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          ALL READY. 
          HERE WE GO. 
          GOOD MORNING 
          [Welcome and Introductions]
EVERYONE. 
          UH, GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES, DISTRICT STAFF, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. 
          I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH. 
          TODAY'S COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BRINGS US TOGETHER AT A MOMENT OF URGENCY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND UNITY ACROSS THE NATION. 
          HARMFUL POLICIES AND RHETORIC ARE CREATING FEAR AND INSTABILITY FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, STRIPPING AWAY ESSENTIAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH SUPPORTS, AND THREATENING THE DIGNITY AND SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 
          AS CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE, I WANT TO BE UNMISTAKABLY CLEAR. 
          L-A-U-S-D WILL NEVER STAND IDLE BY WHILE OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE UNDER ATTACK. 
          WE WILL CONFRONT THESE HARMS DIRECTLY, DEFEND OUR COMMUNITIES WITH URGENCY, AND STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT MAKE OUR SCHOOL SANCTUARIES OF DIGNITY, EQUITY, AND JUSTICE. 
          THIS MORNING, WE ARE HONORED TO WELCOME MS. ANGEL GONZALEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHILA AND CONSUL GENERAL CARLOS GONZALEZ GUTIERREZ, WHOSE LEADERSHIP IN PROTECTING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES REMINDS US THAT OUR SCHOOLS DO NOT STAND ALONE. 
          WE ARE PART OF A BROADER MOVEMENT OF JUSTICE AND SOLIDARITY. 
          WE'LL ALSO HEAR FROM OUR DISTRICT LEADERS ON HOW WE ARE STRENGTHENING OUR WE ARE ONE CAMPAIGN AND EXPANDING MULTILINGUAL SUPPORTS AND ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD AND EVERY FAMILY FEELS PROTECTED, VALUED, AND SUPPORTED. 
          BEFORE WE MOVE INTO OUR PRESENTATIONS, I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR LABOR PARTNERS, CITY OFFICIALS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND STUDENTS WHO JOIN US HERE TODAY. 
          YOUR PRESENCE GROUNDS OUR WORK IN THE REALITIES OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND REMINDS US WHY THIS FIGHT MATTERS. 
          WITH THAT, LET'S, UH, 
          [Labor Partners]
BEGIN, UH, THE MEETING WITH REMARKS FROM OUR LABOR PARTNERS. 
          SO IF YOU HAVE LABOR PARTNERS HERE PRESENT, WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. 
          WE HAVE HERE UTLA. 
          HI ELA. 
          I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE POLITICAL ACTION AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING DIVISION AT UTLA. 
          UH, THIS MORNING I'M ACCOMPANIED BY ESCOBAR, AN ORGANIZER WITH OUR POLITICAL ACTION AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TEAM. 
          UM, WE ARE ACTUALLY PLANNING, WE ARE INVITED TO MAKE A PRESENTATION DURING THE CAL MEETING TODAY. 
          LATER ON, OUR OFFICER MARIA MIRANDA, WHICH IS OUR POINT ON IMMIGRATION, OUR IMMIGRATION JUSTICE WORK AT UTLA, BUT SHE FELT ILL AND COULDN'T MAKE IT. 
          SO ISSA AND I ARE GONNA DO OUR BEST TO AT LEAST, UM, LIFT UP A COUPLE OF ISSUES THAT WE THOUGHT WERE IMPORTANT NOT TO, UH, NOT TO IGNORE. 
          SO, UM, I'LL GET STARTED. 
          SO, THESE ARE INTENSE AND DANGEROUS TIMES FOR OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS. 
          THE COMMUNITY IS COUNTING ON ALL OF US. 
          THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION HAS AT LEAST UNLEASHED HORRENDOUS VIOLENCE AND HUMAN HUMANITY UPON OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES FOR NINE MONTHS NOW. 
          THESE ATTACKS HAVE CAUSED A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR L-A-U-S-D STUDENTS, FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITIES AS A WHOLE. 
          AND IT ONLY PROMISES TO GET WORSE. 
          OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES NEED US RIGHT HERE TO COME TOGETHER AND TO COLLABORATE ON BEST WAYS TO SUPPORT THEM. 
          NOW, MORE THAN EVER, THE COMMUNITY IS COUNTING ON ALL OF US. 
          IT'S CRITICAL FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIGHT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACKS ON OUR COMMUNITIES, AND DEFEND OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. 
          2025 STARTED WITH THE FIRES. 
          OUR EDUCATORS WERE THERE. 
          UTLA WAS THERE. 
          WE FUNDRAISED FOR MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY. 
          WE ADVOCATED AT CITY HALL AND AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR COMMON SENSE RENT PROTECTIONS AND SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITIES IN THEIR TIME OF LOSS. 
          THEN IT WAS ICE IN OUR STREETS, FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE MILITARY, AND WE'VE BEEN THERE. 
          WE'VE BEEN IN THE STREETS, AND WE'VE BEEN IN THE CLASSROOMS, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE THERE, EMPOWERING OUR EDUCATORS AS WE ORGANIZE TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          WE EXPECTED ATTACKS ON OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AFTER, NO, LAST NOVEMBER. 
          SO FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW, WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING TO SUPPORT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. 
          WE'VE TRAINED OUR MEMBERS ON DISTRICT POLICY. 
          WE'VE TRAINED AND ENCOURAGED OUR MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR LOCAL SCHOOL. 
          LEADERSHIP COUNCILS DEVELOP AND ENFORCE SAFETY PLANS TO KEEP ICE OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS. 
          WE ARE CURRENTLY TRAINING OUR MEMBERS TO ESTABLISH CAMPUS-BASED SANCTUARY TEAMS TO ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL, UH, THAT OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES DEVELOP SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES TO COMMUNICATE AND MOBILIZE ACCORDINGLY. 
          WHEREVER THERE'S A PRESENCE OF ICE AND OR OTHER MERCENARIES OR FEDERAL AGENTS LOOKING TO KIDNAP OUR KIDS AND SEPARATE OUR FAMILIES. 
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ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, AUGUST 14TH, WE ORGANIZED WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT EDUCATORS, TOGETHER WITH PARENTS AND OVER 60 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS JOINED US EARLY IN THE MORNING TO WELCOME BACK OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH THE PROMISE THAT WE WILL FIGHT TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE. 
          WE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO FIGHT. 
          WE HAVE OFFERED TRAININGS TO OUR MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, COVERING KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS, FAMILY PREPAREDNESS PLANS, AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS. 
          WE INCLUDE UPDATES ON IMMIGRATION ISSUES DURING OUR MONTHLY CHAPTER MEETINGS TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR MEMBERS ARE UP TO DATE ON POLICIES AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          UTLA IS PART OF CHI LA'S LA RAPID RESPONSE NETWORK AND SUPPORT AND SUPPORT OUR, OUR MEMBERS IN PARTICIPATION IN VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY PATROLS LED BY COMMUNITY SELF-DEFENSE COALITION. 
          ALL OF THIS TO PROTECT OUR, TO PROTECT STUDENTS, FAMILY, STAFF, AND OUR COMMUNITY. 
          WE HAVE DONE THIS AND MUCH MORE, BUT THERE IS SO MUCH MORE FOR ALL OF US TOGETHER TO DO. 
          SINCE FEBRUARY, THE DISTRICT AND UTLA HAVE ENGAGED IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, WE'VE SEEN A LITTLE, UH, UNFORTUNATELY WE'VE SEEN VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT. 
          WE NEED AN AGREEMENT NOW BECAUSE OUR PROTECTIONS ARE NEEDED NOW, NOT MONTHS FROM NOW. 
          IN ADDITION TO THE BREAD AND BUTTER ISSUES THAT WE WILL ALWAYS NEGOTIATE FOR, RIGHT, LIKE OUR SALARIES, PROTECTION, OR HEALTHCARE BENEFITS, SMALLER CLASS SIZES, APPROPRIATE STAFFING, AND MUCH MORE. 
          WE HAVE PRESENTED IMPORTANT CONTRACT LANGUAGE THAT LIFT THE COMMON GOOD FOR OUR STUDENTS IN COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING HOUSING RIGHTS INVESTMENT ON BLACK STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS SUPPORTING OUR L-G-B-T-Q-I-A COMMUNITIES SCHOOL GREENING AND IMMIGRANT JUSTICE. 
          OUR PROPOSAL CALLS FOR PROTECTIONS FOR OUR EDUCATORS WHO ARE IN THE FRONTLINE SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS. 
          THEY ALSO INCLUDE SUPPORTS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES DIRECTLY. 
          WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THESE PROTECTIONS AND SUPPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL. 
          JUST A COUPLE EXAMPLES WITH OUR CONTRACT CALLS FOR IT REGARDING IMMIGRATION JUSTICE, SPECIFICALLY, PROTECTION OF SAFE ZONES FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND ALL STAFF. 
          EXPANSION OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH LEGAL CLINICS, ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL FACILITATE THE PROVISIONS OF LOW TO NO-COST LEGAL SERVICE TO IMMIGRANT STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 
          CONTINUE TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL EDUCATORS TO HELP IMPLEMENT SUPPORT, UPLIFT AND ENFORCE OUR SANCTUARY POLICIES AND MUCH MORE. 
          AS I'M SURE YOU CAN TELL, WE HERE TODAY ARE LARGELY ALIGNED ON THE WORK TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. 
          WE ARE WORKING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND LABOR PARTNERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. 
          AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WORK WITH L-A-U-S-D. 
          IT'S TIME TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR EDUCATORS IN L-A-U-S-D. 
          WE NEED TO SETTLE OUR CONTRACT AND LET'S FOCUS ON THE WORK THAT OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE EXPECTING. 
          THIS WORK IS TOO CRITICAL, Y'ALL, THIS WORK IS TOO IMPORTANT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY TO DO NOTHING LESS, TO FOCUS AND PUT OUR MINDS AND HEARTS ON DEFENDING OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          BUT WE NEED TO SETTLE, SETTLE A DIGNIFIED CONTRACT. 
          NEXT WEEK, YOU'LL BE VOTING TO RATIFY A CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR SUPERINTENDENT CARVALLO UTLA MEMBERS CONTRACT EXPIRED IN JUNE. 
          OTHER EDUCATORS CONTRACT EXPIRED IN 2024. 
          COME ON, G, LET'S GET TO IT. 
          LET'S SETTLE THESE CONTRACTS. 
          WE CALL ON OUR, WE CALL ON YOU TO WORK WITH UTLA AND OTHER LABOR PARTNERS TO ADDRESS THE IMMIGRANT JUSTICE. 
          WE CALL ON YOU TO WORK WITH UTLA AND OTHER LABOR PARTNERS TO SETTLE JUST AND DIGNIFIED CONTRACTS FOR ALL EDUCATORS. 
          LET'S STOP THREATENING AT THE BARGAINING TABLE. 
          LET'S STOP THREATENING OUR FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. 
          STOP THREATENING TO TAKE AWAY OUR MEMBERS' HEALTHCARE, UH, HEALTHCARE COVERAGE. 
          LET'S SUPPORT COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH SAFE PASSAGES AND COMMUNITY PATROLS. 
          WE WILL ESTABLISH THEM. 
          WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR MEMBERS. 
          WE'RE GONNA ESTABLISH THEM WITH OR WITHOUT L-A-U-S-D, BUT WE HOPE IT'S WITH L-A-U-S-D BECAUSE I KNOW WE CAN DO BETTER TOGETHER. 
          LET'S PROVIDE LEGAL SUPPORTS FOR ALL YOUTH, YOUTH ON ALL ISSUES. 
          IT'S TIME, FOLKS. 
          WE CALL ON YOU TO WORK WITH OUR LABOR PARTNERS AND SETTLING DIGNIFIED CONTRACTS FOR EDUCATORS, FOR STUDENTS, AND FOR THE COMMUNITY. 
          YOU HAVE OUR COMMITMENT TO WORK ON THIS. 
          WE ARE ASKING FOR YOURS. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU, MARIO. 
          UM, I WILL CONTINUE ON WITH JUST LIKE TO PUT A, A FEW FINER POINTS ON SOME OF THE STATEMENTS JUST SHARED, UH, FOR THE RETURN OF THE SCHOOL, UM, ADOPTIVE SCHOOL, AUGUST 14. 
          I KNOW A LOT OF YOU HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL. 
          AND, AND, UM, IN THE DAY WE'RE OUT THERE MAKING SURE THAT ON THE VERY FIRST DAY FOLKS AND THE LITTLE ONES AND THEIR FAMILIES FELT SAFE JUST COMING BACK TO SCHOOL. 
          IF YOU WERE OUT THERE ON AUGUST 14TH, LET ME HEAR A SNAP REAL QUICK IN THE AUDIENCE. 
          YEAH. 
          IF YOU WERE OUT THERE ON AUGUST 14TH, 'CAUSE YOU KNEW THAT WE ARE GONNA, LIKE, WE HAVE TO BE ON EVERY PLATFORM TO TELL FAMILIES THAT WE WANT THEM IN OUR SCHOOLS. 
          THAT THESE ARE OUR SCHOOLS, FIRST OF ALL, AND, UM, THAT THEY CAN BE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. 
          SO, UM, APPRECIATE HEARING THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DID SEE CHILA HERE, 
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 HERE, SOME OF THE COMMUNITY ORGS THAT WERE, THAT ADOPTED MORE THAN ONE SCHOOL, Y'ALL, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS CHILA STAFF OUT THERE WITH THE SHIRTS NEXT TO, UM, A SCHOOL SITE. 
          UH, THE SCHOOL SHIRTS. 
          SO, LIKE, YOU COULD REALLY FEEL, UM, IT, IT, THAT IT IS A REALLY A COMMUNITY MESSAGE, NOT CONTRIVED, BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE SOME SCRIPT SOMEONE'S FALLING. 
          IT'S BECAUSE EVERYONE KNEW IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR KIDS IN LA. 
          UM, REAL QUICK, SINCE I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I WISH THAT WHEN I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL THERE'D BE IMMIGRATION REFORM. 
          AND, UM, THERE WASN'T WHEN I GRADUATED IN 2006, THEN WHEN I WENT TO PASADENA CITY COLLEGE AND WAS GONNA GRADUATE AT UCLA, I GRADUATED IN 2011. 
          I HAD HOPED THAT THERE'D BE IMMIGRATION REFORM AND THERE HASN'T BEEN ONE THAT AFFECTED ME SINCE. 
          AND NOW IT'S 2025. 
          AND, UM, THE MAJOR IMMIGRATION POLICY WE'VE NEEDED FOR SO LONG TO CHANGE HASN'T, AND IN FACT, IT'S BACKSLIDING A LOT THESE DAYS. 
          AND, UM, WITH THE CURRENT FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION. 
          SO SOME THINGS WE'VE LEARNED FROM BEING PART OF THE RAPID RESPONSES, A CHANGE IN LANDSCAPE. 
          SO THERE WAS, UH, FOR FOLKS THAT EXPERIENCED A FIRE BEFORE AND AFTER JANUARY 7TH, AND THEN FOR IN ADDITION FOR US IN LA, WE HAD THAT. 
          AND THEN SIX MONTHS LATER, YOU ADD IN BEFORE AND AFTER JUNE 6TH, UH, THERE, UH, JUNE 6TH. 
          THE ESCALATOR RATES ARE BEEN RAISED BEFORE JUNE 6TH, AND THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE EVEN POST THE TROOPS BEING HERE. 
          BUT POST JUNE 6TH, THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE IN WHAT IT MEANS TO TRAIN PEOPLE ON KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. 
          UM, BEFORE JUNE 6TH, WE COULD DO, UM, WE HAD A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE CONSTITUTION COULD OFFER, BUT IT'S BEEN, YOU ALL SEEN IT SEVERELY DETERIORATING. 
          SO TO EXPLAIN THAT AND ANNOY YOUR RIGHTS, UH, TRAINING FOR BOTH PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND THEN WE HAVE TO EXPLAIN EVEN MORE THAT I KNOW THIS MAY NOT FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS RIGHT NOW. 
          AND IT, BECAUSE THAT'S THE TRUTH. 
          IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THERE'S ANY PROTECTIONS FROM THE COURTS LEGALLY. 
          UM, AND WHAT WE'VE, WHAT'S COME BECOME TRUE IS THAT WE ARE GONNA PROTECT EACH OTHER STILL, EVEN SO PUEBLO, WE NEED SOME LEGAL, LIKE, UH, RECORD OF WHAT'S HAPPENING. 
          SO WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO EXPLAIN THAT TO FOLKS AS WE'RE DOING, AGAIN, POST KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS POST JANUARY, JUNE 6TH, UH, TO, UH, ON THE ISSUE OF BEING A GOOD EMPLOYER. 
          UM, YOU'VE BEEN A MODEL OF RESISTANCE FOR PEOPLE ALL IN THE NATION, AND I WOULD ARGUE, UH, GLOBALLY AS WELL, BECAUSE IN THE SUMMER, UM, WE HAD A SUMMER OF RESISTANCE, CLA, A BUNCH OF THINGS HAPPENED GLOBALLY TO PROTECT OUR RIGHTS FROM, UM, NEPAL, INDONESIA HERE. 
          SO WE WERE INFLUENCING A GLOBAL MOVEMENT. 
          UM, BUT IT'S ON BEHALF OF THE WORKING CLASS PEOPLE. 
          UM, AND SO AS A, AS A MODEL, UM, WE'RE PUSHING ON THE FRINGES. 
          AND AS A DACA RECIPIENT MYSELF, I ASK THAT WE PLEASE HAVE, UM, ONE, YOU ONE OF THE BIGGEST EMPLOYERS CONSIDER OUR PROPOSALS TO PROTECT FOLKS WITH IMMIGRATION ISSUES. 
          IF THEY'RE KIDNAPPED, AB AB ABDUCTED DETAINED, OUR EDUCATOR SHOULD BE ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK. 
          THERE SHOULD BE A GRACE PERIOD. 
          WE'VE OFFERED A RANGE, LIKE ABOUT FIVE YEARS TO COME BACK TO WORK UNPAID DAYS, 10 UNPAID DAYS, UM, WHICH THEY'RE UNPAID. 
          AND YOU SHOULD BE PAID, BUT 10 DAYS TO HANDLE IMMIGRATION ISSUES, CITIZENSHIP ISSUES, WE'VE OFFERED THAT AT THE TABLE, WE HAVEN'T HEARD BACK. 
          UM, AND, UM, ON THE ISSUE OF RETAINING, UH, AND HIRING STAFF ON BOARD, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS MAKING JOB OFFERS FOR AWFUL JOBS TO, WITH BONUSES TO HIRE AND TERRORIZE OUR FAMILIES WITH MASS VIGILANTES, YOU INSTEAD HAVE THE CHANCE TO COMMIT TO RETAIN AND HIRE FOR OTHER BETTER JOBS EDUCATORS. 
          LET'S USE OUR FUNDS IN EVERY WAY TO CHOOSE THAT OVER, UH, NOT SO GREAT JOBS, REALLY. 
          UM, AND SO LASTLY, ON THE POINT OF THESE SANCTUARY TEAMS AND SAFETY PLANS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH YOU ALL ON, UM, JUST USING SOME OF THE SCHOOL'S EXISTING STRUCTURES, STRUCTURES. 
          THE SCHOOLS CAN HAVE, UM, SAFETY PLANS ON, UM, ALL TYPES OF THINGS. 
          AND THEY DO, DEPENDING ON THE SCHOOL, ONE OF THOSE COULD BE ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, AND WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS TO USE THEIR, UM, UH, LSCS SSCS, THEIR SAFETY COMMITTEES TO GO THROUGH THEIR PLAN TO BOLSTER THE, UM, REF, UH, REFERENCE GUIDE, UH, GUIDELINES IN 67, 67 0.4. 
          SO THERE'S REALLY GOOD GUIDELINES THERE ON, AND IT'S WHAT PRO PROTECTED US DURING RUSSO AND LULE AND LAST YEAR. 
          BUT THERE'S SOME GRAY AREAS IN THAT, IN THAT, IN THAT, UM, GUIDELINES SO THAT THOSE GRAY AREAS AROUND WHAT DO WE DO IF THEY SHOW UP AND THEY, IT'S AN OPEN CAMPUS AND THESE AGENTS COME IN, DO WE HAVE A DESIGNATED AREA TO CONTAIN AND DEESCALATE, UM, IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AGENTS? THAT'S NOT CLEAR IN THE CURRENT GUIDELINES. 
          SO WE THINK THAT THE SAFETY COMMITTEES COULD REALLY COME UP WITH GOOD PLANS FOR THEIR SCHOOLS. 
          SO, UM, WE, WE HOPE 
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THAT TOGETHER WE CAN ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS TO CREATE SANCTUARY TEAMS, COMMUNITY SANCTUARY TEAMS, UH, AND THEN HAVE SAFETY PLANS, UM, WITH YOUR SUPPORT. 
          BECAUSE IF THE PRINCIPLES NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL, UH, SO, SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT THE PLANS, UM, UH, YOU AGREE WITH THAT, WITH THAT POLICY. 
          'CAUSE IT'S NOT SO CLEAR IN THE REFERENCE GUIDE. 
          THAT IS IT. 
          UM, MAYBE I'LL END ONE MORE TIME. 
          UM, IF YOU ALL SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS, AND THIS IS, AND LA IF IT'S A SAFE PLACE FOR IMMIGRANTS, MAKE SOME CLAPPING. 
          ALL RIGHT, , THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU FOR, UM, YOUR WORDS AND YOUR REMARKS, AND FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE DEDICATED WORK THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE FOCUSED AND DEDICATED TO, WHICH IS OUR L-A-U-S-D STUDENTS. 
          EVERY DAY, OUR EDUCATORS DO FAR MORE THAN TEACH LESSONS ALONGSIDE OUR ADMINISTRATORS, OUR PRINCIPALS. 
          THEY CREATE SAFE AND WELCOMING SPACES FOR STUDENTS. 
          WE SEE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS STEPPING UP TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WHO ARE ANXIOUS ABOUT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, HELPING FAMILIES NAVIGATE DIFFICULT AND SITUATIONS AND MAKING SURE EVERY STUDENT FEELS PROTECTED AND VALUED. 
          THESE ARE CHALLENGING AND UNCERTAIN TIMES. 
          FEDERAL ACTIONS AND POLICY SHIFTS ARE STOKING FEAR AND DISRUPTING THE SENSE OF SECURITY. 
          OUR SCHOOLS WORK SO HARD TO BUILD NOW, MORE THAN EVER, WE MUST CLOSE RANKS AS A DISTRICT AND STAND UNITED AGAINST OVERREACH THAT THREATENS THE WELLBEING OF OUR STUDENTS, AND ENSURE OUR SCHOOLS REMAIN PLACES OF TRUST. 
          WE KNOW THAT SAFETY AND SUPPORT DEPEND ON EVERYONE, OUR TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, COUNSELORS, CLASSIFIED STAFF, PLANT MANAGERS, AND SO MANY OTHERS WHO CARE FOR OUR CHILDREN EVERY SINGLE DAY. 
          TO OUR LABOR PARTNERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, KNOW THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO YOU AND STAND WITH YOU TO WORKING TOGETHER AND TO BUILDING THE SAFEST, STRONGEST LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS POSSIBLE. 
          WE WILL CONTINUE THE WORK SIDE BY SIDE TO KEEP OUR CAMPUSES WELCOMING AND SAFE FOR ALL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. 
          WE VALUE THE EFFORTS TO CREATE SCHOOL-BASED SANCTUARY TEAMS AND WE'LL COLLABORATE TO ENSURE STUDENTS FEEL SECURE AND SAFE AND SUPPORTED IN SANCTUARY. 
          IN OUR SANCTUARY SCHOOLS, WE NOW 
          [1. Dignity and Justice for All: Defending Students, Families, and Schools]
TURN THE VERY HEART OF TODAY'S AGENDA, DIGNITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL DEFENDING STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND SCHOOLS ACROSS LOS ULUS AND ACROSS OUR NATION. 
          OUR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ARE UNDER ATTACK. 
          WE SEE IT IN EFFORTS TO STRIP AWAY RESOURCES FROM OUR SCHOOLS AND ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AND POLICY. 
          AND IN POLICIES THAT CUT HEALTHCARE, NUTRITION SUPPORTS AND RHETORIC, THE FUEL, THE FUEL, FEAR, AND DIVISION. 
          OUR RESPONSE MUST BE UNWAVERING. 
          WHEN OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE TARGETED, L-A-U-S-D STANDS FIRM, WE WILL NOT ALLOW FEAR TO DICTATE WHO BELONGS IN OUR SCHOOLS. 
          WE WILL NOT ACCEPT EFFORTS TO WEAKEN THE DIGNITY OR SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          WE WILL DEFEND OUR FAMILIES WITH CLARITY, WITH URGENCY, AND WITHOUT COMPROMISE TO GROUND US IN THIS WORK. 
          I'D LIKE TO NOW INVITE OUR SUPERINTENDENT CARVALLO TO SHARE SOME REMARKS ON HOW WE AS A DISTRICT CONTINUE TO ACT DECISIVELY TO ENSURE EVERY ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS REMAINS TRUE SANCTUARY WHERE STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES ARE DEFENDED. 
          MR. SUPERINTENDENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, VICE PRESIDENT, UH, RIVAS, AND, UH, GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE. 
          UH, WHO'S HERE, UH, IN THE AUDIENCE AND EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHO IN A VERY DECISIVE MANNER, UM, HAS CHOSEN TO PICK THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF LAW, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROTECTION OF OUR STUDENTS, THE PROTECTION OF OUR WORKFORCE, AND PROTECTION OF FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          LEMME BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING, UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, THE RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THIS BOARD REAFFIRMING OUR PRINCIPLES, OUR VALUES, AND THE PROTECTIONS THAT AS A DISTRICT WE OFFER TO OUR STUDENTS, OUR WORKFORCE, AND THE FAMILIES WE SERVE. 
          WE DO THIS NOT ONLY AS A MATTER OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND THAT IS A HEAVY PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, BUT ALSO BASED ON A MORALLY COMPELLING REASON TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT. 
          IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DO SO BECAUSE WE ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO DO SO. 
          I WANNA BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THIS. 
          AS SOME IN OUR STATE AND ACROSS THE NATION CHALLENGE OUR POSITION ON THE BASIS OF ITS LEGALITY. 
          THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GUARANTEES WITHOUT ANY DOUBT, UNDER ITS EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE, GUARANTEES A FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS, ALL YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS GREAT LAND OF OURS, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, THAT HAS BEEN A PROTECTION. 
          IT'S BEEN IN PLACE SINCE THE EARLY 1980S. 
          IT HAS BEEN TESTED 
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IN THE US, US SUPREME COURT, AND THE, THE PLYLER VERSUS DOE CASE. 
          THE LAW HAS NOT CHANGED. 
          THEREFORE, WE HAVE A PROFESSIONAL MORAL AND LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. 
          SECONDLY, OUR PROTECTIONS ARE WELL GROUNDED ON A BASIS OF CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY RIGHTS EXTENDED TO OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. 
          WE DO NOT ASK FOR, NOR DO WE MAINTAIN IMMIGRATION STATUS INFORMATION IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          THEREFORE, WE HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A POSITION NOR SHALL WE EVER BE IN A POSITION OF PROVIDING SUCH INFORMATION TO ANY ENTITY, LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL. 
          IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE IS THE SO-CALLED IN LOCAL PARENTIS REQUIREMENT IN LATIN. 
          THAT MEANS THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF A PARENT, WE AS EDUCATORS STAND AS THE PROTECTIVE ENTITY ON BEHALF OF THOSE STUDENTS. 
          WE WOULD DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO PROTECT STUDENTS UNDER OUR CARE. 
          WHAT PARENT WOULD EVER ALLOW A FEDERAL AGENT TO KNOCK ON ONE'S DOOR AND INTERVIEW A CHILD OR PUT THEIR HANDS ON A CHILD OR RIP A CHILD FROM THE PROTECTIVE WALLS OF A SCHOOL OR THE LOVING ARMS OF A FAMILY? SO ON THE BASIS OF THOSE THREE LEGAL STANDARDS, NO, WE HAVE NEVER NOR SHALL WE EVER BE IN A POSITION OF BREACHING THE SACRED CONTRACT WE HAVE WITH OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 
          THE PROTECTIVE PROTOCOLS WE HAVE TAKEN. 
          I'LL SPEAK ABOUT SOME WHILE LEAVING SOME ALONE, UH, FOR, UH, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUING TO ENSURE, UH, THE PROTECTIVE MEASURES WE HAVE FOR SOME OF OUR FAMILIES. 
          LET'S BEGIN WITH THE TRAINING AND THE AFFIRMATION OF WHAT WE STAND FOR DONE. 
          LAST YEAR, IN OCTOBER OF 2025, WHEN WE LAUNCHED LUSD 2025, WE ARE ONE BACK THEN. 
          WE AFFIRMED THE TENETS OF THE RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THIS BOARD AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THIS BOARD. 
          IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE BEGIN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING PACKETS OF INFORMATION, THE RED CARDS, EXPLAINING RIGHTS TO OUR PARENTS AND STUDENTS IN A MULTITUDE OF LANGUAGES, COLLABORATING WITH ENTITIES WHO ARE BEING RECOGNIZED HERE TODAY, SUCH AS CHILA. 
          AND YES, OUR LABOR PARTNERS BRINGING EVERYBODY UNDER THE SAME TENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF BEING COHERENT AND EFFECTIVE IN A TRAINING OF OUR WORKFORCE AND THE TRAINING OF OUR PARENTS. 
          WE DIDN'T STOP THERE. 
          WE DEVELOPED CLOSE COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS, RAPID COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS. 
          WE EXTENDED THE PRESENCE OF SAFE PASSAGE ENTITIES, NOT ONLY TO DEAL WITH GANG ISSUES, VEHICULAR SAFETY, UH, ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO TO BE, UM, WATCHFUL EYES, PARTICULARLY IN CERTAIN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN SO TARGETED BY FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ACTIONS. 
          WE DIDN'T STOP THERE. 
          WE CREATED A COMPASSION FUND THAT HAS STEPPED IN TO PROVIDE LEGAL SUPPORT THROUGH THIRD PARTY ENTITIES, THROUGH THE EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION WITH OUR OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL. 
          AND NO, WE DID NOT STOP THERE. 
          WE PARTNERED WITH CITIES, UH, ACROSS, UH, OUR JURISDICTION, NOT ONLY THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, BUT A NUMBER OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES TO ENSURE THAT NO COORDINATED POLICE ACTION INVOLVING THOSE C CITIES WOULD BE DONE AROUND OUR SCHOOLS OR ANYWHERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          AND THEN, YES, WE DECLARE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT THERE WERE ADDITIONAL STEPS THAT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN, SUCH AS NO ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION ACTIONS BY ANY FEDERAL AGENCY WITHIN TWO BLOCKS OF ANY SCHOOL ONE HOUR PRIOR TO, AND ONE HOUR AFTER THE DISMISSAL OF STUDENTS. 
          WE DO NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS FOR IMMIGRANTS AND SIDEWALKS FOR EVERYONE ELSE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          EVERYBODY WALKS THE SAME SIDEWALK TO SCHOOL, THE SIDEWALK OF HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY. 
          THESE ARE THE RIGHT STEPS TO BE TAKEN. 
          WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN RELEASING ONE OF OUR STUDENTS FROM ONE FACILITY. 
          WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH LEGAL ENTITIES, AND WE DON'T DISCUSS THIS MUCH. 
          TO HAVE THE RELEASE OF ONE OF OUR STUDENTS WAS APPREHENDED FOR THE SIMPLE CRIME OF WALKING A DOG ON A SATURDAY MORNING. 
          THAT IS NOT OUR AMERICA. 
          OUR AMERICA DOES NOT CONSENT TO OR CONDONE OR ACCEPT THE HANDCUFFING OF A CHILD WITH DISABILITIES, WITH COMMUNICATION ISSUES IN FRONT OF ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, EVEN IF IT'S A MATTER OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY. 
          THAT IS NOT OUR NATION. 
          THAT IS NOT OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THAT CERTAINLY IS NOT OUR DISTRICT. 
          WE REMAIN COMMITTED. 
          AS I CLOSE TO PARTNER 
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WITH OUR LABOR ENTITIES, THERE ARE ISSUES THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS AND CONVERSATION ABOUT. 
          BUT LET ME BE CLEAR, THERE IS NO DAYLIGHT THAT SEPARATES NO DAYLIGHT. 
          THAT SEPARATES THE WILLINGNESS, THE STRENGTH, THE DESIRE, THE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES EMBRACED BY EVERY ONE OF OUR LABOR PARTNERS. 
          AND THOSE EMBRACED BY THIS ADMINISTRATION AND THIS SCHOOL BOARD PERIOD. 
          THAT IS THE ONE PLACE WITHOUT A DOUBT, WHERE WE STAND IN UNISON. 
          WE STAND STRONG WITH ARMS LOCKED IN PROTECTION OF OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 
          AS AN IMMIGRANT MYSELF, I UNDERSTAND THE JOURNEY. 
          SO FOR ME, IT IS WITH HONOR AND PRIDE, HONOR AND PRIDE THAT I WEAR THE MANTLE OF AN IMMIGRANT TO THIS COUNTRY. 
          AND IF THIS NATION HAS SERVED ME WELL WITH THE EDUCATION THAT I POSSESS TODAY, IT IS MY PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ALONGSIDE THIS HONORABLE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT THAT OPPORTUNITIES IS GRANTED TO EVERY SINGLE CHILD IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THIS IS WHO WE ARE. 
          WE ARE ONE. 
          WE ARE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED. 
          WE ARE THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SUPERINTENDENT FOR YOUR WORDS. 
          IT IS NOW MY HONOR TO WELCOME MS. ANGELICA SALAS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COALITION FOR HUMANE ING ENGLAND RIGHTS LA, ALSO KNOWN AS CHILA. 
          MS HAS BEEN A TIRELESS LEADER IN DEFENDING IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, BUILDING RAPID RESPONSE NETWORKS, AND ENSURING THAT FAMILIES HAVE THE INFORMATION, SUPPORT, AND PROTECTIONS THEY NEED TO WITHSTAND THESE THREATS. 
          HER VOICE IS ESSENTIAL IN REMINDING US THAT THE STRUGGLES OF OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, WHAT THEY FACE, ARE NOT ABSTRACTIONS. 
          THEY ARE LIVED REALITIES THAT DEMAND URGENT ACTION AND STRONG ADVOCACY. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. 
          THE FLOOR IS YOURS, MS. ALICE. 
          UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. 
          AGAIN. 
          MY NAME'S ANGELICA SALA. 
          I'M PROUDLY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COALITION, UH, FOR HUMANE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, WHOSE MISSION IS TO CREATE A JUST SOCIETY FULLY INCLUSIVE OF IMMIGRANTS AND TO ADVANCE THE HUMAN AND THE CIVIL AND LABOR RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS. 
          UM, I WANT TO BEGIN, UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST BY THANKING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, UH, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, SUPERINTENDENT ALBERTO CARVALLO. 
          UH, WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR MORAL, UM, STANCE, YOUR VOICE IN THESE, UM, VERY DIFFICULT TIMES. 
          SO I WANNA BEGIN WITH GRATITUDE. 
          I ALSO WANNA THANK ALL TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, ALL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS WHO HAVE STOOD WITH US. 
          I WANNA THANK UTLA FOR FIGHTING ALONGSIDE US, FOR OUR STUDENTS, UM, IN EVERY WAY. 
          UM, THIS IS A MOMENT WHERE, UM, I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND, UM, GIVEN THE ATTACK THAT WE HAD CONFRONTED, YOU ARE HEROES. 
          YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY. 
          UM, AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER IN ORDER FOR US TO, TO MOVE FORWARD. 
          SO THANK YOU. 
          I WANNA BEGIN THERE. 
          UM, SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CHILA. 
          UM, CHILA WAS FOUNDED IN 1986, UM, TO ADVANCE SAID, UM, THE HUMAN AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES. 
          WE ORGANIZE OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. 
          UM, SO WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH LOW WAGE IMMIGRANT WORKERS. 
          WE WORK WITH STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND IN COLLEGES. 
          UM, WE ALSO ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS. 
          SO, UM, CURRENTLY WE'RE ALSO, UM, REPRESENTING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FACING DETENTION AND DEPORTATION. 
          UM, WE ARE, UM, WE'RE, UM, WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH, UM, OUR FAMILIES ALSO TO FIND PROTECTION, UH, IN TERMS OF LEGALIZATION. 
          IF, IF THERE IS FAMILY UNITY OPPORTUNITIES, IF THEY CAN BECOME CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES ANY WAY BY WHICH TO PROTECT THEM. 
          UM, WE, UM, ALSO DO MASS EDUCATION OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          UM, AND I REALLY WANNA SAY, UM, WE ARE SO PROUD TO BE PART OF THE WE ARE ONE PROGRAM, UM, SINCE ITS INCEPTION AND SINCE, UH, WE BEGAN AFTER NOVEMBER 5TH OF, UH, ACTUALLY OF, OF LAST YEAR IN DOING OUR KNOW YOUR RIGHTS PROGRAMS. WE HAVE EDUCATED OVER 105,000 INDIVIDUALS AND TRAINED OVER 250 ORGANIZATIONS. 
          WE ARE PROUD PARTNERS WITH YOU AND KAREEN AND OTHERS IN EXTENDING THAT KNOW YOUR RIGHTS INFORMATION TO OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          AND I WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND HOW CRITICAL THIS INFORMATION IS AROUND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. 
          AND WE CAN, AND THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, UH, FOR IMMIGRANTS. 
          IT IS ABOUT KNOW YOUR RIGHTS OR YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, YOUR LABOR RIGHTS, YOUR RIGHTS IN THIS COUNTRY FOR ALL PEOPLE IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. 
          SO WE NEED TO EXTEND THESE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS PROGRAMS TO ALL PARENTS, TO ALL FAMILIES, BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING THE IMPACT ON A WHOLE. 
          UM, WE ALSO RUN THE RAPID RESPONSE NETWORK, UM, THAT INCLUDES OVER NOW, UM, 80 ORGANIZATIONS AND OVER 1,300 VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT 
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THE ENTIRE LOS ANGELES, UM, REGION. 
          UM, WE ARE WORKING WITH YOU AS WELL TO ADVOCATE AT THE STATE LEVEL, AT THE LOCAL AND AT THE STATE LEVEL, AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WIN, UM, FURTHER PROTECTIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING PASSING AB 49, WHICH EXTENDS FURTHER PROTECTION FOR OUR SCHOOLS, SB 98. 
          THAT REQUIRES, UM, NOTIFICATION IF ICE IS ANYWHERE NEAR A SCHOOL FACILITY. 
          WE WILL WORK WITH YOU ON THAT. 
          I'M ALSO HERE TO ASK TO EXTEND, UH, FURTHER ASSISTANCE TO PASS AB 4 95. 
          THIS IS THE CAREGIVER AFFIDAVIT PROGRAM, UM, UM, THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 30 YEARS. 
          UM, THAT IS USED IN ORDER FOR PARENTS TO THEN, UH, ENSURE THAT THEY CAN HAVE A, A CAREGIVER OF THEIR DESIGNATION WITHOUT LOSING PARENTAL RIGHTS. 
          UM, SO THAT IF THEY ARE DETAINED OR DEPORTED, THEY CAN THEN, UM, MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A CARING AND RESPONSIBLE ADULT TO TAKE THE CHILD TO SCHOOL, TO TAKE THEM TO THE HOSPITAL. 
          UM, WE HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION, UH, ON THE RIGHT SIDE, UH, ON WHAT I WOULD SAY, UM, IRRESPONSIBLE, UM, UH, OPPOSITION ON THE, UH, ON THIS, ON THIS BILL, WE ASK YOU, AS YOU HAVE SUPPORTED US IN THIS TO DOUBLE DOWN, UM, THIS, UM, BILL, UM, IS NOW PASSED, PASSED. 
          THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS NOW ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK. 
          WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET, WE ARE, WE, UH, WE SUPPORT IT AND IT GETS OVER THE FINISH LINE. 
          UM, I WANNA GIVE YOU ALSO A REPORT ON WHAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY WITNESSED, UM, AND, UM, AND WHAT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. 
          SO, UM, WHILE A LOT OF ATTENTION HAS NOW FOCUSED IN CHICAGO AND ILLINOIS, NEW YORK AND PORTLAND, I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE STILL HAVE ICE BORDER PATROL, F-B-I-D-E-A, UM, HSI AND SO MANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES STILL IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          UM, THERE, UH, WE CONTINUE TO WITNESS MASS VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT RIGHTS, UM, EXTRA JUDICIAL ARREST, WARRANTLESS ARRESTS. 
          UM, SINCE, UM, UH, THE TIME SINCE JUNE, WE'VE RECEIVED OVER 17,000 CALLS ON OUR RAPID RESPONSE HOTLINE. 
          WE HAVE ACTUALLY NOW HAVE WITNESSES OF ARRESTS BY OUR COMMUNITY CONFIRMED 822 ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. 
          AND I NEED YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT FROM JUNE TO THE PRESENT, AND THIS IS ONLY A SUBSET OF ALL THE ARRESTS IN THE, IN THE REGION, BUT THAT MEANS THAT SOMEBODY WITNESSED, UH, UH, THEIR NEIGHBOR, THEIR COWORKER BEING ARRESTED, 822, UM, UH, OF THOSE SIGHTINGS. 
          UM, RIGHT NOW WORKING WITH IMMIGRANT DEFENDERS, , PUBLIC COUNSEL, AND MANY OTHERS, UM, WE HAVE A LIST OF OVER 1,500, 1,563, UH, FAMILIES, UM, WHO HAVE REPORTED TO OUR HOTLINE THAT THEIR FAMILY MEMBER IS IN DETENTION. 
          MAJORITY, OF COURSE, ARE LIVE, ARE, UM, LIVE IN LA CITY AND LA COUNTY AREA. 
          UM, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO NOTE THAT, UM, WHAT WE DO THROUGH OUR RAPID RESPONSE NETWORK IS QUICKLY CONNECT PEOPLE TO LEGAL SUPPORT. 
          AND WHAT WE HAVE, UM, NOTICED AS WE HAVE ENGAGED DIRECTLY WITH THE FAMILIES IS THAT, UM, IN MANY INSTANCES, THEY'RE TAKING, UM, THOSE MAIN BREADWINNER OF THAT FAMILY. 
          UM, BUT THEY'RE ALSO THE KIND, THE MANNER IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUALS ARE ARRESTED IS SO VIOLENT AND SO SIGNIFICANT THAT IT REALLY CAUSES SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA FOR THE FAMILY. 
          AND OF COURSE, UM, NOT ONLY ARE THEY NOW DEALING HOW THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES IN TERMS OF AD ADVANCE IN, IN THEIR LIVELIHOOD, BUT THEN, UM, THEY'RE ALSO DEALING WITH HOW ARE WE GOING TO, TO GATHER, ENSURE THAT MY, UM, THE INDIVIDUAL IS ABLE TO BE REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILY, WHICH IS SO DIFFICULT INSIDE DETENTION CENTERS. 
          THE DETENTION CENTER SITUATION IS DEPLORABLE, AGAIN, ABUSE OF EVERY SINGLE KIND, UM, COERCION IN HAVING PEOPLE SIGN THEIR VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE. 
          MANY TIMES THE FAMILIES OUTSIDE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE SAYING TO STAY STRONG, STAY STRONG, UM, WE'RE GETTING HELP. 
          UM, DO NOT SIGN AWAY YOUR RIGHTS. 
          UM, YOU'LL HEAR MORE FROM OUR COUNCIL GENERAL IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE, WHAT HE HAS ALSO WITNESSED. 
          UM, AND, AND ALSO THE ARREST CONTINUED TO BE AT GARMENT FACTORIES, DAY, LABOR CENTERS, NURSING HOMES, CAR WASHES, UM, METRO STATIONS. 
          SO, SO MANY, UH, SITUATIONS IN WHICH PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DETAINED, WALKING OR IN, UM, UM, PUTTING GAS IN THEIR CAR, UH, OR VENTING IN THE SIDEWALKS. 
          UM, THE OTHER THING THAT I WANNA SHARE WITH YOU IS THE, THE MASSIVE LEVEL OF RACIAL PROFILING. 
          UM, SO WE HAVE, UM, ACTUALLY, UM, COLLECTED THE DATE OF ALL THESE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS THAT WE, THAT HAVE COME THROUGH OUR HOTLINE. 
          MAJORITY OF THE ENFORCEMENT HAPPENS IN ZIP 
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CODES WHERE, UM, THERE'S A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF LATINO POPULATION, BLACK POPULATION, SO IT'S PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION. 
          SO THEY'VE VERY TARGETED AS TO WHERE THEY'RE GONNA, UH, ENFORCE THE LAW, BUT IN, UH, OR ENFORCE, UH, DO THIS TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT. 
          UM, BUT THE OTHER THING THAT I ALSO WANT YOU TO NOTE IS THAT IN MANY INSTANCES, THE PLACES WHERE THERE ARE TARGETING ARE ALSO CITIES THAT ARE RUN BY, UM, BLACK MAYORS, LATINO MAYORS. 
          SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING AT WHO'S IN LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS. 
          SO BELIEVE ME, THEY NOTICE WHO'S IN LEADERSHIP AT L-A-U-S-D UNIFIED. 
          UM, SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE CONTINUE TO, UM, UPLIFT. 
          UM, SO, UH, I WANNA GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE IN TERMS OF IMPACT ON YOUTH. 
          UM, SO OUR CHILDREN ARE LIVING WITH FEAR OF FAMILY SEPARATION, UM, SEEING ACTIVE MILITARY IN PLACES LIKE OF COURSE IN THEIR PARKS, UM, AND OTHER, UM, AND, AND THROUGHOUT THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          UM, A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS, UM, STATE THEY ARE, IT'S HAVING, THEY'RE HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME CONCENTRATING. 
          AND OUR STUDENTS ARE ALSO BALANCING FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES AND SCHOOL, UM, STUDENTS ARE HAVING, UM, HAVING TO TAKE, UM, THE ROLE OF CAREGIVER. 
          THEY'RE NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR ECONOMIC, UH, UH, ECONOMIC RESPONSIBILITIES. 
          UM, STUDENTS THAT WE WORK WITH, UM, HAVE, UM, IN, IN THEIR FAMILY WITH, UH, UNDOCUMENTED AND CITIZEN CHILDREN HAVE TO STEP UP, UH, FOR THEIR PARENTS. 
          UM, MANY TIMES THEY'RE THE, THE ONLY ONES, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE, THEY HAVE UNDOCUMENTED PARENTS, AND THEY ARE THE US CITIZEN CHILD. 
          THEY'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN VISIT THE PERSON IN DETENTION. 
          SO THEN THEY'RE ALSO DEALING WITH THAT INTERACTION AS WELL. 
          UM, THEY HAVE TO JUGGLE SCHOOL WORK AND, AND JUST SUPPORT THEIR RESPONSI AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES. 
          UM, I ALSO WANNA, UM, SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR NEWCOMER POPULATIONS. 
          WE WORK TOGETHER IN RECEIVING, UM, SO MANY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, UM, WHO HAD COME, WHO HAD JUST RECENTLY ARRIVED FROM SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO. 
          UM, YOU WERE PAR PARTNERS IN THAT RE UM, REGARDS. 
          UM, IN MANY OF OUR DREAM RESOURCE CENTERS WHERE WE HAVE SO MANY NEWCOMERS, UM, WE HAVE UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN, RECENT ARRIVALS WHO ARE JUST SCARED. 
          MANY OF THEIR PARENTS ARE LOSING WORK PERMITS AND ARE LOSING STATUSES THAT THEY THOUGHT, UM, WAS, WAS PROTECTING THEM. 
          UM, SO CHEERLESS YOUTH WORK, WE WORK AS I STATED, UH, AND OUR PROGRAM IS CALLED WISE UP, UM, IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. 
          WE'RE IN 18 HIGH SCHOOLS IN IN THE DISTRICT. 
          WE ALSO RUN THE CALIFORNIA DREAM NETWORK, UM, CENTER. 
          AND SO TOGETHER IT EXTENDS TO OVER 40 STUDENT HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE GROUPS ACROSS CALIFORNIA. 
          AND I REALLY WANNA JUST SAY THAT THIS IS, UM, THE REASON WE ORGANIZE OUR YOUTH IS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE LEADERS TODAY, NOT IN THE FUTURE, BUT ALSO BECAUSE WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF ALL THE, UM, PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE WON IN ORDER FOR THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, WHICH IS IN-STATE TUITION, ACCESS TO FINANCIAL AID, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, SO THAT THEY CAN FULFILL THE DREAM THAT THEIR PARENTS HAD FOR THEM WHEN THEY CAME TO THIS COUNTRY. 
          UM, I ALSO AM REALLY PROUD TO SAY THAT SHEILA, UM, HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE AND PASSED LEGISLATION IN ORDER FOR US, UM, TO HAVE OUR DREAM RESOURCE CENTERS. 
          FIRST, WE DID IT IN THE COLLEGES, UM, WHERE WE PASSED LEGISLATION TO HAVE DREAM RE RESOURCE CENTERS. 
          WE ALSO WORKED WITH A LEGISLATURE TO HAVE AN ALLOCATION, A BUDGET ALLOCATION. 
          SO ANY DREAM RESOURCE CENTER IN THE COLLEGE CAMPUS COULD ALSO, UM, HAVE A DREAM LIAISON PAID FOR BY THE STATE. 
          UM, WE THEN PASSED LEGISLATION IN ORDER TO HAVE, UM, DREAM RESOURCE CENTERS IN HIGH SCHOOLS. 
          WE'RE SO PROUD OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU ON THAT. 
          UM, WE HAVE NOT WON THE ALLOCATION YET. 
          WE ARE STILL FIGHTING FOR $15 MILLION SO THAT YOU, ANY DISTRICT CAN DRAW DOWN STATE DOLLARS IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THESE DREAM RESOURCE CENTERS. 
          BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP YOU, YOU ALLOCATED DISTRICT FUNDS IN ORDER FOR US TO HAVE THE DREAM RESOURCE CENTERS THAT, THAT WE CURRENTLY, UM, UH, HAVE. 
          AND I JUST WANNA SAY THAT IT IS INCREDIBLE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE PARTNERED WITH YOU AT BELMONT HIGH SCHOOL, BERNSTEIN HIGH SCHOOL, VAN NUYS HIGH SCHOOL, MONROE HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE'RE READY TO EXPAND DREAM RESOURCE CENTERS THROUGHOUT L-A-U-S-D. 
          I WANNA COMMEND THIS BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT CARVALLO, YOU ARE THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO DO DREAM RESOURCE CENTERS. 
          THIS IS SO IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND YOU'RE SETTING, YOU'RE AT THE VANGUARD OF THIS SUPPORT. 
          AND WHY ARE THESE DREAM RESOURCE CENTERS SO IMPORTANT? BECAUSE CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS CAN GO TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. 
          THEY CAN TALK TO THE ADVISOR ON ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT WE I'M DESCRIBING WITHOUT FEAR OF BEING OUTED OR MISUNDERSTOOD. 
          THEY MATTER. 
          WE HAVE TO CONTINUE THIS PROCESS AND WE WILL WORK TO GET MORE RESOURCES TO OUR DISTRICT SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THIS. 
          UM, FINALLY, I WILL CONCLUDE WITH THE FOLLOWING. 
          UM, WE, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER. 
          UM, WE NEED TO SUPPORT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS. 
          OUR KIDS NEED SCHOOL SUPPLIES, SCHOOL CLOTHES, ALL OF THESE, 
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UM, THAT WE, WE, WE JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE BASICS IS WHAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS. 
          UM, WE SUPPORT UTLA IN ASKING, UM, UH, ALL OUR SCHOOLS TO BE PROTECTED. 
          WE, UM, SUPPORT SAFE PASSAGE, SAFE ZONES, UM, MORE LEGAL SERVICES IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          WE ARE, THERE'S SO MUCH IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT WE NEED MORE SUPPORT IN TERMS OF LEGAL SERVICES. 
          'CAUSE NOT ONLY ARE WE RESPONDING TO THE NEWLY DETAINED, BUT ALSO PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO COURT JUST DOING THE, THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. 
          MANY PEOPLE WHO WERE NON DETAINED, WHO WERE FACING REMOVAL, UM, UH, SITUATIONS AND DEPORTATION DEFENSE. 
          UM, AND SO JUST OUR, OUR VOLUME, THE VOLUME IS SO HUGE. 
          CONTINUE THE TRAINING WITH OUR TEACHERS AND OUR COUNSELORS. 
          UM, THEY ARE THE PEOPLE THAT OUR CHILDREN RUN TO. 
          UM, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON CASH ASSISTANCE, UM, ACCESSIBLE TO ALL UNDOCUMENTED POPULATIONS. 
          AND SHEILA, AS PART OF THE IMMIGRANTS RLA, WE WERE ABLE TO WIN $30 MILLION IN THE COUNTY FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE WORK FOR US, UH, WORK WITH US IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT PARENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THAT SUPPORT. 
          AND THEN, UM, FINALLY, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY I, I'LL CONCLUDE WITH THIS. 
          UM, I WAS A CHILD, UH, WHEN I WAS IN MY, MY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEN MY MOTHER WAS DETAINED AT A GARMENT FACTORY. 
          UM, I'M THE OLDEST IN MY FAMILY. 
          MY MOTHER WAS TAKEN ALONGSIDE HER COWORKERS AND MY AUNT AND MY UNCLE. 
          UM, AND THEY WERE TAKEN, UM, FROM THEIR WORK SITE AND DEPORTED BACK TO MEXICO. 
          UH, I WAS A CHILD THEN, AND I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING ABOUT IMMIGRATION POLICY OR LAW, OR ANY OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW NOW. 
          ALL I KNEW IS I COULD GO TO MY TEACHER, UM, TELL HER WHAT WAS GOING ON. 
          BUT I ALSO, UM, WITH MY FATHER, UM, WHO FOUND AN IMMIGRANT ORGANIZATION, THE IMMIGRANT, UM, THE, UH, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF SHELA. 
          UM, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GO GET HELP, AND EVENTUALLY MY MOTHER WAS ABLE TO COME BACK. 
          WE WERE ABLE TO LEGALIZE OUR STATUS. 
          EVENTUALLY, I BECAME A US CITIZEN. 
          UM, I JUST WANT THAT FOR OUR CHILDREN. 
          SO I DOUBLED DOWN ON THE, ON, ON THIS MOMENT. 
          WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER SO OUR CHILDREN HAVE LEGAL STATUS, THEIR PARENTS HAVE LEGAL STATUS SO THAT WE CAN NE WE WILL NEVER AGAIN BE THIS VULNERABLE, UM, TO THE ATTACKS OF PEOPLE WHO JUST CANNOT AFFIRM OUR HUMAN DIGNITY. 
          SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. 
          THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH MS. ANGELICA, FOR BEING HERE, FOR BEING AN INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATING US AND DOING THE RIGHT THING AND BEING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY AND KNOW THAT YES, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK. 
          SO ALONGSIDE WITH YOU, AND I'LL ALSO WANNA THANK ALL OF YOUR STAFF AND PERSONNEL BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN RIGHT THERE AS WELL. 
          SO I KNOW WE HAVE A FEW OF YOUR, UM, STAFF MEMBERS HERE, AND WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM ALSO CLOSELY. 
          SO I WANNA THANK YOU AS WELL FOR BEING THAT LOS FIGHTERS AND THOSE LUCIA DORE PARADA. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          UM, YOU REMINDED US OF THE FIGHT. 
          THIS FIGHT IS FOR DIGNITY AND FOR JUSTICE, AND THE LIVES OF OUR DAY, OF THE STRUGGLES OF OUR PARENTS AND CHILDREN, OUR COMMUNITIES, UM, ARE FACING WITH FEWER EXCLUSION AND HARM. 
          AND I JUST WANT TO, UM, SHARE SOMETHING THAT YOU MENTIONED, UM, RIGHT NOW THAT HAPPENED TO ME AS WELL WITH MY MOM. 
          MY MOM ALSO WORKED AT A, UM, A GARIN FACTORY WHEN I WAS SMALL. 
          AND BECAUSE MY MOM DIDN'T HAVE BABYSITTER, SHE WOULD TAKE ME WITH HER. 
          AND I REMEMBER PLAYING WITH THE, UM, THE LOS, AND SHE WOULD, SHE WOULD SIT ME ON THE SIDE AND I WOULD PLAY WITH THE THINGS. 
          AND THEN I REMEMBER ONE TIME EVERYBODY WAS RUNNING AND MY MOM JUST GRABBED ME AND I WAS RUNNING WITH HER. 
          I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. 
          ALL I KNOW THAT THERE WAS FEAR. 
          IT MUST HAVE BEEN ABOUT FOUR YEARS OLD. 
          AND, UM, AND THEN THERE WAS A TRUCK THAT WAS BLOCKING THE EXIT, BUT SOMEBODY HAD LEFT THE DOORS OPEN. 
          SO THEY SLID THE DOORS. 
          AND I REMEMBER, I WOULD NEVER FORGET THIS EVER THAT WE RAN, UH, WE, WE JUMPED ON AND ON THAT VAN, AND WE RAN THROUGH THE OTHER SIDE, AND WE WERE JUST RUNNING. 
          AND I NEVER KNEW WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT UNTIL RECENTLY, THERE WAS LARA WAS THERE, THEY CAME AND, AND MY MOM JUST GRABBED ME. 
          AND WE JUST RAN FOR OUR LIFE. 
          AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS STAYED WITH ME AND NEVER FORGET. 
          SO I JUST, SO THIS, THIS IS PERSONAL FOR YOU AND FOR ME, AND FOR SO MANY OF US THAT ARE HERE, WE ARE FIGHTING BECAUSE THE TRAUMA CONTINUES. 
          EVEN AFTER YOU'RE AN ADULT, IT TRIGGERS YOU AND YOU ARE BACK TO THAT FEAR. 
          UM, AND SO WHEN YOU MENTION THAT, IT JUST, EVERYTHING JUST REPLAYED IN MY HEAD RIGHT NOW. 
          SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE AND I WANT TO THANK OUR BOARD AND EVERYONE THAT'S HERE PRESENT FOR YOUR COURAGE AS WELL. 
          BECAUSE WE ARE HERE 
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TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. 
          WE ARE HERE TO PROTECT FAMILIES. 
          WE'RE HERE TO PROTECT OUR CITY. 
          UM, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL NEVER FORGET EVER HERE IN LOS ANGELES IN OUR NATION. 
          SO THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COURAGE AND YOUR CLARITY AND YOUR VISION. 
          UM, WITH THAT, I WANNA, UH, CONTINUE WITH OUR NEXT PRESENTER, AND I WILL LEAVE AFTER HIM FOR SOME COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS THAT OUR BOARD MAY HAVE. 
          BUT I WANNA, UM, IS MY PRIVILEGE TO WELCOME OUR MEXICAN CONSULATE GENERAL MR. CARLOS GONZALEZ GUTIERREZ UP TO THE PODIUM. 
          OUR CONSUL GENERAL'S PRESENCE HERE TODAY UNDERSCORES THAT THE DEFENSE OF OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES EXTENDS BEYOND OUR DISTRICT AND BEYOND BORDERS. 
          HIS OFFICE PROVIDES CRITICAL PROTECTIONS FROM LEGAL AID TO DOCUMENTATION, TO CRISIS SUPPORT THAT DIRECTLY STRENGTHENS THIS ABILITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          OUR COUNCIL GENERAL HERE, WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL. 
          MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. 
          UM, I WANNA SAY FIRST, UM, THAT I'M VERY PROUD. 
          I'M DEEPLY HONORED TO BE SPEAKING, UM, IN FRONT OF THE LA EDUCATION BOARD IN FRONT OF, UH, YOUR SUPERINTENDENT, IN FRONT OF YOU ALL, AND SHARING THE FLOOR WITH MY FRIEND ANGELICA ZALES. 
          UM, I'M GONNA BE BRIEF. 
          I WANNA MAKE THREE MAIN POINTS, IF I MAY, JUST AS ANGELICA DID. 
          MY FIRST POINT IS JUST TO EXPRESS PUBLICLY ON BEHALF OF, UH, THE MEXICAN CONSULATE. 
          AND I THINK I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MEXICANS WHO LIVE IN LOS ANGELES, UH, THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF PEOPLE OF MEXICAN ORIGIN OVERSEAS. 
          I WANNA EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR THE STRENGTH OF YOUR VOICE IN DEFENSE OF YOUR STUDENTS. 
          UM, I THINK THAT, UH, SUPERINTENDENT ALBERTO CARVALLO AND THE WHOLE BOARD HAVE BECOME A CRUCIAL VOICE OF MODERATION AND A CRUCIAL VOICE OF DEFENSE, UH, OF THE RIGHT, UM, TO A QUALITY AND FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION TO EVERY STUDENT IN LOS ANGELES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. 
          AS OUR FRIENDS FROM UTLA MENTIONED, I DO BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE BECOME A MODEL FOR THE REST OF THE NATION. 
          MY SECOND POINT IS THAT FOR US AT THE MEXICAN CONSULATE, AND I'M JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES CONSUL, SYLVESTER OROZCO AND CONSUL MIGUEL SOTO, AND, UH, THAT REPRESENT, UH, THE STAFF OF THE MEXICAN CONSULATE IN LOS ANGELES. 
          FOR ALL OF US, IT'S BEEN TRULY A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH, UH, YOU, WITH YOUR TEAM, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN MANY PROJECTS. 
          UM, ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS. 
          WE HAVE BECOME FRIENDS OF PEOPLE IN YOUR STAFF, MR. SUPERINTENDENT, SUCH AS LYDIA COSTA STEVENS, ANTONIO, ANTONIO, PLACENCIA, ALEJANDRA, UM, ANTE, AND MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE HELP US IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY, UH, THAT WE BOTH SERVE IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN WHICH 80% OF YOUR STUDENTS ARE OF LATINO ORIGIN, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM OF MEXICAN ORIGIN. 
          IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US AT THE MEXICAN CONSULATE TO DEVELOP A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT, WITH EACH ONE OF YOU. 
          AND THAT'S GONNA BE ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND YEARS. 
          AND JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL HAVE PRESENT WHAT WE HAVE DONE, UH, IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, UM, ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT THE MAIN PURPOSE OF OUR MEETING, I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND THANK YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE FIRST COLLEGE UNIVERSITY FAIR THAT WE HAVE DONE STEPS TO COLLEGE THAT WE DID IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, 2025, VERY DIFFICULT TIME TO ORGANIZE A UNIVERSITY FAIR AT THE PREMISES OF THE MEXICAN CONSULATE, BUT WE DID IT THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF THE LA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          AND WE WILL DO IT AGAIN IN 2026 AND 2027 AND 2028, AND WE'LL MAKE 
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SURE THAT IT BECOMES AN INSTITUTIONALIZED IN LOS ANGELES, THAT IT BECOMES A TRADITION, AND THAT THE CONSULATE SERVES ALSO AS A SANCTUARY FOR PEOPLE, FOR PARENTS, MOSTLY WHO MIGHT BE BELIEVE THAT IT IS BETTER TO ATTEND, UM, A UNIVERSITY FAIR AT THE PREMISES OF THE MEXICAN CONSULATE RATHER THAN AT A UNIVERSITY CAMPUS THIS YEAR AS WELL. 
          2025 WAS ALSO THE FIRST YEAR IN WHICH WE LAUNCHED IN GREAT PART, THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR HELP, A NEW INITIATIVE CALLED BECCA THROUGH BECCA, THE MEXICAN CONSULATE, WITH THE SUPPORT OF MANY, UH, SPONSORS FROM THE COMMUNITY, WILL GRANT 200, UH, SCHOLARSHIPS OF $1,000 EACH TO GRADUATES OF HIGH SCHOOL, UH, INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREA OF LOS ANGELES, 200. 
          THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WHO WON THESE GRANTS, AND WE WILL MAKE PUBLIC THEIR NAMES, UH, TOMORROW, UH, ARE GRADUATES FROM YOUR SCHOOLS. 
          SO WITHOUT YOUR HELP, WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECRUIT THEM. 
          AND I'M SURE THAT IF WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER 200 GRANTS OF $1,000 EACH THIS YEAR, WE WILL WA WE WILL BE ABLE TO OFFER MANY MORE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS BECAUSE THIS IS ANOTHER OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO INSTITUTIONALIZE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT IT BECOME TRADITION IN LOS ANGELES. 
          THE THIRD EXAMPLE THAT I WANNA MENTION REAL QUICK, IT'S AN INSTITUTION ALREADY CREATED, UH, BEFORE MY ARRIVAL IN FEBRUARY OF, UH, 2024. 
          AND THAT'S THE LAIA DE LIBERAL LEALA THAT PROMOTES IN SUCH A STRONG WAY, UH, THE BI BILINGUALISM AND SPANISH AS A, A LANGUAGE TO LEARN AND TO USE AND TO READ THROUGH. 
          AND THE, THE SUCCESS OF LELA IS MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE FACT THAT YOU, UM, BRING TO THE RIA LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT TO REALIZE THAT IT'S NOT ONLY OKAY, BUT IT'S A MATTER OF PRIDE TO READ IN SPANISH AND TO SPEAK SPANISH AND TO BE BILINGUAL. 
          UM, SO WE WANT TO, UH, EXPRESS OUR COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE IN THESE AND MANY OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY LAUNCHED TOGETHER AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY GROW, UM, OVER THEIR YEARS TO COME. 
          A FOUR PROJECT THAT I'D LIKE TO MENTION, UH, HAS TO DO WITH THE DIFFERENT WEBINARS AND KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOPS IN WHICH BOTH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE, UM, MEXICAN CONSULATE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER IN ORDER TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITIES IN THESE VERY DIFFICULT AND UNCERTAIN TIMES. 
          WE WANT TO MULTIPLY THOSE WORKSHOPS. 
          WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH YOU IN ANY TIME THAT YOU CONSIDER IT, UM, UH, APPROPRIATE. 
          WE WANT TO DO OUR SHARE AND HELP YOU EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES BECAUSE THE ONLY DEFENSE AGAINST PANIC AND AGAINST FEAR AND AGAINST UNCERTAINTY IS INFORMATION. 
          AND WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO FINISH WITH MY THIRD POINT. 
          AND MY THIRD POINT HAS TO DO WITH SHARING WITH YOU SOME OF THE STATISTICS HARD DATA THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO, TO GATHER SINCE JUNE 6TH WHEN, UM, IMMIGRATION, UH, OPERATIONS STARTED IN THE AREA OF LOS ANGELES. 
          AS YOU KNOW, THANKS TO THE VIENNA CONVENTION ON CONSULAR, UH, RELATIONS, WE AS DIPLOMATS HAVE FULL ACCESS TO ALL DETENTION CENTERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY INSTRUCTIONS FROM, UH, PRESIDENT CLAUDIA SHABA AND FROM THE FOREIGN MINISTRY, CONSULAR STAFF HAVE VISITED THOSE DETENTION CENTERS DAILY. 
          THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE BEING ISB 18, WHICH IS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN LA. 
          WE HAVE VISITED THEM EVERY DAY, INCLUDING WEEKENDS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO MEXICAN TO MEXICAN NATIONALS WHO HAVE BEEN, UH, DETAINED BY IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES. 
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BASED ON THOSE VISITS DURING THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS, UM, OF THESE OPERATIONS FROM JUNE 6TH TO OCTOBER 6TH, 2025, WE HAVE INTERVIEWS REVIEWS, 919, 919 MEXICAN NATIONALS. 
          I'M ONLY TALKING ABOUT MEXICAN NATIONALS, WHICH CON, WHICH CONSTITUTE THE LARGEST NATIONAL GROUP OF IMMIGRANTS. 
          919 MEXICAN NATIONALS INTERVIEWED BY THE MEXICAN CONSULATE SINCE JUNE 6TH TO OCTOBER 6TH. 
          OF THOSE 803, 87% ARE MEN. 
          116 12% ARE WOMEN. 
          THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DETAINED ARE MALE. 
          OF THE NINE HUNDRED NINETEEN THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX, WHICH REPRESENT 42% HAVE ALREADY BEEN DEPORTED TO MEXICO AGO. 
          OF THE 919, ONLY 28, WHICH REPRESENTS 3%. 
          LET ME REPEAT THAT IN ORDER THAT IT SINKS IN. 
          ONLY 3% OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DETAINED SINCE JUNE 6TH HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE BAIL OR, UH, OBTAIN THEIR FREEDOM. 
          AS A RESULT OF A CHANGE OF MIND BY IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES, ONLY 3% HAVE BEEN ABLE TO, UH, GET RELEASED FROM DETENTION. 
          THE MAJORITY OF THEM HAVE ESTABLISHED ROOTS IN THIS COUNTRY. 
          AND HOW DO WE KNOW THAT? BECAUSE 51% OF THEM HAVE LIVED IN THE UNITED STATES FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. 
          MANY OF THEM HAVE LIVED HERE FOR TWO DECADES, MANY OF THEM FOR THREE DECADES. 
          AND WE HAVE HALF A DOZEN WHO HAVE LIVED IN THIS COUNTRY FOR FOUR DECADES, ALMOST 38%, AROUND 38%, ALMOST 40%, AROUND 38% OF THE 919 HAVE CHILDREN BORN IN THIS COUNTRY. 
          UM, THOSE WHO HAVE, UM, COME FROM THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR ARE THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE DETAINED. 
          15% WORKED IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR BEFORE THEY WERE DETAINED. 
          UH, 14% WORKED AT A CAR WASH. 
          11% WERE AGRICULTURAL WORKERS BEFORE THEY WERE DETAINED. 
          8% WERE LANDSCAPING, UH, PROFESSIONALS GARDENERS, 7% WERE, UH, EMPLOYEES AT THE SERVICE SECTOR. 
          6.5% WERE EROS, PEOPLE WHO OFFERED THEIR DAY LABOR AT A HOME DEPOT, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE ESTABLISHED ROOTS IN THIS COUNTRY, WHO ARE AT THE PEAK OF THEIR, UH, PRODUCTIVITY AGE, WHO ARE MOSTLY MALE, AND WHO ARE DOING, UH, MANUAL JOBS. 
          WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUR WORKS WITH OUR DAILY VISITS, INCLUDING WEEKENDS. 
          AS I JUST SAID, WE WILL BE INTERVIEWING EACH MEXICAN NATIONAL THAT IS DETAINED AND THAT ACCEPTS TO TALK TO US. 
          UM, OUR JOB IN EACH ONE OF THOSE INTERVIEWS IS IN GENERAL TO PROVIDE COUNSELOR ASSISTANCE, WHICH MEANS ONE, TO CONNECT WITH THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS SO THAT WE COULD ACCOMPANY THEM, THE FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS. 
          SECONDLY, OFFER PARTICULAR SERVICES SUCH AS RECOVERY AND RETURN OF BELONGINGS, AS WELL AS, UM, ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN CASE THEY HAVE MEDICAL NEEDS THAT HAVE TO BE CARED BY, UM, IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES TAKEN CARE OF BY IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES. 
          AND THIRD AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, MAKE SURE THAT EACH ONE OF THE MEXICAN NATIONALS WHO HAVE BEEN DETAINED HAVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION. 
          UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE MEXICAN 
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CONSULATE CAN OFFER LEGAL ADVICE AND EVEN CONTRIBUTE WITH FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE LEGAL REP TO PAY AT LEAST PARTIALLY FOR THE LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF THESE MEXICAN NATIONALS. 
          I WANNA STRESS THAT THROUGHOUT 2025, WE HAVE OFFERED 968 INDIVIDUAL LEGAL CONSULTATIONS PAID BY THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT TO MEXICAN NATIONALS WHO HAVE ASKED FOR OUR SUPPORT. 
          I WANNA END MADAME VICE PRESIDENT TO THANKING AGAIN, THE BOARD FOR INVITING ME AND STRESSING THAT WE ARE HERE TO OUR SHARE AND WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER WITH YOU, WHICH IS GRA SIMA GRACIA. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          UM, OUR MEXICAN CONSULATE GENERAL FOR BEING HERE WITH US AND FOR PROVIDING ALL OF THIS INFORMATION EXACTLY, PARTICULARLY THE STATISTICS OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DETAINED, WHICH DEMONSTRATES THAT THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DETAINED ARE NOT CRIMINALS. 
          THEY'RE OUT THERE, THEIR WORK, THEY'RE HERE TO WORK, EARN A LIVING, RAISE THEIR FAMILIES TO DO, UH, TO BE LAW ABIDING CITIZENS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 
          THEY'RE NOT CITIZENS, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY'RE HERE TO, TO HONOR OUR CITY AND WITH THEIR WORK AND ALL THAT THEY DO. 
          AND, UM, I WANNA THANK YOU ALSO FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENTS AS WELL FROM, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE COLLEGE FAIRS AND CONTINUING TO WORK WITH US AND, AND, UM, ADVOCATING FOR, UM, BILINGUALISM AND READING IN SPANISH. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY AND THANK YOU FOR WORKING HAND IN HAND, NOT ONLY WITH CHILA, BUT EVERYONE HERE, UM, IN OUR, WITHIN OUR DISTRICT AND OUR CITY. 
          YOUR PRESENCE IS VERY IMPORTANT AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT. 
          SO THANK YOU TO YOU AND ALL OF YOUR STAFF FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. 
          UM, SO I DO WANNA TAKE A MOMENT NOW IF WE CAN TAKE A MOMENT, UH, FOR WORLD WELL DESERVED. 
          ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR BOTH ANGELICA AND OUR CONS. 
          MEXICAN CONSULATE, GENERAL GONZALEZ GUTIERREZ FOR YOUR VOICES, FOR YOUR COURAGE AND TRUTH, AND TO, TO CONTINUE TO GUIDE US WITHIN OUR STRENGTH AND OUR COLLECTIVE FIGHT FOR DIGNITY AND JUSTICE. 
          AND SO BEFORE MS. LES AND OUR CONS, GENERAL GONZALEZ DEPART, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY REMARKS OR QUESTIONS THAT MY COLLEAGUES MAY HAVE, UH, TO CONTINUE WITH OUR REFLECTION AND ENGAGEMENT HERE TODAY. 
          DOES ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO START? MS. BEL? GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU AGAIN. 
          UM, YOUR WORDS OBVIOUSLY RESONATE WITH SO MANY OF US. 
          UM, APPRECIATE JUST BEING ABLE TO MAKE IT REAL, UM, FOR US. 
          AND, UM, UH, DR. 
          REVIS EVEN JUST REMINDING US HOW WE CAN GO BACK TO OUR OWN SENSE OF COURAGE, TO BE ABLE TO REMEMBER EXACTLY THE EFFECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING TO OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS TODAY. 
          AND, UM, AS WE THINK OF COURAGE, AND IT'S NOT JUST PHYSICAL BRAVERY, OBVIOUSLY, IT'S, UH, SPEAKING OUT AGAINST INJUSTICE AND BEING ABLE TO, UM, CONNECT WITH SOME OF OUR OWN FEARS THAT CREATES US TO ACT IN TIMES WHEN IT SEEMS THAT YOU CAN'T. 
          AND SO JUST APPRECIATE THAT. 
          AND AS MENTIONED BEFORE, I KNOW MANY OF US CAN RELATE, AND I KNOW I'VE SHARED MY STORY AS MY FAMILY WAS HERE AS WELL. 
          AND EVERY DAY I WOULD THINK AS A CHILD COMING HOME, WOULD MY PARENTS BE THERE AND WHO WOULD TAKE CARE OF ME. 
          AND SO IT'S REAL TO KNOW AND TO THEN BECOME A REALITY. 
          UM, BECAUSE THERE WAS A TIME I CAME HOME AND MY BROTHER WAS GONE, AND TO NOT SEE HIM AGAIN FOR TWO DECADES, UM, AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO RETURN. 
          AND SO IT'S REAL, IT'S A REAL STORY. 
          IT'S REAL FOR US TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THE FAMILIES AND AS WE GO OUT TO OUR SCHOOL SITES, THOSE HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I'VE HAD WITH STUDENTS. 
          AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S THE REALITY OF TODAY. 
          AND SO I JUST APPRECIATE YOUR WORK, YOUR COURAGE, UM, AND FOR YOU COMING TODAY AND JUST SHARING THE STATISTICS, THE FACTS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND FOR US TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AS THIS BOARD, AS THIS DISTRICT, AS WE COME TOGETHER AS ONE, ESPECIALLY A TIME LIKE THIS, UM, TO JUST JOIN ARMS TOGETHER AND TO BECOME STRONGER TOGETHER. 
          AND SO, JUST AGAIN, APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOUR SENTIMENTS, THE FACTS THAT YOU BROUGHT TO US TODAY. 
          SO APPRECIATE THAT. 
          YES, MS. SCOTT. 
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I HAVE A QUESTION FOR CHILA. 
          SO, UM, UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE SEEING A HIGHER NUMBER OF PEOPLE IMPERSONATING AGENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AS WELL AS FROM ICE. 
          WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TELLTALE SIGNS THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE LOOKING AT TO KNOW WHETHER SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY A FEDERAL AGENT OR SIMPLY JUST PLAYING OFF AS ONE. 
          AND I UNDERSTAND THIS MAY VARY FROM PERSON TO PERSON. 
          UH, IT COULD BE CHALLENGING TO DETECT, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING THAT OUR COMMUNITIES CAN USE TO DETERMINE IF A PERSON IS NOT ACTUALLY A FEDERAL AGENT? ARE YOU ABLE TO ANSWER THAT FOR US? THANK YOU. 
          SO THIS IS, THIS HAS BEEN A, A MAJOR ISSUE, AND THAT'S WHY, UM, PAST SB 8 0 5, WHICH IS ACTUALLY ASKING, UH, THE NO VIGILANTES ACT, WHICH IS MAKING SURE THAT, UM, ALL OFFICERS, NOT JUST FEDERAL AGENTS, BUT EVERYBODY ACTUALLY HAS, USUALLY IT'S YOU HAVE A BADGE NUMBER OR A BADGE, IT CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THAT YOU ARE WHAT AGENCY YOU ARE, UM, REPRESENTING. 
          AND SO PART OF OUR CONCERN HAS BEEN THAT MANY OF THESE AGENTS, UM, AND I WITNESSED IT VARIOUS TIMES AS WE, UH, RESPONDED IN RAPID RESPONSE, IS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY IN, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY HAVE, UM, THEIR, UM, POLICE GEAR, BUT NOT DEMONSTRATING, UH, WHAT AGENCY THEY ARE FROM. 
          UM, AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE COVERING THEIR, THEIR FACE, BUT ALSO THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO SAY, I AM FROM THE A TFI AM FROM BORDER PATROL, I AM FROM ICE. 
          SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS FOR FURTHER ACCOUNTABILITY. 
          WE HAVE HAD INCIDENTS WHERE INDIVIDUALS HAVE IMPERSONATED, UM, UH, UH, HAVE IMPERSONATED ICE. 
          UM, WE'VE ALSO ACTUALLY HAVE, UM, UH, WE'VE HAVE A LEGAL CHALLENGE AND HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THAT LEGAL CHALLENGE IN WHICH ICE OR THE BORDER PATROL CANNOT PRETEND TO BE ANOTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT. 
          THEY CANNOT SAY THAT THEY ARE LAPD OR THE SHERIFF OR A PAROLE OFFICER IN ORDER TO COERCE A PERSON TO COME OUT OF THEIR HOME. 
          AND SO, UM, WHAT I WOULD JUST SAY IS THAT'S WHAT WE ALWAYS SAY. 
          WHO, WHAT AGENCY DO YOU PRINT? WHAT'S YOUR BADGE NUMBER? THESE ARE TYPICAL THINGS THAT ANY OFFICER SHOULD BE ABLE TO, UM, TELL THE INDIVIDUAL THAT THEY'RE ARRESTING. 
          BUT SEE, ALL THE RULES ARE OUT OF THE DOOR WITH THESE AGENTS. 
          THEY FAIL TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND PROPERLY DENOTE WHAT AGENCY THEY ARE FROM. 
          UM, AND SO, UM, THE PRESSURE FROM THE PUBLIC, THE P PRESSURE FROM CIVIL SOCIETY IS WHAT WE NEED IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PUBLIC. 
          SO JUST KEEP ASKING, UM, EACH AND EVERY TIME, UH, WHO THEY, WHAT AGENCY THEY ARE REPRESENTING. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION, BUT I'LL WAIT TILL WE GO AROUND. 
          OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM, TO BOTH OF YOU FOR PRESENTING HERE. 
          UM, NOT JUST FOR PRESENTING, BUT FOR DOING THE WORK ON THE GROUND, LEADING IN SUCH A WAY FROM THE MOMENT, UM, THAT, UM, THAT ELECTIONS HAPPENED, YOU WERE PREPARED AND, UM, AND YOU LED SO MANY COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND INCLUDING OUR OWN DISTRICT AND THIS WORK. 
          SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR BEING THE LEADERS, FOR BRINGING, BEING THE FOUNDATION AND THE ONES THAT WE LEAN ON FOR GUIDANCE IN THIS WORK, BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THAT. 
          AND I ALSO WANNA THANK ALL THE OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND INCLUDING OUR OWN, UH, FOLKS WHO ARE ON THE GROUND, OUR EDUCATORS, UM, BOTH IN THE CLASSROOM, OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE REALLY BEEN ADVOCATING FOR US TO BE THIS COURAGEOUS, TO BE THIS BOLD. 
          AND IT'S, IT'S THIS WORK. 
          I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT BOTH PEOPLE ON THE GROUND DO AND PEOPLE ON THE INSIDE DO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. 
          AND WHY WE NEED TO CONTINUE DOING THIS. 
          BECAUSE IT CAN'T BE DONE ALONE AND IT CANNOT BE DONE IN SILO. 
          AND SO WITH THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE HEARD FROM FOLKS, UM, IS A CONCERN AROUND OUR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS. 
          AND I PERSONALLY WORKED WITH UNACCOMPANIED MINORS WHEN I WAS A TEACHER AT MCALLISTER HIGH SCHOOL. 
          AND, UM, AND I KNOW THE FEAR AND I KNOW, UM, WHAT THAT SOMETIMES TEACHERS MAY NOT KNOW, RIGHT? THE SITUATION. 
          AND, UM, BECAUSE IT'S VERY SCARY FOR, FOR PEOPLE TO, TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS AN UNACCOMPANIED MINOR. 
          BUT WE DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME SOMEWHERE IN SCHOOLS. 
          AND I WANNA ASK YOU, 
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UM, ANGELICA, YOU RECOMMEND OUR WAYS THAT WE AS A DISTRICT CAN SUPPORT WHEN WE KNOW OF AN UNACCOMPANIED MINOR, HOW CAN WE SUPPORT THEM? UM, SO JUST SO EVERYBODY IS ON THE SAME UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN, UM, COME WITH BY THEMSELVES, UM, OFTEN TO REUNITE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS HERE OR OFTEN ON THEIR OWN, JUST THEY DON'T HAVE, UM, FAMILY EITHER. 
          SO I THINK THAT THE FIRST THING IS JUST TO, UM, REALLY UNDERSTAND WHO THEIR SPONSOR IS AND WHO'S ACTUALLY SUPPORTING, WHO'S SUPPORTING THIS CHILD. 
          BECAUSE ONE THING THAT HAS HAPPENED UNDER THIS ADMINISTRATION, SOMETHING WE HAD CORRECTED IN THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION, IS THAT, UM, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS DECIDED TO GO AFTER SPONSORS AS WELL. 
          AND SO MANY TIMES THE CHILDREN ARE NOT JUST FEARFUL ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THEM, BUT WHO, YOU KNOW, WILL MY SPONSOR OFTEN, IS IT A PARENT? IS IT AN UNCLE? IS IT AN AUNT? IS IT SOMEBODY WHO'S CARING FOR YOU? WILL THEY GO AFTER, UM, THAT SPONSOR? SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU'RE ENGAGING WITH UNACCOMPANIED MINORS TO REALLY ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE, THE, THE SPONSOR IS ALSO IN DANGER, NOT JUST THE CHILD. 
          AND, AND SO UNACCOMPANIED MINORS, UM, THE, THEY'RE, UM, ACTUALLY PLACED UNDER THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT. 
          RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE'RE FA UH, FINDING IS THAT MANY ARE BEING PRESSURED TO GIVE OUT, UH, THEIR RIGHTS TO CONTINUE HERE IN THIS COUNTRY WITH PROTECTION. 
          BUT ONCE THEY'RE ABOUT TO TURN 18, THEY'RE USUALLY REMOVED FROM THE PROGRAM. 
          SO WHAT THIS ADMINISTRATION IS DOING AROUND 16, 17, ET CETERA, THEY START PRESSURING THIS CHILD, OR AT LEAST, UM, THIS IDEA OF, UM, UH, THEY WILL NO LONGER BE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF, UH, THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT. 
          SO I WOULD ALSO SAY TO YOU, UM, BE VERY MINDFUL, ESPECIALLY 'CAUSE THESE ARE OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. 
          UM, ACTUALLY, UM, I REMEMBER ON JANUARY 6TH WHEN THE FIRES BROKE, WE WERE AT ONE OF THE DREAM RESOURCE CENTERS WITH SOME OF THOSE UNACCOMPANIED MINOR, SOME OF THE STUDENTS. 
          UM, AND I JUST REALLY WANNA SAY ONE OF, YOU KNOW, THEIR FEAR. 
          THEY HAVE A LOT OF HOPE, THEY HAVE A LOT OF DREAMS FOR THEMSELVES, BUT THEY'RE ALSO FEARFUL OF, UM, LOSING THAT PROTECTION ONCE THEY, UM, ARE 18. 
          UM, AND SO THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS TRIED TO PRESSURE CHILDREN, UM, WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND SORT OF THEIR OWN LEGAL RIGHTS. 
          SO POLICE, I THINK, WORK WITH US, WORK WITH  AND MANY OF OUR LEGAL PARTNERS SO THAT THE CHILDREN AND THE SPONSORS UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS AND UNDERSTAND, UM, THAT, UM, THEY SHOULD NOT BE COERCED INTO THEN DEPARTING FROM THIS COUNTRY AND, UM, AND BASICALLY BEING DEPORTED. 
          SO THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THIS MOMENT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. 
          YOUR EXPERTISE ON THIS, I JUST SAID EARLIER THAT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE WORK BETWEEN COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE ON THE GROUND AS WELL AS PEOPLE HERE WHO ARE IN GOVERNMENT, UM, IS WHAT REALLY SUPPORTS ALL OF THE WORK IN GENERAL. 
          AND SO WHAT ARE SOME, UM, IDEAS THAT YOU HAVE IN TERMS OF HOW WE CAN, UM, MAKE THIS WORK, UH, GREATER SO THAT IT CAN REACH, UM, MANY AREAS OF OUR CITY IN PARTICULAR WHEN IT COMES TO SAFE PASSAGES? BECAUSE I, WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM PARENTS IS THAT THEY, THEY ARE NOW FEELING LIKE OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE AND THEY FEEL SAFE, UH, SENDING THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL. 
          BUT IT'S THAT PASSAGE BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE HOME THAT IS VERY WORRISOME. 
          WHAT ARE SOME WAYS THAT WE CAN WORK WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, PEOPLE ON THE GROUND TO SUPPORT THIS? UM, WELL, THIS MORNING ACTUALLY, I WAS TALKING TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM CHICAGO, UM, WHO ARE, WHO'S NOW DEALING WITH MANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE, WE WERE DEALING EARLY IN JA IN JUNE, BUT ACTUALLY EVEN, I WOULD SAY AT A EVEN MORE VIOLENT WAY. 
          UM, THEY HAVE INTRODUCED THE IDEA OF, UM, ICEFREE ZONES. 
          UM, THIS IDEA OF, UM, MANY OF THE SIGHTINGS THAT I DESCRIBED, UM, WHERE PEOPLE WERE JUST WITNESSING THEM GETTING READY TO DO OPERATIONS. 
          AND I THINK IF WE CAN, UM, REALLY PARTNER WITH OUR COUNTY, I HAD CONVERSATIONS THIS MORNING AROUND WITH THE COUNTY, THE CITY, REALLY TO GO BEYOND, WHICH IS THE SAFE PASSAGE IS SO IMPORTANT, BUT TO GO BEYOND THAT, UM, BECAUSE IF YOU SEE, UM, CARS, ICE OR BORDER PATROL, TRUCKS, CARS, VANS PARKED ANYWHERE, YOUR SAFETY IS, IS A COMPROMISED. 
          SO I THINK THAT THE FURTHER WE CAN LIMIT THEIR PRESENCE, I THINK IT WILL REALLY SUPPORT YOUR EFFORTS AROUND, UM, SAFE PASSAGE. 
          SAFE PASSAGE MATTERS SO MUCH, UM, BECAUSE, UM, WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IS GIVEN, UM, UM, THE PARENTS, OUR CAREGIVERS, THE OB THE SENSE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT, UM, THEY'RE PROTECTED AND THEIR CHILDREN CAN GET TO AND FROM SCHOOL. 
          WE JUST NEED TO EXPAND THE CIRCLE, UH, THE GEOGRAPHIC, UH, SCOPE OF PROTECTION. 
          GREAT. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          APPRECIATE YOU. 
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UM, THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH. 
          UH, IT'S, IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU BOTH HERE AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          THE COMMUNITY I REPRESENT IN THE NORTHEAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY HAS BEEN ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT BY THE ICE RAIDS. 
          AND I THINK THAT YOU, UM, ANGELIKA I THINK YOU'VE BEEN, YOU, I THINK YOU REFERRED TO US AS HEROES, BUT I REALLY THINK YOU HAVE BEEN A HERO IN STANDING UP FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING SUCH ESSENTIAL SUPPORTS AND PROTECTIONS. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS SO DEEPLY IMPACTING THE FAMILIES AND MY COMMUNITY AND, AND I'M PERSONALLY VERY GRATEFUL. 
          UM, UH, BOARD MEMBER GRIEGO STOLE A COUPLE OF MY QUESTIONS, BUT I DO HAVE TWO MORE. 
          I KNOW THAT YOU ALSO LIFTED UP, YOU KNOW, BEYOND THE TRAUMA AND THE VIOLENCE AND THE NEED FOR LEGAL SUPPORTS, THE NEED FOR BASIC ECONOMIC SUPPORTS AND SUPPLIES THAT SO MANY OF OUR FAMILIES ARE FACING, IT'S, UM, THOSE WHO HAVE LOST A FAMILY MEMBER WHOSE FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED, BUT IT IS MANY OF OUR FAMILIES WHO ARE SHELTERING AND, AND TRYING TO KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE. 
          I WONDER IF YOU COULD, UM, SPEAK TO WHAT WAYS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN BE A PART OF THAT EFFORT TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE BASIC NEEDS IN A MORE COMPREHENSIVE WAY, INCLUDING THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
          I THINK THAT THAT IS A HUGE RESOURCE FOR OUR FAMILIES, BUT WE KNOW THAT OFTENTIMES OUR FAMILIES DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. 
          AND AS SAFE AND TRUSTED PLACES OUR SCHOOLS ARE, WE HAVE AN ABILITY AND A CONNECTION TO OUR FAMILIES. 
          SO IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON WHAT WE COULD DO, UM, TO EXPAND OUR SUPPORTS IN TERMS OF BASIC NEEDS, BUT ALSO GET THE WORD OUT TO OUR PARENTS AROUND, AROUND RENTAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE. 
          UM, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK WE CAN CONTINUE TO PARTNER IS ACTUALLY FOOD, FOOD DISTRIBUTION. 
          SO WE HAVE PARTNERED, UM, WITH, UM, THE BREEZY CENTER. 
          WE HAVE, UM, PARTNERED WITH, UM, LABOR COMMUNITY SERVICES, UM, WITH MANY FOOD BANKS TO ACTUALLY, UM, DO FOOD DELIVERIES. 
          BUT LOGISTICALLY IT'S, IT'S QUITE OVERWHELMING. 
          LOTS OF FAMILIES. 
          I THINK THE SCHOOL SITES, WHICH YOU HAVE ALSO DONE, UM, 'CAUSE WE'VE WITNESSED IT, UM, BEING A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN ALSO PICK UP GROCERIES, UM, AND, AND, AND IF THEY'RE GONNA GO DROP OFF THEIR CHILDREN, THAT THEY'RE, THAT'S A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN ALSO GET THE, THE, UM, FOOD SUPPORT. 
          UH, IT MATTERS A LOT, UH, AT THIS TIME. 
          SO I THINK THOSE ARE THINGS THAT REALLY MATTER FOR THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES AS WELL. 
          UM, THAT THEY CAN, UM, JUST TAKE GROCERIES, UM, GROCERIES HOME. 
          I'M INVITING FATIA, UM, GARCIA, WHO ACTUALLY DOES, UH, OUR STUDENT SERVICES MANAGER WHO WORKS DAILY WITH OUR, UM, IMMIGRANT, UH, YOUTH AND THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS IN OUR DREAM RESOURCE CENTERS, BUT THROUGHOUT, UM, L-A-U-S-D. 
          SO I JUST WANTED TO ALSO GIVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY, UM, TO ALSO ANSWER THAT QUESTION FROM THE VANTAGE OF THE STUDENTS. 
          HMM. 
          UM, THANK YOU, ANGELICA. 
          SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE HAD THE, UH, THE PLEASURE TO WORK, FOR EXAMPLE, IS C 13. 
          UM, WE HAVE COLLABORATED WITH THAT DISTRICT AND THEY HAVE GIVEN US, UH, BAGS OF FOOD FOR THE FAMILY. 
          UM, AND HAVING THOSE DREAM CENTERS AT THOSE FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS HAS BEEN REALLY A BLESSING BECAUSE IF A FACILITATES, UH, FOR US TO CREATE A SPACE WHERE PARENTS AND STUDENTS CAN COME AND ACTUALLY FEEL SAFE TO COME AND RECEIVE THOSE SERVICES. 
          SO I THINK, UM, USING THOSE CENTERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BRING MORE RESOURCES, WHETHER IT IS WITH YOUR OWN DISTRICT, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE BRINGING DONATIONS, UH, IN BERNSTEIN, WE HAVE A CLOSET FOR STUDENTS WHERE THEY CAN COME AND ACTUALLY GET, UH, CLOTHES, UM, IN CASE THEY DON'T HAVE CLOTHES AT HOME, RIGHT. 
          UH, WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE FOOD PANTRIES AS WELL. 
          UH, BUT IT IS A LOT OF WORK. 
          UH, CHEERLESS IS DOING SO MUCH, RIGHT. 
          AND I THINK WE NEED COLLABORATION WITH ALL OF YOU TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. 
          BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BASIC, UM, I THINK NEEDS THAT WE HAVE SEEN AND SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WE'RE TRYING TO, UH, DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HELPING STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS, UH, MEET THAT NEED. 
          MM-HMM . 
          THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH. 
          AND, UM, I THINK THAT THAT'S A, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. 
          AND WE HAVE OUR DREAM RESOURCE CENTERS AS, UM, AS THAT SAFE SPACE WHERE OUR FAMILIES CAN COME. 
          UM, ANOTHER REASON WHY THE $15 MILLION ALLOCATION FROM THE STATE WOULD BE SO HELPFUL BECAUSE WE NEED CONTINUED SUPPORT AND FUNDING FOR THOSE PROGRAMS. UM, WE WOULD ALSO JUST SAY YOU CAN REFER, UM, INDIVIDUALS TO US. 
          WE DO HAVE SOME, UM, CASH ASSISTANCE, UM, THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A, A FAMILY MEMBER WHO IS DETAINED AND IN SUPPORT. 
          UM, WE'RE TRYING TO ALSO, UM, BE ABLE, UM, AS THE CONSULATE, UH, GENERAL EXPLAINED, UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE, UM, IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET BOND RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS, I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS. 
          A LOT OF THESE INDIVIDUALS SHOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR BOND TO BE ABLE TO BE BACK WITH THEIR FAMILIES. 
          UM, BUT, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ALSO SEEING IS AN INCREASE IN BOND FEES. 
          SO THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, IF THEY ARE GRANTED BOND, UM, AND THEY ARE ABLE TO AT LEAST PAY THAT BOND, WE TRY TO ALSO HELP THE FAMILY WITH THE BOND PAYMENT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES. 
          IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE. 
          MM-HMM . 
          UM, BECAUSE, UM, 
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IT MEANS FOR THE KIDS THAT THE, THAT LOVED ONE, WHILE THEY'RE STILL FIGHTING THEIR CASE, AT LEAST THEY'RE AT HOME FIGHTING THE CASE. 
          THAT'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE. 
          THANK YOU FOR, FOR UPLIFTING THAT RESOURCE. 
          AND THEN THE ONE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE, I KNOW THAT OUR, OUR UTLA PARTNERS LIFTED THIS UP. 
          YOU KNOW, OUR EMPLOYEES ARE EVERYDAY PUTTING THEMSELVES ON THE FRONT LINE OF PROTECTING OUR STUDENTS, AND YET WE KNOW THAT MANY OF THEM ARE IN VULNERABLE STATUSES THEMSELVES. 
          UM, SO I, I WONDER, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE SUPPORTS OR RESOURCES WE CAN OFFER OUR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE DOCUMENTED, WHO ARE TPS HOLDERS OR WHO OTHERWISE ARE NOT YET CITIZENS, UM, IS THAT WORK THAT ULA IS DOING AND, AND HOW WE CAN HELP SUPPORT OUR, OUR STAFF? UM, I DO BELIEVE THAT L-A-U-S-D HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF DOCUMENTED TEACHERS, WHICH I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL. 
          UM, BECAUSE WHEN THE STUDENTS ALSO CAN RELATE TO THEIR TEACHER MATTERS SO MUCH IN, IN THAT WAY. 
          BUT, UM, I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE SEEN ACTUALLY, UH, EGREGIOUS ATTACKS UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUALS. 
          AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT, UM, THAT YOU OFFER, UM, INDIVIDUALS, AND I WANNA SAY AGAIN, ALL YOUR EMPLOYEES SHOULD ACTUALLY HAVE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TRAININGS, UM, HOW THEY PROTECT THEMSELVES, UM, OFTEN LET, UM, WE SEE PEOPLE WHO ARE WITNESSES OF ARREST OR OTHER THINGS HAPPENING, THEIR RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED. 
          SO I REALLY WANNA SAY JUST IN GENERAL, FOR ALL YOUR EMPLOYEES, FOR ALL THE ENTIRE WORKFORCE, UM, UH, TO CONTINUE THAT TRAINING, BUT ALSO FOR INDIVIDUALS OF MIXED STATUSES. 
          SO THEY ARE INDIVIDUALS, UH, WHETHER IT'S DOCUMENTED OR, OR ANY OTHER, UM, TEMPORARY STATUS OR IN THE PROCESS OF, YOU KNOW, IMMIGRATION IS, IS COMPLEX. 
          SO I DO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO ALSO HAVE A RESOURCE, UM, THAT THEY CAN GO TO AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT, ABOUT THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATION IN A CONFIDENTIAL WAY. 
          UM, MANY OF THEM ARE ALSO OUR CLIENTS JUST BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE TEACHERS WHO ARE COME, UM, TO SUPPORT, BUT THEY CAN GO TO SERVICES AT CHEERLA AT, UM, GARISON AND MANY OF OUR, UM, UH, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS IN LA. 
          SO HAVING REFERRAL POINTS. 
          UM, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I JUST THINK TO, TO REALLY NOTE, UM, THAT, UM, THAT THEY, UH, CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE EMPLOYMENT. 
          A LOT OF, THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION ABOUT, UM, THAT WE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH AROUND DACA. 
          IS IT, IS IT GONNA BE OPENED? IS IT GONNA BE CLOSED? UM, WHAT'S HAPPENING? AND OFTEN, UM, AND I'M NOT GONNA SAY THAT ANYTHING HAS HAPPENED AT L-A-U-S-D, BUT WE HAVE SEEN OTHER EMPLOYERS, UM, THAT ACTUALLY, UM, ARE ACTUALLY, UH, SAYING, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN NO LONGER WORK HERE PREJUDICING THAT PERSON BECAUSE OF THEIR DOCUMENTED STATUS, UM, AND OBVIOUSLY DOING IT ERRONEOUSLY ILLEGALLY. 
          BUT I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY, EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE AS AN EMPLOYEE AND, UM, AND MAKE MAKING SURE THAT, UH, ANYBODY WHO HAS, UH, WHO'S AN IMMIGRANT HAS RIGHTS AS A WORKER. 
          AND SO MAKING SURE THAT THOSE ARE UPLIFTED AS WELL. 
          I JUST ALSO WANNA, YOU KNOW, EXTEND MY THANK YOU AND GRATITUDE TO YOU BOTH AND OTHERS WHO ARE DOING THIS WORK. 
          I WANNA GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO SALVADOR FTE, WHO HAS DONE SEVERAL, UH, IMMIGRATION CLINICS AND A COUPLE OF OUR BOARD DISTRICTS AND ANOTHER ONE COMING UP. 
          AND IT IS SO POWERFUL WHEN PEOPLE CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP FOR SO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T YET ACCESSED THAT. 
          AND SO, I WANNA LIFT UP THE WORK YOU'RE DOING, UM, AS WELL AS ALL THE DIRECT RESOURCES FOR FOLKS WHO ARE SO FAR AWAY FROM THAT PATHWAY. 
          AND WE KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AS A COUNTRY TO GET MORE FOLKS ON THAT PATHWAY AS SO MANY OF OUR FAMILIES BENEFITED FROM. 
          SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANKS. 
          MY LAST QUESTION I WOULD MAKE SURE I WANNA THANK, UH, BUT WE ARE ONE PEOPLE, WE TALK ABOUT THEM ALL THE TIME, BUT WHO ACTUALLY ARE THE, WE ARE ONE PEOPLE WHO PUT ALL THIS TOGETHER, AND I WAS LOOKING AT THE DIVISION OF SCHOOL OPERATIONS. 
          WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT. 
          AND, AND, UH, THE CRITICAL, UH, INCIDENT CASE MANAGEMENTS AND THE FAMILY HOTLINE AND THE, UH, YOU CAN JUST PRESENT. 
          OKAY. 
          OKAY. 
          UNLESS YOU HAVE A QUESTION. 
          YEAH. 
          AND BECAUSE WHEN WE HAVE THESE, UH, MEETINGS, LIKE THE CONSUL GENERAL WAS SPEAKING ABOUT HAVING, UH, INCIDENCES, UH, OF, UH, CONFERENCES AT THE, UH, CONSULATE, I ALWAYS WONDERED IF WE EVER PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH, UM, INFORMATION ABOUT VOTING FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS. 
          LET'S BE FACTUAL AMERICAN CITIZENS, TEACHING THEM ABOUT VOTING AND MAKING THEIR VOTE COUNT. 
          AND I JUST HOPE THAT WE DO THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT AT THESE GREAT GATHERINGS OF PEOPLE THAT WE ISSUE THAT INFORMATION TO THEM. 
          THAT'S ALL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          I DO HAVE, UM, SOME QUESTIONS FOR OUR CONSULATE GENERAL. 
          UM, HOW THERE WAS A QUESTION ON, UH, 
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OUR, ON ACCOMPANIED MINORS. 
          WHAT SUPPORTS OR PROTECTIONS, UM, DO, DO YOU OR ARE COUNCIL GENERALS, UM, PROVIDE FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS AND YES. 
          UM, OF THE 919 MEXICAN NATIONALS THAT HAVE BEEN DETAINED SINCE JUNE 6TH, UM, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM OF UNACCOMPANIED MINORS. 
          IN, IN ON A FEW CASES. 
          PERHAPS THE MOST RELEVANT ONE WERE THE RIOTS THAT TOOK PLATES IN THE AREA OF OXNARD AT THE GLASS HOUSE, IN WHICH, UM, SEVERAL WORKERS, UM, MOSTLY INDIGENOUS WORKERS FROM OAXACA HAVE THEIR MINOR KIDS WITH THEM WHEN, UM, I DETAIN THEM. 
          IN THOSE CASES, UM, OUR JOB HAS, OUR JOB HAS BEEN FIRST TO CONTACT THE FAMILY IN THE US. 
          UM, THAT IN THE THREE OR FOUR CASES, I'M THINKING RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ALSO UNDOCUMENTED. 
          UM, WE CONTACTED THE FATHER OF THAT ALL, ALL, ALL THE PERSONS DETAINED WERE WOMEN. 
          WE CONTACTED THEIR FATHER, THE RESPECTIVE FATHERS. 
          AND WHEN WE HAVE, UH, ONE, ONCE WE HAD MADE SURE THAT THE KIDS WERE WITH CLOSE, UH, RELATIVES IN THE US ONCE WE HAVE, UM, THE FORMAL AUTHORIZATION FROM THEIR FATHERS AS WELL, NOT ONLY THEIR MOTHERS, THEN WE CONTACTED CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES AND WE MADE SURE THAT WE ACCOMPANY THOSE KIDS TO MEXICO IN ORDER TO DELIVER THEM TO THEIR MOTHERS WHO HAD BEEN ALREADY DEPORTED. 
          USUALLY THAT'S WHAT WE DO. 
          A CONSULAR OFFICIAL ALWAYS, UH, TAKES A PLANE OR DRIVES TO THE BORDER WITH THE MINOR. 
          UM, HE OR SHE, THE CONSULAR OFFICIAL IS NEVER ALONE WITH THE MINOR. 
          IF SHE HAS TO BE, UM, AT LEAST ACCOMPANIED TO THE AIRPORT FROM, WITH A FAMILY MEMBER AND HAS TO GET ALL THE AUTHORIZATIONS, THAT'S WHAT WE DO. 
          IN THE CASE OF AN ACCOMPANIED MINORS ASSURE THEM THEIR RETURN TO THEIR, THEIR, THEIR MOTHERS AND THEIR FATHERS IN MEXICO, HERE IN THE US, UM, OUR MAIN CHALLENGE IS SOMETIMES TO CONVINCE THE JUDGE THAT IF WE HAVE FOUND AN ACCOMPANIED MINOR WHOSE MOTHER AND FATHER ARE IN MEXICO, UH, MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THEIR FIRST RIGHT TO GET THEM BACK REGARDLESS OF THEIR MIGRATORY STATUS. 
          FORTUNATELY, IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, JUDGES ARE WELL TRAINED, UM, IN THESE TYPE OF CASES, AND THEY, WE WORK MOSTLY IN THE SAME DIRECTION. 
          BUT SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES IN THE CONSULATE NETWORK OF MEXICO AND THE US, WE HAVE 53 CONSULATES ALL AROUND, UM, IN OTHER STATES OF THE UNION. 
          THEY HAVE A MUCH SERIOUS CHALLENGE IN TERMS OF CONVINCING THE JUDGE, UH, OF RETURNING THE KIDS TO THEIR PARENTS IF THEY WERE UNDOCUMENTED. 
          THAT WAS, THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          AND MY, THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION IS HOW CLOSELY ARE YOU WORKING WITH OTHER CON CONSULATE GENERALS FROM VENEZUELA, EL SALVADOR, OR DIFFERENT PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA? I, I SEE THEM VERY OFTEN. 
          UM, THE CONSULATES FROM EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, UM, UM, COSTA RICA, PERU, UH, WE EXCHANGE INFORMATION VERY OFTEN. 
          UM, THE CHALLENGE FOR THEM IS THAT IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES ARE MOVING PEOPLE ALMOST, UM, EVERY DAY FROM DETENTION CENTER TO DETENTION CENTER HERE IN ISB 18. 
          THEY, THEY LAST ONE OR TWO DAYS AT THE MOST, SOMETIMES MORE FOUR OR FIVE DAYS, BUT EVENTUALLY ARE MOVED TO ATLANTA OR TO ATLANTA, CLOSE TO SAN BERNARDINO, OR TO OTHER STATES, LOUISIANA, ARIZONA, TEGA. 
          AND NOT ALL THESE COUNTRIES HAVE COUNSELOR OFFICIALS, UM, IN THE DIFFERENT STATES THAT REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE. 
          UM, ANOTHER BIG CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE IS THE A NUMBER, UH, PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT, UM, THESE FACILITIES ARE BEING USED BEYOND THEIR LIMIT. 
          UH, WHEN THEY MAKE MASSIVE OPERATIONS, IT TAKES BETWEEN FIVE AND SEVEN DAYS 
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FOR, UH, THOSE DETAINED BE RAISED HERE AT THE WEBSITE, AT THE ICE LOCATOR SO THAT EVERYBODY COULD KNOW WHERE THEY ARE AT. 
          AND A CRUCIAL JOB BY US IS TO WORK CLOSELY WITH IMMIGRANT AUTHOR, UH, IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT A NUMBERS ARE CORRECTLY, UH, IMPOSED IN PEOPLE WHOSE NAMES USUALLY ARE, OR MANY VERY OFTEN ARE MISSPELLED. 
          I RE I, I MENTIONED THIS BECAUSE WE, ON A REGULAR BASIS, WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR COLLEAGUES FROM LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES TO HELP THEM CONTACT, UM, IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES IN OTHER DETENTION CENTERS BEYOND LOS ANGELES, IN AREAS IN WHICH THEY ARE, IT'S MUCH MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO, UH, TO GET A COUNSELOR, OFFICIALS TO INTERVIEW THEM DIRECTLY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO THANKS AGAIN FOR, FOR BOTH OF YOU, UM, FOR BEING HERE. 
          YES, MS. GREGGO, THANK YOU. 
          I KNOW. 
          SORRY TO DELAY. 
          UM, BUT I WANNA ALSO RECOGNIZE, BECAUSE WE DID HEAR FROM ANGELIKA IN THE CONSOLE, BUT WE ALSO DID HEAR FROM UTLA AND TO ME, THEY REPRESENT THE, THE FRONTLINERS, THE FRONTLINE WORKERS ON THE GROUND, UM, IN OUR SCHOOLS, OUR TEACHERS, OUR COUNSELORS, AND OUR PS, WS. 
          AND I WANNA THANK YOU FOR DOING ALL OF THAT WORK THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR, TRAINING THEM. 
          I THINK YOU UPLIFTED THE NEED OF TRAINING OUR OWN EMPLOYEES ON KNOWING THEIR RIGHTS. 
          AND I KNOW THAT STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ASKING AS WELL FOR TRAINING ON THEIR RIGHTS. 
          AND IT ISN'T JUST ABOUT IMMIGRATION, IT'S ABOUT YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OUR, IN THIS MOMENT, WHEN OUR STUDENTS ARE WITNESSING HOW PEOPLE'S RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED, THEY ARE STEPPING UP AND ASKING THAT WE DO THIS FOR THEM. 
          SO I WANNA THANK, UM, OUR LABOR PARTNERS, UTLA FOR UPLIFTING ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT OUR COUNSELORS AND THAT OUR, UH, PWS AND OUR TEACHERS ARE, ARE DEALING WITH AND ARE MAKING AN EFFORT AND CALLING, UH, FOR TRAINING OF THEMSELVES SO THAT THEY CAN BE SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS. 
          AND SO I WANNA THANK THAT. 
          WE WILL TAKE, UM, A FIVE MINUTE BREAK JUST TO TAKE A QUICK PICTURE BEFORE OUR, OUR GUESTS LEAVES. 
          SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE, UH, MY COLLEAGUES AND SUPERINTENDENT TO GO OUT FRONT AND TAKE A QUICK PICTURE WITH THE CONSULATE. 
          MS. S MY PLEASURE. 
          MY PLEASURE, MY PLEASURE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I TOLD YOU I TOLD HIM TO COME OVER. 
          TURN  YOU. 
          I WAS. 
          THAT'S WHY WE TRYING TO GET HIM IN. 
          OKAY. 
          , LEMME SEE IF I CAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
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HOLLYWOOD KOREATOWN IN. 
          OKAY. 
          IF EVERYBODY CAN COME BACK UP, OUR BOARD MEMBERS, WE DO HAVE SOME MORE PRESENTATIONS AND, UH, AND CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE ON THIS TOPIC. 
          SO IF WE CAN ALL PLEASE COME BACK UP. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, SO AS FOLKS ARE COMING BACK UP TO THE DAYS, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PARTNERS FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICES, UH, THAT ARE HERE TODAY. 
          ALSO IN SUPPORT, INCLUDING MS. JASMINE GARCIA, DELILLO HEALTH DEPUTY FOR LA COUNTY SUPERVISOR, HILDA SOLI. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S STILL HERE, BUT I DID SEE HER EARLIER. 
          PROBABLY HAD TO LEAVE. 
          WELL, I GUESS SHE, UNFORTUNATELY SHE HAD TO LEAVE. 
          UH, SO NOW WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME MR. ALFONSO WEBB, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DIVISION OF SCHOOL OPERATIONS, AND ALSO MR. ANTONIO PLACENCIA, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ENGAGEMENT. 
          AND THEY WILL SHARE HOW WE ARE ONE CAMPAIGN AND DISTRICT SANCTUARY POLICIES ARE STRENGTHENING TRUST WITH FAMILIES, EXPANDING RESOURCES, AND ENSURING THAT EVERY SCHOOL LIVES UP TO A PROMISE OF BEING A TRUE SANCTUARY OF DIGNITY, JUSTICE, AND SAFETY. 
          SO, MR. WEBB, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH, TEAM, COLLEAGUES. 
          I'M ALFONSO WEBB, SENIOR DIRECTOR DIVISION OF SCHOOL OPERATIONS. 
          UH, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK TODAY TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT OUR DISTRICT IS DOING TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT FEELS SAFE, SUPPORTED, AND WELCOMED. 
          UH, AT THE HEART OF OUR EFFORTS OF THE WE ARE ONE INITIATIVE, UH, THERE'S A CLEAR COMMITMENT, UM, THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE PLACES WHERE ALL STUDENTS, NO MATTER WHERE THEY COME FROM, CAN THRIVE ACADEMICALLY, SOCIAL, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY. 
          UM, THIS COMMITMENT HAS SHAPED A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THAT INCLUDES TARGETED RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS THAT INCLUSIVE WELCOME BACK OUTREACH, UM, IN TERMS OF, UH, AT THE START OF NEW YEAR, UH, AND RE RESPONSIVE CRITICAL CASE MANAGEMENT FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN URGENT NEED, ADDIN. 
          ADDITIONALLY, WE ESTABLISHED A STRATEGIC COORDINATION WORK GROUP THAT BRINGS TOGETHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO ALIGN OUR EFFORTS ACROSS DEPARTMENTS. 
          ANTONIO, UH, PLACENCIA WILL SHARE ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FAMILY ACADEMY, UH, WHERE WE'RE EQUIPPING FAMILIES TO WITH THE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO NAVIGATE OUR SYSTEM WITH CONFIDENCE AND THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, UH, WE'RE EMPOWERING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS AS WELL AS FIND THEIR VOICES IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY. 
          SO THIS WORK IS NOT JUST ABOUT PROGRAMS OR POLICY, IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE. 
          UH, IT'S ABOUT MAKING SURE EVERY CHILD, EVERY FAMILY WHO WALKS THROUGH OUR DOORS, UH, KNOWS THAT THEY BELONG AND THAT THEY MATTER, AND THAT THEIR FUTURE IS VALUED. 
          WITH REGARDS TO, UH, THE RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL TEAMS, WE REFRESHED OUR TRAININGS. 
          WE UPDATED THE, UH, TRAININGS THIS YEAR WITH, UH, THE LATEST POLICIES AND PROTOCOLS. 
          UH, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SCHOOL TEAMS AND NON-SCHOOL TEAMS WERE CONSISTENT, UM, TO CREATE A CONSISTENT INFORMED AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT. 
          WE ALSO PROVIDED PRINCIPALS WITH COFFEE, WITH THE PRINCIPAL, PRESENTATIONS FOR PARENTS, OR PIZZA WITH THE PRINCIPAL. 
          UM, IN THESE PARTIC PARTICULAR SETTINGS, IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO COME TOGETHER TO BUILD TRUSTS AND OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATIONS, UH, BETWEEN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP 
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AND FAMILIES. 
          UH, WE'VE ALSO PROVIDED WEEKLY UPDATES, UH, TO REGION, UH, TO PRINCIPALS WITH THE LATEST GUIDANCE ON POLICIES, LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS, AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES. 
          WE ALSO INCLUDE COMMUNITY RESOURCES WITH REGARDS TO UPDATES, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO ON VARIOUS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES. 
          AND THIS ENSURES CONSISTENCY IN MESSAGING ACROSS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          UH, WITH REGARDS TO MESSAGES FOR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES BASED ON PROTOCOLS, UH, WE'VE DEVELOPED STANDARDIZED COMMUNICATION TEMPLATES THAT ARE DESIGNED WITH, UH, CLEAR AND REASSURING, UH, INFORMATION THAT HELPS SCHOOLS AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY DURING SENSITIVE SITUATIONS. 
          UH, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'VE UPDATED THE, WE ARE ONE POSTERS. 
          LAST YEAR, WE PROVIDED POSTERS TO EACH SCHOOL. 
          UH, IN THESE NEWER POSTERS, THEY'LL BE ROLLED OUT VERY SHORTLY WITH THE LATEST, UH, UM, POLITICAL, UH, WITH THE LATEST LEGISLATIONS THAT REINFORCE A DISTRICT'S INCLUSIVE STATS. 
          UH, WHAT YOU ARE SEEING HERE IS THE FAMILY WELCOME BACK OUTREACH EFFORT IN WHICH WE, UH, CONDUCTED NEARLY 77,000 OUTREACH CONTACTS. 
          UH, WITH REGARDS TO FAMILIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT. 
          THIS OUTREACH ENSURED THAT FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE NEW TO THE DISTRICT, OR THOSE FACING BARRIERS, OR DUE TO IMMIGRATION STATUS, FELT WELCOME, UH, INFORMED AND SUPPORTED FROM DAY ONE. 
          THE PURPOSE OF THIS WAS TO INCLUDE PHONE CALLS, TEXT MESSAGES, HOME VISITS, AND IN-PERSON CONVERSATIONS, UH, TAILORED TO MEET THE FAMILIES WHERE THEY ARE, AND ALSO IN THEIR PREFERRED LANGUAGE. 
          UM, INFORMATION THAT WAS SHARED, UH, INCLUDED SCHOOL START DATES, ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE, UM, AS WELL AS RE AVAILABLE SERVICES AND POINTS OF CONTACTS AT EACH SCHOOL BEYOND THE LOGISTICS. 
          THIS, UH, OB THIS OUTREACH HELPED TO BUILD TRUST AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES. 
          SO THE IMPACT OF THIS IS THAT THIS LARGE SCALE EFFORT, UM, REFLECTS OUR DISTRICT'S COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND INCLUSION, NOT JUST IN POLICY, BUT IN ACTION. 
          WITH REGARDS, WITH REGARDS TO SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN, UH, THAT ARE EXPERIENCING CRITICAL INCIDENTS, UH, WE'VE ESTABLISHED A CRITICAL, UH, INCIDENT CASE MANAGEMENT. 
          UM, THIS, WHEN FAMILIES EXPERIENCE A CRISIS OR CRITICAL INCIDENT SUCH AS DETENTION OR DEPORTATION RISK, UM, THE DISTRICT RESPONDS WITH A COORDINATED AND COMPASSIONATE REPO APPROACH. 
          UH, REGION OPERATIONS TEAMS, UH, WORK CLOSE IN CLOSE CO COORDINATION WITH THE FAMILY HOTLINE STAFF TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TAILORED TO EACH FAMILY'S UNIQUE SITUATION. 
          THIS REGIONAL MODEL ALLOWS US TO SURROUND FAMILIES WITH THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF SERVICES QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY, WHETHER IT'S EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, SCHOOL-BASED COORDINATION, UH, OR LOGISTICAL NEEDS LIKE TRANSPORTATION OR ENROLLMENT CHALLENGES. 
          UM, REFERRAL TO THE FOUNDATION'S COMPASSION FUND IS THE OTHER THAT'S ALSO MADE WHEN NEEDED TO COVER ANY OF THOSE EMERGENCY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVENT STUDENTS FROM ATTENDING SCHOOL OR, UH, FROM ACCESSING URGENT CARE, UH, SERVICES. 
          THE STRATEGIC COORDINATION WORKING GROUP WAS CREATED TO ENSURE UNIFIED, UH, DISTRICT-WIDE RESPONSE TO IMMIGRATION RELATED ISSUES IMPACTING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. 
          UM, THIS BRINGS TOGETHER INTERNAL AS WELL AS EXTERNAL PARTNERS, UH, TO STREAMLINE EFFORTS, UH, ELIMINATE SILOS AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES THROUGH COLLABORATION. 
          INTERNAL, UH, AGENCIES OR INTERNAL, UH, GROUPS OR DIVISIONS INCLUDE THE DIVISION OF SCHOOL OPERATIONS, THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, UH, SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH, LA SCHOOL, POLICE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNCIL. 
          EXTERNALLY, WE WORK WITH SAFETY COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS, NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND CITY AND COUNTY AGENCIES. 
          THIS BROAD NETWORK ENSURES, UH, POLICY ALIGNMENT AND REAL TIME COMMUNITY INFORMED DECISIONS. 
          THE SCW IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING AND TRACKING, UM, DATA RELATED TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES NEAR OR AFFECTING SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. 
          THIS ALLOWS A DISTRICT TO RESPOND A ACCORDINGLY, UH, TO SHARE ACCURATE INFORMATION WITH LEADERSHIP, AS WELL AS TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY IN OUR RESPONSE. 
          THE ONGOING PROTOCOL, UM, OF THIS CSCW IS TO EVALUATE AND REFINE OUR DISTRICT PROTOCOLS. 
          SO WE LOOK AT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THE SUPPORTS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO FAMILIES, LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITIES. 
          WE LOOK AT WHAT, UM, LEGAL PREPAREDNESS CAN BE PROVIDED. 
          AND IT ALSO 
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LOOKS AT WHAT WE CAN DO TO NOT ONLY PROVIDE LEGAL AND SOUND ADVICE, BUT TO ALSO BE A HUMAN-CENTERED ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIVE TO EVOLVING COMMUNITY NEEDS. 
          THROUGH THIS CROSS-FUNCTIONAL EFFORT, WE ARE BUILDING A SYSTEM THAT IS PROACTIVE, COORDINATED, AND ROOTED IN EQUITY, SO THAT EVERY STUDENT AND FAMILY, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, FEELS WELCOME, SAFE, AND SUPPORTED. 
          AND NOW AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME ANTONIO PLACENCIA TO BRING IN THE REMAINDER OF THIS PRESENTATION. 
          GREETINGS AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY. 
          WHAT DR. WEBB HAS SPOKEN TO IS THE FOUNDATION THAT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE, A ROUTE SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR OUR FAMILIES. 
          THROUGH OUR ENGAGEMENT, OUR COMMUNICATIONS, AND OUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORK, WE'VE COMPLIMENTED THIS WORK TO ENGAGE OUR STUDENTS FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGH THE FAMILY ACADEMY. 
          THAT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS IN PLACE CURRENTLY, UH, WE'VE ENSURED TO THINK ABOUT THE VARIETY OF RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE, UH, FOR OUR FAMILIES THAT SPEAK TO KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, HEALTH HOUSING, AND IMMIGRATION RESOURCES. 
          ONE OF THE RESOURCES THAT I WANNA HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU AS WE GET STARTED TODAY IS OUR FAMILY PREPAREDNESS CARE PACKAGE. 
          SUPERINTENDENT CARVALLO CAME TO US WITH THE CONCEPT OF THIS CARE PACKAGE, AND IMMEDIATELY WE JUMPED ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH STUDENT INTERNS WHO REVIEWED A VARIETY OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE IMMIGRATION LEGAL RESOURCE CENTER FAMILY PREPAREDNESS PLAN. 
          AND THEY MODELED WHAT IS TODAY'S FAMILY PREPAREDNESS CARE PACKAGE, ENSURING THAT FAMILIES AND STUDENTS HAD AN INSTRUMENT THAT COULD BE DISCUSSED AND DIALOGUE. 
          DURING, AT THE DINNER TABLE, STUDENTS SPOKE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING DOCUMENTS THAT WERE EASY TO INTERPRET, EASY TO DIGEST AND DISCUSS, TO PREPARE THE HOUSEHOLD TO COMPLIMENT OUR FAMILY PREPAREDNESS CARE PACKAGE. 
          WE HAVE ALSO CONTINUED OUR KNOW YOUR RIGHTS MODEL. 
          WE ENGAGE PRINCIPALS AROUND DEVELOPING A MODEL THAT WAS VERY MINDFUL OF THE DEMANDS OF THE SCHOOL SITE AND THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS. 
          AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, AS YOU'LL SEE, UM, IN THE GRAPHIC HERE, WE HAVE THE GRAPHIC OF THE IMAGE IN OUR FAMILY PREPAREDNESS CARE PACKAGE, WHERE THE OFFICE OF STUDENT, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATING WITH DEVELOPMENT AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, WE OFFER WEEKLY KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOPS. 
          THE CONTENT HAS BEEN CURATED AND IS ROUTINELY UPDATED. 
          AND I WANNA HIGHLIGHT THIS AS AN IMPORTANT FACT. 
          WE ARE ROUTINELY REVIEWING OUR FAMILY, UM, ACADEMY KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOP, POWERPOINT AND THE FACILITATOR GUIDE SO THAT WE'RE ALIGNED WITH WHAT OUR LEGAL EXPERTS ARE BRINGING TO OUR FAMILIES. 
          THEY ARE SEEING HIGH DEMAND IN TERMS OF THE DEMANDS OF THE DAY-TO-DAY REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE. 
          SO AS A DISTRICT, WE HAVE DISTRICT CO-PRESENTERS THAT ARE PERSONNEL THAT ARE LEADING WEEKLY KNOW YOUR RIGHTS PRESENTATIONS. 
          I HAVE TO SAY THAT MY MOST PREFERRED SEGMENTS ARE IN THE MORNING WHEN WE ORGANIZE WATCH PARTIES THROUGH OUR PARENT AND FAMILY CENTERS. 
          THIS ALLOWS OUR FAMILIES TO CONNECT TO THE COMFORT OF THE SCHOOL, TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN A WEBINAR PRESENTATION, UM, AND OFFER INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE PRESENTERS, UM, IN REAL TIME ABOUT THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS INFORMATION. 
          UM, THE EVENINGS ALSO OFFER WORKING CLASS FAMILIES TO CONNECT WITH US. 
          AND AS I SHARED, THESE ARE OFFERED WEEKLY WITH OUR FAMILIES. 
          BEYOND OUR WEEKLY KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOPS, WE CONTINUE TO ARRANGE WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AND OUR PARTNERS WITH FAMILY ACADEMY WEBINARS IN THE EVENINGS. 
          UH, MOST RECENTLY WE OFFERED FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE WE ARE ONE RESOURCE GUIDE, WHICH IS A MORE EXTENSIVE, I CALL IT LIKE YOUR CATECHISM BOOKLET OF BROAD RESOURCES THAT CAN BE DIGESTED IN A PARENT AND FAMILY CENTER. 
          AND ALL OF OUR PARENT AND FAMILY CENTERS RECEIVED A CLASSROOM SET AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. 
          WE ARE ALSO VERY GRATEFUL TO OUR PARTNERS THAT HAVE COME IN TO GIVE GENERAL INFORMATION. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, THE MEXICAN CONSULATE WHO WAS HERE WITH US EARLIER TODAY, THEY HELPED US TO FACILITATE A GENERAL 1 0 1 FAMILY ACADEMY PRESENTATION ON THE ROLE OF CONSULATES AND THE SERVICES THEY OFFER IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. 
          IN ADDITION, OUR FAMILY ACADEMY CONTINUES TO OFFER O OPTIONS AND JUST ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO OUR FAMILIES FROM PROMOTING THE VIRTUAL ACADEMIES, TRANSPORTATION SUPPORTS, CONNECTIONS TO MAKE SURE MENTAL HEALTH AND THE TELEHEALTH SERVICES THAT WE'RE OFFERING AT THE DISTRICT, UM, IN A VARIETY OF OTHER SERVICES THAT WE OFFERED THROUGH THE DISTRICT. 
          OUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IS FUNDAMENTAL TO WE ARE ONE EVERY MONTH WE CONVENE OUR PARTNERS EITHER IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY, WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO DISCUSS TOPICS THAT ARE TOP OF MIND FOR THEM. 
          AND WE FACILITATE AN EXCHANGE OF LEARNING THAT INFORMS OUR PRACTICES FOR WE ARE ONE OUR MONTHLY CONVENINGS, UM, BRING IN, HAVE BROUGHT IN OVER 400 PARTICIPANTS. 
          MANY OF THE PARTNERS THAT YOU SEE HERE TODAY ENGAGE WITH US ON ZOOM OR IN PERSON. 
          AND THEY PROVIDE US WITH VALUABLE INSIGHT ON WHAT THEY'LL BRING UP FOR EXAMPLES. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, ITEMS WHERE THEY WANNA HELP US TO PROMOTE, WE ARE ONE. 
          SO AS A RESPONSE TO THAT, WE DEVELOPED A PARTNER MESSAGING TOOLKIT. 
          THIS ALLOWS OUR FA OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS 
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EXTERNALLY TO, UH, SHARE GRAPHICS MESSAGES TO FAMILIES ON THE VARIOUS RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE FOR WE ARE ONE. 
          THEY ALSO BROUGHT UP THE CONVERSATION OF, TO THE CONVERSATION THE COMMUNITY-BASED RAPID RESPONSE INSTRUMENT. 
          IT IS A ONE PAGER NOW THAT IS IN OUR, WE ARE ONE WEBSITE AT LAD.ORG/WE ARE ONE. 
          AND IT HELPS PARTNERS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN CONNECT TO US AS WE'RE ASSISTING FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          AND IT HAS ALSO ALLOWED FOR THERE TO BE ALIGNMENT OF THE VARIOUS RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE. 
          INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE VIDEOS, GENERAL KNOW YOUR RIGHTS VIDEOS TO HELP SIMPLIFY THE CONVERSATION. 
          BUT I WANNA HIGHLIGHT HERE THAT OUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORK IS A FULL LA UNIFIED EFFORT. 
          WE HAVE A SMALL, WE ARE ONE WORKING GROUP THAT IS WHAT WE CALL THAT WORKING GROUP THAT FACILITATES AND COORDINATES WITH SCHOOL OPERATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, MULTILINGUAL, MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION, DIVISION OF INSTRUCTION. 
          AND WE ALSO HAVE A LARGER WORKING GROUP THAT MEETS WEEKLY THAT ENCOMPASSES ALL OF OUR DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE SERVING OUR SCHOOL SITES AND COMMUNITIES. 
          ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS, UM, I'LL JUST HAVE YOU GLANCE THROUGH THIS SLIDE HERE. 
          IN PARTICULAR, IT HIGHLIGHTS THE VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'VE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY, OUR COORDINATION OF TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE THAT WAS ARRANGED THROUGH THE SCHOOL SITE. 
          UM, THESE ARE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE BEEN PROMOTING, UM, WITHIN OUR ENGAGEMENT OF WE ARE ONE AND ALWAYS INVITING OUR FAMILIES TO GO TO OUR SEPA CENTERS, OUR SCHOOL ENROLLMENT PLACEMENT AND ASSESSMENT CENTERS TO HELP NEW ENROLLEES AND NEW AMERICANS THAT NEED THIS ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS. 
          I HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF THE FAMILY HOTLINE WITH THE SUPPORT OF SCHOOL OPERATIONS. 
          THE 2 1 3 4 4 3 1 3 0 0 FAMILY HOTLINE NUMBER IS NOW FACILITATING 20 HOUR, 24 HOUR ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. 
          WE HAVE PROTOCOLS IN PLACE SO THAT IF THERE ARE EMERGENCIES, THOSE ARE COORDINATED WITH DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS AND WE TRIAGE TO OFFER ASSISTANCE WITH ANYONE FACING A REAL TIME IMMIGRATION RELATED INCIDENT OR JUST ANY OTHER WRAPAROUND SUPPORT. 
          WE WORK AS A UNIFIED TEAM. 
          UH, WE ARE ONE IN GETTING ASSISTANCE FOR OUR FAMILIES. 
          UM, AS WE HIGHLIGHT THE WE ARE ONE WEBPAGE, UH, WANNA JUST REFER TO OUR, OUR BOARD, UH, MEMBERS ON DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TO THE MAIN PAGE. 
          WE'VE SIMPLIFIED THAT MAIN PAGE TO INCLUDE THE GIST OF RESOURCES SO THAT FAMILIES ARE NOT OVERWHELMED AND WE ARE PUTTING IN LAYERS OF SUPPORT WITHIN THAT. 
          WE ARE ONE PAGE TO ALLOW OUR PARTNERS, CIVIC LEADERS, AND OTHERS TO SEE VITAL DOCUMENTS THAT MIGHT NOT BE MAYBE AS IMPORTANT TO FAMILIES. 
          THE FAMILY DOCUMENTS ARE AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE, BUT ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT ARE IN THERE ARE ALSO INCLUDED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE SO THAT THEY SEE WHAT ARE THE GUIDING DOCUMENTS THAT WE UTILIZE TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS FEEL SAFE. 
          WELCOME ALONG WITH OUR FAMILIES. 
          SO PLEASE JOIN US FOR THOSE OF US, UH, YOU JOINING US AT HOME, THE IN THE PUBLIC. 
          UM, I REFERENCED THE FAMILY PREPAREDNESS CARE PACKAGE THAT WAS DESIGNED WITH OUR BRILLIANT SCHOLARS OVER THE SUMMER. 
          IT INCLUDES A VERY SIMPLE, EASY TO THE EYE REVIEW OF A FAMILY PREPAREDNESS PLAN. 
          IT ALSO OFFERS INFORMATION ABOUT OUR KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. 
          WE ARE ONE WORKSHOPS THAT WE OFFER WEEKLY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RED CARDS, THE COMMUNITY-BASED RAPID RESPONSE. 
          WE WANTED TO OUR PARTNERS TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. 
          IT WAS DESIGNED BY THE, JUST THE, THE BRILLIANT MINDS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TEAM. 
          AND IT OFFERS A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH OF HOW PARTNERS CAN WORK WITH US TO ASSIST FAMILIES. 
          AND THE PARTNER MESSAGING TOOLKIT WANTED TO OFFER THESE AS RESOURCES THAT WE'RE CONTINUOUSLY PROMOTING WITHIN OUR PARTNERS AND THE COMMUNITY ABROAD. 
          AND THANK OUR PARTNERS. 
          OUR PARTNERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL. 
          UH, ALL OF OUR, WE ARE ONE CONTENT IS INFORMATIONAL. 
          MOST OF US THAT ARE LEADING THE ENGAGEMENT WORK, WE ARE NOT ATTORNEYS. 
          AND SO WE MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THE WE ARE ONE CONTENT IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES ONLY, AND WE DIRECT OUR FAMILIES TO OUR LEGAL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE RESOURCE GUIDE AVAILABLE FOR WE ARE ONE. 
          SO WE THANK THE COURAGE OF OUR SUPERINTENDENT, THIS, UM, SCHOOL BOARD AND THIS COMMUNITY FOR HELPING US TRULY BE ONE WITH OUR, OUR PARTNERS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU DR. WEBB. 
          AND ALSO MR. ANTONIO PLACENCIA FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. 
          BEFORE WE MOVE, IF YOU DON'T MIND HOLDING JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER, UM, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO ANY QUESTIONS MY COLLEAGUES MAY HAVE, I DO WANNA BRING UP, UM, A VERY PATIENT AND A SPECIAL GROUP THAT IS SITTING HERE WITH US. 
          THERE'S SONYA DORES UNIDOS FROM OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL, WILSON HIGH SCHOOL. 
          SO IF YOU CAN PLEASE COME UP. 
          I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME WORDS THAT YOU WANT TO SAY AND THEY'RE HERE, UH, REPRESENTING, UM, ONE OF, UH, THE DISTRICT'S, UM, DREAM CENTERS. 
          AND THIS IS A DREAM CENTER THAT WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE STUDENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATOR, 
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UM, AND ALSO, UM, OTHER STAFF LIKE MR. EZ HERE WITH US. 
          SO, GO AHEAD. 
          WE HAVE HERE MS. PAOLA, BE SIFUENTES, WHO IS GONNA GIVE SOME WORDS ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT LEADERS WHO EMBODY RESILIENCE, HOPE, AND DETERMINATION. 
          THESE STUDENTS ARE LIVING PROOF THAT WHEN SCHOOLS PROVIDE SAFETY AND BELONGING, YOUNG PEOPLE RISE TO LEAD WITH PURPOSE AND PRIDE. 
          SO, PAOLA, GO AHEAD. 
          WHAT YOURS? HELLO. 
          GOOD MORNING AND GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. 
          LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD AND THE AUDIENCE. 
          AS MS. DR. RIVAS MENTIONED, MY NAME IS PAULA FUENTES. 
          I AM THE PRESIDENT OF WOODROW WILSON'S SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DREAM CENTER AND STUDENT LED, UM, ORGANIZATION OF UNIS. 
          A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF IS I AM A FIRST GENERATION GRADUATING STUDENT SENIOR THIS YEAR. 
          AND DURING THIS RECENT PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION, THE SITUATION FOR FAMILIES LIKE MINE WHOSE PARENTS HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE THEY WERE MY AGE, UNDOCUMENTED AND NOW THREATENED TO BE POSSIBLY THE BOARD OF BACK TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE SET ROOTS AND MADE LIVES FOR THEIR FAMILIES HERE IS DISHEARTENING. 
          TO SEE FAMILIES SEPARATED AND GOD FORBID IT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN TO ME WHILE I'M UNAWARE AT SCHOOL, IS HONESTLY TERRIFYING. 
          AND YOU MIGHT FEEL THAT SENSE OF HELPLESSNESS, THAT SENSE THAT YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING. 
          THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE. 
          THAT'S WHY WE HAVE ATTENDED VERY GRACIOUSLY TAKEN YOUR INVITATION TO BE HERE TO HELP WITH THE HYSTERIA AND ANXIOUSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          THE MISSION OF A DREAM CENTER FOR MY SCHOOL AT LEAST, IS TO DEVELOP A SAFE SPACE WHERE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN COME AND GET RESOURCES OR BE CONNECTED TO THEM, WHETHER IT BE LEGAL, PERSONAL, ACADEMIC, OR MEDICAL SERVICES IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I'M INVOLVED. 
          OUR DREAM CENTER IS PART OF THE DREAMS ALLIES NETWORK, WHICH CONNECTS US TO DREAM CENTERS IN LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL AND ALHAMBRA HIGH SCHOOL. 
          AND I WILL EMPHASIZE THAT NOT EVERY DREAM CENTER IS THE SAME. 
          WE AS OUR, AS OUR FIRST PREVIOUS MEMBERS WHO CREATED THE CONCEPT OF A DREAM CENTER THROUGH THE YOUTH PRACTITIONER ACTION RESEARCH PROCESS THAT ATTENDED CARP, THE COMMUNITY ACTION RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
          IN 2022, THEY ASSESSED AND CONDUCTED A NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY FOR THE STUDENT POPULATION OF WOODROW WILSON, WHICH SHOWED OUR STUDENTS NEEDED THESE RESOURCES THAT THEY WANTED, A CLINIC, CLOTHING AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS A DREAM CENTER. 
          THIS ISN'T AN EASY PROCESS AND I, BUT I AM HONORED, VERY HONORED TO SAY WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY FROM THAT ORIGINAL CONCEPT. 
          SUN SUNIL HAS ADVOCATED TO ESTABLISH THE LA COUNTY MEDICAL MOBILE CLINIC, ALONG WITH HOSTING KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOPS TO INFORM OUR STUDENTS THAT THEIR RIGHTS THROUGH SERIES, THROUGH A SERIES OF COMMUNITY SCHOOL EVENTS, HELPING MANAGE OUR WILSON MULE COLLEGE, WHICH PROVIDES CLOTHING AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN THE REGION OF EAST, AS WELL AS OBTAINING OUR ROOM AND MANAGING OUR DREAM CENTER. 
          BOTH ORGANIZATIONS AND CENTER IS STUDENT LIFE FACILITATED. 
          WE HOST CULTURAL EVENTS SUCH AS DAY OF THE DEAD, LUNAR NEW YEAR, AND A SERIES OF OTHER EVENTS CALLED COME OUT OF THE SHADOWS, WHICH MOST LIKELY, BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME IN THE DISTRICT, MOST LIKELY KNOW WHAT THESE EVENTS ARE, WHICH HAS HELPED US PROMOTE CULTURAL AND CREATIVE, UM, EXPRESSION IN OUR COMMUNITIES TO BRING UNION IN OUR COMMUNITIES, NOT ONLY JUST WITH OUR HISPANIC COMMUNITIES, BUT AFRICAN AMERICAN, OUR ASIAN COMMUNITIES. 
          THIS PROCESS HAS HELPED US UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND US. 
          LET US KNOW THAT STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE NO MATTER HOW SMALL. 
          I KNOW THAT OUR EXAMPLE, THAT WE ARE AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER SCHOOLS WHO MIGHT BE THINKING TO DO A DREAM CENTER AS WELL. 
          AND WE WILL GLADLY SHARE OUR EXPERIENCE AND GLADLY ADVOCATE FOR THEM. 
          THIS IS WHY WE CALL FOR ACTION, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD, NOT ONLY TO FUND OUR DREAM CENTER, BUT ALL DREAM CENTERS PRESENT AND FUTURE. 
          THOSE FUNDS WOULD, WOULD GO INTO HELPING AND HELPING CREATE AND EXPAND THEIR PRESENCE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. 
          SO ALL STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO GET THE RESOURCES THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET BY OURSELVES, NO MATTER THEIR RACE, NATIONALITY, INCOME OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, BUT ALSO HELP MAINTAIN THE EXISTING ONES WHO ARE STILL BUILDING FROM THE GROUND UP AND NEED EXTRA PUSH AND NEED AN EXTRA PUSH FOR FUNDING. 
          CURRENTLY, OUR DREAM CENTER IS NOT OPEN EVERY DAY FOR THE WEEK. 
          WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND OUR SERVICES TO PARENTS AND HOST MORE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY. 
          AS A FIRST GENERATION STUDENT GRADUATING, AS I MENTIONED, IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR, A GREAT HONOR TO BE PART 
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OF THIS PROCESS AND PART OF THIS MOVEMENT TO BE PART OF THE RIGHT STEP OF HISTORY. 
          AND I KNOW THAT ONCE I GRADUATE, THIS PROJECT WILL BE HANDED DOWN TO THESE AMAZING STUDENTS AND FUTURE LEADERS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          IT'S BEEN AN HONOR. 
          YES. 
          OH, WE, WE DON'T SIT DOWN YET. 
          WE JUST WANNA SPEAK. 
          YEAH. 
          I JUST NOTICED THAT, UH, THE ADULTS HERE ARE JUST BURSTING WITH PRIDE. 
          YES. 
          AND I, I SAW THOSE SMILES. 
          I HOPE YOU WOULD INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. 
          S YOU WANT COME ON. 
          MIC FORWARD TO THE, COME TO THE MIC. 
          MS. SIEMENS. 
          YES. 
          MY HUSBAND WOULDN'T SAY I NEED A MIC. 
           ELIZABETH SIEMENS AND I'M THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS COORDINATOR. 
          MY NAME IS RUDY DUAZ. 
          I'M THE INTERVENTION SUPPORT COORDINATOR AT WILSON HIGH SCHOOL. 
          AND I ALSO WANNA MENTION THAT THEY HAVE STRONG SUPPORT WITH THE PRINCIPAL. 
          MS. MR. BERRA. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          SORRY. 
          UH, LEE FUTO, I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF URBAN VISIONARIES AND THE LEAD FACILITATOR OF DREAM MOUNT NICE NETWORK. 
          AND I AM FRANCISCO A ALTO AND I'M THE COORDINATOR WITH THIS AWESOME GROUP THAT I HAVE HERE WITH THE KIDS AT THE DREAM CENTER. 
          YOU CAN SEE HOW PROUD YOU ARE. 
          WE CAN SEE THAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YES. 
          AND I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF WILSON, OF BEING THAT EXAMPLE OF, YOU KNOW, OF A DREAM CENTER THAT IS, WAS BORN ORGANICALLY FROM OTHER STUDENTS. 
          YOU, YOU MENTIONED THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ALSO THE STRONG SUPPORT OF, UM, NOT ONLY YOUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATOR, BUT ALSO MR. EZ AND YOUR PRINCIPAL. 
          AND YES, KNOW THAT EVERYONE IS LOOKING TOWARDS YOU WILSON, UM, TO LEAD THE WAY IN FUTURE DREAM RESOURCE CENTERS. 
          THAT THE DISTRICT IS GONNA BE WORKING VERY HARD IN ESTABLISHING. 
          I ALREADY HAVE SOME OF MY SCHOOLS, OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WANNA DREAM CENTER. 
          SO IT DEFINITELY, THERE'S WORK THAT IS A LOT OF WORK THAT IS GONNA, YOU KNOW, THAT IS, UH, AHEAD OF, UH, AHEAD OF US. 
          AND DEFINITELY YOU'LL, WE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO YOU AND I'M SURE THE DISTRICT HAS ALREADY VISITED YOUR SCHOOL TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THE HISTORY OF YOUR DREAM CENTER, UM, BUT ALSO JUST THE HISTORY OF THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE A DREAM CENTER COME ALIVE. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR THE STUDENTS THAT WILL FOLLOW PAOLA AND SO MANY OTHER STUDENTS TO CONTINUE THIS LEGACY OF OUR DREAM CENTERS AND ALSO HERE AND WILSON HIGH SCHOOL. 
          SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. 
          UM, I DO WANNA OPEN IT UP FOR, UM, QUESTIONS THAT OUR BOARD MEMBERS MAY HAVE. 
          I'LL LEAVE ALL WHERE I MADE A MISTAKE BEFORE, SO THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I WAS AFRAID. 
          UH, WE ARE ONE PEOPLE THAT YOU WERE GONNA GET BY BEFORE, UM, YOUR PRESENTATION. 
          'CAUSE I READ THE BOOKLET AND I'VE JUST SO PROUD OF YOU. 
          AND, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL, ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR, FOR OUR DISTRICT. 
          HARDWORKING. 
          VERY, VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. 
          THE PARENTS APPRECIATE IT, THE KIDS APPRECIATE IT AND WE APPRECIATE IT TOO. 
          SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU DIDN'T GET AWAY WITH, WITHOUT A THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU ROIL. 
          DEFINITELY THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED HERE, ALL THE OUTREACH EFFORTS, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD NOT GO, IT IS NOT GOING UNNOTICED OF THE WORK OF SCHOOL OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT AND ALL THE REGIONS. 
          UH, I KNOW FOR MYSELF WHEN, YOU KNOW, WE REACH OUT TO ESE, GIL, GILBERTO, MARTINEZ, AND ALL OF YOU FOR SUPPORTING, WHENEVER WE HEAR SOMETHING, WE REACH OUT TO YOU. 
          AND IN CONNECTION WITH OUR RAPID RESPONSE, I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION IN REGARDS TO, UM, UH, DATA, I JUST DATA FOR OUR SCHOOL OPERATIONS ON, UM, ON A GIVEN DAY OR WEEK, WHAT ARE THE NUMBER OF INCIDENCES, UH, THAT ARE OCCURRING IN OUR COMMUNITIES OR A DETECTED OR WHEN YOU HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, UM, UM, SORT OF ACTIVATE THE PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE IN PLACE. 
          EXACTLY. 
          THANK YOU FOR THOSE KIND WORDS ABOUT OUR SCHOOL OPS TEAM. 
          WE WORK VERY HARD TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR PRINCIPALS AND MORE SO THE, THE CHILDREN. 
          WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL SAFE AND WELCOME IN OUR SCHOOLS. 
          WITH REGARDS TO THE, UH, SPECIFIC DATA, UH, WE ARE SEEING, UH, ON AVERAGE, UM, UH, WE HAVE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS AND CHANGES ON VARIOUS WEEKS. 
          UH, WE CAN GIVE YOU THE SPECIFIC DATA, UM, AFTERWARDS. 
          UH, BUT WE ARE SEEING MORE INCIDENTS OCCURRING IN REGION SOUTH AND IN REGION EAST OR IN, IN TERMS OF BOARD DISTRICTS. 
          BD TWO HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF INCIDENTS. 
          SO, UH, WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH THE ACTUAL SPECIFIC DATA, UH, AFTER THE, THE MEETING. 
          YES, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, UM, TO KNOW WITHIN THE REGIONS IN OUR BOARD DISTRICT, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE OVERALL IN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, BECAUSE I KNOW I ONLY HEAR FROM MY BOARD DISTRICT, BUT I'M SURE YOU KNOW, IT'S HAPPENING IN MS. EZ, MS. REGO AND ALL OF US, MS. ORTIZ FRANKLIN, AND, UM, SHERETTE AS WELL. 
          HANDY NEW BILL. 
          UM, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT WORK. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND QUICK 
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QUESTION FOR MR. ANTONIO PLACENCIA, THANK YOU FOR TO YOU AND EVERYONE THAT IS WORKING WITH OUR, UH, WITH OUR FAMILIES, WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND PARENT, UH, REPRESENTATIVES AS WELL AND OUR FAMILY CENTERS. 
          UM, AND I, YOU KNOW, I RECEIVE ON A DAILY BASIS NOTIFICATIONS OF THE WEBINARS THAT YOU'RE HOLDING. 
          AND IT JUST, WHEN I SEE THEM, I'M LIKE, THAT'S, THAT'S AMAZING. 
          THAT'S AMAZING WORK. 
          AND I KNOW IT'S, IT'S INFORMATION AND RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT, UM, OUR COMMUNITIES DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY NEED. 
          AND I KNOW OF SEVERAL PARENTS THAT ATTEND THEM BECAUSE JUST TO REFRESH THE INFORMATION AND GET MORE INFORMATION AND ALSO INVITING OTHER PARENTS AS WELL. 
          AND IT'S, IT'S HELPFUL BECAUSE PARENTS WHO ARE WORKING, THEY KNOW THEY HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY IF THEY MISSED ONE TO, TO, UM, TO JOIN A WEBINAR WITH ALL THIS WONDER INFORMATION, PARTICULARLY THE ONES ON MENTAL HEALTH. 
          UM, AND, UM, AND YEAH, YOU KNOW, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN, THE ASSISTANCE FOR PARENTS WHO, YOU KNOW, UH, SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME. 
          SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          REALLY QUICKLY, SO YOU DID MENTION, UM, THE, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW ON THE CALLS FOR THE HOTLINE, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY CALLS HAVE BEEN MADE ON A DAILY BASIS? LIKE HOW MANY, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY, HOW OFTEN ARE FREQUENTLY ARE PARENTS CALLING OR, OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS CALLING? WELL, WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT, THAT, UM, MAINTAINS JUST GENERAL RECORDS OF THE FLOW OF INFORMATION AND WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION ARRANGED FOR THE, THE BOARD MEMBERS. 
          GREAT. 
          WONDERFUL. 
          AND ALSO ON, ON THE, UM, THE COMMUNITY-BASED RAPID RESPONSE, YOU MENTIONED THAT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, UM, INFORMATION TO COLLABORATE, BUT HOW OFTEN DO YOU CONNECT OR WORK WITH THE RAPID RESPONSE NETWORKS, PARTICULARLY WITH CHEERLEADER? LIKE HOW OFTEN DO YOU CONNECT WITH THEM, UM, JUST TO COMPARE INFORMATION IF YOU'VE, PARTICULARLY IF YOU KNOW A FAMILY AND WANNA, YOU KNOW, CONNECT WITH THEM TO, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE PROVIDING RESOURCES AND, AND SUPPORT. 
          WHEN IT COMES TO CONTENT, IT'S FREQUENTLY AS CHANGES HAPPEN BOTH LOCALLY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OR NATIONALLY, WE HUDDLE AND DISCUSS WHAT INFORMATION IS, UH, PROJECTED FOR ENGAGEMENT PURPOSES. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, WE, AS WE STARTED THIS YEAR AND SOME OF THE POLICY CONTEXT WAS CHANGING, WE MET WITH ESEN TO A LITTLE, A LITTLE BIT WHAT THEIR ENGAGEMENT CONTENT LOOKED LIKE, CHILE AS WELL. 
          UM, AND WE ALSO MEET WITH THEM MONTHLY. 
          SO IT'S, IT'S AS NEEDED. 
          THEY'RE READILY AVAILABLE. 
          WE ARE MINDFUL THAT THEIR CAPACITY IS STRETCHED AT THE MOMENT. 
          UH, WE'RE BUILDING, LIKE YOU SAW HERE, A PLATFORM FOR ENGAGEMENT TO BE CONTINUOUS, RIGHT? IN GETTING GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OUT. 
          BUT WE AT LEAST MEET MONTHLY WITH THEM TO DISCUSS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE FIELD AND LEARN ABOUT WHAT ARE THE KEY THEMES OF NEEDS THAT THEY'RE CAPTURING AS THEY'RE ENGAGING FAMILIES AS WELL. 
          AND ALSO, THANK YOU FOR THE CENTRAL OFFICE WORKING GROUP. 
          I KNOW MY STAFF HAS JOINED, UH, THOSE CONVENINGS AND THE INFORMATION THAT'S SHARED. 
          SO I'M, I'M GRATEFUL THAT IT'S, IT'S OPEN FOR ALL THAT, YOU KNOW, WANNA, UH, BE ABREAST AND ALSO SHARE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK. 
          UH, YES, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO OUR BOARD. 
          MS. EZ, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          AND I WILL ECHO THE GRATITUDE. 
          I, I THINK THE DISTRICT IS, IS DOING A LOT OF WORK AND IT TAKES PEOPLE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. 
          SO WE'RE, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING. 
          UM, I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS. 
          ONE, THE COMMUNITY BASED RAPID RESPONSE DOCUMENT IS REALLY HELPFUL. 
          I ACTUALLY DID NOT KNOW THAT THIS EXISTED, SO I I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING US KNOW ABOUT IT. 
          UM, I JUST WONDER ARE THERE WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN HELP GET THIS OUT TO THE COMMUNITY? BECAUSE ON A REGULAR BASIS WHEN I'M OUT AT COMMUNITY MEETINGS, I OFTEN HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY SAY, HOW CAN WE HELP? AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T ALWAYS QUITE KNOW WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS AND, AND PROVIDING THAT SAFETY FOR OUR SCHOOLS. 
          UM, ARE THERE WAYS THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE, UM, TO FOLKS WHO WANT TO ASSIST US? WELL, WE INVITE, UH, ANYONE AND YOU KNOW, OF OUR PARTNERS. 
          LIKE THEY ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB OF ENGAGING WITH US. 
          YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SEE THE ATTENDANCE OF THE VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE ON THE SLIDE, THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION. 
          WE'LL, UM, MAYBE MAKE A MORE INTENTIONAL CALL TO ACTION AT OUR LAST CONVENING TO JUST EXPLAIN AND GIVE THEM EXAMPLES OF MAYBE AN EXIT TICKET OF HOW THEY HAVE SHARED THE INFORMATION. 
          UM, THAT WE CA WE HAVE THEIR A ATTENTION AND THEIR SUPPORT, BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY DISCUSS WITH THEM WHAT ARE SOME WAYS TO EXPAND AND AMPLIFY THAT MESSAGE AND THE TOOL. 
          OKAY, THAT SOUNDS HELPFUL. 
          UM, AND THEN AROUND THE TOPIC OF AMPLIFICATION. 
          I THINK ONE THING THAT, UM, I'VE OBSERVED IN ENGAGING WITH FAMILIES, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A STANDING, WE ARE ONE CABINET IN MY BOARD DISTRICT WHERE WE'RE MEETING WITH TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS, STUDENTS, REGION STAFF, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ALL TOGETHER IN ONE SETTING. 
          AND ONE, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I HEARD IS I WAS GOING THROUGH THE RESOURCES WE HAVE AVAILABLE IS THAT MANY, WERE NOT AWARE OF A LOT OF THE RESOURCES THE DISTRICT IS OFFERING. 
          I WOULD HIGHLIGHT TRANSPORTATION. 
          UM, SO ACCESS TO BUSES AND, UM, OUR FOOD DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP AS TWO MAJOR ONES. 
          AND TWO, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING TO, WE KNOW THAT SAFE PASSAGES IS A, A CHALLENGE AND MAYBE THE UTMOST FEAR 
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FOR A LOT OF FAMILIES RIGHT NOW. 
          SO THOSE TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES ARE ESSENTIAL. 
          UM, BUT IF FAMILIES DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THEM, THEY CANNOT ACCESS THEM. 
          UM, AND THEN SIMILARLY, A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS ARE TAKING ON THE NEEDS TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING FOR THEIR FAMILIES BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES FOR WHOM IT IS SAFER TO GO OUTSIDE. 
          AND SO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO UPLIFT THESE RESOURCES. 
          WE NEED TO GET IT IN THE HANDS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. 
          CAN YOU SPEAK TO OUR EFFORTS TO DO THAT? DEFINITELY. 
          THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. 
          UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE INITIATED THIS YEAR WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIVISION WAS TO PROVIDE NON-ROUTINE TRANSPORTATION FOR FAMILIES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN OUR WELCOME BACK, UH, OUTREACH. 
          AND SO THROUGH THAT EFFORT, WE HIGHLIGHTED, UH, THE SPECIFIC NEEDS THAT WERE BROUGHT FORTH FROM FAMILIES THAT SHARED THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY OF GETTING THEIR STUDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOL. 
          UM, AND SO WHAT WE DID WAS DEVELOP THAT PLAN, UH, TO, UH, PROVIDE THOSE, UH, THE TRANSPORTATION FROM HOME TO SCHOOL AND BACK. 
          UH, SO THAT IS IN EFFECT, WE DID PROMOTE IT WITHIN OUR WEEKLY UPDATE, UH, FOR PRINCIPALS TO GET THE WORD OUT TO THEIR, UH, SCHOOL, UH, COMMUNITIES. 
          UH, SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILIES THAT REQUIRE, AND I'LL JUST ADD IN TALKING TO THE TEAM, BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY AMPLIFY THAT AND SEND OUT SOME DISTRICT WIDE MESSAGING. 
          BUT EVEN BEING ABLE TO LEVERAGE OUR KLCS WITH, UH, THE BOTTOM SCROLLS, UM, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THERE AS WELL AS OUR HOMEPAGE AS WELL, AND EXPANDING THAT TO SCHOOL-BASED, UM, WEBSITES SO THAT THERE'S A, WE ARE ONE LINK THERE WITH THOSE TYPES OF RESOURCES SO THAT FAMILIES HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS. 
          YEAH, I THINK OUR, UM, OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE REALLY SEEKING THAT DIRECT MESSAGING TO FAMILIES. 
          AND I THINK LEVERAGING OUR BBC SYSTEM, I MEAN THAT DIRECTLY TO PEOPLE'S PHONES WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL. 
          WE ALSO HEARD OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS BEING, UM, AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR GETTING THE WORD OUT. 
          UM, WAS JUST CURIOUS, YOU ALL DIDN'T REALLY SPEAK TO IT SPECIFICALLY, BUT KIND OF WHAT IS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY TO ENSURE THAT, UM, WE'RE UTILIZING IT TO AMPLIFY THESE RESOURCES? WELL, WE ARE, UH, ALWAYS IN THE QUEUE, UM, PUSHING OUT, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGING THROUGH THE OFFICE OF STUDENT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, YOU KNOW, REMINDING FAMILIES THAT WE HAVE OUR WEEKLY KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, UM, PRESENTATIONS, UH, WANNA REMIND, UH, EVERYONE. 
          UM, I KNOW AS WE WERE PRESENTING TODAY, WE HIGHLIGHTED OUR MESSAGING TOOLKIT. 
          WE DEVELOPED A MESSAGING TOOLKIT FOR OUR SCHOOL SITES SPECIFICALLY, AND WE ALSO DEVELOPED A TEMPLATE FOR PARTNERS. 
          THAT TEMPLATE HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO ALL OF OUR PARTNERS WHO HAVE BEEN ATTENDING AND JOINING US IN OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS. 
          IT INCLUDES SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHICS FOR WE ARE ONE, UM, BRIEF EMAIL MESSAGES, BLACKBOARD TEXT MESSAGES AT 300 CHARACTER LIMIT THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW, RIGHT? UH, BUT THEY DO HAVE ALL OF THAT PACKAGED INTO ONE DOCUMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. 
          AND WE KEEP ON CIRCLING THAT ITEM AT EACH ONE OF OUR PARTNER MEETINGS. 
          SO THE QR ONE CODE THAT WE PRESENTED HERE TODAY, UM, VISITING LA USD.ORG/WE ARE ONE. 
          YOU WILL FIND THOSE RESOURCES PACKAGED THERE. 
          UM, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE ITEMS, THEY CAN CALL THE FAMILY HOTLINE OR YOU CAN CALL THE OFFICE OF STUDENT FAMILY AND COMMITTEE ENGAGEMENT. 
          AND WE WILL GLADLY ASSIST PARTNERS TO GETTING COMFORTABLE AND ACQUAINTED WITH THOSE RESOURCES. 
          THAT'S HELPFUL. 
          I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HEARD FROM STUDENTS THAT THEY ARE CONSUMING AND THAT A LOT OF THE, OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF THE VIDEOS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THAT IF WE CAN BE PRESENT AND A SOURCE OF ACCURATE INFORMATION, EMPOWERING INFORMATION IN THAT SPACE, THAT'S THE SPACE WHERE WE'RE GONNA REACH A LOT OF FOLKS. 
          AND I THINK IF WE COULD ENGAGE OUR STUDENTS AS WELL IN, IN THAT CONTENT CREATION EFFORT, UM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE JUST BETTER AT DIGITAL MEDIA THAN, THAN A LOT OF US. 
          UM, AND THEN ON, ON AMPLIFYING THE RESOURCES, I THINK THE UPDATES ON THE WEBSITE ARE MUCH APPRECIATED. 
          THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR, LIKE, LET'S MAKE THIS AS CLEAR AND ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE. 
          AGAIN, ON THE TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION, LET'S MAKE THOSE LIKE LITTLE BUTTONS ON THE HOMEPAGE SO THAT FAMILIES DON'T HAVE TO NAVIGATE TO A DIFFERENT SITE TO ACCESS THEM. 
          BUT THEY ARE RIGHT AVAILABLE AS SOON AS YOU GET TO THE WE ARE ONE WEBSITE. 
          I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS, BUT I'LL STOP THERE FOR RIGHT NOW. 
          UM, THANKS. 
          THANKS TEAM. 
          I WANNA START ON SLIDE THREE. 
          JUST TO ADD SOME CONTEXT. 
          UM, THE OUTREACH CALLS DATA, IS THAT, UM, INCLUSIVE OF EARLY ED AND ADULT OR TK THROUGH 12? WHAT'S THE UNIVERSE THERE? THE UNIVERSE IS THE, UH, TK THROUGH 12. 
          AND IN TERMS OF EARLY ED, UH, THAT ALSO INCLUDES EARLY ED. 
          OKAY. 
          SO WHEN IT SAYS NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND NUMBER OF CAMPUSES, WHAT NUMBER ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THERE IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF CAMPUSES? I THINK, I BELIEVE IT SHOWED UP THE, UH, OVER 700. 
          UM, SO SORRY, UH, WHAT'S THE DENOMINATOR? BECAUSE THIS IS, UH, WHAT WE'VE REACHED, RIGHT? SO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT A THOUSAND SCHOOLS? 1300? 'CAUSE SOMETIMES WE TALK ABOUT MAGNET SCHOOLS OR MAGNET CENTERS. 
          UM, SO I GUESS I'M WONDERING LIKE WHAT'S, YEAH, WHAT'S THE BOTTOM NUMBER? UH, SO THE BOTTOM, THE TOTAL CAMPUS COUNT WOULD BE THE 767. 
          UH, WHICH IN TERMS OF 
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THE OUTREACH CALLS, THERE WAS 697, UM, IN TERMS OF THE NUMBERS OF SCHOOLS. 
          SO, OKAY. 
          SO, SO THAT DENOMINATOR OUT OF 600, OR SORRY, OUT OF 767 SCHOOLS, 697 SCHOOLS WERE REACHED, AND THAT INCLUDES EARLY ED THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. 
          IS THAT ACCURATE? OH, OH, I'M SORRY. 
          I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. 
          OKAY. 
          IN TERMS OF THE OVERALL DENOMINATOR, LET ME, LET ME GET THAT INFORMATION FROM, UH, SAAS TO GET THOSE SPECIFIC DENOMINATORS THAT THEY, THAT WERE USED. 
          SO IT SHOULD BE ROUGHLY ABOUT 800. 
          ALL SCHOOLS, UM, UM, SHOULD HAVE PARTICIPATED, BUT I KNOW THAT WE NEED TO GET THOSE SPECIFICS TO YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          SO I CAN GET THAT TO YOU. 
          YEAH, THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL. 
          UM, BECAUSE THEN ALSO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS FOR THE REGIONS, UM, THAT, THAT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL AS A FOLLOW UP. 
          SO IN REGION NORTH, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE THERE 189 SCHOOLS TOTAL, OR ARE THERE, YOU KNOW, 200 SCHOOLS TOTAL. 
          GOT IT. 
          YEAH. 
          SO JUST SO WE KNOW HOW MANY, AND THEN FOR THE SCHOOLS THAT DIDN'T HAVE ANY OUTREACH, IS THAT BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A CONCERN FOR THEM, THEY DIDN'T HAVE STAFFING FOR IT. 
          UM, AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, IS IT LIKE ONE OR TWO SCHOOLS THAT DIDN'T GET OUTREACH OR IS IT DOZENS OF SCHOOLS THAT DIDN'T GET ANY OUTREACH? AND SO THAT'S REALLY LIKE WHERE MY QUESTIONS ARE COMING FROM HERE. 
          UM, SO IF YOU CAN GET ANY FOLLOW UP ON THE, THE DATA, THAT WOULD HELP AS WELL. 
          DO WE HAVE, UM, A NORM DAY ENROLLMENT NUMBER WE USE YET? BECAUSE SIMILARLY, YOU KNOW, 76,000 STUDENTS WERE REACHED, WELL, FIRST LET ME ASK, IS THAT UNIQUE STUDENTS OR WOULD THE 76,000 INCLUDE MULTIPLE CALLS TO THE SAME STUDENT BASED ON WHAT WAS SHARED WITH ME IS THOSE WERE UNIQUE, UNIQUE CONTACTS, UH, WITH FAMILIES. 
          SO THEN SIMILARLY OUT OF WHAT DENOMINATOR FOR THE ENROLLMENT, DO WE HAVE A, A NORM DAY THAT WE'RE USING YET? I'M ALSO LOOKING AT CARLA ESTRADA. 
          IF SHE HAS ONE , IT'S OKAY IF WE DON'T, JUST CURIOUS IF WE DO NOT AT THIS POINT, BUT WE WILL BE HAVING THAT SETTLED SOON. 
          OKAY. 
          AND THEN, SO IF YOU COULD SEND THAT TO US. 
          AND THEN USUALLY WHEN WE DO NORM DAY, WE COUNT IT FOR TK THROUGH 12. 
          SO IF WE WERE INCLUDING EARLY ED, IF WE CAN JUST ADD THOSE NUMBERS, IT'S USUALLY ABOUT 30,000 OR SOMETHING WE CAN, UM, YEAH, JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. 
          I DO RECALL THAT THE PRIMARY FOCUS, UM, A LOT OF THE FOCUS WAS TO LOOK AT THOSE THAT HAD CHRONIC ABSENCE, CHRONIC ABSENTEES, AND SO ON. 
          AND IN ADDITION TO THOSE THAT WERE HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH, UH, OR POTENTIAL CHALLENGES OR BARRIERS TO, UH, COMING TO SCHOOL. 
          SO WE WILL GET THAT, GET YOU THAT INFO. 
          UM, AND THEN I'VE, I'VE SHARED THIS INTERNALLY A LITTLE BIT, BUT I, I WANNA JUST SHARE IT IN THIS SPACE AS WELL. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, I LOVE THAT WE'RE HEARING FROM OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT ICE ACTIVITY AND PRESENCE AND LETTING OUR SCHOOL STAFF KNOW CURRENTLY WHEN WE RECORD IT, I STAR, UM, ICE ACT ICE UNDER LAW ENFORCEMENT COULD BE DEPORTATION OF OUR STUDENT. 
          IT COULD BE A VAN AT A STARBUCKS. 
          AND RIGHT NOW, I THINK IT'S REALLY HARD TO UNDERSTAND AT A MACRO LEVEL WHEN WE LOOK AT THE OVERALL NUMBERS, THE NUANCE IN THAT, RIGHT? SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MEANS WE NEED TO CHANGE THE WAY WE CODE THINGS OR I I KNOW CHIEF ZIPPERMAN IS DOING SOME OF THIS WITH HIS, YOU KNOW, PARTICULAR WORK GROUP. 
          UM, BUT IT JUST SEEMS TO ME, YOU KNOW, SO MANY OF US ARE HEARING THESE QUALITATIVE STORIES AND THEY'RE SO LIKE VAST. 
          RIGHT? EXACTLY. 
          AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IN MY DISTRICT, WE HAD, UM, ICE VEHICLES AT A COFFEE SHOP ACROSS FROM A MIDDLE SCHOOL AND GOT MULTIPLE CALLS ABOUT THAT. 
          AND SO IT SOUNDS LIKE, OH, IN THIS COMMUNITY THERE'S HEAVY PRESENCE. 
          BUT THEN ANOTHER COMMUNITY, WE ACTUALLY HAD STUDENTS WHO WERE IMMEDIATELY DEPORTED AND THEY WERE NOT RECORDED AS HEAVY ACTIVITY BECAUSE PEOPLE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT. 
          PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. 
          IT WAS SORT OF FLOWN UNDER THE RADAR DURING THE SUMMER WHEN NOT AS MANY STAFF MEMBERS WERE ON CAMPUS. 
          AND SO, I THINK JUST FOR OUR OWN DATA COLLECTION, I THINK WE NEED SOME TIGHTENING UP HERE, UM, TO REALLY HELP US UNDERSTAND THE SEVERITY OF THE INCIDENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING. 
          UM, SO I'VE, I'VE SHARED IT INTERNALLY, BUT I WANNA SHARE IT IN THIS SPACE AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR SYSTEMS. DEFINITELY. 
          AND THEN WE DO TAKE THE REPORTS THAT COME IN AND WE ADVISE A PART OF OUR PROTOCOLS IS TO FILE AN ISTAR IF THERE IS A REPORTED INCIDENT. 
          UM, IN TERMS OF VERIFYING, UH, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, UH, CHIEF ZIPPERMAN ON VARIOUS, UH, WAYS TO LOOK AT WHAT IS IT THAT WE'RE DOCUMENTING, LOOK AT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE SOME OF THOSE PROCESSES TO IDENTIFY WHETHER OR NOT IT'S VER YOU KNOW, IF IT'S UNVERIFIED THEN, OR IF IT'S A DIFFERENT AGENCY. 
          SOMETIMES WE MAY HAVE LOCAL AGENCIES THAT MAY BE SERVING A WARRANT, AND IT MAY APPEAR AS THOUGH IT'S ICE. 
          SO THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE WILL, UH, UH, DEFINITELY TIGHTEN UP WITHIN THESE NEXT COMING WEEKS. 
          I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          UM, AND THEN MY LAST PIECE, I'VE ALSO SHARED THIS INTERNALLY, BUT I'LL, I'LL SHARE IT FOR THIS SPACE HERE TOO. 
          YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE AREA WHERE OUR CHARTER SCHOOL PARTNERS REALLY DO WANNA COLLABORATE. 
          AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THEIR STUDENTS OR FAMILIES ARE BEING IMPACTED TO THE SAME DEGREE THAT OURS ARE. 
          UM, BUT I, I THINK THERE COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE INFORMATION. 
          SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF A CHARTER SCHOOL PARENT SEES ICE PRESENCE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, HOW DO LA UNIFIED FAMILIES KNOW ABOUT THIS IN TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS? YOU KNOW, AND VICE VERSA. 
          SO I, I THINK THE TEAM IS WORKING ON THIS. 
          UM, BUT WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE AREAS OF, UM, ALIGNMENT AND, UH, COORDINATION WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOLS, BUT I THINK THIS MIGHT BE ONE. 
          UM, AND SO I WOULD JUST OFFER IT TO THE TEAM TO, TO CONSIDER HOW TO TIGHTEN THAT UP TOO. 
          THANKS, DR. RODRIGUEZ. 
          YEAH, MS. HANDY BEL, DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? UM, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION 
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AND, UH, WANTED TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS. 
          WITH THE, UM, THE INFORMATION THAT IS BEING RECORDED, THAT'S UPLOADED, UH, IS THERE AGENDAS OR IS IT THE SAME TOPIC EVERY TIME THAT WE SPEAK ABOUT THE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS? THE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOP BEGINS WITH, UH, THE FOCUS ON ROOTED AND RESILIENCE, AND IT'S MORE CONVERSATIONAL. 
          IT DOESN'T INTRODUCE A CONCEPT OF ROOTED RESILIENCY, UM, PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID, AND THAT FACILITATES SORT OF LIKE A DIALOGUE TO BUILD GREATER AWARENESS. 
          SO WE HAVE VARIOUS LEARNERS COMING IN. 
          SO THAT IS THE BEGINNING. 
          WE CONTINUE WITH IMMIGRATION, HEALTH, HOUSING, EDUCATION RIGHTS. 
          THE WORKSHOP IS SET UP SO THAT AS WE PRESENT INFORMATION, WE, UM, INVITE PARTICIPANTS TO ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE ONE, BUT THEN TWO, THINK ABOUT WHAT ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE THEY'RE CAPTURING. 
          WE'RE BEING MINDFUL THAT THIS FLOW OF DATA OF, UH, RESOURCES AND INFORMATION FLOW IS VERY OVERWHELMING. 
          AND WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS HELP FAMILIES COME AND GET THESE, LIKE SNAPSHOT MOMENTS TO BUILD THEIR OWN CAPACITY AND, AND EXISTING CAPACITY AND LEARNING, THINKING ABOUT THAT ADULT LEARNING. 
          BUT IT IS THE SAME DECK THAT WE PRESENT, UM, WITH BEING MINDFUL OF THE FACILITATOR MOVES THAT ALLOW FOR GREATER LEARNING AND ADDITIONAL LEARNING TO BE CAPTURED OVER TIME. 
          GOT IT. 
          UM, SO IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE LIKE, SEGMENTS OF IT THAT'S PARTICULAR TO CERTAIN THINGS? AS MENTIONED EARLIER, HE TALKED ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND IS ALSO MENTIONED HERE SOME OF THE NEW THINGS THAT ARE COMING FORTH, LIKE CERTAIN BILLS THAT MAY BE COMING FORWARD THAT ARE FAMILIES NEED TO BE ENGAGED AND KNOW AND KNOWLEDGE OF. 
          IS THAT ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE SHARED THERE? YEAH, SO WE, OUR FAMILY ACADEMY HOSTS THE WEEKLY KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOP MODEL EVERY FRIDAY MORNING PM. 
          IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE OUR FAMILY ACADEMY, UM, CATALOG. 
          LAST WEEK, I BELIEVE IT WAS, WE HAD A PULLOUT SEGMENT WHERE WE SPECIFICALLY WENT INTO, UM, THE GIST OF WHAT'S IN THE RESOURCE GUIDE AND HIGHLIGHTING ITEMS THAT WERE TOP OF MIND BASED ON WHAT WE'RE SEEING AND HEARING IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          UM, WE ALSO BROUGHT UP THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ROLE OF CONSULATES. 
          WHAT IS A CONSULATE? WHAT RESOURCES DO THEY PROVIDE TO US? SO WE INTRODUCED THAT CONCEPT AND A RESOURCE THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THE CONSULATES THAT ARE LOCATED IN LA COUNTY. 
          SO THOSE ARE PULLOUT MOMENTS THAT WE DO HAVE, IN ADDITION TO OUR KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOP. 
          AND WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO UPDATE OUR PUBLIC CHARGE, UM, PRESENTATION AND OUR PARENTAL RIGHT CONVERSATION AND ENGAGEMENT, WHICH FAMILIES ARE ASKING A LOT MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT AT THE MOMENT. 
          SO WE DO HAVE THOSE WEEKLY ITEMS AS YOU'RE HIGHLIGHTING, IN ADDITION TO SPECIAL SPOTLIGHT TOPICS OF INTEREST THAT ARE ALIGNED TO WHAT FAMILIES, UM, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT. 
          AND THOSE ARE TO BE SEEN ON THE WEBSITE. 
          THEY CAN SEE IT, CLICK ON IT, KNOW WHERE TO FIND IT WITHIN, NOT HAVING TO BE ABLE TO SPEND, IF THEY DON'T HAVE THAT AMOUNT OF TIME TO SPEND, BUT THEY CAN GO DIRECTLY TO THAT IN THAT MOMENT. 
          IT IS ON THE MAIN WEBSITE. 
          WE HAVE A VERY SIMPLE SHORT VIDEOS FOR FAMILIES ON THE GO UNDER OUR IMMIGRATION TAB, YOU WILL SEE OUR, UM, OUR PRESENTATION ON RESILIENCE, ROOTED IN RESILIENCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID. 
          YOU WILL ALSO SEE THE PUBLIC CHARGE CONVERSATION, THE PARENTAL RIGHTS SPECIAL WEBINAR ONE CLICK AWAY. 
          GOT IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, AND I THINK I HAD ONE MORE QUESTION ON, I THINK SHE ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT THE NUMBERS. 
          'CAUSE I HAD A QUESTION ON THE NUMBERS. 
          AS FAR AS, UM, THE PARTICIPANTS ON OUR ACADEMY, IT SAYS, ON AVERAGE OF 2 72 PARTICIPANTS, NOW ARE WE TRACKING NEW PARTICIPANTS AS THEY COME SO WE CAN GROW THAT NUMBER? 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DO. 
          AND WHAT EXACTLY IS THE MECHANISM TO TRACK? AND THEN WHAT IS IT TO GROW? WE HAVE OUR, UM, ZOOM USAGE REPORTS WHENEVER, BECAUSE THESE ARE WEBINAR PRESENTATIONS, WE'RE ABLE TO SEE THE UNIQUE, UNIQUE USERS ON THE BACKEND THROUGH THAT ZOOM USAGE REPORT. 
          WE'RE ALSO DOING OUR, UM, OUR SYSTEM, UH, THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE OF INVITING PARENT AND FAMILY CENTER PERSONNEL TO COMPLETE A SIMPLE FORM TO LET US KNOW WHO IS IN THE WATCH PARTY. 
          MANY OF OUR FAMILIES, MOST OF OUR PARTICIPANTS WERE ABLE TO SEE THEM, UM, BECAUSE OF THE ENERGY THAT THE PARENT CENTER BUILDS. 
          AND SO AS FAMILIES TURN ON THEIR CAMERA IN THE PARENT AND FAMILY CENTER, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY HAVE 15, 18 PERSONS IN THAT AUDIENCE SPACE. 
          WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD THAT MECHANISM OF INVITING THEM BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH THE PRESENTATION TO CAPTURE THE ATTENDANCE, UH, THROUGH THE WATCH PARTY MODEL, WHICH FAMILIES ARE SAYING THEY, THEY APPRECIATE, THEY PREFER GOING TO THEIR SCHOOL SITE VERSUS A REGIONAL OR LIKE A CENTRALIZED IN-PERSON LOCATION. 
          AND HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE AT SCHOOL SITES NOW, DO YOU KNOW? IN, IN TERMS OF, WE WILL HAVE RANGING BETWEEN 20 AND LIKE 50 WATCH PARTIES THAT WE, UH, CAPTURE AND LEARN ABOUT, BECAUSE WHAT THAT DOES IS THAT IT HELPS US BE MINDFUL OF THE AUDIENCE AND ALSO ALLOWING THEM TO LIKE, SHARE QUESTIONS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE IN REAL TIME. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY, THANK YOU. 
          UM, SO I WANNA ECHO THE GRATITUDE 
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FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN DOING FOR OUR FAMILIES. 
          UM, AND JUST JUMPING RIGHT INTO IT, UM, WHEN YOU WERE CALLED TO DO SO. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM, REGARDING THE HOTLINE. 
          I'M WONDERING, UM, IS THERE A PARTICULAR WAY THAT FAMILIES ARE SUPPOSED TO, UM, SAY WHAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO GET SUPPORT WHEN IT COMES TO IMMIGRATION? SO CAN THEY JUST SAY, I NEED TRANSPORTATION FROM HOME TO SCHOOL, OR I NEED, YOU KNOW, UM, THE COMPASSIONATE FUND, I NEED SUPPORT. 
          LIKE WHAT IS IT THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO SAY TO GET THAT INFORMATION WHEN THEY CALL THE HOTLINE? YEAH, SO, UM, WE MEET WITH OUR FAMILY HOTLINE PERSONNEL TWICE A WEEK ON MONDAYS DISTRICT LEADERSHIP. 
          WE MEET, UM, AND WE HAVE A CHECK-IN PHONE CALL TO DISCUSS WHAT ARE THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING THROUGH FOR THE HOTLINE, UH, LETTING OUR PERSONNEL KNOW WHAT ARE THE TRIGGERS THAT MIGHT CREATE YOU TO SAY, HEY, UH, WHAT ASSISTANCE MIGHT YOU NEED? UM, THAT'S SORT OF THE MONDAY, UM, WEEKLY MEETING ON FRIDAYS. 
          WE OFFER TRAINING FOR THE FAMILY HOTLINE PERSONNEL. 
          UH, WE'VE ARRANGED SCRIPTS THAT ALLOW THEM TO SEE THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE FLOW AND THEY HAVE STEMS OF ACKNOWLEDGING LIKE, WELL, CAN I OFFER YOU THE RESOURCE GUIDE? OR, UM, WHAT TYPE OF EMERGENCY ARE YOU EXPERIENCING? BUT ONE THING THAT WE'RE OBSERVING IS THAT FAMILIES, WHEN THEY CALL, THEY ARE HIGHLIGHTING, I HAVE AN EMERGENCY THAT'S ABOUT MY IMMIGRATION STATUS. 
          SO THEY'RE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH LA UNIFIED, EVEN IN, IN THE ENGAGEMENT, THEY FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE, UM, JUST SHARING WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY'VE SEEN THE MESSAGING FROM THE DISTRICT AND THEY'RE COMPELLED TO SHARE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THEIR LIVELIHOOD. 
          AND THAT HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE WHEN WE COORDINATE THE FOLLOW UP CALL SUPPORT, WE HAVE A GENERAL SENSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON. 
          LIKE WE CAN SHARE FURTHER GUIDANCE AND DETAILS OFFLINE. 
          BUT JUST WANNA SHARE WITH YOU THAT FAMILIES HAVE DEMONSTRATED FEELING, COMFORTABLE SHARING WHAT THEIR NEEDS MIGHT BE AT THAT MOMENT. 
          YEAH, I ASK BECAUSE WHAT I'VE HEARD IS THAT SOMETIMES THEY'VE CALLED AND ASKED ABOUT SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE COMPASSIONATE FUND OR THE HOME TO SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION, AND THE PEOPLE DO ARE ON THE HOTLINE, ARE NOT AWARE OF THOSE PARTICULAR SUPPORTS. 
          AND SO THAT'S WHY I WAS WONDERING IF PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAVE TO SAY OR LEAVE A MESSAGE SAYING, I NEED HELP WITH THIS BECAUSE OF IMMIGRATION, OR I JUST NEED HELP WITH COMPASSIONATE FUND, AND THEN SOMEHOW IT GETS TO THE RIGHT PERSON. 
          AND WE HAVE ADDED ADDITIONAL TRAINING SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT. 
          UM, WE ALSO ADDED TRAINING. 
          WHAT WE ALSO LEARNED IS THAT MOST OF OUR SCHOOL PERSONNEL CALL THE 5,200 LINE. 
          UM, SO THAT IS ONE FACTOR. 
          SO WE HAVE INCREASED WORKING WITH ITS TRAINING AND SPECIFIC DETAILS FOR THE 5,200 LINE SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ASSIST THEM. 
          UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE ALSO CONTINUED TO MEET WITH THE 1300 LINE. 
          THAT IS A MAIN LINE FOR FAMILIES. 
          AND WE'VE DISCUSSED VARIOUS SCENARIOS OF, OF, UM, INSTANCES WHERE FAMILIES ARE NOT RECEIVING WHAT THEY MAY NEED AND HOW TO BE MORE CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTED AND HELPING RESOLVE THE CONCERN AND THE NEED OF THE FAMILY MIGHT HAVE. 
          BUT DO NOTE THAT THAT IS AN ITEM THAT WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW WEEKLY. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN REGARDING THE TRAINING, UM, ONE OF THE FEEDBACKS THAT I'VE BEEN RECEIVING IS THAT EDUCATORS AT THE SCHOOL SITES, INCLUDING CLASSIFIED STAFF AND CERTIFICATED STAFF, ARE STILL NOT QUITE COMFORTABLE OR CONFIDENT IN UNDERSTANDING OR KNOWING THE EXACT PROTOCOLS AT THEIR SCHOOL SITE. 
          UM, AND SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY GET A MESSAGE FROM A PARENT THAT THERE'S BEEN AN EYE SIGHTING, THEY DON'T KNOW LIKE, OKAY, WHERE, WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS INFORMATION? AND, UM, DO I LET MY COLLEAGUES KNOW? DO I LET MY PARENTS KNOW VIA CLASS DOJO? WHAT DO I DO? SO THINGS THAT MAY SEEM VERY, UM, COMMON SENSE IN THAT MOMENT, YOU KNOW, MAY NOT FEEL COMMON SENSE IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD EXACTLY WHAT TO DO. 
          SO THAT'S ONE THING. 
          THE OTHER THING IS, UM, EVEN FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR COMMUNITY REPS, RIGHT? THEY'VE CREATED, UM, LIKE A WHATSAPP WITH THE PARENTS BECAUSE PARENTS ARE LIKE, WE NEED TO KNOW IF VICE IS AROUND. 
          SO LET'S COMMUNICATE. 
          BUT NEVER DID THEY THINK, OH, OKAY, WE, WE ALSO NEED TO LET THE PRINCIPAL KNOW, RIGHT? SO AGAIN, IT'S HAVING THESE EXPLICIT CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF ABOUT STEP ONE, IF THIS HAPPENS, IF THIS HAPPENS, YOU DO THIS. 
          IF THIS HAPPENS, I FEEL THAT PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY FOR THAT BECAUSE IT FEELS SO INSECURE AND UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE RIGHT NOW. 
          AND THEY WANT THAT STEP BY STEP INSIDE THE SCHOOL. 
          GOT IT. 
          UM, SO CAN'T, IS THAT POSSIBLE? CAN WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN? SO WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS TO ACTUALLY CREATE A NEW OR REFRESHED, UH, TRAINING IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE'VE DONE EARLY IN AUGUST. 
          SO, UM, TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THE LATEST, UH, UH, UH, POLICIES OR STATE, UM, STATEMENT, NOT MANDATES, BUT STATE, UM, BILLS THAT WERE RECENTLY, UM, PASSED. 
          BUT IN TERMS OF WHAT TO DO, UM, THAT PART IS ACTUALLY PRETTY CLEAR FOR THE STAFF. 
          WE CAN MAKE SURE WE CAN RETRAIN 'EM, THEY CAN 
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GO TO THE PRINCIPAL, IDEALLY, UM, IF THERE'S WORD ON THE STREET OR RUMOR THAT THERE'S ICE ENFORCEMENT, IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, SOMEWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, THEY ARE TO ADVISE THE, UH, THE PRINCIPAL OR OR ADMINISTRATOR. 
          AND ONCE THEY DO THAT, THE PRINCIPAL WILL THEN CONTACT OPS AND COPS, OPERATIONS AND COPS OR, OR L-A-S-P-D. 
          THAT'S WHERE WE GET THE BALL ROLLING, WHERE WE ACTUALLY FOLLOW UP WITH GENERAL COUNSEL. 
          UM, WE ALSO FOLLOW UP TO SEE IF IT'S ACTUALLY VERIFIED THAT IT'S A ACTUAL, UM, OPERATION THAT'S TAKEN PLACE THAT WOULD POSSIBLY IMPACT SCHOOL. 
          THERE ARE SOME SCHOOLS THAT MAY HAVE AN OPERATION THAT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, BUT IT MAY BE A HUGE STREET. 
          UM, AND SO WE ASK FOLKS THAT IF THERE ARE, IF THERE IS, UH, IF THERE ARE OPERATIONS TAKING PLACE SOMEWHERE NEAR CAMPUSES, HOW FAR ARE THEY FROM THE CAMPUS? WHAT'S THE SPECIFIC LOCATION? UM, ARE THEY STILL THERE? THOSE TYPES OF THINGS ARE VERY HELPFUL TO US, UH, IN FOLLOWING UP. 
          BUT WITH REGARDS TO THE TRAINING, UM, ALL PERSONNEL, UH, THE SCHOOL SITE PERSONNEL, NON-SCHOOL SITE PERSONNEL, WE HAVE HAD PERSONNEL HERE IN BEARY TRAIN, UM, AS WELL AS OTHER SCHOOL SITES, M AND O, VARIOUS FACILITIES THAT THEY, THEY'VE, UH, BEEN TRAINED AS WELL ON WHAT TO DO SHOULD YOU BE ON CAMPUS. 
          'CAUSE THE BIGGEST THING IS THAT WE HAVE CLOSED CAMPUSES, BUT IF WE HAVE SOMEONE MAKING A DELIVERY, UM, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE, THE GATES ARE CLOSED RIGHT BEHIND THEM IF, AND THAT'S FOR PHYSICAL SECURITY ANYWAY. 
          SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE REALLY STRESSED TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. 
          AND SO THAT KIND OF FORCES FOLKS TO COME TO THE ONE ENTRANCE TO THE SCHOOL, AND THEN WE CAN KIND OF, WE CAN KIND OF ADDRESS IT AT THAT POINT. 
          EXACTLY. 
          YEAH. 
          AND I APPRECIATE YOU LAYING ALL THAT OUT. 
          I JUST THINK THAT WHAT I'VE, THE FEEDBACK I'VE RECEIVED IS THAT IT'S NOT HAPPENING EVERYWHERE, RIGHT? THAT IT'S, IT'S STILL, THAT MESSAGE IS STILL NOT EVERYWHERE, EVEN AS SIMPLE AS TELL YOUR PRINCIPLE, RIGHT? UM, SO I JUST FEEL LIKE WHEN WE'RE COMING UP WITH A NEW REFRESHER, IF WE CAN ALSO ENCOURAGE OUR, OUR SCHOOLS TO MAKE TIME IN, IN THE BUSY SCHEDULE THAT THEY HAVE FOR PD, BUT TO DEDICATE, YOU KNOW, 45 MINUTES OF THIS, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GONNA HAVE Q AND A, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE GONNA NEED TO HAVE RESPONSES AND PEOPLE ARE GONNA HAVE LIKE, WELL, WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS? AND I THINK WE NEED TO HONOR THAT BECAUSE THE, THE, THE TIMES AND THE MOMENT CALLS FOR PEOPLE TO, TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION FOR A WHILE DEDICATED TIME. 
          SO JUST WANNA, UM, RECOMMEND THAT FOR WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU'RE, UH, WORKING ON THE REFRESHER. 
          THE, THE LAST THING I WANNA BRING UP IS I WAS LOOKING AT THE PARTNERS LIST AND I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE NO LABOR PARTNERS LISTED HERE. 
          AND I JUST THINK THAT THEY WOULD BE SUCH A CRITICAL PARTNER, ALL OF OUR LABOR PARTNERS AS THEY ARE REPRESENTING ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES EVERYWHERE. 
          AND, AND SOME OF THEM WE ARE ASKING A LOT OF, RIGHT. 
          LIKE OUR PRINCIPLES. 
          AND SO I THINK THAT THEY WOULD BE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING GUIDE SOME OF THE WORK. 
          SO JUST WONDERING WHY WE'RE NOT ACCESSING THEIR, THEIR KNOWLEDGE, THEIR EXPERTISE, THEIR, THEY NOT ONLY IN IN TERMS OF, OF UH, ROLLING THIS OUT, BUT EVEN WHEN IT COMES TO ADVOCACY. 
          I MEAN, EARLIER WE HEARD FROM A AL ASKING US TO PARTNER IN ADVOCATING FOR A BILL THAT IS AT THE GOVERNOR'S DESK, AND THEY WOULD COULD HELP WITH THAT, RIGHT? WITH ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING. 
          SO, UM, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO BRING IN OUR PARTNERS AS, AS PART OF ADD THEM TO THIS LIST? YEAH. 
          WE'LL, WELL, WE'LL GO BACK TO THE WE ARE ONE AND DISCUSS THAT FURTHER. 
          THANK YOU. 
          DO I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION FOR MR. ZI? AND THEN I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR SO UNIDOS, BECAUSE WANNA TAKE ADVANTAGE THAT YOU'RE HERE TO GET YOUR, YOUR VOICE IN, UM, QUESTION HERE. 
          UM, I KNOW MANY OF OUR FAMILIES ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH, WE R ONE ARE FACING REAL TRAUMA AND WE ARE ARE VERY AWARE OF THAT BECAUSE OF DISPLACEMENT AND FEAR OF FAMILY SEPARATION. 
          HOW ARE WE EXPANDING ON TRAUMA INFORMED, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS FOR, UM, OUR STUDENTS AND ALSO OUR, OUR PARENTS ACROSS SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT? OH, OKAY. 
          MS. DR. 
          WEBBY. 
          WE CAN BOTH, WE CAN BOTH HANDLE IT, CAN CHIME, CAN NO . 
          UH, ACTUALLY WHAT WE ARE DOING IS, UH, WITH THE COFFEE WITH THE PRINCIPALS AS WELL AS WITH OUR EFFORTS, UM, UM, TO ENGAGE FAMILIES, WHETHER IT'S THE MONTHLY SAFETY MEETINGS, UH, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, ALL OF THE SCHOOL RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE. 
          OUR MENTAL HEALTH TEAM AT OUR SCHOOLS ARE SOLID. 
          I MEAN, THERE, OUR PS WS ARE RIGHT ON IT, UM, TO HANDLE A VARIETY OF, UM, SUPPORTS, UH, FOR, FOR FAMILIES, BUT SPECIFICALLY AROUND IMMIGRATION NEEDS. 
          UM, WE DO COMMUNICATE VERY REGULARLY WITH PRINCIPALS TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC, UH, IDENTIFIED NEEDS FOR OUR FAMILY, THEN WE REROUTE THAT DIRECTLY UP TO OPS. 
          AND THAT'S WHERE OUR TEAM COMES TOGETHER TO, UM, ALMOST 
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LIKE A COST WHERE WE COORDINATE OUR SUPPORTS, UM, FOR THOSE FAMILIES. 
          SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IF IT'S A MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT THAT'S NEEDED, IF IT'S A FOOD SUPPORT, WHETHER IT'S A, UM, YOU KNOW, COMPASSION FUND SUPPORT, THAT'S WHERE WE LOOK AT WHAT THOSE SPECIFIC NEEDS ARE AND TARGET THOSE, UM, RESOURCES TO THOSE FAMILIES SO THAT IT CAN BEST SUIT THEIR NEEDS. 
          YOU WORKING IN CONJUNCTION, 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN, I, I GO REGULARLY TO COFFEE WITH THE PRINCIPALS THROUGHOUT MY DISTRICT AND YOU KNOW, IT'S AT MOST 20 PARENTS THAT ARE THERE. 
          SO I KNOW THAT'S, SO HOW CAN WE EXPAND THAT LIKE, YOU KNOW, BACK TO SCHOOL OR OPEN HOUSE? AND ALSO REALLY QUICK ON, I FORGOT TO ASK ABOUT, YOU HAVE THE POSTERS ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS FOR OTHER SCHOOLS, BUT HOW ARE WE EXTENDING THAT INFORMATION ALSO TO FAMILIES? WELL, THE, THE COMMUNICATIONS EFFORT, I THINK WOULD BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST WAYS THAT WE GET THE WORDS OUT TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. 
          UM, OUR BBCS NOT ONLY JUST SHARING ABOUT VARIOUS, UM, REPORTED INCIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO, UM, SHARING VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES TO, UM, KNOW ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES. 
          WE ALSO HAVE ON OUR WEBSITE THAT'S, UM, UPDATED WITH, UM, INFORMATION. 
          THE, WE ARE ONE WEBSITE HAS TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESOURCES. 
          THEY HAVE SHORT VIDEOS, LONGER VIDEOS. 
          UH, THE MAIN THING WE WANT OUR PARENTS AND FAMILIES TO KNOW WILL BE MORE SO THE KNOW THEIR RIGHTS. 
          WE WANT THEM, WE WANT OUR SCHOOL STUDENTS TO KNOW THEIR RIGHTS. 
          WHAT ARE THEY ALLOWED TO DO, WHAT THOSE RED CARDS THAT HELPS, UM, TO GIVE INFORMATION AS WELL. 
          SO WE WANT THEM TO BE REALLY AWARE OF, UM, THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM HERE IN THE DISTRICT AND WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 
          A MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT? OH, ABSOLUTELY. 
          THE MENTAL HEALTH COMPONENT. 
          UH, WE, WE, WE'VE LEANED ONTO IT AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH AND THE ROOTED IN RESILIENCE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING. 
          AND, UM, PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID, TALKING ABOUT FIRST AID FOR YOUR HEALTH AND WELLBEING, THAT IS A, A CENTRAL COMPONENT WITHIN THE WE ARE ONE RESOURCE GUIDE. 
          ALL OF OUR PARENT AND FAMILY CENTERS, LIKE I SHARED, RECEIVED A CLASSROOM SET A BEAUTIFUL COVER OF THE RESOURCE GUIDE SO THAT THERE COULD BE GUIDED READING, SMALL GROUP READING. 
          THERE IS A SECTION ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESOURCES THAT GIVES FAMILIES A DIRECT LINK TO OUR WELLNESS CENTERS, ALL OF OUR CLINICS. 
          AND ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WHAT WE'RE ASKING FAMILIES TO DIGEST IN THIS MOMENT OF FEAR ANXIETY IS TO BECOME EMPOWERED WITH LEARNING. 
          SO THE RESOURCE GUIDE, IT'S DOWNLOADABLE, IT'S ALSO IN THAT PARENT CENTER, BUT ALL OF OUR CLINICS FROM MONROE ALL THE WAY TO, UM, SAN PEDRO FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO SEE THE CLINICS OR RESOURCES, UM, THAT WE OFFER. 
          UM, AND ONE, UH, POINT THAT FAMILIES ARE STARTING TO SHARE EXCITEMENT OVER IS THE TELEHEALTH SERVICES THAT WE'RE OFFERING FOR STUDENTS. 
          THE FAMILY ACADEMY IS ALSO PUSHING THAT OUT THROUGH PARENT PORTAL, UM, SPECIFICALLY, BUT ALSO IN OUR ENGAGEMENT, HELPING OUR FAMILIES GET DIRECT ACCESS FOR THOSE SERVICES. 
          SO THAT SECTION IN THE RESOURCE GUIDE IS WHAT WE HAVE LEANED ONTO IN ADDITION TO OUR ENGAGEMENT THAT WE FACILITATE WITH SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH ON THAT. 
          SO NOW I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION TO OUR, SO UNIDOS, IF YOU, UH, OUR SPOKESPERSON  CAN COME UP OR ANY OTHER STUDENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO CHIME IN YOU RIGHT NOW, WE'VE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS ON SUPPORTING OUR FAMILIES AND, AND, AND SPECIFICALLY OUR PARENTS. 
          BUT WHAT ABOUT STUDENTS? WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE OUR, OUR, YOUR PEERS IN TERMS OF ALL THE CONVERSATION WE'VE BEEN HAVING ON, UM, KNOWING OUR RIGHTS RIGHT, AND SUPPORTS AND SERVICES, WHAT DO STUDENTS NEED RIGHT NOW FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE? I BELIEVE STUDENTS MOST LIKELY, FROM MY OWN STANDPOINT, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN IN YOUR SHOES AS WELL, OF LIKE, UM, OR A LOT OF YOUR SUPERINTENDENTS OF POSSIBLY COMING HOME AND NOT KNOWING IF YOUR PARENTS ARE GONNA BE THERE. 
          SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET FUNDING FOR TWO NEW PSW AT OUR SCHOOL. 
          BUT I THINK A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS, EVEN FROM DIFFERENT, UM, HIGH SCHOOLS MIGHT NEED THAT SUPPORT, THAT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT OR LIKE HOW SOME OF THE PRESENT THE PRESENTERS HAVE SHOWN US OF USING OUR RED CARDS AS WELL, OR AS HOW YOU GUYS HAVE MENTIONED THE SOCIAL MEDIA, HOW SOMETIMES IT MIGHT FLOW UNDER THE RADAR OF STUDENTS GETTING DEPORTED, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE LIKE FOCUSED ON ONE AREA. 
          SO I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF STUDENTS SHOULD BE USING THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA STANDPOINTS TO TRY TO POST STUFF OF LIKE, HEY, LIKE, I FOUND THIS COOL, LIKE, SCHOLARSHIP FOR LIKE UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS, OR, HEY, I KNOW THAT THERE'S LIKE, BEEN EYE SIGHTINGS OVER THERE, CLOSE BY, BY DOWNTOWN. 
          BE SAFE, BE AWARE. 
          UM, I'M NOT THAT SURE. 
          WOULD YOU GUYS HAVE ANYTHING AS WELL TO ADD ANY OTHER INSIGHTS OR DID YOU WANNA CHIME IN? ANY INSIGHTS? YEAH, UH, BEING, UM, DACA, MYSELF, UH, I KNOW THERE'S, UH, TALKS ABOUT, UM, 
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BRINGING, LETTING NEW STUDENTS OR NEW, NEW, UM, PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR THE, UM, DACA. 
          AGAIN, I KNOW THERE'S A, THERE'S A FEAR BEHIND IT. 
          UM, SO I GUESS ALSO GETTING INFORMATION AND MAKING SURE IT'S GONNA BE THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR THE FUTURE OF THESE KIDS WHO ARE TRYING TO DO MORE IN THEIR FUTURE. 
          UM, I KNOW DACA REALLY HELPED ME OUT A LOT AND I KNOW IT'LL HELP THEM OUT A LOT AS WELL. 
          UH, YOU KNOW, I JUST FINISHED MY MASTER'S PROGRAM IN DECEMBER. 
          UM, IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME, BUT I, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, YOU KNOW, I KEEP GOING. 
          SO, UM, I KNOW THAT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE IMPORTANT FOR THEM OR, OR EVEN THEIR, THEIR, UM, BROTHERS OR SISTERS WHO ARE MAYBE, UH, UNDOCUMENTED IN OUR DACA IS GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA HELP THEM OUT. 
          SO I THINK ALSO FOR GETTING RESOURCES BEHIND THAT, UM, FOR WHATEVER DECISION THE GOVERNMENT ENDS UP, ENDS UP DOING, AND THE, AND THE LAWYER AND THE JUDGES. 
          UM, BUT IF IT DOES HAPPEN, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE'S A FEAR BEHIND THAT, UH, THAT, THAT I'M SEEING IN, IN, IN, IN SOME PEOPLE THAT I KNOW AND, AND, AND, UM, YEAH. 
          AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          SO I KNOW THAT WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW, UH, TO SEE IF IT'S TO DO IT OR NOT TO DO IT. 
          YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST THE FEAR OF THAT. 
          BUT YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO I HEAR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND COMMUNICATING WITH STUDENTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 
          UM, ONE THING THAT I WAS VERY HONORED TO HAVE PARTICIPATE IS, WAS, UH, LIVING UNDER THE SHADOWS, WHICH WAS, UM, US SHARING MY EXPERIENCE AS AN IMMIGRANT. 
          UM, AND IN MY FAMILY. 
          AND I KNOW THERE WERE OTHER TEACHERS, UM, AND PERSONNEL WHO ALSO SHARED. 
          AND THE REASON FOR THAT WAS TO, SO US ADULTS CAN SHARE THAT WE, WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME AND THAT YOU'RE NOT ALONE. 
          UM, I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, UM, FOR OTHER SCHOOLS TO ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, SHARE THAT, UM, OR HAVE THAT EVENT AT THEIR SCHOOLS. 
          SO THERE'S THAT CONVERSATION, PARTICULARLY, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE TO SHARE EXPERIENCES BECAUSE IT, IT HELPS UNDERSTANDING THAT DEFINITELY YOU'RE NOT ALONE AND THERE'S SO MANY, SO MANY OF US WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED OR CONTINUED EXPERIENCE THAT FEAR AND THAT TRAUMA, UM, AND LIVING IN A MIXED FAMILY OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. 
          I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS ORGANIZED BY YOU, THE STUDENTS, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE CONTINUED STUDENT LEADERSHIP IN, IN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. 
          AND MY LAST QUESTION IS, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO, UM, A SCHOOL THAT WANTS TO, OR TO STUDENTS THAT WANT TO, UM, OPEN THEIR DREAM CENTERS OR ANYTHING FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE, UM, YOUR TRAJECTORY AND, AND HAVE IN YOUR DREAM CENTER? WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE FOR THOSE THAT WANNA HAVE THEIR OWN DREAM CENTER? FOR ME, IT'S DON'T GIVE UP. 
          IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG PROCESS. 
          I CONSIDER MYSELF, ALL OF US CONSIDER OURSELVES AS THIRD OR SECOND GENERATION LEADERS OF THIS GROUP, OF THIS PROJECT. 
          I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO AN ALUMNI WHO WANTS TO MAKE A HIGH, WHO WANTS TO MAKE A DREAM CENTER AT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL. 
          AND I TOLD THEM WE COULD ALWAYS CONNECT YOU WITH PEOPLE SUCH AS YOURSELF, SUCH AS URBAN VISIONARIES, LEE LEE, AND A LOT, LOT OF OUR OTHER EXPERIENCES, AND BE LIKE, HEY, LIKE WE DID THE COMING OUT SHADOWS. 
          LIKE, WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE WILLING TO GIVE OUT INFORMATION, WHO IS WILLING TO COME AND SHARE OUR STORIES. 
          AND TO ALWAYS KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE FOR YOU. 
          WE WILL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR YOU. 
          E NO MATTER YOUR RACE, YOUR NATIONALITY, WE ARE ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU AS STUDENT ADVOCATES, AS ADULT ADVOCATES. 
          AND TO ALWAYS FIND A WAY, ALWAYS FIND A WAY. 
          WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW WE WERE GONNA DO IT YET WE WERE ABLE TO SUCCEED. 
          AND WE STILL ASKED, LIKE, FOR HELP FROM YOU GUYS AND EVERYTHING, BUT FOR STUDENT, FOR SCHOOLS THAT WANNA MAKE IT, OUR DOORS ALWAYS OPEN, OUR DREAM CENTER'S ALWAYS OPEN TO THEM TO SEE HOW WE RUN THINGS ALONG WITH OTHER DREAM CENTERS. 
          WE CAN GLADLY CONTACT THEM IF THEY'RE CLOSER TO THEM. 
          IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO RECORD YOUR TRAJECTORY AS WELL, SO YOU CAN SHARE THAT I'VE BEEN TO YOUR DREAM CENTER WHERE YOU'RE, YOU SHOW EXACTLY THE TIMELINE, RIGHT FROM DOING THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO WHAT IT TOOK TO OPEN AND ALL THE EVENTS AND HOW YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO ORGANIZE, UM, AND, AND BEING INVITING TO ALL STUDENTS. 
          SO I THINK THAT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR Y'ALL TO, UH, RECORD THAT, PUT IT IN WRITING AND SHARE IT WITH ALL, WITH ALL, PARTICULARLY WITH, UM, OUR LADY, OUR, OUR WONDERFUL LADY COSTA STEVENS, WHO IS UNDERTAKING THIS WORK IN, IN, UM, IN THE DREAM, YOU KNOW, STRENGTHENING THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF DREAM CENTERS AND ALSO FOR THE EXPANSION OF OUR DREAM RESOURCE CENTERS. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          I KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN VERY PATIENT AND IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE VOICE OF STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN LEADING THE WAY, UH, FOR SO LONG, AND ALSO FOR MR. EZ AND MS. UM, MS. MS. SIEMENS, UH, FOR BEING HERE AND BRINGING YOU HERE FORWARD ON, ON THE, ON OUR BOARD BEFORE OUR BOARD. 
          SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          IT WAS AN 
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HONOR FOR YOU GUYS TO INVITE US AS WELL. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO 
          [2. Strengthening Supports for Multilingual Learners]
NOW, UH, WE ARE MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT PRESENTATION, OUR LAST PRESENTATION. 
          UM, UH, IT'S NOW MY PRIVILEGE TO WELCOME MS. LYDIA COSTA STEVENS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MULTILINGUAL MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT A TIME OF A CRITICAL SUPPORT SUCH AS TITLE THREE FUNDING AND MORE UNDER THREAT. 
          IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT WE REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS. 
          LYDIA WILL SPEAK ON STRENGTHENING SUPPORTS ON FORM MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS, ENSURING THAT LANGUAGE IS NEVER USED AS A BARRIER, BUT UPLIFTED AS A STRENGTH. 
          AND SHE WILL ALSO HIGHLIGHT HOW POLICIES SUCH AS THEO PROA RESOLUTION ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED TO EXPAND ACCESS, IMPROVE OUTCOMES, AND BUILD OPPORTUNITY FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. 
          SO, MS. ACOSTA STEVENS, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          UM, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE STUDENTS HERE. 
          THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT. 
          ALSO, THANK YOU FOR THEO PROA RESOLUTION. 
          I BELIEVE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS REALLY PART OF OUR DISTRICT-WIDE COMMITMENT IN TERMS OF UNITY IN THE HEART OF THIS RESOLUTION IS THE UNITY AND BEING THERE FOR OUR STUDENTS. 
          SO AS WE DIG INTO THIS RESOLUTION, I'D LIKE YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE KEY RESOLVES AROUND IT. 
          HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS AND INSTRUCTION, ENSURING A THROUGH G, RIGHT? ALL OF OUR KIDDOS CAN MEET IT, WHATEVER SPACES, WHATEVER LANGUAGES, ENSURING THAT OUR FAMILIES HAVE ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE ON CAMPUS AND OUTSIDE OF CAMPUS, AND HOW WE ADDRESS THAT IN A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. 
          ALSO, BUILDING EMPLOYEE CAPACITY IS CRITICAL. 
          BUILDING THOSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND OUR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS. 
          AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WHAT ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS ARE WE PROVIDING AT THE SCHOOL SITE WITH OUR TEACHERS, WITH OUR STUDENTS, AND FOR OUR FAMILIES? SO AS WE LOOK AT FAMILY COMMUNICATION, YOU, YOU HEARD MANY, MANY PIECES HERE OF THIS, AND THE HEART OF IT DOES HAPPEN AT THE SCHOOL. 
          THAT IS WHERE OUR FAMILIES CONNECT WITH EDUCATORS AND LEADERS AT THE SCHOOL SITE. 
          SO WE ARE PART OF AND PARTICIPATE IN ALL THE PARENT WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS, AND WE CO-COLLABORATE WITH ANTONIO AND HIS AMAZING TEAM AND ALSO WITH THE REGION TEAMS. SO THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF COHERENCE AND CONSTANTLY CASCADING THE MESSAGING, UM, SO THAT PEOPLE CAN CAPTURE ALL THE KEY POINTS AS YOU CONSIDER THE MULTILINGUAL RESOURCES. 
          WE DO PUBLISH AND UPDATE OUR WEBSITE AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE. 
          WE ARE, UM, CONSTANTLY TRANSFORMING IT BASED ON THE FEEDBACK. 
          WE ARE PREPARING OUR MULTILINGUAL NEWSLETTER THAT WILL BE QUARTERLY TO CONNECT ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT PIECES AS WELL, INCLUDING GUIDES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ALL THE DIFFERENT SPACES THAT WE WORK WITH, NOT JUST WITH TEACHERS, BUT ALSO WORKING WITH INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE, ALSO WORKING WITH THE OFFICE TEAMS AT SCHOOL SITES AND PROVIDING THEM RESOURCES IN TERMS OF HOW WE GREET OUR, OUR FAMILIES WHEN THEY FINISH COMPLETING A HOME LANGUAGE SURVEY. 
          WOW, CONGRATULATIONS. 
          YOU'RE GOING TO BE AN EMERGING BILINGUAL VERSUS THE DEFICIT. 
          THINKING AROUND SOME OF THAT. 
          AND OF COURSE, UM, CHILA WAS HERE AND I'D LIKE TO CALL OUT PEDRO TRUJILLO AND SHARON PARK. 
          AND HONESTLY, IT'S NOT ME WHO'S DOING ALL THIS WORK. 
          DR. 
          POSADA IS SITTING SOMEWHERE BACK HERE. 
          HE HAS LED THIS WITH A PASSION AND WORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH UTLA AND WITH ALA WITH MARIA MIRANDA, AND WITH CHEERLA, WITH GARAN. 
          AND WE'RE DOING AND FOSTERING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CIELO AS WELL. 
          SO AS YOU CONTINUE TO LOOK AT ALL THE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS HERE THEY ARE, IT'S CONSTANT, IT'S ONGOING. 
          IT LOOKS DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT SPACES. 
          WE PIVOT AND ADJUST AS NEEDED DEPENDING ON WHAT THE NEED IS, WHAT THE NEED AT A SCHOOL IS OR THE COMMUNITY IS. 
          AS WE LOOK AT HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION, AND I WANNA TAKE YOU BACK HOW THIS CONNECTS TO GRADUATION, A THROUGH G AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN TACKLING IN TERMS OF THE DEFICIT MINDSET AND ASSET SPACE MINDSETS FOR OUR EMERGING BILINGUAL STUDENTS, ALSO KNOWN AS ENGLISH LEARNERS. 
          OUR FIRST PHASE WAS PILOTING 78 SCHOOLS THAT WOULD IMPLEMENT WHAT WE CALL GRADE LEVEL ELD. 
          WE NO LONGER HAVE WHAT'S CALLED LTEL, LONG-TERM ENGLISH LEARNER COURSES, P LTEL, UM, DEFICIT BASED BA LABELS. 
          AND NOW WE HAVE GRADE LEVEL ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. 
          WE HAVE INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER COURSES FOR OUR NOVICE STUDENTS, APPROXIMATELY, YOU KNOW, 12 MONTHS OR LESS. 
          AND THAT WORK BEGAN IN 23, 24. 
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THEN WE WENT INTO PHASE TWO WHERE WE WENT WITH DISTRICT WIDE IMPLEMENTATION. 
          NOW EVERY SCHOOL, EVERY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT AND MIDDLE SCHOOL PROVIDES GRADE LEVEL ELD. 
          AND YOU'RE ALLOWED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH IT. 
          AND THERE'S NO, YOU HAVE TO TAKE THIS LEVEL BEFORE THAT LEVEL, BEFORE THAT LEVEL. 
          YOU JUST MOVE KNOWING THAT YOU'VE RECEIVED A QUALITY RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION IN A VERY NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. 
          AND YOU'RE MEETING, RIGHT, EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MEET IN TERMS OF THE STANDARDS. 
          SO THEN WE GO TO PHASE THREE, WHICH IS WHERE WE ARE NOW, HOW ARE WE GOING TO WORK ON DOUBLE ROSTERING AND SUPPORTING POTENTIALLY STUDENTS WHO ARE LABELED LTELS? AND WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING AND ENSURING WE CAN GIVE B CREDIT AND THAT A THROUGH G. 
          THE CHALLENGE HAS BEEN B CREDIT. 
          WE HAVE A WONDERFUL PARTNER, BRENDA MENTO AND THE DIVISION OF INSTRUCTION BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW IT, RIGHT? AND HOW DO WE CREATE THAT? HOW DO WE GO THROUGH UCOP? AND THAT'S BEEN FINALIZED. 
          WE'VE ALSO RESTRUCTURED THE POLICY IN ELEMENTARY SO THAT THERE'S 45 MINUTES OF TARGETED ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. 
          THAT IS A PROTECTED TIME. 
          I WOULD BEG YOU, WHEN YOU ALL VISIT SCHOOLS, MAY I VISIT THE PROTECTED TIME OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? AND MAY I VISIT YOUR GRADE LEVEL ELD COURSES IN SECONDARY? AND THEN THE LAST PIECE IS WE MONITOR IN THAT CR BETTER. 
          SO IN ALL OF THAT MONITORING PIECES, ONE OF THE THINGS DR. 
          BOADA GETS IS HE GETS A LIST OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND WHERE THEY ARE IN GRADUATION. 
          JUST PLEASE NOTE THAT SOMETIMES OUR GRADUATION DATA IS NOT FULLY ACCURATE IN THE SENSE OF ESSA REQUIRES THE STATE TO DO CERTAIN THINGS, WHICH MEANS A FOUR YEAR COHORT. 
          BUT MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, DEPENDING ON WHEN THEY JOIN US, MIGHT NEED THAT FIFTH YEAR. 
          AND MY UNDERSTANDING, AND I'M NOT THE EXPERT AT IT, IT DOES, IT'S NOT QU IT'S, IT'S NOT COUNTED. 
          AND I KNOW MARTHA'S HELPING US WORK ON THOSE PIECES. 
          SO JUST KNOW WE'RE TACKLING THAT AS WELL BECAUSE WE HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS WHO DO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. 
          HOW DO WE BUILD CAPACITY? THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF MOST RECENT INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING THAT WE WORK WITH. 
          UC, DAVIS, WE WORKED WITH THEM WITH MATH, INTEGRATED MATH. 
          WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS? WE ALSO LOOKED AT WHAT LMU WE'RE CONSTANTLY CONSULTING WITH THEM, BUT I WOULD ALSO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE ALSO CONSULTING WITH C-S-L-A-C-S-U-N AND C-S-U-A-D, ALSO THE INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER ACADEMY NETWORK. 
          BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO REACH OUT TO DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE FOR THEIR SPECIALTIES. 
          UM, WE OFTEN REACH OUT TO NORTHRIDGE FOR THE ARMENIAN SUPPORT AND WHAT MIGHT OUR STUDENTS NEED IN THAT SPACE. 
          SO WE NEED TO CONSIDER THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. 
          THIS DIGITAL RESOURCE. 
          GUYS, CHECK IT OUT. 
          GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS AND TELL US HOW WE CAN IMPROVE. 
          WE ALWAYS WANNA MAKE IT BETTER WHO WE COLLABORATE WITH. 
          IF WE'RE NOT TALKING TO EVERYBODY, WE'RE IN A SILO AND THE WORK DOESN'T REALLY GET DONE. 
          SO THE REASON THE WORK IS EFFECTIVE AND WE'RE GETTING THE RESULTS THAT WE'RE GETTING IS THAT UNDER DR. ESTRADA AND SUPERINTENDENT CARVALLO, WE NOW HAVE SOME COHERENT SYSTEMS WHERE EVERYBODY'S GOING, WHERE ARE WE? WHAT'S THE OVERLAY? HOW DO WE CASCADE THIS? WHAT IS OUR PART IN THIS? THE NAMES HERE, YOU ALL KNOW 'EM, THEY'RE LIKE SUPERSTARS. 
          LATASHA, MATTHEW, ELSIE, WHO, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, TEXT IS BEST. 
          AND THEN WHAT DO WE DO FOR SCHOOLS? SO THIS IS LIKE WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE, WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THE REGION LEVEL, THE THINGS WE DO IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          NOW IT'S ABOUT WHO ARE THE IMPLEMENTERS AND HOW ARE WE HELPING THEM? SO IT'S GREAT TO HAVE ALL THESE WONDERFUL IDEAS AND MOVE THIS. 
          SO PART OF THIS IS ENSURING THAT WE HAVE STAFF AT SCHOOLS. 
          IT DOES ALWAYS START IN TERMS OF THIS WORK WITH THE EL DESIGNEE OR THE TTSP COORDINATOR AT THE SCHOOL. 
          THAT'S LIKE THAT, ONE OF THOSE MAIN PIECES. 
          EVERY SCHOOL HAS THAT. 
          BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE ARE COACHES, THERE ARE INSTRUCTIONAL AIDES, THERE ARE MANY, MANY SUPPORTS AND I'D LIKE TO CALL OUT, LIKE THINGS LIKE APOLLO, ASIAN PACIFIC, AND OTHER LANGUAGES. 
          AS WE LOOK OVER OUR SUPPORTS, OUR INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMERS, I ASK YOU TO THINK OUT OF THE BOX OF WHAT OUR STUDENTS MIGHT LOOK LIKE. 
          WE HAVE MANY REQUESTS FOR RUSSIAN SUPPORTS AND WE ENSURE WE PROVIDE THAT. 
          WE HAVE MANY REQUESTS ALSO IN OUR ARMENIAN COMMUNITY FOR TO SUPPORT. 
          SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE TO FLEX TO WHAT OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES NEED. 
          WE USE DATA AND WE ARE JUST THERE GETTING IT DONE. 
          WE GET A CALL, WE GO OUT, WE SUPPORT IN ANY WAY. 
          WE NEED TO SUPPORT ALL OF THIS CONNECTS TO OUR WONDERFUL RESOLUTION. 
          AND AS YOU THINK ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION, OUR CORE COMMITMENTS 
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IN THAT RESOLUTION WERE HONOR THE WHOLE CHILD. 
          THIS IS ABOUT HUMANITY. 
          APPLY AN ASSET SPACE LENS HUMANITY. 
          AGAIN, CELEBRATE MULTILINGUALISM HUMANITY. 
          AGAIN, ENSURE A HIGH QUALITY RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION. 
          WHY? BECAUSE COGNITIVE JUSTICE IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING AND HOW WE SERVE OUR STUDENTS. 
          MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING IT IN NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS. 
          AND YOU CAN'T START WITHOUT PARTNERING WITH THE FAMILY AND WHATEVER THAT FAMILY STRUCTURE MIGHT LOOK LIKE AND IT LOOKS DIFFERENTLY FOR EVERYONE. 
          AND LASTLY, HOW DO WE INTEGRATE THE ALL OF THESE SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT THAT HAPPENS WITH THE CABAL OPERATION, WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND OUR REGIONS AND OUR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS. 
          SO, ENOUGH ABOUT ME, WHO IT'S REALLY ABOUT, YOU GOTTA HEAR THIS KIDDO, JUST ONE OF OUR SUPERSTARS. 
          THIS IS OUR WHY. 
          THIS IS THE HEART WORK THAT MAKES THE HARD WORK. 
          YOU JUST DO IT. 
          UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TURN THIS ON VIDEO. 
          DOES SOMEONE DO THAT? THANK YOU. 
          SORRY. 
           ABOUT COLLEGE AND THE PSYCHOLOGIST THAT CAN HELP US ON WHAT WE NEED. 
          ONE OF THE PROGRAMS I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE, IT WOULD BE A PROGRAM THAT HELPS US TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF, UH, JOB WE COULD HAVE, UM, WHERE WE'RE STUDYING AND WHAT WE'RE DOING. 
          AND IT'S NOT SO FORCED. 
          HI, MY NAME IS EILEEN AND I AM FROM GUATEMALA AND I AM IN 11TH GRADE. 
          ONE SUPPORT THAT THE SCHOOL PROVIDES FOR ME IS ABOUT CHILA THAT GIVES INFORMATION ABOUT IMMIGRATION AND AT THE SAME TIME IF THEY GIVE YOU SUPPORT WITH LAWYERS AND ALSO WITH YOUR DOCUMENTATION. 
          AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IS TO LEARN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE BECAUSE HERE IT'S JUST SPANISH AND I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ANOTHER SPANISH, KOREAN, PORTUGUESE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT JUST TO TELL BERT THE VIDEO. 
          SO THESE ARE KIDDOS WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR DREESEN CENTERS, THE WORK THAT DOC DR. 
          POSADA HAS LED IN OUR INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIES. 
          AND HEY, EVERYBODY, IT'S NOT ABOUT BEING BILINGUAL. 
          SORRY IF YOU'RE BILINGUAL. 
          IT'S ABOUT TRILINGUAL AND MULTILINGUAL. 
          UM, THE KIDS ARE DOING IT. 
          THEY'RE GETTING THE AWARDS, THEY'RE DOING IT IN KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE. 
          SO LET'S CELEBRATE OUR BEAUTY AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. KOA STEVENSON. 
          YES, A BIG SHOUT OUT TO DR. 
          POSADA AND THE ENTIRE TEAM OF MMED. 
          THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND, UM, MAKING, UM, THE DREAMS OF OUR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS COME ALIVE BY LEARNING NOT ONLY THEIR, UM, A SECOND LANGUAGE OR A THIRD LANGUAGE, BUT IT IT IS, IT IS, THIS IS ABOUT LANGUAGE JUSTICE. 
          IT IS ABOUT HUMANITY, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY ABOUT LANGUAGE JUSTICE THAT IS SO LONG OVERDUE HERE IN OUR, IN OUR STATE AND IN OUR COUNTRY. 
          SO MS. GEZ, DO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START US OFF ON SOME QUESTIONS? OH, THANK YOU DR. RIVAS. 
          UM, SO KIND OF YOU TO, TO INCLUDE ME. 
          UM, I, I WAS A LITTLE UNPREPARED, BUT I AM EXCITED. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          UM, MS. ACOSTA STEVENS AND TO THE ENTIRE MED TEAM FOR ALL OF YOU, ALL OF THE WORK YOU DO EVERY DAY, AND THEN THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ESA. 
          UM, I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR COMMUNITY BASED PARTNERS WHO HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR OUR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS, UM, FOR THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS, THEIR WELLBEING, UM, FOR JUSTICE AND EQUITY FOR OUR COMMUNITIES FOR A VERY LONG TIME. 
          UM, I KNOW SOME OF THEM ARE IN THE ROOM WITH US ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY, INNER CITY STRUGGLE, PROMESA BOYLE HEIGHTS AND BE CEK. 
          UM, SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AS WELL AND FOR ADVOCATING FOR OUR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS AND OUR IMMIGRANT STUDENTS. 
          UM, AND I THINK THAT THE, THE IMPORTANT PART OF, OF TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS WE'RE REFLECTING ON A YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION. 
          UM, AND, AND ALSO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW OUR COMMITMENT MM-HMM . 
          TOWARDS OUR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS. 
          UM, BECAUSE THIS RESOLUTION PASSED, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS MAY OF 2024, SO IT WAS BEFORE, UM, WE KNEW ABOUT ALL THE EVENTS THAT WOULD OCCUR IN 2025 BEFORE THESE RELENTLESS ATTACKS ON OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          UM, AND YET WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS MORE WORK TO DO TO ENSURE THAT NOT ONLY ARE WE TAKING AN ASSETS BASED APPROACH TO OUR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS, UM, BUT THAT THAT EXTENDS TO ACCESS TO RIGOROUS COURSEWORK. 
          IT EXTENDS TO ENSURING THEY CAN ACCESS ELECTIVES, THE KINDS OF COURSES THAT BRING JOY TO OUR STUDENTS, UM, AND THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO, AS WELL AS ENSURING ACCESS TO TRANSLATION SERVICES AND THE KIND OF SPECIALIZED STAFF, BECAUSE WE KNOW IT TAKES PEOPLE, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT PROGRAMS OR POLICIES, BUT TO ACTUALLY MAKE THOSE REAL, WE NEED THE SPECIALIZED PEOPLE ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES TO PROVIDE THAT DIRECT SUPPORT TO OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. 
          SO I'M REALLY HEARTENED WHENEVER I MEET 
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OUR MAS, UM, OUR INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER AIDES AT OUR SCHOOL SITES BECAUSE THESE ARE THE, THE CARING ADULTS WHO CAN HELP SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES ON THIS JOURNEY THAT THEY ARE ON, AND TO ENSURE THAT THEY GET WHATEVER DEDICATED RESOURCES THEY NEED. 
          SO I AM REALLY GRATEFUL. 
          I THINK THOSE ARE HUGE SIGNS OF PROGRESS. 
          UM, AND I, AND I JUST WANTED TO ASK IF, IF YOU COULD REFLECT ON ONE YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION, WHERE ARE WE SEEING REALLY POSITIVE PROGRESS AND MAYBE THERE'S A, A FEW PARTICULAR SCHOOLS THAT COME TO MIND AND KIND OF WHAT ARE LESSONS AND CHALLENGES THAT WE ARE GRAPPLING WITH MOVING FORWARD? UM, DEFINITELY OUR INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER ACADEMIES WE'RE SEEING AMAZING PROGRESS. 
          I CAN ALSO TELL YOU THAT THE ELPAC, WE HAD MORE STUDENTS THIS YEAR GO FROM LEVEL ONE TO LEVEL FOUR THAN WE EVER HAVE IN THE PAST. 
          IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING. 
          UM, WHEN YOU JUST LOOK AT THOSE PIECES, I THINK THE OTHER SUCCESS IS WHAT YOU CALLED OUT OUR, OUR MALT CODES, THESE COACHES, UM, THEIR HEART IS IN THE WORK, YOU KNOW, THESE TEACHERS KNOW WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO SERVICE AND ONE OF THE KEY SUCCESSES OF IT IS THEY PUSH IN THE FORMER MODEL, WHICH WAS CALLED THE TITLE THREE COACH POSITION, WAS ONLY COACHING ON INSTRUCTION AND MODEL LESSONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STILL NEEDED. 
          BUT 60% OF THEIR TIME IS THEY ARE IN CLASSROOMS WORKING WITH STUDENTS GOING THROUGH SIX WEEK RAPID CYCLES OF PDSA MONITORING WHICH STUDENTS THEY'RE WORKING WITH, WHO CAN THEY LET GO OF, WHO CAN THEY BRING IN? THEY PARTICIPATE IN THE SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION AND THEY REFLECT WHAT THE TEACHER, AND THEN IF THE TEACHER SAYS, HEY, CAN YOU COME AND MODEL THIS LESSON FOR INTEGRATED, UM, ELD AND MATH? I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT THEY CAN ALSO FIND THE FEEDBACK, BUT THE RELATIONSHIP'S ALREADY BUILT WITH THE STUDENTS. 
          SO THEY HAVE KEY SCHEDULES. 
          WE REVIEW THOSE SCHEDULES. 
          I HAVE TO TELL YOU, UM, THAT MY REGION COORDINATORS ARE AMAZING IN THE WAY THEY SERVICE THEM. 
          AND THAT WORK IS ALSO BEING LED. 
          I JUST THINK WE HAVE TO CALL PEOPLE OUT. 
          ANNA GUZMAN IS SITTING BACK HERE. 
          I THINK SHE'S BEEN LEADING THAT WORK FOR US AND THAT'S WHY IT'S QUITE SUCCESSFUL. 
          I WOULD ALSO SAY THE OTHER KEY POINT IS, IF YOU LOOK AT OUR DATA ON PATHWAY AWARDS AND SEAL OF BI LITERACIES, UM, 80 LANGUAGES AND PATHWAY AWARDS, 80, I CAN'T EVEN THINK OF 80 LANGUAGES. 
          I ALWAYS HAVE TO LOOK AT THE LIST. 
          AND APPROXIMATELY 50 IN SEALS OF BILITERACY. 
          THAT IS, THAT IS THE WORK WHERE WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE SUPPORT BECAUSE OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN OCCURRING IN OUR CSEP WEATHER MENTALITY AND OUR HEART. 
          AND THIS IS WHERE WE CAN ALL GET EMOTIONAL. 
          WE ARE RE-LOOKING AT WHAT IT IS TO CREATE DREAM CENTERS AND RESOURCES AND THOSE SUPPORTS FOR OUR DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES IN A VARIETY OF NEEDS. 
          UM, AND UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENT SPACES. 
          SO DR. 
          POSADA WENT OUT AND SAW THE WILSON MODEL. 
          IT'S ACTUALLY AMAZING. 
          IT REALLY IS. 
          AND THAT STUDENTS DID IT. 
          BRAVO TO YOU GUYS WAS AMAZING. 
          SO WE'RE REFINING BASED ON THAT LEARNING AND WE'RE SETTING UP A TRAJECTORY AND A PLAN, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH DR. ESTRADA AND WE'LL BE SOON MEETING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT THAT I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE NEXT HEAVY LIFT IS. 
          AND ALSO, UM, MY RECLASSIFIED BABIES, WHERE ARE THEY? BUT THEY'RE DOING REALLY WELL, BUT HOW CAN THEY EVEN DO BETTER? THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU, LYDIA. 
          THANK YOU, UM, FOR REMINDING US AND CENTERING US ALWAYS WHY WE'RE HERE, RIGHT? AND WITH THAT, I WANNA THANK THE WILSON STUDENTS BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE REASON WHY WE'RE HERE. 
          YOU ARE INSPIRING US TO CONTINUALLY MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE BASED ON WHAT YOU NEED. 
          AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE ADVOCATING AND TO CONTINUE SPEAKING UP AND CONTINUE PUSHING ALL OF US HERE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS THAT BENEFIT YOU, THAT ARE WHAT YOU NEED. 
          AND NOT ONLY YOU, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE IN OUR DISTRICT, RIGHT? SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR YOUR ADVOCACY AND REMIND YOU THAT YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION TO SO MANY OF US. 
          YOUR COURAGE, UM, REALLY MOVES US EVERY DAY. 
          SO, AND ALSO THANK YOU, UM, LYDIA, FOR ALWAYS BRINGING US BACK TO THAT BECAUSE THAT IS, THAT IS WHY WE'RE HERE. 
          AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HEARD THE STUDENTS MENTIONED, UM, WAS THAT THEY, THEY NEED MORE SUPPORT, RIGHT? AT THEIR, IN THEIR DREAM CENTERS THAT, UM, THEY'RE GREAT. 
          BUT I HEARD FROM ONE OF THE STUDENTS SAY THAT THEY'RE ONLY OPEN TWO DAYS A WEEK AND OR ONLY AFTER SCHOOL. 
          AND ONLY WHEN, YOU KNOW, THE, THE STAFF WHO IS A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE AT THE SCHOOL CAN OPEN IT. 
          AND SO THERE IS, UM, THERE IS A GREAT NEED FOR THAT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO, TO REALLY, UM, TO, TO MAKE THESE DREAM CENTERS, UM, 
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OPEN ALL THE TIME AND ACCESSIBLE TO OUR STUDENTS ALL THE TIME. 
          SO AS WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT STEP, RIGHT? AND WE'RE BUILDING THESE DREAM CENTERS, LET'S THINK ABOUT HOW WE, WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND UM, BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. 
          UM, BUT ANOTHER THING THAT I HEARD, UM, A NEED FOR OUR STUDENTS WAS MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. 
          AND SO I'M WONDERING, UM, REGARDING NEWCOMER STUDENTS AND STUDENT AND SCHOOLS THAT HAVE A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF NEWCOMER STUDENTS, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS THAT THEY HAVE. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, DO THEY, UM, HAVE A PSW, UH, DO THEY, UH, HAVE A DEDICATED, UH, PSW FOR NEWCOMER STUDENTS? THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. 
          ONE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT DR. 
          POSADA LED FOR US APPROXIMATELY THREE, THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO IS APPLYING FOR CAL NEW FUNDING WITH THAT CAL NEW FUNDING AT OUR INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER ACADEMIES. 
          AND, UM, AT RFK AS WELL, WE ENSURED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE FUNDING OF PS WS IN THAT SPACE. 
          SO WE CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR THAT. 
          THE OTHER THING THAT WE LOOK AT IS OUR 18 SCHOOLS. 
          THAT 15 TO 18, IT CAN VARY BY YEAR DEPENDING ON NEED. 
          WE ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A COACH THAT'S ASSIGNED TO PROVIDE THOSE SUPPORTS TO CONNECT WITH US AS WELL ON WHAT MAY BE NEEDED. 
          UM, THE 18 MED FUNDED COACHES AT THESE 18 HIGH SCHOOLS, I'LL GO WITH THAT RIGHT NOW. 
          THEY PARTICIPATE IN MONTHLY MEETINGS. 
          SO WE BRING PEOPLE LIKE GARAN, WE BRING THE DIVISION OF INSTRUCTION. 
          WE'VE ALSO, UNDER ANA'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOP SOCIAL EMOTIONAL, UM, LEARNING LESSONS IN ESPANOL AND ACTUALLY IN ARMENIAN AND ALL THESE OTHER TARGET LANGUAGES THAT CAN ALSO BE LEVERAGED. 
          SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT WAYS TO ENTER THE SPACE. 
          HOW DO WE MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES? THEY ARE A LITTLE MORE ELEMENTARY BASED, BUT I WILL SAY WE DO HAVE HIGH NUMBERS OF STUDENTS THAT COME IN THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH GRADE. 
          SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THOSE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS AVAILABLE THERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 
          SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON. 
          I SEE. 
          SO THERE ISN'T A DEDICATED PSW FOR NEWCOMER POPULATIONS. 
          IT'S, WE ARE TRYING TO DO THE BEST WITH WHAT WE HAVE FOR MY, THE ACADEMIES WE WORK WITH. 
          YEAH. 
          THERE ISN'T SOME OF THOSE SPACES IN TERMS OF THE, UM, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS WORK. 
          I BELIEVE THEY ALSO DO SOME FUNDING THAT WAS MENTIONED. 
          THAT'S HOW THE DREAM CENTER, I BELIEVE IS SUPPORTED. 
          I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE PSW PIECE. 
          I WOULD HAVE TO DEFER TO, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF EL CO ELL OR HERE, BUT I'D HAVE TO DEFER TO THEM. 
          THAT'S OKAY. 
          BUT I DO THINK, AS YOU BROUGHT UP, I MEAN THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY BEFORE US. 
          WE'RE GONNA ASSESS AND LEARN FROM THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE HAD. 
          WE'VE LISTENED TO DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ALSO KNOW HOW THEY'RE FEELING AND HEARING WHAT ELSE IS NEEDED. 
          UH, SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT TIME TO JUST REASSESS WHAT DO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE IS BEING PROVIDED THROUGH OUR CENTERS, UH, KNOWING THE POPULATION WE'RE SERVING. 
          SO THIS IS ALL GOOD INFORMATION AS WE'RE CONSIDERING THE THE THANK YOU NEXT EVOLUTION. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN THE 15 TO 18 SCHOOLS, ARE THOSE THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE A MA COACH OR, UM, ARE THOSE IT'S A VARIETY DEPENDING ON THE SCHOOL. 
          ENGLISH LEARNERS ARE NOT A MONOLITHIC GROUP, SO BE, AS WE LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT TYPOLOGIES AND LANGUAGE NEEDS WE ASSIGN BASED ON THAT. 
          SO IT COULD BE A MO, BUT THEY'RE ALSO SERVICING INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER STUDENTS. 
          WITHIN THAT, DEPENDING ON THE POPULATION, IT COULD BE AN INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER COACH, BUT THEY MIGHT ALSO BE SERVING THE RECLASSIFIED STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMERS. 
          SO THE FORMULA THAT WE LOOK AT IS WHO ARE THE STUDENTS? WE LOOK AT IT EVERY YEAR. 
          AND THEN BASED ON THAT, WE ASSIGN THE APPROPRIATE STAFFING BY WORKING WITH THE REGION, I SHOULD SAY THE POSITION. 
          AND THEN THE REGION LOOKS AT THE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT PERSON. 
          OKAY. 
          SO IT'S A COMBINATION OF YES. 
          OKAY. 
          GOT IT. 
          AND THEN YOU MENTIONED THE, UM, FOR THE LTELS. 
          UM, SO I SEE HERE THAT LTELS WILL BE DOUBLE ROSTERED IN GRADE LEVEL ELA IN COMPREHENSIVE ENGLISH COURSE WITH A B CREDIT. 
          SO ONE, WHAT IS THE B CREDIT AND THEN TWO, UM, IS THIS THE SAME AS IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THOUGH, OR UM, NO. 
          OKAY. 
          BECAUSE I, BEFORE THEY WOULD HAVE TWO ENGLISH CLASSES UNTIL THEY RECLASSIFIED. 
          RIGHT. 
          LTELS. 
          BUT NOW EXPLAIN TO ME HOW IT WORKS NOW THE DIFFERENCE WITH THAT, THANK YOU. 
          THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. 
          I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE WEEDY AND TECHNICAL. 
          SO WHEN WE DO THAT ELA SLASH THE GETTING THE ELD AND ELA CREDIT, THE B CREDIT IS WHAT'S MANDATED IN A THROUGH G FOR GRADUATION. 
          THE G CREDIT, AND SOMEONE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IS THE ELECTIVE PIECE OF IT. 
          SO AT SOME POINT, THE ELD COURSES AT CERTAIN TIMES, ESPECIALLY 
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THE NOVICE WOULD ONLY COUNT FOR G CREDIT. 
          MM-HMM . 
          WHICH WOULD MEAN A STUDENT ENROLLS IN 10TH GRADE HAS TO TAKE NINTH GRADE ENGLISH AND THEN THIS OTHER ELD COURSE. 
          THAT'S THE TWO COURSES. 
          RIGHT. 
          BY PROVIDING THIS GRADE LEVEL ELA COURSES, NOW THEY CAN GO FROM A YEAR OF GRADE LEVEL, E, LD, LET'S JUST SAY NINTH GRADE. 
          THE TEACHER DETERMINES WHEN CONSULTATION WITH OTHERS SHOULD THEY MOVE TO THIS ELA COURSE WHERE THEY NO LONGER HAVE TO TAKE A SEPARATE ELD. 
          SO THEIR SCHEDULE OPENS UP MM-HMM . 
          WHICH ALLOWS THEM NOW TO TAKE THOSE THINGS THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN AT SCHOOL. 
          AND THAT'S ONLY FOR LTELS FOR LONG TERM ENGLISH LEARNERS? NO, THAT'S, THAT'S ALL THAT'S EVEN FOR A NEWCOMER. 
          THAT'S EVERYBODY. 
          THAT'S EVERYONE GRADE LEVEL E, L, D. 
          SO I'LL TAKE YOU TO, IN FOURTH GRADE, YOU GET EVERYTHING OF EVERY TYPOLOGY. 
          AN INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER ENROLLS ONE DAY YOU'VE GOT THE EL WHO WAS BORN HERE. 
          THEN YOU'VE GOT THE KIDDO WHO UM, OH GOSH, IS NOW A TEL BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN IN. 
          SO THAT MODEL OF WHAT HAPPENS IN ELEMENTARY IS WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS MOVE IN AND OUT OF ALL OF THESE SPACES. 
          SO TRYING TO CREATE THESE SPECIFIC COURSES, THIS IS YOUR LTEL COURSE, THIS IS YOUR P THIS COURSE. 
          WE BELIEVE THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN ACHIEVE WITH THE APPROPRIATE SUPPORTS AND INSTRUCTION AND THAT STUDENTS CAN PASS THOSE COURSES. 
          AND I BELIEVE THAT'S WHY WE'RE SEEING THAT STUDENTS DON'T FEEL, I'M GONNA BE HONEST, OH, I'M AN IN GRADE LEVEL A LD VERSUS I'M IN THE LONG-TERM ENGLISH LEARNER CLASS. 
          IT SAYS TWO DIFFERENT THINGS FOR YOU AS A STUDENT WHEN THEY FINISH THAT COURSE, THEN THEY CAN GO TO THE ELA COURSE. 
          GOT IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SORRY. 
          NO, THERE'S A POLICY. 
          CLARIFY THAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YEAH. 
          I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT HERE WITH THE POLICY THAT LYDIA'S TEAM DID PILOT IS WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SAY, HOW CAN WE ENSURE THAT ANY STUDENT IN OUR SYSTEM, WHETHER YOU'RE A NEWCOMER OR NOT, THAT YOU ARE ON A PATHWAY TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND A THROUGH G OPPORTUNITY. 
          SO WHEN YOU GRADUATE FROM LUSD, YOU HAVE CHOICES ON WHICH PATH YOU WANT TO GO. 
          EVEN IF YOU NEED THAT EXTRA YEAR, FIFTH YEAR, THAT'S AKAY. 
          SO WHAT SHE'S BEEN WORKING ON IS MAKING SURE THAT THE COURSE OPTIONS WE HAVE ARE NOT JUST DRIVEN BY THE FACT THAT THE STUDENT HAS LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS IN ENGLISH, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THAT THEY'RE ALSO GETTING THE COURSES THAT THEY NEED TO GRADUATE TO HAVE THOSE CHOICES. 
          AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT SHE PILOTED TO SEE. 
          WHAT ARE SOME OF THE COURSES WE CAN DO THAT WITH ENGLISH BEING ONE OF THEM, AS WELL AS THE G COURSE? YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, THE ELECTIVE PIECE. 
          BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT AS THEY'RE GOING ON THEIR PATH, THE STUDENTS, AND THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THE WORK THAT THE THE COACHES DO. 
          THEY'RE HELPING THE STUDENTS STAY GOAL FOCUSED ON WHAT'S YOUR NEXT STEP? WHAT'S YOUR NEXT COURSEWORK, WHAT'S YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY? SO AS THEY'RE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO GRADUATION, THERE ARE MORE CHOICES FOR OUR KIDS. 
          SHE'S ALSO BEEN ENGAGED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DCE TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ALSO GET THOSE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, THOSE CERTIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES, BECAUSE ESPECIALLY FOR OUR INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMERS, WE ALSO KNOW SOME OF THOSE CHOICES NEED TO BE TO WORK. 
          AND SO WE KNOW THAT THAT'S SOME OF THE CHOICES. 
          SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE GETTING THOSE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCES JUST LIKE ANY OTHER KID AS THEY SHOULD. 
          IF I CAN JUST SAY ONE LAST THING AND TO EMPHASIZE WHAT, UM, KELLY MENTIONED ABOUT THE NEED FOR THE SUPPORTS, RIGHT? THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW THIS IN THE CLASSROOM NOW, MORE THAN EVER, ESPECIALLY AT SECONDARY, WE'RE GONNA NEED THE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS, THE TRANSLATORS, FOLKS WHO CAN REALLY SUPPORT THE STUDENTS. 
          ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND A NEWCOMER AND TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH THIS, WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA NEED THOSE SUPPORTS. 
          JUST TWO THINGS. 
          FIRST OF ALL, LYDIA, AS SOMEONE WHO TAUGHT ESL IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, THERE WAS NO FLEXIBILITY. 
          YOU ARE THE MOST FLEXIBLE PERSON I'VE EVER MET AS FAR AS KIDS TAKING COURSES AS THEY NEED THEM. 
          IT WAS SO RIGID AND YOU FOLLOW THE CURRICULUM, AND IT WAS VERY SAD. 
          I REMEMBER MY, MY ESL, WE CALL IT ESL, MY ESL KIDS, THEY COULDN'T EVEN PARTICIPATE IN THE SHOPS BECAUSE I HAD TO TAKE AN EXTRA CLASS, A READING CLASS. 
          IT WAS, THIS IS SO MUCH, SO MUCH BETTER AND SO MUCH BETTER FOR THE KIDS. 
          SO THANK YOU, NUMBER ONE. 
          NUMBER TWO, I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT THE, UM, UH, THE VIRTUAL, UH, COURSES BECAUSE OF THE E RATE MAYBE BEING CUT. 
          SO WHAT ARE WE, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO IF THERE'S ANY DISRUPTIONS IN OUR VIRTUAL ACADEMY, ANY PLANS? UM, THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY PIECE, I THINK I SAW LATASHA HERE. 
          I MIGHT WANT HER. 
          SHE, SHE DID STEP AWAY, BUT OH, I DID SEE HER LEAVE. 
          YEAH. 
          OKAY. 
          I WAS TRYING TO CATCH HER. 
          THAT'S OKAY. 
          UM, I WILL CHECK IN WITH OUR 
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ITS TEAM BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO BE CREATIVE. 
          BUT FOR OUR KIDS WHO ARE ON VIRTUAL ACADEMY, IT IS PART OF THEIR COURSE, UH, FOR BASIC INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO ACCESS VIRTUAL ACADEMY. 
          SO WE DO PROVIDE THOSE RESOURCES AS NEEDED. 
          BUT I DO THINK IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT OVER TIME IT BECOMES HARDER AND HARDER. 
          AND I KNOW WITH THAT, UM, SOL'S TEAM AND PEDRO TEAM HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PROBLEM SOLVE HOW WE GO AROUND THAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. RIA COSTA STEVENS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. 
          APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANKS. 
          AND THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM. 
          SO YES, THERE YOU GO. 
          SO NOW 
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WE, UH, MOVE TO THE NEXT SECTION OF, UH, THE, OUR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          UH, SO MR. MCLEAN, YOU TAKE IT AWAY. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          WE HAVE 15 FOLKS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          I'LL CALL ON THE PEOPLE WHO LISTED THEMSELVES AS SPEAKING IN PERSON FIRST, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE FOLKS WHO LISTED THEMSELVES AS BEING REMOTE. 
          SO THE FIRST, UH, PERSON IS JOSEFINA. 
          QUIN, COME ON UP. 
          JOSEPHINA QUINTERO, ARE YOU HERE? UM, AND THEN AFTER THAT IS MARIA SANCHEZ. 
          SO, JOSEFINA QUIN, ARE YOU HERE? I'M HERE. 
          OH, GREAT. 
          AND ESPAN. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, MS. QUINTERO 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. 
          OKAY. 
           ES. 
          GOOD EVENING, GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          MY NAME IS JOSEFINA QUINTERO. 
          I'M A MOTHER OF TWO AU AUTISTIC STUDENTS AT, AT DIFFERENT LEVELS AND DIFFERENT SUPPORTS. 
          FOR ME, EDUCATION IS VERY IMPORTANT. 
          EDUCATION DOES NOT REPRESENT SEX, GENDER, RACE, COLOR, OR IMMIGRATION STATUS. 
          FOR ME, WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THE EDUCATION. 
          I BELIEVE THAT ALL STUDENTS, UH, IN THIS COUNTRY OR EVERY CHILD, DESERVES EDUCATION. 
          HIGH LEVEL EDUCATION. 
          WE LIVE IN A FIRST IN A GREAT COUNTRY, AND THE MINIMUM I, I EXPECT IS GOOD EDUCATION. 
          I WANT MY CHILDREN TO GO TO SCHOOL WITHOUT FEAR. 
          FEAR SHOULDN'T PARALYZE US. 
          THIS IS THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN TO US AT THIS MOMENT. 
          I CANNOT ALLOW FOR MY CHILDREN TO, TO, TO EVEN HAVE A FAMILY SEPARATION. 
          HOW WILL I EXPLAIN THIS TO MY AUTISTIC STUDENT? IF ONE DAY I CAN'T PICK HIM UP, HE WILL NOT UNDERSTAND THIS. 
          THEREFORE, WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER AT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE PARENTS, SCHOOL, STUDENTS. 
          WE SHOULD ALL WORK TOGETHER TO EASE THIS SITUATION. 
          UH, ONE THING I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS, UH, ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, THEY, WE ARE ALREADY WORKING WITH IMMIGRATION ISSUE. 
          THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WORRIES US FOR A LONG TIME. 
          UNFORTUNATELY, THE DISTRICT IS JUST SEEING THIS, BUT WE, IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS. 
          AND I BELIEVE WHAT HELPS US A LOT IS BE VOICED. 
          EDUCATE PARENTS. 
          PARENTS SHOULD WE ALSO NEED THE EDUCATION TO SAY WHERE I CAN RECEIVE SERVICES AS WELL, ACADEMIC SERVICES, AND SEE WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE AT OR DOING SOMETHING. 
          VERY IMPORTANT IS THAT WE ARE FORGETTING ABOUT EVERYTHING. 
          WE'RE FORGETTING TO TEACH PARENTS HOW THE FINANCE, UH, GETS HERE. 
          WE ARE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE IS BECAUSE, OH, WE RECEIVE FUNDS BECAUSE OF ENROLLMENT. 
          WE NEED TO EDUCATE OURSELVES ON THAT. 
          OKAY. 
          MARIA SANCHEZ, ARE YOU HERE? MARIA SANCHEZ. 
          MARIA SANCHEZ NOT HERE. 
          OKAY. 
          IAN KIRKSEY, I THINK I SAW YOU OUT THERE. 
          COME ON UP, MR. KIRKSEY. 
          YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN. 
          AND AFTER MR. KIRKSEY IS STEPHANIE TAPIA AND THEN JENNIFER CANO. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN MR. KIRKSEY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. 
          MY NAME IS IAN KIRKSEY AND I AM AN ORGANIZER WITH STUDENTS DESERVE RECLA, OUR SCHOOLS LOS ANGELES, AND THE POLICE FREE LUSD COALITION. 
          I'M HERE AS PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT CARES DEEPLY ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR STUDENTS. 
          FIRST, LET ME ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THIS BOARD, UH, HAS DONE TO HEAR THE VOICES OF STUDENTS, EDUCATORS IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          THE INVESTMENTS IN PROGRAMS LIKE BSAP DREAM CENTERS AND SUPPORTS 
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FOR LGBTQ PLUS YOUTH DURING THE LAST, UH, SCHOOL YEAR ARE A POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF THE COMMITMENT, UM, THAT THIS BOARD IS WILLING TO PUT FORTH IN PROTECTING ITS STUDENTS AND CREATING COMMUNITY-BASED SAFETY. 
          THE POSSIBILITY OF THAT EXAMPLE IS ALSO THE SOURCE OF MY DISAPPOINTMENT AND CONTRITION WITH THE BOARD. 
          TODAY, THE DECISION TO RENEW SUPERINTENDENT CARVAL'S CONTRACT FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS MADE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND WITHOUT MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY INPUT SENDS A TROUBLING MESSAGE ABOUT WHO THIS DISTRICT LISTENS TO. 
          WHEN DECISIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAPPEN WITHOUT TRANSPARENCY OR PARTICIPATION FROM THE PUBLIC, IT UNDERMINES THE TRUST OF THE PUBLIC. 
          IT TELLS STUDENTS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND THE COMMUNITY YOU SERVE, THAT THEIR VOICES DON'T MATTER IN SHAPING THE DIRECTION OF THEIR SCHOOLS. 
          PLAINLY PUT, PUBLIC EDUCATION SHOULD BE GOVERNED IN THE OPEN, NOT DECIDED IN A SECRET. 
          AND IT IS DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING THAT WHEN AUTHORITARIANISM, AUTHORITARIANISM IS ON THE RISE, YOU ARE NOT STRIVING IN EVERY AREA TO MAKE LUSD AN EXAMPLE OF DEMOCRACY IN ACTION. 
          IT IS ALSO DISAPPOINTING TO SEE THE FAVORITISM INHERENT IN THE HANDLING OF THIS PROCESS. 
          CURRENTLY, THE DISTRICT IS IN NEGOTIATION WITH UTLA AND SEIU, LOCAL NINE NINE TO CREATE FAIR CONTRACTS FOR THE WORKERS WHO EDUCATE, GUIDE, AND SUPPORT THE STUDENTS OF L-A-U-S-D. 
          THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE KUSH TREATMENT AND THE CONSIDERATION THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS. 
          WHILE THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY BE A CAPABLE PERSON AND HAS A COMPELLING STORY, HE ALONE CANNOT PROTECT AND EDUCATE THE STUDENTS IN L-A-U-S-D. 
          HOW THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN HANDLED BY THE BOARD DOES NOT GIVE ME FAITH THAT THE BOARD WILL SHOW UP FOR THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS, WITH STUDENTS AS THE THREATS THAT FACE OUR STUDENTS FROM POLICE AND HOSTILE FORCES INCREASE DAILY. 
          AND AS WE MAKE STATEMENTS ABOUT COURAGE AND THE NEED TO ACT, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY. 
          WE ARE CALLING ON THE BOARD TO DO BETTER. 
          YOU CAN DO SO BY ONE, CREATING A TRANSPARENT PROCESS THAT INCLUDES STUDENTS, PARENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND BROADER COMMUNITY IN EVALUATING AND REVIEWING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT. 
          TWO, YOU CAN CREATE, YOU CAN SETTLE FAIR CONTRACTS WITH ALL BARGAINING UNITS, OUR TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND STAFF, SO THAT THOSE WHO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS THRIVE ARE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          AND THREE, YOU CAN CONTINUE TO INVEST IN REAL SAFETY. 
          THAT MEANS, UH, THINGS LIKE SAFE PASSAGE. 
          THAT MEANS LIKE THINGS LIKE, UH, MORE COUNSELOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          UH, RIGHT. 
          STEPHANIE TAPIA, ARE YOU HERE? COME ON UP. 
          YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. 
          AND THEN AFTER MS. TAPIA, IS JENNIFER KANO OR KANO, I'M SORRY. 
          YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN KAO. 
          UH, GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD MEMBERS. 
          UH, MY NAME IS STEPHANIE TAPIA HERE WITH ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY. 
          I'D LIKE TO SHARE THE REMAINDER OF MY TIME WITH OUR PARTNERS FROM PROMES, BOYO HEIGHTS, AND BED ZECK. 
          HELLO, MY NAME IS CLAUDIA LARA AND I'M HERE TODAY WITH PROMESA HEIGHTS AND IN SUPPORT OF ALLIANCE FOR BETTER COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU BOARD MEMBER, UH, EZ FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP AND STRENGTHENING SUPPORT FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS AND, UH, ALL BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL. 
          I'M HERE TODAY TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR MORE DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAMS AT THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL TO ENSURE THAT THE PROMISE OF BILITERACY SPARKED IN THE EARLY LEARNING YEARS IS BROUGHT TO FRUITION IN THOSE SECONDARY, UM, YEARS, AND THAT MORE STUDENTS ARE GRADUATING WITH SEALS OF BILITERACY. 
          I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK AND UPLIFT THE WORK OF THE WILSON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE DREAM CENTER. 
          WE NEED THAT IN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, AND I URGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EXES RESOLUTION. 
          HELLO EVERYONE. 
          MY NAME IS LESLIE MENDOZA, AN IMMIGRATION AND KINSHIP ATTORNEY AT BE CEK LEGAL SERVICES REPRESENTING UNACCOMPANIED MINORS. 
          BE CEK, ALSO HAS AN ATTORNEY AT HELEN BERNSTEIN HIGH SCHOOL, UH, WHO HELPS UNACCOMPANIED MINORS. 
          AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO HIRE ANOTHER FELLOW TO BE PLACED AT ANOTHER LUSD HIGH SCHOOL, UH, WITH A NEWCOMER PROGRAM. 
          I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY. 
          UM, AND I WANT TO FIRST THANK, UH, THE BOARD MEMBER, UM, EZ FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP, THE BOARD, THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 
          RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, RESPONSIVE EDUCATORS PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ADDRESSING SOCIAL BARRIERS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO DISPARITIES IN ACHIEVEMENT WITH MLL STUDENTS WILL HAVE MORE EQUITABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THEY CAN FEEL EMPOWERED TO SUCCEED. 
          I URGE THE DISTRICT TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOPS TO ENSURE THAT PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS UNDERSTANDS THEIR CHILDREN'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO EDUCATION REGARDLESS OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. 
          AS SUPERINTENDENT CARVALLO HIGHLIGHTED IN HIS OPENING REMARKS, UH, EMPOWERING OUR COMMUNITY IS SO IMPORTANT. 
          SO TODAY, I URGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EXITO FOR RESOLUTION. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          JENNIFER KANO. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          BOARD MEMBER RIVAS ESTEEM BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT CARVALLO. 
          MY NAME IS JENNIFER KANO AND I AM 
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THE SENIOR POLICY AND ADVOCACY MANAGER FOR EDUCATION AT ALLIANCE FOR ROBERTO COMMUNITY. 
          A-B-C-A-B-C IS A LATINO LATINA ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, ADVANCING SOCIAL ECONOMIC, RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR LATINAS AND LATINOS ACROSS LA COUNTY. 
          FIRST, A B, C WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE BOARD MEMBER RIVAS FOR TODAY'S ROBUST AGENDA ON THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE PLAN TO PROTECT L-A-U-S-D STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AT THIS MOMENT. 
          A BC WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE BOARD MEMBER EZ FOR HER UNWAVERING LEADERSHIP IN ELEVATING THE ARRAY OF MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS SPECIFIC NEEDS. 
          AS RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISIONS HAVE REINFORCED RACIAL PROFILING ON THE BASIS OF RACE, LANGUAGE, AND EMPLOYMENT. 
          A BC IS HERE TODAY TO REITERATE RESPECTFULLY HOW IMPORTANT THIS MOMENT IS TO ENSURE THAT PARENTS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS FEEL SAFE SPEAKING HOME AND HERITAGE LANGUAGES ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES. 
          FURTHER, A BC WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARD WORK OF THE MULTILINGUAL MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN COMPLETING THE MULTICULTURAL MULTILINGUAL MASTER PLAN THIS YEAR. 
          WE JUST HEARD ABOUT THE INCORPORATION OF THE EXITO. 
          PROMESA RESOLVES INTO THE CURRENT WORK AS THE CO-CHAIR OF THE CONSORTIUM FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS SUCCESS. 
          A BC EXPRESSES ITS FULL COMMITMENT TO STANDING ALONGSIDE ALLY UNIFIED TO ADVANCE BEST PRACTICES TO ACCELERATE THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENGLISH LEARNER ROADMAP. 
          THIS INCLUDES JOINT ADVOCACY BEFORE THOSE STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO HAVE INDICATED TO US THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT PARENT AND FAMILY PERSPECTIVES ARE MISSING IN THE KEY POLICIES AND THE DESIGN OF THE KEY POLICIES AFFECTING THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. 
          TOGETHER WE CAN URGE FOR MORE INVESTMENT IN HIGH QUALITY MULTILITERACY PROGRAMS, MORE BILINGUAL TEACHERS, MORE DREAM RESOURCE CENTERS, AND MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENT IN THE ENGLISH LEARN RECLASSIFICATION PROCESS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          UH, MARIA DAISY ORTIZ, COME ON UP. 
          AND THEN AFTER MS. ORTIZ IS ALMOND DE JESUS, MS. ORTIZ 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. 
          OKAY, I GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE. 
          MY NAME IS MARIA DE ORTIZ, AND I BELIEVE EACH ONE OF YOU RECEIVED AN EMAIL ON MY BEHALF REGARDING THE ANOMALIES, IRREGULARITIES, AND VIOLATIONS OF THE STATE LAW OF CALIFORNIA PAYING AN ADMINISTRATOR THAT MANIPULATES AND LIES TO PARENTS. 
          I WILL READ IT BECAUSE PERHAPS I, I DON'T KNOW. 
          I'M GONNA PRETEND I DON'T KNOW. 
          THE PARENT COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT WIDE LEVEL OF CALIFORNIA SAYS THE PARENT COMMITTEE DISTRICTWIDE BY PARENTS, PERSONNEL AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. 
          THIS FORMS THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE, BUT I ALSO HAVE ELECT LAC IS A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE IN WHICH YESTERDAY, MR. ANTONIO PLACENCIA DID NOT HONOR OR RESPECT. 
          I AM A MEMBER OF ELAC OF FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL. 
          I WAS ELECTED BY THE PARENTS TO BE THE DELEGATE AND THE ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT EAST. 
          AND HERE ON THE STATE LAW, IT STATES THAT PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS OF ENGLISH LEARNERS MUST CONSTITU THE MAJORITY OF THE COMMITTEE. 
          51%. 
          OKAY, SO ELECTIONS, THE PARENT COMMITTEE, ALSO KNOWN AS ELECT OF EVERY SCHOOL MUST HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ELECT AT LEAST ONE REPRESENTATIVE TO BE A PART OF DLAC. 
          HERE IT DOES NOT SAY THAT IT HAS TO BE OF AN ENGLISH LEARNER. 
          IT HAS SAYS NOTHING BECAUSE ONCE A COMMITTEE IS FORMED WITH A COMPONENT MENTIONED, IT IS A COMMITTEE, AN ACTUAL COMMITTEE, ACTING COMMITTEE. 
          THAT'S WHY HERE, THERE HAS BEEN VIOLATIONS THAT ARE ATROCIOUS, THAT NEED TO BE CORRECTED AND HAVE DISCIPLINARY ACTION TAKEN PLACE. 
          AND A MULTITUDE OF SCHOOLS FROM THE EAST AND ONLY 54 HAD REPRESENTATION, 70% HAS NO PROBLEM. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND THIS, LIKE MANY OTHERS, OUR TAXES. 
          THAT'S WHY THERE IS A 
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          UH, AM JESUS, COME ON UP. 
          WE HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD. 
          MY NAME IS ALMA DE JESUS RAMIREZ, AND I AM A PARENT OF RAMON MARTINEZ, UH, SCHOOL VISUAL ARTS, PERFORMING ARTS STUDENT AND A MEMBER OF RECLAIMER SCHOOLS. 
          WE'RE HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS OUR ANGER AND CONCERN ABOUT THE DECISION THAT THIS BOARD MADE ON SEPTEMBER 17 WHEN YOU VOTED ANONYMOUSLY TO RENEW SUPERINTENDENT CARLO'S CONTRACT FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS. 
          THAT WAS A CONSEQUENTIAL DECISION THAT WILL SHAPE OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. 
          WE'RE DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU WHO WAS ELECTED TO REPRESENT US, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE REPRESENTING HIM, YOU RENEW HIS CONTRACT. 
          BUT WHILE THOUSANDS OF WORKERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT ARE STILL WAITING FOR A FAIR CONTRACT, SAFE PASSAGE, SOMETHING FAMILIES HAVE TO BE, HAVE BEEN DEMANDING FOR YEARS, IS STILL NOT FULLY IMPLEMENTED, AND THE DISTRICT STILL HASN'T TAKEN REAL CONCRETE STEPS TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS THROUGH SAFE STONES, ESPECIALLY IN THE LIGHT OF ALL ICE ATTACKS ON OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          MOST OF ALL, WE ARE DISAPPOINTED IN THE PROCESS. 
          THE WAY THIS HAPPENED WAS UNACCEPTABLE. 
          THE VERY PEOPLE MOST IMPACTED BY DISTRICT DECISIONS WERE NOT COMPLETE, WERE COMPLETELY LEFT OUT AND NOT INCLUDED. 
          WE DEMAND THAT YOU MAKE PUBLIC COMMITMENT TO CHANGE THIS PROCESS MOVING FORWARD. 
          CREATE TRANSPARENCY PROCESS THAT INCLUDES STUDENTS, PARENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. 
          UM, AND IF YOU ARE GOING TO STAND BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THEN HOLD, HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE, STA START DELIVERING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THIS DISTRICT OR WORKERS OR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS NEGOTIATING INSTEAD OF FAIR, DIGNIFIED CONTRACTS. 
          WELL, WITH L-A-U-S-D WORKERS TO RECRUIT THE DEDICATED EDUCATORS, COUNSELORS, SCHOOL STAFF THAT MAKE OUR SCHOOLS THRIVE, CONTINUE TO INVEST IN A VISION OF SCHOOL SAFETY THAT IS ROOTED IN COMMUNITY, NOT POLICE, WHICH INCLUDES SCHOOL POLICE. 
          WE DON'T FEEL SAFE. 
          IF YOU ASK MY SON TO CALL POLICE WHEN HE ENCOUNTERS ICE, HE WILL SAY NO BECAUSE HE DOESN'T FEEL SAFE. 
          MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROTECTING OUR STUDENTS, NOT JUST THE WITH STATEMENTS AND PROCLAMATIONS OF CENTURY SCHOOLS, BUT WITH TANGIBLE, CONCRETE ACTIONS THAT ARE FAIL ON THE GROUND BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE FAMILIES THAT ARE TELLING US THAT THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE. 
          UM, WE DESERVE A DISTRICT THAT LISTENS TO US, PROTECTS US, AND INVEST IN US, NOT ONE THAT LIVES US OUT OF HUGE DECISIONS LIKE THE ONE YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME ON SEPTEMBER 17. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          OKAY, REBECCA H ARE YOU HERE? REBECCA? H IF YOU WANNA TUTOR ME ON HOW TO SAY YOUR LAST NAME, I'LL, I'LL, I'LL TAKE IT. 
          UH, MY NAME IS REBECCA, DR. 
          REBECCA HENA. 
          HENA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          RE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT TOPIC SUCH AS DIGNITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL DEFENDING FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS. 
          UM, I SERVE AS THE PRINCIPAL AT CITY LANGUAGE IMMERSION CHARTER CLICK A SPANISH LANGUAGE IMMERSION ELEMENTARY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL LOCATED IN WEST ADAMS. AT CLICK, WE SERVE TK FIVE STUDENTS THROUGH A PROGRESSIVE CONSTRUCTIVIST 90 10 MODEL. 
          OUR STUDENTS GROW INTO CREATIVE CURIOUS THINKERS WHO LEARN TO ASK QUESTIONS AND EXPRESS IDEAS FEARLESSLY IN TWO LANGUAGES. 
          WE'RE PROUD TO SERVE MANY IMMIGRANT AND MULTILINGUAL FAMILIES WHO ENTRUST US WITH THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. 
          FOR US, DIGNITY AND JUSTICE MEANS CREATING A SAFE AND AFFIRMING SCHOOL WHERE LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND IDENTITY ARE CELEBRATED, NOT TREATED AS BARRIERS. 
          BILINGUAL EDUCATION IS FOR ALL STUDENTS, AND WHILE WE HAVE A LARGE LATINO POPULATION, 12% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN BY ATTENDING QLIK, THEY TOO ARE BENEFITING FROM BILINGUAL EDUCATION. 
          OUR TEST SCORES SHOW THAT OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS ARE OUTPERFORMING THE DISTRICT AND THE STATE IN ELA AND MATH ON STATE'S TEST SCORES. 
          WHEN FAMILIES FEEL SECURE AND VALUED, STUDENTS CAN THRIVE ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY. 
          I'D LIKE TO SHARE ONE STORY THAT CAPTURES WHAT THIS MEANS IN REAL LIFE. 
          ONE OF OUR FAMILIES CAME TO QLIK, SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR A SCHOOL WITH A SECURE CAMPUS. 
          THEIR FAMILY HAD BEEN HAPPY, HAS BEEN HAPPY AT, BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO THEY FEEL SAFE AND HAVE A SENSE OF BELONGING, BUT THEIR SON IS NOW SPEAKING SPANISH. 
          TODAY THAT CHILD PROUDLY COMMUNICATES WITH PEERS, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND IS THRIVING ACADEMICALLY IN BOTH LANGUAGES. 
          WE APPRECIATE LS D'S LEADERSHIP IN UPLIFTING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHENING SUPPORTS FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS. 
          AS A CHARTER SCHOOL, WE ARE DEEPLY ALIGNED WITH THESE GOALS. 
          OUR MODEL IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT BILINGUALISM, BICULTURALISM, 
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BI LITERACY, AND A SENSE OF BELONGING. 
          THANK YOU FOR SHINING A LIGHT ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          DEANNA GUILLEN, ARE YOU HERE? DEANNA GUILLEN, COME ON UP. 
          YOU'D HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN. 
          MS. GUILLEN'S GONNA SPEAK IN SPANISH, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT SHE'S SAYING IN ENGLISH, PLEASE USE THE HEADSETS YOU ALREADY HAVE, OR PUT YOUR HANDS UP IF YOU HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED ONE. 
          OKAY. 
          WHEN I STARTED GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MY NAME IS DEANA YEN, AND I'VE BEEN CHAIRPERSON FIVE TIMES OVER IN THE PARENT COMMITTEES ALL OVER THE DISTRICT. 
          THE TRUTH TODAY, I HAD A STOMACH ACHE SEEING SO MUCH NEPOTISM BECAUSE THE, THE THE ONES YOU SHOULD BE FRIENDS WITH IS JUSTICE BECAUSE EVERYBODY HERE SHAKES HANDS AND HUGS AS IF WE'RE FAMILY AND FRIENDS, ABUSING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, CREATING A GREAT BIG PROGRAM, TWO AND A HALF HOURS. 
          I WAS LISTENING AT HOME ABOUT THIS MEETING, ABOUT ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU'RE DOING FOR THE IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. 
          I LIVE IN MACARTHUR PARK AND I HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILIES THAT LIVE THERE. 
          WE ARE THE MOST AFFECTED. 
          AND NO ONE'S GONNA COME TO TELL ME THAT I CANNOT SAY THIS, AND I'M GLAD THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE DOING THEIR JOBS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING. 
          BUT YOU, YOU ARE LEAVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVING SO LOW. 
          AND MS. LYDIA COSTA CAME HERE TO SPEAK 35 MINUTES ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THE ENGLISH LEARNERS. 
          AND SHE DIDN'T EVEN BRING DATA. 
          SHE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE ACADEMIC PROGRESS, NOTHING. 
          AND THAT IS YOUR JOB. 
          BRING DATA ABOUT HOW YOU'RE GOING TO HELP OUR KIDS NOT JUST CREATE DREAMS OR DREAM CENTERS. 
          HOW WILL THAT HELP OUR KIDS PROGRESS ACADEMICALLY? PARENTS ARE AFRAID OF YOU BECAUSE THEY DON'T TRUST YOU, BECAUSE YOU DON'T GIVE THAT TRUST. 
          IMMIGRATION IS SOMETHING THAT WILL HAPPEN, BUT YOU ARE THE ONES THAT ARE KILLING THE DREAMS OF THE KIDS BECAUSE THEY DON'T PROGRESS ACADEMICALLY. 
          AND YOU LEAVE US PARENTS OUT. 
          YOU'RE NOT EDUCATING US IN A WAY THAT WE UNDERSTAND. 
          WE'VE TOLD YOU THOUSANDS OF TIMES AND YOU STILL DO THE SAME THING, THE SAME, SAME, SAME. 
          AND IT DOESN'T CONCERN YOU. 
          THIS EDUCATION, THE FUNDS THAT YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET BECAUSE OF ALL THESE KIDS WHOSE PARENTS ARE BEING SENT TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. 
          DO YOU NOT CARE IF THEY'RE DEPORTED? NO. 
          YOU CARE ABOUT THE MONEY YOU'LL STOP RECEIVING IN THEIR ABSENCE. 
          AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YOUR LIFE, PLEASE START THINKING ABOUT EDUCATION AND NOT POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW YOU'RE RUN RE-RUNNING FOR REELECTION. 
          THAT'S ALL YOU CARE ABOUT, NOT OH, WE'RE THE SAVIORS OF THE IMMIGRANTS. 
          LIARS. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          OKAY, AMIR. 
          KASIR, ARE YOU OUT THERE? THERE YOU ARE. 
          COME ON DOWN. 
          YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN. 
          UH, GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          BOARD MEMBERS, UH, PUBLIC MEMBERS. 
          UM, I WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND VALUE THE SPACE OF PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          UM, I'VE BEEN COMING UP HERE FOR LIKE THE LAST EIGHT YEARS AS A STUDENT BEING ABLE TO EXPRESS MYSELF, MY OPINIONS, HELP, UH, BUILD COMMUNITY WITH THE BOARD, BRING THINGS TO STUDENTS SUCH AS SAFE PASSAGE SUCH AS COMMUNITY-BASED SAFETY, UM, SUCH AS, RIGHT, UM, KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ASSEMBLIES AND IMMIGRANT JUSTICE ASSEMBLIES, RIGHT? SO THAT FOLKS CAN KNOW WHAT'S ON THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF STUDENTS. 
          UM, THIS SPACE IS IMMENSELY VALUABLE FOR THAT. 
          AND I'M ALSO DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED AND CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THIS SPACE LOOKS LIKE AND THE ACTUAL VALUE FOR THIS SPACE BECAUSE OF, UM, ALBERTO CARVAL'S, UH, CONTRACT, UH, RE-APPROVAL, UH, WITHOUT HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS IT HERE AND PUBLIC COMMENT WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 
          UM, AND GENERALLY WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO ASSESS WHAT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL SO FAR. 
          LAST YEAR WE HAD AN AGREEMENT FROM THE BOARD THAT WE WOULD BE INVESTING IN SAFE PASSAGE, THAT WE WOULD BE INVESTING IN COMMUNITY-BASED SAFETY AND BSAP AND LIAISON PROGRAMS FOR, UH, DIFFERENT CULTURAL, UH, DIFFERENT STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS. 
          AND I'M HEARING EVEN IN THIS MEETING, WRITE A LOT OF INVESTMENT TOWARDS STUDENT SAFETY. 
          BUT I'M VERY CONFUSED AND VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE WHAT I KNOW HAPPENED AND THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD HAVE THIS SUPERINTENDENT COME BACK AGAIN. 
          AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE COMMUNITY BASED SAFETY COMING BACK AGAIN NEXT YEAR, THAT WE HAVE BSAP COMING BACK AGAIN NEXT YEAR, THAT I HAVE, WE HAVE THE TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS THAT ARE FIGHTING FOR THEIR CONTRACT RIGHT NOW, COMING BACK 
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NEXT YEAR. 
          IT'S NOT VERY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT CARVALLO SPECIFICALLY SITS IN THAT SEAT. 
          WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME IS THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY SIT IN THAT SEAT AND ARE HOLDING ONE ANOTHER ACCOUNTABLE TO THE THINGS THAT WE SAY IS IMPORTANT AND THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO SEE IN OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          MARIA LUISA PALMA. 
          I SEE YOU'RE ONLINE WITH US. 
          PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN. 
          MARIA LUIS PALMA. 
          WOW. 
          SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. 
          CLEAR INFORMATION ON PARENTS' RIGHTS. 
          A COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION EXCELLENCE FOR ALL CHILDREN WITH A FOCUS ON IMMIGRANT, OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. 
          I'VE NOTED YOUR WORDS AND I'VE RECORDED THEM BECAUSE I, MARIAMA AND  INC. 
          THE NONPROFIT I REPRESENT, COMPLETELY AGREE ON THESE POINTS. 
          I WORK ON THESE EVERY SINGLE DAY. 
          SADLY, THE PARENT PERSPECTIVE WAS NOT IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION. 
          LEMME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF REALITY. 
          YESTERDAY AT THE ELECTION FOR THE PARENT COMMITTEE, AND THESE ELECTIONS ARE COMING UP ALL THIS WEEK FOR THE DISTRICT ENGLISH LEARNER ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE OFFICE OF STUDENTS FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WHO IS SUPPOSED TO FACILITATE THOSE MEETINGS? THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO RECORD ON ANY OF THEIR WEBSITES. 
          NOT A SINGLE FLYER ADVERTISING THAT THIS MEETING WAS HAPPENING OR ANY OF THEM FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. 
          DO A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR YOURSELF. 
          OBSCURE LITTLE BITS OF INFORMATION COME UP AT CERTAIN REGIONAL OFFICES, BUT REGION SOUTH, THAT FLYER IS NOT POSTED ANYWHERE. 
          ANYWHERE ON DISTRICT WEBSITES. 
          ARE THESE SECRET MEETINGS? THESE ARE OPEN MEETINGS UNDER THE LAW. 
          SO WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT ABOUT THE LAC? WELL, THIS IS A STATE REQUIRED COMMITTEE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE CLEAR INFORMATION ON THE DISTRICT FINANCES THROUGH THE LCAP LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN, WHICH HAS NEVER YET BEEN PROVIDED. 
          WHEN WILL THAT BE PROVIDED? SO HOW WILL WE EVER GET YOU TRUE RESPECT, THE TRUE PARTNERSHIP WITH IMMIGRANT PARENTS? ARE THEY JUST A COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST ITEM FOR YOU? DO YOU WANT THEM TO JUST BE A PASSIVE, SILENT, THANKFUL RECIPIENT OF YOUR BENEVOLENCE, OF YOUR GOOD INTENTION? IS THE PARENT THAT WE SUPPORT ATALA, CONTINUE TO AWAIT AN INVITATION FROM ALL OF YOU FOR A SEAT AT A DECISION MAKING TABLE WHICH DOES NOT EXIST AT THIS DISTRICT FOUR PARENT, WHERE YOU WOULD HEAR THEM OR YOU WOULD TAKE ACTION ON WHAT THEY WANT FOR THEIR COMMUNITY, FOR THEIR FAMILY, AND NOT JUST PARENT HANDPICKED BY UNIONS AND SPECIAL INTERESTS, BUT TRUE AUTHENTIC PARENTS WHO SPEAK FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. 
          MAKE PARENT DECISION MAKING AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL A PRIORITY, ESPECIALLY FOR IMMIGRANT PARENTS OR ELSE. 
          ALL OF THIS IS JUST SHA THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          OKAY. 
          A I SEE YOU ARE HERE. 
          APOLOGIZE FOR MISSING YOU INITIALLY. 
          PLEASE COME ON UP. 
          WE'D LOVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. 
          MY NAME'S A OLI. 
          I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RECLAIM OUR SCHOOLS LOS ANGELES. 
          WE'RE A COALITION OF PARENTS, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE IN L-A-U-S-D. 
          I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS TO SHARE OUR DISAPPOINTMENT AT THIS BOARD'S DECISION TO UNANIMOUSLY RENEW SUPERINTENDENT CARVALLO CONTRACT IN A RUSHED PROCESS THAT INVOLVED NO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, IT IS SHOCKING TO ME WHO HAS WORKED WITH BOARD PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD TO PROPOSE SMALL PILOT PROGRAMS THAT ONLY IMPACT A HANDFUL OF SCHOOLS. 
          AND WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A LONG PROCESS WHERE WE HAD MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, RIGHT? THAT THIS DECISION THAT IMPACTS ALL THE SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT WAS DONE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS WITH NO OPPORTUNITY FOR INTEREST HOLDERS TO WEIGH IN. 
          I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO FIX THIS PROCESS MOVING FORWARD SO THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. 
          CREATE A TRANSPARENT PROCESS THAT ALLOWS THOSE THAT ARE THE MOST IMPACTED STUDENTS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO WEIGH IN TO CONSIDER METRICS THAT ARE NOT JUST IMPORTANT TO YOU ALL, BUT THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          ALSO, IF WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING CARVALLO AS OUR LEADER FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE, MAKE SURE THAT HE IS SETTLING DIGNIFIED CONTRACTS WITH OUR EDUCATORS AND OUR S-E-U-I-U 99 MEMBERS. 
          MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FULLY IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY-BASED SAFETY AND FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THE RESOLUTIONS THAT THIS BOARD HAS PASSED. 
          LASTLY, I JUST WANNA SPEAK ON IMMIGRATION. 
          AS AN ORGANIZER, I KNOW THAT TWO THINGS CAN BE TRUE AT THE SAME TIME, AND I CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS BOARD HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT TO TRY TO PROTECT IMMIGRANT STUDENTS. 
          I CAN ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS NOT ENOUGH THAT AS A PERSON WHO IS ON THE GROUND TALKING TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS EVERY DAY, 
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YOU KNOW, EVEN BOARD MEMBERS HERE TODAY DURING THE PRESENTATION SAID, I DID NOT KNOW THAT WAS A RESOURCE IF YOU DID NOT KNOW. 
          HOW DO OUR PARENTS KNOW? HOW DO OUR STUDENTS KNOW THEY DON'T AND THEY DO NOT FEEL SAFE AND THEY DO NOT FEEL PROTECTED. 
          AND SO WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING HERE IS MORE THAN JUST WORDS, BUT IT'S ACTUAL CONCRETE ACTIONS ON THE GROUND THAT ARE KEEPING OUR FOLKS SAFE. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THE NEXT LISTED SPEAKER IS MARCELLA GARCIA, LISTED AS SPEAKING REMOTELY. 
          I DO NOT HAVE YOU ONLINE RIGHT NOW. 
          MARCELLA GARCIA. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, AND THEN WE HAVE LUIS LOPEZ IS ONLINE. 
          UH, MR. LOPEZ, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN. 
          OH, HE IS GONE NOW. 
          OH, THERE YOU ARE. 
          SORRY, I CAN'T . 
          GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD MEMBERS. 
          MY NAME IS LUIS LOPEZ AND I'M WITH ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY. 
          AND I'D LIKE TO TRANSFER MY TIME TO JESSICA CASTILLO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD MEMBERS. 
          MY NAME IS JESSICA CASTILLO FROM INNER CITY STRUGGLE, AND I AM HERE TODAY WITH THE CONSORTIUM FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNER SUCCESS, THE CONSORTIUM FOR MULTI LEARNER, I'M SORRY, MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS SUCCESS IS A REGIONAL COLLECTIVE OF RESEARCHERS, POLICY MAKERS AND ADVOCATES. 
          EDUCATORS COMMITTED TO BUILDING AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THAT FULLY SUPPORTS THE NEEDS AND EMBRACES THE ASSETS OF MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS. 
          WE FOCUS ON ACCELERATED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUCCESS FOR 210,000 MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS SERVED BY LA COUNTY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MANY FROM IMMIGRANT AND MIXED STATUS FAMILIES. 
          WE WANT TO THANK BOARD MEMBER KELLY ES FOR HER LEADERSHIP IN BRINGING FORTH THE PROMESA RESOLUTION. 
          THIS RESOLUTION REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS EDUCATIONAL EQUITY FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS. 
          TODAY WE JOIN OUR PARTNERS IN URGING L-A-U-S-D TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION AND RENEW ITS COMMITMENT ON THIS PROMISE TO ALL L-A-U-S-D COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES BY INVESTING IN DREAM CENTERS, EXPANDING DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS AND ENSURING THAT ALL FAMILIES RECEIVE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT IN THEIR HOME LANGUAGE AT INNER CITY STRUGGLE LOCATED WITHIN DR. 
          REVA'S SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO, WE WORK WITH FAMILIES IN EAST LA AND BOYLE HEIGHTS COMMUNITIES RICH IN LANGUAGE CULTURE, PRIDE IN THEIR HERITAGE. 
          YET MANY OF OUR FAMILIES FACE REAL FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY AS IMMIGRANT PARENTS AND CHILDREN NAVIGATE SCHOOLS WHERE LANGUAGE AND IMMIGRANT STATUS CAN STILL FEEL LIKE BARRIERS. 
          WE WANT TO UPLIFT THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF IMMIGRANT AND MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THEIR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELLNESS AND SAFETY. 
          UM, INNER CITY STRUGGLE HAS DONE A LOT DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PROTECT OUR FAMILIES. 
          RAPID RESPONSE. 
          WE PROVIDED SAFETY SUPPORTS, ECONOMICALLY KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOPS. 
          AND TODAY I JUST WANT TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION AND I BELIEVE THE CONVERSATION HAS BEEN VERY IMPACTFUL. 
          I HOPE IT HELPS TO STRENGTHEN AND CONNECT AND, AND ADVANCE A STRONGER IMPLEMENTATION. 
          UM, SO WE JUST URGE THAT YOU CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR IMMIGRANT AND MULTILINGUAL FAMILIES AND TO LET THEM GROW AND THRIVE. 
          TIME WITH, SORRY, WITH SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND HOPE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, . 
          ALRIGHT. 
          KARINA LOPEZ, COME ON DOWN. 
          UM, I'M ONLY CALLING YOU LAST. 
          YOU WERE LISTED AS CALL IN. 
          SO I SEE THAT YOU'RE IN PERSON. 
          PLEASE COME ON UP. 
          YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN . 
          OKAY. 
          SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT MS. LOPEZ IS SAYING IN ENGLISH AS SHE'S SPEAKING SPANISH, PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDS UP IN, UH, WE'LL GET YOU A HEADSET. 
          OKAY. 
          . 
          HELLO. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          MY NAME IS CARINA LOPEZ SUNGA. 
          AND I WANT TO TELL THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPRESSING NEGATIVELY ABOUT THE SCHOOL POLICE AND ABOUT THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY ARE GRAVELY MISTAKEN. 
          BECAUSE WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS, I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER ONE ASIDE FROM BLUE UNIFORMS. SO I CANNOT, I CAN DEFEND AND I CAN SAY, AND MANY PEOPLE THINK LIKE ME AND THAT'S WHY THERE IS, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE THERE. 
          SCHOOL SAFETY IS IMPORTANT. 
          DOUBLE THE SECURITY IN OUR AROUND SCHOOLS SO THAT STUDENTS ARE SAFE. 
          AND SO OUR FAMILIES, IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT THE DEPARTMENT AND THE, UH, INTERPRETATION ALSO INTENSIFIES THE NUMBER MISSED THE RIVERS. 
          YOU PROMISED THIS DURING THE CAMPAIGN. 
          THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE ABOUT CHILA. 
          MY MOM, GUADALUPE LOPEZ AND MY DAUGHTER, MEDO GUADALUPE WAS A SPOKESPERSON FOR CHILA FOR A LONG WHILE. 
          CARLA RADO, WHO IS MY DAUGHTER, BETWEEN THEM AND CHILA, THEY WORK FOR THE DRIVER'S LICENSE 
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AND ALSO FOR WRITERS, UH, UH, HOMEMAKERS RIGHTS. 
          IT IS, SO WHAT IS HAPPENING TO HEIDI PEREZ WHO TRIED TO HELP MS. GUILLEN AND I TO BE A AMERICAN CITIZEN, THEY DISCRIMINATED AGAINST HER. 
          I AM MEXICAN AND SHE, THEY'RE FROM HONDURAS. 
          BUT THAT SHOULDN'T THAT BE HAPPENING. 
          HOW CAN THEY OFFER HELP WHEN IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN ALREADY HAVE AND DOES NOT HELP? THEY DID NOT KNOW ANY IS A DIRECTOR AND HAS BEEN THE CHILE DIRECTOR FOR SO MANY YEARS ABOUT MS. DAISY ORTIZ. 
          IT IS IN UNACCEPTABLE. 
          THEY, YOU HAVE VIOLATED HER CIVIL RIGHTS. 
          YOU HAVE VI UH, VIOLATED A LEGISLATIVE BODY. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHY MR. PLACENCIA TOOK THIS ACTION. 
          WE DON'T KNOW IF THIS MAN HAS THE LICENSE TO DO THIS. 
          MS. ORTIZ, YOU CAN GO RIGHT AND REPORT THIS TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          THANK YOU TO ALL, UM, THOSE WHO MADE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. 
          BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I JUST WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS AS WE CLOSE THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND RETURN TO THE THEME THAT CARRIED US THROUGH THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. 
          DIGNITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL DEFENDING STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND SCHOOLS. 
          WHAT WE HAVE HEARD TODAY CONFIRMS THE WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW, THE ATTACKS IN OUR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, OUR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, AND OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS ARE REAL AND RELENTLESS. 
          BUT SO TOO IS OUR COMMITMENT. 
          LUSD WILL NOT YIELD, WE WILL NOT BE SILENT AND WE WILL NOT RETREAT. 
          WE WILL DEFEND, WE WILL PROTECT AND WE WILL LEAD. 
          WE MAY NOT KNOW THE NEW ATTACKS, THE FUTURE HOLDS, BUT REST ASSURED THAT WE WILL MEET THEM TOGETHER IN COMMUNITY AND WE WILL FIGHT BACK. 
          I WANT TO THANK OUR GUESTS, OUR PARTNERS, OUR STUDENTS, OUR EDUCATORS, OUR ADMINISTRATORS, MY COLLEAGUES, EVERYONE HERE WHO IS JOINING THIS CALL TO ACTION. 
          TOGETHER WE ARE SHOWING LOS ANGELES AND THE NATION THAT OUR SCHOOLS WILL ALWAYS STAND AS SANCTUARIES OF DIGNITY, EQUITY, AND JUSTICE. 
          AND WITH THAT, TODAY'S COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS ADJOURNED. 
          THANK YOU ALL.
* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.