Remarks by Mary Blanco
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Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“Questions or comments? No. No? Okay. Can I get a motion to move the D items to the board meeting? Second. Thank you. Our next order of business will be to move the G items to the floor. All in favor? Aye. Thank you.”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“prudent to just withdraw the item and bring it back next month okay and i know um i know we had some preliminary conversations at the start of committee meeting today when the superintendent asked um for that point of personal privilege is anybody that maybe wasn't available to make comments earlier or would like to make comments now about the item no board member santos”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“And Board Member Santos, my intention was not to quiet you. I was waiting to see. I just wanted to get some clarification. Through the chair, and I want to clarify as well. Before we allow her to continue.”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“I think we should allow her to continue. And then, Madam Chair, if you.”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“We've already gotten clarification that Board Member Santos can continue. So let's let Board Member Santos continue. We've gotten that clarification that we can discuss an item. And if a board member would like to discuss the item now, then it's her purview since it is on the agenda. And then we'll come back.”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“Right. Madam Chair, I think we always have the ability to speak individually with the maker of the item, any questions we have. But if there's a topic that a board member wants to bring up at committee so that we can speak in the sunshine, it is absolutely the right of that board member. So please, Board Member Santos, please continue.”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“Board Member Alonzo, you've been waiting.”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“Board Member, Vice Chair Colucci, I'm sorry.”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“I'd like to give everybody an opportunity that hasn't been able to speak, so Madam Chair.”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“Thank you. And I know a few others would like to speak, and I'm definitely going to circle back, but I'd like to give some input as well. I gave a little bit at the beginning, and I'm on board with withdrawing, giving us some time, I think this is a useful conversation, though, because as we've said, this needs to kind of come back to us soon, so I think it's helpful for the feedback to be heard now rather than wait another month and then there be concerns that we need to keep postponing. In my memo, I made it very clear. I understand that we need to do certain things that we don't want to…”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“Member Spino, did you have any comments?”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“Thank you Board Member Espino for wrapping it up in that way. Obviously there's more and more that could be said. I think I've said what I wanted to say. One thing that I do think is important and maybe it'll come of this is for a school to be under reassessed in this short timeframe as the first time they appear at ABC. That's something that I think has to be considered. And one of my biggest issues as well is exactly what you mentioned, Madam Chair. How are we changing a process when we don't have a policy in place and it still hasn't been approved as a final reading? So that was one of my…”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“Okay. Board Member Svino, you have some questions?”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“Okay, Board Member Alonso, you're recognized.”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“Of course. Any other comments on G6? Okay, just for point of order, I know we need to move the G items to the board meeting. Best way to handle the G1 at this time?”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“Okay, so motion to move G1 with no recommendation. Second? All in favor? Aye. Okay, and then motion to move items G2, G3, and G6 to the board meeting?”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“A second? Second. All in favor? Aye. Thank you. Our next order of business will be to move the H items to the floor. Can I get a second? Second. All in favor? Aye. Thank you. Item H1, Madam Chair, this is your item. You have the floor.”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. Any questions or comments? Thank you, as always, for bringing this forward. Motion for co-sponsorships? Second. All in favor? Motion to move it as amended to the board meeting. All in favor? Thank you. Our next item is H5, Madam Chair. Oh, sorry, H3.”
Personnel, Student, School, and Community Support Committee · Sep 2, 2026