South San Francisco Unified School District Board - Regular Meeting

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Thank you. I'd like to reconvene into regular session of the Jan or March 26, 2026 meeting. Um Dr. Sheay will join us from um from a a different location. Um so called to order. Student trustee Ruiz present. Trusty Lamb here. Trusty Richardson present. Trusty Anthony here. Vice President Sheay here. President Murray

here. Okay. Um, pledge of allegiance. All right. Good evening, President Murray, Vice President Sheay, Trustee Anthony, Trusty Lamb, Trusty Richardson, our student trustee, Dr. Moore, Dr. Campbell, Dr. Garcia, Mr. Mr. Hannon and Mr. O and all the directors and support staff, our representatives of South San Francisco community at large, and especially all of the Westboro parents and students that made it out tonight right before spring break. Thank you for showing some real spirit and for this opportunity tonight. I know I am extremely honored to represent Westboro this evening and I get to start by introducing the student representative who is leading our pledge, uh, Mr. Theodore Wong. Theo represents Westboro and our Wildcat culture exceptionally well. He has been a member of our leadership class for three years and he is the 2526 ASB president. His work this year has included the fall sixth grade orientation, the rising sixth grade tours and visits that we just had this month, co-coordination of numerous rallies, spearheading many student activities and events. He's also a reliable morning announcement partner and leads advisory lessons with care and enthusiasm. Overall, he is a strong academic student and enjoys wonderful working relationships with his teachers, his peers, and the administration. Thank you, Theo, for representing Westboro so well. Uh, good evening board. Thank you for this opportunity. Uh, let's have everybody stand up and face the flag. Ready? Salute. Pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United

States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, for liberty and justice for all.

Thank you. in the center. Okay. Thanks, Theo. Next, we'll have the land acknowledgement acknowledgement statement read by Trusty Lamb. Yes, we acknowledge that the South San Francisco Unified School District is located on the unseated ancestral homeland of the Ramatouch Aloney peoples who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramatouch community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples.

Thank you. Reporting out from close session, Mr. Fair.

In regard to close session item number two, anticipated litigation, the board took action to approve a settlement agreement not to exceed $15,000. The motion was made by Trustee Anthony. The motion was seconded by Trustee Sheay. A roll call vote was taken. The motion was carried by a vote of four eyes's, zero nazs, and one absence. In regard to close session agenda item number three, to consider the appointment of one public employee to the position of director of facilities and safety, the board took action to appoint Toby Lee to the position with an effective start date of April 27, 2026. The motion was made by Trustee Anthony. The motion was seconded by Trustee Lamb. A roll call vote was taken. The motion was carried by a vote of four eyes's, zero nazs, and one abstension.

Thank you. Okay. Review of the agenda. Any changes? I have one correction. Okay. Under consent agit agenda item 3A, certificated personnel assignment order.

What page? That would be page 49 through 50 under Robert H. It should indicate Skyline Elementary School. Oh, I see. Okay, that's in the consent engine. Thank you. Okay. Um, PTA council remarks. All right. Good evening. Um, President Murray, Vice President Shay, oh, sorry, Trustee Anthony, um, Trustee Lamb and Trusty Richardson, Superintendent Moore, members of the cabinet, and members of the community. My name is Suanna Wong. This is my 16th year volunteering in the PTA and my second year as PTSA president at Westboro Middle School. My youngest child currently is an eighth grade at Westboro and I have an older son who's at UC Santa Barbara. Um we have a lot of upcoming events to highlight the PTAs in the district this month. Um South San Francisco High School is having their Chick-fil-A mobile order fundraiser this

week um until Saturday. So, use code SSFHS26 um so that they can get funds from your purchases. Um Burberry Bur just had their walk-athon and craft fair and art and talent show is coming up on April 24th. Tonight, Jane Sarah is having a bingo night. Um they just finished a readathon fundraiser. Skyline has a restaurant takeover today at Starboard until 1000 p.m. So, please go get some dinner if you haven't gotten it yet. Um, online spiritware is open until Monday and they just gifted teachers and staff some baseball jerseys. Um, Ponderosa has has a red and gold ball on April 17th and a car show is scheduled for May 2nd. I'd like to take a moment to share about the Westboro PTSA, but first I want to thank all the PTSA members and parent volunteers who are here with us tonight. So, please stand and be recognized. Yay. Woohoo. All right. Um, we're especially proud this year of gifting the school a new speaker system for the MUR with the fundraisers we've done over the past few years. We had our biggest fundraiser this past October with the color run and in December with our holiday bizaar. Career day was held in the fall when kids could learn about careers that they were interested in. We have supported the school at the recent math/pie day providing apple pies for all the students and staff. We are getting ready for miniourse day and for the endofyear eighth grade events. The PTA is fully aligned with the portrait of a graduate and the district goal this year of building community and a sense of belonging at schools. The WMS PTSA is working on belonging and community by holding schoolwide events

such as the color run and supporting the school by providing snacks and time to be together. We are also planning to host dinner um last meeting of the year for the South San Francisco PTA Council on May 4th. So, we hope to see you there. Any questions? No. All right. Thank you. That's our report. Thank you.

Okay. Staff Association Representatives remarks. South San Francisco Federation of Adult Educators. Elizabeth Bales. Good evening, honored board members, members of the cabinet, Superintendent Moore, IT staff, and the school community. I'm Elizabeth Bales, president of the South San Francisco Federation of Adult Educators. Years ago, Congress recognized that English learners in the United States needed help learning to navigate and participate in social and governmental systems. The result was EL Civics, a wide-ranging program with units that cover everything from how to navigate the DMV and the medical system to workplace skills that allow that allow immigrants to move forward into family supporting jobs. For the last several weeks, my students at intermediate high ESL have gained knowledge and confidence in using American banking systems. They practiced role- playinging conversations with bank employees, creating a simple budget, and deciphering checking account disclosure documents. When we got started, many of them told me that they always asked for a bank employee that spoke their native language and they sometimes had trouble understanding paperwork. This weekend last, they demonstrated that our hard work has paid off in oral testing with an adulted staff member. They asked and answered questions about bank products and services as well as creating simple budgets. Everyone's on track to pass the unit, many of them with perfect scores. In other news, this morning I received the latest newsletter of your local epidemiologist California. Y was launched during the COVID lockdown when

epidemiologist Caitlyn Jennalina recognized that everyday people struggled to understand messaging from public health officers. W began as a national news source. Since then, they've created newsletters for California and New York. This morning's issue mentioned brought up a a very serious issue that we're facing in California. Um you may know that in 2016, California voters passed Proposition 56, which was the tobacco tax to increase reimbursements for dentists seeking seeing patients covered by medical. And only at that time, only 25% of California dentists accepted medical. And after the measure, the number increased to 40%. And many more Californians were able to access dental care. This includes children. I don't know the number of children in our district who are on medical. Now, the governor has proposed to redirect those funds to the general fund. They would be stripping them from medical and moving them to the general fund. For dental providers, that might mean the reimbursement cuts of 40 to 80%. Many dental providers are already taking the lower cost reimbursement to serve medical patients. Um and the inequity is staggering. Um again, children who do not get adequate dental care cannot concentrate at school because they may be in pain from damaged teeth. They may lack confidence in their smile or they just are not getting the normal care they should be getting. And uh this is really troubling to me. I don't teach children, but of course some of my students are parents. Many students at adult ed are parents and many students at adult ed may be on medical themselves and they stand to lose coverage. And I would love to see our district leadership address this issue. Um the public comment period is still open. The budget has not been finalized in

Sacramento. But um I really think this is outrageous. I voted to pass um the Proposition 56 understanding that it would be a public benefit for many especially for children in California who deserve adequate dental care and it affects school performance. It affects school attendance. Kids who have tooth pain will lose days. They will miss school. Parents with tooth pain will miss school. Um, and so I would love to see, again, I'd love to see our district leadership speak to this publicly. Thanks for your attention. Thank you.

Next, South San Francisco Classroom Teachers Association, Sherry Duy. Good evening SSF USD cabinet President Murray and trustees and SSF community. I have I will start with some positives. This is pretty loud. Skip back. I will start with some positive occurrences at school sites reported by site representatives. Martin reports that their wellness counselor has implemented small groups and visits classrooms for social emotional discussions. The community liaison at Sunshine Gardens has helped out with translating uh report card comments and Skyline has had a successful implementation of character counts Zoom assemblies organized by their principal. Montaverie recently had our multi-use room turned into a giant maker space by the Lawrence Hall of Science that all students attended and parents helped out with uh facilitating those activities. As we go grow close to our spring break, I feel excited that we have successfully completed so much of the year. But I also feel worried about all the plans we said we would do in our work with SSFUSD this year. The time to do the work is running out. I do feel fortunate that the district has opened up communication channels to listen to SSFTA and hear educators at focus groups. We have committee work though that needs to get off the ground and some bargaining to finish up. I am hopeful

meetings will still be scheduled to get some evaluation and benefits committee work done in April and May. I would like to bring up concerns in special education this evening. It has been reported that our teachers need more support and training to deal with the number of cases in their classes. The structure of some ninth grade classes is likely to change next year, creating more push classes where training and well-defined role responsibilities are lacking. And one topic I brought up in February I'd like to repeat here. I'm concerned about our members not being able to access documents uh personal documents from previous years like W TWS and paycheck stubs because we transferred to a new uh payroll um online system. Uh we would like it we would like it if business services could communicate to employees how can we access these older documents. And finally, although we are thankful the district is assisting members who need to update their credentials either in special education or for meeting CLAD requirements, we are requesting more information regarding this process. What is the timeline teachers are being given to update their credentials? How many have been asked to make updates? What was the thought process behind what is being covered by the district to help these teachers get updated quickly? It is hard to believe April is so close. We at SSF CTA are already looking forward to our May 12th event that all our members are invited to. At this event held at CTA headquarters in Berlingame, we will honor at least nine

retirees who have helped their students flourish in this district. I am sure they are ready for a well-earned break. And while on the subject of breaks, I hope you all have a wonderful spring break as well. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, I don't see Jolene Matti, California School Employees Association, Chapter 197. So, um, so moving on, personnel commission. Mr. None. Our next personnel commission meeting will be held on Monday, April 20th, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. in the district office boardroom.

Okay. Items from the board. I have one announcement. Trusty Richardson

Murray. Uh this is in regards to a a conference this March this Saturday, March 28 from 8:30 to 2:00 p.m. The OY Latinx Youth Conference will be held at Kinyatta College, 4200 Farm Hill Boulevard, Redwood City. But everyone is invited. And this is uh for the 14th year this conference has brought together youth from up and down the peninsula um and celebrates youth ages 12 to 22. There will be breakfast, light breakfast and lunch served. So Dr. Manuel Alejandro Perez, College of Sato uh president will be featuring uh will be speaking and uh we hope to see you there. I shall be there to enjoy the moment and there's I went last year and it's well attended by South San Francisco high uh unified school district but we hope to see you everyone there again. Thank you.

Thank you. So, if you have a a child who's 12 years old to 22, um they provide breakfast and do they provide classes or it's an all day conference workshop and um from 9 to 2. Thank you. Um board calendar. Uh we have a board bylaws committee meeting next Friday, April 3rd at 3 p.m. in the district office boardroom. 43. So 43 320. Um Trusty Lamb.

Uh yes. Uh I I just wanted to give a a brief report back from our uh uh schools city uh subcommittee meeting uh which happened at Wednesday, March 25th, yesterday um at uh city hall in South San Francisco. Um, so it was uh President Murray and I both attended uh along with Mayor Mark Adgo, council member Flor Nicholas, uh, city manager Norris Laura Snidman. Uh, thank you to Dr. Moore, Mr. O, and Mr. Chandler um for also attending. Um, so regarding um the topics, we discussed three items. Um, one was school area traffic and transportation safety improvements. Uh to date, uh the city of South San Francisco has invested uh over 13 million in the safe routes to schools programs uh funded uh uh through the city's uh traffic impact fees and grants. Uh walk items have been conducted around several school sites um and many street improvements have been made around the city. Uh still challenges remain with traffic congestion um especially during drop off and pickup um around our schools. Uh we did discuss uh doing further collaborations um to in order to study and you know mitigate congestion around our schools and um to continue these conversations with our principles. Um the second topic uh was regarding electric bikes and enforcement. Um we talked about aligning on youth safety uh regarding ebikes and e- scooters. There's also a big growing concern uh over e- motorcycles or e-tos um which are actually different from ebikes. are much faster and um they're actually not street legal. I I believe you need like a motorcycle license to actually operate those. Um there's actually been uh even within our own uh school sites um there have been uh folks who are bringing those e-moto uh vehicles. Uh police chief uh Scott Camel said there have been over uh 12 eve vehicle collisions um in South San Francisco in the past 24 months. Uh so this is a growing uh

safety concern. Um, in our own city, um, there's been a serious incident that involved two youths, um, that unfortunately resulted in some major, uh, injuries like head trauma. Um, and some of you may have heard in the news, um, in Half Moon Bay, um, there was recently a tragic death of a 16-year-old who crashed his e-moto uh, uh, e- motorcycle, which underscores, um, the danger of illegal vehicles and not wearing helmets. Uh the police department recommended a bottomup approach um to address uh safety u around these e vehicles uh through community education. Um they're partnering with our schools um to contact writers um and their parents um to educate them about safety um and um they're also planning outreach um including a social media campaign um attending parent meetings and assemblies. And then briefly the last topic um not last but not least um we did an update on the expanded learning opportunity program or uh ELOP program for the next uh uh 2627 school year. So uh for South San Francisco's um ELO program, it's currently in its fourth year. Um currently serving 181 children across six schools. Um the plan is to increase enrollment up to 300 um depending on staff capacity. uh Miss Kimberly Morrison from uh the South San Francisco's childcare division um also shared her great appreciation to our awesome uh ELOP coordinator uh Vincent Chandler um as did um President Murray. Um so Mr. Chandler who uh was present um also shared how great South San Francisco's afterare program has been and that he sees that as a benchmark for um other ELOP programs. So many many uh good uh props and uh uh like compliments were given all around. So, uh, thank you again to our city partners. Um, that concludes my report.

Thank you. And, um, I'd like to share that the California School Board Association had their annual legislative action week. Um, well, region 5 actually particip participated March 17th to 19th to share California Schoolboard Association's pri legislative and budget priorities. We spoke with Mark Burman, Assembly Member Mark Burman, Assembly Member Matt Haney, Assembly Member Katherine Stephanie, Senator Josh Becker, and Assembly Member Diane Papen. Um some of the things that we shared were um there's a four bill package um in the assembly right now um which address the achievement gap and we um we asked that they support those four bills. Um, in terms of there there were other bills, but in terms of the budget, what we're asking them is or what we asked them to do was to um to reject the proposed withholding of 5.6 billion dollars in Proposition 98 funding. It because it undermines the integrity of the Proposition 98 guarantee and um we believe that it's against the Constitution of California. Um there were others I can provide them for you if anybody wants to contact me but thank you very much. Um next superintendence report.

Thank you very much President Murray. I'll start with reclassification ceremony. Last week we held our second annual reclassification celebration and it was an incredible event. We started with dinner and a mariachi performance and lion dance. Council member, former board member for South San Francisco also shared inspirational remarks. We then transitioned to the auditorium where we kicked off the program with our South San Francisco High School folklorical performance. Our site leaders helped to make the event special by calling up their students to be recognized. We ended up celebrating 200 students for their academic achievement. We had about 400 people in attendance, including students, families, staff, and parent volunteers. Elevating the academic achievements of our multilingual learners is a tradition that we plan on continuing for the years to come. El Camino High School, a distinguished school honor. Two weeks ago, I received a letter from the state superintendent, Tony Thurman, recognizing El Camino High School as a 2026 distinguished school based on meeting the criteria for the following category. Achievement gap closer. There will be a recognition ceremony and conference celebration on April 24th. and I'm working with the principal, Mr. Briano, to get that prepared for him and a couple of members of his staff to attend. We are so proud of the work happening at El Camino and wanted to publicly acknowledge and congratulate the El Camino staff, faculty, families, and students for their hard work. belonging data. Our winter impact poll survey results are in with nearly 3,369 students, which is about 64% of students in grades 4 through 12, and nearly 225 educators, which is about 47% of teachers who participated. Student responses increased by 447 from our fall survey, while educators responses decreased by 141. We saw positive growth, including a 7.8 8 increase in students reporting strong relationships with adults. One area for improvement is

the use of student input in our classrooms which declined by 10%. All other measures of inclusivity and equity remain stable within a 5 percentage uh five percentage points of prior results. While most educators report building strong relationships and using student feedback, we do have fewer students who indicate they feel well known by adults or see their input reflected in their school experience. These are insights that are showing us where we are making progress and highlight opportunities to strengthen student belonging and well-being. Moving forward, we will to work hard to ensure that every student feels seen, supported, and connected, and that will remain a key focus moving into our next school year. Uh, and lastly, I just wanted to take an opportunity to u recognize our board vice president, Dr. Charlene Sheay, who is with us virtually. Um she is joining us remotely this evening as she attends the FTHEA Kappa annual convention where she is being honored as a recipient of the distinguished college administrator award. This prestigious recognition celebrates college leaders who go above and beyond in their commitment to student success and what makes it particularly meaningful is that it is awarded based on nominations from students this themselves and this is a nationwide process. Their recognition reflects the positive and supportive learning environment that she has helped to create. And we are incredibly proud of this well-deserved honor and grateful for her her continued leadership and service in our district community. Congratulations, Dr. Sheay. And with that, that concludes my report. President Murray, thank you.

Thank you. And congratulations, Shine. Um, student trustee report. Izzy Ruiz, Spring Student Trustee and ASB president of El Camino High School.

Good evening board members, cabinet, and community. My name is Isabelle Izzy Ruiz and I'm a senior at El Camino and proudly serve as the ASB president and spring student trustee. I hope you're all enjoying the air cool down week after this past heatwave. I'm pleased to report that our fifth annual Jim Crest memorial car show was another success as we've registered almost 150 cars from across the bay in our very own parking lot. We had delicious food grilled by our very own assistant principal, Mr. Levllia, and security guard, Ron. None of this would have been possible without the help of our student leaders who woke up bright and early for a 700 a.m. call time on a Saturday morning. As a senior, it has been a privilege to see the car show tradition grow as the years go on. And it's always a fun time to see old and new faces celebrating their interest in honor of our beloved auto shop teacher. Last Friday, Ling Crew hosted their freshman farewell picnic during flex where they had water balloon fights, otter pops, and inflatables for all to enjoy. It was a great way to celebrate as we come to a close to the school year. They had the opportunity to hang out with their upper classman link leaders and reflect on the fun they had for their very first year of high school. Last Friday was also our spring concert series where our band department performed songs to showcase the talent they developed all year long. And speaking of band, yesterday was the showcase of bands which was hosted at South City where all band departments in our district came together to support one another. So, thank you to South City for hosting such a lovely event. I'd also like to congratulate both our juniors and seniors for the hard work they did during our CAST testing week, but especially to our juniors who woke up bright and early each day to put their best foot forward. I also heard from the student body that the best part of CAST testing was the new snacks provided each day of testing. So, thank you to our teachers who provided our the best space to do our best. I'd also like to welcome back our counselor, Miss EG, back from maternity leave and say thank you to Mr. Jyn who filled in in during her absence. They're both such a crucial part of our school community and we don't know what we do without them. And this week officially marks election week. Each day, candidates from their

respective offices have been delivering their speeches over the daily announcements. Today, we concluded the speeches by ending with our 11 candidates for ASB office. Voting is tomorrow during flex via aminga. So, good luck to all our Colts. As for sports, I'm happy to announce that both our boys varsity baseball and Batman teams are undefeated. Our boys baseball team has been on a nine-game winning streak with their most recent victory being against the Shasta Bears with a score of 40 to zero. Golf has also been doing exceptionally well as they just had their rival meet against South City this Tuesday and took home the trophy for the fourth year in a row. Boys volleyball has also been off to a great start and track and swimming have done an outstanding job as much most of our athletes have been achieving PRs. The season is looking bright and we can't wait to see what's in store. And finally, as spring break is fast approaching, it also marks the end of our prom ticket sales. Tomorrow is the last day to purchase your prom ticket to join us at City Hall for a night under the stars. However, when we return back from spring break, we have many exciting events ahead. On April 6th, we will be finally opening the time capsule located in the center of our courtyard after 25 years. Then on April 8th, we'll be hooding hosting a ceremony during Flex to display all the items that were placed in the capsule in 2001. And we will also be adding new items that will be open 25 years from now. It's exciting and a little crazy to think about what the class of 2015 will think about the things we leave behind. And even better, on April 10th, we will host our senior passion project expo night, where members of our community are invited to see the projects our seniors have been working on all year. Not only will you hear from our seniors, but there will also be food trucks and time capsule display items. Um, and finally, on April 11th, we will be celebrating our long- aaited junior senior prom. The week after spring break is sure to be filled with milestones and memories, and I invite you all to enjoy for our festivities. And with that, that concludes my report. And unless there's any questions or concerns, I'd like to wish you all a safe and restful spring break.

Thank you. Next, Jam Lynn AOA, fall student trustee and ASB president of South San Francisco High School.

Good evening, board, cabinet, and community. My name is J. Cha and it's my pleasure to be representing South San Francisco High School. I hope everyone's doing well and not mentally on vacation already like me. Our annual Day on the Green is right around the corner and we're excited to have our students come and enjoy some fun in the sun or at least we're hoping the sun will come out tomorrow. This is one of our student body's favorite event and it is a day full of exciting activities and events for our students to enjoy. We'll be bringing food trucks onto our campus. Many clubs will be selling will be selling different types of desserts and foods such as fasca ice cream, spamubi and much more. So if I had to give any student one piece of advice for tomorrow, it would be don't forget your money. Other activities such as inflatable obstacle courses and many more carnival games will be available for students to use for free. Students will have the chance to win various carnival prizes through these games. We're also including splash a teacher where students get the chance to splash their favorite teacher or least favorite teachers. Special thanks to Mr. Lee, Miss Bra, Miss Baudrey, Miss Johnson, Mr. Skold, Miss Eileen, and Miss Aggera, Miss Oera for being volunttoled. We can't wait for tomorrow so that our students have a thrilling kickoff to their spring break after working so hard this past semester. Prom is around the corner. Tomorrow is the last day to buy tickets for $135 before the price increases by $10 after spring break. Guest passes are being sold for 135 and are due by April 8th. Ticket sales are being sold up until April 10th with the highest price ending at $145. If you haven't already, I highly recommend buying a ticket as soon as possible. We can't wait to our to see our students fall down the rabbit hole and into Wonderland at prom. Get ready for the craziest ride of your life and come support our drama department in their spring musical, Ride the Cyclone Peen Edition. Show dates will be on April 24th at 700 p.m. and

April 25th, one starting at 1:00 p.m. and the last show at 7:00 p.m. Student and staff admission is $8 and general general admission is $10. So, make sure to buy your tickets at the door or through Go or through GoF. As we all know, decision day is around the corner. Throughout the week, our college and career counselor, Miss Eileen, has been going into different classes and explaining all different types of scholarships, programs, and classes we could all apply for. Not only that, but she has helped a number of students feel supported. I would like to acknowledge her for all the hard work she puts in for our students. The South City community is super grateful to have many supportive and resourceful staff at our campus who can help assist with any college information. Spring sports are in full swing. Lots of our athletes are enjoying playing and competing in this great weather. After spring break, more most sports will be finishing their season within a month or so, and we all look forward to seeing how their how their hard work paid off. Yesterday, South City hosted the showcase of bands at 700 p.m. in the big gym. Community members were invited to enjoy performances from school bands across the district. Thank you to El Camino, Alto, Parkway, Westbrow, and our very own band led by Mr. Bradley for participating in this event. If you weren't able to make it out in support, you can always watch a live stream on the SSFHS VDUR. The current and future ASV executive officers concluded interviews for the next year's ASV applicants. By the end of the weekend, the official ASV class roster for the 2026 2027 school year will be emailed to all applicants. Congratulations to all those who made it to the class, and we can't wait to see all the great things we'll accomplish next year. Finally, Saw City and Chick-fil-A will collabing will be collabing for a spirit week. So, if you're hungry and craving some chicken from April 6th to April 11th, stop by the Chick-fil-A at the ceremony location and make sure to use the code warriors at checkout. Also, on Saturday, April 11th, South

City will be taking over the ceremony location with posters, streamers, balloons, and much more to present warrior pride. On that same day, we will receive $1 for every jalapeno ranch chicken sandwich sold and 50 cents of every strawberry hibiscus drink sold. So, we hope to see you there. With that said, I hope everyone enjoys a restful spring break. And if there are no further questions, this concludes my report. Thank you. Thank you. I just had a question. I just had a question for Jamie Lynn. Where is your prom this year? It's in the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.

Okay, have fun. Thank you.

Okay, excuse me. Next is public comments. The board welcomes public comment and values the input of our community. Members of the public may attend in person to address the board during this meeting, which is recorded and streamed live. process for speaking. To comment during the public comments portion of the meeting, please complete a name address card located in the back of the room and give it to the secretary. The board president will call upon individuals in random order. Each person may speak only once and must address the board from the podium. Speaking time is limited to a maximum of three minutes per individual per bylaw 9323. However, if more than 10 speakers are anticipated, the board president may at their discretion limit individual speaking time to one or two minutes to accommodate everyone. Comments on non-aggenda items. Members of the public may address the board on matters that are not listed on tonight's agenda. This portion of the comment public comment is limited to a total of 30 minutes. Please note, in accordance with the Brown Act, the board cannot discuss or take action on items that are not on the agenda. However, the board may request staff to respond to your comments orally at the meeting or in future at at or in writing at a future time. Comments on the agenda items. Members of the public may also address the board on specific items listed on tonight's agenda. Speakers may be heard during public comment or can be heard at the time the specific agenda item is called for is called for discussion. Um we have one public comment card and that's Mr. Cvantes.

Good evening. I'm Quac Demo Cervantes. Um, I spoke at the last board meeting and I'm going to take a little bit of blame tonight. Uh, maybe I didn't speak with enough urgency cuz uh, I say that because in the past two weeks I've yet to have anyone reach out to me. And what's more alarming is in the past three months I've yet to speak to a single individual and tell my side of the story. Again, this stems from a rumor that started from individuals at the high school against individuals on my wrestling team. These rumors were very heinous in nature. They were very disgusting. I've been proven innocent. I did absolutely nothing wrong. Yet, there have been zero repercussions for the individuals that started these rumors. Um, the individuals right now are playing varsity sports. Well, I lost my job and my team lost their season this year. Let's call it what it is. This was bullying at the highest level. Something I thought we all take very, very serious. This was retaliation for an incident that happened in the weight room between my athletic team and their athletic team. And since then, there was an investigation had. This incident was documented with our athletic director. And I find it very strange that this investigation did not speak to me, my athletic director, or the 21 individual kids on my wrestling team. I don't know how you can draw a conclusion when none of us were spoken to. Like I said, um, these individuals are playing varsity sports right now, enjoying the rest of their school year. Well, my senior missed out on her senior night. She was a four-year wrestler. She came in never missed a day of practice. She worked her butt off in the toughest sport there is and did not get the recognition she deserved. She missed out on a historic state medal by a couple points at the state meet and she did that without 45 days of

practice at the end of her season. Something that could have affected her athletic career and her college career decision making. What I find really horrifying is we tried to name the individuals we thought the rumor stemmed from and it turned out we were correct, but we didn't need to because these individuals went around campus bragging about what they did. These individuals were proud that they shut the wrestling team down and that they stopped the season of these individuals. This was well documented throughout campus. And on top of that, we want this started from bullying and the bullying's increased for my uh 21 individual kids on my team. My kids are mocked and teased daily and told that their coach is a pedophile, which is not true. I've done absolutely nothing wrong. And my kids have yet to be heard. Again, this is bullying. I thought there was in this day of age there was a lot more awareness to this. The school's done nothing. We brought it to the district. It doesn't really seem like you guys want to help us. So again, I'm asking for a conversation to be had so we can address this issue and give my kids a sense of normaly back. Thank you.

Thank you. Okay. Information only presentations teaching and learning. Dr. Keml. Good evening. It is my pleasure to introduce the principal of Westboro Middle School, Dr. Lorraine Rossi Dampos, who is going to give us an update on educational priorities and programs at Westboro Middle School.

Thank you. Good evening. Um board members and community. Um, I'm sorry we're u managing some of um the less positive side of things, but I'm hoping that we can focus on Westboro for now um and respond to our community as needed. I want to thank you for the opportunity to share what is happening at Westboro. And tonight, I'm going to walk you through our school data, our SIPA goals, our work that we're doing to support the teaching and learning, and also some highlights of our school culture. and I'm proud of our team and glad to be able to share it with you. So, let's get started. So, as you know, WMS is grounded in the district strategic plan and our core values or care is basically at the source of everything that we do. Our five strategic priorities give us our road map and the portrait of the graduate is our promise that we make to every student who walks through our doors. Our instructional vision is how we deliver that promise. And in South City, we design, facilitate, and assess learning around four fence posts. We've got our meaningful and relevant learning, our learner ownership and agency, our inclusive and equitable practices, and our assessment for learning. It is this lens that our teachers use every day. Our district priorities have focused on three things as you know, belonging and well-being, academic discourse, and math implementation. And at Westboro, we have shaped our professional development, our collaboration around all three. And you're going to hear these show up in the presentation this evening. Here is what we're going to be covering. Um, and I want to invite um Mr. bird, our wonderful assistant principal, to come help do a school overview and to share a little bit about our attendance data.

Right. Thank you. At Westbrow, we believe a healthy, happy school is the foundation for everything else. We elevate relationship building. When our community trusts each other, we can do the hard work together. Uh this year, we rallied around three site goals. academic excellence through exceptional curriculum and instruction, student belonging and wellness, and student voice and success. These goals align directly with our district priorities and keep us focused on the students who need us most. We currently have Oh, let's look at some data now. We currently have 515 learners enrolled at Westbrow. 27% are socio-economically disadvantaged, 9% are identified as English language learners, and 13% are on an IEP. Our student body reflects the rich diversity here in South City, and we are very proud of that. Our chronic absenteeism rate has declined every year since the peak of the pandemic in 2022 at 21.1%. Uh we are now at a 9.3% and the state rates us green and we are working with our community of learners consistently and intent in intentionally. Our overall attendance rate this year is 96.1% strong and consistent across the year. And when we look at it by the grade level, we definitely see that all three grades are holding in the 96% range. When we look at it by ethnicity, most groups are performing well, though our Native American and Pacific Islander students are the ones we are watching closely and actively supporting. Now, Dr. Rossi is going to walk you through our academic performance data.

Thank you so much. All right, so I do want to call out that we are looking at 2425 CASP scores. So really last year's data that reflects more on the work that was completed. We have been busy responding to this data and I'll cover that when we talk about our SYPs work. But I just want to be clear on which data pieces we're talking about. I'm hoping to be back here in the winter to tell you how we did based on the data that we get. So just kind of keep that timeline as we talk in mind, please. All right. for ELA. So when we look at Westboro's ELA score, we at performance we're compared to the state and we're still consistently performing above state average and that trend is continuing. Um we saw a nice bounce back um after a dip in 2024. All three grade levels are performing in a healthy range. Um six is at 57 or was it 57% then you had seventh at 64 and eighth at 60. the exceeds category um at 22% is the highest that it's been in five years and our students are definitely moving the bar. With that said, we are watching our not met group which ticks slightly higher and then our nearly met group which is the lowest at 19%. So that's that middle group that we really need to monitor in math. Um the compared to the state, we're still performing above state average, but we need to be transparent about what we're seeing. Um our eighth graders were the bright spot at 53% and more than you know meeting or exceeding standards. Um and what is nice is you can see from the data that annually students are increasing in learning as they move from six to seventh and to eth. So it tells us that we are building over time and that it is working. At the same time, the overall math trend line has been

declining and our notmet group has has grown from 19% in 2021 to 27%. Keep in mind this is the first year. So last year we had two teachers piloting the new math curriculum. This year 2526 is the first year that we've had all of our teachers piloting and implementing the new math curriculum. Um we've also conducted three focus groups I'm sorry focus groups walkthroughs and focused um we've done focus groups but we've also worked with our TOSA to focus on and work with our teachers on building momentum around um and comfort I would say around discourse in the classroom and using the embedded routines in the curriculum. Uh we're also in the early stages of this shift. It's year one of full implementation. So, we're excited uh with what results we might get in the winter, but we also know there's some work to be done still. In science, we're very proud of this. A shout out to the science team. Um you can see that we are consistently performing above the state average. And in 2024 25, we saw our biggest single jump in five years. That doesn't happen by accident. our exceeded category doubled from 2021 was 11% to two to 23% last year. So pretty exciting. Um and I just want to make sure that in this next slide I call out we call this percent of change. Um so the numbers look a little bit different than the raw data. Um what we're doing is we're comparing the results from 2023 uh and 2024 to 24 and 25. Why? because we want to see from year to year. We use a three-year cycle in our SIPA goals and so we need a place of being able to kind of look at where we started and how we're making progress from from that point, but it can make the data seem a little bit more intense or a little bit

more exciting. Um, so I just want to call that out. So if we compare this data and we break it out by grade level, we're trending up in ELA and we've got headwinds in math. As we know, the ELA was stable at about 1.8 8. ELA in sixth grade was stable at about 1.8%. Seventh grade grew by 8.4% and eighth grade saw the biggest gain at 17.64%. In math, we saw the decrease at 10% in the sixth grade. By 7th, it was about nine and eighth increase by 15.2%. Which basically results in a difference of only about 2% from the year before and last year. So, I just want to call that out. I know it can be a little bit um confusing in terms of that, but the the school site council uses percent of change calculations to standardize the year-over-year comparisons, and it's really showing um that change relative to where we started when we established our goals. That's why we do that. So, I just wanted to call that out. The other thing that I want to say is our eighth grade, we see you. You are doing great stuff. They're actually our ninth graders now, but thank you for all your hard work. Um, when we look at student groups, we see even deeper into kind of what's happening. I want to call out that our e our socioeconomic disadvantaged students are competing with our regular uh with all students, which is what we want to see. We've got 44.4% in meet or exceeds in ELA, 40.7% in math. Um, they are narrowing that gap and that's what we really want to make sure is happening. So, we're monitoring, but we're pleased with the results we're seeing so far. Our students with IEP showed great growth in ELA. Uh we got a plus eight, but math was a little bit of a concern. We definitely saw a 22 point drop. Again, we started implementing the high quality curriculum this year. We're hoping that the results in the winter show us that this work that we did all year long is going to pay off. Um I want to give a special shout out to the sped

team. They've been managing multiple curriculums. We also have imple um intervention curriculums trying to navigate all of that. and we have a new curriculum that's being adopted for our medically fragile and our moderate programs. So, a lot of adoption taking place. They're holding it down and we're hoping to see great responses uh to this high quality material. Our multil- language learners went from 3% meet and exceeds to 8% last in the 2425 school year. We're hoping that increases this year. Um it's the biggest gain in any of our groups with a plus 23. So, we're super excited and we are hoping to continue to grow the program and the work that we're doing. Our suspension data. So, if you look at that, we're proud to share that we are in the green. We have uh dropped to our lowest rate um since the pandemic baseline. And then I want to just call out that we don't believe the drop happened by accident. We are proud that we've opened our wellness center. We've deepened our tier one and tier supports. We've also continued to really use UDL as a way to manage all learners in the classroom and the restorative practices that we use at Westboro. I do want to be transparent though that in our equity report we are still seeing that some student groups are suspended at disproportion proportional rates. So our work is not finished. Okay, with that now so we have this data. What did we do? What do we do? So we responded through our single plan for student achievement and the goals are organized into four priorities. Academic achievement, professional excellence, student engagement, inclusive growth and they are aligned to the district strategic plan. For the first one which is our academic achievement, we really focus on belonging UDL academic discourse and the full implementation of the math curriculum. Our ILT which is Miss Natalie Abanante, Lizzie McAffrey, Alina Velasquez, Rebecca Gaan have led

Rosi cycles along with us PDS and they have engaged with the extended leadership team of Karina Lowe, Rona Varte, Brian Vina, Matt Frisbee, Joan Lim, Gabby Rose and Angela Saw to lead peer observation work this year for our professional excellence um goal. We redesigned and we are still redesigning how we collaborate at Westboro and you'll be able to see some of the deep work we did um by the topics that were covered. Um and we have a lot more to do but we're excited. Um our RTI teams meet monthly by grade level to review student progress and build support plans. And thank you to Haley Ing, Natalie Wong, and Alina Velasquez for their collaboration and honestly for the whole team at Westboro who work hard to support all learners in their classrooms. As for student engagement, we really need to give a shout out to our counseling team. They're at the center of a lot of this work. We've got Jacob Lur Lurma, Bri Thompson, and Lizzie McAffrey, and our amazing school psychologist, Angel Gonzalez. They run our wellness center, deepen our tier one and two and tier three supports, help us manage our PBIS program and the restorative practices that we share schoolwide. Our MTSS system is really starting to come together. We work hard to allow our students to see themselves in our learning spaces and to find the support they need daytoday. As far as inclusional growth or inclusive growth, we're continuing to expand our inclusion opportunities, including increasing the amount of co-eing classes and like I said, we're really looking at implementing those district approved intervention curriculum and highly qualified instructional materials and I'm grateful for all of the hard work of the team. So, we believe that all of this hard work is showing in our school culture especially, and I'm excited to be able to highlight that with you. We keep students at the center and it's how we

bring our portrait of a graduate to life. So, there we go. At Westbrook, we have a strong culture of academic achievement. We've got honor societies, helix cups, spelling and geography bees, strong music and art program, and student leadership, which drives our campus culture every day. We also have very positive peer relationships that we continue to support through the culture keepers mentorship program, which is now in its third year, where we have eighth graders mentoring sixth graders. We have our special Olympics events, um, and our unified PE program. We also have anti-bullying events, spirit weeks and belonging at is kept at the center of the work that we do. And this year we were also excited to launch our first seventh grade PBL project seeds to solutions in partnership with the heel project. And the culminating um event is actually coming up in April. So I hope to see you guys soon. Um and can come and enjoy some soup. It's going to be really yummy. All right. We also leverage our other community partnerships including our fabulous PTSA who is rep represented here tonight. Um our SSFPD colleagues, the university interns, coaches, performers, and artists who come in from the greater community to really help our students shine and to create that kind, responsive, supportive environment where our kids can see themselves. And we do believe in the power of a school community. Thank you for your time and your continued support of our student, staff, and the community. And I look forward to coming back, like I said, in the winter to give you an update on what the data said because we know we rocked it this year. And for now, we want you to know that we are proud. We are clear about what we're doing, where we're going, and we're grateful for the opportunity to come and show it off every year. All right. Thank you.

Wow. You did good. Oh, thank you. this big packet. I thought it was going to be like longer than that. Does anybody have any questions, comments? Trusty Richardson. Yeah. Thank you for that wonderful presentation. Of course. Um having had uh visited the science day at Janentech, I was uh I understand now the Helix Cup in our district and I wanted to ask you is this an afterchool uh program that uh is run with the partnership of Janentech or is this integrated in the classroom? It's integrated for the eighth grade.

Yeah, it's pretty cool. If you come to our miniourse day, which is after we complete cast testing, it's on a Friday. We can get you that date. They'll be doing one of their final um activities. It's really cool to see. So, definitely an opportunity. It's a wonderful program and I didn't have a chance to appreciate it, but I I know that our students are are well represented in our uh two what we have two two uh our middle schools.

Yeah. And um I had one more about the uh the uh the the the drop in in uh uh uh uh attendance from one year to the next. Uh from 20 I think was page 21. Um there was a just a slight dip and uh what what did you uh attribute that to from uh 11.2 to 7.9 uh for for the suspension rate over for the suspension rate attendance or suspension?

Yes. H how uh how what what do you attribute the improvement from that from 24 to 25? It dropped about 5%. So, um, we've really focused on our MTSS system, which is actually partly about putting in enough supports for students before they get to a point where they have to show us symptoms of being feeling unsupported. Oftentimes, behaviors are the result of not having needs met. They're not just like no student shows up and says, "I want to just get in trouble." um oftent times there are things that are occurring that create that scenario and they're not getting the response they need from whoever and from maybe all of us. Um so we've worked really hard to build the wellness center um interventions by creating thoughtful um connections with our students through the counseling program teachers being very aware of who's in their classroom and making efforts to get to know students. We have been working with our PTSA and different groups to really understand the data that we receive when we send out surveys. We're trying the new stop it program. It's been very helpful at Westboro. Um, and we also have worked with Mr. Bur and I work all the time with our counselors and our school psychologists to create support plans when students do have incidences so that they're learning and growing and getting opportunities to shift their behavior and not just one and done or like, you know, now you're labeled something. Um, and I feel like all of that work the kids know we're not giving up on them. We're not going to allow them to kind of push themselves out. We're going to keep them with us. We're going to keep asking for more, but we're going to support them along the way and we're seeing the results.

Do you want to add anything to that, Mr. Burn? Okay. I commend your efforts and I appreciate it. I know it's hard work. This is a tough uh group to deal with, you know, transitioning into adulthood and everything, but it must take a toll on the staff, but I appreciate it and thank the staff for it. It can feel that way, but we love them all. And the reality is at Westbrook, we've got 520 on average. Like, we can do it. That's that's a good number to handle. We got it. Yeah. Yeah. For sure. Absolutely. Jesse Anthony.

Yeah, just um really appreciate how you um showed that the change and the change from sixth to 7th, 7th to 8th. Um love the science results. Um I love to see um students excelling in science and and growing their excellence. Um so I'm really those were real highlights for me. Um thank you also for talking through some of the res resources that you have uh for supporting students uh wherever they are on journey. Um, I thought that was a really um, excellent summary and I'm glad to see that it's working for a lot of kids and I know you have room to grow and you also know that you'll continue to take bites at the apple. So, yeah, thank you so much. Thank you.

We have an awesome team up there. They're working hard. So, yeah. Yeah. Uh, yeah, Dr. Rossi, thank you for your wonderful report. Um, yeah, I just love I love Westboro. You know, I miss I miss you guys every day. And I mean, I guess you'll be back.

We'll be back. Yeah, we'll be back in We'll be back in a couple years, you know, for for reals, you know, with my younger one. But, um, yeah, you know, every time I come visit or, you know, I I always appreciate, you know, all the, you know, the the things that you share in terms of what you're doing. Um, I think all the the collaboration and um, you know, all these um, initiatives that you're try you're implementing are just great. I mean, there's it sounds like there there's a lot going on, but um, you also like everyone seems to be Yeah. working together really well and was on board. Um I love the optimism. I love the energy. Um everyone seems to be having fun somehow even with you know working with I know we we often think of middle schoolers as being uh you know that's kind of awkward age or whatnot but um yeah I don't know it does always seems like there's a lot of positivity and fun happening um at Westboro. So yeah definitely one of my uh favorite uh places to be when I come. So um yeah thank you again and yeah look forward to hearing how things go.

Of course you're welcome anytime. You know that Dr. appreciate.

Thank you. Thank you. Uh thank you, Pat. Uh thank you, uh principal. I really appreciate the strong alignments between your instructional vision, the the school's instructional vision, uh SPSA goals and what we are seeing in practice, especially your focus on learner centered instruction and belonging. Uh it's also uh very encouraging to see improvement as you mentioned in the ELA science and attendance trends. We are at the beginning stage of implementing the math curriculum as you mentioned and please continue with the great work. Uh look forward to another positive impact in the near future. Thank you.

Thank you. I love Westboro too. I actually went to school there many, many years ago and all my kids went there. Um, I just thought I'd throw that out there. But, um, you know, I have a connection with Westboro. Um, you've done some great work and I appreciate it. I I especially love the intentionality of you and your staff and and it shows. And so, thank you so much and thanks to your community, your teachers and and community. Y. Oh, we got more. Y.

All right. Do we get to honor our community? Okay. Cool. Very cool. All right. So, before I leave, I would like to thank all of the teachers and families who've come out to represent Westboro this evening. And we have some truly dedicated, generous people here with us. Um, it's an incredible amount of time that parents put into making our school community as strong as it is, as well as our teachers. And there are a few parent volunteers that I really want to especially recognize this evening. I'm going to go ahead and start with Miss Anna Gee. Yes. She has been a volunteer and supportive member of the PTSA for the last three years. And I want to take a moment. Sorry. Um yeah. Um to to basically just thank her for her time and dedication. Um it's been an honor. We do have two others that were not able to join us, but I just want to recognize them publicly. Um, we have Miss Michelle Kedar who could not be here, but I want to thank her for her PTSA service as well and all the time she spent for our community. And then Miss Carla Martinez has been on our school state council for the last three years, but she is now cycling out. Um, and so I did want to honor her for all of her time. She's also part of our wonderful committee that helped select Mr. Bird. So, I got to thank her for that as well. Um, and last but not least, for multiple years since I started um at Westboro, I want to recognize Miss Suanna Wong, our PTSA president, and Mr. Wayan Wong who not only serves on PTSA but or and has supported for years. He also has served on selection committees and been on the bond site committee. So we're really grateful for all of their dedication. They've been an intricral

part of our school committee. I'm going to get a little emotional um like I said since I started and they have served in so many roles and supported in so many different ways. I always know that they're going to be there to support um even in some of the crisis situations that we've gone through. So, they have wonderful children who come back and who've been a big part of what we've done. And that's the kind of thing that makes Westboro so special and makes me want to keep doing what I'm doing. So, I'm really grateful for all the support you've shown and just for making Westboro such a wonderful place to be. So, um please come on up and get recognized yet. You know, you know, even though your kids, your child is leaving, you know, you can stay on.

I know.

We've already been asked that. Thank you. Okay, Dr. Campbell. Good evening again. Uh we will receive a literacy update virtually regarding um performance management from our literacy coordinator Lindsay Summers. Good evening board, Dr. Moore, Cabinet, and the community of South San Francisco. My name is Lindseay Summers. I am the district literacy coordinator for preschool through fifth grade. I am honored to highlight the outstanding literacy initiatives in our district and the impact of our work on students as we continue to transform student outcomes. In my presentation, I will review our literacy vision statement, our district literacy goals, literacy highlights aligned to the district strategic plan, our Dibbles reading data, and next steps in our literacy work. Our literacy vision statement is clear and aspirational while guiding everything we do. The South San Francisco Unified School District is committed to providing equitable, engaging, and rigorous student centered literacy instruction for all students from preschool through 12th grade.

As part of my role, I have led the development and monitoring of our district literacy action plan, ensuring our preschool and elementary literacy action plans are equity focused and aligned to one another. This alignment strengthens our instructional coherence in literacy and supports students as they metriculate through the grades. It is of utmost importance that our instructional practices and systems build towards reading proficiency for our students. This year, preschool is focused on increasing multilingual learners oral language development, increasing all students funological awareness, and increasing all students alphabet knowledge. This year, elementary is focused on accelerating literacy outcomes for all students by 10% on dibbles, implementing daily UFly phonics lessons, integrating writing instruction throughout the school day, and ensuring 100% of our multilingual learners receive designated English language development. Our literacy work with curriculum, instruction, and assessment aligns to the district's strategic plan. In regard to exceptional instruction and engaged students, there's a district-wide focus on UFly implementation in grades K2, as well as a focus on the seeds of learning framework in transitional kindergarten. We are preparing to launch a K12, ELELA, and EL committee for an upcoming curriculum pilot. Our 120inut daily structured literacy blocks in grades K5 have continued. There is increased use of multi-ensory approaches to teaching reading aligned

to the Ororton Gillingham approach through intentional P3 collaboration and instructional site visits. We are working to prevent academic gaps for our youngest learners. We are in our fourth year of Dibble's MClass and second year of IGDS in preschool. We have identified NWA MAP growth as our K12 ELA and math benchmark assessment for next year. This new assessment will provide us with data to monitor students progress over time and will also assist with informing instruction with purposeful partnerships. Our elementary educators are providing all families with Dibbles home connect reports. This family report is intended to strengthen the homeschool connection by providing families with their child's current Dibbles data as well as individualized strategies and resources for continued reading growth. Most of our elementary sites are implementing the UFly take-home reader program in grades K2. Preschool and transitional kindergarten are utilizing Dolly Parton's Imagination Library for take-home readers. Through a strong partnership with the Bayed Fund, we are offering the Promise Champions program to families at Martin and Los Cerritos. The SSF Kowanis are working to provide students with increased access to books at Sunshine Gardens and hope to be able to partner with more schools in the coming years. In regard to empowered educators, professional development has occurred on both UFly and doubles assessments. Our 15 reading specialists engage in instructional coaching to support colleagues with science of reading aligned instruction.

Our structured literacy block website offers a wide variety of instructional resources to assist with instructional design and delivery. And finally, with equity- centered systems, we are continuing to follow our standardized guidelines for reading intervention with a reading specialist to ensure equitable access to targeted supports across all nine elementary sites. We are working to ensure quality tier one instruction for all students in both language and literacy. sites are engaging in data analysis connected to their multi-tiered systems of support to monitor students needs and to adjust instruction. Dibbles is our mandated reading assessment in grades K5. Dibble stands for dynamic indicators of basic early literacy skills. It's a series of quick timed grade level subtests. Dibbles is used as both a benchmark assessment and a progress monitoring tool. The assessment helps us to identify and target students literacy needs as well as to determine which students to enroll onto a reading specialist case load. This year, 518 additional students participated in the Dibble's M-class assessment, which included newcomers and the majority of students in special education who had not previously been assessed in past years. This expansion makes our dibbles data significantly more representative of per of performance across all student subgroups at the elementary level. This slide shows comparative data over the past four years with students composite or overall score in grades K5. May 2026 data will be shared with the board and cabinet when results are

available. Our four-year literacy work has yielded measurable results. This includes an overall increase of 17% for K5 reading proficiency as well as an 18% decrease of students performing in the well below expectations range. This slide shows grade level dibbles data for September 2025 and February 2026. In the past five months, our K5 reading proficiency rate has increased by 2%. A 6% increase in reading proficiency is noted in both kindergarten and first grade. A 2% increase is noted in second grade and a 3% increase is noted in fourth grade. However, a 1% decrease is noted in third grade and a 10% decrease is noted in fifth grade. This slide shows sightspecific Dibbles data for September 2025 and February 2026. While there is sightbased variance, our educators and site administrators remain committed to accelerating students literacy outcomes, particularly for those who are currently performing below grade level benchmark. I am proud of our accomplishments with literacy and as we reflect on our accomplishments, next steps have been lifted up. Sustained professional learning around reading and writing is an area of need for certificated, classified, and administrators at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. We are preparing to proceed with a pilot

of highquality instructional materials for ELA and EL curriculum that meets our learners needs and positions us for continued literacy growth. Students literacy success depends on access to diverse relevant grade level books in every instructional space in order to build stronger readers while simultaneously cultivating the joy of reading. So an update for our classroom and school libraries would be a wonderful addition to our schools. That concludes my presentation tonight. Thank you for your partnership and your leadership. Your commitment to literacy makes this work possible and I'm happy to answer any questions that the board may have at this time.

Thank you. Um, Trusty Lamb. Trusty Lamb, you want to start? Okay, Trusty Richardson, I can go first. Okay, Trustee. Um, super interesting presentation, Miss Summers. Really appreciate um the breakdown. super good that we're also including uh all students. I mean, so like it's not just an intervention, I think is what I what I'm understanding from your comments is that we were previously maybe using it in an inter intervention way and now we're doing it as a uh a student bodywide uh monitoring. Is that right? Correct. Great.

Um I think that get will give us a lot of good data. Um I am excited to also see that we have put on a lot of effort into um PD and doing the structured literacy block. Um you know one of the things that I think about a lot when we talk about literacy is just the impact of reading reading reading all the time. Um and finding time to do it. I know that that was a really big um effort like at Los Ctos a couple years ago was like read 10 pages every day. Read every day. Um, is that something that we are pushing in our schools? Is that something that we're seeing as something resonating?

Yes, we are continuing to push reading stamina, reading fluency, and the joy of reading as well in addition to explicit direct instruction for all components of literacy. And many of our schools are proceeding with a read every night challenge. and Los Certos actually kind of supported that work and led the initiative with the read every night challenge.

Um do you think that there's been a difference since we've been investing in um additional um books with diverse um characters and diverse students. I know that that was a push from South San Francisco Education Foundation and it also looks like the Kuanas Club is doing something similar. I believe so. It's just difficult to try to quantify the results that that work has had on students.

Fair. Um, yeah. I mean, it's also maybe like not across everybody. Well, I'm excited about these take-home readers. Um, I am interested in, you know, thinking about building familial literacy where we've got folks who have parents who maybe don't have super high and thinking about how we can continue to improve family literacy. um as as we support our students who are doing it. I know that's something that I think has come out of some of our purposeful partnerships uh work. So, I'll just put in a vote for continuing that. Thank you. We plan to. Thank you. How about Dr. Shay?

Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Uh thank you for a clear and comprehensive uh lit literacy vision. It's it's strong to see the coherence from preschool through uh grade 12 and the emphasis on the evidence-based practices like uh DEPOS the this the progress in early literacy is encouraging and um as next step I would like to see and ensure the consistent implementation and progress across sites so all student benefit equally. So, thank you for your amazing work and continue with the amazing work.

Thank you so much. Thank you, Trusty Richardson.

Thank you for that comprehensive report, Miss Summers. Um, I only had sort of one concern, you know, the reclassification of those English learners. Uh I fear I have a kind of annoying uh concern that uh do some of these uh children that uh have reached this level of literacy um do we see a a um a loss of that gain uh through once they stopped once they stop with the extra help and uh that they get to reach the literacy level for reertification. Um, is do we notice that or or are we are we concerned? Cuz I am. I thought these children have gained so much. But is this a possibility? When we reflect on our data about students who have been reclassified, who were previously multilingual learners, our data shows that these students continue to grow in both their language and literacy development. Oh, that's very encouraging.

Yes, I appreciate that because I, you know, I'm always holding my breath for these things and uh when I see our numbers growing from last year to this year at our ceremony, I mean uh it's very uh uh encouraging to me. So, I appreciate that that data. Thank you. Thank you, Trusty Richardson. I'd like to add to that as well. Um, not only do they grow when students are reclassified, research shows that they outperform um their peers. Thank you, Trusty Lamb.

Um, yeah, not much to add for what what my other colleagues have said. Um, yeah, thank you for this uh report. Um, and yeah, I'm also glad to hear about, you know, how we're um kind of being more intentional with um with uh data and in terms of like monitoring progress and um especially leveraging dibbles and yeah and the new NIWA um map data will be very uh interesting to see as we go forward. Um I think uh yeah I'm very grateful as well for um you know I know we recently re-engaged um with the Kuanas club and um they've started just kind of supporting uh Sunshine Gardens in particular with providing books. I know literacy is sort of a big um area focus for the Kuanas. So I'm thankful for that partnership as well. Um yeah I know there's a lot more work to do. Um I mean it seems I know it's been kind of you did note that um grade three through five is a little bit um like or like the progress at least in terms of the the later grades are a little bit stalled. So I'm just curious. I mean it seems like we put a lot of intentional um I guess efforts towards the earlier grades which it tends to be a strategy among other districts as well but um yeah do you is there anything you could speak to in terms of um I guess do we continue to refine our like just focusing on earlier grades or um I mean well I guess I'm concerned if we're doing too like trying to do too much because we on one hand we do need everyone to uh grow and um yeah just grow in their literacy but um you know it is it is a difficult thing like from like the different grades seem to have different challenges. Um could yeah anything you could speak to on on that?

That is correct that different grade levels and different cohorts of students can experience specific challenges. With our current Dibbles data from this school year, we saw a 1% decrease in third grade. And so the assumption with that is that students are growing in their reading development, but perhaps it just wasn't enough to accelerate their literacy development to move from one classification into the next classification. These are moving benchmark goals. And so with that, the targets do move. So students may perform in one classification in one window but may perform in a different classification in the next window. Fourth grade we did see an increase of 3% this year so far with our dibbles reading proficiency but fifth grade is an area where we saw the greatest decrease by 10%. And part of that is that this really is a foundational reading skill assessment. And by fifth grade, there are two very quick timed tests. And so students have to perform at an exceptionally high level on the oral reading fluency in order to perform at or above grade level standards. And sometimes our students meet that target and sometimes they don't. And I think that's what we're seeing with our fifth grade data for middle of the year. We see often nationwide for middleofyear benchmarks that that we see actually a decline with our students. And it was just fifth grade where we saw a larger decline than what we would hoped. But in past years, we had greater um decreases in reading proficiency rates than we did see this year. So, we're seeing overall great trends with our data districtwide

for this school year, greater than in years past, which is very encouraging. That's great to hear. Thank you very much. Thank you. Okay. Um, yeah, I just wanted to say thank you, Lindsay. I appreciate your report. Every year the, um, I don't think that the importance in reading can be emphasized too much. And um and this year the the the the information you provided us with is amazing and it gives us a lot to uh to look at and you're doing amazingly well. So I I appreciate everything you do. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you all so much.

And now we have to take a 10-minute break so that for the captioner. So we'll be back at 8:40.

Okay, welcome back everybody. Um, so the next section we have is consent agenda. Any changes? We have one change on page 50, I think it was, Skyline Elementary School. Um, does somebody want to make a motion with the change? I will make a motion to approve the consent agenda um with the change so designated.

I second it. Oh, okay. So, we have a a um motion to accept the consent agenda by Trusty Anthony, a second by Dr. Sheay. All in favor? Oh, roll call vote. Yep. Trusty Lamb? Yes. Trusty Richardson? Yes. Trusty Anthony? Yes. Vice President Sheay? Yes. President Murray?

Yes. Motion carried. Okay. So, now we're moving into the action items. Um, administration 1A is resolution 26-12, National Child Abuse Prevention Month. And staff recommends the adoption of the resolution 20-12 in support of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Um, and that will be read by Trustee Anthony. resolution 2612 in support of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Whereas April has been recognized as National Child Abuse Prevention Month in the United States since 1983 as an annual observance dedicated to raising awareness and preventing child abuse and neglect. And whereas child abuse and neglect are critical societal concerns that can have lasting effects on the physical, emotional, and psychological well-being of children and the adults they become. And whereas safe, stable, and nurturing relationships and communities are essential to promoting healthy child development and preventing abuse and malreatment. And whereas preventing child abuse and promoting the well-being of children and families require a coordinated and comprehensive response among schools, families, law enforcement, health care providers, community organizations, and other partners who serve children and youth. And whereas all children deserve to grow and learn in environments that are safe, supportive, and free from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. And whereas under CH California's Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, school employees are mandated reporters and are required to report suspected child abuse or neglect to the appropriate authorities. And whereas the South San Francisco Unified School District is committed to promoting the student safety, supporting families, and strengthening community partnerships that protect the well-being of all children. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the South San Francisco Unified School District Board of Trustees hereby recognizes and supports

April as the National Child Abuse Prevention Month and encourages staff, families, and community partners to work together to ensure the safety, well-being, and healthy development of all children. regularly passed and adopted this 26th day of March 2026. Have a motion. Second. Was the first one to trust you, Richardson? Yes. Okay. So, we have a motion to um to accept resolution 2612 for National Child Prevention Month. We have a first by Trustee Richardson and a second by Trustee Lamb. Any discussion? Roll call. Trusty Lamb, yes. Trusty Richardson, yes.

Trusty Anthony, yes. Vice President Sheay, yes. President Murray, yes. Motion carried. Okay. Resolution 26-13, Autism Awareness Month. Trusty Lamb will read that.

Yes. Uh, resolution 2613, uh, Autism Awareness Month. Whereas the Autism Society of America, founded in 1965, works to promote lifelong access and opportunities for individuals within the Autism Community through advocacy, education, information, and referral support, and community programming. And whereas legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act has strengthened protections and expanded opportunities for individuals with disabilities, including those with autism spectrum disorder or ASD. And whereas World Autism Awareness Day, observed annually on April 2nd, was established by the United Nations to raise public awareness and improve the quality of life for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, empowering them to lead full and meaningful lives as valued members of society. And whereas autism presents in diverse ways and individuals with ASD have unique strengths, experiences, and support needs. And whereas increased awareness, education, and self- advocacy efforts have contributed to greater understanding, acceptance, and con inclusion of individuals with autism in schools and communities. And whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 1 in 36 children in the United States is identified with autism spectrum disorder. And whereas the South San Francisco Unified School District is committed to providing inclusive educational environments and supporting students with diverse learning needs so that all students can succeed. Now therefore, be it resolved that the South San Francisco Unified School District Board of Trustees hereby recognizes April as autism awareness month and reaffirms its commitment to supporting students with autism and promoting inclusive practices throughout the district. Regularly passed and adopted this 26th day of March, 2026. Okay. Do I have a motion?

So move. Oh, so trust trustee Richardson and Trusty Anthony second. Trusty Shay, we both forgot to put our microphones on when we said so. Moved and second. We'll be better since you're remote. Thank you. Okay. So, resolution 2613 for autism awareness month. I have a motion by Trusty Richardson. A second by uh Vice President Sheay. Um roll call. Trusty Lamb. Yes. Trusty Richardson. Yes. Trusty Anthony. Yes. Vice President Sheay. Yes. Murray.

Yes. Motion carried. Okay. Next one. C resolution number 2615 for trustee compensation. The board will discuss the adoption of resolution 2615 to allow a stipen payment to for trustee Richardson who is absent from the March 12th, 2026 board meeting. Um, does somebody want to make a motion? So moved. Second. Oh, there you can second. Okay. So, we have a motion by um and we're waving the reading. So, thank you. Right. Let's move. Yeah. I move to approve this with a waving of the reading.

Thank you. We have a motion by Trustee Anthony, a second by Trustee Lamb to for to accept resolution 26-15 for Trustee compensation with waving of the reading. Um, roll call. Trusty Lamb. Yes. Trusty Richardson, yes. Trusty Anthony, yes. Vice President Sheay, yes. President Murray.

Yes. Motion carried. Next is teaching and learning. Um a approval of a three-year extension with McGra Hill for the impact social science instructional materials. Staff recommends approval of a three-year extension of the impact social studies instructional materials for grant grades 6 to 12 with McGra Hill in the amount of $360,000. $360,652.50. Um, do I have a motion? So moved. Second.

So, so I have a um a motion by Trusty Lamb and a second by Trustee Richardson for the approval of a three-year extension with McGra Hill for the impact social science instructional materials. Does anybody have any questions or comments? No. Okay. So, can we get a roll call? Trusty Lamb? Yes. Trusty Richardson? Yes. Trustee Anthony? Yes. Vice President Sheay? Yes. President Murray?

Yes. Motion carry. B. Approval of new course Taggalague 2 Filipino. Staff recommends approval of the Tagalague 2 Filipino course for implementation of at SSFUSD high schools beginning at El Camino High School in the 26 27 school year. Do I have a motion? So moved.

Second. I before we um go for the roll call, I I just wanted to um I guess for context, we we had previously passed Tagalog one um maybe a couple of board meetings ago and then now we're um adding this Tagalog 2 course. So I think there was a qu I had that question um before um when Tagalog when we were passing the Tagalog one course um that um I know for UC and CSU requirements um they they required like two years of foreign language um and I think we were finding that we actually did need to offer this second level to make that like for people to qualify for if they wanted to take Tagalo to fulfill the requirement. Could Yeah. Is that correct? And like do we speak? Yeah, you're nodding in agreement. Yeah. Okay. And um Okay. So, and then I I know I'd asked too about whether um this like the toala 2 will be offered right away. Um but it sounds like it just depends on that. Oh, student interest. Okay. So, any other questions or comments? Okay. So, um we have a motion by Trusty Anthony, a second by Dr. Sheay for the approval of new course to Filipino. Roll call.

Trusty Lamb. Yes. Trusty Richardson. Yes. Trusty Anthony. Yes. Vice President Sheay. Yes. President Murray. Yes. Motion carried. So C, resolution number 2616, authorization to execute transition partnership program contract. Staff recommends adoption of resolution number 26-16 authorizing designated South San Francisco Unified School District personnel to execute the contract signature authorization form with the California Department of Rehabilitation for the Transition Partnership Program. Do I have a motion? Uh, I have a question

after we do the motions. Okay. Okay. I move to pass this with a waving of the reading. Okay. Do I have a second? Second.

Okay. So, we have a um with a waving of the reading. Okay. So, um we have a motion to accept resolution number 2616, authorization to execute transition partnership program contract. We have a first by trustee Anthony, a second by Dr. Sheay with a waving of the reading. Um questions, comments quickly. Uh is this for our ATP program at Ben High School or is this somewhere else implemented elsewhere in the district? This is what I was s suspecting. Do we know that? I think it says it.

I'd like to get back with you on that if possible. Okay. I appreciate that. Thank you. All right. Okay. Any other questions or comments? Roll call. Trusty Lamb. Yes. Trusty Richardson. Yes. Trustee Anthony. Uh, yes. Vice President Sheay. Yes. President Murray. Yes.

Okay. So, the next section is three human resources. A approval of theou with South San Francisco Classroom Teachers Association SSF CTA for Danielson framework implementation. staff recommends approval of theou between the district and SSFC CTA to support the adoption and implementation of the Danielson framework for professional standards for and evaluation of all certificated staff. Do I have a motion? So moved. Second. Second.

Okay. So I have a first by I have a motion by trustee Anthony, a second by trustee Richardson for the approval of theou with the Oh, Dr. Shay. I didn't hear she was the second. Okay. Sorry. Okay. No problem. That's okay. So Dr. Shay is the second and um for the approval of theou with South San Francisco Classroom Teachers Association for Danielson framework implementation. Are there any questions or comments? If not, roll call. Trusty Lamb. Yes. Trustee Richardson. Yes. Trustee Anthony. Yes. Vice President Sheay.

Yes. President Murray. Yes. B. Approval of theou with the South San Francisco Classroom Teachers Association, SSFTA, for the special education retention bonus. Staff recommends approval of theou between the district and SSFTA for the special education education specialist retention bonus effective for the 2627 school year. Do I have a motion? So moved. Second.

Okay. So, we have a motion by Trusty Lamb, a second by Dr. Sheay for the approval of theou with the South San Francisco Classroom Teachers Association for the Special Education Retention Bonus. Are there any questions or comments? Okay, roll call. Trusty Lamb, yes. Trusty Richardson, yes. Trusty Anthony, yes. Vice President Sheay, yes. President Murray, yes. Motion carried. Next is approval of the special education program specialist job description. Staff recommends approval of the job description for the special education program specialist. Do I have a motion? So moved.

Second. Second. Okay. So we have a motion by Trusty Anthony, a second by Trusty Lamb for the approval of the special education program specialist job description. Any questions or comments? Okay. Roll call. Trusty Lamb, yes. Trusty Richardson, yes. Trusty Anthony, yes. Vice President Sheay, yes. President Murray,

yes. Motion carried. So, next is Student and Family Services. Approval of the three-year license renewal with Everyday Labs. Staff recommends approval of the three-year license renewal with everyday labs for the everyday software platform including the everyday intervention everyday truency and everyday pro modules in the amount of $234,57263. Do I have a motion? So moved.

Okay. So, I have a motion by Trusty Anthony, a second by Trustee Richardson for the approval of the three-year license renewal with Everyday Labs. Does anybody have any questions or comments? Okay, roll call. Trusty Lamb, yes. Trusty Richardson, yes. Trusty Anthony, yes. Vice President Sheay, yes. President Murray,

yes. Motion carried. So, approval of theou with the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula, BC BGCP, Future Grads Program. Staff recommends approval of theou with BGCP for the future grads program at El Camino High School and South San Francisco High School for the 2526 school year. Um, do I have a motion? Second. Second.

Okay. So, we have a a motion by Trusty Richardson, a second by Trustee Lamb for the approval of theou with Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula Future Grads Program. Um, any questions or comments? This is a sort of interesting framework. I've never seen this done before that you have to have like a framework to come up with an agreement that would have to come to the board, but I guess this is how it works, huh? All right. Okay. Roll call. Trusty Lamb, yes. Trusty Richardson, yes. Trustee Anthony, yes. Vice President Sheay, yes. President Murray,

yes. Motion carried. Okay. Approval of theou with Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula, BGCP, summer 2026 expanded learning opportunities program, ELO. Um staff recommends approval of theou with BG BCGP. Wait a second. BGCP for the summer 2026 yellow program in the amount of 212,525. Um, do I have a motion? So moved. Second. Second.

Okay. So I have a a motion by Trusty Richardson, a second by Trusty Lamb for the approval of theou with Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula summer 2026 expanded learning opportunities program. El, does anybody have any questions or comments? Roll call. Trusty Lamb, yes. Trusty Richardson. Trusty Anthony, yes. Vice President Sheay, yes. President Murray,

yes. Motion carried. Moving on. Business Services approval of amendment number one with CW architects South San Francisco um for South San Francisco High School modernization. Staff recommends approval of amendment number one to the agreement with CAW architects for additional services including design and construction administration for the South San Francisco High School modernization project in the amount of $6,35 six $6,35,032 there. I got it. Um, do I have a motion?

So moved. Second.

Okay. So, we have a a motion by Trusty Anthony, a second by Trustee Richardson um for the approval of amendment number one with CW Architects for South San Francisco High School modernization. Does anybody have any questions or comments? I have a quick comment that I um appreciate the the response when I asked the question of staff to let us know where what what we are doing to um in addition for this phase. I know that there's a lot of jargon in there that just goes around, looks like word soup, but I'm happy to see that parents who read the the minutes will be able to tell that there'll be locker rooms and explain to them uh what their tax dollars are going to be providing their schools. It's going to be dressing rooms for the students and so forth in the cafeteria. So, that's my commentary. Thank you.

Thank you. And I want to promise that we are not just spending $6 million on dressing rooms. There's going to be a lot of other things. And I'm super excited to have this project be moving forward. I think this is sort of the phase two of the bond projects and really getting the work moving forward. So that's great indeed. Thank you.

Yeah, I just were commenting about it. I mean, I think um there's a new CT wing also being constructed. Um I mean, yeah, the scope is very impressive. It's also um I think I I read the timeline would be like 2030 to complete. So it is or maybe even longer than that. So it is a kind of a long longish project but also not not too far away. So it goes to show how much work our high schools 100 year old buildings need. Okay. So roll call. Trusty Lamb. Yes. Trusty Richardson. Yes. Trustee Anthony, yes. Vice President Sheay, yes.

President Murray, yes. Motion carried. Next is resolution 26-14 and change order number four for Westboro Middle School Field and Pavement Improvement Project. Staff recommends adoption of resolution 26-14 declaring this futility of public bidding for additional construction work and approval of change order number four to the to the contract with Maguire and Hester for the Westboro Middle School Field and Pavement Improvements Project in the amount of $130,126. Can I get a motion with a waving of the reading?

So moved with the waving of the reading. Oh, great. And second Richardson. Okay. Um, so we have a motion by um Dr. Sheay, a second by Trustee Richardson. I have a Yeah. Oh, I had a a quick couple. Well, a question.

Okay. Um, hold on one second. with a waving of the reading um for resolution number 2614 and change order number four for Westboro Middle School Field and Pavement Improvement Project. There any questions or comments? Sorry. Um uh I know it's been kind of an ongoing thing. I was curious about the status of like the if we're still on track to open the field at least the field portion by a April sometime in April or do we have any sense of the timeline?

Yeah, actually I have uh Lori Shelton on the line and I'm going to have her share that with you. Uh good evening. Um we are on track to open uh we anticipate the field to be completed probably um by miday. Um work has um continued uh but we also have had uh continued un uh unforeseen conditions and impacts from uh the storm water issue. So, um, we will definitely be finished before the end of the school year.

Okay. And then I I know I'd asked ahead of time regarding, you know, future change orders because I know there's been a few things and I understand this is kind of a like a lot. I know the issues kind of come up. Um, but um, there there may be other like at least one more change order coming.

Correct. Good. All right. I just want to say one of the reasons that people always like talk about government and they're like, "Why don't you do it?" You're like, "Because you just don't know what's coming next, right? It's like you pull off a band-aid and the scab hasn't healed yet." So, Steph Tahada, we're really glad we're doing this. I'm talking to you. Uh, but also look at all these problems. Wasn't it better just to have something that worked? Okay. Roll call. Trusty Lamb, yes. Trusty Richardson, yes. Trusty Anthony, yes. Vice President Sheay, yes. President Murray,

yes. Motion carried. Okay. See, approval of agreement with Veneer uh or Vanner Construction Management Incorporated for Sunshine Gardens Elementary School modernization. Staff recommends approval of the agreement with Veneer Banner Construction Management Incorporated for construction management services for the Sunshine Gardens Elementary School modernization project in the amount of $1,397,900. Can I get a motion? So moved. Second.

Okay. So I have a a motion by Trusty Anthony. A second by Dr. Sheay for the approval of agreement with Vanner Construction Management Incorporated for Sunshine Gardens Elementary School modernization. Any questions or comments? Roll call. Trusty Lamb. Yes. Trusty Richardson. Yes. Trusty Anthony. Yes. Vice President Sheay. Yes. President Murray.

Yes. Motion carried. D. Approval of approval of firms cost estimated services pool measure T program. Staff recommends approval of the selected firms outlined in the memo for inclusion in the in a cost estimating services pool to support the measure T bond program and the facilities department. Do I have a motion? So moved. Oh,

okay. So, Richardson's first, Anthony second. Oh, Lamb. Okay. If I'm not looking at you, I can't always tell. Um, so I have a um a motion by Trusty Richardson, a second by Trusty Lamb for the approval of firms for firms for con cost estimating services pool measure T program. Any questions or comments? Roll call, please. Trusty Lamb. Yes. Trusty Richardson, yes. Trusty Anthony, yes. Vice President Sheay, yes. President Murray, yes. Motion carried.

Approval of agreement with Advanced Inspections Incorporated for a district office annex product project. Staff recommends approval of the agreement with Advanced Inspections Incorporated to provide inspector of record services for the district office annex project in the amount of $10,000. Do I have a motion? So move.

Okay, we'll give Lamb the the motion and Shay a second. So I have a motion by Trusty Lamb, a second by Dr. Shay for the approval of the agreement with an advanced inspections incorporated for the district office annex project. Any questions or comments?

Um I just had a quick question. Maybe somebody could answer it. I didn't get a chance to ask it prior to on Monday. uh these programs or these buildings that we're going to be um inspecting. Do we have a provision there that would uh include some sort of uh u uh um uh how do they call insulation for these um office um buildings that that we intend for the district office annex because I of the uh increased airport noise that coming that over the district and I I worry about the new types of buildings that are out there. Will this answer any of those questions and concerns? Does anybody know?

Yeah, I I can share that you know these uh buildings will be in compliance with the DSA requirements. So, so whatever's uh required, we're following those requirements. Okay.

And good good evening. This is Lori Shelton. I just wanted to add to that. Um the inspectors uh will inspect according to the uh design plans put forth that are approved uh created by the architects, approved by DSA. Um if it is not in the design they they uh will have nothing to inspect against. Um so their their role is to ensure that the building is built per uh design. So, we can't say, "Can you shore up some of these buildings so that they're insulated from the outside noise?"

That's not the inspector's role. Okay. So can we at any point in the process recommend that as as a concern by some of us here who understand the noise levels that are probably not very healthy for work for the work environment. I'm just asking it would have to be part of the design. So we would have to address that as we design the buildings. So that is something that we can um ask our design teams to consider. Oh, do you need a motion from the board to do so? To consider it?

Yes. That's just a a design component. Oh, well, if you wouldn't mind including that, I would appreciate it. I think staff might appreciate it as well. I believe the drawings are already at DSA, so I don't know what the opportunity is for this particular building. Okay. I appreciate the information. Okay. So, can I get a roll call? Trusty Lamb? Yes. Trusty Richardson? Yes. Trusty Anthony? Yes. Vice President Sheay? Yes. President Murray?

Yes. Motion carried. Okay. Okay. Approvement of of agreement with advanced inspections inspections incorporated for new TK classrooms. Staff recommends approval of the agreement with advanced inspections incorporated to provide inspector of record services for the new TK classrooms of Montyver Elementary School and Junipacera Elementary School in the amount of $34,000. Do I have a motion? So moved. Second.

Second. So, I have a um motion by Trusty Lamb, a second by Trustee Anthony um for the approval of agreement with Advanced Inspection Inspections Incorporated for new TK classroom. Any questions or comments? Roll call. Trusty Lamb, yes. Trusty Richardson. Trusty Anthony, yes. Vice President Sheay, yes. President Murray,

yes. Motion carried. Next is appro approval of agreement with Pionic unit construction for new TK classrooms. Staff recommends approval of the agreement with Pionic unit construction for the new TK classrooms at Monty Birdie Elementary School and Junipacera Elementary School in the amount of $1,486,000. Um do I have a motion? So moved. Second. Second. Was Lamb the second? No. Richardson. Okay. I just wanted to make a comment.

Hold on one sec. So, I have a motion by Trusty Anthony, a second by Trusty Richardson for the approval of agreement with Pionic unit construction for new TK classrooms. Any questions or comments? Uh I I I know I've been seeing the the newsletter out of Monty Birdie talking about how construction is starting right for spring break and I assume the same is for uh JS or June Barera as well. Uh yes that's correct.

Okay. And then um and I saw in the contract I believe if I remember correctly it was like midmay was sort of like the the target date that we're holding them to in terms of like completing the construction. Is that did I read that or remember that correctly? Uh yeah, I need to double check, but let me see if uh I'm here. I can comment on that. Yeah, sure. Robert Kitchens is gonna comment. Okay. Hi.

Uh good evening everyone. So May 15th is a as a more of a construction uh uh construction coordination uh date. The substantial completion date is June 26. Um that's when the entire construction contract will close out and they'll be ready. Does that mean that it'll be ready for next year, next school year? Perfect. Yeah. And the uh the May 16th date is is a Saturday and it's when the cranes are going to come and they're going to um install the buildings. So, it'll be something cool to see and watch and uh we'll get pictures and everything for y'all. Thank you. Okay. Roll call.

Trusty Lamb. Yes. Trusty Richardson, yes. Trusty Anthony, yes. Vice President Sheay, yes. President Murray, yes. Motion carried. Approval of agreement Nino and more for geotechnical and inspection services, new TK classrooms. Staff recommends approval of the agreement with Nino and more for geotechnical observation, materials testing, and special inspection services for the new TK classrooms at Junipasera Elementary School and Monty Verdie Elementary School in the amount of $43,470. Do I have a motion? So moved.

Second. So I have a motion by uh trustee Lamb, a second by trustee Anthony for the approval of agreement Nino and Moore for geotechnical and inspectional service inspection services for the new TK classrooms. Um any questions or comments? I have a comment. Okay, Trustee Richardson.

Thank you. Um, this new classroom, I have an idea that for where Juniper Sarah might put this structure, but at Monty Verie, they seem very tight. Are they going to demolish something and replace this new building?

I can answer that too, Ted. Yes, ma'am. the in the if you if you know the campus well, there's an there's a kinder yard that's located there's a kinder playyard that's located outside the um the kindergarten wing of the of the side of campus and there's a play structure in the back corner. the play struct removed demolished this this coming week actually breaking ground and um that's where the 36x40 TK classroom will then be placed and alongside each of the wings or uh each of the flanks of the new classroom new play structures will be um installed as well. So we're taking something out and we're putting it back. Okay, roll call.

Trusty Lamb, yes. Trusty Richardson, yes. Trusty Anthony, yes. Vice President Chay, yes. President Murray, yes. Motion carried. Um, next, approval of agreement with better building construction for district office modular building installation. Staff recommends approval of the agreement with better building construction for the installation of the new district office relocatable modular office building in the amount of $466,000. Do I have a motion? So moved. Second. Have a second.

Second. Oh, Richardson. Okay. So, I have a I need to make a note of that before you guys move on that. I I was We were supposed to change that. I I made a mistake and it was supposed to be 46 $466,600 and I left out the $600. Okay. So, I revised my motion to approve approval for an additional 40 $600 $466,600. And Richardson, do we still have the second? I I'll second the motion. K00 just an additional second.

We have a motion by Trustee Anthony. We have a second by Trustee Lamb for the approval of the agreement with better building construction for district office modular building installation. Um any questions or comments? Thank you for the correction, Mr. Kitchen. Thank you for the correction. Roll call. Trusty Lamb, yes. Trusty Richardson, yes. With the correction. Trustee Anthony, yes. Vice President Sheay, yes. President Murray,

yes. Motion carried. Um Jay, approval of agreement with Aaya Aayia um Incorporated for temporary technology staffing. Staff recommends approval of the agreement with AXI ASIA Incorporated for temporary technology staffing support for the technology equipment refresh project in an amount not to exceed $132,600. Um, do I have a motion? So moved.

Second. Second. So, I have a motion by Trusty Anthony, a second by Trustee Lamb for the approval of agreement with Ashkaya Incorporated for temporary technology staffing. Any questions or comments? Okay, roll call. Trusty Lamb, yes. Trusty Rich, excuse me, Trusty Richardson, yes. Trusty Anthony, yes. Vice President Sheay, yes. President Murray,

yes. Motion carried. Okay. So that brings us to the end. Um close to the end of our meeting. Summary of board executive directives. There are none. Um good and well fair. Who would like to start? How about Trusty L or Trustee Anthony? I was just going to say have a good spring break. Anyone else? Trusty Lamb.

I mean, just um yeah, about the same. Um I think some of us went to the the the re uh the reclassific uh the RFP celebration uh that yeah, reclassification celebration that Dr. Moore mentioned and um I just really wanted to express appreciation for that because it's like second year that's happened. It's almost like another graduation and I just really appreciate that we're um really supporting our multilingual learners and they're um hitting their milestone. Um and yes, happy spring break.

Thank you, Trusty Richardson. Um, I just wanted to say that I attended the personnel commission meeting and we uh installed Miss Robin Bari as one of the commissioners after a long absences of not having a third commissioner and um she used to work in the district at Sunshine Gardens. So congratulations on her appointment. And I did go to see the budget um that capital advisors put in. It was a sort of a a a brief until the final budget comes up with the may with the governor and uh they said basically that the concern with schools is that the drop of enrollment is a concern. However, they also um while there's less children, the the needs of those students are um increasing especially in our special needs category and um we will have the final at um in May. So that is my report for today. We went to the reclassification and I had to mention that our superintendent welcomed the whole proceedings and the whole celebration in full Spanish and she was great. She was like a native. I said who is that? But she said it with such clarity. Dr. Garcia was we all witnessed this wonderful moment. She had threatened to tell us one day that she would like to

speak Spanish. And boy, she you're doing a good job. Good start. Thank you, Dr. Moore. And we had a wonderful time with the um 200 students who received the their reclassification. But I'm happy to hear that they're on the upswing and um have every everyone wish a a restful period of spring break. Dr. Shay, wow, that is very inspiring. Uh uh Mina, thank you for sharing that. Uh have a great Thanksgiving, not Thanksgiving, spring break. Thank you.

Thank you, Dr. more. Thank you. I just wanted to share with the board and community earlier today I had the privilege of attending a retirement celebration for our recently retired former county superintendent Nancy McGee. And it was heartwarming to see her there with a big bright smile and listen to all of the ways in which many who've crossed her path have highlighted her student centered approach, her ability to cheerlead and uplift others and her ability to use both head and heart in the work she led as a county superintendent. I know many of you had relationships had a relationship with N Superintendent McGee as well and I just want to take a moment to acknowledge your leadership over the course of the last several years and wish her a wonderful retirement. Thank you.

Thank you. I love Nancy McGee. Um so congratulations to Nancy McGee on her retirement. Um I just want to wish everybody a happy spring bank. I hope that you spend it with doing whatever you want to do with with people that you love. Um, and with that, I'll adjourn the meeting.