Jun 17, 2025 Board of Education (Spanish)

[Board of Education (Spanish) on June 18, 2025.]

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P LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRESIDENT, THE UNITED FOOD COM COMMERCIAL WORKERS,

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MY NAME IS DIANA GUILLEN AND I AM THE CHAIRPERSON FOR PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE PAC.

OUR PURPOSE IS TO REVIEW THE FUNDS AND PROGRAMS THAT BELONG TO THE THREE CATEGORIES THAT HAVE THE MOST NEEDS IN THE DISTRICT, WHICH ARE STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE, STUDENTS, UH, LOW INCOME STUDENTS, AND ENGLISH LEARNERS.

THE NEXT ONE PLEASE.

I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR EXECUTIVE BOARD.

I AM THE CHAIRPERSON, DEANNA GUILLEN.

MR. CROWN, GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS ANDREW CROWN.

I'M THE VICE CHAIRMAN.

GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.

UV SCIENCE.

I AM THE SECRETARY FOR THE COMMITTEE.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS WENDY MINO.

I'M THE VICE SECRETARY SECOND YEAR ON THE COMMITTEE.

A ALSO L-A-U-S-D GRADUATE.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS EVA JACKSON.

I AM THE PUBLIC RELATIONS.

GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS, UH, MONICA NAN.

IM THE PARLIAMENTARIAN AND ALSO HERE ARE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMITTEE.

AND BEFORE CONTINUING, I JUST WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS THAT I AM A FIRM ADVOCATE.

I'M NOT RADICAL, BUT FOR PASSIONATE FOR PARENTS PARTICIPATION IN THEIR STUDENTS EDUCATION.

OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY IS SUFFERING AT THIS MOMENT AND EVEN MORE SO, THEY ARE TAKING AWAY THEIR LIVELIHOOD, BREAKING AWAY DREAMS, BREAKING UP HOMES, BREAKING UP FAMILIES AS FOREIGN MEMBERS.

YOU MADE DECLARATIONS AGAINST DEPORTATIONS OF WORKING FAMILIES.

AND IT IS OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND THAT IS WHY TO WANT TO APPEAL TO YOUR HUMAN SYMPATHY AS TO INCLUDE PARENTS AS EQUAL PARTNERS IN THEIR STUDENTS' EDUCATION.

IN NAME OF THOSE, UH, SUPPORT DECLARATION OR STATEMENTS, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT MORE THAN 50% OF THIS DISTRICT IS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE IMMIGRANTS AND THAT FAMILIES, LATINAS FAMILIES, WE APPEAL TO YOUR, UH, COMMON SENSE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT OUR REQUEST AND EVERYTHING THAT WE COME TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY, SINCE IT IS A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF WHAT THE PARENTS HAVE, UH, PROVIDED AS FEEDBACK THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND THE COMMENTS THAT THEY DEVELOP ABOUT LCAP WERE MORE THAN 60 COMMENTS.

AND WE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE AN ANSWER BECAUSE UP UNTIL THIS POINT, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT.

CAN WE CONTINUE? AND I WILL PRESENT MR. ANDREW CROWN, WHO WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE NEXT TWO SITES.

SUPERINTENDENT DE

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SO, UH, IN REGARDS TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IS GIVE THE DATA OF I-READY KNOWING THAT THIS INFORMATION WASN'T GIVEN TO US BY THE GROUPS AND WE WERE ASKING FOR, WE WERE ASKING MR. EDWARD FOR THIS INFORMATION.

IT WASN'T GIVEN TO US.

AND I BELIEVE THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE, NOT JUST TO HAVE IT WITHIN IMPACT, BUT TO GIVE IT TO ALL COMMITTEES AND FOR IT TO GIVE IT TO, UH, TO US WITH AMPLE TIME SO THAT WE CAN REVIEW THE INFORMATION AND SO THAT ALSO PARENTS CAN HAVE THIS INFORMATION AT EVERY SCHOOL.

THEY'VE INDICATED THAT IT'S NOT GIVEN TO THEM.

AND ALSO PRESENT EVERY ACTION OF LCAP TO CREATE A REFERENCE LEVEL AND THE GOAL, THE OBJECTIVE AND THE RESULTS FOR EVERY SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THIS, UH, WE SHOULD HAVE CLEAR IN NUMBERS TO SEE IF THE GOAL WAS ACHIEVED OR NOT.

THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, NOT JUST FOR US, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S ALSO FOR YOU TO, TO KNOW IF WE REACHED THE GOAL.

AND ALSO PARENTS, UH, SPOKE IN REGARDS TO THE SYSTEM KNOWN AS A GE.

I BELIEVE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS, NEEDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED.

EXCUSE ME.

IT'S EGI.

AND I ALSO WANNA SHARE THAT THIS IS THE ACADEMIC, THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.

AND I'M DOING AN INVESTIGATION WHERE MANY OF THE PARENTS ARE ASKING FOR TUTORING.

AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TUTORING TO MANY SCHOOLS, BUT THEY'RE GIVING SYLVAN TUTORING AT SCHOOLS.

WHEN WE ASKED FOR THIS SCHOOL IN REGARDS TO THAT, THEY DIDN'T EVEN GIVE PARENTS THE PROGRESS.

THE STUDENT'S PROGRESS.

THE PARENT NEEDS TO ASK FOR THE PROGRESS, AND PARENTS DON'T KNOW THEIR RIGHTS.

THEREFORE, I WANNA LEAVE THIS INFORMATION TO YOU.

MR. MRS. BIAS GAVE THIS TO US, AND I BELIEVE THIS IS BAD INFORMATION.

AND WE ALSO ASKED US OTHER QUESTIONS.

I WAS WORKING WITH MED BECAUSE ENGLISH LEARNERS AT OUR SCHOOLS, MACARTHUR PARK IS ONE OF THE, THE SCHOOL THAT HAS THE MOST ENGLISH LEARNERS.

AND WHEN WE ASKED FOR A REQUEST ON HOW IT'S MEASURED, WHAT THEY TOLD US WAS, WELL, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO GIVE YOU THAT INFORMATION.

OR, OR, BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT WE'RE ASKING THE PERSONAL STUDENT PERSONAL INFORMATION AND WE'RE NOT, WE'RE ASKING THE PROGRESS INFORMATION.

WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO REVIEW THIS.

I ALSO EMAILED MS BIAS TO LETTING HER KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE

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UH, WHERE IT HAS TO BE, WHERE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE SCHOOLS.

THAT IS SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW.

WELL, UH, GOAL NUMBER TWO.

UH, PARENTS HAVE EXPRESSED THAT SAFETY IS IMPORTANT AND WE WANT EVERY COMMUNITY TO SAY IF THEY WANT SCHOOL POLICE OR NOT.

WE KNOW THAT U-T-L-A-S-E-I-U AND THEY'RE AGAINST IT, BUT THEY ARE NOT THE COMMUNITY, THE PARENT COMMUNITY.

WE ARE THE ONES WHO RECEIVE THAT SERVICE.

AND AT LEAST WE WANT FOR US FOR YOU TO GIVE US THAT OPTION.

THERE ARE SCHOOLS THAT DON'T NEED IT.

THAT'S OKAY.

AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN'T ACT IN A DICTORIAL WAY AND SAY, NO, WE CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE THEN, THEN YOU ARE LOOKING LIKE SOMEONE WHO'S IN THE GOVERNMENT AS NOW YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE HIM.

AND AT LUSD, YOU SHOULD ALSO ASSIGN A CORE OF FUNDS FOR THE PSYCHOLOGISTS.

THERE, UH, IS A LOT OF NECESSITY, NOT JUST FOR IEP STUDENTS, BUT ALSO FOR ALL STUDENTS IN GENERAL.

AND WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE PURCHASED WHAT, UH, YOU CALL PSW.

AND HONESTLY, WE NEED PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE LIKE A PSYCHOLOGIST SO THAT THEY CAN ALSO BE, UH, OVERLOOK OUR STUDENTS.

UH, PARENTS SHOULD ALSO MAKE SURE THAT TEACHERS ARE INFORMED.

FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THOSE STUDENT HAS AN IEP, WE ARE, WE ARE NOTICING THAT TEACHERS DON'T KNOW THE NECESSITIES OR THE GOALS OF THESE STUDENTS.

THEREFORE, WE WANT SCHOOLS TO REINFORCE ON THIS AREA.

WE'RE MOVING ON TO GOAL NUMBER THREE, COLLABORATION, ENGAGEMENT, AND COLLABORATION.

AND THE MOST IMPORTANT, IT'S TO RESTORE COLLABORATION WITHIN PARENTS.

CREATE CAC COMMITTEES, DLAC IMPACT AT A REGIONAL LEVEL.

EVERY SCHOOL SHOULD COUNT WITH THEIR OWN REPRESENTATIVES SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE DECISIONS WITHIN THE REGIONS.

REGIONS HONESTLY ARE NOT WORKING.

AND THESE GROUP THAT THEY'VE CREATED AND THE WAY THEY ARE WORKING NOW, THERE IS NO PARENT LEADERSHIP.

AND YOU KNOW THAT IF IT, IT'S, IT'S IN YOUR HANDS TO EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY CAN ALSO KNOW THE RIGHTS.

BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR THEM TO KNOW THE RIGHTS.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO KNOW HOW TO USE IT.

MANY PARENTS DON'T COME AND SPEAK 'CAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID.

MANY PARENTS HAVE ASKED, AND I SAID, HOW IS IT THAT YOU'RE AFRAID? WE, IT CAN CREATE A, A LONG LIST OF HOW PARENTS ARE BEING OPPRESSED, BUT IF YOU ARE IN CHARGE TO EMPOWER THEM WITH INFORMATION AND TEACH 'EM HOW TO USE THESE TOOLS AND HOW TO CHANGE, THEN THEY CAN BETTER THE EDUCATION BECAUSE THAT'S YOUR GOAL.

AND THAT'S OUR GOAL.

WE ALSO NEED TRAINING FOR PARENTS ABOVE ANYTHING.

EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH EDUCATION.

LIKE WILLIAMS COMPLAINT, UCP, UM, IEP COULD CONFUSES A 5 0 4 PLAN.

THESE ARE IMPORTANT PLANS AND NOT EVEN THE PARENT ACADEMY ARE TOUCHING THIS.

AND I WILL SAY IN REGARDS TO IEP AND THE 5 0 4 PLANS, BUT THE SOLID BASIS, THAT PARENT NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING BECAUSE THEY SPEAK A LANGUAGE THAT'S NOT UNDERSTANDABLE.

THEY, THEY SPEAK A LANGUAGE THAT'S SO ACADEMIC.

FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE I SAID, 24TH FLOOR TO SEEING US AT THE SCHOOLS IS WAY DIFFERENT.

YOU WON'T REALLY SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AND HOW THIS FAMILIES ARE SUFFERING.

ESPECIALLY, IT'S NOT THAT THE PARENTS DON'T HAVE AN INTEREST, IT'S MORE THAT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND.

IT'S NOT THAT THEY'RE DUMB.

NO, THE LANGUAGE IS VERY COMPLICATED.

THE BEGINNING OF EVERY SCHOOL YEAR, UH, WE PRESENTED THE SCHOOL'S BUDGET TO EVERY PARENT, AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO GIVE.

AND ALSO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDIT TO THE PACK IS PRESENTED TO US, OR THIS WAS PRESENTED TO US AT A LATER TIME.

AND THIS TALKS ABOUT THE TRANSPARENCY AND THE POSITION THAT YOU HAVE.

AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE CREATING A TOOL THAT WAS PROPOSED BY MS. ORTIZ, BUT YOU ALSO NEED TO WORK MORE ON THIS AREA.

GOAL NUMBER FOUR IS OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS.

THE DIS DISTRICT SHOULD MODIFY THE POLITICS TO ALLOW PARENTS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL, AND THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHOOSE WHETHER THEY WANT SCHOOL POLICE ASSIGNED TO THEIR SITE.

THEY ARE ALSO ASKING FOR, OH, EXCUSE ME, THERE IS A GRADE DEAL OF FOOD WASTE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MILK.

AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING NUTRITIONIST OF NUTRITION, BUT THIS GOES TO WASTE.

THE MILK GOES TO WASTE.

MANY CHILDREN DON'T DRINK IT.

AND I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING IMPORTANT THAT YOU SHOULD LOOK AT AND ALSO GET PARENTS INVOLVED IN PROVIDING INPUT TO THE SCHOOL SAFETY PLAN.

BECAUSE THE SCHOOLS AREN'T WORKING WITH THE PARENTS WITH WITHIN THE SCHOOL SAFETY, THEY JUST CHOOSE ONE PARENT FOR SAFETY PLAN.

AND, AND PERSONNEL IS ABOUT FIVE OR SIX.

THERE IS NO EQUITY.

THIS NEEDS TO HAVE EQUITY WITH PARENTS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND ALSO THE PARENTS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.

WE WANNA BE INTEGRATED

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NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS INVESTING IN STAFF, IMPLEMENTING A SYSTEM TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS PDS THAT TEACHERS RECEIVE.

WE REQUEST A REPORT ON PD DATA, INCLUDING THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING TOPICS AND INVESTMENT AT THE DISTRICT, REGION AND SCHOOL SITE LEVELS.

AND WHY DO WE SAY THIS? PARENTS ARE ALWAYS SAYING THAT, THAT TEACHERS, THEY SHOULD GIVE THE PD TRAINING AND WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE RECEIVING.

MANY PARENTS DON'T KNOW IT, BUT WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE GIVING THESE FUNDS FOR A PD TRAINING.

THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE DON'T SEE, THERE IS NO REVISION, THERE IS NO SUPERVISION, EXCUSE ME.

AND OUR STUDENTS AREN'T BENEFITING FROM THIS PD.

UM, ALSO WE'VE ESTABLISHED A SELECTION COMMITTEE TO CHOOSE PRINCIPLES AND HOLD ELECTIONS FOR PARENT REPRESENTATIVES.

THE COMMITTEES MUST HAVE AN EQUAL NUMBER OF PARENTS AND L-A-U-S-D EMPLOYEES.

WHEN THE PRINCIPAL IS CHOSEN OUTTA SCHOOL, USUALLY THEY CHOOSE ONE PARENT AND IT'S ABOUT THREE OR FOUR PARENTS, A PREVIOUS PRINCIPAL.

AND WE WANT IT TO BE MORE EQUITABLE.

AND ALSO SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT FOR US IS TRANSLATIONS UNIT.

WE ALWAYS NEED THIS.

WE ALWAYS NEED THIS UNIT URGENTLY.

WE NEED YOU TO INVEST IN THIS, IN THIS, IN THIS UNIT.

AND PERSONNEL GOAL NUMBER SIX, ENGLISH LEARNER SUPPORT.

WELL, WITHIN THE INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED FOR US, FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS, THEY HAVE A LOW ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, PERFORMANCE WITHIN ALL THE SUBGROUPS, WHICH ARE THE LOWEST ONES.

AND ACCORDING TO THE MASTER PLAN, UH, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S FAILING IF IT'S THE STRATEGICS OR, OR THIS IS JUST NOT WORKING.

BUT IN REGARDS TO IMPLEMENTATION, WE KNOW THAT THE PARENTS DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.

UH, EVEN THOUGH THE ELAC AND RY SCHOOL PARENTS DON'T RECEIVE THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED.

NOW, IN REGARDS TO LCAP, INVESTMENT FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS IS ABOUT $24 MILLION ONLY.

PREVIOUSLY THEY HAD TOLD US THAT IT WAS 158 MILLION.

UM, BUT WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE TRANSPARENCY ISSUES, THEY SAID, NO, IT'S THAT 124 SOMETHING MILLION DOLLARS WAS FOR BILINGUAL ISSUES.

THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT WITH, AND IT HAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO DO WITH ENGLISH LEARNERS.

THEY SAID THAT IS WHILE ENGLISH LEARNERS ACCOUNT FOR 21%, BUT I WANNA MODIFY THAT IS FROM 800 MILLION THAT THE DISTRICT ARE RECEIVING.

AND YOU'RE ONLY GIVING THEM $24 MILLION.

I AM, I MEAN, THIS IS VERY LITTLE.

AND I WAS LOOKING AT THE LCAP AND I KNOW THAT THE INVESTMENT WENT UP TO 30 MILLION.

THAT'S STILL A LITTLE BIT OF, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.

UH, ENGLISH LEARNERS IS A 23% OF THE WHOLE DISTRICT.

THEREFORE, HOW CAN YOU, YOU HAVE HAVE TO INVEST MORE IN THIS CATEGORY KNOWING THAT THESE ARE THE LOWEST ONES AND THERE'S INEQUALITY WITH OTHER GROUPS.

AND THIS IS THE GROUP THAT IS LESS, THAT YOU'RE BEING LESS CONSIDERATE WITH THEM.

AND IF YOU WANNA, UH, SUPPORT THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MORE INVESTMENT FOR THE ENGLISH LEARNERS.

GOAL NUMBER SEVEN.

UH, MS. EVA JACKSON WILL SPEAK IN REGARDS TO THIS.

I JUST WANNA POP IN AND SAY THE COMMITTEE.

WELL, WHAT'S NEXT IS A LINK.

THIS IS A LINK TO ALL THE COMETS THAT PARENTS MADE BASED ON THE WHOLE WORK THAT WAS DONE THIS WHOLE YEAR.

WE HAD AROUND 13 MEETINGS, BUT THE BOARD MEMBERS HAD MORE WORK, MORE THAN 30 MEETINGS IN WHICH WE WOULD LIKE FOR OUR VOICE TO BE HEARD.

AND WE WANNA KNOW, WE WOULD HONESTLY LIKE FOR YOU TO ASK US QUESTIONS.

MM-HMM .

MM-HMM .

WANNA KNOW WHEN WILL YOU GIVE US

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THEY HAD GIVEN US THE ANSWERS 15 DAYS A MONTH BEFORE WE GET TO THE PRESENTATION, BUT THIS YEAR THEY DIDN'T GIVE US AN ANSWER.

MR. EDWARD IS THE ONE IN CHARGE OF LCAP AND THE LAST MEETING WE HAD WITH HIM WAS MAY 15TH.

SO THIS IS A LACK OF RESPECT FOR THE COMMITTEE FOR THE PARENTS, WHERE WE ARE NOT GIVEN A DATE AT THIS CURRENT TIME, WE'D LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THAT DATE WILL BE FOR THE ANSWERS.

MY COLLEAGUE HAS THIS QUESTION.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING.

UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE INFORMATION IS A LOT.

IT'S A LOT.

THE COMMENTS THAT US PARENTS HAVE ARE SUGGESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT PARENTS HAVE ON A SCHOOL SITE LEVEL AS A DISTRICT LEVEL AS WELL.

AND WE'D LIKE TO ASK YOU THAT FOR THE FUTURE SCHOOL YEARS, THERE'LL BE A BIT MORE RESPECT DEMONSTRATED TO ADD MORE TIME FOR THE PRESENTATIONS THAT US PARENT COMMITTEES HAVE.

THE COMMITTEES CANNOT COME PRESENT IN 10 MINUTES INFORMATION.

THEY'VE BEEN WORKING FOR A WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR.

PARENTS, EVERY TIME WE HAVE A MEETING, IT'S FOUR, FIVE HOURS SITTING, ANALYZING INFORMATION TO COME PRESENT HERE FOR, WITH A QUALITY PRESENTATION FOR US TO ONLY HAVE 10 MINUTES PER PRESENTATION.

I HONESTLY THINK IT'S TIME TO GIVE PARENTS THE RESPECT WE DESERVE WITH THE VOLUNTEER WORK THAT WE'VE PROVIDED.

I'D JUST LIKE TO LEAVE HERE.

ONE LAST DOCUMENT.

UM, WE ALL REVIEWED THE WAIVER, THE, THE STATE, UH, UM, DOCUMENT FOR THE CLASSIFIED, UH, WORKERS FOR FOR THE EARLY ED.

AND MS. ALVA, MARTA ALVA HAS NEVER, UM, CALLED US SO THAT WE CAN, UH, FOR THE PRESENTATION BECAUSE PAC IS NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH THE EXTENSION.

AND WE SENT THIS LETTER TO ALL OF YOU, RIGHT? AND THERE IS A WHY, SO I WON'T MENTION IT HERE SO THAT WE DON'T TAKE MORE TIME, BUT US PARENTS SAY NO, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU READ THE REASONING FOR WHICH PARENTS, UH, THINK THAT.

SO I WILL LEAVE IT HERE.

AND IF YOU'D WANNA SAY SOMETHING BRIEFLY, THANK YOU.

AND WE HOPE THAT THERE BE THE REAL CHANGE MADE AND WE'RE, I THOUGHT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THESE QUESTIONS BY EMAIL OR THANK YOU.

AND WE, WE DO HONESTLY NEED MORE TIME.

10 MINUTES IS AN INSULT FOR ALL THE PARENTS THAT, AND ON THEIR WORK THEY'VE DONE FOR A WHOLE YEAR.

AND WE KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT ON YOUR AGENDA, BUT WE ARE ALWAYS HERE TO FIGHT FOR PARENTS, SO WE NEED MORE OPPORTUNITIES.

AND I KNOW THAT MS. KELLY IN THE PAST HAD BEEN FIGHTING FOR THAT, SO I HOPE SHE CONTINUES TO DO SO.

OKAY.

OKAY.

SO THE YOU.

HELLO.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS FERNANDO, PER THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE DISTRICT ENGLISH LEARNER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

I WANNA THANK ALL

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TODAY IS A VERY EMOTIONAL DAY FOR ME.

IT'S ACEL CELEBRATORY DAY FOR SUCCESS AS WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE MANY GOALS.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMMENTS THAT FOR THE MAJORITY OF THIS YEAR, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COLLECT AS A COMMITTEE FOR THE FIRST POINT.

WE HAVE, WE HAVE THE REQUIRED, UH, ENGLISH LEARNER TOPICS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

SO AS OUR FIRST POINT, WE HAVE I-READY FOR PARENTS, WE SUGGEST WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS ON HOW TO USE THIS TOOL TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND MORE ACCESS IN THIS TOOL AT SCHOOL AND HOME FOR GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECLASSIFICATION AND HAVING BETTER ACADEMIC RESULTS INTERVENTION.

WE SUGGEST MORE INTERVENTION OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WHERE THE ENGLISH LEARNERS CAN NEED A, A BIT OF A PUSH.

IEP ADVISE FAMILIES OF THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS AND ALSO FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE HAVE A A DOUBLE CLASSIFICATION.

AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IN THE IEP MEETING, THERE IS A SPECIALIST PRESENT TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR LD IN ENGLISH AND INTEGRATE STRATEGIC GOALS WITHIN THE IEP FOR RECLASSIFICATION PURPOSES.

PAC, WE NEED PRACTICE TESTS PRIOR TO THE TEST SO THAT STUDENTS CAN BENEFIT FROM THAT READING AND MATHEMATICS.

BUT THERE STILL BE AND PROVIDE INTERVENTIONS TO SUPPORT THOSE STUDENTS THAT HAVE LOW GRADES AND PROVIDE PARENTS, UH, THE ASSISTANCE TO HELP THEM, SUCH AS THE EXAMPLE OF THE FRAMEWORK COMPREHENSION.

WE NEED A FOCUS THERE BECAUSE A LOT OF STUDENTS READ QUICKLY, BUT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE READING.

WE NEED TOOLS TO IMPROVE COMPREHENSION FOR EVERY STUDENT.

COACHES THAT EVERY SCHOOL HAVE A MATH COACH THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO TEACHERS AND ORIENT THE STUDENTS WITH SUPPORT TO HAVE BETTER ACADEMIC SUCCESS.

DURING THE 20, THE FEBRUARY 27TH, 2025 MASTER PLAN, DUAL LANGUAGE, THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING RECLASSIFICATION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE RECOMMEND ADDITIONAL EFFORTS FOR EARLY RECLASSIFICATION BECAUSE WHEN THEY CONTINUE ON TO DIFFERENT GRADES, IT BECOMES HARDER.

PROMOTE AND INCREASE DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS AT SCHOOL SITES, WE BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT EXPANDING AND SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUAL PROGRAMS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS WELL AS MIDDLE SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY IN COMMUNITIES WITH A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF, OF ENGLISH LEARNERS AND MULTILINGUAL HOUSEHOLDS CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS.

UH, STANFORD STUDIES ALSO DENOTE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE BETTER ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT, ESPECIALLY WITH MATH AND READING.

WITH THESE EFFORTS, AND BASED ON THIS EVIDENCE, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO COMPLETE OUR FIRST GOAL WITH OUR ACADEMIC GOALS.

AND THE GOALS RELATED TO PERSONNEL ASSISTING WITH THIS AS WELL AS ENGLISH.

HUEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN KOREATOWN, FOR EXAMPLE, PROVIDES A DUAL PROGRAM FOR ENGLISH IN KOREAN, AND THEY'VE HAD HIGH LEVELS OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND RECLASSIFICATION LEVELS THAT ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL.

THIS DENOTES THAT DUAL PROGRAMS ASSIST THESE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MULTILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL, NOT JUST WITH ENGLISH.

SO ALSO PATHWAY TO BILITERACY AWARD.

WE WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE PROMOTED AT EARLY GRADES SO THAT THEY, THE STUDENTS CAN WANT TO ACHIEVE THIS AWARD EARLY ON AND HAVE A, UH, STRONG HOLD ON MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.

SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, WE RECOMMEND ENOUGH PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS THAT HAVE A GOAL OF RECLASSIFICATION.

PARDON ME, I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

I'M VERY HAPPY TO PROVIDE THIS RECOMMENDATION.

SINCE

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ONE OF THE POINTS OR THE BULLETS WAS 10 ELECTIVE CREDITS, WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO GRADUATE AND ACHIEVE THAT GOAL.

SO I FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN LISTENED TO AND ARE BEING HEARD.

SO RECOGNIZING THE STUDENTS WITH RECLASSIFICATION WITH A CERTIFICATE ACKNOWLEDGE STUDENTS AND EVERY TIME THAT THEY INCREASE THE LEVEL TO HAVE A DIFFERENT COLOR AND A DIPLOMA THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR EFFORTS AND RECLASSIFY THEM WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR THEIR GOALS, ESPECIALLY WITH THEIR, WITH THEIR GOAL OF UNDERSTANDING ENGLISH.

IN THIS FOLLOWING PAGE, IN THE MEETING OF APRIL 10TH, 2025, WE HAD TEACHER AUTHORIZATION AS A FOCUS.

WE WOULD LIKE TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY, PROVIDE A LINK THAT WILL INFORM PARENTS ABOUT THE TEACHERS THAT HAVE THEIR AUTHORIZATION, HOW THE CREDENTIALS WORK, ALL THE HOW WOULD IT WORK.

THE PARENTS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THIS INFORMATION CAN ADD THE NAME, FIRST NAME, AND LAST NAME OF THE TEACHER.

AND IN THE SEARCH YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS INDIVIDUAL EL DESIGNEES.

ENSURE TRANSLATION FOR ELECT MEETINGS AND PARENTS SO THAT WE CAN ALSO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PARENTS AND THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THESE AREAS WITH PROVIDE TRAINING FOR TEACHERS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS.

STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTS AND SCHOOLS SO THAT WE CAN ALSO TRY DIFFERENT LEARNING TECHNIQUES.

ONE OF THE TOPICS THAT WE ALSO TOUCHED ON APRIL 10TH WAS A CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION TO UTILIZE TITLE THREE FUNDING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND PARENTS NEWCOMERS AND GRADES K THROUGH THIRD WITH ASSISTANCE ON HOW TO USE A COMPUTER AND HOW TO ESTABLISH YOURSELF IN A NEW COMMUNITY.

ALSO, TUTORING TO LEARN TO READ AND HOW TO WRITE.

THERE WAS ALSO A RECOMMENDATION TO PROVIDE A TOOL TO BRIDGE THE COMMUNICATION GAP.

FOR EXAMPLE, INTERPRETATION WITH OR TRANSLATION WITH AI SINCE THERE'S 90 LANGUAGES REPORTED FROM THE STUDENTS UPON ARRIVAL.

PROVIDING A TRANSLATION THAT IS LINKED THROUGH A PARENT PORTAL, PERHAPS THIS WOULD PROVIDE INCLUSION, WOULD HELP WITH COMPREHENSION MEETINGS, EVENTS, AND IT WOULD EMPOWER THE, THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE STUDENT'S EDUCATION.

IN THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'LL HAVE THE LCAP COMMENTS AND TRAINING AND MEETING INFORMATION OF THE 21ST OF NOVEMBER, 2024, JANUARY 16TH, 2025, AND MAY 22ND, 2025.

GOAL ONE, WHICH IS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.

ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT WOULD, THAT THE DISTRICT FOR THE DISTRICT WOULD BE TO TRAIN SCHOOL PRINCIPALS TO PROMOTE AND IMPLEMENT MUSIC ARE IN DANCE PROGRAMS. SINCE STUDENTS LEARN IN DIFFERENT WAYS, THERE IS THE MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE THEORY THAT STATES THAT ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS CAN ALSO PROMOTE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.

KENNEDY AND UCLA STUDIES ALSO DEMONSTRATE THAT ARTS CAN RETAIN KNOWLEDGE AND ASSIST STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AS WELL AS ENGLISH LEARNERS.

ANOTHER OF THE COMMENTS WAS THAT THE DISTRICT SHOULD TRAIN SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO PROMOTE AP COURSES THAT ARE COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES, TO ALSO PROMOTE PATHWAYS TO COLLEGE AND TECHNICAL CAREERS.

AND THAT THIS BE PROMOTED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SO THAT WHEN THEY'RE IN MIDDLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEY KNOW ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED.

AND THIS WOULD ALSO PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY TO THE FAMILIES ON GOAL TWO, WE WOULD LIKE PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN INSTRUCTION SO THEY CAN SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN AND PREVENT DRUG USE GANGS AND SUICIDE.

ACCORDING TO THE CDC, THEY SAY THAT THE YOUNGSTERS WHO RECEIVE SUPPORT, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AT HOME HAVE A LESS PROBABILITY OF BEING IN HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES, AND ALSO TRY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR NURSING COUNSELING SERVICES

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THE WAY THIS WILL BENEFIT IS THIS EARLY ATTENTION WILL TRY TO AVOID A LARGER CRISIS LATER, LIKE SUICIDE AND ALSO FIGHTS AND ABSENCES.

A NURSE NOT ONLY DETECTS FEVERS, BUT THEY ALSO DETECT SIGNS OF ABUSE.

UH, GO THREE, TRY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE, TO THE PARENT REPS AND GIVE THEM A PLATFORM LIKE SCHOOLOGY AND OTHER PORTAL PARENT PORTAL TO TRY TO PREVENT OR TRY TO PROMOTE EVENTS AND GIVE INFORMATION.

SO THAT WAY IT'LL BE A CONTINUOUS USEFUL TOOL FOR, FOR FAMILIES.

AND THAT DEPEND ON SEVERAL FACTORS TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEMSELVES.

AND ALSO HAVING DIGITAL PLATFORMS TO TRY TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION, DIRECT AND MULTILINGUAL COMMUNICATION.

AND TRY TO TRAIN THE PARENT CENTER, TRAIN THE PARENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES SO THAT WAY THEY CAN TRY TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS AND TRY TO ESTABLISH ME MEASURABLE GOALS AND CLEAR GOALS.

SO THAT WAY THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TRY TO PROVIDE WORKSHOPS SO THAT WAY THE DISTRICT CAN EVALUATE WHAT'S WORKING, WHAT ISN'T WORKING, AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE REINFORCED.

AND AT THE END OF EVERY MEETING, HAVE A SURVEY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATED IN SUCH MEETINGS TO SEE HOW EFFECTIVE THESE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN.

GOAL FOUR SUPERVISE SCHOOL SITES TO ENSURE THEY ARE PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND PROVIDE MORE SHADED AREAS AND AIR CONDITIONING.

THIS WILL GUARANTEE, UH, PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL TRY TO PREVENT ANY KIND OF HEAT STROKES OR DEHYDRATION.

IT'S ALSO BEEN RECOMMENDED TO CREATE THE POSSIBILITY OF RECEIVE PAYMENTS DIGITALLY.

FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE FOR PICTURES, FOR YEARBOOKS AND FOR OTHER EVENTS THAT REQUIRE PAYMENTS.

CREATE A SUPPORT DEPORT DEPARTMENT FOR, FOR SCHOOLS WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF REPORTED VIOLENCE SUCH AS COUNSELING.

THIS TYPE OF RESOURCE WILL INFLUENCE, WILL HELP, UH, GOAL NUMBER ONE, WHERE THE STUDENTS WILL FEEL SUPPORTED.

AND GOAL TWO, COUNSELING WITH EMOTIONAL ATTENTION WILL PREVENT ABSENTEEISM.

AND ALSO WITH NUMBER THREE, A LOT OF ENGLISH LEARNERS ARE ALSO FACING SEVERAL CHALLENGES.

INVESTING IN STAFF, INVESTING IN TEACHERS WITH CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, PROVIDING THEM MORE HOURS TO SUPPORT, AND ALSO GIVING THEM INCENTIVES BASED ON ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENTS.

IN LCAP, IT'S NEVER MENTIONED WAYS, EXPLICIT WAYS FOR INCENTIVES BASED ON THE ACADEMIC PROCESS FOR THE STUDENTS THAT AREN'T, THAT HAVE DISABILITIES.

THIS INCORPORATES, I'M SORRY, IT'S THAT, I'M SORRY.

THIS INCORPORATES WAY MEASUREMENTS.

SO, SO THAT WAY FOR MOTIVATION, THE INCENTIVES ARE CONNECTED TO REAL PROGRESS TRACKED BY THE, BY THE STUDENTS AND CONNECTS BACK TO GOAL ONE, IN WHICH TEACHERS WITH TIME DEDICATED AND ADDITIONAL MOTIVATION WILL BE ABLE TO BETTER CONFRONT THE THE NEEDS, ADDITIONAL NEEDS THAT WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

THE LCAP FOR ALL THE FUNDS GIVEN TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A MEASURABLE IMPACT, PROVIDING INCENTIVES BASED ON INCENTIVES, SO THAT WAY THEY'RE ABLE TO FULFILL THESE EXPECT EXPECTATIONS FOR THESE RESOURCES.

I'M GOING TO JUMP TO GOAL SIX, JUST TO SAVE SOME TIME.

DEVELOP AN INTENSIVE PROGRAM FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS, UH, FOR LONG TERM WITH TUTORING ENHANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT CLASSES AND MONITORING.

THIS WILL HELP TO BREAK WHEN FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE BEING AFFECTED WITH THIS STALLING WELL, UH, PROPOSE AND STRENGTH AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN SCHOOL AND FAMILIES WITH A CULTURAL FOCUS.

SINCE THE PARTICIPATION, SINCE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IS LIMITED DUE TO LANGUAGE BARRIERS, BUT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT TRANSLATING THE INFORMATION, IT'S ALSO ABOUT CONNECTING, TRULY CONNECTING WITH THE FAMILIES AND TRY TO COMPREHEND A CULTURAL CONTEXT AND ALSO RECOGNIZING AND WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE EDUCATION.

IN A MEETING, SOMEBODY HAD ASKED ME, WELL, HOW CAN A PARENT INFLUENCE IN THE EDUCATION? THAT QUESTION MAKES ME REFLECT, AND I HAD BROUGHT A FEW EXAMPLES, AND THEY WOULD BE LIKE, IN KINDER, A VOLUNTARY PARENT WOULD BE ABLE TO READ STORIES IN THEIR PARENT LANGUAGE.

THIS WILL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE AND ALSO GIVE SUPPORT IN TWO LANGUAGES.

IN FOURTH GRADE, ONE TIME PARENTS, ONCE A MONTH, A MONTH, PARENTS WILL BE ABLE TO COLLABORATE IN SCIENCE WORKSHOPS WITH SIMPLE EXPERIMENTS LIKE PLANTING SEEDS.

THIS WILL MOTIVATE THE

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IN 10TH GRADE, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE FORUMS WITH STUDENTS, COUNSELORS, AND ALSO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TRYING TO FOCUS ON ROUTE TO COLLEGE.

IT WOULD BE TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT REC REQUISITES FROM THE A THROUGH G FASFA.

AND THIS WILL ALSO RAISE THE EXPECTATIONS OF ACADEMIC, ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS AT HOME.

AND WE'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE CHOICES POST HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO SEVEN ASSIGN PSA PEOPLE SERVICES ATTENDANCE, UH, COUNSELOR SPECIALIZED IN AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION, SO THAT WAY THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES WILL BE ABLE TO TRUST MORE INTO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WHEN THERE ARE STAFF WHO UNDERSTANDS THEIR EXPERIENCES AND THEIR DIFFICULTIES THAT WILL BE ABLE TO MEDIATE WITH EMPATHY AND TO HAVE STAFF THAT WOULD UNDERSTAND THE ENVO, THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT.

SO THAT WAY SUSPENSIONS AND ABSENCES WILL BE REDUCE.

AND THIS WILL REINFORCE GOAL SEVEN.

AND TO FINISH FINISH, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF LIKE, THIS YEAR I'M PROUDLY ABLE TO SAY THAT WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER.

WE HAD AN EXCELLENT COLLABORATION WITH THE MULTILINGUAL MULTICULTURAL EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.

WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE EVERY, ALL THE GOALS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

WE ALSO HAD GREAT COLLABORATION WITH THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVE OFFICE, BRINGING DATA THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE AND EASY TO PROCESS FOR ANY BENE.

AND THEY WERE ALSO GIVEN TIME TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS IN THE DEPARTMENT FOR FEDERAL PROGRAMS. UH, THEY HAD A DYNAMIC IN WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE BOARD FOR PARENTS OF ANY LEVELS, SO THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND, FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND.

FOR EXAMPLE, WITH EXAM WITH SIMPLE EXAMPLES SUCH AS CUTTING A CAKE AS AN EXAMPLE FOR THEM TO COMPREHEND.

WE WERE ABLE TO EVALUATE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS.

WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN, FOR CONTROL FOR THE LOCAL ACCOUNTS.

AND WE WERE ALSO, WE WERE ALSO GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO IMPORTANT CONFERENCES AND GAIN INFORMATION SUCH AS THE, THE ASSOCIATION FOR BILINGUAL STUDENTS AND ALSO ALL THE OTHER CONFERENCES, PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AT HOME.

AND FOR THE NEXT GOAL THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE WAS THE MODIFICATION AND THE APPROVAL OF THE STATUTES OF DLAC, THE BYLAWS OF DLAC, THE CHANGES THAT WERE ABLE TO BE DONE IN WHICH THEY WERE ABLE TO COLLABORATE AND ALSO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN EVERY PHASE OF THE PROCESS TO APPROVE IT.

AND ALSO THE CHALLENGES THAT WERE FACED BY THE PUBLIC ALONG WITH SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, WE WERE ABLE TO OVERCOME.

AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MR. PLACENCIA WITH HIS PARTICIPATION, HIS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION, AND HIS GUIDANCE.

HE WAS KEY IN ABLE TO FACILITATE THE DIALOGUE SO THAT WAY WE WOULD UNDERSTAND THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES AND ALSO WHERE EVERYTHING IS REGULATED AND ALSO IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

AND ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT IT'S A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT SINCE 2019 WAS NOT BEING ABLE TO BE MODIFIED.

SO ANOTHER BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS THAT OUR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN IN 2025, IN WHICH OUR OPINIONS WERE IMPORTANT, WHERE THEY MADE US FEEL THAT OUR VOICE AS A COMMITTEE COUNTED.

SO WE WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE AND ALSO GAVE RECOMMENDATIONS IN FOCUS GROUPS SUCH AS THE ISSUES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOU ALL FOR BEING AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN AND ALSO GIVING FACE FOR ALL THE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARTICIPATION AND THEIR SUPPORT.

IN THE NAME OF ALL THE PAR PARENTS WE GIVE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR MAINTAINING OUR SCHOOLS SAFE.

AND WE BELIEVE THAT AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IS STRONGER THAN ANY FORCE.

IS THERE ANY QUESTION?

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GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE.

GOOD AFTERNOON TO THE BOARD MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS MARIA SANCHEZ AND I'M A MOTHER OF A SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT WHO'S DEAF.

HE ATTENDS MARTIN MARLTON SCHOOL, THAT'S A COMMUNITY SCHOOL AND I'M A MEMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS AND RECLAIMING OUR SCHOOLS, LA OF LOS ANGELES.

I AM HERE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT TO THE RESOLUTION THAT ASSURES AN INITIATIVE OF SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, SUSTAINABLE AND COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS WORK BECAUSE THEY CONNECT WITH FAMILIES, WITH STUDENTS, WITH EDUCATORS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THE STUDENT, THE WHOLE STUDENT, NOT JUST IN THE SIDE, BUT IN THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELLBEING.

THEY HELD ME TO SIGN AND HELPED ME WITH MY CHILD.

THEY MADE SURE THAT THIS MODEL HAD LEADERSHIP, STRUCTURE LEADERSHIP TO CONTINUE GROWING.

I ASK FOR YOU TO CONTINUE INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF OUR SCHOOLS, FAMILIES AND STUDENTS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND THIS IS WHAT WE NEED IN THE SCHOOLS.

AND THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING ALL PARENTS AND ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I WANNA THANK EVERYTHING THAT YOU FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS AND I WANT YOU TO REINFORCE THE SCHOOLS SO THAT THEY CAN ALSO SUPPORT MORE PARENTS.

AND WE WANT MORE INVOLVED PARENT INVOLVEMENT.

WE DO NEED PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN THE SCHOOLS, NOT SCHOOL POLICE SO MUCH, BUT WE NEED INVOLVED PARENTS AND LEADERSHIP WITHIN THOSE PARENTS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND SUPPORT.

ELIZABETH HERNANDEZ CASTRO, ELIZABETH HERNANDEZ, CASTRO, WASHINGTON, HER

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OKAY.

OKAY.

PRO

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THIS IS SOLUTION.

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GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS MARIA DE AND WELL, HONESTLY, THE RESOLUTION IS REALLY GOOD, BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT IT STAYS IN WRITING ON DOCUMENT, EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAY, YOU'RE GONNA DO IT WHEN THE TIME COMES, YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING.

AND I'M SAYING THIS BECAUSE I HAD A DAUGHTER WITH DYSLEXIA AND YOU KNOW MR. SCOTT, THAT MY DAUGHTER HAD SUCCESS, BUT BASED ON THE RESOURCES THAT SHE RECEIVED OUTSIDE SCHOOLS.

AND IF THIS SOLUTION IS IMPLEMENTED THE WAY IT'S, IT IS HERE, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL WORK BECAUSE STUDENTS THAT LEARN DIFFERENT WAYS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO A GENERAL CLASS.

BUT IF THERE IS NO OUTCOME, APPROPRIATE ACCOMMODATIONS LIKE CHILDREN CAN LEARN, THEN THIS IS A DESIGNATION AND A VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE STUDENTS.

THIS IS WHY I SUGGEST THAT THEY, YOU CREATE, YOU DO INVESTIGATIONS.

AND WHEN YOU TRAIN PERSONNEL TO HELP SO THAT THAT TEACHER RESOURCE TEACHERS GIVE THIS SUPPORT IN THE CLASSROOMS, THERE SHOULD BE AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

BECAUSE MANY OF THE TIMES, YES, THEY DO GET TRAINED.

YES, YOU DO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS TRAINING, BUT THERE IS NO IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

WHO WANTS TO IMPLEMENT THIS? DOES IT AND WHO DOESN'T? THEY WASTED THEIR TIME AND MONEY AND THE ONES THAT ARE HURT.

UH, CHILDREN, WE NEED EQUITIES TO REACH ALL STUDENTS BECAUSE ALL CHILDREN ARE INTELLIGENT.

WHETHER THEY HAVE, EVEN IF THEY HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF LEARNING, THEY NEED TO HAVE ACCOMMODATIONS AND APPROPRIATE ONES INSIDE THE CLASSROOM.

IT IS NOT ABOUT SATISFYING NEEDS, ADULT NEEDS BECAUSE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT YOU GIVE THESE PEOPLE MANY OF THE TIMES IS VOLUNTARILY AND IT DOESN'T REACH EVERYONE.

THEREFORE, THERE SHOULD BE, IT SHOULD BE RIGOROUS, IT SHOULD BE MANDATORY.

THIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL PRINCIPLES SHOULD GIVE A REPORT TILL THEY COULD KNOW HOW THIS IS BEING IMPLEMENTED.

UH, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS, YOU WASTE SO MUCH MONEY AND NOBODY MONITOR MONITORS THE EFFECTIVENESS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IT.

MORE THAN ANYTHING, WE NEED SOMETHING.

WE NEED TRANSPARENCY, WE NEED MORE EVALUATIONS, MORE INCLUSION.

AND WE NEED, WE NEED, UH, WE NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE RIGHTS OF ALL THE STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS STUDENTS.

THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, GARCIA.

CHARLES MCNEIL.

KEITH ADAMS. KEITH ADAMS, JORGE GARCIA.

PEDRO GARCIA.

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GAR

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JAMES JAMES.

JAMES.

T SI EZ SENIOR MELBOURNE.

SI SI EZ.

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ON THE FOURTH OF THIS MONTH, ICE CAME TO KNOCK ON MY DOOR SEARCHING FOR MY SON, AND THEY ASKED ME WHERE HE WAS AND I SIMPLY SAID THAT HE WAS IN SCHOOL AND THAT, AND IT DID NOT GIVE THEM AN ADDRESS.

THEY ASKED ME SEVERAL QUESTIONS AND AFTER FIVE MINUTES THEY LEFT.

AND SO I WANT TO TELL ALL PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING ME THAT THIS IS THE TIME TO SPEAK UP.

WE ARE ALL FEARFUL.

MY SON HAS FEAR OF GOING TO SCHOOL AND RIGHT NOW HE TOOK, UH, SUMMER SCHOOL, BUT HE'S FEARFUL OF GOING TO SCHOOL.

SO IT IS TIME TO SPEAK UP.

WE ARE NOT CRIMINALS.

WE COME WITH THE PLAN TO WORK THE PLAN TO BETTER OURSELVES.

WE DON'T HARM ANYONE.

THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU.

STEPHANIE.

STEPHANIE

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JASMINE.

JASMINE, JASMINE

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ALEJANDRA, ALEJANDRA.

CHEKI.

LAQUAN.

MOHAM LAQUA.

TREVOR LADNER, TREVOR LA .

TREVOR IS DIRECTOR AT ONE INSTITUTE ON THE, UM, .

UH, SAN GINA.

GINA.

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JUAN DIAZ, BRANDON BAIN, BRANDON BAIN, TERRENCE COPELAND, TERRENCE COPELAND, JAVIER MOLINA, JAVIER GARCIA, DONALD AVERY.

DARRELL THOMAS RIOS.

MELISSA RODRIGUEZ MARTINEZ,

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POSEY, JAMIA FIELDS.

JONATHAN RODRIGUEZ, DAISY OR CHRISTIAN FLAG.

CHRISTIAN FLAG.

CHRISTIAN FLAG.

CHRISTIAN FLAG DIRECTOR COMMUNITY COALITION

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MY NAME IS NORMA GONZALEZ AND I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DISAGREEMENT FOR THIS RESOLUTION.

EVEN THOUGH THIS PROPOSITION IS TALKING ABOUT AND IT GIVES PRIORITY TO THE VULNERABLE STUDENTS, I WORRY THAT THIS IS NOT BEING CONSIDERED.

THE IMPORTANCE IS NOT BEING CONSIDERED.

THE IMPACT THAT THIS WOULD HAVE AT OTHER SCHOOLS AND OTHER COMMUNITIES AND THAT ALSO HAVE CHALLENGES.

WE CAN FALL INTO THE LACK OF HELPING OTHERS BUT NOT THE OTHERS.

ALSO, ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS NEED SUPPORT RESOURCES AND SUFFICIENT PERSONNEL TO OFFER A DIGNIFIED EDUCATION.

ASIDE FROM THAT, YOU ALSO MENTIONED THE TRANSPARENCY AND THE PARTICIPATION, THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.

BUT THE REALITY IS THAT MANY OF THE FAMILIES AREN'T BEING INFORMED IN A CLEAR WAY OR A DIRECT WAY, ESPECIALLY FOR THE STUDENTS.

AND THIS IS WHY WE NEED A TRUE PUBLIC CONSULTATION WHERE WE HONESTLY HAVE PAID SPACES WHERE THE FAMILIES ARE BEING HEARD, SCHOOL PERSONNEL IS BEING HEARD, AND THE PARENTS, AND IT ALSO WORRIES.

IT'S ALSO WORRYING THAT FOR THIS RESOLUTION, IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS RESOLUTION DOESN'T OFFER SOMETHING CLEAR AS STRUCTURAL WAY OF THE DISTRICT.

WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO MAKE DECISIONS, IMPORTANT DECISIONS IN A REALISTIC PLAN AND LONG TERM, IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO SAY THAT THEY WILL PROTECT WORK OR ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

YOU DON'T EXPLAIN HOW YOU WOULD DO THIS AND WHERE THIS WOULD COME FROM.

AND IN THE FUTURE OF OUR STUDENTS CANNOT DEPEND ON CUTS, THE INFORMED CUTS AND INSUFFICIENT PROMISES.

WE NEED THIS RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS, EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE THAT WILL BENEFIT ALL THE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU.

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MARTINEZ AND MARTINEZ.

WHEN I STARTED

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SO FOLKS, UH, GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS DIANA GUILLEN AND I AM REPRESENTING THE PARENT NETWORK FOR SCHOOL SAFETY.

AND I HAVE BEEN LISTENING WHAT THEY'VE BEEN SAYING HERE ABOUT DREAM CENTERS, BUT THE PARENTS HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD WHAT THAT AND HOW THIS WILL BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS.

I AM ALSO SEEING THAT YOU'RE ADVOCATING FOR THE IMMIGRANTS OR YOU ARE SAYING IN UNDOCUMENTED, THAT'S SOMETHING VERY AGGRESSIVE FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT.

THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE PEOPLE.

WE ARE NOT UNDOCUMENTED.

WE ARE BEINGS.

BECAUSE HERE YOU DO THE SAME THING FOR ALL OF PARENTS HERE.

THAT YOU'RE ALL SAYING FOR US THAT YOU SPEAK FOR US, BUT YOU ARE NOT LISTENING TO US.

WE PARENTS HAVE COME HERE TO SPEAK, TO BE SUPPORTED, TO BE EMPOWERED, SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DEFEND OUR OWN RIGHTS AND OUR OWN INTERESTS.

WHICH YOU SAY THAT IS THE SAME.

IT IS YOURS TO BETTER OUR STUDENTS' EDUCATION SO THAT OUR STUDENTS CAN SPEAK ENGLISH IN A WAY THAT IS EFFECTIVE.

BUT WHAT HAPPENS, YOU'RE ONLY RECLASSIFYING VERY FEW STUDENTS AND YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO US.

MS. NEWBELL, I WOULD LIKE YOU VOTED NO ON SOMETHING THAT THEY DID NOT GIVE YOU ENOUGH INFORMATION ON AND TO REAFFIRM WHAT WAS ALREADY BEEN REAFFIRMED.

SO I THINK THAT CONCERNED ABOUT THE BUDGET, THERE WILL BE CUTS.

AND HERE I'M JUST SEEING THE AGENDA OF UTLA BECAUSE IT WANTS TO CREATE MORE POSITIONS, EVEN IF IT'S NOT FOR EDUCATION, THAT IS FOR ALL THE DREAM CENTERS, SO THAT THEY HAVE A COORDINATOR THERE AND THAT COORDINATOR THERE, IT'S JUST ALIGNED WITH, UM, THEIR PEOPLE AT UTLA AND THEY CAN CHARGE 1,200 SO THAT THEY CAN FINANCE THE CAMPAIGNS OF ANY ONE OF YOU.

SO I DO NOT THINK THAT WE SHOULD PLAY WITH OUR IMMIGRANT POPULATION TO COME TO SPEAK HERE AND SAY THAT WE SUPPORT THEM, BUT TO TAKE ACTION AND NOT TO SAY HERE, OH, UNDOCUMENTED, THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS.

THEY'RE NOT MARIA RUIZ, THE UNITED PARENTS FOR EDUCATION OF JUSTICE STRUGGLE ORGANIZATION,

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I CAN START.

SO ALEX HALO

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SO YOU KNOW GONZALES GON

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FIRST I WAS A VOLUNTEER FOR MY CHILDREN AND I CONTINUE TO BE A VOLUNTEER FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTERS BECAUSE I ALSO HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO IS A TEACHER AT ELIZABETH LEARNING CENTER.

I COME FROM AND ONE OF THE REASONS I AM HERE IS BECAUSE I COME TO ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES AND EMPATHY IN THEIR FUTURE.

I THINK THAT THE DUAL LANGUAGE HELPS THE STUDENTS QUITE A BIT.

IN THE CASE OF MY GRANDDAUGHTERS, THEY'RE LEARNING NOT ONLY ENGLISH AND SPANISH, BUT ALSO LEARNING ARABIC NOW.

AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THE DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM NEEDS MORE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES SO THAT THE PROGRAM CAN CONTINUE FORWARD AND DOES NOT STOP.

AND FOR PARENTS TO HAVE WORKSHOPS SO THAT THEY GET TO KNOW THE PROGRAM AND SUPPORT IT TO, TO LEARN TO LEARN MORE LANGUAGES AND DIFFERENT CULTURES HELPS STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO HAVE MORE COMPASSION FOR OTHERS.

THIS IS NECESSARY SPECIFICALLY IN THESE TIMES THAT MANY STUDENTS ARE IN DANGER IN OUR COUNTRY DUE TO IDENTITY.

THE SECOND REASON IS TO TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY DIRECT POSITION.

DISPOSITION IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PARENTS AND SCHOOL THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS.

IT ALSO HELPS PARENTS TO GET TO KNOW THEIR RIGHTS AND HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL.

I WORKED FOR PARK AVENUE FOR FIVE YEARS AS A COMMUNITY REP, AND I WAS PAID ONLY THREE, BUT I WORKED SIX BECAUSE THE WORK OF A COMMUNITY REP, YOU CANNOT COMPLETE IT IN THREE HOURS.

YOU NEED MORE TIME.

SO THE WORK IS A LOT AND YOU, WELL, I WOULD LIKE FOR THE DISTRICT TO TAKE CHARGE OF THAT COMMITTEE AND FOR THE DISTRICT TO PAY, NOT THE SCHOOL BECAUSE THE SCHOOL SOMETIMES PAYS VERY FEW HOURS.

AS A MOTHER, I DID MY WORK AND I HOPE THAT YOU MORE THAN I DO THE WORK AS WELL FOR THE CHILDREN.

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EVERYTHING I HAVE HERE.

25 YEARS, I DID MY JOB.

AND THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DO AS WELL, DO AS WELL.

HIGH SCHOOL IN CENTRAL VALLEY.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS MARIA DE ORTIZ.

AND REALLY TRULY, THIS IS THE RESULT OF THE MISUSE AND ABUSE THAT YOU HAVE CARRIED OUT WITH THE BUDGET.