April Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 10, 2025 Meeting of the Board of Trustees Show Transcript here introduced our um I want to thank you opportunity to showcase our other cars with the backing it um quite often and I want to take to talk to you today thank you for calling supporters Miss Gresham Mian superintendent back and also wore members we appreciate support and making this happen for our campus and our students this is our first year within the program and we're already exceeding um all other units in the community not community so breathe 42 Vanessa still growing we have new Finance every day and just to summarize our uh programs leadership objectives so being still on the desk dealership citizenship patriotism academic excellence basic knowledge whether color you're going to see this evening elephant wellness and Fitness and we captured the focus mainly on academics teaching have to be good citizenships and stewards of our community to provide California schools or students with a quality Education and Leadership and development program that both prepares the students for coming out and going out right now in a future endeavors future years of education college and their future careers this program is an improvement not just here in the local community but throughout the whole state our kids participated they went on to be highly successful so once again um just some activities that we've been doing we started off the year with of course gold market the best Market in parking lot community service we had about 12 desks participate early on we didn't of course go to market and National Night Out to honor those who have served firefighters those officers there was a rock climb different activities our students participated in that they would not otherwise be able to participate in which follows up with the deficit that we see here in the classroom Co really rock our kids know that personal communication and conflict resolution and the programming uh agreeing skills and uh remind our kiddos how to do that um we did go hiking at the monal a vast Lake we had a barbecue a mile and a half hike um next event was homecoming as high school so we didn't go to our and marching and I the next 1 uh the last school board middle schoolers this year you will see a list school board meeting you'll see our Elementary fourth graders and a couple of our fifth graders we did a host the first and of course backgrounding again for our dentists here on campus and I can tell you they immensely avoided again another activity that they will not otherwise be able to partake in and again uh just learning I enter personal um connection among others here here um again practicing Martian marching first aid training so it is thought to lead with the middle schoolers and a few of the qualified Elementary kiddos on fifth grade and if we follow that up with the staff so all of our staff receives top of the week training before um the rest of the district again because of the program and was looking forward to June 18th of the 28th of once again you will not believe the remarkable difference you can see on kiddos in just 10 days they start off the first week of basic survival schools Road M and uh terrain Macken and then I go into the gasket so I'll fire cyber terrorism first day search and rescue or just the name of you so again I just want to tell you how proud I am and thankful that guys look at our kids thank you of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands under God indivisible with liberty and justice order arms he's absolutely right I spent 4 years in 1900 years in he's not here all in favor say I I I sure so okay so tonight in closed session the board approved the Personnel list which included certificated management 1 resignation certificated 2 transfers and 4 new hires classified management 1 Reese Nation classified 1 new hire and 1 promotion on a motion by board member McGoldrick and on the second by board member Rogers the board voted 50 to approve the Personnel report and that was the only board action in those sessions very good thank you another 1 of my favorite Parts added welcome this evening uh starting with uh course School the Surah the classroom spelling has Kpop hosted at Daniel Street right uh cross country band trip to and then April uh since grade Championship is longer rally the day of graduation took place today it went to a back tournament at College uh track began my part or my club partner with the third grade students to get them involved in sporty activities and then the original spelling bee winner compete I have 70 High School uh counselors are busy making sure students are on track for graduation and also getting students registered for next year uh they have been working with local community college students to get them to go um Miss Lisa is working on creating new works um Agony has been working on this year's schedule and with State and civil schools and then they're also focused on using activities like cases filters uh River Gold Miss Miss third grade class just participated in the program with the Department of Fish and Game we're race trout egg in their classroom and uh congratulations uh they compete at the end of this month uh River Gold Advanced band attended performance of the cmea middle school band test in high school um they received a superior rating in side reading where it was usually sorry musicians get a fee so they've never seen uh the student Side High School um I'm really working hard progress is coming up so get there um seniors are getting back a lot of Polish decisions right now I'm trying to make decisions to navigate that promise coming up so that's exciting and then thank you for your awesome report you're always more connected than anybody else have you got any questions yeah I would like to know if you have any updated of the mock trial students no update on that okay all right uh thank you for your report 3 has public comment let's start with Jenny Smith hi my name is Jerry Smith I am a school secretary at River Gold uh I have also been a parent at River Gold and PTA River Gold and I am here support our principal Alan Rowe over my 10 years with yusd I've had the opportunity to work under 6 different principles including the Great Wall Rose each brought their own strengths but none made the impact that principle how long are you doing what else without a doubt he has been the best principal railay stepped into River Golf at a time when we were struggling still off balance from the aftermath of Co from day 1 his strong leadership steady presence and unwavering support began to shift the culture he was available approachable a great listener and always Fair and let's not forget a sense of humor which brought a much needed likeness to our days under his guidance sorry I don't want my public speaking um under his guidance we began to move forward again we looked to the future with renewed purpose and in our school principal read all didn't just leave the staff he connected with our students his daily presence in front of the office greeting students with a smile words of encouragement or a clever joke set a tone that Ripple through the campus his wisdom and kindness made a lasting impression on all of us he has truly been a great access to asset to River Gold his leadership positivity and tuber will be deeply missed it's with a heavy heart we say goodbye and wish him the very best on his next Journey I hope he always remembers once a hawk always a hawk thank you for the support and words Jenny for Tears more from Sylvia the first letter I'm going to be reading is from a colleague who cannot be here tonight dear you Unified School District board superintendent Beck parents and community members I'm unable to be there tonight but I wanted to share my support Dorito over the past 3 school years he has been a really kind and supportive principal the students enjoy and liking Cerrito is interactions with my students have been positive even when the students have been in trouble I've worked for you some of the unified at River old school for 30 years now during this time I have worked under 9 principles I've experienced the full gamut of what a principal should be Mr Rito has been professional friendly helpful supportive he was a breath of fresh air after the 2 through Co years and truly got us back on track we have finally gotten back much of our evergold culture while Mr railay has been principal River Gold will miss will miss Mr railay and sad to see him go and I am even more sad about what has been said about him over the past week there have been untrue and unfair things said about him and he deserves a positive and happy son thank you I'm Corey Davis secondary teacher I would like to add a few words for myself as a longtime staff member a mother and a Community member to River old school I would like to speak in support of Mr reidel he has been kind and encouraging as a principal he takes time to a staff when he comes into the classroom the students welcome him and are excited to show him their work I've appreciated and will miss his Integrity his encouragement and his leadership Sarah my name is Sarah curly and I'm a proud to be 1 of river Gold's first grade teachers and I'm here tonight to speak about my amazing principal mystery he is an exceptional leader whose unwavering dedication compassion and integrity has left the lasting impact on our school and community throughout his tenure he has led with fairness trans Ary a deep commitment to the well-being and growth of every student and staff member those who truly know mrito recognize the strength of his character and the positive inclusive environment he has tiring actually work to build my family and I have been a part of the age of 78 Unified School District for 23 years during that time I've worked with many dedicated principals teachers and staff as a parent a student teacher a teacher and a friend I can say without hesitation and Mr Rio has been a true leader mentor and advocate for what's best for both students and educators he leads not just with his words but through his actions showing up when it matters most listening when voices need to be heard and always striving to make our school a place where everyone feels valued and supported his encouragement has empowered teachers to grow take risks and always put kids first Mr Rito's impact goes on the walls of our classrooms his leadership has created a ripple effect throughout our district fostering a culture of respect collaboration and high expectations we are all better because of him it has truly been an honor to work under his leadership and I'm deeply grateful for all he has done for River Gold and the entire e unified Community thank you thank you Sarah you're welcome Brandon Matthews I think you guys are allowing me the time my Tone's going to be a little different Liberty and Justice right where's the liberty and justice banned when we disciple by a facet that wants attention instead of help why are we focused on a facet that is screaming nasty hateful words and putting them in our community why are we not fighting for liberty and justice of our leaders and that's not just on our campus I feel that way all through yusd why are we allowing attention Seekers because you need to get attention if you've ever been in a classroom what's the first thing you do with the attention seeker you ignore stifle them out you move past and you work on those that are willing to achieve I'm sorry if my tone is red and I'm sorry if it is upsetting you here but we as a staff support our leader we as a staff have seen absolute positive change not just on our campus but in our y us and district is unfair and unjust of human cycle and we have been kept to keep our mouths closed while we are being antagonized and tapped I absolutely love what I do I've been in years I have fought hard to be where I am and I feel like a proud leader in every day I step on campus with those children Mr Weedle has done nothing but allow me to have a pathway to help build success to help build years and to help build children that are going to go out to be successful in life not just in education but us bring human beings however again we are letting this facet us and use hateful hateful words against us and we are told we'll take care of it unfortunately we see what it's going to take care of we see the leader that we are losing we've seen the person that has brought positivity to our campus that has kids to achieve a never achieve before that has brought positive life to our movements I appreciate everything that he has brought for us and he is a strong leader that deserves Liberty thank you good morning Lily good evening everyone I'm reading a letter on behalf of a coworker who could not be here tonight um honorable trustees my name is Dina comes Flores and I work as a 6 grade teacher at riverville Elementary in your District this is my second year here last year I worked at cors Gold but this is my 20th year total in education I also have my preliminary administrative Services credential as well as I serve as an elected trustee is 2022 for Clovis Unified School District I have worked for many schools in many administrators Mr reidel ranks at the top with some of the best administrators I work for let me tell you why he is a leader and a collaborator his staff respects him and he has created a wonderful culture of team building he doesn't expect Perfection because he recognizes his own Perfections he just expects you to work hard and he does in the same Eastern yet positive he has high and clear expectations yet he's Still Loving if you make a mistake he gives Grace and asks you to do that more importantly he is terrific balancing the need requirements all stakeholders he serves with fairness he is present he speaks his mind when needed and listens when needed he is a great instructional leader and has worked hard to implement the PLC process students have been working hard under the guidance of their teachers and administration to do Fabs to prepare themselves not only academically for the cast but also to be able to understand how to use the testing interface most importantly Trump he has welcomed me along with the rest of his staff he's been a wonderful example he has done everything in his power to not only evaluate me and but in the process support my professional goals by mentoring me been direct with me when needed and complimentary when I deserved it no 1 is perfect and you can always do better but Mr railay does not expect or require anything of us you wouldn't require of himself he is a good man it is sad that someone would waste so much energy house just because they've had a bad experience No 1 dezarate and more proper channels I wish Mr real a joyful future in his new Endeavors he will be missed here at the World by many sincere staff members that have been sent here before today thank you for all of the overwhelmingness of support we are trying to see it go on to 48 reports Tony would you like to start it I have 1 minute things um thank you thank you for filling in a great question we have a scribbles um I 1 of the things that I'm proudest is that I have an unbelievably good relationship with the Board of Trustees in the sight of this District we have been able to navigate the negotiate a number of very thorny sticky things but we come out of that process stronger more dedicated and with a much clearer vision we've got some work to do we can accomplish great things when we pull together and we are on the right track I am fortunate enough to meet with Mr Beck Jamie about to reach you is because we're able to discuss some things that might be fascinating before they become a loyal it grows and grows I appreciate that we have great excitement I wish you well you I the Board of Trustees the site Administration the district will bring on a an amazing amazing individual to continue the work that we are doing we can do it alone as a shared previously there are a lot of dysfunctional boards Administration sites Etc and it if we already represent not only this District especially Madera and the Central Valley I am proud to say I work here but we don't have the fights that other districts do thank you thank you good evening members of your superintendent back and members of the community on April 3rd csca members voted on that's been a different agreement that was negotiated between yusd and csda which is up for approval tonight we had the highest number of Voters so far in the tenant of agreement passed unanimously on behalf of the classified staff I'd like to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude with proposed salary increase while the amount may seem modest as yesterday would be deeply appreciated it's not only recognized I'm sorry it not only recognizes the hard work and dedication that we as classified staff put into our students in schools but it also serves as a reminder that our contributions are valued by the board the wires in the community this class might sound we are committed to the success of a well-being of our students often going above and beyond challenges education of the people on behalf of all my colleagues I would like to ask you to go through this kind of agreement between by Wednesday it truly means a great deal also are we talking about a huge he always says incredibly and he's going to be minutes Thank you Lisa we're going to start with a man of the evening Mr Allen giving president Alan members of the board of superintendent back um I I just want to First say I'm really like overwhelmed by the support you guys I I didn't realize this was going happen and um I love you guys I I love River Gold and uh I'm happy to see you I I want each of you to know that uh you know um every board meeting I speak about some of our staff members and every single person sitting back there I I spoke about you before so if you want to go back and watch the videos of my board of course you you can find me talking about it here and uh you know I really do uh give the credit to you it's uh it's not about me I'm not in a classroom so I'm I'm not there I'm I'm just I'm just in the front maybe and uh you know it's it's all about the things you do every day and uh you guys just need to keep doing incredible work I I did prepare a few things to say tonight and so I am going to say them have a little bit more than I normally would say um I I really want to speak about the great things happening in riverville but also obviously another matter um I wanted to start though by saying that we had another H&H trainer Amber come to River Gold this week and when I introduced myself she said wow really grateful for the warm and really welcome that I got at your school um she said that the school had a wonderful feel that the students she saw on the parents she saw were all so happy and that it seemed like a really great place to work where students felt happy to be there and she said it's not like this these schools and um you know I told her hey we we have amazing Educators in river gold and it's due to them and their hard work with the care that they put into our students and our school and that it's really important for all of us to know that our students know that they're cared for and um I was I was really happy to go out to report to everyone I saw that day hey guess what this isn't the first person who said this but it's the second person who said this in a matter of 2 months so uh you know that says something about the work that was folks behind me are doing um over the past couple years I've been speaking every meeting about some of the great things going on in our classrooms and I wanted to highlight some of those things and some people tonight I uh I thought I'd mentioned Debbie tawnie she's here she's safe behind us um Debbie's ready to volunteer she's got everything she has so much energy and love for our kids and she came out of retirement to teach a liberal and she's done Battle of books Mass Lego Club tutoring and any sometimes someone's needed somewhere I know I can count on an email from Debbie saying if you need me I can do it I I think those types of things have a tendency to go on some and I wanted to mention her tonight um I wish I could say something about everyone back there tonight but with me enough time so I normally spot like 2 staff members but I'm going to mention some others tonight um MJ Engel who's also sitting back there all right I've been amazing for the start she's Google the energy literally she's even been our mascot and she's great at it she takes everything that comes her way and does so with the love of our school and students as overflowing it's incredible and we are so grateful to have her security say that all of her kids and she's also back there and she spoke a little bit ago that all of her kids have gone through River goals and yhs her husband Tim served on the board I I think with you briefly Bernie right I missed yeah okay um until she was hired to be a first grade teacher and she and her teaching partner Sylvia slow they were in the same shirts and model the same great Essence and they collaborate on everything um they ensure our first graders learn to read right spell added subtract and be good citizens while they're at it they both spread joy and cheer and demonstrate leading the way for us all um I guess that's actually more people but who's counting um I think everyone here knows that I'm saying farewell tonight at this point um but I wanted to talk a little bit about how I became an educator and what's motivated me um I wrote a little bit in my last letter to parents last weekend regarding my personal philosophy around the 4 cards of Antiquity was approved Justice fortitude and Temperance um they're hanging above my desk and a couple of people have asked me about them before but but not very many but I looked at them every morning and I focused my thoughts towards guiding my day around those values um I know only a few here know why those became so inspirational for me to share a little bit of my story um I was really smart as a kid school was super easy and I know that's not the norm for most kids uh every subject was simple I listen and remember things I had a near photographic memory um and when I moved to California in the sixth grade I moved from Kansas um I had a funny accent I guess probably I probably said things like wsh instead of wash um I I didn't I wasn't I didn't have full clothes I didn't have op shirts I didn't have Levi jeans my dad worked in the oil fields and kids made fun of me and uh everyone called me names and I really didn't know what to do I'd always had friends and uh it felt like everyone was against me and uh I I was bullied I didn't feel like adults were helping my my mom didn't understand and know 1 was listening to me and I was always kind of a bigger kid I actually have only grown about well I only read 2 inches in high school so I was pretty tall by the time I got out the last kind of a bigger kid didn't stay that way but you know I I was bigger at that time and so uh when these kids are bullying me I I thought I'm I'm just going to pick the biggest guy that I can see his name was Greg and uh waited for the next time that he said something to me people didn't so tough after that or at least maybe they thought that I was tougher than they were and so they stopped saying those things to me uh but it didn't necessarily stop them from thinking them um The Bullying fundamentally changed me and I went from a happy smart and somewhat mischievous kid to 1 who was looking at every opportunity for trouble and did I get into trouble at school at home with law enforcement I went down some pretty dark roads my parents were lost what to do I didn't feel like my principal in Middle School cared about me um and with my you know Punk and metal concert t-shirts and my long hair they probably thought I was a loser or at least they felt you know I felt that they felt that um I know now that it wasn't really good that I was an 11 year old kid and I swore that those kids who bullied would either fear me or respect me 1 day um but I still love learning and I still love reading so I I continue to do well in school I knew that that was probably going to get me somewhere that my brain was pretty that I that I'd be able to benefit from it um I don't think that anyone who knew me in junior high or high school would have pets me as an elementary school principal um but here I am and I believe I'm well suited to know students their issues and then I have a keen understanding of what drives kids to act misbehavior and uh and I can really be a help to parents when they let me um there probably aren't very many principals who had a probation officer when they were in high school but here I am um you know I've grown and learned from mistakes and I've dedicated my life to helping other from theirs whenever I can do so but after that experience I can even bullies and bullying I made it my mission to stand up for those who were ridiculed laughed at or mocked I remember as a freshman in high school there was a kid named Andy and those of you around in the 80s remember this silver jackets we wore 1 of those silver jackets I mean he was definitely someone that was a Target but these 2 older boys were messing with them and I went up to those boys and I said you better leave him alone you know we have a problem with you I said well hey you got a you have a problem with me and uh you know and I told him leave him alone never bother him again and Andy came up to me and he said hey what's your name again I said my name's Alan and don't let people talk to you like that if you ever need help despite me I stood up to people using my body many times I have a friend who's now a writer for television in Los Angeles and I met back up with him in my 20s and he told me that I saved his life I was like what are you talking about and he said remember that day he fought Mark Z for me and a guy like he was a coward he's going to take it and uh needless to say that guy never bullied my friend Lance again but you know he remembers it and I've had multiple people approach me and my adult life and thanked me for the way that I treated them in high school I've been fighting bullies 1 way or another for a long time and I became an educator to stand for the voiceless and to reorient boys and to become champions of others it can be really difficult to address things like bullying as an adult in the middle of the children's problems those Gray areas are very tough there's almost nothing has ever black and white and there are lots of things which are tough to address as a principal or administrator I learned a long time ago not to shy away from tough problems and to face things head-on now when I look at the results of our health survey I'm really grateful with what I see we'll talk about this a little later in in the months coming but I see a school where kids feel safe where students believe that teachers believe in them it's incredible guys like principal cares about them and that a majority of our students aren't having to face Terrible Things these things are all trending in the right direction along with all other measures of river gold from chronic absenteeism several ways to do uh to attendance rates to Major disciplinary issues and suspendable offenses and we are encouraged by how our recent IAB and fiab performances will affect our cast scores I believe that River Gold should be a measurably better place so the quantitatively and qualitatively every year that I have had the privilege and honor to lead it and it's amazing staff and I'm grateful for that privilege really grateful for that partnership I want to thank superintendent back for believing in me selecting me to lead Liverpool for giving me the title of principal thanks Brian for also standing behind me and buying me a difficult situations this is a Bittersweet moment because I love River Gold and student staff in our community um as you may know there have been some recent negative comments made but as far as I can see these are outlandish without Merit or credit and come from the miniscule minority of the perpetually disgruntled since I first read Shakespeare's McBeth when I see something like that I I think of the Scottish General's words from act 5 scene 5 it is a tale told by an idiot full of Sound and Fury signifying nothing I can assure everyone none of my detractors had any part in my decision to leave and now I'll put forest company that's all I have to say about that all of my story in the middle of high school I read very interesting so much so that I majored in English in college where I read even more and even more I read thousands of books in high school sometimes as many as 2 in a day from Austin Steinbeck to Malcolm X I guess technically that's Alex Haley I read the great philosophers and I picked up Plato's Republic in 10th grade this is where I became acquainted with the cardinal virtues I read Marcus Aurelius and his belief of only in the attempt to lead a virtuous life is what gave life for me I was a drift and these ideas gave me a sense of purpose I found a way to channel my anger in a positivity by fighting for Noble causes not only against bullies but for Environmental houses as well there was a toxic waste dump in a nearby community where the incidents of Childhood Cancer was 10 to 15 times the national average and high school my friends and I worked with Greenpeace to get the place shut down and turned into a super fun clean up this administrated to me that a Metalhead punk rock kid can make a huge difference if he put his mind to it I 1 point at 11th grade I put my head down started focusing on the positive and never stopped to look back I put the nonsense behind me those same kids who bullied me in high school voted me in a senior class president and I doubt they even remember the things they said to me or did I still do and I will never stop fighting for what's right because of it it's because of our challenges that we learn become who we are and find our way to Horizons as you all know I had some recent health issues quite a few more than I should have and when you're lying in a hospital waiting a heart procedure you get a routine or simple 1 a lot of thoughts go through your head well my wife be okay if something happens to me and my setup for retirement have I left anything behind for my children and family what do I need to do realistically to make sure I have the right answers to these questions and this is when the thought of needing to do something else first popped into my mind I've asked I have aspirations to positively affect more students on a larger scale and I only have somewhere between 9 to 12 years to be on my career um as you also know 2 months ago my wife resigned her position at the February board meeting and that is where my decision to make a change became solidify I needed to do what is best for my wife and my family and myself it's very sad though I envision myself at River Gold for at the very least 1 to 2 more years I found a home here where I'm respected and I've gotten so much love and positivity from this community and not River Gold but also from the staff of yhs and across the district parents have also approached me in large numbers congratulating me and expressing their love admiration and gratitude to me this is also a challenge because as a child I moved around a lot before we in California I do not have a lot of places in this world that feel like home River Gold feels like home I love my staff our families and most importantly our students before I finish I'd like to also thank my staff can I give you guys a Applause and our school board president Alan I'm encouraged by your story and it resonates with me um it's an amazing Redemption Arc and you were someone worthy of adoration uh burn I'm impressed with your suggestion I enjoyed your thoughtful take uh on the issues that our district faces and I appreciate your constant care and concern Mark your support and comments to me have met more than you might know you're off to a quiet board member can I know you have much to say and I have and I am grateful for all the confidence you've shown to me uh Jennifer and Andy I I I haven't gotten to know you as well um though the morning Jennifer and I spent a river gold I I think you were able to get a true understanding understanding of the amazing things in our school uh the culture we developed and what we value and care about kids um Andy let's set up a time soon so you can come to visit I can't wait to chat with you and introduce you to the magical things that I see every day I'm grateful and I will be working every day to make sure incredible things continue a river goal I won't stop fighting the good fight for what's honorable and right and I will work to ensure the continuity of amazing things into next year and all the years after that with whomever my thank you mostly charged anything Brian wants to say something the risk of following that um actually was going to wait till my superintendent board report maybe I should just say to to to address that 1 but um I first want to acknowledge Debbie Lily Lily Kristen Sylvia Sarah Brandon Kristen MJ Jenny and that thank you guys for coming out for River Gold's been in your evening here um in support of your leader so Allen's gonna create right waves wherever he's at we were fortunate enough to have aloe and create great waves with us for 4 years and you unified 3 years of river gold a year at yhs um as a vice principal um I think Alan and I wherever be connected at least in my mind um Allan was my first big move and you said about a unified my second day on the job the principal um I think I started on July 1 and there was a weekend and there was 4th of July my second day on the job the principal walked in and handed me her letter of resignation I've been here 1 day it was my second day it's technical and I was like all right we're going to do early and we went through a few rounds of interviews um I might make the voting too much Jamie will give me the eye if I do but um we went we went through a few rounds of interviews and um I was like nobody's that 1 right and Alan didn't apply um and so that kind of was an initial chat that Alan had that Alan and I had a deep discussion that all and I had we have had many more since then probably hundreds um we classroom we had 1 in the hospital struggling and um I asked if I can visit him and he graciously allowed me to even though he probably didn't want any visitors the time and so I'll always appreciate that from you um Alan's also the only principal that I know and I'll probably ever know who was a contestant on chapter so I'm a huge Jeopardy fan dude like huge like I want Alex to be passed away that was a major event in my life and so um Allan's kind of a hero for that as well and he's very smart I spend a lot of time with him um I kind of try not to because I always know what I'm with Alan I am not the smartest person in the world I'm using that anyway but what what Alan like is is is great but I was again I was going to say some of this in my report what my report would be shorter and Out of course I think um but I do Allan like on behalf of the district I just want to thank you for for your work for your commitment um for your dedication for your leadership and what I'm most thankful for is River goals going to be fine because we have this folks right there and you put them in a position to succeed and you put them in a position that is going to be fun and they're gonna there will be lots of I can remember or they're going to ask themselves what would Mr real do and I write lots of times when when they see it back to um some of the things that you said or some of the actions that you took I mean they're going to follow 1 1 so you know goodbyes are hard yeah it's a nice car I've been through I've been through lots of them um and there are lots of times under many different circumstances and while it's hard for us to say goodbye like I'm an education because I want to help kids and I want to help all kids now and feels the same way and 1 thing that I guess kind of salvages um this goodbye for me is I know that Allen's going to continue just rolling education um he's going to land in another spot and he's going to continue to impact kids in a very positive way right um and so just want to thank you for the work you've done and its District on behalf of the district I also just want to thank you for your personal and behalf of myself for helping me think differently and helping me grow along the way so um I'm gonna I'm gonna leave it at that but um thank you Alan thank you staff for making your way out here and um Allan would like I know I would like nothing better than for you to continue his legacy and look back and see if it's not like we're um and uh and we by your side to make that happen thank you I appreciate each other do you know that unanimous feeling this evening move on with the both together all right love it everything's great District administrator in person and I want to thank you Ellen for all your guidance leadership um I had a few issues in high school that he and there's we can send you our report I love it I love it it works let's move on with Andy down there very brief data processing 1981 so I had a long career the other day when I asked Mr that was okay it didn't claim that with the and he said yes together to do their things I look forward to you next Tuesday I made it through um very wonderful so amazing in that the complexity of work it goes on at the high school I need to tell you what that report said second 7% is affirming is going on next and just appreciating all the effort of the Staffing contributed to the product and and props to you we tried to and I will make thank you for your service and thank you or anything back in the floor all right thanks I want to talk about the extent a few other things first thank you to get headquarter I don't know if you're still here that's really cool I don't know how many districts do you use to connect core I wasn't real familiar with I I've never heard of 1 so I feel like it's pretty unique I could be naive in that regard but um yeah this they're really good too yeah they know what they're doing well done thank you thank you uh Alison masses I think I've already asked you before any more quite sure what are your plans for next year you don't have to be a technology if you're not certain don't answer it I'll ask you again in May so so I got into Ulta colleges life like you but I make a decision uh in the fall I will reach at the extended San Diego State University to study astronomy so a lot of people went there and none of them regret it so um want to congratulate for Peggy he broke another High School record um I mean really broke it it was his own record but he broke it by several seconds and uh so I want to say great job for um right in the town um Mr Beck invited several of us to come and and had a great time thank you Brian for letting us sit at your table and take you to I mean this is incredible event and I think I talked about it every year because it has a problem that the sponsor it for since it started I remember when it started and who started it and we met very fortunate with the music teachers we have we have a Powerhouse music program I mean it's really above and beyond uh what she could ever imagine for a district our size and it's really when you go to that night on the town if you probably all been there but if anybody hasn't done it I recommend it you'll be amazed and and I have my last kids going into a senior year and I just sat there we made all our take the Adolescent and it was a real grind with my son but I just remember I just every year I think man I wish I'd been able to get it into music and and high school and because it's such a great program and I feel like he missed out um no 1's I had written it it looked at my phone because I'm retraining myself to take notes on my phone instead of using paper all the time but uh uh anybody sees me looking at my phone I'm not texting or checking the news God forbid um but uh you know whatever I wrote down just seems voted at this point because so many people said so much more that I could say they know you better and then you spoke yourself as you were speaking I was thinking I wish I got to know you better because we have a lot in common um so minus the probation officer 27 or 8 inches in high school but uh but English major and problem with bullies and standing up to them and just your approach to life and I you know you you quoted Shakespeare and I was start I don't have I should have looked it up on my phone but um you know something I think it's in Hamlet where he said you know when he's contemplating whether it's better to suffer the slings and arrows that are directed our way or not to engage and not to stand firm and you have been steadfast you are a leader in every sense of the word I admire your character um we obviously know you're smart and um in our society if you're on Jeopardy that no further proof is required so um but really the other I just want to say that you know you have stood your ground and continue to be professional and continue to be a leader in the entire time that I've known you um even when there are unwarranted unfounded uh comments being made about you publicly some of which are highly defamatory and uh you have taken the Road and in every instance that I can recall and commend you for that um I've been defame before perhaps not like some of the recent comments but I've represented a lot of clients who have to defend in a similar fashion and I think you the way you handle it has been exemplary and is the right way to handle it is almost the textbook way to handle it um to not be dragged down by them and to keep being who you are knowing that people will see that and believe that and disregard um those slings and arrows coming from um people who wherever they're coming from um people who don't know you and uh don't deserve to know you to be honest so thank you for everything you've done so um a few of the things uh this seems to be the overwhelming topic because there's someone that um passion in the room right now um I did I did visit a few places this last month I visited um I visited the a senior project that was happening and aani high school and kids were really excited about beautifying safe recite and they were raking and and going to be plantings and building a bench and that was fun to see and I did visit um your assembly high school with principal Fairbanks and uh saw some amazing classrooms the auto body shop which is just the kids get to work with their hands and go in there and do things that I know you do a lot you have a lot to do with that so thank you but um and then visited some classrooms where I think the thing that stood out the most in my mind was that uh out of the classrooms was about taxes and I've never seen such fun and frisky conversations about doing taxes how do I know taxes could be so fun I would have really dug into that it's almost time for that so um how to visit with the high school and really enjoyed it love seeing how our teachers work with the kids and um the conversations are happening in the dedication it was just amazing so thank you for that tour um but um back to Mr real I'm so excited that I did have the time to come visit and that you knew almost every child's name when they came up and and met with you was amazing it was like it was miraculous I know that kids want to be seen and known and that you knew their name um I'm sure has left an impression with a lot of our kids and I see the staff is just so supportive of you and I just just want to remind everybody that um that the admiration and the respect in this room is palpable and that's what we're going to take with us and that's what you take to your next adventure where you will even more hearts and lives and and that we get to keep that here this is a lasting Legacy at River Gold because of what you've done and the impression you've made on the kids and the teachers so I'm so grateful for that so the people go to Jeopardy um price is right over here people that are Price is Right what are people doing so we do have something um so I just hope that everybody takes this positive feeling and the the great stuff that is being said and that you the impression that you've made while you've been here and that they take that with that them in their lives and it just lives on that way so thank you for all that you've done and I appreciate the short amount of time that I've got um got a chance to go to the night on the town um so that was just a normal the talent that the school has is is just incredible 1 music part of mine um I experience at 70 I wasn't part of the band and she delivered but I was in bands with a lot of the bands and members so um I was just really close with all of you who were in front of me um some kids are some of the people that I went to high school with were getting the band and so really good experience so um if we're 1 of those coming out um a lot of times we have people come out here to try to convince us of something so they come up here and they talk to us they're trying to sway itself so we had a lot of people talk about tonight and see what I'm here to celebrate that 1 but just wanted to know if there's no we've been seeing that needs to go on on this side um you know who Alex in the past said to this community as a whole and 1 way to judge someone's values through the fruits what they produce and what to produce them through time here I did that loud enough I just had to get up and see I'm such a cry baby I'm crying all night I continue to sit there on the big ball of my whole way uh on connect Forest is going to be related directly to Allen I spent 4 years in in the naval seat today because I wanted to be a fighter pilot right I went Hammond treasured Island and something else now it's that island in the middle of the of the Bay Bridge because I was um I was so dedicated that was 1 of the few things that I had passion and drive for when I was young growing up in on our way so I did a lot of military uh history I studied it I I wanted to be a pilot and fighter pilot when I got out of high school they said I had to you know they're like recruiter with their ready to sign up I said no no he told me I had to go to school so I went to mechanic school at Fresno City College you know and uh and then after that I made a terrible mistake and you were a little bit quicker than they landed me in uh in prison and that's another longer story but I guess we're all here for it I killed Miss Frances Brooks drinking and driving she was retired school teacher from San Jose when I got out of prison there was no uh you know this time served you've paid your debt but there's no payment for carelessly taking a life for 17 years ago came of high school in the auto shop because that's all I knew how to do was fix stuff I don't know how to fix that hurt in my heart and I didn't immediately start reaching to the kids but in the shop when you're a kid you know you're always you're constantly running into problems right so I'd help you through the problems and then once I got a report I would preach to them about my mistake because I wanted to do well I could to help others help some youngsters speak better and helping continue in uh Miss Frances Brooks Legacy of Education is what sets my heart at ease but I got to do it every day there is no payment there is no pay Mark it's a bill that needs to be worked out every day 1 of the big things with all of the military history that I went through um in War 2 the Germans had the most amazing nasty Army that nobody could stop them there was only 2 generals 2 Commanders they could not only stop but make them turn tail and run and it didn't matter what group of men that they put patent in front of he made his soldiers amazing he made his soldiers work 2 of every other every other Army Allan you're amazing you're an amazing leader I'm so happy that you have trained your soldiers because we get them now you know uh I know your pathway won't always be sunshine small cloudy days look at those it's going to be a reminder look how much love you have here thank you and all your soldiers got to make shoes to spill I have much other stuff to say but they don't even know I'll say that I love your passion for Education that's why I'm here by the way once again for 4 months in a row let's get Brian's speech it's not really a speech presentation whatever you want I'm not sure I'm opposition to call Alan and I follow Brook and was just me right um so I'm I'll keep it short but um Mr vent and I do want to congratulate you for starting the um program at course school has been amazing for a kids it's been really the culture of course gold there's lots of things happening in changing the culture of course school and um Cadet Corporation is the but the good work and let your kids know that we were thoroughly impressed with the the needed a chance to uh tomorrow um so we're already a spring break right we have tomorrow then it's spring break everyone's looking forward to that and no doubt um a very busy end of the school year is coming up as a spring I know that our teachers our leaders our staff and our students um they're up to the challenges ahead be busy um but also includes an Alan mentioned it also includes our students giving their absolute best efforts on the cast test um you know anyone who's seen our results um are not proud of them they also know that that's not really our kids um we know that um that our kids can do much better we know that that our teachers are top-notch and I have every confident that now that the data the reasons have been brought to light as to why they're doing how they're doing and we're going to do um I believe we're going to do really well so I want to thank the staff for your efforts there and then what you're doing to make the conditions good for kids um as I mentioned that as we finish this school year strong we're also getting ready to start next school year believe it or not so we've been interviewing and hiring and we have a lot of positions filled I want to give Jamie Kudos or really getting ahead of the game and getting so many positions filled and ready to go for next year we're not done but we're we're very very um I do also want to mention we held a facility committee we had some facility committee meetings recently to provide input into our facility master plan um we held 1 committee meeting that had um staff on the committee and we had another 1 that community members and it was fantastic it was absolutely amazing um the folks who came and contributed to that and so we're putting together a facility master plan to address uh needs that we currently have and and where we're going to go in the future and it was just great to have some um some feedback in there so for all those who participated just huge thank you including lots of community members who made it um out and did did a good job and then there's just a lot of great things happening in our district you know really thanks to the staff and thanks to everyone who's who's putting it in um night on the town everyone has said to celebrate and support our music students just incredible how much that has grown in these in these last few years in the incredible talent that are that our kids have I was at a a thing today at um the superintendent of schools office and they have the Matilda's jazz band performed we're good don't get me wrong they were good but I'm thinking yeah we got to bring our kids here next year so show them how this is done um we've gotten some good coverage Lately from the Mariposa Gazette from ABC 30 and so I think there's the people are acknowledging and noticing great things happening in in unified so I think you guys for your work there and lastly on a personal note I was out a few days to be with my son and some family members in Boston he's finishing up his college career and his um his volleyball career to be honest um it was awesome and I bring this up because I just want to thank the board for your understanding for letting your superintendent leave for a few days and I know that you're supportive of really just kind of you know self-care people to turn themselves I also know you're very supportive of of just family life and people knowing their priorities so thank you for that and I may be going again next week just want to let you know anyway I just want to say to our audience here that you have a board that really believes um in the people who work in this District they believe in self-care and they believed in studying your priorities straight and that doesn't always mean your job is the kind of people that you work for you work for a great District so thank you to our board and thank you um to all of you who get it done every day thank you Brian it was funny going away not talking about now so we're going to go to our public hearing Federal Indian education allocation trustee so this is the um the hearing to accept federal funds for title 6 they received possibly 30,000 that goes directly to the Staffing for electrical program um but take a step further the title 6 committee we have a really good relationship Dr Win was the chair of the committee was also the interim educational director um we've had really meaningful conversation in the direct conversation about what student Native American student achievement and all student achievement but particularly Native American students so um the talent committee is in full support of receiving these funds so um we're asking for um yeah thank you Jared so um 1 of the requirements of this particular funding source title 6 is that we hold an annual public hearing so if anybody wants to you know make any comments or say something if you know it's on our agenda people can come out it doesn't look like anybody's here to speak to that if anybody is you can raise your hand okay so um so we gave it in to have the public hearing we don't have anybody speaking to that so we could Gamble no action thank you Jared item 6 a through G uh the consent agenda we're looking for approval to approve all in favor say I moving on to discussion items number 7 report on assignments vacancies and Equitable equitable distribution of qualified and experienced teachers good evening everybody um once a year for policy uh dictates that I agree with you guys information regarding our vacancies these are assignments uh local assignment options and where we are kind of with our teachers and their credentials um if you hear the word assignment a couple of here probably a lot so when I kind of give you some terms so you can kind of know what I'm talking about um a local assignment option is a fully credential teacher that is authorized to teach outside of their specific credential area based on specific qualifications the board does approve those as well I have a time um but I'm giving you guys to kind of let you know how many of those you have right now um vacancies uh we do have 1 teaching vacancy in the district 0.5 arraignment uh we are currently though interviewing for this or hoping to interview here in the next week so hopefully we get that position built um we do have 12 teachers assigned to electives for a portion of the day through the committee on assignments process which is a local assignment option uh that we use specifically for electives uh use that primarily on our middle schools simply because at the high school so we have uh the credentials the teacher's electives are at the middle schools and some more of a general so we do have 12 of those teachers teaching 11 are on assignments um we do have 2 Middle School teachers as well teaching uh on a local assignment option at River role where I utilize these special skills that they have through a different level of climate option 44256 B also um work calls need requires me to come to you with um the number of teachers serving under provisional permit such as short-term staff permits intern credentials uh emergency permits or credential waivers the district currently employs 3 teacher interns 1 assign so many high school and she wore a sign that course cold I will say that 1 of the things that they determined that our high school staff was highly qualified so I was going to put that there that is we're going to have them be interval information and and looking for the fox remember um we currently have 1 teacher at riverville that are serving under a short-term staff permit but she already made requirements for her internship uh so next year she'll start with that uh finally we do not have any teachers teach it under a provisional internship permit or a credential waiver which is the highest form of um emergency permits from so for that or any questions want to take a good job yeah it's a puzzle together we're very lucky to have you here thank you right I actually action items AA lovely Charlotte um so this agenda item is a resolution and basically what this does the resolution that authorizes us to be able to join a pool through csva if we need to do a Tran which is the tax revenue anticipation note we talked about that a little bit before what that means is the way that our cash flow comes in sometimes we need to get like basically what would be a bridge loan in order to have a cash to function before we get our property taxes and um so really what we're doing here is you're just approving that when we look at our budget once that we're we're putting our budget together and looking at next year if we need to enter into this um to get a trend we would be able to do so and then we would bring that to you does anyone have any questions you might have answered this last time when was the last year we actually needed 1 uh 2 years ago we have not eaten 1 for 2 years and I would mention that when uh the first year that I was here and we needed to get 1 we because we were not positive we were not able to go into the pool and we had to go out on our own to get the financing so that's another reason why it's very to be in positive standing to be able to to go in and pull and get better right good thank you Charlotte so looking for approval I move to approve um resolution 24 2510 for me I'll second all right all in favor say I I I action items this is 8 B again Charlotte approval of ab 1200 public disclosure of collective department and agreement yes so you heard Lisa agreement so before we bring attendant of agreement what we to do by law is greatly maybe 1200 something like disclosure and what this does is it for government code 3547.5 the superintendent and CBO must certify and bring to you showing you that we're able to meet the costs of the that we put together so you'll see in that there's a lot of pages in there um the total impact for this particular agreement is about a little over 91,000 but the budget revision that we're bringing to you with this is really only about 15,000 because we already had put it in the budget in order to adopt the last budget that you approved for the second and so this just shows what the what the impact of that other additional is on the budget and the multi-year any discussion I would like to make some comments um I have pepper Charlotte with questions and has to be has to her with them uh requests for information looking at the disclosure documents and um you held up perfectly so um but I did make some some notes and I wanted to make some comments about it as a trustee tonight my vote is going to both validate administration's commitment to recognizing the good of her of the CSEA um to understand that that agreement was supported by the CSEA membership by a unanimous vote um I would like to express some concerns all of which you have expressed in Prior board meetings uh with regard to the district's fiscal condition and fiscal um decision making that has to be part of your budget development that you're starting to work on from your 2526 fiscal year um you helped me by sharing 10 years of Prior audit reports I took those reports and compiled a 10-year history of this this call um trends of the combined general fund and I'm sure that back with you I expect you to have very much use for it other than all those are interesting but I lift all of those Trends and so you maybe taking an opportunity to step back you can see something interesting there I saw some some things that I found very interesting to the 10 year history I added your second interim multi-year which gave us really it made it to where we have a 14-year picture of the physical Trends revenue is expenditures ending plan balance all of those all of those data um will look forward to an opportunity to share that with the board at an appropriate time um Mr Becks choosing so the the fiscal Trend analysis work that I get really channeled some work that I used to do in my former position the thick man as well as um the the multi projection work um really um resonated with me I had I enjoyed it I do know that from my work in thick spending is it can be viewed as kind of a a huge negative but it really isn't a negative uh deficit spending has a positive benefits sometimes um and deficit spending in any 11 years necessarily A Bad Thing in our district our 2324 fiscal year you showed that an audited actual so we we saw deficit spending there we have deficit spending in your second veteran report for the current year and for your 2 projected years so we have a 4 year pattern of deficit spending and I know that those 2 years the 2 projected years are really um based on some pretty conservative adjustment uh conservative assumptions and they don't build in what you know already are adjustments that you are already beginning to think about that need to be made mostly my comments here tonight are in support of what I know will be how you'll accomplish it I will as a member of the budget advisory committee with Bernie uh do everything I can to help and and formulate policy and provide some guidance if there's anything I can do um but I know that those are going to be difficult and maybe the difficulty you have ahead of you and the fact that we and a 4 year pattern of deficit spending really reinforces this administration's commitment to the csda and to the previous to that to the Yuta uh in in recognizing uh the effort it helps with retention employee retention it helps with recruitment it helps with quality it's a validation um so all of those things what it means to me is that you found a way and I know you ran the numbers I know you ironed the how every which way you could to try to find that this is something we could stand by didn't you did you find a way so uh talks to you and the administrative team to in in CSEA for finding and bringing in and coming to the table and working through those difficult negotiations so what's needed there I think Anthony said earlier uh a willingness by all to come together and um what I anticipate will be some a lot of ideas you'll bring and where are we going to find the cuts because we will have to find Cuts we will have to make adjustments there's no question so your budget um I also like to kind of technically refer to it as a a fiscal solvency plan because in effect it is going to begin to put into your current year and out year calculations some adjustments based on decisions that will make collectively g&t the board administrative um staff faculty everyone will all have to work together to create your your physical self and C slash budget for 2526 I know that the District strives to maintain a 9% minimum Reserve I know that in your your Frontier we're way you know we're in that range we're over that I think in your first year out over that it doesn't get done to almost 3% and the state's minimum Reserve economic until your second project in here and that even then we're still over the state's minimum uh requirement for economic uncertainty so as a as a validation of this agreement um this will good standing but the deficit spending pattern is what we'll have to figure out a way to address and I know that you will figure out a way and bring back some good recommendations so I came into my knowledge of fiscal by being a tech that was hired by thick man and what I did was Data analysis and helped to create a piece of software that allowed school districts to make multi-year projections of physical condition about CVS and what I learned after working with hundreds of CVS is that the strong ones are able to say no even in the face of a strong superintendent we may come to them and say here's what I want to do and a strong super a strong CBO is willing to say no I we can't do that and here's why let's figure out another way to do it I learned that that quality a bit of CPR and as I've gotten to know you I've learned that you possess that quality will make characteristic um I also learned that a strong CVO um doesn't sign documents that they don't put their personal Integrity on and you signed this public disclosure and started superintendent Beck and I believe that both of you possessed that level of Integrity that you wouldn't put your name to something even in the face of our deficit spending pattern that you didn't personally believe with every bit of business Acumen and integrity you have you can stand behind so I believe in it I've gotten to know you I've got to know the way you work the way you build your assumptions and it's built confidence in me in the agreement that's been reached here today I know that you've got some difficult work ahead of you and it's coming up with your budget development efforts um and stand up to stand ready to help you anywhere crops to the CSEA leadership recently and to Charlotte and to the administration to superintendent for this could work thank you I believe in you as well and with that if there are any other comments I would like we would like to make a motion to approve the Indy 1200 public disclosure of collective bargaining second on vert hi hi Charlotte I think next is Brian yeah so item 8C is approval of the 10-minute agreement with CSEA as you have heard um Lisa mentioned they took it out to a vote to their members had um I think she said the highest percentage so I want to it was very positive so we know that CSV has a proven agreement um we've obviously spent time negotiating and collective bargaining and I've kept the board informed along the way so I would just ask that the board seal the deal Lieutenant agreement with CSEA move to approve second Mark beat you to it tomorrow all in favor again Charlotte thank you for waiting patient so this is the same thing this is a disclosure anytime we're doing um increases to any bargaining unit or any exact number we we do this um so this is for all in favor all right Jared and Jessica we have is that right again with management yeah so item 8 is approval of 10 of agreement with management um after um Regular protocol we uh negotiate with both of our unions in an existing year and once we reach settlement and an agreement we then come to the board based on what has we've settled there as you're well aware the settlement with you to there were other things besides this but it was a 0.5% increase to the salary across the board and a $500 um off payment and so um I'm proposing that we do the same thing for our management employees across the district as we did for you to is a 0.5% increase across the board and the 500 1 line payment so I would ask for the board to approve that 10 minute agreement based on Charlotte's public disclosure that the budget can um support that question a motion move to approve I'll second all in favor now approval of California College guidance an issue that K12 data sharing and services partnership agreement okay so we have a for you is dependent on to track all of these issue with a date like her financial aid and the college we are required by law to be an agreement by January 1st of 2026 so we need to be on this right now August motion I do have 1 question of course um this is a Statewide date 12 okay is that through our student information system um that data so we are integrating with their yeah sure they wanted to have all the student painted privacy my only question sorry all in favor of high school ethnic studies course us entering and as the social studies chair person I was texted to send all the trainings and and so we received information in your packet at the time um I don't have a question but I I would like to say first of all I'm so grateful that I live in state where this is a requirement um traveling around the country last weekend a lot of States aren't forward on this and I'm grateful for that and I am also grateful that we have teachers that are committed to put together I read through this course description and it's it's great it's like so it covers everything and it also looks fun and engaging and just just want to add that you know we educate kids to live in a world not a bubble and that we can include teaching kids that there are so many other human beings there with different beliefs and backgrounds and cultures and experiences and perspectives is just going to be amazing for what we can offer the kids graduating from our district so um I'm grateful for that and um I really look story was saving us in action and and great job thank you so much for all the work you did for this together and I have a question for you I grew up and went to school in the 60s and 70s and I feel robbed because a lot of what I think your curriculum is going to teach um I don't think I think I got a version a version of of our cultural history and and um our testing richness but it was certainly um not very nuanced and I think it was sort of it was a controlled message I I can't do as the time is appropriate for the time I just wanted to you I know that teaching is hard and I know that if Rick and development is a whole another level of hard and then I want to ask you we're talking about development materials that were given to us and it was that I just wanted to ask approach products curriculum development studies class and and try to package everything to of course how do you do that so every District gets to tailor it all that I know you have a certain factors um but then you get to discover if you want to and so so just creates um identification that I created but not that um so it's I know I was teaching the class and they go offer are you also the teacher of the material okay like if there were people who sit down with your curriculum and be ready to go thank you for all that you do I just want to comment I think you did a great job too hi when I was discussing this with the superintendent we had I'd seen anything on paper yet I said well does it say this does not say this what does it say it every single thing that I could think of needing to start quoting you said well I've got left here and um it was clear comfortable I've said this to some ago I see this as an opportunity and I think I'm hoping we can connect it to as you mentioned our our local composition and some of our the cultures in the history too you know I mean we have person I know who's been on a lot of the documentaries of Ranger Inn in uity who gives tours and lectures about the Buffalo Soldiers that came to ease we have uh China Creek is China Creek for a reason um if you ever been on that that Creek behind uh to my Lodge the the canal back there little by Chinese laborers as were many things around here and we know a lot we're getting to know a lot about our Native American history Hispanic culture basically do a lot of real estate law and sometimes you know I see maps that go way way back and a lot of things are in Spanish and a lot of places in Spanish for a reason too so I lots of opportunities for this to begin that so I appreciate all your time thank you for all your effort that's that's awesome to approve to the uh the new course working all in favor thank you Rebecca hi information items in your packages take a look at um each month so 27 students which is a concern that goes along with um I'm just I'm proud of what our principals our leaders and our staff have done in terms of um just the board if you looked at the report you'll noticed that at the same time last year we are down 38 incidents from where we were at this time last year and we are down 88 days of missed attendance so great work by our leaders and and by our staff to make sure kids in school it's not that they're not correcting behavior and holding kids accountable they've created cultures that has created that that has less of a need for that and they're dealing with um disciplinary issues in other ways besides having students in the school so work that our leaders and our staff have done thank you all right closing items are on our next board meeting is May 15th at yhs boardroom oh the library yes and I get a motion to adjourn motion to adjourn all in favor
