Jul 22, 2026 Board Meetings

[I. OPEN SESSION]

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I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR BOARD MEETING TO ORDER AT 4 P.M..

HELENE, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL? DOSICK? PRESENT.

GRANT ABSENT. HARDEN? PRESENT. MEHTA? PRESENT.

MORA? PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. NUSD BOARD MEETINGS ARE LIVE STREAMED AND RECORDED AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD.

THE LIVE STREAM IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT NATOMASUNIFIED.ORG/BOARDOFTRUSTEES/VIDEOS.

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. THE BOARD WILL BE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION TO CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING TWO CASES OF POTENTIAL LITIGATION AND DISCUSS

[V. CLOSED SESSION]

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE WILL RECONVENE OPEN SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 P.M.

OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF CLOSED SESSION.

WE ARE RECONVENING OPEN SESSION AT 4:31 P.M..

[VI. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]

GRANT ABSENT. HARDEN? PRESENT. MEHTA? PRESENT.

MORA? PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW DOING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

SCOTT, CAN YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? READY? 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.

OKAY, SO DIRECTION WAS GIVEN ON TWO CASES OF POTENTIAL LITIGATION IN CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING.

BEFORE WE MOVE ON WITH TODAY'S MEETING, 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 WILL BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, AND THE BOARD SHALL LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR PUBLIC INPUT ON EACH ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.

IF YOU WOULD 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 TO REFRAIN FROM APPROACHING THE DAIS, TO PROVIDE BOARD MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER THEIR BELONGINGS, SIGN DOCUMENTS AND SECURE ANY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

BOARD MEMBERS MAY MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY STEPPING DOWN FROM THE DAIS AND ENTERING THE AREA FOR AUDIENCE SEATING.

NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[X. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]

HELENE, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL? DOSICK? AYE. HARDEN? AYE. MEHTA? AYE. MORA? AYE. MOTION PASSES. 4-0.

4-0. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT CHRISTINA HUTH, CHIEF OF STAFF,

[XI.a. First Reading of Board Policies and Administrative Regulations]

AND IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. CHRISTINA, PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY. GOOD AFTERNOON TRUSTEES.

TODAY, I'LL BE FACILITATING THE ANNUAL STUDY SESSION FOR THE FIRST READING OF JUST OVER 150 BOARD POLICIES, ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS AND BOARD BYLAWS. JUST AS A REMINDER, TONIGHT IS THE FIRST READING.

IT'S THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD TO DISCUSS ANY POTENTIAL REVISIONS, ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF.

BUT THERE IS NO ACTION TONIGHT. POLICIES WILL BE BROUGHT BACK FOR SECOND READING AND APPROVAL AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING.

SOME MIGHT BE ADJUSTED JUST A TINY BIT BASED ON ANY FEEDBACK GIVEN DURING FIRST READING THIS EVENING.

SO I'M GOING TO START OFF BY LISTING THE POLICIES THAT INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEES HAVE ALREADY EXPRESSED INTEREST IN DISCUSSING THIS EVENING.

AND THEN I'LL GO AROUND AND ASK EACH TRUSTEE IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL POLICIES THEY WANT TO DISCUSS.

ONCE WE HAVE A COMPLETE LIST OF POLICIES WE'LL MOVE THROUGH EACH OF THOSE POLICIES ONE BY ONE IN NUMERICAL ORDER SINCE THERE ARE QUITE A FEW.

SO I HAVE FOUR POLICIES THAT INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEES HAVE EITHER ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT OR EXPRESSED INTEREST IN DISCUSSING.

I'M GOING TO READ THOSE OFF NOW. THE FIRST ONE IS BOARD POLICY 0440, DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY PLAN.

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THE NEXT ONE IS BOARD POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 7310, NAMING OF FACILITY.

AND THE LAST ONE IS BOARD BYLAW 9323, MEETING CONDUCT.

WHAT WAS THE NUMBER? 9323. IN ADDITION TO THOSE FOUR POLICIES TRUSTEE HARDEN, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL POLICIES THAT YOU'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS EVENING? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE DOSICK? OKAY. TRUSTEE MEHTA? OKAY. ACTING PRESIDENT MORA, ANY ADDITIONAL POLICIES? OKAY, SO JUST THOSE FOUR. SO WE WILL START FROM THE TOP.

SO THE FIRST ONE IS BOARD POLICY 0440 DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY PLAN.

TRUSTEE MORA, I BELIEVE THIS ONE WAS YOU. YES, I THINK A FEW OF THEM ARE ONES THAT I HAD MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING THAT I WOULD BRING UP. SO I'LL BE QUICK WITH THIS ONE. I SO ORIGINALLY, ORIGINALLY THE THINKING WAS TO, TO REALLY JUST HAVE A WAY TO REVIEW OUR SCREEN TIME MAXIMUMS AND LIMITS IN SOME WAY.

AND AFTER SOME FURTHER COLLABORATION WITH DISTRICT STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE MORE BENEFICIAL TO HAVE EXISTING BODIES LIKE THE SUPERINTENDENTS PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.

THE SAME WITH THE STUDENT COUNCIL, SCHOOL SITE COUNCILS AND ETC.

THE BE ENCOURAGED TO DISCUSS THIS TOPIC. SO I THINK THAT'S MY SUGGESTION.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY COLLEAGUES THINK IF THEY HAVE AN OPINION ON THIS.

WELL, AND THEN AND JUST TO FOR CONTEXT, THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH NOW THAT SHOWS THAT EXCESS SCREEN TIME, ESPECIALLY PRE-K OR SORRY, TK THROUGH PROBABLY SECOND GRADE HAS A BIG INTERSECTIONAL EFFECT WITH LITERACY EFFORTS AND, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE STUDENTS BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE ATTENTION, MORE OF AN ATTENTION SPAN TO FOCUS ON SOMETHING LIKE READING A BOOK AND ETC..

SO THERE'S A REASON BEHIND LOOKING AT SCREEN TIME.

TRUSTEE HARDEN. I AGREE, I THINK THAT HAVING THE COMMITTEES TAKE THAT OVER, SINCE WE ALREADY HAVE THEM AND GETTING THE COMMUNITY'S INPUT IS A GOOD IDEA.

SO I SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU. AND ANY OTHER TRUSTEE COMMENTS ON THIS POLICY? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I THINK WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT POLICY.

OKAY, NEXT ONE IS ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS.

6146.3 RECIPROCITY OF ACADEMIC CREDIT. I THINK THERE WAS JUST A QUESTION FROM YOU, TRUSTEE MORA, FOR STAFF ON THIS ONE. YES, AND MY QUESTION IS REALLY JUST ABOUT SO FIRST FOR STUDENTS, THE LANGUAGE SAYS IN THIS POLICY, STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8 WHO TRANSFER INTO THE DISTRICT WITH WITHOUT PROOF OF HAVING MET THE GRADE LEVEL PROFICIENCY STANDARDS AND IT CONTINUES.

MY QUESTION IS JUST WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF SUCH A STUDENT? AND WELL, THAT'S MY QUESTION. WHAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF SUCH OF THAT KIND OF STUDENT? AN EXAMPLE MAY BE A STUDENT WHO'S ATTENDED A SCHOOL, PAROCHIAL CHARTER HOME OR OTHERWISE THAT ISN'T ACCREDITED OR DOESN'T HAVE A CALIFORNIA EDS CODE. SO THEN WE WOULD NEED TO DO SOME KIND OF EQUIVALENCY OR VERIFICATION THAT WHAT THEY'VE PREVIOUSLY STUDIED AND DEMONSTRATED MASTERY OF OR NOT IS EQUIVALENT TO THEIR AGE AND GRADE LEVEL BASED ON CALIFORNIA FRAMEWORKS AND STANDARDS.

THANK YOU. AND WOULD A STUDENT WHO, FOR INSTANCE, RECENTLY MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES, WOULD THEY ALSO COUNT AS PROBABLY UNDER THIS, YOU KNOW, UNDER THIS CATEGORY? YES, SOMEONE WHO IS NEW TO OUR COUNTRY AND OUR STATE, WE WOULD WANT TO DEFINITELY LOOK AT WHAT THEY HAD LEARNED IN THEIR SCHOOL, WHAT TYPE OF SCHOOL, WHAT TYPE OF MATERIAL, AND THEN MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THOSE EQUIVALENCIES.

AND THEN OF COURSE, WE ADDRESS THAT THROUGH INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION WHEN WE ARE DETERMINING PLACEMENT.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY TRUSTEE COMMENT ON THIS POLICY? OKAY, SEEING NONE. CHRISTINA, CAN YOU MOVE US TO THE NEXT POLICY? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY, SO THE NEXT ONE IS BOTH THE BOARD POLICY AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 7310.

THIS ONE IS NAMING OF FACILITY TRUSTEE MORA IN A PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING, YOU HAD EXPRESSED INTEREST IN ADDING THIS TO THE PACKET.

OKAY. THIS IS ALSO ME, BUT THIS IS THE LAST POLICY THAT I HAVE ASKED TO REVIEW, AND I HOPE,

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SO I WILL READ THE LANGUAGE THAT'S EXISTING THAT I THAT I BELIEVE WE SHOULD WE SHOULD REMOVE.

AND THEN LANGUAGE THAT I THINK WE SHOULD ADD.

SO THE LANGUAGE THAT I THINK AND IT'S ON PAGE 1200.

THE LANGUAGE THAT I THINK WE SHOULD REMOVE IS INDIVIDUALS LIVING OR DECEASED WHO HAVE MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COUNTY OR COMMUNITY.

NUMBER. SORRY, THAT WAS NUMBER ONE. IT'S THERE'S A NUMBERED LIST.

NUMBER TWO INDIVIDUALS, LIVING OR DECEASED WHO HAVE MADE CONTRIBUTIONS OF STATE, NATIONAL OR WORLDWIDE SIGNIFICANCE.

AND THEN THERE'S A THIRD ONE THAT I, YOU KNOW, PROPOSED THAT WE KEEP AND THAT ONE WOULD BE NUMBER ONE IN A RENUMBERING.

AND THAT'S THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA IN WHICH THE SCHOOL OR BUILDING IS LOCATED.

NUMBER TWO WOULD BE THE NATIVE FLORA, FAUNA OR PEOPLES OF THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA IN WHICH THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED, IN PARENTHESES, NOT INCLUDING OR SORRY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH EDUCATION CODE 221.3.

AND THEN THE THIRD AND FINAL GUIDELINE IN OUR NAMING, FACILITIES NAMING POLICY.

AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THIS WOULD BE FOR NEW FACILITIES WOULD BE OTHER NAMES PROPOSED BY THE SCHOOL NAMES COMMITTEE THAT DO NOT INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIVING OR DECEASED.

AND SO THERE'S MORE, BUT I WILL END THERE TO INVITE DISCUSSION AND ANY THOUGHTS OR QUESTIONS.

FOR THE NAMING FOR INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS WHO HAVE MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COUNTY OR THE COMMUNITY.

YOU WANTED TO KEEP THIS OR REMOVE THIS? MY PROPOSAL IS TO REMOVE, AND I CAN GIVE SOME RATIONALE FOR WHY.

I AGREE WITH YOU. I AM TOTALLY IN THAT WITH YOU.

WELL, I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED THAT I HAVE A RATIONALE, SO I CAN I'D LIKE TO SHARE MY RATIONALE JUST BRIEFLY.

I THINK WE CAN RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS IN OTHER WAYS THAT ARE NOT NAMING AN ENTIRE FACILITY.

YOU KNOW, AFTER INDIVIDUALS, WE CAN HAVE PLAQUES OR WE CAN HAVE SOMETHING ELSE THAT REALLY DOES JUSTICE TO THE WORK OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

I THINK IN RECENT TIMES AND THIS YEAR, WE'VE SEEN IN LEADERS THAT WERE HIGHLY REVERED INFORMATION IS THEN, YOU KNOW, UNCOVERED. AND WE AND ESPECIALLY SCHOOL DISTRICTS GO THROUGH GREAT EFFORTS, BUT ALSO GREAT COST TO RENAME FACILITIES.

AND SO THAT'S REALLY THE, YOU KNOW, THE RATIONALE BEHIND IT.

YEAH. NOT JUST THE SCHOOLS, THE COMMUNITY PARKS AND SO MANY OTHER PLACES.

I AGREE. TRUSTEE HARDEN. I UNDERSTAND YOUR RATIONALE, AND I'M SURE WHEN WE GET TO THE POINT FOR THE NEXT MEETING THAT IT WILL PASS, BUT I DON'T NECESSARILY SUPPORT IT. I THINK THAT IT'S UNFAIR.

I THINK THAT WE LOOK AT IT HERE. I MEAN, IT'S A PART OF LIFE.

I MEAN, SOMETIMES THINGS DO HAPPEN. I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE RECENT CESAR CHAVEZ AND THE CHANGING AND WHAT IT DOES COST US.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE GREAT PEOPLE THAT HAVE DONE GREAT THINGS. SO BUT THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD.

THANK YOU. I'LL KIND OF DOVETAIL OFF OF TRUSTEE HARDEN A LITTLE BIT ON THIS ONE.

I AM TORN I UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE BEHIND IT.

I WILL SAY IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO BE ABLE TO SEE LIKE A TRACK CHANGES VERSION OF WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING.

I WAS HAVING A HARD TIME TRACKING WHAT YOU WERE SAYING IN TERMS OF WHAT THE EXISTING VERSUS THE PROPOSED CHANGED POLICY WAS GOING TO BE.

SO I JUST SAY IN GENERAL FOR COLLEAGUES, IF THERE'S PROPOSED CHANGES, I WOULD SAY PLEASE SHARE THEM WITH CHRISTINA, WHO CAN THEN SHARE THEM WITH ALL OF US SO WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE IT IN WRITING. AND IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.

BUT YOU KNOW, I'M TORN BECAUSE THERE IS A POTENTIAL COST AND THERE'S THE POTENTIAL CONTROVERSY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I MEAN, I LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUALS FOR WHOM SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN NAMED, RIGHT? LIKE LEROY GREEN, FOR EXAMPLE. AND THESE ARE PHENOMENAL CONTRIBUTORS IN, YOU KNOW, MR. GREEN'S CASE TO, YOU KNOW, EDUCATION, EDUCATION POLICY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND VERY WORTHY OF RECOGNITION.

OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE UNANTICIPATED CONSEQUENCES.

I MEAN, WE COULD END UP FINDING OUT THE HERON TURNS OUT TO BE AN INVASIVE SPECIES. AND NOW WE GOT TO RENAME IT K-8.

SO I'M NOT I'M NOT QUITE THERE YET. YOU KNOW, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE HAVE A NAMING COMMITTEE THAT BRINGS RECOMMENDATIONS TO US IS THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY DO A PRETTY DEEP DIVE INTO THAT, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE POTENTIAL FOR UNANTICIPATED.

BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE IT IN WRITING SO I CAN HAVE A MORE CONTEMPLATIVE, MORE CONTEMPLATION OF IT.

THANK YOU, AND CHRISTINA, ARE WE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE TRACK CHANGES IN WRITING TO THE REST OF THE BOARD? YEAH, SO WE CAN SHARE YOU KNOW, THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE THAT YOU PROVIDED TO THE BOARD NOW THAT IT'S BEING DISCUSSED.

AND THEN IF TRUSTEES HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK THAT CAN CERTAINLY BE DISCUSSED AT A FUTURE MEETING.

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AND THE ONLY POINT THAT I'LL REEMPHASIZE IS THAT WE WILL HAVE MECHANISMS TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS THAT HAVE MADE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS THAT IT JUST WOULDN'T BE NAMING AN, YOU KNOW, AN ENTIRE FACILITY AFTER THEM.

SO THERE WOULD STILL BE A, YOU KNOW, THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

BUT I SEES MY POINT. I JUST WANTED TO REEMPHASIZE THAT, BUT EVERYONE'S THINKING HAS, YOU KNOW, IS BEING HEARD. I'D LIKE TO ASK ONCE MORE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES.

AND IF NOT, THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT POLICY.

OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD. THE FINAL POLICY THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT TONIGHT, THIS IS BOARD BYLAW 9323 MEETING CONDUCT. SO IN THE PROPOSED POLICY REVISION, IT INCORPORATES YOU KNOW, RECOMMENDED CLEANUP LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT THE POLICY FROM THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION.

BUT ADDITIONALLY, DURING THE JANUARY 24TH SPECIAL BOARD MEETING, TRUSTEES TALKED ABOUT OUR DISTRICT'S PUBLIC COMMENT PROTOCOLS WHEN DISCUSSING THE GOVERNANCE HANDBOOK. AND AT THAT POINT, IT WAS DETERMINED, HEY, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS AT THE ANNUAL POLICY STUDY SESSION, BECAUSE ANY POTENTIAL ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE MAKE TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PROTOCOLS HAVE POLICY IMPLICATIONS.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE JUST WANTED TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT ALLOWING TIME FOR TRUSTEES TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT OUR PROTOCOLS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

TRUSTEE HARDEN. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT US TO BE DELIBERATE IN EVERYTHING WE DO.

I THINK NATOMAS HAS A, WE'RE KNOWN FOR OUR EXCELLENCE AND BEING THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT AS IT IS NOW, IT COMES AT THE END OF THE SESSIONS.

IT COMES SOMETIMES VERY LATE. I KNOW FOR ME I WAS A SINGLE MOM HAVING TO BE HERE LATE, HAVING TO WAIT.

IT BECOMES A PROBLEM. AND WHEN YOU ONLY HAVE ONE WAY OF BEING ABLE TO GET YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS IN, IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE BEST. IF WE COULD LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE MORE FEASIBLE, AND THEN WE'D BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM A LOT MORE OF OUR CONSTITUENTS.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL VOICES ARE HEARD.

EVERYBODY DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO STAY LATE.

EVERYBODY DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO BRING THEIR CHILDREN OR GET THEM IN.

IT'S JUST UNFORTUNATE WE HAVE WAYS OF BEING ABLE TO EITHER HAVE THEM EMAIL IT IN, HAVE THEM BE ABLE TO VOICE IT IN, CALL IT IN, BE ON VIDEO. BUT I JUST WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION AND HEAR WHAT OTHERS THINK ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER TRUSTEE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? JUST A COMMENT WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. THERE IS ONE PART THAT I AGREE WITH, TRUSTEE HARDEN IS THAT MOVING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS MAY BE EARLIER IN THE MEETING THAN IN THE LATE. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO COME.

AND IF THEY'RE COMING WITH THE KIDS, RIGHT? THEY DON'T WANT TO STAY HERE FOR A LONG TIME.

SO IF WE MAKE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS COME IN EARLIER THAN LATER, IT MIGHT HELP MORE, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY INPUT TO. TRUSTEE DOSICK. ONCE AGAIN, I'M SOMEWHAT TORN ON THIS ONE, AND IT'S A BALANCING ACT, RIGHT? I MEAN, I KNOW THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THIS, BUT FOR CONTEXT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PUBLIC MEETING AND A MEETING IN PUBLIC, RIGHT? AND WE'RE VERY GOOD AT HAVING THESE MEETINGS IN PUBLIC AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ALLOW TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

THE ONE OF THE CHALLENGES I SEE A COUPLE OF CHALLENGES AND NOT OBJECTIONS, BUT CHALLENGES IN MOVING PUBLIC COMMENT EARLIER.

ONE IS IT WOULD DELAY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ACTION ITEMS. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I WOULD HAVE BECAUSE I THINK ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TIMES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IS WHEN THE BOARD IS ACTUALLY TAKING ACTION ON SOMETHING AT THE MEETING AND ENSURING THAT NOT ONLY WE'RE MEETING IN THE PUBLIC, BUT THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO BE HEARD, NOT TO ENGAGE US, OBVIOUSLY, BUT TO BE HEARD.

SO THAT WOULD BE JUST ONE OF THE BALANCING ACTS THAT I THINK WE WOULD NEED TO THINK THROUGH IF WE WANTED, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD THE IMPACT BE ON THE ABILITY TO COMMENT ON ACTION ITEMS. IF WE'RE NOW MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR FOLKS TO SAY, ESPECIALLY IF WE END UP WITH A LARGE GROUP OF PUBLIC COMMENTERS ON NON AGENDIZED ITEMS THAT LENGTHEN THE MEETING. AND THEN I ALSO THINK ABOUT THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES ON THAT RELATED TO THAT WHERE SOMETIMES THE PUBLIC COMMENTS HAVE BEEN LESS ABOUT PROVIDING PRODUCTIVE FEEDBACK TO THE BOARD AND MORE ABOUT, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WAY OF PHRASING IT, SCORING CHEAP POLITICAL POINTS.

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BUT I WANT TO RAISE THOSE AS CONCERNS. I, YOU KNOW, DO YOU KNOW, AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THE NOTION THAT IT'S A MEETING IN PUBLIC, NOT A PUBLIC MEETING. THAT SAID, I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR TRUSTEES TO HEAR THE VOICES OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHILE ALL OF OUR EMAILS ARE AVAILABLE AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN EMAIL ANY OF US OR ALL OF US AT ANY TIME.

I WOULD NOT BE OPPOSED. I'M NOT NECESSARILY SUPPORTIVE OF LIKE READING THE COMMENTS IN PUBLIC, BUT I THINK IF THERE'S A WAY WE CAN FACILITATE LIKE A, YOU KNOW, A CLICK THE BUTTON TO MESSAGE THE BOARD, THAT AUTOMATICALLY SENDS AN EMAIL TO ALL FIVE OF US, YOU KNOW, FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHERE WE CAN GREATER MAKE IT EASIER TO FACILITATE THAT.

I WOULD I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'D BE INTERESTED IN BECAUSE I DO THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE ARE TIMES WHEN 1 OR 2 OF US MIGHT GET A MESSAGE AND THE OTHERS DON'T. AND THEN WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT UNTIL WE'RE HERE.

AND THOSE ARE MY $0.02. I THINK ALSO GOING TO ADD TO THIS IS EMAILING US, YES.

BUT I THINK WE ALSO HAVE CUSTOMER SERVICE EMAIL AND WE ARE PRETTY GOOD ON RESPONDING TO THAT.

SO IF THAT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, THE PARENTS OR PUBLIC AND ALSO EMAIL CUSTOMER SERVICE AS WELL.

YOU YOU KNOW, I LOVED BOTH THE IDEAS AND I APPRECIATE IT.

AND IT'S JUST A THOUGHT PROCESS. AND EVEN IF WE DON'T MOVE IT TO THE FRONT, I MEAN, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO DO.

I THINK THAT IT'S JUST A DUE DILIGENCE, AND WE OWE IT TO THEM TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING ELSE, BECAUSE JUST A ONE WAY STREET IS JUST NOT FAIR IN THIS DAY AND AGE.

BUT THANK YOU GUYS FOR LISTENING. ALL RIGHT, WELL, I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS TO ADD.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO SHARE THEIRS FIRST.

I'M INCLINED TO AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES, COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE EMPHASIZED THE ACCESSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENT.

I'M NOT JUST SAYING THAT BECAUSE I'M IN PRESIDENT GRANT'S CHAIR TODAY, BUT I THINK IN FOLLOWING WHAT IS MOST, YOU KNOW, CONDUCIVE TO GETTING PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT MIGHT BE PARENTS AND HAVE AND ARE NOT ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, STAY UNTIL AN UNCERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THE BOARD MEETINGS GO TO. AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

I HEAR THE POINTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AND ALSO HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT IT, BECAUSE I KNOW TRUSTEE HARDEN HAS RAISED THIS ISSUE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS OR THROUGHOUT A NUMBER OF YEARS, I SHOULD SAY. SO I'M, SO I, YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH, WITH THE RESTRUCTURING OF THAT AND HAVING PUBLIC COMMENTS BE AVAILABLE TO TRUSTEES TO READ THAT ARE ECOMMENTS, I THINK WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TOO.

ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER POINTS OF DISCUSSION FOR THIS POLICY? OKAY. SEEING NONE, I WILL PASS IT BACK OVER TO CHRISTINA.

AND TO WRAP US UP ON THE SPECIAL OR ON THE POLICY REVIEW.

OKAY, THANK YOU. SO THAT WAS THE FINAL POLICY.

THERE WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, THE ONE OTHER NOTE THAT I HAD KIND OF HEARING CONVERSATION THAT DID NOT COME UP, THAT CAME UP IN THE JANUARY SPECIAL BOARD MEETING IS THE CONCEPT OF DONATED TIME.

SO IT WAS BROUGHT UP IN THAT MEETING THAT, YOU KNOW, CSBA MANY, MANY YEARS AGO MADE THE RECOMMENDATION TO STRIKE THAT LANGUAGE.

THE BOARD AT THE TIME CHOSE TO KEEP IT. NATOMAS UNIFIED IS THE ONLY DISTRICT IN THE COUNTY THAT CURRENTLY ALLOWS FOR, FOR DONATED TIME. AND SO THAT'S CURRENTLY STILL IN THE PROPOSED POLICY, BUT IT WAS ASKED TO BE DISCUSSED HERE, SO I DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE ON WITHOUT HAVING THAT DISCUSSION.

WELL, TO THAT POINT, CHRISTINA, CAN YOU REMIND ME WHERE IN THE POLICY IT IS? IT'S LIKE THE PAGE NUMBER. SURE. 1280 SOMETHING.

SO IT IS SPECIFICALLY. THAT WASN'T A JOKE, BY THE WAY.

IT REALLY IS PAGE 1280 SOMETHING. YEAH, IT'S NUMBER FIVE.

IN THE. OH, YOU WANT LIKE THE NUMBER IN THE PACKET, DON'T YOU? FIVE WORKS. OKAY. YEAH. NUMBER FIVE. SO BEFORE DISRUPTION OR AFTER DISRUPTING.

DISRUPTING. SO IT READS, YOU WANT TO JUST READ IT.

I'D LIKE TO SEE IT. OKAY. I KNOW I'M FUNNY THAT WAY.

SO MAYBE THE ACTUAL PAGE NUMBER. OKAY. GIVE ME JUST A SECOND.

THANK YOU.

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THANK YOU. THE NEW NUMBER 5 ON 1288. THANK YOU.

WHICH I FOUND RIGHT WHEN YOU SAID THAT. THANK YOU.

PERFECT. SO I BELIEVE GOING BACK, WHAT WAS IT, SEVEN MONTHS WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, AND I THINK THE DONATED TIME HAPPENED DURING MY HIATUS FROM THE BOARD, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, BUT IT WAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT TIME BEING LIMITED, REDUCED FROM 3 MINUTES TO 2 MINUTES.

IS THAT WOULD THEY HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME OR ARE THEY UNRELATED? THERE WAS AN ADJUSTMENT MADE TO DONATED TIME.

DONATED TIME HAS BEEN IN THE BYLAW FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT CURRENTLY OR EXCUSE ME, PREVIOUSLY IT WAS JUST UNLIMITED.

SO WE WOULD HAVE PEOPLE DONATING TWO, FOUR, SIX, EIGHT MINUTES AND PEOPLE COULD STAND UP HERE FOR TEN MINUTES AND GIVE A PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO AT THE SAME TIME, WE ADJUSTED WHEN PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS HAD TO BE SUBMITTED.

WE MADE AN ADJUSTMENT TO DONATED TIME THAT THERE COULD BE NO MORE THAN TWO MINUTES OF DONATED TIME PER SPEAKER.

I BELIEVE THE OTHER UPDATE WAS, IS IF THERE WERE MORE THAN TEN COMMENTS, THAT THERE WOULD BE NO DONATED TIME, BECAUSE THEN THAT WOULD RESTRICT THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS, AND IT WOULDN'T ALLOW AS MANY PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK.

SO IF WHEN WE HIT THAT TEN LIMIT, THEN WE TOOK AWAY THE DONATED TIME.

SO TEN PEOPLE COULD SPEAK AS OPPOSED TO ONLY EIGHT OR I GUESS THEORETICALLY FIVE IF THEY ALL HAD DONATED TIME.

YEAH. TRUSTEE DOSICK. WELL, I'M JUST, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE IF WE NEED TO NECESSARILY MOVE ON THIS NOW, BUT SINCE WE HAD SAID WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IT AND NOW'S THE TIME, YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T BE, I WOULDN'T BE OBJECT TO REMOVING THE DONATED TIME IF THERE WAS A MECHANISM, IF THERE WAS SOMETHING OF HIGH IMPORTANCE CONTROVERSY TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW, RESTORING THE ABILITY TO RESTORE THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC COMMENT TIME FROM 2 MINUTES TO 3 MINUTES, FOR EXAMPLE, OR TO PROVIDE TO PROVIDE THAT ADDITIONAL MINUTE TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN BE HEARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH, I THINK, SOMETHING THAT TRUSTEE HARDEN AND I WERE DISCUSSING A FEW MINUTES AGO OF, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S THE ABILITY TO CLICK THE EMAIL, ALL THE TRUSTEES SO THAT THOSE THAT FEEDBACK CAN BE SHARED WITH US AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO A MEETING, AFTER A MEETING, DURING A MEETING, SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

AGAIN, DRAWING THAT DISTINCTION BETWEEN IT'S NOT A PUBLIC MEETING, BUT IT IS A MEETING IN PUBLIC AND THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS WITH US, NOT NECESSARILY EVERYONE TO THE PUBLIC, BUT WE CERTAINLY WANT TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO HEAR IT.

I THINK THERE'S SOME GOOD POINTS BEING MADE BY TRUSTEE DOSICK.

I BELIEVE FOR ME, I'D LIKE TO SEE IT STAY BECAUSE I FEEL AS THOUGH EVERYBODY ISN'T ABLE TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC.

THEY MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY AND JUST HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING IT ACROSS.

AND THEN IF THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT'S ABLE TO SPEAK FOR THEM AND THEY'RE ABLE TO DONATE THE TIME TO THEM, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY SOMETHING I'LL DIE ON A CROSS FOR, BUT, OR ON THE THRONE.

GOD FORGIVE ME. THE CROSS. BUT YEAH, ENOUGH SAID.

THANK YOU. WELL, AND I THINK YOU BRING UP AN INTERESTING POINT, RIGHT? BECAUSE I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DONATING TIME TO HAVE A SURROGATE ON YOUR BEHALF, AS OPPOSED TO DONATING TIME TO ALLOW A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL TO.

SPEAK. PONTIFICATE ON A PARTICULAR SUBJECT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE GERMANE TO WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING OR ACTING ON AT ANY GIVEN MEETING.

SO I DO THINK THAT WOULD BE AN INTERESTING A RIGHT THAT WE'D WANT TO PRESERVE IF NOTHING ELSE, YOU KNOW, FOR FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE IT WOULD BE A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION.

I'D BE INTERESTED IN SEEING DIFFERENT LANGUAGE COMING BACK TO US THAT THEN WE CAN PLAY AROUND WITH IT.

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S NOT SOMETHING, BUT DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT. YES.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ENOUGH DIRECTION, CHRISTINA.

I THINK SO. YEAH. THANK YOU. I'M GOOD ON THIS ONE, THEN.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT BACK TO US. YEAH. OF COURSE.

SO THAT CONCLUDES THE FOUR POLICIES. FINAL, I GUESS, TOPIC OF JUST QUICK DISCUSSION OR FEEDBACK FROM TRUSTEES AS IT RELATES TO POLICIES.

YOU KNOW, FOR I BELIEVE THE LAST THREE YEARS WE'VE DONE AN ANNUAL POLICY SESSION YOU KNOW, FIRST READING AND THEN THE SECOND READING ONCE A YEAR.

IS THAT STILL THE WAY THAT TRUSTEES WOULD LIKE TO GO ABOUT DOING POLICY REVISIONS? IS THERE AN INTEREST IN MAYBE BREAKING IT UP INTO SLIGHTLY SMALLER PACKETS AND DOING IT TWICE A YEAR, MAYBE ONCE IN THE WINTER, ONCE IN THE SUMMER.

JUST LOOKING FOR ANY, ANY THOUGHTS OR FEEDBACK SINCE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IT WITH YOU NOW.

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I THINK STAFF DID AN AMAZING JOB. LET'S JUST START THERE.

I MEAN, THERE WAS A LOT TO GO THROUGH. AND THE FACT THAT NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE OUR OWN REVISIONS, WE HAVE THE STATE COMING IN WITH THEIRS. WE HAVE CSBA.

THERE'S A LOT TO GO THROUGH. I MEAN, IT WAS ALMOST 1300 PAGES THAT WE ALL NEEDED TO GET THROUGH, AND THAT TOOK THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT STAFF HAD TO PUT INTO IT.

WE NEED TO BE THOUGHTFUL FOR YOU GUYS. SO I'M WILLING TO TWICE A YEAR.

SOUNDS FAIR TO ME. I WOULD SAY I WOULD KIND OF YIELD TO STAFF IN THEIR THOUGHTS.

I THINK IT'S KIND OF LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE DEPENDS.

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE POLICY UPDATES THAT WERE EITHER COMING UP WITH OR THAT CSBA IS PROPOSING ARE SOMEWHAT INNOCUOUS.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN A MINOR CHANGE TO THE LAW, WE'RE COMPLYING. YOU KNOW, AND THEN THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THEY'RE MUCH MORE SUBSTANTIVE.

I MEAN, AND THIS IS, I MEAN, ONE OF THE MOST.

SACRED DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEES IS THE POLICY. I MEAN, IT'S UP THERE IN THE TOP THREE IN TERMS OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES WE HAVE.

THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT WE'RE NOT DISCUSSING TONIGHT THAT'S IN HERE THAT I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT. LIKE YOU LOOK AT THE CHANGES TO THE NONDISCRIMINATION POLICIES ARE PHENOMENAL AND HOW EXPLICIT THEY GOT EVEN ON, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE, I DON'T THINK THIS DISTRICT WOULD EVER DO.

BUT NOW IT'S EXPLICIT ABOUT WE WOULD NEVER USE A PEJORATIVE NAME FOR NATIVE AMERICANS IN FOR A SCHOOL MASCOT OR A SCHOOL NAME, RIGHT? HAVING THAT EXPLICIT IN OUR POLICIES EXPRESSES THE VALUES OF THIS BOARD, WHICH I THINK IS INCREDIBLE.

YOU KNOW, ELABORATING AND GETTING EVEN MORE SPECIFIC ON THE DIFFERENT PROTECTED CLASSES, INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, FROM GENDER, GENDER EXPRESSION, GENDER IDENTITY, AND GETTING TO THAT LEVEL OF SPECIFICITY IS PHENOMENAL.

SO I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, IF THERE ARE SUBSTANTIVE POLICIES THAT ARE COMING UP THAT SHOULD NOT WAIT.

ABSOLUTELY, THEY SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO US WITH WHATEVER SPEED IS NECESSARY, DOESN'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN ANNUAL REVIEW.

YOU KNOW, AND I THINK, BUT YEAH, I THINK A SEMIANNUAL WOULD WAS PROBABLY WORK GREAT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING, LIKE IF IT'S FAIRLY INNOCUOUS. I MEAN, IF IT'S FAIRLY INNOCUOUS, IT'S A QUICK LIKE, HEY, BOARD, HERE'S THE LIST. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO DISCUSS ANYTHING BEFORE WE AGENDIZE THIS, OTHERWISE BEFORE WE JUST PUT IT ON CONSENT, RIGHT? SO. AND BOARD SECRETARY MET UP. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK AND THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU ALL.

AND ADDING TO THE POINT OF TRUSTEE DOSAGE THAT IT'S AN AMAZING, AMAZING WORK BECAUSE IF WE, IF A PARENT OR A COMMUNITY MEMBER WANTS TO GO LOOK AT THESE POLICIES, THEY WOULD KNOW THAT HOW TRANSPARENT IT IS.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU TO THE CABINET TEAM.

THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THIS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES? CHRISTINA, DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER POLICIES TO REVIEW? NOPE. NO MORE POLICIES TO REVIEW. I APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK AND WE WILL DEFINITELY AS WE DID THIS YEAR, RIGHT. THERE WERE A COUPLE ONE OFF POLICY REVISIONS, RIGHT, FOR THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, COULD NOT WAIT, SOME SMALLER BATCHES THAT CAME FORWARD. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REVIEW ALL THE POLICIES.

THERE WERE SO MANY AND GIVING FEEDBACK. APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION THIS EVENING.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, WELL, HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY EVERYONE FINDS OUR BOARD POLICY DISCUSSION AS EXHILARATING AS WE WILL.

WELL, AND IF NOT, WE'RE MOVING ON TO COMMUNICATIONS FIRST.

FIRST UP FOR COMMUNICATIONS WE HAVE CSEA. IS THERE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CSEA IN ATTENDANCE TODAY TO PROVIDE A REPORT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO NTA.

IS THERE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM NTA IN ATTENDANCE TODAY TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON BEHALF OF NTA? OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO BOARD MEMBER REPORTS.

[XII.c. Board Members]

I WILL DEFINITELY KEEP IT VERY SHORT FOR THE SAKE OF TIME.

I HOPE EVERYBODY ENJOYED THEIR BREAK OFF AND IS ENJOYING SUMMER AS MUCH AS I AM.

I DO WANT TO SPEAK ON THE FACT THAT I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A WONDERFUL CONFERENCE.

IT WAS THE SIXTH ANNUAL INSTITUTE AND IT WAS CALLED LIBERATING BLACK EDCELLENCE, AND IT IS WITH THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS.

SO I WILL BE COMING BACK TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF THE GREATNESS THAT I LEARNED.

BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE ONE QUICK SHOUT OUT, BECAUSE I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO RUN INTO ONE OF OUR TEACHERS THAT WAS ASKED TO PRESENT.

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SO I ASKED THEM WHY THEY DON'T PAY FOR THE PRESENTERS, BUT THAT'S A WHOLE NOTHER STORY. DOCTOR KAREN, AND I HOPE I DON'T SAY HER LAST NAME WRONG, DASS, A ENTERCOM HIGH SCHOOL WHO IS A SPED TEACHER THERE.

SHE PRESENTED ON MATHEMATICS AND HER PRESENTATION WAS CALLED MOVING TOWARD EQUITY HIGH QUALITY MATH INSTRUCTION USING BUILDING THINKING CLASSROOMS. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT ATTEND THAT SESSION, I HEARD FROM SEVERAL DISTRICTS THAT IT WAS AMAZING, AND FOUR DISTRICTS SAID THAT THEY WERE IMPLEMENTING IT AND ACTUALLY TOOK HOME SOME OF HER MATERIALS.

TWO DISTRICTS HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME BECAUSE THEY SPELLED HER LAST NAME WRONG, AND I HOPE THAT ONE DAY THAT SHE CAN COME OUT AND PRESENT TO THE BOARD HERE.

SO KUDOS TO HER. SO CONTINUE ON WITH THAT GREAT WORK.

AND THAT IS IT FOR MY BOARD REPORT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO TRUSTEE DOSICK. THANK YOU, ACTING PRESIDENT MORRIS.

SO FORMAL THIS EVENING. WELL DONE. I'LL KEEP IT EQUALLY AS BRIEF TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE SO MANY MEMBERS IN THE PUBLIC.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF OUR PUBLIC PARTICIPANTS TONIGHT ARE HERE FOR ONE AGENDA ITEM.

SO I'D LIKE TO LIKE TO WELCOME OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS FROM THE SAC SIERRA BUILDING TRADES AND LABORERS LOCAL 185 BROTHERS, SISTERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. I LOOK FORWARD TO A POSITIVE OUTCOME. I'LL SAY MORE ON THAT AGENDA ITEM WHEN WE GET TO IT.

OTHER THAN THAT, I'LL ECHO TRUSTEE HARDEN'S COMMENT. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS ENJOYED THE TIME OFF TO BE ABLE TO RECHARGE THEIR BATTERIES SOMEWHAT.

AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT REMEMBERED THAT SOME OF US DON'T GET THE SUMMERS OFF AND FOR NOT ASKING WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR OUR SUMMER BREAK BECAUSE WE DON'T GET SUMMER BREAKS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT I'M GLAD THAT MANY OF YOU DO BECAUSE GOD KNOWS YOUR TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIED REALLY DESERVE THE TIME OFF.

AND SECRETARY MEHTA. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT MORA.

JUST TWO THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, I HAD A GREAT MEETING WITH THE NATOMAS BLACK UNITED PARENTS IN JULY.

IT WAS FUN ATTENDING THE MEETING AND ANSWERING THEIR QUESTIONS.

IT WAS, OVERALL, THEY HAD THE SIMILAR QUESTIONS AS WE ALL WERE DISCUSSING ABOUT LITERACY, ABOUT SPEED.

SO IT WAS NICE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM.

AND SECONDLY, I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SUMMER WRITING AND JOURNALISM PROGRAM WITH THE CHAMBER.

WE ALREADY HAVE LIKE 12 ENTRIES AND WE ARE EXPECTING MORE BEFORE IT CLOSES.

SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE STUDENTS, BUSINESSES AND CHAMBER.

THANK YOU. THANKS. AND SECRETARY MEHTA, I APPRECIATE THE PROMOTION, BUT JUST FOR THE RECORD, TO CLARIFY, I'M STILL VICE PRESIDENT, JUST CHAIRING THE MEETING TODAY.

AND I HAVE A QUICK REPORT BOARD REPORT. AND I HAVE THREE THINGS THAT I WANT TO SHARE.

THE FIRST ONE IS THAT I HAD A CHANCE TO DO A READ ALOUD FOR THE FREEDOM SCHOOLS.

THIS WAS AT H. ALLEN HIGH. AND IT IS ALWAYS JUST ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRUSTEES TO SEE, NOT ONLY SEE A PROGRAM RUNNING, BUT ALSO TO SEE THE STUDENTS ENJOYING IT AND REALLY LEARNING TO LOVE READING BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MANY STRATEGIES TO MAKE IT, TO MAKE READING FUN.

I HAD A CHANCE TO, I ALWAYS ASK SOME OF THE STUDENTS TO BE, TO HELP ME WITH THE READING OF THE BOOK, AND THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO GET A REALLY BIG KICK OUT OF THAT.

SO I RECOMMEND THAT IF ANYBODY DOES A READ ALOUD, YOU HAVE A, YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF STUDENTS READ, EVEN IF IT'S JUST ONE WORD, IT ALWAYS ACTIVATES, YOU KNOW, A REALLY BIG SENSE OF EXCITEMENT FOR THEM.

I ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT NATOMAS MIDDLE'S SUMMER SCHOOL.

AND THERE WERE THREE CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION TYPE CLASSES GOING ON. THE FIRST ONE WAS THE FIRE SAFETY PATHWAY AND SEEING SOME OF THE STUDENTS THERE, YOU KNOW, OF MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE AND HOW DIFFERENT THEIR LEARNING STYLES ARE.

YOU HAVE YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST SPEAK CANDIDLY. THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE STUDENT WHO WAS JUST WHO JUST DID NOT SEEM INTERESTED IN THE WHITEBOARD, YOU KNOW, INSIDE THE CLASSROOM PART OF THE FIRE SAFETY CLASS.

AND AS SOON AS WE WENT OUTSIDE TO THE PRACTICAL PART, YOU CAN TELL THEY BECAME A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSON, A TOTAL KINESTHETIC LEARNER. AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR, THEY GET TO, THEY GET TO USE AN ACTUAL FIRE TRUCK HOSE WITH ITS FULL POWER. BUT THERE IS A, THERE IS A PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTER THERE THE WHOLE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T TAKE THEM,

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BUT THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT I AM PROUD THAT THIS DISTRICT DOES AND THAT THE STUDENTS GET A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THAT.

I'LL JUST MENTION THE OTHER TWO CLASSES COSMETOLOGY.

AND SO THERE'S YOU KNOW, STUDENTS GOING AROUND PRACTICING ON, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CALL THEM, THE HAIR MANNEQUINS. THE IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST AHEAD.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY NEVER HAD HAD HAD TO SAY THAT BEFORE.

THEY, THE INSTRUCTOR TALKED ME OUT OF GETTING A FREE HAIRCUT FROM THE STUDENTS.

AND ONCE I GOT A CHANCE TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY'RE STILL LEARNING.

I THOUGHT, OKAY, WELL, MAYBE IT'LL BE A NEXT YEAR THING. AND THEN DIGITAL LITERACY.

AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW TO SPOT FALSE INFORMATION, MISINFORMATION ONLINE.

AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY I LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT TOO.

ALSO, I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR CTE DIRECTOR, TARA MENDOZA, FOR ALWAYS BEING PRESENT FOR THOSE WALKTHROUGHS AND DOING A REALLY THOROUGH JOB EXPLAINING MY, AS WE ALL KNOW, MILLIONS OF QUESTIONS.

SO THANK YOU TO STAFF AND TO EVERYONE FOR THAT.

THAT CONCLUDES MY BOARD REPORT FOR TODAY. AND NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

[XII.d. Superintendent]

THAT RESPONSIBILITY IS ONE THAT WE TAKE SERIOUSLY.

RECENTLY, THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY GRAND JURY RELEASED A REPORT REGARDING OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

WE APPRECIATE THE TIME AND ATTENTION THE GRAND JURY DEDICATED TO ITS REVIEW AND ARE CAREFULLY EVALUATING ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

WE RECOMMEND, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM TO IMPROVE.

IN FACT, NEARLY A YEAR BEFORE THE GRAND JURY COMPLETED ITS WORK, WE INITIATED AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM BECAUSE WE WANTED AN OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF WHERE WE ARE SUCCEEDING AND WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.

THAT IS, THAT DECISION IS OUR COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS EVALUATION, REFLECTION AND IMPROVEMENT AS A DISTRICT.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE REPORT ITSELF ACKNOWLEDGED THE BROADER CHALLENGES RELATED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA.

STUDENT NEED CONTINUES TO BECOME MORE COMPLEX.

RECRUITING AND RETAINING SPECIALIZED EDUCATORS REMAINS DIFFICULT STATEWIDE.

COSTS CONTINUE TO RISE WHILE FUNDING HAS NOT KEPT PACE.

THESE REALITIES AFFECT DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, INCLUDING THE NATOMAS UNIFIED.

I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR EXTRAORDINARY SPECIAL EDUCATION EDUCATORS, SPECIALISTS, INSTRUCTIONAL AIDES AND SUPPORT STAFF.

EVERY DAY, THEY BRING COMPASSION AND DEDICATION TO SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS, AND THEY DESERVE OUR GRATITUDE AND OUR SUPPORT.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO VISITING OUR NEW MODERATE HOMEROOM PROGRAMS THAT EXPAND OUR CONTINUUM OF PROGRAM OFFERINGS THIS FALL.

ADDITIONALLY, THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR US IS AUGUST 13TH, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING BACK OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FOR THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR. IN PREPARATION, WE HAVE SOME UPCOMING ENROLLMENT NIGHTS AND WELCOME AT THE WELCOME CENTER, AS WELL AS OUR BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT, WHICH YOU WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT IN OUR START OF SCHOOLS PRESENTATION.

SO I ALWAYS LOVE THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL, SEEING ALL THE FACES.

WELCOMING EVERYBODY BACK. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING OUT THERE THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL, WELCOMING EVERYONE BACK.

AND THAT IS MY REPORT FOR THIS EVENING. THANK YOU.

[XIII. CONSENT ITEMS]

SECONDED BY SECRETARY MEHTA. HELENE, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL? DOSICK? AYE. HARDEN? AYE. MEHTA? AYE. MORA? AYE.

MOTION PASSES AND THE VOTE IS 4 TO 0. NEXT WE HAVE START OF SCHOOLS PRESENTATION FOR 2026-2027.

[XIV.a. Start of Schools 2026-2027, Part I]

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS PRESENTATION? SEEING NONE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, VICE PRESIDENT MORA.

SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO. TRUSTEES, STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE UP HERE THIS EVENING TO DO THE PRESENTATION ON CHARTER SCHOOLS.

MR. DOUG ORR HAS DONE IT IN YEARS PAST, BUT HE HAS PASSED THE BATON TO ME.

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OUR WORK IS ALWAYS INGRAINED IN OUR DISTRICT GOALS AND OUR DISTRICT GOALS.

AND SO THE INFORMATION THAT WE WILL BE PRESENTING IS TOUCHES UPON ALL THESE GOALS HERE.

SO THE OBJECTIVES TONIGHT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT ENROLLMENT FACILITIES, UPDATES ON FACILITIES, STAFFING, HEALTH AND UPCOMING EVENTS, AND SOME MORE INFORMATION.

WE'LL GET STARTED WHERE WE'RE AT WITH ENROLLMENT.

AND OUR 2025 CENSUS DAY WE WERE AT 10,865 STUDENTS.

AND AS OF YESTERDAY, WE WERE PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT NUMBER.

AND AGAIN, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT THE NUMBERS DO FLUCTUATE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SOME STUDENTS WILL BE COMING IN, SOME STUDENTS WILL NOT BE.

SO EVERY DAY IT WILL BE CHANGING. AND ALSO A POINT IS THAT WE DO HAVE 129 PRESCHOOL APPLICATIONS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS NUMBER HERE.

IN REGARDING MOVING ON TO OUR LITTLES, OUR LITTLE ONES REGARDING PRESCHOOL, TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN AND KINDERGARTEN AND PRESCHOOL SPACES ARE AVAILABLE. AS MORE STUDENTS ENROLL IN TK WITH THE EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY AND IN TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN.

WITH THAT, WE'VE OPENED UP TWO NEW CLASSROOMS AND WE HAVE SPACE IN OUR SCHOOLS REGARDING KINDERGARTEN.

AND WE'VE BEEN GIVEN OUT A LOT OF INFORMATION VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, DISTRIBUTING THE MARKETING MATERIALS AND HELPING FAMILIES AND LETTING THEM KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE TO HELP THEM ENROLL OUR STUDENTS IN SCHOOL.

AND SPEAKING OF ENROLLMENT, SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO SAID THAT WE HAVE SOME ENROLLMENT NIGHTS COMING UP, AND THIS YEAR WE'LL BE DOING THEM AT THE THE WELCOME CENTER.

AND SO WE'VE GOT THREE UPCOMING ON JULY 28TH, AUGUST 4TH, AND AUGUST 10TH.

THESE EVENTS WILL BE HELD ONCE AGAIN AT THE WELCOME CENTER, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN PREVIOUS YEARS WHERE THEY WERE HELD AT THE SCHOOLS, WE'LL BE DOING IT HERE. OUR STAFF WILL BE READY FOR THOSE TWO HOURS WITH 5 TO 7 P.M.

ON THOSE THREE NIGHTS. IMMUNIZATION UPDATE AS OF YESTERDAY, JULY 21ST, WE HAD 287 STUDENTS WHO MUST SUBMIT UPDATED RECORDS OR RECEIVE REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS BEFORE STARTING SCHOOL.

THE NUMBER IS SIMILAR TO THE SAME TIME WE WERE AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

SOME ACTIONS WERE TAKEN TO SUPPORT THESE FAMILIES IS THAT WE'RE SENDING OUT PARENT MESSAGING.

WE'VE SENT OUT LETTERS. PERSONAL PHONE CALLS ARE BEING MADE TO HELP FAMILIES OUT.

WE HAVE IMMUNIZED SEVEN IMMUNIZATION CLINICS THAT ARE SCHEDULED BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

AND ACTUALLY ON AUGUST 1ST, OUR BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR WILL ACTUALLY HAVE A FREE IMMUNIZATION HAPPENING AS WELL.

AND THEN AS NEEDED, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT OUR NUMBERS AND WE'LL SCHEDULE MOBILE CLINICS TO HELP SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES.

AND ALL THIS IS AGAIN, I'VE TALKED ABOUT AT THE WELCOME CENTER, BUT IT'S THE HEART DEPARTMENT LED BY ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT DOUG ORR.

AND THEN ATTENDANCE AND HEALTH WE GOT ANTHONY DE MARTO.

ENROLLMENT MRS. SEARBY. WE GOT HOMELESS FOSTER YOUTH, FOSTER RESOURCES, SHAYLA ALLEN.

AND TRANSLATION. MISS MARTINEZ. AND THEN OUT OF THERE, WE ALSO HAVE OTHER SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, NUTRITION SERVICES, AND TECHNOLOGY. SO EVERYTHING, LIKE WE SAID, EVERYTHING'S AT THE HEART HEALTH, ENROLLMENT, ATTENDANCE, RESOURCES AND TRANSLATION.

ONE STOP SHOP FOR EVERYBODY TO HELP OUR FAMILIES.

MENTION THE BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST, WHICH WILL BE IN THE WELCOME CENTER PARKING LOT, RIGHT OVER HERE. KEY COMPONENTS OF THAT FAIR WILL INCLUDE ON SITE ENROLLMENT SUPPORT FOR OUR FAMILIES, THE FREE IMMUNIZATION CLINIC THAT I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE INFORMATION REGARDING NUTRITION SERVICES, JOEY'S FOOD LOCKER.

AND NEXT SLIDE. WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT STAFFING UPDATE, BUT WE'LL BE OUT THERE.

IF ANYBODY'S LOOKING FOR A JOB, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME JOBS THAT I'LL BE MENTIONING SHORTLY.

AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE EARLY LITERACY CORNER TO PROVIDE TO PROMOTE LITERACY DEVELOPMENT IN OUR EARLY GRADES WITH FREE BOOKS AND FAMILY RESOURCES.

AND THEN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FROM THE DISTRICT WILL BE OUT THERE TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES AND GIVE INFORMATION. IN, ON THE FUN SIDE, WE GOT. ALL OF THIS IS FUN, BUT ON THE WE HAVE WE'LL HAVE LIVE MUSIC, WE'LL HAVE A DJ, THE 360 PHOTO BOOTH, WHICH I KNOW MANY OF YOU USE THAT LAST YEAR, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ARTS AND CRAFTS FOR, FOR OUR STUDENTS. TRUSTEE MORA, WE'LL HAVE FREE HAIRCUTS, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE FREE HAIRCUTS.

ALSO BE HAVING RAFFLES FOR EDUCATIONAL PRIZES AND SOME TREATS FOR FAMILIES.

SO AGAIN, THAT IS ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST FROM 10 TO 12 P.M.

HERE AT THE WELCOME CENTER PARKING LOT. STAFFING UPDATE.

I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE HR DEPARTMENT.

THEY'VE BEEN INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES ALL SUMMER LONG TO FILL OUR REMAINING POSITIONS.

AND AS STATED MANY TIMES BEFORE, WE KNOW THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING A SHORTAGE WITH STAFFING.

BUT AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE 23 CERTIFICATED VACANCIES, WITH TEN OF THOSE POSITIONS THAT ARE NEEDED TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR IN THE CLASSROOM.

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WE ALSO HAVE 14 CLASSIFIED POSITIONS THAT NEED TO BE FILLED.

LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME, WE HAD 41 VACANCIES. WE'RE AT 37 RIGHT NOW.

AND AGAIN, ANYBODY WATCHING AND ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE HAVE THEIR CREDENTIALS THAT FILL THESE, PLEASE COME SEE US. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT MENTIONED IT.

OUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS AUGUST 13TH. AND THEN NP3 WILL START ON AUGUST 3RD.

AND NATOMAS CHARTER SCHOOL AND WESTLAKE CHARTER SCHOOL ON THE 12TH.

AND THEN WE GOT VARIOUS START TIMES FOR ALL OUR SCHOOLS.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO READ EVERY SINGLE ONE, BUT WE DO JUST PAY ATTENTION TO THE START TIMES, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR TK-8 FAMILIES THAT ARE SEEING THIS TK-6 START AT A CERTAIN TIME.

AND THEN OUR SEVENTH, EIGHTH GRADE FROM THE SAME SCHOOL STARTED A SEPARATE TIME. SUMMER PROJECTS.

NOW YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE THIS. SOME OF THE SUMMER PROJECTS WE GOT GOING ON IS THAT INDERKUM HIGH SCHOOL GYM FLOOR WAS REDONE, LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL IS ACTUALLY BEING DONE AND WILL BE DONE THIS WEEK.

AT INDERKUM HIGH SCHOOL, WE GOT THE GATE, GOT PUSHED BACK A LITTLE BIT.

YOU'LL BE SEEING THAT, WHICH IS MOVES IT AWAY FROM THE SIDEWALK, WHICH IS SAFER FOR ALL OUR FAMILIES THERE AT INDERKUM HIGH SCHOOL.

MANY OF YOU HAVE ALREADY GONE OUT TO THE NATOMAS HIGH POOL RENOVATION.

THAT IS COMPLETE. IT IS BEAUTIFUL. KUDOS TO YOU AS WELL, YOU KNOW, FOR PUSHING, PUSHING THIS.

AND THEN HERON SCHOOL GOT THEIR FLOOR REPLACED AS WELL.

AND AGAIN, I'M JUST SHOWING A FEW A FEW SLIDES HERE.

NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL HAD THE HVAC PROJECT DONE THIS SUMMER AS WELL.

SO THOSE ARE JUST TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON. THERE ARE MANY MORE PROJECTS THAT OUR STAFF AND EVERYBODY IS WORKING ON THIS SUMMER TO GET READY TO GET OUR SCHOOLS READY FOR OUR STUDENTS. AN UPDATE FROM OUR SAFETY AND SAFE SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT.

AND THIS IS NEW, WE DO HAVE A NEW VISITOR CHECK IN SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE AT ALL OUR SITES.

THERE WILL BE DISTRICT WIDE MESSAGING COMING OUT WITH MORE DETAILS.

AND THE POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS THAT VISITORS WILL NEED TO HAVE A VALID FORM OF ID TO CHECK IN AT THE KIOSK.

AND SO MORE, MORE INFORMATION WILL BE COMING FORWARD REGARDING THE NEW RAPTOR SYSTEM.

AND THEN WANTED TO JUST WE ARE CONTINUING OUR PICKUP AND DROP OFF PROCEDURES THAT WE AS WE DID LAST YEAR, PARENTS WILL NEED TO CHECK IN AND TO THE FRONT OFFICE TO ESCORT THEIR STUDENTS ONTO CAMPUS.

BUT THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF SCHOOL, TK PARENTS MAY WALK THEIR CHILDREN TO THE CLASS.

FOR THE FIRST TWO DAYS, THEY CAN WALK THEIR CHILDREN TO CLASS. NUTRITION SERVICES, UPDATE ON NUTRITION SERVICES.

THEY WERE WORKING HARD THIS THIS SUMMER, SERVING MEALS AT 23 SITES THROUGHOUT SACRAMENTO, INCLUDING ALL DISTRICT SUMMER SCHOOLS, ENSURING THAT OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE NUTRITIOUS MEALS.

THEY PILOTED NEW RECIPES FEATURING LOCALLY SOURCED PRODUCE.

THESE TRIALS PROVIDE VALUABLE FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS AND STAFF, WHICH WILL HELP THEM INCORPORATE INTO THE MENU THIS YEAR, WHICH IS PRETTY EXCITING. SO ANYTIME WE TALK ABOUT FOOD AND THE LUNCH FOOD, THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB THERE.

STUDENT SCHEDULES COMING UP WITH THE START OF SCHOOL COMING UP HIGH SCHOOL COURSE LIST WILL BE AVAILABLE ON INFINITE CAMPUS.

AND FOR PICKUP STARTING AUGUST 5TH. ALSO FOR SECONDARY SCHEDULES, THEY'LL BE DISTRIBUTED ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

AND AS ALWAYS, STUDENTS CAN ACCESS THEIR SCHEDULE THROUGH STUDENT SQUARE.

ELEMENTARY, K-8 CLASS ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT 4 P.M.

ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH THROUGH PARENT'S SQUARE AND INFINITE CAMPUS.

SCHEDULES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE STARTING IN THE MORNING OF AUGUST 10TH.

SITES THAT HAVE AN ORIENTATION WILL COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR FAMILIES REGARDING SPECIFIC DETAILS.

ALL OFFICES WILL BE OPEN COME AUGUST 3RD, BUT THERE WILL BE OPEN IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE SITE WILL BE.

SITE STAFF WILL BE IN TRAINING IN THE MORNING, BUT OFFICES WILL BE OPEN AT 1:00.

AND SPEAKING OF TRAINING PD, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WEEK LONG LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE.

NEXT WEEK WE HAVE OUR UPCOMING NEW TO NUSD FOR CERTIFICATED STAFF ORIENTATION.

WE'LL CONTINUE WITH OUR NEW TEACHER INDUCTION SERIES.

WE HAVE SPECIFIC TRAINING FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF.

AGAIN, EVERY YEAR WE HAVE OUR PRE SERVICE DAYS FOR OUR STAFF, FOR OUR STAFF PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

WE HAVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO OUR EARLY LITERACY INITIATIVE AND READING INTERVENTION.

SO THERE'S A LOT, A LOT OF PD COMING OUR WAY.

AND THEN UPDATE REGARDING OUR LEAP ACADEMY PROGRAMS AT ALL THE SITES THAT SERVE STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8.

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AND THERE IS A WAITLIST PROCESS FOR SCHOOLS AS NEEDED.

AND THEN LEAP STAFF WILL BE CONTACTING FAMILIES TO OFFER ENROLLMENT AS SPACE BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS WILL BEGIN SHORTLY AFTER THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THEN THROUGH OUR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT DIGITAL BACKPACKS WILL BE AVAILABLE, NOT 24/7 ON JULY 24TH WHEN I LOOK UP THERE.

AND THEN OUR ANNUAL BACKPACK PHOTO CONTEST WE'LL BE HAVING THAT AGAIN TO CREATE EXCITEMENT REGARDING THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

AND THEN OUR CAFE DEPARTMENT, COFFEE WITH CAFE.

THEY'LL BE STARTING OFF THEIR ROUNDS AT ALL THE SCHOOLS ON AUGUST 17TH AT H.

ALLEN HIGH AND NATOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY'LL HAVE SOME FREE COFFEE AND WANT TO TALK TO ALL THE PARENTS TO GIVE OUT INFORMATION.

AND OUR NEWLY WRAPPED, AS YOU SEE THERE, OUR VANS THERE.

THEY DO HAVE SCHEDULED VISITS AT ALL THE ELEMENTARY AND K-8 SCHOOLS.

AND THEN ONE LAST THING IS THAT PARENTS SQUARE WILL BE READY TO GO WITH ALL OUR 26-27 ENROLLED STUDENTS.

AND UPDATE ON EARLY LITERACY. WE HAVE YOU FLY SUPPLEMENTAL CURRICULUM FOR OUR K-2ND GRADE, OUR THIRD INTERVENTION FOR ALL SCHOOL SITES. AND SOME EXCITING NEWS, WE'RE WITH WE'RE ADDING OUR THIRD GRADE IS NOW ADDED TO THE INITIATIVE.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S GOING TO BE GREAT. AND THEN WE'VE ALSO EXPANDED 5 ELI TOSAS TO OFFER MORE SUPPORT TO THE SCHOOL SITES.

FACILITATED DATA TALKS WILL BE TAKING PLACE IN OCTOBER, FEBRUARY AND MAY FOLLOWING EACH OF THE DIBELS ASSESSMENT WINDOWS.

SO THOSE ARE SOME EARLY LITERACY UPDATES. SPECIAL EDUCATION UPDATE MODERATE HOMEROOM PROGRAM IS BEING IMPLEMENTED FOR GRADES 1-6 DISTRICT WIDE AND WILL BE HOUSED AT AMERICAN LAKES, TWO RIVERS AND HERON.

AND THEN PLANNING FOR FUTURE MODERATE HOMEROOMS FOR GRADES 7-12 BEGINNING THIS FALL.

AND AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO SHOW WE ALWAYS LIKE TO SHOW OUR PATH TO SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATION.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING SCHOOL SITES, WE FOLLOW THE STEPS.

AND IF YOU DON'T TO GET YOUR ANSWERS OR CONCERNS ANSWERED SORRY.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THOSE AGAIN WITH IN ALL THE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.

SO IT'S NOT JUST IN ENGLISH, IT'S IN ALL DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.

REGARDING THAT FAMILIES, STAFF COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN REACH OUT TO OUR CUSTOMER AND CUSTOMER CONSTITUENT SERVICES LED BY DIRECTOR LATTUADA, AND THEN MISS GARDEN AND MISS ARREDONDO HELPING OUT THERE.

AND THEY RESPOND TO CONCERNS, REQUESTS FROM PARENTS, EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND I'M NOT GOING TO READ THAT LIST, BUT A WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORT. THEY ARE VERY HELPFUL WITH OUR RESPONDING TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND ALSO WE HAVE A AFTER HOURS ANSWERING SERVICE THAT'S RELATED TO SAFETY AND SECURITY, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OR INFORMATION ON URGENT STUDENT AND STAFF NEWS. AND AGAIN, WE HAVE THE PATH TO SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATION REGARDING SPECIAL EDUCATION.

WE HAVE THERE WHERE QUESTIONS, CONCERNS REGARDING SPECIAL EDUCATION.

AGAIN, USE THE DIFFERENT STEPS TO GET THOSE TAKEN CARE OF.

AND THEN WANT TO REITERATE THAT THIS IS YEAR TWO FOR OUR SPECIAL POPULATIONS COORDINATOR TO MISS SABRINA JACKSON.

SHE DOES A GREAT JOB OF, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH PARENT ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT.

SHE DOES ASSIST OUR PARENTS IN UNDERSTANDING THE IEP PROCESS 504 PROCESS.

SHE CONNECTS WITH FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY, RESOURCES, SUPPORTS AND TRAINING.

DEVELOPS AND CONDUCTS TRAININGS TO ENHANCE PARENTS UNDERSTANDING OF 504 AND SPECIAL EDUCATION.

AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, BIG PIECE IS TO FOSTER COLLABORATIVE AND PRODUCTIVE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS.

AND SO AGAIN, THAT IS PART ONE OF THE START OF SCHOOLS.

I'LL BE COMING BACK TO DO PART TWO, BUT ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? TRUSTEE DOSICK? THANK YOU. IT'S DOUG ALWAYS HAD THE THE PAINT DRYING PHOTOS YOU HAD, I THINK IT WAS BASKETBALL COURTS CURING.

YEAH. PHOTOS. SO EVEN BETTER. SO GREAT JOB. I APPRECIATE, APPRECIATE YOU AND EVERYTHING THAT THE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON ALL SUMMER TO GET OUR SCHOOLS REALLY READY FOR THE INFLUX OF STUDENTS IN JUST A MONTH.

YEAH. JUST ABOUT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOT EVEN A MONTH.

A FEW WEEKS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ONE THING, JUST AS AN ONGOING SINCE YOU BROUGHT UP LEAP ONE THING I'D JUST LIKE FOLKS TO KEEP LOOKING AT FOR OPPORTUNITIES. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT OUR LEAP AND OUR ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN EXPANDING.

WE HAVE MORE AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE OF OUR STUDENTS. WE STILL DON'T HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, ESPECIALLY THE ONES WITH BEHAVIORAL ISSUES THAT THE LEAP PROGRAM PROVIDERS AND OTHER ENRICHMENT PROVIDERS HAVE AT LEAST HERETOFORE BEEN UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE.

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SO JUST SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO SEE US CONTINUING TO STRIVE FOR. AND TRUSTEE HARDEN.

THE SAFETY AND SCHOOLS ASPECT OF WHERE EVERYBODY IS GOING TO START SIGNING IN.

SO IS THAT GOING TO MEAN EVERYBODY, EXCEPT FOR THOSE THAT COME WITH AN NUSD BADGE, NEED TO HAVE VALID ID, OR IF IT'S, LET'S SAY, SOMEBODY THAT THE FRONT OFFICE KNOWS, ARE THEY GOING TO JUST LET THEM WALK IN BECAUSE THEY FEEL PRIVILEGED? IF PEOPLE HAVE AN APPROPRIATE DISTRICT BADGE, THAT IS HOW THEY ACCESS THE SITE.

ALL OTHER VISITORS TO THE CAMPUS, INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE THERE ON A ROUTINE BASIS, WILL BE EXPECTED TO CHECK IN WITH THE SYSTEM.

OKAY, SO I'D LIKE JUST FOR US TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT EVEN THOUGH SOMEBODY MIGHT HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE DISTRICT FOR YEARS ON THAT THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

AND IT'S A NEW RAM. THEY NEED TO HAVE ID NO MATTER WHAT THEIR STATUS IS IN THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE MEHTA. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU DAVID. I JUST ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I SAY IT IN THIS BOARD MEETING THAT IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SCHOOL STARTS ON TIME WITH ALL THE THINGS. SO THANK YOU. IT IS A LOT OF WORK.

I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING WE HAVE LIKE FIRST TWO DAYS, THE PARENTS CAN WALK THE KIDS TO THE CLASSROOMS. SO FOR THOSE TWO DAYS, WOULD THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE FRONT OFFICE OR.

NO. YEAH. THEY COULD, THEY CAN WALK THEIR STUDENTS TO.

TO THEIR CLASSROOMS. OKAY. YEAH. TRUSTEE. I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE TEACHER AND IT'S A NEW AND TO, TO MEET THE NEW TEACHER AND WALK IN. SO THE EXPECTATION IT WOULD BE THAT THEY WOULD WALK IN YOU KNOW, GREET THEIR TEACHER ACQUAINT WITH THE CLASSROOM.

AND THEN AS THE BELL RINGS, THEY WOULD EXIT OUT.

AND THEN AFTER THAT TIME YOU WOULD NEED TO CHECK INTO THE OFFICE, BUT WE WANT TO GIVE A COUPLE OF DAYS JUST TO BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP.

AS THEY'RE JUST MEETING THEIR TEACHERS. AND THEN AFTER THAT, THEY WOULD NEED TO GO THROUGH THE FRONT OFFICE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I WAS HAPPY TO SEE SOMETHING WRITTEN IN ENGLISH, HINDI AND PUNJABI.

THANK YOU. OKAY, SEEING NO MORE TRUSTEE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE THANK ASSOCIATE. SORRY.

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT DAVID RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

[APPLAUSE].

AND MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

[XV.a. NUSD Local Plan for Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA)]

I WOULD NOW LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN AREA, SELPA AT 5:33 P.M..

AND NOW WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT IF ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS.

INTRODUCING ANGELA. WE ARE NOT ENTERTAINING PUBLIC COMMENT YET.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ANGELA HERRERA, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, WHO WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT MORA. GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY BEING HERE.

SO THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC HEARING IS FOCUSED ON OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN, WHICH IS A PART OF NATOMAS UNIFIED'S ANNUAL PLAN APPROVAL PROCESS.

IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT PROGRAM FUNDING AND SERVICES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

WHILE TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS FOCUSED MORE ON ANNUAL COMPLIANCE ISSUES, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE BELIEVE THAT IF WE ARE SERVING STUDENTS, WE SHOULD ALWAYS LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN HOW WE ARE DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION TO OUR STUDENTS AND INFORMATION TO THEIR FAMILIES.

WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION COREY OLSON AS SHE COMES UP.

MANY OF YOU ALREADY MAY KNOW COREY FROM HER YEARS OF SERVICE TO NATOMAS UNIFIED.

SHE RECENTLY STEPPED INTO HER ROLE AS THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, WHICH IS EXPANDING HER LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

SHE BRINGS TREMENDOUS EXPERIENCE, DEEP KNOWLEDGE AND DEFINITELY AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

THANK YOU ANGELA. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MANY OF YOU, BUT FOR THOSE THAT I HAVEN'T MET, I'M COREY AND IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AS ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

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BUT I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOMETHING THAT THE NUMBERS ALONE CAN'T CAPTURE.

EVERYTHING YOU'LL HEAR TONIGHT REPRESENTS THE WORK OF AN EXTRAORDINARY TEAM OUR TEACHERS, SPECIALISTS AND SUPPORT STAFF THAT COME TO WORK EVERY DAY FOCUSED ON HELPING OUR STUDENTS LEARN, GROW AND SUCCEED.

I'M FORTUNATE TO WORK ALONGSIDE PEOPLE WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

SO MUCH OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION FOCUSES ON FUNDING, COMPLIANCE, AND BUDGET INFORMATION, BUT I ALSO HOPE YOU'LL KEEP IN MIND THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE WORK.

SO THE LOCAL PLAN REALLY FOCUSES ON OUR FIRST FOUR GOALS SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS, ACADEMICS, THEIR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, AS WELL AS THEIR SAFETY AND SUPPORTING OUR FAMILIES.

SO TONIGHT'S OBJECTIVES, WE'RE GOING TO OUTLINE THE PURPOSE OF THE SELPA LOCAL PLAN REVIEW SECTIONS REQUIRING BOARD APPROVAL AND IDENTIFY BUDGET SOURCES THAT ARE SUPPORTING SPECIAL ED. SO LIKE MANY THINGS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SELPA THE LOCAL PLAN HAS MANY ACRONYMS. WE'VE JUST LISTED SEVERAL HERE FOR THE BOARDS AND COMMUNITIES REFERENCE.

SO, IDEA AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS EACH REQUIRE THAT EACH SELPA ENSURE A CONTINUUM OF PROGRAM OPTIONS AND RELATED SERVICES BE AVAILABLE TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

ALL SELPAS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A LOCAL PLAN TO CDE ANNUALLY FOR APPROVAL, AND THE PURPOSE OF THE PLAN IS REALLY TO OUTLINE THE SELPAS SPECIAL EDUCATION POLICY PROCEDURES AND SERVICES ASSURE ACCESS TO THESE SERVICES AND COMPLIANCE AS WELL.

SO THE BOARD IS GOING TO BE ASKED TO APPROVE THREE SECTIONS OF THE FOUR REQUIREMENTS OF THE PLAN.

I WANT IT TO BE NOTED THAT SECTION C IS NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME BY CDE BECAUSE IT IS UNDER REVISIONS FOR ALL SELPAS.

SO SECTION B IS REALLY IT'S REQUIRED BY THE STATE TO UPDATE EVERY THREE YEARS.

AND IT'S THE OPERATING MANUAL OUTLINING OUR POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND HOW SELPA ENSURES EQUITABLE, LEGALLY AND COMPLIANT SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.

SECTION D IS THE ANNUAL BUDGET PLAN, AND IT DESCRIBES THE SELPAS ALLOCATION PLAN OF FUNDS AND IDENTIFIES THE REVENUE SOURCES.

SINCE WE ARE A SINGLE DISTRICT SELPA, WE DO NOT ALLOCATE ANY OF THE FUNDS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO US WITH ANY OTHER LEAS AREAS AND JUST KEEP THOSE FUNDS WITHIN OUR OWN LEA. SO THERE ARE TWO MAJOR RESTRICTED FUNDING SOURCES FOR SPECIAL ED, BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THESE REVENUE SOURCES DO NOT MEET OUR NEEDS WHEN PROVIDING APPROPRIATE SERVICES FOR OUR STUDENTS ON IEP. THEREFORE, WE NEED TO CONTRIBUTE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS CATEGORIZED AS A LOCAL CONTRIBUTION IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET PLAN.

SO THIS GRAPHIC REALLY SHOWS WHAT OUR PROJECTED COSTS ARE, WHICH ARE CLOSE TO 42 MILLION.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THE STATE AND FEDERAL PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE PROJECTED COSTS.

THEREFORE, THE DISTRICT CONTRIBUTION IS EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE OVER $20 MILLION.

AND THIS IS SHOWING OVER TIME, OUR BUDGET REVENUE SOURCES, WE CAN SEE THAT THE STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING HAS INCREASED AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT CONTRIBUTION. WE WERE FORTUNATE THIS YEAR THAT THE STATE FUNDING DID INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY.

HOWEVER, THIS IS STILL NOT ENOUGH TO COVER THE COST TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO OUR STUDENTS.

THEREFORE, WE ARE STILL PROJECTED TO. CONTRIBUTE CLOSE TO $21 MILLION.

THE LAST PART OF THE PLAN IS THE ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN.

AND REALLY WHAT THIS DOES IS OUTLINE THE SERVICES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING PROVIDED WITHIN THE SELPA FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, AS WELL AS A DESCRIPTION OF EACH OF THOSE SERVICES AND THE PHYSICAL LOCATION OF WHERE THEY'LL BE PROVIDED.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF TIME OF THE SERVICES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING.

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AS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAVE THE ADDITION OF THE PARENT LIAISON.

WE HAVE NOW HIRED THREE PROGRAM SPECIALISTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE BETTER SUPPORT TO OUR SITES.

AND AS MENTIONED PRIOR AS WELL, WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR CONTINUUM OF SERVICES AND IMPLEMENTING THE MODERATE HOMEROOM PROGRAM FOR THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR. AND THANK YOU AGAIN.

ANY QUESTIONS? AND SEEING THAT THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE WILL ALLOW TIME FOR ANY TRUSTEE QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION. TRUSTEE. TRUSTEE HARDEN. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, WELCOME TO YOUR NEW ROLE.

I'M EXCITED FOR WHAT ALL YOU'RE GOING TO BRING.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IF YOU COULD EXPAND FOR THE PUBLIC AND JUST EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN WHEN YOU WERE SAYING A SINGLE THAT WE'RE A SINGLE DISTRICT. SO A MULTI DISTRICT SELPA IS GIVEN STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING AND WITHIN THAT THEY HAVE TO ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS. MOST OF IT IS BASED ON DISTRICT SIZE BEING A SINGLE DISTRICT SELPA WE ARE OUR OWN LEA. THEREFORE ANY STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO US, WE DO NOT HAVE TO ALLOCATE TO ANYONE BUT OURSELVES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU.

YEAH. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER TRUSTEE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. SEEING NONE. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. JUST BECAUSE THERE'S A REALLY HELPFUL GRAPHIC AND I THINK IT MERITS RE-EMPHASIZING A QUESTION THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP THROUGHOUT APPROVING THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET.

SO THIS YEAR, AND PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, WE'VE RECEIVED SOME ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

HOWEVER, THE FUNDING THAT COMES FROM THE FEDERAL, AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL HAS NOT INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY.

I MEAN, IT WOULD GO TO THE STATE FIRST BEFORE GOING TO MAKING ITS WAY TO THE DISTRICT, BUT THAT FUNDING HAS NOT REACHED THE LEVEL THAT IT'S WELL, THAT ON PAPER IS SUPPOSED TO. RIGHT, SO FROM, YEAH.

IN THE BLUE YOU CAN SEE THEY HAVE INCREASED THE FUNDING PRETTY MUCH EVERY YEAR.

IT LOOKS ABOUT AROUND 300,000 FOR FROM 25-26 TO.

THE FEDERAL HAVE BEEN VERY MINOR INCREASES. THE STATE HAD BEEN PRETTY FLAT, BUT THIS LAST YEAR WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT GREEN BAR GOING UP. BUT YOU CAN SEE THE FEDERAL.

WELL, THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE TINY PIECES INCREMENTALLY.

IT'S BEEN PRETTY FLAT AND NOT ANYWHERE NEAR THE PERCENTAGE IDENTIFIED IN IDEA THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SUPPOSED TO FUND. AND OF COURSE, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS THE SERVICES THAT WE NEED.

AND THAT'S WHERE THAT RED PIECE COMES IN WITH OUR CONTRIBUTION.

BUT TO YOUR POINT THAT THAT BLUE FEDERAL LINE HAS STAYED PRETTY STATIC OVER TIME.

RIGHT. I JUST ALWAYS THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO, TO EMPHASIZE THAT, ESPECIALLY AS DISTRICTS LIKE OUR OWN CONTINUE TO FACE THESE INCREASE INCREASING COSTS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION WITHOUT SUPPORT FROM THESE LARGER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I THINK. [APPLAUSE].

WE WOULD LIKE TO. MOVE TO APPROVE AND DO I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY. HAVING A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE DOSICK AND A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE HARDEN.

CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL. DOSICK? AYE. HARDEN? AYE? MEHTA? AYE. MORA? AYE. AND MOTION PASSES 4-0.

WE'RE CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. OKAY.

WOUND UP FOR THAT ONE. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE ACTION ITEMS FOR TODAY'S AGENDA.

[XVI.a. Approve NUSD Local Plan for Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) - Sections B, D & E]

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PLEASE MOVE APPROVAL. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOVED BY TRUSTEE HARDEN, SECONDED BY SECRETARY MEHTA.

ARE THERE ANY TRUSTEE QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION RELATED TO THIS ITEM? OKAY, SEEING NONE. HELENE, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL? DOSICK? AYE. HARDEN? AYE. MEHTA? AYE. MORA? AYE.

OKAY. MOTION PASSES 4-0. NEXT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEM B, WHICH IS TO PRESENT AND APPROVE

[XVI.b. Present and Approve 2026 Facilities Master Plan Update]

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT MORA, TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO AND EVERYONE THAT'S HERE TODAY TO SEE.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR UPDATE. AND THE REASON I SAY UPDATE IS BECAUSE WE JUST COMPLETED A FULL FACILITIES MASTER PLAN IN 2024, JUST OVER 18 MONTHS AGO. SO WE'RE BACK TONIGHT TO UPDATE ANYTHING WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS.

THERE WAS ALSO PROPOSITION 2. THIS MASTER PLAN UPDATE BRINGS US INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THAT.

AND ALSO TO JUST DO SOME UPDATES AS WE SHARE INFORMATION WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT A POTENTIAL BOND FOR THEM TO VOTE ON.

WELL, NOT A POTENTIAL, A BOND THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO VOTE ON IN NOVEMBER.

SO TONIGHT I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE DID IN 2024, JUST A FEW OF THE UPDATES AND WHAT WE FURTHER DID THIS TIME AROUND GIVE YOU A FEW OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND THEN ASK FOR APPROVAL. SO STARTING OFF.

THE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN. IT'S NOT A FUNDING SOURCE.

YOU ALL KNOW THIS. IT'S JUST A REMINDER FOR EVERYBODY. WE'RE MAKING A PLAN FOR ABOUT $1.3 BILLION.

THAT'S B. BILLION. WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE NEAR MONEY LIKE THAT.

EVEN IF WE PASS THE LARGEST BOND IN NATOMAS UNIFIED HISTORY, WE STILL WON'T HAVE MONEY TO COVER EVERYTHING.

THE REASON WE HAVE THE PLAN IS IT TALKS ABOUT OUR NEEDS AND EVERYTHING THAT'S INCLUDED IN THERE.

THIS IS COMMON. THIS ISN'T OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

DISTRICTS DO THIS ACROSS THE STATE. IN A PERFECT WORLD, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO FUND ALL OF OUR FACILITY NEEDS AND MAKE REPAIRS AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE BASED ON FUNDING. BUT THAT'S NOT THE STATE GOVERNMENT OR FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT WE LIVE IN TODAY.

SO WE HAVE TO DO THE BEST WE HAVE WITH THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.

SO OUR FACILITIES MASTER PLAN DOES REPRESENT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES, INCLUDING OUR CHARTERS, WHICH FACILITIES THAT WE BUILT, AND WE CONTINUE TO OWN FOR THE MOST PART.

AND THIS PLAN WAS ALSO CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP ONCE AGAIN WITH DLR GROUP, OUR ARCHITECT FIRM THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH OVER THE LAST 10, 15 YEARS ON OUR MASTER PLANNING. SO BACK IN 2024, AGAIN, I SAID IT WAS A FULL MASTER PLAN.

SO WE DID DEEP DIVE, FULL ENGAGEMENT. WE HAD FOUR LARGE REGIONAL MEETINGS.

WE HAD A DEEP DIVE SURVEY. WE HAD A FULL THOUGHT EXCHANGE INVOLVED.

SO TONS AND TONS AND TONS OF COMMUNITY INPUT FROM EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL SITE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

PRIORITIES, ALL KINDS OF THINGS INCORPORATED.

BECAUSE THIS IS JUST AN UPDATE 18 MONTHS LATER, WE DIDN'T GO OUT AND DO ALL THE COMPLETE REDO BECAUSE WE'RE NOT REDOING THE ENTIRE MASTER PLAN. WE WERE JUST UPDATING THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN FINISHED. SO WE DID HOLD THREE COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

YOU CAN SEE THE DATES THERE. A COUPLE IN MARCH AND THEN ONE AGAIN LATE IN MAY.

AND THEN WE HAD A THOUGHT EXCHANGE OUT THERE AGAIN.

WE DID RECEIVE OVER 800 RATINGS ON THE THOUGHTS THAT WERE SHARED IN THE THOUGHT EXCHANGE.

ALL OF THESE WERE JUST LIKE A SUPPLEMENT TO WHAT WE DID BACK 18 MONTHS AGO, IN 2024.

SO, OUR UPDATES. WE LOOKED. OUR DOCUMENT IS A LIVE DOCUMENT.

THERE'S ERRORS OR THERE WERE ERRORS. WE'VE TRIED TO FIX ANYTHING.

THAT WAS AN ERROR. I'M SURE YOU KNOW IF YOU WERE TO PRINT IT, IT WOULD PROBABLY COST YOU A FEW INK CARTRIDGES TO PRINT.

MAYBE MORE. I'M SURE IN THERE THERE'S AN ERROR.

THE GOOD NEWS IS IT'S ALL DIGITAL, SO IF WE FIND AN ERROR, WE CAN JUST FIX IT.

IT IS LIVE. IF WE DO A PROJECT AND COMPLETE IT, WE CAN UPDATE IT.

ONE OF THE REALLY NICE THINGS ABOUT THIS NEW MODEL OF A FACILITIES MASTER PLAN IS WE ALSO HAVE A DEFERRED MAINTENANCE PLAN.

AND NOW THEY'RE LINKED. SO AS WE REPLACE CARPETS, WE CAN UPDATE THAT IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR FACILITIES MASTER PLAN.

MONEYS NEEDED CAN ADJUST BEFORE THEY WERE TO STATIC DOCUMENTS.

ONCE THEY WERE PRINTED, THEY WERE BASICALLY OUT OF DATE. NOW IT'S BASICALLY A LIVING PLANNING DOCUMENT,

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AND ALSO THE PROP TWO COMPLIANCE PIECES ARE IN THERE.

IT TALKS ABOUT OUR INVENTORY OF OUR SCHOOL SITES, THEIR VALUE COMING INTO COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER CHANGES, LEGAL CHANGES AS WELL. WE'VE ALSO HAD A LOT OF CHANGES JUST IN NATOMAS WITH BUILDING.

AS YOU DRIVE AROUND. YOU'VE SEEN A LOT OF THEM. I'VE TALKED ABOUT THEM AT OTHER BOARD MEETINGS. WE HAVE A LOT OF INFILL PROJECTS.

WE HAVE PERIPHERY PROJECTS HAPPENING, SO WE TRY TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL OF THAT AS BEST WE CAN TO THIS POINT.

I SAID IT'S WEB BASED, SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO UPDATE IT AS WE GO.

AT SOME POINT, HOPEFULLY SOON I'LL BE BACK TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE ARENA PARCEL PROJECT.

WE KNOW WE HAVE SOME STUFF GOING ON AT PASO VERDE SCHOOL WITH THE LAND EXCHANGE WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

AND THEN POTENTIAL NEW SCHOOLS COMING DOWN THE ROAD AS THINGS BUILD OR BUILDINGS HERE AND THERE AT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.

SO AS WE DO THOSE, WE WILL ADD THEM. BUT LIKE I SAID AT THE BEGINNING, YOU CAN SEE AT THIS TIME WITH A FIVE YEAR BUILD OUT, INCLUDING SOME ESCALATION CONTINGENCIES, ETC., IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S EXPECTED TO EXCEED OVER $1.3 BILLION WORTH OF THINGS WE COULD DO, NOT THINGS WE CAN DO. SO JUST TO BE CLEAR ON THAT, AND THERE WAS A LINK INCLUDED FOR PEOPLE.

IT'S ON THE WEBSITE. LIKE I SAID, THERE'S NO WAY TO PRINT IT. IT'S HUGE.

IT WOULD BREAK THE PRINTER, BUT WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL TONIGHT FOR THE MASTER PLAN.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? AND SECOND FOR APPROVING ACTION ITEM B QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.

IT'S ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO COME AFTER THE MOTION.

I'LL MOVE. I'LL MOVE. APPROVAL. I'LL ALL RIGHT.

MOTION BY TRUSTEE. SECONDED BY SECRETARY MEHTA.

NOW, DO WE HAVE ANY TRUSTEE QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? OH. TRUSTEE HARDEN, EXCELLENT JOB. DOUG, AS USUAL, JUST ONE, IF YOU COULD JUST FOR THE PUBLIC, SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PROP TWO FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT KNOW.

SURE. SO PROP TWO ASKS US TO DO QUITE A FEW THINGS.

ONE OF THE THINGS IS WE HAVE TO TAKE AN INVENTORY OF ALL OF OUR SCHOOL SITE PROPERTIES, INCLUDING VACANT LAND.

WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM AN ASSESSED VALUE. SO, YOU KNOW, INDERKUM HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT'S THE APPROXIMATE VALUE? WE REALLY HAVE TO RELY ON OUR ARCHITECTS TO WORK THROUGH THIS TO SEE KIND OF BASICALLY ONE OF THE REASONS IS A LOT OF THAT MONEY DRIVES WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO.

IF WE HAVE TO SEEK A COPA CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT TO GO OUT AND BUILD AND THAT'S COLLATERAL.

SO THAT'S STATEWIDE. THAT'S HAPPENING. ANYTIME DISTRICTS ARE GOING FORWARD NOW THEY'RE DOING THIS, THERE'S OTHER REQUIREMENTS AS FAR AS AS WE KNOW, THERE'S CHANGES IN LAWS WITH BATHROOMS AND THINGS.

ALL THAT STUFF IS BEING INCORPORATED AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

IF WE WANT TO SEEK STATE REIMBURSEMENT FOR STATE MATCHING FUNDS AND THINGS, WE NEED TO BE COMPLIANT WITH THESE.

YEP. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER TRUSTEE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. SEEING NONE. HELENE, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL? DOZIC. AYE. HARDEN. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO.

AND WE ARE MOVING ON TO. THANK YOU. WE ARE MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM C ON THE AGENDA WHICH IS APPROVE RENEWAL OF PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT.

[XVI.c. Approve Renewal of Project Labor Agreement]

I WILL CALL UP EACH SPEAKER AND PRONOUNCE YOUR NAMES TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, STARTING WITH JOHN HERSHEY. JOHN. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. I WILL KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF, BUT MY NAME IS JOHN HERSHEY.

I'M HERE WITH UA LOCAL 447 PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS, WHICH IS AFFILIATED WITH THE SACRAMENTO SIERRA BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, AS ALWAYS, A COMMITMENT TO RENEWING THIS PLA WOULD BE A COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING LOCAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS THAT ARE THE FINEST IN THE INDUSTRY AND THAT PROVIDE REAL, STABLE CAREER OPTIONS FOR YOUR STUDENTS AS THEY GRADUATE AND ENTER THE WORKFORCE.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, IT'S NOT A ONE WAY STREET. YOU KNOW, OUR MEMBERS IN TURN, TAKE PRIDE IN LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO PROVIDE TIMELY AND ON BUDGET CONSTRUCTION AND DELIVER FACILITIES WITH FEWER INJURIES AND MISTAKES.

AND SO WITH THAT BRIEF COMMENT, WE ASK FOR YOUR YES VOTE AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. NEXT IS ACTUALLY I'LL READ THE

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NEXT IS AUSTIN PWV. AND AFTER THAT WILL BE FRANKLIN WOLFE.

AUSTIN. IS IT PWV OR POOR? OKAY. THANK YOU. I FIGURED IT'D BE BETTER TO MISPRONOUNCE IT THE OTHER WAY.

IT'S ALL GOOD. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

MY NAME IS AUSTIN, AND I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THE 104 SHEET METAL UNION FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AND THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT I'M REALLY CERTAIN ABOUT, AND THAT'S THAT THE UNION IS FULL OF VERY HARD WORKING MEN AND WOMEN.

AND WHEN THOSE INDIVIDUALS GET TOGETHER, THEY CREATE A REALLY GREAT TEAM.

AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY PRODUCE A REALLY GREAT PRODUCT.

SO THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH FOR PUTTING GIVING US YOUR TIME THIS EVENING TO LISTEN AND I HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS FRANKLIN WOLF. AFTER THAT WILL BE LIONEL BARRAGAN. SO, FRANKLIN WOLF, GOOD EVENING. I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT DAY TODAY.

I AM A FOURTH YEAR APPRENTICE FOR LOCAL 104 ON THE HVAC SIDE.

AND I JUST WANT TO COME HERE AND ASK YOU, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS SPECIFICALLY LOOK INTO WHEN LOOKING AT PROS AND CONS OF APPROVING THIS BILL OR DENYING.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. WE THERE IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE, BECAUSE OF THE THE RULES AND THE LAWS THAT WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY FOR US TO HAVE A DISCUSSION. BUT WE HAVE HEARD YOUR QUESTIONS AND, AND YOUR COMMENT.

OH, FAIR ENOUGH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND.

AFTER THAT IS JAIME TORRES. SO, LEONEL. GOOD EVENING.

BOARD. HOW YOU DOING? MY NAME IS BARRAGAN. I'M A RESIDENT OF NATOMAS AND MY SON ALSO ATTENDS NATOMAS CHARTER.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE. EXCUSE ME. I'M IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS PLAN.

NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT OVER 2000 MEMBERS THAT WE REPRESENT HERE ON LOCAL 185 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.

IT'S BETTER TO SPEND TIME HERE WITH OUR FAMILY INSTEAD OF COMMUTING TO THE BAY AREA AND SPENDING TIME IN TRAFFIC.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT IT FEELS REALLY NICE TO GO AFTER SCHOOL AND BE ABLE TO PICK UP YOUR SON AND TAKE HIM TO SPORT, VERSUS GOING TO THE BAY AREA FOR WORK, AND WHY NOT WORK HERE AND SPEND THE MONEY HERE VERSUS WORKING ELSEWHERE.

SO I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU GUYS PASS THIS PLACE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS JAIME TORRES.

AFTER THAT IS KEVIN FERREIRA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SUPERINTENDENT BOARD MEMBERS GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME AND RECONNECTING WITH THIS RELATIONSHIP AND GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY.

OTHER THAN THAT, I WANT TO THANK MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS FROM THE SACRAMENTO SIERRA BUILDING TRADES AFFILIATES THAT ARE HERE TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR A HARD DAY'S WORK AND COMING TO ACTUALLY INVEST IN YOUR CAREER.

SO MEMBER OF LOCAL 185, PROUD TO SAY WE REPRESENT 204 244 FAMILIES THAT ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I AM A FATHER OF RECENTLY GRADUATED STUDENT HERE, ONE OF YOUR ALUMNI.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT RELATIONSHIP. GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.

IT IS A PLEASURE TO SEE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.

AND THE CONTINUED RELATIONSHIP. WE WANT THIS, WE WANT TO SUPPORT WITH THIS BOND BOND THAT YOU JUST PASSED JUST A COUPLE MINUTES AGO.

WE WANT THIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO ACTUALLY STAY IN THE COMMUNITY, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG STUDENTS FROM YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ACTUALLY HAVE THE POSSIBILITY TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT ACTUALLY TRAINED THEM, THAT BUILD THEM UP, THAT FORGED THEIR LIVES TO ACTUALLY REBUILD AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

BE A TAXPAYER SO THAT THEY COULD ACTUALLY BUY A HOUSE IN THE COMMUNITY, COULD BE A PROGRESS FOR THESE BONDS TO BE SUPPORTED.

AND I WILL YIELD MY TIME TO THE REST OF THE MEMBERS AND THAT WANT TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE KEVIN FERREIRA. AFTER THAT, KEVIN BROWN.

GOOD EVENING. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. KEVIN FERREIRA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SACRAMENTO SIERRA BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL, ALSO A CARD CARRYING MEMBER OF THE PLATINUM HAIR MANNEQUIN SOCIETY.

THTH. RIGHT? NICE. LOOK AT IT. I'M ROCKING IT.

OKAY. SO WE WANT TO COMMEND THE BOARD HERE AND THE DISTRICT FOR ITS SUPPORT OF OUR FIRST PLA WITH THE DISTRICT. THE STAFF HAS BEEN GREAT. THE CTE CLASSES HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL.

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THAT IS A HUGE ACHIEVEMENT, BELIEVE ME. AND SO WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.

YOU KNOW, DOUG HAS BEEN WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH AND SO CONTINUE LOOKING ON BUILDING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.

JEFF HAS BEEN DOING GREAT WITH THE DISTRICT. I MEAN, AT DISCOVERY SCHOOL OVER THERE.

SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO COMING OUT AND VISITING THE CLASS TWICE A YEAR.

AND SO WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE RENEWAL.

AND FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW WHO WE ARE, WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION OF CONSTRUCTION UNIONS.

WE HAVE 21 AFFILIATES REPRESENTING 30. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, WHICH MEANS THERE'S 31 CAREER PATHS IN UNIONIZED CONSTRUCTION WITH US.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING ON AND CONTINUING RELATIONSHIP AND WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT IN HELPING STUDENTS HERE AND THE COMMUNITY AROUND HERE HAVE GOOD PAYING JOBS WITH SECOND TO NONE BENEFITS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. WE HAVE KEVIN BRAUM AND AFTER IS MITCHELL MITCHELL.

GOOD EVENING BOARD. AND TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

MY NAME IS KEVIN BROWN. AND LONG BEFORE I WAS A PARTNER WITH THE SACRAMENTO SIERRA BUILDING TRADES.

WE OVERSEE THE PRE APPRENTICESHIP WHICH ACTUALLY PROVIDES A STATE RECOGNIZED 12 WEEK EXPOSURE TO ALL OF OUR TRADES.

I WAS THE BASEBALL COACH AT INDERKUM HIGH SCHOOL, AT WHICH MY TRADE AFFILIATES SUPPORTED OUR PROGRAM TO THE EXTENT THAT WE PUT UP LARGE BANNERS AND ALL THOSE THINGS. AND SO I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR LONG STANDING COMMITMENT.

EVEN PRIOR TO THE PASSAGE OF THE FIRST SEED TO OUR ROSE.

ALSO, IN ADDITION TO THAT, TO SAY THAT FOR 26 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN IN THIS DISTRICT.

MY CHILDREN HAVE GONE TO INDERKUM HIGH SCHOOL.

I'VE BEEN IN THIS DISTRICT ALWAYS SUPPORTING THIS DISTRICT.

AND I REALIZE THAT THE CW T A WITH THE ELEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT POTENTIALLY COULD BE THE FIRST JOBS THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS COMING THROUGH JEFF BAILEY'S CONSTRUCTION SCHOOL COULD WORK ON.

WHAT A TREMENDOUS BENEFIT THAT WOULD BE FROM A PHYSICAL STANDPOINT THAT THE DISTRICT WOULD INVEST IN THEIR EMERGING WORKFORCE PIPELINE. AND SO WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU FOR THANK YOU, SCOTT, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS AS WELL.

BUT WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU, RIGHT, TO RENEW THIS PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT.

AND THE LAST THING I'LL SAY, MANY OF THOSE ELEMENTS THAT I SAW IN THE GRAND JURY REPORT MAKE UP SOME OF THE COMPOSITION AND TOPOLOGY OF OUR TRADES. WE FOCUS ON ABSENTEEISM AND THINGS OF THIS NATURE.

AND MANY OF OUR TRADE CONSTITUENTS HAVE PERISHED IN THE TRADES.

AND SO JUST AS A CAVEAT, I THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE A TREMENDOUS PARTNERSHIP.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. MITCHELL MITCHELL AFTER IS WILL MCKEE.

HELLO. HI, GUYS. JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN WE STARTED THIS JOURNEY YOU KNOW, OUR CRAFTS WERE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO GO TO WORK AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN BUILD THE COMMUNITY THAT WE LIVE IN. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY.

THANKS TO SCOTT, TO YOUR LEADERSHIP. WE'RE SEEING THE RESULTS OF THAT.

WE'RE SEEING THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

AND EVERYBODY HERE HAS TAKEN THE TIME TODAY TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT THAT.

AND WE JUST REALLY RECOMMEND AND SUPPORT A RENEWAL OF THIS PLA.

SO THANKS FOR THE HARD WORK. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING WITH YOU GUYS. THANK YOU.

AND OUR LAST PUBLIC COMMENT IS FROM WILL MCKEE.

HI, MY NAME IS WILL MCKEE. I WORK FOR THE SACRAMENTO ELECTRICAL TRAINING CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 340.

IF I MAY, I THINK I'M AT THE END HERE. CAN I HAVE EVERYONE THAT'S WITH THE SACRAMENTO BUILDING TRADES STAND UP? I DON'T THINK I CAN SAY ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE. SO I'D LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER VOTING YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. AND WE WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM C. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE APPROVAL. I'LL SECOND. GO. TRUSTEE TRUSTEE HARDENG BY A HAIR.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM TRUSTEE, A SECOND FROM TRUSTEE HARDENG.

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BUT I DO WANT TO REITERATE A COUPLE OF KEY POINTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE WATCHING. FIRST, MY THANKS TO TRUSTEE HARDEN AND MY FORMER COLLEAGUES FOR PASSING THIS FIRST PLA.

WE DIDN'T REALLY GET A CHANCE TO DO TOO MUCH WITH IT BECAUSE WE WEREN'T DOING A LOT OF BUILDING. BUT WITH THIS NEW BOND, THIS IS GOING TO CREATE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES. BY PASSING THIS PLA, WE ARE GOING TO ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE BUILT BY PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WITH THE LOCAL HIRE PROVISIONS, WE'RE GOING TO ENSURE THAT EVERY ONE OF THOSE WORKERS IS PAID A FAIR LIVING PREVAILING WAGE, THAT THEY'RE PROVIDED WITH SUBSTANTIVE BENEFITS, AND THEY'RE BEING TAKEN CARE OF IN THE GOOD TIMES AS WELL AS IN THE BAD TIMES.

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND TRAINING PROGRAM IS TAUGHT BY QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS AND HAS DIRECT PATHWAYS INTO THOSE CAREERS THAT MR. FERREIRA IS RECOMMENDING. I WOULD LIKE TO CHALLENGE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE TRADES TO COME OUT MORE THAN TWICE A YEAR, AND TO REALLY TALK TO THESE KIDS ABOUT WHAT THE BROTHERHOOD IS ALL ABOUT, WHAT LIFE IN THE TRADES IS ALL ABOUT, AND HOW THIS CAN BE A DIFFERENCE MAKER, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A JOB AND A CAREER.

AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG DIFFERENCES AND WHY I WAS SO SUPPORTIVE OF BRINGING THIS PLA FORWARD IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT JOBS. THIS IS ABOUT CAREERS.

THIS IS ABOUT LIFELONG CAREERS FOR OUR GRADUATES HERE IN NATOMAS, FOR OUR ENTIRE NATOMAS COMMUNITY.

SO WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, I URGE ALL OF YOUR VOTES.

CAN I MAKE A COPY? NEXT WE'LL GO TO SECRETARY MEHTA AND AFTER TO TRUSTEE HARDEN.

JUST TO COMMENT THANK YOU FOR COLLABORATING WITH OUR DISTRICT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU. AND KEVIN, LIKE WHAT? TRUSTEE DORSEY SAID THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO COME MORE OFTEN AND ALSO EXPLAIN THEM WHAT YOU WERE EXPLAINING US ABOUT THE MATH AND THE GEOMETRY THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THE TRADE.

SO THAT'LL BE NICE IF YOU GUYS CAN COME MORE THAN TWICE TO OUR CTE SITES.

AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK. AND I ALSO RECOGNIZE THERE WERE A COUPLE OF COMMENTERS WHO SAID THAT THEIR KIDS WENT TO THE SCHOOLS OVER HERE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT TOO. TRUSTEE TOOK EVERYTHING I WAS GOING TO SAY.

SO I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. AND LET'S CONTINUE ON THIS COLLABORATION.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE ON THE SAME BOAT. BUT I WILL ADD, IN ADDITION TO YOU KNOW, HAVING PEOPLE BE ABLE TO WORK IN OUR, YOU KNOW, WHO LIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, DO THE WORK THAT THEY'RE PROUD OF IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THE HIGH QUALITY OF WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM THIS KIND OF AGREEMENT, NOT JUST IN THE PHYSICAL ASPECT OF IT, BUT ALSO WITH THE RELATIONSHIP TO STUDENTS AND APPRENTICESHIPS.

AS SOMEONE WHO WORKS WITH APPRENTICESHIPS, I GREATLY VALUE THE, YOU KNOW, THE CAREER PATHWAYS AND PIPELINES THAT COME AS A RESULT OF, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

AND I THINK IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE IN EXPANDING WHAT REALLY WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT LIFE OUTCOMES LOOK LIKE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO I KNOW, I KNOW, I SAID, I AGREE WITH YOU, BUT I WANTED TO ADD JUST A COUPLE MORE THINGS.

TRUSTEE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ITEM AND REALLY JUST THIS TYPE OF WORK.

I WILL NOW, ASK HELENE IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES, AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE DO. HELENE, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL? HECK YEAH.

HARDEN I MEHTA I. MORRA. YES. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES, FOUR ZERO.

THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM D, WHICH IS TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.

[XVI.d. Approve Resolution No. 26-27, 2026-27 Certification of District Signatures]

CERTIFICATION OF DISTRICT SIGNATURES MOVE APPROVAL.

OKAY. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO. NO. PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED.

MOTION FROM TRUSTEE. SECOND FROM SECRETARY MEHTA.

IS THERE ANY OTHER ARE THERE ANY TRUSTEE QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION RELATED TO THIS ACTION ITEM? OKAY. SEEING NONE. HELENE, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL? JOSEPH HARDEN MEHTA I MORRA I MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO.

NEXT ACTION ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ACTION ITEM E APPROVED TWO NEW JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND RELATED MEMORANDUM.

[XVI.e. Approve Two (2) New Job Descriptions and Related Memorandum of Understanding between the District and CSEA]

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IS WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.

I'LL MOVE APPROVAL. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY.

MOVED FOR APPROVAL BY SECRETARY MEHTA, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE HARDEN.

IF THERE'S NO TRUSTEE QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.

MAKING SURE THERE'S NO TRUSTEE QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.

HELENE, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL WITH YOU WANT TO SUBSTITUTE A PRIOR TO SUBSTITUTE THE PRIOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL? WITHOUT OBJECTION. WITHOUT OBJECTION.

OBJECTION. NO OBJECTIONS. MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM F, APPROVE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND MTA REGARDING THE

[XVI.f. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the District and NTA regarding the Elementary Leadership Positions]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? AND A SECOND. SO MOVED. SECOND.

MOTION BY TRUSTEE HARDEN, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE DAUCIK.

AND IS THERE ANY TRUSTEE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS RELATED TO THIS ITEM? OKAY. SEEING NONE. HELENE, CAN YOU CALL THE PRIOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL? WITHOUT OBJECTION. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL SUBSTITUTE THE PRIOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL.

OKAY. MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO. OKAY. ACTION ITEM F APPROVE.

SORRY. MOVING ON TO NEXT ACTION ITEM WHICH IS ACTION ITEM G APPROVE MEMORANDUM.

[XVI.g. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the District and NTA regarding the Paso Verde School 7-8 Temporary Schedule Modification]

SEEING THAT THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT MOVE FOR APPROVAL BY TRUSTEE.

SECONDED BY SECRETARY MEHTA SEEING NO TRUSTEE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS WE WOULD.

HELENE, CAN YOU SUBSTITUTE THE PRIOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL WITHOUT OBJECTION? CAN YOU SUBSTITUTE THE PRIOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL? OKAY. ITEM PASSES OR MOTION PASSES, FOUR ZERO.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. ACTION ITEM H APPROVE UPDATED UNREPRESENTED SPECIALIST SALARY SCHEDULE.

[XVI.h. Approve Updated Unrepresented Specialists Salary Schedule]

SEEING NO TRUSTEE. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HELENE.

WITHOUT OBJECTION, YOUR SUBSTITUTING PRIOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL.

THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO. LASTLY, WE HAVE ACTION ITEM I, WHICH IS APPROVED RESOLUTION NUMBER

[XVI.i. Approve Resolution No. 26-28 for Workers’ Compensation for Volunteers]

SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT MOVED BY TRUSTEE DOSAGE.

SECOND, THAT MOTION BY TRUSTEE. OKAY. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE.

BY SECRETARY MEHTA. HELENE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL SUBSTITUTE THE PRIOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL.

NO OBJECTIONS. THE MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO. OKAY, NEXT WE'RE MOVING ON TO

[XVII. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ONE AND IT IS FROM JEN SOUSA.

MY COMMENTS ARE ON MY PHONE. SO I DIDN'T KNOW THE POLICY WAS GOING TO BE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

I DIDN'T LOOK AT THE AGENDA VERY CAREFULLY, BUT GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND VICE PRESIDENT MORA SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO.

SO I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE MANY PARENTS DO LEAVE.

BECAUSE IT COMES SO LATE. AND WE HAVE PARENTS IN OUR COALITION THAT START BEDTIME AROUND 630 OR 7.

AND ALSO AS A SINGLE MOM OF A CHILD WITH PROFOUND DISABILITIES.

IT'S $35 AN HOUR FOR MY DAUGHTER NOW, JUST JULY 1ST WENT UP TO $36 AN HOUR TO PROVIDE BABYSITTING FOR HER.

SO EVERY TIME THAT I'M HERE, LIKE WHAT I GOT HERE AT ABOUT 410.

SO NOW WE'RE TWO HOURS IN. AND THAT'S MY 16 YEAR OLD.

THAT'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY FOR HER. SO REFORMING PUBLIC EDUCATION EVERYWHERE IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.

BUT I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A FAMILY'S TWO FAMILIES I MET HERE.

THEY WERE THEY WERE SITTING OVER HERE A FEW WEEKS AGO.

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THE GIRLS ARE COMING HERE WITHOUT ANY EDUCATION AT ALL, AND THEY WANTED TO PARTICIPATE MORE IN THE PROCESS AND UNDERSTAND HOW THINGS HAPPEN HERE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE 14, 15 AND 16 YEAR OLD GIRLS BEING DROPPED IN SCHOOLS WITH NO ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, AND THEY'VE NEVER BEEN TO SCHOOL. AND IT WAS A REAL BUMMER TO ME BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT'S BEEN A POPULATION THAT'S BEEN HARD FOR ME TO REACH AS A TEACHER AND AS A PARENT WHO'S, WHO'S TRYING TO BRING MORE PARENTS TOGETHER.

AND THEY HAD TO GO HOME BECAUSE OF BEDTIME FOR THEIR KIDS.

THEIR HUSBANDS WERE TEXTING THEM AND SAYING, YOU'VE BEEN GONE LONG ENOUGH. AND THEY, THEY WERE DENIED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE.

SO I'D LIKE YOU TO REALLY RECONSIDER PUTTING PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING.

I THINK PARENTS WOULD PARTICIPATE MORE. AND THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING.

IT'S NOT JUST A MEETING IN PUBLIC. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT PARENTS GET A CHANCE TO BE HEARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SEEING NO ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS SUBMITTED, TONIGHT'S REGULAR BOARD MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 06:16 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.