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then you can good afternoon everybody are we ready to begin we think we need a couple minutes please please when the in person is ready and I'm in now thank you hey good afternoon everybody thank you so much joining us today September 12th at 2023 it is now 6:08 p.m. and a meditate on 3.1 in closed session there was nothing to report and 3.1 roll call we have five board members for in-person and then one for president. Zoo visit him can I please get a volunteer to do the flag salute I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States one nation thank you thank you thank you and can I get a land acknowledgement I can do that vice president speaking we acknowledge our presents on the traditional ancestral and unseated territory of the Keach and tongue the peoples who are the original caretakers of this land thank you so much I know we have guest speakers speakers that I apologize we have new student board members and I'm going to recognize them understand their 7.27 apologies it is under 7.5 so I just want to let the board know that I I was notified that they were here can I get a Bluetooth 6.1 adoption of the agenda I'm sorry now try I move to approve any changes in a recommendation neighbors day I I briefly or policy 9323 the board should limit the total time for public input on an agenda item to 20 minutes with board has a resume or decrease the time allowed for Public Presentation depending on the topic and the number persons wishing to be hurt them prison meals of take a full of the speakers for or against the particular additional person only if they have something new to add for those in person please complete a speaker card and submit to the executive assistant hopefully you all have done that for those participating free that you the lies that raise your hand feature on Zoom this is located at the lower right-hand corner of your Springs when your name is called please turn on your microphone and provide your comment and after your comment please get yourself okay we are now going to I'm going to now provide allowed vice president to lead public comment or in person since I'm not there in person this will help facilitate the public comment in person so I'm going to hand it to dr. Kenneth and parliamentarian Logan okay thank you so we remember Loretta are we ready to proceed with hearing from the members of the audience on items not on the agenda we have three speakers in the room that have requested to speak for items not on the agenda and right now we have two speakers going on is Doom so it is now up to 5 so that the total of eight currently would you like to take the eat at Freeman each second American men that we do two minutes can we do two minutes yes thank you board president so we will start or comment now with 2 minutes a peaceful start with in person then move to zoom in then let me know if I should close at this time there is one more and I think we should close if we are going to take this okay and there's another one okay okay so we are just giving a couple more seconds here right now we have 10 speakers okay so we're going to proceed with two minutes per speaker starting in person and we will be closing public comment for items not on the agenda this time thank you and board member Loretta will initiate okay are our speakers in the room or Carolyn Mr de montiavo followed by Jim Shannon so if you could be better if you could please approach the podium you have starting okay good evening board members and a dr. Keller nice to see you here I wanted to speak about enrollment and I brought chart tonight because some people said that others been a question as to whether or not to send this map matches School District map so I do have the sense this map that's here and blue and I confirmed it with Washington DC I called up the sister very nice there and this is from the LA County actually the registrar's office and so this you can see this map and then this is I called up again since it's office I spoke to lead statistician there and they're very nice and we talked about that numbers of children who actually live in Culver City between the ages of 5 and 17 the meanest is 50 to 14 note to self most reliable number but it is between a for 704 and 5725 those numbers are two standard deviations out which all the doctors isn't lived understand hope this is the best number this 5214 look up other school districts El Segundo and Redondo Beverly Hills Manhattan we know that about at most 80 per cent in Culver City of the children aged 5 to 17 who live here would ask enroll and I think it's less but so we would expect about 4171 children aged 5 to 17 to be enrolled here instead we have residents or people say their residents they say the residents are 50 to 11 so we talked about that 1,000 students that's the difference between actual residents and people who say they're so that's all I have to say thank you thank you Miss Marty hago evenings Word empty montiavo I am the CCMS math teacher and I am also on the Labor Management partners and I'm also a parent of a 6th grader this year so I really wanted to invite everyone to our back to school night tomorrow it starts around 5 and ends around 7:30 depending on if you have zero. I know my colleagues were really hard thing to have this presentation with top 10 minutes with the adults a 7-minute passing through his adult can see how fun it is to look for a classes like there Panthers I also wanted to say you know we work so hard in spite of so many of our working conditions that were hoping the district can help us with a lot of our air conditioning is not working in the classroom I want to say some of the classrooms are upwards at 78 degrees or more 80° and if you add 32 36 more bodies in there it's really challenging work I know if the parents comes tomorrow night might be cooler in the evening but you know right around noon right after lunch it's really really hot so we really really hope that our facilities and that case for an our working conditions are student learning conditions we really need to make sure that that happens what other saying the last 30 seconds in spite of getting Teton Thai we still show up I'm still show up we still work we're writing emails on Labor Management Partnerships of ICC everyone people's rights I really want the pr process to be you know something that works I movies are digital signatures were asking for 9 signatures on the pr like why is it like months apart sometimes like 1 month apart for something that I did in July Diane June so I can start back to school you see how hard we work and hopefully you'll fight for us to thank you and your family good evening boards get to see you again dr. Keller it's nice to informally meet you and Mike Reynolds wow I heard you were back so that's right. I have a few announcements for you all it's September school's back in session walk to school day is coming up in October and here's what we got going on for so we have a new website if you haven't in a while please go to CC Wok & Roll, you'll find them all of our events in our activities is including a updated routes to school maps for up to the school and we'll be updating all of the school's programs in progress and activities as we go along we have a new parent travel survey out there so please help read the word for that we're just asking parents to fill this out it takes about 2 or 3 minutes we have an English and in Spanish. It's our way of finding out how people actually do get to school whether you walk B Drive used transit whatever that might be any barriers that are in preventing you from driving less we'd like to know about that and of course how can we improve and every week will be doing a drawing for free prize I'm a goody bag of stuff so if you can just take the survey in the drawing it'll help us out a lot in what we do that I'll be open the month this weekend is our Middle School bike days they're really great event it's only for the middle schoolers this is how we encourage the kids to really ride at ride safely to school stop by the middle school this morning and got there about quarter to 8 and they're already got 50 bikes in the bike racks numbers are way up this year so I'm really excited about this we have free helmet for the kids blocks lights we had food courtesy of Culver City bus and will be visiting Culver City by so we can teach the kids how to put their bikes on the buses as well I'm sneaking combined biking to school I may safely and easily if possible and then the following weekend is our Walk and Roll festivals their 11th Annual Festival it's co-sponsored by the Culver City rotary Foundation we have multiple skills courses for the kids because the older kids on a group ride in the neighborhood so they can practice your skills as well so join us that's on September 24th from 10 until 2 thank you very much thank you mr. Sandman so we're going to move to our public, from folks on zoom and I just want to I thought that was for items on the agenda or did you want to speak on both okay so in that case because we are making an exception and adding someone even after having clothes I'm going to also make that exception for Mr Ruden who has raining in progress so we will add both mr. milky and mr. rude and so will start now with mr. milk and then move to our 8 online speakers and as a reminder our public comment on items not on the agenda is now closed just wanted to communicate to the public in a way that feel not fair I understand that thank you though David milky yes I teach at Culver City High School nice to see you all again happy start to the new school year when I was talking to Ray long earlier he said Mike Reynolds was going to be here so I said I'm coming out nice to see you like we had wonderful working relationships the union and Mike during his time here and I told Ray get to the table right now while Mike is here also want to welcome dr. Keller nice to meet you and my students Sofia Gomez yay nice to see you student board member first thing I was talking to a community member who said Dave is it really awful over at the high school I'm hearing that it's off and I hate this because it's great at the high school it's great we're diverse and comfortably diverse and how these things get going in the community drive me nuts because when I came here 19 39 I said this is like the United Nations and how great is this and reason more diverse now so people in the community know things are great at Culver High I was concerned this year that we're still below the state-mandated minimum $4 spent in the classroom how is that possible I mean that should never even become an issue I mean we I think want to spend money close to the kid listen to be below the minimum that's embarrassing and show them that leads me to spending decisions and again the big one I saw $600,000 tonight new Earth I know we've got a 3-year contract I think I think this is here to I've not read the contract I don't know if it can be modified we have said in the past if we need more counselors let's hire counselors let's hire credentialed counselors by the way I'm a credenza school counselor there's something to be said for that the other concern is that I have been trying to find out who evaluates new Earth and have not received any response in this goes back the last school year were communicated to the superintendent's staff saying when there's a three-year contract there should be some degree of evaluation and thank you nice to see you oh now move to our Zoom participants are speakers of first is Davis birth woman followed by Sarah peruse and then Lindsay cross David Brown brothaman please hi that's me and I'm a senior in high school and an actor in our fall production of The Laramie Project Solarium project should have my log that were interviews with real people after the murder of Matthew Shepard in Marmet Laramie Wyoming and calls to action for create for create and change through our school's Career and Technical a Haitian program provided with the opportunity to work with professionals on both the technical and deform inside the theater in downtown Culver City because not only a blessed queer voices it also allows students like myself who are opportunity I am extremely grateful to be a part of I hope to see you all dressed in November this November in downtown Culver City for NEPA production of The Laramie Project thank you for your time thank you Sarah Peru's hi to everyone present at the meeting of two children attending Farragut Elementary I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude over the past year there have been numerous instances Community State challenges in a district leading to Justified criticism during each board meeting however I am pleased to share a recent experience at Farragut Elementary resolved within 48 hours are tongue kindergarten a toddler hours further cut without negotiation but the decision was with retracted very quickly I would like to extend my thanks to those who played a pivotal role in this process including our board members. tell her doctor Baxter and Mr Alec on your prompt response did not go unnoticed and we truly appreciate your effort looking ahead I do hope when deciding on budget cuts we are able to prioritize our current employees with credentials over outside contacts that have newer I hope that future future decisions impacting our students can be made with more open communication and negotiation to ensure the best outcome for a student staff and teacher thank you thank you Aunt Nexus Lindsay Carlson and I'm just going to remind folks to please let us know the topic as you begin thank you so much good evening of Ashley couple of topics one regarding the discussion regarding yours and weather what circumstances to continue the relationship with the organization has raised many issues with organization from the district selecting and counseling professionals to services that are actually. worms and butter those that are performing and have the requisite licenses to misuse of funds by the organization but recently has also come to light through a public records request that she was with you that new to harass and intimidate a cease-and-desist letters after and they really should be rewarded for it with another million dollars my District budget this year I'm in Courage by the responses from both the new high school and middle school principal concern about whether there are sufficient safety measures needed violent events on campus which is East Hills Shooting which I hope we never have to experience Elementary School other recommendations the point that they want to bring up on that so thank you I appreciate it thank you speaker is Melissa Stuckey followed by Melissa Sanders and then Andrew Bachman I'm sorry I'm assuming it's because it says Melissa's iPhone Melissa Melissa's iPhone available I will move to Melissa Sanders we can come back to Melissa's iPhone a couple of things one I thought the the minimum but if that's not true yeah you guys have got to stop doing less than the minimum it should be way more than the minimum and cutting classroom 8 hours and certainly not the way to go so please work on that my biggest concern is that myself as several other people in this community are still waiting for even an apology from the district or waiting for an investigation by the district on how they're too sitting board members Kelly chance and Paula and Missoula who clearly worked with new words to attempt to intimidate us with a cease-and-desist letters the fact that ran and Jennifer Smith and Joanna Brody met with them a week later is also very suspect the fact that nothing is being investigated about the situation the fact that you were so still even considered a vendor is it's just an excuse. You've got no certified clinical staff are kids through then they're not license and they are not on campus this is a joke the worst way so I beg District to do the right Africa land moral thing and investigate the situation on how 10 people were targeted by new Earth for the sea desist letters is that will really be an interesting answer cancel their contract if this was any other District they would have been cancelled the moment you heard about the letter but we haven't even gotten apology from you people it's that horrify Melissa's phone are you available now yes sorry I couldn't unmute myself thank you for letting me speak welcome new superintendent we're very glad to have you here curious where are the eight two eight members and parents who all spoke of last night's city council violence it would be lovely to have all of their voices here at the ccusd board meeting Ashley when we have violence existing in our own school it wasn't a gun used on the first day of school when the fight broke out just after school campus it was a nice remember I'm nice so yeah finally stuff happen here at TCU it was great to hear you speak of mr. But I would hope and wish you can only do the same and better up there on the diet the past couple of years has proved otherwise I do recommend a vote on any future School bands at this time UK parties have been poorly managed and there will be no change finally there's some ongoing Ada issues for students wheelchair elevator issues why isn't has been addressed this was brought up last year which the retired business superintendent basically dinner issues even existed please address these issues going forward thank you for your time the next speaker is Andrew Bachmann followed by Selena Rahim and Eric Rudin hi this is Andrew Lackman I am a proud parents of a 5th grader at El Marino Elementary School and we love our community we love our school and we appreciate that everyone wants kids in mind which is why I was concerned when I heard that we weren't making the 65% and Dustin of the classroom I think it is very important that we make sure that our teachers are well compensated and that we have the resources we need for them to do their job and I also heard a good discussion that you said that that and also the discussion with respect to with respect to the least around Newburgh I think I am very appreciative that that contract was changed in my experience having done public Contracting I think that may have been a little bit generous and is not in line with my experience with what happens if you don't live up to a public contract but my hope is Mister Reynolds in Redford wonderful things about that perhaps we can look into our procurement processes to make sure that we have good contracts that keep our contractors accountable finally respect to transparent because I've heard so much discussion measure K and I know it mean I don't know if the members have been replaced I think putting a greater emphasis of making their reports public and showing where our money is being spent is important for someone who works closely how many members of the school board and outside to make sure that measure K path I think that accountability in that transparency will help everyone in it as well thank you everyone for giving me the time and when item 13.3 comes up I wouldn't request to be put on comment agenda for that that is the excuse absences policy thank you all very much for giving me the time to speak have a good evening mr. lockman please raise your hand again when we get to seven points 6 which is four items on the agenda okay game my good evening I think it may be on the wrong one the wrong day form here because I was actually wanting to make a statement with the meeting item 13 excused absence policy so I thank you for saying that miss her hand perhaps you could raise her hand again when we get to 7.6 would that work thank you and alas we are recruiting good evening everyone. My name is Eric Ruden I'm a proud parent of a new teacher at El Rincon who you can probably hear right now superintendent members of the board and our district had to have taken the time to speak with me about issues I greatly appreciate it I just wanted to Echo the concerns of the previous speakers regarding new Earth Stacy on campus and the measure K funds everyone's already said it so I Echo those as well thank you very much thank you so I'll just offer right now that we're done with public comment if staff have anything that they would like to respond to or elaborate on of course the board is not able to deliver on any of the items that were raised during this comment. But if staff has anything we can leave a moment for that now and if it's for another time that's also okay okay so what stopped was of course taking notes and we'll be reaching back out to folks on with responses as appropriate and I'll turn it back over to our facilitator board president on Missoula thank you so much we will take item 7.3 when is ccusd employee crew and I'd like to welcome with Miss Debbie Hammett very much present I would like to take an opportunity like Reynolds as our interim assessment wonderful to have you back Mike and get a lot of fabulous work together when you were here and I'm hoping very much but that will continue and that will be able to accomplish even more while you're here going to but I also would like to say I enjoyed our first meeting together and I guess you can bring to the attention of the administration and I'm looking at our purchase requisitions for later on in the evening I did want to express my appreciation for the fact that we have a TSA to provide monthly in and I think that that's been a long time, probably several months if not a year more and I'm glad to see that finally coming to fruition I do have some concerns about an item on the purchase requisitions involving no reimbursement for a 22 23 TV and travel-related expenditures for $10,000 I'm not sure why we're doing these things retroactive I think that these types of conferences and Peds and travel expenses to be brought to the board before they takes place so the board can prove whether or not they think the expenditure is the realistic and needed expenditure unfortunately every time we see something on the board report for purchase requisition but that $10,000 represents some concerns about the way these conferences and the cost of the conference's especially when we're being told that one thing I wanted to talk my unit work we've been subcontracting it started during covid for instructional aides security officer I think that it's time for us to look at weaning ourselves off of non-union workers so I would and make sure that we are hiring you will eventually be union members instead of going for outside psa's and outside contractors to provide much more expensive I do have concerns about yours that's another issue that we wanted to talk about with regards to non-union Workforce use of new words increases are non-union Workforce exponentially and I think that that's something that we need to look at as well I'm let you know. I'm the first person to say that they provide some good services but the cost those services are extraordinary and I know that we will be discussing later on in the board meeting the new Earth contract so I'm looking forward to hearing what we say so thank you very much I appreciate the time thank you so much and I like to invite but mystery long thank you so much leaving everyone so I first like to report that our pre-k through Adult School morning and after care classroom teachers ptosis school counselors nurses and program Specialist or off to a great start for this new school year thanks to all of our admin and support staff as well for a good start to the school year I want especially thank dr. Keller for being available and being visible I think that very important to our staff and to our members ever taking the time to meet with me to hear the concerns of ccft I want to walk them back Mike Reynolds and I want to really say I look forward to working Mike to fix our many issues with getting staff paid on time lingering issues with the Saudis most recently as you know with the middle school with broken air conditioning units which have been a consistent issue as many of us no over the past few weeks unfortunately in the warmest time of the year which I know everyone here is well aware of a big thanks to Sean Kearney and Jose for getting the 8% process for the September text end to their stats and a big even bigger thank you to Sean for taking the time to sit down with me and explain the 8% retro and giving me the timeline that I requested so I can press that to my members who have questions about the timeline of which will be before October and actually so I can explain to them how it 8% retro work which is what I've always asked for communication of people just communicate this to me I can very easily communicate that back out to my membership as well and we have to do a better job next year of settling we can't settle in this mishmash way we did and then put all these pressures on these departments to these things done in such a short. Of time also want to thank dr. Baxter do I know is working on this after-school program for our teachers and staff and is putting in a lot of work and we're going to continue to work on that so I just want to say thank you cuz I know you have put in some hard work toward that as well today ccft and Ace met with the leaders at El Marina what's the latest on our new principal Taurus we're going out to all the new principal so we want to thank dr. K in mr. Bean for meeting with our leadership and the Reps from both unions to discuss our site partnership and we look forward to working with both of them at El Marino and look forward to meeting with the new principal at Farragut eventually and Culver City Adult School as soon as they are on board and I think then we will have all our new principals covered on tonight's agenda there is an item about being out of compliance with the state's 55% mandate on spending of the classroom there's an item asking the state for hardship and I'm little bit unclear what that mean I don't mean if that's hardship like please don't find us or please let us continue to do this practice because if it's the latter I'm completely opposed to that but I am in agreement that please don't find us we can first let's look at the 2018 Staffing on it that would actually be the first place that we should begin because that showed areas where we were not correctly spending and we're overspending outside the classroom now that is a little bit out of date because we've added so many more positions since that Staffing on it but many of those positions are actually still here secondly Vistas the board stop approving positions that are out of the classroom it's that simple it's really that simple if a position comes to you that's not in the classroom vote no it's that simple you won't go under the 55% over the under the 55% if you just bought now it's that simple so they put something to you that's been out of the classroom position simply know and that will also help fix the problem I've heard many times that the budget is a statement of our values numerous times I've heard that the budget is a statement of our values so what is that saying if we continually vote for positions that are not next to the kids in the classroom was that say about our values as a district this problem can be fixed in a multitude of ways and I've made many suggestions on simple fixes that can just kind of get us to it quickly but we shouldn't be shooting for the 55% it's like I tell my students especially my summer supposed to don't shoot for the D mites let's do better than that we shouldn't be shooting for the 55% we should be shooting much higher but we can do some things to get us to the D- right now and that's where we should get and I have a lot of ideas about that we just finished Labor Day holiday so first of all I want to appreciate the board members who took the time tweet us or Facebook us or took the time to call me on the phone or you know message me or something like that so just greatly appreciated to those of you that took that time out with me I do know there is made major labor unrest here in Los Angeles right now and I want to take some time to discuss non-union workforces here in Culver City Unified School District that we understand that groups like bisla scoot Aegis Security we get that sometimes there is a shortage like Debbie said and sometimes you just need to get a a fix in there right away and I get that I think Debbie does for the most part we do need to wean ourselves off of this and that starts with getting those positions online Debbie and I both have personal examples for example with special ed aides where we know of people who have applied for those positions and didn't get them in one of getting hired by agencies don't know how that kind of thing happens and continues to happen we're still contracting-out speech pathologists that's actually on the agenda tonight that's our unit numbers and there is not right now as of right now there is not a position on edjoin for speech pathologist now there was a position on Edwin for a speech pathologist I would say okay we can't find one so we have to contract it out but when that's not edjoin I'm saying you are union-busting you are going with a contract and there is not a position on even a joint just like there's not special ed aide twos Rite Aid twos right now on a there's two ways but not special ed a choose on edjoin right now yeah we're Contracting out those positions those are not on edjoin why those are our positions as their Union positions that takes me to PSA is Debbie mention psa's we have psa's and positions that should be Union positions we can't keep putting psa's and positions that should be your new position we need to stop that practice that leads me to New Earth we talked about this before New Earth is doing the work that councillors could do any job that new Earth is currently doing we could do I'm not saying there's duplication of services we can do that and you work knows that because when I was taken on a tour this summer I specifically said that what are you doing that we couldn't do and they didn't have an answer for that because anything they're doing we could do we need to create the positions and we need to fly him up at join and we need to hire those counselors counselors that have GPS credentials counselors that have a license and family therapy who would be ace members or the PPS credential counselors that would be ours we've had them before at the high school we had an actress Kelce or Miss guy piece to that job for a long time and did a great job mr. Brown was are at risk attendance counselor and did a great job we've had those positions before we can have them again you do not want to pull any support I want to make this clear we do not want to pull any kind of support from any student this District we want every student to get the support they need but we feel that support can be done with our employees who are licensed by the state core credential by the state who are our employees who are evaluated by our district who have the same standards that are set by our district that doesn't happen with an outside agency I believe mr. milky said tonight who is evaluating new Earth are they evaluated the same way I'm evaluated as a teacher are they the same way that mr. Smith is evaluated as a counselor no one has an answer for that why are we continuing to do this I understand there's contracts and I was high to see that amount is reduced that amount needs to continue to be reduced and needs to end for next year no more non-union positions when we can have the work done by union members when they were hired I understand there was a need we are coming out of a pandemic we had shortages we had over a year now it's time to roll up the sleeves get the job descriptions done and start hiring those counselors they should be providing the services this can be done and it must be done it was really disheartening to see a newsletter from the Culver City Democratic Club president of our Board of Education praised new Earth that was disheartening to me as a union leader to see the president of the Board of Education in the Democratic Club the Democratic Party Ashton of the labor movement freezing non-union work that really got me to see that I just couldn't believe that I think that my partners in the aft CFT and the a f c l a f l c I would not be appreciative of that I can almost guarantee that that they would not appreciate to see somebody on the Democratic party representative supporting non-union work in Culver City Unified School District we need to make that change I want to finish up with the calendar and I don't like to talk about the calendar and negotiate a calendar years but I do want to save this for about 2 years now I've said that we need a policy I'm not a policy that we already have not something that's in the Ed code or some we've already practiced around excused absences we need a policy and we will support this and I said it for two years that we would support this ask your teachers that on certain holidays on major that we refrain from big events tests major projects major assignment that I think we can sit down and kind of talk about the little details we need policy we need that policy in writing and I've been asking for that for 2 years now and I don't have it so the ball is clearly in your courts in the district court I've been asking for this and I know the community wants this she puts too much on the teachers okay there's a lot of holidays so just you know what just add a calendar with all the holidays is it going to help because I can't be expected on 40 different holidays not give a test I need to identify major holidays and we can sit down and talk about that and what we're not going to do and put that in some kind of writing like we talked about right those are we talked about that 2/2 years ago we talked about that part of our plan we still don't have in writing and we need that in writing to support those students that are going to take those days off thank you I like to know invite Miss ronchetti are you available to provide a report okay I don't be correct correct there's nothing to report other than to welcome Mr my finals back to the district and express our excitement to work with him again thank you thank you so much thank you so much everyone I let's continue with our agenda and I think I'm going to pass it I can too dr. I apologize I did superintendent where is next on the agenda and that is superintendent's report thank you very much and thanks for the warm welcome by everybody clearly Mike Reynolds has a fan club it's great to have you here Mike call here will Echo that I'm Steven Keller if you haven't met me I don't know where she look but I'll look up there I come to you from the Redondo Beach Unified School District where I was superintendent for 16 and a half years I retired January 1st 2023 I wasn't looking for anything other than I'm fun I'm going to yoga classes and taking my daughter to and from school and his phone rang and this was an interim position and I just want to say what a warm welcome what a great staff the board has really been focused on kids family and staff and I just say I didn't jibe enjoyed my time here and I know I'm going to join my time as I continue forward with the team here I just want to make it clear as for my own public statement at the last regular regularly scheduled board meeting to my intent just to be here I had a pre-arranged event in Orange County where I was helping a school district with the superintendent evaluation I was making my way back and the board meeting here and earlier than we anticipated but I do want to know I was on my way and I never am I haven't called in sick in probably 30 years and so I just feel like I called him sick and it stress me out so I apologize for not being here and then in the way of just a few quick observations I want to share with the board and I would prefer as a make these two comments to you that you just not say anything and it itches favor to me first of all I was in a district for six and a half years where we never use zoom for a board meeting so this is all so real for me to have zoom I know our teachers used it but I was in a school district where we never went to do we had a meetings and Envy in its entirety during covid we are one of the few districts to do it our district did believe it was real but we did it here to the LA County Department of Public Health guidelines and never move to the gym or the birch experience in so this is new for me and I will tell you I know some districts that were using a virtual meetings or virtual public comments I should say also have me and I moved back because of the governor's Proclamation is has expired I just will say it's great to see people in a room if you're having people talk to me and I know some people come to me and start emailed me and said would you like to meet virtually and I would say I'd prefer to meet in person I just think that's where you really get to know people I want to thank those people for going out of their way and avoiding the virtual meeting meeting with me because plenty of people have the other thing is I want to tell you when I arrive we saw a few public information we call him public records act request for information that's pretty robust in nature which is you know all about transparency and people wanting information Iris that I'm good with it I do want people to know that I think it's important as a school district that we also maintained something on our website that highlights when people ask for public information for us to have transparency to the community to show them that we're getting these were Austin what the request for 4 so I'm working with Melissa Montez and the director of school and family support service who kind of managers this information when they're our request and we are going to have a link online. Tomorrow by any means but it over the next few to make sure we're modeling transparency to the community as we of course follow the pra request that we have that we have to adhere to and we always will all right so I'm out of that so I wanted to I'm sure a quick PowerPoint I do not have control Avec Les fleurs which is really going to bother me but so I'm going to have to replant somebody else to do this but I do want to start the school year as I did for my previous 16 and a half years with what sites and although I'm new I try to get on the ground I think everybody has stated that this far and and see what's happening but I do want to acknowledge the fine folks at the school sites were making the magic happen the in the classroom in the play and the play yards in the offices in the in the office is administrators whatever you're doing really thankful and proud of the work you're doing so let's start with our first so what am I to do if it was perfect so this is the first week I'm going to go to the first line on a walk you through how to set you up for what each line and it's not just as many slides is there are schools are programmed and the first slide what I'll do is I'll show their ego Lynn house so what I want to show you is what I've done here and you're going to follow the pattern here so we got a picture of the leader of the school of course everybody knows him I want to say I've been over there the most cuz it's right next to the school and you have up there you have the current enrollment that is at the first week of school what their enrollment is and then and then what that number is over last year's enrollment at about this time so did example of giving insulin house first one and they actually have about 36 more kids than they did last year at this time I think it's good to see you're home and Trends we talked about this kind of behind the scene up there you'll see what the focus is for each school and so as the principal and find later that's who I don't need to read but I love the whole kind of roach and and taking pride in and what they do and so you everybody sees the pattern that we're going to continue for Alesso at our next School Farragut and we are advocating to get that new principal of Mitchell Grady Brady did I say that correctly thank you to our great district with Englewood is on the verge of ideally hiring somebody in her replacement Farragut where I've been a few times I campus 550 for kids right now 16 kids more than they had last year and I do want it affect Miss O'Brien and Miss Romero who are the cult leaders of the school in the opening you can read what what they're sharing their focus is for this school year and you can see them they're in the back they really are taking a leave and I couldn't be prouder I think we should image said how long how great they are and they aren't you know some of our finest teacher candidates Future Leaders in our school district and so I want to thank them and you see doctor K there and I've had a chance to a lot with dr. K and I really respect and admire him current enrollment you have 784 that's thirty-three over last year and obviously you see him there this is if you haven't been to that camp encourage anybody to make an appoint with Dr k it's it's just a very very beautiful diverse community and languages that you know I was a super 10 and a father of a dual dual immersion school and stood and I will tell you the first time I've ever been on campus for you up to and wow wow wow it is incredibly impressive I'm speechless and I feel like I'm learning so much as I walk into this classroom and I've been around a long time next line you have their El Rincon and two kids last year and of course you see that the focus are and I do you know I could take a little statement you got those USC shirts on but I still admire the staff and team they're for doing all that they're doing keep Rollin La by owner have to fully disclose the first time I used this word I did not see the hour somebody spelled it B valona and so you can imagine how I pronounce then I was corrected very quickly I'm not even say it out loud cuz somebody's going to play that over and over again about the current enrollment there's 553 about where they were last year I and a doctor got me doing a terrific job and had some time to walk with her this site and really get a good feel of what's happening there and I think of all the things I remember it's the school with the animal in the back of the yard. silver lion or tiger what is it fine thank you very much I don't know how I remember that alright Elementary to it's interesting to see that Monica high school and middle school together definitely a new experience for me and Rome it there's 1573 that's thirty-nine more than last year and you can see a doctor Williams there with our great students and I just have to say on that campus but I vividly remember is her just being very interactive with students ensuring that every kid had a hall pass one of my favorites and of course Campus of some facilities that definitely needs some improvement but eight sparkly clean a camping since I want to thank her and her entire team there and do the instructions I saw there really was a delightful experience that being said I love middle school high school rap dr. Thomas there and she has a kind of focus for the year for for the team their enrollment 21 I think it's his 1536 I always remind people high school always starts out a little higher and typically in any District at work in this is my seventh now you will see do you know what a bit of a drop typically High School be time you get to winter break and then sometimes moving to continuation alternative Ed and what have you really finding a great match for each and every child until one admirer the high school and the team they're really moving us forward and then I just wanted to hide a few other folks make sure we've included if they don't have an enrollment for last year and by the way the enrollment I think is still 25 26 I knew it cuz it was rolling a differently than the last time I did this light and so that program Miss curious here I will tell you what a beautiful experience I had at that site and getting to know the few students and I met there and obviously more students have enrolled since I was last there last week and then some non enrollment I believe I'm anticipating the next slide just some highlights of program Culver City adult school right now we joined us yesterday was dr. Long as she's the interim principal there we are advertising for that position and we will hopefully have somebody on board in that in the months ahead we're going along to Australia veltman a g that's what the focus of their is crackling and then the next line I just want everyone to know this is taking the Middle School course and I that I got permission to use this picture I'll leave it at that I won't mention names or anything and I do have a kind of funny staying about the USB thing but all that being said I think this is indicative of my goal is bend on kids kindness and I would stay until you think it's closing deals but I only put clothes in on there cuz I don't think people would understand what I meant so I really do want a size while I'm here I really wouldn't really really helpful that I'm working with the team that I am are so she and labor partners and I mean it sincerely I'm not just saying that but I don't I don't need to be here I like being here I appreciate the board and that leadership you have their lot of good things happening here but to set the table for the new person in we have to get things done we have to get a ring going in create this this kid Focus continues can focus a little more kindness on all of our part that's for us for me as a leader for us for a staff for kids learning it a little bit more and modeling it for our community and our parents I'm going to take that will go a long way in this committee and so with that I'm a very appreciative of I'm here and I want to have mr. Alarcon I just share some new hires that he can provide you a little more information about thank you doctor, I'm just following up with that we've had some new hires since the last board meeting of August 22nd who in a future meeting will be bringing them in to introduce them in a more elaborate way but beginning with that Deanna send failed Deanna will be on you as soon as our new assistant superintendent Sapa Sapa is for special education services for Santa monica-malibu Beverly Hills and Culver City Unified School District and Deanna joined us on September 1st next we have doctor Paul carrack the new principal at El Marino Elementary School and Dr K joined us on August 31st moving on to the assistant principal the new assistant principal at El Marino is Jennifer servant who also joined us on auto 31st I'm moving on mr. Reynolds is well-known to the Culver City Unified School District since he retired here from here in 2017 and Mister Reynolds is our interim assistant superintendent who began with us on August 31st welcome moving on to our new interim principal for the adult school Culver City Adult School is Barrett Maribel Galan and Mary call joined us on Monday September 11th to welcome Maribel moving on to somebody who happens to be here Alison Curry welcome is curry she's the new principal assistant principal of Clover Park High School and she joined us August 28th welcome next. Moving on to our newest assistant principal at Farragut Elementary is Patrice. And she'll be joining us tomorrow I'm over at Farragut Elementary so those those are some new administrators here City Unified School District and as I mentioned will be inviting them to a future board meeting where we will go ahead and provide more information about each and every one of them next I'd like to give a quick update on the sustainability the opposition of the sustainability position was authorized by the board last December the salary was approved also last December and February there was a ratification of the job description I will move to make that a full-time position we've been having some difficulty attracting applicants for that position or evaluating and unfortunately we only had one applicants were reposting and looking at that position and hopefully we'll find a person for that position and get a more robust applicant pool so that's an update for the certificate for the sustainability coordinator position thank you and that's how we you so much I am going to now it's my great pleasure to also welcome our new boss members I believe we have the new student board members from the high school it was my great honor to meet with them and to go over our board bylaws and discuss how to be prepared our meeting and I want to welcome at this time and I want to make sure I get it correctly so we'll see when do my nails right now so we have a Sofia Gomez and Emma Richie as Josh I want to invite them right now to do their board report or the high school but before we go there I'd like to briefly mention to our colleague if you have not read the student board member policies that encourage you to read the student board policy for our student board members which is number indeed sorry I meant I know that continued to disappear before me I'm going to have to look it up cuz I eat at the board has it at the city board members have the the number please let us let me know but the point that I'm trying to make it as I really encourage YouTube right here board members have all of the he's on a roll on such as the day shall be recognized at board meetings at school board members shall be seated with other members of the board allowed to cast preference boat on all matters may make motion that may be acted upon by the board invite the board to update the board policy to make sure that we include of Clover Park number and also in December the student board members can be appointed to subcommittee of course if they're available and they won important key thing is if they shall not be considered members of the legislative body so they are not do not need to follow the brown act and thank you so much and I would like to welcome our board members thank you I'm good evening everyone my name is amarachi AJ and I'm the new vice president of Culver City High School makes me one of the new student board members it's my pleasure to work with you all this year and I'm looking forward to it and bring a my peers that being said I do have a few things going on in the high school when being are welcome back assembly which will take place this month on the 20th and this is family is designed to look at my son's house on summer vacation and entry come into our new Eisman it's also designed to share any club information Sports APA and excetera we also have our Freshman Class council elections happening this week so any freshman and interested in for class president and vice president but it's happening this week we also have our annual closer on the 21st and this is a way for students to get accustomed to different clubs she will cuz are available how to join how to make a club and things like that we have our homecoming game on the 29th of this month and the halftime show will be hosted by we have our dance the following day on the 30th aside from that we have new plants native plants being planted in the sky and near the Robert Frost which began in July and we are emphasizing keeping the camp is safe clean and respectful and we have X planted near the bathrooms and cafeteria but I still be able to have our new center logo near the office be updated thank you I want to introduce myself I'm Sofia Gomez and I'm this year student board member at-large excited for this year and feel honored to year of school just began there isn't much to report soon as they're getting into the back-to-school habits along with adjusting to the new Wednesday schedule I'm also trying to spread the word about the QR code I have placed around school or drink students to Namaste give their feedback and concerns of a few are imported shared for Board of Education dr. Thomas has Kylie said she would help me and adding it to our weekly bulletin email so I'm hoping to get more engagement with that and have more to report for now that's it thank you so so much and I was able to identify the board bylaws is 9150 + to my board to the board members I met with them with our student worker first and discuss that are bored and I'm hoping to do the same with our middle school and hopefully we had a we hopefully we can get also a covered porch represented and I am looking forward to meeting with them and also discussing our board by Lux and like I said we may need to policy committee please know that the policy that we may need to update to include cover part in the middle school the next agenda item and that is the audience items on the agenda at this time I like to welcome all the members that are in person or on their own to provide comment public comment on item imagine. So anything on the agenda this is a sign that you will provide comments on and like always this is we get up to 20 minutes and what's really important around at this time is Brave for you to submit your card in person for to raise your hand on zoom and prior to beginning your Cubs public comment please ensure that you state your names of lettuce what agenda item you are speaking on and please follow the time that we will be allocating okay I would like to ask dr. Kent to please me the public comment at this time and if we can get those in person and those on Zoom to be prepared thank you I'm board members who is tabulating currently we have two speakers requesting in the audience and eighth in the zoom so far Team Ford president that will lead us to 2 minutes is that correct okay there's no 9 online so we're going to wait a couple more Perkins you have to in person 9 online so we're going to take 11 speakers for items on the agenda the reminder please name the item by number or the topic prior to King and at this time we will close public comment and commence with two minutes per person thank you okay the first speakers are in the room or the pisser and D montiavo if it's the mister would approach the podium you will have two minutes thank you very much and please if you if you could please let us know the topic that you are speaking on I'd appreciate it and I'll be speaking 3 which is the purchase orders and 10.2 which is the the unaudited actuals in terms of the purchase orders obviously we do see that A New Earth has been reduced from 1.5 L to 600,000 it's not clear however that they won't be billing us again later in the year so perhaps that can get explain later tonight I'm mostly concerned about the budget in the shortfall though which is still comes actually I don't want to point out something that it follows along with Ray long was saying what I've been a substitute teacher over at the high school and the middle school I still there are you still using this he called scoop to provide substitutes and when I first retired I had to wait 6 months and so I work for Scoot and scoop would pay people like me $180 a day over here with just almost now what the you paying the regular subs from the district this like a big 190 but it's like the nurses in registry so if they were paying me $180 that meant they were charging the district probably 252 I'm not really sure cuz I got a lot of overhead then they get profits and so those are all again non-union people that money is going to them it's not counting as money that's going into the classroom so I really am brought this up with Mr Quinn and I said you know this really is a problem and needs to get address because it's just way too expensive to handle our substitute stuff that way and I've been over at the high school when I've seen what I got on 5/10 good people there and that's just way too many that's all I have to say thank you hi again demons yellow I am speaking now as a former Clover Park teacher I actually just got permission from hair color on the very first day of me and him being on campus on August 21st to my classroom and I was taking things from the closet I just moved back from the high school summer school there and he said I see what you're doing in here and then fired me even harder worker than I already feel like I need to be in this District he got to know me in 10 minutes like he asked about my background we talked about Clover Park you talked about how wonderful his continuation High School is at Redondo and how robust it was and how important that school is just like as important as all the other schools and his district that's what I want to hear that's what I can want to hear about in Clover Park so I welcomed is curry because I really hope that you talked to dr. Keller inspired by the way that he talks about and you can promoted in his PowerPoint cover this is last group of students I'm not there it was very disruptive when I was moved from Culver park it was like a divide-and-conquer situation and we closed it down for some time and he now the ACLU is here in 2012 and not how those facilities in the Bungalows were just in disarray and the kids are back in the Bungalow but you know what I'll take it because we're going to have this wonderful interim superintendent to guide us and please please have that board member I'm sitting next to you too because there's so much so much there at Clover Park so we're going to move to zoom now 3 speakers are Ron Levinson and Catherine Grasso and Eric Ruden mr. Levinson if you could admit yes I am Ron Levinson president to be District deal activity present of the target site Council and most importantly I'll touch upon a different agenda items as I raced through them the first one is 13.4 which is the r514 to dealing with safety burrito had mentioned to me that this was supposed to be voted on in the last meeting but was inadvertently not put on as an action item I'm just advocating its passage tonight so hopefully it is in the proper place then you will that that would be awesome likewise 13.5 vs Romo you which we've been going back and forth on for quite some time hopefully that one will be finalized and vote again tonight so that I wanted to discuss with some cleanup that are necessary in our absence and excuses board policy and they are they are predicated on two different Edco the first one for 60146 is 48205 and the reason this is important is because you got some conflation going on here that amounts to a substantial difference the former deals with participation and religious exercises 1 which is the AR 5113 deals with getting off a religious holiday and you have missed dated for a 205 Ed code cuz as it is amended as of first of this year it no longer requires written permission Advanced written permission by the parent or Guardian to be approved by a principal to take off for the holiday that needs to be cleaned up instead of being a sub number for it should be at Stoneman number so Advanced permission is not in fact needed by a parenting to be approved for taking off to the religious holiday thank you very much thank you Miss Grasso hi my name is Kathy Grasso I am the CT ftg high school and an environmental science teacher and I wanted to talk I believe it's 10.2 the budget items and the shortfall we are at 52% I just want to point out that we were at 58 I think a couple years ago standing in the classroom 54.99 52 I believe four out of five board members approved a budget that budget never should have been approved and from what I understand and I'm not sure that I understand this correctly we're trying to apply for hardship and that is not the case we are not in financial hardship we are in financial windfall we've had more money in this District the last three years than we've ever had it's not a hard shift it's Miss its expenditures happening that shouldn't be happening according to the state sometimes I feel like we come here and talk, Zola you talk a lot about the job of the board of the board real Community concerns and the staff concerns and we start this over and over and over and you're not hearing it well you got to hear it from the state it is not okay to spend 52% in the classroom it is not it is not because of financial hardship it's because of for new District level administrative positions and it's because during covid when multiple positions were added they were all outside of the classroom and none of those positions has ever ever been evaluated by anyone so we have a big problem here and I don't feel like we're being honest and no one's listening and the state is to find us because we shouldn't be at 52% expenditure in the classroom especially Culver City thank you the next three speakers are Eric Ruden Melissa Stuckey and Andrew lockman mr. Bruno yes it says it's unable to start my video I don't I don't think that video is enabled in general mr. rude and I think there have been some glitches is Eric Burdon once again and I would like to speak on items 9.3 I believe and 13.3 going to start with 13.3 we're fairly new to Culver City we moved here in 2018 in large part because of the schools and four are four year olds at who again you can probably hear in the background we're also a Jewish family we go to Temple around the block at 10 and I cannot understand for the life of me why Culver City Unified School District does not have Yom Kippur off while LAUSD Beverly Hills in Santa Monica do it's just unacceptable and on top of anti-Semitism is risen at a rave that we haven't seen since the tistic started to be counted and we're seeing it on the Culver City Unified School District School Board we have doctor from accustar handle referring to the creation the state of Israel as a catastrophe I'm all for criticizing the Israeli government but to refer to the one Jewish Nations creation is a catastrophe is absolutely anti-static add to 9.3 I just want to Echo what Mr long said we're greatly appreciative of all of the work of all of our classified credentialed admins School Board District administrators assistant superintendent sand in Iran superintendent mr. long I'm the president of the new Democratic Club here in Culver City Culver City Democrats United and I can assure you you will never you will never see anything anti-union especially about our schools we are very happy is it for your work you won't see any of that from us so I just wanted to make sure that that distinguishment is made and not levied against our club but you did not but I just don't want anyone to be confused thank you very much to all of you for your time play Stucky thank you thinking escaso again for bringing that up we've been at this for a long time 10.2 actuals how is it ccusd is 2.8% below the minimum classroom compensation for 2023 film was $3,000 that's below the 55% recorded which we all know now what is your serious search up free requested exemption CCSD bought brought in millions and state and federal funds grants and college funds over the last few years there's no reason this District should be in non-compliance returned reasons why and yes they are where in the audit is the money he owed to the state for ccusd not being in compliance for the day in the classroom three days missed for the pandemic in January 2020 to request an exam in which was denied then we were supposed to reapply for an exemption where what has become of this where is the transparency here I believe the cost is close to a million dollars so I was wondering where that went or how that went down but remember seen any of that being result 10.3 cover Park this is super important thank you for finally putting this on the agenda great it's on the agenda but there's nothing on the agenda regarding the topic is blank it would be nice to me what's going on what's going to be talked about even if it's simple outline thank you have a good night thank you mr. lockman sorry about that didn't hear that so sorry I can't be there in person I'm actually in Washington DC where I was invited to the vice president's residence for The Rush Hashanah holiday which is part of why I am here in testifying on item 13.3 particularly appreciated that they have tried to incorporate the state requirement around around what is going on around excuse absences but unfortunately what is missing from there is the understanding many in the Jewish Community had with respect that suspected excused absence policy which is that test will not be given on this day last time we were promised it would not be given and it happened anyway it is very important that this test that this policy clarified and that no major academic announcement and no test should be given and teachers should be instructed to take into account the nature the Holiday Inn making these decisions are for holidays that are important to in the Muslim Community and by the way my one of my colleagues in the Muslim Community has been trying to get on and not been able to get her hand she should be allowed to speak eat off a tear these are most important holidays as the head of the teachers union pointed out make everyone happy clear guidance and protect all of our voices it is necessary and equities and I implore you to please add this to our policy and Abby's clarification I also want to thank Seth rosenzweig for working to put calendar and explaining the importance of those holidays I have the chance of working with him on this and it should be a useful guide thank you and I hope that my colleagues from the Muslim American Community will be able to speak as well I'm going to pause to respond to that because I know Miss Raheem had raised their hand during the previous opportunity I don't see their hand now we me to kind of add you to the list mr. hands so will happen at the end of this current set of speakers so if you do I added her on we're covered thank you very much Miss Sanders I will start with 9.3 the main one is that for the Love of All Things do not hand me worth a check for $600,000 as a lump-sum I guess the company who's not certified doesn't have credentials not licensed staff at any of our children for the love of God Joe nine-point to I believe is the SEC the crossing guards why are there two crossing guards at Braddock and Olinda it's confusing and I don't understand why it Braddock in Atlanta and then there should just be a guarded either when are Garth has Glenda there's no reason to have to Atalanta and Braddock it's ridiculous 10.5 Athens and excuses that's been discussed the calendar is again a joke at Smith's again one of the most useless employee so removing her would help the 52% thing without it showing what holidays are most important what holiday is kids will be absent why have a calendar and weird things on it but what's next 13.5 esro needs to be in full uniform there real job is to be a police officer so they need to be in uniform in case there's an emergency so needs to be in Estero in full uniform and to be honest with all the violence and all the problems their needs any random police checks with the dogs once in awhile go to the lockers let them sniff let's get the violence the guns. brought everything out of our school and of course the minimum I cannot believe that this District still cannot figure out how to do the minimum required for our students you claim to be so Pro Student sofro Union again shocking I wish I could be let's take a moment please and board president is going to rain death of our board policy for public comment you so much I'd like to take this moment to please remind our audience of board policy 9323 if a presentation includes charges of complain against any employee of the district including the superintendent regardless of whether or not the employees identified in any way the board will ask and at this time I'm going to our our cabinet our leaders District employee please provide a profit to the person I believe it was Miss Melissa Sanders not having a back-and-forth at this time please respect the board Pro okay thank you just please provide a disk please submit a process to the individual who just provided public comment for which they can provide a play so that this complaint can be resolved thank you so much for the opportunity to remind our audience of Arbor by love thank you we can resume and it looks like one more hand went on the shame and I'm so sorry but our public comment is closed we're going to be finding finishing with mister Rosen swag Miss Carlson Rye followed by Miss Rahim and that will be the last public 310-210-9913 three welcome to print any color I look forward to meeting and the Survivor knows I look forward to working with you on Ce back after watch the most recent 990s with came up later than most rapid currently 1.2 million dollars in debt they've been running deficits for multiple years slightly off but looking at their 992 East Jana Kramer for making 80000 per year to 170 per year to 100K a year but is now an employee making no salary red flags time to Seabeck pointed out that 55% when we met earlier it was ignored it's unacceptable I know other people have pointed this out it's a shame that they're their cultural calendar dr. Smith and Antoinette thank you for putting this together I know it took a lot of effort I appreciate you reaching out Timmy and mr. laughing to help with the Jewish elements but it's inadequate it does not differentiate major reminder holidays I also want to be very careful about labeling things as cultural or religious if you ask me if I'm a religious Jew answer is no every a lot of what I do with Judaism is cultural I honor traditions we do Friday night at our house because of the cultural elements now the calendar and issue race at a lot earlier I want to Echo Olive I've been heavily involved with this for multiple years we've had these commitments that this policy will be in place to protect against quizzes exams major projects call that the current policies are good enough is not okay they're not weenie this policy mou policy whatever get it done the fact that our students remain unprotected for another high holy days using scares me especially when anti-Semitic tweets remain daughter school board members webpage on Twitter thank you for fill these promises sooner rather than later next is Miss Carlson I just wanted to address to and it was problematic we should just over 52% deficit with respect to what the district should be spending in and providing relief to be done and I'd like to hear more from the rest of the board on what you all are State requirement and the other items 10.5 to 10.9 people show calendar and excused absences for religious holidays I'm really happy to see the proposed adoption of a policy decision has been made. holidays August 4th to go to the Jewish holiday German teacher at the high school at Suburban Fun City School taught there for 35 years before retiring about a decade ago she has some major events are not scheduled on religious Place been a long-standing policy and their District thank you the next speaker will be Rye I thank you good evening I just wanted to show some appreciation for the transparency and responsiveness from the new administration at the middle school and the high school and dr. Keller it's not go I noticed thank you my name is Blakely Robles and at the agenda item is 13.5 the mou between the district and ccpd for the SRO on-campus under Section 34 obligations the city's responsibilities delegated to CPE for the restorative justice is a theory that focuses on mediation in it agreement rather than punishment the five ours is relationship respect possibility repair and reintegration under under that for that assist the poor School administration utilizing restorative justice practices in addressing on violent criminal offenses as a parent I would like to know what ccusd employee will be partnering with the authority to ensure the restorative justice practices being implemented properly in order for it to be effective and to balance out with what did counterpart that being punishment and consequences if they can be requested that if you written into the mou what type of ccusd employees will be participating in the role of facilitator I would also like it to be noted that parents have the right to be notified if the school will be using not using ccusd employees to facilitate if they are Outsourcing the parents have the right to be notified who the license facilitator will be providing these services and I think this will help with the community building especially for the student the SRO and the ccpd and the family I think the SRO program with a great program and I think help with building relationships with the students and I also believe that if we can get the right people in there thank you in our last speaker is Celine Raheem are there good evening dr. Smith and Antoinette and the rest of the board I'm here on 13.3 excused absence policy sit here to request the form inclusion of a policy that no test announcements of test be given on the major holidays of the Muslim holidays and also just as my account of her and re-enact out to stay to the Jewish holidays as well everything for my policy was not it wasn't respected last year despite the promises that it would be so I'm looking to see I'm really a religious holidays of Christmas are observed and Easter that also the holidays of the Muslim holidays and the Jewish holidays be reserved the two holidays in for the Muslims and the two holidays for the for the Jewish committee also be reserved the observed here and it wasn't last year so I'm looking to have that after this year hopefully going forward thank you and we can turn it back over to our facilitator board Missoula think everybody okay and now we will go to members of the board if at this time I'd like to invite the house to provide our common and the order that we will be today is November to get a title can't as able to start with board member riddle good evening everyone I want to focus my short comments on health and wellness last night I'm wearing purple for suicide awareness and pension week last night covers the city of Culver City issued a proclamation recognizing the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention and and the week last year we did have a team go to walk in there out of the darkness event in Santa Monica I hope that we'll have another team again this year if you're interested in in Walking you could always go to a fsp. Org l a walk it is October 21st Santa Monica pier and adjust to a shine a light on suicide awareness prevention in general suicide is preventable it gets better and please spread awareness of the 988 lifeline this is something that I've said before in public that it should be as is known as 911 that you could use 988 in a mental health crisis last night also at Culver City council meeting parent Advocates from La Buena Elementary organizing undercover 878 celebrated and so did the community when city council unanimously voted to purchase the property currently reading at the Redding gun store which is 878 ft away from Lebanon Elementary and steps away from public parking places of worship has purchased the location cannot be transferred to another owner to operate the gun store in such close proximity to verbal locations I want to thank the Council on Culver 87-84 advocacy and also the reading family for recognizing that our world is not the same as when they're family first began business in this town this is sign that our city is Unified and valuing the health wellness and success of our students and families and I I think many of us feel just relief that this action was taken last lie I at 2 make a wear for about our safe routes to school program and Echo some of which Jimmy shanman spoke about earlier today and just asked motorists to please just be aware of white collisions by slowing down looking around you especially during the drop-off time when there are a lot of that's moving Walkers and rollers around you I'm be extra careful who cares when you if you are late just low down it could change somebody's life for you is it slow down and be more aware don't risk our students safety and our our family safety if walk and rollers can be more more visible be safe you tell Max and put away the headphone you can have a much safer commute to and from school he only had 2 minutes earlier so I just want to also reiterate CCMS bike today is 916 from 9 to 12 at CCMS and this is only for CCMS students and also open to everyone our corporate City Wok and Roll Festival is on September 24th from headache at 2 p.m. and that is at this ecms parking lot so I hope to see y'all there thank you very much good evening everyone a couple of things tonight first of all I'd like to give a huge shout out to parents Rebecca Anderson and she was Sergeant who led a campus beautification effort over the weekend they organize donations they collected donations they dug holes and brought things for needed a large group of parents and number of students there are some who are volunteering to I'm also dr. Thomas who is there helping out that I'm just really really appreciate the effort of the the the families and the students to contribute to that I also want to acknowledge dr. Keller little bit of a fire under the landscaping company to do some cleanup as well those two efforts really made a big difference and I are going to be an ongoing effort to the kind of increase the attractiveness and they the the pleasantness of the environment where students spend so much of their time so thank you to those families Stevenson and dr. Thompson Isaiah Thomas on that I also wanted to thank the city council for last night's decision board member of city council voted unanimously last to buy the gun store property just steps away from our love by own Elementary School it's one of those things where it where our students for Generations have been 878 steps away from a feet away from a gun store and then we heard stories from staff members who work there who is you know heard for years the concerns of students in the imaginings of students about something happening at the gun store something being purchased to the gun store and being used the school so this is a tremendous weight lifted off of of the students and the staff and the family shoulders so again thank you to the city council thank you very much to cover 878 who was one of the organizations that was leading that I know the right number of other organizations and and many families and parents who work for for quite a while to get that done so thank you to all of those people the real winners in this Earth are going to be our students. Thank you very much for that I also my last one I want to recognize that March 15th begin to Spanish heritage month not my favorite name for it but it is officially Hispanic Heritage Month at the end of the MPS are there in Spanish Camp about a celebrity who has the lowest prices in Spanish time to celebrate and recognize the contributions of our Hispanic Community are Latino Community from Latin America South America even the Continental Spain and then what that is brought indigenous cultures as well mestizo culture our Latino Community is the largest single demographic and the district and it's important to recognize that and the contribution historically that's a community is made and then continues to make him and will always make it part of our schools and our Community self thank you very much for that cheat on your last comment Mr Guerrero thank you as well as your other comments but I appreciate you taking the time to recognize the start Hispanic Latino heritage month I will add to my colleagues already stated comments many of of their comments I add my plus one to you but one that I want to Singa how is a welcome back to mr. Mike Reynolds mr. Reynolds and I worked together in the past it was those those were the Glory Days would you say mister milky has left it was a CVS time it was a simpler time and when I look at you it feels warm and soft so I'm looking forward to more warm and soft going forward remember Loretto and I serve right now on the ad-hoc superintendent search committee and we are having a meeting as a board on Thursday the 14th this week to interview search firms to determine which firm will be going with to conduct that surge we have a website up I invite you to visit it's a landing page from our main website and I think it's just easier sd.org soup search with a backslash in their superintendent search it might I'll find it I'll announce it again later but it should be pretty accessible because there is a button right on the homepage so I invite people to continue to book market to continue to check it to see what the latest is and right now we have a Google form to invite open-ended comments but are comic collection public engagement process will become much more refined and curated and exhaustive and comprehensive lunch once we hire the firm and the firm begins to take that process on themselves of the professional so there's much more to here so I just want to make sure people book that website I recently went to St Louis as a board member for local progress a group that supports nationally elected officials nationally and there were numerous takeaways but I do thought I would share publicly that the one that I left with the most that I think may have the most impact locally was called democratizing Municipal finance and so I learned a lot of best practices about the two of you know making sure that we are serving our community's needs with our Municipal Finance programs and it seems really critical at this time as we entertain going out to our public for a ballot measure for a bond in the near future and I will finish off with enormous shout out to principal Hodge and the fourth grade team at El Rincon I attended their back-to-school morning for the 4th grade today and it's just always a pleasure to go to El Rincon doctor doctor Hodges doing incredible pedagogically Progressive and Innovative work there and the 4th grade grade team really were all outstanding today and you know there was the stuff you expect which is the teaching to standards using the best practices and both literacy and math sign right of course we're doing that it's the least but there was also a really incredible social and emotional well-being on the way you know you could see that it was at every desk students were being taught to Value their characteristics. The visible ones and the invisible ones which there is a lot to take away from that and a lot to be learned so glad that these young people are learning this messaging and then last but not at all least and potentially the most important the the the team and the site or just doing incredible work around including our students with disabilities into ever educational space and we learned a lot about that today as visitors about how there are some some models that look like co-teaching there are some models that are otherwise inclusive but that every student is included in every educational setting no matter their needs or abilities and I was really pleased with all of that and I'll and that the the parent engagement in that communities credible and it's a testament to the doctor Hodges welcoming thank you alright thank you busy time since our last board meeting what I just want to say Happy back to school all the students families faculty in South I-25 just started my back to school so I need some trying to get back into that to the group of waking up but those really I feel that feeling with you myself and board member Guerrero and board member of the red-nosed had the opportunity to attend a bunch of birthday gift like somebody's we're at the high school we're at the adult now we're at Como Park and we got there yet for the first activities in later in the day also got to do visits with dr. Smith of high school and I want myself to Culver City Middle School busy time I want to thank mr. Guerrero for as well put Happy has been a character in a month so I'll just second thought I also wanted just to say happy attendance were in this when they know we put language about it in court but I just want to  in the importance of making sure we have students in classroom learning each and every day how else is going to do a quick shout-out tickets at for her parent and teen driver safety Workshop that she's hosting tomorrow the Robert Frost Auditorium from 6 to 7 15 p.m. a mouse is going to do a quick shout-out also the Doctor Keller and his team for their work in around campus beautification I'm in the painting also as well as the high school administration for their work a computer occasionally know there's going to conversations about plan a new logos and all that good stuff I'm to really help us and talking about is your campus climate I also just want to lastly join my colleagues in commending the city council last night for purchasing the gun store lays right next to La Ballona Elementary school does very clear right now in our nation that we are in a Public Health crisis because of our widespread access to guns and it's very clear that this body's mission right now is to Taco campus climate issues head-on and although that issue of buying guns or is not directly a school board oversight or the body doesn't have oversight of that issue I'm just really grateful to our city for locking arms with us did not work and making sure that we are able to continue to have our head down and focus on the issues of concern in consequence. Our students and our district are basic so thank you so much thank you everybody I going to try to put the video but my zoom is not working that well okay please let me know if I if my audiostars sound dad and I can take my video off I want to start by saying thank you to all the board comments I agree all those points and many of us at that have attended and participated and I just don't want to duplicate all the efforts or you don't take the time to mention each of them so I just want to say thank you for highlighting those fraction point and celebration to attend progress conference this year and one of the most important takeaways and this is something that I am really really excited that Michael Reynolds is part of what is currently there are so welcome and I have a very exciting project or proposition and that is the inflation reduction that Biden has put in place is a direct pay program that if we for example weatherize our classrooms we heard many of our teachers and labor Partners talking about a seed that we can request between 30 to 70 per cent to be returned to our school and it will be it's a College direct pay so we will directly paid back for those efforts and I know that our are we may be going for a bond so I really hope that you chose Mister rentals I hope that you can look into this and see how we can cap on this on this effort I'm also really grateful to mr. I like going for stating that we're going back to looking for a sustainable coordinator because this project so she doesn't other things that are sustainable that we can get monies back again between 30 to 70% to get money back for implementing any sustainable projects so thank you so much, Starlight and my two looking into this it's called the IRA direct a program please I'm hoping that we can get this so that we can make our money's go a long ways to weatherizing and implementing sustainable projects for a district I want to say that I apologize for not being there in person have a family matter that required me to be in person and I was unable to return to call city as expected I also want to apologize for any inconvenience my absence may have caused and I appreciate your understanding and support during this time and I specifically want to apologize to Williams and dr. Keller for accommodating me so in addition I also want to inform the board and the community that I will not be available Thursday 9:14 meeting because I'm not have good internet and I want to I know that that meeting is super important for our community and the most important thing that I want to stress to the board of the the board is that will be attending that meeting is that I only have one one question for the superintendent search company and that is that we really need to get research company who has a proven record on finding experience superintendent's I believe Culver City deserves an experienced superintendent and dr. Keller continues to impress the community and I think it's because it comes he comes with 16 years of experience and I know that getting an experienced superintendent means we gotta pay more in I think our community understands that this is something we we must do as a board to pay more for inexperienced superintendent I want to just thank you everybody for allowing me to do the statement and I'd like to offer a ten-minute recess at this time is that good for the board yes thank you 7 if we can get back at 10:17 that would be I'm sorry I am a skilled thank you recording stopped I said Neil Young Ohio we are do you want to do this in order well I know I'd like to pull 9.7 and knowing that somebody else open up a lot of things I find with that I'll take a 93 94 and 96 remember Guerrero you said that like the lottery numbers sorry you know what I forgot I didn't scroll all the way down I will pull 929 22 as well okay so I think I can try to move for president unless you're pulling as well okay I'll try and and please correct me if I didn't get this right so I'd like to move to approve 9295 9/8 through 21 923 + 24 I'll second that we did not I'm going to order you want me to start cuz I pulled it okay first question is kind of the softball question Pages 1 through 12 there are over 300 line 12 pages of item-by-item pio's for Lakeshore is that just kind of poops or is there a reason why that many box of crayons stapler need to be individually wrapped ode oh and so that was the reason for the the large man expenditure through 4 I'm actually not questioning the expenditure and all I think it's fantastic that were supporting the new classroom like that I'm just wondering if it ends up being like a 23-page document and kind of overwhelming and 12 pages of that is for actively a single purchase play the the system is set up according to our our purchasing department it when there's a lot a lot of line items it filters into the report and I at the moment we can't get rid of them I think 151 so there's there's no way to break those out and summarize him as just one one topic okay it just seems like it's an awful lot of work for somebody to enter 300 so they could just have a single PO with with all that stuff and I know we're trying to find ways to be more efficient and get things faster and and all of that so again like I did just kind of more of a couple other ones were there was just a repetitive orders for exactly the same number it's not even like different funding sources or anything like that just what I would have expected was a single sheet with a bunch of stuff on it so okay thank you on that one the other one is obviously the which is the new Earth contract that was on page 23 its ID number 06 11 almost down at the bottom I think my first comment on that one is I'm not entirely sure that I would have placed this as a PO buried in the PO order buried in the consent agenda I'm in this is it certainly is justifiable there be it is a purchase order but it's one of those things that there's obviously a lot of opinion about the community of from the community on this so I think this one probably would have been in my opinion more appropriate as a separate item just because it was inevitably going to incur some discussion couple questions it is on 600,000 is that an up to or is that a flat this will be $600,000 and it's not an inn voice so it could be an up to okay the same previous agreement will still be in effect this is just the purchase order leading to an invoice for this year correct that's exactly right probably a series of invoices out of this to me okay we're looking at the proposal Neuwirth newer that you're referring to and Tom is approved by the board in June of 2022 and has not yet been changed into a standard contractual which is something we need to do we're working with the the north team to adjust the scope of the agreement to provide more targeted Service delivery with an accompanying increased Reliance on our existing District staff so need to go back to the drawing board to a certain degree with North they've indicated that there are Maynardville the present agreement is just a proposal it wasn't ever caught a fight into an actual agreement okay thank you for that clarification into a couple that new codification come before us at some point or will it just be in effect because it's a cleanup of the past I would imagine that would be taken to the board for approval just interested, that's what I would suggest going to take a little time but we agree that that is necessary then I will keep my comments on that short if you have a time to to discuss that later got a lot of opinions on it we heard a lot of that tonight we've been hearing that for a while I'm very appreciative to see that what is currently on the agenda tonight is a $600,000 contract rather than 1.5 million on again speaking for myself and my opinion what I saw last year didn't Merit movie map to that larger amount there's a lot of things that could have been brought up about our relationship with new Earth that are not to my liking I don't want to know that some of the concerns that it brought been brought up about there business model on the way they do their accounting are concerning to me I don't I don't love that they also operate a charter school that when we visited their facility have him soon to her formally enrolled a district that that's problematic to me I don't live the way that they deploy their Legal Services whether it's against members of the community or bring that up in conversations with the district that's dead they are providing a service to some of our students we got an estimate about 272 last year I would love to see those Services brought in house I don't think we're quite in the position to do that yet which is why I think that that $600,000 figure basically maintaining the level of services that we had last year for one more year why I can live with that one thing I do want to share with the community is that we prevented a couple of us visited their their site during the summer where they were running a summer program it with some of our students I think there's not as much burlap in their services as some of us as soon as his unfortunately typical went with some of the actions of the district the last couple of years communication was great on this and we kind of use the word counseling with a lowercase C when for the most part what they're providing is not Counseling Services it's more social work it's more coordination of wraparound Services they actually some fantastic work around job and career placement with students around housing assistance around food in security assistance I'm a lot of things that we do but not necessarily to the scale that they do and I think I'm 40 this has gone to find counseling issue which we got to make sure that the services they provide supplement our services rather than supplanting them and I'm very angry men about the concerns about Contracting out things that are owned could you but again I am appreciative of this kind of lower lower threshold her or in and maintaining the level to make sure students get the services they need it again those 272 student receive services and that's good and they're still around and they still no Services until we can bring them in the house I appreciate the clarification that this is an up to I appreciate hearing that we will be taking a look into the way that they do the building potentially bring that I'm further and and just want to add my own to sense that I think it is important that we looked at building up our own capacity over the next year so that at the end of this year we can provide these services for our students without her contract out to another agency but all of my colleagues who worked on this end and you know within the limits of the brown act up here and and with my partner on this issue had some discussions and really kind of come to an understanding of what they do provide in the end and understanding that bringing it down to this level as the right thing to do moving forward tell thank you thank you yes please I if dr. Baxter I had a email I had emailed you a question if you could just act because it has come up in public I feel like it's worth getting a giving the public a small summary of what you you provided to me thank you for the Opera any board member Laredo can you remind me which question this is about psaa Joanne nazarian tell him if he'll lift away I thought it is so it is thank you yes thank you so thank you for that thank you for asking that question so we Host this position it's assigned to the Los Angeles Harbor and Southwest Community College's we are passed through we received 10 hours of services under a part of the umbrella of our K-12 strong Workforce pathway Grant this is has agreed upon with the different districts that we partner with it has agreed upon requirements one of which is professional development it was mentioned in comments but that that is a requirement of the position doctor salary the rate all of those things are not something set by the district or negotiated by the district it's a part of the grant the the strong the strong Workforce Grant I'm travel expenses are all related to professional development of which this person this position provides to the different districts in the agreement and the community college and the person who oversees this and who is the grantor actually just sent an email little bit ago you know praising Culver City Unified administration of this and and how we Minister this this K12 strong Workforce Pathways Grant I answer that yes so I just want to reiterate what you you said and to make sure that I I and others understand that that this position is a passed through position it's not our own position and we are at the district is the grant manager and therefore it has to be paid out of our past through our are correct and I can give you the reefs Morse code and we can make all of this very transparent but it is it is not solely managed by Culver City Unified thank you my only other question and I assume that I don't want to make an assumption that the first item Mister Reynolds is 40k classrooms but I could be wrong the module modular costume rental I'll have to check on that and get back thank you Tinkerbell labor Partners Debbie County and Mr a long fart. I'm so sorry to interrupt you but I should where to get Mister as a door was waiting to comment thank you thank you I thought the doctor tent was, since I was waiting for her before I die, today I just wanted to let go mr. Guerrero in the preference of having an agenda is conversation about North and I don't know if right now is the appropriate time to ask a specific question or or get a response but I do have specific questions in regards to tracking outcomes and how can make sure that the outcomes we are the Americans would want to see but also making sure those outcomes are justifying the High sticker price that we are approving I believe that that that was ever return that question but please let me know if according to a board by lot if you'd like to achieve by something please send it in writing I recommend seasoning or superintendent and then we will in line to it I hear both get I don't and Isadora are saying to attend Isis and as we heard we are going to attend ice it when the contract I believe the I'm sorry but I don't I can't find it on my on my sheet but I believe that killer already and that mr. Reynolds already about what are the next steps with this contract I think it's important for us to agree with board member get I do that this should have probably been better to have as an information item for information we have to build on it but as an item that a stand-alone item because it seems some discussion and that is the summer visit with with labor Partners Mississippi have me and Mister launch title at ended with me and it was clear to me that for the very first time on honestly that what they were providing with case management coordination of efforts like mr. get out of bed and in addition it was also clear to me that over the 20 years they've been applying for Grants and providing very important services such as Sprint support having students been able to order groceries they need not and then I'll give you an example with currently have a backpack program where we give a backpack to our students who are food insecure benefits program supplements that backpack because the students can actually order milk and eggs these G programs that they have in the coordinate and they have to is what we don't have and it's important for us to continue to think about how long will it take us to bring a service that is a wraparound service in comprehensive also want to add that board member can't remember. I do and I attended a visit to a middle school in St Louis wear these wraparound Services were part of the school so they can become part of the school and we have to do and we must continue to think about our most vulnerable students are low-income students we must continue to think about our students who live in the house are students who live in Foster we have to think that this person was brought here because it was part of our comprehensive safety plan because our students who were getting involved in altercation did they provide diapers for running again through grants I want to tell our labor Partners I'm grateful for the time that you gave us it is not my intention it has never been the intention of the board that put it on this pretty place to supplement to to duplicate sorry about the efforts by our counselors are teachers our staff and that is in that we need to do a lot of work to get there and it's possible and we saw that in st. Louis with Judy service but it's going to take some time and I'm looking forward to ensuring that we can provide the services that are so needed in the future and I'm so happy and grateful. Hopefully we can start tomorrow building do support services for our students I hope that you will join me in voting for it for for these people because we're ready to take Services away and I can grateful for very long for saying Services field services and that's what this is about if nobody else has any other comment I like to say I like to ask for all of those in favor say I'll I can move in at 2 past 9.3 I don't feel that my question was answered and I'm sorry if it was somewhere in your response that I didn't catch us if you could just repeat her if someone's Hopkins did answer the question on how outcomes are tracked because I'm fine with approving a PO Services provided to students I think it serves as an important and I think it's also important that we have some type of way to measure these outcomes to make sure that it is matching the sticker price so yes if you do me too just a dress that towards the latter part of the one beginning of the second semester we were able to align their accounting structure not just accounting structure but their case management structure and align it with hours to be able to actually count the number of touches student reconciling everything from the sign-in sheets the trainings that were done so twisted the second semester we were able to do a stronger accounting and we started the year now with some more clearer specific outcomes so I know that Mr milky I think we should long talk about evaluation of the program we put in evaluation system of the program but we we think that will hope we chose outcomes for the services that they provide which is the supplementing and not supplanting that was at the vision thank you mister okay so I'm going to move to pass I'm going to move to approve item 9.3 I'll second that all of those in favor say aye I need to look for over here moving to the next agenda item which I believe is 9.4 responding to those in just clarifying those the only way I wanted to bring up again and kind of publicly there is an item page 51 you wanted one you to where we have a couple of Administrators who are assigned some extra days in the summer to prepare for the begin school I hear your explanation for that I will say that I am generally skeptical when I see folks who are already working at 200 a calendar getting extra days added on and I am sure that they made good use of it and I'm sure that they are incredibly busy I just know that every teacher on 180-day you know are 185 days calendar could use for extra days too and may have to cram what they need to get done in there and there is. days I'm going to when you're on a 210 calendar you got some flexibility you can move some days in calendar some days in the summer if you need them and take them off later in the year so it's done I'm about to prove it but I would say in the future I'm I'm pretty skeptical of that practiced and thank you for that feedback thank you any others those that favor say I do I will move to approve item 9.4 like tripping can I get a second favorite AI Leipsic this is my last one so this one is just a donation and I just wanted to kind of call this one out I'm going to hate to see it when somebody does something generous and it just kind of slides through on the agenda so I just want to recognize and thank Sony Pictures Entertainment for their donations of looks like camera lenses headphone speakers and to Sony PS5 console of a 2000 dollars so thank you very much to Sony and a continued support of our students and our our educational efforts here self thank you can I get a motion all those in favor say aye no 97 97 so I pulled this just to move at with the amendment that the end date being June 2024 not June 2023 I'll second that I do have one discussion that's all I had okay thank you for this one it was and I don't know if it specifically brought up the beat SLP position is not on edjoin and I logged onto a joint and I saw that and I know I had reached out to you and specifically asked it for all these positions that were Contracting out if we were continuing to attempt to recruit I shall be happy to elaborate on that it may have been that the the posting expired but I'll speak with Miss Cummings first thing in the morning and I'll put it give you an update on the Friday report okay and can I'm coming can this person confirm as well the other positions that we are kind of someone I don't know how much stuff I know it to look at each and everyone okay thank you very much I just have a question to piggyback upon that Hill we have to manually go in and review like or or does is there like an alert that goes out that says this has been expired do you want to renew it like I just don't want to make sure that we're in some it that we're using technology to automate if we need to have you tell me so I'll speak with Miss Cummings to see if that future is in adjoining as far as I know it isn't and we do need to check every so often to make sure they're not expired but that future may be may very well be in there so I'll follow up with that as well tomorrow morning if it's not available then have some sort of tracking thank you so much I believe we had a motion and a second so all those in favor say aye 9.2 okay so I pulled it and I'm first anyway so I just I did send questions to mr. ronchetti and about this and of course the other portion that goes with this is that in the in the body of this item is it talks about the previous mou but we for a boat verification from Mr ronchetti that mou is in the works that we did not previously approve an mou so I just wanted to clarify that for the public and if mister marchetti or dr. Smith can speak to that I this particular contract is only up until November I'm assuming because this mou will be worked out by then hopefully fingers crossed and that Cobra ring didn't date does November. It was November its August through November and that fingers crossed by that time will have a combined contract moving forward with this city where the mo where there will be a pass-through payment to the the city is what I'm imagining would it could you confirm that we can confirm that as well as the district being able to take advantage of the the city's rate of pay at what we're paying right now until the end of this particular agreement in November is at its at a higher rate history it is on we've dissected this with the city and Parks and Rec mister marchetti are you online can you provide any additional Clarity for the board as far as the bill rate where are getting the same lower rates at the city is for this short-term contract until this to be finalized is an mou with acms so they are there they're working with and so I'm I'm glad for that that they're working with us to get that at that lower rate as if we were to have already created that Emily previously what I did request though was I understand that there are and we could be public comment about the second crossing guards in the same crosswalk now I don't want to I'm not going to minimize some of our community members safety concerns because there has been near misses in that area just as recent as this morning or and so but I do want to know in the future especially since we are and this decision preceded us because that the two these two were not a part of the previous five these two additional we're not part of the previous five additional locations on this is a plus up in the current location that if we have any research data or anything that supports that that the two do help I feel like to those that use it it feels like it does help more because those are very high traffic and long Crossings at least the one at Overland and Farragut I think it is Overland in Farragut the very long Crossing is home across four lanes and there's a lot of turning folks there, which is why I cautioned focused motorist to take it slow and be patient especially for our youngest crossers so if there's anything that you could share with us in terms of the 2nd the second crossing guard and probably an acms may also have some best practices to share with us so if in the future you could share that with us I would really appreciate it thank you it does say October on the worksheet though so let's just be yeah I see so I just want to state that what we are agreeing to is regarding a November send it so that we can have that in the public record so I get a thank you for that clarification doctor can't because I guess the question is does this when are you dr. Smith what are you planning on finalizing this with the city we're presenting Mr ronchetti please way in he has been masterful at navigating best can you clarify for the board please I'm not clear on what the question is do we we have a date with the city the worksheet has the rate from 8:14 to 10 to 6 the mou actually is from 8:23 to November 17th and we're we're wired the contract the contract agreement why the date difference I believe the worksheet was actually put together before we had that last meeting with the city where we agreed on what we are going to do in the the short-term do the date was just not updated on it the date that reflected in the actual car check that was drawn up after that meeting is the accurate date May it may actually end up before that it's just that with the date it was decided on by the city as a base drop-dead date for when they would have a contract for new mou worked out and likely based on the last information I got the bed ml you may end up being completed before the November date but the butt that we are approving for this encompasses the worksheet that brings us to November or is it October as the worksheet says that's a good question I have to look at the worksheet and see what the dollar amount is on there a 9922 projected hours 1776 what time are we to go to what what date is the the city presentation that all in the party member when we can update an answer those questions for the board I believe these dead meeting is the week after next would that be acceptable for remember Laredo we don't usually I think my my point of cos iron is more so that the contract itself is I think okay because it doesn't have any dates on it so it in case we have to add more services to it it will in, we won't have to actually you know do anything with the contract is a contract doesn't have the dollars on it so if we do need to add more then you'll just have to come back if the mou wasn't prepared so I'm finding it thank you anyone else move to approve second all those in favor say aye moving to I think that's it's working since I do I write 10.2 2022 through 2023 on audited actuals we will start with a presentation for MRSA I think Kelly might remember I have a little problem with the the light I didn't want to stay at on your behalf since you raised it everyone needs to know that mess around old is colorblind and does not know whether or not the mic is on so he will need your support I got I got you thank you thank you very much

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