May 20, 2020 Special Board Meetings

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PLEASE STAND BY FOR NATOMAS MEETING >> ALL RIGHT.

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SUPERINTENDENT EVANS. YOU'RE ON. OKAY.

WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM? I THOUGHT WE LOST YOU BECAUSE OF THE STARBUCKS.

YES, YOUR SCRIPT. I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SUPERINTENDENT EVANS. THE BOARD IS NOW GOING TO GET READY TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO CONFERENCE WITH OUR LABOR NEGOTIATORS AND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING THE

NATOMAS TEACHER'S ASSOCIATION. DID WE RECEIVE COMMENTS? >> GOOD EVENING.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR PUBLIC THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENT@NATOMAS.ORG AND THEY WERE NO COMMENTS TRUSTEES, AT THIS TIME, PLEASE LOG OFF AND SEE YOU IN CLOSED SESSION. ALL RIGHT.

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BOARD MEMBERS THE TIME BEING 6:10 P.M. WE ARE NOW BACK INTO OPEN SESSION. ESTABLISHING ROLL CALL. TRUSTEE

>> HERE. TRUSTEE GRANT. >> PRESENT.

>> TRUSTEE DOSICK. >> HERE. >> TRUSTEE KAPLAN.

>> HERE. >> I WOULD NOW LIKE US ALL TO STAND AND SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. DIEDRE, CAN YOU LEAD US, PLEASE. 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.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE FOR THE RECORD THAT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN

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AGENDA? >> MOVE BY DOSICK. >> MOVED BY

>> SECOND. >> TRUSTEE GRANT. >> SECOND BY GRANT.

ROLL TRUSTEE BAINS. >> AYE.

>> TRUSTEE BAINS AYE, DOSICK. >> AYE. >> TRUSTEE GRANT, AYE.

>> HEREDIA, AYE. >> KAPLAN AYE. >> AGENDA IS APPROVED 5-0.

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>> NO PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED FOR ANY ACTION ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, ACTION A IS RATIFICATION

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RESPONSE RELATED TO EARLY START 2020-2021 PROGRAM. >> MOVE APPROVAL.

>> TRUSTEE HEREDIA, SECONDED BY DOSICK. >> TRUSTEE

>> >> AYE. >> GRANT, AYE.

HEREDIA, AYE. KAPLAN AYE. >> MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM B.

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VIRTUALIZED CLASS. >> MOVED BY DOSICK. >> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY TRUSTEE ROLL >> TRUSTEE BAINS.

>> AYE. >> TRUSTEE BAINS AYE. >> TRUSTEE

>> >> TRUSTEE GRANT. >> AYE.

>> TRUSTEE GRANT AYE. >> HEREDIA, AYE. >> KAPLAN AYE.

MOTION IS APPROVED. 5-0. NOW MOVING ON TO ACTION C.

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THE HYBRID LEARNING AND DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL AND EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO STAFF AND BARGAINING UNITS FOR MOVING SO QUICKLY TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO PUT THESE TOGETHER. WITH THAT SO MOVED.

>> MOVE BY DOSICK WITH COMMENTS. THANK YOU. SECOND BY TRUSTEE

>> >> >> BAINS

>> DOSICK. >> AYE. >> TRUSTEE DOSICK AYE.

>> TRUSTEE GRANT, AYE. HEREDIA, AYE. >> TRUSTEE KAPLAN AYE.

MOTION IS APPROVED 5-0. NOW MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM D. RATIFY THE MOU BETWEEN THE

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MEMBER QUESTIONS? CAN I HAVE A MOTION. >> MOVE APPROVAL.

>> MOVE BY TRUSTEE HEREDIA, SECOND BY >> ROLL CALL, BAINS.

>> AYE. >> TRUSTEE BAINS AYE. >> TRUSTE

>> >> TRUSTEE GRANT. >> AYE.

TRUSTEE GRANT AYE. TRUSTEE HEREDIA, AYE. >> TRUSTEE HEREDIA AYE.

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KAPLAN AYE. >> MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM E. APPROVE THE FACILITIES LIST WITH XL CONSTRUCTION FOR AMERICAN LAKE SCHOOL K 8 CONVERSION PROJECT ESTABLISHING A GENERAL MAXIMUM PRICE AND EXCLUSIONS. ANY STAFF UPDATES OR BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS?

YOU'RE ON MUTE. >> THE GMP CAME IN $1.3 MILLION BELOW THE PROJECT BUDGET.

SO. MONEY FOR OTHER PROJECTS. >> GREAT JOB JEVETA.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION. >> SO MOVED. >> MOVED BY TRUSTEE GRANT.

>> SECOND. >> SECOND BY TRUSTEE BAINS. >> BAINS,

>> >> >> TRUSTEE GRANT.

>> AYE. HEREDIA, AYE. >> TRUSTEE KAPLAN AYE.

MOTION IS APPROVED 5-0. NOW MOVING ON TO OUR PRESENTATIONS.

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SUPERINTENDENT EVANS AND OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER ANGELA HERRERA WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE SIX PILLARS FOR 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR AND STAFF ARE

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NO AUDIO.

NO AUDIO ON PRESENTATION.

CHRIS, CAN YOU HOLD ON JUST A QUICK SECOND. I THINK WE NEED DOUBLE CHECK IS

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WE SHOULD PAUSE UNTIL OUR TECH TEACH AS ACTUALLY ADDRESSED IT. THAT HAS BEEN THE SUGGESTION.

I HAVE BEEN GETTING QUITE A FEW TEXT MESSAGES ON THIS. TRUSTEES, IF YOU WOULD MIND PUTTING YOURSELF ON MUTE. DISENGAGE YOUR VIDEO AND WAIT UNTIL THE TECHNOLOGY ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND SUPERINTENDENT EVANS, IF YOU CAN JUST LET'S KEEP THE ZOOM OPEN.

IF YOU CAN COME BACK ON AND LET US KNOW WHEN TECHNOLOGY IS RESOLVED.

>> BACK ON. YEP. AND I GOT CONFIRMATION THEY CAN NOW HEAR. CHRIS, I'M SORRY IF YOU CAN TAKE A BRIEF PAUSE.

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I UNDERSTAND THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION FROM TRAINING THAT I RECEIVED ON THE BROWN ACT IS WE SHOULD PAUSE AND PUTS IN JEOPARDY THE VIABILITY OF THIS MEETING IF IT IS NOT WORKING.

>> FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, A COUPLE MESSAGES HAVE INDICATED THEY CAN HEAR US BUT THEY JUST CAN'T HEAR

CHRIS. >> SAME HERE. >> YEP.

>> ME TOO. CHRIS, WHAT ABOUT NOW? >> MAYBE THE VOLUME.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A VOLUME ISSUE. I THINK IT'S CONNECTIVITY ISSUE.

>> YEAH. WOULD WILL IT HELPFUL TO RESTART THE LIVE STREAM?

>> NOW I'M ON THE ZOOM. SO THERE WILL BE AN ECHO, IF EVERYONE WOULD FEEL FREE TO TEXT

TRUSTEES AND SEE IF THEY CAN HEAR US NOW. >> THERE'S A DELAY.

SO WE'RE GOOD? SO YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO HEAR ME LIKE THREE TIMES AND AN ECHO.

SO, AT THIS POINT PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY CLICKING OFF. SO WHY DON'T WE GO BACK AGAIN AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO THIS. THERE WILL BE AN ECHO AND EVERYONE WILL BE OKAY.

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I HAVE SHARED THEM TWICE. THOSE WHO HAVEN'T HEARD MY VOICE, THAT'S OKAY.

I WILL GIVE YOU A MOMENT TO READ. AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW CALIFORNIA AND SACRAMENTO COUNTY HEALTH GUIDANCE. THIS IS OUR LOCAL PLAN.

HERE IN NATOMAS. IT'S BEEN CLEAR THEY WANT SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HAVE LOCAL PLANS.

THEY ALSO WANT THEM TO FOLLOW CALIFORNIA AND SACRAMENTO HEALTH GUIDANCE.

THIS PLAN AT ANY POINT DOES NOT GO ROGUE. IT'S DESIGNED TO CONTINUE AND WORK IN CONCERT WITH SACRAMENTO COUNTY HEALTH AND LOCAL PLAN. ARE WE GETTING GOOD TEXT

MESSAGES? WE'RE GOOD? >> YEP.

WE'RE GOOD. IT'S ONLY THE TRUSTEES THAT ACTUALLY HEAR THE ECHO.

THE AUDIENCE DOES NOT. SO, THIS LOCAL PLAN IS NOT DESIGNED TO ANSWER EVERYONE'S QUESTIONS. IT'S INTENDED TO AND WILL NOT. WHAT I WANT TO DO IS GIVE OUR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS AND STAFF KNOW WE'RE KEEPING THE STUDENT EDUCATION AND THEIR SAFETY FIRST AND FOREMOST. AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME, THE DISCLAIMER WE'RE GIVING, THIS IS NOT SEAMLESS. IT'S, THERE'S GOING TO BE BUMPS. WE'RE ASKING FOR EVERYONE'S PATIENCE IN UNDERSTANDING K-12 EDUCATION IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN AS POSSIBLE AS IT HAS BEEN THE LAST NINE WEEKS. BEAR WITH US. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING A LOT OF LONG, HARD HOURS TO MAKE SURE KIDS ARE EDUCATED AND SAFE.

AND THIS IS COOL. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE MADE IT TO THIS SLIDE.

SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THIS. WE HAVE E-MAILED THIS TO OUR FAMILIES.

SHARED THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THIS IS OUR SIX PILLARS FOR SUCCESSFUL REOPENING THE

SCHOOLS. ONE BY ONE NOW. >> SO JUST TO ORIENT YOU TO THE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A COUPLE MARKINGS ON CHECK BOXES AS WE IDENTIFY AREAS WE HAVE FOCUSING ON WITH EACH OF THE SIX PILLARS. CHECK MARK IS WE'RE READY TO GO AND COMPLETED THE WORK. THE PLUS SIGNS MEAN WE'RE IN PROGRESS.

WE ALREADY STARTED IT AND CAN'T SAY WE'RE DONE. UNDER THE FIRST PILLAR OF ELIMINATING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, I THINK WE HAVE TALKED WIDELY ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE CHROME BOOKS TO STUDENTS AND GET US PREPARED FOR ONE TO ONE WITH STUDENTS TO DEVICES FOR THE FALL. AND THE IDEA BEHIND THAT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT AS CHRIS

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IN ADDITION, THE MOU THAT WAS APPROVED TONIGHT AROUND RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF HAVING A HYBRID LEARNING OPTION THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING FOR FAMILIES THAT IS INTERESTING TO THEM.

THAT MIGHT SUIT THEIR FAMILIES NEED THAT WE NEED TO PURSUE. AND THEN AS WE TALKED ABOUT DEFINITELY NEEDING TO HAVE THAT FLUIDITY TO RETURN TO DISTANCE LEARNING.

HOW TO TRANSITION SCHOOLS FROM BEING BRICK AND MORTAR TO DISTANCE LEARNING WITHIN A MATTER OF HOURS AND NOT DAYS. YOU CAN SEE HERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE EARLY START PROGRAM THAT WAS AOTHER MOU SIGNED WITH BOTH OF OUR LABOR PARTNERS. WE WILL LOOK TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS THAT CAN BE SERVED THROUGH THAT EARLY START PROGRAM WHERE DISTANCE LEARNING DIDN'T WORK FOR THEM. A CHANCE TO DO TARGETED REMEDIATION FOR THEM, AS WELL AS TRAIN STUDENTS WHO WILL BE ABLE TO HELP THEIR PEERS AS WE LEARN HW TO NAVIGATE THESE NEW

GUIDELINES WE HAVE IN PLACE. >> SO, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE IS AS THE SOCIAL DISTANCE GUIDELINES CONTINUE AND MODIFIED IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS OR SO, WE'RE GOING TO NEED A PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED SOME INTEREST IN DOING INDEPENDENT STUDY OR HYBRID LEARNING TO BE WILLING TO TAKE THOSE APPROACHES. AND THEN BASED ON THAT, WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE CLASS SIZES WHERE STUDENTS ARE IN THEIR DESKS, THAT MEET THE STATE AND LOCAL GUIDELINES. AND SO THIS PLAN PROVIDES OPTIONS FOR PARENTS SO IF THEY'RE FEELING, IF THEY HAVE A STUDENT WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS, IF THEY'RE FEELING ANXIETY ABOUT RETURNING THEIR STUDENT IN AUGUST, IF THEY, SOME HAVE SHARED DISTANCE LEARNING WORKED FOR THEIR STUDENT. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF OPTIONS WE HAVE AVAILABLE THAT OUR STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO USE AND AS SUCH, WE HOPE WE WILL BRING CLASS SIZES TO POINT TO OPERATE.

PART OF THAT MY INCLUDE ONE OF MOUS THAT THE BOARD APPROVED TONIGHT.

A DISCUSSION WITH OUR TEACHER ASSOCIATION ABOUT MIGHT WE HAVE TO ROTATE FOR EXAMPLE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS DAYS STARTING CLASS, MAYBE EVEN WEEKS STARTING CLASS AND WATCHING A CAMERA AND ABLE TO ENGAGE AND ASK QUESTIONS, WORK IN SMALL GROUPS. THESE ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO WORK OUT AND PLAN WHILE AT THE SAME TIME TRYING TO BE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH THAT IF SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES SHIFTS AND CHANGES THAT WE CAN POTENTIALLY BRING MORE STUDENTS IN CLASSROOMS IF ALLOWED. THE IDEAS OF OPTIONS AND CHOICE FOR PARENTS IS THEY HAVE A SAY IN HOW THEIR STUDENT CONTINUES THEIR EDUCATION PLUS ALSO PROVIDES US THE ABILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS SIZE.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO, EXPANDING ON THE PHYSICAL AND SAFETY OF HEALTH AND STUDENTS, I JUST TALKED ABOUT THE FIRST BULLET WHICH IS WE HAVE TO HAVE OPTIONS TO MITIGATE SCHOOL AND CLASS SIZE TO MEET THE STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.

WE ALSO HAVE STARTED WORKING ON THE DISTRICT ANALYSIS OF SITE CLEANLINESS.

WE CLEANED OUR SCHOOLS DEEP CLEANED AND PROVIDED LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN RIGHT WHEN WE CLOSED OUR PHYSICAL PLANT. WE HAVE TAKEN THAT LEARNING AND MR. ORR AND HIS TEAM ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A CLEANING PLAN TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE.

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HOW STUDENTS LINE UP AS THEY ENTER AND LEAVE CLASSROOMS. ALL THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN ALIGNMENT WITH STATE AND LOCAL GUIDELINES. WE DID PURCHASE IN FEBRUARY AND I APPRECIATE MR. ORR AND HIS TEAM AS THIS STARTED TO MATERIALIZE VERY EARLY ON PURCHASE CLEANING EQUIPMENT THAT ALLOWS US TO DEEP CLEAN OUR SCHOOLS AND WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF THEM WHICH IS VERY HELPFUL. WE ALSO WORKING ON TEACHING STUDENTS ELEMENTS OF HEALTH AND HYGIENE. WE DID THAT IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY WHEN WE FIRST BEGAN TO GET THE GUIDANCE WE NEED TO DO THAT.

PART OF OUR EARLY START PROGRAM THAT BEGINS JULY 20TH IS A NEW ELEMENT AND DEVELOPING PEER LEADERS, STUDENTS WHO VOLUNTEER TO WORK WITH TEACHERS WHO WOULD VOLUNTEER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY BECOME IF YOU WILL PURE EXPERTS PEER HELPERS IN CLEANLINESS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING FOR OTHER STUDENTS. ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY LIKE ABOUT THE EARLY START PROGRAM, IT REALLY WILL FOCUS ON TWO GROUPS OF STUDENTS. ONE STUDENTS WHO NEED REMEDIATION BECAUSE DISTANCE LEARNING DIDN'T WORK PLUS TWO, STUDENTS WHO SHOW LEADERSHIP SKILLS REGARDLESS OF ACADEMIC ABILITY THAT CAN COME IN AND BE PEER LEADERS AND HELP OTHER STUDENTS ON SITE WHEN SCHOOL RESTARTS. WE HAVE PURCHASED AS WE HAVE SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, STUDENT CLOTH MASKS. WE HAVE DISPOSABLE AND CLOTH MASKS. IF CLOTH MASKS ARE REQUIRED, THAT IS PART OF THE REQUIREMENT.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE HAVE THE NATOMAS LOGO AS STUDENTS WALK TO AND FROM SCHOOL, PEOPLE CAN IDENTIFY THEM AS NATOMAS STUDENTS BECAUSE IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO HELP OUR KIDS. AND PPE FOR STAFF. CREATING A RETURN TO CAMPUS FOR STAFF SO THEY HAVE MATERIALS THEY CAN USE IN THE CLASSROOM AND OTHERS ARE ANALYZING THAT.

PART OF THE MOUS APPROVED IS WE WILL WORK WITH OUR UNIONS TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE SPECIFIC SAFETY NEEDS ARE AND COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON THAT. SO THERE'S CONTINUED USE OF HAND SANITIZER AND OTHER HYGIENE MATERIALS. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO RE-ORGANIZE RECESS AND VIRTUAL RALLIES. CONSTRUCTION WILL START AT ALL THREE OF OUR SOUTH AREA K-8 SCHOOLS AND KNOW THAT SOMEBODY ACCIDENTALLY HIT A PIPE OF SOME KIND OF WE ARE PURCHASING PORTABLE HAND WASHING SAN DIEGO STATES THAT IS HARDER THAN IT EVER USED TO BE TO MAKE SURE WHEN THAT HAPPENS TO BRING BOTTLED WATER TO THE SITES AND HAVE HAND WASHING STATIONS. SOMETHING YOU PROBABLY HAVE SEEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT AND ABOUT AT GROCERY STORES, WE'RE LOOKING AT SOCIAL DISTANCING STICKERS OR TEMPORARY PAINT TO MAKE SURE WHEN SITE PLANS ARE IN PLACE, WE CAN REMIND OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF SOCIAL DISTANCING OUR NUTRITION SERVICES TEAM HAS BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE AT PROVIDING MEALS AT MULTIPLE POINTS OF SALE. RAINY DAYS WILL BE SOMETHING WE HAVE TO NEGOTIATE AND WORK THROUGH WITH OUR TEACHER'S ASSOCIATION. THANKFULLY WE'RE IN CALIFORNIA AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF DAY WHERE MULTIPLE POINTS OF SALE WHERE STUDENTS DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE IN THE CAFETERIA. WE STARTED IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH ASSESSING OUR VULNERABLE STUDENTS AND WE ARE, WE ARE JUST STARTING A PROCESS TO ASSESS OUR VULNERABLE STAFF AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO APPROACH THAT. SOMETHING I THINK I'M GOING TO NEED HELP FROM OUR ELECTED TRUSTEES AND I WILL BE REACHING OUT SOON. WE NEED TO GET SOME TESTING FOR OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS HERE IN NATOMAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HELP MANAGE RUMORS, DETERMINE

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WE ARE IN THE SECOND MOST DIVERSE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE NATION.

THE MOST DIVERSE IS NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE NEED A TESTING FACILITY OUT HERE IN NATOMAS AND IT WILL HELP US WITH OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND REASSURE THEM THAT WHEN A CHILD COUGHS OR HAS A FEVER THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THEY ALWAYS HAVE COVID.

IT COULD BE THE TRADITIONAL COLD OR RIGHT NOW ALLERGY SEASON WHICH I KNOW CAUSES ME PLENTY OF

SNIFFLES EVERY SPRING. >> IF I TURN THIS OFF? >> IT MAYBE ME WHO IS GOING TO

HAVE TO DO THIS TONIGHT. I'M SORRY. >> YOU'RE ECHOING ANGELA.

I WILL DO IT. NO. HEY.

THAT'S OKAY. SO, WE HAVE AN AWARD WINNING AND LONG STANDING EMOTIONAL HEALTH SOCIAL EMOTIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM. EXPANDING THAT BEGINS WITH THE CONTINUING THE SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED ADDING AT LEAST TWO SOCIAL WORKERS TO OUR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TEAM TO START.

INCREASE USED OF VIRTUAL COUNSELING THERAPY AND SUPPORT AS A RESULT OF US ELIMINATING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. SO IT WOULD BE MORE SPECIFIC WHEN STUDENTS ARE IN CRISIS BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE CHROME BOOKS AND INTERNET ACCESS PROVIDED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN NATOMAS UNIFIED, WE HAVE THERAPIES WITH CHROME BOOKS WHERE A PSYCHOLOGIST, A COUNSELOR, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SPECIALIST CAN TALK TO THE STUDENT AND THE FAMILY VIA COMPUTER OR INTERNET. THAT HAS BEEN TREMENDOUSLY HELPFUL AS ONE OF THE REAL, IT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH AND IN ENOUGH PLACES, ONE OF THE REAL DAMAGING PARTS OF THIS VIRUS IS THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL PULL ON PEOPLE. SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ON OUR FOCUS LIST FOR STUDENTS WHO CAN POTENTIALLY BE IN CRISIS HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED FROM WHEN WE CLOSED TO THE PHYSICAL SCHOOLS UNTIL TODAY.

MORE THAN DOUBLED. WE ARE SERVING APPROXIMATELY 13 TO 14% OF OUR STUDENTS POTENTIALLY FACING A SEVERE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEED. THAT'S THE ANXIETY THAT A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS ARE FACING THE FACT THAT THEY'RE SHELTER IN PLACE NOT NEAR THEIR FRIENDS OR TEACHERS AND NOT ALLOWED TO DO TRADITIONAL THINGS.

THIS PROGRAM AND OUR FOCUS ON EQUITY AND TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. WE DID IMPLEMENT A COVID-19 ANTIBODY TESTING AND FOR THE RECORD, I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE GOT THE MESSAGE. WE UNDERSTAND THE SCIENCE ON THAT IS BRAND-NEW AND QUESTIONABLE. BUT WE WANTED TO DEMONSTRATE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR STAFF IN PARTICULAR ON THIS ONE IS THAT WE CARE FOR THEM AND THAT THIS JUST WILL GO ABOVE AND BEYOND AND TRY EVEN NEW THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE'S A CHANCE THAT SOMEONE MIGHT GET A SENSE OF SECURITY OR KNOW THAT WE WILL DO THIS KIND OF THING FOR THEM, IF THAT HELPS THEM FEEL BETTER DURING THIS CRISIS, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO SEND FOR REALLY WHAT IS ONE-TIME MONEY EVEN IN DIFFICULT TIMES. AT NO POINT DID ANYONE IN NATOMAS THINK THAT ANTIBODY TEST IS A FREE REIGN IF SOMEONE CAME BACK POSITIVE TO NOT WEAR MASKS IN PUBLIC, TO NOT SOCIAL DISTANCE. IT IS A MESSAGE TO OUR STAFF AND FAMILIES WE WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES EVEN IF SOMETIMES SOME PEOPLE THINK WHY IS EDUCATION DOING THIS KIND OF THING BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND DO DIFFERENT THINGS IN DIFFERENT TIMES. WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS WE STARTED HAVING THIS WEEK ON A SUMMER SOCIAL EMOTION SUPPORT PROGRAM. WE WILL CONTINUE THE VIRTUAL COUNSELING IN THE SUMMER WHEN SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED DOWN BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THERE WILL BE SHIFTS APPARENTLY FRIDAY AS WE MOVE

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ANGELA WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUTOW STUDENTS HERE. I AM SUPER PROUD OF OUR NUTRITION SERVICES. I'M NOT GOING TO NAME THE NUMBER OF MEALS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

EVERYONE IS DOING THAT IT'S NOT ABOUT WHO IS DOING WHAT. IT'S ABOUT KIDS BEING FED AND THEY ARE BEING FED AT A HIGH NUMBER IN NATOMAS AND THE FLEXIBILITY OUR NUTRITION SERVICES HAS HAD TO SERVE MORE AND MORE STUDENTS IS NOT ONLY TO BE COMMENDED, IT'S TO BE RECOGNIZED AND AWARDED AND WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR WORK AND EFFORT FROM DAY ONE.

FEEDING STUDENTS AND WILL CONTINUE THAT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE SUMMER.

THESE NEXT TWO THINGS WE WILL NOT READ TO YOU. THESE ARE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO READ. THEY ARE A COLLECTION OF IDEAS BY A SMALL GROUP OR TEAM THAT BELIEVES THAT CREATING A CULTURE OF CONNECTIVITY IN A NEW SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS WHEN A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT EXISTED. THEN ON THE NEXT ONE, ANOTHER COLLECTION OF IDEAS AND SOMETHING WE'RE PROUD OF. WE DID AN MOU WITH OUR TEACHER'S ASSOCIATION TO TALK ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT BAND, MUSIC, PE, DRAMA AND THE ARTS.

THEY WILL TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN KEEP THESE THINGS GOING IN UNIQUE WAYS.

MAYBE DIFFERENT THAN IF A HUNDRED KIDS IN BAND COULD COME TOGETHER AND MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO IN A FEW MONTHS. HOW THEY CAN VIRTUAL AND PHYSICALLY COMBINE AND CREATE SOMETHING. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS WE HAVE TO WORK ON IS PLANNING FOR ATHLETICS AND HOW THAT WILL WORK. THE NCAA ANNOUNCED TODAY AS OF JUNE 1ST, VOLUNTARY WORK OUTS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE SPORTS TEAMS. I EVEN HEARD THAT CALIFORNIA SAID IN JUNE, PROFESSIONAL SPORTS CAN RETURN WITHOUT FANS.

AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, WE HAVE TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS SO OUR KIDS STAY CONNECTED.

BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL WAYS, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS YOU CAN SEE OUR TEAM HAS INITIALLY COME UP WITH TO KEEP KIDS AND PARENTS CONNECTED TO SCHOOLS SO THAT EVEN IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES THERE ARE A HUMAN CONNECTIVITY THAT SO MANY PEOPLE NEED RIGHT NOW.

NEXT SLIDE. THEN HERE'S A SLIDE THAT LOOKS A HECK OF A LOT BETTER IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT IT ON YOUR COMPUTER AT HOME OR TOMORROW WHEN WE POST THIS PRESENTATION.

THIS IS ONE OF MULTIPLE C.D.C. DOCUMENTS THAT TALKS ABOUT SCHOOLS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, FOR ALL I KNOW, IT COULD BE OUTDATED ALREADY. I HAVE SEEN THREE OR FOUR OF THEM. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IN PARTICULAR IS SOMEONE WILL SAY THEY HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO SCREEN KIDS WHEN THEY COME INTO SCHOOLS. ARE YOU ABLE TO SCREEN STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES UPON APPROVAL FOR SYMPTOMS AND HISTORY OF EXPOSURE? SO THAT WAS ONE OF FIRST THREE CHECK MARKS IF YOU COULD MARK YES TO THAT, YOU COULD MOVE TO THE RIGHT.

TO THE SECOND TIER OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU WERE CONSIDERING REOPENING YOUR SCHOOL. ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS THERE'S DIVERSITY IN THOUGHT AND IDEA. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WHEN YOU'RE IN A CRISIS IS THERE'S DIVERSITY AND THOUGHT AND IDEA. SO THAT BOX I MARKED RED.

THAT IS NOT THE C.D.C. OUTLINE THERE. THAT'S BECAUSE SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE READ THAT THE ACLU HAS BROUGHT UP CONCERNING ABOUT PRIVACY AROUND TEMPERATURE CHECKS AND THINGS OF THOSE ISSUES. AND SO THAT'S ONE THAT IS GOING TO BE A GIANT QUESTION MARK AS WE PROBABLY OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND OTHER SCHOOLS BEGIN TO OPEN BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE THE FIRST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE NATION TO OPEN.

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WE BEGIN TO SEE WHAT OTHERS EXPERIENCE, WE WILL LEARN FROM THEM AND ADAPT.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THERMOMETERS. WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW DOES ONE SOCIALLY DISTANCE HALF A SCHOOL INTO A SCHOOL DAY IN A TIMELY FASHION WHERE IT'S NOT A 90 MINUTE WAIT.

THERE'S BEEN DIFFERENT IDEAS FLOATED TO US. OTHER TECHNOLOGIES DISCUSSED AND NOW AS THIS QUESTION WAS RAISED, WE JUST REALLY IN REALTIME WE TALKED ABOUT BEING FLEXIBLE, WE ADJUSTED THIS DOCUMENT AND PRESENTATION IN REALTIME TO BE ABLE TO SAY, NOW THAT'S COMING INTO QUESTION AS WELL. AND THEN JUST TO CLARIFY OUR EARLY START PROGRAM IS SET FOR JULY 20TH. OUR REGULAR CURRENTLY SCHEDULED START FOR SCHOOL IS AUGUST 13TH.

AND THEN I THINK WE GET TO, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I REALLY WANTED MS. HERRERA TO TALK ABOUT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHE IN PARTICULAR SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK NTA PRESIDENT BRENDA AND PAM FOR THEIR TEAMS AND COLLABORATION TO GET TO THIS POINT. WE HAVE AGREED TO FIVE NEW MOUS. I THINK ALL APPROVED TONIGHT.

CICA NOT YET. THAT WILL GO IN JUNE. IT'S THE VIRTUAL SPECIALIZED CLASS COMMITTEE. THE ONE TO PROTECT MUSIC, ART, PE BOTH CSCA AND NCA ON THE EARLY START PROGRAM, JULY 20TH. THE NTA STUDY, WE HAVE DONE AN INDEPENDENT STUDY BEFORE AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO COLLABORATE SINCE FOR SOME KIDS WILL BE LONGER TERM AND WAS PLEASED TO COME TO AGREEMENT ON THAT. THEN WE JUST ENDED YESTERDAY WITH AN MOU TO DISCUSS DISTANCE LEARNING AND HYBRID OPTIONS AND THIS IS THE MOU THAT IS SAYING WE WILL DISCUSS IF WE HAVE TO ROLL TO DISTANCE LEARNING AND STUDENTS WILL HAVE CHROME BOOKS AND INTERNET ACCESS HOW WE WILL DO THAT. AND ACTUALLY NATOMAS TEACHER ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP GAVE US A LIST OF THINGS AND IDEAS THEY HAVE AND IT WAS THE COOLEST THING BECAUSE WHEN ANGELA WERE WORKING ON IT, WE HIGHLIGHTED EVERYTHING THEY LISTED AS GOOD IDEAS AS GREEN. THEY MATCHED OUR IDEAS AND SO I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH GOOD THINGS AND GOOD OPTIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS SO THAT OUR PARENTS HAVE OPTIONS AND HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE EDUCATED GOING INTO THE UNIQUE YEAR AND THAT WE CAN MEAD THE SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.

AND WITH THAT SAID, QUESTIONS? >> I WILL JUST GO ALPHABETICAL. BOARD MEMBER BAINS.

NO QUESTIONS. >> DOSICK? >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT KAPLAN.

SUPERINTENDENT EVANS AND HERRERA, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT LEAD UP TO TODAY.

I HAVE A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS. IN REGARD TO THE ANTIBODY TESTING, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE

OUTREACH WE MAY HAVE DONE TO OUR CHARTERS AS WELL TO PARTICIPATE? >> YES.

WE INVITED ALL THREE CHARTER SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE BUT, OUR APPROACH THROUGHOUT THIS PANDEMIC HAS BEEN WE'RE A COMMITTEE, THESE ARE OUR NEIGHBORS. THESE ARE ALL OUR KIDS. A LOT OF THE STAFF ARE OUR NEIGHBORS. SO WE INVITED ALL THREE. ONE CHOSE TO PARTICIPATE.

TWO DID NOT. >> GREAT. THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE REALLY HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR NATOMAS STUDENTS, ALL 16,000 AS WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS.

I THANK YOU FOR THAT. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OTHER THAN I KNOW THE QUESTIONS I HAVE BEEN GETTING FROM OUR FAMILIES AND THEY'RE PROBABLY THE ONES I'M GOING TO GET TOMORROW. HEY, I WATCHED THE MEETING, I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT SCHOOL WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL. YOU'RE CORRECT. NO ONE DOES.

IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE THE C.D.C. SLIDE WITH THE BIG GIANT STOP SIGN AND UNDERSTANDING.

I DO RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT STAFF IS DOING RIGHT NOW STARTING WITH YOU CHRIS AND EVERYONE ELSE TO IDENTIFY ALL THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS FROM HYBRID, PURE DISTANCE, AND PURE CLASSROOM AND RECOGNIZING WE MAY NOT KNOW FOR WEEKS OR EVEN A COUPLE MONTHS

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SO APPRECIATE THAT. JUST THE UNKNOWN IS THE WORST PART I THINK FOR MANY PARENTS, MYSELF INCLUDED. BUT IT'S NICE TO KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON ALL THE OPTIONS SO WE

WILL BE ABLE TO WHITTLE IT DOWN AS WE GET CLOSER TO AUGUST 13TH. >> TRUSTEE GRANT?

>> YES. I ACTUALLY DO HAVE A QUESTION. SO THE SLIDE WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURE CHECKS, HAS OUR LEGAL COUNCIL STARTED TO LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S SOMETHING COOL DISTRICTS CAN ACTUALLY UNDERTAKE? I MEAN I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN LEGAL OPINION WHEN CONVENIENT OF COURSE, AS TO WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES OF THAT.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD WAIT FOR THE ACLU TO DRAG US THROUGH A WHOLE COURT PROCESS.

I THINK WE SHOULD GET AHEAD OF CURVE IF POSSIBLE. >> I AGREE.

>> BOARD MEMBER HEREDIA. >> I DON'T REALLY HAVE QUESTIONS.

CHRIS, I'M EXCITED ABOUT HAVING SOMETHING SO CONCRETE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND PARENTS TO SEE AND I HOPE THE COMMUNITY AND THE PARENTS UNDERSTAND WE'RE JUST AS ANXIOUS ABOUT KNOWING WHAT PATH WE TAKE BUT I AM, YOU KNOW I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE INFORMATION IN HERE.

ESPECIALLY THE OPTIONS OF YOU KNOW I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT SLIDE IT WAS.

IT TALKS ABOUT KEEPING KIDS ENGAGED. EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY BE, IF THEY'RE, YOU KNOW IF THEY'RE STILL ON THE DISTANCE LEARNING YOU KNOW IF WE HAVE TO GO THAT ROUTE. ANYWAY. GREAT INFORMATION.

I HAVE SEEN BITS OF PIECES OF IT. AS TRUSTEES NOW I'M GLAD TO SEE

IT ALL COME TOGETHER. THANK YOU TO YOU AND STAFF. >> I TOO WANT TO ECHO THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR EARLY PLANNING, THINKING AHEAD. JUST I KNOW IT WILL COME UP BECAUSE SOME PARENTS MAY NOT HAVE HEARD IT. NO MATTER WHAT WE'RE PLANNING, WE ARE MEETING WITH STAFF AND STUDENT SAFETY FIRST AND CANNOT IMPLEMENT.

IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT'S 100% ACCURATE. >> AND THE ONE QUESTION, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW IF IT'S NOT TONIGHT WHAT ARE WE THINKING IN LIKE THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS LIKE OTHERS THAT PARENTS PAY FOR. HOW ARE WE COORDINATING WITH THE CITY OR WHOEVER THE SERVICE PROVIDER IS THAT WE CONTRACT WITH AT EACH SCHEDULE.

ANOTHER OTHER QUESTIONS? AS A REMINDER, THE INTENT WASN'T TO PAINT THE PICTURE TODAY OF EXACTLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. I THINK YOU'LL SEE AND FAMILIES IN THE INDEPENDENT STUDY, CHOOSE A HYBRID MODEL. WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY YET WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THERE ARE SIX PILLARS AND A PATH FORWARD AND DEMONSTRATION HEALTH WILL COME FIRST. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS EVEN IF WE DO IT

WITH FLEXIBLE AND CREATIVE WAYS. >> ALL RIGHT. NOW MOVING ON TO THE SECOND

[Items XI B & XII]

>> MS. CLEVELAND. >> ALL RIGHT. PRESENT KAPLAN, BOARD OF TRU TRUSTEES, PUBLIC AND STAFF. THIS IS APPROVAL OF INITIAL BUDGET REDUCTIONS. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PRESENTATION IS TO SHARE THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED MAY REVISION. I DISCUSSED THE REDUCTIONS

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WE HAVE ALSO BIG, FACING REDUCTIONS IN REVENUE. THERE'S A LOT OF CHALLENGES ON THE STATE LEVEL. THERE'S A LOT OF UNKNOWNS. I WILL SAY THAT.

EVEN WITH THE MAY REVISION. AS WE WALK THROUGH, THERE ARE STILL UNKNOWNS AND HAVE MORE INFORMATION THAN WE HAD IN THE LAST PRESENTATION. WE ALSO WANT TO PROVIDE THE FISCAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED STATE BUDGET CUTS. SHARE STEPS TO ADDRESS THE STATE BUDGET, AND ALSO SHARE OUR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE AT THIS POINT.

AND THEN WE WILL REQUEST APPROVAL OF OUR PROPOSED BUDGET REDUCTIONS.

UNFORTUNATELY, OUR CAPITAL GAINS ARE DOWN. SALES TAX IS DOWN.

FACING VERY CHARGING TIMES. OUR CORPORATE TAX IS DOWN 20%. WE GOT A WHOPPING INTRODUCTION FROM THE GOVERNOR AS TO HOW BAD THE STATE BUDGET IS AND WE'RE LOOKING AT A $54 BILLION STATE BUDGET DEFICIT. DUE TO COVID-19, ALSO SWEEPING CUT STATE WIDE INCLUDING SCHOOL DISTRICT. PROP 98 FUNDS KIND OF OUR GUARANTEED AND FUNDING FOR EDUCATION WAS PLUMMETED BY $19 BILLION. PROPOSED RAINING DAY FUND, THE STATE HAD PUT MONEY AWAY IN A RAINY DAY FUND BECAUSE THEY WERE SURPLUSES IN THE STATE BEEN PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC. THE STATE BUDGET WAS IN THE SURPLUS.

THERE WAS MONEY PUT AWAY FOR POTENTIAL RECESSION DOWN THE ROAD.

THAT IS MONEY THAT HAS BEEN PUT AWAY $16.2 BILLION, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT ZEROING OUT THE GOVERNOR THE RAINY DAY FUND OVER THREE YEARS. THE GOVERNOR ALSO PROPOSED AND SWEPT UNSPENT FUNDS FROM DIFFERENT AGENCIES PROGRAMS AND UTILIZING $8.3 BILLION IN FEDERAL CARES ACT FUNDING. ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND WE STILL FACE VERY HEAVY CHALLENGES IN BUDGET REDUCTIONS FOR ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN OUR STATE. THE GOVERNOR IS REPEATEDLY CALLING FOR PASSING OF FEDERAL STIMULUS MONEY. WE WILL SEE WHY THAT IS REALLY

IMPORTANT AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE PRESENTATION. >> YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CLICK THE ARROW ON THE BOTTOM. SO THE FISCAL IMPACTS OF MAY REVISION, SO THIS IS OUR LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA WHICH REPRESENTS MOST OF OUR REVENUE THAT WE GET BASED ON A PER STUDENT AMOUNT FOR ATTENDANCE AND THIS IS WHERE THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET REFLECTS PROPOSED BUDGET REFLECTS A $19 BILLION HOLE. THERE WAS SHIFTS MADE TO OFF SET SOME OF THAT BUT STILL LEFT A PRETTY HEFTY REDUCTION IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA BEING REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY. WE WERE PROJECTING A 2.31 % COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT. WE WERE PLANNING TO GET. THAT'S ADDITIONAL MONEYS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN COMING IN IN THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR. THAT HAS BEEN SUSPENDED WE WON'T BE GETTING THE 2.31% AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE FACING A DEFICIT FACTOR ANOTHER REDUCTION OF 7.92 %. DEFICIT MEANING STATE DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH APPROPRIATIONS IN THE BUDGET TO FUND THE PROPOSITION 98 AND SO TOGETHER THAT'S A 10% CUT IN REVENUE FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN STATE. OUR 10% REDUCTION REFLECTS A SIGNIFICANT CUT OF $10.4 MILLION JUST IN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR 2021 AS PROPOSED. THE GOVERNOR STATED THIS CUT WILL HAPPEN UNLESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROVIDES SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO BACKFILL THE CUT.

THIS IS A SLIDE I HAVE SHOWN BEFORE AND UPDATED IT JUST TO SHOW KIND OF WHERE WE ARE WITH COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS. YOU CAN SEE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS AND GAP FUNDING

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BY 7.92 %. AND SO THE COLA IS NOT FUNDED AND THEN WE HAVE A DECREASE IN REVENUE OF THE 7.92 %. THIS SHOWS WHAT THE AMOUNT IS PER STUDENT.

SO WE GET BASE GRANT FUNDS. THIS IS A BASE GRANT FUNDING PER STUDENT PROVIDED BY SCHOOL SERVICES AND THIS SHOWS THAT WE'RE BY GRADE LEVEL BETWEEN $788 PER STUDENT ALL THE WAY UP TO $954 FOR STUDENT. THESE WOULD BE TRIGGED OFF IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROVIDES

SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO BACKFILL THE CUTS. >> AND BY TRIGGERED OFF, ALL YOU MEAN IS WE WOULD GET ENOUGH MONEY TO EITHER SHRINK THAT REDUCTION AND/OR MAYBE FILL THE

GAP FOR A YEAR OR SO? >> YES, IT WOULD BE ONE-TIME FUNDING.

SO WE WOULD, IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO STILL MAKE REDUCTIONS.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> BECAUSE FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT NOT KNOW, IN CALIFORNIA, SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE A 3 YEAR BUDGET AND BE ABLE TO PAY THEIR BILLS AND MINIMUM RESERVES. EVEN IF A FEDERAL STIMULUS COMES AND MAKES THIS YEAR EASIER, FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE, NOT FROM ANYTHING ELSE, THE LONG-TERM BUDGET RAMIFICATIONS STILL EXIST BECAUSE ONE OF THE MOST DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT A STATE BUDGET IS EVEN IF YOU GET THROUGH ONE YEAR, THEN THE NEXT BUDGET BECOMES ANOTHER THREE YEAR BUDGET AND THE FOURTH YEAR ALWAYS GETS YOU. WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING OUR FOUR-YEAR BUDGET FOR THE LAST TWO TO THREE YEARS. THE NOT REQUIRED BUT WE LOOK AT IT AND TALK WITH OUR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP. MS. CLEVELAND IS MAKING SURE WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT THAT FOURTH YEAR OUT. EVEN IF THE FEDERAL MONEY COMES IN, THAT FOURTH YEAR WILL BE

HERE IN 365 DAYS. CUTS ARE REQUIRED. >> CORRECT.

>> ONE OF THE POSITIVES IN, IF YOU CAN SAY THERE'S A POSITIVE IN THE MAY REVISION IS THE MAY REVISION PROPOSED DIRECT FUNDING FOR STIRS AND FERS. IT WOULD NOT FILL THE GAP ON AN ON-GOING BASIS. THE ONE-TIME SAVINGS IS $1.5 MILLION A YEAR FOR TWO YEARS. THIS IS JUST A SMALL FRACTION OF $10.4 MILLION ON GOING REDUCTION. THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE, IF THE PROPOSED BUDGET GOES FORWARD WITH THE 10% REDUCTION. SO YOU CAN SEE THE % RATES ARE GOING TO BE REDUCED, OUR EMPLOYER RATE WE PAY EMPLOYER STRS AND PERS PER RETIREE. THE EMPLOYER PART WILL BE REDUCED COUPLE PERCENT FOR STRS AND PERS AND WILL STAY US ONE-TIME DOLLARS $1.5 MILLION THIS YEAR AND $1.5 MILLION NEXT YEAR. OTHER FISCAL IMPACTS IN THE MAY REVISION. THIS WAS MENTIONED IN APRIL. DEFERRED REVENUE WOULD BE AN OPTION TO HELP WITH CUTS. THIS IS A ONE-TIME FIX. WHAT HAPPENS IS OUR REVENUES ARE DEFERRED TO HELP BALANCE THE STATE BUDGET. THE FIRST DEFERRAL IS IN JUNE OF

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THERE WAS LOTS OF FLEXIBILITY IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE 10% CUTS. SOME OF THESE DON'T HELP A LOT BUT THEY DO HELP SOME. SO THEY, TWO OF THESE HELP WITH CASH FLOWS.

FOR THE DEFERRED REVENUES THAT COULD TAKE PLACE IN JUNE. EXEMPTIONS CREATE A DOCUMENTED HARDSHIP. THAT WOULD BE RELATED TO CASH FLOW INTO THE DISTRICT.

EXCLUSION OF A STATE PENSION COST PAID ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT.

WE ARE TO TRANSFER FOR MAINTENANCE OF OUR FACILITIES 3% OF OUR BUDGET.

THIS WAS CALCULATED AS A PART OF THE BUDGET COST. AND SO THEY'RE SAYING EXCLUDEING THE STRS, NOT BY THE DISTRICT BUT BY THE STRS PORTION WE HAVE TO USE THAT IN OUR CALCULATION AND SAVES ABOUT $120,000. INTERNAL BORROWING. I MENTIONED THAT'S THERE IF NEEDED. WE CAN BORROW FROM OTHER FUNDS LIKE CHILD DEVELOPMENT OR BUILDING FUNDS IF NEEDED. AUTHORITY TO USE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF A PROPERTY FOR ONE TIME GENERAL PURPOSES. THAT WAS ALSO ALLOWED DURING THE GREAT RECESSIN.

THEY WERE FLEXIBILITIES NOT IN THE MAY REVISION WE ASKED OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO ASSIST US WITH ADDRESSING. ONE IS FLEXIBILITY WE DO SEE INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES.

WE HAVE REQUIRED INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. GOING INTO THE CONCERNS WE HAVE WITH INSTRUCTION NEXT YEAR, NOT BE PENALIZED IF WE DON'T MEET THE TOTAL INSTRUCTIONAL YEAR IN MINUTES. EXTENDING THE ADA HOLD HARMLESS. WE WERE HELD HARMLESS IN 2020 FOR THE THE TIME OF OUR CLOSURE AND ALLOWING THAT TO ALSO BE EXTENDED TO THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. WE GOT ONE FLEXIBILITY PER REQUIRED CONTRIBUTION TO THE RESTRICTED MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT. THIS ONE WOULD ALLOW US TO SUSPEND THE 3% REQUIREMENT AND WE USED THIS FLEXIBILITY IN THE PAST. GOING FROM 3% TO 2% IS WHAT WE USED IN PAST. ALLOWING THAT FLEXIBILITY SO IT CAN RELIEVE THE GENERAL FUND OBLIGATION. AT LEAST TEMPORARILY AS WE ADDRESS CUTS.

THAT'S ANOTHER ONE. FLEXIBILITY IN USE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AND CONCENTRATION GRANTS. PART OF OUR LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL CONCENTRATION GRANT. GIVEN THERE'S FLEXIBILITY OPTIONS THERE TO MEET THE PROPORTIONALITY REQUIREMENT AND TARGET FOR THE FUNDING.

AND THEN THE ABILITY TO SWEEP ENDING FUND BALANCE FROM CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS WAS ONE THAT WAS ALSO ALLOWED DURING THE GREAT RECESSION. WE HAVE SOME CARRY-OVER FUNDS ESPECIALLY AFTER THE DISTRICT CLOSED. WE HAVE UNEXPENDED FUNDS TO BE USED FOR UNRE STRICTED PURPOSES. . SPECIAL EDUCATION.

THE GOVERNOR PROTECTED, IT WAS PROPOSED IN THE JANUARY BUDGET AND THE GOVERNOR PROTECTED THE DISTRICT'S, THERE WAS ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS RECEIVING AN INCREASE IN THE PER PUPIL RATE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. SO SOME OF THE ONE-TIME OR ON GOING PROPOSALS THAT WERE IN THE JANUARY BUDGET WERE SWEPT TO HELP WITH THE DEFICIT. THIS ONE WAS MAINTAINED BY THE GOVERNOR AND IT GIVES US AN ESTIMATED $800,000 IN REVENUE AND IS BASED ON OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE. CATEGORICAL CUTS. THEY WERE CUTS.

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THE AFTER-SCHOOL EDUCATION AND SAFETY HAS 18% REDUCTION. SO IT'S AN ESTIMATE OF $112,000.

NOT A BIG NUMBER BUT WE ONLY GET $607,000 FOR THE GRANT. $112,000 IS SIGNIFICANT TO THE GRANT IN THE PROGRAMS THAT WE SERVE FOR AFTER SCHOOL. K-12 STRONG WORK FORCE PROGRAM, SUPPORTS OUR CTE PROGRAMS. 50% REDUCTION THERE. ESTIMATED $84,000 AND OUR CTE REDUCTION. IT'S A SMALL GRANT BUT USE FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM.

AND OUR BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES. THAT WAS CUT 50% AT $132,000 AND THEN OUR ADULT EDUCATION BLOCK GRANTS IS PRETTY SMALL. IT GOES THROUGH THE ADULT ED CONSORTIUM AND OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CSP WAS CUT 20% FOR A TOTAL OF $122,400.

AND MAY REVISION PROPOSED ONE-TIME FEDERAL RELIEF. JUST AS WE ARE AWARE OF THE CARES ACT, THIS IS ONE OF THE FUNDING SOURCES THAT'S PART OF THE CARES ACT.

IT GIVES US SOME ONE-TIME FUNDING AS THE SUPERINTENDENT MENTIONED EARLIER.

IT DOES NOT SOLVE OUR ON GOING REVENUE CUT OF $10.4 MILLION A YEAR.

SO, IT IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. IT AS PROPOSED WE DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL ACTUALLY MAKE IT INTO THE STATE BUDGET AS PROPOSED, BUT IT'S $735 PER ADA AND $1,900 PER STUDENT THAT HAS WITH DISABILITY. SO IT'S A PRETTY LOOKING AT 10 THOUSAND STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF OUR ATTENDANCE. THAT'S A PRETTY BIG NUMBER AND THE FUNDS HAVE TO BE AS PROPOSED EXPENDED BY THE DECEMBER 30TH, 2020. FOR EXTENDING THE INSTRUCTIONAL SCHOOL YEAR ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC SERVICES, LEARNING SUPPORTS, AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES.

ADDITIONAL COSTS WE MAY BE INCURRING GOING INTO NEXT YEAR AND NOT NECESSARILY OFFSETTING OUR BUDGET CUT. UPDATING OUR BUDGET CUT TARGET. AT SECOND INTERIM WE WERE USING A THREE YEAR BUDGET REDUCTION PLAN AS THE SUPERINTENDENT MENTIONED.

WE HAVE TO PREPARE BUDGETS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AND TWO SUBSEQUENT YEARS.

WE HAVE ALSO LOOKED AT FOUR YEARS OUT, AND WE HAD SET A BUDGET CUT TARGET OF $1.7 MILLION TO REDUCE AND DEFICIT SPENDING AND HAD A BUDGET CUT TARGET FOR $800,000 FOR YEAR FIRST OF THREE YEAR PLAN. DUE TO THE FISCAL IMPACT OF THE STATE BUDGET CUTS IN THE MAY REVISION, THE BUDGET CUT TARGET OVER THREE YEARS INCREASES TO $14.2 MILLION. SO INSTEAD OF $1.7 MILLION BEING OUR TARGET TO REDUCE DEFICIT SPENDING THIS IS 14.2 MILLION. WE DO HAVE RESERVES BUT IF WE DON'T MAKE ANY BUDGET CUTS, WE WOULD FULLY DEPLETE OUR RESERVES WERE THE NEW RECOMMENDED BUDGET CUT TARGET FOR 2021 IS $7 MILLION. THAT'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN $800,000 AND $7 MILLION.

THE STATE BUDGET CUTS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE BALANCED WITH CURRENT RESOURCES AND COULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS AS WELL. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF THE SLOWING ECONOMY ON OUR LOCAL ASSUMPTIONS. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT WILL BE ON ATTENDANCE.

WE WOULD LIKE PROTECTION OVER OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE WE ARE FUNDED ON.

WE COULD HAVE A DIP IN ATTENDANCE OR UNDUPLICATED PERCENTAGE CHANGE AND OUR CHARTER GROWTH. ALL OF THOSE THINGS IN THE PAST LED TO A FISCAL CRISIS.

NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE TO MONITOR THE STATE BUDGET, WE HAVE TO MONITOR SOME OF OUR LOCAL

ASSUMPTIONS AS WELL. >> JEVETTA, THIS IS LISA. IF OUR ADA WAS NOT PROTECTED BY

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WHAT DOES THAT DO TO OUR ADA? WHAT DOES A HUNDRED STUDENTS DO? >> A HUNDRED STUDENTS OUR ADA IS

ABOUT 10,000. SO, >> 9 THOUSAND NOW.

>> 9000 NOW. THAT'S CORRECT. SO, IT WOULD CUT OUR BUDGET BY $900,000. FOR 100 STUDENTS. ABOUT A MILLION.

>> SO VERY QUICKLY THE AMOUNT WE WOULD NEED TO CUT COULD RAPIDLY GO UP.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. EVEN THE UNDUPLICATED PERCENTAGE ADJUSTING BY A PERCENT AND A

HALF. >> SO IF STUDENTS FROM POVERTY MOVE AWAY TO MOVE IN WITH FAMILY SOMEWHERE ELSE OUTSIDE OF NATOMAS. PLUS WE LOSE 100 STUDENTS, WE COULD HAVE TO CUT TWO MILLION ON TOP OF THIS. AND LEARN THAT IN THE FALL.

AND IF GROWTH DOESN'T COME BACK INTO PLACE THE NEXT TWO YEARS THAT WOULD BE SIX MILLION MORE

OVER THREE YEARS OR GETTING US TO $20 MILLION. >> CORRECT.

>> STAFF HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY TO EVALUATE OUR CURRENT PROGRAMS. WE STARTED THAT EARLY, EVEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, WE WERE LOOKING AT A RECESSION, THAT'S NOW HERE. WE LOOKED AT OUR LEVEL OF SUCCESS FOR INVESTMENTS AND WE LOOKED AT OUR LEVEL OF SUCCESS FOR OUR PROGRAMS AND THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN VERY USEFUL IN DETERMINING CUTS. IT WILL BE HELPFUL IN PRIORITIZING RESOURCES.

THE DISTRICT WILL CONTINUE TO EXERCISE FISCAL PRUDENCE. WE HAVE SLOWED SPENDING.

WE HAVE HELD ON TO OUR UNEXPENDED FUNDING TO MAKE SURE ESSENTIAL NEEDS ARE MET.

THE BOARD AND STAFF HAVE BEEN VERY STRATEGIC IN BUILDING STABILIZATION RESERVES AND SETTING FUNDS ASIDE FOR PENSION STABILIZATION IN EXCESS OF 3% RESERVE FOR ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY. WHICH IS HELPING US WELL. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO SCHOOL SERVICES, EVEN THE DISTRICTS THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF RESERVES WILL HAVE TO MAKE CUTS.

NOT ONLY THAT, A DISTRICT THAT HAS 10% IN RESERVES WELL MORE THAN THE 3% REQUIREMENT WILL STILL HAVE A NEGATIVE 7.7 % REFERENCES BY 2022-23 WITHOUT THE CUTS.

NO MATTER WHAT, RESERVES SOME OF THE LARGEST DISTRICTS HAVE, AND SOME OF THE RESERVES THAT WERE OVER 20% STILL HAVE TO MAKE REDUCTIONS OR WILL HAVE TO MAKE REDUCTIONS.

EVEN WITH THE GREAT WORK BY THE BOARD AND IN ESTABLISHING BOARD POLICY AND MAINTAINING THE HIGHER RESERVES, THE SIGNIFICANT BUDGET REDUCTIONS ARE NEEDED. IT'S ON GOING.

IF YOU'RE CONTINUING TO SPEND MORE THAN YOU ARE BRINGING IN, IN REVENUE BY OVER $10 MILLION A YEAR, ALL THE WAY UP TO OUR CUT TARGET OF $14.7 MILLION, IF YOU DON'T ADDRESS THAT, WE WOULD COMPLETELY DEPLETE OUR RESERVES IN ONE YEAR. ONE AND A HALF YEAR AT THE MOST.

WE WOULD COMPLETELY DEPLETE THAT RESERVE OF THAT'S WHY WE'RE FACING MAKING THE BUDGET CUTS.

THE STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK FEDERAL AND STATE STIMULUS, THE CARES ACT, WE WILL USE THOSE FUNDS AND MAXIMIZE THE RESOURCES. WE HAVE CARES ACT MONEY FROM TITLE I DISTRIBUTION. WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE THAT AS $1.6 MILLION.

THE FEMA RELIEF. WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT AND WORKING TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND WHAT WE CAN GET REIMBURSED FOR, FOR OUR PPE EQUIPMENT AND OTHER COSTS INCURRED RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC. THE RESTRICTIVE RESERVES FOR PAR.

THIS IS ANOTHER STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WAS PUT INTO PLACE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

THAT MONEY WAS PUT AWAY FOR PARS PENSION STABILIZATION. IT'S IN THE RESTRICTED FUNDS.

WE WILL OFF SET THAT FOR PENSION IN 2021 IN CASE THE BOARD WANTS TO USE THE FUNDS TO REDUCE PENSION COSTS. THAT'S OUR BACK UP AS WELL. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING A BUDGET REDUCTION OF $5.3 MILLION FOR APPROVAL AS THE INITIAL ROUND OF BUDGET CUTS FOR 2021.

AND THIS REPRESENTS ABOUT 77% OF THE BUDGET CUT TARGET FOR NEXT YEAR.

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WE HAVE TO PUT A LOT OF OUR PROPOSED INVESTMENTS IN SOME PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

WE HAVE TO PUT A PAUSE ON SOME OF THAT NEW INVESTMENT. UNTIL WE ADDRESS THE BUDGET, BUT WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION AND IT WILL PROVE TO BE VERY HELPFUL AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE INCREASE IN THE BUDGET CUT TARGET FOR 20-21 BASED ON MAY REVISION.

CHANGED FROM $800,000 TO $7 MILLION. WE'RE IN THE ARE PROCESS OF MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD SO THE BUDGET CAN BE APPROVED JUNE 20TH.

OTHER THINGS IN OUR TIMELINE THAT HAS CHANGED. I WON'T HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THIS.

INSTEAD OF OUR NORMAL HEARING, THE L CAT WILL APPROVE THE COVID-19 OPERATIONS WRITTEN REPORT IN JUNE INSTEAD. AND THEN THE L CAT WILL COME BACK FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION IN NOVEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER. THAT WAS EXTENDED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. AND THEN WE WILL CLOSE OUR BOOKS AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER AS WE DO ALWAYS DO. AND THEN THE FINAL STATE BUDGET IN JUNE WILL BE RELEASED ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30TH. THERE COULD BE A POSSIBLE AUGUST DATE BUDGET REVISION.

WE'RE NOT SURE IF THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BUT IT'S BEEN MENTIONED AND RUMORED.

>> JEVETTA, I WILL TELL YOU THAT WILL HAPPEN. >> SO WE HAVE THAT ON THE CALENDAR. WE WILL ADDRESS THAT ALONG WITH ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS WE'RE DOING. THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS OUR INITIAL BUDGET REDUCTIONS.

THAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD. $5.3 MILLION IN TOTAL REDUCTIONS. I WILL WALK THROUGH THEM. ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT INCREASED THAT TO $1,025,000. THESE ARE VACANT POSITIONS. THE RETIREMENT INCENTIVE AND THE PURPOSE OF DOING THAT IS SOME SAVINGS INVOLVED. IT ALLOWS US TO INCREASE OUR NUMBER. AND GIVES US FLEXIBLE OPTIONS AS IT RELATES TO THOSE VACANCIES.

WE LOOK AT SAVINGS FOR THAT AT ABOUT $270,000. WE HAVE A VACANT BUSINESS OFFICE POSITION. IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR A WHILE. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MANAGE WITH THE STAFF WE HAVE IN PLACE. WE FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING WE COULD YOU KNOW LIVE WITHOUT IN THE SITUATION. IT IS VACANT AND WE RECOMMEND THAT AS $50,000.

ELIMINATION OF VACANT TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT POSITION. AT $110,000.

ALSO ELIMINATING COLLEGE FIELD TRIPS. TRAVEL RIGHT NOW IS AN ISSUE.

ALSO USING OUR OTHER SUPPORTS AND WE HAVE LOTS OF OTHER SUPPORTS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. THAT WOULD BE SAVINGS OF $52,000.

TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCIES. WE FEEL LIKE A GOAL TO REDUCE CONTRACTING OUT.

WE THOUGHT WE COULD MAKE EFFICIENCIES IN OUR TRANSPORTATION ROUTES AND SAVE $125,000. WE HAVE DONE REALLY WELL WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY PLAN IN THIS DISTRICT. WE HAVE MANAGED NUMBERS OF CHROME BOOKS, WE HAVE CHROME BOOKS WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE OUT AS LOANERS AND ALSO ABLE TO ADD A PURCHASE OF 900, ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS OF MORE CHROME BOOKS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING BUDGET TO REFRESH OUR CHROME BOOKS. WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN DO THAT GIVEN THE SITUATION ON A ONE-TIME BASIS. WE WOULD DO IT AS NEEDED VERSUS BUDGETING AN ON GOING $1 MILLION A YEAR TO SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY. IT WON'T BE WE WON'T SUPPORT IT. IT WILL BE DONE BASED ON AVAILABLE FUNDS AND ON ONE-TIME BASIS. THIS NEXT ITEM IS, WE HAVE AFTER

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THIS IS PROPOSING THE UNRESTRICTED PROGRAM THAT WAS NOT SUPPORTED BY A GRANT THAT WE REDUCE THAT PROGRAM AND OFFER THOSE SERVICES FOR THOSE STUDENTS IN OUR REMAINING PROGRAMS. THAT'S A REDUCTION OF $279,000. TRAVEL AND CONFERENCE PER CENTRAL OFFICE, IT'S NOT A LARGE BUDGET. WE DID LEAVE SOME MONEYS -- JUST TO POINT OUT. IT'S NOT ALL CENTRAL OFFICE. IT'S IB TRAININGS AND OTHER THINGS AS WELL. WE'RE NOT GOING ON BIG LAVISH TRIPS TO EUROPE.

>> YEAH. WE SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL SITES AND DEPARTMENTS WITH THE SAME BUDGET EVEN THOUGH IT'S FUNDED CENTRALLY. THAT'S $100,000.

ELIMINATION OF THE HALF-TIME PILOT COUNSELOR POSITION. $55,000 AND A COMPLETE RESTRUCTURE IN SPECIAL ED. I HAVE DONE THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPECIAL ED IN A PRIOR DISTRICT AND IT WAS ACTUALLY VERY BENEFICIAL AND ACTUALLY BROUGHT MORE STUDENTS IN HOUSE FROM OUR NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS BROUGHT MORE STUDENTS IN HOUSE AND WAS ABLE TO INVEST TO SUPPORT THOSE STUDENTS AND THEN ALSO HAVE A SAVINGS IN THAT IT'S LESS EXPENSE TO SUPPORT IN HOUSE. IT'S NOT A COMPLETE OVER HAUL. BOARD IF YOU'RE GOING TO ASK FOR A COMPLETE OVERHAUL, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM THE PROGRAM, THERE IS JUST NOT OTHER KIDS GOING INTO THE PROGRAM. THERE'S BRINGING SOME STUDENTS HOME WHICH WAS DONE UNDER CAROL SWANSON AND A COUPLE YEARS IT DRIFTED.

THERE WILL BE HIRINGS IN HOUSE AND WE WON'T BE OUTSOURCING OUR STUDENTS.

IT'S A COMBINATION OF THINGS AND CATEGORICAL SHIFTS. WE HAD A LOT OF CARRYOVER IN OUR RESTRICTED FUNDS. WE LOOKED AT WHERE WE COULD BE COMPLIANT AND SHIFT SOME THINGS INTO OUR RESTRICTED FUNDING SOURCES. AND SO THAT INCLUDED TITLE I AND TITLE III. OUR TOTAL PROPOSED REDUCTIONS IS $5 MILLION $366 ASK ASKING FOR

BOARD APPROVAL. >> THEN THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL, SOME ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS THAT TRUSTEE GRANT HAS MADE. PRESIDENT KAPLAN.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO APPROACH THAT? >> YOU'RE ON MUTE.

PRESIDENT KAPLAN. YOU'RE ON MUTE. >> YEP.

THANK YOU. SO WE SHOULD PROBABLY TAKE THE SHARE SCREEN DOWN SO WE CAN SEE ALL OF US AS TRUSTEES AND HAVE A CONVERSATION. LOOK AT THE BUDGET.

WHERE OUR POTENTIAL OPTION MAY LIE AND HAD CONVERSATIONS. MR. SUPERINTENDENT.

BASED ON YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH US, ARE THERE ITEMS YOU CAN BRING TO OUR ATTENTION? WHAT MAY MAKE IT EASY IS EACH ITEM IF WE CAN KIND OF HAVE A BOARD MEMBER DISCUSSION ON THAT.

SO I WOULD MY PREFERENCE SIZE MUCH AS THESE CUTS ARE DIFFICULT, TO ONLY BRING THE ONES FORTH THAT WE HAVE AGREEMENT ON. AS TRUSTEES WE HAVE GOT MORE HARD DECISIONS TO MAKE AND SO IF WE DON'T FEEL WE COULD BE UNITED ON SOME OF THESE CUTS, LET'S SAVE THEM FOR FURTHERMORE INDEPTH CONVERSATION BECAUSE MAYBE STAFF MAY BE ABLE TO GET YOU MORE INFORMATION SO THAT WE'RE NOT ON HERE UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK OR 11 O'CLOCK TONIGHT

IF THAT WORKS. >> THAT'S FAIR. >> I DON'T THINK ANYONE UPONS TO

BE HERE UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK OR 11 O'CLOCK. >> DOUG IS READY.

THE JACKET IS COMING OFF. THE 5.336 I BELIEVE IT IS, STAFF HASN'T CHANGED THEIR

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ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS ANOTHER ELIMINATION OF IN THIS CASE A VACANT CONFIDENTIAL POSITION IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE. WHICH WOULD BE $100,000. A TRANSFER OF ONE CLASSIFIED POSITION FROM ONE FUNDING SOURCE TO ANOTHER AND PROBABLY ONE DEPARTMENT TO ANOTHER.

THAT WOULD COST SAVE $70,000. AND THERE ARE THINGS AS MISS CLEVELAND TALKED ABOUT.

WE DID OUR MATRIX AND LOOKED AT WHAT WAS SUCCESSFUL AND WHAT WAS NOT.

THESE THINGS ARE ALL REALLY NICE THINGS TO HAVE. WHAT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE IS WHAT AFFECT THEY HAVE ON OUR A-G RATE AND COLLEGE GOING RATE IF WE'RE WERE TO REDUCE FOR NOW AND COULD POTENTIALLY ON THESE ITEMS BRING BACK ON THE YEAR TO YEAR BASE IF MORE FEDERAL STIMULUS DOLLARS ARE AVAILABLE. THESE WOULD BE OUR ON TRACK COLLEGE LETTERS THAT ARE MAILED TWICE A YEAR TO OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS. THERE COULD BE PROPOSED INCREASE OR DECREASE IN OUR CONTRIBUTION FOR AP AND IB EXAMS. WE HAVE FULLY PAID FOR THE EXAMS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW AND IN THIS CASE, I WOULD ASK THE FAMILIES TO ADD IN 50% OF THOSE EXAM COSTS. WHICH WOULD SAVE US $100,000. THOSE EXAMS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE.

THERE'S REDUCES IN AP AND IB TUTORING WHICH HASN'T NECESSARILY BEEN USED TO THE FULL EXTENT. WE REDUCED THIS ONCE BEFORE AND THERE'S STILL MONEY NOT BEING SPENT. THAT'S AN ESTIMATED $30,000 AND A SUSPENSION OF THE PSAT AND SAT FOR ALL. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE UC SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO APPROVE THE SUSPENSION OF THE SAT AND ACT AS A MANDATE FOR REQUIREMENT. THESE EXAMS ARE STILL USED FOR NATIONAL MERIT AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS AND STILL HAVE VALUE. IF FEDERAL STIMULUS DOLLARS CAME IN, STAFF WOULD BE INTERESTED IN BRINGING THAT BACK AT FULL DISTRICT EXPENSE OR MAYBE THE PARENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME FORM OF SUPPORT MAYBE EVEN WHAT THEY COULD AFFORD.

OTHER ITEMS, WE HAVE AFTER SCHOOL MENTORING PROGRAM, JUST $17,000, I THINK SAVE TO SAY LOWER NUMBERS AND TIME TO MOVE ON. WE STILL WOULD CONTINUE OTHER MENTORING PROGRAMS THAT EXIST IN THE DISTRICT. TRAVEL.

OR RECRUITMENT. WHICH IS A $25,000 TIED TO THE BASE IDEA THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A LOT OF TRAVELLING GOING ON FOR A WHILE. THERE'S STUDENT RECOGNITION EVENTS. LANGUAGE LEARNER AND VISION CELEBRATION.

$19,000. THAT WOULD BE REMOVED THAT COULD BE SOMETHING PUT ON IF IT'S SOCIALLY DISTANT APPROPRIATE AND ALLOWD AND USED FOR ONE-TIME MONEYS LATER ON.

WE HAVE HAD POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS SUPPORTS AND SYSTEMS IN PLACE IN NATOMAS FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE CONTRACTED OUT WITH A CONSULTANT FOR $56,000, WE BELIEVE THAT HAS, IS ON GOOD STANDING AND CAN BE MAINTAINED AT THE SITE LEVEL.

WE WOULD END THAT CONTRACT. THERE IS ANOTHER CONTRACTING OUT ISSUE THAT COST $20,500 THAT WE RECOMMEND REMOVING. AND IF ALL OF THAT WAS ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD, AND MY FORMULAS ARE CORRECT ON THE SPREADSHEET. I DON'T HAVE THAT CAVEAT. THAT WOULD GET US TO $6.428 MILLION OR $600,000 BELOW THE TARGET THAT OUR CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER FEELS WE NEED TO HIT. SHE WOULD LIKE TO HIT 10.4 AS A MONEY PERSON.

AS AN EDUCATOR REALIZES WE CAN BALANCE ONE TIME FUNDS. BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY WHO

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OR PAYING FOR AP I B EXAMS IF WE GET FEDERAL MONEY THAT COMES BACK.

THERE'S TWO WAYS TO DO IT. EITHER JUST TAKE THE 5.3 OR WE CAN CONSIDER THESE TO ADD THEM TO THE CUT LIST WITH THE CAVEAT THAT SOME OF THESE WOULD BE REINSTATED IF WE GOT FED MONEY

TRUSTEE GRANT? >> I LIKE THE SECOND APPROACH. A LOT OF ADDITIONAL CUTS WHICH I KNOW THEY'RE PAINFUL, WE HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE AND IT'S TOUGH MEDICINE, I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL FINANCIALS AND WHERE THINGS ARE. IT'S CLEAR THEY HAVE TO HAPPEN.

IF YOU LOOK AT EVEN THE GOVERNOR'S RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.

THERE'S NO GUARANTEES IN HERE. AND WE'RE BASICALLY GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER BUDGET REVISION BEFORE WE KNOW WHAT NATOMAS' FUTURE IS. WE HAVE BEEN CONSERVATIVE AND AS TIMES WE HAVE BEEN GREAT. WE HAVE SEEN EXPANSION OF PROGRAMS, A LOT OF THEM AUXILIARY IN NATURE. WE DIDN'T EXPECT, I DON'T THINK ANYONE COULD HAVE EXPECTED AT ALL THIS CRISIS THAT IS JUST TOTALLY STUNTED THE ECONOMY AT 14%.

A LOT OF ADDITIONAL CUTS THAT SUPERINTENDENT LAID OUT. I DO REGRETTABLY SUPPORT BECAUSE I THINK IT HAS TO HAPPEN AND I THINK WILL FASTER WE HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING AND THE COMMITTEE HAS A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE NEEDS ARE, THE MORE WE CAN GET BACK TO EDUCATING THE KIDS. I LIKE THE SECOND APPROACH. IT'S GREAT TO LOOK AT THE PROGRAMS WE COULD POTENTIALLY BRING BACK. THIS IS JUST WHAT WE HAVE TO DO AND TAKE THAT APPROACH AND THEN COME BACK NEXT WEEK ON MORE AM WHYS THAT NEED A LITTLE MORE

THOROUGH DISCUSSION. >> OKAY. TRUSTEE HEREDIA.

>> SO, MY COMMENT TO MY TRUSTEE, FELLOW TRUSTEES IS THAT IN THINKING ABOUT THE CUTS, WHEN YOU CUT SOMETHING AND PROPOSE IT WOULD BE BROUGHT BACK IN THE FUTURE DOES NOT ALWAYS THE CASE.

I'M NOT SPEAKING ABOUT ANY ONE IN PARTICULAR, ANY ITEM IN PARTICULAR.

TO THINK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT'S SOMETIMES IT'S HARDER TO BRING THINGS BACK.

EVEN THOUGH WE SAY TO THE PUBLIC WE'LL BRING IT BACK IF WE GET THE MONEY BECAUSE OTHER THINGS COME UP. SO, THAT'S THE ONLY THING I WANT TO SHARE AT THE MOMENT.

TRUSTEE BAINS. >> >> I AGREE WITH THE TRUSTEE GRANT. I THINK THE SECOND APPROACH IS BETTER.

I WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER THE AP IB EXAM AT 50%. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN NEXT WEEKO SO LOOK AT AN OPTION. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE THE IB EXAMS. IF THEY ARE IN AN IB CLASS THEY CAN AFFORD TO TAKE THEM. IF IT HAS TO GO IT HAS TO GO.

THAT WOULD BE MY ASK. JUST TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND TRUSTEE BAINS.

ON THE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL CUTS, HOLD OFF ON THE AP IB EXAM TO NEXT WEEK FOR A FURTHER

DISCUSSION. >> YES. I'M ACTUALLY IN AGREEMENT WITH YOU. TRUSTEE DOSICK. YOUR COMMENTS.

>> I'M HAVING A HORRIBLE FLASH BACKS TO 10 YEARS AGO WHEN SERVING ON THE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE AS YOU AND TRUSTEE HEREDIA WERE DEALING WITH THE ISSUES. I UNDERSTAND THE REALITY. WHICH IS YOU KNOW WHEN WE'RE DOING THREE YEAR BUDGETING AND I LOOK AT JEVETTA, SHE IS OFF TO MY RIGHT.

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IF WE DON'T CUT A MILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR ONE. THAT'S 1.5 MILLION ON GOING IN YEAR TWO AND THREE. IS THAT A FAIRLY OVER ACCURATE, OVER SIMPLEIFICATION?

>> YES. >> SO, I AM RELUCTANTLY OKAY WITH THE SET OF ITEMS ON THE CHART DISPLAYED AS PART OF JEVETTA'S PRESENTATION. I'M OKAY ON ACTING ON THE THINGS THE SUPERINTENDENT LISTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COLLEGE READINESS.

I SUSPECT THAT AT A POINT IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE, PROBABLY AT OUR NEXT MEETING, WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE THE TOUCH CHOICES. I NEED MORE TIME TO DIGEST AND UNDERSTAND WHAT OTHER OPTIONS MIGHT BE. FOR THE ON TRACK FOR COLLEGE LETTERS.

IF THAT, AND I THINK THEY ARE A NOMINAL AND GREAT TOOL TO ENSURE OUR KIDS ARE STAYING ON TRACK FOR COLLEGE READINESS. TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE.

IS IT SOMETHING A LITTLE LESS SNAZZY BUT THE DATA IS STILL OR ARE WE LOSING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THIS DATA TO FAMILIES? SO, I WOULD BE OKAY WITH AGAIN THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT THAT WAS

PRESENTED, 5.3. >> THE $5.3 MILLION AND THE ADDITIONAL CUTS THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT LISTED A MOMENT AGO BUT I WOULD BE MORE COMFORTABLE HOLDING OFF UNTIL I HAD TIME TO DO MORE ANALYSIS WITH THE OPTIONS IN REGARD TO THE OTHER ITEMS.

FULLY UNDERSTANDING IN ALL LIKELIHOOD. >> IF I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU, THAT WOULD MEAN BRINGING DISCUSSION THE ON TRACK LETTER. AP IB EXAMS. $100,000. THE REDUCTION OF TUTORING AND THE SUSPENDING OF THE P SAT, SAT FOR ALL. WHAT CHRIS DID OF IF WE ADDED IT ALL.

WOULD HAVE BEEN 6.48, NOW WOULD BE 6.213 CUT. THE ATTORNEY DID MATH.

I'M NOT SAYING NO. I AM SAYING I NEED MORE TIME TO DIGEST THESE KNOWING WE DO HAVE THE TIME. NOT A LOT OF TIME. IT'S MEASURED IN DAYS AND WEEKS NOT MONTHS. WE DO HAVE TIME TO DO OUR HOMEWORK WHICH I THINK IS VITAL

AS WE GO THROUGH THE EXERCISES. >> HONESTLY, THAT'S WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND I WERE HOPING FOR. LIKE WE KNOW WE HAVE TO MAKE CUTS THE SOONER WE MAKE THEM THE BETTER. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS AND SPECIAL BOARD MEETINGS NOW SO WE HAVE TIME BETWEEN NOW AND THEN TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH MS. CLEVELAND OR THE SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT SOME OF YOUR THOUGHTS AND YOU NEVER KNOW SINCE COVID HOW THINGS HAVE BEEN CHANGING DAY-BY-DAY. HOW THINGS WILL LOOK. SO JUST TO REITERATE.

ARE THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I WOULD LIKE TO SUM IT UP?

>> LISA, I RAISED MY HAND. YEAH. SORRY.

YOU'RE ON THE OTHER SCREEN. >> SO, I AM, I TOO WOULD SUPPORT COMING BACK ON THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU LISTED. BY TRUSTEES DOSICK AND GRANT. I THINK IT WAS TRUSTEE

>> YES. TRUSTEE BAINS. >> BAINS.

COMING BACK AND LOOKING AT THOSE AGAIN TOO. BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THE EFFECTS OF THIS SEMESTER HAS IMPACTED, THE IMPACT ITSELF HAD ON OUR KIDS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE GIVE IT TIME AND COME BACK AND HAVE

MORE DISCUSSION. >> OKAY. SO LET ME SUMMARIZE AND ANYBODY CAN STOP ME IF I GOT IT WRONG. BUT WIRE IN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT WAS PRESENTED BY MS. CLEVELAND OF THE 5.366. AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT KIND OF REALIGNMENT IN THE RETIREMENT INCENTIVE POTENTIAL MORE SAVINGS. DISCUSSION OF ELIMINATION.

A VACANT POSITION CONFIDENTIAL VACANT POSITION. LOOKING AT IF WE COULD TRANSFER

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WE WOULD ELIMINATE OUR TRAVEL DIVERSITY RECRUITIMENT. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THAT.

WE COULD ELIMINATE OUR PBIS ADDITIONAL TRAINING BECAUSE IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE GETTING RID OF PBIS BUT WE HAVE PHENOMENALLY TRAINED TEACHER THAT IS CAN DO THIS.

I'M OKAY WITH ELIMINATE BEING THE FOLLOWING ONES BUT WE HAVE A NOTE BY THEM, IF WE GET FED MONEY THEY BECOME PART OF THE DISCUSSION OF THE STUDENT RECOGNITION EVENT, I WOULD LIKE A LITTLE NOTE BY THAT. IF WE GET MONEY THAT'S ON THE LIST THAT WE COME BACK AND DISCUSS. IF THAT CAN HAPPEN. AND IF THERE'S ANY CONTRACTING OUT THAT IS AROUND STUDENT SAFETY ITEMS, HAVE THAT COME BACK OUT.

SO THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT HAD BEEN DISCUSSED WHICH TOGETHER WOULD TOTAL $6.213 MILLION IN REDUCTIONS TONIGHT. AND WE WOULD SAVE FOR ANOTHER CONVERSATION THE ON TRACK COLLEGE LETTERS, THE AP IB EXAMS, ASKING FAMILIES TO PAY 50%, THE REDUCTION IN SERVICES IN TUTORS FOR AP AND THE SUSPENSION OF THE PSAT, SAT FOR ALL, DID I MAKE ANY MISTAKES OR

MISS ANYTHING? >> NO. BUT I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS, AND I MAY BE JUMPING AHEAD. YOU KNOW PRESIDENT KAPLAN IN TERMS OF YOUR THOUGHTS.

I'M THINKING IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO ADDRESS THE THINGS WE THE WANT TO BRING BACK FOR DISCUSSION. THE AP IB EXAMS. I THINK TRUSTEE BAINS BROUGHT UP THE IDEA, YOU KNOW BY FAMILIES WHO COULDN'T AFFORD IT. IF WE WERE TO KNOW THERE'S YOU KNOW THERE ARE WAYS OR JEVETTA FINDS A POT OF MONEY -- I'M LOOKING.

THAT WOULD BE SCHOLARSHIP MONEY, THEN I THINK THAT THAT GIVES, IT'S A LITTLE EASIER TO MAKE DECISIONS WHEN IT COMES TO STUDENT FEES. WITH THAT KIND OF INFORMATION COULD BE SHARED WITH US LATER, I THINK THAT WOULD HELP US TO MAKE A DECISION ON THE NEXT.

>> YEAH BUT WE'RE NOT MAKING THAT DECISION TONIGHT. >> NO.

IT'S JUST THAT KIND OF INFORMATION. >> IF I'VE SUMMARIZED IT CORRECTLY AND THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. BOARD MEMBERS MAY HAVE A VERY

SAD MOTION. >> SO I WOULD REGRETTABLY MOVE APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDED

BUDGET REDUCTIONS WITH THE ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS LAID OUT. >> MOVED BY GRANT.

SECOND BY >> BAINS. >> AYE.

>> TRUSTEE DOSICK. >> AYE. >> TRUSTEE DOSICK

>> TRUSTEE GRANT. >> AYE. >> TRUSTEE GRANT AYE.

>> TREFT TRUSTEE -- HEREDIA AYE. >> TRUSTEE KAPLAN. AYE.

THAT MOTION PASSES 5-0 TO TAKES $6.213 MILLION IN CUTS. >> TRUSTEE, BEFORE YOU CLOSE, I KNOW WE WANT TO GO HOME. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE TRUSTEES JUST MADE THESE MOVES AND IN DOING SO NO ONE LOST A JOB TODAY OR PAYCHECK AS A RESULT OF YOUR ACTIONS.

NO ONE IS HAVING THEIR HOURS REDUCED AS A RESULT OF YOUR ACTIONS.

THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT STATEMENT. WE HAVE ALWAYS BUILT A CRUMPLE ZONE AROUND THE BUDGET. IT'S CRUMPLED AND I WANTED TO NOTE THAT.

I DIDN'T BRING THAT UP. YOU WENT FROM 5.3 TO 6.2 AND NO ONE IS GETTING A PINK SLIP OR LOSING THEIR JOB. THERE WILL BE JOBS NOT FILLED. I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT AND

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HOMEWORK ON THIS AND YOUR LEADERSHIP. >> THANK YOU SUPERINTENDENT EVANS. TRUSTEES, STAFF, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:57 P.M. THANK YOU FOR

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