 Good evening, welcome to the Power Valley Unified School District Governing Board of Directors meeting for Wednesday, March 27th. I am calling the meeting to order at 741 PM. Bienvenidos a la reunión de la Juenta Directiva de BBOST. Disponemos la tradición en español, si necesita ese apoyo, consulta Yarena López. Not Yarena. Maciel. If you need translation in Spanish, please see Maciel and she will have that. I want to call a couple of items, note a couple of items for this evening's meeting. We have expected an extremely large turnout this evening. I want to note per fire code and per ADA compliance, we must at all times keep all aisles, all doorways open and clear. If aisles and doorways are not kept open and clear, I will have to adjourn the meeting until they are cleared. Second with that, I also see a lot of new faces here tonight, so I want to take a moment to establish some ground rules. There may be differences of opinion, sometimes strong differences. Please give those speaking the same respect that you would like to receive when you are speaking. This will allow everyone to be heard and the board to conduct its necessary business for the district. With that, I will now move to item 3.2, the Pledge of Allegiance, and I will ask Vice President Trustee Soto to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, Vice President Soto. Next, we will move to 3.3. This is the opportunity for Interim Superintendent to have comments, so I will turn this over to Interim Superintendent Murray Strickman at this time. Thank you, President Acosta. It's a special night. I appreciate the crowd, but I also know we have somebody special that our governing board will be presenting. Estes mi junta penultima. What does that mean? What's that mean? The students who are bilingual. Estes mi junta penultima. My second and last meeting. April 24th will be an official meeting. We will have a very special meeting on April 17th to honor the student of the year from each of our schools, elementary, middle and high school. But I'm going to briefly role model mistakes mine. I think as a former teacher, when I stood up in a class and didn't do the right lesson, it was important to look in the mirror and figure it out and make things better. So let me begin. Last board meeting, there was a 3 to 2 vote on a pay raise for cabinet. I was wrong. The 3 to 2 vote, I should read what's right in front of me, the education code and the government code protect a 7 vote board and so it did have to be 4 votes. The president was right. I do want to express that. But the issue that was voted on, I do want to make a point. We're trying to attract and build a pool of 2 positions with cabinet and that decision, I don't think helped. I also want to point out the heavy lifting that cabinet does in every district I've worked in, in particular at the beginning of this year, some really heavy lifting was done with personnel that worked out very well, especially at one school. I want to remind the board and ask the board to reconsider. The second one is I want to address the TK Kindergarten Roundup. We will do better, but the headline in the sentinel question our access. Our planning needed to do better and I know it will get better. I waited in line with some of the parents because I wanted them to see the superintendent there and I wanted to feel their frustration. So we will do better, but I do want to point out the headline in the sentinel, although I thought the article was pretty good and I agreed with most of it, the headline said that we're denying access. So I just want to make 3 points. We already have 10 TK classes in place and we'll add one to another school next year and the following year. We have at the high school level, 26 very robust career pathways serving 3,800 kids. They're very accessible to all kids. We have the new school principal here who has an incredible program that is part of the CTE pathway and I'm happy to see him as a girl. They're college prep, lead to college and higher paying jobs. And my final example of accessibility in the PVUSD is music. I left in 2015. We had some music. I came back. It's everywhere and it's accessible to everybody and I'm really proud of it. And that's my report. Thank you. Thank you, Interim Superintendent Shekman. I will now move us to item 3.4, governing board comments. This is an opportunity for each board member to make a few comments on standing committees and other reports. And we will start with Trustee Bilano-Skow. Thank you, President Acosta. Thank you everybody for coming tonight. That's how democracy has to work. People got engaged. Thank you for being here. I know everybody is very passionate about a couple issues. And I'm hopeful we'll get an update about that from our leadership about that because that's the right thing to do. I just want to thank Superintendent Shekman for visiting a couple schools with me, problem solving. I'd like the teachers, the staff at Freedom Elementary, Bradley Elementary, MST. There's a lot of issues at PV High. We're well aware of that. Superintendent Shekman is well aware of that. Things need to get better there. We need to invest in that high school. We've heard last time and other times we don't have enough infrastructure there. We need to have, we need to give the school the same opportunities that are at other high schools in our district. So that's something we're going to address on our bond and something Superintendent Shekman and I are talking about. So I just want to acknowledge him for that work. And I'll leave it at that and keep it moving because I know a lot of people want to talk tonight. Thank you. Thank you, Trustee Bellino-Skow. Trustee Derserpa. Thank you. We attended a Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance retreat last week. Well attended and it was great. I just want to address the issue of the kindergarten roundup that apparently didn't go well and was headlined in the sentinel today. I think the process was changed. Maybe Superintendent Shekman could speak to it a little bit. The process was changed and it didn't go well. So we're hopeful that that will be corrected and people won't have to wait so many hours to register their TKs and Kinders. Thank you. Thank you, Trustee Derserpa. Trustee Dr. Holm. Good evening, everyone. I attended our agenda setting committee and I know President Acosta said she'll be making a statement about that. So I'll let her speak about the decision not to bring the CRE contract back at this time. What I will speak to are three quotes that this situation keeps bringing to mind. The first is from Frederick Douglass that power concedes nothing without a demand. It never has. It never will. The second is from Martin Luther King Jr. The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. And the third is from various protests that I was in attendance at in 2015 through 2017. And that is that this is what democracy looks like. Democracy is messy. It's fragile. And as uncomfortable as these moments may be for both those who wield power and those who face it down, the fact that we live in a nation where the right to express conflicting views and have mechanisms to ensure representation is something to be cherished. So thank you to everyone who is here tonight, whether you were elected, whether you're advocating for action, if you're here, you know, on behalf of the district, or representing the fourth state via the press. Your active engagement in the process, it's what democracy looks like. Thank you. Thank you, Trustee Dr. Holm. Trustee Dodg Jr. Good evening, everybody. I just wanted to quickly say thank you, Mr. Murray Shekman, for your time being the interim superintendent here. When I first met you, you were my principal at Eahall. I know your dedication and love to our community and to our district, and so I just wanted to acknowledge that. I just also wanted to say I was able to attend and meet the new principal at Minnie White, Ms. Leguareda. She has some good ideas. I went to work with her, including the city. I look forward to her vision. I was also able to meet Mr. Luis Medina, who's interim at Eahall, and he's doing his best, and I know we have people ready to be principal in Eahall. I also wanted to say thank you, Mr. Gregorio, for everything that you're doing at Watsonville High. You are the best person to be a principal at Watsonville High. I believe in your vision. I look forward to working with you. And I just wanted to say thank you to the Life Skills Program at Eahall, which serves moderate to severe children with special ed disabilities, and I encourage my fellow trustees and Watsonville City Council members to please check up the Life Skills Program at Eahall when you guys have a chance, and thank you very much. Thank you, Trustee Dodge Jr., Trustee Flores. Hello, everyone. Thank you for coming out tonight. In the interest of time, I'll keep it short. I did have a DELAC committee and a governmental committee and CTE committee, which were all really great. Loved those. But also, on Monday, I was able to attend a little field trip to Modesto Unified with about 25 other stakeholders, and it was, I just have to say, awesome. So thank you for allowing us to be able to do that. Thank you, Trustee Flores. Vice President, Trustee Soto. Good evening, everybody. Thank you for being here tonight. I was feeling in the weather last meeting and was unable to attend. So last night, the ELCs offered or awarded two scholarships to two Watsonville High School students, and I want to acknowledge those two young ladies tonight, Isabel Lobato Vincencio and her twin sister, Mariana Lobato Vincencio. I saw her father here earlier tonight. Oh, here we go. Congratulations. And I, too, was able to attend the tour in Modesto and see where our new incoming superintendent is coming from, and I'm excited as to the spirit and vibration that she brings to this district. And I want to acknowledge the people in the crowd. If the camera could please take a look at the crowd, take a nice picture for me. Thank you for your support. You have a wonderful evening tonight. Thank you, Vice President, Trustee Soto. So I was unable to attend the Intergovernmental Relations Committee meeting and the CTE committee meeting as I was in other meetings on other district business at that time. I wanted to speak to Monday's event myself and 24 other PBUSD community stakeholders on Monday had the opportunity to attend site visits at Modesto City Schools where Dr. Heather Conchata currently works. This was an important and integral part of the process that this governing board of directors identified for the hiring of our new superintendent for PBUSD. And I'm very appreciative of Dr. Heather Contreras for her work with me to make that event happen for our PBUS community stakeholders. And lastly, I just want to note, I want the public to know that the governing board of directors of Pajaro Valley Unified School District, we have heard you. And we've heard your concerns around our district's ethnic studies curriculum. One of the first things the governing board of directors will be addressing as a top priority with our new superintendent in this new year, provided her contract is approved tonight, is the district's ethnic studies curriculum. We have heard you and we understand that this is a top priority for our PBUSD community. We will be communicating with you in the very near future about what we will be doing to address the district's ethnic studies curriculum. I also want to take a moment to personally thank Mr. Bernie Gomez for being open to having a conversation with me this past weekend about this topic. And I look forward to continuing this conversation with him and other members of our PBUSD community. Thank you. Now moving on to item 3.5, high school student board representatives reports. We have new school here this evening, new school. Can you please come forward? Good morning, boarder of trustees, interim, supported, wait, superintendents. Mr. Cheskemin and audience. My name is Paul Arias and this is Ralph Campos. Hello, I am Ralph Campos. I am recently finished all my credits and graduated from new school. I came to new school because I wouldn't do any of my work or show up. What I really like about new school is the community. Our students of the month for February were Viviana and Junior. They are new to our school but brought great energy with them and are always happy with and smile a lot. We went to go visit Harnel Community College, CT campus. Students had the opportunity to visit the Harnel campus. They were able to hear about following careers and pathways, welding, agriculture science, auto technology, diesel technology, and criminal justice. Thank you for Harnel. Next we are following, wait, next, of Gavalin Community College in April 10th. New school continues to complete in the Monterey Bay, alternative school, electives, legions, basketball, tournament every Friday. This is a fun way to get PE credits and super fun to complete. Our 30th anniversary party was huge success. We had the founder of the school, Adion, Adion Anton, and the first graduate of new school speak along with others. It was so cool to hear about how the school was founded and the tradition we have created over the year. The food was excellent too. Our seniors prepare for the next step in their journey each week. Our counselor Monica presents a different topic to the seniors. Our music production class had their first public performance last Friday. They were super nervous but did a great job. They are also played a recorded song that Kevin made on his own beats and soundtrack. One of our greatest partners is Watsonville Wetlands Watch. We worked with them to plant trees as part of Watsonville Greeny Intentation. The initiative calls for 5000 trees to be planted over the next three years. The goal is for Watsonville to have 30% tree shade. We currently have 7% tree shade and it's an interpretation of community health. This year our teachers MSG engaged in the professional development around project based learning. We like this better than old ways of teaching. This is fun creating and choosing our projects. As part of our project based learning initiatives, we learned about the life cycle of different plants and soils. Our music class played for us while we worked. It was a great way to build community. Getting ready for the 30th anniversary of honor. Luiz LaFortune, a former teacher at New School. On Fridays we have calling in with Ms. Cat. She teaches us how to make homemade meals, desserts and more. We find out there is a lot of math and cooking. We made all the cupcakes for the 30th anniversary party. In fact, Mr. Schuchman said that this was the best cupcakes he had ever had. I agree and they were awesome. In our history class as we learned about World War II, Ms. Cat had us listen and read the book about the only Latino troop during World War II. Most people don't know that there was a troop of soldiers that were all Latino. Mr. Garrison had heard about his uncle who was a part of this troop and researched all about them. Finding ancestors and one person who was still alive to tell the story of this historic group of men who fought for our country. It was super cool to learn that people who looked like us also fought in World War II. Every year Mr. Love applies to play the Thompson Foundation for his tickets for the Warriors. This is such a great opportunity for us to go to a professional basketball game. Thank you for having us tonight. Thank you New School. I'll now move us to a 4.1 approval of the agenda. I'd like to make a motion to approve the agenda with moving action item 9.1 and report and discussion item 10.1 to be for item 6.1. Can I have a second? Second. I have a first and a second. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Any abstaining? Motion carries 7-0. Now I'll move us to item 5.1 approval of the March 13, 2024 board meeting minutes. I would like to make a motion to remove the approval of the March 13, 2024 board meeting minutes to our next regularly scheduled board meeting. As the board meeting minutes did not make it to being attached on the 7-2 hour notification with this evening's agenda. Can I have a second? Second. I have a first and a second. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Any abstaining? One abstention. That will be a two abstentions. I'm sorry, so that will carry 5-0-2-0. Okay. I also want to remind everyone that speaker cards need to be turned in prior to the action item being presented. So since we have a change in the agenda, if you would like to turn in a speaker card to action items 9.1 or 10.1, now would be the advisable time to do that. We're going to move to the presentation first. President Kosta, sorry. So I'll repeat, I have 5 cards that have no numbers or speaking items too. So I want to clarify for those folks on your cards what item you're going to speak to. So as I call you, if you want to clarify with me please. Gilbert Stein. You have an NA, so 7.1. Grisel Jimenez Santos, 7.1. Ixel Barrasa. Ixel Barrasa. Maximiliano Barrasa, 7.1. Is that 7.1? And Dr. Lourdes Barrasa, 7.1. Thank you for the clarification. Thank you, Trustee Soto. All right. So now we will be moving to action item 9.1 review, discussion and approval of the superintendent's employment agreement. This report will be presented by myself and our legal counsel from Lausano-Smith, Thomas Manilou. So after months of defining a process, community stakeholders input, stakeholder site visits and numerous, numerous governing board meetings, the governing board of directors of Pajaro Valley Unified School District would like to announce that it has reached an agreement with Dr. Heather Contreras to serve as the superintendent of Pajaro Valley Unified School District. The law requires that the board provide an oral summary of the financial terms in any executive contract or amendment to an executive contract before the board can take action on such a contract or amendment. So I now will turn this presentation over to the board's legal counsel. Thank you, Tom. Good evening members of the board and assembled community. My name is Tom Manilou. I am with Lausano-Smith as the board president said. And I have prepared the draft contract, which is in the electronic agenda and has been available for 72 hours. I think everybody has seen it now. As mentioned, there's a legal requirement to provide an oral summary in open session before you can take action on the contract, on the financial terms of the contract. So those terms are as follows. The base salary in the contract is $242,000. Dr. Contreras will receive the same holidays, sick leave and medical dental vision and basic life insurance benefits as the other certificated management employees. Dr. Contreras will receive the same stipend as other certificated cabinet level employees for possession of her doctoral degree. Dr. Contreras will receive an automobile allowance of $600 per month. The district will pay the services of a coach during the first 12 months of Dr. Contreras' employment in an amount not to exceed $15,000. The district will reimburse Dr. Contreras for necessary business expenses, incurred while working for the district, and will reimburse work-related mileage at the IRS reimbursement rate. The district will pay for Dr. Contreras membership fees in the Association of California School Administrators, ACSA. So I wanted to note in case you did not see her that Dr. Contreras is actually here this evening, so I'd like to introduce her to you on the community and I believe that she has a couple of words that she wanted to say. Good evening, Board President Acosta, Vice President Soto, and Board of Trustees. As Tom said, my name is Heather Contreras and it is a pleasure to be here before you this evening. I want to start by thanking you for the opportunity to potentially serve as your superintendent. Pajaro Valley Unified School District has been near and dear to my heart for over 50 years and so this district holds a very special place for me and has been a part of the fabric of my life and I'm excited to serve as your superintendent. I would also like to thank you for your vision in the search and selection process, in particular noting what you already spoke of the Monday visit and the superintendent site validation visit. 25 members of the community, parents, staff, students, city council members were able to come and visit Modesto City Schools and give me the opportunity to begin work with the community and to meet the wonderful community of people that exist in Pajaro Valley. One thing that was also noted is that it wasn't just the district learning for the purpose of seeing what my leadership is about but a real sense of community began to form between the two districts and the people who were on that those, the validation visit and it was exciting to see at the end of the visit people exchanging business cards and phone numbers and all for the sake of improving student outcomes across all of California and our nation and that was really exciting. As I shared with you during the search and selection process my leadership philosophy really rests on the idea of connection, collaboration and community and so to be able to begin this journey in the way that we did on Monday is really extraordinary and I thank you for that vision. It was really a great day. Over the next few weeks if I'm selected as your superintendent I really intend to embark on a look, listen and learn journey to look, listen and learn about all the wonderful and great things that are happening already here in Pajaro Valley. I intend to meet with students, families, parents, community members, staff, certificated and classified alike to hear all of the strengths that exist in this district and then to begin to design what our next steps will be. I look forward to that. I feel like Monday was a really great start and I thank you for your time and all of the energy you put into finding your next superintendent. Thank you, Tom and Dr. Contreras. Now do we have any public speakers on this item? Yes, we do. We have three. I'll call you all three at once. Richard Martinez, Gus Paz and Nellie Vicketta-Buggs. Hello everybody, Board of Trustees, Cabinet and Murray, how are you doing? I'm going to start off by just straight up saying I support this contract. Please do hire her. She's a great person. The bus happened to show up late. I was fortunate I just drove myself up and got to meet her kind of personally. And she was a very welcoming, warming person. And believe it or not, I got to meet with CSEA's chapter president, vice president and the other vice president, which is the second. The first, the president themselves said, I don't deal with her personally. But the things I hear about her are great. She was very short. But she goes, when you meet my other presidents, they'll give you some information because they met her and they dealt with her. And they had no problem saying, we're lucky. You guys are lucky. They're disappointed, but they're lucky. And she's a person that puts the boots on and goes out there and starts marching for the workers. And I'm glad to hear that she's coming here. Maybe, but trust me. If you don't guys vote her in, you're going to deal with me later. And that's all I got to say. Thank you. Good evening, Board of Trustees. Mr. Shekman, everybody. I had the opportunity to, first of all, I just want to say you guys did your homework. You guys deserve a round of applause. You guys did do your homework. I had a chance to go on this trip and got to meet her personally and know that she's very familiar with the community. I'm just going to piggyback off of Richard. And yeah, I was really pleased. I was really happy with the outcome. She found out a couple of things about me and we hit it off. We just talked and it was nice. And everybody that we talked to that I talked to was just like, oh yeah, you know, we're going to miss her. You guys got a winner. So I'm looking forward to her. I think she's going to be for the community. She's going to be for us. And I hope she says yes. And can't wait to meet your husband and your son. Thank you. Good evening, Board President Acosta. I'll have a little blurb during our PVFT time as well. But I just I do want to say thank you for including the PVFT and the CSCA in this process and in searching, providing input and searching for a superintendent candidate. Myself and Brandon Denise, he isn't here tonight, but he joined me along with two other teachers from one bilingual elementary kinder teacher and one of our high school, well, charter school teachers. So it sounds so strange. Sorry. So yeah, it's just like messing with my ears. So it was a really wonderful experience to go and to witness Modesto City Schools. I am an observer. I approach things differently. And so I did immediately meet Dr. Contreras when I walked in. But I kind of made a beeline for other to socialize with other people because I want to know where I wanted to know where what is she coming from? What was the what is this this summer? I was a designer prior to going into education. And so I worked with materials, threads, fabric. And so I wanted to know like here we have this this this piece coming from another local. And what what characteristics is this person going to bring? And having spent some time speaking with the superintendent of Modesto City Schools and some of the other deputy assistant soups, I was able to gather that Modesto City Schools really does focus on the community, the employees that work at their at their district. They understand that if they don't support their employees, they can't have a successful program or school district for their students, the district of 30,000 students, same number of schools that we have. So what I want to say is we are pleased with what we were able to what I was able to observe and then what we were able to hear in the debrief afterwards because we all went to different locations. I met with the teachers union and the person I met with had is not an employee of the school district. So that was even more special that they've it was a person who has worked along with Dr. Contreras for nine years. And so they have nothing to lose as far as their input and what they so what they had to say. So we look forward to I look forward to formally meeting you and getting to know more about you, but we look forward to working with you because there is a lot of work to do in this district. Thank you. Thank you and thank you to all of our union leadership for coming this evening and speaking to your observations and for attending on Monday. With that, I'm going to bring it back to the board for discussion. Vice President Soto. I'll start. So Heather, I really had a pleasurable visit on Monday. I learned a lot about your district. I learned that, you know, that the places run well like a tight watch. And I hope that you bring that ideology to this district once you go around and start seeing our facilities and how they're maintained and stuff. We as a board have had a task for the last few months in finding you and I think we did well and we were all in agreement and we made a really, really good choice. Now to answer the question to those in the crowd with the signs, I understand you have a priority and you're concerned about a topic, but you need to understand that we as a board had a different priority that will be addressed by that priority that we just addressed in our addressing tonight. So it's not that we're ignoring you. It's just that we're not going to arbitrarily make a decision and have her walk into something that she's unaware of. She needs to be aware of it. She needs to be part of the process and we as a board are going to work together with her to make that decision on your priority. So Heather, that being said, I'm going to make a motion to support for you to be our next superintendent tonight. So thank you. Trustee Flores. I also second everything that he said and it was a long task at hand, but it was well worth the wait because I feel like we have the perfect candidate for our district. I have no doubt in my mind and I would love to second your motion. Wonderful. I have a first and a second, but I'm going to take further deliberation and discussion from the board. Trustee Holm. In order to contrast, you have a wonderful opportunity here, you know, in bringing this community together. And, you know, I know you've been watching our board meetings, so if you can get the seven of us to agree on anything, that's remarkable. And this is an amazing community and I know you know that and I look forward to seeing what you can make of being this next superintendent. Thank you, Trustee Dr. Holm. Trustee Dodge Jr. I wasn't able to make the trip, but we look forward to working with us, but I represent, you know, mostly the city of Watsonville, but you also have to remember these classified workers, these principals that I represent, these city council members, they're the people that I answer to. You know, I don't make these decisions lightly and I'm able to reach out to these people because, you know, once a wildcat, always a wildcat. And that's the only reason why I'm here. And I look forward to seeing you in football games. I know Coach Gregorio, you know, and once again his vision for the football team and the sports of multiple high, you know, I know he's working on some projects and fixing our fields and infrastructure and we'll see you there. Go cats. Thank you, Trustee Dodge Jr. Trustee Villano-Scow. Thank you. Thanks to everybody. Thanks to the board. Thank you, President Acosta, for coordinating the Monday meeting. I've gotten a lot of positive feedback. That delegation was a very wide representation of our community. We're being really honest. The delegation that hasn't always agreed about this district in the past and yet they all seem to be agreeing about this choice. So I feel we're lucky. I got to thank our consultants for helping find Dr. Contreras. And credit is due everywhere. And as our union president said, we got a lot of work to do. A lot of great people here. And yeah, I can't wait to get started. So thank you. Thank you, Trustee Villano-Scow. Thank you, Trustee Dusserpa. Thank you. I'm one of the only board members who's been through this process before. And so we had two full days of vetting multiple candidates. I think we had how many? Seven or eight? We had a pool of well-qualified candidates. Well-qualified candidates. We had a pool of well-qualified candidates. A pool. I'm not allowed to say how many. But we had a lot. It took two full days to interview everybody. And it was a unanimous decision to choose Heather Contreras. So we're very... We're not lucky. We're fortunate to have found you and that you're willing to come here and do the best on behalf of the kids. Because that's what I care about. So thank you very, very much. Looking forward to the vote. Thank you, Trustee Dusserpa. So I have my few comments is that this has been a very long 10 months. The community district and board to go through four superintendents within a 10 month period. This is a lot for a community, a district, and a board. I want to thank all our stakeholders in our PBUS community again for their ample input in this process. I also want to again thank all the stakeholders that went and gave up their time on Monday to go to Modesto. I also want to thank Eric and Blanca with leadership and associates for their assistance through this process with Tom with Lizano Smith for his assistance with this process. We certainly couldn't have gotten to where we are tonight without you three. I also want to thank my colleagues on the board for their endurance and trust in this process that we have been through these past 10 months. With that, I have a first. I have a second. I will now call for a roll call vote. Eva, can you please assist us with a roll call vote? Trustee Dodge Jr., your vote. Trustee Bolaño-Skao, your vote. Aye. Trustee Flores, your vote. Yes. Trustee Deserpa, your vote. Aye. Trustee Dr. Holm, your vote. Aye. Vice President Soto, your vote. Aye. President Acosta, your vote. A resounding yes. The vote passes with a 7-0 vote. I'd like to at this time to formally welcome Dr. Heather Contreras to Pajaro Valley Unified School District and our PVUSD community. Again, welcome Dr. Heather Contreras and everybody already did the round of applause. We usually do it after. So if we could do that once again, I love the rinse and repeat. Welcome. Yes. And I believe we're going to take a picture with Dr. Contreras real quick before she has to depart back to Modesto. All right. Now we are going to move to item 10.1. Discussion regarding majority voting for the board. This presentation will be presented by myself and the board's legal counsel, from Lozano Smith, Tom. As I noted in the board's last board meeting, I would reach out to the board's legal counsel after the called vote on action item 9.9 failed on a 3-2-2 vote. And there was a questioning and an aired electronic communication from district staff to the interim superintendent, which resulted in a miscommunication from the interim superintendent regarding what constitutes the majority of the seven-member board in order to pass some motion. So as I noted and committed, I reached out to the board's legal counsel, and we now have the board's legal counsel here this evening, to confirm for the board, district staff, and public what constitutes the board majority of the seven-member board. So I will now turn this presentation over to the board's legal counsel, Tom. Thank you. Good evening, members of the board. I will keep this somewhat short because it can be a complicated issue to get too far in the weeds. But basically, this is an issue that gets confused a lot because when people look at other public agencies like cities, counties, hospital districts, they oftentimes do take action by only a majority of the quorum. However, they operate under the government code. School districts have to operate under the education code, and so you all have a different rule. The education code is very clear. In section 35164, that you have to take action by a majority of the elected board, which means all seats. There can be a special rule if you have vacant seats on a seven-member board, but none of your seats at the last meeting were vacant, so that rule would not apply. So if you get to that situation in the future, you can call me, we'll talk through that, but in the absence of vacancies, the rule is going to be you need four out of seven. Any questions on that? First, are there any public speakers on this item? We have none. Okay, and I will bring it back to the board. This is merely a report and discussion item. Any questions of legal counsel? Trustee Dr. Holm? First of all, thank you for the clarification, and I appreciate the follow-up. You know, while very rare the board's past practice has been the majority of the quorum present. Very rarely has a vote carried in that way, but with this clarification, what does that mean for any past decisions made under that previous assumption? There are some limited circumstances where less than four can actually take action, such as under the Brown Act, less than a majority can adjourn the meeting. If you lose your quorum, then you can have only three or even two adjourn the meeting. So there are some statutory authority for that. In the absence of specific statutory authority, then you would have a question about whether the action itself was a valid action. Depending on what the item is, there are various time limitations for challenging that. Those limitations depend upon what the action was. Okay. Trustee Dr. Holm, are you good? Anyone else? No. Thank you, Tom, for being here and providing the board with clarification. Congratulations on your superintendent. That's great. Thank you. And thank you for all your assistance with that. I will now close the board's meeting and I will open the public hearing on item 6.1 for level one developer fees, the 2024 study, and this report will be presented by our director of fiscal service, Jenny Anh. Good evening, Board of Trustees, President Acosta, Interim Superintendent Checkman. My name is Jenny Anh, director of fiscal services, here to present the public hearing item for level one developer fees, ahead of action items 9.10 and 9.11. So PVUSD collects developer fees for purposes of providing adequate school facilities for students generated through new development in the area. We recently completed a level one developer fee justification study by SchoolWorks, and we're here to present the report. So the result of the study indicate that PVUSD would be justified in continuing to collect developer fees and to increase the level one fee amount to 5.17 cents per square foot for residential construction and 84 cents per square foot for commercial and industrial construction. The school district has followed all local planning rules and regulations. So now I'm here to open up for questions and public comment. Thank you, Ms. Anh. We do not have any public speakers to this item, so I will bring it back to the board for any discussion from the board. I'm sorry, I had turned it hard. On 6.1, it did get mixed up in the pile. Sorry about that, Ms. Turley. We have one public speaker to this item. Welcome. Thank you. My name is Carol Turley, longtime resident of Watsonville. I work at Faro Dunes. I feel like I live there. I'm aware that some of you have accepted funds from developers and PACs that are funded by developers, and I just want to remind you that that should not affect how you vote on whether or not those developers are charged fees. Thank you. That was our only public speaker. I'll bring it back to the board. Any discussion from the board? All right. Seeing none, I will close that public hearing. Thank you. Now open the public hearing on item 6.2, Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers, PBFT, Sunshine Proposal to Pajaro Valley Unified School District District for Collective Bargaining Agreement Negotiations. 2024-2025 school year, this report will be presented by Interim Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Mr. Saxton. Good evening, President Acosta, Vice President Soto, Interim Superintendent Shekman. Mr. Saxton, I'm the Interim Assistant Soup for Human Resources, and I would like to introduce Radhika Kirkman, who you all know, who's the chief negotiator for the union. So we are here to present this public hearing. Government Code Section 3547 requires initial bargaining proposals to be presented for public comment. The PBFT, Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers, wishes to engage the district with a change of proposals with the goal to finish negotiations before summer break. So you can see the articles listed there. So that's what they are sun shining. And with that we open it up for any comments or questions. I thought I saw a speaker card. I did. Okay, so you're our women's speaker on this. I'm just not seeing the card, but so yes, good evening, President Acosta, Superintendent Jackman. As Brian said, I'm Radhika Kirkman. I am the chief negotiator for the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers. It feels like I was just up here TAing our last contract, but that's how negotiations work. They never stop. So we are sun shining for the 2024-2025 school year. In our re-opener for our master contract, we open total compensation, each re-opener, which is health and welfare benefits and our salaries. And then we have the option to open an additional three articles. So this re-opener round, we are choosing to open three articles and we look forward to collaborating with the district. And of course, our new Superintendent, Dr. Contreras, looking forward to working collaboratively with her as well. And yes, I will be vacating this position as of July 1, so my goal is to finish negotiations before then. And I think we can do that. Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Kirkman. That was our only public speaker, so I will bring it back to the board for any questions, discussion, deliberation from the board. Seeing none, we have none. I will now close this public hearing. Thank you very much. Thank you. And I will reopen the board's regular public session. We are now moving to item 7.1 public comment. This is an opportunity for members of the public to address issues that are not on our agenda for this evening. Please know that through the Brown Act prohibits the board from engaging in discussion for non-agendized items we are listening. Each speaker will be limited to one minute this evening. Okay, I will call you up in threes, and if you wouldn't mind lining up behind the podium, I have Chris Webb, Christian Martinez, and Jessica Gonzalez. Hi, I'm actually really glad I get to go first because I hope, well, I have to say, I hope you guys are able to hear all of us. So, I want to direct your attention to your mission statement on the wall over there. So the first statement is the mission of part of the Valley Unified School District is to educate and to support learners in reaching their highest potential. Well, here are our students, here are our teachers, here are our school administrators. We are all here asking for your support to bring back CRE. Miss Acosta, you say you talk about respect and yet you and the committee, you willingly arrive 41 minutes late? That is not respect. You all call this top priority and that you expected this high turnout, yet you still arrived late. I mean, honestly, it's really funny how, rather than hearing us talk, you decide to take a photo in the middle of a meeting. Oh, thank you. And if your mission is to turn the people of Power of Valley against you, then you have succeeded. Thank you. You have more than enough succeeded in this being your last time in the board. Thank you. I wish to thank you for your time, but please, this is going to be the last time you're going to be in the board. Good evening, board. I actually want to thank you, Trustee Acosta, for your know me to comments at the last meeting, as you might know. Sometimes I get, I'm on the negotiation team I have been, and I've lost time with my kids to be participating in those negotiations. So for that reason, I really appreciated the kind of stemming that culture of just automatically whatever they get, because I actually put in the work and the rest of the team, even on the district side. So for all them, I want to thank you. I also, I also want to speak to are we short on the time a minute? My goodness. Okay, in that case, I feel like the anti-CRE people lost all credibility at the last meeting, because they seem to not know what anti-Semitism is, and it's expressing dissent over public bodies is not anti-Semitism. And Marilyn Garrett had exactly right condemning genocide is not anti-Semitism either. Neither is condemning any kind of oppressive government. So thank you. Hello, my name is Jessica Gonzalez. I'm a senior at Watsonville High School and like others, I'm here to say to bring back the CRE contract. The contract is helping our students teach ethnic courses. It's helping us as students learn about the importance of our backgrounds, culture, and struggles. You guys taking the CRE contract is taking this away from us. Like a fellow supporter said, you guys have the privilege to learn your history. So why are you guys taking our chance to learn ours? We've been coming to this meeting to speak up about our voices. Your actions are clearly showing us that you don't care about what we have to say. We'll keep fighting until we have the CRE contract back. Thank you. Okay, next three speakers, Marta Blyich, Elias Gonzalez, and Christina Hong. Members of the board, Marta Blyich, I've presented several times to you regarding dangers related to Sabah Charter School's operations next to Highway 129. Since Sabah began operating the industrial zone through a falsified land use entitlement currently being litigated, parents have violated and continue to violate the City of Watsonville's conditions of approval in Sabah's family handbook. While Sabah administrators noted that their student drop-off and pick-up protocols were an accident waiting to happen, the city has never required Sabah to conduct a traffic safety study. Moreover, Sabah is the only school in the PVSD located in industrial zone along a highway, and the only school with students who have sustained major injuries while walking to school. Because of the city's egregious discarding of so many safety protocols, I retained the service as a registered traffic engineer to conduct a traffic safety study regarding Sabah's operations in the industrial zone. I request that you, your transportation team and legal council review the traffic safety study and intervene promptly by directing Sabah to follow the conditions of approval versus spilling its operations into a heavy industrial zone. Thank you. Are we waiting for the packet or am I waiting to talk? Awesome. When I know Chase, just want to come out here and be in support of bringing y'all, bring up the CRE. I heard you all are going to look at it later. Thank you for that, but it's really a point that you actually take a look at those things and start hearing the community. You can actually see it behind us, right? I like what you said. Our schools are failing here, right? Our schools are failing. The other things that we need are county, Watsonville specifically has 50% of the youth on probation, right? Currently 80% of the youth incarcerated are from Watsonville. The highest suspension rate come from PVUSD. The six highest suspension schools are in Watsonville, right? So it's important that we continue to do something different, right? So bringing it back is important. Please do so. Thank you. I'm reminded time and again that if there isn't struggle, it isn't ethnic studies. For several months students, parents, teachers, members of the community have shown up at these board meetings urging you to do the right thing and support ethnic studies. Over 100 people showed up last week to speak out against your misguided decision to abandon ethnic studies. Make no mistake, this is the voice of the people. Acosta Sotha Desopa, you have refused to listen to any of us. You've listened to just two people, Gilstein and Roz Schornstein. Gilstein last week stated that he disagreed with 99% of the people here. He is the 1%. Who does he represent? He has actually stated in the media he has stated that he views it as his job to get the message of Israel out. That is what he has stated. That is an ideological agenda and an uncritical relationship to state power that has no place in this curriculum. Ethnic studies is not ethnicity studies and it certainly isn't repressive ethno-nationalist studies. I want to say something. I look here, I look at the students. This is ethnic studies in action. We have already won. Alright, next three speakers. Isaac Cernus, Nat Lowe, Eli Davis. Hello, my name is Isaac Cernus and I just wanted to start off by thanking you all for being here tonight. I wanted to talk about the need for a theater at PV High School. I have been doing band with PV for many years and I have done multiple performances. Unfortunately, we have to schedule a date with Watsville High School for the Mellow Center for our concerts because we do not have a theater of our own. So we have to work around Watsville High School's agenda in order to perform. While we are very grateful they allow us to play there, it possesses conflicts. Last year the PV Band had to debate whether to perform at the school cafeteria or the school library and unfortunately unfortunately we had to play at the school library. We are grateful that the librarian let us play there but the space doesn't have good acoustics and resources that we need. As you all may know, PV is the most active site in our district in terms of performing arts. Our band director Emilio Alanis and the students are very committed to our band and he built from the ground up. We are not the only ones being affected by this. A performing arts center would allow programs like drama and folk clothing to host their performances while also enabling our community to host talent shows and school plays. They have to perform at the gym or the cafeteria. I want equity for all PV USD schools to develop their respective programs and enrich themselves as learners. It is a proven fact that music and arts increase student engagement performance. Please, people from Watsonville High School and Aptos High School help us get the facilities that we need at Pajaro Valley High School. We need your support as well and please school board members help us grant our request soon. Thank you for your time. Hi Board of Superintendents and Board of Trustees and Superintendent Jackman. I'm Nat Maria 7. I'm 34 years old. I have a science PhD from Stanford University and apparently I've been going to the wrong schools all this time because this is the first time I've heard that 9 and 10 come before 7. Today I want to talk about racism though. Racism is not just individuals being hateful. It's also about holding up systems that disproportionately affect people of color and your refusal to renew the CRE contract is hurting our students especially students of color because they all came out to tell you in their own words but you also chose not to listen because racism is also about abusing your power to silence the voices of students of color by cutting their speaking time to one minute even though your bylaws say they have three minutes. And racism is when you value the opinions of just two people of European descent who have never interacted with CRE or PVUSD students or ethnic studies teachers over an entire room full of students of color, teachers, parents and community members. There's no room on this board for racism and there's no room in higher office so trustee Acosta we want you out we're going to work to make that happen trustee Disurpa my family votes in District 2 and we're going to make sure that everyone knows about your role in denying students of color the education that they deserve that's all. Trustees put the CRE renewal on the agenda and vote to approve it. Well you've been waiting for this to blow over somehow and you've been waiting for education teachers and administrators are losing precious time to integrate this training into PVUSD you're disrespecting teachers and students especially when 28 students came to talk last time and you cut their time in half how I thought could any educator listen to the brave vulnerable brilliant comments from these students and not be moved inspired proud then I realize that I'm looking at politicians are you more concerned with keeping your donors happy than serving your students I did see that Gilstein contributed $250 to your campaign Disurpa two weeks after the CRE contract was lost these students and the leaders of the next generation they are the leaders and they meet it when they say they will not be ignored they will not be silenced and that they deserve the best education possible the actions of this board are living proof that the institutional racism that we all must resist and changes here it is disingenuous to pretend that this matter has nothing to do with right-wing attacks against educating students on race and oppression it is crucial to state that ethnic studies is anti-colonial, anti-imperialist, abolitionist the list of voices and experiences of people of color that framework is critical good evening board members my name is Lily Romero-Ortigosa and I'm a senior at Watsomo High School and I'm just here to demand proper training for teachers for Agnes studies so we know that they're teaching Agnes studies and they're using training from past years so it is important to have the proper training if you want them to have if you want proper education for ourselves and for generations that are coming I have younger siblings so I'm doing this already getting out of this school next this summer I'll be out of here but I have younger siblings who I wanted to have the proper education just as I did two years ago so I'm demanding for proper training for the Agnes studies thank you alright next three speakers Matthew Martinez Isaac Ibarra and Karen Gomez can I talk? alright so I'm just here to talk about Paravati High School and the lack of equity PV first opened in August in 2004 but it wasn't until 2020 that our athletes had a home football stadium soccer and baseball field it took 16 years that's a long time I'm a sibling of a PV alumni and I came to PV with the promise that it was going to be complete school with a theater where we can hold school meetings and other important events and a swimming pool where we learn water safety we also lost like 3-2 students like from Johnny my experience when I attend class meetings on PV campus is poor due to being camped in the library and not having enough seats for everyone or in the cafeteria where we for the refrigerator are rattling in the background making it hard to hear it is very unfair when students other comprehensive high schools have multiple gyms a swimming pool and theater they get nice seats, nice comfortable chairs with a proper sound system and screen that's not equity in addition Paravati is taking clock for a fatal accident waiting to happen PV only has one entrance one exit and one crosswalk the freeway down the road doesn't help our situation there should be a second entrance and exit or at least at the very minimum a pedestrian bridge in conclusion I hope that when the 6th grade students in middle school start at PV high school they get the experience the full school facilities that I was promised when I was in next speaker please hello my name is Isaiah Ibar attending PV high school and one thing I'd like to address to the district is for the money you guys are receiving should be equally distributed to each high school more specifically PV high school for 20 years this high school was open we haven't been once close to a finished school we have no pool no theater no alternative electives and no equity compared to Watsonville and Aptos and quite frankly as a football player and track and field player I speak upon my team and I speak behind my school by saying thank you for our field and track but where's everything else we've been having plans on having a pool and theater we've been having plans on having other alternatives but you guys are not doing your jobs correctly and not distributing the money that you guys are receiving and you guys are receiving hello and I would like to know I would love for our school to perform in a big theater I have to perform in a small classroom of Mr. Obledo's class to perform in one small classroom and very uncomfortable for not only the audience but also for us actors so I ask you to please hear from us PV students and to please finish what we started and to finally take action and to be an attractive school for upcoming freshmen and I'd like to know that us PV students we will not be silent we will start fighting until we get our stuff that we properly deserve thank you hello good evening school board of trustees my name is Karen Gomez I am a senior attending Pajaro Valley High School and I would also like to address the lack of facilities at our school as you may know PV is one of the newest schools yet there's many things that we are still missing one of these is a theater as someone that is currently taking theater arts it's a someone that is taking theater arts it's pretty sad knowing we don't have a place to perform actually our last play was presented in a wrestling match room yeah that's pretty sad we could only let a certain amount of students watch since the room itself is not so big as presented in other schools they have a personal theater where all students are able to perform and shine I asked of you all to be able to show equity to our school and not to favor or leave schools behind I think it's important for everyone to have some opportunities and facilities presented to them thank you and next question please Sweetie, Bernie Gomez Alevia Heldor and Hernandez and Hilda Ghazan-Fari Good evening I appreciate your shout out good for the repertoire kidding kidding we heard you were waiting for the new superintendent I'm just going to leave it at that You know, I do want to move to another issue, two quick points. One, I read something on the Sentinel that's stated that, according to the state's district report for last year, 82% of PVUsD's 16,287 students, right, are living in poverty, right? And 64% of those are English language learners, right? So the importance, right, of ethnic studies, what we're living in today is going to be part of ethnic studies. It's going to be part of that education that's going to be given, right? If we're looking for money and you're looking for all those things, you know, the SRO contract can go. That's 1.2 million that's, you know, being left out. So last thing I'm going to say, a quote by Cesar Chavez, once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person that I learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. And you cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. Thank you. Good evening. I'm Hilda Gazanferri, a junior at Power Valley High School. I'm here today to ask you why, give us a reason why you didn't put the CRE contract back on the agenda. We have asked you to provide a reason. Why aren't you giving us a reason? Why aren't you providing us with evidence? Why aren't you meeting with the teachers and the students in the classrooms? Why are you not taking the time to educate yourselves? Why are you not listening to the members of the Jewish community who are advocating for this contract? If you can't answer these questions, then maybe you should reconsider who is making this decision. You keep talking about democracy, but you can't seem to implement this in this area. We hope to see the CRE contract back on the agenda. And with the extra time I have, I want to address the issue that PV doesn't have a theater. And we are the side with the most performing arts acts. We have folklorical. We have K-pop. We have mariachi. We have, I mean, pretty much all of those. And I can't perform. I'm performing in the quantum, performing in the gym, in the cafeteria, but not in a proper theater. We have to go all the way to Oslo University to downtown to perform. And so I would really appreciate it if you can address this issue. Thank you so much. Hello, my name is Valeria Hernandez-Milchor, and I am a youth justice intern at Milpa, and a current student at UCSC studying computer science. I am here to support the reinstating of the CRE program. As a high school student, I did not have the opportunity to take ethnic studies, much less one of, like, much less a good quality curriculum that the CRE provides. On my own, I learned about my people's history and looked into the history that is much more accurate than the one written in our old outdated bias and racist textbooks. After seeing the way we have been erased historically, I felt empowered to advocate and to bring my history into light. The personal growth that learning about my roots prompted has made me a proud, brown, indigenous Chicana woman, and it is only because of this that I have been able to survive in such white dominated environments like computer science. I ask you, the board, whose duty and responsibility is to listen and look out for your community, to listen to your students. For generations, students of color have been stripped of their history and identities, and this program can finally give them the support that they need to feel like they can succeed and to build a healthier community. Thank you. All right, next three speakers. One is Manuel Bersamen, and I need to clarify whether we have two Miguel Martinez's in the audience. There's just one. Miguel Martinez. They have two cards. Do we have another Miguel in the audience? All right, you're Mike Hawk, Jr. Ready? When we're Samin, first Asian mayor of the city of Watsonville. First mayor of the city of Watsonville from a farm worker family. I want to say that the curriculum has always been contested. For 100 years in Watsonville, it's been contested, and people of color have not been in the curriculum. The reason why is because usually people in power do not want to empower people of color. So in the remarks that I heard earlier, we're going to wait until the superintendent is going to be taught about this issue when this issue already is months old. So I don't know what you're worried about. You insulted the Filipino-American professor who developed this curriculum. We Asians will never forget that. And I want to let you guys know, if you want to get what you need, these folks want to pass a bond in November. What you need to do is say, we're not passing your bond until you get the ethnic studies curriculum back. That's what you need to do. You young people vote, and you young people tell your parents you can vote. No bond until ethnic studies returns. Watsonville, majority Spanish, we've already said, we've already complained, we've already raised our voice. We're all here. We've said we want to. Dr. Holm, let's not talk about democracy, because if there's something here, it's precisely because there's no democracy. Miren, su agenda que se quede en casa. Se trabaja para la gente, se trabaja por los intereses, y eso no se ve denotado. Se muestra que ni siquiera saben a quien están educando. No es de esa edad. Saben que es egoísmo. You know, los cobardes se van. Los valientes los quedamos. Y por eso es que esta noche estamos todos aquí. And I hope, I really hope, this is not the penultima. Muchas gracias. Mike Hawke. The population of Watsonville is Hispanics. So you are here to work with us. You need to show us that you really have the word for democracy, because I see that there is no democracy here with you. So please don't take away the ethnic studies for us. Our next three speakers, Eli Romero, Susan Cohen, and Desi Salinas-Holtz. Good evening. I'm here to read comments of a PVSD student, but quickly want to say that two people who claim to. I'm sorry. We cannot let public speakers read other people's comments into the public record, because you're more than welcome to speak for your behalf. That's happened before. That happened last time. Some students aren't comfortable reading. So I think that happened at the last meeting. No. And we can't have that. I'm sorry. But you're going to make your own comments. As a Jewish person in the county, I just have to rethink. I just want to say that the two people who claim to represent all Jewish people in the world, the county, whatever, is just absolutely kind of ridiculous to imagine that all people think the same way. And so I and many, many other Jews locally in the country around the world are absolutely pro-Palestinian liberation and pro-ethnic studies, and believe that this is what we need to have true liberation and true bring equity and understanding. And like the student has said, this is where they learn to respect themselves and others. This is how they learned to be proud. And we need this in our curriculum. Please bring it back. Good evening, everyone. My name is Desi Salinas-Holtz, and I am a sophomore at Watsonville High School. And I'd like to start by saying I think the board's making, all of you are making the wrong decision to not renew the CRE contract. So this is my first year taking the ethnic studies class. And it has already become one of my favorite classes. And it's one of my most engaging classes, too. And I think all my classmates share that same thought. Ethnic studies has taught me a lot about myself and my community. And I see the same thing happening with my classmates. And it goes to show. Because if you take a moment to look around, there's so many students here. And our voices need to be heard. And all these students here took time out of their evening on a school night to come out here and speak up on this topic. And our voices need to be heard. We are tired of just, I'll say, like these old adults making decisions when they are not the ones in the classroom. We are the students in the classroom who this is directly affecting. And like I said, I'm a sophomore. So I have two more years, and I would like this contract to be renewed so I can have a good education for ethnic studies in my next two years. And I'd also like to thank my ethnic studies teacher, Mr. Pells, for encouraging all of us out here to speak up for this topic in his class. Thank you. Eli Romero, where you at? All right. Next three. Carol Turley, Sylvia Perez, and Diego Reese. Good evening, Carol Turley again. Lifelong resident of Watsonville. I'm officially announcing my candidacy for trustee area two. If you support teaching empathy, if you have respect for district staff, if you find value in exposing our students to various points of view and desire to encourage students to embrace themselves and their heritage, then vote for me. If not, you should vote for the incumbent. And it's fabulous to see so many students here engaged in the process. You should all be proud of yourselves. I am a proud graduate of Watsonville High, class of 80. And when I was your age, I probably wouldn't stand up here. So kudos to all of you. Thank you. Hello, board members. And thank you for allowing me to speak today, even though you have cut all our time in half. Sorry. I'd like to discuss and encourage the board to place the $195 million bond into the November ballot instead of $315 million bond. Now, while the $315 million bond would do a lot more to our school district as a whole, I think we have a lot to think about, especially in terms of voters, and with all the tax additions being in place right now with measure N being passed. Now, pending the bond's approval, I am here to advocate for Power Rural Valley High School in the fact that we desperately need to complete our school facilities. Usually the conversation of equity among school is brought up when talking about facilities in our district. But I'd argue that that is a conversation about necessities that we should be having. Mr. Serpo, you are quoted as saying after the last board meeting, quote, right now we are saying there is a need, but we have no proof of that need, end quote. Well, I absolutely disagree with that statement. Not only is there overwhelming proof of the need for provisions, but also proof that PVHS needs the money the most. You know PV has no performing arts center. You know we have requested an opportunity to develop a culinary program at PV. You know to date we have lost four students to drowning. I could go on, but since I only have one minute now, I'll leave you with this statement. The Serpo trustees to say you hear an alleged need, but lack proof of this need is willful ignorance. You know there is a problem of inequity and lack of necessities. You continue to deflect and plead ignorance, knowing we've been coming to the board for years for the same request. Thank you. Good evening. My name is Sylvia Perez. I'm a senior attending PV High. I came to talk about how we need more funds for Paraguay High School to have the same resources that Watsonville and Aptos both have. We need equity in all high schools, like building a pool. Learning how to swim is essential for students to know because it can save their lives if they aren't in any accident. If we do want to learn, we have to pay for swimming lessons instead of learning for free. And since a lot of the community is low income, they cannot afford it. We also need a theater. While Aptos has the Performing Arts Center, and Watsonville has the Melo Center, we have either the gym, the cafeteria, the library, or the small theater room. Which is both, they're both small. The gym is not the best place for performance. And if we do want to perform, we have to go all the way to the other side of the city. It is unfair that we are the only school that hasn't finished campus without many resources. Thank you. And bring back the CRE contact. All right, next three. Mark Mendoza-Luengas, Bobby Pelt, and Austin Martin. Hello, Board of Trustees. I am deeply angered and annoyed at the Board's decision of not renewing the CRE contract. The school board needs to realize the huge impact this bias decision will have on future SNX studies causes. The Board decided that after hearing that the CRE contract was criticized as anti-Semitic, they knew that they wanted to shut down the career grounds to hearing this. Refute to renew the contract will result in greater issues for the future. Such as students not being able to have an SNX studies cause. Which take note, SNX studies is a graduation requirement. Without SNX studies, students cannot graduate. Essentially what the Board wants is for students to receive watered down education. The school board is allowing a bias decision to control the education of future generations. The community who spoke about the CRE curriculum being anti-Semitic don't have children in the school district. So why are we essentially listening to them? Shouldn't the Board listen to the actual students and teachers who have dedicated their lives to bringing better education to this district? What the school board is upholding is white supremacy. The school board at this moment is trying to have all the power over students, teachers and parents. They're refusing to listen to the students because at the moment they're uncomfortable with themselves. So why should the Board listen to various students in the district who are currently fighting for education? The school board has a fear. A fear that if they listen to students that they will lose their power. This is really what the school district is upholding. Even if the Board refuses these actions, they have already proven itself to uphold these ideals by the action. They're actually shutting down students, teachers and parents who are actively trying to save the educated school. Because if we don't, who will? Bobby Pellows, Watsonville High, President Acosta, at the last Board meeting you stated that we all need to treat everyone with dignity and respect in this room so everybody's voice can be heard, even if you disagree. But I'd like to remind you that this all started because you slandered Dr. Tinciano Kubala by suggesting that she is anti-Semitic without evidence. Where's your respect for her? I've dragged myself to every Board meeting since September to speak to you and I have yet to get a single response where your respect for me. The community has consistently requested that the CRE contract be added to the agenda but you keep blocking it. Where is your respect for democracy? But worst of all, is how you treated the students. You don't respond to their emails, you cut off their speeches in one minute and you deny their request. Where is your respect for our kids? Trustee Acosta, the most disrespectful person in this room is you. So the next time you want to talk about treating people with dignity and respect, even when we don't agree, look in the mirror. We're going to vote you out in November. Yeah! To Board CRE, thank you. Hello again, Board. My name is Austin Marin. I'm here for the third time to actually bring back the CRE program. For me to come to these meetings, I had to sacrifice my time. I also sacrificed my time when I put up flyers to get the community involved to come to these meetings. And even though last time I was at this meeting, I was remarked as brainwashed by people who don't agree with me, I still choose to come to these meetings. The reason why is because I find it important to bring CRE to our students at PVUSD. At this point, I don't know how much more evidence you need to bring back the CRE contract is what the community wants. We have sent emails, spoken at board meetings, even been on the news, and still know this question to bring it back, not even putting it on the agenda. All of this because you decide to believe false accusations of anti-semitism with no evidence whatsoever over what the community wants from you. I ask you to show the public evidence of anti-semitism in the CRE program because I have never seen it personally. I want you to explain your reasoning onto why you refuse to bring about the contract, even with all of the community's support. I will continue to speak on this topic until we get our support we have asked for. I finish my statement with asking you to please look over the CRE program and please look over your agenda to serve the community. Thank you. All right, next three. Matt Lopez, Edward Guerrero, and Yesenia Jimenez. Hi, my name is Yesenia Jimenez. I just want to say how frustrating this meeting has been for y'all to move up like the superintendent stuff head on the agenda over the fact that you knew that students were gonna be here. You already started late. They need to wake up and be here for school. You guys say you care about the students, but a lot of you are just fake politicians trying to further your career. It's also extremely frustrating for you to say, your reason is that you want the new superintendent to come prepared for what she's walking into. You guys are gonna pay her over $200,000. She should be prepared to come into whatever these students want. Okay, for that salary I would be. The other thing is they have been coming for months to ask for this, that's just an excuse. You guys should have voted on this a long time ago. One student brought up how you guys are upholding white supremacy if you don't understand how literally take an ethnic studies course. What else do I have to say? I don't know, I'm just pissed so I rushed through this, but I made all of my points and I'm just gonna stop that way kids can go up. This is my second time coming here and I feel disgusted that I have to come again. How are you doing at your job? Your job is to represent us and not your own desires. Many people here have come multiple times to tell you to renew the contract and yet you still don't like, come on dog, dog. That's all, thank you, thank you. Right, Max Varasa, Gabriel Varasa, and Sofia Gomez. All right, good evening Board of Trustees. Representative is Trustee Flores and from Area 5. I am beyond the dissolution that the issue is not back on the agenda. I'd assume that after all that hard work, this issue would be acknowledged, but it appears that the Board didn't value the effort from their community as a Sierra contract, it's still not on the agenda. What will it take for you to listen to your community? A trustee is a public figure. They were elected by the public and they are for the public. So do your job and listen to what the public actually wants. Acosta, you are the president. Your priority should be listening to the public. If you really care about the students, the parents and the teachers, please add CRE back to the agenda. If you don't, the public will notice. We will remember by the time elections arrive. You have already angered the public. Don't continue making the wrong moves, thank you. So last time I ripped up my speech because you limited our time. This time I wrote two speeches, one for two minutes and one for one. We're prepared. My name is Gabriel Baraza. I live in area five and I see that once again, trustee Acosta has limited our time to speak. She also tried to make some rules for safety instead of accommodating the public and moving to a larger venue knowing that this is a popular issue, she's trying to stop us from demanding the right for our children to be educated in a manner that the community supports. Just know that the more you try to hold on to power in this crooked way, the more you will increase your opposition. We will vote you out in November. And anyone else who has supported your undemocratic actions when their time comes for their election. So this evening I had a band practice today which I couldn't attend because I wanted to come here and help my community. So I went up to my band teacher and I said, hey, I'm sorry, I can't come to the practice today. And he said, are you serious? I can literally, in the classroom, I can be there and I can ignore you as well. It won't be any different. I can ignore you just as they will ignore you in the meeting. I'm like, oh wow, you're right. So don't ignore us. You will get voted out. The community is right here. We're all speaking to you. Don't ignore our voices. We need to be heard. And like my friend Mark said, you are actively upholding white supremacy. And we need ethnic studies back on the agenda. We need it. What's to lose? We're learning about our backgrounds. What's to lose about that? And I'm up here talking to politicians but I should be feeling like I'm talking to my friends and like I'm having a conversation with my friends. I'm talking to politicians and I'm very disappointed. Thank you. All right, Ellen Garfield, Dora Rosen and Bill S. You ready for me? Good evening. I'm Ellen Garfield and I'm a Jew who works with Pajaro Valley Teens. My group, Santa Cruz Jews for a Free Palestine over 60 local Jewish community members, along with the group Jews Against White Supremacy wrote a letter to the board urging you to renew the CRE. For 76 years, Israel has confiscated books and manuscripts from Palestinian homes. Libraries are now targeted in Gaza and archivists are murdered. This intentional destruction of cultural heritage recognizes a war crime. Why would Kim disturb as campaign donors not want this history taught at PVUSD? One of them publicly made dehumanizing remarks about Palestinian civilians in the paper while another donor opposing a ceasefire made Islamophobic remarks at a city council meeting. Of course these two don't want Palestinian history to be taught. The recent claims of anti-Semitism are baseless. Stop weaponizing Jewish pain to promote your racist ideology. Teaching students, teaching students that Palestinians exist is not anti-Semitic. Hello, my name is Dora Rosen. As you might have guessed from my name, I'm also Jewish. I'm a member of Jewish Voice for Peace and have been for 20 years. I'm also a member of the Reform Congregation of Temple Beth El and Aptos. My family has been here for four generations and the fifth is about to come on. My cousin Bob was a union organizer right here in Watsonville area and not only that, his wife, my cousin Barbara Stern and her, excuse me, and the mother-in-law, Emma Gelder Stern, wrote books together and they were about ethnic studies. They were young adult books. It was a whole series set in a fictionalized place that was based on Santa Cruz County and Watsonville on the Pajaro Valley and all the different ethnic groups were represented and they wrote this series in the 60s and 70s to show how people can work together and to show the importance of knowing where you're from. I hope you will take that to account, stand up for CRE. Thank you. Good evening, board members of the public. My name is Bill, I'm a Jewish person living in Santa Cruz and I work in Watsonville and I wanna just say that I support the reinstatement of the CRE contract as a Jewish person who is at the privilege of knowing where my family comes from back several generations. It's hard to say what it's like to understand the beauty and dignity of the people you come from on a deep level and understand how that gives you a perspective on your own future and all of these students who have come up to speak deserve that. Everybody deserves that. And I absolutely reject board members using me and my community against these students, teaching that Palestinian people, that any people have a history is not anti-Semitism. I give you your time. Sylvie Stein, Bill Beecher, Gilbert Stein. Okay. Sylvie, Sylvie was first. Okay. I would like you to speak first, Gilbert Stein. Okay, thank you. I'm the infamous Gilbert Stein. Good to see a little bit of attention here today. Just to be clear, I am not opposed to ethnic studies, never have been opposed to ethnic studies. I'm opposed to the CRE contract and there's a big difference. And there were reasons why Governor Newsom and Superintendent Thurmond rejected the draft of ethnic studies co-sponsored or signed by the CRE consultant. It was not a right-wing conspiracy. It was based on facts. For example, despite the fact that the majority of crimes in this country, hate crimes in this country based on religion are against Jews, the majority. Anti-Semitism was mentioned only twice in the 500 pages of that curriculum as was the Holocaust. President Biden has issued a national strategy to combat anti-Semitism and CRE opposes that. CRE is not the only place where you can get ethnic studies. I think the board did the right decision back in September and I don't know why these people weren't here when it was on the agenda then. That is democracy. It was on the agenda. The board voted for it, voted to rescind the contract not to renew it and I think that it was a good decision to leave the superintendent to work with the board to see what we can do now in the future. Thank you. I'd like to thank all of you guys for coming tonight but you gotta realize there's a board policy for putting stuff on the agenda. You have to send a letter to the superintendent. Good. Now by that same token, the board president under the Brown Act does have the ability to tell this crowd that they have to turn in a letter if they wanna have something put on the agenda. She has not done that in the last four meetings I've been to and I've brought this up before. I think that's dereliction of duty. Now I also suggested at the last meeting that the Palo Alto Valley Historical Association is willing to teach you a class on ethnic diversity. I haven't heard from you. Don't you wanna learn about your background? I'd sure like to teach you. My name's Sylvie Stein. I am a white Jewish settler on this land. I come here with deep respect for the youth of this school district who have been voicing clearly and beautifully that they want ethnic studies back now. Gil Stein plays the victim to undermine this community's call for ethnic studies yet Gil is a notorious racist and in November as Israel bombed refugee camps, hospitals, and schools in Gaza, he was quoted in the good times. He had the good times take this out. He was, I have a screenshot. He was quoted in the good times as saying this. As far as civilians in Gaza, the Israeli military will have to do what it has to do. Gil Stein essentially called for the genocide of over 32,000 Palestinians in five months. It is wild that he would show his face in public let alone claim moral high ground on ethnic studies. Gil Stein, Raj Shornstein, and Kim Disurpa, you do not represent Jews, you represent racist, pro-genocide, Zionists. You are the least trustworthy people to speak on what is and isn't anti-Semitism or any form of oppression. And of course you don't want a liberated ethnic studies that could expose your Zionism for what it is. I will go on record saying repackage Nazism. To all other school members joining them and robbing youth of the education they want, shame on you. You should pay these students for educating you on how to do your job. Bring back ethnic studies now, free Palestine, all power to these youth behind me. Thank you for allowing me to speak. C-R-E, C-R-E, C-R-E, C-R-E. I'm gonna have to call the meeting to order. If we have disruptions again and we can't hear everybody's comments, we will adjourn the meeting and we really don't wanna do that and cease and halt the district's business or hearing your comments. Next, three speakers, please. Grisel Santos, Isel Barasa, Maximiliano Barasa. Max already went, yeah. Third one will be Dr. Lourdes Barasa. Hi, my name is Isel and this is my fifth time coming. Why do I need to come five times to tell you to bring back C-R-E? As a student, I'm extremely disappointed that you aren't listening to us. How is this a democratic process when you're ignoring the community? This is what a dictator does and you, as a school board trustees, should be modeling better behavior for students and the community. You have not been transparent and inclusive to the community and you do not deserve to sit on this board. I'm a student from the University of California, Berkeley. I did not have the privilege to have ethnic studies taught when I went to Watsonville High School and that was a disservice to me and all the students who were with me. The students who didn't know where their history came from, who didn't know they mattered, who deserve to be seen and represented. I draw from the amazing youth activists who are here today fighting for this. Could this is their right? They deserve to be seen. They deserve to be represented. All I gotta say is this is our district. This is our education and it's your job to represent us, all right? And also, when we talk about MLK, MLK also said that liberation can only be demanded by the oppressed. It will not be given by the oppressor. And with that, freedom will be taken. It cannot be given. Freedom is taken. With that, I see it in my time. Good evening. My name is Dr. Barrasa and like many people here, I have been coming for months and months and months, which is ridiculous. This shouldn't have taken this long. I've been here so many times, I've lost count and this is why I'm disgusted with the lack of transparency, especially from you, Trustee Acosta, that you just ignore us, don't tell us any reason why. For months, we've been ignoring us with no explanation. That is not a democratic process, Trustee Acosta, this is tyranny. You are running an autocratic board that is twisting rules, putting obstacles, using delayed tactics and seriously lacking transparency. There's absolutely no reason why to delay this issue for the new superintendent. We have one now. The one that we have right now can deal with this. You don't need to delay it any longer. And Trustee Soto, when the boards decided to not renew the CRE contract, you did it arbitrarily. So it wasn't like, oh, we're gonna do this decision now, arbitrarily, no, you did that already before. And several board member trustees said that they care about the kids and yet you're ignoring them. How does that show you care about them? And I'll just leave it at that. All right. Alyssa Ranjel and Bridget Phantom. Do I just like speak into this? Oh, okay, all right. Hello, my name is Alyssa Richard Ranjel and I am a current senior at Watsonville High School, taking the Ethnic Studies course. This course has impacted my life greatly. It's giving me the chance to speak out for what I believe in and learn about my history as well. You're not voting to bring the CRE contract back, shows me that you don't care about students and teachers' voices. I've seen peers continue to fight for this change but see nothing happen. Seeing you guys dismiss our constant pleas to bring back the CRE contract has decreased our trust in the board properly representing us and our district. But I know my peers will continue to fight for the CRE contract and I would like to thank my Ethnic Studies teacher, Mr. Pals, who continues to encourage his students to fight for change and have a voice. So, Acosta, your statement was a little bit confusing for me. You said that our voices were heard but I'm not sure exactly what you mean by that. What does it mean you'll be making the Ethnic Studies curriculum a top priority? To be clear, our curriculum was actually never the issue, the concern lay in the sudden canceling of our partnership with the Liberated Ethnic Studies curriculum consortium, which was ripped from the teachers and the district staff who had been engaging in our CRE training for the past two years. So to clarify, for me please, I know you can't speak but just nod or something, you're going to prioritize the contract or the curriculum. So if it's the contract, could you look at me? If it's the curriculum, could you look at me? Neither, okay, so that's fine. At a minimum, thank you for meeting with Bernie Gomez. This is an important first step in something called reconciliation. For harm done, if you are unclear of the harm done, allow me to represent to you the concepts of paternalism and power hoarding both tools and tenets of white supremacy. When confronted with fear-inducing changes, those with relative power approach the subordinates with a belief those beneath them are not capable of making decisions about their own destinies, they diminish their perspectives, experiences and ideas of those outside of the domain of power and the neglect transparency because they do not believe themselves accountable to the huddled masses. Throughout this process, you've revealed yourselves to be both domineering and patronizing and you've shown your allegiance to supremacist constructs, all of which in my opinion should render you ineligible for public office but at a minimum, at a minimum should encourage your participation in the CRE training upon renewal of the contract. Now, to the folks of the room who are showing up at the board what power really looks like. So again, to the folks in the room who are showing the board what power really looks like, you are part of a long legacy of love, wisdom and power. Thank you for your advocacy. I will now move us to our employee organization comments. This is the time that we hear from employee organizations and we will start with 8.1 PBFT, The Harrow Valley Federation of Teachers. Welcome, Nellie. Hi. All right, good evening. Nellie, do you mind, wait a second so we can hear you? Sure, thank you. Okay, we had some doubles. We had Miguel, Eli, Maximilio, Matthew, Mike. Okay, thanks. Jus, I'm sorry. All right. Good evening, board, President Acosta. I'm Nellie Baccarabogs, president of the PBFT. I'm just gonna speed through some of this. So, Mr. Trustee Scow, you're right. Democracy works through organizing. We unionists know this and our parents and our students that have attended tonight also know this and so I think it's amazing how they are beginning to really learn how to advocate for their educational rights in asking to have the Ethnic Studies contract brought back. I, again, wanna thank President Acosta for organizing a thoughtful visit to Modesto City Schools along with Dr. Contreras. We're hopeful for the positive steps as we move forward into this rest of the school year and then to the new one and to hopefully collaborate for improved working and learning conditions for our learning community. Trustee Soto, we agree that Dr. Contreras is aware that she should be aware of important issues in our district. One that we have quite a few because we have a lot of work. So one is this item here that has dragged out now for months. The Federation, you've heard me talk about this for many years now. The Federation is founded on social justice and it is unjust to have allowed two misinformed individuals disrupt a school year's worth of valuable PD for our administrators and continued education for our students. The other important item is the unfair labor practice by the district for having taken wages, so wage theft from educators who took their contractual right of personal necessity days. This deduction and pay for those teachers is also going to negatively affect, impact their full year's credit towards their retirement. So they're not gonna get a full year's credit towards their retirement because you have allowed the district to steal their wages. And that impacts their retirement. So I mean, if you're an educator you know that this is our work, this is our profession and we work really hard, long hours and we deserve that retirement. Those of you who are educators on this panel are accomplices to allowing this district to conduct wage theft and impact these teachers' wages, their retirement. You'll see an agenda item 9.7 that's gonna ask you to approve the need for hiring teachers without a teaching credential. Well, your inability, your inaction in stopping this arbitration that we're gonna go into is one of the reasons why there's 54 requests for, you know, so 54 positions that could be a non-credential teacher filling in. We admire people that come into education that decide that they're going to come into this as a career change and they're gonna do it through maybe an internship, get a waiver but this act or inaction on your guys' behalf of stopping this arbitration has pushed people out, people that are credentialed, people that our students need. And you're doing this because you are allowing the district to further dig their heels and waste very much needed public education funds that our students need on this corrupt case that a corrupt previous assistant soup of human resources made and that you're continuing to defend over 20 years of past practice. So that's one of those other things that Dr. Contreras will also need to be aware of. And then as the elected caretakers of our district we ask you for this list of items. One, put the CRE contract back on this agenda. There is, I believe from, and I think that those of you who met, who went to Modesto could also see, would also agree that that school district would have approved this consultant contract. Dr. Contreras, I don't understand, I wouldn't, I don't even know why there would be a reason to not bring that back. So you could do that before she returns, before she takes over in May, you could do that favor for her, bring it back and let's get started to acknowledge that we have a right to taking our personal necessity days and we shouldn't have our wages stolen. Three, don't allow SELPA to make inscrubulous moves like shutting down a life skills class at the end of this school year at EA Hall. Our families and our students need these programs. And the excuse being, oh, it's just business. Four, that you return the three minute comments that we used to have for public comment time for our public, that before Dr. Rodriguez isn't here anymore to control y'all. So I'd like to have that back. And five, I would love to see you use your political willpower to talk to the airport and get them to make some moves to finish PB High School. It's been a long time. Thank you. Thank you, Nellie. Do we have anyone here from CSEA, California School Employees Association? No. 8.3, Pavan Pajaro Valley Association of Managers? Yep, please come on up. Nope, go. No. And 8.4, CWA, Communication Workers of America or Substitutors Union. There you are. I mean, you know, it was interesting to me tonight before I introduce myself to hear all of the students talking and I have to say you have some very eloquent students. And if any of them are still out there in the hallway, let me tell you something one of my heroes said once. CSEA puede. Okay, anyway. All right, so let me tell you who I am. I haven't met any of you yet. My name is Nancy, be a genie. And I'll give you a bit of my background. I spent 40 years in the labor movement. I was supposed to be retired. I served both as a Communication Workers of America international representative, both on the West Coast and in Washington, D.C. And prior to that, I was a local president for CWA Local 942-3, as well as a secretary, treasurer, chief steward and just about every other committee and title you could hold within the union. And during that timeframe, my brother's tease me about being a professional student, so I'm in the right place, right? I got my master's degree in organizational development and knowledge management. When I retired, I decided to give back to my hometown, which sorry, Fally people here, it's in Santa Clara. And I worked with our planning commission, which I'm currently on, historic projects and I've helped elect school board members. So I bring a wealth of experience and background when I came into the job that I do now. And for a little bit of background, substitutes here at Pajaro Valley reached out to CWA Local 942-3. I wanna say it was about 15 or 20 years ago. And that's how our story began. It was a healthy one until, sadly, and I'll just be blunt and honest, last year our local was put into receivership because of a lot of things that were missed and not done properly. I'll just put it that way. Washington DC reached out to me. Okay, they kind of bent my arm and quoted to me what I used to always quote to my family. Ignore the long hours, it's not a job, it's a cause. And they convinced me to come out of retirement along with my fellow local president from the same local who came right after me to go back. Local is put in receivership, rebuild my home local all over again from the ground up. And that's where we found out how many things were missed at Pajaro Valley and some of our other units. But it's healthy once again. I'm so happy that we have two trained stewards who I have to say, Mike, I said this to you when you first came in. Your instincts are so right on. I'm not sure that I could train you much more than what you already do. But they stepped up and they've done a yeoman's job of bringing Louis and I up to speed on substitute teacher issues. And I have to say, Dr. Horn, you quoted two home. You quoted two of my favorite people, Frederick Douglas. I've used that quote how many times that the one about, well, I used to always say power never concedes graciously, but it's the same concept, right? It never concedes without a demand. But there's another one I like to quote from him. If there's no struggle, there's no progress. You know that one. And of course, Martin Luther King, another one of my heroes about the arc of moral universe that it's long but it always bends towards justice. And that's what we are about in local nine, four, two, three once again with Louis and I. And by the way, I'm kind of number two. Louis is number one. Back in the day, I was his boss. No, he's my boss. It's a lot of fun. Anyway, but it is about justice. And it's about doing the right thing. And that's what we're here for. It applies to kids just like it applies to working stiffs. I understand your job is difficult. Trust me, I do. But if there is no struggle, there is no process and it will bend towards justice. So let me just leave you with this. I am really looking forward to working on some of the issues that I'm very aware of with the substitutes. A big one is communications between HR and new substitutes and the consistency that is required. And I'm also looking so much for, is she still here? Yeah, to working with my sister unions at PDFD, Heinelli and Radhika, is she still here? She's not here. Anyway, I'm looking forward to working with them. We expect that the sisters will all be working together and mutually supportive and I'll leave you with the inimitable words that my friend Mike Flore left you with last week. Get ready. We are coming. Thank you. Thank you, Nancy and Mike. We will now move to action item 9.2, Week of Adult Education, April 7th through April 13th, 2024. This report will be presented by the director of Watsonville Aptos, Santa Cruz Adult Ed, Dr. Nancy Bilicich. Thank you so much. Um, president Acosta, trustees, superintendent Sheckman, cabinet. Adult Education Week is coming when we get back from vacation and you have in front of you a proclamation that I'm not going to read the whole thing. I just think that you need to know that adult education started in 1856 at St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco and this is it continues to evolve. For us at Adult Education here, our cosmetology program is doing well. We have students that have graduated that some of you saw graduate last year. We have another group this year and they've passed their state board and now they have jobs. So it's been very productive. We have our special citizenship grant with Community Action Board and we're working on that. That's one of 64 nationwide. We're really excited. And we are in the process of trying to develop an LVN program which would be the first one in the county and it's taken a lot of work. Our nursing coordinator is really working hard trying to figure out all the things and all the requirements at the state level. So we're doing well there. We have our pre-apprenticeship program that is in operation at the Watsonville Downtown Center. We have 18 students involved in there. We have a math specialist class at Cabrera College. We have a great partnership with Expanded Learning where we're going to have all the students in high school learn how to drive. So we're happy about that. And I think right now we have about 3,200 students duplicated but adult education week is coming. You have the proclamation and we greatly appreciate the board's support. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Nasi Vilicic. We have any public speakers on this item? Yes, we do. We have one and it's Nellie Vakita Boggs. Good evening. Thank you. Adult education. We are, this district now covers all of the adult education in the County of Santa Cruz. So we represent members who only teach at Santa Cruz City locations. So that's pretty significant for our district. That's a wide range. I mean, it's the entire county of Santa Cruz. This program, like any education program is nothing without its educators and its support staff. So adult education programs are a wonderful way for a community to build workforce. I know that our community benefits from the people that go through our programs. We have ESL classes. We have a very large immigrant community here in Watsonville and it of various languages. And so this is very, very helpful to have ESL available to our adult learners. Many, and just like stated in this proclamation here, many of these adults also might have their own children who attend our schools. So it is a wonderful win for our district to have this reach across our community. I would love to see our adult ed teachers have the opportunity to become permanent. They are, they're forcibly refused hours that would put them on a path towards permanency. Because once they reach a certain number of hours a week, they would be entitled to healthcare benefits. And what this does is it impacts our ESL classes, especially where you might have several levels. I'm a bilingual teacher. I'm an ESL teacher. By training as well, and so having multiple levels is not conducive to the most, it's not an optimal learning environment. So we hope that our adult ed will also invest in this, in this area and offer our community of learners, adult learners, ESL classes where they're not with more than two language levels. Thank you. Thank you, Nellie. And that was our last public speaker on that. I'll bring it back to the board for discussion, comments, deliberation. Trustee Bellano-Skal. I just got a question. Thank you for that. Is our enrollment, how has that been going? Is it steady declining and increasing up and down? Well, right now it's higher than usual. But again, I have a duplicated enrollment, meaning that you could have two classes. So I gave you a figure of 32. I just asked before it came. How many students do we have? 32, 15, but that means you could take two classes. You might be in a high school diploma and an ESL class. So you may be counted twice. I didn't get a single number. And how does, so is that up from previous years? Up from last year, a little bit up from last year at this point. Okay, all right. Well, great. I mean, thanks for those comments, Nellie, as well. We've got to support, celebrate. So let this proclamation be proclaimed across the entire valley. There you go. Thank you. Tristita Serpa. Hi Nancy. Hi. Dr. Bilicic. Thanks for coming before us tonight with this resolution. As you know, for 14 years, I've wholeheartedly supported the activities of the adult school. And we're really proud of all of the programming that you have there for our community, including allowing people to learn English, to get GEDs, and all of the workforce development that you've done. I'm really excited about the cosmetology program and all the new things that are happening. And I would be remiss if I didn't do a shout out for the bird watchers. That's a favorite in the whole county among many people, so. It really is. And right now, they have one of their paths cut off. They used to be by West Marine and the county is working on construction. So they've cut the path, but as soon as it's, I've been assured that once they finish the construction, it'll be they'll have access again. Yeah. Well, thank you for all your work and all the years that you've devoted. We appreciate you. Thank you. Thank you, Trustee D'Serba. Trustee Dr. Holm? I just wanted to say thank you for all the work that you're doing with adult education. You know, the classes that adult education offers makes a pivotal difference in so many people's lives. I remember way, way, way, way back when before I was a nurse or anything like that. It's like I was able to take a typing class through an adult education program and that enabled me to go further in my career at the time, which was in internet development. And that opened up a lot of opportunities for me, which ultimately led me here. So thank you for the work that you and your staff are doing and especially the hardworking people who are attending classes, who are taking classes, who are supporting the classes being held. It does make a difference. Thank you. You know, when you think about it, they go to work all day and then they come at night. And that takes a lot of dedication. And a lot of times you say, well, why? I want to improve my English. I want a better job. I want to get my high school diploma. And I can't say enough about our teachers and our classified staff. They are very enthusiastic, very customer service. It's a top notch team. It's a team effort, no doubt. Thank you, Trustee Dr. Holm. Trustee Dodge, Jr. I'd just like to say thank you again, Dr. Nancy Billich. I've only been here for a couple of years, but before I've sat in the seat, I know your dedication to adult ed. I know your dedication to the Pajaro Valley, the city of Watsonville. The name Reed, the heart, is on this building because you led the effort with our community. You brought a lot of stakeholders together to make it happen. I sat in on those meetings and you made it happen. I know you do a lot of other things in the city on your free time. But I also wanted to say thank you, Mr. Coach Sunderland, his driver's ed teacher, and Mr. Jones. I forgot his first name because he was my history teacher. Ron. But I just want to acknowledge him, too. And you guys are the reason why I'm here. And let's say thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Trustee Dodge, Jr., anyone else? Go ahead. Trustee Flores. Well, just to say thank you. And I definitely would support this. You're very welcome. Trustee Soto, thank you, Trustee Flores. Thank you, Nancy, for all your hard work in keeping the whole adult ed program alive in the county. I mean, we've expanded from the district and now to the county, so that speaks volumes. So keep up the good work. It has its challenges, but it is great. Yeah, I'm sure it does. Thank you, Vice President Soto. Thank you, Nancy, for being here this evening. And I know I say it every year, and I'm going to say I'm just going to really just echo what Vice President Soto just said. But I can't let it go. Thank you for taking that on and taking on the Santa Cruz City Schools when Santa Cruz City Schools just no longer wanted it. And you stepped up and we're going to let that happen for the county as a whole. And you saw that and the need. And you deserve to be commended for that. So thank you for doing that. Well, I appreciate you at the last meeting you saw. There's Santa Cruz trustees there, too. And it's like they're interested. I mean, it's like adult ed is accountable to both boards. I mean, this is our board. But they want to know what's going on in Santa Cruz. What have you done over here? And what are you doing to our site? And there's just a lot of things. But I couldn't do it without my team. I have a great classified team. The teachers are really dedicated. And you, the board. So thank you. Appreciate it. And here we go, adult ed week when we get back. Yes. Well, we have to vote on it. Yes, you do. But I do. Yes, thank you again. And that was an amazing meeting. Just to, and I believe I made that in my board comments back then to see how many different leaders, not just county wide, but federal leaders, state leaders that attended or had their representatives and attendants and how much they actually really care and recognize the need for adult ed and the importance of it. Good job on that meeting. Thank you. That was impressive. You know, when you invite them and you don't know if they're going to come, but they do. In fact, Zill Lofgren was here when, I don't know, talking about immigration about a year ago. And so there are a lot of people that are involved. Jimmy Panetta, I mean, all of them. And it's really nice to see that we have city support, county support, makes a difference. And of course, your support. So thank you. And I also just wanted to also piggyback on what Trustee Dodge Jr. said, and thanking you for your work that you did to rename your wing to the Rhea DeHart wing. I mean, she was, aside from you, probably maybe a little more, I don't know, the largest advocate in this whole community for adult ed. And she really stood by your side with that and supported you fullheartedly. And she really, she was adult ed, aside from you. She was adult ed. There is no doubt. And I know her family was very touched, too. That we have the Rhea DeHart wing. And it makes all the difference. Yeah. And thank you for including me as well in those meetings. OK. Appreciate it. All right. So that's all the discussion deliberation. And do I have a motion to approve? I move to approve. A second. I have a first. And I have a second. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Any abstaining? Seeing none, it carries 7-0. Thank you, Nancy. Thank you very much. Thanks, Nancy. Our next item, 9.3, approved resolution number 22-23-36, recognizing April as National Bilingual Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month. And this report will be presented to us by our Director of Equity, State, and Federal Program and Accountability, Mr. Berman. Welcome. Good evening, President Acosta. Superintendent Shekman and members of the board. I get the second leg in the recognition train. It is my honor to bring forth the recognition of April 24 as National Bilingual Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month. To be brief, I'll just read a few of the items. Whereas Pajaro Valley Unified School District takes pride in joining educational institutions throughout the country and recognizing April as April 24 as National Bilingual Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month. And whereas National Bilingual Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month is an opportunity to draw attention to the persistent inequities between bilingual multilingual learners and native English-speaking students. And whereas Pajaro Valley recognizes more than 11,430 students and their families within our district that are becoming or are multilingual. And whereas PVUSD houses more than 21 languages within its boundaries. Be it resolved that PVUSD proclaims this month as National Bilingual Multilingual Learner Month and continues to strengthen our education and focus on bilingual multilingual learners and a couple of plugs, I would like to invite you all to May 2 seal of Biliteracy Ceremony. We are very excited. We are working with counselors in our high schools right now. And we already have more students who have been cleared to receive the seal this year than last year. And this is exciting. I think we're going to get even more languages than we've had before represented. And one more plug. We also have a couple more opportunities next year for students at more schools to enroll their kindergartners in dual language programs, including sites where English-speaking students can come and join the Biliteracy Pathway. Thank you very much. And I ask for your approval. Thank you, Mr. Berman. And we have one public speaker to this item, Nelly. Good evening. So I think this is, I love that now in education, bilingualism is appreciated. It's valued. Porque ser bilingual es bonito. And Spanish was my first language. I didn't, I just, I spent my first language. That's what I spoke at home and what was not spoken at school. So, and when I started school at that time in the 70s, bilingualism wasn't something that was valued at school. And so you would get scolded. I would, you know, they'd be like, you get to wear the dunce cap because you're not speaking English. And so imagine being a kindergartner and having to wear a hat in that, you know, in the corner. So I think it's wonderful that we have bilingual programs. I actually started teaching in a bilingual program up in Northern California. And my, both my children started off in the dual immersion program in Chico Unified before we moved here. So, and it was sad because I couldn't have them in the dual program here when we, when I first moved to this area to teach because it just didn't the, that was a single parent. I just, the schedules didn't, didn't align. And so they went to Minty where I taught and that was not a bilingual program. It's just, you can have a conversation with my son. He had some strong feelings about how there was not a bilingual program there. Anyways, I just want to say that I think it's wonderful that we've gotten to this point in education where bilingualism is something that is valued because it is part of our national history. And our students, this sort of ties into ethnic studies where it's like part of being valued as a whole person is all of our history needs to come with us because that's who we are, a part of who we are. Thank you. Thank you, Nellie. I will bring it back to the board now for discussion, questions, comments, deliberation from the board. A quick question, thank you, Mr. Berman. When is that a bi-literacy seal event? Has that been scheduled time and place yet? Yeah, it'll be yet. Thank you for reminding me. Watsonville High will be in the mellow center six o'clock on May 2nd. Six PM, mellow center. Yeah, Thursday night. Make a motion to approve. Thank you, Trustee Villano-Scow. Trustee Dr. Holm. All second. But before I even. So, I've attended the last couple of seals of bi-literacy events and they're amazing, so I would strongly encourage the members of the board to attend that. Do you happen to have an idea of how many students will be honored this year? So far, we have, last year I think we had 108, and so far I think I counted yesterday we had 114 cleared. And that's pending a lot of assessments in different languages, including Miss Deco. Right now, the counselors are going around and asking, plus we have some French three students who wanna give it a try, along with some Arabic and Tagalog students that are pending. Oh, that's exciting, because I remember last year like the top three were Spanish, ASL and Arabic, right? Last year. It sounds like we're expanding. And we already have one German, or maybe two German speaking students that have passed APs in the past, and I think a French already passed. That's fantastic. It's very exciting. Trustee, thank you, Dr. Holm. Trustee Dodge Jr. I'd just like to say thank you for putting this together. I know you're out in the community and I had the opportunity to run into you at Watsonville High School. Obviously I support this resolution as well, but one of the questions that I had is, what are you doing to identify English, Spanish speakers? I know you're familiar with Minnie White in E Hall and Radcliffe where a lot of our students, our speaking weeks that go Spanish and learning English to speak with their parents. So what are you doing to identify and to recruit those students? You mean from early on when they come in? Like primary and secondary. Right, and so one of the things that we have in our registration packet is a home language survey, and in that it's an opportunity to ask the families what languages students speak, what languages are around in the home, and from that we ascertain whether or not they're English only, or they have other languages. If there's a question about the predominant language, we have secondary interview questions, and all of that leads to either they're designated as English only or TBD, meaning to be determined, and that's when we take the initial LPAC, and that initial LPAC kind of informs their English proficiency, but all the same time, the languages that are entered into that form are captured in our student informational system, and so when, for example, this year, when they become seniors, we can pull all students with any languages other than English or Spanish and kind of see if those students, like that's why we have a wider web or wider netcast for students speaking languages other than those two as potential candidates. So there's almost like a, from when they enter, pathway all the way till 12th grade, where we can still capture opportunities for students to earn the seal. Thank you. Thank you, Trustee Dr. Junior. Trustee Dusserba, did you have your hand up earlier? Sorry, just something quick. So we have dual immersion programs in this district, right? How many do we have? We have five that go K-5 as of right now, and actually one of those is Alianza that goes K-8. We are now in middle school at Rolling Hills, and those are mostly the students that went from freedom, kindergarten through fifth grade, and are now in sixth grade, and next year it'll advance to seventh grade, and next year we are starting with Aloni and Minty White, and Aloni is one of the options along with freedom and Alianza where students can come in, either as the Spanish model or the English model or bilingual model. So there's so many people in the community from different districts even outside of this district who would love the opportunity to have their children in one of these programs. How do they learn more about that? Is there a wait list? How do people show interest in something? So one of the things that we're doing at Kinder Registration now is we're actually capturing all of that. So we have one of our tables is our program option table where we have staff like Stephanie, the coordinator of Yale Services, who's explaining to every parent like, hey, whatever your primary languages are, we have a place for you if you want your child to be multilingual. And we are capturing that data, and that data will inform decisions going forward as well about the proliferation of our programs. That's great. For my calculation, I think we have 70% of the kids in this district who are multilingual. So that's a lot. It's a majority of students. And increasing. It's really cool. And sometimes probably challenging too for kids that are just starting out. Okay, thank you. Thank you. Anyone else? Yes, I just want to say that I'm so exciting to see where our district is headed and that we're leading the charge for our area right now. And I shared at the D-LAC meeting and my grandfather helped in the 70s to get bilingual education at Radcliffe back then. And so, yes, I'm just so thankful that we have these opportunities for our children to come out of school bilingual, multilingual. So thank you. Thank you, Trustee Dusserpe and Trustee Flores. Trustee, Vice President Soto. Well, it's just kind of funny how we're all dating ourselves because we're all referencing the 70s. So, it was more of a story or a comment for me. I went to Echo Valley School back in 78. 77, 78, 79. First grade Mrs. Marcus Klass. And I still remember to this day, I got busted for speaking Spanish in class. Kind of piggyback Nelly's story. And I had to write lines on the chalkboard in cursive. I will not speak Spanish in class. I will not speak Spanish in class. And all because, and I just remember her first name, Laura, can't remember her last name at this time. It was such a long ago. She snitched me out to the teacher. She said, Oscar speaking Spanish. And there they go, they send me to the chalkboard. So, to experience those kind of things as a kid, it kind of, to me, it lit a fire. And maybe that's why I'm so rebellious or part of the reason why I'm so rebellious. Because for someone to come and tell me that I can't speak Spanish, it kind of sticks with you, especially as a kid. My dad always used to say that when people do things to you as a kid, you remember them as an adult. And I still remember Mrs. Marcus to this day. But this program or this resolution, kind of solidifies that. And it kind of just does a 180 and brings us back to the fact that we are somebody. And so thank you for that. Thank you, Vice President Soto. And Michael, I just want to recognize you and the work that you're doing and making this happen. And this is a resolution, but the work that you're really doing behind the scenes in our district for our students and through the programs that you're doing. So thank you. Thank you. And thank you for going on Monday. It was a blast. So I have a first and a second, right? Yes, I do. I'll call for the vote. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Any abstaining? It carries 7-0. Thank you, Michael. And moving on to our next item, 9.4, Autism Acceptance Month resolution number 23-24-35. And this report will be presented by our SELFA Director of Special Services, Heather Gorman. Welcome. Welcome. Is this on? So could we start with the resolution, please, and show this a little bit later? Good evening, Interim. I'm gonna take a breath and start again. Good evening, President Acosta, Interim Superintendent Sheckman, and Board of Trustees. I had a few people with me tonight support this resolution and they did end up going home, but I am going to speak for them because they work directly with some of our students with autism and they were excited and happy to support this resolution and talk to you about it tonight. So I had a behaviorist, Heather Pint, who's been a behaviorist in special services in PVUSD for the past 20 years, and she's worked with many, many, many families and students and students with autism spectrum disorder. And Christy Mandin, who is also a behaviorist in BCBA in special services and has worked with our district and with students for over 14 years. So autism is defined as a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interactions, generally evident before the age of three, that adversely affects a child's educational performance. Autism spectrum disorder ASD affects one in 36 children. PVUSD currently serves 331 students with an educational diagnosis of autism from eligibility to the age of 22 years old. When I first started presenting this resolution, I said that number at about 135. So you can see how much we've grown and how many students we have identified and now are supporting. That said, April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day and furthermore, the month of April is recognized as Autism Acceptance Month. The PVUSD community can take the pledge to create a world where all people with autism can reach their full potential by increasing understanding and acceptance. PVUSD currently has autism programs at Duncan Holbert Preschool, Real Del Mar Elementary, HA Hyde Elementary, Radcliffe, and Anseldo. Students with ASD can achieve success in school when provided with well-implemented, evidence-based practices. And this is when we can show that slide. We have created, and really our behaviorist, Heather Pine, Christy Mandin, who we're gonna be here tonight, have created things like this to be shared with all of our schools where if you click on any of those things, they'll bring up information about autism. They have videos that are in there. It's just a really neat resource for our schools and it's been shared with all of our elementary schools. So I just wanted to show you some of the things that we're doing for this month. And we also work with Captain, the California Autism Professional Training and Informational Network, which is a cadre of agencies and family, partners that collaborate for the effective implementation of evidence-based practices to provide to our students together with, we provide students with access to these evidence-based practices to support them in becoming the people they want to be. So therefore, be it resolved that the Board of Education of Pajaro Valley Unified School District declare the month of April 2024 as Autism Acceptance Month, and that all schools be encouraged to celebrate this occasion with appropriate meaningful instructional activities that promote acceptance, like what we've shared. Thank you, Heather. Do we have any public speakers to decide them? We do not. Okay, seeing none, I'll bring it to the Board for discussion, deliberation, questions, comments, or a motion, or I'll be above. I have a couple of comments. Thanks for bringing this forward. I'd like to make a motion to approve. I want to, when I first came to the district, that we did not have an autism program here. I don't think. Okay. And then we created one. What was the name of it, or? Well, I think we've served students with autism for a very long time. We've served them for a long time, but we actually put in like a- We've built programs, yes, and we worked to build and work off the evidence-based programs. So we have those programs that we have refined and made better to support our students. What's our number of autistic students in that program? Well, in all of our spectrum. Right now we have 331 in the district. Like I said- And many are mainstreamed. Many are mainstreamed. And then are there some just specifically in the programs that we've created? Mostly, but even in the programs that we've created that have students that have more needs, we have them out and mainstreamed into classes too. So like at Rio Del Mar, a lot of the students are out in our general education classrooms. They do have support in those classrooms, but they do also have a time when they can come back. They just did a whole day where they rented a movie theater for all of our students at one of the sites to go and have the experience with the parents of seeing the first movie that they've ever been able to see because they got to turn the lights up a little bit more. They turned the movie down. And so they're creating these experience for the students. That is really cool. It was really neat, yeah. Yeah, I'm wonderful. Okay, thank you. Thank you, Trustee D'Serba, Trustee Dr. Holm. I'll second the motion. I do wanna note the time at 10.23. So I'd like to make a point of order motion to extend. Can you finish this item, and then do you think we have time? Or did you have comments on this item? I just wanted to make a point. I'm gonna make a point of order motion to extend the meeting until 12.30. Okay, I have a first and a second. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Okay. And I'd like to, going back to comments, just this is such an important, having that acceptance, I've said it before, but I wanna say it again. Acceptance is so much stronger than awareness because it's inclusive. And I have friends on the spectrum and just watching their journeys is, I just appreciate this motion. Thank you. Thank you. Any other comments or discussion from the board? I have a first and a second then. Seeing none, I'll call for a vote. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? None. Carries seven, zero. Our moving on to our next item, 9.5 PVUSD alternative curriculum for life skills program. And this report will be presented by the SELPA director of special service, Heather Gorman. So good evening again. You're gonna see me here a couple of times tonight. President Acosta, board of trustees, interim superintendent, Mr. Schekman. So we're pleased to bring forward the, sorry, sorry, reading the wrong one. So as we're looking and moving forward with our board policy, which is going to be up next for the alternative graduation for students with cognitive disabilities, we're also required to adopt a standard space curriculum to support our diploma track. Luckily, okay. Luckily, we have already in PVUSD for the last three years have been working on this and have been using a standard space curriculum with our life skills class. So we start with our life skills class and looking at the basics curriculum. This is what we first adopted five or six years ago. We've had the center district for a while and really looking at functional academics and ELA, math, community, history events. And so this is more hands on with accommodations and modifications for the curriculum. And then three years back, we did create actual like courses for all of our course codes for all of the classes that we had for our life skills students. And so we have the whole like the life skills humanities and we're teaching to the standards and ELA, read to learn life skills math, exploring math. So it's not a curriculum like our general education curriculum, but it is focused and aligned with standards. And so then we, like I said, a few years ago now we have adopted attainment curriculum. And this is the curriculum that we'd like you to adopt as a board so that it can go with the board policy and be used to support our students on the diploma track. So this is an evidence-based curriculum. It's designed for students with moderate to severe disabilities. It's aligned to core standards, systematic instruction. And so we have this actually in our elementaries all the way up to high school. There's prompt and correction procedures for supporting students that may have the need to have more than one time to learn something, alternative response modes built into the curriculum. There's assessment and data collection built into the curriculum. And it's repetitive for students that may need to have more repetition to learn and understand. And then it also works on generalizing the knowledge. So teaching to the standards. This is just a quick sample of an ELA lesson where it's very project-based. And then on the right you can see some of the things about giving your opinion. They talk about different ways that students can actually show what they know. It's not just one way for them to do anything. And then I really liked this part of it like with in chemistry, and this is a higher level example. It's looking at chemical reactions in your body. And so you can see as they're reading something, there may be pictures to help them know that okay, that word means body. And this is what the symbol for chemical means. And so they're using that. And then they're also using projects and hands-on learning to learn about chemical reactions and heat and faster reactions. So they're going through this whole process. And it's a really nice curriculum. I've talked to some of the teachers about it since we've started using it. Always with our life skills, students say they do talk about the more hands-on, the more project-based, the better it is for our students. And this is starting to get them to where they want to go with this. So really what we're looking at is the diploma pathway for what I presented last time about the board policy. And this is the alternative diploma pathway. And students that are eligible take the CAA, which is the California Alternative Assessment. And then they can graduate with the diploma. We will build this curriculum into what they are taking and they will get pass-fail grades for taking this and then earning their way to get a diploma when they finish high school. And that's all. Thank you. Do we have any public speakers to this item? We do not. All right. See none. I will bring it back to the board for discussion, questions, deliberation. Trustee Dodge, Jr. I'd like to say thank you for bringing this resolution up. I know we have a great program at Yeehaw Middle School. I know there's a teacher there who's dedicated almost 10 years to this program. I've seen firsthand her dedication, compassion, and love for her students. And I would like to encourage my colleagues if they have a chance after spring break to check out her classroom and any other elected officials from the city of Watsonville who would like to attend and see what she's doing. I'd also like to thank the behavior technicians who also work with these students, these instructional aides who work with these students. And I had something else on the top of my head but I just wanted to say thank you for putting this resolution together. And not to be too negative, but in a time of upcoming budget cuts we have to remember that these students are most vulnerable and we need to do everything we possibly can to protect these types of programs. So thank you. And it almost sound like you wanna make a motion there. And I'd like to make a motion to support this agenda. Thank you, Trustee Dodge, Jr. Trustee Bolano-Skow. I agree with them's comments and I'll second the motion. Thank you, Trustee Bolano-Skow. Anyone else? Quick question. Yes, Trustee Zircon. How long was this, is this a requirement? This is a requirement. So within the board policy when we're looking at a diploma track for our students in our life skills program, they are required to be using a standards aligned curriculum. That's great. So, yeah. Okay. And how long were you looking for a specific curriculum? So we spent a couple years and we have already been using this curriculum and now I'm bringing it forward because in order to adopt it and actually use it as the one to move forward with the board policy for diploma. Yeah. It looks good, very good to me. It is and it does match with what we've been doing before and I think everything, there's things that we can work on but I think it's a good alignment with what we're doing and moving forward. Thank you. No further questions. Thank you, Trustee Zircon. Anyone else? All right. One, I have a first and a second. I'll call for a vote. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Seeing none, it carries 7-0. Thank you, Heather. Moving on to 9.6, board policy update 6146.4, graduation pathway and this report will again be presented by SELPA director special services, Heather Gorman. Welcome again. So good evening. One last time, President Acosta, board of trustees and interim superintendent, Mr. Schekman. So in a public hearing that was held on March 13th, I brought forward the board policy updates to be in line with the new law and ed code in the state of California. There were no requests for any changes that for what was brought forward last week and I'm here today to ask that you adopt this new board policy. Thank you, Heather. Any public speakers to this item? There are not. All right. Seeing none, I'll bring it back to the board for discussion, deliberation, questions. Make a motion to approve. Thank you, Trustee Dusserpe. I have a motion to approve. I'll second. I have a second. Are there any other comments or discussion? Seeing none, I'll call for a vote. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? None. Seeing none, it carries 7-0. Thank you, Heather. Wonderful, thank you. Thank you. Moving on to item 9.7, adopt a declaration of need for fully qualified educators for the 2024, 2025 school year. This report will be presented by our Interim Assistant Superintendent of HR, Mr. Saxon. Welcome, Mr. Saxon. Good evening, President Acosta, Vice President Soto, Interim Superintendent Shekman. I'm Interim Assistant Superintendent Brian Saxon of HR. So the first thing I have tonight is our declaration of need for fully qualified educators. This is an annual declaration that we have to bring to the board in order to allow us to hire emergency-based credentialed staff, such as STIPS, short-term staff permits, PIPs, and the like. So we, every year when we hire an interview, we always look for candidates that have credentials, either multiple subjects, single subjects that are clear or preliminary have gone through their credential program, but there are occasions where we do not have those candidates or we have someone who is in a program and can't currently complete the program. And so that is where this declaration of need comes in. It gives us some flexibility in our hiring. And then once we get these people in the door, we provide them with these one-year emergency credentials and then we support them as they go through their programs, hopefully to earn their preliminary credential and move into a clear credential. So we respectfully ask that you would approve this so we can continue to fill all our school openings. You, Mr. Saxon, do we have any public speakers to say? We do not. Seeing none, I'll bring it back to the board for discussion, deliberation, or questions and comments. Or if none, I'll entertain a motion. I'll move to approve. Second. I have a first. I have a second. No further discussion. All right, I'll call for a vote. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Seeing none, it carries 7-0. Thank you. Moving on to item 9.8, the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers, sunshine proposal to Pajaro Valley Unified School District for Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations for the 2024-2025 school year. And this report will be presented by our interim assistant superintendent of HR, Mr. Saxon. Welcome again. Good evening once again, President Acosta, Vice President Soto, interim assistant superintendent Shekman. I'm Brian Saxon and I'm bringing this back to you. We did have the public hearing on this. There's no new information. This is just the action part of this sunshine proposal. So we do respectfully request that you would approve this as discussed in our public hearing. Thank you, Mr. Saxon. Do we have any public speakers to this item? We do not. All right, seeing none, I'll bring it to the board for deliberation discussion. I'll move to approve. Second. I have a first and I have a second. Did you have a comment? No, I'll third it. Okay. Any other discussion, questions? Okay. Then I'll call for the vote with the first and second. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Seeing none, it carries 7-0. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you, Brian. And now moving on to item 9.9, new class specification, community school specialist report. This report will be presented by our Director of Classified Human Resources, Ms. Schnicks. Welcome. Thank you. Good evening, President Acosta, board members and Superintendent Checkman. This item before you tonight is a new class description titled Community Schools Specialist. A community school is both a place and a set of partnerships. It's a collaborative approach to supporting student success. In a community school staff and community partners work together to identify and address the various needs of students and families. The team will be led by a school site community schools specialist, this position, which is dedicated to connecting students and families to resources. The position will work in partnership with school departments and community partners to ensure there is a clear pathway to supports and effective communication about the available supports. PVUSD was awarded a California Community Schools Partnership Program planning grant for two years or two years ago. And this February, the district applied for another $34 million Community Schools implementation grant for 25 PVUSD schools. In order for the efforts to be successful, schools need a dedicated team member who can focus on the services provided to ensure the partnerships are effective, maintained and incorporated into the school community. The new classification was approved by the Personnel Commission on March 21st and placed on range 48 of the classified salary schedule. It will be a CSEA bargaining unit position. So this evening I asked the board to approve the new class description and the revised classified salary schedule is presented. Thank you, Ms. Shanks. Do we have any public comment on this? No, we do not. Seeing none, I'll bring it back to the board for discussion and deliberation. Seeing none, and I'll entertain a motion. Or Trustee D'Souza, I'm sorry. Where can we apply? I joined as soon as we open the position. This is a cool position. This is a really cool position. So if there are creative people out in the community that want a great job building a program that will benefit many, many kids, this is a very cool position. Thank you. Make a motion to approve. Okay, I have a first and second. Yes, Trustee Flores. Just a couple questions. So you had mentioned 25 schools that applied for this. Would each one of those schools would have this position? Yes, I don't know if some of the smaller schools would have a full-time individual. There might be for the smaller schools, somebody who shares those sites, but for the most part, yes, every school would have a dedicated community school specialist at their site. Okay, and if the school is granted this community school grant, is that money going to cover this position or is this going to have to be covered? No, with the 34 million, yes, it would be covered by the grant, yes. Great, sounds great. Thank you. Thank you, Trustee Flores. All right, no further questions? Okay, I have a first and a second. I'll call for the vote. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? No. Carries seven-zero. Thank you. Thank you. Now moving on to item 910, adopt level one developer fees 2024 justification study. This report will be presented by our director of fiscal services, Ms. Neem. Thank you. Okay. Good evening. Good evening, Board of Trustees. President Acosta, Interim Superintendent, Mr. Scheckman. My name is Jenny Im, Director of Fiscal Services, here to present the first of two action items related to developer fees. For this action item, it is for your consideration to adopt the level one developer fee 2024 justification study. The purpose of this study is to document if there's a reasonable relationship between residential, commercial, and industrial development and the need for new or modernized facilities at our district. So the study was completed by schoolworks and it was determined that there is a reasonable need to collect level one developer fees, to continue the collection of fees and also to see a slight increase over last year. So previously, we were collecting $4.79 for residential and 78 cents for commercial industrial. So the new developer fees would be $5.17 for residential and 84 cents for commercial and industrial. So this action item would be to adopt the study. And I will open it up to any questions. Thank you, Jenny. Do we have any public speakers to this item? We do not. I see none. I will bring it back to the board for discussion, deliberation. Trustee Dr. Hump. Just clarifying, because I was going through previous times that this kind of thing has come to the board, and so just for my own clarification. So this motion is just, we're approving the study and the next motion is what actually says yes, do the fee. Yes. Okay. Just making sure I understood that correctly. Thank you. Thank you for that. I'll move to approve. Thank you for that clarification, Trustee Dr. Holm. That was a question that came up in Agenda Sitting Committee. We didn't have you there. I couldn't answer it. Trustee Vice President Soto. I remember, so when I built my house, I paid developer fees here at the district. And this was almost 20 years ago, and back then it was like 350 a square foot. So, I mean, obviously inflation and everything else is paying a, they're just contributing to these prices. So as far as these go, with any new developments that are going on, like the ones out on Walker, Aloni Parkway, are we collecting revenue from those projects? I believe that I'm not 100% certain. I can certainly look that up and let you know. Yeah, because there's a considerable amount of square footage being developed out there that hopefully we're collecting revenues on those. I mean, hopefully the city's submitting those requests to us from their planning and building department. And I do believe within the district jurisdiction, any development we do collect the fees. And in the study, I believe it was towards the back. There's a really handy map that shows the territories that we're collecting the fees for. All right, cool. I mean, that's all positive money for us to help improve the district as a whole. Yes. So thank you. Thank you, Vice President Soto. Trustee Judge Junior. Was this, were these graphs compared to other districts surrounding us? For example, Santa Cruz or Salinas or Gilroy, like the numbers or? So what the study does is it looks at how many families could come in due to the new development. And what they do is they look at what the possible impacts would be to our need for facilities to either modernize or create new facilities. So they look at, they kind of estimate out the cost. So I believe that there is a small difference between the different districts. It's going to be related to enrollment changes. So for us, we're in declining enrollment. So even though we're in declining enrollment because of the level of development happening, it's been determined that we do still need some funds to mitigate some of the impacts. Thank you. Thank you, Trustee Judge Junior. Any of, anyone else? Trustee Dusserpa? I have a motion. There's no second. I'll second. Thank you. Oh, I'm sorry, did you have other comments? No, it's just getting more and more expensive for people to add on and to build. And it seems like year after year, over year, over year, we're increasing the fees here. And I just feel a bit sorry for our public who has to pay these fees. That's a very expensive $5.17. So anyway, I don't know. I'm just standing up for people who are remodeling or adding on or building. It's a lot of extra money. Thank you, Trustee Dusserpa, for those additional comments. Any other deliberation? All right, so I have, now I have a first and second. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? No, Zina, carries 7-0. Thank you. Thank you. And moving on now to the next item, which is 9-11. Consider the approval of the level one developer fees resolution number 23-24-27. And this report will be presented by Director of Physical Services, Ms. Ein. Thank you. So this is for the approval of the increase in the developer fees for level one. In the last few years, the revenue that we received from developer fees have been used to work new classrooms at Duncan Holbert, the Emerilogasi Culinary Garden and Cooking Kitchen, Watsonville High School field repairs, softball dugout repairs, softball field upgrades, restroom construction, leasing portables, as well as the district office front entrance reception area. So currently for this year in 23-24, we've been using the developer fees to support leasing modular classrooms at 14 of our sites. So this resolution is for your consideration to approve the developer fees. Thank you. Do we have any public comment on this item? We do not. Seeing none, I'll bring it back to the board for deliberation and discussion. I'll move to approve. I have a first. I have a second. Any other comments or deliberation? Seeing none, I'll call for a vote. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? I'm going to abstain. You're going to abstain? I am, yeah. Thank you. So it will carry a 6-0-1. Director, yes. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. OK. Moving on to our next item, this report. I'm sorry, this item number 9.12, the approval of the proposed mural at Aptos Junior High. This report will be presented by our Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education, Ms. Gary. Welcome. Good evening, President Acosta, Board of Trustees, and Interim Superintendent, Mr. Schuchman. This evening, I have the honor of presenting a proposed mural at Aptos Junior High School. The mural was designed and is being constructed by students, Paola Jimenez, Nayela Reynoso, Sienna Salinas Guzman, along with their teacher, Ms. Kerry Gill. They've taken the time during the afterschool program, and they are designing it, and they are putting it together. It is like a pebble inlay on top of a net that will be actually put directly onto the backside of a building. The reason why that they use the pebble inlays, is it reflects the other murals that are currently at Aptos Junior High. So this is what it would look like on the wall. I have a couple of other pictures up close of what some of. So this is one of the works in progress that's currently being completed. And then this is Paola's. It's right now Ms. Gills, and then Sienna's. And so with that, I ask for the approval to have this mural placed at Aptos Junior High School. Thank you, Ms. Kerry. Do we have any public speakers on this item? We do not. All right, seeing none, I'll bring it back to the board for deliberation and discussion. Any questions? Those are just beautiful. They're very beautiful. And up close with the rocks, I have the chance to actually see this. And it's just beautiful, and it's nice too. It'd be cool to have some murals like that here at the DO. I'll make a motion to approve, sure. Thank you, Trustee Bolano-Skow. Anyone else? Trustee Dr. Holm? I'll second. And I just, the mosaic murals that are already at Aptos Junior High are gorgeous, and I can't wait to see these in place. And I did forget to mention in the board backup, it actually has the artist's rendering of the work that they are, that they created and the reason why. Thank you. I have a first and a second. Any other deliberation? All right, Trustee Serpa? No, just thanks. Thank you to Kerry Gill and the kids, yeah. Yeah, thank you, Trustee Serpa. So I have a first and second. I'll call for the vote now. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? See none. It carries 7-0. Thank you, Ms. Gary, for being here this evening. Now we will move to our report and discussion item 10.2. Board training on, I'm sorry, I'll get it out. Board training on program governance and school readiness plan, Migrants and Seasonal Head Start 2024. And this report will be presented by our Director of Migrants and Seasonal Head Start, Ms. Renteria, welcome. Thank you. Good evening, Board of Trustees, President Acosta and Superintendent Chapman. I hope you can hear me, my voice is a little lost tonight. I'm okay. My name is Angelica Renteria, Director of Migrants and Seasonal Head Start and with me. Jose Rocham, the Program Operations Supervisor for the Migrants and Seasonal Head Start. For this presentation, I'm gonna take only three minutes to do the board training and then Jose is gonna do the rest, speaking to you about school readiness and program goals. As part of the Head Start requirements, I'm responsible to provide training to the board on the governance leadership and oversight capacity screener, within 60 days of the start of the five year grant period for your reference, we just entered the five year grant period on March 1, so we're right on time to do this portion of the required activity. I really like the screener, this is a great tool to support agencies in building capacity and fulfilling requirements. It also identifies needs and help us at requests for support. This screener has a 15 page document with 17 sections and it has four columns. The nice part about the screener is that we can read the regulation and then we have space for to confirm that we have a practice or a procedure in place to meet the regulation and then a timeline for full implementation and the last column provides a space for us to request support. So out of the 17 sections, 10 sections that are applicable to the board and number one speaks of the composition of the governing board that is not applicable to school districts are you at elected positions? Number three requires the board to have a policy on conflict of interest. Number five speaks about the creation and the need to have advisory groups for the program. Number six, the training that I'm doing right now. Number eight, making sure that we have established our requirements for eligibility to make sure that only eligible and qualified families come into the program for services. Number nine, a system for approvals of budgets, expenditures and financial added and all of these items come to you in the consent agenda throughout the year including number 10. Availability of annual reports that include funding, number of families and children serve is number 12 and number 13, making sure that we provide ongoing reports to the board and those go through every two months. And then to have a system to make sure that all reports and approvals are submitted to the board after policy committee approvals. Section 17 speaks of the reporting requirements. Every agency that receives federal funding or Head Start funding is responsible to report as appropriate to the grantee immediately or as soon as possible. Any significant incident affecting the health and safety of children, circumstances affecting the financial viability of the program, breaches of identifiable information, program involvement in legal proceedings and any other matter that is reported to the state or to the local authorities including the Department of Social Services. So I'm gonna be completing the screener soon. I have 60 days to complete it and submit it to the grantee and I'll be happy to meet with you and go over the document, the complete document so we can together review all the components. Please let Mr. Checkman know if you're interested in doing this as the report needs to be signed by President Acosta before he's submitted. Jose. Thank you, Helica. So I'm gonna present how the migrations on our Head Start supports school readiness for our, just moving, let's see if I can put it over here. There you go. So I'm gonna present on how the migrations on our Head Start supports school readiness for our kinder eligible children. So prior to goal setting, we have Head Start expectations that we must consider. So under the Head Start performing standards, we are required to set goals specifically to support our school readiness. These goals must align to the early learning outcomes framework which is known as the ELOF. Below you will get to see the framework which describes what children should be able to know and do based on their age in the five central learning domains which is a purchase to learning, social emotional development, language and literacy, cognition, perceptual motor and physical development. They also must align to the state early learning standards which in your right you can see that we use the California preschool learning foundations and also they must align with school expectations where our Head Start children will attend once they enter kindergarten. And below you can see that we use the PVUSD key performance indicators, KPIs and LCAP goals. So once goals are identified, the Migrant System Head Start utilizes the creative curriculum which is a comprehensive research evidence based curriculum that supports learning in the five central learning domains. Below you'll get to see that we also use a teaching impairment framework which it is an enhancement that we support the social emotional competence in our children. We also utilize the Desire Assaults of Elemental Profile which is a DRDP. This is how we assess learning in the five central learning domains and also provide ongoing individualized support to our children. Below you'll get to see that we use the Learning Genie software where our teachers and family child care home providers used to complete the DRDP. And finally we use the kindergarten student entrance profile, the KSIP, to really assess school-ready knowledge, expectations and also to evaluate and determine if our school readiness goals for a program are being met. More information on the KSIP is that it is a observational based tool that assesses children on 13 items, six on social and emotional development, seven on school-ready knowledge. So once our child assessments are completed we are required to analyze data results, also identify key factors that impact data and then develop a support, a plan to address these goals. So for the 23 school year we identified three goals. The first one was on social and emotional development. Our goal was that 70% of four-year-olds will create sustained meaningful relationships with others in the ability to express, recognize and manage own emotions as well as respond appropriately to the emotions of others. Below you'll get to see the data. 45% met the goal for the first collection. 70% met the goal for the final collection. I can say that the goal was met for the program. Looking at the data I can share that one of the key factors that impacted our data was implementing the teaching pyramid framework which our disability mental health coordinator provided a lot of individualized and training throughout the season where teachers and family child care home providers utilized the teaching pyramid toolkit where they had many of the visual and concrete support resources, specifically to support the nurturing relationships and the high quality learning environments. Goal two was on language and literacy. Our goal was that 70% of four-year-olds will be able to listen and understand, use language and engage in back and forth conversations with others. 41% met the goal for the first collection. 65 met the goal for the final collection. We continue to work on this goal. You can see that a 24% growth increase was made from the first collection. And I could also share with you that 50% of our children speak indigenous language so that really impacted the data. As well, speech and language continues to be the highest primary disability for our program and our family child care home providers and teachers do not speak indigenous language so that also makes it really difficult to assess and support this area. Goal three was on cognition. Goal was that 75% of four-year-olds will understand that numbers represents quantity and will be able to demonstrate number, object correspondence when counting objects. So 49% met the goal for the first collection and 70% met the goal for the final collection. This is another goal that we're still working on. Yet, we have a 21% growth increase from the first collection. Here's a three-year trend data on the KSEP. You'll see that year 21, 22, 85% of our children were ready or almost ready for kindergarten and on year 23, 24, 94% of our children were ready or almost ready for kindergarten. So based on our data outcomes, we were able to establish the 24, 25 school readiness goals for our program. And we decided to keep the same three goals on social emotional development, language and literacy and cognition. Our goal is that 75% of kindred eligible children will be at the ready or almost ready on the KSEP. These goals do align with the ELAF, Learning Foundations, KPIs and LCAP goals. This is our training and technical assistant plan for the year. These are the professional development topics that we will be providing to our teachers and family child care home providers. Coaching, coaching will also be provided to our teachers and our family child care home providers on the following, Creative Curriculum, Learning Genie, DRDP Assessment and Individualized Support based on needs. This concludes our presentation. Do you have any questions for us? Thank you both. Do we have any public speakers on this item? We do not. All right, I'll remind the board this is just a report and discussion item but I'll bring it back to the board for deliberation questions, comments. Trustee D'Sirpa. Great. I'm sorry you guys have to make this presentation this late at night. It's a shame because it's a lot of very important information. We used to do this in a, I think a six or eight hour training. I remember we used to do this all in like a weekend. So you guys condensed a lot of information. So thank you for being here tonight. It was very, very good presentation. Thank you. Thank you for the information. Thank you, Trustee D'Sirpa and Vice President Soto. Anyone else? Trustee Dr. Holm? I just want to echo what my colleagues see and I just want to acknowledge the work that you're doing and especially the work that you did in this presentation and just know that it's appreciated. Thank you. Anyone else? Well, I'm going to end on a note too. Thank you and acknowledge you on Helika and all of your work. I've known you for years and the fabulous work you're doing and this name was already mentioned earlier this evening. One of your steadfast supporters was our very own beloved and dear Rhea DeHart and who very early on mentored me about the importance of what you're doing in the program and it's just been amazing for me to be able to watch it for all these years and what you're doing and thank you for coming here and being here so late and I am sorry for that as well. But what a wonderful presentation and all the work you're doing. Please keep it up, but I know you will. Thank you. All right, thank you. Thank you, folks. Yes. All right. Now we'll move on to item 11, Consent Agenda. Consent items or routine items that come before the board. Do we have any public speakers to consent? We do not. Are there any items that the board wishes to defer? Yes, Trustee Dodger. 11.5. 11.5. Anything else, just that? Yes. Anyone else? Anything else? Okay, so Trustee Dodger, can you make a motion for me to that effect? I like the motion. To make the motion we support the Consent Agenda minus Agenda item 11.5. Deferring item 11.5. All right, I have a first. A second. Oh, second. I have a first and a second. My kids are in the film industry. Okay. I have a first and a second. All those in favor? Any opposed? Any abstain? Okay. It carries 7-0 with deferring. Item 11.5. The agreement between Pajaro Valley Unified School District and the Latino Film Institute Youth Cinema Project. So I just had a question if we could scroll further down. Like the total amount. So over the next three years we're looking at almost $2 million. Is that what we're looking at? We're looking at just one year. We can't afford their three-year plan. Okay. But was there an option to go for one year at a time? Yes. We could only afford it? Yeah. Okay. I just wanted to, you know, because I know it's a great program, but that's, again, you know, I'm just trying to look forward down the road, you know, because we keep talking about declining cut, you know, and we see what's happening all over the state. And so I just want the public to be aware in us to keep an eye, start looking. If Cabin wants to jump in, but I will add, we delayed bringing this to you probably for about two months. Okay. We delayed bringing this to you for two months. I thought it was very expensive. I knew very little about the program being my first year. My colleagues did some good work on it. They were very aware of it and thought one more year would be worth it. But feel free to add anything. They did the homework. Yeah. With the students, the work that they're doing, there's a group at PV High that are freshmen that can continue taking it as their sophomore year. And the work that's produced, we are doing it for one more year that was in the budget and has been in the budget. It was after the end of next year that we did not identify the funding source for this project. Additionally, Assistant Superintendent Maan Haras and I are meeting with the agency tomorrow to go over in detail what next year's contract will provide to make sure that we do receive all of the services and equipment that is spoken about in the contract because it is a larger sum. Okay. Thank you for explaining. I just saw the check mark, but I just wasn't sure. I just saw like, whoa, almost $2 million. Yep. We went all three years. Okay. All right. Thank you guys for the explanation. I just like to make a motion to support this item. I'll second that. I haven't heard from Secretary Sir, but you have a comment. Do we have funding sources like grant money that we could go after to continue to pay for this program? It's such an important program for our kids. It helps with their achievement. It sparks their interest in literacy and filmmaking. It's amazing. There are different things we have in the whole district. Yeah. Funding sources that are out there, not any of them that are currently within our budget that we could identify. And so we'll be taking a look at that. Okay. Any other comments? Questions? Seeing none, I have a first and a second. So I'll call for the vote. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Seeing none, it carries 7-0. We will move on to, we do not need to reconvene into closed session, but item 14.1, action on report closed session. Are there any items to report out of closed session? Yes, we do, President Acosta. So for tonight's meeting, March 27, 2024, PVUSD board meeting readout. So closed session item number 2.3, expulsion referral. Under closed session agenda item 2.1, the board voted 6-0-1 to approve the recommendation from District Administration for a full expulsion for the remainder of this semester and next semester for student number 2-3-2-4-0-1-6 and student number 2-3-2-4-0-2-0. The board also approved the recommendation from District Administration for a suspended expulsion for the remainder of this semester for student number 2-3-2-4-0-2-1 and student number 2-3-2-4-0-2-3. So motion number 1, closed session item number 2.4. So I move to approve the certificated personnel report as presented by District Administration on March 27, 2024 with 17 and 13 additional action items. May I have a second? I have a second. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Any abstaining? Motion carries 7-0. Motion number 2, closed session item number 2.4. So I move to approve the classified personnel report as presented by District Administration on March 27, 2024 with 6 and 18 additional action items. May I have a second? I'll second. All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Any abstaining? Motion carries 7-0. Closed session item number 2.6, recommendation for sabbatical leave request for a certificated employee. Under closed session item number 2.6, the board voted 6-0-1 to approve the recommendation for sabbatical leave request for a certificated employee. It was 5-1-1. It was 5-1-1, right? He's going to restate that. It was written in wrong. 5-1-1. That vote carried 5-1-1. So I shall read that again with the correction of the vote. So under closed session item number 2.6, the board voted 5-1-1 to approve the recommendation for sabbatical leave for request for a certificated employee. So last item, closed session item number 2.10, conference with legal counsel regarding exiting or existing litigation. Under closed session agenda item 2.10, the board voted 5-1-1 to approve the recommendation to continue arbitration for existing litigation. And that is the last item on the list. Thank you, Vice President Soto. Moving on to item 15.1, our upcoming board meetings. Our next meeting is a special board meeting on April 17th for our Student of the Year awards, which will be held virtually. And then the next regular board meeting will be on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024. And I now adjourn this meeting at 11.12 p.m.