Aug 19, 2026 Special Board of Education (Spanish)

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OKAY, WELCOME

[Special Board of Education (Spanish) on August 19, 2026.]

THE TIME IS NOW 10:07 AM ON AUGUST 19TH, 2026.

IT'S A WEDNESDAY.

WELCOME TO THIS, UH, FIRST WORKSHOP OF THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING GOVERNANCE.

UH, MY NAME IS MIKE MCLEAN.

I'M THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO GO AND TAKE ROLE, THEN WE'RE GONNA PIVOT AND TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST, AND WE'LL TAKE THE REMAINDER OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP.

AND THEN AFTER THIS INITIAL PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'LL GIVE SOME BRIEF INTRODUCTIONS AND GET RIGHT INTO IT.

OKAY? UH, MS. NEWBELL, PRESENT.

DR.

REMA.

PRESENT.

PRESENT, MR. MELHORN? HERE.

HERE, MS. REGO.

UM, HERE, MS. EZ, UH, MS. ORTIZ FRANKLIN.

PRESENT AND BOARD PRESIDENT SCHON.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A SUFFICIENT QUORUM.

OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

HELLO, MY FRIENDS IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT AREA.

I WILL BE GIVING YOU A TWO MINUTE TIMER.

YOU'LL HEAR IT WHEN IT GOES OFF, AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.

UM, BOTH OUR SPEAKERS WILL BE SPEAKING IN SPANISH, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO EXPERIENCE SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION, PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDS UP AND WE'LL GET YOU TRANSLATION HEADSETS IF NECESSARY.

UH, BERT IS GOING AROUND WITH THOSE RIGHT NOW.

DOES ANYONE NEED TRANSLATION? HEADSET.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

S I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE TIMER.

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UH, BUENO.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND ALL OTHER PERSONNEL OF THE DISTRICT, I AM DEANNA GUILLEN, AND I AM THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE NET OF RED, UH, NETWORK OF PARENTS THAT WE CONTINUE ADVOCATING FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE SEEN HERE WITH YOU, I HAD MY NOTES, BUT I DUNNO WHERE I LEFT THEM, IS THAT YOU, TODAY, YOU ARE CREATING THIS WORKSHOP TO REMIND YOU WHAT ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS BOARD MEMBERS, YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO HAVE ETHICS, AND THAT IS WHAT THE LEAST YOU'VE HAD.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IS THAT THE SCHOOL FINANCING SHOULD BE A WAY IN WHICH YOU TAKE CARE OF.

THAT IS YOUR ONLY JOB TO TAKE CARE OF THE FINANCIALS OF THE DISTRICT.

BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT IS HAPPENING.

YOU ARE DOING THIS.

WHY? BECAUSE LACO IS PUTTING A STOP TO YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT DOING YOUR JOB IN WHICH YOU SHOULD BE.

AND WHO IS THE ONE BEING AFFECTED? OUR STUDENTS, OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THE SCHOOLS AND SAY, OH, LAST YEAR WE CELEBRATED 2%.

WHY DID YOU ONLY GIVE, WHY DIDN'T YOU ONLY GIVE 2% RAISE TO THE TEACHERS? THAT IS WHAT THEY DESERVED, NOT 14, 24%.

WHY? BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH OUR CHILDREN.

THEY ARE NOT DOING BETTER IN REALITY.

AND WE KNOW THERE ARE SCHOOLS THAT ARE GREAT IN WHICH OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING VERY WELL.

WE HAVE VERY GREAT PERSONNEL, BUT OTHERS AREN'T.

I WILL TELL YOU, MACARTHUR PARK, RIGHT NOW, THE SCHOOL IN WHICH MY CHILDREN WERE, HAS BEEN FORGOTTEN ABOUT.

MS. DIVAS, THEY'VE BEEN FORGOTTEN ABOUT.

THEY'RE GOING TO PUT AN AFRICAN AMERICAN AS A PRINCIPAL, AND THE PARENTS ARE IMMIGRANTS.

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE AREAS IN WHICH IT MIGHT BE WORSE.

THE PARENTS ARE COMMUNICATING THIS.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S TRUE OR NOT, BUT THAT IS WHAT IS GOING ON.

THEY PUT A SUBSTITUTE THAT DOESN'T SPEAK SPANISH.

THOSE ARE THE SMALL OR BIG THINGS THAT YOU AREN'T DOING IN REGARDS TO FINANCIALS.

LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

WE ARE HERE TO LOOK FOR RESULTS FOR OUR STUDENTS SO THAT THEY CAN DO BETTER ACADEMICALLY.

AND THAT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

YOU ALWAYS BLAME THE PARENTS, BUT THAT IS YOUR JOB.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

OUR SECOND SPEAKER, COME ON UP.

YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK ONCE YOU BEGIN.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

I AM MARIA DEI ORTIZ, AND OF COURSE, WE ARE HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR A BETTER QUALITY EDUCATION BECAUSE THE FACTS SHOW, AND THE RESULTS SHOW IN REALITY WITH THIS AGENDA THAT ISN'T VERY FRIENDLY FOR THE PARENTS BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN TRANSLATED.

AND THESE ARE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR WHICH THEY SHOULD BE TRANSLATED.

THEY SHOULD BE TRANSPARENCY.

THAT IS WHERE I DIRECT MYSELF TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT, BECAUSE ONE OF THE GUIDES IS THAT YOU SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT AND GUARANTEE

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THAT IS NOT HAPPENING.

IF YOU PAY ATTENTION, YOU PAY A MEMBERSHIP OF $200 EACH BOARD MEMBER, YOU DON'T PAY IT.

WE PAY IT OUT OF OUR SALARY.

SO THIS IS WHY WE ARE HERE TO DEMAND THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU LOOK AT US THE WRONG WAY, YOU SAY THAT WE ARE PROBLEMATIC PARENTS, BUT IN REALITY, YOU ARE NOT DOING WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO.

AND YOU HAVE NO ETHICS HERE.

IT SAYS THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE A HEALTHY FINANCIALS, AND THAT IS NOT HEALTHY.

YOU VOTE UNDER EMOTION, UNDER FEAR, BECAUSE WHEN YOU VOTED FOR A RACE TO PREVENT A STRIKE, NOW LECO IS DEMANDING ON HOW YOU SHOULD GET THINGS DONE.

AND NOW, AS PARENTS WHO PAY TAXES AND HAVE CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOLS, AND YOU ARE NOT GIVING RESULTS, WE COME TO ASK FOR TRANSPARENCY.

WE COME TO ASK FOR YOU TO INCLUDE US WHEN YOU TAKE DECISIONS, MAKE DECISIONS BECAUSE YOU SHOWED THAT YOU ARE INCOMPETENT.

YOU ARE RECEIVING TRAININGS OF SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD ALREADY KNOW HOW TO DO.

AND THE PRIORITY IS THE CHILDREN.

OUR MONEY SHOULD BE BEING USED IN THE NECESSITIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE STUDENTS IN THE SECURITY, NOT THE SECURITY THAT IS MEDIOCRE THAT YOU HAVE, BUT THAT YOU HAVE SECURITY HERE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THIS BUILDING.

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? PRIVILEGE OR PARASITES? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

NOW WE WILL GET INTO THE WORKSHOP PROPER.

UH, AGAIN, MY NAME IS MIKE MCLEAN.

I'M THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD.

YOU ALL KNOW EACH OTHER.

UM, TODAY YOU'LL BE GOING THROUGH A WORKSHOP, UH, RUN BY THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION THAT HAS BEEN CHAMPIONED BY THE AD HOC, UH, BOARD GOVERNANCE RULES COMMITTEE.

I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA HAND IT, I'M GONNA HAND IT OFF TO DR.

RIVA TO JUST GIVE US A LITTLE HEADS UP ON WHAT, WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO TODAY, AND THEN HAND IT OVER TO, UH, TANYA.

YES.

SO GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

UM, I'M GONNA STAND SO I CAN FACE EVERYONE THAT'S HERE.

UM, SO WELCOME TO I GUESS LIKE, UM, MR. MCLEAN MENTIONED THE FIRST RETREAT OF, UH, 20 26, 27, UH, ACADEMIC YEAR.

UM, SO WHY ARE WE HERE? SO IT'S JUST A QUICK INTRODUCTION AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE TO, UM, ADD MORE TO WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY AND HAVING THIS VERY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION.

SO, UM, HOPEFULLY YOU ALL REMEMBER BOARD MEMBERS THAT WE VOTED FOR AN A HOC COMMITTEE FOR BOARD RULES SOMETIME EARLIER THIS YEAR.

AND, UM, THE PURPOSE WAS TO, FOR TANYA AND I, AND ALSO WITH, UH, MIKE MCLEAN TO GO OVER THE, THE RULES BOOK.

THERE IS A BOARD RULES BOOK, AND IT'S CALLED THE BOARD POLICY MANUAL.

AND IN THAT MANUAL ARE BYLAWS THAT GUIDE US AS, UH, BOARD MEMBERS AND ALSO THE SUPERINTENDENT ON, YOU KNOW, PROTOCOLS AND POLICIES, UH, THAT GOVERN.

YOU KNOW, THE DAY IS HOW WE SELECT THE, UH, BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD VICE PRESIDENT, UH, RESOLUTIONS.

SO THERE'S A, A LOT IN THOSE BYLAWS, AKA BOARD RULES.

SO WE'LL PROBABLY BE USING THAT INTERCHANGEABLY, BUT, UM, THAT NEEDED TO BE REVISED OR UPDATED.

AND SO AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THESE BOARD RULES, WE REALIZED THAT THERE ARE SOME THAT CAN EASILY BE EDITED AND, AND, YOU KNOW, UH, PRESENTED TO YOU FOR APPROVAL AND VOTE ON THEM.

BUT THEN THERE WERE OTHERS THAT WE FELT, UM, REQUIRED MORE DISCUSSION THAT REQUIRED FOR US TO COME TOGETHER AND HAVE MORE OF A DISCUSSION AND A CONSENSUS PRIOR TO VOTE.

I MEAN, WE COULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE THOUGHT ABOUT BRINGING IT, YOU KNOW, UP IN, UH, EITHER AT A, A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OR A BOARD MEETING FOR TO DISCUSS THEM.

BUT I FELT LIKE WE FELT THAT IN THOSE SITUATIONS IT COULD BE RUSHED AND WE DON'T WANNA BE RUSHING.

A CONVERSATION IS SO ESSENTIAL.

SO WE FELT THAT THERE ARE SOME BOARD RULES THAT WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND HAVE AND DISCUSS PRIOR TO VOTING SO THAT WE'RE ALL, YOU KNOW, HAVE A CONSENSUS AND WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

AND, YOU KNOW, GIVEN NOW, ESPECIALLY THAT WE HAVE A, A NEW SUPERINTENDENT, THIS IS EVEN MORE IDEAL TO BE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION MOVING FORWARD, UM, SO THAT WE CAN, ONCE WE VOTE ON THESE BOARD RULES, IT'S A, IT'S SET NOT SET IN STONE BECAUSE IT IS A LIVING DOCUMENT, BUT IT'S, UM, A DOCUMENT THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO LOOK AT AND MOVING FORWARD, UM, OR ANY QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF HOW THE PROCEDURE ON CERTAIN, UM, AREAS THAT, THAT, THAT REQUIRE US TO, UH, UNDERSTAND, UM, YOU KNOW, HOW WE WANNA MOVE FORWARD.

BUT ALSO A WAY TO, YOU KNOW, BEGIN THIS SCHOOL YEAR, UM, WITH RELATIVELY, YOU KNOW, MYSELF INCLUDED, THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD AND HOW WE WANNA GOVERN, HAVE OUR STANDARDS OR REGULATIONS OR PROTOCOLS.

SO IT'S ALL ESTABLISHED.

AND QUITE

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IT WAS LIKE, NO, WE DON'T USE FAX MACHINES ANYMORE, SO LET'S TAKE THAT OUT.

SO LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO UPDATE AND MODERNIZE AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT THEIR BOARD RULES THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING NOW.

AND ALSO FOR FUTURE BOARD MEMBERS, NEW BOARD MEMBERS THAT COME IN, THERE'S THAT BOARD RULE, THE BOARD BOOKS RULE, AND THEN THEY CAN HAVE SOMETHING TO, TO ALSO HELP THEM GUIDE THEM AS WELL.

SO THIS IS, UM, AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND HAVE THIS IMPORTANT DISCUSSION.

AND, UM, WE DO HAVE SOME THAT I KNOW MCLEAN IS GONNA INTRODUCE OUR WONDERFUL TWO FACILITATORS FROM THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION, WHO ARE GONNA HELP GUIDE US IN THIS CONVERSATION.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL, UM, ASK TANYA TO FILL IN WHAT I MISSED.

THANK YOU TO MY PARTNER IN, UH, THE AD HOC, UH, RULES AND BYLAWS COMMITTEE.

UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN TO WORK WITH DR. RIVAS.

UM, GOVERNANCE CAN SEEM A LITTLE BIT, UM, I DON'T KNOW, TRITE OR BORING OR LIKE, WHY ARE WE DIGGING INTO THIS, BUT I ACTUALLY THINK IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE CAN DO.

AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE IN THIS ROOM WHERE WE SET OUR BIG GOALS BECAUSE THE WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS IS THE WAY THAT WE GOVERN AND THE WAY THAT WE OPERATE AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM OF EIGHT.

AND YOU'LL HEAR US SAY THAT A LOT TODAY.

OUR SUPERINTENDENT SAYS A TEAM OF SEVEN PLUS ONE.

AND SO FOLKS MIGHT WONDER WHY STEP BACK NOW, I THINK DR. RIVAS MENTIONED VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE OUR PERMANENT SUPERINTENDENT AND WE'RE EXCITED TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR AS THIS NEW UNIFIED TEAM, BUT WE'RE GONNA BE FACING SOME REALLY BIG DECISIONS OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO YEARS.

AND YOU ALL CHECKED IN WITH CSBA ONE-ON-ONE BEFORE THIS MEETING TODAY.

AND IT IS CRUCIAL THAT WE ARE UNIFIED, THAT WE ARE CONNECTED, THAT WE ARE VALUES DRIVEN IN THOSE DECISIONS.

AND SO TODAY'S RETREAT AND THEN THE FOLLOW UP IN SEPTEMBER, AND AGAIN IN MARCH NEXT YEAR, ARE REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COME TOGETHER, TO BE UNIFIED, TO BE UNITED IN OUR VISION FOR HOW WE OPERATE TO REACH OUR BIG GOALS.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE SEEN, BUT WE HAVE HAD SOME AMAZING, AMAZING PROGRESS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AS A DISTRICT WITH OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

AND THIS TEAM IS GONNA CONTINUE TO STAY FOCUSED ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH THE WAY THAT WE GOVERN.

AND SO OUR BOARD MEETINGS IDEALLY ARE SUPER FOCUSED ON REACHING THOSE BIG GOALS AND THE WAY THAT WE SET OUR EXPECTATIONS, OUR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE GONNA LIKE ACTUALIZE THE WAY THAT WE GET THERE.

SO THIS IS THE HOW WE GET TO OUR BIG STUDENT GOALS, UM, BY 2030 AND OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

SO I JUST WANNA THANK, YOU KNOW, MY, MY COLLEAGUE HERE ON WORKING WITH THE, UM, BOARD RULES COMMITTEE FOR SO LONG.

I WANNA THANK THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION FOR CRAFTING THE RETREAT TODAY.

UM, AND I WANNA INVITE ALL MY COLLEAGUES TO JUST BE REALLY OPEN-MINDED, TO BE REALLY SOLUTIONS ORIENTED, FUTURE FOCUSED, KID FOCUSED, UM, BECAUSE THE WORK THAT WE DO TODAY IS REALLY GONNA HELP US REACH OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT GOALS, UM, BY 2030.

AND WE ALL KNOW THAT OUR KIDS DESERVE IT.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT TO MR. MCLEAN TO INTRODUCE OUR AMAZING FRIENDS AT THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION.

AND WE'RE GONNA JUMP RIGHT INTO SOME IMPORTANT DIALOGUE.

OKAY? I'M VERY BAD AT INTRODUCTION, SO I'M GONNA LET YOU GUYS DO THE LION SHARE OF THAT WORK TO ESTABLISH YOUR ETHOS HERE FOR US.

BUT, UH, I'M BRINGING TO YOU, UH, MR. DARRELL CAMP, PLEASE COME ON UP AND CEPI, COME ON UP PLEASE.

THESE FOLKS ARE EXPERIENCED FACILITATORS, UH, FROM THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION, WHO, UH, ARE REGULARLY ENGAGED IN THE VERY HARD WORK OF DEALING WITH GOVERNANCE TEAMS AND GETTING THEM TO HAVE THE, UM, THE VERY MOST IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS THAT A BOARD CAN HAVE, WHICH IS HOW ARE WE GONNA COLLABORATE TO MEET THE UNIFIED GOAL THAT YOU ALL SET TOGETHER TO BETTER EDUCATE AND TO BEST EDUCATE THE STUDENTS AT LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO, UM, I AM THE LEAST PROFESSIONAL PERSON HERE, SO I'M GONNA HAND IT OVER TO YOU RIGHT NOW TO GIVE US SOME OF YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AND TO LET YOU TAKE IT AWAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MICHAEL.

HELLO EVERYONE.

AND GOOD MORNING.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I NEED A MIC, BUT I'LL USE IT.

UH, I'M S YO, I GO BY CEPI AND IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH ALL OF YOU TODAY, WE'LL GO BY FIRST NAME.

IS THAT OKAY WITH EVERYONE? IT MAKES IT LESS FORMAL, RIGHT? SO AL AND I, WE ARE HERE THIS MORNING TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU.

THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THOSE BACK ON.

I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF SPEAKING WITH ALL OF YOU ON THE PHONE, ONE-ON-ONES WITH DR.

CAMP, AND IT'S, IT'S BEEN SO NICE GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY, NEXT MONTH, AND THEN IN MARCH.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF I WANNA GO OVER MY, MY BACKGROUND, MY BIO IS ON THE WEBSITE.

I DON'T WANNA TAKE TIME WITH THAT.

JUST, UM, KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN IN YOUR SEAT AS, AS A BOARD MEMBER, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SERVING IN OAK PARK, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT WAS TRULY A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE THE BALANCE OF BEING A PARENT, WORKING AND BALANCING ALL THAT WITH SERVING ON THE BOARD.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU, DARL, AND YOU'RE GOOD WITH DARREL TODAY.

I'M GOOD WITH DARL.

ALL RIGHT.

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, YEAH, THEY CALL ME A LOT OF THINGS, SO I APPRECIATE DARRYL SOMETIMES.

DEFINITELY.

SO, YEAH, I'M ALSO WITH THE

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UH, YOU, YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THIS ROLE AND I THINK SOMETIMES A LARGER COMMUNITY, YOU DON'T REALIZE WHAT THAT MEANS AND THE TREMENDOUS, YOU KNOW, BURDEN AND RESPONSIBILITY AND, AND HONOR TOO TO SERVE A COMMUNITY.

AND THAT'S WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A LARGE COMMUNITY OR A SMALLER COMMUNITY, IT'S, IT'S STILL WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE, YOU KNOW, SITUATIONS THAT SO KIDS CAN, CAN ACCOMPLISH THOSE DREAMS THAT THE PARENTS WANT THEM TO HAVE.

SO THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TAKE ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY.

UH, AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU.

UH, UNLIKE EDA, I HAVE NEVER BEEN A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, BUT I DO HAVE OVER 35, ABOUT 35 YEARS PLUS AN EDUCATION.

AND THEN THE LAST 15 I'VE SERVED, OR THIS IS MY 15TH YEAR SERVING AS A, AS A SUPERINTENDENT.

SO I'M, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS WORK.

I ACTUALLY GEEK OUT ON, ON GOVERNANCE, AND THAT'S, I THINK WHAT BROUGHT MYSELF AND THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION TOGETHER.

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERACTION.

I WON'T GO OVER THE, THE REST OF THE, THE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE LAUNDRY LIST OF JUST TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES I'VE HAD OVER THE LAST YEAR PARTICULARLY, BUT DEFINITELY THE LAST 15 AND, AND 30 YEARS.

JUST SOME GREAT EXPERIENCES.

I MIGHT BRING THOSE EXPERIENCES INTO THE ROOM IF I THINK THAT THEY'RE USEFUL.

UH, BUT SOMETIMES I JUST THINK IT'S, IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD, , BUT THAT'S NOT THE INTENT.

WE REALLY WANNA HAVE, CREATE THIS SPACE SO THIS TEAM CAN, YOU KNOW, MAKE, MAKE PROGRESS AND PROBABLY DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT WHAT PROGRESS LOOKS LIKE.

WE WANNA GIVE YOU SOME SPACE THAT A LOT OF GOVERNANCE TEAMS DON'T TAKE THE TIME TO DO.

AND THAT'S ANOTHER REASON I SAY THANK YOU.

YOU'RE TAKING THE TIME TO, UH, CREATE THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH SUCCESS WILL, WILL WILL HAPPEN, GUARANTEE YOU.

SO SOME OF WHAT WE DO TODAY, YOU MIGHT HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO AS A TEAM BEFORE.

SO WE ASK YOU TO, TO, UH, YOU KNOW, ENGAGE.

AND I'M SURE YOU'LL BE FULLY PRESENT.

I, I REALLY ALSO ENJOYED THE, THE PRE-WORKSHOP INTERVIEWS.

THOSE ARE VERY, VERY ENLIGHTENING AND GAVE US A, A LOT OF CONTEXT ABOUT THE DISTRICTS AND WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO GET OUT OF, OF OUR TIME TOGETHER.

SO I THINK WE'RE READY TO JUMP IN.

READY, UH, MM-HMM .

TODAY, WE'LL ASK YOU TO DO A LOT OF HARD WORK.

YOU ARE USED TO DOING A LOT OF HARD WORK, BUT TODAY IS A LOT OF HARD WORK.

AND WITH THAT IS A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHO YOU ARE, WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE, WHAT YOU BRING TO YOUR TEAM.

AND SO WHAT WE LIKE TO START WITH IS IF YOU CAN REFLECT ON AND WRITE ABOUT GOD BLESS YOU, AND WRITE ABOUT PERHAPS SOMEONE ALONG THE WAY ON YOUR JOURNEY, WHO HAS INSPIRED YOU, WHO HAS ELEVATED YOU, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PERSON THAT YOU ARE TODAY GETTING TO THIS POINT.

SO REFLECT ON THAT JUST FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN WE'LL ASK THAT YOU SHARE WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES WHO THAT PERSON, OR MAYBE IT'S IT'S MORE PERSONA

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LOS ANGELES IS BASEBALL.

BASKETBALL IN BASEBALL, BASKETBALL IS

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BUT WE PASSED SOME, UH, RESOLUTIONS IN SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE A YEAR AND A HALF.

THAT, UM, NOT ONLY

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UM, UM, I'M ALSO PROUD OF OUR WORKFORCE.

I THINK THAT, UM, ALI

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OH, OKAY.

I SEE.

OKAY,

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WE'RE DOING IT NOW.

CALIFORNIA

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UM, YOU.

SO THANK YOU.

AND SO IT'S OUR COLLABORATION QUESTIONS.

PERSON,

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