[Items I & II]
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THE TIME BEING 5:30 UPON US.I WILL MEETING TO ORDER AND DO A ROLL CALL.
>> NO, WAIT. TRUSTEE HERADIA IS HERE.
>> YEAH, I SEE YOU AND IN MY MIND I ALREADY SAID TRUSTEE.
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S IN THE MINUTES [LAUGHTER].
>> I AM NOW TURNING IT OVER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR A STATEMENT.
>> GOOD TIMES. GOOD EVENING.THE OPEN SESSION MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS BEING LIVE STREAMED AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD.
THE LIVE STREAM IS AVAILABLE ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE AND THE RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING THE DAY AFTER THE BOARD MEETING.
ANY OF THESE BOARD MEETINGS ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC TO FOLLOW THE STATE GUIDELINES AND SOCIAL DISTANCING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
THE ACTION WAS TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER N-25-20 AND RESOLUTION 20-07, DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO PROTECT STUDENTS AND STAFF FROM THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19, ADOPTED BY NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ON MARCH 16TH, 2020.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON UPGRADING OUR SYSTEM TO INCLUDE CLOSED-CAPTIONING ON THE LIVE STREAM.
CURRENTLY, CLOSED-CAPTIONING IS AVAILABLE ON THE RECORDINGS THAT ARE POSTED ON THE DISTRICTS WEBSITE THE DAY AFTER THE MEETING.
IF EVERYBODY WILL PLEASE STAND, AND MS. SWANSON, CAN YOU LEAD US?
>> 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.
NOW, MOVING BACK INTO OPEN SESSION WITH APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
[Item III]
DO I HAVE A MOTION?>> SECOND BY, WAS IT TRUSTEE GRANT?
>> I'M SORRY, WHO WAS THE SECOND?
>> TRUSTEE KAPLAN, AYE. TRUSTEE SAMIN?
>> APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS POSTED IS APPROVED.
WE'RE NOW MOVING ON TO COMMUNICATIONS.
[Item IV A]
BOARD MEMBER SAMIN.>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDED EVANS, PRESIDENT CAPTAIN, BOARD MEMBERS, AND GUESTS.
NOTHING MUCH TO SAY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE DISTANCE-LEARNING THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON IN OUR DISTRICT IS GOING PRETTY WELL, LIKE EVERYTHING IS WORKING PRETTY SMOOTHLY AND THAT'S IT.
NOW, MOVING ON TO BOARD MEMBERS.
[Item IV B]
TRUSTEE BAINES?>> JUST WANT TO, AGAIN AS THE LAST MEETING, THANK THE STAFF FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY NEED AND INTERNET ACCESS TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE DISTANCE LEARNING.
I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL THAT OUR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS HAVE BEEN OUT THERE SUPPORTING OUR FAMILIES WHEN IT'S SUCH A CHALLENGING TIME.
NUTRITION SERVICES CONTINUES TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO MEALS.
THE DISTRICT HAS JUST BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR HIS COMMUNICATION THIS WEEK.
I KNOW IT GENERATED QUITE A BIT OF CHATTER ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ALWAYS PRIDED OURSELVES IN THIS DISTRICT IS WE DO NOT HIDE OR SHY AWAY FROM BAD DATA WHETHER ITS OUR OWN OR OTHERWISE.
I THINK THAT BEING OPEN AND HONEST IN THE SITUATION, IN THE THINGS WE KNOW AND THE THINGS WE DON'T KNOW, ARE VITAL AT THIS TIME.
TO JUST BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THAT REALLY APPRECIATE THE DIRECTNESS AND THE FORTHRIGHTNESS THAT HAS REALLY BEEN HALLMARK OF THIS DISTRICT AND CERTAINLY DURING MY TENURE HERE AS WELL.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT OTHER THAN IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE DOSICK. TRUSTEE GRANT?
>> I WANT TO ECHO THE COMMENTS BY TRUSTEES SAMIN AND TRUSTEE DOSICK, ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO COMMUNITY.
I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY TOUGH TIME FOR PARENTS.
A LOT OF PARENTS ARE CATCHING THE LESSON IN HOME SCHOOLING, AND PROBABLY GETTING SOME INSIGHT TO HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO BE A TEACHER.
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BUT WITH THAT SAID, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE PARENTS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR COMPLYING WITH THE STAY AT HOME ORDER.I KNOW IT HAS BEEN TOUGH BUT I THINK IT'S NECESSARY FOR PEOPLE TO DO THEIR PART TO HELP FLATTEN THIS CURVE AND SO THAT WAY, WE CAN COME BACK STRONG IN THE FALL.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE GRANT. TRUSTEE HERADIA.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. I WOULD ECHO THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE.
I DON'T WANT TO REITERATE THEM AGAIN.
I DO WANT TO SHARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THOUGH.
I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO SOME PARENTS WHO, AS WE ALL KNOW, FIND IT LITTLE CHALLENGING TO BE A NEWLY SANCTIONED TEACHER.
BUT I REMIND PARENTS THAT THEY ARE THEIR CHILDREN'S FIRST TEACHERS AND THAT THEY'VE GOTTEN THEM TO THIS POINT WITHOUT A LOT BOOKS AND DIDDOS OR WHATEVER.
I'M GREAT DIDDY MYSELF NOW HERE.
SUPERINTENDENT [LAUGHTER] WILL PROBABLY REALLY TAKE THAT ON, [LAUGHTER] AND WORKSHEETS.
BUT I JUST KEEP ENCOURAGING THEM BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE THIS NATURAL INSTINCTS TO TEACH CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY TAUGHT THEIR CHILDREN MANY THINGS ALREADY.
SO I TRY TO ENCOURAGE THEM WHEN THEY GET DISCOURAGED.
MY DAY, LIKE MANY OF YOU, WAS A BUSY DAY.
THERE WERE A COUPLE OF MEETINGS.
THIS IS ACTUALLY MY 4TH MEETING FOR TODAY.
THE OTHER THREE MEETINGS WERE ONE WITH THE CSPA EXECUTIVE BOARD, THE SECOND ONE WITH A GROUP OF BOARD MEMBERS.
ACTUALLY, THE TWO TO FOLLOW GROUP BOTH WITH BOARD MEMBERS, ONE WAS FOR OUR REGION, REGION 6, FOR THE CSPA DELEGATES AND ALSO, ONE WITH A GROUP OF BOARD MEMBERS INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT HOW OTHER DISTRICTS ARE HANDLING THE COVID-19.
SO ALL THAT SAID, A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT CAME UP IN THOSE MEETINGS WERE HOW BOARD MEMBERS ACROSS THIS REGION WOULD REALLY LIKE SOME DIRECTION FROM OUR STATE LEADERS ABOUT SUMMER SCHOOL, ABOUT WHAT THE FALL WOULD LOOK LIKE SO THAT WE, AS BOARD MEMBERS, ARE NOT SPENDING A LOT OF TIME PLANNING AND USING OUR DISTRICT RESOURCES TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE WHEN WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
SO WE JUST REQUEST SOME MORE DEFINITIVE DIRECTION, MORE IF THAT CAN AT ALL BE.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF CHROMEBOOK'S THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED IN EACH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE REGION.
HOW SOME DISTRICTS HAVE HAD TO GET TO ISSUE BRAND NEW CHROMEBOOKS AND OTHERS HAVE HAD TO GO INTO THE ARCHIVES AND FIND OLD CHROMEBOOKS OR OLD COMPUTERS.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THOSE DISTRICTS IN TERMS OF COSTS WHEN THEY MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THOSE AND AGAIN? FOOD, TRUSTEE DOSICK NOTED THE KUDOS TO OUR NUTRITION SERVICES.
I THINK THAT'S MANY OF THE OTHER SCHOOL TRUSTEES NOTED ALSO IN THEIR DISTRICTS THAT THEY ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR THEIR NUTRITION SERVICES STEPPING UP TO FEED PEOPLE.
THE NUMBERS HAVE TRIPLED IN SOME OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES THAT THEY ARE FEEDING.
ALSO, WE TALKED ABOUT SUMMER SCHOOL.
I THINK THAT DISTRICTS ARE DECIDING THAT SUMMER SCHOOL HAS TO BE BASED ON THEIR OWN BUDGETS.
THERE IS PROBABLY LITTLE DIRECTION ABOUT THAT.
BUT ALSO, THE LEVELS OF FUNDINGS THAT COME TO DISTRICTS AND THE LACK OF FUNDING THAT WILL COME TO DISTRICT.
WHEN SOMEONE, DISRUPTIVELY HERE, SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE WE AS DISTRICTS AND I THINK SUPERINTENDENT EVANS IS VERY GOOD ABOUT IS HE NOTIFIES HIS DISTRICT, FOR EXAMPLE, HOW MANY CHROMEBOOKS WERE DISSEMINATED OR HOW MANY FAMILIES WE'RE FEEDING? BUT SOME DISTRICTS REALIZED THAT THEY REALLY NEED TO GET THAT MESSAGE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, THAT THE COMMUNITY REALLY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND, THIS IS HOW THE DISTRICT IS STEPPING UP IN WAYS THAT IT HAS NOT HAD TO STEP-UP IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS.
THEY'RE WONDERING IF THAT'S ALL THAT WE'RE JUST FOCUSING ON IS JUST TRYING TO GET DISTANCE-LEARNING.
BUT NO, THESE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS IN WHICH WE ARE TRYING TO SERVE THE COMMUNITIES AND MAYBE PARTNER WITH OTHER ENTITIES TO HELP STEP UP THOSE SERVICES.
THERE WAS A LOT MORE BUT I'M GOING TO STOP RIGHT THERE BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT WE COULD GO ON AND ON AND ON ABOUT A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT ARE UNKNOWN.
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I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO SERVING THIS DISTRICT WHEN I LISTEN TO TRUSTEES TALK ABOUT LACK OF TECHNOLOGY, LACK OF BROADBAND, LACK OF RESOURCES AND CONNECTIVITY.SO I'M VERY PROUD IN SERVING THIS DISTRICT KNOWING THE LEVEL OF SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDED TO THE KIDS IN THIS DISTRICT.
I TOO WANT TO ECHO THE COMMENTS AND BE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF OUR STAFF, OUR TEACHERS, AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND PARENTS WHO ARE ALL STEPPING UP IN HOWEVER THEY CAN TO CONTINUE TO TRY AND EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN.
I WAS DEFINITELY NOT MEANT TO BE A FIRST GRADE TEACHER, BUT WHERE I APPRECIATE [LAUGHTER] IS THAT WE GOT TWO WEEKS TO FIGURE IT OUT.
I THINK THOSE TWO WEEKS WERE THE ROUGHEST.
WHERE WE'RE NOW HEADING INTO, MY DAUGHTER HAS A ROUTINE.
I THINK THAT WAS VERY SMART FOR WHILE WE WERE FIGURING OUT THE KINKS AS A DISTRICT, I THINK IT HELPED PARENTS FIGURE OUT THE KINKS OF HOW DOES IT FIT THEIR SCHEDULE, AND WHAT DOES IT BEST DO TO HELP WITH THEIR CHILDREN ON DISTANCE LEARNING.
BECAUSE WE KNOW THESE TIMES ARE UNCERTAIN, AND IT'S CALLING FOR ALL OF US TO HAVE PATIENCE, AND FLEXIBILITY, AND INNOVATION.
I TOO APPRECIATE THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND WHAT TRUSTEE DOSICK SAID.
WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY TRANSPARENT OF WHAT OUR BUDGET LOOKS LIKE, AND THAT TIMES AHEAD ARE HARD, AND I THINK WE JUST NEED TO CONTINUE WITH THAT COMMUNICATION BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS.
IN ONE OF THE CALLS THAT SUE AND I WERE ON TOGETHER FOR THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION, THE ROUGH ESTIMATE IS THAT DISTRICTS IN THIS INTERIM ARE SPENDING ABOUT $400 PER ADA JUST TO TRY AND COVER TECHNOLOGY, DISTANCE-LEARNING, EXTRA, ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR WHAT WE ARE FUNDED.
EXTRA KUDOS AS WELL TO OUR NUTRITION SERVICES.
WE'RE PARTNERING WITH [INAUDIBLE] AND THE CITY, AND SERVING FOOD TO OUR COMMUNITY IN NEED FOR BOTH FAMILY AND KIDS ALL OVER, NOT JUST NATOMAS BUT ALL OVER SACRAMENTO.
BOARD MEMBERS I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT THE EMAIL TO SEE, BUT YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE CSBA CREATED A WEBSITE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE LATEST AND GREATEST IN INFORMATION THAT DISTRICTS AROUND STATE ARE USING.
CSBA IS ALSO DOING VIRTUAL- NOT THAT WE HAVE ALL THIS EXTRA TIME, BUT INFORMATIONAL ZOOMS THAT TRUSTEES CAN LOG ONTO BE IT ABOUT SOLUTIONS, GOVERNANCE, POLICIES THAT BOARD MEMBERS NEED TO LOOK AT, BUDGET, IN THIS TIME.
I SAW THAT WHILE THE PUC PUT 25 MILLION OUT FOR POTENTIAL GRANTS, I SAW THAT CDE HAS LISTED THAT WE CAN APPLY FOR THAT GRANT.
PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO SMALL, MEDIUM, AND RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND I THINK WE QUALIFY UNDER THE MEDIUM.
SO I HOPE WE CAN GET OUR GRANT IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I JUST WANT TO CONTINUE TO URGE OUR STATE LEADERS TO RAMP UP THE TESTING.
A NEW REPORT CAME OUT FROM HARVARD THAT SAID IN ORDER FOR US TO CREATE UNDERSTANDING, WE NEED TO DELIVER 5 MILLION TESTS PER DAY BY EARLY JUNE IN ORDER TO DELIVER A SAFE SOCIAL REOPENING.
WE AS AN ECONOMY AND SOCIETY HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, BUT OUR SCHOOLS ALWAYS END UP BEING THE HUB.
SO THANK YOU. MR. SUPERINTENDENT.
>> I THINK I'LL JUST SAVE MY COMMENTS FOR THE BUDGET PRESENTATION.
I'VE BEEN HEARD A LOT THE LAST FEW WEEKS. THANKS.
>> ALL RIGHT. NOW MOVING ONTO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
DID WE RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA?
>> GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS THROUGH E-COMMENT, AT PUBLICCOMMENT@ [INAUDIBLE] UNIFY.ORG WE RECEIVED A PUBLIC COMMENT FROM JOEL SCHWAGGER REGARDING JOEY'S FOOD LOCKER, AND WE ALSO RECEIVED A PUBLIC COMMENT FROM [INAUDIBLE] MANS REGARDING DISTANCE LEARNING.
BOTH OF THESE PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE FORWARDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND APPROPRIATE STAFF FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION, AND THE SPECIFICS OF THOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE RECORDED IN THE OFFICIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES.
>> [NOISE] THANK YOU [INAUDIBLE] NOW, MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA ITEMS.
[Consent Agenda]
WE'RE NOW ON CONSENT.DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
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>> TRUSTEE BAINES AYE. TRUSTEE DOSICK.
>> TRUSTEE DOSICK AYE. TRUSTEE GRANT.
>> TRUSTEE GRANT AYE. TRUSTEE HEREDIA.
TRUSTEE KAPLAN AYE. TRUSTEE SAMIN.
CONSENT CALENDAR IS APPROVED, SIX-ZERO.
NOW MOVING ONTO OUR ACTION ITEMS.
[Item VII A]
ACTION ITEM A, WHICH IS APPROVED RESOLUTION 20-18, WHICH IS DETERMINING POSITION AVAILABILITY DUE TO A LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUIRING SPECIALIZED SKILLS SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO AN EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE.DO I HAVE A MOTION, OR QUESTIONS?
>> SECONDED BY TRUSTEE DOSICK.
>> TRUSTEE BAINES AYE. TRUSTEE DOSICK.
>> TRUSTEE DOSICK AYE. TRUSTEE GRANT.
>> TRUSTEE GRANT AYE. TRUSTEE HEREDIA.
>> TRUSTEE HEREDIA AYE. TRUSTEE KAPLAN AYE. TRUSTEE SAMIN.
NOW MOVING ONTO ACTION ITEM B,
[Item VII B]
RATIFY THE MOU WITH THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION TO CONTINUE ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS, AND EXTEND TIMELINE FOR PENDING RECLASSIFICATION POSITIONS REQUEST DUE TO CLOSURE FOR THE COVID-19.DID WE RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM?
>> WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.
>> BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS, OR DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> TRUSTEE BAINES AYE. TRUSTEE DOSICK.
>> TRUSTEE DOSICK AYE. TRUSTEE GRANT.
>> TRUSTEE GRANT AYE. TRUSTEE HEREDIA.
TRUSTEE KAPLAN AYE. TRUSTEE SAMIN.
[NOISE] ACTION ITEM B PASSES SIX-ZERO MOTION.
[Item VII C]
RATIFY THE REVISED SOCIAL WORKER LIAISON JOB DESCRIPTION AND SALARY RANGE.THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
DID WE RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM?
>> WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.
>> BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M VERY THANKFUL TO THOSE THAT WORKED ON THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS.
I READ THROUGH THEM AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THE RANGE IN WHICH THE LIAISONS WILL BE ABLE TO EXTEND THEIR WORK.
I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE ARE BRINGING THESE TWO POSITIONS INTO THE DISTRICT.
>> SECOND. WAS THAT TRUSTEE BAINES?
>> TRUSTEE BAINES. ROLL CALL. TRUSTEE BAINES.
>> TRUSTEE BAINES AYE. TRUSTEE DOSICK.
>> TRUSTEE DOSICK AYE. TRUSTEE GRANT.
>> TRUSTEE GRANT AYE. TRUSTEE HEREDIA.
TRUSTEE KAPLAN AYE. TRUSTEE SAMIN.
NOW WE'RE MOVING ONTO THE PRESENTATION PORTION OF OUR AGENDA,
[Items VIII A & IX]
AS ITS PRESENTATION A, APPROACHING THE 2020-2021 BUDGET DURING A PANDEMIC.FOR THIS PRESENTATION WE'LL HAVE SUPERINTENDENT EVANS, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT CLEVELAND, AND OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER ANGELA HERRERA.
>> PRESIDENT KAPLAN, AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND COMMUNITY AND STAFF.
THIS IS A PRESENTATION ON HOW WE, THE DISTRICT, WILL BE APPROACHING THE 2021 BUDGET DURING A PANDEMIC, WHICH IS DEFINITELY UNPRECEDENTED TIME FOR ALL OF US.
IT WILL BE PRESENTED BY MYSELF, THE CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.
[NOISE] THE OBJECTIVES FOR THE PRESENTATION WILL FIRST OUTLINE EARLY ASSUMPTIONS FOR POST '19-'20 THAT WILL AFFECT THE '20-'21 BUDGET YEAR PLUS TWO SUBSEQUENT YEARS.
SO THAT'LL BE ALL THE WAY THROUGH '22-'23 SCHOOL YEAR.
WE'RE GOING TO SHARE BUDGET UPDATE DUE TO THE CHANGE IN THE ECONOMY, COVID-19, SHARE THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE NUSD BUDGET PROCESS.
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SHARE PRELIMINARY BUDGET REDUCTIONS AND RE-ALLOCATIONS FOR THE '20-'21 SCHOOL YEAR.SHARE BUDGET ITEMS CONSIDERED FOR '20-'21 THAT HAD BEEN PLACED ON HOLD.
THEN LOOK AT THE BUDGET EFFECTS ON DISCUSSED ALTERNATE APPROACHES FOR THE '20-'21 YEAR.
ASSUMPTIONS WE SHOULD MAKE FOR POST 2019-'20, I MENTIONED EARLIER IT'S UNPRECEDENTED TIME.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, AND SO BASED ON THAT, THERE WILL BE MORE INCREASED INTERESTS IN DISTANT LEARNING FOR VARIETY OF REASONS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
OUR DAILY ATTENDANCE MAY DECLINE IN '20-'21 AS PARENTS AND FAMILIES MAYBE HYPER-AWARE OF SYMPTOMS AS WE GO FORWARD IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.
UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE ECONOMY CAN CAUSE A FLAT OR DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND CAN ALSO IMPACT OUR UNDUPLICATED PERCENTAGE EITHER UP OR DOWN, NOW THE AREA WE NEED TO BE PAYING ATTENTION TO.
TWO THINGS ARE HAPPENING AT THE TIME WHERE REVENUES MAYBE REDUCING OR MAYBE REDUCTION OF REVENUES.
WE ALSO HAVE INCREASING COSTS TO MEET THIS NEEDS OF STUDENTS DURING THIS TIME, SO WE GOT A DOUBLE-WHAMMY GOING ON.
COST TO CLEAN AND KEEP STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE WILL REMAIN HIGHER THAN NORMAL AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND ALSO INCREASE OUR COST.
THE VACCINE, THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL, I'VE HEARD 18 MONTHS, WE MAY HAVE HEARD 18 MONTHS, BUT NO ONE REALLY KNOWS WHEN THAT'LL HAPPEN, SO WE REALLY NO HAVE AN IDEA HOW LONG WE'LL BE IN THIS STATE.
THEN THERE'S MORE TARGETED CLOSURES OF SCHOOLS IN '20-'21 ARE LIKELY THAN BROAD CLOSURE.
SO THEY COULD BE [INAUDIBLE] , AND THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL DISCUSS THIS IN MORE DETAIL.
WE NEED TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE CAN SEAMLESSLY MOVE BETWEEN TARGETED CLOSURE BACK TO DISTANCE LEARNING AND THEN TARGETED REOPENING.
SO WE GOT TO BE VERY AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND THEN WE HAVE TO BE READY TO ADJUST AND BE FLEXIBLE.
I'VE HEARD A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN FROM DIFFERENT EXPERTS, DIFFERENT AGENCIES.
BUT I'M GOING TO FOCUS OUR PRESENTATION REALLY ON TWO OF OUR PRIMARY AGENCIES, THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST OFFICE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, IT KEEPS CHANGING DAILY.
SO I TRY TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE CHANGES, AND THEN AS SOON AS I GET THE POWERPOINT READY, I SEE A NEW LITTLE CHANGE.
SO I'LL DO THE BEST THAT I CAN IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.
SO THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID-19 FROM THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST OFFICE IS SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS: DUE TO THE JOB LOSS AND THE ABRUPT HALTING OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE HAVE ENTERED INTO A RECESSION.
IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT WE'RE THERE.
FROM THIS POINT, THERE'S TWO PATHS THAT SAY ARE PLAUSIBLE.
ONE IS MORE OF A U-SHAPE WHERE WE'RE UP AND THEN WE GO DOWN, AND THEN WE HAVE A PRONOUNCED RECOVERY.
THAT WOULD BE THE BETTER OF THE TWO.
SWITCH TO SCENARIOS, THE L-SHAPE WOULD BE THERE'S ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, A SLOW RESOLUTION TO THE VIRUS LEADING TO A PROTRACTED RECESSION.
THAT MEANS A LONGER RECESSION OVER TIME WITH THE L-SHAPED, AND THAT THERE'S MORE MENTIONED OF THE L-SHAPE MORE THAN THE U-SHAPE RIGHT NOW.
ADEQUACY OF FEDERAL RESPONSE WILL DETERMINE MUCH OF HOW QUICKLY WE'LL RECOVER.
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN THAT WORLD AS WELL AND CHANGES EVERYDAY.
THE FEDERAL PACKAGE TO DATE WAS REALLY HISTORIC, I MEAN TWO TRILLION DOLLARS.
HOWEVER, THERE WERE LIKELY EVEN MORE MONIES FOR SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT.
IT WILL DEFINITELY NEED TO HAPPEN FOR US TO STAY AFLOAT.
THE FISCAL OUTLOOK HAS GONE FROM AN ANTICIPATED SURPLUS WHERE WE WERE FEELING REALLY GOOD AND WE'RE MOVING ALONG AND WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT NEXT YEAR, UNFORTUNATELY TO A VERY LIKELY, WE'RE FACING A BUDGET PROBLEM.
THE FISCAL EFFECTS OF THIS RECESSION WILL OBVIOUSLY EXPAND MORE THAN ONE BUDGETS YEAR.
THE WAY IT LOOKS NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE CALIFORNIA WILL BE ADOPTING WHAT I HAD FIRST HEARD, THERE WAS A WORKLOAD BUDGET, BUT NOW CURRENTLY, THEY COULD BE EVEN WORSE THAN A WORKLOAD BUDGET, WHICH REALLY MEANS THAT THE BUDGET WOULD BE MAINTAINED JUST FOR EXISTING LEVELS, LIKE NO BELLS AND WHISTLES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING OPERATIONAL IS MAINTAINED.
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I MENTIONED THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE ANTICIPATES SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN EXPECTED REVENUE.
THE IMPACT ON REVENUES COULD BE IMMEDIATE AFFECTING THE '19-'20 FISCAL YEAR.
IT WILL CERTAINLY IMPACT THE UPCOMING '20-'21 FISCAL YEAR.
HIGH LIKELIHOOD, THAT TAX REVENUES FROM CAPITAL GAINS WILL BE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS LOWERED THAN WHAT THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET ASSUMED, AND THERE WILL BE A HUGE IMPACTS FROM THAT.
AS INDICATED BY THE LAO OFFICE, THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE WILL NOW REEVALUATE ALL THE BUDGET CHANGES AND WILL BE LOOKING TOWARDS A WORKLOAD BUDGET, WHICH I MENTIONED BEFORE, WOULD BE KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON, CORE PROGRAMS BEING PROTECTED, AND ADJUSTING FOR ENROLLMENT GROWTH AND COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS BUT NO BELLS AND WHISTLES, BUT APPARENTLY, MAY EVEN BE WORSE THAN THAT.
ALL POTENTIAL ADJUSTMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE MAY REVISION WILL BE REEVALUATED.
SO WHEN THE GOVERNOR'S JANUARY BUDGET PROPOSE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO BE INCORPORATED IN THE BUDGET, ALL THOSE PROGRAMS WILL BE REEVALUATED.
THE DECISIONS FOR THESE ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE '20-'21 MAY REVISION.
SO THEY WILL BE LOOKING AT NO NEW PROGRAMS, NO EXPANSES OF CURRENT PROGRAMS OR EXPECTED TO BE ADDED.
SO THOSE PROGRAMS, WE MENTIONED SOME AUGMENTATION, ESPECIALLY WE WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO AT THE SINGLE [INAUDIBLE].
TEACHER RETENTION AND TRAINING, SOME OF THOSE ONE TIME MONEYS, IT LOOKS LIKE THOSE MAY NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL STATE BUDGET.
ALSO, THE DELAY IN THE TAX FILING DEADLINE FOR JULY 15TH COULD REALLY PUSH THE STATE BUDGET REVISIONS INTO AUGUST AFTER THE TAX REVENUES HAD BEEN DETERMINED SO THAT LEAVES SOME MORE UNCERTAINTY IN THE AIR.
THEREFORE, THE JUNE STATE BUDGET AS OUR [INAUDIBLE] WILL BE FLYING MORE BLINDLY THAN IT HAS IN PRIOR YEARS.
>> [INAUDIBLE] , CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION?
>> YOU KNOW WE DON'T WAIT FOR THE QUESTION SLIDE.
[LAUGHTER] SO CONSTITUTIONALLY.
THE LEGISLATURE HAS TO PASS THE BUDGET IN JUNE?
>> KNOWING WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANOTHER REVENUES, ARE WE BASICALLY ANTICIPATING SOMETHING IT CAN DO A PLACEHOLDER BUDGET BUT NOT KNOWING FOR A COUPLE MONTHS LATER WHAT THE REAL NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE?
>> YEAH, WE'LL ADOPT OUR BUDGET BASED ON SOME OF THE MAYBE VISION, ASSUMPTIONS, WE'LL GET AN ADOPTED BUDGET FROM THE STATE MOST LIKELY AND THEN THERE COULD BE ADJUSTMENTS.
WHEN THOSE ADJUSTMENTS THEY USE, THEY GIVE JUST A 45-DAY PERIOD TO TURN AROUND AND ADJUST THE BUDGET IF IT'S SIGNIFICANT, AND THEN THERE'S A FEW OTHER PROVISIONS THAT THEY ALLOW FOR POTENTIAL LAY OFFS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE'LL ADOPT THE INFORMATION WE KNOW AT THAT TIME AND THEN THERE DEFINITELY COULD BE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AFTER THAT IN AUGUST, SO WE'LL GET ANOTHER ROUND OF REVISIONS, WHICH IS NOT THE NORMAL.
>> SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE].
I WANT TO JUST TAKE THAT NEXT STEP BECAUSE NORMALLY, WE PASS A BUDGET, THE STATE COMES BACK, END OF JUNE AND JULY PASSES THE BUDGET, WE DO ADJUSTMENTS IN AUGUST.
BUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS THE STATE IS GOING TO PASS BUDGET IN END OF JUNE.
THEN THEY’RE GOING TO GET THE TAXES MID-AUGUST, AND THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THEY'LL DO BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS, WHICH WILL THEN LEAD US INTO SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER TO MAKE FURTHER BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON ANY CUTS OR REMOVAL OF FUNDING THAT THE STATE DOES.
WHILE WE'RE NORMALLY KNOWING WHAT TO DO IN AUGUST, IT’S GOING TO MOVE OUT TO SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER AS TO WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
>> YEAH, WE GET 45 DAYS USUALLY AFTER THE REVISIONS TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS, WHICH PUTS IT INTO SEPTEMBER.
ALSO, THEY'LL BE IMPACTS TO OUR CASH FLOW.
THE STATES CASH POSITION IS STRONG ENTERING INTO THE FISCAL YEAR, BUT IT’S SEVERELY BEING IMPACTED BY COVID-19 EXPENDITURES.
THE CASH FLOWS ARE IMPACTED ALSO BY THE DELAY IN THE TAX FILLING AS WELL, BECAUSE THE REVENUES THROUGH JUNE 20TH IS ROUGHLY ONLY 39 PERCENT OF THE ESTIMATED RECEIPTS.
SO THEY DID BUILD THAT INTO THE CASH FLOW.
SO GIVEN I'VE BEEN THROUGH A RECESSION BEFORE AND WE HAVE SOME IDEAS OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE STATE DOES DURING THIS TIME, CASH DEFERRALS IS DEFINITELY ONE AREA THAT WE MAY ANTICIPATE.
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IN THE LAST RECESSION, THE STATE REVENUE DEFERRALS WAS ONE OF THE TOOLS THEY USE TO MANAGE CASH FLOW DEFICIENCIES.IT COULD VERY WELL START UP AGAIN.
SO AS THE STATE COULD DEFER REVENUES TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND SO THEREFORE, WE TO HAVE MAINTAIN OUR CASH FLOWS DURING THOSE TIMES THAT WE DON'T GET THE ANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THOSE MONTHS.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS JUNE WOULD BE A POSSIBLE DEFERRAL OF REVENUES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WITH THE BOARDS FISCAL PRUDENCE OF MAINTAINING STABILIZATION RESERVES, THAT SHOULD ALLOW US TO GET THROUGH ANY DEFERRALS IN THE SHORT-TERM.
WE SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH CASH ON HAND TO GET THROUGH ANY CASH FLOW DEFERRALS.
OUR BACK UP PLAN WOULD BE A SHORT-TERM BORROWING THROUGH A TAX REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTE, WHICH IS WIDELY USED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND IT GIVES YOU UP TO A YEAR TO REPAY THE NOTE.
SO THAT WOULD BE OUR BACKUP OPTION.
SOME OF THE STEPS TO ADDRESS THE STATE BUDGET SHORTFALL, OBVIOUSLY, TIME'S LIKE THIS CALL FOR VERY PRUDENT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING TO MAINTAIN THE BALANCED BUDGET.
I’LL BE DEFINITELY MONITORING THE BUDGET VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR TEAM.
THE GOOD NEWS IS, WHAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN PREPARING FOR WAS A POTENTIAL RECESSION, THE BAD NEWS IS, IS THAT IT’S ALREADY HERE.
WE WERE IN THAT MODE OF THERE COULD BE A RECESSION IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS AND THE BAD NEWS IS THAT IT'S ALREADY HERE, BUT WE HAVE BEEN PREPARING.
THESE ARE RAPIDLY CHANGING TIMES WITH UNCERTAINTIES, SO THERE WILL BE INCREASED EXPENDITURES TO ADDRESS FISCAL IMPACTS DURING CLOSURES.
THE DISTRICT HAS ALREADY INCURRED EXPENSES TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATE NEEDS WITH WI-FI HOT-SPOTS THAT WENT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, WE MOVED QUICKLY ON THAT INCREASED PAY FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES, FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, AND THEN WE PROVIDED OTHER SUPPORTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO SUPPORT DISTRICT LEARNING, BUT THERE'S NO INSURANCE THAT WE'LL RECEIVE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THOSE COSTS.
[NOISE] STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO EVALUATE CURRENT PROGRAMMED INDETERMINABLE LEVEL OF SUCCESS.
ALTHOUGH, THE WORK WE'VE BEEN DOING PREPARING FOR THE 2020 SCHOOL YEAR, HOWEVER, THOSE PLANS MUST BE PLACED ON HOLD DUE TO UNCERTAINTY.
THE DISTRICT MUST EXERCISE FISCAL PRUDENCE, AND THAT WILL INCLUDE SLOWING SPENDING, HOLDING ON TO ANY UNEXPECTED FUNDS, AT THE SAME TIME, ENSURES CENTRAL NEEDS ARE MET.
OUR PRIORITY AND OUR FOCUS WILL BE SHIFTING AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN A HIGH-QUALITY OF EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENTS IN THIS COVID-19 ENVIRONMENT.
SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY CLOSELY AROUND, MAKING SURE WE SET ASIDE FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE EXPECTED TO GET A REDUCTION IN REVENUE.
THE DISTRICT HAS STABILIZATION PLANS, AS YOU'RE AWARE UP TOWARDS AROUND 10 PERCENT, AND WE NEED TO MAINTAIN THOSE RESERVES RIGHT NOW, OTHER THAN ANY ESSENTIAL AND CRITICAL NEEDS TO KEEP THE DISTRICT OPERATIONAL AND KEEP OUR KID SUPPORTED.
THE DISTRICT ALSO RESERVED SOME FUNDING FOR THE PAST STABILIZATION.
THIS WAS SETTING ASIDE MONEY FOR PENSION AND THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA THAT THE BOARD APPROVED AND COMMITTED FUNDS TOWARDS.
WE HAVE ABOUT TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN THAT ACCOUNT.
WE HAD EARNED A COUPLE OF 100,000 IN INTEREST.
WELL, BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY AND THE STOCK MARKET, WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONLY TWO MILLION.
WE'VE LOST ANY INTEREST THAT WE EARNED ON THAT.
SO THAT INVESTMENT REMAINS RELATIVELY FLAT RIGHT NOW.
WE PUT MONEY IN, BUT WE HAVEN'T REALLY EARNED ANY ADDITIONAL INTERESTS.
THE COUNTY OFFICE OF ED DOESN'T COUNT THAT MONEY TOWARDS MEETING THE RESERVE REQUIRE BECAUSE IT SITS IN A RESTRICTED ACCOUNT FOR PENSIONS.
SO THEY CONSIDERED IT RESTRICTED VERSUS UNRESTRICTED.
SO THEREFORE, THE BOARD MAY WANT TO CONSIDER USING THOSE FUNDS FIRST IF A NEED ARISES.
SO WE STILL MEET OUR STATE REQUIRED RESERVE AND OUR POLICY RESERVE USING THOSE FIRST BECAUSE SCOE DOESN'T COUNT THEM AS PART OF THE REQUIRED RESERVES OR EVEN MEETING ARE BOARD POLICY PERCENTAGE.
THE DISTRICT MUST ALSO CONTINUE TO MONITOR AREAS THAT ARE IMPACTED BY THE BUDGET DUE TO THE RECESSION.
AS ENROLLMENT, AND WE MENTIONED THAT EARLIER, THAT UNDUPLICATED PERCENTAGE, WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT OF ALL THIS WILL HAVE ON OUR NUMBERS, AND VERY WELL IT CAN IMPACT OUR ATTENDANCE, OUR STAY CALL OR COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT THAT'S PROJECTED FOR NEXT YEAR.
WE MAY OR MAY NOT EVEN GET THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT OR IT MAYBE IN THE REVERSE, ACTUALLY BE AN ACTUAL REDUCTION.
THEN OUR PENSION COST COULD INCREASE AS WE RELATE TO
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THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT WAS LOST BY [INAUDIBLE] AGENCIES.OUR CONCERN THAT A SLOWER ECONOMY COULD LEAD TO SLOWER ADA GROWTH.
SO WE HAVE ADA DECLINE SLASH FLAT, WE HAVE THE RECESSION, WE HAVE THE CHARTER GROUP.
I WISH I HAD BETTER NEWS THAT THOSE ITEMS HAVE LEAD TO A FISCAL CRISIS AND IT'S ALMOST IN THE PAST.
SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL THOSE FACTORS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
AS SHARED IN SECOND INTERIM, WE WERE LOOKING AT A THREE-YEAR BUDGET REDUCTION PLAN TO CLEAR THE PROJECTED DEFICIT IN '22-'23 OF 1.7 MILLION OVER THREE-YEAR PERIOD.
AS OF SECOND INTERIM MARKER, RECOMMENDED BUDGET TARGET WAS 800,000 FOR '20-'21 FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF THAT THREE-YEAR PLAN.
HOWEVER, DUE TO FISCAL IMPACTS OF THE RECESSION, THE BUDGET CUT TARGET PROJECTIONIST 1.7 MILLION OVER THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD WILL INCREASE.
SO THAT TARGET OVER THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD WILL DEFINITELY INCREASE MORE AS WE GET INFORMATION FROM STATE BUDGET.
CONTINUED EVALUATION OF OUR LEVEL OF SUCCESS AND EXPENDITURES WILL BE MORE CRITICAL NOW, BECAUSE AFTER REALLY, WE MAY HAVE TO USE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.
LUCKILY, WE HAVE IT TO ACCESS WHERE BUDGET REDUCTIONS CAN BE MADE FOR THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS AS WELL.
THE DISTRICT MUST SEEK AND MAXIMIZE THE USE ANY FEDERAL AND STATE STIMULUS, RELIEF, AND OTHER GRANT FUNDING.
YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, PRESIDENT KAPLAN, THE PUC FUND GRANTS, THERE'S ALSO THE NO KID HUNGRY GRANT THAT HELP US TRY TO COVER SOME OF OUR FOOD SERVICE COSTS.
THEN I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THREE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.
WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED SB117 APPORTIONMENT OF $174,000 FROM THE STATE FOR RESPONSE RELIEF FUNDS.
THESE FUNDS COULD BE USED FOR MAINTAINING NUTRITION SERVICES.
A LITTLE BIT HELP, BUT IT'S NOT MUCH.
BUT IT HELPS WITH DISINFECTING FACILITIES, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTS, AND MATERIALS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISTANCE LEARNING, AND WE'LL MANAGE THAT WISELY.
THEN THE $2 TRILLION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
FUNDING ALSO INCLUDES EDUCATION STIMULUS FUNDS THE GOVERNOR CAN ALLOCATE HIS DISCRETION AND SUPPORT, NUTRITIOUS SERVICES AND CHILDCARE.
HOW THIS WILL BREAKDOWN IN CALIFORNIA, I'M STILL GETTING INFORMATION FROM DIFFERENT ADVISORS.
SO FOR NUSD HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED.
THEN WE HAVE FEMA, FEDERAL DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS.
THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN CALIFORNIA WAS A DECLARATION, COVID-19 AS AN EMERGENCY EVENT.
THEREFORE, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH FEMA.
THERE WILL BE A BOARD RESOLUTION THAT DESIGNATE THE DISTRICT AS A PUBLIC AGENCY.
ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS, IT SAYS IT'S A NON-STATE AGENCY IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE DISASTER, AND THAT'LL BE ON THE MAY 6TH BOARD AGENDA.
IN SOME OTHER THINGS THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED FOR REIMBURSEMENT INCLUDES DISINFECTION OF PUBLIC FACILITIES, THROUGH TRAINING SPECIFIC TO THE DECLARED EVENT, EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER COSTS, AND THEN THERE IS OTHER COSTS THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO CONSIDER ANYTHING THAT WE FEEL WAS A LOSS TO US AS WE RELATE TO THIS FEMA EMERGENCY FOR THIS PANDEMIC.
I SHOW THIS EVERY BUDGET DEVELOPMENTS CYCLE, AND WHAT THIS SHOWS IS THAT THROUGH THE APPROVAL OF STAFFING, THE BOARD HAS APPROVED STAFFING FOR 2021 BUDGET IN FEBRUARY.
THAT REPRESENTS 82 PERCENT OF THE BUDGET PROCESS WHERE WE APPROVE STAFFING.
THERE'S SOME 17 PERCENT THAT IS COST OF OPERATION, AND THEN WE HAVE REMAINING 1 PERCENT THAT WE'LL DECIDE ON.
SO, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH AT THAT POINT AND GIVEN THIS SITUATION THAT IN FACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HOLD NOT MUCH MORE WE WON'T BE MOVE IN TOO MUCH FURTHER.
I'VE ALSO SHARED THIS SHOWING HOW DATA IMPACTS OUR DECISION-MAKING ON THE BUDGET AND HOW WE THOUGHTFULLY LOOK AT THE NEXT FIVE STRATEGIC PLAN, THE MIDWAY, CALIFORNIA DASHBOARD, LCAP, HOW WE USE ALL OF THAT.
HOW THIS YEAR, WE LOOKED AT ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AND DETERMINE OUR LEVEL OF SUCCESS BASED ON OUR INVESTMENT.
WE DID THAT WORK, AND NOW IT'S GOING TO REALLY COME INTO PLAY, AND THEN THE IMPACT OF GROWTH, OF STAFFING INCITE RESOURCES WE'VE BEEN GROWING DISTRICT OF THE LAST YEAR.
WELL, WHAT I'VE PLACED IN RED HERE IS A LOT OF
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THAT STAFF WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON THE BUDGET.BUT WE MUST PAUSE ANY INVESTMENTS DUE TO THE STATE BUDGET CONCERNS.
WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT MAKING OUR CUTS FOR OUR 800,000 BUDGET CUT TARGET, AND SOME RE-ALLOCATIONS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT GREATER IMPACT OF MAY REVISION, NOW PUT THAT IN RED DUE TO COVID-19 IMPACTING OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD, AND THEN THAT'S OUR BOARD APPROVAL IN JUNE.
OBVIOUSLY, AUGUST MAY HAVE REVISIONS AS WE STATED EARLIER.
>> SO THIS IS WHERE TRUSTEES, IT WILL BE FUN.
I WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE ALL OF YOUR FACES AND COVER THESE AT THE SAME TIME.
SO PLEASE SPEAK UP IF YOU HAVE ANY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THIS IS ALSO, I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT I MADE A MISTAKE IN HAVING LESS CAFFEINE THAT I DID TODAY THAN I DID YESTERDAY.
SO LET'S SEE IF I CAN WAKE UP, AND GET EVERYTHING ALIVE, AND GOING.
SO THIS SLIDE, I'M SURE AND HECK NOT GOING TO READ IT ALL.
JAVETTA TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT.
WE USE MULTIPLE DATA POINTS IN TERMS OF BRINGING TOGETHER RECOMMENDATIONS.
IN FACT, KNOWING WE HAD TO CUT ORIGINALLY WAS ABOUT TWO MILLION PLUS, CLOSER TO THREE OVER THREE YEARS BY JOINING IN A SINGLE [INAUDIBLE] ON HAVING SOME OTHER DIFFERENT THINGS SHAKEOUT THE WAY THEY DID, AND ENDED UP BEING 1.7 MILLION OVER THREE YEARS.
SO WE FOCUSED PRETTY MUCH SINCE LIKE OCTOBER, I THINK IT WAS WAS ON HOW TO DEVELOP MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU AS TRUSTEES.
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME OF THE WORK WE PUT IN.
BUT IT'S ALMOST LIKE TAKING A KID TO A TOY STORE, AND THEN SAYING YOU CAN'T GET ANYTHING.
BUT WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHOW TO YOU AS TRUSTEES AND TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE HAD ACTUALLY SPENT MONTHS AND MONTHS ON NEW AND DIFFERENT IDEAS AND THINGS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, OR ALIGN WITH BOARD GOALS, ALIGN WITH OUR VISION STATEMENT.
IN FACT, SOME THINGS THAT JUST OUR COMMUNITY KNOWS WE CAN GET BETTER AT.
WE WERE WORKING ON THOSE THINGS.
HERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALREADY LOOKED AT REDUCTIONS AND SOME REALLOCATIONS.
SO THERE'S GOING TO BE AT LEAST $503,000 IN ED CENTER DEPARTMENT REDUCTIONS, THAT'S THE TWO MANAGE IN POSITIONS THAT HAVE LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF YEAR.
SO THERE MIGHT BE SOME MONEY THAT FALLS AT THE BOTTOM IF WE HAVEN'T ALREADY SPENT IN CHROMEBOOKS AND OTHER THINGS IN A LIKELIHOOD.
PLUS, THIS REPRESENT ONGOING SAVINGS.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME MOVES TO TRANSFER THE ALLOWABLE EXPENDITURES FROM SOME RESTRICTED PROGRAMS, AND THEN THERE ARE SOME OTHER FINANCIAL THINGS THAT HAVE SHAKEN OUT.
THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO USE SOME UNRESTRICTED MONEY BEFORE WE'RE ABLE TO USE RESTRICTED MONEY.
SO WE'RE STILL TRYING TO LAND EXACTLY ON THE 800,000, AND THEN MOVE THE PARTS APPROPRIATELY OR MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE WE'RE REACHING THE CUTS REDUCTIONS WE HAVE TO MAKE.
SO THIS IS TRYING FRONT LOAD WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN THE NEXT PART OF THIS.
SO THE SLIDES AS I SAID EARLIER REPRESENT ALL THE FEEDBACK FROM LCAP ACTIVITIES TO BOARD FEEDBACK.
YOU'LL SEE SOME THINGS THAT A OF COUPLED TRUSTEES SPOKE ABOUT, THE BOARD MEETING BEFORE WE HAD CLOSED SCHOOLS DOWN.
YOU'LL SEE NEXT TO THAT, IT SAYS UNFINISHED BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTIME TO WORK ON THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT'VE BROUGHT UP.
THE VAST MAJORITY THESE ITEMS ARE FRANKLY JUST HAVE TO BE "PARKED".
WHICH MEANS THAT THERE WAS SOME THINKING DONE AROUND THEM AND PLANS COULD DUSTED OFF IN FUTURE YEARS IF MORE MONEY COMES IN, OR WE REALIZE THAT WE'RE SPENDING HALF A MILLION DOLLARS ON SOMETHING THAT ISN'T VERY EFFECTIVE, AND WE WANT TO STOP DOING THAT.
WE'D LIKE TO SPEND $500,000 DOING SOME NEW THINGS.
SO LET'S WALK YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE THINKING WE HAD.
SO FIRST THING, WE'D BE OPERATIONS.
I'M JUST GOING TO LET YOU READ IT, AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK BETWEEN JAVETTA, ANGELA, AND I, WE SHOULD GET CLOSE.
IF NOT, WE CAN FOLLOW UP AND CLOSE UP WITH SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON OPERATION COSTS TO ORIENT FOR THE AUDIENCE WHO WILL BE ABLE TO ALSO LOOK AT THIS PDF IS WE ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY THE PDF ON OUR AGENDA.
ONE IS A PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION, THE NEXT COLUMN TALKS ABOUT IF THERE ARE ANY ONE-TIME COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT,
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AND THEN THE THIRD COLUMN TALKS ABOUT ANY ON-GOING COST.IN SOME CASES, THERE MIGHT'VE BEEN BOTH ONE-TIME AND ON-GOING.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR TRUSTEE GRANT.
THE LINE HAS THIS PROPOSAL TO UPGRADE DISTRICT PHONES AT SPECIFIC SITES.
ARE THOSE LANDLINES OR ARE THOSE MOBILE PHONES?
>> TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE] , ONE MORE QUESTION IS THE LINE-ITEM PROPOSAL TO HELP ENHANCE OUR SAFETY EFFORTS.
WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THAT 20,000? I'M JUST CURIOUS.
>> PART OF THAT WAS WE HAVE SOME CROSSING GUARDS AT SCHOOLS THAT WE ADDED AT H. ALLEN HIGHT TO SUPPORT THEM THIS YEAR AND SOME THINGS WITH RADIOS THAT WE USE AT THE SITES TO COMMUNICATE ON CAMPUS.
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE EXPENSES THAT WE'RE ASKING TO AUGMENT THE BUDGET FOR, THAT WE WERE.
>> FOR THE HIGHT FAMILIES, IT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GOING TO NECESSARILY REDUCE THAT.
IT'S JUST WE WERE TRYING TO PUT IT FROM A ONE-TIME EXPENSE INTO THE BUDGET AND WE'LL TAKE A HARD LOOK AT IF WE CAN HANG ONTO THE RADIOS ONE MORE YEAR AND PUSH OR DO WE HAVE TO, IS IT A SAFETY ISSUE AND WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT.
MUCH LIKE THE PHONES, THAT'S SOMETHING IF THE PHONES AREN'T GOING TO BE SUPPORTED, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH $305,000 SOMEWHERE.
>> CAN I ASK A QUESTION? CAN YOU SHARE WITH ME THE THINKING BEHIND THE PROPOSAL TO UPGRADE OR FIX SECURITY CAMERAS? TO PUT THAT ON HOLD.
>> THE THINKING TO PUT IT ON HOLD IS WE'RE IN A MAJOR BUDGET CRISIS.
OTHER THAN THAT, THERE IS NO OTHER REASON TO DO IT.
THE STATE BOND DID NOT PASS IN MARCH, SO ADDITIONAL MONEY AND RESOURCES ISN'T COMING FROM THAT.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE HAD TO DELAY OUR OWN POTENTIAL REFINANCE OF BONDS AND SELLING OF MEASURE L AND I BELIEVE J BONDS UNTIL SOMETIME IN THE FALL.
SO IN TERMS OF HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO CONTINUE TO DO THE SOUTH AREA SCHOOLS AND PVS AND 1.6 MILLION, AT THIS TIME WE'RE NOT SURE WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT UNTIL SOME THINGS FURTHER MATERIALIZED LIKE THE SALE OF OUR BONDS IN THE FALL.
>> OKAY. I ASK BECAUSE SECURITY CAMERAS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR DISTRICT AND SO I WASN'T SURE IF YOU THOUGHT THAT THE SECURITY CAMERAS ALREADY IN PLACE MINUS THE ONES THAT WEREN'T WORKING, OFFER SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF SECURITY AT OUR SCHOOLS.
THAT WAS MY QUESTION. THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING.
>> I GUESS THE BEST WAY FOR ALL TRUSTEES TO SEE THIS, IF THIS LANDED ON THIS LIST, EITHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STAFF MEMBERS, HEAD CENTER FOLKS, SITE TEACHERS, NTA, CSCA LEADERS, YOURSELVES, SAW IMPORTANCE AND VALUE IN THIS.
YOU'LL RECOGNIZE SOME OF YOUR OWN SPECIFIC REQUEST WHEN WE ASKED YOU TO SHARE, BUT WE OBVIOUSLY THINK IT'S IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AT IT AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE WHERE WE GO FROM HERE.
WE WERE GOING TO HAVE PRETTY GOOD FLEXIBILITY TO STILL CUT AND REALLOCATE THIS FIRST YEAR, THAT IS NOW ALL GONE.
THAT'S WHY ORIGINALLY, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ALL THESE SLIDES WITH SOME DETAILED BACKUP ABOUT WHAT STAFF WAS RECOMMENDING AND THEN ALLOW YOU TO DEBATE AND DISCUSS IF YOU AGREED WITH STAFF OR IF YOU WANTED TO PULL TWO THINGS OUT OR PUT THEM IN, BECAUSE THERE WAS GOING TO BE NEW REVENUE, THERE WAS GOING TO BE MORE ONE-TIME REVENUE AS PART OF THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET IN JANUARY AND THERE WAS GOING TO BE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLOCATE SOME THINGS.
WORKING ON OUR BASELINE OR WORKLOAD OR EVEN LESS BUDGET, THERE'S VERY LIMITED WE CAN DO ESPECIALLY WITH THE MONEY WE'RE SPENDING ON CHROMEBOOKS AND WI-FI, AND CLEANING MATERIALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> SUPERINTENDENT EVANS, THIS IS LISA KAPLAN.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAY BE A SMALL BRIGHT SPOT IS RIGHT BEFORE OUR MEETING WAS THE STATE ALLOCATION BOARD MEETING.
THE STATE SOLD BONDS IN MARCH AND IN APRIL THAT WILL COVER ALL DISTRICTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ON THE PRIORITY AND FUNDING LIST, SO I KNOW WE HAD SEVERAL PROJECTS ON THAT LIST THAT ARE GOING TO BE
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BROUGHT FORWARD FOR APPROVAL IN MAY AT THE STATE ALLOCATION BOARD, SO THAT MAY GIVE US SOME FLEXIBILITY WITH LOOKING AT SCHOOL BOND-FUNDED ITEMS THAT WE MAY NEED THAT WILL ALLOW US TO BRIDGE THE DELAY IN ACCESSING THE MEASURE L BOND FUNDS THAT WE JUST APPROVED.I WOULDN'T EXPECT YOU TO KNOW THIS.
LITERALLY, IT HAPPENED AT 4:15 RIGHT BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING.
>> OKAY, THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. STUDENT LEARNING.
HERE'S ANOTHER LIST OF A VARIETY OF IDEAS THAT WERE PUT OUT TO FOCUS IN ON STUDENT LEARNING, I'LL LET YOU TAKE A LOOK AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS.
QUICK QUESTION, THE ITEMS THAT SAY UNFINISHED, IS IT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A PROJECTED COST OR WHAT'S THE DEAL THERE?
>> THAT'S PART OF IT FOR SURE.
LIKE THE PROPOSAL TO HELP INCREASE LITERACY IN AMERICAN LAKES, I THINK THAT WAS BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING WE HAD WHERE THE PUBLIC WAS ALLOWED.
RIGHT AS THE PANDEMIC WAS BREAKING OUT AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR ENERGY AND TIME HAS BEEN TO GET THIS IS LOADING UP AND GOING AND NOW THAT WE'RE IN OUR 3RD WEEK AFTER A COUPLE PILOT WEEKS INTO DISTANCE LEARNING, HOW TO CLOSE THE YEAR, DO WE DO PROMOTIONS? VIRTUALLY, WE'RE GETTING ASKED THAT QUITE A BIT.
HOW DO WE TACKLE GRADUATION? HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE GET SOME INFORMATION, FORMATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR STUDENTS, SO THEY CAN CARRY IN THE REMEDIATION IF DISTANCE LEARNING DID NOT WORK FOR A NUMBER OF OUR STUDENTS OR JUST STUDENTS WHO NEEDED INTERVENTION TO BEGIN WITH WHILE AT THE SAME TIME, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF WE CAN DO SUMMER SCHOOL, AND IF SO, IS IT VIRTUAL OR IN PERSON? IS THERE VALUE IF STUDENTS NEED TO HAVE THEIR DISTANCE LEARNING REMEDIED BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T DO DISTANCE LEARNING WELL.
IT MIGHT NOT BE TOO SMART TO HAVE THOSE SAME KIDS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR DISTANCE LEARNING, SO WE'RE TRYING TO TACKLE THAT AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE REALLY DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IN AUGUST IN A TRADITIONAL WAY OR NOT.
WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR THE TRADITIONAL START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THEN SOME OTHER OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH WE'LL ACTUALLY DISCUSS A LITTLE LATER IN THIS PRESENTATION BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE BUDGET EFFECTS AS WELL.
>> I WANT TO BE ABSOLUTELY SENSITIVE AND COMPLETELY RECOGNIZED ON THE RECORD THAT THE EXTRAORDINARY EVENT THAT'S GOING ON.
I DON'T KNOW ANY OTHER PERSON OR STAFF OR PERSONNEL THAT CAN DO WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING RIGHT NOW, BUT WHAT I WOULD SAY IN TERMS OF IT BEING AN OVERALL BUDGET THAT IS THE PRESENTATION, THAT'S ONE OF THE ISSUE AREAS THAT I'M PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN.
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF IT IS PRODUCTIVE FOR STAFF TIME TO MAYBE GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT'LL COST EVEN IF IT'S JUST PROJECTION, SO THAT AS WE'RE MAKING THESE DECISIONS, WE CAN COMPARE THAT NUMBER WITH SOME OTHER NUMBERS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT'S LITERACY AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LEARNING AND HOW THINGS WERE GOING TO IMPROVE.
IT MAY NOT BE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE TO HAVE A LITERACY PROGRAM ONLINE.
I DON'T NECESSARILY SEE THEM AS MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.
SO THAT WOULD BE MY ASK AND I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP A LOT OF STAFF TIME, BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME AS AN INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE TO AT LEAST HAVE A PROJECTION OF WHAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD COST EVEN IF IT'S LARGELY BASED ON HEURISTICS.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS SLIDE? OKAY. THEN STUDENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CATEGORIES AND AREAS.
YOU SEE WE HAD A NUMBER OF THESE THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN AS WELL.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TAKE A READ AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS.
>> NO QUESTIONS, JUST A COMMENT.
OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF TOUGH MEDICINE HERE AND I THINK I SPEAK FOR EVERY TRUSTEES SAYING, LOOK AT THIS LIST, THESE ARE THINGS NECESSARILY WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE GO,
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BUT THIS EMERGENCY NECESSITATES SOME ADJUSTMENTS WE HAVE TO MAKE.>> THIS IS TRUSTEE CATHERINE FOR THOSE COMMENT BY TRUSTEE GRANT.
>> SO THEN WE HAD MORE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, OTHER IDEAS THERE WAS ACTUALLY WE MONITOR PUBLIC SOCIAL MEDIA, WE HAVE INFORMED THE PUBLIC OF THAT, BEFORE AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING BEFORE THE PANDEMIC WAS AN INCREASE IN SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY THAT WAS TAKING THE EQUIVALENT OF DAYS OF ADMINISTRATIVE TIME OF THE SITES, PULLING THE ADMINISTRATORS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM, PULLING THEM OUT OF SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS AND OTHERS FOR KIDS.
SO WE WERE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO BRINGING IN SPECIALISTS IN FOR THAT.
WE ADJUST ALL THAT CONVERSATION AND THEN OUR SCHOOLS CLOSED, AND THEN TALKING ABOUT ENHANCING, IT SAYS SUMMER SCHOOL AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, I THINK IT WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO BE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, I THINK THAT WAS PROBABLY A CUT-AND-PASTE ERROR ON MY PART, SO CHRISTINE IF THAT IS MAYBE CAN LOOK AT THAT TOMORROW AND FIX IT BEFORE WE POST IT.
MAYBE IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH, AND THEN REQUEST AGAIN TO EXTEND, CURRENTLY WHAT WE HAVE, WHICH IS THE ONE YEAR PLAN FOR THE NCAA, YOU CAN SUPPORT FOR STUDENT ATHLETES WHICH IS JUST A LITTLE UNDER A $100,000, SO THERE IS A REQUEST TO TAKE A LOOK AT EXTENDING THAT FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
IF THERE IS NOT ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
THESE ARE THE AREAS WE TALKED ABOUT STRENGTHENING OUR SOUTH AREA SCHOOLS, TRUSTEES YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED THE FIRST ONE, WHICH INCLUDES ONE TIME COST AN ONGOING COSTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IB IN AMERICAN LAKES AND BANDON CREAK, THERE ARE PROPOSALS TO ADD ELECTIVES TO THE SOUTH AREA SCHOOLS, $90,000 IF THEY WERE TO SHARE ONE, WHICH ACTUALLY WOULDN'T BE SUPER-SMART BECAUSE THERE'D BE ONE CLASS TAUGHT AT EACH SCHOOL AND THEN TRAVEL TIME PROVIDED, BUT MAYBE A PILOT OR ONE OF THOSE SCHOOLS OR $270,000, WHICH IS $90,000 IS THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A TEACHER, THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT THE SALARY THEY MAKE, THE STARTING SALARY IN NATOMAS TO BE OVER $50,000 NEXT YEAR FOR A BRAND-NEW TEACHER, BUT 90,000 IS THE AVERAGE AND THAT INCLUDES THE STERNS AND OTHER STATE MANDATES JUST SO PEOPLE ARE AWARE, THAT'S WHY THAT LOOKS LIKE 90,000 AND THEN 270 000.
THERE WAS IDEAS TO SPECIFICALLY ENHANCE THE SOCIAL WORK OR COUNCILORS IN THE SOUTH AREA SCHOOLS THROUGH THE EMERGENCY POWERS YOU GRANTED ME, I MOVED AHEAD AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE INTERVIEWS TOMORROW TO TRY TO HIRE SOCIAL WORKERS, TO TRY JUST TO GET THEM ON AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME VIRTUAL SUPPORT AND WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS.
THANK YOU, TRUSTEES FOR APPROVING THE MODERNIZATION OF THAT JOB DESCRIPTION THAT WAS JUST PRE-K. OUR SCHOOL READINESS, IF YOU WILL, SOCIAL WORKER PROBABLY FROM THE GRANT OR PROGRAM WE GOT YEARS AGO AND NOW IS COMPREHENSIVE AND WILL ALLOW FOLKS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND, NATOMAS TO SERVE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
WHETHER IT IS SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATED TO SOUTH NATOMAS IS GOING TO BE A QUESTION, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT BECAUSE WE'RE FACING ALL NEW REALITIES, AND I THINK EVERYONE'S AWARE OF THE TRAGEDY IN TURNOVERS AND OUR TRAGEDY HERE IN NATOMAS WITH OUR STUDENTS AND OTHER TRAGEDIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY CONTINUE TO POP UP, SO WE NEED TO GET SOME SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THEY ARE GOING TO NEED IT FOR A WHILE.
THEY ARE GOING TO NEED, THIS ISN'T A SHORT BAND-AID.
THEY ARE GOING TO NEED SOME SUPPORT FOR A WHILE, AND THEN THERE IS A PROPOSAL TO PUT IN WRAP-AROUND SERVICES, WHICH IS TO TRY TO HAVE SOMEONE SPEND FULL-TIME PULLING IN JOEY'S FOOD LOCKER, WHICH IS A SERVICE TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY, TIE IN THE CLOTHES CONNECTION, TIE IN OUTSIDE AGENCIES TO REALLY WRAP OUR ARMS AROUND STUDENTS BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT OF THESE PIECES IN A DISTRICT WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR A DISTRICT OUR SIDE, IT'S SO MUCH THAT IF YOU'RE A K-5 PRINCIPAL AND YOU'RE THE ONLY ADMINISTRATOR ON SITE, YOU HAVE TO BE AN ACADEMIC EXPERT, YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH CONCERNED PARENTS, YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH DISCIPLINE AND IF YOU HAVE TO PULL THESE SERVICES TOGETHER, IT'S CHALLENGING, SO WERE LOOKING AT ADDING SOME WRAP-AROUND SERVICES THERE.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? AS THIS HAS REMAINED THE FOCUS OF US THE SOUTH AREA SCHOOLS FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION, I THINK I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY, THE PROPOSAL TO ADD ELECTIVES TO THE KA SOUTH AREA SCHOOLS, YOU WERE SEEING THAT THE MONEY BUDGETED WILL EQUATE TO ONE ELECTIVE AT A SCHOOL SITE OR MORE THAN ONE?
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>> IT WILL BE ONE ELECTIVE, THAT'S ONE TEACHER.
IF WE DID ONE TEACHER AND DIVIDED THEM AT THREE SCHOOL SITES, IT WILL PROBABLY BE ONE CLASS AT CREAK ONE CLASS AT AMERICAN LAKES, ONE CLASS AT JEFFERSON AND THEN TRAVEL TIME AS PER OUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
WE DID TALK ABOUT EXPANDING AT ONE SCHOOL, MAYBE ONE SCHOOL WILL GET A SOCIAL WORKER, ONE SCHOOL WILL GET A COUNSELOR, ONE SCHOOL WILL GET ELECTIVES LET'S PILOT AND SEE HOW THAT WORKS.
SO $90,000 COULD BE SPLIT THREE WAYS, IT COULD BE PILOTED AT ONE SCHOOL, THE 270 WOULD ADD, LET'S SAY A FULL-TIME ART TEACHER AT JEFFERSON IF THAT WILL SERVE OUR KIDS WITH WHAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN, FULL-TIME TECHNOLOGY TEACHER AT AMERICAN LAKES IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WANTED, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
ALL RIGHT. SO THIS ARE SOME SPECIFIC PROGRAMS I'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR CLASSIFIED LEADERS, CONTINUATION OF CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE.
JAVETTA IS THAT GOING TO BE YEAR THREE FOR THAT?
>> IT FOCUSES ON CLASSIFIED PROFESSION DEVELOPMENT IN THE OFFICES FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AS WELL AS CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, CONNECTION WITH FAMILIES AS THAT'LL BE YEAR THREE TO CONTINUE THAT PROPOSAL, TO RECLASSIFY, SPECIFICS, CSA POSITIONS WE JUST APPROVED THEM, BY TONIGHT.
SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN NEAR AND NEAR TO PAM, OUR CSA PRESIDENT HOW WE CAN AUGMENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR RECLASSIFIED STAFF AND WOULD AGREE WITH HER.
SO WE WERE THINKING ABOUT WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE.
NEXT SLIDE, WE MAY STILL NEED TO DO THIS, WE MAY NEED JUST AS SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS GROWN, HAS NEEDS REMAINING THREE ADDITIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS NOW THAT CAROL SWANSON IS BACK IN THAT ROLE AND OTHER DUTIES AS DEFINED FOR SURE.
SHE'S TAKING A GOOD HARD LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE, WHAT WE NEED.
EARLY ON THAT WAS A PLACEHOLDER TO ADD THREE MORE TEACHERS THAT AS WE WERE THINKING ABOUT IT, IT CAME AFTER, WE ASKED YOU TO REPROVE STAFFING IN FEBRUARY, SO WE WANTED TO BRING THIS BACK, INFORM YOU IF WE NEEDED TO DO THAT OR NOT AS WE TYPICALLY HAVE DONE.
THEN THE NEXT ONE IS TECHNOLOGY, THERE WAS A PROPOSAL TO REFRESH IPADS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR TEACHERS ACCEPT AN IPAD IN ADDITION TO THEIR LAPTOP THEY GET, WHICH THANKFULLY THOSE DECISIONS THAT THE BOARD MADE YEARS AGO, FIVE YEARS AGO, NOW SIX YEARS AGO, TO MAKE SURE EVERY TEACHER HAD A LAPTOP AND TEACHERS HAD ACCESS TO IPAD IF THEY WANTED IT, IS WHAT ALLOWED US TO MAKE THE TRANSITION, WE DID DISTANCE-LEARNING, WITHOUT THAT, WE WOULD NOT BE IN A GOOD PLACE.
TO FUND CHROMEBOOK REPLACEMENTS AND TO REACH A TEMPORARY LEVEL FOR, ONE YEAR OF ONE-TO-ONE, WE WILL BE INVESTING $900,000 TO REPLACE SOME CHROMEBOOKS THAT WE KNOW THAT WE DAMAGED, BROKEN OR LOST AND TO GET US A SPOT WHERE WE ARE READY TO DEAL WITH WHATEVER AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER LOOKS LIKE.
WE'LL TALK A LITTLE LATER BUT WE'LL BE SENDING OUT A COMMUNICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY TOMORROW.
I'M VERY BLESSED TO HAVE THE TEAM THAT I GOT TO WORK WITH AND YOU'VE LET ME HIRE.
NOT ONLY ARE WE IN THE MIDDLE DISTANCE-LEARNING AND TRYING TO CLOSE THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WE ALREADY ARE FLASHING OUT A PLAN ON HOW TO OPEN UP AUGUST.
WHETHER ITS TRADITIONAL OR NOT, AND IF WE HAVE CLOSE TARGETED SCHOOLS OR NOT AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO THAT IN 48 TO 72 HOURS TO LIMIT LOSSES OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME AND THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT.
GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE 330,000 LEFT AND IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET FOR THAT, WE HAVE MONEY BUDGETED ON-GOING IN REFRESH EVERY YEAR, SO WE WILL PULL SOME IN NEXT YEAR AND CERTAINLY AND AS MS. CLEVELAND HIGHLIGHTED EARLIER, WE WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A VARIETY OF FUNDS BECAUSE WE MOVE SO QUICKLY AND HAVE 6,400 CHROMEBOOKS OUT, AND 336 HOTS-POTS, AND A DEAL WITH XFINITY IF THE HOTS-POTS FAIL TO BACKUP AND GET XFINITY QUICKLY TURNED ON THOUGH PASS-CODES IN OUR FAMILIES' HOME.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD WITH GOVERNMENT PROVIDING US SOME MONEY TO RECOUP THAT.
THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY THAT WE HAVE PUT OUT IN THE FIELD AND NEED TO GET BACK.
>> SUPERINTENDENT TO YOU GOING ON, TRUSTEES DO HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE LOOK FOR A PROPOSAL TO FUND CHROMEBOOK REPLACEMENTS?
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>> NO, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT BUT I WOULD ALSO LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS TO SEE WHICH IS CHEAPER, IF THERE'S SOMETHING CHEAPER THAN A CHROMEBOOK AND IT'S SUFFICIENT.
BOARD MEMBERS, JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME INSIGHT, I THOUGHT WITH DISTANCE-LEARNING, WE COULD DO JUST FINE WITH MY IPAD.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE SOME PROGRAMS THAT OUR TEACHERS USE THAT ARE ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH CHROMEBOOK AND NOT IPADS.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF IS THE COMPATIBILITY IN THE DISTANCE-LEARNING.
HOW THESE PROGRAMMERS HAVE DEVELOPED APPS AND PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE USING TEND TO BE CHROMEBOOK COMPATIBLE, NOT IPAD COMPATIBLE? I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE REALLY OUT THERE THAT WOULD BE CHEAPER.
>> YEAH. FOR US, IT'S ALSO A TECH ISSUE.
WE HAVE ONE OF OUR TECHS HERE MAKING SURE THIS WORKS [INAUDIBLE] AS THEY PUSH THINGS OUT, THE CHROMEBOOK ALLOWS FOR THE MOST CONSISTENT UPDATING OF SOFTWARE MATERIAL.
AS A REMINDER TO TRUSTEES IN THE COMMUNITY, OUR CHROMEBOOKS HAVE IN GOGUARDIAN MONITORING THAT HAS SAVED PROBABLY DOZENS AND DOZENS AND DOZENS OF LIVES UP TOWARDS PROBABLY 100 NOW, SINCE WE INSTALLED THAT THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO.
SO WHEN STUDENTS ARE IN CRISIS AND GOOGLING THINGS, THAT DEMONSTRATES THE CRISIS THAT IS FLAGGED TOWARD TECHNOLOGY OFFICE IN OUR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TEAM RESPONSE.
THEY'VE DONE SO AT LEAST FOUR TIMES THIS WEEK.
THE NEXT SLIDE IS HELLACIOUSLY UGLY GREEN.
HOPEFULLY, IT'S LITTLE BETTER ON MONITOR, YOU CAN TELL I'M A CHILD OF THE '80S, I LIKE NEON.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE RIGHT NOW, IF YOU ASKED US TO STEP FORWARD AND SAY, WHAT NEEDS TO GET DONE? THESE THINGS NEED TO GET DONE.
THE APPROVAL OF THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMS, I KNOW SOME OF THE STAFF HAS ACTUALLY BEEN COLLABORATING VIA ZOOM IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND WE'VE INCREASED CHATTER ABOUT EXCITEMENT ON THE IMPLEMENTATIONS OF THESE PROGRAMS. YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEARING MORE ABOUT POTENTIAL HYBRID ENVIRONMENTS IN WEEKS AHEAD.
WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE CHROMEBOOKS, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF EXECUTING THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED REMEDIATION PLANS, REMEDYING WHEN DISTANCE-LEARNING DIDN'T WORK, AND WE CAN REMEDY DISTANCE-LEARNING WITH MORE DISTANCE-LEARNING.
SO WE CAN'T HAVE SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE MAJOR PROBLEM OUR TEACHERS IDENTIFY IS THEY DIDN'T PARTICIPATE OR WE'RE STRUGGLING, WE JUST CAN'T OFFER ANOTHER DISTANCE-LEARNING SUMMER SCHOOL MODEL IF THAT DIDN'T WORK THE FIRST-TIME.
INTERVENTION PLANS, BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN A PROPER STRATEGIC PLAN, SOMETHING WE ARE WORKING AGGRESSIVELY ON.
YOUR MASTER PLAN AND SUPPORT, WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT ALREADY TO BRING NOT JUST A NEW MASTER PLAN, BUT A PLAN TO ROLL OUT VIA DISTANCE-LEARNING MODEL TO OUR TEACHERS.
NOT JUST THAT, "HEY, WE HAVE A MASTER PLAN, HERE'S OUR COMMUNICATION," BUT A WAY TO ROLL IT OUT AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH THE SAME PARTNERS FROM WESTED, THIS IS WHERE I TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
THEN POTENTIAL SUPPORT FOR MASTER PLAN NOW THAT THE STATE HAS SHIFTED ASSESSMENT OF VARIETY OF THINGS, WE WENT FROM DOING REALLY WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TO THE METRO EXCHANGE AND SUDDENLY, IT LOOK'S LIKE WERE NOT.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS, NOT BE AS FOCUSED ON WHAT THE ACCOUNTABILITY SAYS.
>> IN REGARDS TO THE EL MASTER PLAN, WE PRESENTED TO YOU GUYS, I THINK IT WAS IN MAYBE JANUARY, JUST AN UPDATE ON OUR PROGRESS WITH BRINGING SOME NEW INFORMATION AND REVISING OUR MASTER PLAN.
SO AS CHRIS SHARED, WESTED AND THEIR TEAM IS SUPPORTING US WITH FINALIZING THAT WITH THE HOPES THAT WE'LL BRING THAT TO YOU IN JUNE FOR AN APPROVAL.
UPON APPROVAL, WE WILL PARTNER WITH WESTED AND DO SOME, AS CHRIS SAID, DISTANCE LEARNING WITH OUTSIDE ADMINISTRATORS AS WELL AS OUR CERTIFICATED STAFF SO THEY HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF REALLY THE VISION AND THE BIG PICTURE OF WHERE WE'RE HEADING WITH SUPPORTING OUR EL STUDENTS.
THEN BEYOND THAT, THE INTEREST IS TO WORK TOGETHER TO START TRAINING KEY STAFF AT OUR SITES AND AT THE ED CENTER AND THEN OF TRAINERS MODEL SO THAT IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE WILL ABLE TO SUSTAIN INTERNALLY SUPPORTING OUR STAFF WITH HOW TO BEST ALIGN THEIR WORK WITH
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THE INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK IN OUR MASTER PLAN AND THEN SUPPORT STUDENTS.SO VERY EXCITED, VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS WORK DISTANTLY, AND IT'S NICE TO KEEP THAT MOVING FORWARD.
>> ACTUALLY, TWO THINGS THAT I DIDN'T HIGHLIGHT UNDER THE NOTES WHICH I SHOULD ARE IB PROGRAMS AT BANDON CREAK, JEFFERSON, AND AMERICAN LAKES AND IN GENERAL, ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE SUPPORTED MORE THAN BEFORE BECAUSE JAVETTA, WHEN SHE CAME, REALIZED THAT THE THOMAS UNIFIED WASN'T ADEQUATELY GOING FOR TITLE FOR MONEY.
SHE'S GOT US INTO THAT STREAM WHICH IS BASICALLY RESTRICTED MONEY, AND ACCELERATION LIKE AP AND IB ARE PART OF THOSE THINGS.
SO SHE'S LOOKING VERY DILIGENTLY AT MUCH CATEGORICAL FROM TITLE 4 ACCOUNTS CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT THAT WHICH WILL MAKE THE EXPENSE LITTLE LESS HIT TO THE LCAP OR LCFF MONEY.
SAME THING WITH EL MASTER PLAN THAT THE ACCESS TO TITLE 3 MAY BE HOPEFUL FOR US AS WELL.
THEN WE ARE GOING TO DELAY THE ADOPTION OF OUR SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS.
WE HAVE ADOPTED ELA, MATH, AND HISTORY IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
THERE'S A LOT OF NEW INFORMATION AND MATERIAL FOR OUR TEACHERS.
THIS IS MONEY THAT WE HAVE COMMITTED, BUT IT'S ALSO MONEY THAT THE BOARD CAN UNCOMMIT AND USE IN TIMES OF HIS SCHOOL'S CRISIS.
IF YOU REMEMBER, EVERY TIME WE APPROVE A BUDGET, APPROVED THE FIRST INTERIM OR APPROVED THE SECOND INTERIM, YOU ALSO THEN COMMIT MONEY AFTERWARDS, TWO ACCOUNTS.
WE'RE NOT SAYING WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GET SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS, I'M SURE THEY CAME AS A DOUBLE NEGATIVE.
WE'RE NOT SAYING WE'RE GOING TO AVOID NEW SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS ALTOGETHER, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PAUSE ON IT AND MAKE SURE THAT IF THE STATE COMES IN AND SAYS, "YOU HAVE TO CUT YOUR BUDGET 10 PERCENT OVER TWO YEARS, BALL PARK, JAVETTA, WHATS 10 PERCENT OF OUR LCFF MONEY EACH YEAR?
>> SO IF WE HAVE TO CUT $10 MILLION, YOU SAW THE EARLIER GRAPHIC, THERE'S ABOUT ONE PERCENT FLEXIBILITY IN EACH YEAR AND THERE'S NOT ENOUGH RECYCLING OR ENERGY CONSERVATION WE CAN DO FOR $10 MILLION.
SO HAVING THAT COMMITTED MONEY BE UNCOMMITTED AND UTILIZED AS BRIDGE FOR RESERVES OR AS WE'VE CALLED IT, OUR CRUMPLE ZONES ON AND OFF OVER YEARS IS WHY WE'VE APPROACHED TEXTBOOK MONEY LIKE THIS EACH YEAR.
THEN THE SOCIAL WORKERS, AS YOU SEE, AND I DIDN'T SKIP OVER IT, I WANTED TO GO BACK TO IT.
MISCELLANEOUS, TO-BE DETERMINED. YOU GUYS, LIKE I SAID, IS TAKING KIDS TO A TOY STORE.
A LOT OF REALLY GOOD THINGS WERE ON THOSE TABLES BEFORE REPRESENTING, A LOT OF REALLY GOOD WORK FROM A LOT OF SMART PEOPLE, A LOT OF REALLY GOOD THINGS WOULD BE GOOD FOR STUDENTS.
YOU KNOW WHAT? IF THINGS WORK OUT, IF CATEGORICAL MONEY FALLS TO THE BOTTOM, IF SOME MONEY FALLS TO THE BOTTOM AND WE'RE ABLE TO WORK SOMETHING OUT THERE, MAYBE SOME MORE THINGS WITHIN THERE THAT CAN BE DONE.
THE GREEN, WE'RE MOVING FULL SPEED AHEAD ON EITHER BECAUSE IT WAS APPROVED ALREADY.
HOPEFULLY, WE'LL GET SOME MONEY BACK FROM THE CHROMEBOOKS FOR DISASTER RELIEF, FEMA, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THEN SOCIAL WORKERS NECESSARY FOR OUR KIDS, AND THEN SOME CATEGORICAL MONEY TO HELP IN OTHER AREAS.
ANY QUESTIONS AS WE'RE ABOUT READY TO LEAVE? NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE WISH LIST.
IT REALLY WAS A SUPER THOUGHTFUL PROCESS THAT YOU WERE GOING TO BE PRESENTED THIS MONTH AND BE ABLE TO DRILL-DOWN SO THAT BY MAY, YOU COULD REALLY START TO HONE IN ON WHAT YOU WANTED TO REALLOCATE AND WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO, WHAT YOU WANTED TO STOP DOING, AND THEN BY JUNE, APPROVE IT.
IT'S STILL THERE, IF WE HIT A U OR V, LET'S HOPE FOR A V BECAUSE THE V IS FASTER ON THE REBOUND, THEN YOU HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD PLANS BASED ON DATA, BASED ON FEEDBACK THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT IN FAIRLY SHORT ORDER.
I JUST DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE AS ACCESSIBLE FOR TWO YEARS IF I WAS A BETTING MAN.
BUT AFTER WATCHING THE MAYOR OF LAS VEGAS LAST NIGHT, I'M GOING TO HANG AWAY FROM VEGAS FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, GOOGLE IT.
THIS IS OUR NORMAL SLIDES AND STUFF, WE'LL SKIP THROUGH THIS.
>> THIS IS OUR CYCLE, WE CAN SEE WHERE WE'VE GONE AND DO OUR CONTINUOUS CYCLE OF BUDGET DEVELOPMENT SO WE PASSED THROUGH THE OCTOBER TO MARCH.
WE'RE NOW IN THE APRIL AND MAY.
TODAY THE APPROACH TO THE BUDGET DURING THE PANDEMIC AND THEN WE HAVE THE MAIN REVISION AND WE'LL CONTINUE LOOKING AT BUDGET CUTS AND RE-ALLOCATIONS AND THEN IN JUNE WE LOOK TO STILL ADOPT OUR BUDGET IN THE LCAP.
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ARE WE STILL LOOKING TO ADOPT THE LCAP SINCE THE GOVERNOR IS COMING OUT AND ALLOWING DISTRICTS A FIVE MONTH DELAY THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO APPROVE IT UNTIL DECEMBER?>> THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION ALSO.
>> WELL, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE JOYS BEING A SUPERINTENDENT WITH TRUSTEES THAT ARE CONNECTED IN A VARIETY OF ROLES.
I WISH TERRY BURNS WAS HERE TOO BECAUSE THEN I WOULD BE OUTSHINED BY EVERYONE.
DEIDRA WAS AT THE LCAP MEETING TODAY AND I HAVE RECEIVED NO UPDATE.
SO I DID HEAR THAT THEY ARE NOT MOVING FORWARD ON THE NEW TEMPLATE WHICH IS GOOD SINCE IT'S BEEN FOREVER.
BUT DEIDRA WILL BE PROVIDING US AN UPDATE IN CABINET ON THE LCAP TOMORROW.
SO WE WILL GIVE YOU BETTER OF AN UPDATE WHEN OUR INTEL IS BETTER THAN YOURS.
>> ALL RIGHT. IT MAY NOT BE BETTER, JUST MAYBE A DAY AFTER.
SO THIS IS STILL PART OF THE BUDGET AND WE STARTED WORKING ON A CASE STUDY OF A VARIETY OF THINGS AND IT SAYS UNFINISHED.
SO THE WAY THAT A LOT OF US PROCESS IS WE USE POWERPOINT TEMPLATES.
IT'S EQUIVALENT OF SCRIBBLING ON GIANT POST-ITS, OR SMALL POST-ITS MOVING AROUND.
WE PUT IN THIS FORMAT SO PEOPLE CAN READ OUR CHICKEN SCRATCH.
YOU REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHEN IT HAS UNFINISHED ACROSS IT IN SO MANY AREAS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IN PARTICULAR WHEN THE GOVERNOR MADE SOME COMMENTS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WE TOOK A LOOK AT A VARIETY OF STATE REQUIREMENTS, COUNTY REQUIREMENTS, SOME OF THE THINGS THE GOVERNOR SAID, AND WE WENT, "IS ANY OF THIS EVEN ABSOLUTE EVEN POSSIBLE?" WE STARTED PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND IT'S UNFINISHED BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT YOU-ALL COULD PROVIDE US TO HAVE US FINISH THIS.
BECAUSE THE ANSWERS ARE RESOUNDING, NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
WE WANT TO START SHOWING PEOPLE WHY A LOT OF THESE THINGS AREN'T GONNA HAPPEN AND WHY TOMORROW WE'LL ANNOUNCE A DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITY IN PLAN AND HOPE THAT IT'LL ALIGN WITH WHEREVER THE STATE LANDS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS OR MONTHS.
IF YOU TURN THE PAGE, WHAT WE DID,WE TOOK JEFFERSON AND WE USED THIS YEAR'S ENROLLMENT FOR THEM.
WE SAID, "OKAY, WHAT MIGHT JEFFERSON LOOK LIKE IF WE ADDRESSED SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CALIFORNIA IS REQUIRING AND SUGGESTING?" LIKE REQUIRING SOCIAL DISTANCING IN SCHOOLS, SUGGESTING SPLIT SCHEDULES 8:00 TO NOON AND THEN 1:00-4:00 OR 1:00-5:00, BLENDED SCHEDULES, SPLIT REASSESSES, SPLIT LUNCHES, AND I PUT A PHOTO THERE AND THAT PHOTO IS ABSOLUTELY THERE FOR EMPHASIS FOR OUR PUBLIC TO TAKE A LOOK.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START GETTING USED TO THE FACT AND WHY WE NEED MORE SOCIAL WORKERS AND WHY WE'RE BEING VERY HONEST ABOUT THE BUDGET AND WE'RE TALKING AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO TALK TRANSPARENTLY ABOUT THAT.
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A CLASSROOM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
ALL CLASSROOMS WILL LOOK LIKE THAT WHEN THEY RETURN IN THE FALL OR LIKELIHOOD STUDENTS WITH MASKS ON AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, IMAGINE BEING KINDERGARTNER OR A FIRST GRADER OR A NEW KID TO A SCHOOL, OR YOU'RE EVEN AT THE SAME SCHOOL AND YOU'RE IN A CLASS FOR WHATEVER REASON THIS YEAR YOU'RE NOT WITH A LOT OF THE SAME FRIENDS YOU HAD THE YEAR BEFORE.
YOU WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO SEE LARGE PORTIONS OF YOUR CLASSMATES' FACE TO GET TO REALLY KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A COMPLETE CHANGE AND TURNAROUND.
IF MASS ARE RECOMMENDED IN CLASSROOMS AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON LEARNING AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT.
BECAUSE AS ANY GOOD TEACHER KNOWS, YOU CAN READ THE EYES, THE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, THE MOUTH, AND GET A SENSE, EVEN THE WRINKLING OF THE NOSE FOR SOME US.
WHAT A KID IS GETTING IT OR WHAT THEY ARE NOT GETTING AND THIS WHILE HEALTHY ACCORDING TO THE SCIENCE, CHANGES HOW YOU'D TEACH IN THE CLASSROOM SIGNIFICANTLY.
THE NEXT SLIDE, AND BY THE WAY, IF YOU SEE AN APPLE I'M GOING TO SPEND MORE TIME OUT.
THIS IS FOR YOUR REFERENCE, WE JUST COPIED AND PASTE CDE FROM SACRAMENTO COUNTY'S ORDER.
RECOMMENDATIONS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING AND THE STATE LEADERS' MESSAGE TO SCHOOLS.
THERE ARE THINGS THEY NEED TO CONSIDER.
THESE ARE THE FOUR DIFFERENT THINGS WE'VE RECEIVED.
A LOT OF THEM CROSSOVER, THEY ARE LIKE NICE VENN DIAGRAMS. A LOT OF THEM ARE SIMILAR AND ALIGN AND OBVIOUSLY WE'VE BENT THE CURVING CALIFORNIA QUITE A BIT.
WE NEED TO STAY IN OUR HOUSES AND KEEP DOING THAT BUT FOR SCHOOL THE GUIDANCE HAS RADICAL EFFECTS.
NOT ONLY WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW, BUT SUMMER AND NEXT YEAR.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
SO JEFFERSON, WHY CHOOSE JEFFERSON? WELL, IT'S A K-8, HAS 794 KIDS, PRETTY NICE SIZE, EXTREMELY DIVERSE, 89 PERCENT OF ITS STUDENTS COME FROM SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED HOMES.
THERE'S THE ETHIC BREAK-DOWN RIGHT OFF OF
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ONE YEAR'S AGO SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT CARD AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT JEFFERSON FOUND 100 PERCENT OF THEIR STUDENTS IN THE PILOT WEEKS AND WERE ABLE TO DELIVER CHROMEBOOKS OR WI-FI HOT-SPOTS FOR THEM.THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ME KNOW THAT I DON'T USE THE 100 PERCENT TERM A LOT BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR MAYBE YOU MISS ONE.
OVERALL, HOW MANY STUDENTS HAVE WE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND YET ANGELA?
SO THAT'S AMAZING TO ABLE TO AT LEAST HAVE ONE CONNECTION WITH EACH OF THE STUDENTS AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHY WE HAVE 64 NEW CHROMEBOOKS OUT AND SO MANY HOTSPOTS OUT.
SO FIRST GRADE, WE JUST LOOKED AT ONE GRADE.
IMAGINE THIS TIMES NINE THAT ARE K-8.
WE TOOK THE TEACHER'S NAMES OUT BUT THESE ARE THE EXACT CLASS SIZES THAT EXISTED THE DAY SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED.
TEACHER A HAD 23, B 24, C 22, D 25.
WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE, WHEN PEOPLE SAY WHAT'S THE 24 TO AN AVERAGE, I WANT TO HAVE 25 AND I WANT TO HAVE 24.
THERE IS PROBABLY A POINT AT SOMETIME WHERE THERE IS 24, 24, 24 AND 25.
THERE COULD'VE BEEN A SPECIFIC TEACHER REQUESTS THAT SAYS, "I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT CHILD AGAIN BECAUSE I TAUGHT KINDER LAST YEAR." THERE COULD BE A VARIETY REASONS.
BUT THE BOTTOM BULLET THERE IS SUPER IMPORTANT BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES IT HELP US UNDERSTAND JEFFERSON A LITTLE BETTER ON THE NORM, BUT TALKS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES WE'RE GOING TO FACE MOVING FORWARD.
JEFFERSON ITS ROOM WAS WORTH 794 I THINK IT WAS SO IT HAD ALREADY SERVED 872 KIDS AND LIKELY WILL END UP SERVING CLOSE TO 900 STUDENTS.
BY THE TIME IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE OR ABOUT 1.5-10 STUDENTS NEW A MONTH AND OUT-OF EACH MONTH, ABOUT 1.5-2 DAYS A NEW STUDENT COMES IN.
THAT'S WHAT CAUSES THE VARIANCES IN-CLASS SIZES.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT ALTERNATING DAYS.
SO THIS WOULD BE TEACHER A WOULD TEACH THE SAME 23 KIDS AND THEY WOULD TEACH 11 OF THEM ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY IF AND ONLY IF THE CLASS SIZE REQUIREMENTS OF SIX-FOOT DISTANCING WAS TO MEASURE OUT FOR AN AVERAGE 960 SQUARE FOOT CLASSROOM.
ON THAT WEEK, TEACHER A'S OTHER 12 STUDENTS WOULD GET IN-CLASS LEARNING FOR TWICE A WEEK AND THEN THEY'D FLIP-FLOP.
THE RED WOULD GET THREE, AND THE PURPLE WOULD GET TWO.
WHAT WILL THEY DO THE REST OF THE TIME? THEY'D BE AT HOME DISTANCE-LEARNING OR YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A TERM THAT SOME OF YOU'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE.
I GREW UP AS ONE, A LATCHKEY KID, DIVORCED HOME AT A VERY YOUNG AGE I LEARNED WHERE THE KEY WAS HIDDEN AND HOW TO GO IN.
WHEN MY MOM THOUGHT SHE'D TRUSTED ME SHE'D LET ME KEEP MY OWN KEY AND WHEN I LOST IT SHE LECTURED ME ABOUT HOW PEOPLE MIGHT KNOW WHERE THE KEY WAS AND THEY ARE GOING TO BREAK INTO OUR HOUSE AND SHE'D BUILD HAVE TO RE-KEY THE WHOLE HOUSE AND IT NEVER MADE ANY SENSE TO ME BUT SHE MADE SURE TO LET ME KNOW THAT I WAS IRRESPONSIBLE SO THAT I DIDN'T LOSE ANOTHER ONE.
>> GREAT. MR SCOTT DO YOU MIND IF I INTERRUPT YOU WITH A QUICK QUESTION ON THAT SLIDE?
>> THANK YOU. THE FIRST QUESTION IS ARE OUR CLASSROOMS BIG ENOUGH THAT WE CAN KEEP 11 OR 12 STUDENTS IN A CLASSROOM AND MAINTAIN SIX-FOOT SOCIAL DISTANCING?
>> I'M NOT A MATH PERSON, THE AVERAGE CLASS SIZE IS 960.
KINDER IS A LITTLE BIGGER, SCIENCE CLASSROOMS ARE REQUESTED BY CDE TO BE BIGGER.
WE'D ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO IN AND DO THE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND DO THE MATH.
WE HAVEN'T SPENT OUR TIME ON THAT YET BECAUSE AS YOU'LL SEE AS WE GO LOOK THROUGH POSSIBILITIES.
NOT ONLY IS THIS WOULD BE EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING, I SUSPECT FOR A LOT OF PARENTS TO HAVE THEIR KIDS HOME ALONE TWO DAYS A WEEK AND THREE DAYS A WEEK BUT ON THE NEXT SLIDE YOU'LL SEE IT'LL BREAK US FINANCIALLY OR THE NEXT COUPLE SLIDES.
THESE OPTIONS WILL FINANCIALLY BREAK US.
>> RIGHT. I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THIS SCENARIO AS IT APPLIES TO US, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
THE SECOND QUESTION THEN WAS, UNDER THAT HYBRID MODEL SO STUDENT A WOULD BE GOING TO SCHOOL MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY AND IN THE NEXT WEEK WOULD BE GOING TO SCHOOL TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND AT HOME, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, AND THEN ALTERNATING EVERY WEEK RESULTING IN IF YOU HAVE BOTH PARENTS ARE WORKING OR A SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS, THE PARENTS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO AS YOU SAID THE LATCHKEY KID OR TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY TALK TO THEIR BOSS, THEIR EMPLOYER ABOUT CAN I WORK THREE DAYS THIS WEEK,
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TWO DAYS NEXT WEEK AND VICE VERSA ASSUMING THEY COULD EVEN AFFORD THAT.>>THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE SCENARIO AND IT'S ENTIRELY AS IT'S BEEN.
I RECOGNIZE THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU ARE PRESENTING BUT I'M JUST MAKING SURE I UNDERSTAND THE SCENARIO.
I'M JUST TRYING TO PUNCTUATE. YOU ARE RIGHT.
WHAT YOU JUST DESCRIBED I CAN'T SEE AS TENABLE FOR MOST OF OUR PARENTS.
BUT WE ARE BEING ASKED TO LOOK AT IT AND SOMETIMES WE ARE GOOD BOYS AND GIRLS.
SO HERE IS ALL THINGS TO CONSIDER.
I'M NOT GOING TO READ THEM ALL, BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THAT'S LEGAL, THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE ALL KINDS OF WAIVERS PUT OUT.
WE JUST TALKED, TROCHEE DAWSON, YOU TALKED ABOUT BULLET TWO.
HERE'S ONE THAT MOST PEOPLE I DON'T THINK HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT.
EACH ROOM WOULD HAVE TO BE DEEP CLEANED EVERY NIGHT FOR THIS TO HAVE A GENUINE EFFECT.
SO THE ADDED OVERTIME WOULD BE A CERTAINTY, POSSIBLY ADDING CUSTODIAL STAFFING ON A TEMPORARY BASIS THAT WOULD PROBABLY ADD HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN EXPENSES BECAUSE EVERY ROOM WOULD HAVE TO BE DEEP CLEANED EVERY NIGHT AND YOU CAN'T DEEP CLEAN EVERY SCHOOL, EVERY NIGHT WITHOUT BUYING EVEN MORE EQUIPMENT THAN WE ALREADY DID, AND WITHOUT HAVING MORE PEOPLE JUST THERE TO CLEAN ON THE ROTATING DAYS, AND THEN THE BOTTOM TWO BULLETS, YOU CAN READ FOR YOURSELF THE AMOUNT OF LAWSUITS THAT WOULD EXIST.
I SUSPECT THIS WOULD BE DRAINS OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IF NOT A MILLION DOLLARS IN THIS MODEL PLUS AS BAD AS IT IS FOR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS.
I KNOW TEACHERS WOULDN'T BE SINGING ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH EITHER FOR THE RECORD.
SO HALF VIRTUAL, HALF IN-PERSON.
SO THIS ONE IS A 50 PERCENT OF OUR FAMILIES AGREED TO DO DISTANT LEARNING.
SO IF 50 PERCENT OF OUR FAMILIES SAID, " I AM DOWN, LET'S CONTINUE THIS VIRTUAL LEARNING THING.
IT'S WORKING FOR ME, IT'S WORKING FROM MY KID," AND WE COULD THEN NEGOTIATE WITH NTA, TWO TEACHERS AT EACH GRADE-LEVEL OR SOMETIMES THREE OR TWO, AND TEACHER A AND B SAYS, "I WILL WORK HOME VIRTUALLY, I'LL WORK FROM HOME AND I'LL DO DIFFERENT THINGS." SO I'M ON AND AVAILABLE MORE OFTEN FOR OUR STUDENTS, THEN WE COULD HAVE TWO VIRTUAL AT HOME, TWO CLASSROOM-BASED, AND SO FOR THIS EXAMPLE IN JEFFERSON, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE TWO CLASSROOMS OF KIDS MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
HOWEVER, WE HAVEN'T MEASURED THE SIZE OF THE CLASSROOMS YET, AND WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE SOCIAL DISTANCING GROUP NUMBER WILL BE.
SO IT'S POSSIBLE, WE WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TO USE TWO ROOMS TO SERVE KIDS AND THE TEACHER WOULD BE ROTATING FROM ROOM TO ROOM AND WE WOULD HAVE TO HIRE AN INSTRUCTIONAL AID TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WILL BE AN ADULT IN A ROOM SUPERVISING AND THOSE ADULTS WOULD BE EXCHANGING AND ROTATING.
>> THE ESTIMATED COST TO ADD AIDS TO SERVICE THAT PROGRAM WOULD PROBABLY BE SOMEWHERE OR IS ABOUT 3-4 MILLION IF YOU'VE GOT AN AID FOR EVERY ELEMENTARY.
SO I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE JUST CUT THE NUMBER IN HALF.
IT WOULD BE ABOUT 1.5-2 MILLION MORE TO HIRE MORE AIDS, AND WE ALREADY HAVE A HARD TIME FILLING OUR AID POSITIONS.
SO WE NOW SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE IT SO MUCH PLUS WE WOULD BE BROKE.
>> WE'LL LEAVE DEEP-CLEANING EVERY NIGHT AS WELL BECAUSE WE'RE USING ALL OF OUR CLASSROOMS IN THIS MODEL.
>> SAME KIDS, SAME CLASSROOMS [OVERLAPPING].
>> TO TAKE THINGS BACK, I HAVE SOME MEMORIES FROM ME AS CLASSROOM TEACHER.
I UNDERSTAND ABOUT HAVING AN ADULT PRESENT AS THE TEACHER SWITCHES CLASSROOMS BUT I REMEMBER AS A CLASSROOM TEACHER THAT LEGALLY TO KEEP US OUT OF ANY LEGAL SUITES WE ACTUALLY HAD TO HAVE A CREDENTIAL PERSON, MAKING SURE THAT THAT CLASSROOM, SOMEONE WAS THERE UNTIL ANOTHER ADULT ARRIVED.
WE COULDN'T JUST LEAVE AN INSTRUCTIONAL AID THERE.
I KNOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST INSTRUCTIONAL AID IN PASSING.
BUT I'M THINKING ABOUT THE IDEA THAT, WHEN YOU'VE GOT TWO TEACHERS, WE HAVE TO ALSO THINK ABOUT WHETHER, ARE THERE ANY LIABILITIES JUST IN TERMS OF KIDS BEING COVERED BY A CREDENTIAL TEACHER AT ALL TIMES?
THESE ARE THE IDEAS FLOATED BY STATE LEADERS.
THINGS THAT WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT.
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WE ARE NOT RECOMMENDING ANY OF THESE [LAUGHTER].I THINK ALL OF THESE ARE AWFUL.
>> IN FAIRNESS, WE WENT INTO HONESTLY LOOKING TO SEE, IS IT POSSIBLE, AND TRUSTEE DONG-SIK ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT DEEP CLEANING.
SO THERE'S ACTUALLY A YES AND A NO ANSWER TO THAT.
IF THERE WAS NO DIFFERENTIATION AND IF YOU WERE TEAM CAPTAIN AMERICA AND YOU STAYED IN ROOM 1 AND YOUR TEAM IRON-MAN AND YOU STAYED IN ROOM 2 AND THE KIDS DID NOT EXCHANGE, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO DEEP-CLEAN EVERY NIGHT.
POTENTIALLY, THERE'S AN ARGUMENT TO BE MADE THAT AS THE TEACHER IN AID GO BACK AND FORTH, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO BUT THERE'S ALSO AN ARGUMENT THAT ITS ONLY ONE PERSON, AND UNDER THE GUIDANCE WE RECEIVED MARCH 7TH, THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE.
NOT THAT ANY OF THIS WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE.
BUT I'M SHOWING ALL OF YOU BECAUSE WHEN YOU SEE THINGS BEING TALKED ABOUT IN PUBLIC, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WE HAVE HONESTLY TAKEN A LOOK AT IT AND WE CAN'T SEE HOW IT'S VIABLE IN A VARIETY OF AREAS.
SO WHEN WE TURN TO THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THE SAME THING, I'M NOT GOING TO READ ALL OF IT AGAIN, SAME IDEA.
FIRST OF ALL, WE WOULD NEED A LOT OF WAIVERS FOR THIS ONE.
>> THE STATE MIGHT WANT TO GRANT BLANKET WAIVERS. DON'T KNOW.
BUT TRUSTEE RADIUS QUESTION, I'M VIOLATING MANY LAWS WITHOUT WAIVERS AND THEN OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR CON IS THE CASH-MONEY LET ALONE THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE TO IT.
BUT IT WAS ONE OF THE IDEAS FLOATED AND SO WE TAKE A LOOK AT.
>> [INAUDIBLE] A QUICK QUESTION. I'M NOT A PHD AT ALL AND A NON-MEDICAL DOCTOR BY ANY STRETCH BUT I WAS WONDERING IF WE HAD CONSULTED THAT IS SCIENTIFICALLY MINDED TO HELP IMPLEMENT SOMEBODY'S PROTOCOLS.
I KNOW WE ARE PROBABLY LOOKING AT THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT PUBLIC HEALTH AND GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE GOVERNOR, BUT I THINK MAYBE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS A MEDICAL DOCTOR, A MEDICAL EXPERT OR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL HELP WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE THINGS.
SO THAT WAY, IF WE DO HAVE TO RELY ON ANY OF THESE SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES FOR CLASSROOMS WHETHER ITS SIX FEET OR THREE FEET.
I MEAN I'M SEEING NUMBERS EVERYWHERE THAT IT IS BASED IN SCIENCE AND THAT PERSON CAN HELP US AND THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LOWER THE IMPACT OF POTENTIAL LITIGATION AT SOME POINT.
>> YEAH. IT'S NOT A BAD IDEA TO ALWAYS GET SOME OTHER EXPERT OPINIONS.
OUR ABILITY TO OPEN AND CLOSE IS DIRECTLY TIED TO SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND THEIR HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE DECISION HAS TO BE MADE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEM.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE IS A SERIOUS FLU BAG RUNNING THROUGH ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS AND WE WERE CALLING SAC COUNTY HEALTH AND SAYING, "HEY WE HAVE LIKE 20 KIDS WITH THE FLU AT OUR SCHOOL, IS IT HIGH-LEVEL?" THEY WOULD HAVE EARLY INDICATORS SAY, "YES, IT'S GOING TO BE A ROUGH FLU SEASON CLOSE YOUR SCHOOL FOR I THINK IT'S THREE DAYS. DEEP CLEAN IT.
LET IT SETTLE BECAUSE THE OLD-SCHOOL FLU APPARENTLY THAT WAS ENOUGH TIME, WHETHER IT'S THREE OR FOUR I CAN'T REMEMBER AND THEN YOU CAN RETURN STUDENTS BACK AND SAN TAN UNIFIED ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THAT JUST A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
SO WHATEVER EXPERT WE GET WOULD HAVE TO CONCUR WITH THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
OTHERWISE, ALL WE'D HAVE WOULD BE AN EXPERT WHO WOULD BE SAYING WHAT THE COUNTY IS SAYING IS WRONG AND PUT TWO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AGAINST EACH OTHER.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE AND AS WE DIG IN, WHAT DOES THIS IT MEAN FOR STUDENTS WITH AN IAP? WHAT IS IT MEAN FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS? WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR INTER-MEDIATION INTERVENTION? WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THESE STUDENTS IF THEY'RE IN PERSON AND THE REST OF THEM ARE VIRTUALLY? WE ACTUALLY STOP. THIS IS WHERE IT ACTUALLY BLOWS YOUR MIND, RIGHT? WE'VE GOT SHORT-TERM PLANS AND IN MAY YOU'LL SEE ALL THE STUFF WE IMPLEMENTED AND WE'LL KNOW A LITTLE BETTER NEXT YEAR TO WHAT EXTENT IT WORKED AND WE'LL HAVE SOME OPINION THIS YEAR FROM OUR STAFF BUT THIS IS WHERE WE JUST SAID "OH MY GOSH." EVEN IF WE CAN MAKE THE SQUARE FEET WORK, EVEN IF WE CAN MAKE THE TIMED HOURS, EVEN IF WE GET THE WAIVER, EVEN IF WE SOMEHOW WE COME INTO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE MAYBE SOMEBODY WINS THE BIG $250 MILLION LOTTERY AND DONATES A 100 MILLION TO THOMAS UNIFIED, HOW DO WE SOLVE THESE ISSUES FOR A WHOLE YEAR, RIGHT? POTENTIALLY. SO ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU SEE SAME THING UNFINISHED.
NEXT SLIDE UNFINISHED SPLIT SCHEDULES.
SPLIT SCHEDULES HAVE BEEN AROUND BEFORE THEY'VE BEEN EXECUTED.
OFTEN THEY WERE DONE LIKE AN 8:00 -11:30 OR 8:00 -12:30 OR 8:00 -1:30 AND THEN KIDS LIKE 11:30-5:30 ENOUGH TO GET THE MINIMUM INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS AND THERE WAS A CROSSOVER.
IT WAS WHERE SCHOOLS WERE REALLY BIG AND THEY HAD NO MORE ROOMS FOR PORTABLES AND THERE WASN'T FACILITIES MONEY AND THE BIG CROSSOVER
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WAS ALL THE KIDS CAME TOGETHER AT LUNCH AND ATE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT SAVED YOU WHAT THEY USED TO CALL THE OLD CAFETERIA FUND AND THEN YOU HAD A MORNING SESSION AND AFTERNOON SESSION THAT WAS AROUND I THINK 70'S AND '80'S.SOME OF YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THAT.
THE IDEA OF BRINGING THAT BACK IS UNFINISHED SAME IDEAS, DEEP CLEANING IN BETWEEN, HAVING TO SEPARATE THE FOOD SERVICE AT THE EXPENSE, AND NUTRITION SERVICES WOULD INCREASE EXPONENTIALLY AND PROBABLY START RUNNING A DEFICIT.
WHICH TEACHER'S GET THE AM? WHICH TEACHERS GET PM? WHICH FAMILIES? ITS LIKE YOU'RE AROUND EDUCATION TO A MICRO-LEVEL, RIGHT? SO IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THESE ARE OTHER THINGS AND WE GO BACK TO JEFFERSON A LITTLE BIT AND MODEL WE STARTED WITH.
SO BASED ON THE CURRENT SOCIAL DISTANCING, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HAVE PLAYGROUNDS FOR KIDS.
WE CANNOT CLEAN THE PLAYGROUNDS EVERY NIGHT.
THERE WAS RECOMMENDATION FOR NO CHANGING FOR PE.
WE COULD POTENTIALLY INVEST IN AXE BODY SPRAY AND SOME OF YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO SOME STOCK PURCHASES OF THAT.
TALK ABOUT A SCHOOL BEING STINKY AXE AND YOUNG BOY'S SWEAT.
THAT IS GO TO LOCKER ROOM, BOYS' LOCKER ROOM SMELLS LIKE THAT WOULD BE SCHOOL WIDE.
HOW DO WE KEEP KITS STUDENTS SIX FEET APART IN THE LUNCH LINES? LIKE THE LINES YOU'RE SEEING OUTSIDE COSTCO AND WALMART, WE'LL HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT.
CURRENTLY, JEFFERSON HAS THREE LUNCHES FROM 11-12:55.
I SLIPPED INHERENT THERE, THEY ARE BIGGER 10:50-1:23.
WE'D HAVE TO ADD, PROBABLY THERE WOULD BE NINE LUNCHES.
KIDS WOULD HAVE BREAKFAST HAVE A PERIOD AND COMEBACK AND HAVE LUNCH ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER PROBABLY A SPLIT PERIOD AND THEN HOW DOES ONE DEEP CLEAN THE TABLES IN BETWEEN THE LUNCHES UNDER THE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS? WE CLEAN THEM, CUSTODIANS WIPE THEM DOWN BUT DEEP CLEANING THEM, NOT POSSIBLE, NOT ENOUGH TIME.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE AND THEN THIS IS JUST ONE THAT I KNOW IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MOST OF YOUR HEARTS AND I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THIS ONE.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE SOUL OF WHO WE ARE, ATHLETICS, BANDS, ARTS, DRAMA AREN'T ALLOWED? THERE'S BEEN SOME PROPOSALS TO JUST REMOVE THESE ELECTIVE CLASSES.
THESE ARE NOT ELECTIVE CLASSES.
SOME OF OUR KIDS LEARN THE BEST IN THESE PROGRAMS IN CLASSES AND THESE NEEDS TO BE ONE OF LAST THINGS WE CUT.
FOR SOME KIDS, ITS WHY THEY'LL COME THE SCHOOL MORE THAN A SCIENCE CLASS AND I KNOW SCIENCE IS VERY IMPORTANT AS WE'RE LEARNING RIGHT NOW AND WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE BETTER EDUCATED ABOUT SCIENCE.
BUT THIS WAS ONE OF THE IDEAS I THOUGHT I'LL JUST DROP JUST TO KEEP THE CURRENT CLASSES AND DROP THESE.
SO FOR THE RECORD, NONE OF THESE WILL BE RECOMMENDED BY A THOMAS UNIFIED STAFF BUT SINCE THE IDEAS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED AND IN FACT YOU CAN LOOK IN OTHER COUNTIES WHERE THEY HAVE LIFTED OUT.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED.
IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO SHOW YOU WHAT HAS BEEN SO MIND-BLOWINGLY DIFFICULT FOR US TO WORK THROUGH AND SOME OF THE REASONS WE WERE BOTH UP VERY LATE LAST NIGHT, I WAS TRYING TO FINISH THIS TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS LIKE I HAVE TO SIT DOWN AND COME UP WITH SOME FINAL PIECES WHERE MY MIND DIDN'T JUST WANT ME TO TALK ABOUT IT.
BUT THESE ARE THE IDEAS THAT HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED THAT WILL NOT WORK FOR KIDS.
SO THE NEXT SLIDE, I HAVEN'T EVEN TALKED ABOUT HOW WE HANDLED SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE YET EIGHTH GRADE. NEXT SLIDE.
2300 STUDENTS WERE ON THE PHONE WITH DAN WHO'S ONE OF THE PRINCIPALS WHO'S HELPING US TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE WILL REOPEN SCHOOLS.
CAN YOU IMAGINE 20 OR 23 LUNCHES? IMAGINE KEEPING KINDER KID'S APART AND THEN IMAGINE KEEPING BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS, GIRLFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS OR BOYFRIENDS AND BOYFRIENDS APART.
WELL, I MEAN WE TELL THEM IF THEY GET A LITTLE TOO KISSY KISSY IN CLASS.
NOW, IMAGINE WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE STAYING SIX FEET APART IN THE ATRIUM.
NEXT. SO THIS IS MORE SOBERING DUE TO THE PROHIBITIVE CAUSE, LACK OF FACILITIES, AND OTHER REALITIES IT APPEARS THAN UNLESS THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT INFLUX OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES FROM THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THAT WOULD BE MULTIPLE MILLION DOLLARS, NOT LIKE 1.2, NOT LIKE 1.4 LIKE 3, 4, 5, 10, 12, 15 BECAUSE WE NEED NEW PORTABLE CLASSROOMS LIKE IMAGINE ALL THE FIELDS AT INDERKUM BEING CEASED AS
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PORTABLES AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THROUGH DSA UP IN TIME UNLESS THERE'S AN INFLUX OF THAT, IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM EDUCATION WOULD RETURN UNLESS SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS ARE REMOVED, AND OR LIMITS ON GROUP OR GATHERINGS ARE LIFTED.NOW I'M SURE THEY'RE SMARTER PEOPLE THAN I AM THAT COULD FIGURE OUT, WELL IT'S SOCIAL DISTANCING LIE AT SCHOOLS AND THEN OUT SOCIALLY IN REPUBLIC OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IF THAT GETS ADJUSTED, THEN WE CAN TALK.
BUT UNLESS THOSE TWO THINGS ARE ADJUSTED, IT IS HARD TO SEE A PATH FOR BACK TO TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS. IN THE NEXT SLIDE SO FURTHER COMPLICATED.
IN THE PAST DECADE OUR GOVERNMENTS HAVE APPLIED AN UNTENABLE AMOUNT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS.
MOST OF THESE HAVE NOT BEEN FUNDED OR UNDERFUNDED.
ONE THAT COMES TO MIND IF WE MET AND TALKED AS A PRINCIPLE GROUP TODAY ON SKYPE OR ON ZOOM OR MAKES SURE GET THE WRITE PLUG-IN.
SO HAS COST US A COUPLE OF $100 THOUSAND.
NO DOUBT SHIFT HOURS, SHIFT TIME, SHIFT SCHEDULES.
WE NEED A DECISION IF THAT'S GOING TO BE DELAYED OR STILL MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE WE HAVE TO NOTIFY OUR FAMILIES OUR SCHOOL WE ARE OUT AND IN THREE AND A HALF WEEKS.
I THINK THE MORE THAT OUR CONNECTED TRUSTEES CAN GET THE MESSAGE OUT THAT WE ARE OUT OF SCHOOL IN THREE AND A HALF WEEKS.
WE ARE NOT EARLY UNIFIED WHO'S GOING TO KEEP HANGING TO JUNE 30TH BECAUSE THEY HAVE MASSIVE SCHOOLS IN YEAR-ROUND.
WE'RE OUT IN THREE AND A HALF WEEKS, WE NEED TO GET SOME BETTER GUIDANCE FROM THE STATE SO OUR PARENTS HAVE SOME IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND I'M NOT SAYING THEY HAVE TO TELL ME THAT SCHOOLS WILL BE OPENED IN AUGUST OR TELL US THAT, THAT'S NOT FAIR.
IF YOU WATCHED THE GOVERNOR TODAY, WAS HE WAS HONEST WE'RE NOT READY YET TO REOPEN.
THERE'S MORE TESTING IS TO HAPPEN AND HE CAN'T GIVE THE DATE.
I WAS TOTALLY BOMBED BY I APPRECIATE HIS HONESTY.
SOMETHING WE TRIED TO MODEL HERE WITHOUT WAIVERS, WITHOUT FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY, WITHOUT SUSPENSION OF ACCOUNTABILITY, WITHOUT SUSPENSION OR ELIMINATION OF A LOT OF THOSE LAWS, THOSE UNFUNDED MANDATES THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.
WE MAY NOT RE-OPEN IN AUGUST, 2020 AS THEY SCHOOLS HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN [NOISE]. QUESTIONS.
COMMENTS. JUST WANT TO GO HOME?
>> THIS IS SCOTT. I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO YOU AND THE TEAM FOR PULLING THIS TOGETHER BECAUSE THESE ARE THE EXACT QUESTIONS THAT I'VE BEEN GETTING ASKED AND THAT I'VE BEEN ASKING MYSELF.
HOW WOULD THIS WORK? WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? SO I RECOGNIZE WE'RE NOT BEING ASKED TO TAKE ACTION TODAY, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE GROUNDWORK THAT YOU'RE LAYING AS PART OF THIS BUDGET PRESENTATION.
AT LEAST WE CAN LET FAMILIES KNOW WE'RE THINKING ABOUT WHAT THE FALL IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, BUT MUCH LIKE THE GOVERNOR AS YOU POINTED OUT SAID TODAY, WE DON'T KNOW.
BUT WE'RE WEIGHING AND LOOKING AT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
I WOULD ASK AS WELL THAT NOT TONIGHT, BUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I DO GET QUESTIONS FROM OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT SPORTS IN THE FALL, AND WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
I'VE REALIZED THAT THAT'S A SECONDARY CONCERN AT THIS POINT, BUT AS YOU DID POINT OUT IN THIS PRESENTATION, IT IS BIG REASON WHY A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES, WHY A LOT OF OUR KIDS COME TO SCHOOL, IS BECAUSE OF PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS, OR DRAMA, OR WHATEVER HAPPENS TO BE JUST TO BE ABLE TO START.
I KNOW WE'RE THINKING ABOUT IT, BUT TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE UNDER THESE GUIDELINES AS WELL.
>> I APPRECIATE SCOTT'S COMMENTS.
THIS MAY BE GRANULAR, BUT ACTUALLY IT'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO ME.
WHEN I THINK OF ALL THE CESSATION OF ALL THE ATHLETIC CONTESTS, IT DOES LEAVE A QUESTION OUT THERE ABOUT RECRUITING, AND HOW SOME MAYBE OUR STAR ATHLETES ARE PEOPLE WHO WERE IN THE TRACKS WHO RECEIVING ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP WERE IMPACTED BY THAT.
I'M SORRY, IT'S MY BABY UP THERE.
BUT YEAH, I WOULD BE INTERESTED AT SOME POINT TO SEE WHAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE PLANNED.
AGAIN, WHERE IT FALLS IN TERMS OF THE WORKFLOW.
I DON'T TRY TO DROP BELOW THE LINE, BUT ALL AM TRYING TO DO IS ADVOCATE IN TERMS OF WORKING WITH SEAA IN DETERMINING WHAT TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS WHO WERE ON THE PATH OF THE ATHLETICS SCHOLARSHIP WHEN THOSE THINGS RESUME,
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AND HOW THEY CAN COMMUNICATE IN TERMS OF THE RECRUITING PROCESS.>> IF POSSIBLE, CAN WE TAKE DOWN THE PRESENTATION SCREEN, SO IT CAN GO BACK TO ALL OF US ZOOMING SO WE CAN SEE OUR LOVELY FACES.
TRUSTEE HEREDIA, DO HAVE COMMENTS?
>> YEAH. ECHO SCOTT'S COMMENT ABOUT ALL THE DEEP APPRECIATION AND CHRIS, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS NOTING EARLIER.
MY EARLIER COMMENTS ABOUT DISTRICTS HAVING TO SPEND ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF TIME FIGURING OUT PLAN A THROUGH Z OF WHAT SCHOOL YEARS MIGHT LOOK LIKE WITHOUT ANY DEFINITIVE PLAN OF WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE.
THIS IS ONE OF MY CONCERNS, AND THIS IS WHY I THINK OUR STATE LEADERS NEED TO BE COGNIZANT OF THIS.
I KNOW LISA AND I ARE HAVING A MEETING TOMORROW.
ANOTHER MEETING WITH SENATOR PAN'S OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE, AND WE'LL JUST KEEP HAMMERING AWAY AT THESE ISSUES.
THAT KEEPING US IN LIMBO IS CRIMINAL, KEEPING THE KIDS AND FAMILIES IN LIMBO IS CRIMINAL IN TERMS OF OUR NEXT STEPS.
PARENTS FREAK OUT JUST LIKE WHO'S GOING TO BE MY CHILD'S TEACHER NEXT YEAR, OR WHAT'S MY COURSE SCHEDULE GOING TO BE LIKE? NOW WE GOING TO SAY, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOUR SCHOOL IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
YOU MAY NOT EVEN BE HERE, IF YOU ARE, YOU MAY COME A FEW DAYS A WEEK.
I THINK ESPECIALLY WITH THE POPULATION THAT WE SERVE HERE IN NATOMAS, THERE'S A LOT OF PARENTS WHO ARE NOT PRIVILEGED JUST TO STAY HOME AND WORK, THE ONLY DAYS THAT THEIR KIDS CANNOT BE IN SCHOOL.
SO LISA AND I WILL DO OUR BEST TOMORROW TO DRIVE THAT HOME.
I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THIS PRESENTATION BECAUSE IT ALSO GIVES US SOMETHING TO SHARE THAT'S CONCRETE ABOUT WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE.
I KNOW THAT IN A COUPLE OF PAGES IN THIS SLIDE, YOU OFFERED THE COST, AND THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING.
WHAT'S THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE PARTICULAR MODEL AND THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
I'M LOST OF WORDS BECAUSE I'M STILL SO DEPRESSED RIGHT NOW OF WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN.
CHRIS, YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING EARLIER, AND I WANTED TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION.
YOU MENTIONED THAT SOME KIDS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH DISTANCE LEARNING, AND WE MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER WHAT DO WE DO FOR CHILD WHO DIDN'T ADAPT TO THE DISTANCE LEARNING.
I WORRY ABOUT THE KIDS WHO ARE ENGAGED IN DISTANCE LEARNING AND STAY HOME IN A HOUSEHOLD WITH THE INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY NOT BE HAVING THEIR BEST INTEREST, OR MAY NOT PROVIDE OVERSIGHT.
BUT I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT JUST THE LEARNING, THE LEARNING MODE, WHETHER IT BE AN ELL, A SPECIAL ED, AN ENGLISH ONLY, WHATEVER.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT? SHARE [INAUDIBLE] THAT.
>> YES. SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE, AND I HOPE THEY'RE WATCHING BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO THANK THEM AGAIN.
BRENDA BORGE AND PAUL FROM CTA, THAT WILL HELP.
HE'S OUR NEW REGIONAL REP, WORKED WITH ANGELA AND I ON A QUICK MOU.
THE FIRST THING WE DID WAS IDENTIFY THAT STUDENTS WHO HAVE LETTER GRADES, IN PARTICULAR SECONDARY SCHOOLS WOULD BE HELD HARMLESS, SO IMPORTANT TO BE HELD HARMLESS.
IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING WITH THEM IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS ABOUT AN IDEA THAT WE HAVE.
I MIGHT AS WELL FLOAT IT TO THE PARENTS NOW, SO IF THEY WANT TO E-MAIL, THEY CAN START, SO I CAN GET SOME RESPONSES TO THEM.
BASICALLY SUSPENDING ELEMENTARY REPORT CARDS FOR THE THIRD TRIMESTER, AND PUTTING IN A REPORT CARD IN THE CUM FOLDER COVID-19 DISTANCE LEARNING.
WHAT WE THEN WOULD DO, WOULD TAKE THROUGH OUR RESEARCH AND DATA
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DEPARTMENT AND THIS TOTALLY DOES APPLY TO BUDGET.I'LL BRING IT BACK IN A SECOND.
THE DATA THAT WE HAVE ABOUT STUDENTS FROM 2019.
ANY DATA WE HAVE ON THEM THIS YEAR, LIKE WHAT WAS OUR CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM THIS YEAR, WHAT WAS THE BEHAVIOR? WE CAN PROBABLY EVEN USE OUR INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS THAT OUR TEACHERS WERE GIVING, THAT ARE THE IABS THAT ARE BASED ON THE STATE EXAMS. PULL THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO IDENTIFY BASED ON THAT AND SOME QUICK, EASY TEACHER FEEDBACK TO SAY," WHO NEEDS REMEDIATION?" IT'S A REMEDY BECAUSE DISTANCE-LEARNING DID NOT WORK.
IT COULD BE BECAUSE THE STUDENTS DOES HAVE A DIFFICULT HOME LIFE OR APPARENTLY BECAUSE I DON'T CARE, I'VE BEEN TOLD SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED. DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
OR PARENTS THAT ARE OUT THERE, FIRST RESPONDERS WORKING TWO OR THREE JOBS AND THE WORK'S HARD FOR THE KID AND THEY COME HOME AND THEY JUST CAN'T HELP.
BUT THE TEACHER SAYS, "OF THE TWO PILOT WEEKS AND THE FIVE WEEKS WE HAD LEFT, I CONNECTED WITH THE STUDENTS FIVE TIMES." THAT STUDENT NEEDS A REMEDY REMEDIATION.
IF IT'S A STUDENT WHO CHECKED IN EVERYDAY WITH THE TEACHER AND JUST ISN'T GETTING IT, THAT STUDENT NEEDS A REMEDY REMEDIATION.
IF IT'S A STUDENT WHO MAY ACTUALLY HAVE ENGAGED ON AND OFF AND IS GETTING THE INFORMATION BUT HIS STILL BEHIND.
THAT'S MOREOVER OF A TRADITIONAL INTERVENTION.
THAT STUDENT IS BEHIND A COUPLE MONTHS, COUPLE OF AREAS IN THE STANDARDS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON TRADITIONALLY AND ADD INTERVENTION.
THEN IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS THAT ARE ON TRACK AND FOR WHOM DISTANCE-LEARNING WORKED, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PROGRESS AHEAD WITHOUT REMEDIATION INTERVENTION.
HOW DOES THAT TIGHTEN MONEY? WE'RE GOING TO NEED MONEY FOR REMEDIATION FOR SURE AFTER DISTANCE-LEARNING.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE THINKS IT'LL BE A 100 PERCENT SUCCESSFUL.
I CAN'T GIVE YOU A NUMBER OR PERCENT.
I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT OUR TEACHERS, THE MLU IS ONE OFFICE HOUR A WEEK.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THEM, THEY'RE ANSWERING EMAILS AND REACH OUT FROM STUDENTS AND PARENTS VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING AND VERY LATE IN THE EVENING.
I THINK THIS DISTANCE-LEARNING FOR MOST OF US, THERE IS NO GOING HOME AT 6:30 OR 7:00, CLOSING THE GARAGE, GOING IN, MAYBE GETTING A GLASS OF WINE, TALKING TO YOUR FAMILY AND ABLE TO TURN IT OFF FOR A WHILE.
I THINK TEACHERS ARE WORKING FROM HOME AND THEY'RE ON ALL THE TIME.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S DEFINITELY DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS, IS THERE IS NO THEM WALKING IN THE DOOR AND BEING ABLE TO EVEN TURN IT OFF FOR AN HOUR OR TWO NECESSARILY.
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT PHYSICALLY GOING THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR, OR GOING THROUGH YOUR APARTMENT DOOR OR SOMETHING THAT SAYS, "I'M GOING TO GET CHANGED IN MY JAMMIES." THEY MIGHT BE IN THEIR JAMMIES ALL DAY WHO KNOWS NOW.
BUT GENERALLY, WALK IN, CHANGE IN YOUR PAJAMAS, ADJUST, HAVE A GLASS OF WINE, AND TURN IT OFF FOR A WHILE.
I DON'T THINK FOR THE MAJORITY, IF NOT SUPER-MAJORITY OF OUR TEACHERS, THEY'RE ON A LOT.
>>THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I LOOK FORWARD TO IS WHEN WE COME BACK IS THAT TO LEARN MORE.
CHRIS, I KNOW YOU'RE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE PRINCIPALS BUT I'LL BE REALLY INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT THE TEACHER'S EXPERIENCE.
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED, WHAT ARE THE LESSONS LEARNED AFTER THIS IS FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT.
JUST TO GIVE US AN IDEA THAT WE'RE NOT IN CONTACT WITH THEM AS MUCH AS ALL OF YOU ARE.
SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME ALSO.
I MENTIONED AT LEAST IN OUR MEETING WITH SENATOR PAN'S OFFICE.
WE'RE MEETING WITH HIM. I JUST WANT TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON THIS.
DON'T MIND I THINK WE'RE RUNNING AROUND JUST BUT WE COULD RUN AROUND AND KNOCK ON DOORS OF THESE LEGISLATURES, RIGHT? NO, WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
IT'S VIRTUAL BUT IT'S PART OF LISA'S WORK AS A DELEGATE IN SACRAMENTO WITHOUT CSBA DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.
IT'S PART OF MY WORK AS THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF CSBA.
THAT WE STAY ENGAGED AS MUCH AS WE CAN IN THE REGION IN COMMUNICATION.
TO DO THE BEST WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MESSAGES AND THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE AS TRUSTEES ARE CONSISTENTLY HANDLED THROUGH THE OFFICES OF OUR LEGISLATURES JUST SO THAT
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THEY CAN GET A REALITY CHECK FROM TIME TO TIME ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AND HOPEFULLY, SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE PEOPLE WILL SAY, "HEY, YEAH, WE GOT TO MOVE QUICKER ON THIS THAN WE ANTICIPATED." [OVERLAPPING]>> TRUSTEE BAINES, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS?
>> JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, CHRIS, ANGELA, [INAUDIBLE] CAROL FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION TO DIGEST.
I WAS EXPECTING BAD NEWS ON THE BUDGET END.
SO IT WAS A LITTLE EXPECTED NEWS ON THE BUDGET BUT ARE STILL DISAPPOINTED TO SEE ALL THIS PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT ON HOLD.
BUT THANK YOU FOR TRYING TO STAY A HEAD OF [INAUDIBLE] AND TRYING TO PLAN FOR SOMETHING THAT'S ALWAYS AMENDMENT ON THIS POINT.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND EFFORT FOR DOING THIS.
>> I JUST WANT TO ECHO EVERYTHING ELSE THAT EVERYBODY HAS SAID.
I THINK SUE AND I TALKED A LOT ABOUT THIS WITH OTHER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IN THE REGION, IS WE HAVE SO MANY STAFF SPENDING SO MUCH TIME TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.
WHEN WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT OUT IS WE NEED TO FIGURE AND WE NEED TO GET CLARIFICATION SO THAT THE LIMITED STAFF AND TIME WE DO HAVE IS FOCUSED IN THE RIGHT AREA.
BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS COSTING TIME AND MONEY AND IT IS ALWAYS BEEN OUR MANTRA AND THIS BOARD'S MANTRA TO BE AS COMMUNICATIVE AS POSSIBLE AND AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE.
SO THIS IS ALREADY A DIFFICULT TIME.
EACH FAMILY IS DEALING WITH THEIR OWN DIFFICULTY TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN PUSH STATE LEADERS TO GET CLARITY THAT'S MOST IMPORTANT FOR SUE AND I.
IT IS HEARTBREAKING TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE TO PUT ON HOLD.
UNFORTUNATELY, HAVING BEEN THROUGH A PRIOR BUDGET CUT.
I KNOW WE WILL COME OUT ON THE OTHER END AND HAVE PHENOMENAL STAFF AT ALL LEVELS THAT WILL FOCUS ON OUR CHILDREN AND PUTTING THEM FIRST WITH SAFETY.
AS A PARENT, SOME OF THE THINGS HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH DISTANCE-LEARNING IS SOME KIDS ARE BETTER AT IT, SOME KIDS ARE NOT.
BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO POTENTIALLY SHELTER IN PLACE THROUGH AT LEAST JUNE.
THERE MIGHT BE LIMITED OPENINGS.
SOME PARENTS MAY HAVE WHERE THEY CAN WORK FROM HOME.
SO I'D ALSO LIKE TO THINK, WELL, IT MAY NOT BE LIKE A SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM.
I THINK WE CAN ALSO HELP OUR PARENTS.
LIKE FOR ME, I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW IF I WANT TO WORK WITH MY CHILD.
WHAT DOES SHE NEED TO KNOW IN ENTERING SECOND GRADE THAT WOULD MAKE HER AT GRADE LEVEL LIKE SUMMER PACKET OF HERE ARE THE STANDARDS YOUR CHILD IF YOU WANT TO WORK WITH HIM OVER THE SUMMER TO MAKE THEM ON PAR FOR GRADE LEVEL.
I KNOW THAT SOME OF OUR PARENTS WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
I THINK THAT INFORMATION IS ALREADY OUT THERE BUT IF WE HAD SOME PLACE WHERE WE COULD DIRECT PARENTS TO HAVE IT ACCESSIBLE, THAT WOULD BE REALLY WELCOMED.
I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE THING BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE SOMETHING TO HELP EASE SOME ANXIETY WITH PARENTS AS TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO DO WHILE THEY'RE STILL FORCED TO BE AT HOME EVEN WHEN DISTANCE-LEARNING STOPS.
IF WE CAN WORK WITH ALL THE PROGRAMS TO SEE IF EVEN LIKE SOME OF THE PROGRAMS MY CHILD USES WHEN SCHOOL IS OVER.
THAT WE STILL HAVE ACCESS TO THEM SO THAT SHE CAN GO ON AND DO STARFALL OR IXL MATH OR SOCIAL STUDIES TO GIVE HER SOME DISTANCE LEARNING THROUGH THE SUMMER.
SO THAT I CAN WORK FROM HOME BECAUSE SHE'S GOT SOMETHING ELSE TO DO.
BUT AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF.
THERE'S NOTHING EASY ABOUT ANY OF THIS.
WE'RE AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.
SO BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER COMMENT BEFORE WE ADJOURN?
>> NO, JUST THANKS, A BIG THANKS TO EVERYBODY.
ALL THE HOURS AND THE HARD WORK.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH IT'S SO APPRECIATIVE.
I MEAN, WE APPRECIATE ALL OF IT. THANK YOU.
TIME BEING 7:29. I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED. BYE, EVERYBODY.
>> BYE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.