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[1. CALL TO ORDER IN PUBLIC SESSION]
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IN OPEN SESSION. ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MISS ARMSTRONG.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION.
[3. CLOSED SESSION]
OPEN SESSION WILL RESUME AT APPROXIMATELY 6 P.M..[4. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION/CALL TO ORDER]
WELCOME BACK EVERYONE. TONIGHT'S MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 04:30 P.M.BOARD CLERK CRITCHFIELD WILL UPDATE US ON CLOSED SESSION TOPICS.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION WERE STUDENT MATTERS, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE, AND SUPERINTENDENTS EVALUATION.
THE BOARD TOOK NO ACTION IN CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU.
CLARK. CLARK. CRITCHFIELD. TONIGHT'S PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IS COMING FROM OUR BISD FOUNDATION PRESIDENT, MISS ALLISON CASTELLANOS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT PAGES TONIGHT? NO CORRECTIONS THIS EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT STEWART. AND NO AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA EITHER.
NONE AT THIS TIME. NO. OKAY. RECOGNITIONS.
[7. RECOGNITIONS]
ALL RIGHT. IT'S TIME FOR RECOGNITIONS. CAN WE PLEASE HAVE BISD FOUNDATION PRESIDENT, MISS ALLISON CASTANOS, COME TO THE DAIS. TONIGHT, WE ARE THRILLED TO CELEBRATE THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION.THIS FOUNDATION WILL HELP US ACCELERATE WHAT MATTERS MOST STUDENT SUCCESS.
TO JUMP START THIS IMPORTANT WORK, I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS INVESTING $15,000 AS A FUNDING AS A FOUNDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE BISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION. THIS SEED FUNDING REFLECTS OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING SCHOLARSHIPS, ENRICHING ARTS AND ATHLETICS, AND SCALING CLASSROOM INNOVATION.
WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR BOARD, DISTRICT LEADERS, SITE ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, STAFF, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHOSE COLLABORATION MAKES THIS POSSIBLE.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE PRESIDENT CASTELLANOS TO SHARE A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
ON BEHALF OF OUR FOUNDING BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE BISD FOUNDATION WILL WORK TO CONNECT THE COMMUNITY OF BELLFLOWER UNIFIED WITH ITS STUDENTS TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL AND THOUGHTFUL SUPPORT.
OUR ACTIONS WILL BE GROUNDED IN OUR THREE CORE PRINCIPLES INTEGRITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND COMMUNITY.
AND I WOULD JUST HOPE THAT I CAN HAVE THE FOUNDING BOARD STAND UP SO THEY CAN BE RECOGNIZED AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY CAME TO SAY HI AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE.
AND IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE GO COME UP AND SPEAK.
WE WOULD LOVE THAT. YOU GUYS ARE DOING US A SUPER SOLID THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. CAN WE INTRODUCE THEM? YES, LET'S DO IT.
OUR VICE PRESIDENT, BRIANNA, IS ON HER WAY FROM LA AND IS NOT MAKING IT IN TIME.
AND OUR SECRETARY, LINDA IS RIGHT HERE. GOT LINDA MORGAN ON ANOTHER COMMITTEE.
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AND THEN OUR SECRETARY, TANISHA. AND THEN OUR OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, CHRIS CHILDRESS IS HERE, AND YOU PROBABLY RECOGNIZE JORDAN EVANS AS WELL.THANK YOU SO MUCH. CAN WE TAKE A PICTURE WITH THEM, PLEASE? CAN YOU GUYS JOIN US FOR A PICTURE? THAT WOULD BE AMAZING.
IS THAT ALL WE HAVE FOR RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO MOVING ON TO OUR STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS.
[8. PRESENTATIONS FROM STUDENTS / STAFF / COMMUNITY]
THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE. WE ARE GOING TO START WITH BELFLOWER REPRESENTING BELFLOWER IS MISS KAITLYN VERA.DO YOU PLAY SOFTBALL? OH IT'S A REALLY CUTE. OKAY.
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CAN I ASK YOU ONE QUESTION? I'VE HAD A LOT OF ALUMNI ASKING ABOUT THE T SHIRTS AND THINGS, AND I SEE IT ONLINE AND THEY SAY YOU CAN BUY IT AT THE STUDENT STORE.CAN A REGULAR PERSON LIKE ME ACCESS THAT STUDENT STORE? IS THERE LIKE A LINK OR HOW DOES THAT WORK FOR LIKE US PUBLIC? WE HAVE THE. I'M SORRY I CUT YOU OFF. NO, NO, NO.
IF IT SAYS THE STUDENT STORE, IT SHOULD BE IN OUR ASB STUDENT STORE AS WELL.
SO THEY COULD THEORETICALLY GO ON CAMPUS. I'M NOT TOO SURE, BUT I CAN ASK MY ADVISOR AND I CAN ASK THE PEOPLE THAT I KNOW WHO HAVE PARENTS IN THERE AND GET YOU AN ANSWER. OKAY. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.
ALL RIGHT. FROM MAYFAIR, WE HAVE GAIL FRIEDMAN.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE DO NOT HAVE A REPORT TONIGHT FROM SOMERSET DUE TO THEM BEING IN INTERSESSION, BUT WE DO HAVE A REPORT FROM LAS FLORES, FROM JOSE TORRES.DON'T FEEL SILLY. IT'S GOOD TO PREPARE.
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CONGRATULATIONS.THANK YOU. SEE THAT WAS AMAZING FOR YOUR FIRST TIME.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE SCHOOL FAMILY THINGS TO DO.
SO IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE. WE TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.
YOU GUYS CAN LEAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY, MOVING ON TO OUR EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS. TONIGHT. WE HAVE ONE REPORT AND THAT IS FROM BTA.
SO CAN WE PLEASE WELCOME BTA PRESIDENT JOHN YOUNG.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WILL YOU PUSH THE BUTTON? THANK YOU.
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PARTICIPATING.THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ALONG TO SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, DOCTOR SIMON.
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THANK YOU STUDENTS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AND YOUR DEDICATION TO ENSURING YOU HAVE AN AMAZING EDUCATION.THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT. MR.. THANK YOU, DOCTOR SIMON.
[10. COMMITTEE UPDATES]
ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO COMMITTEES. I JUST WANT TO LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT DOCTOR SIMON AND I SAT DOWN AND KIND OF LOOKED AT ALL OF OUR COMMITTEES AND OUR PURPOSE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO WE'VE UPDATED A LOT OF THIS.YOU SHOULD BE GETTING MORE INFORMATION ON OUR FRIDAY MEMO, OUR LINKS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE ON THAT.
DO WE HAVE ANY ANY TO REPORT I KNOW LACKS DOES TOMORROW OR 13TH OR SOMETHING.
YES. ON MONDAY I'LL HAVE A LOBSTER MEETING AND IT'S GOING TO BE AT LACO.
OKAY, I KNOW COLLAPSES THIS WEEK. ANY OTHER. ALL RIGHT.
[11. PUBLIC COMMENTS ]
SORRY. WHILE THE MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD ARE NOT PUBLIC MEETINGS, THEY ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.HOWEVER, WE WILL NOT BE PROVIDING RESPONSES DURING THE MEETING.
SORRY, I JUST READ THAT. OUT OF ORDER. MY BAD.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL GET IT BETTER NEXT TIME, I PROMISE.
OKAY, SO OUR SPEAKER TODAY WE HAVE ONE MR. JOHN PAUL DREYER.
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IF WE COULD BRAINSTORM TOGETHER OTHER SOLUTIONS.[12. DISCUSSION ITEMS]
WE HAVE ONE DISCUSSION ITEM TONIGHT. THE SAFETY SURVEY RESULTS.DOCTOR SIMON. THANK YOU. DOCTOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR SMITH, CAN YOU HOLD ON ONE SECOND? BOARD MEMBER. MEMBERS AND SHAUN.
SORRY TO INTERRUPT. I'M GETTING TEXT MESSAGES FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAYING THAT THEY'RE VIEWING, OR THEY CAN SEE US, BUT THEY CAN'T HEAR US OR ANYBODY PRESENTING AT THE MIC.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A GLITCH OR SOMETHING.
OH, YOU HAVE TO. TAKE THAT OUT. OKAY. AS LONG AS YOU'RE ALREADY ADDRESSING IT.
I'M JUST SAYING I WAS I WAS GETTING QUITE A FEW MESSAGES.
THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION, SO I, I APOLOGIZE.
THANK YOU. DOCTOR RYAN. DOCTOR SMITH. SORRY. I DON'T KNOW WHY I SAID DOCTOR RYAN.
FIRST SLIDE, PLEASE. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, 2622 TO BE EXACT.
MOST OF THEM FROM MAYFAIR AND BELLFLOWER MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAD REALLY STRONG PARTICIPATION AT BOTH OUR CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL, SOMERSET, AS WELL AS LOS FLORES HOME INDEPENDENT STUDY ACADEMY.
WE ALSO HAD SOME PARTICIPANTS FROM BAY. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
THIS GIVES YOU A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT GRADES THE STUDENTS WERE IN WHO PARTICIPATED.
WE GAVE THE SURVEY TO SECONDARY STUDENTS ONLY.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAD PRETTY GOOD PARTICIPATION ACROSS ALL GRADE LEVELS.
INTERESTINGLY, IT WAS OUR JUNIORS AND SENIORS THAT PARTICIPATED THE LEAST.
HOWEVER, STILL GOOD REPRESENTATION AMONGST ALL GRADES.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THE FIRST QUESTION THAT WE ASKED WAS OVERALL, HOW SAFE DO YOU FEEL AT SCHOOL? 17.7% SAID VERY SAFE, 54% SAID MOSTLY SAFE. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN FOR THE REST.
SO WELL OVER 70% INDICATED EITHER VERY OR MOSTLY SAFE.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE ALSO ASKED OUR SURVEY PARTICIPANTS HOW SAFE DO YOU FEEL IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF CAMPUS. AND WE ASKED ABOUT VARIOUS SPOTS CLASSROOMS, RESTROOMS, HALLWAYS, OUTDOOR AREAS, CAFETERIA, AND PICK UP AND DROP OFF IN THE AREA OF CLASSROOMS, FOR EXAMPLE.
FOR THE MOST PART, STUDENTS INDICATED MOSTLY OR VERY SAFE IN LARGE NUMBERS.
RESTROOMS IS WHERE WE RECEIVED QUITE A BIT OF FEEDBACK.
BEYOND THAT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT HALLWAYS, OUTDOOR AREAS, CAFETERIA, AND PICK UP AND DROP OFF AREAS, THE OVERALL SENTIMENT WAS THAT THOSE AREAS ARE MOSTLY SAFE.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME STUDENTS THAT REPORTED EITHER SOMEWHAT SAFE AND RARELY SAFE.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE ALSO ASKED OUR STUDENTS, HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE AMOUNT OF SAFETY PRESENCE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS AT YOUR SCHOOL? THE FIRST AREA THAT WE ASKED ABOUT WAS CAMPUS SAFETY STAFF AND SAFETY OFFICERS.
WE ALSO ASKED ABOUT TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF SUPERVISOR SUPERVISION IN COMMON AREAS.
ABOUT 73% FELT THAT WE HAD ABOUT THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF SUPERVISION.
WE ALSO ASKED ABOUT ADMINISTRATION BEING VISIBLE ON CAMPUS.
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ABOUT 72% FELT THAT THEIR LEVEL OF VISIBILITY WAS ABOUT RIGHT.WE ALSO ASKED ABOUT SECURITY CAMERAS AND SECURITY CAMERA COVERAGE.
ABOUT 60% INDICATED THAT OUR SECURITY CAMERA COVERAGE WAS ABOUT RIGHT, INDICATING THAT THAT'S AN AREA WE SHOULD FURTHER LOOK INTO AND SEE IF WE CAN IMPROVE. WE ALSO ASKED ABOUT LIGHTING IN OUTDOOR AREAS.
AND FINALLY, WE ASKED ABOUT MONITORING DURING ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL.
AND ABOUT 66% INDICATED THAT THE AMOUNT OF MONITORING AT THOSE TIMES IS ABOUT RIGHT.
AGAIN, INDICATING THERE ARE SOME AREAS WE CAN STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE.
NEXT SLIDE. WE ALSO ASKED OUR STUDENTS HOW COMFORTABLE ARE YOU REPORTING A SAFETY CONCERN TO YOUR TEACHER, COUNSELOR OR ADMINISTRATOR? 28% OF RESPONDENTS INDICATED THAT THEY WERE VERY COMFORTABLE.
54.7% INDICATED THAT THEY WERE SOMEWHAT COMFORTABLE.
FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT 83% OR SO, INDICATING EITHER SOMEWHAT OR VERY COMFORTABLE REPORTING.
SOMETHING AGAIN, THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE UPON.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE ALSO ASKED OUR STUDENTS, DO YOU BELIEVE ADULTS AT YOUR SCHOOL TAKE STUDENT SAFETY CONCERNS SERIOUSLY? 35.5% INDICATED ALWAYS. 44.1% INDICATED MOST OF THE TIME, FOR A TOTAL OF. HOLD ON. SORRY. LOST MY NOTES. ALMOST 80% OF STUDENTS SAYING THAT THEIR SAFETY CONCERNS ARE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE ALSO ASKED, HOW MUCH DOES FEELING SAFE AT SCHOOL AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO LEARN AND PARTICIPATE? 28% INDICATED A LOT.
41% INDICATED SOME, WITH 16% INDICATING A LITTLE AND 14.3% INDICATING NOT AT ALL.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE ALSO ASKED A FEW OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS AND WE RECEIVE SOME SUBSTANTIAL RESPONSES TO THE VARIOUS QUESTIONS. THE FIRST QUESTION THAT WE ASKED, ARE THERE SPECIFIC AREAS OF CAMPUS WHERE YOU THINK SAFETY NEEDS MORE ATTENTION? WE RECEIVED ABOUT 2200 RESPONSES TO THIS, OF WHICH YOU CAN SEE THE SUMMARY, THE TOP AREAS OF CONCERN, AND I THINK THIS IS WILL NOT BE A SURPRISE TO ANYONE.
RESTROOMS IN PARTICULAR, VAPING, SMOKING AND OCCASIONAL FIGHTS.
STUDENTS ALSO INDICATED AN AREA OF CONCERN BEING TRAFFIC PICKUP AND DROP OFF, CONGESTION AND UNSAFE CROSSINGS, IN PARTICULAR HALLWAYS, WINGS AND LOCKER ROOMS. FIGHTS, ISOLATED AREAS AND LACK OF SUPERVISION AND GATES AND ACCESS POINTS.
CONCERNS ABOUT OPEN ENTRY AND EXIT. IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT OF THE 2200 RESPONSES, ABOUT HALF OF THEM REPORTED NO SAFETY CONCERNS AT ALL. NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS.
THEY JUST DIDN'T INDICATE THEM IN THEIR RESPONSES.
WE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS FROM OUR STUDENTS.
FIRST, INCREASE SECURITY AND SUPERVISION. MORE GUARDS, CAMERAS AND CHECKS, ESPECIALLY LOCKER ROOMS, RESTROOMS, GATES AND PARKING. IMPROVED RESTROOMS. AGAIN, RESTROOMS ARE A COMMON THEME. CLEANER.
SAFER. FULLY SUPPLIED AND BETTER MONITORED TO STOP VAPING AND FIGHTS.
ENHANCE CAMPUS SAFETY. BETTER LIGHTING. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION.
LOCKDOWN. FIRE DRILL PROCEDURES AND FACILITY UPKEEP.
STRENGTHEN STUDENT SUPPORT. POSITIVE STAFF INTERACTIONS.
STUDENTS WANT THE ABILITY TO KEEP AND USE PHONES, CITING BOTH EMERGENCIES AND GENERAL ACCESS.
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THE LAST OPEN ENDED QUESTION WE ASKED WHAT IS ONE THING THE SCHOOL COULD DO TO BETTER SUPPORT STUDENT SAFETY AND POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE? A SUMMARY OF THOSE SUGGESTIONS INCLUDED INCREASED SUPERVISION AND SECURITY, IMPROVED RESTROOMS, STRENGTHENED SUPPORT SYSTEMS, AND FOSTER A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE.DOCTOR SIMON AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW SOME OF THESE RESULTS WITH OUR STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND IN PARTICULAR, WE SHARED THE OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS, AND THE FEEDBACK FROM THE STUDENTS WAS THAT THESE SUMMARIES DID REALLY CAPTURE THE STUDENT PERCEPTION OF THE VARIOUS SAFETY ISSUES AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF THEM.
THANK YOU. BOARD COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. THANK YOU. SO I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS IS I WAS I WAS AT THE STUDENT ADVISORY MEETING AND I SAW A LITTLE BIT OF THIS PRESENTATION, BUT I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT THIS IS AN AMAZING STEP THAT'S BEING TAKEN TO IMPROVE STUDENT SAFETY. I'VE ACTUALLY SEEN THE, THE WHAT'S IT CALLED? THE DETECTORS IN THE BATHROOMS ACTIVATED. I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY FULLY WORK YET, BUT I'M.
I JUST SEEING IT JUST MADE ME KIND OF EXCITED BECAUSE I IT'S IT TOLD TO ME THAT THE BOARD AND THE DISTRICT IS JUST TAKING A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TOWARDS INCREASED STUDENT SAFETY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT.
VICE PRESIDENT GARZA. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I HAVE A QUESTION. AS FAR AS STRENGTHEN STUDENT SUPPORT, I BELIEVE IT'S ON PAGE 11.
WHAT CHANGES OR IMPROVEMENTS WOULD MAKE YOUR SCHOOL FEEL LIKE A SAFER AND MORE SUPPORTIVE PLACE FOR STUDENTS? IT SAYS ACCESS TO WELLNESS CENTERS. SO, DO WE KNOW IF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO WELLNESS CENTERS AT THIS MOMENT? OR IS THERE A WAY THAT THEY NEED TO REQUEST ACCESS TO WELLNESS CENTERS? WHAT WHAT WAS THE THOUGHT BEHIND THIS STATEMENT? WHAT I CAN SAY IS OUR STUDENTS DO HAVE ACCESS TO WELLNESS CENTERS, AND I'LL JUST MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO LIMITATIONS.
I KNOW WE HAD SOME THAT WE HAD TO ADJUST IN STAFFING SO THAT THEY HAD IT.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THEY DO HAVE ACCESS TO IT AND IT'S LIKE DROP IN.
OR DO THEY NEED TO ACTUALLY, LIKE, REQUEST A TIME TO GO IN? I BELIEVE IT'S A DROP IN. OKAY. AND JUST TO CONFIRM, THESE THESE WELLNESS CENTERS ARE ON EVERY ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES.
YES. OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE? I HAD JUST A FEW. ONE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS TALKING WITH DOCTOR SIMON.
WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD RESPONSES. THAT'S A REALLY GOOD NUMBER.
AND SO I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT. SO THAT WAS PRETTY COOL.
THE ONE QUESTION I HAD MY I DON'T KNOW ABOUT, MINE'S NOT NUMBERED, BUT IT'S THE SURVEY FINDINGS WHERE IT SAYS, DO YOU BELIEVE ADULTS AT YOUR SCHOOL TAKE STUDENT SAFETY CONCERNS SERIOUSLY? AND I KNOW WE SAID THAT 79% SAID YES, BUT IN MY TEACHER MIND THINKING ABOUT M.T.S.
THAT'S 20% THAT SAID NO. SO WHEN THEY SAY THAT IT'S 20%, WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT OUR STRUCTURE.
SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT ARE OUR THOUGHTS ON PUTTING IN ANYTHING ELSE OR ANY THOUGHTS THAT WE'RE EXPANDING ON TO MAKE STUDENTS FEEL LIKE THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, OR WE'RE TAKING THEIR CONCERNS SERIOUSLY? FOR PRESIDENT. SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. I BELIEVE, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WOULD LIKE OUR SECONDARY PRINCIPALS TO BEGIN TO HAVE DEEPER CONVERSATIONS WITH THEIR STUDENTS AROUND WHY THEY DON'T BELIEVE CERTAIN ADULTS, LIKE, TAKE THEIR SAFETY CONCERNS SERIOUSLY.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION. BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG.
I'M SORRY, DID YOU HAVE YOURS ON? OKAY. RENEE, PLEASE COME IN.
RENEE, SAVE ME RIGHT NOW, PLEASE. RENEE, TAKE IT AWAY.
I'M SORRY. I DON'T WANT IT TO. NO. IT'S OKAY.
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IT'S JUST THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION WITH THIS IS.AND IT'S NOT MY FAULT, SO I WANTED TO HELP ME OUT.
PLEASE. PLEASE HELP ME. I'LL JUST BE REALLY BRIEF.
WE REACH OUT TO THE COMPANY TO SEE IF THEY COULD TAKE THEM FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS THE WAY THE SYSTEM WORKS. SO IT'S HARD FOR MISS STEWART TO SEE WHO IS NEXT. SO SHE IS DOING HER BEST. SHE IS PUTTING HER BEST EFFORT TO.
LOOK, I. IT'S REALLY HARD TO. OKAY, I KNOW SHE IS.
I JUST WANT TO WANT IT TO BE SAID THAT SHE'S NOT OVERLOOKING ANYONE PURPOSELY.
I'M NOT. AND EVEN LIKE RIGHT NOW IT SAYS SEAT ONE, LIKE YOUR NAMES HAVE ALL DISAPPEARED TOO.
SO I THINK IS IN RELATION TO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DEAL WITH TONIGHT.
SO. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. BECAUSE I'M LIKE, ALL YOUR NAMES ARE GONE.
OKAY. SO, SO SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. PRESIDENT STEWART.
WHOEVER WANTS TO JUST JUMP IN, LET'S JUST JUMP IN.
SHE JUST TOLD ME TO GO. I'LL GO. SO I JUST. I HAD ONE, ONE QUESTION.
AND IT'S THE. HOW MUCH DOES FEELING SAFE AT SCHOOL AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO LEARN AND PARTICIPATE? YOU KNOW, I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU FEEL SAFE AND AND LOVED AND CARED FOR, THEN THAT JUST PUTS OUR STUDENTS IN THE BEST POSITION TO LEARN.
SO WE HAVE ABOUT 30 KIDS THAT SAYS THAT THIS IS AFFECTING THEM.
SO WITH THIS, I'M SURE WE'RE WORKING ON WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE THIS MAKE THESE 30% OF KIDS FEEL SAFE AT SCHOOL, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THAT CORRELATES WITH ABSENTEEISM, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THEY COME TO SCHOOL OR NOT ATTEND CLASS OR NOT.
SO WE GOT TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GO WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND I'LL TRY TO WATCH VISUALLY.
YOU GUYS I'M SORRY. I FIGURED IT WAS THE IT THING, SO I'M NOT TRIPPING.
SO MY QUESTION MINE AREN'T MY PAGES AREN'T NUMBERED, SO FORGIVE ME.
IT'S THE SURVEY FINDINGS OF. HOW COMFORTABLE ARE YOU REPORTING A SAFETY CONCERN TO TEACHERS, COUNSELORS AND ADMINISTRATORS? THE. NOT AT ALL.
THERE WAS A PERCENTAGE IN GREEN. THE PERCENTAGE IN GREEN ISN'T IDENTIFIED.
STUDENT BOARD. STUDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.
DID WE ASK FOR FEEDBACK ON SOME OF THESE? GREEN SOME OF THESE? NOT AT ALL. NOT COMFORTABLE TO BE ASKED AND AND NOT SAYING THAT THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, ALL, ALL THE ANSWERS. BUT DID WE ASK FOR ANY ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK ON WHY THEY THINK THAT IS, SO THAT WE CAN THEN MAKE A PLAN MOVING FORWARD OR OR WHAT? WHAT WAS THE THINKING BEHIND OR WHAT IS THE THINKING BEHIND COLLECTING THE KNOTS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. AND I HAVE OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER HERE AS WELL WHO CAN HELP ME.
THERE WEREN'T REALLY A LOT OF ADDITIONS TO THE OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS.
IT WAS MOSTLY JUST COMMENTARY AROUND WHAT WAS STATED ON THE PAGES WITH MORE OF WRITING ON THEM TO WHERE THERE WERE STUDENTS WHO EITHER AFFIRMED MANY OF THOSE THINGS, OR SOME OF OUR STUDENT COUNCIL WHO SAID THEY DON'T SEE SOME OF THOSE THINGS HAPPENING. AND MAYBE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.
BUT I WOULD ALSO ASK OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER TO MAKE SURE I HONOR WHAT WAS ACTUALLY SAID.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T SAY THAT YOU HEARD THAT YOU WANT TO SAY BACK? NO, IT WAS PRETTY MUCH JUST THE IT WAS PRETTY MUCH JUST ANY EXTRA COMMENTARY ON THE OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS.
LET ME JUST ADD THIS TO, I THINK, OUR STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THESE ARE LEADERS AT THEIR SCHOOL SITE WHO ARE ADVOCATES, RIGHT.
AND WHO ALSO SPEAK UP AS WELL. BUT WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO TAP INTO THOSE STUDENTS, RIGHT, WHO MAY NOT, YOU KNOW, BE ABLE TO VOICE, YOU KNOW, THEIR PERSPECTIVE OPENLY.
AND MAYBE THEY'RE DOING THAT MORE IN A SURVEY BECAUSE IT'S SAFER AND IT'S COMFORTABLE.
BUT AGAIN, OUR STUDENT COUNCIL ADVISORY, THESE ARE LEADERS AT THEIR SITE.
AND WHEN YOU'RE IN THOSE MEETINGS YOU HEAR THEM. THEY'RE VERY VERBOSE. AND THEY ADVOCATE VERY STRONGLY IN THAT AREA, BUT IT'S TAPPING INTO THE ONES WHO ARE NOT AS VERBOSE.
THAT'S THAT'S THE ISSUE. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I THINK MY LAST FOLLOW UP QUESTION IS IS THERE GOING TO BE A FOLLOW UP SURVEY DONE OR SOMETHING IN LIKE TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR OR LIKE SOMETHING JUST TO SEE FROM THE I DON'T WANT TO SAY THE BEGINNING BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE SURVEY ALL THE TIME,
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BUT I THINK THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR NOT SAYING TO CHANGE ANY OF THE QUESTIONS, BUT AT LEAST TO HAVE SOME KIND OF TRACK IF ANYTHING HAS IMPROVED, OR IS THAT BEING CONSIDERED, OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE AS THE BOARD HAVE TO AGREE ON? OR HOW DOES FOR ANOTHER SURVEY OF THIS NATURE THAT CAN BE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD FOR US? WE HAVE OUR OWN SURVEYS THAT WE UTILIZE, IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT, MRS. CARTER, THAT REALLY ALLOW FOR THE SENSE OF BELONGING AND ASPECTS OF SAFETY THAT ARE INCORPORATED INTO THAT.BUT I'LL ASK MY FATHER, TOO. YEAH, WELL, WE'LL DEFINITELY CONTINUE THE SURVEYS THAT WE DO HAVE.
SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS ARE SIMILAR. I'M NOT SURE IF, YOU KNOW, DOCTOR SMITH WOULD DO ANOTHER ONE LIKE THIS, BUT IN LOOKING AT THESE QUESTIONS, SOME THINGS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT SURVEY. AND WE DO CONTINUE TO DO THE PANORAMA.
SO WE'LL HAVE THAT AS WELL. AND THE THAT'S YEARLY CORRECT.
YEAH. BOTH OF THEM ARE YEARLY. OKAY. JUST DOUBLE CHECKING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY IS EVERY SINGLE GRADER.
CAN YOU REMIND US OF THE GRADES, PLEASE? NO. IT'S FIVE.
SEVEN. NINE. 11. OKAY. FIFTH. SEVENTH. OKAY. CLARK.
CRITCHFIELD. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST A FEW QUESTIONS.
ONE WITH THE IN THE SAME GRAPH. THAT WAS THE COMFORTABLE REPORTING SAFETY CONCERNS.
WE'RE STILL USING THE SANDY HOOK TIP LINE, CORRECT? YEAH. YOU'RE CORRECT. AND DO STUDENTS DO WE TRACK HOW MANY TIPS WE GET FROM THAT? THERE'S A DASHBOARD. YEAH, THERE IS A DASHBOARD.
WE GET NOTIFICATIONS EVERY TIME A TIP IS SUBMITTED.
AND WE DO TRACK THOSE AND MONITOR THE AND RESPOND.
JUST I FEEL LIKE THAT'S GOOD DATA. OF COURSE.
YEAH. I ALREADY HAD A NOTE TO MYSELF. COOL. ALSO THE ANTI.
I THINK THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THE ANTI BULLYING.
CAN YOU JUST BRIEFLY, WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH OUR ANTI-BULLYING MESSAGING ON ON SITES.
I'LL HAVE TO GATHER SPECIFICS BY SITE AND GET BACK TO YOU WITH THAT IN THE FRIDAY MEMO.
OKAY. BUT WE HAVE HAVE WE ADDED ANYTHING NEW THIS YEAR? HERE. YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T THINK OF ANYTHING RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
OKAY, SO I KNOW I THREW THAT JUST RANDOMLY. SORRY, I DIDN'T DON'T MEAN TO.
AND THEN SPED POPULATION. ARE THEY. THEY'RE INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY.
ABSOLUTELY. I DON'T SEE WHY THEY WOULD BE EXCLUDED.
AND DO WE EVER TO TO. I MEAN, EACH EACH STUDENT POPULATION MIGHT FEEL SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY.
IS THERE A WAY TO DISAGGREGATE THE RIGHT WORD THERE TO TO SEE HOW DIFFERENT STUDENT POPULATIONS ARE FEELING AS FAR AS SAFETY GOES? BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE TALK ABOUT INCLUSION, SAFETY IS A BIG PART OF THAT.
IT'D BE I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, LIKE, HOW THEY'RE FEELING ON CAMPUS.
THANK YOU. THIS SURVEY SPECIFICALLY, I DON'T THINK WE CAPTURED ANY STUDENT INFORMATION OR DATA.
OKAY. I CAN JUST THROW THAT BACK TO DOCTOR SMITH.
BUT FOR OUR OTHER SURVEYS, THERE MAY BE WAYS THAT WE CAN DISAGGREGATE THAT.
HERE'S OUR IN-HOUSE SURVEY SO WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT FOR YOU ALL IN THE FUTURE.
AWESOME. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. DOCTOR SMITH, FOR CLARIFICATION, CAN IT NOT BE CREATED LIKE BY GRADE LEVEL? IS THAT NOT POSSIBLE? CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT QUESTION? BOARD PRESIDENT WAS ASKING IF WE COULD GET THIS SURVEY BROKEN DOWN BY, LIKE, MAYBE GRADE LEVEL OR JUST TO LOOK AT MORE SPECIFIC STUDENTS AND WHERE THERE MAY BE MORE FEAR, LIKE MAYBE IT'S REALLY HIGH IN SEVENTH GRADE, BUT IT'S NOT IN 10TH OR SOMETHING TO THAT EXTENT.
CAN WE DO THAT WITH THIS SURVEY? IS THAT POSSIBLE? WELL, AS FAR AS WITH WITH RESPECT TO DEMOGRAPHICS, NO.
THE SURVEY WAS ANONYMOUS AND WE DIDN'T COLLECT PARTICIPANT DEMOGRAPHICS THROUGH THIS SURVEY.
MIGHT EVEN BE BETTER. WE COULD LOOK AT SEVENTH AND EIGHTH VERSUS NINTH THROUGH 12TH.
DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE TO THAT? NO.
BUT I THINK THAT MAYBE THE HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY, WE CAN DISAGGREGATE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
THERE'S NOT AS MANY AS IF WE'RE CREATING OUR OWN SURVEY AND ASKING THEM TO SELF-IDENTIFY.
THAT'S DIFFICULT SOMETIMES TOO. YEAH. THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY GET A TRUE DEMOGRAPHIC IS TO CONNECT IT BY THEIR STUDENT NUMBER, AND THEN THAT ANONYMITY GOES AWAY. OKAY, I THINK I'M MORE CONCERNED WITH OUR SPED POPULATION,
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ESPECIALLY ON OUR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES, BUT ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY TO TAP INTO THEIR SENSE OF BELONGING.BUT I THINK THAT THAT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT DATA POINT TO KEEP TRACKING OF.
SO WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AS WELL. VICE PRESIDENT GARZA, THANK YOU.
I'M SORRY, AFTER I ASKED MY QUESTION I'M STILL A LITTLE CURIOUS.
IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN CONFIRM OR ENSURE THAT THESE WELLNESS CENTERS ARE ACCESSIBLE? BECAUSE IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME THAT WE'RE GETTING YOU KNOW, STRENGTH TO TO SUPPORT IT.
SO I'M WONDERING WHAT IS THE MISCOMMUNICATION.
SO THAT WAY. THIS COMES BACK IF WE DO THIS AGAIN MUCH BETTER.
THANK YOU. AND MRS. GARZA, ON THAT FRONT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S POSSIBLE FROM THE ANSWERS OR FROM THAT PARTICULAR THEME, IS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE AN ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS WITH RESPECT TO MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE AWARE IF THERE IS A WELLNESS CENTER, SOMETIMES STUDENTS MIGHT BE THINKING OR WANTING OR HAVING A DESIRE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THEY MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY KNOW THAT IT'S IN PLACE.
THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THAT. TWO COMMENTS, DOCTOR SIMON, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU KNOW, BUT I KNOW LAST YEAR AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THE COUNSELOR THAT IS IN CHARGE OF THE WELLNESS CENTER AT BELLFLOWER, SHE SENT ME AN EMAIL AND IT HAD EVERY SINGLE STUDENT THAT WENT.
IT HAD EVERY, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT IT, HAD IT BROKEN DOWN.
IT WAS AMAZING. SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT THAT.
IT WAS REALLY GOOD. AND THEN JUST THE ONE LAST THING, I HAD TALKED TO DOCTOR SIMON, AND I JUST WANTED TO TALK PUBLICLY, LIKE WE DID TALK ABOUT, LIKE, THIS AREAS ON CAMPUS AND LIKE BATHROOMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND ABOUT NEEDING EXTRA SECURITY. BUT WE DID TALK ABOUT HAVING ADMINISTRATORS GO OUT, COUNSELORS GO OUT, SOME OF OUR OWN STAFF GOING OUT TO HELP WITH SOME OF THOSE TIMES, TOO.
AS FAR AS WORKING WITH TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE OUT, JUST MORE EYES OUT THERE.
YEAH. THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT. YES. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO MOVING ALONG TO MAJOR ACTION 13.1 ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COMMITTEE AND SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION.
[13. MAJOR ACTION]
COUNTY COMMITTEE. IS THAT ME? WHAT IS.WHICH ONE? OKAY, SO DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. SO I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CAST ITS BALLOT FOR SECOND SUPER.
HOW DO YOU SAY THAT ONE. SORRY. THAT'S OUT OF MY PAY GRADE.
ESTEFANY CASTANEDA AND RALPH MATURE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ROLL CALL PLEASE.
I MISS I, MRS. GARZA I. I. I MISS ARMSTRONG. I. I DID IT ON THE SHEET FOR YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.
[14. CONSENT AGENDA]
VICE PRESIDENT GARZA. I HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS. WELL, THREE, AS A MATTER OF FACT.14.3, 14.8 AND 14.19. ARE THERE ANY OTHERS? OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? WITHHOLDING ITEMS 14.3, 14.8 AND 14.19. YOU HAVE THAT MOTION.
CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.
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MISS ARMSTRONG. I MISS, I MISS, I I. I. ALL RIGHT.[14.3 REVISION OF CALAPS JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY (JPA) AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE MIDDLE SCHOOL SERVICES]
VICE PRESIDENT. GARCIA. THANK YOU. MY QUESTION THERE IS THE CONTRACT MENTIONS THAT THE JPA WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, BUT DOES NOT CLEARLY DEFINE THE EXTENT OF THESE SERVICES.THIS COULD COULD THIS LEAD TO DISPUTES OVER WHAT IS COVERED UNDER THE AGREEMENT? IF I. SURE. SO OVER AT CAL APS, ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN PRESIDENT STEWART AND I ARE ON THAT BOARD ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTICED WHEN WE WERE OVER THERE, WE CURRENTLY HAVE SOME OF THE STAFF ACTUALLY DOING SOME MIDDLE SCHOOL WORK, AND I'M TOTALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THEM DOING MORE.
SO THIS WAS PART OF NOT CLEANING UP, BUT JUST UPDATING, GETTING OUR OFFICIAL AGREEMENTS WITH LYNNWOOD IN ALIGNMENT SO WE CAN START OFFERING MORE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND AT THE VERY LEAST, YOU KNOW BECAUSE WE ALREADY DO HAVE SOME STAFF IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE JUST IN ALIGNMENT WITH IT. BUT BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE, YOU KNOW, FOR ME ON THAT BOARD, I THINK DOING MORE IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EVEN YOUNGER SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE GETTING THEM IN THE CTE PATHWAYS CAN BE REALLY BIG FOR US.
IT'S ONE OF OUR FOCUSES OVER THERE. THANK YOU.
AND JUST TO CLARIFY, WAS THE QUESTION REGARDING THE TYPES OF SERVICES OR SO IT WAS INTENTIONALLY LEFT OPEN ENDED TO ALLOW COLLAPSE TO DECIDE WHICH CTE PROGRAMS THEY PROVIDE AT THOSE GRADE LEVELS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. NO MORE QUESTIONS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 14.3? SO MOVED. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? ROLL CALL PLEASE.
I MISS ARMSTRONG, I MISS I, I I I. ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ALONG TO OUR NEXT CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 14.8 ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITIONS.
[14.8 ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION: SUBSTITUTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR]
SUBSTITUTE. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR. VICE PRESIDENT GARZA.THANK YOU. HAVE QUITE A BIT OF QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE.
FOR MY FIRST QUESTION, HOW IS THE BUDGET CURRENTLY ALLOCATED FOR THE COUNSELING SERVICES? AND ARE WE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE AREAS THAT WE CAN KIND OF OPTIMIZE THE SPENDING WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE STUDENT SUPPORT? IS THAT GOING TO BE PART OF, LIKE, MAYBE OUR ONGOING BUDGET TALKS FOR SUBSTITUTE COUNSELORS? YES, I WOULD SAY AS FAR AS ONGOING TALKS, I THINK FOR US THE PURPOSE IS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A VERY LIMITED POOL OF OF OUR CURRENT PROBATIONARY OR PERMANENT COUNSELORS.
AND SO IF ONE COUNSELOR GOES OUT, IT DOES LEAVE A SCHOOL SITE, RIGHT? WITHOUT SOMEONE TO PROVIDE WELLNESS AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT.
SO THE GOAL FOR THE TEMPORARY SUBSTITUTE POSITION WAS TO ENSURE THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE SOMEONE TO PROVIDE THOSE TIERED ACADEMIC SUPPORTS TIERED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS, IN CASE A COUNSELOR GOES OUT. IN THIS CASE IN PARTICULAR, WE DO HAVE ONE COUNSELOR WHO WILL BE GOING OUT ON MATERNITY LEAVE SOON.
AND SO WE DO NEED TO FIND WAYS TO FILL THAT POSITION IN THE COUNSELING POOL WILL ALLOW US RIGHT TO DO THAT UNTIL OUR COUNSELOR RETURNS BACK TO THE JOB. OKAY. AND SO I DID SEE THAT ON THE POSTING IT SAID THE TYPE.
SO IT WAS FOR FULL TIME, BUT IT'S FULL TIME FOR JUST THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THAT COUNCILOR IS OUT ON MATERNITY LEAVE OR ANYONE ELSE WHO IS OUT ON LEAVE OR SOMETHING TRANSPIRES.
THERE MAY BE A RESIGNATION OR RETIREMENT UNTIL WE'RE ABLE TO FILL THAT POSITION WHOLLY, THEN WE CAN USE OUR SUB POOL LIST TO FILL IN THOSE POSITIONS. OKAY. AND SO WHEN THEY ARE RENDERING THOSE SERVICES, THAT'S THE ONLY TIME WE WOULD BE ISSUING A CHECK.
ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. OKAY. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND CLARIFY THAT.
LET'S SEE. SO HOW ARE WE MEASURING YOU KNOW, THE SUCCESS OF OUR COUNSELING PROGRAMS ON OUR CAMPUSES RIGHT NOW? DO WE HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN PLACE THAT I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW,
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BUT I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THE COUNSELORS. I KNOW THEY HAVE CHECK IN LOGS AND A LOT OF LIKE, SERVICE REPORTS OF WHAT THEY DO, BUT I CAN GATHER THAT SIDE BY SIDE TO SEE HOW THEY'RE MEASURING THEIR PROGRESS.THEY HAVE SERVICES, THEY PROVIDE CHECK INS AND THEY KEEP LOGS OF ALL OF THAT.
BUT I CAN GET YOU MORE INFORMATION ON SPECIFICALLY HOW THEY MEASURE BY SITE.
EVERY SITE HAS A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT FOCUS. OBVIOUSLY THE POPULATION MAY BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT. THEIR NEEDS MAY BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT. SO THEY MAY DO THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BY SITE. BUT I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU. OKAY.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. SO ARE WE IS IT THE IS THE THOUGHT THAT THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS THAT COME IN AND SEE THE COUNSELORS IS A MEASURE OF SUCCESS, OR DO WE HAVE THAT ALREADY SET? I THINK THERE ARE OTHER ASPECTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A SPECIFIC TOOL, BUT I GIVE AN EXAMPLE FOR SOMERSET, OUR CONTINUATION SCHOOL, IT MAY BE BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF CREDITS THAT A STUDENT MAY EARN CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE HAD BETWEEN THAT COUNSELOR AND THAT STUDENT, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THAT WORK AT A COMPREHENSIVE, MORE TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL THAT MAY BE BASED ON CREDIT, JUST OTHER ASPECTS. AND I'LL HAVE THIS CARD IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT OR GO AHEAD IN TERMS OF LIKE, I CAN TELL YOU, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THEY DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. SO THEY MAY HAVE SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS OR FAMILY NIGHTS OR OTHER OTHER PARENT ENGAGEMENT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES.
SO THEY ARE HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH ALL OF THAT.
ON THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
AND AS WE ARE LOOKING AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS AND OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE AND I KNOW IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS A LITTLE BIT. YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR THOSE STUDENTS? YOU KNOW, I KNOW PRESIDENT STEWART HAS MENTIONED THAT SEVERAL TIMES.
WE COULD CATCH THEM BEFORE. SO HOW DO WE MEASURE THAT SUCCESS RATE? AND MAYBE I DON'T WANT TO SAY TRACK STUDENTS, BUT AT LEAST HAVE SOME CHECK INS WITH THEM AS WE'RE SEEING THEM MOVE THROUGH OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. SO THAT WAY WE CAN PUT THOSE, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTS IN PLACE.
SO, VICE PRESIDENT GARZA, I KNOW AT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WE HAVE INTERVENTION COUNSELORS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS THIS YEAR TO PULL THAT D AND F INFORMATION, ATTACH IT TO ATTENDANCE, ATTACH IT TO DISCIPLINE.
SO THIS YEAR WE WE ACTUALLY JUST MET ABOUT IT WAS FIRST PROGRESS REPORT AND NOW WE'RE HAVING QUARTER COMING UP AND LOOKED AT ALL OF THAT TO SEE. IS THERE A CORRELATION BETWEEN THAT. AND THEN WHAT SUPPORTS CAN WE PROVIDE.
SO WE ARE LOOKING INTO HOW OUR COUNSELORS AND HOW OUR SCHOOLS BECAUSE IT'S A JOINT EFFORT, ARE HELPING OUT OUR STUDENTS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE STARTED UP THIS YEAR.
OKAY. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT. AND THEN ALSO LIKE, DO WE STILL GIVE OUR COUNSELORS TRAINING? WHAT TYPES OF TRAINING ARE WE GIVING THEM YEARLY OR AS THEY ARE JOINING OUR OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
SO THEY DID GO THROUGH A SERIES OF TRAINING LAST YEAR AND THEY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS YEAR AS WELL, JUST TO BUILD ON THAT SO THAT HATCHING RESULTS IS WHERE OUR COUNSELORS ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT WHAT THEIR TIERED SUPPORTS ARE AND THAT.
SO THAT'S GOING TO HELP WITH THE EFFECTIVENESS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE YOU'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT, OKAY, WHAT ARE WE DOING TIER ONE. AND IT'S NOT JUST OUR SECONDARY COUNSELORS, IT'S OUR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY IN THOSE MEETINGS.
SO WE ARE LOOKING AT LIKE THE CONTINUUM, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY.
SO WE'RE WORKING A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE PLAN OF IT THIS YEAR.
LAST YEAR WAS YOU KNOW, BUILDING AND COMING TOGETHER.
AND THIS YEAR THEY'RE LOOKING AT, WELL, WHAT ARE THE TIERED SUPPORTS THAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO HELP OUR STUDENTS BE MOST EFFICIENT AND SUCCESSFUL? SOUNDS EXCITING. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THIS.
AND IT'S NICE TO SEE THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY TOGETHER.
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AND I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT IN MY BOARD REPORT. AND IT GIVES A LOT OF JUST DIFFERENT SPECIFIC IDEAS ON SYSTEMS AND HOW TO IMPROVE THEM.SO I'M EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THAT TOO. ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 14.8. SO MOVED.
CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? ROLL CALL PLEASE.
HI, HI. HI, MR.. HI, MRS. GARZA, I MISS STEWART, I.
ALL RIGHT ITEM 14.19 AWARD RECOMMENDATION FOR BID FOR THE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN.
[14.19 AWARD RECOMMENDATION FOR BID #2526-02 FACILITIES MASTER PLAN]
VICE PRESIDENT GARZA. THANK YOU. MY FIRST QUESTION IS FOR PBK ARCHITECTS EXPERIENCE WITH SIMILAR.DO THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH SIMILAR PROJECTS? PARTICULARLY IN SCHOOL FACILITIES? CAN THEY PROVIDE SOME PROVIDE SOME EXAMPLES OF MAYBE PAST WORK? WELL, THEY HAVE OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH MOST OF THAT BEING IN SCHOOL FACILITIES, AND THEY'VE COMPLETED OVER 100 FACILITIES, MASTER PLANS, PROJECTS. SO WE WERE INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED WITH THE AMOUNT OF DEPTH OF THEIR EXPERIENCE IN ESPECIALLY ALL OVER CALIFORNIA, BUT A LOT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. PERFECT. OKAY, SO THEY COME WITH A LOT OF EXPERIENCE.
THEY DO. AND WHEN WE CALLED REFERENCES WE GOT REALLY GOOD REFERENCES AS WELL.
GREAT LOOKING. LOOKS POSITIVE. YES. MY NEXT QUESTION IS UNLESS SOMEONE ELSE HAS IT.
OKAY. WHAT IS THEIR PROPOSED APPROACH TO THE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN? LIKE, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO BE TACKLING FIRST? SURE. THEY'RE GOING TO TACKLE LOOKING AT ENROLLMENT, DEMOGRAPHICS, FACILITIES, CONDITIONS AND THE EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY OF WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO INVOLVE COMMUNITY INPUT AND FIGURE OUT THE PRIORITIES AND VALUES FROM THOSE PARTICULAR THINGS.
THOSE ARE THE BIG COMPONENTS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BRING IN. THEY FOLLOW A FIVE STEP PROCESS OF COLLECTING DATA, EVALUATING THE DATA, CHECKING THE CONDITIONS AND ASSESSMENT, ANALYZING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN COMING FORTH WITH A INTEGRATED MASTER PLAN.
AND I'M ASSUMING THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE VERY SPECIFIC NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
CORRECT. THAT'S THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.
ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS FOCUSED ON OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
OKAY. WHO IS THE WHO WILL BE ON THAT PROJECT TEAM? EXACTLY. JUST TO CONFIRM, WE WILL HAVE A DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AS OUR POINT IN CONTACT.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE OF PLANNING, PROJECT MANAGER.
AND WELL, THOSE ARE THE THREE MAIN PERSONNEL THAT WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. AND HOW DOES A PBK ARCHITECTS PLAN TO MANAGE THE BUDGET ONCE THEY'VE GOT IT GOING? ARE THEY GOING TO BE LIKE GIVING US SOME UPDATES ON IT REGULARLY? HOW IS THERE LIKE A TIMELINE SET FOR THAT? YEAH, THE PROJECT TIMELINE IS SET AT ABOUT SIX MONTHS IS WHAT THEY, THEY PROPOSE WHEN WE TALK TO THEM WITH SOME FLEXIBILITY, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR SOME OF THE LITTLE ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND THOSE PIECES. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE BUDGET, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO HOW MUCH THESE THINGS COST AND, AND IN A ROUNDABOUT WAY, SO THAT WHEN WE START LOOKING FOR OTHER FUNDING SOURCES SUCH AS BONDS, STATE FUNDING, HOW WE MAY FUND THEM WITH DISTRICT OR ANY STRATEGIC INITIATIVES THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT WITH THOSE THINGS THEY'LL PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN DO THAT.
OKAY, PERFECT. SO THAT'LL FEED RIGHT INTO IF THE BOARD DECIDES TO GO OUT FOR THE BOND.
YES. SAFETY. YES. YES. COMPILED TOGETHER. OKAY.
THANK YOU. I THINK THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS FOR NOW.
THANK YOU, CLERK CRITCHFIELD. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
SO WHAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS FACILITIES MASTER PLAN AND THE PREVIOUS ONE? I THINK EVERYBODY KIND OF AGREED, LIKE, COULD BE A LOT BETTER.
THERE'S SOME NEW THEY WERE PROBABLY IN PLACE AT THE AT THE TIME OF THE LAST ONES, BUT NEW REQUIREMENTS ON FACILITIES, MASTER PLANS WHERE THEY HAVE TO DELVE DEEPER INTO LIKE AREAS OF EDUCATION AND PIECES SUCH AS THAT.
WE FEEL THAT THIS COMPANY HAS OFFERED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WILL COVER ALL OF OUR BASES.
SO AS WE GO FORWARD IN PLANNING, WHETHER IT BE WITH BOND, STATE FUNDING OR OTHER RESOURCES WILL HAVE A VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE BASE ABOUT WHERE OUR DISTRICT STANDS. COOL. AND ONE. ONE OF THE THINGS I HEARD ABOUT OUR PREVIOUS MASTER PLAN THAT I DON'T THINK WAS WAS GREAT WAS I DON'T THINK OUR STAFF
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WAS VERY INCLUDED IN THAT PROCESS. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THEY JUST KIND OF SHOWED UP AND LIKE DIDN'T REALLY COLLABORATE WITH, YOU KNOW, OUR STAFF. SO THEY WERE KIND OF LOOKING IN AREAS THAT OUR STAFF COULD HAVE IDENTIFIED AS PROBLEMATIC.SO IS THAT SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS TIME OF? ABSOLUTELY. THE CONTRACTORS ALREADY INDICATED THAT THEY WILL BE HOLDING STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS, WHICH INCLUDES STAFF AND COMMUNITY. AND THEY'LL BE DOING ON SITE ASSESSMENTS WHERE OUR STAFF, ESPECIALLY LIKE OUR MAINTENANCE STAFF, WILL BE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN AREAS OF SHOWING THEM WHERE THINGS EXIST ON THE CAMPUS.
AND THAT'S GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE, TOO. COOL. THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU.
AND I WILL SAY IT FALLS IN LINE WITH, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, OUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS ABOUT JUST BEING VALUED AND READY AND ENSURING THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS INVOLVED IN THESE PROCESSES, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE DO NEED THEIR THOUGHTS AND PERSPECTIVES AROUND ASPECTS AND VALUE.
RIGHT. THE EXPERTISE OF OF OUR STAFF WHO ARE HERE AS WELL.
ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 14.19? SO MOVED. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? ROLL CALL PLEASE.
HI, MISS ARMSTRONG. HI. HI. HI, MRS. GARZA, I.
I. ALL RIGHT, SO GOING ALONG TO BOARD COMMUNICATIONS.
[15. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS]
STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.CAN I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION? WHEN YOU SAY TAKING STOCK, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND LIKE ME? SO TAKING STOCKS JUST MEANS LIVES. LIKE EACH PERSON STARTS OUT WITH THREE, EACH PERSON STARTS OUT WITH THREE STOCKS AND THERE WERE FOUR PLAYERS PER TEAM.
AND THE WAY IT PLAYED WAS A CREW BATTLE. SO IF YOU TAKE, LET'S SAY GAME ONE I PLAYED AND AGAINST ANOTHER PLAYER, THEY TOOK ONE OF MY STOCKS, BUT I TOOK ALL THREE OF THEIRS.
WHEN I FACED THE NEXT PERSON. THEY WILL START WITH THREE SONGS, BUT I'LL START WITH THE TWO THAT I HAVE LEFT, AND I'LL JUST KEEP GOING UNTIL ALL THE TEAMMATES LOSE THEIR STOCKS. GOT IT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT FOR ME.
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WELL, I'LL LEAVE IT THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.OH. I'M SORRY. SORRY. PRESIDENT STEWART. I. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SATURDAY.
I HAVE MY SHIRT, AND I KNOW A FEW PARENTS THAT SIGNED UP FOR SOME WORKSHOPS, AND I KNOW THEY ARE REALLY EXCITED, AND I'M I'M GOING TO NEED A COUPLE MORE FLIERS BECAUSE THEY HANDED ME BEFORE I GOT TO THE MEETING TODAY, SO I CAN RUN DOWN THE BLOCK AND GIVE IT TO THEM, PLEASE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER. BOARD MEMBER.
ARMSTRONG. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT STEWART. WELL I I ATTENDED THE OUR RETREAT ALSO. I DIDN'T GET THERE UNTIL ABOUT 1230, BUT THAT WAS BECAUSE I CO-HOSTED MY CAPSTONE WATER, MY WATER EDUCATION CAPSTONE PROJECT. IT WAS IN COMPTON, SO IT WASN'T TOO FAR.
SO AFTER I DID MY MY SPIEL, MY SECTION, I LET THEM KNOW I'M ON MY WAY.
AND I CAME IN AND I JOINED MY COLLEAGUES, AND I JUST I WAS ACTUALLY HAPPY THAT WE WERE ABLE I WAS ABLE TO LOG IN VIRTUALLY AND, AND THEN COME AND JOIN THEM IN THE LAST HOUR.
SO AND I APPRECIATE THAT THAT SCHEDULE CONFLICT.
IT WAS IT WAS IT WAS OKAY. SO THANK YOU. AND IN THE FUTURE THOUGH, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BRING A WATER CAPSTONE PROJECT HERE IN BELLFLOWER TO BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY, REALLY SUCCESSFUL.
SO WATER EDUCATION. I MET WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT, AND WE ALSO I ALSO ATTENDED THE EVENING OF UNITY AT MAYFAIR AND, YOU KNOW, OUR SUPERINTENDENT, SHE DID SHE PUT HERSELF IN A VERY VULNERABLE POSITION.
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THEY WERE LOOKING GOOD IN THEIR RED JACKETS AND, YOU KNOW, AND OF COURSE THEY WERE LIKE, HEY, THEY, THEY THEY REALLY WANT TO GARNER EVEN MORE SUPPORT IN, IN THEIR EFFORTS.SO, YOU KNOW, LET'S LET'S KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK FOR OUR KIDS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THAT PROGRAM AND, AND GROW IT MORE AND, AND PROVIDE THEM EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITIES.
SO KUDOS TO OUR KIDS AND SKILLS USA.
YEAH. DURING, DURING THE THE THE EVENING OF UNITY, THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE SHARED CONCERNS.
SO THAT WAS THAT LOTS OF APPRECIATION DURING THAT TIME.
I DO WANT TO SHARE THAT I WAS NOMINATED FOR A CANDIDACY FOR CSB A'S AFRICAN AMERICAN DIRECTOR AT LARGE. AND, AND I WAS ENCOURAGED TO ACCEPT THE NOMINATION.
AND ALTHOUGH I RECEIVED THE NOMINATION, ENCOURAGED AND EVERYTHING I, I WANTED TO GARNER SUPPORT OF MY BOARD BEFORE I MOVED FORWARD WITH THAT DECISION BECAUSE IT IS ANOTHER COMMITMENT THAT I MUST TAKE SERIOUSLY BECAUSE IT IS ON THAT STATE LEVEL.
AND I JUST WANT TO WANT TO WANT MY BOARD TO KNOW THAT I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND I AM GOING TO DO MY BEST. NO, I'M NOT GOING TO DO MY BEST. I AM GOING TO REPRESENT BELLFLOWER AS BEST AS I CAN.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER GOING INTO THIS WITH YOU GUYS BEHIND MY BEHIND ME AND VOTING WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT CSBA IN DECEMBER, SO I HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE VOTING.
SO IF I'M SUCCESSFUL, THAT'S A ANOTHER ANOTHER THING THAT I'LL.
YEAH, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD FOR US IF IT HAPPENS.
IF IT'S FOR ME, I'LL GET THE CANDIDACY. I'LL GET THAT SEAT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER. ARMSTRONG CLARK CRITCHFIELD.
I THINK THAT EVENT WAS VERY I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT.
BUT THEN YOU QUICKLY SNAP. IT'S ABOUT GOING FORWARD AND WE'RE DOING IT, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.
AND EVEN THE UPCOMING EVENT I THINK AND I WANT TO THANK YOU SINCERELY, THE EFFORTS TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY THEY'RE THEY'RE JUST THERE AND THEY'RE AUTHENTIC. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
SO IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. I ALSO WENT TO THE BUBBLE RUN AT LINDSTROM.
AND I GOTTA SAY, THAT'S ALWAYS FUN. ONE. I THINK THEY WERE ABLE TO RAISE.
FIRST OF ALL, SHOUT OUT TO OUR TAS. THEY DO AMAZING WORK AT OUR SITES, AND I THINK THEY WERE ABLE TO RAISE WITH JUST THAT ONE FUNDRAISER, I THINK $35,000 FOR THEIR SITE. AND WHEN I WAS ASKING ABOUT IT, I LEARNED ONLY THREE OF OUR SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS COMPANY TO AND THEY GIVE A HUGE PERCENTAGE AND THAT MONEY GOES TO ALL OF OUR PTA ACTIVITIES.
AND ALL THREE SCHOOLS ARE IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF OUR, OUR DISTRICT.
AND I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, I KNOW ALL OF OUR PTAS DO A LOT OF WORK.
BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR PTAS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT TO REALLY ENGAGE IN THAT.
I THINK WE GOT TO DO MORE WORK ACROSS OUR DISTRICT TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.
SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT OUR PTAS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT, I THINK WE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE DOING AND I THINK I THINK WE DO, BUT MORE OF I DO WANT TO JUST CLARIFY ONE THING AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, AND I'M BRINGING IT UP BECAUSE I WAS STOPPED BY A COUPLE OF PARENTS WHO WERE ASKING ABOUT IT. I WAS ASKING SOME QUESTIONS WITH OUR ARCHITECT ABOUT JUST KIND OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PROJECT BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS ALONG CANE HILL.
AND WHAT I WILL SAY IS, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME MEETINGS COMING UP TO KIND OF CLARIFY THAT.
SO HOPEFULLY AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, WE CAN HAVE SOME CLARIFICATION ON SOME OF THOSE THINGS. I THINK THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION GOING ON AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING AS FAR AS WHAT THE ACTUAL FACTS WERE. SO HOPEFULLY AT THE NEXT MEETING CAN BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAR ON THAT.
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SO OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.AND THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF AND CABINET FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'RE DOING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CLERK CRITCHFIELD. VICE PRESIDENT GARZA.
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT STEWART. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE BOARD RETREAT ON SEPTEMBER 20TH.
SO I ALSO ATTENDED THE NIGHT OF UNITY TOWN HALL A LITTLE LATE.
BUT I WAS THERE. SO IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY HAVE A FORUM IN WHICH THEY CAN EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS AND HAVE THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN THE MOMENT THAT THEY ARE ASKING THEM.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT AROUND TO GET AN ANSWER.
YOU KNOW, A WEEK OR TWO DAYS LATER, IT WAS RIGHT THERE AND THEN.
PUTTING YOURSELF OUT THERE AND BEING ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS KIND OF UNDER FIRE IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO SEE IN A SUPERINTENDENT THAT YOU EMBODY FOR US NOW.
TO OUR CABINET AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR HELPING US ALL BECOME PART OF A, YOU KNOW, A LARGER COMMUNITY.
AND WE SEE THAT THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING EVERY DAY IS HELPING OUR STUDENTS, STUDENTS.
AND LIKE YOU SAID, THE SMALL WINS ARE THE ONES THAT WE ARE GOING FOR AT THIS MOMENT.
SO WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HAVE A NICE DAY. THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT GARZA.
IF YOU CAN'T SEE THEM, THEY'RE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE WITH MICROPHONES BECAUSE OF OUR TECH PROBLEMS. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM. SAY YOUR NAMES ON THE.
THE THING, THE FEED. ALRIGHT. SEPTEMBER 30TH, I ATTENDED THE UNITY TOWN HALL INTRODUCTION OF DOCTOR SIMON, WHICH WENT VERY WELL. I APPRECIATED THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND QUESTIONS BECAUSE SOMETIMES AS BOARD MEMBERS, WE SEE THINGS FROM AFAR AND WE NEED TO HEAR A COMMUNITY VOICES.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT. THE MORE INPUT, IN MY OPINION, THE BETTER.
SO I APPRECIATE THE STUDENTS, PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SHOWED UP THAT NIGHT.
I ATTENDED THE BELLFLOWER STATE OF THE CITY WITH DOCTOR SMITH AND MRS. CUMMINGS. IT WAS NICE TO SEE OTHER LEADERS AND TO HEAR THE LATEST STATISTICS ON CRIME AND SAFETY, NEW PROJECTS THAT WERE BEING BUILT HERE IN BELLFLOWER, WHAT PROPERTIES THE CITY HAS PURCHASED HOW MANY TAXES WE GENERATE AND HOW WE USE THEM.
AND SO I JUST ENJOYED ATTENDING THIS TO SEE THE STRIDES AND THE GAINS THAT WE ARE MAKING.
THEY WERE JUST SO GREAT. I JUST WHEN THEY DO THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD BE ON A NATIONAL STAGE BECAUSE THEY ARE SO GOOD AND THE VARIATION THAT THEY USE, IT'S JUST AMAZING. SO THANK YOU TO THEM AS WELL FOR BEING THERE AND SINGING THAT NATIONAL ANTHEM.
ON MONDAY, I ATTENDED AN EVENT HOSTED BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER JOSH LOWENTHAL.
I SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING WITH DIANNE MARTINEZ, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER FROM PARAMOUNT, WITH MARK POLITO FROM CERRITOS CITY COUNCIL, OUR LOCAL ASSEMBLY MEMBER, JOSE SOLIS. ROBERT GARCIA WAS THERE.
THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE, AND IT WAS JUST REALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN WITH SOME ELECTED OFFICIALS AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WHERE WE COULD TALK ABOUT EDUCATION AND THINGS GOING ON IN OUR WORLD. THERE WERE A LOT OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE, TOO, THAT I GOT TO COLLABORATE WITH FROM ALL OVER ORANGE COUNTY, TUSTIN, LOS ALAMITOS, A LOT OF JUNIOR COLLEGE, LONG BEACH CITY DIFFERENT PLACES. SO IT WAS JUST REALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS AND THINGS THAT WE CAN HELP WITH, SUPPORT WITH AND DO THINGS TOGETHER. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR ENERGY AND THEIR POSITIVITY FOR OUR STUDENTS.
IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND CLIMATE AND CULTURE, SCHOOL CLIMATE IS HOW DO I FEEL WHERE I'M AT? AND THE SCHOOL CULTURE IS A SET OF SHARED ATTITUDES, VALUES, GOALS AND PRACTICES THAT CHARACTERIZE AN INSTITUTION OR AN ORGANIZATION.
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SO THESE ARE ACTIONABLE ITEMS, AND THEY SHOULD SUPPORT THE MISSION AND THE VISION STATEMENT OF THE DISTRICT.THEY TALKED ABOUT, IF YOU REALLY WANT CHANGE IN YOUR DISTRICT OR YOUR SYSTEMS, THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE SIX MAJOR THINGS TRUST, VISION, SKILLS, RESOURCES, PAYOFFS, AND ACTION PLAN PLANS.
AND THEY TALKED ABOUT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TRUST THAT YOU'LL GET YOU'LL GET SABOTAGE.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A VISION, YOU'LL GET CONFUSION.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE SKILLS, YOU'LL GET ANXIETY.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE RESOURCES, YOU'LL GET ANGRY.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE PAYOFFS, YOU'LL GET SPORADIC CHANGES.
AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE ACTION PLANS, YOU'LL GET FALSE STARTS.
SO ONE THING THEY TALKED ABOUT WAS TURNOVER. AND LEADERSHIP IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND IS A BIG FACTOR.
SO IT JUST REMINDED ME THAT WE NEED LEADERSHIP IN PLACE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
WE SHOULD ANALYZE, ESPECIALLY AT EACH SITE OFFICE REFERRALS, SUSPENSION INJURIES, ATTENDANCE, SPED REFERRALS, TIER TWO SUPPORT, REFERRALS ADA AND TARDIES.
WHEN LOOKING AT OUR BEHAVIOR STRATEGIES THERE WAS AN EIGHT YEAR STUDY THAT SHOWS THAT AND I WAS TALKING WITH MISS CARTER ABOUT THIS EARLIER, THAT THE SPIKES IN BEHAVIOR OF STUDENTS TYPICALLY HAPPEN IN OCTOBER OR FEBRUARY.
SO IF YOU'RE A TEACHER RIGHT NOW, IT'S OCTOBER.
HAVE A PLAN RIGHT NOW. THEY TALKED ABOUT DOCUMENTING BEHAVIOR AND THAT YOU REALLY SHOULD USE DATA FROM THREE DIFFERENT THINGS PERCEPTION, OBSERVATIONS AND QUANTITATIVE DATA. SO I HOPE THAT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR BEHAVIOR, THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE THINGS AND YOU CANNOT EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS A CHANGE, A SYSTEM CHANGE THROUGH INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL INTERVENTION.
IF 20% OR MORE OF THE STUDENTS ARE NOT HITTING A BENCHMARK.
SO ONE LAST THING. OUR POLICIES SHOULD MATCH OUR PROCEDURES.
AND SO ONE EXAMPLE THEY GAVE THAT REALLY HIT HOME WITH ME WAS A TARDY.
AND THEY ASKED US WHAT WAS A TARDY AND THEY ASKED TEACHERS.
AND YOU CAN IMAGINE TEACHERS ARE VERY OPINIONATED. THEY LOVE TO TALK ABOUT THEIR IDEAS.
BUT EVERYONE HAD DIFFERENT THINGS. AND YOU'RE THINKING IT'S JUST A TARDY.
WHY WOULD WE BE SO FAR OFF? SO SOME TEACHERS, THEY'RE IDENTIFYING A TARDY WAS IF THE KID WAS OR THE STUDENT WAS IN THE SEAT AT THE TIME. ANOTHER TEACHER SAID IT WAS WHEN THE BELL RANG.
ANOTHER TEACHER SAID, I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT. I OPENED THE DOOR AND I JUST LOOK AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN THE HALL, AND IF THEY ARE, I JUST BRING THEM IN. BUT WHAT IT SHOWED WAS THAT IT NEEDS TO BE CONSISTENT.
IT NEEDS TO BE AGREED UPON IN DEFINITION, AND THE STAFF NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED TO DEFINE PROTOCOLS.
AND IT TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS RESTROOM PASSES, HALLWAYS, TARDIES.
AND SO I HOPE THAT AS WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE THINGS AND OUR BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION AND SYSTEMS IN PLACE, THAT WE KEEP IN MIND THAT IF WE DON'T PASS THESE DOWN TO THE TEACHERS AND GET BUY IN AND ALL HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT MEANS, IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT BACK.
JUST I THOUGHT THEY GAVE REALLY GOOD STRATEGIES.
AND THAT WAS IT FOR TONIGHT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON INFORMATIONAL ITEMS?
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ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THIS MEETING WILL BE ADJOURNED AT 8:16 P.M.UNTIL THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 26TH, 2025.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.