[1. CALL TO ORDER IN PUBLIC SESSION] [1.2. PUBLIC COMMENTS - AGENDA ITEMS] [00:00:25] SESSION. ROLL CALL PLEASE. TONIGHT WE DO HAVE REQUESTS ADDRESSING AGENDA ITEMS. WHILE MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD ARE NOT PUBLIC MEETINGS, THEY'RE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED 3 MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AND THE BOARD WILL LIMIT PUBLIC INPUT TO EACH MINUTE TO 29 MINUTES. COME ON UP. >> I'M THE ONLY PERSON HERE. I KNOW AGENDA ITEM 3. 1 IS COMING UP THIS EVENING, AND THE UNIT WANTED TO REITERATE OUR POSITION WITHIN THE DISTRICT. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT CSE AND CLASSIFIED STAFF HAVE ADEQUATE VOLUME AND OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE INPUT INTO THIS. WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH THE DISTRICT AND ALL THE OTHER STAKEHOLDER GROUPS TO [2. CLOSED SESSION] ENSURE THAT OUR VOICES ARE REPRESENTED AS WELL. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN THE CLOSED SESSION. OPEN SESSION WILL RESUME AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 P.M. >> GOOD EVENING. WE NOW RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 5:01 P.M. TO RESUME OUR REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS. BOARD CLERK WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON CLOSED SESSION [3.1 SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH PROCESS / DISCUSSION] TOPICS. >> THE BOARD TOOK NO ACTION IN CLOSED SESSION. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. IT'S TIME FOR DISCUSSION ITEMS. MRS. ACEVEDO. >> AT THIS TIME -- HOLD ON ONE MINUTE, PLEASE. LET ME CATCH UP. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I'LL GOING TO INTRODUCE DR. DAVID RODUGO AND SANDY THORNTONSON TO GO OVER THE SUPERINTENDENT PROCESS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY HAVE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. >> I WANTED TO GEN, BOARD MEMBERS, BY INTRODUCING SANDY THORNTONSON NEXT TO ME HERE. THE SUPERINTENDENT PREVIOUSLY RETIRED FROM WHITTIER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, SANDY, I THINK 14 YEARS. 14 YEARS AS THE SUPERINTENDENT THERE. AND OF COURSE YOU DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HER PREVIOUSLY, SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE FACT THAT SHE'LL BE HERE ASSISTING IN THIS PROCESS THIS EVENING. I WOULD BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, BOARD MEMBERS, THE PACKETS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU. ALSO IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN IT'S ON THE SCREEN AS WELL. AND WANTED TO BEGIN BY THANKING HARRY AND ELAINE FOR SUCH OUTSTANDING WORK IN TERMS OF THE CORRESPONDENCE THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THEM AND OUR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AS WELL, LINDA. WE'RE GOING TO GEN WITH THE AGENDA THAT YOU SEE AGAIN POSTED UP ON THE SCREEN AS WELL AS BY YOU THERE. AND WE'RE GOING TO START IN NUMERICAL ORDER. WE'LL GET DOWN FINALLY TO NUMBER 11 IS WHEN SANDY WILL TAKE OVER, AND WE'LL EXPLAIN THAT PROCESS ONCE WE GET THERE. TO BEGIN WITH, THIS AGENDA IS BASED AROUND DISCUSSION AND CONFIRMATION OF VARIOUS DATES AND TIMES AS IT RELATES TO THIS SEARCH PROCESS. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT TO NUMBER 2. TYPICALLY WE TRY TO DESIGNATE WITH THE BOARD'S APPROVAL TWO PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE THE LIAISON AND SPOKESPERSON FOR THE BOARD DURING THIS PROCESS. TYPICALLY, IF I MAY, THAT WOULD BE THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. IN THIS CASE MS. STEWART AND MRS. GARZA. AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S FINE. ALTHOUGH ALL THE CORRESPONDENCE IN ANY KIND OF A MAJOR WAY WILL GO TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. SO THIS WOULD BE MAYBE A SIMPLIFIED QUESTION. WHERE ARE WE MEETING THIS EVENING? OR PERHAPS WHAT TIME MIGHT THE MEETING START? TYPICALLY WE CAN RELY ON CARRIE AND ELAINE FOR THAT INFORMATION, BUT THE BOARD WOULD, PLEASE, GO AHEAD AND SELECT A LIAISON SHOULD THAT BE -- SHOULD THAT BE APPROVED. BOARD PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. >> ARE YOU GUYS OKAY WITH THAT? OKAY, GOOD ANSWER, COLLEAGUES. IT'LL BE US, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NUMBER 3, WE WANT TO CONFIRM THAT OUR ASSISTANT HAS RECEIVED THE GUIDELINES -- YOUR ASSISTANT HAS RECEIVED THE GUIDELINES AND TEMPLATES FROM OUR [00:05:05] ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, AND THEY HAVE BEEN IN FACT OUTSTANDING IN THAT RESPECT, AND THEY HAVE RECEIVED ALL THAT INFORMATION, SAMPLE FORMATS AND TEMPLATES AND SO ON. WE WILL BE RECEIVING NUMBER 4, YOUR E- MAIL ADDRESSES. WE HAVE THOSE THROUGH A WORKSHEET THAT WE HAVE, BUT I'LL CONFIRM THAT TOMORROW WITH CARRIE AND ELAINE THAT WE HAVE YOUR INFORMATION AVAILABLE AS WELL. WE WANT TO BEGIN WITH NUMBER 5 TO DISCUSS THE USE OF INPUT FROM THE BOARD AND STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, THE ONLINE SURVEY AS WELL, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE POSITION PROFILE. AND NOW WHAT I WOULD DO IS I WOULD ASK YOU TO GO TO THE STAKEHOLDER INPUT SHEET OF INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE THERE IN THE PACKET, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT CARRIE JUST SIGNED UP THERE. AND WE'RE GOING TO JUMP A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT'S REALLY VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE OBTAIN FROM YOU THOSE PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THEM THE QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING. THOSE QUESTIONS, BY THE WAY, ARE WHAT DO YOU DO DESIRE MOST IN THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHARACTERISTICS, THE EXPERIENCES, THE SKILL SETS THAT YOU DESIRE MOST IN YOUR NEXT LEADER? WE ALSO ASK THEM WHAT MIGHT BE THE STRENGTHS IN THE DISTRICT, A DUAL LANGUAGE PROBLEM, A CTE PROGRAM, YOUR STAFF, YOUR TEACHERS, YOUR ENGAGED PARENTS. AND THEN FINALLY WE ASK AND SOMETIMES EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, WHAT MIGHT BE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS FACING NOW OR EVEN ON THE HORIZON? IT COULD BE SOMETHING LIKE DECLINING ENROLLMENT. IT COULD BE SOMETHING LIKE COMMUNICATION, PERHAPS. THESE ARE JUST -- I'M PULLING THESE OUT. BUT WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU THERE IS A TEMPLATE TYPICALLY OF THE LIST OF FOLKS THAT WE CONTACT THROUGH AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF YOUR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS. AND WE BEGIN TO SET THAT UP WITH OUR OWN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. BUT IF YOU TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO LOOK THROUGH THAT, WE HAVE 16 GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS, BUT WE WOULD RELY ON THE BOARD TO PROVIDE US ANY OTHER COMMUNITY FORUM GROUPS OR AREAS OF -- OF CONCERN THAT YOU'D LIKE US TO REACH OUT TO. SO IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THAT FOR A MOMENT. SO WHAT MIGHT COME TO MIND IN TERMS OF OTHER STAKEHOLDER GROUPS THAT YOU'D LIKE US TO ENGAGE IN? >> I THINK THE ONLY ONE THAT I SEE -- THAT I DON'T SEE IS CITIZEN TASK FORCE. >> OKAY. >> I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD ONE. COLLEAGUES? DO YOU SEE ANY OTHERS THAT YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO ADD? >> I DO HAVE A CLARIFICATION NEEDED FOR NUMBER 7 UNDER CERTIFICATED STAFF. COULD YOU TELL ME WILL UNDER CERTIFYICATED STAFF WILL YOU BE PULLING DUAL TEACHERS IN SEPARATE GROUPS OR -- >> AND YOU'RE CERTIFICATED STAFF IT'LL INCLUDE ALL THAT GROUP. >> WOULD YOU LIKE US TO MEET WITH THEM AS AN INDIVIDUAL GROUP, SPECIALIZED TEACHERS ONE GROUP, DUAL IMMERSION TEACHERS AS A SEPARATE GROUP? >> WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? OR SHOULD WE JUST KIND OF PUT THEM TOGETHER WITH GENERAL EDUCATION? >> I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY IN MY MIND I FEEL LIKE THEY MAY HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS OR SPECIFY DIFFERENT WANTS. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD HINDER THEIR VOICE IN A GENERAL TEACHER OR IF -- YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? ARE YOU SAYING -- OKAY, I WOULD LEAVE IT TO YOU, MY COLLEAGUES, TO IDENTIFY IF YOU WANTED A SEPARATE GROUP OR NOT, BUT I DON'T LEAN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. JUST -- BUT I DO WANT EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A VOICE, TOO. SO I KIND OF LEAN. >> I THINK I WOULD BE OKAY WITH THEM BEING GENERALLY TOGETHER AS WELL. CLERK CRIHFIELD. >> THAT IS A LOT OF GROUPS. IT'S AS LONG AS WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE A PART OF IT AND THE CONVERSATION BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF -- [00:10:06] >> CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE CERTIFICATE OF STAFF, WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR US? >> IN GENERAL IT'S GOING TO BE AN OPEN INVITATION TO ALL OF YOUR CERTIFICATED STAFF MEMBERS. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WE'VE DONE IT AT SCHOOLS. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WE'VE DONE THAT IN MORE OF A ZOOM FORMAT. THAT'S CONVENIENT FOR THEM. SO IF, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY END THEIR SCHOOL DAY AT 2:45, WE WOULD ARRANGE FOR THAT ZOOM OPPORTUNITY AND/OR THAT PERSONAL MEETING FACE-TO- FACE LET'S SAY AT 4:00 OR PERHAPS AT 3:30. BUT WE WOULD MAKE IT CONVENIENT FOR THEM. THE OTHER ASPECT THAT I WOULD ALSO MENTION, THOUGH, IS WE GET A LOT OF INFORMATION THROUGH YOUR TEACHER'S EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OR BOARD AS WELL. SO THAT'S ANOTHER WAY WE CAN CAPTURE SOME MORE IN- DEPTH INFORMATION PERTAINING TO TEACHERS. VERY OFTEN YOUR EXECUTIVE GROUP OF YOUR UNION AND SO ON WILL CAPTURE FROM YOUR TEACHERS SOME OF THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS THEY'D LIKE TO SEE IN A SUPERINTENDENT. AND WE, OF COURSE, TALK TO THEM, OF COURSE, SEPARATELY AS WELL. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, DEPENDING ON HOW THOSE MEETINGS ARE RUN OR HOW THE AGENDA IS LOOKING, I WOULD IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM CARVE OUT TIME FOR JUST OUR SPEND TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIED. IN ADDITION TO THAT, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS WOULD WORK, BUT ONE OF THINGS I WANT TO MAKE SURE IS OUR ATHLETICS ARE HEARD AS WELL. AND SO I DON'T KNOW WHICH -- WHICH COMMITTEE OR WHICH GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT MAY ALREADY BE DESIGNATED TO BE THAT SPECIFIC GROUP. TO JUST SAY COACHES, BUT REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR ATHLETIC SIDE OF THE HOUSE. >> WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT BECAUSE THE -- EACH OF THE SESSIONS TYPICALLY ARE 30 MINUTES, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO -- WE WANT TO HAVE A SMALLER GROUP PER 30-MINUTE SESSION ANYWAY SO THAT WAY PEOPLE'S VOICES CAN BE HEARD. YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE AN ENORMOUS NUMBER, THEN IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING FOR THEM. SO BREAKING THEM DOWN INTO SMALLER GROUPS, SPED, DUAL IMMERSION, ATHLETIC, THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE. >> WE, OF COURSE, INCLUDE YOU'LL NOTICE ON NUMBER 12, BOOSTER GROUPS THAT MIGHT BE OUT THERE. >> I ALSO AGREE. [00:15:11] >> TO REMIND PARENTS, REMIND STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SO ON, TO TAKE THE SURVEY. ONCE WE ACCUMULATE ALL THAT INFORMATION VIA THE SURVEY, THEN WE WILL START TO CREATE A POSITION DESCRIPTION, AND THAT'S PART OF THE AGENDA INFORMATION THAT I'LL SHARE SHORTLY. >> DAVID, IF I MAY INTERJECT, WHEN WE CONDUCT EACH OF THE 30- MINUTE INPUT SESSIONS, WE ALSO INCLUDE OUR E- MAIL ADDRESSES IN THE CHAT SO THAT WAY IF THEY HAVE FOLLOW- UP INFORMATION OR IF THEY WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING THAT THEY MAY NOT WANT TO SAY IN THAT PUBLIC SETTING EVEN THOUGH IT MAY JUST BE 5 OR 8 OR 10 PEOPLE, SO THAT WAY THEY CAN SAY WHATEVER THEY WANT TO SAY DIRECTLY TO US VIA E-MAIL. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION. >> COLLEAGUES, ANYTHING ELSE? >> I COULD GO ON, IF I MAY THEN. IN TERMS OF NUMBER 5, WE'RE STILL THERE. YOU DO HAVE IN YOUR PACKET, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, A SAMPLE VIEW OF THE TEMPLATE -- I'M SORRY, A TEMPLATE VIEW OF THE SURVEY. AND WE WOULD BEGIN TO ASK THAT THAT SURVEY WE'RE GOING TO REQUEST FROM YOU, WHAT LANGUAGE YOU'D LIKE THAT SURVEY IN. ENGLISH AND SPANISH WE KNOW WILL BE A DOMINANT LANGUAGE. >> AND THEN THERE IS ONE OTHER LANGUAGE, BUT IT'S ARABIC. I THINK THAT'S IT, RIGHT, COLLEAGUES? FOR NOW. >> LISA, IS THERE ANY OTHER -- >> NO, THAT'S CORRECT. >> OKAY,THANK YOU. >> WELL, WE'RE STILL ON NUMBER 5, FOLKS. BUT WHAT YOU SEE THERE ON THAT LINE WITH RESPECT TO NUMBER 5, DISCUSSING YOUR INPUT WITH REGARDS TO THE STAKEHOLDER GROUP, THE ONLINE SURVEY, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE POSITION FOR FILE OR THE JOB DESCRIPTION, IF YOU WILL. ONCE WE HAVE RECEIVED ALL OF THE SURVEY INFORMATION AS WELL AS ALL THE FACE-TO- FACE AND ZOOM INFORMATION, WE WILL CREATE A POSITION DESCRIPTION. TYPICALLY THOSE ARE THE MAJOR THEMES THAT YOU BEGIN TO SEE SURFACE FROM THE STAKEHOLDER INPUT. WHAT PEOPLE AND THE BOARD, OF COURSE, ARE DESIRING MOST IN THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT, THAT POSITION DESCRIPTION NEEDS TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO US PUBLICIZING IT. SO THAT'S ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THAT POSITION DESCRIPTION WILL ALSO INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNITY OF BELLFLOWER. WHO DO YOU SERVE, FOR EXAMPLE? WHAT AREAS MIGHT YOU SERVE? DO YOU SERVE NORTH LONG BEACH, SERVE ALL OF BELLFLOWER, SERVE A BIT OF LAKEWOOD? THOSE KINDS OF THINGS WOULD BE IN THAT POSITION DESCRIPTION. >> AND THAT POSITION DESCRIPTION SERVES AS WELL AS A RECRUITING TOOL. IT'S POSTED IN OUR LEADERSHIP WEBSITE. WE HAVE ABOUT 2,000 SUBSCRIBERS, SO CANDIDATES KNOW WHAT THE BOARD AND THIS COMMUNITY IS SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR IN A LEADER. IT HELPS US TO MAKE SURE WE WEED OUT POSSIBLE CANDIDATES THAT REALLY DON'T HAVE THE BACKGROUND OR EXPERIENCE OR THE LEADERSHIP STYLE THAT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD FIT FOR ALL OF YOU. >> AND, AGAIN, A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD WILL REVIEW THAT POSITION DESCRIPTION ACCORDINGLY SO WE CAN BEGIN TO UTILIZE IT AND SEND IT OUT. WE'VE ALREADY INDICATED THE LANGUAGES. THAT WOULD BE SPANISH, ENGLISH, AS WELL AS ARABIC. NUMBER 6, IS ONE OF THE ASPECTS THAT SANDY STARTED TALKING ABOUT, AND THAT IS THE ADOPTION OF OUR TIMELINE. AND I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN SOME SUGGESTED CHANGES, SO WE'LL GET TO THAT IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT ALSO LETTING YOU KNOW THAT WE WILL HAVE PUBLICATION IN ED CAL, WHICH IS GENERATED BY AXA, THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATORS. THAT PUBLICATION TYPICALLY COMES OUT TWICE A MONTH, AND IN THAT PUBLICATION THERE'S A WIDE VARIETY OF ADVERTISEMENTS PERTAINING TO JOBS UP AND DOWN THE STATE. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET NATIONAL INTEREST IN THIS DISTRICT AS WELL, SO WE MAY WELL SEE APPLICANTS OR PEOPLE REQUESTING THE APPLICATION FROM OUT-OF-STATE AS WELL ON A NATIONAL BASIS. SHOULD THE BOARD DESIRE, WE ALSO ARE PREPARED TO ADVERTISE IN THE CULSA NETWORK, WHICH IS THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF LATINA [00:20:08] SUPERINTENDENTS AND CASA, BUT THAT IS GOING TO BE UP TO THE BOARD. ANY THOUGHTS ON PART OF THE BOARD ON THAT? >> I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE THE MORE YOU CAN ADVERTISE THE BETTER, SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT GO IN ANYTHING YOU CAN PUT IT IN. COLLEAGUES? >> AGREED, BOTH WOULD BE GREAT. >> WHAT I WOULD IMAGINE IS PROBABLY A GREAT OVERLAP BETWEEN THOSE PEOPLE THAT -- OR DO YOU FIND IN THOSE OTHER YOU JUST GET CANDIDATES ONLY FROM THOSE OTHER TWO POOLS? >> TYPICALLY YOU'RE GOING TO FIND A LITTLE BIT OF OVERLAP, THAT'S CORRECT. BUT I THINK THE FACT THAT YOU'VE EXTENDED OUT IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF YOUR OUTREACH TO THE NATIONAL AS WELL AS STATE- BASED ADMINISTRATORS, PARTICULARLY SUPERINTENDENT STEPHANIE, ASSISTANT SOUPS, THAT KIND OF THING. IT CERTAINLY DOESN'T HURT. >> AND THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE SEARCH? >> OKAY, LET'S REVIEW THE TIMELINE FOR IT THEN. AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN I BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE TIMELINE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY GENERATED THERE AS WELL. SO WHERE WE ARE AT RIGHT NOW ON THAT TIMELINE IS, OF COURSE, FEBRUARY 27TH, THIS BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AND WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO GO INTO CLOSE SESSION FOLLOWING THIS MEETING WITH YOU FOLKS. WE ARE SUGGESTING, AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL WORK RATHER WELL FROM MARCH 17TH TO 31ST ARE THE ONLINE SERVING DATES. THAT'S PLENTY OF TIME TO CAPTURE STAKEHOLDER INPUT. MARCH 17TH AND 18TH, TYPICALLY A TWO- DAY PERIOD OF TIME IN WHICH SANDY AND I WOULD EITHER BE HERE IN PERSON OR A COMBINATION OF IN- PERSON AND ZOOM. FOR EXAMPLE, I MYSELF WILL MAKE THE COMMITMENT TO BE HERE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO BE VIA ZOOM, AND THEN ANYBODY THAT MIGHT WANT TO TALK TO ME PERSONALLY ONE-ON- ONE OR SMALL GROUP, I'LL BE HERE AVAILABLE AS WELL. BUT WE USUALLY DEDICATE TWO DAYS, PERHAPS 2 1/2 DAYS. AND THEN THERE'S SOME AUXILIARY CALLS LIKE SANDY MENTIONED WE WILL MAKE OR OUTREACH TO OTHERS THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CAPTURE. >> AND I'LL BE HERE AS WELL. >> DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, WE WILL BEGIN TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL CANDIDATES, THE DEVELOPMENT AND POST OF RECRUITMENT MATERIALS, AND POSITION DESCRIPTION. AGAIN, ONCE WE FINISH THAT SURVEY AS WELL AS STAKEHOLDER INPUT POSITIONS, WE RAPIDLY TURN AROUND AND PROVIDE A POSITION DESCRIPTION FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE OR CONTEMPLATE APPROVAL. MARCH 10TH AND THE 17TH ARE TWO OF THE ED CAL ADS THAT WE ARE SUGGESTING. WE'VE ALREADY CHECKED WITH ED, CAL. THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR US TO UTILIZE AS A MASS ADVERTISING AND AS WE MENTIONED -- AND THAT WOULD MARCH 10TH AND THE 17TH TWO CONSECUTIVE PUBLICATIONS. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS WE ARE SUGGESTING APRIL 2ND, 5:00 -- >> DAVID, IF I MAY INTERJECT. >> PLEASE. >> IN ADDITION TO ED CAL AND THE OTHER EERGZS WE ORGANIZATIONS WE MENTIONED, IT'LL BE POSTED IMMEDIATELY ON OUR WEBSITE AND GET MORE TRAFFIC THERE. I THINK IT'S POSTED NOW. >> IT VERY WELL COULD BE POSTED NOW. I THINK THAT WAS RESULT OF THE CONTRACT YOU APPROVED A WEEK AGO, SO ONCE THAT TOOK PLACE, WE MOVED FORWARD WITH PUBLICIZING IT VIA OR OWN WEBSITE. AND WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED QUITE A BIT OF INTEREST, BY THE WAY. AND WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN A MOMENT. SO APRIL OR RATHER -- YES, APRIL 2ND, 5:00 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS. WE ORIGINALLYORIGINALLY MAY 2ND. WELL, THAT WOULD BEGIN OUR -- ACTUALLY, RIGHT AFTER APRIL WE WILL BEGIN OUR COMPREHENSIVE CHECK AND REFERENCE CHECK ON ALL THE APPLICANTS THAT HAVE APPLIED AND MADE THE DEADLINE. ONE OF THE CRITICAL DATES, THOUGH, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN IT SHOWS MAY 12TH UP THERE, AND I THINK THE BOARD MAY HAVE WANTED OR HAD A DESIRE TO SPEED THIS [00:25:02] UP A LITTLE BIT, AND IT WAS SUGGESTED TO US THAT PERHAPS THE BOARD WOULD PREFER MAY 7TH AS THE MEETING IN WHICH WE WOULD BE WITH YOU, AND THAT'S THE CANDIDATE SELECTION MEETING. IT'S A CLOSED SESSION MEETING. IT TYPICALLY TAKES ABOUT 2 1/2 TO 3 HOURS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE CHECKING YOUR CALENDERS. >> YEAH, I'M GOOD WITH THAT DATE. ARE YOU GUYS? >> MAY 7TH? >> YES, I'M GOOD WITH MAY 7TH. >> I'M GOOD WITH MAY 7TH AS WELL. >> I MEAN, WE COULD DECIDE THE TIME WHEN WE NEED TO. >> IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, THE TIME WOULD BE HELPFUL AS WELL ININ OF WHAT TIME WE WOULD START. >> SO TYPICALLY WE START AT 4:00, 4:30. I KNOW YOUR SCHEDULE WE COULD DO THEY'RE SAYING 3 HOURS AND MAYBE WE COULD START AT 5:00. IT GIVES EVERYONE TIME TO COME IN AND GET GOING. MAY 7TH, 5:00 ARE YOU GOOD? >> YEAH, MAY 7TH AT 5:00. >> I WANTED TO MENTION PRIOR TO THAT SELECTION MEETING THIS BOARD WILL RECEIVE ALL OF THE APPLICATION VIA A READ- ONLY FORMAT IN WHICH YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TYPICALLY ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THAT MEETING YOU'LL BE ABLE TO REVIEW ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS. WE IN TURN WILL BE PREPARED THROUGH OUR VETTING AND REFERENCE CHECKING, WE WILL BE PREPARED TO BRING YOU WHAT WE ARE CONSIDERING TO BE OUR TIER ONE APPLICANTS OR CANDIDATES. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU CAN'T LOOK AT A TIER 2 PERSON AND ASK A QUESTION. WHAT ABOUT THIS PERSON IN TIER 2? I READ THAT EIR APPLICATION AND I'M INTERESTED TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEM. AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU MORE INFORMATION ON EACH AND EVERY APPLICANT THAT APPLIED. >> SO THE APPLICANTS WE PLACED IN TIER 1 FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ARE ONES THAT MOST CLOSELY MATCH THE POSITION DESCRIPTION, MOST CLOSELY MATCH WHAT YOU AND PARENTS AND STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE SAID THEY REALLY, REALLY NEED. THROUGH THE INPUT AND COMMUNITY SESSIONS WE'LL DEVELOP ALL THE COMMON THEMES TO SEE WHAT IS IT THAT ARE THE GREATEST NEEDS HERE, SO THEN THE CANDIDATES THAT MATCH THOSE NEEDS WILL BE IN TIER 1. CANDIDATES WHO MATCH THOSE NEEDS AND ALSO HAVE OUTSTANDING REFERENCES. >> MADAM, IF I COULD, HOW MANY TIERS ARE THERE? >> WE TYPICALLY PROVIDE THREE TIERS. >> SO WHAT WOULD THAT THIRD TIER LOOK LIKE? >> THE THIRD TIER WOULD BE SOMEBODY WHO'S REALLY NOT A MATCH AND FIT IN TERMS OF THEIRTHEIR SET AND EXPERIENCES. YOU MAY HAVE, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE. SOMEONE FROM THE INLAND EMPIRE CURRENTLY AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL WHO BELIEVES THEIR NEXT TRAJECTORY IS TO JUMP TO A SPRIMT'S POSITION. WE KNOW FOR A FACT THE EXPERIENCE AND TRAITS AND THINGS YOU REQUIRE MOST IN A SUPERINTENDENT, THAT'S NOT GOING TO CUT IT, TO BE VERY FRANK WITH YOU. WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO APPLY, SO WE'RE VERY GRACIOUS WITH RESPECT TO THAT CONVERSATION. MY EXAMPLE MAY HAVE SOUNDED A LITTLE ASSERTIVE, BUT MY POINT IS WE DO REACH OUT TO ALL THE APPLICANTS AND SPEAK TO THEM ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY. WHAT'S YOUR TRAJECTORY, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, WHAT EXPERIENCES DO YOU HAVE? AS SANDY MENTIONED, IT'S ONLY THE BEST PEOPLE THAT HAVE MOVED FORWARD. SOMEONE MOVED FROM A DISTRICT FOR TWO HOUR YEARS, FOR EXAMPLE, IS MOST LIKELY NOT GOING TO BE SOMEONE WE SUGGEST THAT YOU REVIEW OR CONSIDER. LONGEVITY IS GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN BELLFLOWER. SO WE REALIZE THAT ALREADY, AS A MATTER OF FACT. SO THE POINT IS THAT THE TIER 3 PEOPLE ARE REALLY JUST NOT A MATCH AND FIT. TIER 2 ARE EXCELLENT FOLKS, BUT THEY MAY NOT BE AS DESIRABLE OR HAVE THAT MATCH AND FIT CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THE POSITION DESCRIPTION. >> IF PEOPLE APPLY, THE BOARD COULD POTENTIALLY NOT SEE THEIR APPLICATION AT ALL? >> NO, YOU'LL SEE EVERY APPLICATION. YEAH, YOU'LL SEE EVERY SINGLE APPLICATION. AND YOU'LL SEE FOR YOURSELF, OH, YEAH, THESE HANDFUL OF PEOPLE HAD NO BUSINESS APPLYING FOR A SUPERINTENDENT SEAT. >> I KNOW YOU WOULDN'T KNOW, BUT HOW MANY APPLICATIONS DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD YOU BE EXPECTING? >> MY SENSE RIGHT NOW AND SANDY CAN CERTAINLY CHIME IN, I'M EXPECTING TO HAVE AT LEAST A HIGH VOLUME. I SUSPECT YOU'LL HAVE EITHER 30 TO 40 PEOPLE WHO WILL BE INTERESTED IN THIS POSITION. SO THAT WEEDING OUT, IF YOU WILL, IS REAL CRITICAL. >> TYPICALLY IT'S AT LEAST 20 DEPENDENT UPON THE DISTRICT AND THE SIZE OF THE DISTRICT. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THERE'S A LITTLE SMALL DISTRICT OUT IN A RURAL AREA AND MIGHT ONLY GET 15. BUT 20 IS ACTUALLY A PRETTY DECENT NUMBER, BUT WE EXPECT A [00:30:01] LOT MORE HERE. >> I HAVE QUESTION ON THAT. SO OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T KNOW THE VARIABLES OF HOW MANY, BUT TYPICALLY JUST LIKE AN AVERAGE OF YOUR EXPERIENCE, HOW MANY DO YOU PRESENT IN TIER 1? >> TIER 1 -- >> IT DEPENDS. >> IT DOES DEPEND. AND THAT DEPENDENCY IS ON THE CANDIDATE SELECTION EVENING AND THE APPLICANTS THAT WE MAY BRING FORWARD. YOU MAY WELL HAVE 7 TO 8 PEOPLE WHO ARE OUTSTANDING IN TERMS OF THAT MATCH AND FIT. THE BOARD, HOWEVER, THROUGH YOUR PROCESS MAY WANT TO WHITTLE THAT DOWN TO A COMFORTABLE 5, PERHAPS WHO STAND OUT EVEN FURTHER THAN THE TWO OTHERS. BUT THAT'S WHY THAT MEETING ISAND WHY WE SPEND SO MUCH QUALITY TIME WITH YOU ON THAT AND ON THAT PROCESS. THE APPLICATION PROCESS ITSELF IS I WOULD SAY SOMEWHAT RIGOROUS, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT IN TERMS OF THEIR LETTER OF INTEREST, IN TERMS OF THEIR R\SUM\ AND INFORMATION THAT THEY PUT ON THERE, THEIR FIVE REFERENCES, THEIR THREE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION. ALSO WE SPECIFICALLY ASK THEM CAN WE GO BEYOND THE REFERENCES AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US? THERE'S A CHECK BOX THERE. IF THEY SAY NO, WE BELIEVE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A RED FLAG, OBVIOUSLY. BUT TYPICALLY THEY SAY YES, AND SO THAT PROVIDES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT EVEN FURTHER THAN WHAT THEY HAVE PROVIDED US, AND WE TYPICALLY DO. WE DO NOT SIMPLY RELY ON THE REFERENCES AND THE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION THAT THEY HAVE PROVIDED US IN THE APPLICATION ITSELF. >> YOU'LL HAVE DAVID AND I COMMITTED TO YOU EVERY DAY OF THIS ENTIRE PROCESS, BUT WE'LL ALSO HAVE ALL OF OUR PARTNERS. THERE ARE 22 OF US. AND EVERY OTHER TUESDAY WE MEET TOGETHER VIA ZOOM, AND WE HELP EACH OTHER RECRUIT AND VET. SO WE SHARE EACH OTHER TO HELP AND LEARN ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR DISTRICT WE'RE SERVING AND THEN THE REST OF OUR PARTNERS UP AND DOWN THE STATE WILL HELP US BECAUSE WE EACH HAVE PRETTY WIDE NETWORKS, AND THEN WE HAVELIFE OUR PARTNERS THAT HAVE NETWORKS ALL OVER THE STATE AND BEYOND, SO IT'S VERY, VERY HELPFUL. WE GET REALLY EXPONENTIALLY STRENGTHENED EFFORT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET TO KNOW THESE CANDIDATES REALLY WELL AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE -- THEY'RE WORTHY TO HAVE AN INTERVIEW BEFORE THE BOARD. >> AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE WILL PROVIDE YOU UPDATES. I WILL LET YOU KNOW ON A TIMELY BASIS -- CERTAINLY NOT THE APPLICATION BUT GENERAL INFORMATION. AT THIS POINT IN TIME YOU HAVE RECEIVED -- WE HAVE RECEIVED FIVE APPLICATIONS FROM FIVE SUPERINTENDENTS. THREE APPLICATIONS FROM THREE DEPUTIES. TWO APPLICATIONS FROM DIRECTORS OF FISCAL SERVICES OR WHATEVER THE CASE MIGHT BE, SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP YOU APPRAISED GENERALLY SPEAKING PRIOR TO THAT MEETING OF WHAT TO EXPECT IN TERMS OF THE -- THE POSITIONS THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE, AND THAT THEY HAVE APPLIED. >> VICE PRESIDENT GARZA. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT STEWART. SO WHEN YOU'RE SAYING KWUR GOING DEEPER THAN JUST WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU, I'M ASSUMING THAT ALSO MEANS SOCIAL MEDIA? >> ABSOLUTELY. GOOD POINT, MRS. GARZA. ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE'S SOMEBODY WHO WORKS CURRENTLY IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND THEY HAVE PUT THEIR REFERENCES AND GENERAL LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, WE ALSO MAY WANT TO SPEAK TO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT. WE MAY ALSO WANT TO SPEAK TO A SUPERINTENDENT NEXT DOOR TO THESE PEOPLE. WHAT TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP HAVE YOU HAD? AND THEN, IFIF MAY, MANY OF THE QUESTIONS WILL BE BASED ON POSITION DESCRIPTION AS WELL. WE HAVEN'T QUITE GOTTEN TO THE INTERVIEW DATE YET, BUT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT MANY OF THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE GENERATED ARE BASED ON WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM YOU IN TERMS OF HAVING THAT APPLICANT PROVIDE DEEPER, STRONGER INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE THEY'VE BEEN, WHAT THE THEIR TRACK RECORD BEEN, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. WHAT'S THEIR TRACK RECORD BEEN WITH PARTIAL TAXES OR BOND REFERENDUMS. >> DUAL IMMERSION. >> THINGS OF THAT SORT. SPED. >> CLERK CRIHFIELD? >> THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION. TO TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER, CAN WE HAVE WHERE THEY PUT THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS? BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU'RE ALREADY GETTING APPLICATIONS. SO I'M CURIOUS IS THAT A QUESTION THAT'S ASKED ON THERE? >> NO, IT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY. WE DO OUR VETTING IN A CONFIDENTIAL MANNER WITH THAT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY CRITICAL THAT THE CONFIDENTIALITY FROM THIS BOARD, OF COURSE, BE UPHELD. IT DOES NOT MEAN, SIR, THAT YOU CAN'T -- ONCE YOU RECEIVE AN APPLICATION FROM US TO [00:35:03] REVIEW, THAT YOU COULDN'T GO ON GOOGLE AND LOOK YOURSELF, BUT WE WOULD EXPECT OR HAVE THE EXCEPTATION THAT YOU WOULD KEEP TO YOURSELF. WE DON'T WANT TO HARM ANYBODY WHO MAY HAVE APPLIED -- WHO HAS A POSITION IN THEIR CURRENT DISTRICT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? >> YEAH. >> IT'S AS IF SANDY WAS APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION AND HER BOARD FOUND OUT OR PERHAPS HER COMMUNITY FOUND OUT SHE'S APPLIED FOR THIS POSITION. THAT MIGHT HURT HER IN HER CURRENT POSITION. SO THAT'S WHY KIND OF AN UMBRELLA EFFECT OR CASTING A LITTLE BIT OF UMBRELLA OVER THIS WHOLE CONFIDENTIALITY ASPECT OF THINGS. >> I THINK WHAT YOU WERE ASKING WAS DO WE ASK FOR THEIR SPECIFIC SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS? >> YEAH, SAY THERE'S AN APPLICATION AND WE HAVE THEM COME FORWARD AND THEY GOT HIRED, AND THEN WE FIND OUT THEIR TWITTER HANDLE OR X HANDLE AND THEN WE GO, WHOA, THIS IS A LIABILITY. >> WE CHECK ON ALL OF THAT. >> OKAY. >> YES, SIR. >> THANKS FOR THAT QUESTION. >> SORRY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, GO AHEAD. >> OKAY. STILL BACK ON THE TIME FRAME THEN, WE THEN DECIDED MAY 7TH WOULD BE WHEN WE HAVE THE CANDIDATE SELECTION PROCESS STARTING AT 5:00. JUNE 7TH WAS THE ORIGINAL DATE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, YES, FOR THE BOARD INTERVIEWS. BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE BOARD MAY WANT TO ADVANCE THAT. AND THE DATE THAT WAS SUGGESTED FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND WAS MAY 17TH INSTEAD. >> CORRECT, MAY 17TH IS GOOD WITH ME, IF YOU GUYS CAN CHECK THAT OUT ON YOUR CALENDERS. IT'S A SATURDAY, MAY 17 TH. >> I'M GOOD WITH IT. >> WHILE THEY'RE LOOKING, GENERALLY HOW LONG WOULD YOU NEED FOR THAT JUST THINKING ABOUT TIME IT WOULD START? >> IT'S GOING TO BE AN ALL DAY AFFAIR. GENERALLY WE WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO BE AVAILABLE WITH US IN A DESIGNATED VENUE BEGINNING AT 730 A.M. FROM 7:30 TO 8:00 A.M. , WE WOULD HAVE AN ORIENTATION FOR THE BOARD. HOW DELIBERATIONS ARE GOING TO WORK, HOW THE PROCESS IS GOING TO WORK WITH RESPECT TO LET'S SAY THEORETICALLY YOU HAVE FIVE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO INTERVIEW? HOW WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE SOMEONE, MYSELF OR SANDY, TO BRING IN THAT FIRST CANDIDATE. BUT 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO NEXT CANDIDATE'S INTERVIEW, WE PLACE THAT PERSON IN A DIFFERENT ROOM. WE NEVER HAVE THEM OVERLAP, IN OTHER WORDS. TYPICALLY AND GENERALLY YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AND PERHAPS HAVE AS MANY AS 12 QUESTIONS, PERHAPS AN HOUR FOR THAT INTERVIEW PROCESS. THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW, WE SHARE WITH THEM WHAT THE TIME FRAME IS. WE ARE THE TIME KEEPERS IN THAT PROCESS. WE LET THEM KNOW WHEN THEY MIGHT BE ON QUESTION 9, AND THEY HAVE 20 MINUTES LEFT IN THE INTERVIEW, FOR EXAMPLE. WE WOULD ARRANGE WITH CARRIE AND ELAINE FOOD SERVICES OR NUTRITION SERVICES FOR YOU FOLKS DURING THAT DAY, EARLY MORNING AS WELL AS LUNCH AND PERHAPS A SNACK IN THE EVENING AS WELL. IT REALLY IS SOMEONE DEPENDENT UPON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE YOU CHOOSE TO INTERVIEW, HOWEVER. >> OKAY, BUT WE WOULD THINK OF PROBABLY ABOUT A 7:30 A.M. STARTING. >> THAT'S CORRECT. AND I WOULD SAY GO UNTIL TYPICALLY 6:00 P.M. >> YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO GO UNTIL WE HAVE TO. WE WANT SOMEONE GREAT. BOARD MEMBER CINTRON, VICE PRESIDENT GARZA? >> I'M GOOD. >> I'M SORRY, I'M NOT GOOD. >> SO DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER POSSIBLE DATE? >> THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND IS FINE WITH ME. >> YOU'RE SAYING MAY 24TH ? >> YES. >> UNLESS WE DO MAYBE A -- YEAH. WELL, THERE'S MAY 31ST. >> I'M GOOD WITH MAY 31ST, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TOO LATE FOR THE BOARD. >> CLERK CRIHFIELD? >> I'M AGREEABLE TO EITHER DATE. >> THE 31ST DOES WORK FOR YOUR PARTNERS THERE. >> IT DOES. BOARD MEMBER CINTRON? OKAY, WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT, YOU GUYS. >> WHAT ABOUT ON A SUNDAY? >> SORE IS MAY 10TH10TH TOO [00:40:05] FAST? THAT'S ANOTHER SATURDAY. ARE YOU GUYS AVAILABLE? >> I AM. >> OR CAN YOU GUYS CHECK THAT DATE? >> YES, I'M AVAILABLE. >> IT'S MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND. I WOULD ONLY BRING THAT UP. >> OKAY, WE HAVE TO FIND OUT ONE WEEKEND. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE EVERY SINGLE SATURDAY IN MAY THAT YOU GUYS ARE SAYING NO TO, SO WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING. >> WHAT ABOUT SUNDAY 11TH. >> ARE YOU GUYS AVAILABLE ON SUNDAYS? >> EXCEPT FOR MOTHER'S DAY. >> WHAT ABOUT MAY 18TH? >> BUT MAY 10TH IS OKAY. >> SHE SAID SHE COULD NOT BE THERE ON THAT DAY. >> AND MAY 31ST IS NOT AVAILABLE? >> NO, NOT THE 31ST. >> WELL, ANOTHER SUNDAY'S OKAY. >> THE 18TH WORKS? >> I'M NOT AVAILABLE THAT WHOLE WEEKEND. >> I GUESS LET'S START GOING DOWN THE DATES THEN. WE'RE NOT AVAILABLE ON THE 10. MOTHER'S DAY, NO ON THE 17TH, NO ON THE 18TH, WHAT ABOUT THE 25TH? >> YOU KNOW, ANOTHER OPTION IS IT'S NOT TYPICAL, BUT I HAVE EXPERIENCED A COUPLE OF DISTRICTS WHERE THEY'VE HELD IT DURING THE WEEK. IT'S REALLY HARD FOR A CANDIDATE. YOU KNOW, IT'S EASIER FOR THEM TO COME ON A WEEKEND BECAUSE THEY'RE COMING FROM A DIFFERENT DISTRICT, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED. IF -- YOU KNOW, IF MAY 25TH WORKS FOR EVERYONE OR A WEEKEND WOULD BE BETTER. >> THAT'S A SUNDAY. RIGHT. >> DO WE ALL HAVE PLANS FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND? >> IT IS THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ON THAT NEXT MONDAY. DOES THE BOARD OR THE TRUSTEES WANT TO CONTEMPLATE A FRIDAY? BUT THAT MEANS SHOULD YOU BE WORKING, YOU'D HAVE TO TAKE A DAY OFF. >> I MEAN THEY PAY US BIG BUCKS TO BE UP HERE, SO -- >> I COULD TAKE OFF A FRIDAY. >> I WAS KIDDING, YOU GUYS. I'M FINE WITH WHATEVER YOU GUYS WANT. >> I MEAN, IF IT'S -- >> JUNE 7TH WORKS FOR EVERYONE. I GUESS THE QUESTION WOULD BE IS THERE ENOUGH TIME BETWEEN JUNE 7TH AND JUNE 18TH, IF THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE SUGGESTING TO MOVE OUR REGULAR MEETING. IS THERE ENOUGH TIME BETWEEN THOSE TWO DATES, JUNE 7TH AND JUNE 18TH? >> WE BELIEVE WE WOULD HAVE ENOUGH TIME NOT ONLY TO CALL A REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON JUNE 18TH, BUT ALSO ONCE YOUR FINALIST IS SELECTED, WE WOULD WORK WITH YOUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. I THINK IT'S EZMER EZMERALDA AND PUT OUT A PRESS RELEASE PENDING BOARD APPROVAL ON JUNE 18TH. THAT GIVES YOU ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF TO AGENDDIZE THAT. YOU DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE I BELIEVE A JUNE 18TH SCHEDULE, BUT YOU CAN CALL A REGULAR BOARD MEETING -- YOU MUST HAVE A REGULAR BOARD MEETING TO APPROVE A CONTRACT FOR A DISTRICT. IT CAN'T BE A SPECIAL BOARD [00:45:01] MEETING. >> CORRECT. >> SO THAT WOULD WORK. THE ONLY THING YOU WOULD HAVE TO CONTEMPLATE IN TERMS OF SOME SPEED WOULD BE THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN YOUR FINALIST, YOUR LEGAL COUNCIL AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT WHO TYPICALLY IS -- THAT'S THE TRIO OF PEOPLE WHO WORK ON THAT NEGOTIATING CONTRACT. >> OH, WE HAVE AN AMAZING LAWYER. WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. OKAY, ARE YOU GUYS GOOD ON JUNE 7TH? STAFF BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS AND I KNOW THIS ISN'T WHAT WE WANT TO DO, SO ARE YOU OKAY ON JUNE 7TH? >> WE WON'T BE THERE WITH YOU, BUT WE ARE OKAY WITH YOU DOING IT ON THAT DATE. >> THERE'S NO NEED FOR STAFF TO BE AVAILABLE ON -- >> SO JUNE 7TH AT 7:30 A.M.? >> RIGHT, AND WE'LL COVER THAT IN A MOMENT. WHAT SANDY WAS REFERRING TO WAS THE VENUE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO UTILIZE. CERTAINLY YOU CAN USE THIS BOARD AREA RIGHT HERE EXCEPT THAT WE TYPICALLY WOULDN'T WANT THE BOARD MEMBERS TO BE AT THE DAIS. WE'D WANT YOU AT THE SAME LEVEL OF THE CANDIDATE THAT YOU'RE BEING INTERVIEWED FOR, UNLESS THERE'S ANOTHER MULTIPURPOSE ROOM OF SORTS YOU CAN USE? >> WE ACTUALLY HAVE STAFF THAT WILL SETUP TABLES FOR US. WE'VE DONE WORKSHOPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, CORRECT, STAFF? >> AND WE CAN COORDINATE WITH CARRIE AS WELL AS ELAINE AND MAY EVEN ASK THEM TO ASSIST US WITH THE PROCESS OR FOOD, FOR EXAMPLE. THOSE OTHER FACTORS COME INTO PLAY, SOME OF THE LOGISTICS OF THINGS. >> OKAY, SO COLLEAGUES, WE'VE GOT THE JUNE 7TH DATE. ARE YOU GUYS OKAY WITH THE MOVING OF OUR JUNE 26TH BOARD MEETING -- OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING TO JUNE 18TH? IT'S A WEDNESDAY. >> I'M GOOD WITH THAT. >> I'M GOOD WITH THAT. >> CLERK CRIHFIELD? >> YEAH, I'M GOOD. >> OKAY. SO STAFF, CAN WE GET THAT ON THE AGENDA FOR OUR MARCH 13TH MEETING? CAN WE GET THAT ON THE AGENDA. >> WE'LL BRING IT UP ON THE MARCH 13TH, YES. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW WE HAVE THAT LAST DATE, JUNE 18TH. >> CORRECT. I DID WANT TO BRING UP WAS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION FOR LOCATION OR VENUE? WOULD YOU PREFER TO HAVE IT HERE AT THE BOARDROOM, THE INTERVIEWS THEMSELVES? >> I THINK I WOULD -- WELL, I'LL SPEAK ON HOW I FEEL. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO BE THE EXPERTS ON THAT. I'LL BE HONEST I KNOW IN OUR LAST SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH THERE WERE PEOPLE SITTING OUT IN THE PARKING LOT, AND PEOPLE DID SEE THEM COME IN. SO I WOULD LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU GUYS. COLLEAGUES, ANYBODY ELSE? >> IT IS EXACTLY FOR THAT REASON THAT OFTENTIMES BOARD MEMBERS WILL FIND ANOTHER LOCATION, A COMMUNITY CENTER OR HOTEL OR -- >> I WOULD BE OKAY WITH THAT, WITH WHAT YOU GUYS DECIDE AS LONG AS IT'S NOT SUPER FAR. >> RIGHT. I MEAN WE CAN EVEN WORK WITH CITY MANAGER, FOR EXAMPLE, AND CONTEMPLATE MIGHT THEY HAVE A ROOM IN WHICH ONE COULD HAVE ACCESS TO IT. >> WELL, NOW THEY COULD KNOW THE DATE AND KNOW THE TIME, SO WE MIGHT HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT. WE TRUST YOU GUYS. >> OKAY, WE'LL WORK WITH STAFF ON THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SOMETIMES COMES UP IS A VALIDATION VISIT FOLLOWING THE SELECTION OF YOUR FINALISTS. SO LET'S SAY ON THAT SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH, YES, AFTER THE INTERVIEWS, THE BOARD MAY WANT TO CONTEMPLATE A VISITATION -- A VALIDATION VISIT TO THE PERSON WHO YOU'VE SELECTED TO THEIR DISTRICT. IF IT'S HAWAII, THEN IT'S DIFFERENT. BUT IF IT'S LOCAL, TWO BOARD MEMBERS MAY WANT TO CONTEMPLATE GOING TO THAT PERSON'S DISTRICT AND INTERVIEWING AND SPEAKING TO PEOPLE LIKE AN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, CABINET MEMBERS, PTA MEMBERS, THINGS OF THAT SORT. GENERALLY SPEAKING, THAT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NEW PERSON THAT'S BEEN SELECTED. VERY OFTEN IT'S BEEN DONE VIA ZOOM AS WELL. AND VERY OFTEN BOARDS DO NOT NECESSARILY FEEL THEY NEED TO DO THAT. SO THAT'S AN OPTION WE CAN KEEP OPEN AND WE CAN DISCUSS AT A FURTHER POINT IN TIME FOLLOWING FOLLOWING -- [00:51:12] >> THAT'S A PARAMETER WORKSHEET THAT INDICATES WHAT THEIR SALARY RANGE EXPECTATION IS, HOW MANY YEARS THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM IN TERMS OF THEIR CONTRACT. WHAT PERHAPS LOCAL, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE BE JOINED. ACTS OF RATERY, WHATEVER THE CASE MIGHT BE. LET'S SEE, SOME OF THEIR TECHNICAL NEEDS AS WELL, HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS, WHICH IS TYPICALLY WHAT YOUR CURRENT CABINET ARE GETTING OR SUPERINTENDENT RECEIVED. BUT IT'S AN INFORMATION ITEM THAT HELPS US WITH RESPECT TO SPEAKING TO THEM. THERE MAY BE A CANDIDATE WHO'S GOING TO BE INTERVIEWED WHO REQUESTS $500,000, OBVIOUSLY AN EXAMPLE. AND WE WILL SAY TO THEM, NO, THAT'S NOT THE RANGE, IT'S NOT VIABLE. YOU NEED TO CONTEMPLATE AND DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. >> SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE BEFORE INTERVIEWS THAT -- THAT THE BOARD AND THESE TOP CANDIDATES ARE GOING TO BE INTERVIEWED ARE IN SYNC, THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY GLITCHES WHEN IT COMES TO CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, SO IT'S ALL CLEAR AND EVERYBODY HAS AN AGREEMENT AND CLEAR UNDERSTANDING BEFORE THE INTERVIEWS THAT IT'S -- WHAT THEY'RE HOPING TO -- WHAT THEY'RE HOPING TO REQUEST IS REASONABLE AND WITHIN THE RANGE OF WHAT WE WILL TALK WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH SO IT'S A SMOOTH SAILING PROCESS THEN. >> AND IF I MAY, WE CAN DO SOME COMPARABILITY AND CONTRAST WITH VARIOUS DISTRICTS OF YOUR SIMILAR SIZE AND LOCATION. >> THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER CINTRON? >> I'M SORRY, JUST TO CLARIFY. SO THIS CONTRACT PARAMETER WORKSHEET WOULD JUST BE THE UMBRELLA THAT WE START AT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> FOR ALL CANDIDATES -- >> ONLY THE PEOPLE YOU -- >> THE TOP ONES WE SELECT AND CAN IT CHANGE? >> IT CAN BE IN NEGOTIATIONS, BUT TYPICALLY IT DOES NOT. WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY, HOWEVER, IS LET'S SAY YOU SELECT TWO FINALISTS TO BRING BACK DURING THE DAY OF THE INTERVIEW. YOU'VE INTERVIEWED FIVE INDIVIDUALS, AND THROUGH YOUR DELIBERATIONS, YOU HAVE SELECTED TWO TO BE RETURNED FOR A SECOND SET OF INTERVIEWS. >> NUMBER 9, WE'RE GOING TO REQUEST A COPY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT. THAT HELPS US WITH RESPECT TO US REVIEWING IT AND LOOKING AT ANY OR THE FACTORS REGARDING THE CONTRACT. AND AT THIS POINT ANY OTHER POINTS, QUESTIONS, OR CLARIFICATION THAT YOU NEED IN WHAT WE'VE SHARED SO FAR ON THE AGENDA? >> BOARD MEMBER CINTRON? >> THANK YOU. I DID WANT TO JUMP BACK QUICKLY TO THE SURVEY. ONE QUESTION I WANTED TO ASK, IS THE SURVEY GOING TO BE AVAILABLE WITH ADA STANDARDS LIKE -- >> DISABILITY. >> YES. IS THIS GOING TO BE -- LIKE IS THAT HOW THE SURVEY IS CONDUCTED, OR IS IT -- DO WE HAVE TO REQUEST IT SPECIAL OR -- >> WELL, WE DON'T TYPICALLY PROVIDE FOR A SPECIFIC DISABILITIES AREA FOR THE SURVEY TO BE TAKEN. >> LIKE IF SOMEBODY NEEDS TO USE BRAILLE OR IF SOMEBODY NEEDS SOME OTHER KIND OF MODIFICATION IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE MEANING? >> WELL, YES. BECAUSE THERE'S SOME SURVEYS THAT I'VE TAKEN MYSELF THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO, LIKE -- THE TEXT CAN BECOME BIGGER BASED ON -- THINGS LIKE THAT OR -- [00:55:01] >> I WOULD SAY, IF I MAY -- >> OR READ TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE CLICKING THROUGH IT. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'M COMING FROM. >> I THINK WE MAY NEED TO HAVE KIND OF A PENDING ASPECT OF THAT. AND SHOULD WE DISCOVER THAT SOMEBODY NEEDS THAT TYPE OF ASSISTANCE, I THINK IT'S AT THAT POINT IN TIME WE WOULD DETERMINE HOW THAT MIGHT OCCUR. >> WE'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE ACCOMMODATED. WHATEVER YOUR USUAL SYSTEM IS IN SERVING YOUR STAFF AND YOUR COMMUNITY, WE'LL WORK WITH THE STAFF. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO IT IN A WAY THAT IT'S NOT CHALLENGING FOR THEM. BECAUSE I THINK WE CHERISH OUR COMMUNITY INPUT, AND I THINK THE SURVEY HAS TO BE AVAILABLE IN WAYS OF MAKING SURE THAT THESE THINGS ARE ADDRESSED AHEAD OF TIME. >> BUT, AGAIN, WE WOULD NOT KNOW THAT AHEAD OF TIME. WE WOULD NEED TO BE INDICATED AS TO WHERE OR WHO THAT MIGHT BE TO PROVIDE THAT ASSISTANCE. >> I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I THINK WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT THE SURVEY IS OUT THERE, AND IF SOMEONE NEEDS ADDITIONAL HELP WITH THE SURVEY LIKE IF THEY NEED IT IN BRAILLE OR READ TO YOU OR THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY CAN MAKE THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS, BUT THE SURVEY WOULD GO OUT JUST LIKE A NORMAL SURVEY. SORRY, I WAS JUST SAYING I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU WOULD WANT TO CHANGE IT. >> WE INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT IT'S AVAILABLE VIA YOUR WEBSITE. SO THE SURVEY IS ON YOUR WEBSITE. >> THE LINK WILL BE ON YOUR WEBSITE. >> RIGHT, HOW WOULD THEY REACH OUT -- >> YOUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER WOULD HAVE SOME TYPE OF A PLAN TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO YOUR PUBLIC. >> TYPICALLY -- >> RATHER A PARENT LINK OR PARENT ED WHERE YOU COMMUNICATE WITH ALL OF YOUR FAMILIES. >> LET ME THINK THE WAY I WANT TO RESTRUCTURE THIS QUESTION TO GET THE ANSWER I'M LOOKING FOR. >> THE PRINCIPALS WILL BE HELPFUL TO US, BECAUSE IF THE PRINCIPALS HAVE ANY PARTICULAR FOLKS IN THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY WHO THEY KNOW NEED ACCOMMODATIONS, SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO WORK WITH STAFF TO HAVE STAFF TELL US WHAT KIND OF ACCOMODATIONS MIGHT BE NEEDED. IT'S GOING TO BE AVAILABLE IN SPANISH, ENGLISH, AND ARABIC. SO IF THERE ARE ACCOMMODATIONS THAT ARE NEEDED, WE WOULD NEED STAFF TO LET US KNOW. SO I WOULD IMAGINE ANY OF YOUR FOLKS WHO NEED THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS, THEY WOULD NEED TO GO TO THEIR PRINCIPAL OR SOMEBODY AT THE COOL SITE TO SAY CAN I HAVE HELP WITH US. >> TO SANDY'S POINT ABOUT THE PRINTSPLES, WE WORK WITH THEM. THAT'S ANOTHER KEY POINT OF CONTACT OR COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR IMMEDIATE PUBLIC AT YOUR VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVE SCHOOLS. SO A PRINCIPAL WOULD MOST LIKELY INDICATE IN THE FORMAT OR THE WAY THAT THEY NORMALLY DO THAT THIS SURVEY IS AVAILABLE FROM THIS DATE TO THAT DATE AND THAT THEY NEED TO GO TO THE WEBSITE, THE BELLFLOWER WEBSITE AND GET ON THE LINK. WE'VE GONE SO FAR AT VARIOUS TIMES DEPENDENT UPON THE CITY, WE'VE SPOKEN TO CITY MANAGERS AND HAVE HAD IT AVAILABLE ON A CITY WEBSITE AS WELL, BUT THAT'S TYPICALLY AFTER ASKING THE CITY MANAGER WLORP MANAGER WHETHER OR NOT THAT WOULD EVEN BE AVAILABLE. >> WHAT I COULD OFFER IN THE SITUATION JUST TO ENSURE IF WE HAVE ANYONE THAT HAS AN ACCESS ISSUE WITH THE SURVEY, WHAT WE CAN DO ON OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE LINK IS PUT A COMMENT ON THERE TO CONTACT THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE FOR ASSISTANCE. WE CAN ADD A COMMENT LINK ON THERE AND REACH OUT DIRECTLY TO US, AND THAT WAY WE CAN ASSIST WITH WHATEVER ACCOMMODATION THAT MAY BE. >> THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING WHAT I WAS TRYING TO ASK. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. I THINK MY ANSWER WAS GIVEN, SO I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE AN ACTUAL LITTLE BLURB AT THE END. >> SO WE'LL ADD THAT. STAFF, THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT GARZA? >> ARE WE ALSO INCLUDING THE SURVEY THROUGH PARENT SQUARE? >> IT WILL GO OUT -- IT WILL IT WILL BE COMMUNICATED THROUGH PARENT SQUARE AND THEN POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AS THEY HAD DISCUSSED. >> THANK YOU. >> SO I WOULD ASSUME SEEING WE'VE DONE A LOT OF SURVEYS AND DISTRICT MAPPING WHEN YOU GET THAT POP UP WHEN YOU GO ON THE WEBSITE, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD ASSUME IS GOING TO HAPPEN, CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >> IN FACT, THERE SLD BE A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS UTILIZED IN THE VARIOUS DATES AND MILESTONES THAT'S AVAILABLE THROUGH YOUR PIO ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL. >> DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBER CINTRON? OKAY, GO AHEAD. >> WELL, WE'RE AT A POINT NOW WHERE WE'D LIKE TO [01:00:04] ACQUIRE FROM YOU FOLKS WHAT YOU FOLKS DESIRE IN THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT. SANDY IS PREPARED TO MEMORIALIZE THAT AND TAKE THAT INFORMATION DOWN ON HER LAPTOP. AND GENERALLY WE START WITH A QUESTION FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS. WE DESIRE A SUPERINTENDENT WHO -- AND WHATEVER COMES TO MIND. AND AGAIN, I'LL USE IT A LILT BIT OF A CATALYST AS AN EXAMPLE. HAS INTEGRITY, HAS A TRACK RECORD OF WORKING WITH SPED. HAS EXPERIENCE WORKING ON BOND REFERENDUMS. HAS EXPERIENCE WITH FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND STABILITY. SO THOSE THINGS THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR DISTRICT THAT YOU DESIRE MOST IN THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING. >> IT COULD BE PROFESSIONAL OR A PERSONAL LEADERSHIP STYLE. ALL THOSE SORTS OF THINGS WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR RESPONSES TO THIS QUESTION. >> IS VISIBLE, IS COMMITTED TO LONGEVITY, HAS EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH DECLINING ENROLLMENT, HAS HAD EXPERIENCE WITH ENGAGING OUR PARENTS AND COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY, LISTENING, WRITING, AND SPEAKING. SO THOSE ARE JUST IDEAS AND THOUGHTS. >> BOARD MEMBER, COLLEAGUES? >> SO WE WILL START WITH ANYBODY. >> CLERK CRIHFIELD? >> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A SUPERINTENDENT WITH AN ATHLETIC BACKGROUND, SOMEBODY WHO UNDERSTANDS -- MAYBE IT'S NOT THE TOP OF THE LIST, BUT SOMEBODY WHO UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF ATHLETICS AND AN ATHLETIC BACKGROUND WOULD BE A PLUS IN MY OPINION, SOMEONE WHO'S COMPETITIVE, SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES IN TEAM BUILDING AND THAT ATHLETIC APPROACH TO TEAM BUILDING AND MORALE. THAT'D BE GREAT, AND ALSO SOMEONE WHO'S TECH SAVVY, SOMEONE WHO LEANS INTO A.I. AND DIFFERENT WAYS TO BRING OUR DISTRICT FORWARD IN THAT REGARD. AND THOSE ARE THE TWO OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. >> AND WE WILL CIRCLE BACK. OTHER THOUGHTS. AND VERY OFTEN WE'VE HEARD THAT IN ATHLETICS TYPICALLY IT'S BEEN POSTED HAS EXPERIENCE WITH TIF OPERATIONS AND SO ON. >> BOARD MEMBER CINTRON? >> IF I CAN JUST CLARIFY HAS AN ATHLETIC BACKGROUND, DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVE BEEN AN ATHLETE THEMSELVES BUT THEY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF ATHLETICS, WOULD THAT BE ACCURATE? >> BOTH. >> I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHAT HE'S SAYING SO WE TALK A LOT -- WE'RE BOTH ATHLETES SO MAYBE WE'RE A LITTLE BIT BIASED WHERE BUSHT WE TALK ABOUT THAT LEADERSHIP QUALITY BEING ABLE TO LEAD, WORK WITH LOTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE, BEING ABLE TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE. AND WE FIND THAT IN ATHLETICS, SO I THINK THAT'S WHY WE'RE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT. SO I THINK THAT'S THE TYPE OF LEADER WE'RE LOOKING FOR, SOMEONE WHO CAN TAKE CONTROL OF THE ROOM AND LEAD PEOPLE AND TAKE PEOPLE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER. >> GO AHEAD BOARD MEMBER CINTRON. >> LEANING INTO THE INTEGRITY PART, THAT UNDERSTANDS COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY, THAT UNDERSTANDS BUILDING A VISION AND KNOWING HOW TO -- OR AT LEAST HAVING THE EXPERIENCE OF LEADING BUT LEADING WITH INTEGRITY I THINK IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WHEN I THINK OF OUR CURRENT INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT. I THINK OF THAT FIRST. SO I THINK SOMEONE THAT'S -- UNDERSTANDING THE CAPACITY BUILDING OF THEIR CABINET AND THEIR STAFF, THAT THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM SO THAT THEY CAN ALSO HELP LEAD AND GIVE A LADDER TO THOSE IN THE DISTRICT AS WELL. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> I THINK THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT POP IN MY HEAD RIGHT AWAY. >> AND AGAIN, WE'LL CIRCLE BACK. THERE'S PROBABLY SOME OTHER THOUGHTS THAT HAVE COME TO MIND. >> VICE PRESIDENT GARZA? >> I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT A LEADER WHO HAS HAD EXPERIENCE RAISING TEST SCORES AND ALSO BEING EMPATHETIC. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AND THAT THEY'RE NOT -- THEY'RE NOT AFRAID TO, YOU KNOW, ROLL-UP YOUR SLEEVES AND JUMP INTO A CLASSROOM IF AT ALL NEEDED. BECAUSE IF THEY CAN DO THAT, THEN WE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE SURE -- I MEAN THE TEACHERS WILL FOLLOW THAT LEADER BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT AFRAID TO DO IT THEMSELVES. THEY SHOULD LEAD BY EXAMPLE. >> I THINK FOR ME DITTO ON EVERYTHING THAT MY COLLEAGUE SAID. I'M VERY BIG ON THE TEST SCORES [01:05:02] AS WELL AS CURRICULUM. I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. SO SOMEONE WHO HAS A BACKGROUND AS A TEACHER WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. BIG ON OUR FAMILY ATMOSPHERE, AND I THINK THAT'S ONE THING THAT I SEE WITH AA OUR STAFF AND ESPECIALLY WITH MRS. ACEVEDO IS THAT WE GET SOMEONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCE WITH OUR DISTRICT AND KNOWS OUR FAMILY ATMOSPHERE. I WENT TO AN EVENT SATURDAY AND IT'S LIKE YOU KNOW EVERYBODY, AND THAT FEELING OF JUST BEING A FAMILY AND BEING ABLE TO ALL WORK TOGETHER AND COLLABORATE, SOMEONE THAT WANTS TO WORK WITH OUR UNIONS, THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO ASK TO WORK WITH THEM, SOMEONE THAT WANTS TO WORK WITH OUR PTA AND HEAR WHAT OUR PARENTS HAVE TO SAY. SO FOR ME THAT COMMUNITY VALUE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. THAT'S THE REASON I'M HERE, LIKE I SAID BECAUSE I'M FROM HERE AND THEY WANT SOMEONE THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE HERE BUT THEY NEED TO VALUE THE PEOPLE WE HAVE AND THE HISTORY WE HAVE AND TRY TO CREATE A COHESIVE FAMILY IN OUR DISTRICT. I THINK OUR TEACHERS AND CSE WORKERS AND PARENTS WANT TO BE VALUED. AND SOMEONE THAT IS GOING TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER AS A BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT AS WELL. WE NEED SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES, WE ALL WANT TO DO GOOD THINGS FOR CHILDREN, AND WE NEED SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS WE HAVE TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TOGETHER. SO THOSE WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO ME AS WELL. >> IF I MAY CLARIFY, MADAM PRESIDENT WAS REFERRING TO A CELEBRATION OF LIFE EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE AT PARAMOUNT GYMNASIUM. THE ENTIRE GYM NAZEM WAS FULL OF FOLKS CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF ONE OF MY FORMER CABINET MEMBERS. I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT'S WHERE WE HAD SEEN EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT TO THAT. THANK YOU. >> ANYTHING ELSE, COLLEAGUES? >> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY BECAUSE OF THE REALLY GOOD ANSWERS THEY GAVE, I MAY HAVE MISSED THE MARK. A LOT OF THAT STUFF I KIND OF ASSUMED WOULD BE THERE BUT ATHLETICS OBVIOUSLY ON TOP OF ALL OF THE GREAT ANSWERS. I ALSO WANT TO ADD -- REALLY MISSED THE MARK. STANDBY BUT I MISSED IT. ALSO LOOKING FOR A LEADER WHO'S EXPERIENCED BEING INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BIG GROUPS, CAN WORK WELL WITH OUR CITY PARTNERS, SOMEONE WHO HAS THAT EXPERIENCE WHETHER IT'S IN THEIR LOCAL ROTARIES OR THINGS INVOLVED IN THE CITY THAT MAY NOT BE SPECIFIC TO THEIR DISTRICT, BUT THEY DID THE WORK TO DO THAT AND NETWORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS AND ALSO SOMEBODY WITH A TRACK RECORD OF WORKING COLLABORATIVELY AND POSITIVELY WITH THE BOARD. I THINK -- YEAH, I THINK HOW THEY WORK WITH THEIR CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT, THE REFERENCES FROM BOARDS THEY'VE WORKED WITH IS GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US, SO THAT'S SOMETHING IN ADDITION TO ALL THAT I'D BE LOOKING FOR. >> AND THAT'S ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE EXPECTATIONS WE HAVE OF ANY CANDIDATE IS THAT WE SPEAK TO THEIR CURRENT BOARD. >> BOARD MEMBER CINTRON? >> YEAH, THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO ALSO ADD IS THAT HAS EXPERIENCE NOT JUST WITH RAISING TEST SCORES BUT WITH RAISING THE RATE OF GRADUATION FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND THAT IS OPEN TO INNOVATION AND UNDERSTANDS THAT OUR CABINET MEMBERS ARE VERY INNOVATIVE BUT KNOWS HOW TO SUPPORT THEM IN THAT. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> VICE PRESIDENT GARZA. >> YES, JUST SOMETHING ELSE THAT CAME TO MIND AS BOARD MEMBER CRIHFIELD WAS SPEAKING WAS ALSO UNDERSTANDING WHEN TO -- WHEN THEY NEED TO BE A POLITICIAN AND CATER TO THOSE TYPES OF GROUPS WHEN THEY COME AND VISIT OUR SCHOOLS AS WELL, AND HOW TO PUT ON EVENTS SO THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, THEY -- BECAUSE THEY ARE THAT LIAISON AS WELL. THEY BECOME THE FACE OF OUR DISTRICT. SO THEY WOULD REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO WORK WITHIN BOTH WORLDS, JUST BEING THE SUPERINTENDENT BUT AT OTHER TIMES YOU ARE ALSO THE FACE OF OUR DISTRICT, AND THAT IS THE WAY YOU SHOULD PRESENT YOURSELF. >> VERY GOOD POINT. POLITICALLY SAVVY, POLITICALLY ASTUTE. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> I THINK ANOTHER THING FOR ME, TOO, IS I WOULD LOVE A DIVERSE BACKGROUND, SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS ELEMENTARY AND ALSO UNDERSTANDS OUR SECONDARY. WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE SYSTEM WITH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. SO BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT DYNAMICS OF HOW OUR DISTRICT IS RAN. WE DON'T HAVE SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT SCHOOLS. WE HAVE A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC. [01:10:03] SOMEONE WHO IDEALLY HAS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY BACKGROUND IS IMPORTANT TO ME AS WELL. >> IF I MAY INTERJECT, WE VERY OFTEN HERE A PH.D. OR DOCTORATE IS REQUIRED BUT WE TYPICALLY DON'T STRESS THAT. WE TYPICALLY SAY A DOCTORATE IS PREFERRED. I WANT TO SAY THAT COULD BE PLACE ON THE POSITION DESCRIPTION AS WE BEGIN TO GENERATE THAT DOWN THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT. BECAUSE THERE ARE BOARDS WHO WILL SAY WE REQUIRE SOMEONE TO HAVE A DOCTORATE, AND THAT SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE. >> AND THE SAME THING GOES FOR BILINGUAL. WE DON'T EVER REQUIRE THAT, BUT IT'S SOMETIMES -- SOME BOARDS WOULD SAY IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE BUT CERTAINLY NOT -- AND NOT JUST BILINGUAL BUT BILINGUAL OR CONVERSANT IN WORKING WITH A VARIETY OF DIVERSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ALONG THOSE LINES. >> YEAH, AND OBVIOUSLY WITH OUR DEMOGRAPHICS WE'RE LIKE 68, 70% HIS PAN RECOLLECT, SO THAT WOULD BE AMAZING. I DON'T KNOW FOR ME IT'S AN EXACT REQUIREMENT SAME AS A DOCTORATE. I WANT A GOOD LEADER. I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE, I WANT A GOOD LEADER GOING TO COME WORK HARD FOR US. BUT I UNDERSTAND THOSE WOULD BE GREAT. CLERK CRIHFIELD. >> TO ECHO THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SOMETHING BETWEEN PREFERRED AND REQUIRED, BUT STRONGLY PREFERRED I THINK IT WOULD BE SOMETHING A BENEFIT TO THEM AND THE COMMUNITY IF THEY WERE BILINGUAL. BUT ALSO LOOKING FOR A -- BECAUSE IT'S MY GOAL SUPPORTING A BOND IN THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF. SO A SUPERINTENDENT THAT HAS EXPERIENCE GOING THROUGH THE BOND PROCESS AND HOW THEY IMPLEMENTED THAT BOND I THINK WOULD BE GREAT. >> EXCELLENT. >> OKAY, ANYTHING ELSE, COLLEAGUES? OKAY. >> AND IF I MAY, I WILL SPEAK TO MRS. ARMSTRONG PERSONALLY. I'LL GIVE HER A CALL AND CONTACT -- AND REACH OUT TO HER WITH RESPECT TO THIS QUESTION. THE NEXT QUESTION IS REALLY -- AND MAYBE THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE RAPID IN TERMS OF A KIND OF POPCORN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING, AND THAT WOULD BE THE DISTRICT'S STRENGTHS. WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF, WHAT IS WORKING WELL? WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE YOUR DISTRICT STRENGTHENS, YOUR TEACHERS, YOUR CABINET, YOUR STAFF, A DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM, A CTE PROGRAM, PATHWAYS, WHATEVER MIGHT COME TO MIND? >> VICE PRESIDENT GARZA? >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT STEWART. I THINK EVERYTHING YOU JUST NAMED, THEY REALLY ARE. WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL SCHOOLS. ALL OUR SCHOOLS HAVE GRASS. YOU CAN'T MAKE THAT CLAIM IN EVERY DISTRICT, BUT THEY ALL DO. OUR SUPPORT STAFF FOR CSCA, THEY ARE DEFINITELY A BACKBONE IN OUR DISTRICT AS WELL. OUR TEACHERS ARE VERY DEDICATED TO OUR STUDENTS, AND THEY WANT TO SEE THEM DO WELL. OUR CABINET, THEY'RE ALL AMAZING. THEY ARE HERE. THEY'RE GOING TO COME AND SHOW UP WITH US ON A WEEKEND, SO I THINK THAT THOSE ARE ALL VERY, YOU KNOW, BIG STRENGTHS, BUT JUST LIKE YOU MENTIONED, BUT ARE WE MISSING ANYTHING ELSE? >> I HAVE A LIST. I WANT TO LET CLERK CRIHFIELD GO FIRST. >> THE THING I'M PROUD ABOUT IS OUR SPED PROGRAMMING SO DEFINITELY THAT. AND THEN ALSO AGAIN ATHLETICS DISTRICT WIDE AND THEN ALSO OUR CAL APPS PROGRAM WHICH WOULD BE OUR CTE PATHWAYS. >> YEAH, JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT AS WELL, WELL, ONE I THINK OUR SCHOOL BOARD IS AMAZING AS WELL. BUT ATHLETICS, WE HAVE REALLY GOOD TEAMS THAT HAVE GONE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIPS. WE WON STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY STRONG. OUR CAL APPS, WE OFFER SO MANY MORE PATHWAYS THAN OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS I THINK THAT'S THE WAY WE CAN PULL KIDS AND PEOPLE TO OUR DISTRICT. OUR CLASS SIZES ARE VERY GOOD COMPARED TO OTHERS, SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE A STRENGTH, AND DEFINITELY OUR DUAL PROGRAM, I KNOW SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS ARE JUST STARTING THEIRS, AND WE'VE HAD OURS FOR A LONG TIME, SO I THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD FOCUS AS WELL AND THE PEOPLE HERE. I THINK WE'VE HAD A GREAT COMBINATION OF HAVING A BIT FROM SURETEOES, LAKEWOOD, AND BELLFLOWER, AND I LOVE THE UNIQUE TRAJECTORY OF ALL OF OUR PARTNERS. I THINK THAT'S KIND OF COOL, TOO. ANYTHING ELSE? >> WHEN YOU MENTION PARTNERS DID YOU MEAN COMMUNITY PARTNERS OR -- >> YES. IT'S VERY NICE TO HAVE A LITTLE -- WE HAVE ABOUT A RESIDENTS IN SERRITOS. WE GOT TO SEE HOW DIFFERENT SOME OF THEM ARE AND I THINK THAT'S UNIQUE AND COOL AS WELL. >>รทรท SOME OF THOSE BOUNDARIES WERE ESTABLISHED IN THE 50S, SO I UNDERSTAND THAT BEING [01:15:04] PARAMOUNT SERVING SOUTHGATE OR LONG BEACH, PARTS OF BELLFLOWER, LAKEWOOD, A COUPLE OF OTHERS. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE REGARDING STRENGTHS? WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH GEARS AND GO TO CHALLENGES NOW. THOSE THINGS THAT MIGHT BE CHALLENGING NOW AND/OR PERHAPS ON THE HORIZON. AND AGAIN, I'LL JUST USE THAT EXAMPLE. IT COULD BE DECLINING ENROLLMENT. IT COULD BE FISCAL ASPECTS OF THINGS. IT COULD BE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ISSUES THAT ARE COMING UP AND CAUSING SOME ANXIETY. ALL THOSE THINGS THAT COULD BE RECRUITING AND RETAINING. SO CHALLENGES. >> I THINK FOR ME CHALLENGES RIGHT NOW IS WE JUST WENT TO A BLOCK SCHEDULE. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT, AND THAT'S A BIG CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW IN OUR DISTRICT. THAT'S DEFINITELY I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES AT THE MOMENT. I JUST -- IN THE PAST I'VE HEARD OF JUST TURNOVER WITH OUR ADMIN, GETTING REALLY GOOD PRINCIPALS AND APS AND KEEPING THEM IN PLACE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT. I THINK THAT'S A CHALLENGE THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST. I THINK SECURITY -- I'LL JUST KEEP GOING. I THINK SECURITY IS A PROBLEM WHEN I'VE LISTENED TO PARENTS TALKING URT OUR CAMPUSES AND SOME THINGS WE CAN DO BETTER AS FAR AS OUR SECURITY ON CAMPUSES. THAT'S SOMETHING I HEAR A LOT ABOUT. >> DOES THAT PLAY INTO SAFETY AS WELL? >> SAFETY, ABSOLUTELY. SAFETY I THINK IS A REALLY BIG THING. I THINK WE'RE DOING BETTER, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS ON THAT. >> YEAH, ALL OF THAT. AND I'D SAY A PROCESS, LIKE GETTING UP ON TECHNOLOGY AND INTERNAL PROCESSES AND THAT, I'D SAY AGING FACILITIES. THAT'S DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE FOR US AND SAFETY. YEAH, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. >> AND DEFINITELY OUR TEST SCORES. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, AND WE NEED TO FIND INNOVATIVE AND DIFFERENT WAYS TO IMPROVE. I UNDERSTAND IT'S A PROBLEM, YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE NATION, BUT WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO FIND OUT HOW TO AT LEAST CONTINUE TO IMPROVE A LITTLE BIT, SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP US STAND OUT SO THATTHAT WE ATTRACT OTHER STUDENTS AND, YOU KNOW, STAFF. VICE PRESIDENT GARZA? >> THANK YOU. I WOULD SAY ADA, WHICH YOU BROUGHT UP. ALSO WITHIN ADA, HOW DO WE PIVOT? HOW DO WE MAKE OURSELVES LOOK MORE ENTICING? SO THEY WOULD REALLY NEED TO HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE KIND THAT OUT OF THE BOX THINKING AND BE ABLE TO BE FLEXIBLE, MAYBE TAKE SOME CALCULATED RISKS. YOU KNOW, BUT ALSO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ALWAYS FOUNDED ON SOME -- SOME TYPE OF RESEARCH AS WELL. >> AND MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, IF I MAY, YOU'VE ALSO INDICATED SOME THINGS ABOUT TRAITS AND EXPERIENCES THAT THAT SUPERINTENDENT SHOULD HAVE AS WELL, SO WE'LL PARK THAT -- >> THANK YOU. THAT WASN'T MY INTENTION, BUT, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT. AND ALSO MAKING SURE THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROGRAMS ARE AS WELL, THAT THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT THEM, WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY AND KIND OF SIFT THROUGH WHAT WE REALLY NEED SO THAT WE'RE NOT DOING TOO MANY AT THE SAME TIME. SO JUST SOME KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THAT. >> CLERK CRIHFIELD. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. YOU MENTIONED DECLINING ENROLLMENT, WHICH I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT FOLKS. BUT ALONG WITH THAT, THE COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING AND HOW TO ACTUALLY TURN THAT TIDE AND REALLY PROMOTE THE DISTRICT CAN BE A CHALLENGE THAT WE WANT TO ADDRESS. >> GOT IT. >> YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT, TOO. A STRONGER ENROLLMENT CAMPAIGN WOULD BE GREAT. >> ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> THAT REALLY CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA. HOWEVER, WE ARE ASKING THE BOARD TO JOIN US IN CLOSED SESSION. OR ARE WE ALLOWED TO JOIN YOU FOLKS FOR A CLOSED SESSION AT THIS MOMENT? >> OKAY, AT THIS TIME THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION AT 6:19 P.M. 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