Regular Board Meeting

>> ALRIGHT GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'M CALLING TO ORDER THE OXNARD UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING MARCH 11, 2026 AT 505. TRUSTEE ESTRADA AND TRUSTEE FLORES-HARO ARE RUNNING LATE, SO WE'LL GET STARTED WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. DR. MCCOY, WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? >> SURE. EVERYONE RISE, RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART, READY, BEGIN. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> OKAY. THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. A LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS A COMMITMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND LEARN ABOUT THE NATIVE PEOPLE WITHIN YOUR SURROUNDINGS. TODAY AS WE GATHER TOGETHER WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE TRADITIONAL NATIVE LAND ON WHICH WE STAND, SIT, WORK AND LIVE. COLLECTIVELY WE HONOR THE NATIVE PEOPLE, THE ANIMALS AND THE PLANT LIFE OF TODAY AND THE PAST WHICH BENEFIT US IN THE FUTURE. WE COMMIT TO HONORING NATIVE RIGHTS AND CULTURAL EQUITY THROUGH EDUCATION, WHEREVER OUR JOURNEY AMONG THESE LANDS TAKE US AND WHERE YOU ARE ON THE CONT TENT YOU ARE ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE LAND. ADOPT THE AGENDA. >> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED PLEASE SAY NO. ABSTENTIONS? MOTION PASSES 3-0. MOVING TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING DATED FEBRUARY 11, 2026. >> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> THANK YOU. >> I'LL SECOND. >> FIRST AND SECOND. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS? MOTION PASSES 3-0. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION. DO WE HAVE COMMENTS FOR CLOSED SESSION? THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION AND THE BOARD MAY ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL RELATING TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE DISMISSAL, RELEASE REASSIGNMENT. SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR. STUDENT PERSONNEL. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. WE PLAN TO RETURN AT 6:30 AND WILL DO SO AS CLOSE TO THAT TIME AS WE CAN. [BOARD IN CLOSED SESSION] [MEETING RECONVENED] >> OKAY, EVERYONE. CALLING THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER. IT IS SO NICE TO SEE THE ROOM FILLED. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. IT SO NICE TO SEE EVERYONE HERE, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. WE ARE GOING TO RESUME THE MEETING. WANT TO IN CLOSED SESSION WITH FIRST BY TRUSTEE BOTELLO AND SECOND BY TRUSTEE BAKER TORRES, ITEM F, UNANIMOUS VOTE OF TRUSTEES PRESENT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH VENTURA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS OR REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION, DURING CLOSED THE SESSION THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. MARK CONTRERAS TO POSITION OF PRINCIPAL OF FRONTIER HIGH SCHOOL. COME ON MR. CONTRERAS, CONGRATULATIONS. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY TRUSTEE FLORES-HARO AND SECOND BY TRUSTEE BAKER TORRES AND APPROVED WITH A VOTE OF 4-1 WITH TRUSTEE ESTRADA VOTING NO. AND SO WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND WELCOME TO NEW POSITION IN FRONTIER HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICES THERE AND LOVE TO HEAR A FEW WORDS. >> THANK YOU. BOARD PRESIDENT, TRUSTEES, DR. MCCOY, EXECUTIVE CABINET, I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I HAVE BEEN SERVING THE DISTRICT FOR A QUARTER CENTURY AND I FEEL LIKE I LEFT HOPEFULLY LASTING IMPRESSIONS ON SOME KIDS FOR THEIR FUTURE AND I LOOK FORWARD DOING IT FOR ANOTHER DECADE AT FRONTIER HIGH SCHOOL AND JUST SEEING THIS PLACE GET BETTER AND BETTER SERVING SPECIAL GROUP OF STUDENTS THAT WE'LL GIVE A GOOD PUSH IN THEIR LIFE GOING FORWARD. I ARE THANK YOU. I WILL WORK VERY HARD AND WON'T LET YOU DOWN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. (APPLAUSE) OKAY. WITH THAT, WE ARE MOVING TO PUBLIC COMMENT. RECOGNITION, SO SORRY. RECOGNITION FIRST. I ALWAYS DO THAT. RECOGNITION FOR RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING FROM RIO MESA HIGH SCHOOL! >> WE LIKE TO-THANK YOU PRESIDENT SHER, TRUSTEES, STAFF AND GUESTS AND QUELL COME TO THE PODIUM THE PRINCIPAL OF RIO MESA HIGH SCHOOL, MR. GARY PETERSON. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> GOOD EVENING. EXCITED TO INTRODUCE TO THREE WONDERFUL SPARTANS. THIS WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR US BUT HAD THREE STUDENTS THAT WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND AND WE WANT TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU. I HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT WILL HELP ME DO THAT. FIRST, I LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY AP MRS. CAROLINE WHO WILL TALK ABOUT OUR FIRST STUDENT, MS. AISHA CASTELLANOS. >> WELCOME. (APPLAUSE) >> HELLO SPARTANS. COME ON UP. >> GOOD EVENING. IT OUR HONOR TO RECOGNIZE AN EXCEPTIONAL RIO MESA JUNIOR. MESA AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS. (APPLAUSE) >> SO, HELLO DR. MCCOY, EXECUTIVE CABINET AND SCHOOL BOARD. I LIKE TO START OFF BY THANKING MRS. [INAUDIBLE] GIVING ME THIS AMAZING RECOGNITION FOR ALL THE WORK I DO AT MY SCHOOL. I DEEPLY APPRECIATE BEING HERE AND BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THIS. EVERYTHING I DO AT SCHOOL, I DON'T DO IT EXPECTING RECOGNITION AND I DON'T DO IT EXPECTING SOMETHING OR SOME KIND OF BIG REWARD I DO IT BECAUSE I SEE A ISSUE AT SCHOOL I LIKE TO FIX IN A WAY I WISH SOMEONE WOULD HAVE FIXED IT FOR ME. I LIKE TO THANK MY PARENTS, MY MOM, DAD AND SISTER FOR BEING HERE. [SPEAKING SPANISH] FINALLY, I LIKE TO THANK MY CLUB ADVISORS AND SCHOOL FOR HELPING ME ENCOURAGE STUDENTS FOR REACHING OUT FOR ACADEMIC HELP AND HELPING BUILD A STRONGER YOUTH THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE) >> THANK YOU >> OKAY OUR NEXT STUDENT I LIKE TO INTRODUCE IS SOPHOMORE MS. HAILEY NAVARRETE. (APPLAUSE) COME ON UP, HAILEY. >> WELCOME. COMMUNITY. (APPLAUSE) >> GOOD AFTERNOON DR. MCCOY, MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE CABINET AND OUHSD SCHOOL BOARD. I LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION TODAY. IT TRULY MEANS A LOT TO BE HERE AND REPRESENT MY SCHOOL. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR AMAZING PRINCIPAL MR. PETERSON AND OUR TEACHERS. ESPECIALLY OUR AMAZING LIBRARIAN AND OUR DANCE INSTRUCTOR AND A SB TEACHER FOR ENCOURAGING STUDENTS LIKE MYSELF TO SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES WHEN THEY FEEL A CHANGE NEEDS TO BE DONE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR THIS REWARD. THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING ME IN EVERYTHING I DO. VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES I HAD AT RIO MESA AND THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED ME ALONG THE WAY. THANK YOU AGAIN. (APPLAUSE) >> AND LAST WE HAVE A WONDERFUL SENIOR TO CELEBRATE TO HELP DO THAT IS MR. A P JIMENEZ. I LIKE TO BRING UP MRS. KEILA FLORES. (APPLAUSE) >> GOOD EVENING BOARD CABINET. BEFORE YOU THERE IS A WRITE-UP. I WILL GIVE YOU A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS. EVERY TEACHER THAT I ASKED ABOUT KEILA THIS YEAR MENTIONED HOW MUCH THEY LOVED HER. SHE HAD MRS. HANSON WHO IS ON THE WRITE-UP WHO ONLY MET HER FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND RIGHT AWAY WHEN I ASKED IF SHE THOUGHT KEILA WAS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR THE AWARD YOU SEE SHE THINKS SHE IS AN AMAZING STUDENT. MRS. SHULER THE DANCE TEACHER FOR FOUR YEARS, THERE IS A LITTLE SNIPPET IN THERE. I GOT THE PRIVILEGE KNOWING KEILA WHEN I TAUGHT DRAMA HER FRESHMAN. I'M BRINGING UP MRS. KIM. >> I HAVE TAKEN OVER DRAMA IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS AND SO I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET KEILA LAST YEAR. I ONLY KNOWN THE SHORT TIME BUT CONSISTENTLY PROVEN HERSELF TO BE A HARD WORKING PASSIONATE FUNNY AND BRILLIANTLY TALENTED INDIVIDUAL. WHEN I STEPPED INTO DRAMA DEPARTMENT A YEAR AGO, SHE WAS ALREADY AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE PRODUCTION CODIRECTING THE SHOW. THIS YEAR SHE HAS TAKEN LEADERSHIP TO THE NEXT LEVEL. FINISHED DIRECTING FALL SHOW AND SIMULTANEOUSLY PREPARING FOR THE TWO SPRING PRODUCTIONS AND INVOLVED WITH THE SCHOOL DANCE PROGRAM, MOCK TRIAL AND THE IB PROGRAM AT SCHOOL. SHE IS TRULY AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT, INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY MEMBER. (APPLAUSE) >> I LEAVE THE BOARD WITH THIS, KEILA WALKED IN AS A FRESHMAN BUT LEAVING AS A LEGACY. SHE IS EVERYTHING WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE OUR SPARTANS BECOME WHEN THEY LEAVE US. FOR PRESENT TO YOU KEILA FLORES. (APPLAUSE) >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING DR. MCCOY, EXECUTIVE CABINET AND OUHSD BOARD MEMBERS. I LIKE TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING ME FOR THIS AMAZING HONOR. I FEEL SO AMAZING BEING HERE. IT GIVES ME SUCH A RELIEF KNOWING THAT WITH EVERYTHING I DO AND EVERYTHING I POUR MY HEART INTO IT IS RECOGNIZED BY MY PEERS AND MY TEACHERS, NOT IN A SELFISH WAY, BUT A WAY THAT MAKES IT SEEM WHAT I DO IS REALLY TRULY INSPIRING MY COMMUNITY AND HELPING EVERYBODY. IN EVERYTHING I DO I LIKE TO THANK ALL MY TEACHERS WHO WROTE SOMETHING AMAZING FOR ME. I LIKE TO MRS. SHOALER TEACHING THE PAST 4 YEARS. AND WE WILL CELEBRATE 30 YEARS THIS YEAR SO I LIKE TO THANK HER FOR HER AMAZING SUPPORT AND ALL MY FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL. I LIKE TO THANK MRS. HANSON. SHE HAS SHOWN MATH ISN'T A NEGATIVE AND AN AMAZING THINGS. I LOVE TO THANK MRS. GOMEZ WHO IS MY COUNSELOR, BUT MY MOCK TRIAL ADVISOR. SHE INSPIRED ME TO BECOME THE AMAZING PERSON I AM TODAY AND TO HELP LEAD ME THROUGHOUT EVERYTHING I DO. MRS. CHIP MY AMAZING ENGLISH TEACHER WHO I MET JUST LAST YEAR BUT SHE HAS TRULY HELPED ME STAND OUT IN WHERE I AM. I LOVE TO THANK MRS. RUS. SHE TRULY HELPED ME HELP INSPIRE MY COMMUNITY THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT I DO. SHE IS SUCH AN AMAZING COACH. I LOVE TO THANK MR. JIMENEZ I HAVE KNOWN ALL 4 YEARS AND SO GLAD TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THE CONNECTION BECAUSE HE IS AMAZING TEACHER AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL NOW. I LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS HERE SUPPORTING ME AND I LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR GIVING ME THIS AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. (APPLAUSE) >> WOW, QUITE A CELEBRATION. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. YOU ALL ARE OUR DREAM COME TRUE, RIGHT? WE SAY ALL THE TIME THAT OUR GOAL IS TO OFFER A PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR EVERY CHILD AND IT IS YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND TEACHERS THAT MAKE EVERY OTHER PROFESSION POSSIBLE SO I SAY THANK YOU TO THEM AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT YOU BECAUSE WE CAN NEVER DO ALL THIS WORK ALONE, SO TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AND AT HOME WATCHING THAT SUPPORT THESE AMAZING STUDENTS THANK YOU AS WELL. WE LOVE TO INVITE YOU UP TO TAKE A PICTURE SO COME UP WITH FAMILIES AND TEACHERS AND PEOPLE HERE SUPPORTING YOU. PLEASE COME UP TO THE DAIS AND WE'LL LINE UP AND TAKE A PHOTO TOGETHER. COME ON EVERYBODY. SPARTAN TEACHERS! STUDENTS! FAMILY! FILL IN RIGHT HERE. THAT'S PERFECT. OPEN YOUR CERTIFICATES. THERE YOU GO. EVERYONE SAY SPARTANS! ONE MORE. THANK YOU! (APPLAUSE) OKAY, CONGRATULATIONS SPARTANS. P ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU. WE ARE GOING TO GO ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. OKAY, EVERYONE. >> WE HAVE A ECHO OUT IN THE FRONT. >> HELLO EVERYONE. WE ARE GETTING A--OKAY. WE ARE MOVING TO PUBLIC COMMENT. CONCERNS OR POINTS OF VIEW. WE HAVE QUITE A FEW SPEAKER CARDS TODAY AND WE WILL START WITH ROBERT DODGE AND AFTER DR. DODGE WILL BE [CALLING SPEAKER NAMES] >> THANK YOU. I AM DR. ROBERT DODGE A RETIRED FAMILY PHYSICIAN FROM VENTURA AND SO I WANT TO FIRST OF ALL START BY THANKING BOARD PRESIDENT SHER WHO I WORKED ON THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC TONIGHT FOR MANY MANY YEARS. ALSO I WANT TO THANK YOU THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. I AM A PHYSICIAN. I'M PAST PRESIDENT OF THE LOS ANGELES PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. WE ARE NOBEL PRIZE WINNING GROUP WORKING TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPON THE GREATEST THREAT OF EVERY MOMENT EVERY DAY EVERYTHING WE CARE ABOUT. ALSO THE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN AND SIT ON THE BOARD OF AN ORGANIZATION CALLED BACK FROM THE BRINK. THIS IS A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER TO WORK TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS. WE HAVE OVER 500 NON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. EVERY MAJOR HEALTH GROUP NURSING GROUP EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP HAS SIGNED ON INCLUDING THE RED CROSS. SO, AND EVERY MAJOR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION. BEFORE I START I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE WONDER GROUP OF STUDENTS WHO WERE SEEN WANT TO AND ALL THESE YOUNG PEOPLE HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT AN ITEM THEY ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT. THAT IS WHY WE ALL DO THIS. CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THIS GENERATION THAT WE ARE IN CHARGE OF AND WANT TO PASS SAFE GENERATION. THE TOPIC IS ON THE AGENDA. NUCLEAR WAR REDUCTION AGENDA ITEM. THIS IS NOT EASY TO TALK ABOUT. YOU MAY WONDER WHY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT AND HOPEFULLY BY THE TIME I FINISH COMMENTS YOU WILL HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING. AS WE STAND HERE TONIGHT WE ARE THE BRINK OF NUCLEAR WAR EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WOULD END AND ELIMINATE EVERYTHING WE HOLD DEAR AND NEAR. THOSE THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH DOOMS DAY CLOCK WILL HAVE NOTED THIS YEAR THE BULLETIN MOVED THAT CLOCK TO 85 SECOND TO MIDNIGHT THE END OF LIFE AS WE KNOW IT. THE CLOSEST IT HAS BEEN SINCE THE BOMBING-THE CURRENT WAR IN THE IRAN IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE REDUCED THE INCIDENT AND LIKELIHOOD OF NUCLEAR WAR BUT INCREASED THE RISK. THREATENING USING NUCLEAR WEAPON. IF THAT HAPPENS WE ARE TOAST BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE RUSSIAN AND CHINA AND THAT WILL END LIFE AS WE KNOW. THE RISK AND NEVER GREATER. WE HAVE OVER 12 THOUSAND NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE WORLD. 90 PERCENT CONTROLLED BY THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA AND 2000 READY TO BE LAUNCHED BY INTENT BY ACCIDENT BY MISCALCULATION OR AI. RECENT STUDY PUT AI BECAUSE THEY ARE LOOKING AT MAYBE REDUCE THE HUMAN ELEMENT AND TRYING TO PUT IT TO AI TO HELP REDUCE THE DECISION MAKING. AI LAUNCHED 95 PERCENT OF THE SCENARIOS. AGAIN, EVERYTHING WE CARE ABOUT IS AT THREATENED. THIS COMMUNITY OXNARD HAS ROUGHLY 200 THOUSAND PEOPLE. WE ARE SPENDING OXNARD OVER $45 MILLION THIS YEAR ON NUCLEAR WEAPON PROGRAMS. EVERYTHING IS AT RISK. >> COULD I ASK FELLOW TRUSTEES TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC SPEAKER TO GIVE 30 MORE SECONDS TO FINISH? THANK YOU. CAN YOU-- >> AS A PHYSICIAN AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND TEACHERS AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, WE ARE FIRST RESPONDERS. THERE IS NO MEDICAL RESPONSE TO NUCLEAR WAR. THE ONLY RESPONSE IS ELIMINATE THE WEAPONS AND THE WAY TO-THAT IS NOW WHAT WE ARE ASKING TONIGHT TO ASK ON OUR FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO WORK TO LEAD THE UNITED STATES AND NATION TO WORK TOWARDS ABOLISHING NUCLEAR WEAPONS. YOU HAVE THE LETTER IN THE MAILING AND ASK URGE TO SIGN ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FUTURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. (APPLAUSE) >> THANK YOU DR. DODGE. ON A PERSONAL NOTE DR. DODGE, BEFORE YOU LEAVE, ON A PERSONAL NOTE DR. DODGE, BEFORE YOU LEAVE, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO EVERY DAY TO HELP PROTECT EVERYONE'S FUTURE AND ESPECIALLY THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS LETTER OF SUPPORT AND FOR WAITING. I KNOW WE RAN A LITTLE LATE IN CLOSED SESSION SO TO EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR WAITING BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. [CALLING SPEAKER NAMES] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME. >> HELLO. THANK YOU-SORRY. I'M REALLY NERVOUS, SORRY. >> THAT'S OKAY. >> THANK YOU TO THE OXNARD UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT LETTING ME BE HERE. HERE ON BEHALF OF DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL. THERE WAS NEWS ABOUT A TEACHER MAY NOT BE THERE ANYMORE AND I WANT TO SPEAK OUT AND SHOW SUPPORT WHY I THINK THE TEACHER SHOULD STILL BE THERE. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] A STUDENT AT DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL. HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF MRS. MCCORMACK AND LIKE TO SHARE HOW MUCH SHE MEANS. MORE THEN JUST A ENGLISH TEACHER. SHE LEADS WITH KINDNESS COMPASSION AND CARE FOR STUDENTS. CREATES A CLASSROOM WHERE STUDENT FEEL SAFE SUPPORTED AND ENCOURAGED TO GROW NOT JUST ACADEMICALLY BUT TREATS EVERY STUDENT WITH RESPECT AND PATIENCE. TAKEN THE TIME TO MAKE SURE WE FEEL SEEN AND VALUED. ONE MEANINGFUL THING IS THE WAY SHE SUPPORTS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. SHE ATTEND MANY SPORTING EVENTS AND SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. BRINGING POSTER, CHEERING STUDENTS FROM THE STANDS AS SHOWS NOT FOR US AS SHE HAS TO BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO. THE MEMORIES ARE MORE MEANINGFUL. THEY SHOW OUR TEACHER BELIEVES IN US AND CARES WHAT WE CAN DO. ALSO OUR CLASS OF 2020 ADVISOR. IF NOT FOR HER OTHER PEOPLE WOULD FUND THE 2027 CLASS DIFFERENTLY. SHE HAS SHOWN SUPPORTING FOR THE CLASS OF 2027 AS DEL SOL IS A NEW SCHOOL. SHE IS SUPPORTING FOR PROM, DANCES, EVERYTHING FOR THE 2027 CLASS. EVEN THOUGH ONLY ON THIRD YEAR OF TEACHING AT DEL SOL, IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY LESS A INCREDIBLE TEACHER. IF ANYTHING IT MAKES MORE RELATABLE BECAUSE HOW YOUNG SHE AND SHE REALLY HAS A SAY IN THE WORDS SHE-SORRY, REALLY NERVOUS. SHE MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN OTHER PEOPLE LIVES SUCH AS MYSELF COMING IN FROM A DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOL. SHE CHANGED ME TO THE PERSON I AM TODAY AND PROUD TO SAY I HAVE A A IN HER CLASS. SHE IS ALSO HELPED STUDENT BY STARTING HAND BALL CLUB. IF NOT FOR HER OTHER STUDENT WOULD NOT HAVE MADE NEW CONNECTIONS WHICH MADE FRIENDS AND OTHER BENEFITS. MANY STUDENTS AT DEL SOL SAY THE SAME I'M SAYING TODAY. NOT JUST AN AMAZING TEACHER BUT A AMAZING PERSON WHO CARES ABOUT STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. WE HOPE MRS. MCCORMACK CAN CONTINUE TO TEACHING FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. AT LEAST HOPEFULLY STAY FOR THE GRADUATION OF THE CLASS OF 2027. SHE STARTED THE JOURNEY WITH US, WE LOVE FOR HER TO END THE JOURNEY WITH US. IF NOT, THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE WE CARRY THE MOMENTS AND MEMORIES WITH HER. SHAPE STUDENTS LIVES THAT LAST BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. TAUGHT MANY THINGS [INAUDIBLE]- >> THANK YOU. >> SOMEONE BELIEVES IN THEM. THANK YOU TO ALL YOU BOARD MEMBERS. EVERYBODY FOR LETTING ME SPEAK UP HERE AND SORRY. I AM REALLY NERVOUS. >> THANK YOU, YOU DID GREAT. (APPLAUSE) >> ALRIGHT EVERYONE. I WILL TAKE A QUEUE FROM TRUSTEE FLORES-HARO WHEN SHE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT LAST YEAR AND REQUEST WE HOLD APPLAUSE AND DO THIS. IT MAKES IT FASTER AND EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD SO EXPRESS YOUR JOY LIKE THIS. [CALLING SPEAKER NAMES] >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS--A STUDENT AT DEL SOL AND HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON MRS. MCCORMACK. MANY STUDENT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HER BEING FIRED AND WE ARE HERE TO SHOW HOW MUCH SHE MEANS TO OUR SCHOOL. HAS HAD A HUGE POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENTS. SHE HELPED BUILD FRIENDSHIPS AND CREATE A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT ON CAMPUS. HELPED ORGANIZE FUNDRAISERS FOR THE SCHOOL AND EVEN SUPPORTED STUDENTS WHO WANT TO START A HAND BALL CLUB FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T PLAY TRADITIONAL SPORTS BECAUSE OF HER HELP STUDENT PLAY HAND BALL. SHE ALSO SHOWS UP FOR STUDENTS OUTSIDE IS THE CLASSROOM. SHE ATTENDS MANY SCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS TO SUPPORT US. FOR SOME STUDENT WHO PARENTS CAN'T ALWAYS ATTEND THE GAMES. SUPPORTING THEM MEANS A LOT. SHE SERVES AS A CLASS OF 2027 DIRECTOR HELPING ORGANIZE FUNDRAISERS FOR THE CLASS SO WE HAVE A GOOD SENIOR YEAR. IN THE CLASSROOM MAKES LEARNING DIFFERENT. SHE DOESN'T JUST TELL ME TO SIT QUITELY AND DO MY WORK. SHE HELPS UNDERSTAND THE STORIES AND TAKES THE TIME TO TALK ONE ON ONE. DOES THAT WITH EVERY OTHER STUDENT. SOMETIMES SHE EVAN BUYS TOILETRIES OUT OF HER POCKET SO WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THEM DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT. HER IMPACT GOES BEYOND STUDENT, VOTED BEST TEACHER BY THE DEL SOL STAFF. SHOWING THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH HER EVERY DAY RECOGNIZED THE DEDICATION SHE BRINGS TO THE THE SCHOOL. AS A STUDENT WHO SPENT 3 YEARS AT DEL SOL, GRATEFUL TO HAVE A TEACHER LIKE MRS. MCCORMACK. SHE CARES BET THE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. TEACHERS LIKE MRS. MCCORMACK ARE THE REASON PEOPLE FEEL MOTIVATED TO COME TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY. I REMEMBER LAST TIME IT WAS A DISTRICT MEETING WITH THE OTHER SCHOOLS. YOU GUYS SAID, WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE SCHOOLS SAFER, MORE FUN, HOW TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AND HOW TO BRING THE MORE SCHOOL SPIRIT? MRS. MCCORMACK IS THE DEFINITION THAT. FOR THOSE REASONS I RESPECTFULLY AND THE BOARD TO CONSIDER ALLOWING MRS. MCCORMACK TO CONTINUE TEACHING AT OUR SCHOOL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE [CALLING SPEAKER NAMES] MR. SANCHEZ. WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF OXNARD UNION HIGH SCHOOL. I HAVE BEEN MRS. MCCORMACK STUDENT THREE YEARS NOW. MADE A EFFORT TO SUPPORT ME WHILE I SPENT TIME-HELPED MY FAMILY AND MYSELF GET BACK TO DEL SOL. SHE HELPED ME UNDERSTAND ENGLISH IN A WAY NO OTHER TEACHER HAS BEFORE. SEES BEYOND THE WAY WE LOOK AND TAKES TIME TO GET TO KNOW US SO WE FEEL WELCOME AND COMFORTABLE ATTEMPTING NEW THINGS IN CLASS. TRIES BEST TO CREATE THINGS FIND INTERESTING AND KEEP ENTERTAINED WHILE IN CLASS AND FIND WAYS TO MAKE IT FUN AND STILL ACADEMIC. SHE ALSO HELPED ME OPEN MY OWN CLUB FOR HAND BALL WHICH I'M PRESIDENT OF. CREATING THE CLUB WE DECIDED WE WANTED A SPACE FOR KIDS WHO DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE GRADES TO PLAY SPORTS LIKE MYSELF OR MAYBE DON'T HAVE A [INAUDIBLE] BUT NEED SOMETHING TO CONNECT TO. SHE GIVES ALL MOST ALL LUNCHES TO SUPERVISE THE CLUB AND ADVISOR FOR CLASS OF 2027 THE SCHOOL FIRST GRADUATING CLASS. PROBABLY THE ONLY REASON THE CLASS WILL HAVE A PROM OR GRADUATION BECAUSE SHE HAS DONE ALL THE FUND RAISING. WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO WITHOUT OR CLASS ADVISOR DURING THE LAST YEAR? MCCORMACK IS A HUGE PART OF SCHOOL CULTURE, YOU ASK ANYONE WHO IS [INAUDIBLE] ANYONE WILL TELL YOU. I ASK THE BOARD TO [INAUDIBLE] WHATEVER HAPPENS SO WE CAN HAVE THE ONLY TEACHER AT THE SCHOOL THAT HELPS US STAY HERE. NOT FAIR TO HER OR KIDS SHE HAS DEDICATED THE LAST 3 YEARS TO. PLEASE TAKE THIS TIME TO LOOK INTO WHAT I SAID TODAY AND USE YOUR POWER FOR GOOD. THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE) >> THANK YOU. [CALLING SPEAKER NAMES] WELCOME. >> DO I START? HELLO MY NAME IS DANIEL AND I'M HERE FOR MRS.- >> IT'S ALRIGHT. >> HERE TO TALK ABOUT MRS. MCCORMACK AND AN AMAZING PERSON SHE IS. 3 SHE HELPED ME THROUGHOUT THREE YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL. SHE HELPED ME STAY AWAY FROM TROUBLE. SHE HELPED ME WITH MY GRADES. EVERY SINCE ME AND MCCORMACK GOT A STRONG BOND. STAYING AWAY FROM TROUBLE. SHE CHANGED ME AS A PERSON AND MY GRADES HAVE GOTTEN HIGHER AND I WOULDN'T BE THE ONLY WAY TO SAY ALL THE GOOD STUFF BECAUSE THERE ARE PLENTY PEOPLE HERE TO SUPPORT MCCORMACK AND-- I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T WRITE ANYTHING BEFORE- >> THAT'S GREAT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ALL THE THREE MINUTES. YOU HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES. >> I WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH AMAZING PERSON SHE IS. SHE HELPS DEL SOL AND COMES AND SUPPORTS EVERY STUDENT WITH GAMES AND SHE ALSO HELPS ALL STUDENTS LIKE ONE ON ONE. SHE JUST AN AMAZING PERSON AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. I WILL BE REALLY SAD AND DISAPPOINTED IF I DIDN'T GET TO SEE HER NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE SHE IS ONE OF THE ONLY TEACHERS THAT UNDERSTANDS ME AND HELPS ME OUT AND HAS BEEN THERE FOR EVERY SINGLE THING I HAVE DONE. THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE [CALLING SPEAKER NAMES] WELCOME DIEGO. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS DIEGO FROM DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL A 11 GRADER AND HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE RUMORS ABOUT WITH MRS. MCCORMACK. THERE IS A LOT OF RUMORS ABOUT THINGS THAT US STUDENT DON'T LIKE ABOUT IT AND HOW AMAZING A TEACHER SHE IS. MENT SHE'S BEEN AN AMAZING ALL THREE YEARS. STARTED HAND CLUB AND PRESIDENT FOR 2027 AND DOES A LOT OF THINGS FOR US AND EVEN SHE HAS HER OWN HYGIENE PRODUCTS FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T AFFORD IT. PEOPLE JUST WANT TO HATE ON HER AND FIRE HER AND STUFF LIKE THAT, WHICH IS I SAY ISN'T FAIR. US STUDENT CAME UP HERE FOR HER SUPPORT AND YEAH, I HAVE A PETITION OVER HUNDRED SIGNATURES IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM. WE HAVE THEM RIGHT HERE. SHE IS AN AMAZING TEACHER AND GIVES LIFE ADVICE AND TEACHES HOW THE REAL WORLD IS OUTSIDE. SHE MAKES ENGLISH WAY EASIER THEN OTHER ENGLISH TEACHERS ARE. SHE MAKES EDUCATION REALLY REALLY FUN. SHE MAKES IT SOUP WERE SIMP SUPER SIMPLE AND EASIER TO UNDERSTAND. IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IT SHE WILL STAY THERE AND ONE ON ONE TALK TO YOU. SHE IS REALLY AMAZING TEACHER AND PROBABLY THE BEST ENGLISH TEACHER I EVER HAD IN ALL SCHOOL YEARS. I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR FOR HER TO GET FIRED SO I HOPE YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AND OVERRIDE THE DECISION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> MR. URIAS CAN YOU ACCEPT THE PETITION? >> CRYSTAL RIVERA AND SOPHIA FLOREZ. WELCOME. >> HELLO. I LIKE TO THANK YOU AS WELL FOR LETTING US COME AND SPEAK. ON BEHALF OF MRS. MCCORMACK. SPEAKING AS SOMEONE WHO'S LIFE IS IMPACTED. NOT JUST A TEACHER WHO SHOWS UP TO DO HER JOB, SHE IS SOMEONE WHO SHOWS UP FOR HER STUDENTS IN EVERY WAY THAT MATTERS. HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. SHE PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE HELP RAISING APPROXIMATELY $2 THOUSAND OR MORE FOR THE CLASS OF 2027 ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR OTHER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. FUND RAISING REQUIRES DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP AND COUNTLESS HOURS OF EFFORT. SHE GIVES TIME BECAUSE SHE BELIEVES STUDENTS DESERVE OPPORTUNITY SUPPORT AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES. ACTIONS PROVE HOW DEEPLY INVESTED SHE IS IN THE SUCCESS OF OUR SCHOOL AND STUDENTS. LAST YEAR I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVICE ON THE CLASS 2027 CAB IN THE. I'M NO LONGER PART OF THE CABINET STILL REACHES OUT WHEN SHE NEEDS HELP. DESPITE HAVING CURRENT CABINET MEMBERS SHE CONTINUES TO TRUST ME AND VALUE MY INVOLVEMENT. THAT MEANS MORE THEN WORDS CAN EXPLAIN. SHE DOESN'T SEE STUDENT AS REPLACEABLE SHE SEES POTENTIAL AND MAKES STUDENT FEEL IMPORTANT CAPABLE AND CONFIDENCE. WHEN WE ARE REQUIRED TO BE INVOLVED ANYMORE. ON A PERSONAL LEVEL SUPPORTED ME NOT ONLY ACADEMICALLY, BUT EMOTIONALLY. PERSONALLY AS WELL. SHE HAS BEEN DURING DIFFICULT MOMENTS OFFERED GUIDANCE AND BELIEVED IN ME WHEN I STRUGGLED TO BELIEVE IN MYSELF. SHOWS UP TO MY EVENTS CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENTS AND MAKES A EFFORT TO BE PRESENT OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL FEELS LIKE A SAFE PLACE SUPPORTED UNDERSTOOD AND ENCOURAGED. BEYOND THE IMPACT ON CURRENT STUDENT REMOVING MRS. MCCORMACK WOULD TAKE AWAY A INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR FUTURE STUDENT. THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE TO STUDENT IS SOMETHING EVERY CLASS DESERVES TO EXPERIENCE. IF SHE IS NO LONGER HERE FUTURE STUDENT WILL NEVER HAVE IT THE CHANCE TO BE GUIDED BY SOMEONE WHO TRULY CARES ABOUT THEM THE WAY SHE DOES. TAKING AWAY MEANS ROBBING FUTURE STUDENT OF MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND SENSE OF BELONGING SHE CREATES FOR EVERYONE IN THE CLASSROOM. TEACHERS LIKE HER ARE RARE. LEADS WITH COMPASSION, DEDICATION, HEART, LETTING HERE GO MEANS LOSING A MENTOR ROLE MODEL AND CHANGES STUDENT LIVES. IF A SCHOOL MEASURED NOT BY BUILDINGS OR TEST SCORES BUT THE PEOPLE WHO LIFT STUDENT UP, KEEPING ISN'T JUST THE RIGHT DECISION BUT A IMPORTANT ONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS SOPHIA FLORES AND AFTER WILL BE JOANNA RANDOZO. WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SOPHIA, 11TH GRADER AT DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL. TO TALK ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING TEACHERS I HAVE MET. I WAS GOING TO SEND AN E-MAIL TO YOU GUYS LIKE OF THE STUDENTS OR CLASS MATES WERE, BUT EVERYONE WAS GETTING THE SAME RESPONSES SO I WANTED TO STAND HERE TODAY IN FRONT OF EVERYONE. SOME CLASS MATES AND I TWO CLOSEST FRIENDS DIEGO AND DANIEL FOUND OUT MCCORMACK WOULD NOT STAY NEXT YEAR-SORRY, I'M NERVOUS. WE ARE CONFUSED AS A WHOLE. FURIOUS WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. MANY GET TIRED AND HAVE TO LEAVE BECAUSE OF UNIMAGINABLE AND CIRCUMSTANCES THEY DID. MCCORMACK HAS NEVER WHAT I KNOW DONE ANYTHING SO BAD THAT YOU NEED TO GET RID OF HER. I HAVE SPOKEN AT THE PRINCIPAL MEETING MARCH 5, 2026 AND ASKED WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE TEACHER SHE COULD NOT TELL ME AND I UNDERSTAND. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS WON'T STOP TILL THE DECISION IS OVERTURNED SO HERE TO ASK YOU TODAY TO THINK THIS THROUGH. MCCORMACK TAUGHT MANY KIDS IN WAYS TEACHERS DO NOT. AS MANY SAID THIS ALREADY. SHE IS AN AMAZING TEACHER. ONE OF THE BEST AT THE SCHOOL. MCCORMACK TAUGHT ME HOW TO UNDERSTAND ENGLISH BETTER. SHE SHOWS WAYS I UNDERSTAND AND SEE HER DOING IT ALL THE TIME WITH MANY STUDENTS. LAST YEAR SHE TOOK AN ELD CLASS OF NEWCOMERS AND AS MOST KNOW, MCCORMACK DOES NOT SPEAK SPANISH. BUT SHE DID NOT COMPLAIN. I NEVER HEARD COMPLAIN ABOUT TAKING UP THE CLASS. SHE TAUGHT THE KIDS AND FOR SURE I KNOW HELPED THEM UNDERSTAND. EVEN THOUGH SHE DID NOT SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE. THEY SPEAK HIGHLY OF HER AND COME BACK TO SEE HER ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH THAT IS NO LONGER THEIR TEACHER. NOT ONLY AN AMAZING TEACHER AND MAKES CONNECTIONS AND MEMORIES WITH HER STUDENT. SOMEONE IN THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SAID IF A KID IS WALKING OUT OF CLASS SMILING THEY DID NOT LEARN ANYTHING. A TEACHER SAYING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A LEADER SAY THAT IS AWFUL AND THAT IS PROVEN WRONG. I WALK OUT OF MCCORMACK'S CLASS SMILING AND LEARNING EACH DAY. I LEARN NEW THINGS FROM HER EVERY DAY BECAUSE THE WAY SHE TEACHES AND GUIDES STUDENTS. ALL THAT WILL BE STRIPPED AWAY FROM STUDENT IF YOU GET RID OF HER. SHE BUILDS SCHOOL CULTURE. I TOLD PRINCIPAL THIS WON'T STOP UNTIL SHE IS KEPT AND WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP MY WORD BECAUSE THIS IS UNFAIR IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. OKAY. JOANNA RANDAZO AND THEN JOSEPH RANDAZO. WELCOME. AL DID I PRONOUNCE CORRECTLY? >> YES. >> WONDERFUL. >> GOOD EVENING. I AM JOANNA TRANSITION SPECIALIST WITH THE TRANSITION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. I GOT TO SAY, THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT FOR MRS. MCCORMACK AND NEVER MET HER BUT TO HEAR THE STUDENTS AND SEEING SIT BEHIND ME, THAT IS THE KIND OF BOND CREATES WITH OUR STUDENTS. EVERY SINGLE DAY. SORRY. >> IT'S ALRIGHT. >> I'M A REALLY UGLY CRIER. SORRY. >> YOU GOT THIS. >> CRUCIAL TO THE SUCCESS AND FUTURE OF 300 STUDENTS. SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. THANK YOU. WE SERVE ACROSS THE DISTRICT. TODAY'S ECONOMY FINDING AND MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT IS CHALLENGING FOR ANYONE. BUT MORE DIFFICULT FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. WHO OFTEN FACE ADDITIONAL BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND HIGHER EDUCATION. MANY STUDENTS WHO DISABILITIES ARE OVERLOOKED, UNDER ESTIMATED AND MISS ON EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE COMPANIES ARE AFRAID TO TAKE THE CHANCE ON THEM. THAT IS WHERE TPP STEPS IN. TPP PROVIDES THE STRUCTURED SUPPORT GUIDANCE AND REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE THESE STUDENTS NEED TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE AND INTO A CAREER AND ULTIMATELY INTO A INDEPENDENT ADULT. MANY STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE COME FROM MIGRANT FAMILIES AND OFTEN THE FIRST IN THE FAMILY TO GO TO COLLEGE. WE CONNECT STUDENT TO POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS, HELP FIND PAID WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE ARK OF VENTURA AND GOOD WILL. WE HELP WITH OTHER FINANCIAL AID OPPORTUNITIES APPLYING TO COLLAGE AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS. FOR MANY AND FAMILIES TPP IS ONE OF THE ONLY SUPPORT SYSTEMS AVAILABLE TO HELP THEM SUCCEED WITH THESE CRUCIAL TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND WITHOUT IT THEY WILL BE LEFT IN THE DARK. OUR STUDENTS ALL OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT HAVE THE SAME EQUAL RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITY THE NON DISABLED PEERS DO. IF THE BOARD VOTES TO REMOVE OR DOWNSIZE THE PROGRAM, IT WILL SHUT THE DOOR TO THE TRAINING EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS WHO DEPEND ON IT TO INSURE THEY HAVE A STABLE AND SUCCESSFUL FUTURE. AS A DISTRICT IT IS OUR JOB TO PASS THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS WE LEARN. OUR STUDENTS ARE OUR FUTURE LEADERS. AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE. AND THEY HAVE SO MUCH TO OFFER THIS COMMUNITY. PLEASE VOTE TO KEEP THE ENTIRE T PP PROGRAM AND PLEASE DON'T BREAK THE TRUST WE HAVE BUILT WITH OUR STUDENTS. WE OWE IT TO OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE) >> JOSEPH RANDAZO AND THEN HOLLY CARTER. WELCOME. >> HI. SO, MY NAME IS JOSEPH RANDAZO. MOST OF YOU KNOW ME. A SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM SPECIALIST. A LARGE PART OF MY JOB IS TO SIT IN IEP MEETINGS AND BE THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY WHICH MEANS I AM YOUR REPRESENTATIVE IN THOSE IEP MEETINGS. HERE TO TALK ABOUT TPP AND WHAT I SEE FROM THE GROUND LEVEL THE IMPACT THAT THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM HAS ON THE STUDENTS. ONE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND, I DON'T SEE MANY PROGRAMS WHERE THE NUMBERS GO UP BECAUSE THE STUDENT TALK TO THE OTHER STUDENTS ABOUT WHAT THEY DID IN TPP AND THE SUPPORTS THEY GOT FROM THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM. THE STUDENT GET OTHER STUDENTS EXCITED AND THEY WANT TO BE PART OF THE PROGRAM. PART OF THE THING YOU SHOULD KNOW IS THAT PROGRAM HAS GROWN OVER THE YEARS. THEY SERVE OVER 300 STUDENTS. CASE LOAD OF 70 AND WISH WE HAD MORE. THE JOB THEY DO SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR SENIORS WITH DISABILITIES HAVING THEM FILL OUT FAFSA FORMS APPLY FOR COLLEGE AND SIGNED UP TO [INAUDIBLE] MEET WITH MILITARY RECRUITERS AND UNION REPRESENTATIVES AND SKILLS TRADESMAN TO LEARN ABOUT VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AND SEE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE FOR THEM IS INCREDIBLE. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS I SIT IN IEP AND ASK A FRESHMAN WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, THEY HAVE IT 14 AND GET--WHEN A SENIOR DOES IT OR A SENIOR TELLS YOU I WILL WORK IN THE FIELDS BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT MY PARENT DO AND DON'T KNOW ANYTHING IT IS DIFFERENT KETTLE OF FISH. TO SEE TPP SPECIALIST COME IN THERE AND WORK WITH THOSE STUDENTS IN PARTICULAR AND GET THEM TO EXPLORE THE OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM IS INCREDIBLE. I KNOW THERE IS ISSUES WITH THE FUNDING MAYBE. I KNOW THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE WIOA GRANT EARLIER IN THE YEAR. IT SEEMS THAT GOT RESOLVED. I WILL TELL YOU THE FUNDING THROUGH DOR INCREASED IN THE STATE BUDGET IN A TIME OF DEFICIT. THE STATE IS INCREASING THE FUNDING NOT DECREASING THE FUNDING TO THESE KIND OF PROGRAMS. SORRY, I AM ON A RANT AND RUNNING AGAINST THE CLOCK. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO KNOW WE HAVE SEEN LARGE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS OVER THE YEARS AND LIKE I SAID BEFORE, I WISH WE HAD MORE SPECIALIST TO HELP SERVE OUR STUDENTS WITH THESE PARTICULAR ISSUES. ONE THING I WANT TO POINT OUT BEFORE I RUN OUT OF TIME IS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BUDGET PRESENTATION TONIGHT, SLIDE 13 SPECIFICALLY LISTS FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE APPROVED FUNDING FOR IN THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR. IT IS IN THE REPORT ALREADY SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MEANS THE FUNDING IS THERE OR NOT, BUT THAT IS ON THE SLIDE SHOW YOU WILL SEE LATER THIS EVENING. SO I HOPE YOU WILL VOTE TO KEEP THE PROGRAM. >> THANK YOU. [CALLING SPEAKER NAMES] WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ADRIAN. I HAD A SON DURING MY 10TH GRADE YEAR. HEADED DOWN A VERY ROUGH ROAD UNTIL MRS. RANDAZO AND [INAUDIBLE] WORKABILITY, MRS. DEAN AND MRS. CARTER INTRODUCED TPP TO ME. JUST A FEW MONTHS AWAY FROM OBTAINING BARBERS LICENSE FROM MODERN BEAUTY. TPP CHANGED MY LIFE. MY NAME IS RUBY, I ATTEND [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE OF MRS. RANDAZO. MY NAME IS JENNY, I ATTEND [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE OF MRS. RENDAZO. MY NAME IS FRANCISCO AND ATTEND LONG BEACH WAS OF MRS. RENDAZO. MY NAME IS NICK. MY NAME IS KEVIN. MY NAME IS EDUARDO A SENIOR ABOUT TO GRADUATE BUT I HAD A PROBLEM AND THAT IS I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WANTED TO DO AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. I WAS LOST ON WHAT I WANTED TO DO. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WANTED TO DO. TAKE COLLEGE, WORK IN A CONVENIENCE STORE OR WORK IN CONSTRUCTION. I WAS LOST AND STUBBORN BECAUSE I WANTED TO FIGURE IT OUT BY MYSELF. I WASN'T GOING ANYWHERE. FIRST ASKED WHAT I WANTED TO DO. VERY PATIENT AND HELPFUL. WHEN I TOLD HER INTERESTED IN CULINARY AND CONSTRUCTION SHE HELPED FIND PLACES. ALSO WITH THAT HELPED MAKE A RESUME WHICH I HAD NO CAN CLUE WHAT TO DO OR WHERE TO START. SHE IS STILL HELPING GET INTO NEXTGEN. HELPS MANY STUDENT AROUND THE SCHOOL AND CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT I DO WITHOUT HER. MANY SHE HELPED WITH ARE GRATEFUL FOR HER. I CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH THE IMPACT THIS WILL HELP ON THE FUTURE AND NEXT GENERATION, THEY WILL BE LOST AND NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IN LIFE SO PLEASE RECONSIDERATION YOUR DECISION AND KEEP MRS. RENDAZO AND THE TEAM. MY NAME IS MRS. CARTER. THESE ARE THE VOICES OF MY STUDENTS. THEY COULDN'T BE HERE BECAUSE THEY ARE WORKING, GOING TO SCHOOL AND TAKING CARE OF FAMILIES. THESE ARE THE REAL OUTCOMES. THESE STUDENT HAVE CAREERS, DIRECTION AND HOPE. THIS PROGRAM DOESN'T JUST HELP STUDENTS, IT STRENGTHENS OUR COMMUNITY. THE DISTRICT NEEDS THE PROGRAM. THE STUDENTS NEED THE PROGRAM AND US SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS CANNOT DO ALL THIS WITHOUT WORKABILITY AND TPP. CLAUDIA AND JOANNA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [CALLING SPEAKER NAMES] WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU PULL THE MICROPHONE DOWN. >> MY NAME IS JOY A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT OXNARD HIGH SCHOOL. THE PARENT OF A STUDENT WITH A IEP WHO ATTEND CAMARILLO AND RESIDENT OF OXNARD. I AM HERE TODAY TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE PROPOSED LAY OFFS FOR TRANSITION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AND OUR WORKABILITY STAFF. WHILE PRESENTED TO YOU REPEATEDLY AS A BUDGET NECESSITY, THIS PROPOSAL IS A DIRECT THREAT TO THE LIFELONG OUTCOMES OF MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS AND FINANCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE PLAN THAT COST THIS DISTRICT FAR MORE THEN IT COULD EVER HOPE TO SAVE. BEFORE YOU CONSIDER ANYTHING ELSE, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS LIVES. DATA FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS CLEAR, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAVE ACCESS TO SCHOOL BASED TRANSITION PROGRAMS LIKE TPP AND LIKE WORKABILITY ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE EMPLOYED AFTER HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RATES OF ENROLLMENT IN POST SECONDARY EDUCATION. TPP AND WORKABILITY ARE MORE THEN A BUDGET LINE ITEM. IT IS THE STAFF MEMBER WHO COACHES A STUDENT WITH AUTISM THROUGH THE ANXIETY OF FIRST JOB INTERVIEW. IT IS THE VITAL BRIDGE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION THAT EMPOWER A STUDENT WITH LEARNING DISABILITY TO ENROLL AT OXNARD COLLEGE. AND IT IS THE LIFE LINE THAT HELPED ONE OF MY STUDENTS SECURE A JOB ALLOWING HER TO RENT A HOUSE WITHIN THE SCHOOL BOUNDARIES AND MAINTAIN THE STABILITY SHE NEEDED TO FINISH HIGH SCHOOL. IF YOU LAY OFF OUR TPP AND WORKABLE STAFF YOU ARE NOT JUST CUTTING JOBS, YOU ARE INTENTIONALLY CLOSING THE DOOR ON INDEPENDENCE FOR HUNDREDS OF OUR STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE YEAR. THIS PLAN IS COUNTER PRODUCTIVE. WE MUST BE CLEAR, TPP IS A REVENUE GENERATING PARTNERSHIP THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION MATCH GRANT THESE STAFF MEMBERS BRING IN STATE AND FEDERAL DOLLARS TO OUR DISTRICT. ELIMINATING THESE POSITIONS DOESN'T OPTIMIZE DISTRICT BUDGET EFFICIENCY, IT TRIGGERS THE LOSS OF THESE GRANT FUNDS. TRANSITION SERVICES ARE NOT OPTIONAL. THEY ARE FEDERAL MANDATE UNDER IDE A AND THE LEGAL DEMANDS REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS MANDATE CONTINUE TO GROW. TPP AND WORKABILITY STAFF INSURE THAT THESE MANDATES ARE MET WITH FIDELITY. IF THIS PROPOSAL PASSES THAT MASSIVE WORK LOAD WILL BE DUMPED ON ALREADY OVER-BURDEN CASE MANAGERS AND WE KNOW THE HISTORY HERE. WHEN SERVICE MINUTES ARE MISSED, DUE PROCESS LAWSUITS FOLLOW. THE COST OF A SINGLE SETTLEMENT OR EDUCATION ORDER WOULD EASILY EXCEED THE ANNUAL SALARY OF A TPP SPECIALIST. THIS ISN'T A SAVINGS PLAN, THIS IS A LEGAL AND FINANCIAL LIABILITY. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WILL BE MR. ROBERT CADEN AND TIM ELLISON AND ARE THEN STEVEN GARRETTSON. WELCOME. >> WELCOME. FIRST OF ALL, I LIKE TO SAY TO THE GENTLEMEN AND LADIES SPEAKING, IT TAKES A LOT OF GUTS. YOU SHOULD-REALLY GOOD JOB. I APPLAUD YOU. GOOD JOB GUYS. OKAY. BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING ALL THIS TIME AND GET NERVOUS. MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT, I AM ROBERT CADEN, PRESIDENT OF THE OXNARD FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. I ARE WANT TO BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE REALITY THE DISTRICT IS FACING A BUDGET SHORT-FALL. NO ONE IN THE ROOM BELIEVES THESE DECISIONS ARE EASY AND OUR MEMBERS UNDERSTAND THE DISTRICT SOMETIMES HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT CHOICES. HOWEVER, DIFFICULT FINANCIAL CHOICES SHOULD STILL BE THOUGHTFUL, MEASURED AND BASED ON CLEAR INFORMATION RATHER THEN UNCERTAINTY. TONIGHT I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PROPOSED PRELIMINARY LAY OFF NOTICES CONNECTED TO THE TPP PROGRAM. THROUGH WEEKLY UPDATE DR. MCCOY MADE IT CLEAR THE TPP PROGRAM ISN'T BEING ELIMINATED. WE WERE TOLD THE PROGRAM LEAD REMAIN AND THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE INTO THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR. YET AT THE SAME TIME, THE DISTRICT RECOMMENDING A LAY OFF NOTICE FOR ALL THE STAFF IN THIS PROGRAM ACCEPT FOR THERE DIRECTOR DUE TO UNCERTAIN TY ABOUT FEDERAL WORKFORCE INVASION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT FUNDING. THAT CONTRA DICTION IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING. IF THE PROGRAM IS CONTINUING REMOVING THE STAFF THAT MADE THE PROGRAM FUNCTION UNDERMINE THE DISTRICT STATEMENT THE PROGRAM WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. PROGRAMS ARE NOT SIMPLY TITLES ON A ORGANIZATIONAL CHART. PROGRAMS EXIST BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE WHO DO THE WORK EVERY DAY. PEOPLE WHO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STUDENTS. PEOPLE WHO COORDINATE SERVICES. AND THE PEOPLE WHO INSURE THE PROGRAM ACTUALLY DELIVERS RESULTS. SO, THE QUESTION MANY ARE ASKING IS SIMPLE, HOW CAN A PROGRAM REALISTICALLY CONTINUE TO SERVE STUDENTS IF THE STAFF WHO OPERATE THAT PROGRAM ARE BEING LAID OFF? THE JUSTIFICATION BEING OFFERED TONIGHT IS UNCERTAINTY ABOUT FEDERAL FUNDING THAT HAS NOT ACTUALLY BEEN CUT. FEDERAL WIOA FUNDING OPERATE SAID OCTOBER 3 SEP CYCLE AND THE FUNDING REMAINS THE PEOPLE REMAIN. THE QUESTION BEFORE THE BOARD TONIGHT IS THIS, WHY ARE WE MAKING STAFFING DECISIONS BASED ON FUNDING THAT MAY NEVER BE REDUCED IN THE FIRST PLACE? ISSUING LAY OFF NOTICE NOW BASED ON SPECULATION CREATES INSTABILITY FOR EMPLOYEES, UNCERTAINTY FOR STUDENTS AND DISRUPTION TO A PROGRAM THAT THE DISTRICT ITSELF SAYS WILL CONTINUE. IT ALSO RAISES CONCERN REGARDING THE NO LAY OFF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND FEDERATION. THE AGREEMENT CLEARLY STATES LAY OFFS ONLY OCCUR IN CASES WHERE POSITIONS ARE DIRECTLY TIED TO FUNDING THAT HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY STATE OR FEDERAL MANDATES. AT THIS POINT SO MANY DATES ARE PRESENTED. THE JUSTIFICATION APPEARS TO BE ON SPECULATION ABOUT FUNDING THAT HAS NOT YET CHANGED. THE TPP PROGRAM DOES NOT SERVE A GENERAL POPULATION OF STUDENTS. IT SERVES SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE AND AT RISK IN THE DISTRICT. STUDENTS WHO DEPEND ON STRUCTURED SUPPORT, CAREER PATHWAYS AND TRANSITIONING SERVICES IN ORDER TO SUCCEED. THE IMPACT GOES FURTHER. PROGRAMS LIKE THIS OFTEN SERVE INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT SOME OF INMOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY. YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO FIND STABILITY, OPPORTUNITY AND A PATH FORWARD THROUGH EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE PREPARATION. WHEN STAFFING CONNECTED TO THE PROGRAMS IS REDUCED, THE IMPACT IS NOT ABSTRACT. IT IS FELT DIRECTLY BY INDIVIDUALS WHO RELY ON THE SERVICES THE MOST. DECISIONS LIKE THIS SEND A MESSAGE. OUR STAFF NOTICE WHEN PROGRAMS ARE PROTECTED, BUDGETS BECOME TIGHT. FAMILIES NOTICE WHEN SERVICES REMAIN STABLE AND WHICH ARE PLACED IN JEOPARDY. THE COMMUNITY NOTICES HOW A DISTRICT CHOOSE TO TREAT THE EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS WHO NEED THE MOST SUPPORT. TONIGHT DECISION WILL SEND A MESSAGE ABOUT THE DISTRICT PRIORITIES. WHEN THESE ARE EVALUATED IT IS DIFFICULT FOR MANY MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND WHY PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY SERVE STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND AT RISK STUDENTS ARE THE ONES FACING CUTS WHILE OTHER AREAS SPENDING ACROSS THE DISTRICT APPEAR TO REMAIN UNTOUCHED. WHEN BUDGETS BECOME TIGHT, THE EXPECTATION FROM EDUCATORS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IS THAT THE DECISIONS BEGIN BY PROTECTING THE PROGRAMS AND PEOPLE WHO WORK MOST CLOSELY WITH STUDENTS. THAT RAISES A IMPORTANT QUESTION TO THE BOARD. SHOULDN'T THE PROGRAM SERVING THE MOST VULNERABLE AND AT RISK STUDENT BE THE LAST PLACE TO LOOK FOR CUTS NOT THE FIRST? I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EMPLOYEES WHO WORK IN THE PROGRAM AND OTHERS LIKE IT ACROSS OUR DISTRICT. THESE ARE EDUCATORS AND STAFF WHO SHOW UP EVERY DAY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO OFTEN FACE THE GREATEST BARRIERS TO SUCCESS. THEY DO THIS WORK BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN THE MISSION ON PUBLIC EDUCATION AND IN THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY STUDENT WE SERVE. AND OUR STUDENTS DESERVE STABILITY, EMPLOYEES DESERVE RESPECT AND SECURITY AND PROGRAMS THAT SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY DESERVE THOUGHTFUL PROTECTION. FOR THOSE REASONS WE URGE THE BOARD TO VOTE NO ON ISSUING THE PRELIMINARY LAY OFF NOTICE. THE FUNDING IN QUESTION HAS NOT BEEN CUT, THE PROGRAM ISN'T ELIMINATED AND ISSUING NOTICE NOW RISK DESTABILIZING THE PROGRAM AND EXPERIENCED STAFF WHO MAKE IT WORK. IT VIOLATES THE SPIRIT AND THE WORDS OF THE AGREEMENT SIGNED AND AGREED TO BY THE DISTRICT AND FEDERATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS. TIM ALLISON. TEACHERS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. MR. CADEN OUTLINED THE POSITIONS OF OFTSC. LET ME ADD THIS, [INAUDIBLE] JOHANNAH, ISAAC, CLAUDIA, THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS NOT POSITIONS. WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS PROTECTING THE INDIVIDUALS WHO EACH AND EVERY DAY COME TO WORK AND DO GREAT WORK FOR OUR DISTRICT AND FOR OUR STUDENTS. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. WE HAVE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE FUNDING IN PLACE. WE SHOULD NOT BE IN THIS POSITION. WE URGE THIS BOARD TO VOTE NO ON THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MR. STEVEN GARRETSON IS NEXT AND THEN MELISSA L. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. SO, STEVEN GARRETTSON. SPECIAL ED TEACHER AT--THAT IS BETTER. OXNARD HIGH SCHOOL. I AM ALSO HERE TO TALK ABOUT TPP AND WORKABILITY. THESE PROGRAMS ARE INDISPENSABLE FOR LIVELIHOOD OF STUDENTS. OUR MOST-VULNERABLE STUDENTS WHO NEED AS MUCH SUPPORT AS THEY CAN GET WHEN IT COMES TO RESEARCHING WHAT THEY LIKE TO DO AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, GETTING THEM INTO THE JOB, COACHING THEM WITH INTERVIEWING SKILLS, RESUME WRITING ET CETERA AND LOOKING INTO COLLEGE. THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT TPP AND WORKABILITY CAN HELP LINK THE STUDENT WITH IS INDISPENSABLE. THE AMOUNT OF SUCCESS OUR STUDENTS HAD WITH THESE PROGRAMS IF TAKEN AWAY WOULD WE WOULD BACK-SLIDE AND I FEAR A IRRECOVERABLE MANNER. THE FOCUS OF THE IEP THE DISTRICT TAKES IS TRANSITION TO ADULT LIFE DRIVES THE IEP AND THE TRANSITION TO ADULT LIFE SERVICES DRIVES THE IEP AND GIVES MEANING TO THE IEP TO THE STUDENTS AND GETTING RID OF THE SERVICES, T PP AND WORKABILITY PUTS AT DISADVANTAGE AND SEND A MESSAGE-STUDENT ARE EXCITED ABOUT TPP AND WORKABILITY AS WAS MENTIONED BEFORE. THE STUDENTS THEY GET OTHER STUDENTS INVOLVED AND THE PROGRAM GROWS. TO THE POINT WHERE TPP AT ONE POINT WAS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH AND WORKABILITY I KNOW WORKS MORE THEN WITH JUST SENIORS, TPP WORKS WITH JUST SENIORS BUT IN THE PAST WORKED WITH JUNIORS AS WELL AND BECAUSE THE PROGRAM GREW SO MUCH, THEY HAD TO CUT DOWN TO JUST SENIORS. IT IS VERY POPULAR PROGRAM. THE STUDENT LOVE IT, THE STAFF LOVES IT. IT EFFECTIVE AND AS WAS MENTIONED BEFORE, IT--THE FACTS MENTIONED DEMANDS A RECONSIDERATION AND HONEST LOOK AT HOW TO KEEP THESE PROGRAMS BECAUSE THEY ARE PHENOMENAL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [CALLING SPEAKER NAMES] >> HELLO. I AM HERE TO FORMALLY OBJECT TO THE PROPOSED LAY OFFS AND ELIMINATION OF THE TRANSITION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. I SPOKE WITH SARAH CANDY ASSISTANT DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF VOCATIONAL REHAB AND EMPLOYMENT DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REHAB IN SACRAMENTO OVER THE PHONE. SHE CLEARLY STATED THAT THERE IS NO PLAN PROPOSAL OR DISCUSSION NOW OR FORTHCOMING TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE TPP FUNDING. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT SHE IS UNAWARE OF ANY DISTRICT ATTEMPTING TO ELIMINATE THIS PROGRAM. WE ARE THE ONLY DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA TRYING TO ELIMINATE OR PROPOSING TO ELIMINATE THIS PROGRAM. TPP IS NOT SUPPLEMENTAL, IT IS ESSENTIAL BRIDGE TO COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT AND POST SECONDARY SUCCESS FOR OUR STUDENTS. ELIMINATING THIS PROGRAM AND TERMINATING EXPERIENCED STAFF WOULD CAUSE DIRECT HARM TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. DISRUPT ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS AND UNDERMINE THE DISTRICT COMMITMENT TO EQUITABLE OUTCOMES. JUST WITHIN THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF, I AM A SENIOR ENGLISH TEACHER WE HELPED FILL OUT THE FAFSA, COMPLETED THEIR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, THEY HAVE DONE THEIR COLLEGE PORTALS, THEY HAVE APPLIED TO THE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE CENTER SPECIFICALLY FOR STUDENTS WITH 504 AND DISABILITY. NUMEROUS SPEAKERS COME TO SPEAK ABOUT IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ACADEMIC COLLEGE LEVEL. IN LIFE THE CONFIRMED STABILITY OF DR FUNDING, I FORMALLY REQUEST THE DISTRICT IMMEDIATELY HALT AND WITHDRAW THE PROPOSED TPP LAY-OFFS:ADDITIONALLY, REMOVAL CONTRA DICT BOARD ADOPTED GOAL 1 PART 7. IT ALSO DECREASES ACCESS PROTECTIONS UNDER BILL 438. IT NEGATIVELY IMPACTS OUR COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATION UNDER IDEA INDICATOR 13 TO INSURE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE PREPARED FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. THERE IS A TROUBLING PATTERN IN THE COUNTRY OF FAILING TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND THE MOST VULNERABLE. STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION ARE BOTH. THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES, OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THEIR OPPORTUNITIES SHOULD BE STRONGER NOT WEAKER. I EXPECT OUR ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS TO PRIORITIZE STUDENTS FUTURES RATHER THEN REMOVE CRITICAL OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE OF OUR DISTRICT FISCAL MISMANAGEMENT. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BEAR THE CONSEQUENCES OF DECISIONS MADE BY THE VERY ADULTS ENTRUSTED WITH PROTECTING SUPPORTING AND ADVOCATING FOR THEM. >> THANK YOU. AND OUR LAST PUBLIC SPEAKER TONIGHT WILL BE ASRIA AND-- >> ASTRID. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD OF TRUSTEES. CABINET. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK. I AM ONE OF THE EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS THAT IS DISCUSSED TODAY IN MY PROGRAM WITH TRANSITION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. THE LAST TIME I STOOD BEFORE THE BOARD WAS VERY DIFFERENT. [INAUDIBLE] 2023. I SPEAK AGAIN TODAY WITH THE SAME PRIDE AND GRATITUDE FOR THE WORK. FROM THE BEGINNING ENTERED INTO THE ROLE. I QUICKLY SAW THE NEED FOR TRANSITION IN THE DISTRICT SERVING MAJORITY OF HISPANIC FIRST GENERATION FAMILIES. TOGETHER WITH MY TEAM WE EXCEEDED OUR GOALS. BEFORE WE STARTED WE SERVED ABOUT 126 AND NOW WE ARE 300 PLUS AND COUNTING AND WE HAVE WAIT LIST FOR THE NEXT YEAR. BEING IN THE ROLE ISN'T A EASY TASK. THERE HAS BEEN MANY THINGS I HAD TO FIGURE OUT ON MY OWN, BUT I ALWAYS BEEN UP FOR THE CHALLENGE. WE KNOW THAT THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REFLECTION OF THE QUALITY OF OUR WORK OR THE VALUE THAT THE T PP STAFF BRING IN THE PROGRAM, BUT I JUST HOPE THAT IN THE LIGHT OF ALL OF THIS THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR. I'M SO GLAD FOR THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH THAT ARE SO PROTECTIVE OVER THE STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE AND THE POPULATION AND I'M VERY THANKFUL THEY ARE HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON US. I COULDN'T ASK FOR MORE. BUT I ASK FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW THE INFORMATION CAREFULLY AND THOUGHTFULLY AND IF OPEN TO COLLABORATIVELY WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REHAB TO CONTINUE NOT ONLY THE PROGRAM, BUT SUSTAINABILITY. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE HERE WHO SUPPORTED THE PROGRAM AND I WILL CONTINUE SERVING WITH THAT SAME DETERMINATION I DID AT THE BEGINNING OF MY ROLE HERE. [SPEAKING SPANISH] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BOARD TODAY. I APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. OKAY. BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM, THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. WE WILL TAKE A QUICK BIO BREAK AND BE BACK AT 8:30. [RECESS] >> MOVING TO FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. >> THANK YOU. WELCOME TO THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT FOR MARCH 11, 2026. IF WE COULD GET THE SLIDES UP THAT WOULD BE SUPER FANTASTIC. >> WAITING FOR THE SLIDES, RIGHT? >> I WOULD SING HERE, BUT I DON'T THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE. ALRIGHT. HERE WE GO. THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. WELCOME ALL. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE LIKE TO SHARE REALLY GOOD NEWS WITH TRUSTEES STAFF AND GUESTS. YESTERDAY WE INFORMED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THAT THE OXNARD UNION HIGH SCHOOL HAS TWO CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS. THIS IS A VERY RARE ACHIEVEMENT. ONLY FOUR SCHOOLS IN VENTURA COUNTY WERE RECOGNIZED AND TWO RIGHT HERE IN OXNARD SO I WANT TO THANK THE STUDENTS, THE STAFF, THE FAMILIES OF OXNARD MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AND RANCHO CAMPANA FOR THEIR RECOGNITION AS 2026 CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS. CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYBODY. WE HAD A OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO CHANNEL ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL TO TALK WITH SENIOR ALIAH GUZMAN AND AWARDED BY CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDING AWARD FOR REGION 13 WHICH COVERS SAN LUIS OBISPO, SANTA BARBARA AND [INAUDIBLE] SELECTED FOR HER HARD WORK, DEDICATION FOR OVERCOMING HARDSHIPS AND BEING JUST A EXCELLENT RAIDER AND MEMBER OF THE OXNARD COMMUNITY AND HER SCHOOL. WE ARE SO PROUD OF HER AND SHE WILL HAVE A OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE FOR THE STATE-WIDE AWARD. ONLY 18 STUDENTS ARE RECOGNIZED AND MAY BE THE STATE WINNER AND WE'LL FIND OUT IN A MONTH OR SO. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT SLIDE. THE RAIDERS WERE ALSO VERY SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR IN THE MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION AND HAVE THREE STUDENTS GOING THE STATE TOURNAMENT. CARLY WAS THE FIRST PLACE JOURNALIST. THERE IS ALIAH, SECOND PLACE AND PRINCESS GONZALEZ, A SECOND PLACE ARTIST. COMPETING IN SACRAMENTO MARCH 20-22 AND WE ARE PROUD OF OUR RAIDERS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. PAWS FOR A CAUSE. WE HAVE GREAT RESULTS TO REPORT. OUR STUDENTS ADSON FRANCO OXNARD HIGH SCHOOL STARTED A CAMPAIGN TO COLLECT SUPPLIES FOR LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTERS. INCLUDING FOOD, TREATS, BLANKETS AND TOWELS, TOYS, CLOTHES AND LEASHES AND OTHER SUPPORT ITEMS. SHE TOOK IT DISTRICT WIDE AND ACROSS THE DISTRICT WE HAD AS YOU CAN SEE OVER HUNDREDS OF DONATIONS FROM STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND FAMILIES. SHE WILL BE TALKING THAT ALL DONATING IT AND IS SOMEBODY WHO WE GOT NEWS TODAY AND MAY CONNECT WITH FUTURE INTERNSHIPS WITH OUR LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTERS AND ADSON GREAT JOB. WANT TO THANK BOTH STUDENT TRUSTEES FOR SUPPORTING THE WORK AS WELL. MORE GOOD NEWS FOR THE HIVE. RECOGNIZED AS A PURPLE STAR SCHOOL AT OXNARD HIGH SCHOOL. THE SECOND PURPLE STAR SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT. PURPLE STAR SCHOOL IS A PROGRAM WITH A CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WHERE WE CODIFY AND RECOGNIZE DIRECT SERVICE TO MILITARY CONNECTED FAMILIES. AS YOU KNOW, WE SERVE THE DISTRICT NAVAL BASE AND A LOT OF FAMILIES MOVE IN AND COME FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE IN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE TRANSCRIPTS ARE MATCHED AND DON'T DELAY GRADUATION AND PURPLE STAR SCHOOL CODIFIES THAT. WE HAVE PROGRAMS TO IMMEDIATELY CONNECT WITH MILITARY FAMILIES AND STUDENT WHO COME TO US, SO CONGRATULATIONS OHS. JOINING CHANNEL ISLAND THE SECOND PURPLE STAR SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. YOU SAW ARTICULATE THE JAGUARS ARE TONIGHT. THE DEL SOL YEAR BOOK STAFF WENT TO THE SANTA BARBA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AND STOOD ON THE RED CARPET AND SEE THEM INTERVIEWING FAMOUS ACTORS DIRECTORS AND PRODUCERS. THERE IS A ADAM SANDLER, MICHAEL B JORDAN, ETHAN HAWK, JACOB AND SPOKE WITH KATE HUDSON AND ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND TAKE PROFESSIONAL STYLE PHOTOS AND WE ARE PROUD OF THOSE JAGUARS WHO HAVE THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND TOOK ADVANTAGE SO CONGRATULATIONS. YEAR BOOK STAFF DEL SOL IN THE THIRD YEAR. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. IF YOU DIDN'T HEAR THE NEWS DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL JAGUARS WITH NO SENIORS TWO JUNIORS AND FULL SQUAD OF 9 AND 10 GRADERS WENT TO THE CIF FINALS. GIRLS SOCCER THIS YEAR. THE FIRST VARSITY SEASON. SEE THE TEAM PHOTO. THEY DIDN'T PREVAIL IN THE CIF TITLE GAME BUT WERE A CLOSE SECOND AND THEN THEY DID GET A SLOT IN THE REGIONAL STATE PLAY-OFFS AND WON THE FIRST GAME AND WERE JUST ONE POINT SHORT OF WINNING IN THE STATE QUARTER FINALS. ONLY THE 4TH GIRLS SOCCER TEAM IN DISTRICT HISTORY TO GO TO THE CIF FINALS AND IT WOULD SEEM THERE IS GREAT THINGS TO COME SINCE NO ONE IS GRADUATING BECAUSE WE DONT HAVE SENIORS. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DEL SOL GIRLS FOR AN AMAZING SOCCER SEASON. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. RECENTLY THE STATE HAS A EDUCATING FOR CAREER CTE CONFERENCE. PROUD TO ANNOUNCE ACADEMIES AT PACIFICA HIGH SCHOOL, TECHA THE FUTURE TEACHERS ACADEMY AND CULINARY ACADEMY BOTH RECEIVED STATE RECOGNITION FOR PERFORMANCE FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. ADDITIONALLY THE CULINARY PROGRAM IS FIRST YEAR AS LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMY MENTOR AND THAT MEANS THEY CONNECT WITH OTHER CULINARY ACADEMIES ACROSS THE STATE AND PROVIDE TIPS AND WORK AND DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE THEIR FELLOW ACADEMIES AT OTHER SCHOOLS BETTER. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH OUR CTE PROGRAMS AT PACIFICA AND FOR OUR WHOLE CREW THAT REPRESENT US WELL AT THE EDUCATING FOR CAREERS CONFERENCE. WHO IS THAT HANDSOME MAN? THAT IS CHRIS, THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT RIO MESA. CHRIS NAMED THE SOUTHERN SECTION CHANNEL COAST ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR. THAT IS AN AREA FROM CAL BASS TO SAN LEWIS AND CHRIS WAS SELECT AS THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR AND SO PROUD OF HIM. (APPLAUSE) THEY SAY SOMETIMES IN OUR FIELD WE HEAR ABOUT THE THINGS WE DIDN'T DO WELL. HIRING CHRIS 25 YEARS AGO I GET TO KEEP ON THE RESUME AT THE GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH. THANK YOU TO CHRIS AND GREAT SUPPORT STAFF. IN THE ROOM ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO WE HOSTED THE SECOND SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE HAD MORE THEN 55 STUDENT FROM ALL DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE DISCUSSED HOT TOPICS. OUR STUDENTS DO A MIXER AND MIX UP AND WE HAVE REPS FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOLS MEETING EACH OTHER AT THE TABLES. THEY DISCUSS GRADING FOR MASTERY EQUITY PROGRAM AND HOW THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE GRADING PROCESSES IN THE CLASSROOMS. AND ALSO WE DISCUSSED OTHER THEN WALK-OUTS WHAT ARE THE WAYS THE DISTRICT CAN PROVIDE EDUCATION ON DIFFERENT WAYS FOR THEM TO EXPRESS THEIR VOICE WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR VIEWS AND FEELINGS ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. WE HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION ABOUT THEY WANT TO KNOW HOW TO DO IT RIGHT AND HOW TO BE HELPFUL AND HOW NOT TO BE DISRUPTIVE OF THEIR EDUCATION BUT TO REALLY SHOW THEIR COMMUNITIES THAT THIS IS A TOPIC OF THEIR INTEREST THAT THEY WANT TO WEIGH IN ON. WE HAD AMAZING DISCUSSION. THAT IS ALL OF US HERE AT IT DAIS AND WE HAVE SEVERAL STUDENTS IN THE COMMITTEE FOR FOUR YEARS AND ALL THE SENIORS WILL RECEIVE A GRADUATION CORD AS PART OF PARTICIPATION IN THE SUPERINTENDENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I ENJOY THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE THE STUDENT JUST TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AND THAT'S WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT KIDS. THEY JUST TELL YOU. WE PASS THEIR FEEDBACK TO THE PRINCIPALS AND THROUGH FACULTY MEETINGS TO TEACHERS. THEIR VOICE IS KEY AND ESSENTIAL IN OUR PROGRAMS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS THE GOO NEWS EVERYBODY. WE HAVE TWO MORE AWARD WINNERS THAT WE LIKE TO RECOGNIZE. ONE IS RIGHT HERE IN THE ROOM WITH US. (APPLAUSE) THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS THERE IS A ANNUAL RECOGNITION OF THE YEAR FOR REGION 13. AGAIN, PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE ASHLEY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF OXNARD HIGH SCHOOL. SECONDARY COADMINISTRATOR WHICH IS ASSISTANT PRINCIPLE. ASHLEY DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB AND ALSO IS PROFESSIONAL GLASS BLOWER, SO IF YOU SOMETIMES WILL SEE HER OUT AT THE FARMERS MARKET AND DOING THAT WORK LIVE AND SHE'S AN AMAZING HELP TO ALL STUDENTS AT THE HIVE AND OUR DIRECTOR OF WELLNESS INCLUSION, MICHELLE WINNING THE VALUING DIVERSITY AWARD. THANK YOU MICHELLE FOR ALL YOU DO. WE APPRECIATE YOU. (APPLAUSE) AS WE DISCUSSED TONIGHT, THE TRANSITION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM IS FEDERAL FUNDING CHALLENGE AND WE UNDERSTAND IT IS COMPLEX AND UNDERSTAND THE HIGH QUALITY OF THE PROGRAM AND THE BENEFIT FOR STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE. THE PROGRAM LEAD IS NOT SUBJECT TO A PRELIMINARY LAY OFF NOTICE. WE ALSO SPENT TIME ON THE PHONE TODAY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REHAB. ONE CHALLENGES WE ARE HAVING AND I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THROUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, YES, THE DEPARTMENT OF REHAB TELLING THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE CALLING THEM THAT THE FUNDING IS SECURED AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH IT. ONE THING THEY ARE NOT TELLING OUR EMPLOYEES IS THEY HAVE A CLAUSE IN THE CONTRACT CALLED A BUDGET CONTINGENCY CLAUSE AND WHAT IT SAYS IS THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT IF AT ANY TIME THE FUNDING IS IMPACTED CAN BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS CONUNDRUM FOR US. ALL NO DOUBT ABOUT THE POWERFUL IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THERE IS A LOT OF DEBATE WHETHER I'M LYING TO YOU ABOUT THIS FUNDING SOURCE AND I HEARD FROM MANY OF YOU THAT I'M NOT TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS. WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU IS IT IS COMPLEX AND COMPLICATED. WE ARE SUBJECT TO THE WHIMS OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION WITH THE FUNDING. THE ADULT SCHOOL IS ALSO IMPACTED BY WIOA FUNDING AND POTENTIAL CUTS THAT MAY COME. JUST YESTERDAY IF YOU FOLLOW THE NEWS, A FEDERAL COURT DISMISSED CURRENT ADMINISTRATION EFFORTS TO END WELLNESS PROGRAMS INCLUDING. HAD A MEETING AND HAD TO CUT ALL THE PROGRAMS. THAT FUNDING CAME BACK YESTERDAY. THERE IS NO GOOD WAY TO GO ABOUT THIS. WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS, WE UNDERSTAND THAT KIDS ARE IMPACTED WHEN WE IMPACT PROGRAMS. WHAT WE DO WANT TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY IS, PRELIMINARY LAY-OFF NOTICE ISN'T A FINAL LAY-OFF NOTICE. PROGRAMATICALLY IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO LOOK AT WHAT THE DOR IS AND ISN'T TELLING US, THEN WE CAN BRING BACK PROGRAMS BUT WE CAN'T IF DON'T MAKE INITIAL LAY-OFF WE CAN'T MAKE ANY CHANGES. IF WE DON'T MAKE ANY CHANGES IN THE FUNDING GOES AWAY, THEN WE IN REAL TIME NEED TO MOVE THE ENTIRE COST OF THE PROGRAM INTO A BUDGET WHERE THERE IS NO BUDGET FOR THE PROGRAM. WE ARE BETWEEN A ROCK AND HARD PLACE EVERYBODY. THERE IS NO GOOD WAY TO GO ABOUT THIS AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT. NO ONE ON THIS DAIS DISCOUNTS THE HARD WORK OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE BENEFITS TO THE STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ISN'T TOTALLY WITHIN OUR CONTROL AND THE THINGS WITHIN OUR CONTROL--IT I