[00:00:01]
[Roll Call of Members]
WELCOME.THE TIME IS NOW 10:03 AM ON MAY 14TH, 2025.
WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. I'M GOING TO TAKE ROLE MS. NEWBELL.
AND BOARD PRESIDENT SCHON PRESENT.
I'M GONNA READ THE, PER THE PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY OF THE REASON THE MEETING IS HAPPENING TODAY.
THEN WE'LL GO INTO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND FOLLOWING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE MEETING WILL RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION UNDER TAB ONE'S DUE DISCIPLINE MATTERS PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE 4 8 9 1 8 CF, TAB TWO, PERSONNEL UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 7.
UH, THERE WILL BE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL AND RELEASE AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT UNDER PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
THE FOLLOWING WILL BE, UH, LOOKED AT, DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER, CHIEF OF TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMS, CHIEF OF POLICE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FACILITY FACILITIES PROGRAM, SUPPORT SERVICES, SENIOR DIRECTOR OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, BUSINESS SERVICES AND OPERATIONS, CHIEF ECOS, SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER THREE, REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS, DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR, ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, GENERAL COUNSEL, DEPUTY CHIEF FACILITIES, EXECUTIVE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER, AND THE CHIEF FACILITIES EXECUTIVE.
ALSO, SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION WILL OCCUR UNDER TAB THREE.
PENDING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9 D ONE.
I'M GONNA READ THE NAMES OF THE CASES.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THE LISTING OF THE CASES, PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE IF YOU WANNA LOOK UP THE CASE NUMBERS AND LOOK THOSE UP IN TURN ON THE LOS ANGELES, UH, SUPERIOR COURT WEBSITE.
UH, UNDER PENDING LITIGATION GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 91.
UH, THERE'S JOHN DOE, 1 0 1 V-L-A-U-S-D.
THERE'S, UH, CLAUDIA RIVERA, V-L-A-U-S-D, JG, A MINOR, UM, BUYING THROUGH HIS GUARDIAN AD LITEM.
SIMON G ETAL, V-L-A-U-S-D, UH, QED WILSON.
A MANON, V-L-A-U-S-D-J-H-V-L-A-U-S, DUS SALAS, V-L-A-U-S-D, JANE DOE, V-L-A-U-S-D, JANE DOE, V-L-A-U-S-D, LMAN ET AL THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ET AL THAT LAST, UM, CASE WON'T APPEAR ON THE LA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT WEBSITE.
IT WILL BE ON THE COURT, US DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS OF ITS CENTRAL DISTRICT AND THE NINTH CIRCUIT, UH, UNDER ANTICIPATED LITIGATION GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9 D FOUR TWO CASES OF ANTICIPATED LITIGATION AND UNDER CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 7 0.6, THE NEGOTIATOR FOR THE POSITIONS THAT I ALREADY READ.
UM, I'M SORRY, THE NEGOTIATOR FOR THE FOLLOWING.
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS, UM, ASSOCIATED ADMINISTRATORS OF LOS ANGELES TEAMSTERS 2010, CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL POLICE ASSOCIATION, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL, SEIU, LOCAL 99 TEAMSTERS, UNITED TEACHERS LOS ANGELES AND DISTRICT REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL.
UH, AND THE NEGOTIATOR IS MS. NIVERA REED FOR THE UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES, WHICH IS THE EXACT SAME LIST THAT I HAVE ALREADY READ.
AND THEN ALSO BEING LOOKED AT WILL BE A CONVERSION FROM SENIOR MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS TO REGULAR CLASSIFIED.
AND THOSE TWO POSITIONS WILL BE DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL PLANNING AND BUDGETING AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEYOND THE BELL PROGRAMS. OKAY, NOW WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
[Public Comment]
SO PUBLIC COMMENT IS EITHER ITEM SPECIFIC OR GENERAL AND GERMANE TO ANY BUSINESS THAT THE DISTRICT, UM, CONDUCTS.AND SO FIRST COMES ITEM, SPECIFIC COMMENT RELATIVE TO THE TABS THAT I HAVE JUST READ TO YOU.
I'M PULLING UP THE MOST UPDATED LIST SO I DON'T WASTE ANYBODY'S TIME.
TO TAB ONE, TO TAB TWO, WE HAVE SEVEN SPEAKERS.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
MR. MAG GANDHI IS GONNA SPEAK IN SPANISH, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT HE'S SAYING IN ENGLISH, PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDS UP AND WE WILL GET YOU THESE TRANSLATION HEADSETS.
I'LL ALSO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT MS. NEWBILL IS HERE JUST SHORTLY AFTER THE 10 O'CLOCK HOUR ONE OF DIAZ.
I CAME BACK, UM, BEING A WITNESS
[00:05:01]
OF HOW IS IT THAT WHAT'S WE DON'T WORK HARD AT, WE MAKE A BIG DEAL OF, AND HOW WE COME TO A FESTIVE, UH, RESULTS OF HOW OUR CHILDREN ARE LOSING, UH, FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES.AND WE ARE ALLOWING POLITICAL INTEREST AND FINANCIAL INTEREST, AND WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING THAT HONESTLY WILL IMPACT.
I WAS A VICTIM OF A GROUP OF AFRO-AMERICAN PEOPLE IN SOUTH LA.
IF THERE WAS WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A CAMERA, THEN THEY WOULD'VE PROBABLY STABBED ME OR KILLED ME.
WHAT'S GOING ON? THERE'S A PROBLEM THAT'S CALLED INVER RACISM, INVERSION RACISM, WHERE WE ARE BEING SEEN LIKE CRIMINALS JUST BECAUSE OF OUR COLORS.
NOT TO SAY YESTERDAY WAS WHITES.
THEY ARE SEEING US AS CRIMINALS JUST BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE LOOK.
AND I WANNA TALK ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION.
I BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS IS THE MEMBERS.
AS MEMBERS, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO CLAIM AND TELL YOU WHERE YOU'RE DOING WRONG, BUT YOU'RE BEING, YOU'RE CONFUSED AND YOU THINK BECAUSE IT'S EVERYONE ELSE, INCLUDING MR. CARVALLO, YOU BELIEVE THAT OUR JOB IS TO APPLAUD YOU SO THAT YOU CAN DO YOUR WORK IF YOU WERE ELECTED, NOT, YOU DON'T JUST HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE ONES WHO FINANCE YOUR CAMPAIGN, BUT ALSO WORK WITH THE PEOPLE WHO HONESTLY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE BENEFITING FROM YOUR DECISIONS, WHETHER THEY BE GOOD OR BAD, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE SUCCESS.
AND I BELIEVE THAT, I'M GONNA SAY SOMETHING, MR. CARVALLO, YOU, NOT EVEN, YOU, NOT EVEN THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO SAY, TO SAY THAT YOU HAVE A MEMBER THAT HAS A BAD, ADDED, A BAD LAW IS HE'S A DICTATOR.
AND JUST BY ME SAYING HIS NAME, I BELIEVE HE'S GONNA, HE'S GONNA DEMAND ME.
HE WAS GONNA, AND THERE'S ARTICLE, THERE'S A, AN ARTICLE ONE, HE'S ADDED CLAUSES, CLAUSES TO SILENCE PARENTS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR, THERE'S A DICTATOR AND WE CAN'T ALLOW THAT HERE AT THE DISTRICT.
THE REST OF THE CALL FOLKS ARE CALL IN MARIA'S HERE.
OKAY, SO I'LL, I'LL CALL THE NAMES, BUT I DON'T SEE THE FOLKS AS ACTUALLY BEING HERE.
I JUST HAVE THE PUB GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT BEING LISTED, BUT I'LL READ THE NAMES NONETHELESS.
OH, THERE YOU ARE IN THE AUDIENCE.
MY NAME IS MARIA DECI ORTIZ, AND I AM HERE BECAUSE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION AND AS AN EVALUATION, I BELIEVE THAT HE'S DOING THINGS INCORRECT FIRST AND FOREMOST, BECAUSE HE IS SENDING AN ADMINISTRATOR TO USE HIS POWER AND HIS POSITION TO MEDIATE, TO INTIMIDATE AND HARASS.
AND, AND THIS IS FOR THE AREAS THAT ARE MORE VULNERABLE FOR IMMIGRANT PARENTS TO SAY THAT PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE INVESTIGATED FOR WHAT? SO THEY ICE CAN COME SO THAT THEY CAN BE DEPORTED.
WHAT'S HAPPENING, THIS ME, THESE MEETINGS AND ANY MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ACCORDING TO THE GREEN ACT.
AND BESIDES THAT, WE HAVE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
WE ARE FREE TO EXPRESS ARE WE IN CUBA OR VENEZUELA? BUT THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE DO WHEN THEY LIE, THEY CREATE ANOTHER LIE AND THEY BEGIN TO HARASS AND QUESTION, THIS IS WHY I ASK FOR DISCIPLINARY MEASURES FROM, FOR THE PCS ADMINISTRATOR BECAUSE HE'S HARASSING AND HE SAYS THAT IT WAS ORDER FROM HE'S TAKING ORDERS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS.
THEREFORE, YOU ARE THE ONES WHO GAVE HIM THESE ORDERS SO THAT HE CAN ACT THIS WAY.
ARE YOU REALLY AFRAID OR WHAT'S GOING ON? HONESTLY, THESE THINGS CAN'T HAPPEN WHEN THESE MEETINGS ARE BEING FINANCED WITH PUBLIC FUNDS.
I NEED TO KNOW WHO GAVE HIM OR WHO GAVE ANTONIO PLACENCIA THE AUTHORITY SO THAT HE CAN CREATE THESE DECLARATIONS WITHOUT CONNECTING HIS BRAIN AND THE LAWS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THESE COMMITTEES.
I ASK FOR CHANGES AND MEASURES.
THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT TIME.
MR. N DAVIS, ARE YOU HERE? MR. N DAVIS? UH, MARCELLA GARCIA.
[00:10:01]
MARCELLA GARCIA, NOT ONLINE EITHER.KARINA LOPEZ LISTED AS SPEAKING REMOTELY, ALSO NOT ONLINE YET.
UH, RAQUEL DIAZ, ALSO NOT ONLINE.
ARE YOU HERE? ALSO NOT ONLINE.
SO THAT CONCLUDES FOR TAB TWO.
NOW TAB THREE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
WE HAVE MR. DAVID TOSKI LISTED AS BEING IN PERSON.
UM, I DON'T SEE HIM IN THE ROOM.
MR. TOSKI, ARE YOU HERE HIDING BEHIND A PILLAR? NO.
MR. TOSKI, UH, WE'LL MOVE ALONG BRINGS US TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND I CAN IDENTIFY THAT SOME OF THOSE FOLKS ARE HERE.
SO WE WILL BEGIN WITH GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
AKKO SINGH, PLEASE COME ON DOWN.
MR. SINGH IS MARIA LUISA PALMER, AND THEN DE GUILLEN.
MR. SINGH, YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
I'M A MEMBER OF THE SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL AND A STUDENT FROM THE LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
THIS YEAR, OVER 300 VIRTUAL ACADEMY TEACHERS WERE SUDDENLY REQUIRED TO REPORT TO PHYSICAL CAMPUSES TO CONTINUE TEACHING 100% REMOTELY.
WHILE I APPLAUD LAD'S COMMITMENTS TO SUSTAINABILITY AND REDUCING ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT, IT HAS MOVED REMOTE TEACHERS ON CAMPUS, MOST OF WHICH ARE FAR AWAY FROM THEIR HOMES, WHICH CONTRADICTS THESE GOALS.
INSTEAD OF BEING PLACED ON CAMPUSES NEAR THEIR HOMES, TEACHERS HAVE BEEN PLACED INDISCRIMINATELY.
MANY HAVE BEEN FORCED INTO EXTENSIVE DAILY COMMUTES AS HIGH AS FOUR HOURS IN A SINGLE DAY, ADDING TO TRAFFIC, POLLUTION AND BURNOUT.
WHY ADD MORE CARBON INTO OUR ATMOSPHERE? THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT HAS ALSO BEEN AFFECTED DUE TO THIS POLICY.
TEACHERS AT THE VIRTUAL ACADEMIES HAVE BEEN PLACED IN SHARED ROOMS. AS A STUDENT, I OFTEN HEAR OTHER CLASSES IN THE BACKGROUND.
THIS ALSO MEANS A COMPLEX AND LIMITED SPACE FOR TEACHERS.
HOW CAN MY TEACHERS BE THE BEST POSSIBLE EDUCATORS FOR STUDENTS IN SUCH A DISRUPTIVE, LIMITED AND NOISY ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS LIKE ME? VIRTUAL LEARNING HAS BEEN LIFE CHANGING.
MY MOM, A SINGLE PARENT, STRUGGLED TO MANAGE TWO KIDS IN A JOB WITHOUT PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION.
LEARNING VIRTUALLY GAVE ME THE SUPPORT I NEEDED AND A SPACE TO THRIVE.
IT ENABLED ME TO BECOME ONE OF 10 FINALISTS FOR STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER THIS YEAR, AS WELL AS EARNED SEVERAL AWARDS, INCLUDING BEING ONE OF 16 LUSD STUDENTS TO WIN THE $20,000 WARREN CHRISTOPHER SCHOLARSHIP IN 2024.
HOWEVER, THE ISSUES WITH THIS POLICY MAKE IT MUCH HARDER FOR STUDENTS TO ATTAIN THIS SORT OF SUCCESS.
IF L-A-U-S-D IS TRULY SERIOUS ABOUT CLIMATE ACTION AND STUDENT SUCCESS, GIVE REMOTE TEACHERS THE CHOICE BETWEEN TEACHING FROM HOME OR TEACHING ON CAMPUS, BUT AT THE CLOSEST LOCATION POSSIBLE.
WITH OVER A THOUSAND SCHOOLS WITHIN L-A-U-S-D, THIS IS EASILY DOABLE.
TEACHERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND UNNECESSARY HOURS AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES HOURS, WHICH COULD ALSO BE INVESTED IN STUDENTS LIKE ME THROUGH EXTRA ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT, SOMETHING TEACHERS WERE FORMALLY ABLE TO OFFER ON ZOOM, BUT ARE NOW UNABLE TO DUE TO EXTENSIVE COMMUTES.
FURTHERMORE, LASD HAS ALL TO ALLOW TEACHERS TO ALTERNATE WHICH DAYS ARE ON CAMPUS, AS TO END THE ISSUE WITH SHARED SPACES AND DISRUPTIONS AND ALSO REDUCE EMISSIONS.
MARIA LUISA PALMER, COME ON UP.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
AND THEN AFTER MS. PALMER, IT'S DEION GUILLEN, THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO PETITION THE GOVERNMENT FOR REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES.
THERE'S A LOT OF TALK HERE IN THIS VERY ROOM ABOUT STUDENTS' RIGHTS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES, BUT DO THOSE RIGHTS EXTEND TO PARENTS OR TO THE PUBLIC? WE HAVE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO FREE SPEECH IN THE CONSTITUTION AND ALSO IN OUR STATE'S CONSTITUTION.
AND THE CONVERSATION AND QUESTION THAT YOU'VE HEARD OTHER PARENTS SPEAKING ABOUT THIS MORNING HAPPEN ON MAY 1ST AT THE PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
UM, IN THE S FACE, THE DEPARTMENT IRONICALLY OF STUDENT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE DIRECTOR ANTONIO PLACENCIA, MADE A LONG, LONG STATEMENT WHERE HE CONTINUED TO CHASTISE THE PUBLIC TO WARN US TO INTIMIDATE US AND TELL US SPECIFICALLY THAT WHEN THE PUBLIC SPEAKS A PUBLIC COMMENT, HE MENTIONED THAT STATEMENTS ARE DIRECTED TOWARD OUR PERSONNEL.
SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? THAT THE PUBLIC CAN'T CALL OUT THE ACTIONS OF THE STAFF, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CO COMMITTEE'S FUNCTIONS.
HE SAID THAT WE HAVE TO SPEAK TO THE ISSUES AND THE TOPICS.
SO WHO'S GOING TO DECIDE THAT THE DISTRICT OFFICIALS WHAT'S APPROPRIATE TO SPEAK OR NOT? AND HE MENTIONED THAT THOSE ARE THE SAME RULES OF DECORUM THERE THAT YOU HAVE HERE AT THE BOARD.
SO THE QUESTION IS, WHO ORDERED THAT? WE WERE ACCUSED OF SLANDER.
[00:15:01]
THAT PERSONAL REMARKS WERE MADE AGAINST STAFF, THAT PROFANE REMARKS WERE MADE.HE MENTIONED THE WORD INVESTIGATE.
PARENTS AND THE PUBLIC WERE GOING TO BE INVESTIGATED.
SO WHAT IS IT THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR HERE? HE SAID, THIS IS A QUOTE THAT WE NEEDED TO ACT IN AN ENVIRONMENT TO UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? CRITICISM IS NOT ALLOWED.
SO HE THREATENED US THAT WE WOULD HAVE OUR MICROPHONES PAUSED OR THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ON THE MICROPHONE.
DON'T THESE THREATS INFR INFRINGE ON OUR FREE SPEECH RIGHTS, DON'T THEY CHILL FREE SPEECH.
WAS THIS ACTION AUTHORIZED? WAS IT DIRECTED BY MR. CARVALLO? BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? SO I URGE ALL OF YOU TO INVESTIGATE AND CREATE A FORMAL RETRACTION TO THOSE STATEMENTS, A FORMAL APOLOGY OR ELSE WE WILL HAVE TO CONCLUDE THAT IT IS UNDER ALL OF YOUR DIRECTIONS THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO CHILL OUR FREE SPEECH RIGHTS.
OKAY, MONICA OLA, PLEASE COME ON DOWN.
MS. OLA IS GONNA SPEAK IN SPANISH, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IN ENGLISH, PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDS UP AND WE'LL GET YOU A TRANSLATION HEADSET.
AND THEN AFTER MS. OLA IS EINA SINGH.
MY NAME IS MONICA OLA, MOM OF TWO STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
EVERYTHING THAT I HEAR IS JUST JUNK.
WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE PARENTS TRYING TO SHUT US UP WITH OUR FREE SPEECH.
UH, GIVE US OUR TIME AND, AND IT DOESN'T WORK.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT I WE'RE ASKING SCHOOL POLICE TO RETURN TO THE SCHOOLS.
I WAS SEEING YESTERDAY HOW THE YOUNG PEOPLE COMING AND DEMANDING THINGS.
IT'S INCREDIBLE TO ME THAT PARENTS ARE BEING SILENCED WITH HANDS TO OUR MOUTH.
AND YOU KNOW, IF THEY SAY, OH, REMOVE MATH BECAUSE IT'S TOO STRESSFUL FOR ME, ARE YOU GONNA VOTE TO REMOVE MATH? BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT THESE KIDS TO BE STRESSED AND YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO BE DEPRESSED.
IT'S SAD THAT YOU'RE NOT HEARING THE PARENTS.
IT'S VERY SAD BECAUSE US PARENTS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE THE PARENTS OF THE, THE ONES THAT ARE UNDERAGE.
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY LEAVE? WHO'S THE RESPONSIBLE ONE FOR THEM? I'M DISILLUSIONED HONESTLY WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN PCS OR WHATEVER IT'S CALLED NOW.
FA FA AS FACE, BUT I'M VERY DISILLUSIONED.
BUT BEFORE MY TIME IS BEING OVER, I WANT TO ASK YOU, CARLA, SINCE YOU SUPPORT SO MUCH THE EDUCATORS IN MY LACOMB SCHOOL, THE TEACHERS DON'T HAVE PARKING BECAUSE WE HAVE A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT, TO BE HONEST, TAKES A LOT OF TIME FOR, OR THE SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY START AT NINE, EIGHT IN THE MORNING.
PARDON? AND OUR STUDENTS CANNOT PARK.
THE BUS ARRIVES WITH THE, UH, SPECIAL STUDENTS, WHICH YOU ALSO SUPPORT.
AND THE BUS CAN'T PARK WHERE THEY SHOULD BECAUSE THOSE CHARTER SCHOOLS, CARS DON'T PERMIT THEM TO MUCH LESS US PARENTS IN LACAN.
SO OUR KIDS ARE LATE BECAUSE OF THAT.
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE TRAFFIC JAM.
THE TEACHERS WANT TO BE ABLE TO PARK, THEY CAN'T.
AND IT TURNS OUT THE PARENTS ARE ARE PARKED THERE TOO.
AND IT'S A TERRIBLE SITUATION.
I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME, BUT I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THE CONVERSATION.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
MY NAME IS IKE AND I'M MOTHER OF ING WHO SPEAK UP PREVIOUSLY.
AND I HAVE A DAUGHTER, TATIANA SINK, THE BOSS STUDENT FOR VIRTUAL ACADEMIES.
UH, AFTER 2020, UH, MANY FAMILIES RETURN IN PERSON, UH, ASSIGNMENT.
BUT A SITUATION FOR ME, UH, STAYS THE SAME.
MY BOSS OF MY CHILDREN, UH, DOING ONLINE EDUCATION WITH VIRTUAL ACADEMIES, IT'S VERY HELPFUL.
I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT I DON'T HAVE A CAR, UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T DRIVE.
I WAS IN CAR ACCIDENT AND I HAVE AN ANXIETY TO DRIVE AND IT'S VERY, UH, HELPFUL, UH, FOR ME AS A WORKING MOTHER THAT MY KIDS STAY HOME.
I HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO WORK WITHOUT WORRYING WHO GONNA BRING THEM WHERE AND HOW IT'S POSSIBLE TO MANAGE.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, I WAS ABLE TO COMBINE MY WORK AND MY EDUCATION.
ON THIS SATURDAY, I WILL GRADUATE FROM CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS WITH MY MASTER IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM.
UH, THANK YOU FOR THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MY KIDS, BE ABLE TO STUDY VIRTUALLY AND FOR ME DOING MY, UH, THINGS.
BUT IN THIS YEAR, SOMETHING CHANGE,
[00:20:01]
UH, WHEN VIRTUAL TEACHER VERY ASSIGNED TO BE BACK TO SCHOOL, I FEEL THAT IT'S A LITTLE BIT UNFAIR WHY IT'S UNFAIR.CAN YOU IMAGINE THEY'RE DRIVING MORE THAN ONE HOUR? SOME OF THE TEACHERS, THEY, THEY'RE DRIVING MORE THAN ONE HOUR JUST TO BE IN THIS COMMON ROOM.
UH, THIS BEING, UH, SEVERAL TEACHERS IN THE SAME ROOM CREATE, UH, OBSTACLES.
I CAN HEAR I WAS COMING, UH, INSIDE THE ROOM GIVING FOOD FOR MY, UH, FOR MY CHI KIDS AT ONE OF THE DAYS.
AND I CAN HEAR HOW OTHER TEACHERS EXPLAIN TO ANOTHER CLASS, WHICH, UH, ANOTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.
AND I FEEL THAT IT'S, IT'S CREATE A DISTRACTION, UH, LOSS OF CONCENTRATION.
AND ESPECIALLY FOR ME AS A PERSON WITH AN ANXIETY, IT'LL BE HARD TO CONCENTRATE.
SO WHAT I WANT TO ASK, PLEASE, UH, BE HELPFUL TO THE TEACHER AND LET THEM STAY HOME BECAUSE IT'S ONLINE SCHOOL, VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, UHHUH.
ARE YOU OUT THERE? COME ON UP.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
ALL RIGHT, LOOKS LIKE THE REST OF THE FOLKS ARE REMOTE.
I'LL CALL, UH, ON THEIR NAMES AND THEN THEY WILL UNMUTE THEMSELVES.
SO I HAVE, UH, CONCERNED PARENT.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
BOARD MEMBERS PER I-D-A-I-E-P TEAM MEMBERS MAY BE EXCUSED FROM IEP MEETINGS FOR TWO REASONS.
ONE, IF THE AREA OF CURRICULUM OR RELATED SERVICE IS NOT BEING DISCUSSED OR MODIFIED, AND TWO, IF THE AREA IS BEING DISCUSSED OR MODIFIED, BUT THE PARENT AND IEP TEAM AGREED TO EXCUSE THE MEMBER I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE SECOND.
GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, PARTICULARLY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, OFTEN ASKED TO BE EXCUSED IN PART OF, UM, IN PART OR ENTIRELY FROM THE MEETING MOST OF THE TIME WITH THE EXCUSE THAT THEY FEEL THAT THEY NEED TO GO BACK TO, TO THEIR CLASS AND TEACH.
IT APPEARS THAT TEACHERS DON'T FEEL THAT THEIR ATTENDANCE IS NECESSARY.
THE LAW DOESN'T STATE THAT AS, UM, THAT AS AN AN APPROPRIATE EXCUSABLE REASON TO BE EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING.
PARENTS OFTEN FEEL OBLIGATED TO EXCUSE MEMBERS BECAUSE THEY ARE MADE TO FEEL GUILTY IF THEY DON'T AGREE TO EXCUSE TEACHERS OR RELATED SERVICE PROVIDERS.
I AM SPEAKING OUT OF IGNORANCE, BUT IS THE DISTRICT BARGAINING PARENTS' RIGHTS AWAY AS WELL? PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND INFORM SCHOOL SITES VIA MEMORANDUM ABOUT FOLLOWING SPECIAL EDUCATION'S FEDERAL LAW.
AS CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE, THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE INFORMED HOW YOU ARE BARGAINING OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION, SAFETY AND PARENTS' RIGHTS AWAY.
I KINDLY ASK THAT YOU PUBLICIZE THIS INFORMATION SO THAT PARENTS ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE INPUT ON CONTRACT NEGOTIATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, POLLY.
KI SEE YOU'RE ONLINE, POLLY K, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
I'M A SENIOR AT THE BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT HAS DIRECTLY IMPACTED THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF AT THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A POLICY REQUIRING TEACHERS AND STAFF TO REPORT TO AN IN-PERSON SITE EACH DAY, OUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN NEGATIVELY AFFECTED.
IN PREVIOUS YEARS, TEACHERS WERE SUCCESSFULLY WORKING FROM HOME AND SINCE ALL OF OUR INSTRUCTION CONTINUES TO TAKE PLACE ONLINE OVER ZOOM, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY BENEFIT OF THE STUDENTS IN HAVING TEACHERS COMMUTE IN PERSON TO A SCHOOL SITE ONLY TO TEACH OVER ZOOM FROM A CLASSROOM SHARED WITH ANOTHER TEACHER.
EVEN THOUGH OUR TEACHERS WERE PROMISED GOOD INTERNET CONNECTION TO HAVE THEIR OWN ROOM AND TO BE ABLE TO TEACH AS ANY OTHER TEACHER, THE SHARED CLASSROOM SETTINGS THEY MUST BE IN HAS CREATED BACKGROUND NOISE AND AUDIO OVERLAP AS MULTIPLE TEACHERS ARE SOMETIMES SIMULTANEOUSLY HOSTING ZOOM MEETINGS IN THE SAME SPACE.
THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO FOCUS AND BE PRESENT WITHOUT INTERRUPTIONS.
PLEASE IMAGINE THAT A SECOND BOARD MEETING WAS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN THIS VERY ROOM, JUST A FEW FEET AWAY.
YOU WOULD LIKELY HEAR OVERLAPPING VOICES, BITS OF DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS, AND IT WOULD BE HARD TO CONCENTRATE, HARDER TO SPEAK CONFIDENTLY AND FRUSTRATING TO STAY ENGAGED.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING CHALLENGES WHO MAY FIND IT EVEN HARDER TO STAY FOCUSED WHEN ANOTHER TEACHER OR STAFF MEMBER IS SPEAKING AT THE SAME TIME, IN THE SAME ROOM, IN THE SAME ZOOM MEETING.
FURTHERMORE, DURING WEEKLY ROWA CHECK-IN MEETINGS WHERE STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DISCUSS ACADEMIC GOALS OR PERSONAL CONCERNS, IT CAN FEEL DIFFICULT TO SPEAK FREELY.
KNOWING TEACHERS MIGHT BE IN A SHARED ROOM, EVEN IF NO ONE IS INTENTIONALLY LISTENING, THE IDEA THAT OTHERS MIGHT OVERHEAR CAN MAKE STUDENTS FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AND PREVENT THEM FROM OPENING UP AND RECEIVING THE SUPPORT THEY NEED.
ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY YOU COULD HAVE SAVED JUST ON OVERHEAD EXPENSES.
AND ALL OF THIS MONEY COULD HAVE BEEN USED TO BENEFIT STUDENTS IN VIRTUAL ACADEMIES.
ALSO, L-A-U-S-D IS COMMITTED TO
[00:25:01]
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 50% ACROSS ITS PORTFOLIO, AND ALLOWING VIRTUAL ACADEMY TEACHERS AND STAFF TO WORK FROM HOME AGAIN WOULD HELP MOVE THE DISTRICT CLOSER TO ACHIEVING THIS GOAL BY RE REDUCING COMMUTING RELATED EMISSIONS.PLEASE RECONSIDER THE CURRENT POLICY AND ALLOW TEACHERS AND STAFF AT THE VIRTUAL ACADE, UM, ADOPTION TO WORK FROM HOME JUST AS THEY DID SUCCESSFULLY BEFORE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
OKAY, JAMILA IBRAHIM UA JAMILA, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
DO YOU TO PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
HELLO? HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH, WE SURE CAN.
MY NAME IS, I'M A STUDENT LEADERSHIP PUBLIC ACADEMY.
I FIRST SURE SUPPORT MY GRANDPARENTS HEALTH ISSUES WITH BEING, WITH EVERYTHING STILL FOCUSING ON MY EDUCATION.
VIRTUAL MADE THAT POSSIBLE, BUT THEY, THINGS HAVE CHANGED.
MANY OF OUR REMOTE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN TO CAMPUSES EVEN THOUGH ENTIRELY ISSUES STUDENTS, CLASS CONTENT FOLLOWING PA ANNOUNCEMENTS.
THERE ARE ALSO LOT FOR TEACHERS AT THE ONSITE LOCATION THAT MAKES THEM INCREDIBLY FOCUS.
IT'S NOT THE CONFLICT WE USED TO HAVE AND WITH TEACHERS COMING FOR HOURS AND DOING DISTRACTIONS ON SITE, WE KIDS ON ZOOM, I OFTEN HAVE TO DO THINGS ON MY OWN, WHICH TAKES UP MORE TIME.
SO I CAN'T BE AWARE MY GRANDPARENTS DOWN THERE AS WAS BEFORE.
TEACHERS SHOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO WORK FROM HOME.
FROM SHOULD BE, THEY SHOULD ROTATING FOCUS.
AND IF YOU NEED TO STAY FULLY, MOST OF THE REASONS I SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO, BUT YOU'RE LETTING HELP ME BALANCE MY, EDUCATE YOU WITH MY RESPONSIBILITIES.
PLEASE DON'T TAKE, PLEASE DON'T MAKE THAT BALANCE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE AGAIN.
HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MY NAME IS ON, UH, MR. HALO, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
WE HEARD YOU BEGIN, BUT MAYBE.
MY NAME IS, MY NAME IS ALEX HALO AND I'M A SENIOR OF THE LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED DUE TO COVID, IT WAS A STRUGGLE FOR ME.
I FOUND AMAZING TEACHERS ALL THROUGHOUT MY THREE YEARS WHO SUPPORTED ME.
THEIR PASSION FOR TEACHING AND THEIR YEARS OF COMMITMENT MADE ME A BETTER STUDENT.
I FOUND THAT LIFETIME FRIENDS AND ROSE ABOVE MY ANXIETIES.
GRATEFULLY, THE VIRTUAL ACADEMIES BECAME A SAFE HAVEN FOR ME.
YOU TAKE THE SUCCESS WHEN YOU PASS POLICIES, WHICH ARE COUNTERINTUITIVE TO THE STUDENTS.
FORCING TEACHERS TO DRIVE MULTIPLE HOURS TO SCHOOLS, TO SIT IN CUBICLES AND GO ON A COMPUTER FOR REMOTE WORK MAKES ZERO SENSE GOING AGAINST YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HURTS STUDENTS BY LIMITING SUPPORT TIME.
ALL MY PEERS SEE THE STRUGGLE TEACHERS GO THROUGH, YET THEY STAYED FOR US BECAUSE THEY SAW OUR POTENTIAL.
MEANWHILE, L-A-U-S-D IS HURTING US.
YOU SHOULD BE DOING A BETTER JOB BY TAKING CARE OF YOUR TEACHERS.
THE TEACHERS ARE AMAZING WHEN THEY'RE NOT SUPPRESSED BY UNNECESSARY REQUESTS.
THIS WAY OUR EDUCATION AND THIS DISTRICT MAY BETTER IMPROVE.
IF YOU REALLY CARED ABOUT YOUR STUDENTS ACROSS ALL VIRTUAL ACADEMIES, YOU'D ALSO CARE ABOUT THE TEACHERS WHO DO IT WITH A PASSION AND HAVE SUFFERED UNDER THESE POLICIES.
YOU WORK FOR US, WE ANGELENOS PAY YOU THROUGH TAXES.
AND WE AS STUDENTS ASK THAT THIS POLICY BE REVERSED.
HAVE A GOOD DAY AND THANK YOU.
BRIANNA HERNANDEZ, I SEE YOU'RE ON THE LINE.
BRIANNA HERNANDEZ, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH, WE CAN.
MY NAME IS BRIANNA HERNANDEZ AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT THE LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
I CHOSE VIRTUAL LEARNING AFTER EXPERIENCING INTENSE BULLYING AT MY PREVIOUS SCHOOL.
IT WAS AFFECTING MY MENTAL HEALTH AND MY ABILITY TO LEARN.
WHEN I WENT VIRTUAL, I FINALLY FELT SAFE.
I COULD FOCUS, I COULD BREATHE.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME I FELT LIKE I BELONGED.
BUT LATELY THAT DAY'S SPACE HAS BEEN CHANGING.
THIS YEAR MANY OF OUR TEACHERS WERE MOVED TO PHYSICAL CAMPUSES, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE STILL TEACHING ONLINE.
IT MIGHT NOT SEEM LIKE A BIG DEAL, BUT IT'S HAD SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.
BACKGROUND NOISE, SHARED CLASSROOMS, ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR FIRE DRILLS AND DISTRACTIONS MADE IT HARD CONCENTRATE.
IN FACT, YESTERDAY MY TEACHER HAD A
[00:30:01]
FIRE ALARM THAT MADE HER LEAVE OUR ZOOM.SOME DAYS IT FEELS LIKE CHAOS AND IT TAKES ME BACK.
IT TAKES ME RIGHT BACK TO THE STRESS.
THEY'RE SPENDING HOURS, COMMUTING HOURS WHICH COULD BE SPENT ON ME AND OTHER STUDENTS.
THEY NO LONGER HAVE TIME TO RUN CLUBS THAT HELP US WITH FRIENDSHIPS AND COMMUNITY.
THE ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT WE USED TO GET HAS ALSO BECOME RARE.
AND FOR MANY OF MY FRIENDS, THAT EXTRA SUPPORT WAS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GIVING UP AND PUSHING FORWARD.
IF L-A-U-N-D REALLY WANTS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, IT NEEDS TO PROTECT THE PROGRAMS THAT WORK.
GIVE TEACHERS THE OPTION OF WORKING FROM HOME AND IF THEY DECIDE TO STAY IN PERSON, DON'T MAKE THEM SPEND UNNECESSARY HOURS IN TRAFFIC AND LET STOP PRETENDING THIS POLICY ISN'T HURTING US.
IT'S VIRTUAL LEARNING SAVES MY EDUCATION AND MYSELF.
OKAY, UH, UH, CHRISTOFF CHRISTOFF OR PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
HELLO, MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER ELLA TORRES AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT THE LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
I CHOSE VIRTUAL LEARNING BECAUSE IT OFFERED A BETTER FIT ON HOW ON FOR HOW I LEARNED BEST AT THE TIME.
I WAS AN UNSTABLE PLACE WITH MYSELF EVEN NOW.
AND THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY GAVE ME CONSISTENCY, SUPPORT, AND THE CHANCE TO GROW WITHOUT THE DAILY CHALLENGES THAT COME WITH AN IN-PERSON SCHOOL.
HOWEVER, THIS YEAR THINGS HAVE CHANGED AND NOT FOR THE BETTER.
I MUST SAY HUNDREDS OF VIRTUAL TEACHERS WERE ASSIGNED TO PHYSICAL CAMPUSES EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE STILL TEACHING ONLINE NOW, SOME OF 'EM HAVE TO COMMUTE UP TO HOURS EACH DAY AND THAT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE.
IT'S EXHAUSTING, WASTE VALUABLE TIME AND ADD POLLUTION AND PUTS MORE DRIVERS AT RISK ON THE ROAD.
IN FACT, SEVERAL TEACHERS HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENT, INCLUDING IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH ONE OF THEIR CARS FLIPPED ENTIRELY UPSIDE DOWN DURING THEIR UNNECESSARY LONG DRIVES.
SINCE THIS POLICY WAS ENACTED, STUDENTS FEEL THE EFFECTS.
TOO MANY TEACHERS ARE NOW IN A SHARED ROOM.
THIS MAKES IT COMMON TO HEAR OTHER CLASSROOMS IN THE BACKGROUND, WHICH IS DISTRACTING FOR ME.
AND EVERYONE, EVEN WORSE, IT RAISES PRIVACY CONCERNS.
OUR PRIVATE DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR TEACHERS MIGHT BE OVERHEARD.
THAT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A SAFE OR FOCUSED ENVIRONMENT TO LEARN IN.
ALSO, MANY MANDATORY EVENTS SUCH AS FIRE DRILLS DISTURBS OUR LEARNING TIME BY TEACHERS BY NOT BEING ABLE TO HELP US WITH ANY CONCERNS OR WITH ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING, WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE SINCE THE DRIVING OF SCHOOLS.
THERE ARE, THERE ARE BETTER SOLUTIONS.
TEACHERS SHOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO CHOOSE BETWEEN WORKING REMOTELY OR ON CAMPUS, BUT AS AS CLOSE AS A LOCATION TO THEIR HOME AS POSSIBLE.
AND IF YOU'RE THINKING WELL, THEY HAVE TO, THEY HAVE TO BE TOGETHER.
MANY TEACHERS ALREADY WORK AT LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE MAIN WELCOME CENTERS, INCLUDING TWO JUST TEACHERS AT A SINGLE HIGH SCHOOL.
THERE SHOULD BE A ROTATING ON CAMPUS SCHEDULE TO END THE DAILY DISTRACTIONS.
BOTH WE AS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS HAVE TO FACE IN THE CLASSROOM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND GOODBYE.
ISABELLA TELLEZ, I SEE YOU'RE ON THE LINE.
ISABELLA TELLEZ, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
HELLO? HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? SURE CAN.
HI, MY NAME IS ISABELLA TE AND I'M AN LEC VIRTUAL ACADEMY STUDENT.
I LIVE WITH A DHD AND WHILE VIRTUAL LEARNING HAS HELPED ME IN MANY WAYS, ALLOWING ME TO WORK IN A CALM ENVIRONMENT.
RECENT CHANGES BY LEUC, I MADE THAT A LOT HARDER.
THIS YEAR, OVER 300 OF OUR VIRTUAL ACADEMY TEACHERS TO PHYSICAL SCHOOL CAMPUSES, EVEN THOUGH THEIR TEACHING IS STILL HUNDRED PERCENT ONLINE, THIS DECISION HAS A BIG, HAD HAD A BIG IMPACT ON STUDENTS LIKE ME.
MANY OF OUR TEACHERS ARE FORCED EACH FROM SHARED CLASSROOM FOR MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE VIRTUAL CLASSES HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME.
AS SOMEONE WITH A DH ADHD, IT'S INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO FOCUS.
I FIND MYSELF STRUGGLING TO STAY ENGAGED WHILE MY TEACHER TRIES TO SPEAK OVER THE NOISE FROM THE OTHER ONLINE CLASSES HAPPENING JUST A FEW FEET AWAY.
THIS ISN'T WHAT VIRTUAL LEARNING IS SUPPOSED TO BE.
IT'S NOT HELPING STUDENTS LIKE ME AND IT'S NOT FAIR TO OUR TEACHERS EITHER.
SOME OF THEM ARE DRIVING LONG DISTANCES JUST TO TEACH IN A BUILDING THAT WASN'T MADE FOR ONLINE LEARNING IN THE FIRST PLACE.
THIS ALSO CREATES FATIGUE FOR TEACHERS.
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD EDUCATORS WHEN THEY'RE BEING FORCED TO SHOW UP AT A LOCATION FAR AWAY THAT THEY DIDN'T APPLY TO WORK? AT LSD SAYS IT VALUES STUDENT SUCCESS AND TEACHERS, I'M ASKING YOU THAT YOU SHOW THAT YOU MEAN IT.
PLEASE MAKE IT SO OUR TEACHERS WORK AT CAMPUSES CLOSER TO THEIR HOMES.
THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DRIVE OVER AN HOUR TO GET TO WORK AND ANOTHER HOUR TO GET HOME EACH DAY.
THEY'LL BE LESS TIRED AND WE'LL HAVE MORE ENERGY AND TIME TO GIVE TO STUDENTS LIKE ME.
WE ALL DESERVE A CHANCE TO SUCCEED AND THAT STARTS WITH GIVING OUR TEACHERS WHAT THEY NEED TO TEACH AND STUDENTS WHAT THEY NEED TO LEARN.
ERLINDA MARITA, I SEE YOU'RE ON THE LINE.
[00:35:01]
PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.I REMIND YOU THAT THE SCHOOLS HAVE ISSUES THAT AFFECT ALL OF US AND STUDENTS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO FIGHT IN ANY KIND OF VIOLENCE.
WE WANT OFFICERS BACK IN, UH, SCHOOL SITES.
I URGE ALL OF YOU TO PAY ATTENTION AND ALSO I ASK THAT YOU COMPLY WITH THE COMMITTEE RULES AND THAT PARENTS ARE RESPECTED.
I UNDERSTAND THAT L-A-U-S-D IS HERE TO SUPPORT, TO HELP AND GUIDE PARENTS.
THE COMMITTEES, THE COMMITTEES ARE NOT TO BE INTIMIDATED OR BE MADE FUN OF OR MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LESS THAN JUST FOR QUESTIONS THAT ARE RELATED TO A SCHOOL.
YOU ARE HERE TO COLLABORATE AND BE TRANSPARENT AND TREAT EVERYONE WITH RESPECT JUST LIKE YOU ARE TREATED AS WELL.
AND WE ARE NOT GONNA GET TIRED OF ADVOCATING FOR RIGHTS, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO SILENCE US.
THE OTHER DAY I WENT TO THE FACE COMMITTEE ON MAY 5TH, L-A-U-S-D TOOK 30 MINUTES TO FIX AN ISSUE, A TECHNICAL ISSUE ABOUT THE MEETING OVER ZOOM.
THAT IS THOSE ERRORS ALWAYS HAPPEN AND THEY HAPPEN AT THE LAST MINUTE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE PROFESSIONALS AND YOU HAVE TECHNICIANS.
THAT COULD HAPPEN TO ME, I THINK NOT YOU.
SO I ASK THAT YOU PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH WITH LOVE, WITH COMPASSION AND RESPECT AND THAT YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT MY PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT I MADE YESTERDAY ABOUT THE WOMEN'S COMPLAINTS AND THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT I MAKE, WHEREVER AND L-A-U-S-D AND MY SCHOOL AND WRITING OVER INTERNET.
MY NAME IS RYAN OLIVIA RHODES AND I'M A STUDENT AT THE LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
UM, TO START OFF, I JOINED THE VA AFTER I GOT REALLY SICK WITH COVID AND I HAD TO MOVE WITH MY FAMILY.
SO JUST SO THINGS WOULDN'T BE OVERWHELMING, MY MOM ENROLLED ME INTO THE VA.
UM, HONESTLY, IT WAS THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAVE EVER HAPPENED BECAUSE I FINALLY HAD CONSISTENCY, SUPPORT, AND SPACE TO HEAL AND GROW.
AND I WAS ALSO ABLE TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND CONNECTIONS, ESPECIALLY WITH MY TEACHERS.
BUT NOW THE SAME PROGRAM THAT HELPED ME IS BEING QUIETLY UNDERMINDED.
THIS YEAR MANY OF OUR TEACHERS WERE REASSIGNED TO PHYSICAL CAMPUSES, EVEN THOUGH THE PURPOSE WAS TO BE REMOTE AND TEACH AT HOME.
UM, THAT'S LED TO LOUD, CHAOTIC CLASSROOMS WITH BACKGROUND NOISE ECHOES AND INTERRUPTIONS LIKE FIRE ALARMS AND PA ANNOUNCEMENTS.
IT'S NOT A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, IT'S A DISTRACTION AND IT TAKES AWAY VALUABLE TIME.
UM, ALSO THE ONE-ON-ONE THAT HAD BEEN A PART OF THIS PROGRAM WAS VERY IMPACTFUL, ESPECIALLY TO ME.
AND I FEEL AS THOUGH IT IS SLIPPING AWAY AND TEACHERS ARE COMMUTING FOR HOURS CRAMMED INTO SHARED ROOMS AND STRETCHED THIN.
AND WE ARE ALSO THE ONES PAYING FOR IT.
SO IF L-A-U-S-D WANTS TO CLAIM IT SUPPORTS EQUITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND STUDENT SUCCESS, THEN IT'S TIME TO ACT LIKE IT.
LET TEACHERS WORK FROM HOME, PLACE THEM CLOSER TO WHERE THEY LIVE, AND RESPECT THE STUDENTS WHO DEPEND ON THIS PROGRAM TO SUCCEED.
DON'T BREAK SOMETHING THAT WORKS.
ASHLEY MORENO, I SEE YOU'RE ONLINE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
MY NAME IS ASHLEY MORENO AND I'M A SENIOR AT THE STUDENT AND CARE PERSON OF SCO SITE COUNCIL AT THE, UM, LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICES VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
FOR ME, AS SOMEONE WITH A HEALTH CONDITION, VIRTUAL LEARNING WAS A GREAT OPTION.
I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH EPILEPSY AT 14, WHICH MEANS I HAVE TO BE UNDER THE FULL MODERATION OF MY MOTHER TO MAKE SURE I DO NOT HAVE ANY CONVULSIONS.
AS I HAVE THREE TYPES OF SEIZURES THAT MAY AFFECT MY ATTENTION SPANS IN PERSON, I WILL NOTICE FELLOW STUDENTS THAT RECORD OTHER CLASSMATE SEIZURES OR ANY HEALTH EPISODES THAT WOULD SO HAPPEN, CATCH YOUR ATTENTION.
AND THIS HONESTLY MADE ME INCREDIBLY UNCOMFORTABLE.
[00:40:01]
LEARNING GAVE ME A SPACE TO CONCENTRATE AND LEARN.BUT THAT'S CHANGED EARLIER THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
L-A-U-S-D REASSIGNED A VIRTUAL ACADEMY TEACHER TO PHYSICAL CAMPUSES DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEIR INSTRUCTION IS STILL ENTIRELY ONLINE.
THIS DECISION HAS CREATED MAJOR CHALLENGES FOR BOTH STAFF AND STUDENTS.
SOME TEACHERS NOW SPEND HOURS COMMUTING EACH DAY JUST TO CONDUCT VIRTUAL LESSONS FROM A DIFFERENT BUILDING.
THIS ISN'T HELPING STUDENT LEARNING AND IT'S ADDING STRAIN ON TEACHERS, MORE TRAFFIC TO OUR ROADS AND MORE IN TO THE AIR.
IT GOES DIRECTLY AGAINST LAD'S.
GOALS AROUND SUSTAINABILITY AND STAFF WELLBEING WORSE, MANY OF THESE PLACEMENTS WEREN'T MADE WITH A LOCATION OR PRACTICALITY IN MIND.
TEACHERS WERE SENT TO CAMPUSES FAR FROM THEIR OWN HOME RATHER THAN TO A NEARBY SCHOOL.
THIS MAKES BURNOUT MORE LIKELY AND HURTS OUR TEACHERS.
FOR STUDENTS, THE IMPACT IS VERY CLEAR AS WELL.
OUR TEACHERS ARE OFTEN PLACED IN SHARED CLASSROOMS WHERE MULTIPLE VIRTUAL LESSONS HAPPEN IN THE SAME SPACE.
WE ALSO OFTEN HEAR FIRE ALARMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR SCHOOL IN THE BACKGROUND.
IT'S LOUD AND IT'S VERY DISTRACTING.
IT MAKES IT HARDER FOR US TO STAY ENGAGED AND FOCUSED IN THE CLASS.
THERE ARE ALSO COMMON WIFI ISSUES SINCE ON CAMPUS.
WIFI FOR THE TEACHERS IS VERY WACKY.
AS A CHAIRPERSON OF THE SSE AT MY SCHOOL, I WORK WITH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS VERY CLOSELY AND I HEAR ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THIS POLICY REGULARLY.
I ALSO SEE IT FIRSTHAND AS A STUDENT.
SO I THINK L-A-U-S-E SHOULD GIVE REMOTE TEACHERS THE OPTION TO WORK FROM HOME OR ALLOW 'EM TO CHOOSE THE CLOSEST LOCATION TO THEIR HOME SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE FOR HOURS EACH DAY.
I ASK THAT YOU PUT TEACHERS, STUDENTS LIKE MYSELF IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND FUTURE OUR PLANET.
ALL RIGHT, SEAN, YOU, ARE YOU ONLINE WITH US, SEAN, OR IN THE ROOM? I SEE YOU'RE NOT LISTED ONLINE AND YOU'RE NOT IN THE ROOM.
UH, MS. LUKINS, I SEE YOU ARE ONLINE.
MS. LUKINS, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
FIRST OFF, A BIG THANK YOU TO STUDENT TO SINGH WHO ENCOURAGED US TO SPEAK ABOUT THESE VIRTUAL ACADEMY VA ISSUES.
TODAY WE HOPE TO BE PRIVY TO MORE OF HIS AND THE OTHER STUDENTS' PUBLIC SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN THE FUTURE.
SO I'M A 20 YEAR LESD SUBSTITUTE TEACHER.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE VA SINCE THEY BEGAN AND WE'RE ALL SPEAKING TODAY BECAUSE WE BELIEVE TEACHERS DESERVE RESPECT AND COMMON SENSE POLICIES.
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY THAT? WELL, RECENTLY, HUNDREDS OF REMOTE EDUCATORS WERE REASSIGNED TO PHYSICAL CAMPUSES EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ALL STILL TEACHING ONLINE NOW, SOME ARE SPENDING HOURS COMMUTING JUST TO OPEN THEIR LAPTOP.
THAT'S TIME LOST TIME THAT COULD BE SPENT SUPPORTING STUDENTS.
DRIVING LONGER MEANS MORE POLLUTION, GAS OR ELECTRICITY USED POSSIBLY MORE ACCIDENTS AND LESS TIME, LESS EFFICIENT TIME UTILIZATION.
THE SAFETY OF EDUCATORS LIKE MYSELF, YOU, OUR TIME AND THE PLANET MATTER.
I SUPPORT A 30 MINUTE COMMUTE LIMIT, ALTHOUGH THE SHORTER THE BETTER.
AND I ALSO SUPPORT A ROTATING CAMPUS SCHEDULE BECAUSE THIS COULD ALLOW TEACHERS TO SHARE ONSITE DAYS, REDUCED CROWDING, AND REDUCE DISTRACTIONS FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ALIKE.
WHEN I WAS AT HOME TEACHING, I WOULD HEAR THOSE BELLS GOING OFF, BUT MY STUDENTS WOULD NOT COMPLAIN.
BUT IT'S MORE THAN TIME AND THE DISTRACTIONS, IT'S ABOUT OTHER CONDITIONS.
DID YOU KNOW THAT SOME OF THESE CLASSROOMS HAVE A RATS ROAMING AROUND? SORRY, I'VE BEEN VEGAN FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THEY DON'T BELONG IN THE LEARNING SPACES.
AND ALLEGEDLY GENE HACKMAN'S LIFE PARTNER PASSED AWAY DUE TO A VIRUS FROM THEIR EXPERIMENT.
SOMETHING YOU MIGHT WANNA THINK ABOUT.
ALL RIGHT, I THINK THAT'S MY TIME.
IF YOU WANNA SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, WE MUST SUPPORT OUR EDUCATORS WITH CLEAN CLASSROOMS, SMART POLICIES AND RESPECT.
L LUPITA VALERA, I SEE YOU'RE ON THE LINE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
DO YOU GUYS HEAR ME? YEAH, WE CAN.
MY NAME IS ABITA ELLA AND I'M A SENIOR AT THE LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
I DUNNO WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY, BUT I WAS REGISTERED TO CALL IN.
WELL HERE I AM TODAY BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME AND MY WELLBEING AND NOTHING WILL STOP ME FROM SPEAKING ABOUT IT.
AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, LAUD ASSIGNED VIRTUAL ACADEMY TEACHERS TO REPORT IN-PERSON TO IN-PERSON SCHOOL SITES, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE STILL TEACHING ONLINE.
THIS CHANGE HAS CAUSED REAL PROBLEMS THAT CAN'T BE IGNORED.
SOME TEACHERS NOW COMMUTE UNACCEPTABLE HOURS EACH DAY.
THAT'S, THAT'S TIME LOST FROM HELPING STUDENTS LIKE ME.
THAT ALSO MEANS MORE CARS ON THE ROAD, MORE POLLUTION AND A BIGGER CARBON FOOTPRINT, WHICH IF
[00:45:01]
I'M NOT WRONG, GOES DIRECTLY AGAINST THE DISTRICT'S CLIMATE GOALS.THIS IS A RESULT OF MANY TEACHERS NOT BEING PLACED NEAR THEIR HOMES.
MANY WERE SENT ACROSS THE CITY WITH NO CONSIDERATION FOR COMMUTE TIMES AND STUDENTS FEEL IT TOO.
TEACHERS ARE OFTEN WORKING FROM SHARED ROOMS AND IT'S NOT UNCOMMON TO HEAR TWO CLASSES HAPPENING AT ONCE.
THERE OFTEN ARE ALSO FIRE DRILLS AT THE SCHOOL GROUNDS THAT MANY TEACHERS ARE MADE TO REPORT TO, INCLUDING MY TEACHER, WHICH TAKES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME AWAY FROM LEARNING AND LEARNING OF MY PEERS.
TEACHERS ALSO EXPERIENCE WIFI ISSUES BECAUSE ON CAMPUS WIFI IS NOT VERY GOOD AT ALL, WHICH ALWAYS TAKES AWAY SIGNIFICANT TIME FROM OUR CLASSES.
IT'S DISTRACTING, IT'S CONFUSING, AND IT TAKES AWAY FROM THE FOCUS WE NEED TO SUCCEED.
VIRTUAL LEARNING HAS MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE.
I STRUGGLED WITH SOCIAL ANXIETY, HEALTH ISSUES, AND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES IN PERSON.
GOING VIRTUAL HELPED ME TO THRIVE AND MAKE CONNECTIONS.
IT OFFERED ME THE SPACE TO GROW AND REACH GOALS I OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO.
I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MINIMIZE MY ANXIETY AND PARTICIPATE IN MANY EXTRACURRICULARS SUCH AS THE SWIM TEAM AND ACADEMIC DECATHLON.
BUT WHEN POLICIES MAKE IT HARDER FOR TEACHERS TO SUPPORT ME, THE OPPORTUNITIES STARTS TO SLIP AWAY AS WELL AS FOR OTHER STUDENTS.
WE CAN BE SMARTER, WE CAN BE KINDER, WE CAN DO BETTER FOR OUR TEACHERS, FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND FOR STUDENTS LIKE ME.
F-L-A-U-S-D WANTS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS AND SUSTAINABILITY.
RO REMOTE TEACHERS SHOULD BE PLACED AT LOCATIONS CLOSER TO THEIR HOMES NO FURTHER THAN 30 MINUTES AWAY WHEN FACTORING TRAFFIC ROTATING ON CAMPUS DAYS COULD ALSO HELP EASE SPACE AND SPACE ISSUES AND CUT BACK ON EMISSIONS.
THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.
OKAY, DION GUI, I SEE YOU'RE HERE NOW COME ON UP.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
MS. GUILLEN'S GONNA SPEAK IN SPANISH, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT SHE'S SAYING IN ENGLISH, PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDS UP SO WE CAN GET YOU A TRANSLATION HEADSET.
GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY NAME IS DIANA GUILLEN AND I'VE BEEN PRESIDENT OF OF PAR ENGLISH LEARNERS FOR FOUR YEARS AND I REPRESENT THE PAC AS A PRESIDENT, AS A CHAIRPERSON.
AND I WANNA TELL MS. GRIEGO THAT WE'VE GIVEN YOU TWO INVITATIONS SO THAT YOU CAN BE PART OF OR YOU CAN, UH, VISIT OUR COMMITTEE AND YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE.
HONESTLY, THIS IS A VERY SMALL SPACE THAT WE HAVE IN COLLABORATION WITH YOU ALL AND THAT FOR YOU TO NEGLECT OR NOT ALLOW US TO, TO INVITE YOU.
AND, BUT WE ARE THE REP REPRESENTATIVE OF PARENTS AND ALSO WE'VE, UH, RECEIVED, UH, THREATS FROM MR. PLACENCIA SAYING THAT HE'S GONNA CUT THE MIC.
THAT HE DOESN'T WANT PARENTS TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PERSONNEL WORK.
MANY PARENTS, WE MAKE COMPLAINTS OF WHAT PERSONNEL DOES AND HE ALSO, HE'S TOLD US AT A LAST MEETING THAT WE CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE THIS IS HARASSMENT AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE.
BUT WHEN THEY ARE POINTING AT A PARENT JUST BECAUSE THEY COMMENT HERE AND THEY TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEMS, ISN'T THAT HARASSMENT? WHO CAN I COMPLAIN TO? WHAT OFFICE CAN I COMPLAIN TO? BECAUSE THAT'S THE OFFICE THAT IS CAUSING THE BULLYING.
MR. CAVALLO, WE'VE ASKED YOU FOR MEETINGS, BUT WHAT THEY TELL US IS, OH, UH, THE PERSON IN CHARGE NEEDS TO BE THERE.
THEREFORE THE PERSON WHO NEEDS TO GUIDE THIS MEETING IS MR. ANTONIO CIA.
BECAUSE WE ARE, WE'RE, WE ARE NOT ASKING THE MEETING DIRECTLY WITH YOU ALL.
AND WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO LET THE MEMBERSHIP KNOW.
AND WE LET THE MEMBERSHIP KNOW OF THE MEET OF THE COMMITTEE AND WE ARE LETTING THEM KNOW WE WANNA HAVE A MEETING WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT.
AND WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY SITUATIONS IN REGARDS TO PARENT INVOLVEMENT THAT UH, WE CAN'T TAKE IN OUR COMMITTEE.
THEREFORE, THE BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE THE CORRECT PER PEOPLE WITH THE CORRECT INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN MANAGE THIS.
I WANNA KNOW WHO OF YOU WILL RECEIVE, UH, SO THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR OTHER PARENTS FOR PAC COMMITTEE.
BECAUSE THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND YOU ARE ASSUMING THAT YOU CAN'T HEAR.
AND AS WE MENTIONED MR. LENCIA, IF SHE'S STILL THERE, IT'S BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT PARENT PARTICIPATION AND YOU DON'T WANNA FOLLOW OR ALLOW PARENTS TO CONTINUE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR CHILDREN'S LIFE.
THANK YOUR, IF YOU DON'T WANT THAT, THEN CONTINUE.
ARE YOU HERE? ISABELLA GONZALEZ ENO.
LAST TIME I WENT TO A LCAP MEETING, I FELT VERY INTIMIDATED.
I HAD FEAR BECAUSE OF MR. ANTONIO PLACENCIA AND THE PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND STUDENT INVOLVEMENT OFFICE.
YES, THE SAME OFFICE THAT APPARENTLY THAT THEY'RE THERE TO LISTEN
[00:50:01]
TO THE PARENT'S VOICE.THIS IS THE SAME ONE THAT IS NOW TAKING AWAY OUR RIGHT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.
WHY DOES PUBLIC COMMENT EXIST? IF, IF IT'S NOT TO EXPRESS ABOUT THE CONDUCT OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OF L-A-U-S-D, WHEN YOU ARE NOT DOING WHAT YOU ARE BEING PAID FOR? BECAUSE WE'RE PAYING THIS WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS.
IT IS OUR RIGHT TO EXPRESS OURSELVES.
AND NOW YOU WANNA PUT A ZIPPER IN OUR MOUTH.
WHY? IF EVERYTHING AND EACH AND ONE OF YOU WOULD DO THE CORRECT THING, WHAT WE COME HERE TO EXPRESS FOR THE WELLBEING OF OUR STUDENTS, THEN I WOULDN'T BE HERE PRESENT.
IT IS BAD TO ASK SECURITY FROM OUR SCHOOL OFFICERS.
IS IT BAD TO SPEAK WHEN MR. PLACENCIA IS NOT GIVING GOOD RESULTS? AFTER GIVING MY COMMENT AND BEFORE FINISHING THE LCAP MEETING, I FELT TERRORIZED.
I FELT I WAS BEING INTIMIDATED AND INVESTIGATED BY THIS PERSON.
THEREFORE, I ASK THAT YOU GIVE US A PUBLIC A, A PUBLIC APOLOGY.
AND ALSO MR. ZA NEEDS TO GIVE US A PUBLIC APOLOGY.
WE WILL NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO VIOLATE AND STEP ALL OVER OUR FIRST RIGHT, WHICH IS EX EXPRESSION, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.
IF SOMETHING WAS TO HAPPEN TO ME IN THE FUTURE, OR ANOTHER PARENT THAT COMES HERE AND TALKS ABOUT THE BAD WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING, IT'S BECAUSE OF ALL YOU CHANGING THE TOPIC.
THIS THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE GIVING AROUND.
THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE GIVING AROUND THEIR SCHOOLS.
AND WHERE IS THE WILLIAMS COMPLAINT? I ALSO ASK FOR YOU TO GIVE THESE TYPE OF PAMPHLETS AROUND SO THAT SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO GIVE A WILLIAMS COMPLAINT IN ALL SC L-A-U-S-C SCHOOLS LIKE THIS ONE FOR YOUR TIME, ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
OKAY, WE HAVE TWO FOLKS WHO SHOWED UP TO SPEAK TO TAB TWO.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK TO TAB TWO.
MARCELLA GARCIA, YOU'RE ON THE LINE WITH US.
MS. GARCIA, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO RAQUEL DIAZ.
RAQUEL DIAZ, I SEE YOU'RE ON THE LINE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ALL THE ITEMS. THE TIME IS NOW
[CLOSED SESSION]
10 56.THE BOARD IS GONNA RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION.
THE TIME IS NOW 5:02 PM WELCOME TO THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING INCLUDING CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. I HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS TO REPORT OUT AND THEN THE MEETING WILL ADJOURN.
ACTUALLY FIRST I'LL TAKE A QUICK ROLL.
MS. REGO, MS. CONEZ, MS. ORTIZ FRANKLIN AND MR. SCH PRESENT.
UNDER TAB ONE, STUDENT DISCIPLINE, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE EXPULSION OF STUDENTS IN CASE NUMBERS 84 85 86 87, 88 89, 90 91 WITH THE RECOMMENDED DISPOSITIONS.
THE VOTE WAS SIX I'S AND ONE ABSENT.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DENIED THE CONDITIONAL ENROLLMENT OF STUDENT IN CASE NUMBER 25 AND 27 AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE CONDITIONAL ENROLLMENT OF THE STUDENT CASE NUMBER 26 WITH THE RECOMMENDED DISPOSITIONS.
THE VOTE IN BOTH MATTERS WAS SIX AYES AND ONE ABSENT.
UNDER TAB TWO PERSONNEL, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED A DISMISSAL OF THREE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES.
UH, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED RESCISSION OF A PROBATIONARY TWO NON REELECTION OF ONE CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED THE NON REELECTION OF 29 CERTIFICATED PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES.
THE VOTE WAS SIX AYES AND ONE ABSENT WITH TANYA ORTIZ, FRANKLIN AND ALL THREE.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED THE SETTLEMENT IN THE FOLLOWING CASES.
UH, JOHN 1 0 1 DOE, V-L-A-U-S-D.
UH, CLAUDIA RIVERA, V-L-A-U-D JG A MINOR BY AND THROUGH HIS
[00:55:01]
GUARDIAN AD LITEM.UH, THE VOTE WAS SIX EYES AND ONE ABSENT IN BOTH MANNERS.
UH, TANYA ORTIZ FRANKLIN WAS ABSENT.
THE VOTE WAS FOUR EYES, TWO NOS.
NEW BILL AND MALVO AND ONE ABSENT ORTIZ FRANKLIN JH BY AND THROUGH HIS GUARDIAN AD LITEM.
FRANKLIN, UH, IN, LET'S SEE, ELVIA.
V-L-A-U-S-D JANE, TD DO V-L-A-U-S-D AND JANE DO V-L-A-U-S-D.
THE VOTE WAS SIX A'S AND ONE ABSENT AND ALL THREE.
TANYA ORTIZ FRANKLIN WAS ABSENT.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EACH CASE WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON FINALIZATION OF THE AGREEMENTS IN, UH, LAMAN AT ALL V.
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ETAL.
UM, THE BOARD APPROVED SETTLEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON THE FINALIZATION OF THE AGREEMENT.
THE VOTE WITH SIX AYES AND ONE ABSENT.
AND THAT CONCLUDES ALL THAT I HAVE TO REPORT OUT.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? NO OBJECTIONS.