* 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. [00:00:02] GOOD MORNING, WELCOME. [Roll Call] THE TIME IS NOW 10 0 2 ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2025. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. I'M GOING TO TAKE ROLL. UH, MS. NEWBELL. PRESENT DR. RIVAS. PRESENT. MR. MELVIN. HERE. MS. GALLEGO. MS. CONEZ. MS. ORTIZ FRANKLIN. BOARD PRESIDENT SCHON PRESENT. THAT'S FOUR. WE HAVE A QUORUM. I'M GONNA GO AND READ THROUGH THE PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY FOR THE ITEMS THAT ARE GONNA BE DISCUSSED, ENCLOSED SESSION. THEN WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THOSE ITEMS AND THEN THE BOARD WILL RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION. SO TAB ONE UNDER STUDENT DISCIPLINE. UH, STUDENT TAB ONE, STUDENT DISCIPLINE MATTERS UNDER, UH, EDUCATION CODE 4 8 9 1 8 CF. TAB TWO. PERSONNEL UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 7. UH, LET'S SEE. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE HEARD. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL AND RELEASE, SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT UNDER WHICH THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, UH, AND THEN EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION UNDER TAB THREE, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. PURSUANT, UH, WE HAVE PENDING LITIGATION UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 9 D ONE, JANE DOE 70 96 V-L-A-U-S-D JS ETAL, V-L-A-U-D, JANE DOE, V-L-A-U-S-D ETAL JANE DOE. AGAIN, V-L-A-U-S-D ETAL AND A-H-V-L-A-U-S-D ETAL. UM, THOSE CASE NUMBERS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AND ON THE ORDER OF BUSINESS. IF YOU WANTED TO LOOK THEM UP ON THE LA SUPERIOR COURT WEBSITE. AND THEN THERE ARE TWO CASES UNDER ANTICIPATED LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9 D FOUR, UH, UNDER TAB FOUR CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS. UH, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 7 0.6, UH, THE NEGOTIATORS, DR. MURPHY AND THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS ARE REPRESENTED. ASSOCIATED ADMINISTRATORS OF LOS ANGELES TEAMSTERS 2010, CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL POLICE ASSOCIATION, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, SEIU, LOCAL 99 TEAMSTERS, UNITED TEACHERS LOS ANGELES AND DISTRICT REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES UNDER CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. OKAY, WE'VE GOT UNDER [Public Comment] TAB ONE, STUDENT DISCIPLINE MATTERS. A CALL IN, LET ME SEE IF ANYONE IS SIGNED IN. OWEN IS SIGNED IN UNDER TAB ONE AND THAT PERSON IS NOT HERE. MOVING ON TO TAB TWO PERSONNEL. LET'S SEE. WE HAVE MR. DAVID TOSKI SIGNED IN. THERE HE IS. COME ON UP, SIR. YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN. AND THEN FOLLOWING. MR. TOSKI IS MARIO, UH, BALENZUELA, PLEASE GO AHEAD, SIR. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING ON YOUR EXECUTIVE SESSION, CLOSED SESSION ON EVALUATION. UM, AGAIN, THANK YOU, UH, FOR RENEWING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT AND ALSO THE DISCLOSURES THAT WERE DIFFERENT THAN THE DISCLOSURES THAT DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAPPEN FOUR YEARS AGO IN AN OPEN PUBLIC MEETING. AND SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL SENIOR MANAGERS IN THE POST ERA OF THE BELL, CITY OF BELL MUST BE PUBLICLY PRESENTED IN THEIR IMPLEMENT CASE. SO YOU HIRED A CVO THE OTHER WEEK AND THERE WAS NO PRESENTATION OF SIMILARLY DISCLOSING THE WAY YOU DID QUITE WELL YESTERDAY WITH SUPERINTENDENT. ALSO, UH, THE EVALUATION, WHICH YOU ARE IN AGAIN ON TODAY, IS ALSO, UH, YOUR PREROGATIVE TO HAVE A PRIVATE, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THAT. BUT THERE OUGHT TO BE SOME METRICS AND CATEGORIES IN WHICH THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATES. AND I THINK MS. GEZ SAID IT REALLY WELL YESTERDAY, THAT THERE WAS A OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY THAT COMMUNITY HAD INPUT AND THOSE WERE INGREDIENTS THAT WERE PUT AS FOUR SPECIFIC GOALS IN THE, UH, UH, ATTACHMENT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT. THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORT ON WHY THOSE WERE AMBITIOUS, BUT PROBABLY NOT THE ONES THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND YOU BELIEVE IN NOW. SO YOU NEED TO SORT OF SAY WHY YOU'RE MAKING THE CHANGE AND WHAT HAPPENED THERE. ALSO, VAGUENESS IN THE PRESENTATION OR YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT AN ANNUITY OR LIFE INSURANCE. IF IT'S VAGUE, IT LEADS TO DIFFERENT CONCLUSIONS. THE MORE SPECIFIC YOU YOU ARE, THE BETTER YOU ARE. AND FINALLY, YOU HAVE ALSO THE, UH, IG EVALUATION TODAY. THAT IS SOMETHING YOU NEED TO TAKE UP IN TERMS OF A LOT OF CATEGORIES THAT CAN'T BE DONE WITHOUT GENERAL FUND MONEY. AND FINALLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO REMEMBER THAT, UM, OUR, [00:05:01] UH, LOVELY GENERAL COUNSEL IS YOUR GENERAL COUNSEL. OKAY? AND THE SUPERINTENDENTS AND THE INSTITUTIONS. AND SO THERE HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME KIND OF FORMAL EVALUATION THAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER YOU'RE DOING WITH THE IG. UH, AND YOU OUGHT TO DO IN SOME WAY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE GENERAL COUNSEL AS YOUR EMPLOYEES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. APPRECIATE IT. UH, MARIO B, ARE YOU HERE? MARIO B, NOT HERE. ALL RIGHT. TAB THREE. WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT ON TAB FOUR CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS. BOB BOONE. DEFINITELY NOT HERE. NO. AND TAB PUBLIC COMMENT. IT'S ALL FOLKS WHO APPEAR TO BE CALLING IN. LET'S SEE. JOEL BALL. I SEE YOU'RE ONLINE. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN. JOEL B I'M JOEL BALL BOARD MEMBER OF BHA, THE BRENTWOOD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, WHICH INCLUDES THE RESIDENCE OF KENTER CANYON AND KENTER CANYON ELEMENTARY. WE ASK FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO OUR RECENT FIRES AND EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS. THE LA CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY APPROVED A MOTION REQUIRING COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND UPDATES TO CITYWIDE EVACUATION ROUTES. LAFD JUST CAME OUT WITH THE PALISADES FIRE ACT AFTER ACTION REPORT, NOTING A LACK OF STAFFING OUTDATED EQUIPMENT, AND RECOMMENDS ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR ALL FIRE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS IN COORDINATION WITH THE LAPD. THE LA COUNTY AFTER ACTION REPORT ON THE PALISADES AND EDEN FIRES RECOMMENDS IMPROVED COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY PUBLIC MESSAGES AND CREATION OF MORE SPECIFIC EVACUATION PLANS. THESE REPORTS UNDERSCORE JUST HOW VULNERABLE OUR HILLSIDE COMMUNITIES REMAIN, AND THAT INCLUDES MANY SCHOOLS. THE CITY IS FACING HUGE BUDGET SHORTFALLS. NONE OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS CAN BE ENACTED QUICKLY, ESPECIALLY HIRING MORE STAFF WITH AROUND 500 STUDENTS K THROUGH FIVE. KENTER CANYON ELEMENTARY EXPERIENCES CHRONIC TRAFFIC CONGESTION. HUNTER AVENUE IS THE SINGLE POINT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS AT THE SCHOOL. A RECENT COUNT OF TRAFFIC THERE SHOWS AROUND 400 SCHOOL RELATED VEHICLE TRIPS EACH MORNING AND AFTERNOON AT THE BOTTOM OF KENTER CANYON, SUNSET BOULEVARD EXPERIENCES DAILY GRIDLOCK BETWEEN KENTER AND THE 4 0 5 WITH SIX OTHER SCHOOLS ALSO ON SUNSET. GIVEN THE DAILY MAYHEM AT THE SCHOOL, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS DURING SCHOOL HOURS WOULD NOT ONLY ENDANGER STUDENTS BUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THE SCHOOL WILL HAVE AN EMERGENCY DRILL AT THE END OF OCTOBER, BUT WE CANNOT SOLVE THIS POTENTIAL DISASTER WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. BHA HAS CREATED A WILDFIRE ALLIANCE FOR THOSE IN THE VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD ZONE, WHICH INCLUDES KEN CANYON, BHA, INVITES L-A-U-S-D-A TO JOIN US AT OUR NEXT MEETING WITH LA FIRE AND POLICE AS WE DISCUSS SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THELMA WAXMAN. THELMA WAXMAN, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN. THELMA WAXMAN WAXMAN, 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. UH, MS. WAXMAN, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN. OTHERWISE WE'LL HAVE TO MOVE ON. WE CAN MUTE. MY NAME IS THELMA WAXMAN AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE BRENTWOOD ASSOCIATION. I REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING KENTER CANYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. YESTERDAY WE SUBMITTED A FORMAL LETTER TO THIS BOARD DOCUMENTING SEVEN YEARS OF ONGOING SAFETY AND ACCESS PROBLEMS ALONG NORTH KENTER AVENUE, THE ONLY ROAD IN AND OUT OF THIS CANYON. THAT LETTER INCLUDED PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING CARS PARKED IN RED ZONES, BLOCKING DRIVEWAYS, AND IGNORING SAFETY CONES MEANT TO PROTECT VISIBILITY AND EMERGENCY ACCESS. OVER THE YEARS, NUMEROUS RESIDENTS HAVE DOCUMENTED THE DIRECT IMPACTS OF THIS ONGOING BEHAVIOR. RESIDENTS REPORT BEING MET WITH VERBAL HOSTILITY WHEN ASKING PARENTS TO MOVE, BEING TRAPPED IN THEIR DRIVEWAY AND UNABLE TO TAKE THEIR OWN CHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR SPRINKLERS AND MAILBOXES DESTROYED BY VEHICLES USING THEIR PRIVATE DRIVEWAY FOR TURN. WE RAISED THIS ISSUE TODAY BECAUSE THE DANGER IS NO LONGER HYPOTHETICAL. THE ONGOING UNSAFE AND INCONSIDERATE BEHAVIOR BY SOME PARENTS DURING DROP OFF AND PICKUP HAS TURNED NORTH CANTOR AVENUE OUR ONLY EVACUATION ROUTE INTO A DAILY BOTTLENECK. THESE REPEATED VIOLATIONS DON'T JUST INCONVENIENCE RESIDENTS. THEY POSE A REAL AND FORESEEABLE RISK TO BOTH FAMILIES AND FIRST RESPONDERS IN AN EMERGENCY. [00:10:01] DURING THE PALISADES FIRE OFFICIALS DESCRIBE HOW VACUUM ROUTES EVACUATION ROUTES BECAME JAMMED WITH ABANDONED VEHICLES. FIREFIGHTERS LITERALLY HAD TO BRING IN BULLDOZERS TO CLEAR THE ROAD SO ENGINES COULD GET THROUGH. WE HAVE THE SAME KIND OF NARROW ONE WAY IN ONE WAY OUT CANYON AT KENTER. IT WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH FOR THE SAME THING TO HAPPEN HERE. THAT IS WHY THE BRENTWOOD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION WILL WILL BE WORKING WITH COUNCILWOMAN TRACY PARK, LAPD AND LAFD TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE COLLABORATIVELY. COLLABORATIVELY. BUT WE NEED L-A-U-S-D TO PARTICIPATE. I PERSONALLY INVITE BOARD MEMBER NICK MELVOIN TO ATTEND THIS MEETING AND TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN IMPLEMENTING SOLUTIONS THAT PROTECT STUDENTS, RESIDENTS AND EMERGENCY ACCESS. OUR GOAL IS TO DEVELOP AN ENFORCEABLE PLAN TO ENSURE SAFE DROP OFF AND PICKUP, PROTECT RESIDENTS ACCESS AND KEEP OUR ONLY EVACUATION ROUTE CLEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MARCELLA GARCIA, I SEE YOU'RE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK REMOTELY. UM, BUT YOU'RE NOT SIGNED IN. ARE YOU IN THE ROOM? NO. KARINA LOPEZ, YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK REMOTELY, BUT UH, DO NOT HAVE YOU HERE IN THE ROOM. RAQUEL DIAZ. ALSO REMOTE, BUT UH, NOT SIGNED IN. ARE YOU IN THE ROOM? NO. UH, MARIA DAISY ORTIZ, YOU'RE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK REMOTELY. UM, AND YOU ARE NOT IN THE ROOM, SO WE'LL MOVE ON. CONCERNED PARENT. YOU ARE SIGNED IN CONCERNED PARENT, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN READING. 420 STUDENTS, THREE OR MORE GRADE LEVELS BELOW 132. GRADE LEVELS BELOW 229. ONE OR MORE GRADE LEVEL BELOW 1 63 ON GRADE LEVEL ONE 15, MID OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL FOR READING 56. THREE OR MORE GRADE LEVELS BELOW 1 37. TWO OR MORE GRADE LEVELS, 1 98, 1 GRADE LEVEL, AND 180 GRADE LEVEL ON GRADE LEVEL, 49. MID OR ABOVE. THESE ARE THE REASONS WHY PARENTS CHOOSE TO LEAVE YOUR SCHOOL AND WHY THEY'RE GOING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. I CAN SEE THAT YOUR SELECTIVE OUTRAGE IS ONLY FOR UNIONS, NOT FOR STUDENTS. AND BIASED WAS REALLY ON FULL DISPLAY HERE AT THIS BOARD. DOES THIS NOT OUTRAGE YOU? THIS IS THE REASON WHY PARENTS LEAK. NOW. CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS DURING THE SPECIAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE, A MEMBER STATED THAT TRAINING SHOULD BE REQUIRED FOR GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS. THE RESPONSE DUE TO CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS, WE CANNOT OBLIGATE THEM. IS THIS REALLY WHAT PROVIDES STUDENTS F SAYING THAT TWO THIRDS OF STU STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE PLACED IN SPECIAL EDUCATION? ARE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS SUPERSEDING SPECIAL EDUCATION STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. DOES THIS NOT OUTRAGE YOU, THAT YOU'RE NOT PREPARING TEACHERS BECAUSE THEIR CONTRACTS DO NOT ALLOW IT? SO AS YOU GO INTO CLOSE SESSIONS, PLEASE THINK ABOUT THIS AND HOW YOUR DECISIONS IMPACT ALL STUDENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MELANIE WHITE. MELANIE WHITE, YOU'RE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK REMOTELY. I DO NOT HAVE YOU SIGNED IN. UH, MARIA LOUISA PALMA, YOU ARE ONLINE. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN. MARIA LUISA PALMA. GOOD MORNING. LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY. THESE ARE CONNECTED QUALITIES THAT WE EXPECT IN OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO ANY ELECTED OFFICE. DON'T WE AGREE ON THAT? AT YESTERDAY'S DISCUSSION ON THE SMARTER BALANCED RESULTS WAS GREAT TO KNOW. GREAT THAT WE HAVE SEEN IMPROVEMENT ACROSS SCORES ACROSS SO MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS, BUT IT IS STRIKING THAT THE COMPARISONS ON ALL THE SLIDES THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU BOARD MEMBERS ARE TO THE STATE AVERAGES. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TARGETS IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN? WERE THEY EVER MENTIONED? I DIDN'T HEAR THEM. WHAT ABOUT THE TARGETS IN THE LCAPS? THE LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. THAT'S THE KEY WORD HERE. ACCOUNTABILITY. THERE ARE METRICS IN THAT PLAN. BASELINE AND TARGET MEASUREMENT. DID YOU HIT THE TARGET? THAT IS THE BIG QUESTION THAT THAT PLAN IS SUPPOSED TO ANSWER. SO THE DISCUSSION HERE AT THE BOARD SHOULD HAVE BEEN TO ANALYZE THE RESULTS OF THOSE EXAMS. WERE THEY ON TRACK TO HIT TARGETS? YES OR NO? CURIOUSLY, THE TARGETS IN THE 25 TO 26 LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, SOME OF THEM WERE CHANGED SECRETLY BEHIND THE CURTAIN THAT YOU ALL, UH, DON'T GET TO PEEK BEHIND, I'M GUESSING THE A THROUGH G COMPLETION RATES WERE DECREASED [00:15:01] FROM 73% TO 70% GRADUATION RATE FOR VARIOUS SUBGROUPS. AND AS A TOTAL FROM 95% TO 93%, THE ENGLISH LEARNER RECLASSIFICATION RATE FROM 22, I'M SORRY, FROM 25% TO 22%, YOU APPROVED THE Z CAP BACK IN JUNE. SO WHY THE SHIFT AWAY FROM THE TARGET? WHO DOES IT SERVE? YOU ARE REDUCING THOSE TARGETS FOR EVEN LESS ACCOUNTABILITY THAN WE HAVE. IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. WHO BENEFITS? WHO SUFFERS? I BELIEVE SOME OF YOU BENEFIT. DO ANY OF THE CONTRACTS THAT YOU'RE NEGOTIATING TODAY BENEFIT? THE STUDENTS SUFFER. THIS IS CLASSIC SOFT BIGOTRY OF LOW EXPECTATIONS. WHY ARE THESE TARGETS A SECRET? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. VICTORIA YOUGO. I SEE YOU'RE ONLINE WITH US VICTORIA. I PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN. HELLO, MY NAME'S VICTORIA IRIE GOAN AND I'M THE PARENT OF GREGORY MCGRATH WHO WAS ONCE A JOHN DOE. HE'S NO LONGER A JOHN DOE. HE DISCLOSED SEXUAL ABUSE AT L-A-U-S-D WHEN HE WAS THREE YEARS OLD AND SEVEN MONTHS. HE SAID THE PREDATOR, MR. ALVARO, JOSE NOVOA, AN L-A-U-S-D EARLY EDUCATION TEACHER, TOLD HIM THAT HIS REAL MOTHER HAD BEEN KILLED WITH A KNIFE AND THAT I WOULD BE KILLED WITH A GUN. AND HE LIVED WITH THAT TRAUMA. WE FILED A CIVIL CASE AROUND THAT TIME AND L-A-U-S-D JUAN BY SAYING THAT I HAD MUNCH HOUSING BY PROXY. I HAD NEVER BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THAT ACCUSED OF THAT EVALUATED FOR THAT, BUT IT SCARED ME SO MUCH THAT I WOULD BE CRIMINALLY CHARGED, INCARCERATED, LOSE MY PARENTAL RIGHTS AND HAVE MY CHILDREN TAKEN AWAY FROM ME THAT I REMAINED SILENT FOR 15 YEARS. MY SON IS TURNING 18 YEARS OLD SO I CAN NOW SPEAK WITHOUT FEARING THAT MY CHILDREN WILL BE TAKEN AWAY. THERE ARE MANY PARENTS WHO HAVE REPORTED ABUSE TO L-A-U-S-D WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED BY THE PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATORS, ANYONE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG. I'M BEGGING FOR A MEETING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AFTER 15 YEARS. MY SON WANTS TO KNOW. I WANT TO KNOW WHERE IS MR. L? IS HE STILL AT L-A-U-S-D? IS HE STILL TEACHING? RAPING, ABUSING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THE NEXT CALLER IS BEDA SHAHAN. SHAHAN NOT HERE. UH, LET'S SEE. IT LOOKS LIKE KARINA LOPEZ IS SIGNED IN. SO MS. LOPEZ, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK WHEN SHE BEGINS. KARINA LOPEZ. HELLO, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KARINA LOPEZ SUNGA. CAN YOU HEAR ME? GREAT. YES, WE UM, WE HAVE A SITUATION THAT WAS PRESENTED REGARDING MISS DAIO ORTIZ, WHO WAS ELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISTRICT, IN THE REGION EAST. I BELIEVE MR. CIA BECAUSE HE BLOCKED THE CON CONTINUITY OF THE PARTICIPATION OF MS. DAISY ORTIZ, WHO WAS ELECTED, UH, ON PART OF THE LEGISLATIVE GROUP. ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANSWERS REGARDING THIS SITUATION WITH MS. DAISY ORTIZ. WE HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING THAT SHE ALREADY PROVIDED THE INFORMATION REQUIRED AND CERTAIN INFORMATION WON'T BE NECESSARY BECAUSE IT'S PART OF HER PRIVACY AND THERE IS NO TRUST WITH THE PERSON THAT HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HER. SO IT'S, WE NEED AN ANSWER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT'S NECESSARY. ALSO, WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOL SAFETY, ALSO THE AMOUNT OF THE INTERPRETERS WITH ESTATE LICENSING IS IMPORTANT. THANK YOU. AND, UH, MARIA DAISY ORTIZ. SEE, YOU'RE IN THE [00:20:01] AUDIENCE. COME ON UP. YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. MARIA, MARIA, MARIA DEI ORTIZ. AND I WILL REPEAT A BIT BECAUSE I WANT THIS TO BE RESOLVED HERE WITH US BECAUSE ALL OF US NEED TO BE COMMUNICATING AND ALSO ACTING BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IF I GO TO THE MEDIUMS FOR COMMUNICATION, IF WE CAN WORK TOGETHER, WE CAN, UH, WE CAN DO THIS. SO THE SUPERVISOR OF MR. PLACENCIA, MR. S SALIDA, MR. CARVALLO. SO I WOULD LIKE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THAT WE CORRECT THIS MISTAKE BECAUSE THIS MISTAKE HAS AFFECTED A PERSON MORE THAN FOUR YEARS, CREATED, CREATING AND REPLICATING THIS ERROR. SO IF YOU GAVE THAT DIRECTIVE, I WOULD LIKE THIS IN WRITING BASED ON A LAW. AND ANOTHER THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, DISCLOSE IS THAT I AM REALIZING THAT YOU ARE PRESSION, YOU ARE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE SCHOOL SO THAT THEY CAN, THEY CAN SEND THEIR BUDGETS FOR DECEMBER, THE SCHOOL PLAN, TWO MONTHS TO DO EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO BE CONSULTED AND DONE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT AGENDA YOU'RE TRYING TO DO, BUT HERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LIVES AND STUDENTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE REVISED AND THE BEST DECISIONS NEED TO BE MADE. SO IF SOMEBODY IS IN ANY KIND OF URGENCY BECAUSE OF THEIR PERSONAL REASONS, BUT NOT THE SITUATION OF OUR KIDS. BECAUSE EVEN IF THE DATA SAYS THAT WE ARE DOING BETTER, WE'RE NOT ARRIVING AT THE GOALS. AND IF YOU'RE LOWERING THE REQUIREMENTS TO GET TO THE GOAL, THAT SHOWS THAT YOU'RE MAKING NEGOTIATIONS WITH THOSE GROUPS, BUT NOT US PARENTS, THE ONES WHO PAY FOR YOUR POSITIONS. SO YOU CAN'T BE FOR TELLING THESE SCHOOLS THAT FOR DECEMBER, THEY NEED TO HAVE THESE BUDGETS AND PLANS. THANK YOU. AND MAY YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY TIMES YOU ASK THE DRUG TEST FOR THE PERSONNEL AND TEACHERS. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. THE BOARD WILL NOW [Recess into Closed Session] RECESS AT 10 25 INTO CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU. [Reconvene to Open Session] HI, WELCOME BACK. THE TIME IS NOW 4:59 PM ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH. THE BOARD IS COMING BACK FROM ITS CLOSED SESSION. RECESS, UH, MS. NEW BILL IS HERE. DR. RIVAS IS HERE, BOARD PRESIDENT SCHON IS HERE AND BOARD MEMBER GRAY IS HERE. SO WE HAVE A QUORUM. I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND REPORT OUT THE ITEMS. TAB ONE, UNDER STUDENT DISCIPLINE, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE EXPULSION OF STUDENTS IN CASE NUMBERS 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 1 2 AND 0 1 3 WITH THE RECOMMENDED DISPOSITIONS, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE CONDITIONAL ENROLLMENT OF THE STUDENTS IN CASE NUMBER 0 0 6 A, 0 0 7 A, 0 0 8 A WITH THE RECOMMENDED DISPOSITIONS AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DENIED THE ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS IN CASE NUMBERS 0 0 9 A AND 0 1 0 A WITH THE RECOMMENDED DISPOSITIONS. THE VOTE ALL MATTERS WAS SEVEN A TAB TWO PERSONNEL, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISMISSAL AND RELEASE. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED THE DISMISSAL OF ONE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE AND ONE CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE. THE VOTE WAS SEVEN EYES UNDER PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE 45 DAY NOTIFICATION OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL PER EDUCATION CODE SECTION 3 5 0 3 1. THE VOTE WAS SEVEN EYES. UNDER TAB THREE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED A SETTLEMENT IN THE FOLLOWING CASES. JANE DOE 70 96 V-L-A-U-S-D JS AT ALL V-L-A-U-S-D JANE DOE, V-L-A-U-S-D. AGAIN, JANE DOE, V-L-A-U-S-D AND AH, H-V-L-A-U-S-D. THE VOTE AS TO ALL MATTERS WITH SEVEN A'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON THE FINALIZATION OF THE AGREEMENT. AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LOOK UP THOSE CASE NUMBERS, THEY'RE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND YOU CAN LOOK THEM UP AT THE UH, LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT WEBSITE. UNDER ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, THE L-A-U-S-D BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED THE FILING OF A LAWSUIT AGAINST IRON SHORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR AMONG OTHER THINGS, BREACH OF CONTRACT. THE VOTE IS SEVEN A'S AND FURTHER THE L-A-U-S-D UH, BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED JOINING AS AMICUS CURRE IN THE PERDOMO OF VASQUEZ V NO MATTER US COURT OF APPEALS NINTH CIRCUIT CASE 25 DASH 4 3 12. THE VOTE WAS SEVEN AYES. THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO REPORT OUT. UM, THE MEETING SHALL BE ADJOURNED UNLESS THERE'S ANY OBJECTIONS, NONE HEARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE TIME IS NOW 5:01 PM. * 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.