[Roll Call of Members]
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GOOD MORNING.THE TIME IS NOW 10:00 AM THE DATE IS JUNE 4TH, 2020 FIFTH.
WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION, WHICH WILL ALSO INCLUDE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. I WILL TAKE ROLL, UH, AND THEN I WILL READ THE PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY FOR HAVING THE MEETING.
UH, AND THEN I WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THOSE ITEMS AND THEN WE WILL RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION.
SO I'LL TAKE ROLL MS. NEWBELL.
MS. ORTIZ FRANKLIN OR PRESIDENT SCHON? PRESENT.
MORE FOLKS WILL BE SHOWING UP SHORTLY.
I'LL READ THROUGH THE PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY AND THEN WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, UNDER CLOSED SESSION ITEMS UNDER TAB ONE, PERSONNEL PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 7, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL AND RELEASE.
UNDER PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTS, UH, WILL BE HEARD.
DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER, CHIEF OF POLICE, CHIEF OF TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMS. DEPUTY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES PROGRAM, SUPPORT SERVICES, SENIOR DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, BUSINESS SERVICES AND OPERATIONS, CHIEF ECO 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 EX CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL.
GENERAL COUNSEL, DEPUTY CHIEF FACILITY, FACILITIES EXECUTIVE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER, AND CHIEF FACILITIES EXECUTIVE.
ALSO, THERE WILL BE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION UNDER TAB TWO CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, UH, PENDING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9 D ONE.
I'M GOING TO READ THE CASE NAMES.
THE CASE NUMBERS ARE LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE.
UM, AND IF YOU GO TO THE ORDER OF BUSINESS, THE CASE NUMBERS ARE ALSO LISTED THERE.
THE REASON I SAY THIS IS BECAUSE IF YOU WANNA LOOK UP A CASE SPECIFICALLY, YOU CAN DO THAT USING, DO THAT, USING THAT INFORMATION.
DO, UH, V DO ONE, ETAL OR ADA, V-L-A-U-S-D, ETAL, UH, KIM, V-L-A-U-S-D, UH, UH, JIMENEZ MARTINEZ, V-U-L-A-U-S-D, JOHN DOY, L-A-U-S-D, BOBADILLA, V-L-A-U-S-D, UH, CORDOVA, UH, V OLYMPIO CASILLAS.
ETAL, UH, PEREZ, V-L-A-U-S-D-H-W-V-L-A-U-S-D ROMERO, ETAL, V-L-A-U-S-D JACKSON, VLAD AND FLEMING, VAD.
AND UNDER ANTICIPATED LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 9 D FOUR, THERE IS ONE CASE, UH, UNDER CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 7 0.6.
THE SAME POSITIONS WILL BE DISCUSSED THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER.
IN ADDITION TO, UH, THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS, NEGOTIATORS, DR. MURPHY AND THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED ARE ASSOCIATED ADMINISTRATOR OF ADMINISTRATORS OF LOS ANGELES SLASH TEAMSTERS, 2010 CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING IN IN CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL POLICE ASSOCIATION, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, SEIU, LOCAL 99 TEAMSTERS, UNITED TEACHERS LOS ANGELES AND DISTRICT REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL.
SO WHEN WE DO RECESS IN THE CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD WILL BE DISCUSSING ALL OF THAT.
[Public Comment]
NOW WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.SO WE HAVE SIX COMMENTERS UNDER TAB ONE PERSONNEL.
UH, I'LL CALL AS USUAL ON THE FOLKS WHO ARE LISTED AS SPEAKING IN PERSON, AND THEN WE WILL TRANSITION TO THOSE SPEAKING REMOTELY.
THE FIRST SPEAKER IS GABRIELA YITA.
GABRIELA, I ARE YOU HERE, GABRIEL? OKAY.
SO, UH, MS. IITA IS GONNA SPEAK IN SPANISH, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT SHE'S SAYING IN ENGLISH, PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDS UP AND WE'LL GET YOU THESE TRANSLATION HEADSETS THEY TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY TO THE CHANNEL THAT YOU NEED.
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TWO STUDENTS OF A SCHOOL AND I AM HERE TO KNOW ABOUT THE EVALUATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.AND MY BIG WORRY IS THE SAFETY OF THE SCHOOLS.
WE NEED SCHOOL POLICE INSIDE THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF SAFETY FOR THE CHILDREN.
AT MY SONS SCHOOL, UH, RETURNING BACK FROM VACATIONS OR COMING BACK FROM VACATIONS, THERE WAS A SHOOTING AND THIS WAS SOMETHING, WELL, GOOD THING THAT THEY WEREN'T AT SCHOOL.
CAN YOU IMAGINE EVERYTHING THAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED WITH SO MANY KIDS INSIDE SCHOOLS WHILE THE SHOOTING WAS THERE, BUT THERE WAS NO SAFETY AND THERE IS NO SAFETY EVEN NOW.
SO, AND THIS IS WHAT WE NEED AT THE SCHOOLS TO AVOID CERTAIN CASES.
UH, IN REALITY, EVERYTHING YOU WANNA SENSE SAFETY AFTER EVERYTHING HAS HAPPENED, AFTER A DISGRACE HAS HAPPENED, AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN, THEREFORE, WE NEED SAFETY INSIDE THE SCHOOLS.
AND AS A MOTHER, I AM VERY WORRIED FOR THIS SITUATION.
THEREFORE, YOU AS PEOPLE OF HIGHER RANK, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO, I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO WHAT I'M ASKING YOU FOR AND MAKE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE SO THAT SAFETY INSIDE THE SCHOOLS CAN BE A PRIORITY.
AND THANK YOU FOR, FOR LISTENING TO ME.
UH, VERONICA, RG VERONICA R CALLING LIN MORITA.
ARE YOU HERE? I THOUGHT ERLINDA MORITA.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
MY NAME IS ELLIN MORITA AND I WANNA KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY OR DO THIS YEAR BECAUSE CERTAIN PARENTS WERE SPEAKING, CAME TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD ABOUT THE ACADEMIC SIDE, AND I ALSO WENT TO SPEAK WITH ANTONIO PLACENCIA IN REGARDS TO THE ACADEMIC STUDIES, AND I TOLD THEM THERE WERE ISSUES AT THE SCHOOL IN DOWNTOWN MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL, AND YOU AND ALBERTO CAVALLO, YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE GOING TO DO AN INVESTIGATION AND YOU NEVER DID IT BECAUSE THE ISSUES CONTINUED.
THERE WEREN'T CONCRETE PERSONNELS INSIDE SO THAT THEY CAN TEACH THE CLASSES.
ALSO, I WROTE TO MS. FRANCIS BIAS AND SHE NEVER GAVE ME AN ANSWER.
I'VE SPOKEN TO MANY PEOPLE IN HI AT, AT A HIGHER RANK, MR. JOSE HUERTA, MS. MORENO, LI AND ESCOBEDO.
I'M NOT SURE WHO ELSE I NEED TO SPEAK WITH.
WE THE PARENTS ALSO GAVE YOU SIGNATURES.
WE WANT SCHOOL POLICE BACK INTO SCHOOLS SO THAT THEY DRUGS DON'T COME INTO THE SCHOOLS.
FIREARMS, KNIVES, AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF DRUGS.
ILLICIT DRUGS, DRUGS, WEAPONS.
AND WITHIN THE L-A-U-S-D COMMITTEES, MR. ANTONIO, CIA SAID THAT HE WOULD INVESTIGATE, HE WOULD SILENCE THE MICROPHONE AND A SERIES OF MANY THINGS THAT HE WOULD DO TO PARENTS.
AND YOU ARE VI HE'S VIOLATING THE RIGHTS OF THE PARENTS AND THE STUDENTS RESPECT THE ACADEMIC PROTOCOLS AND THE COMMITTEES.
WE WANT FOR YOU TO GIVE US ANSWERS.
WE WANT FOR YOU TO SPEAK WITH US, THE PARENTS, BECAUSE WE'VE OBTAINED SIGNATURES.
ALL PARENTS HAVE GIVEN THEIR OPINIONS AND SAYING THAT SCHOOLS ARE INSECURE, THERE HAVE BEEN DEATHS, THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES, THERE HAVE BEEN STABBINGS, AND YOU WANNA SILENCE US THAT YOU WANNA INVESTIGATE US AND YOU WANT TO INVESTIGATE US.
AND IT IS WRITTEN THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THIS.
DISCRIMINATORY ACTIONS TO US PARENTS, US PARENTS, WE HAVE A RIGHT TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR C OUR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS.
OKAY, WE HAVE CONCERNED PARENT ON THE LINE CONCERNED PARENT UNDER TAB ONE, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX
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TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.CONCERNED PARENT CONCERNED PARENT, I SEE YOU ON THE LINE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN CONCERNED.
PARENT, UH, BEFORE YOU START MY TIME, PLEASE.
I'M A CONCERNED EDUCATOR, NOT PARENT.
IS THIS SOMEONE ELSE? WHO'S A PARENT? THAT'S NOT ME.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I PUT, BUT THANK YOU.
A SENATE HEARING HAPPENED MAY 21ST FOR THE PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS TOPIC, THE CORRUPT, CORRUPT, THE CORRUPTION OF SCIENCE AND FEDERAL HEALTH AGENCIES.
TELEHEALTH OFFICIALS DOWN PLEAD AND HIT MYOCARDITIS AND OTHER ADVERSE EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COVID-19 VACCINES.
AT LEAST THE VAS CAME OUT OF THIS.
IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THE BOARD NOT SCARE, BUT INFORM THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY ABOUT THE CONTINUING EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 INJECTION.
CARDIOLOGIST DR. PETER MCCULLOUGH SPOKE TO THIS IN THE HEARING.
RECALL, HE ADVISED AGAINST THE SHOTS TO THE BOARD ON JUNE THE 22ND, 2021.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HEAR HIM, ONE OF HIS LU STATE COMMENTS CAN GO TO B-I-T-C-H U.COM/VIDEO/R VMY GX.
SO THERE ARE DETOX PROTOCOLS THE COMMUNITY MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT, INCLUDING FOR THE SPIKE PROTEIN.
MANY HAVE SUDDENLY DEVELOPED TURBO CANCER TO MEANING FAST AND AGGRESSIVE.
THERE WAS ALSO DN DNA CONTAMINATION IN THE VIALS ON ONCOLOGIST.
DR. WILLIAM MKI HAS HAD SUCCESS WITH CANCER.
THAT'S M-A-K-I-S AND I JUST HEARD A RECOMMENDATION FOR THOSE WITH CANCER TO GET A BIOPSY TO SEE IF SPIKE PROTEIN IS IN IT.
EVEN NOW, THE SPIKE PROTEIN MAY STILL BE MANUFACTURED IN PEOPLE.
THERE ARE TREATMENTS, BUT KEEPING THIS INFO SUPPRESSED IS DOING NO ONE GOOD.
AND MORALLY, YOU ARE OBLIGATED TO SHARE THIS INFO.
I AM REQUESTING, AGAIN, THIS TO BE OUR PRIORITY.
AND AS ANOTHER NOTE THERE, THERE'S SPIKE PROTEIN SHEDDING OR TRANSMITTING TO OTHERS.
PEOPLE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THAT AS WELL.
OKAY, MOVING TO TAB TWO, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
UH, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. SUPERINTENDENT, STAFF, UM, BOARD, UH, AS THESE LITIGATIONS KEEP COMING UP, YOU HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF THEM TODAY.
ONE, ONE WONDERS WHETHER THE OUTSIDE COSTS OF OUTSIDE COUNSEL IS ESCALATING.
YOU SHOULD GET A REPORT AS BOARDS BEFORE YOU HAVE ALWAYS DONE.
YOU HAVE TWO BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE LAWYERS.
WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO SCRUTINIZE SOME OF THESE CASES.
UM, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, TODAY YOU'LL SEE THE ELENA PEREZ CASE, WHICH IS THE TRAGIC, UM, INCIDENT AT BERNSTEIN HIGH SCHOOL REGARDING, UH, FENTANYL CONSUMPTION AND, UH, THE REMEDIES THAT THE DISTRICT HAS PUT IN AFTERWARD.
UH, HOW MUCH IS THIS CASE NOW COST? UH, HOW MUCH DID IT ESCALATE? HOW MUCH OF THE SPECIAL ED CASES, SOME OF WHICH ARE APPEARING TODAY, AS WELL AS THE, UM, CONTINUED, UH, UH, NOW THAT YOU HAVE A, UH, JUDGMENT OBLIGATION BOND TO TAKE CARE OF THE CASES, UH, WITH THE MOLESTATIONS GOING BACK DECADES.
AND FINALLY, UM, THE MIRAMAR CASE, WHICH IS THE SCHOOL RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, YOU HAVE A WRIT OF MANDATE.
THIS THIS SCHOOL LAND BUILDING, AND NOW FINES BY THE STATE IS COSTING THE, THE PUBLIC OVER $50 MILLION.
UM, SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT.
SECONDLY, YOU HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION ON PALISADES HIGH.
ONE THING THAT DID NOT COME UP AT PALISADES HIGH IS, UH, PASADENA UNIFIED HAS SUED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON FOR THEIR NEGLECT.
WE HAVE NOT, UH, CONTEMPLATED HERE A SUIT OF THE NEGLECT OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRE IN THE PALISADES AND PARTICULARLY MARQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHICH WASN'T A RAISING BURN, IT WAS A SMOLDERING BURN.
UH, SIMILARLY, UH, YESTERDAY YOU HEARD ON THE CHILDREN YOUTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE AND ALL THE PROBLEMS THERE, THERE OUGHT TO BE A POLITICAL DISCUSSION WITH THE GOVERNOR ABOUT WHAT THE COUNTY HAS DONE TO YOU, AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FILE LITIGATION AGAINST THE STATE FOR GIVING YOU ONLY $3 MILLION RATHER THAN $40 MILLION.
DOES THE COUNTY OWES THAT TO THIS DISTRICT.
AND, UH, FINALLY, AS YOU DO THE SENIOR STAFF, MAKE SURE YOU LOOK AT ALL THE GOODIES THAT MIGHT BE IN ANY CONTRACT AND WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC EVALUATION AND PERKS.
MOVING ON TO TAB THREE CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS.
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COME ON DOWN.AND AFTER MS. GUILLEN WILL BE JUAN MA GANDHI, WHEN I START GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MY NAME IS DIANA GUILLEN AND I'M HERE, UH, TO REPRESENT THE PARENTS BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND WE HAVE GIVEN YOU MORE THIS, MORE, WE'VE GIVEN YOU A LOT OF FA SIGNATURES AND WE REPRESENT MORE THAN 3000 SCHOOLS.
WE WANT CHANGES THAT NEED TO BRING SAFETY BACK TO SCHOOL.
YOU HAVE CERTAIN GROUPS OF STUDENTS WHICH ARE BEING SUPPORTED BY UTLA, BY THE TEACHERS, UTLA, AND HONESTLY, THEY'RE NOT REPRESENTING THE TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT REPRESENTING THEIR INTEREST.
WE ARE, WE HAVE PRESENTED A RESOLUTION TO GUARANTEE A CONTROL AUTHORITY IN THE AUTONOMY AND THE ELECTION OF SCHOOL SITE AND OF THE COMMUNITY WHEN IT HAS TO DO WITH THE SAFETY AND THE PROTECTION OF OUR STUDENTS AND PERSONAL.
AND WE PRESENTED THIS TO THE SECRETARY OF THE SCHOOL MEETING, UH, MAY, 2025.
AND CONSIDERING THAT THE DISTRICT IS, UH, AUTONOMY AUTHORITY, WE WANT YOU, WELL, YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU COLLABORATE WITH THE INEQUITY AND THE EXCELLENCE FOR EVERY STUDENT SO THAT THEY CAN BE READY FOR THE WORLD, MR. SMLS.
AND WE WANNA KNOW, THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU'RE GONNA TAKE THIS SO THAT YOU CAN GO AND VOTE IN VOTING BECAUSE WE WANT YOU TO VOTE.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO IGNORE THE 5,600 SIGNATURES AND WE'LL CONTINUE THE PEOPLE OR WE'LL FOLLOW THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING SUPPORTED BY TLA, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO VOTE AGAINST THE COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING FUNDED BY CHARTER SCHOOLS.
THEY ARE ALSO VOTING AGAINST THE COMMUNITY.
BE WHY? BECAUSE THANKS TO THAT MANY PARENTS ARE REMOVING THEIR CHILDREN FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THEY ARE TAKING THEM TO CHARTER SCHOOL.
THEREFORE, MR. NICK MELVA AND MS. GOMEZ ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THIS.
AND THEY HAVE, HAVE NOT MADE ANY PLAN TO BETTER, TO BETTER THE SAFETY OF THE SCHOOLS.
AND YOU ARE NOT LISTENING TO THE PARENTS.
YOU ARE BRINGING TWO OR THREE CHILDREN THAT ARE HERE AND THAT ARE BEING SUPPORTED BY UTLA, STOP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO WHAT? TO THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS AND OF OUR OUR SCHOOLS.
UM, MR. JUAN MA GANDHI, I SEE YOU'RE OUT THERE.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
MY NAME IS WAN MAN GANDHI, EX-AIR PERSON FOR THE ENGLISH LEARNERS.
WHEN WE'RE GOING TO GET TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT WHO'S GONNA GET WHAT PART OF THE PIE.
I THINK EVERY NEGOTIATION THAT YOU DO WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE DISTRICT IS A, IS TREACHERY WHEN IT COMES TO EXPECTATIONS IN THE FUTURE OF OUR STUDENTS.
AND IT'S A, IT'S TREACHERY BECAUSE YOU HAVE PUT UTLA AND THESE UNIONS CREATING THESE THINGS TO GET MORE WORKERS TO GET MORE MONEY SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP DOING THESE CONFERENCES AND THIS MONEY TO SPONSOR YOU BECAUSE IT'S A DOUBLE QUOTE.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE, LIKE THEY SAY IN MY COUNTRY, WE'RE, WE'RE BEING, WE'RE BARGAINED BY A SMALL GROUP.
AND THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE'RE BARGAINED BY THESE GROUP BECAUSE FOR WHY? AND HERE'S WHERE WE HAVE THE BIG PROBLEM.
WE'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING SO THAT THE UNIONS TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND REPRESENT THE INTEREST OF THAT ELECTORATE, BUT ALSO THE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE THAT THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPRESENT.
YESTERDAY I WAS WITH ONE OF THE TEACHERS AND THEY SAID, THE PROBLEM OF THE PRINCIPALS IS THEY WANNA DO SOMETHING, THEY WANNA BRING THE SCHOOL POLICE.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? UTLA HAS A BLACKLIST OF THINGS THAT THEY WANNA DO FOR THE SCHOOL AND THE UNION.
WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO TODAY IS HIRE PEOPLE THAT HAVE KIDS TO INFILTRATE THE SYSTEM OF THE DISTRICT AND CREATE MORE MONSTERS THAT THEY ONLY UNDERSTAND.
SO THIS IS CORRUPTION AND CORRUPTION ISN'T JUST WITH THE MONEY, BUT THE PROCESS.
THESE PEOPLE NOT RESPONDING TO THE PARENTS, THEY'RE ACTIVISTS CONTRACTED BY UCLA TO TO DO UCLU BECAUSE THEY'RE EMPLOYEES, THEY'RE NOT PARENTS.
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AS SPEAKING REMOTELY, BUT I DO NOT HAVE HER ONLINE WITH US.IT SAYS CONCERNED PARENT, BUT CONCERNED PARENT IS NOT ONLINE, IS CONCERNED.
OKAY, WE WILL GO TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'LL CALL ON THE SPEAKERS WHO ARE LISTED THEMSELVES AS SPEAKING IN PERSON AND THEN WE WILL TRANSITION TO THOSE WHO ARE SPEAKING REMOTELY.
SO, UM, MARY LEE OLMOS, ARE YOU HERE? MARILEE, COME ON UP AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
I AM THE UTLA CHAIR AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT 24TH STREET ELEMENTARY.
I AM INVISIBLE DUE TO PROP 39 STATING THAT MY CLASS, ALONG WITH FIVE OTHER SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES ARE NOT BEING COUNTED FOR AS PHYSICAL SPACE IN OUR OWN PUBLIC SCHOOL.
THEREFORE, GIVING A MAJORITY TO A PRIVATE CHARTER SCHOOL CO-LOCATED ON OUR COMPASS FOR FAR TOO LONG.
12 YEARS TOO LONG HAVE THEY TAKEN OUR FIFTH GRADE AND WE SIMPLY ASK DEMAND AND WANT OUR OWN FIFTH GRADE BACK.
WE ARE THE ONLY L-A-U-S-D SCHOOL, THE ONLY L-A-U-S-D SCHOOL, THE ONLY L-A-U-S-D ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITHOUT A FIFTH GRADE.
OUR CONTINUITY OF LEARNING FOR BOTH OUR GEN ED AND SPED STUDENTS STOP AT FOURTH GRADE.
WE HAVE 10 YEAR OLDS WHO HAVE TO LEAVE OUR SCHOOL TO FIND ANOTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL.
ECAS AND ECAR IS SHOWING THAT MY PUBLIC SCHOOL ONLY HAS 20 SPACE, 2022 SPACES.
WHEN REALITY WE HAVE 26, THERE ARE SIX SPACES NOT BEING COUNTED FOR.
THEREFORE, WE ARE LOSING SERVICES.
WE ARE LOSING CAMPING CAMPUS SPACE BECAUSE SPECIAL EDUCATION IS NOT BEING INCLUDED.
MY 10 WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN ARE NOT BEING INCLUDED.
WE WANT SEEK AND DEMAND THE RETURN OF OUR FIFTH GRADE AND WE REQUEST TO BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL BOARD.
YOU HAVE SEEN US, YOU HAVE HEARD US, YOU HAVE MET WITH US.
PLEASE BEGIN TO GIVE OUR FIFTH GRADE BACK BEFORE THE START OF THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IN AUGUST.
WE NEED TO STOP SENDING OUR STUDENTS ELSEWHERE.
THEY BELONG IN THEIR HOMESCHOOL.
MARIA LUISA PALMA, I, MARIA LUISA PALMA.
AND THEN AFTER MS. PALMA IS ESTHER MEZA AND THEN CINDY CARRERA.
WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO DECIDE HOW CHILDREN ARE EDUCATED? IS IT YOU AND OTHERS IN THIS BUILDING OR IS IT THEIR PARENTS? LET'S NOT FORGET THAT FORMAL EDUCATION IS COMPULSORY.
THE LAW REQUIRES PARENTS TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN EDUCATED.
YET ON THE SUBJECT OF SAFETY, ONE OF THE BASIC NEEDS OF CHILDREN, INDIVIDUALS MAY NOT AGREE ON WHAT OR HOW, BUT ALL WANT DIRECT COMMUNITY CONTROL.
YET HERE WHAT WE HAVE IS ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
SO WHEN YOU ESTABLISH ONE SIZE FITS ALL RULES, YOU ARE SAYING YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THEIR PARENTS, THAN INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES.
YOU ARE SAYING THAT EVERYTHING THAT YOU STAND FOR HERE THEN IS CONTRARY TO THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AND THE NATURAL LAW IN WHICH PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND ALSO HAVE THE AUTHORITY FOR THEIR UPBRINGING.
AND YET YOU SIT HERE AND YOU SCRATCH YOUR HEADS AND PRETEND YOU DON'T KNOW WHY THE ENROLLMENT HERE CONTINUES TO DECREASE.
THE CUSTOMERS DON'T WANT WHAT YOU ARE SELLING.
THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TELLING YOU.
THEY'RE VOTING WITH THEIR FEET.
THE RESOLUTION THAT WE BROUGHT TO YOU AS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, WHICH WE EMAILED TO YOU ON MAY 19TH, AND I PRESENTED TO YOU HERE ON PAPER ON MAY 20TH.
I DON'T EVEN HAVE AN EMAIL OVER TWO WEEKS AGO.
NOT EVEN AN EMAIL ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT
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TO THE BOARD.SECRETARIAT TO THE BOARD CHAIRPERSON.
MR. SCHMERIN, WHEN ARE WE RECEIVING AT LEAST AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT? ARE YOU GOING TO ADHERE TO THE LETTER IN THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW WHAT THE PUBLIC IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO PLACE AN ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION AND VOTE.
THE ITEM TITLED, ENSURING LOCAL SCHOOL SITE AND COMMUNITY CONTROL, AUTHORITY, AUTONOMY AND CHOICE REGARDING SAFE CAMPUSES AND THE PROTECTION OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.
IS IT ANY WONDER THAT THE RECENT STATISTICS SHOW THAT THE NUMBERS OF LOW INCOME HOMELESS FAMILIES ARE INCREASING IN THE DISTRICT? WHY? BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE WITH THE RESOURCES IS LEAVING THE DISTRICT AND WILL CONTINUE TO LEAVE.
THE LONGER YOU DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE COMMUNITY NEEDS, PLEASE PAY ATTENTION.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
I HAVE A STUDENT IN THIRD GRADE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN FIRST GRADE IN 24TH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHICH IS A SCHOOL, A COMMUNITY, AND A DIFFERENT PERSONNEL WHO ACCEPTED THE TERRIBLE IDEA TO ACCEPT A GRADE THAT'S SO SMALL IN A, UH, MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE SCHOOL CURRENTLY THAT MY CHILDREN ATTEND IS A, IS A TIER ONE SCHOOL, BUT CONSTANTLY THEY HAVE THEIR PROGRAMS SUSPENDED AND SERVICES TOO BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE.
THEY WAITED ANXIOUSLY FOR THEIR ENGLISH CLASSES AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND CLOTHING AND LAUNDERING ALSO AS SOMETHING THAT ISN'T CARED ABOUT.
THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE IF 24TH STREET ELEMENTARY DOESN'T HAVE SPACE OR CLASSES AVAILABLE FOR PARENTS TO CONTRIBUTE AND FORM PART OF THE COMMUNITY, WHAT OTHER THINGS CAN YOU TAKE AWAY FROM MY CHILDREN AND THE OTHER CHILDREN AND NOT OFFER IN RETURN? AND IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT AND IT SEEMS YOU CAN'T GIVE THEM A FIFTH GRADE.
THE TEACHERS AND THE PERSONNEL ARE QUALIFIED AND DEDICATED TO MY CHILDREN AND ALL THE CHILDREN AND THE MOTIVES AND THEIR MOTIVATION TO IS TO GROW.
I WANT MY KIDS TO CONTINUE TO COUNT ON THAT SUPPORT AND THEIR ELEMENTARY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
UH, CINDY CARRERA, COME ON UP.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
I AM AND MY SON IS A KINDERGARTEN STUDENT AT 24TH STREET ELEMENTARY.
MY SON IS AUTISTIC, ALTHOUGH HE IS MAINSTREAM IN A GENERAL EDUCATION KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM.
YES, KNOWING THE FACT THAT THE SPECIAL EDUCATION POPULATION AT HIS SCHOOL IS INVISIBLE ON PAPER BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT BEING COUNTED FOR WHEN CALCULATING SPACE FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IS HEARTBREAKING.
CHILDREN WHO HAVE A DISABILITY LIKE MY SON, ARE REAL AND SHOULD BE INVOLVED AND COUNTED INCLUDED IN EVERY ASPECT OF A SCHOOL BECAUSE IT IS THEIR EDUCATION AND IT IS THEIR RIGHT.
24TH STREET IS LOSING SPACES AND CLASSROOMS FOR STUDENT SERVICES LIKE RSP FOR MY SON BECAUSE PROP 39 STATES THAT SIX IS SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES AT MY SON'S SCHOOL ARE NOT BEING COUNTED AND THAT THEY ARE NOT IMPORTANT.
THEREFORE, REFLECTING THAT CROWN PREP GETS MORE AND MORE SPACE ON MY SON'S SCHOOL GROUNDS BECAUSE ACCORDING TO PROP 39, THEY HAVE MORE ENROLLMENT.
HE AND ALL OTHER STUDENTS AT 24TH STREET ELEMENTARY CONTINUE TO GET RESTRICTED FROM CLASSROOM SPACE, COMPUTER LAB, PLAYGROUND SPACE AND AUDITORIUM SPACES.
DID YOU KNOW THAT ON RAINING DAYS, SOMETIMES THEY HAVE TO STAND OUTSIDE AND COVER WITH A TREE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE OR THEY HAVE TO PUT IN OTHER CLASSROOMS OR IN THE LIBRARY DURING RAINING DAYS WHEN THEY COULD HAVE THEIR OWN CLASSROOM FOR COVERAGE.
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TEACHERS' CLASSROOMS ALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT THEIR DAY WITH THE AUDITORIUM, THEY HAVE TO SHARE THEIR AUDITORIUM WITH THE OTHER SCHOOL.SO WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE SPACE IN THE AUDITORIUM FOR THEM BECAUSE CPA GETS MORE AUDITORIUM SPACE THAN THEY DO ALL BECAUSE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES ARE NOT COUNTED FOR AND CONSIDERED TO BE COUNTED.
WE ASK THAT YOU GUYS PLEASE COUNT THE KIDS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
UH, GRACIE, ARE YOU HERE? GRACIELA.
RETE AFTER ELA IS LADY, UH, CABRERA AND THEN EDEN.
I CONSIDER MYSELF A MOTHER IN THE DISTRICT BECAUSE I HAVE MY KIDS IN A DISTRICT SCHOOL.
I'M HERE BECAUSE THE TRUTH IS THAT I'M NOT HERE TO FIGHT FOR MY SCHOOL.
I'M HERE TO FIGHT FOR ALL THE SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT.
THE KIDS CAN'T EVEN WALK TO ENTER IN THE SCHOOLS.
THEY'RE INVADED BY HOMELESS PEOPLE.
DELINQUENCY INVADED BY SO MANY EVERYTHING.
UH, BRIE, I RECENTLY HEARD, UH, UH, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILD IN FOURTH GRADE BRING DRUGS.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT? AND THIS ISN'T STUFF THAT SCHOOLS TELL US WE'RE VERY ME INFORMED BECAUSE OF OUR PRINCIPLES, BECAUSE THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME.
THERE'S SO MANY SCHOOLS THAT DON'T EVEN HAVE A COFFEE WITH THE PRINCIPAL.
I ASK YOU ALSO TO AS A FAVOR, GO TO THE SCHOOLS WITHOUT LETTING THEM KNOW AND MONITOR FOR YOURSELF BECAUSE THE PARENT CENTER IS A CALAMITY.
I'M TELLING YOU ANOTHER THING THAT CONCERNS ME IS SAFETY.
SAFETY IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR KIDS.
HOW YOU MUST KNOW HOW FOR SCHOOL POLICE TO RETURN.
WE ARE MOTHERS OF KIDS THAT ARE IN DANGER AND WE GO TO SCHOOLS AND WE LEAVE OUR KIDS THERE SUPPOSEDLY SAFELY.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE IN ORTHOPEDIC HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT SCHOOL RECENTLY HAD A FIST FIGHT.
MAYBE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING RESPECTIVELY AND HEAR OUR VOICE.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, PLEASE THANK IN OUR KIDS.
I HAVE A SON IN KINDER IN THIRD GRADE AT 24TH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AS A MOTHER, I FEEL, I FEEL AS IF I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER OPTION.
MY DAUGHTER WILL BE ENTERING IN FOURTH GRADE AND SOON I WILL FIND MYSELF IN THE SAME SITUATION THAT MORE THAN A HUNDRED FAMILIES ARE IN.
WE WOULD HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER PRI UH, PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SO THAT MY DAUGHTER CAN FINISH HER PRIMARY SCHOOL.
AND AFTER I WOULD HAVE TO FIND A MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AND AFTER A YEAR IN A NEW SCHOOL IS AN UNNECESSARY STRESS.
MY COMMUNITY DESERVES TO HAVE A COMPLETE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT GIVES SERVICES FROM KINDER TRANSITION TO FIFTH GRADE.
WHY? BECAUSE WE ARE THE ONLY SCHOOL IN THE WHOLE DISTRICT THAT DOES NOT HAVE A COMPLETE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
OUR ELE 24TH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS AN EXCELLENT SCHOOL.
TEACHERS AND PERSONNEL ARE AN INCREDIBLE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THEIR JOB WELL.
AS A MOTHER, I WOULD LIKE FOR MY SON AND MY DAUGHTER TO COMPLETE THEIR PRIMARY SCHOOL AT AN, AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND WHEN THE TIME COMES FOR THEM TO ENTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
AT THIS MOMENT, GRANT PEP IS NOT, IS NOT THE IDEAL SCHOOL THAT WHERE I WANNA SEE MY DAUGHTER IN THE GRAND PACK SCHOOL ARE FROM A SCHOOL THAT DOES NOT OFFER A GOOD EQUITABLE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
THE SCHOOLS FROM 24TH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DESERVE BETTER.
WE WANT FIFTH GRADE TO COME BACK IMMEDIATELY
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AND WE DEMAND THAT SPECIAL NEEDS THANK YOU SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR.AND I HOPE THAT YOU TAKE NOTE OF THIS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT WORDS.
WE, WE DON'T WANT OUR WORDS TO BE TAKEN BY THE AIR.
SAFETY INSIDE THE SCHOOLS IS PRIORITY.
AT ALEX ALEXANDER SIDE CENTER, ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, A MAN CAME IN AND CHILDREN WERE IN THE YARD.
HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THESE THINGS CAN HAPPEN AT SCHOOLS? BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT THESE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE CHILDREN THAT ARE AT THE SCHOOLS ARE THE FUTURE OF THIS COUNTRY IN WHICH THEY CAN BECOME THE FUTURE PRESIDENT OF THIS COUNTRY.
THEY CAN ALSO USE THE SEAT THAT YOU'RE SITTING IN NOW.
THEY ARE THE TRANS TRANSITION OF US THAT ARE MOVING ON.
I HOPE THAT YOU NOT ONLY ARE SITTING THERE, BUT THAT YOU ARE ALSO ACTING ON IT.
LET'S NOT JUST SIT THERE AND LISTEN TO THESE WORDS AND BE TAKEN AND DISAPPEAR.
WE ARE ADULTS, AND CHILDREN ARE THE PRIORITY OF THIS COUNTRY.
NEXT IN-PERSON, SPEAKER ISABEL GONZALEZ.
ABEL GONZALEZ, IF I HAD TO EVALUATE YOU, I WOULD GIVE YOU AN F OR FAIL.
YOU WOULDN'T EVEN READ TO D JUST LIKE YOU DO WITH OUR STUDENTS.
I WANNA REMIND YOU THAT WE ARE THE SECOND LARGEST DISTRICT OF THE UNITED STATES.
THE FIRST ONE IS NEW YORK, THE SECOND ONE IS CALIFORNIA AND THE THIRD ONE IS CHICAGO.
IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW OUR CHILDREN WELL, YOUR STUDENTS ARE THE ONES OF THE, ARE THE ONES, THEY ARE THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS.
WE ARE SPACE 31 THAT IS 30 TIMES LESS SMARTER, WHICH IS 30.
THIS IS WHY THEY FAILED AND THEY CONTINUE TO FAIL.
WE ARE IN CHARGE OF MAINTAINING PRESENCE IN THE MEMORY OF OUR CHILDREN BECAUSE OF THE BAD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, BECAUSE OF THEIR SAFETY FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.
RIGHT? MS. THIS WILL BE INJUSTICE, INEQUALITY, AND MORE THAN ANYTHING, DISCRIMINATION.
WE WILL MAKE SURE TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU NEVER WANTED TO LOOK OUT FOR THEIR SAFETY WHEN WE NEEDED THE MOST.
AND BASED ON THAT, YOU, THERE WERE DEATHS, DRUGS, FENTANYL, BULLYING, STABBING, EVERYTHING THAT WAS BAD.
YOU WERE ABLE, YOU, YOU COULD HAVE AVOIDED THAT, BUT WE WERE DISCRIMINATED.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT LEGEND THAT YOU ARE LEAVING A LEGEND THAT'S FILLED WITH BLOOD AND DISCRIMINATION.
A LEGEND, WHICH IN WHICH B, A BLACK STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT PLAN WAS CREATED FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS ONLY.
JUST LIKE THE NAME IS SAYING IT, DISCRIMINATION AND YOU HAVE SAFETY HERE, BUT OUR CHILDREN OR OUR STUDENT DON'T HAVE IT.
DISCRIMINATION, YOU ORDERED FOR THEM TO PUT A ZIPPER IN HER MOUTH BY MR. PLACENCIA, A LEGEND THAT IS TAINTED WITH BLOOD BECAUSE OF THE SHOOTING, STABBING DEATH, DRUGS, FENTANYL, BULLYING, FIGHTS, ALCOHOL, CIGARETTES.
AND THESE CONTINUE INSIDE THE SCHOOLS.
WE'LL SEE THAT IF WITH THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU ON MAY 20TH, YOU WILL LISTEN TO THAT AND TAKE US IN CONSIDERATION, SERIOUS CONSIDERATION OR YOU ARE JUST HERE TO, TO WARM THESE COMFORTABLE SEATS.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
AND HONESTLY, IT IS VERY SAD THAT PARENTS HERE ARE WORRIED BECAUSE THEIR SCHOOL ARE IN DANGER AND THAT IS THE RESPONSIBLE AND THE FAULT OF YOURS.
EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR CHILDREN, YOU ARE THE RESPONSIBLE ONES.
AND I AM HERE TO ASK YOU BECAUSE
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I WANT THE INDICATED PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE TO MEASURE SAFETY FOR SCHOOLS AND PROVIDE SAFETY, FRAC, FACTUAL SAFETY INSIDE THE SCHOOLS.AND I'M SAYING THIS BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT STEIN AND I DECORATED THAT SCHOOL IN, IN A, IN DURING A GRADUATIONS TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS.
I DECORATED THAT WITH STEM ACADEMIC.
AND WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT MELANIE, HONESTLY IT BROKE MY HEART.
I'M NOT SURE YOU, BUT YEAH, IF YOU CAN SLEEP IN PEACE AT NIGHT BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT THE SCHOOL KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM THAT WAS HAPPENING AT THE SCHOOL AND THEY DECIDED TO IGNORE IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT THEIR CHILDREN.
AND THAT DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN AT BERNSTEIN'S, IT HAPPENS AT EVERY SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE INCOMPETENCE OF YOU PARENT CENTERS.
INSTEAD OF BEING CONSPIRATOR, INSTEAD OF, INSTEAD OF BEING CONSPIRACY OR A PLACE FOR PARENTS, THEY HAVE TO BE A CENTER FOR INSTRUCTION.
WHERE 75% OF THAT PARENT CENTER NEEDS TO BE INSTRUCTION FOR THE PARENTS AND 25% SHOULD BE RECOGNITION.
THIS IS WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF THE PARENTS.
YOU SEE PARENTS AS ENEMIES, YOU SEE THEM AS PROBLEMS. WHEN IN REALITY YOU ARE, YOU HAVE DESTROYED THE LIVES OF MANY CHILDREN.
THIS IS WHY YOUR CONSCIENCE PROBABLY DOESN'T LET YOU SLEEP GOOD AT NIGHT BECAUSE, BECAUSE LIFE HURTS.
IT HURTS TO LOSE IT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE JUST SITTING THERE AND YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING, YOU'RE INCOMPETENT.
SO FOLKS WHO HAVE LISTED THEMSELVES AS SPEAKING REMOTELY.
UH, JAMILA, I SEE YOU'RE ON THE LINE.
JAMILA, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN JAMILA OR HAM.
HELLO? HELLO? HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, I CAN HEAR YOU.
PLEASE, UH, MAKE SURE TO SPEAK UP SO THAT WE CAN ALL HEAR YOU AND CLEARLY ANNUNCIATE PLEASE.
MY NAME IS JAMILA FAN AND I'M A STUDENT AT THE LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE VIRTUAL ACADEMY AND A RESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER NEWVILLE DISTRICT.
I FIRST CHOSE VIRTUAL LEARNING TO HEALTHCARE FOR MY GRANDPARENTS WHO FACE SERIOUS HEALTH CHALLENGES.
BEING CLOSELY MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME ALLOWS ME TO SUPPORT THEM.
STILL FOCUSING ON MY SCHOOL OF VIRTUAL LEARNING MADE THAT BELONG POSSIBLE.
BUT THIS YEAR THAT STARTED TO FALL APART.
MANY OF OUR, MANY OF OUR TEACHERS TO TEACH ENTIRELY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO REPORT TO PHYSICAL CAMPUSES AND THAT DECISION HAS CREATED A WHOLE PROBLEMS. ONE OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS IS LACK OF AS IF SOMEONE WITH AN I I SUPPOSED TO BE DUE TO LAW.
HOWEVER, BECAUSE SHARED MULTIPLE TEACHERS CAN IP MEETINGS AS WELL AS STUDENTS IN OTHER ZOOM CLASSES.
THIS IS ALSO A RETENTIONAL LEGAL ISSUE FOR LSD.
I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING MY IP MEETINGS.
I KNOW OTHER STUDENTS FEEL THE SAME.
IMAGINING YOU HAD A MEETING HAPPENING RIGHT NEXT TO YOU IN THIS VERY ROOM, NOT A NOISY, DISTRACTING.
WOULD THAT MAKE YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE? WOULD THAT HELP? WOULD THAT ALSO HELP YOU FOCUS, ANSWER, PROBABLY NOT.
LET'S ALSO TALK ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT BOARD MEMBER, MY REPRESENTATIVE YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT QUOTE GR GRINNING EFFORTS BY LD ON LS D WEBSITE.
THIS POLICY HONESTLY LEADS TO MORE CALLS ON GOLDEN, MORE POLLUTION.
I JUST, THAT THE LECF, THIS POLICY FOR SURE FIRMLY GAVE ME COM COMFORT AND A SAFE SPACE TO GOD MY HOME IS FOLLOWING.
PLEASE DON'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME.
JAMILA, YOU HAD, UH, 40 SECONDS LEFT JU JUST THE NEXT TIME YOU CALL, IF YOU SPEAK SLOWER, THE BOARD WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
JUST A SMALL, UH, SMALL PIECE OF ADVICE.
UH, CHRISTOPHER, I SEE YOU'RE ON THE LINE.
CHRISTOPHER, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER ELLA TORRES AND I AM A SOPHOMORE AT THE LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
COMING FROM A LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD, HAVING TRAUMATIC PROBLEMS AND SUFFERING FROM FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY BROUGHT A SAFE SPACE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN WITHOUT EXPERIENCING TRANSPORTATION OR IN-PERSON PROBLEMS. AND THIS PROVIDED MORE GROWTH, SUCH CHALLENGES.
HOWEVER, THIS YEAR, ONE CONTINUAL PROBLEM THAT I REFUSE TO OVERLOOK IS THAT NUMEROUS TEACHERS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO PHYSICAL CAMPUSES EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE TEACHING ONLINE.
THE FACT THAT TEACHERS HAVE TO DRIVE UP, UP TO HOURS TO GO TO WORK OR HOME BRINGS PROBLEMS SUCH AS WASTING TIME, TIME AS POLLUTION, AND PUTS MORE DRIVERS AT RISK ON THE ROAD.
EVEN WORSE, MANY TEACHERS ARE NOW FACING THE SUBSTANCE OF HAVING THEIR ROOMS TRASHED, BEING UNSAFE IN THE SCHOOL AND EXPERIENCING CAR CRASHES.
IF THIS DOESN'T RAISE CONCERNS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL THIS ACT OR THE ACTION OF HAVING TEACHERS WORK IN SCHOOLS AFFECT STUDENTS AS WELL.
MANY TEACHERS ARE NOW IN THE SHARED ROOM.
THIS MAKES IT MUCH MORE COMMON TO HEAR OTHER CLASSROOMS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS SUCH AS FIRE ALARM, EARTHQUAKE DRILLS IN THE BACKGROUND, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING.
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CONCERNS BY HAVING OTHER INDIVIDUALS HEAR PRIVATE DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR TEACHERS.THAT DOESN'T FEEL OR SOUND LIKE A SAFE, SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO LEARN IN.
TEACHERS SHOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO CHOOSE BETWEEN WORKING REMOTELY OR ON CAMPUS, BUT AS CLOSE OF A LOCATION TO THEIR HOMES AS POSSIBLE.
HOWEVER, MANY LOCATIONS ARE PACKED TOGETHER AND ARE FAR, THIS IS SIMPLY OUTLANDISH.
MANY TEACHERS ALREADY WORK OUT LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE MAIN WELCOME CENTERS.
THERE SHOULD ALSO BE A ROTATING ON CAMPUS SCHEDULE TO END THE DAILY DISTRACTION, BOTH WE AS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS HAVE TO FACE IN THE CLASSROOM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND GOODBYE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
ONCE YOU BEGIN FAUR SING, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX.
HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I CAN, YES.
I'M A MEMBER OF THE SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER CANDIDATE THIS YEAR, A RESIDENT, A BOARD MEMBER, OR T FRANKLIN'S DISTRICT 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 ENTIRELY REMOTELY.
I APPLAUD ALICIA'S COMMITMENTS TO SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR PLANET, BUT THIS POLICY HAS CONTRADICTED THESE GOALS UNNECESSARILY.
INSTEAD OF BEING PLACED ON CAMPUS IN NEAR THEIR HOMES, TEACHERS HAVE BEEN PLACED INDISCRIMINATELY.
MANY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO EXTENSIVE DAILY COMMUTES AS HIGH AS FOUR HOURS IN A SINGLE DAY ADDING TO TRAFFIC POLLUTION AND BURNOUT AND LEADING TO RESIGNATIONS.
THERE ARE ALSO THE EXTENSIVE LEARNING ISSUES.
TEACHERS HAVE BEEN PLACED INTO SHARED ROOMS AS STUDENTS.
WE OFTEN HEAR OTHER CLASSES IN THE BACKGROUND.
TEACHERS ARE PROVIDED HEADPHONES, BUT SOME REFUSE TO WEAR THEM BECAUSE IT MAY CAUSE PAIN OR DISCOMFORT.
ALSO NOTE THE SERIOUSLY CONCERNING PRIVACY ISSUES.
SOME STUDENTS MAY BE AFRAID TO SPEAK ABOUT ISSUES IN THEIR LIVES BECAUSE OF OTHERS IN THE ROOM.
WE'RE ALSO ACTIVELY CONDUCTING A SURVEY OF OUR EDUCATORS.
100% HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE SOME FORM OF DISTRACTION IN THE WORKSPACE.
100% HAVE ALSO INDICATED ISSUES WITH WORKSPACE QUALITY SUCH AS POOR VENTILATION AND BATHROOM ISSUES.
AND YES, THAT INCLUDES RODENTS AND RODENT DROPPINGS.
WE HAVE THE DATA TO PROVE THIS.
GOING BACK TO THE ENVIRONMENT, THIS POLICY, WHICH IS TOTALLY UNNECESSARY BECAUSE THESE ARE REMOTE TEACHERS STILL TEACHING REMOTELY ON IN-PERSON CAMPUSES, HAS LED TO MORE HOURS IN TRAFFIC AND MORE POLLUTION.
HERE'S A QUOTE FROM LAD'S WEBSITE.
L-A-U-S-D IS COMMITTED TO BECOMING THE MOST SUSTAINABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY LARGE URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE COUNTRY.
BOARD MEMBER FRANKLIN, WHO OFTEN APPEARS HERE ON ZOOM ON YOUR WEBSITE, YOU STATE, I URGE LOS ANGELES CAN TO DEVELOP AND COMMIT TO A MORE PROACTIVE, URGENT, AND EQUITABLE APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
HOW IS IT SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE TO HURT STUDENTS WHO ARE LEARNING VIRTUALLY, PRIMARILY DUE TO HEALTH REASONS, BULLYING, HOMELESSNESS, OR OTHER REASONS, AND WHO COME FROM PRIMARILY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES? HOW DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? HOW DOES THAT SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENT? AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOW DOES THAT SUPPORT US AS STUDENTS? ALSO, MANY OF OUR TEACHERS ARE RESIGNING.
YOU SAID JUST YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS HERE THAT STUDENTS ARE LDS BEST BOARD MEMBER GREG, OR YOU SAID THAT YOU APPLAUD STUDENTS TAKING TIME TO ADVOCATE FOR OURSELVES.
WELL, IF THAT IS TRUE, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE LISTEN TO OUR REQUEST.
NEXT SPEAKER IS BRIANNA HERNANDEZ.
MR. HERNANDEZ, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
MY NAME IS BRIAN HERNANDEZ AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT THE LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
BEFORE JOINING THIS PROGRAM, SCHOOL WAS A REALLY PAINFUL PLACE FOR ME.
I FELT COMFORT FOR BULLYING ABOUT HOW, HOW I LOVED TO ACTED AND ASSISTED.
IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I DIDN'T EVEN FEEL SAFE WALKING INTO A CLASSROOM.
THAT KIND OF STRESS DOESN'T JUST STAY AT SCHOOL.
IT FOLLOWS YOU HOME INTO YOUR MIND, INTO YOUR ABILITY TO LEARN.
VIRTUAL LEARNING CHANGED THAT I HAD A SPACE WHERE I FELT PROTECTED, WHERE I COULD ACTUALLY FOCUS FOR THE FIRST TIME.
I FELT LIKE I WAS SEEN FOR WHO I AM AND NOT JUDGED FOR IT.
BUT LATELY IT FEELS LIKE THAT SAFE SPACE IS SLIPPING AWAY.
THIS YEAR, MANY OF OUR TEACHERS WERE FORCED TO REPORT TO PHYSICAL CAMPUSES EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE STILL TEACHING ONLINE.
BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'RE NOW DEALING WITH CONSTANT BACKGROUND NOISE, ECHOING CLASSROOMS, FIRE ALARMS, PA ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND TOTAL LACK OF PRIVACY.
IT'S HARD TO FEEL COMFORTABLE WHEN YOU CAN HEAR OTHER STUDENTS' VOICES THROUGH A TEACHER'S MIC OR WORSE WHEN YOUR OWN VOICE DOESN'T SURPRISE.
THEY'RE LOSING HOURS, COMMUTE, AND IT'S AFFECTING US.
WE'VE LOST THE CLUB THAT HELPED US MAKE FRIENDS.
WE'VE LOST A ONE-ON-ONE TIME THAT HELP STRUGGLING STUDENTS STAY AFLOAT.
AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE ENVIRONMENTAL COST.
LONG DRIVES EVERY DAY FOR REMOTE TEACHERS, THAT'S MORE GAS, MORE POLLUTION, AND MORE HARM TO THE PLANET.
WHY MAKE A POLICY THAT HURTS STUDENTS AND THE CLIMATE? IF LUSD REALLY WANTS TO PROTECT MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT, THEN GIVE TEACHERS REAL OPTIONS.
LET THEM WORK FROM HOME IF THEY CAN.
VIRTUAL LEARNING GAVE ME A SECOND CHANCE.
NEXT CALLER IS CASSANDRA CARILLO, CASSANDRA C, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
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OKAY.MY NAME IS CASSANDRA CARILLO AND I'M A VIRTUAL ACADEMY STUDENT.
TODAY I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF VIRTUAL ACADEMY SCHOOLS AS A STUDENT FROM THE LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
ALTHOUGH WE AS STUDENTS ARE IN YOUR TYPICAL SCHOOL SETTING, SOMETHING IMPACTING THE QUALITY OF LEARNING HAS TAKEN PLACE.
A POLICY THAT BEGAN THIS SCHOOL YEAR HAS BEEN IMPACTING NOT JUST TEACHERS, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY STUDENTS AND OUR OVERALL SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
OUR TEACHERS WERE SET AND INSTRUCTED TO RETURN A CAMPUS WHEN VIA STUDENTS AREN'T EVEN IN THE SCHOOL SETTING.
NOT ONLY CAN IT BE TIME CONSUMING FOR THEM TO DRIVE TO CAMPUSES WHERE THERE ARE NO STUDENTS, WHICH TAKES AWAY TIME THAT WAS FORMALLY OFFERED FOR ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS LIKE ME.
BUT WHY IS IT THAT THE LOCATIONS OUR TEACHERS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN ARE OFTEN RIDDLED WITH INSECTS, RODENTS AND EXPERIENCED BURGLARIES? AND BECAUSE WORKSPACES ARE SHARED, WE AS STUDENTS HEAR OTHER CLASSES IN THE BACKGROUND ALL THE TIME, AS WELL AS PE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
THERE ARE ALSO FIRE ALARMS AND LOCKDOWNS OF MAIN SCHOOL PROPERTY REQUIRING OUR TEACHERS FROM OUR SCHOOL TO HAVE TO SPEND TIME AWAY FROM US AS STUDENTS.
THERE ARE ALSO SERIOUS WILL IS WIFI ISSUES DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF WIFI ON THE CAMPUSES.
THERE ARE ALSO RODENTS AND PATHS CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS NOT AT ALL COMFORTABLE SPACE FOR EDUCATORS, WHICH HURTS THE QUALITY OF OUR EDUCATION.
ALSO, THINK OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.
TEACHERS ARE FORCED TO SIT FOR HOURS ON END IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THIS POLICY LEADING TO MORE EMISSIONS, WHICH HURTS OUR PLANET.
IF YOU SAY YOU HAVE, IF YOU SAY YOU VALUE THE ENVIRONMENT, WHY DON'T YOU SHOW IT? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW YOU AREN'T SHOWING IT.
WE STUDENTS ASK THAT YOU REPEAT, REPEAL THIS POLICY.
GIVE VIRTUAL TEACHERS WHO STILL TEACH ENTIRELY REMOTELY ON CAMPUS THE OPTION TO WORK FROM HOME OR ON A CAMPUS.
YOU CAN HELP DOZENS OF STUDENTS.
YOU CAN'T HELP TEACHERS AND YOU CAN HELP THE PLANET.
ALEX HALO, YOU'RE LISTED AS SPEAKING REMOTELY, BUT I DO NOT HAVE YOU ONLINE IN FRONT OF ME.
TERA, ARE YOU IN THE ROOM? YOU'RE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK REMOTELY, BUT YOU ARE NOT SIGNED IN AT THE TIME.
ALEJANDRO TEJADA HAN OLIVIA RHODES HAN, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SPEAK REMOTELY, BUT I DO NOT HAVE YOU SIGNED IN.
IZZY T ARE YOU IN THE ROOM? NO, EZT.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
I'M A STUDENT IN THE L-A-U-S-D LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE VIRTUAL ACADEMY AND A RESIDENT OF BOARD MEMBER EZ SIXTH DISTRICT.
I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS CONCERN SHARED BY BOTH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS REGARDING RECENT CHANGES TO THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY PROGRAM.
WHEN I JOINED THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY IN THE FALL OF 2022, THE EXPERIENCE WAS INCREDIBLY POSITIVE.
WE HAD MEANINGFUL ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH TEACHERS DURING OFFICE HOURS.
THE ABILITY TO COLLABORATE WITH PEERS AND THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THROUGH FROM DISTRACTIONS THAT SUPPORT HELPED MANY OF US THRIVE.
FISCAL YEAR, HOWEVER, HAS BEEN MUCH MORE CHALLENGING.
TEACHERS ARE NOW REQUIRED TO WORK FROM PHYSICAL SCHOOL CAMPUSES, WHICH HAS INTRODUCED A RANGE OF DISRUPTIONS, FIRE DRILLS, INTERCOM ANNOUNCEMENTS, BACKGROUND NOISE AND UNRELIABLE INTERNET, ALL OF WHICH INTERRUPT OUR LEARNING.
IN ADDITION, REQUIRED ON CAMPUS ACTIVITIES LIKE DRILL CAUSE LONG DELAYS DUE TO WAITING VIRTUAL WAITING ROOMS FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES WHILE TEACHERS COMPLETE PROCEDURES THAT AREN'T RELEVANT TO REMOTE LEARNERS.
WE'VE ALSO LOST VALUABLE ACCESS TO OUR TEACHERS.
PREVIOUSLY, TEACHERS ARE MORE AVAILABLE AFFECT CLASS HOURS.
NOW THE TIME IS LIMITED DUE TO LONG TO MEET AND INCREASED IN-PERSON RESPONSIBILITIES.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY HARMFUL FOR STUDENTS BALANCING SCHOOL WITH WORK OR FAMILY OBLIGATIONS.
FOR MANY TEACHERS COMMUTING UP TO TWO HOURS EACH WAY ADDS UNNECESSARY STRESS, REDUCES THEIR AVAILABILITY, AND ULTIMATELY AFFECTS STUDENT SUCCESS.
THE REALITY IS WHETHER THE TEACHERS ARE AT HOME OR ON CAMPUS, INSTRUCTION REMAINS REMOTE.
THE REQUIRING IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE OFFERS NO REAL BENEFIT TO STUDENTS.
STUDENTS IN THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY NOW FACE MORE DISTRACTIONS, LESS SUPPORT, AND LESS INSTRUCTIONAL TIME.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD TO RECONSIDER THIS POLICY AND ALLOW VIRTUAL TEACHERS TO WORK FROM HOME.
ONCE AGAIN, DOING SO WOULD RESTORE THE SUPPORT AND STRUCTURE THAT HAS HELPED MANY OF US SUCCEED.
AND WE HAVE A FINAL IN-PERSON SPEAKER FROM 24TH STREET.
I'M ADRIAN CARTER FROM 24TH STREET ELEMENTARY.
SO DESPITE ASSERTIONS THAT L-A-U-S-D AND THE CO CO-LOCATED CHARTER ON OUR SCHOOL SITE REGARDING SERVICING THE UNDERSERVED, OUR STUDENTS ARE BEING UNDERSERVED AT OUR SITE.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE OVER 480 STUDENTS.
WE HAVE EXPERIENCE IN ADEQUATE PROVISION OF SERVICES BECAUSE OF OUR LACK OF SPACE.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSITION 39 HAS ADVERSELY AFFECTED THE STUDENT BODY AND SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
A FACT ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE CHARTER SCHOOL DISCREPANCIES REGARDING OUR OFFICIAL COUNT, UH, WITH THE CONCLUSION, WHAT THE EXCLUSION OF SIX CLASSROOMS HAVE BEEN TAKEN AWAY.
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AND THAT ACCOUNTS FOR 70 STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT BEING COUNTED.SO ALTHOUGH OUR SCHOOL MAINTAINS 26 CLASSROOMS THAT ARE ASSIGNED WITH TEACHERS WITH REGISTER CARING TEACHERS, WE ONLY RECEIVE ACCREDITATION FOR 20.
SO CERTAIN STUDENTS COHORTS, WHICH ARE PALS AND OUR SPECIAL ED POPULATION, THEY ARE NOT BEING COUNTED.
THAT INCLUDES OUR TEACHERS AND THE AIDES.
SO THAT SHRINKS US INTO A SMALL BOX.
BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS, A LOT OF, UH, PARENTS, A LOT OF, A LOT OF, UM, A LOT OF TEACHERS AND STAFF.
SO ONE OTHER THING, THE CHARTER SCHOOL HAS THE ABILITY TO OVERESTIMATE THEIR A DA.
AND AS A RESULT, THIS DECREASES OUR ABILITY TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS THEIR SERVICES.
AND IT ALSO, UH, STOPS US FOR GIVING THEM THEIR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA HAVE MORE SPACE ALWAYS, DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE MORE STUDENTS THAN THEY DO.
SO BASED ON WHAT WE'VE DONE AND HOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO CONDUCT, UM, EMERGENCY DRILLS, THE CHARTER SCHOOL PROVIDES US NUMBERS.
AND BASED ON THAT NUMBERS, WE HAVE AN AVERAGE OF ONLY 350 STUDENTS AT THEIR SCHOOL SITE.
SO AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE A HUGE ISSUE.
AT 24TH STREET, WE NEED IT RESOLVED.
WE NEED TO BE PUT ON AN AGENDA SO THAT WE CAN HASH ALL OF THIS OUT.
THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.
[Recess into Closed Session]
10 55.THE BOARD IS GONNA RECESS UNTIL CLOSED SESSION AND WE WILL RECONVENE WHEN THAT BUSINESS IS CONCLUDED.
THE TIME IS NOW 3:40 PM ON JUNE 4TH, 2025.
THE BOARD IS NOW RETURNING FROM THE CLOSED SESSION.
I HAVE QUITE A BIT TO, UM, READ OUT, BUT I WILL TAKE ROLE FIRST.
HERE, MS. EZ, MS. ORTIZ FRANKLIN PRESENT AND BOARD PRESIDENT SCHON PRESENT.
I'M GONNA REPORT OUT ON ACTION TAKE AND TAB ONE, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL AND RELEASE.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED THIS DISMISSAL, I MEAN, AUTHORIZED THE NON REELECTION OF ONE CERTIFICATED, PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEE.
THE VOTE WAS FIVE EYES TWO ABSENT, UH, EZ AND MELVOIN, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED A NON REELECTION OF ONE CERTIFICATED PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEE.
THE VOTE WAS FOUR EYES, ONE, NO MS. NEW BILL AND TWO, ABSENT EZ AND MELVOIN.
UH, FURTHER, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED THE DISMISSAL OF ONE CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE.
A'S UNDER PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, I HAVE QUITE A FEW CONTRACTS TO READ OUT, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME.
UM, ALL, ALL CONTRACTS WERE VOTE OF SEVEN, UH, A'S AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON FINALIZATION OF THE AGREEMENTS.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED DENNIS BRADBURN BRADBURN TO THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.
WITH THE TERM ENDING WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON JUNE 4TH, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2027, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED MATTHEW FRIEDMAN TO THE POSITION OF CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON JUNE 4TH, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2027, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED AARON PROWITZ, I'M SORRY, TO THE POSITION OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 31ST, 2024 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2026, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED P KOMAL TO THE POSITION OF CHIEF OF TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMS. WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON JUNE 4TH, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2027, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED LOURDES RAMIREZ ORTIZ TO THE POSITION OF REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2027, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED KURT E JOHN TO THE POSITION OF DEPUTY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON JULY 14TH, 2025 AND ENDING ON JUNE 30TH, 2027, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED CHRIS ALEJO TO THE POSITION OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2026, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED PATRICIA CHAMBERS TO THE POSITION OF SENIOR DIRECTOR OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT BUSINESS SERVICES AND OPERATIONS.
WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2027, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED CHRISTOS CLU TO THE POSITION OF CHIEF ECOS SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER.
WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2027, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED DENISE COLLIER TO THE POSITION OF REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT WITH THE TEAM TERM BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING ON JUNE 30TH, 2027, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED JANINE COX TO THE POSITION OF DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL.
WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2027, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED SOJA CATAL TO THE POSITION OF CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE TERM, BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING ON JULY, JUNE 30, 20, 27, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED DANIEL KING TO THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2027, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED DOUGLAS LEE TO THE POSITION OF
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SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS.WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON JUNE 4TH, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2027, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED MICHAEL A. MCLEAN TO THE POSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2028, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED ALEXANDER MOLINA TO THE POSITION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2027, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED, APPOINTED DEVORE NARA REED TO THE POSITION OF GENERAL COUNSEL WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2027, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED ALEX WALSH O'BRIEN TO THE POSITION OF DEPUTY CHIEF FACILITIES EXECUTIVE WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2027, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED FRANCISCO SERRANO TO THE POSITION OF CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER WITH THE TERM BEGINNING JULY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2027, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED ANDRE SPICER TO THE POSITION OF REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2027 AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED ANAHID TOOKS TO THE POSITION OF CHIEF FACILITIES EXECUTIVE WITH THE TERM BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2027.
ALRIGHT, LIKE I SAID, TERMS AND CONDITIONS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON FINALIZATION OF THE AGREEMENT.
THE VOTE FOR EACH POSITION WAS SEVEN A.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED A SETTLEMENT IN CASE JOHN JV DOE V DO ONE AT ALL.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED A SETTLEMENT IN THE CASE OF ORIA, V-L-A-U-S-D ETAL.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED A SETTLEMENT IN THE CASE OF KANG.
KIM V-L-A-U-S-D ET AL THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED A SETTLEMENT IN THE CASE OF ANNA JIMENEZ MARTINEZ, V-L-A-U-S-D ET AL THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED A SETTLEMENT IN JOHN DOY, L-A-U-S-D, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED THE SETTLEMENT IN, SORRY, DHA CORDOVA V OLYMPIA CASILLAS AT, UM, V-L-A-U-S-D, I MEAN, I'M SORRY, DOSHA CORDOVA.
UM, THAT'S NOT IT FOR THAT ONE.
AND THEN THE EDUCATION BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED THE SETTLEMENT IN ALBA ROMERO, V-L-A-U-S-D.
UH, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED A SETTLEMENT IN JACKSON, V-L-A-U-S-D AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED SETTLEMENT IN FLEMING, V-L-A-U-S-D.
TERMS AND CON CONDITIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON THE FINALIZATION OF ALL OF THESE AGREEMENTS.
THE VOTE ON EACH OF THESE CASES WAS SEVEN, A'S THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO REPORT OUT FOR TODAY.
UM, UNLESS THERE'S ANY OBJECTION, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
LEMME KNOW, CONFIRMED I HAVE REPORTED OUT EVERYTHING.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO ADJOURNMENT? NO OBJECTION.