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[Roll Call of Members]
GOOD MORNING.THE TIME IS NOW 10:03 AM ON MAY 13TH, 2026.
I'M GOING TO TAKE ROLE MS. NEWBELL.
PRESENT BOARD PRESIDENT SCHUREN PRESENT.
I'M GOING TO, UH, GO AHEAD AND READ THROUGH THE PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY OF THE CLOSED SESSION TODAY.
THEN WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT TO ITEM SPECIFIC, UM, ITEMS, AND THEN WE WILL TAKE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT UNDER TAB ONE, STUDENT DISCIPLINE MATTERS PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE 4 89 1 8 CF TAB TWO PERSONNEL, UH, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 7, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL AND RELEASE.
UH, SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION AND UNDER PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT ARE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND, AND INSPECTOR GENERAL.
UNDER TAB THREE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, UH, UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 9 D FOUR, THERE ARE THREE CASES UNDER PENDING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 9 D ONE, UH, GA, V-L-A-U-S-D ETAL JANE DOE, V-L-A-U-S-D ETAL JANE DOE, V-L-A-U-S-D ETAL AND I-R-V-L-A-U-S-D ETAL.
I'LL NOTE THAT ALL OF THESE CASE NUMBERS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE BOE DO LA D.NET.
IF YOU WANNA TO GO LOOK UP THE CASE NUMBERS, UH, AT THE LA SUPERIOR COURT, UH, WEBSITE UNDER TAB FOUR CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION OF 5 4 9 5 7 0.6.
THE NEGOTIATOR IS DR. MURPHY AND THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED 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 UNION, SEIU, LOCAL 99 TEAMSTERS, UNITED TEACHERS LOS ANGELES AND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL.
UH, MS. NEVARA REED IS A NEGOTIATOR FOR UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES, EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND INSPECTOR GENERAL.
[Public Comment]
I'LL GO THROUGH, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM, SPECIFIC PUBLIC COMMENT.THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TAB ONE STUDENT DISCIPLINE.
UNDER TAB TWO PERSONNEL, THERE ARE THREE FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN PERSON.
CHECK ONLINE TO SEE IF MR. SALAS IS ON ZOOM INSTEAD.
SORRY, IS THAT DANNY? I'M THERE.
DANNY'S IN THE AUDIENCE TELLING ME HE'S GONNA BE DOING PUBLIC COMMENT IN ANOTHER SECTION.
I'M JUST REPEATING IT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE IT, UH, FOR THE RECORD.
ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MONICA OLA.
AND LILIA GARCIA LI COME ON UP MS. GARCIA, YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN THIS ESPANOL.
SO, UH, MS. GARCIA IS GONNA SPEAK IN SPANISH, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT SHE'S SAYING IN ENGLISH, UH, PLEASE PUT ON THESE TRANSLATION HEADSETS THAT ARE BEING OFFERED, UH, SO YOU CAN EXPERIENCE SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION.
OKAY,
I AM LILIA GARCIA FOR MORE THAN 23 YEARS WORKING.
I HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SCHOOL AND UNFORTUNATELY I FEEL THAT IT WAS A SITUATION THAT WAS UNJUST.
I HAVE TREATED THE CHILDREN WITH RESPECT PARENTS, WHICH IS MY JOB AS A PARENT REPRESENTATIVE, AS A COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE.
AND PROUDLY I'VE DEFENDED THE PARENTS BECAUSE WITHOUT THE PARENTS WE DON'T HAVE CHILDREN.
AND WITHOUT THE CHILDREN WE DON'T HAVE A CHECK.
I MOTIVATE THE CHILDREN EVERY MORNING TO COME TO SCHOOL AND THE CHILDREN DON'T CALL ME MS. LILY OR MS. GARCIA, THEY KNOW ME AS HIP, HIP, HOORAY, GO TO SCHOOL AND IT MAKES ME VERY PROUD TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY DEFENDING MY JOB BECAUSE I ONLY DO THREE THINGS AND THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT COMING, MAKING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN COME AND MAKING THE, THE CHILDREN COME AND TRUST
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IN ME IN ORDER TO TELL ME.MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY IN DECEMBER.
LILY, MY DAUGHTER JUST COMMITTED SUICIDE.
MY GRANDMOTHER JUST PASSED AWAY ON FRIDAY AND VERY HAPPILY I GO TO THE CONSULATE TO BRING THEM RESOURCES TO HELP THE FAMILIES.
IF YOU ARE PUSHING ME AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL, NORWOOD, I TOLD THE PRINCIPAL, THIS IS YOUR DECISION BECAUSE THIS IS MY BLESSING.
I WILL GO SOMEWHERE ELSE BECAUSE WHOEVER, IF YOU'RE A PARROT, YOU'RE GREEN EVERYWHERE.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME.
ALRIGHT, MOVING TO TAB FOUR CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS.
THE FIRST IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS DAVID TOSKI.
ARE YOU HERE, SIR? THERE HE IS ALL THE WAY IN THE BACK.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN, THEN AN AFTER MR. TOSKI.
I'M SPEAKING ON LABOR AND THE CLOSED SESSION TODAY.
UH, BOARD MEMBERS ON A FOUR TO THREE VOTE FOR YOUR LABOR NEGOTIATORS TEAM SHOULD NEVER PROCEED.
YOU NEED TO HAVE A UNANIMOUS EIGHT PEOPLE, THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND THE SEVEN IN ORDER TO HAVE INTEGRITY.
IT MEANS THE PERSON HAS CONFIDENCE TO BE A SENIOR MANAGER, BUT IT ALSO INDICATES TO YOU THAT YOU HAVE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM THAT YOU NEED TO ADDRESS.
YOU HAVE THE MAY REVISION TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
IT'S ONLY THE TAX REVENUES FROM APRIL AND BACK FOR LAST YEAR.
YOU NEED TO HAVE AN ACTION PLAN THE WAY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND PRESIDENT DID LAST WEEK TO GO FOR THE NEXT TWO TO FOUR WEEKS AS HARD AS YOU CAN ON THIS MONEY.
IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL THE GOVERNOR SINGS AND SIGNS SPECIAL ED MONEY IS CRUCIAL TO THIS DISTRICT.
THE PROPOSITION 98 MONEY WILL BE BACK AND THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE THE COLA.
REMEMBER, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE MAY'S REVENUE.
JUNE AND THE EXTENSIONS TO JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER.
THOSE ARE ALL MONIES FOR LAST YEAR.
KEEP THE PRESSURE ON AT YOUR COMMITTEE THE WHOLE NEXT WEEK.
YOU SHOULD ADD THE MAY REVISION TO THE SUBJECT.
WELCOME TO THE NEW IG THAT WILL BE COMING.
THE FIRST THING THE NEW IG OUGHT TO DO IS LOOK AT $2 BILLION OF EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY MONEY THAT WAS SPENT IN THIS DISTRICT OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS AS YOU PURSUE REVENUE ENHANCEMENT.
ELOP MONEY WAS THE BIGGEST GIFT THAT THIS GOVERNOR EVER GAVE TO THE PEOPLE AND STUDENTS OF OF LOS ANGELES.
AND FINALLY, AS YOU COME FORWARD NEXT MONTH TO AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE YOUR UTLA CONTRACT, YOUR SCIU CONTRACT AND YOUR ALL CONTRACT, WHICH WERE NEGOTIATED AND CLOSED IN IN A WAY TO AVOID A STRIKE AND THE LOSS OF LEARNING.
I APPLAUD YOU ON THAT, BUT MAKE SURE YOU DISTINGUISH BOARD MEMBERS BETWEEN THE DISTRICT REPRESENTED PEOPLE WHO ARE RANK AND FILE WORKERS AT LOW INCOME WORKING CLASS FOLKS FROM THE SENIOR ELITE PEOPLE WHO SHOULD NOT BE GETTING A 10 TO 14% RAISE ON TOP OF $250,000.
ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JUAN JOSE MA GANDHI.
WE'LL GET TO YOU MS. OLA MENTO.
NO, MR. THANK YOU, MR. MA GANDHI.
I LOVE SEEING HOW THEY JUST MAKE THEIR MONEY SO EASY.
I BELIEVE THAT AFTER YESTERDAY'S DRUNKEN ISSUE, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY WILL ALLOW CHILDRENS TO CHANGE THEIR SEX, UH, COMING TO 12 YEARS OLD AND ALSO TO PRACTICE SOMETHING THAT WAS CALLED FAMILY.
THIS IS CALLED INCLUSION, UH, INSIDE THE EXCLUSION.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE OLD PEOPLE.
WE ARE RETROGRADE AND, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE WE ARE BECAUSE WE ARE NOT WORKING FOR A SOCIETY THAT'S BEING CREATED.
UH, KNOWING HOW WE PUT THE OLD PEOPLE ASIDE BECAUSE WE ARE PART OF THAT STORY, BUT WE HAVE AN EX SUPERINTENDENT THAT IS, IS HOW MUCH ARE YOU PAYING? HOW MUCH ARE THEY PAYING YOU, MR. SHA $90, WHAT WAS APPROVED YESTERDAY? SOMETHING THAT'S CALLED THE BIG BUSINESS OF MENTAL HEALTH.
AND THIS HAS BECOME THE MOST USED MEDICINE THAT OUR FAMILY NEED.
BUT YOU GUYS ARE MAN MANIPULATING THIS IN A DIRTY WAY.
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THANK YOU, MS. GRIEGO.YOU ARE A PROUD PERSON OF HOW YOU, WHAT YOU ARE DOING WITH OUR LATINO PEOPLE IS A DISASTER.
YOU'RE DESTROYING WHAT WE HAD VALUES, WHICH WAS OUR CUSTOMS AND NOT DEFENDING THE MAY THEIR PRIORITY OR WELL, I'M DEFENDING SOMETHING THAT'S CALLED HUMANITY.
AND I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND THAT AS OF NOW BECAUSE YOU COME TO COMPLY WITH A A POLITICAL AGENDA THAT'S NOT HELPING THE STUDENTS OF LOW INCOME.
HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT A REPRESENTATIVE, A COMMUNITY REP, IS ALMOST CRYING BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN HELPING MOTIVATING AND GIVING STUDENTS SUPPORT FOR 25 YEARS, EVEN WITH THE LATINA FAMILIES AND SO THAT THEY CAN ACQUIRE AND ACQUIRE THEIR OWN PERSONAL SUCCESS.
AND YOU ARE TELLING US THAT WE ARE DOING THINGS THE WRONG WAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS BECAUSE HONESTLY, I WANNA TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE AN EMBARRASSMENT FOR THE LATINOS, THAT WE TRY TO BETTER THE CONDITIONS OF THE LOW INCOME PEOPLE.
THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.
MS. ROSALA IS GONNA SPEAK IN SPANISH, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO USE THOSE, CONTINUE TO USE THOSE TRANSLATION HEADSETS.
UNFORTUNATELY, MS. RIVAS IS NOT, IS NOT HERE AT THIS MOMENT.
I WANTED TO TELL HER A COUPLE OF THINGS, BUT I'M UPSET BECAUSE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE SCHOOLS.
AND THEY'RE USING, USING THIS AS A NOCTURNAL CENTER WHERE THEY ARE PUTTING THE STUDENTS TO, THE MEN ARE DRESSING AS WOMEN, THE WOMEN AS MEN.
HOW EMBARRASSING BECAUSE OUR DISTRICT IS, HAS TO BE USED FOR THE ACADEMICS, ACADEMIC, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, HISTORY.
IT'S AN EMBARRASSMENT THAT THE CHILDREN ARE TELLING THE PARENTS, I'M GONNA STAY.
I'M GONNA STAY AT SCHOOL TILL FOUR 30.
AND WHAT DOES THE FATHER THINK? OH, OH, WHAT A GREAT JOB.
YOU WILL, YOU WILL TRY TO LEARN, UH, SOMETHING ELSE OR A PHYSICAL OR MUSIC, MUSIC CLASS ART.
WELL, NO, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A NOCTURNAL CENTER INSIDE THE SCHOOL WHERE THE STUDENTS STAY THERE AFTER SCHOOL.
AND IF THERE'S SO MUCH LOVE WITH THE COMMUNITY FOR THE GAY COMMUNITY AND THERE IS NO LOVE FOR THE STUDENTS AND PEOPLE THAT ARE DYING OF CANCER LEUKEMIA, AND IF THERE'S SO MUCH EMPATHY WITH ONE THING OR ANOTHER THING, WHY DON'T YOU CUT YOUR HAIR SO YOU CAN SHOW HOW MUCH LOVE THAT YOU YOU HAVE FOR THE PEOPLE OR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE DYING, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DYING OR THEY'RE THE ONES WHO ARE GOING THROUGH CA CANCER LEUKEMIA AND EVERY TIME THEY GO THROUGH THESE THERAPIES, THEY'RE GOOD FOR ONE THING BUT NOT FOR THE OTHERS.
AND YOU FEEL PROUD TO CARRY YOUR COLORFUL FLAGS.
AND AT THE SCHOOLS, WE SHOULDN'T EVEN BE TALKING ABOUT NOTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH RELIGION, NOR IF IF THEY ARE A CERTAIN GENDER OR POLITICS.
THE SCHOOL IS TO FOCUS ON THE ACADEMIC SIDE AND THIS IS WHY OUR STUDENTS GO THERE.
AND THEN YOU'RE SAYING THAT STUDENTS ARE GOING TO SCHOOL.
HOW ARE THEY GONNA GO TO SCHOOL IF THIS IS NOT A SAFE PLACE, IT'S SAFE FOR YOU TO SUPPORT THEM IN THIS WAY.
WHAT ROLE ARE YOU PLAYING IN THEIR LIVES? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL NOW DO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
I WILL CALL ON THE FOLKS WHO ARE IN PERSON FIRST AND THEN I WILL TRANSITION TO CALL ON THOSE WHO ARE ASSIGNED UP TO SPEAK REMOTELY.
SO THE FIRST SPEAKER IN THE ROOM IS MARIA LUISA PALMA.
AND THEN AFTER MS. PALMA IS ISABEL GONZALEZ AND THEN ROCHELLE RIOS.
OKAY, SCHOOL SAFETY, ALSO KNOWN AS MONEY.
FOR YOUR FRIENDS WHO KNEW THAT IN THIS MAYORAL RACE THAT THE ISSUE OF HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS, DRUG USE, ORGANIZED CRIME IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD BECOME SUCH A FLASHPOINT.
ANYBODY TO HAVE EVEN MISS NITHYA RAMEN ADMIT THAT NOW SHE DOESN'T WANT TO DEFUND POLICE.
ALL OF A SUDDEN POLICE IS IMPORTANT TO THE CITY WHEN THERE ARE VOTES CONCERNED.
MY NAME IS MARIA LUISA ALMA, AND AS ALWAYS, I AM HERE TO DISCUSS MONEY AND WHERE IS IT BEING USED AND IF IT'S EFFECTIVE OR NOT EFFECTIVE TAX, TAX, TAX REVENUE.
YOU ALSO HAD THAT OTHER RESOLUTION ON THE AGENDA YESTERDAY, TRYING TO EXTRACT MORE REVENUE FROM THE STATE, MEANING FROM OUR POCKETS, TAXPAYER POCKETS WITHOUT EVER COMING CLEAR ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE FUNDS WERE EFFECTIVE OR NOT.
WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY COMMUNITY-BASED SAFETY? NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THE CITY HERE, CITY POLICE OR SCHOOL POLICE CONSTITUENTS
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ACTUALLY WANT TRUE SAFETY, NOT JUST COUNSELING.NOBODY SAYS REALLY AND TRULY NOBODY SAYS, I WANT MORE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE SCHOOL FOR MY CHILDREN.
PARENTS DON'T SAY THAT NATURALLY.
IT'S BECAUSE YOU ASK THEM, MS. GALLEGO, YOU SAY, DON'T YOU WANT MENTAL HEALTH? AND THEY SIT THERE AND THEY GO, WELL YEAH, OF COURSE SURE, YOU'RE GONNA GIMME SOMETHING FREE.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE SAME THING.
PARENTS WANT THEIR STUDENTS TO BE SAFE.
CLINICS ALREADY EXIST IF PEOPLE WANT MEDICAL SERVICES.
SO WHEN PARENTS, STAFF PRINCIPLES, DARE TO SPEAK UP AND SAY ANYTHING AGAINST YOUR POLITICAL SPIEL THAT YOU BRING HERE WITH TONS OF PEOPLE THAT GET BROUGHT HERE.
WHAT HAPPENS? SILENCING THE PARENTS ARE RETALIATED AGAINST IN THEIR SCHOOLS.
THIS IS A RACKET, ESPECIALLY IMMIGRANT PARENTS.
YOU'RE DRIVING A WEDGE BETWEEN PARENTS AND THE STUDENTS, THE CITIZENS, THE CHILDREN OF THESE, OF THIS DISTRICT, OF THIS CITY.
YOU NEVER SAY YESTERDAY IN ALL YOUR MENTAL HEALTH DISCUSSIONS, YOU NEVER SAID HELPING CHILDREN TO BECOME CLOSER TO THEIR PARENTS.
YOU ARE SAYING COUNSELORS FIRST.
NO PARENTS AND FAMILIES FIRST.
ALWAYS THE STUDENTS, THE CHILDREN BELONG TO THEIR PARENTS.
OKAY, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ISEL GONZALEZ.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
ISABEL GONZALEZ, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE COME ON UP.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN, AS TIME GOES BY.
PARENTS HAVE TALKED THAT ARE PARENTS THAT ARE WORRIED, THAT ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE HIGH NUMBERS OF VIOLENCE AT THE SCHOOLS.
I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN A WITNESS THAT THIS IS THE WORRY OF THE PARENTS AT MY SCHOOL.
WE HAVE A CHARTER SCHOOL NEXT TO IT.
THAT HAS BEEN A HUGE PROBLEM FOR THE PARENTS, FOR THE STUDENTS, FOR THE COMMUNITY, EVEN FOR PERSONNEL.
THE PROBLEM OF PARKING IS THERE, VIOLENCE IS THERE.
THE PROBLEM OF TRAFFIC AND OTHER ISSUES THAT WE HAVE AT THIS SCHOOL ARE IS THERE.
AND IT'S GOTTEN TO A POINT WHERE SCHOOL PERSONNEL HAS BEEN OBLIGATED NOT TO PARTICIPATE AND PLACE CONES AT THE SCHOOLS TO AVOID THE CONGESTION PARKING OR TRAFFIC AND THE OBSTRUCTION OF THE ENTRANCE OF OUR STUDENTS.
BECAUSE THE PARENTS OF THIS SCHOOL HAVE BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE.
THEY FIGHT USING VERBAL WORDS.
IN FACT, THEY'VE INSULTED SCHOOL PERSONNEL.
THEY'VE ALMOST TRIED TO RUN THEM OVER.
THEREFORE, IF THEY DON'T PLACE THE CONES THE WAY THEY USED TO DO IT BEFORE THE PROBLEMS CAME BACK, MY PETITION.
AND WHAT I ASK IS FOR, PLEASE, CARLA, I WANT YOU TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE OTHER PUBLIC SERVANTS JUST LIKE YOU THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE CITY AND COME TO AN A POINT WHERE IT DOES THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T ESCALATE SO THEY DON'T RUN AT SOMEONE OVER A, THEY DON'T RUN A STUDENT PARENT OR A PERSONNEL OVER.
OUR PROPOSITION IS THAT THE STREETS ARE CLOSED DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL DAY AND AFTER A FEW YEARS AGO, A MOTHER WAS RAN OVER IN FRONT OF HER STUDENT.
UNFORTUNATELY SHE PASSED AND WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
MAKE USE OF THE GOOD RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE MAYORS OR THE CITY PEOPLE.
SO THAT WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, FOR YOUR TIME.
ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ROCHELLE.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.
MY NAME IS ROCHELLE RIOS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF EXPAND LA, A NONPROFIT INTERMEDIARY REPRESENTING A COALITION OF NEARLY 500 YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS LA COUNTY.
I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF NONPROFIT PROVIDERS SERVING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS PRIMARILY IN THE DISTRICT'S HIGHEST NEED COMMUNITIES.
CALIFORNIA MADE A HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN EXPANDED LEARNING THROUGH ELOP BECAUSE LAWMAKERS UNDERSTOOD THAT STUDENTS NEED MORE THAN THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY ALONE TO THRIVE.
ELOP WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO SAFE, ENRICHING DEVELOPMENTALLY SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS BEYOND SCHOOL HOURS, ESPECIALLY FOR WORKING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WITH THE FEWEST RESOURCES.
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WERE ALWAYS INTENDED TO BE CENTRAL PARTNERS
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IN THAT WORK.FOR DECADES, NONPROFIT PROVIDERS HAVE BROUGHT THE RELATIONSHIP, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT EXPERTISE, AND COMMUNITY TRUST THAT MAKE THESE PROGRAMS SUCCESSFUL.
THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE NOT OUTSIDE VENDORS.
THEY'RE LONGSTANDING PARTNERS, DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE COMMUNITY'S L-A-U-S-D SERVES.
THAT IS WHY GETTING IMPLEMENTATION RIGHT MATTERS SO DEEPLY.
TODAY THERE ARE TWO MAJOR CONCERNS.
PROVIDERS ARE FACING FIRST REIMBURSEMENT STRUCTURES AND CONTRACT TERMS HAVE NOT KEPT PACE WITH ACTUAL PROGRAM COSTS, WORKFORCE REALITIES OR THE OPERATIONAL DEMANDS OF ELOP.
THE MASTER CONTRACT WAS WRITTEN DECADES AGO.
L-D-U-S-D UH, RECEIVES NEARLY 491 MILLION ANNUALLY IN ELOP FUNDING PLUS ACES IN 21ST CENTURY.
YET MANY PROVIDERS ARE STRUGGLING TO SUSTAIN PROGRAMS UNDER RATES THAT DO NOT FULLY REFLECT THE TRUE COST OF DELIVERING COMPLIANT HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, PROPOSED CUTS TO ENHANCEMENT FUNDS WILL CREATE DEFICITS THAT PROGRAMS CANNOT ABSORB.
SECOND PROVIDERS ARE EXPERIENCING GROWING OPERATIONAL INSTABILITY THROUGH ABRUPT POLICY SHIFTS, INCONSISTENT REVIEW PROCESSES, CEASE AND DESIST ACTIONS, AND NEW RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE MAKING IT INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE PROGRAMS EFFECTIVELY.
THE STAKES ARE HIGH FOR MANY FAMILIES.
WE'RE NOT HERE IN OPPOSITION TO THE DISTRICT.
WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE BELIEVE DEEPLY IN THE PROMISE OF ELOP AND WANNA BE TRUE THOUGHT PARTNERS IN MA IN BUILDING SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE, EXPANDED LEARNING ECOSYSTEM.
WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD TO RESTORE ENHANCEMENT FUNDING AND FULLY FUND CBOS, FIX THE MASTER CONTRACT AND ENSURE THE FAIR TREATMENT OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE SERVED COMMUNI COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT, UM, FAITHFULLY FOR DECADES.
ANNETTE TOSCANO, COME ON DOWN.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
AND AFTER MR. TOSCANO IS JACKIE COHEN TOSCANO JACKIE COHEN BOARD MEMBERS, UM, I YIELD MY TIME TO MR. DONNY FALU.
UH, GOOD MORNING BOARD MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS DONNY FALU WITH ABCO WALLS.
I SERVE AS THE SENIOR VP OF LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
I'VE BEEN WITH THIS ORGANIZATION FOR OVER 22 YEARS.
WE SERVE 4,441 STUDENTS ACROSS 15 A USD SITES AND BOARDS, DISTRICTS TWO THROUGH SEVEN ALL IN THE HIGHEST NEEDS COMMUNITIES.
IF ENHANCEMENT FUNDS ARE CUT AS PROPOSED, WE FACE A DEFICIT WE CANNOT ABSORB.
WE CANNOT OPERATE AT A LOSS THAT MEANS CLOSURES.
WE HAVE BEEN COMMITTED PARTNERS TO THIS DISTRICT FOR DECADES AND DO NOT DESERVE TO BE TREATED THIS WAY.
ABCO ALLSTARS WAS FOUNDED BY GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, WHO CHAMPIONED THE VERY BALLOT INITIATIVE THAT CREATED AP SCHOOL FUNDING IN CALIFORNIA.
THIS FUNDING WAS BUILT ON THE RECOGNITION THAT COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS SHOW UP FOR STUDENTS.
ELOP WAS CREATED IN DIRECT RECOGNITION OF THAT.
DURING COVID WHEN SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED, THERE WAS CBOS THAT KEPT SHOWING UP SUPPORTING STUDENTS' SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHEN NOTHING ELSE WAS FUNCTIONING.
GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S UH, RECOVERY SOLUTION WAS EXPANDED LEARNING AND IT WAS BUILT ON PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS ROOM.
THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED BY CDE AS THE INTENDED DELIVERY MODEL.
THE QUESTION BEFORE THIS BOARD IS WHAT ARE LAD'S PRIORITIES FOR 491 MILLION IN ELP PLUS ACES AND 21ST CENTURY FUNDS? ONLY 38% OF ELP IS CURRENTLY DESIGNATED FOR THE REQUIRED PROGRAMS. MEANWHILE, BEYOND THE BELL'S OWN PROGRAMS RUN AT THE RATES WE ARE REQUESTING.
OUR CONTRACT RATES DATES BACK DECADES AND DOES NOT ALLOW US TO KEEP PACE WITH THOSE COSTS OR WITH UNION WAGE STANDARDS.
WE ARE ASKING THIS BOARD FOR THREE THINGS.
RE RESTORE ENHANCEMENT FUNDS FULLY FUND CBO TO DELIVER THE PROGRAMS THIS LAW REQUIRES FIX THE MASTER CONTRACT.
IT HAS NOT KEPT PACE WITH ELP ON CURRENT COSTS.
STOP THE P OF TREATMENT OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE SERVED THESE COMMUNITIES FAITHFULLY FOR DECADES.
WE'RE A PART OF THE SOLUTIONS.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JACKIE COHEN.
MY NAME IS LUCY HERRERA AND I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEGACY LA.
WE SERVE OVER 800 STUDENTS ACROSS MENDEZ HIGH SCHOOL AND WILSON HIGH SCHOOL IN SOME OF LA USD'S HIGHEST NEED COMMUNITIES THROUGH EXPANDED LEARNING, MENTORSHIP, ACADEMIC INTERVENTION, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING.
I ALSO GREW UP IN THE SAME COMMUNITY WE SERVE AND I AM A PRODUCT OF LEGACY LA.
IF ENHANCEMENT FUNDING IS CUT AS PROPOSED, ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OURS WILL FACE DEFICITS.
NONPROFITS CANNOT OPERATE AT A LOSS.
THESE CUTS WILL DESTABILIZE PROGRAMS, REDUCE SERVICES AND IN SOME CASES SOME CASES FORCED CLOSURES.
LEGACY LA STAFF ARE FROM THESE NEIGHBORHOODS.
MANY STAFF, INCLUDING MYSELF, ARE ALUMNI OF OUR PROGRAMS. WE HAVE SPENT DECADES BUILDING TRUST WITH YOUTH AND FAMILIES WHO RELY ON US NOT ONLY FOR ENRICHMENT BUT FOR SAFETY, MENTORSHIP, STABILITY, TRANSPORTATION, MEALS, ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITY.
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REALITY IS IF PROGRAMS LIKE OURS DISAPPEAR, THERE ARE NO OTHER PROVIDERS WAITING TO STEP IN THE HIGHEST NEED.SCHOOLS WILL BE IMPACTED FIRST AND HARDEST.
DESTABILIZING COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS AT THE HIGHEST NEED.
SCHOOLS IN FAVOR OF OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT COULD BE FUNDED AFTER REQUIREMENTS ARE MET IS A PROFOUND EQUITY FAILURE.
THE INTENT OF THIS FUNDING IS TO SERVE THESE CHILDREN.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS AT RISK.
WE ARE ASKING THIS BOARD FOR THREE THINGS.
RESTORE ENHANCEMENT FUNDING AND FULLY FUND CBOS TO DELIVER THE PROGRAMS. THE LAW REQUIRES FIX THE MASTER CONTRACT.
IT WAS WRITTEN IN 2009 AND HAS NOT KEPT PACE WITH ELOP OR CURRENT COSTS AND STOP THE PUNITIVE TREATMENT OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE SERVED THESE COMMUNITIES FAITHFULLY FOR DECADES.
WE ARE NOT THE PROBLEM, WE ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION.
AND THEN IT'S LUIS SALA AND THEN JEANNIE MAR MARROQUIN.
ARE YOU WITH MY TIME TO PETER STRAUSS? ALRIGHT, COME ON UP SIR.
I'M THE FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TEAM PRIMETIME.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE 14 LOCATIONS SERVING 3000 STUDENTS IN THE WEST AND NORTH REGIONS OF L-A-U-S-D.
I'M HERE SPECIFICALLY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT ELOP HAS MADE POSSIBLE FOR ALL THE PROVIDERS HERE, WHICH IS THE ABILITY TO FINALLY INCLUDE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AS EQUALS AT SCALE.
IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, WE'RE ABLE TO DO SO THROUGH OUR FULL INCLUSION SPORTS PROGRAM, THE PRIMETIME GAMES.
I CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS SPECIFIC PROGRAM BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO DO SO THROUGH ELOP AND THE CUTTING OF ELOP FUNDING THREATENS THIS VERY PROGRAM.
TO PUT IT IN CONTEXT, I REFER BACK TO THE APRIL 28TH BOARD MEETING WHERE IF INDEED THERE IS A STATED NEED MORE FOR MORE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, AND IF INDEED THERE IS THE STATED GOAL TO IMPROVE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES OF L-A-U-S-D STUDENTS BY 2030, WHICH THIS PROGRAM HAS AN EVIDENCE BASE TO DO.
AND IF THERE IS TRULY A DESIRE TO INCORPORATE THE OUT OF SCHOOL TIME INTO THE REGULAR DAY OVERALL GOAL SO THAT WE CAN SEAMLESSLY WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE THE DISTRICT'S GOALS, THEN IT MAKES SENSE THAT ELOP SHOULD BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS BECAUSE IT CAN HELP THE DISTRICT ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS.
ALL OF THE PROVIDERS HERE HAVE SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING THAT THEY ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER PROVIDERS TO HELP ACHIEVE THESE GOALS.
I'M JUST SPEAKING OF THE ONE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER.
SO I KNOW ON BEHALF OF THE AGENCIES THAT ARE HERE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF THE GOAL SET FORTH BY L-A-U-S-D.
NUMBER ONE, THAT YOU PLEASE EASE RESTRICTIONS ON FIELD TRIPS AND INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS, UH, AND TWO THAT YOU INCLUDE US AS A THOUGHT PARTNER.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, LUIS SALAS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE IN SOLIDARITY HERE WITH OTHER PROVIDERS.
UH, MY NAME IS DANNY SALAS, CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER FOR WOODCRAFT RANGERS AND PROUD TO SERVE OVER 10,000 STUDENTS ACROSS ALL, ALL USD UH, DISTRICTS.
UM, IF ENHANCE, IF ENHANCEMENT FUNDS ARE CUT AS PROPOSED, WE FACE A DEFICIT THAT WE CANNOT ABSORB.
WE WILL DEFINITELY BE AT THE LOSS.
THAT MEANS WE'LL SEE CLOSURES.
WE HAVE BEEN COMMITTED PARTNERS FOR DECADES ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND WE DO NOT DESERVE TO BE, UM, TREATED THIS WAY.
STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS ATTEND SCHOOL MORE.
IT IS WHAT OUR PROGRAM DATA SHOWS.
ATTENDANCE IMPROVES BEHAVIORS, IMPROVE TEST SCORES, FOLLOW WOODCRAFT RANGERS HAS SERVED L-A-U-S-D FOR OVER SIX GENERATIONS.
40% OF OUR STAFF ARE ALUMNI OF OUR OWN PROGRAMS, AND THAT IS TRUE ACROSS COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO HIRING FROM WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
AND THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT A CONTRACTOR OR ED TECH VENDOR CAN REPLICATE.
WE ALSO PARTNER WITH 20 OTHER LEAS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND EVERY ONE OF THEM FULLY FUND THESE PROGRAMS AND MANY INVEST IN, UH, STAFF ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
EVERY ONE OF THEM FULLY FUNDS THESE PROGRAMS AND MANY INVEST IN ADDITIONAL SERVICES LIKE INCLUSION SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
WOODCRAFT RANGER SERVES SOUTHEAST, SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY THE VIEW US RESOURCES AND GREATEST NEED.
THE RATE STRUCTURE WE OPERATE UNDER HAS NOT KEPT PACED WITH ACTUAL COST.
WE CANNOT KEEP PACE WITH THE UNION WAGE STANDARDS AT $8 AND 55 CENTS.
WE CANNOT ABSORB ENHANCEMENT FUND CUT WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS WOULD EXPECT.
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COMMUNITY PARTNER TO SUBSIDIZE REQUIRED PROGRAMS WITH HUNDREDS OR OF MILLIONS ARE DESIGNATED, UH, FOR EXACTLY THIS PURPOSE.WE PARTNER WITH 20 OTHER LEAS AND NO ONE OF THEM HAVE ASKED US TO CUT OR OPERATE AT A DEFICIT.
EVERY ONE OF THEM UNDERSTANDS THAT THE COST OF DELIVERY IS THE COST OF DELIVERY.
WE ARE ASKING FOR THE BOARD FOR THREE THINGS TO RESTORE ENHANCEMENT FUNDING TO FULLY FUND CBOS TO DELIVER THE PROGRAMS THAT THE LAW REQUIRES TO FIX THE MASTER CONTRACT AS IT WAS WRITTEN IN 2009.
AND TO KEEP PACE WITH ELOP CURRENT ACROSS.
I HAVE BEEN IN THIS OR IN THIS DISTRICT PARTNERING FOR 20 YEARS AND I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE ALL DONE.
UH, JEANIE MAR GENIE M COME ON UP AFTER JEANIE, IT IS, UH, DELANA WALKER.
I WILL RENDER MY TIME TO CHRIS JEFFERSON.
I'M THE CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER FOR THE YMCA METROPOLITAN LOS ANGELES EVERY DAY.
THE YMCA SERVES THOUSANDS OF L-A-U-S-D STUDENTS ACROSS LOS ANGELES THROUGH EXPANDED LEARNING.
BUT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS DISTRICT GOES FAR BEYOND JUST BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS WHEN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES NEED SUPPORT.
THE YMCA SHOWS UP WITH, WE PROVIDE FREE SUMMER MEMBERSHIPS TO EVERY L-A-U-S-C STUDENT, 12 TO 18 YEARS OLD THROUGH OUR GOOD SUMMER INITIATIVE BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE NEED A PLACE TO BELONG WHEN THEY'RE OUT OF SCHOOL.
WE PARTNER WITH L-A-U-S-D TO HOST THOUSANDS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS AT GIRLS EMPOWERMENT DAY BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT GIRLS HAVE A PLACE AT THE TABLE IN SPORTS THROUGH OUR FOSTER YOUTH INITIATIVE.
EVERY L-A-U-S-D STUDENT WHO IS IN THE FOSTER SYSTEM GETS FREE ACCESS TO YMCA MEMBERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS UNTIL THEIR 26TH BIRTHDAY.
SUPPORTING OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES, WE SERVE MORE THAN 50,000 L-A-U-S-D STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.
AND OUR PLAY PROGRAM, WHICH FILLS IN THE GAPS THAT PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS WHO ARE NOT IN SCHOOL AND NOT FEEL DURING THE WILDFIRES THAT DEVASTATED COMMUNITIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES.
THE YMCA PROVIDED FREE CHILDCARE TO THOUSANDS OF L-A-U-S-D STUDENTS AND THE AVERTED AND DURING THE AVERTED STRIKE.
THE YMCA MOBILIZED QUICKLY TO BE ABLE TO PREPARE TO RECEIVE STUDENTS SHOULD THEY NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL.
THIS IS WHAT PARTNERSHIP LOOKS LIKE.
IT'S NOT A VENDOR, IT'S A PARTNER AND, UM, THE YMCA AND THE OTHER COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED HERE TODAY.
WE PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO SCHOOL, TO THE SCHOOL AND TO THIS DISTRICT BEYOND THE AFTERSCHOOL CARE REALM.
WE BELIEVE PROGRAMS SHOULD DEMONSTRATE IMPACTS, BUT RIGHT NOW, MANY LONGSTANDING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ARE STRUGGLING UNDER SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES THAT FEEL DISCONNECTED FROM REALITY.
WE ARE ASKING THE BOARD FOR THREE THINGS, RESTORE ENHANCEMENT FUNDING AND FULLY FUND CBOS TO DELIVER PROGRAMS THAT THE LAW REQUIRES.
UH, TAKE A LOOK AT THE MASTER CONTRACT THAT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED SINCE 2009 AND CONTINUE, UH, AND STOP THE PUNITIVE TREATMENT OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE SERVED THIS COMMUNITY.
IF WE ALL WORK TOGETHER, WE CAN PROMOTE BELONGING, WE CAN PROMOTE FAMILY, AND WE CAN UPLIFT CHILDREN IN LOS ANGELES TOGETHER.
ANNA ORTEGA, ARE YOU HERE? ANNA ORTEGA.
SUEY, ARE YOU HERE, SUE? NOT HERE.
ARMANDO DIAZ AND AFTER DIAZ, IT'S UH, DA DEJA CHIAM.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
I'M THE CHIEF GROWTH AND INNOVATION OFFICER FOR EDUCARE FOUNDATION, WHICH, AND A PROUD, UH, LUSC ALUM AND A PARENT AS WELL.
UM, AND UH, THROUGH EDUCARE WE SERVE OVER 25,000 STUDENTS AT OVER 43 PLUS HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES ACROSS L-A-U-S-C AND ALL BOARD DISTRICTS, WHICH WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THAT WE'VE BEEN, UH, PARTNERING WITH THE DISTRICT FOR MANY DECADES AND PROVIDING REALLY GOOD SUPPORT.
UM, TODAY I'M GONNA SPEAK ABOUT THE HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH, WHICH I, THAT'S PART THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMMING IS PART OF THE ELOP UH, DOLLARS THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY SPEND ON THAT.
AND THE DATA FOR EDUCATOR STUDENTS SHOWS IT.
UM, EDUCATOR STUDENTS THAT ARE ATTENDING, THIS IS FROM LAST SCHOOL YEAR, 24, 24, 25 THAT WERE RE FREQUENT ATTENDERS ATTENDED 18.5 MORE DAYS OF REGULAR SCHOOL DAY AMONGST THEIR PEERS THAT DIDN'T ATTEND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. AND THE, UH, ELPAC, UH, FOR OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, THEY WERE AT 18 7% HIGHER THAN STUDENTS THAT DIDN'T ATTEND.
AND THIS IS TRUE DATA COMING OUT OF THE DISTRICT, UH, REPORT THAT'S DONE EVERY YEAR THROUGH ERC CONSULTANTS.
SO I'M HOPEFULLY THAT THAT DATA HAS BEEN SHARED WITH YOU GUYS.
AND AGAIN, UH, IN TERMS OF, UM, ATTEMPTED CREDITS, OUR STUDENTS ARE AT 96.9%, UH, RECEIVING MORE CREDITS THAN, UM, THEIR PEERS AS WELL, UH, FOR
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OLDER YOUTH.AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE PROGRAMS GO BEYOND JUST HANGING OUT AFTER SCHOOL.
IT'S REAL WORLD, UH, PROGRAMMING THAT WE PROVIDE, GETTING THEM COLLEGE AND CAREER READY AND PROVIDING 'EM OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WORKFORCE IN THE FUTURE.
AND AS WE KNOW, FAMILIES LIKE MYSELF CHOOSE A SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT BASED ON THE WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER.
IF THERE'S A SOLID AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM, OF COURSE I'M GONNA SELECT THAT SCHOOL AND THAT REALLY BENEFITS THE DWINDLING ENROLLMENT OF THE DISTRICT WITH PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMMING LIKE THE REST OF OUR PARTNERS DO.
AND OF COURSE, ON BEHALF OF ED CARE, WE THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT, BUT AGAIN, ASK YOU FOR THE THREE THINGS THAT OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID.
UH, UPDATE THE MASTER CONTRACT, KEEP THE ENHANCEMENT DOLLARS AND STOP TREATING US, UH, IN A PETERED WAY.
THANK YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
GAIA, ARE YOU HERE? DEJA? ALRIGHT, I'LL CALL ON THE FOLKS WHO ARE SPEAKING REMOTELY, UH, VIA ZOOM.
JAMILA, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? I SEE YOU'RE ON THE LINE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS JAMILA F AND I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON AN APPROACHING ISSUE THAT HAS CONCERNS STUDENTS, PARENTS AND FACULTY, STAR VIRTUAL ACADEMY AND TWO SEVEN AND A WERE WERE ADMINISTRATORS AT SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL.
A 17 YEAR GIRL CAME TO THEM TRUSTING AS ADULTS AND REPORTED THAT SHE WAS RAPED BY A TEACHER AFTER THE FOLLOWING PROTOCOL ON INFORM OR INFORMING AUTHORITIES OF THE ACCUSATIONS HAS.
AND MARIA RESPONDED BY WALKING HER IN HER ROOM FOR HOURS UNTIL SHE RECOUNTED THE STORY.
SO THEY PUT NO CONTEST TO COVID UP THIS RIGHT AFTER THEY THREE RETALIATED AGAINST THE STUDENTS.
SHE WASN'T EVEN ALLOWED TO GO TO OWN GRADUATION.
IF IT WASN'T 23, YOU HAVE TO PAY A SETTLEMENT OF 6.5 MILLION FOR FORMER STUDENT WHO WAS ABUSED.
AND THEN FURTHER BY AND L TRACK WRITE EIGHT BY LETTING ME GO.
BUT THEY WERE THEN REINSTATED AND HAVE SINCE BEEN PROMOTED COURT MEMBERS.
I SAY YOU WERE ALSO PAYING THROUGH YOUR TAXES, STATES THAT IT WANTS STUDENTS TO FEEL SICK AND RESPECTED IN SCHOOL.
I THINK YOU ALL AGREE WITH THAT MISSION HAVE POSITIVE INTENTIONS.
HOWEVER, IT'S VERY QUESTIONABLE THAT THESE TWO ADMINISTRATORS PUT NO CONTENT, PUT NO CONTEST, AND WERE THEN PROMOTED.
BROOK COUNTY DIRECTOR NATASHA BUCK RECENTLY WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT THIS AND SHE SAID THAT IT WASN'T HER CONCERN SINCE IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO.
IS THAT APPROPRIATE TO SAY? IS THAT RIGHT? AS SOMEBODY WHO HAS A FRIEND WHO WAS A VICTIM OF AGREEMENT, HOW IS SHE AS STUDENT TO TALK ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE? HOW ARE OTHER STUDENTS MIGHT WHO MAY BE SURVIVOR FEEL SAFE? YOU CANNOT OPENLY CLAIM TO CARE ABOUT HER OR ANY OTHER STUDENT.
YOU ALLOW PEOPLE WHO OPENLY COVER UP TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON YOUR DISTRICT.
MANY STUDENTS ARE SCARED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE ALREADY AND ALLOWING THESE TWO TO CONTINUE WORKING ONS MORE STUDENTS THEY HAVE.
I HOPE THAT YOU, I HOPE THAT YOU TAKE RAPID ACTION AGAINST ALL THREE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AND, AND PROVIDE US WITH A QUICK, QUICK UPDATE.
ABIGAIL DE LA TORRE, ARE YOU, I SEE YOU'RE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK REMOTELY AND YOU'RE ONLINE.
ABIGAIL, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
I AM A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND A RESIDENT OF TELE DISTRICTS.
AFTER RECEIVING INFORMATION REGARDING A RECENT INCIDENT BETWEEN AN L-A-U-S-D STUDENT AND WHO IS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF OPERATIONS FOR THE LUS NEW VIRTUAL ACADEMY, I FEEL COMPELLED TO SHARE MY CONCERNS WITH YOU.
THE BOARD RECENTLY, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WERE INFORMED OF A WHISTLEBLOWER VIDEO IN WHICH HALO WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT THE CASE IN WHICH HELED NO CONTEST.
AFTER COVERING UP THE RAPE OF A STUDENT AT SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL, THE STUDENT ASKED RESPECTFULLY SEEKING TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CASE TO EASE CONCERN.
HOWEVER, ULA RUDELY DECLINED TO SPEAK ON THE MATTER AND ABRUPTLY WALKED AWAY.
ANANGULA DESCRIBED THIS AS A PERSONAL MATTER.
NOW, WAS IT CONSIDERED A PERSONAL MATTER FOR THE GIRL WHO WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED AND THEN RETALIATED AGAINST THE WHOLE ADMINISTRATION? AS STATED IN THE LA TIMES, NOT ONLY WERE THE ADMINISTRATORS WHO COMMITTED THESE CRIMES RETAINED BY L-A-U-S-D, THEY WERE PROMOTED.
THAT'S TOOK PARENTS EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LAUS D'S OBJECT FAILURE TO PROTECT STUDENTS FROM SEXUAL PREDATORS.
NOW, ACCORDING TO THE LAWSUIT AGAINST LU, WITH AND ANGULO, BOTH ANGULO AND SODA TRAPPED THE VICTIM IN AN OFFICE FOR HOURS.
PRESSURING HER TO RECOUNT HER STORY, THEY THREATENED HER AND KEPT HER HOSTAGE.
UZ, ANGULO AND MARIA SODA WERE THEN PROMOTED.
THE STUDENT HAD CAME OUT WITH ALLEGATIONS OF MOLESTATION, ABUSE AND RAPE.
ANGULO AND SOT TRIED TO HIDE IT, YET THEY'RE STILL WORKING FOR L-A-U-S-D ON MY TAX DOLLARS.
LATASHA BUCK WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN THIS, AND ONE QUESTION, SHE JUSTIFIED IT BY SAYING IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO.
NOW MY QUESTION IS, DOES SHE SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT EZ CHAVEZ, L-A-U-S-C PREACHES INCLUSIVITY AND PROTECTING STUDENTS? HOWEVER, THE MESSAGE THEY SEND IS THAT THERE IS INCLUSIVITY FOR PREDATORS LIKE AND MARIA, SO DEMEYER ALONG WITH LATASHA BUS WHO DEFENDED THEM IN RECENT NEWS, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS BEGUN AN INVESTIGATION INTO LA'S RESPONSE TOWARDS SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AGAINST STUDENTS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ALLEGES THAT TEACHERS ARE SIMPLY REASSIGNED BETWEEN SCHOOLS INSTEAD OF PUNISHED
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AGAIN, ALLEGEDLY.NOW, WE DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE, BUT IT SEEMS SOME OF THEM ARE DEFINITELY PROMOTED, LIKE AND MARIA AND MARIA SODA.
I'M REQUESTING THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD REEVALUATE THESE VALUES AND IMPLEMENT THEM EQUALLY.
I ASK THAT YOU AS THE SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNIZE THE SEVERE NATURE OF THE SITUATION.
LET'S PROVIDE REAL PUNISHMENTS IN MARIA.
SO AND LA THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
AS A GENTLE REMINDER TO OUR CALLERS, SOMETIMES IT BETTER TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE SLOWLY SO THE BOARD CAN FULLY, FULLY DIGEST AND HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
UM, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTOPHER ESTELLA.
ARE YOU ON THE LINE? PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, CHRISTOPHER, AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
UH, HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH, WE CAN.
OKAY, DEAR ARE MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD? MY NAME IS CHRIS ELLA, TORE IN THE PAST.
I HAVE COME TO SPEAK HERE ABOUT OTHER LESS SERIOUS SUBJECTS, BUT THIS, THIS IS A VERY TRAUMATIZING SUBJECT TODAY.
IT HAS BEEN RECENTLY EXPOSED THAT JESUS AND NATASHA BUCK, WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF VIRTUAL ACADEMY WERE QUESTIONED IN PUBLIC ABOUT THE CASE OF ANGLO WHO PLED NO CONTEST TO FAILING TO REPORT THE RAPE OF THE STUDENT.
ANGLO ALLEGEDLY RESPONDED WHILE BEING VISIBLY UPSET AND DISCARD.
HE SAID IT WAS A, A PERSONAL MATTER AND WALKED AWAY THE STUDENT SAFETY.
NOW A PERSONAL MATTER, WHEN NATASHA BUCK WAS ASKED THAT HER RESPONSE WAS THAT IT DOES NOT CONCERN HER SINCE IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO.
HOW IS THIS AT ALL AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO STUDENT AND FAMILY CONCERNS WITH SEXUAL ABUSE? WHEN MS. BUCK WAS ASKED ABOUT CAESAR CHAVEZ'S ALLEGATIONS COMING FROM 40 YEARS AGO, SHE HAD NO ANSWER AND ANGRILY HUNG UP.
FOUR LONG AGO WAS PROMOTED AFTER HE SAID NO CONTACT ALONG WITH MARIA.
SO BOTH WERE ADMINISTRATORS AT SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL AT THE TIME.
NOW THEY MAKE OVER $200,000 A YEAR.
THEY ONLY GOT A SLAP ON THE WRIST FOR THE TRAUMA THEY INFLICTED ON A POWERLESS AND SCARED STUDENT.
PLEASE MAY YOU TAKE ACTION, DO SOMETHING ABOUT HIS
THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE EVEN BEEN ALLOWED TO BE IN L-A-U-S-D.
TAKE ACTION AGAINST NATASHA BUCK AS WELL FOR HER IRRESPONSIBLE ANSWER.
AND WE ARE HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS QUICKLY AS WE DID ABOUT CAESAR CHAVEZ IN WHICH L-A-U-S-D WAS PROPERLY PROACTIVE.
THE NEXT CALLER IS, UH, CHITRA JAYMAN.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
CHITRA UH, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
I'M CHITRA JAYARAMAN AND I'M A-L-A-U-S-D PARENT.
I'M HERE TO EXPRESS CONCERNS REGARDING THE SEPTEMBER, 2025 AMENDMENT TO A S BULLETIN 1 0 5 5 0.2, AND THE ATTRACTIVE RATING OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE COURSES BEGINNING SUMMER 2024, STARTING FOR THE CLASS OF 2026 IMPACTING SENIOR CLASS RANK.
STUDENTS IN THE CLASSES OF 2026 THROUGH 2029 ALREADY MADE IMPORTANT ACADEMIC POSITIONS BASED ON THE POLICIES THAT EXISTED AT THE TIME.
SOME STUDENTS PURSUED RIGOROUS AT COURSEWORK WHILE OTHERS TOOK COMMUNITY COLLEGE COURSES THAT NOW RECEIVE ADDITIONAL WAITING AFTER THE FACT.
WHILE I SUPPORT EXPANDING COLLEGE ACCESS, RETROACTIVE POLICY CHANGES SHOULD NOT DISADVANTAGE STUDENTS WHO PLAN THEIR SCHEDULES UNDER A DIFFERENT SYSTEM.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE COURSES ALSO VARY WIDELY IN RIGOR AND WITHOUT STRONGER SAFEGUARDS.
SOME LESS DEMANDING COURSES MAY PROVIDE A GREATER CLASS RANK ADVANTAGE THAN CHALLENGING AP COURSES WITHIN A SCHOOL.
WE HAVE ALREADY NOTED NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON MANY STUDENTS IN THE CLASS OF 2026.
I RESPECTFULLY THAT FOR THE CLASSES OF 2027 THROUGH 2029, THE TRANSCRIPTS INCLUDE BOTH THE PREVIOUS AND REVISED CLASS RANK CALCULATIONS.
THIS WOULD PREVENT NEGATIVE IMPACT TO STUDENTS AND ALSO ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF THE POLICY AND REFINE SAFEGUARDS BEFORE FULLY IMPLEMENTING THE REVISED SYSTEM FOR FUTURE CLASSES.
WITHOUT THIS CHANGE, CLASS OF 20 27, 20 28 AND 2029 WOULD BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED AS WE SAW IN THE CLASS OF 2026.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
UH, THAKUR, YOU'RE THE NEXT SPEAKER, THAKUR, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN THAKUR.
AND PLEASE REMEMBER FOLKS TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT SLOWLY.
HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GREAT MORNING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND MR. ACTING SUPERINTENDENT.
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I'M HERE AGAIN TODAY TO SPEAK ON THE MATTER THAT I SHARED WITH YOU, UM, YESTERDAY, WHICH IS, UH, THE, ABOUT THE CASE OF JESUS ULLO AND MARIA SODA MEOR, AS WELL AS, UH, THE RESPONSE BY LATASHA BUCK.UM, AGAIN, FOR CONTEXT, IN 2007, UM, A STUDENT, UM, CAME TO, UH, JESUS ULLO AND MARIA SODA MEOR WHILE THEY WERE PRINCIPAL AND VICE PRINCIPAL AT SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL SEEKING HELP.
AND SHE REPORTED TO THEM AS TRUSTED ADULT THAT SHE WAS RAPED BY A TEACHER.
THEIR RESPONSE WAS NOT TO HELP HER BUT TO LOCK HER IN A ROOM FOR HOURS UNTIL SHE RECANTED HER STORY.
THEY PLED NO CONTEST TO COVERING UP THIS RAPE YET ARE STILL RETAINED AND WERE THEN PROMOTED BY LUSD.
AND TODAY THEY EARN OVER $200,000 OF OUR TAX DOLLARS AS WELL AS YOUR TAX DOLLARS SINCE YOU PAY TAXES.
UM, NOW WE A, WE QUESTION IF THIS IS FIRST OF ALL, WHY THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE STILL RETAINED ON THE TAXPAYER'S DIME.
AND THEN OF COURSE, RECENTLY, LIKE SOME OF MY PEERS WERE MENTIONING, UH, THERE WAS A WHISTLEBLOWER VIDEO IN WHICH HUS ULA WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT THIS.
AND HE STATED THAT THIS WAS A PERSONAL MATTER.
SO NOW THE STUDENT SAFETY, THE RAPE OF A STUDENT, A PERSONAL MATTER, AND THEN LATASHA BUCK WAS ALSO QUESTIONED.
AND HER RESPONSE WAS, UH, THAT IT, SHE JUSTIFIED IT BY SAYING IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO.
EDWIN ASKED, WHAT ABOUT DESERT CHAVEZ? LATASHA BUCK HAD NO RESPONSE.
SO WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CONSIDER WHAT IF THIS WAS YOUR CHILD? WOULD YOU ALSO SAY IT WAS OKAY SINCE IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO THAT IT DOESN'T CONCERN YOU? WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS CASE.
THESE INDIVIDUALS FRANKLY SHOULD RESIGN AND SHOULD NOT BE WORKING WITH L-E-U-S-B IN THE FIRST PLACE.
BUT AT THE VERY LEAST, OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES AN APOLOGY FOR THESE IRRESPONSIBLE COMMENTS AND THEIR CONDUCT.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KIM RICHARDS.
I SEE YOU'RE ONLINE WITH US, KIM RICHARDS, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
CAN YOU HEAR ME PERFECTLY? PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MY NAME IS KIM RICHARDS AND I'M REPRESENTING A COLLECTIVE OF SIX BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS ACROSS LOS ANGELES THAT SERVE NEARLY 13,000 STUDENTS ACROSS 44 LAUS SITES.
AND I'M HERE TODAY WITH SERIOUS CONCERN.
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS ARE NOT VENDORS.
WE ARE TRUSTED INSTITUTIONS ROOTED IN NEIGHBORHOODS BUILT OVER DECADES COLLECTIVELY, NEARLY 75,000 STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN CBO OPERATED, UH, PROGRAMS ACROSS MORE THAN 250 SCHOOLS.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY THIS CLEARLY, CBOS HELPED BUILD EXPANDED LEARNING IN CALIFORNIA.
WE HELPED DEMONSTRATE ITS VALUE AND MAKE INVESTMENTS LIKE ELOP POSSIBLE.
BUT NOW THE VERY ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELPED BUILD THIS SYSTEM ARE BEING ASKED TO SUSTAIN IT AT RATES THAT DO NOT COVER THE COST.
WE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO MEET ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS OR COMPLIANCE STANDARDS OR QUALITY EXPECTATIONS AT THE RATES THAT WE ARE BEING OFFERED BECAUSE THE MATH SIMPLY DOESN'T WORK.
THERE'S NO VERSION OF THIS WHERE 8 65 PER STUDENT PER DAY SUSTAINS A SAFE HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMMING, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE KNOW IT COSTS THE DISTRICT MORE THAN THAT TO OPERATE THESE PROGRAMS ITSELF.
SO THE QUESTION IS VERY SIMPLE.
IF IT COSTS L-E-U-S-D MORE TO RUN THESE PROGRAMS, WHY ARE COMMUNITY-BASED UH, ORGANIZATIONS EXPECTED TO DO IT FOR LESS? THAT'S NOT EFFICIENCY.
AND OUR BOARDS ARE ASKING, IS THIS SUSTAINABLE? OUR DONORS ARE ASKING WHY ARE THEY BEING ASKED TO PAY TWICE, ONCE THROUGH TAXES AND AGAIN, THROUGH PHILANTHROPY, WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER.
AND WITH THE RISING COMPLIANCE PRESSURE, THERE IS NO LONGER PARTNERSHIP, UM, IN THIS RELATIONSHIP.
AND IF THESE RATES AREN'T INCREASED, ORGANIZATIONS WILL HAVE TO MAKE HARD DECISIONS.
AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, STUDENTS DON'T JUST LOSE PROGRAMS, THEY LOSE TRUSTED ADULTS.
THEY PLACES AND INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE HELD COMMUNITIES TOGETHER FOR GENERATIONS.
WE HAVE BEEN TRANSPARENT, WE HAVE SHARED OUR DATA.
WE ARE ASKING FOR THE SAME OF THE DISTRICT.
WHERE IS THE FOUR $91 MILLION OF ELOP FUNDING GOING AND HOW IS IT REACHING THE INTENDED STUDENTS WITH MANDATED PROGRAMS? WE'RE AT A BREAKING POINT.
SO PLEASE ALIGN THE FUNDING, WHICH THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
DELANA WALKER, I SEE YOU'RE ON THE LINE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.
GOOD MORNING BOARD MEMBERS AGAIN, MY NAME IS DELANA WALKER AND I WORK AT THE LOS ANGELES CONSERVATION CORPS FOR 30 YEARS AND THE CORPS HAS BEEN A PROUD PARTNER WITH L-A-U-S-D FOR MORE THAN 40.
TODAY WE SERVE OVER 3000 STUDENTS ACROSS 22 SCHOOLS IN BOARD DISTRICTS, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, AND SEVEN.
ALL LOCATED IN SOME OF THE DISTRICT'S HIGH NEED COMMUNITIES.
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ELOP ENHANCEMENT.
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IF THESE FUNDS ARE PROPO CUT AS PROPOSED, WE WILL FACE A DEFICIT.WE CANNOT OPERATE AT A LOSS AND THAT MEANS REDUCTION IN SERVICES FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WHO WE DEEPLY LOVE AND DEPEND ON US EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THIS IS NOT JUST WORK FOR ME PERSONALLY.
I'M BORN AND RAISED IN LOS ANGELES.
I'VE ATTENDED ONLY L-A-U-S-D SCHOOLS AND I AM A PROUD GRADUATE OF GO HIGH SCHOOL.
I HAVE A DEEP CONNECTION FOR MY CITY.
UM, MANY OF OUR LA CONSERVATION CORPS STAFF ALSO ARE L-A-U-S-D GRADUATES WHO HAVE RETURNED TO SERVE THE SAME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT RAISED THEM, UM, WHO ARE NOW EMPLOYED, MENTORING YOUNG PEOPLE AND POURING BACK INTO THE NEXT GENERATION.
THAT IS WHAT LONG-TERM COMMUNITY INVESTMENT LOOKS LIKE FOR US.
THE ORGANIZATIONS PARTNERING WITH THE BEYOND THE BILL BRANCH ARE NOT VENDORS.
OUR REPEAT, WE ARE NOT FES, WE ARE NEIGHBORS.
WE ARE LONGSTANDING COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH GENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN L-A-U-S-D.
MANY OF THE ADULTS NOW ENTRUSTING US WITH THEIR CHILDREN AFTER SCHOOL.
WERE ONCE OUR PARTICIPANTS, UM, THE ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE SITTING IN FRONT OF YOU, THE YMCA BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, UM, WOODCRAFT, LA LEGACY, WHO ALL SPOKE BEFORE ME EACH YEAR, ADVOCATE IN SACRAMENTO IN SUPPORT OF BILLS THAT PUT STUDENTS FIRST PARENTS DO NOT SIMPLY ENROLL THEIR CHILDREN IN OUR PROGRAMS. THEY TRUST US EVERY SINGLE DAY.
PLEASE DON'T CONFUSE US WITH EDTECH COMPANIES OR CONTRACTORS SELLING PRODUCTS.
ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE ONE CALLER LEFT, UH, CONCERNED PARENT.
I DO NOT SEE YOU ONLINE WITH US RIGHT NOW.
ARE YOU IN THE ROOM? CONCERNED PARENT? UH, ALL RIGHT.
THAT CONCLUDES GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
[Recess into Closed Session]
NOW 10 55 AND THE BOARD IS GOING TO RECESS AND DO CLOSED SESSION.[Reconvene to Open Session]
WELCOME BACK.THE TIME IS NOW 6:18 PM ON MAY 13TH, 2026.
UH, IN ORDER TO REPORT OUT MS. NEWBELL, PRESENT DR. RIVAS, MR. MELVOIN, MS. GRIEGO.
HERE, MS. EZ, MS. ORTIZ FRANKLIN, BOARD PRESIDENT SCHUREN PRESENT.
WE ARE AWAITING FOR ONE MORE BOARD MEMBER.
UH, MR. MR. VO HAS ENTERED THE ROOM.
AND I'M GOING TO, UH, READ OUT ON THE REPORTABLE ACTION TAB ONE.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE EXPULSION OF STUDENTS IN CASE NUMBERS 58 59 AND 60 WITH A RECOMMENDED DISPOSITION.
TAB TWO, PERSONNEL, EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL AND RELEASE.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED THE DISMISSAL OF TWO CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES AND FOUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES.
THE VOTE WAS SEVEN I'S ONE MOMENT.
I'M GONNA CHECK MY NOTES ON SOMETHING PLEASE.
SO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED THE DISMISSAL OF TWO CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES AND AND THREE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES.
THE VOTE WAS SEVEN A'S THE BOARD APPROVED THE NON REELECTION OF 26 PROBATIONARY ONE.
TEACHERS THE VOTE WAS FIVE A'S AS TO ALL WITH MS. EZ AND MS. GREGGO ABSTAINING ON D WILSON AND MS. REGO UPSTANDING ON S BRADSHAW.
ON TAB THREE PENDING LITIGATION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZED THE SETTLEMENT IN THE FOLLOWING CASES.
GAD ETAL, JANE DOE, V-L-A-U-D, ET ALL JANE DOE, V-L-A-U-D ET ALL AND IR VAUD, ETAL AT ALL.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS WILL BE A AVAILABLE UPON FINALIZATION OF THE AGREEMENT.
AND ALL THOSE CASES ARE LISTED ON THE WEBSITE UNDER THE BOARD OF, UH, EDUCATION, ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR TODAY.
AND YOU CAN LOOK UP THE CASES IF YOU'D LIKE.
UM, AND WITH THAT, UM, IF THERE ARE, UH, ARE ANY OBJECTIONS THE MEETING CAN ADUR? NO.