 Good evening everybody. Bienvenidos. My name is Kimberly de Serpa. I'm the board president and I welcome you tonight for a meeting We're glad you're here. You'd like to speak on any agenda item tonight You need to fill out a yellow speaker card in the back and bring it up to Eva who's sitting here on the end If you are in need of translation services tonight our translator Yorania Lopez is over here and Eva, if you could say that in Spanish Sikupa service you the traduction a la señora orania puede ayudarles con un aparato para Tonight our pledge of allegiance will be Delivered by Thank you Next up we'll have our superintendent comments from dr. Michelle Rodriguez Yeah, thanks so much. So at the last meeting I said that within the next day or so We were going to have two students and do community leader for a day with me And we wound up having a really wonderful day So Andrew came from Watsonville high school and Mia from at high we were able to do some meetings in the morning work with Stop stop violence now community group Then we went on did a site visit and then we met senator layered at the wellness center And he really spoke to the incredible work that's happening there I also just Right before the meeting got and got an email from Anseldo where a parent at their Let at their latest meeting stood up and really spoke to the impact of the wellness center and the food that she receives there both the hot meals from Martha's kitchen and The meals from the pantry and so and we're proud of that work and then On Tuesday, I had my first of the year superintendents student advisory So I've been doing that for about four years this year We expanded it and are doing it during lunchtime and so we have about 40 students signed up for that I appreciate food and nutrition services as you know Many students often complain about the food that they receive So we were able to have an explanation of the requirements that we have to hear to and then their favorite part They did some case testing to determine new products new foods that are going to be on the menu next semester So I appreciate food and nutrition services. They had all their they had their buyer there. They're two nutritionists there and Their director Dini was there to Support and listen to students and they felt hurt and so thanks so much You Dr. Rodriguez and item 3.4 governing governing board comments and report on any standing Members and if we're home, would you like? The evening everyone, I know we've got a lot of public comments. I'll keep it short and sweet I attended the district benefit committee meeting We reviewed options and discussed challenges of maintaining a provider network And also attended our Fajaro Valley Education Foundation meeting and we're planning our superhero run on December 10 Everybody who's interested in doing a fun 5k will join us for me Thank you, trustee. So chill. Thank you president discerpa. Good evening everybody. Thank you for joining us evening this evening Had the pleasure of being invited to speak at the veteran celebration at the mellow center come up coming up this November 11th I look forward to celebrating and meeting some of my fellow veterans from the community. So thank you Dr. Rodriguez for that And let's have a good evening Thank you Good evening everyone. Thank you so much for joining us this evening I also attended the power of education foundation meeting. So we are excited as trustee home said to Organize our first annual 5k one case of her hero for kids raised. So it will be held December 10th We have our Facebook event up and running. So please make sure that you sign up. It's $40 for adults and $5 And again the proceeds benefit classroom the students and the initiatives that the foundation is moving forward. I Also got to attend the Esperanza Community Farms tour Last weekend. They are a good partner in moving the cafeteria Farm to cafeteria program currently a power valley high school. So it was really neat to connect With their organization The farmers there and it was all fun all around for my kids and family. I Also attended I was invited by the North Carpenter local union to the woman in construction annual event posted up and By blinking on the city New York Gilroy, I would say that and so it was nice to see just how the makeup of the Repentance program and career of pathways is made up And I think will be interesting to see how we can further collaborate with Those short of programs you continue to build upon our own career path You shot Good evening. Thank you everyone for spending your evening with us. I just want to do some Acknowledgements. I want to thank our teachers for all their hard work and after work that they've been doing Giving up their prep time and subbing I hope an MOU for guaranteed prep time comes through soon I want to also thank our transportation workers for doubling up on their route You know, they've been working hard trying to get our kids to and from schools and I know we're in negotiations So hopefully we'll see those sunshine I attended our PVFD meeting also and I also had an art council meeting this evening Our council gives away some specter art grants Calabasas is one of our schools that was receiving a grant as well as Watsonville Charter School of the Arts we receiving a grant and they have some family paint night happening So stay tuned for some fun information from them They're doing an event with PVUSD on October 22nd Adia de los Muertos altar making and a Dance class is going to be on the agenda and then I've been visiting various sites Throughout the district and also had the opportunity to work at the starlight Groundbreaking for their emerald agasi kitchen and garden project And it was great to see how many community members and teachers and staff volunteered their time Thank you We have a really packed house tonight and I know a lot of you are here to speak on some very important issues I'm just gonna keep it real sweet. I just wanted to take a quick moment and acknowledge and thank Watsonville police department for the national night out that they hosted last Tuesday October 4th my family And I had the privilege and opportunity to go to several of the different vent located in different areas throughout Watsonville And it was very well received throughout the community people were hosting things with in their homes and churches and Apartment buildings different places and I would just like to encourage us as a district to look Especially with our inner rate inner governmental relations committee Do hey have conversations going forward with the city of Watsonville about Collaborating with them on those events and maybe opening up some of our school sites Where we have definitely bigger areas that we can host those and be a part of that collaboration with them. Thank you Thank you Good evening everybody. I'm glad to see everybody here We're here to recognize a lot of people different people from law school. So I'm glad everybody's here Just briefly I wanted to say I attended the one full school site council If you want to get your voice heard or you want that people know what's going on at the high school I encourage people to enjoy to To join the school site council. I just wanted to also echo I think that's great trustee Soto that you're going to be part and recognize the veterans parade I've been spending the last few years and I think I think it's great. We continue to Support our veterans our friend People from the past our present you know Thank you, you know to the veterans and everybody and the veterans are important part of the people of Watsonville and I always try to say thank you Just also Thank you. Thank you very much everybody, and I'm glad everybody here. Thank you Item which is part of the night. It's the high school student board representative report point five Yeah, I watch the high school Pretty me present the circle of oral trustees and superintendent Michelle Rodriguez My name is this month is Suma, and I'm a current diamond tech senior and also the ASB president We're excited to cut you up on everything we have been doing this year At the beginning of this year diamond tech was recognized once again as the national gold medal recipient for the college and career preparation This is the third year. We have received this distinction and we are honored to be named a gold medal school I'm a text Diamonds tax character education theme for this year are self-control caring humble and generosity Each quarter the student council and self-identified students who are recognized by these characteristics Once again diamond was able to offer the leadership somewhere for the night for the incoming ninth graders The focus was on getting the new ninth graders ready through a full setting in building and preparation for success assignment Our day one two and three sessions at the beginning of the school year focused on continued in building mindfulness and character education as well as students Our school by the team is revealed during this time with his choices changes Chances and changes. It's about making the choice to take a chance to make a change We have had a lot of work every since the beginning of this year. We had a wonderful back to school night in August Your future is our business and diamond tech have launched the 10th and 11th mentorship program This is an extremely important and valuable program for our diamond techies Our beach volleyball team is doing really well. We are working hard to defend our championship from last year We always celebrate September 16th in our diamond title. It was a fun spring week with flower making games and a lot of school spirit We will be also having our fall lapulga on Saturday of October 22nd And you can scan this to our court for the vendor application or you can also call the school The event gets bigger and bigger each year, and it's a great way to clear out your closet and garage Vendor spaces are $20 and juniors will be selling boxes this year If you don't have anything to sell, there's no problem. You can come by and enjoy the pool Also several students organized a trash pickup date at Ramsey in September It was a lot of fun and it was also a great way to get back to the community It is also project time at Diamond Tech The World Shares of Innovation Challenge is launching in business classes We're looking forward to all of the amazing project ideas and hoping we end up in the top ten finalists again this year The RSI is where small students at Diamond Tech create a business aligned with the United Nations goals for a better world Our iris science classes have been busy with everything from building a science fiction museum to soil chemistry and influential sciences Also our engineering students started off with a traditional aircraft and a not so traditional School of School In our digital media class there have been one point perspective projects flash bottles Paper experiments and preparing for what will build young festival submissions Thank you again for the opportunity to share What we have been doing at Diamond Tech and if you would like to know more about Don't be hesitant to stop by in our website and follow us on Twitter Instagram Facebook and come check it out Once again, thank you Thank you, Lou. That was a really great presentation. We have Watsonville High School here tonight Presentation coming tonight Hello everyone. Good evening. Dr. Rodriguez and members of the board. Thank you for having us here My name is Mario Montmaryl and I'm grateful to be one of the board reps for Watsonville High School as well as the CoA's be president as well as me. I am very excited to be here. I am Selena Salvador CoA's be president And my name is Sandra Medell and I am as co-president So starting off We had our homecoming and that was last month. We had it in September 19th to 23rd and throughout that whole week We had spirit days. We hosted them all throughout the different days We had one called Y2K, which was a fun one We brought back the 2000s and so people were wearing like wired earphones and Someone even brought like a CD player. So that was really cool We also had our annual parade and that's always super busy and fun. We had floats We had over 20 Participate and it's always super hectic but it's really rewarding being on that float and just going around town and waving to all the people and We also had our dance. So we had 600 people attend, which is crazy We exceeded the number of people that came to prom last year. So that's Just to put it in perspective By the way, our theme was music to universal language And we just wanted to kind of highlight and recognize the power that music has And so lastly, we also had a game. It was a football game against Scott Valley and it was also a really great time We had an up-and-coming school band there They had their drums and everything and it's a really nice time to just uplift everyone and build that school spirit Thankfully things have calmed down quite a bit after the chaotic monstrosity that is homecoming and Selina here will tell you more So we started Hispanic Heritage Month on these spaces of timber with the food they sell and car show that had over 20 clubs and over 16 cars and we'll go through the other those murtles on on November 2nd with the community made off We are honoring and celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month Which includes tap appreciation posters, student family posters, and we are raising So national coming out they was yesterday and in the quad posted by a saga club and ASB We celebrated everyone for who they are and expressed their feelings identity. Sorry We had a bracelet making boo with a walkthrough door, which was optional a rainbow mural Made by no to support and kindness. We also had goodies given away So during October we also have the breast cancer awareness month and on Wednesdays We were pink to wear to kind of show our support and along with that We are selling merch that one of our ASB Students designed it's the cat support one it goes on tote bags And we also have pink box that are available as well as long sleeper We also are doing in an advisory door kind of competition where everyone gets to decorate their own and We get to judge them and give out donuts to the winning class Also, if you're wearing pink on Wednesdays, you get a kiss and a pink ribbon not a little kiss like the chocolate And the pink ribbons are cool because They're on little pin bags And so you can just stick them on your clothes your backpack to show your continued support throughout the whole month Change for change What more highest fundraising money to donate to relay for live it's a fundraising event the american cancer society We will be doing this during advisory and athletic And we also have three pink three pink out games to support breast cancer awareness month Which would be volleyball tennis and football. We will also be collecting cash and change during those games So today we actually had the psa exam for all what more high students who were interested Um, we also had a college application toast that happened last week, which it went great for fun Um, and also the sign classes had a performance test last week Which also went great And we are also starting after school tutorials for students who need help And which leads us to recently starting Saturday schools Which is an outgoing effort to address parties and absences Especially for our seniors to make sure they graduate And lastly we wanted to address our dress code This was a big thing that happened in the beginning of our school year But we are lucky to provide you with an update And so we have set up regular meeting times. We have dates and Certain times that we have with our principal dr. Fernandez And we're also actively working with watsonville high school admin to make sure that student voices are heard And we want to amplify their concerns and also recognize The effect that it has had on our school And so currently our latest big update is that we started a google interest form, which will be Distributed soon. Um, it's to form a committee that will work on the process of Revising and also just hearing out Voices in an open and comfortable space And we're also believing in a collective and collaborative process among students parents teachers and admin Again, this is through the committee that it will be formed Um, and also a comfortable and positive learning environment for all Again, we wanted to highlight the importance and appreciation of self expression As well as maximizing campus safety. Um, thank you again for this opportunity We're glad to be here at watsonville high and we will continue to Show our pride in our school because there's a lot to be proud of That was a great presentation. Thank you very very much Is a virtual academy here tonight Come on up We're so glad you're here Press the button and turn on the mic Well, good evening. Dr. Rodriguez pvs the board of education and assistance Superintendent My name is xaver field and I am a student at virtual academy. This is my second year attending virtual academy Currently 88 percent of virtual academy students have Have been enrolled at va for two to three years There is a high student Participation rate at k-3 dailies synchronous learning and grade four to eight live interaction sessions We have begun voluntary in-person collaboration activities this week at our school classroom Students are excited to work on projects together For college and career week teachers are providing project project And our six to twelve assemblies Well, our great six to twelve assemblies will have Breakout sessions for students just like various college and career Work To attend what I like most about virtual academy is the people Everyone is so friendly Helpful and supportive especially in situations where I may get overwhelmed and want to shut down I learned best ever for academy because I get to create my own schedule Or I could set my pace for each week having autism makes it difficult For me to really focus for a long period of time on school work without feeling frustrated or overwhelmed But the help of my mom and miss finds I came up with this and that is best for me That was an awesome presentation. Thank you Xavier Step is item 4.1 approval of an agenda to approve tonight's Those in favor Anyone opposed Very thank you Item the next item is item 5.1 approval of board meeting minute All those in favor I Then motion carries unanimously bill. Is there is that microphone still on do you mind turning it off? So we don't get the feedback Thank you Can I get a clarification on the approval of the board meeting minutes say the date? Those were the minutes for september 28 2022 Next up is item 6.1 their visitor non-agenda items and this is a time for public comment on things that are not on the agenda and The public will have two minutes to make comments. We have any Do we have six i'm going to be calling times If you could give me the So we're going to start with badia is ham Members of the board and dr. Rodriguez If my name is marta belied and I presented in august regarding sabah's rezoning On september 29 there was a community meeting attended by hundreds of sabah students and parents who appeared to be prepped for the meeting for Sabah by sabah school officials. I attended and noticed many unusual things including Community development director merriam served as a relatively insignificant source of information She made no mention of staff's february 4th memo acknowledging that the planning commission lacked authority to issue a special use permit for sabah in 2013 Principal rips stated if the zoning request is denied all Sabah students will have to transfer schools at the end of the school year His statement omitted protections afforded to charter schools in proposition 13 Which as you know benefited sabah in 2012 the meeting was focused on land use issues However, it devolved into a dire tribe against the paro valley unified school With many sabah parents citing substandard education and safety One parent and pvusd employee expressed fear for her daughter surviving in a pvusd classroom Traffic engineers city staff and sabah have maintained that student drop-off and pickup traffic impact could be mitigated by a loop Around the school Said loop has never functioned as claimed because the site cannot accommodate drop-off and pickup for 525 students Now sabah in the city appeared to have approved new student drop-off and pickup locations including along highway 129 Which goes from 25 to 45 miles per hour when asked about the safety of this protocol Both city traffic coordinator gonzalez and principal ripp refused to answer the question Instead gonzalez misstated the speed limit said it was in the state's jurisdiction and the city can't control where parents choose to drop off their kids RIP maintained parents have the prerogative to use the state highway for student drop-off and pickup Highway 129 is heavily trafficked by semis trackers and delivery vehicles often exceeding speed limit It is unsafe and so is operating a school in an industrial zone Here's a copy of staff's every fourth memo for your review. Thank you. Hello I'm liz ham. I'm new to town. I'm looking forward to getting to know you There's a new uh lawsuit with the superior court of the state of california And uh, I just wanted to read um some of the general information Regarding this here The accumulation of all powers legislative executive and judiciary in the same hand Whether a one a few or many and whether Pereditary self-appointed or elected may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny That's from james madis The federal number 20. I'm sorry number 51 1788 if one branch attempts to activate its constitutional powers Is the judicial's branch the judicial branch's duty to stop The california constitution provides that in-person instruction in public schools is a fundamental right california constitution article nine The opportunity to attend and receive instruction in the public schools is a legal right That is enforceable by the same means as any other legal right See piper versus big kind school and word versus Public education is also a fundamental right under the equal protection provision of the california constitution See but versus state of california serrano versus priest enclosed versus serrano and serrano The california constitution prohibits maintenance and operation of the public school system in a way that denies basic education Equality to the students of particular districts and a model School districts are not health officers and have no authority to issue or mandate Thank you. Yes, I did Yeah, so um, so after maryland and we have uh chris web Yo losa and one Marilyn there a retired teacher from this district and I say education not radiation Education not toxic radiation from wi-fi cell phones cell powers, etc And as I watched this He was cancer awareness month Microwave radiation and radiation causes cancer There's a local doctor here who did a presentation Health impact of wireless radiation And he showed a photo of a young woman who had breast cancer The four points of the cancer were exactly where the four antennas of the phone Were resting against her skin in her bra Stop cancer where it starts the district should not be promoting that toxic technology And i'm going to give you an article again And i've been talking to you about this for one decade since i retired in 2000 And you have not done anything to genuinely protect the children from this onslaught of radiation This is called time to remove wi-fi from our schools by mary adkins that from 2011 He's was sit at the port save technology It's state tier of pulse modulated microwave radiation like that emitted by wi-fi has been demonstrated through thousands of published pure reviews scientific studies to cause headaches Which I have right now migraines Concentration difficulties Hyperactivity sleep disorders memory loss erratic heart rate asthma Immune dysfunction chronic illness blood sugar punctuations Muscles spasms joint pain behavior problems anxiety depression skin rashes night sweats etc I'll leave this with you. Maybe we wouldn't need so many special ed classes Thank you Thank you, maryland. Thank you Good evening. I want to express my profound gratitude to uh richa adianos and and whatever other pvusd Um personnel are responsible for ensuring renaissance students. I got reusable water bottles as a teacher I really I really appreciated this because it showed caring and responsiveness on the part of the district It was direct aid to the students and it's one more tiny way I can help keep my students in the room that much Longer, um, I hope one day that they'll be able to actually fill up that bottle From the drinking fountain in my room. So hopefully we can work on on that at some point. Um, I also want to express my appreciation for district office personnel um filling in uh at renaissance as our as our Pooner without a principal The assistant superintendent secondary especially impressed with her willingness to Engage with the students like playing games with them at stuff at lunch And also I had a colleague express appreciation for her Um, because she was she was being an an authority as you would expect of an admin Um, and the reason this stood out is just because for for a little while A lot of the basic enforcement of norms has been come from teachers So to have admin working with us in that way was Really appreciated. So I want to thank that thing. I'm thankful for that. Um And I I thought I heard that covet leave was extended through the calendar year But I I would do want to appreciate that. Um, I think there might have been a couple days When we didn't have that and to me that's like pretty serious thing So I'd hope that nobody no teacher who had a an outage during that time Got dinged on their days and and also I just like as a pvc cares things I just don't always ensure that the district is going to have our back on that So, thank you. Good evening. Dr. Rodriguez and board members. Um, my name is geo loza. I'm from the transportation department Um, the admin assistant and I'm here today to talk about a change and support that we need in our department Um, I'm pretty sure you guys are aware that we had 16 vacancies available after our drivers bid And we got about eight michael's drivers, which still doesn't even cover. Um, the extra routes that we currently have Uh, my drivers are currently doing double back Doing about two to extra routes on top of their own routes. So that is taking a call on them Uh, we have our 12 month employees also working. Um, route Such as our trainers, fuelers, shop mechanics, dispatchers um, I've even gone out there to support, um, our drivers and Transport our special needs students in a white fleet vehicle just so they can go ahead and get to school and from school to home So we're hoping that you guys can take into consideration. Um, re-evaluating our department and see what the needs are and seeing what the community also needs Um, possibly looking into the salary schedule and making it more attractive so we can retain drivers. Um, we currently did have two drivers leave our District, which was unfortunate, which makes us having two extra vacancies I also want to talk about, um How our fellow co-workers and staff members on other sites are even here at the district office Speak to my drivers. I don't appreciate my drivers being talked to, um, talked down to especially when they're already doing two, three extra runs, um, working 10 plus hours It makes them feel like they're undermining their work is not validated. Um, I hate receiving those calls Especially from school sites with teachers saying that why are they late? Um, that they need to rush on their route to get these students Picked up and whatnot because it's getting into their day. And that's something I really don't like answering phone calls in regards to because We're trying our best right here and what we're getting back from the community as well as our own, um, Our work is is not making us feel validated. So I'm hoping that you guys could, um, Support us and see what we could do to make our department a better well-rounded Thank you So after Juan wrote, we have, um, Jesus Gonzalez Elavaz Hi, Dr. Rodriguez and members of the board. Uh, it's nice to See the faces of the board here. I've been recently, uh, Worked, uh, in a couple of years on the district And I could see and one of the reasons, uh, The frustration of many of my coworkers and probably as you heard and probably will continue hearing um the amount of work or the pressure that we are getting that we have to do double routes and, um Where you feel the worst is when there gets left as due because that route cannot cover and One of the questions that I could say is what is the board is doing about it to get in more drivers? uh to see who is Supporting our director and transportation as she's getting in support if she's coming out to you guys and ask for Ways of getting more drivers and getting the retention on our drivers. I have her as a recent employee employee at the pvc The rate or the chart, you know, we're just starting rate this app who is responsible of looking into that and What are we are doing? uh, who is Basically not doing what we're supposed to do for Our retention and not only for drivers, but for any other position within our district I have her, uh, many good comments And previous meetings that I have Gladly got into it And I think jennifer you had it really good points on it that I could remember and it was uh other members So I hope that Our team and justification we get and see what you guys could help us out on eliminating some of our necessities Thank you Uh Good evening the board members and dr. Rodriguez. I say thank you very much for having us here Transportation I've been here for 15 years you know and And we have remained silent for over a very long time here at transplantation you could feel Every time we go out there in the morning you could feel that But sometimes we have to put those things aside Because we carry a very precious very precious cargo and some of you have Love ones you guys have nieces nephews children And as you know, we live in a big big community. We carry tana cruz county We carry monterey county And as a father we also carry that responsibility working for pv usb And right now we're short drivers You know, we see the shortness We see the mechanics. They're doing their best And they're driving each day and that's a safety issue because these buses are It's like, you know oil and all that these buses are breaking down and we have to deal with that And we have to look at our gauges and we have to get our students They don't get hurt in the bus and making sure that they're sitting down And some of you like I said have grandchildren And our number one is our safety You know of each student and it breaks my heart when children can't get home because the driver's short is or You know, sometimes we have to cover these filters And we have to pick up the slack We can't just leave the children behind We'll we always talk about, you know To be in the family and leaving no children behind And it just breaks my heart because this could be one of your children This could be one of your nieces They're waiting to get home safe to their family and their loved ones So I just ask you please consider thinking about their safety to children Thank you very much. I appreciate it Good evening fourth member. I am here to voice our concerns in transportation We find ourselves in need of a raise The cost of living is going off the roof, but our salaries still the same There are other schools in the district. They are starting at $25 For bus drivers when we start at 17 We are doubling routes to get our kids safe to school and to our houses This is a time for you guys This is a time to act that this is the time to act a school district needs to take care of our transportation We're losing our drivers We just we just had two drivers leaving They're getting doubled the pay we are getting right now Also for like for us for Wednesdays for the ones we did that we do have schools We would like it to instead of because they come out at six Most like to have them come out a little bit earlier like we used to have it before So we could also have like time to our for our kids because I have three kids Sometimes I get out at eight I'm I'm in the yard at 5 30 get out The yard at eight I get home 30 for my kids and also like if we could get like a like a please chip stipend Because we can't get another job. We could only work 16 hours a day. So we can't like Try to get a work like on the site because no one's gonna want to hire us for two hours for three Because we have like this shit. So no one's gonna want to like Give us a job for two hours or Anything like that one. We're gonna have Mary Gavin doja A good evening board. Um, I am johnnie martins or I'm here representing the We are not allowed we have regulations not But actually if You want to know more about Our drivers are not allowed to work. They have eight hours and six before they So yeah, they can go and get another They're working from 5 30, but they're only getting Do the math 16 hours out there that California law counting against them And they're only getting so yes, maybe the split shift what House of living is Our neighbor's district this uh Silver drivers. They went 20 college and Howard college and hard. So what does that impact happen to the rest of my 40 drivers? There's another better better district They're being double this getting a second job. Really not enough on this great, um, California law kind of my There's garbage people out there that get paid more they're up garbage Is garbage more important than student? Is garbage more valuable than art? What kind of message is that? So Transportation department is one of the biggest departments in the school district and that department is bleeding and we're starting to lose drivers I feel like it's time for us to act and really appreciate And our drivers Have mary good evening board. I'm not prepared at all but um, I'm just here to support my fellow workers and everything that they're saying tonight because I I believe that The change is due we are depleting the department And I think we all are aware of it. We make 21 88 21 dollars and 88 cents And it's been on and then we start out at 17 So can you imagine the new workers that come in they come in at 17? They have to be here what five years to come up to the top at 21 with 88 cents Yeah, two of our drivers left. They were here for 15 year plus we lost them for For a higher pay 40 dollars. They do make double and Like I said, I'm not I'm going to retire in a year Because the more I'm here with the transportation the more I know and the more I see it's kind of It's unfortunate and it's unfortunate for for us that The majority are Latinos and we don't even get a stipend And the majority of the people that the students that we pick pick up the students are Latinos except for the South north so But we don't even get offered a stipend and that's unfortunate as well But like I said, I'm here to support our my fellow workers the transportation department. I like my job I really do I've been here 15 years Do I really need this job? Yes, but I have a second a second income and not everybody else does Unfortunate because my parents are hard workers. They're labor workers. They're not here with me anymore, but they work their butts off Do you have a better life for me? so this Income that I make for transportation is the second income for me And not everybody has that opportunity like Marty Stella was saying I appreciate you all and I still would support PVUSC. Thank you Good evening. Um, Dr. Rodriguez and Bormi I'm very nervous because I never talk in public So I think I talk in Spanish because my English I forgot That's fine in some way again. Yeah um Well, I'm gonna Enter my friend um I'm in the same in the same row over with here It's okay English is fine too I'm in the same role as they are We need to survive in this hard time that we just were facing Some of us are able to do it because we have the help of our children But there's a lot that they don't have that The other thing is we all come we're all here every day to work We're not sure how the day's gonna go We're hoping for a good day, but the majority of the days are not like that as soon as we walk in we have to cover About 20 routes so many different routes The other thing is the buses are not working I've actually experienced Um my bus um being without break on the road Thank god, I was I didn't have anybody with me. It was just me by myself And I was just I had just gotten off the freeway. Thank god everything was okay But we need uh better buses newer buses and we also need your support Because the way things are right now, we just cannot go on we cannot continue this way We have I can Good evening. My name is loose. Uh Like my co-workers were saying Transportation is bleeding Just there's a lot to a lot. It's a lot going on especially for the floaters I'm going to talk a little bit about the floaters even though I'm not a floater right now But they go through a lot because um, some of them are there since four five thirty in the morning And like some of the more co-workers were saying they end their shifts close to seven maybe if they do after school Uh, there's buses breaking down left and right Uh, like they say they were saying as well mechanics are working Uh, fuelers are working. I'm driving. I mean, uh, sometimes there is buses That I feel they they don't have the proper attention to get fixed properly Because in occasions there's been, uh, mechanics Uh, that semi semi kind of fix the problem But it's still not drivable Because they actually either have to send them away To actually get fixed and then there's more money spending on them that the mechanics should have If they're getting good paid, they should know what they're doing and not have it not have them send of somewhere else Another thing like I said Getting a raise our salary is like 2188 again, and there's other districts out there as well Like they start at 28. There's some districts that start at 28 They top at 35 32 depending Waste management as well. I have a lot of buddies that work there They they top out they top off at 40 Uh, they and if you have experience, they'll pay you at 37 starting And a lot of them I think we are going to still keep on losing a lot of drivers Because we're drowning pretty much like cost of living is That's really it's really up there. I'm a single father of three Hi My name is Sean. I'm a dispatcher in transportation and once again, I'm My fellow bus drivers and the office staff I agree our Our department is totally under staff our drivers fight concept Going out deciding do I do a field and leave my students Not getting home because I'm doing a field Do I work a route and then do two routes and do those field trips not get covered There's just not enough people to go around and do the work that we need to do and then the school site is calling you Where's the bus? Where's the bus? Why is it my the parent thing off of my Why And we're just college Tonight here's another example. He didn't have We had drivers doing two and three after Parents calling to reassure them they were all grateful that kids were coming home. But yes, everything ran Because he didn't have drivers And I understand everybody needs a life Hey, everybody's stagnant. We're all maxed out Nobody's getting racist. It needs to be reevaluated I also have a daughter that works for the school district is who's under also, you know, we're all under We all we're all working to make a living Y'all enjoy what we're doing, but You just need more and transportation is brown This is completely And I don't know what And we're pleading Get more Hi, I'm Pam sexton. I'm a teacher in adult ed and I want to start by Giving my gratitude and solidarity with the transportation workers You keep you keep the system going. Thank you so much and I I wanted to I wanted to share because I I'm not sure Um, if you've been able to visit our adult education classes, um, but so I just want to Remind everyone about adult education because it's so wonderful. I wanted to let you know I wanted to just tell you in my class I'm teaching esl three levels beginning levels. I have students from age 18 to age 82 and such a beautiful community feel Our um, our school really helped our school district To serve the full community a lot of my students Our parents grandparents You know Related in various ways to students in the k-12 and so just to remind you of that and What am I forgetting? Um I it so I I also want to um To let you know that the shortage of teachers is also an issue now in adult ed and it impacts our students our teachers our school and our community um, we have a gd and espanol class which needs another teacher Our esl classes. Um, we're short on teachers and I The last thing I guess I want to say is um with Well, I saw in the agenda and I know this is non-agenda, but the mo you with the senior center these collaborations are awesome Yeah, I'm sure you're going to sign off on that, but it's wonderful and the esperanza community farm Is another example of an awesome collaboration. Thank you very well. Um called dana So last spring there was a hospital in cleveland where my cousin was a nurse practitioner And uh, they went into what's called the master's casually protocol Um, every single medically qualified employee left their assigned floors Dude offices in the comfort of their bubbles And they went straight down to the emergency room And they provided care through the gunshot That the ambulance was bringing in Some of those people had not been in an emergency room in over 10 years Had pretty much been doing the paper pushing stuff But because the protocol had to keep their license stuff that up to date They all followed the protocol Because my as my cousin told me he said at the end of the day we serve patients That's our number one priority So I was relaying the story to my son Who is an attorney in the united states therefore And he told me this is the norm mom When there's a crisis everyone on deck Everybody he is interning. He's a terrible guy But if he has Goes on he has to go on the field. I mean obviously he hasn't we don't really have shortage of military people's people signing up But we do have a medical personnel shortage. We do have a education teacher supported, okay But the thing is is at the end of the day Who do we serve with 30 people at least in the tower with credentials? Put them in a classroom full time. So those kids have a feature of record Not once a week. Oh, I got this school. Oh, I got this school. I'm hearing Put them in a classroom You serve students first I don't care how great your pds are I'm not doing them if I don't have time Your first job Is that and by the way, I make 70 I make more than that in my part-time job. That's pathetic Thank you. You're welcome. Um, my name is donna la fever. I'm a math teacher at watsonville high school um So our staff are being overworked at watsonville high school quite a lot. Um, Also within the district huge problem. Um Dr. Rodriguez came to our site last week for conversations with the superintendent and When she left the comments from the staff was Well, I guess the district doesn't care about watsonville high school You need to show that you care By ensuring that we have the resources to meet the needs of our kids So you need to do that by paying our bus drivers more You need to pay our custodial staff more you need to pay substitutes more You need to pay the people that are doing the work more And you need to step into the rules that are vacant right now. We need that to happen right now I'm going to transition a little bit into math because that's my profession And today in our math department meeting the same sentiment The district doesn't care about watsonville high school. That was echoed in our math department meeting today During your presentation you discussed the difference between equality and equity and equality being Same resources going out to everyone but equity meaning Recognizing that people have different circumstances and we need to allocate resources differently to make sure that the Opportunities and resources that are available to all of our students have the um are able to reach the same outcome That's what we're trying to shoot for and so in order to have that happen We need more support for these kids in the class and when I said that we need to get our class sizes down to 20 to 1 You laugh That can't be a laughing thing. You can't think that that's just some type dream We need that that's what we need And so we need a leader who's going to find creative solutions to address these problems and we need it right now Thank you. Next up. We have um item 7.1 pvfp the paharoe valley federation of Section is for employee organization comment Good evening board of trustees president discerpa dr. Rodriguez. Um, there are plenty of agenda items that bear addressing tonight Such as the resolutions presented to the board We would like to acknowledge especially the board for bringing forward 8.3 to approve october as lgbtq plus history month As well as 8.6 in support of prop 28 to bring that back into our schools permanently um But what I would like to speak to you is actually not on tonight's agenda And I want to thank fusty shocker for acknowledging in her comments the extra work that our members are performing daily regularly all of the time The loss of prep the continued vacancies And the additional mandates that have been added are all causing an undue burden on every single site every single educator Every single support staff as we've heard and every single student Um This has been brought forward by our members. This has been brought forward by our president nelly. This has been brought forward by myself This has been brought forward by our brothers and sisters in csa. It's no news um Everybody is talking about a shortage. There's an educator shortage. There's a special ed shortage There's a paraprofessional shortage. I refuse to call it a shortage. There are plenty of qualified professionals out there They just refuse to work in these conditions They refuse to work in conditions where they are not valued. They are not respected They are micromanaged and they cannot provide a living wage for themselves or their families we Talk about the whole child the whole family the whole community We are the community Unless you are collaborating with us unless you are collaborating with our brothers and sisters in csa We are not providing for the whole community Some of the things that have come forward and I want to tell you we have a curriculum council where the Exact purpose is to collaborate with the district on bringing these items forward But we have dibbles now. We have sewn to grow. We have pbis We have mtss We have numerous other programs that have been mandated on our staff that have not Come through curriculum councils that have not Ever been talked to about to the people that it impacts to the workload of the people that it impacts I I want to welcome you all As trustees to spend a day in the life To come to see what it's like to schedule every single detail That that our educators have to schedule into their Minute time with students and make it count Because it's impossible It is literally impossible And I also just want to acknowledge our brothers and sisters in csa and and as you heard from their transportation department tonight It affects all of us when we don't have students Showing up to school on time. It affects the students the families teachers the site It is a whole community And we need to address it as such Thank you Thank you Madam president dr. Rodriguez trustees staff I'm going to tell you about the best kept secret in washingtonville The teachers and classified workers got a 12 increase over the last 10 years and nobody knows about it It came from the increase in contribution to calcers and calcars that the district covered In 2010 to give you some history calcers and calcars were going broke They were only 50% funded And governor brown stepped in and said hey, we've got to increase the contribution And that has moved up almost every year and has continued to go up And that was to avoid bankruptcy which meant all the retirement money for our teachers our Workers would be gone. So why was this needed? The funds were paying out more than they were taking in Their promised return was 7.8 percent. They never met that in over 10 years It's still the case today It's one of the worst managed funds in the united states. My grandsons are doing better than they are Most returns on funds That you invest get 8% on average. Well recently calcers and calcars They're running 3% They should be fired And why aren't the unions protesting in fact romento? because It's taking money out of the budget To cover their retirement fund that could be used for pay 12% That'd be a big deal So why are we seeing pvfe and uh csa complaining? About pvusd being full hearted when the real problem Is poor management of the retirement fund which is sucking money out of our budget So they can't get their pay raise. Thank you You um and m7.2 is the sca our Order trustees Just really quick. I'll be Oh, I'm real quick. I'm gonna make it real quick. Okay. All I gotta say is wow It's been interesting tonight hearing everybody Very interesting um I i'm very proud transportation for stepping up It's been a long time. I've been hearing a lot of things And they finally move forward good for them very proud of anyone here transportation Well, well there you are there you are No, you're good You can stand right next to me. So here's the thing You heard their concerns You heard what's going on you hear how bad it is As much as You know us working with the district Our negotiations are moving forward Things are looking good, but they're not quite there yet We got a lot of improvement We got a lot of things to reconsider and look at We need to do our best for the people for our students If everybody's happy there is no excuses But the problem is Nobody's happy Everybody's pretty upset Everybody's struggling And If I can't eat You can't eat And that's the way we're looking at things right now We need to focus. We need to be together and do things together If you want to sit on my table my table you need a pigeon You need a pigeon And that's how it is This is my backyard If you're not invited you're going to hear a lot of I can't say that but There's a lot of improvement that needs to happen here And I hope you guys heard what happened today heard what's the concerns and please adjust And address That's all I have to say thank you a 7.3 Good evening president And my name is lisa sandoval and i'm the director of proud development I'm here to share an update of some of the happenings in our program Currently we are still enrolling students in tk state baseball and family We have a few more tk slots that we're working on we also 70 state school slots that we are currently filling and approximately 100 family jobs Unfortunately, we have more families on our waitlist and and understand the needs of our community So we are continually looking for ways to expand Our seasonal Are we also were able to just recently um Work in support as much as pvusd staff that we're able to and so just recently we have been able to offer prime child services The staff members commit eligibility requirements for program Our seasonal zero to five Crowd care center located at point of vista camp will be closing on october 31st We recognize that not all families will be leaving our area Therefore, we have been supporting this release to find placement in our other programs so they can have a continue Our team parent coordinator We who don't know we oversee the team parent program Ghande Nunes has been actively meeting with our pregnant parenting students across their She's been working to support the students their child their child The child And family as well as the school site and features as appropriate This is her second year and she's been doing a phenomenal job connecting with our students and helping them to stay in school As well as on the hardest task of being a parent We are a zero to five program and over the last couple years. We've seen a need to support our youngest children and an increase of accepting children and their late twos their early threes enroll in our state preschool program Therefore our team parent coordinator and our family throughout their home slash state preschool coordinator were chosen And have been accepted to become trainers for the pikc program for infant and toddler care program, so they Are able to offer trainings to not only our teachers and to the community, which is a great need Only a couple other trainers in this So for those of you who also don't know child development department oversees the reading a reader program This program provides a weekly red book bag with three books goes home with the child for A week and then comes back they can read with their families Talk about the book We meet with the parents our last parent meetings were about the raising a reader program and improve and increase literacy skills that possibly possible Not only programs for our most of art ece programs. It also serves schools throughout the county Currently we have approximately 2,800 students I'm excited to announce that our mental health clinicians madea rena rincon and brenda rintheria Along with our coordinator linda rostow are offering monthly early learning community via zoom This is open to anybody A few of the upcoming topics are caregiver wellness mental health and culture and diversity As I said, they're open to everybody including parents caregivers and educators Plus when ec educators attend they're able to receive a certificate towards their professional growth hours When they renew their permit Lastly our district has many c e programs and navigating them Can sometimes be difficult So we have worked collaboratively on a one-page document with all the programs on one side and eligibility requirements on the other It is available in english and spanish and has been sent to all our previous these schools And we are continuing with distribution in other locations for Thank you for your time and this program's in child item 7.4 of america who present our Moving on items Prove a resolution 2318 a month about over at the inherent Yeah, thank you so much so We have several really important resolutions that are we're happy tonight the first one is um for As was noted the month of October as the Italian heritage month So I do want to um, thank christie dot jr for encourage us to do this resolution and also for Janie leonard amit who is the president of the waspville sons and daughters of italy in american america elite lodge 2016 and so i know that janey wanted to be able to speak Yeah, well You can also bring anyone that you have with you you can bring as well Superintendent, thank you board of trustees. Thank you staff. Thank you for the recognition And we have something we would like to read it something that um Our Sons and daughters of italy post every month on the back of their newsletter that comes to us from the grand I am an italian american my roots are deep in an ancient soil Drenched by the mediterranean sun and watered by pier streams from snow-capped mountains. Excuse me I'm enriched by thousands of years of culture My hands are those of the mesa the artist and the man of the soil My thoughts have been recorded in the annals of rome The poetry of virgil the creations of dante and the philosophy of benedict benedicto crochet I'm an italian american and from my ancient world I first spanned the seas of the new world. I'm christopho colombo I'm giovanni caboto known in american history as john cabot discoverer of the mainland of north america I am a mayor gio Who's beachy? Sorry Who gave my name to the new world america? first to sail on the great lakes in 1679 founder of the territory that became the state of illinois colonizer of louisiana and arkansas. I'm enrico punty I am philippo mazzi friend of thomas jefferson and my thesis on the equity of man was written into the bill of rights I'm william paca signer of the declaration of independence. I am an italian american I financed the northwest expedition of george rogers park and accompanied him through the lands that would become ohio indiana illinois wisconsin and michigan I am colonel francesco vergo I mapped the pacific from mexico to alaska into the philippines. I'm alessandro maraspina I am I don't have my reading glasses tonight. Sorry Giacomo valetrini discoverer of the source of the mississippi river river in 1823 I created the dome of the united states capitol. They called me the michael angelo of america. I am constantino brumini In 1904 I founded the san francisco I founded and san francisco the bank of italy now known as the bank of america The largest financial institution in the world. I am a p ginini I'm enrico fermi father of nuclear science in america First enlisted man enlisted man to win the medal of honor in world war two I'm john basalone of new jersey I am an italian american I am the million strong who served in america's armies and the tens of thousands whose names are in Shrined in military cerem cemeteries from Wada canal to the rye. I am the steel maker in pittsburgh the grower in the imperial valley of california The textile designer in manhattan the movie maker in hollywood and homemaker and the breadwinner in 10 000 communities I am an american without stint or reservation Loving this land as only one who understands history Its agonies and its triumphs can love it and serve it. I will not be told that my contribution is any less nor make role not Make my role not as worthy as that of any other american I will stand in support of this nation's freedom and promise against all foes My heritage has dedicated me to this nation I am proud of my full heritage and I shall remain worthy of it. I am an italian american Thank you for being here. Thank you for supporting scholarship and all that you do in the community with your organization We really appreciate you from here Thank you. Thank you for recognizing italian american. Thank you Sorry, we need a motion to approve. I was going to make a motion. I just had a comment I wanted to reiterate what you just said president serpa with regards to What sons and daughters of italy have done for decades and decades in our community for our youth and our children Through your scholarships and just so many other things. Thank you so much And you've made college a real possibility and given that hope And that drive and desire to so many. So thank you and with that I make my motion to approve resolution 22 23 18th 9 month of october as italian heritage month for school district Yeah, I second that I also have a comment uh I grew up in the slings valley uh At the genie ranch right there in the espinoza road john genie dirt genie I learned a lot living there on the farm um About farming about cattle ranching and The one particular thing that I took from them was how to eat lunch You know, they don't make sandwiches everything's by the bite And I have a great appreciation for salamedi now And I have a hard time finding it but I found it at zakhli's now in in santa cruz, but uh Yeah, so thank you and thank you john genie and dirt genie Uh, I still keep in touch with dirt. He's he's a pretty active farm around the slings valley and uh, it's it's a good, uh Interesting upbringing that I had, you know being around them. Well, thank you There is Oh another I would just like to Thank you councilmember elect For helping me put this together um You know, I haven't known you that long, but I know you mean you care um Districts, you know, you are a councilmember of my district And um, I look I look forward to working with you to improve our road You know, I am there's some roads in your area In my area that we need, you know, we need we need to fix them and I know You will be an advocate Make sure we can fix the road Install street lights and we need to find ways to work together to make sure people slow down around parks and schools And I look forward to working with you on that. Um, I also like to thank genie lettering it for for making this happen you know, I Haven't personally met you A one-on-one, but um, I know you're a foreign person in our community Pajaro Valley and I wanted to make sure that we get this language For the people of the Pajaro Valley. Um, I think We're all in this together. I I believe in this being, you know Being different races different heritage is But we all have one common cause and that's to make place a better place And um, thank you to the watchful sons and daughters of italy Just like in some of my trustees says you guys do a lot of work raise a lot of money and you put it back for our children Um, I represent what well, hi, and I see you guys this organization name all the time I just wanted to say thank you very much for helping everybody. Thank you Thank you. Do we have a first and a second in favor? Hi, can you want to pose? Question carries unanimous. Thank you In may point to approval of the mural at Isershava's middle school Uh, good evening president CERPA board of trustees and dr. Rodriguez Dariano the director of first thing and here to co-present with me tonight. Um Rhonda who will uh be able to speak to the design and concept behind the proposed Chavez middle school Just a little bit of background for my piece as you can see Um, the location is is noted on this map. It's I believe the south facing wall of the cafeteria building at Chavez so it'll be very visible when you um Come into the school into the into the roundabout and right adjacent to the cafeteria and then we have sketch in color of the proposed mural It will be applied directly to the building and this was something that Your mom I had discussed. I had also discussed with our facilities team. It is the preference Both of us that go directly on the building and um Yeah, the proposed fee for the mural is $18,621 and I would love to give your mom a moment Just kind of the background of how this came together Yeah, I came just to see if there was any questions I could answer that Richard couldn't Uh, I've been I've been working last year. I've been working with the student Mrs. Sourdello class going in regularly on Wednesdays and developed this concept based uh uh On the life and history of Cesar Chavez also including our relatives from this area Only uh I don't know if there's any particular questions you might have regarding it I prefer going right on to a stucco wall. We talked about panels. Uh, we Panels what I've seen in the past create a lot of problems. You begin to have dry rot It's a higher expense and higher maintenance and they don't laugh They've been heady actually um If there's any questions in particular, uh, I'd be more than glad to answer them Speakers to the comments Jen Wanted to you know, we wanted Previous goals you'd wanted to really make But I'll first That's On the walls. That's what I would recommend any other questions. I just have a comment. Yes 15 years ago you worked with me at a valencia I don't know if you remember and every single kid in that school got a paintbrush with And paint even the kids in wheelchair Wanted that And it was especially Especially grateful for your advice so that You can their own language to you about what You instructed beautiful I enjoyed it. I enjoyed it. I remember it. Yeah, a lot of I'm excited for this. Um, I know that the Children at laser chavez are very excited Yeah, I've been out to see in the proposed wall that you are talking about and I think it is going to be a wonderful piece of art that we can preserve Throughout the years for our community and these kids will never forget their experience that they're going to have with you leading them in the mural and You know, you said putting it on the stucco because that's also easier to maintain correct so you can do touch-ups as needed Not okay So I just want to say thank you very much for Taking on this project And I'd also like to make a motion to approve. But I think I just wanted to say Thank you. You know more about enough for all the murals that you've done at the parlor of an unified school district um, I also just wanted to Probably apologize for what happened here in mural. I want to why uh, I believe That kind of fell under my responsibility and so I just wanted to publicly apologize for letting that happen Because that's a A historical piece for the people of oxenville. You know generations before me painted more part of that so I just wanted to say that first of all, but uh You know, I support your murals your murals last decade and lifetimes. Um, I know I used to know as la mazana center, but I'm not sure I changed now But um, you know your work there your work that used to be at salu par la gente Um, it lasts forever and hopefully this lasts forever Thank you. Thank you very much Yes, as far as um getting kids involved What out of this mural? Uh, What part yeah of the mural, uh Incorporates a feedback Uh, just about all of it, uh Part that the workers the marches the flags And I believe that they with missus. So federal I get her my name a little Um, but they've done a lot of research even between the times that I was there So it's quite a bit of it. Uh I uh, I think I I lean I contributed more on The left section that dealt with the oloni The the native people of this area And of course combined it put brought the images together that you know, that's my part Um, it's great. And I Know their Volumes to What that is This feel represented within the Steel uh being open to learning about other workers Thank you Um Uh carry on. So um, thank you for bringing this And all those in favor I'm sorry, I didn't want to disrupt your second game that um, so I'm not sure Which you need to direct this to or to involve dr. Rodriguez. Um Um Because The trustee's home's point. It's you know, what after we went through it. What's about high school and renaissance high school We don't want to see that issue repeat, you know decades from now Um, you know when other people are here and we stove that upon them because we said we wanted to take serious Strives to ensure that that doesn't so Is there a way you could explain how that's going? I mean, I know you don't have a crystal ball, but Tell me what's going to happen 30 years from now. No I'll probably defer to dr. Rodriguez But my understanding was the murals will need to be approved to be applied and they'll also need to be approved to be removed It would always come to the board before any action was taken to alter or remove any That's great. So after the issue that happened at Watsonville high school, then We worked with mr. Ronda to help us look at that policy And we developed the policy that mirrored after San San Francisco unified and so now which is the why why it came forward for renaissance That's where I was going with it. I mean, I know what we did Say about what we were going to do, but then we had the issue of renaissance. So I'm just want to ensure We didn't have an issue at renaissance. We brought the The issue for we brought the action item forward and then at that point is when The board decided we we had the action item about to remove all of them Correct And there was a lot of concerns and outcry for that. That's part of it. I'm calling. So I just don't want to see that we bestow hardships upon future members of our community and future board members with this And I'm just not sure how that Going to happen, but but that was just my clar I'm totally supportive of it. I just Don't want to have a public outside from now Yeah, I assume that we're talking about the board being concerned about liabilities Should a building be destroyed? There's a mural on it. There's the What they call the vera act visual artist, uh, right that which, uh Protect not only the building owners, but the artists and basically it is a system set up communication informing the artists the At least 90 days prior to any destruction removal anything that might affect the The mural alteration, whatever it might be The building owner the Company whatever With proper notification removes itself from any liability Um, basically it's just telling the artist 90 days ahead of time We're going to this building is going to be demolished or something's going to happen. It's going to alter your work Um, then it's up to the artist to either document the work that is done Find a way of removing it and it's something that is possible. It can be done or maybe, uh All the destruction if there's a way, but there's a process and I think basically, uh It's just being familiar with that vera. There's also cap up help when your restoration act So there's a couple of different, uh laws legislation that protect Uh, not when the artist but makes it very clear and and I feel also protect the building owner or the In commissioning the mural Thank you so much for that clarification. That really helps shed light on it for me. Thank you Hey, we have a first and a second all those in favor. Hi. Hi Anyone opposed motion carries. Thank you. Thank you for your work Item 8.3 approve resolution 2225 October as held Good evening President the serpa board of trustees dr. Rodriguez and kahro valley community Um, it's my honor to present this resolution and I'll have some people come up and join me in a moment to read it October is national lgbtq plus history month in 1994 rodney wilson a Missouri high school teacher believed a month to be dedicated to the celebration and teaching of gay and lesbian history And gathered other teachers and community leaders to support They selected october because public tools are in session And existing lgbtq plus traditions such as coming out day, which was yesterday also occur that month Also in that month, um in pbsd. We we fly the progress flag in the school Um, and since that time, uh the month of october has been endorsed endorsed by glad The human rights campaign the national gay and lesbian task force the national education association And other national organizations this evening before the board is a resolution Proclaiming october is lgbtq plus history month And I would like to invite some folks up from pbsd students and staff to help read the resolution um Oh wouldn't mind You can pull down the marker My name is erin gonzales, and I go to waspville high school I'm jenny good that is and i'm from waspville high school Hi again, my name is mariel malmoral Um, i'm part of waspville high school saga club sexuality and gender acceptance And shout out to mr. Pells our club advisor. He's awesome Hey again, i'm selena salvador. I'm also with saga the saga club Hi, i'm katie christ cunas assistant principal at aftas high school and member of the pv usd lgbtq plus task force Hi, everyone. I'm ben slider coordinator of student services Jen selena salts. I'm a usd parent and advisor for Bsa clubs and part of Earlier, my name is christy mclean. I'm the coordinator of counseling programs here for pb usd And um, I help lead the lgbtq plus task force for pb usd without further ado We're going to begin reading the resolution not every single part, but um, we all have some part Thank you for the honor Whereas lgbtq plus history month is an annual month-long Observance of lesbian gay bisexual and transgender history and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements Which was founded in 1994 by missouri high school history teacher rodney wilson and Whereas bahara valley unified school district board of education believes that the rich variety and diversity of families and communities is one of our strengths And furthermore believes that a strong community consists of a supportive unit composed of various genders orientations cultures races and ethnicities and Whereas bahara valley unified school district board of education values honors And welcomes the diversity of our student body our teachers our staff and administrators Including the diversity of sexual orientation identity in our community and Whereas bahara valley unified school district board of education Recognizes that we have students and staff at all grade levels and when within the organization that our lgbtq plus And or have lgbtq plus family members and they deserve to feel recognized and valued and Whereas bahara valley unified school district has through our resolutions and our actions made a commitment to achieving acceptance Through fostering diversity and inclusion in our staff our school population and in our curriculum and Whereas on july 14th 2011 the fair accurate inclusive and respectful fair education act Was passed and signed into law in california And mandates the inclusion of the political economic and social contributions of lesbian gay Bisexual and transgender people in the social studies and history curricula in california public schools and whereas on july 14 2016 the california state board of education passed a new history social science framework that includes lgbtq plus american history content to be taught in k through 12 classrooms and whereas the bahara valley unified school district recognizes the important contributions of local state and national lgbtq plus people to the history of the united states by promoting social justice enhancing health and well-being And building a sense of community for lgbtq plus people and whereas lgbtq plus individuals continue to make noteworthy and important contributions that have led And will continue to have great impact on our history culture and society and whereas the bahara valley unified school district supports the rights freedoms and equality of those who are lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer questioning intersects pansexual and asexual lgbtq plus and Whereas the bahara valley unified school district affirms its role in and commitment to Continuing the historical process of transforming the educational system To ensure inclusiveness safety and a sense of belonging for all lgbtq plus students teachers staff and their families and Now therefore be it resolved that the bahara valley unified school district board of education celebrates the accomplishments of lgbtq plus people in history encourages all schools to celebrate october as lgbtq plus history month And encourages teachers to teach about lessons To teach lessons about lgbtq plus history and their classrooms aligned with the state history framework not just in october But all year long We respectfully request or hope that you will be approving this resolution Have any speakers to this issue? I just want to strongly support this resolution and And I love that how it ends With not just in october, but all year long um, and with that I also wanted to To say that um, you know, it's great having the pride flag up certain Days certain months, but it would be great to have it all the time The oh, I forgot my Um, shoot. I'd just gotten on my phone the stats You know The stats, but you probably know the statistics are horrific about, um Suicide self-harm And we need our schools to really ensure that all of our students not only Have a safe space within their classroom, but outside of the classroom getting on the school bus And having the flag There I know it's meant a lot in my classroom. I've had parents Students of mine tell me that having the pride flag there means so much to them And they'll tell me their stories about their children suffering and so Strongly support this and let's keep it going and make sure it's really happening and All of our classrooms and all of our schools and that It's visible to all of our community. Thank you Good evening. Dr. Rodriguez and board of trustees As you know, my name is Jen Salinas-Holtz. I'm a member of the lgbtq plus community I'm a parent of two pvusd middle and high school students and a pvusd staff person who works closely with lgbtq Plus youth as a gay straight alliance advisor at three schools and I serve on the pvusd lgbtq task force You are voting again today on resolution to recognize october as lgbtq history month I'd like to thank you again for your record of supporting lgbtq plus students in our district and for voting to affirm their identities By honoring lgbtq history month Visibility is crucial to the well-being of marginalized youth and for lgbtq plus students seeing themselves And people like them reflected in their school curriculum has a lasting positive impact on their mental health and well-being and their sense of safety at school Seeing the rainbow pride flag flying at all school sites, which you all unanimously supported with the board resolution in february 2021 Has been an important show of support and has absolutely contributed to lgbtq plus and ally students Sense of inclusion and safety at school Students who don't feel safe at school are not able to focus on academics So making schools safer and more welcoming for lgbtq plus students directly impacts their academic success We currently have gay straight alliance clubs in most pvusd High schools and middle schools and at least two elementary schools They provide safe spaces for lgbtq plus students and their allies to feel supported and valued Many lgbtq plus and gender diverse kids know who they are at a young age Sometimes as young as preschool our gsa clubs are a lifeline for some of these students because they have a space at school Where they know they are safe to be themselves free of bullying and harassment Yesterday october 11th was national coming out day Coming out as lesbian gay bisexual transgender non-binary queer or an other identity is an act of courage And lgbtq plus kids deserve to not only be tolerated and accepted But celebrated for having the courage to proudly be themselves Thank you for your support in helping to make our school safer and more welcoming for our most vulnerable students Hello trustees and uh Dr. Rodriguez, uh president serpa. Good to see you all. My name is bobby. Uh, many of you know me I have three students third grade eighth grade tenth grade in the district I am also a teacher in the district uh with those hats I want to say thank you for bringing this forward tonight Uh, but also want to put on a different hat tonight I'm also a pastor and a faith leader in our community. Um in my graduate studies I actually got a master's certificate in sexuality and religion and uh, I tread lightly with the topic but want to come tonight because I know that in our majority culture in our schools Even in this boardroom there have been voices Um that have been less than positive and have weaponized faith And so I want to be here as a voice of love and of light and inclusion to thank you from uh faith community leader And I wanted to come not just uh, and I wanted to encourage also students who are here who hear those voices Um that there are voices of love and light and inclusion and invitation and to listen to those and block out the negativity Um, I did want to represent not just myself But many of my friends in the community and so if I can maybe leave this behind for you But uh signed by 12, uh about a dozen faith community leaders from christian buddhist and jewish faith communities And say i'll get through what I can in 40 seconds as clergy and faith leaders in the community We want to thank the pbsd school board for bringing forward a resolution to affirm lgbtq plus history month in our schools We recognize and affirm the value and dignity of each and every one of the lgbtq plus students in our county as they are In the wake of don't say gay laws in other states the visibility and support of lgbtq plus students is one of the most Is of the utmost importance And we as faith leaders from multiple traditions join you in supporting students as they learn about important contributions to our history And discover the fullness of who they are finding pride in their identities Um signed by myself reverend robbie olson reverend, uh ziggie rendler bregman rabbi paul marcus reverend eugen busch of saniker zen center Uh peg chamarilla jadie doyle beaver the brook sherry thommage a few others. Thank you so much for doing this tonight Thank you. Do we have any comments from our board? So as many of you already know, I can um day and killer I was helping them through a case to address the patient's underlying anxiety Or they could try to create health. Why do I I know what my life You know where like None of none of my I wasn't out. I didn't tell anybody that I was fine Even then there are those claim that we should And a core issue As if they are somehow referral to students But they simply aren't The world that we come from provides when our students fundamental identity is Their learning is supported that is a focus on That goes beyond what is A fully and enthusiastically this resolution or any other Yeah, I'd like the second promotion And um, I want to apologize a few months ago. There were some very bigoted Members in the audience who came forward and said a lot of horrible things to a group of kids for here who were representing BLB and It was it was unfortunate and it was a real shame and I'm sorry that that happened. So we're very happy to support tonight. I have a first and a second all those in favor I anyone opposed Motion carries 601 with christia costa absent Item 8.4 approved resolution 22 23 19 filipino american history month Yes, so thank you. So as we've been saying tonight Our community is so much richer because of the diversity in which we have within our community So trustee shocker, um, brought this forward I appreciate her bringing this forward and working with community members on it Um, I will read um some of it in regards to the filipino heritage month Um, so whereas the paharo valley is where thousands of immigrant filipino farm workers came to settle Um known as the monk generation The mongo the mong mongs were the first generation of filipinos who arrived in california central post during the 1920s and 1930s and had to endure harsh conditions racial unrest and discrimination And whereas providing an opportunity to examine filipino american history And culture filipino american history month Highlights the achievements and contributions of filipino americans and the economic cultural Social and patriotic contributions that are made in the countless ways Towards the development of the state and country and whereas the waspville riots were Which was a period of racial violence and socio-economic tensions in our local agricultural community and involves alterations between filipino american farm workers and local residents opposed immigration Which led to the death of cermin Sobera a young filipino american who was shot and killed during the riot Whereas filipino american heritage month honors the history of filipino american solidarity In the fight for equity and justice and serves to preserve local history through projects like sobera project followed by the community organizer um ios i'm roi through rossio junior and waspville in the heart digital archives and memories of the filipino women's club established by mongrossario nana um aliminana and And i'll skip through And whereas celebrate the cultural enrichment and historical contributions of filipino americans to our nation The pahero valley unified school district calls upon other school district schools and educators to observe the month October with appropriate ceremonies activities programs bring awareness of the significant role filipino's play in american history So how do we resolve that by we recognize resolution 20 23 9 Filipino american history month and market achievements Thank you. Dr. Rodriguez. Do we have any speakers? mariel Hi everyone. I swear. This is the last time i'll be up here um, I wasn't actually planning to speak on this item, but I saw it on the agenda last night and I felt so strongly about it because I was born and raised in the philippines for about eight years before coming here at waspville and Being here in this small community. It's predominantly hispanic And so I wasn't able to be exposed to that same kind of culture that I was at home back in the philippines and I was able to attend this, um, filipino american history month festival that was hosted by the tepahero project And I was honored to be um one of their speakers like I I recited a poem that I wrote in my psychology class about growing up in the philippines and also it talked about colorism and Being prideful about your language and where you came from And I just wanted to strongly advise you to pass this resolution Because um, it's really important here and I got to meet and see so much of that community that I missed so much at the festival And it's amazing that this was brought up today, and I happen to be here. So thank you so much Thank you mariel. We're really glad to be at the podium I'd like to make it luckily. Do we have any speakers comment I just wanted to comment. Um, thank you to the watchable of the heart project and the tepahero project for bringing to light our need for teaching and advocating for and learning about filipino american history And I was able to be at the festival for a short time And it was a wonderful festival and they did a really good job for bringing the first festival here in the plaza and I'd like to see more of those events happen And I just also want to come on to pvusd For their ethnic studies program and continuing to work on the ethnic studies program including Our philippines community in those And I'd like to make the motion to approve it, but I know we have a couple of comments I would just like to say thank you pvc for bringing up and recognizing philippine philippine american history month Uh, the philippine american community of the pahora valley are an important part of our valley in our history There were some of the first field workers. They were also american soldiers. There are family members They were my classmates And there are friends, but I also wanted to recognize the name of mr. Tabasa Mr. Tabasa gave I believe 30 years to the pahora valunified school district And it wasn't my math teacher, but I heard I heard him from down the hall When I attended e-haul from 1993 to 1996, I know he passed away I want to say recently, but I think within this last year and so I just wanted to mention the name, um, mr. Tabasa Thank you, um, I'll second this motion. I have um four Of daughters all my bonus daughters just from the philippines. So we have a lot of And all those in favor. I I want to pose We have an item 8.5 approve a resolution Good evening president diserpa board of trustees dr. Rodriguez and the pahora valley community um pahora valley unified school district recognizes that college and career awareness Week And with which we are making week is an important part of promoting a college going culture and the proposed resolution Expresses the importance of higher education College awareness week is observed annually during the the full week prior to cabrio colleges college and career night this year pb usd has chosen to expand to two weeks Which moved towards the alignment of an entire month of october With the county for um, hopefully the following year All schools are encouraged to participate and have been provided resources to bring excitement opportunity and information around college and career on their campuses along with counselors ucsc Eaop access centers will participate with college activities and events one of the uniting events is monday october 24th The college and career family night at cabrio college This celebration is sponsored by the santa cruz county college and career collaborative Which offers additional resources to students and families related to college and career Readiness and with that i will read the resolution that we are hoping to get approved Is moriel still here? Whereas the vision of pahora a pahora valley unified school district is to graduate all students college career and life ready And whereas pb usd has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to establishing a college prepared culture Through our yearly partnership with ucsc An eaop to establish access college and career centers in every middle school in high school regardless of gear up funding and Whereas pb usd has established both dual enrollment courses and articulated courses with cabrio college to provide pv usd students with an opportunity to earn college credit while in high school And whereas college and career awareness weeks are a county-wide effort to recognize the importance of going to college And whereas teachers counselors students and support staff At district sites use the weeks to talk about opportunities for higher education And whereas the connection between a college degree An economic stability has been exhaustively documented making college access And preparation of social and economic justice issue And whereas educators and community partners giving students information and training on higher education Helps more students apply to college And whereas pb usd believes in the family and community partnerships to support our students in their post graduation plans And whereas our community recognizes and supports its students quest for continuing education Now therefore be a resolve that the pahoro valley board of trustees proclaims october 17 October 17th to october 28th 2022 to be college and career Awareness week And be a further resolve that the pahoro valley board of trustees strongly encourages all members of our community To join with it in personally expressing the importance of an education beyond high school in order to fully contribute to the vitality of their community Thank you and hoping for this resolution to be approved Thanks christine. Do we have any speakers? Okay, any comments from the board? I'll make a motion to approve this unbelievably good resolution Listen favor. Hi. Hi. Anyone opposed? Motion carries to clear a wine with item 8.7 the williams quarter one report Did I skip eight points of resolution? So thank you so much. So this is a resolution in support of proposition 28 So if you I was reminded by one of our vapid speakers today at anseldo During my conversation with the superintendent She reminded me and all the that were there that there actually is no Opposition to this proposition So she said there was no reason for anyone to vote no because she said look at it there Um, yeah, she did um recognize which I want to also recognize that Yep, usd are ahead of the game in terms of the work that we're doing So we are ready because of when we received our else that funding many many years ago now When we went out to the community and said what's important they said that The music and the art was important and so part of our LCAP plan we already are dedicating $6 million over $6 million of annual funding. We have 43 visual and performing art teachers right now That really go across all grades to ensure that we're providing that access And so we also are only one of the school districts In california they're supported by the save the music foundation for our commitment right by 45 minutes for the music instructions to every single element as of And so what this will do this proposition does two things that I think are important one It does provide us additional funding So as if you've read the proposition what you know is it doesn't actually increase Any tax once but it reallocates um some of the funding under proposition um according to How well the the state is doing um then it will depend on the funding um statewide everywhere from $800 million to $1 billion in the fiscal year not fortunately not all fresh But throughout the schools throughout the state of california But another thing that it will require to do is once the district receive that funding They are going to have to allocate A portion of that funding on a continuous basis to the arts So as we know and had happened throughout the state of california in the early 200s 2000 um 2000 Many people took away the arts and music programs. Um, and they were the first downside So what this would do is it would make it a core subject which would require us to that regardless of um any type of funding challenges that we have And so because of the additional funding and also our commitment to the whole child's whole family Um, I ask that the board support um this resolution of proposition 50 speakers Any comments In a second, um all those in favor I I item 8.7. No Yes, item 8.7. Williams quarter one report 2020 By august President to serve by board of trustees dr. Rodriguez. Um, this is our quarterly report for quarter one for the school year 22 23 um Part of the william settlement is that requires the district to have a complaint process Which we do in the complaint process is in the three areas of instructional materials facilities And teacher assignments and vacancies So for quarter one and then we have to report those to the board So for quarter one, we have zero complaints in any of those three areas For the report. Thank you. Are there any speakers? Anyone want to make a comment? I pose I'm 8.8 for education science usd Good evening president de serpa Board of trustees and dr. Rodriguez. Um tonight I have the privilege and pleasure of bringing forward the following item for your approval this evening as a result of our LOP funds our district this year will be able to pay the cost of our outdoor education science school for either our fifth or sixth grade students at all of our site um, typically All of our sites don't always attend the outdoor science School, so this is a great and exciting venture for us No costs this year will be requested from parents or families And students will not have to do fundraising for this event So when I do want to thank our director of extended learning, um, jennifer bruno because As she was able to confirm that we would be able to pay for this and fund it through elop We went through together and identified any sites who had not had access or had not signed up yet Because normally they do it by a site by site basis And so she was able to we were able to identify sites and she was able to reach out And we were making sure that sites were able to sign up So you will notice that there are two sites that are not on this list because this is our county Science camp the first one you will notice is haul district who had already signed up for a different science camp So they will have that outdoor science experience paid for also through elop funds. It is just not this the county program And the second one you'll notice is mcquitty elementary school and they had not signed up yet. So Um, again, we are thankful for um, jennifer bruno because she was able to reach out and secure three Um day trips, right that reflect and mirror the the program That the students would be getting if it was overnight um, the county and Other camps that are offered outside of our county. They are all filled up due to the school's getting out of the pandemic, right? And everyone's now Venturing off and feeling safer to go out there. So we are on a bunch of waiting lists Um, and we are first um in line for if somebody cancels from equity school in our own county also So without further ado again, I would like to request your approval for um For this um board item Good evening again board of trustees. Um, I do want to speak to this item, but I I just have to say I'm actually absolutely speechless I just cannot comprehend how this board lacks the sensitivity to see the actual harm and hypocrisy in Passing unanimously a resolution that celebrates christopher columbus and the colonization of indigenous peoples immediately proceeding a resolution supporting a mural of indigenous aloni peoples in this community It's just flabbergassing to me And harmful truly harmful What I wanted to say in regards to this agenda item Mr. Clappenback just brought up is the fact that Mcquitty elementary is not being offered the same experience That the rest of our schools are being offered in that overnight experience at a science outdoor school Um, mr. Clappenback mentioned that they didn't sign up until it was too late Mcquitty elementary currently does not have an academic coordinator They have a principal who is trying to run that school a new principal I should say to the best of her ability and from my understanding from that staff They were not even notified until recently of this opportunity It is unacceptable to me that One of our schools Is not being provided this opportunity that the rest of our fifth and sixth graders are being provided As a former fifth grade teacher Science camp was something we spent the entire year looking forward to It was something that we came back from as a bonded Group it was an unmatched experience And I I really just I would hate to see one of our sites Um not be provided that experience Especially when we have this opportunity to pay for it a lot of what we did as the third teachers was fundraising And now we don't have we don't have to do that part. So I would really hope we could actually provide that I know that There are different days and times and things like that involved But um i'm here on behalf of our Mcquitty students and teachers Thank you Yes, so they have three different days between march and may where they go To the same camp that are offered through the county and instead they take a day trip there and do similar events And so those dates are confirmed as we wait on the wait list for the other opportunities for overnight Also, so we're on wait list Yeah, so that's why I want to thank jennifer bruno again because she has looked outside of our county and she's actually waiting To come to hear the results from another from another camp six hours away Act I would have to check on that. I don't want to give out. Yeah, right. That's where I went when I was So but there are other camp find another camp better one in the mix there We are on wait list for those two Like I said the other all the districts are huddling over these are The camp the three-day camp experience is Is an experience that many of our sites went to last year because of the pandemic, right? And covet um numbers and so they had to switch to a three-day where the bus came and picked them up And and provided for them last Would be moving forward This point it would be a year to year Outlook looking at the funding source Um jennifer bruno and I have already discussed making sure and we've already spoken to the county too to make sure If we are able to fund this that we don't get ourselves in this situation next year That we have a process where they're working with us instead of individual sites So we can provide access to all of us I think it's an exciting Something's funded We're able to back That's exactly why we went through and we wanted to make sure everybody had signed up if you don't typically go We wanted to ensure that all of what about the issue with We should be provided the same act Um, I just wanted to say um, maybe check into camp c-lab. It's not a week long camp, but it's um three days and two nights And that might be an option Because it's not a week long They might have some availability and that's here And that that is where um, one of our sites is but thank you Just just another day. What about the is the buddhist retreat? Do they do steeple over there? I forgot the name of the land of the medicine buddha. Yeah, I think so isn't that um, I don't know Or just like we can think I maybe I am not sure but the science camps that we're checking out or sending our students to They're actually aligned with their science Well, I was just thinking about something thinking outside the box Thank you And like I said, jennifer bruno. She is very very resourceful She met with the fifth grade teachers from equity yesterday and she is out there diligently You know, okay, I'm just gonna give one more. Um, sarah lenards has Jeremy as a science-based educational tool Up and mouth. I think he uses montechoy on Now that might you might want to Absolutely an idea Okay, so we have something before us. It's really great and we're gonna try to fix that Hands from equity but first One second all those in favor I we want to pose Any And this is i 3.9 November 9th Yeah, so staff respectfully request if we can reschedule our board meeting it should normally be on november 9th And we're asking it to be rescheduled to november 16th It will also allow us to have it more in the middle of the month. Um, as we only have one board meeting in november and, um And so provide us a little bit more courage and we're asking for that reschedule Those in favor And along with me this evening, um You see clapping back our assistant superintendent element reage And this evening we are back once again to provide part two of our district wide Data and mtss update and report So, um, just as a reminder and a connection piece and our purpose we have our Target for student success with which this is definitely Focused upon and as we look at our mtss our multi multi tiered systems of support We have that all students receive that universal instruction and core support Where some of our students need a little bit more, right? So they need that supplemental support Above and beyond that universal and then for for a few of our students. They not only need Our universal they need our supplemental and then they also need Our intensified program support So and then on the right side, there is our mtss um Image that represents um our our mtss in PV USD and at the center of it is our problem solving cycle as we look at Not only the academic piece the social emotional in the center and the behavioral side Of the whole child and the supports that we provide tonight We will be focusing on the behavioral So one of those that middle section right there and there will be three, um Data points that we will be focusing on suspensions and expulsions Chronic absenteeism and then last but not least our pbis tiered fidelity inventory And so we're going to start off with just a glimpse once again in the classroom And this is a fourth grade classroom. Um at rad cliff element That's We can go ahead and come back and we can play it for you next time when we're all right We have to we have to get our singing voices a little bit ready but it is a group of student leaders at their site that are their pbis um leadership team from their student from that site And they have a pride song about the rad pledge that they were going to do All right, so once again, these are the three data points that we're going through But here are a few images that is images that represent the supports and expectations With behavior and so part of pbis does help us set consistent expectations that we that we teach and model And help support and you can see bradley bears. They have their we use our pause right And then you can also see just below it They actually wrote a book that acts out that has bears acting it out And that they read in the classrooms to their students and then on the left you also see Some some more innovative practices where they're recognizing students for their behavior and and citizenship at mcquitty And you see the principal there with one of their teachers because they're the must All right, so with that said So we'll start with in school suspensions. Um, this is the um number of students who um singleton students, so they're undubicated Over the last three years the middle column represents the year that we were in distance learning But we had a zero in school suspensions. Um, what it is it's used to Where school students are not at home. They're at school for restorative practices and to repair harm The one thing to note that we were slightly up last year as compared to 2019 20 But as a reminder, um, our schools closed in february so that the 1920 wasn't even a complete year That students were on campus One of the things to note that when we're looking at it one in five of these students that were in Um in school suspension, they were a student with the disability We look at the percentage we um look deeper into the the data when we look at the suspension percentage of students with disabilities um We look and we see that there are some schools that went up and down The majority of the schools did go down from 2019 to 2000 1920 to 2122 There are only five schools out of the 23 that actually increased the percentage of students within school suspension and with students with disability this shows that the need for further restorative practices that take place The out of school suspension same thing. It's the the number. Um, there was an increase from 2019 20 to the 21 22 school year That number on the bottom is 613 of the six is right on the line in case you couldn't see that Same thing. Um, we look there is a There is an increase but as a reminder the 1920 It was in february that we did go home It actually was surprising to me that there wasn't a larger increase considering Coming back and the students so regulating back into the classrooms after being home for over a year and a half In this case of out of school suspensions 30 of the students. Um that were suspended had disabilities Um, as your reminder last year, we added l cap goal number eight Which was specifically geared for students with a disability We did this as one of the reasons why is because of the number of suspensions The students with the disability to make sure that we are monitoring and we're keeping progress on how we're doing and what we're doing To make sure that that decreases If we look at the percentage it's about 50 percent of schools Increased the percentage of students with disabilities that were out of school suspensions and about 50 percent decrease expulsions We had an increase from going if you look from 18 19 to 21 22 19 20 we had very few and then 21 or 20 to 21. That's when we were in distance learning This year we are at a um, we have decreased from last year with only one expulsion as of this year And so this is a decrease from last year. So we are on a positive trend We look at chronic absenteeism the red line on the bottom Is looking over the week of school. That is from last year Looking at this you can really see how covet had an impact in our students attending schools There is a large difference between the blue, which is 1920 the yellow, which is 20 21 And then last year with the students attending school When we look at the graph of the chronic absenteeism and to be considered a chronic absentee As student it's missing 10 of the year or more and that's when you are deemed a student that is chronic absenteeism at the top line Um 19 20 20 21 is the middle and the bottom is the 21 22 school year So we did have an increase in chronic absenteeism But then if you look at the blue graph that is the number of excused absences So even though we had increased um number of students who had chronic absenteeism We also had increased number of students who had excused absences, which would mean fleeing to illness So this next slide Um shows attendance rate by school site And so there was quite a there was a difference in ranges from site to site And so most of the time um the sites were within two percentage percentage points between and across years But some examples that show the differences would be if you look at Late view middle school. They had 93 percent then they went to 94 percent and then last year they went Back down to 93 percent. So they were just one one point off stayed pretty consistent You look at aloni elementary school. They were consistently at 93 percent for the last three years And then taking um a venture down to watsonville high school They were they went from 95 percent 95 percent to 94 So you can see however they they fluctuated they were within one or two percentages Away from where they were pre pandemic Um And then this next slide shows attendance by grade level And so you can notice if you look um at the top that we our youngest students do have um lower attendance rates and this is um a pattern from the past also So we have work to do to make sure the parents know how important it is that our youngest students do Um come to school every day, right getting those habits started I'm at the earliest stage And then as we're looking at um by student population group You will also notice that our special education students have a lower tend to have a lower Degree of attendance and then but you will notice as a highlight that our RFEP students at 95 percent They actually surpass all of our other Um groups of students which is telling us that we know that that's a good thing for our students to get Redesignated, right and they're eager to come to school if we can get them at that point And as we're moving into our pbis tiered fidelity inventory as we're looking at this this is how um we measure and identify the level of Recognition and the the level of peer support that our sites have with pbis and pbis really is part of that mtss framework where we are Working on those positive behavioral supports and interventions And so if you look back to 1718, we did not have any sites recognized as we moved and provided More professional development and support with systems work. We moved to having five sites Identified and then 1920 during the pandemic. They actually did not recognize sites And they still had the tool but because we were right in distance learning The state did not provide that and so this last two years We have gotten back into it with our site teams providing professional learning And support and so as we're looking at that We moved into 26 schools were recognized and if you look at it our goal is to get to that platinum That platinum level and so we have been putting in those tiers. You can see that we had Um an increase of silver so that means it's like the olympic, right? We're moving from the bronze the silver the gold the platinum And so we do have an increase of sites being recognized at higher levels And it was a great accomplishment this last year as we came back We were able to recognize all 100 percent elementary sites and 100 percent of our middle school sites were recognized And though so as you've heard a lot of the data tonight We also have behavioral and safety action plans just like we did for academics, right? so to highlight some of the the Pieces of the action plan as you can see we definitely want to continue our monthly PBIS and scl meetings with site teams and supporting them We also if you look down Um at our proactive community circles We are working towards we're providing our Social emotional counselors are also working in conjunction with our psychologists and being able to really use their resources and expertise as a team And to also offer social skills group Through that time to to support our students and a real focus as you notice on alternate alternatives to Suspension right to keep our students at school so they can keep learning, right? And then on the on the right side you see that's the the safety opportunities, right? As you know, you've heard all about our alice trainings, right that we're moving forward with And student services Is is moving on that weekly and has a schedule set up and then we also have um additional Safety cameras that are being monitored safety plans. We also have the countywide MDT Um team meeting and then of course at the top We are all um aware of the gaggle, right the gaggle alert and and for our students And the stop it app for all of our stakeholders to report Any bowling or other unsafe behaviors also To say um, you may have heard recently the update in the safety cameras One of the features is that you could actually um have the camera you can focus in on an individual Person and that camera would be able to track them throughout the day There are a lot of different features on the cameras. That's helping Us when we need to explore different situations that have to happen on And then as we move into those tiered levels of support at tier one that which all of our students in site We have our PBIS implementation with our TFI Sown to growth right and you will see that with our social emotional, but it also helps with our behavioral access To student voice opportunities, which you've already been hearing about and access to enrichment athletics clubs Especially during unstructured times, right? So you hear about from elementary you hear about the playwork from middle school We know we have some sites that have partnered with pal And so making sure that we have those those opportunities for our students And then as we move in for some of our students They need strategies and support such as check in and check out Which helps students keep track and focus on Themselves and reflecting on their behavior and sets them up with a mentor that they check in with each Different parts of the day And then we also have like I mentioned social skills groups that are flexible as needed and responsive to to the needs and then our Growing implementation with restorative practices. So we are repairing harm and building those communities within our classrooms, but also Individual communities too. So we can repair harm and Also improve behavior Right and then that mentoring piece making sure that our students have that special person to check in with And help them and be their champion, right? And and role model and then for our intensified needs Sometimes our students need those intensified support too And so making sure that we are giving them specialized evidence-based Interventions and then making sure we're connecting those programs To the regular school day for their students and monitoring the effectiveness So we don't just keep doing something that's not working for our students We're actually looking at it and improving it along the way That said any questions And question funds followed by Good evening again. Um, so I want to see this item This whole entire presentation feels like a Hat on the back that is completely devoid of actual connection to what is happening in classrooms and on I Heard from a teacher today who has been teaching for over 30 years and over eight years in this district and she said I have never feared going to work more than I have this school year That's a very poignant statement, and I hope you're taking it serious When I ask teachers about mtss and their experience with mtss. This is what I hear I don't know what that is supposed to do All I do is fill out paperwork that gets turned into the office and nothing happens from it If you want to know how these things are really working on campuses In classrooms and with students you need to ask the real stakeholders Those are the people working directly with students I don't believe that having a multi-tiered system of support is in any way shape or form A bad thing. I think that is an excellent thing for our community. God knows we need it We have a lot of students who need multi-tiered systems of support But saying that we're providing it Without providing systems of actual support without providing resources We have classrooms where there are no ias. We have special ed unsafe situations That's not what this is representing So I hope you actually take some time you ask those Who are really who are really experiencing what's happening in schools? Thank you Okay Between the changes in management at the do and at my site. I feel like we have a really good opportunity to Make this meaningful to make it feel real and I feel like Renaissance was doing this before it was ever a thing before mtss ever came We were already doing this and then also when I we had the director of student services come talk to us about pbis And it was I was conflicted because on the one hand I agreed with so much of what he said on the other hand I was like well is the district really going to do it because when when Previous managers cast aside our program um, they basically they they They abrogated those principles and that's kind of what is has brought me here so many times um We one of the things that came out of the meeting that we had Was a veteran teacher as we're discussing recreating the wheel of veteran teachers like wait We have this we have a stakeholder informed program that is highly documented and covers all this And then a csa member in the in the room said oh well Michelle said she doesn't support that and I don't know if that's true or not But I I feel like renaissance never got the chance To come here and present what we really are the way we were misrepresented last year Um, and I I feel like that's kind of one thing I would want especially now that we have a new principal who doesn't know Um, what how good we've been I'd like to have the veterans of renaissance come present to michelle or dr. Rodriguez present to dr. Rodriguez and um uh the principal d. O leaders and you know at least At least probably our rep or our uh board trustee. It may be maybe one other or it may be to the to everyone Do it do it the way show us did to make give us time on the agenda Maybe close session, but I feel like we should get our chance to Show how good this can be it would be great for for you guys too because we can mitigate some of these things We were really we were better at attendance and expulsions and suspensions before Thank you Yes, I think to answer that you're you're absolutely right the the imager says the system the immune system is a lot more Imaging I think what we are trying to ask of parents is and I'm guilty of this as well as a parent when they're younger They're like well if they miss, you know a couple days It's not that big of a deal and it's not until they're older that we realize That they probably shouldn't miss school like my high school. I'm like no you can't miss school But when they're young and I know you know some people say well, we'll just go on a quick trip And it's easier to think that way when they are younger and that's what we want to um try to And on this one too So I'm glad you brought this up because we definitely don't want our sick students coming in We know the younger ones from being a kindergarten teacher and a principal. This is a common thing But then we also get the parents that are like oh so and so just didn't want to get up Or they're battling them too. And so we need to partner with them And how to support them getting their student in school and being able to Uh, you know Absolutely, but again, we know that that that the research tells us too that it does start from kindergarten And the students that have that tend to have that chronic absenteeism It starts there and they're the ones that drop out the most That that balancing act point of order for you with in With covid right? I believe you're talking about the house because if I remember the data correctly, yeah, um, so There so um the We have a new student service department who is working with each school site and looking at their past days And what needs needs? What needs need to take place and what changes one of the things that we are working on is an actual discipline handbook Which is a guidebook or administrators to look at if a student Possibly does this what are some of the things that can take place in lieu of a suspension The sometimes The easiest thing to do is to have the problem disappear Which would be an out-of-school suspension But that doesn't necessarily make it the right decision because the student possibly would continue With whatever it is that they did and repeat it So we really are looking at how do we educate not the student and the parent to make sure that they Understand what it is that they did um that they didn't do correctly and how they can sit more with the Consequences and the actions so that we do not repeat the offense the what the student does the um And also working with schools who did not have as many um practices in place to help with the restorative practices and to rebuild um From my opinion the discrepancy is that we did not have a comprehensive behavior system that we use throughout the district And when we came back that um school sites were Left to do what they thought was best to do and they may not have um had somebody to bounce ideas off of or to talk about it Or somebody didn't go out to their school site to say i'm seeing this Trend on your school site. Let's take a look to figure out what's happening and what we can do about it so um We've already this year a couple times when Incidences were happening on school sites that were repeating There is a team that actually went out it goes to the school site To look to first assess that the school situation where those repeat offenses are happening Interview students in different capacities not only we get a check on the pbis And the limitation that's in place but kind of see it from the student perspective And then after have a debrief with the administration and then to discuss strategies that we can put in place to mitigate the actions that we're seeing and I started here There was not a to deal with Was Variants doing their own You'd see A lot of Maybe with Visible on campus. So we said about that Bring a lot of training for our new administration. You know, we have a lot of training or the guide Although it sounds like you're rewriting the book Put something in Yeah, so the guidebook was created actually by a secondary administrator's last year at the beginning of the draft Without in the discussion. So first we wanted to bring all the administrators together to say what's happening then it was Taking over to look at it to go further in detail to add more restorative practices in it And it's not necessarily if x student does this This is the exact consequence because it also is an individual decision looking at students because students are individual In terms of we have a new administrators, especially on the secondary level And there are different opportunities for support. There is a um monthly Assistant principal meeting and also principal meeting as well as a new administrator meeting that happens monthly To check in and then also in terms of with student behavior The biggest change is once we see that there is a pattern or things that are happening on the school site Then we do follow up with that a team goes out to the school site To try to figure out what is going on to put the in place and it is in support of the school and the administration Who does that team? from specials Not special services. It's from student services student service. Yeah, and I've gone out You've thought Not all the time, but I Are directors student services Yvonne authorize dr. Yvonne. Oh, yeah, right Yes The whole the the team is that you have uh, christy mcclain and um, Mr No, that was not it But I used to get you guys know you guys live and breathe this very Do when you're talking about Yeah, so So we we are at site too with our teachers and we're in classrooms and and on those school sites But arts, um, we are building capacity on the site to be able to have those teams So each site does have a pbis team. So they're looking at the data Across their campus too and they're coming up with solutions and looking at which students need what support to So that's part of building that system piece of it um, we also are offering We have the monthly pbis and sel meetings which dr. Akita's and um Ben's mr. Ben slider run and so when they're looking at things too They are building capacity with there are teachers that are on those teams that come in with the administrator and with another person from their site So they're also getting the training. They're they're giving it back to Their sites and building that capacity. So it's not always just we're looking at the data too, but then they're also Having that distributed leadership at their school site And that's across if we're looking at academic It's also when we're looking at behavior and sel also I think it depends on the site Right because they are working on their processes and looking at their student needs It also depends on If it's a if it's truly an escalated Issue or it might be a classroom that needs Coaching and guidance on tier one support Especially if it's across the the classroom when there are issues So it just depends and then the sites also have the ability as they are having issues dealing with the with Concerns and they put in interventions and support because they try To as best that they can't address it it can it does move up our district wellness team too And so then we're looking at how how we can provide additional assistance So we looked at our First of all, we know that Whether we're talking about students with IEP's or we're talking about our general education population a lot of Students have come back dysregulated, right? Just like some adults too as well. And so one of the The supports we are providing is that safety care training and de-escalation training or Different support staff across the way to to be able to manage that some of the time Like liso was was speaking to earlier as sometimes it's easier just to send a student home Right then to actually help support the problem Right and the issue and fill back the onion and support it there. So that's our first staff to help Today is the de-escalation of the situation um and a lot of our students who may have a disability Especially the ones with or behavioral concerns or It is when the de-escalation part always didn't happen and what happens is that then when that when the student gets very By in their emotions, they're not able to come down and so then they Would do something where then the administration would feel that they would have They would have to go home on an I think that's the number one thing The second thing is that we do have folks that go into the classroom to look to see How if that like so if there is a student in the gen ed classroom um And we have to do an adult that go in to look to see if possibly There's a change that can be made within that classroom or something that the teacher is missing To help support that student to keep them Um and so it's really figuring out What's best support for the student? um, and then with the The goal number eight that's part of what we are making sure that we do do it support with um Then we have a highly collaborative Team now between special services and student services, which is really exciting They're there to support one another and to also support the campuses together And utilizing the expertise that we have with our social emotional counselors and our psychologists to to work together now And to provide those We'll be back for part three President serpa board of trustees dr. Rodriguez. So this is um making it known to the public that we are going to enter into negotiations with pbft the district is willing to sunshine um evaluations and then the reopeners article As well as we'll be providing language for the articles that were previously So this is just for the public to know and make comment they have if they wish Engaging in negotiations with this Thank you president to serpa board of trustees dr. Rodriguez. So this is the sunshine proposal from communication workers of america, which are our The representation for our substitutes. So they have engaged us in wanting to um negotiate for the 22 through 25 school years Um, so this is their initial sunshine proposal and so again make it known to the public that we will be engaging in negotiations Acknowledge Janet you a little bit of culinary and then Also knowledge donation if you're high and you want to On I moved I you want to item Next meeting will be October 26 2022 and that we are now adjourned