Jul 06, 2023 School Board

[1. CALL TO ORDER IN PUBLIC SESSION]

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>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE MEETING.

THAT WIETING HAS COME TO ORDER. TONIGHT, WE DO NOT HAVE AGENDA

[2. CLOSED SESSION]

[3. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION/CALL TO ORDER]

>> WELCOME BACK TO EVERYONE. IT IS OPEN SESSION AND CLOSED SESSION NEEDED AT 4:07. WE WILL RECONVENE OPEN SESSION AT 6:18. CLERK AMIE STEWART WILL UPDATE

US. >> AMIE STEWART: GOOD MORNING.

PENDING LITIGATION AND ANTICIPATED LITIGATION.

THE BOARD, ACTION AND CLOSED SESSION TO IMPROVE STUDENT EXPULSION CASES NUMBER 23- 23-17-0025 AND 23030027.

BUT THE BOARD, ACTION IN CLOSED SESSION TO APPROVE READMISSION CASE NUMBER TWO TO-17-0013. THANK YOU.

>> MAYRA GARZA: THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER STEWART.

8.3.1.3 AND 9.2.3 OR ON THE BACK TABLE.

TONIGHT WE HAVE REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD ARE NOT PUBLIC MEETINGS, THEY ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON EACH AGENDA ITEM OR NON-AGENDA ITEM AND THE BOARD WILL LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR PUBLIC INPUT ON EACH ITEM TO 21 MINUTES AS FOR LAW.

MAY I PLEASE HAVE MS. ELISA CLIMB TO THE PODIUM?

>> IMAGINATE MEET 30 YEARS YOUNGER.

SHE ASKED ME TO SPEAK ON HER BEHALF.

SO SHE SENT ME A MESSAGE. OKAY.

GIVE ME ONE SECOND. HERE WE GO.

THE BOARD LEADERSHIP, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING OUR PROPOSAL. WHERE TALKED ABOUT 9.2.2, THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER POSITION, I'M SURE YOU ALREADY KNOW.

I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE FOR BEING UNABLE TO ATTEND TODAY'S BOARD MEETING. UNFORTUNATELY HAVE OTHER OBLIGATIONS TO ATTEND TO. HOWEVER, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT NO MATTER WHAT, I WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEAVILY INVESTED IN THE FUTURE OF STUDENT REPRESENTATION THROUGHOUT BUSD.

I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE VB 9150 REVISION PROPOSED BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE. OUR PROPOSALS WOULD ENSURE A MORE PRECISE ADHERENCE TO THE CODE AND WOULD ADDRESS MANY OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE ARISEN IN THE PAST TERM SURROUNDING THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER POSITION. OUR PROPOSALS WOULD DIVIDE THE WORK OF THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER LIGHTENING THE LOAD FOR EACH ELECTED MEMBER AND ALLOWING STUDENTS TO FOCUS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS. THREE STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS WOULD ALLOW FOR VARIOUS GRADE LEVELS TO BE REPRESENTED ON THE BOARD ALONG WITH MANY OTHER BENEFITS.

I AM SLIGHTLY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE CREATION OF STUDENT CABINETS AND THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS ADVISORY BOARD HAVE BEEN OMITTED FROM THE LANGUAGE OF THE BOARD POLICY REVISIONS. HOWEVER, KNOWING THAT WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE UST PRINCIPLES, I REMAIN HOPEFUL THAT STUDENT CABINETS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AT EACH SECONDARY SCHOOL. IF PERMITTED, I WOULD LOVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CREATING A GAME PLAN FOR EACH CAMPUS AND WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STUDENT CABINETS.

I LOOK FORWARD TO COMMUNICATING WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND CHRIS AS WE MAKE MONUMENTAL STEPS FOR THE FUTURE OF STUDENT REPRES REPRESENTATION. AGAIN, THANK YOU BUSD BOARD LEADERSHIP FOR LISTENING TO CHRIS AND I FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND ASSISTING OUR GOALS FOR STUDENT VOICE.

THE VISION YOU ARE SUPPORTING WILL HELP BUSD TAKE IMPORTANT INITIATIVE IN STUDENT LEADERSHIP.

THANK YOU. >> MAYRA GARZA: THANK YOU.

[4. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA]

>> I WAS REQUESTING EARLY ON IF -- TIME PERMITTED, IF WE ARE --

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>> WE CAN -- YOU GUYS DELIBERATE ON THAT.

IT IS UP TO YOU. YOU DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO DO

THAT OR NOT. >> THE ONLY REASON I WAS REQUESTING IT IS MY VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP AND I'M USING ACCESS SERVICES. SO THEY ARE PICKING ME UP EXACTLY AT 9:00. I DON'T HAVE THE FLEXIBILITIES.

>> I BELIEVE THAT -- IS THAT SOMETHING WE ARE ABLE TO MOVE UP IN OUR ITEMS? STAFF DOES NOT HAVE ANY DOSES WE COULD CERTAINLY WISH I WOULD ANTICIPATE IT BY ANOTHER CAR. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO GO AHEAD AN

THAT. >> IS IT BOTH NEW BUSINESS OR IS THERE A SPECIFIC ONE THAT WE WANT TO MOVE TO THE FRONT.

>> I BELIEVE IT IS BOTH ITEMS. BECAUSE BOTH OF THOSE ARE YOURS,

RIGHT? >> I'M FINE WITH IT.

>> MAYRA GARZA: I'M FINE WITH IT.

WE WILL ALLOW IT. THANK YOU.

WE WOULD NEED TO REORGANIZE OUR AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING.

>> THANK YOU. >> MAYRA GARZA: SO WE WOULD BE

PULLING OUT OUR -- >> THERE'S ALSO ONE IN THERE.

WE CAN ALSO -- WE'RE GOING TO WITHHOLD 9.3.2.6 CLASSIFIED STAFFING CHANGES AND WE WILL BE BRINGING IT BACK.

SO THAT IS THE CHANGE WE WANT. >> MAYRA GARZA: OKAY.

SO WE WILL BE TABLING ITEM 9.3.2.6.

>> YES. >> MAYRA GARZA: AND WE ARE GOING TO MOVE UP OUR NEW BUSINESS. WHICH IS 10.1 AND 10.2, SO THAT WAY OUR VA FELLOW BOARD MEMBER N SPEAK INTO THEM HERSELF.

-- TO THEM HERSELF. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND. 22 —-DASH ROLL CALL? ROLL CALL, PLEASE?

>> MAYRA GARZA: THANK YOU, STAFF.

THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHILE WE REORGANIZE OUR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT. SO IN SO DOING SO, WE WILL NOW

GO TO OUR NEW MEETING, SORRY. >> MAYBE WE CAN SELECT A LITTLE

[5. FLAG SALUTE ]

BIT RECOGNITION. >> MAYRA GARZA: THANK YOU.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO OUR -- >> I WILL GO AHEAD AND LEAD TO THE FLAG SALUTE, SO IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND.

PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

AND WE WILL DO THE FOLLOWING. ONE, TWO, THREE, I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

>> MAYRA GARZA: THANK YOU TO EVERYONE.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. SO THEN AT THIS TIME,

[6. RECOGNITIONS]

RECOGNITION. >> YES.

IF I CAN ASK THE BOARD TO COME DOWN IN FRONT OF THE DAIS,

PLEASE. >> BEFORE DOING SO, SINCE I ONLY HAVE ACCESS -- I WOULD LIKE TO DO A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO OUR PRESENTER WHO IS COMING ON BEHALF OF SUPERVISOR JANICE HAHN ON RECOGNIZING THE DISTRICT ON THE 33RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. AND I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT IN SAYING THAT THE SPIRIT OF THE A.D.A. IS BASICALLY A MODEL FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD AND IT IS A STANDARD OF HOW INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS IT IS SHOULD BE TREATED AND ACCOMMODATED IN SOCIETY. THIS HAS HELPED RAISE AWARENESS AND PROMOTE THE RIGHTS OF DISABLED PEOPLE WORLDWIDE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT. >> GREG.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL PASS THIS ON TO MRS. CARTER AND THEN SHE

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>> SO AS WE ARE COMING DOWN TO IN FRONT OF THE DAIS, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP FIELD REPRESENTATIVES MS. LAURYN HILL, MIZZOU, WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A SCROLL ON BEHALF OF SUPERVISOR JANICE HAHN. A WELCOME.

I'M -- AND PLEASE COME FORWARD.

>> THANK YOU. THAT IS THE END OF RECOGNITIONS

>> I THINK WE HAVE OUR PRESENTATION FROM STUDENTS,

[7. PRESENTATIONS FROM STUDENTS / STAFF / COMMUNITY]

STAFF, COMMUNITY, IS NEXT. >> MAYRA GARZA: SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND HAVE [INAUDIBLE] FROM MISS RITA AND HANNAH -- SORRY.

MS. RITA RIVERA IS NOT HERE AT THE MOMENT.

DID NOT FEEL WELL. SO MS. LINDA MORGAN WILL BE STEPPING IN HER PLACE. MISS MORGAN, THANK YOU.

>> HI, GOOD EVENING. I DID PREPARE A LITTLE SLIDE PRESENTATION. SO I WILL LET THE SLIDES DO MOST OF THE TALKING SINCE ARE NOT AS COMFORTABLE AS MS. RITA IS UP HERE. BUT I WILL DO MY BEST.

SO I AM AS OF FIVE DAYS AGO THE NEW COUNSEL PTA PRESIDENT.

AND YEAH. WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED.

THIS IS OUR THEME. ARE A LITTLE LOGO.

AND TO THE RIGHT, YOU WILL SEE ALL OUR PTA UNITS.

SO I -- WHEN I THINK COUNSEL, WE ARE A BOARD AND A GROUP.

BUT WE SUPPORT ALL 12 OF OUR UNITS.

AND SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT PTA.

AGAIN, THESE PRESENTATIONS ARE NEW AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT INFORMATION WE SHOULD BE PRESENTING.

SO THIS IS JUST A LITTLE START AND IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS IT WILL BE LESS ABOUT COUNSEL AND MORE ON AIR UNITS AND ALL THE AMAZING THINGS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE DOING.

BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN THE PLANNING STAGES.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NATIONAL PTA. PT IS PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION. YOU SAW ARE 12 UNITS.

WE HAVE TWO PT RFAS THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

THAT IS PARENT TEACHER STUDENT ASSOCIATION.

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AS FAR AS THE COUNCIL AND THE LOGO, THE STORE FOR -- OUTREACH ADVOCATE AND RENEW. OUR COMMITMENT TO BEING A POWERFUL VOICE FOR ALL CHILDREN AND RELEVANT RESOURCE FOR PARENTS AND A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.

LIKE I SAID, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PTA AND THE FLOWCHART.

OR WE ARE BELLFLOWER COUNCIL AND WE SUPPORT OUR UNITS ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. ON THE TOP.

ABOVE US, I GUESS WOULD BE 33RD DISTRICT PTA CALIFORNIA STATE AND NATIONAL. SO THAT IS KIND OF THE HIERARCHY. AND THEN BELOW, YOU SEE OUR BOARD MEMBERS. NOT GOING TO READ ALL OF THEIR NAMES. BUT I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY TO BE WORKING WITH ALL OF THEM. AND I WILL BE DELEGATING THIS AND MANY OTHER THINGS TO SOME OF MY BOARD MEMBERS.

TRANSITIONING AND PLANNING. THE FEW EVENTS THAT WE AS COUNSEL TO HAVE ON OUR CALENDAR ALREADY ARE RED RIBBON WE COMING UP IN OCTOBER. AND THEN WE USUALLY DO HONOR AWARDS CEREMONY ON DECEMBER 5TH, CELEBRATING ALL THE AMAZING THINGS THAT ARE UNITS DID DURING THAT WEEK.

THEY WILL HAVE ASSEMBLIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE STUDENTS ALL, YOU KNOW, RELATED OR DRUG-FREE, RIGHT? SORRY.

REFLECTIONS IS -- COULD POSSIBLY OR MAYBE STARTING AT SOME OF THE UNITS. THEY MAY HAVE ASKED STUDENTS TO START WRITING OR TAKING PICTURES FOR A REFLECTIONS ARE PROGRAM.

IF NOT, WE WILL ENCOURAGE THEM AND SUPPORT THEM TO GET STARTED SOON. AND FOR THAT, R AWARDS CEREMONIES MARCH 5TH, 2024. I KNOW IT SOUNDS FAR AWAY, BUT TIME SEEMS TO BE FLYING AND TOWARDS THE END OF MY TERM, I GUESS MAY 7TH IS OUR ANNUAL HISTORIAN MIXER.

THOSE THREE DATES ARE SET. THOSE ARE OUR ASSOCIATION MEETINGS. YOU GUYS ARE ALSO INVITED.

AND MENTIONED EARLIER, HOPEFULLY FOR SOME OF THE UNIT EVENTS AND THINGS, WE WILL KEEP YOU GUYS UP TO DATE AND SHARE ALL OF THAT SO YOU GUYS CAN ATTEND AS WELL. SOME OF THE REASONS AND BENEFITS OF JOINING PTA. TODAY IS, YOU KNOW, PTA'S ROLE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN I WERE IN CONNECTING PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS IN SUPPORTING CRITICAL SCHOOL NEEDS.

WE WANT EVERY FAMILY IN OUR SCHOOL TO JOIN PTA BECAUSE WE CAN DO MORE TOGETHER THAN WE CAN APART OR, YOU KNOW, STRONGER TOGETHER, BETTER TOGETHER. SO YEAH, WE ARE TRYING TO CREATE THAT COMMUNITY AND SHARE INFORMATION WITH YOU GUYS AS MUCH AS WE CAN. JUST TO CLARIFY, BECOMING A PTA MEMBER DOES NOT MEAN YOU NEED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF THE CAMPUS 24/7. SOME OF US HAVE THE LUXURY AND WE GET TO ENJOY DOING THAT BUT MANY DO NOT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THOSE THAT CAN, PLEASE, PLEASE VOLUNTEER AND HELP OUT AN EVENT. IF YOU CAN'T HELP OUT, DONATE TO THE EVENT WHETHER IT IS HIGHER RESOURCES, OR WHATEVER.

YOU CAN. SO YEAH.

I WILL LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE.

AND THEN MY GOAL TO HAVE A SLIDE WITH THE QR CODE FOR ALL OF THE UNITS. BUT I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THAT YET. SO FIVE DAYS INTO MY TERM AND I WILL GET THOSE TO YOU AS SOON AS WE CAN.

SO I HOPE YOU GUYS JOIN. THANK YOU.

>> MAYRA GARZA: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. MORGAN, AND I ASKED A WILL." IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET THAT

SLIDESHOW E-MAIL TO US? >> LINDA MORGAN: YEAH.

ABSOLUTELY. >> MAYRA GARZA: THANK YOU.

DO YOU WANT ME TO DO IT? >> NO.

>> MAYRA GARZA: OKAY. PERFECT.

WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[10. NEW BUSINESS]

BECAUSE THAT IS A NEW THING THAT WE HAVE ON AGENDA.

SO JUST FOR THE REST OF THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY, THIS PAST SEMESTER WE HAVE REALLY BEEN STUDYING OUR BOARD MEETINGS AND HOW EFFICIENT WEEKEND BE. WE THINK THAT WE CAN BE MORE EFFICIENT. SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PRESENTATIONS ARE PROPERLY CLEARED FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING AS WELL AS US BEING MORE EFFICIENT AND TIMELY IN OUR DELIBERATIONS SO THAT -- NOT THAT WE PROMISED THAT WE ARE ALWAYS IN AND OUT OF COMMUNITY. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY.

BUT WE CAN TRY OUR BEST TO BE MORE EFFICIENT.

ANOTHER -- SO WE'RE GOING TO BECOMING FORWARD WITH SOME IDEAS, CONCEPTS FOR THE REST OF YOU TO CONSIDER TO RESTRUCTURE THE MEETING TERMS AND THE PROCESSES WE HAVE FOR THAT EFFICIENCY. ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO TRY TO EXPERIMENT TODAY IS NEW BUSINESS BECAUSE THERE'S

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BUT YOU KNOW, TO GET PERMISSION TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION, WE ESTABLISHED A NEW BUSINESS IN PLACE WHERE THE BOARD MEMBER IS A BOARD MEMBER HAS A REQUEST TO DISCUSS SOMETHING, IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO COME ASKED THE REST OF THE BOARD TO SUGGEST IT AND THEN YOU GUYS VOTE ON THAT AND THEN WE GET GUIDANCE ON THE ITEM. SO WE HAVE TWO ITEMS TODAY THAT ARE REQUESTED FROM DR. SUE. GARZA, I HAVE YOU INTRODUCE THE

TOPICS. >> MAYRA GARZA: THANK YOU.

SO THE FIRST ITEM UNDER NEW BUSINESS IS THE STUDENT AMBASSADOR SAFETY PLAN. BOARD MEMBER ELHESSEN AS A DISCUSSION ITEM FOR FUTURE MEETING.

DR. ELHESSEN, WOULD YOU MIND SPEAKING A LITTLE BIT?

>> SUE ELHESSEN: YES. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER -- BOARD PRESIDENT GARZA. THIS IS REALLY MORE THAN JUST THE STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. PROGRAM.

AND THE REASON I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE MODEL WHICH WE WILL GO INTO MORE DISCUSSION. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME POINTS. WHY I BROUGHT THIS FORWARD TO THE BOARD AND TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

IS THAT WE ARE INCLUDING MANY SAFETY ISSUES TO SUPPORT OUR SITES. AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM. SO AS THINGS COME IN TO THE DISTRICT THAT WE LOOK AT TO INCORPORATE, IT IS PART OF A SYSTEM THAT WE CAN THEN ACROSS SITES.

SO WE ARE CONSISTENT. SO THERE'S A PROCESS HAPPENING.

SO THIS MODEL IS BASED NOT ONLY ON THE L.A. COUNTY SAFETY BEST PRACTICES THAT I LOOKED AT BUT ALSO OTHER RESEARCH.

AND JUST BRIEFLY, THE REASON I BRING THIS BOARD TO YOU IS THAT WE WOULD HAVE THIS ON A BOARD AGENDA ITEM TO FURTHER THIS, AND HAVE THE BOARD ADOPT SO THAT WHEN WE INCLUDE SAFETY ISSUES OR STUDENT ISSUES THAT IT WOULD BE PART OF THIS PROCESS.

SPECIFICALLY IN REGARDS TO A CALL SYSTEMATIC SYSTEMIC MODEL ON SCHOOL SAFETY AND STUDENT WELL-BEING.

SO THOSE -- IT GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND JUST STUDENT SAFETY.

AND THE REASON IT DOES IS THAT IF YOU SEE THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS HERE, IT IS A 360 FEEDBACK LOOP.

MEANING NO ONE IS WORKING IN ISOLATION OF THE OTHER.

AND EACH ONE IS A COMPONENT OF A CHANGE AGENT TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. SO FOR EXAMPLE, I INCLUDED THE STUDENT AMBASSADORS. OR SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT IS MORE EMPOWERING FOR OUR STUDENTS AND SHARING SOME PARENTS BUT ALSO AGREEING. AND THE REASON BEING IS THAT STUDENTS ARE THE POLLS OF OUR SCHOOL SITES.

THEY KNOW AND AS WE HAVE SEEN RECENTLY WE ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS THAT HAD ISSUES OR WERE CARRYING WEAPONS ON CAMPUS.

SO THAT IS PART OF IT. WE ALSO HAVE OUR PARENTS.

WE HAVE OUR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.

SO I WANT TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU.

I WON'T GO INTO EACH DEAL CHILL BECAUSE EVERY CIRCLE OR EVERY DIFFERENT PROCESS OF THAT MODEL HAS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THIS BACK TO THE BOARD FOR -- TO FURTHER DISCUSS HOW WE CAN INCORPORATE THIS WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT -- EXCUSE ME, I'M LOSING MY VOICE NOW.

WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR EXAMPLE, THE DOGS AND BRINGING THEM ON SITE. THAT WOULD FALL UNDER LAW ENFORCEMENT. BUT ALSO DOING TRAINING FOR STUDENTS ON THE STUDENT AMBASSADOR'S, STUDENT WELL WELL-BEING, UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA, UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUES OF SUICIDE AMONG OUR STUDENTS. SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ARE JUST PART OF THE THINGS THAT ARE PART OF THE MODEL THAT WILL BE INCLUDED. ANY QUESTIONS OR --

>> MAYRA GARZA: THANK YOU, DR. ELHESSEN.

THIS SOUNDS A LOT SIMILAR TO MAYBE A COMPONENT THAT YOU ARE

WORKING ON, RIGHT? >> HAS.

OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING FOR SAFETY THAT YOU GOT TO APPROVE.

NO2 BOARD MEMBERS OF WHAT WE BROUGHT UP IN WHAT IT WILL NEED TO BRING DRUG DOGS ON CAMPUS AND ARMED SECURITY.

WE STILL HAVE TO KIND OF GET PERMISSION ON WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO WITH SOME CONTRACTS ON THAT.

SO THAT IS COMING. THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER COMPONENTS OR SAFETY PRACTICES PRIORITIES THAT WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT. THE STUDENT AMBASSADOR WARNINGS.

AND I KNOW THAT IS GOING TO TAKT [INAUDIBLE].

WE GOT TO TALK TO STAFF AND GET TRAININGS AND GET THAT COMPONENT I GET. THE OTHER PIECE I WOULD NEED MORE CLARITY ON, I -- LAW ENFORCEMENT IS.

WE'RE GOING TO DO ALL THE STUFF TOGETHER ALREADY.

IT MUST BE A MODEL THAT I GUESS I WOULD HAVE TO GET WITH DR. SUE TO UNDERSTAND. SPECIFICALLY WHAT OUTCOMES WE

WILL LOOK FOR. >> RIGHT.

>> BUT IN TERMS OF STUDENT AMBASSADORS, I HAVE A MENTAL

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BUT THE REST, LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE HAVE -- I'M GOING TO BE BRINGING FORWARD AN IDEA BESIDES THE ARMED SECURITY WHICH WE STILL HAVE TO VOTE ON IDENTIFYING A RESOURCE OFFICER IS ONE OF THE PRIORITIES THAT WE WANT TO CONSIDER IF YOU GUYS CAN CONSIDER THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE WANT THAT OR NOT. I KNOW WITH THE SURVEY SAYS BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE GOING TO BRING THAT CONTRACT FOR. THE STUDENT AMBASSADOR CASE, I WAS GOING TO WAIT UNTIL I TALK TO STAFF AND THAT WAS GOING TO BE MORE OF A LONG PROCESS OF DEVELOPING.

PARENTS OBVIOUSLY, SO I NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ALL THAT MEANS IN TERMS OF SAFETY. I KNOW YEAH.

>> THAT IS WHY. THAT IS WHY I CAN BRING BACK THE PURPOSE OF THIS. IT WAS TO INTRODUCE THIS AND TO HAVE THE BOARD THEN PUT IT -- TO HAVE IT GENDERIZED TO FURTHER EXPLAIN HOW ALL THOSE COMPONENTS YOU TALKED ABOUT ARE PART OF THE SYSTEM. SO THAT IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

WE DON'T WANT TO BRING DIFFERENT COMPONENTS THAT DON'T SEE HOW THEY WORK. THE PROCESS IS WHEN YOU BRING IN A COMPONENT, YOU IDENTIFY HOW IT SUPPORTS THE SYSTEM AND THEN WHERE IT FALLS THROUGH IN REGARDS TO COMMUNICATION.

SO IT IS ALL STUDENT APPROACH BECAUSE THAT IS OUR FOCUS, OUR STUDENTS. AND SO BEING ABLE TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT WHEN YOU PASS IT ON FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THEY UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE BRINGING THIS IN, WHY THE TRAINING IS HAPPENING FOR STUDENTS. WHY THE TRAINING IS HAPPENING FOR PARENTS IN REGARDS TO SUPPORTING THEIR STUDENTS.

SPACE ON THE SIDES AND SUPPORTING TEACHERS, TOO, ON SITE. SO EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE DOING IS A PART OF THE SYSTEM. NOT SCATTERED IN DIFFERENT AREAS AND IT DOES NOT FOLLOW AN ORGANIZED PROCESS.

SO THAT WHEN ANY PART OF THE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING, YOU CAN GO BACK AND IDENTIFY, OKAY, WHERE IS IT? WHAT IS THE GAP? AND THEN FURTHER THIS, IT.

>> MADAM PRESIDENT. I APPRECIATE ANY DISCUSSION ON SAFETY AND I APPRECIATE. MY QUESTION FOR THE BOARD PERSPECTIVE, WE BROUGHT THIS BACK, WHICH ACTION WOULD YOU BE LOOKING FOR THE BOARD TO TAKE. WHAT I'M HESITANT ABOUT IS CROSSING THE LINE AND GIVING STAFF WORK WHEN IT COMES TO HAVING THEM DEVELOP THE PLANS AND APPROVING THOSE PLANS.

WHICH ACTION WOULD YOU BE LOOKING FOR THE BOARD TO TAKE IF WE WERE TO TAKE THIS UP AS A DISCUSSION.

>> SUE ELHESSEN: IT WILL BE EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID, TO CREATE A SYSTEM OR A MODEL FOR STAFF TO TAKE ACTION ON.

>> BRAD CRIHFIELD: BUT I THINK WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE SOME OF THESE, PUT HIS ALREADY WORKING.

WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON IT FOR A FEW MONTHS FROM THE UPDATES YOU

HAVE BEEN GETTING. >> SUE ELHESSEN: YOU ARE NOT

SHOWING THAT -- >> BRAD CRIHFIELD: MAYBE THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN ADD IN A DISCUSSION AS FAR AS INTERNET -- IN HER DISCUSSIONS OF SAFETY, WHAT WE WANT TO SEE AS IMPORTANT IS HOW THESE SISTER THOSE SYSTEMS TIE IN BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO GIVE THAT DIRECTION TO STAFF TO TAKE A LOOK AT THESE IDEAS AND RELATE BACK TO US HOW THOSE THINGS YOU ARE WORKING ON DO TIE INTO ADDRESS THE VERY CONCERNS

HERE. >> YEAH, SO ANYTIME YOU HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY PLAN, IT WORKS IN ISOLATION.

SO WE HAVE DRILLS THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH OUR POLICE OFFICERS BECAUSE IF WE HAVE DRUG DOGS THAT ARE A BIG PART OF THE PLAN, IF WE HAVE TALLER FENCES, EVENTS, YOU KNOW, IT IS A WHOLE HOST OF THINGS THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING HOW ALL THAT COMES TOGETHER IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO ALREADY ANYWAY, I GUESS.

I WOULD NEED CLARITY FOR STAFF, WHAT IS MISSING FROM OUR PROCESS THAT DOES NOT TIE ALL OF THE STUFF IN BECAUSE OF SAFETY PLANS TIES THE STUFF IN. SO I GUESS IT WOULD BE, WILL PROBABLY MEAN YOU GUYS JUST LOOK AT OUR SAFETY PLANS WHEN IT IS DEVELOPED BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE GOING TO ASK THE PRINCIPALS TO WORK WITH THEIR ADMINISTRATION, COMMUNITY IS TO SAY, OKAY, WHAT HAPPENS IN A LOCKDOWN? WHAT HAPPENS -- AND HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE WITH PARENTS? THAT IS ALL A PART OF RESPONDING TO SAFETY AND WE PLAN TO DO THAT. WE JUST DON'T HAVE ALL THE COMPONENTS APPROVED YET. ONCE WE GET APPROVAL, WE WILL PUT IT ALL TOGETHER SO IT MAKES SENSE.

THAT IS WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, THAT IS GOING TO COME.

IT IS JUST A NEED -- RIGHT NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS WANT RESOURCE OFFICERS WERE NOT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT ARMED GUARDS WERE NOT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT DRUG DOGS. NO CONTRACT HAS BEEN APPROVED YET. SO THE APPOINTMENT IS I WANT ALL THOSE THINGS. IF YOU APPROVE ALL OF THEM, WE TIE IT ALL TOGETHER. AND SAFETY PLANS FOR PEOPLE, FOR

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IF THERE'S GUIDANCE ON HOW YOU GUYS WANT TO APPROACH THAT MAYBE, YOU WILL CONTINUE TO ADD THAT IN YOUR PROCESSES.

BUT THERE IS ONCE IT IS TIED IN -- SOLUTION.

>> MAYRA GARZA: YES. SO IF I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY WITH YOU ARE SAYING JUST TO CLARIFY, FROM MY OWN PURPOSES, HOPEFULLY IT HELPS EVERYONE ELSE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING BACKWARDS KIND OF TO SET THOSE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS IS OUR GOAL IN MIND, KIND OF LIKE WHAT WE DO IN TEACHING. THIS IS WHERE I NEED TO GET THIS STANDARD I NEED TO ADDRESS. I'M GOING TO BUILD THOSE SYSTEMS. AND WE ARE GOING TO START WORKING BACKWARDS, PLANNING IT. SO THAT WHEN I STARTED TEACHING IT OR WHEN WE START IMPLEMENTING IT, ALL THOSE PIECES LOOK LIKE YOU SAID, IT WILL TIE IN TOGETHER.

THIS IS ALREADY SOMETHING THAT YOU POST THAT HAS ALREADY LOOKED AT AND IS PLANNING CURRENTLY. IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET MAYBE PERHAPS A TIMELINE OF WHEN THESE THINGS WILL HAPPEN?

>> HAS. SO AS AGAIN, ALL THOSE THINGS LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR EXAMPLE. WE HAVE -- THE WAY WE DEAL WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT RIGHT NOW IS WE CALLED 911 TO GET HELP.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS GET A POLICE OFFICER THAT BELONGS TO US AND WE CAN CALL AND THAT CAN WORK WITH US.

THAT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED YET. I GOT TO GET THAT AND CHANGE IT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. DRUG DOGS.

ARMED GUARDS IF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO APPROVE THAT.

IF IT IS A EA, THEN THAT IS A PART OF THE SYSTEM.

WHATEVER COMPONENTS THAT WE DEVELOP IS GOING TO END UP BEING A MANUSCRIPT THAT WE ALL USE AS A SYSTEM AND ALL THAT.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE START NEXT YEAR WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, WITH WHAT I'M WISHING, IF WE DEAL WITH IT, HOW DO WE DEAL WITH IT RIGHT NOW. THAT IS WHAT THE PLAN IS GOING TO BE. IF THERE'S NO ARMED GUARDS, WE DEAL WITH OUR SAFETY PLAN THAT DEALS WITH SAFETY WITH THE ARMED GUARDS. BUT RIGHT NOW, I GOT ALL THOSE

COMPONENTS FOR YOU TO TOGETHER. >> I KNOW THE NEW BUSINESS AS A STUDENT AMBASSADOR SAFETY PLAN. BUT SO IS IT MORE ABOUT THE STUDENT AMBASSADOR ELEMENT OF THIS? OR IS IT THE WHOLE THING BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE IF IT IS THE WHOLE IDEA OF THIS MODEL, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE THE BLUE CIRCLES IN ORDER -- WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER. IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT

PREMATURE. >> SUE ELHESSEN: SO THE ROLES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. [INAUDIBLE] OF THE SEGMENT.

THE SEGMENT WAS BASICALLY FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THAT WAS PRESENTED TO ME, IS THAT I INTRODUCED THE TOP.

INTRODUCED WHAT WE WANTED TO DO THIS AND THE BOARD THAN, WE DECIDED AS A BOARD. LIST, AS HAVE THIS AND GENDERIZES THAT WE CAN HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION AND DISCUSSED THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT IS PART OF THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS THAT EVERYTHING THAT DR. DRATI IS WORKING ON IS THAT WE HAVE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM -- PROCESS WHICH IS WHAT HE IS SAYING AND THAT WE INCLUDE COMPONENTS THAT WE HAVE NOT TALKED ABOUT.

SO WHY DON'T WE TALK ABOUT THE STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM.

THAT TIES INTO OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, OUR STUDENT BOARD CABINETS THAT WERE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.

THEY ARE THE KEY COMPONENTS AS PART OF THE CHANGE AGENT.

SO -- AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON HOW THEY WOULD GO THROUGH TRAINING AND HOW THEY PARTICIPATE AND FOCUS GROUPS. THAT WOULD ENCOMPASS OUR WELLNESS PROGRAM. THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.

SO EVERYTHING THAT I HAD INCLUDED IN THE MODEL WITH THINGS THAT ARE EXISTING ON OUR SITE, BUT IT PULLS IT TOGETHER IN A COHESIVE MATTER SO THAT WHEN WE ARE PRESENTING IT TO OTHERS OR WE ARE PRESENTING IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC, THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VISUAL. THEY CAN SEE AND UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKS TOGETHER AND THE OTHER PART IS THAT EACH ROLE IS CLEARLY IDENTIFIED. EVERYBODY KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS. AND THAT.

AND THAT IS WHERE THE FEEDBACK LOOP COMES IN.

AND THAT IS WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY CHANGING BECAUSE EACH PERSON, THIS ROLE IS A CHANGE AGENT AS WELL AS US.

>> I ADD OR CLARIFY, TOO. IF I'M UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A SAFETY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.

FROM THE -- WE NEED A PRESENTATION TO BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY REGARDING OUR SAFETY STRENGTHS THAT WE HAVE BEEN PLACED ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND ALSO IDENTIFYING SOME OF THE AREAS FOR GROWTH. IN ADDITION TO THERE GO ALSO SPOKE TO THE FACT THAT MORE RECENTLY BECAUSE OF THE MOST RECENT INCIDENTS, WE HAVE ALSO DONE SOME WORK IN REGARDS TO SERVING OUR STAFF AND COMMUNITY REGARDING ADDITIONAL SAFETY MEASURES. SO WE ARE AT A PARK WHERE WE

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BUT IT IS REALLY, BRINGING ALTOGETHER FOR THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY AND FOR STAFF, WHAT ARE THE THINGS WE ARE DOING ACROSS THE BOARD TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS AND FOR THE STAFF AND WHAT ARE THOSE SAFETY MEASURES WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN PLACE AND WE ARE LOOKING TO ADD? SO I THINK I'M TAKING AWAY A NEED FOR A MENTAL MODEL WHICH IDENTIFIES WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, AND THE THINGS WE ARE LOOKING TO ALSO ENHANCE ON.

AND THAT IS WHAT -- >> SUE ELHESSEN: YOU ARE ] IS A MENTAL MODEL. THE PURPOSE OF THE MENTAL MODEL IS ACTUALLY TO GET A FRAMEWORK AND FOUNDATION TO ALL THOSE THINGS THAT YOU HAD JUST MENTIONED.

I WON'T REITERATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID.

YOU GOT EXACTLY RIGHT POINT. I THOUGHT AS A BOARD WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS BECAUSE WE ARE CURRENTLY CREATING THESE SYS SYSTEMS. THEY ARE ALREADY HAPPENING.

HOW DOES THIS ALL COMES TOGETHER? HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SHOW PARENTS AND THE PUBLIC, THIS IS WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO BE SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS, OUR CAMPUSES, OUR TEACHERS, SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WHEN YOU HAVE A VISUAL MODEL, YOU CAN GRAB HOLD OF IT MUCH BETTER.

MANY OF US ARE A VISUAL SOCIETY, EVEN BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND

SO THAT HAS HAPPENED. >> IF I'M HEARING BOTH SIDES, WE PLEASE HAVE DR. ELHESSEN WORK WITH STAFF AND THE SUPERINTENDENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT MODEL PERHAPS? JUST A DRAFT. MAYBE JUST A DRAFT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON THESE THINGS CURRENTLY. BUT WHAT I BELIEVE DR. ELHESSEN IS SAYING, WE NEED A VISUAL PICTURE SO THAT WAY, OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS WHERE IN THIS PROCESS WE ARE.

IS THAT CORRECT? TRAN14 THAT IS CORRECT BUT MENTIONED THAT IT ALSO WILL SHOW WHERE WE NEED TO GO.

>> MAYRA GARZA: YES. >> SUE ELHESSEN: ADDITIONAL STUFF LIKE MISSING GAPS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK INTO.

ONCE YOU MAPPED IT OUT, IT CAN LOOK AND SAY, OH, WOW.

I'M MISSING THIS KEY COMPONENT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

YOU KNOW? LETS SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

>> MAYRA GARZA: AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE BOTH SAYING THE SAME THING. THAT IS WHAT I'M HEARING.

THAT THEY ALREADY KNOW WHAT THOSE PIECES ARE.

BUT WE NEED A VISUAL MODEL IS WHAT I'M HEARING FROM YOU.

IS THAT CORRECT? >> SUE ELHESSEN: CORRECT.

>> IT IS SOMETHING AS LOOK BECAUSE WE START THE PROCESS.

IT IS A YEARLY BASIS WHERE WE DO OUR SAFETY PLAN.

IN MARCH, THEY ARE APPROVED. AT OUR SCHOOL SITES BEGIN THE PROCESS IN AUGUST IN PREPARATION FOR ALL THE DRILLS THAT WE NEED TO CONTACT, ALL THE DIFFERENT SAFETY PROTOCOLS WE PUT IN PL PLACE. WE REINSTITUTE OUR PROCESS WHICH IS ANOTHER ELEMENT. SO IT IS JUST THE VISUALIZATION I THINK WOULD HELP. TO HELP EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND, HOW ARE WE PROVIDING A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT TO OUR

STUDENTS AND PARENTS AND STAFF? >> I THINK THAT IS HELPFUL

INFORMATION. >> BEN DRATI: I DON'T WANT THEIR ANYTHING OUT THERE THAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT DOING BUT NOT DOING. SO WHATEVER WE CREATE, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TIME TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.

RIGHT NOW, I DON'T HAVE ANY KIND OF STUDENT AMBASSADORS.

WE HAVE IN MY MIND, AN IDEA. I'M SURE THEY HAVE AN IDEA.

WOULD HAVE TO COME TOGETHER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT IS.

USING THAT AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT COMPONENTS.

I WANT TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THINK THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

YEAH, WE CAN PROMISE OUT THERE. WE PROMISE TO DO THIS BUT I GUESS THERE COULD BE FRUSTRATING FOR PEOPLE, TOO.

SO WE ARE GOING TO CONNECT ALL THE STUFF TOGETHER.

IT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS, HOW WE DEAL WITH SAFETY.

BUT IT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING REAL.

NOT A DREAM BUT AN ACTUAL REALITY.

SO WE ARE STARTING TO IF WE ARE GOING TO BE DEVELOPING MENTAL MODELS, LET'S SAY YOU HAVE SOMETHING READY BY, I DON'T KNOW, AUGUST, IT IS NOT GOING TO HAVE [INAUDIBLE] RUSIECKI.

WHAT WE DO HAVE. I CAN CREATE SOMETHING LIKE THAT

AND THEN YOU CAN CONTINUE THAT. >> SUE ELHESSEN: THAT IS RIGHT.

>> BEN DRATI: I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TIMING OF THIS IS ESSENTIAL. THE MASTERPIECE.

THAT IS A WHOLE YEAR OF WORK. WE WILL UNDERSTAND THAT.

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>> MAYRA GARZA: OKAY. >> SUE ELHESSEN: [INAUDIBLE]

STUDENT AMBASSADORS. >> SUE ELHESSEN: AND AS PRISON GUARDS ARE MENTIONED, IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I WOULD BE WORKING WITH STAFF ON IT. THERE'S LOTS OF RESEARCH AND LOTS OF MODELS ALREADY USING THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE NATION THAT USE THE STUDENT AMBASSADOR MODEL THAT HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. YES.

>> MAYRA GARZA: I'M SO SORRY. >> I HAVE A QUESTION.

IF A BOARD MEMBER WAS SAYING, SHE WORKED ON STAFF, IS THAT CONSIDERED A SUBCOMMITTEE OR NO. WE JUST ALLOWED TO WORK WITH

STAFF AND THINGS LIKE THAT? >> MAYRA GARZA: WE CAN REQUEST.

ANY BOARD OR COUNSEL, A BOARD MEMBER OR A COUNCILMEMBER IS NOT WORK DIRECTLY WITH STAFF ON ITEMS TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COURT. THAT IS A GENERAL RULE.

IT IS BASED ON A STRONG FOR EXAMPLE CITY MANAGER A STRONG SUPERINTENDENT MODEL. THE BOARD GIVES DIRECTION TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. THE SUPERINTENDENT TAKES THAT DIRECTION AND CARRIES IT OUT AND BRING SOMETHING BACK TO THE BOARD. IF THE BOARD IS NOT HAPPY WITH WHAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK THEY SEND THEM BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND DO IT AGAIN. BUT GENERALLY, IT IS NOT VIEWED AS APPROPRIATE FOR A BOARD MEMBER TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH STAFF IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT IS A GENERAL SAFETY PLAN OR A SWAT ANALYSIS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO IT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO PROVIDE STAFF WITH DIRECTION OF WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO DO. YOU CAN ALWAYS SEND THEM INFORMATION IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, RESEARCH THAT YOU HAVE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. TO PROVIDE TO THEM.

THEY DIDN'T TAKE THAT AND BRING BACK THE FINISHED PRODUCT TO BOARD FOR YOUR APPROVAL AT THAT TIME.

THIS, THE FACT THAT THIS WAS A GENDERIZED IS WHY WE ARE ABLE TO SPEAK ON IT. I JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE AS WELL. AS FOR THE BOARD MEMBER TO BRING UP AN ITEM THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS.

THE BOARD WILL TAKE A VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT TO TAKE THAT ITEM BACK. SINCE IT HAS BEEN PUT ON THE AGENDA, IT IS, A LITTLE MORE LEEWAY INVOLVED.

BUT AS A GENERAL RULE, THE BOARD SHOULD NOT BE WORKING WITH STAFF ON SPECIFIC ITEMS TO DEVELOP AND BRING BACK.

>> SUE ELHESSEN: SO [INAUDIBLE] IF THEY BROUGHT IT UP.

>> ONCE YOU PROVIDE THE INFORMATION AND BRING IT BACK, THEN YOU MAKE COMMENTS AND YOU BASICALLY STAY WHERE IT IS DEFICIENT OR WHERE IT IS POSITIVE AND IF THE BOARD WANTS TO SEND IT BACK FOR REVISIONS, THEY BRING IT BACK AT THE NEXT

MEETING. >> SUE ELHESSEN: OKAY.

>> MAYRA GARZA: SO THEN WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE VOTE TO BRING IT BACK AND AGENDIZE IT FOR A FUTURE MEETING.

WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT -- >> SO NO CODE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN BECAUSE IT IS NOT BEING BROUGHT BACK AT A SPECIFIC MEETING BECAUSE I DON'T THINK STAFF HAS A DATE IN MIND FOR SURE.

ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IS DIRECTION PROVIDED TO STAFF ON WHAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS BEEN CLEARED TO STAFF THE CONVOYS THAT WERE NOT. BUT JUST CLEAR DIRECTION ON WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MODEL THAT SHOWS THESE THINGS.

>> MAYRA GARZA: SO I THINK SINCE IT HAS BEEN PRESENTED ALREADY, WE ARE DONE. THANK YOU.

ONTO THE NEXT NEW BUSINESS, DR. ELHESSEN.

>> SUE ELHESSEN: OKAY. SO THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS WAS ACTUALLY HAVING BOARD ITEM -- EXCUSE ME.

>> 9322.2. >> SUE ELHESSEN: AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH BYLAW THAT WE HAD TABLED BACK IN DECEMBER SINCE IT WAS TABLED, I WANTED JUST TO HAVE IT BROUGHT BACK ON THE AGENDA.

THANK YOU. >> DO WE HAVE DIRECTION, OR IS

IT JUST BROUGHT BACK. >> SO IF YOU WANT TO BRING THIS ITEM BACK, THERE WOULD BE A MOTION, A SECOND, AND THE BOARD WOULD VOTE WHETHER TO PLACE THE ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA WERE N NOT. THAT IS BASICALLY HOW THAT SYSTEM FUNCTIONS. WE BRING UP AN ITEM, A MOTION SECOND AND A VOTE AND IT FEELS, IT DOES NOT GET BROUGHT BACK.

IT PASSES, IT GETS BROUGHT BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING.

>> ARE WE ALLOWED TO MAKE COMMENTS OR SAY WHY WE WOULD OR WOULD NOT BRING IT BACK? OR IS THAT NOT HAPPENING?

>> THERE'S NO'S DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM.

IT IS JUST A VOTE WHETHER TO BRING IT BACK OR NOT.

>> BRAD CRIHFIELD: IF I COULD, SO IT IS A VOTE WHERE WE ARE

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BUT IF IT IS GENERAL, WE WANT TO SEE IT, IT IS DIRECTION.

>> YES. >> BRAD CRIHFIELD: OKAY.

>> MAYRA GARZA: THANK YOU FOR THOSE CLARIFICATIONS.

THIS IS A KEY PIECE ON OUR AGENDA.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE, AUDIENCE.

SO AGAIN, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC COMMENT.

DO I HEAR A MOTION? >> SUE ELHESSEN: I MOVE THAT WE BRING THIS ITEM UP TO A VOTE AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

>> BRAD CRIHFIELD: SECOND. >> MAYRA GARZA: ROLL CALL.

>> SO IN A TIE, THE MOTION FAILS.

>> MAYRA GARZA: THANK YOU. SINCE IT IS A TIE, THE MOTION FAILS. THANK YOU, STAFF.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE FOLLOWING --

>> IF I COULD, FOR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, WHEN WE DO IN THE FUTURE TABLED AN ITEM WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

>> SO YOU CAN EITHER TABLE IT FOR DISCUSSION AT A LATER TIME OR YOU CAN TABLE IT FOR DISCUSSION LATER ON IN THE AGENDA. BASICALLY TABLING IT IS PUTTING

IT ON PARTS. >> BRAD CRIHFIELD: RIGHT, BUT IS IT COMMON PROCEDURE TO HAVE THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA?

>> IT IS UP TO THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION WHETHER THEY DO IT OR NOT. YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE

THE MEETING UNTIL THE NEXT -- >> BRAD CRIHFIELD: FOR A SPECIFIC -- OKAY. MORE SPECIFIC WHEN YOU TABLE --

>> YES, THE OCEAN IS FOR -- >> SO THIS BYLAW IS NO LONGER IN

EXISTENCE. >> WHETHER THE BYLAW WAS OR WAS NOT IN EXISTENCE, IT DOES NOT CHANGE THAT.

YOU JUST VOTED ON TO BRING IT BACK AT ANOTHER TIME.

>> SUE ELHESSEN: BUT IT WAS NEVER VOTED UPON.

>> IF IT WAS NEVER APPROVED BY THE BOARD, THEN IT IS NOT —-

—-DASH. >> SUE ELHESSEN: SO WE HAVE A NO BYLAW AT THIS TIME THAT TALKS ABOUT SCHEDULED MEETINGS, MEETING TIME AND DATES. AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

SO AS LONG AS THE BOARD IS AW AWARE.

>> BEN DRATI: THE BYLAW EXISTS ALREADY.

>> THE CHANGES ARE NOT APPROVED. BYLAW STANDS.

>> EVEN IF YOU WOULD HAVE TO PROVE THIS ITEM, NO CHANGE WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROVED. THIS ITEM WOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING.

THE FACT THAT IT WAS -- IT DID NOT PASS OR THE MOTION FAILED MEANS THAT IT IS NOT BEING BROUGHT BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING. NOTHING ELSE CHANGES.

NOTHING ELSE IS DONE TO THE CURRENT BOARD BYLAWS.

>> WHEN YOU DO TABLE AND DON'T VOTE TO BRING IT BACK, THERE'S A CERTAIN TIME FRAME YOU CAN'T BRING IT BACK, CORRECT?

>> CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? >> BRAD CRIHFIELD: WHEN YOU VOTE TO NOT BRING SOMETHING TO BOARD, YOU CAN'T DO THAT EVERY MEETING.

THERE'S A CERTAIN TIMEFRAME THAT YOU CAN'T.

>> WHAT YOU MEAN BY THAT? >> BRAD CRIHFIELD: SO IF YOU -- SO YOU SAID IT FAILS. RIGHT, YOU CAN'T KEEP MAKING THE

SAME MOTION. >> YOU CAN UNTIL THE BOARD BASICALLY, YOU KNOW -- TELLS YOU TO STOP --

>> BRAD CRIHFIELD: GOTCHA. >> MAYRA GARZA: THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATIONS. SO WE WILL NOW GO BACK TO PUBLIC HEARINGS. DO WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARING

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TONIGHT? >> BEN DRATI: NO PUBLIC HEARING.

>> MAYRA GARZA: APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA ITEM? JUNE 8TH, 2023, REGULAR MEETING.

>> MOVED. >> BRAD CRIHFIELD: SECOND.

>> MAYRA GARZA: QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ROLL CALL PLEASE.

>> MAYRA GARZA: DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA

ITEM FOR THE REGULAR MEETING? >> MOVED.

>> BRAD CRIHFIELD: SECOND. >> MAYRA GARZA: ROLL CALL PLEASE.

>> MAYRA GARZA: NOW WE ARE ON TO BOARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BUDGETED 9.2.1 FIRST READING OF BOARD POLICY 5121. WITH EVALUATION OF STUDENT

ACHIEVEMENT. >> MOVED.

>> SECOND. CONSENT AGENDA?

>> SUE ELHESSEN: THIS IS UP FOR DISCUSSION, IS THAT CORRECT?

>> DISCUSSION CAN BE HAD. SHORTLY BEFORE THE MOTION IS MADE. IT IS PERFECTLY FINE AFTER AS

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>> THANK YOU. SO --

>> I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THE ITEM UP FOR DISCUSSION.

>> SO UNFORTUNATELY, A MOTION HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE TO PASS THE ITEM. THE BOARD CAN DELIBERATE AMONGST THEMSELVES. THEY CAN ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF.

BUT IT WOULD BE IMPROPER TO RECEIVE THE STAFF PRESENTATION AT THIS POINT. YOU CAN WITHDRAW YOUR MOTION AND HAVE STAFF PRESENTATION IF THERE IS STAFF PRESENTATION.

>> BRAD CRIHFIELD: I WOULD LIKE TO WITHDRAW MY MOTION FOR THE

BOARD POLICY. >> SECOND.

>> NOW THEY CAN PRESENT AND THEN DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION AND THE MOTION TO VOTE.

>> BEN DRATI: I BELIEVE WE ARE ON 9.2.1 RIGHT NOW, BOARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL BRING UP MR. CARTER WILL THOSE WHO WILL SHARE INFORMATION ON NINE-POINT -- SORRY. 9.2.1.

>> THANK YOU. SO TONIGHT WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD BOARD POLICY 5121. WE WILL BE PROVIDING INFORMATION ONLY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 5121.

AND I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME TECHNICAL INFORMATION BUT I'M GOING TO TRY TO EXPLAIN IT AS THOROUGHLY AS POSSIBLE.

SO TYPICALLY, WE ONLY BRING FORWARD POLICY FOR YOUR REVIEW AS THE WORK OF THE BOARD IS TO APPROVE POLICY.

AND THEY -- THE WORK OF THE ACQUISITION IS TO DEVELOP HEALTH POLICY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED. THE HOW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION IS WRITTEN IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION AND IT IS NOT UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE BOARD. AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION, YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE POLICY IN ORDER TO DISCUSS. HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION SHARED WITH YOU TONIGHT REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION IS ONLY INFORMATIONAL. AND I WILL EXPLAIN WHY IN A MINUTE. BUSD'S PRACTICE IS TO REVIEW REGULATIONS AND UPDATE THEM IF AGREED UPON BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. VSBA AGREES WITH THIS PRACTICE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THEIR GUIDANCE ON UPDATING ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY AMENDED AS NEEDED WITHOUT PRIOR BOARD APPROVAL. ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT OUR PRACTICE TO BRING ADMINISTRATIVE RELATIONS TO REPORT THAT THE CHANGES BEING MADE TO THE REGULATION AND OUTLINE HERE TONIGHT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS TRANSCRIPTS AND GPAS. THEREFORE WE FELT IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC ARE AWARE OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE BEING MADE AND ITS IMPACT.

WE WERE PLANNING ONLY TO MODIFY THE UPDATE TO THE REGULATION.

HOWEVER, UPON REVIEW WE FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO BRING THE POLICY UP-TO-DATE WITH OUR CURRENT LAW AND OUR PRACTICES.

SO TO HELP UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE CHANGES MADE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOME HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE BOARD POLICY AND REGULATION. FIRST, THIS POLICY AND REGULATION WAS ADOPTED BY VSBA IN JULY OF 2009.

BUSD REVIEWED AND REVISED THE POLICY AND REGULATION IN NOVEMBER OF 2013. CSP EIGHT REVISED ITS VERSION IN JULY 2016. HOWEVER, DO NOT REVIEW THE REVISED POLICY OR REGULATION AT THAT TIME.

ON A SEPARATE TIMELINE, IN MARCH OF 2020, SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED DUE TO COVID. AND THE STATE DECLARED THE STUDENTS SHOULD NOT BE HARMED WHILE STILL THOSE SCHOOLS ARE CLOSE. PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO SIX IN APRIL OF 2020 WITH REGARD TO TEMPORARY GRADING PRACTICES THAT CAN BE USED TO ADHERE TO THIS STATE'S DECISION TO NOT HARM STUDENTS DURING THIS TIME. IN MAY, BUSD COMMUNICATED WITH PARENTS THE TEMPORARY GRADING PRACTICES THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FOR BUSD STUDENTS. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE HISTORY ON THAT. AT THAT TIME, THE STATE GAVE THE STATE GAVE THE DISTRICT'S FREEDOM TO DETERMINE HOW THEY WOULD NOT HARM STUDENTS DURING THE CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS AND AS WE TRANSITION INTO DISTANCE LEARNING FROM MARCH TO JUNE OF 2020. BASED ON THAT INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE STATE, WHERE PROVIDED OPTIONS TO DISTRICTS

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TRADITIONAL LETTER GRADES COULD BE IMPACTED BY STUDENTS NOT COMPLETING ASSIGNMENTS WHICH COULD CAUSE A LOWER GRADE.

ASSIGNING INCOMPLETE COULD BE A TIME COST FOR TEACHERS AND FAMILIES AS STUDENTS WOULD NEED TO COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS WITHIN A DESIGNATED PERIOD OF TIME FOR TEACHERS TO REVIEW IT, GRADE EIGHT, AND THEN HAVE IT IN THAT GRADING PERIOD.

AND THERE MAY HAVE BEEN ADDITIONAL RECORD-KEEPING WITH COMMUNICATING NEEDS WITHHOLDING STUDENTS HARMLESS OR OPTING STUDENTS INTO INDEPENDENT STUDY. SO AT THE TIME OF THE SCHOOL CLOSURES, BUSD'S GRADING REGULATION INCLUDED INCOMPLETE BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE PASSED OR NO PASS OR CREDIT NO CREDIT.

THEREFORE, BUSD PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO FAMILIES IN MAY OF 2020 THAT STUDENTS WOULD NOT RECEIVE A GREAT MARK LOWER THAN THE GREAT THEY HAD AT THE TIME OF CLOSURE AND IN SECONDARY, STUDENTS WOULD NOT RECEIVE A GRADE BELOW A D.

STUDENTS ON THE A THROUGH G TRACK COULD BE ASSIGNED AN INCOMPLETE IN ORDER FOR THE STUDENT TO COMPLETE THE WORK ESPECIALLY IF THEY NEEDED TO COMPLETE IT TO EARN A C OR BETTER AT THAT TIME AND TURN IT IN.

DURING MISSED TIME, UC AND CSU WERE REQUESTING NO -- IN LIEU OF LETTER GRADES FOR ALL COURSES INCLUDING A THROUGH G COURSES.

THIS MEANS THAT COLLEGES ALLOW THESE MARKS NOT TO IMPACT THE CANCELLATION OF GPAS FOR FUTURE APPLICANTS AND LATER THE COLLEGES EXTENDED THIS PRACTICE TO THE SUMMER OF 2021.

AFTER THE SUMMER OF 2020, THE STATE'S NO HARM POLICY WAS NO LONGER IN PLACE BUT THERE WAS STILL AN IMPACT OF COVID AS STUDENTS WERE LEARNING AT A DISTANCE AND HYBRID OR IN-PERSON ENVIRONMENT WITH MULTIPLE QUARANTINES THROUGHOUT OF THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR. AS SUCH, AND AS MENTIONED, THE COLLEGES UPDATED THEIR POLICIES TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW PASSED NO PASS, CREDIT COURSES NOT TO IMPACT GPAS OR THE SUMMER OF 2021. BECAUSE OF THESE UPDATES, THE ADMINISTERS DETERMINED THAT USING THE VALUE OF A NO MARK FOR STUDENTS THAT WERE FAILING A COURSE WOULD BENEFIT ALL STUDENTS INCLUDING STUDENTS ON THE A THROUGH G TRACK AND IT WOULD NOT IMPACT THEIR GPAS AND STUDENTS WOULD STILL ULTIMATELY HAVE TO RETAKE THAT CLASS. SO WHEN, INCLUDING A GPA FOR A SEMESTER, EACH LETTER GRADE COUNTS AS A RED TYPICALLY -- D IS 81. THE POINTS FOR THE GRADES ARE ADDED UP AND THEY ARE DIVIDED BY THE CLASSES.

AND SO ON THESE TWO CHARTS, YOU CAN SEE THAT STUDENTS THAT HAVE AN F ARE GOING TO HAVE THAT LOWER GRADE POINT AVERAGE BECAUSE THE ZERO IS GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN THE AVERAGE CALCULATION. HOWEVER, THE STUDENT WITH A NO MARK BECAUSE THE NO MARKET IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE GPA IS IN THAT CALCULATION AND THAT THE VISION, IT IS NOT GOING TO IMPACT THEIR GPA. THEREFORE STUDENTS THAT RECEIVE AN F OR NOTE MARK, THEY WOULD STILL HAVE TO REPEAT THEIR CLAS.

SO THIS HISTORICAL BACKGROUND IS HOPEFULLY GOING TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE ARE MAKING TO OUR PRACTICES. WHEN STUDENTS ARE REPEATING CLASSES. SO THE MAJOR CHANGE TO THE REGULATION BEING SHARED TONIGHT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A STUDENT REPEATS A CLASS? CURRENTLY, THE BUSD PRACTICE REQUIRES ALL COURSES TAKEN BY THE SOON TO BE ON THE TRANSCRIPT INCLUDING THE FIRST AND SECOND COURSE.

THIS IS A LIST OF CODES THAT CAN BE MARKED IN OUR STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM OR ARES. WITH THE STUDENT IS REPEATING A COURSE. OUR SYSTEM IS SET UP FOR THE REPEAT CLASS TO BE MARKED AS AN R.

AND YOU CAN SEE AT THE TOP WHAT R MEANS.

EACH MARK ON THE TABLE HAS A DIFFERENT OUTCOME WITH REGARD TO THE CREDITS ATTEMPTED AND THAT IS ACROSS THE TOP.

CREDITS ATTEMPTED TO CREDITS COMPLETED, AND WHETHER THE CLASS IS GOING TO BE COUNTED IN THE GPA OR NOT.

WHEN A STUDENT REPEATS THE COURSE, WE MARK AN R ON THE COURSE FOR THE LOWEST GRADE. MARKING AN R CODE COUNTS THE CLASS AS ATTEMPTED. IT IS NOT COUNT THE COURSE AS CREDITS COMPLETED. AND IT COMES TO GREAT AND THE GPA. THIS MEANS THE COURSE MARKED AS REPEATED WILL REMOVE THE CREDITS COMPLETED FROM THE TRANSCRIPTS

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HOWEVER, THE POINTS EARNED THROUGH THE 4321 OR ZERO FOR THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT THE CLASS AND THE SECOND ATTEMPT AT THE CLASS.

THEY ARE AVERAGED INTO STUDENT GPA.

THIS PRACTICE LOWERS THE STUDENT PROCESS GPAS SINCE THE STUDENT IS BEING IMPACTED BY BOTH GRADES FOR ONE COURSE.

HOWEVER, AS YOU SAW ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, I KNOW MARK IS NOT COUNTED IN THE GPA SO THE REPEAT CODE DOES NOT IMPACT STUDENTS THAT EARN THE NO MARK. THEREBY CONTINUING THAT SUPPORT THAT WE WERE PROVIDING TO OUR STRUGGLING STUDENTS AS WE WERE TURNING THOSE RETURNING FROM COVID.

SO THIS PRACTICE IS A LONG-STANDING BUSD PRACTICE.

HOWEVER, WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT IMPROVEMENT, SHE QUESTIONED WHY WE WOULD DOUBLE PENALIZE A STUDENT AND SET A COURSE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER THIS PRACTICE COULD BE CHANGED.

SO AS THIS WAS A CHANGE IN PRACTICE THAT IMPACTS STUDENTS' GRADES, WE SPENT THIS YEAR ANALYZING AND RESEARCHING THE IMPACT OF THIS CHANGE AND THE BEST PRACTICES FOR MOVING FORWARD. AND REVIEW OF THE LOCAL DISTRICTS REVEALED THAT THE DISTRICTS THAT HAD UPDATED THEIR BOARD POLICIES AND REGULATIONS AFTER THE 2016 SEAS —-DASH CSBA INCLUDED LANGUAGE THAT ALL OF THE HIGHER GRADE OF THE TWO COURSES WILL BE COMPLETED INTO THE COUNT OF THE GPA.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS DISTRICT A WHICH HAS NOT UPDATED THEIR POLICY OR REGULATION LIKE US. AND HAVE THE SAME PRACTICE OF AVERAGING BOTH GRADES ON THE TRANSCRIPT.

HOWEVER, DISTRICTS B, C, D, AND F DID UPDATED THEIR PRACTICE.

SO JUST FOR CLARITY, DISTRICT A IS DOING THE SAME THING THAT WE ARE DOING CURRENTLY. THE OTHERS HAS UPDATED THEIR PRACTICES. DOES HAVE UPDATED THEIR PRACTICES. A REVIEW OF THE LOCAL COLLEGES THAT MOST OF OUR STUDENTS ATTEND ALSO REVEALED THE SAME PRACTICE OF ONLY AVERAGING THE HIGHEST GRADE INTO THE STUDENT'S GPA. SO WE LOOKED AT AS WINDOWS, CSU AND YOU SEE. SO THE HISTORICAL IMPACT OF NOT UPDATING OUR PRACTICE AND THEREBY CAUSING THAT REPEAT COURSE TO AVERAGE THE TWO GRADES FOR THE COURSE, IT DID NOT IMPACT HOW THE LOCAL COLLEGES CALCULATE OF THE GPA BECAUSE LOCAL COLLEGES, THEY CALCULATE ON THEIR OWN.

THEY DON'T JUST ACCEPT WHAT HAS GOALS PROVIDE THEM.

SO THAT WAS NOT A NECESSARY IMPACT TO OUR STUDENTS.

HOWEVER, THE STUDENTS' GPA ALSO ALLOWS THEM TO EARN HONORABLE, SCHOLARSHIPS AND ACCOLADES DURING HIGH SCHOOL.

THEREFORE, THIS CHANGE TO OUR PRACTICE, IT WILL HELP OUR STUDENTS BE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH THE STUDENTS ATTENDING OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE FUTURE. SO TO BE IN LINE WITH CSBA GUIDANCE, WE ARE CHANGING OUR PRACTICE TO USE THE A CODE FOR REPEATING A COURSE. SO I PUT THE TRUCK BACK UP THERE, YOU CAN SEE R IS CROSSED OFF AND WE WILL BE USING A.

THIS CODE WILL BE PLACED ON THE LOWEST GRADE OF THE REPEATED COURSE AND THEREBY REMOVE THE CREDITS AND WILL NOT AVERAGE THE GRADE INTO THE GPA. SO YOU ARE GOING TO SEE CREDITS ATTEMPTED BECAUSE THE STUDENT DID ATTEMPT THE COURSE.

BUT CREDITS COMPLETED WILL NOT BE THERE BECAUSE THAT COURSE WAS NOT COMPLETED. BUT IT WILL ALSO NOT BE IN THE GPA AS WELL. THIS IS GOING TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE STUDENTS' TRANSCRIPT AND WILL ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO BE COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER DISTRICTS FROM SIMILAR DIST DISTRICTS. I THOUGHT A GRAPHIC MIGHT HELP HERE. SO AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS TABLE, WHEN THE A CODE IS USED, IT POSITIVELY IMPACTS OUR STUDENTS' GPA. SO IN THE FIRST CHART, UCD R IS ON THE F. AND BECAUSE THAT ZERO IS -- BECAUSE THAT CLASS IS PART OF THE DIVISION, IT DROPPED THE GPA. WE USE THE A BECAUSE IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE GPA. IT WILL CHANGE IT.

SO THIS REVISION IS GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED FOR THE 23/24 SCHOOL YEAR. THE CHANGE WILL NOT CASCADE IN TWO PREVIOUS YEARS. AND AN ANALYSIS OF HOW THIS CHANGE WILL IMPACT STUDENTS REVEALED THAT OUR TOP RANKED STUDENTS, GPAS DID NOT CHANGE AS THE STUDENT AT THE TOP RANKING DON'T TEND TO REPEAT COURSES. THIS WILL HAVE THE MOST IMPACT FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE BELOW 3.0.

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SO WE ARE UPDATING OUR ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION TO MAKE THIS CHANGE AND THE REPEAT SECTION.

AS SEEN ON THIS SLIDE. JUST FOR INFORMATION, THERE ARE SOME OTHER REVISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION. THEY ARE BEING MADE BASED OFF OF AND CODE. CSB GUIDANCE, CLARITY OF CURRENT PRACTICES. WE ARE NOT LOOKING TO CHANGE ANYTHING THAT IS NOT OR UPDATE THE REGULATION THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS CURRENT PRACTICE OR PART OF LAW AT THIS TIME. SO IN SUMMARY OF THIS SLIDE, WHICH INCLUDE PROGRESS MARKS ON OUR ELEMENTARY REPORT CARD.

SO NOW WE WILL REFERENCE THEM IN THE REGULATION.

THE SECONDARY SIDES DID NOT REACH THOSE REMOVE STUDENTS THAT HAVE REALLY -- RECEIVED A GRADE BELOW C AS A PRACTICE EQUITABLE.

BEING THAT WE ARE RECOGNIZING A STUDENT THAT HAS EARNED A 3.0 REGARDLESS OF A LOW GRADE THAT THEY MAY HAVE RECEIVED.

SO THAT IS UPDATED. PASS/NO PASS AND KNOW MARKS ARE BEING FINED IN THE REGULATION. INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM WAITING PRACTICE IS BEING DESCRIBED, OUR GREAT POINTS FOR COLLEGE COURSES ARE BEING DESCRIBED.

AND INFORMATION REGARDING AND CODE FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION GRADES WAS INCLUDED. EDUCATION CODE RELATED TO WHEN A FAILING GRADE IS ASSIGNED DUE TO EXCESSIVE UNEXCUSED ABSENCES REGARDING REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE PARENT INFORMATION AND TIME TO HAVE A VISIBLE TIME TO EXPLAIN ABSENCES AND INCLUDE IN THE STUDENT'S RECORD WHY THEY WERE FAILING THE CLASS DUE TO EXCESSIVE UNEXCUSED. THAT IS AN AD ." THAT IS INCLUDED. AND INFORMATION ABOUT HOW GRADE POINT AVERAGES ARE CALCULATED. THAT WAS ADDED.

SO AS MENTIONED IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS PRESENTATION, SINCE WE ARE MAKING REVISIONS TO THE REGULATION FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, IT MADE SENSE TO REVIEW THE BOARD POLICIES AS WELL.

PLUS WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SHARED OUR CHANGES TO THIS REGULATION WITH YOU, THE BOARD, AND A PUBLIC AS WELL.

SINCE IT DOES HAVE AN IMPACT. BUT MOVING FORWARD, A POSITIVE IMPACT FOR OUR STUDENTS SO THAT THEY CAN BE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE UPDATED THEIR REGULATION.

SO ON THIS SLIDE IS THE BOARD POLICY.

THIS IS WHAT IS BEING BROUGHT FORWARD TONIGHT FOR FIRST READING. THE UPDATE TO THIS POLICY, THEY ARE BASED ON AND CODE OR UPDATES THE POLICY BASED ON CURRENT PRACTICES. BUT PLEASE KNOW ALL THE CSB PROVIDES RESEARCH ABOUT ATTENDANCE AND THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN GRADES, THE ED CODE IN THE HIGHLIGHTED SECTION ONLY SPEAKS TO THE RIGHT OF STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE UP WORK FOR EXCUSED. ABSENCES, NOT UNEXCUSED ABSENCES. AND SO IN THE SECOND READING THAT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO YOU, THE CHANGES WILL BE PART OF THAT. I WANTED TO KNOW THAT FOR YOU AS WELL. SO THIS POLICY AND THE REGULATION WEEK REVISIONS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY SECONDARY AND ELEMENTARY ERASE TREASURES TO ENSURE IT MATCHES OUR CURRENT PRACTICES. IN ORDER FOR THE UPDATES TO BE SHARED WITH THE TEACHERS AND UPDATE.

I HOPE THAT WAS CLEAR. >> MAYRA GARZA: THANK YOU, DR. DRATI AND MS. CARTER, EDDIE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> SUE ELHESSEN: YES. SO NOT STATING ANY TIME FRAME FOR ASSIGNMENTS TO BE COMPLETED LIKE WITHIN THE SEMESTER OR WITHIN -- THERE'S NO ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> MAYRA GARZA: ARE YOU TALK ABOUT THAT IS A REASONABLE TIME

THAT THEY HAVE? >> SUE ELHESSEN: YES.

>> MAYRA GARZA: AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THAT AT A SITE AND STAFF DECISION AS FAR AS THAT REASONABLE TIME.

TRAN14 YOU, BUT [INAUDIBLE] UNEXCUSED ABSENCES TO ME IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION WAS THE SECTION THAT YOU HAVE REPORT CARD FOR A STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT HIS OR HER DISABILITY, INCLUDING WHETHER THAT STUDENT RECEIVED SPECIAL EDUCATION OR RELATED SERVICES PROVIDED ON THE REPORT CARD.

PARENTS, GUARDIANS, ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S PROGRESS OR LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT IN A SPECIFIC CLASS COURSE CONTENT CURRICULUM.

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THERE WILL BE A VIOLATION OF THEIR HIPAA.

EITHER DISCLOSING THEIR BIZ DISABILITY IN THE GRADE REPORT.

>> AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY BASED ON A COURT CASE THAT WAS STATING THAT IT WAS OKAY AS LONG AS IT IS TALKING ABOUT THEIR PROGRESS.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, CURRENTLY, WE PROVIDE AND DR. AVILA CAN CORRECT ME IF I GET THIS WRONG. THAT WE PROVIDE PROGRESS ON GOALS DURING THAT REPORT CARD TIME.

SO THOSE PIECES COULD BE PART OF THAT.

>> SUE ELHESSEN: BUT THAT IS THEN JUST SHARED WITH THE

PARENT, RIGHT? >> CORRECT.

>> SUE ELHESSEN: OKAY BUT AS LONG AS IT IS NOT SHARED WITH OTHER TEACHERS, JUST THE PARENTS.

>> RIGHT. IT WOULD GO IN THERE.

PARENT PORTAL NOW. MY BRAIN GOES BACK, THE OLD DAYS WITH AN ENVELOPE, SORRY. BUT YEAH, IT IS PROVIDED WITH

THE PARENTS. >> SUE ELHESSEN: OKAY.

>> I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION ALONG WITH THE LINES OF D DR. HASSAN. CURRENTLY WE HAVE OUR STUDENTS WITH IEP'S GETTING TWO DOCUMENTS, CORRECT? IT IS THEIR ACTUAL REPORT CARD PLUS THEIR IEP GOALS AND HOW

THEY PROGRESSED ON THEM. >> CORRECT.

>> SO WHAT DR. ELHESSEN, ARE YOU SPEAKING TO THE REPORT CARD OR

THEIR GOALS? >> SUE ELHESSEN: THE REPORT C

CARD. >> MAYRA GARZA: THE REPORT CARD.

SO ON THE ACTUAL REPORT CARD, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT? I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT DISTINCTION THAT THERE IS TWO DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE

GIVEN FOR THESE STUDENTS. >> PLEASE INTRO ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE GIVEN TO THE STUDENTS.

WHAT IS HERE IS THAT THERE WAS COURT CASE THAT DOES SAY THAT YOU CAN PUT THAT -- YOU CAN PUT SERVICES ON THAT REPORT CARD IF YOU SO CHOOSE -- IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT AS IT STATES HERE, IF -- THEIR PROGRESS AND HOW THEY ARE DOING.

>> WILLIAM AVILA: AND THE BOARD POLICY GIVES US THE FLEXIBLY SHOULD WE CHANGE OUR REPORT CARDS TO ADD THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THEM FOR REPORT CARDS AND BY NOW THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING TO DO BECAUSE THE REPORT CARD WILL ACTUALLY SPEAK TO WHERE IS THE ST ACHIEVE A STANDARD? AND THEN THE PROGRESS REPORT WILL THEN PROVIDE INPUT IN REGARDS TO WHERE ARE THEY TOWARD THEIR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR? THOSE TWO DOCUMENTS ARE GIVEN TO FAMILIES FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE AN IEP.

THIS ALLOWS US THE FLEXIBILITY SHOULD WE NEED TO IN THE FUTURE TO ADD THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO REPORT CARDS AND THE STABILITY -- THE ABILITY -- I'M SORRY.

THE ABILITY TO DO THAT BUT AT THIS TIME, MS. CARTER, WE ARE NOT LOOKING TO DO THAT AT THIS PARK.

>> WE ARE LOOKING TO KEEP ALL CURRENT PRACTICES.

>> SUE ELHESSEN: MY ONLY CONCERN IS WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE A SITUATION OF DISPARITY TREATMENT OF OUR ABLE-BODIED STUDENTS VERSUS OUR DISABLED STUDENTS. THAT WOULD OPEN THE DOOR TO POSSIBLE LITIGATION AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ABILITIES AS PRESIDENT GARZA MENTIONED.

>> MAYRA GARZA: AND SO THAT COURT CASE ALLOWS US TO DO THIS.

WE WERE NOT BE, I GUESS, I'M NOT -- SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT HERE. IS THAT -- AND WE ARE THOSE DISTRICT COURT CASE THAT THERE IS A COURT CASE THAT ALLOWS US TO DO THAT BUT WE WILL NOT BE IMPEDING OR ENCROACHING ON PARENTAL RIGHTS IF WE CONTINUE THIS PRACTICE.

>> IF YOU ARE ASKING ME TO LOOK INTO THE COURT CASE AND THE ANALYSIS BEHIND IT AND PROVIDE YOU WITH A FINDING, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO THAT. IF YOU ARE ASKING ME TO POST FOR MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE CASE AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS, I CAN TELL YOU I HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THAT CASE, SO I CANNOT GIVE AN OPINION AS TO HOW IT APPLIES TO THIS SITUATION.

SO I GUESS MY UNDERSTANDING OR MY QUESTION IS, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO LOOK INTO THE CASE AND PROVIDE YOU WITH THAT WITH A REPORT ON THE ITEM AND HOW IT APPLIES TO THE POLICY AS IT

STANDS. >> IN FOR A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, IT IS CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS THAT DESCRIBES IT.

>> WILL JUST BE. >> WE COULD.

>> THAT WOULD BE AN EASY WAY. >> I WOULD TAKE THE

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>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> GOT IT. >> SUE ELHESSEN: I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SUGGEST OR MAKE COMMENTS THAT WHEN WE DO BOARD POLICIES IN REGARDS TO GRADES, OR WITH WORKING WITH TEACHERS? SPACE TO GET THEIR INPUT ALSO IN THE PROCESS?

>> MAYRA GARZA: IF WE WERE LOOKING TO CHANGE ANY CURRENT PRACTICES, ABSOLUTELY. AND WE ARE NOT LOOKING TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME. BUT YES.

FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF THINGS THAT WE CAN LOOK OUT FOR EQUITABLE WRITING PRACTICES.

HOWEVER, WITHOUT TALKING WITH TEACHERS, ADMINS, STAFF ABOUT CHANGING THOSE PRACTICES, WE WOULD NOT BRING IT FORWARD.

>> SUE ELHESSEN: OKAY. AND THE OTHER THING AS A TYPO, THE LAST EIGHT. REVISED A 102023.

WE HAVE NOT REACHED THAT DATE YET.

>> YEAH.

THANK YOU. IT WILL BE THERE FOR THAT SECOND

REVIEW. >> SUE ELHESSEN: ASK A.

>> MAYRA GARZA: BOARD MEMBER STEWART?

>> AMIE STEWART: I HAD THE SAME CONCERN ABOUT THE VISIBLE TIME AND WHAT IS CONSIDERED REASONABLE.

WHEN WE GO TO THE SIDES, HOW'S THAT GOING TO BE DETERMINED? WILL IT BE DETERMINED BY EACH SIDE? WILL IT BE ACROSS THE DISTRICT? WHO IS GOING TO DECIDE WHAT IS

REASONABLE? >> MAYRA GARZA: WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT WEATHER ADMINISTAFF.

WE WANTED TO BE COMPLIANT WITH LAW.

BUT AS FAR AS HOW THAT ROLLS OUT, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO

WORK ON THAT. >> SO THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN

THE SECOND READING? >> IT IS A MASSIVE CHANGE.

I WOULD SAY LET'S KEEP IT CONSISTENT IF WE KEEP IT CONSISTENT TO WHAT WE HAVE NORMALLY DONE, IF WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT CREATING PRACTICES THAT ARE GOING TO CHANGE WHAT IS REASONABLE AND NOT REASONABLE, STUDENTS TAKING RETAKES AND NOT RETAKES, THAT IS A WHOLE CONVERSATION WE HAVE TO HAVE WITH THE STAFF. SO WE ARE GOING TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. BUT FOR THE.

SO THIS MEETING HERE, I RECOMMEND LET'S PUT THAT TO THE SIDE AND ADDRESS IT. THERE'S NO.

THIS IS CHANGING RIGHT NOW. BUT WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT TO UNPACK WHAT REASONABLE MEANS? OF COURSE.

AND HOW MANY TEACHERS WE HAVE. AND HOW THAT IMPACTS STUDENTS.

>> I'M JUST A LITTLE CONFUSED WITH THIS WHOLE PROCEDURE ABOUT DURING THIS AND ACTION ITEMS. THIS IS THE FIRST READING.

WE ARE GIVING YOUR INPUT ON WHAT WE THINK AND YOU ARE GOING TO

BRING IT BACK TO US. >> YEAH, IT WILL COME BACK IN A

SECOND. >> AMIE STEWART: OKAY, THANK Y

YOU. >> MAYRA GARZA: THANK YOU.

>> BRAD CRIHFIELD: THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.

TO BE CLEAR, SO SWITCHING OVER TO THE NOTE MARK, HOW LONG HAVE OTHER DISTRICTS BEEN HAVING THAT PRACTICE WHILE WE DID NOT.

>> MOST OF THE REGULATIONS AND THE POLICIES, THEY WERE UPDATED AFTER THE 2016 TERM. SO THAT IS WHY I GAVE YOU THAT TIMELINE. SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO YOU CORRECTLY RIGHT NOW ABOUT THIS DISTRICT DID IT AT THIS TIME AND -- BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY CAN -- CAME OUT WITH IT AFTER 2016 AND THAT IS WHEN THOSE CHANGES WERE MADE.

>> OKAY. AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS WORK. I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE AS COMPETITIVE AS POSSIBLE.

SO THANK YOU. >> SEEING THAT -- THANK YOU.

SEEING THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE EMBARKING ON CHANGING THE BYLAW OR THE POLICY, I THINK I'M GOING TO WITHHOLD MY CUSHIONS UNTIL THEN. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, STAFF, FOR

DOING THIS WORK. >> WHERE AM I? SO NOW I'M GOING TO GO BACK -- DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA ITEM, FIRST MEETING OF THE BOARD POLICY 5121.

>> SO THERE IS NO ACTION BEING TAKEN ON THE ITEM.

IT WAS INFORMATIONAL. YEAH.

>> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, ALL OF THE ITEMS ARE JUST

INFORMATIONAL? >> NO.

SO I BELIEVE THE NEXT ITEM IS THE BOARD POLICY CHANGE.

IT WILL BE THE SECOND READING OF THAT.

AND THAT IS AN ACTION THAT YOU WILL TAKE ON THAT ITEM.

>> CAN I ASK? WHEN WE HAVE THEM UNDER ACTION, IS THERE, LIKE A CLEAR WAY SO WE KNOW --

>> SO THIS IS NOT THE NEW FORMAT OF THE AGENDA MEETINGS.

THIS IS KIND OF THE WAY IT HAS BEEN DONE.

THAT THE NEW FORMAT WILL BE ROLLED OUT HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT MEETING. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE IT. THIS IS JUST PUT UNDER THAT

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BUT ON THE ITEM SPECIFICALLY IT WAS INFORMATIONAL ONLY.

IT WAS FIRST READING. IT IS NOT BEING ADOPTED AS THE CHANGES ARE NOT. YOU CAN GIVE DIRECTION TO STAFF OR GIVE THEM YOUR COMMENTS ON IT.

THEY CAN MAKE CHANGES BEFORE IT COMES BACK FOR THE SECOND READING. BUT THERE'S NO NEED TO TAKE AN ACTUAL VOTE ON A THE NEXT ITEM, YOU ARE MAKING A BOARD POLICY CHANGE SO THERE HAS TO BE A VOTE.

THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CH CHANGE.

>> SO IN THE FUTURE WE WILL HAVE ACTION ITEMS AND THEY HAVE A

WHOLE PLAN. >> YEAH, IN THE FUTURE, THIS WILL BE ON THE STUDY SESSION. SO IT WILL BE A WHOLE SEPARATE MEETING TO DISCUSS AND HAVE THE DIALOGUE ONCE IT IS VENTED OUT.

AND IT GETS BROUGHT TO THE BOARD MEETING FOR ACTION.

>> THANK YOU. >> MAYRA GARZA: THANK YOU.

AND WE WILL BE HAPPY HERE.

SO LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 9.2.2. FOR REVISED BOARD BYLAW 9150

STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS. >> BEN DRATI: BEFORE I -- TO TALK ABOUT THE BOARD POLICY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE BRINGING BACK TO YOU AFTER THE FIRST TIME -- GO BACK AND REVIEW IT AGAIN. SO WE DID IT.

YOU DIRECTED SO SHE ORGANIZED A SUBCOMMITTEE OF BOARD MEMBERS TO WORK TOGETHER WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND MYSELF AND WE DID THAT.

WE EVOLVED SOME OF THE STUDENTS AND WE THINK THAT WE CAN CAPTURE ALL OF OUR THINKING AS TO HOW THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER WILL FUNCTION AND SO WILL -- WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAVE HER TAKE US THROUGH THAT AND AT SOME POINTS, I KNOW MS. ARMSTRONG IS NOT HERE. SHE WAS THE SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER.

SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND AFTER THAT.

IT IS TOTALLY UP TO YOU, THOUGH. >> I WILL GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION AS TO THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE.

AND THE POLICY AS A WHOLE WILL DO.

AND THE INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AND ANY QUESTIONS. SO I WILL START WITH THE BASIC OVERALL AND THAT PROCESS WAS THE EDUCATION ." SO WE DID NOT TOUCH ON ANYTHING THERE.

SOME OF THE OTHER KIND OF HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS, THE FACT THAT THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE LEGISLATURE VERSUS THOSE THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

ALL STATEMENTS -- I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE AND HIGHLIGHT THEM AND THEN YOU CAN ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ANYTHING ELSE.

WE WILL TRY TO KEEP IT AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE -- POSSIBLE.

AS -- IN TERMS OF ELIGIBILITY, THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER WHO MUST BE A SENIOR DURING THE TERM THAT THEY ARE SERVING, JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS, A NUMBER ONE, IT ALLOWS THE MOST -- THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDENT BOARD POSITION. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAVE A FRESHMAN WHO COMES IN, RUNS FOR THE BOARD MEMBER POSITION AND THEY GET I LIKE THAT AND THEY GET I LIKE THAT AS A SOPHOMORE OR THEN AS A CHEATER AND AS A SENIOR, PLUS SERVED THREE TERMS, IN THAT THREE TERMS, THOSE TWO TERMS, ANOTHER STUDENT COULD HAVE SERVED. SPACE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO BECAUSE THAT INDIVIDUAL CONTINUED IN THAT SPOT.

SO BY FORCING IT UPON SENIORS ONLY, IT ALLOWS THE MOST NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.

NUMBER TWO, IT ALSO PREVENTS THE USE OF A STUDENT BY OUTSIDE INFLUENCE TO BRING MATTERS TO THE BOARD.

THE STUDENT GOES ON FOR 3 YEARS AND DEVELOPS INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND THAT CAN BE USED FOR PURPOSES OF OUTSIDE INFLUENCE. SO THIS WAY, THEY GET THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING ON THE BO BOARD.

THEY DO IT IN A REPORT LAST YER OF HIGH SCHOOL WHEN THEY HAVE ACHIEVED HOPEFULLY A LEVEL OF MATURITY AND IT ALLOWS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE TERM. SO ANOTHER ITEM WHERE ELIGIBILITY IS MEASURED IS THAT A STUDENT MUST HAVE A CUMULATIVE 2.0 GPA PRIOR TO RUNNING AND THAT THEY HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT 2.0 GPA WHILE THEY ARE IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR TERM OR IN OFFICE. THE REASON FOR THAT IS ANY STUDENT THAT IS BELOW 2.0 GENERALLY IS PROBABLY STRUGGLING

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>> ELECTIONS, WE TALKED ABOUT ELECTIONS.

ELECTIONS, THE PROCESS FOR DOING THE ELECTION IS BASICALLY.

RAY.

>> THE LOTTERY WHICH I WILL DISCUSS IN THE NEXT SESSION.

BASICALLY IT IS THE MOST OPTIMAL WAY TO BE ABLE TO GET STUDENTS TO VOTE AND THEN ENOUGH TIME FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE FOR THE TERM THAT BEGINS JULY 1ST.

THE OTHER THING IS IF NOBODY RUNS FOR A SEAT BECAUSE NOW IT IS MOVING TO BOARD MEMBERS. I WILL PLANE IN A MINUTE HOW THAT WORKS. WITH THREE STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS, IF THERE IS A HIGH SCHOOL, FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE NOBODY RUNS, THAT SEAT REMAINS VACANT FOR THAT TERM.

THERE HAS TO BE PARTICIPATION IN ORDER TO HAVE REPRESENTATION, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

ONTO DESIGNATED TERMS, SINCE YOU'RE MOVING TO A THREE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER SYSTEM, THE WAY IT WORKS IS EACH OF THE STUDENTS SERVES A ONE-YEAR TERM GINNY JULY 1ST AND ENDING JULY 30TH. THEY WILL BE ASSIGNED ROTATIONAL REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARD.

ON THE DAIS. FOR EXAMPLE, THREE STUDENTS ARE ELECTED, A RANDOM LOTTERY IS CONNECTED AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BY THE SUPERINTENDENT WERE THE DESIGNATED DEPUTY PRED THAT DECIDES THE ORDER IN WHICH THE STUDENTS ARE.

YOU HAVE STUDENT A B AND C. IF THE ORDER IS BCA, STUDENT B SERVES THE FIRST MEETING, STUDENT C SERVES THE SECOND AND STUDENT EIGHT THE THIRD. IF A STUDENT CANNOT BE AT A MEETING, FOR WHATEVER OTHER OBLIGATIONS.

THE NEXT IN LINE WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO SIT ON THE DAIS FOR THAT MEETING. IT JUST KEEPS GOING LIKE THAT, KIND OF ROUND ROBIN UNTIL THE TERM HAS EXPIRED.

THE OTHER THING IS, THE FACT THAT THEY ARE SENIORS, THEIR TERMS WILL PROBABLY BE VACATED THE BEGINNING OF JUNE BECAUSE THAT IS WHEN THEY GRADUATE. WHEN THEY GRADUATE THEY ARE NO LONGER STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT. THAT MONTH OF JUNE WILL PROBABLY BE A VACANT SEAT. IT WILL GET FILLED JULY 1ST WHEN THE NEW STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS COME IN. IN THAT MONTH, A PERIOD OF TIME, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO TRAIN THE NEW STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS AS THEY'RE COMING IN. AND BASICALLY, IT IS AN EMPTY MONTH FOR THE POSITION BECAUSE OF THE REALITY OF THEIR GRADUATION. IN TERMS OF TRAINING, THE POLICY ITSELF DOES NOT PRESCRIBE THE EXACT TRAINING THAT A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER WILL RECEIVE. THERE WILL BE A CURRICULUM PUT TOGETHER BY STAFF . LIKELY WITH AN ORIENTATION HANDBOOK THAT GOES OVER RULES OF ORDER, PHYSICALLY INFORMATION THAT IS NEEDED BY NEW STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.

THEY CAN PROVIDE TRAINING TO THAT STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, BUT THE REASON WE DID NOT INCLUDE SPECIFICS IN THE POLICY IS BECAUSE IF THERE IS A YEAR WHERE THAT TRAINING CANNOT TAKE PLACE BEFORE THEY TAKE THEIR TERM FOR WHATEVER REASON, IT CAN NEVER BE BROUGHT BACK THAT THE BOARD VIOLATED THEIR OWN POLICY BY NOT PROVIDING THAT TRAINING.

IT GIVES A DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY , WHERE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNSEEN. THEY STILL WILL RECEIVE IT AND GET ALL THAT DONE, IT IS JUST GIVING THE BOARD OR STAFF MORE FLEXIBILITY IN DEALING WITH THE ISSUE OF TRAINING.

AGAIN, YOU CANNOT PREDICT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE OR NOT. THE LOTTERY SYSTEM ALSO HAVE TO BE DONE NO LONGER. IT WILL PROVIDE THE FIRST AND BOARD MEMBER WITH ENOUGH NOTICE FOR THE FIRST MEETING SO THEY CAN PREPARE. AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE

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YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT YOU CAN SELECT AN ALTERNATE STUDENT.

YOU CAN CONTINUE WITH THE TWO THAT ARE PRESENT OR YOU CAN PICK AN ALTERNATE TO SERVE AS A THIRD AS WELL.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THAT IT HAS BEEN UP TO THIS POINT, INCLUDING THE FIRST READING THAT WAS HAD.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

ONE LESS THING I WILL MENTION IS THAT IN ORDER FOR A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER TO BE ABLE TO CAST OR MAKE A MOTION, THERE HAS TO BE A RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN ORDER TO AUTHORIZE THEM TO DO THAT. THAT RESOLUTION WILL HAVE TO COME AT A LATER DATE BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION. AS IT STANDS, THEY CANNOT MAKE MUCH SENSE UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD AND THAT IS PER THE

EDUCATION CODE. >> CAN A BOARD MEMBER MAKE A MOTION FOR THE STUDENT? IF THEY APPROACH AND SAY I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION ?

>> YES, BOARD MEMBERS CAN MAKE MOTIONS.

THEY ARE FULLY AUTHORIZED. >> ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT?

>> ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT, AS YOU REPRESENT THE PEOPLE.

>> I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. >> LET ME SEE.

>> HONESTLY, HE DID IT REALLY WELL.

A LOT OF IT WAS BASED ON EDUCATIONAL CODES.

THERE'S NOT A CHOICE, IT IS BASED ON THAT AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THIS POLICY, EVERYTHING WAS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

WE DECIDED THE SINGERS WOULD PROBABLY BE BEST BECAUSE OF THEIR AGE, MATURITY, HAVING MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED, THAT WAS A BIG TOPIC OF DISCUSSION. I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. ONE OF THEM IS THAT THE FUNNEL THE FINAL DEADLINE DATE IS NOT LISTED HERE AS THE FIRST OF JUNE. FOR THE STUDENT WHO IS GRADUATING. THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEMBER WAS UPSET WE TOLD HIM HE CANNOT COME BACK FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH OF JUNE. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE

HAVE IT ON HERE. >> THAT DATE IS TECHNICALLY SET BY THE DATE OF GRADUATION WHICH I'M NOT SURE IF IT IS THE SAME

DATE EVERY YEAR. >> I DID NOT SEE THAT STATED

HERE. >> IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND BOARD MEMBERS DESIGNATED TERM. IT IS THE FIRST AND SECOND PARAGRAPH AND IT IS ED CODE THAT IT HAS TO END ON JULY FIRST. IT IS THE FIRST AND SECOND PARAGRAPH UNDER STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS DESIGNATED GROUP.

>> THAT IS WHY I'M SAYING JULY FIRST, THEY HAVE ALREADY GRADUATED IS WHAT I'M SAYING. THEY CAN STAY AFTER THAT DATE? THAT SHOULD NOT BE JULY FIRST I'M THINKING.

IT SHOULD BE -- >> IT IS THE SECOND PARAGRAPH, IN THE EVENT HE GRADUATES BEFORE JUNE 30TH, THE POSITION SHOULD BE DEEMED VACANT AS IT IS DONE.

>> I THINK THAT WHEN OUR FELLOW BOARD MEMBER IS TRYING TO SAY IS ONCE THEY ARE NO LONGER STUDENTS UNDER OUR DISTRICT, THEY NO LONGER HOLD THAT POSITION BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT

STUDENTS. >> I AM AWARE OF THAT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE STUDENTS KNOW THAT.

>> THAT WAS ALSO ED CODE BECAUSE WE DISCUSSED THAT.

YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE DATE BECAUSE --

>> OKAY, THE DATE IS ACTUALLY THE PROBLEM, OKAY.

>> THE DATE IS JULY FIRST THROUGH -- YES.

>> THIS IS AVAILABLE TO THEM. >> IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH OUR

PREVIOUS. >> IT CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE

TRAINING AS WELL. >> THAT IS IMPORTANT.

THE OTHER THING IS ABOUT THE BROWN ACT.

I WAS TOLD ANYONE WHO SAYS ON THE DAIS HAS TO FOLLOW THE

BROWN ACT. >> IF THAT WERE TRUE, SACRAMENTO WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW THE BROWN ACT.

THEY DON'T, THEY SALUTED THEMSELVES FROM IT.

THEY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO INCLUDE PRETTY MUCH ANYONE THEY WANT. AND IN THE ED CODE THEY SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDE BOARD MEMBERS.

>> THEY ARE GETTING TRAINING. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT.

THERE ARE NEW GUIDELINES UNDER THE BROWN ACT WHICH I'M SURE YOUR AWARE OF. MANY OF OUR STUDENTS ARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND AS I WAS DESCRIBING TO REMEMBER STUART,

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SO FORTH. >> THE PROBLEM IS, AT FIRST ABOUT ANYTHING IN CLOSED SESSION CANNOT BE DISCUSSED ANYWAY. THEY ARE NOT IN CLOSED SESSION SO THEY HAVE NO REASON TO KNOW THAT INFORMATION.

IF THEY DO IT IS BECAUSE SOMEONE DISCLOSED IT AND THAT IS A FULLY SEPARATE REASON. IF THERE IS A LINK THAT IS CAUSING THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD TO DISCUSS ITEMS, THAT BECOMES A BROWN ACT VIOLATION. IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, IT COULD BE ANYBODY.

IF THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER TALKS TO ONE BOARD MEMBER AND TAKES THAT OPINION ON THE ITEM AND PROVIDES A SECOND AND THEN A THIRD, THAT WOULD BE A VIOLATION.

WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS THEORETICALLY IF THE RESPONSIBLY FALLS ON YOU TO ASK THE QUESTION, HAVE YOU TALKED TO ANYBODY ELSE ABOUT THIS? IF A LIGHT AND SAY NO, THEN YOU ARE CLEAR. YOU WON'T BE HELD TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY VIOLATION THAT OCCURS FROM THERE. BECAUSE YOU HAVE ASKED, YOU HAVE DONE YOUR DUE DILIGENCE. THERE IS NO WAY FOR YOU TO HAVE KNOWN UNLESS THERE'S SOME OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH YOU KNEW BUT DID NOT WANT TO DISCLOSE THAT THEY HAVE TALKED OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AND WERE IN VIOLATION. THAT IS KIND OF THE NUANCE OF IT. IF YOU ASK THEM AND YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND YOU EITHER LIGHT TO OR WHATEVER THE CASE IS, THEN YOU'RE NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

>> THAT WAS MY MAIN CONCERN WHEN I SAW THAT.

THEY ARE GOING TO BE TRAINED ON IT SO THEY WOULD HAVE

KNOWLEDGE, THAT IS IMPORTANT. >> BEST PRACTICE, ALWAYS ASK, HAVE YOU TALKED TO ANYONE ABOUT THIS?

>> ALL RIGHT. THE BOARD MEMBER TRAINING, WHEN YOU SAID IT GIVES FLEXIBILITY, IT ALSO ALLOWS US A BROADER RANGE TO PROVIDE TRAINING, RIGHT? OKAY. THAT WAS MY MAIN CONCERNS,

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE ONLY PART THAT I HAVE A QUESTION ON OR MAYBE A REQUEST ON IS THE PART WHERE STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS MAY AT THE BOARD MEMBER'S DISCRETION GET A CREDIT. I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT DUSTED AND BOARD MEMBERS TO SPEND THE TIME AND ARE LEARNING AND DOING THIS DO RECEIVE CREDIT.

IT SAYS THEY MAY RECEIVE OF THE BOAR'S DISCRETION.

WHENEVER IT IS TIME TO MAKE THE MOTION, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT INCLUDED THAT WE DO DIRECT STAFF TO COME UP WITH A FORMULA

TO HAVE THAT INCLUDED. >> YOU CAN BASICALLY DIRECT STAFF AT ANY TIME TO PREPARE THAT.

IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY NEED TO BE PART OF THE MOTION.

BASICALLY THEY ARE AWARE THAT THE BOARD IS INTERESTED IN DOING SO. THAT CAN CRAFT THAT AND BRING IT BACK TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD, MAYBE WITH DIFFERENT OPTIONS IN TERMS OF HOW THAT CREDIT IS DISTRIBUTED. IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY NEED TO BE PART OF THE MISSION. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND CHANGING IT TO SHALL GIVE CREDIT BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT SHOULD BE A DECISION FOR THE BOARD THAT IS SITTING AT THAT TIME. REALISTICALLY, IF IT IS A SHALL IN THE BOARD DOES NOT WANT TO THEN THEY HAVE TO COME BACK AND CHANGE THE POLICY.

IN THIS CASE IT GIVES YOU THE OPTION AND THAT OPTION HAS BEEN EXPRESSED ALREADY AND WILL COME BACK BEFORE THE BOARD.

>> WITH THAT, WOULD IT BE EACH TIME, WE HAVE NOT HAD THE DISCUSSION ABOUT IT. IF WE DID SAY THAT IS THAT THEY GET CREDIT EACH TIME THERE IS A NEW BOARD MEMBER WE HAVE TO DO

IT? >> NO, STAFF CAN PUT IT THERE.

>> IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN DO? >> I THINK WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO INVESTIGATE THE COURSE CATALOG THAT WE HAVE TO SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN USE. IF NOT WE WILL HAVE TO

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>> IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS POSSIBLE?

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> I WOULD JUST HAVE A CONCERN THAT IF WE HAD A STUDENT ABSENT REGULARLY, THAT WE HAVE

CRITERIA TO EARN THAT CREDIT. >> I THINK WE NEED TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE THE LOTTERY PROCESS THAT IS INVOLVED IN THE SPIRIT AS FAR AS ELECTIVE CREDIT, THINK WE NEED TO RESEARCH THAT A BIT MORE.

>> IS THAT SOMETHING, I KNOW THAT WE WOULD HAVE ESTABLISHED FOR THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS COME ON BOARD? OR ARE WE SAYING, NOT THIS TIME AROUND? I DON'T KNOW HOW WELL THAT IS.

>> IF IT IS IN THE BOOKS RIGHT NOW, IT IS SOMETHING WE CAN USE, WE CAN DEFINITELY TACK ONTO THAT.

THAT LOOKING INTO COURSE CATALOG TO SEE WHAT IS OUT THERE. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE COURSE CATALOGS ESTABLISHED YEARS AGO AND YOU MAY NOT ACCESS.

WE ARE GOING TO LOOK INTO ALL OF THAT AND THEN IF THERE IS ANYTHING THERE, THEN WE CAN EVEN , DISTRICTS DO IT AND SO IT IS A MATTER OF WHAT SOMEONE ELSE ASKS.

>> I'M CURIOUS ON THE TOPIC, THAT WAS IN THE OLD POLICY, RIGHT, WITH THE SHALL RECEIVE CREDIT? I WOULD NOT KNOW THIS BUT TO THE PREVIOUS BOARD ELECT TO NOT

DO IT OR WAS IT JUST NOT --. >> I THINK THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR AND JUST KNOWING HOW THE YEAR WENT I'M ALMOST POSITIVE THAT THEY PROBABLY DIDN'T MEAN TO DO THAT.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> I BELIEVE ALL OF THE QUESTIONS OR ALL OF MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED THROUGH ALL OF OUR OTHER, TO MY COLLEAGUES.

I WOULD ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS CREDIT IF POSSIBLE. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME COURSES DEALING WITH ECONOMICS AND GOVERNMENT.

MAYBE LOOKING AT THAT. I'M JUST KINDA SPIT BALLING

HERE. >> YOUR BRAINSTORMING.

>> ABSOLUTELY COME I WANT TO HELP YOU OUT.

>> KEEP IN MIND IT IS AN ELECTIVE CREDIT AS WELL.

WE WANT TO LOOK AT THAT AS WELL.

>> YES. HOPEFULLY WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE THE STUDENTS WILL BE UP- AND-COMING STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS WITH THIS YEAR SOON, THE ABILITY TO HAVE THAT. WITH THAT SAID, WOULD YOU MIND KEEPING THIS, YOU KNOW, UPDATED AS TO HOW YOU'RE DOING AND IF IT IS EVEN FEASIBLE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR?

>> YES, I MADE THAT PROMISE TO HER STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS WHO HELPED US CRAFT THIS. WE ARE LOOKING INTO THAT.

>> PERFECT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR

COMMENTS, STAFF, ANYTHING ELSE? >> APPRECIATE IT, I THINK THIS IS LONG-STANDING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DUE DILIGENCE. I KNOW IT WAS RUST LAST YEAR AND WE LEARNED A LOT FROM OUR STUDENTS AS WELL AND FROM THIS EXPERIENCE. I THINK WE HAVE SOMETHING GREAT.

I KNOW WE HAD A COMMENT EARLIER ABOUT THE STUDENT COVENANT AT THE SITE LEVEL. THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT, SO IT IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT PART OF THE BOAR POLICY PER SE.

THE PRINCIPALS AND STUDENTS ARE COMMITTED TO ESTABLISHING A STUDENT COVENANT AT THE SCHOOL SITES.

>> JUST TO CLARIFY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, THE STUDENT REMEMBER POLICY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW AND THE STUDENT AMBASSADORS ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

>> YES, THE CABINET I'M TALKING ABOUT IS MORE OR LESS, IF YOU RECALL WHEN THE STUDENT DID THE PRESENTATION, THEY HAD AN ENTIRE APPROACH TO HER STUDENTS CAN ENGAGE ON SCHOOL SITES ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND SO ON.

WHEN THEY ARE REPRESENTING HERE, THEIR FOCUS IS ON STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND STUDENT FUNCTIONS AND STUDENT LEADERSHIP THAT IS OCCURRING AT THE SCHOOL SITES.

WITH THAT CABINET STRUCTURE, IT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT THE RENTAL BOWLS ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT AND I AM EXCITED ABOUT.

IT WILL INCREASE THE STUDENT VOICE.

>> THE REASON WHY YOU WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT FOR US IS WE WANT STUDENTS AND OUR CONSTITUENTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE POSITIVELY LOOKING UP AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE IT, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS DONE CORRECTLY. THANK YOU.

>> IF I CAN MAKE WARMER, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR WORKING ON THIS AND ALSO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO STUDENT BOARD MEMBER MENDOZA. IT IS REALLY APPRECIATED.

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ALSO, THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUE FOR DOING THE COMMITTEE AND DOING THAT WORK. I'M GLAD WE GOT TO THIS POINT.

>> IN MY COLLEAGUE, BUT REMEMBER ARMSTRONG AS WELL.

>> IS THE SUM WE ARE VOTING ON? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

STUART? >> AYE.

>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE. NEXT ITEM IS 9.2.2.

I'M SORRY, WRONG ONE. BY LAW 24 ATTORNEY.

>> THANK YOU, THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE BRINGING BACK.

I WORK WITH LEGAL COUNCIL TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE DIRECTIONS YOU GAVE ME. ABLE TO WORK ON IT.

>> THERE WAS A DESIRE EXPRESSED TO LOOK AT THAT POLICY AND DEVELOP SOMETHING THAT ALLOWED A LITTLE BIT MORE ABILITY FOR THE BOARD TO GET CAR FIND ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS THEY MIGHT HAVE. IN TERMS OF THAT, THE ENTIRE POLICY IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME OTHER THAN THE PORTION THAT DEALT WITH THE SPECIFIC ISSUE. WITH THAT ISSUE, I AM JUST GOING TO QUICKLY READ OVER IT BECAUSE THERE IS AN UPDATED VERSION THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO YOU.

I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

BASICALLY IT ALLOWS AN INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER TO SEEK LEGAL CLARIFICATION OR ADVICE ON AN AGENDA ITEM AS BOTH OF TAKES REGARDING PENDING OR CURRENT LEGAL MATTERS INVOLVING THE DISTRICT. THE CAVEAT TO THAT IS THAT IS ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE, SO YOU CAN'T START TELLING EVERYBODY ELSE. YOU'RE DEFINITELY ALLOWED TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION, BUT MUCH LIKE CLOSED SESSION, IT CANNOT BE DISSEMINATED TO OTHERS. IT IS PURELY AN UPDATE FOR YOU HIM OF THE BOARD MEMBER. ANY INFORMATION THAT IS OBTAINED FROM COUNCIL IS GOING TO BE PROVIDED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO BE SHARED WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS.

THAT WAY EVERYONE HAS EQUAL ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION.

THE GOAL BEHIND THAT IS TO BE ABLE TO FOSTER WITH THE BOARD'S EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT WAS ASKED. ENSURING THAT INFORMATION . YOU CANNOT SHARE THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHARE ANY COMMENTS OR OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY THE BOARD MEMBER WHO BASICALLY REQUESTED THAT INFORMATION.

IF WE DISCUSS FOR EXAMPLE AN ITEM BEFORE THE BOARD ON AN AGENDA, THIS IS MY LEGAL OPINION ON THIS ITEM.

YOU PROVIDE ME WITH AN OPINION AS TO THAT ITEM.

I WILL NOT SHARE THAT OPINION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OR ANYBODY ELSE BECAUSE WE RUN AFOUL OF THE BROWN ACT WERE USED TO GIVING INFORMATION OUT AS TO THE OPINIONS OR COMMENTS THAT OTHER WORD MEMBERS HAVE MADE. WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WE ARE SHARING INFORMATION WHICH IS COMPLETELY ALLOWED UNDER THE BROWN ACT. IT IS JUST THERE CAN BE NO DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM OUTSIDE OF A PUBLIC MEETING.

BECAUSE NO INFORMATION IS BEING EXCHANGED BETWEEN BOARD MEMBERS OR USING ONE OF STAFF AS A STRONG PERSON TO EXCHANGE THAT INFORMATION, IT DOES NOT RUN AFOUL OF THE BROWN ACT.

IF A BOARD MEMBER SEASON INFORMATION POSTED AND COMES AND ASKS LEGAL COUNCIL A QUESTION AS WELL . HONESTLY I WILL NEVER DISCLOSE WHAT IS DISCUSSED WITH OTHER BOARD MEMBER BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE PROVIDING YOU WITH THE OPINION OR COMMENT OF THAT BOARD MEMBER. IT IS PURELY INFORMATIONAL, OR LEGAL OPINION PROVIDED BY LEGAL COUNCIL.

IN THAT SENSE, THE REALITY IS THE REASON THE SPONSOR STRUCK WITH BECAUSE THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE THE BOARD'S DIRECTION AND IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE SCHOOL

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THAT IS NOT THE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY.

HAVING SAID THAT, IT IS ALSO INDEPENDENT UPON THE BOARD TO POLICE THEMSELVES BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, TO PROVIDE A SERVICE FOR A FEE, THAT IS JUST THE REALITY OF THE WORLD.

IF ONE WORD MEMBER IS ABUSING ITS, THAT WOULD BE THE TIME FOR THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS TO EITHER COUNCIL . BY THE WAY, YOU'RE RUNNING UP BILLS AND OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A HOST OF OTHER CONSEQUENCES THAT CAN BE EFFICIENT WITHOUT.

MY EXPRESSION IS TO BE WISE WITH YOUR TIME, MY TIME, THE DISTRICT MONEY AND SEEK CLARIFICATION ON ITEMS THAT YOU TRULY NEED THAT INFORMATION ON. THEN, THE OTHER PART OF IT IS, ONCE YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION, YOU CAN THEN GO TO STAFF, ASK THE INFORMATION OF THEM WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO PREPARE FOR MEETINGS. THE POINT OF THIS WAS TO ALLOW THE SHARING OF INFORMATION, THAT IS THE OVERALL POINT.

>> THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER ELHESSEN?

THANK YOU. >> HELP ME UNDERSTAND, I HEARD A LOT OF CONFLICT. WHEN YOU ARE SAYING A BOARD MEMBER IS MEETING WITH YOU AND THEY CANNOT COME AND SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WAS DISCUSSED WITH YOU, THEN THERE IS NO TRANSPARENCY OR COLLABORATION, WHICH IS LISTED

HERE WITH OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. >> YOU CAN ALWAYS SAY WHAT YOU HAVE ASKED ME, YOU CAN BASICALLY PROVIDE AN OPINION, BUT ONLY TO ONE OTHER BOARD MEMBER. IF YOU DO IT WITH TWO OTHERS, THAT IS A VIOLATION OF THE BROWN ACT.

WHAT I DO ON MY END IF I TAKE WHAT YOU HAVE ASKED AND I PROVIDE THE LEGAL OPINION THAT I GAVE TO YOU TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. HE PROVIDES THAT INFORMATION TO EVERYONE ELSE BUT WHAT I DON'T DO IS PROVIDE ANY COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK THAT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE BOARD MEMBER.

THAT IS WHERE YOU WOULD RUN AFOUL OF THE BROWN ACT.

>> PRIOR TO THIS BY LAW, BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALREADY MEETING WITH YOU AND WE ARE NOT RECEIVING INFORMATION FROM THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT RECEIVING THAT INFORMATION A FEEDBACK. I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

>> THIS POLICY IS BEING VOTED ON TODAY.

WHATEVER HAPPENED PRIOR WAS ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE IN PLACE AT THIS TIME. ONCE THIS IS IN PLACE, THIS IS A REQUIREMENT ON ME AS A GENERAL COUNCIL TO DISSEMINATE THAT INFORMATION TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

>> THE PREVIOUS BY LAW DO NOT ALLOW US TO HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH COUNCIL , THAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW ANYWAY.

>> FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD, THERE SOME DEGREE OF CONFUSION AS TO THE BY LAW BECAUSE IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT IT HAD BEEN CHANGED AND BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD TO BE CHANGED.

APPARENTLY THAT WAS NOT THE CASE.

THAT IS WHY IT IS BEING BROUGHT UP TODAY BECAUSE IT WAS REQUESTED THAT HE BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA IMMEDIATELY FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BOARD. I THINK THIS CLEARS UP A LOT OF THAT CONFUSION. I THINK THIS LANGUAGE IS PRETTY CLEAR. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO CLARIFY.

THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A STANDARDIZED SYSTEM FOR WHICH THE BOARD AS A WHOLE IS BEHOLDEN TO.

>> MADAM PRESIDENT? >> ONE THING I NOTICED, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE FROM THE REPLACEMENT PAGE IS IDENTIFYING DISTRICT GENERAL COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL TALKING ABOUT THE SAME PERSON.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE BENEFIT OF THAT AND MAKING IT CLEAR WHO WEAR DESIGNATING IT TO AN WHO WE SHOULD BE TALKING TO?

>> IF YOU DON'T DESIGNATE IT, THERE'S HONESTLY OTHER ATTORNEYS AT MY LAW FIRM, AND IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.

IF A BOARD MEMBER DOES NOT LIKE WHAT THEY'RE HEARING FROM GENERAL COUNCIL, THEY WILL GO TO ANOTHER ATTORNEY AT LAW FIRM AND THEY WILL TRY TO TALK TO THEM TO GET A DIFFERENT ANSWER OR WHATNOT. THE REALITY IS STRUCTURE OF THE LAW FIRM IS SUCH THAT ANY ATTORNEY THAT IS THERE DOES NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD. THEY COMMUNICATE INFORMATION TO ME AND THEN I COMMUNICATE IT TO THE BOARD IN ORDER TO PREVENT

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THE SCHOOL BOARD. >> THANK YOU.

>> BOARD MEMBER STEWART? >> I HAVE NO QUESTIONS , THANK

YOU. >> BOARD MEMBER CRIHFIELD?

>> SO, THE PREVIOUS POLICY WAS CONTACTING GENERAL COUNCIL AS LONG AS THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION,

CORRECT? >> TECHNICALLY I THINK IT HAS TO GO TO THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR CONTACT.

>> THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON THIS BUT I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I THINK WHEN YOU MOVE INTO A PLACE OF TRUST, IT IS GOOD THAT EVERYONE HAS THE SAME ACCESS AND THE SAME INFORMATION BUT I THINK IT IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I KNOW SOME DISTRICTS DON'T EVEN HAVE POLICY WITH THEIR COUNCIL BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT HAD THE NEED TO AND I THINK MAYBE THERE HAS BEEN THE NEED TO RESTRICTING ACCESS. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO E- ZINE THOSE FEARS AND BRING IN THE POSITIVE CULTURE.

THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS AND BEING ACCESSIBLE.

>> INFORMATION THAT WAS ALREADY DISCUSSED PRIOR TO THIS BEING APPROVED WILL NOT BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD.

>> YOU CAN ALWAYS REQUEST ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU WANT.

I CANNOT REPLY WITH ANY COMMENTS THAT WAS MADE.

ANY LEGAL OPINION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO ASK. ONE THING AGAIN, BE MINDFUL OF THIS ABOUT THE TIME YOU SPEND BASICALLY IN THOSE

CONVERSATIONS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS,

COMMENTS, STAFF CRACKED >> THANK YOU, I THINK IF YOU APPROVE IT TONIGHT WE WILL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.

INFORMATION WILL BE RECEIVED TO GIVE EVERYBODY ELSE, DID I SAY IT RIGHT, I'M SORRY. MY WARMER THING IF I CAN ADD, THE LAW FIRM PROVIDES BILLING THAT IS A DESCRIPTION OF EVERY .1 OF ONE HOUR. IF ANY DISCUSSION IS HAD IT SHOWS UP IN THE BILLING AS WELL.

IF AT ANY POINT FOR WHATEVER REASON YOU FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT, THOSE ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO YOU AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED.

IF THERE IS A CONVERSATION. >> I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND INFORMATION GIVEN TO OUR BOARD MEMBERS.

I'M HEARING YOU SAY THAT WON'T BE HAPPENING.

>> THE DEGREE OF TRANSPARENCY AND INFORMATION BEING COMMUNICATED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD BASED ON WHAT ONE BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE CASE WOULD GENERAL COUNCIL SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD NOT BE INDICATED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD.

I FEEL LIKE THE ISSUE TRANSPARENCY AND COLLABORATION

IS KIND OF HIDDEN. >> THE POINT OF THIS POLICY IS THAT IT STATES YOU CAN SEEK LEGAL CLARIFICATION OR ADVICE ON AGENDA ITEMS. IT IS ALL ABOUT ASKING QUESTIONS REGARDING THE LEGALITY. IT IS NOT ABOUT ASKING ME HOW MY DAY IS OR MY OPINION OF ANOTHER PERSON'S.

THOSE CONVERSATIONS I WILL NOT ENTERTAIN.

WHAT OTHER INFORMATION I WOULD LIKE FOR ONE BOARD MEMBER, THAT SAME LEGAL OPINION IS PROVIDED TO ALL OTHERS THROUGH THE FRIDAY MEMO. IF THE CONCERN IS THAT, I'M ONLY ABLE TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT LEGAL, ANYTHING ELSE I

WILL NOT ENTERTAIN. >> GENERAL COUNCIL , JUST

WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. >> ALSO IT IS NOT AS WELL. I

JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. >> THANK YOU.

HAVING FINISHED OUR BRIEF QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS SESSION,

CAN WE PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM. I LOST IT.

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>> I SECOND. >> JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, GENERALLY THERE ARE TWO READINGS OF A BY LAW YOU CAN WAIVE THE SECOND READING , JUST APPROVE IT.

THE WAY YOU NEED A SET READING IT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE.

>> I MAKE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING AND APPROVE THE

POLICY. >> SECOND.

>> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >> DR. ELHESSEN ?

>> NO. >> STEWART?

>> YES. CRIHFIELD CRACKED

>> YES. >> WE ARE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA, DURING THE MEMBERS HAVE REQUESTED WITHHOLD ANY AGENDA

ITEMS THIS EVENING. >> I DO.

IT IS 9.3 POINT .58. MAKE ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS

CRAIG >> I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST

9.3.2.1. >> ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? HEARING NONE, I WILL KNOW CLOSE THE WITHHOLDINGS. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA EXCEPT FOR ITEMS 9.3.5.8

AND 9.3.2.1? >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. MY THANK YOU.

RUSSIANS ARE COMMENTS? ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

>> DR. ELHESSEN? >> AYE.

STEWART? AYE.

CRIHFIELD? >> I. GARZA ?

>> I. THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS 9.3 .2 .1. I AM SORRY.

>> I'M SORRY I THINK I'M MISSING A NUMBER.

>> WHICHEVER ONE IS PULLED FIRST YOU CAN GO IN THAT ORDER,

IT IS UP TO YOU. >> THANK YOU.

DR. ELHESSEN X >> THAT HAD TO DO WITH DONATIONS AND GIFT GIVING OR THE BOARD POLICY.

IN REVIEWING IT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT WHEN A DONATION IS GIVEN TO A PARTICULAR SITE, FOR EXAMPLE WHEN IT WAS MAYFAIR.

AND THEY GAVE MONEY TOWARDS THE ROOM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MONEY STAYED AT THAT SITE. AND THAT WAS WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT BACK IN FEBRUARY. IN READING THIS, DOES NOT STATE IT AS SUCH. THE REASON IS, WE HAD MANY PEOPLE FROM THE PUBLIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY MONEY THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE PARTICULAR SITE WOULD STAY AT THAT SITE.

AND NOW IT IS REWRITTEN TO BE SOMETHING ELSE.

>> ARE WE LOOKING AT THE BY LAW FOR THIS IS A DONATION?

>> IT IS THE BY LAW. >> THAT IS NOT THE AGENDA ITEM, IT IS JUST ACCEPTANCE OF THE PARTICULAR DONATION, CORRECT?

>> THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN BASED ON THE BY LAW, THAT IS CORRECT.

WHICH BY LAW ARE WE LOOKING AT? >> THE BY LAW IS NOT THERE, BELIEVE IT IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DONATION.

>> I BELIEVE WE VOTED ON THAT LAST MEETING, IT IS NOT IN THE

SPORT BOOK. >> I THINK I SAW THAT, WASN'T

IT? >> THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE ACCEPTANCE STATING WHAT YOUR SAYING ON THE BACKUP DOCUMENTATION IT STATES WHERE THE DONATION WILL GO TO AND THAT IS FAR HIGH SCHOOL AND IT WILL STAY WITH BELLFLOWER HIGH

SCHOOL. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BY LAW IS REFLECTED OF THAT AND IN READING THE BY LAW IT DID

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I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CONSISTENT.

>> GUESS, BASED ON THIS DONATION AND WHAT YOU ARE ACCEPTING THIS WILL STRICTLY BE FOR BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL AND

IT WILL STAY WITH THEM. >> OKAY, I THINK IT WAS IN THE

OTHER MEMO. >> TODAY ABOUT WHETHER YOU WANT TO ACCEPT A DONATION OR NOT. WE CAN'T EVEN DISCUSS THE

POLICY AT THIS POINT. >> I DO REMEMBER SEEING IT, WAS

IT IN THE FRIDAY MEMO? >> IT WAS A FRIDAY MEMO.

>> THAT WASN'T COMING BEFORE THE BOARD?

>> THAT WAS MY ONLY COMMENT. >> THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBER TEMPER? >> BOARD MEMBER CRIHFIELD?

>> NO , THANK YOU. >> TAKE YOU.

SO, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ACCEPTANCE DONATION TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TO STAY WITH BELLFLOWER HIGH

SCHOOL? >> SO MOVED .

>> SECOND. >> MAY I HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE?

>> DR. ELHESSEN? >> AYE.

>> MS. STEWART? >> AYE.

>> MS. GARZA? >> AYE.

>> MR. CRIHFIELD? >> AYE.

SORRY, I JUST WANT A CLARIFICATION, I SEE A LOT OF TEACHERS ARE LISTED FOR PERSONNEL AND THERE'S ONLY A FEW PROBATIONARY AND EVERYONE IS TEMPORARY, EVEN TEACHERS OF THE BARI BEEN HERE FOR OVER A YEAR.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME THE PROCESS OF TEMPORARY PROBES, HOW DID THEY GET OFF THIS TEMPORARY LIST AND WEIGHS ALMOST EVERYONE A TEMPORARY TEACHER AT THIS MOMENT?

>> FOR STAFFING PURPOSES WE HAVE TO ALIGN IT WHEN WE HAVE TEACHERS OUT OF THE CLASSROOM ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT, THAT ARE ALREADY TENURED AND HAVE THAT PERMANENT POSITION, WE CANNOT OFFER SOMEBODY ELSE A PROBATIONARY POSITION BECAUSE THOSE TEACHERS, SHOULD THEY GO BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM, HAVE A RIGHT TO THAT POSITION. MOST OF THESE POSITIONS ARE BECAUSE OF THAT AND WE DO HAVE SEVERAL TEACHERS THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT BUT ONCE AGAIN, SHOULD THE BOARD DECIDE, THIS TEACHERS HAVE TO GO BACK INTO THE CLASSROOMS AND THEY WOULD PLACES TO BURY TEACHERS.

>> THERE'S A MUST 50 TEACHERS ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT RIGHT NOW?

>> CLOSE TO THAT, YES. >> SOME OF THESE ARE COUNCILORS WITH SOME OF THESE ARE DEAN'S MOUTH THAT DIFFER WITH THEIR

POSITION? >> THEIR POSITIONS ARE FUNDED THROUGH CERTAIN CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS THAT SHOULD THE FUNDING GO AWAY AND THE PHYSICIANS THEY ALSO GO AWAY AT

THAT TIME. >> HOW LONG CAN THESE TEACHERS PLAN ON BEING TEMPORARY? IS THIS GOING TO BE A LONG HAUL BECAUSE OTHER DISTRICTS ARE TAKING OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR KIDS, WHAT DO THEY PLAN ON BEING PROBATIONARY OR BEING ABLE TO

BE TENURED? >> TO ANSWER THE SECOND PART OF THE QUESTION, WHAT WE DO IS DEPENDING ON WHEN THIS TEACHERS WERE HIRED WITH US IN THIS POSITIONS, WE GO THROUGH THAT IN TERMS OF WHO FIRST STARTED WITH THAT TIMBER POSITION WAS A PROBATIONARY POSITION OPENS UP. FOR EXAMPLE, AS YOU STATED MOST OF THESE ARE TEMPORARY BUT SHOULD THERE ACTUALLY BECOME A PROBATIONARY POSITION, WE WOULD GO WITH THAT FIRST TEACHER THAT WAS ORIGINALLY HIRED AS TEMPORARY TEACHER.

>> I GUESS ONE MORE QUESTION, WHAT IS THE LONGEST WE'VE HAD

PEOPLE ON TEMPORARY? >> YEAH, I WOULD NOT HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER OF YEARS ON THAT, WE CAN GET SOME INFORMATION ON THAT FOR YOU. IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION. AN I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE EVAN TATIAN FOR HAVE TO BURY TEACHERS.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN TEMPORARY, PLEASE.

>> I THINK WHAT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IS HOW THIS DISTRICT IS MADE UP. THERE ARE MORE TEMPORARY ANYPLACE I'VE SEEN. SO, WHEN WE WRITE SIZE BUDGETARY SIZE, WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION.

WE ARE OVERSTAFFED AT THIS POINT.

ONE SAYS REFUNDS IN THESE COVID FUNDS GO AWAY, WE HAVE TO EITHER GO THROUGH A RIFT OR WE DO AWAY WITH TEMPORARY TEACHERS

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I THINK BY NEXT YEAR WE WILL HAVE TIME IS. WE WANT TO CHOIR.

IT HAS TO BE UNTEMPERED. IF WE WILL DO RIGHT SIZE AND WE WANT HAVE THAT MAY NEED TO BRING TEACHERS OUT.

IT REALLY HAS TO DO WITH HOW WE ARE STRUCTURED.

OTHER DISTRICTS, THEY DON'T HAVE 35 TO 50 AND WE DO.

IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT AS WE DISCUSSED THE BUDGET FOR THE FUTURE.

>> WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT RESTRUCTURING, IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO MAKE SOME OF THESE POSITIONS PERMANENT POSITIONS,

CORRECT? >> YES, THAT IS THE IDEA.

HAD IT OCCURRED LIKE I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO OCCUR, THAT I WOULD HAVE PUT IN A HIRING FREEZE BUT WE HAVE TO GET OUR BUDGET IN LINE. WE ARE TO A PLACE WHERE WE CAN AFFORD SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT WE HAVE ABOUT RAISES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. LET'S SAY THAT RETIREMENTS OCCUR . THE QUESTION BEFORE US WOULD BE, DO WE NEED THESE ARE NOT? IF WE DON'T, IF WE DON'T THEN IT WILL BE LESS TEMPORARY POSITIONS. IF I STILL WANT THE SAME AMOUNT OF PEOPLE, THE ONLY LOGICAL WAY TO DO THIS AND TO AVOID RISK IN THE FUTURE IS TO KEEP GOING TEMPORARY.

>> THANK YOU. >> DR. ELHESSEN CORRECT

>> NO COMMENT AT THIS TIME. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

SO, 50 RIGHT NOW. >> IN THE PAST I HAVE TO LOOK AT

WHAT THE OTHER ONES ARE SAME. >> I KNOW THAT MY COMMENT WILL NOT BE VERY FAVORABLE WAS SOME UNIONS. BUT I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE START LOOKING AT WHAT ARE THESE DOING FOR OUR KIDS? PARENTS NEED US TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR KIDS ARE PROGRESSING, SPECIFICALLY IF THEY WERE HIRED FOR THEM TO MEET A SPECIFIC GAP.

ARE WE CLOSING THAT GAP? OF THE BOARD WE WANT TO KNOW THAT. IF YOU CAN PLEASE GET INFORMATION, MAYBE UPCOMING MEETINGS, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? HAVE WE INVESTEDTIME AND ENERGY WISELY? DO WE NEED TO PIVOT WITH THE

REST OF THE TIME THAT WE HAVE? >> YES, SO, HUGE CONVERSATIONS WE ARE HAVING AS A CABINET. ALL THROUGH JULY IS EPIC I MENTIONED BEFORE. REALLY TO UNDERSTAND OUR STABILIZATION PLAN THAT WE HAVE TO ALWAYS HAVE IN PLACE.

GIVEN OUR SITUATION. THAT QUESTION WILL BE ASKED.

ANYTIME WE DEAL WITH BUDGETS AND ADJUSTMENTS, YOU HAVE TO ASK WHAT IS WORKING AND WHAT IS NOT.

I WILL BE A DIRECT QUESTION TO ASK TO SEE IF THERE IMPACTING

OR NOT. >> THANK YOU.

IF WE DO NEED THEM IN MEETING THE NEEDS AND WE FIND OUT OUR KIDS NEED THEM THAN OBVIOUSLY WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THEM.

IT IS NOT, IT IS HAVING IT WITH NOT MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR

STUDENTS THAT, IT IRKS ME. >> I JUST HAD ANOTHER COMMENT.

I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT, ARE THEY SAFE, ARE THE INTERVENTION, WHAT ARE THEY DOING? I KNOW THAT IS A LOT TO ASK. I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE CANNOT JUST GET THE AMOUNT, JUST THE TOTAL AMOUNT ON OUR FRIDAY MEMO? IS THAT POSSIBLE OR IS THAT

HARD? >> NO, WE CAN GET THAT

INFORMATION, ABSOLUTELY. >> PERFECT.

>> OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, STAFF? BOARD MEMBERS? THANK YOU.

OKAY, THEN, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM?

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >> DR. ELHESSEN?

>> AYE. >> MS. STEWART?

>> AYE. >> MR. CRIHFIELD?

>> AYE. >> MS. GARZA?

>> AYE. >> I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE END

[11. INFORMATION ITEMS]

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ANYTHING TO REPORT TODAY? >> YES COME THE DISTRICT HAS RECENTLY COMPLETED THE QUARTERLY COMPLAINT REPORT FOR APRIL THROUGH JUNE AS REQUIRED BY THE COUNTY AS A RESULT OF THE WILLIAMS SETTLEMENT LEGISLATION. THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS RECEIVED DURING THIS QUARTER IN THE AREAS OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, FACILITIES OR TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS.

>> THANK YOU DR. BEN DRATI . DR. ELHESSEN CORRECT

>> NO COMMENT. MS. ARMSTRONG ?

>> GOOD EVENING. ON JUNE 16TH AND 17TH OF THE MASTERS IN GOVERNANCE COURSE AND ON JUNE 20TH I TAKE THE MASTERS IN GOVERNANCE COURSE FIVE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND GOVERNMENT GOVERNANCE INTEGRATION BUT I REALLY ENJOY THIS CLASS IS, I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH ALREADY.

THE HANDBOOK THAN THE MATERIALS THEY JUST PROVIDE CONTINUING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MYSELF AND I AM REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE THESE RESOURCES THAT I CAN USE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE. I REALLY LIKE THE COURSE IS BECAUSE YOU GET TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER BOARD MEMBERS IN YOUR AREA ALL THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AND MANY BOARDS OF POLICIES THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE IS IN THEIR FIRST TWO YEARS HER FIRST YEAR OR TWO ON THE BOARD AND I HOPE WE CAN DISCUSS THAT IN THE FUTURE.

I ATTENDED A DISTRICT SUBCOMMITTEE WITH BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG. I ALSO HAD A DEMO FOR A THEME TOGETHER PROGRAM WHICH WE ALSO USED HERE IN BELLFLOWER.

THEY DID A PRESENTATION ON DRONES AND OTHER STUDENTS CODE AND HOW THEY USE COMPUTERS TO FLY THEM.

THEY DID AN ART PROJECT WITH THE KIDS, THEY HAD ACTIVITIES WITH MUSIC, MUSICAL CHAIRS. THEY HAD COOKING CLASSES AND THE STUDENTS WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

THEY WERE TELLING ME ALL ABOUT THE QUESADILLAS THEY MADE.

IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE THAT IN MY OWN CLASSROOM AND I AM REALLY EXCITED THAT WE ARE USING THAT HERE IN BELLFLOWER.

LASTLY COME ON JUNE 30TH I WAS ACTUALLY AT BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL WALKING AROUND THE TRACK.

THEIR SCHOOL PRINCIPAL INVITED ME OVER TO SEE SOME OF THEIR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ON THE LAST DAY.

I JUST OBSERVED THE STUDENTS DOING A LOT OF JUST ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. THEY WERE HAVING A GOOD TIME FOR THE TEACHERS WERE VERY ENGAGED WITH THIS.

THEY WERE REALLY HAVING A GOOD TIME MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH KIDS, TEACHERS WERE SMILING, IT WAS SUMMER SCHOOL, JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE LAID-BACK. I REALLY ENJOYED THE VISIT AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEIR STAFF THANK YOU TO DEMONSTRATORS THERE AT THAT TIME.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS WELCOMING ME IN AND JUST DOING POSITIVE THINGS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MR. CRIHFIELD ?

>> THANK YOU. IT IS ALWAYS A BUSY FEW WEEKS.

A LOT OF FOURTH OF JULY GOING ON'S.

I DID A VIDEO WHERE I WENT TO ALL 35 FIREWORK BOOTS, THAT WAS REALLY FUND . I DID MS. ONE. I WENT BACK INTO SUNDAY WITH THEM. THAT WAS REALLY COOL.

IT HAS BEEN A GREAT FOURTH OF JULY.

I ALSO WENT TO AN OPEN HOUSE EVENT DOWN AT THE CITY HALL IN LONG BEACH. REALLY, JUST DID A LOT OF SUMMER, IT IS STARTING TO FEEL LIKE SUMMER.

STILL BEING VERY ACTIVE IN A COUPLE OF MEETINGS WITH DR. BEN DRATI. I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES THAT THESE BOARD MEMBERS WHEN YOU COME ACROSS AN ITEM AND WE TALK ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE. BEHIND EVERY ITEM THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO IT SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF OF ALL IS THE ON ALL OF THESE THINGS.

IT IS A MEETING FOR US BUT THIS IS THE WORK YOU DO ALL DAY EVERYDAY, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I KNOW WE PILE A LOT ON YOUR PLATES SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY WITH THAT FRIDAY MEMO. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CHRIS.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE BOARD MEMBER POLICY FOR STUDENTS TODAY AND I'M JUST HAPPY THAT US AS A BOARD OF FOLLOWING UP ON THE THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT AND I THINK WE ARE REALLY FOCUSING ON NOT LETTING THINGS FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS AND MAKING SURE THINGS GET FOLLOWED UP ON.

I'M REALLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THAT.

ONE MORE THING, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON IN ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS GOING TO BE OUR OUTREACH MEDICATION.

I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE I WAS LEAVING THE GYM A FEW DAYS AGO

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THEY'RE INTERVIEWING TRUSTEES. IT MADE ME THINK THAT IS WHAT REALLY REACHING OUT TO COMMUNITY , WE ARE DOING THIS SPECIAL MEETING, NOBODY IS PROBABLY GOING TO KNOW ABOUT IT AND YOU GET A NOTIFICATION ON YOUR PHONE.

I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AT AND MAKE THAT EXTRA EFFORT.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT SOME POINT, I KNOW OUR MEETINGS ARE CAST ON OUR WEBSITE SOMETIMES IT CAN BE HARD TO FIND.

I WOULD REALLY LIKE IS TO TAKE THAT EXTRA STEP TO REPOST THEM ON YOUTUBE SO PEOPLE CAN GET NOTIFIED TODAY CAN BE MORE INFORMED. I THINK THEY SAY A LOT ABOUT OUR INTENTION AND NOT JUST DOING THINGS TO SAY, OKAY, WE'RE DOING IT BUT REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE REACHING OUR PARENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, SUCCESSFULLY TO BUILD UP ENROLLMENT NOW AND FOR YEARS TO COME, I THINK IT WILL BE IMPORTANT THAT WE BUILD UP THOSE EFFORTS.

ALL AROUND, I AM FEELING GOOD AND I HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A

GREAT SUMMER. >> I'M JUST GOING TO SAY DITTO TO THAT. I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING SOME OF THESE DATA TALKS. I REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, I AM A DATA PERSON. WE REALLY NEED TO SEE THOSE PERSONS. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU PUT IN DURING THE SUMMER WHILE ALL OF US ARE OFF.

WITH THAT, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION TO THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 8:39 P.M. UNTIL THE REGULAR BOARD MEET

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.