 Yeah, good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees Meeting for December 6th 2017. It's our annual organization meeting and tonight. We will be electing a new president and vice I'd like to call the meeting tonight officially to order Are there any public comments on our closed agenda tonight? Okay, so in closed session tonight. We will be reviewing three expulsion referrals Item 2.2 certificated public employee appointments 2.3 classified public employee appointments 2.4 public employee discipline dismissal release or leaves 2.5 a negotiations update 2.6 claim for damages 2.7 existing litigation 2.8 anticipated litigation 2.9 pending litigation and 2.10 approve a final settlement on a special ed student. Thank you. Good evening ladies and gentlemen Good evening students. We're so excited that you're here. I got to see you the other night and it was beautiful So I cannot wait to hear all the songs again. I want to welcome you To the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting for Wednesday December 6th tonight We will have a change in leadership. It's our it's our annual organizational meeting We're going to be electing a new president and a new vice So we're glad you're here. We're looking forward to hearing from you Tonight we're gonna start out with the pledge of allegiance and we're gonna ask our student trustee Perla to lead us in the pledge Thank You Perla of the United States of America We're gonna move to item 3.3. It's a comment by our superintendent. Dr. Michelle Rodriguez Okay, so on Monday November 27th I I was able to complete a day in the life of a board certified behavior analyst Heather Waltz at both rolling Hills and Minty White and so I had the opportunity to see Heather's fantastic work as she Not only mentored the behavior text but modeled implementation of the new protocol that we're doing in the rise program and Also guided a staffing meeting for a student So it was wonderful to see how much social emotional support and that we had that we have for a special need student So up now is that's a picture of Heather. So on Monday, 27th and the November is a day in la vida de una Analysta de conducta certificada por el consejo Heather Waltz in dos escuelas rolling Hills he meant a Rolling a real their math It should stay real their math So to be the opportunity to be at a fantastic alteracle the Heather Mientras a a servía como mentora y también modelaba la Implementation de un protocol del programa rise y gay gay a también una reunión de personal fue maravilloso ver cuanto apoyo social social y emocional brindamos a nuestros estudiantes con Necesidades especiales so on Monday night We had our Paso a Paso the national press conference and we had a great turnout with community partners and elected officials Speaking to the importance of the program. So I'd like to thank for president Kim de Serpa and board trustees Maria Roscoe Leslie de Rose and Karen osmussen for speaking at the event We started with a two million word goal and we quickly passed that goal in early November We now have read over 6.2 million words and our new goal and our new goal is 10 million words and Probably the stars of the show and that's what I was telling them earlier today Was we had our students performing and singing the new Paso a Paso jingle and you'll hear it tonight It was quite impressive. So el lunes por la noche tuvimos nuestra conferencia de prensa Nacional de Paso a Paso tuvimos un gran evento con socios de la de la comunidad y electos hablando sobre la importancia del programa gracias a las a la precedente de la mesa directiva de Serpa y los membros Maria Roscoe Leslie de Rose y Karen osmussen por su participación en el evento comenzamos con un objetivo de dos millones de palabras Pasamos rápidamente ese objetivo a principios de noviembre ahora estamos en más de 6.1 millones de palabras leídas nuestro nuevo objetivo es 10 millones de palabras y las estrellas de esta noche fueron esos niños fueron los niños y Escucharán a nuestros estudiantes cantando el jingle de Paso a Paso y es bastante Impresionante, so thank you President the Serpa if I may introduce our interpreter for the night Yes, bienvenidos a todos a la junta solamente les quiero avisar que si tenemos servicios de Interpretación con la señora Saida ray goza que está ahí si necesitan un dispositivo para la traducción por favor vayan con ellos Gracias con ella Board comments. Does anyone have any comments to make tonight? Okay, Karen. I mean I have actually done a lot of things So I had to write it down So last night I went to most of the migrant parent advisory committee and Then on Monday, I went to the press conference pass Paso a Paso and we received lots of recognition on Sunday for our Multicultural tree lighting event. I passed out probably Probably close to a hundred flyers Because there was a super long long line of parents long long line Waiting to go on the little train that went around the plaza So I was able to pass out our leaflets to all of them and talk to them And then let's see Two one two three And then I also went to the California school board Association conference and I left on Wednesday In afternoon and got back on Sun. No Saturday got back on Saturday, and I learned a lot I learned a lot and I Last week I went to the migrant head start And they also will not at last week was week four was for four Thanksgiving And then I also went to the D lack, which is the district English language advisory committee for the TV and Because we're not gonna have a meeting for a while and this Friday. I will go to another migrant head start Committee meeting. Thank you. Thank you Karen Leslie Hey everybody, um So last week I I also went to the CSBA conference Karen and I were the two board members there Yeah, some of the workshops that I did were on policy updates to keep us compliant with new legislation protection of non-resident students privacy and Lessons learned on LC FF. We heard from other districts as well as state leaders I also attended the press conference for the unveiling and rollout of the footsteps to Brilliant reading app and that was wonderful. We had so many community partners there and Elected officials who are there to support our community Which is great. I'll be attending the holiday mixer for PV PSA Parro Valley prevention and student assistance and Some may recall or may not we recently voted to start Parro Valley Education Foundation and As president of that foundation I've been working with our attorney on our articles of incorporation getting our AI and member and our bank account So we can start raising money to support all of you all of you guys In early January, I'm gonna be attending an adult education conference Although it's going to be with my Cabrillo hat on I'm gonna learn a lot that I can bring back and report out to the board Thank you Thank you. Anyone else? Okay Normally the next item up would be item 3.5 But I'm gonna ask our board to approve allowing these beautiful students in front of us to do their musical Performance before we do our student recognition. Is everybody in agreement on that? Okay Students you're on Thank you. These are the four great students from Radcliffe elementary school Yeah, Radcliffe And we will be performing a three short pieces. This is part of a system at Watsonville and The three pieces are el beso del mar second piece is called la mariposa in which you guys have a part of participation I'll explain to you later and our last piece Will be the paso a paso jingle. Thank you This Next piece is a piece from a Peruvian rhyme called a mariposa and in this piece of the students do some movement Can you guys show us your mariposa movements? So I told them that they were gonna have a competition Between them and you guys to see who has the best mariposa movements You will see when the mariposa movements come and then we'll be watching who has the most creative movements for the mariposa piece That was really good usually people get really shy and they're like this, but you guys were very expressive very nice Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much for your support of our students For a long time. We've known that the arts are really an integral part of being a human being and thankfully we are Bringing the arts back to PVUSD. This program is called el sistema and it's in the after-school program and They started playing I believe late September and here we are already and next up we have Next up we have the Aptos junior high or Aptos middle school. I'm sorry. Is it no junior high Aptos junior high. I'm sorry Band playing they also just started this fall. They are doing a fabulous job already Their band director however was not able to be here tonight because he had another performance with his His own children. So when that happened I was talking to Mr. Asmuth about it and I said oh Shoot, you know you guys are doing such a great job I'm so sad that the kids are gonna miss it and he said you know what I talked to the kids And they want to do it so they're gonna do it without me and they're gonna be the leaders Which is what music does music in the arts makes leaders? Yeah Hi everyone, my name is Emily Marshall nice longer, I'm an eighth grader here and There's a lot I could say about band, but what I really like to talk about is how much I look forward to it during the day it's my sixth period class and I spend a lot of time just anticipating all the fun that we're gonna have like We're learning a lot and there's a lot of challenges sometimes my instrument just won't play for some reason But what I really like that is that I've made a lot of friends that also really like music and I love my band teacher Mr. Asmuth. He's a great teacher, but he also enjoys like making some jokes and making this class really fun and It's been it's been really great I'm so happy that band has come back because it wasn't around in the past and I was hoping for that in the future So it was it's really amazing that we've I finally get to play and I just really thank you guys Thank you for the board for this opportunity to do that Okay, for I'm Jonathan Vicaro and I'm also in this band class For me being in a band class is a lot of fun. I don't normally get to enjoy music at school I've always sort of wanted to bring my instruments to school and have fun with kids I know and play music, but I've never really had the chance to do that and so when I heard that there Was going to be a band class. I was rejoicing. I was so happy and being able to play with friends is so much fun It's really easy to bond over music the people in my band class. We're all such a closely knit group There's a really fun culture in this class and it's really something that I'm just purely enjoying and Every day like Emily said I look forward to band. It's the thing that I'm intense anticipating. Thank you Hey So the students are actually conducting this this group. So I am going to let I have the first piece as good King Hello, I am Ashton Turner and I'll be conducting our first piece good King Wenzel slas Wistler and I will be conducting the second piece Jolly old St. Nicholas. I'm Greta and the third piece we're gonna be playing is Ode to Joy Hey, I'm Kyle Hannigan and I'm gonna be directing Jingle Bells Thank you very much for joining us and thank you to all your all the parents who brought students here and bring students back and I We really appreciate all your support. Have a great evening and this is the best gift anybody could ever get Okay, thanks, thank you to all the students and families who joined us tonight. It's heartwarming to see a music Restored to PB USD. We had to make very very deep and ugly cuts over a 10-year period about 56 million dollars and unfortunately music had to go during that time and so Music has been one of the top priorities for this board to restore back to the district and It's just real. This is the very start of an entire music restoration program Which we hope will start in fifth grade build through junior high and go into the high school years Well, I personally am hoping we have marching bands back in the next couple of years as these kids build their skills and Move up in grades. So I'm it it makes me very Gratified to see this tonight. So I congratulate The teachers all the new teachers in the district who are working hard on rebuilding this program Next up we have something also very very important It's our student of the year recognition and tonight We're gonna honor four children or four students. The first is Haley Brooks from and sold out elementary So if Haley is Haley here tonight, come on up Haley And your family and any friends that you brought with you and your teacher or your principal whoever's here come up with her Is Elaine parks here? Good evening president to Serpa board trustees and dr. Rodriguez and good evening audience family members I'm super happy to present our student of the year Haley Brooks Wonderful wonderful student the first person I see in the morning when I'm on my way out to the playground really She's an excellent student and an amazing person. She has a heart of gold and is always there to lend a helping hand She's a model of good behavior in the classroom and on the playground and everywhere. She is She is happy to help her peers as well as the younger students at our school Some of her favorite memories of her six years at Anseldo are hanging out with the teachers and the principals Gotta love that Helping the first graders in the after-school program having fun with her friends at the spring carnival and going to outdoor school Her favorite subjects are writing in math. She hopes to go to Stanford and one day be a veterinarian Outside of school. She stays busy writing horses playing sports and a lot of our local leagues and Spending time with her wonderful family This Anseldo all-star is thoughtful hard-working and a true shining star We are thrilled to acknowledge her and her wonderful family as well who has raised her well and we're all super proud of her So congratulations Haley Okay, well, my name is Leslie D. Rose and I'm one of the trustees on the Pearl Valley School board and we have a certificate for you to honor you for all of your hard work and I love the fact that you like to hang out with teachers and administration you learn a lot from them So anyway, I want to shake your hand and say congratulations and keep up the good work And where's your family? Good job And congratulations. Thank you. I know it takes the village What we'd like to do is get a picture with everybody. So if you There's probably not a whole lot. There are instruments in the way. So what do we think? Yeah, let's go stand under the clock and we'll get a group picture We will get there Haley and family and to answer although first For bringing us such a beautiful smart student Next up is Ezekiel. Is it pillow or pilote? Hello from Calabasas Elementary School. Will you come up with your family? Good evening. All right. It's working Good evening president to Serpa members of the board dr. Rodriguez Calabasas is super Excited and happy to announce our student of the year Ezekiel Zeke pillow Zeke has been in Calabasas since third grade and now the teacher Miss Desher who couldn't be here her husband's Having some medical issues But she said to make sure to but everybody knew that Zeke demonstrates all the learner qualities that we want to instill in our students That he is a self-directed motivated honor roll student and gives his best effort in all subjects He excels at academics, but what stands out about Zeke is His character as a person He is demonstrates all the life skills you'd want to see in a young man. He's caring. He's responsible. He's respectable He's been a member of the green team at Calabasas for the last four years in that time. He's helped lead the green team to Secure mini grants to eliminate Sporks reduced napkins reduced straws Improve our environment this year. They secured a grant to get a water filling station. They eliminated disposable water bottles from the site got Reusable water bottles for every student He's also served on student council and is currently the student photographer for the school beyond that He loves to read and he aspires to become a marine biologist What's cool about Zeke? he's a great guy and when I was talking to him about I Said man, you've been on the green team all these years. You'll help lead student council You guys have got grants and all this great stuff What's your best accomplishment? And his answer was student of the year So it just shows that he truly values education. He values He is just a great kid. So I'm honored to present him as our student of the year Congratulations is he kill and that's a really cute couple of brothers you have there Thank You Calabasas for choosing such a talented intelligent young man Next is up is Wendy Melgosa from Hall District School. Wendy. Will you come up if you're here with your family? Good evening President de Serpa dr. Rodriguez and board members My name is Claudia monastery. I'm the principal at Hall and I am here to present Wendy Melgosa our student of the year so her teacher couldn't be here tonight, but she did want me to share some information that she had put together Saying that Wendy is a hard-working student She has been involved over the years in student leadership mini mermaids running club School band and is always putting her best foot forward Wendy is well organized arrives ready to learn and gives her work a critical eye in the classroom Wendy listens carefully both to teachers and classmates Responding with thought and kindness Students trust her and listen to what she has to say in every subject Wendy gives focused effort and hard work Setting an example of persistence for her classmates and helping them in a way any way she can her positive influence has an obvious effect on all the students and Wendy actually wanted to be able to talk a little bit about herself as well Hi, I'm Wendy Melgosa. My teacher really Makes learning fun. She puts an effort to make us feel comfortable She gives the choice to move to around to feel comfortable and it makes us easier to learn She also gives us choice for activities like doing prodigy for more math practice or art projects After school, I like to read books mostly fairy tales My favorite is the series the land of stories by Chris Colfer my teacher last year Recommended them and I read the first one. I had to read the rest Thank you for choosing me as Hall district student of the year Thank you, and I'm gonna give you a I'm gonna call it a plaque recognition for all the work that you've done