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SAY CINCO RATHER OVERSEAS IS IT TO SAY SO PARTICULAR THAT'S GOOD AS YES AND AS INTERPRETER PLEASE THANK YOU THANK YOU LIKE I HOPE SOMETIMES YOU LEARN HOW TO HIKE A MANGO WITHOUT GOING ON THE MARKETING EFFORT SO YOU GO ON THE MARKET AND YOU'RE PROMOTING THAT YOU MOST OF THEM ARE HIGH YET SAY IF I SAY THAT AND SAY SOMETIMES THAT COMES OUT TO YOU I'M AT MY THEN MANGO BACK ALBUM SO WE CAN ONLY WORK ON THE AND I'M WATCHING IT FROM ALL THE WAY THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS WITHOUT OBJECTION I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ITEM E PUBLIC COMMENT UP TO BE THE FIRST ITEM BEFORE WE DO OUR READ OUT FOR CLOSED SESSION. THIS FOLLOWS SOME GUIDANCE FROM GENERAL COUNSEL AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC BEFORE ANY DECISIONS ARE MADE IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THAT WILL BE TO CHANGE IT. WE MADE THE CHANGE BEFORE BUT WE NEEDED TO HAVE DONE THAT FOR OUR SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS. ANY OBJECTIONS? OKAY, LET'S THEN START WITH ITEM E PUBLIC COMMENT TO ALIGN
WITH OUR EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE EFFORTS PUBLIC COMMENT WILL LAST FOR ONE HOUR OR UNTIL 8 P.M. WHICHEVER IS EARLIER. WE AIM TO RESPECT STAFF, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY TIME I BE GETTING BOARD BUSINESS NO LATER THAN 8 P.M.. OUR HOPE IS TO CONDUCT BOARD BUSINESS IN AN EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE AND ACCESSIBLE MANNER DURING REASONABLE HOURS EACH PARTICIPANT MAY SPEAK FOR UP TO ONE MINUTE STAFF WILL THINK THE PARTICIPANT AT THE ONE MINUTE MARK AND WOMAN IN FIVE SECONDS. I'VE ASKED MR. TRUJILLO TO PLEASE TURN OFF THE MIC AND TRANSITION TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. I ASK MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PLEASE RESPECT THAT ONE MINUTE LIMIT SO THAT WE CAN HEAR FROM AS MANY SPEAKERS AS POSSIBLE. I ENCOURAGE SPEAKERS WHO ARE SPEAKING ON THE SAME TOPIC TO COLLABORATE AND COMBINE THEIR COMMENTS SO THAT THE BOARD CAN HEAR ALL VIEWPOINTS DURING OUR LIMITED TIME. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT THE BOARD ACCEPTS WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA EMAIL TO BOARD OFFICE AT SFO USD EDU WE'LL HEAR FIRST FROM STUDENTS IN PERSON THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN PERSON BEGINNING WITH AGENDA ITEMS AND MOVING TO NON AGENDA ITEMS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT IS
COMPLETE WE WILL SEE 15 MINUTES FOR REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT SO AT 7:45 P.M. TICKING COMMENTERS IN THE SAME ORDER AS IN PERSON TWO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON YOUR RIGHT YOU'LL SEE SIGNS THAT OUTLINE EXPECTATIONS FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND MEETING CONDUCT. WE ASK THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PLEASE MODEL THE KIND OF TONE, LANGUAGE AND BEHAVIOR THAT WE HOPE TO SEE FROM OUR YOUNG PEOPLE RESPECTING DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS AND ALLOWING FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE. AS A REMINDER, BOARD RULES IN CALIFORNIA LAW DO NOT ALLOW US TO RESPOND TO COMMENTS OR ATTEMPT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT TIME IF APPROPRIATE, THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL ASK THAT STAFF FOLLOW UP WITH SPEAKERS. MR. CHAIR THANK YOU PRESIDENT KIM WE HAVE TWO STUDENTS PLEASE LINE UP AS I CALL YOUR NAMES ALENTEJO AND TOTAL HANNIBAL. I THINK I HAVE BEEN AT EVERY BOARD MEETING SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF MY SCHOOL'S CLOSURE AND I AM THE ONLY ONE OF MY PEERS HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE WE ARE EXHAUSTED OF HAVING NO RESPONSE OR CHANGE ONLY THE PLACATING NODS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AS I TRY TO DESCRIBE THE HOPELESS MELANCHOLY AND SILENT DREAD THAT PERMEATE MY SCHOOL'S HALLWAYS WHICH HAS BEGUN TO
CREEP THROUGH OTHER SCHOOLS THAT ARE JUST LIKE MINE. THIS ENCROACHMENT IS THE STRONG SCHOOL IS RESOLUTION A HOAX? IT IS AS MUCH OF A MISDIRECTION AS THE EXCUSE FOR ACADEMY'S CLOSURE THAT IT IS WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS. >> IT IS LIKEWISE AN UNDEMOCRATIC PLAN THAT'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS STRONG BY CONVERSELY WEAK SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERS WHO LACK THE RESOLVE TO FIGHT FOR ITS MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS. THAT WORD IS AS MUCH OF A DECLARATION AS THESE GUARDRAILS ON THE WALL NEXT TO ME WHAT IS UNIFIED ABOUT A DISTRICT THAT SOLVES ITS PROBLEMS BY TEARING COMMUNITIES APART WHAT IS STRONG ABOUT A PLAN AND THAT MUST BE SUGARCOATED AS A REORGANIZATION? I WILL TELL YOU WHAT IT IS THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS AND FACULTY THAT MUST FIGHT WITH FEW NUMBERS A DISGUSTING ABUSE OF POWER AND TRUST. IT IS THE INDIVIDUALS RELYING ON ALL OF YOU THAT YOU VIEW MERELY AS NUMBERS AND THE RATIOS OF TEACHERS TO STUDENTS AND STUDENTS TO DOLLARS. THIS RESOLUTION IS A UNILATERAL ATTACK ON UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. IT IS THE BURGLARY OF STUDENTS FUTURES, THEIR LIVELIHOODS,
THEIR SENSE OF SAFETY IN THEIR VERY HOMES NOT IN THIN VEILS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO THANK YOU. THOSE INCLUDE YOUR TIME PLACE WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE NEED A MORATORIUM ON SCHOOL CLOSURES TO END THIS INEQUITY. YOU WILL YOU MAKE THAT CHOICE THAT WAS HOW TO HAVE IT. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ALAN TELLO AND I'M A SENIOR AT JORDAN SCHOOL FOR EQUITY. >> I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE MOVING 100 AND $11 MILLION OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND THE FUND THAT SUPPORTS TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, PEREZ AND SCHOOL BUDGETS WILL IMPACT STUDENTS. I UNDERSTAND WHY THE DISTRICT WANTS TO BE PROACTIVE AND SAVE MONEY BUT RIGHT NOW OUR SCHOOLS CANNOT AFFORD FOR SO MUCH TO BE PULLED AWAY. AND HONESTLY IT FEELS LIKE A CONTRADICTION TO THE MESSAGE THAT CUTS SHOULD STAY AS FAR AWAY FROM STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE. WE'RE ALREADY FEELING THE STAFFING SHORTAGES, REDUCED SITE BUDGETS AND FEWER SUPPORTS . HOW WILL THE DISTRICT MAINTAIN THE CONSISTENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OUR SCHOOLS ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE? WHY MAKE THIS TRANSFER ALL AT ONCE DURING A TIME WHEN MANY,
MANY SCHOOLS SCHOOL COMMUNITIES ARE STILL UNSTABLE AND ESPECIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT EQUITY HIGH NEED SCHOOLS INCLUDING BLACK BROWN IMMIGRANT ,NEWCOMER AND SPED COMMUNITIES CANNOT BE THE ONES TO FACE MORE STRAIN. WHILE THIS MONEY IS LOCKED AWAY, EVERY DOLLAR SAVED IS A DOLLAR NOT SUPPORTING URGENT NEEDS RIGHT NOW LIKE MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY PEREZ ART AND OTHER CORE SUPPORT STUDENTS RELY ON EVERY DAY. I COME TO THESE MEETINGS BECAUSE I CARE AND I WANT US TO DO BETTER FOR ALL STUDENTS EVEN AFTER I GRADUATE. >> THEY DESERVE BETTER. PLEASE MAKE THE CHOICES THAT TRULY PUT STUDENTS FIRST. AND PLEASE SUPPORT ACADEMY IN ALL OF THEIR NEEDS. DO NOT CLOSE ACADEMY. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES IN-PERSON STUDENT COMMENT WILL NOW GO TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS. PLEASE LINE UP AS I CALL YOUR NAME. JUAN OTHELLO BLAIN OTHELLO. VIOLET VASQUEZ. ROBERTA GUZMAN. >> JEFF LUCAS. GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF EDUCATION. MY NAME IS MATTEO AND I'M A PARENT OF TWO OF U.S. STUDENTS. AND IN ATTENDANCE OF U.S. ALUMNI, I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM I THREE. THANK YOU BOARD MEMBERS.
I APPRECIATE THE NEED FOR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF COMMITTING $111 MILLION 8% OF THE GENERAL FUND INTO A RESTRICTED RESERVE. THESE DOLLARS ARE DIRECT ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTING OUR CLASSROOMS TODAY I URGE THE BOARD TO CLEARLY EXPLAIN HOW THIS TRANSFER WILL NOT REDUCE STAFFING SUPPORTS OUR PROGRAMS ON OUR SCHOOL SITES. WHAT ANALYSIS HAS BEEN DONE TO UNDERSTAND THE EQUITY IMPACTS ON THE HIGH NEED SCHOOLS? WHAT SPECIFIC TRADEOFFS WILL STUDENTS EXPERIENCE AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTION? AND IF THE PURPOSE OF FUND 17 IS TO SUPPORT CONTINUITY OF SERVICES DURING UNCERTAINTY, HOW WILL THE COMMITTEE TO KNOW WHEN THOSE CONDITIONS ARE MET AND WHEN IT IS APPROPRIATE TO USE THOSE FUNDS RESERVES ARE IMPORTANT BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO HAVE TRANSPARENCY. I ASK THE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT THE BUILDING OF THIS FUND DOES NOT COME AT THE EXPENSE OF URGENT NEEDS OF THE CLASSROOMS AND PROVIDE AN EQUITY AND IMPACT ANALYSIS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. >> HELLO MY NAME IS VIOLETTA VASQUEZ AND I AM THE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR WITH FIVE ELEMENTS. SO FROM D 10 TO 11 ALSO S F YOU THE ALARM. >> AND THANK YOU FOR BOARD MEMBERS. I APPRECIATE THE NEED FOR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF COMMITTING $100,000,111 MILLION 8% OF THE GENERAL FUND INTO RESTRICTED RESERVE. THESE ARE DOLLARS THAT ARE DIRECTLY AFFECT OUR CLASSROOMS TODAY. I URGE THE BOARD TO CLEARLY EXPLAIN HOW THIS TRANSFER WILL NOT REDUCE STAFFING SUPPORT OR PROGRAMS AT OUR SCHOOL SITES. WHAT ANALYSIS HAS BEEN DONE TO UNDERSTAND THE EQUITY IMPACTS OF HIGH SCHOOL AND HIGH NEED SCHOOLS? WHAT SPECIFIC TRADEOFFS WILL STUDENTS EXPERIENCE AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTION? AND IF THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND 17 IS TO SUPPORT CONTINUITY OF SERVICES DURING UNCERTAINTY, HOW WILL THE COMMUNITY KNOW WHEN THOSE CONDITIONS ARE MET AND WHEN IT IS APPROPRIATE TO USE THESE FUNDS? RESERVES ARE IMPORTANT BUT SO IS TRANSPARENCY. FAMILIES NEED CLEAR REPORTING ON HOW THIS DECISION AFFECTS STUDENT SERVICES. I ASK THE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT
BUILDING THIS ONE DOES NOT COME AT THE EXPENSE OF URGENT NEEDS IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND TO PROVIDE AN EQUITY AND IMPACT ANALYSIS BEFORE PROCEEDING. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS. MY NAME IS JUANA. I'M AS OF USD ALUMNI RELATIVE TO STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT AND PARTNER WITH FIVE THROUGH FIVE ELEMENTS YOUTH PROGRAM. COMMUNITY IS CLOSELY FOLLOWING BUDGET DECISIONS AND PAYING ATTENTION TO IMPACTS TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS. WE'RE COMING UP AGAINST MORE DECISIONS AIMED AT POSITIVE CERTIFICATION AND THE SMALL SCHOOLS COALITION IS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE DISTRICT WILL ENSURE THAT RESERVES DON'T COME AT THE EXPENSE OF ALREADY UNDERFUNDED AND UNDERSTAFFED SCHOOLS. ITEM THREE PROPOSES A RESERVE SET ASIDE OF 8% FROM THE GENERAL FUND WHICH REDUCES FLEXIBILITY FOR URGENT NEEDS AT SCHOOL SITES IN PRESENT TIME AND AS THEY ARISE. >> HOW CAN THE DISTRICT MAINTAIN STABILITY IF 111 MILLION COULD BE SET ASIDE, INCREASING THE POSSIBILITY TO NEGLECT FUNDS FOR DAY TO DAY STUDENT SUPPORTS TODAY WE'RE CONCERNED THE DISTRICT HASN'T
DONE ENOUGH TO ANALYZE THE IMPACT OR TO ESTABLISH THIS FUND WHICH COULD RESULT IN IMMEDIATE REDUCTIONS TO STUDENTS FACING SERVICES. WHY IS THE DISTRICT CONSIDERING WHY AREN'T YOU CONSIDERING PHASING UP? WHY IS THE DISTRICT CHOOSING TO BEGIN AT 111 VERSUS THINKING ABOUT IMPACT OVER MULTIPLE YEARS ESPECIALLY DURING ENROLLMENT DECLINE AND SITE LEVEL INSTABILITY? GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS ROBERTO WASSERMAN. I'M A APPARENT AND SOMEONE WHO ATTENDED A SCHOOL THAT DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR EXTERNAL RESOURCES A SCHOOL WHERE KIDS LIKE ME ROUTINELY FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS. TONIGHT I NEED TO RAISE A SERIOUS CONCERN THE PROPOSAL TO ALLOCATE SOCIAL WORKERS ONLY TO TITLE ONE SCHOOL TO ASSUME THAT STUDENTS OUTSIDE THOSE CAMPUSES DON'T NEED SUPPORT. BUT WE KNOW THAT TRAUMA CRISIS AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES ARE NOT LIMITED TO ECONOMIC DESIGNATION.
MANY SCHOOLS ESPECIALLY THOSE WITHOUT TITLE ONE WITHOUT COMMUNITY SCHOOL GRANTS AND WITH A STRONG PTA IS FUND RAISING AS TO THE SCHOOL ANYHOW WE WILL HAVE NONE UNDER THIS PLAN SOME OF THESE SAME SCHOOLS MAY ASK FOR LAWS THAT ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. THAT LEAVES OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS AND ENVIRONMENTS WE SUPPORT THAN THEY HAVE TODAY. WE NEED CLARITY WHEN A STUDENT ARE NOT TITLE ONE A SCHOOL IS IN CRISIS. WE SUPPORT THEM. WHAT IS THE PLAN? AND SO THESE NEEDS DON'T DISAPPEAR BECAUSE A FORMULA SAY THEY TRULY EXIST. THANK YOU FOR STOPPING TO ACT WORLD NEEDS NO ZIP CODES NO FUNDING CATEGORIES NO GRANT CYCLE BECAUSE EVERY CHAPTER OF THIS HAVE TO SEEN AND NONE OF THEM SHOULD FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS. >> THANK YOU. I AM JEFF LUCAS, A PARENT OF TWO ALUMNI AND I STILL COME TO THESE MEETINGS. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THREE THINGS. FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO GIVE APPRECIATION TO THE FINANCE TEAM WHO PUT TOGETHER THE FIRST INTERIM REPORT. I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT IT
BUT IT'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK TO PUT THIS TOGETHER AND FOR YOU BOARD MEMBERS I DO HAVE MY OWN PERSONAL COPY NOW. THANK YOU. SECOND, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT FUND 17. I UNDERSTAND FUNDS 17 TO BE MOVING MONEY FROM THE LEFT POCKET AND PUTTING IT IN THE RIGHT POCKET OBVIOUSLY IS VERY DIFFERENT. COMMUNITY HAS A VERY DIFFERENT UNDERSTANDING. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO CLARIFY FOR THE COMMUNITY WHAT THIS IS. AND THIRD AND LAST AND MAYBE MOST IMPORTANT IS YOU NEED TO APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATOR CONTRACT HAS BEEN AGREED TO BY THE UNION BY THE DISTRICT AND AS IT'S ALREADY TIME DID TO PASS THAT IT MAY NOT BE PERFECT BUT PERFECT SHOULD NOT STAND IN THE WAY OF SOMETHING THAT IS AGREED TO. THANK YOU PRESIDENT KIM. THAT CONCLUDES FOR AGENDA ITEMS WE KNOW 1 OR 2 KNOWLEDGE AND ITEMS PLEASE LINE UP AS I CALL YOUR NAME CAN HELP SO WOULD MICHAEL KRESS KATRINA COVELLO BRAZIL PIERCE REBECCA HENSLEY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KIND OF HAZEL AND I AM YOUR DISTRICT COORDINATOR FOR LGBTQ STUDENT SERVICES.
I USE AMIR'S PRONOUNS THAT I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE IN THIS INCLUSIVE WEEK OF KEEPING OUR SCHOOLS INCLUSIVE FOR EVERYBODY. >> I WORK WITH OUR TRANS ADVISORY COUNCIL WHICH IS AMAZING STUDENT SUPPORT FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WHOSE JOB IS TO TELL US IF WE'RE DOING A GOOD ENOUGH JOB BY THEM. >> THEY DID A SURVEY IN 2023 ASKING WHERE DO OUR AND TRANS STUDENTS GO TO FOR SUPPORT AND HELP? >> IT IS OUR WELLNESS CENTERS. WHEN YOU GOT THOSE CENTERS YOU TAKE AWAY THE SPACE WHERE 20% OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ASSESSED AS BEING IDENTIFIED OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR TIME HERE IN THE U.S. YOU LOSE WHERE THOSE STUDENTS GO TO FOR HELP. >> IT IS IMPORTANT ALSO THAT WE KEEP HEALTH INTACT BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 13 IS WHEN MOST STUDENTS BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES AS. IT'S THE SAME TIME THAT WE BEGIN TO SEE THEM BEGIN TO GO INTO RISKY BEHAVIORS AS IF THEY'RE NOT SUPPORTED AND GIVEN INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR HEALTH. >> KEEP HEALTH AND KEEP WELLNESS. >> GOOD EVENING.
I'M MICHAEL CROSS, PROUD PRINCIPAL OF SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. >> WE'RE HERE TONIGHT. I STAND HERE TONIGHT DEEPLY TROUBLED, CONCERNED AND APPALLED BY THE TOLL CUTS TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. THIS IS PARTICULARLY ENRAGING DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN OUR ONE OF OUR STUDENTS AND HER FAMILY WERE MURDERED IN OCTOBER ,DISTRICT LEADERSHIP WAS ON OUR CAMPUS IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH WHEN OUR SOCIAL WORKER MR. MANNION AND OTHER CENTRAL SOCIAL WORKERS WERE THE ONES CONSOLING TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN, COORDINATING SUPPORT AND ADVISING FAMILIES AND STAFF ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. WE WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST WITHOUT THEIR LEADERSHIP, EXPERTISE AND CARE HERE ME LOUD AND CLEAR IF YOU VOTE TO CUT SOCIAL WORKERS YOU WILL LOSE THE CONFIDENCE OF THE SCHOOL LEADERS, EDUCATORS, FAMILIES AND STUDENTS YOU ARE TRUSTED TO WORK IN SERVICE OF. WE UNDERSTAND THESE CUTS ARE DIFFICULT DECISIONS. HOWEVER SLASHING SOCIAL WORKERS IS THE WRONG DECISION. IT IS ILL ADVISED, IT IS DISRESPECTFUL AND MAKE NO MISTAKE IT WILL CAUSE HARM TO SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS RECONSIDER
. >> THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS KATRINA CABELLO AND I'M A HEALTH TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT SUPPORTING HEALTH EDUCATION K THROUGH 12. I'M HERE TO LET YOU KNOW HOW YOU CAN RETAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION AND WHY THAT IS IMPORTANT. FIRST OF ALL FIND AND ALLOCATE FUNDS TO PAY 1.0 FTE PER MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE FOR A HEALTH TEACHER. STANDARDIZE HEALTH EDUCATION ACCESS SO THAT ALL SEVENTH GRADERS RECEIVE HEALTH EDUCATION INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND STUDENTS WITH IEPS. A CURRENT FINANCIAL GIFT THAT PROVIDES POINT FIVE FTE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH'S HEALTH EDUCATOR SUNSETS THIS YEAR. THIS GIFT RECOGNIZES THAT HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELLNESS CENTERS ARE AN EXTRA INNING INTRICATELY LINKED HEALTH EDUCATION BEING A TIER ONE SUPPORT FOR ALL STUDENTS AND WELLNESS CENTERS BEING A WRAPAROUND SUPPORT FOR AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS THAT NEED IT. >> THIS FUNDING FOR HEALTH EDUCATORS IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS HAS HELPED OUR DISTRICT BE AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT OUR STUDENTS FROM HEALTH DISPARITIES. SAN FRANCISCO'S RATE OF HEALTH ADVERSE BEHAVIORS AND MIDDLE
GRADES HAVE NOT ONLY DECREASED SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL HEALTH TEN YEARS AGO BUT THEY HAVE ALSO CONSISTENTLY BEEN FAR BELOW NATIONAL RATES. ASIDE FROM THE HARM THAT IT WOULD CAUSE OUR STUDENTS TO NOT SECURE HEALTH EDUCATION IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, IT WOULD ALSO LEAVE THE DISTRICT VULNERABLE TO MORE CDC SCRUTINY AS THEY ENFORCE CALIFORNIA HEALTHY YOUTH ACT WITHOUT GOVERNANCE HELP. >> EDUCATION IN THE STATE. WE WERE AUDITED LAST YEAR. COMMENT THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME. >> GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD. MY NAME IS ROCHELLE PIERCE. I'M THE PARENT OF TWO KIDS AT SMU SD SCHOOLS. I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF FAMILIES OF SUNSET PTA. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROPOSED CUTS THAT WOULD ELIMINATE OUR SOCIAL WORKER AT SUNSET ELEMENTARY. >> I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE FACING DIFFICULT DECISIONS BUT CUTTING SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS WILL CAUSE LASTING HARM AND RUNS COUNTER TO USC'S VALUES. >> AT SUNSET OUR SOCIAL WORKER HAS SERVED OUR COMMUNITY FOR DECADES. HE KNOWS EVERY CHILD BY NAME. HE SITS IN OUR SCHOOL SIDE
COUNCIL AND AND OUR SCHOOL PTA BOARD. HE IS IRREPLACEABLE. I URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER. AND GIVEN OUR RECENT TRAGEDY AT OUR SCHOOL THAT WE ENDURED JUST TWO MONTHS AGO. IF SOCIAL WORKERS REMAIN LIMITED TO TITLE ONE SCHOOLS, PLEASE GRANT SUNSET AN EXCEPTION TO OUR STUDENTS CONTINUING TO RECEIVE THIS ESSENTIAL SUPPORT OR GRANT US AUTONOMY TO SELECT WHICH ROLES ARE THE MOST IMPACTFUL FOR OUR SPECIFIC COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. I'M REBECCA ENSLER. I'VE BEEN A COUNSELOR AT DENMAN FOR 22 YEARS AND BEEN FOR MORE LOCKDOWNS THAN I CAN COUNT. ONE OF THOSE TIMES THERE WAS AN ESCALATED STUDENT WITH A GUN IN THE BUILDING THAT DAY COUNSELORS WERE THE ONES GETTING 800 STUDENTS INTO THE BUILDING. HEAD COUNSELORS AND ADMINISTRATORS WERE IN THE HALLS MAKING SURE EVERYONE WAS LOCKED DOWN SAFELY.
A SECURITY GUARD RISKED HIS OWN LIFE TO DISARM THAT STUDENT AND THE WELLNESS STAFF HELPED OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY HEAL FROM THE TRAUMA. >> BUT IT'S NOT JUST DURING OR AFTER A LOCKDOWN THAT THE VERY STAFF YOU PLAN TO LAY OFF ARE KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE. >> I ALSO CAN'T COUNT THE NUMBER OF TIMES STUDENTS HAVE NOTIFIED A COUNSELOR WELLNESS STAFF BEFORE A DISASTER THAT A STUDENT HAD A WEAPON OR WAS FLEXING WITH A FIREARM ON TICK TOCK OR WAS THINKING ABOUT HARMING THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. YOU ARE PLANNING TO BALANCE THE BUDGET BY MAKING CUTS THROUGH THE VERY FABRIC THAT PROTECTS OUR STUDENTS. >> THANK YOU FOR PLEASE LINE UP AS I CALL THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS. MARTY MANNION, ALAN MAR CHRISTOPHER PEPPER. LARA SIMMONS. ANGIE MARINO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MARTY MANNION. I'M THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER AT SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND DR. SUE. >> I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR COMING OUT TO OUR SCHOOL IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRISIS AND FOR DEPLOYING AN EXCEPTIONAL TEAM OF CENTRAL SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS AT TITLE ONE SCHOOLS. AND AS I DO I WANT TO CHECK IN ON THE SOCIAL ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS AT SUNSET. 1 IN 3 OF THEM YOU CAN SEE AFTER THE PANDEMIC THEY WERE THREE TIMES AS LIKELY THAN THEIR WEALTHIER PEERS NOT TO MEET THE ASPECT STANDARD WITH TWO YEARS OF AUTONOMY FOR OUR SITE WHERE WE COULD CREATE THE STAFFING MODEL WHERE YOU NEEDED. >> THEY OUTPERFORMED THEIR WEALTHIER PEERS 87% OF SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS MEETING THE BENCHMARK. OUR SPECIAL ED SYSTEM WOULD BE CRUSHED IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THOSE TIER TWO SUPPORTS IN PLACE. AND IT'S ALL THANKS TO THIS COMMUNITY RIGHT HERE. I AM URGING YOU TO RECONSIDER. YOU CAN SEE THE DROP THAT HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE RPF WAS REMOVED. SAVE OUR SOCIAL WORKERS.
LISTEN TO WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IS SAYING AS A REMINDER. DON'T SPEAK TOO CLOSE TO THE MICROPHONE. FACE. GOOD EVENING. I'M JUST HERE IN FULL SUPPORT OF MR. MANNING, OUR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER. HE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN OUR SCHOOLS. >> THAT SAID, NO OFFENSE. PRINCIPAL CHRIS I WAS SENT HERE BY MY FIFTH GRADERS TO DIRECTLY TELL YOU THEY WROTE LETTERS FOR YOU TODAY TO TELL YOU THAT MR. MANNING HAS IMPACTED THEIR LIVES POSITIVELY OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS. AND HE HAS HELPED STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN DEPRESSED, ANXIOUS, SUICIDAL, BULLIED OR THEY WERE THE BULLY. EXPERIENCED CHANGES TO THEIR FAMILY NEED TO HELP RESOLVING CONFLICTS. THEY WERE THE BAD STUDENT WHO'S NOT BAD ANYMORE. THAT EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT RECESS AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES INCLUSIVE KICKBALL TEAM JUST TO NAME A FEW I CAN GIVE THIS TO YOU IF YOU LIKE LATER. RECENTLY WE EXPERIENCED A TRAGEDY AT OUR SCHOOL. ONE OF THE STUDENTS WHO WAS MURDERED WAS A STUDENT OF MINE. WE LEARNED THAT MORNING THAT WE HAD THE NEWS AND WE HAD THE IMPOSSIBLE TASK OF TEACHING OUR STUDENTS.
TEN MINUTES LATER I JUST SAID THE WORD IMPOSSIBLE BUT MAYBE IN MY LIFETIME PRIOR TO MEETING MR. MANNING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE. BUT BECAUSE OF OUR PARTNERSHIP OVER THE LAST DECADE I KNEW THAT I HAD THE WORDS AND I HAD THE CONFIDENCE TO DELIVER THAT NEWS TO MY KIDS AND TO TEACH. AND I OWE EVERYTHING IN MY CLASSROOM TO THIS GUY RIGHT HERE. >> SO WE NEED TO KEEP HIM. IT IS A BIG MISTAKE IF YOU LET HIM GO AFTER. HELLO, I'M CHRISTOPHER PEPPER. I'M A TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT SUPPORTING HEALTH EDUCATION. LAST WEEK I STARTED GETTING ALARM MESSAGES ASKING IF WE ARE REALLY GOING TO BE ELIMINATING MIDDLE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ASK FOR YOU TO REALLY CLARIFY THAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE VERY CONCERNED. AS OF THURSDAY OPENED OUR FIRST MIDDLE SCHOOL HEALTH CLASS IN 2015. I WAS THERE THAT DAY. I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH HOW OUR PROGRAM HAS CONTINUED TO GROW. WE HAVE HEALTH CLASSES IN 13 MIDDLE SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW AND OUR INTENTION IS TO HAVE
MIDDLE SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HEALTH CLASSES IN EVERY AND EVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE WANT TO HAVE CLASS IN THOSE CLASSES. WE TALK ABOUT SEXUALITY. WE TALK ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. WE TALK ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING. WE TALK ABOUT NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND VAPING AND ALL THE TOPICS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED WITH MIDDLE SCHOOLERS. WHAT I'D LIKE YOU TO DO TONIGHT IS TO ACTUALLY SAY TO THE COMMUNITY WE ARE NOT CUTTING MIDDLE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION AND IN FACT WE PLAN TO INSTITUTIONALIZE IT FOR ALL STUDENTS. ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS LAURA SIMON AND I HAVE BEEN THE ART TEACHER AT VISITATION VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR 13 YEARS. THE PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS ARE GOING TO DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS. LIKE THE DECISION TO GO BACK TO A SIX PERIOD DAY INSTEAD OF SEVEN PERIODS OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL WITH A SEVEN PERIOD DAY EVERY STUDENT GETS TO TAKE AN ELECTIVE IN A SIX PERIOD DAY. ANY STUDENT THAT NEEDS AN INTERVENTION CLASS LIKE AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OR READING INTERVENTION CLASS DOES
NOT GET TO TAKE AN ELECTIVE. IF WE GO BACK TO A SIX PERIOD DAY, NONE OF OUR STUDENTS WHO TAKE L.D. WILL BE ABLE TO BE IN ART, MUSIC, DANCE, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MORE. FOR MY SCHOOL WITH A NEWCOMER PROGRAM THAT'S MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF OUR SCHOOL, THEY WILL NOT GET TO HAVE AN ELECTIVE NEXT YEAR. I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE OVER 10,000 STUDENTS IN ESD DISTRICTWIDE. THAT MEANS TEACHER LAYOFFS BECAUSE IF KIDS CAN'T TAKE ELECTIVES THEN WE DON'T NEED AS MANY ELECTIVE TEACHERS. IF ANY OF YOU IS D HAS DECIDED THAT KIDS WHO ARE STILL LEARNING ENGLISH DON'T NEED TO GET TO TAKE AN ELECTIVE THEN I NEED YOU TO OWN THAT. COME DOWN TO THIS VALLEY AND YOU TELL MY KIDS THAT THEY DON'T GET TO BE IN ART CLASS ANYMORE BECAUSE THEIR ENGLISH ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH. IF YOU AREN'T READY TO DO THAT THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULD RETHINK THIS DECISION. >> THANK YOU. HI EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS ANGIE MORENO AND I WORK CENTRALLY SUPPORTING SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE. CHARLES SORRY CHARLES. SUPPORTING THE CHARLES AND SUPPORTING SECONDARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMING I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT PROTECTING WELLNESS CENTERS AT OUR SCHOOLS . RECENTLY WE'VE HAD PLENTY OF TRAGEDIES BURDENED AP SUNSET ALL THESE TRAGEDIES HAVE BEEN HAPPENING AT OUR SCHOOLS AND THE FIRST PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO THESE TRAGIC TRAGEDIES OUR SCHOOLS ARE WELLNESS CENTERS. >> SOCIAL WORKERS AND CHARLES ARE THE WELLNESS CENTERS AT THESE SCHOOLS AND WE NEED THEM IN OUR COMMUNITIES. I KEEP SEEING MARIA SUPERINTENDENT MARIA SUE YOU SEND THESE EMAILS WHEN YOU'RE LIKE OH, CHECK IN WITH YOUR WELLNESS CENTER, CHECK IN WITH YOUR WELLNESS STAFF. BUT I FEEL LIKE DO YOU KNOW WHO WORKS IN THERE BECAUSE THAT'S SOCIAL WORKERS AND CHARLES AND THEY'RE NOT WE'RE TRYING TO CUT DOWN SOCIAL WORKERS LIKE CHARLES ARE NOT EVEN MENTIONED SO CAN WE PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PROTECT THESE ROLES AND PROTECT THE STAFF AND SUPPORT OUR
STUDENTS? >> PLEASE LINE UP AS I CALL YOUR NAME JENNY SAYING MCKENNA HENDRICKSON GLORIA, I'M JUST SAYING GLORIA, GLORIA AND I WANT TO BUTCHER YOUR LAST NAME AMANDA FAHEY COLLIE JOANNA WALSH HI. MY NAME IS JENNY SAYING AND I'M THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER AT THIS ONE SCHOOL I AM OUTRAGED ABOUT THE PLANNED PROPOSAL TO CUT OUR WELLNESS TEAM IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOLS. I'M URGING THE BOARD OF TO VOTE AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL WHEN SHE DOES ASK US WHY THIS DISTRICT WANTS TO GET RID OF WELLNESS AND CUT OUR POSITION, CHERISE HELD THEM A LIAR. THE TRUTH THE TRUTH THAT THERE'S A DISCREPANCY OF MONEY WE'RE HIGHER. I JUST WANT TO GET RAISES I 100 MILLION TO RESERVES AND THEN CUT 110 MILLION DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS SERVICES. WHY IS THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF MONEY TO BE CUT THE SAME AS A NUMBER PUT IN RESERVES? MAKE IT MAKE SENSE THIS SCHOOL YEAR ALREADY HAD OVER 1800 WELLNESS VISITS WITH AN AVERAGE OF 230 STUDENT WELLNESS VISIT EACH DAY AVERAGE ONLY 11 RISK ASSESSMENTS AND TWO THREAT ASSESSMENTS. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH A
COMMUNITY OR EXPERT CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT GROUPS. WE HAVE IT DONE ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THE DISTRICT ASK OF US AND YET THE DISRESPECT FROM THIS DISTRICT IS LOUD DAY IN AND DAY OUT THE WELLNESS TEAM HAS PRIORITIZED THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES MAKING SURE THEY FEEL SAFE AND SUPPORTED ESPECIALLY DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES OF COMMUNITIES DAY AND NIGHT NATIONWIDE VIOLENCE HAS THE DISTRICT DONE THE SAME FOR THEIR SCHOOL STAFF ? MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE ASK MUCH MORE THAN OUR POSITIONS ON OUR WORK PLEASE TREAT US WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MCKENNA HENDRICKS. THEN I'M THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER AT COMMODORE SLOAT ELEMENTARY. UNDER THE PROPOSED STAFFING MODEL MY POSITION WOULD BE DEFUNDED. EARLIER THIS YEAR OUR COMMUNITY SUFFERED A TRAGEDY IN WHICH A PARENT WAS KILLED NEAR CAMPUS. I SUPPORTED STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH THAT TRAUMA. I WAS THE PERSON WHO WENT TO THIRD GRADE CLASSROOMS TO TELL THEM THAT THEIR CLASSMATES FATHER HAD BEEN MURDERED AFTER EVENTS LIKE WHAT HAPPENED AT MY SCHOOL, WHAT HAPPENED AT BURTON, WHAT HAPPENED IN SUNSET. THE DISTRICT LIKES TO SEND EMAILS TELLING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO TALK TO THEIR WELLNESS COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS WERE ESSENTIAL THEN.
BUT WHEN BUDGET SEASON ROLLS AROUND WE'RE EXTRA SOCIAL WORK IS NOT A LINE IN AN EMAIL IT IS REAL TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND CRISIS INTERVENTION EVERY DAY ARE MY SCHOOL SUNSET OTHER SCHOOLS WE'RE EXAMPLES OF OUR SOCIAL WORKERS ARE NEEDED AT ALL SCHOOLS NOT JUST TITLE ONE. I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR REDUCTIONS BUT CERTAIN NON FACING STUDENT ROLES ARE NOT SEEING ANY CHANGES. >> ALL WE'RE ASKING IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP HELPING KIDS. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS AMANDA PICCOLI. I'M A FIRST GRADE TEACHER AT COMMODORE SLOAT. I'M URGING YOU TO PRESERVE SOCIAL WORKERS AT EVERY SCHOOL SITE AND NOT PLACE THESE FUNDS INTO A RESTRICTIVE RESERVE SOCIAL WORKER PROVIDE EXPERTISE THAT TEACHERS DO NOT HAVE THEIR SKILL SET IS NOT INTERCHANGEABLE WITH CLASSROOM EDUCATORS AND THEIR ABSENCE FORCES TEACHERS TO ABSORB EMOTIONAL CRISIS WORK THAT PULLS US AWAY FROM INSTRUCTIONAL AND SHORT CHANGES. OTHER STUDENTS TEACHERS BANDWIDTHS ARE LIMITED AND ASKING US TO FILL CLINICAL TRAUMA RESPONSE AND FAMILY SUPPORTED ROLES IN ADDITION TO
OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS EDUCATORS IS SETTING US UP FOR FAILURE NATIONALLY, RATING SCORES ARE IN CRISIS REMOVING SOCIAL WORKERS WE'RE NOT ONLY DEEPENING THESE ACADEMIC GAPS STRONG MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT IS NOT OPTIONAL. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR LEARNING SAFETY AND EQUITY AND AS OPPOSED HI, I'M JENNA WELSH. >> I'VE BEEN TEACHING KINDERGARTEN FOR 25 YEARS AT COMMODORE SLOAT. PLEASE DO NOT PUT MONEY IN A FISCAL RESERVE INSTEAD PUT MONEY IN OUR SCHOOLS. FRANKLY I'M SPEECHLESS AT THE IDEA THAT WE COULD LOSE OUR FULL TIME SOCIAL WORKER. THIS DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE DISTRICT'S VISION AND VALUES OUR SOCIAL WORKER HELPS EVERY CHILD ON CAMPUS. SHE TEACHES STUDENTS TO REGULATE THEIR EMOTIONS, DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS AND HAVE EMPATHY FOR THEIR PEERS CALM, INCLUSIVE, SUPPORTIVE CLASSROOMS ALLOW LEARNING TO OCCUR. MOST IMPORTANTLY, SHE LIKE EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER HAS A VERY SPECIAL AND SPECIFIC PERSON WHO HAS ROOTS AND CONNECTIONS WITH OUR
STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES. SHE IS CARING. SHE IS A CARING AND TRUSTED ADULT IN OUR SPECIFIC COMMUNITY. SHE IS MORE THAN A BUDGET ITEM. SHE IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR SCHOOLS SUCCESS. OUR SCHOOLS CANNOT SURVIVE WITHOUT SOCIAL WORKERS. I AM GLORIA, MASSACHUSETTS. WE HAVE BEEN A PARENT IN THE DISTRICT HERE WITH KIDS IN THE DISTRICT. I'VE BEEN A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF A SCHOOL THAT CLOSED RIGHT BEHIND THIS BUILDING. I DO NOT HAVE A SOCIAL WORKER WHEN I WAS AN EDUCATOR AT JOHN SWETT ELEMENTARY AND WE WERE ALL EXPECTED TO BE SOCIAL WORKERS WITHOUT THE TRAINING. IT'S EMBARRASSING TO HAVE TO COME HERE AND MAKE PLEAS FOR THAT BECAUSE YOU CANNOT HAVE ACADEMICALLY SUCCESSFUL CHILDREN AND A MENTALLY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. FIRST OF ALL BUT I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT. RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU KNOW WHAT ERATH IS. ONLY A FEW HANDS GO UP. OUR CITY THIS IS A PUBLIC RECORD REQUEST I MADE TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY RECEIVES 764 MILLION 25,395 DOLLARS OF
EDUCATIONAL REVENUE AUGMENTATION FUND EDUCATIONAL REVENUE AUGMENTATION FUND. THAT'S WHAT ERAP STANDS FOR. THE ALLOCATION TO SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED OF ERAP MONEY STANDS AT $79 MILLION. >> WHERE IS THAT MONEY? CAN WE MAKE IT WORK FOR US BECAUSE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS GRANTS ARE NOT FUNNELING DOWN THE WAY THEY SHOULD AT LEAST NOT IN 90 YEARS OF TIME. >> PLEASE LIGHTEN UP AS I CALL YOUR NAME MATTHEW TROJAN. I NEED YOU LIKE MAD. CURTAIN HELEN SARAH CURRAN. >> GIOVANNA SOTO. IS IT NOT THAT IS IMPORTANT BUT GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MATTHEW TRAN. I AM A TEACHER AT WALLENBERG HIGH SCHOOL. THERE IS A PHONE ADDICTION EPIDEMIC AT WALLENBERG HIGH SCHOOL AND MANY OTHER SCHOOLS IN SAN FRANCISCO. S.F. USE THESE MOBILE DEVICES GUIDELINES STATE THAT ALL DEVICES SHOULD BE TURNED OFF IN A WAY DURING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME INCLUDING PASSING PERIOD. BUT AT MANY SCHOOLS INCLUDING MINE WE ARE NOT ENFORCING THIS AND WE ARE LETTING KIDS OPT OUT OF THEIR EDUCATION.
STUDENTS ARE REGULARLY ON THEIR PHONES TEXTING FACE TIMING NETFLIX SO YOU KNOW YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES AS EDUCATORS ARE ONLY AUTHORITY STEMS FROM THE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE BUILD WITH STUDENTS AND THOSE RELATIONSHIPS ARE NOT STRENGTHENED BY DAILY NAGGING AND THE FORCIBLE REMOVAL OF A DEVICE THAT STUDENTS ARE ADDICTED TO. THE CURRENT POLICY THAT WE HAVE HAS NO TEETH. WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO LEAVE THIS ISSUE UP TO INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL SITES. I URGE YOU TO BAN PHONES IN CLASSROOMS AND TO LET OUR STUDENTS LEARN. ASSEMBLY BILL NUMBER 3216 GIVES AS A FEW AS A CHANCE TO RESET AND ESTABLISH A DISTRICT WIDE POLICY THAT WORKS. THANK YOU. HELLO. MY NAME IS COURTNEY HOWLAND. I HAVE THREE STUDENTS AND SERVE USD. I'D LIKE TO STRONGLY OPPOSE THE 2627 PROPOSED SCHOOL STAFFING MODEL THAT GOT STAFF FROM OUR SCHOOLS ESPECIALLY OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS. I HAVE A DAUGHTER AT JAMES DENMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE CHANGE FROM SEVEN PERIODS TO SIX IS VERY CONCERNING 30% OF THE STUDENTS AT DENMAN ARE MULTI LANGUAGE
LEARNERS AND ANOTHER 20% HAVE AN IEP. THESE STUDENTS REQUIRE AN INTERVENTION CLASS WHICH MEANS WE IF WE REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ELECTIVES FROM 2 TO 150% OF THE STUDENTS AT OUR SCHOOL WILL LOSE ACCESS TO VITAL ELECTIVES MUSIC, ART, COMPUTER SCIENCE THIS DOES NOT SERVE OUR STUDENTS WELL. FURTHERMORE, MANY OF THE CUTS TO STAFF ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, SOCIAL WORKERS, COUNSELORS, SECURITY GUARDS ARE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT A SCHOOL RATHER THAN BASED ON THE ACTUAL STUDENTS THAT THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT. >> SOME OF THE SCHOOLS SERVING THE HIGHEST NEED MOST ACADEMICALLY BEHIND STUDENTS WILL LOSE THE MOST. WE TALK ABOUT WANTING TO IMPROVE ATTENDANCE RATES AND AND WE NEED THE SUPPORT STAFF IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS. THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS SARAH CURRAN. I'M THE PARENT OF THREE S.F. SD STUDENTS INCLUDING A SIXTH GRADER AT JAMES LICK MIDDLE SCHOOL AND AN EIGHTH GRADER AT
DENMAN. I'M SPEAKING AGAINST THE PROPOSED CUTS TO THE STAFFING MODEL SCHOOLS NEED TO AT LEAST MAINTAIN IF NOT INCREASE STUDENT SUPPORTS INCLUDING SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS AND COUNSELORS. REDUCING COUNSELORS TO ONE PER 450 STUDENTS MAKES CARE FOR THE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS SO MUCH HARDER WHEN STUDENTS FEEL SUPPORTED AND SAFE THEY CAN LEARN. SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS HAVE DESIGNED CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS FOR A SEVEN PERIOD SCHEDULE SHIFT. PLEASE DO NOT SHIFT TO SIX PERIODS. MANY STUDENTS RECEIVE LANGUAGE AND STUDY SKILLS CLASSES WILL LOSE ELECTIVES THAT ALLOW THEM ACCESS TO ARTS INSTRUCTION AND MORE. THIS IS WHAT MAKES KIDS FEEL PASSIONATE AND EXCITED ABOUT SCHOOL. WE NEED BALANCE. PLEASE RECONSIDER ALL OF THE PROPOSED CUTS THE SCHOOL STAFFING MODEL NOT JUST THE ONES I HIGHLIGHTED THIS EVENING. >> THANK YOU. HI, I'M GIOVANNA BUT I'M SHARING ON BEHALF OF THE PARENT. SO HELLO. MY NAME IS SARAH MASKIN AND I AM THE MOTHER OF TWO AS A FEW SD PARENTS A FIFTH GRADER AT DANIEL WEBSTER AND A SEVENTH
GRADER AT JAMES MIDDLE SCHOOL. I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE PIZZA AT LICK AND A LIFELONG PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATOR. I'M CALLING TO YOU TONIGHT TO URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS. I'M OUTRAGED OF THE DISTRICT IS PROPOSING SO MANY CUTS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF STAFF UNITED OUR STUDENTS TAKING AWAY ACCESS TO HEALTH CLASSES, REDUCING COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS AND REDUCING ACCESS TO ELECTIVE PROGRAMS DOES NOT SEEM TO REFLECT THE CLAIM THAT A SUBSIDY IS A STUDENT CENTERED ENTITY. THE NOTION THAT IMMERSION STUDENTS AND STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION WHO NEED RESOURCE CLASSES COULD LOSE ACCESS TO ELECTIVES AND SEEMS UNFAIR AND NOT REFLECTIVE OF THE VALUES THE DISTRICT CLAIMS TO HAVE. MY DAUGHTER'S DANCE ELECTIVE HAS QUITE LITERALLY BEEN ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST TRANSFORMATIVE PARTS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL ACCESS TO ELECTIVES, ACADEMIC COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ENRICHES AND CHANGES THE TRAJECTORY OF OUR STUDENTS LIVES AS A PARENT, AS AN ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND AN EDUCATOR, I BEG YOU TO EXPLORE OTHER AVENUES. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT, SUPERINTENDENT
AND STUDENT DELEGATE. MY NAME IS NASIRA AHMED. I AM MANAGER OF SUPPORTING WELLNESS AND HEALTH EDUCATION. I'M ALSO A PARENT OF TWO AS A FEW AS THESE STUDENTS AND I'M ALSO AN ALUMNI MYSELF. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT WELLNESS CENTERS AND HEALTH EDUCATION. TWO OF THE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE LIST FOR THIS TALKING MODEL. I THINK THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A TOUGH YEAR FOR ALL OF US. RIGHT NOW STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE FACING DISCRIMINATION NATIONWIDE BUT THEN TO BE CUT CENTRALLY HERE FROM SFO USD FOR ITEMS THAT REALLY SUIT THEIR NEEDS. SO FOR EXAMPLE COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH WORKERS ARE A REALLY HEART OF THE WELLNESS CENTERS TO TAKE THEM OUT AND NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY DO. THEY REALLY SUPPORT STUDENTS. THEY MEET STUDENTS WHERE THEY'RE AT. THAT'S WHY A LOT OF TIMES STUDENTS GO INTO WELLNESS AND SOCIAL WORKERS AS YOU CAN HEAR THERE'S A LOT OF CRISIS HAPPENING ON AROUND IN OUR CITY. SOCIAL WORKERS ARE THE FIRST TO STAND TO SUPPORT WITH THIS. AND HEALTH EDUCATION I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S A TIER ONE
APPROACH. IF WE DON'T GIVE THEM HEALTH EDUCATION, THEY'RE GOING TO GET IT FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE LIKE TICKTALK FRIENDS AND OTHER ASPECTS. SO LESS STUDENT CENTERED PREFERRED. THANK YOU FOR A COMMENT. PLEASE LINE UP AS I CALL YOUR NAME FELIPE MARCIANO CEREBELLAR . JON BATISTE VOWEL WITH V AS AND VICTOR AND NICK. I INVITE YOU TO PUT THE ANY CHANGES TO SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION AS PART OF A STRONG SCHOOL RESOLUTION BECAUSE THE SCHOOL BUSSES ARE ONE OF THE LAST THINGS THAT MAKE THE ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM NOT SOMETHING THAT'S JUST CAUSE CHOICE FOR THE PRIVILEGE. IT'S ALSO FOR MANY OF THE 2500 KIDS THAT ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED FUNCTIONALLY THE SAME AS A SCHOOL CLOSURE IF THEY CAN'T ATTEND A SCHOOL. THERE WERE CURRENTLY AND FINALLY THIS NEEDS TO BE COORDINATED WITH MUNI. IF YOU THINK THAT THERE'S CAPACITY IN THE SOUTH IN PARTICULAR TO TAKE ON ALL THOSE KIDS, WELL YOU SHOULD THINK THE 44 WOULDN'T BE ONE OF THOSE MORNINGS. I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT MUNI PUT A FEW MILLION DOLLARS OUT OF THEIR OWN BUDGET CRISIS TO
KEEP THE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS . IS THIS HOW YOU WANT TO REPAY THEM? TO THROW A WRENCH IN LIKE THE COMMUTES AND ONE OF THE LOW INCOMES PART OF TOWN. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'M SARA BALLARD HANSEN, THE PROUD PRINCIPAL AT THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMIC HIGH SCHOOL, THE ONLY CITY WITH A HIGH SCHOOL IN THE BAYVIEW DISTRICT. >> OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS WE'VE HAD TO CUT AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL A CLERK TO FINALLY LIAISON'S IN AS AN ATTENDANCE LIAISON. IT IT'S A PORT, AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, A PATHWAY AND FIVE CLASSROOM TEACHERS. >> DESPITE THESE CUTS AND THE FACT THAT WE SERVE SOME OF THE DISTRICT'S MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS WHOSE NEEDS HAVE ONLY INCREASED, I'M VERY PROUD OF THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE. OUR CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IS DOWN ARE ON TRACK, RATES ARE UP AS IS OUR SENSE OF BELONGING AND WE HAVE DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF NINTH GRADERS FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. >> THE THE PROPOSED STAFFING MODEL WOULD STOP OUR PROGRESS IN OUR TRACKS MOVING OUR SCHOOL BACK INTO SURVIVAL MODE JUST WHEN WE ARE STARTING TO THRIVE
. >> THURGOOD MARSHALL WILL NOT HAVE AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL NEXT YEAR WHEN WE USE UP TO WE WILL GO DOWN TO ONE CLERK WHEN WE USED TO HAVE THREE WE'D HAVE ONLY ONE COUNSELOR ADDED ALLOCATED TO US WHEN WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR AND WE HAVE 2.5 SECURITY TEAM MEMBERS WHEN WE CURRENTLY HAVE FIVE. >> OH WOW. GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JAN BAUTISTA PROUD PRINCIPAL OF LAW HIGH SCHOOL IN 180 SCHOOL DAYS WE HAVE 217 TIMESHEETS TO REVISE OR REVIEW AND APPROVE 100 STAFF MEMBERS TO EVALUATE 200 IEPS NOT COUNTING INITIALS TO ATTEND 131 504 CASES DUE TO STRESS, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION TO MANAGE AND AN AVERAGE OF 51 DUPLICATED CASES OF SUICIDAL IDEATION ALSO 26 ACRES OF 2600 STUDENTS TO KEEP SAFE WELL AND EDUCATED BY CONTINUING TO CUT THE SUPPORT STAFF AND SECURITY WELLNESS COUNSELING AND ADMINISTRATION. IT LEAVES US WITH NO TIME FOR MANAGEMENT OF TIER 2 OR 3 SUPPORTS TO PREVENT STUDENTS FROM FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS AND TURNING TOWARDS SELF-HARM OR VIOLENCE BY NOT PROVIDING
THESE ROLES IN OUR BASE ALLOCATIONS SITE LEADERS ARE THEN FORCED TO WEIGH AND FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS AND FORCED TO WEIGH THE PRIORITIES OF OUR STUDENTS SAFETY, OUR SANITY, ACADEMIC RIGOR AND OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORTS FOR OUR STUDENTS. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS NICHOLAS CHAN AND I'M THE PRINCIPAL AT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT HOW THE STAFF MODEL MAY DECIMATE THE NETWORK OF SUPPORTS THAT WE'VE BUILT AT OUR SCHOOL. OUR STUDENTS ARE ALL NEWCOMERS. MANY OF THEM ARE FLEEING VIOLENCE IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES AND MANY OF THEM ARE DEALING WITH VIOLENCE HERE INCLUDING SEVEN AFTER SCHOOL INCIDENTS THAT WE'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH AND MANY ARE GOING TO FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND THAT SPECIFICALLY DUE TO OUR FOUR COUNSELORS, OUR 40 TENS, OUR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER AND OUR AP ALL OF WHO ARE ON THE CUTTING BLOCK FOR NEXT YEAR NEWCOMERS DO NOT COME TO US WITH FILES. THAT MEANS THAT OUR COUNSELORS HAVE TO MEET WITH ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. THEY HAVE TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS
OF CONCERN SO THAT THEY CAN THEN WORK WITH WELLNESS TO CONNECT THEM TO THE BECAUSE THAT WILL BITE ON THE VERY SPECIFIC SERVICES THAT THEY NEED AND THEY HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO THEM HOW AN ENTIRELY NEW COLLEGE SYSTEM IS GOING TO WORK. OUR T TENDS MONITOR THE HALLS AT SCHOOLS. THEY MONITOR HOW STUDENTS ARE FEELING. THEY BREAK UP FIGHTS, THEY WALK OUR STUDENTS TO THE BUS STOP SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ICE SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING TO SCHOOL TO HARASS THEM ARE WE ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE BECAUSE THE NEWCOMER POPULATION CHANGES BEYOND OUR CONTROL. WE'VE GONE FROM 350 STUDENTS TO 250 BACK TO 280. PLEASE CONSIDER HOW THE STAFFING MODEL WILL AFFECT THE NETWORK THAT WE'VE INTENTIONALLY BUILT AT OUR SCHOOL. PLEASE LINE UP AS I CALL YOUR NAME AMY ALVARADO BRANDI MY MARCHMAN TAN ARTILLERY ERIK PEREZ LAUDERDALE HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS AMY BARROW PRINCIPAL JOHN O'CONNELL HIGH SCHOOL. JUST TO ADD ON TO WHAT MY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COLLEAGUE SAID IN REGARDS TO ANY POTENTIAL CUTS TO TEACHER FTE ADDITIONAL CUTS TO TEACHER FTE WILL
COMPLETELY ERODE OUR HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM MEANS SPECIFICALLY AT JOHN O'CONNELL WERE THE ONLY C TO WALL TO WALL C2E PATHWAY SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT AND FURTHER CUTS WILL CAUSE US TO CLOSE A PATHWAY AND FURTHER REDUCE ACCESS FOR STUDENTS FROM OUR MOST MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. AT BALBOA HIGH SCHOOL FURTHER CUTS COULD JEOPARDIZE DECIMATING CTE PATH AWAYS. I HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED OVER THE PAST FOUR DECADES DURING A RECENT CTE AUDIT THE AUDITOR ASKED ME ABOUT ACCESS AND STAFFING OF OUR CTE PROGRAMS AND EXPLAINED TO HER THAT DUE TO RECENT CUTS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO OFFER CO-TAUGHT PATHWAYS TO OUR STUDENTS WITH IEPS WHICH LEAVES THEM WITH ACCESS TO ONLY TWO OF OUR FOUR PATHWAYS. SHE WAS ALSO SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT WITH SO MUCH CTE MONEY AVAILABLE IN THE STATE THAT WE ONLY RECEIVE 2.2 FTE FOR OUR FOUR PATHWAYS. THESE SHIFTS ANYWAYS PLEASE CONSIDER THESE CUTS AND HOW THEY IMPACT OUR INSTRUCTIONAL PATHWAYS IN HIGH SCHOOL YOU HEY
HEY MY NAME IS T.A. ALTHOUGH I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF PARENT EDUCATORS LET US F LAST WEEK IN FRONT OF BURTON HIGH SCHOOL THE STUDENT WAS SHOT AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY WAS FORCED INTO LOCKDOWN IN THOSE TERRIFYING MOMENTS IT WAS A SCHOOL SECURITY TEAM WERE R TENSE WHO WERE THE FIRST TO RESPOND? >> THEY RAN TOWARDS DANGER TO OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF COULD MOVE SAFELY THERE QUICK ACTION OF THEIR THEIR COME UNDER PRESSURE AND THEIR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS PREVENTED AN ALREADY TRAGIC EVENT FROM BECOMING EVEN WORSE. >> THESE ARE THE SAME WORKERS WHO NOW FACE A THREAT OF LAYOFFS AS REPORTED IN THE MISSION LOCAL LET ME BE CLEAR OUR SECURITY STAFF ARE NOT OPTIONAL. >> THEY'RE ESSENTIAL. THEY'RE THE PEOPLE WHO BUILD TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR STUDENTS WHO DE-ESCALATE CONFLICTS, WHO MAINTAIN STABILITY AND HOLD OUR SCHOOLS TOGETHER IN THE MOMENTS OF CRISIS. >> WE CANNOT CLAIM TO
PRIORITIZE STUDENT SAFETY WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY CUTTING THE VERY PEOPLE WHO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS EVERY DAY. PLEASE CONSIDER NOT LAYING MY THANK YOU. HI, I'M ERIC PEREZ. I'M A TEACHER AT THE ACADEMY. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAIN ABOUT THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDATION TO CLOSE OUR SCHOOL. I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS DECISION FEELS COERCED AND MANUFACTURED BY WHAT FEELS LIKE AN INTENTIONAL MITIGATION OF OUR ENROLLMENT WHETHER IT BE OUR REMOVAL FROM THE ENROLLMENT FAIR FOR TWO YEARS OR THE REFUSAL TO REENROLL STUDENTS WHO WISH TO BE IN OUR SCHOOL OUR NUMBERS INADVERTENTLY DROP BY OVER 100. THERE'S A FURTHER INJUSTICE IN THE NOTION THAT THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP ALONE DECIDED TO CANCEL OR WAS WITHOUT CONSULTATION OF PARENTS OR SCHOOL SITE COUNSEL A PRECEDENT THAT I FIND WORRISOME FOR THE FUTURE OF ANY OTHER SCHOOLS WHO FIND THEMSELVES WITH INCONVENIENT ENROLLMENT NUMBERS. IT ALSO IT'S ALSO INSENSITIVE THAT STUDENTS HAVE RECENTLY WITNESSED DISTRICT OFFICIALS DISCUSS WHICH WALLS THEY'D LIKE TO TEAR DOWN WHILE OUR STUDENTS ARE STILL ON CAMPUS. TO HEAR THESE CONVERSATIONS OUR DISTRICT YOU KNOW, IF OUR
DISTRICT WERE TRULY SQUEEZED FOR FUNDS WE SHOULD BE PROMOTING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, NOT CLOSING THEM AND WE WOULD NOT BE RENEWING CHARTERS WHICH DIVERT MILLIONS. THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BRANDI BACHMANN. I'M A PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENT. I USED TO LIVE IN CHICAGO AND I CAN TELL YOU ALL THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE FIVE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE BACKED BY BILLIONAIRE FUNDED PRO CHARTER SCHOOL ASTROTURF. >> I'M GOING TO READ A LETTER IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE ACADEMY FAMILIES. THE SAN FRANCISCO EDUCATION ALLIANCE HAS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR SCHOOL CLOSURES. WE DEMAND A MORATORIUM ON SCHOOL CLOSURES AND THE BOARD WORK TOWARD MAKING US THE FEWEST A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN US THAT SCHOOL CLOSURES DO NOT SAVE MONEY. >> THEY ARE NOT A LONG TERM SOLUTION TO A STAFFING PROBLEM. >> I CAN TELL YOU HAVING BEEN FROM CHICAGO HOW SCHOOL CLOSURES DECIMATED OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, THEIR SCHOOL CLOSURES DO NOT RESULT
IN BETTER ACADEMIC OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN. YOU WANT TO SEE AN INCREASE IN THE NEED FOR SCHOOLS, FOR WORKERS AND BEDLAM IN SCHOOLS. TRY CLOSING AND COMBINING THEM. SCHOOL CLOSURES ARE TOOLS IN THE ARSENAL OF SCHOOL PRIVATIZED AS BILLIONAIRE, PRIVATIZED AS IN GENTRIFICATION AND I'M JUST GOING TO SAY LASTLY GENTRIFICATION IS A POLITE TERM TO DESCRIBE THE EVIL PROCESS OF PURGING BLACK BROWN WORKING CLASS FAMILIES FROM THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS SO WEALTHY PEOPLE CAN LIVE IN THEIR HOMES AND NEEDS TO STOP. >> I'M HERE TO BEG YOU TO COME UP WITH A DISTRICT WIDE CELL PHONE BAN IN RESPONSE TO AB 3216. I'VE BEEN TEACHING IN S.F. USD AND THEREFORE BATTLING PHONE USE WITHOUT REAL SUPPORT FROM THE DISTRICT OR MY ADMINISTRATION FOR EIGHT YEARS. IT'S ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE WORDS I SPEAK ON A GIVEN DAY. PLEASE PUT YOUR PHONE AWAY BEFORE YOU ENTER THE CLASSROOM IN YOUR BACKPACK NOT YOUR PHONE. CHRIS PHONE ROLAND HEADPHONES. >> TODAY WE'LL BE TESTING DIFFERENT INSULATION MATERIALS. ANDRE, A PHONE PLEASE. AND EVERY DAY STUDENTS COME IN, HIDE THEIR PHONES BEHIND THEIR BACKPACKS OR IN CUBBIES IN THEIR DESKS OR GO ON
BATHROOM BREAKS. AND I SPEND ANOTHER DAY HARPING ABOUT PHONES CLEANING UP AFTER DISTRACTED STUDENTS AND MOVE ONE STEP CLOSER TO BURNOUT WHEN WE DON'T HAVE STRONG UNIFORM POLICIES, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS PAY THE PRICE. TEACHERS GET EXHAUSTED, DEMORALIZED, GRIPE TO THEIR LOVED ONES AND EVENTUALLY QUIT . AND STUDENTS FALL PREY TO THE MOST ADDICTIVE TECHNOLOGY EVER MADE. AND GRADUATE WITH UNDERDEVELOPED FOCUS, CRITICAL THINKING AND RELATIONSHIP SKILLS AND MORE ANXIOUS THAN EVER. IN RESPONSE TO AB 30 216 PLEASE ACTUALLY BAN PHONES IN SCHOOLS. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THIS UP TO THE INDIVIDUALS COOL SITES OR THE INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS. THANK YOU. >> PLEASE LINE UP AS I CALL YOUR NAME. NICK CHANDLER. ALEXIA A CLOUDY IN THE LAUREUS MODERN MODERN. MY NAME'S CHANDLER. I'M THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATOR AT BUENA VISTA HORACE MANN COMMUNITY SCHOOL AS HAVE TWO STUDENTS AND AS A FEW CITY SCHOOLS. NEXT YEAR THEY'LL BOTH BE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. ARE YOU GUYS OKAY? IS THIS BUDGET LIKE THIS WAS A
MISSTEP? ALL RIGHT. WELL YOU CAN'T AFFORD THESE CUTS. YOU JUST HEARD IT LIKE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS ARE INTENSE. >> IT'S NEVER BEEN HARDER TO BE A STUDENT EVER, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE BLACK, BROWN,, TRANS UNDOCUMENTED LIKE WE ARE NOT BATTLING BORDER PATROL ON OUR WAY OUT OF HERE BUT GIVE IT EIGHT MONTHS AND THE SAME PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE CUTTING ARE WHO ARE FAMILIES ARE LOOKING TO LIKE YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY DO THIS ESPECIALLY NOT FOR A SAVINGS ACCOUNT THAT'S NOT GOING TO FLY. THIS IS MANUFACTURED MANUFACTURED URGENCY. IT'S DECEMBER, IT'S MANUFACTURED SCARCITY. THIS IS A SAVINGS ACCOUNT, THIS YEAR'S MONEY FOR THIS YEAR'S STUDENTS. YOU HAVE TIME TO FIX THIS BUT NOT A LOT. >> HI, MY NAME IS ALEX AND I'M A MOM OF THREE KIDS A SASSY AS IF SHE HAS NOT HAD A SPECIAL IT'S THE TEACHER FOR T.K. THREE FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW AND THAT LEAVES KIDS WITHOUT THE SUPPORT WE OWE THEM BY LAW.
NOW WE LOOKING AT THIS BEING JUST A START FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF UNDERFUNDED SCHOOLS WHERE YOU ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT REMOVING SOCIAL WORKERS. ONE IS STAFF SECURITY PERSONNEL FROM SCHOOLS. THESE ARE NOT PERSONAL THAT WE MAY NOT NEED. THESE ARE CRITICAL POSITIONS THAT ARE NEEDED AND NOT HAVING THEM WILL AFFECT THE KIDS WHO ARE MOST IN NEED AND MAKE SCHOOLS LESS SAFE FOR EVERYBODY. >> IT WILL CERTAINLY MAKE SCHOOLS LOOK MORE LIKE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WOULD LIKE THEM TO LOOK. >> AND I, I REALLY DO THINK THAT THIS DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A GAME OF SUBTRACTION. SUBTRACTION KIND OF DISTRICT OF THE STATE DO THE COURAGEOUS THINGS AND LISTEN TO SOME OF THE IDEAS HERE AND FIND THE MONEY. >> IT'S OUT THERE. GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONERS, SUPERINTENDENTS WHO I AM CLAUDIO DE LARIOS MORAN, THE VERY PROUD PRINCIPAL OF ONE OF THE HORSEMEN K THROUGH A COMMUNITY SCHOOL. I ALSO FEEL VERY PROUD TO HAVE COLLEAGUES FROM MY SITE HERE
TONIGHT AS WELL AS STUDENTS. SO HOW YOU GUYS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE IT MEANS A LOT. THEY ARE ALL BEING DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED STAFFING MODEL FOR FOR NEXT YEAR WHICH PRINCIPALS JUST LEARNED ABOUT A WEEK AGO. >> SO WE ARE SCRAMBLING TO MAKE SENSE OF IT ALSO BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF FACTS INCLUDED AT THIS TIME AND WE'RE EXTREMELY NERVOUS THOUGH BECAUSE ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN WE NEED THE STAFF THAT IS AT OUR SITES NOW TO DO THE BARE MINIMUM TO HOLD OUR SCHOOLS TOGETHER AND MAKE THEM THE SAFE MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY. BY THE WAY, THE SAFE AND ENGAGING PLACES THAT STUDENTS NEED IN ORDER TO SHOW UP AND LEARN EVERY DAY WITHOUT OUR WELLNESS COORDINATORS, WITHOUT OUR SOCIAL WORKERS, WITHOUT ENOUGH TEACHERS TO ACTUALLY MAKE AN ENGAGING DAY, OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SHOW UP. YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO LOSE MORE MONEY SO PLEASE RECONSIDER THIS AWFUL STAFFING MODEL. IT'S GOT TO HAPPEN SOME OTHER WAY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, PRESIDENT KIM THAT CONCLUDES IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL HEAR FROM STUDENTS WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON ZOOM. IF YOU ARE A STUDENT I REPEAT IF YOU ARE A STUDENT ON ZOOM AND WISH TO COMMENT PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY. TRANSLATION PLEASE TRANSLATE BUT A NOTICE IS TO SEND TO PARA LAS PERSONAS TO PARTICIPANT AND SO I GUESS THIS INCIDENT IS PART OF OUR LEVINSON'S MINORITY IN SOLOMON, KANSAS YAHOO FINANCE AND BAY HAWK SANGER YOLA SONGS AND ENTERTAINING AND I COME TO THE CAMPUS CHRIS I'LL TELL YOU I SANG IRAQ THANK YOU WE SEE NO STUDENTS VIRTUALLY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC VIRTUALLY IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AND YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY. TRANSLATION BUT I NOTICED AND LISTENED TO THEM APPARENTLY AS PESSIMISTIC AND ALERT ON THEM AS WELL AS EMAILS AND AT THE END AS WELL I'M NOT SO THAT'S YES YOU SENT OUT DURING
MEETINGS GET TIME OFF YOUR MONEY AND GOT ONE GREAT HELP RIGHT I GET THANK YOU AARON AARON DUNLAP NO I'M A PARENT OF A FIFTH GRADER IN THE DISTRICT . GOOD EVENING TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. I'M COMMENTING TONIGHT ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS AND RAISES AND CENTRAL OFFICE. I'M HERE TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF SOME OF THE FOLKS THIS EVENING. I ESPECIALLY LIKED THE COMMENT ARE YOU GUYS OKAY? LIKE THIS SEEMS LIKE A FREAKING JOKE. DID YOU REALLY THINK THIS WOULD LAND THE WAY THAT IT'S LANDING? I HOPE YOU'RE HEARING OUR VOICES LOUD AND CLEAR THIS EVENING AS THE PARENT OF AN UPCOMING MIDDLE SCHOOLER CUTTING HEALTH CUTTING SOCIAL WORKERS IN THIS CLIMATE SEEMS LIKE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE YOU COULD POSSIBLY MAKE. NO CUTS TO THOSE CLOSEST TO OUR KIDS USE THE MONEY NOW ADHERE TO YOUR VISIONS AND VALUES YOU CAN FIND THE MONEY I KNOW YOU CAN. >> THANK YOU, MR. LEAHY. OH, NO, I APOLOGIZE. >> TOM HI.
MY NAME'S TOM. I'M A PARENT AND A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT. I'LL BE TRANSPARENT. I THINK IT'S GROSS THAT THESE CUTS KEEP HAPPENING AND PEOPLE HAVE TO FEAR FOR THEIR JOBS. YOU KNOW, YOU YOU SAY OH, WE WANT TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES BUT THEN YOU CUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SO THEN IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. WHO GETS BLAMED? SCHOOL STAFF SCHOOL BOARD WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO REALLY LIKE IMPACT AND MAKE A CHANGE? PUSHBACK CHALLENGE. YOU KNOW I HEAR A LOT OF TALK AND OH THIS ISN'T GOOD BUT THEN YOU'RE JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH WITH IT. THERE'S MONEY TO BE HAD. LOOK AT THE RACES FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE OTHER PEOPLE BUT WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR MUCH. YOU WANT STUDENTS TO IMPROVE THEN COME ON, THINK WITH YOUR HEART AND SPEAK THE TRUTH. I DON'T KNOW MR. LEAHY. HELLO. I'M A FIRST GRADE TEACHER. MY NAME IS BELINDA LEAHY AND I'M A FIRST GRADE TEACHER AT COMMODORE SLOAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I'M HERE TODAY TO STATE THAT UNEQUIVOCALLY ALL SCHOOLS NOT
JUST TITLE ONES SHOULD HAVE A SOCIAL WORKER. A FEW MONTHS AGO, SUPERINTENDENT SUE AND MANY OTHERS CAME TO OUR SCHOOL BECAUSE OF A TRAGEDY. OUR STUDENT LOST HIS FATHER RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR SCHOOL OUR SOCIAL WORKER MISS MCKENNA HENDRICKSON, WHO SPOKE TODAY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND NOT ONLY FOR THE FAMILY AFFECTED BUT FOR LITERALLY EVERY CHILD AT SLOAT. SHE CAME IN TO EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM DURING THOSE TWO WEEKS AFTER THE TRAGEDY, SHE LED COMMUNITY CIRCLES AND HELPED MANY STUDENTS HELP WITH PROCESSING THE TRAUMA. AND WHEN YOU LEFT SHE IS STILL DOING THIS RIGHT NOW WE NEED SOCIAL WORKERS ALL SCHOOLS DO ON YOUR BANNERS, YOUR PAMPHLETS AT THE END OF YOUR EMAILS IT SAYS DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF YOUR DECISION MAKING IF YOU GET RID OF SOCIAL WORKERS AND NON-TITLE ONE SCHOOLS, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS DECISION IS THE ANTITHESIS ANTITHESIS OF THOSE VALUES.
PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING. KEEP THE SOCIAL WORKERS AT OUR SCHOOL YOU KNOW THAT THEY ARE HELPING. YOU KNOW THAT. THANK YOU, MS.. LEAHY. THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME. MS.. MARSHALL OH, THANK YOU. OUR PRESIDENT KIM COMMISSIONERS WHO HAPPEN TO ENSUE AWESOME STUDENT DELEGATES THE NAACP STANDS FIRM ON EQUITY AND FAIRNESS. WE DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW MOVING ONE CHUNK OF MONEY INTO ANOTHER POT WILL SERVE STUDENTS ESPECIALLY THOSE STUDENTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER. PLEASE EXPLAIN THAT WE HAVE FULL SUPPORT THE SEVEN PARENT DAY WE SUPPORT SOCIAL WORKERS WELLNESS CENTERS ELECTIVES THAT INCLUDE READING MUSIC, COMPUTERS, ROBOTICS AND SO MUCH MORE. WE ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE THE TEACHERS AND THE SCHOOLS TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE AND OTHER SUPPORT STAFF. WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS WILL LIVE IN NINE FOR 1 TO 4 CAN GET TO SCHOOL SAFELY SO YOU NEED FUNDS TO GET THEM TO SCHOOL VIA BUS. WE WANT A WELL-ROUNDED STUDENT AND A ROLL AROUND THE SCHOOL AND WE WILL COUNT ON YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS GET
WHAT THEY NEED AND NOT ALL OF THESE CUTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO TO AISLING PRANG. HELLO MY NAME IS ASHLEY PRANG. I'M A MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER AT ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL. I TEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN I CHECKED OUT OF SCHOOL I DIDN'T GET TO TAKE ELECTIVES THAT WERE INTERESTING. MY TEACHERS WERE BURNT OUT AND I DIDN'T HAVE SUPPORT STAFF TO HELP ME. OUR SEVEN PERIOD A DAY AT ROOSEVELT AND ACROSS MOST MIDDLE SCHOOLS MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE. I MAKE SURE MY STUDENTS KNOW HOW LUCKY THEY ARE EVERY DAY IN MY READING SUPPORT CLASS MANY OF THE STUDENTS READ FAR BELOW GRADE LEVEL. >> THESE ARE OUR BLACK AND BROWN STUDENTS OUR LANGUAGE LEARNERS THAT HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED IN AND STUDENTS WITH IEPS THEY READ FAR BELOW GRADE LEVEL BUT THEY STILL ENJOY COMING TO CLASS BECAUSE THEY STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO TAKE A SECOND ELECTIVE LIKE OUR BAND OR HOME EC NEXT YEAR OF ALGEBRA IS OFFERED AS AN ELECTIVE. STUDENTS WHO ARE LEARNING ENGLISH OR READY FOR HIGHER
LEVEL MATH WILL STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO THRIVE. THERE MIGHT TEAMMATES AND I CAN PLAN AND COLLABORATE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY SO WE CAN ATTEND MEETINGS LIKE THIS INSTEAD OF STILL WORKING AT 730 AT NIGHT. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHEN MY STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH OR WITH OTHER CHALLENGES WHICH IS INCREDIBLY COMMON IN ADOLESCENCE AND MIDDLE SCHOOL ESPECIALLY. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR TIME FOR A COMMENT. WE'LL GO WHERE CHARLES? CHARLES, GO AHEAD. OKAY, CHARLES. WELL, SKIP NOW WE'LL GO TO. OH, GO AHEAD, CHARLES. SARAH SORRY ABOUT THAT. ARE THERE CUTS TO SECURITY OF 50% PLAN? I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON OUR MOU CONSENT ITEMS. I SPEAK ONLY FOR MYSELF. WHY ISN'T THERE AN MOU WITH S.F. P.D. AFTER THE SCHOOL SHOOTING AT BURTON? BRING BACK SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. THERE IS NO SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE IN 2025. I DON'T WANT TO SEND MY KIDS TO A SCHOOL WHERE THE PARENTS OF THE OTHER KIDS HAVE UNSECURED
FIREARMS BRING BACK SORROWS AND RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERSHIP. SORROWS WOULD DISCOURAGE GUN POSSESSION ON CAMPUSES. A NEW MOU WITH S.F. PD SHOULD BE A TOP PRIORITY IN 2026. THIS WOULD BE A COST FREE WAY TO INCREASE SECURITY WITHOUT WITHOUT ANY COST. THANK YOU. PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. >> PLEASE GO AHEAD AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF PLEASE BY NAME. >> OH, HI. MY NAME IS NO LOSS. I'M ON THE BOARD OF PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND A SWC PARENT. JUST WANT TO LEAVE EVERYBODY WITH ONE NUMBER. $326 MILLION. IF YOU ADD UP THE NUMBERS IN TODAY'S BUDGET PRESENTATION, THIS IS WHAT IS PROJECTED TO BE LEFT OVER AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 20 2526 AFTER PAYING FOR EVERYTHING $326 MILLION OF WHICH 111 WILL BE SET ASIDE AND FUND 17 HIDING IT FROM THE REPORTING ON THE GENERAL FUND. AT THE SAME TIME THE DISTRICT WILL ASK PARENTS TO SACRIFICE THINGS LIKE SOCIAL WORKERS AND NURSES AT SCHOOLS
SO THAT YEARLY EXPENDITURES ARE LOWER THAN YEARLY REVENUES. WHILE THESE HUGE RESERVES WILL BE SET ASIDE THIS IS KIND OF LIKE ME AS A PARENT TELLING MY KIDS THEY CAN'T SEE THE DOCTOR. WE CAN'T AFFORD IT BECAUSE WE'RE SPENDING 5 TO 10% MORE THAN WE THAN WE BRING IN WHILE HAVING 30% SITTING IN THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT. AND WHAT WOULD FUND 17 BE IN THIS MATTER? >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME AS DIRECTOR. WE WILL NOW GO TO LILLIAN. >> LILLIAN. LILLIAN, CAN YOU HEAR US? >> LILLIAN I DON'T THINK YOU CAN UNMUTE FOR SOME REASON AND WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. WE'LL GO TO CAREY. LILLIAN. OKAY. WE'LL GO TO CAREY MALONEY, PLEASE. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS CAREY MALONEY. I'M THE PRINCIPAL OF CLARENDON ELEMENTARY. AND I LISTENED VERY CLOSELY AT
THE WORKSHOP ON MONDAY OF LAST WEEK TO UNVEIL THE NEW FUNDING MODEL. AND I WAS STRUCK BY THE FACT THAT OUR LCF FUNDS I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME RIGHT NOW BUT IT'S LIKE $10,500 PER STUDENT OR A LITTLE BIT MORE DEPENDING ON THE GRADE. BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT MY SCHOOL AND I DIVIDED THE TOTAL BUDGET BY THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE HAVE, WE'RE ONLY RECEIVING $7,400 PER STUDENT AT OUR SCHOOL. IF WE WERE ACTUALLY JUST FUNDED WITH THE BASE FUNDS FROM LCF AND HAD THAT AVAILABLE TO US, WE WOULD NOT NEED TO MAKE ANY CUTS. WE WOULD NOT NEED TO CUT THE AP POSITION. WE WOULD NOT NEED TO CUT THE SOCIAL WORK POSITION. WE WOULD NOT NEED TO CUT ANY OF OUR POSITIONS AND I'M CONFUSED WHY WE'RE SAYING THAT WE'RE USING OUR CSF AND WE'RE GIVING SCHOOLS THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY WHEN THAT IS NOT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT SCHOOLS ARE GETTING PER STUDENT. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO. LILLIAN CAN YOU UNMUTE. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES, GO AHEAD PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LILLIAN LIM, A PARENTS AND STAFF MEMBER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. I UNDERSTAND THE DISTRICT IS FACING A BUDGET CRISIS AND I APPRECIATE HOW DIFFICULT THIS ISSUE PERHAPS. HOWEVER, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU DO NOT CLOSE VACANT POSITIONS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. THESE POSITIONS MUST BE FILLED ,NOT ELIMINATED. OUR STUDENTS RELY ON THE STAFF FOR THEIR SAFETY LEARNING MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND LEGALLY REQUIRED TO VISIT EVEN THOUGH A TOUGH FINANCIAL TIME. THE DISTRICT MUST MAINTAIN AN APP FOR WHICH REQUIRE SPECIAL EDUCATION BUDGET TO MAINTAIN OR INCREASE EACH YEAR NOT DECREASE. WE THOUGHT THAT IN OUR 2024 CLOSING SPECIAL EDUCATION POSITION ENDED UP CAUSING MORE AND COST LOSS OF TRUST. SO PLEASE DO NOT LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT IN SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU, LILLIAN. THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME. WE'LL GO TO OUR LANA MERCHANT ALLANA MERCHANT. HELLO. MY NAME IS ILANA MERCHANT. I AM A SCIENCE TEACHER AT ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS. I HAVE TO REITERATE WHAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPLAINED SO FAR IS THAT THESE CUTS WOULD BE BEYOND DEVASTATING TO EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ESPECIALLY MIDDLE SCHOOLS. AS YOU'VE HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE, OUR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS ARE VITAL TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES, OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS, OUR HEALTH WORKERS ,OUR TEMPS WHO ARE OUR SECURITY GUARDS? THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY VITAL TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. THEY KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE. THEY KEEP PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. WE CANNOT DO OUR JOBS AS TEACHERS IF WE DO NOT HAVE THE SUPPORT ABLE TO HELP OUR STUDENTS AS WELL. IN ADDITION, THE SEVENTH PERIOD SCHOOL DAY IS CRUCIAL TO THE WORK THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO. AS MANY HAVE EXPLAINED ALREADY. STUDENTS WOULD LOSE FUNDAMENTAL SUPPORTS.
THEY WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO THRIVE IN WAYS THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. FOR MANY OF OUR KIDS WHO ARE STRUGGLING AND MORE ACADEMIC WAYS. AND ADDITIONALLY, AS TEACHERS WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THE WORK THAT WE CURRENTLY DO WITH OUR SEVENTH PERIOD DAY. I GET TO MEET WITH MY SCIENCE COLLEAGUES SO WE CAN PLAN. THANK YOU FOR A COMMENT THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME. FINAL COMMENT FROM SARAH. SARAH PLEASE UNMUTE. HI MY NAME IS SARAH. >> I AM THE MOM OF A SIXTH GRADER AND I THINK YOU'VE HEARD MORE THAN I CAN PROBABLY SAY FROM STAFF WHO WORK IN OUR SCHOOLS AND FROM OTHER PARENTS ABOUT THE DEVASTATION THAT THIS BUDGET AND THESE CUTS WOULD WREAK ON OUR KIDS. AND I, I THINK IT'S IT'S REALLY YOU KNOW, THOSE OF YOU ON THE SCHOOL BOARD I'M NOT SURE THAT I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE THE INTERESTS OF KIDS AT HEART STUDENTS. >> I'M NOT SURE ALL OF YOU DO BUT IT REALLY IS A DERELICTION OF DUTY IF YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE
TO APPROVE THESE CUTS ON THE PART OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN CHARGE OF OUR DISTRICT AND THE AND THE SYSTEM THAT EDUCATES OUR KIDS, IT'S IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS THE FACT THAT THERE IS THAT THE AMOUNT THAT THE CUTS WOULD SAVE IS THE EXACT AMOUNT THAT THE THAT THE DISTRICT IS PROPOSING TO PUT INTO RESERVE IS JUST SHAMELESS. THANK YOU FOR A COMMENT THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME. SARAH. PRESIDENT KIM AT 745 WE WILL PROCEED WITH THE NEXT THREE IN-PERSON. PLEASE LINE UP AS I CALL YOUR NAME MARIA. YEAH YOU SAY YOU AND THE CLUB AFTER INJURY AMANDA YOU SHOULD GO FIRST. OKAY. HELLO. IS THIS OKAY? HI, MY NAME IS MARIA RAMIREZ. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK AT THE LAST MINUTE WHEN I FILL IN THE CARD I'VE BEEN REALLY EXHAUSTED. I WORK AT AN UNDERFUNDED, UNDER-RESOURCED, UNDERSTAFFED SCHOOL AND SO I HAVE TO COVER A BUNCH OF JOBS AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE REALLY, REALLY TIRED RIGHT NOW AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY TIME IS RUNNING BUT
I'M KEEPING IT REAL. I WANT TO FIRST START OFF BY INVITING EVERYONE OF YOU TO COME TO OUR SCHOOL DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AND WATCH AND WITNESS FOR YOURSELVES WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK AT VISUALLY MIDDLE SCHOOL. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE RIGHT ABOVE THE SUNNYVALE PROJECTS. WE GOT OVER 300 STUDENTS AT OUR SCHOOL. 15 TO 20% ARE UNHOUSED OR IN FOSTER CARE THAT ARE REPORTED. THERE'S MORE THAN THAT. WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL, UNIQUE SHELTERED NEWCOMER PROGRAM, ONE OF THE FEW I AM THE ONLY IMMIGRANT LATINA ADMINISTRATOR AT THIS SCHOOL AND OUR NEWCOMER PROGRAM IS HAS IS ALSO BEING SUPPORTED BY THE ONLY LIKE IMMIGRANT COUNSELOR AT THE SCHOOL SERVING ALL THREE GRADES. YOU CAN'T CUT US. THEY NEED US AND WE NEED YOU . HI, I'M ANNA CLAPTON. >> I'M THE PRINCIPAL INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED ADMINISTRATORS OF SAN FRANCISCO . I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT REACHING A QUALIFIED FINANCIAL STATUS IS IMPORTANT BUT THERE'S GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY THAN
CUTTING THE MOST CRUCIAL OF STUDENT FACING SERVICES SOCIAL WORKERS, COUNSELORS AND TETONS. FOR EVERY GUN INCIDENT THAT MAKES THE NEWS, THERE ARE SEVERAL THAT DON'T. AND COUNTLESS CRISES ARE AVERTED AND HANDLED BY THESE EDUCATORS AND THEIR COLLEAGUES EVERY SINGLE DAY IN OUR SCHOOLS. AT THE SAME TIME TONIGHT YOU'RE VOTING TO APPROVE LEADERSHIP CONSULTANT CONTRACTS SQUIRRELED AWAY OVER $100 MILLION AND GIVE 161 UNREPRESENTED HIGH LEVEL LEADERS A RAISE. >> STUDENT PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH IS KEY. IT'S LITERALLY THE LEAST WE CAN DO AND IT'S THE FOUNDATION OF ANY ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT WE HOPE TO SEE. PLEASE RETHINK. THANK YOU WHEN THAT'S NOT AS GOOD. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JERRY YOUNG MAN SAT AND LIKE FIVE OF YOU THAT ARE SITTING UP HERE I'M ALSO A MOM AND WE I ALSO HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOLER IN S.F. US CITY AND I'M AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER BUT I AM SERVING AS A
TREASURER OF UNITED EDUCATORS OF SAN FRANCISCO RIGHT NOW. AND YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD FROM MANY OF OUR EDUCATORS TODAY THEIR STORIES ARE WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS. YOU'VE HEARD FROM OUR STUDENTS I DON'T WANT TO BE REPETITIVE OF WHAT THEY'RE SAYING BUT YOU ALL KNOW THAT WHAT I'VE LEARNED AS AN EDUCATOR AND WHAT YOU'VE HEARD FROM MANY OF OUR EDUCATORS IS THAT WE USE OUR DATA ON A DAILY BASIS. RIGHT. YOU'VE HEARD FROM OUR SOCIAL WORKERS I TELL YOU HOW MANY INTAKES THEY HAVE. >> YOU'VE HEARD FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOL COMMUNITIES THAT TELL YOU HOW MANY REFERRALS, HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE SEEKING SERVICES. RIGHT. YOU'VE ALSO HEARD FROM SOME OF OUR EDUCATORS THAT AWESOME GRAPH THAT WAS PRESENTED BY SUN SET. >> RIGHT. WE KNOW THAT ONE OF OUR GOALS FOR SFD WE SEE THAT YOU ALL HAVE SAID IS TO ESTABLISH ACADEMIC OUTCOMES TO WRITE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL WHEN THEY'RE IN SCHOOL AND SO IN ORDER FOR US TO DO THAT WE NEED TO ONE HAVE FULLY FUNDED SCHOOLS RIGHT? >> WHICH MEANS HAVING STAFF
IN FRONT OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. SO WE'VE HEARD A FEW WEEKS AGO YOU HEARD FROM TC FROM TC EDUCATORS AND TC PARENTS WHERE THERE ISN'T ANY EDUCATORS IN THEIR SCHOOLS WHERE THEY HAVE A ROTATING SYSTEM OF SUBSTITUTES RIGHT? >> SUBSTITUTE TO CORE AND VITAL TO OUR BEING BUT HAVING A REVOLVING DOOR OF STRANGERS THAT COME IN TO TEACH OUR STUDENTS OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS STUDENTS WITH IEPS, STUDENTS THAT ARE YOUNG WRITE IN ARE LEARNING BASIC SKILLS AND LEARNING HOW TO LOVE AND ADAPT TO SCHOOL SETTINGS. >> IT'S VITAL. SO AT THIS POINT WHAT WE SEE IS THAT AS IF YOU SEE US IS IN A NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ESTABLISH AND HAVE FINANCES TO HAVE THE PROPER STAFF. >> BUT AT THIS POINT THIS STORY THAT WE HAVE HERE RIGHT, THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE I'VE LEARNED, RIGHT? I'VE HAD TO LEARN HOW TO READ FINANCE REPORTS BECAUSE I AM THE TREASURER OF UNITED EDUCATORS OF SAN FRANCISCO. >> AND SO THERE IS A LOT OF JUST SIMPLE THINGS THAT ARE LIKE PLUS AND MINUSES, RIGHT? BUT IT'S KIND OF SEEMS CONFUSING BECAUSE IT'S DAUNTING WITH ALL THESE SPREADSHEETS AND ALL THESE ROWS AND COLUMNS
AND KIND OF THINKING OF WHAT WE DON'T UNDERSTAND BUT ALL OF OUR EDUCATORS AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS TOLD YOU THOSE STORIES, RIGHT? WHICH REPRESENTED IN HERE AND WHICH WHAT WE HEAR AND WHAT WE KNOW THAT WE NEED IS THAT AT THIS POINT THIS STORY IS NOT MATCHING UP. IT DOESN'T MATCH THE NEED THAT OUR EDUCATORS HAVE IN THE CLASSROOMS. IT'S NOT MATCHING THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOMS AND IT'S NOT REFLECTING IN OUR STUDENT OUTCOMES THAT WE'VE PROPOSED AND THAT WE SEEK TO HAVE. >> A FEW MONTHS AGO I HEARD YOU ALL BE REALLY OFF AT THE RESEARCH TEAM THAT WAS PRESENTING YOU SOME DATA ABOUT HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING RIGHT. THEY PRESENTED A SNAPSHOT RIGHT? IT WAS AN INTERIM ASSESSMENT OF OUR STUDENTS AND WHERE THEY'RE AT IS NOT THE SUMMATIVE RIGHT. AS TEACHERS WE TAKE OUT AN ALL RECORDS WE HAVE INTERIM ASSESSMENTS WE HAVE INTO THE UNITS ASSESSMENTS THAT WE LOOK AT AND THEN WE SEEK TO SEEK THOSE BRIDGES. WHAT WE DON'T KNOW IS THE STORIES OF WHAT OUR STUDENTS FACE TO GET TO THAT POINT RIGHT.
HOW THE SOCIAL WORKERS INTERVENED, HOW THE COUNSELORS HELP TO SUPPORT AND GET THAT STUDENT ON TRACK, HOW I CHOSE HELP TO FIGURE OUT THE ATTENDANCE, HOW OUR TENS WALK OUR STUDENTS TO CLASSROOMS THAT ARE SEEKING TO NOT BE IN THE CLASSROOM BECAUSE THAT KID DOESN'T NECESSARILY FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THAT CLASSROOM OR WHATEVER THAT SITUATION IS. RIGHT. AND SO DO ALL OF THESE THINGS IS WHAT ENDS UP GIVING US THESE OUTCOMES THAT WE WANT TO BE PROUD OF SAYING WE ALL WORK COLLECTIVELY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR THE BEST OF OUR STUDENTS, RIGHT? AND SO AT THIS POINT WE DO KNOW THOUGH THAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES RIGHT? THERE'S MANY DISTRICTS THAT ARE AT THE SIMILAR SIZE BUT THEY ARE NOT THEY ARE NOT TRYING TO BALANCE THEIR BUDGETS ON THE BACKS OF OUR STUDENTS. THEY ARE NOT TRYING TO CLOSE THE DEFICIT. THAT ACTUALLY DOESN'T SEEM TO EXIST IF WE'RE GOING TO CUT $111 MILLION BUT WE'RE GOING TO PUT AWAY $113 MILLION IN A
RESERVE, RIGHT? >> ANY PERSON HERE WITH FINANCES I THERE'S A PARENT HERE WHO ACTUALLY HAS A FINANCE BACKGROUND. I CAN TELL YOU THAT DURING BAD TIMES WHEN YOU'RE BROKE YOU DON'T SEE MONEY YOU DON'T HAVE. RIGHT? SO THIS REPORT IS TELLING US SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T SEEM REAL AND IS YOU HEAR LIKE I DON'T THINK THAT ANYBODY'S BUYING IT AND THIS IS ONLY A SMALL SNAPSHOT OF WHO'S LISTENED BECAUSE I KNOW YOU DID FINANCE HEARINGS, A BUDGET REPORTS I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD THESE MANY PEOPLE ATTEND. I DID HEAR THAT PEOPLE WENT AND COULDN'T GIVE COMMENTS AND GETTING CANNED ANSWERS AND WEREN'T ISSUES WERE NOT ADDRESSED. I GUARANTEE YOU THAT NOBODY SAID LET'S CUT MONEY THAT WE THINK WE DON'T HAVE AND THEN SET IT ASIDE IN A SECRET BANK ACCOUNT THAT NOBODY CAN USE. >> RIGHT. SO I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT TRANSPARENCY. I KNOW YOU HAD GUARDRAILS AND I HAVE NOT SEEN SINCE DR. SUE HAS BEEN APPOINTED AND THE CONTRACT EXTENDED. I HAVE NOT SEEN THOSE GUARDRAILS UPHOLD. I HEARD COMMISSIONER HUNING QUESTIONING HER ON IT.
I HEARD COMMISSIONER PRIOR QUESTIONING ON IT. GUPTA AND I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY TRANSPARENCY OR ANY KIND OF GRANDILOQUENT TEST LIKE WHAT IS YOUR END RESULT OF WHAT I DIDN'T SEE THE RESULT WAS YOUR RECEIPTS I HAD I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT RIGHT. >> I DON'T THINK ANY OF US HAVE SEEN THAT AND SO I THINK THAT THE RESULT OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THAT ALL OF US ARE INVESTED IN OUR SCHOOLS. ALL OF US ARE INVESTED IN OUR STUDENTS ALL OF US WANT OUR STUDENTS IN OUR EDUCATORS TO BE SUCCESSFUL BUT WE NEED IT . LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK AND IT'S NOT THE UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT THAT IS NOW GOING TO RECEIVE A RACE RIGHT WHILE THE REST OF US ARE DOING THE WORK I WANT YOU GUYS TO THINK ABOUT SAN DIEGO IS IN THE SAME SITUATION THEY ARE KEEPING THEIR 2% RESERVE WHICH IS A REQUIRED RESERVE AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CUT AWAY FROM OUR STUDENTS. RIGHT. OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING THIS LIKE WE SHOULDN'T BE WORKING ALONE AND WE SHOULDN'T JUST BE WORKING WITH PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY AREN'T DOING THE WORK
RIGHT. >> SO WE REALLY NEED TO CONSULT OUR AND LISTEN TO OUR EDUCATORS AND WE REALLY NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE STORY THAT I SAY IF YOU SEE WANTS TO TELL BY THESE SPREADSHEETS IS ACTUALLY A STORY THAT CAN BE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE TALENT, YOU HAVE THE SKILLS THESE PEOPLE ARE EDUCATORS ARE PROFESSIONALS. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. OUR ADMINISTRATORS ARE TRYING TO HANG ON RIGHT. >> BUT WE HAVE A HUGE ROTATING SYSTEM OF THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN THEY HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED WELL RIGHT ALONG WITH THE EDUCATORS. WE HAD 400 EDUCATORS AND ENOUGH SLACK. SORRY. ONE LAST THING IS WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS INFORMATION, WE STILL KNOW THAT IT'S NOT THE STORY STILL HAS HOLES LIKE I COULD JUST TELL YOU AS A TREASURE OF UCSF THERE'S OVER 200 PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT JOB TITLE OR THE JOB CLASSIFICATION IN YOUR PAYROLL ON A MONTHLY BASIS WE GET ABOUT 50 OFF CYCLE CHECKS FROM FOR OUR MEMBERS WHICH MEANS THAT AS IF USC STILL DOES NOT HAVE CONTROL OF WHO THEY ARE PAYING IF YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
STAFF YOU'RE PAYING AND HOW MANY STAFF YOU NEED I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN PROPOSE TO SET ASIDE AN 8% FUND. THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. >> TODAY'S DOLLARS ON TODAY'S STUDENTS THAT IS WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO. YES. THANK YOU TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR JOINING US TODAY AND SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS. I WILL WE REARRANGE TODAY'S AGENDA. AND GOING BACK TO NOW ITEM C REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION ITEM C ONE ANTICIPATED LITIGATION STUDENT OPUS AS IF US D AND STUDENT APP VERSUS IF USED IN TWO MATTERS OF ANTICIPATED LITIGATION CONCERNING AND APP THE BOARD BY A VOTE OF SIX EYES AND ZERO NAYS WITH COMMISSIONER WISEMAN BOARD ABSENT GIVES BOARD THE GENERAL THE BOARD GIVES DIRECTION TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL IN TWO MATTERS OF ANTICIPATED LITIGATION THE BOARD BY A VOTE OF SEVEN EYES AND ZERO NAYS THE BOARD AUTHORIZES GENERAL COUNSEL TO INITIATE LITIGATION IN THE
MATTER OF STUDENT 84 SETS OF US DOJ CASE NUMBER (202) 505-0278 THE BOARD BY A VOTE OF FOUR EYES TO NAYS WITH COMMISSIONER GUPTA ON HEARING VOTING NO COMMISSIONER FISHER RECUSING HERSELF THE BOARD GIVES DIRECTION TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE STIPULATED EXPULSION IN AGREEMENT FOR ONE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT MATTER NUMBER 20252026 TEN. SO THOSE ARE UNDER ACTION. I WON CONFUSINGLY IT SAYS I WON RECONVENED TO OPEN SESSION. YES. OKAY. OKAY MOVE AND THANK YOU FOR CATCHING ME PRESIDENT KIM THE CONFUSION COULD BE BECAUSE WE'RE SEQUENCED A COUPLE OF ITEMS AND THE SCRIPT WASN'T RE SEQUENCED IN REAL TIME. OKAY SO I SHOULD READ THOSE OUT DURING ACTION ITEMS OR NOW YES . DURING ACTION OR INACTION. OKAY WE'LL COME BACK TO THOSE ITEMS. THE S IF YOU SEE BOARD OF
EDUCATION IS COMMITTED TO EFFECTIVE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE THAT CENTERS STUDENT LEARNING BASED ON COMMUNITY INPUT. THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED OUR VISION VALUES, GOALS AND GUARDRAILS IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE PORTION OF BOARD MEETING TIME WE SPENT AT STUDENT OUTCOMES. EVERY OTHER REGULAR MEETING IS A MONITORING WORKSHOP. OUR APPROACH TO GOVERNANCE ALSO CALLS ON THE BOARD TO EMPOWER THE SUPERINTENDENT TO TAKE FULL OWNERSHIP OF THE STRATEGIES USED TO REACH THOSE GOALS WITHIN THE GUARDRAILS SET BY THE BOARD AS WE IMPLEMENT OUR GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK, THE BOARD WILL CONTINUE TO ADOPT NEW SYSTEMS, ROUTINES AND POLICIES AIMED AT IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES. WE ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO FOLLOW THIS WORK ON OUR WEBSITE. THAT'S A FEW WAYS DATA EDU SLASH GOVERNANCE AS WE COMMIT TO FINDING NEW AND IMPROVED WAYS TO MORE MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE WITH STAFF, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. ITEM D ONE WE THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF EDUCATION ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WE ARE ON THE UNCEDED ANCESTRAL HOMELAND OF THE ROMA ALONI WHO ARE THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA AS THE INDIGENOUS STEWARDS OF THIS LAND AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR TRADITIONS THE RAW MATERIAL AND WE HAVE NEVER
CEDED LOST NOR FORGOTTEN THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE CARETAKERS OF THIS PLACE AS WELL AS FOR ALL PEOPLES WHO RESIDE IN THEIR TRADITIONAL TERRITORY AS GUESTS WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE BENEFIT FROM LIVING AND WORKING ON THEIR TRADITIONAL HOMELAND. WE WISH TO PAY OUR RESPECTS BY ANALOGY THE ANCESTORS, ELDERS AND RELATIVES OF THE ROMA COMMUNITY AND BY AFFIRMING THEIR SOVEREIGN RIGHTS AS FIRST PEOPLE. I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO DR. SUE FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT KIM AND BEFORE I START, I JUST I JUST WANT TO REMIND AND SHARE WITH EVERYONE THAT YES, WE DID I DID HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS EARLIER THIS LAST WEEK I THINK I DON'T REMEMBER NOW WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS TO START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW DO WE MAKE SOME OF THESE REALLY PAINFUL DISCUSSIONS, HOW DO WE MAKE SOME OF THESE REALLY PAINFUL CUTS AND AND WHAT I SHARED WITH THEM AND WHAT I WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE IS THAT THIS IS A CONTINUED CONVERSATION, ONE THAT HAS TO
HAPPEN BECAUSE WE AS A COMMUNITY NEED TO BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER TO MAKE THESE REALLY PAINFUL DECISIONS BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY WE DO NEED TO MAKE THESE PAINFUL CUTS. HOWEVER WE CAN'T DO IT WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. WE HAVE TO DO IT TOGETHER. WE HAVE TO DO IT WITH OUR STUDENTS AT THE CENTER OF THESE DISCUSSIONS AND THESE THESE PROPOSED CUTS. SO I JUST WANT TO CONTINUE TO TO REITERATE THAT AND SHARE THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND SITE LEADERS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE CLOSEST TO OUR STUDENTS AND TO OUR FAMILIES AND TO OUR STAFF AND I WANT TO CONTINUE TO HONOR THEIR EXPERTISE IN THE WORK THAT THEY DO EACH AND EVERY DAY. SO WITH THAT I'M JUST GOING TO START MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. SPEAKING OF THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING THIS WEEK WE ARE THIS WEEK IS ACTUALLY INCLUSIVE SCHOOL WEEK AND I WANT TO START BY ACKNOWLEDGING THIS REALLY AMAZING WEEK WHERE WHERE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE SEEN AND HEARD
AND VALUED AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT HERE WE DO TRULY HONOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. I WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE 2025 THEME OF CHILDREN FIRST. THIS THEME AND THESE WORDS ARE ROOTED IN THE POWERFUL MASAI MESSAGE A GREETING WHICH TRANSLATES OUT TO AND HOW ARE THE CHILDREN? IT'S ACTUALLY SIMILAR TO OUR ASIAN CULTURE OF ALWAYS ASKING HOW ARE THE CHILDREN? HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU FED? SO THIS TRADITION OF SALUTATION REFLECTS THE MASAI DEEP COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE WELL RECOGNIZING THAT WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN REFLECTS THE HEALTH AND FRANKLY THE FUTURE OF OUR SOCIETY. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR GRATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMMUNITY FOR KICKING OFF THE WEEK WITH THEIR INCLUSION CARNIVAL A SENSORY FRIENDLY SCHOOL WIDE CELEBRATION. THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK THERE WILL BE MANY WEBINARS ASSEMBLIES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRAININGS,
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT WILL HAPPEN THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND I WELCOME EVERYONE TO PLEASE COME AND CHECK IT OUT. GO ON OUR WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE . ON DECEMBER 3RD WE HOSTED A VIRTUAL EVENT CALLED NINTH GRADE FAMILY NIGHT WHERE OVER 300 PARENTS CAREGIVERS OF NINTH GRADERS ATTEND OUR MAIN WORKSHOP AND EVERY COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL ALSO HOSTED THEIR OWN BREAKOUT SESSIONS FOR SPECIFIC SCHOOL SUPPORTS AND PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES FOR OUR STUDENTS. IF YOU MISSED IT AND YOU ARE A PARENT OF ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU ACCESS THE SLIDES RECORDINGS AS IT IS EXTREMELY USEFUL WITH LOTS AND LOTS OF INFORMATION. THE WORKSHOPS INCLUDED A PRESENTATION FROM OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS OFFICE AND STUDENT SPEAKERS WHO GAVE SOME ADVICE TO PARENTS ON HOW TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. THIS EVENT IS PART OF OUR EFFORT IN WORKING TOWARDS OUR VISION, VALUES, GOALS
AND GUARDRAILS PARTICULARLY GOAL THREE OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STAFF AND OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER STAFF FOR PUTTING ON THE EVENT. I HOPE ALL OF OUR CURRENT STUDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING A REALLY GOOD SCHOOL YEAR BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME CASES IN WHICH A SCHOOL TRANSFER IS NECESSARY OR HELPFUL FOR THE STUDENT AND THEIR FAMILY. SO IF YOU SUBMITTED A SPRING TRANSFER APPLICATION YOU WILL RECEIVE THE DO YOUR NEW ASSIGNMENT RESULTS BY DECEMBER 15TH. IF YOU DID NOT SUBMIT A SPRING TRANSFER APPLICATION BEFORE LAST FRIDAY'S DEADLINE YOU CAN SPEAK WITH THE ENROLLMENT CENTER DURING WINTER BREAK TO TO SEE IF YOU CAN TRANSFER SCHOOLS TO ANY WELL PARTICULARLY ANY SCHOOLS THAT STILL HAVE ANY OPEN SEATS. JANUARY 9TH IS THE FINAL DAY TO TRANSFER SCHOOLS DURING THIS SCHOOL YEAR. >> NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. OVER THE LAST AS I REFERENCED EARLIER OVER THE LAST SIX WEEKS
WE HELD A SERIES OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS FOR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT WORK. THIS INCLUDED FIVE PUBLIC TOWNHALLS AND MET WITH 11 PARENT AND COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUPS. ONE OF THE GROUPS THAT WE WILL HEAR LATER ON TODAY CREATING REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIALOG WITH OUR COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL WAS TO AMPLIFY COMMUNITY VOICES, BUILD TRUST AND TO CREATE SHARED AWARENESS FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF THESE VERY PAINFUL AND DIFFICULT DECISIONS THAT WE ARE FACING NOW. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, STAFF AND PARTNERS FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR HONESTY AND YOUR INVESTMENT IN HELPING US BUILD SOLUTIONS. YOU KNOW THERE WAS REFERENCED EARLIER TODAY THAT THERE WERE LOTS OF FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT AND EVERY SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS FROM THOSE FEEDBACK WE KEPT MAKING CHANGES SO THAT WE CAN
CONTINUE TO ITERATE AND REALLY PRACTICE LEARNING FROM OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN HAVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESSES THAT REALLY REFLECTED THE NEED OF OUR COMMUNITY. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND I ALSO WANT TO JUST REITERATE THAT WE DID HAVE I DID HAVE MANY CONVERSATIONS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS WITH OUR SITE LEADERS WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS AS WELL. OKAY. SO THEN ACROSS ACROSS ALL OF OUR TOWN OOPS, SORRY. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. JUST I ALREADY SPOKE ABOUT THIS. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT ACROSS ALL OF OUR TOWN HALLS, ALL OF OUR ADVISORY CONVERSATIONS, PARENT ADVISORY MEETINGS SORT OF SURVEY THOSE ENGAGEMENTS. THESE WERE THE THINGS THAT WE WANTED. THAT WAS THAT WE HEARD FROM EVERYONE THAT WE NEED IT FOR THIS BUDGET PROCESS. WE NEEDED TO BE CLEAR TO BE HONEST AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE TRANSPARENCY. WE WANTED WE AS A COMMUNITY
WANTED TO PROTECT AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS SO THAT THEY COULD THRIVE. WE WANTED REAL EQUITY AT THE CENTER OF OUR RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION. WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT STAFF WILL HAVE THE STABILITY THAT THEY NEEDED SO THAT THEY CAN FOCUS ON THE WORK THAT IS IN FRONT OF HIM. WE NEEDED TO HAVE CLARITY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF S.F. USD. AND WE ALL UNDERSTOOD THAT THE DISTRICT THE DISTRICT HAD A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME IN ORDER TO MAKE ALL OF THESE DECISIONS . AND THEN AGAIN THESE DECISIONS ARE NOT EASY BASED ON THE QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WE RECEIVED. WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REVISING OUR WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF REVISING OUR BUDGET WEBSITE AND UPDATING OUR FAQS OUR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS. WE HAVE BEEN POSTING UPDATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ACROSS OUR DISTRICT CHANNELS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY ON THE BUDGET
AND AGAIN I COMMIT I CONTINUE TO COMMIT THAT WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR SITE LEADERS, OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LAND ON A BUDGET THAT WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF AND US AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND THEN FINALLY I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FAMILIES ARE AWARE OF THE THE OF OUR WINTER BREAKS. THE DATES FOR OUR WINTER BREAKS AS SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED FROM DECEMBER 22ND THROUGH JANUARY 2ND SCHOOLS WILL REOPEN ON MONDAY JANUARY 5TH DURING THE WINTER BREAK. STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES WILL NOT BE SERVING MEALS FOR ANY OF OUR SITES ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOLIDAYS. WE KNOW THAT NUTRITION AND FOOD ACCESS ARE VITAL FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. SO SOME AVAILABLE SCHOOL FOOD RESOURCES WILL ARE STILL AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOL THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE GO ON TO OUR WEBSITE TO LEARN WHERE THOSE SITES ARE.
AND I JUST WISH EVERYONE A RESTFUL AND WONDERFUL WINTER BREAK AND HOPEFULLY IF YOU CELEBRATE NEW YEAR WE'LL SEE YOU IN THE NEW YEAR. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR. SUE. MOVING TO THE ZOOM IT SEEMED ON . >> HI. THANK YOU. SO FOR UPDATES. THE FIRST ONE IS THAT OUR WEBSITE IS OFFICIALLY UPDATED. SO IF YOU GO ON LIKE THIS OF USG WEBSITE AND YOU SEARCH UP STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL EVERYTHING SHOULD BE THERE. EVERYTHING FROM OUR MEETING MINUTES AGENDA IS LIKE OUR CABINET FROM THE LIST OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND OUR MEETING SCHEDULE AS WELL. SO BE SURE TO CHECK THAT OUT. SUPER COOL. AND THEN THE STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL HAD A MEETING YESTERDAY WHERE THEY HEARD FROM THE CHIEF CLERK COUNCIL AND LIKE THE DIRECTOR THE DIRECTOR OF THE COG AND LIKE BECAUSE I BELIEVE MELANIE AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF APPOINTMENTS THAT WE CAN MAKE OR THAT WE CAN MAKE LIKE BASED ON THE STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.
SO WE'RE WORKING ON LIKE TRYING TO FIND PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED WHO WANT TO BE PART OF THIS COUNCIL AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING FOR THE PAST WEEK FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. >> AND THEN WE ALSO HEARD FROM THE SCHOOL NUTRITION SERVICES COLLABORATION STUDENT ENGAGEMENT MANAGER JILLIAN TO GET FEEDBACK ON EXPERIENCES IN OUR CAFETERIA AND DINING EXPERIENCES AND I BELIEVE THEY ALSO SAW SOME LIKE POSTERS AROUND LIKE SCHOOL MEALS AND LIKE NUTRITION SERVICES. SO THEY SHARED SOME FEEDBACK ON THAT. AND THEN IN THE COMMITTEES THEY'VE MOSTLY BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK WITH THE SURVEYS I BELIEVE I MENTIONED THAT THE LAST TIME I GAVE AN UPDATE BUT EACH COMMITTEE IS WORKING ON A SURVEY AND WE'VE SENT THAT SURVEY OUT TO OUR RESPECTIVE HIGH SCHOOLS. SO EACH HIGH SCHOOL HAS AT LEAST TWO REPRESENTATIVE AND THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEIR ADMINISTRATORS OR THE CITY GOVERNMENTS ON THEIR SITES TO SEND THOSE SURVEYS OUT SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT LIKE WHAT EXACTLY WE WANT TO FOCUS ON AND TO ADDRESS AND THE STUDIO ADVISORY COUNCIL.
AND THEN I BELIEVE LAST MONTH THE STUDENT VISOR COUNCIL ALSO MET WITH THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THERE AND TALKING TO STUDENTS ABOUT IT. YEAH, THEY SAID IT WAS REALLY HELPFUL AND INFORMATIVE AND LIKE A STUDENT DELEGATE I'M TRYING TO COORDINATE A THING FOR YOUTH OUTREACH BEYOND THE STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL TO INFORM THE STUDENTS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE BUDGET AND WAYS THAT THEY CAN ADVOCATE WHETHER THEY WOULD LIKE TO COME TO PUBLIC COMMENT OR LIKE EMAIL AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT'S LIKE KIND OF A FINDING THAT MELANIE AND I'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND THEN THE LAST THING IS THAT LIKE SUPERINTENDENT FULLER MENTIONED INCLUSIVE SCHOOL WEEK IS THIS WEEK AND THEN THERE IS A PANEL I BELIEVE THIS THURSDAY AND FOUR OF OUR STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE SPEAKING OLINA YOU AND AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES AND AS OF
LAST YEAR AND KIND OF JUST SHARING THEIR THOUGHTS ON ALL OF THIS SO SHOUT OUT TO THEM. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. STUDENT DELEGATE MINE AND FOR LEADERSHIP I JUST HAVE TWO QUICK THINGS. ONE JUST TO BUILD OFF OF STUDENT DELEGATE MOM'S COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. IT WAS A REALLY AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM SO MANY AND THERE WAS EVERY HIGH SCHOOL REPRESENTED SO YEAH, IT WAS A REALLY AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO ASK TO PEPPER YOU ALL WITH QUESTIONS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE SAT THERE LEARNING FROM YOU ALL THE ENTIRE TIME AND THEN A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO COMMISSIONERS THAT OUR NEXT SHADOW STUDENT DAY IS SET FOR JANUARY 20TH I THINK PENDING YOUR SCHEDULES. SO IF YOU CAN PLEASE RESPOND. THAT WOULD BE REALLY AWESOME. I KNOW THAT HUNG ME IS DESPERATE TO GET THE BALL ROLLING ON THAT. THANK YOU. UM GREAT. I WILL MOVE ON AND IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IF YOU HAVE CONVERSATIONS RIGHT NOW IF YOU CAN JUST TAKE THOSE OUTSIDE THAT WOULD BE REALLY APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU. MOVING TO ITEM F APPROVAL OF BOARD MEETING MINUTES THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF BOARD MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 14TH, 2025 THE REGULAR WORKSHOP MEETINGS OF OCTOBER 28TH 2025 AND NOVEMBER 18TH 2025 CAM MOTION AND SECOND SO MOVED. SO AGAIN IT'S BEEN PROBABLY MOTIONED AND SECONDED THAT THE BOARD APPROVES BOARD MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 14, 2025 AND THE REGULAR WORKSHOP MEETINGS OF OCTOBER 28TH AND NOVEMBER 18TH 2025 OR COPIES OF THIS MONTH YES. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER YES. COMMISSIONER FISHER YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA YES. VICE PRESIDENT HEALING YES. COMMISSIONER RAY YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WORK YES. AND PRESIDENT KIM YES. THAT'S NICE. THANK YOU. ENERGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORTS UH, ITEM ONE MATURE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND POSSIBLE INITIATIVE PRESENTATION I CALL ON DR. SUE TO BRING THIS ITEM FORWARD. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT KIM IT'S MY HONOR TO INVITE OUR ESTEEMED
PANELISTS TO THE DAIS. CAN I TRY TO INVITE ALL WHO WHICH ONE? ALL OF YOU. ALL OF YOU. GREAT. SO I AM GOING TO INVITE FIRST OURSELVES YET SEATTLE, GA TO THE DAIS AS WELL AS COACH I SEE COACH THERE AND MAHINA AS WELL AS TINO TO THE DAIS PLEASE. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR WONDERFUL RECOMMENDATION. I WILL SAY THAT I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME COMING TO THE TWO OH YOGA. YEAH TO THE MATURE ADVISORY PARENT PAC I'M SORRY THE PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL AND I THINK I BELIEVE I WAS JOINED BY COMMISSIONER FISHER THAT EVENING SO IT WAS A REALLY WONDERFUL CONVERSATION AND AND COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE IF HE WASN'T SICK TOO BUT THAT'S CORRECT. SO IT WAS IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I YIELD THE FLOOR BACK TO YOU JUST ONLY LATER SHALL WE NOT I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO COME UNDER THE KNIFE. YES I MORE MORE LOVED ONE. OH DARN POLAR EVO WHY MORE FIRE DARLING?
WHY FLYING DOWN TANO FAR FROM THE FORMER TOP WHAT MORE A WHILE OR YOUR ALMA MANILA ONLY A ALL BUT YOU ARE MORE MEMORABLE SOME MORE THING MY LOVE IT WAS YOUR FATHER TOO LOW TO A LOVER I LI FUNG I DON'T KNOW I LOOKED UP WHAT YOU REALLY LI ALL YOUR MY VOLUME WENT OUT FROM UNDER LOT TO TORTURE THE TOOL OR FAR TO THE VERY NASTY SAUCE FAT DRAMA ADD IT UP WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO NEED IF YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE WE ARE ON TONIGHT BUT YOUR MOTHER WOULD LIKE TO PUT MY FAMILY IN FOR PUT OH MOM, YOU KNOW I'M TOO OLD TO PUT MY MY MEMORY BONG TOO LOW TOO LOW TO LUNA LOVE. AS IMPORTANT AS IT IS FOR US TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ORIGINAL CARETAKERS OF THIS LAND, IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HONORIFICS AND SANITATION OF MY ORIGINS OF MY TO WANG. SO THEREFORE TONIGHT WE SEE HONORABLE DR. SHU PRESIDENT MR. KIM OUR STEAMED BOARD MEMBERS ARE FIERCE STUDENT DELEGATION AND IT'S EVERYONE WHO IS HERE
TONIGHT WE SAY ALOHA BULA RENUKA HOW FAR THEY MY LONELY PHOTOGRAPHER LAUREATE TO YOUR HONOR YOUR HONOR AND TOWN FOR LOVE TO ALL AS YOU CAN SEE OUR PROVERB THAT WE DECIDED TO USE FOR TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION STATES YEAH FOR MY MOM AND WE ARE A LITERALLY MEANING FROM THE MOUNTAINS FLOW THE BLESSINGS FOR A VILLAGE THIS CONTEXT OR THE CONTEXT OF THIS PROVERB MEANS ONE BLESSINGS FLOWS FROM THE HEAVENS FROM MY HEAVENLY FATHER WHO IS OUR CREATOR WHO REIGNS IN THE HIGHEST OF MOUNTAINS. TWO BLESSINGS ARE BESTOWED UPON YOU BY OUR ELDERS WHO HAPPEN TO BE THE CORNERSTONE OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE WITHIN OUR PACIFIC COMMUNITIES. MY NAME IS HERBERT WILEY ELI LEO I AM THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COORDINATOR FOR SFE MOSTLY AND I FIRMLY SUPPORT ALL THE TITLE ONE SCHOOLS AS THESE SCHOOLS HOUSE THE MAJORITY OF ALL OR ANY NPI STUDENTS IN THE
DISTRICT. MY NAME IS ANNA MAHINA AND I AM THE SPECIAL EDUCATION LIAISON REPRESENTATIVE. I ALSO AM ONE OF THE PARENTS WHO SERVES ON MY ADVISORY COUNCIL. I'VE BEEN HERE AS LONG AS COMMISSIONER MAXWELL AND SANDRA BEEN WORKING WITH OLIVIA FISHER AS A PARENT AND MOST LIKE THE BEST ROLE IS BEING MIKE HIS MOM AND REPRESENTING HIM AND HIS WIFE. AND TONIGHT THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. AND TYLER FOR LAVA. MY NAME IS TINO. FELICIA ACTUALLY A COMMUNITY LEADER WITHIN UH, IN SVOD BUT ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE SERVE A LOT OF OUR SVOD STUDENTS WITHIN OUR SUBMARKET OF CENTER ORGANIZATION AND VISITATION VALLEY CENTER NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M GLAD TO BE HERE AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND ALSO STUDENT DELEGATES AND DR. MARISSA. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO WE'LL GO INTO THE HISTORY OF THE MCKOY ADVISORY COUNCIL IN APRIL 2018 HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER A HAPPY RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY AS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF EQUITABLE SERVICES FOR HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF. IN SEPTEMBER 2020 THE HAPPY
RESOLUTION WAS AMENDED THAT INCLUDED THE CREATION OF THE SUMMER INITIATIVE WITH THE FOCUS ON ADDRESSING ACADEMIC DISPARITIES AMONG SOMEONE STUDENTS THROUGH A PRE-K 14 PATHWAY RULING AND SOME MORE AND ON AND ON A NEUTRAL INDIGENOUS PRACTICES THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER MCCOO OF PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL WAS UNDER THE FRC INITIATIVE TO HELP THE DISTRICT IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF STUDENTS PARENTS, GUARDIANS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITHIN AN HPI COMMUNITY. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THIS WOULD BE THE SAVANNAH STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS WITHIN THIS HAVE USED THE TOTAL NATIVE AND PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENTS GRADES PRE-K TO 12 AND SCHOOL YEAR 2526 869 STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS NHP 541 STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS ONE STUDENTS SCHOOL YEAR 2324 974 STUDENTS IDENTIFIED A.P. 344 PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENTS 60 A TOTAL OF 62% OF PACIFIC ON THE STUDENT POPULATION AND AS OF USE THE IDENTIFY AS ONE IN THE FISCAL I MEAN IN THE SCHOOL YEAR 2526 A TOTAL OF 22% OF SOME STUDENTS
ARE RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION OR SERVICES WITHIN THE YEAR 2526. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. ALTHOUGH WE ARE DOING OUR PART AS A DISTRICT ALTHOUGH WE ARE DOING OUR PART AS A DISTRICT WITH TWO MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE VILLAGE WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY STEPPED IN AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR READING LITERACY. AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE SLIDE THESE STRATEGIES SPEAK TO OUR COMMUNAL WAY OF LIFE BANDING TOGETHER TO DRIVE AND ACCOMPLISH A GOAL THAT HELPS FOR ANY NPI STUDENTS SUCCEED. >> NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. ONE MOMENT I THINK I HAVE THE WRONG DECK. YOU GUYS UPDATED IT SO LET ME CHANGE IT FOR THAT ONE. THANK YOU. THIS SLIDE SHOWS FIRST OF ALL THIS IS THE OLD SLIDE. >> SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT US IN A TEN MINUTE FRAME. >> WE DON'T DO WELL WITHIN TEN MINUTES . AS I SAID BEFORE, THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE STRATEGIES THAT WE'VE BEEN IMPLEMENTING TO ACHIEVING
THE VOGUES THAT HAVE BEEN SET FORTH BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. RIGHT. AND LEADERSHIP IS JUST ONE PART OF THAT THAT'S BEEN ON THE RESOLUTION. SO IT GOES BACK TO OUR CAMINO WAY OF LEARNING CAMINO WAY OF RELYING ON ONE ANOTHER AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THE STUDENT OUTCOMES THIS SLIDE HAS BEEN SHARED BOTH IN SEPTEMBER 30TH AND ON 18TH DURING THE PROGRESS MONITORING REPORTS. RIGHT. WHICH WE ARE EXTREMELY HAPPY ABOUT BUT YET WE ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH IT. RIGHT. SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE POTENTIAL OF WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN WE COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. THEREFORE USING THESE NUMBERS TO SHOWCASE THE ABILITY OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP, OUR FAMILIES TO KEEP ON STRIVING TO PUSH THOSE NUMBERS DIFFERENTLY . THE RECOMMENDATIONS THE DISTRICT SHOULD MAINTAIN EXISTING NHP SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF.
DISAGGREGATE AND AGE NPI DATA TO CONTINUE TO INCLUDE DURING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PROGRESS MONITORING WORKSHOPS AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS HE SHOULD ALSO INVOLVE MCC IN ALL SPACES WHERE PARENTS GUARDIANS ENGAGEMENTS, INPUT AND SUPPORTS ARE NEEDED. IT SHOULD SUPPORT ALL OUR STUDENT LED CULTURAL SHOWCASES AND STUDENT CENTERED PROGRAMS AT SCHOOL SITES AND IN COMMUNITY. IT SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE COMMUNICATION OR TO COMMUNICATE AND EXPLORE CREATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT CRITICAL WORK WITH MOST MARGINALIZED STUDENT POPULATION SUCH AS PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENTS. THIS INCLUDES SEEKING CITY PARTNERSHIPS GRANTS AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN RESOURCES THAT ALIGN WITH COMMUNITY DISTRICT GOALS FOR EQUITY AND STUDENT SUCCESS WITH THE MAC RECOMMENDATIONS SHARED BY MS. MAHINA PREVIOUS SLIDE S.F. USE THE STAFF HAS RESPONDED IN SUMMARY OF ALL FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
RECOMMENDATION NUMBER ONE DISAGREE CREATE ANY MPI DATA AND CONTINUE TO INCLUDE DURING BOE PROGRESS MONITORING WORKSHOPS AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS ARE STAFF RESPONSES. WE AGREE AND IT'S VERY FEASIBLE . DISAGGREGATED DATA IS ALREADY INCLUDED AND REFLECTED IN PROGRESS MONITORING REPORTS SUCH AS LITERACY, CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, COLLEGE ACCESS AND CAREER COLLEGE ACCESS AND CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS. RECOMMENDATION NUMBER TWO INVOLVE MAC IN ALL SPACES WHERE PARENTS GUARDIANS ENGAGEMENT INPUT AND SUPPORT ARE NEEDED. OUR STAFF RESPONSES WE AGREE AND IT'S VERY FEASIBLE AS WELL. MY TWO ADVISORY COUNCIL WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE FAR MORE INITIATIVE TEAM TO IDENTIFY PARENT GUARDIAN REPRESENTATIVES TO BE IN SPACES THAT REQUIRE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT RECOMMENDATION NUMBER THREE SUPPORT ALL OUR STUDENT LED CULTURAL SHOWCASES AND STUDENT
CENTERED PROGRAMS AT SCHOOL SITES AND COMMUNITY ARE RESPONSES WE AGREE AND IT'S VERY FEASIBLE AS WELL. SCHOOL SITES HAVE CONTINUED TO REQUEST SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION WITH STUDENT LED AND STUDENT CENTERED PROGRAMS TO CELEBRATE STUDENTS VARIOUS IDENTITIES. AND RECOMMENDATION NUMBER FOUR COMMUNICATE AND EXPLORE CREATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT CRITICAL WORK WITH OUR MOST MARGINALIZED STUDENT POPULATION SUCH AS OUR PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENTS. THIS INCLUDES SEEKING CITY PARTNERSHIP GRANTS AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN RESOURCES AND OUR STAFF RESPONSES. WE AGREE AND IT'S VERY FEASIBLE AS WELL. THE FAR MORE INITIATIVE HAS RECEIVED GRANTS TO SUPPORT VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS. THANK YOU COACH AND BLESS YOU FOR OUR CONTACT. WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM FANCY UNDERSCORE S.F. USD.
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE AND LIKE FAST ON MY INITIATIVE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER AS YOU SHOULD. IT IS VERY THOUGHT OUT AND HAS LOTS OF COMMUNITY AND ENGAGEMENT CENTER. YOU CAN FOLLOW THE NEWSLETTER ON W W W DOT S.F. USD.EDU BACKSLASH F A S I STAY CONNECTED WITH MY ADVISORY COUNCIL AS WELL ON INSTAGRAM AND ALSO CHECK OUT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN EVERYTHING ABOUT MATURE AND MATURE S.F. USD.EDU MY LAWYER PETER THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ALL OF ANY QUESTIONS? THAT CONCLUDES THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU. IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU COACH SIR. YES, SIR. AND FIRST OF ALL I MY MY TABLE BUDDY WHEN I WAS IN THE OFFICE IT WAS GREAT GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER YES. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO THANK THE MENTOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR YOUR WORK AS USUAL.
IT'S EXCELLENT AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE LEADERSHIP OF FORMER COMMISSIONER FONG MALINGA IN KIND OF MAKING THIS HAPPEN WHICH I THINK AS YOU POINTED OUT, WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE BUT I WAS ON THE BOARD FOR THE SECOND PORTION OF THIS OR MAYBE AFTER IT HAD BEEN PASSED BUT AS IT WAS BEING IMPLEMENTED AND SO AND SO HIS LEADERSHIP WAS REALLY INSTRUMENTAL. >> AND I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO KIND OF CARRY ON THAT LEGACY OF THE FIRST PACIFIC ISLANDER ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THE CITY WHO REALLY TOOK THIS ON AND SAID LOOK, THERE'S A THERE'S A POPULATION THAT HAS BEEN OFTEN OVERLOOKED IN THIS DISTRICT AND SO HE'S NOT ON THE BOARD ANYMORE BUT HE'S STILL REALLY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. I JUST SAW HIM A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SORT OF SAY I THINK WE HAVE A SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO TO REALLY CONTINUE THIS FOCUS AND APPRECIATE YOUR ROLE IN IN IN IN WORKING IN DOING THAT MAKE QUESTION IS FOR THE SUPER INTENDANT WELL I'M REALLY PLEASED IT SOUNDS LIKE ALL THESE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BEING TAKEN BUT I'M CURIOUS AROUND THE STUDENT OUTCOMES ON THE ON SLIDE SIX I BELIEVE IT IS THERE'S A THERE WAS A BIG
JUMP IN ACHIEVEMENT FOR PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENTS FROM 7.1% PROFICIENT TO 16%. AND I'M CURIOUS WHAT ARE WE THAT'S FANTASTIC. WHAT'S GOING ON WHAT YOU KNOW AND WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM THAT AND HOW HOW CAN WE KEEP UP THAT GOOD WORK? YEAH, WE WERE I WAS I THINK AT THE LAST PROGRESS MONITORING MEETING WE WE WERE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS DATA AND I THINK WHAT THE CONVERSATION WE HAD WHICH IS DEFINITELY RESONATING WITH ME IS THAT ONE WE MADE A VERY CONCERTED EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A QUALIFIED TEACHER IN EVERY CLASSROOM. SO NOW WE HAVE A TEACHER WHO'S WHO'S WHO'S IMPLEMENTING THE CURRICULUM AND AND IS THERE TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. AND THEN TWO WE HAVE INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES WHO ARE SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS TO DELIVER THE CURRICULUM. THOSE ARE THE TWO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE IN THE LAST YEAR AND IT JUST SHOWS THAT WELL AND THEN ALSO BECAUSE WE WE TRANSITION TO A NEW CURRICULUM BUT IT SHOWS THAT IF WE STAY FOCUSED ON THIS WE ARE
ABLE TO SEE THIS TYPE OF GROWTH. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SEE THE GROWTH IN THE OUT YEARS AND I'M CURIOUS AND EITHER FOR YOU OR THE PANEL I MEAN IT'S BUT IT'S INTERESTING I THAT TOTALLY MAKES SENSE TO ME AND IT'S INTERESTING THAT THE PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENTS GAINED SIGNIFICANTLY WHEREAS SOME OTHER STUDENTS GROUPS MADE VERY SMALL GAINS. AND SO I'M CURIOUS DO WE KNOW KIND OF WHAT WAS IT WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH OUR PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENTS SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE ANYONE HAVE ANY INSIGHT IN THAT? >> YEAH. SO I THINK WE'RE ABLE TO REFLECT THAT ON SLIDE FIVE TALKING ABOUT OUR ROADMAP TO INCREASING SUCCESS SPECIFICALLY WITH OUR NHP OF LITERACY WORK AND THAT WE LOVE THAT THE YOU KNOW THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT MOVING INTO MAKING THINGS HAPPEN AND I KNOW THAT FOR US HERE WE ALSO WANT TO TAKE ACKNOWLEDGE THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINCE THE ESTABLISHING OF THE INITIATIVE HAS REALLY PUSHED FORWARD. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PROCESS OF OUR PROCESS LIKE THIS IS HOW
WE GATHER INFORMATION, WE'RE TALKING TO EVERYBODY, THIS IS HOW WE'RE IDENTIFYING SOME OF THOSE NEEDS. WE'RE ASKING SPECIFIC FOLKS AND SOME OF OUR STRATEGIES ARE THERE THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THROWING OUR THROWING A SECOND ANNUAL PASIFIKA READS EVENT WHICH IS A VISITATION VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD EVENT. RIGHT. AND WE HAVE FOUR THAT THE DISTRICT MANEUVERS THROUGH. AND SO FOR US ONE OF THE ASKS FROM PARENTS AND GUARDIANS WERE HOW CAN WE GET PACIFIC ISLANDER CULTURAL BOOKS OUR CULTURALLY RELEVANT BOOKS SO OUR OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO LIBRARY WAS LIKE WE GOT YOU YOU KNOW, SO THEY SAID DO YOU HAVE A LIST? AND I WAS LIKE THE SAME LIST WE GIVE TO MALCOLM X SAME LIST WE GIVE TO OUR LIBRARIES OF LIKE IF THERE'S FUNDING PLEASE PURCHASE THESE SPECIFIC BOOKS OF OURS. OUR STUDENTS LOVE IT BUT THAT THE WHAT HAPPENED IS WE'RE ABLE TO DISH OUT 2000 BOOKS IN THE HOMES OF OUR STUDENTS AS WELL. SO IN ADDITION TO THE BEAUTIFUL WORK THAT THE DISTRICT IS DOING ,WE'RE ALSO GAINING ACCESS FOR
OUR FAMILIES THAT THEY ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THESE BOOKS. RIGHT? SO AND THEY LOVE IT. THEY EVERYBODY OBVIOUSLY READING IS COOL. YOU KNOW I'M SAY LIKE LITERACY IS COOL WRITING IS AMAZING AND WE WANT TO KEEP THAT MOMENTUM GOING AND I THINK THAT THAT'S WE WERE HOPING THAT THIS SLIDE WOULD LIKE JUST REFLECT LIKE THIS IS ONE THAT WE'RE REALLY REALLY JUST FOR LITERACY TO WAIT UNTIL THE REST OF THE GOALS THAT WE'RE KIND OF SIFTING THROUGH. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO US AND YOU LOOK AT THE ALIGNMENT, WE LOOK AT THE ALIGNMENT. WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING AT OUR DISTRICT GOALS, WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR CBO PARTNERSHIP DELIVERABLES. WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR GOALS AND VALUES OUR MISSION STATEMENT. SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING AND TRYING TO REALLY FIND WAYS TO ALIGN WHICH YOU KNOW, WE ENJOY DOING. >> YEAH. JUST TO ADD ON TO THAT TO SAY AND EVEN LIKE WHAT SHE SAID CBO PARTNERS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS ACTUALLY LIKE ONE OF THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE IS TELL US WHEN THE TIDES REALLY GETTING
BOOKS LIKE AS THE SAID FROM EITHER SOMEONE NEW ZEALANDERS OR PACIFIC ISLANDS WHERE THEY'RE GETTING BOOKS THAT LOOK LIKE THEM CHARACTERS IN THE BOOKS LOOKING LIKE THEM, TALKING LIKE THEM AND ALSO ACTUALLY HAVING ACTIVITIES TO READ, READING ACTIVITY AND THEN ALSO TO DEBRIEF AND DISCUSS ABOUT WHAT THEY JUST READ AND ALSO SEEING WHAT YOU KNOW WHAT THEY HOW RELATABLE IT WAS THE BOOK WAS TO THEM AND YOU KNOW MOST OF THE BOOKS THAT WE DO GET WE GET TO SEND THEM HOME WITH THEM. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE LOVE ABOUT SAVANNAH BOOKS AND CULTURAL BOOKS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL THAT THEY CAN BE THAT AUTHOR OR EVEN IN THE STORY TOO BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE SAME NAMES, YOU KNOW? SO IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY RELATABLE FOR OUR YOUNG YOUTH AND I THINK THEY'RE GETTING INSPIRED. I SEE THEY'RE SEEING THEIR CULTURE WITHIN SOME OF THESE BOOKS EVEN IN SOME LIBRARIES. I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT TO WITH LISA WITH COMMISSIONER WISE FOR THAT SHARING. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. ONE IS I THINK DIRECTED TO YOU
DR. SUE AND THE OTHER MAYBE IS TO THE GROUP. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT ALWAYS ONE QUESTION SINCE WE ARE TALKING A LOT ABOUT BUDGET THESE DAYS UM IS GIVEN THE CURRENT SORT OF FISCAL STATUS AS AS WE UNDERSTAND IT TO BE AND PROPOSED CUTS HOW IS THE DISTRICT AND IS THE DISTRICT ENSURING THAT THESE PROGRAMS AND THE PERSONAL INITIATIVE IS BEING PROTECTED AND DO WE HAVE CONFIRMATION THAT THERE WILL BE PROTECTION FOR FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE SUPPORT STAFF IS THIS COMING FROM ONE TIME GRANTS OR A PERMANENT SORT OF A MORE ONGOING SET OF MONEY? AND I THINK AS WE'RE FOLKS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT BUDGET CUTS WANTING TO KNOW IS THERE A COMMITMENT FROM THE DISTRICT TO ENSURE THAT THIS PROGRAM IS PROTECTED? I, I WILL HAVE TO TURN TO CHRISTINA WONG TO HAVE SOME MORE THE SPECIFICS ON FUNDING FOR THE TEAM HERE. THE FOSSA INITIATIVE IS
DEFINITELY ONE OF OUR PRIORITY AREAS AND SO WITH MANY OF OUR APPARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND THE EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THEM, WE ARE PRIORITIZING ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE GOING TO BE REVIEWING OUR BUDGET. WE HAVE ACCESS TO BOTH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS. SO THAT IS THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME MIXED FUNDING, SOME CREATIVE FOUNDATION WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE PROGRAMS CONTINUE. THANK YOU. WE ALL HEARD IT. >> WE I HEARD IT. OKAY. THE NEXT I THINK YOU HEARD THAT WE'RE STILL CONTINUING TO TO SUPPORT AND CONTINUE AND AND YES, YES, YES, YES, YES. >> IN A GOOD WAY LIKE OKAY WE HEARD IT ACCOUNTABILITY THIS IS WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM. >> YES. IT'S BEEN SAID OUT LOUD. THANK YOU. AND ONE QUESTION IS THAT IS A VASSAR HIGH SCHOOL PATHWAY STILL HAPPENING? SO WE'RE DEFINITELY REGROUPING . WE KNEW THAT CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO IS ALSO GOING TO YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING THROUGH
A LOT OF THEIR BUDGET STUFF TO FIGURE OUT AMAZING WAYS TO PRIORITIZE THE WORK. BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT IT CAN GET RELAUNCHED HOPEFULLY SOON. >> DO WE HAVE ANY ANY ANY NUMBERS AND MAYBE THIS WOULD BE FOR ARIA BUT DO WE HAVE ANY SENSE OF ARE THERE ANY STATISTICS BASED ON THAT SORT OF THAT THE YEAR THAT IT WAS IN PLACE AND LAUNCHED IN TERMS OF ATTENDANCE RATES, GRADES, YOU KNOW, SORT OF COMMITMENT TO FURTHERING EDUCATION BASED ON ON FOLKS ABILITY TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT PROGRAM OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS TEAM UM I THINK THEY THEY HAD REPORTS THAT SHOW THE INCREASE IN OUR PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENTS ENROLLING IN ENROLLMENT WHICH WAS A HUGE THING UM SO I KNOW THAT THEY THEY HAVE THAT WE COULD PROBABLY EXTRACT THAT ACCOUNT BUT IT WAS SIGNIFICANT FOR SURE THAT SPECIFIC YEAR AND AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD ON TO CHRISTINA'S ANSWER ABOUT THE BUDGET WHEN WE CAME TOGETHER
RIGHT? WE DIDN'T COME TOGETHER AND WE ASKED FOR A BUDGET. WE CAME IN GROUND RUNNING, STARTED DURING THE WORK UNTIL WE SAW THE CHANGES BECAUSE WE LEVERAGE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND EVERYONE THE MESSAGE IS ALWAYS CLEAR LET'S CONTINUE TO WORK AS A COMMUNITY AND THEN ONCE WE START GROWING WE SEE THE DIFFERENCES AND THEN WE'LL SEE HOW SFP REALLY CAN HELP WHICH HAS BEEN A GREAT HELP SO FAR BUT WE JUST GOT OUR CHRISTMAS PRESENT TODAY SAME AND WILL CONTINUE FURTHER ON. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER RAY THANK YOU SO MUCH PRESIDENT KIM AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND FOR THE PRESENTATION. I DO HAVE A QUESTION I WANTED TO ASK BUT FIRST I JUST WANTED TO RESPOND TO COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER'S QUESTION BECAUSE THE SAME QUESTION ACTUALLY CAME UP AT A PRIOR BOARD MEETING. SO IT WAS A QUESTION THAT I HAD ASKED ABOUT WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT PROGRESS MONITORING DATA. SO THERE'S A RESPONSE FROM STAFF ON THE Q AND A ASSOCIATED WITH THAT MEETING AND I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WARD ALSO ASKED ABOUT IT AT THAT TIME. SO JUST TO PROVIDE A LITTLE
CONTEXT IT'S POSSIBLE I MISREMEMBERING BUT I BELIEVE THE STAFF INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A POPULATION OF 24 STUDENTS IN THAT PACIFIC ISLANDER CATEGORY THERE AND THAT THE INCREASE REPRESENTED TO ADDITIONAL STUDENTS BECOMING PROFICIENT. SO IT SHOULD THEORETICALLY BE POSSIBLE IF STAFF WANTS TO GO BACK TO FIND OUT WHAT PARTICULARLY HELPED YOU KNOW, HELPED THOSE TWO STUDENTS BECOME PROFICIENT. IT'S NOT SOMETHING A GIANT POOL OF PEOPLE WE CAN'T ADDRESS. SO I JUST WANTED TO TO LET YOU KNOW THAT MY QUESTION HAVING SEEN WHAT THE DISTRICT'S RESPONSES ARE TO THE VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS YOU MADE, I JUST WANTED TO GET A SENSE FROM ANYONE WHO MIGHT WANT TO ANSWER THIS BECAUSE A LOT OF THE RESPONSES WERE NOT JUST THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE BUT THINGS THE DISTRICT RESPONDED THAT IT IS DOING IN SOME FASHION. SO I WANTED TO ASK HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT HOW THE ACTIONS THE DISTRICT HAVE BEEN HAS BEEN TAKING THE STEPS THE DISTRICT'S
BEEN TAKING, HOW THOSE THINGS ARE GOING AND WHETHER THERE ARE AREAS IN WHICH YOU THINK THE THAT WE ARE SUCCEEDING WELL OR FALLING SHORT. THANK YOU. WOW THAT'S A BIG QUESTION THAT NO ONE HAS EVER ASKED US. I THINK AS A PARENT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PARTNERSHIP WITH SFI USD. I THINK WHEN WE CAME FIRST TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR STUDENTS AS PARENTS WE CAME IN WITH NO MONEY, NO ASK FOR FOR THAT BUT JUST WE HAVE GAVE A A PLAN THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED INCLUDING BUDGET INCLUDING WHAT HOW MANY STAFF WE NEED FOR H.R. HOW MANY YOU KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL ON BOTH SIDES OF EDUCATION ON TEACHING AND FOR OUR LEARNERS AND IT'S ALSO GIVEN A SPACE LIKE THE MULTI ADVISORY TO BRING A LOT OF OUR PARENTS IN TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE AND I AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE
YOU ALREADY HAVE THIS IN YOUR HAND WE'RE JUST DOING OUR SIDE AS PARENTS I SEE AS A COMMUNITY AS THAT VILLAGE FOR A KID OR A KIDS AND I WE REPRESENT A LOT OF OUR KIDS ESPECIALLY IN THE BAYVIEW ESPECIALLY IN THOSE SPACES. SO I THINK THE ANSWER IS ALREADY THERE WITH YOU GUYS. IT'S ALREADY WRITTEN, IT'S ALREADY PUT IN PLACE. WE JUST NEED TO GO BACK TO IT AND REVISE IT AND JUST CONTINUE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WAS ALREADY PUT ON PAPER. THANK YOU. I, I HOPE THAT ANSWERS THANK YOU. I'M NOT SURE IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO COMMENT BUT I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. I THINK 111 THING TO ADD IS THAT THERE ARE VERY FEW COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT'S BEEN AROUND SERVING OUR PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND I WOULD SAY
WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS IN BUILDING A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN ON THE ON THE REST OF US DECIDE TO RECEIVE. AND I THINK THAT FOR A LONG TIME FOR EXAMPLE OR SOMEONE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER THEY'VE BEEN AROUND SINCE 94 44949592I WAS I WAS THERE I WAS THERE I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND THERE COULD HAVE BEEN THAT DISCONNECT. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN THE SILOS, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPENING WHERE THE THE BOND WASN'T THERE, THE GLUE WASN'T BLOOMING. AND SO I THINK NOW THERE THERE'S A COUPLE OF US IN A DISTRICT THAT REPRESENTS THE DISTRICT THAT IS LOOKING FORWARD TO LIKE WE WE'RE LEARNING SO MUCH AND WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY ON SOME OF THE PROCESSES AND I THINK THAT THOSE WERE THE GAPS AND SO WE'RE HELPING THINGS LIKE HAVING OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER IT HAS BOTH SFE USD WHAT WHAT'S DO IT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE DISTRICT AND ALSO WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS DOING SO THAT KIND OF FUZE THAT GAP WHICH HAS BEEN
HELPFUL AND IT GOES OUT TO NOW MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE AND SO WE JUST GET EXCITED BUT THERE WAS I THINK THE COMMUNITY WAS LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY SPECIFICALLY AND AS THE FEWEST THAT THEY CAN THAT CAN RECEIVE THEIR INFORMATION AND AND HELP FIELD ANY QUESTIONS AROUND PROCESSES AND FOLKS THAT THEY TRUST SO HELP US THAT THEY'RE HAPPY ABOUT STUFF THAT WE'RE MOVING BUT WE REALLY KEEP IT REALLY CLOSE AND TIGHT KNIT AND AND WE LOVE IT. IT'S FUN TO, YOU KNOW, GET PAID TO DO WORK FOR YOUR COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, IN THIS. SO IT'S A FUN THING TO DO. THANK YOU. JUST JUST I THINK YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, JUST FOR US AS A PACIFIC AAPI COMMUNITY LIKE WE JUST WANT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WE KNOW IT'S AN UPHILL BATTLE FOR ALL OF US SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT PARTNERSHIP IS THERE. THE RELATIONSHIP IS THERE. WE NURTURE NURTURE THAT WE ARE THE SPACE BETWEEN US AND WE CONTINUE TO BUILD IT WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT YOU KNOW YOU GUYS AS THE BOARD NOW WE WANT TO
CONTINUE TO PARTNER AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO CONTINUE TO UPLIFT OUR COMMUNITY BUT ALSO GET OUR STUDENTS WHERE THEY NEED TO BE AT, NOT WHERE WE SEE THEM AT, WHERE WE EXPECT THEM BE WHERE THEY'RE AT AND THEN CONTINUE TO UPLIFT THEM. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, JUST WIN A GREAT PARTNERSHIP, YOU KNOW, AND DR. SEUSS JUST CONTINUE TO BE THERE SUPPORTIVE OF OUR COMMUNITY IF THAT'S WHAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO START WE CAN START AND CONTINUE TO BUILD FROM THERE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I ACTUALLY WANTED TO PICK UP ON WHAT YOU WERE SAYING AT FIRST. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND IT IS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH THAT'S TAKING PLACE ESPECIALLY WITH OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS AND WE KNOW STUDENTS ARE OFTENTIMES THE FURTHEST FROM OPPORTUNITY IN OUR SCHOOLS AND OFTENTIMES LOST IN THE DATA AND SO THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO LIFT THAT UP. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS SO STRUCK BY FRANKLY LEARNING FROM SITTING NEXT TO YOU, URSULA, IS HOW EMBEDDED YOU ARE WITH THE KBOS THAT ARE WRAPPING THEIR
ARMS AROUND OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES AND AS IF YOU AND I VERY DISTINCTLY REMEMBER ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES WHEN I FIRST CAME ON STAFF WAS THE FACT THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A ROUTINE SYSTEM MUSCLE OF THAT HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR CONNECTING OUR CBO PARTNERS TO THE DISTRICT AND THERE WERE A LOT OF REALLY AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS DOING GREAT WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DIFFERENT DIVISIONS ORGANIZATIONS BUT IT WAS ALL PIECEMEAL. PEOPLE WERE DEFINITELY REACHING OUT AND DOING THEIR BEST BUT THERE WASN'T A SINGLE COORDINATED FOR LACK OF BETTER TERMS ENTRY SYSTEM FOR CBOS WHO ARE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS AND DO THEIR WORK AND YOU KNOW CDC IS ONE OF THEM SALT BAKER LIKE AND I REMEMBER DURING THE ARIA CONVERSATIONS WHEN WE REACHED OUT FOR COMMUNITY SESSIONS OFTENTIMES THE ORGANIZATIONS WOULD SAY THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE DISTRICT CAME TO US TO ASK A QUESTION AS OPPOSED TO US KNOCKING ON THE DOOR AND SAYING
HEY, WE'RE HERE WITH THESE GREAT RESOURCES. AND SO THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS IS WELL WHAT I HEARD IN THIS MOMENT IS AN AFFIRMATION OF THE OF THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO BUILD THAT LIFELINE FOR OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES BY MAINTAINING THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING WITH POTTERMORE INITIATIVE AND WITH TWO ADVISORY COUNCIL. I THINK THE QUESTION I HAVE FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF IS IS WHAT IS THE WORK BEING DONE TO STRENGTHEN ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE ABOUT TO ENTER A BUDGET SEASON WHERE RESOURCES OF OUR OWN BEHALF MAY BE GOING AWAY? I WOULD IMAGINE THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING TO OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ACTUALLY PARTNER WITH US MORE DEEPLY, MORE THOROUGHLY ARE WE WHAT IS THE PLAN? IS THERE A PLAN AROUND HOW WE'RE THOUGHTFULLY THINKING ABOUT THOSE PARTNERSHIPS, WHAT IT MEANS TO COME TO THE TABLE, WHAT IT MEANS TO COORDINATE THOSE SERVICES ACROSS THE DISTRICT NOT JUST FOR FOR SMALL BUT FOR FOR MANY OF OUR STUDENT ORGANIZER STUDENT GROUPS, POPULATIONS THAT WE KNOW I
THINK RELY ON COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT. IF I PRESIDENT FOR THOSE OF YOU KNOW I SPENT 18 YEARS OF MY GOVERNMENT WORK WORKING ON THE CITY OVER IN THE CITY SIDE WORKING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES AND IT WAS OUR SINGULAR GOAL TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THIS KIND OF CONVERSATION THE CONVERSATION WHERE WE SAY WHAT DO WE AS A CITY DO TO SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SUCH THING AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, KIDS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, STUDENTS AND CITY KIDS BECAUSE THESE THESE STUDENTS WAKE UP IN THE CITY. THEY TAKE CITY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR THEY'RE ON OUR STREETS AND THEN THEY ENTER INTO OUR SCHOOL BUILDING. THEY ARE THE SAME YOUNG PEOPLE, THE SAME FAMILIES, THE SAME COMMUNITY AND WITH THAT IN MIND, I HAVE SPENT MANY CONVERSATIONS, MANY TIMES WITH OUR CITY PARTNERS AROUND HOW DO WE BUILD AND BRING OUR CITY CLOSER TOGETHER? I THINK JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I WAS OVER AT CDC TALKING
ABOUT HOW CAN WE AS AS AS HAVE USD WORK IN A MORE INTENTIONAL WAY WITH CDC WITH DR. PATSY TITO AND TINO THERE AND WE WERE OVER AT SALT WITH BCR THEIR PROVIDE WHO PROVIDE A LOT OF THE STAFFING SUPPORT HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THERE IS THAT LEVEL OF COORDINATION AND COHERENCE? I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUE TO DEEPEN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR CITY PARTNERS. WE DO AND HAVE USED HAVE THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE STUDENT SUCCESS FUND. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE LEVERAGING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, THAT WE'RE LEVERAGING NONPROFIT AGENCIES WHO COME IN TO PROVIDE SUPPORTS BEFORE SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL AND DURING THE SUMMER TIME TO WORK WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT PROVIDE CAREER EXPERIENTIAL CAREER EXPLORATION, CAREER PLACEMENT SUPPORTS AND THEN OF COURSE OUR NEWEST EXPANSION OF
WORKING WITH CITY COLLEGE AS WELL AS SAN FRANCISCO STATE. SO YES, GIVEN THAT WE ARE AT A MOMENT WHERE WE ARE ASKING FOR HELP, WE'RE ASKING FOR EVERYONE TO COME TO THE TABLE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR CHILDREN, FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR STUDENTS. AND I THINK THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT I BELIEVE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OUTSIDE OF THIS BOARD ROOM AND TAKEN OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN BRING MORE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO THE TABLE AND WE CAN HAVE THAT DEEPER ENGAGEMENT ALONG WITH OUR CITY COLLEAGUES . AND I KNOW IN AND SPECIFICALLY I'M CURIOUS IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU THINK FROM A COMMUNITY PARTNER PERSPECTIVE YOU NEED LIKE WHAT EXACT BARRIERS THERE ARE OF ENTRY FOR ORGANIZATIONS WHO DO WANT TO PARTNER. I THINK OF ANYTHING FROM LIKE THE WAY THAT USE OF CARE FACILITIES SO THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY BE IN OUR SCHOOLS TO WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CONTRACTING WITH THE DISTRICT FOR SERVICES. SO I JUST I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT THAT ARE WAY MORE NUANCED THAN RIGHT NOW BUT JUST CURIOUS WHAT WE CAN DO TO
CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS TO MORE DEEPLY PARTNER WITH OUR ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE WHO ARE MORE IN THIS INSTANCE THE CLOSEST TO OUR STUDENTS. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT KIM JUST FOR US I THINK YOU KNOW, JUST YOU HAVE AN ARSENAL HERE AND IN COACH WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO THESE MEETINGS ALSO BRINGING BACK ALL THE INFORMATION FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF THE CBOS THAT WE'RE PARTNER WITH WITH THE FUZZY MOON INITIATIVES THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE WE ARE INFORMED BUT ALSO INFORMING OUR FAMILIES TOO. AND JUST TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT WHAT ARE WE DOING LIKE ONE LIKE YOU KNOW IF ABOUT TO ME WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO DO TO IF I'M SORRY THE QUESTION YOU'RE GOING BACK TO SCHOOLS NEED MORE SUPPORT OR HOW CBOS IS AND I THINK DR. SUE ACTUALLY HELPED US OUT ON THE COVID TIME WHEN WE WERE ACTUALLY LEARNING HER DURING THAT TIME FOR ABOUT 50 KIDS. SO EVEN TAKING SOME OF THAT SOME OF THE PAGE OUT OF THAT BOOK TO SEE HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AT OUR
SCHOOL SITE I MEAN AT OUR ORGANIZATION BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT LIKE TUTORS BUT ALSO LIKE THE LIKE WHAT THE KIDS ARE LEARNING WITHIN THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE AGAIN THAT IS CHANGING THE CURRICULUM AND WE GOT TO AS THEM WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE TO ENSURING THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY HELP AND SUPPORT THESE YOUNG FOLKS THAT ARE BRINGING THEIR HOMEWORK AND CLASSWORK TO US AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW, JUST IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT BE THE BIGGEST THINK PIECE THAT THINK THAT WE WOULD I SQUARE CBOS SO I KNOW IT'S MORE THERE'S MORE TO TO PRESENT CAMP BUT YOU KNOW THAT'S JUST WHAT I HAVE RIGHT NOW LIKE I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD I THINK THE ALIGNMENT THAT WE ALREADY HAVE CURRENTLY WITH COACH AND WITH URSULA AND EVEN WITH SAY LA LA NATURE TO HELP ALIGN EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT INITIATIVE SHOULD CONTINUE AND JUST ADDING THAT OUR STUDENTS WITH A ROLE MODEL IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ALSO ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY WITH THE ENROLLMENT IN AS OPPOSED TO DROPPING THAT WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE HERE TO STAY. THESE ARE THINGS THAT PROBABLY BEYOND SCHOOLS THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WOULD BE THOSE RESOURCES HOUSING IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO HOLD IN THOSE SPACES. BUT AS FAR AS AS A FOR US D AND OUR STUDIOS, I THINK THE ALIGNMENT THAT WE HAVE HERE AND IT CONTINUES SORT OF IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU MINISTER FISHER WELL FIRST OF ALL NOT ONLY THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND PRESENTING TONIGHT AND TAKING TIME OUT WHEN YOU COULD BE WITH FAMILY. BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THE OTHER WORK YOU DO. I WOULD SAY THE FIRST SAMOA INITIATIVE AND THE WORK OF THEM ARE ADVISORY COUNCIL. YOU ARE THE MODEL THAT WE SHOULD LOOK TO IN MANY OTHER WAYS WHERE YOU HAVE PROVEN TO US OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND BEYOND IS THAT WHEN WE DO THE INTENTIONAL WORK OF BUILDING THE COMMUNITY, THE DIVIDENDS PAY OFF. IT'S HARD WORK. IT'S NOT EASY WORK AND PARTICULARLY URSULA AND COACH YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR BUILDING SAFE SPACES.
THANK YOU FOR BUILDING SAFE CONNECTED SPACES THAT BUILD ON THE LIVED EXPERIENCE AND HELP MAKE OUR STUDENTS FEEL SAFE AND URSULA THE YOU WERE ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING PEOPLE IN SFD CITY SO THANK YOU FOR BEING THE GLUE. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. UM I ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS IN THE APPENDIX OF YOUR REPORT THAT I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THOUGH WERE THE MATURE PAC PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS. THERE'S A SEPARATE SLIDE SHOW THAT'S A SEPARATE GOOGLE SLIDES THAT ARE ALSO LINKED THERE AND THERE ARE A TOTAL OF I THINK 20 RECOMMENDATIONS. UM, BUT YOU KNOW PATHWAYS FOR AN HPI EDUCATORS MORE WORK AROUND COLLEGE READINESS INCLUSION OF CELEBRATION SUPPORTS BEFORE KIDS GET SUSPENDED IMPROVING READING AND MATH SCORES FOR AN HPI STUDENTS BETTER OUTREACH MORE PATHWAYS, BETTER COMMUNICATION AROUND THE TRANSITIONAL GRADES AND EXPECTATIONS WHILE WE HAD THE WHILE WE HAD STAFF PRESENT RESPONSES TO RECOMMENDATIONS ON
THE FOUR MAIN ONES I THINK THESE ARE ALSO WORTHY OF UPLIFTING TO AND AND I KNOW WE'VE SEEN MANY OF THESE IN PREVIOUS YEAR'S PRESENTATIONS AND THERE'S BEEN WORK BUT I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL IN JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND THE THE POINT OF DATA DISAGGREGATION. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT RPA HAS DONE TO DESEGREGATE THE DATA BUT IT'S VERY OFTEN BURIED IN APPENDICES OR YOU KNOW, 2 OR 3 REPORTS BACK AND UNFORTUNATELY WHEN WE HAVE PRINTOUTS LIKE THESE IT'S OFTEN NOT ATTACHED. SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY MONITORING AND KEEPING THE DATA FRONT AND CENTER ESPECIALLY FOR OUR STUDENT POPULATIONS THAT CAN SOMETIMES BE AN ASTERISK AT SOME OF OUR SCHOOL SITES FIGURING OUT A WAY TO MAKE IT REPORTABLE AND AND SEE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IS KEY AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING US KEEP THIS FRONT AND CENTER EVERY SINGLE DAY. THANK YOU ALL. MICHELLE GUPTA SO HELLO TO LITTLE FOR MALWARE DELAY ALOHA KAYLA APOLOGIES IF I ERROR.
I WORKED FOR FIVE YEARS IN POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. >> SO IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THIS WORK REALLY GO FAR. >> YOU KNOW, BUILDING ON COMMISSIONER FISHER'S POINT, A QUESTION FOR BOARD LEADERSHIP I'M CURIOUS AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT FOR YOUR TIME AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE BUT I'M CURIOUS IF MAYBE WHEN WE DO HAVE GO 1.1 NEXT TIME IF IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE SOME OF OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEES IN ATTENDANCE SO THAT WE GET THAT COLOR THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE ESPECIALLY AROUND OUR FOCAL POPULATIONS. YEAH, THERE'S A CONVERSATION HAPPENING RIGHT NOW WITH LEADERSHIP AROUND HOW WE BEST STRUCTURE AND LEVERAGE ALL OF OUR ADVISORY COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES AND THEIR REPORT BACKS TO THE BOARD RIGHT NOW WE ESSENTIALLY HAVE A BUNCH AND WE SPREAD THEM OUT ACROSS THE YEAR AND WE SAY THAT THEY'RE ALL COMING AT DIFFERENT TIMES
AND ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE BEEN HAVING WITH STAFF AND THE SUPERINTENDENT IS ARE THERE WAYS TO INTENTIONALLY GROUP THEM SO THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM HAVE SIMILAR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY'RE RECOMMENDING TO THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT, CAN WE INTENTIONALLY GROUP THEM AND CAN WE ALIGN THEM TO THE WAYS IN WHICH WE PROGRESS MONITOR SUCH THAT THERE'S CONTEXT GIVEN TO THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE AROUND EACH OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT ACTUALLY SOME OF OUR NEXT WORK IN OUR METRICS CONVERSATION. BUT YES WE ARE ARE ACTIVELY TRYING TO FIGURE THAT PART OUT AND REALLY STUDLY THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON PROGRESS WANDERING HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT HOW DO WE BEST HIGHLIGHT WHAT PRACTICES ARE ACTUALLY WORKING ON THE GROUND AT THE SCHOOL SITE LEVEL? AND SO I'M GOING TO ASK ABOUT WHAT SCHOOL SITES WE SHOULD MAYBE INVITE AS PART OF OUR PROGRESS MONITORING FOR THAT
INTERIM GOAL. BUT I'LL LET YOU GO AND THEN ONE QUESTION FOR MEMBERS HERE. I'M CURIOUS I MEAN I KNOW OFTEN STATE MICRONESIANS AND ESPECIALLY STATELESS MICRONESIANS FACE A LOT OF CHALLENGES AND I'M CURIOUS IF YOU FIND THERE IS A LARGE POPULATION AMONGST OUR STUDENTS AND HOW ARE WE SUPPORTING THEM IF IF THERE IS A THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION RIGHT. SO THE YES, WE HAVE FOUND A FEW MICRONESIAN FAMILIES IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RIGHT? WHICH IS WHY I AM TOTALLY AGAINST THE TERM POLYNESIAN. RIGHT EVERY TIME WE TEACH A LANGUAGE CLASS AT A HIGH SCHOOL WE TRY TO ELIMINATE THE WORD POLYNESIANS BECAUSE NOW IT'S SPECIFICALLY SPEAKING TO JUST SAMOAN HAWAIIAN TONGAN. RIGHT. BUT MY BEST FRIEND IS FIJIAN RIGHT AND RIGHT SO THEY SOMEHOW FEEL LEFT OUT WHICH IS WHY IN B S IF YOU AS THE EVENTS THAT ARE CATERED AND SPONSORED TOWARDS
THE COMMUNITIES WE LABEL A SPECIFIC EVENT BECAUSE WE ARE THE CARETAKERS OF THE LARGEST BODY OF WATER AND THAT'S WHAT UNITES US. THAT'S WHAT BRINGS US TOGETHER AS PACIFIC ISLANDERS, RIGHT? SO YES, THERE HAVE BEEN I THINK LAST YEAR THERE WAS A MARSHALLESE MOM WHO CAME UP TO US AND HER SON AND THEY ENJOYED OUR MAKESHIFT RUNWAY SHOW THAT WE HAD WITH MISS ANNA AND SOME OF THE OTHER AUNTIES THAT WE BROUGHT ALONG SHOWCASING TRADITIONAL WEAR. RIGHT. THIS IS DURING A IN AN API MONTH AND SHE WANTED TO PARTAKE AND SHE WANTED HER SON TO BE A PART OF IT AND WE HAVE HER CONTACTS SO EVERY TIME SFE OR CITY REACHES OUT WE REACH OUT TO THE GREATER PACIFIC COMMUNITY ALTHOUGH OUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE FAR MORE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTERS SAN FRANCISCO TONGANS RISE UP RIGHT? THAT DOES NOT DIFFERENTIATE US AS PEOPLE. IT BRINGS US TOGETHER TO
ACCOMPLISH THE WORK THAT WE ARE VERY FEW IN THIS MASSIVE STATE OF OR THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO STATE OF CALIFORNIA SO WE COULD TRY TO ALIGN OUR WORK AND GOING BACK TO THE OTHER PARENT ADVISORIES JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE NOT HELPING OUT WITH LATIN X, RIGHT WITH OUR ASIAN PARTNERSHIP. RIGHT. WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER AND FINDING SOLUTIONS ON HOW WE COULD BROADER PROVIDE SERVICES FOR TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY RIGHT. SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. THANKS SO MUCH. GOOD. SURE. SO MY UNDERSTANDING AND FORGIVE ME IF I'M WRONG IS THAT OUR PACIFIC A PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENTS IN SF USD ARE AS A PRACTICAL MATTER MANY OF THEM ARE CONCENTRATED AT A FEW SPECIFIC SCHOOLS AND SO I WAS HOPING YOU COULD TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT THOSE SCHOOLS ARE AND WHETHER THERE ARE ANY PARTICULAR PRACTICES ON THE GROUND AT THOSE SCHOOLS THAT YOU'VE SEEN MOVE THE NEEDLE FOR PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENTS
BECAUSE EARLIER IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE EARLIER QUESTIONS WE TALKED ABOUT DISTRICT WIDE INITIATIVES IN TERMS OF HAVING, YOU KNOW, CREDENTIALED TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM OR HAVING OUTREACH ABOUT REPRESENTATIVE LITERATURE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND I'M WONDERING SPECIFICALLY LIKE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE FOR THIS VOCAL GROUP. ARE THERE SPECIFIC SCHOOLS THAT WE CAN MAKE STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN TO REACH STUDENTS AND ARE THERE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS THAT ARE ALREADY WORKING AND ALSO SO THAT WE CAN THEN INVITE THEM TO OUR PROGRESS MONITORING REPORTS TO UPLIFT THE WORK THAT IS HAPPENING AT THOSE SCHOOLS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE KIDS . SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. SO MANY OF THE MANY OF OUR STUDENTS ARE LOCATED IN OUR SOUTHEAST SCHOOLS SCHOOL SITES AND IN OUR TITLE ONE SCHOOLS. AND WHAT HAS WORKED WELL IS NOT ALL OF THE SCHOOLS BUT MANY OF THE SCHOOLS HAVE A PACIFIC
ISLANDER EMPLOYEE OR IF THEY DON'T HAVE IT THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT'S CONNECTED TO THAT SCHOOL HAS A PACIFIC ISLANDER EMPLOYEE AND SO REPRESENTATION MATTERS. SO I WOULD SAY THE LEVELS OF IMPROVEMENT IN SOME OF THESE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN BECAUSE THERE'S SOMEONE THAT LOOKS LIKE THEM THAT WORKS THERE AND THAT'S ALSO THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE. WE BUILD THESE RELATIONSHIPS, WE SEE WHO'S OUT THE SCHOOL SITES AND SO FAR THAT'S HAVE BEEN THE HAVE BEEN HELPFUL I KNOW COACH THIS YEAR HAS BEEN ABLE TO START CONVERSATIONS ON LAUNCHING WITH WE CALLED IT MINIMAX BUT THEY'RE LIKE THE MATURE ADVISORY COUNCILS SPECIFICALLY AT THE SCHOOL SITES. AGAIN TO SUPPORT THE ADMIN SUPPORT THE SCHOOL SPECIFICALLY BETTER WAYS WE CAN SUPPORT OUR PARENTS AND GETTING OUR PARENTS ENGAGED IN AND IN OUR END AND THINGS FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO WE'VE BEEN BUILDING REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIPS JUST TO FIND OUT ON THE GROUND WHAT IS NEEDED FROM SPECIFIC SCHOOL
SITES BECAUSE NOT ALL OF THEM ARE THE SAME AND SO SOME OF THEM WOULD ASK US FOR THINGS LIKE DO YOU HAVE AN HPI BOOK LIST THAT WE CAN HAVE SO WE'LL SEND IT TO THEM. SOME OF THEM ASKS THINGS LIKE CAN YOU COME PROVIDE SOME ACTIVITIES CATERED TO? IT HAS CULTURAL RELEVANCE LIKE THIS FRIDAY WE'RE GOING TO LITTLE RECITATION VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THEY ASKED IF WE CAN DO A PACIFIC ISLANDER READING CORNER FOR THEIR EVENT SO WE'RE LIKE WE'LL BE THERE. OUR MINDSET SOMETIMES ARE IN THE MINDSET OF HOW CAN WE GIVE PEOPLE WHAT THEY NEED WHEN THEY NEED IT, YOU KNOW? SO STUDENT HOW CAN WE GIVE OUR STUDENTS WHAT THEY NEED WHEN THEY NEED IT? OUR ADMINS WRITE HOW CAN WE DO THESE THINGS SO WE'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE BUT WE KNOW IT'S IT'S THERE'S A REASON WHY WE WE NEED TO BE SO THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD THAT YOU SAID WHERE MOST OF THE POPULATION IS I THINK IN OUR SMALL BUT MIGHTY
TEAM WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REACH OUT TO EVEN IF THERE'S ONE STUDENT AT A SCHOOL, EVEN IF THERE'S TWO AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT MATTERS IS THE REPRESENTATION BUT IT'S ALSO SHOWING UP WHEN THEY ASK US TO COME AND I THINK THAT'S IT'S NOT JUST FOCUSING ON THE GREATER IT'S ALSO JUST THE SMALLEST AS WELL AND AND TO JUST JUST FOR US TO SEE YOU KNOW JUST EVEN SCHOOL BASED PROGRAMS FOR ALL THE SOUTHEAST SCHOOLS THAT THAT THAT WE SERVE JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE SAFE SPACES FOR OUR STUDENTS BUT ALSO SUPPORTING THEM IN THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY FACE AT THEIR SCHOOLS. I AND ALSO WORKING WITH THE ONE CENTER SO I KNOW WHEN A CENTERS IS A BIG THING TONIGHT TOO BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE KEY KEY AREAS THAT WE ARE ALWAYS PARTNER WITH IN THE DIFFERENT SCHOOL SIZE AND THAT'S WHERE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE FEEL MORE SUPPORTED. THEY'LL GO STRAIGHT TO A CO-ORDINATOR, ASK THEM CAN I GET SUPPORT? THEY CALL US SO AND CDC MANY OF THE CBOS ARE MOVE OUTSIDE BUT THERE'S MANY OTHER OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS CBOS THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN SUPPORT
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WE'RE ALWAYS MEETING OUR KIDS WHERE THEY'RE AT EVEN LIKE SISTER. AND I SAID IF THEY'RE ALL THE WAY ACROSS THAT LINK IN OUR GO OR MARINA WE'RE STILL WANT TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THOSE FAMILIES BECAUSE THEY WANT TO STILL STAY CONNECTED TO THEIR ROOTS AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR KIDS ARE CONNECTED TO THEIR ROOTS AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND JUST DEEP GRATITUDE STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND KEEP THAT THE HAPPY HOLIDAYS. WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM H DISCUSSION ITEM ONE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND OF YOUR SELF EVALUATION A DO WE HAVE TO LEAVE? OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR FOR YOUR EVENING OR YOUR TIME SOON. DELEGATE MINE DID YOU WANT OKAY THANK YOU SORRY WE ALSO KEPT YOU LATE. UM AJ ARE YOU ON THE OKAY SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO
BE MOVED TO PANELISTS IN JUST A MOMENT. SO COMMISSIONERS I'M JUST GOING TO WALK US THROUGH JUST FROM A GO TO ITEM LITERALLY ABOUT OURSELVES. OKAY. I'M GOING TO WALK US THROUGH JUST THE PROCESS OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ENGAGE WITH AND THEN HOPEFULLY THIS CONVERSATION WON'T TAKE TOO LONG BEFORE WE GO TO SOME IMPORTANT ACTION ITEMS. SO TODAY MARKS THE DAY WHERE WE ARE REFLECTING ON OUR EVALUATION OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR NEXT TUESDAY WILL BE THE SUPERINTENDENTS EVALUATION. WE HAVE TWO COMPONENTS OF THIS. ONE IS THE SHORT TERM METRICS THAT WE'VE SET FOR OURSELVES. THE OTHER IS RESIDENT FOCUSED GOVERNANCE WORK THAT WILL WALK US THROUGH FOR THIS FIRST PORTION OR ON SHORT TERM METRICS. AS A REMINDER THESE WERE SHORT TERM METRICS THAT THE BOARD APPROVED BACK IN MARCH FOR US TO CONSIDER FOR THIS YEAR WE HAD A SELF EVALUATION IN JUNE AND THIS REFLECTS A CONVERSATION TO HAVE AROUND OUR
PROGRESS TO DATE THIS YEAR YOU'LL SEE THE STATUS FOR EACH OF THE SUB METRICS IN THE THREE MAJOR METRICS THAT WE'VE DEFINED ARE TWO MAJOR METRICS THAT WE DEFINED AND BEFORE I OPEN IT UP FOR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS UM I THINK I'LL JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE'S SOME GOOD WORK TAKING PLACE AROUND OUR AD HOC WHICH WE HAD COMMITTED TO STARTING. IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A SLOW START TO GETTING THOSE UP AND RUNNING BUT I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT THOSE TO ADD ON PROGRESS MONITORING AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ARE UP AND RUNNING WITH DELIVERABLES TO COME TO THE BOARD NO LATER THAN JUNE OF 2026 WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO OPERATIONAL OUR AD POLICY YET. HOWEVER, WE MADE THE CHOICE TO PRIORITIZE FOR OUR OWN TIME THESE TWO TO GO ADVOCATE FIRST BUT AS SOON AS WE SUNSET ONE OF THESE TWO PROGRESS MONITORING OR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WE SHOULD BE GETTING GOING WITH THE AD HOC ON POLICY. SOME OTHER THINGS TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE AHEAD OF US FOR NEXT
YEAR DEPENDING ON THE LEADERSHIP ARRANGEMENT COME JANUARY I THINK WE SHOULD WE NEED TO ASK OURSELVES WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH SHORT TERM METRICS IN THAT MODEL AND THEN SEE THROUGH OUR AD HOC THAT WE HAVE. AND THEN MY OWN PERSONAL TAKE IS THAT THERE ARE TWO THAT WE WE KNOW THAT WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT METRIC TO A AROUND SHARED ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE BOARD THAT GO KIND OF BEYOND JUST THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT BUT ASKS OURSELVES HOW ARE WE ENGAGING WITH THE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES AND THEN METRIC TO SEE AROUND RESTRUCTURING BOARD AND PUBLIC LEARNING ASKING OURSELVES IF WHAT THE KIND OF WORK WE HAVE TO DO AROUND CONTINUED GOVERNANCE CONTINUE TO EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES, LEVERAGING THE TYPES OF DECISION MAKING FRAMEWORK THAT WE HAVE AND THEN PARTNERING WITH STAFF AND THE SUPERINTENDENT TO UPDATE A MULTI YEAR GOVERNANCE CALENDAR TO BUILD OUT THAT ALIGNS TO THE TYPES OF DECISIONS THAT WE HAVE. I SUPPOSE IF YOU LIKE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD HERE, GOT
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS ABOUT THE SHORT TERM EVALUATION METRICS IN FRONT OF US? OH I'M SORRY I HAVE A PROCESS QUESTION FIRST AND THEN MAYBE MORE. >> ARE WE GOING TO ACTUALLY BE DISCUSSING EACH OF THE ITEMS IN THE CHART? NO, BUT WE CAN IF THERE ARE ONES THAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT. OKAY. I MAY NOT NECESSARILY NEED TO DO THAT BUT LET ME JUST I SORT OF ANTICIPATED THAT WE WERE SOME BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT WHAT I JUST OH YEAH, GO AHEAD. THAT IF WE'RE IF WE'RE TIME CONCERNED I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP A LOT OF TIME NOW BUT LET ME TAKE A QUICK LOOK AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING I PARTICULARLY WANT TO RAISE. >> YEAH. AGAIN, I THINK WHAT MY HOPE WAS IS TO DO A VERBAL WALKTHROUGH OF WHAT WE STILL HAVE PENDING AND WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR. THIS IS LINKED ON BOARD DOCS SO FOLKS CAN TAP OR CLICK INTO THE LAUNCH DOCUMENTS FOR EACH OF THE PROGRESS MONITORING WORK AND THEN THE TYPES OF DECISION MAKING FRAMEWORK. BUT IF THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL
METRICS THAT COMMISSIONERS WANT TO ENGAGE IN AND CONVERSATION ABOUT, WE ABSOLUTELY CAN RIGHT NOW I DO HAVE I GUESS AN OVERALL QUESTION WHAT KIND OF OVERARCHING QUESTION THEN WHICH RELATED TO THE TIMEFRAMES THAT WERE INDICATED FOR THESE METRICS IN BOTH OF THE CASES THERE'S A REFERENCE TO A NOVEMBER 2025 TIMEFRAME AND I KNOW LIKE A NUMBER OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID HAVEN'T NECESSARILY BEEN DONE OR COMPLETED BY THAT TIME. SO I WAS WONDERING ARE WE TRYING TO ARE WE SORT OF INCORPORATING THAT INTO HOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE METRICS? SO BECAUSE FOR INSTANCE WITH THE FULL POLICY DIET, IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CONDUCTED A FULL POLICY DIET AND WE HAVEN'T STARTED IT IS THAT IS THAT FOR INSTANCE WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO WHEN YOU'RE SAYING WE MIGHT HAVE TO REVISIT THESE METRICS LATER ON? YEAH, GREAT QUESTION. SO THESE METRICS WERE ALWAYS DESIGNED TO BE ONE YEAR, RIGHT? BECAUSE THE WAY IN WHICH WE STRUCTURE OUR PROGRESS MONITORING SHOULD BE GROUNDED IN VISION VALUES, GOALS AND GUARDRAILS. SO THESE WERE INTENDED TO BE DONE BY DECEMBER OR AT LEAST
IN THE CASE OF LIKE ONE B TO ESTABLISH THE COMMITTEE. IT WAS A GUT CHECK OF WHAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO IN TERMS OF AN ORDER OF OPERATIONS. BUT I THINK THIS WILL BE THE CONVERSATION IN QUESTION FOR THE NEXT LEADERSHIP TEAM, WHOMEVER THAT MIGHT BE AROUND HOW TO BEST LEVERAGE THESE MOVING FORWARD AND PROBABLY PROBABLY A CONVERSATION IN JANUARY AROUND WHAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE DOING AND NOT DO BASED ON WHERE WE ARE TODAY. I MEAN WE ARE WE ARE JUST AT A DIFFERENT PLACE TODAY THAN WE WERE 11 MONTHS AGO. SO IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY JUST TO REFLECT ON WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO CONTINUE ON WITH THIS OR NOT. BUT I WILL GO BACK AND SAY LIKE YOU KNOW, WHEN WE LAUNCHED THIS THE INTENTION IN THE SAME WAY THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT SHORT TERM EVALUATION METRICS WERE WERE CALLED THEY WERE CALLED SHORT TERM EVALUATION METRICS FOR A REASON BECAUSE WE WANT TO GO BACK TO MONITORING THROUGH VGS. ONE THING TO NOTE IS THAT WE DON'T LIKE THE BOARD DOESN'T
HAVE OUR OWN GUARDRAILS WHEREAS WE HAVE GUARDRAILS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SO THAT'S A CONVERSATION THAT NEEDS TO BE HAD. WE ALSO JUST HAVE A LOT OF STUFF ON THE ON THE DOCKET FOR NEXT YEAR. OUR VGS ARE SET TO SUNSET IN 2027 AND SO THERE IS SOME GOOD CONVERSATION TO BE HAD AROUND WHAT THE PLAN IS LEADERSHIP TEAM IS ACTIVELY HAVING THOSE WITH STAFF AND THE SUPERINTENDENT AROUND WHAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN LOOKS LIKE IN 2026 TO PREPARE US FOR 2027. THESE ARE ALL CONVERSATIONS THAT WEREN'T AGAIN ADDED TO THESE METRICS BECAUSE THIS WAS MET FOR 2025. BUT IT'S STUFF LIKE THAT. THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PIECES THAT I THINK THERE'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE STOCK IN JANUARY OF WHERE WE WANT TO GO FROM THERE. YEAH, THE PURPOSE OF TODAY WAS JUST TO ASK OURSELVES WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE METRICS THAT WE CHOSE AND AND WHAT WHERE ARE WE RIGHT NOW. YEAH. OKAY. WE CAN CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION WITH AJ AS WE TURN OUR ATTENTION NOW TO THE STUDENT OUTCOMES FOCUS
GOVERNANCE. WE CAN COME BACK TO THIS ITEM IF FOLKS WANT BUT DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION TWO PARTS ONE SHORT TERM METRICS AND SECONDLY OUR EVALUATION BASED ON THE STUDENT OUTCOMES FOCUSED GOVERNANCE RUBRIC CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT I CAN TURN TO RIGHT NOW. YEAH. I JUST PUT THEM ALL AS ONE ITEM SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THEM BOTH AS WELL. I'M JUST OBTUSE AND NEED CLARITY SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I'LL GIVE YOU YOUR CLARITY AS TO EVERYONE'S BENEFIT. YEAH AND DR. C IS GOING TO LEAVE COMMISSIONER GUPTA AS IN SAY MEAN BRIEF COMMENTS ON THE FIRST PART OF THIS I FOUND IT HELPFUL TO SEE YOUR STATUS UPDATE ON THE ON TO BE IN TO SEE WHERE IT SAYS IN PROGRESS AT RISK BECAUSE I REALIZE THAT I WASN'T SURE WHAT WORK HAD GONE ON SO BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT WORK HAD GONE ON WAS HELPFUL AND I THINK JUST AS I THINK ABOUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO THE NEXT YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE NEED TO REVISIT THESE GOALS MORE OFTEN OR CARVE OUT TIME
DURING CLOSE CLOSE SESSION, OPEN SESSION WHATEVER IT IS TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS WHERE WE ARE SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMING BACK TO THAT AND THE REST OF THE BOARD IS IS IN LINE WITH SOME OF THE WORK THAT HAS GONE ON AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO COURSE CORRECT. >> YEAH. AND I THINK ALSO PROBABLY WORTH ACKNOWLEDGING THERE WERE ELEMENTS THIS YEAR THAT WERE JUST THE REALITY OF OUR CONDITIONS. WE HAD SOME CHANGES ON STAFFING THAT AND ON THE OTHER HAND WE HAVE BROUGHT ON SOME EXTERNAL SUPPORT TO HELP OPERATIONALIZE THESE METRICS. HONESTLY MY BIGGEST TAKEAWAY IS WE BITE OFF A LOT AND IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT WELL WE SHOULD PROBABLY NARROW IN ON THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO AS EVERYONE ON THIS BOARD KNOWS THE WORK IT'S TAKING TO OPERATIONALIZE OUR AD HOC FOR EXAMPLE IS SIGNIFICANT AND SO I MEAN MY PERSONAL TAKEAWAY IS WE BIT OFF TOO MUCH AND WE SHOULD NARROW IN ON WHAT EXACTLY IT IS
THAT WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH OR STAY STAFF APPROPRIATELY SO WE CAN GET THIS DONE RIGHT. SO LIKE IT'S IT'S EITHER CAN WORK BUT I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S ON HERE IT TAKES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STAFF TIME AND CAPACITY TO SUPPORT US IN THIS EFFORT. I'M A BIG SHOUT OUT TO CHRIS AND TO YOUNG MAY WHO ARE HELPING US WITH THAT WORK BUT IT'S JUST SOME OF THE TRADEOFFS TO CONSIDER. YEAH FOR SPECIFICALLY ALSO I TO YOUR POINT ABOUT KIND OF HAVING FURTHER DISCUSSIONS AROUND THIS I WILL NOTE THAT WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE MANUAL AND DOING MY SELF EVALUATION I NOTICED THAT LIKE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF MASTERY INVOLVES FOUR TIME LIKE FOUR TIMES A YEAR QUARTERLY BOARD SELF-EVALUATION. SO LIKE RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING IT TWICE BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE KIND OF A AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO BRING UPDATES TO THE FULL BOARD IN OPEN SESSION AND WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL CONTINUE
TO TO STAFF UP THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO IMPROVE BOARD OFFICE OPERATIONS TO BE ABLE TO ALSO MAKE PROGRESS MORE QUICKLY ON SOME OF THESE. >> AGAIN, LET'S JUST CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION. IT'S THE SAME ITEM I'M GOING TO INVITE AJAY TO COME ON HERE AND HELP GUIDE US THROUGH THE SECOND PORTION AROUND THIS FOCUS GOVERNANCE INDICATORS. GOOD EVENING GOD. GOOD EVENING. YOU HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED YOUR SELF EVALUATIONS AND YOU ALL HAVE DONE THIS ENOUGH TIMES THAT YOUR SELF EVALUATIONS SCORE INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY VERY REFLECTIVE AND COLLECTIVE LEE FAIRLY SPOT ON AS A ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF WHERE YOU ARE . YOU ACCURATELY HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT YOUR PERFORMANCE HAS DECLINED BUT THAT'S NOT BY ACCIDENT. IT'S BY INTENTION. YOU ALL HAVE ALLOWED MORE TIME TO LAPSE IN ADVANCE OF DOING MORE COMMUNITY OUTREACH
AND ENGAGEMENT WORK BUT THAT'S BECAUSE YOU INTENTIONALLY CHOSE TO SCHEDULE YOUR AD HOC IN A STAGGERED FASHION AND SO THE WORK THAT WILL RECOVER SOME OF THAT SCORE WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR WHEN YOUR AD HOC COMMITTEE AROUND COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENGAGEMENT BEGINS ITS WORK IN ADDITION, SAME STORY WHEN IT COMES TO POLICIES THAT YOU WILL HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME TO PASS WITHOUT REVIEWING DOING A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF YOUR POLICIES BUT AGAIN YOU'VE ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR THAT. YOU JUST STAGGERED OUT SO THAT WORK TO HOPEFULLY WILL BEGIN SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. SO THAT SAID, YOU REALLY HAVE MOST OF WHAT YOU NEED PLANNED IN ORDER TO REALLY REGAIN ALL THE GROUND THAT YOU'VE LOST. BUT THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO ADD TO THE LIST. AS YOU MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO, YOUR GOALS AS THEY CURRENTLY EXIST EXPIRE PARTWAY THROUGH 2027. THAT MEANS REALISTICALLY YOU PROBABLY WANT TO HAVE ADOPTED A NEW SET OF FIVE YEAR GOALS NO LATER THAN OCTOBER OF 2026. BUT IF THAT IS TRUE THAT MEANS
THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT WORK THAT PRECEDES GOAL SETTING THE ACTIVE LISTENING CAMPAIGN THAT THE BOARD NEEDS TO CONDUCT REALLY NEEDS TO START VERY SOON PROBABLY APRIL AT THE ABSOLUTE LATEST IN ORDER TO HAVE CONDUCTED THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF LISTENING THAT I SUSPECT YOU ALL INTEND SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE ADOPTED A NEW SET OF FIVE YEAR VISION VALUES GOALS AND GUARDRAILS STATEMENTS BY OCTOBER OF 2026. SO THAT IS ONE MAJOR PIECE OF WORK. BUT OBVIOUSLY YOU MENTIONED THAT A FEW MINUTES AGO THAT YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF THAT A COUPLE OF OTHER POTENTIAL NEXT STEPS BASED ON WHAT YOU ALL IDENTIFIED AND WHEN YOU CONDUCTED YOUR SELF-EVALUATION IS SEVERAL OF YOU NOTED THAT BOARD MEMBERS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE IN DISCERNING WHERE THE BOARD'S WORK IS IN THE WORK THAT YOU DELEGATED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT BEGINS WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND FOR THAT IS THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE
HELPFUL FOR YOU ALL TO SCHEDULE A SERIES OF TRAININGS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HELP THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THOSE IS. WHAT I THINK WE FIND IS THAT SOMETIMES TEACHING SOMETHING HELPS ANCHORED IN MY MEMORY BETTER THAN JUST HAVING READ ABOUT IT. THE REASON THIS ALSO IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE ANOTHER ONE OF THE STANDARDS IN THE SELF EVALUATION IS ACTIVELY PROVIDING TRAINING TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT IS EFFECTIVE SCHOOL BOARD GOVERNANCE. LOOK LIKE. AND SO IN THIS WAY YOU COULD ACCOMPLISH TWO THINGS AT THE SAME TIME HELPING YOURSELVES GROW IN THE WORK WELL HELPING YOUR COMMUNITY GROW IN THE WORK FINALLY YOU ALL ALSO ARE NOT YET STRONG IN MAKING SURE THAT YOU ARE PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF POTENTIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. AND SO THIS IS A THIRD REASON WHY IT WOULD BE VALUABLE TO START PROVIDING COMMUNITY TRAININGS NOW SO THAT AS PEOPLE OVER THE NEXT 4 OR 5 YEARS MAKE
THE CHOICE THAT THEY WANT TO RUN FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD, THEY'VE HAD PLENTY OF TIME ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR YEARS IN ADVANCE TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE SO THAT THEY CAN INCLUDE THEM, THEIR DISCERNMENT. AND SO THOSE ARE THE NEXT STEPS I RECOMMEND I PUT THESE NEXT STEPS IN A SPREADSHEET THAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU ALL SO YOU DON'T NEED TO REMEMBER THESE AND I'LL CERTAINLY WORK WITH THE BOARD OFFICERS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CATEGORIZE SOME OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? >> JUST TO ACKNOWLEDGE A COUPLE OF THINGS, AJAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT SUMMARY AND REFLECTION. IT'S ALMOST AS IF WE TIMED THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AD HOC TO LEAD TO OUR VAGUE CONVERSATION AND DO IT AT THANK. WOW THAT PERSON IS BRILLIANT. WHAT? THAT'S ME. YEAH. NOT THAT THERE WAS ANY INTENTION AROUND SETTING UP PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AD HOC WELL
IN ADVANCE OF ENGAGING THE PUBLIC AND THEN TO YOUR POINT RUN TO AROUND PROVIDING TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC SO UNFORTUNATELY THAT JUST TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WAS PATRICK TO BE RIGHT AND WE JUST WE WE JUST DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO PRIORITIZE THAT THIS YEAR. SO THANK YOU FOR LIFTING THAT UP AND THEN BOE TRAININGS IF ANYONE'S LISTENING YOU WANT TO RUN YES IT SHOULD AT ALL TIMES BE THE INTENTION OF THE SITTING BOARD MEMBERS THAT YOU ARE PREPARING ANYONE WHO SHOULD SUCCEED YOU WHETHER WILLFULLY OR FORCEFULLY THAT YOU WANT THEM TO BE AS PREPARED TO SERVE CHILDREN AS IS POSSIBLE AND IT'S YOUR OBLIGATION TO HELP SUPPORT THEM IN BECOMING PREPARED FOR THAT. I DO JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT IF ANYBODY DID NOT GIVE US A POINT FOR COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION UNDER THE BELIEF THAT WE HAD AN EIGHT HOUR MEETING THAT WE HAD A SEVEN HOUR AND 41 MINUTE MEETING, WE JUST WANT TO STATE THAT ON THE RECORD.
SO ACTUALLY TO THAT POINT I SHOULD CLARIFY BECAUSE SEVERAL OF YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU SHOULD STRIVE NOT TO BE ANYWHERE NEAR THAT. I AGREE YOUR TECHNICALITY IS IGNORED HOWEVER, THAT ONLY IN THE INSTRUMENT THAT ONLY APPLIES TO NON PRIVILEGED MEETINGS AND SO IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE TO INCLUDE CLOSE SESSIONS IN THAT CALCULATION. OKAY. WELL I WISH YOU DIDN'T SAY THAT IT WAS STILL NOT OKAY THAT WE ENDED PAST MIDNIGHT Y'ALL RIGHT? >> I'M LOOKING AT OH ABSOLUTELY COLLECTIVE EFFORT. IT IS INCREDIBLY POOR GOVERNANCE TO SUBJECT YOUR COMMUNITY TO THE OBLIGATION OF BEING UP FOR ABSURD HOURS OF THE NIGHT JUST TO OBSERVE PUBLIC WORK BEING DONE. AND SO ANY TIME YOU CAN TRY TO CONTAIN THE MEETING TO HOURS THAT ARE REASONABLE FOR FAMILY TO BE OBSERVED THE BETTER SUBJECT SUBJECT US WELL AND I THINK FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY LISTENING PROBABLY ARE
MUCH MORE INTERESTED IN THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM THAN THIS ONE SO PERHAPS WE CAN MOVE TO THAT. >> I MEAN JUST IF WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ,ANYTHING ELSE, A.J. OR COMMISSIONERS THOSE ARE ALL THE NOTES I HAD AND AGAIN THEY'RE IN THE SPREADSHEET THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH YOU. BUT IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO RESPOND. I WILL JUST COMMENT I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THIS SELF-REFLECTION AND THIS SELF-CHECK I ACTUALLY WENT BACK UNDER THE UNITY AND TRUST CATEGORY ACTUALLY COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION WHEREAS WE GAVE OURSELF ONE POINT FOR APPROACH THINGS DO NOT FOCUS. LAST TIME WHEN I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE METRIC I ACTUALLY READ ASSESSED US AS NOT STUDENT OUTCOMES FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT HOSTED OPPORTUNITIES TO LISTEN TO THE VISION AND VALUES OF THE COMMUNITY DURING THE PREVIOUS 36 MONTH PERIOD WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT SO I'M NOT SURE WHY WE GAVE OURSELVES A POINT FOR THAT THAT EXPIRED IN OCTOBER. YEAH, THIS IS AN OLD ONE. >> THAT'S THE THE DATA YOU'RE
LOOKING AT IS FROM MARCH RIGHT WAS TRUE BUT IT EXPIRED IN OCTOBER WHICH IS WHY IT'S NOW NOT TRUE. GOT IT. WE WERE JUST WITHIN THE WINDOW THEN. OKAY. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. GUPTA SO JUST A PROCESS POINT SO NOW IS THE IDEA AND I THINK THIS IS PERHAPS WHAT YOU'RE SHARING EARLIER PRESIDENT KIM SO BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN WE ESTABLISH THE NEW GOALS AND GUARDRAILS AND 2027, DO WE SET A DIFFERENT SHORT TERM OUTCOME GOALS LIKE WE HAD BEFORE? AND YOUR POINT WAS THAT WE NEED TO BE MORE FOCUSED IN SETTING THOSE BETWEEN NOW I GUESS BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN WE ADOPT THE NEW ONES IN OCTOBER 2027. SO I WOULD DECOUPLE OUR SHORT TERM METRICS FROM THE NEED TO DEFINE NEW SET, NEW VGS SO SHORT TERM METRICS ARE AGAIN THEY WERE INTENDED TO JUST GIVE US A STRUCTURE FOR THIS YEAR TO BE ABLE TO GET OUR DUCKS IN A ROW I IN JANUARY WE SHOULD REASSESS WHAT KIND OF WORK WE
HAVE TO DO AND WHETHER WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THIS MODEL SHORT TERM EVALUATION METRICS BUT THAT'S INDEPENDENT FROM OUR NEED TO ACTUALLY ENGAGE IN A PROCESS TO REDEFINE VISION VALUES, GOALS AND GUARDRAILS. SO IT COULD BE THAT OUR SHORT TERM EVALUATION EVALUATED METRICS SET THAT PATH FORWARD. IT COULD ALSO BE TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ONE IN THE SAME. I'LL JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THOUGH IN THE CONVERSATIONS WE'RE HAVING ON STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE DISTRICT IN 2026 THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS THAT WE WE NEED TO DO THIS IDEALLY IN PARALLEL AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF WHO ARE GOING TO BE DOING SOME ENGAGEMENT AROUND STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE DISTRICT GENERALLY TOO. SO IDEALLY THEY'RE THEY'RE ONE IN THE SAME AND OR AT LEAST CLOSELY TIED AND I WOULD I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO RECALIBRATE YOUR THINKING ON THE TIMELINE YOUR CURRENT GOALS AND GUARDRAILS EXPIRE IN OCTOBER OF 2027 BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THEY EXPIRE TO REPLACE THEM. YOU WANT TO REPLACE THEM ON A TIMELINE THAT ALLOWS THEIR REPLACEMENTS TO KICK IN FOR THE
2728 SCHOOL YEAR. BUT FOR THAT TO BE TRUE WITH THE 2728 SCHOOL YEAR BUDGET IS BEGINS BEING PLANNED IN LATE 26 THAT'S WHY IF YOU WANT THE NEW GOALS TO KICK IN FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR THAT THE CURRENT ONES EXPIRE THAT THEY NEED TO BE ADOPTED NO LATER THAN OCTOBER OF 2026. AND SO EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T EXPIRE UNTIL OCTOBER OF 27, YOU WANT THE ADMINISTRATION TO BE ABLE TO USE THE NEW ONES FOR 2728 NOT THE OLD ONES BUT THAT MEANS THE TIME TO GET MOVING ON THOSE IS NOW IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS NOT WAITING UNTIL 2027. DOES THAT TIMELINE MAKE SENSE? >> YES. NO. AND THAT THAT WAS MY INTENTION. I MEAN I HEARD YOU LOUD AND CLEAR IN TERMS OF WE NEED TO START CREATING THOSE OR HAVING THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND APRIL 2026 I WAS JUST CURIOUS IN THE INTERIM BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN WE ESTABLISH THOSE ARE WE OSTENSIBLY CREATING ANOTHER SET OF GOALS IN THE INTERIM AND THEN WHEN WE DO
HAVE THESE GOALS PRESUMABLY THEN WE'RE JUST EVALUATING BASED ON THE NEW GOALS THAT THAT WE'VE SET. OKAY. >> YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO BASICALLY FLAG WHAT AG FLAGGED WHICH IS THAT WHEN WE'RE AT THIS POINT NEXT YEAR WE WILL BE SETTING THE BUDGET THAT AFFECTS THE 2728 SCHOOL YEAR. AND SO IF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEW GOALS ARE GOING TO BE FOR THE 2728 SCHOOL YEAR BY THIS TIME IT'S VERY HARD TO DEVELOP A BUDGET THAT IS ALIGNED TO AN INVESTING IN ACHIEVING THOSE GOALS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, A.J. FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR REFLECTION AND PARTNERSHIP. LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT ON. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR REFLECTIONS THIS YEAR. AGAIN, AS A REMINDER NEXT WEEK WE WILL HAVE A SIMILAR CONVERSATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL BE ABLE TO PRESENT HER SHORT TERM HER PROGRESS TO DATE ON SHORT TERM EVALUATION METRICS AND WE AND ENGAGE IN A SIMILAR CONVERSATION.
MOVING TO ITEM I. ACTION ITEMS VOTE ON STUDENT EXPULSION MATTERS THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA CAN HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE SO MOVED SECONDED. OKAY SO THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL WELL DO WE NEED TO DO THAT? YEAH WHATEVER. SO WE HAVE SEVERAL VOTES I MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL. THE STIPULATION STIPULATED EXPULSION AGREEMENT FOR ONE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT MATTER NUMBER 20252026 TEN FOR THE REMAINDER OF FALL 2025 AND SPRING 2026 SEMESTER. DURING THIS SUSPENDED EXPULSION PERIOD THE STUDENT WILL ATTEND A CIVIC CENTER. CAN I HAVE A SECOND SECOND RECALL PLEASE? MS. ENOUGH. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER YES. COMMISSIONER FISHER YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA YES. VICE PRESIDENT HEALING YES. COMMISSIONER RAY YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WORK YES. AND PRESIDENT KIM YES. A SEVEN EYES I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE STIPULATED EXPULSION AGREEMENT FOR ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT. MANNER NUMBER 20252026 11 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FALL 2025
AND SPRING 2026 SEMESTERS DURING THE SUSPENDED EXPULSION PERIOD THE STUDENT REMAIN AT CIVIC CENTER CAN HAVE A SECOND SECOND ROW ACCOMPLISHMENTS OFF COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER YES. COMMISSIONER FISHER YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA YES. VICE PRESIDENT HEALEY YES. COMMISSIONER RAY YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WARD YES. >> AND PRESIDENT KEMP YES. THAT SEVEN EYES I MOVE APPROVAL OF A STIPULATED EXPULSION AGREEMENT FOR ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT MATTER NUMBER 20252026 12 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FALL 2025 AND SPRING 2026 SEMESTERS DURING THE SUSPENDED EXPULSION PERIOD THE STUDENT WILL ATTEND A COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM TO SCHOOL OPTIONS PROVIDED BY US. IF YOU CAN HAVE A SECOND SECOND ONE IS COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER YES. COMMISSIONER FISCHER. YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA. YES. VICE PRESIDENT HEALING YES. COMMISSIONER RAY YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WORK YES. PRESIDENT KIM YES. SEVEN I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE STIPULATED EXPULSION AGREEMENT FOR ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT MATTER NUMBER 20252026 13
DURING THE SUSPENDED EXPULSION PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM TODAY THE STUDENT WILL ATTEND A COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM TO SCHOOL OPTIONS PROVIDED BY SFD WE CAN HAVE A SECOND SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE MISS LENORE COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER? YES. COMMISSIONER FISCHER? YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA. YES. VICE PRESIDENT HEALING YES. COMMISSIONER RAY YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WORK? YES. AND PRESIDENT KIM YES. THE SEVEN EYES. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SANDUSKY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE ADMINISTRATORS OF SAN FRANCISCO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS LOCAL THREE ALA CIO CAN I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM I 2 TO 2 512-9 SP1 ONE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND UNITED ADMINISTRATORS OF SAN FRANCISCO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS LOCAL THREE AFL-CIO GREAT SECONDED. >> I CALL ON THE SUPERINTENDENT
TO READ THIS INTO THE RECORD. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT KIM I'M GOING TO HAND THIS OVER TO OUR ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF H.R. AMY BAER. GOOD EVENING. THIS ITEM SEEKS APPROVAL OF A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED ADMINISTRATORS OF SAN FRANCISCO. THE FINANCIAL TERMS INCLUDE AN INCREASE TO EACH SELL ON THE SALARY SCHEDULE OF $7,521 EFFECTIVE SEVEN 125 A 2% INCREASE EFFECTIVE SEVEN 125 A 2% INCREASE EFFECTIVE SEVEN 126 AND A 2% INCREASE EFFECTIVE SEVEN 127 ADDITIONALLY, FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS IT HAS BEEN THE DISTRICT'S PRACTICE TO PROVIDE THE SAME NEED TO SALARY INCREASE TO ITS UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES. THE SAME TERMS ARE PROPOSED FOR THAT GROUP POINT OF INFORMATION. YES, WE'RE BEING ASKED TO VOTE ON BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS TOGETHER . THEY ARE ALL PART OF AB 1200 WHICH IS ONE DOCUMENT CORRECT? OKAY. OKAY. BUT THE THE ITEM THE AGENDA ITEM MAYBE THIS IS A POINT OF ORDER THEN BECAUSE I THINK THE WAY THE AGENDA ITEM IS WRITTEN DOESN'T SEEM TO INCLUDE AN IS IT REPRESENT A MANAGEMENT
RAISE. CAN I GET A RULING ON WHETHER IT'S I MEAN THE WAY I READ IT THIS IS APPROVAL OF THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT AND THERE'S THIS OTHER ATTACHMENT THAT IS AT THE END SO SO I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPROPER TO VOTE ON UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT RAISES AT THE SAME TIME I'M GUESSING THAT IT'S DIRECTED TO THE COUNCIL TO ANSWER OKAY IT'S BEEN STATED BY STAFF THAT THIS IS IN PART AND PARCEL WITH THE AB 1200. THE CALCULATIONS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THAT ITEM. SO ARE YOU RULING THAT IT'S NOT OUT OF ORDER? IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS NOT OUT OF ORDER FOR THIS IS IT'S PART OF THAT ITEM. >> IT'S NOT LABELED ON THE AGENDA. I THINK IT'S MISLEADING TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE AGENDA ITEM SAYS APPROVAL OF THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND UNITED ADMINISTRATION SAN FRANCISCO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS LOCAL THREE F AFL-CIO THERE'S NO
MENTION OF UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT COUNCIL IT IS IT APPROPRIATE FOR US TO CONTINUE TO VOTE ON THIS MATTER? IT IS APPROPRIATE LEGALLY TO A VOTE ON THE MATTER SINCE THE AB 1200 IN THE CALCULATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT WERE GROUPED INTO THIS ITEM THE ITEM HAS BEEN POSTED AND THE ITEM IS BEFORE THE BOARD. COMMISSIONER REY I JUST WANTED TO LEND MY VOICE OF CONCERN ABOUT THIS SAME MATTER TO WHAT COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER HAS RAISED. I UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR GENERAL COUNSEL HAS SAID BUT I ALSO AM TROUBLED BY THE WAY THIS HAS BEEN PUT BEFORE THE PUBLIC WENT UNREPRESENTED. MANAGEMENT IS NOT CALLED OUT IN THE ACTION ITEM AND IT COMES UP AS AN ATTACHMENT AS A SALARY SCHEDULE LIKE IT'S VERY HARD TO DISCERN FROM THIS WHAT WE WOULD ACTUALLY BE VOTING ON AND I'M VERY TROUBLED BY THAT AND I JUST WANTED TO REGISTER THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT THE POINT OF ORDER HAS BEEN IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY OVERRULED.
BUT OR OR REJECTED WHATEVER THE APPROPRIATE TERMINOLOGY WOULD BE. >> BUT I ALSO SHARE THAT CONCERN. CAN I MAKE A MOTION TO VOTE SEPARATELY ON THE TWO ITEMS GIVEN THAT THERE WE'RE DISCUSSING THEM TOGETHER. >> CAN I INTERRUPT FOR A POINT OF CLARIFICATION? NO. RIGHT. WELL I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE TO IF IT'S PROPER TO VOTE TO HAVE TWO SEPARATE VOTES ON THE TWO ITEMS OR IF NOT THEN I'LL JUST MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH USF WITHOUT THE UPPER MANAGEMENT THE UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT RAISES WHICH WOULD IN EFFECT INVITE A SECOND VOTE ON THAT. UNFORTUNATELY THE THE WAY THE AB 1200 IS CALCULATED IT'S CALCULATED AS ONE SINGLE DOCUMENT I'M GOING TO LOOK TOWARDS CHRIS BENITEZ OR DEBBIE SOUP OF BUSINESS SERVICES. THE REQUEST ON THE TABLE IS IS IT POSSIBLE TO SEPARATE THESE TWO ITEMS AND HAVE THEM VOTED SEPARATE? ARE WE SUPPOSED TO SEE IF THERE'S A SECOND BEFORE WE
DISCUSS IT? >> SO YOU'RE YOU'RE SORRY? ALL RIGHT. MY MOTION IS I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A SECOND BUT IT IS TO VOTE SEPARATELY ON THE TWO ITEMS. SO EITHER I MEAN I COULD MAKE A MOTION I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO VOTE JUST ON THE UNITED ADMINISTRATOR RAISES WITHOUT THE UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT. I'M GOING TO SECOND YOUR MOTION JUST SO WE CAN APPROPRIATELY CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION. HOW ABOUT THAT? OKAY. AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, I'D BE OPEN TO A SECOND VOTE THEN ON THE OTHER I'M NOT SAYING I'M KNOW I UNDERSTAND. I'M SAYING I WOULD BE OPEN TO A SECOND VOTE ON THE AND I'M NOT TRYING TO PREVENT A VOTE ON UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT. I'M JUST TRYING TO HAVE A VOTE SEPARATELY ON EACH JUST TO CLARIFY SO YOU ARE REQUESTING A MOTION TO AMEND. YEAH. SO THAT SO THAT THE BECAUSE THE MOTION ON THE TABLE IS BOTH CORRECT. SO I'D LIKE IT TO JUST BE THE FIRST THE THE THE USF CONTRACT ALONE. YEAH AND THEN SECOND THE CAN I
MAKE A CAN I INTERRUPT TO MAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE I JUST LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES WHO ARE UNREPRESENTED IT'S NOTED IN ATTACHMENT G THAT IT'S PER BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICY FOR 351 AND THAT IF YOU GO TO BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICY FOR 351 IT IS THE ADOPTED POLICY OF THIS DISTRICT THAT IN ORDER TO QUOTE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A FAIR AND COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION SYSTEM THE SALARIES SCHEDULE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES SHALL BE INCREASED CONSISTENT WITH AND EARNED EQUIVALENT PERCENTAGE TO ANY FUTURE INCREASES NEGOTIATED BY THE UNITED ADMINISTRATOR OF SAN FRANCISCO. >> BUT YET MAY I CLARIFY THAT FOR A SECOND? SO VICE PRESIDENT HEELING IS CORRECT. THAT IS WHAT THE POLICY STATES . HOWEVER, I THINK THAT THE POLICY WAS STRICKEN BACK IN 2023 BY THE BOARD AND THAT POLICY THAT IS ON THE WEBSITE HAS NOT BEEN REFLECTED TO REFLECT THIS. THE STRIKING OF THE LANGUAGE I
THINK IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT IN JANUARY OF 2024 THE BOARD CONTINUED THE PRACTICE SO WHILE THE POLICY WAS STRICKEN THE PRACTICE CONTINUED. YEAH AND AGAIN I'M NOT OBJECTING TO VOTING IN UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT. I JUST THINK THE BOARD PASSED THE POLICY SO THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER LINKED. >> I JUST THINK THERE SHOULD BE TWO SEPARATE VOTES. THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING FOR JUST TO BE CLEAR AND JUST TO PROVIDE THE CLARIFICATION THAT YOU ASKED FOR AND I GOT A SECOND OPINION BECAUSE I'VE NEVER HAD THIS ONE COME UP SO THEY BE 1200 DAYS TO PROVIDE DETAILED FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE VOTE. YOU CAN HOLD THE VOTE SEPARATELY. TECHNICALLY THE AB 1200 DOES NOT CHANGE BECAUSE BOTH COSTS ARE CALLED OUT SEPARATELY WITHIN THE SAME DOCUMENT AND SO THE FINANCIAL DOCUMENT STANDS AS IS. SO THEN I THINK MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION IS WHAT'S THE POINT OF SEPARATING? YEAH. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE MATERIAL IMPACT OF VOTING? I WASN'T ADVOCATING ONE WAY OR
THE OTHER. THE QUESTION WAS DOES THE B 12 STAND IF THE ITEM STAYS TOGETHER OR IS SPLIT IT STANDS EITHER WAY. >> I GUESS MY NEXT QUESTION THEN WOULD BE WHAT IS THERE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE NEXT ITEM WE'RE ABOUT TO DISCUSS WITH OUR WITH OUR FIRST INTERIM REPORT AND OUR BUDGET OUTLOOK IF WE DON'T VOTE ON THIS AT THIS TIME? YES. YEAH. SO THESE ARE ORDERS IN A VERY SPECIFIC ORDER. RIGHT. AND SO THE TA IS COMING FIRST SO THAT WE COULD REFLECT THOSE COST CHANGES IN THE FIRST INTERIM REPORT. AND SO IF ANY IF EITHER OR OR BOTH ARE TURNED DOWN OR TABLED OR POSTPONED, THEN THAT MEANS THAT THE TONIGHT'S FIRST INTERIM WILL BE OVERSTATED BY ABOUT $6 MILLION. BUT IT'S IT'S A CONSERVATIVE OVERSTATEMENT MEANING THAT IT'S TO THE FINANCIAL BENEFIT OF THE DISTRICT. SO I WOULD JUST AMEND THE FORMS AND CONTINUE TO SUBMIT.
SO THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR RIGHT NOW THAT COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER INTRODUCED AND COMMISSIONER FISHER SECONDED TO ESSENTIALLY AMEND THE MOTION TO SPLIT IT IN HALF WHERE WE ARE APPROVING THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR YOU AS F AND THEN SEPARATELY VOTING ON WHAT EXACTLY ON THE UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT RAISES WOULD BE MY PROPOSAL. SO AGAIN MY MOTION WAS SIMPLY TO SEPARATE OUT THE UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT BUT I'M NOT PROPOSING WE NOT VOTE ON THAT. I'M SAYING THAT THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER MOTION AFTER THE FIRST VOTE ON THAT. COMMISSIONER FISHER THEN COMMISSIONER REY WHATEVER WE DECIDE TO DO HERE IT SOUNDS LIKE WE NEED TO GET REVISED POLICIES ONTO THE AGENDA LIKE THIS IS TELLING THEM WE NEED A LARGER CONVERSATION, RIGHT? SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO SCHEDULE THAT OR WHAT ARE WE GOING TO RESOLVE THE DISCREPANCIES? >> WELL, THERE'S BASED ON THIS WELL, THE DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT THE SPLIT VOTE RIGHT NOW. SO IF IF THAT MOVES FORWARD THEN WE WOULD NEED TO THEN ACTUALLY DO THE VOTES
AND DISCUSSION FOR EACH OF THE TWO MOTIONS ON THE FLOOR. SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE A TIME TO ACTUALLY DISCUSS THAT COMMISSION RATE. >> BUT I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION SO IF I NEED TO ASK A DIFFERENT TIME PLEASE LET ME KNOW WITH THIS COMING UP. THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY SIGNIFICANT AND SIGNIFICANT THING TO ME AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I RECOGNIZED AS YOU KNOW, AS AN ISSUE AND I JUST HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO LOOK INTO THIS OR THINK ABOUT IT AND I DON'T THINK I'VE BEEN BRIEFED AT LEAST OR MAYBE ANY OF US HAVE BEEN BRIEFED ON ON THE IMPACT OF INCLUDING THE UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT ALONG WITH THIS LIKE I JUST I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO THINK ABOUT THIS SO I AM WONDERING IF WE DO NOT IF WE YOU KNOW IF WE WERE TO TABLE THIS FOR INSTANCE OR SOMETHING WOULD THERE BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET INFORMATION ON THIS? COULD WE BRING IT BACK UP AT THE NEXT MEETING? WOULD THAT CAUSE A PROBLEM IF WE BROUGHT IT BACK UP AT THE DECEMBER 16TH MEETING? WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE FROM STAFF THAT IT WOULD BECAUSE WE YOU
NEED APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM IN ORDER FOR US TO ENGAGE IN THE NEXT ITEM. IS THAT CORRECT? NO, IT'S NOT CORRECT. SO YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE WITH THE ITEM IT JUST DOES IT DOES MEAN THAT THE FIRST INTERIM IS OVERSTATED AS FAR AS EXPENSES BECAUSE THAT MEANS THIS ITEM WILL NOT HAVE BEEN PASSED. SO I WILL HAVE TO AMEND THE SIX SUBMISSIONS BASED ON THAT WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT WE DON'T PASS THE AGREEMENT AND WE DON'T ACCOUNT FOR IT FINANCIALLY WHICH WOULD BE A NET SAVINGS OF BETWEEN 6 AND $8 MILLION TO THE STATEMENT. SO THAT IS A POSSIBILITY DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE'S ADDITIONAL WORK THAT NOW HAS TO BE DONE THAT WOULD BE CORRECT. OKAY. SO AGAIN I JUST WANT TO SUMMARIZE FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY OF OF WHAT EXACTLY IS TAKING PLACE. SO I INTRODUCE THE ITEM FOR APPROVAL. IT WAS SECONDED WHERE WE WERE IN DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER A MOTION TO AMEND THE ITEM TO SPLIT IT INTO TWO VOTES ESSENTIALLY. RIGHT. AND SO WE WOULD NEED TO VOTE ON
THAT IF THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD AGREES WITH COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER'S MOTION TO AMEND WE WOULD THEN NEED TO ENGAGE IN A VOTE SEPARATELY FOR THE TO AND THEN BE MANAGEMENT OF RAISES. SO THAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO ENGAGEMENT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT PROCESS? >> COMMISSIONER RAY AND THEN COMMISSIONER FISH AND THEN A BEST PERSON WHO LIKE I AM WONDERING IF COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER WOULD BE OPEN TO AMENDING HIS MOTION TO PUT TO HAVE A SECOND VOTE BUT TO HAVE THE SECOND VOTE AT THE NEXT MEETING IF THAT IS POSSIBLE TO DO SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT IS GOING ON HERE WELL OR WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS ARE THE SPLITTING OF THE VOTE WOULD MEAN THAT YOU THAT SOMEONE COULD THEN IN THE SECOND VOTE MOTION TO POSTPONE TO A FUTURE MEETING RIGHT. SO THAT'S THAT'S AN OPTION THAT WOULD BE TAKING PLACE DURING DISCUSSION OF THE SECOND MOTION BUT THE FIRST THIS IS JUST WHETHER TO SPLIT OR NOT TO SPLIT. BUT COMMISSIONER FISHER AND THEN COMMISSIONER OR VICE
PRESIDENT HEALEY SO WHAT WOULD BE THE IMPACT OF OF LIKE LET'S SAY WE WAITED AND NEXT WEEK WE VOTED YES ON THE UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT DOES THAT LIKE IS THAT JUST TWO REVISIONS TO THE AB 1200? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR YOU AND LIKE HOW ESSENTIALLY HOW MANY HOURS IS THAT LIKE WHAT'S THE WORKLOAD WE'RE ADDING TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM BY DOING THAT I IF INDEED IT WAS AGENDA ISED AT THE NEXT MEETING SO SO I HAVE TO TURN IN THE SIX FORMS BY THE 15TH RIGHT SO THE AMENDMENT WOULD OCCUR TO WHATEVER HAPPENS THIS EVENING AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO AMEND THEM AGAIN FOR SECOND INTERIM BECAUSE FIRST INTERIM REPORTING SEX FORMS ARE DUE BY THE 15TH. THANK YOU FOR THAT. OKAY. VICE WAS DEALING YEAH SO THAT THAT'S MY QUESTION AS WELL AS IF IF WE BIFURCATE THIS VOTE AND THEN THE U.A. AGREEMENT PASSES AND THE UNREPRESENTED SCHEDULE INCREASE DOES NOT PASS
THEN THAT WOULD I ASSUME MAKE OUR HB 1200 THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE APPROVING TODAY NO LONGER ACCURATE AND THEN WE WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY OUT OF COMPLIANCE BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T HAVE VOTED TO APPROVE AN ACCURATE AB 1200 BY THE DECEMBER 15TH VOTING DEADLINE. >> THE THE AB 1200 WILL REMAIN ACCURATE SO THE AB 1200 IS THE DETAILED STATEMENT OF COSTS THAT IS ALREADY SPLIT OUT. SO WHEN I RECEIVED THE INSTRUCTION AND THE NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE ME TO CLAUSE WHETHER IT WAS ACTIVE OR NOT, PEOPLE BELIEVED THAT IT WAS SO I PREPARED IT SO THAT IT HAS A SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR EACH PORTION OF THAT IN THE AB 1200 BECAUSE THAT'S THE CORRECT WAY TO DO IT SO THAT THE PUBLIC AND THE BOARD HAS CLARITY AND SO A PORTION OF IT WOULD NOT APPLY. SO IN OTHER WORDS YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT IS ACCURATE BUT IT WOULD BE OVERSTATED FOR THE ACTION TAKEN TONIGHT IF INDEED YOUR STATEMENT OCCURRED . AND SO BECAUSE IT'S STILL ACCURATE AND A PORTION OF IT IS
NOT ENACTED, IT STILL STANDS OKAY. WE NEED TO ENGAGE IN A ROLL CALL VOTE ON COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER'S MOTION TO SPLIT THE ORIGINAL TENTATIVE AGREEMENT AND MANAGEMENT SALARY INCREASE AS TWO SEPARATE VOTES. COMMISSIONER FISHER SECONDED ROLL CALL VOTE POLICE COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER SEPARATE YES. COMMISSIONER FISHER NO. COMMISSIONER GUPTA YES. VICE PRESIDENT HEALING NO. COMMISSIONER RAY YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WARD YES. AND PRESIDENT KIM YES. OKAY THAT IS FIVE EYES. OKAY SO THE MOTION TO SPLIT THE VOTE PASSES. WE'RE NOW GOING TO ENGAGE IN TWO SEPARATE VOTES. THE FIRST VOTE IS TO PASS THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR UNITED EDUCATOR UNITED ADMINISTRATORS OF SAN FRANCISCO. I'M GOING TO REINTRODUCE THIS AS A MOTION THE SECOND SO I MOTION TO APPROVE THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR UNITED ADMINISTRATORS OF SAN FRANCISCO
IS THERE A SECOND SECOND COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS ON THIS TENTATIVE AGREEMENT? OKAY WELL NOW THAT TOOK ALL THE JOY OF THE ROOM. I WANT TO THANK UNITED ADMINISTRATORS FOR THEIR WORK AND THEIR PARTNERSHIP. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE HERE OR LISTENING BUT I WANT TO APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS. OUR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ARE A HUGE LIFELINE TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES AND CENTRAL TO OUR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE OUR VISION, VALUES, GOALS AND GUARDRAILS. SO I WANT TO THANK THEM DEEPLY FOR THEIR WORK AND APPRECIATE THE LABOR TEAM FOR YOUR ADVOCACY OR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS PROCESS. ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER YES. COMMISSIONER FISHER YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA YES. VICE PRESIDENT HEALING YES. COMMISSIONER RAY YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WARD YES. AND PRESIDENT KIM YES THAT IS SEVEN EYES. OKAY SO THIS NEXT VOTE IS ON THE MANAGE UNREPRESENTED
MANAGEMENT INCREASES THAT ARE THE SECOND PORTION OF THE AB 1200. DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RAISES FOR OUR UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT AS LISTED ON THE AB 1200 AND I'LL SECOND I HAVE A QUESTION. SORRY. SO WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP FOR CONVERSATION I THINK COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. DO YOU WANT TO GO FIRST? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR COUNCIL SINCE THIS IS CITED AS PER BOE 34351 AND THE PRESENT ACCURATE VERSION OF POLICY 4351 IS APPARENTLY NOT WHAT IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. CAN ANY STAFF PROVIDE US WITH THE ACCURATE LANGUAGE OF THE CURRENT VERSION OF 4351 THAT WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS PURSUANT TO? SO IT'S I THINK HEARKENING I THINK THE CONCEPT IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS ADOPTED IN JANUARY. I BELIEVE IT WAS JANUARY 9TH OF 2020 FOR WHAT I CAN TELL FROM
THE HISTORY IS THAT IN 2023 THE BOARD COLLECTIVELY STRUCK OUT VISA V A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM STRUCK DOWN LANGUAGE THAT COMPELS OFFERING UNREPRESENTATIVE MANAGEMENT AN IDENTICAL AMOUNT THAT IS GRANTED UNDER A NEGOTIATED BID AMOUNT WITH EUA. SO THERE'S THE LANGUAGE THAT SAYS WE MUST GIVE UNREPRESENTED FOLKS THAT LANGUAGE. IN 2024 THE DISTRICT CONTINUED WITH THE PRACTICE SAYING BASED ON POLICY THAT HAS BEEN FOLLOWED FOR YEARS IN THE DISTRICT GOING BACK TO 2018 THE HARKENING OR AT LEAST THE CITATION BACK TO BOARD POLICY 4351 CONTINUED SO IT'S IT IS NOT A GOOD THING THAT THE POLICY DOESN'T SHOW THE STRICKEN LANGUAGE BUT I THINK THAT IN TERMS OF REFERENCING THE EXISTENCE OF THAT POLICY AND THE PRACTICE THAT WAS CONTINUED AS I THINK WHAT WAS MEANT COMMISSION WAS ENTERED. YEAH. AND JUST BUILDING ON COUNSEL'S EXPLANATION I WAS ON THE BOARD AT THAT TIME AND AND MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE OF THE INTENTION OF THE BOARD WAS NOT
TO PROHIBIT RAISES TO UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. I WANT TO BE CLEAR I THINK OUR UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT DO FANTASTIC WORK AND THIS IS NOT A IT WAS NOT A KIND OF A NO RAISES FOR UNREPRESENTED UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT BUT IT WAS A FEELING BY THE BOARD THAT IT DIDN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE TO DO HAVE A ME TO AGREEMENT IN BOARD POLICY AND THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OUGHT TO DECIDE SEPARATELY AND THOUGHTFULLY WHAT SHOULD AND REPRESENT MANAGEMENT BE PAY THAT THAT SHOULDN'T JUST BE KIND OF BLINDLY DONE IN RELATION TO A NEGOTIATION WITH A BARGAINING UNIT. THEY'RE RELATED TO PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND SO THAT WAS WHEN I AND I FRANKLY I APOLOGIZE THAT I MISSED THIS WITH THE EARLIER PART OF THE BOARD AGENDA WITH THE 12 DAY NOTICE BECAUSE I REALLY DIDN'T SEE IT ON THE LIKE I REALLY LITERALLY DID READ THE AGENDA ITEM AND IT SAID YOU A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT. I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT IT WAS AND I DIDN'T CATCH THE LAST ATTACHMENT WHICH WAS THIS ITEM. SO SO I WASN'T BEING AN
AUTHENTIC WHEN I RAISED THE POINT OF ORDER IT REALLY FOR ME WAS CONFUSING. SO MY OPPOSITION TO THIS RIGHT NOW I AM GOING TO VOTE NO BUT I'M GOING TO VOTE NO BECAUSE I'M OPPOSED UPPER MANAGEMENT RAISES. I'M GOING TO VOTE NO BECAUSE I THINK THE SUPERINTENDENT OUGHT TO GO BACK AND DECIDE BASED ON YOU KNOW, SOME RATIONALE WHETHER YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY IN THIS BUDGET CUTTING TIME WE WANT TO SPEND A COUPLE OF MILLION DOLLARS ON AND REPRESENT REPRESENTING MANAGEMENT RAISES. PERHAPS WE DO AGAIN, I THINK THEY DO REALLY VALUABLE WORK AND MAYBE WE NEED TO BUT BUT I HAVEN'T THERE'S NO RATIONALE THERE'S BEEN NO DISCUSSION. THIS WAS JUST SORT OF LIKE A A ME TO WHICH WE WHICH WE TRIED TO THE BOARD TRIED TO SAY IN 2023 WE ACTUALLY WANT TO SORT OF STOP DOING THAT NOW I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER SORT OF EFFECTIVE PRACTICE OF THIS SIX MONTHS LATER SO I UNDERSTAND WHY AND REPRESENT REPRESENTED MANAGEMENT MIGHT ALSO EXPECT IT AND SO FORTH. SO I UNDERSTAND IT'S A COMPLEX ISSUE. I GUESS I JUST THINK IT DESERVES SOME CONSIDERATION AND THAT'S WHY THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO VOTE NO, NOT BECAUSE I'M OPPOSED TO EVER GIVING RAISES OR COMMISSIONER RAY THEN COMMISSIONER WEISSMAN WORTH
AND COMMISSIONER FISHER I HAVE A QUESTION AS AS PROBABLY AS WELL AS SOME COMMENTS WITH THIS COMING UP THE WAY IT HAS I REALLY PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TIME TO THINK ABOUT THIS AND SOLICIT INPUT ABOUT IT AND SO FORTH AND HEAR FROM FOLKS. BUT I HAVE A QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT OUR UNREPRESENTATIVE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS COVER RAISES AND IF SO, IS THERE A IS THERE A KIND OF ANY STANDARD PROVISION IN THEM AS TO THAT OR DO THEY VARY IS IT NOT DISCUSSED AT ALL? AND AFTER THAT ANSWER I'D LIKE TO ASK SOMETHING ADDITIONAL. YEAH I CAN TAKE THAT THE THERE ARE THREE COLUMNS ON THE UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT SALARIES SCHEDULE THAT ARE ON INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS THAT ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS HEADS AND ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENTS THAT ARE ON THAT SALARY SCHEDULE. THOSE ALL REFER TO A STEP
AND COLUMN ON THAT SCHEDULE. SO IF THE SCHEDULE GOES UP THERE THEY WOULD GET AN INCREASE BUT THEY'RE NOT THERE'S NO LANGUAGE IN OUR CONTRACTS GUARANTEEING ANY TIE TO ANY ME TWO AND ANY GROUP OR ANY FIXED RAISE. IT'S ALL TIED TO THE SALARY SCHEDULE. SO IF THE SALARY SCHEDULE WENT UP THEN THE EMPLOYEE WOULD GET MORE SO DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? >> YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. THAT'S TO THE POINT. THE COMMISSIONER'S ALEXANDRA'S IS RAISING ABOUT WHAT THE BOARD WAS THINKING OR INTENDING IN 2023. THAT IS COMPLETELY NEW INFORMATION TO ME AND IS LIKE IS YOU KNOW I WOULD JUST REALLY LIKE TO HAVE TIME TO CONSIDER THIS AND WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS ARE OF THIS AND WHAT HE IS INDICATING ABOUT THE BOARD WANTING TO SUPERINTEND AND TO TO CONSIDER THIS AND IT IS FRANKLY ALSO NOT SOMETHING THAT I HAD EXPECTED TO VOTE ON SEPARATELY BECAUSE I TOO HAD
NOT REALIZED THAT IT WAS THAT YOU KNOW, THAT WAS SOMETHING WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE VOTING ON TONIGHT. I DIDN'T READ THE ATTACHMENTS OR YOU KNOW, THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT LANGUAGE THAT WAY. SO I PERSONALLY FEEL UNPREPARED TO YOU KNOW, TO TO VOTE ON THIS IN AN AFFIRMATIVE WAY, ALTHOUGH I DO NOT I'M NOT CATEGORICALLY AGAINST PROVIDING RAISES TO UPPER MANAGEMENT EITHER, BUT I REALLY DO NOT FEEL LIKE YOU KNOW, I DON'T FEEL READY TO DO THIS IF POSSIBLE I WOULD LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THE BETTER COURSE WOULD BE TO TRY TO POSTPONE IT IF OTHER FOLKS AGREE UNTIL THE 16TH OR TO LEAVE IT TILL LATER FOR THE YOU KNOW, THE SUPERINTENDENT TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS FURTHER OR IF THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS A SUGGESTION AS TO WHAT SHE MIGHT WANT TO TELL US IF SHE COULD BEFORE THE 16TH. BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ME TO HAVE SOME SENSE OF OF WHERE THE SUPERINTENDENT IS AT WITH THIS THANK. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER RAY, I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THE UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT
INCLUDES MORE THAN JUST THE ASSISTANT SUPES AND HEADS AND ASSOCIATE SUPES THAT ALSO INCLUDES OUR MANAGER. LEVEL ONE INCLUDES SOME OF THE STAFF THAT YOU JUST HEARD PRESENT AT THE REGARDING THE FOR THE MATURE REPORT IT INCLUDES OUR MAINTENANCE MANAGER, IT INCLUDES OUR PROJECT MANAGER SO IT INCLUDES A VARIETY OF OF OF EMPLOYEES THAT THAT ARE NOT REPRESENTED AND I, I KNOW THAT OUR EMPLOYEES THESE EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF AS ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE AND WE WANT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH OUR APPRECIATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THAT AS I SHARED EARLIER WITH THE EUA FOR ACTUALLY I DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE THIS YEAR BUT WE ALSO WE APPRECIATE OUR ADMINISTRATORS FOR FOR STAYING FOR WORKING WITH US FOR MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE HERE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS AND OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE THE THE SALARY INCREASES OVER THE THREE YEARS
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS REFLECTED ALSO FOR THE OTHER MANAGERS THAT ARE HERE THAT ARE WORKING LITERALLY SIDE BY SIDE WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND THE REST OF OUR STAFF. SO AT THIS POINT AT THIS TIME I DO WANT TO RECOMMEND THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. THERE IS THE OTHER ISSUE OF COMPACTION AND COMPRESSION OF OF SALARIES YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD BEFORE OF HOW SOME OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS FELT THAT SOME OF OUR PRINCIPALS WERE SUPERVISING TEACHERS THAT WERE MAKING MORE THAN THEM. IF IF WE DON'T DO THIS, THE COMPACTION IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS, SOME OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS, OUR CENTRAL OFFICE LEADERS AND THEY SUPERVISOR OVERSEE SOME OF THESE AND REPRESENTED MEMBERS HERE AND THEIR SALARIES ARE GOING TO GET VERY CLOSE WITHIN EACH OTHER. >> IT'S SO WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND YOUR RECOMMENDATION CURRENTLY BUT
WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO GO BACK AND AND SORT OF PRESENT TO US SOMETHING TO TO LOOK AT THIS MORE CLOSELY AND PRESENT SOME KIND OF BRIEFING OR MEMO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO US SO THAT WE COULD CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, THE VARIOUS POSSIBILITIES HERE ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF TAKING CERTAIN ACTIONS. YES, YES, I CAN DO THAT. I KNOW THAT IT IT WOULD BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN BECAUSE NOW WE'RE SEPARATING OUT THE TWO BUT WE'RE ALREADY HERE. SO YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WORD COMMISSIONER FISHER I THINK WHAT'S NEXT THEN COMMISSIONER GUPTA THANK YOU SO I HAVE A I HAVE A QUESTION I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS AND I THINK I DO ALSO HAVE SOME CONCERNS AND I DO I MEAN I THINK THE PUBLIC WE HEARD A LOT OF PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT THIS. SO I DO THINK THE PUBLIC MAYBE DID BETTER READING THAN SOME OF US IN TERMS OF THE AGENDA BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ISSUE. SO I DON'T THINK THAT FOLKS DIDN'T KNOW MAYBE WE DIDN'T KNOW AS MUCH AS WE SHOULD.
BUT I GUESS MY I HAVE TWO CONCERNS AND I WANT TO SAY SIMILAR TO COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER, IT'S I'M NOT AGAINST RAISES. I THINK THAT SORT OF THE BARGAINING THAT WE DO WITH OUR BARGAINING PARTNERS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IT IS I GUESS UNFORTUNATE THAT THIS IS AN UNDERREPRESENTED GROUP OF FOLKS BECAUSE THERE'S NOT THAT SAME ABILITY TO ENGAGE IN THAT SAME WAY THAT WE DO WITH OUR BARGAINING UNITS. AND SO I AND I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT PART OF A BARGAINING UNIT, THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY THEN TO SEE INCREASES BASED ON ON YOUR WORK AND YOUR PERFORMANCE AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE DISTRICT. I THINK ONE THING THAT IS A CONCERN IS THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THESE MASSIVE CUTS AT THE SCHOOL SITES. YOU KNOW, CLOSEST TO STUDENTS AND IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S A REAL DISCONNECT WITH THEM SAYING BUT WE HAVE THIS MONEY HERE AND I, I DO I MEAN I KNOW THAT WHERE THERE'S BARGAINING HAPPENING WITH OUR OTHER PARTNERS AND WE YOU KNOW, WE ARE JUST PASSED A NEW AGREEMENT WITH YOU WHICH IS FANTASTIC. SO IT'S NOT SAYING WELL NO, WE CAN'T DO ANY OF IT LIKE WE CAN AND WE HAVE TO BECAUSE THAT'S
HOW FOLKS STAY ENGAGED IN THE DISTRICT. WHEN I HEAR YOU DESCRIBE THAT, YOU KNOW SOME OF THE FOLKS ON THIS THESE SALARY SCHEDULES ARE FOLKS THAT I THINK SHOULD AND DO DESERVE AND I'M NOT SORT OF MAKING LIKE INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATIONS LIKE THIS PERSON THAT PERSON BUT MAYBE DIFFERENT GRADES WHERE THEY'RE NOT IN THAT GREAT EIGHT STEP EIGHT COLUMN. SO MY QUESTION IS AND THE ANSWER MIGHT BE NO BASED ON THE COMPOUNDING THINGS BUT LIKE IT DOES FEEL WEIRD TO THINK TO BE GIVING RAISES TO STEP GRADE EIGHT STEP EIGHT IN THE CLIMATE WE'RE IN IT. TO ME IT DOESN'T FEEL SO WEIRD THOUGH TO GIVE A RAISE TO GRADE ONE YOU KNOW STEP WHATEVER OR GRADE TWO STEP WHATEVER IS THERE A CAN WE JUST CAN WE SAY CAN YOU COME TO US WITH A PROPOSAL THAT SAYS I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HELPING ELEVATE THESE PARTICULAR CLASSIFICATIONS AT THIS MOMENT
BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE NOW AND HIGH TO OUR HIGHEST EARNING FOLKS, YOU'RE GOING TO WAIT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE THAT AND WE NEED TO FOCUS ON TO US CAN WE SEPARATE IT OUT? IS THAT POSSIBLE? I KNOW IT'S A TABLE WITH EIGHT DIFFERENT COLUMNS BUT CAN WE SEPARATE IT OUT DO START WHERE WE SEPARATE ANSWERS FROM SO FIRST FROM YOUR YOUR FISCAL SIDE IN MY WORLD, YES ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER REMEMBER THAT THE RAISES JUST LIKE THE WAY RAISES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BUDGET NEUTRAL AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE NEGLECTING TO ADDRESS IS THAT THAT MEANS THAT RAISES ARE BEING GIVEN BY A REDUCTION IN FORCE IN THE UNIT TO WHICH WE'RE GIVING THE RAISE. SO IF WE START BREAKING OUT GROUPS SUCH AS THE WAY YOU'RE SUGGESTING THEN THE RAISE IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THOSE SUBGROUPS AND YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO NARROW THE POOL IN THE FLEXIBILITY OF WHAT MIGHT END UP BEING LAID OFF IN THIS GROUP TO PAY FOR THE RAISE.
REMEMBER, THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS TO GIVE A BUDGET NEUTRAL RAISE IS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE THE COST OUT OF THE GROUP. SO IF WE SAY LET'S MAKE THE GROUP SMALLER YOU'RE ALSO MAKING SMALLER THE GROUP THAT WE CAN USE TO PAY FOR THE RACE. SO WE JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO BE AWARE OF THAT. JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION THOUGH. A BUDGET NEUTRAL RAISE DOESN'T MEAN BUDGET NEUTRAL FOR THE BARGAINING UNIT. >> WE'VE DEFINED THAT WE I MEAN WE WE HAVE TO FIND THAT AND THAT'S ACTUALLY THE STATEMENT THAT YOU JUST PASSED INCLUDING WITH THE WAY AND THAT IS THE STATEMENT THAT APPLIES TO ANY GROUP THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY GIVING A RAISE TO. SO FOR KD TO BE IN CONCURRENCE WITH OUR RAISES IT HAS TO BE BUDGET NEUTRAL WHICH MEANS WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR IT FROM THE UNIT AND TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT TO ON THE SALARY SCHEDULE ISSUES IT'S PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE THEY'RE ON THE SAME SCHEDULE NOW. I THINK IF THE BOARD MOVING FORWARD WANTED TO SEPARATE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS ON THE HIGHER PAID
COLUMNS WE COULD HAVE A METHOD FOR DOING THAT. THEY COULD EITHER BE OFF TABLE OR THEY COULD BE ON A DIFFERENT TABLE. IT'S PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE TWO OF THE COLUMNS IN PARTICULAR ARE VERY CLOSE ALREADY SO IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE IN THE FUTURE. HOW FAR IN THE FUTURE LIKE BY THE 16TH? NO, I WAS THINKING MOST OF THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS ARE ANNUAL SO AS YOU RENEW FOR NEXT YEAR OR IF YOU AS YOU DO NEW HIRING FOR NEXT YEAR WITH NEW EMPLOYEES, THAT'S AN OPTION THE BOARD COULD LOOK AT FOR INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS. COMMISSIONER FISCHER, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS CONVERSATION SO THANK YOU ALL AND I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION THAT THERE'S A LOT OF OUR FOLKS WHO WERE AT WHO ARE NOT WHO DON'T HAVE THAT TEACHING CREDENTIAL BUT ARE SO WORKING AT CENTRAL OFFICE WHO FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY SO I GUESS HOW MANY HOW MANY PEOPLE FALL INTO THIS META CATEGORY? HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT SO THAT THE FTE
ARE LISTED IN THE AB 1200 FOR ALL THOSE DIFFERENT GROUPS? I BELIEVE FOR THIS GROUP IT WAS 140.61 60.4 I KNEW IT WAS IT WAS ONE POINT ONE 60.4 AND THE TOTAL DOLLAR VALUE IS ABOUT 2.2 MILLION FOR THIS GROUP. OKAY GIVE ME ONE SECOND 2.2 MILLION DIVIDED BY 160 EMPLOYEES. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A $13,750 RAISE ON AVERAGE. BUT I CAN'T DO I JUST DID YEAH I WAS GOING I'M YEAH YEAH I AND WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT MANY OF THESE FOLKS GOT A RAISE WAS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO IT WAS JANUARY OF 2024. OKAY WHAT WORK CAN WE DO TO MOVE THESE EMPLOYEES INTO SOME OF OUR LABOR UNIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE PROTECTIONS OF LABOR UNIONS THAT OUR ANCESTORS HAVE FOUGHT SO HARD TO GET OVER THE PAST 200 OR SO YEARS ANCESTORS IS THE WRONG WORD. BUT THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US HAVE FOUGHT FOR OVER THE PAST YEARS. IS THERE A WAY TO MOVE THESE FOLKS INTO OUR BARGAINING UNIT SO THAT THIS IS A MOOT POINT IF THEY THEN HAVE THOSE PROTECTIONS? >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, COMMISSIONER FISCHER WE ARE PRECLUDED BY LAW TO INTERFERE
WITH BARGAINING AND SETTING UP AND WE GET INTO A LOT OF STICKY THORNY ISSUES WHEN MANAGEMENT GETS INVOLVED WITH ORGANIZING OR NOT ORGANIZED, ENCOURAGING OR NOT ENCOURAGING. SO THERE'S A BRIGHT LINE RULE THAT WE STAY OUT OF THOSE QUESTIONS. >> HOWEVER, COMMISSIONER FISCHER I THINK THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW AMY AND I HAVE BEEN IT OH SORRY, SORRY. OKAY SO AMY AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT OR AS THE EXECUTIVE TEAM IS PERHAPS WE SEPARATE OUT INTO A SEPARATE TABLE THE ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE ESSENTIALLY BRING TO THIS BOARD DURING OPEN TO READ OUT DURING OPEN CONTRACT SO THAT THEY CAN JUST BE ON A SEPARATE TABLE SO FROM ASSISTANT SUPES AND ABOVE ALL OF THOSE THOSE INDIVIDUALS GET ON TO A DIFFERENT TABLE AND THEN WE CAN HAVE A TABLE THAT REALLY CONSIST OF OUR SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS
AND ANALYSTS BECAUSE THOSE ARE THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. >> THANK YOU. YEAH I JUST A LOT OF THESE AND I RECOGNIZE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME UPPER MANAGERS BUT AT THE MAJORITY OF THESE FOLKS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ARE AT THE LOWER STEP COLUMNS AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT PART OF THE CONVERSATION AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN OUR CENTRAL OFFICE THAT TOOK THE SURVEY LAST YEAR, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS WHO ARE DOING QUITE A BIT MORE THIS YEAR THAN THEY DID LAST YEAR AND IT JUST IT TO ME THIS FEELS LIKE ONE WAY TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THAT AND SO WE HAVE A LOT OF REALLY COMMITTED FOLKS WHO I THINK DESERVE THIS RECOGNITION SO I JUST I, I KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY BUT ALL OF OUR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES DESERVE PAY RAISES. EVERYONE DOES. AND SO I STRUGGLE TO PROVIDE IT TO SOME AND NOT TO OTHERS. I WAS JUST GOING TO BUILD ON THAT.
I MEAN I THINK THIS IS I APPRECIATE SEPARATING THIS OUT AND THANK YOU TO THE PUBLIC FOR BRINGING THIS UP. THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER AND COMMISSIONER RAY FOR RAISING THIS AND SEPARATING THIS OUT. AND I HOPE WE CAN THEN GENERATE THE POLICY NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. I WANT TO BE CLEAR. I MEAN OF WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS FOR THOSE WHO STAYED RIGHT, IT'S SORT OF LIKE BY THE WAY, WE'RE GETTING RID OF 40% OF YOUR COLLEAGUES OR 40% OF YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE GOING TO BE CUT AND YOU HAVE THIS ADDITIONAL WORK AND YOUR COLLEAGUES HAVE LEFT HAVE TAKEN THE CERB AND YOU'VE DECIDED TO STICK IT OUT IN A REALLY CRUMMY SITUATION AND NOW WE'RE SORT OF DEBATING WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A RAISE. LIKE TO ME THAT'S REALLY LIKE IN THE SAME WAY THAT WE SHOULD RESPECT AND HONOR ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR EDUCATORS FOR STICKING IT OUT AND BEING WITH US DURING THESE REALLY TOUGH TIMES.
I DON'T SEE WHY UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT SHOULDN'T ALSO GET THAT RIGHT NOW. >> I MEAN WE NEED TO STICK UP FOR THEM AS WELL BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING A TON FROM THEM EVEN GOING FORWARD AND IF WE WANT TO DO THE SAME THING WITH OUR UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT AND HAVE IT BE COST NEUTRAL, LET'S DO THAT. AND I'D WELCOME A PROPOSAL FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT WHETHER THAT BE TONIGHT SAYING OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, LET'S DO 2% AND THEN YOU KNOW WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT ANOTHER WAY TO TO YOU KNOW TO TO MAKE IT COST NEUTRAL THAT SIX 7 MILLION OR IF YOU NEED MORE TIME TO DO THAT YOU KNOW EITHER WAY I MEAN I'D SAY IF YOU DO NEED MORE TIME I WOULD HOPE THAT WOULDN'T COME AT THE COST OF POTENTIALLY RELEASING WHAT WOULD BE THE RAISES FOR UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT AT THAT TIME. BUT I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THESE ARE FOLKS THAT THAT HAVE CONTINUED TO WORK HARD EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE SEEN OTHER YOU KNOW, 2/5 OF THEIR COLLEAGUES LEAVE. I CONCUR THAT THERE ARE FOLKS
IN THIS PARTNERING UNIT OR NON BARGAINING UNIT WHO HAVE BEEN DOING AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK AND WORK THAT WE REALLY VALUE AND THAT SERVES OUR STUDENTS. I WILL SAY I AM REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE WHEN I REVIEWED THIS DOCUMENT I RELIED ON THE FACT THAT IT WAS PER A BOARD POLICY THAT IS REQUIRED THAT IS AUTOMATIC THAT IT AND ON THE BOARD POLICY AS PUBLISHED TO THE PUBLIC AND SO LEARNING FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THIS MEETING THAT THE BOARD MADE AN INTENTIONAL VOTE TO REVOKE THAT PORTION OF THE POLICY THAT HASN'T BEEN UPDATED TO OUR BOARD DOCS AND THAT IT APPEARS THAT THE PRACTICE WAS CONTINUED NONETHELESS WITHOUT ANY SORT OF TRANSPARENT FLAGGING TO THE BOARD OR THE PUBLIC IS REALLY CONCERNING TO ME AND THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT I WOULDN'T SUPPORT RAISES FOR ANY OR ALL OF OUR HARDWORKING EMPLOYEES IN THE DISTRICT BUT I DO THINK THAT IT IS PROBLEMATIC
TO KIND OF TREAT IT AS A GIVEN THAT WE WOULD APPROVE RAISES INCLUDING THOSE TO OUR HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES WHILE WE HAVE OUR BIGGEST BARGAINING TABLE STILL OPEN WHILE WE ARE CONSIDERING A FISCAL STABILIZATION PLAN WITHOUT EVEN DISCUSSION OR WITHOUT EVEN FLAGGING THAT THAT TO ME IS REALLY CONCERNING. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT BRINGING THE BOARD ALONG, BRINGING THE PUBLIC ALONG, BEING TRANSPARENT IN OUR COMMUNICATION AS A DISTRICT SAYING WHAT IS HAPPENING AND TO LEARN TONIGHT THAT THIS IS NOT AUTOMATIC AND REQUIRED BY BOARD POLICY BUT KIND OF WAS PRESENTED AS IF IT WERE THAT IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME HEARING I AGREE AND WHEN I I AGREE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FOLLOW OUR BOARD POLICIES. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP OUR BOARD POLICIES UPDATED ON BOARD DOGS OUR TEAM HIRED ME TALK ABOUT THIS OVER THE WEEKEND. I JUST WANT TO REITERATE TO EVERYONE THAT WE'RE USING THE SAME STRATEGY AND THE SAME
PROPOSAL THAT WE USED WITH WAY WHICH IS THAT THE REDUCTION HAS TO BE TAKEN WITHIN THEIR UNIT. SO THE SAME IS GOING TO HAPPEN IF THIS GOES FORWARD WITH THE UNREPRESENTED MANAGERS, THE REDUCTION WILL BE TAKEN WITHIN THE UNREPRESENTED MANAGERS UNIT SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO PAY FOR IT AND THAT IT'S COST NEUTRAL. SO IT'S A PRETTY I KNOW I KNOW COMING QUICKLY THIS IS AND THIS IS FRUSTRATING OUR BOARD. I MEAN I THINK THERE ARE A NUMBER OF AREAS IN WHICH THINGS BROKE DOWN OUR BOARD POLICIES SHOULD BE UPDATED SO THAT EVERYONE'S AWARE OF WHAT THE MOST UPDATED POLICY IS. THE ITEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN TITLED IN A WAY THAT MADE REFLECT WAS REFLECTIVE OF WHAT WE ARE ACTUALLY VOTING ON AND YOU YOU KNOW OPTICS IS ONE THING. I MEAN I THINK WE ALL GRIEVE THAT AT THIS TIME WHEN WE ARE CUTTING FROM OUR BUDGET THAT
GIVING RAISES TO FOLKS AT THAT CENTRAL OFFICE DOESN'T FEEL ALIGNED. I MEAN I WAS ONE OF THOSE FOLKS TO BE CLEAR WORKING WITH CENTRAL OFFICES ON REPRESENTATIVE MANAGEMENT AND SO I THINK MY WELL ONE I DON'T I, I ACTUALLY I DON'T THINK WE'RE READY TO VOTE ON THIS. I MEAN ASSUMING THAT THERE'S NO MATERIAL IMPACT IN A NEGATIVE WAY ON WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO VOTE ON IN OUR NEXT ITEM WITH OUR FISCAL YEAR WITH OUR FIRST INTERIM KNOWING THAT THE BOARD POLICY AS IT'S CURRENT NOT AS IT'S WRITTEN ON BOARD DOCS BUT AS IS CURRENT IT ACTUALLY LEAVES IT UP TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO DETERMINE WHAT TO DO IN TERMS OF RAISES. IS THAT RIGHT? SHE NEEDS TO BRING THAT PROPOSAL TO THE BOARD BUT ULTIMATELY THAT CHOICE IS HERS. YES. AND THAT SEEMS TO BE WHAT WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO A FUTURE MEETING. NOW THAT FUTURE MEETING COULD BE AS EARLY AS JANUARY. I'M ASSUMING THAT THERE'S NO AGAIN I WANT TO CONFIRM THAT
THERE'S NO MATERIAL IMPACT ON WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO DO RIGHT NOW WITH THIS NEXT ITEM WITH OUR BUDGET FOR INTERIM. BUT WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT IF ANYTHING WE WILL HAVE A NET SAVINGS WELL RATHER THAN 1200 ALREADY STATES THE HIGHEST LEVEL THAT WE WOULD SPEND ANYWAY. CORRECT. OKAY. SO I MEAN THE REALITY IS WE'RE WE ARE WE HAVE EDUCATORS WHO DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT AND WE ARE VOTING TO GIVE MANAGEMENT RAISES. I THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THAT THAT JUST DOESN'T THAT DOESN'T REALLY FEEL RIGHT AND AND I SHARE THIS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT EARLIER TODAY SO I DON'T THINK THAT WAS A SURPRISE IN TERMS OF MY PERSPECTIVE. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS TO A FUTURE MEETING. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE TO POSTPONE THE SECOND UNREPRESENTATIVE RIGHT. >> OKAY. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS BEFORE WE VOTE YES. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION THAT WE
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ABOUT THE MOTION TO POSTPONE TO A FUTURE MEETING? YES. MOTION HAS BEEN CAN BE DEBATED. CAN MEAN THAT SO ACTUALLY I'M SORRY IT CANNOT BE DEBATED. NO, IT SAYS OH NO YOU'RE RIGHT. DAN YEAH, SORRY. >> A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. MISS LINDA TO SUSPEND THE UNREPRESENTATIVE. OKAY. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER SORRY TO CLARIFY IT WAS THE MOTION TO TO POSTPONE TO A FUTURE MEETING, CORRECT? YEAH. YEAH. JUST I'M SORRY. NO, NO, NO, NO. I JUST WANT TO CLEAR TOO MANY. I KNOW PRESIDENT ALEXANDER. I'M JUST ONE MOMENT. YEAH, JUST YES. ACCORDING TO MY NOTES AND I JUST WANT TO GET CLARITY BECAUSE SURE IT'S I ORIGINALLY HEARD THAT THERE WAS A BIFURCATION AND THEN THERE WAS A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FISHER SECONDED BY PRESIDENT KIM TO ADOPT THE AND REPRESENTED TODAY THEN PRESIDENT KIM MADE A
MOTION WHICH I WOULD INTERPRET AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO ADOPT SO WHAT IS BEING I THINK DEBATED MAY BE ACTUALLY AN AMENDMENT BECAUSE THERE WAS TWO IT WAS TO BIFURCATE RIGHT IT WAS TO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO BRING THE ITEM FORWARD. YES. SO THE ORIGINAL MOTION BEFORE YOU HAD MADE A MOTION TO POSTPONE TO A FUTURE MEETING WAS TO ADOPT THE UNREPRESENTED RAISES TODAY MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FISHER SECONDED BY PRESIDENT KIM CORRECT. THEN A SECOND MOTION TO A TO POSTPONE THIS TO A FUTURE MEETING I THINK IS INTERPRETED AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO HAVE SO I DO GET SO YOU'RE THE CHAIR YOU DECIDE I'M JUST I'M TRYING TO AVOID WHAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH BEFORE. I JUST WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT I THINK THAT'S WHAT I HEARD AND IF THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD AND SO THAT SO THE FIRST MOTION WAS TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM TO APPROVE IT THE COMMISSIONER FISHER AND YOU MOVE TO VOTE ON THE SECOND PART
AND THEN FROM THAT CONVERSATION YOU A MOTION TO POSTPONE. SO THE FIRST PART IS ALREADY. WE'RE JUST ON THE SECOND I CAN I DO NEED TO ASK THE TIMELINE THAT'S ALL THAT I DON'T THINK THERE IS A TIMELINE THAT TIMELINE IS DEPENDENT ON WHEN THE SUPERINTENDENT WANT TO BRING WANTS TO BRING THIS BACK TO THE BOARD. SO I HAVE A POINT OF THAT INFORMATION. >> YES. WOULD IT HELP THE SITUATION IF SOMEBODY ELSE MADE THE MOTION TO POSTPONE AS OPPOSED TO YOU SINCE YOU HAD BOTH SECONDED THE ORIGINAL MOTION AND I THINK THAT'S MY QUESTION. I THINK WHAT COUNSEL IS SAYING THAT THERE IS AN OPEN MOTION ON THE FLOOR SO WE EITHER AMEND THAT MOTION THAT'S ALREADY ON THE FLOOR OR OR RESCIND IT. CORRECT. MY RECOMMENDATION IS, IS THAT YOU HAD A PRIOR MOTION TO ADOPT THE UNREPRESENTED RAISES TODAY WHICH WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER FISHER SECONDED BY YOU THEN AFTER MUCH DEBATE YOU RAISED THE POSSIBILITY OF POSTPONING IT WHICH I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS AN INTENT TO AMEND THE
ORIGINAL MOTION. OKAY. SO JUST FOR UTMOST CAN I MAKE A POINT OF ORDER? ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE HOW DECIDED ON THE MOTION TO POSTPONE TO A FUTURE MEETING BY THE PRESIDENT WITHOUT A MOTION SO YOU COULD JUST FRICKIN IN THE DISCUSSION RIGHT HERE OR ALREADY WHICH I WAS JUST ABOUT TO DO. OKAY, I'M JUST GOING TO PULL THE ITEM AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IT TO A FUTURE MEETING. I WAS HOPING TO DO IT IN A MORE DEMOCRATIC WAY SO WE CAN ALL ENGAGE BUT FAIR ENOUGH. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE DONE. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION, MR. MARTINEZ. THANK YOU. >> I THINK IT'S WORTH SAYING WE APPRECIATE ALL THE CENTRAL OFFICE AND MANAGEMENT STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO THIS IS NOT A REFLECTION OF OUR CONFIDENCE AND FAITH IN OUR STAFF AT CENTRAL OFFICE WHO ARE DOING THIS. IT'S MORE OF A REFLECTION OF I THINK FRANKLY A LITTLE BIT OF MESSINESS THAT WE'RE ENGAGING WITH RIGHT NOW ON DOCUMENTS THAT NEED TO BE UPDATED PROPER NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AND THE PROPER WAY TO GO ABOUT DOING
THIS SO SO THAT IS WHY I PULLED THE ITEM AND WE WILL MOVE ON BECAUSE WE JUST HAVE TO MOVE ON. CAN I MOVE TO EXTEND THE MEETING PAST 10:00? YES, 29 I'LL SECOND THAT PLEASE. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER. >> YES. COMMISSIONER FISCHER? YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA. YES. VICE PRESIDENT HEALEY. YES. COMMISSIONER RAY YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WORK? YES. AND PRESIDENT KIM THAT SEVEN EYES YES. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS FISCAL YEAR 20 2526 FIRST IN A REPORT FOR THE SOUTH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION. CAN I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND, PLEASE? I I MOVE TO ADOPT THE ITEM I 3 TO 5 12-9 SB TO FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 FIRST INTERIM REPORT FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COUNTY OFFICE OF IT ANY SECOND SECOND THAT I CALL ON THE SUPERINTENDENT TO READ THIS INTO THE RECORD THANK YOU. >> I'M GOING TO HAND THIS OVER TO OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS SERVICES CHRIS BENITEZ
AS WELL AS OUR NEW I'M GOING TO JUST CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER NAIRU. >> I MEAN LET'S SAY YOUR LAST NAME WRONG JAY JAYARAMAN I WILL SAY THAT I JUST WANT TO THANK BOTH CHRIS AND NAIRU AND THE ENTIRE FISCAL AND BUDGET TEAM AS WELL AS ALL OF CENTRAL OFFICE FOR WORKING REALLY HARD AND RUNNING THE DATA MAKING SURE THAT WE CHECKED AND DOUBLE CHECKED AND TRIPLE CHECKED OUR NUMBERS BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF NUMBERS AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE RIGHT AND IN THEIR CHECKING AND DOUBLE CHECKING WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTING OUR FISCAL DIET REALLY WELL AND THAT WE ARE LIVING WITHIN OUR MEANS AND WE'RE LEARNING THIS NEW MUSCLE OF BEING WAY MORE RESPONSIBLE AND PRUDENT WITH THE WAY WE'RE SPENDING, THE WAY WE'RE ALLOCATING, THE WAY WE'RE PROJECTING OUR FUNDS . >> SO WITH THAT I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO CHRIS AND NURU FOR THEIR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. GREAT.
THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS OR GOOD NIGHT WHATEVER. WHATEVER WE'RE DOING NOW I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I DID ASK FISCAL STAFF SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT FOR A LONG TIME TO STAY AS THEY CONTINUE TO WORK ON THEIR SKILLS AND THEIR DEPARTMENT SKILLS AND MAKING NOT JUST THE BUDGET BETTER WHILE NAIRU OR MYSELF ARE HERE BUT IN THE FUTURE AND FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE DISTRICT. IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT WORK. I ALSO SO I HAVE EDWIN DIAZ AND JENNIFER SCHUSTER BEHIND ME. I'M SURE THEY'RE BOTH TO MY LEFT. I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO LOOK BACK AND AND DANIEL MUNOZ OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF POSITION CONTROL WHICH ALSO SHOWS THE BOARD THAT WE ARE FILLING THOSE POSITIONS THAT WE'RE BEING REQUIRED BY CDC AND MOVING THE DISTRICT FORWARD TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE PLACE. SO THAT'S JUST SORT OF THE INTRODUCTION. LOTS OF INFORMATION TO GO OVER TONIGHT I AM GOING TO MOVE RAPIDLY NOW THROUGH A DENSE PRESENTATION AND HOPE THAT YOU HAVE TIME TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS.
SO OF COURSE THE FIRST INTERIM REPORT IS REQUIRED. IT COVERS ALL CHANGES TO THE BUDGET FROM JULY 1ST THROUGH THE END OF OCTOBER. WE PRESENT THAT INFORMATION AND ARE REQUIRED TO PRESENT ALL OF THE TAX FORMS TO THE STATE BY DECEMBER 15TH IN OUR CASE THAT'S GOES DIRECTLY TO CDE SINCE WE ARE ALSO OUR OWN COUNTY IT HIGHLIGHTS ANY CHANGES IN REVENUES AND EXPENSES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY PROJECTS A NEW MULTI-YEAR PROJECTION FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER FOR BOTH THE RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUNDS. >> NEXT SLIDE PLEASE THIS JUST HIGHLIGHT GEOMETRIC. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THIS GOES THROUGH EVERYTHING I JUST SAID EXCEPT FOR THE ONE THING THAT IT DOES ALSO ASK THE BOARD TO MAKE A CERTIFICATION. A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION MEANS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO PAY ALL OF OUR EXPENSES FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AND TWO ADDITIONAL YEARS A QUALIFIED OR CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION WHICH
MEANS WE MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE OUR EXPENSES FOR THE CURRENT AND NEXT TWO YEARS ANY NEGATIVE CERTIFICATION MEANS THAT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MEET OUR EXPENSES FOR THE CURRENT PLUS TWO ADDITIONAL YEARS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE ARE CURRENTLY AT THIS DECEMBER POINT. IT'S THE FIRST INTERIM FISCAL STABILIZATION PLAN IS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE WITH ADOPTION AS WELL AS THE INTERIMS. WE DID CREATE A SECOND MEETING BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME INFORMATION COMING AT YOU AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT PAST MIDNIGHT AND SO WE DID SEPARATE THAT AND THAT WILL BE COMING TO YOU AT THE DECEMBER 16TH MEETING. YOU HEARD A LOT OF PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THAT TONIGHT EVEN THOUGH THAT'S NOT THE ITEM AGENDA FOR TONIGHT, THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE WE ARE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. TYPICALLY A SCHOOL DISTRICT ALSO BRINGS THE AUDIT OF LAST YEAR IN DECEMBER OR EARLY JANUARY BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. ALL OF THE AUDIT GUIDELINES FOR OUR FEDERAL FUNDING WERE POSTPONED AND SO ALL DISTRICTS ARE NOW GOING TO BE DOING THEIR
AUDIT REPORT IN JANUARY HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE END OF JANUARY BECAUSE THOSE AUDIT GUIDELINES ARE JUST COMING OUT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. CONTEXT FOR THIS INTERIM THIS BRINGS THE BOARD ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT ARE BOTH SAVINGS AS WELL AS NEW REVENUES AND NEW EXPENSES. WE HAVE BEEN MAXIMIZING THE USE OF RESTRICTED RESOURCES BOTH NEW AND OLD MANY OF WHICH YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH MEASURE JQ T A P F THE EMERGENCY BLOCK GRANT L R E B G WE'VE ALSO BEEN REMOVING AND CLEANING UP THE NEW SYSTEM D DUPLICATING POSITIONS, MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S LESS NOISE IN THE SYSTEM AS WELL AS IMPROVING BUDGET CONTROLS SUCH THINGS AS MAKING SURE OUR COMPENSATION PROJECTIONS ARE GOOD, MAKING SURE THAT STAFF IS IS TRAINED AND UP TO DATE PROCESSES SUCH AS HOW TO RECONCILE REVENUES FOR EACH RESOURCE AND TO MAKE
SURE THAT EXPENSES ARE VERIFIED. SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN THIS REPORT FROM REPORTS YOU'VE SEEN IN THE PAST. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING ANOTHER ITEM THAT A LOT OF FOLKS WERE COMMENTING ON. HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK THAT FOLKS WERE READING THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION VERY THOROUGHLY. WE ARE ASKING THE DISTRICT TO CREATE A FUND 17 FUND 17 IS ACTUALLY A SPECIFIC FUND FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS CREATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND IT IS CALLED YOUR RESERVE FUND AND THAT IS SO THAT YOU MOVE YOUR RESERVES OUT OF YOUR GENERAL FUND SO THAT IT IS NOT CONFUSED WITH FUND BALANCE AND PROVIDES TRANSPARENCY TO WHAT THE DISTRICT'S ACTUAL RESERVES ARE. JUST TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT CAME UP TONIGHT THAT FUND IS NOT A HIDDEN FUND. IT DOESN'T GET ANY REVENUES OR EXPENSES. IT IS JUST THE BOARD OF EDUCATION'S RESERVE AND ONLY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CAN ACT TO TAKE MONEY OUT OF THAT RESERVE. TONIGHT'S REPORT ALSO CONTEMPLATES USING THAT RESERVE IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAVE DEFICITS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS WE'LL BE GOING A LITTLE BIT MORE IN MORE DETAIL INTO WHAT A RESERVE MEANS.
WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATION WITH THE BOARD ABOUT DEVELOPING A RESERVE POLICY. IN FACT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS A RESOLUTION AS WELL AS POLICY DIRECTING STAFF TO CREATE A RESERVE POLICY AND TO CREATE A RESERVE FUND. SO THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE DO FOR FUNDS THESE RATHER THIS IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN DIRECTED TO BY YOUR OWN ACTION. SO THAT IS WHY THIS IS COMING TO YOU TONIGHT AS A PART OF THIS REPORT WE DID DISCUSS WITH THE BOARD WHAT AN APPROPRIATE RESERVE WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE RESERVE FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT. YOU HAVE A 2% STATUTORY RESERVE IN YOUR GENERAL FUND. HOWEVER, THAT IS A NON SPENDABLE RESERVE. YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT THERE BY LAW YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEND IT. IF YOU DO SPEND IT YOU GO INTO RECEIVERSHIP AND THE STATE TAKES YOU OVER HOWEVER SO WHAT'S A REASONABLE AMOUNT TO KEEP FOR A DISTRICT OF THIS SIZE IN YOUR RESERVE? ANY LOCAL BOARD RESERVE THE AMOUNT WOULD BE ABOUT 16.5% AND THAT IS IN ADDITION TO THAT 2% STATUTORY. WHERE DOES THAT NUMBER COME FROM? THAT NUMBER IS WHAT IT TAKES TO
COVER TWO MONTHS OF YOUR OPERATING EXPENSES. THAT'S A VERY PRACTICAL THING BECAUSE IN A TIME WHEN THE WHEN THE STATE IS STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY LIKE NOW AND IF THEY DEFER TO OUR APPORTIONMENT, WHICH IS HOW WE PAY OUR BILLS, THEN IF WE DON'T HAVE A RESERVE WE DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO PAY FOR THINGS LIKE PAYROLL RIGHT. SO IT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT FOR A DISTRICT TO KEEP A RESERVE AND AN APPROPRIATE RESERVE. WE CANNOT AT THIS TIME WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET UP TO A FULLY FUNDED RESERVE OF THAT TWO MONTHS. WE HAVE ABOUT ENOUGH TO GET UP TO ABOUT HALF OF THAT OR 8% WHICH IS WHY WE ARE SUGGESTING THAT HERE AND THAT'S TAKEN OUT OF FUND BALANCE. IT IS NOT TAKEN OUT OF ANY DEPARTMENTS. IT IS PRIOR YEAR FUND BALANCE THAT WOULD REPLACE THE COMMITMENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE GENERAL FUND OF $40 MILLION OF RAINY DAY WHICH IS WHAT IS CURRENTLY DESCRIBED IN THE FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS AND $22 MILLION OF BUDGET STABILIZATION AND IT ADDS TO THAT ROUGHLY ANOTHER $48
MILLION FOR THE $111.5 MILLION RESERVE THAT'S PROPOSED. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO THE GOOD NEWS NOTHING LIKE BURYING THE GOOD NEWS ON THE SEVENTH SLIDE. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING A CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFIED STATUS FOR THIS BUDGET ADOPTION. SO THIS WILL BE THE FIRST CERTIFIED STATUS THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE BOARD TO ADOPT OF IMPROVEMENT IN BUDGET STATUS SINCE THE DISTRICT HAS GONE TO A NEGATIVE CERTIFICATION. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO THIS SLIDE SUPER IMPORTANT. >> THIS IS YOUR UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND AND JUST A GENTLE REMINDER HOW TO READ THIS SLIDE YOU HAVE NOW TO COLUMNS YOU HAVE THE ADOPTED BUDGET. THIS IS WHAT THE BOARD ADOPTED AT THE SECOND READING IN JUNE OF 2025 AND THEN WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT YOU'RE ESSENTIALLY RECAPITULATING YOUR BUDGET UNDERSTANDING AND SO WE HAVE UPDATED FIGURES FOR YOU SO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE LINE A BEGINNING FUND BALANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR FOR ADOPTION IT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 140 MILLION. AT THIS TIME IT'S 221 MILLION.
YOU FOUND THIS INFORMATION OUT WHEN I ACTUALLY DID THE FISCAL CLOSE REPORT OF LAST YEAR AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE WERE OVERSTATING OUR BUDGET SO MUCH AND THEN NOT SPENDING IT IN AGGREGATE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT WE ARE CONSTANTLY UNDERSTATING OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE SO THAT IS AN ACCURATE STATEMENT THAT 221 AND WE KNOW IT'S ACCURATE BECAUSE THAT'S BASED ON UNAUDITED ACTUALS OF LAST YEAR SO THAT'S AN ACTUAL FIGURE TOTAL REVENUES FOR THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND YOU CAN SEE HAVE GONE UP VERY VERY MARGINALLY A COUPLE OF MILLION DOLLARS. THAT'S JUST AS PROPERTY TAX REVENUES GO UP AND DOWN. THAT'S JUST SHOWING US THE NET IMPACT OVER THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTION. AS YOU CAN SEE, EXPENSES HAVE ALSO GONE UP. THE BIGGEST PORTION OF THIS IS ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AS WELL AS A COUPLE OTHER MINOR ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE CALLED OUT. SO WHAT IS OUR CURRENT
ANTICIPATED UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND DEFICIT IF WE WERE TO SPEND EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY IS SAYING THEY ARE SPENDING IN THEIR BUDGET THIS YEAR, ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS, ALL THE SCHOOLS WE WOULD BE AT ROUGHLY A $52 MILLION DEFICIT IN OUR UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND IF WE WERE TO TAKE AND FUND 8% OF THE DESIRED 16.5% OF A DISTRICT RESERVE POLICY FOR TWO MONTHS OF EXPENSES THAT WOULD TAKE $111 MILLION OF WHAT'S CURRENTLY IN FUND BALANCE. THAT'S YOUR THAT'S YOUR CARRY FORWARD BALANCE. THIS WILL STILL END THIS WILL STILL MEAN THAT AT THE END OF THIS YEAR IF WE ARE TO SPEND AND GO INTO THAT FULL DEFICIT AMOUNT WHICH OF COURSE WE HOPE NOT TO WE WILL STILL HAVE $58 MILLION OF FUND ONE FUND BALANCE REMAINING THAT WE WOULD USE BEFORE OF COURSE TAPPING INTO ANY RESERVE THE NUMBERS DOWN BELOW THERE THOSE ARE THE COMPONENTS OF THAT FUND BALANCE . RIGHT? SO IT TELLS YOU THAT OUR PREPAID WHICH IS BASICALLY ROTATING CASH TO OUR BANK ACCOUNTS PAYING BILLS IS ABOUT
1.5 MILLION THE REQUIRED STATUTORY RESERVE FOR ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY THAT'S REQUIRED BY THE STATE THAT 2% CURRENTLY EQUATES TO ABOUT 27.9 MILLION AND THEN THE UNASSIGNED UNAPPROPRIATED AMOUNT THAT'S THE AMOUNT THAT ACTUALLY NO ONE HAS SAID WHAT WE ARE SPENDING IT ON, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT PAYS FOR THINGS WHEN SOMETIMES WE RUN OVER BUDGET IN THE GENERAL FUND WILL BE ABOUT $29 MILLION RIGHT NOW AGAIN THAT ASSUMES THAT WE ACTUALLY GO AND SPEND THAT MUCH MONEY IN DEFICIT WHICH IS JUST THE AGGREGATE OF EVERYBODY'S BUDGET THAT THEY'VE SUBMITTED TYPICALLY WE DON'T DO THAT. THAT'S THE WORST CASE SCENARIO BUT THAT IS THE POSSIBLE WORST LIABILITY WHICH IS WHAT I'M REQUIRED TO STATE FOR YOU. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND MAJOR CHANGES YOU SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE REVENUE ABOUT $7 MILLION. HOWEVER WE ALSO LOST SOME REVENUE BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN OVERSTATING SOME OF OUR LEASE LEASE REVENUES FROM SOME OF OUR PROPERTIES THAT WE LEASE
THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. YOU SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SALARY INCREASES AS WELL AS SOME SAVINGS IN BOOKS AND SUPPLIES. SO AS WE'VE BEEN TIGHTENING UP THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND BUDGET YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE ARE LITERALLY TIGHTENING UP THE FIGURES MAKING THEM MORE RELIABLE. I ACTUALLY WANT TO STOP THERE FOR A SECOND. THIS IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT IN ALL OF THE PAST BOARD PRESENTATIONS I'VE SEEN IN EACH OF THE INTERIM REPORTS AS THE EXPENSES BALLOON OUR EXPENSES ARE NOT BALLOONING BALLOONING. THIS GOES BACK TO WHEN I SAID AT THE LAST BOARD REPORT WE NEED BETTER CONTROLS. WE SHOULD JUST NOT BE ADDING AD HOC EVERY SINGLE THING THAT COMES ACROSS OUR TABLE TO THE BUDGET. WE HAVE TO STOP THAT. IT'S POOR BUDGETING. THIS ILLUSTRATES THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING THOSE CONTROLS IN PLACE ALREADY. SO NOTICE THAT EXPENSES AND REVENUES ARE REMAINING STABLE. THAT'S AS IT SHOULD BE. OKAY ENDING FUND BALANCE CURRENTLY WE'RE ASKING THAT THE BOARD BEGIN THEIR STRATEGIC RESERVE BY PUTTING 8% OF THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES
AMOUNT WHICH IS 111 MILLION INTO FUND 17 AS THE BOARD'S LOCAL RESERVE. THAT OF COURSE REPLACES THE EXISTING COMMITMENTS THAT ARE BEING HELD IN FUND BALANCE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. >> THEN WE GET TO THE MULTI-YEAR PROJECTION OF THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND. THIS SLIDE IS READ THE SAME WAY AND HERE'S A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE HERE. SO IN EACH OF THESE YEARS THE CURRENT PLUS THE NEXT TWO YEARS WE ARE ABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR STATUTORY 2% AND PAY ALL OF OUR BILLS. HOWEVER HOWEVER NOTICE BETWEEN LINES D AND E THIS YEAR IT SAYS THAT WE SET ASIDE THE MONEY IN THE FUND 17 AS A STRATEGIC RESERVE. NOTICE WHAT'S HAPPENING THE NEXT TWO YEARS. WE ARE BALANCING OUR BOOKS ASSUMING THAT WE TAKE NO ACTION. WE ARE BALANCING OUR BOOKS BY DRAWING OUT OF THAT RESERVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PAY ALL OF OUR BILLS THAT WOULD BE A GOOD USE OF A RESERVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PAY ALL OF OUR BILLS MOVING FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE.
IT JUST ILLUSTRATES ONE OF THE REASONS THAT A RESERVE WOULD BE IMPORTANT. NOTICE THAT THE OVERALL SHORTFALL OF THE DISTRICT IS GOING DOWN OVER TIME. HOW IS THAT HAPPENING? THAT'S HAPPENING NOT BECAUSE EXPENSES ARE GOING DOWN. NOTICE THAT REVENUES ARE GOING UP SO WE ARE GETTING BETTER AS A DISTRICT AT ARTICULATING WHAT FUTURE REVENUES WILL BE BASED ON THE CURRENT ASSUMPTIONS BEING PROVIDED BY THE STATE. AND SO YOU CAN SEE ON THE NATURAL IF WE WERE NOT TO ADD ANY MORE EXPENSES TO THE BUDGET THAT OVER TIME THAT LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA MONEY WE GET EVERY YEAR IS HELPING WITH OUR DEFICIT. HOWEVER, REMEMBER THERE ARE NO RAISES INCLUDED IN THIS MULTI-YEAR PROJECTION YET THE ONLY RAISES INCLUDED IN HERE ARE WHAT YOU JUST VOTED FOR WHICH IS YOU ACT RIGHT. SO THOSE ARE THE ONLY RAISES THAT ARE IN HERE AND THEN I HAVE TO THEN BACK OUT THE ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED. >> RIGHT. SO THIS IS JUST A NICE WAY OF BEING ABLE TO LOOK. YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS AN IMPROVED STATUS ON THE BUDGET.
HOWEVER, MOST OF THAT IMPROVED STATUS IS BECAUSE WE ARE DOING A BETTER JOB AT BUDGETING AND REPORTING. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE THE PLAN DEFICIT AS OF THIS TIME WE STILL ARE PLANNING A STRUCTURAL DEFICIT. LIKE I SAID, IT'S ABOUT $50 MILLION IN THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND. >> I JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA WITHOUT ADDING THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES FROM NEGOTIATED RAISES THIS YEAR, THE THE DEFICIT IS ABOUT $51 MILLION AS A PLANNED DEFICIT NEXT YEAR 32 THE THIRD YEAR 19 AGAIN ONLY DECREASING BECAUSE OF INCREASED REVENUES. IT'S ALSO REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE HERE THAT THE UNRESTRICTED IS THE SIDE THAT WE NEED TO BALANCE RIGHT? SO I HEARD A LOT OF COMMENTARY ON TONIGHT ON THIS AS WELL AS BALANCING STRATEGIES. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD AND BY THE WAY IT'S NOT OPTIONAL. YOU'RE REQUIRED BY LAW TO ADOPT
A FISCAL STABILIZATION PLAN SINCE WE ARE IN NEGATIVE OR QUALIFIED STATUS. THAT'S THAT'S THE CASE FOR BOTH OF THOSE CERTIFICATION STATUSES . BUT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ADOPT AN FSP THAT WILL ADDRESS THAT DEFICIT IN A TIMELY MANNER WHICH IS THE BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITY. RIGHT, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE TAKING UP AND CONTEMPLATING ON THE 16TH. THAT'S DONE SO THAT WE CAN BALANCE THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND SIDE. I HEARD A LOT OF FOLKS SAYING A LOT OF NUMBERS OUT THERE. SO I JUST WANT TO GENTLY REMIND EVERYBODY THE CURRENT UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND DEFICIT IS ABOUT $50 MILLION FOR THIS YEAR BEFORE RACES THE TOTAL DEFICIT IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT RESTRICTED AS WELL THAT'S THE 103 THAT FOLKS KEEP SORT OF SAYING WHAT WAS CUT LAST YEAR WAS THE 114 SO I HAVE TO KEEP ALL THESE NUMBERS IN MY HEAD. I'M GOING TO KEEP REPEATING THEM UNTIL HOPEFULLY WE REMEMBER THEM ALL AS WELL. THE FISCAL STABILIZATION PLAN DOES NOT CALL DOES NOT CALL FOR SOLVING STRUCTURAL DEFICITS ON THE RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED
SIDE JUST THE UNRESTRICTED SIDE SO IT'S LESS THAN HALF OF IT. SO JUST FOR SOME SOME CLARITY, THE FISCAL STABILIZATION PLAN DOES NOT CALL FOR 113 OR 103. IT CALLS FOR LESS THAN 50 WHICH IS A MUCH MORE BALANCED APPROACH. SO JUST TO KEEP THAT IN MIND CONTEXTUALLY FOR THE BOARD NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. ON THE RESTRICTED GENERAL FUND SIDE, THIS SHOWS YOU THE SINGLE YEAR THIS ONE CONTINUES TO BE INTERESTING. WE HAVE A LOT OF LOCAL RESTRICTED FUNDS SO WE HAVE A MUCH LARGER RESTRICTED FUND TO MONITOR THE MOST SCHOOL DISTRICTS YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT FUND BALANCE ON THE RESTRICTED SIDE. HOWEVER, ALL OF THIS MONEY IS SPOKEN FOR. IN OTHER WORDS WE'RE TOLD HOW WE NEED TO SPEND IT. WE HAVE DEFENDED SPEND IT WITHIN TERMS THAT ARE PROVIDED BASED ON THE FUNDING SOURCE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE DEFICIT IN THIS AREA HAS ACTUALLY SHRUNK AGAIN A LITTLE BIT ON THE NATURAL. SO ONE OF THE COMMENTS I SAW IS THAT WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES ON THE RESTRICTED SIDE. THAT'S TRUE. YOU'RE ALSO SEEING AN INCREASE IN REVENUE.
SO OF THAT $90 MILLION OF ADDITIONAL REVENUE WHICH MEANS YOU ALSO HAVE ABOUT $90 MILLION OF ADDITIONAL EXPENSES 20 MILLION OR ACTUALLY I WILL SAY EXACTLY THAT IT WAS BETWEEN 17 AND 18 IS ADDITIONAL MONEY THAT WE'VE REALIZED SINCE JULY 1ST ON AN ADDITIONAL YELLOW OR EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM SUPPORT DISTRICTS WITH LARGE UP PERCENTAGES WHICH WE DO QUALIFY FOR FOR SUPPLEMENTAL CONCENTRATION WERE AWARDED AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT AND SO WE WERE AWARDED ABOUT $17.6 MILLION MORE. IS THAT RIGHT? YEP, 17.6 GREAT. GLAD THE NUMBERS ARE STILL STICKING TOGETHER IN MY HEAD. >> I APPRECIATE THAT AND YOU WHERE ARE THE OTHER REVENUES AND EXPENSES COMING FROM THIS IS THROUGH IMPROVED BUDGETING, RIGHT? SO THE BOARD ADOPTED A BUDGET WITH A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WERE INTERESTING. FIRST OF ALL RESTRICTED REVENUES HAD NOT BEEN TRUED UP AND SOME REVENUES HAD NOT YET COME IN AND SO THE REVENUES THAT ARE HERE WE KNEW ABOUT LAST YEAR BUT EITHER THEY WERE UNDERESTIMATED RIGHT. OR WE'VE GOTTEN ADDITIONAL SINCE THEN MORE THAN WE
ANTICIPATED. AND SO YOU HAVE MORE REVENUES COMING IN AND YOU DO HAVE MORE EXPENSES AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE RECEIVE RESTRICTED REVENUES. REMEMBER FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES AND WE DO BUDGET THEM WHEN WE WHEN WE REALIZED THEM. SO AS THOSE REVENUES GO UP, OUR EXPENSES GO UP IN COORDINATION . NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THE MULTI-YEAR PROJECTION FOR RESTRICTED NOTICE THAT THE DEFICIT HERE IS MUCH MORE STABLE. IT DOES NOT GO DOWN. WHY IS THAT? BECAUSE ON THE RESTRICTED SIDE WE DO PROGRAM FOR THESE THINGS FOR AS LONG AS WE RECEIVE THE REVENUES SO WE DON'T MAKE THEM GO DOWN IN AN UNNATURAL WAY. HERE'S THE OTHER INTERESTING THING SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE NOT AS GOOD AT SPENDING THEIR RESTRICTED MONEY BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO SPEND AND SO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING TO SPEND IT IN A TIMELY MANNER SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEND MONEY BACK OR GIVE MONEY BACK WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT IS AGAINST THE GRAIN OF A OF A FINANCE TEAM. >> WE TRY TO MAXIMIZE THOSE RESOURCES SO WE WILL LEAVE THAT PLAN DEFICIT THERE AND TRY TO
SPEND DOWN THE FUND BALANCE ON THE RESTRICTED SIDE IN THE SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE WE NEED TO SPEND THAT MONEY IN A TIMELY MANNER SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO RETURN ANY OF THAT MONEY. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. NOW JUST SWITCHING OVER TO THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, THIS CERTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION FOR THE COUNTY OFFICE IS A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION AND IN THE SECOND INTERIM I'VE PROMISED THAT WE WILL SEE MORE DESCRIPTION, MORE FINALITY ON THE SPECIAL EDUCATION BUDGET AND YOU WILL ON ON THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AS WELL. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. >> SO FOR THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND YOU CAN SEE THAT CURRENTLY WE ARE BALANCED WHICH IS THE WAY THAT WE WANT TO SEE THE BUDGETS DONE. WE ARE SPENDING IN ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE RECEIVING WHICH MEANS THAT WE'RE BALANCED AND THERE'S NO SHORTFALL. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. RESTRICTED SIDE WE ARE PLANNING TO SPEND MORE THAN WE'RE TAKING IN THESE THESE FUNDS ARE SIMILAR TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THEY'RE RESTRICTED.
THEY HAVE TERMS ATTACHED TO THEM. WE TEND TO SPEND THEM SLOWER BECAUSE THEY'RE A LITTLE HARDER TO SPEND. SO WE TRY TO OVER BUDGET A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT LEAVING MONEY ON THE TABLE IN FUND BALANCE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND FOR THE MULTI YEAR PROJECTION THIS IS TOTAL GENERAL FUND. THIS IS RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED TOGETHER YOU CAN SEE THAT WE PLAN ON RUNNING A LITTLE BIT OF A SHORTFALL. THIS IS INTENTIONAL PARTIALLY TO HELP THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF FINANCIAL PRESSURE OFF BUT ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FULLY FULLY UTILIZING OUR COUNTY FUNDS TO THE BENEFIT OF OUR STUDENTS. MOST OF THIS IS COUNTY PROGRAM SPECIAL EDUCATION A LITTLE BIT OF ADMINISTRATION. WE STILL HAVE SOME OTHER COUNTY ORGANS WE NEED TO BUILD OUT SUCH AS CERTIFICATION AND PAYROLL BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT LIABILITIES THERE. BUT THE COUNTY PROGRAM IS DOING WELL FINANCIALLY. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. >> OTHER OPERATING FUNDS JUST AS AN OVERVIEW WE ARE SUPPOSED TO REPORT OUT ON THE GENERAL FUND PRIMARILY DURING THE INTERIM REPORTS BUT YOU DO HAVE
SOME OTHER OPERATING FUNDS IN THE DISTRICT. ADULT EDUCATION, EARLY EDUCATION THIS SCHOOL NUTRITION OR CAFETERIA FUND THE BUILDING FUNDING CAPITAL FACILITIES THOSE ARE OUR CONSTRUCTION FUNDS AND YOU CAN JUST ESSENTIALLY SEE WHERE THE BEGINNING BALANCE WAS FOR THESE FUNDS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND THE PROJECTED ENDING BALANCE. SOME OF THESE ARE ARTIFICIALLY PROJECTED TO ZERO JUST SO THAT YOU KNOW SO FOR EXAMPLE THE BUILDING FUND AND THE CAPITAL FACILITIES FUND THOSE ARE MULTI-YEAR FUNDS WE ACTUALLY BUDGET THOSE FOR MULTIPLE YEARS SO THAT WE BUDGET FOR EVERY DOLLAR BUT THOSE DOLLARS ARE BUDGETED OVER THREE, FOUR, FIVE ,SIX YEARS AND SO WE ALWAYS PROJECT IS ZERO ENDING BALANCE ONCE ALL THE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETE AND WITH THAT WE WILL OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT BOTH OF YOU HAVE BEEN PUT INTO THIS AND THE REST OF THE STAFF AS WELL. >> I'M SO EXCITED TO HEAR WE HIRED SOMEBODY FOR POSITION CONTROL.
THANK YOU. I I JUST I MAY RETURN TO ASK OTHER QUESTIONS LATER BUT THE MAIN THING I WANT TO ASK AT THIS POINT IS AROUND THIS QUESTION THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE RAISED BECAUSE I THINK IT IS NOT CLEAR TO THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'RE LAY PEOPLE IT'S NOT CLEAR THE COMMUNITY WHAT'S GOING ON WITH FUND 17 AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE YOU KNOW, THE DESIRE AND THE INTENT TO GET US TO TWO MONTHS OF OPERATING EXPENSES BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT MONEY IF WE NEED IT FOR WHATEVER REASON. AS I UNDERSTAND FROM YOUR PRESENTATION WE WOULD BE GETTING TWO MORE LIKE ONE MONTH OF OPERATING EXPENSES WITH THE 8%. BUT CAN YOU CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN LIKE IN PLAIN ENGLISH WHAT'S GOING ON? I THINK THE PERCEPTION OR THE UNDERSTANDING A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE IS THAT WE'RE WE'RE TAKING MONEY AWAY IN SOME WAY THAT WE SHOULD AND COULD BE USING FOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THIS YEAR. AND IF THAT IS NOT AN ACCURATE PERCEPTION, WE SHOULD MAKE SURE
THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ON SO WE CAN EXPLAIN THAT AND SO WE CAN COMMUNICATE THAT TO PEOPLE WHERE LIKE WHERE IS THAT EXTRA MONEY COMING FROM ASIDE FROM THE $40 MILLION FOR RAINY DAY AND 22 MILLION FOR THE BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND I THINK YOU KNOW SO IT'S IT'S ALL FUND BALANCE AT THIS POINT SO ALL OF OUR EXPENSES EVEN IF EVEN IF WE OVERSPEND TO THE GREATEST EXTENT THAT WE'VE PREDICTED THAT'S THE THE PROJECTED DEFICIT THAT MONEY IS JUST STILL IN FUND BALANCE RIGHT SO IT'S IN YOUR FUND ONE FUND BALANCE OR CARRY FORWARD FROM PRIOR YEARS. SO OF THE 221 THAT'S THERE, WE'RE NOT TAKING IT ALL OUT. WE'RE LEAVING QUITE A BIT OF IT THERE TO PAY FOR OUR ANTICIPATED DEFICITS BUT WE'RE SUGGESTING TO THE BOARD PER BOARD DIRECTION LIKE I SAID, THEY'VE ASKED US TO CREATE A RESERVE AND A RESERVE POLICY. YOU NEED TO HAVE A DISTRICT
RESERVE NOT JUST IN THE EVENT OF A DEFERRAL BUT AN EMERGENCY. YOU NEED TO HAVE A PLACE TO TAKE THAT MONEY FROM NOT JUST HOPE THAT THERE'S SOMETHING IN FUND BALANCE WHEN YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS DOES. SO ALL OF THE EXPENSES IN THE GENERAL FUND ARE PAID FOR. THIS IS FUND BALANCE MEANING THAT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN BEING SPENT IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. I COULD ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION SO THE MONEY THAT IS GOING INTO FUND 17 IF WE VOTE FOR THAT THAT MONEY COULD THAT MONEY BE USED FOR INSTANCE TO FUND MORE SOCIAL WORKERS OR TO PREVENT REDUCTIONS IN IN PERSONNEL? IS THAT A POSSIBLE USE OF THAT MONEY? YEAH, AND ANYTHING'S A POSSIBLE USE OF MONEY PARTICULARLY IN THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND. RIGHT. SO THE REASON THAT THE DISTRICT HASN'T GONE INTO RECEIVERSHIP IS IT HAS ENOUGH MONEY IN FUND BALANCE TO PAY FOR ITS DEFICITS RIGHT. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO QUALIFIED RATHER THAN BEING A
NEGATIVE. BUT I'M SUGGESTING THAT YOU PUT SOME OF IT ASIDE PER YOUR OWN REQUEST AND DIRECTION AND RESOLUTION AND SO THAT YOU HAVE A BOARD RESERVE, RIGHT BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T ANTICIPATE. REMEMBER THAT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU SHOULDN'T BE BALANCING YOUR UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND. THAT'S WHAT THE REDUCTIONS ARE NEED FOR. THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH FUND BALANCE. IT'S TO BALANCE THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND AND TO KEEP US OUT OF A NEGATIVE CERTIFICATION. RIGHT. THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THE STATED GOALS OF THE BOARD AND THAT'S HOW YOU GET THERE. CAN I ASK WHAT CAN I JUST CLARIFY THIS IS THAT FOR FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR, THE TERM FUND BALANCE MEANS THAT THESE ARE DOLLARS THAT WERE THAT WERE PART OF A GRANT OR PART OF A PROGRAM THAT WERE NOT FULLY SPENT AND SO THEY THEN WHEN THE PROGRAM ENDS IT FALLS INTO WHAT WE CALL THE GENERAL FUND. THESE ARE ONE TIME DOLLARS. THEY DON'T COME AGAIN. >> YEAH, IT'S LEFT OVER FROM
PRIOR YEAR BUDGET AND ACTUALLY SAN FRANCISCO'S FUND BALANCE SPECIFICALLY IS IS BASICALLY LEFTOVER FROM COVID RELIEF FUND WE USE THAT MONEY TO PAY FOR EXPENSES THAT TYPICALLY A SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD USE THEIR GENERAL FUND FOR WHICH THEN PROVIDED SOME RELIEF TO THE GENERAL FUND AND LEFT YOU WITH THAT'S WHAT I KEEP REFERRING TO AS YOUR AS YOUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT RIGHT? SO WHEN YOU DO OVERSPEND YOU HAVE SOMEPLACE TO PAY FOR IT, RIGHT? SO THAT'S THAT'S WHAT FUND BALANCES BUT IT'S NOT BEST PRACTICE TO USE ONE TIME DOLLARS TO PAY FOR ONGOING EXPENSES. >> NOT AT ALL. THAT'S THAT'S ACTUALLY HOW WE'VE GOTTEN INTO THE DEFICIT SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN. >> THAT'S CORRECT. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER OKAY. >> I THINK THERE'S SOME CONFUSION HERE SO I'M GLAD WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE THE REASON WE HAVE A LARGE FUND BALANCE IS BECAUSE OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD EVERY YEAR WE'VE MASSIVELY UNDERESTIMATED REVENUE IN OUR
BUDGETING PROCESS AND AT THE END OF THE YEAR WE'VE HAD THESE HUGE INCREASES IN REVENUE AND WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD SURPLUSES. SO I MEAN I THINK AND I THINK WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL HOW WE TALK ABOUT THIS. I MEAN THE REASON WE HAVE $430 MILLION IN OUR BEGINNING FUND BALANCE IS BECAUSE THAT'S BUILT UP. WHEN I JOINED THE BOARD IT WAS 128 MILLION I THINK AND SO THAT IS MONEY WE CAN CALL IT ONE TIME MONEY BUT WE MADE IT ONE TIME MONEY BY NOT SPENDING IT RIGHT. SO SO IT'S LIKE NOW IT'S ONE TIME MONEY BUT BUT IT'S IT'S A MASSIVE IT'S LIKE 35% OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE PUBLIC IS QUITE RIGHT TO ASK WHAT IF WE TOOK $111 MILLION INSTEAD OF PUTTING IT IN RESERVE WE SPENT SPREAD OUT OVER FOUR YEARS THAT'S 25 MILLION A YEAR WE COULD NOT CUT SOCIAL WORKERS. THAT'S A DECISION THE BOARD COULD MAKE AND SO I JUST THINK THAT'S THE CONVERSATION WE NEED TO BE HAVING AND I'M CONCERNED THAT IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE NOT HAVING IT. >> WE'RE JUST SAYING OH, WE'RE GOING TO PUT THIS IN A RESERVE . I MEAN I THINK A RESERVE IS A GREAT IDEA BUT YOU MAKE A
RESERVE WHEN TIMES ARE GOOD, RIGHT? AND THEN WHEN TIMES ARE BAD YOU DRAW ON THE RESERVE. AND SO THIS FEELS LIKE THE TIME THAT WE OUGHT TO BE DRAWING ON A RESERVE RATHER THAN SETTING ASIDE MONEY WHEN WHEN WHEN WE HAVE THESE NEEDS. YEAH. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER I THINK THAT YOUR POINT IS EXTREMELY THE REASON WHY IT'S EXACTLY THE REASON WHY WE WANT TO CREATE A RESERVE SO THAT THE BOARD GETS TO DECIDE HOW BEST TO USE THESE DOLLARS. THESE ARE ONE TIME DOLLARS THAT ARE BUILDING UP REGARDLESS OF HOW THEY BUILD UP IN OUR BUDGET BUT THIS IS WHAT WE SEE RIGHT NOW IN OUR BUDGET AND THE BOARD GETS TO DECIDE OKAY, SO IF IT'S NOW $111 MILLION IN FUND 17 AND YOU DO YOU DETERMINE THAT THE MOST APPROPRIATE USE FOR SOME OF THESE FOR THE DOLLARS IS TO ALLOCATE IT TOWARDS SOCIAL WORKERS ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS OR OR TO RENOVATE A BUILDING OR YOU KNOW SO SO THEN YOU GET TO YOU GET TO OUT YOU GET TO ALLOCATE AND VOTE ON THAT BECAUSE ONCE WE CREATE THE FUND FOR THE FUND 17 THE WAY WE ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS IS BY THE
WILL OF THE BOARD, RIGHT? BUT I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS THE FUNDS EXIST RIGHT? SO WE CAN KEEP THEM IN THE GENERAL FUND WHICH I THINK FRANKLY WOULD BE A BIT MORE TRANSPARENT BECAUSE WHEN YOU PUT THEM IN THE FUND 17 THEN WHEN YOU IT MAKES OUR GENERAL FUND DEFICIT LOOK A LOT BIGGER. IT MAKES IT MUCH HARDER TO COMPARE YEAR TO YEAR GENERAL FUND SPENDING OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T BEEN USING FUND 17. I MEAN YOU COULD PUT A RESERVE IN THE GENERAL FUND. I MEAN THERE'S A SPACE ON THE TAX CODE FORM FOR A RESERVE UNDER GENERAL FUND, RIGHT? SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN FUND 17. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO PUTTING IT IN FUND 17 AT SOME POINT BUT I GUESS THE I THINK TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH THE PUBLIC IT'S WE HAVE AN ENORMOUS FUND BALANCE. WE HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH IT. AND I THINK THE CONCERN THAT THE PUBLIC I HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC IS STAFF IS RECOMMENDING AT THE SAME TIME ADOPTING A FIRST INTERIM THAT PUTS $111 MILLION OVER HERE AND SAYS WE'RE GOING TO CUT FRANKLY A LOT LESS THAN THAT FROM SCHOOLS
THAT HAS A MASSIVE HARMFUL IMPACT POTENTIALLY AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT INCREASE IN STUDENT OUTCOMES. RIGHT. AGAIN, WE DON'T SO SO WE'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY DISINVESTING FROM OUR FROM SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE STUDENT OUTCOMES. SO I GUESS THAT'S WHERE IT FEELS I THINK THAT'S WHERE SOMEBODY SAID PEOPLE AREN'T BUYING IT BECAUSE IT JUST FEELS DISSONANT, IT FEELS LIKE AND FRANKLY WITH THE BUDGET TOWN HALL FEEDBACK THE FIRST TWO POINTS WERE CLEAR HONEST FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY AND PROTECTING SUPPORTS THAT HELP STUDENTS THRIVE. THAT WAS WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAID THEY WANTED AND WHAT I HEARD ALL NIGHT TONIGHT WAS THIS ISN'T IT YOU'RE NOT HITTING THE MARK, SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD. >> SO I GUESS I JUST I'M VERY CONCERNED AND THINK WE NEED TO DO SOME RETHINKING VERY QUICKLY BEFORE NEXT WEEK BECAUSE I JUST THINK THIS ISN'T WE'RE NOT HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION HERE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND? >> OKAY. I WOULD JUST CORRECT FACTUALLY MOVING THIS MONEY DOESN'T
ACTUALLY IMPACT YOUR DEFICIT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. IT'S FUND BALANCE. >> WELL, IT AFFECTS THE GENERAL FUND SO IT EFFECTS WHEN PEOPLE LOOK IT DOES AFFECT YOUR DEFICIT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. THE DEFICIT IS STILL THE DEFICIT. >> ABSOLUTELY. AND WHEN PEOPLE LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS WHAT MOST PEOPLE LOOK AT RATHER THAN THE SORT OF OFF THE BOOKS FUND 17 IT'S LIKE THIS IS MY YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT IS THE GENERAL FUND FUND 17 IS LIKE YOUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT. SO IF WE PUT $100 MILLION OVER THERE IT'S LIKE OH WELL OUR CHECKING ACCOUNT IS IN DEFICIT . WE MAY NOT NOTICE THE 100 AND I THINK THAT'S THE REASON FOR IT RIGHT? THE POINT IN MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE WANT TO DO THAT IN GOOD TIMES. WE WANT TO PUT MONEY IN THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT SO WE DON'T THINK WE CAN SPEND IT. THAT'S NOT THIS TO ME THAT'S MY CONCERN IS IN THIS MOMENT IS THAT WHAT WE WANT TO DO I THINK IS THE QUESTION AND THAT'S AGAIN WHAT I WAS HEARING FROM ALMOST EVERY SINGLE SPEAKER TO ME.
CAN I MAKE A POINT OF INFORMATION BECAUSE I THINK WE MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE WITH THIS ACTION ITEM IN THE SAME WE WERE WITH THE LAST BECAUSE THIS IS NOT JUST ONE ACTION ITEM. WE'RE NOT JUST VOTING ON THE FUND 17 RESOLUTION HERE. THERE'S ALSO WE HAVE TO APPROVE THE FISCAL STABILIZATION PLAN OR THAT'S NEXT WEEK. THAT'S NEXT WEEK. BUT ARE WE APPROVING OUR QUALIFIED CERTIFICATION TONIGHT ? SO THOSE ARE ACTUALLY IN MY MIND TWO SEPARATE VOTES ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER'S CONCERNS AND WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE AUDIENCE. >> SO CAN I MAKE AN AMENDMENT THAT WE LIKE WE DID BEFORE BIFURCATE THE FUND 17 VOTE FROM THE THE QUALIFIED BUDGET CERTIFICATION VOTE BEFORE YOU MAKE THAT WHAT IS THERE AN IMPACT ON THE FISCAL STABLE OR ARE FIRST INTERIM REPORT AND ARE STANDING GOING FROM NEGATIVE TO QUALIFIED IF WE WERE TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM SEPARATELY NO THEN I THEN ASKED DO YOU NEED ME TO REITERATE
WHAT MY MOTION OR IS IT JUST A MINUTE INTRODUCE ONE YET WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE ONE? >> OH WELL I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE SEPARATE OUT THE THE VOTE ON THE ON THE QUALIFIED CERTIFICATION FROM THE VOTE ON THE FUND 17 RESOLUTION I'LL SECOND THAT POINT OF CLARIFICATION AND THE RULE WE'D BE VOTING TOGETHER ON THE FUND 17 RESOLUTION AND THE FISCAL RESERVE POLICY THERE'S ACTUALLY THREE ITEMS I WOULD SAY AS PART OF THIS JUST SO WE ALL KNOW WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON IS THE MOTION TO SEPARATE OUT THE VOTING ON THE FIRST INTERIM FROM THE OTHER RESERVE FUND ITEMS WHICH ARE THE WOULD IT BE MORE CLEAR OR IF IT WERE THREE SEPARATE OR SHOULD I JUST SHOULD HOW DO YOU ALL WANT ME TO GROUP IT? I'M SUGGESTING THAT THE BOARD POLICIES FISCAL RESERVE POLICY AND RESOLUTION GO TOGETHER. BUT I JUST WANT US TO BE CLEAR FROM THE GET GO WHAT WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON WITH WHAT THEN TO CLARIFY THAT IS THE MOTION THE QUALIFIED CERTIFICATION VOTE SEPARATE FROM THE ANY FISCAL RESERVE AND THOSE TWO GROUP
TOGETHER SO TO BE CLEAR YOU'RE VOTING ON THE FIRST INTERIM RIGHT? YOU'RE NOT VOTING ON A CERTIFICATION. YOU'RE ADOPTING IT WITH A PROPOSED QUALIFIED CERTIFICATION THE FIRST INTERIM REPORT AND THEN YOU'RE SEPARATE SEPARATELY TAKING UP THE IDEA OF THE BOARD'S RESERVE POLICY AND THE CREATION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS 17 THAT IS CORRECT. I MEAN THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. MUCH APPRECIATE IT. THAT IS WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR. YES. OKAY. AND THAT IS WHAT YOU'VE SECONDED? YES. MY LAST UPDATE AT ALL JUST THIS IS OKAY. SO IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT ITEM? COMMISSIONER RAY MY QUESTION RELATES TO WHETHER SPLITTING THIS VOTE HAS ANY IMPACTS THAT AGAIN, THIS IS COMING UP NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME SPLITTING THE VOTE AND I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE IMPACT IS OF DOING THIS. DOES IT CAUSE A PROBLEM FOR OR DOES IT CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF INCLUDING FOR THE UPCOMING VOTE ON DECEMBER 16TH ON THE FISCAL STABILIZATION PLAN? NO. SO WE TRY TO KEEP OUR FINANCIAL
OR MAJOR FINANCIAL REPORTS TO A SINGLE POINT IN TIME ADOPTION FIRST INTERIM SECOND INTERIM. >> RIGHT. AND SO WHAT YOU WILL SEE OR WHAT YOU SHOULD SEE BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE IS YOU SHOULD SEE THE PACKAGE OF ALL FISCAL ACTIONS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED FOR YOU TO TAKE IN EVERY FOUR MONTH PERIOD. RIGHT. SO THAT'S WHAT'S BEING DONE TONIGHT. AND REMEMBER THAT THE CREATION OF THE RESERVE AND A RESERVE POLICY IS SOMETHING THE BOARD HAS PASSED A RESOLUTION AND HAS POLICY ON. SO I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST IF THAT IS NOT THE INTENDED ACTION THAT YOU TAKE THEM BACK BECAUSE I WILL CONTINUE TO ACT ON WHAT THE BOARD HAS ASKED US TO DO INSTEAD OF CHANGING OR MOVING THE TARGET IN SITU. RIGHT. LIKE THAT'S REALLY DIFFICULT FOR STAFF TO DO ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE WORK INVOLVED. SO I WOULD ASK THAT THE BOARD GO BACK AND BE VERY CLEAR ON WHAT IT IS IT WANTS WITH THE RESOLUTIONS AND THE POLICIES IT PASSES. >> I DON'T I DON'T I JUST WANT TO SAY I JUST WANT TO. >> OKAY. COMMISSIONER GUPTA SO FAR SO SO I THINK A WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT THINGS AND I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR BECAUSE I MEAN
THE NUMBER THAT I'M PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON IS IN PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG DEPUTY SUPERINTEND IT IS ON SLIDE NINE WE HAVE 2526 FIRST IN TERM PROJECTION AND WE HAVE THE NET SURPLUS OR SHORT SHORTFALL AND I SEE A SHORTFALL OF OF 51.5 MILLION. >> IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH THAT'S THAT'S ASSUMING WE SPEND EVERYTHING THAT PEOPLE HAVE SUBMITTED AS THEIR BUDGET. >> SO THAT'S THE WORST CASE SCENARIO THAT IS THE WORST CASE SCENARIO. SO WE ARE WE ARE BASICALLY I MEAN IF WE'RE USING THE THE ANALOGY OF SOMEONE'S BANK ACCOUNT RIGHT NOW I'M SPENDING MORE THAN I'M TAKING IN NOW WE CAN I THINK I THINK WHAT I'M HEARING IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ULTIMATELY HAVE DECIDED ON THE FISCAL STABILIZATION PLAN, WHAT I LOOK FORWARD TO FURTHER CLARIFICATION FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT PERHAPS THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT IS HOW DID THE PRIORITIES IN TERMS OF SOCIAL WORKERS OR OTHERS KIND OF RISE TO THE TOP AND WHAT IS THE I GUESS, YOU KNOW, THINKING OR ANALYSIS IS OR EVIDENCE BEHIND THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK WHAT I'M HEARING IS WE
NEED TO HEAR MORE THE PUBLIC NEEDS HEAR MORE AROUND THAT. BUT IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW, I WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, WE DID HAVE A RESOLUTION AROUND CREATING A A RESERVE AND YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN WORKING IN NONPROFITS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FOR OVER 30 YEARS. TWO MONTHS IS PRETTY STANDARD AND I WILL SAY AT A TIME WHERE WE LOOK AT OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE FACT THAT OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS TRIED TO BILK US OF MONEY A COUPLE TIMES NOW IT IS FRANKLY IT'S LIKE IRRESPONSIBLE WHEN WHEN OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM US LITERALLY SOMETIMES OUT OF OUR BANK ACCOUNT WHICH THEN MEANS WE CAN'T PAY EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, OUR STAFF MAKING SURE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE CAN GET A PAYCHECK WHEN 84% OF OUR BUDGET IS PEOPLE TO TRY TO KIND OF FLOAT BY WITH NO RESERVE WHATSOEVER. I MEAN I LOOK AT 20 MILLION AND I'M LIKE OH MY GOSH, 20 MILLION ON A $1.3 BILLION BUDGET IS LIKE PAPER THIN LIKE THERE'S LIKE BARELY ANYTHING THERE.
WE'RE LIKE THAT CLOSE TO INSOLVENCY. I MEAN WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUT OF STATE CONTROL WHERE YOU KNOW, BASICALLY WE CAN'T MAKE ANY DECISIONS AS A BOARD BECAUSE THEY CAN GET VETOED TOMORROW. WE'VE SEEN THE THREAT OF THAT ALREADY AND AS MUCH AS I HATE YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TO SET UP THESE RESERVES WHEN WE SEE SO MANY CUTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES GIVEN SO MUCH I MEAN FRANKLY I DON'T THINK WE REALLY ARE IN 20 MILLION IN LIKE THE FACE OF A OF AN AGGRESSIVELY ANTI EDUCATION FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT GIVES US 50 MILLION A YEAR AT LEAST AND WE'RE LIKE THAT CLOSE SO I MEAN I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE SOLUTIONS IN TERMS OF WHAT WE COULD POSSIBLY DO BUT I MEAN LIKE I JUST I DON'T I DON'T SEE IT. I CAN I'M SORRY. >> JUST COMMISSIONER GUPTA, I JUST WANT TO JUST TO EMPHASIZE THAT OUR MONTHLY PAYROLL IS 60 MILLION 6868 OUR OUR MONTHLY PAYROLL IS 68 MILLION. THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE $111 MILLION IS IT'S NOT EVEN GOING
TO BE ENOUGH TO COVER FOR TWO MONTHS YET YOU CAN ALL LOOK SO WE'VE BEEN DOING SOMETHING ELSE THAT THE COMMITTEE WANTED US TO DO WHICH IS EVERY MONTH ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA YOU ARE NOW SEEING ALL THE WARRANTS. WHAT ARE WARRANTS? YOU HAVE TWO WARRANTS PUBLISHED THAT YOU'RE APPROVING EVERY MONTH NOW ONE IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYROLL PAID TWO MONTHS PRIOR AND ONE IS THE ALL THE OTHER EXPENSES GOING OUT OF THE DISTRICT TWO MONTHS PRIOR. IF YOU ADD THOSE TWO UP, THEY AVERAGE BETWEEN 100 AND $130 MILLION A MONTH. RIGHT. THAT'S WHY THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMING UP WITH THAT CALCULATION . SO I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MOTION TO SPLIT THE VOTE. SORRY. NO, THAT'S FINE. ROLL CALL. VOTE PLEASE TO SPLIT THE VOTE. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER YES. COMMISSIONER FISHER YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA NO. COMMISSIONER. VICE PRESIDENT HEALING YES. COMMISSIONER RAY YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WARD NO.
AND PRESIDENT KIM NO. THAT'S FOUR EYES PASSES OKAY SO WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO THE FIRST CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FIRST INTERIM REPORT AND HOW AND IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THERE TO BE AN INTRODUCTION OF A MOTION TO ADOPT THE FIRST INTERIM REPORT. >> I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE FIRST INTERIM REPORT AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SECOND, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THIS FIRST INTERIM REPORT? COMMISSIONER FISHER THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS REPORT AND FIRST OF ALL I AM SO EXCITED THAT WE HAVE MORE STAFF AT THE TABLE WITH US SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. HE AND I SECOND WHAT COMMISSIONER RAY SAID ABOUT IT'S EXCITING TO HEAR THAT WE HAVE FINALLY SOMEONE IN CHARGE OF POSITION CONTROL SO THANK YOU SO MUCH MY ONE OF MY QUESTIONS PARTICULARLY SO WE DID HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT FROM
THE CAC TREASURER WHO IS IN FINANCE HERSELF AND SO WHEN SHE MAKES A PUBLIC COMMENT I KNOW WE DON'T RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENT UM BUT LOOKING AT SLIDE TEN THERE'S A THERE'S NEGATIVE EXPENDITURE OF $5.3 MILLION SAVINGS FROM ENDING 93 VACANT POSITIONS AND ALIGNING BUDGET ACTUAL PROJECTED HOW MANY OF THOSE ARE SPREAD? OKAY OKAY. ARE ANY ARE WE CLOSING POSITIONS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION BECAUSE THAT COMMENT AND THE CONCERN ABOUT OUR MAINTENANCE OF EFFORTS MADE ME VERY CONCERNED. NO SO WE WOULD NEED TO ALIGN A PROVISION OF SERVICE WITH STAFF BEFORE WE COULD DETERMINE TO CLOSE VACANT POSITIONS AND SPEND. HOWEVER TO CLARIFY MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT THE STATEMENT WAS MADE THAT IT CAN NEVER GO DOWN, IT CAN ONLY GO UP AND THAT'S NOT ACCURATE EITHER. IF WE REDUCE OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION BUDGET WE HAVE TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD EXPLANATION FOR IT. WELL IT COULD BE ANYTHING FROM FEWER STUDENTS TO WE
STOPPED A REALLY EXPENSIVE PROGRAM BUT THOSE ANNUAL REPORTS ARE VERY NUANCED. WE WERE PRETTY EXPERT AT THEM AND IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY CAN'T GO DOWN. I MEAN IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU KNOW THAT TOO. SO IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERSTATEMENT AND SO I JUST AS MUCH AS WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM COMMUNITY I THINK I WANT TO SAVE THE REST OF MY COMMENTS FOR THE FOR THE RESERVE CONVERSATION IN A MINUTE. SO BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND IT IS SUPER EXCITING TO BE SITTING HERE VOTING ON QUALIFIED THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THIS HAS BEEN HEAVY LIFT FOR STAFF AND AND FAMILIES YOU KNOW THIS IS THIS IS A LOT OF PAIN THAT'S GOTTEN US HERE AND SO WHEN WE BUT WHEN I DO THE ONE THING I WILL SAY IS WHEN WE DO TALK ABOUT STABILIZATION AND WE USE THE TERM STABILIZATION LIKE IF YOU WALK INTO AN EMERGENCY ROOM, IF YOU WANT TO STABILIZE OR FISSURE IS THIS RELATED TO IT IS VERY MUCH RELATED TO MY VOTE. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BUT WHEN WE START BECAUSE
STABILIZATION HAS BEEN SUCH A KEY TERM WHEN YOU WALK INTO AN EMERGENCY ROOM AND YOU STABILIZE A PATIENT THAT'S HAVING A HEART ATTACK, YOU DON'T STABILIZE THEM WITH THE SAME RESOURCES THAT YOU USE. YOU DON'T JUST GIVE THEM STATINS LIKE YOU WOULD USE IF THEY HAD AFIB. YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO THROW A TON OF EXTRA RESOURCES AND WE'RE SEEING FROM COMMUNITY IN A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND MONTHS. WE NEED A LOT OF RESOURCES IN COMMUNITY TO STABILIZE OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT OUR SOCIAL WORKERS AND OUR WELLNESS TEAMS ARE DOING. >> AND SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK YOU DO HAVE A QUESTION? IT WAS COMMISSIONER GUPTA DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT I'M GOING TO BE QUICK SO WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS. SO I SAW THERE IS A -4 MILLION IN TERMS A LEASE AND RENTAL PROJECTED WILL WE SEE FURTHER REPORT ON WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO AND WHETHER THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE REVENUE ? >> YES. YES. PREVIEW SO WE ARE DOING A BEST
USE STUDY NOW WITH SOME REAL ESTATE EXPERTS. WE DON'T HAVE AS ROBUST OF A PORTFOLIO AS SOME MIGHT THINK FOR A DISTRICT OUR SIZE BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE BRINGING AND I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO HAVE A STUDY SESSION IN THE IN THE EARLY SUMMER TO LOOK AT THE PORTFOLIO AND GIVE ME SOME GUIDANCE ON WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO WITH IT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY MONETIZE THAT CURRENTLY WE'RE SEEING A DECREASE IN LEASES BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TENANTS LEAVING ARE OUR LEASE SPACES LEASE SPACE IS BECOMING LESS DESIRABLE IN THE CITY AS I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE BUT ALSO WE HAVEN'T MAINTAINED IT VERY WELL SO WE'VE TAKEN A LOT OF MONEY OUT OF OUR SPACES THAT RENT BUT WE'VE ACTUALLY PUT NOTHING INTO THEM WHICH HAS MADE THEM LESS DESIRABLE. SO THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE'RE STARTING TO TRY TO KEEP THEM UP AND IMPROVE THEM A LITTLE BIT AS TENANTS GO IN AND OUT. >> BUT WE ARE SEEING A NET DECREASE SORRY I FORGOT TO TAKE TURN OFF AND I THINK IN AND IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE YOU NOW I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE TO SPEND A LITTLE MONEY TO MAKE SOME MONEY SO IF THERE IS A PROPOSAL OR A
STRATEGY TO DO SO I MEAN SPEAKING AS ONE COMMISSIONER I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT IN THE FUTURE. I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A LOT OF WORK RIGHT NOW. THE SECOND QUESTION I HAD WAS UH I NOTICE I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WILL BE FURTHER YOU'LL COME BACK TO US WITH SPED FUNDING AND OR MORE MORE DETAIL AROUND OUR SPED PROGRAMING. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CERTAINLY KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT. I NOTICE THERE IS AN INCREASE OF 3.4 MILLION FOR SPED TRANSPORTATION COSTS IS ANY INDICATION WHEN WE LOOK AT OVERALL SPEED AGAIN UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WILL BE MORE DETAIL LATER WHETHER THE SPED BUDGETARY ASSUMPTIONS ARE CONSERVATIVE OR WHETHER WE'RE EXPECTING A SIGNIFICANT VARIANCE IN EITHER DIRECTION AT THIS POINT EVERYBODY'S SMILING AND LOOKING AT ME. I REALLY AM GOING TO PUT OFF ANSWERING THAT RIGHT. >> I DON'T LIKE GUESSING FOR
THE BOARD. I TEND TO BE TOO MUCH OF A DATA PERSON SO I WOULD ASK THAT YOU LET ME REALLY GET MY ARMS AROUND IT AND YOU WILL BE A GREAT HELP IN THAT. SHE'S SHE'S EXPERT AT THAT I WOULD I HAVE THOUGHT AT DIFFERENT TIMES THAT YES IT'S GOING TO GO UP AND YES IT'S GOING TO GO DOWN AND THE MORE I DIG THE MORE UNCERTAIN I AM. SO SO I WOULD ASK US TO PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THE NEW YEAR BECAUSE I REALLY JUST DON'T WANT TO GUESS FOR YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT AND I APPRECIATE THAT CERTAINTY AS WELL. >> THE LAST QUESTION I HAVE AND I KNOW YOU'VE WORKED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THE STATE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BUT THERE'S STILL A STATE DETERMINATION TO BE MADE THIS YEAR FOR PROP 98 FUNDING. IS THAT CORRECT? AND I KNOW STATE LEGISLATORS HAVE TRIED PROP 98 MANEUVERS IN THE PAST. DO YOU HAVE ANY ASSUMPTIONS AROUND 98 BUILT INTO THIS BUDGET READING NO. HOWEVER, SINCE WE DID THIS OVER THE LAST THREE WEEKS I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE LEO THAT
THEY ARE REDUCING OR PLANNING ON RECOMMENDING THE REDUCTION OF OUR INCREASE NEXT YEAR BY A FULL 1% SO THAT WE ANTICIPATE IN SEEING IN THE GOVERNOR'S JANUARY BUDGET PRESENTATION AND THE STATE IS STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY AND THEY ARE FLOATING THE TYPICAL ARRAY OF THINGS TO HELP THE STATE SUCH AS DEFERRING OUR APPORTIONMENT WHICH IS AGAIN ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I, I SORT OF TALKED ABOUT THAT EARLIER WITH THE RESERVE POLICY. >> SO SO THAT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT WE AS A BOARD SHOULD CERTAINLY LOBBY OUR STATE LEGISLATORS AS WELL AS FAMILIES AND OUR LABOR PARTNERS. >> YEAH, YEAH. A DEFERRAL FOR A DISTRICT OUR SIZE WOULD POTENTIALLY PUT ME IN THE POSITION OF HAVING TO DO INTER FUND BORROWING OR EVEN TAKING OUT A BANK NOTE IN ORDER TO PAY EXPENSES WHICH MEANS THAT THE COST OF BUSINESS GOES UP DRAMATICALLY IN A VERY RAPID MANNER ESPECIALLY IF WE DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO DRAW FROM TO HELP. SO I'M GOING TO JUST ASK ARE THERE QUESTIONS THAT MAY CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF YOUR VOTE?
I'M DONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. MATT. I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT TO TRY TO SHORTEN THINGS BUT THIS IS THIS IS A REALLY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TOPIC AND IT'S 1130 AT NIGHT. I GET IT. >> BUT LIKE IT'S LIKE A I THINK THAT PART OF THE ROOM IS WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION AT THE END OF THE AGENDA AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REQUEST THAT IN THE FUTURE WE DO SOME PLANNING AROUND THIS BECAUSE I MEAN THIS IS I THINK THAT'S WHERE IT'S THE TENSION BECAUSE I WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE TOO BUT IT'S LIKE I HAVE SOME THINGS I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT SO I DON'T KNOW I I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR THE FIRST INTERIM BECAUSE WE NEED TO ADOPT IT BUT I HAVE THINGS I WANT TO SO I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I MEAN WHAT I WOULD SAY IF THERE WERE QUESTIONS AROUND CLARIFICATION AROUND THE BUDGET REPORT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ASKED IN THE Q&A DOCUMENT IF YOU HAVE FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS THAT YOU WANT TO ASK THAT GET TO MORE DETAIL ABOUT SOMETHING. IT'S I THINK MY QUESTION WOULD BE IT'S A MORE BIG PICTURE THING. OKAY. WHY DON'T YOU ASK IT? OKAY. I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF I GUESS I WANT TO ASK ABOUT REVENUE
ASSUMPTIONS BECAUSE I THINK AND I'VE MAYBE MENTIONED THIS IN A PRIVATE BRIEFING BUT I DON'T THINK I'VE SAID THIS IN PUBLIC AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY I'VE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD EVERYTHING ALL YEAR I THINK I MAYBE I SAID THIS EARLIER THERE HAVE BEEN PROJECTIONS OF BIG DEFICITS THAT HAVEN'T COME TO PASS. SO LIKE 2021 I WAS SITTING HERE IN DECEMBER AND THEY WERE PREDICTING $113 MILLION DEFICIT FOR THE 20 TO 23 SCHOOL YEAR BY MARCH MARCH 2ND INTERIM IT WAS $125 MILLION DEFICIT. WE APPROVED LAYOFFS OF 150 CREDENTIALED TEACHERS, 30 SEIU MEMBERS, 20 ADMINISTRATORS BY THE END OF THE 20 TO 23 SCHOOL YEAR. THE ACTUAL SPENDING SHOWED THAT WE HAD A SURPLUS OF $138 MILLION THAT MORE HAVE MORE THAN COVERED THE PROJECTED DEFICIT THE PREVIOUS DECEMBER EVERY YEAR SINCE THEN IT'S BEEN NOT AS BAD THAT WAS PAID THE MOST THE WORST YEAR BUT IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT. SO I GUESS I JUST WANT TO KNOW AGAIN THIS IS WHEN I HEAR THE PUBLIC SAYING DO WE REALLY HAVE TO CUT THESE SOCIAL WORKERS?
I WANT TO KNOW LIKE DO WE REALLY KNOW? BECAUSE EVERY YEAR AT THIS TIME THE REVENUE ASSUMPTIONS ARE ALWAYS MUCH LOWER THAN WHAT WE ACTUALLY END UP GETTING FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AND SO I GUESS I WANT TO KNOW LIKE WHAT IS THE WHAT ARE THE REVENUE ASSUMPTIONS BASED ON NOW IS IT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DOING HERE FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS? WHAT CAN WE EXPECT IN TERMS OF THAT? >> I'M SO LOUD NORMAL I JUST ASSUME THE MICROPHONES ON APOLOGIES SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHAT WAS DONE THE PAST FIVE YEARS I NOT I AM NOT SEEING MASS MASSIVE REVENUE MISSTATEMENTS I'M SEEING THAT THE BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS WERE SO HIGH THAT IT LOOKED ARTIFICIALLY AS IF THE ENDING FUND BALANCE WOULD BE LOWER BECAUSE WE WOULD JUST TAKE EVERYBODY'S BUDGET AND ADD IT TOGETHER WHETHER WE HAD ENOUGH MONEY ON PAPER TO PAY FOR IT OR NOT AND JUST LET IT ROLL AND THAT'S NOT A GOOD BUDGET CONTROL JUST LIKE YOU WOULDN'T RUN YOUR HOUSE THAT WAY BUT IT
WASN'T ON THE REVENUE SIDE. NOW THE REVENUES WE ARE BETTER AT BECAUSE PEOPLE HADN'T BEEN TRAINED AND TAUGHT HOW TO ACCURATELY PREDICT THE REVENUES USING THE STATE ASSUMPTIONS I FIXED THAT AND I TOLD THE BOARD THAT I THINK THE FIRST MONTH AFTER GETTING HERE AND SO YOUR UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND, YOUR REVENUES ARE VERY STABLE. RIGHT. AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE ANY VARIANCE AND THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR IN AN INTERIM REPORT ANY VARIANCE OF THAT WE SHOULD LIST OUT WHAT IT IS WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE . RIGHT. HERE'S THE PLUSES, HERE'S THE MINUSES SO THAT WE CAN TELL YOU WHAT WE FOUND OUT DURING THE COURSE OF THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. RIGHT. THE RESTRICTED SIDE YOU'RE SEEING THAT ADJUSTMENT NOW BECAUSE PEOPLE WEREN'T DOING THE THE RESTRICTED AS AS WELL. AND SO WE'VE SORT OF TIGHTENING THAT UP BUT WE ARE ALSO GETTING NEW REVENUES AND SO I DON'T SEE THAT BIG VARIANCE THERE. NOW YOUR QUESTION TO OUR PEOPLE STILL SUBMITTING BUDGETS DISTRICT WIDE FOR WHICH THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE HIGH HOPES OF SPENDING SO THEY'RE OVERSTATING
OR POTENTIAL BUDGET DEFICIT. YES, THAT'S POSSIBLE AND THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO CORRECT THAT IS BY PULLING BACK THE FUNDS SO THAT WE DON'T LET THEM BUDGET FOR MONEY THAT WE DON'T HAVE. THAT'S ABOUT BALANCING THE BUDGET NOW AND THERE WILL BE THINGS IF YOU WANT TO BALANCE THE UNRESTRICTED SIDE THAT WILL NEED TO STOP RIGHT AND I THOUGHT THAT THAT LATTER POINT YOU JUST MADE WAS THE CAUSE OF SOME OF THIS BIG VARIANCES. BUT WHEN I LOOK BACK AND MAYBE THIS IS A LONGER CONVERSATION THAT WE COULD HAVE OFFLINE BUT I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE PUBLIC OF I WAS SHOCKED BY THE VARIANCE IN REVENUE AGAIN STARTING IN SOMETIMES BY THE BY JUNE BUDGET IT WAS BETTER BUT BY LIKE JUST AND MAYBE THIS IS JUST BAD PREDICTIONS BUT DECEMBER THE 1ST INTERIM AND SECOND INTERIM PROJECTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR WERE THESE ENORMOUS DEFICITS AND IT WAS LIKE THE SKY IS FALLING. WE HAVE TO DO LAYOFFS. WE HAVE TO CUT ALL THE STAFF. BUT THEN IN SOME YEARS BY BY THE JUNE BUDGET IT WAS LIKE OH NO, NO, NO, ACTUALLY WE'RE GOING TO BE OKAY SOME YEARS WE MADE SOME CUTS AND THEN YOU
KNOW SO I GUESS BUT I JUST FOR I JUST HAVING BEEN THROUGH THIS NOW I'M HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF PTSD LIKE I'M IT'S GOING TO BE HARD FOR ME TO VOTE TO TO TO CUT BECAUSE I'VE DONE IT AND THEN I'VE BEEN BURNED. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I FEEL LIKE THE WAY IT'S THE WAY IT'S NOT VOTING TO CUT TODAY. >> NO, NO, I UNDERSTAND. BUT NEXT WEEK WE ARE AND I JUST THINK I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE REVENUE ASSUMPTIONS WHEN WE MAKE THAT VOTE YOU ARE SO TO BE CLEAR RIGHT YOU ARE NOT VOTING TO CUT NEXT NEXT WEEK YOU ARE VOTING TO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE IN THE EVENT THAT YOU DO NEED TO CUT BECAUSE REVENUE ASSUMPTIONS WILL CHANGE WITH THE JANUARY BUDGET PROPOSAL, THE MAY BUDGET THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO AND THAT'S REQUIRED BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT ALWAYS SPENT LESS THAN WE'RE GETTING. WE DO HAVE ACTUAL DEFICITS RIGHT? SO THAT'S WHY IT'S A REQUIREMENT OF A NEGATIVE IN A QUALIFIED CERTIFICATION. RIGHT. BUT THAT'S BUT THAT'S STILL THE REQUIREMENT. COMMISSIONER RAY I DON'T WANT TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE HERE BUT I'M STILL I'M STILL KIND OF
CONFUSED. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY IF POSSIBLE ANY PARTICULAR THING LISTED IN THE FISCAL STABILIZATION PLAN FOR FOR NEXT MEETING. FOR INSTANCE, SOCIAL WORKERS OR T10 SECURITY PEOPLE OR MIDDLE SCHOOL HEALTH TEACHERS ANY GIVEN ITEM ON THEIR DOES OUR VOTE ON THE FISCAL STABILIZATION PLAN OR THE RESERVE TIE US TO ANY PARTICULAR YOU KNOW, ANY PARTICULAR LINE OR PROPOSED CUT IN THE FISCAL STABILIZATION PLAN? >> DOES IT TIE YOU KNOW BUT YOUR VOTING AND TAKING ACTION ON IT TELLS US TO PREPARE FOR THE EVENTUALITY THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE THOSE CUTS SO THAT YOU CAN MEET YOUR STATUTORY DEADLINES ON MARCH 15TH THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE. SO SO THAT'S WHAT THAT'S NEEDED FOR. IF YOU ASK ABOUT THE STABILIZATION PLAN THEY'LL BE NEXT WEEK IF IT'S THE RESERVE IT'LL BE IN THE NEXT ITEM. BUT DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING RELATED TO THE FIRST INTERIM REPORT?
THE MAIN THING I WANT TO MAKE SURE IS THAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY ISN'T LOCKING US INTO SOMETHING FOR FOR NEXT WEEK. THAT WAS WHAT MY QUESTION IS AIMED AT SO I CAN I THINK I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH OTHER THINGS LATER LIKE YOU KNOW, PERHAPS WE COULD HAVE DISCUSSIONS OR YOU COULD PROVIDE SOME MORE INFORMATION TO US ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED FOR INSTANCE TO FUND SOCIAL WORKERS OR FUND PARTICULAR THINGS. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT MAY IMPACT THE OUTCOME OF YOUR VOTE? OKAY. WE'LL COVER A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. SORRY IF I IF THIS IN A HYPOTHETICAL OF THAT THIS PASSES AND THE RESERVE ITEM DOESN'T PASS, I ASSUME THIS WOULD THEN BE ADJUSTED THE FIRST INTERIM WOULD BE ADJUST ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THAT YES TAX FORMS WOULD HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED FOR SUBMISSION TO THE STATE COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER YES. COMMISSIONER FISCHER YES.
COMMISSIONER GUPTA VICE PRESIDENT HEALING YES. COMMISSIONER RAY I'M JUST CONFIRMING THIS IS THE VOTE ON THE FIRST INTERIM YES. YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WARD YES. AND PRESIDENT KIM YES THAT IS SIX EYES. >> THERE SHOULD BE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO INTRODUCE THE SECOND ITEM WHICH IS THE FISCAL RESERVE POLICY AND RESOLUTION. I INTRODUCE OR I MOTION TO APPROVE THE FUND 17 RESOLUTION AND FISCAL RESERVE POLICY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND SECOND QUESTIONS COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD AND I WOULD SPECIFY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS SPECIFIC TO THIS ITEM. I ALREADY SAID WHAT I THOUGHT COMMISSIONER FISHER YES I DO. >> I VERY MUCH DO AND IT IS I WILL KEEP IT SPECIFIC TO THE RESERVE. I WILL RESPECT MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS TIME AND I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER'S TIME AND THE COMMENTS HE MADE EARLIER AND I TEND TO AGREE WITH THE LOGIC OF
A YOU KNOW, IF THIS IS WE COULD DO SO MUCH TO SAVE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN BY APPROPRIATELY INVESTING THIS MONEY RIGHT NOW LIKE FOR EXAMPLE WE CUT ALL OF OUR TEACHER PIPELINE AND PATHWAY PROGRAMS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO RIGHT AND SO NOW WE ARE PAYING A LOT OF MONEY THAT WE DON'T NEED TO PAY FOR NON PUBLIC AGENCIES YOU KNOW FOR UNDER CREDENTIALED FOLKS WHO ARE COSTING US A LOT OF WELL-INTENTIONED FOLKS WHO DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE ALL THE TRAINING THEY NEED TO DO THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN OUR SCHOOLS. COULD WE TAKE A PORTION OF THIS AND REBUILD THOSE THOSE LIKE HOW COULD WE USE THIS MONEY THAT WE HAVE TO INVEST, INVEST, INVEST, INVEST TO SO THAT IN THE LONG RUN WE DO END UP SAVING MONEY. SO I AM NOT ARGUING AT ALL. WE ABSOLUTELY NEED TO BUILD OUR RESERVES ABSOLUTELY WHEN WE HAVE PAYROLL THAT YOU KNOW IS IS TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, OUR RESERVE IS NOT GOING TO COVER ONE PAYROLL. I THINK THIS IS THE TENSION. IT'S A YES. AND SO THAT'S WHERE I WOULD AGREE THAT PERHAPS WE CAN
SLOWLY INCREMENTALLY WORK TO GETTING TO THAT 10%. BUT THE WAY WE'RE SPENDING NOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE THE EXPRESSION YOU KNOW, AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE, RIGHT? WHAT CAN WE MAKE THOSE OUNCE INVESTMENTS TO SAVE OURSELVES THE POUNDS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS? IS THAT A QUESTION? CAN WE I GUESS THE QUESTION IS WOULD WOULD WE ALL BE WILLING TO REVISE I MEAN ESPECIALLY HEARING SO OKAY SO YES, THE QUESTION IS ARE WE WILLING TO REVISE THIS? I DON'T THINK I STRUGGLE TO BE ABLE TO VOTE YES ON THIS RIGHT NOW. ONE I'M NOT SURE YOU KNOW, LIKE AND EVEN WITH OUR GUARDRAILS YOU KNOW, LIKE BEFORE ANY MAJOR DECISIONS LIKE THIS ARE BEING MADE THE GUARDRAIL ONE IS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY AND GET THEIR FEEDBACK FIRST AND THAT WE DID HAVE BUDGET CONVERSATIONS THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BUT THIS THIS IS COMING AT A HUGE SHOCK TO COMMUNITY WHICH WE'VE GOT TO MOVE FAST. I GET THAT BUT I JUST COMMISSIONER FISHER MA'AM, CAN
I JUST JUST SPEAK TO THE THE MY BRAIN IS BEGINNING TO MELT BUT SO THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION IF WE LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THE DISTRICT TAKES IN TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS FOR THIS YEAR WE ARE LOOKING AT $744 MILLION. WE HAVE EXPENDITURES THAT REACH UP TO $796 MILLION AND SO THERE IS THIS SIGNIFI CANT GAP AND IF WE ARE SAYING THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE ONE TIME DOLLARS EVEN IF WE SPREAD IT OVER MULTIPLE YEARS WE JUST NEED TO BE VERY VERY AWARE THAT WE'RE USING ONE TIME DOLLARS TO PAY FOR EXPENSES THAT ARE GOING TO BE ONGOING AND SO ESSENTIALLY WE'RE KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD AND I THINK THAT THAT IS A INTENTIONAL DECISION THAT WE NEED TO MAKE BECAUSE THE REVENUE THAT WE GET FROM THE STATE FOR THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE HAVE IS IS JUST THIS AMOUNT AND THE COST TO RUN THE DISTRICT IS IS A MUCH LARGER AMOUNT. SO AGAIN THIS IS A DECISION THAT WE CAN MAKE TOGETHER AS A GOVERNANCE TEAM. WELL AND I APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK.
I JUST I THINK THAT WE ARE ALSO MISSING A LOT OF FUNDING STREAMS AND ACTUALLY BEING AT CCPA LAST YEAR OR LAST WEEK WHEN THEY TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE ELA FUNDING AND BRAIDING THAT WITH THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH THE YOUTH THE SEE WHAT C Y HB FUNDING QUESTION ABOUT THE CREATION OF THE RESERVE. SO YEAH WELL YEAH IT ABSOLUTELY IS BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF STRATEGIC AND THERE COULD BE ONE TIME INVESTMENTS LIKE THERE'S A COMMUNITY WELLNESS COORDINATOR THAT WOULD BE A ONE TIME INVESTMENT IN TRAINING SOMEONE THAT THEN PAYS OFF DIVIDENDS. SO I'M NOT SO I AM I'M ASKING ARE THERE WAYS THAT WE CAN STRATEGICALLY USE THIS MONEY NOW IN ONE TIME WAYS TO BUILD PROGRAMING, TO TRAIN PEOPLE TO DO THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO THAT PAY THE DIVIDENDS LATER THAT STOP COSTING US SO MUCH MONEY? YES. AGAIN THAT IS A CHOICE THAT THIS THAT WE AS A GOVERNANCE TEAM CAN MAKE IF WE'RE USING ONE TIME DOLLARS TO PAY FOR THINGS THAT WILL END AND I
THINK THESE ARE THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND DECIDE ON THIS FIRST IN MY SUPPORT THIS COMMISSION WISE NO AND THANK YOU, DEBORAH. I THINK THAT I FEEL LIKE I CAN START TO TAKE THIS DOWN A LITTLE BIT. I THINK YOU ADJUSTED THE TEMPERATURE. >> THANKS, CHRIS. THIS THING I JUST HAD A CALL WAS LIKE PARTICULARLY YEAH, YEAH. >> NOTICE HOW THEY WENT OVER THERE AND THEY ALTHOUGH MAYBE THEY CALL THEY'LL KEEP US AWAKE BUT SO I HAVE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE IN TERMS OF OUNCE OF PREVENTION AND I VIEW THIS AS LIKE THIS IS WE ARE PREVENTING OTHER THINGS BY HAVING THIS MONEY IN THIS RESERVE ACCOUNT WE ARE PREVENTING NOT IF SOMETHING GOES HAYWIRE, NOT BEING ABLE TO NOT PAY OUR EDUCATORS AND STAFF. SO I THINK IT'S IT'S ALSO LOOKING AT LIKE WHAT IS IT THAT WE'RE AIMING TO PREVENT? I ALSO I FEEL LIKE IT'S A LITTLE DISINGENUOUS TO WE'RE HEARING YOU KNOW, WHY AREN'T WE USING THIS MONEY FOR SOCIAL
WORKERS WELLNESS CENTERS? >> THAT IS NOT ONE TIME MONEY. AND SO I WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR I AM NOT SAYING THAT WE CAN'T USE IT IN OTHER WAYS BUT THAT'S NOT RESPONSIVE TO NECESSARILY WHAT WE'RE HEARING AND I DON'T WANT US TO THINK OH WELL THAT THE TWO ARE NECESSARILY PITTED AGAINST EACH OTHER BECAUSE AS I SEE IT, THIS MONEY WOULD NOT BE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS BECAUSE THEN THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN EVERY YEAR. WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY FOR YOUR POSITION AGAIN THAT WE'VE ALREADY HEARD THAT FEELS TERRIBLE TO EVERY YEAR NOT KNOW DO I HAVE A JOB OR NOT? SO WHILE THERE MAY BE OTHER WAYS TO ADDRESS SORT OF COULD WE USE THIS ONE TIME FUNDS WHAT I'M HEARING IS WE NEED MONEY FOR WELLNESS CENTERS, FOR CHOWS, FOR TEA STANDS, FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND THAT IS AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION AND THIS IS A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION. >> SO YEAH AND JUST TO BUILD ON THAT I YES DO WE NEED TO BETTER BUDGET FOR OUR DOLLARS THAT ARE COMING IN? ABSOLUTELY. DO WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF CLEANING UP OUR BUDGET?
ABSOLUTELY. DO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SWING AT THE END OF THE YEAR GOES DOWN? YES. AND WHAT I'M HEARING LOUD AND CLEAR FROM YOU ALL IS THAT THE MONEY THAT GOING THAT IS GOING TO THIS FUND 17 ACCOUNT ARE DRAWING FROM OUR FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR WHICH IS MONEY THAT WE CANNOT USE ON PERSONNEL. WELL LET ME REFRAME THAT THAT OUR ADVISORS THAT YOU ALL ARE TELLING US SHOULD NOT BE SPENT ON PERSONNEL AND ONGOING EXPENSES BECAUSE THESE ARE ONE TIME FUNDS, IS THAT RIGHT? >> CORRECT. YOU DON'T SPEND ONE TIME MONEY ON ONGOING EXPENSES. BUT THE OTHER THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND YOU JUST SAID IT BUT AND SO DID COMMISSIONER WISEMAN THE A LITTLE BIT AND AND WE DO HAVE A CITY ADVISOR IN THE ROOM TODAY I'M WAITING FOR HER TO THROW SOMETHING AT THE BACK OF MY HEAD. TINA I KNOW YOU'RE BACK THERE THE IDEA BECAUSE BECAUSE THE FINANCES HAVE NOT DRAMATICALLY SHIFTED SINCE LAST I PRESENT TO YOU BUT THE IDEA THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW TO NOT CUT AND HOW TO SPEND WHAT WE DO
HAVE LEFT WHEN I WHEN WE HAVE THE FIRST MOVEMENT IN YEARS AND THE CITY IS SAYING THEY NEED TO SEE THE DISCIPLINE DEMONSTRATED BY THE BOARD IS NOT LOST ON ME AND I'M SURE IT'S NOT LOST ON HER. I'M WAITING FOR THE PHONE CALL AFTER THE MEETING AND IT'S IT'S FRANKLY PRETTY LATE. SO I WOULD ASK THAT YOU KEEP THOSE THINGS IN MIND THAT YOU TOLD ME WHERE YOUR GOALS THIS YEAR WHICH IS WHAT I'M BRINGING TO YOU CORRECT. SO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE WITH HIM. >> VICE PRESIDENT YOU LIKE SO I MEAN I JUST ASKED SOME CLARIFYING QUESTIONS THAT I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER TO BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS IF WE USED THIS MONEY TO PAY SALARIES WE WOULD JUST BE IN A POSITION WHERE WE WOULD THEN RUN OUT OF MONEY IN A YEAR OR TWO AND BE BACK IN NEGATIVE FISCAL STRATIFICATION, RIGHT? CORRECT. AND WE DID HAVE A REAL DEFICIT LAST YEAR TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $48 MILLION, CORRECT? 4646 SO WE'RE AND THAT IS WHERE ESSENTIALLY OUR BILLS WERE MORE THAN OUR SALARY TO ANALOGIZE TO A HOUSEHOLD LIKE CORRECT. AND THAT'S WHAT DISTINGUISHES
ONE TIME DOLLARS FROM RECURRING DOLLARS LIKE YOUR SALARY IS YOUR RECURRING DOLLARS. YOU'RE GOING TO GET THAT EVERY YEAR SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR BILLS ARE LESS THAN YOUR SALARY WHEREAS THIS IS MORE AKIN TO LIKE A BONUS. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE POWER THE COVID BONUS MONEY THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO SPEND AND SO WE DON'T WANT TO USE IT ON GETTING A NEW PHONE PLAN OR LIKE RECURRING BILLS WHERE IT'S JUST GOING TO BE SPENT DOWN AND THEN ONCE IT IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE THAT THING UP ANYWAY AND IS THAT ACCURATE? WELL, YOU CAN I CAN'T OVERSTEP. YOU'RE THE YOU'RE THE BOARD. YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT. THE ADVICE I'M PROVIDING YOU IS CONSISTENT WITH YOUR STATED GOALS AND THE GUIDANCE THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM CITY. YEAH I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE IN THIS POSITION IN MANY WAYS BECAUSE WE HAVE AVOIDED MAKING HARD DECISIONS AND AVOIDED RIGHT SIZING OUR BILLS WITH OUR
INCOME AND THE WAY TO GET OUT OF THE CYCLE IS TO RIGHT SIZE OUR BILLS TO OUR INCOME, OUR OUR RECURRING DOLLARS TO OUR RECURRING SPENDING AND ALSO HAVE A GOOD EMERGENCY FUND. AND SO THIS IS THE CREATION OF THAT EMERGENCY FUND AND THAT OUR GOAL AS A BOARD I BELIEVE I BELIEVE I CAN SPEAK FOR THE BOARD IS TO GET OUT OF THIS CYCLE OF BUDGETING FOR POSITIONS THAT WE DO NOT HAVE LONG TERM MONEY TO FUND AND THEN HAVING TO SEND LAYOFF NOTICES EVERY YEAR. AND OUR GOAL I THINK ALSO IS TO HAVE A SUSTAINABLE BUDGET THAT ALLOWS US TO ESSENTIALLY PREPLAN FOR AND SAVE UP FOR NON LABOR RAISES AND INCREASES SO THAT WE DON'T END UP IN POSITIONS EVERY TIME WE HAVE OPEN CONTRACTS WHERE WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY RUNNING A DEFICIT. SO IF WE START MAKING THESE DECISIONS IT'S NOT TO CREATE AUSTERITY FOREVER, IT'S TO GET US ON A MORE STABLE FOOTING
WHERE WE CAN COME TO THE TABLE WITH REAL MONEY. THE NEXT TIME WE HAVE LABOR NEGOTIATIONS BECAUSE WE'VE ACTUALLY CREATED A SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL FUTURE FOR THE DISTRICT AND GOTTEN OUT OF THIS CYCLE OF PINK SLIPS. BUT I DON'T THAT'S A MISREPRESENTATION OF WHAT I'M BUT THAT'S A MISREPRESENTATION OF WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. IT'S NOT RESPONSIVE TO YOU. I JUST WANT WELL I THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR EXAMPLE, FROM THE PUBLIC AROUND LIKE WHY DON'T WE SPEND TODAY'S DOLLARS ON TODAY'S STUDENTS OR WHY ARE WE HAVING TO CUT MORE MONEY IN ORDER TO FUND THE CREATION OF THIS ACCOUNT? >> SO I JUST WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE THE SAME CUTS TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE CREATE THIS FUND OR NOT. >> BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S THE POINT I'M TRYING TO GET ACROSS AND I'LL USE YOUR ANALOGY I AGAIN I'M NOT RESPONDING TO YOU. I JUST AM ASKING QUESTIONS THAT I THINK ARE USEFUL TO CLARIFY TO THE PUBLIC BASED ON PUBLIC
FEEDBACK THAT I'M GOING TO IN MY LISTENING OVER TO COMMISSIONER CAN I JUST MAKE CAN I FINISH THAT THE EQUIVALENT ANALOGY PLEASE CAN I HAVE COMMISSIONER REGO AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK? YES OF COURSE COMMISSIONER RAY. OH SORRY COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER I ACTUALLY LOVE THAT WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION AND I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE IT AGAIN. I MEAN A CONTINUED VERSION OF IT THAT NOT AT MIDNIGHT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S BECAUSE I THINK THIS REGARDLESS OF HOW THE VOTE COMES OUT ON THE RESERVE, I THINK I MEAN AT THE END OF THE DAY THE MONEY AS YOU POINTED OUT EARLIER DEPUTY PRESENTED THE MONEY. IT'S STILL IN OUR FUND BALANCE . IT'S WHETHER IT'S IN FUND ONE OR FUND 17 IS FRANKLY A QUESTION OF LIKE TRACKING IT AND JUST AND YOU KNOW SO ON ONE LEVEL BUT BUT I THINK IT'S I THINK THIS CONVERSATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND I THINK SOME THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP FOR ME AND I THINK THIS FOR ME IT HAS TO DO WITH MY EXPERIENCE. I SAID I WAS SORT OF EXPECTS A LITTLE BIT OF PTSD ON THIS BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE YEAR I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD SINCE 2021
THERE HAS BEEN A PROJECTED DEFICIT AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DEFICITS IN SFE THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN PROJECTED BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE YEAR UNTIL THIS PAST YEAR THERE HAS BEEN A SURPLUS AT THE END OF THE YEAR. SO THE ACTUAL THING THAT HAPPENED THE ACTUAL SPENDING IN 20 2020 2021 WAS A $65 MILLION SURPLUS THIS IS TOTAL GENERAL FUND RESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED TOGETHER IN 2122 $149 MILLION SURPLUS IN 2223 $120 MILLION SURPLUS IN 2324 A $40 MILLION SURPLUS AND THEN LAST YEAR 2425 OR $37 MILLION DEFICIT RIGHT? SO THAT ADDS UP EVEN INCLUDING THE DEFICIT OVER FIVE YEARS A $337 MILLION SURPLUS ACTUAL. SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE ALL THIS MONEY THAT'S WHY WE CAN STICK $100 MILLION IN A RESERVE FUND BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN NOT SPENDING THE MONEY. I THINK AGAIN SOME OF THAT IS THE IS THAT PERHAPS THE OVER BUDGETING SOME OF THAT IS JUST ASSUMING REVENUE TO CLARIFY IF
YOU LINE THOSE YEARS UP I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO BACK FURTHER. THOSE WERE THE COVID YEARS. THAT'S THE EXTRA MONEY I'M TALKING ABOUT. PRIOR TO THAT WE DID NOT RUN SURPLUSES LIKE THAT. OKAY. BUT BUT MY POINT IS THAT THOSE WERE ALL ALSO AND THOSE WERE INCORRECT BUDGETING AND WE ALSO HAD BAD BUDGETING PRACTICES AND THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS WHY THAT HAPPENED. >> SO THE BUT THE POINT IS WE NOW HAVE THIS HUGE FUND BALANCE, RIGHT? AND SO I THINK THE QUESTION FOR THE BOARD IN TERMS OF THE RESERVE IS I'M I ABSOLUTELY THINK WE SHOULD CREATE A RESERVE. I THINK WE MAY EVEN BE ABLE TO CREATE A RESERVE. I MEAN WE HAVE SO MUCH FUND BALANCE THAT WE MAYBE WE COULD DO THAT AND PAY FOR THE SOCIAL WORKERS. I DON'T I THINK THAT'S MY QUESTION. LIKE I DON'T I DON'T KNOW THAT I GUESS MY QUESTION AROUND THE CUTS IS HOW MUCH DO WE REALLY NEED TO CUT THIS YEAR AGAIN AS OPPOSED TO USING SOME OF THIS MONEY WHICH WAS NOT ONE TIME MONEY WHEN WE GOT IT LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SPENT YOU KNOW SOME OF THAT MONEY WAS ONE TIME MONEY BUT SOME OF IT WAS JUST GENERAL OPERATING MONEY
THAT WE DIDN'T SPEND. BUT IN ANY CASE IT'S TODAY'S MONEY IN AND I GOT AN EMAIL FROM A PARENT SAYING MY KIDS ARE IN THE SCHOOLS TODAY. WHY ARE YOU ALL TAKING ALL THIS MONEY PUTTING IT OVER THERE? WHAT ABOUT MY KID? AND I DO THINK WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY AS A BOARD TO WE HAVE THESE RESOURCES RIGHT SO WE NEED TO WEIGH IS THE PAIN OF CUTTING THE SOCIAL WORKER IS WORTH THE TRADEOFF. RIGHT. AND I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE COULD WE DO SOME OF BOTH MY CONCERN WITH THIS WITH THIS THE FUND 17 ISSUE IS MORE JUST THE TIMING. IT'S LIKE IT WAS WASN'T POSTED WITH THE ORIGINAL AGENDA 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE. THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION AND I JUST THINK WE NEED MORE TIME TO HAVE IT AND I THINK WE NEED TO DECIDE AUTHENTICALLY LIKE WHAT DO WE NEED TO REALLY CUT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID I'VE BEEN THROUGH IT AND I KNOW MY TIME'S OUT BUT I'LL STOP IT LIKE I'VE VOTED FOR LAYOFFS. I VOTED FOR BUDGET BALANCING PLANS AND THEN EVERY SINGLE TIME COME THE FOLLOWING YEAR IT'S LIKE OH WE HAVE A SURPLUS AND I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT AGAIN. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT SO IF
WE CUT THESE SOCIAL WORKERS FOR EXAMPLE AND THE T TURNS ON THESE PEOPLE AND THEN WE END UP WITH A SURPLUS, HOW DO WE LOOK THOSE FAMILIES IN THE EYE AND SAY WE WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS? AND SO I THINK I JUST I NEED TO BE CONVINCED I HAVEN'T YET SEEN THE EVIDENCE THAT THAT THAT THAT'S THAT THAT'S REALLY NECESSARY. AND I THINK AGAIN, I DON'T I'M NOT TRYING TO BE FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE OR ANY OF THAT BUT IT'S REALLY BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD OVER FIVE YEARS ON THE BOARD AND EVERY OTHER TIME I JUST FOLLOWED THE RECOMMENDATION. SO COMMISSIONER RAY THANK YOU. I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE THIS DISCUSSION BECAUSE I THINK IT IS AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION FOR US TO HAVE AND WHILE WE WOULD ALL RATHER NOT BE HAVING IT AT THIS TIME, THIS IS WHEN IT'S COMING UP. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN CHANGE FOR TODAY BUT I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT THE PUBLIC IS ASKING ABOUT AND HAS LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY ALSO A GAP IN INFORMATION BETWEEN YOU
KNOW, WHAT STAFF HAS AND WHAT THE BOARD HAS AND WHAT THE PUBLIC HAS. WE DON'T ALL HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION. SO THE MORE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY PUT THIS STUFF OUT IN THE OPEN THE BETTER. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE PEOPLE TAKING THE TIME TO DO THIS. I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO RAISE A POINT THAT COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER JUST RAISED WHICH WAS THE WAY THAT THIS CAME UP SOMETHING THAT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A MAJOR FLASH POINT FOR THE PUBLIC AND HAVING THIS COME UP FUNCTIONALLY THREE DAYS BEFOREHAND. SO THIS WAS KIND OF A SURPRISE TO FOLKS AND IT IS A BIG THING AND ESPECIALLY IN OUR CURRENT FISCAL CIRCUMSTANCES I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S IT'S VERY UPSETTING BASED ON THE QUESTIONS THAT I'VE ASKED TODAY AND THE ANSWERS I'VE GOTTEN, IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE IT COULD WELL BE POSSIBLE TO DO THE THE RESERVE AND ALSO FIND A WAY TO FUND SOCIAL WORKERS LIKE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I HAD ASKED ABOUT YOU KNOW COULD WE ARE WE TIED IN SOME SENSE AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT FROM STAFF IN THE NEXT WEEK OR HOWEVER MUCH TIME WE HAVE.
BUT I THINK WHEN WE BRING THINGS UP LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE IT'S REALLY HELPFUL AND IMPORTANT FOR US TO PUT THEM OUT IN TIME FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO THINK ABOUT THEM TO GET PROPER INFORMATION AND SO FORTH. SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO BRING FORWARD. IF THERE WAS A PARTICULAR REASON IT WASN'T RAISED BEFORE I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO KNOW YOU MENTIONED OUR FISCAL ADVISORS IF THEY DO HAVE ANY COMMENTS THEY WANT TO HAVE HAVE I WOULD WELCOME THAT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T SEEM IMPOSSIBLE TO ME TO VOTE FOR THE RESERVE AND ALSO FIND SOME WAY POTENTIALLY TO FUND ITEMS. >> SO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. OH. GUPTA AND I HAD A QUESTION BOTH FOR THE ADVISORS AND IS THAT IS THERE A PARTICULAR REASON THIS DIDN'T COME UP UNTIL FRIDAY? >> SO I BELIEVE I PUT THIS I DON'T KNOW WHO ASKED THE QUESTION. SOMEBODY ASKED THAT QUESTION. I REMEMBER THAT YOUR 12 DAY
RULE SPECIFICALLY REFERENCED THAT SOME OF OUR BUDGETARY TIMELINES CAN'T FIT WITHIN THE 12 DAY RULES AND MEET THE STATUTORY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. AND SO THE TIMELINE I BELIEVE THAT LAID OUT IN YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE FOR LAST WEEK I BELIEVE IT WAS IS WHY DIDN'T WE HAVE IT 12 DAYS IN ADVANCE? WELL, THE BOOKS FOR OCTOBER DON'T CLOSE UNTIL NOVEMBER 15TH AND THEN WE HAD THANKSGIVING AND I ALREADY HAD IN FACT I'M WAITING FOR THE KNIVES TO GO THROUGH MY BACK BEHIND ME. I HAD PEOPLE WORKING OVERTIME ON THE HOLIDAY JUST TO GET IT DONE FOR FRIDAY. MY QUESTION WASN'T ABOUT THAT. IT WAS TALKING ABOUT THE RESERVE. IT HAS NOT TO DO WITH THE FIRST INTERIM. I WAS ASKING WHY THE POINT ABOUT THE RESERVE WASN'T BROUGHT FORWARD EARLIER FOR YOU KNOW BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SEEM DIRECTLY WE JUST KNOW WE JUST WHEN WE WHEN WE DO AN INTERIM REPORT WE WE POST ALL THE RESOLUTIONS TOGETHER. THAT'S JUST OUR PRACTICE. WE CAN CHANGE THAT. AND WHEN I SAY OUR IT'S JUST THE WAY THAT MOST MOST DISTRICTS DO IT. THEY DO ALL OF THE FISCAL ITEMS AS A PACKAGE FOR THE INTERIM REPORTS. BUT THAT WAS THE ONLY REASON
WHY BECAUSE THE FIRST INTERIM WASN'T DONE YET. YES. >> THE FISCAL ADVISOR QUESTION DO THEY HAVE COMMENTS IT IS JUST ELLIOTT TO DUSHAN OR TINA I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WANT TO BUT IF THEY DO I WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT OPPORTUNITY. >> I SEE HER COMING. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS SO THE DISTRICT HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES IN TRYING TO CORRECT ITS FISCAL SOLVENCY ISSUES. YOU'RE JUST NOW MAKING A LOT OF THESE DECISIONS THAT HAVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE PREVIOUSLY WHATEVER. I THINK WHAT CHRIS MENTIONED IN TERMS OF THE ENDING FUND BALANCE IS VERY TRUE WITH COVID MONEY. WE SAW IT EVERYWHERE. SO IT IS NOT GIVING YOU AN ACCURATE PICTURE HERE IN TERMS OF THE LONG TERM DEFICIT THAT YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN SEEING. SO IN ORDER TO STAY POSITIVE OR STAY QUALIFIED AT THIS POINT YOU NEED TO MAKE SOME HARD DECISIONS AND UNFORTUNATE REALLY THAT IS YOU ARE STILL DEFICIT SPENDING AND YOU ARE
PROJECTING TO DEFICIT SPEND AND THAT AS CHRIS HAS MENTIONED BEFORE DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY SALARY INCREASES. SO ALTHOUGH WE SEE GOOD THINGS HAPPENING, YOU'RE STILL IN A STRUCTURAL DEFICIT SITUATION AND IF THOSE IF THE DECISION HARD DECISIONS AREN'T MADE IT'S LIKE SOMEONE SAID KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I SEE. I DON'T KNOW ELIOT WHAT IF YOU WANT TO SAY I WANT TO COMMENT AND TWO THINGS THE DISCUSSION ABOUT SOCIAL WORKERS YOU PAY FOR THEM OUT OF YOUR RESTRICTED FUNDS ALMOST ENTIRELY OR OUT OF THE SEMI RESTRICTED FUNDS IN YOUR LCF THAT'S NOT THE DECISION YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IT'S WHERE TO PARK $111 MILLION DO YOU LET IT DROP TO THE ENDING BALANCE OF THE GENERAL FUND UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND OR DO YOU SET IT ASIDE IN A FUND YOUR SEMI RESTRICTING THAT YOU CAN UNRESTRICTED IT'S IT'S NOT A DECISION OF HOW YOU SPEND THAT MONEY AND WE WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU DON'T MAKE THAT
DECISION RIGHT NOW AT THIS POINT IN THE BUDGET YEAR THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE TO FOLLOW AND YOU DID NOT THIS YEAR MAKE THE DECISION ON YOU'RE FINAL FUNDING OF WHAT WE'RE CALLED THE SUPPLEMENTARY POSITION IS THAT THE SCHOOL SITE THAT'S AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT CONVERSATION. SO YOU KNOW I MEAN MAYBE I'M OVERSIMPLIFYING THIS BUT I THINK WHAT YOUR CBO WHAT MR. MIGHT AS THE NEED IS IS TRYING TO DO IS SET ASIDE THIS MONEY AND SAY THIS IS IN RESERVE IF YOU NEED IT AND IF YOU SPEND IT ON ANYTHING IT BECOMES ONGOING AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TURN AROUND AND LAY PEOPLE OFF NEXT YEAR WITH THAT MONEY. SO I THINK THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS HERE. ONE IS NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET WHICH YOU'RE GOING TO WORK ON THE FIRST STEP IN THIS AGAIN AS CHRIS SAID IN YOUR FISCAL STABILIZATION PLAN, IT'S REALLY A COMMITMENT TO MAKE THAT BALANCE NOT WHERE TO PUT THIS
MONEY AND TEN IS RIGHT WE WANT WE ALSO WANT TO I MEAN BOSTON ALL THIS WANT TO SAY HOW GOOD A JOB THE DISTRICT DID BY ELIMINATING POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE BOOKS FOR YEARS AND AND COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER THAT'S BEEN PART OF THE ISSUE IS YOU'VE BEEN YOU'VE HAD POSITIONS THAT DIDN'T GET FILLED FOR YEAR AFTER YEAR THAT'S BEEN CLEANED UP AND YOU HAVE A MUCH BETTER PICTURE RIGHT NOW, COMMISSIONER AND I YOU KNOW COMMISSIONER I'LL JUST GO QUICK AND I WANT TO START WITH AN APOLOGY TO VICE PRESIDENT HULING. I SHOULD NOT HAVE INTERRUPTED NOR JUMP DOWN YOUR THROAT OR AND PRESIDENT KIM, THANK YOU FOR DEALING WITH MY INTERRUPTIONS WITH GRACE. THANK YOU. EVERY DAY. EVERY DAY NOT NEEDED. I DO WANT TO CONTINUE WITH A APPRECIATE ALL AGREED. THIS IS A GREAT CONVERSATION. I'LL JUST GET TO THE POINT CONTINUING WITH THAT HOUSE ANALOGY BECAUSE THAT REALLY I THINK IT'S A GREAT ANALOGY AND I WOULD I WOULD LIKE US TO
DO I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT WHILE WE'VE GOT A MORTGAGE WE GO OUT AND TAKE A VACATION TO HAWAII AND BUY ANOTHER CAR AND GET A BRAND NEW IPHONE. >> I'M SUGGESTING THAT WE TAKE SOME OF THIS WINDFALL, THIS BONUS, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT AND PUT IT TOWARDS THE PRINCIPLE ON OUR HOUSE PAYMENT YOU KNOW, SO THAT OVER TIME OUR PRINCIPLE AND OUR INTEREST AND OUR PAYMENTS ARE LOWERED LIKE WHERE ARE OUR OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT? YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING FOR RIGHT NOW. I THINK IT'S A YES AND AND I'M NOT SAYING TAKE ALL 111 MILLION BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME VERY STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS ONE TIME INVESTMENTS WE COULD MAKE THAT COULD END UP REDUCING OUR OVERALL COSTS IN OTHER AREAS. AND SO THAT'S WHERE I'M HOPING, YOU KNOW, THAT WE ARE IF WE'RE GOING TO KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD THERE, WE'RE KICKING IT DOWN THE ROAD IN A POSITIVE WAY THAT'S THAT'S GOING TO REDUCE OUR COSTS. AND DO WE NEED TO LEAVE? IS THERE A FIRE ALARM GOING ON
OR THE SECURITY DOOR? >> OKAY, JUST YEAH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. JUST CHECKING. OKAY. YES, THAT'S A SIGN. THAT'S RIGHT. COMMISSIONER GUPTA, BRING US HOME, PLEASE. OKAY, SO SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER'S POINT BECAUSE I THINK WHAT COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER IS POINTING TO IS A LACK OF GOOD FINANCIAL CONTROL AND I THINK DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT WENT THROUGH IT IN TERMS OF WHAT HAS BEEN PRACTICE WHICH IS JUST CRAZY TO ME WHEN I HEAR IT IN TERMS OF PEOPLE ADDING IN TO THE BUDGET AND THEY'RE NOT BEING GOOD FINANCIAL CONTROL, THEY'RE NOT BEING GOOD POSSESSION CONTROL. SO YOU KNOW INDEPENDENT IF EVEN IF WE HAD COVID MONEY YOU'D EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THIS IS THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE AT THE END AND YOU KNOW HAVE WITHIN A 10% BUDGET VARIANCE WHICH IS GENERALLY GOOD PRACTICE. AND SO I UNDERSTAND WHERE THIS KIND OF LACK OF TRUST BOTH WITH
OUR PARTNERS, OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL AS COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER WHO SERVED LONGER THAN ANY OF US HERE NO SHADE KIND OF COMES FROM YOU KNOW THAT THAT HAVING BEEN SAID I MEAN I HAVE I APPRECIATE THE ANALYSIS THAT'S BEEN DONE AND A LOT OF THE CONTROLS IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THAT IN PUT IT INTO PLACE. >> I MEAN EVEN THE FACT THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS AFTER YOU KNOW WHAT IT WAS NOVEMBER 15TH AND THEN YOU HAD FROM NOVEMBER 15TH TILL DECEMBER 5TH TO BASICALLY PUT TOGETHER $1.3 BILLION BUDGET. YOU KNOW, KUDOS TO TO YOU ALL. I MEAN THIS IS THIS IS PHENOMENAL. I WILL SAY ON SLIDE 11 I JUST WANT TO CALL ATTENTION I THINK THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT MENTIONED THIS WE DO USE OUR RESERVES IN ORDER TO TO GET TO, YOU KNOW, MULTI-YEAR FISCAL STABILIZATION ACTION PLAN. IF YOU LOOK ON SLIDE 1120 26 TO 2027, 27 TO 28, DIANE ASSIGNED
UNAPPROPRIATED AN AMOUNT GOES DOWN TO ZERO. SO FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET TO POSITIVE CERTIFICATION YOU KNOW I MEAN LIKE THERE IS THERE IS A CERTAIN MASTERY OF THIS WHERE IT'S SORT OF LIKE OH WOW, OKAY WE ARE WE WE'RE WE'RE HOLDING THIS BACK SO THAT I MEAN TECHNICALLY WE'RE NOT EVEN GONNA GET TO THE THE MONTH OR THE TWO MONTHS ANYTIME SOON AS FAR AS I CAN TELL BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE YOU KNOW, WE STILL HAVE CONTRACTS TO NEGOTIATE AND WE WE KIND OF HAVE TO USE THIS IN ORDER TO GET TO THAT PLAN WHICH THEN PUTS US INTO POSITIVE CERTIFICATION WHICH THEN RESTORES GETS US TO A POINT WHERE WE CAN RESTORE LOCAL CONTROL SO I YOU KNOW I MENTION THAT BECAUSE I'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF TIMES NOW WELL WE HAVE ENOUGH TO BOTH YOU KNOW, GET THE RESERVE AND THEN GET SOCIAL WORKERS. DON'T GET ME WRONG WE DO NEED TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION NEXT WEEK AROUND WHERE WE'RE ALLOCATING HOW THAT DECISION WAS MADE BECAUSE I'LL BE HONEST WHEN I'VE GONE TO A COUPLE OF THESE BUDGET CONVERSATION YOU
SEE MORE OF IN THAT SPECTRUM MORE OF AN INFORM THAN NECESSARILY COLLABORATE. SO LET'S HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. TO ME THAT'S A SEPARATE CONVERSATION AS FAR AS WHAT DO WE HOW DO WE WORK WITH SAY OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PARTNERS TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THEM AND AND UNDERSTAND YOU KNOW, IF WE DO HAVE TO MAKE THESE THESE CUTS, HOW ARE WE KIND OF CIRCLING THE WAGONS TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO SAY HERE'S WHERE WE NEED TO CUT, HERE'S YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE PAINFUL BUT YOU KNOW, HERE'S WHAT WE DO RATHER THAN POTENTIALLY YOU KNOW, WHAT I'M HEARING IS PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BEING TOLD YOUR SOCIAL WORKERS ARE GONE. SO THAT TO ME IS A SEPARATE CONVERSATION. BUT YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE RESERVE LIKE THIS IS YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU LOOK AT THIS THIS HAS BEEN CAREFULLY CRAFTED SO THAT WE CAN GET TO POSITIVE CERTIFICATION IN RECORD TIME. SO YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT AND I SEE I SEE YOU ALL IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO AND THANK YOU. UM, I THINK WE ARE READY TO VOTE ON THIS SECOND ITEM ROLL
CALL VOTE PLEASE DO NOT FUND 17 RESERVE COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER NO COMMISSIONER FISHER NO. COMMISSIONER GUPTA YES. VICE PRESIDENT YELLING YES. COMMISSIONER RAY YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WARD YES. AND PRESIDENT KIM YES THAT IS FIVE EYES. THANK YOU. UH OH. I DON'T THINK YOU'RE SAYING FOR THIS OTHER MATTER SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK . I JUST DID WHAT COMMISSIONER GUPTA SAID MOVING TO ITEM I FOR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR DISTRICT EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES CAN HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND PLEASE. >> I MOVE ITEM I FOR 2512 DASH NINE SB THREE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOR DISTRICT EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES IN THE SECOND UM I WILL CALL ON A SUPERINTENDENT BRING THIS ITEM FORWARD. I CAN START WITH YOU MR. THIS ITEM BRINGS APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT FOR THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF STUDENT AND FAMILY SERVICES DIVISION AND AN AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES OFFICER. OKAY. THANK YOU. TONIGHT THE BOARD WILL BE
CONSIDERING TWO ITEMS. FIRST, THE BOARD WILL BE CONSIDERING THE APPROVAL OF AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH CALLED WALTER PAYNE AS THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF STUDENT AND FAMILY SERVICES DIVISION. THIS AGREEMENT WILL COMMENCE ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2025 AND RUN THROUGH JUNE 30TH 2027. THE SALARY PLACEMENT FOR THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF STUDENT FAMILY SERVICES DIVISION WILL BE SALARY GRADE SIX. STEP SIX OF THE MANAGERIAL SALARY TABLE. THE OTHER ITEM FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION IS THE APPROVAL OF A FIRST AMENDMENT WITH THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH EDDIE NO AS THE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES OFFICER THIS FIRST AMENDMENT WILL EXTEND THE ORIGINAL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ONLY THROUGH JUNE 30TH 2026. >> NO OTHER TERM OR CONDITION WILL CHANGE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD COMMISSIONER RAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. PRESIDENT KIM I'M GOING TO SPEAK TONIGHT BECAUSE I WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY I AM GOING TO BE VOTING NO AGAIN ON THESE CONTRACTS AS FOLKS WHO HAVE
BEEN WATCHING BOARD MEETINGS MAY KNOW, I'VE BEEN OBJECTING TO CONTRACTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING BEFORE US FOR MONTHS FUNDAMENTALLY DUE TO ISSUES WITH TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNITY INPUT. THESE ARE MATTERS OF PROCESS BUT I DON'T THINK THE WHOLE PROCESS IS SICK. THEY ARE KEY TO GOOD DECISION MAKING AND PUBLIC TRUST. FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE BOARD'S POLICIES AND PRACTICES THE DISTRICT HAS FOR YEARS PUBLICLY POSTED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR HIGH LEVEL HIRES BY THE FRIDAY PRIOR TO OUR BOARD MEETINGS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE SUPERINTENDENT UNILATERALLY DECIDED TO CHANGE THIS PROCESS AND ONE OF THE RESULTS HAS BEEN THAT THE NAMES OF PEOPLE THE DISTRICT PROPOSES TO HIRE ARE REDACTED. THEY ARE BLACKED OUT AND NOT RELEASED UNTIL THE MEETING. I'VE REPEATEDLY ASKED THE SUPERINTENDENT TO BRING HER PROCESS BEFORE THE BOARD SO WE CAN HAVE PUBLIC INPUT SO WE CAN DISCUSS IT AND YOU KNOW AND VOTE ON IT IF NEEDED AND THAT HASN'T HAPPENED. SO THE CONTRACTS BEING PRESENTED TONIGHT SHOW FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE HOW ABSURD THIS NEW POLICY CAN BE. CONSIDER THAT WE WITH REGARD TO THE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES OFFICER WE ACTUALLY REDACTED THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO IS ALREADY SERVING IN OUR DISTRICT IN THAT POSITION WE'RE EXTENDING A CONTRACT FOR MR. KNOW WHO WE HIRED FOR THIS POSITION MONTHS AGO AND WHOSE NAME IS ON OUR OUR DOCUMENTS, OUR WEBSITE ALL OVER THE PLACE. I JUST FIND THIS INCREDIBLY, INCREDIBLY PROBLEMATIC AND I THINK IT DOESN'T SPEAK WELL FOR OUR DISTRICT EVEN IF IT'S WELL MEETING IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HIDING THINGS FROM THE PUBLIC. THE OTHER CONTRACT WHICH IS FOR THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF STUDENT FAMILY SERVICES IS ACTUALLY ALSO A CURRENT EMPLOYEE HERE. SO I'VE OFTEN HEARD PEOPLE REFER TO CONFIDENTIALITY OR FEAR OF RETALIATION FROM OTHER EMPLOYERS AS A JUSTIFICATION FOR REDACTING NAMES BUT THAT CANNOT POSSIBLY BE THOSE CANNOT
BE THE ISSUES IN THIS CASE. SO WE REGULARLY HEAR FROM PEOPLE THAT THEY WANT TRANSPARENCY AND THAT WE NEED TO BUILD TRUST. I THINK WE'RE UNDERMINING THOSE CRITICAL VALUES. SO I WILL AGAIN HAVE TO VOTE NO ON THE PROPOSED CONTRACTS AND I WISH I DID NOT HAVE TO DO SO. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER I WILL JUST SAY DID OUT COMMISSIONER RAY'S COMMENTS. I THINK THEY WERE ELOQUENTLY STATED AND I THINK YOU KNOW THE 72 HOUR ADVANCE POSTING ONCE A CONTRACT HAS ALREADY BEEN NEGOTIATED IS A VERY REASONABLE PRACTICE WHICH DEALS WITH THE WHOLE ISSUE OF CONFIDENTIALITY . THE SUPERINTENDENT ALSO HAS THE ABILITY TO CHECK WITH BOARD MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY. THAT'S NOT A VIOLATION OF THE BROWN ACT BEFOREHAND TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY CONCERN. SO THERE'S NO REASON A SUPERINTENDENT WOULD HAVE TO PUT FORWARD A CONTRACT 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE THAT SHE THOUGHT MIGHT NOT BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. SO THERE'S REALLY NO REASON TO REDACT THE NAMES AND IT JUST
UNDERMINES TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY AS COMMISSIONER RAY HAS STATED. SO I'LL BE VOTING NO ALSO ALTHOUGH I DO WANT TO SAY A PIECE AND I THINK TONY PAYNE IS AMAZING AND I'VE WATCHED HIS WORK FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IN THE DISTRICTS. I DON'T WANT HIM TO BE OFFENDED BY MY NO VOTE AND I DON'T KNOW THE OTHER PERSON SO I'M NOT THAT'S NOT A SHADE TO THAT PERSON EITHER BUT I JUST HAPPEN TO KNOW TONY PAYNE. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS WILL COVER POLICE MISCONDUCT. >> COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER NO. COMMISSIONER FISCHER YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA YES. VICE PRESIDENT HULING YES. COMMISSIONER RAY NO. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WORK YES. AND PRESIDENT KIM YES. FIVE EYES ITEM 52512-9 APPROVAL OF PIPS AND WAIVERS CAN HAVE A MOTION A SECOND I MOVE THAT WE PROVE ITEM 5 TO 5 12-9 SB FOR APPROVAL OF PIPS AND WAIVERS. >> SECOND I CALL ON THE SUPERINTENDENT TO READ THIS INTO THE RECORD IN THIS ITEM I'M REQUESTING APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD TO PROVIDE
PROVISIONAL INTERNSHIP PERMITS TO TWO SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS ONE MULTIPLE SUBJECT TEACHER AND ONE MATHEMATICS TEACHER. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD WILL COVER POLICE MISCONDUCT. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER YES. COMMISSIONER FISCHER. YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA YES. VICE PRESIDENT HEALEY. YES. COMMISSIONER RAY. YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WORK? YES. AND PRESIDENT KIM YES AS SEVEN EYES. ITEM SIX DECLARATION OF NEED FOR FULLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS CAN HAVE A MOTION A SECOND I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 625129 SB FIVE DECLARATION OF NEED FOR FULLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS. >> SECOND CALLING SUPERINTENDENT REVIEW THIS IS MY LAST ITEM OF THE EVENING AND THIS IS AN ANNUAL DECLARATION THAT ALLOWS THE DISTRICT TO IDENTIFY OUR HARD TO STAFF AREAS AND THEN ALLOWS US SOME CREDENTIALING FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THOSE AREAS . ANY QUESTION ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? >> I JUST HAVE ONE
CLARIFICATION IN THE LIST OF PLACES WHERE WE GET INTERNS I DIDN'T SEE USF OR S.F. STATE AND I THINK THOSE ARE THE TWO SCHOOLS WHERE WE GET THE MAJORITY OF OUR INTERNS RIGHT AND I'M SORRY I DIDN'T BRING THAT UP IN THE TECHNICAL QUESTION THE Q&A DOC BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE TO LIST THEM OR NO, NOT NECESSARILY. >> OH YEAH I CAN FOLLOW UP ON THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT THE APPLICATION IS ACCURATE BEFORE IT'S SUBMITTED. >> THANK YOU. PLEASE, MR. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER. YES. COMMISSIONER FISHER? YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA? YES. VICE PRESIDENT HEALEY. YES. COMMISSIONER RAY. YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WORK? YES. AND PRESIDENT KIM. YES. AT SEVEN YOU PRESIDENT KIM AS OF SEEING RECUSAL FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR BASED ON HIS EMPLOYMENT WITH CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO WHICH A FREQUENT CONTRACTOR WITH US HAVE USED TO AVOID ANY APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY OR CONFLICT. SUPERINTENDENTS WHO ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? THERE ARE NONE HEARING NONE. I I YES I REQUEST THAT YOU INTRODUCE. NO. I JUST MOVE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR SECOND AND COULD WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE? COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER? YES. COMMISSIONER FISHER? YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA. YES. VICE PRESIDENT HEALING. YES. COMMISSIONER RAY. YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WARD YES. AND PRESIDENT KIM IS RECUSED SIX DAYS. ARE THERE ANY BOARD MEMBER REPORTS? NEXT I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AND NOT A REPORT. OH, SORRY. >> YES. IS THAT THE SAME OR GO FOR IT. I'D LIKE TO APPOINT CHI ATKINSON TO THE PEACOCK. >> GREAT. ANY OTHER APPOINTMENTS OR REPORTS? SEEING NONE I WILL ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING AT 12 A.M.. PLEASE DO NOT STAY. OKAY. I'LL SAY GOOD