{"date":"2024-10-09","type":"Board Meeting","videoId":"VEZ7vt0O4kU","audioDuration":6191,"speakers":{"A":{"name":"Janet Lawson","role":"Board President"},"B":{"name":"Cecilia I. Márquez","role":"Trustee"},"C":{"name":"David Weekly","role":"Trustee"},"D":{"name":"Evelyn Sanchez","role":"Executive Assistant to Superintendent / Board Secretary"},"E":{"name":"Mike Wells","role":"Vice President"},"F":{"name":"Alisa MacAvoy","role":"Trustee"},"G":{"name":"John Baker","role":"Superintendent"},"H":{"name":"Rick Edson","role":"Chief Business Officer"}},"utterances":[{"start":7760,"end":19600,"speaker":"A","text":"Okay, it's four o', clock, so we're going to go ahead and get started. Evelyn, if we can have a roll call, please. Trustee Marquez."},{"start":19680,"end":20080,"speaker":"B","text":"Here."},{"start":20160,"end":21120,"speaker":"A","text":"Trustee Weekley."},{"start":21120,"end":21440,"speaker":"C","text":"Present."},{"start":21600,"end":22720,"speaker":"D","text":"Trustee McAvoy?"},{"start":22720,"end":23120,"speaker":"A","text":"Present."},{"start":23200,"end":24280,"speaker":"D","text":"Vice President Wells?"},{"start":24280,"end":24560,"speaker":"E","text":"Here."},{"start":24640,"end":25600,"speaker":"D","text":"President Lawson?"},{"start":26380,"end":140690,"speaker":"A","text":"Here. So welcome everybody. Before we dive into it, I just want to acknowledge that Hurricane Milton is about to make landfall. And so thinking about all the people in Florida and if you have loved ones, family, friends out there, we're hoping for their health and safety. Sines en espanol Port llama al nueve siete, ocho, nueve, nueve Cerro cinco uno, tres, siete y prescione Ocho, tres, siet, siete, siete. Cerro cuatro uno. El signo de numero para contrasena siste a la reunion in Persona y ne. Transor situado. Alondo. Alondo de la sala. The public is encouraged to speak to the board on issues of concern, whether or not the issue is on the agenda. To address the board, please complete a speaker's card that's available, I think, at the desk out in the foyer and you can bring it up to Evelyn at the. At the dais. Public comments are limited to three minutes and as a reminder, the board cannot have a discussion on public comments. However, we may offer clarification or direction to staff for follow up. If you wish to speak to the board on a subject listed on the agenda, you'll be called on at the time the item is being considered by the board. Changes to the agenda. I want to ask my colleagues. We. We designed the agenda. We put two hours for presentations with a 20 minute break and. And then another two hours. Since then, we've had a couple of candidates drop out, so we only have a total of ten. If we have ten minute presentations with like five minute follow up, that's about two and a half hours total. So I'm wondering if you guys still want to keep the five and a break and a five or do we want to do all of the presentations and then take a 20 minute break?"},{"start":142530,"end":156370,"speaker":"B","text":"Up to you guys? Either way. Yeah, all the present versions and then take a break. Sounds good to me."},{"start":157250,"end":158610,"speaker":"F","text":"So all 10 of them."},{"start":159550,"end":171710,"speaker":"A","text":"Yeah. So that would be. Yeah, that would just be moving 10.1 to following 8.1. I would prefer that if everybody's okay with that."},{"start":173870,"end":174510,"speaker":"D","text":"Thank you."},{"start":175230,"end":176030,"speaker":"A","text":"We need to."},{"start":176110,"end":179590,"speaker":"F","text":"I would just say with the caveat, for some reason, someone needs to take a break."},{"start":179590,"end":181070,"speaker":"A","text":"We should just take a break, right?"},{"start":181230,"end":181790,"speaker":"E","text":"Yeah."},{"start":184030,"end":186030,"speaker":"F","text":"Because I. I want to make sure I'm attentive. Right?"},{"start":186430,"end":187330,"speaker":"A","text":"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah."},{"start":187330,"end":187730,"speaker":"F","text":"Okay."},{"start":188290,"end":192210,"speaker":"A","text":"Okay. Do we have a motion to approve?"},{"start":193410,"end":194170,"speaker":"F","text":"So moved."},{"start":194170,"end":194850,"speaker":"C","text":"Seconded."},{"start":195010,"end":338780,"speaker":"A","text":"All those in favor? Thank you. Let's see. We do have oral communication. Pam Swint, you can come on up and if you can, hit the button on the right on the microphone to turn it on. Hello, can you hear me? Okay, perfect. Thank you all for being here this afternoon. My name is Pam Swint. I'm with the PTO of Kennedy Middle School, school that I passionately love. And that's why I'm here. I'm here to talk about the high classroom temperatures that's been going on at Kennedy. But I can only assume it's happening at other schools across the district. So just being a squeaky wheel in this process, classroom temperatures, I have data from two classrooms. One classroom on October 1st was 92.3 degrees at 3pm and I have other data from another classroom. 87 degrees, 89 degrees during the school day. And as temperatures continue to rise, many classrooms in our district become uncomfortable, uncomfortably hot, creating an environment that is not conducive to learning. Excessive heat can lead to several health risks, including dehydration and decreased concentration. Studies show that high temperatures can negatively affect cognitive function and academic performance and further jeopardizing the student's educational experience. And I'm curious as will the, the board have an agenda item at some point to discuss this or have a plan to move forward or a bond that could be worked on to add funding for this or to encourage or how PTOs can be involved with helping with this. But of course we would love district support. So thank you. Yeah, thank you for being here. We've, we've had a number of discussions around this area and the difficult part is that it's hot at all the schools and they all, there are different ways that we will be able to implement cooling at different sites. It's not going to be just an across the board fix. And unfortunately it's a slow process too. So I think we're looking at spring to be able to start. Help me remember."},{"start":339019,"end":414020,"speaker":"G","text":"So there is going to be some further information and I don't know, Pam, if you were, if you were, or you were online during a board meeting we had when our construction company was here and giving information. Okay, well, what we can do is we can send you the link, but is a link that. There's already a link on the website on that subject that the board took into consideration that evening and there is a plan in place right now where we have the devices, the thermometers in each of the classrooms now that we ordered, and we can vis a vis virtually see which are the hottest rooms. And they're. The contractors who are working with us are coming back to the board after they reviewed that data to indicate where we can start with our bond dollars, which we thank the community for passing that last bond, because the major piece of it is for H VAC units to get that started. And they gave kind of a timeline. Plus they also indicated we have a few sites where electricity is going to be an issue, and that's going to all have to be redone over again. But I'm believing that the next report is coming, Rick."},{"start":416160,"end":417360,"speaker":"H","text":"If not, the next board meeting will"},{"start":417360,"end":418960,"speaker":"C","text":"be the first board meeting in November."},{"start":419600,"end":428800,"speaker":"G","text":"And so tune into that. But also we have the link on our website to the board meeting. I think it was, I want to say, four weeks ago, three weeks ago,"},{"start":429360,"end":430640,"speaker":"C","text":"but I'll send it to you."},{"start":430640,"end":431680,"speaker":"G","text":"I'll make sure you get it."},{"start":431760,"end":436920,"speaker":"A","text":"And the classroom temperature data, is that. Is that being collected? Will that be collected or."},{"start":436920,"end":438640,"speaker":"C","text":"It's being collected right now in certain"},{"start":438640,"end":440240,"speaker":"A","text":"classrooms, but not every classroom."},{"start":440240,"end":442080,"speaker":"C","text":"All classrooms across the district."},{"start":442160,"end":443440,"speaker":"A","text":"Fantastic. Thank you so much."},{"start":443620,"end":450020,"speaker":"G","text":"There are certain thermometers so that we ordered them, and then we go virtually and get the information."},{"start":450580,"end":469230,"speaker":"A","text":"Okay, fantastic. Great. Thank you so much. Thank you. Pam. Evelyn. That's the only speaker's card we have, Right? Okay. Okay. A little bit of business we got to get through. We are on consent calendars, consent items. We have a motion to approve."},{"start":469940,"end":470900,"speaker":"B","text":"I'll move to approve."},{"start":471700,"end":472420,"speaker":"C","text":"Seconded."},{"start":472740,"end":473740,"speaker":"A","text":"All those in favor?"},{"start":473740,"end":474180,"speaker":"G","text":"Aye."},{"start":474500,"end":731860,"speaker":"A","text":"Thank you. Okay, 8.1 and 10.1. This is what we're here for. Let me find my notes. Okay, so before we get started with presentations this afternoon, I want to recap the process and. And why we're doing this to begin with, just for the public's sake. On June 26, 2024, the board adopted Resolution 13, calling for an election on November 5 for three board seats. The three trustee areas to be on the ballot were Areas 1, 3, and 4. The filing deadline with the County Office of elections was Friday, August 9, 2024. If an eligible incumbent did not file nomination documents by August 9, 2024 at 5pm the filing period is extended for that office for five calendar days. 14th, 2024, at 5pm for any person other than the incumbent Trustee Mike Wells filed for reelection in Trustee Area 4, and no one else filed for that seat. So that was closed on the Aug. 8 for Trustee Area 1. Trustee Elisa McAvoy did not file for re election. The deadline was extended to August 14 and during that extended period period Jennifer Eng Queen King filed and is unopposed for Trustee Area three. That's my trustee area. I did not file for reelection. The deadline was extended to August 14 and no one filed during that time period. Because no one filed it's the Board's responsibility to appoint a candidate and this must be done prior to the November 5 election. The application period for candidates was open from August 30 to September 30, during which time the district received 15 applications. Three were not eligible for appointment to Area 3 due to residency requirements. Of the remaining 12 applicants, two have withdrawn their applications, leaving 10 eligible candidates who we will hear from this afternoon. The board received all the candidates applications as they were submitted and we have had ample time to review them and tonight the candidates were asked to prepare a presentation up to 10 minutes long addressing the following number 1 an introduction or brief background 2 responses to these three key questions what is your vision for the future of our school district, particularly regarding academic achievement and student well being? How will you implement this vision considering the district's financial constraints? Can you describe a time when you advocated for equity in a professional or volunteer capacity and how would you ensure that all community voices, including those from underrepresented groups, are heard in the Board's decision making process? The candidates were also told they may include additional details that they feel are pertinent and the board is interested in knowing if the applicant is fluent or familiar with any languages other than English. This afternoon we're going to hear from candidates in alphabetical order. I will call on each candidate to come to the podium and I will also let you know who's going to be following. Candidates will be given up to 10 minutes for their presentation and I will be timing just for fairness to everyone. Candidates following your presentation, please remain at the podium for follow up questions that the board may have. Trustees are encouraged to ask follow up questions to maintain only ask follow up questions to maintain consistency. If a new question is asked, it should be posed to all applicants. For fairness. Following the presentations, we're going to take a brief recess after which I will ask each board member for the name of the candidate they wish to appoint. A candidate must receive a majority of votes in order to be appointed. If there's not a majority vote, we will continue to revote until one candidate receives a majority and the appointee will be sworn in to take their seat during the December 17th meeting. And just FYI, that's a Tuesday. That's not a normal board meeting day. Throw a curveball at you to start with, I think because David's going to be out of town. Yes."},{"start":734980,"end":735540,"speaker":"B","text":"Okay,"},{"start":737700,"end":760660,"speaker":"A","text":"let me see. I am going to now we will have Spencer Brooks followed by Jasmine Dalton. So Spencer, you can come on up. I'm sorry, I don't know who everybody is. Is Spencer here? Okay, then we will have Jasmine Dalton followed by Matthew Dupree. And if you can hit the red speaker button on the right to turn the microphone on."},{"start":770900,"end":1111520,"speaker":"D","text":"Hello, my name is Jasmine Dalton and I'm a resident of Woodside in California. First and foremost, I'm a mother to three wonderful children which has been the most rewarding and motivating roles in my life. In addition to being a mother, I am also currently pursuing further education at San Francisco State University where I'm studying interior design and architect. This field allows me to blend my passions for creativity and functionality in designing spaces that are both beautiful and practical. Alongside my studies, I work for a designer at a local design firm in San Mateo. I've had the opportunity to work on a variety of projects that had helped me grow professional and apply the principles in my learning of academic journey. Through my roles as a mother and student and a designer, I've developed a deep understanding of how to balance multiple responsibilities while staying passionate about my work and my community. A little bit about myself I was raised by educators, so prior to my parents becoming educators, my mom was actually a single teen mom and I grew up within Milpitas and then in fifth grade my familial dynamic changed and I we became a converted. We converted into becoming a blended family and relocated to San Mateo. I transitioned from a title and district school Milpitas to a non Title 1 school in San Mateo and with that created challenges and growth conspired with the transition from excelling academically and converting to the school in San Mateo. It left me feeling inadequate and I also had a loss of confidence. But through that I developed resilience and a deeper understanding of education disparities. My childhood development experiences I did mentoring and support. I worked as a camp counselor for 10 years guiding and mentoring young children through educational and outdoor experiences. I focus on building confidence, teamwork and leadership within the campers. I also spent a couple of summers working at a Title 1 school in Winston Salem, North Carolina through a community called Communities and Schools where I supported undeserved students providing academic and emotional guidance through motherhood and community leadership. About eight years ago we moved back to California where I became a coordinator for a local Moms group here in Redwood City that helped connect and support mothers within the community. I led efforts in organizing events, creating resources and fostering a strong sense of connection among moms facing challenges of parenthood. This role depended my or sorry depended my passion for or deep in my passion for community building and supporting families well being. So to go through the questions, question number one what is your vision of the future of the school district? So my goal is to create a campus where students feel safe, seen, validated and loved by fostering strong relationships throughout their and throughout my six to seven years on campus, my hope was to create and build a sense of security where students can feel at home. When school becomes sorry, the font is small. When school becomes a home away from home, students are more likely to attend regularly which naturally boosts academic achievement and testing scores. Part of supporting and working as a community to address these challenges from a place of love and understanding their supportive approach with health them focus on their studies, bring strong interpersonal skills and foster independence. Question 2 Can you just describe a time when you advocated for equity within professional or volunteer capacity? I reached out to a local church here in Redwood City that hosted our meetings for the Moms group and we worked to establish a fund that could assist those that were in need. This involved negotiating with church leadership to secure a space for our bi monthly meetings and ensuring that everyone could participate regardless of their financial situation. By acting as a spokesperson for a group, I communicated our needs and our missions to the church community, highlighting the importance of the accessibility and support for all mothers. This experience reinforced my commitment to the equity and demonstrated the impact of collective action in fostering an inclusive environment. And the final question how could you ensure that the voices of all community members, including those that are underrepresented, heard? To effectively represent our community, we must prioritize building relationships and trust, especially with unrepresented groups. This involves actively engaging with families in familiar familiar settings such as community centers and churches to bridge gaps and ensure their concerns are heard and valued. Creating accessible feedback channels is essential and we should establish both formal and informal avenues for sharing perspectives including town hall meetings and multilingual multilingual surveys. Partnering with local organizations can further enhance our outreach and inclusivity. Ultimately, education is a collective effort. Involving parents, neighbors and local organizations in decision making process ensures that the board's choices reflect the diverse needs of the entire Redwood City community. Together we can foster an inclusive educational environment for all because if motherhood has taught me anything is that it really does truly take village."},{"start":1113440,"end":1120240,"speaker":"A","text":"That's it thank you. I'd like to open up for. There are follow up questions."},{"start":1123840,"end":1125200,"speaker":"D","text":"Okay, great."},{"start":1125440,"end":1126320,"speaker":"A","text":"Thank you Jasmine."},{"start":1126960,"end":1127520,"speaker":"D","text":"Thank you."},{"start":1129200,"end":1137130,"speaker":"A","text":"So next we will hear from Matthew Dupree, followed by Lori Gross if you can. I think the mic is off."},{"start":1137130,"end":1427000,"speaker":"C","text":"There we go. Apologies, I kind of mixed all the questions up so you'll have to kind of pull them apart on your own. Here, just start my timer. There we go. Good afternoon. My name is Matthew Dupree. You can call me Matt. I'd like to thank the Board of Trustees and President Lawson along with Superintendent Maker and Director Quintana for the opportunity to speak today. I am a parent of two children at the district second and fifth grade, both enrolled in the Mandarin Immersion program at Orion, and we live just a stone's throw away from Kennedy Middle. I'm a writer by trade, mostly in marketing in digital and entertainment spaces. Over the last 15 years, I've been writing professionally. I've had at least 100 people come up to me and say I was thinking about getting into writing. How do I do that? And the first thing I always tell them is you have to find a way to stand out. There's a quote I love from the author P.J. o' Rourke that everybody wants to save the world, but no one wants to help mom do the dishes. I have stood out by being a relentless hand raiser, someone who seeks first to help and someone who never gives up on trying to find ways to improve. Someone who do the dishes. I am a product of a strong public school system. Shout out. San Juan Unified in Sacramento. I was able to find my passions and gain opportunities that set me up for success. And I believe deeply that strong societies are built on a foundation of strong public schools, providing educational equity to each generation. The sentence of equity is something I've strived for in my board roles for two programs at Orion, the Redwood City Mandarin Immersion Scholars Fundraising Program and the Playthrive After School Education Program. RCMIS raises funds for instructional aids to ensure the delta of Mandarin learning in the classroom is limited and students feel confident in their language instruction. During my tenure on the Playthrive Board, we instituted our first scholarship program for families needing tuition assistance. I will always advocate for equitable access to resources, whether through securing funding for additional instructional support or ensuring that financial barriers don't prevent students from accessing enrichment. As a trustee, I would continue work working to ensure all students receive the support they need to thrive. As a Redwood City parent, I am deeply aware of the challenges our district faces, especially the ongoing struggle for resources, funding and enrollment were already unique challenges to our district before the pandemic. And now many pandemic era funds are now being sunset. However, I have also been consistently impressed with how the superintendent and board have managed these issues with grace, making difficult, extremely difficult decisions while prioritizing students and teachers. I recognize that the role of a district trustee is not just about addressing immediate concerns, but also shaping the future of our schools. Our goal must be to improve educational outcomes for students regardless of their starting point. I believe programs like our Schools of Choice meet students needs in an effective and individualized way and I would seek more opportunities to strengthen all our schools. Similarly, using data and research to guide decisions while always centering students in these solutions is key. I see this role as an opportunity to collaborate with the larger district community to find innovative solutions. Our district is filled with passionate individuals and I'm confident that together we can identify opportunities for growth and ensure we're meeting the evolving needs of our students. Being a trustee requires not just hard work, not just hand raising, but a willingness to listen and learn and adapt. I would make it my mission to weigh each decision with an understanding of the impact to students, staff and the community. And I would actively seek out underrepresented voices and engage parent groups, whether that's going to PTO meetings, whether that's finding these in the. In the groups, in the schools, showing up and saying let's talk. Incremental changes can improve outcomes for all students and set a course for sustained progress. In closing, I am motivated by a desire to give back to the district that has given so much to my children and our community. I hope to serve on the board, continue the important work underway, contribute fresh ideas and help meet both today's challenges and tomorrow's. I want to live in a society full of young people who are educated, passionate and willing to help with the dishes. And maybe if we all help with the dishes, the world won't need quite so much saving. Thank you."},{"start":1429160,"end":1429600,"speaker":"A","text":"Thank you."},{"start":1429600,"end":1430040,"speaker":"B","text":"Matt,"},{"start":1432680,"end":1433800,"speaker":"A","text":"are there questions?"},{"start":1437320,"end":1437720,"speaker":"D","text":"Perfect."},{"start":1437720,"end":1460040,"speaker":"A","text":"Thank you so much. Lori Gross, followed by David Lee. We don't have two people here. Is Lori here? Yeah. Okay. You know, they all received an email saying at 4 o'. Clock. Okay, David Lee, followed by Ralph Robinson,"},{"start":1473250,"end":1983160,"speaker":"C","text":"Trustees, Superintendent, Baker and staff. Thank you all for your time and your consideration of my application to fill the upcoming vacancy for the Area 3 trustee position. My name is David Lee and I'll aim to use the next 10 minutes or so to provide some context on my interest in joining the board. I'll start by describing a bit of my educational and professional backgrounds and then I'll move on to discuss my values on education, community and public service and how I envision them informing the way I'd work in collaboration with Full Board to support the Redwood City community. Starting with my background, I've been a lifelong supporter, advocate and direct participant in public education. As a student, I attended public schools for most of my life. I attended various public schools from elementary school through high school and then attended UNC Chapel Hillford College. After graduating from unc, I taught math at a public alternative high school dedicated to serving the district's most academically vulnerable students. And that's really where I began to internalize the complex relationship between education and society. That's where I work to teach 21 year olds the concept of adding negative integers as they simultaneously work to find stable housing. And it's where I came away with the convictions that educational support requires more than just a good curriculum and that high quality early education is critical to academic and life success down the road. After three years at the head of a classroom, I started thinking about ways that I could have a broader systemic impact in education, and I eventually pursued a J.D. at Harvard Law School where I studied the interplay of law and policy. And that's also when I started getting more exposure to the different parts of the education system where I spent time at each of North Carolina's State Board of education and the U.S. department of Education. And it's also when I was able to advocate in front of the Massachusetts State Legislature for laws that would provide safe and support environments in schools across the state. I have remained in public education since graduating from law school, including by volunteering as a board member for a public charter school in New York and by working on the strategy team at Rocketship Public Schools. Currently, I'm part of the policy and governance team at the Alameda County Office of Education, where I'm able to engage in direct advocacy for better educational outcomes. And that could range from supporting measures for adequate educational funding to those for better transparency and accountability from our charter schools outside the chart or outside of the education field. I've also spent several years as a corporate restructure attorney, restructuring attorney, managing competing stakeholder groups to achieve a common goal in a fishbowl environment. And I've also spent several years as a management consultant with McKinsey, where, among other things, I supported governance relationships between management and boards of directors. That's all context for where I've been and what I've done, but I also want to talk about the values and beliefs that underline my decisional and analytical processes. Specifically, there are two core beliefs that drive my actions. First, education is one of the key pillars in society that shape the arcs of our life trajectories. Second, we in the public realm have a moral obligation to help close the opportunity gap between the haves and the have nots. In keeping with those values and my vision for the district, all students will have ready access to the resources necessary to achieve academic success. That means safe and supportive environments with high quality educators, health professionals, and other staff. And we'll know we've gotten there when we see all of our students demonstrating academic readiness by meeting or exceeding CASP standards with a narrowing academic achievement gap across student groups. And all students will have access to a range of meaningful enrichment activities that pique their interest outside the classroom. And all of our families will feel empowered to navigate wraparound services that they need to support our students. That said, I imagine the path to get there will take work and creativity, and while we should seek steady forward progress, it may only come incrementally. But I am optimistic. And that's in part because it's clear that this is already at the top of all of your minds, given the notable progress discussed just at the last board meeting. So there were a few things that I saw. First, the district has been doing incredible work already on the mental health front in partnership with Stanford, and I'm excited to join the board and help find ways we can keep up the good work to ensure that all of our students have access to appropriate mental health resources that enable them to thrive. Second, the district is clearly being thoughtful about where we stand on academic performance and identifying areas where we need to focus on. But one of my key takeaways from the last meeting was that across a number of filters, we're seeing the academic achievement gap actually growing rather than shrinking. And I think we can all agree that we need to focus on turning that trend around. It's doable. The district has done it before, and I'm looking forward to being part of a board that does it again. Specifically in my vision for the district's future, we're being even more data informed and action oriented on top of what was presented last meeting. I've seen student data by school sites that show clear patterns of maintaining or improving academic performance in certain schools and declining performance in others. And those types of insights can be crucial in helping understanding helping understand whether devoting more resources to a subset of schools with higher needs could help us get closer to academic parity. But my Point isn't that that's necessarily the right answer, right? It's only several. It's only one of several potential hypotheses. And the district staff have expertise that far exceed my own. Instead, my point is that we can move from simply using and collecting data to tell us where we are to instead synthesizing data to drive decisions on where we need to go. Now, obviously we operate in a world of finite resources with declining student enrollment and some open questions on education funding. And there's a good chance we'll have to prioritize certain initiatives over others. We'll have to take things as they come. But there are two notions that will guide my thinking. First, on the cost side of the equation, I'm going to be student focused and equity oriented in prioritization. So the most salient questions in my mind will be how will this decision impact our students education and does this decision improve equity for students across our district? Second, on the revenue side of the equation, I think we can explore some out of the box thinking. We live in an area with a number of individuals and companies that have an abundance of resources and that I'm sure want to help the community. So we don't need to be shy about identifying opportunities to tap into their support when appropriate. And all this I see us having a good grasp on what the entire community's needs are. There's obviously already been a good amount of work put in on that front. For example, knowing that there is a sizable Spanish speaking population among our students and families, we should celebrate all the efforts to ensure board and district communications are consistently available in both English and Spanish. But I think of really effective community engagement in a few steps. First, the Brown act made these discussions available. Then these translation efforts made them more accessible. And I think the next step is to make them even more directly engaging. And that means for board decisions that can have a material impact on families, we're not just posting about it on our website, we're also meeting families where they are. So we're coordinating with schools to get the message out and to open multiple venues for communication and feedback. We're posting on social media, we're sending email blasts, we're showing up at schools, we're making announcements at other community events. And again, I can already tell that much of this is happening. So I'm thrilled by the prospect of joining a board that's ready to keep our feet on the pedal with our entire community in mind. To wrap this up, I know you're looking or you're working from A rubric. But if I were looking to fill a seat on the board of trustees, here's what I'd look for. For competence to perform the job, passion for education and the success of our students, value alignment among board members and readiness to serve on the board. I would submit that I meet all those criteria. At the very least. Hopefully I've made clear my dedication to serving and advocating on behalf of our public school students. I've been a teacher, an analyst and an advocate. I've been on boards before and I'm ready to serve again. I remain immersed in the education ecosystem for which I have no plans to remove myself. I understand the trustees are also interested in language backgrounds, so I'll note that I have some conversational proficiency in both Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. I studied Spanish in middle school through college, and I grew up with Mandarin Chinese spoken around me. But to recap, I believe I'm the right choice for the district. And now I'm happy to take any additional questions from board members with whatever time remains. Thank you."},{"start":1983240,"end":1983680,"speaker":"E","text":"Thank you."},{"start":1983680,"end":1987280,"speaker":"A","text":"David. Questions? Go ahead."},{"start":1988480,"end":2024230,"speaker":"C","text":"Could you explain about your role with rocketship? Rocketship, I worked at the corporate office for through a fellowship with education pioneers. So a lot of it was doing some strategic thinking about the network as a whole. So less direct school oriented, but more about the organization and whether there would be good opportunities to expand into other areas of the nation. So without getting into too many details, a lot of the analysis originally was looking at where the highest needs are based on a variety of factors including Title 1, funding, academic scores, etc. And then also analyzing the feasibility of moving into different places."},{"start":2027750,"end":2030710,"speaker":"A","text":"Anyone else? Okay, thank you very much."},{"start":2030870,"end":2031510,"speaker":"E","text":"Thank you."},{"start":2033590,"end":2038960,"speaker":"A","text":"Next we'll hear from Ralph Robinson, followed by Thomas Rogerson, Foreign."},{"start":2047760,"end":2358830,"speaker":"H","text":"Good afternoon and thank you for your time today. My name is Ralph Robinson. I live on San Carlos Avenue in Redwood City with my wife. And we have a kindergartener at Adelante, Selby, a two year old and one more on the way this spring. And we are going to be sending all of our kids through district schools. Brief time at Adelante so far, but so far it's been a really terrific experience and just been very impressed by the community overall and especially the staff there. So thank you for your excellent work so far there a bit of background. So I am the son of a kindergarten teacher. I'm still working as a kindergarten teacher in the Boston area. So growing up I spent a lot of time not just in my own classrooms, but in classrooms in general. Certainly a lot of summer jobs as camp Counselors, tutors, after school programs, and of course, the yearly ritual of packing up my mom's classroom for the summer and then getting it ready for the fall. So certainly spent a lot of time in schools. My first professional experience after college was working in schools in New York City. So first as a teacher's assistant and then as a classroom teacher, I soon after went in a different direction. But that experience certainly reinforced and hardened my appreciation for just how much we put on our teachers and especially our good teachers. I currently work as a city planner for a good city company right here in Redwood City. We get contracted for planning services for jurisdictions all throughout the Peninsula and the Bay Area. Now to get into your first question, I think it comes back to that appreciation for our teachers and the work that they do. You know, we can talk a lot about technology and innovation and new approaches, but ultimately the most effective thing for students and for closing those achievement gaps is to have experienced teachers who are well qualified and feel confident in what they're doing. So to the extent we can listen to those people and make sure we have the most resources available to what they're asking for, that's kind of the job we need to do. So it's less of a specific policy or a specific stance as far as the future, as much as just doing the simple things so that we can have what our teachers need available to them at all times. Now, getting into the equity questions. So I spoke a little bit about my own experiences in education and certainly encountered this equity question a lot and still encountered a lot in my role as a planner. It is of course, a rule irony. The people who have the greatest need and the students who have the greatest need tend to be in those schools where there are the least resources. And I think it's a further irony that as we of course, justifiably so focus on serving those students, we continue to lose students of lesser need, if you will, which then exacerbates that challenge of serving the students with low needs and closing those opportunity and achievement gaps. So to the extent possible, we really need to, you know, borrow a sports analogy, it's really about hitting singles and really just doing the simple things well and continuing to demonstrate good management and good competency in our decision making and to make sure we're serving all students because we need to keep our high achieving. We need to keep our high resource students as well as our low resource students. So again, so we can keep serving everybody. Lastly, as far as hearing from all voices in the community, that's another condition that of course those people who need the most representation tend to be the least represented in these conversations. But of course their voices are there, just not directly. We see it in the data we get from testing. We get, we hear it in the feedback we hear from staffs and schools. So it's the board's role, it's our role as involved individuals and people who are representing that process to really speak to the needs of those people and again make sure they're being met even when their voices aren't directly heard in the conversation. So that is the gist of what I wanted to get into today. I do want to thank you for your time and I will admit as far as applying, I think I was motivated at first. Just as I'm sure you all see there are some interesting stories out there in the world about the people who get involved in school boards and school decision making process. So certainly just want to make sure you folks have plenty of qualified, well intentioned folks to pick from. And I think it's obvious you have a lot of good choices here today. But I do thank you for your time and yeah, here for any questions."},{"start":2360190,"end":2362290,"speaker":"A","text":"Thank you so much. Are there any follow up questions?"},{"start":2363720,"end":2363960,"speaker":"D","text":"Okay."},{"start":2363960,"end":2370920,"speaker":"A","text":"Thank you. So Thomas Rogerson followed by Erivin Samanchi."},{"start":2375320,"end":2974260,"speaker":"B","text":"Good evening. Or maybe I should say afternoon. It's a little earlier than I thought. Board members and community members. My name is Thomas Rogerson and I've been a proud resident of Redwood city for over 10 years. My wife and I settled in this in Trustee Area 3 and our two children attend Henry Ford Elementary. Our son is a second and second grade and my daughter just started transitional kindergarten. Tonight my wife is coaching our son's AYSO soccer team and no doubt our daughter is eagerly trying to join him. We actively participate in the Henry Ford PTA as a founding member of the Dads Club. I'm chairing the Hometown Holidays Parade and co chairing the Campout committee. My wife is president of the School Site Council and serves on the Measure S school Advisory committee. One of my favorite parts of the day is walking to school with my children as we did today. Along the way we connect with other families and often meet our principal who welcomes everyone at drop off. And I tell you it wasn't until our son started at Henry Ford that we truly felt a part of a welcoming and diverse community. I see Redwood City School District's rich diversity as the perfect environment not just for academics, but for teaching our children how to live and flourish in a diverse society. I moved from England as a child and I'm now a proud US Citizen. The private school my parents sent me to prepared me academically but did not connect me to a community. They thought French was the key foreign language to learn, so unfortunately I never learned Spanish and forgot any French I might have learned. I believe that as a board member my role will be to amplify all voices in the community, especially Those from Area 3, the Henry Ford, Kennedy and Adelante communities, as well as underrepresented groups district wide. I aim to keep everyone informed about district plans so that community members can proactively be involved in decision making. My vision for our district is to provide equal and high quality education to all students by training, recruiting and retaining those exceptional educators that I see working tirelessly every day. We need educators such as those to implement proven teaching strategies with high fidelity. With my background in neuroscience research, I understand the power of data. I believe we can use granular longitudinal analyses to identify trends and tailor interventions tracking individual student progress over time to predict and then enhance outcomes without adding to their financial strain on the district. While many conclusions from statistical analysis may be common sense to experienced teachers, data provides the confidence to implement these strategies in different contexts and assessments their effectiveness over time. For instance, if we notice absenteeism spikes on certain days due to weather, we can proactively engage those students most likely to miss school in the days before extreme weather is forecast. Anecdotally, I know from members of the community that this is happening now. I know the board discussed implementing environmental controls such as air conditioning and window shading at length during your September 10th meeting, and I recognise there are many facts at play. However, when I gave my practice speech to the Henry Ford PTA last night, this was the number one concern that came out of our community and I want to give voice to it now. Among the many challenges faced by the district, I know that the phasing out of federal Covid relief money is imminent. I hope that by leveraging existing data and focusing on targeted cost saving strategies strategies we can maximize operational efficiencies and minimize the impact on our children and educators. When I was a graduate student representative on the UCLA Neuroscience PhD committee, I advocated for equity by recognizing success isn't just about grades or test scores, but also about perseverance and potential. While on that committee, we adjusted our evaluation criteria to equally value summer research experience from students at non research universities, those who disproportionately come from underrepresented backgrounds, with research conducted during the academic year by students at research universities. This taught me that systemic changes can open doors for talented individuals who might otherwise be overlooked. From my experience, those candidates who demonstrated their desire and aptitude despite socioeconomic challenges excelled once they're at ucla. But I worry that there were still many more equally talented students who never applied because their community didn't support them or didn't believe they would be supported once at ucla. I think this is tragic and will do everything I can as a trustee to strengthen the community encompassing our school district with a goal of making all families feel welcomed and all students feel supported within it. I want to emphasize that Henry Ford, my children's school, is a Title 1 school representing the full range of demographics in the district. It is an ideal place for me to hear the widest possible range of voices. I love attending and contributing to Henry Ford's ever growing list of community events, with recent additions being the Family Dance, International, Putt Luck Camp out and Steam Night. Like all other attendees, I become immersed in our wonderful diverse community, fostering relationships, sharing ideas and concerns, all the while watching our children grow into the next generation of our community. I will also seek out community events outside of Henry Ford so I can hear from an even broader swath of the Redwood City School District. I especially look forward to attending events at Kennedy Middle School, which has an equally diverse student body and faces similar challenges with English language learning and attendance as we have at Henry Ford. I would advocate for a peer assisted learning strategy where native English speakers and naked Spanish speakers learn from each other. While reviewing research articles available on Eric, APA Psych and Google Scholar, I came across a 2023 study that demonstrated the benefits were bidirectional and fascinatingly stronger when the children considered themselves best friends. Though the study couldn't conclude this, I wonder if the effect works in reverse. Might learning from a foreign language speaking buddy promote friendships? What a wonderful way to leverage the diversity of our community for good. I would also love to see more connections form between our diverse schools as there are a limited number of after school activities, especially for younger grades. I'd like to explore implementing after school activities that span schools to promote inter school community building, but those are just some of my ideas to the community members in the room, those listening on the live stream, and those yet to make my acquaintance. I am committed to listening to your ideas, big or small, and giving voice to them on the board. With the diverse perspectives and differing backgrounds and needs within our community, I know the best results will and must come from collaboration built upon open, trusting dialogue that can only come from a strong community. After 20 years at UCLA and now at Stanford, studying the mechanisms of learning, the figurative nuts and bolts, the wheels that spin in our brains, I realize I hunger to use that knowledge and my skills to make a direct and meaningful impact on our community. Last year I became a board member and scientific advisor to a nonprofit media company that funds popular media with the aim of raising public awareness of how science and technology positively contribute to our lives. As an advisor, I identify impactful primary research and summarize it in easily accessible terms. In collaboration with the board, we develop strategies and actionable plans to further our near and long term goals. That experience showed me how challenging it is to effect positive change and how vital it is for our children to be exposed to diverse cultures and ideas so that they can grow to understand and appreciate them. I will take our students success personally, embrace their diversity and bring a data focused approach to support educators and to promote community engagement. By strengthening connections among families, educators and administrators, we can foster a supportive environment benefiting all students. As your board member, I will work tirelessly to ensure all voices are heard, especially from Area 3 and underrepresented groups. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to the opportunity to serve and contribute to the future of the Redwood City Schools School district. Look forward to answering your questions."},{"start":2974340,"end":2982240,"speaker":"A","text":"Thank you. I was just looking at my timer. You had five seconds left. I wonder if you're gonna draw it out. Are there any follow up questions?"},{"start":2984950,"end":2987110,"speaker":"B","text":"Thank you very much. It was a pleasure presenting to you."},{"start":2987830,"end":2999270,"speaker":"A","text":"Okay, we have Ervin Simonchi, followed by Luis Velasquez and just. Do we have Tina here? Yeah. Okay. I didn't see you sitting back there. Thank you."},{"start":3001830,"end":3620070,"speaker":"E","text":"Hi. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to talk and giving me an opportunity to serve on the board. We have moved to Redwood City in 2008. We have been proud Redwood City citizens for the last 16 years. We have two kids. One an 8th grader in Kennedy and a 5th grader in Roosevelt. I, unlike many of the other applicants, I am not born and brought up here. I was born in India and close to the poverty line. And my background is that my parents instilled from the beginning that education is always the way out for betterment. And that has been ingrained in my DNA. And I worked my way through college and came to the US for my PhD graduated from LSU and did my postdoc at Scripps in Southern California and had a faculty position back in the south in Auburn for three years. As a faculty member at Auburn, one of my jobs was to try to increase the diversity of the student population. So one of my priorities was to do that. And we took it upon ourselves to go around to. Because it is the south, it's predominantly the underrepresented minorities are in hbcu. So we would go to historically black community colleges and schools and try to encourage them and show them the value of education and how education is a path to improve life in general. After three years of doing that, I got married to another PhD scientist and we moved over here to Redwood. So now we have two wonderful children and here we are. That's my background. And in the past, the last year I was the Site Council president. I served as the Site Council president for Kennedy Middle School and also the president of the ELAC committee at Kennedy. One of the things that I have experienced while doing all of these things is that there is. The Redwood City School District has a lot of schools and there is a. If you look for schools, there is a wide range of rating for the schools and this disparity exists and it should not exist. There is no reason why some schools should be at 9 out of 10 and some should be at 2 out of 10. So we should as a community work towards improving and getting all schools, all students to be at a level of having CASP scores of greater than 80% in ELA and math. Why not? So if given the opportunity to be part of the board, that is the focus that I would set myself for. And as I evaluate what is the need for getting us there, one of the things that I walk away with this is that money is short and money is needed for a lot of things. But that is not the only thing that helps. We need something more than that. When we had the meetings for the Site Council or the particularly the ELAC committee, one of the things that I always noticed was the number of parents that participated compared to the number of students that belong to the. To second English as second language English learner community. It is very little. It is because the parents who need to be there are not there. Because they don't. They don't have the time, they don't have the opportunity. They probably some of them don't even know that there is this committee. So what I feel is that what it takes. One of my co applicants used something that I was going to say which is it takes a village to raise a child. We have to convert ourselves into a village that raises all of the children of Redwood City. To give them the same level of opportunity and equity is not giving everybody the same level of support and expecting them to see the same thing. The fence is the same height, some kids need a shorter stool, and others need a big ladder to get to the same place. That's the disparity that exists, and that's the disparity we need to resolve. And what I feel is that one of the biggest things that we need to engage in to get there, apart from there are creative ways of bringing in more money to support all the schools. But the most important thing that we need to do, according to me, is to engage the community. Community engagement, getting the community to engage in the importance of bringing up every kid to the same level, recognizing the importance of raising the standards of every school. I would say that just like John F. Kennedy did, we can also give ourselves a target of saying that in 10 years, every school in the district, every single school in the district will be rated 9 out of 10. And every student graduating through every school in Redwood City School district will be comfortably above 80% on ELA and math. But it takes work. That work requires not just the teachers, not just the school district, bringing in more money, both of which are extremely important. But what it also needs to happen is community engagement and recognizing the value of communicating to the community, knowing that the schools, which are far behind, have a large population of students whose parents don't really get to be engaged in this path. Engaging that, finding out that group of parents and giving them the wherewithal, the support, the help that they need to provide to their kids. Because the schools can engage the students all day long, but once they go back home, they need to have the same level of support in continuing on, to be ready for the next day, to take on the next day's challenge of learning and that support. The parents may not have the opportunity to do so without the community's engagement. So providing the community, identifying that population of parents and students, and identifying and encouraging volunteering from community that has the wherewithal to provide, that be able to hold hands to the, to those in need and make them walk along is the most important thing that would get us there, is what I feel in to some of the questions that are in here I already kind of addressed. So. As I said that as a member of the faculty at Auburn University, I had advocated for equity by going around for, you know, bringing in students of underrepresented minorities. And within the three years that I was there, I had managed to increase the graduate student recruitment to all the departments that are under the College of Science and math by about 20% and within the same time frame, we also were organizing a Science Olympiad, which essentially is to engage underrepresented minority kids to see the. Get them interested and engaged in understanding and excited about science and math. So every year we would have this science competition and we would go and advertise that and encourage that through the year for a competition that would happen in spring. So those are my activities that wherein I contributed to for equitable and inclusive learning environment. And the way I think that we can make sure that all voices are heard is again, just like I said, that engaging the community that is not at all participating in anything because they don't have the opportunity to do so by actively seeking out those families."},{"start":3620070,"end":3621350,"speaker":"A","text":"Sorry, your 10 minutes are up."},{"start":3621350,"end":3625790,"speaker":"E","text":"Yeah, so that's. This is the last thing I want to say, so that's the way to do it."},{"start":3625790,"end":3627230,"speaker":"A","text":"So thank you very much."},{"start":3627550,"end":3628910,"speaker":"E","text":"If you have any questions."},{"start":3630430,"end":3630830,"speaker":"G","text":"No?"},{"start":3631150,"end":3636590,"speaker":"A","text":"Okay. Thank you. Luis Velasquez, followed by Tina Yim."},{"start":3641630,"end":3937760,"speaker":"G","text":"Good afternoon, members of the board of trustees. Thank you very much for the opportunity. Today I am here to be the candidate for the trustee. And I know that as a presenter, number nine. I think I know that I am the only one standing between you and get this over with. So I'm going to make this as quickly or as painful as possible, depending on how you choose it. I am, as a parent with children enrolled in the Mandarin immersion program at Orion. I have had the joy. I mean, literally, I have watched the joy of watching my kids flourish where they have learned Mandarin and they call it their secret language because neither my wife and I speak Mandarin. So that's what they speak to each other when they don't want us to know what they're talking about. But beyond their linguistic skills, I have seen the positive impact that the school has had on my family. I am grateful. In my professional life, I have worn many hats. I am a former university professor. I have a PhD in molecular biology and biochemistry. I am an entrepreneur. I bankrupt the company, I sold another one, and now I'm running a third one, which I am very happy. I'm an author. I recently wrote a book that is called Ordinary Resilience, Rethinking How Effective Leaders Adapt and Thrive. And I am an executive coach. That is my living. I help people adapt and thrive and be successful in what they want to achieve in their careers. But the most important thing is I am a dad. I'm also a man of color, married to a woman of color and raising two multicultural kids. I call myself a resilient human, and believe me, Resilience is needed when you're dealing with two Ramboshis kids. My vision for the future, I want to address this from taking consideration two pillars that I think that are important. I believe that the key to our district features. Number one is academic achievement, and second is the student well being on the academic side. We all want our kids to succeed, of course, but success looks different from every child. Some are future scientists, some will be artists. Others will be trailblazers in ways that we can't even imagine. What is important is that we create the environment where they can find those strengths and feel supported in their journey. As I often say to my clients and children, resilience is built by adapting to challenges. If we can equip our students to be resilient and adaptable, they will thrive not only in school, but in life. I would like to see initiatives that blend traditional learning with innovating approaches, ensuring that our students are prepared for the real world, not just the next test. But as I've seen in my own kids, academic success means little without a sense of well being. We all see kids struggle with anxiety, feeling like they don't belong. Well, being has to be at the center of everything we do. If we don't ensure our students feel supported emotionally, all the as in the world will matter. Let's make sure that when our kids think of school, they think as a place they belong, where they are seen for who they are. By the way, my kids get upset when I pick them up early because they want to stay there. That to me is incredible. And I wish that every kid will have the same feeling now. Another question is in our minds is how are we going to pay for all the things that need to happen in the school? I think that we already have everything that we need to take the first step. And sometimes the first step is just making the commitment to do it. The second step is making the most with the resources that we have right now. Our city is growing and the success of our school district will ensure that families who might otherwise look for private schools are invested in public education. One idea is to deepen partnerships with local businesses in nonprofits to bring additional resources to our schools. And sometimes it's about getting out of our own way, streamlining processes, cutting red tape. For example. An example that we were talking at the beginning, she was talking at the beginning about the heat that kids undergo into. I mean, Alexis has been in the school for five years and it seems that every year we have been having the same conversation. And what I would like to do, if I am part of this, is invite you to go and have this"},{"start":3937760,"end":3938120,"speaker":"A","text":"meeting"},{"start":3940120,"end":3998790,"speaker":"G","text":"in their school at the time of when this the highest and see how that feels, because that's how they feel. So I think that. And there are parents, many parents that do want to contribute. I have heard parents saying, I want to buy this, I want to buy this. And the school says, no, we cannot do that because to your point, the electricity is different. This is that. And I think that trying to solve the problem of it all is not the right approach, but rather do it school by school, where the parents can actually take action and provide for their kids. Throughout my career, I've been a big believer of equity and inclusion, ensuring that all voices are heard, especially those from marginalized communities. In my work as a coach, I have had clients navigate barriers and find their strengths, regardless of the challenges they face. And let's be honest, we all face challenges. Life is hard, right? And sometimes life gives you lemons"},{"start":4000550,"end":4000870,"speaker":"E","text":"and"},{"start":4000870,"end":4213770,"speaker":"G","text":"sometimes they throw it at curbals. My curble came in a form of brain tumor. I had to reinvent myself. And that's okay. But I think the reality is that as a society, as a school, we need to be able to adapt to the pressures that we have. As a person of color, I have felt the hesitation of speaking up many times, not just for myself, but for others who may not have the seat at the table. I want to make sure that our district, every child, whether they come from a low income background, a different ethnic group, or have unique learning needs, is given the opportunity to thrive. Equity is not about giving everyone the same thing. As somebody said earlier, it's about giving a student what they need to succeed. Whether they are neurodiverse, come from a different background, or just need extra support. We owe it to them to be the advocates. One of the most important roles of the board is to make important decisions that impact many. We want to make sure that all community members have their say. Let's face it, we can do better at communicating. For example, my daughter was placed in a combo at class last year. And when I asked how, how, how the kids were selected, I got nothing. Nothing. And let me tell you, parents have theories. Parents make stories about that. You know, schools can do better by being transparent with families. Clear communication build trust, and trust builds stronger school communities. And it's just, it's not just about transparency for those who are already engaged. For underrepresented groups, we need to go beyond traditional outreach. Sometimes. It's not just about inviting people to the table. It's about making sure they know they belong at the table. That could mean breaking down language barriers, ensuring access to technology, whatever it takes to ensure true participation. In addition to my professional experience and what I would like to do, I also employment in Spanish and Portuguese, which means I can help engage with other large Hispanic communities. Making sure language isn't a barrier to participation, which is. I think that is key to creating an inclusive district. I am deeply invested in the success of the district. Not just because I'm a parent, but because I want my children to succeed, but because I believe that education is the foundation upon which we build a community. I think that I cannot do this on myself. We need each other to do this. I've written about resilience for leadership, but I also believe that resilience starts in our own classrooms. It's about creating environments where our kids can grow, thrive, and yes, bounce back when life throws them a curveball. I'll be honored to serve. I understand also that there are several members that are already part of the Orion School. So if that is a. Something that will probably not be on my. On what is it what I'm looking for, my advantage because of the. We want equal representation. I understand that, but if, but if that. But if I'm selected, you know, I will not definitely be a advocate for a particular school, but rather for everyone. So thank you."},{"start":4216170,"end":4221530,"speaker":"A","text":"Thank you very much. Are there any questions? Thank you."},{"start":4221690,"end":4222250,"speaker":"G","text":"Thank you."},{"start":4223290,"end":4239300,"speaker":"A","text":"And finally we will hear from Tina Yim. Well,"},{"start":4241940,"end":4355180,"speaker":"D","text":"hi. My name is Tina Yim. I have been a resident here in redwood city since 2009. I have a child who is in kindergarten over at MI Orion. I am an attorney. I do litigation work. But I am now going into this field of assisted reproductive technology practice. Surrogacy, donor embryo contracts. I am a product of growing up in public schools and so is my husband. I am also an im. Daughter of an immigrant. And unlike some. A number of people, my. My parents were one of those people who were busy. They were working. They had to work. They had to sit here and work long hours. They didn't have time to be involved. And this is what I feel the opportunity to sit here and actually have input into not only my daughter's education, but education for the children of the district. I think we all agree we want our kids to have. We want to sit here and see increased academic standards. We want our kids to have, you know, well being, to be mentally well off and to succeed. My. For me, the foundation is that public education is right and it's a Right. And they should have access to excellent public education. I'll be the first to admit there are people here who have a long background in public education and serving on school boards. What I can offer here is somebody who is willing to look at database studies, see what has worked with other school districts, what hasn't worked."},{"start":4355420,"end":4355740,"speaker":"E","text":"I."},{"start":4355740,"end":4448430,"speaker":"D","text":"What I am offering here is somebody who is willing and open to listening to different ideas, collaborating with people. Because I really think that is something that we're going to need if we want to have a long base plan for our children's success as well as what things can we address immediately to help our schools and our students at the present. I know that funding is something which is short and it's a challenge that all of us have to deal with, even at our school, whether it's, you know, fundraising, reaching out to the community. I think one of a couple of the co applicants have mentioned this, but I really do believe, and I agree with this, that as a school district we should come together and we should work together as a community. Whether it is sitting here and finding solutions that we can do in house, such as peer to peer tutoring, to sit here and find ways to offer support to students who need it, but also I think by having students engage with each other, learn and be empathetic from the different perspectives. I used to be a mock trial coach in San Francisco and I was on the mock trial committee."},{"start":4449340,"end":4449580,"speaker":"A","text":"The."},{"start":4449740,"end":4552680,"speaker":"D","text":"It was a volunteer position and mock trial in San Francisco was something that was based on diversity. It was only open to the public schools, not to private schools. And the reason was so that we could offer those from under, historically underrepresented schools a chance to step up and gain confidence and learn skills such as public speaking. One of the, one of the issues that we had come across was declining enrollment from certain schools because of the fact that the reality is, is that kids have. You have parents who work multiple jobs, they have to work themselves. You know, we are work. We need to find solutions within that sphere that we can sit here and reach out to students and their families who normally can't get involved because, you know, we have our lives. We've got to sit here and work and make a living. I think some of the ways we can do that is going through local advocacy groups, we can go through PTOs, we can go through churches, we can even start at the lower level and go with daycares. You know, sit here and reach out to people who are, you know, in preschool looking to go into the pre K and K Classes. I think there are opportunities and ways to reach out to the community and as somebody, and I just want to pitch myself as somebody who is open and flexible and driven by"},{"start":4554800,"end":4555280,"speaker":"A","text":"the need"},{"start":4555680,"end":4562480,"speaker":"D","text":"to have my children and the rest of the children in our society succeed."},{"start":4563200,"end":4563840,"speaker":"F","text":"Thank you."},{"start":4566080,"end":4609540,"speaker":"A","text":"Thank you. Are there any questions? Thank you very much. Sorry, Tina, can you actually turn the microphone off since you're there? Thank you very much. Perfect. It was great to hear from the eight of you. We clearly were expecting a longer meeting tonight. This is our planned break time. I think that it would be good to take a break to just process. And as one of the speakers mentioned, we do have a rubric that was given to us. It's more of a guide. It's not like a formal grading rubric. So, you know, some of us might want to go through that and look at numbers and whatnot too. So 20 minute break."},{"start":4610020,"end":4610340,"speaker":"E","text":"Yeah."},{"start":4610340,"end":4610500,"speaker":"D","text":"And."},{"start":4610500,"end":4651010,"speaker":"F","text":"And just as a reminder, Janet, I don't know if you said this in your opening remarks, but we did receive an application. This is partly for the public, you all know this, who are in the room. We did receive an application and there was an opportunity to provide a Resume or a LinkedIn link. So we got all of that. And I know many of us have been doing our homework the last couple of weeks in terms of looking at applicants and talking to people and that sort of thing. So. So just know that it's not just the presentation today, although we really appreciate the presentation. That was super helpful to kind of get the summary. But anyway, there's just that just so particularly for the people online who maybe didn't. Don't appreciate the whole process, that it's not just the presentation, it's other things."},{"start":4651090,"end":4656130,"speaker":"C","text":"There were also background checks and checking of Megan's list. So like all of the applicants here."},{"start":4656770,"end":4657050,"speaker":"F","text":"Right."},{"start":4657050,"end":4665180,"speaker":"C","text":"And I just, I also want to just separately, before deliberations begin, really thank all of the applicants. Man, it's a lot to put yourself"},{"start":4665260,"end":4666860,"speaker":"B","text":"out there like this."},{"start":4666860,"end":4682380,"speaker":"C","text":"So just all of you should be commended for your desire to serve the community. And I hope that we can tap the energy in each and every one of you to go and improve the lives of our students. So thank you so much for showing up tonight and putting yourself out there. I know that's hard. Thank you."},{"start":4683740,"end":4775830,"speaker":"A","text":"Thank you very much. Okay, so we're going to take a 20 minute break and then we will resume. Okay, thank you, everyone. So before we resume, David said this, but I do, I do want to thank everybody here for your time, your thoughtful consideration during the application Process. Like David said, it really does take a lot to put yourselves out there. So thank you for putting your name in and for being here tonight and engaging with the board. I do want to encourage all of the candidates to please stay engaged. If you are not appointed tonight, please do consider how else you might support the district. We have a lot of committees and opportunities to be involved. And I also want to thank the district for facilitating the application process up to this point. Jorge, who is online right now, made this a very smooth and transparent and easy process for the board, collecting all information and distributing it to us. And he made it especially easy for me as board president to be able to guide this meeting smoothly. So thank you, Jorge, for all of your work here. So, per the Brown act, the board has not been able to discuss any of the applications. We have not had any public or private conversations about who any of the candidates. So I guess before we go to a vote, I'd like to ask if there's anything anybody wants to discuss publicly prior to vote."},{"start":4777190,"end":4808070,"speaker":"C","text":"I mean, it's weird. This is a very different process than is used to apply for a job in the corporate world. Normally, hiring managers would get a chance to review and deliberate in private before making an offer, and we don't have that opportunity because of interesting restrictions that we're under. So we're going to make a best effort to do right by people in this process, but just want to acknowledge that if this feels different than how people are hired in the corporate world, it is. So."},{"start":4808070,"end":4809070,"speaker":"B","text":"Yeah. Yeah."},{"start":4809150,"end":4820830,"speaker":"A","text":"And on that note, because of the number of applicants we have, it's possible we won't come to a consensus on the first vote. So that's normal. That's expected. Don't think it means that we have some contention here."},{"start":4822540,"end":4825140,"speaker":"F","text":"So I think Mike wanted to."},{"start":4825140,"end":4825660,"speaker":"C","text":"Oh, okay."},{"start":4826380,"end":4827500,"speaker":"F","text":"Do you mind if I just."},{"start":4829340,"end":4829740,"speaker":"A","text":"Yeah."},{"start":4829740,"end":4939430,"speaker":"F","text":"I also just feel a need because probably as soon as we make a decision, some people may leave or your, you know, minds might be in other places. But I do just want to say thank you very much for all of you applying. This is not an easy decision. I do not take this lightly. I know none of us do. In the. In the normal world, of course, there would be a couple of candidates that would be out there in the community, making their case to the voters, having coffees, getting to know people, getting indoor, you know, all that kind of stuff. So you're more vetted in the program. So this is a very interesting process because, of course, you had an application and a resume and then this presentation, which and then, you know, some of the research that, that we may have done, but. And then it all has to be done in this public forum. So you are definitely putting yourself out there tonight. So I just want to say thank you, really appreciate it. I do hope that you'll continue. And I just want to say before we get going that this was not. It's not an easy decision for me because I think any one of you would bring a lot to the table and could add a lot to, you know, the diversity of our board and what we do. And as you know, for any of you have watched meetings and been involved, it's a very collaborative process. You, as an individual board member have no power. You have influence. Of course, you have an opportunity to. To work directly with our superintendent, who's the chief operating officer and gets to really work with all the staff. You certainly get to hear from the community and help make the best decision you can. So it really is a collaborative effort. And that definitely came through in everything that you all said. And I really believe that each of you could do a great job if given a chance. And so there can. We can only choose one of you, so we'll do that tonight. But I do want to just reinforce. There are so many district committees that will come your way. Many of you have younger children, so you're going to have a real opportunity to be involved, which is great. So, anyway, thank you very much."},{"start":4940070,"end":5073820,"speaker":"B","text":"Yeah, and I'll just, I'll echo that as well. Yeah, thank you. I mean, it's a wonderful pool of candidates that are here tonight. A lot of experience at. For people that are at the site, you know, or have kids at the school, you know, involvement in PTOs, school site councils, ELACs, parents clubs, whether it's a parent club at the site or parent club outside of a school site. Just seeing all that involvement for all the schools represented. Roosevelt, Kennedy, Adelante, Selby, Henry Ford, Orion. Just a good, good selection of schools that have been here. And many of you actually have education experience, which I think is something that I was hoping to see in some of our candidates, some experience with it. But at the very least, all of you have education kind of centered in your lives one way or the other. And that is really outstanding to see. I do want to echo on the. On the involvement, I think, for people that are, you know, are at the site that you already know about, ELACS and school site councils and of course, parent organizations that might be there, PTOs, Measure S, Advisory committees, things like that. But at the district, there are some long standing ones that are around. Like for the board level committees, there's a citizen bond oversight committee, Measure U oversight. Those don't require. Those are not even. Like you don't have. You just have to be part of the Redwood City community to be on that. You know, I guess the budget renewal committee is coming up. Yeah. Starting tomorrow night. So that again, I think is geared towards people that are, that have kids in school. But then beyond, you know, I mean, education, I think a lot of you talked about creative ways to be able to find new funding, be able to put that in. I mean, there's opportunities, not even on the board for state advocacy, for local advocacy. For example, you know, here we've changed our food, really our whole attitude towards food and a lot of that came out of local advocacy from, you know, community members that were, you know, interested in it, were able to do the research and able to bring the board and the cabinet and outside parties together to be able to help make a change, you know, and being able to provide, you know, that, that had the."},{"start":5074460,"end":5074860,"speaker":"G","text":"It's."},{"start":5074860,"end":5111410,"speaker":"B","text":"It wasn't that the district didn't care about free, tasty, healthy meals for, for all the kids in the district. It's just a question of bandwidth and being able to come in and do that. Advocacy was really important. And then even here in Redwood City, if you're interested in doing fundraising, where's the, the Redwood City Education Fund that works across the district and is able to do fundraising? So there are, there are so many opportunities and I'm really looking forward to, forward to being able to engage with you all as Redwood City neighbors, as people that are involved in our Redwood City School district. I just, I'm. I'm grateful that you're all here and I really, really appreciate hearing from you and you taking the time to apply."},{"start":5115810,"end":5131820,"speaker":"A","text":"Okay. With that, I'm going to just go one by one and ask each of you to name the full, full first and last name of the candidate that you would like to appoint. And I'm just going to take notes as we go. Yes. Yep. So Cecilia"},{"start":5133660,"end":5134700,"speaker":"B","text":"Matthew Dupre."},{"start":5136860,"end":5137420,"speaker":"A","text":"David."},{"start":5137660,"end":5138700,"speaker":"H","text":"David Lee."},{"start":5141580,"end":5143820,"speaker":"F","text":"Elisa Thomas Rogerson"},{"start":5146140,"end":5146940,"speaker":"A","text":"and Mike."},{"start":5147900,"end":5149860,"speaker":"B","text":"Well, as you said, we probably were"},{"start":5149860,"end":5151500,"speaker":"C","text":"going to put a green on the first one."},{"start":5152890,"end":5155770,"speaker":"B","text":"I was going to pick Luis Velasquez."},{"start":5158970,"end":5175050,"speaker":"A","text":"Okay. And my vote goes for David Lee. So we have one for Matt Dupree, one for Thomas Rogerson, one for Luis Velasquez, and two David Lee. So we're going to go around again, starting with Cecil,"},{"start":5179300,"end":5180060,"speaker":"B","text":"And we're Going around"},{"start":5180060,"end":5180420,"speaker":"D","text":"again,"},{"start":5182180,"end":5205900,"speaker":"A","text":"we need a candidate that has three votes at least in order to appoint. So we are going to keep re voting until we have a consensus. Can you just explain to me when you're saying re voting so round two of voting. Basically, because we didn't have a candidate that had three votes. The top candidate only had two votes."},{"start":5207820,"end":5211580,"speaker":"B","text":"So, so like for example, my first choice."},{"start":5212060,"end":5216780,"speaker":"H","text":"Am I going to continue to vote for my first choice or am I going down?"},{"start":5216940,"end":5217780,"speaker":"A","text":"That's up to you."},{"start":5217780,"end":5218300,"speaker":"B","text":"Okay."},{"start":5218300,"end":5218700,"speaker":"A","text":"Yeah."},{"start":5218780,"end":5219580,"speaker":"D","text":"Okay, I see."},{"start":5220540,"end":5225900,"speaker":"A","text":"I will stick with my Matthew Debris. David."},{"start":5226860,"end":5227420,"speaker":"E","text":"David."},{"start":5230950,"end":5232270,"speaker":"A","text":"Elisa. Okay."},{"start":5232270,"end":5233350,"speaker":"F","text":"Thomas Rogerson."},{"start":5235670,"end":5236150,"speaker":"A","text":"Mike."},{"start":5236470,"end":5267440,"speaker":"B","text":"I, I had two in my top spot and it was, for me it was really close for different, different reasons and actually for overlapping reasons. But my, my two topics was were David Lee and Luis Velasquez. So I could, you know, I, I, I think we'd be well served to have David Lee on our school board. You know, I think that he's got a lot of experience that that could work here and you know, I'd be okay with, I would support that as"},{"start":5267440,"end":5269040,"speaker":"C","text":"our next school board candidate."},{"start":5269920,"end":5271000,"speaker":"A","text":"So your vote in round."},{"start":5271000,"end":5272480,"speaker":"B","text":"I would vote for David Lee."},{"start":5273440,"end":5277960,"speaker":"C","text":"For the record, Luis was my second by a very narrow margin and my"},{"start":5277960,"end":5281370,"speaker":"A","text":"vote is also for David Lee. So that is."},{"start":5281450,"end":5285970,"speaker":"B","text":"Shall we look to see if we can understand if there's a possibility for consensus here?"},{"start":5285970,"end":5286370,"speaker":"E","text":"Yeah."},{"start":5286370,"end":5286890,"speaker":"B","text":"Okay."},{"start":5289770,"end":5297290,"speaker":"F","text":"I just want to say that my top two choices, I had Thomas Rogerson and David Lee. So I'm fine with David Lee."},{"start":5299530,"end":5302290,"speaker":"A","text":"I mean, we, we have a majority vote, so we don't."},{"start":5302290,"end":5310370,"speaker":"F","text":"I know you do, but I just wanted to clarify that because I think there was some, you know, similarities. And so."},{"start":5310370,"end":5313450,"speaker":"A","text":"Yeah, okay, so that was one vote Matt Dupree."},{"start":5313530,"end":5351600,"speaker":"F","text":"And then I also just think that, I think there's always something to a more unanimous decision than not. I mean, we don't have to have one, but that's just sort of my philosophy. And I know our board is often work towards unanimous decisions if we can, by having a conversation. So anyway, I would be absolutely. Well, and actually, as I said, I would be happy with any of the candidates in the room because I thought we had a really special strong showing. And similar to Mike, I think what you just said is I had, there was different reasons why I chose different candidates. And so the top two for me that I just named, but I would be absolutely fine with David Lee if that's the majority vote."},{"start":5351760,"end":5359600,"speaker":"A","text":"One vote Matt depri, one vote Thomas Rogerson, and three votes for David Lee. So David Lee does have the majority Vote. I. We don't need to vote a third time."},{"start":5359600,"end":5363680,"speaker":"F","text":"Yeah. I think I will change my vote to David Lee then, I think is what I'm saying."},{"start":5363680,"end":5382320,"speaker":"A","text":"Yeah. So congratulations, David. We look forward to welcoming you on the board in December for next steps. I. I suppose your office will reach out and get things going"},{"start":5386240,"end":5422290,"speaker":"G","text":"for next steps. What we'll do and we'll move forward, we have a process which we must adhere to that is directed by the state of California. So, David, you will definitely be notified formally, and then we have to move forward. And also put this in a newspaper along with our website and also on a social media. So that needs to happen within the next 10 days. And then he'll be seated at our board meeting on December 16th. 17th. 17th."},{"start":5423810,"end":5440410,"speaker":"A","text":"Thank you, everyone. We really appreciate everyone being here and all of your efforts. Thank you. We have a little bit left of our meeting business to follow. You guys are welcome to go if you want to, or you can stay. Thank you."},{"start":5440410,"end":5440970,"speaker":"C","text":"Thank you."},{"start":5440970,"end":5441650,"speaker":"B","text":"Thank you again."},{"start":5444370,"end":5445010,"speaker":"F","text":"Thank you."},{"start":5448460,"end":5449420,"speaker":"A","text":"Just wait just a second."},{"start":5449660,"end":5450140,"speaker":"E","text":"Yeah."},{"start":5455660,"end":5460140,"speaker":"A","text":"111.1 reports from board members and superintendent. Is there anybody that would like to start?"},{"start":5463100,"end":5471740,"speaker":"F","text":"Oh, the reports. Yeah, I could. I could go ahead and go. Let's see. It's kind of hard to see a moment."},{"start":5474750,"end":5475230,"speaker":"D","text":"Okay."},{"start":5476830,"end":5562660,"speaker":"F","text":"All right. So I did attend the CSBA board meeting. Not, you know, two weekends ago, as I mentioned. I was going. You know, we always have a lot of business just to kind of keep the organization going. But one of the things we did get an update on is the artificial intelligence task force. They've gotten a lot of expertise, you know, from around the state who are advising them. And then you've got some school board members and superintendents and technology officers. Anyway, they have a whole lot of resources on the website. And I don't know, did I send the link already? I think I was in the meeting and I. Anyway, I'll make sure. I wanted to send the link out to different folks and you can share it with maybe staff development. But I think there's some good resources there. Also. They're coming up with some policies that we'll want to implement as a school district and that sort of thing. And then I know there's just a lot going on in the county. And of course, we have people who know a lot about it already. But I was impressed when I looked at the website, just the amount of resources already. And there'll be a final report. They're kind of putting stuff out, but there'll be a final report in the next six Six to nine months or something. And then we did on the legislative side of things, we heard about, you know, Prop 2, which is the facilities bond, which our school district has already put forward a resolution. I believe we were one of the first ones to do that. So I was very proud of that. And then we talked a lot about the annual education conference. I was curious, who's going? Who's able to go this year?"},{"start":5562980,"end":5563540,"speaker":"C","text":"Aec."},{"start":5563620,"end":5565140,"speaker":"F","text":"Yeah, aec. You'll be going."},{"start":5565380,"end":5566980,"speaker":"B","text":"I'm still checking the calendar."},{"start":5566980,"end":5567420,"speaker":"A","text":"Okay."},{"start":5567420,"end":5569780,"speaker":"F","text":"I'm trying to get there. That's great."},{"start":5570260,"end":5570820,"speaker":"E","text":"All right."},{"start":5571300,"end":5612470,"speaker":"F","text":"Anyway, and hopefully, David Lee, we do have an. So CSBA has an annual education conference. Oh, there you go. Okay. All right, well, we can talk. So I've been on the CSBA board of directors the last eight years and pretty involved with the organization. So that's great. I just, you know, it's a great educational thing. And then I attended the 2 by 2 by 2 with Janet and then the Climate Summit I went to yesterday. Climate Summit with San Mateo county. And actually it's great. It's a lot of community based organizations that put this on and many are in the North Fair Oaks urban city area. So that was good to hear from them."},{"start":5612550,"end":5613350,"speaker":"A","text":"And that's it."},{"start":5617990,"end":5624710,"speaker":"B","text":"I don't have anything to report. And I attended the superintendent advisory committee,"},{"start":5624790,"end":5626630,"speaker":"D","text":"but the Spanish at Hoover."},{"start":5627510,"end":5630630,"speaker":"B","text":"And we talked about the budget. We a lot."},{"start":5631990,"end":5633550,"speaker":"E","text":"We talked a lot about the budget."},{"start":5633550,"end":5636030,"speaker":"B","text":"And so here we go. And I was telling the parents, do"},{"start":5636030,"end":5638910,"speaker":"A","text":"you see why it's important to go to our meetings?"},{"start":5638910,"end":5644190,"speaker":"B","text":"I mean, we've been talking for over like an hour and a half in one topic."},{"start":5644190,"end":5646230,"speaker":"H","text":"Can just imagine, we as board members"},{"start":5646630,"end":5650430,"speaker":"B","text":"have this amount of time to talk about different topics."},{"start":5650430,"end":5652870,"speaker":"D","text":"So they understand that, Understood that."},{"start":5652870,"end":5655910,"speaker":"A","text":"And then Michelle Ramon brought money."},{"start":5656550,"end":5658870,"speaker":"B","text":"So we actually had kind of a"},{"start":5659030,"end":5660950,"speaker":"A","text":"cool game going so that they could"},{"start":5660950,"end":5664310,"speaker":"B","text":"understand how much money different schools get"},{"start":5664310,"end":5666620,"speaker":"H","text":"for, you know, Title nine and Title"},{"start":5666620,"end":5671940,"speaker":"B","text":"one and all this other stuff. So that was fun for them to actually understand and see it."},{"start":5671940,"end":5672780,"speaker":"E","text":"So that was great."},{"start":5673100,"end":5705710,"speaker":"A","text":"Awesome. And that's it on the two by two by two. Chief Police Christina Bell was there and gave an update on the speed limit pilot project at Henry Ford and Roosevelt. The 15 miles an hour. And she said for the first two weeks they gave out warnings and. And then the following two weeks after that, I think this was all in front of Henry Ford. They gave out 17 speeding tickets, one illegal U turn. And then there were several. I think we're driving without a license."},{"start":5705710,"end":5707030,"speaker":"F","text":"I think, yeah."},{"start":5708070,"end":5710310,"speaker":"A","text":"I was like, yeah, sounds in Two weeks. So."},{"start":5710470,"end":5710950,"speaker":"B","text":"Yes."},{"start":5711910,"end":5740610,"speaker":"A","text":"But grateful to the city for that pilot project and hoping we can expand it to other schools. Schools too. And then Cecilia and I met with Dr. Baker and Rick to review the applications for the budget renewal committee and selected representation from as many school sites as we could. And we have our first meeting tomorrow. That's great. That's all I have. Good."},{"start":5740610,"end":5752700,"speaker":"F","text":"I'm sorry, I forgot one thing. I. I went to the Safe Routes to Schools today. I was just going to pull up the notes, you know, of course that was talked about. Oh, I think."},{"start":5753980,"end":5754380,"speaker":"A","text":"Shoot."},{"start":5754380,"end":5864170,"speaker":"F","text":"There's some various grant money that's coming in. I know Orion, the school, Orion has been successful. There's going to be some additional signage that I think is going to go up just to help with trafficking in that area. You know, they also mentioned at the 2x2x2 the. Some of the traffic calming measures at kind of that Northstar MIT Sequoia area. They've got a lot going on. I was just gonna. So they did do an international walk day today. I think Orion was really involved along with Kennedy, Garfield, Clifford, Roy Cloud. They have a bike repair station that just went in at Red Morton Community Center. They were asking for suggestions for another one. So I mentioned maybe over near Hoover School because I think it has to be in Rapid City. So somewhere east of El Camino they are going to get ready to do some walk audits around some of our schools. So that's a committee that, you know, Martin goes to. So it's not really a requirement that a school board member goes to, but when I'm off the board, it might be one that somebody, you know, they have an interest. It's just every other month for an hour like 10 to 11am and then actually CSBA is another one that I think our board, we have a position that that's supposed to be the liaison with CSBA and San Mateo County School Boards association, but they haven't really had to do much the last probably 12 years. So I'm just going to say that that position will probably have to step up to. Once I'm off the board, you won't have the direct. So I was just sorting and starting. So I'm just putting a plug now to the public and to our newest board member. And I'll be talking to Jennifer too, who's our other newest board member. And I know she has some interest in different things as well. So between all five of you, there'll be plenty to do as usual."},{"start":5864970,"end":5885540,"speaker":"A","text":"Also at the Two by Two by Two, they mentioned we're going to both go off that. So that's right. They're installing flashing crosswalk lights at. Yes. Kentucky and Massachusetts. So it's just towards Woodside Plaza from Henry Ford. What's the one that's by Wood and Brewster? Elwood and Brewster by Sequoia."},{"start":5885540,"end":5888820,"speaker":"F","text":"But some of the North Star and MIT kids come that way."},{"start":5888820,"end":5892100,"speaker":"A","text":"And then there's one at. By Roosevelt where those two streets"},{"start":5894820,"end":5896660,"speaker":"F","text":"right over by Roosevelt School."},{"start":5898980,"end":5905540,"speaker":"A","text":"I can't even think of the name of the streets. Upton and Euclid I think it is."},{"start":5905970,"end":5918610,"speaker":"F","text":"And actually the safe routes to schools they did talk about. They are. I think they've got a grant. They're going to be doing more looking at the James and El Camino Crossing. And again, that's one that our North"},{"start":5918610,"end":5920690,"speaker":"A","text":"Star MIT kids is."},{"start":5922370,"end":5923650,"speaker":"F","text":"Anyway, there's a lot going on."},{"start":5926370,"end":5942200,"speaker":"G","text":"I went to a meeting that was for the annual coalition of safe schools that was put on with the county office of Ed and all the police chiefs and sheriff's department, fire departments were all there to talk about, you know, the, the safety in our schools."},{"start":5942200,"end":5943640,"speaker":"H","text":"And then we went through the new"},{"start":5943640,"end":5988960,"speaker":"G","text":"edition of the Big Five, which is through the county Office of Ed that gives us specific directions how to handle these different types of situations that may occur on site. RCF meeting last night where they are moving forward with some activities that we'll all start learning about shortly to raise additional dollars for our school kids. Then we had Ana and I had a meeting with some parents regarding screens in schools and we are going to bring that back but not until after winter break because I did explain that we had some really important things to do prior to then, but we'll meet again after that. But they did send me their slides. So I will send you the slides because lot of data on the slide. So you have them also."},{"start":5989200,"end":5989680,"speaker":"H","text":"All right."},{"start":5990480,"end":6039260,"speaker":"G","text":"Getting back to the Spanish Superintendent's Advisory Council, I just heard today from one of the parents, La Senora Lisbeth. I don't remember her last name, but anyway, she's very involved along with one of the others. And I can't think of her name right now. But I have to, yeah, I have to change that date because these parents have gone out to the other, not only Hoover, but to the other schools to say they want to change our date. That's November 1st. Let me know to have it in the evening. I can't do the evening. So we're going to have to have to change the whole day. So they've got like 50 some parents coming to this meeting and they want to have daycare and food and stuff. So I said yes, we'll do it. We just need. Do you agree to change the date?"},{"start":6039260,"end":6039820,"speaker":"H","text":"And I'll."},{"start":6039820,"end":6108050,"speaker":"G","text":"We'll do it in the evening. So you two are definitely going with me and any other board member that wants to go with me. It'll be all in Spanish. There's no translation. Well, what I did. What I did for. What I did for this meeting. Normally it's superintendent's advisory council but what I wanted to do was really get our Latinos involved in budget decisions. And so I chose to go in a direction where we will be there. Not only superintendent's advisory committee, but the budget committee is also the same information that's presented tomorrow night is going to be presented to them. So we will come up with a new date and Michelle is working with them on that because I can't do that that Friday in the evening. So it's an evening meeting because remember we changed them because they wanted everything in the morning. They didn't want evening. So now we have a magnitude of parents coming which I wanted, we all wanted. So we're going to do it. We'll have child care, we'll have food. I'll let you know when the meeting is. All right. So it. I think it'll be great. Yeah, that's it."},{"start":6109890,"end":6116530,"speaker":"A","text":"Thank you. There's no information items, correspondence, hot classrooms, emails."},{"start":6118610,"end":6119170,"speaker":"B","text":"That's it."},{"start":6119650,"end":6137470,"speaker":"C","text":"I got correspondence about somebody in the Roosevelt neighborhood who was upset that the school bells were ringing on days when schools was not in attendance. So we close the loop with that and we're going to make sure that the bells don't ring when there aren't students to hear the bells. Seemed like a reasonable proposal."},{"start":6137950,"end":6159560,"speaker":"A","text":"Thank you. Other business items for future agenda. A lot coming up. So there's no changes to the board meeting calendar. Okay. Well, we started early and we're ending at 6:05."},{"start":6160120,"end":6162200,"speaker":"F","text":"Yeah, we could have done our regular but."}]}