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Part 1 (Video ID: eQaD34_TA60):
- 00:00:06: Meeting Commences: Roll Call, Purpose and Authority Read
- 00:02:33: Public Comment: Tab Two Personnel, Lilia Garcia Speaks
- 00:03:28: Lilia Garcia Shares About Unjust Removal, Supporting Families
- 00:05:48: Public Comment: Tab Four, David Tokovski on Labor
- 00:06:03: David Tokovski Argues for Labor Negotiation Integrity, ELOP
- 00:08:19: Public Comment: Juan Mandiola on Sex Changes, Mental Health
- 00:11:04: Monica Rosola on Gender, Academic Focus in Schools
- 00:13:29: General Public Comment: Maria Palma on School Safety
- 00:13:58: Maria Palma on Tax Revenue, Mental Health vs. Safety
- 00:16:43: Isabelle Gonzalez: Violence and Parking Issues Near Schools
- 00:19:19: Michelle Rios: Concerns about ELOP Funding Cuts
- 00:21:43: Donnie Filu: ELOP cuts, partner, district treatment
- 00:24:13: Lucy Herrera: Concerns on ELOP Funding Cuts on Students
- 00:26:04: Peter Strauss: Protecting Special Needs ELOP Programming
- 00:28:21: Danny Salas: ELOP cuts, partner, district treatment (cont)
- 00:30:54: Chris Jefferson: YMCA partnership and ELOP funding
- 00:33:21: Armando Diaz: Benefits of High School ELOP Programming
- 00:35:58: Jamila Santo on Southeast High Sexual Abuse Cover-Up
- 00:38:14: Abigail Deator: Accusations against LAUSD Administrator
- 00:40:36: Christopher Estella: Concern about school officials
- 00:42:35: Chitra Raman: Fair Class Ranking Amendment, Community College
- 00:44:41: Takur on Jesus Angulo, Maria Sotoayor, Latasha Buck
- 00:47:06: Kim Richards: CBOS Helped Build Expanded Learning
- 00:49:34: Delana Walker: Support for ELOP, LA Conservation Corps
- 00:52:00: Public Comment Ends, Board Recesses Into Closed Session


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Good morning. Welcome. The time is now 10:03 a.m. on May 13, 2026. I'm going to take role. Miss Newell >> present. >> Dr. Rivas, Mr. Meline >> here. >> Miss Grigo, Miss Gomez, Miss Ortiz

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Franklin >> present. >> For President >> present. >> Okay, we have a qu for quum. I'm going to uh go ahead and read through the purpose and authority of the close session today. Then we will take public comment to item specific um items and

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then we will take general public comment under tab one student discipline matters pursuant to education code 48918 CF. Tab two personnel uh pursuant to government code section 54957 public employee discipline dismissal and

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release uh superintendent evaluation and under public employment are executive officer of the board of education and inspector general under tab three conference with legal counsel anticipated litigation uh under government code section 54956.9D4 there are three cases under pending

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litigation pursuant to government code section 54956.9 9 D1 G A V LUSD at all. Jane Doe VLAUSD at all. Jane Doe Vla USD atall and I R

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Vlausd at all. I'll note that all of these case numbers are available on our website boe.lausd.net if you want to go look up the case numbers uh at the LA Superior Court U website. Under tab four, conference with labor negotiators pursuant to government

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code section 54957.6. The negotiators Dr. Murphy in the employee organizations represented are Associated Administrators of Los Angeles Teamsters 2010, California School Employees Association, Los Angeles County Building and Construction Trades Council, Los Angeles School Police

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Association, Los Angeles School Police Management Association, Service Employees International Union, SEIU Local 99, Teamsters, United Teachers Los Angeles, and District Represented Employees and Contract Management Personnel. Uh, Miss Na Reed is the

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negotiator for unrepresented employees, executive officer of the board of education and inspector general. Now I will go through uh public comment item specific public comment. There is no public comment for tab one student discipline. Under tab 2 personnel, there

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are three folks signed up to speak in person. Uh, that's Danny Salas. Are you here? Danny Salas. Check online to see if Mr. sasses on Zoom instead. >> Is that Danny? >> Okay, Danny's in the audience telling me he's going to be doing public comment in

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another section. I appreciate it, sir. I'm just repeating it so that we can have it uh for the record. All right, the next speaker is Monica Razola. Are you here? Monica,

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>> I do not see you. And Lilia Garcia. Come on up, Miss Garcia. You'll have two minutes to speak once you begin. Okay. So, uh, Miss Garcia is going to speak in Spanish. So, if you'd like to hear what she's saying in English, uh, please put on these translation headsets

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that are being offered, uh, so you can experience simultaneous translation. Momento. >> Okay. Gracias. Very good morning to all the members of the board. I am Lilia Garcia for more

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than 23 years working very proud for LA USDC. I have been removed from the school and unfortunately I feel that it was a situation that was unjust.

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I have treated the children with respect parents which is my job as a parent representative as a community representative and proudly I've defended the parents because without the parents we don't have children and without the

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children we don't have a check that is very important I motivate the children every morning to come to school and the children don't call me Miss Lily or Miss Garcia. They know me as

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hip hip hurray go to school. And it makes me very proud to be here in front of you today defending my job because I only do three things in the name of the father, the son, and the

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holy spirit. coming, making families and children come and making the ch the children come and trust in me in order to tell me my mother passed away in December.

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Lily, my daughter just committed suicide. My grandmother just passed away on Friday. and very happily I go to the consulate to bring them resources to help the families.

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If you are pushing me away from the school, nor would I told the principal this is your decision because this is my blessing. I will go somewhere else because whoever if you're a parent, you're agreeing everywhere. Thank you for listening to me.

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>> All right, moving to tab four, conference with labor negotiators. The first in-person speaker is David Tokovski. Are you here, sir? There he is all the way in the back. Please come on up. Mr. Tokovski, you'll have two minutes to speak once you begin. Then after Mr. Tokovski, it is Mr. Juan

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Mangandhi. Thank you very much. I'm speaking on labor and the close session today. uh board members on a 4 to3 vote for your labor negotiators team should never proceed. You need to have a unanimous eight people the superintendent and

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seven in order to have integrity. It means the person has confidence to be a senior manager but it also indicates to you that you have a significant problem that you need to address. You have the May revision tonight and

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tomorrow. It's very optimistic. It's only the tax revenues from April and back for last year. You need to have an action plan the way the superintendent and president did last week to go for the next two to four weeks as hard as

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you can on this money. It's not over until the governor sings and signs. Special ed money is crucial to this district. The Proposition 98 money will be back and there's an opportunity to increase the cola. Remember this does

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not include May's revenue, June and the extensions to July, August, September, and October. Those are all monies for last year. Keep the pressure on at your committee the whole next week. You should add the May revision to the subject. Welcome to the new IG that will

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be coming. The first thing the new IG ought to do is look at $2 billion of extended learning opportunity money that was spent in this district over the last four years. as you pursue revenue enhancement. ELOP money was the biggest gift that this governor ever gave to the

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people and students of of Los Angeles. And finally, as you come forward next month to authorize and approve your UTLA contract, your SEIU contract, and your A contract, which were negotiated and closed in in a way to avoid a strike and

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the loss of learning. I applaud you on that. But make sure you distinguish board members between the district represented people who are rank and file workers at lowincome working-class folks from the senior elite people who should

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not be getting a 10 to 14% raise on top of $250,000. Thank you. Thank you for your time. All right, the next speaker is Juan Jose Mandiola. >> We'll get to you, Miss Arola. Momento,

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Mr. Mandi Pimero por. Okay. No, >> Mr. Thank you, Mr. Mandi. >> All the personnel. I love seeing how they just make their money so easy. It's full, right? Hello. I believe that after yesterday's

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drunken issue, it seems like they will allow childrens to change their sex uh coming to 12 years old and also to practice something that was called family. This is called inclusion uh inside the exclusion and it looks like the old people we are retrogrades and

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and I don't know what else we are because we are not working for a society that's being created uh knowing how we put the old people aside because we are part of that story but we have an ex

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superintendent that is is how much are you paying how much are they paying you Mr. shape $90. What was approved yesterday? Something that's called the big business of mental health and this has become the most used

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medicine that our family need. But you guys are man manipulating this in a dirty way. Thank you, Miss Grigo. You are a proud person of how you what you are doing with our Latino people is a disaster. You're destroying what we had

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values which was our customs. I'm not defending the may the priority or well I'm defending something that's called humanity and I don't think you understand that as of now because you come to comply with a a political agenda that's not helping the students of

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lowincome. How is it possible that a representative, a community rep, is almost crying because she's been helping, motivating, and giving students support for 25 years, even with the Latina families, and so that they can acquire and acquire their own personal

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success. And you are telling us that we are doing things the wrong way. Thank you for your business because honestly, I want to tell you that you are an embarrassment for the Latinos that we try to better the conditions of the lowincome people. And thank you. Have a good morning. Thank you for your time. All right, that concludes public comment

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on item specific. Oh, Monica Rosola, please. Mr. Rosa is going to speak in Spanish. So, if you'd like to use those, continue to use those translation headsets, please, please do so. Okay, gracias. Buenos, >> good morning. My name is Monica Rosa.

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I'm a mother of two students. Unfortunately, Miss Rosio Rias is not is not here at this moment. I wanted to tell her a couple of things, but I'm upset because of what's happening at the schools and they're you using this

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as a nocturnal center where they are putting the students to the men are dressing as women, the women as men. How embarrassing because our district is has to be used for the academic academic mathematics, science,

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history. There's so much to learn. It's an embarrassment that the children are telling the parents, I'm going to stay I'm going to stay at school till 4:30. And what does the father think? Oh, oh, what a great job. You will you will try to learn uh something else or a physical

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or music music class, art. Well, no. It seems like this is a nocturnal center inside the school where the students stay there after school. What a dirty mind you have. And if there is so much love with the community, for the gay

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community, and there is no love for the students and people that are dying of cancer, leukemia, and if there's so much empathy with one thing or another thing, why don't you cut your hair so you can show how much love that you you have for the people or the students that are

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dying, the people that are dying or they're the ones who are going through ca cancer, leukemia, and every time they go through these therapies, they're good for one thing but not for the others. And you feel proud to carry your colorful flags. And at the schools, we shouldn't

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even be talking about nothing that has to do with religion nor if if they are uh certain gender or politics. The school is to focus on the academic side. And this is why our students go there. And then you're saying that students are going to school. How are they going to

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go to school if this is not a safe place? it's safe for you to support them in this way. What role are you playing in their lives? >> Thank you for your time. All right, we'll now do general public comment. I will call on the folks who are in person

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first and then I will transition to call on those who are signed up to speak remotely. So the first speaker in the room is Maria Louisa Palma and then after Miss Palma is Isabelle Gonzalez and then Michelle Rios. They're

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broken. School safety, also known as money for your friends. Who knew that in this mayoral race that the issue of homeless encampments, drug use, organized crime in our neighborhoods would become such a flash point? Anybody to have even Miss

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Nifia Ramen admit that now she doesn't want to defund police. All of a sudden, police is important to the city when there are votes concerned. My name is Maria Louisa Palma and as always, I am here to discuss money and where is it being used and if it's effective or not

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effective. Tax, tax, tax, revenue. You also had that other resolution on the agenda yesterday trying to extract more revenue from the state, meaning from our pockets, taxpayer pockets, without ever coming clear about whether or not the funds were effective or not. Where is

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the accountability? Community-based safety. Now, we're talking about in the city here, city police or school police constituents actually want true safety, not just counseling. Nobody says really and truly nobody says I want more mental

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health services in the school for my children. Parents don't say that naturally. It's because you ask them, Miss Ggo, you say, "Don't you want mental health?" And they sit there and they go, "Well, yeah, of course, sure. You're going to give me something free. I'll take it." But that's not the same thing. Parents want their students to be

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safe. Clinics already exist if people want medical services. So when parents, staff, principals dare to speak up and say anything against your political spiel that you bring here with tons of people that get brought here, what happens? Silencing. The parents are

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retaliated against in their schools. This is a racket, especially immigrant parents. You're driving a wedge between parents and the students, the citizens, the children of these of this district, of this city. You never say yesterday in

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all your mental health discussions, you never said helping children to become closer to their parents. YOU NEVER SAY THAT. YOU ARE SAYING COUNSELORS FIRST. NO, PARENTS and families first. ALWAYS THE STUDENTS, THE CHILDREN BELONG TO

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THEIR PARENTS, NOT TO YOU, MISS GRIGO. NOT to you. >> Thank you for your time. Okay, the next speaker is Isabelle Gonzalez. Come on up. You'll have two minutes to speak once you begin. Isabelle Gonzalez, please come on up.

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Come on up. You have two minutes to speak. When should we begin? >> As time goes by, parents have talked that are parents that are worried that are worried about the high numbers of violence at the schools. I've been I've been a witness that this is the worry of

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the parents. At my school, we have a charter school next to it that has been a huge problem for the parents, for the students, for the community, even for personnel. The problem of parking is there,

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violence is there, the problem of traffic and other issues that we have at this school are is there. And it's gotten to a point where school personnel has been obligated not to participate and place cones at the schools to avoid

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the congestion, parking or traffic and the obstruction of the entrance of our students. Because the parents of this school have been very aggressive. They insult personnel. They don't follow the rules. They fight using verbal words. In

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fact, they've insulted school personnel. They almost fighting. They've almost tried to rand them over. Therefore, if they don't place the cones the way they used to do it before, the problems came back.

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my petition and what I ask is for please M Carla. I want you to do something with the other public servants just like you that have to do with the city and come to an a point where it does this problem

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doesn't escalate so they don't run at someone over they don't run a student parent or a personnel over. Our proposition is that the streets are closed during the beginning of the school day and after. A few years ago, a

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mother was ran over in front of her student. Unfortunately, she passed and we don't want that to happen again. Make use of the good relationship that we have with the mayors or the city people so that

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>> Thank you for your time. for your time. >> Should I continue? >> Okay. >> Thank you for your time. >> All right. The next speaker is Michelle. >> Michelle Rios.

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>> Hi. Come on up. You have two minutes to speak. Why don't you begin? >> Good morning, board president, board members, interim superintendent. My name is Michelle Rios, managing director of Expand LA, a nonprofit intermediary representing a coalition of nearly 500 youth serving organizations across LA

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County. I'm here today on behalf of nonprofit providers serving tens of thousands of students primarily in the district's highest need communities. California made a historic investment in expanded learning through ELOP because lawmakers understood that students need more than the instructional day alone to

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thrive. ELOP was designed to provide universal access to safe, enriching, developmentally supportive programs beyond school hours, especially for working families and communities with the fewest resources. Community- based organizations were always intended to be central partners in that work. For decades, nonprofit providers have

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brought the relationship, youth development, expertise, and community trust that make these programs successful. These organizations are not outside vendors. They're long-standing partners deeply rooted in the communities LUSD serves. That is why getting implementation right matters. so deeply today. There are two major

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concerns providers are facing. First, reimbursement structures and contract terms have not kept pace with actual program costs, workforce realities or the operational demands of ELOP. The master contract was written decades ago. LUSD uh receives nearly 491 million

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annually in ELOP funding plus ACEs in 21st century. Yet, many providers are struggling to sustain programs under rates that do not fully reflect the true cost of delivering compliant high-quality programs. In addition, proposed cuts to enhancement funds will create deficits that programs cannot absorb. Second, providers are

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experiencing growing operational instability through abrupt policy shifts, inconsistent review processes, cease and desist actions, and new restrictions that are making it increasingly difficult to operate programs effectively. The stakes are high for many families. These programs are essential. We're not here in

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opposition to the district. We are here because we believe deeply in the promise of ELP and want to be true thought partners in ma in building sustainable equitable expanded learning ecosystem. We're asking the board to restore enhancement funding and fully fund CBO's fix the master contract and ensure the

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fair treatment of organizations that have served commun communities across the district um faithfully for decades. Thank you. >> Thank you for your time. [applause] Annette Toscano. Annette Tossano, come on down. You have two minutes to speak. Why don't you begin? And after Miss Tossano is Jackie

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Cohen. >> Jackie Cohen. >> Board members. Um I yield my time to Mr. Donnie Filu. >> Good morning board members. My name is Donnie Fu with App School Los Angeles. I serve as a senior VP of leadership and

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community outreach. I've been with this organization for over 22 years. We serve 4,441 students across 15 LUSD sites and boards districts 2 through 7 all in the highest needs communities. If enhancement funds are cut as

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proposed, we face a deficit we cannot absorb. We cannot operate at a loss. That means closures. We have been committed partners to this district for decades and do not deserve to be treated this way. ABS school Allstars was founded by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger who championed the very

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ballot initiative that created app school funding in California. This funding was built on the recognition that community based organizations show up for students. ELOP was created in direct recognition of that during CO when schools were closed. It was CBOS's that kept showing up supporting students

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social and emotional development when nothing else was functioning. Governor Nuome's uh recovery solution was expanded learning >> and it was built on partnerships with the organizations in this room. >> These partnerships are strongly encouraged by CD as the intended

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delivery model. The question before this board is what are L USD's priorities for 491 million in ELOP plus ASUS and 21st century funds. Only 38% of ELOP is currently designated for the required programs. Meanwhile, Beyond the Bell's

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own programs run at the rates we are requesting. Our contract rates dates back decades and does not allow us to keep pace with those costs or with union w standards. We are asking this board for three things. Re restore enhancement funds

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fully fund CBO to deliver the programs this law requires. Fix the master contract. It was written in 2009. It has not kept pace with ELOP on incurring cost. Stop the punitive treatment of organizations that have served these communities faithfully for decades. We

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are not the problem. We are part of the solutions. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you for your time. [applause] >> The next speaker is Jackie Cohen. >> I yield to Lucy Herrera. >> Thank you. >> Good morning board members. My name is Lucy Herrera and I am the executive

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director of Legacy LA. We serve over 800 students across Mendes High School and Wilson High School and some of LA USD's highest need communities through expanded learning, mentorship, academic intervention, and leadership development programming. I also grew up in the same community we serve, and I am a product

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of Legacy LA. If enhancement funding is cut as proposed, organizations like ours will face deficits we cannot absorb. Nonprofits cannot operate at a loss. These cuts will destabilize programs, reduce services, and in some case some

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cases force closures. Legacy LA staff are from these neighborhoods. Many staff, including myself, are alumni of our programs. We have spent decades building trust with youth and families who rely on us not only for enrichment, but for safety, mentorship, stability,

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transportation, meals, academic support, and opportunity. And the reality is if programs like ours disappear, there are no other providers waiting to step in. The highest need schools will be impacted first and hardest. Destabilizing community-based programs

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at the highest need schools in favor of optional activities that could be funded after requirements are met is a profound equity failure. The intent of this funding is to serve these children. This is exactly what we do. That is exactly what is at risk. We are asking this

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board for three things. Restore enhancement funding and fully fund CBOS to deliver the programs the law requires. Fix the master contract. It was written in 2009 and has not kept pace with ELOP or current costs. And stop the punitive treatment of

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organizations that have served these communities faithfully for decades. We are not the problem. We are part of the solution. Thank you. >> Thank you for your time. [applause] All right, Uriah Blackwell. Uriah, come on up.

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>> And then it's Luis Salas and then Jeannie Maroin. >> I yield my time to Peter Strauss. >> All right, come on up, sir. Thank you. >> Strauss. >> Good morning. My name is Peter Strauss. I'm the founder and executive director of Team Prime Time. We currently have 14

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locations serving 3,000 students in the west and north regions of LAUSD. I'm here specifically to talk about what ELOP has made possible for all the providers here, which is the ability to finally include students with special

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needs as equals at scale in afterchool programs. We're able to do so through our full inclusion sports program, the prime time games. I call your attention to this specific program because we're able to do so through ELOP and the cutting of ELOP funding threatens this

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very program. To put it in context, I refer back to the April 28th board meeting where if indeed there is a stated need more for more special education programming, and if indeed there is the stated goal to

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improve social emotional competencies of LUSD students by 2030, which this program has an evidence base to do, and if there is truly a desire to incorporate the out of school time into

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the regular day overall goal so that we can seamlessly work together to achieve the district's goals, then it makes sense that ELOP should be protected at all costs because it can help the district achieve those goals. >> All of the providers here have

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specialized programming that they are more than willing to work together with the other providers to help achieve these goals. I'm just speaking of the one that we are able to offer. So I know on behalf of the agencies that are here, we look forward to the

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opportunity to work together in support of the goals set forth by LUSD. And my ask is simply twofold. Number one, that you please ease restrictions on field trips and intercolastic sports. Uh and two that you include us as a thought

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partner. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you for your time. Luis Salas. [applause] Good morning everyone. As you can see, we're in solidarity here with other providers. Uh my name is Danny Salas, chief program officer for Woodcraft Rangers and proud to serve over 10,000 students across all Ali USD uh

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districts. Um if enhance if enhancement funds are cut as proposed, we face a deficit that we cannot absorb. We will definitely be at the loss. That means we'll see closures. We have been committed partners for decades across the district and we do not deserve to be

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um treated this way. Students who participate in after school programs attend school more. This is not an assumption. It is what our program data shows. Attendance improves, behaviors improve, test scores follow. Woodcraft Rangers has served LAUSD for over six generations. 40% of our staff are alumni

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of our own programs. And that is true across community- based organizations. We are committed to hiring from within the communities we serve. And this is not something that a contractor or edtech vendor can replicate. We also partner with 20 other eleas across Southern California. And every one of them fully fund these programs and many

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invest in uh staff across Southern California. Every one of them fully funds these programs and many invest in additional services like inclusion supports for students with special needs. Woodcraft Ranger serves southeast southeast Los Angeles communities that have historically the fewest resources

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and greatest need. The rate structure we operate under has not kept pace with actual costs. We cannot keep pace with the union wage standards at $8.55. We cannot absorb an enhancement fund cut. What other districts would expect its largest long-erving community partner to subsidize required programs

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when hundreds are of millions are designated uh for exactly this purpose. We partner with 20 other eleas and no one of them have asked us to cut or operate at a deficit. Every one of them understands that the cost of delivery is

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the cost of delivery. We are asking for the board for three things. To restore enhancement funding, fully fund CBOS to deliver the programs that the law requires, to fix the master contract as it was written in 2009, and to keep pace with ELOP current across. We believe in

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this work. I have been in this in this district partnering for 20 years and I'm proud of the work that we've all done. Thank you very much. >> Thank you for your time. >> Uh Genie Maro, Jeanie M, come on up. >> After Genie, it is uh Delana Walker.

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>> I will render my time to Chris Jefferson. >> Okay, please go ahead. Thank you. >> Good morning. My name is Chris Jefferson. I'm the chief program officer for the YMCA Metropolitan Los Angeles. Every day, the YMCA serves thousands of LA USD students across Los Angeles through expanded learning. But our

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partnership with this district goes far beyond just before and after school programs. When schools and communities need support, the YMCA shows up with. We provide free summer memberships to every L USD student 12 to 18 years old through our good summer initiative because we believe that young people need a place

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to belong when they're out of school. We partner with LA USD to host thousands of middle school and high school girls at Girls Empowerment Day because we believe that girls have a place at the table in sports. Through our foster youth initiative, every L USD student who is in the foster system gets free access to

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YMCA memberships and programs until their 26th birthday, supporting our most vulnerable communities. We serve more than 50,000 LA USD students during the school day and our play program which fills in the gaps that physical education teachers who are not in school

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not fill during the wildfires that devastated communities across Los Angeles. The YMCA provided free child care to thousands of LUSD students and the averted and during the averted strike the YMCA mobilized quickly to be able to prepare to receive students

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should they not be able to go to school. This is what partnership looks like. It's not a vendor, it's a partner. And um the YMCA and the other community based organizations represented here today, we provide programs and services to school to the school and to this district beyond the afterchool care

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realm. We welcome accountability. We believe in transparency. We believe programs should demonstrate impacts. But right now, many long-standing community organizations are struggling under systems and processes that feel disconnected from reality. We are asking the board for three things. restore

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enhancement funding and fully fund CBOS to deliver programs that the law requires. Uh take a look at the master contract that needs to be updated since 2009 and continue uh and stop the punitive treatment of organizations that have served this community. If we all

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work together, we can promote belonging, we can promote family, and we can uplift children in Los Angeles together. Thank you so much. >> Thank you for your time. >> All right, Anna Ortega. Anna Ortega, are you here? >> [clears throat] >> Anna Ortega, uh, Sueni, Sueni, are you here?

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>> Not here. Thank you. >> All right. Armando Diaz. >> And after Diaz, it's Deja Cham. >> Come on down. You have two minutes to speak. Why don't you begin? >> Good morning, board members. My name is Armando Diaz. I'm the chief growth and

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innovation officer for Educare Foundation, which and a proud LU USC alum and a parent as well. Um, and through Educare, we serve over 25,000 students at over 43 plus high school campuses across L USC and all board

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districts, which we are very proud of that. We've been uh partnering with the district for many decades and providing really good support. Um today I'm going to speak about the high school youth which uh that's part the high school programming is part of the ELOP uh dollars that you could actually spend on

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that and the data for educ shows it um educating this is from last school year 20 24 25 that were frequent attenders attended 18.5 more days of regular school day amongst their peers that didn't attend

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after school programs and the uh LPAC uh for our English language learners, they were at 18.7% higher than students that didn't attend. And this is true data coming out of the district uh report that's done every year through ERC consultants. So, I'm hopefully that that

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data has been shared with you guys. And again, uh in terms of um attempted credits, our students are at 96.9% uh receiving more credits than um their peers as well. uh for older youth. As you can see, these programs go beyond

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just hanging out after school. It's real world uh programming that we provide, getting them college and career ready and providing them opportunities for the workforce in the future. And as we know, families like myself choose a school in

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the district based on the what they have to offer. If there's a solid after school program, of course, I'm going to select that school. And that really benefits the dwindling enrollment of the district with providing highquality programming like the rest of our partners do. And of course on behalf of

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Educare, we thank you for the support. But again, ask you for the three things that our colleagues have said. Uh update the master contract, keep the enhancement dollars, and stop treating us uh in a petered way. Thank you, and I appreciate your time. >> Thank you for your time.

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>> Ka, are you here? Deja. All right, I'll call on the folks who are speaking remotely >> uh via Zoom. Let's see. Jamila, are you on the line? I see you're on the line. Please press star six to unmute yourself and you'll have two minutes to speak once you begin. Jamila.

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>> Hello. Can you hear me? >> Yeah, please go ahead. >> Okay. Good morning, school board members. My name is Jamila Santo and I'm here today to speak on an important issue that has concerned students, parents, and faculty at Star Virtual Academy. And to lesson, Marie Satimore and Jesus Aguilera were were

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administrators at Southeast High School. A 17-year-old girl came to them trusting other adults and reported that she was raped by a teacher. Exodus following protocol and former or informing authorities of the accusations. Haze and Maria responded by locking her in her rooms for hours until she recounted the story. pled no contest to covering up

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this race. After this, they retired against the student. She wasn't even allowed to go to her own graduation. In 1123, LC had to pay a settlement of 6.5 million to a former student who was abused and then further exped by Mia and her ly

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by letting me go, but they were then reinstated and have since been promoted. Board members, I approve that you are also paying school through your taxes. L states that it wants it students to feel safe and respected in school. I think you all agree with that mission have positive intentions. However, it is very questionable that these two

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administrators put no content put no contest and were then promoted. Brooks Academy director Latasha Buck recently was questioned about this and she said that it wasn't her concern since it was 20 years ago. Is that appropriate for her to say is that right? As somebody who has a friend who was a victim of

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grooming, how is she supposed to protectly talk about her experience? How are other students who may be surviving your faith? You cannot openly claim to care about her or any other student if you allow people who openly cover up child to continue to work on your district. Many students are scared to

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speak up about the experience already and allowing these two to continue working on more than said students feel that they shouldn't have. I hope that you I hope that you take rapid action against all three of these individuals and and provide us with quick updates. Thank you for your time.

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>> Thank you for your time. All right, Abigail Deator, are I see you're signed up to speak remotely and you're online. Abigail, please press star six to unmute yourself and you'll have two minutes to speak once you begin. Abigail, >> good morning. My name is Abigail Deator.

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I am a high school student and a resident of Kelly's district. After receiving information regarding a recent incident between an L USD student and Hadungulo, who is the administrator of operations for the LUSD virtual academy, I feel compelled to share my concerns with you, the board. Recently, students and families were informed of a

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whistleblower video in which Angula was questioned about the case in which he pled no contest after covering up the rape of a student at Southeast High School. The student asked respectfully, seeking to gain a better understanding of the case to ease concerns. However, Angula ruly declined to speak on the matter and abruptly walked away. Angula described this as a personal matter.

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Now, was it considered a personal matter for the girl who was sexually abused and then retaliated against the school administration? As stated in the LA Times, not only were the administrators who committed these crimes retained by L USD, they were promoted. That took parents everything they need to know about LU's abject failure to protect students from sexual predators. Now,

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according to the lawsuit against Lu and Angulo, both Angulo and Sodtoire trapped the victim in an office for hours, pressuring her to recount her story. They threatened her and kept her hostage. Suzu Angulo and Maria Soayer were then promoted. The student had came out with allegations of molestation, abuse, and rape. Angulo and Sodom tried

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to hide it, yet they are still working for LA USD on my tax dollars. Latasha Buck was also involved in this, and when questioned, she justified it by saying it was 20 years ago. Now my question is does she say the same thing about Craz preaches inclusivity and protecting students. However, the message this sends is that there is inclusivity for

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predators like Shazamulo and Maria Sodtomayer along with Latasha Bus who defended them. In recent news, the Department of Education has begun an investigation into LU's response towards sexual misconduct against students. The Department of Education alleges that teachers are simply reassigned between schools instead of punished. Again,

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allegedly. Now, we don't know if this is true, but it seems some of them are definitely promoted like Joseo and Maria and Maria Sotomayer. I am requesting that the school board re-evaluate these values and implement them equally. I ask that you as the school board recognize the severe nature of the situation. Let's provide real punishments for you,

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Maria Sotomire, and Lasha Buck. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you for your time. As a gentle reminder to our callers, sometimes it >> better to speak a little bit more slowly so that the board can fully fully digest and hear what you're saying. Um, the

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next speaker is Christopher Estella. Are you on the line? Please press star six to unmute yourself, Christopher. And you'll have two minutes to speak once you begin. >> Uh, hello. Can you hear me? >> Yeah, we can. Please go ahead. >> Okay. Dear members of the school board,

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my name is Christopher Cellorus. In the past, I have come to speak here about other less serious subjects, but this this is a very traumatizing subject today. It has been recently exposed that Jesus Angulo and Latasha Buck, who are in charge of virtual academy, were questioned in public about the case of

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Angulo, who pled no contest to failing to report the rape of a student. >> Angulo allegedly responded while being visibly upset in Bishkar. He said it was a a personal matter and walked away. Is student safety now a personal matter?

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Natasha Bug was asked, her response was that it does not concern her since it was 20 years ago. How is this at all an appropriate response to student and family concerns with sexual abuse? When Miss Buck was asked about Caesar Chavez's allegations coming from 40

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years ago, she had no answer and angrily hung up was promoted after he said no contest along with Maria Soay. Those were administrators at Southeast High School at the time. Now they make over $200,000 a year.

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>> They only got a slap on the wrist for the trauma they inflicted on a powerless and scared student. We are asking you that please may you take action. Do something about his Maria. They shouldn't have even been allowed to be in L USD. Take action against Natasha

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Buck as well for her irresponsible answer. and we are hoping to hear from you as quickly as we did about Caesar Chavez in which L USD was properly proactive. Thank you. >> Thank you for your time. >> Next caller is Chetra Jay Raman. Please

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press star six to unmute yourself and you'll have two minutes to speak once you begin. Chetra. >> Uh can you hear me? >> Yes, please go ahead. >> Yeah. Good morning board. I am Chitra J Raman and I'm a L USD parent. I'm here

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to express concerns regarding the September 2025 amendment to LC bulletin 1055.2 and the retroactive waiting of community college courses beginning summer 2024

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starting for the class of 2026 impacting senior class rank. My concern is fairness. Students in the classes of 2026 through 2029 already made important academic decisions based on the policies

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that existed at the time. Some students pursued rigorous at coursework while others took community college courses that now receive additional waiting after the fact. While I support expanding college access, retroactive

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policy changes should not disadvantage students who plan their schedules under a different system. Community college courses also vary widely in rigor. And without stronger safeguards, some less demanding courses may provide a greater

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class rank advantage than challenging AP courses within a school. We have already noted negative impacts on many students in the class of 2026. I respectfully propose that for the classes of 2027

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through 2029, the transcripts include both the previous and revised class rank calculation. This would prevent negative impact to students and also allow the district to evaluate the impact of the policy and refine safeguards before

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fully implementing the revised system for future classes. Without this change, class of 2027, 2028, and 2029 would be negatively impacted as we saw in the class of 2026. I thank you for your time

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and consideration. Thank you. >> Thank you for your time. Uh Takur, you're the next speaker. Takur, please press star six to unmute yourself and you have two minutes to speak once you begin. Takur. And please remember folks to speak a little bit slowly. >> Can you hear me?

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>> Yes, please go ahead. >> Perfect. Thank you. Great morning members of the board and Mr. Acting Superintendent. Um I'm here again today to speak on the matter that I shared with you um yesterday which is uh the about the case of Jusen Gulo and Maria

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Soayor as well as uh the response by Latasha Buck. Um again for context in 2007 um a student um came to uh Jesus Angulo and Maria Sotoayor while they were principal and vice principal at Southeast High School seeking help and

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she reported to them as trusted adults that she was raped by a teacher. Their response was not to help her but to lock her in a room for hours until she recanted her story. They pled no contest to covering up this rate, yet are still retained and were then promoted by LUSD.

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And today they earn over $200,000 of our tax dollars as well as your tax dollars since you pay taxes. Um, now we we question if this is first of all why these individuals are still retained on the taxpayers's dime. And then of course

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recently like some of my peers were mentioning uh there was a whistleblower video in which Jesus singula was questioned about this and he stated that this was a personal matter. So now is student safety the rape of a student a personal matter and then Latasha Buck

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was also questioned and her response was uh that it she justified it by saying it was 20 years ago. Edwin asked what about Chavez? Latasha Buck had no response. So, we ask that you please, members of the board, consider what if this was

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your child. Would you also say it was okay since it was 20 years ago that it doesn't concern you? We ask that you please look into this case. These individuals, frankly, should resign and should not be working with LUB in the first place, but at the very least, our

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community deserves an apology for these irresponsible comments and their conduct. Thank you for your time. We ask for a quick update. >> Thank you for your time. The next speaker is Kim Richards. I see you're online with us. Kim Richards, please press star six to unmute yourself and

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you'll have two minutes to speak once you begin. >> Good morning. Thank you. Can you hear me? >> Perfectly. Please go ahead. >> Wonderful. My name is Kim Richards and I am representing a collective of six Boys and Girls Clubs across Los Angeles that serve nearly 13,000 students across 44

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LA USD sites. And I'm here today with serious concern. Community based organizations are not vendors. We are trusted institutions rooted in neighborhoods built over decades. Collectively, nearly 75,000 students are enrolled in CBO operated uh programs

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across more than 250 schools. And it's important to say this clearly, CBOS helped build expanded learning in California. We helped demonstrate its value and make investments like ELOP possible. But now the very organizations that helped build this system are being

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asked to sustain it at rates that do not cover the cost. And here's the reality. We do not know how to meet attendance requirements or compliance standards or quality expectations at the rates that we are being offered because the math simply doesn't work. There is no version

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of this where 8. 8.65 65 per student per day sustains safe highquality programming especially when we know it costs the district more than that to operate these programs itself. So the question is very simple. If it costs LED more to run these programs, why are

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community based uh organizations expected to do it for less? That's not efficiency. That's shifting the burden. And our boards are asking, is this sustainable? Our donors are asking, why are they being asked to pay twice? Once through taxes and again through philanthropy. We don't have a good

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answer. And with the rising compliance pressure, there is no longer partnership um in this relationship. It's an institutional risk and if these rates aren't increased, organizations will have to make hard decisions. And when that happens, students don't just lose

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programs, they lose trusted adults, safe places, and institutions that have held communities together for generations. We have been transparent. We have shared our data. We are asking for the same of the district. Where is the $491 million of ELOP funding going? And how is it

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reaching the intended students with mandated programs? We're at a breaking point. >> Thank you for your time. Please align the funding with >> Thank you for your time. Delana Walker, I see you're on the line. Please press star six to unmute yourself and you'll have two minutes to speak once you begin. Delana Walker.

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>> Walker. >> Good morning. Can you hear me? >> Yes, we can. Please go ahead. >> Good morning board members. Again, my name is Delana Walker and I work at the Los Angeles Conservation Corps for 30 years and the core has been a proud partner with LA USD for more than 40.

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Today we serve over 3,000 students across 22 schools in board districts 1 2 3 5 6 and 7 all located in some of the district's high need communities. I'm speaking on behalf of ELOP enhancement.

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If these funds are propo cut as proposed, we will face a deficit we simply cannot absorb. We cannot operate at a loss and that means reduction in services for students and families who we deeply love and depend on us every single day.

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>> This is not just work for me personally. I'm born and raised in Los Angeles. I've attended only LA USD schools and I am a proud graduate of Darcy High School. I grew up in this community. I have a deep connection for my city. Um, many of our

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LA Conservation Corps staff also are LA USD graduates who have returned to serve the same neighborhoods that raised them, um, who are now employed, mentoring young people and pouring back into the next generation.

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That is what long-term community investment looks like for us. The organizations partnering with the Beyond the Bill branch are not vendors. I repeat, we are not vendors. We are neighbors. We are long-standing community partners with generational

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relationships within LUSD. Many of the adults now entrusting us with their children after school were once our participants. um the organizations who are sitting in front of you, the YMCA, Boys and Girls

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Club, um Woodcraft, LA Legacy, who all spoke before me each year, advocate in Sacramento in support of bills that put students first. Parents do not simply enroll their children in our programs. They trust us

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every single day. >> Please don't confuse us with edtech companies or contractors selling products. We are not provide. >> All right, we have one caller left. Uh, concerned parent, I do not see you

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online with us right now. Are you in the room, concerned parent? >> Uh, all right. That concludes general public comment. The time is now 10:55 and the board is going to recess into close session. Yes. Okay.