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          [Closed Session Board of Education (Spanish) on March 11, 2026.]
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          REPUBLIC INSPECTOR PROJECT FOUNDATION. 
          CONTRA ALBERT CAR. 
          LOS LOS INTERNATIONAL. 
          I LOCAL 99 TEAMSTERS. 
          LOS REPRESENTATIVE ADMINISTRATOR. 
          RE REPRESENTATIVE. 
           
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          MIKE PEARL, THIS POSITION, YOUR MIKE PEARL IS KATIE PACE. 
          S FRANKLIN. 
          MIKE PRO IS KATIE PACE. 
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UH, 
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SUPPORT TEACHER. 
          SUPPORT TEACHERS. 
          A IPAD AND IPAD CON SCHOOLS. 
          BEYOND SCREENS? YEAH. 
          NO, IN LAS I SEE YOU'RE ON THE LINE IS GOOD. 
          CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE SURE CAN. 
          PLEASE GO AHEAD. 
          OKAY, PERFECT. 
          GOOD MORNING. 
          MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND MR. ACTING SUPERINTENDENT SHANE. 
          I'M THE SUPPORT. 
          I'M A SENIOR FROM THE LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE VIRTUAL ACADEMY. 
          I USUALLY LIKE TO BE IN PERSON, BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE THE CALL IN. 
          SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL, MIKE PEERS AND I SPEAKING AT A RECENT COMMITTEE MEETING IN ORDER TO SUPPORT OUR ACADEMY HAVING AN INDEPENDENT GRADUATION. 
          SINCE THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, ALL SIX VIRTUAL ACADEMIES HAVE BEEN CLUMPED INTO ONE LARGE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY, WHICH LAST YEAR LASTED OVER FIVE HOURS. 
          SALUTORIAN HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK AND STUDENTS ARE OFTEN SEATED WITH OTHER ACADEMIES. 
          I WAS A GUEST THAT LAST YEAR'S CEREMONY AND IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT 
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IT DID NOT FEEL PERSONAL, INTIMATE, AND MEANINGFUL LIKE THE GRADUATION THAT WE DESERVED. 
          BOARD MEMBER FRANKLIN. 
          I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MS. ALVAREZ WHO SHARED THAT YOUR OFFICE CAN EXPLAIN THIS. 
          I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTEMPT TO THIS MATTER. 
          HOWEVER, WE HAVE STUDENTS STILL HOLD SEVERAL CONCERN. 
          FIRSTLY, WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PLAN SENIOR AWARD SITE IS A COMPROMISE GRADUATION, BUT WE REALIZED HOW IS IT A COMPROMISE WHEN VIRTUAL ACADEMY ADMINISTRATION HAS ALREADY BEEN PLANNING THIS A LONG TIME AGO. 
          CLEARLY, IT'S OUTTA COMPROMISE AND ALSO IT'S NOT A SUBSTITUTE DUE TO OBVIOUS DIFFERENCES AND AN AWARD SITE IS NOT A GRADUATION AND STUDENTS AGREE 80% WOULD RATHER STAY IN INDEPENDENT GRADUATION. 
          INSTEAD AN AWARD SITE, ONE SURVEY. 
          WE HAVE ALSO BEEN INFORMED OF THE BULLETIN ESTABLISHING A DEADLINE FOR GRADUATION PLAN. 
          HOWEVER, THIS DEADLINE IS CLEARLY FLEXIBLE GIVEN THAT VA ADMINISTRATION HAS ALREADY MADE CHANGES THE PLAN IN TERMS OF THE DATE ALSO I AND OTHER STUDENTS WERE RAISING THIS MONTH IN ADVANCE, WE WOULD'VE MET THE DEADLINE HAD WE NOT HEARD TO PUT NEW MESSAGING. 
          SO EXCEPT POINTING US IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED. 
          WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE FOLLOW THE WISHES OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS AND PERMIT US TO HAVE OUR OWN CEREMONY. 
          YOU MAY HEAR FROM VIRTUAL ACADEMY ADMINISTRATION THAT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, BUT WE HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN GIVEN THE CHANCE TO TRY. 
          FURTHERMORE, WE'VE ALREADY SECURED A LOCATION, HAVE A FUNDRAISING MECHANISM AT STUDENT AND PARENTS SUPPORT, AND HAVE TEACHERS WHO WILL SUPPORT A GRADUATION COMMITTEE. 
          IT IS ABSOLUTELY DOABLE. 
          THE BOARD OF ED HAS THE CHANCE TO GIVE A MEANINGFUL END TO THE K12 EXPERIENCE FOR SO MANY STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH AN INDEPENDENT GRADUATION FOR OUR SCHOOL. 
          PLEASE, WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS CAUSE. 
          MAKE A DIFFERENCE. 
          I'LL SEND YOU ALL AN EMAIL TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          YOU WITH US? CAN YOU? YOU SURE YOU CAN. 
          PLEASE GO AHEAD. 
          OKAY. 
          PUBLIC SERVICE. 
          CHRISTOPHER CHRISTOPHER FLORE, PUBLIC SERVICE VIRTUAL ACADEMY. 
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TAN DEKEN. 
          DEANNA EKEN. 
          DEANNA EKEN. 
          DEANNA 
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I JOHANNA. 
          JOHANNA, 
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THANK YOU. 
          YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          PALISADES INDEPENDENT CHARTER.
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