Oct 14, 2026 Board Meetings

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

[I. OPEN SESSION]

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

AND USC BOARD MEETINGS ARE LIVE STREAMED AND RECORDED AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. THE LIVE STREAM IS AVAILABLE ONLINE, AND RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING THE DAY

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

[V. CLOSED SESSION]

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK TO ANY OF THE ITEMS IN CLOSED SESSION? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. BEFORE THE BOARD GOES INTO CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING, A REMINDER FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE THAT PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS FOR ALL OPEN SESSION ITEMS MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE START OF OPEN SESSION.

AS NOTED AT THE TOP OF THE BOARD AGENDA AND IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT WHEN THIS BOARD AGENDA WAS PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD BY LAW 9323 MEETING CONDUCT INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE BOARD'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION MAY DO SO BY FILLING OUT A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD AND HANDING IT TO THE STAFF MEMBER AT THE TABLE OUTSIDE THE BOARDROOM BEFORE THE START OF OPEN SESSION.

ALL RIGHT. WE WILL RECONVENE OPEN SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY 6 P.M.

OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF CLOSED SESSION.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE RECONVENING OPEN SESSION AT 6 P.M..

[VI. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]

GRANT. PRESENT. HARDIN. PRESENT. PRESENT. MORA.

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

I'M GOING TO ASK OUR STUDENT, TRUSTEE SOKOLOVA, TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

BEGIN. 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.

ALRIGHT. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING.

BUT BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I REMINDER THAT WE ASK MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO REFRAIN FROM APPROACHING THE DAIS STAGE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING,

[IX. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]

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

ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, WE HAVE A APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[X. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]

SECOND BY TRUSTEE DOSAGE. HELEN, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? I GRANT A HARDIN I MORA I SOKOLOVA I. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE AN AGENDA SIX ZERO.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP IS COMMUNICATIONS. IS THERE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CSEA?

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

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

I WOULD LIKE TO START BY SHARING THE RECOGNITION THAT IT IS NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.

THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF NATIVE AMERICANS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SOCIETY SHOULD BE REMEMBERED YEAR ROUND.

TODAY, AS WE FACE CONTINUOUS ATTACKS THAT ATTEMPT TO ERASE THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF NATIVE AMERICANS, IT IS IMPORTANT NOW MORE THAN EVER THAT WE KEEP NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE IN OUR CLASSROOMS AS WE ARE WELL INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR ALREADY.

I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW AREAS THAT SHOULD BE A PRIORITY FOR CONTINUING TO IMPROVE THE OUTCOMES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND SUPPORTING OUR CLASSROOM EDUCATORS. MEANINGFUL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS ARE STILL A MAJOR AREA OF CONCERN.

WE HAVE TEACHERS AND SUPPORT PROVIDERS ASKING FOR MORE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WITH IEPS 504 AND STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED YET.

WE'RE URGING FOR THE NEED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE MTSS FRAMEWORK THAT INCLUDES ADDITIONAL STAFFING AND SUPPORT FOR JUST BEYOND THE CLASSROOM TEACHER.

WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE DIVERSITY OF NATOMAS THAT WAS JUST RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AND STATEWIDE.

AND THE VALUE THAT THAT DIVERSITY BRINGS TO OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ACTIONS REPRESENT AND REINFORCE THAT DIVERSITY.

WE'RE CONTINUING TO URGE THE DISTRICT TO PRIORITIZE THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF DIVERSE EDUCATORS.

THAT INCLUDES OUR BIPOC EDUCATORS. ALSO, IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT DOJ REPORT, WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN NATOMAS.

THE OVER SUSPENSION AND DISCIPLINING OF BLACK STUDENTS IS NOT JUST ISOLATED TO NATOMAS.

IT IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND RECTIFIED AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL.

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ALSO, TODAY, WE'RE ABLE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON ELEMENTARY DUTY SCHEDULE. WE APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION FROM THE DISTRICT, AND WE HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OUR PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE THE BEST OUTCOMES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS FOR OUR EDUCATORS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE. SOKOLOVA.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT GRANT, TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO AND GUESTS AT DISCOVERY HIGH.

THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON COMPLETING CREDIT FOR AND CREDIT FIVE.

TEACHERS, STAFF AND THE ACADEMIC COUNSELOR HAVE BEEN MONITORING STUDENT GRADES AND ACHIEVEMENT ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

DISCOVERY IS HAVING A TON OF GREAT THINGS PLANNED FOR RED RIBBON WEEK WITH A DOOR DECORATING CONTEST AND A FAMILY ENGAGEMENT NIGHT PLANNED AS WELL.

THE CULINARY CLASS HAS JUST COMPLETED A FIELD TRIP TO THE KIKKOMAN FACTORY HERE IN SACRAMENTO.

THEY DID A REALLY NICE JOB OF CONNECTING THE CLASSES TO THE LOCAL INDUSTRY AT INDERKUM HIGH.

ABOUT 750 OF THEIR 11TH AND 12TH GRADE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED, WITH OVER 34,000 OTHER CALIFORNIA STUDENTS IN A STATEWIDE MOCK ELECTION, VOTING ON THE CALIFORNIA RACE FOR GOVERNOR, AS WELL AS THE PROPOSITIONS ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR.

THE DRAMA PROGRAM HAS COMPLETED SET BUILDING AND IS IN FINAL PREPARATION FOR THE FALL PRODUCTION OF THE ADDAMS FAMILY.

ACROSS CAMPUS, TIGERS ARE IN FULL SWING FOR HOMECOMING 2026, INCLUDING SPIRIT DRESS UP DAYS, FRIDAY'S RALLY AND THE FOOTBALL GAME FEATURING CLASS SKITS, CHEER BAND, PUBLIC SAFETY, JUNGLE SECTION AND MORE, ALONG WITH THE CULMINATING HOCO DANCE ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT LEROY GREENE ACADEMY.

STUDENTS WERE FOCUSED ON FINISHING THE QUARTER STRONG WHILE CONTINUING TO BUILD THEIR SKILLS THROUGH SOCRATIC SEMINARS AND TARGETED ACADEMIC SUPPORT.

THE STUDENTS ALSO EXPLORED THEIR FUTURES THROUGH COLLEGE VISITS TO SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY AND CHICO STATE UNIVERSITY.

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM BECAME NEW ISD CHAMPIONS, WHILE THE GIRLS ALSO HAD AN IMPRESSIVE TOP FIVE FINISH.

THE HIGH SCHOOL WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM REMAINS UNDEFEATED, CONTINUING AN INCREDIBLE SEASON OF TEAMWORK, DETERMINATION AND LION PRIDE AND NATOMAS HIGH, OUR SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASSES TOOK STUDENTS TO THE STATE CAPITOL TO CELEBRATE NATIVE AMERICAN DAY, AND STUDENTS MADE PRESENTATIONS TO SHARE WITH THE REST OF CAMPUS OF CAMPUS ON WHAT THEY LEARNED.

WE ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO HOST U.S. REPRESENTATIVE AMI BERA, AND WHICH STUDENTS GOT TO ASK QUESTIONS ON TOPICS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THEIR OWN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY. MANY STUDENTS GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHAKE HANDS WITH DOCTOR BERA AND EVEN GOT SOME PHOTOS.

WE ALSO HELD OUR FIRST ANNUAL CAR SHOW WITH THE HELP OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

THE EVENT WAS OPEN TO THE NATOMAS COMMUNITY AND BROUGHT MANY AMAZING CARS FOR ALL TO ADMIRE.

ANNA THOMAS MIDDLE CLASSROOMS ARE PROVIDING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO EXPLAIN THEIR THINKING, PROVIDE PEER FEEDBACK, WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND APPLY THEIR LEARNING THROUGH HANDS ON ACTIVITIES.

THEY ARE EXCITED TO SEE LITERACY AND STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING BECOMING INCREASINGLY VISIBLE ACROSS DEPARTMENTS.

THEY ALSO EXPAND LEARNING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM BY GIVING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE CAMPUS TOUR, GIVING THEM EXPOSURE TO COLLEGE PROGRAMS AND FUTURE EDUCATIONAL CAREER PATHWAYS.

THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. ALL RIGHT.

BOARD MEMBERS TRUSTEE. MAURA. THANK YOU. WELL, I'LL START OFF BY SAYING I'M DEFINITELY JEALOUS OF YOUR PEERS THAT GOT TO TOUR A SOY SAUCE

[XI.d. Board Members]

SO TO ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS, ALL OF OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, AND ALL OF OUR TEACHERS WHO ARE IN A SITE LEADER ROLE, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AS A ADMINISTRATOR.

AND REALLY JUST AS SOMEONE WHO IS COLLABORATIVELY LEADING ALL STAFF AT THE SCHOOL SITE.

AND THEN NEXT, I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS WEEK WAS IN.

WE HAD INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY. I KNOW I'VE MENTIONED IT BEFORE AND OTHER COLLEAGUES HAVE MENTIONED IT.

WE HAVE MADE SOME STRIDES AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HONOR THE HISTORIES THAT HAVE BEEN AND CULTURES AND HERITAGES THAT HAVE BEEN

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THERE'S A LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT SITS TO THE SIDE BACK OF THE ROOM.

AND I WILL ALWAYS REPEAT THAT, BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT IS A REMINDER OF WHAT NEEDS TO THEN ALSO BE REPEATED IN ALL OF THE WALLS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I MYSELF, IT WASN'T UNTIL MORE RECENT YEARS THAT I FOUND OUT JUST HOW MUCH INDIGENOUS HERITAGE I HAVE THROUGH, YOU KNOW, DNA TESTING. BUT IT MADE ME MORE CURIOUS ABOUT UNDERSTANDING AND LEARNING AND RELEARNING A LOT OF THOSE THINGS FOR MY OWN SAKE AND FOR MY OWN HISTORY AND MY ANCESTRY. SO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THOSE TWO CELEBRATIONS THAT ARE GOING ON RIGHT NOW. AND ALSO, I HAVE SOME TRUSTEE ACTIVITIES THAT I WANT TO SHARE.

THE FIRST ONE IS HAVING BEEN ABLE TO GO TO LEROY GREENE ACADEMY FOR THEIR FALL CONCERT.

IT WAS REALLY, I ACTUALLY, I CAN'T REMEMBER IF I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO ATTEND ONE OF THOSE BEFORE.

AND SO THE STUDENTS, OF COURSE DID GREAT. AND SO DID THEIR INSTRUCTOR WHO WAS ALSO THEIR CONDUCTOR.

THE MUSIC WAS VERY DRAMATIC AND I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT.

IT WAS VERY CAPTIVATING THE ENTIRE TIME THROUGH.

THE, AS IS TYPICAL FOR LGA, IT WAS A FULL HOUSE AND A LOT OF PARENTS AND OTHERS WERE THERE TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENT MUSICIANS. LAST ACTIVITY THAT I WANT TO SHARE IS HAVING HAD A CHANCE TO ATTEND THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION'S ANNUAL SCHOOL BOARD'S DINNER, OR RATHER, THAT DINNER AND MEETING AT THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.

I WAS JOINED BY SOME OF MY FELLOW TRUSTEES AND AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT ISSUES WITH TRUSTEES FROM NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS IN ALL OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY.

I HAD A CHANCE TO MEET OUR NEW COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT, JACKIE WHITE, AND ALSO THIS WAS THE PART THAT I THAT I PERSONALLY WAS VERY EXCITED FOR.

HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR ABOUT THE RESEARCH FROM DOCTOR CARL COHN.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY SEEN SOME OF HIS MOST RECENT RESEARCH, I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO.

WELL, I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A SNIPPET. HE'S DONE SOME RESEARCH INTO THE ROLE OF SUPERINTENDENTS AT CIVIC LEADERS.

AND THEN ALSO HAS AN ARTICLE OR A BOOK I CANNOT REMEMBER RIGHT NOW ABOUT FEMALE SUPERINTENDENTS.

AND SO AND ALSO HE SPOKE ON THE CULTURE WARS THAT I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH.

THE LAST COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANT TO MENTION IN TODAY'S BOARD REPORT ARE LAST MEETING, I HAD MEANT TO GIVE A THANK YOU TO OUR CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT THEY, THAT SHE HAD DONE IN GETTING OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION FEDERAL FUNDING RESOLUTION CREATED AND ALSO SENT TO THE APPROPRIATE FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES.

SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CHRISTINA, WHO'S OUR CHIEF OF STAFF, FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO DOING THAT.

AND THEN ALSO I WANT TO JUST VERY QUICKLY. ACTUALLY, THAT'S, THAT CONCLUDES MY BOARD REPORT.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU ACTUALLY AT ALL. I CAN I CAN KEEP GOING.

NO, NO, NO IT'S FINE. THAT'S GREAT. THANKS. OKAY.

TRUSTEE HARDIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR BOARD REPORT. TRUSTEE MOORE. TRUSTEE HARDIN.

FIRST OFF, THANK YOU TO THE TRUSTEES THAT HAVE GONE BEFORE ME, BECAUSE YOU TOUCHED ON A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.

SO FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I SHALL NOT. THE DINNER WAS AMAZING AND I ENJOYED IT THOROUGHLY.

HE WAS AMAZING. I LOOK FORWARD TO PURCHASING SOME OF HIS MATERIAL AND ONE DAY HAVING HIM COME OUT AND WORK WITH US.

SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING A COUPLE OF SCHOOL SITES.

BANNON CREEK, DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL, WINTER RANCH, AND NATOMAS HIGH.

SPEAKING OF NATOMAS HIGH. SAVE THE DATE JANUARY 23RD, 2027.

WE ARE HAVING OUR FIRST ANNUAL FIVE K RUN AND WALK AND THAT IS PUT ON BY A STUDENT.

SO KUDOS. YOU'LL SEE IT UP CLOSE SOONER THAN LATER ON OUR WEBSITES AND THINGS OF THAT.

BUT WE ARE LOOKING TO GET 300 TO 500 PEOPLE TO COME OUT.

THERE ARE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE.

SO I AM GOING TO ASK ALL OF THE PEOPLE SITTING HERE TO ENSURE THEY DONATE, AND I'LL GET THE NEW ONES AS THEY COME IN.

SPONSORSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE AT ONLY AS LITTLE AS $100, UP TO $4,000.

SO, AND WHAT THE PURPOSE OF IT IS GOING TO BE.

IT'S GOING TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE FUNDS FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO DO SENIOR ACTIVITIES.

AND HOPEFULLY, MAYBE EVERY SENIOR SENIOR COULD ACTUALLY HAVE A CHANCE TO GET TO DISNEYLAND.

BUT WHAT I MEAN, EVERY SINGLE SENIOR, I'M HOPING THAT WE'LL ACTUALLY LOOK AT EVERY CLASSROOM OF WHAT A SENIOR MIGHT LOOK LIKE.

SO SHOUT OUT TO NATOMAS CHARTER SCHOOL AND THE STUDENTS THERE FOR HOSTING ANOTHER AMAZING EVENT.

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WESTLAKE WAS THERE AS WELL, AND SO EVERYBODY DID GOOD STUFF.

AND THAT WILL BE THE END OF MY REPORT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HARDIN. I'LL KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF.

SINCE THE LAST BOARD MEETING, I WAS ABLE TO DO A SITE VISIT TO THE RANCH.

I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE TEACHERS AND THE IAS THERE WHO ARE WORKING SUPER HARD REALLY EXCEPTIONAL STAFF THERE.

SO IAS, YOU HAVE MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE AND RESPECT.

REALLY COOL PEOPLE, SO I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF. THAT'S MY BOARD REPORT FOR TODAY.

ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE JUST ONE ITEM I WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

I DO NOT WANT TO PULL THIS FROM CLOSED. NOT CLOSED.

SORRY, BUT FROM CONSENT. BUT I JUST WANT TO FLAG ONE ITEM ITEM K ON THERE BECAUSE I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OR ABOUT THIS ONE.

SO THE CLOUD EVERYONE'S ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THIS.

IT'S GREAT. IT'S A NORMAL COURSE THING. YOU KNOW, WE'RE REPLACING THE BOILERS AT NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE WE SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE HEAT IN THE CLASSROOMS. IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT'S KIND OF NECESSARY. BUT AS MY WANT, I DID HAVE SOME QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DID WE LOOK AT MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE OPTIONS OTHER THAN PUTTING IN NATURAL GAS BOILERS AGAIN, WHEN WE SHOULD REALLY BE WEAN? AS I'VE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS, WE SHOULD BE WEANING YOURSELF OFF OF GAS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PRICE OF NATURAL GAS COMPARED TO THE PRICE OF ELECTRICITY. FOR THOSE OF US BLESSED TO BE IN SMUD SERVICE AREA.

IT IS NOT FEASIBLE AT THIS POINT IN TIME TO GO THE ELECTRIC ROUTE, AS IT WOULD REQUIRE AN EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE UPGRADE TO THE ROOF AND THE STRUCTURE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT, THEY SAY A MORE EFFICIENT LIKE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

I WOULD HOPE THAT THE DISTRICT WOULD CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES, RECOGNIZING THAT THE BEING GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE, LIKE HAVING SWITCHED OUR GAS, OUR DIESEL BUSSES TO ELECTRIC, HAS SAVED THE DISTRICT A TON OF MONEY, ESPECIALLY WITH DIESEL PRICES BEING UP. LIKEWISE, WE CAN WEAN OURSELVES OFF OF NATURAL GAS AND SWITCH OURSELVES TO ELECTRICITY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AT OUR OLDER CAMPUSES LIKE WE'VE ALREADY DONE HAD THE INSIGHT TO DO WITH ARRIAGA.

AS WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT, IT WILL SAVE US MONEY LONG TERM.

SO THE MONEY WE INVEST ON A FACILITY SIDE, ESPECIALLY AS WE HOPEFULLY HAVE A NEW BOND, CAN SAVE US OPERATIONAL MONEY, MONEY THAT WE CAN PUT BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM.

SO WHILE I RECOGNIZE IT'S NOT FEASIBLE THIS TIME, I HOPE THE BOARD WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO INVEST IN ENVIRONMENTAL UPGRADES TO OUR SCHOOLS THAT WILL RESULT IN OPERATIONAL COST SAVINGS TO OUR GENERAL FUND.

BUT IN THIS SITUATION, I WILL BE VOTING IN SUPPORT OF THIS BECAUSE I RECOGNIZE IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT'S FEASIBLE AT THIS TIME.

BUT WITH SOME FORESIGHT, WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOOK AT DOING SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY THIS GO AROUND.

SO THAT'S IT. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. AND JUST AS A POINT OF ORDER FOR ANYONE WONDERING WHY TRUSTEE CHOSE TO ADDRESS HIS COMMENTS ON ITEM K IN HIS WORK COMMUNICATIONS, BECAUSE CONSENT IS PASSED WITHOUT ANY DISCUSSION.

SO IT'S JUST PARLIAMENTARY RULE OF ORDER THERE, SO THANK YOU.

BOARD COMMENTS. WE CAN PRETTY MUCH SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ANYTHING. ANYTHING ON THE PLANET. THE ONLY TIME THAT WE REALLY CAN. ALL RIGHT. AND YOU DEFINITELY EXERCISE THAT OBLIGATION DIDN'T YOU? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. TRUSTEE. MAYOR.

THANK YOU. BECAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE HAS SAID SO MANY THINGS.

SO I'M GOING TO BE VERY BRIEF. I THE NEXT MEETING THAT WE HAVE IS GOING TO BE AFTER DIWALI.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I WISH DIWALI AND BANDITO DAVIS AND SENDING MY WARMEST WISHES TO ALL THE NATOMAS FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, EDUCATORS AND SITE STAFF. THIS IS SUCH A SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR WITH CELEBRATIONS LIKE NAVRATRI AND DASARA AS WELL.

MAY THIS FESTIVE SEASON FILL YOUR HOMES WITH HAPPINESS, YOUR HEARTS WITH HOPE AND OUR COMMUNITY WITH EVEN MORE LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING.

WISHING EVERYBODY BEAUTIFUL, SAFE AND JOYFUL.

DIWALI AND BANDISH DIVAS AND THE. THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO OUR PAST BOARD PRESIDENT, DOCTOR HERRERA, FOR WORKING WITH ME AT LEAST TEN HOURS LAST WEEK AND TALKING TO OUR NEIGHBORS ABOUT MEASURE D FOR ENHANCING OUR SCHOOL FACILITIES.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MEHTA AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT, DOCTOR CASTILLO.

[XI.e. Superintendent]

I WENT TO WITTER RANCH, BANNON CREEK, LGMA PASO VERDE TWICE, ONCE FOR A SITE WALK AND ONE FOR THEIR IB VISIT.

AND THEN ALSO NATOMAS HIGH HOMECOMING. AND I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT LAST FRIDAY AT THE ED CENTER, WE ALL WERE DECKED OUT IN NATOMAS HIGH, WHERE FOR NATOMAS HIGH'S HOMECOMING.

AND THIS FRIDAY WE WILL BE DECKED OUT IN INTERCOM WHERE FOR ENTERCOM'S HOMECOMING.

SO WE'RE HAVING FUN WITH THE CELEBRATIONS OVER HERE.

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS IN THOMAS, UNIFIED HAS REMAINED FOCUSED ON EVALUATING, IMPROVING, AND STRENGTHENING THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR STUDENTS.

WE'RE COMMITTED TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, REGULARLY REVIEWING DATA, ASSESSING OUR PROGRAMS,

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I WANT TO ADDRESS THE RECENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE ON THE WORK HAPPENING ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.

THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ALLEGED FINDINGS DO NOT REFLECT THE REALITIES FACED AT NATOMAS UNIFIED, OR THE SIGNIFICANT WORK OF OUR DISTRICT HAS UNDERTAKEN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

WE MADE THE DECISION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AN AGREEMENT THAT ALLOWS US TO PUT A LENGTHY PROCESS BEHIND US AND REMAIN FOCUSED ON WHAT MATTERS MOST ARE STUDENTS.

IMPORTANTLY, SEVERAL OF THE CHANGES OUTLINED IN THIS AGREEMENT REFLECT WORK.

NATOMAS UNIFIED HAS ALREADY INITIATED INDEPENDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

WE HAVE CONTINUED EVALUATING AND STRENGTHENING OUR PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTS FOR ALL STUDENTS, AND THAT WORK WILL CONTINUE. I ALSO WANT TO SHARE AN IMPORTANT RECOGNITION THAT SPEAKS TO SOMETHING WE HAVE LONG CONSIDERED ONE OF OUR DISTRICT'S GREATEST STRENGTHS.

AS WAS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THIS SEPTEMBER, NATOMAS UNIFIED WAS NAMED THE MOST DIVERSE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA AND THE SECOND MOST DIVERSE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE NATION. IN NICHE'S NEWLY RELEASED 2027 SCHOOL AND DISTRICT RANKINGS, EARNING AN A PLUS GRADE FOR DIVERSITY. THAT'S AN EXTRAORDINARY DISTINCTION, AND ONE OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PROUD OF.

OUR NEARLY 16,000 STUDENTS REPRESENT AN INCREDIBLE RANGE OF CULTURES, BACKGROUNDS, LANGUAGES, EXPERIENCES, AND PERSPECTIVES. THEY BRING THOSE EXPERIENCES INTO OUR CLASSROOM EVERY DAY, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES NOT ONLY TO LEARN FROM THEIR TEACHERS, BUT ALSO FROM ONE ANOTHER. DIVERSITY IS NOT SIMPLY SOMETHING WE CELEBRATE AT NATOMAS UNIFIED.

IT'S PART OF WHO WE ARE. AND IT'S ONE OF OUR GREATEST STRENGTHS.

WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMPLEX, LIKE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

WE'RE WORKING TO MEET THOSE NEEDS WHILE NAVIGATING GROWING DEMANDS AND LIMITED RESOURCES.

THAT'S WHY I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR TEACHERS, STAFF, AND SCHOOL LEADERS.

EVERY DAY, THEY'RE DOING TREMENDOUS WORK TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, STRENGTHEN LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, AND ENSURE OUR SCHOOLS ARE PLACES WHERE CHILDREN FEEL WELCOME, SAFE AND VALUED.

WE SEE THAT COMMITTED COMMITMENT REFLECTED IN THE WORK OF OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE IN PROGRAMS LIKE EMPOWER YOU THAT PROVIDE MENTORSHIP AND CONNECTION FOR BLACK AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS, AND OUR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORTIVE AND INCLUSIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS.

WE ARE ALSO PROUD OF THE EQUITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE, RECOGNIZING NATOMAS UNIFIED AS BEING IN THE 95TH PERCENTILE FOR SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THESE ARE MEANINGFUL REFLECTIONS OF THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS AND THE DEDICATION OF THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THAT WORK POSSIBLE.

JUST LAST WEEK, MEMBERS OF OUR NATOMAS UNIFIED TEAM PARTICIPATED IN A GENIUS INITIATIVE EVENT AT SCHOOL FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND IMPROVING OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTCOMES FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS.

THE INITIATIVE BRINGS EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL LEADERS TOGETHER TO SHARE RESEARCH, LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, AND EXPLORE STRATEGIES FOR CREATING MORE INCLUSIVE, SUPPORTING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.

OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS REINFORCE OUR COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT.

THEY REMIND US THAT CREATING A DISTRICT WHERE EVERY STUDENT CAN THRIVE REQUIRES ONGOING COLLABORATION, REFLECTION, AND A WILLINGNESS TO STRENGTHEN HOW WE SERVE OUR STUDENTS.

BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT RECOGNITION DOES NOT MEAN THAT OUR WORK IS FINISHED.

WE CAN BE PROUD OF HOW FAR WE HAVE COME WHILE REMAINING COMMITTED TO THE WORK THAT IS STILL AHEAD OF US.

THOSE TWO THINGS ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. I REMAIN COMMITTED TO ENSURING NATOMAS UNIFIED AS A DISTRICT WHERE EVERY STUDENT IS VALUED, EVERY FAMILY FEELS CONNECTED, AND EVERY CHILD HAS ACCESS TO THE SUPPORTS AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY NEED TO THRIVE.

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

NEXT UP I HAVE IS OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[XII. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

[XIII. CONSENT ITEMS]

MOVED BY TRUSTEE HARDIN. I'LL SECOND IT. SECOND BY TRUSTEE DOCCHECK.

TRUSTEE. MARTHA. SORRY. THAT WAS NOT INTENTIONAL.

THAT WAS REALLY BAD. I'M SO SORRY. OKAY. COME ON, GIVE THE PRESIDENT A BREAK.

I WAS QUOTING OBAMA. IF ANYONE REMEMBERS THE KANYE.

OKAY. IT'S JUST A BAD NIGHT. OKAY. SECOND BY TRUSTEE MEHTA.

HELEN, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? I GRANT I HARDIN MEHTA.

I MORA I SOKOLOVA I I MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.

NEXT UP IS OUR BOARD REPORT ON THE EARLY LITERACY INITIATIVE.

[XIV.a. Early Literacy Initiative Update with Context Slides]

TANYA GERALD, OUR ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, WILL LEAD US IN A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM.

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SUPERINTENDENT CASTILLO, AND FOR OUR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE TODAY, WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE WILL BE INTRODUCING.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS AND RECOGNIZES KRISTEN MARTIN.

SHE IS THE COORDINATOR OF ELA IN OUR DISTRICT AND REALLY DOING QUITE A SPECTACULAR JOB LEADING THE EARLY LITERACY INITIATIVE.

SO WE'LL BE CO-PRESENTING THIS EVENING. SO I WANT TO START FIRST WITH OUR DISTRICT GOALS.

AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE TALK ABOUT EACH OF THE GOALS IN THE EARLY LITERACY INITIATIVE, BECAUSE THAT INITIATIVE REALLY AND TRULY TOUCHES ON EACH ONE OF THESE GOALS.

OBVIOUSLY, FROM THE ACADEMIC GROWTH AND INCREASED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

BUT WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT WHEN STUDENTS FEEL SUCCESSFUL IN A CLASSROOM, IT GIVES THEM MORE CONFIDENCE AND IT IMPROVES THEIR WELL-BEING.

IT'S ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE COLLABORATION THAT WE HAVE ONGOING WITH SITE ADMINISTRATORS AND WITH CAFE, WHERE WE HAVE READ TO SUCCEED EVENTS, WE HAVE LITERACY EVENTS, OUR TOSSES, OUR TEACHERS ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT ARE DOING PARENT UNIVERSITIES THIS YEAR, WHERE THEY'RE HELPING SHARE WITH FAMILIES DIRECTLY.

WHAT KINDS OF ROUTINES AND STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES THAT THEY CAN TAKE AT HOME TO IMPROVE LITERACY.

AND THEN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IS THAT THE WAY THAT THIS INITIATIVE IS STRUCTURED IS THAT IT INCREASES STAFF CAPACITY.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. WE WANT OUR TEACHERS TO FEEL REALLY EFFICACIOUS ABOUT THE WORK THEY DO AND REALLY SATISFIED IN SEEING STUDENT IMPROVEMENT.

SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT TONIGHT. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE THIS. OKAY.

SO TONIGHT, I THINK WHAT WE JUST WANT TO POINT OUT IS YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW OF THE INITIATIVE.

AND IT'S KIND OF FEELS LIKE WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS WORK TOGETHER FOR A WHILE, BUT WE'RE JUST AT THE START OF OUR SECOND YEAR OF THE INITIATIVE.

LAST YEAR WAS, WAS ONLY OUR FIRST YEAR. SO WHAT YOU'LL ALSO SEE IS THE WAY THAT WE HAVE TAKEN IN FEEDBACK AND DID LIKE SOME REVISIONS WITH OUR CLA PROCESS TO THE INITIATIVE THIS YEAR.

AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE MONITORING STUDENT OUTCOME DATA DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR AND HOW WE LOOK AT THE IMPACT.

AND WE'RE MOVING ON INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIONS BASED ON STUDENT DATA.

SO I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO KRISTIN MARTIN.

AND SHE'S GOING TO KICK OFF WITH OUR WILDLY IMPORTANT GOAL.

SO IT'S CALLED A WIG. YES. OKAY. SO AS YOU CAN SEE AS A DISTRICT, OVERALL, OUR GOAL IS TO REALLY INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN LITERACY. AND OUR TEAM AS AN ELL TEAM FEELS THAT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT LEVERS IN DOING THAT IS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF OUR STUDENTS CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO WE HAVE A GOAL FOR OUR TEAM IS TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF PROGRESS MONITORING OCCURRING AT THE PRESCRIBED FREQUENCY FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE SCORING WELL BELOW OR BELOW, FROM 17% TO 100% BY THE END OF THE YEAR, MAKING SURE THAT EACH OF OUR STUDENTS, WE ARE REALLY TAKING THE TIME TO SEE WHAT SKILLS THEY NEED SUPPORT WITH AND ARE MEASURING THAT AT CONSISTENT RATES.

SO WE HAVE CREATED THESE LEAD MEASURES THAT OUR TEAM IS USING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MONITORING THAT AND SUPPORTING THAT GOAL.

THINGS THAT ARE IN OUR CONTROL. SO OUR TEAM IS USING OUR SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR ASSESSMENTS, AND WE'RE CHECKING IN TO SEE WHEN OUR STUDENTS ARE GETTING PROGRESS MONITORED AND FOLLOWING UP WITH TEACHERS TO OFFER SUPPORT AND MAKE SURE THAT THE MONITORING IS HAPPENING. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO SITTING DOWN AND LOOKING AT ACTION PLANS.

SO IT'S ONE THING TO COLLECT THE DATA, BUT IT'S MOST IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE TAKING ACTION ON THE DATA.

SO WE'RE ALSO USING OUR LEAD MEASURE TO LOOK AT THE ACTION PLANS AND OFFER SUPPORT TO TEACHERS AROUND WHAT THEY ARE SAYING THAT THEY WANT TO DO IN RESPONSE TO THE DATA, AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL SUPPORTED IN THAT PROCESS. AND THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SLIDES.

THIS IS OUR LITERACY TEAM, AND IT IS EXCITING TO SEE THAT OUR TEAM HAS GROWN.

AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS HERE, AS WELL AS TEACHERS THAT ARE ENGAGING IN THE WORK WITH US.

AND SO I WANT TO HONOR THEM. AND I KNOW THEY JUST WANTED TO COME AND ATTEND AND REALLY SHOW GRATITUDE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE TRUSTEES FOR REALLY HELPING TO SUSTAIN THIS INITIATIVE AND GROW OUR TEAM THIS YEAR.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE SOME DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE ARE ENSURING THAT WE ARE CHECKING AND MONITORING THE FEEDBACK ON WHAT WE ARE DOING.

AND SO A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANT TO CALL OUT.

THESE WERE INCLUDED IN THE BOARD REPORT, BUT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE REALLY ARE LOOKING AT FEEDBACK BEFORE WE START A CYCLE FROM TEACHERS, AS WELL AS AT THE END OF THE CYCLE. WHAT WORKED FOR YOU? ARE THERE ANY ADJUSTMENTS WE CAN MAKE? BUT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT ADDING FOCUS GROUPS.

SO LAST YEAR WE DID ONE FOCUS GROUP. IN THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WE'RE DOING A FALL AND A SPRING FOCUS GROUP, WHERE WE'RE OFFERING THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THE INITIATIVE.

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SO WE ARE DOING SOME CONSISTENT WALKTHROUGHS WITH OUR SCHOOL SUPPORT TEAM, AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATORS AND MYSELF.

AND GOING INTO CLASSROOMS AND REALLY MONITORING AND AND SUPPORTING ADMINISTRATORS WITH UNDERSTANDING THE LITERACY WORK WE'RE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT.

OKAY. SO THIS IS OUR COACHING CYCLE AND WE HAVE AN IMAGE HERE, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY WANT TO CALL ATTENTION TO IS THAT WE HAVE DONE SOME ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED LAST YEAR, AND WE'VE MADE SURE THAT WE'VE EMBEDDED THIS DIFFERENTIATED OPTION FOR OUR TEACHERS.

NOT EVERY TEACHER MIGHT NEED THE SAME THING TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK.

AND SO WE HAVE PROVIDED THAT. AND WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE ON ANOTHER SLIDE.

BUT WE'RE ALSO CALLING OUT THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING THEM BY OUR OUR TEAM OF TOSAS, THAT NOW WE HAVE MORE TOSAS SO THAT INSTEAD OF SUPPORTING MORE THAN TWO SITES, NOW WE HAVE TOSA SUPPORTING TWO SITES, WHICH IS REALLY ALLOWING THEM FOR MORE FREQUENT SUPPORT WITH TEACHERS AND BEING ON CAMPUS MORE OFTEN. I'M LIKE, OKAY, THANKS. OKAY. SO AGAIN, LIKE WE CALLED OUT THE TEACHER COACHING CHOICE.

SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT CHOICE THAT WE PROVIDED DURING CYCLE ONE FOR OUR TEACHERS, WHICH WE JUST CONCLUDED ABOUT A WEEK AGO.

AND SO WE GAVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY WANTED TO FOCUS ON.

AND ALL OF THESE CHOICES WERE KIND OF GROUNDED IN EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE AROUND WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A LITERACY BLOCK.

AND HERE'S MORE OF OUR AWESOME TEAM WORKING ON PACKING MATERIALS AND MAKING SURE TEACHERS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO IMPLEMENT THIS WORK WITH SUCCESS AND TO FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED.

SO IN ADDITION TO USING WONDERS, WHICH IS OUR CORE CURRICULUM, WE HAVE ALSO PROVIDED UFLI AS A SUPPLEMENTAL CURRICULUM BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM TEACHERS THAT ADMINISTRATORS COLLECTED. AND SO WE HAVE GIVEN THAT AS A SUPPORT FOR OUR TEACHERS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE, AS WELL AS OUR MODERATE HOMEROOM TEACHERS. AND WE ARE COACHING AND SUPPORTING THEM WITH IMPLEMENTING THAT CURRICULUM TOO.

AND YEAH, NO, I THINK THAT'S ALL GREAT. YEAH.

OKAY. AND ON TOP OF THAT, NOT JUST GIVING THEM THE RESOURCES, BUT FOLLOWING UP WITH HOW WE'RE SUPPORTING TEACHERS AND SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE DO THAT IS THAT JOB EMBEDDED SUPPORT FOR OUR TEACHERS WITH THE COMING IN AND COACHING AND PARTNERING AND COLLABORATING ALONGSIDE THEM.

ALSO, WE DO MANY PD'S OR HAVE SUB RELEASE TIME WHERE TEACHERS ARE ABLE TO HAVE THAT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING HAPPEN DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.

SO IT'S NOT AFTER SCHOOL, BUT WE'RE ALSO OFFERING ONGOING AFTER SCHOOL, OPTIONAL PD FOR TEACHERS THAT ARE CONSISTENTLY OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

ONE MORE THING. ON THE LAST IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE'RE OFFERING FOR LITK THROUGH THIRD, WE HAVE ALSO STARTED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND WE ARE SUPPORTING THIRD AND SIXTH GRADE TEACHERS AND THE L I TOSA TEAM WITH YES WE LISTEN.

YES. WITH THE EARLY LITERACY TEAM IS WORKING TO PROVIDE ADVANCED PHONICS INSTRUCTION AND COACHING WITH A CURRICULUM FOR SOME OF OUR OTHER STUDENTS.

WE'RE TRYING THAT OUT THIS YEAR. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, KNOWING THAT WONDERS IS OUR CORE CURRICULUM PROVIDING ADDITIONAL PD ON HOW THEY CAN USE WONDERS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE BUILDING THEIR SKILLS WITH THE CORE CURRICULUM AS WELL.

GO BACK. COULD YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT THE WORD ORIGINS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT? WHAT'S THAT CONSIST OF? IS THAT LIKE AN ETYMOLOGY CLASS OR WHAT? OH YES. NOT EXACTLY. WORD ORIGINS THOUGH DOES INCLUDE ETYMOLOGY TO TEACH STUDENTS.

BUT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS PART OF THE WORD ORIGINS IS FROM YOU FLY.

SO IT IS THEIR PROGRAM FOR THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS.

SO KRISTIN CAN GIVE YOU SOMETHING VERY SPECIFIC OUT OF WORD ORIGINS, BUT THE PD LOOKS LIKE COACHING ON THE USE OF THE MATERIALS, BUT ALSO THE PEDAGOGY UNDERNEATH IT. WHY IS TEACHING A WORD ORIGIN, FOR EXAMPLE, OR AN ETYMOLOGY? WHY IS THAT SO IMPORTANT TO HELPING A STRUGGLING READER? WHY IS THAT SO IMPORTANT TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION? SO IT'S A MIX OF COACHING FROM OUR STAFF, BUT ALSO OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH UFLI AND THE COUNTY OFFICE OF ED, WHERE WE'RE PART OF THE READING COHORT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. YEAH. I WANT TO GIVE A BRIEF SHOUT OUT TO ONE OF OUR TEACHERS THAT WAS TEACHING FIRST GRADE.

LAST YEAR, MRS. STOHL, SHE MOVED UP TO SIXTH GRADE THIS YEAR AND SHE EMAILED ME.

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CAN I PLEASE TRY THIS? AND I WAS SO EXCITED THAT THAT CAME DIRECTLY FROM A TEACHER.

AND SO I SAID, OF COURSE YOU CAN. AND WE MADE SURE THAT SHE GOT THE THE MATERIALS AND THE COACHING.

AND SO THAT IS STARTING TO GAIN A LOT OF MOMENTUM.

AND SO THEN WE WERE, WELL, LET'S MOVE IN THE DIRECTION.

ON WORKING THIRD THROUGH SIXTH GRADE TO TO EXPAND THAT.

BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THAT WAS VERY TEACHER DRIVEN TO LOOK AT THE AT THE WORD ORIGINS AND APPRECIATE MRS. STOLL BRINGING THAT FORWARD. YES. SO ALSO OUR FOCUS THIS YEAR IS ON REALLY TAKING THE TIME TO MONITOR THE IMPACT OF OUR ACTIONS AND SEE AND CELEBRATE STUDENT OUTCOMES IN DIFFERENT CYCLES.

SO WE CAN HAVE SHORT CYCLES WITH PROGRESS MONITORING THAT ARE EVERY 2 TO 4 WEEKS.

WHEREAS WE ALSO HAVE SOME CYCLES WHERE WE'RE COMPARING OUR BEGINNING OF THE YEAR DATA TO OUR MIDDLE OF THE YEAR DATA AND OUR END OF THE YEAR DATA, OR A LONGER CYCLE, WHICH WOULD BE THE FULL YEAR.

HOW DID OUR STUDENTS START PROFICIENCY AND HOW ARE WE GETTING MORE STUDENTS TO PROFICIENCY BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR? AND WE HAVE OUR DATES OUTLINED HERE. AND THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED FREQUENCY FOR PROGRESS MONITORING.

AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO CALL OUT WHY WE ARE REALLY FOCUSING ON THIS LEVER WITH OUR SYSTEM AND OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IT REALLY HELPS TEACHERS SEE AND CELEBRATE THOSE GAINS OF LIKE, HEY, I'M TRYING THIS IN THE CLASSROOM. AND IT WORKED. I'M GOING TO KEEP DOING THAT. OR, HEY, I'VE BEEN TRYING THIS. IT'S NOT WORKING.

I NEED TO SWITCH UP MY APPROACH TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS ARE GETTING WHAT THEY NEED. AND SO IT'S A VERY.

RATHER THAN WAITING THE WHOLE YEAR OR WAITING A LONGER WINDOW, THE PROGRESS MONITORING IS REALLY HELPING US MONITOR THE HEALTH OF OUR SYSTEM AND HOW WE'RE DOING WITH THAT INSTRUCTION. SO I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU FIRST, THIS FALLS VERY FIRST DIBELS BENCHMARK. SO WE GIVE THIS THREE TIMES A YEAR, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST BENCHMARK FROM THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

AND WHAT I WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO IS WE ARE LOOKING AT GRADE LEVELS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

SO THIS IS EVERYBODY IN THAT GRADE LEVEL, DISTRICT WIDE.

SO WHAT YOU'LL NOTICE THOUGH, IS WE WANT TO PARTICULARLY ATTEND TO WHAT KRISTEN JUST SPOKE ABOUT.

STUDENTS IN A WELL BELOW ARE IN THE LEFT THERE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT CURRENTLY FROM OUR FIRST BENCHMARK, THAT IS 35% OF OUR STUDENTS K THREE.

AND SO WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS THAT THOSE STUDENTS RECEIVE PROGRESS MONITORING THROUGH THE DIBELS TOOL EVERY TWO WEEKS.

AND WHEN KRISTEN SHARED THE GOAL WITH YOU, OUR GOAL WAS MOVING OUR PROGRESS MONITORING TO 100% OF STUDENTS WHO NEED THAT PROGRESS MONITORING THE VERY FIRST WINDOW JUST CLOSED FOR THIS PROGRESS MONITORING CYCLE.

IT WILL OPEN AGAIN BECAUSE WE MONITOR STUDENTS AND BELOW AS WELL.

BUT SO OUR VERY FIRST CYCLE THIS YEAR, WE'RE SLIGHTLY OVER 90% OF STUDENTS BEING PROGRESS MONITORED IN THAT WINDOW.

WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED COMMUNICATION FROM TEACHERS WHO TALKED ABOUT WHAT KRISTEN JUST MENTIONED, THAT IT'S SO EXCITING FOR THEM TO SEE THAT THEIR STUDENTS ARE GROWING AND THAT IT REALLY HELPS THEM SEE THAT THEY'RE DOING IMPORTANT WORK FOR STUDENTS AND THAT IT'S MAKING THEM FEEL SUCCESSFUL AS WELL. SO WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IS WE WANT TO SEE OUR STUDENTS MOVE ACROSS TO AT OR ABOVE.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE FAR RIGHT COLUMN, THE PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE AT OR ABOVE PROFICIENT IS 49%.

WELL, THAT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS FOR US. AND I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU IN THE NEXT SLIDE THAT OUR NUMBERS ARE MOVING BASED ON THE WORK OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS DID LAST YEAR.

WE WANT TO SEE THAT SHIFT FROM WELL BELOW TO AT AND ABOVE.

SO WE WANT TO SEE THAT GROWTH OF AT EACH OF THESE THREE LARGE BENCHMARKS, BUT ALSO IN THESE PROGRESS MONITORING CYCLES.

SO LET ME SHOW YOU A COMPARISON. THIS IS THE FIRST BENCHMARK FROM LAST YEAR, THE VERY FIRST ONE WE GAVE IN FALL OF 25 TO THE ONE THAT WE JUST GAVE IN FALL OF 26.

AND WHAT I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT IS YOU WON'T SEE KINDERGARTNERS ON THIS SLIDE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TWO YEARS OF DATA.

SO THIS IS ALL OF THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE TWO YEARS OF THIS FIRST BENCHMARK.

SO LAST YEAR'S KINDERGARTNERS ARE THE UPPER LEFT FIRST GRADERS.

O UPPER RIGHT FOR YOU. SORRY. SO YOU'LL SEE FIRST GRADE AND WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IS IN THE COLUMN THAT IS READ WELL BELOW BENCHMARK.

WE WANT TO SEE NEGATIVE NUMBERS. WE WANT OUR STUDENTS EVERY YEAR TO COME IN AND BE HAVE FEWER STUDENTS IN WELL BELOW BECAUSE THE YEAR BEFORE THEIR TEACHERS MOVED THEM OUT OF WELL BELOW INTO, BELOW, INTO, AT OR INTO PROFICIENT.

RIGHT. SO WHAT WE ALSO WANT TO SEE THERE IS WE WANT OUR STUDENTS IN THE GREEN COLUMN THAT ARE PLACING AT OR ABOVE BENCHMARK.

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AND SO WHAT WE SEE FROM OUR VERY FIRST YEAR IS THAT WE ARE ALREADY DECREASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS.

SO TEACHERS ARE MOVING STUDENTS OUT OF WELL BELOW AND MOVING STUDENTS INTO PROFICIENCY.

AND THAT'S THE WORK THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE DOING.

AND WHAT I WANT TO CALL OUT THAT I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE'RE DOING THAT THIS YEAR IS THROUGH DATA TALKS.

SO THIS IS A REALLY KEY LEVER WHERE OUR TOSSES AND OUR PRINCIPALS GET TO WORK WITH GRADE LEVELS DURING THEIR WORK DAY WITH SUBS.

SO THE TEACHERS REALLY HAVE TIME TO FOCUS ON THE DATA.

AND WHY THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS THAT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE DATA HERE, WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THE DATA TALKS IS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DATA. WHERE IS THIS A HIGH QUALITY FIRST INSTRUCTION TIER ONE ISSUE.

WHERE DO WE NEED TO STRENGTHEN THE INSTRUCTION THAT HAPPENS EVERY DAY FOR EVERY STUDENT? AND THEN WHERE ARE WE STARTING TO LOOK AT STUDENTS THAT WE'RE COLLECTING DATA ON WHO MAY NEED A MORE STRATEGIC OR A MORE INTENSIVE INTERVENTION? SO THE DATA TALKS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD OUR TEACHERS WORKING ON IN PLCS.

AND WHEN WE REVIEWED LAST YEAR'S DIBELS, WHAT WE DECIDED IS BASED ON FEEDBACK OF THE TEACHERS WANTING MORE TIME AND MORE SUPPORT, IS THAT THE DATA TALKS ARE NOW BUILT INTO THE COACHING CYCLES.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT OUR FIRST ROUND OF DATA TALKS AND PROGRESS MONITORING.

AND WHAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR NOW IS WHAT ARE THE ACTIONS IN CLASSROOMS. THAT IS THE RESPONSE, RIGHT? WE USE RTI, WE THROW AROUND RTI ALL THE TIME, BUT IT REALLY IS THE RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO SEE FROM DIBELS.

RIGHT? THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BEING ASKED TO DO IS GIVE A READING DIFFICULTY SCREENER AND THEN RESPOND TO THAT DATA.

SO SO WE'RE REALLY ENCOURAGED ABOUT THAT. AND I'M GOING TO ASK KRISTEN THEN TO CELEBRATE SOME LITERACY CHAMPIONS WITH SOME VERY POSITIVE RESULTS THAT WE SAW LAST YEAR FROM OUR TEACHERS. YEAH. SO THIS WORK IS HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM WITH INCREDIBLE TEACHERS AND TEAMS THAT ARE COLLABORATING WITH ARTISTS AND EACH OTHER TO REALLY BE STRATEGIC ABOUT HOW THEY'RE RESPONDING TO THE DATA FOR THEIR STUDENTS.

AND SO I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THESE ARE SCHOOLS AND GRADE LEVEL TEAMS THAT CHANGED A 20% OR MORE IN THEIR PROFICIENCY RATE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR LAST YEAR TO THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR LAST YEAR.

AND SO I WANT TO CALL OUT AMERICAN LAKES FIRST GRADE.

LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. JEFFERSON KINDERGARTEN TEAM LARRY G MEEKS ACADEMY, WE HAVE THEIR FIRST GRADE TEAM NATOMAS PARK ELEMENTARY, THEIR KINDERGARTEN TEAM, AND WE HAVE PASO VERDE SCHOOLS KINDERGARTEN TEAM.

AND WE HAVE PASTA VERDE. SCHOOL'S FIRST GRADE TEAM AND OVERALL, PASO VERDE AS A SITE MOVED MORE THAN 20% OF THEIR STUDENTS BETWEEN. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT CELEBRATION, KRISTIN, AND ALL THE INFORMATION.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THIS EVENING? JUST A COMMENT FOR ME. I KNOW THIS OUR, OUR TULSA TEAM HERE, OUR STRIKE TEAM HERE.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME.

IT WAS ABANDONED CREEK. WAS IT AUGUST? SUMMER.

SUMMER. OKAY. WOW, MAN. SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED.

AND THEY REALLY CARE, RIGHT? THEY SAT WITH ME FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AND TOOK EVERY QUESTION I COULD COME UP WITH.

AND I KNOW YOU GUYS REALLY CARE, AND I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO REALLY BRING FORTH SOME FRUITFUL EFFORT. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. YEAH.

TRUSTEE. SO IT'S TELLING THAT THIS WILL BASICALLY BE YOUR FAULT BECAUSE AFTER OVER A DECADE NOW I'M LIKE DIVING INTO PEDAGOGY WITH ALL OF THIS.

SO A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I THINK THE BOARD WOULD PROBABLY APPRECIATE SEEING IN THE FUTURE.

SO FIRST, I KUDOS TO THE TEAM AND THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE.

AND I LOVE THE CALL OUT OF THE CHAMPIONS. BUT I KNOW THIS WON'T COME AS A SHOCK TO YOU DATA JUNKIE, RIGHT? SO WHEN I THINK OF WHAT THE CAPABILITIES ARE WITHIN DIBELS, THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AS THIS PROGRAM MATURES IS DATA, I MEAN, ANONYMIZED BUT BROKEN OUT EVEN DOWN TO THE CLASSROOM LEVEL, RIGHT? BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK AT THIS AND I SEE LIKE, IF YOU GO BACK ONE SLIDE, PLEASE TO THE, THE CHAMPIONS IT'S LIKE, OKAY, GREAT. LIKE I'M DYING TO LOOK AT, SAY AL'S FIRST GRADE.

AND WE PROBABLY HAVE THREE, FOUR FIRST GRADE CLASSROOMS. I'D LOVE TO SEE THE BREAKOUT OF THOSE CLASSROOMS. I'D LOVE TO SEE THE YEAR OVER YEAR. I'D LIKE TO SEE IT NORMALIZED TO LIKE PULL OUT TO ACCOUNT FOR TRANSIENCY FOR THE STUDENTS THAT WEREN'T IN NATOMAS UNIFIED IN 25,

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RIGHT. I'D LOVE TO SEE A BREAKDOWN OF CLASSROOM BY CLASSROOM WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL SITE TO SEE IF SOMETHING'S WORKING OR NOT WORKING.

RIGHT. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS AGAIN, BLAME YOU FOR TRAINING ME ON THIS STUFF.

BUT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE EPIPHANIES I HAD EARLY ON IS PD, MUCH LIKE OUR INSTRUCTION OF OUR STUDENTS HAS TO BE DIFFERENTIATED.

YEAH. BECAUSE TEACHERS ARE ALSO DON'T ALL LEARN THE SAME WAY.

AND, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT WHAT ARE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO, ARE THEY MORE VISUAL OR ARE THEY MORE AUDITORY? LIKE WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES? YEAH. ARE THEY THE ONES THAT LIKE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, A WORD ORIGIN STYLE.

THIS IS NOT JUST WHAT BUT WHY. RIGHT. OR DO THEY NOT CARE ABOUT THE WHY? THEY JUST NEED THE WHAT? RIGHT. IN ORDER TO SUCCEED.

BUT I THINK ALSO IT'S EDIFYING FOR TEACHERS WITHIN THE CLASSROOM TO BE ABLE TO SEE LIKE, HEY, OUT OF THE THREE CLASSROOMS HERE, THESE TWO WENT UP 20%, YOURS WENT UP FIVE OR YOURS WENT DOWN SIX OR WHATEVER THE NUMBER HAPPENS TO BE.

THIS IS HOW YOUR SITE COMPARES TO THIS SITE. AND, YOU KNOW, AND TO THE EXTENT LIKE WE NORMALIZE BASED ON DEMOGRAPHICS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. BUT I THINK THAT LETS US DIVE INTO THE PD SIDE OF IT OF WHERE WE NEED, FOR LACK OF A BETTER PHRASE, PD INTERVENTION, RIGHT. TO TIE INTO THE ONE, BECAUSE WE ARE AT A CRISIS STANDPOINT, I THINK WE NEED THE MACRO IS GREAT.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE MICRO AND AGAIN, ANONYMIZED, BECAUSE THIS ISN'T ABOUT CALLING OUT ANY ONE OR ANY CLASS OR ANY SCHOOL, BUT SHOWING US THE TYPES OF DATA YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT'S THEN DRIVING THOSE PD DECISIONS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE AT THE MACRO LEVEL, DISTRICT WIDE.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE, I THINK YOU DID A GOOD JOB OF JUST DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPENS IN THE DATA TALKS.

YEAH. BUT SHARING THAT LEVEL WITH THE BOARD AND SHARING THAT WITH THE PUBLIC SO THAT WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE WE'VE HAD FOLKS, A LOT OF FOLKS COME TO THIS ROOM OVER THE YEARS CALLING US OUT FOR NOT DOING ENOUGH.

RIGHT. AND JUST BECAUSE WE'RE DOING IT. BUT IF WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T SEE IT, IT'S NOT REAL, RIGHT? WE KNOW IT IS. WE KNOW IT'S HAPPENING.

BUT I THINK SEEING THAT LEVEL OF MICRO DATA ANONYMIZED, RIGHT, SO THAT WE CAN SEE THAT YEAH.

OR SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS I KNOW, I'M SURE DOCTOR CIPHER IS WATCHING AND YOU THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE TOOLS THAT WE'VE HAD WHERE YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, DATA SEARCH AND CRUNCH AND CROSS-REFERENCE, ETCETERA, ETCETERA, ETCETERA.

I THINK THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOW WHAT THE DISTRICT'S DOING AND THEN TO SHOW HOW THAT IS MOVING THE NEEDLE.

AND SOMETIMES, I MEAN, JUST MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE. I KNOW IN ONE OF MY CAREER ITERATIONS WE HAD DIFFERENT STAFF THAT WERE CONDUCTING, I'LL JUST SAY FIELD AUDITS. AND THERE WAS A LARGE DISPARITY OF THE NUMBER THAT WERE BEING CONDUCTED ON AN AVERAGE WEEKLY MONTHLY BASIS AMONGST THEM.

AND I JUST STARTED PUBLISHING, BREAKING IT OUT AND PUBLISHING THEM.

AND, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE I WAS TOLD YOU CAN'T EVALUATE PEOPLE ON THIS BECAUSE THEY'RE DIFFERENT. I'M LIKE, I'M NOT. I'M SIMPLY PUBLISHING THE DATA AND MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO YOU IN THE HALLWAY SO THAT YOU CAN SEE AND TALK TO YOUR PEERS AND FIND OUT, BECAUSE WE KNOW NOT ALL FIELD AUDITS ARE THE SAME.

AND YOU KNOW, SOME SOME ARE TWO HOURS AND SOME ARE 15 MINUTES.

RIGHT. WE GET THAT. SOME INVOLVE DRIVING FOR HOURS BETWEEN SOME OR ONLY TEN MINUTES APART.

BUT SOMETIMES JUST EVEN PROVIDING THAT LEVEL OF DATA, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE SEEN THIS FROM ALL THE MANAGEMENT AND THE LEADERSHIP CLASS.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF I TOLD YOU THIS TEAM WAS ABLE TO FINISH THIS EXERCISE IN FIVE MINUTES? WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THIS TEAM TOLD YOU THIS TEAM WAS ABLE TO FINISH IT IN 30S? AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, EVERYBODY PASSES THE HULA HOOP, RIGHT? IT WAS THE HULA HOOP EXERCISE.

SO I THINK THAT THE TRANSPARENCY HAS VALUE, BUT IT ALSO HAS EFFICACY IN BOTH WITH OUR PUBLIC, WITH THE BOARD AND WITH THE BOARD. SO THAT WOULD BE MY $0.02 ON THAT ONE.

THANK YOU. SO WE'RE GOING TO. TRUSTEE. MAYOR.

THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE COACHING CYCLE, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.

MY QUESTION IS, DID THE TEACHERS SHARE ABOUT ANY CHALLENGES THAT THEY HAD FACED DURING THIS WHILE THEY WERE DOING SOME, YOU KNOW, TESTING OR ANYTHING? ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT THIS YEAR'S ADMINISTRATION OF DIBELS AND ANY CHALLENGES OR TALKING ABOUT WHEN TEACHERS WERE TAKING OR WERE TESTING THESE DIBELS, RIGHT.

THESE TOSAS WERE GIVING THEM PROFESSIONAL TRAINING.

SO WHILE THEY WERE DOING IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, WERE THEY FACING ANY CHALLENGES? THAT THEY SHARE ANYTHING. I'M TRYING TO THINK THROUGH THE FEEDBACK, THE WE THIS THERE'S A SURVEY AFTER EVERY CYCLE THAT TEACHERS CAN GIVE FEEDBACK ON THAT. AND THEN ALSO WITH THE FOCUS GROUPS.

SO THAT WAY THEY CAN HEAR I THINK IT JUST DEPENDED ON THE SITE AND LEVEL OF IMPLEMENTATION, BUT I THINK THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT THEY DESCRIBED MAKING IN THE PROCESS THIS YEAR ALL CAME FROM FEEDBACK FROM THOSE SURVEYS AND THE FOCUS GROUPS, AND THOSE WILL CONTINUE THIS YEAR. SO AS PART OF THAT CONTINUAL CYCLE OF IMPROVEMENT, WE'LL WANT TO LOOK AT HOW CAN WE WE IMPROVE?

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DID YOU SEE PARENTS HAVING ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OR THEY WERE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE THING? I MEAN, WE HAVE THE TOSAS HERE. THEY WERE THERE. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE ANY OF THE DOSES COME UP AND ANSWER ANY OF THOSE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THE PARENT UNIVERSITY.

WOULD ANY OF YOU LIKE TO BE ON THE SPOT AND ANSWER A QUESTION THIS EVENING ABOUT A PARENT QUESTION FROM A PARENT? I WOULD ALSO, YEAH, I WOULD ALSO SAY OUR TOSAS CAME TO OUR SUPERINTENDENTS PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL AND WERE ABLE TO SHARE A LOT OF THE WORK THEY WERE DOING WITH PARENTS THERE, AND THEY ASKED REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS. AND WE ALSO GOT A REALLY A LOT OF REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE PARENTS OF HOW THEY THOUGHT WE COULD EXPAND AND HELP SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN. SO GETTING THAT PARENT FEEDBACK, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE SOMETHING SPECIFIC IN THE TRAINING THAT STOOD OUT WHEN THE ACTIVITY WE DID TRUSTEE GRANT WAS ACTUALLY A WORD ORIGIN ACTIVITY THAT THE PARENTS WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT. YEAH.

OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK. TRUSTEE. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HARDING.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DAWSON, BECAUSE YOU HIT ON EVERYTHING THAT I WAS GOING TO ASK, AND YOU JUST DID IT SO ELOQUENTLY. I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS IF WE COULD, AND I DON'T WANT TO DIG IN LIKE, YOU KNOW, IN THE WEEDS BECAUSE I'M ALLERGIC TO WEEDS AND GRASS AND STUFF.

BUT I AM CURIOUS. IT'D BE NICE IF WE COULD GET SOME OF THAT INFORMATION.

I THINK WHAT TRUSTEE WAS TRYING TO WHAT SHE WAS SAYING IS THAT IF WE COULD SEE SOME OF THAT GREATNESS, BECAUSE FOR ME, I DON'T GET TO HEAR ALL OF THAT.

I'M NOT AS LUCKY AS PRESIDENT GRANT TO BE INVITED TO THE HOTSHOT STUFF.

SO IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD, TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF THAT FEEDBACK AND BE ABLE TO SEE IT WHEN IT COMES OUT.

BECAUSE FOR US, I MEAN, I JUST I DON'T HEAR THE THINGS THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO SPEAK ON AND SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, OH, THIS IS WHAT THE TEACHERS ARE SAYING, I DON'T KNOW.

YOU KNOW, I ALSO, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THIS LITERACY CHAMPIONS.

AND THEN WHEN THIS CAME OUT, I GOT QUITE A FEW CALLS ON PEOPLE FEELING AS THOUGH PBS IS JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GREATNESS. AND THEN THAT GOOD NINE, FIVE, EIGHT, THREE, FIVE, AND THAT MAYBE WE PUT ALL THE GOOD PEOPLE THERE.

I THINK I LIKE WHAT I WAS SAYING ABOUT ENSURING THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE WE'RE SHOWING A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING, BECAUSE I KNOW NO MATTER HOW SMALL THE GROWTH WAS, BUT FIGURING OUT WHAT PASO IS HAVING, AND BECAUSE I KNOW FOR ME, I CAN SAY, I MEAN, THERE ARE ALL MY SCHOOLS, BUT I'VE GOT ONE OF THE STRONGEST.

I'LL STAND BY IT. I HAVE TWO OF THE STRONGEST PRINCIPALS THIS SIDE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

SO I SEE THAT JEFFERSON HAS THE KINDERGARTEN PORTION OF IT.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON THAT PASO WAS ABLE TO GET THE OVERALL.

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SPECULATE AND I DON'T LIKE THE COMMUNITY TO SPECULATE EITHER.

BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS FEELING THE LOVE.

AND SO THIS IS GREAT, BUT IT KIND OF MAKES ME FEEL BAD FOR SOME OF THE ONES THAT DIDN'T HIT IT.

AND I DON'T WANT TO START THROWING OUT CONSPIRACY THEORIES ON WHY THEY DIDN'T GET IT.

I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT NEXT TIME AROUND WE SEE MORE LITERACY CHAMPIONS.

THANK YOU. WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE LITERACY CHAMPIONS.

THANK YOU TRUSTEE MORE. OH I'M SORRY. TRUSTEE WIG.

WILDLY IMPORTANT GOAL. LOOKY THERE. WILDLY IMPORTANT GOAL.

I'M LIKE, BECAUSE I'M GETTING. I'VE BEEN KNOWN TO WEAR WIGS. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING LIKE, LIKE WHAT IS WILDLY IMPORTANT? THERE WE GO. PERFECT.

THANK YOU. THAT AND PART THE WILDLY IMPORTANT GOAL.

JUST AS AN ASIDE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON IN, IN THE DISTRICT IS NOT JUST HAVING GOALS, BUT EXECUTING THE GOALS. AND SO WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE FOUR DISCIPLINES OF EXECUTION.

AND SO YOU'LL SEE WHEN KRISTEN SHOWED WITH THE DISTRICT, WILDLY IMPORTANT GOAL IS THEN WHAT HER TEAM SPECIFICALLY IS WORKING ON.

AND THEN THE LEAD MEASURES ARE SPECIFIC ACTIONS, AND THEY ACTUALLY KEEP A WEEKLY SCOREBOARD TO SEE WHETHER THEY'RE MEETING THE METRICS THAT THEY HAVE SO THAT THEY CAN TRACK THAT OVER TIME AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.

AND ACTUALLY, EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THIS CENTER HAS A WIG.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE YOU ON A TOUR SOMETIME AND SEE THE, THE WIG.

AND SO WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE WORKING ON LITERACY AND WE HAVE OTHER PEOPLE WORKING ON EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN THEIR POSITION,

[00:55:04]

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. TRUSTEE MORA. THANK YOU.

AT FIRST, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND ALSO TO THE US AND ALSO TO THE TEACHERS AT SCHOOL SITES BECAUSE IT TAKES I'VE HEARD IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

IT TAKES EVERYBODY ON BOARD. YOU KNOW, ANY WITH ANYONE NOT ON BOARD, THEN YOU CAN'T EXECUTE IT TO FIDELITY. AND SO I'VE SEEN IT.

WE ALL, ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES GO TO SITES AND SEE THINGS FOR OURSELVES, AND I'VE SEEN IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

IT REALLY DOES TAKE EVERYBODY. SO FIRST OF ALL, JUST THAT.

AND ALSO I HAVE I'M JUST, I'M CURIOUS WITH THE SLIDE ON PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BEING OFFERED IS ALL OF OUR, ALL OF THOSE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES PART OF REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT? SOME OF THEM ARE. SO WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE A PRE-SERVICE AT THE TOP DISTRICT WIDE PD, THAT'S A REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WHEN YOU SEE THE ABBREVIATION THERE.

ESTHER. THAT'S STAFF DEVELOPMENT, EARLY RELEASE.

SO THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED WHEN YOU SEE THE NOVEMBER STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY THAT'S REQUIRED THAT IN FACT THIS YEAR THAT'S COMING UP IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

WHEN YOU SEE ADDITIONAL TARGETED PD, IF IT'S BY THE I TEAM, THEN THAT'S GOING TO BE JOB EMBEDDED WITH SUBS AND IN CLASS COACHING AND IN CLASS CO-TEACHING AND SUPPORT. THE ONLY PD THAT WE'RE OFFERING THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED ARE AFTER SCHOOL OPTIONAL PDS.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, THIS WEEK WE HAD. STRENGTHENING THE USE OF DIBELS DATA IN ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS AND THAT WAS AN OPTIONAL PD THAT THAT TEACHERS WOULD GET PAID TO ATTEND. I SEE, THANK YOU. AND SO JUST SO THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS CORRECTLY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FROM BEGINNING TO END, IT MAKES SENSE TO ME.

AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL HELP OTHERS WHO MIGHT BE WONDERING THE SAME THING THEY SAY.

SOMETIMES IT JUST TAKES ONE PERSON TO ASK THE QUESTION OUT LOUD.

SO FROM THE ASSESSMENT PART WHERE IT'S THE AND THEN ALSO YOU FLY.

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO YOU FLY OUR SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS.

AND SO THERE ARE SMALL WEEKLY ASSESSMENTS THAT TEACHERS CAN USE IN UFLI.

MOST OF OUR TEACHERS USE THE WEEKLY UFLI ASSESSMENTS.

THE DIFFERENCE IN THE DIBELS ASSESSMENT IS THAT IT'S THREE TIMES A YEAR, AND IT TELLS YOU THE DATA ON THE SPECIFIC SKILL THAT THE STUDENT NEEDS SUPPORT AND OR IS GROWING IN.

SO FOR EXAMPLE ALLEN MAGALETTI IS IN THE CLASSROOM AND IS IN THE SHE'S NOT IN THE CLASSROOM.

SHE'S IN THE BOARDROOM. SHE'S HERE. SO SHE COULD SEE FROM HER PROGRESS MONITORING THAT ROBIN CASTILLO IS STRUGGLING MOST WITH LETTER LETTER SOUNDS, BUT SHE'S GROWN MOST IN LETTER NAMES PHONEMIC SEGMENT.

YEAH. SO, SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIBELS AND UFLI IS DIBELS IS AN ASSESSMENT PLATFORM THAT HELPS TEACHERS UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR STUDENTS NEED AND WAYS TO DELIVER THAT YOU FLY IS REALLY A SUPPLEMENTAL CURRICULUM THAT GOES WITH WONDERS.

SO WONDERS IS OUR CORE CURRICULUM FOR ENGLISH.

SO THEN WHEN THE TEACHER PLACES STUDENTS OUT OF THE THE WELL BELOW AVERAGE, THEY'RE USING ASSESSMENT DATA. THAT'S RIGHT. TO MAKE THAT DECISION.

THEY'RE USING DIBELS TO GAUGE THE STUDENTS IMPROVEMENT.

BUT DIBELS IS NOT FULL OF CURRICULUM RESOURCES.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IT'S AN ASSESSMENT PLATFORM. IT WOULD BE LIKE A STUDENT IMPROVING ON CASP.

AND CASP HAS RESOURCES IN IT IN OUR STATE TEST, BUT IT DOESN'T TELL YOU HOW TO PLAN YOUR ELA INSTRUCTIONAL BLOCK.

BUT WONDERS AND UFLI HELP YOU DELIVER YOUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS BLOCK.

DIBELS ASSESSES HOW WELL STUDENTS ARE LEARNING THAT MATERIAL.

OKAY, SO I THINK FOR NOEL, IF YOU THINK OF A SKILL LIKE RHYMING.

SO IF I DON'T KNOW HOW TO RHYME AT ALL, I'M GOING TO BE IN THE FAR BELOW CATEGORY.

SO THEN YOU WOULD USE SOME UFLI CURRICULUM TO HELP ME LEARN RHYMING AND UNDERSTANDING THAT.

AND THEN YOU WOULD CHECK MY PROGRESS TO SEE AM I, AM I GROWING AND STARTING TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER A WORD RHYMES OR NOT? AND ONCE I HAVE NOW MASTERED THAT, NOW I'M GOING TO BE IN THAT GREEN CATEGORY THAT I NOW KNOW HOW TO RHYME.

BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS OF HOW STUDENTS BLEND WORDS TOGETHER, HOW THEY SEGMENT THEM INTO PIECES.

[01:00:05]

WE ALSO, THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SEGMENT THEM.

SO IF I SAY CAT, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S MADE UP OF A.

SO HOW WELL THEY CAN DO THAT IS WHETHER THEY'RE IN WELL BELOW OR ONE OF THOSE FOUR AREAS.

AND THEN THE YOU FLY CURRICULUM IS WHAT YOU USE TO STRENGTHEN THEIR SKILL TO BE ABLE TO MASTER THAT.

THANK YOU. YEAH. AND I JUST REALIZED THAT I WAS IT IS GETTING INTO THE WEEDS AND I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL US THE WE.

THE ALLERGENS THAT WE MAY HAVE. BUT. NO ONE COMMENT.

I MEAN IT IN ALL IN ALL COLLEGIALITY. BUT BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.

I MEAN, FOR ME, IT'S PARTIALLY, YOU KNOW, CURIOSITY TO KNOW WHAT EXACTLY IT LOOKS LIKE IN, IN PRACTICE AND WHAT IT TAKES TO MOVE STUDENTS FROM, YOU KNOW, FROM THIS CATEGORY TO THE OTHER.

BUT I WILL I, WHAT THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED RIGHT NOW, I THINK IS HELPFUL TO JUST BE ABLE TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH A LOT OF OTHER PARTS OF THE PRESENTATION. SO THANK YOU. ONE, ONE LAST COMMENT WITH THE LITERACY CHAMPIONS, SO PROUD OF EVERY, EVERY, ALL THE SCHOOLS LISTED, BUT BECAUSE PBS IS IN AREA FIVE.

SO CASSANDRA AND TEAM, SHOUT OUT TO YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SAID SOMETHING.

SHOULD I? ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE. THAT'S. THANK YOU.

BASICALLY, IT'S WHAT THE BOARD IS SAYING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

[XV.a. Approve Teacher Workday Calendars for 2027-28 and 2028-29 School Years]

MOVE. APPROVAL. MOVED BY TRUSTEE. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE MEHTA.

GOT IT RIGHT THIS TIME. COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? GRANT. HARDIN. MEHTA. MORA. I. SOKOLOVA. AYE.

MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. EXCELLENT. E I MEAN, BE APPROVED.

[XV.b. Approve First Amendment to Facilities Lease with XL Construction for Heredia-Arriaga K-8 Expansion Project]

PROJECT. I DON'T SEE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MOVE TO APPROVE.

MOVED BY TRUSTEE MORA. I'LL SECOND IT. SECOND BY TRUSTEE.

IF THERE'S NOT ANY OBJECTION, WE CAN SUBSTITUTE THE PRIOR UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE. ALL RIGHT. WITHOUT OBJECTION. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.

ACTION ITEM C APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH THE LR GROUP FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF THE FUTURE WESTLAKE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL.

[XV.c. Approve Agreement with DLR Group for the Architectural Design of the Future Westlake Charter High School]

HELEN, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? I GRANT I HARDIN I MEHTA I MORA I SOKOLOVA I MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. WANT TO SHOW SOME LOVE TO OUR CHARTER COMMUNITY.

ALL RIGHT. ACTION ITEM D APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2636.

[XV.d. Approve Resolution No. 26-36, Adopting Accounting of Annual and Five-Year Developer Fee Report]

SO THIS IS JUST A REPORT. IT'S NOT A FEE INCREASE.

LOOK AT ALL THE. NEVER MIND. LET ME NOT GO THERE.

ALL RIGHT. SO IS THERE A MOTION MOVED BY TRUSTEE.

SECOND. SECOND BY TRUSTEE MEHTA. COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? HI. GRANT I HARDEN I MORA I SOKOLOVA I MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.

JUST A REPORT. ALL RIGHT. ACTION ITEM E APPROVED RESOLUTION NUMBER 2637 AUTHORIZING THE KSP CONTINUED FUNDING APPLICATION AND SIGNATORY AUTHORITY FOR

[XV.e. Approve Resolution No. 26-37, Authorizing the CSPP Continued Funding Application and Signatory Authority for the 2027-28 School Year]

MOVED BY TRUSTEE SOKOLOVA. LOOKS LIKE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. AND I'LL SECOND THAT. AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE HARDEN.

SHE'S LIKE OKAY DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION FORMALLY. YES.

MOTION. MOTION. SECOND BY TRUSTEE MORA. NO. TRUSTEE TRUSTEE HARDEN.

WITHOUT OBJECTION. SUBSTITUTE PRIOR. UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE. ALL RIGHT.

MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. X9F CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL.

[XV.f. Consideration of Approval of District-A located Votes for Reclamation District 1000 (RD 1000) Board Members]

SO I DID ASK FOR THIS ITEM TO BE AGENDIZED. IT IS ONE OF THE POWERS OF THE BOARD TO GIVE AWAY VOTES TO RD 1000.

SO THE BOARD WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DISTRICT ALLOCATED VOTES FOR RECLAMATION DISTRICT 1000.

IF THE BOARD CHOOSES TO APPROVE AND ALLOCATE VOTES FOR RD 1000 BOARD CANDIDATES, THE BOARD WILL NEED TO DIRECT ME AS BOARD PRESIDENT TO COMPLETE AND SIGN THE BALLOT WHEN IT IS RECEIVED. THERE IS NO SUPERINTENDENT OR STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON THIS ITEM, BUT WE DO HAVE A LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR RD 1000 THAT THE CANDIDATES ARE ELENA REEDER, HOWARD CHAN, DARD HUNTER, AND BRIAN ROSE.

[01:05:09]

I THINK THEY BOTH HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB AND ALREADY 1000 VERY RESPONSIVE.

RD 1000 IS A RECLAMATION DISTRICT ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING LEVEES.

AND SO WE HAVEN'T HAD A CRISIS. I DON'T WANT A CRISIS.

I RESPECT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE PREVENTED THERE FROM BEING A CRISIS.

YOU KNOW, NATOMAS IS IN THE FLOODPLAIN, AND THIS IS A VERY VITAL THING THAT WE SHOULD VOTE FOR.

THE ALLOCATIONS ARE DONE VERY INTERESTINGLY. THEY'RE DONE BY LIKE PARCEL, RIGHT. AND SO NATOMAS UNIFIED DOES HAVE SOME PARCELS.

SO THIS IS WHERE THE BOARD CAN DISCUSS. I'M HAPPY TO SAY, HEY GIVE OUR VOTES TO ELENA AND HOWARD.

THEY WOULD HAVE MY SUPPORT. I'M VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT. BUT I DON'T WANT TO STIFLE DISCUSSION.

THIS IS A BOARD. THIS IS ITEM FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER.

SO WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION OR I'M HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION AS WELL.

SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I HAVE WORKED WITH ELENA AND HOWARD BOTH, AND I TOTALLY, TOTALLY AGREE THAT THEY'RE BOTH GREAT WORKERS AND THEY'LL DO A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE TRUSTEE HARDIN. YES, I JUST WANT THE RECORD TO SHOW THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS FOR YEARS, BUT IT JUST WASN'T. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT JUST CAME BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION.

I DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO FEEL AS THOUGH THAT THERE'S SOMETHING, JUST BECAUSE SOME OF US MAY KNOW THE PEOPLE, THAT THIS IS SOMETHING NEW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO FOR YEARS BECAUSE WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A HORSE IN THE RACE, SO TO SPEAK. BUT YEAH, THAT'S A FAIR ADDITION.

YEAH. I WOULD SAY THAT I ASKED FOR THIS TO BE AGENDIZED.

RIGHT. AND PRIOR YEARS, THERE'S NOT ALWAYS CONSENSUS.

AND SO OUR SUPERINTENDENT DOES HAVE TO WORK WITH THE BOARD AND SEE IF THERE MIGHT BE CONSENSUS FOR ITEM TO BE AGENDIZED.

AND SO THAT WASN'T ALWAYS THERE. WE, I THINK WE HAVE A MORE AFFABLE AND A BOARD THAT'S WILLING TO EXERCISE THIS AUTHORITY A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THESE ISSUES.

AND SO I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HAVING AN AGENDIZED BECAUSE I THINK WE SHOULD EXERCISE OUR AUTHORITY WHEN POSSIBLE.

SO NO ILLUMINATI, NO SECRETS. THE TWO CANDIDATES THAT HAVE APPROACHED ME.

RIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN AGENDIZED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I THINK EACH CANDIDATE COULD HAVE REACHED OUT TO ANYBODY AND MADE THEIR CASE.

AND SO THERE ARE TWO THAT DID THAT TO ME AND WOULD BE VERY CLEAR AND WANT TO MAKE THAT RELATIONSHIP UP FRONT AND IN PUBLIC. AND SO I'M THE TYPE OF BROTHER, IF YOU GOT MY BACK, I'M GONNA HAVE YOUR BACK. SO THERE IT IS. I HOPE I DIDN'T, I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE IT WAS AN ILLUMINATI THING.

AND THERE'S FOUR PEOPLE RUNNING IN THREE SEATS, CORRECT? CORRECT. SO AGAIN, ELENA REEDER, HOWARD CHAN, DARD HUNTER, AND BRIAN ROSE. AND AGAIN, I DON'T MEAN TO IMPLY THAT YOU WERE IMPLYING THAT.

I'M JUST SAYING FOR THE RECORD. YEAH. SO I WILL MAKE A MOTION.

IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION. I'D LIKE TO SPLIT THE VOTES EVENLY BETWEEN ELENA REEDER AND HOWARD CHAN.

THAT'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL. SECOND.

SECOND BY TRUSTEE DOCCHECK. HELEN, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? DOCCHECK, I GRANT I. HARDIN. I. MEHTA. MAURA.

ABSTAIN. ALL RIGHT, MOTION CARRIES. I SO THAT'S, I GUESS I, I DIDN'T GET YOUR VOTE.

YES, YES. OKAY. SO THAT IS 501. THIS ABSTENTION IS AT THE END.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ACTION ITEM G APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2638

[XV.g. Approve Resolution No. 26-38 Designating the Week of November 9-13, 2026 as National School Psychology Week]

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MOVED BY TRUSTEE HARDIN.

SECOND. OKAY. SECOND BY TRUSTEE DOSEK. COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? DOSEK I GRANT I HARDIN I MITA MORA I SOKOLOVA I.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO. ACTION ITEM H.

[XV.h. Approve Resolution No. 26-39 Recognizing November 2026 as National Native American Heritage Month]

MOTION TO APPROVE. MOVED BY TRUSTEE MEHTA. SECOND BY TRUSTEE HARDIN.

EMILY, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. GRANT.

HARDIN. MEHTA. I MORA SOKOLOVA I. ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION CARRIES SIX ZERO.

ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT SEEING ANY FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD, SO WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 7:08 P.M.. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.