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THE TIME IS, THE TIME IS NOW 10:02 AM ON APRIL 22ND, 2026.
WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. I'M GOING TO TAKE ROLL.
[Roll Call of Members]
MS. NEWBELL.MS. FRANKLIN PRESENT BOARD PRESIDENT SCHON PRESENT.
I WILL READ THROUGH THE PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY OF TODAY'S MEETING.
UM, I'LL BE DOING A LOT OF READING RIGHT NOW AND I'LL DO IT SLOWLY FOR OUR A SL INTERPRETERS AND THEN WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN THE BOARD WILL RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION.
SO UNDER TAB ONE, STUDENT DISCIPLINE MATTERS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT.
UH, EDUCATION CODE SECTION 4 8 9 1 8 CF TAB TWO PERSONNEL PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 7 PUBLIC EMPLOYED DISMISSAL, DISCIPLINE AND RELEASE.
AND WE HAVE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS TO BE DISCUSSED.
DIRECTOR OF LABOR RELATIONS, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER, ASSOCIATE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, IT INFRASTRUCTURE INSPECTOR GENERAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEYOND THE BELL CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER.
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, CHIEF OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS, CHIEF OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL POL FINANCE POLICY, REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, DEPUTY CHIEF OF PROCUREMENT.
DEPUTY DEPUTY CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER, FACILITIES DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES, PROJECT EXECUTION, CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS, ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION, CHIEF OF SCHOOL OPERATIONS.
AMENDED AS ACTING SUPERINTENDENT, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTION.
DEPUTY CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER, GENERAL MANAGER, KLCS, SENIOR DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR, CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT, TALENT DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT BUSINESS SERVICES AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR OF FOOD SERVICES, CHIEF OF STAFF, DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION OFFICER.
AND THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION UNDER TAB THREE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9 D FOUR.
THERE'S ONE CASE AND UNDER PENDING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 9 D 1 17 76 PROJECT FOUNDATION V ALBERTO M CARVALLO, ET AL JANE DOE CA V-L-A-U-S-D ETAL Y AND PVAD ETAL, JV ETAL, CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION.
V-L-A-U-S-D-L-A-U-S-D-V, PANG ETAL UNDER TAB FOUR CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 7 0.6.
THE NEGOTIATOR IS DR. MURPHY AND THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS ARE 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, SEIU LOCAL 99 TEAMSTERS, UNITED TEACHERS, LOS ANGELES DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL.
OKAY, THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH ME.
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COMMENT UNDER TAB FOUR, WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, MR. DAVID TOSKI, COME ON UP.LET ME ACTIVATE THE MICROPHONE.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? CURRENT CONTRACT LANGUAGE.
EVERY TIME A BARGAINING UNIT GOES INTO TRY TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM, THE RESPONSE FROM THE DISTRICT STAFF IS CCL.
STATUS QUO IS THE TERM THAT THE CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION USED TO USE.
YOU HAVE PEOPLE AND TODAY YOU LEARNED YESTERDAY FROM CSEA THAT THEY WENT IN TO START THEIR NEW CONTRACT, THEIR NEW CONTRACT, AND THEY GOT SHUT DOWN.
THEY WANTED TO FIND OUT ABOUT THEIR TECH PEOPLE, WHEREAS SCIU GOT THEIR TECH PEOPLE BACK, BUT CSEA DIDN'T.
C-C-L-C-C-L, WE WON'T CHANGE ANYTHING IF THE SYSTEM IS SO GOOD.
WHY'D YOU RUN FOR OFFICE? YOU WANNA CHANGE THINGS.
AND SO TODAY YOU'VE GOT DIRECTOR OF LABOR NEGOTIATIONS IN THERE, YOU'VE GOT A BUNCH OF STAFF RELATED TO THE BUDGET.
YOU ALMOST HAD AN APOCALYPTIC STRIKE AND NOW WE'RE PROCEEDING AS IF THE TEAM WAS GREAT.
YOU PICK ONE PERSON OR TWO PEOPLE TO NOT RENEW IN SENIOR CONTRACT, BUT YOU'VE GOT SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS OF REARRANGEMENT AND YOU DON'T WANNA SADDLE MR. CHA IF HE'S GONNA BE THE NEW
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SUPERINTENDENT WITH A TEAM THAT MAY HAVE NOT BEEN HIS OWN TEAM DIRECTOR OF TALENT DEVELOPMENT.YESTERDAY YOU PASSED ALL SORTS OF MOTIONS SAYING YOU HAD A SHORTAGE OF TALENT.
HOW COULD YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE SHORTAGES? YOU HAVE BUDGET PROBLEMS. NOBODY'S FLYING UP TO SACRAMENTO.
THERE'S THREE WEEKS LEFT IN THE BUDGET.
WHAT'S GOING ON? YOU HAVE FACILITIES COST OVERRUNS.
YOU HAVE A NEW FOOD SERVICE PROJECT AT $300 MILLION IN GROWING THE NEXT BOONDOGGLE IN THIS DISTRICT.
SO LET ME SAY CONGRATS ON GETTING THESE PEOPLE IN EARLY.
IT'S USUALLY MAY AND JAY MAY, MAY AND JUNE, BUT DON'T JUST SET IT UP TO BE LEONARD BRITTON REDUX, THE LAST SUPERINTENDENT WHO CAME FROM SUPER AND THEN THERE WAS A PAL CO.
SO TODAY YOU HAVE 1776, THE WRONG PLAINTIFFS.
CCSA, A MINORITY OF THREE VOTED AGAINST THAT.
AND NOW A JUDGE HAS AGREED WITH THE MINORITY OF THREE.
MEANWHILE SUPPRESSED EVIDENCE.
AND FINALLY, THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.
YOU HAVE THE, THE UH, UH, CONSTRUCTION, UM, FRAUD, BUT IT'S THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.
AND YOU NEED A STRONG, STRONG IG, NOT JUST SOMEBODY WHO MANAGES THE OFFICE, BUT SOMEBODY WHO PURSUES THESE ISSUES.
NEXT SPEAKER FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT IS MARIA LUISA PALMER.
AND THEN FOLLOWING MS. PALMER IS DEANNA GUILLEN AND THEN JUAN MAN GANDHI, COME ON DOWN.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN MS. PALMER.
MY NAME IS MARDEL LUISA ALMA, I'M HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ADA AND THE TAXPAYERS, ALL OF US NOT PARTIES, TO YOUR VERY TOP SECRET BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS.
AND THE BIG QUESTION, AS YOU WELL KNOW ON THE STREET AND IN THE MEDIA'S MIND IS WHERE IS THE MONEY GONNA COME FROM FOR THE SALARIES AND THE BENEFITS FOR THE CONTRACTS YOU JUST NEGOTIATED? WILL GOVERNOR NEWSOM AND THE LEGISLATURE COUGH IT UP BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE IT.
AND AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A NEW FISCAL STABILIZATION PLAN REQUIREMENT HERE COME YOUR JUNE BUDGET.
I THINK HE'LL AGREE WITH ME IN THE MEANTIME, UH, WHEN YOU HAVE THE NEW CONTRACTS UP FOR RATIFICATION BY ALL OF YOU, WE BETTER SEE IN THOSE CALCULATIONS THAT GET DISCLOSED TO YOU AND TO THE PUBLIC, ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FOR BENEFITS, RIGHT? ISN'T SEIU GETTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS, DIFFERENT PEOPLE NOW QUALIFY FOR FULL HEALTH BENEFITS.
WE BETTER SEE THOSE NUMBERS IN THERE.
AND OF COURSE, WE HAD THE NEW INFORMATION THAT CAME OUT OF THE BOND RATING AGENCIES THAT THE OUTLOOK FOR THE DISTRICT, FOR YOUR JUDGMENT OBLIGATION BONDS AND FOR YOUR CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION ARE NOW, UH, HAVE AN OUTLOOK OF NO LONGER STABLE BUT NEGATIVE.
SO HOW MUCH IS THAT GONNA COST? DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT? DID THEY TELL YOU THAT? WELL, IT'S ALL OVER, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA.
SO WE'RE WONDERING HOW IT WORKED OUT THAT YOU WERE ABLE NOW MAGICALLY TO KEEP 200 IT POSITIONS.
UH, ARE YOU IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE JUNE, 2025 FISCAL STABILIZATION PLAN? BECAUSE THERE YOU SAID YOU WERE GONNA HAVE ALL THESE CUTS.
WELL, APPARENTLY, IF THOSE CUTS ARE NOT GOING TO MATERIALIZE, ARE YOU IN COMPLIANCE? HOW DOES LAKO FEEL ABOUT THAT? HOW ARE YOU GONNA SPEND THAT? AND WHAT DID THE STUDENTS, AND THEREFORE THE TAXPAYERS, THE PARENTS OF THE CITY, WHAT DID THEY GET? WHAT DID WE GET IN THE NEGOTIATIONS? 'CAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF THAT.
ALL I SEE IS TLAS POINT OF VIEW.
WE WANT TO KNOW WHERE IT'S GONNA COME FROM.
HOW MUCH MORE ARE YOU GONNA BE IN OUR POCKETS TRYING TO GET MONEY FROM US? THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ALL DYING TO KNOW.
MS. GUILLEN'S 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.
AND THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING MS. GUILLEN IS MR. JUAN MA GANDHI, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY NAME IS DEANNA AGAIN AND I REPRESENT THE PARENT NETWORK FOR SCHOOL SAFETY.
AND WE HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING HERE AT LEAST THREE YEARS SO THAT STUDENTS, UH, THE POLICE COULD RETURN FOR STUDENTS.
AND YESTERDAY THERE WAS A GREAT BIG SHOW WITH, UH, THE GROUP OF BEYOND SCREENS THAT THEY SAY THEY ARE PARENTS, BUT IT'S TEACHERS, THEY ARE, UH, ALLIES OF UTLA BECAUSE ACCORDING TO MS. DIEGO, OH, DEMOCRACY STARTS WITH PARENTS, RIGHT? MS. MS. DIEGO, NO.
THE DEMOCRACY OF LISTENING TO THEM AND SAY WHEN A POLICY IS WRONG, WELL, WE NEED TO MAKE A STEP FORWARD.
HOW MANY YEARS HAVE WE BEEN COMING HERE TO SAY THAT YOUR POLICY ABOUT SAFETY IS WRONG? AND HOW MANY TIMES
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HAVE YOU LISTENED TO US? WHY? BECAUSE WE ARE IMMIGRANTS.IS THAT WHY YOU DON'T LISTEN TO US? BECAUSE WE DON'T VOTE? IS THAT WHY YOU DON'T LISTEN TO US? THAT IS THE REALITY, RIGHT? MS. GRIEGO, BECAUSE YOU ONLY ARE SEEKING OUT VOTERS OR JUST LIKE MS. ROCIO TO SAY THAT SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I-READY IS FOR THAT SHE GOES TO SCHOOL THAT THE PARENTS OR THE TEACHERS OR ANYONE UNDERSTANDS.
LET ME TELL YOU, LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE CLASS.
WHEN SOMEONE BUYS A WEIGHING SCALE, THEY WANT TO KNOW IF THEY ARE OVERWEIGHT OR THAT THEY'RE RIGHT AT THE WEIGHT.
BUT YOU GET UP TO THE WEIGHT SCALE, YOU CAN SAY, OH YES, I'M OKAY.
OH NO, I NEED TO GAIN A LITTLE WEIGHT.
SO WHAT CAN I DO TO BE AT A HEALTHY WEIGHT? THAT IS WHAT I-READY IS, IS TO KNOW HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING AND HOW IT CAN THEY CAN HELP 'EM.
AND HOW A PARENT CAN SUPPORT THEIR CHILD TOO.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO THE I-READY MISS CIO.
REALLY? YOU HAVE NOT EVEN TOLD THE PARENTS WHAT ARE THE, UH, METRICS OF THAT ASSESSMENT? BECAUSE YOU, UH, YOU THEY DON'T TELL 'EM THE LEVEL THAT THE STUDENTS ARE.
AND THAT IS THE WAY THAT PARENTS KNOW WHAT GRADE LEVEL OUR STUDENTS ARE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE JUST A DISTRICT OR PERVERSE BECAUSE YOU DO KNOW WELL, WHAT IS USEFUL FOR, AND THEN YOU COME HERE AND SAY THAT YOU DON'T.
AND THEY, YOU TELL THE INTEREST THAT YOU ARE MANAGING YOU.
BUT YES, WITH THAT SCREEN BEYOND, WITH THAT GROUP THAT IS PSEUDO PARENTS, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT, THEY COME HERE THAT THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE A BUNCH OF TITLES.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MR. JUAN MA GANDHI.
I SEE YOU'RE OUT THERE, SIR, COME ON UP.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE SPECIAL OR IF WE, WELL, THOSE LITTLE ANIMALS THAT WE GO AND SEE OVER THERE, WE CALL THEM THOSE ANIMALS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT STRANGE IN THE ZOO.
THREE, THREE, 3000 STUDENT TEACHERS, PARENTS, BECAUSE THEY'RE DOCTORS AND I DON'T KNOW, IN THEOLOGY AND EDUCATIONAL THEOLOGY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY HAVE, UH, DEGREES IN DOCTOR IN EDUCATION.
DOES THAT EVEN EXIST? BECAUSE, BECAUSE THEY'RE GIVING ME A, AN HONORS DOCTORATE BECAUSE I'M STUBBORN TO TALK TO SPEAK HERE.
NOW YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN GIVING AWAY.
WE ARE CELEBRATING IN A PARTY THAT DOES NOT COST YOU ANYTHING BECAUSE WHO PAYS US? AND NOW WE ARE RIGHT, WE WILL CHANGE THE POLICE AND NOW WE WILL PUT A SAFETY FORCE THAT IS CALLED EX UH, GANG MEMBERS AND EX JAIL MEMBERS OR PEOPLE THAT WERE IN JAIL.
IS THAT BEAUTIFUL? ISN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL MR. CIO? BECAUSE THE GANG MEMBERS, THEY HAVE A SOCIAL CONTROL PROGRAM IN, UH, CONTROL OVER OUR COMMUNITIES.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT THE POLICE ARE GOOD PEOPLE, THEY ALSO HAVE THEIR FAULTS.
BUT CAN WE BET AGAINST THAT? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IS YOU'RE SAYING AND WHY IS THIS FOR OUR MOST COMMUNITIES THAT ARE THE MOST POOR, WHY DON'T YOU GO AND PUT ALL THESE EX GANG MEMBERS AND UH, EX-FELON THAT HAVE IN PLACES WHERE THEY'RE GOOD, LIKE AND HAVE GOOD HOUSES LIKE HIGHLAND PARK.
GO PUT 'EM OVER THERE, SEE HOW IT GOES.
BUT NO, YOU HAVE TO PUT 'EM IN MACARTHUR PARK.
YOU HAVE TO PUT 'EM IN WESTLAKE AND ALL OF THESE AREAS WHERE YOU KNOW PERFECTLY WELL THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND POLITICAL PROBLEMS, AND NOW YOU HAVE ALL THIS MONEY, AND NOW ARE WE GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO BRING MORE MONEY FOR THE DISTRICT? YOU KNOW HOW TO PUT MORE SO THAT PEOPLE GO BET IT IN THE CASINO TO, UH, MORE DRUG USE, MORE MARIJUANA USE TO HAVE MORE MONEY FOR CORPORATIONS AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIE, TIME TO PAY SO MANY PRIVILEGED PEOPLE.
AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.
ALRIGHT, JAVIER ESQUIBEL, ARE YOU HERE? JAVIER ESCOBEL NOT HERE IN PERSON.
LET ME SEE IF YOU ARE ONLINE WITH US, SIR.
AND NOW WE WILL TRANSITION TO THE REMOTE CALLERS.
CONCERNED PARENT, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
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TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN CONCERNED PARENT CONCERNED PARENT.SO AFTER SOME OF YOUR POLICIES THAT WERE, UM, PASSED YESTERDAY, I WANT TO POINT OUT SOMETHING FROM THE LIMITING SCREEN TIME.
SO NOW WE HAVE THIS POLICY THAT IS GOING TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE MONITORED AND THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE USING SCREEN TIME.
AND THAT IT, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE MORE INTENTIONAL.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE POLICY.
BUT HOW IS IT GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED? AND THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF YOUR POLICIES LACK A LOT OF, UH, YOUR OVERSIGHT BOARD MEMBERS.
LET ME REMIND YOU THAT IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY AND MAINTAIN OVERSIGHT AND MAINTAIN EFFECT EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE PROGRAMS. NOW, LET ME TELL YOU, IREADY ALREADY HAS RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW SCREEN TIME CAN BE LIMITED.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT PARENTS ARE NOT INFORMED.
I JUST RECENTLY BECAME INFORMED OF THIS AND I ADVOCATED FOR THIS FOR MY OWN CHILD BECAUSE IT WASN'T WORKING IN TERMS OF, UM, HOW THE, THE PROGRAM WAS BEING IMPLEMENTED.
IF STUDENTS ARE JUST EXPECTED TO JOIN THE PROGRAM AND PRACTICE AND THAT'S IT.
BUT PART OF THE POLICY IS THAT STU TEACHERS ARE SUPPOSED TO HOLD SMALL INSTRUCTION WITHIN THEIR CLASS SETTINGS.
NOW, IS THIS HAPPENING? HOW IS THIS HAPPENING? HOW OFTEN IS THIS HAPPENING? AND HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING BECAUSE WE SEE THAT IT'S NOT MAKING PROGRESS? AND AGAIN, IT'S NOT THE I-READY PROGRAM, IT IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICY AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DISTRICT NOT FOLLOWING CURRICULUM.
SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW? WHAT HAPPENS NOW? AND HOW WILL PARENTS BE INFORMED? AND HOW WILL YOU ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY, WHICH IS YOUR MAIN JOB? SO AGAIN, YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN POLICIES ARE BEING PROVIDED TO YOU AND ACTUALLY THE DATA IS BEING PROVIDED TO YOU, THAT YOU ASK QUESTIONS AND THAT YOU GET ACTUAL NUMBERS.
WE CANNOT JUST HAVE THESE SHINY.
ALRIGHT, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIA DAISY ORTIZ.
MS. ORTIZ, I SEE YOU'RE ONLINE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
I WANNA TALK ABOUT OR HOW THEY DO YOU DO CONTRACTS WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE AT YOUR PREFERENCE.
AND I COME, UH, IN, I WANNA ASK YOU, AND I'D LET YOU KNOW THAT I VOTE AND I PAY TAXES AND THE FINANCING OF CAMINO.
THIS DOESN'T PROVIDE A SAFETY FOR OUR SCHOOLS OR AROUND THE SCHOOLS.
IN THE CONTRARY, THEY, IT IS A BAD INF THEY'RE A BAD INFLUENCE FOR OUR CHILDREN.
THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH IS IT THAT THE DISTRICT PAYS FOR THAT DISTRICT FOR CAMINO CONTRACT AND OR SAY PASSAGES, EXCUSE ME.
AND THEY'RE DOING THIS SO THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE VICTIMS OF ORGANIZED CRIMES THAT THESE PEOPLE PRACTICE.
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE FOR THE $250,000 THAT THEY WILL PAY, UH, FOR THE PEOPLE ALSO BE UTILIZED SO THAT OFFICERS ARE AROUND THE SCHOOLS, KNOWING THAT THE SCHOOL POLICE HAS AN APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL AND CAPABLE OF DEALING WITH DELINQUENT OF PROBLEMS AROUND THE SCHOOL, LIKE DRUG SELLING AND GANGS.
AND ALSO FOR THE PEDOPHILES STOP HAVING POLITICAL FAVORS WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH THAT, THAT HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE A GOOD REPUTATION.
OUR CHILDREN'S SAFETY CAN BE PLACED ON A NEGLIGENCE IN WHICH THIS IS WHAT IS TAKING PLACE AS OF NOW.
AND THEY'RE WITH PEOPLE THAT, THAT NEED TO PAY POLITICAL FAVORS.
LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, THE CAMPAIGNS THAT ARE BEING HELD.
AND THIS IS WHAT I'M ASKING THE BOARD FOR.
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AND ALSO I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO TELL ME HOW MUCH FUNDS YOU PAY FOR SAY, PASSAGES AND WHO CONTRACTED THESE PEOPLE.THE NEXT CALL IN SPEAKER IS KARINA LOPEZ.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN KARINA LOPEZ.
MY NAME IS KARINA LOPEZ ZUNIGA.
AND THIS COMMENT IS TO ASK OF YOU, AND MORE THAN ASKING, I WANNA TELL YOU THAT YOU SHOULD DO REMOVE THE BUDGETS FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE SAFE PASSAGES AND THE INTEGRITY OF THE MORALITY AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS ORGANIZATION OR THIS ENTITY, UM, IS NOT CONVINCING US.
AND WE WANT THE PEACE AND THE SECURITY FOR OUR CHILDREN.
AND THIS IS HOW THE TEACHERS THAT YOU CONTRACT, UH, APPARENTLY THEY ARE VERY PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS, THEY'RE EDUCATED AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS GOING FOR THEM.
BUT THEY HAVE A RETROACTIVE MIND.
AND WHY IS IT THAT WE ARE GIVING SPACE? WE ARE FIGHTING FOR SCHOOL SAFETY.
AND ONE OF THEM IS FOR IT NOT TO BE MORE DRUGS IN THE SCHOOLS.
WHY ARE THEY HIRING AND ALLOWING A DIRECT ACCESS TO THESE TYPES OF PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT, I CAN'T GENERALIZE THIS, BUT WE ARE GIVING SPACE TO THESE PEOPLE AND WE WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DON'T AGREE.
YOU MAKE IT SEEM LIKE WE AGREE, BUT WE DON'T.
THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT FORMATION THESE PEOPLE ARE CARRYING.
AND THIS CAN'T NEVER BE COMPARED, NEVER WILL IT BE LIKE SCHOOL POLICE.
IT WILL NEVER COMPARE TO THAT.
NOT EVEN AS A REBORN, UH, SCHOOL POLICE AND THE POLICE IN GENERAL.
THEY ARE FORMED WITH LOTS OF DISCIPLINE AND LOTS OF DISRESPECT.
SAFE PASSAGES HAVE SHOWN US THAT THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE LAW.
THIS IS WHY THEY'RE EX-CONVICTS AND ABOVE EVERYTHING, THE PEOPLE THAT ALLOW AND DEFEND THESE TYPE OF PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN ALSO BE IN THE SCHOOLS WHERE CHILDREN ARE.
LET THEM TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN CHILDREN AT YOUR HOME, NOT OURS.
AND ALL THESE VULNERABLE CHILDREN, WE DEMAND FOR SCHOOL POLICE TO INCREASE THE BUDGET AND REMOVE SAFE PASSAGES TIME.
ALRIGHT, THE NEXT SPEAKER, SPEAKER IS REMOTE VICTORIA ANTONIO, VICTORIA.
ANTONIO, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? VICTORIA ANTONIO IS NOT ON THE LINE.
UH, MARCELLA GARCIA IS THE NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER.
MARCELLA GARCIA IS ON THE LINE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY NAME IS MARCELA GARCIA AND I'M HERE ONCE AGAIN.
AND WE ARE ASKING, UH, FOR A BUDGET FOR, FOR POLICE.
THEY'RE TRAINED, THEY'RE CAPABLE OF TREATING THE CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN, THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY'RE THE ONES WHO ARE AT MOST DANGERS WHEN THEY COME BACK, THEY GO BACK TO HOME, THEY GO, THEY WALK TO A CERTAIN SPORTS AND WHEN IT GETS DARK EARLIER, THEY'RE IN MORE DANGER.
WHY? BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF BAD PEOPLE EVEN WITH FIREARMS AND THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE TO BE ATTACKED, TO BE ASSAULTED.
THEREFORE, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR COUNTRY, WE WANT YOU, WE WANT THEM TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.
WE WANT THEM TO BE PROTECTED BY PEOPLE THAT ARE EDUCATED TO PROTECT CHILDREN, NOT OTHER PEOPLE.
I ASK BUDGETS FOR SCHOOL POLICE AND ALSO WE WANT MORE SCHOOL POLICE.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? IF WE HAVE MORE SCHOOL POLICE, THERE ARE MORE WORK FOR OUR YOUNG KIDS THAT HAVE STUDIED AND THAT WILL BE TRAINED
I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
HAVE YOU ASKED YOURSELF WHY IS IT THAT PARENTS DON'T PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHOOLS? WHAT WILL YOU DO? BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF, UH, WE HEAR A LOT, UH, A LOT OF THINGS THAT PARENTS AREN'T BEING, AREN'T PARTICIPATING.
WHAT'S THE STRATEGY? PARENTS AREN'T INVOLVING THEMSELVES.
WHY AREN'T THEY PART OF THE SCHOOLS? HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THAT? PARENTS, WE NEED TO BE INVOLVED.
IN FEBRUARY, WE HAD A CLASS OF HOW AND I-READY CAN BE READ FOR PARENTS SO THAT PARENTS CAN BE AWARE THAT HOW MANY PARENTS WERE THERE.
WE, IT WAS LESS THAN 10 PARENTS THAT SHOWED UP AT A HIGH SCHOOL.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN NOW? THAT MEANS THAT THE COMMUNITY REPS AREN'T DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
THEY'RE NOT WORKING WITH PARENTS.
THEY'RE NOT LETTING PARENTS KNOW.
THEY'RE NOT LETTING THEM KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS, THESE WORKSHOPS ARE.
WHY? BECAUSE IS IT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN THEIR JOB?
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IS IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T ENJOY THEIR JOB OR THEY DON'T WANNA DO THEIR JOB? AND WHAT PLAN DO YOU HAVE SO THAT WE CAN INVOLVE MORE PARENTS? IS THERE A PLAN OR ARE YOU JUST LISTENING TO US? ARE YOU JUST LISTENING TO US TALK EVERY TIME? BECAUSE WE FILL A SPACE OF PARTICIPATION FROM PARENTS.THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ALSO REMOTE.
RAQUEL DIAZ, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? I DO NOT HAVE HER ON THE LINE.
UH, I THINK WE HAVE TWO FOLKS WHO SIGNED UP RECENTLY.
UH, CARMEL LEVITTON CARMEL LEVITTON, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME CALL IN.
I'M CARMEL LEVITAN, I'M A PARENT OF TWO L-A-U-S-D KIDS.
I WENT TO LA USD AND I'M ONE OF THE ADMINS OF PARENTS SUPPORTING TEACHER, WHICH IS A LARGE GROUP OF PARENTS WHO ARE REALLY EXCITED TO HELP OUR KIDS THRIVE AND TO WORK WITH L-A-U-S-D TO HELP US TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR SETTLING WITHOUT A STRIKE AND SPECIAL THANKS.
I KNOW BEHIND THE SCENES, ESPECIALLY ROCIO AND CARLA, THANK YOU FOR BOTH MEETING WITH YOUR CONSTITUENCIES TO KNOW HOW CONCERNED WE WERE AND WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES TO DO THINGS LIKE GETTING US MORE FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT JUST IN CASE.
I REALLY DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
SO THERE WAS A STRIKE WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WE SOMEHOW WENT 30 YEARS WITHOUT DOING IT AND WE GOT REALLY, REALLY CLOSE TO A THIRD ONE IN SEVEN YEARS.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BETTER BARGAINING RELATIONSHIP FOR NEXT TIME, BUT I THINK THAT HAS TO BE SOMETHING WE REALLY LOOK CAREFULLY AT IS WHAT IS THE CULTURE OF HOW WE'RE TREATING PEOPLE? AND YES, SOME OF THE PROBLEMS ARE LOCAL LA AFFORDABILITY, THOSE AREN'T YOUR FAULT.
BUT THE REALITY IS WHERE WE ARE, WE NEED TO BE IN A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE FEELS VALUED AND IS SUPPORTED TO THRIVE IN LA.
UM, I ALSO THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESOURCES, WHICH AREN'T ENOUGH, ARE GONNA CLASSROOMS TO KIDS, TO THE THINGS THAT KEEP OUR SCHOOLS SAFE, TO THE THINGS THAT HELP US THRIVE.
SO I DO THINK A LOT OF THESE PROGRAMS LIKE UM, SAFE PACKAGES AND KIND OF COMMUNITY SAFETY ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET KIDS INTO THE SCHOOLS IN THEIR EVERY DAY.
AND I THINK EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT IN TERMS OF HOW IS THIS ACTUALLY HELPING OUR FAMILIES THRIVE AND ARE WE KEEPING OUR RESOURCES WITHIN OUR DISTRICT INSTEAD OF SENDING THEM OUT AND BEYOND.
AND THEN THE LAST THING, OKAY, SO I JUST SAID AFFORDABILITY.
I KNOW YOU'RE MAKING CHOICES TODAY ABOUT STAFF SALARIES.
THERE WAS A REALLY INTERESTING ANALYSIS LAST YEAR THAT KIND OF COMPARED LA TO NEW YORK AND FOR SOME OF OUR HIGHEST PAID STAFF, WE WERE ACTUALLY HIGH RELATIVE TO THAT AS A COMPARISON.
AND SO IN A MOMENT WHERE I'M REALLY PREPARING TO WORK WITH YOU TO HOPEFULLY GO LOBBY WITH THE STATE TO INCREASE EDUCATION, I DO THINK WE NEED TO SHOW GOOD FAITH AS WE ARE PUTTING MONEY AS CLOSE TO OUR STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE.
AND SO I REALLY HOPE THAT WE'RE GONNA FOCUS IN THE COMING YEAR ON TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, BUDGET PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND.
OKAY, LET'S FIND OUT WHO THE NEXT SPEAKER IS.
UM, CALL ON FOLKS AGAIN WHO WEREN'T HERE.
ANTONIO, ARE YOU IN THE ROOM? NO.
AND JAVIER ESQUIVEL NOT IN THE ROOM.
OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.
[Recess into Closed Session (Part 1 of 2)]
10:30 AM AND THE BOARD IS GOING TO RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION.[Reconvene to Open Session (Part 1 of 2)]
TIME IS NOW 6 29 ON APRIL 22ND, 2026.UH, THIS MEETING IS GOING TO RECESS UNTIL APRIL 28TH AT 12:00 PM THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN.
THIS MEETING IS GONNA RECESS UNTIL APRIL 28TH AT 12:00 PM THANK YOU.
[Recess into Closed Session (Part 2 of 2)]
THE BOARD IS GOING TO RECONVENE THE CLOSED SESSION FROM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND.UH, AND IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT OUT FROM BOARD ACTION, I WILL COME OUT AND REPORT IT WITH BOARD MEMBERS AT THAT TIME.
THE BOARD IS NOW GOING TO RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION.
[Reconvene to Open Session (Part 2 of 2)]
OKAY.THE TIME IS NOW 4 28 ON APRIL 28TH, 2026.
THE BOARD IS COMING BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION, UH, FROM THE MEETING THAT ORIGINALLY BEGAN ON APRIL 21ST, 2026.
I HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS TO REPORT OUT, UH, FROM THE CLOSED SESSION.
UNDER TAB ONE, STUDENT DISCIPLINE, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE EXPULSION OF STUDENTS IN CASE NUMBERS 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56,
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AND 57 WITH A RECOMMENDED DISPOSITION.I'LL ALSO NOTE THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF BOARD MEMBERS HERE TO TAKE ROLLING FOR THE REPORTING OUT.
NEWVILLE, ARE YOU HERE? I MEAN MS. NEWVILLE, ARE YOU HERE PRESENT? DR.
OKAY, UNDER TAB TWO, PERSONNEL, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL AND RELEASE, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED THE DISMISSAL OF THREE CLASSIFIED AND TWO CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES.
A'S UNDER PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, THE BOARD ACTED TO APPOINT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS INTO VARIOUS SENIOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT CONTRACT POSITIONS, EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2026 UNTIL JUNE 30TH, 2027.
UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ANTHONY AGUILAR AS CHIEF OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS. MARTHA ALVAREZ AS CHIEF OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
TONY TZZ, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE POLICY.
DAVID BCCA AS REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT.
JORGE BAYARDO AS DEPUTY CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER OF FACILITIES.
EDWARD CENA AS DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES PROJECT EXECUTION.
JANET CARTER AS CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION, MARK CHO AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.
ISAM DUL AS DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
CARLA ESTRADA AS DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF INSTRUCTION.
DANA GREER AS DEPUTY CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER JAIME JIMENEZ AS GENERAL MANAGER, KLCS.
SUMITA MALTA AS CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR RICHARD MRAZ AS CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER, PEDRO CETO AS DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT AND BUSINESS SERVICES AND OPERATIONS.
MANISH SING AS DIRECTOR OF FOOD SERVICES.
CAROLYN SPATE GONZALEZ AS CHIEF OF STAFF CARLOS TORRES AS DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY.
AMANDA WEAR AS DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF ROBERT WHITMAN AS EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION OFFICER.
THE VOTE FOR THOSE POSITIONS WAS SEVEN A'S UH, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL, THE BOARD ACTED TO APPOINT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS INTO VARIOUS SENIOR CONTRACT MANAGEMENT POSITIONS.
EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2026 UNTIL JUNE 30, 20, 27.
SASHA LOPEZ AS SENIOR DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
UH, FOUR EYES AND THREE NO, UH, DR.
REBA, UH, BOARD MEMBER GREGGO AND BOARD MEMBER ORTIZ FRANKLIN ARE THE NOSE.
KRISTEN MURPHY AS ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT TALENT.
FOUR EYES AND THREE, UH, THREE NOS.
UH, BOARD MEMBER NEW BILL, DR.
REVA AND BOARD MEMBER ORTIZ FRANKLIN VOTED NO.
AND THEN THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS ARE FOR VARIOUS PERIODS OF TIME, SO I'LL READ THEM INDIVIDUALLY.
FRANCIS BAEZ IS CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER FROM JULY ONE THROUGH AUGUST 14TH, 2026.
PSAL AS CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER STARTING ON AUGUST 15TH, 2026.
ANTHONY GODO IS ASSOCIATE CHIEF INFORMATION IT INFRASTRUCTURE STARTING ON MAY 22ND, 2026.
AND ES ANA ESTEVEZ AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEYOND THE BELL, STARTING ON MAY 22ND.
JASON GIANNA OLIS AS DIRECTOR OF LABOR RELATIONS STARTING ON MAY 22ND.
2026 WAS FIVE EYES AND TWO NOS.
FRANK SERRATO AS CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER STARTING ON MAY 22ND.
AND I HAVE MORE TO REPORT OUT.
UNDER TAB THREE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL PENDING LITIGATION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED A SETTLEMENT IN THE CASE OF JANE DOE CA, L-A-U-S-D ET AL.
THIS COMPLETES THE REPORTING OUT.
THE TIME IS NOW 4:32 PM ON APRIL 28TH, 2026.