[1. CALL TO ORDER IN PUBLIC SESSION]
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TONIGHT'S MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:00 PM. ROLL CALL,
[3. CLOSED SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]
>> WE DO NOT HAVE A REQUEST ADDRESS IN CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN THE CLOSED SESSION
[4. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION/CALL TO ORDER]
HELLO, AND GOOD EVENING. WE ARE RECONVENING THE OPEN SESSION AT 6:13 P.M. -- WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE CLOSED SESSION TOPICS. FOR AN EVENING, EVERYONE. THE TOPICS DISCUSSED WERE PENDING LITIGATION, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION AND THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT THE END OF THEMEETING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MS. GARZA. WE HAVE REPLACEMENT PAGES FOR ITEM 7.1 ON THE BACK TABLE. TONIGHT, WE DO NOT HAVE A REQUEST ADDRESSING THE AGENDA ITEMS. AT THIS TIME, I WANT TO CALL A COMMUNICATION SECURITY MANAGER, MR. CHRISTIAN CASAREZ -- DID I SAY IT RIGHT? CLOSE ENOUGH? PERFECT. PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[6. PUBLIC HEARING]
ONTO THE PUBLIC HEARING. ON AGENDA ITEM 6.1 A TRUSTEE, ELECTION DRAFT MAPS. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION THIS EVENING RELATED TO THE ITEM FROM DR. JUSTIN LEVITT FROM NBC. ALLYOURS. >> WITH NATIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS, THERE WE GO. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE BACK HERE TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT MAPS FOR THE FIRST TIME. JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHERE WE ARE IN OUR SCHEDULE, THERE WE GO. WE HAVE HELD OUR TWO INITIAL HEARINGS ON THE DRAFT MAPS ON APRIL 18, WE RELEASED THE FIRST ROUND OF DRAFT MAPS AND WE HAD 10 OF THE DRAFTS INCLUDING SEVEN COMMUNITY MAPS AS PART OF THE 10. FOLLOWING TONIGHT'S HEARING, THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO SUBMIT MAPS AND TO HAVE REVISIONS MADE TO THE MAPS THAT WE DISCUSSED TONIGHT.
THAT HAS TO BE DONE A WEEK BEFORE THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING.
IT IS MAY 2 WHEN THE NEXT ROUND OF DRAFT MAPS WILL BE RELEASED. FOLLOWING THE HEARING, THE BOARD WILL HAVE THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT A MAP, PREFERRED MAP. AND, OR, MAKE ADDITIONAL REVISIONS. EITHER CASE, THE FINAL ADOPTION ON THE MAP WILL BE MAY 23. FOLLOWING THAT AS WE SAID PRIOR, THE RECORD OF THE PROCESS WILL GO TO THE COUNTY COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS. THEY WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE DISTRICT ON THE DRAFT MAP.
MOST LIKELY IN EARLY JUNE 2024 IN ORDER TO GET IT DONE FOR THE 2024 ELECTION. AS A REMINDER, IT IS A ROLLOUT. THE FIRST TRUSTEE AREAS WILL HAVE THE FIRST ELECTIONS THIS YEAR. THE REMAINING TRUSTEES WILL BE , THREE OF THEM, WILL HOLD THE FIRST ELECTION IN 2026. FOLLOWING THE ELECTION, THE BOARD WILL BE FULLY BY THE TRUSTEE AREA. AS ANOTHER REMINDER, THE AREAS WILL BE USED UNTIL THE 2030 CENSUS RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE DISTRICTS, ALONG WITH EVERY OTHER DISTRICT CITY IN THE STATE THAT HAS TRUSTEE AREA AND DISTRICT ELECTIONS. WE WILL HAVE TO REDRAW RE-EVALUATE THE ALLIANCE IN 2031. AND, AT LEAST RE-EVALUATE. GETTING INTO RETRYING OR NOT DEPENDING ON THE LINES ARE STILL POPULATION BALANCED AND MAKE SENSE FOR THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, AS ANOTHER REMINDER, THE TRUSTEE AREAS DO NOT IMPACT SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS OR WHERE THE CHILD WILL BE GOING TO SCHOOL. THEY DON'T CHANGE THE BOARD'S FIDUCIARY
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RESPONSIBILITY TO ALL PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND RESIDENTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT. THIS IS ONLY ABOUT THE ELECTION PROCESS AND METHOD OF ELECTION. I WANT TO REVISIT THE RULES AND GOALS AS WE LOOK THE DRAFT MAPS TONIGHT. WE CAN THINK OF THESE AS CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING THE DRAFT MAPS AS WELL.ULTIMATELY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WHATEVER MAP YOU ADOPT, WE JUSTIFY WITH REFERENCE TO THE RULES PROVIDED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE NEW FIRM MAPS ACT OF 2023. SO THAT WE KNOW WE HAVE A LEGAL MAP PRESENTING TO THE COUNTY COMMITTEE. THE FIRST GROUP OF RULES COMES FROM FEDERAL LAW , EQUAL POPULATION, FIRST AND FOREMOST. ALL AREAS MUST HAVE MORE OR LESS THE SAME NUMBER OF RESIDENTS. THIS IS THE TOTAL POPULATION DIVIDED BY FIVE THAT GETS US THE TARGET FOR EACH TRUSTEE AREA. NOW, OF THE 10 MAPS RECEIVED, NINE OF THEM AT THE EQUAL POPULATION REQUIREMENT. WITHIN THE ACCEPTED 10% DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LARGEST AND SMALLEST TRUSTEE AREA. THE 10TH MAP WAS AT 11% DEVIATION. OVER THE 10% OVER THE THRESHOLD IF THERE ARE THINGS ABOUT THE MAP THAT THE BOARD LIKES AND WANTS TO MAKE REVISIONS, THEY CAN PROVIDE THE DIRECTION TODAY AS WELL. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT. RACE CANNOT BE THE ONLY FACTOR IN THE CREATION OF A TRUSTEE AREA. BUT WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT PROTECTED CLASS COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY FACED DISCRIMINATION AS WE LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT MAP OPTIONS. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE MAPS WE HAD BEFORE US HAS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE MAJORITY LATINO TRUSTEE AREAS. THOSE MAPS WITH TWO MAJORITY LATINO TRUSTEE AREAS HAVE A THIRD TRUSTEE AREA APPROXIMATELY 47 TO 49% BELOW THE 50% THRESHOLD. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF THE OPTIONS GET THE THREE LATINO TRUSTEE AREAS.
THERE IS NO MANDATE OR MAGICAL NUMBER . YOU HAVE TO ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO GET. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NUMBERS THAT CLOSE, WE ARE LOOKING INTO THE COMMUNITIES, NEIGHBORHOODS AND OTHER FACTORS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHAT SERVES THE COMMUNITIES THE BEST. AND ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DRAW MAJORITY DISTRICTS OF ANY OTHER RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUP, WE DO SEE THAT IN MANY OF THE MAPS, THEY HAVE ONE TRUSTEE AREA WITH A HIGHER THAN AVERAGE ASIAN AMERICAN POPULATION AND ONE OR MORE TRUSTEE AREAS WITH A HIGHER THAN AVERAGE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION. THE MIDDLE COLUMN IS REALLY WHAT IS NEW IN THE FAIR MAPS ACT. AND, THESE ARE THE FACTORS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO CONSIDER AS WE COMPARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE DRAFT MAPS. ALL 10 OF THE MAPS MEET THE CONTIGUITY REQUIREMENT. THIS MEANS THEY HAVE ONE OUTSIDE BOUNDARY FOR EACH TRUSTEE AREA, NO BITS AND PIECES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. SECOND, AVOIDING DIVISION OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST. THIS IS WHERE WE NEED TO SPEND THE MAJORITY OF OUR TIME LOOKING AND CONSIDERING WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T WORK. I WILL PROVIDE THE RATIONALE FOR THE THREE NDC DRAFTS, ONE OF ONE, ONE OF TWO AND ONE OF THREE. WE INVITE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON THE MAPS THEY SUBMITTED. WE DID GET A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO SUBMITTED MORE THAN ONE MAP. IN THAT CASE, WE ARE HAPPY TO LET YOU DISCUSS WHICH MAP YOU THINK YOU PREFER OF THE TWO, AND WHY. MORE RATIONALE WE HAVE, THE BETTER FOR US BECAUSE WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE DREW THE LINES WHERE WE DO THEM. AND IN PARTICULARLY, THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE THIRD CRITERIA IN THE LIST IS AVOIDING DIVISION OF CITIES AND CENSUS DESIGNATED PLACES.
FOR OUR PURPOSES, WE HAVE THREE CITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
LAKEWOOD, BELLFLOWER AND CERRITOS. LAKEWOOD IT TURNS OUT HAS JUST THE RIGHT POPULATION FOR ONE TRUSTEE AREA BY ITSELF. LITERALLY, IF YOU TAKE THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD BY ITSELF, IT IS LITERALLY A 2% DEVIATION FROM THE IDEAL POPULATION. IN ORDER TO DIVIDE BELLFLOWER, OR LAKEWOOD , BELLFLOWER HAS TO BE DIVIDED. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO JUSTIFY IT WITH RESPECT TO THE SECOND CRITERION. IF YOU LIKE A MAP THAT HAS THE SPLIT OF BELLFLOWER, WE NEED TO TALK POSITIVELY ABOUT WHAT THE LINK IS BETWEEN THE PORTIONS OF LAKEWOOD AND THE PORTIONS OF BELLFLOWER AND OR CERRITOS THAT THEY ARE LINKED TO. IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO SAY, I THINK LIQUID SHOULD HAVE TWO DISTRICTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF SCHOOLS. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT IS NOT A POSITIVE ENOUGH JUSTIFICATION FOR THE LINK BETWEEN THE AREA OF BELLFLOWER , JOINING TO THE AREA OF LAKEWOOD. I WANT TO MAKE THAT
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CLEAR BECAUSE WE CAN ULTIMATELY APPROVE A MAP THAT DOES DIVIDE LAKEWOOD. THAT IS THE KIND OF THING WE'RE LOOKING FOR. HOW DO WE USE THE SECOND CRITERION NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST TO JUSTIFY THAT? EASILY IDENTIFIABLE BOUNDARIES. IT IS THE PRINCIPLE WE SHOULD USE MAJOR ROADS AND OTHER NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DIVISIONS . HE WILL SEE A LOT OF THE MAPS USE THE REAL WORDS. QUITE EXTENSIVELY. AS A DIVIDING LINE. ALMOST EVERY MAP USES AT THE BELLFLOWER OR CLARK. AS A NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDING LINE TO THE CENTER OF THE CITY. THOSE ARE IDEAL TYPES OF THINGS WE LOOK FOR IN NUMBER FOUR. ONE OF THE MAPS I TALK ABOUT USES A CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT BOUNDARY. THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER. AS THE DIVIDING LINE. AND THEN COMPACTNESS. NOT BYPASSING ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE TO GET TO A MORE DISTINCT GROUP OF PEOPLE.IT IS AIMED AT HOOKS AT FINGERS AND OUTLINES THE CANNOT BE JUSTIFIED WITH REFERENCE TO THE COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST OR OTHER FACTORS ALREADY MENTIONED. TO REITERATE, NONE OF THE MAPS AS PART OF THE CONSIDERATION CAN CONSIDER THE LOCATION OF CURRENT INCUMBENTS AND POTENTIAL POLITICAL CANDIDATES OR ANYTHING TO DO WITH PARTISANSHIP PARTY REGISTRATION, FOR EXAMPLE. OTHER FACTORS LIKE EQUALIZING THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL SITES , FUTURE POPULATION GROWTH, THESE THINGS CAN BE CONSIDERED AFTER WE CONSIDER EVERYTHING ELSE AS A FINAL TEST BETWEEN TWO MAPS WE THINK DO A VERY GOOD JOB.
MEETING THE CRITERIA. IN ADDITION TO OUR PAPER MAPS HERE TODAY, WE ALSO HAVE AN INTERACTIVE REVIEW MAP. I'M TRYING TO GET TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THERE WE GO. WHERE YOU CAN USE A GOOGLE ZOOM KIND OF YOU ARE -- VIEWER. GOOGLE MAPS KIND OF YOU TO THE MAPS. THERE WE GO. TO START WITH THE NOT POPULATION BALANCE MAP. IT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DOESN'T MEET THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST. AGAIN, IT IS JUST OVER 11% AVIATION. IT IS ACTUALLY FAIRLY CLOSE BUT WE NEED TO BE UNDER 10% TO BE LEGALLY LIABLE MAP -- VIABLE MAP. TURNING TO THE NEXT MAPS, THERE WE GO. MAPS 101 AND 102 ARE BOTH MAPS THAT WE DREW AS A CONSULTANT. AGAIN, ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID , TRYING TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW, IS WE DO KEEP LAKEWOOD IN A SINGLE TRUSTEE AREA BY ITSELF. YOU SEE BOTH OF THE MAPS. WE TRY TO CREATE THEM IN 101 MORE ON A QUADRANT BASE MAPS USING THE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS AS BOUNDARIES WHEN WE COULD. IN ORDER TO LINK PEOPLE GOING TO THE SAME SCHOOLS AND SAME TRUSTEE AREAS. MAP 102 REALLY FOCUSES ON THE MAJOR ROADS AND OTHER MAJOR BOUNDARIES.
NATURAL BOUNDARIES BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. BUT THE MAPS HAVE THREE MAJORITY LATINO TRUSTEE AREAS. AND BOTH OF THEM I BELIEVE , THEY MEET ALL THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE. SORRY, I'M JUST -- TRYING TO -- THERE WE GO. 103 IS ALSO AN NDC DRAFTS. 106 AND 107 OUR COMMUNITY DRAFTS. WE GROUPED THREE OF THEM TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY ALSO FEATURE A VERY SIMILAR PATTERN. AND SO, THERE WAS AN IDEA THAT THE BOARD LIKES, IT IS WORTHWHILE TO CHOOSE ONE OF THESE IS A FOCUS MAP. ONE OF THE THREE FOLLOWS THE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS WITHIN THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER.
FOR EXAMPLE, THIS DISTRICT 102 AND TRUSTEE AREAS IN THE NORTH. THAT IS WHAT THE BOUNDARIES FOLLOWING, EXACTLY.
106 AND 107 I BELIEVE GENERALLY FOLLOWS IT, BUT THEY SQUARED OFF ALONG THE MAJOR ROADS. BUT IF WE WANT TO JUSTIFY THAT USING THE MAJOR ROAD IT'LL DEFINITELY BE SOMETHING WE CAN DO. THESE MAPS ALSO HAVE THREE MAJORITY LATINO TRUSTEE AREAS.
AND HAVE A BELLFLOWER , SORRY, LAKEWOOD TRUSTEE AREA. WE ALSO GOT SEVERAL MAPS THAT DIVIDE THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD. THESE ARE THE FIRST TWO MAPS SUBMITTED BY THE SAME INDIVIDUAL. NOTE THAT THESE TWO MAPS, THE SPLIT OF LIQUID IS IDENTICAL A BELLFLOWER BOULEVARD. AND, THE WEIGHT THAT THESE KIND OF WORK IS THEY ALSO HAVE THE NORTHERN DISTRICT AND TRUSTEE AREA . 104 GOES ALL THE WAY ACROSS. 105 DOES NOT
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GO ALL THE WAY ACROSS. BUT THEY USE THE RAILROAD TRACK EXTENSIVELY BETWEEN THE NORTHERN TWO TRUSTEE AREAS IN THE SOUTHERN TWO. AND THEN, WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL MAPS THAT ALSO DIVIDE THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD . I LIKE TO THINK OF THESE BECAUSE THEY HAVE A GREEN DISTRICT. TRUSTEE AREA THREE WITH BOTH THE MAPS. IT CUTS ACROSS CLARK ALONG THE RAILROAD TO GRAB SOME OF THE POPULATION TO THE EAST. BOTH OF THESE WERE SUBMITTED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND , THEY HAVE THAT DIVISION OF LAKEWOOD . BOTH OF THESE HAVE TWO MAJORITY LATINO TRUSTEE AREAS WITH THE THIRD BEING AROUND 47%. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE DEMOGRAPHICS, WE DO HAVE SPREADSHEETS THAT ACCOMPANY OTHER MAPS ON THE DISTRICTS WEBSITE. AND WITH THAT, WE ARE HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO ACCEPT MAPS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT HEARING. AS A REMINDER, POSTING DATE FOR THAT IS MAY 2 . A WEEK BEFORE THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY DIRECTION OR ANSWER QUESTIONS TONIGHT SO WE CAN COME BACK WITH IMPROVED AND BETTER MAPS FOR THE NEXT MEETING. IF YOU WANT TO PUT UP A MAP DURING YOUR COMMENTS, WEARE HAPPY TO DO THAT AS WELL. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. AT THIS TIME, I DECLARE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN.
THAT WAS WEAK, THERE WE GO. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF A MAP? COME ON. NO? ALL RIGHT.
WOULD ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO A MAP. NO? ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WELL. DO WE DO QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD DURING A PUBLIC HEARING?
>> YOU CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND YOU HAVE A DISCUSSION. FOR AT THIS TIME, I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? DR. SUE?
>> MY QUESTION IS THE MAPS THAT WERE CREATED , MAP NINE AND MAP ATTEND. THEY ARE LEGALLY ACBORHOODS.
>> OUR POSITION ON THE FOUR MAPS THAT DIVIDE THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, WHICH ARE 105 , 104, 105, 19 , 109 AND 110. IT IS , ALL FOUR OF THESE FAIL AND KEEP CITIES TOGETHER
REQUIREMENT. >> SO THEY FAILED THAT?
>> THEY FEEL THAT. >> 109 AND 10 10 FAILED THAT?
>> YOU SAID FOUR OF THEM? 104, 105, 109 AND 110.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. 104, 105, 109 AND 110 FAILED THE SAME
WAY, TO DIVIDE LIQUID. >> THEY ARE SPLITTING NEIGHBORHOODS, RIGHT? I WANT TO GET THE DISTINCTION OF HOW THEY
WERE NOT LEGALLY ACCEPTED. >> SURE. OUR POSITION IS THAT, YOU KNOW. WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW A NEIGHBORHOOD JUSTIFICATION FOR THE BOUNDARIES.
>> OKAY. >> THEY DO NOT PROVIDE THEM IN EMAILS TO US WHEN THEY SUBMITTED THE MAP. AND THEY DID NOT TELL US WHY THEY DREW THE LINES THE WAY THEY DID. IN A WAY THAT FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY. WHAT POSITIVE COMMUNITIES ARE
KEEPING TOGETHER. >> OKAY. AS A CONSULTANT, YOU ARE SAYING YOU DON'T MEET THE CRITERIA?
>> I'M SAYING. >> THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. TO THE FAIR MAPS CRITERIA ARE RANK ORDERED. IF WE CAN JUSTIFY SOMETHING USING COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST, THAT CAN JUSTIFY A CITY SPLIT. AS OF NOW, WE DON'T HAVE A COMMUNITY OF INTEREST JUSTIFICATION FOR JUSTIFYING
THE CITY SPLIT. SO THEY FAILED. >> OKAY, ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO UNDERSTAND. THE MAPS HE CREATED, 101, 102, AND 103 ARE WITHIN LEGAL BOUNDS YOU IDENTIFIED TO KEEP
NEIGHBORHOODS TOGETHER? >> WE BELIEVE SO. OR THEY CAN BE ADJUSTED OF THERE IS AN ISSUE.
>> I JUST NEEDED THAT CLARIFICATION.
>> THANK YOU, DR. SUE. THE STEWARD?
>> CAN YOU GO TO SITE THREE PLEASE?
>> YES. MY FIRST QUESTION IS TO THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.
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THIS IS ON OUR AGENDA THIS PRESENTATION FOR THE COMMUNITYTO LOOK AT? >> THIS IS A PRESENTATION FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE PRESENTATION YOU ARE LOOKING
AT. >> ALL PRESENTATIONS ARE ON THE
AGENDA, CORRECT? >> IT IS ONLINE, YES. CORRECT.
>> IS THAT YOUR QUESTION, IT'S ONLINE?
>> A SOMEBODY GOES TO THE MEETING AGENDA WITH THE PRESENTATION ATTACHED, IT IS ON THERE? I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE CAN GET TO THE INTERACTIVE MAP. TO YES. TO LOOKING AT THE REDISTRICTING RULES AND GOALS, THE MAPS ARE WITHIN THE RULES AND GOALS. EVERYTHING IS FINE. EXCEPT FOR THE ONE A WAY THAT IS NOT POPULATION 10% OR LESS. EVERY CRITERIA WE ARE OKAY WITH THE REST OF THE MAPS TO CHOOSE FROM.
>> OTHER THAN THE FOUR MAPS THAT DIVIDE LAKEWOOD.
>> THEY PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION, IT CAN POSSIBLY BE INCLUDED?
>> IF THEY PROVIDE THAT THE VOCATION AS TO HOW NEIGHBORHOODS OUTSIDE OF LAKEWOOD AND INSIDE OF LAKEWOOD
SHOULD BE KEPT TOGETHER. >> OKAY. BUT THE FEDERAL LAWS
HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED? >> EVERYONE BUT 108 MEETS
FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. >> I KNOW EVERY SINGLE MAP HAS MORE THAN ONE BOARD MEMBER. TWO, PROHIBITION IS OUT. THE CALIFORNIA CRITERIA, ALL OF THESE ARE PRETTY MUCH JUSTIFIED IN THE MAPS LEFT OVER BESIDE BEFORE YOU GAVE US. TO BESIDE THE FOR YOU GAVE US. THERE ARE PLACES WE CAN QUIBBLE ABOUT WHETHER IT IS A GOOD BOUNDARY TO USE. FOR EXAMPLE. LET US JUST SAY, 105, FOR EXAMPLE IN THE NORTH END OF THE DISTRICTS.
WE MAY WANT TO CLEAN IT UP IF IT IS SOMETHING WE REALLY INTERESTED IN. I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU KIND OF, 104 HAS A HIGHER DEVIATION THAN 105 I BELIEVE. YOU KNOW? THEY ARE PROBABLY TRYING TO TRADE IT OFF. THAT IS A MINOR THING THAT COULD BE
DIRECTION EASILY TO FIX IT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DO YOU WANT ME TO WAIT AND GO BACK?
>> GO AHEAD. >> THINK YOU MISSED STUART. DR.
SUE? MISS ARMSTRONG? >> I WANT TO KNOW THE DEVIATION ON ALL THE MAPS YOU GAVE US. HE GAVE US A DEVIATION FROM MAP NUMBER 10. WHAT IS A DEVIATION ON --?
>> MAP 109? >> I HAVE THEM IF YOU WANT ME
>> MAP 101, DEVIATION OF 6.12%. MAP 102, DEVIATION IS 6.37%.
MAP THREE, THE DEVIATION IS 4.8%. MAP 104, DEVIATION IS 1.65%. 105, 2.88%. SIX, DEVIATION IS 3.25%. 107, DEVIATION IS 3.34%. 108, OBVIOUSLY 11.0%. 109, A .9%.
110, 722%. >> THAT IS WHY I ASKED. HE SAID THE DEVIATION ON 110. THE BEST MAP TO PICK IN THE END WITH THE MAP OF THE LEASE DEVIATION BE MOST CONSIDERED.
POINT IN FEDERAL CASE LAW. THEY GIVE CITIES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS LIKE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE 10% DEVIATION WINDOW TO ACCOMPLISH ALL THE OTHER GOALS OF REDISTRICTING DURING DISTRICTS. TO KEEP COMMUNITIES TOGETHER AND AVOID GOING ACROSS MAJOR BOUNDARIES AND ROADS. AND TO COMPLY WITH THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT. JUST BECAUSE A DEVIATION IS VERY LOW, OFTEN TIMES, THAT'S A TRADE-OFF FOR OTHER FACTORS WE ARE LOOKING AT. THAT ARE POTENTIAL ISSUES IN A MAP.
THEY SAID THAT ANYTHING UNDER 10% IS PRESUMPTIVELY CONSTITUTIONAL. IF WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO 10% LIKE ABOUT THE 9.5 AND 9.7 RANGE, PROBABLY NEED A GOOD REASON FOR DOING THAT. BUT IF WE ARE AT FIVE, 6%, WE ARE IN THE IDEAL
RANGE. >> THANK YOU, MISS ARMSTRONG.
STEWART? >> THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS. NEXT QUESTION, WHEN IT GOES TO THE COUNTY TO APPROVE , WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF RECENT THINGS THEY DON'T APPROVE OTHER THAN OBVIOUSLY NOT MEETING THE CRITERIA WE TALKED ABOUT? ANY RANDOM THINGS WE SHOULD BE
THINKING ABOUT? >> LOS ANGELES COUNTY COMMITTEE
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HAS A REALLY GOOD TRACK RECORD OF SUPPORTING THE DISTRICTS IF THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS IN THE RIGHT FORMAL WAY AND IF THEY COMPLIED WITH THE CRITERIA. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY DISTRICTS THAT HAVE FULLY GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS UNDER THE NEW STATE LAWS THAT TOOK EFFECT JANUARY 1. THIS IS REALLY UNCHARTED TERRITORY BECAUSE JURISDICTION STARTED BEFORE GENERATE FIRST OR USING THE OLD CRITERIA WHICH WERE NOT AS LIMITING AS THE NEW CRITERIA.>> THANK YOU, THE STEWARDS. ANY OF THE QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD? I DO HAVE ONE. I KNOW SOME MAPS -- WHAT ARE THEY CALLED? THE PRECINCTS. THEY ARE HARD TO DIVIDE ON THAT.
THAT IS HOW IT IS, RIGHT? >> FOR SOME OF YOU WHO PLAYED WITH THE CENSUS MAPS THEMSELVES, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE TRAIN TRACK AND FREEWAY, SOMETIMES, WHERE WE EXPECT A LINE, THERE ISN'T ONE OR DIVISION. ONE THING THAT IS A COMPANY WE ARE DOING IS TRYING TO WORK WITH THE CENSUS IN 2030
TO CREATE BETTER GEOGRAPHY. >> IN AN EXPLANATION, THAT'LL BE FOR WHY THE BOUNDARIES ARE , THAT IS SOMETHING --.
>> I WILL USE MY OWN MAP, 101, AS A GOOD EXAMPLE. I WANT TO DIVIDE THE TRAIN LINE THERE. I BELIEVE I USED ONE BLOCK OVER FROM CLARK. AS A DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN AREAS, THREE AND FOUR .
AT THE NORTH END, THERE'S AN ODD SHAPED BLOCK ALONG THE FREEWAY. ALL THE POPULATIONS ARE AT ONE END OF IT. THAT IS WHERE THE HOUSES WITHIN THE WALK ARE SO WE INCLUDED THIS IN AREA FOUR. LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A LITTLE FINGER THE WITH THE RAILROAD. THERE USED TO BE BEFORE 2020, A DIVIDING LINE THERE. THE CENSUS FOR SOME REASON ELIMINATED THE DIVIDING LINE. WE ARE FINDING THEM ALL OVER THE STATE BECAUSE IS MORE JURISDICTION SWITCH TO TRUSTEE AREAS, WE FIND THERE WAS NO CENSUS BOUNDARIES IN THE LOGICAL PLACES TO PUT THAT.
HOPEFULLY, IN 2030, WE WILL BE ABLE TO GO BACK AND MAKE THE KIND OF ADJUSTMENT BASED ON WHAT WE THINK THE CENSUS BLOCK
LINES SHOULD GO. >> GOT IT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT. WE WILL SEE YOU BACK HERE VERY SHORTLY. MOVING
[7. DISCUSSION]
ON TO ITEM 7.1, REVIEWING DISCUSSION OF THE ANNUALCONTRACT MATRIX. MISS --? >> THAT EVENING. BEFORE WE DIVE INTO THE CONTRACT MATRIX, I WANT TO PROVIDE THE BOARD A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ANNUAL CONTRACT MATRIX AND SOME BACKGROUND REGARDING THE WORKFLOW TAKING PLACE TO PREPARE THE DOCUMENT FOR YOU THIS EVENING. THE MATRIX PROVIDED TODAY CONSISTS OF THREE PARTS. THE FIRST SECTION PROVIDED TO YOU IS TITLED SECTION 8, 2425 NEW CONTRACTS.
PAGES ONE THROUGH FOUR OF THE DOCUMENT LISTS NEW ONE-YEAR CONTRACTS FOR YOUR REVIEW. PAGES FIVE THROUGH 98 OF THE SECTION CONSISTS OF ONE YEAR RENEWAL CONTRACTS FOR YOUR REVIEW. THE SECOND SECTION OF THE ANNUAL CONTRACT MATRIX THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER PAGE 98 AND IS NAMED NEW MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS, 2425. THE SECTION CONSISTS OF PAGES ONE THROUGH 12. THE FINAL SECTION OF THE MATRIX IS FOUND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PAGE 12 TITLED BISHOPS AND ORGANIZATIONS, 24-25. THIS SECTION CONSISTS OF THREE PAGES. ALL CONTRACTS REQUESTING CHANGES FOR REMOVAL HAVE BEEN HIGHLIGHTED FOR YOU IN RED. CONTAINS STRIKETHROUGH LANGUAGES. PER THE BOARD'S REQUEST, ALL CONTRACTS ARE LISTED NOT TO EXCEED WHERE APPLICABLE. EACH SECTION PROVIDES YOU THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE CONTRACT, DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICE, THE LENGTH SUGGESTED FOR THE AGREEMENTS, AND THE DEPARTMENT REQUESTING THE CONTRACT. REGARDING THE WORKFLOW PROCESS THAT TOOK PLACE TO PREPARE THE DOCUMENT, THE FOLLOWING STEPS TOOK PLACE.
THE BUSINESS SERVICES APARTMENT PROVIDES A COPY OF THE CURRENT ANIMAL MULTIYEAR MEMBERSHIP LIST TO EACH MANAGEMENT TEAM MEMBER AND THEIR SECRETARIES AND STAFF.
PROVIDING APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH TO REVIEW ALL ITEMS THAT APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENTS. EACH DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBMITTING ANY CHANGES, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS BACK TO THE BUSINESS SERVICE DEPARTMENT. CORRECTIONS ARE MADE AND SENT TO THE REQUESTER FOR CONFIRMATION. CABINET REVIEWS THE INITIAL CHANGES AS WELL AS THE FINAL DRAFT BEING
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PRESENTED TO YOU THIS EVENING. THIS EVENING WILL REVIEW THE MATRIX WITH YOU BY DEPARTMENT. AND IT MINISTRATION WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE REQUESTED ITEMS. AT ANY POINT, FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CONTRACTS. WE HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFF AT THIS THIS EVENING TO ASSIST WITH ANY NECESSARY DETAILS FOR CLARIFICATION. WE WILL BEGIN BY HAVING MRS. CARTER SHARE WITH YOU SOME KEY CONTRACTS FROM INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU FORLISTENING TO THAT BRIEF AQUA. >> THANK YOU, MISS --.
>> BEFORE YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR QUESTIONS WITH REGARD TO THE CONTRACTS LISTED UNDER THE INSTRUCTION STUDENT SUPPORT DIVISION, I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE LISTINGS ON THE MATRIX AS THE INFORMATION I PROVIDE MAY ANSWER SOME YOUR QUESTIONS.
WHEN REVIEWING THE CONTRACTS FOR THE DIVISION, YOU NOTICE THERE ARE CONTRACTS STRUCK OUT IN RED WHICH MEANS CONTRACTS ARE OBSOLETE IN A LONGER BEING RENEWED. SOME CONTRACTS THAT ARE STRUCK OUT OUR HISTORICAL AND HAVE NOT BEEN UTILIZED RECENTLY , THE CONTRACT IS DETERMINED TO BE NEEDED IN THE FUTURE, IT'LL BE RESUBMITTED FOR BOARD APPROVAL. THERE MAY SEEM TO BE A LARGE NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS UNDER THE SUBMISSION. IT IS AN POINT KEEP IN MIND ALL PUBLISHERS THAT ARE CONTRACTED WITH FOR TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS REMAIN ON THE LIST EVEN THOUGH THE ADOPTION OF THE TEST, TEXTBOOK , WAS MULTIPLE YEARS AGO SO WE MAY PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE CURRENT MATERIALS AS NEEDED THROUGHOUT THE TIME WE ARE UTILIZING THAT TEXTBOOK. YOU ALSO SEE A VARIETY OF VENDORS FOR ASSEMBLIES AND PROGRAMS UNDER THE DIVISION, SUMMER DISTRICT INITIATIVES AND DISTRICTWIDE PROGRAMS. OTHERS ARE SUBMITTED BY SCHOOL SITES AS CONTRACTS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR SITES. THERE ALSO COUPLE OF CONTRACTS THAT ARE ON THE ANNUAL AND MULTIYEAR LISTING SOME PROVIDERS ARE UTILIZED DURING THE SUMMER PROGRAM SOTIS IS NECESSARY TO INCLUDE THEM ON THE ANNUAL LISTING AND FOR ANY SERVICES PROVIDED PAST JUNE 30. IT'S ONE OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND THE PROVIDERS INCLUDE ON THE MULTIYEAR LISTING. FOR EXAMPLE, BOTH -- AND -- ARE ON BOTH CHARTS AS SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED DURING THE SUMMER PROGRAM THAT ARE RUN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF JULY. A FEW OF THE LARGER CONTRACTS LISTED IN THE INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT SUPPORT SECTION ARE RELATED TO SERVICES PROVIDED FOR, BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THEY ARE MOSTLY SUPPORTED BY TWO FUNDING SOURCES. THE EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, EL OP GRANT, AND AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION AND SAFETY GRANTS.
COMBINING GRANTS PROVIDING AN ESTIMATED $10 MILLION TO FUND PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FUNDING.
95% OF THE ASIS GRANT FUNDING PAYS FOR A PORTION OF THE THINK TOGETHER PROGRAM AND -- FUNDS PAY THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE THINK TOGETHER PROGRAM AND BEFORE SCHOOL YMCA CHILDCARE PROGRAM. SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT THINK TOGETHER PROVIDES UNDER THE CONTRACT INCLUDE, STAFFING , SITE COORDINATOR, PROGRAM LEADS TO RUN THE CLASSES AND ASSISTANCE FOR ALL ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS. IT INCLUDES INCREASED STAFF BASED ON THE NEEDS AS THE PROGRAM GROWS. IT HAS OCCURRED THIS YEAR REQUIRING ADDITIONAL STAFF AT SOME OF THE SCHOOL SITES THEY HAD WAIT LISTS. IT PROVIDES SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND AN ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS OF SERVICE AS REQUIRED BY GRANT FUNDING. DURING SPRING BREAK AND SUMMER. STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM BENEFIT FROM RECEIVING ACADEMIC AND HOMEWORK SUPPORTS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES USING THE CASH CURRICULUM AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THEY ALSO SPONSOR ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES LIKE L.A. 84 FOUNDATION YOUTH SPORTS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. -- BASED ON STUDENT INTEREST, OFF-SITE FIELD TRIPS AND INCENTIVES LIKE DANCING AND PAINTING. YOU WILL NOTICE THE MIDRANGE CONTRACTS LISTING OVER $100,000 TYPICALLY USED DISTRICTWIDE. DURING THE SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM. WHERE THE TOTAL REPRESENT THE COST FOR UTILIZING THE PROGRAM OVER THE COURSE OF MULTIPLE YEARS. FOR EXAMPLE, -- PROVIDE SOME ACTIVITIES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM. DURING THE SUMMER PROGRAM AS WELL , IS UTILIZED BY SCHOOL SITES PROVIDING ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS AND PEER WORKSHOPS.
-- RESOURCES PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE TRAINING AND HOW TO BUILD HIGHLY RELIABLE SCHOOLS. CURRENTLY, SCHOOLS ARE FOCUSING ON ENSURING THE SITES ARE SAFE AND COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS WHICH IS LEVEL ONE OF BEING A HIGHLY RELIABLE SCHOOL MEETING GOAL ONE OF --. WE HAVE ONE SCHOOL, ERNIE PYLE, SUBMITTING DOCUMENTATION TO BECOME CERTIFIED AND OTHERS THAT ARE READY.
>> MIND EDUCATION IS THE ST MATH PROGRAM UTILIZED IN
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. WE PROVIDED TARGETED TUTORING FOR STUDENTS IN THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM . AFTER AN ANALYSIS OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED, IT WAS DETERMINED UTILIZING -- TUTORING WAS MORE EFFECTIVE. THE REMAINING COST ON THE CONTRACT LISTED ON THE MATRIX IS FOR THE SOFTER -- SOPHOMORE AND TEACHER PARENT WORKSHOPS. SOME CONTRACTS, OVER 100,000, INCLUDE PROVIDERS FOR ASSESSMENT, TECH IMPLEMENTATION, TEX ADOPTION TRAINING, INTERVENTION AND ONLINE TUTORING, CAMP, MUSIC ENRICHMENT, GARDEN, MUSIC EDUCATION, ONLINE INSTRUCTION FOR CLASSIC STUDENTS AND INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM AND CREDIT RECOVERY. YOU WILL NOTICE A DECREASE IN THE COST OF PAPER TUTORING. USAGES OFF -- USAGE IS UP FROM LAST YEAR. TK THROUGH ONE ARE NOT USING THE PROGRAM. WE ARE PAYING SUBSTANTIALLY LESS NEXT YEAR.WE WILL SUPPORT SITES AS REQUESTED WITH IMPLEMENTATION MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING AND ANALYZING INFORMATION REGARDING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTED PRE-ENTERING COVID TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PLATFORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE UTILIZED DISTRICTWIDE. YOU MAY ALSO SEE SERVICES THAT SEEM DIFFICULT TO NATURE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE PARENT INSTITUTES AND WORKSHOP PROVIDERS. THE DIFFERENT PROVIDERS REPRESENT CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY DIFFERENT SITES. THE DISTRICT CONTRACT OF THE FAMILY LITERACY PROJECTS PROVIDE TRAINING FOR THE CASE SERVICE WORKERS AND OTHER PARENT WORKSHOP PROVIDERS LIKE PARENTING FROM THE HEART, PARENT EDUCATION, BRIDGE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT FOUNDATION AND ELLIPSE -- MEET SPECIFIC SCHOOL SITE NEEDS. I HOPE THE SUMMARY WAS HELPFUL AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS YOU HAD WHILE REVIEWING THE CONTRACT
MATRIX. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I WAS GOING TO JUMP IN. IF YOU NOTICE WHAT WE'VE DONE.
WE'VE TAKEN A SECTION AT THE TIME WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING FOR YOU THE LARGE CONTRACTS WE THOUGHT YOU MAY WANT SOME MORE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. FEEL FREE WITH EACH DEPARTMENT AS WE PRESENT TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OF THAT DEPARTMENT. I WILL POSIT FOR A MOMENT THE NEXT APARTMENT.
>> THINK YOU FOR THAT. QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? MS.
CRUTCHFIELD. OTHER INSTRUCTIONS AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES THANK YOU FOR GIVING THE BRIEF SYNOPSIS.
WHAT ARE THE MEASURES USED IDENTIFY WHETHER A PROGRAM IS EFFICIENT IF IT IS MEETING THE GOALS WERE INTENDED WHEN WE PURCHASED AND WENT INTO THE CONTRACT?
>> IT DEPENDS ON THE PROGRAM. BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT USAGE CURRENTLY. AND THEN, WITH THE STUDENTS ARE MAKING PROCESS. IF IT IS AN INTERVENTION OR ACADEMIC PROGRAM. WE WOULD LOOK AT THE PIECES. WE ARE LOOKING INTO SOME ANECDOTAL INFORMATION FROM THE TEACHERS AS WELL. WE ARE DOING THAT OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. WE HAVE A MEETING COMING UP. TYPICALLY, WE'RE LOOKING FOR , IF YOU'RE USING THE PROGRAM APPROPRIATELY AS DESIGNED , THE USAGE IS ACCURATE. IF THEY ARE GETTING A RESPONSE FROM IT, THEY ARE IMPROVING, WE KNOW THE SYSTEM IS WORKING
APPROPRIATELY. >> HOW DO WE MONITOR THE USAGE WITH STUDENTS BETTER AT HOME. OR AT SCHOOL. HOW OFTEN?
>> IT DEPENDS ON THE PROGRAM. WE CHANGED -- WE TRAINED TEACHERS AT THE SCHOOL SITE TO HELP WITH THE MONITORING. THE COMPANY DOES PERIODIC MEETINGS WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC ACCOUNTABILITY TO SHARE THESE REPORTS. WE UTILIZE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS FOR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS.
>> AND YOU ALSO STATED THAT WE LOOKED AT PROGRESS WITH STUDENTS? HOW WAS THAT PROGRESS MONITORED? I HEARD YOU SAY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS? IS THERE A SPECIFIC EXAM AND ASSESSMENT
THAT IS ADMINISTERED? >> WE USE THE GROWTH DATA.
FOR FAST-FORWARD. WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT FOR ST MATH.
IF YOU'RE COMPLETING THE JOURNEY, WE ARE LOOKING TO SEE IF MORE STUDENTS ARE PROJECTED TO BE PROFICIENT ON -- THAT IS A MEASURE THAT NWT DOES GIVE US.
>> THANK YOU, NO MORE QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, MS. GARZA. MISS STEWART'S?
>> I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH
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FOR ANSWERING ALL OF THOSE IN THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE ONE IS, I TALKED ABOUT PAPER TUTORING AND THE COMPANY SOMETIMES GIVES US LESS REPORT FOR USAGE. IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET A COPY OFTHE LAST REPORT THEY GAVE US. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THE TEACHERS GETTING THE SURVEYS AFTER THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. I STILL WOULD LOVE IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR US TO JUST SOMEHOW, AND YOU GUYS ARE THE EXPERTS, YOU CAN TELL US. SURVEY THE TEACHERS AND PARENTS AND SAY, HEY, WOULD YOU USE THAT YOU LOVE? WOULD YOU NOT THINK IS GOOD? I KNOW WHEN WE THINK ALONG THE LINES OF A FEW YEARS OF CUTTING BUDGETS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF THINGS THAT ARE GREAT AND OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SOMEHOW SURVEY THEM. YOU GUYS ARE THE EXPERTS AND I HOPE MAYBE WE CAN SOMEHOW IN THE FUTURE THINK OF A WAY TO DO THAT. TWO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MISS STEWART'S. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE
BOARD? MISS ARMSTRONG? >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION . I DID NOTICE ON LONG THE LINE OF THE BOARD MEMBER STUART , I'M LOOKING AT MIND EDUCATION AND HOW WE APPARENTLY HAVE TO HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO FIGURE OUT THAT WE NEED TO SPEND THAT MUCH. THAT CAN BE AN EXAMPLE. HOW DO WE DETERMINE THAT IS NOT BEING USED? TO MIND IS DIFFERENT. MIND WAS AN
INCREASE COST. >> ON TOP OF SOFTWARE AND WORKSHOP COSTS WE WERE INCURRING BECAUSE IT IS A PROGRAM WE WERE USING. WE INCREASED IT SO THAT AMOUNTS BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING TO DO TARGETED TUTORING. A WHILE BACK, I SHARED WITH YOU WE ARE LOOKING TO DO TARGETED TUTORING AND AS WE IMPLEMENTED THAT, WE STARTED SLOW IN THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM TO START A PILOT. BASED ON THE FEEDBACK AND THE PROGRESS OF OUR STUDENTS, WE FELT THE OTHER PROGRAM THAT WE ARE PILOTING, FEV TUTORING, WITH A MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE PROGRAM THAN ST MATH.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MISS ARMSTRONG.
ALL RIGHT. BEFORE WE MOVE ONTO THE NEXT SECTION, I WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND ALSO, I KNOW WE SENT IN A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
AND GETTING IT TO US IS REALLY HELPFUL. THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY ELSE WHO IS HERE TO SUPPORT PRESENT AS WELL. I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT. MISS --? I'M SORRY? REAL QUICK. MS.
GARZA? >> THANK YOU, SO SORRY. I DO HAVE A QUESTION WITH THE TITLE OF THE CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER AGENCIES? MEANING , ON THE TITLE? CAN YOU POINT TO ONE, WHAT DO YOU REFERRING TO?
>> PAGE ONE. TWO PAGE ONE. >> IS DIFFERENT FROM, LET'S SEE, PAGE FIVE THAT SAYS CONTRACT LISTEN AGREEMENTS.
OTHER AGENCIES WOULD BE ? >> IS AT THE TOP OF THE TITLES
IN THE GRADE. >> I'M ASSUMING THE AGENCIES , IS THERE A REASON FOR THE DISCREPANCY IN THE TITLE?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T THINK THERE'S A REASON FOR IT. IT IS SHOWING YOU CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER AGENCIES IN THIS PARTICULAR SECTION. IF IT APPEARS CONFUSING, IT IS A DRAFT WE ARE WORKING ON TOGETHER. WE CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE IF IT DOESN'T LOOK APPROPRIATE TO YOU. ON THE OTHER PAGES, IT SAYS CONTRACT LISTINGS AND AGREEMENTS VERSUS OTHER AGENCIES. THAT SOMETHING WAS INCORRECT. IS THAT TRUE?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. IT WAS MISLEADING TO ME WHEN I LOOKED AT IT, SO I THOUGHT WE WERE DOING IT COLLABORATIVELY. WITH
OTHER ELA'S. >> NO. TAKE YOU FOR CLARIFYING.
>> IN RELATION TO WHAT MS. GARZA WAS TALKING ABOUT. MY UNDERSTANDING, PRIOR TO HER QUESTIONING WAS, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. DOES IT INCLUDE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PERKS? CAL PARKINSON'S , IS THIS A SEPARATE AGENCY? THAT IS THE MONEY COMING IN. I SAW THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AGENCIES OR PROGRAMS WHERE MONEY IS COMING IN VERSUS CONTRACTS. AM I WRONG IN UNDERSTANDING IT
THAT WAY? >> YOU HAVE CARL PERKINS INCLUDED WHERE YOU HAVE CONTRACT LISTINGS AND AGREEMENTS. YOU'LL FIND IT ON THE PAGES. THAT'S ONE OF THE
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PAGES I WILL TAKE YOU TO WHERE WE TALK ABOUT --. I THINK PROBABLY THE TOP SECTION MAYBE WE NEED TO WORK ON THE TITLE A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE IT IS A DRAFT AND WE ARE WORKING ON IT TOGETHER. I DON'T SEE AN ISSUE CHANGING THAT.>> I UNDERSTAND. WAS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AGENCIES WITH THE MONEY IS COMING IN VERSUS AGENCIES WE ARE
CONTRACTING OUT? >> WE WILL FIND IT IN THE SAME
SECTION. >> THAT'S ALL I WANTED FOR THE
CLARIFICATION. >> THANK YOU --. TO ONTO THE NEXT SECTION. I WILL HAVE MS. HOGAN EXPLAINED THE KEY CONTRACTS IN THE BUSINESS SERVICES AND A COUPLE ON THE
SERVICES AS WELL. >> AS MENTIONED, THERE ARE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND DIVISIONS I WILL BE SHARING INFORMATION WITH YOU ABOUT. AS SHE SHARED, THERE'S A LOT OF INVOLVEMENT WHEN IT CAME TO SELECTING SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT. INSTEAD OF GETTING TO SPECIFIC SERVICE PROVIDERS, I WANT TO PROVIDE YOU MORE CONTEXT REGARDING THE REQUEST FOR SPECIFIC CATEGORIES AND VISIONS. THAT ARE MAKING THE REQUEST UNDER THE DIVISIONS THAT I'M CURRENTLY OVERSEEING AND ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS.
WHAT I WILL DO FIRST IS, LET'S START WITH PAGES THREE AND FOUR OF THE NEW CONTRACTS. ON THE PAGES, YOU HAVE THE FOOD SERVICES DIVISION LOOKING TO UPGRADE THE KITCHENS AS PART OF THE SPENDING PLAN THAT CDE REQUIRES AND THEREFORE THEY REQUEST ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES TO HELP WITH THE PROCESS.
SINCE SPENDING FOR THE FOOD SERVICES IS UNDERFUNDED 13.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN FUND. THEY ARE REQUESTING THE CONTRACT SEPARATELY FROM SERVICES REQUESTED AS PART OF THE BUSINESS SERVICES DIVISION FOR THE ARCHITECT. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE RAN NICKEL ARCHITECT WAS ON VARIOUS PAGES. I'M SORRY, ANOTHER REQUEST THERE. I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT.
BUSINESS SERVICES ARE PART OF THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ALSO REQUESTING NEW SERVICE PROVIDERS TO EXPAND OPTIONS AS SUPPLY AND DEMAND HAS REALLY IMPACTED , FINDING AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES ESPECIALLY WHEN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS POP UP.
>> IF I CAN JUST, KIND OF HELP THE BOARD , IF YOU CAN REFERENCE PAGES AS YOU GO THROUGH? TO MY PAGE THREE AND
>> ABSOLUTELY. THESE ARE UNDER THE NEW CONTRACTS. CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING ]
>>> I TALKED ABOUT -- IN TERMS OF FOOD SERVICES. YOU SEE A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR OTHER BUSINESS SERVICES FOR GENERAL CONTRACTS. WANT TO SHARE THOSE ARE NEW REQUEST BEEN ASKED FROM OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT. AGAIN, BECAUSE SOME
>> MOVING ON, WE ARE GOING TO GO ALL THE WAY TO PAGES 33 TO 58. I WILL GIVE YOU SOME TIME THERE. TOP OF PAGE 33, IT'S GOING TO READ SECTION B, RENEWAL CONTRACTS.
>> PAGES 33 THROUGH 58, WHICH ADDRESSES SERVICE PROVIDERS.
SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS OUR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL SERVICES. THE REASON WE ARE REQUESTING SO MANY SERVICE PROVIDERS AS THE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATIONAL PLAN TEAM DECIDES WHAT STUDENTS NEED. THIS MAY INCLUDE UNIQUE ASSESSMENTS. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN ASSESSMENTS WRITTEN ON A LOT OF THE SERVICES THAT ARE DISTRICT -- OUR DISTRICT MAY NOT PROVIDE OR MAY COME AS A RESULT OF APPARENT REQUEST FOR INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION TO COMPLY WITH PROVIDING SERVICES PROMPTLY UPON THE SERVING -- SIGNING OF AN -- WE WANT A WIDE ARRAY. WHICH MAY BE DUPLICATE FROM DIFFERENT SERVICE PROVIDERS HERE . SPECIALIZATION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS IS VERY UNIQUE, AND YOU HAVE -- THIS ALLOWS US TO HAVE A VAST POOL. WHEN IT COMES TO OUR NONPUBLIC, THE LAST TWO PAGES, 56 THROUGH 58, OUR PROGRAM SPECIALIST WILL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ALREADY CONTRACT AT SCHOOL S AND AGENCIES THAT ARE WITHIN A REASONABLE DISTANCE, AND COMPARE THEIR PROGRAMS TO FIT THE STUDENTS' NEEDS. FACTORS LIKE THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES. GRADE LEVEL, LEVEL OF SUPPORT NEEDED. SPECIFIC RELATED SERVICES REQUIRED, AND ANY SPECIAL PROGRAM COMPONENT ARE CAREFULLY MATCHED TO DECIDE WHICH NONPUBLIC SCHOOL OPTIONS ARE
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GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THEM. THE DISTRICT OFTEN PROVIDES THREE POTENTIAL SCHOOLS OR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS FOR THE PARENT TO VISIT BEFORE ACTUALLY SELECT A PROGRAM.DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR THERE MAY BE A FEW SITUATIONS WHERE WE NEED TO PROPOSE DIFFERENT NONPUBLIC SCHOOL OR AGENCY OPTIONS . AS MS. CARTER SAID, WE WILL BRING THOSE TO THE BOARD AT THAT TIME IF WE NEEDED TO. THIS COULD OCCUR IF THE ORIGINALLY SUGGESTED PLACEMENT LACKS ABILITY, THE STUDENT NEEDS CHANGE, OR FURTHER EVALUATION DETERMINES IT WOULD BETTER ALIGN WITH THE STUDENT'S ALIGNED -- REQUIREMENTS. MOVING ON, WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT PAGE 59.
WHICH YOU ARE STARTING WITH COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY AGREEMENTS. HERE YOU WILL SEE THAT MOST OF THESE INVOLVE NEW -- NO COST TO THE DISTRICT THIS IS FROM OUR INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL REQUESTING THIS. THIS IS MORE FOR OUR RECRUITING OF POTENTIAL TEACHER CANDIDATES, BUT ALSO THE ABILITY TO HAVE STUDENT TEACHERS AS WELL AS HIRE INTERNS. ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, IF WE HAVE THE NEED. THESE PARTNERSHIPS ALLOW FOR THAT FLEXIBILITY. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PAGE 65. THESE ARE THE PROPOSALS FOR THE LEASE OF DISTRICT PROPERTIES. GOING ON UNDER CATEGORY OF FOOD SERVICES, WHICH STARTS ON PAGE 66, BUT ACTUALLY GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH PAGE 73 , YOU WILL SEE INCOME AS PART OF THE AMOUNTS FOR SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS . AS LISA SHARED, SOME OF THE CORRECTIONS WITH YOU TODAY, WE HAVE PLACED APPROXIMATELY NEXT TO SOME OF THOSE INCOMES. I WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE ENROLLMENT, AS WELL AS HOW MANY MEALS WE ACTUALLY DO SERVE. WE DO PUT THEM UNDER THE CONTRACT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE EXCHANGING A CONTRACT WITH THEM TO GET THE SERVICES.
MOVING ON TO PAGES 74 AND 75, WHICH INVOLVES OUR TRANSPORTATION . I DO WANT TO NOTE HERE THAT THERE WILL BE A CORRECTION. YOU DO SEE THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER, AND THE CITY OF CERRITOS . THAT IS SOMETHING WE WILL MOVE UNDER ADMINISTRATION. SOMETHING WE HAVE ON THIS MATRIX IN CASE WE USE THE FACILITIES. THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO OUR SCHOOL SITES IF THEY NEED THAT AS WELL. PAGE 75 WE HAVE OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT PROVIDE MANAGERIAL OR TEXTURAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES AND WORK WITH THE STATE ALLOCATION BOARD WHEN IT COMES TO CONSTRUCTION NEEDS, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE DEPARTMENT OF STRUCTURAL ARCHITECTURE . MOVING ON TO PAGES 77 THROUGH 78, THIS IS OUR LICENSING AND TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENTS. YOU HAVE OUR VENDORS WHO PROVIDE SOFTWARE AS WELL AS PLATFORMS FOR OUR TECHNOLOGY, AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS. FINALLY, YOU WILL SEE, STARTING ON PAGE 80 THROUGH 98, YOU HAVE ADMINISTRATION DISTRICT WIDE SERVICE AGREEMENTS. INCLUDES INSURANCE AND MISCELLANEOUS.
WHILE ALL OF THESE ARE NOT REQUESTED BY BUSINESS SERVICES, THESE ARE OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR DAY-TO-DAY NEEDS AS WELL AS ONGOING ADMINISTRATION OF REQUIRED BUSINESS OPERATIONS. AND THAT IS THE BREAKDOWN OF THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS WITH CATEGORIES.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WILL OPEN THE BOARD. I WILL START
WITH YOU . >> I DON'T REALLY HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I WANTED TO TALK WITH MY COLLEAGUES. THIS IS A DRAFT. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS. ON PAGE 65 I NOTICED THE CLUB IS PAID $900 A MONTH. I'M SORRY, A YEAR. NO, THEY PAY $800 A YEAR, FORGIVE ME. OUR PTA PAYS $900 A YEAR. I FEEL LIKE THOSE ARE BOTH -- THEY ARE SO ESSENTIAL IN OUR DISTRICT. I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE EQUAL. I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD BOTH PAY THE SAME AMOUNT. I AM PROPOSING THAT WE EACH -- HAVE THEM EACH PAY $800 PER YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT.
THEY HAVE UTILITIES IN THE CLASSROOM. THEY ARE OUT OF SCHOOL WE ARE PAYING FOR THOSE UTILITIES, AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN BREAK DOWN ONE INDIVIDUAL CLASSROOM FOR THEM.
I FEEL IF WE ARE CHARGING ONE ENTITY $800 IN ONE 900, IT
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WOULD BE BEST TO CHARGE THEM THE SAME AMOUNT. THAT IS JUST SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS.>> SURE. I 100% AGREE WITH THE SENTIMENT THAT WE DO VALUE OUR PARTNERS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I DO THINK THERE IS MAY BE SOMETHING THAT COULD MAYBE A COST ANALYSIS OF WHAT THE UTILITIES LOOK LIKE HOW MUCH IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE USE OF CLASSROOMS . I THINK IT'S A CONVERSATION THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE TWO FIND OUT HOW WE CAN MAKE IT EASIER FOR THOSE ORGANIZATIONS TO OPERATE WHILE EXPRESSING OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE PARTNERSHIP.
>> IF I COULD CHIME IN AS WELL. I AGREE WITH YOU, TOO. MAYBE HAVING THAT COST ANALYSIS BEFORE WE GO ON TO THE BUDGET .
LOOKING AT THE BUDGET COULD BE HELPFUL. AS A BOARD. SO WE CAN SEE EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO CHANGE , IF ANYTHING.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON MISSES STEWART'S QUESTION?
>> I JUST HAVE A COMMENT . IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO SEPARATE UTILITIES. PTA USES DISTRICT SITES. SO WE ARE PAYING FOR THAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WOULD BE SEPARATED
OUT. >> I DON'T KNOW THAT I COULD BE. BUT IT'S $100 A YEAR. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT EIGHT DOLLARS A MONTH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS. WE WANT TO DO THAT WE CAN DO IT. BUT I WOULD STILL PROPOSE THAT WE CHARGE OUR ENTITIES THE SAME AMOUNT.
>> MISS GARZA ? >> THANK YOU. LET ME GO BACK TO THAT PAGE WHERE WE WERE. WHERE WAS THAT? THE TREE SERVICES. CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AS TO WHY WE HAVE THREE TREE SERVICE COMPANIES? IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY TO ME FOR TREES. I AGREE. I'VE BEEN OUT OF SCHOOL HERE WHERE THERE WERE TREES THAT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN DOWN.
BUT THOSE WERE ON THE SIDE OF THE CITY ITSELF, SO THEY WERE MAINTAINED, AND IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO THAT, THEN THE CITY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT. CAN YOU EDUCATE ME, PLEASE, AND WHY WE NEED THREE, BECAUSE IT'S A LARGE AMOUNT.
>> YES, I'M GOING TO ASK MR. TURNER TO SHARE SOME OF THAT INFORMATION SINCE HE OVERSEES THAT MAINTENANCE PART.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD AND BOARD MEMBERS. WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT TREE SERVICES FOR AVAILABILITY. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH OUR TREES . THEY HAVE BEEN OVERGROWN. THIS YEAR WE BROUGHT IN THREE AND CAUGHT UP WITH THE TREES. WE STILL HAVE TREE SERVICE GOING ON CURRENTLY. WE ARE PRETTY MUCH ALL CAUGHT UP
NOW. >> DOES THAT MEAN WE WILL BE USING THEM, ALL THREE OF THESE COMPANIES , IN THE FUTURE?
>> WE WILL BE USING SOME OF THEM BECAUSE OF AVAILABILITY.
THE TREE SERVICES . OTHER DISTRICTS AND OTHER BUSINESSES.
IN ORDER FOR US TO HAVE THE AVAILABILITY, WE HAVE TO HAVE THEM THERE, JUST IN CASE WE NEED -- IF WE HAVE A STORM OR SOMETHING, AND A TREE FALLS DOWN, WE NEED THOSE SERVICES.
>> HOW OFTEN DO WE HAVE TO -- NOW THAT WE ARE UP TO DATE AND CURRENT WITH OUR TREE SERVICES , HOW OFTEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE
-- >> WE ARE GOING TO GO YEARLY
NOW SO WE CAN STAY CAUGHT UP. >> RATE. WITH THAT, DO YOU FEEL -- I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD YOU TO THIS, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE TO GO BACK AND DO SOME LOOKING AND OBSERVING OF NUMBERS HERE, BUT DO YOU ANTICIPATE YOU WILL NEED THREE
TREE SERVICE COMPANIES? >> YES, I WANT TO GO BACK AND LOOK THAT. THE REASON WE DO HAVE THREE IS FOR AVAILABILITY.
THE TREE COMPANIES , THEY ARE VERY BUSY. IT IS HARD TO GET THEM BOOKED . RIGHT NOW, WE ARE WAITING FOR SOME TREES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE ARE WAITING FOR A TREE COMPANY TO COME AND CUT DOWN TO TREES THAT IS IN FRONT OF THE MARQUIS. WALKING THE MARQUIS. WE NEED TO REMOVE THOSE TREES. BUT WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM GETTING -- EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THREE TREE COMPANIES, WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM GETTING THEM OUT HERE TO GET THE WORK DONE. THEY ARE OVERBOOKED.
>> AND AGAIN, I KNOW I'M JUST ASKING YOU RIGHT NOW, SO
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PLEASE TAKE THE TIME, AND YOU CAN JUST ANSWER ME LATER. HOW MUCH OF THE $200,000 WORTH OF THREE TREE COMPANIES DID WE ACTUALLY USE TO GET US CURRENTLY TO WHERE WE ARE AT ? THOSE NUMBERS, AND I CAN GET BACK TO YOU LATER WITH THAT.>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, PATRICK. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD REGARDING THE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTION? I HAVE ONE , MAYBE TWO. JUST AS A REMINDER, WE ARE NOT APPROVING THESE CONTRACTS TONIGHT. YOU MENTIONED IN THE VERY BEGINNING. FOR VICE PRESIDENT STEWART'S QUESTION, WE STILL HAVE TIME TO APPROVE THESE.
CONVERSATIONS CAN STILL HAPPEN. IN REVIEWING THE TRANSPORTATION COSTS, I KNOW WE HAVE LOOKED AT A COST OF SEVERAL YEARS, I KNOW THIS IS COMING UP. I KNOW WE ALL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT TRANSPORTATION HAPPENS AND GETS IMPROVED OVER TIME. ONE THING I WILL PERSONALLY BE LOOKING FOR, IF WE WERE TO APPROVE THIS CONTRACT IS MOVING IN A DIRECTION TO CHANGE CONTRACTS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THAT IS SOMETHING I WOULD PERSONALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH, IF THE BOARD WERE TO HAVE THAT WILL. YEAH, I KNOW WE NEED THIS. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. MY TWO SENSES WE MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. AND MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. MISS
STEWART. >> I WANT TO AGREE WITH HIM. WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON. TRANSPORTATION IS A BIG CONCERN FROM OUR COMMUNITY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO THAT QUICKLY FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. I DO FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO HAVE A PLAN IN MAYBE A YEAR AND FOUR MONTHS, THREE MONTHS, WHATEVER WE HAVE. LOOK AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS HAVING OUR OWN BUSES AND DRIVERS AGAIN. USING DIFFERENT COMPANIES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL THE OPTIONS ARE. I AM NOT THAT WELL DIVULGED ON TRANSPORTATION. BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT OPTIONS. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF CONCERNS ON THAT. I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE.
>> MISS GARZA? >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD. IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET A COST ANALYSIS OF WHAT WE PAY NOW . ALSO, IF WE WERE TO GO THROUGH OUR OWN DRIVERS PRIOR TO US GOING INTO THIS BUDGET .
>> I WILL HAVE HER RESPOND TO THE LAST PART OF THAT. I CAN SHARE WITH YOU, ON ONE OF THE DAILY MEMOS WE SENT A LINK TO ALL THE PREVIOUS COSTS FOR MULTIPLE YEARS SO YOU CAN SEE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE. AS FAR AS THE SECOND PART OF THE QUESTION, I WILL LET HER ENTER THAT PART OF
THAT FOR YOU. >> I THINK THAT SECOND PART WAS CONNECTED, IF I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY, WITH TERMS OF A COST ANALYSIS. WHAT YOU WERE PROVIDED FOR THIS YEAR WITH YOUR TODAY. WE HAVE NOT CLOSED OUT YET. HOWEVER, ON THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO YOU, YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE
ARE AT THIS POINT. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU MISS GARZA. I WOULD PICTURE IN THE FUTURE ON THE MACRO CALENDAR , IF WE WERE, AS A BOARD, TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION, WE COULD PUT THAT AS A TOPIC FOR MORE DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. ONE MORE NOTE, I KNOW SWAGIT IS MOVING TO GRANICUS. I WANT TO POINT OUT, AS I WAS LOOKING AROUND THERE, I WAS HAPPY TO HEAR WE DO HAVE CAPTIONING IN SPANISH ON OUR LIVE STREAM, WHICH I WISH I WOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD . ONLY BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR A YEAR, AND THEN TO FIND OUT WE ALREADY HAVE IT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL. EVEN WITH THE ADVANCEMENTS WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING IN THE BOARD ROOM, I THINK WE ARE NOT ONLY GOING TO BE DOING THAT LINE, WHICH I THINK SPANISH CAPTIONS IS BASELINE, BUT ALSO THE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS AND ALL OF OUR SPANISH SPEAKERS. I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THOSE PLANS. I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. WE ARE NOT JUST DOING WHAT'S NECESSARY. WE ARE GOING
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ABOVE AND BEYOND. THANK YOU FOR THOSE EFFORTS. ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE SECTION FROM THE BOARD? BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT SECTION, WE WILL BE TAKING A FIVE WELCOME BACK TO OPEN SESSION AT 7:25. APPRECIATE THE SMALL BRICK . WE WILL CONTINUE WHERE WE LEFT OFF.>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO YOUR FINAL SECTION THIS EVENING. I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU ALL THE WAY BACK TO PAGE SEVEN. I WILL HOLD ON JUST A SECOND FOR YOU TO FLIP YOUR BOOK TO PAGE SEVEN. WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF KEY CONTRACTS IN THE CTE AREA , FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE. ON PAGE SEVEN, YOU ARE GOING TO NOTICE THE CARL PERKINS GRANT, AS DR. ELHESSEN MENTIONED .
THOSE ARE SPECIFIC TO YOUR CTE PROGRAMS. THIS IS SHOWING YOU INCOME, HOW MUCH IS COMING IN, ANNUALLY. THOSE ARE THE MAIN FUNDING SOURCES FOR YOUR CTE TEACHERS TO PURCHASE SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT, HAVE SPECIALTY TRAINING, HAVE THEIR STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THE LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS. THAT COMES FROM THOSE TWO SPECIFIC FUNDING SOURCES. I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT TO YOU. AND THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU FLIP FORWARD TO PAGE 21. ON PAGE 21, I AM GOING TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF OUR UNIQUE CONTRACTS. I WOULD SAY IT IS FAIRLY NEW. FAIRLY IMPORTANT. YOU SEE SOMETHING CALLED , GROWING TOGETHER EDUCATION. THESE ARE SERVICES WE ARE CONTRACT THING . WORKING IN OUR GREENHOUSE, THE FREIGHT FARM, AND WITH THE NUTRITION CENTER. IT IS A GREAT PROJECT WHERE WE ARE INTEGRATING DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. ALT KINDS OF KIDS LEARNING ABOUT HEALTHY EATING AND GROWING HEALTHY FOODS. I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT CONTRACT TO YOU. PAYS FOR THE FARMER WHO IS TAKING CARE OF BOTH OF THOSE FACILITIES FOR US. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU FLIP TO IS THE VERY LAST SECTION. WHERE YOU FIND OUR MEMBERSHIPS. THE VERY LAST SECTION. SECTION 3. RIGHT AFTER THE VERY LAST PAGE OF THE MULTIYEAR CONTRACT. THE LAST THREE PAGES OF YOUR PACKETS.
VERY LAST THREE PAGES. IT SAYS MEMBERSHIPS IN ORGANIZATIONS AT THE TOP. I NOTICED THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS DIDN'T PULL IT OUT TOO MUCH. YOU DON'T SEE A PARTICULAR COST. YOU DO HAVE A LONG LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS. A DISTRICT TO PARTICIPATE OR A SPECIFIC STAFF OR DEPARTMENTS HAVE MEMBERSHIPS IN THESE PARTICULAR ORGANIZATIONS FOR A REASON.
MANY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE IS ABOUT INFORMATION ABOUT NEW LEGISLATION COMING DOWN, OR MAYBE NEW RULES OR CODES WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF. THEY ALSO PROVIDE IS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. MANY OF THEM PROVIDE DIFFERENT CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF , OR ADMEN OR STUDENTS TO ATTEND. I JUST WANTED TO POINT THIS OUT TO YOU. THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT RESOURCES THAT WE USE TO GARNER ABOUT OUTSIDE INFORMATION, AND TO REMAIN CURRENT WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THE DISTRICT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFIC TO CTE, OR ANYTHING PARTICULAR
REGARDING MEMBERSHIPS? >> QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
>> I WILL ASK A RANDOM ONE. WHERE THE FARM THAT?
>> YOU HAVE A GREENHOUSE UP ON TOP -- THE FREIGHT FARM?
>> THEY ARE NOT GROWING ANYTHING SEPARATIVE THAT? THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT? JUST THOSE?
>> THE GREENHOUSE AND FREIGHT FARM BY BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL. ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE BASEBALL DIAMOND. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE YOU TO SEE THAT. IT'S A VERY NEAT FACILITY. IT IS A STORAGE CONTAINER THAT HAS BEEN REDONE ON THE INSIDE. IT IS SEALED SHUT AND FULL OF HYDROPONICS.
>> I'VE SEEN THE SIDES OF IT, JUST NOT IN PERSON.
>> ALLOWED TO TAKE YOU OVER THERE ONE DAY.
>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? CTE. HOW DO I RELATE THIS TO THE CONTRACTS? IS THERE ANYTHING R THE -- I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW MARKETING AND PRINTING PROGRAM GOING ON OVER AT MAYFAIR. IS THERE ANYTHING IN HERE THAT PERTAINS TO THAT ?
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HOW IS THAT COMING? >> YES, WE NEED TO FIND WHAT PAYDAY -- PAGE IT IS ON. WE HAVE CONTRACT SPECIFIC TO THE NEW RETAIL MARKETING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN THAT IS HAPPENING OVER AT MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL. IS GOING VERY WELL.
THEY HAVE ALL THEIR EQUIPMENT, LAST TIME I CHECKED, ALL I -- ALL INSTALLED. I BELIEVE THE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE PRINTING THEIR FURRY -- VERY FIRST SET OF SHIRTS. ONE COLOR, ONE SURE. I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST PROJECT THEY ARE WORKING
ON RIGHT NOW. >> IS A GOOD PLACE TO START.
ONCE YOU GET INTO THREE OR FOUR COLORS IT GETS DIFFICULT.'S I KNOW WE WERE TALKING PERHAPS ABOUT THEY COULD START DOING THEIR IN-HOUSE PRINTING FOR THE REST OF THE SITE. MAYBE THERE IS A COST SAVINGS THERE. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT PROGRAM WILL WORK ON INTERNALLY AND PITCH?
>> THAT'S THEIR LONG-TERM GOAL. THE LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO OPEN THE STUDENT STORE IN ANOTHER SPACE SO THEY COULD PRODUCE ITEMS THAT STUDENTS WOULD WANT, OR THE ATHLETIC TEAMS WOULD MAYBE WANT. GET THAT FROM IN-HOUSE, YES.
>> THAT'S AWESOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE SECTION? ALL
RIGHT, TREKKING RIGHT ALONG. >> OKAY, THAT IS ACTUALLY THE END OF THIS PARTICULAR PORTION , SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON
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ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCRIPT, PAGE FOUR. YOU ARE PROBABLY GOING TO WANT TO GO BACK TO CLOSED SESSION, IF I UNDERSTANDCORRECTLY? >> IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION WE WILL RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION. WE WILL BE GOING BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 7:31, AND WE WILL COME BACK OUT
BACK. >> TOPICS IN CLOSED SESSION WAS ANTICIPATED LITIGATION. THANK YOU, HAVE A NICE NIGHT.
SPEAK ON PENDING LITIGATION AS WELL?
>> THAT WAS PRIOR. >> SHE REPORTED THAT ALREADY?
>> THANKS. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THIS MEETING WILL BE ADJOURNED UNTIL THE
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