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GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
[1. CALL TO ORDER IN PUBLIC SESSION]
THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 4:30 P.M. IN OPEN SESSION.ROLL CALL, PLEASE. STUDENT MEMBER, MISS ARMSTRONG.
PRESENT. MISS CINTRON. PRESENT. MR. CRITCHFIELD.
[2. PUBLIC COMMENTS - CLOSED SESSION ITEMS]
WHILE THE MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD ARE NOT PUBLIC MEETINGS, THEY ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, AND THE BOARD WILL LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR PUBLIC INPUT TO 21 MINUTES AS PER BOARD BYLAW 9322.2, UNLESS OTHERWISE WAIVED BY THE BOARD.
HOWEVER, WE WILL NOT BE PROVIDING RESPONSES DURING THE MEETING.
AND TONIGHT WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, MR. JOHN PAUL JR.
WELCOME. HOLD ON. LET ME JUST MAKE SURE YOUR MIC GETS PUT ON LAST TIME.
IS IT WORKING NOW. OKAY. SPECIAL SESSION OR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS? HAVE A FISCAL IMPACT. WHEN I WAS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR COLLEGE.
LIKE, HOW CAN WE HAVE ALL THESE LITIGATIONS? YOU KNOW, LIKE, HOW CAN WE PREVENT THEM? CAN WE HAVE BETTER TRAINING TO PREVENT LITIGATION FOR EVERYONE TO SO WE COULD SAVE MONEY SO IT CAN GO TO THE CLASSROOM FOR THE KIDS? ALSO FOR LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, CAN WE ASK THE UNIONS, LIKE, CAN YOU DO YOU HAVE IDEAS TO HELP US MAKE MORE MONEY OR SAVE MONEY BECAUSE YOU'RE THEY'RE LIKE, DO YOU HAVE IDEAS SO WE CAN AFFORD THIS PAY RAISE? WE NEED TO THINK HOLISTICALLY, FISCALLY WHEN WE GO INTO THE CLOSED SESSION ROOM, HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS? LIKE, CAN WE BRAINSTORM TOGETHER? THIS IS URGENT, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE IN DEFICIT SPENDING.
BUT WE'RE DOING BETTER. I KNOW WE'RE IMPROVING.
GOOD NIGHT. TILL 6:00. THANKS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT.
[3. CLOSED SESSION]
AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION. OPEN SESSION WILL RESUME AT APPROXIMATELY 6 P.M..WELCOME BACK EVERYONE. TONIGHT'S MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 04:30 P.M.
[4. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION/CALL TO ORDER]
IN OPEN SESSION. WE THEN ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION AND WILL NOW RECONVENE THE MEETING IN OPEN SESSION AT 6:10 P.M..BOARD CLERK CRITCHFIELD WILL UPDATE US ON CLOSED SESSION TOPICS.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE TOPICS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION WERE STUDENT MATTERS, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, LABOR NEGOTIATIONS AND SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION.
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN. CLOSED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
CLARK. CRITCHFIELD. ALL RIGHT. TONIGHT, DOING OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WE HAVE OUR AMAZING ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, MISS KATHY ACEVEDO, WHO'S ALSO CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY.
HELLO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. IF WE CAN ALL PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ALL RIGHT. PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND BEGIN.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT PAGES TONIGHT? WE DO NOT BOARD PRESIDENT STEWART. DO WE HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA? WE DO NOT BOARD PRESIDENT STEWART. ALL RIGHT.
DO WE HAVE ANY RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT? BOARD PRESIDENT STEWART WE DO HAVE A CHANGE TO THE AGENDA,
[6. RECOGNITIONS]
AND THAT'S BASED ON THE ITEM THAT YOU WILL PULL LATER IN CONSENT.OKAY. THANK YOU. RECOGNITIONS. DOCTOR SIMON, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS EVENING, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE EIGHT SCHOOLS FOR BEING AWARDED RECOGNITION FROM THE CALIFORNIA PBIS, OR POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS COALITION FOR IMPLEMENTING PBIS WITH FIDELITY TO THE NATIONAL FRAMEWORK.
PART OF THIS IMPLEMENTATION INCLUDES STAFF TEACHING STUDENTS ABOUT BEHAVIOR, EXPECTATIONS, AND STRATEGIES TO BE SUCCESSFUL BEHAVIORALLY.
THROUGH USING THESE STRATEGIES, STUDENTS CAN OVERCOME CHALLENGES AND FOCUS ON ACADEMICS AT SCHOOL.
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SCHOOLS CAN BE RECOGNIZED AT THE BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD, OR PLATINUM LEVEL.WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PRINCIPAL, TEACHERS, STAFF, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY HAVE COME TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT AND SUSTAIN PBIS AT THE SILVER, GOLD AND PLATINUM LEVEL. OUR FIRST RECOGNITION TONIGHT IS BELLFLOWER MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY RECEIVE SILVER RECOGNITION. STAFF, AS YOU COME FORWARD, PLEASE REMAIN FOR A PICTURE AFTERWARDS.
LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT, THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE RAMONA ELEMENTARY FOR EARNING SILVER.
TONIGHT FROM RAMONA ELEMENTARY. WE HAVE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, MISS LUCCHESE TEACHERS, MR. YOUNG, MISS THOMAS, MRS. POWELL AND MISS SERNA.
COUNSELOR. COUNCILOR. CONGRATULATIONS, RAMONA.
LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. ALSO EARNING SILVER.
LET'S PLEASE RECOGNIZE THOMAS JEFFERSON.
LET'S PLEASE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS. THOMAS JEFFERSON. THE NEXT SCHOOL WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE EARNED A GOLD LEVEL FOR THEIR PBIS RECOGNITION. CONGRATULATIONS.
GOES TO STEPHEN FOSTER ELEMENTARY. REPRESENTING STEPHEN FOSTER IS PRINCIPAL GEORGIA DIOMEDES. ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL CHRISTA JACKSON.
TINA GOMEZ AND HEATHER GREENWOOD. CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS. STEPHEN FOSTER. ALSO EARNING AT THE GOLD LEVEL.
LET'S PLEASE RECOGNIZE FRANKIE WOODRUFF ELEMENTARY.
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ELAINE SPIGNER, AND JULIE JIMENEZ. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.CONGRATULATIONS, FRANKIE. WOODRUFF. ALSO EARNING GOLD.
LET'S PLEASE PUT OUR HANDS TOGETHER AND RECOGNIZE ALBERT BAXTER ELEMENTARY.
REPRESENTING ALBERT BAXTER IS PRINCIPAL EDDIE CRUZ, CASSANDRA HERNANDEZ, NANCY HUA, GINA WEISNER, WENDY SPARKS, AND SELENA PADILLA. LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
CONGRATULATIONS. ALBERT BAXTER. OUR NEXT SCHOOL IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR PLATINUM LEVEL. THIS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO ERNIE PYLE.
REPRESENTING ERNIE PYLE IS ACTING PRINCIPAL KATIE AZEVEDO TORRES, COUNSELOR CARMELA NEVAREZ, ROSALINA HARRIS, GEORGINA SIMONE, JACOB NGUYEN, AND DEENA BLANKENSHIP AND HILLARY PEDERSON'S GIVE THEM ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
CONGRATULATIONS ERNIE PYLE. AND OUR FINAL SCHOOL ALSO AT THE TOP LEVEL OF PLATINUM. PLEASE GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO LAS FLORES.
REPRESENTING LAS FLORES IS DIRECTOR TAMMIE ZILLA.
STACY ABREGO, STUDENT ISAAC ABREGO. PATRICIA REYES.
ARACELI ROLDAN. JOANN CHUNN AND LAURA SAN LAZARO.
LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
CONGRATULATIONS. LAS FLORES. THIS CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITIONS FOR THIS EVENING.
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ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE AGAIN.NEXT WE HAVE OUR STUDENT SPOTLIGHT. AND TONIGHT WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING.
[8. PRESENTATIONS FROM STUDENTS / STAFF / COMMUNITY]
I'M GOING TO LET YOU SAY HER NAME BUT IT'S AMELIA FROM ERNIE PYLE.THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AMELIA. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
THANK YOU, STUART, FOR THE INTRODUCTION. MY NAME IS KATIA AZEVEDO TORRES.
I'M THE ACTING PROUD PRINCIPAL AT ERNIE PYLE.
AND TODAY I HAVE THE GREAT HONOR OF RECOGNIZING A TRULY REMARKABLE STUDENT.
AND THAT IS AMELIA BELFIORE RIGHT HERE. COME ON.
SHE IS OUR ERNIE PYLE STUDENT SPOTLIGHT. AMELIA IS KIND IS IS THE KIND OF STUDENT WHO REMINDS US WHY WE LOVE BEING EDUCATORS. SHE WALKS INTO THE CLASSROOM EACH DAY WITH A QUIET CONFIDENCE, A KIND HEART, A GENUINE LOVE OF LEARNING.
SHE IS FOCUSED, RESPONSIBLE, AND CONSISTENTLY GIVES HER BEST EFFORT AND EVERYTHING THAT SHE DOES.
AMELIA, YOU SHINE IN MATH, READING, AND WRITING.
SHE'S THE KIND OF STUDENT WHO DOESN'T JUST COMPLETE AN ASSIGNMENT.
SHE NOT ONLY MEETS EXPECTATIONS, BUT SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND THEM.
THAT LEVEL OF SELF-MOTIVATION IS RARE AND INSPIRING.
BUT WHAT TRULY STANDS OUT ABOUT AMELIA IS HER CHARACTER.
SHE'S KNOWN FOR HER HONESTY, HER THOUGHTFULNESS, AND HER EMPATHY TOWARDS OTHERS.
TEACHER DESCRIBES HER AS OBSERVANT, PATIENT, AND ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR OTHERS.
SHE BRINGS CALM AND COMPASSION INTO EVERY SPACE SHE'S IN.
AMELIA ALSO INSPIRES OTHERS THROUGH HER PASSIONS.
SHE HAS A CONTAGIOUS ENTHUSIASM, WHETHER SHE'S SHARING FOR HER LOVE OF MUSIC SHE LOVES THE BEATLES OR DIVING INTO SCIENCE, SHE BRINGS ENERGY AND CURIOSITY THAT MOTIVATES THOSE AROUND HER.
OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM, AMELIA ENJOYS SOCCER, PAINTING, AND DANCE, AND THESE CREATIVE OUTLETS REFLECT THE BALANCE AND JOY SHE BRINGS TO EVERYTHING THAT SHE DOES. HER TEACHER SUMMED IT UP BEAUTIFULLY AMELIA IS AN ADMIRED LEADER AND ROLE MODEL.
AND NOW I'D LIKE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS FROM TWO VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE, YOUR MOM AND YOUR DAD, WHO SENT THIS MESSAGE FOR YOU. DEAR AMELIA, I'M NOT SURE YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW INCREDIBLY PROUD.
YOUR DAD AND I ARE OF YOU. YOU BRING SO MUCH JOY AND LIGHT INTO OUR HOME EVERY DAY WITH YOUR SMILE, YOUR CREATIVENESS, AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT.
YOU FILL OUR DAYS WITH WARMTH AND COLOR, AND YOU MAKE EVERY DAY A NEW ADVENTURE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A THOUGHTFUL, KIND AND HARD WORKING GIRL.
ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT BIG ACHIEVEMENTS AND TIMES WHEN YOU'RE IN DOUBT, WHEN YOU DOUBT YOURSELF.
THAT WE LOVE YOU DEEPLY AND WILL ALWAYS BE RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE.
CHEERING YOU ON, SUPPORTING YOU AND BELIEVING IN YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
WITH OUR LOVE. MOM AND DAD. AMELIA. YOUR TEACHERS, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
CONGRATULATIONS, AMELIA ON YOUR ON BEING THE STUDENT SPOTLIGHT FOR ERNIE PYLE.
WE CAN'T SEE HOW THE INCREDIBLE THINGS THAT YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH.
AND SO IF YOU COULD PLEASE JOIN ME. LET'S GIVE AMELIA.
AMELIA A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU GUYS.
DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SHE'S A LITTLE SHY. I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'LL SHARE SOMETHING. OKAY.
IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO. WILL YOU TAKE A PICTURE WITH US? YEAH. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY I WENT TO ERNIE PYLE TOO.
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AND I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. YOU'RE AMAZING. SO THANK YOU.AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU GUYS TAKE A PICTURE WITH US AS WELL.
OH OF COURSE. CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU AGAIN, AMELIA. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU.
SO IF WE COULD HAVE PTA PRESIDENT ALEXANDRIA CORTEZ.
WELCOME. AND THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. HI. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT STEWART, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT BUZZED, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
I'M VERY PROUD TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR COMMUNITY REPORT.
LET'S START WITH THE BUZZED PTA COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR.
IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. WE HAD 29 DIFFERENT VENDORS OVER 125 ATTENDEES.
AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE PEOPLE THAT WERE PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT.
NOW, EVERY MONTH I'M FEATURING TWO SCHOOLS. I'M NOT SURE IF THE REPORT GOT PUT IN.
BUT WE WERE HIGHLIGHTING TWO OF OUR SCHOOLS, WHICH WAS ESTHER LINDSTROM.
THEY DID A BUBBLE RUN. THEY HAD WHAT'S IT CALLED, A SPORTS DAY.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAD OUR FIRST TRUNK OR TREAT THAT HAPPENED AT THOMAS JEFFERSON.
AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEEING LOTS OF PICTURES AND VIDEOS FROM ALL THESE SCHOOLS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DOING THEIR TRUNK OR TREATS. THEN A COUPLE OF OUR UPCOMING THINGS IS GOING TO BE RED RIBBON. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE LOTS OF PICTURES OF RED RIBBON THAT'S COMING UP OUR DAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TOURING THE SCHOOLS IS GOING TO BE OCTOBER 30TH AT 830.
SO WE'LL BE THERE. SO COME ON BY, SAY HI. AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
AND THERE'S LOTS OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE TO FOLLOW US.
SO LOOK OUT FOR THAT. THAT'LL HAVE EVERY EVENT FROM EVERY SCHOOL ON THERE.
SO YOU GUYS CAN CONTINUE TO SEE AND BE ABLE TO ATTEND THOSE EVENTS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH YEAH. THERE IT IS. NO WORRIES.
YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. THERE IT IS. OKAY, SO THERE'S THE BISD.
THAT'S THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR WHERE IT'S ALL IN BLUE.
AND SO WE HAD LIKE, THE BELLFLOWER PRINCESSES WERE THERE.
THERE WAS LOTS OF FOOD VENDORS. WE HAD CHARACTERS.
BINGO AND BLUEY WERE THERE TAKING PICTURES WITH THE STUDENTS FOR A RED RIBBON.
WE ALSO GOT A RECOGNITION FROM THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER.
YEP. RIGHT THERE AND THEN THESE ARE TWO SCHOOLS.
SO THIS IS ESTHER LINDSTROM. THERE'S OUR BUBBLE RUN.
SO ALL THE KIDS GET TO RUN THROUGH ALL THESE BUBBLES AND FOAM PITS.
AND IT'S ALSO TO RAISE FUNDS. BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, THEY ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME.
THEN THOMAS JEFFERSON, THIS IS THEIR TRUNK OR TREAT.
THEY HAD LOTS OF GREAT COSTUMES AND TRUNKS THAT WERE DECORATED.
AND THEN IF YOU GO UP A LITTLE BIT, THIS IS OUR MEMBERSHIP DRIVE.
WE ARE AT 2122 MEMBERS. OUR GOAL IS 3000. SO WE'RE VERY CLOSE.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL FOR JOINING. CONTINUE TO JOIN.
AND THEN THESE ARE THE UPCOMING EVENTS ALONG WITH REFLECTIONS.
ALRIGHT. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. OUR SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT IS UP NEXT, DOCTOR SIMON.[9. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT]
THANK YOU. BOARD PRESIDENT STEWARD. TO OUR BOARD MEMBERS, TO OUR COMMUNITY.IT'S SO GREAT TO BE WITH YOU TODAY. ON OCTOBER 13TH, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT A VISIT TO ALBERT BAXTER ELEMENTARY AND ALSO RAMONA ELEMENTARY AS WELL. IT WAS A TRULY A PLEASURE TO WITNESS THE DYNAMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN THE CLASSROOMS, AND TO ENGAGE WITH BOTH CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFICATED STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO STUDENT SUCCESS.
7 A.M. ALONGSIDE MEMBERS OF CABINET, THE PRINCIPALS FROM THE BELLFLOWER AREA.
LATER THAT DAY, I VISITED WOODRUFF ELEMENTARY AND ALSO WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY DESPITE THE RAINY WEATHER, I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED MY TIME VISITING CLASSROOMS, ENGAGING WITH ENTHUSIASTIC STUDENTS, AND HAVING INSIGHTFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH DEDICATED STAFF MEMBERS. ADDITIONALLY, I ATTENDED AN ALLIANCE MEETING WITH UNION LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING PRESIDENT STEWART ALONG WITH THE CABINET.
WHAT'S WRONG? IT'S OKAY. WHAT HAPPENED? OH MY GOD.
EVERYTHING'S FINE. JUST A LITTLE FRIEND VISITING A SICK FRIEND.
ALL RIGHT. SORRY FOR THAT INTERRUPTION. IT WAS SO CUTE, THOUGH.
COME ON. THIS IS A TOUGH CROWD. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO BACK.
THAT WAS NOT BEND. THAT WAS NOT A CUTE LITTLE RAT.
BUT WE WON'T LET IT BE. THAT'S OUR LITTLE FRIEND. WE'LL LET IT BE ALL RIGHT.
SO, DESPITE THE RAINY WEATHER, I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED MY TIME VISITING CLASSROOMS, ENGAGING WITH ENTHUSIASTIC STUDENTS, AND HAVING INSIGHTFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH DEDICATED STAFF MEMBERS.
ON OCTOBER 17TH, I JOINED THE LAKEWOOD EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR LUNCH AND THEIR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER ALONGSIDE VICE PRESIDENT GARZA AND CLARK CRITCHFIELD. IT WAS WONDERFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS FUNDRAISING EVENT THAT IS INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS, FURTHER INVESTING IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEYS AND FUTURE SUCCESS.
ON OCTOBER 21ST, I ATTENDED THE BELLFLOWER THINK TOGETHER LIGHTS ON AFTER SCHOOL SHOWCASE, AGAIN WITH CLARK CRITCHFIELD, MISS BONNIE CARTER AND DOCTOR YESENIA ALVAREZ ALONGSIDE WASHINGTON'S ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL.
WATCHING OUR STUDENTS SPEAK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH GREAT CONFIDENCE GAVE ME GREAT JOY.
I AM SO PROUD OF OUR SCHOLARS AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THINK TOGETHER.
TODAY I HAD THE PLEASURE OF VISITING ERNIE POWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WALKING THROUGH CLASSROOMS WITH OUR ACTING PRINCIPAL, KATIE ACEVEDO TORRES. AND AGAIN, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.
ACTING PRINCIPAL ACEVEDO TORRES. AND FINALLY, 100 DAYS AGO, I EMBARKED ON A JOURNEY WITH THE BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, A COMMUNITY FILLED WITH HEART, HOPE, AND A STEADFAST BELIEF IN WHAT IS POSSIBLE FOR EACH CHILD.
IN THE FIRST 100 DAYS, I HAVE ACTIVELY LISTENED AND LEARNED FROM EACH VOICE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
I HAVE WITNESSED COUNTLESS MOMENTS OF COURAGE, KINDNESS AND BRILLIANCE, WHETHER IN OUR CLASSROOMS, OUR CAFETERIAS, OUR BOARDROOMS, OUR PLAYGROUNDS.
EACH EXPERIENCE HAS REINFORCED MY BELIEF THAT BELLFLOWER IS NOT JUST A SCHOOL DISTRICT, IT IS A FAMILY UNITED BY A COMMON PURPOSE. I AM IMMENSELY GRATEFUL TO OUR STUDENTS, TO OUR STAFF, TO OUR FAMILIES, TO OUR UNION LEADERSHIP,
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TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, TO OUR BOARD MEMBERS WHO EMBODY OUR SHARED PROMISE.EVERY STUDENT KNOWN, EVERY VOICE VALUED, AND EVERY SCHOOL READY.
SO AS WE TURN THE PAGE TO THE NEXT CHAPTER, WE DO SO WITH UNITY, WITH LOVE AND THE STRONG CONVICTION THAT TOGETHER WE CAN TRANSFORM POSSIBILITY INTO PROMISE. HERE'S TO THE LIGHT WE CARRY AND THE FUTURE WE ARE BUILDING HAND IN HAND.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE BELLFLOWER UNIFIED COMMUNITY, I APPRECIATE YOU.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR SIMON. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO COMMITTEE UPDATES.
[10. COMMITTEE UPDATES]
STARTING WITH ALLIANCE. I'M GOING TO KICK IT BACK TO DOCTOR SIMON.YES, YES, YOU MAY. THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT STEWART.
SO ON OCTOBER 21ST, WE MET WITH OUR UNION LEADERSHIP, OUR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENTS FOR BOTH BTA AND ALSO FOR CSEA, ALONGSIDE BOARD PRESIDENT STEWART AND ALSO CABINET MEMBERS.
AND THAT TIME WAS DEDICATED TO AGENDA IZING FUTURE MEETINGS.
AND AGAIN, WHAT WOULD BE DISCUSSED DURING THOSE FUTURE MEETINGS. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR UNION LEADERSHIP TO OUR BOARD AND TO OUR CABINET FOR BEING A PART OF THE CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY MORE UPDATES? I KNOW WE DID HAVE A CAL OPS MEETING. SO THAT WAS IN PLAY.
ANY OTHER COMMITTEES THAT MET? IT'S. WELL, IT'S NOT A COMMITTEE, BUT I DID GO TO A MEETING.
AND HE WAS JUST BRIEFING THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT BOARD POLICIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS CONCERNING AROUND THE. IT'S A COURT SUPREME COURT CASE MOM VERSUS TAYLOR.
AND IT'S A IT'S A SUPREME COURT CASE ABOUT PARENTS WHO WISH TO OPT THEIR CHILDREN OUT OF INSTRUCTION INVOLVING LGBTQ THEMED STORYBOOKS AND RELIGIOUS STUFF AND, AND HEALTH AND HEALTH STUFF.
SO HE JUST GAVE ME SOME GAVE US SOME NUMBERS TO LOOK AT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, HE, HE'S GOING TO BE THE LEGAL SERVICES ARE GOING TO BE AT CSBA THIS THIS YEAR IN DECEMBER. AND THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT WHAT SOME DISTRICTS ARE DOING REGARDING WORKFORCE HOUSING AND ACTUALLY TOMORROW THERE'S GOING TO BE. IT COSTS LIKE $575 TO GET THIS INFORMATION OR WORKBOOK.
SO ANYWAY, THERE WILL BE BECAUSE WE'RE ALL MEMBERS.
WE WILL BE MEETING ON WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR. FOR COFFEY.
ONCE WE GET ONCE WE GET IN SACRAMENTO. SO I'LL LET YOU GUYS KNOW WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE MEETING.
IT'S PROBABLY IN THE HOTEL LOBBY. SO JUST TO MEET THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
SO THAT'S ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. I KNOW WE HAVE AN ATHLETIC MEETING WE'RE SCHEDULING RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE LOOKING AT DECEMBER, AND I KNOW WE HAD A CULTURE AND CLIMATE COMMITTEE MEETING.
BASICALLY LOOKING AT OUR AGENDA, LOOKING AT OUR DATES IN OUR CALENDAR.
MISS, DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE TO THAT COMMITTEE? NO, THAT WAS ESSENTIALLY IT. WE CALENDARED THE MEETINGS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, AS WELL AS WHAT THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE OF WHAT WE WANT TO COVER DURING THOSE MEETINGS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE ANY OTHER INFORMATION TO PRESENT? OKAY. MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT. WE DO HAVE REQUESTS ADDRESSING OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS.
[11. PUBLIC COMMENTS: AGENDA/NON-AGENDA ITEMS]
WHILE MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD ARE NOT PUBLIC MEETINGS, THEY ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, AND THE BOARD WILL LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR PUBLIC INPUT TO 21 MINUTES, AS PER BOARD BYLAW 9320 2.2, UNLESS OTHERWISE WAIVED BY THE BOARD.
HOWEVER, WE WILL NOT BE PROVIDING RESPONSES DURING THE MEETING.
AND WE HAVE TWO CARDS TONIGHT. SO FIRST WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MR. JOHN PAUL DREYER. THANK YOU. OKAY. IT'S GOING TO WORK THIS TIME, RIGHT?
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JOHN PAUL DREYER, HELLO TO EVERYONE. ALUMNI OF RAMONA, ALBERT BAXTER AND BOTH OUR HIGH.CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM TONIGHT. AND MY MOM WENT TO ERNIE PYLE PLATINUM.
I WANT TO THANK BOARD MEMBER MAR MYRA GARZA. WE WERE ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH AT THE BOARD LAST BOARD MEETING WHEN SHE ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN BIDDING PROCESS. AND WHEN I LOOKED IN THE BOARD BOOK, THERE WAS NOTHING TO BACK IT UP.
AND THAT'S WHY I THINK SHE ASKED SO MANY QUESTIONS.
AND THAT HELPS THE PUBLIC TO MAKE A DETERMINATION OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
IF WE HAD THAT INFORMATION, I MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS OF STAFF.
AND IT'S GOOD FOR THE PUBLIC FOR TRANSPARENCY.
I'VE FOUGHT SO HARD FOR TRANSPARENCY IN THIS DISTRICT, WINNING THE STATE AUDIT REQUEST AND ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE THAT WE CAN REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND AND TO KNOW THE PROCESS. HOW DO WE BID? WHO IS BIDDING? WHAT WAS YOUR RUBRIC LIKE? WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHO ARE ALL THE PEOPLE APPLYING FOR THESE BIDS, BECAUSE WE REALLY NEED THE MASTER PLAN TO HELP US GET THE THE SCHOOL BOND GOING AND TO IMPROVE OUR SCHOOLS.
AS EVERY SCHOOL HAVE A WORKING AIR CONDITIONER, DOES EVERY SCHOOL FREE OF ASBESTOS.
MY MOM'S OFFICE IN MAYFAIR WAS FILLED WITH ASBESTOS AND THEN LATER MY MOM DEVELOPED CANCER.
SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND THANK YOU AGAIN, MYRA, FOR ASKING THOSE GOOD QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M JUST GOING TO BE HONEST.
I'M GOING TO BUTCHER THIS NAME. BUT THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ROSALYN AND I KNOW IT'S AN H.
IS IT ROSALIND? ROSALIND. I'M ADMITTING I'M BUTCHERING ROSALIND.
CAN YOU TELL ME YOUR LAST NAME? HENDERSON. OH, IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
I PROBABLY WROTE IT. IT'S PROBABLY MY FAULT. I'M A TEACHER.
I SHOULD BE ABLE TO READ THIS. SORRY. BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WE APPRECIATE YOU. NO WORRIES. IT'S BEEN DELIGHTFUL TO BE HERE.
I WAS A TEACHER FOR 30 YEARS WITH INGLEWOOD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I BURNED OUT.
I RETIRED IN 2019, AND I HAVE A MISSION TO SUPPORT EDUCATORS WHEN IT COMES TO WELLNESS. SO MY SON AND I, DOCTOR ML, PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM AND IT'S CALLED SELF-CARE BASICS BEYOND SELF-CARE BASICS. AND IN IT, WE ADDRESS SIX PILLARS OF SELF-CARE, WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, EMOTIONAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL MEANING, AND RELATIONAL AND ENERGETIC HEALTH FOR EDUCATORS SPECIFIC TO EACH SCHOOL.
AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS HELP DISTRICTS MAINTAIN THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST.
WE KNOW THAT TEACHERS ARE LEAVING IN PART DUE TO BURNOUT.
WE WANT TO REDUCE ABSENTEEISM AMONG PROFESSIONALS, AND WE WANT TO ENHANCE EDUCATOR ENGAGEMENT.
SO I'D LIKE TO LEAVE SOME MATERIALS FOR YOU, DOCTOR SIMON, TO TALK FURTHER ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE ENGINE OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS LAY WITH US AS EDUCATORS.
ALL RIGHT. WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU AGAIN.
WE DO NOT HAVE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT AND WE DO NOT HAVE DISCUSSION ITEMS TONIGHT.
[12. MAJOR ACTION]
AND I'M GOING TO KICK THIS BACK TO DOCTOR SIMON PLEASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT STEWART. AND AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CLARK CRITCHFIELD AND ALSO BOARD MEMBER CINTRON TO LEAD THE DISCUSSION.THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO I'LL JUST BE REPORTING OUT OF THE COMMITTEE AND THE FINDINGS PLEASE KNOW THAT I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT PROCESS AND CRITERIA AND THE FINDINGS. SO GOOD EVENING.
AS BY THE BOARD, AS DIRECTED BY THE BOARD. OUR INTERVIEW COMMITTEE, WHICH INCLUDED BOARD CLERK RICHFIELD, THE SUPERINTENDENT AND LEGAL COUNSEL, AND MYSELF, MET ON OCTOBER 6TH AND OCTOBER 17TH TO INTERVIEW THREE FIRMS FOR THE ROLE OF LEAD LABOR
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NEGOTIATION, NEGOTIATION FOR UPCOMING NEGOTIATIONS WITH BTA BELLFLOWER TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.THE CRITERIA WAS WE THE PROCESS WAS THOUGHTFUL AND CONSISTENT, USING A CLEAR SET OF CRITERIA TO GUIDE OUR DECISION. WE LOOKED AT PROVIDING SUCCESS NEGOTIATION ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S PARTICULAR, PARTICULARLY WITH CERTIFIED CERTIFICATED UNITS STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES AT THE TABLE, INCLUDING PREPARATION, COSTING, COMMUNICATION AND AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE WAS CADENCE THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ONES UNDERSTANDING OF K THROUGH 12 FISCAL REALITIES, THE ED CODE AND THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF SCHOOLS CAPACITY TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AND ENSURE CONTINUITY WITH ASSIGNED PERSONNEL, A DEMONSTRATION COMMITTED TO OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT, AND TO MAINTAIN A CONSTRUCTIVE, RESPECTFUL TONE THAT SUPPORTS BOTH STUDENT LEARNING AND SCHOOL CLIMATE.
SO OUR FINDINGS FROM THESE THREE COMPANIES, ALL THREE FIRMS WERE INTERVIEWED THAT ALL THREE COMPANIES THAT WERE INTERVIEWED WERE PROFESSIONAL AND WELL QUALIFIED. HOWEVER, DANNY'S WOLVER.
I'M GONNA ALWAYS. WELL, OLIVER. OLIVER. WOLAVER.
WOLAVER. DANNIS. WOLAVER KELLY. SO DW. I'M GOING TO REFER TO DWQ BECAUSE THAT ONE STOOD IN MY HEAD.
STOOD OUT AS THE STRONGEST FIT TO BELLFLOWER UNIFIED.
CLEAR AND ORGANIZED PREPARATION PLANS, INCLUDING ISSUE FRAMING, COST MODELS AND COMPARISON STUDIES.
BALANCED NEGOTIATION APPROACH FOCUS ON MEETING BOARD OBJECTIVES WHILE SUPPORTING POSITIVE LABOR RELATIONS AND MINIMIZING DISRUPTION FOR STUDENTS, AND FINALLY, IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY FOR AN EXPERT LEAD NEGOTIATOR READY TO BEGIN WORK.
I WILL THEN OPEN TO DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS, SO I'LL LEAVE MY MIC ON.
BUT IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? ONE THING, JUST KERRY, REALLY QUICKLY, WILL YOU TURN THE PODIUM OFF, PLEASE? THANK YOU. ANYBODY? VICE PRESIDENT GARZA. THANK YOU. I HAVE ABOUT FIVE QUESTIONS, SO IF ANYONE ELSE HAS ANY MORE, PLEASE JUMP IN AND I WILL STOP, AND THEN I'LL RETURN TO MINE.
THE FIRST QUESTION IS, HOW WILL THE LEAD NEGOTIATOR KEEP THE BOARD INFORMED DURING THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS? AND WHAT REGULAR UPDATES CAN WE EXPECT? SHOULD I TAKE THAT ON OR YOU WANT ME TO? ANDREW. OKAY. ANDREW. SO DO THE NATURE OF LABOR NEGOTIATIONS.
MOST OF THE INFORMATION THAT THE BOARD WILL RECEIVE WILL BE IN CLOSED SESSION.
THAT INFORMATION WILL NOT BE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.
AND THEY DID CLARIFY THAT THEIR TOP PRIORITY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOARD IS INFORMED OF HOW NEGOTIATIONS ARE PROCEEDING, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE CLEAR DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD, AND THAT ANYTHING THAT THEY DO AT THE TABLE IS AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
SO THEY'RE VERY FOCUSED ON THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT THEY WILL UNDERTAKE.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY'RE ALSO VERY MUCH WILLING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE NEGOTIATION TEAM CURRENTLY AND HELPING THEM DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AT THAT NEGOTIATION TABLE TO BE ABLE TO LEAD FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS WITH LESS INPUT FROM LEGAL COUNSEL, BUT MORE OF A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH BETWEEN THE TWO ENTITIES.
OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. MY SECOND QUESTION IS WHAT SPECIFIC DECISIONS WILL THE LEAD NEGOTIATOR BE AUTHORIZED TO MAKE INDEPENDENTLY, IF ANY, AND WHICH WILL REQUIRE BOARD APPROVAL? SO IN TERMS OF THEIR DISCRETION IS ONLY GOING TO BE WITHIN THE PARAMETERS THAT ARE GIVEN TO THEM BY THE BOARD.
SO THEY CANNOT GO OUTSIDE WHAT THE BOARD ALLOWS THEM TO DO.
IT WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF THEIR LEGAL DUTIES TO THE BOARD AND TO THE DISTRICT.
SO ANYTHING THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZES, THEY CAN DO.
ANYTHING ELSE? THEY HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.
AND EVEN IF THERE ARE, LET'S SAY, CERTAIN PROPOSALS THAT ARE MADE THAT MIGHT BE ARGUABLY FIT WITHIN A CERTAIN SCOPE OR PARAMETER, THEY WILL STILL COME BACK TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOARD IS OKAY WITH THOSE WHATEVER AGREEMENTS THAT,
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THAT ARE PROPOSED. AND SO THE BOARD WILL ALWAYS BE INFORMED AND MAKING DECISIONS IN THIS PROCESS.OKAY. THANK YOU. THE NEXT QUESTION IS HOW WILL THE LEAD NEGOTIATOR INVOLVE THE BOARD AND THE NEGOTIATION STRATEGY AND KEY DISCUSSIONS? SO I THINK THAT'LL START WITH AN INITIAL MEETING TO KIND OF GO OVER WHAT THE PARAMETERS ARE WHERE THE BOARD IS LOOKING TO GO.
AND FROM THERE THEY WILL JUST BASICALLY CONSISTENTLY UPDATE THE BOARD AS TO THE PROGRESS BEING MADE ON WHATEVER SECTIONS OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT ARE BEING DISCUSSED. OKAY, SO THEY WILL COME TO ONE OF OUR CLOSED SESSIONS, INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH US.
OF COURSE, WITHOUT THOSE PARAMETERS, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING REALLY. LET'S SEE WHAT PROCESS WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THE BOARD TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK? WILL IT BE IN CLOSED SESSION ONLY, OR ARE WE ABLE TO GIVE FEEDBACK THROUGH YOU? HOW WOULD HOW DOES THAT LOOK? SO GENERALLY IN BE IN CLOSED SESSION.
BUT BECAUSE BOARD MEETINGS ARE TWICE MONTHLY, IF SOMETHING COMES UP WITHIN THAT PERIOD, THE BOARD WILL BE ABLE TO DIRECTLY CONTACT ME, PROVIDE ME THAT FEEDBACK, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE LEAD NEGOTIATOR TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW, WHATEVER DESIRES THE BOARD MAY HAVE, OR SUGGESTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, AND AT THE FOLLOWING CLOSED SESSION MEETING, IT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AS A WHOLE FOR GENERAL DISCUSSION.
AND THEN IF THERE ARE ANY DISAGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE LEAD NEGOTIATOR AND THE BOARD FOR SOME REASON, WHAT STEPS WILL BE TAKEN TO RESOLVE THOSE ISSUES? THERE ARE NO DISAGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE BOARD AND LEAD NEGOTIATOR BECAUSE THE BOARD MAKES ALL THE DECISIONS.
SO WHATEVER YOU DIRECT THEM TO DO, THAT IS WHAT THEY WILL DO.
AND IF FOR SOME REASON, THEY TAKE IT UPON THEMSELVES TO ACT OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THEIR DUTY AT THAT POINT THERE WILL BE AN IMMEDIATE DISCUSSION AS TO A REPLACEMENT, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY THEY ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS THAT THE BOARD HASN'T PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED THEM TO MAKE.
PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY. CAN I GET A NO. GO AHEAD. OH, I WAS JUST GOING TO BASED I WAS GOING TO.
I'LL JUST READ IT. SO BASED ON THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW AND DISCUSSION, I AM RECOMMENDING THAT THE BOARD SELECT DWK TO SERVE AS THE LEAD LABOR NEGOTIATOR. I MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD SELECT DWK AS THE DISTRICT'S LEAD LABOR NEGOTIATION OR NEGOTIATION NEGOTIATOR FOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH BTA, AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THIS FIRM.
OUT OF THE THREE FIRMS THAT WE DID INTERVIEW I THINK DWK WAS THE BEST OUT OF THE THREE.
FOR THE FOR THOSE REASONS THAT MISS CINTRON STATED AND JUST OVERALL, THEY WERE A CLEAR CHOICE.
OKAY. I'LL SECOND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. STUDENT MEMBER.
HI, MISS ARMSTRONG. HI, MISS CINTRON. HI, MR. CRITCHFIELD. HI, MRS. GARZA. I MISS STUART. I ALL RIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS TO WITHHOLD FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING?
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I'M GOING TO PULL ITEM 13.7, PLEASE. AND DO WE HAVE ANY OTHERS, VICE PRESIDENT GARZA.13.10, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE 13.7 13.10.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHERS? ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING? WITHHOLDING ITEMS 13.7 AND 13.10. YOU HAVE THAT MOTION.
CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.
STUDENT MEMBER. AYE. MISS ARMSTRONG, I MISS MR. I MR. CRITCHFIELD I MRS. GARZA I MISS STUART I.
ALL RIGHT. REGARDING 13.7 I MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THAT ITEM TONIGHT.
CAN I GET A SECOND? YOU GOT THAT SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
STUDENT MEMBER. HI, MISS ARMSTRONG. I MISS CINTRON, I MR. CRITCHFIELD, I MRS. GARZA, I MISS STUART I. ALL RIGHT.
ITEM 13.10. VICE PRESIDENT GARZA. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
MY QUESTIONS ARE MORE OF LOOKING AT THESE THE CONTRACT LISTINGS AS A WHOLE.
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AND IS THERE A SET METRIC SYSTEM THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT, LIKE MAYBE HOW MANY STUDENTS THEY ARE BEING YOU KNOW HOW MANY ARE HELPING OR IF IT'S EFFECTIVE.SO IT DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF CONTRACT. SO FOR EXAMPLE IF IT'S A NON PUBLIC SCHOOL WE LOOK AT THE QUALITY OF THE SERVICES AND THE INSTRUCTION THAT THEY PROVIDE TO THE STUDENTS THAT THEY SERVE. IF IT'S A STAFFING AGENCY, WE LOOK AT THE QUALITY OF THE STAFF AND SUPPORT THAT THEY PROVIDE.
SO WE'RE ALWAYS EVALUATING THE QUALITY OF THE SERVICES OF THESE VARIOUS CONTRACTORS.
AND I WOULD JUST ADD TO THAT. SO BASED ON THAT, WE KNOW WITH CERTAINTY THERE'S ONE AGENCY THAT WE'RE GOING TO PULL RIGHT FOR NEXT YEAR IN REGARDS TO STAFFING. AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT A MORE COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION SYSTEM RIGHT FOR OUR CONTRACT.
SO WE ARE IN DEEP CONVERSATIONS. WE'RE IN CONVERSATIONS ALSO WITH AN AGENCY THAT CAN HELP US PROVIDE EVEN BETTER METRICS FOR US TO DETERMINE PRIOR TO RENEWAL OR ENGAGING INTO A NEW CONTRACT IF IT WILL FIT OUR NEEDS.
DO WE KNOW MORE OR LESS WHEN WE WILL HAVE, LIKE MAYBE A DRAFT OF THAT METRIC SYSTEM.
IF NOT, WE HAVE TO MOVE TO ANOTHER ONE. OR WE MAY JUST BUILD A METRIC SYSTEM WITH THE HANDS OF CABINET TO MOVE FORWARD, RIGHT. TO BRING. BUT THE IMPORTANCE IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT SHOWS EFFICACY, EFFICIENCY, AND THE METRICS ARE ARE TRUE TO WHAT WE NEED AS WELL FROM A DATA STANDPOINT.
SO WE'RE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION. VICE PRESIDENT GARZA OKAY.
PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NO MORE QUESTIONS.
ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 13.10.
SO MOVED. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
STUDENT MEMBER I, MR. ARMSTRONG, I MISS CINTRON, I MR. CRITCHFIELD, I MRS. GARZA, I MISS I. ALL RIGHT.
IT'S TIME FOR BOARD COMMUNICATIONS. AND WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.
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OKAY. SO GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. SEEING AS THERE AREN'T ANY STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES, I FIGURED I MIGHT AS WELL TAKE UP THE ROLE A LITTLE BIT.SO THERE'S THAT. FRIDAY IS ALSO GOING TO BE SENIOR SEMINAR.
WE'LL HAVE WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE. AND THEN SATURDAY, MAY 1ST HOSTING EYE OF THE STORM NUMBER 14.
IT'S OUR FIGHTING GAME TOURNAMENT. RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE OVER 50 PRE-REGISTERED PLAYERS, SO IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE ABOUT 70 OR 80.
WE HAVE SMASH. WE HAVE SMASH BROS. GUILTY GEAR, STREET FIGHTER WHAT ELSE? I DON'T REMEMBER, BUT THERE'S A FEW GAMES THAT WE HAVE, SO I JUST IMPLORE YOU GUYS TO COME OUT, CHECK IT OUT, MAYBE COMPETE. BUT ACTUALLY, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE LAST ONE, BUT MAYBE JUST JUST TO CHECK IT OUT.
JUST TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG.
THANK YOU. PRESIDENT STEWART WELCOME. AND THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
AND OKAY, SO ON FRIDAY THE 10TH I HOSTED MY VERY FIRST AND I HOPE, OF MANY APPETIZERS WITH ARMSTRONG MIXER. IT WAS JUST IT WAS WELL ATTENDED.
AND I TRULY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT AND SHARED THEIR TIME AND THOUGHTS WITH ME.
IT WAS A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW EVEN MORE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, I DO LIVE ON, YOU KNOW, THAT IS THE AREA IN WHICH I LIVE.
AND SO JUST TO MEET EVERYBODY AND EVEN THOSE THAT I DIDN'T KNOW.
SO ANYWAY, I'M HOPING TO DO MORE ABOUT THAT. I REALLY LOVE I REALLY LOVED HOW HOW EVERYONE FELT WELCOMED AND COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO MEET NEW PEOPLE IN THE ROOM AND HOLD SOLID CONVERSATIONS. SO MUCH THAT ONE FRIEND WAS INVITED TO A COMMUNITY EVENT BY MY OTHER FRIEND. LIKE, THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EACH OTHER.
SO. BUT MY NEXT EVENT, I'LL BE SURE TO MAKE SURE I ANNOUNCE IT.
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AND THAT SAME NIGHT, I HAD TO RUSH OVER TO BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE IT WAS BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL'S HOMECOMING GAME.AND BOARD PRESIDENT STEWART WAS THERE, YOU KNOW, WEARING HER LETTERMAN JACKET AND ALL.
YOU KNOW, SHE ALWAYS WEARING HER LETTERMAN JACKET. I JUST HAD TO PUT THAT LITTLE BIT OF THAT LITTLE BIT OUT, YOU KNOW? SO ANYWAY, IT WAS IT WAS FUN. MY DAUGHTER WAS A CHEERLEADER IN HER HIGH IN HER HIGH SCHOOL YEARS, AND AND SHE WAS THE HOMECOMING QUEEN LAST YEAR.
SO LIKE I SAID, I HAD TO RUN OVER THERE BECAUSE SHE HAD THE CROWN, THE 2025 HOMECOMING QUEEN.
IT WAS FUN AND ALL THE PARENTS JUST TAKING ALL THE PICTURES AND EVERYTHING.
YOU KNOW, I USED TO DO THAT. I STILL DO IT. SO.
BUT ANYWAY. AND THEN ON THE 11TH, I ATTENDED THE.
THE MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL'S THE RESOURCE FAIR THAT WAS HELD THERE.
AND THE HIGHLIGHT FOR ME, AND I DIDN'T CRY OR ANYTHING, BUT, YOU KNOW, MY EYES DID GET A LITTLE WATERED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I REALLY BELIEVE EARLY EDUCATION IS SO IMPORTANT IF IT HAS TO START THERE.
ALL INTERVENTIONS. AND WHEN I SAY THAT THE HIGHLIGHT WAS THAT WAS A SPEAKER WHO WHO WHO TALKED ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP SHE HAD, SHE HAS WITH HER BROTHER. AND ALTHOUGH HE DIDN'T HAVE SUCH A SUCCESSFUL BEGINNING WITH THE LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THEIR FAMILY, HER BROTHERS TRIED TO DEVELOP, TO DEVELOP INTO A KIND, LOVING YOUNG MAN.
I MEAN, WELL, MIDDLE AGED MAN NOW. BUT, YOU KNOW, SHE RECOGNIZED EARLY THAT HER BROTHER, YOU KNOW, DID NOT RECEIVE ALL OF THE NEEDED RESOURCES GROWING UP IN SCHOOL.
AND SHE MADE IT HER MISSION TO LEARN HOW SHE COULD BE THAT BEACON OF LIGHT AND SUPPORT, HOPE AND LOVE, YOU KNOW, FOR HER BROTHER AND AND, YOU KNOW, SHOWING ALL THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OVER, OVER THE TIME.
I JUST IT WAS JUST AMAZING. AND WE HAD A LOT OF GOOD SPEAKERS.
OKAY. SO BUT I CAN'T SPEAK ON ALL OF THEM. AND THEN ON THE 13TH ARI TALKED ABOUT LOCKSTEP.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE CASB CONFERENCE WITH MY, WITH MY BOARD PRESIDENT STEWART.
AND THE THEME WAS THE GREAT TAP IN. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A GREAT FOCUS ON MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE AND THINKING, AND THEY TALKED ABOUT THE MATH BEHIND THE MATH AND HOW TO INFUSE WITH THE FAMILY TO ENGAGE, YOU KNOW LIKE NATURALLY OCCURRING MATH THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO IN THE HOME, LIKE WHEN YOU ARE MAKING COOKIES, WHEN YOU'RE CUTTING PIZZA OR APPLES OR, YOU KNOW, STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND, AND THEY TALKED ABOUT JUST TRYING TO BUILD MATH CONFIDENCE AT HOME AND TEACH REAL LIFE, REAL LIFE MATH CONCEPTS IN THE HOME JUST TO BE MORE COMFORTABLE.
BUT THEY THEY WENT REALLY WENT IN DEEP ON IT.
AND ALSO THERE IS ANOTHER CONFERENCE WHERE THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO UNIQUELY SUPPORT SMALL POPULATIONS OF STUDENTS SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, LIKE, SAY, FOR INSTANCE, OUR WE HAVE A LOW POPULATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS, LIKE, WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING THEM AND TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, GET GET THEM INTO DUAL ENROLLMENT AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT CLASSES, ETCETERA, ETCETERA.
LIKE, WHAT ARE WE DOING DIFFERENT TO MAKE THE SMALL POPULATIONS OF STUDENTS FEEL LIKE A BIG PART OF THE SCHOOL? AND THAT WAS ABOUT IT. IT WAS A LOT MORE. BUT THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. Y'ALL NEED A TIE? ME? THANK YOU.
I REMEMBER ARMSTRONG. BOARD MEMBER SHAUN. THANK YOU.
SO OCTOBER 10TH, I MET WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT, DOCTOR SIMON.
AND WE HAD A GREAT CHAT ABOUT ENROLLMENT, SAFETY, REALLY UNDERSTANDING THE COMMITMENTS THAT WE HAVE. FOR THE DISTRICT. IT WAS JUST A REALLY GREAT CONVERSATION.
AND WE'LL BE MEETING MORE FREQUENTLY OR AS FREQUENTLY AS WE HAVE SCHEDULED.
AND THEN ON SATURDAY, I ALSO ATTENDED THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR, THE VERY FIRST ONE. AND IT WAS SO THE, THE I'LL JUST TRY TO MAKE THIS SHORT.
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SO AFTER OUR BOARD MEETING, I WAS GETTING REQUESTS OF FLIERS TO ENROLL, AND THERE WAS PEOPLE WAITING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR THOSE FLIERS. AND THEY SHOWED UP ON SATURDAY AND THEY HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE.BUT ALSO I DID TOO. I THOUGHT IT WAS EXTREMELY FRUITFUL.
THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS JUST PHENOMENAL. REALLY BROUGHT IT BACK TO WHY WE WERE THERE, WHAT IT MEANS TO REALLY BE A WHOLESOME OF A DISTRICT, ADDRESSING STUDENTS AND WHY WE DO THE WORK THAT WE DO, BUT ALSO HOW PARENTS AND COMMUNITY REALLY REFLECT AND REALLY HOLD UP EVERYTHING ALL TOGETHER.
AND WHAT IT MEANS TO ACTUALLY HAVE THESE KIND OF CONFERENCES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT. I ATTENDED WITH BOARD CLARK CRITCHFIELD YIELD AND VICE CHAIR GAZA.
ONE OF THE WORKSHOPS. I LEFT MY NOTES AT HOME, BUT IT WAS ABOUT THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS, UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS AND WHERE WE ARE IN OUR DISTRICT AND HOW WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
AND HOW INVOLVED NOT ONLY DID THE OTHER GENERAL ED TEACHERS WERE ALSO THERE SPEAKING ON HOW IT HAS REFLECTED AND RESONATED WITH GENERAL GENERAL ED STUDENTS. TO BE ABLE TO BE INVOLVED AND HAVE A COMMITMENT TO ALL STUDENTS ON CAMPUSES AND WHAT THAT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT THAT MEANS.
WE HAD GREAT, A GREAT LITTLE PERFORMANCE FROM OUR CHEERLEADER.
OH, AND CHEERLEADERS AS WELL. AND THE STUDENTS WERE THERE PRESENTING THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM AND HOW WHAT THEY LOOK FORWARD TO AND THEIR PARENTS GUARDIANS WERE ABLE TO ALSO GIVE US INSIGHT ON HOW THIS INVOLVEMENT ON OUR CAMPUSES HAS REALLY FLOURISHED IN OUR STUDENTS. AND I JUST IT WAS IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE EXPERIENCE. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY GREAT.
WITH THAT, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT FOR 101 DAYS WITH US.
HONESTLY. KEEP UP THE PATIENCE WITH YOUR BOARD.
I'LL JUST SAY THAT. ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO DO A SHOUT OUT AND I'M SURE PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THIS, HEARD THIS, AND IT WAS ALSO PRESENTED BY THE PTA ABOUT OUR FIRST I'M GOING TO GET THIS RIGHT.
BUT FIRST ANNUAL COUNCIL CANCER AWARENESS WALK IS SATURDAY, THIS SATURDAY FROM 9 TO 11:09 A.M. AND PEOPLE CAN REGISTER. SHOW UP. THERE'S GOING TO BE FREE BREAST EXAM REFERRALS, FREE RESOURCES, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION AROUND IT. IT'S REALLY JUST A WALK AND GETTING TO KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY AND BEING ANOTHER RESOURCE AND OUTREACH.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS WALK. AND I'M GOING TO SAY THAT'S IT FOR ME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER CINTRON. CLARK CRITCHFIELD.
THANK YOU FOR THAT EFFORT. I WE DID HAVE A COLLAPSE BOARD MEETING.
I WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPANY DOCTOR SIMON FOR A WALK THROUGH THE MAYFAIR FIELDS.
AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO PATRICK. AND STAFF, THERE'S A LOT OF EYES ON ON THAT PROJECT, AND I'M VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET IT DONE, AND WE'RE GOING TO GET IT DONE. RIGHT. SO I FEEL I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER AFTER GETTING SOME CLARITY ON SOME THINGS THAT DAY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. LAKEWOOD EDUCATION GOLF TOURNAMENT MAYFAIR HOMECOMING GAME.
MY DAUGHTER GOT TO MEET AND TAKE PICTURES WITH THE THE THE CROWNED QUEEN.
SO SHE WAS SHE WAS EXCITED. THAT THING TOGETHER EVENT AT WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY.
AND I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE BISD CANCER WALK ON SATURDAY.
THANK YOU FOR STAFF FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. OCTOBER 28TH, WE HAVE THE STATE OF EDUCATION EVENT.
SO I'M GLAD WE'RE GOING THAT DIRECTION AND DOING MORE OF THAT.
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AND ALSO ON ONE THING THAT WASN'T ON OCTOBER 10TH, I HAD THIS REALLY COOL PODCAST GUEST.SUPER COOL. SO THANK YOU, DOCTOR SIMON, FOR COMING AND HAVING THAT CONVERSATION.
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE AND ESMERALDA AS WELL ALL THE WORK WE'RE DOING IN COMMUNICATION IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED. AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT THAT'S GOING INTO THAT.
THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. CLARK CRITCHFIELD, VICE PRESIDENT GARZA.
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT STEWART. I'M ALSO GOING TO JUST MOVE OVER JUMP OVER SOME OF THOSE EVENTS AS WELL THAT WE BOTH ATTENDED SOME OF MY BOARD MEMBERS AND MYSELF, THE LAKEWOOD EDUCATION FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT.
I WAS THERE AS WELL. GREAT TIME. ALSO THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR.
GREAT JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH, STAFF, FOR PUTTING THAT ON.
THERE WERE A LOT OF RESOURCES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
IT WAS AMAZING. AND I'M SURE THAT IT'S GOING TO GET EVEN BIGGER.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO YOUR STAFF AND TO YOU FOR WORKING REALLY HARD ON THAT.
AND I ECHO THE COMMENTS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, ALL MY, ALL OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE SAYING WE ARE GETTING TO DO MORE EVENTS THAT OTHER, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE HAD BEFORE.
AND IT'S EXCITING TO, YOU KNOW, BE HERE AT BELLFLOWER WITH OUR STAFF AND WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT.
WE CAN SEE THAT YOU'RE WORKING SO HARD. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS ON OUR CALENDAR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT GARZA. GOOD EVENING.
ON OCTOBER 10TH, I ATTENDED THE BUFFALO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME.
IT WAS HOMECOMING. CONGRATS ON A BIG WIN OVER FIREBALL.
I THINK IT WAS 34 ZERO AT HALF. I THINK IT ENDED 57 ZERO.
THEY'RE JUST AMAZING. SO IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK SHANNON, THE ASB DIRECTOR.
I COMMENTED ON HOW MUCH I LOVED THE JERSEY OF THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE LAST BOARD REPORT, AND SHE GAVE ME ONE. AND I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE I APPRECIATE THAT AND ALL MY FRIENDS WERE JEALOUS. SO THAT WAS COOL TOO. ON OCTOBER 13TH, I ATTENDED A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT MY DISTRICT, AND THE ONLY REASON I'M TALKING ABOUT IS BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THE WAY THAT THEY STRUCTURED OUR PD. SO THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME AS A PE TEACHER I HAD ACTUAL LIKE SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
SO WHAT THEY DID WAS THEY HAD THREE TWO HOUR TIME SLOTS, AND SO WE WERE PUT INTO SLOTS FOR OUR SPECIALTY, AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO CHOOSE THE LAST ONE, AND THERE WAS A VARIETY OF TOPICS, AND IT WAS REALLY COOL.
OCTOBER 14TH I ATTENDED MY LAST ALLIANCE MEETING AS PRESIDENT.
IT WAS REALLY A GOOD MEETING, AND YOU HAVE SOME GREAT TOPICS GOING FORWARD.
SO I KNOW YOU GUYS WILL HAVE GREAT REPRESENTATION IN DECEMBER.
OCTOBER 15TH TO 18TH, I ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE.
I HAVE A LOT, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I FEEL WE CAN REPORT OUT.
SO I'M GOING TO JUST TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I DID WHEN I WAS IN CARLSBAD.
MY FIRST BREAKOUT SESSION, IT DISCUSSED A SEVEN STEP TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP.
AND I'M JUST GOING TO GO OVER THOSE REALLY QUICKLY. THE SEVEN STEPS WERE TO MIRROR LEADERS, EXAMINE THEIR PERSONAL BELIEFS, THEIR BIASES, AND THEIR HISTORY, TO MAP LEADERS, IDENTIFY PATTERNS AND SYSTEMS TO MOBILIZE LEADERS, ACTIVELY ORGANIZE PEOPLE, RESOURCES, AND TIME TO MAKE VISIBLE LEADERS ELEVATE AND AFFIRM STUDENT IDENTITIES, CULTURES, AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN CURRICULUM, POLICY AND SCHOOL CULTURE.
TO MEND LEADERS REPAIR HARM BY ADDRESSING PAST PRACTICES AND MAKING ADJUSTMENTS.
MY NEXT SESSION WAS PRESCHOOL TO POWER. EQUITY STARTS EARLY, AND THE MAIN FOCUS QUESTION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ALL OF YOU IS HOW DOES EXCLUSIONARY PUNISHMENT AND EARLY EDUCATION CONTRIBUTE TO PRESCHOOL, TO PIPELINE OR TO PRISON PIPELINE EPIDEMIC AMONGST OUR BLACK AND BROWN STUDENTS? AND WE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT, AND WE HAD PARTNER WORK, AND WE TALKED WITH PEOPLE, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT ANSWERS AND DISCUSSION ON THAT.
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STUDENTS MAY FEEL UNWANTED, OTHER STUDENTS MAY SEE THOSE STUDENTS BEING TARGETED, AND THEN THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE, AND THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE THEIR FRIENDS TARGETED.ALL TEACHERS ARE BLACK TEACHERS, WHITE, HISPANIC, ASIAN, ALL TEACHERS.
SO WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE TRAINING ON THIS LACK OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TRAINING.
IT WORSENS THE DISPARITIES. SO WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT FEELINGS ARE OKAY.
WE ALL HAVE BIASES AND THAT'S OKAY. BUT OUR BEHAVIORS ARE NOT.
AND THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE TRAINING FOR OUR STAFF ON THIS.
I ATTENDED A BREAKOUT SESSION ON THE BENEFITS OF SPEECH AND DEBATE.
IT WAS PRESENTED BY ONE OF OUR PARAMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND IT WAS REALLY AWESOME.
I HOPE THAT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE SPEECH AND DEBATE.
IT HELPS CONFIDENCE, PUBLIC SPEAKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS.
AND JUST THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT IT HAS TO OFFER.
SO SPEECH AND DEBATE IS AN EXCELLENT CLASS OR CLUB, SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO FOR OUR STUDENTS.
AND I HOPE THAT WE'RE DOING THAT. WE HEARD FROM A PANEL REGARDING THE IEC.
THEY'RE FOUNDED BY JIMMY IOVINE AND ANDRE YOUNG, BETTER KNOWN AS DOCTOR DRE.
THEY'RE TEACHING INNOVATION AND CREATIVE CREATIVITY, AND THEY'RE FOCUSING ON TECHNOLOGY.
SO A LOT OF THEIR PAY, A LOT OF THEIR PROJECTS THAT ARE PROJECT BASED LEARNING, THEY DO PROJECTS THAT HELP THE COMMUNITY AND THEY PARTNERSHIP WITH PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. SO IT WAS REALLY COOL TO JUST HEAR ABOUT THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING AT THEIR HIGH SCHOOLS.
SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE ANALYZED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LEADER AND A MANAGER, AND WHAT WE LEARNED WAS THAT LEADERS CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH THEIR VISION AND STRATEGY. IT'S BASICALLY THE WHO AND THE WHAT, BUT A MANAGER IS THE PLANNING, THE ORGANIZING AND CONTROLLING ASPECTS OF THE JOB.
SO IT'S BASICALLY THE HOW AND THE WHEN AND WHAT WE DO TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
THE MANAGERS ARE DEALING WITH DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS, CHECKLISTS, OUTLINES, AND JOB DESCRIPTIONS.
AND WE SHOULD BE ASPIRING TO HIRE LEADERS THAT HAVE A COMBINATION OF BOTH LEADERS AND MANAGERS.
BOTH NEED TO BE EFFECTIVE LISTENERS. BOTH NEED TO COMMUNICATE WELL, BOTH GATHER DATA, THEY PROBLEM SOLVE, THEY'RE SOLUTION ORIENTED, AND THEY MAKE DECISIONS, DECISIONS THAT BENEFIT A TEAM.
SO THAT WAS A REALLY THING, A COOL THING. AND I DO THINK WE'RE HIRING BETTER LEADERS AND WE'RE GETTING BETTER LEADERS THAT ARE OUR PRINCIPAL, OUR ADMIN, EVEN IN OUR EXECUTIVE CABINET. AND SO I APPRECIATE WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND DOCTOR AND DOCTOR KNOX, I KNOW THEY'RE NOT HERE, BUT THEY'RE DOING AN AMAZING JOB.
JUST A FEW RANDOM THINGS. ONE, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BILL PASSING.
THAT IS THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER PAY. AGAIN, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT AND I KNOW PEOPLE MIGHT JUDGE US, BUT AGAIN, I GET PAID $240 A MONTH, AND THAT'S NOT A LOT FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT THAT BILL WAS PASSED AND THAT WE CAN EARN A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE HONESTLY, WE DESERVE IT. AND I HOPE YOU DON'T TAKE THAT AS JUST ME BEING, YOU KNOW, TO MYSELF AND SELFISH.
IT'S NOT. WE DO A LOT OF WORK FOR WHAT WE GET PAID.
THIRD GO DODGERS. WE HAVE TO WIN IT ALL. SO I'M HOPING THAT THE DODGERS WIN.
AND LASTLY, PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR STATE OF EDUCATION TUESDAY AT 5:00.
[15. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS]
ALL RIGHT I LOVE THE TIME. 721 IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 721.UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 13TH,
2025.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.