May 13, 2026 Board Meetings

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ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR BOARD MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:15 P.M..

[I. OPEN SESSION]

PRESENT. PRESENT. PRESENT. PRESENT. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A QUORUM.

ANY BOARD MEETINGS ARE LIVE STREAMED AND RECORDED AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD.

THE LIVE STREAM IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ONLINE, AND THE RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING THE DAY AFTER THE BOARD MEETING.

THOSE IN ATTENDANCE SHOULD EXPECT THAT THE RECORDINGS WILL CAPTURE ALL ACTIVITY AND DISCUSSIONS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE MEETINGS. THIS EVENING, THE BOARD WILL BE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS A CONSIDERATION OF APPEAL PURSUANT

[III. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION]

1312.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING TWO CASES OF POTENTIAL LITIGATION AND TO DISCUSS SIX EXPULSIONS.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THIS EVENING TO SPEAK TO ANY OF THE ITEMS IN CLOSED SESSION? ALL RIGHT. NOT SEEING ANY. WE WILL RECONVENE OPEN SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY 6:15 P.M.

OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF CLOSED SESSION.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. WE ARE GOING TO RECONVENE.

[VI. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]

ALICIA. PRESENT. ALRIGHT, WE HAVE QUORUM. I'M GOING TO ASK OUR STUDENT TRUSTEE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ALL RIGHT. TONIGHT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ACCEPT THE DISTRICT'S FINDINGS IN RESPONSE TO AN APPEAL FILED PURSUANT TO BOARD POLICY SLASH

[IX. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]

ALSO THIS EVENING, DIRECTION WAS GIVEN TO LEGAL COUNSEL ON ONE CASE OF POTENTIAL LITIGATION.

ALL RIGHT. BEFORE WE MOVE ON, JUST A REMINDER FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD BYLAW 9323 MEETING CONDUCT, INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED PUBLIC COMMENT CARD PRIOR TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE ITEM AND NO LATER THAN THE FIRST ACTION ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

INDIVIDUALS. YEAH. OKAY. INDIVIDUALS WILL BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, AND THE BOARD SHALL LIMIT THE TIME FOR PUBLIC INPUT ON EACH ITEM TO 20 MINUTES. IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE FILL OUT A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD AND HAND IT TO THE STAFF MEMBER AT THE TABLE OUTSIDE OF THE BOARDROOM. AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR MEETING, WE ASKED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO REFRAIN FROM APPROACHING THE DAIS TO PROVIDE BOARD MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER THEIR BELONGINGS, SIGNED DOCUMENTS AND SECURE ANY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. BOARD MEMBERS MAY ALSO MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY STEPPING DOWN FROM THE DAIS AND ENTERING THE AREA FOR AUDIENCE SEATING.

[X. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]

IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE. APPROVAL. MOVED BY TRUSTEE.

SECOND. THAT MOTION. SECOND BY TRUSTEE HARDEN.

COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? GRANT. AYE. HARDEN.

I MEHTA. I. MORA. I. ALICIA I. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.

NEXT UP IS OUR ATHLETICS FALL IN WINTER RECOGNITION WHICH IS A LITTLE DELAYED.

[XI.a. Athletics Fall and Winter Recognition]

SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO, TRUSTEES, CABINET AND AUDIENCE.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE INDERKUM GIRLS GOLF, TENNIS, GOLF AND WATER POLO TEAMS FOR THEIR ACADEMIC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THE NATOMAS BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE CIF SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION FOUR TITLE AND MAKING IT TO THE SEMIFINALS IN THE CIF STATE GAMES. AS YOU MAY KNOW, OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DISTRICT ARE COMMITTED TO OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AND VALUE LEARNING AND ACHIEVEMENT FOR EACH STUDENT WHILE PROVIDING AN ENGAGING AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

ATHLETICS IS A MAJOR PART OF THAT ENGAGING ENVIRONMENT, AND I AM HONORED TO FORMALLY RECOGNIZE THE COACH AND PLAYERS THAT ARE IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME, TRUSTEES. SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO, PLEASE JOIN US IN THE FRONT OF THE DAIS AS I'D LIKE TO FIRST INVITE.

YOU KNOW, MR. PITTS IS UP HERE STANDING NEXT TO ME, PRINCIPAL OF INDERKUM HIGH SCHOOL, TO JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE THE THREE ACADEMIC CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS. SO PLEASE COME ON UP TO THE FRONT.

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THEIR COMBINED GPA IS 3.85. WE'LL COME WE'LL COME UP ALL THREE OF THEM AFTERWARDS, RIGHT? YEAH. FOR NOW, THE SECOND ACADEMIC TEAM CHAMPION IS INDERKUM WOMEN'S WATER POLO TEAM, REPRESENTED BY COACH VILLARREAL AND TEAM CAPTAIN KARRINGTON LAVOY. THEY HAD A COMBINED OVERALL GPA OF 3.95. CONGRATULATIONS. COME ON DOWN.

THANK YOU. AND FINALLY, ENTERCOM'S WOMEN'S GOLF TEAM, REPRESENTED BY COACH HAMPTON AND CAPTAINS JUDY PARIKH AND JADE GOODWIN.

THEY HAD A COMBINED OVERALL TEAM GPA OF 3.99.

OKAY. NOW I'LL ASK ALL TEAMS TO PLEASE COME ON BACK UP TO THE DICE AND WE'LL TAKE A TEAM PHOTO OF ALL OF THEM TOGETHER.

PLEASE COME ON UP. PARENTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME UP HERE.

CAN WE GET A LITTLE MORE BALANCE? THE CROWD SHIFT OVER THIS WAY A LITTLE.

IT'S KIND OF.

SQUEEZING A LITTLE.

BIT. THERE WE GO. OKAY. IT LOOKS GOOD. EVERYBODY.

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. OKAY, HERE WE GO. READY? GREAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

GOOD WORK. THEY'RE GOING TO COME UP AND WAIT.

WE GOT ONE MORE. TEN. ALL RIGHT. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE THE NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, MARCEL BAKER, TO JOIN US UP HERE AS WE CELEBRATE THE CIF SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION.

DIVISION FOUR SECTION CHAMPS. THE NATOMAS MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM, THE NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM WON THE CIF DIVISION FOUR SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS YEAR. THEY ALSO MADE IT TO THE CIF STATE SEMIFINALS.

THE BASKETBALL TEAM WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED BY STATE SENATOR ANGELIQUE ASHBY AT THE STATE CAPITOL ON THE SENATE FLOOR FOR ALL OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE COACH BRIAN MCKENZIE, HIS STAFF AND THE PLAYERS ON AN AMAZING CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON.

COACH, GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

COACH MCKENZIE THIRD YEAR HERE AT NATOMAS HIGH.

D'ANGELO JENKINS FOURTH YEAR FIFTH YEAR HERE AT NATOMAS HIGH.

BRIAN EDWARDS THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR HERE AT NATOMAS.

DARIAN TOWNES SECOND YEAR HERE. MAN OLD JENKINS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

JEREMY ELKINS, SOPHOMORE IN HIGH SCHOOL. SOPHOMORE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

MAYOR CARTER, A JUNIOR AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. JOSEPH WARREN, FRESHMAN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

KAMANI JORDAN, SOPHOMORE AT NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

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HERE WE GO. READY? GREAT.

IT'S A GREAT NIGHT TO BE IN. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. WATCH YOUR STEP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. REALLY GRATEFUL FOR OUR ATHLETES AND COACHES.

RIGHT. WHAT A GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT UP WE HAVE ANOTHER CELEBRATION ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.

[XI.b. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month]

WELL GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. PRESIDENT GRANT. TRUSTEES.

DOCTOR, CASTILHO STAFF AND COMMUNITY. TONIGHT, I AM DELIGHTED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH AND SHARE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS ON HOW WE ARE CELEBRATING AND RECOGNIZING IT IN OUR DISTRICT.

SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE TAKE PRIDE IN THE DIVERSITY OF THE NATOMAS COMMUNITY.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS BOARDROOM AND AT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, WE DISPLAY THAT PROUDLY.

WITH OUR CORE VALUES, WE VALUE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AS PART OF OUR EARLY READING INITIATIVE, READ TO SUCCEED. OUR FEATURED BOOK THIS MONTH, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, IS THE TRUTH ABOUT DRAGONS, AND IT'S WRITTEN BY JULIE LUNG. AND EACH ONE OF OUR ELEMENTARY AND K-8 LIBRARIES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH COPIES OF THE BOOK FOR STUDENTS TO ENJOY, AND A FAMILY ACTIVITY GUIDE HAS ALSO BEEN PROVIDED TO OUR FAMILIES.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU A SHORT VIDEO OF SOME OF OUR STUDENTS AT HERRON.

THE REACTION OF THE BOOK.

I HAVE A SPECIAL BOOK TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY.

IT IS CALLED THE TRUTH ABOUT DRAGONS. WHAT DID YOU LIKE ABOUT THE BOOK? THAT IT HAS DRAGONS IN IT. YOU MUST PUT YOUR FAVORITE CLOAK AROUND YOUR SHOULDERS.

I WAS READING THE DESCRIPTION AT THE BEGINNING.

THE AUTHOR HAD IN MIND MERGING THE TWO CULTURES.

IT LOOKED LIKE THE LITTLE BOY IN THE STORY HAD AN AMERICAN GRANDMOTHER AND AN ASIAN GRANDMOTHER.

I THOUGHT IT WAS SUPER COOL AND INTERESTING. YOU WILL JOURNEY INTO THE DEEPEST HEART OF THE FOREST.

I LIKE THAT THE RED DRAGON KEEPS GOLD IN ITS HOME.

AND THAT WOULD BE ONE TRUTH ABOUT DRAGON. AND SO JUST FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO RELATE TO SOME OF THESE STORIES TO, TO POUR THROUGH THE PICTURES AND HAVE SOMETHING THEY CAN RELATE TO, AND MAYBE SOMETHING NEW THAT BROADENS THEIR HORIZON.

THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF, OF LITERATURE. WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT READING? I LIKE USING MY IMAGINATION. THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL STORY, WASN'T IT?

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AND JUST LAST WEEK WE WELCOMED AUTHOR TINA CHO, WHO WROTE WHO READ HER BOOK THE OCEAN CALLS.

WE HAD A WONDERFUL TURNOUT. THERE WERE ABOUT 30 FAMILIES WHO ATTENDED.

AND SO YOU THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE PARENTS AND MULTIPLE CHILDREN.

SO THERE WERE MULTIPLE MORE THAN 30, BUT ABOUT 30 FAMILIES ATTENDED.

AND ALL THOSE WHO ATTENDED RECEIVED AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY BOOK THAT THEY CAN TAKE AND ADD TO THEIR HOME LIBRARY.

AND THEN JUST LAST NIGHT, WE HAD ANOTHER FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT WITH MING LEE.

AND HE IS THE AUTHOR OF DRAWN TOGETHER AND HE READ HIS BOOK AND HAD AN ENGAGING Q&A SESSION, WHICH HELPED OUR EARLY LEARNERS BROADEN THEIR IMAGINATION AND DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE STORYLINE.

AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED BECAUSE MR. LEE WILL BE OUR FEATURED AUTHOR THIS FRIDAY FOR OUR SPRING READ TO SUCCEED CELEBRATION AT HERRON AND BENTON CREEK. AND IN ADDITION TO HIM READING HIS BOOK, STAFF IS ALSO GOING TO ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF THE DISTRICT WIDE BOOKMARK CONTEST.

SO THIS EVENT AND ALL OF THE FAMILY LITERACY NIGHTS THAT WE HOSTED THROUGH PARENT UNIVERSITY THIS MONTH.

THEY'RE ALL IN CELEBRATION OF ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.

SO I WANT TO JUST THANK THE BOARD FOR PROVIDING THIS SPACE TONIGHT TO SHARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS AND FOR CONSIDERING APPROVAL LATER IN THE AGENDA ON A RESOLUTION IN HONOR OF THIS SPECIAL MONTH.

THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU.

[XI.c. Recognition of Student Board Member Analisa Leesha]

OKAY, GOOD. TONIGHT, WE PROUDLY HONOR ANNALISA ALICIA FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICE AS OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER FOR THE 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR.

DURING HER TERM, AND ALISA DEMONSTRATED REMARKABLE PERSEVERANCE AND DETERMINATION BY GRADUATING EARLY FROM DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE DID THIS WHILE SUCCESSFULLY BALANCING HER ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES WITH A PART TIME JOB.

THAT'S WAY MORE THAN I WAS DOING IN HIGH SCHOOL. I'LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH. HER COMMITMENT, WORK ETHIC, AND ABILITY TO STAY FOCUSED ON HER GOALS ARE TRULY COMMENDABLE AS SHE LOOKS AHEAD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER OF HER JOURNEY.

SHE PLANS TO PURSUE A CAREER IN COSMETOLOGY. AND WILL BE ENROLLING IN COURSE WORK TOWARDS EARNING HER PROFESSIONAL LICENSE. YOU GOT TO COME BACK AND SAVE THIS ONE DAY.

NOT A LOT LEFT, SO I DON'T KNOW. WE'LL SEE. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS PROUDLY AS PROUD TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. MOMENTARILY, WE WILL PRESENT HER WITH A $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO SUPPORT HER FUTURE EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS, ALONG WITH A COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE AND APPRECIATION FOR HER TIME AND SERVICE AS OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.

BUT FIRST, I INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO OFFER CONGRATULATIONS AND ANY COMMENTS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE.

WHEN ANALYZED AS SHE CLOSES ONE CHAPTER AND BEGINS ANOTHER.

ANALYST. OKAY, GO AHEAD. YOU'RE SITTING NEXT TO ME.

OKAY. OKAY. I'LL BE VERY QUICK. CONGRATULATIONS.

WE ARE SO, SO PROUD OF YOU. I DID NOT EVEN KNOW THAT YOU WERE DOING A PART TIME JOB WHILE STUDYING AND BEING A BOARD MEMBER.

SO PROUD OF YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. DITTO TO WHAT SHE SAID.

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. WE ALL ARE. YOU ARE INCREDIBLE.

YOU STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE. YOU MADE IT HARD TO HAVE REPORTS BECAUSE YOURS WERE ALWAYS SO AMAZING.

I'M JUST LIKE, NO REPORT. SHE TOOK CARE OF EVERYTHING.

YOU CAN TELL THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A WONDERFUL CAREER IN COSMETOLOGY BECAUSE HEAD TO TOE.

YOU'RE FABULOUS. THE HAIR IS BEAUTIFUL. AND CONGRATULATIONS.

AND I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU WALK THAT STAGE.

TRUSTEE MORE. THIS. THIS ISN'T MY FAVORITE BOARD MEETING, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE TO YOU AS OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, BUT IT'S MY FAVORITE BOARD MEETING THAT WE WHERE WE GET TO ALL PRAISE YOU AND WE GET TO WISH YOU WELL AS YOU GO FORWARD.

AND YOUR CAREER, YOUR, YOUR FULL JOURNEY GOING FORWARD IS AS AN ESTHETICIAN YOU HAD SHARED.

SO I WISH YOU MORE THAN JUST, YOU KNOW, ALL THE GOOD WISHES.

I ALSO JUST AM EXCITED TO SEE IF YOU REMEMBER TO COME BACK AND TELL US EVERYTHING THAT YOU CONTINUE TO ACCOMPLISH.

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AND ALSO JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE POISE.

IT HAS BEEN A VERY CHALLENGING YEAR TO BE A TRUSTEE AND KNOW AS A STUDENT TRUSTEE.

AND SO WE THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING PREPARED.

THANK YOU FOR COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OF US. THANK YOU FOR BEING A REAL STUDENT VOICE.

RIGHT. YOU KNOW, THIS STUDENT BOARD MEMBER CAN ALSO BE A THANKLESS POSITION.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION. THANKS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH US.

I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. OBVIOUSLY I'M A BIG FAN OF COSMETOLOGY, AS YOU KNOW.

AND SO COME BACK AND SHARE YOUR LEARNINGS WITH US. RIGHT. AND, AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, RIGHT? AND JUST YOUR INCREDIBLE POISE, SO, SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU. AND YOU CAN CALL ANY OF US ANYTIME.

OKAY. TRUSTEE. IF I COULD JUST ADD TO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID.

ONE, I CAN'T WAIT. YOU KNOW, IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE GET TO HAND YOU YOUR DIPLOMA AND A DIPLOMA THAT YOU HAVE EARNED.

IT'S NOT. WE'RE NOT GIVING YOU A DIPLOMA. YOU HAVE EARNED THIS DIPLOMA.

AND I WANT TO ECHO IT. TRUSTEE GRANT SAID, PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE DISTRICT AND LET US KNOW WHERE YOU ARE, BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING WE LIKE BETTER THAN BEING ABLE TO INTERACT WITH OUR GRADUATES, ESPECIALLY IF WE CAN SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR BUSINESS ENDEAVORS.

YOU'VE DONE SUCH AN AMAZING JOB. NO DOUBT YOU'RE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS.

CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERHAPS SHARE SOME WORDS WITH US.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING SO GREAT AND SO HELPFUL.

YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY BEEN THE BEST. I'VE HAD THE BEST YEAR HERE, COMING TO ALL THESE MEETINGS, TALKING TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS. I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO COMING TO ALL THESE MEETINGS TOO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU'RE THE GREATEST. SO I'M GOING TO ASK TRUSTEES TO JOIN US WITH ANNALISA AT THE FRONT OF THE DAIS HERE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT YOU A PLAQUE AND A SCHOLARSHIP CHECK.

AND ALSO THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. DO YOU HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS OUT HERE? PLEASE JOIN US AT THE DAIS. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. LET'S DO IT. COME ON IN.

YEAH.

AND THEN WE'LL JUST GET ONE FOR HIM.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT UP ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE COMMUNICATIONS.

[XII.a. California School Employees Association (CSEA)]

MY NAME IS YVONNE BOJORQUEZ, AND I AM THE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF CSCA CHAPTER 745.

ON BEHALF OF OUR CLASSIFIED TEAM. I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY EXTENDING MY HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE EDUCATORS AND CLASSIFIED STAFF RETIRING THIS YEAR.

YOUR DEDICATION, COMPASSION, AND YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY HAVE LEFT A LASTING IMPACT THAT WILL BE FELT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

WE WISH YOU A VERY THE VERY BEST AND THIS WILL EARN NEXT CHAPTER.

I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WEEK.

THIS IS A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF, THE OFTEN UNSUNG HEROES WHO SUPPORT EVERY ASPECT OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, FROM ENSURING CLEAN AND SAFE CAMPUSES TO TRANSPORTING OUR STUDENTS, SUPPORTING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, PREPARING NUTRITIOUS MEALS, MANAGING TECHNOLOGY, AND KEEPING OUR OFFICES RUNNING SMOOTHLY.

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WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, AND WE SEE YOU AS WE BRING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO A CLOSE, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR, ONE THAT HAS ASKED A GREAT DEAL OF ALL OF US.

AND YET, THROUGH EVERY OBSTACLE, OUR STAFF, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ROSE TO MEET THE MOMENT WITH RESILIENCE, DEDICATION AND HEART. IT HAS BEEN A YEAR MARKED BY HARD WORK, GROWTH AND COMMUNITY, AND I AM PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER.

AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO A WELL-DESERVED SUMMER BREAK, I HOPE EACH OF YOU TAKES THE TIME TO REST, REFLECT AND RECHARGE. THANK YOU TO OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, OUR EDUCATORS, OUR FAMILIES, AND OUR STUDENTS FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO ONE ANOTHER AND TO THE WORK THAT MATTERS MOST.

EDUCATION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NTA.

[XII.b. Natomas Teacher's Association (NTA)]

I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT PLAQUE HAS BEEN SET UP IN THE BOARDROOM. I THINK THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, BUT AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD IN RECOGNITION OF THE NATIVE LAND THAT WE LIVE ON. TODAY'S NATIONAL DAY OF THE TEACHER AND NATIONAL NURSE DAY WAS LAST WEEK, AND I'M PROUD TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE TEACHER ASSOCIATION THAT REPRESENTS OVER 650 CERTIFICATED STAFF.

THAT INCLUDES TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, NURSES, COUNSELORS, AND SOCIAL WORKERS. WHILE WE HAVE A SPECIFIC START TIME AND END TIME TO OUR DAY TRUST, WHEN I SAY THAT MANY OF OUR EDUCATORS PUT IN HOURS OF WORK BEYOND WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THEM JUST TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS THEY WORK WITH EVERY DAY.

WHILE A DAY OF THE TEACHER IS JUST ONE DAY, WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE OUR EDUCATORS YEAR ROUND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO THAT IS OFTEN NOT SEEN.

LAST WEEK WAS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, AND I WANT TO GIVE THANKS TO THE TAS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDED FOOD FOR SITES OR SOME KIND OF SHOW OF THANKS.

ALSO, THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MEHTA FOR MAKING FOOD FOR BOTH WITTER RANCH AND PVHS TEACHERS LAST WEEK, AND ALSO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WHO SHOWED APPRECIATION AT SCHOOL SITES AT THE SAME TIME.

IT IS UNFORTUNATE TO REPORT SOME OF OUR TEACHERS LAST WEEK AT SEVERAL SITES FELT UNRECOGNIZED AS NOTHING WAS SET UP BY THE DISTRICT TO SHOW APPRECIATION DURING TEACHER APPRECIATION APPRECIATION WEEK. IF THERE IS TRULY AN EMPHASIS ON IMPROVING THE CULTURE OF OUR DISTRICT, THERE SHOULD BE A PRIORITY ON SHOWING APPRECIATION FOR THE STAFF WHO MAKE THIS DISTRICT FUNCTION ON A DAILY BASIS.

AS WE NEAR THE END OF THE YEAR, I'M HOPEFUL FOR SOME CHANGES NEXT YEAR.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE OPTION OF A MODERATE CLASSROOM FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION BEING BROUGHT BACK TO NUSD.

MANY PARENTS AND EDUCATORS HAVE EXPRESSED THE NEED FOR BROADER SPECTRUM SERVICES FOR YEARS NOW, AND I AM GLAD TO SEE THAT ACTIONABLE STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN.

I WOULD ASK THE DISTRICT TO REALLY TAKE THE FEEDBACK THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN, AND MAKE SURE THAT THE ROLLOUT OF THIS PROGRAM IS EXECUTED WITH LOGISTICS AND PLANNING IN MIND FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION.

THE EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM WILL ALSO CONTINUE NEXT YEAR, AND I HOPE THE FEEDBACK THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN BY EDUCATORS AND EVEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY THE DISTRICT. LITERACY IS A PRIORITY FOR NTA AND OUR MEMBERS AS WELL, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PROGRAM IS BEING DONE THE RIGHT WAY AND ACTUALLY PROVIDING REAL RESULTS. WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE EDUCATORS WHO NEED THE SUPPORT ARE BEING SUPPORTED, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE VETERAN EDUCATORS WHO ARE QUALIFIED AND ARE WELL TRAINED IN LITERACY ALREADY.

I'M URGING THE DISTRICT TO TAKE ANY FEEDBACK SERIOUSLY. THE LITERACY PROGRAM IS NOT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL, AND WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING INTERVENTION SUPPORTS BASED OFF THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS. AT MANY OF THE SITES, BOTH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY, WE HAVE VISITED. SAFETY DOES CONTINUE TO BE A TOP CONCERN.

OFTEN MADE BY MEMBERS SEEING. CALLS FOR SUPPORT HAVE GONE WITHOUT A RESPONSE OR THEY HAVE MET BEING DISMISSED FOR NEXT YEAR.

I AM URGING NUSD TO CONSIDER HOW WE CAN EXPAND OUR BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS AND OUR TIERS OF INTERVENTION TO PROVIDE MORE SUPPORTS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR EDUCATORS, CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF SHOULD BE A PRIORITY, NOT AN AFTERTHOUGHT.

EDUCATORS AT BOTH OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES REPORT MINIMAL PERCEIVED IMPROVEMENTS TO SAFETY MEASURES, AND STUDENTS CONTINUE TO CUT CLASS AND REMAIN UNMONITORED.

THIS CREATES POTENTIAL SITUATIONS WHERE STUDENTS ARE NOT ACCOUNTED FOR DURING THE STUDENT DAY WHILE CUTTING CLASSES, AND ARE NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE WHEN THEY DO NOT ATTEND CLASSES. THIS DOES CREATE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY SITUATION.

AND LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS AN ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.

AS SOMEONE OF FILIPINO DESCENT, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS HAVE MADE IN EDUCATION AND THE DIVERSITY AND CULTURE THAT WE CONTRIBUTE TO OUR SCHOOLS FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.

[XII.c. Student Board Member]

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THE DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, WHICH I AM EXCITED TO BE A PART OF.

THIS IS SUCH A SPECIAL AFFAIR FOR OUR GRADUATING SENIORS.

INDERKUM TIGERS ARE GROWLING INTO MAY WITH CAST TESTING WRAPPED UP AND STUDENTS COMPLETING IB AND AP EXAMS. TIGERS HAD A HUGELY SUCCESSFUL PROM 2026, TAKING IN THE LIGHTS AND VIBE OF DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO, AND STUDENTS JOINED FAMILIES, STAFF AND DISTRICT LEADERS TO CELEBRATE TWO IHS STAFF MEMBERS AS THE FOCUS AWARDS LAST WEEK IN ATHLETICS.

THIS SPRING, SEASONS ARE WRAPPING UP WITH SENIOR NIGHTS, AND MANY OF THE TIGERS SPRING TEAMS HAVE HAD A STRONG SHOWING IN POSTSEASON PLAY.

IT'S AN EXCITING TIME AT IHS. THE PAST FOUR WEEKS AT LEROY GREENE ACADEMY HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, SCHOOL SPIRIT AND ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT AND MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY CONNECTION.

STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED TREMENDOUS PERSEVERANCE AND ACADEMIC RIGOR AS THEY PREPARED FOR AND COMPLETED A MULTIPLE AP EXAMS THROUGHOUT.

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES SHOWED INCREDIBLE SUPPORT FOR STAFF THROUGHOUT. THOUGHTFUL GESTURES, GIFT BAGS AND POTLUCKS AND SPECIAL TREATS. STUDENT ATHLETES IN SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL, BASEBALL, AND SOFTBALL COMPETED WITH DETERMINATION AS MANY PROUDLY ADVANCED TO THE SEMIFINALS.

THERE WAS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT HAPPENING AT NATOMAS HIGH. THEY HOSTED THEIR FIRST EVER WELLNESS FAIR ON APRIL 21ST.

THERE WERE MANY VENDORS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS SHARING RESOURCES WITH FAMILIES.

THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND, THEY HAD THEIR JUNIOR SENIOR PROM WITH AN OLD HOLLYWOOD THEME.

ON FRIDAY, MAY 1ST, THE SCHOOL HELD ITS 11TH ANNUAL FIELD DAY, WHERE THEY HOSTED ABOUT 500 SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE SACRAMENTO REGION. IT WAS FUN AND IT WAS A FUN EVENT WITH COMPETITIONS AND GAMES.

NATOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL KICKED OFF A NEW TRADITION OF INVITING THEIR INCOMING SEVENTH GRADERS FROM WHITTIER RANCH HIGH AND THOMAS PARK ELEMENTARY TO CAMPUS.

IT INCLUDED A RALLY, LEADERSHIP PRESENTATION, GAMES AND GREAT PERFORMANCE FROM THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND.

IT'S A GREAT WAY TO INTRODUCE THE NEW PANTHERS TO THE SCHOOL.

THOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL ALSO HOSTED THEIR FIRST GLOW RALLY AND AN EIGHTH GRADE CELEBRATION POOL PARTY AT THE NORTH NATOMAS AQUATIC CENTER.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. ALL RIGHT, AS ALWAYS, A GREAT FINAL REPORT HERE.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD LUCK. TRUSTEE MORE FOLLOWING THAT. ALL RIGHT.

[XII.d. Board Members]

I WOULD LIKE TO START BY FIRST SAYING ALL OF THE THANK YOUS.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR RETIREES THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HONOR JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO.

AND I DON'T THINK I HAD A CHANCE TO SHARE THIS WITH MY COLLEAGUES. BUT ONE OF OUR RETIREES THAT WE WERE CONGRATULATING WORKED IN THE CAFETERIA WHEN I WAS A KID, ALL THE WAY UP TO TEENAGER. AND SO GETTING TO SEE HIM AND CONGRATULATE HIM, YOU KNOW, IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSCORE HOW INCREDIBLY POWERFUL IT IS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO FOR THE DISTRICT, I'M SURE, FOR THEIR FAMILY THAT'S HERE TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THEM.

IT'S REALLY AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT AND ALSO REMINDS ME HOW MANY WORKING YEARS I HAVE LEFT.

BUT I'M HAPPY FOR THEM. WE, WE. AND THEN AGAIN.

SO THERE ARE SO MANY THANK YOUS. I, I REALLY, I WANT TO GIVE ALL OF THEM ALL THE THANK YOUS THAT WERE, YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZING TODAY AND THAT WE'VE RECOGNIZED RECENTLY ALL OF THE, THE THE WEIGHT THAT THEY DESERVE TO CELEBRATE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES TO CELEBRATE, TEACHERS CELEBRATE, PRINCIPALS PRINCIPLES CELEBRATE SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS, COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND I DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYONE.

OUR BUS DRIVERS. OH, AND SCHOOL NURSES. AND SO I KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SO MANY TYPES OF PEOPLE THAT WORK IN, IN SCHOOLS THAT ADD TO THAT ENTIRE SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I VERBALLY HAVE A CHANCE TO SAY, AS I HAD MENTIONED, ALL OF THE THANK YOUS RECOGNIZING AAPI HERITAGE MONTH. WE HAVE ABOUT 15% OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S STUDENT POPULATION, CLOSE TO 15% ARE STUDENTS THAT IDENTIFY AS ASIAN AMERICAN. AND SO I THINK THAT THAT'S SO IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO RECOGNIZE THIS HERITAGE MONTH.

I'M ALSO VERY GLAD TO SEE THAT WE NOW HAVE A.

AND IF YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SEE IT, IT'S KIND OF RIGHT, RIGHT PAST THE CORNER FROM MY EYESIGHT, THE LAND, THE OFFICIAL LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT ALSO A PERMANENT PLAQUE THAT LIVES IN THIS ROOM.

[00:35:02]

SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN AT SCHOOL SITES SOME, THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES, BUT ONE THAT I'LL HIGHLIGHT IS THE MULTICULTURAL FAIR AT AMERICAN LAKE SCHOOL.

I THINK IT'S, I GIVE MY THANKS TO THE PARENT VOLUNTEERS AND THE SCHOOL SITE VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES THERE AT NO COST, INCLUDING FOOD AND GAMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

AND YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW HAPPY EVERYONE IS RUNNING AROUND PLAYING THINGS LIKE LOTERIA.

SO, AND I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES, INCLUDING HMONG CULTURE.

LASTLY, THE LAST THING THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IN MY BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER.

REPORT. TODAY IS A THANK YOU TO OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AND COACHES, BUT ALSO TO THE PARENTS AND FRIENDS THAT MAKE UP THEIR VILLAGES AND CELEBRATING.

AND I'M SURE THEY'RE CELEBRATING WITH THEM RIGHT NOW. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO CONCLUDE MY BOARD REPORT FOR TODAY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MAURA.

VERY COMPREHENSIVE REPORT. TRUSTEE HARDEN. SO PRESIDENT GRANT SAID COMPREHENSIVE WHICH MEANT I'M GOING TO GO YOU KNOW EASY.

WE DO HAVE A WE DO HAVE A LOT GOING ON. SO I WILL LET US HURRY UP AND GET TO IT.

I'M JUST GOING TO START OFF WITH MY HIGHLIGHTS.

FIELD DAY AT NATOMAS HIGH. ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS.

JOB WELL DONE TO STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, STUDENTS.

YOU GUYS ARE ALL ROCK STARS. NATOMAS HIGH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS BUILDING A A UNITY IN THIS COMMUNITY.

I HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING TO THE MENTAL HEALTH FAIR THAT THEY HELD AT NATOMAS HIGH.

ALL THE VENDORS, ALL THE PEOPLE JUST COMING TOGETHER.

I ALSO WENT TO THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS VOLUNTEER DINNER AWARD.

SO MANY PEOPLE, SO MANY GREAT THINGS AND SO FULL OF LIFE.

IT DOES SEEM LIKE THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IS TRULY HELPING US GET BACK TO WHERE WE USED TO BE AT NATOMAS HIGH.

IT WAS A TOTAL VIBE, LIKE SO DOCTORS, PARENTS, SHOUT OUT TO YOU SPOTLIGHT AWARDS.

I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S ALL ABOUT NATOMAS, HIGH GO NIGHTHAWKS, BUT GO BULLDOGS AND TIGERS AND EVERYBODY ELSE.

YOU KNOW, THE SPOTLIGHT AWARDS SOMETHING. IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN, YOU REALLY HAVE TO COME. IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THIS IS THE SECOND ANNUAL. THEY ARE REALLY SPOTLIGHTING ALL OF OUR HEROES, WHETHER THEY'RE STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, OR JUST PEOPLE THAT ARE TRULY MAKING THE DIFFERENCE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE'RE JUST GOING TO COPY EVERYTHING HE SAID.

ON MY RECOGNITION, ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH MENTAL AWARENESS MONTH IS THIS MONTH IN MAY.

SO PLEASE CHECK ON SOMEBODY. EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY.

AND IT IS OKAY NOT TO BE OKAY. SO YOU GUYS, IF YOU EVER NEED ANYTHING, I'M ALWAYS A PHONE CALL AWAY.

PRESIDENT GRANT'S HOUSE IS ALWAYS OPEN. ALWAYS OPEN, ALWAYS OPEN.

SO WE ARE HERE FOR YOU. CALL ME THOUGH. JUST TEXT CALL.

YOU KNOW, DON'T NATIONAL TEACHERS DAY, NURSES WEEK TEACHER APPRECIATION.

I THOUGHT IT WENT QUITE WELL. I CANNOT COOK. SO SHOUT OUT TO MR. TRUSTEE. METTA WILL BE COOKING FOR ALL THE SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR. WE'RE GOING TO JUST HOLD HER TO THAT.

AND I'M GOING TO END WITH A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE NATOMAS HIGH PTSA PRESIDENT, WHO HOSTED A SPECIAL EDUCATION DINNER FOR THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR FAMILIES PRIOR TO THE PROM. IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT TO SEE.

SO THAT IS THE END OF MY NON REPORT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. AND TRUSTEE HARDEN IS CORRECT. I DON'T EVEN LOCK MY DOORS.

SO I'M KIDDING. LOOK AT LAW ENFORCEMENT. LOOK AT ME LIKE BROTHER I APPRECIATE YOU THOUGH.

I'M JUST GOING TO REALLY JUST DITTO BOTH OF THOSE REMARKS AND ALSO JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO THE TEACHERS THAT HAVE REALLY EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN MEETING WITH THEIR BOARD MEMBERS. RIGHT. I'VE BEEN TAKING A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

POST-STRIKE. AND THERE'S A REAL DESIRE FOR TEACHERS TO KIND OF LIKE, HEY, LET'S, LET'S WORK TOGETHER.

AND WE HAVE A REAL STRONG AND GOOD YEAR AHEAD OF US.

I REALLY WANT TO THANK THOSE TEACHERS FOR DOING THAT. ALSO, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY DAD IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES WHO'S 86 TODAY.

YEAH. YEAH. SO IF YOU KNOW THE REVEREND IRVIN ADOLPHUS GRANT JUST GIVE HIM A CALL AND YOU KNOW, EXPRESS YOUR APPRECIATION. SO THAT'S IT. TRUSTEE DOSAGE SLIGHTLY LONGER FOR ME PRESENTATION OR DISCUSSION THIS WEEK.

DITTO TO EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL JUST SAID, SO I'LL KEEP IT THAT PART SHORTER.

I DO ALSO WANT TO REPEAT FIELD DAY WAS AMAZING.

AND THE WHOLE NATOMAS HIGH TEAM AND THE DISTRICT TEAM AND THE MULTI DISTRICT MULTIDISTRICT TEAM THAT PULLED THAT TOGETHER.

IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL, PHENOMENAL EVENT AND JUST WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE WEATHER GODS FOR COOPERATING ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR, AS THE WEATHER THIS LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HAS BEEN VERY ERRATIC, TO SAY THE VERY LEAST.

SO THAT WAS JUST A PHENOMENAL JOB BY EVERYBODY IN PUTTING THAT ON.

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THIS ONE WAS BECAUSE I WAS REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

AT THE ANNUAL COAST TO COAST CONFERENCE, WHERE I WAS MEETING WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS, INCLUDING OUR WELL, FOR NOW, OUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS, AMI BERA, TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT UNDERFUNDING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

IN PARTICULAR, THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING AND HOW DESPERATELY WE NEED THAT.

CONGRESS AT ONE POINT HAD AUTHORIZED THAT. THEY SAID WE'LL COVER 40% OF THE COSTS, BUT YET THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION HAS HOVERED IN THE 10% RANGE, GIVE OR TAKE. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CRIMINAL.

AND I STRESSED WITH HIM THAT AS LONG AS HE'S REPRESENTING US AND WHOEVER REPRESENTS US NEXT.

BUT AS LONG AS HE'S IN CONGRESS NEEDS TO KEEP BEATING THIS DRUM, AND HE WILL KEEP HEARING FROM US, BECAUSE THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT TO NOT BRING UP AND TO NOT TALK ABOUT.

AND HE WAS VERY RECEPTIVE AND TOOK THE TIME AFTER NOT HAVING A MEETING SCHEDULED WITH HIM.

HE ACTUALLY THEN POPPED IN AND SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? JUST COME ON BACK AND KIND OF PUSHED WHATEVER HE HAD GOING ON TO BE ABLE TO MEET WITH US. SO VERY MUCH APPRECIATED THAT.

AND IT WAS NICE TO BE BACK IN D.C. AFTER HAVING LIVED THERE FOR SIX YEARS, BUT NOT HAVING THAT WAS 30 YEARS AGO.

IT'S CHANGED A LITTLE BIT. SO VERY INTERESTING.

THE LAST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS GOING NOT IN THE WAY BACK MACHINE, BUT JUST THE BACK MACHINE.

SIX YEARS AGO, I WAS SITTING ON THAT SIDE AND I TALKED ABOUT A PLA, A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF A PLA TO THIS DISTRICT, SPECIFICALLY IN THE BUILDING OF OUR SCHOOLS. I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES AT THE TIME TO CONSIDER STARTING A PLA HERE, AS IT IS THE SINGLE GREATEST TOOL THAT WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT THE FOLKS WHO ARE BUILDING OUR SCHOOLS ARE HIRED LOCALLY, THAT THEY ARE PAID A LIVING WAGE, THEY ARE PROVIDED STRONG BENEFITS, AND THAT THEY ARE PRODUCTS OF PRE-APPRENTICESHIP AND APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS. AND JUST AS IF NOT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THAT THE PLA OPENS UP THOSE PRE-APPRENTICESHIP AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR THE GRADUATES, NOT JUST OF OUR CONSTRUCTION PATHWAYS PROGRAM, BUT FOR ALL AND USC STUDENTS THAT WANT TO CONSIDER A CAREER IN ANY OF THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES. AMAZINGLY, YOU KNOW, OR UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TO VOTE FOR THAT.

PLA TRUSTEE HARDIN DID THOUGH, AND I APPRECIATED THAT.

AND AMAZINGLY, THAT PLA IS NOW EXPIRING AFTER FIVE YEARS.

IT IS UP FOR POTENTIAL RENEWAL. IT EXPIRES IN NOVEMBER.

SINCE THAT TIME, TO THE BEST OF MY UNDERSTANDING, AND I'M SURE I CAN GET CORRECTED BY SOMEONE.

WE'VE HAD ONE ENTIRE PROJECT THAT FELL UNDER THE PLA IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

THE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FENCE AROUND WAS IT INDERKUM? THREE. THREE FENCES, THREE PROJECTS, THREE PROJECTS, RELATIVELY SMALL, RELATIVELY SMALL PROJECTS.

SO WE HAVE NOT REALLY HAD A CHANCE TO IMPLEMENT THE PLA.

BUT OUR COLLEAGUES WITH THE BUILDING TRADES, OUR UNION CONSTRUCTION COLLEAGUES AND PARTNERS HAVE LIVED UP TO THEIR END IN TERMS OF WORKING WITH US TO MAKE THEIR CURRICULUM AVAILABLE TO OUR STUDENTS, TO HAVE JOB FAIRS FOR OUR GRADUATES.

SO I'VE, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, LIKE, I CAN'T TALK TO MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT THIS OUTSIDE OF THIS SETTING.

SO SORRY TO HAVE TO SURPRISE YOU GUYS WITH IT, BUT THIS IS THE ONLY CHANCE I HAVE TO DO THIS WITHOUT VIOLATING THE BROWN ACT.

SO I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH DISTRICT STAFF, AND I AM REQUESTING THAT WE AGENDIZE SOONER THAN LATER.

JUST A STRAIGHT RENEWAL OF THE PLA. I KNOW THAT THE BUILDING TRADES ARE MY CONVERSATIONS ARE RECEPTIVE TO A RENEWAL.

THEY'RE NOT LOOKING FOR ANY CHANGES, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVEN'T REALLY HAD A CHANCE TO IMPLEMENT IT FULLY.

WHAT WE SAID WE WANTED TO DO FIVE YEARS AGO, I KNOW WE HAD A GENTLEMAN COME AND SPEAK TO THE BOARD.

WAS IT A MONTH OR TWO AGO, PROVIDED SOME INTERESTING OPINIONS THAT WERE NOT NECESSARILY BASED IN REALITY OR FACTS, BUT OPINIONS NONETHELESS. SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN ME IN, YOU KNOW, TALKING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT IN YOUR ONE ON ONES, TALKING WITH DISTRICT STAFF, TALKING WITH OUR COLLEAGUES, WITH THE TRADES. BUT JOIN ME IN RENEWING THIS SO THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FULLY IMPLEMENT IT, ESPECIALLY AS WE CONSIDER A CONSTRUCT, A BOND, AND ACTUALLY BUILDING SOME SCHOOLS IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE.

THAT'S MY REPORT FOR THIS WEEK. APOLOGIES FOR THE LONGER THAN USUAL.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE TRUSTEE MEHTA. THE SAME WHERE EVERYBODY HAS SAID.

BUT MY REPORT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE LONGER AS JUST BECAUSE AS A MOM, I WAS ON INSTAGRAM AND I SAW THAT HOW A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER CAN APPRECIATE TEACHERS.

SO I'M GOING TO GO THAT ROUTE. FOR THE LAST MONTH, I HAD BEEN GOING TO AREA FIVE SCHOOLS IN THEIR VARIOUS EVENTS, TALKING TO THE PARENTS AND IN MY CONVERSATIONS ASKING THEM, ARE THEY TELLING ME THE TEACHERS THAT THEY APPRECIATE?

[00:45:02]

AND ALSO I HAD REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOL TEAM AND IF THEY HAD RECEIVED ANY EMAIL AND THEY ALSO MISS GERALD RESPONDED TO THE EMAILS OR THE CONVERSATION SHE HAD HAD WITH PARENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO I'M GOING TO START WITH PBS MRS, HEATHER GORN, MISS RIOS, MISS.

DULL, MISS, MISS, MISS SIMRAN LALI, MISS ELLEN MCGLADE, MISTER CARLOS, AND MISS SEARCY, EMPATHY.

ELEMENTARY. MISS PUGH. MISS. RIEHL, MR. PINEDA.

MR.. KIRK. MRS.. VICE CHAIR RANCH. MISS. INA.

RILEY. MISS. ROSA. TORRES. MISS. LISA. BELL. MISS.

CHRISTINA. CARPENTER, MRS.. DOMINGO. MR.. GREENFIELD, MR..

COLE. WRIGHT, MP. MIDDLE. MISS. SAKANARI. MR..

CHARLTON. MISS. MISS. SILAS, MISS. YANG, MR..

CARNES AND BH3. HI. MISS VILLANUEVA, MISS. HEMBREE, MISS DAISY, MISS OSBORN, MISS SEWELL, MR.. REAL, MR.. SORRY, MISS WESTRICK AND MR. HARRIS.

AND THEN I HAD RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE THOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR MISS STEPHANIE STEWART.

WILL. AND YES. AND YES. SO THERE WERE THREE STUDENTS WHO HAD REACHED OUT FOR A QUESTION.

AND I TALKED TO THEM AND I ASKED WHO WERE WHO WERE THE TEACHERS THAT ARE MAKING IMPACT ON THEM.

SO THEIR ANSWERS WERE MRS HEAD, MR. GONZALEZ, MISS MAYOR, MISS MAY, MR. PATRICK. MISS, I'M SORRY I'M NOT ABLE TO SAY THE NAMES PROPERLY.

AND MISS DARRAH, THAT'S ABOUT IT. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND HAPPY TEACHERS APPRECIATION WEEK.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

[XII.e. Superintendent]

AND YOU JUST EXEMPLIFY WHAT WE WANT STUDENTS TO BE.

AND YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT REPRESENTATIVE. AND SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.

LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR OFFICIAL CEREMONY. ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RETIREES.

SO MANY PEOPLE WITH LOTS OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND DEDICATION TO OUR DISTRICT.

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOMETIMES THERE ARE MULTIPLE DAYS FOR THESE CELEBRATIONS, BUT OUR BOARD RESOLUTION WAS FOR TODAY AS MAY 13TH FOR THE DAY OF THE TEACHER.

AND SO WE PROVIDED BREAKFAST AT ALL OF THE SCHOOL SITES TO RECOGNIZE OUR TEACHERS TODAY.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE WEEK NEXT WEEK, AND I KNOW WE'VE GOT SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS COMING UP.

THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF GREAT CELEBRATIONS HAPPENING.

FIELD DAY SPOTLIGHT AWARDS, A LOT OF THINGS. SO IT'S SO MUCH FUN IN THE SPRING TO GET TO SEE ALL OF THE, THE CELEBRATIONS THAT ARE COMING. I DO WANT TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT A NEW SAFETY COUNCIL THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTING IN NATOMAS UNIFIED.

SO SAFETY REMAINS A TOP PRIORITY IN NATOMAS UNIFIED.

AND WE HAVE MANY SYSTEMS AND SUPPORTS ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO HELP ENSURE SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS, INCLUDING ESTABLISHING OUR SAFETY AND SAFE SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT, SAFETY FACILITIES, UPGRADES AND PROCEDURES, AND PLACING PSYCHOLOGISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS AT EACH OF OUR SITES.

WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT SAFETY WORK IS NEVER FINISHED.

WE'RE COMMITTED TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND UNDERSTAND THAT LONG TERM SUCCESS REQUIRES COLLABORATION ACROSS OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

SO TO STRENGTHEN THIS WORK, WE'RE ESTABLISHING A SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOCUSED ON REVIEWING AND ENHANCING THE DISTRICT'S SYSTEM WIDE APPROACH TO SCHOOL SAFETY.

SO THE OBJECTIVE OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO BRING TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS WITH A SHARED PURPOSE, ASSESSING CURRENT PRACTICES, STRENGTHENING BOTH PROACTIVE AND RESPONSIVE SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS.

OUR COMMITTEE WILL INCLUDE A BROAD RANGE OF VOICES, INCLUDING DISTRICT STAFF, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, MENTORING PARTNERS AND FAMILIES. ONE OF THE KEY GOALS OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO CREATE A CLEARLY ARTICULATED CONTINUUM OF SUPPORT SO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES UNDERSTAND THE RESOURCES AND SYSTEMS AVAILABLE TO THEM.

THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO IDENTIFY MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR EACH STAKEHOLDER GROUP TO ENGAGE IN AND SUPPORT DISTRICT WIDE SAFETY EFFORTS.

ANOTHER IMPORTANT OUTCOME WILL BE ESTABLISHING CONSISTENT AVENUES FOR TWO WAY COMMUNICATION AND FEEDBACK BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY.

THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE WILL INCLUDE CONDUCTING A NEEDS ASSESSMENT, DEFINING KEY PRIORITIES IN AREAS OF FOCUS, IDENTIFYING OUTSIDE EXPERTS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT, AND GATHERING FEEDBACK FROM BOTH FAMILY AND STUDENT FOCUS GROUPS.

[00:50:07]

HERE YOU CAN SEE A WORKFLOW DIAGRAM THAT SHOWS THAT THE SAFETY COUNCIL WILL BOTH DETERMINE SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND EXPERTISE THAT THEY WILL NEED TO WORK THROUGH THE THE PROCESS AS WELL AS INFORMATION THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH EACH GROUP AS THE RESULT OF THEIR WORK.

AND THIS WILL PROMOTE TWO WAY COMMUNICATION, FEEDBACK AND TRANSPARENCY WITHIN THE DISTRICT, ALONG WITH OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, OUR MENTORING PARTNERS, OUR FAMILIES, AND OUR DISTRICT STAFF.

SO THE FOCUS OF OUR WORK ONE IS WITH THE DISTRICT.

SO IDENTIFYING IN DISTRICT SUPPORTS AND RESOURCES AIMED AT PROVIDING THE SAFEST ENVIRONMENT POSSIBLE, WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY, PROVIDING AVENUES FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT OUR SYSTEMS. FOR INSTANCE, WORK WITH DOCTOR CLAVO WITH THROUGH ON VIOLENCE PREVENTION, MENTORING, FURTHER BUILDING OUR MENTORSHIP PARTNERSHIPS TO EMPHASIZE CONNECTIONS AND SAFETY, SUCH AS OUR WORK WITH T AND GEMS AND ALL THINGS PRETTY AS JUST SOME EXAMPLES.

AND THEN WITH OUR FAMILIES, PLANNING SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS TO BE FURTHER EDUCATED ON HOW WE PRIORITIZE SAFETY.

AND THAT ALSO INCLUDES OUR STUDENT VOICE, WHICH IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT.

SO OUR TIMELINE, WE DID AN INITIAL BOARD COMMUNICATION ON MAY 8TH.

OUR ANNOUNCEMENT THIS EVENING. WE ARE SENDING INVITES TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO WILL BE PARTICIPATING.

WE WILL ALSO HAVE MANY FOCUS GROUPS ALONG THE WAY.

WE'LL HAVE A KICKOFF GROUP EVENT IN JUNE. AND WE WILL BE PUTTING OUT OUR SCHEDULE OF MEETING INVITES IN JULY.

AND THEN MONTHLY MEETINGS WILL HAPPEN BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF AUGUST AND DECEMBER WITH A GOAL OF PRODUCING A CONTINUUM OF SUPPORT OUTLINING ALL OF THESE ASPECTS AND HOW WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO PROVIDE THOSE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO WE HAVE A GOAL OF, OF PRESENTING THAT IN JANUARY OF 2027.

SO VERY EXCITED TO KICK THIS OFF AND GET THIS WORK GOING AS SAFETY IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR US.

ADDITIONALLY, ON TOP OF THAT, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW.

OUR DISTRICT IS CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS THROUGH OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW.

WE'RE CREATING A MODERATE HOMEROOM PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EXPAND OUR CONTINUUM OF SUPPORT TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS, REQUIRING A MILD TO MODERATE LEVEL OF SUPPORT.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, WITH THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS WORKING TOGETHER TO PROVIDE INPUT TO HELP SHAPE THE PROGRAM DESIGN. WE'RE EXCITED TO BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE ONE DURING THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR AND PHASE TWO THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ALSO RECEIVING THE FULL SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW REPORT LATER THIS SUMMER, WHICH WE WILL SHARE WITH TRUSTEES AND THE COMMUNITY.

LASTLY, LOOKING FORWARD TO PROMOTIONS AND GRADUATIONS.

WE ALREADY HAD OUR ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAM GRADUATION ON MAY 4TH, WHICH WAS AN AMAZING EVENT.

SO MUCH FUN TO ATTEND. MAY 26TH WE HAVE SOME PROMOTIONS FOR BANNON CREEK, LARRY G.

MEEKS ACADEMY, AMERICAN LAKES, AND JEFFERSON.

THE 27TH WILL HAVE NATOMAS, MIDDLE HERON AND PBS, THE 28TH, LEROY GREEN, EIGHTH GRADE PROMOTION AND DISCOVERIES, GRADUATION AND THEN ON THE 29TH DOWN AT GOLDEN ONE, WE'LL HAVE INDERKUM NATOMAS HIGH AND LEROY GREENE ACADEMY.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL OF THOSE CELEBRATIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR CASTILLO.

FOR CONSENT COMMITTEE SCHOOLS. OKAY. NEXT UP WE HAVE OUR CONSENT ITEMS.

[XIII. CONSENT ITEMS]

COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL I GRANT. I HARDIN I MEHTA I MORA.

ALICIA I MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. NEXT UP, WE HAVE A BOARD REPORT WHICH IS THIS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS UPDATE.

[XIV.a. Community Schools Update]

STAFF ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND ANY QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES. BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM JAN SOUSA. WE'LL TAKE THAT.

GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT CECILIO.

I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE WORK HAPPENING THROUGH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AT THOMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

[00:55:02]

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS HELP STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FEEL WELCOME, CONNECTED AND SUPPORTED.

AND AS THE NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE AUTONOMOUS SPECIAL EDUCATION PTA, I ALSO WANT TO EXTEND A SINCERE INVITATION FOR THE DISTRICT TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF TO BE SURE OUR DISABLED STUDENTS ARE ALWAYS INCLUDED.

I'M ALSO WORKING THROUGH MY FELLOWSHIP WITH LEGISLATORS, LEGISLATORS, AND STATEWIDE ADVOCATES IN SUPPORT OF ONGOING PERMANENT FUNDING FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. IT LOOKS LIKE THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL FROM WHAT I'M READING. THERE'S $1 BILLION FROM PROP 98 INCLUDED TO CONTINUE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND MAKE IT PERMANENT. CALIFORNIA WANTS TO MOVE TO A COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ACCREDITATION MODEL BEGINNING IN 2033, AND I TRULY BELIEVE NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A MODEL DISTRICT, WITH DOCTOR CERVANTES AND MR. BAKER LEADING US THERE. WE ALREADY HAVE DEDICATED EDUCATORS, ENGAGED FAMILIES, STRONG PARTNERSHIPS, THANKS TO DOCTOR CERVANTES AND TEACHERS, AND A GROWING COMMITMENT FROM PARENTS TO COLLABORATE.

IN FACT, THE NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL PTA PRESIDENT, EFRÉN MERCED IS HERE TONIGHT WAVING.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO INVEST IN PARTNERSHIPS THAT PUT OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FIRST.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEES COMMENTS.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BOARD REPORT. ALL RIGHT. I'M A BIG FAN.

THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY. AND I MOVE APPROVAL ON.

NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THAT. BUT IN SPIRIT, WE'RE WITH YOU THERE.

OKAY. SOME REALLY GOOD STUFF IN THE REPORT. JUST WANT TO READ SOME OF THE STUFF OFF THAT'S HAPPENING AT JEFFERSON SCHOOL.

BUSINESS SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO 60 STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

RIGHT? NATOMAS MIDDLE. SORRY. IT WAS SOMEBODY SAY SOMETHING OR.

SUCH AN AMAZING. OH, THANKS. JUST LIKE A LOT OF RECRUITMENT EFFORTS GOING AWAY FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS COORDINATOR NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL WELLNESS CENTER SERVING 20 TO 30 STUDENTS DAILY. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAM.

SO WE DO READ THESE BOARD REPORTS FOR THOSE WHO ARE CURIOUS.

ALL RIGHT. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS TO RECEIVE THE

[XV.a. 2026 Sacramento County Annual Investment Policy]

THEY SEND THAT TO US AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR IT.

SO NO ACTION IS NEEDED ON THIS ITEM. BUT LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT TRUSTEES DID RECEIVE IT WITHOUT OBJECTION.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE THE RESULTS OF THE BOND REFINANCE.

[XVI.a. Results of Bond Refinance]

BUT DOUG OR OUR ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT IS GOING TO LEAD US THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION.

WE WILL INTRODUCE OUR GUEST SPEAKERS FOR TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRANT, SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO, TRUSTEES.

AND TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY ANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WATCHING.

WE HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR THEM. SO BECAUSE THEY PAY TAXES IN NATOMAS AND WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD NEWS FOR THEM.

SO LORI RANIERI IS HERE TONIGHT. SHE'S WITH OUR PARTNERS THAT HELP WALK US THROUGH AND LEAD THIS WORK FOR US FOR BOND REFINANCING OR ANY OF OUR BOND WORK REALLY.

SO LORI THANK YOU. THANK YOU DOUG. AND I KNOW THAT TIME IS PRECIOUS.

SO WE'LL BE VERY QUICK. BUT BEFORE I DO, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT EVERY TIME I WALK IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE WARM WELCOME THAT I RECEIVE IS REALLY REMARKABLE.

AND I WILL SAY AS A SERVICE DOG PARTNER, I DON'T GET THAT EVERYWHERE.

AND SO IT'S REALLY NICE. THE DIVERSITY THAT YOU TALK ABOUT IS I FEEL IT TOO.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE VERY WARM WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

AND NOW I'M GOING TO BE QUICK ABOUT THE TOPIC.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO COME HERE AND TALK ABOUT, AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR MEMBERSHIP IN GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, YOU'VE COMMITTED TO BE GUIDED BY FINANCE, BEST PRACTICES, ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY. AND FRANKLY, THAT'S EASY TO DO WITH THE STAFF THAT YOU HAVE.

THEY MAKE OUR WORK VERY EASY. SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THREE THINGS THE SALE OF THE REFINANCING BONDS, THE RESULTS AND THE NEXT STEPS. SO I MENTIONED THAT WE ACT GUIDED BY FINANCE BEST PRACTICES.

AND WE USE THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PUBLISH BEST PRACTICES.

AND THERE'S A LIST HERE THAT WE'RE INVOLVED IN THIS SALE.

SO I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU BECAUSE THESE MAY NOT SOUND LIKE A BIG DEAL, BUT TO BE HONEST, MOST. EXCUSE ME, MILLIE. THANK YOU. MOST PUBLIC AGENCIES IN THE UNITED STATES DO NOT FOLLOW THESE BEST PRACTICES.

THEY DO ALL KINDS OF OTHER THINGS. SO YOU ARE IN AN ELITE GROUP, AND I DON'T THINK THAT WILL SURPRISE YOU.

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A TWO RATING IS JUST IS BASICALLY A DOUBLE A RATING.

LIKE IF YOU'RE A DOUBLE A ONE, IT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOVE.

IF YOU'RE DOUBLE A THREE IT'S A LITTLE BIT BELOW, BUT DOUBLE A IS RIGHT THERE.

AND THAT'S JUST BELOW THE TRIPLE A RATING WHICH IS THE HIGHEST. SO DOUBLE A IS A VERY GOOD RATING FOR ANY AGENCY IN THE UNITED STATES THAT'S ISSUING BONDS.

AND FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL. AND WHEN MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE AFFIRMED THE RATING, THEY CITED THE ECONOMIC EXPANSION, ENROLLMENT GROWTH, ONGOING BUDGET REDUCTIONS AND PRUDENT FISCAL MANAGEMENT.

SO WHEN WE SOLD THE BONDS, WE FOLLOWED THE BEST PRACTICE OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING.

AND THE BIDDING CONCLUDED AT 8:35 A.M.. AND THAT'S JUST KIND OF A LITTLE FUNNY THING.

WE FOUND YEARS AGO THAT INSTEAD OF MAKING IT AT 830, IF WE MAKE IT AT 835, IT GIVES PEOPLE AN EXTRA FEW MINUTES.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT BECAUSE WE WANT OUR BIDDERS TO PARTICIPATE.

AND SO WE WERE SELLING 76,740,000 OF REFINANCING BONDS.

WE USED AN ONLINE BIDDING PLATFORM, WHICH IS ANOTHER FUNNY THING.

IT'S CALLED PARITY, BUT THE WHOLE IDEA IS THE BIDS ARE NOT IN PARITY.

THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT. AND SO WE WANT THE BEST ONE.

AND THEN ANY ANY BOND UNDERWRITER OR BANK IN THE COUNTRY WAS ALLOWED TO BID.

AND WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY WITHIN OUR BIDDING.

AND THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP PEOPLE PARTICIPATING.

THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF ANYBODY IN AN INVESTMENT BANK OR IN A BANK HAS LOTS OF WAYS TO MAKE MONEY.

THEY COULD DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT WE WANT THEM WITH THEIR ATTENTION.

ON NATOMAS WHEN NATOMAS IS IN THE MARKET, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE GET THE COMPETITIVE BIDS.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE STRUGGLED WITH AND, AND DOUG WAS WITH US EVERY STEP OF THE WAY WATCHING INTEREST RATES VERY CAREFULLY BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT GOING ON IN THE GLOBAL, YOU KNOW, STAGE AND THAT AFFECTS MARKETS.

AND SO WE SAW INTEREST RATES GO UP A LITTLE BIT, AND THEN THEY STARTED TO COME BACK DOWN.

SO THAT WAS REALLY GOOD. AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN CONTROL.

BUT IT WAS GOOD. NOW, HERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO HAVE SOME CONTROL OVER, WHICH IS NOT ONLY WERE WE SELLING IN A IN A COMPETITIVE SALE, MEANING THAT WE'LL TAKE BIDS FROM ANYBODY, BUT WE LOOK WHERE WE CAN BE IN THE MARKET.

SO THERE WERE 23 COMPETITIVE OFFERINGS DURING THE DAY THAT WE WERE SELLING, BUT THERE WERE ONLY TWO FROM CALIFORNIA.

AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE CALIFORNIA HAS A LOT OF INVESTORS THAT WANT TO BUY BONDS THAT ARE ISSUED IN CALIFORNIA FOR THE DOUBLE TAX EXEMPTION, STATE AND FEDERAL. SO WE NOT ONLY DID WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A MARKET WHERE WE COULD GRAPPLE ATTENTION, BUT WE DELIBERATELY SCHEDULED OURSELVES AHEAD OF THE OTHER SALES.

SO WE GOT A LITTLE MORE ATTENTION, WE HOPE. AND HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED.

WE HAD FOUR FIRMS BID. AND WHAT'S INTERESTING IS, AND BY THE WAY, KEITH WEAVER APPARENTLY THINKS THAT MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN IS IN THE EAST, EVEN THOUGH I TOLD HIM SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S IN THE MIDWEST AND IT IS CENTRAL TIME.

BUT WE GOT FOUR FOUR BIDS FROM EAST OF THE ROCKIES AND.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS YOU MIGHT THINK IS, WELL, WHAT'S THE.

IMPORTANCE OF THAT? WELL, MOST OF THE BUYERS OF THE BONDS ARE IN CALIFORNIA, BUT IT SHOWS YOU WE HAVE A NATIONAL MARKET.

SO THESE FIRMS MIGHT BE IN NEW YORK, BUT THE INVESTORS THAT THEY'RE SELLING THE BONDS TO ARE MOST LIKELY IN CALIFORNIA.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE. THEY COULD ALSO BE, FOR EXAMPLE, IN A STATE THAT DOESN'T HAVE INCOME TAX LIKE NEVADA, NEVADA TAXPAYERS BUY FROM OTHER STATES BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE AN INCOME TAX.

ANYWAY, HERE'S THE BID RESULTS. AND WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS JUST THE BIDDING FROM OUR FIRST PLACE BID, WHICH IS FROM A COMPANY CALLED JEFFERIES TO MORGAN STANLEY WAS ALMOST $500,000.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR ABOUT HOW HIGH INTEREST RATES ARE.

SO OUR BORROWING RATE WAS A TRUE INTEREST COST OF 3.13.

SO THAT'S PRETTY LOW. AND THE OTHER THING IS YOU PROBABLY HEARD OF MORGAN STANLEY AND WELLS FARGO.

YOU MAY NEVER HEARD OF JEFFERIES OR BAIRD. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE.

MAYBE YOU HAVE. BUT THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE DO THE BIDDING, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOING TO BE THE BEST BIDDER.

AND WE SEE THESE WE SEE DIFFERENT FIRMS WIN. SO OUR REFINANCING SAVINGS, WHAT DO WE SAY FOR TAXPAYERS OVER THE NEXT 17 YEARS.

$6.9 MILLION. SO I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT $6.9 MILLION THAT WE WILL NOT BE COLLECTING FROM TAXPAYERS.

AND THAT MEANS THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SPEND THAT HOWEVER THEY WANT. SAVING SPENDING, BUT RIGHT HERE IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

SO IT HAS IT HAS AN ECONOMIC BENEFIT. IT'S A SMALL AMOUNT PER PERSON.

BUT IN THE BIG SCHEME OF THINGS, THESE ARE SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS.

WE LOOK AT THE NET PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS AS A PERCENTAGE OF REFINANCED BONDS BECAUSE WE MEASURE OURSELVES AGAINST OUR BEST PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDELINES.

WE HAVE A 3% AND WE ESTIMATED THAT WE WOULD BE AT 6%.

YOU CAN SEE THAT ON THE THREE SALES THAT WERE WHAT WE CALL IN THE MONEY, WE WERE OVER 6% IN EVERY CASE.

AND THEN WE HAD WHAT WE CALL A LITTLE RIDE ALONG THE 2014 REFINANCING, WHICH WE REFINANCED AGAIN.

IT WAS SO, SO FEW YEARS LEFT. IT IT WAS NEVER GOING TO BE REFINANCED IF IT DIDN'T GET TO GO WITH THESE.

SO IT GOT IN THE CAR, RODE ALONG WITH THE OTHERS, AND WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF SAVINGS THERE, SO THAT'S GOOD. NOW HERE'S THE TAX LEVY SAVINGS.

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AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY ARE. SO YOU CAN SEE SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS.

AND YOU MAY SAY OH BIG DEAL LORI. PER 100,000 PEOPLE SAVE $1.77.

BUT IT IS BY TAKING THE COINS OUT OF THE COUCH THAT WE CREATE THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT, RIGHT? WE DON'T JUST SAY, LIKE SOMEBODY SAID TO ME THE OTHER DAY, I DON'T BOTHER TO STOP AND PICK UP PENNIES.

AND I SAID, WELL, I'VE MADE $1.82 ALREADY THIS YEAR.

BECAUSE I PICK UP EVERY COIN I SEE. BUT MY POINT IS, BY THIS DILIGENT WORK, THIS IS WHY OUR TAX RATES ARE SO FAR BELOW EXPECTATIONS IN TOTAL. AND THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. OUR TOTAL SAVINGS FROM REFINANCING IS 10% OF THE BONDS THAT THE VOTERS APPROVED.

IT'S OVER 56 MILLION IN DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS FROM REFINANCING.

THE VOTERS APPROVED THE BONDS. WE SELL THE BONDS, WE BUILD THE SCHOOLS, AND THEN WE COULD DO NOTHING.

BUT BECAUSE THE BOARD HAS COMMITTED TO THE BEST PRACTICE OF FISCAL STEWARDSHIP AND TAKING CARE OF TAXPAYERS, WE'RE ABLE TO SAVE THIS MONEY. SO THE NEXT STEPS ARE IT'S RIGHT HERE ON THE SLIDE, SO I DON'T FORGET TO SAY IT.

CONGRATULATIONS. WELL DONE. FUNDS ARE IN ESCROW FOR THE REDEMPTION OF THE BONDS BEING REFINANCED.

INVESTORS WILL BE NOTIFIED ON JULY 2ND. AUGUST 1ST.

THE BONDS WILL BE REDEEMED FROM BOND INVESTORS.

AND WE'LL SEE THE SAVINGS. AND WHEN WE SAY WE SEE THE SAVINGS, WHAT WE SEE IS A LOWER TAX FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627.

SO IT'S HARD TO SEE THE SAVINGS, RIGHT? YOU CAN'T REALLY KNOW FROM THE TAX BILL WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE PAID IF IT WERE MORE.

BUT WHAT WE DO SEE IS THE BENEFIT IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE HAVE THAT MONEY.

WE'RE NOT TAKING IT UNDER THE FORCE OF LAW WITH TAXES.

SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION, BUT I'M GOING TO WRAP IT UP AND SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

COMMENTS. TRUSTEES TRUSTEE.ORG. LAURIE, I, YOU KNOW, I LOVE THIS PRESENTATION.

IT'S PROBABLY THE SIXTH OR SEVENTH TIME NOW. SO, YOU KNOW, AND I'D LOVE TO OVERSIMPLIFY, BUT BASICALLY AT NO COST TO THE DISTRICT, WE BASICALLY JUST SAVE NATOMAS TAXPAYERS ALMOST $7 MILLION.

CORRECT. SO THANK YOU. THAT WAS AWESOME. AND THEN IF I'M ALSO READING THIS CORRECTLY OR READING INTO ALL THE SLIDES, THIS ALSO MEANS THAT WE'VE NOW POTENTIALLY INCREASED THE BONDING CAPACITY OF THE DISTRICT ACCORDINGLY.

IS THAT A WELL THE, THE ISSUE THERE IS THAT WHEN YOU REFI, YOU ACTUALLY SELL A LITTLE BIT MORE BONDS THAN YOU'RE CALLING BACK BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PAY THE COST OF ISSUANCE, RIGHT? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? BUT SO RIGHT NOW TODAY, NO, WE DIDN'T.

BUT OVER TIME WE WILL BECAUSE WE CAN PAY THEM DOWN FASTER WITH LESS INTEREST.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YEAH. THANK YOU. I OVER OVERSIMPLIFIED.

YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT WORK WITH US AS ALWAYS.

YOU KNOW, I THINK I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ALL TAXPAYERS.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING OUR IMPOUND ACCOUNTS BEING SLIGHTLY LESS WHEN THEY'RE ADJUSTED NEXT YEAR.

OH, YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU. LIKE TO SAVE MONEY.

THANK YOU, LORI, AND THANK YOU, EVERYBODY ON OUR JOURNEY TOWARDS OUR FINANCIAL HEALTH.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP FOR PRESENTATIONS

[XVI.b. Charter School Financial Oversight: Natomas Charter, Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep and Westlake Charter Schools]

WE HAVE AN AUTONOMOUS CHARTER MP AND WESTLAKE CHARTER SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GRANT. WE HAVE OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT ANGELA HERRERA, LEAD US THROUGH THIS ITEM AND WILL INTRODUCE OUR CHARTER LEADERS WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH NATOMAS CHARTER SCHOOL.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS IS A PART OF YOUR ANNUAL AUTHORIZING OVERSIGHT WHERE THEY PROVIDE A FISCAL UPDATE.

SO WE ARE GOING TO ASK DOCTOR JO WOOD AND ANITA SCHWAB TO COME UP.

GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. WE ENJOY COMING AND SHARING OUR FINANCIAL UPDATE WITH YOU EACH YEAR.

BUT BEFORE WE JUMP INTO THE NUMBERS, WE ALSO LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS YEAR. SO NATOMAS CHARTER SCHOOL, THIS IS OUR 33RD YEAR OF OPERATIONS. AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE OLDEST CHARTER SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA STARTED BY TEACHERS RIGHT HERE IN NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND JUST, YOU KNOW, SOME PICTURES OF SOME HIGHLIGHTS. WE HAD PLAY ONE OF OUR BIG PLAYS THIS YEAR WAS DEAR HARVEY. THAT'S KIND OF THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER. IT WAS OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT HARVEY MILK. WE ALSO CELEBRATED MANY DIFFERENT CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS ON CAMPUS, INCLUDING OUR MANDARIN PROGRAM AND THE LUNAR NEW YEAR. WE'RE WE'RE PROUD TO BE HAVE SOME MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS AT LEADING EDGE.

I KNOW A NUMBER OF YOU CAME OUT AND SAW OUR SPRING PERFORMANCE NEWSIES.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING AND DOING THAT. AND THEN THIS YEAR WE ALSO DID ACTIVITIES LIKE WE HAVE A PROGRAM EVERY YEAR CALLED HIP HOP GOES GLOBAL,

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AND WE ACTUALLY HAD SOME GUEST SPEAKERS COME AND WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS AS PART OF THAT.

SO OUR THEME FOR THE YEAR HAS REALLY BEEN THIS IDEA OF EXCELLING TOGETHER EVERY STUDENT, EVERY EDUCATOR, EVERY DAY. AND SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO JUMP INTO TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR FINANCES, AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO ANITA. OKAY. GOOD EVENING.

SO WE'RE GOING TO STEP BACK IN TIME JUST A LITTLE BIT.

THIS IS TONIGHT WE'RE PRESENTING OUR SECOND INTERIM REPORT THAT OUR BOARD APPROVED BACK IN MARCH.

AND THE FULL REPORT IS ON FILE WITH THE DISTRICT AND THE COUNTY OFFICE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER OUR MAJOR BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AND A SNAPSHOT OF THE SECOND INTERIM REPORT AS WELL AS CASH FLOW RESERVES, OUR FINANCIAL POSITION AND SOME UPDATES THAT WE HAVE.

OKAY, SO OUR PROJECTED OR ACTUALLY THIS IS OUR ACTUAL SEA BEDS IS 1899.

AND AT THE TIME WE WERE PROJECTING OUR P2 ATTENDANCE TO BE 1,804.05.

AND WE HAVE A BREAKDOWN BY GRADE LEVEL THERE.

ACTUALLY, OUR P2 CAME IN AT 18 2680. WE ALWAYS BUDGETED AT 95% TO BE CONSERVATIVE, AND IT CAME OUT TO LIKE 97% ON THERE. USE THE COLA OF THE 2.3 COLA AND OUR UNDUPLICATED COUNT, THE THREE YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE WAS 41.99. WE'RE KIND OF PROUD OF THAT BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN LOWER ON THAT IN THE PAST.

AND USING THE ALTERNATIVE INCOME FORM HAS REALLY HELPED US BRING THAT UP.

SO FOR THE SECOND INTERIM, OUR AVERAGE IS $81.

SO THIS IS A SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON OF FIRST INTERIM AND SECOND INTERIM.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TOO MUCH OF A CHANGE BETWEEN THE TWO PERIODS.

WE HAD SOME PLANNED DEFICIT SPENDING. THAT DEFICIT SPENDING REPRESENTS OUR RESTRICTED CATEGORICAL ONE TIME MONIES AS WELL AS SOME LARGE FACILITY PROJECTS AS WELL. SO THE VARIANCE REALLY HAS TO DO WITH A LITTLE BIT OF CHANGE IN OUR INTEREST INCOME.

WE SEE WE HAVE A LARGER CASH BALANCE. AND WITH AN INCREASE IN RATES, WE WERE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE SOME MORE MONEY COMING IN AND THEN A LITTLE BIT OF SAVINGS IN EXPENDITURES.

SO WE ARE PROJECTING TO HAVE AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT 24.2 MILLION.

SO THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF OUR REVENUES. ONE THING TO HIGHLIGHT HERE YOU CAN SEE WITH NATOMAS CHARTER SCHOOL THE LOCAL REVENUES REPRESENTS 6%.

BUT WE REALLY THE 94% IS REALLY RELATED TO ATTEND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER, EVEN WITH THE CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS. SNAPSHOT OF OUR EXPENDITURES HERE.

YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR SALARY AND BENEFITS ARE ABOUT 71%.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF OUR, EXCUSE ME, 73%. IF YOU WERE TO REMOVE THE CAPITAL OUTLAY THAT WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET, IT WOULD BE ABOUT 79% ON THAT. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE MULTI YEAR PROJECTION WITH THE TWO SUBSEQUENT YEARS.

WE ARE USING THE COLA FROM THE JANUARY DART BOARD.

SO WE'RE PROJECTING THE 22.41 AND THE 3.06. SO THE PROJECTED AVERAGE LCFF WOULD BE 12,000 758. AND THEN THE SECOND YEAR OUT 13,000 138.

WE'RE PROJECTING THE SAME ENROLLMENT FLAT. WE'RE NOT PROJECTING ANY GROWTH AT THIS TIME.

AND THEN THE THREE YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE FOR THE UNDUPLICATED COUNTS IS 41% AND 40.23%, RESPECTIVELY.

AND THEN LOOKING AT ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE AND REVENUE SIDE, WE'RE TAKING OUT ALL OF OUR ONE TIME MONIES.

WE INCLUDE STEP AND COLUMN INCREASES AND INCREASES FOR PENSION COSTS, WHICH IN NEXT YEAR REALLY RESULTS TO CALPERS AND WORKERS COMP.

LOOKING AT OUR OPERATING EXPENDITURES, WE USUALLY INFLATE THEM FOR BY THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.

AND THEN WE REMOVE ALL THE EXPENDITURES RELATED TO ONE TIME MONIES IN THE PRIOR YEAR AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR CASH FLOW.

SO THIS YEAR WE STARTED OFF IN JULY WITH A CASH BALANCE OF 28.8 MILLION.

EVERY MONTH WE HAD A POSITIVE BALANCE. AND WE'RE PROJECTING TO END WITH 23.7 MILLION THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

WE'RE PROJECTING TO, TO END WITH 23.1 MILLION AND THEN 28, 27, 2822.9.

SO FOR OUR RESERVES, THIS IS A PIE CHART JUST OF OUR RESERVES THAT WE'RE PROJECTING THE 24.2 MILLION.

AND WE DO HAVE A FISCAL POLICY. OUR BOARD HAS SET OUR ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES AT 10%.

AND THEN ALSO ADDITIONAL 25% FOR OPERATING EXPENDITURES.

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SO WHEN THAT SO IF WE JUST EXPERIENCE DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND STUFF, IT'S AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT.

AND THEN ALSO TOO, WE THERE'S NO BACKSTOP WITH THE STATE TO SAVE US IF WE GET IN TROUBLE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AS WELL.

ALSO, I WANTED TO POINT OUT ON OUR OTHER RESERVES, WHICH ARE OUR PROGRAM RESERVES AND IN LOOKING AT RESTRICTED PROGRAMS, IT'S ABOUT 61%. AND OF THAT JUST AS A REMINDER, BACK IN 2324, WE WERE APPROVED FOR $30 MILLION STATE FACILITIES GRANT, AND IT'S A 5050 PROGRAM.

SO OUR SHARE IS TO COME UP WITH $50 MILLION. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT TO COME UP AND CONTRIBUTE WITH THAT.

SO AT THIS REPORTING PERIOD, WE'RE PROJECTING OF THAT 61%, 10 MILLION IS SET ASIDE FOR FACILITIES.

AND THEN WE ALSO THE RESTRICTED CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS. AT 1.4, WE ALSO SET ASIDE MONEY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND SPECIAL ED.

SO IF THINGS COME UP UNEXPECTEDLY. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE ABOUT 2.6 MILLION FOR SALARY AND BENEFITS IN ORDER TO, IN THE EVENT OF AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, AVOID LAYOFFS IN A MID YEAR TYPE SITUATION.

ALL RIGHT. SO WITH OUR COMMON LANGUAGE, THIS IS CONSIDERED A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION.

WE'RE ABLE TO MEET OUR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS FOR THE CURRENT PLUS TWO SUBSEQUENT YEARS WITH A POSITIVE BALANCE OF FUND BALANCE AND CASH FLOW.

I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. IT'S MY TURN TO COME BACK. CLOSE THIS OUT. SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S MAY. RIGHT NOW OUR REAL FOCUS IS ON CLOSING OUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. SO I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT. WE JUST LEARNED LAST WEEK THAT WE EARNED A SIX YEAR ACCREDITATION WITH NO REVIEW.

SO WE WERE VERY PROUD OF THAT. THANK YOU. WE'RE ALSO FOCUSED ON, YOU KNOW, FIRING HIRING ANY VACANT POSITIONS FOR 2627.

WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF SUBMITTING TO DIVISION OF STATE ARCHITECT FOR THAT $30 MILLION PROJECT THAT ANITA WAS TALKING ABOUT.

AND THEN, THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICT, WE WERE ABLE TO FINISH THE INTERCOM PROJECT AT BLACKROCK AND GET THAT SITUATED, WHICH ALSO HELPS WITH THE CONSTRUCTION. AS WE LOOK TOWARDS NEXT YEAR, YOU KNOW, WE'RE IMPLEMENTING OUR THIRD YEAR OF OUR LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN AND GETTING READY TO KIND OF CREATE A NEW ONE, JUST LIKE YOU GUYS ARE TAKING ACTION ON OUR COMPENSATION STUDY.

SO WE DO DO A HUGE COMPENSATION STUDY EVERY YEAR WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT INCREASING TEACHER SALARIES AND CLASSIFIED SALARIES.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON THE BLACKROCK CAMPUS REMODEL AND OBVIOUSLY CONTINUE COLLABORATION WITH YOU ALL.

AND SO JUST, YOU KNOW, TO KIND OF CLOSE, JUST THANK YOU.

WE WOULD NOT EXIST WITHOUT YOUR GUYS'S SUPPORT AND WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICT STAFF.

WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT. AND ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, AS THE PARENT OF A GRADUATING SENIOR WHO'S GOING TO UC IRVINE WHO JUST DID A TAP DANCING LIGHTSABER ROUTINE THAT HE PUT TOGETHER ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN EVERY COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR CREATING THE CONDITIONS WHERE A CHILD LIKE MINE COULD BE SO SUCCESSFUL. SO THANK YOU.

AND LAST, ACTUALLY, ONE LITTLE LAST THING THAT I WAS TOLD IT'S OKAY TO SAY IS ANITA IS ACTUALLY RETIRING.

THIS IS GOING TO BE HER LAST PRESENTATION BEFORE THE BOARD.

SO IF YOU WEREN'T AWARE, ANITA, IN ONE SHAPE OR FORM HAS BEEN PART OF THE NATOMAS UNIFIED COMMUNITY FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS.

SO WE'VE ALL BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY. AND HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE. YEAH.

THE CHARTER SCHOOL? YES, SIR. TEACHER. FIFTH GRADE TEACHER RIGHT THERE.

SO ANYWAY, JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL. WE'RE VERY HAPPY FOR HER. ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER? YEAH. TRUSTEE.

MAURA, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE SCHOOL.

I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION OUT OF CURIOSITY. UNDER THE BUDGET BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS, THE UNDUPLICATED COUNT IT GOES 41% AND THEN 40%.

IS THERE A REASON FOR THAT? YES. SO A PART OF THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA, THEY LOOK, IT'S A THREE YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE FOR THE UNDUPLICATED COUNT.

SO EACH YEAR THAT YOU ADD A NEW YEAR, THE AVERAGE GOES UP OR DOWN.

SO THAT'S. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME.

ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE MATTA, JUST A COMMENT. CONGRATULATIONS, JOE, ON MICHAEL'S GRADUATION.

THANK YOU. DISNEYLAND TRIP PLANNED BEFORE HE GOES INTO THE COLLEGE.

OR NO, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A DISNEYLAND TRIP WHEN YOUR CHILD GOES TO IRVINE.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO CONFIRM. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE.

HELLO. GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS. ANITA, JUST CONGRATULATIONS.

AND FLASHING BACK TO, GOSH, 20 YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE PLAYING ON THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE BACK IN THE DAY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON A WELL DESERVED RETIREMENT.

TO BOTH OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE THOROUGHNESS OF THE REPORT.

I DO HAVE TWO QUESTIONS, NEITHER OF WHICH WILL COME AS A SURPRISE TO YOU AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.

THE FIRST IS LOOKING AT THAT UNDUPLICATED COUNT AS YOU ALLUDED, SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN YEARS PAST HOW I

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SO THAT DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO APPLY AND BE PART OF OUR SCHOOL.

I THINK THE OTHER THING THAT HAS ASSISTED IS WE MAKE STRONG USE OF THE ALTERNATIVE INCOME FORM, WHICH WE CAN GET OUT TO PARENTS EARLIER IN THE YEAR.

THEY CAN COMPLETE, THEY CAN PROVIDE US FEEDBACK ON IT.

AND SO THAT'S JUST HELP, YOU KNOW, CREATE LESS PAPERWORK CHALLENGES FOR FAMILIES MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. AND I THINK GIVING US A MORE ACCURATE REPORTING OF THE FAMILIES AT OUR SCHOOL. GREAT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT INTENTIONALITY THAT WE'VE SEEN AND THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT.

ONE OF THE CRITIQUES OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL MOVEMENT IN GENERAL, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY IN NATOMAS, HISTORICALLY HAD BEEN THAT THERE ARE CHARTERS WERE NOT SERVING THE SAME STUDENTS THAT OUR DISTRICT AS A WHOLE, THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, IS MADE UP OF. AND WE SAID FOR MANY YEARS THAT WOULD NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT INTENTIONAL EFFORT.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE INTENTIONAL EFFORT THAT HAS LED NATOMAS CHARTER, IN PARTICULAR, TO HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT NOW LOOKS LIKE MORE LIKE THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. IN ADDITION TO THE STUFF YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE OF OF BEING ONE OF THE MOST WELCOMING AND KNOWN AS ONE OF THE MOST WELCOMING CAMPUSES FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND ALL OF OUR FAMILIES. ON THE BUDGET SIDE, SINCE THIS IS A BUDGET PRESENTATION ON THE CASH RESERVES SIDE OF THINGS.

WHAT DOES THAT COME OUT TO LIKE IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, IF WE ENDED UP FINDING OURSELVES IN ANOTHER FISCAL CRISIS IN THE STATE AND WHERE WE WERE ONCE AGAIN, DEALING WITH CASH FLOW ISSUES.

AS I'M LOOKING AT OUR COLLEAGUE, MR. CORVIN BACK THERE, WHO REMEMBER THOSE ALL TOO FONDLY.

YES, WE ALL DO. HOW MANY MONTHS DOES THAT COVER EXPENSES? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WELL, I CAN'T TELL YOU. SO THE PART THAT I TALKED ABOUT, THAT 61% IS CONSIDERED OUR OTHER RESERVES.

SO THE OTHER PORTION OF THAT IS WHAT WE CONSIDER OPERATING RESERVES.

WITHIN THAT, NOT ONLY IS THERE THE 10% ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES, BUT ALSO $6 MILLION IN CASH FOR CASH RESERVES AS WELL.

BUT OUR FISCAL POLICY IS WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO 35% WITH ALL OF THOSE ADDED TOGETHER, WHICH WE'RE KIND OF HOVERING AT THAT.

AND BUT REALLY, THAT'S ONLY OVER THREE MONTHS.

WOW. AND STUFF. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT'S KIND OF HARD TO EXPLAIN THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS DO NEED LARGE RESERVES AND STUFF.

OUR BOARD WOULD LIKE, OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD FOR US TO GET TO SIX MONTHS AT LEAST.

BUT THAT YOU WOULD SEE A HUGE FUND BALANCE. YEAH.

I WOULD SAY ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BOTH TRADITIONAL AND CHARTER, NEED STRONG RESERVES FOR THOSE CASH FLOW PURPOSES.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO FOR YOUR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE HARDEN. YES, MY UNDUPLICATED WAS ANSWERED.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING THOSE NUMBERS UP.

WAS UP QUITE A BIT. WHAT WAS IT LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE? WAS IT IN THE 30S. MID 30S. YEAH. YEAH. 33, 22 BEFORE WE CHANGE THE CHARTER AND EVERYTHING.

IT WAS HOVERING AROUND 20, 25%. OKAY. YEAH. NO.

THAT'S AMAZING. ANITA, YOU WILL BE TRULY MISSED.

SO DON'T BE A STRANGER. HONESTLY, YOU KNOW, WE WILL MISS YOU GUYS.

SO I KNOW WE'LL SEE. SHE PROMISED NOT TO CHANGE HER PHONE NUMBER OR HER ADDRESS.

AND THEN ONE LAST QUESTION. AND IT'S SOMETHING YOU MAY NOT EVEN GUYS MAY NOT HAVE THE ANSWER TO. AND IT'S OKAY. HOW MUCH? YOU SAID YOU PUT AWAY APPROXIMATELY PUT SOMETHING AWAY FOR SPEND.

APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH IS THAT 200,000. OKAY.

AND THAT'S FOR JUST GUESSTIMATING. IF WE GOT TWO PRIVATE PLACEMENTS THAT CAME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR.

YES. OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I THINK I WOULD JUST ADD ONE LITTLE QUICK THING TO THAT TOO. IT DOESN'T SHOW UP IN OUR BUDGET REPORT. BUT GOING BACK TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS, ALSO OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION POPULATION HAS DOUBLED IN THAT TIME TOO.

SO AS A PERCENTAGE OF ENROLLMENT, WE LOOK MUCH MORE LIKE THE DISTRICT IN TERMS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES TOO.

I JUST HAVE TO SAY, I'M VERY PROUD THAT YOU GUYS ARE BEING ALL INCLUSIVE.

YEAH, I REMEMBER WHEN IT WASN'T LIKE THAT. SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU GUYS.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE'LL HAVE THREE. AND THEY WORK WITH OUR FISCAL STAFF.

SO OUR DIRECTOR, NICOLE PERRINE, WILL BE PRESENTING ALONG WITH SHARON MCKINNEY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRANT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS NICOLE PERRINE. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF FISCAL SERVICES, WHICH OVERSEES THE BUDGET, ACCOUNTING, ASB, PAYROLL AND BENEFITS DEPARTMENTS.

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THIS WILL INCLUDE BOTH THE CURRENT YEAR FINANCIAL POSITIONS AND THE LONG TERM FISCAL OUTLOOK.

OVERALL, ALL THREE SCHOOLS ARE PROJECTED TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT RESERVES AND ARE ANTICIPATED TO RECEIVE A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION.

SO WE WILL REVIEW EACH SCHOOL SITE INDIVIDUALLY, INCLUDING THE PRIMARY FUNDING FACTORS THAT DRIVE REVENUES, REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE DISTRIBUTIONS, MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS, KEY ASSUMPTIONS USED IN THE FORECAST, AND THE OVERALL FISCAL OUTLOOK FOR EACH CHARTER SCHOOL.

BECAUSE THIS IS A HIGH LEVEL FINANCIAL REVIEW, I WILL PRIMARILY FOCUS ON THE MAJOR DRIVERS IMPACTING REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY. MP THREE ENROLLMENT IS PROJECTED TO REMAIN STABLE AT 503 STUDENTS, WITH AN ADA OF 478. THE UNDUPLICATED PUPIL PERCENT INCREASED BY 2.68% TO 48.51%, WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACTS THE SUPPLEMENTAL LCFF FUNDING.

FUNDING PER ADA RANGES FROM APPROXIMATELY $11,400 TO 12,400, DEPENDING ON THE GRADE SPAN.

THE MAJORITY OF MMP THREE ELEMENTARY REVENUE CONTINUES TO COME FROM LCFF FUNDING, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR 82% OF THE TOTAL REVENUES.

THE REMAINING REVENUES ARE MADE UP OF FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL FUNDING SOURCES, INCLUDING RESTRICTED PROGRAMS AND ONE TIME FUNDING.

SALARIES AND BENEFITS REMAIN THE LARGEST EXPENDITURE CATEGORY FOR MMP THREE ELEMENTARY, REPRESENTING 81% OF THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES.

THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS, WHERE STAFFING COSTS MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF ONGOING EXPENDITURES NEEDED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND STUDENT SERVICES. MP THREE ELEMENTARY IS PROJECTED TO END 2526 WITH A SURPLUS REFLECTING STABLE ENROLLMENT AND ALIGNED REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES IN 2627.

THERE IS A SMALL DEFICIT PRIMARILY DUE TO INCREASING SALARY AND BENEFIT, HEALTH AND BENEFIT COSTS THAT ARE EXCEEDING THE REVENUE.

DESPITE THIS, THEY ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT RESERVES AND REMAIN FISCALLY STABLE THROUGHOUT THE MULTI-YEAR PERIOD.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO MP THREE. MIDDLE ENROLLMENT IS PROJECTED AT 518 STUDENTS WITH AN ADA 494.

THE UNDUPLICATED PUPIL PERCENTAGE INCREASED SLIGHTLY BY 1.31% TO 45.95%.

ADA IS PROJECTED BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 11,000 311,700, DEPENDING ON THE GRADE SPAN.

SIMILAR TO MP THREE ELEMENTARY, LC F REMAINS THE PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE AND ACCOUNTS FOR 85% OF THE TOTAL REVENUE.

THE REMAINING REVENUES ARE MADE UP OF FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL FUNDING SOURCES.

SALARIES AND BENEFITS CONTINUE TO MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF EXPENDITURES FOR MP THREE, MIDDLE AT 78% OF THEIR TOTAL EXPENDITURES.

THE REMAINING EXPENDITURES CONSIST PRIMARILY OF BOOKS AND SUPPLIES, CONTRACTED SERVICES AND THEIR OPERATIONAL COSTS.

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS PROJECTED TO DEFICIT SPEND IN 2526 DUE TO ONE TIME RESTRICTED EXPENDITURES, WHILE ONGOING SALARY AND BENEFIT INCREASES CONTINUE TO PRESSURE THE BUDGET.

THE LEVEL OF DEFICIT SPENDING IS EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE IN THE FUTURE YEARS, ALLOWING THE SITE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE RESERVES.

OKAY. MP THREE HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IS PROJECTED AT 634 STUDENTS WITH AN ADA OF 602.

THE UNDUPLICATED PERCENTAGE REMAINS STABLE AT 41.8%.

LCFF FUNDING PER ADA IS AT 13,800 PER PUPIL.

FOR LCFF, LCFF CONTINUES TO BE THE PRIMARY REVENUE FOR MP THREE HIGH ACCOUNTING FOR 80% 87% OF THEIR TOTAL REVENUE WITH THE REMAINING REVENUES FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL FUNDING.

AS WITH THE OTHER THREE SCHOOLS, SALARY AND BENEFITS REMAIN THE LARGEST EXPENDITURE REPRESENTING 79% OF THEIR TOTAL EXPENDITURES,

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THE REMAINING EXPENDITURES INCLUDE BOOKS AND SUPPLIES, CONTRACTING SERVICES, OPERATIONAL EXPENSES AND OTHER COSTS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THEIR SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. HIGH SCHOOL IS PROJECTED TO MAINTAIN SURPLUSES THROUGH THROUGHOUT THE MULTI YEAR PROJECTION PERIOD, WHILE CONTINUING TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT RESERVES.

THE POSITIVE OUTLOOK IS PRIMARILY DUE TO STABLE ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS, STRONG ADA, AND ONGOING REVENUE LEVELS THAT ARE PROJECTED TO KEEP PACE.

ALTHOUGH SALARY BENEFIT AND PENSION COSTS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN FUTURE YEARS, THE HIGH SCHOOL IS STILL PROJECTED TO REMAIN FISCALLY STABLE THROUGHOUT THE MULTIYEAR PROJECTION PERIOD. A COUPLE OF THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT GO INTO THE CREATING THE MIP.

THESE ARE BASED ON THE GOVERNOR'S JANUARY BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS, INCLUDING THE COLA OF 2.41% FOR 26, 27 AND 3.06% FOR 2728. ENROLLMENT IS PROJECTED TO REMAIN FLAT.

MP THREE DOES ALSO 95% FLAT. EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE ABOVE THAT RATE, THEY KEEP IT AT A 95% RATE.

AND ALSO THE PROJECTIONS ASSUME A STABLE UP COUNT AT EACH SCHOOL SITE.

EXPENDITURE ASSUMPTIONS INCLUDE STEP AND COLUMN INCREASES, UPDATED PENSION CONTRIBUTION RATES, ANTICIPATED SALARY INCREASES THAT ARE BEGINNING NEXT YEAR IN 2627.

AND THEN THE ONGOING HEALTH AND WELFARE COSTS INCREASES.

ONE TIME EXPENDITURES INCLUDE INCLUDED IN 2526 WERE REMOVED FOR FUTURE YEARS.

THOSE ARE EXPIRING THIS YEAR. SO THOSE ARE REMOVED AND SUPPLIES AND SERVICES WERE PROJECTED TO REMAIN FLAT GOING FORWARD.

IN SUMMARY, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2526, ALL THROUGH ALL THREE SCHOOLS ARE PROJECTED TO END THE YEAR IN A POSITIVE FINANCIAL POSITION, WITH OPERATING SURPLUSES DRIVEN BY STABLE ENROLLMENT AND ALIGNED EXPENDITURE PLANNING.

THIS STRONG YEAR END POSITION SUPPORTS CONTINUED FISCAL STABILITY ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND HELPS US ENSURE THAT EACH SITE REMAINS HEALTHY.

REMAINS HAVE. EXCUSE ME, EACH SITE REMAINS HEALTHY.

RESERVE LEVELS OVERALL, 2526 FISCAL OUTLOOK REFLECTS PRUDENT BUDGETING AND RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

ALTHOUGH THERE IS DEFICIT SPENDING IN SOME OF THE PROJECTED OUT YEARS, ALL THREE SCHOOLS ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE RESERVES THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST, AND THESE RESERVES PROVIDE A BUFFER TO MANAGE FLUCTUATIONS AND COSTS AND UNEXPECTED COSTS BASED ON THE CURRENT PROJECTIONS.

EACH SITE IS ANTICIPATED TO MAINTAIN FISCAL STABILITY AND RECEIVE A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION.

ALL RIGHT. SO THIS CONCLUDES MY FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SHARE AND I.

THERE YOU ARE. COME ON UP. ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE TRUSTEES QUESTIONS COMMENTS.

I HAVE A COMMENT. OKAY. WELL I GUESS WE HAVE TO TALK GERMANENESS.

BUT OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS ON ELEMENTARY WINNING THE ONLY CALIFORNIA SCHOOL TO WIN THE CIVIC LEARNING AWARD.

CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. GOOD. TRUSTEE. THANKS, NICOLE.

HI, SHARON. GOOD TO SEE YOU. I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON A COUPLE OF FRONTS.

FIRST, I ASKED VERY SIMILAR QUESTIONS YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.

AS YOU AS YOU WELL KNOW. AND ONE OF YOUR ANSWERS TO ONE OF MY QUESTIONS EARLIER WAS WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE UNDUPLICATED COUNTS AND WE WERE SEEING LOWER UNDUPLICATED ACCOUNTS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.

AND YOU SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH BECAUSE OF THE SIBLING PREFERENCE AND, YOU KNOW, BUT GIVE IT TIME.

IT'LL FLIP. WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY YOU WERE RIGHT.

SO AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT HE HAS ALWAYS HAD PREFERENCES IN THE LOTTERY.

AND THAT INTENTIONALITY HAS, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE POPULATIONS OF ANY OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN NATOMAS.

AND HAPPY TO SEE THAT INTENTIONALITY AND CONSISTENCY CONTINUING.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE THOMAS COMMUNITY AND LOOKING LIKE THE NATOMAS COMMUNITY.

EXACTLY, EXACTLY. SO THEN SAME QUESTION THAT I HAD FOR NCS.

AS FAR AS YOUR RESERVES HOW MANY MONTHS CASH FLOW DO YOU GUYS HAVE? AND, YOU KNOW, THE STATE WERE TO FALL OFF THE FISCAL CLIFF AND WE WOULD FIND OURSELVES IN A DEFERRAL SITUATION.

I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY STRONG. IF YOU LOOK AT IT, THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL MONTHS, IF NOT EVEN A YEAR, LIKE IF YOU GO BACK HERE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEIR EXPENDITURES ARE 6.8,

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SO THAT'S A GOOD GOOD ON THEM FOR THEIR PLANNING.

I THINK YOU JUST MADE HEATHER GREEN WITH JEALOUSY.

SORRY. NO JEALOUSY IN A GOOD WAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THAT'S I THINK MANY SCHOOLS WOULD BE ENVIOUS OF OF THAT THAT JUST THE HEARTBURN THAT THAT ALLEVIATES.

ABSOLUTELY. AND THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT IT DEMONSTRATES.

THANK YOU. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GREAT PRESENTATION. WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US AND ALL THE DISTRICT. AND LIKEWISE.

ALL RIGHT. AND OUR LAST GROUP DOCTOR JOHN IKE AND STEVE CORBIN FOR WEST LAKE CHARTER.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT GRANT, ESTEEMED TRUSTEES SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO, AMAZING NATOMAS, UNIFIED STAFF AND INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY OF NATOMAS.

MY NAME IS JOHN IKE. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WESTLAKE CHARTER SCHOOL.

I BELIEVE THERE IS A COMPETITION FOR WHO GOES THE SHORTEST. I BELIEVE I'VE NOW LOST.

ALL RIGHT. RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE. SO I'LL TRY TO GO QUICK.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR TO BE IN THE AUDIENCE HERE AND SEE ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT'S BEING DONE.

WE ALWAYS LIKE TO START OFF WITH SOME CELEBRATIONS. WE TYPICALLY CELEBRATE OUR FOUR PILLARS. YOU'LL SEE THE FIRST PILLAR. WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR PLACE IN A GLOBAL WORLD. WE HAVE TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS UP ON THE SCREEN THERE WHO PRODUCED A 3D PRINTABLE CHESS SET, AND THEN THEY COMPETED IN THE NASA HUNCH PROGRAM, AND THEY JUST FLEW OUT TO HOUSTON, TO THE NASA THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AND COMPETED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. AND IF THEY WERE TO WIN THAT CHESS SET WOULD THEN GO UP INTO A FUTURE SPACE MISSION, WHICH WOULD BE SO AMAZING IF SOMETHING FROM NATOMAS ENDED UP IN SPACE.

THEY GOT TO MEET ASTRONAUTS. THE WHOLE DEAL ENRICHING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IS OUR SECOND PILLAR THERE, AND I'D JUST LIKE TO SPEAK TO ALL THE AMAZING THINGS THAT OUR INCREDIBLE TEACHERS DO THAT THEY BRING TO THE CLASSROOM THAT THEY BRING TO THE SCHOOL. THERE'S A PICTURE OF A SCHOOL PLAY UP THERE, AND OF COURSE, WHO DOESN'T LOVE A LITTLE ALICE IN WONDERLAND AS HE PULLED OFF THIS YEAR? IT DAWNS ON ME THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE STOOD IN THIS ROOM SINCE WE AT WESTLAKE CHARTER SCHOOL HAVE GRADUATES.

WE HAD OUR FIRST GRADUATING CLASS LAST YEAR, THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2025, OUR INAUGURAL GRADUATING CLASS.

WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THEM. AND WHILE I HAVE A MOMENT TO SPEAK TO GRADUATION, I'LL TELL A QUICK STORY.

I'LL TRY TO MAKE IT QUICK. I'M SO PROUD OF THIS GROUP RIGHT HERE.

AN AMAZING GROUP OF GRADUATES ACCEPTED OVER 83 COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THIS YEAR WE HAVE OUR FIRST IVY LEAGUE ACCEPTANCE TO SUPER EXCITING.

BUT IN. IN 2006, I WAS THE VICE PRINCIPAL OF NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL, AND THERE WAS A YOUNG MAN AT NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL WHO I TALKED TO EVERY DAY ABOUT THE HAT THAT HE WORE, AND I LOVED THAT CHILD.

AND I WATCHED HIM GRADUATE, AND HE WENT OFF INTO NATOMAS AND STARTED A FAMILY.

AND A FEW FIVE, SIX, SEVEN YEARS LATER, I SAW THAT YOUNG MAN WALKING INTO SCHOOL WITH HIS YOUNG SON.

I SAID, OH MY GOSH, I'M OFFICIALLY OLD. AND THEN THAT YOUNG SON STARTED TO GROW, AND A FEW YEARS LATER, THAT STUDENT OF MINE BECAME TERMINALLY ILL. AND JUST BEFORE HE PASSED, I SAID, HEY, I HELPED DRAG YOU ACROSS THE FINISH LINE AND I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE YOUR SON DOES IT TOO. AND THIS JUNE, A PROMISE FULFILLED THAT I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH.

I DON'T I DON'T KNOW, I HAD NO BUSINESS MAKING THAT PROMISE. OUR AMAZING TEACHING STAFF, OUR INCREDIBLE ADMINISTRATORS, ALL THE FAMILIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO WEST LAKE CHARTER SCHOOL, THAT YOUNG MAN IS GOING TO WALK ACROSS THE STAGE AT WESTLAKE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE'S BEEN ACCEPTED TO COLLEGE.

I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF HIM. I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF HIS FAMILY AND OUR COMMUNITY, AND I JUST I THINK ABOUT GRADUATION AS A PROMISE FULFILLED FOR THAT KID.

I KNOW ALL OF US ARE GOING TO BE SITTING AT GRADUATIONS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND I WANT YOU TO LOOK OUT THAT AUDIENCE AND KNOW THAT EVERY SINGLE STUDENT IN THAT AUDIENCE IS A PROMISE FULFILLED. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU BECAUSE EVERY POLICY, PROCEDURE, PRACTICE, PROTOCOL, EVERYTHING YOU DO IN THIS ROOM HELPS FULFILL THE PROMISES OUT THERE.

THAT MEANS EVERYTHING TO THOSE FAMILIES. SO SORRY TO DRONE ON JUST MEANS THE WORLD TO ME THAT WE DO WHAT WE DO HERE.

AND OUR FINAL ONE THERE IS OUR DIFFERENCE MAKER. I THINK SOME PEOPLE IN THE ROOM MAY REMEMBER WE'VE HAD THIS SECOND GRADE PROJECT WHERE THEY HAVE A LIVING WAX MUSEUM, WHERE KIDS GET TO STUDY, A PERSON WHO'S MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD, AND THEY BECOME THAT PERSON IN FRONT OF THEIR PARENTS AND THEIR GRANDPARENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITY. THOSE ARE MY CELEBRATIONS FOR TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I'LL STAY FOR QUESTIONS THAT I'M SURE YOU WILL HAVE.

AND FOR NOW, FOR THE FINANCIALS, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR AMAZING STEVE CORBIN, OUR CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SO JUST TO CONTINUE WITH THE CELEBRATIONS TONIGHT.

JUST A QUICK MOMENT OF THANKS. WE HAVE SUCH GREAT PARTNERSHIPS WITH SO MANY STAFF HERE IN THE THOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO CALL OUT A FEW OF THEM HERE ON THE SCREEN.

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YOUR TEAM HELPS GET THE BUSSES TO OUR SCHOOL SITE FOR FIELD LESSONS SO OUR KIDS CAN GO ON AMAZING TRIPS.

SO OUR TEAMS JUST WORK SO WELL AND COLLABORATIVELY TOGETHER.

I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THE FOLKS AND CALL THEM OUT HERE ON THE SCREEN, JUST SO YOU CAN RECOGNIZE HOW CLOSE OUR PARTNERSHIPS ARE.

SO FROM AGAIN, FOLKS LIKE WYATT AND CARLY. THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH TO ROCHELLE.

IF YOU EVER NEED A BIG BRAIN DATA PROJECT DONE.

SHE'S THE PERSON TO GO TO. WE PROBABLY ALL KNOW THAT.

TO ANGELA AND EVERYONE ELSE. SO JUST A QUICK THANK YOU TO THE FOLKS THAT WE PARTNER WITH ON A DAILY BASIS, BUT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT BUDGETS AND FINANCES, SO WE'LL GET RIGHT TO IT.

AND REALLY, OUR BUDGETS START MUCH LIKE YOU HEARD THE OTHER BUDGETS.

THIS EVENING WE START COLLECTING PIECES OF INFORMATION FROM FROM SCHOOL SERVICES, FROM OUR CELPA, WHICH A SPECIAL EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN AREA. WE GET INFORMATION FROM NATOMAS UNIFIED AS WELL.

AND ALL THESE BITS OF DATA GET PAIRED TOGETHER WITH ENROLLMENT INFORMATION AND AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE TO HELP KIND OF BUILD OUR BUDGET.

AT THE SECOND INTERIM, OUR ENROLLMENT WAS 1480 STUDENTS.

OUR ADA PROJECTION AT THAT TIME WAS 94%. THE GOOD NEWS WAS THAT WE ENDED A P2 PERIOD, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT PERIOD IN KIND OF SCHOOL TERMS, A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN 95%. SO OUR ATTENDANCE WAS TRENDING UP THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WHICH IS GOOD FOR US.

AND OUR UNDUPLICATED PUPIL COUNT WAS JUST SHY OF 41%.

AND HERE'S A LOOK AT THE BUDGET SO YOU CAN SEE OUR ADOPTED BUDGETS.

AND THEN THE SECOND INTERIM BUDGET, WHICH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT, IS KIND OF HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE FOR YOU TO SEE. AND THEN OUR 26, 27 AND 27, 28 BUDGETS ARE THERE FOR YOU AS WELL.

YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE BOTH POSITIVE AND STRONG.

THEY INCLUDE A LOT OF THE SAME ASSUMPTIONS THAT YOU HEARD TONIGHT IN TERMS OF COLA.

THEY'RE FULLY BURDENED WITH STIRS AND PURRS AND MINIMUM WAGE OBLIGATIONS AS WELL.

SO THOSE ARE ALL BUILT INTO THE BUDGETS. ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT BUDGETS IS IN THIS FORM, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR FUNDING DOES COME FROM STATE RESOURCES. IN THE TERMS OF THE LCFF, THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA, AND ALSO THE EPA, THE EDUCATION PROTECTION ACCOUNT. THOSE ARE ALL STATE FUNDS. SO AGAIN, WE'RE HEAVILY RELIANT ON STATE FUNDS.

AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO SEE WHERE THE MONEY GOES OUT.

AND NOT SURPRISINGLY, AS A PUPIL BASED ORGANIZATION, ABOUT 75 OR 78% OF OUR FUNDS GO TOWARDS SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR OUR CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED STAFF. BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT BUDGETS.

SOMETIMES IT'S ABOUT CASH. AND SO HERE YOU CAN SEE OUR CASH ON HAND FROM THE START OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR THROUGH THE END OF JANUARY IN GREEN.

THOSE ARE ACTUALLY CASH ON HAND. AND THEN CASH IN THE BLUE IS THE PROJECTED BALANCES THROUGH THE BUDGET PERIOD.

SO YOU CAN SEE CASH IS PROJECTED TO BE STRONG TO.

SORRY. TRUSTEE QUESTION. IT'S ABOUT SIX MONTHS, A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN SIX MONTHS WORTH OF RESERVES.

THAT'S INTENTIONAL. BASED UPON A FISCAL RESERVE POLICY DURING THE 1314 ERA, THE WORST OF THE WORST IN SOME POINTS, FUNDS WERE DEFERRED QUITE A BIT, ALMOST UP TO SIX MONTHS.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A REALLY HEALTHY RESERVE FOR THAT. AND AGAIN, GETTING BACK TO SOME OF THE COMMON LANGUAGE THAT WE CREATED WITH THIS BOARD MANY, MANY YEARS AGO ABOUT BUDGET CERTIFICATIONS, WE DID HAVE TO CERTIFY A BUDGET.

IT WOULD BE A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO WOULD BE ABLE TO MEET OUR OBLIGATIONS THIS YEAR, BUT ALSO IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU. QUESTIONS? LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE PREEMPTED MANY OF THEM, BUT CUSTODY HAS MOVED HIS FINGER AND LOOKING AT ME.

SO TRUSTEE, THANK YOU FOR FOR PREEMPTING THE QUESTION.

I GUESS WHEN YOU GET TO GO THIRD, YOU KIND OF HAVE A FEELING WHAT'S COMING.

AND THEN THE KUDOS ALSO YOU CAN ANTICIPATE, WHICH IS YOU KNOW, REFERENCING BACK TO 1314, THE DARK DAYS.

I KNOW IT'S EVEN EARLIER THAN THAT TOO, BECAUSE WHEN I WAS STILL SERVING WITH YOU ON THE WESTLAKE BOARD, WHEN WE HAD THOSE WERE THOSE WERE JUST THE TWO MONTH DEFERRALS THAT WE WERE DEALING WITH AT THE TIME AND HAVING TO GET LOANS TO BRIDGE LOANS TO, TO GET THROUGH THOSE. SO I APPLAUD YOU FOR THE FISCAL PRUDENCE THAT I SEE IN HAVING THAT SIX MONTH RESERVE.

I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, SHOULD PROBABLY BECOME THE NORM AS OPPOSED TO THE EXCEPTION THROUGHOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND YOU. YOU KNOW, BACK THEN WE ALSO WERE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WESTLAKE NOT REPRESENTING OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE FROM A DEMOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE. AND I KNOW THAT THERE WERE MANY INTENTIONAL EFFORTS.

AND SO NOW WITH AN UNDUPLICATED COUNT OVER 40%, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THOSE INTENTIONAL EFFORTS AND THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS TO ENSURE THAT WESTLAKE SERVES A COMMUNITY THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT SERVES A POPULATION THAT LOOKS LIKE THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ALL LIVE IN.

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THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, OUR ACTION ITEMS, WHICH I KNOW EVERYONE'S BEEN WAITING FOR.

[XVII.a. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with NTA Regarding Work Hours for Special Education Certificated Staff Assigned at Leroy Greene Academy]

WE APPROVE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH NCAA REGARDING WORK HOURS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

CERTIFICATED STAFF ASSIGNED AT LEROY GREENE ACADEMY.

MOVE. APPROVAL. MOVE BY TRUSTEE. MAURA. SECONDED.

SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MEHTA. HELEN, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? AYE. GRANT A PARDON. A MEHTA. A MAURA. ALICIA.

AYE. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. ACTION ITEM B, APPROVE RESOLUTION 2620.

[XVII.b. Approve Resolution No. 26-20, Specifications of the Board Election Order and Consolidation with the November 3, 2026 General Election]

WE HAVE TO CALL AN ELECTION THIS ELECTION THIS YEAR. IS THERE A MOTION? MOVED BY TRUSTEE MAURA. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MEHTA.

HELEN, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? AYE. GRANT.

AYE. HARDIN. HI, DE. HI, MAURA. HI, ALICIA. I MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ACTION ITEM C APPROVED. RESOLUTION 2621, RECOGNIZING MAY 2026 AS ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.

[XVII.c. Approve Resolution No. 26-21 Recognizing May 2026 as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month]

EILEEN, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? AYE. GRANT.

AYE. HARDEN. I. MAURA. AYE. ALICIA. AYE. ALL RIGHT.

THAT MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. LOOK AT THAT. CLEAN AND EFFICIENT ACTION ITEMS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE SIX PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[XVIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

SO FIRST I HAVE EBONY YOUNG. IS EBONY AVAILABLE? GOOD EVENING. BOARD MEMBERS. SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO, I MIND IS KIND OF OFF THE CUFF AND VERY RANDOM, BUT LUNCH IS AT THE SCHOOLS AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S AT EVERY SCHOOL SITE, BUT I KNOW AT MINES IT'S LIKE 15, 20 MINUTES FOR A CHILD TO GET IN LINE, SIT DOWN AND EAT THEIR LUNCH.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU GUYS HAVE EVER TRIED TO EAT YOUR LUNCH IN 15 MINUTES, AND THEN GO OUTSIDE AND TRY AND PLAY, OR EVEN GO BACK TO THE CLASSROOM AND TRY TO LEARN? I WANTED TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROCEDURE IN YOU GUYS DECIDING THAT MATH, WHEN IT COMES TO A CHILD EATING THEIR MEAL. A LOT OF KIDS. I'VE SAT IN THE LUNCHROOM WITH MY CHILDREN AND HAVE WATCHED KIDS NOT EAT, JUST THROW THEIR PLATE AWAY AND THEN GO OUTSIDE.

I OBVIOUSLY LIVE IN A LOW INCOME DISTRICT OR AREA AND THE CHILD THAT COULD BE THEIR ONLY MEAL.

SO IF A KID IS CHOOSING TO GO OUTSIDE TO PLAY, EVEN THOUGH THAT IS THEIR CHOICE.

GIVING THAT TIME TO LET THEM EAT WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT TO NOT ONLY THEIR TIME WHEN THEY GO BACK TO CLASS SO THAT THEY'RE FOCUSED AND NOT TIRED AND NOT DROWSY AND MAYBE NOT IRRITABLE WITH THEIR TEACHER BECAUSE THEY'RE HUNGRY.

WHAT CAN YOU, WHAT CAN YOU DO? I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION, I KNOW THAT, BUT THINK ABOUT IT.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH 15? WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU ONLY HAD 15 MINUTES TO EAT? AND THEN YOUR SCHOOL DAY IS STILL TWO, MAYBE EVEN THREE HOURS LONG.

A KINDERGARTNER EATS LUNCH AT 1015. THIRD AND FOURTH GRADER BETWEEN 11 AND 12.

I KNOW THAT A LOT OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE K THROUGH EIGHT, AND WE HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE JUNIOR HIGH AND ELEMENTARY.

SO JUST THINK ABOUT IT WHEN YOU'RE ON YOUR DOWNTIME.

I'D APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO ASK THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE THIS WITH THE ANSWERS THAT SHE'S SEEKING.

NEXT UP, I HAVE CAMILLE SUTTON.

GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO AND TRUSTEES.

I PUT IN TWO COMMENTS. SO THIS ONE I BELIEVE IS RELATED TO SCREEN TIME.

I KNOW MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE NEWS. LAUSD JUST PUT IN SCREEN TIME LIMITS FOR THEIR STUDENTS.

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WE'RE IN AN ERA OF AI REGULATIONS OR NOT REGULATIONS.

THAT'S A HUGE FACTOR COMING UP IN THE NATIONAL MIDTERMS AND STATE POLITICS.

AND MANY, MANY STUDIES SHOW THAT SCREEN TIME JUST ISN'T GOOD FOR KIDS.

THERE'S NO SCREEN CAN REPLICATE TEACHER STUDENT INTERACTION OR PEER TO PEER INTERACTION.

WE WERE ADOPTING NEW MATH CURRICULUM, TESTING OUT NEW MATH CURRICULUM THIS YEAR, AND FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, THERE ARE A VARIETY OF TEXTBOOK INTENSIVE CURRICULUMS AND ONLINE PROGRAM BASED CURRICULUMS. AND I WANT TO JUST STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO REALLY TAKE SCREEN TIME CONSIDERATIONS INTO ACCOUNT.

WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT CURRICULUMS AND EMPHASIZE TEXTBOOK PEER TO PEER TEACHER INTERACTION.

THIS COMPUTER IS A USEFUL TOOL. AND THE KIDS OF COURSE NEED TO BE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH COMPUTERS.

BUT IT'S, IT'S JUST A TOOL. IT'S NOT A TEACHER, IT'S NOT A FRIEND.

IT'S NOT A PEER. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO STAY BECAUSE I DID FIND YOUR SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT TO RESET THE CLOCK.

THIS ONE IS RELATED TO SCHOOL SAFETY. OKAY. SO THERE'S I KNOW MANY OF YOU NOTICED THERE'S QUITE A FEW OF US IN THE ORANGE VEST TODAY.

WE ARE, AS A GROUP CONCERNED ABOUT SCHOOL SAFETY ON ALL THE SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

I'M GOING TO SPEAK AS A PARENT IN THE NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SPECIFICALLY AT HERON.

THE COMMUNITY IS, IN GENERAL, I THINK, NOT JUST NATOMAS, BUT NATIONWIDE.

LIKE SCHOOL VIOLENCE AND GUN VIOLENCE IS A HUGE, HUGE CONCERN.

PARENTS FEAR FOR THEIR STUDENTS. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW A SINGLE PARENT WHO DOESN'T THINK THAT THERE'S A NEED FOR CONCERN AND WORRY.

STUDENTS ARE ANXIOUS. MY KIDS ASK ME ABOUT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS.

MY KIDS ASK ME ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE AT SCHOOLS.

WHY DO WE DO DRILLS? WHY DO WE HAVE TO DO LOCKDOWN DRILLS? TEACHERS ARE OVERWHELMED. THEY'RE NOT SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICERS.

THEY'RE NOT TRAINED TO DEAL WITH FIREARMS, NOR SHOULD THEY BE.

THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY'RE GOT INTO. THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY GOT INTO TEACHING FOR.

WE CANNOT RESPOND TO VIOLENCE AFTER TRAGEDY HAPPENS.

ONLY WE NEED TO BE PROACTIVE, COMMUNITY LED APPROACH TO SCHOOL SAFETY.

THAT INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT IS HUGE.

INTERVENING IN STUDENTS WITH STUDENTS WHO MAYBE ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF SOME DISTRESS AT HOME WITH THEIR PEER GROUPS CAN DO A LOT TO REDUCE VIOLENCE BEFORE IT GETS TO A SITUATION WHERE ANYBODY'S HURT. VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

ACCOUNTABILITY. WE'RE ASKING THE DISTRICT TO PARTNER WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE SAFER SCHOOLS FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

OUR CHILDREN DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE WHEN THEY WALK ON CAMPUS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, I HAVE JOAN TAYLOR. JOHN. OH, I'M JOHN, I'M SORRY, BROTHER.

AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN IN MY HOUSE AND HAVE MY BAD.

I MEANT JUST LIKE, OKAY, THAT'S MY FAULT. ALRIGHT.

JOHN TAYLOR ALRIGHT. HEY, GOOD EVENING FOLKS.

I'M GOING TO DO THIS TIMER. YEAH, I'M A LITERACY ADVOCATE.

I COME FROM THE BROTHERHOOD OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY DOCTOR, MARTIN LUTHER KING. ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, THURGOOD MARSHALL, PEOPLE LIKE THAT. WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE CALIFORNIA ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT TEST SCORES.

AND IT'S SAYING BLACK CHILDREN CAN'T READ AND WRITE, COMPREHEND ENGLISH AT GRADE LEVEL.

THE DIABOLICAL NATURE OF THIS PERSISTENT ACADEMIC THING IS TROUBLING.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST DOWNRIGHT OUTRAGEOUS. AND FOR EVERY ADULT THAT IS INVOLVED SHOULD BE ASHAMED AND EMBARRASSED.

WE'VE GOT TO FIND SOME SOLUTIONS TO TRULY PREPARE THESE KIDS TO BE CAREER AND COLLEGE READY.

OUR COALITION IS CONSISTING OF THE BLACK PARENTS.

WE'VE GOT THE ELK GROVE BLACK PARENTS. WE'VE GOT THE BLACK PARALLEL SCHOOL BOARD.

SO WE'VE GOT SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING TOGETHER AND WORKING WITH SKOKIE, AND WE'RE TRYING TO BRANCH OUT AND WORK WITH THE VARIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

I'VE GOT FLIERS HERE FOR THE EIGHT OF YOU. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET THEM TO YOU.

WE MEET ON THE THIRD TO THIS PERSON RIGHT HERE.

WE GET WE MEET ON THE THIRD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH.

SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO COME TOGETHER AND FIND SOLUTIONS.

WE'VE GOT A MEETING WITH SAN JUAN COMING UP NEXT WEEK, THEN A MEETING WITH THE PEOPLE AT ELK GROVE, AND THEN YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH SAC UNIFIED. BUT ANYWAY, THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF MY BEING HERE IS JUST TO LET YOU ALL KNOW WE'RE HERE TO HELP, TO TRY TO FIND SOLUTIONS. CHILDREN GOT TO BE ABLE TO READ, GOT TO BE ABLE TO WRITE, GOT TO BE ABLE TO COMPREHEND ENGLISH.

AND I WAS EVEN THINKING EARLIER, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER, EVERY HUMAN BEING IN AMERICA IS BORN AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER. WE GOTTA HELP OUR BLACK CHILDREN TO BE MORE COMPETENT AND TO BE MORE SCHOLASTICALLY CAPABLE.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. LET'S GET TOGETHER.

LET'S WORK SOME THINGS OUT AND GET THESE KIDS ON A BETTER TRAJECTORY FOR THEIR FUTURES.

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GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT.

MY NAME IS JULIE TOUR. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF NATOMAS.

BLACK PARENTS UNITED SINCE THE TRAGIC SHOOTING HAPPENED AT NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL, APRIL 10TH.

NATOMAS BLACK PARENTS UNITED HAS HAD THREE MEETINGS WHERE WE CALLED TOGETHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. YOUR STAFF AND TRUSTEES WERE THERE AS WELL, DISCUSSING SCHOOL SAFETY.

WE CAME TOGETHER TO DISCUSS THE ROOT CAUSES AND HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER IN A COMMUNITY LED APPROACH.

NOTABLY, DEIDRA POWELL WAS THERE TAKING NOTES.

SO IT WAS WONDERFUL TO HAVE INPUT FROM YOUR STAFF THERE.

WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU IS TO PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL SAFETY TASK FORCE.

WE WANT A COMMUNITY LED APPROACH TO THIS BECAUSE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO ACTUALLY BUILD OUT A SCHOOL SAFETY MODEL.

WE HAVE TO GO BEYOND REACTION TO THESE TRAGEDIES AND BEYOND JUST PUNISHMENT AS WELL.

OUR PURPOSE IS TO BUILD A HOLISTIC COMMUNITY LED APPROACH TO SCHOOL SAFETY ROOTED IN PREVENTION ACCOUNTABILITY.

THAT MEANS FOR PARENTS AND THE SCHOOL A HEALING COLLABORATION AND STUDENT WELLBEING.

OUR GOALS ARE VERY SIMPLE, BUT THEY ARE URGENT.

WE WANT SAFER SCHOOLS FOR ALL STUDENTS. WE WANT COMMUNITY DRIVEN SOLUTIONS.

AND WE WANT ACCOUNTABILITY. ACCOUNTABILITY. THAT'S REAL WITH MEASURABLE CHANGE.

IT WAS NICE TO SEE THAT SUPERINTENDENT HAD CREATED A PLAN FOR SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL.

I SEE THAT THE PLAN LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE AS WELL.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT. IRONICALLY AND WE WANT TO, WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH YOU.

WE HOPE THAT WE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

PERSONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THAT ADVISORY COUNCIL AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO BE A PART OF THAT AS WELL.

LASTLY, I WOULD JUST ASK YOU TO MAKE THIS IN A FORMAT THAT PARENTS CAN ENGAGE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. AND THE LAST COMMENT I HAVE IS FROM CYNTHIA.

HELLO. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO.

MY NAME IS CYNTHIA, AND I WANT TO ADDRESS THE SCHOOL CLIMATE.

THE STUDENTS CANNOT LEARN EFFECTIVELY IN ENVIRONMENTS WHERE BULLYING, FEAR AND CONSTANT DISRUPTION EXIST.

SCHOOL CLIMATE IMPACTS, ATTENDANCE, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, BEHAVIOR, AND MENTAL HEALTH.

WE NEED INTENTIONAL EFFORTS TO CREATE WELCOMING, RESPECTFUL, AND EMOTIONALLY SAFE CAMPUSES.

SAFE SCHOOLS ARE BUILT THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS, TRUST, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND COMMUNITY.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M KIND OF COMING BACK AGAIN AFTER RALLYING A LOT FOR READING, JUST AS MR. JOHN JUST SPOKE ABOUT HERE IN NATOMAS.

AND THIS TIME IT'S ABOUT THE SCHOOL SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED ON APRIL 10TH.

AND WHILE MY STUDENTS DON'T GO THERE, IT'S STILL OUR COMMUNITY AND IT STILL IS COULD POTENTIALLY AFFECT, IF, YOU KNOW, MY STUDENTS GET TO THAT POINT OF GOING TO THESE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT THEY'RE AT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OTHER STUDENTS ARE SAFE.

SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO AS A COLLABORATIVE TO WORK ON MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE SAFE, THAT WILL BE IN OUR COMMUNITY'S BEST INTEREST.

I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK RIGHT OFF THE BAT, WE NEED TO HAVE LIKE MORE BEHAVIORAL SPECIALISTS IN OUR DISTRICT AS WELL AS READING SPECIALISTS, BECAUSE I HAVE A FEELING THAT A LOT OF, SOME OF THE BEHAVIORAL ISSUES THAT WE HAVE, AND WHEN STUDENTS DON'T PARTICIPATE ACADEMICALLY, IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT READY.

THEY'RE NOT READY. THEY DON'T HAVE THE SKILLS. THEY DON'T HAVE THOSE BASIC SKILLS OF BEING ABLE TO READ, WRITE, COMPREHEND AND CRITICALLY THINK.

SO I THINK IF WE PUT THOSE TWO TOGETHER, WE CAN REDUCE SOME OF THAT.

AND DEFINITELY NOT HAVING LAW ENFORCEMENT THERE BECAUSE WE CAN HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT THERE.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT A STUDENT WON'T BRING A GUN TO SCHOOL.

BUT IF WE CAN CREATE PROGRAMS THAT ARE GIVING THEM THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED, AND SOMEHOW I'M NOT SURE WHERE THIS OKAY.

BUT AND THE OTHER THING IS, IS LIKE, DO WE HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO YMCA SO THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO AFTER SCHOOL? THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COME ON. THERE'S NO FURTHER

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