Aug 26, 2020 Board Meetings

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>>> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH ROLL CALL.

WE HAVE ROLL CALL. >> GOOD EVENING.

THE OPEN SESSION MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS BEING LIVE STREAMED AT THE BOARD.

ABOUT A ONE MINUTE LIVE STREAMING DELAY SO IF PEOPLE START TEXTING YOU AND ALL THAT UNDERSTAND TLGS ABOUT A ONE MINUTE DELAY THIS EVENING ON SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL. BOARD MEETINGS ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER AND RESOLUTION 20-07 DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO PROTECT STUDENTS AND STAFF AND THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS ALSO KNOWN AS COVID-19 ADOPTED BY THE

NATOMAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. >> THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT EVANS. TONIGHT THE BOARD IS GOING TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO KWFRNS LABOR REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS THE NATOMAS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. DID WE RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING CLOSED SESSION ITEMS?

>> THERE WERE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED FOR EITHER OF THE

CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. >> ALL RIGHT.

[V. CLOSED SESSION]

[Items VI & VII: VI. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION VII. ROLL CALL/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

>>> IF I COULD HAVE THE PLEDGE, PLEASE.

NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING.

[IX. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA]

>> MOVE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. >> SECOND.

>> ROLL CALL.

THE AGENDA IS APPROVED, 5-0. NOW WE GET TO MOVE ON TO

[X.a. Student Board Member Estefania Garcia]

A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE BY CASTING A PREFERENTIAL VOTE. ESTEPHANIA GARCIA WAS CHOSEN.

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>> EITHER WORKS BUT ESTEPHANIA IS IDEAL, YES.

>> ALL RIGHT. YOU'LL SOON BE TRUSTEE GARCIA BUT ESTEPHANIA WAS BORN IN SACRAMENTO.

SHE ATTENDED WEST LAKE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL.

HER FRESHMAN YEAR SHE REALIZED SHE MISSED HER FRIENDS AND WHERE SHE GREW UP AND STILL LIVES SO SHE TRANSFERRED BACK TO NATOMAS HIGH SCHOOL. HE PLANS TO JOIN LATINOS AMIGOS THIS SCHOOL YEAR. SHE PLANS TO GO TO COLLEGE HOPING TO ATTEND UC DAVIS WHERE SHE WOULD LIKE TO MAJOR IN BIOLOGY TO BECOME A DERMATOLOGIST.

SHE ENJOYS PHOTOGRAPHY AND BAYCY SITTING HER NIECES AND NEPHEWS.

SHE WANTS TO BRING THE VOICE OF STUDENTS AND LET THEM KNOW THEIR VOICE MATTERS. WE ALL WELCOME YOU ESTEPHANIA AND MAKE IT OFFICIAL. WE'LL NOW ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE. RAISE OUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL RIGHT. AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I ESTEPHANIA GARCIA DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THATLY SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALI JENCKS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. WELCOME.

YOU ARE OFFICIALLY TRUSTEE GARCIA.

SO WELCOME TO OUR NATOMAS FAMILY HERE ON THE BOARD.

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND SO NOW I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY

ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO. >> WELL, I WOULD START OFF WITH I THANK THE TEACHERS AND MR. SCOTT-PITS FOR RECOMMENDING ME FOR THIS POSITION. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

TO HEAR THAT THEY THINK HIGHLY OF ME AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK LISA FOR GUIDING ME IN THIS WHOLE PROCESS IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT AT FIRST BUT SHE WAS REALLY A GREAT HELP.

I JUST REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A VOICE FOR MY COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU.

>> BOARD MEMBERS, ANY WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT OR WELCOME?

>> WELCOME TRUSTEE GARCIA TO THE BOARD.

I LOOK FORWARD TO LISTENING TO YOU AND WORKING WITH YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> WELCOME.

WISH WE COULD WELCOME YOU IN PERSON.

HOPEFULLY AT SOME POINT YOUR SENIOR YEAR WE CAN MEET IN PERSON. I WOULD SAY DESPITE THE AWKWARDNESS OF ZOOM AND JOINING THIS BOARD PLEASE REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID AND WHY YOU WANTED TO JOIN THE BOARD.

YOUR VOICE IS IMPORTANT. THE STABILITY VOICE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS.

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY YOUR JOB AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE BECAUSE THERE'S 15,000 STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT PROBABLY CLOSER TO 16,000 WE'RE WAITING FOR THE FINAL NUMBERS.

WAITING ON THE FINAL NUMBERS. 16,000 STUDENTS.

YOU ARE THEIR VOICE. WELCOME.

SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU. LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR

INPUT. >> THANK YOU.

>> TRUSTEE GRANT. >> I WANT TO ECHO THOSE COMMENTS. WELCOME.

IT'S GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY A PRIVILEGE SERVING WITH YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING WITH YOU.

[XI.a. Board Members]

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LATER TONIGHT WHEN WE DISCUSS THE NEXT ISSUE THAT WE INCLUDE IN THAT DISCUSSION A REQUEST TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF TO RESUME THEIR EFFORTS NOT BEGIN BUT RESUME THEIR EFFORTS TO BRING FORWARD A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION AND HOPEFUL APPROVAL. SELLING GOALS THAT JOURNNY LEVEL AND APPRENTICE HOURS ARE WORKED BY RESIDENTS OF THE LOCAL AREA OF NATOMAS. CREATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MILITARY VETERANS UNDER THE HELMETS TO HARD HATS PROGRAM. ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EH MANS PATED YOUTH, FORMER OFFENDERS, WOMEN, PEOPLE SEEKING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, AND ENSURING INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO PROVIDE CAREERS IN THE BUILDING TRADE THAT THIS BOARD HAS COLLECTIVELY CHAMPIONED. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LENGTHY COMMENTS BUT AS YOU WELL KNOW I COULD NOT DISCUSS THIS WITH NEW OF YOU IN ADVANCE SO THAT'S MY OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT MY PROPOSE TOLD THE BOARD.

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AND SO TO TRUSTEE -- OPENING STATEMENTS TONIGHT.

LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS AS WE MOVE THE BOARD AGENDA. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ALL I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR HARDWORKING STAFF. YOU ARE NOW WORKING WITHOUT A PLAYBOOK. WE ARE OPENING OUR SCHOOLS TOMORROW. IT HAS BEEN A -- BY EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU HERE, ALL OF OUR SITE LEADERS, AND EACH OF OUR TEACHERS WHO HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. I AM -- I AM NOT GOOD WITH TECHNOLOGY. TECHNOLOGY AND I HAVE ARGUMENTS A LOT. SO I CAN IMAGINE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHERE DOING ZOOM, GOOGLE CLASSROOMS, IS NEW, IT'S FOREIGN, BUT OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF HAVE TAKEN ON THAT CHALLENGE AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK.

AS A PARENT OF AN INCOMING TK STUDENT AND A SECOND GRADER, I'M TERRIFIED. SO EVERY PARENT OUT THERE I'M WITH YOU, I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GOING TO RUN A BUSINESS AS WELL AS WRANGLE TWO KIDS AT THE SAME TIME BUT HERE'S WHERE I HAVE FAITH. I HAVE FAITH IN OUR STAFF AND TEACHERS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT ONLY LEARNING BUT WE'RE ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS EVEN THOUGH WE'RE DOING IT AT A DISTANCE BECAUSE WHEN WE PICKED UP OUR TEXTBOOKS AND WE WENT THROUGH TO FIND OUT WHO THEIR TEACHERS AND TO GET SUPPLIES IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK.

TEACHERS PUT IN A LOT OF EFFORT TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS FELT SPECIAL. AND SO WHILE OUR FIRST DAY TOMORROW IS GOING TO THE BE EXCITING BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRST DAY, FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I'M SURE THERE WILL BE TECHNOLOGY ISSUES AND SOME REASONABLY PRUDENT PERSON A LITTLE SAD BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT WITH THEIR FRIENDS.

KNOW THAT WE KNOW HOW HARD EVERYBODY AND ALL OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE WORKED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

IT'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BITMOJI STUFF AND HOW TO LOG IN AND KEEP THINGS SAFE SO THAT STUDENT SAFETY IS A PRIORITY WHILE THEY ARE ON ZOOM.

IT'S A LOT OF WORK AND I JUST ASK YOURSELVES TO BE KIND TO OURSELVES. CONSTITUENT AND CUSTOMER SERVICE IS HERE. SEND YOUR EH 345I8S IN IF AND -- EMAILS IN AND I KNOW THERE WILL BE SOME BUMPS AND SOME NOT SMOOTH SAILING AS WE GET GOING BUT WE'LL FIND OUR RHYTHM BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO HAS MADE THE FIRST DAY TO BE A SEAMLESS AND HAPPY AND EXCITING DURING THIS PANDEMIC. THANK YOU.

SUPERINTENDENT EVANS. >> I WILL SAVE MY COMMENTS FOR THE TWO PRESENTATIONS WHICH ARE ALL TIED TO TOMORROW.

DAY ONE AND THE NEXT FEW WEEKS BEYOND.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU. WELL NOW WE HAVE IF YOU HAVE ANY STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS, JUST BECAUSE YOU CAME ON, THIS IS WHERE YOU WOULD SAY THEM, TRUSTEE GARCIA.

>> NO COMMENT.

>> PERFECT. WELCOME.

THANK YOU. SO NOW MOVING ON IN THE AGENERAL

[XII. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

>> GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA ECOMMENT.

WE RECEIVED PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM RITA AND DORIS.

THESE PUBLIC COMMENTS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND APPROPRIATE STAFF. AND THE SPECIFICS OF THE

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>> THANK YOU. SO NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE

[XIII.a. Start of Schools Part 2]

THIS IS A SLIDE WE SHOW AT STAFFING AND WE'VE ALSO SHOWN START OF SCHOOLS. WHAT'S DIFFERENT THIS YEAR IS THAT WE'RE IN THIS NEW COVID WORLD AND OUR PROJECTIONS ARE PROJECTIONS AND WE USE THOSE FOR STAFFING PURPOSES.

HOWEVER, WE'RE IN THIS SETTING WHERE THE FUNDING IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE BUT LOOKING BACK AT OUR PROJECTIONS, WE'RE ABOUT 158 BELOW WHICH IS -- YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE.

WHICH IS SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF WHERE WE WERE -- IT'S BASICALLY ON PAR WITH WHERE WE ARE THE SECOND FRIDAY OF SCHOOL. WE ARE SEEING GROWTH AND THAT'S THE AREA THAT'S GROWN THE FASTEST FOR US.

THAT'S GOOD NEWS. UNIQUE THIS YEAR, WE'RE TWO WEEKS LATER STARTING THAN PAST YEARS AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED MANY OF OUR NO SHOWS ALREADY SO WE'RE GROWING BUT DROPPING STUDENTS AT THE SAME TIME SO WE'RE MAKING STEADY PROGRESS TOWARD OUR GOAL BUT WE'LL SEE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WHERE WE ARE.

WE DID PROJECT OUR GROWTH AND STAFFED IT ACCORDINGLY.

WE ADDED STAFF THIS YEAR FOR THAT PROJECTED GROWTH BUT BUDGETED FOR NO STUDENT GROWTH AND WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO OVERLIEER ALL DISTRICTS ARE BEING HELD HARMLESS THIS YEAR FOR DECLINES AND THAT WAS PART OF THE CHANGE.

SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIND OUR KIDS? ONE WAY IS WE LOOK AT THE TEXTBOOKS WE'VE DISTRIBUTED.

THROUGH TODAY AT ABOUT NOON, WE'RE TRACKING IT ALONG THAT AND STILL AT THIS .93% OF STUDENTS HAVE COME AND PICKED UP TEXTBOOKS. WE'RE WORKING TO CALL FAMILIES DAILY AND THAT'S WHAT IS GETTING PEOPLE TO COME.

OUR GOAL WEB THAT 95% OF STUDENTS HAVE PICKED UM THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BY SEPTEMBER 4TH WHICH WOULD BE A WEEK FROM FRIDAY. THAT'S TYPICAL WITH OUR NORMAL PRACTICE. IT'S WHEN WE WOULD LOOK AT IF WE'D NOT MADE CONTACT WITH STUDENTS DO WE MAKE THEM INACTIVE AND STEADS AND THEN GO FROM THERE.

ALL THE EFFORTS THAT YOU SEE DURING THIS TIME THEY'RE ALL CONNECTED TO OUR NEXT FIVE GOALS, THE BOARD APPROVED GOALS FROM ANYTHING FROM ELA AND MATH ALL THE -- THAT'S BEEN GOING ON TO DISTRICT BOOKS AND EXTRA SUPPLIES FOR SOME OF OUR STUDENTS. AND THEN AGAIN HIRING RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN A MINUTE.

CREATING THAT SAFE AND WELCOME LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

THAT'S MUCH MORE OF A CHALLENGE WHEN YOU'RE NOT IN PERSON SO A LOT OF EFFORT GOING INTO HOW TO MAKE CONNECTIONS.

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AND THEN WE MOVE THE PILLAR DISTANCE LEARNING. SO A LOT OF THIS SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU'VE SEEN THROUGH OUR TALKS ABOUT THE MOUS AND ALSO A PREVIOUS PRESENTATION ON THIS.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO CALL OUT FB TEA 8 CALLS OUT ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE WITH UNIQUE NEEDS.

ENGLISH LEARNERS. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE IN THAT LAST BULLET ACROSS THE FULL CONTINUUM OF PLACEMENTS.

IT'S PORT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. THAT WOULD INCLUDE HOMELESS STUDENTS, FOSTER, WE ARE WORKING ON PROPOSALS INCLUDED IN OUR DRAFT LEARNING AND CONTINUITY AND -- THAT WILL ADDRESS THAT.

THOSE ARE AIMED AT -- AS WELL AS OTHER ONES LISTED THERE.

BUT ALSO FOR ALL STUDENTS WITH THINGS LIKE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS.

THEY'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO THEM IN THE CLASSROOMS AND ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS. COUPLE OF THE SCHEDULES WE JUST PICKED TWO. COMMUNICATIONS COMING IN.

TESTING. IT WAS JUST RECREPTLY APPROVED IN PERSON ONE-ON-ONE INITIAL TESTING.

FOLLOWING SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND OUR TEAM IS WORKING ON MORE EL SUPPORT SO THAT'S GOING TO MATERIALIZE INTO OUR DRAFT.

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AS FAR AS PRESCHOOL GOES, WHILE GUIDANCE STILL COMING OUT IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS, WE HAVE DEVELOPED SUCCESSFULLY A MUTUALLY AGREED UPON DISTANCE LEARNING PRESCHOOL PROGRAM WITH NTA AND THAT'S BOTH FOR OUR CSV -- THE OTHER NIGHT WE WERE DISTRIBUTING CHROME BOOKS AND HAD QUITE A TURNOUT.

THEY ADOPT CHECK OUT TEXTBOOKS LIKE YOU WOULD IN THE UPPER GRADES BUT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO CHROME BOOKS AND TECHNOLOGY AND WE'VE BEEN CHECKING THAT OUT AS WELL.

WE'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH OUR FAMILIES ABOUT WHAT THE SCHEDULES LOOK LIKE AND HOW THEY CAN CONNECT.

SO FOR OUR CLASSIFIED SUPPORT STAFF WE'VE BEEN REPURPOSING AS AGREED UPON IN OUR MOU SO WE DO HAVE BUS DRIVERS MAKING PHONE CALLS, RUNNING ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE RUN.

WE HAVE HELPING OUT AT SCHOOLS AND IN DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OFFICES. WE'VE GOT IAS AND WE'VE GOT HEALTH ASSISTANCE. THEY'RE ALL HELPING IN DIFSHT WAYS. ALSO HELPING US TO GET PPD OUT TO SITES. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF STAFF TRAINING GOING ON AS YOU KNOW WITH OUR NTA.

WE HAVE JUST OVER 600 CERTIFICATED FTD SO ON THE FIRST DAY WHEN IT'S NOT EVEN A REQUIREMENT OVER HALF THE STAFF CHOSE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS AND DURING OUR -- YOU CAN SEE THERE WE AVERAGED AT 300 SO IT CONTINUED THROUGH A VARIETY OF THINGS.

YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S OFFERED THERE.

ONLINE AUCTIONS AND EVERYTHING. WE HAVE SPECIFIC GUIDELINESAL ABOUT WEARING MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING AND PEOPLE FOLLOWING THAT. IN PREPARATION FOR CHILD CARE AND DAY CHAMP PROGRAMS. EVERY SCHOOL HAS A VIDEO FROM THEIR PRINCIPAL DIRECTING STAFF IN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND HOW TO FOLLOW THE PROTOCOLS. THOSE HAVE BEEN SHARED.

WE'LL BE DOING SIMILAR FOR SCHOOLS, STUDENTS WHEN THEY RETURN. AND FOR PARENTS TO WATCH REGARDING HOW STUDENTS ENTER CAMPUS SUCCESSFULLY AND STAY SAFE. WE'LL GET THOSE OUT PRIOR TO OPENING.

>> THE ONLY OTHER POINTS ON HERE, THE COVID TESTING CENTER WE HAVE OUR TUESDAY COMMUNITY CNTER AND WE ARE WORK ARING IN COLLABORATION WITH ZACH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT -- SAC COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO POTENTIALLY PROVIDE TESTING FOR STAFF SO WAITING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THAT IN THE WEEKS AHEAD AND WE HAVE RECENTLY COMPLETED CONTACT TRACER TRAINING WITH 30 STAFF.

TWO FROM EACH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. >> SURE.

>> SO LIKE I SAID TALKING ABOUT HOW STAFF CAN ENTER SITES THERE'S A PROCESS THAT WE PUT INTO PLACE WHERE THEY CONTACT THEIR SCHOOL. LET THEM KNOW THEY WANT TO COME IN. GET THE GREEN LIGHT.

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THIS ONE IS DESIGNED FOR STAFF BUT WE ALSO HAVE ONE FOR STUDENTS.

THE PRINCIPALS ARE DESCRIBING FOR THEIR STAFF DIFFERENT WAYS AROUND CAMPUS TO ENTER SAFELY. PILLAR FIVE, OUR STUDENTS.

WE START TOMORROW WITH OUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

WE ARE BACK THROUGH THE STUDENT ELIGIBILITY BASED MEALS.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE SUPPER AND SNACK AVAILABLE AT JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE SITE AND THEN REMINDER IT'S NOW 10:30 TO 12:00:30 FOR ALL SITES ACROSS THE DISTRICT ALL 15 LOCATIONS AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS TO GIVE PARENTS EXTRA TIME.

>> WE KNOW THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS CHANGED SOME THINGS WITH THE LUNCH PROGRAM. IS IT GOING TO AFFECT ANYTHING WE'RE DOING?

>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CHANGES THE GUIDELINES THAT COULD CHANGE THINGS. WE'RE WATCHING THAT.

THERE'S SOME PROPOSALS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW IN FACT TO POTENTIALLY EXTEND THE MEALS FOR EVERYBODY ALL THROUGH THE YEAR OR AT LEAST A PORTION. WE'LL SEE.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THAT LAST BULLET ON THAT LAST SLIDE ALSO TALKED ABOUT POTENTIALLY UTILIZING CARES AGENT FUNDING TO CONTINUE ON WITH SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS WE'RE DOING.

WE PICKED UP QUITE A FEW COMMUNITY WE HAVE THE STAFF AND ABILITY RIGHT NOW TO PICK UP SOME OF THE COMMUNITY CENTERS AND THAT'S HELPING TO OFFSET SOME OF OUR POTENTIAL LOSS.

WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS ASHED THE STATE.

>> SO JUST TO CLARIFY BECAUSE STARTING TOMORROW WITH SCHOOL LIKE IT WON'T BE THE SAME AS WE'VE HAD WHERE YOU CAN JUST COME AND IT'S ANYBODY CAN GET A FREE MEAL.

THE SUBTITUTE NEEDS TO HAVE THEIR PIN NUMBER FOR LUNCH

CORRECT? >> YES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

>> I HAVE A COMMENT. SO PRINCIPAL -- WAS REAL CLEAR LAST NIGHT THAT THE STUDENTS SHOULDN'T LEAVE THEIR HOME TO GO PICK UP THEIR LUNCHES. BECAUSE OF THE PASSING PERIODS, THE LIMITED TIME TO PASS FROM CLASS TO CLASS.

AND SO PARENTS OR SOMEBODY NEEDS TO PICK UP LUNCH IF THEY'RE

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ELIGIBLE FOR A LUNCH. >> PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO PICK UP FOR THEIR STUDENTS, SIBLINGS AS WELL.

THOSE WAIVERS WERE GRABBEDED. SOME STUPIDITYS MAY BE ABLE TO GO WALK TO THEIR LOCATION AND PICK IT UP.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF FAMILIES.

TO STILL ACCESS FOOD.

>> WE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS DISTANCE LEARNING AT HOME HAD THE MATERIALS THAT THEY NEEDED SO WE WERE VERY INTENTIONAL WE WERE LOOKING AT WHAT TO PUT IN THE SUCCESS KIT OR BACKPACK FOR FOSTER AND HOMELESS STUDENTS. WE'RE VERY INTENTIONAL PACKING THEM WITH GRADE LEVEL SPECIFIC MATERIALS REALEDING THEY DIDN'T HAVE THAT CLASSROOM TO GRAB A PENCIL ORACLE CUE LATER FROM.

AND STUDENTS IN THE SDC PROGRAM WE RECOGNIZED THE SENSORY NEEDS AND A NUMBER OF OTHER KNEW ANEMIC NEEDS THESE STUDENTS HAVE THAT CAN PREVENT THEM FROM ACCESSING THEIR LEARNING.

WE WERE VERY INTENTIONAL AND GRADE LEVEL SPECIFIC.

NEED SPECIFIC WITH THE SUCCESS KITS FOR RSDC STUDENTS.

WE HAVE A BOARD GOAL. BOARD NUMBER FOUR WHERE SUBSTITUTES ARE CONNECTED TO THEIR SCHOOLS.

SO THAT BECOMES MUCH MORE DIFFICULT IN A DISTANCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OR IT COULD. SO IF WE TAKE ACTION, WE CAN HELP TO REALLY HELP MITIGATE THAT.

>> GO BACK ONE, DOUG. THIS ONE IS PRETTY IMPORTANT.

>> YEAH. I DIDN'T SEE WE'D ALREADY SWITCHED TO THE SECOND ONE. SO SOME OF THE ACTIONS AS YOU CAN SEE VIRTUAL AND HANDS ON ACTIVITIES LIKE WE SEED WITH COACHES AND AGENT LEES AND IN OUR CTE PATHWAYS TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS BEING PROVIDED SO THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE THAT BECAUSE PICTURING THOSE CLASSES ARE SO RICH AND HANDS ON ACTIVITIES ALREADY AND TO NOT BE IN THERE IS JUST SUCH

A HARD THING TO TRANSMIT. >> SO THIS IS SOMETHING WE

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VOLLEYBALL, WRESTLING, TRACK. KIDS COULD STAY CONNECTED ALL YEAR. WELL, FROM AN ATHLETIC PERSPECTIVE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL THE ATHLETIC SEASONS HAVE ALL BEEN SHIFTED TO JANUARY AND SO WHAT THAT DOES, THAT LEAVES A TON OF STUDENTS BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS TRACKED ENGAGEMENT IN ATHLETICS AND PANNED AND MUSIC AND SHARED THAT AND REPORTED IT BACK TO THE BOARD AND IT'S GROWN EVERY YEAR AND THE BOARD'S INVESTMENT IN AGENT LETTEDICS HAS REALLY HAD A SFRONG IMPACT ON FOURTH GRADES AND UP. KIDS CAN RECORD INDIVIDUAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS SO SORRY PARENTS YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR IT OUT OF THE ROOMS ANTICIPATE RECORD AND THEN SEND IT IN AND THEN INSTEAD OF HAVING SHAWN STAY UP TO 2:30 IN THE MORNING 12 STRAIGHT DAYS TO PUT THIS TOGETHER, THE SAME KIND OF PEOPLE AND PROCESSES THAT HELPED US WITH OUR GRADUATION CEREMONIES WILL PULL THOSE TOGETHER INTO A VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR.

SAME THING WITH DRAMA. OUR FINAL SLIDE IS THE CHILD CARE AND DAY CAMP. YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS HERE.

WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT HAD APPLIED WERE READY FOR THE PROGRAM AND THEN HAVE DECIDED THEY'RE GOING TO STAY HOME OR OTHER PLANS SO WE HAVE SOME AVAILABILITY. AND PEOPLE CAN STILL APPLY.

IF THEY'RE WATCHING THIS NOW PA FAMILIES THAT NEED THAT SUPPORT, THEY CAN REACH OUT AND STILL CONTACT US.

WE CAN WORK WITH THEM ON OPTIONS FOR THEM.

YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND THE THE ENROLLMENTS

AT THE SITES. >> 360, SOMETHING LIKE THAT? SO WHAT'S INTERESTING IS I GUESS THE WAY TO SAY IT IS IT'S POSSIBLE THE OBJECT TO THE FORM HAS TURNED.

BECAUSE AS YOU REMEMBER, WE WERE DOING SURVEYS IN JUNE AND WE EVEN DID A SURVEY IN JULY DURING THE PEAK OF THE VIRUS LIKE MID JULY. AND SAID HOW MANY PARENTS AND STUDENTS WOULD LIKE TO BE ON CAMPUS PART TIME OR FULL TIME? PART TIME TO FULL TIME WAS STILL ABOUT 70%.

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AND NOW THESE SPOTS ARE HERE AND THEY'RE NOT FILLING UP.

AND TRUST ME WE'VE COMMUNICATED THEM.

AND THEY GOT MEDIA COVERAGE. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT AS ONE DATA POINT AND AS WE CONTINUE TO LOOK TOWARDS THE STATE'S REOPENING GUIDANCE AND COHORTS, WE'LL KEEP ENGAGING OUR PARENTS BUT IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE I REMEMBER WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THESE WE WORRIED THEY WOULD FILL UP QUICKLY AND HOW WOULD WE NEED MORE. THEY ARE FLOAT FILLING UP AS QUICK AS ANTICIPATED. STILL GREAT AND SUPER HELPFUL FOR ESSENTIAL WORKER FAMILIES AND OTHERS.

BUT JUST THOUGHT YOU SHOULD NOTE THAT DESPITE A LOT OF EFFORT TO COMMUNICATE INCLUDING CALLS, THERE'S STILL SPACE AVAILABLE.

WERE YOU ON MUTE, CHRISTINA? LIKE I AM? LIKE A GOOD PERSON. WERE YOU BEHAVING AND ON MUTE?

>> I WAS NOT. WILL I HAD MY MICROPHONE ON.

>> SO YOU WERE BAD. OKAY. NONRULE FOLLOWER.

NICE. CLASSIC.

HE'D LIKE YOU TO CHECK THE VOLUME ON IT.

AND TRY IT AGAIN. AND THEN IS THAT THE BACK UP PLAN? OKAY.

THE REASON I WANT TO SHOW IT SO MUCH IS BECAUSE A LOT OF TIME WAS PUT INTO THIS FOR STAFF TO SEE.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING FOR OUR FAMILIES IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIRED HANDBOOKS.

>> EACH PERSON WAITS SIX FEET APART.

WHAT YOU'LL NOTICE IS -- STAND HERE.

THESE DOTS ARE GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT.

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THAT'S A PREVIEW OF WHATEVER IT IS SAFE FOR US TO RETURN WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THE STATE LAW WHICH OR STATE GUIDANCE WHICH SAYS THERE MUST BE A WRITTEN REPORT.

WE ALREADY HAVE DRAFTS OF THEM BUT TODAY'S DRAFT IS TOMORROW'S LINING THE WASTE PAPER BASKET BECAUSE THE GUIDANCE CHANGED LAST THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND TUESDAY.

SO IN THE SPAN OF 48 WORK HOURS WE HAD THREE NEW KINDS OF STUDENT GUIDANCE.

[XIII.b. An Introduction to the Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan]

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>>> FOR THE SAKE OF THIS PRESENTATION TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED.

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THIS IS MY EXAMPLE. >> OKAY, THIS DEALS WITH EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

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I'M NOT SURE WHAT SCHOOLS THESE ARE BUT I WAS TOLD SOME SCHOOLS ARE LOOKING AT A GUITAR CLUB A GARDEN CLUB, AND OTHER INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES WHERE STUDENTS CAN GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN A VIRTUAL SETTING AND PARTICULAR ASPECT AND PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TO KEEP THEM ENGAGED. WE WANT TO NOTE THAT AS AN AREA WE NEED TO KEEP STUDENTS

ENGAGED. >> AND OF COURSE THERE IS SCHOOL NUTRITION.

WE WILL CONTINUE FEEDING OUR KIDS AND DOING THE GRAB AND GO. WE ARE EXTENDING THE HOURS SO IN HINDSIGHT WE WILL ADD EVENING DISTRIBUTION AND GO FROM ONE HOUR UP UNTIL TWO HOURS SO MORE

FAMILIES CAN ENGAGE. >> THOSE ARE THE AREAS REQUIRED IN THE PLAN.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT MORE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTS THAT WE HAD.

WE SPOKE LAST WEEK AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY MATTERS. SO EVERYTHING WAS DONE.

AND, WE WILL SHARE THIS WITH THE EXECUTIVE BOARD ON AUGUST 28 AS WELL AS THE EXECUTIVE BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 21. WE WILL POST THIS ON THE WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW.

THAT IS THE ACTUAL PLAN SO ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN REVIEWING THIS CAN DO THIS AND THEY CAN PROVIDE FEEDBACK. WE WILL HAVE A FORM ONLINE WHERE THEY CAN COMMENT ONLINE AND WE CAN READ THAT AND CONSIDER IT BEFORE WE COME BACK TO YOU DURING OUR PUBLIC HEARING WHICH IS ON THE NEXT SLIDE, SEPTEMBER 9, AND COMING BACK, TWO WEEKS LATER, ASKING FOR YOUR ACTIONS AND I PUT ON THEIR SO YOU KNOW WHY THIS IS SUCH A TIGHT TIMELINE.

SEPTEMBER 30 IS THE DEADLINE WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN WHERE THE TRUSTEES MUST ADAPT THE PLAN.

AND WE HAVE TO FILE IT WITHIN FIVE DAYS. SO, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING AND WITH SCHOOL STARTING TOMORROW THERE ISN'T A LOT OF TIME. BUT WE WANTED TO COME TODAY AND GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW BEFORE I COME BACK, ON SEPTEMBER 9 WITH MORE DETAILS.

I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. AND I AM AVAILABLE FOR

QUESTIONS. >> TRUSTEES ANY QUESTIONS? >> OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS. >> I DO HAVE A FEW. THANK YOU.

THAT WAS CONSISTENT WITH HOW WE DO THINGS. IT WAS VERY THOROUGH.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I WILL AVOID TAKING SHOTS AT WHOEVER DECIDED THIS WOULD BE ALL CAPITALIZED. THAT IS NOT EVEN REMOTELY CONFUSING.

SO THE DEADLINE IN THE STATE, WAS SEPTEMBER 30. OKAY.

>> I MEAN, THERE ARE SOME NOTICEABLE SIMILARITIES AND THIS -- BUT DOCUMENTS FORMALLY KNOWN AS L CAP WENT THROUGH THE COUNTY OFFICE AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

>> ACTUALLY NO, WE SEND IT TO THE COUNTY 1ST AND THEN THE COUNTY FORWARDS IT.

>> OKAY. SO TONIGHT, THIS WAS PART OF THE LEGAL TIMELINE, OUR OPPORTUNITY

TO PREVIEW THE PREVIEW. >> EXACTLY. >> WE WILL HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING IN SEPTEMBER. IF AT THAT MEETING, WE RECEIVED PUBLIC FEEDBACK AND DESPITE THE

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IN THE SECOND MEETING, IT WILL POSSIBLY BE -- >> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> I AM GOOD. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE?

>> ONE OF THE THINGS, I AM HAPPY ABOUT WITH THIS REPORT TONIGHT IS THAT THE NUMBER OF EFFORTS TO REACH OUT. YOU KNOW HOW CRITICAL THAT IS PYRRHIC WE ALWAYS SEEM TO GET FEEDBACK BUT THERE HAS BEEN A LACK OF EFFORT TO REACH OUT TO STAKEHOLDERS.

THANK YOU DEIDRE FOR SHOWING THE TIMELINE OF THE GROUPS THAT HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING OVER THE MONTHS AND GIVING US FEEDBACK. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT PYRRHIC IT IS GOOD INFORMATION FOR US

TRUSTEES TO USE WHEN WE HEAR THAT. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE CHROME BOOKS. SO WE DISTRIBUTED 8700 CHROME BOOKS FOR THIS PARTICULAR

ACADEMIC YEAR, CORRECT? >> THIS IS CONFIRMATION. >> THIS INCLUDES WHAT WAS DISTRIBUTED LAST YEAR END THE ONE DISTRIBUTED AT THE START OF THIS YEAR.

A LOT OF KIDS KEPT THEM OVER THE SUMMER PYRRHIC THIS MANY WERE OUT AS OF TODAY.

THROUGH THEIR LIBRARY ACCOUNT. >> OKAY, BUT IT IS A COMBINATION.

I DID NOT WANT IT TO SEEMED LIKE AN ADDITIONAL 7800 CHROME BOOKS. I WANTED TO GET CLARIFICATION

PYRRHIC SO IS THE SAME TRUE AS FAR AS THE HOTSPOTS? >> YES.

>> WE HAD QUITE A BIT MORE FOR THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR BUT YES, IT IS THE SAME AND COMBINE.

>> I KNOW THAT CHROME BOOKS GET LOST, I KNOW THEY POSSIBLY GET DAMAGE PYRRHIC SO I KNEW THE NUMBERS WOULD PROBABLY RISE. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW TO WHAT LEVEL PYRRHIC SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE CLARIFICATION PYRRHIC FINALLY, YOU KNOW, I AM PROUD THAT THE DISTRICT HAS ALTERNATIVE DUTIES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND AS YOU SAID SOME PEOPLE ARE HAPPY ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY ARE TRYING SOMETHING NEW AND MAYBE A DIFFERENT WAY THEY OPERATE.

I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE SAY, TRY THIS ALTERNATIVE. BECAUSE WE VALUE YOU.

WHATEVER YOUR CONCERNS ARE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH. I'M PROUD THAT THE DISTRICT DID

THAT. >> AND JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS.

ON THE SLIDE WITH THE GROUPS THAT WE HAVE MET, DID WE TALK ABOUT THE PLAN OR DID THEY GET

TO SEE THE DRAFT PLAN? >> THE FIRST FEW SLIDES THAT I SHOWED YOU -- WE HAVE MADE DECISIONS BASED ON THE FEEDBACK OF HOW WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING. THE LAST SLIDE THAT I SHOWED YOU, WE PROVIDED A PRESENTATION TO THEM TRYING TO EXPLAIN SO THEY WOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH THE L CAP PYRRHIC AND WITH THEM WE GAVE THEM A DRAFT PLAN OF WHERE WE WERE.

SO THEY GET THE HIGH LEVEL AND I GAVE THEM A DEADLINE OF WHEN TO PROVIDE THEIR FEEDBACK TO ME.

I WILL GET IT NEXT WEEK. >> AND IF ANY CHANGES ARE MADE, WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 9, ARE WE GOING TO INDIVIDUALLY SEND THEM OUT TO OUR INDIVIDUAL STAKEHOLDER

GROUPS TO SEE IF THEY HAVE FURTHER COMMENTS? >> NO.

ON SEPTEMBER 2 THE DRAFT PLAN GOES UP FOR ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC TO MAKE COMMENT.

AND ONCE THOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS COME IN WE WILL REVIEW IT. STAFF MAY CHOOSE TO TWEAK IT.

AS WE HAVE DONE BEFORE PYRRHIC WE SHOWED YOU ALL OF THE COMMENTS.

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THIS IS NOT LIKE A NEW L LETTER CAP. IT IS TO IMMORTALIZE THE PROCESS. THERE IS ENOUGH TO ADD AND TWEAK A NUMBER OF THINGS.

BUT FOR EXAMPLE WHEN WE NEGOTIATED THE MOU AND THEY HAD THREE EXTRA DAYS OF TEACHER WORKDAYS AND WE SHOWED 300. DATE THAT COST THE SCHOOL DISTRICT $729,000.

THAT WAS SIGNED IN JULY BEFORE THIS TEMPLATE WAS EVEN PROVIDED WHICH I THINK WAS AUGUST 1 ON A FRIDAY. SO THAT STUFF WILL BE CAPTURED. AND EVEN IF STAKEHOLDERS DON'T LIKE THAT WE DID THAT, THAT IS DONE. EXTRA TIME PROVIDED FOR THE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE DOING NUTRITION SERVICES AND WHO PUT IN EXTRA HOURS AN EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS BEFORE WE GOT BETTER WITH MASKS. THEY RECEIVED EXTRA MONEY.

THAT WAS PART OF THE MOU. THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PROCESS PYRRHIC AS APPROPRIATE HAND SANITIZER AND SAFETY MATERIAL. THAT IS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF EVERYONE FROM THE CDC TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. EVEN IF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THAT.

THAT WILL BE INCLUDED. BUT THEN THERE ARE MONEY AND ACTION THAT WILL BE INFLUENCED

BY STAKEHOLDER AND BOARD FEEDBACK. >> THANK YOU PYRRHIC I APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS, HOW ARE WE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING THE LAWS. EVERYONE KNOWS THERE HAS BEEN LEARNING LOST BUT WE ARE JUST STARTING SCHOOL. SO I AM INTERESTED BECAUSE I KNOW OUR PLANS WILL BE EVER EVOLVING BECAUSE WE NEED STAFF TO REALLY WORK AND UNDERSTAND THEIR CLASSROOMS AND ASSESS WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AND THEN THE PRINCIPAL COULD HAVE CONVERSATIONS IF WE HAVE TO WORK AND PROVIDE DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES. I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF ALTERNATIVES BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT HOW WE WILL EVOLVE AND ADDRESS LEARNING LOSSES THAT WE KNOW WILL BE THERE. I CAN'T SAY WE WILL HAVE A PLAN.

I DON'T EXPECT ONE. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO KNOWING IT'S NOT JUST A SEPTEMBER 9 DEAL BUT HOW WILL WE ADDRESS THE LOSS. AND ONE QUESTION, AND I DON'T NEED AN ANSWER I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS THAT, IT SAID THAT ON THE HEARING WE ARE SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE OPTIONS FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION OR HEARINGS THAT SOLICIT FEEDBACK TO REACH STAKEHOLDERS WHO DO NOT HAVE INTERNET ACCESS OR SPEAK OTHER LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH.

JUST CURIOUS. I DON'T NEED AN ANSWER NOW. THAT WAS ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF HOW WE WILL MEET THAT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE HEARING. I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK. THIS IS A LOT OF WORK IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

WE KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO FOR THE STUDENTS WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN RESOLVE OVERNIGHT. WERE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS PYRRHIC.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN.

[XIV. CONSENT ITEMS]

>> APPROVED. >> MOVED BY TRUSTEE GRANT. LET'S CALL THE ROLE.

>> DOING THE ROLL CALL. >> CONSENT CALENDAR IS APPROVED 5-0.

[XV.a. Ratify a Memorandum of Understanding between the District and CSEA regarding Distance Learning]

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>> WE ARE NOW MOVING ONTO OUR ACTION ITEMS PYRRHIC AND CHRISTINA, DID WE RECEIVE ANY

PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ANY ITEMS ON OUR ACTION AGENDA. >> NO WE DID NOT.

>> ALL RIGHT NOW MOVING ONTO ACTION ITEM MATE WHICH IS TO RATIFY REGARDING DISTANCE LEARNING. BOARD MEMBERS DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR TO I HAVE A MOTION?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR COMING TOGETHER SO QUICKLY ON THIS AND WORKING TO PROTECT WORKERS WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE THINGS TO DO RIGHT NOW LIKE BUS DRIVERS.

THERE'S NOT A LOT OF BUSES GOING AROUND. THIS IS SUPPORTING THE DISTRICT AND ENSURING EVERYONE WILL CONTINUE TO GET THEIR PAYCHECK. I QUIETLY MOVE APPROVAL.

>> SECOND PERIOD. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT.

>> IT IS WEIRD WITH YOU AT THE BOARD MEETING TRUSTEE GRANT BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU ARE

MUFFLED PURE. >> I KNOW, I AM A WEIRD GOD. >> WE'RE GOING TO DO A ROLL

CALL. >> CALLING THE ROLL CALL. >> THE MOTION IS APPROVED 5-0.

[XV.b. Ratify a Memorandum of Understanding between the District and CSEA regarding Safety and Leaves of Absence]

LEAVE OF ABSENCE HIS. COMMENTS OR A MOTION. >> I MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> MOVED BY TRUSTEE GRANT IS THAT A SECOND PERIOD. >> ACTION ITEM B IS APPROVED

[XV.c. Approve Employment Agreement with William Young]

PRIOR TO ASKING FOR A MOTION. MS. ANGELA HERRERA WILL ANNOUNCE THE DISCLOSURE.

>> TONIGHT THE BOARD IS ASKED TO APPROVE AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH WILLIAM YOUNG.

IT REQUIRES THE BOARD TO RECEIVE A VERBAL SUMMARY OF THE AGREEMENT FINAL -- I PRIOR TO FINAL ACTION. IT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING TERMS. IT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL JUNE 2024.

THE ANNUAL BASE SALARY IS $212,000 FOR A COMPLETE YEAR. IT INCLUDES $600 AUTO ALLOWANCE FOR $600. AND DISTRICT PAID ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR DUES AND CALIFORNIA OFFICIAL DUES. HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS AND THE WORK HERE IS 220 DAYS FOR THE COMPLETE SCHOOL YEAR WITH NO PAID VACATION.

>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR TO I HAVE A MOTION.

>> JUST A COMMENT. SO I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD FIND A MORE DESERVING GUY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. A MORE QUALIFIED GUIDE TO FILL THE POSITION.

BILL IS A GOOD FRIEND, I KNOW HE PUTS THE KIDS FIRST. HE IS A STRAIGHT SHOOTER.

AND THAT IS THE TYPE OF PERSON I THINK WE NEED DURING A TIME OF CRISIS.

SO WITH THAT, I WOULD GLADLY MOVE APPROVAL FOR THIS CONTRACT. >> A MOTION BY GRANT.

>> I SECOND PERIOD. >> LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL. CALL.

>> ACTION ITEM C IS APPROVED 5-0. WELCOME BACK MR. YOUNG.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU JOIN THE FAMILY. >> MOVING ONTO ACTION ITEM D.

[XV.d. Approve Resolution No. 20-28 (Measure D) Authorizing the Issuance of Sale, 2020 General Obligation Refunding Bonds]

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>> YES, IN APRIL 2020 THE BOARD APPROVED THE DISTRICT TO REQUEST A WAIVER FROM THE STATE TO INCREASE THE BOND CAPACITY. AND THE BOND CAPACITY WAS INCREASED FROM 2.5% TO 3.8%.

THIS ALLOWS THE DISTRICT TO REBOUND OR REFINANCE THE BONDS WERE MEASURED D WHICH WAS SOLD BACK IN 206-2007 IN THE AMOUNT OF $145 MILLION. THE BOND REFINANCING WILL REDUCE THE INTEREST RATE FROM 5.6% TO 1.73%. IT WILL SAVE THE DISTRICT TAXPAYERS $6 MILLION OVER NINE YEARS OVER THE REMAINING BALANCE.

>> HAPPY TO SAVE MONEY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION. >>

>> I THINK I HEARD ANOTHER TRUSTEE. CALLING THE ROLE.

ACTION ITEM D TO SAVE THE COMMUNITY MONEY SAY -- 5-0. NOW MOVING ONTO ACTION ITEM E

[XV.e. Approve Resolution No. 20-29 (Measure J) Authorizing the Issuance of Sale of Bonds, Election 2014, Series 2020, Not to Exceed $20,500,000]

$20.5 MILLION. MS. CLEVELAND. >> YES, AGAIN DUE TO THE APPROVED BOND CAPACITY THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE SALE OF BONDS FOR THE REMAINDER BALANCE OF J TO SUPPORT FUTURE PROJECTS. THE DISTRICT ALSO WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LOW INTEREST RATES FOR THE SALE OF THE REMAINING BALANCE.

>> TRUSTEES, ANY COMMENTS? >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> MOVED BY TRUSTEE.

A SECOND PERIOD WE WILL NOW CALL THE ROLL CALL. >> ACTION ITEM E IS APPROVED

[XV.f. Approve Resolution No. 20-30 (Measure L) Authorizing the Issuance of Sale of Bonds, Election 2018, Series 2020A and Series 2020B, Not to Exceed $112,000,000]

5-0. >> NOW MOVING ONTO ACTION ITEM F.

APPROVE ACTION ITEM RELATED TO MEASURE L AUTHORIZING THE ISSUE IN'S OF SALE THE BOND ELECTION 2014 SERIES 2028 SERIES 2020 BE NOT TO EXCEED $112 MILLION. MRS. CLEVELAND.

>> YES, AGAIN DUE TO THE BOND CAPACITY WAIVER APPROVAL OF THIS AUTHORIZED THE SALE OF THE BOND NOT OF THE REMAINING BALANCE OF ONE OF $12 MILLION FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE PROJECTS.

THE SALE OF THE MEASURE L BONDS WILL SAVE THE DISTRICT AND ESTIMATED $12 MILLION IN INTEREST BY PAYING OFF THE CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION WHICH WAS ANOTHER DEBT OBLIGATION WE TOOK OUT TO GET UPFRONT MONEY TO PAY FOR THE NEW SCHOOL.

THERE WILL ALSO BE AN ESTIMATED SAVINGS OF $500,000 DUE TO BOND SALES EFFICIENCIES BY SELLING ALL AT ONCE. THESE SAVINGS OF $12.5 MILLION WILL BE USED FOR FUTURE

PROJECTS. >> THANK YOU MS. CLEVELAND. I KNOW AT THIS TIME, DAWSON MENTIONED IN HIS COMMENTS, DISCUSSION ABOUT POTENTIAL USE OF THIS.

BOARD MEMBERS THIS WOULD BE THE TIME FOR COMMENTS. >> AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. I DON'T WANT TO REITERATE EVERYTHING THAT I SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING BUT I DO THINK THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME AS WE LOOK AT THE REMAINING $112 MILLION AND I'M REALLY GLAD WE ARE USING THIS TO PAY OFF THE THINGS WE ARE DOING.

IT ALSO MEANS YOU WILL HAVE RESOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE.

AGAIN, MY VISION IS REHABILITATING THE SCHOOLS. I THINK WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW AND ONE FRUSTRATING THING WE ALL FELT DURING THE PANDEMIC AND THE RECESSION WAS,

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>> BOARD MEMBERS, ANY COMMENTS. >> JUST ONE QUESTION FOR THE LEGENDARY TRUSTEE.

WOULD THAT INCLUDE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT AT SOME POINT FOR THE PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT?

>> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. >> WELT THAT WOULD, HELP GAUGE MY TEMPERATURE IF WE WILL PURSUE IT. I'M OPEN TO BRINGING IT BACK.

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WITH THAT INCLUDE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT THAT WOULD GO ALONG WITH ANY REVIEW. DO YOU ENVISION ONE BEING INCLUDED AS PART OF THAT

DISCUSSION? >> I THINK PART OF THE GOAL OF MY CONVERSATION WAS TO GET THE BOARD TO SEE WHAT EVER WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD. NOT ACTING ON THIS RIGHT NOW.

BUT THERE WILL BE TIME TO DISCUSS THIS WHEN IT COMES FORWARD.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO BRING THIS FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION AND WHAT THEY

WANT TO SEE AS PART OF THAT. >> OKAY, I KIND OF GET THAT. THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. >> SO, I THINK THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION AND I THINK, ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT SUPPORTING THE IDEA OF BRINGING THIS BACK FOR DISCUSSION IS THAT, THERE WILL BE THINGS THAT WE CAN NO WE CAN NO LONGER WEIGH IN TERMS OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED.

S I SUPPORT THE IDEA OF BRINGING THIS BACK. THIS HAS BEEN A TOPIC THAT HAS BEEN PART OF THE BOARD DISCUSSION, THIS PARTICULAR BOARD WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

IT HAS PART -- PREGNANT PART OF THE DISCUSSION SINCE 2004 OR 2003 WHEN IT WAS FIRST INITIATED BY A BOARD MEMBER. SO I WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

AND WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE BY STAFF TO HELP US UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT IS INVOLVED AND WHAT WE WOULD NEED TO DO IN TRMS OF MOVING THE PLA FORWARD. I WELCOME THE IDEA.

>> IF I COULD BE EXPLICIT ON WHAT I'M HOPING FOR. I'M ASKING FOR THE FORWARD TOO, GIVE THE INDICATION OR DIRECTION TO STAFF ABOUT WORKING SPECIFICALLY WITH THE TRADES TO BRING BACK DISCUSSION. NOT COMING BACK, BUT WORKING TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING AS THE STAFF ALWAYS DOES. WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY. THEY WORK WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS AND VENDORS, THEY BRING STUFF BACK FOR DISCUSSION AND REPROOF -- APPROVAL.

THAT IS WHAT I AM SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR, TO BRING -- TO WORK WITH THE TRADES TO INCLUDE TO

BRING THAT TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION. >> TAKE YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. AND I SUPPORT THAT IDEA. THANK YOU.

>> FOR THE PUBLIC OR THE AUDIENCE, WOULD YOU MIND EXPLAINING IT.

>> SO PROJECT LABOR IS A NUMBER OF THINGS. IT IS PAGES ABOUT THIS AND THIS IS AN AGREEMENT THAT THEY WILL CONTRACT FOR -- AND THINGS I MENTIONED EARLIER.

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BUT, IT DOES TALK ABOUT LOCAL HIGHER PROVISIONS AND ENSURING WERE NEVER POSSIBLE THEY ARE SETTING STANDARDS FOR HIRING LOCALLY AND THE NUMBER OF LOCAL HOURS GIVEN FOR APPRENTICESHIP AND MORE POSITIONS. AND ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS, THE REASON I FEEL THE TIMING IS GREAT IS BECAUSE, THE PLA WOULD GET US A CURRICULUM THAT IS RECOGNIZED AT SOME OF THE TOP PLACES OUT THERE. IT HAS A BUILT IN PIPELINE FOR STUDENTS TO MATRICULATE DIRECTLY FROM THE CONSTRUCTION PATHWAYS PROGRAM TO INTERNSHIPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS.

WE TALK SO MUCH ABOUT DEVELOPING OUR CAREER PATHWAYS AND HOW WE WANT TO SEE THE STUDENTS MATRICULATING IN THEIR CAREERS. THIS HAS GOING DUTCH PRACTICE WILL CREATE A PATHWAY WHERE WE CAN SEE GRADUATES GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS. NAVIGATING THE PATHWAY AND HAVING THE COURSE SO THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO IMPART ON THE SOLID CAREER WITH

VARIOUS CAREERS OUT THERE. >> IS NOT TWO SEPARATE ITEMS? ONE SEEMS TO BE THIS, OR IS THIS JUST ONE ITEM CLICK SEND JUST ONE ITEM. IT WOULD BE A VITAL PART.

IT IS GUARANTEED, THE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. >> I WILL SUPPORT THE IDEA OF BRINGING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION WHEN STAFF IS READY. BUT I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE A DISCUSSION ITEM SO WE CAN HAVE INPUT AND BRING THE COURT ACTION.

BASICALLY TWO SEPARATE THINGS. >> SO, SO TRUSTEES, I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO MUCH IN DETAIL BUT I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE OUR OWN SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT ON THIS.

I THINK THE TRUSTEE WAS CLEAR THAT IF THERE IS A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD THAT WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS COME BACK, LET'S GIVE THAT AS A SIGN KNOWING WE WILL HAVE CONSTRUCTION MONEY AVAILABLE BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE TIME TO GET INTO DETAILS. AND I WILL JUST SAY I SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD WITH A PLAN THE INTERNSHIP AND THOSE ITEMS COMING BACK FOR BOARD DISCUSSION. BEFORE WE GO TOO FAR DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE I THINK WE NEED TO

TAKE CARE OF THIS ACTION ITEM. >> I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF ACTION ITEM F.

>> MOVED BY TRUSTEE GRANT ACTION ITEM F. >> A SECOND.

LET'S CALL THE ROLE. WE HAVE A AYE. >> ACTION ITEM F FOR THE REFUNDING AND SALE FOR MEASURE L. HAS BEEN APPROVED.

AND THAT IS THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. SILK TRUSTEES I WILL ADJOURN US AT 7:42 P.M. AND MAY WE HAVE A SMOOTH SAILING TO THE START OF SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR END TO EVERY PARENT AND STAFF MEMBER, WHO HAS KIDS, GOOD LUCK.

WE ARE HERE TO MAKE IT AS SUCCESSF

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.