Regular Board Meeting

>> OKAY. IT IS 436 AND WE ARE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. WE WILL START-GO TO ITEM 2, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. TRUSTEE BOTELLO, WOULD YOU LAKE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? >> 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. >> THANK YOU TRUSTEE BOTELLO AND WE'LL GO OO ITEM 3, 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 LANDS ON WHICH WE STAND, SIT WORK AND LIVE. WE HONOR THE NATIVE PEOPLE ANIMALS AND PLANT LIFE OF TODAY. WE COMMIT TO HONORING NATIVE RIGHTS AND CULTURAL EQUITY AND WHERE YOU ARE ON THE CONTINENT YOU ARE ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES LAND. AND NOW WE'LL GO TO ITEM 4, ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA. >> MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. >> OKAY, WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. REALLY QUICKLY, I LIKE TO PULL TWO CHECK WARRANTS AND PO OFF CONSENT 12A. THE TWO CHECK WARRANTS ARE, 5016931140 IN THE AMOUNT OF $2160 AND 5016931193, IN THE AMOUNT OF $540 AND THE PO IS POB26-0118 IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,000. THESE ITEMS ARE RELATED TO MICOP FOR INTERPRETATION SERVICES AS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF. IS IT OKAY TO AMEND THE MOTION? >> YES, IT IS OKAY TO AMEND. >> SECOND? >> YES. >> TRUSTEE ESTRADA. >> IF WE CAN PULL CONSENT ITEM O, THE NON C CAP PARTNERSHIP. >> OKAY. I'LL PULL ITEM O AS WELL. >> THAT'S FOR DISCUSSION OR JUST TO PULL? FOR DISCUSSION? OKAY. YES. MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. >> FIRST AND SECOND WITH THOSE CHANGES. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5-0. AND NOW ON TO ITEM 5, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR SPECIAL BOARD MEET ING DATED AUGUST 6, 2025. DO I HAVE A FIRST? >> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. >> I'LL SECOND. QUESTIONS COMMENTS? NONE? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. MOTION CARRIES 5-0. AND NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. THEIR CONCERNS OR POINTS OF VIEW. TWO SPEAKER CARDS AND I HAVE MR. TIM ELLISON AND CYNTHIA ROMERO AND IT LOOKS LIKE MR. ELLISON WILL BE GIVING HIS THREE MINUTES TO MRS. CYNTHIA ROMERO. WELCOME. >> HELLO. HI. THERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS CYNTHIA ROMERO HERE TO ADDRESS MY-MY PAY WAS CUT OFF JUNE 6, 2025 BEFORE DUE PROCESS. I FOUGHT THIS AND HAD IT REINSTATED. PROOF THE INITIAL DECISION WAS WRONG. WITH I ASKED IN A E-MAIL WHY I WAS PUT ON UNPAID STATUS AGAIN I WAS TOLD TO RETURN TO THE STATEMENT OF CHARGES. THIS RESPONSE DID NOT ANSWER MY QUESTION AS IT LACKED MY SPECIFIC EXPLANATION OR JUSTIFICATION FOR THE CHANGE IN MY PAY STATUS. REGARDING MY CASE, WHILE I WAS OUT GRIEVING THE LOSS OF MY FATHER I WAS PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE PAY LEAVE APRIL 30, 2024. OUTSIDE INVESTIGATOR WAS HIRED ON OR ABOUT 2024. I MET WITH INVESTIGATING MID-LATE SEPTEMBER 2024. I WAS ASSURED HUMAN RESOURCES WOULD CONTACT ME WITHIN TWO WEEKS. NO SUCH FOLLOW-UP OCCURRED. UNTIL FEBRUARY 18, 2025, I RECEIVED A LETTER STATED THE INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED AND THE FINDINGS SUPPORTED ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT, LATE INVOICE PAYMENTS AND CLERICAL MISTAKES. THE LETTER ALSO STATED BASED ON THE CONCLUSION CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS APPROPRIATE AND ADDRESSED UNDER SEPARATE COVER. FOUR MONTHS LATER JUNE 5, 2025 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM DR. SALGADO, NOTICE PROPOSED DISMISSAL CHARGES WITHOUT PAY A. THE EXHIBIT IS NO MENTION IN THE INVESTIGATOR REPORTS. THERE WAS ONE IN-HOUSE REPORT THAT CAN BE ALTERED. [INDISCERNIBLE] CONTRA DICT THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ME. ON JUNE 18 I RECEIVED E-MAIL FROM DR. SALGADO ARRANGING A ONE PERSON INFORMAL MEETING FOR JUNE 24, 2025. I OPTED OUT OF THE MEETING AND REQUESTED FOR THREE PANEL FORMAL MEETING. JULY 3 RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM MRS. BOYD STATED I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN SCHEDULED. MAY TO BEGINNING AUGUST I HAD A MENTAL BREAKDOWN AND HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED DIE TO THE EMOTION AND PHYSICAL TOLL THE SITUATION HAS TAKEN ON ME. AUGUST 6 I SENT REQUEST TO PROOF AND ALLEGATIONS. COPIES OF PERFORMANCE RELATED TO THE ALLEGATIONS IN THE EXHIBIT SUCH AS PAYING INVOICES LATE, NOT CONTACTING VENDERS IN TIMELY MANNER OR FAILING TO CONTACT THEM AT ALL. I AM HERE TO TELL YOU THAT NO SUCH PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN EXISTS. AT THE TIME THESE ISSUES OCCURRED, THEY WERE NEVER BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION AND NEVER GIVEN CONVERSATIONS WARNINGS OR OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS THEM UNTIL NOW. THE EXHIBITS, HERE IS IS A COPY OF THE EXHIBIT BUNDLE THAT I RECEIVED. IT IS 625 PAGES DOUBLE SIDED. 50 PERCENT OF THE BUNDLE CONSIST OF OLD MANUAL,B HOW-TO GUIDES, POLICIES FOR MY OWN BINDER SINCE AND STARTED INCLUDING AS EVIDENCE IS MISLEADING AND MISTAKES--IT MAKES THIS LOOK FAR MORE SERIOUS THEN IT IS. THESE ARE MY MANUALS HERE. PAGES OF LIST RANDOM PAYMENTS IN WHICH I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE DIRECTOR PHYSICAL SERVICE IS TRYING TO PROVE. THAT IS THIS PORTION HERE. THE NEXT PORTION OF THE BUNDLE ARE COPIES OF OLD STATEMENTS DATED BACK TO NOVEMBER 2023. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE ALLEGATION PLACE BLAME ON ME FOR THE PAST DUE ACCOUNTS THAT WERE NOT INITIALLY MY ACCOUNTS. I INHERITED THEM. ONE OF THE TEXT WAS MOVE TO HR. HER ACCOUNTS WERE SPLIT BETWEEN ME AND ANOTHER TECH. THE ACCOUNTS WERE 30 TO 90 DAYS PAST DUE. I WORKED TO BRING THEM CURRENT BUT DOING SO CAUSED DELAYS COMPLETING MY WORK. ANOTHER ALLEGATION IS IMPOSSIBLE. IT CLAIMS MISCONDUCT ON MY LAST DAY BUT THAT DAY I LEFT AFTER LEARNING MY FATHER HAD SUFFERED A FATAL HEART ATTACK AND NEVER RETURNED. SOMEWHERE HERE SAY UNVERIFIED STATEMENTS WITH NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THEM. MUCH OF THE EVIDENCE IS CHERRY PICKED LEAVING OUT FULL DETAILS THAT SHOW I WAS CONTACTING VENDORS AND ACTIVELY TAKING CARE OF THE ACCOUNTS. THAT'S IS THIS BUNDLE HERE. THE REMAINDER OF THE BUNDLE IS REGARDING ATTENDANCE. ALL THE DAYS WERE COVERED BY DOCTOR NOTES. I HAD APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 MEETINGS WITH MRS. CAMPBELL REGARDING PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN. THREE MONTH ISN'T A SUFFICIENT OR REASONABLE PERIOD TO JUSTIFY TERMINATION BASED ON THAT PLAN. I ASK MYSELF, WHY AM I THE ONLY ONE TARGETED AND INVESTIGATED SO THOROUGHLY WHEN OTHERS IN MY DEPARTMENT HAS ENGAGED IN THE SAME CONDUCT AND NOT FACING TERMINATION. OVER THE YEARS I ALSO RECEIVED CARDS, NOTES AND E-MAILS FROM VENDORS COWORKERS PRINCIPALS AND PRINCIPAL SECRETARIES THANKING ME FOR HARD WORK AND FOR ALWAYS HEM THEM. VERY DIFFERENT PICTURE THEN THE ALLEGATIONS. DISTRICT CODE REQUIRE FAIR HEARING BEFORE LOSS OF PAY OR BENEFITS. CUTTING OFF EARLY VIOLATES THE RIGHT. ASKING THE BOARD TO INSURE POLICY AND LAW ARE UP HELD, DUE PROCESS RESPECTED AND NO PUNITIVE ACTION IS TAKEN BEFORE MY HEARING IS COMPLETE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS? NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO CLOSED SESSION. IT IS 447 AND WE WILL BE BACK AT 6. TRUSTEE SHER. >> I JUST WANT TO ASK SUPERINTENDENT MCCOY, WHEN WE GO TO CLOSED SESSION, DO WE HAVE THE READ THE THINGS WE ARE GOING TO COVER IN CLOSED SESSION TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING FOLLOWING THE BROWN ACT? STILL NOT SURE THAT IS STILL REQUIRED. JUST MAKING SURE. >> I DON'T THINK IT IS MANDATED, BUT SOMETIMES IT IS ADVISED, SO I CAN TELL YOU WE ARE OKAY EITHER WAY. >> JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. >> YEAH. >> THAT'S GOOD. IT IS 448 AND BE BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY 6 O'CLOCK. [BOARD IN CLOSED SESSION] >> IT IS 638 AND WE ARE BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS TO REPORT OUT. IN CLOSED SESSION THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO DISMISS A PERMANENT CLASSIFIED SENIOR ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFIED BY NUMBER 3218 PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE SECTIONS 45113 AND 45116. DISTRICT BOARD POLICY 4218 AND ARTICLE 20 OF THE CLASSIFIED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT AND DIRECTED THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SEND OUT APPROPRIATE LEGAL NOTICES. THE ROLL CALL VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS WITH A FIRST BY TRUSTEE BOTELLO AND SECOND BY MYSELF, TRUSTEE FLORES-HARO. AND ALSO DURING CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF OXNARD UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT APPROVED MIGUEL ORTEGA TO OPERATION SUPERINTENDENT. MOTION BY TRUSTEE SHER AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE FLORES-HARO AND APPROVED BY VOTE OF 4 TO 1 WITH TRUSTEE BAKER TORRES VOTING NO. AND NOW, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 9. PUBLIC HEARING. ALRIGHT. THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING TO AWARD ENERGY SERVICE CONTRACT UNDER-I DECLARE THE HEARING IS NOW OPEN. HAVE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS BEEN RECEIVED BY THE DISTRICT? >> NOT AT THIS TIME. >> ANYONE PRESENT TO WISHES TO PROVIDE COMMENT REGARDING THE FINDINGS? IF SO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND SHARE YOUR NAME AND COMMENTS WITH THE BOARD. OKAY. IF THERE ARE NO MORE COMMENTS, I WILL DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. ALRIGHT. MOVING TO ITEM 10. ACTION. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-43 APPROVING SOLAR ENERGY POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH SOLAR DG, CA OXNARD LLC. >> MR. URIAS. >> THE CURRENT SOLAR PANELS ARE OBSOLETE. AS PART OF THE CONTRACT AND NO COST TO THE DIST WILL REMOVE WITH NEW STRUCTURES AND STATE OF THE ART SOLAR PANELS AND PROVIDE 75EV CHARGERS. IN RETURN REVIEW THE ELECTRICITY AT GUARANTEED DISCOUNTED RATE COMPARED TO SCE. THIS ROTE RESULT IN REDUCED ELECTRICITY COST FOR THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT. ENERGY COST CONTINUE TO INCREASE. USED BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. INDICATE STRONG SATISFACTION. FINANCIAL IMPLICATION IS REDUCTION IN ELECTRICITY COST AND IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF THAT WE APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION. >> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> FIRST AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? TRUSTEE SHER. >> JUST A COMMENT TO SAY THANK YOU. THIS IS A VERY LONG TIME COMING. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT OUR REDUCING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT THAT BECAME PART OF OUR BOARD GOALS IN 2020 MAYBE SO THIS IS AN AMAZING STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO EV CHARGERS SO THANK YOU ALL AND MR. KETCHAM BUT SUPERINTENDENT MCCOY AND MR. URIAS THANK YOU VERY MUCH BECAUSE THIS IS A REAL ACHIEVEMENT FOR US. >> IF NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 5-0. MOVE TO ITEM 11. PUBLIC COMMENTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. . WE HAVE TWO SPEAKER CARDS, SO WE'LL START WITH RACHEL [INDISCERNIBLE] FOLLOWED BY DEVENO. HI. WELCOME. >> THIS IS A COZY SPACE YOU HAVE HERE. RACHEL A MOM OF SOPHOMORE AND PARENT ADVOCATE FOR DESTRUCTION FREE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. WE KNOW THE RISK AND BENEFITS OF DEVICES ON CAMPUS. I THOUGHT PHONES WERE ALREADY REQUIRED TO BE PUT AWAY IN CLASS. SO I WAS THRILLED THE POTENTIAL OF THE NEW LAW ALLOW OXNARD UNION TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND AND CONSIDER BELL TO BELL POLICIES. I AM HERE BECAUSE THE STATE AND GOVERNOR HAVE VOICED SUPPORT GOING BELL TO BELL BUT PUT THE AUTHORITY ON YOU TO IMPLEMENT THAT AND YOU ARE THE STEWARDS OF 16 THOUSAND STUDENTS. IT IS A HUGE JOB AND DOING A GREAT JOB, BUT YOU HAVE A UNIQUE RESPONSIBILITY TO CURATE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. WITH THE OBLIGATION YOU CONTINUE TO DO RESEARCH ON IT BENEFITS OF BELL TO BELL VERSUS IN-CLASS RESTRICTIONS AND STAY OPEN TO POSSIBLY CHANGING IT AND NOT WAIT FULL 5 YEARS. WE HAVE A SWEET SPOT SO MANY SCHOOLS ALREADY DOING THIS NEAR DISTRICTS AND STATES AND COUNTRIES BELL TO BELL. THERE IS ADEQUATE RESEARCH TO SHOW HOW THEY ARE SUCCEEDING. THERE IS SO MUCH RESEARCH I FOUND THAT SHOWS IT IS ABSOLUTELY HELPING EDUCATIONALLY, EMOTIONALLY, SOCIALLY, MENTALLY. BY GOING BELL TO BELL. RESEARCH CONTINUES TO COME OUT SO I JUST HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO STUDY THAT. FOR EXAMPLE THERE WAS A UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS STUDY THAT TALKS ABOUT PHONE PROXIMITY EFFECT AND SHOWED KNOWING YOU CAN ACCESS YOUR PHONE AFTER CLASS CAUSES ATTENTION FRAGMENT ASIAN AND RESEARCH SHOWS RESISTING DISTRACTION TAKES THEIR MENTAL CAPACITIES. THEY FOUND SCHOOL THAT PUT PHONES AWAY DURING CLASS HELPED BUT THOSE THAT WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND SAW GREATER IMPROVEMENT BELL TO BELL. STUDENTS WILL NOT LIKE IT BUT RESEARCH SHOWS BENEFIT. MAYBE YOU ARE LIKE ME AND ASK WHY WOULDN'T WE PROVIDE THEM THIS ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL INCREASE THEIR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. CAN'T DO IT BUT YOU HAVE THE OBLIGATION AND RESPONSIBILITY TO CONSIDER IT. LASTLY, AS CELL PHONES ARE GOING AWAY IN CLASS IT OPENS THE POSSIBILITY IF THE GOAL IS REDUCE DISTRACTIONS, THEY WILL POSSIBLY TURN TO CHROMEBOOKS AS A NEW DISTRACTION TO FIGHT BOREDOM AND WANT THE DOPAMINE HIT. MY STUDENTS ALL MY STUDENTS SPEND UP TO 2 PLUS HOURS IN CLASS DURING EDUCATIONAL TIME SCROLLING YOU TUBE BECAUSE IT IS AVAILABLE AND WHY WOULDN'T I, THIS IS FUN TO DA. I CAN'T TELL WITH THE TIME LEFT HOW MUCH IT IMPROVED WHEN WE HAD IT BLOCKED. THEIR EXPERIENCE AND PERSONALITIES CHANGED. SOME TEACHERS ARE USING GO GUARDIAN BUT I ADVOCATE IF YOU GIVE THEM A TOOL PUT GATES AROUND TOOLS TO PROTECT THEM PHYSICALLY. IF YOU GIVE A COMPUTER PRACTICE THEM DIGITALLY WITH WAYS TO BLOCK YOU TUBE IN CLASS WHERE THEY CAN TURN IT ON AND OFF WHEN THEY NEED IT AND DON'T. IT IS THERE, WHY WOULDN'T WE USE IT? THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. DEVENO. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. SON OF RACHEL. GOOD JOB MOM. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE AT SCHOOL THAT INVOLVED PHONES. I LAST YEAR WAS MY FIRST YEAR AT CAM HIGH AND IT WAS A GREAT YEAR, BUT MY MOM IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT PHONES AND COMPUTERS AND ALL THAT STUFF, SO I HAD A LOT OF LIMITS ON MY PHONE. MY FRIENDS ON THE OTHER HAND DID NOT AND SO DURING OUR FREE PERIODS, WHICH WAS LIKE SOME OF THE ONLY TIME WE GOT TO SPEND TOGETHER TO HANG OUT, THEY WERE DISTRACTED IN THEIR OWN WORLDS ON THEIR PHONES AND I WAS LEFT ALONE TO KIND OF TRY TO ENTERTAIN MYSELF AND I FELT LIKE IN THAT SITUATION IT REALLY DEPRIVED ME OF GETTING THOSE EXPERIENCES THOSE MEMORIES, THOSE LIKE CORE TIMES THAT WE MAKE WITH OUR FRIENDS. THAT IS ALL WHAT HIGH SCHOOL IS ABOUT. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS IS, YOU GUYS ENFORCE THE NO PHONES IN CLASS RULE AND TODAY WAS MY FIRST DAY AS A SOPHOMORE AND IT WAS REALLY COOL IN THE CLASS ROOM TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS BETTER WITHOUT THE PHONES AND APPRECIATE YOU GUYS DID THAT. THERE WAS NO CLEAR EXPLANATION OF WHY IT WAS TAKEN AWAY SO A LOT OF STUDENTS WERE ANGRY OR ANNOYED AND I THINK IT IS HELPFUL IF WE KNEW THE REASON WHY IT WAS TAKEN AWAY. AS WELL AS THIS, WHEN THE BELL RANG AND WE WERE ABLE TO WALK TO OUR NEXT CLASSES, IT WAS SURPRISING HOW MANY PEOPLE I SAW WITH THEIR HEADS BURIED IN THEIR PHONES. FRIENDS WALKING WITH EACH OTHER, PARTNERS, ANYTHING, THEY WERE NOT INTERACTING WITH EACH OTHER, IT WAS JUST ON THEIR PHONES CATCHES UP AND I THINK THAT IS JUST LIKE SO LIMITING TO THE STUDENTS TO HAVE HAVE A OBLIGATION TO HAVE TO CHECK THEIR PHONES. RIGHT AS THE BELL RINGS. SO, I THINK THAT SCHOOL IS DEFINITELY A TIME FOR EDUCATION AND IT'S DEFINITELY HELPFUL THAT WE HAVE BOUNDARIES IN PLACE TO HELP WITH OUR EDUCATION, BUT ALSO THINK SCHOOL IS A PLACE TO BE SOCIAL, TO GROW CONNECTIONS WITH FRIENDS, RELATIONSHIPS TO MAKE MEMORIES AND HAVE A GOOD TIME THAT WE CAN REMEMBER AND I THINK THAT THE DISTRACTION OF PHONE EVEN AT LUNCH IN THE FREE TIMES AND PASSING PERIODS IS REALLY JUST DEPRIVING US OF THOSE MEMORIES WE CAN SO EASILY MAKE. AND THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS? ALRIGHT. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 12, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. DR. MCCOY. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT FLORES-HARO, TRUST EASE STAFF AND GUEST. WE HAVE A SURPRISE GUEST IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT TONIGHT. HERE AT HER FIRST MEETING SO WE ARE DOING A JOINT SUPERINTENDENT 'S REPORT TONIGHT. ASHLEY AND I. WE WILL THROUGH IT TO HER IN A MOMENT. LET'S GO TO NEXT SLIDE. TODAY IS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND WE AS A TEAM WERE ABLE TO GET TO ALL SCHOOLS, ALL 12 SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT. OUR ADULT SCHOOL STARTS NEXT WEEK TUESDAY AND OXNARD MIDDLE COLLEGE STARTED WEDNESDAY THE 6. WE HAD A GREAT ATTENDANCE, SO WE HAD 15.252 STUDENTS SCHOLARS IN SEATS TODAY ACROSS THE SYSTEM. WE ARE ENROLLED TO 15.830 STUDENTS AND SO WE WILL SETTLE OUT AND GETTING ENROLLMENT REPORTS EVERY DAY AFTER SCHOOL. THERE WERE A LOT OF GREAT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SLIDE AND PRINCIPAL RAMIREZ WITH HIS TRITON THING HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE. A LOT OF GREAT WELCOMES BY THE OLDER STUDENT TO MAKE SURE THE YOUNGER STUDENTS FELT CONNECTED AND WELCOMED. WE THINK WE'LL DO IT TOMORROW AS WELL AND BE BACK AT SCHOOL. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS MORNING OUR HUENEME. WE HAD VIKINGS ON CAMPUS AT 4 A.M. WITH PRINCIPAL BRAVO AND ARE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER BREANNA AND HAVE A BACK TO SCHOOL SEGMENT TO SHOW YOU, SO LET'S GO TO THE SLIDE. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> ALRIGHT. THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS FROM TELEMUNDO. NOW STUDENT TRUSTEE REPORT WITHIN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. WE ARE PARTNERING TONIGHT. ASHLEY FLORES REYES. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT, MY FIRST STUDENT TRUSTEE REPORT. I'M NERVOUS AND SUPER EXCITED. MY NAME IS ASHLEY FLORES REYES, A SENIOR AT RIO MESA AND AFTER SCHOOL I PLAN ON GOING TO COLLEGE AND BECOMING A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER HOPEFULLY COMING BACK TO OXNARD AND WORKING FOR THE DISTRICT. A MANY GOAL IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OUR STUDENTS FROM MORE-FROM MORE UNDER REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES SUCH AS OUR MIGRANT STUDENTS, ELD STUDENTS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. THAT IS SOMETHING I'M EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND THRILLED AND PROUD REPRESENT OUR STUDENTS 16 THOUSAND OF THEM. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I LOVE TO INTRODUCE THE STUDENT TRUSTEE ALTERNATE, CORA. [APPLAUSE] SO, THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR OXNARD MIDDLE COLLEGE WAS AUGUST 6 THAT ALIGNED WITH OXNARD COLLEGE. FOR ALL OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS IT WAS AUGUST 13 AND OXNARD ADULT SCHOOL IT WAS AUGUST 19 AND TODAY WAS A BIG SUCK IS ES. THE NEW PHONE POLICY WENT INTO PLACE AND WENT SMOOTHLY. ON THAT NOTE, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO ROLL OUT THE NEW PHONE PLAN, WHICH WAS CREATED BASICALLY BY STUDENTS FOR STUDENTS. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO SEE HOW THAT WILL GO THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. THANK YOU. THIS IS MY SHORT REPORT DAY 1 OF SCHOOL. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES? NO? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ASHLEY AND THANK YOU CARA. SO, MORE HISTORY MADE THIS WEEK DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL. THEY ARE PLAYING VARSITY SPORTS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM AND FIRST VARSITY WIN IN PROGRAM HISTORY LAST NIGHT DEFEATING CHANNEL ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS JAGUARS ON THEIR WAY TO VARSITY COMPETITION THIS YEAR. NEXT SLIDE. THIS YEAR ONE IMPORTANT CAMPAIGN IS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO ATTEND SCHOOL MORE. WE HAVE A NEW ATTENDANCE CAMPAIGN. BE HERE BE GREAT. OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE RATE FROM 89 PERCENT TO 90 PERCENT AND WE HAVE A HELPFUL VIDEO OUR STUDENTS CREATED ALONG WITH BREANNA, SO LET'S GO TO THE VIDEO WE'LL SHOW. >> BE HERE BE GREAT. >> MAKING FRIENDS. >> MAKING MY FAMILY PROUD. >> GETTING A SCHOLARSHIP. >> STUDENTS ATTENDING ARE TWO TIMES MORE LIKELY TO GRADUATE. >> BEING HERE SETS UP FOR SUCCESS. >> IT IS HOW TO STAY ON TRACK REDUCE STRESS AND [INDISCERNIBLE] LAST BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL. >> SCHOOL IS MORE THEN JUST SCHOOL, YOU HAVE ACCESS TO NEW MEAL SUPPORT SYSTEM FRIENDSHIPS AND LEARN NEW SKILL SETS. LET'S GO. >> BEING PRESENT EVERY DAY MATTERS. CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IS MISSING MORE 10 PERCENT OF DAYS A YEAR. >> MISSING TWO DAYS IN A SCHOOL YEAR [INDISCERNIBLE] >> OUR RATE IS 89 PERCENT. >> OUR GOAL IS GET TO 90 PERCENT. >> MISSING ONE WEEK A QUARTER CAN MAKE IT HARDER TO PASS CLASSES AND GRADUATE. EVERY DAY COUNTS. >> BE HERE BE GREAT. >> IT ALL STARTS WHEN YOU WALK IN THE DOOR. >> LET'S BE 1 PERCENT BETTER THIS YEAR AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE. >> ALRIGHT. THANK YOU TO OUR TEAM AND STUDENTS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE VIDEO AND CLEARLY, AND MR. URIAS MET WITH ALL ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND ATTENDANCE ADVISORS EARLIER THIS WEEK TO COVER HOW WE ARE GOING TO INCENTIVIZE KIDS TO COME TO SCHOOL AND HOW TO USE PEER TO PEER SUPPORT TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO COME TO SCHOOL. 1 PERCENT IS THE GOAL, BUT WE LOVE TO BE 2 OR 3 PERCENT HIGHER THAT ALLOWS ADDITIONAL INCOME INTO THE DISTRICT. WE ARE NOT FUNDED ON NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED BUT THE DAYS OF SCHOOL THE STUDENTS ATTEND AND WE HAVE A GOAL OF CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY THROUGH THIS CAMPAIGN. AS WE HEARD THIS IS A KICK-OFF OF NO SCROLL ZONE. THE PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES UPDATE BOARD POLICY 5131.8 ALIGNED WITH THE PHONE FREE SCHOOLS ACT,AB2316 AND WHAT IS NEW IN THE POLICY IS CELL PHONES EAR BUD SMART WATCHES AND ELECTRONICS SILENT TO MINIMIZE DISTRACTION AND MAXIMIZE FOCUS. NOW THERE IS PERMITTED USE IN NUTRITIONAL AND LUNCH AND ANY EMERGENCY AND WITH PRIOR APPROVAL OF STUDENTS WITH A MEDICAL NEED OR TRANSLATION NEEDS THEN WE WILL ACCOMMODATE THOSE NEEDS. IF THE STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE POLICY MAY RESULT IN CONFISCATION OF THE DEVICE, WHICH IS RETURNED TO PARENTS AND GARDENERS FOR PICK UP BUT AS YOU HEARD WE THINK WE HAD A GOOD DAY ONE AND WE KNOW OUR STUDENTS ARE THE BEST DRIVERS OF OUR POLICIES. LET'S GO TO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. >> THANKS DR. MCCOY. I APPRECIATE ALL THIS INFORMATION. I LOVE THE VIDEO AND ATTENDANCE, THAT IS FIRST SO GREAT JOB MR. URIAS. I WANTED TO MENTION THE PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY, I DID SEE PRINCIPAL PECK PUT A PARENT SQUARE REGARDING IT AND THERE IS A COOL FLIER FROM CAM WITH ARROWS POINTING OUT THE STEPS OF DISCIPLINE THAT MIGHT HAPPEN, SO SURE THERE WILL BE THE SAME ACROSS THE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES, BUT I LOVE THAT AND I SAW IT IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AND I ANTICIPATE THAT DURING CLASS ASSEMBLIES COMING IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS THAT THAT CONVERSATION IS SPOKEN TO A BIT MORE THOUGHTFULLY OR JUST MORE IN DEPTH BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED THE ENTIRE CONCENTRATION OF STUDENTS WHETHER IN A CLASS OR ASSEMBLY BUT I APPRECIATE THIS AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE COMMUNICATION GOING OUTWARD. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE ANOTHER YEAR OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS FOR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS AND HAS TO DO WITH LCAP LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN AND ALSO WE HAVE PARTNER GROUPS FOR ASIAN FILIPINO PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMITTEE, WELLNESS COMMITTEE, LCAP PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMITTEE, SPECIAL ED ADVISORY COUNCIL [INDISCERNIBLE] ON THE WEBSITE THERE ARE QR CODES TO SIGN UP TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS AND GET MORE INFORMATION. A LOT OF MEETINGS ARE ON ZOOM. WE HAVE DATES SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE ASTERISK DATES ARE DEPENDENT ON OUR 2026 CALENDAR YEAR BOARD MEETINGS SCHEDULE, SO WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE A PART NER MEETING ON THE NIGHT OF A BOARD MEETING AND MAKE PEOPLE CHOOSE WHICH MEETING TO ATTEND AND ALSO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO COME OUT SO WE HOPE STUDENTS GET INTERESTED AND ENGAGED AND PARTICIPATE IN THE DISTRICT COMMITTEES AND COMMITTEES ARE OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, BLACK AND AFRICAN AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS FOR ALL OF US. WE REALLY ENCOURAGE STUDENT VOICE, COMMUNITY VOICE AND STAFF TO COME OUT AND HELP US TALK ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE ACHIEVEMENT, TALK ABOUT HOW TO SPEND FUNDS THAT COME TO THE DISTRICT THROUGH THE LCAP AND TO REALLY BE A PART OF THE LIFE OF OXNARD UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO, A FEATURE THIS YEAR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT IS BUDGET OUTLOOK. AS MANY KNOW, WE WENT THROUGH A PERIOD LAST SPRING WHERE WE WERE SUBJECT POTENTIALLY TO LAYING OFF 180 PEOPLE. WE USED SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN AND SOME BUDGET MITIGATION TO ACTUALLY FINISH THAT PROCESS WITH TWO CLASSIFIED LAY-OFFS AND ONE CERTIFICATED LAY-OFF BY THE TIME SCHOOL STARTED THIS YEAR. IN THE CLASSIFIED LAY-OFF, THOSE ARE FOLKS THAT WERE OFFERED POSITIONS BUT DID NOT WANT TO RETURN. UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE CONTINUING TO PROJECT TO DECLINING ENROLLMENT SO WHEN WE SAID TODAY THE PROJECTION IS 15.538 STUDENTS LAST YEAR ENROLLMENT WAS 16.039 STUDENTS SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE WERE PRETTY CLOSE TO THE PREDICTION OF 400 STUDENTS LESS THIS YEAR. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE TK-8 NUMBERS FROM 7 ELEMENTARY DISTRICTS AND TWO LARGE CHARTER SCHOOLS AND CONTINUING TO PROJECT TO DECLINE OF ABOUT 400 STUDENTS A YEAR FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS. WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN THE BUDGET IS WE ARE LOOKING FOR ONGOING REDUCTION OF 5-TO $7 MILLION TO ADDRESS STAFFING TO REDUCED ENROLLMENT AND ONGOING INCREASES IN OPERATIONAL COST, INSURANCE, BENEFITS STATE TEACHER RETIREMENT, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND UTILITIES. THOSE COSTS CONTINUE TO RISE EVEN THOUGH THE INCOME CONTINUES TO FALL. ALSO POTENTIAL FEDERAL FUNDING ISSUES MUST BE ADDRESSED. YOU MAY HAVE READ THIS SUMMER WE WERE SUBJECT TO HAVING WITHHELD BY THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION OUR TITLE 2, TITLE 3 AND TITLE 4 BUDGETS, WHICH SUPPORT IMMIGRANT STUDENTS, ENGLISH LEARNERS, GIFTED STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STAFF. THOSE DOLLARS WERE RELEASED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO AND DO EXIST IN THE CURRENT BUDGET. THOSE BUDGETS FOR US DID NOT CONTAIN PERSONNEL AT RISK, BUT GIVEN THE NATURE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ANY MOMENT OUR FEDERAL FUNDING COULD BE IMPACTED SO TRYING TO HAVE STRATEGIES THAT DONT REQUIRE US TO RELEASE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE TIED PARTICULARLY TO OUR FEDERAL TITLE 1 BUDGET AND SPECIAL EDUCATION BUDGET. ALSO, WE HAD A LOT OF UNFORTUNATE INCIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY RELATED TO FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OVER THE SUMMER. THE GLASS HOUSE RAID, WE HAVE AT LEAST 8 STUDENTS WHO HAD A PARENT TAKEN. OUR ELEMENTARY PARTNERS ARE WORKING WITH 57 FAMILIES WITH ONE OR MORE PARENTS TAKEN ON THAT DAY AND WE ARE CONCERNED THAT SOME OF OUR STUDENTS WON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE COMING BACK TO SCHOOL SO WORKING HARD WITH OUR WELLNESS PROGRAM AND ACADEMIC COUNSELING TEAMS, ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE PLACES FOR THEM TO BE IN. WE HAVE A BOARD POLICY RESPONSE TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT THAT DEFINES THE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS NOT WELCOME ON OUR CAMPUSES WITHOUT A WARRANT. THAT POLICY IS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT TO CLARIFY SOME OF THE LANGUAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO DOUBT AS TO OUR POSITION, WHICH IS FOUNDED IN STATE LAW. TODAY GOOD NEWS WAS TODAY WE DIDN'T BELIEVE WE WERE SEEING ANY DECLINE YET DUE TO THESE ISSUES, BUT WE ARE HEARING FROM AT LEAST TWO STUDENTS TODAY WHO WANTED TO TAKE OUR-WE HAVE A OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFER INTO THE INDEPENDENT STUDY HIGH SCHOOL CONDOR IMMEDIATELY IF STUDENTS ARE NOT FEELING COMFORTABLE COMING BACK TO SCHOOL. WE HAVE DONE TRAINING THIS WEEK AT FACULTY MEETINGS. ALL THE FACULTY AND STAFF WERE TRAINED ON OUR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT POLICY AND THAT INCLUDED I HAD A GREAT MEETING WITH THE BUS DRIVERS TO TALK WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS HAPPENED TO A BUS WHILE OUT ON A ROUTE. SORRY, BRAIN FREEZE. I WASN'T ON TELEMUNDO AT 5 A.M. SO I HAVE NO EXCUSE. ALL THE STAFF IS TRAINED, CAMPUS SUPERVISOR ARE TRAINED NOT TO POP GATES OPEN IN THESE SITUATIONS. ALL THE MAIN OFFICE STAFF HAVE BEEN GIVEN A SCRIPT TO USE AND REALLY IN THE SCRIPT IT REQUIRES MYSELF OR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT'S TO DEPLOY TO CAMPUS IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS ONGOING ISSUE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO FEEL SAFE AND WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND HOPE ALL YOU WILL BE PART THAT WITH US. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO, HOW DO WE ADDRESS BUDGET ISSUES? WE ARE WORKING ON BUDGET STABILIZATION PLAN AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT URIAS WILL SEND OUT A MEMO TO ALL DISTRICT STAFF BAY THE END OF THIS WEEK AND ONE THING WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT FROM THE BEGINNING IS, WITHOUT ANY OTHER DISCUSSION AND WORK THAT WE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO ANOTHER YEAR OF POSITION REDUCTIONS THROUGH EITHER ATTRITION OR POTENTIAL LAY-OFFS. IF WE DO NO WORK IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE MIGHT LOSE 50 CLASSIFIED POSITIONS AND 25 CERTIFICATED POSITIONS TO LAY-OFF. THAT'S REALITY GIVEN DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT. WE DO HAVE WAYS TO MITIGATE THAT AND WHAT THAT WILL REQUIRE IS HARD WORK WITH UNION PARTNERS TO LOOK FOR COST SAVINGS IN THE HEALTHCARE BENEFITS, COST SAVINGS ACROSS DIFFERENT PROGRAMS IN THE DISTRICT AND HAVE TIGHTER CONTROLS ON SPENDING WITH PRE APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR OVERTIME, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND IT WILL BE REALLY REQUIRED FOR US TO HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIP AND COOPERATION WITH LABOR PARTNERS. WE HAD A GREAT MEETING LAST WEEK TO DISCUSS THESE ISSUES AND TALKING ABOUT THE NUMBERS, 50 AND 25 AND TALKING ABOUT WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP ALL OUR EMPLOYEES WHOLE. ANOTHER THING YOU HAVE SEEN IS OUR CAMPAIGN TO IMPROVE AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE IS GREAT ASSISTANCE TO BUDGET STABILIZATION. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT ALL STAFF CERTIFICATED CLASSIFIED PARA AND CAMPUS SOUP VISOR RECEIVE THIS INFORMATION THIS WEEK FROM THE DAIS DURING SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU ON PROGRESS TO STABILIZING THIS BUDGET AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE AHEAD OF THE GAME WHEN IT COMES TO THE IMPACTS OF REDUCTION IN ENROLLMENT. CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS ARE FUNDED IN A WAY THAT LESS STUDENTS EQUAL LESS INCOME AND THAT IS REALITY FOR ALL THE LOCAL DISTRICTS IN OUR COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME. VENTURA COUNTY IS SECOND MOST IMPACTED OF 58 COUNTIES WITH NUMBER OF FOLKS LEAVING THE FAMILY. MOST ARE COASTAL FOLKS IN TOP 4, ORANGE, VENTURA SAN DIEGO AND WE KNOW COST OF LIVING IS ISSUE FOR EVERYONE HERE. THERE IS LESS BABIES SO IN A TIME WHERE 13, 14, 15 YEARS AGO WE HAD LESS KIDS BEING BORN AND WE ARE SEEING THAT ACROSS ALL OUR SCHOOLS. THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN'T DO ALONE, THIS IS SOMETHING I CAN'T DO BY MYSELF. NOT SOMETHING TRUSTEES CAN MAKE GO AWAY. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL NEED TO WORK ON TOGETHER. WE HAVE THAT MINDSET AND AGAIN, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GOOD NEGOTIATION WITH OXNARD FEDERATION OF TEACHER AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES AND PARTNER ON THIS, BUT THERE WILL BE HARD CHOICES AND DISCUSSIONS TO HAPPEN AND THOSE ARE IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE AND WHEN WE ARE FRANK WITH EACH OTHER AND HONEST WITH EACH OTHER FROM THE GET-GO WE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE TO AVOID THESE LAY-OFFS THAT ARE SO DIVISIVE IN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND CREATE HARDSHIP FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND FAMILIES. THAT SAID, THIS IS A HARD THING, BUT IT COULD BE A REALLY POSITIVE THING IF WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND MAKE SOME OF THESE MOVES AND DO THE RIGHT THING ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE GOOD NEWS LATER IN THE PRESENTATIONS AROUND DESPITE THIS ISSUE OF LAY-OFF AND BUDGET STABILIZATION AND BUDGET REDUCTION, GRADUATION RATES ARE UP, SCORES ARE UP, STUDENTS ARE DOING AMAZING THINGS BECAUSE THE STAFF IN THE DISTRICT CARES FOR STUDENTS FIRST. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. IN PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY MEMBER WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MAY DO SO BY ATTENDING IN PERSON AND COMPLETING A SPEAKER CARD. COMMENTS ARE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS SHALL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. PLEASE REFER TO COMPLETE TEXT DISTRICT BOARD POLICY 9323 MEETING CONDUCT. BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD AT DISTRICT OFFICE ON 1800 SOLAR DRIVE IN PERSON AND DUE TO BROWN ACT, THE BOARD CANNOT DIRECTLY RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS BUT DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF TO MEET WITH MEMBERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERNS OR POINT OF VIEW AND THAT IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT FOR AUGUST 13, 2025. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU DR. MCCOY. QUESTION FROM TRUSTEE SHER. >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU DR. MCCOY FOR YOUR WONDERFUL REPORT AND WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FIRST TV INTERVIEW AS STUDENT TRUSTEE. MY LAST QUESTION IS WITH REGARD TO THE BUDGET. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THE SECOND TO LAST? YOU MENTIONED ABOUT INSURANCE AND NEGOTIATIONS BEING AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR WORK. IS THERE A TIME CERTAIN FOR THOSE NEGOTIATIONS TO TAKE PLACE? >> YES. >> IN ORDER TO SEE BENEFITS SOON. >> WE CAN ENGAGE IN COST SAVINGS IF WE ARE ABLE TO COME TO AGREEMENT AND CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AROUND OUR HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS BEFORE THE NEW PLAN YEAR. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, OUR HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN IS ON A CALENDAR YEAR, SO WE DO OPEN ENROLLMENT IN NOVEMBER AND ANY PLAN CHANGES ARE INITIATED JANUARY 1 AND THE PLAN GOES THROUGH DECEMBER 31. IF WE USE OUR TIME WISELY THIS FALL AND WORK HARD WITH OUR UNION PARTNERS AND COME TO AGREEMENT HOW TO REALIZE SAVINGS THAT SAVINGS IS REALIZED IN THE SECOND INTERIM BUDGET AND THAT IS ONGOING SAVINGS WHICH WOULD ASSIST IN THE FUTURE YEARS AS ENROLLMENT CONTINUES TO DECLINE. THE WHOLE THING IN BUDGET REDUCTION THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH IS, WHEN WE CUT SOMETHING AS PART OF REDUCTION, IT IS ONGOING CUT. IT ISN'T A ONE TIME CUT WHERE IT COMES BACK NEXT YEAR AND THEN WE DECIDE TO CUT AGAIN. ALL THE NON-HUMAN CUTS THAT WE MADE, NON-HUMAN REDUCTIONS, TRYING TO USE THE RIGHT WORDS. THE NON HUMAN REDUCTIONS CANT BE MADE AGAIN. WE KNOW THAT IS IMPACTING SOME TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS, MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, THERE ARE THINGS WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DO THIS YEAR THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO NO PROBLEM IN THE PAST. BUT, THAT IS A ONGOING CUT AND SO, WE CAN'T AGAIN DO THAT A SECOND TIME. THIS ALLOWS US TO FIND SAVINGS THAT WILL BE ONGOING THAT IS AWAY FROM PEOPLE IF WE ENGAGE IN THAT WORK. >> THANK YOU SO THAT IS NECESSARY TO HAPPEN PRIOR TO JANUARY, THAT ONE PIECE OF IT? I WANT TO BE CLEAR AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS CLEAR? >> YES THAT IS BEST CASE SCENARIO, COME TOGETHER WITH UNION PARTNERS, AGREE ON HEALTH BENEFIT PACKAGE THAT PROVIDED SAVINGS AND IMPLEMENT THAT DURING THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. >> THANK YOU. IT WOULDN'T BE THE ONLY THING, BUT THAT IS FIRST THING? >> WE BELIEVE THAT IS IMPORTANT FIRST THING TO DISCUSS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU TRUSTEE SHER. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT. THANK YOU DR. MCCOY. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 13, STAFF REPORT AND BOARD DISCUSSION. MEASURE E PROJECTS AND TIMELINE. >> THANK YOU. WE WILL INVITE MR. URIAS AND DIRECTOR OF BOND PROJECT AND WORKFORCE HOUSING MR. JAMES KETCHUM TO THE PODIUM. >> THANK YOU DR. MCCOY AND GOOD EVENING BOARD AND WE WELCOME JAMES KETCHUM. JAMES WILL BE-I'LL START OFF AND JAMES WILL TAKE OVER A FEW SLIDES IN. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO, JUST TO PROVIDE BACKGROUND ON THE MEASURE E ORIGIN STORY, MEASURE A WAS NEVER INTENDED TO COMPLETE ALL THE NEEDED CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE DISTRICT. IT DID PROVIDE WITH HVAC THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, WHICH WAS A VERY GOOD THING. WHEN I CAME INTO THE POSITION MEASURE A MONEY WAS EXPENDED BUT HAD PROJECTS ONGOING AND STILL MOVING THE WAREHOUSE FROM 309 K STREET TO CAMARILLO TO FRONTIER. MEASURE E WAS ON THE BALLOT NOVEMBER 2024 AFTER WE RECEIVED POSITIVE POLLING THAT SHOWED THE COMMUNITY WAS IN SUPPORT. WE BUILT OUR MEASURE E BALLOT BASED ON INPUT COLLABORATIVELY WITH DISTRICT EMPLOYEES OF DISTRICT OFFICE AND WITH PRINCIPALS, SO WE WENT MET WITH THEM TO SEE WHAT ADDITIONAL ITEMS DO YOU STILL SEE AS GROWTH NEEDS HERE FOR YOUR SCHOOL. SO WE PUT THAT ON THE MEASURE E BALLOT AND WENT ON THE VOTE. WE WATCHED IT CAREFULLY AND TOOK ABOUT 5 WEEKS FOR THE VOTE TO BE FINALIZED BUT EARLY DECEMBER WE GOT WORD IT PASSED. IN MARCH-THE BOND MEASURE WAS UNIQUE MEASURE IN THAT IT WAS A TAX REPLACEMENT BOND, WHICH MEANT THAT WHAT WE PROMISED OUR COMMUNITY WAS THAT AS OTHER BONDS CAME OFF THE TAX ROLL, WE REPLACE THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY THEY PAID FOR THAT BOND WITH A PHASE OF OUR BOND. ESSENTIALLY, THERE ARE FOUR FUNDING PHASES AND WE'LL SHOW THAT. AS TAXES COME OFF THE ROLL, WE REPLACE IT WITH A FUNDING PHASE FOR MEASURE E. SO, IT IS NOT-IT IS $285 MILLION BOND WE ARE NOT RECEIVING $285 MILLION ALL AT ONCE. THAT IS UNLIKE MEASURE A, MEASURE A WE GOT THE MONEY ALL AT ONCE. MARCH 2024, BECAUSE THE FIRST DECREASE IN THE TAX ROLLS ISN'T GOING TO OCCUR UNTIL 2027, WE DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT THAT LONG TO BEGIN WORK AND GOT BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE SO A LOAN AGAINST THE FIRST DRAW OF THE MONEY AND THE REASON WE DID THAT BECAUSE INTEREST RATES ARE VERY LOW AND WHAT WE WERE SEEING WAS COST ESCALATIONS, BECAUSE WE HAD A CHANGE OVER IN ELECTION IN THE PRESIDENT, WE HAD TALK ABOUT TARIFF AND OTHER THINGS AND WE WERE SEEING COST ESCALATION, WHICH TRADITIONALLY AVERAGED ABOUT 5 PERCENT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WAS IMMEDIATELY PROJECTED UP TO 15 PERCENT. SO IN THAT ENVIRONMENT WHEN BORROW AT 5 PERCENT IT MAKES SENSE. THAT IS WHAT WE DID. WE DID THE BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE. IN MAY 2024 WE BEGAN TO ROUND OUT MEASURE E TEAM BY HIRING JAMES KETCHUM AND FISCAL COMPLIANCE SUPERVISOR AND PROCESSING ALL THE BILLS IN-HOUSE. ADDITIONALLY, WE FORMED THE MEASURE E CITIZEN BOND COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HAS MET TWICE AND WE HAVE GOTTEN THE CIHS POOL LONG PROMISE POOL AND PLAY FIELDS AT DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL GOING. HAD GREAT WINS IN THAT REGARD. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. IMPACTS AND BENEFITS, THIS IS LANGUAGE ON THE BOND. MAKING HEALTH SAFETY AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS, MODERNIZING EXPANDING CTE FACILITIES. REPLACING HVAC, RENOVATE PLUMB AND ELECTRICAL. CONSTRUCTING NEW CLASSROOMS AND RESTROOMS AS NEEDED. UPGRADES TO BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM INCLUDING REPAIR INSTILLATION OF ROOFS PLUMBING HVAC ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY AND LIGHTISH AND PE FIELDS AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR CAMPUS EQUITY. WE WANT ALL THE SCHOOLS TO BE SIMILAR IN THE KIND AND QUALITY OF FACILITIES THEY ARE OFFERING OUR STUDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, WE ALSO HAVE A GOAL TO REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT AND CREATE WELLNESS SPACES AS PART OF THE PROJECT. AS WE MOVE THROUGH WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING AT HOW CAN WE ALSO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN THE SPACE, HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THE WELLNESS OF A SPACE. SO, THOSE ARE NOT OPPOSITE GOALS, THAT IS INCORPORATED INTO EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. OKAY, LET'S TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THE FUNDING. AS I MENTIONED, IN 2025 WE WENT FOR A $72 MILLION BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE BECAUSE OUR FIRST ACTUAL BOND PHASE ISN'T UNTIL 2027. IN 2027 WHEN WE GET THE FIRST PHASE OF FUNDING, THAT WILL GO TO PAY WHAT WE BORROWED IN 2025. IN 2029, WE ARE SCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER FUNDING OF $70 MILLION. 2031 ANOTHER FUNDING AND 2033 ANOTHER FUNDING. THIS BOND IS A UNIQUE BOND IN THAT REGARD. WE HAVE GONE AND MET WITH PRINCIPALS AND STAFF TO TRY TO GET EVERYONE'S MIND AROUND THIS FOUR FUNDING PHASES AND THIS IS A 8 YEAR BOND. EVERYONE HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD ABOUT IT, BUT THERE ARE STILL HAVING DIFFICULTY PROCESSING WHY WE CAN'T DO IT ALL RIGHT NOW AND I GET IT, BECAUSE IT IS DIFFERENT. WE ARE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE THAT. NOW, WHAT IS CRITICAL IS OUR OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE NEED TO TAP INTO BEFORE 2027 SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO WORK. WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL 2029 FOR THAT NEXT PHASE OF FUNDING. THERE IS GOOD NEWS IN THAT FRONT. DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL WE COMPLETED ALL THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. IT IS SUBMITTED AND NOW WE ARE ACTUALLY APPROVED FOR THE NEXT FUNDING CYCLE. SO SOME TIME IN THE SPRING, WE ARE GOING TO START TO RECEIVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM OFFICE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AS THEY EVALUATE OUR APPLICATION, BECAUSE BEFORE THEY PAY US THE $73 MILLION THEY REVIEW VERY CAREFULLY OR APPLICATION. WHAT THEY WILL DO IS THEY ARE GOING TO SEND US REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. WHAT THEY CALL 10 DAY LETTERS AND SO WE HAVE 10 DAYS TO RESPOND TO THESE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. WHAT IS REALLY CRITICAL AND WE HAVE A ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WE HAD THE SERVICE OF SOMEBODY HELPING US WITH THIS, BUT WE'VE SEPARATED FROM THEM AND WE HAVE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA LATER FOR DAG AND PART OF WHY WE WANT TO PURSUE DAG AS REPLACEMENT FOR THE PREVIOUS VENDOR IS BECAUSE THIS IS HIGHLY TECHNICAL WHEN YOU RESPOND TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. WE WANT TO BE ACCURATE AND TRUTHFUL BUT STRATEGIC, BECAUSE THE GOAL OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION TO A LARGE DEGREE IS FIND WAYS TO WIDDLE DOWN THE MONEY, BECAUSE THEY WANT TO SPREAD THE MONEY TO AS MANY SCHOOLS AS POSSIBLE AND I UNDERSTAND THEIR GOAL. THEY WANT TO MAKE IT LAST AS FAR AS THEY CAN. WE DON'T WANT TO WIDDLE DOWN THE MONEY. WE KNOW WHAT WE SPENT. WE WANT THE REIMBURSEMENT WE ARE ENTITLED TO. THESE 10 DAY LETTERS, IT IS CRITICAL HOW WE RESPOND. WE ARE HOPING WE ARE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH DAG BECAUSE THEY HAVE TWO TOP EXPERTS IN THE STATE IN THIS REGARD WE BELIEVE CAN HELP US SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE THIS AND PAY FOR THEMSELVES BY MAKING SURE WE GET MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF MONEY. ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE JUST SIGNED A NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE MALHARTS WE RECEIVE $13.9 MILLION IT WHEN THE PROPERTY IS SOLD TO DEVELOPERS AND UNDERSTAND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS WITH SOMEONE NOW SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL COME TO FRUITION BY BEGINNING OF 2027. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE WORK TO DO. RIO MESA HIGH SCHOOL, CHANNEL ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL, CAMARILLO AND HUENEME HIGH SCHOOL, ALL THOSE AMOUNTS BASED ON OUR EVALUATION WE SHOULD BE CLOSE TO $15 MILLION PER SCHOOL. THE REASON WE ARE NOT THERE YET BECAUSE THE WORK HASN'T BEEN DONE WITH ARCHITECTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PAPERWORK TO SUBMIT ALL THE MODERNIZATION AND RENOVATIONS THAT OCCURRED TO GET APPROVAL BY OFFICE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION TO GET ON THE LIST FOR THE $15 MILLION. THAT IS ANOTHER AREA THAT NEEDS TO GET DONE AND NEEDS TO GET DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN GET IN LINE BECAUSE AS YOU MAY KNOW, PROP 2 PROVIDED $2 BILLION AND THAT $2 BILLION WILL RUN OUT. IF WE DON'T GET IN LINE QUICKLY, WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT BOND SALE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT WILL BE. THOSE ARE AREAS OF FOCUS. IF WE CAN GET THAT $73 MILLION BY THE SUMMER OF NEXT YEAR, THAT IS OUR NEXT INFUSION OF MONEY INTO THE BOND PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE TO GO TO THE NEXT PHASE OF PROJECTS AND BEGIN DOING MORE GOOD WORK. YES? >> I HAD A QUESTION REGARDING LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS BUT ALSO LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEXT TWO PAGES AND I KNOW I DON'T SEE OXNARD OR PACIFICA ON HERE. IS IT BECAUSE COMPLETED MEASURE E WORK WAS LOWER THEN THE THINGS WE HAVE TAGGED IN THE CURRENT PAGE OR CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT A BIT? >> AS FAR AS REIMBURSEMENT? >> OXNARD AND PACIFICA HIGH SCHOOL ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE GROUP SO JUST CURIOUS. >> THEY ARE GOING TO BE ENTITLED TO SOME REDUCED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE WORK BUT BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE SCHOOL IT IS DIFFERENT PATHWAY TO THE FUNDING BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T QUITE REACHED THE AGE THAT QUALIFIES FOR THE SAME FUNDING THE FOUR OLDER SCHOOLS QUALIFY FOR. SURE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO JAMES TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE PROJECTS. >> HELLO. GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT FLORES-HARO, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT DR. MCCOY. WE'LL START AT THE TOP. DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL IS WHAT WE COMPLETED AS OF SO FAR. DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING AND OFF-SITES. HVAC AT CAM, RIO MESA, HUENEME, OXNARD AND PACIFICA. SOME MORE AT CHANNEL ISLAND, HVAC. GYM AND UP GRADES. POOL SITE WORK. CHANNEL ISLAND AND K-STREET DEMOLITION. THE BUS BARN AT CAMARILLO. >> YOU HAVE TO GET IN THERE. >> MY APOLOGY. I'M NEW AT THIS SO BEAR WITH ME. >> MUCH BETTER. >> PARKING LOT AT ADOLFO CAMARILLO AND THE PE AND WEIGHT ROOM AT FRONTIER HIGH SCHOOL. PORTABLE REFRESHES AT CAMARILLO, CHANNEL ISLAND, HUENEME, OXNARD AND PACIFICA AND RAMPS AND HANDRAIL REFRESH AT HUENEME. >> BECAUSE MEASURE E WHEN YOU PASS A BOND MEASURE IT ALLOWS YOU TO GO BACK 12 MONTHS AND CAPTURE PROJECTS THAT MEET THE WORDING OF THE BOND SO WE WERE ABLE TO GO BACK AND BRING SOME PROJECTS PAID WITH GENERAL FUND DOLLARS AND TRANSFER AND PAY WITH MEASURE E. SOME OF THE PROJECTS ARE OLDER PROJECTS. THAT IS WHY YOU SEE SOME HVAC BECAUSE THERE WAS CLOSING OUT OF HVAC, SMALL AMOUNTS BUT WE HAD DONE THOSE WITH THE GENERAL FUND BECAUSE MEASURE A WAS DONE BUT REIMBURSED THROUGH MEASURE E. >> NEXT SLIDE. SORRY. >> TRUSTEE BOTELLO. >> A QUESTION BECAUSE I SEE CI ON SO MANY COLUMNS AND CURIOUS IT IS AS OLD AS HUENEME, THE ABUNDANCE AND MAKING SURE THERE IS EQUITY WITH HUENEME HIGH SCHOOL? >> THIS IS CURRENT PROJECTS. >> I DIDN'T SEE--OUR CURRENT PROJECTS ARE THE STADIUM AND PLAY FIELD AT DEL SOL. THE AQUATIC CENTER AT CHANNEL ISLAND, WHICH WE ALREADY STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON. THE HVAC CHANNEL ISLAND HOPEFULLY WRAPPING UP BY DECEMBER THIS YEAR. EXTERIOR PAINTING THANKS TO THE BOARD TO LET US MOVE AHEAD OVER THE SUMMER. WE ARE SLATED TO START THE PAINTING NEXT WEEK ON ALL THREE CAMPUSES, CHANNEL ISLAND RIO MESA AND HUENEME. IT WILL MAKE THE SCHOOLS LOOK A LOT BETTER AND AFTER THOSE THREE WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT THREE, PACIFICA, OXNARD AND WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE? CAM. SORRY. PORTABLE DEMOLITION, AT PACIFICA, THE AQUATIC LOCKERS AT RIO MESA. THERE WERE OLD LOCKERS AND RUSTED OUT AND THOUGHT WE SHOULD CHANGE THOSE RIGHT AWAY AND SOMETHING FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE BUT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. SAME WITH [INDISCERNIBLE] AT OXNARD. THE BUS BARN AT CAM IS PRETTY MUCH ALL MOST WRAPPED UP. WE HAVE THE WOOD SHOP DUST COLLECTOR AT CAMARILLO. DISTRICT OFFICE STAFFING. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. >> TRUSTEE SHER. >> THANK YOU. JUST REALLY QUICKLY WITH REGARD TO PAINTING BECAUSE I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT TOO SO THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT. JUST TO CLARIFY WITH REGARD TO COLOR CHOICES, THE COLORS ARE GOING TO PAINT THE SCHOOLS ARE REFLECTIVE OF THE SCHOOL COLORS. >> CORRECT. ON ALL THREE CAMPUSES WE ALREADY HAVE NEW PAINT AND THE SCHEME IS ALREADY THE PAINT SCHEME IS ALREADY CHOSEN AND MATCHING THAT THROUGHOUT. >> SO IT IS NOT IF THERE IS LEFTOVER PAINT FROM CI THAT IS BLUE, YOU WILL USE IT AT RIO MESA WHO'S COLORS ARE BLACK AND RED? >> THEY ONLY CHOOSE SCHOOLS SIMILAR AS HUENEME AND RIO MESA BUT THERE WILL BE CHANGES. AS WE MOVE FORWARD THE POST AT HUENEME WILL BE RED AND RIO WILL BE GRAY. IT MATCHES THE NEW PAINT SCHEME OF EVERYTHING ALREADY PAINTED LIKE THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, THE CAFETERIA AND SO ON. >> EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE COLOR COORDINATED AND REFLECT THE SCHOOL COLORS AND NOT BE SOMEBODY ELSE'S SCHOOL COLORS? I TEACH AT A SCHOOL THAT DID THAT. THAT SOMEBODY ELSE SCHOOL COLORS BECAUSE IT WAS LEFTOVER PAINT. >> WE MATCH THE ORIGINAL APPROVED DESIGN COLORS. I CAN'T GO BACK AND CHANGE EVERYTHING SO CHANNEL ISLAND THERE IS MORE GRAYS SO WE ARE STILL MATCHING THAT SCHEME BECAUSE OF THE NEW STUFF. >> OKAY. >> RATHER THEN REPAINTING- >> BEFORE IT GOES FORWARD AND I WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION NOW SO DR. MCCOY. >> TRUSTEE BAKER TORRES MIGHT REMEMBER THE YEAR WHERE THE NAVY SOLD US 400 THOUSAND GALLONS OF GRAY AND WE PAINTED EVERY SCHOOL LIKE NAVY SHIPS. WE ARE SUCCESSFULLY MOVING FORWARD FROM THOSE MOMENTS, BUT I CAME TO HUENEME ONE DAY AND WE WERE PAINTED LIKE THE--WE ARE NO LONGER DOING THAT. EACH SCHOOL AT THE MIDDLE OF MEASURE A PICKED PAN TONES. WE HAVE A COMMON GRAY PAN TONE BUT EVERYONE HAS THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SCHOOL COLORS CHOSEN BY FACULTY AND STAFF. WE ARE OKAY AND WE HAVE NOT PURCHASED 400 THOUSAND GALLONS OF BATTLE SHIP GRAY SO WE ARE GOOD. >> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING POINT BECAUSE SOME MIGHT THINK I'M BEING EXTRA, BUT IT IS A LOT OF MONEY AND TIME SPENT AND MOVING THINGS AROUND, SO WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK AND DO IT RIGHT AND DO A SERVICE TO THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY AND STAFF AT ALL OUR CAMPUSES TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE AS BEAUTIFUL AS THEY CAN BE. >> AGREED. THAT IS OUR GOAL AS WELL. >> VERY GOOD POINT. I WAS WONDERING WHY IS EVERYTHING BATTLE SHIP GRAY. THAT IS WHY. YOU GOT TO SAVE WHERE YOU GOT TO SAVE. TRUSTEE BOTELLO. >> DID WE PAY A DOLLAR? JUST KIDDING. BEING SERIOUS AGAIN. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY ON THE BOTTOM EVERYTHING IS A FACILITY BUT THE BOTTOM SAYS STAFFING BUT THOSE ARE FOR SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS HELPING WITH THE BOND MEASURE? >> THE STAFFING IS MYSELF AND OUR FISCAL SUPERVISOR. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. SIDE-NOTE, THE EXTERIOR PAINTING HUENEME HIGH SCHOOL, DR. MCCOY MY QUESTION IS TOWARD YOU, THEY HAVE THE SAME VENDOR DOING THE LOGOS FOR CI AND DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL THEY WERE GOING TO GIVE THEM A NEW SHEET OF BRANDING AND I WAS CURIOUS IF THAT IS GOING TO COMPLEMENT THE PAINT JOB OR COMPLETELY SEPARATE COMING LATER? >> IT WILL BE COMPLEMENTARY. PRINCIPAL BRAVO AND HER TEAM ARE STILL WORKING WITH [INDISCERNIBLE] TO FINALIZE THE DIFFERENT LOGOS, BUT IT WILL BE COMPLEMENTARY. >> OKAY. MY LAST QUESTION IS, CURIOUS IF WE THOUGHT ABOUT FOR MEASURE E OUTSIDE FURNITURE BECAUSE OHS, ALL THE FURNITURE IS BLUE AND WE ARE RED. CARDINAL AND GOLD. CURIOUS IN THE FUTURE IF YOU CAN MAYBE LOOK AT THAT AND SEEING IF OUTSIDE FURNITURE, LIKE RIO MESA, RED, RED. JUST CURIOUS AND A COMMENT. THANK YOU. >> IF I COMMENT ON OXNARD, WE ARE PLANNING ON CHANGING THE COLOR SCHEME THERE. ONCE WE GET TO THAT SCHOOL. SPECIFICALLY THE BLUE. [INDISCERNIBLE] >> TRUSTEE BAKER TORRES. >> A QUICK QUESTION. AT OXNARD HIGH SCHOOL, NEW SEATING FOR G109, ISN'T JUST ONE CLASSROOM? >> IT IS ONE CLASSROOM-DURING THE VISIT TO EACH CAMPUS WE MET WITH THE PRINCIPALS AND WALKED THE SITE AND WALKED TO G109 AND THE SEATS ARE ALL BROKEN AND STUDENTS SITTING IN FOLDING CHAIRS, SO IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS RIGHT AWAY. >> G109 IS A SMALL AMPHITHEATER STYLE SO IT HAS THEATER SEATING SO IT IS MUCH DIFFERENT SEATING CONFIGURATION THEN IN THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM. >> THANK YOU. >> VIRTUALLY ALL THE SEATS BUT FIVE ARE BROKEN SO KIDS ARE SITTING IN FOLD OUT CHAIRS-SHOVED INTO THE SPACE WHERE THIS SHOULD BE. LONG OVERDUE. >> THANK YOU. >> TRUSTEE SHER. >> THANK YOU. ALSO I WANT TO SAY WELCOME DIRECTOR KETCHAM SO EXCITED YOU ARE HERE AND YOU HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT JOB. >> VERY EXCITED AS WELL. >> WONDERING IF YOU MIGHT HAVE AN END DATE IN MIND FOR THE CI POOL? DO WE HAVE A END DATE IN MIND? >> THE DURATION IS APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS. SO THEY ARE STARTING BASICALLY NOW, SO 18 MONTHS FROM NOW, WHICH WILL BE 2027 I BELIEVE. >> WE HAVE TIME TO PLAN A CELEBRATION? >> SURE. >> THANK YOU. >> I THINK WE WILL PLAN A RIBBON CUTTING AND GROUND-BREAKING AS WELL. >> TO THAT END, JUST AGAIN THANK YOU BECAUSE THE EQUITY AMONG SCHOOLS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SINCE I FIRST STARTED PRIOR TO THAT T. IS A ISSUE WITH ALL OUR COMMUNITIES. IT IS VERY APPARENT TO THE STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY DEPENDING ON THE HIGH SCHOOL, THEY SEE INEQUITY, SOIT IS AT THE FOR FRONT OF OUR DREAMS TO MAKE SURE ALL STUDENTS HAVE EQUITY AMONG CAMPUSES AND THE POOL BEING ONE EXAMPLE, THE TENNIS COURTS AT OXNARD HIGH SCHOOL AN INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT, I DO APPRECIATE THAT PIECE ABOUT EQUITY AMONG SCHOOLS BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN LONG TIME COMING AND DREAM COME TRUE ESPECIALLY FOR THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY AND STAFF THAT WORK THERE SO THANK YOU. >> ANYMORE QUESTIONS? NEXT. FUTURE PROJECTS OVERVIEW. WE MET WITH ALL THE PRINCIPALS AND PRIORITIZED SOME OF THE THINGS NEEDED THE MOST TO ACHIEVE THE EQUITY YOU ARE SPEAKING OF. WE KIND OF HAVE THIS OVERVIEW KEEPING IN LINE WITH THE LANGUAGE IN THE BOND AND WHICH PROJECTS WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO VOTED ON. STARTING OFF WITH THE AQUATIC CENTER AT PACIFICA IS IN THE WORKS AND DONE THE GROUNDWORK FOR THAT. THAT IS OUR NEXT PROJECT COMING UP. ROOF REPAIRS AT PACIFICA. INTERIOR PAINTING AT PACIFICA. TENNIS COURT RESURFACING. TRANSPORTATION YARD, PLAN DOING ROOF REPLACEMENT THERE. IT IS LONG OVERDO AND TO THE POINT IT IS LEAKING AND DAMAGING STUFF SO WE WILL GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF. NEW 30 YEAR ROOF ON THE WHOLE FACILITY. GREEN SCAPE FOR WELLNESS, WE HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW WITH THE DESIGN TEAM FOR FIRST 3 FOR CHANNEL ISLAND RIO MESA AND OXNARD. IT IS A OUTSIDE LEARNING AREA WITH WELLNESS CENTER JUST TO SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO HELP WITH THE ENVIRONMENT FOR LEARNING. EXTERIOR PAINTING FOR OXNARD, PACIFICA AND CAM. EXTERIOR FENCING FOR CHANNEL ISLANDS. THE CULINARY ART CLASSROOM AND HVAC AT CHANNEL ISLANDS. THAT IS CURRENTLY IN DESIGN. BEACH VOLLEYBALL COURTS AT CAMARILLO AND HUENEME. ALL SITES WANT TO DO A BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL UPGRADE TO MAKE EVERYTHING FRESHEN UP. CLASSROOM FURNITURE. PERFORMING ART CENTER REFRESH FOR OXNARD AND PACIFICA. WE WANT TO DO A LIBRARY REFRESH AND THINK THAT IMPORTANT. IT IS A GOOD SETTING FOR THE STUDENTS. RIO MESA, THE NEW PERFORMING ARTS AND TRAFFIC STUDY TO TAKE CARE THAT-WE KNOW ABOUT THE TRAFFIC MESS IN THE FRONT. RANCHO CAMAPANA, SMALL GYM AND SOCCER INCORPORATED WITH WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PLANNING STAGE THAT AS WELL. PERFORMING ARTS AT CAM, CHANNEL ISLAND AND HUENEME. CONTINGENCY AMOUNT TO KEEP THAT TO COVER UNFORESEEN THINGS OR STUFF LIKE THAT LIKE WITH THE PAINTING THERE WERE UNFORESEEN ITEMS THAT CAME UP THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE BID SO SOMETHING COVERS THAT, OR IF WE HAVE TO WORK SPRING SHIFT BECAUSE THE STUDENTS-WE WANT MONEY SET ASIDE SO WE DON'T HAVE OVERAGES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ANY QUESTIONS? >> TRUSTEE ESTRADA. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE UPDATES. I HAVE GENERAL QUESTIONS, BUT JUST FOR THIS SLIDE, FOR FUTURE MEASURE E PROJECTS ARE THESE IN THE ORDER OF PLANNED WORK? SO WE ARE GOING TOP TO BOTTOM? >> IT ISN'T ANY PLANNED ORDER IT JUST DEPENDS HOW WE WORK WITH THE BUDGET WITH MONEY COMING IN. IT IS WORK WE WANT TO COMPLETE THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE BOND. >> OKAY. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD WAS ABOUT PRIORITIZATION AND HOW THOSE DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE. UNDERSTAND THE TETRAS AND PUZZLE AND TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT AND ALSO LIKE FOR THE LIBRARY REFRESH, IS THAT A LOWER PRIORITY THEN-- >> THERE IS A LOT OF VARIABLES WITH THE BUDGET. SOME THINGS I TRY TO DO BECAUSE THEY FALL UNDER BUDGET AND THEN YOU HAVE LARGER PROJECTS SO WE HAVE TO COORDINATE WITH THE FUNDING AS WE RECEIVE IT. THEN WE PRIORITIZE THAT AS WELL. >> PART OF THE GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY THE BUDGETS FOR THESE ITEM S. WITH WHAT OUR APPROACH HAS BEEN TO PUT IN 2 OR 3 LARGER PROJECTS OF SUBSTANTIAL COST WHILE ALSO DOING AS MANY LITTLE THINGS OFF THE LIST AS WE CAN. THE PRIORITIES WE DID MEET WITH EVERY PRINCIPAL AND ASKED THEM TO LIST IN A PRIORITY ORDER THEIR NEEDS AND SO WE WANT TO LOOK AT THAT BUT ALSO GOING TO PRODUCE THE BUDGETS AND ARE THEN SEEK INPUT FROM DR. MCCOY AND OTHERS, PERHAPS THE BOARD ON WHAT THEY LIKE TO SEE IN TERMS OF SOME OF THESE PROJECTS. WE ALSO ARE GOING TO DO MORE SITE INSPECTIONS BECAUSE AS WE SEE THINGS, THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE SEE THAT REALLY CANNOT BE IGNORED AND HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. THAT WAS THE SEATING AT OXNARD. THIS IS NOT THE BRAND. THIS ISN'T OUR BRAND. WE NEED TO FIX IT. BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THE BUDGET AND COME BACK TO THE BOARD WITH MORE INFORMATION AND SOME THAT INFORMATION MAY INCLUDE POTENTIALLY TAKING ANOTHER BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE, BECAUSE IF INTEREST RATES GO DOWN AND ESCALATION COST STAY UP IT MAKES SENSE TO MOVE ON SOME PROJECTS NOW OR NEXT YEAR OR TWO YEARS FROM NOW THEN WAIT 5 YEARS. WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDST OF BUILDING THIS BUT COME AND SEEK INPUT ON PRIORITIES. >> EXCELLENT. AND THE LIBRARY REFRESH, VERY BRIEFLY, DOES THAT INCLUDE LIKE PAINT, FLOORING, FURNITURE, TECHNOLOGY? >> ALL THOSE THINGS. INCLUDES FLOORING, WALLS, THE STACKS HOW THEY ORGANIZE BOOKS. WE LOOK AT LEARNING SPACES. LOOKING AT LIGHTING AND TECHNOLOGY, LOOKING AT WHERE THE LIBRARIAN OFFICE IS, WHERE THE COUNTERS ARE, HOW THEY DO BUSINESS, TRAFFIC FLOW, COMPLETE REDESIGN. THERE ARE SCHOOL SITES LIKE SANTA PAULA RENOVATED THEIR LIBRARY, THOUSAND OAKS RENOVATED THEIR LIBRARY, WE PLAN SCHEDULING A VISIT TO THOSE AS WELL AS LOOKING AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THE CAL STATE CHANNEL ISLAND LIBRARY TO SEE HOW THE SPACES LOOK TO TRY TO MAYBE CREATE CONSISTENCY THERE. WE WILL DO RESEARCH ON THAT AND THEN DETERMINE WHAT DO ALL THOSE THINGS COST. >> WE ADD ANOTHER FLOOR? EIGHT FLOOR LIBRARY SOUNDS GREAT TO ME. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU TRUSTEE ESTRADA. TRUSTEE BAKER TORRES. >> I NOTICE THAT WITH RANCHO CAMAPANA, THERE IS A SMALL GYM, SOCCER, ARE WE MOVING TO THEM HAVING ATHLETICS AT THEIR SCHOOL ALSO? >> I CAN SPEAK TO THAT. WE HAVE GONE BACK AND FORTH OVER TIME ABOUT WHETHER TO CREATE A SMALL ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT RANCHO, AND WE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH RANCHO STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING NOW AT CAMARILLO HIGH SCHOOL AND PREVIOUS AT RIO MESA AND CAMARILLO. THERE MIGHT BE A POINT IN TIME AFTER FACILITIES COME WHERE WE WOULD HAVE A MORE SERIOUS CONVERSATION. WE TALKED ABOUT AND THIS WAS IN RANCHO YEAR 11, WHICH WAS AWESOME, PROBABLY IN YEAR 4 OR 5 I TALKED WITH MR. MARTIN AND LITTLE WITH [INDISCERNIBLE] BEFORE THAT ABOUT WOULD YOU WANT TO HAVE LIKE CROSS COUNTRY, VOLLEYBALL, SOCCER, SWIM, WATER POLO AND MAYBE TRACK AND FIELD, BECAUSE HAVE TO OFFER TWO BOY GIRL SPORTS EVERY SEASON IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE AND WE ACTUALLY EXPLORED IT AND MET WITH PARENTS AND WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION IT WAS BETTER TO CONTINUE TO WAIT AND THEN WE WERE HAVING SUCCESS WITH KIDS WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE SO IS A DECISION WE CAN MAKE IF THE FACILITIES COME. RATHER THEN DO BEFORE THE FACILITIES COME AND HAVE TO TRAVEL ALL OVER TO HAVE TO PLAY. THAT IS SOMETHING WE WOULD BRING TO THIS BODY TO DISCUSS, BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVEN'T HAD DEMAND FROM THE PARENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE I THINK THEY ARE SERVED WELL IN THE CURRENT PROGRAM. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE SHER. >> THANK YOU. JUST I DON'T HAVE THIS ON THE IST ALL BUT TO PIGGY BACK OFF TRUSTEE BAKER TORRES COMMENT AND PLAY FIELDS OR SPORTS AND ATHLETICS, I THINK IT IS A REALLY SMART IDEA TO OFFER SOME KIND OF ATHLETIC PROGRAM TO THAT SCHOOL. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE CONCERNS SOMETIMES ABOUT GOING BACK AND FORTH AND FEELING APART FROM YOUR HOME CAMPUS. THERE ARE SOME STUDENTS WHO STRUGGLE WITH THAT A BIT AND WOULD RATHER BE ON THEIR OWN CAMPUS, SO I JUST THINK IT IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY AND THIS GOES TO MY QUESTION, WITH REGARD TO WORKFORCE HOUSING PLANS BEHIND RANCHO CAMAPANA HIGH SCHOOL AND HOW SOMETHING LIKE THAT DR. MCCOY LIKE A SOCCER FIELD OR SOME KIND OF TRACK IMPLEMENTATION MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE USED BY THE PEOPLE WHO SOME DAY WILL LIVE IN OUR WORKFORCE HOUSING. >> WE HAVE A WORKFORCE HOUSING PRESENTATION SO PROGRESS CHECK COMING UP LATER THIS FALL FOR THE BOARD, BUT IN THE INITIAL DISCUSSION WITH CITY RAM CAMARILLO AND WITH LOOKING AT WHERE THE HOUSING MIGHT BE LOCATED, WE STILL OWN 22 ACRES BEHIND RANCHO, SO WHERE THE FENCE IS IN RANCHO WE OWN 22 ACRES BEHIND THAT FENCE SO THERE IS A SPACE IF WE WERE TO FOR JUST IN THE FUTURE FOCUS IF WE BUILD SOMETHING ON THE CURRENT ATHLETIC FIELD WE HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO CREATE THESE ATHLETIC AREAS IN THE ACREAGE WE OWN BEHIND RANCHO, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF CAMARILLO BECAUSE THEY BROUGHT INTO THE CURVE OF THE CITY WHICH ALLOWS THE CITY UTILITIES WITH THE CAMPUS AND WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING OFFICE TO BRING IN THE 22 ACRES AND WE HAVE WATER RIGHTS AND A WELL BACK THERE TO PROVIDE BASICALLY GIVE THE WATER TO THE CITY AND THEY PROVIDE UTILITY SERVICE, SO WE HAVE DONE EXPLORATION AND THINK WE WILL HAVE A UPDATE FROM STAFF COMING UP, BUT THOSE AMENITIES WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO THE CITY OF CAMARILLO JUST LIKE THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WAS A BIG PIECE FOR THEM WHEN WE BUILT RANCHO. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A IMPORTANT CONVERSATION AND IMPORTANT AMENITY IF WE GET THERE. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS WITH REGARD TO THE LIST. I DON'T SEE SPED LISTED ANYWHERE HERE SO FAR AT LEAST THAT WE HAVE SEEN, SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT ALL OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS WITH REGARD TO WHAT COULD BE USED FOR ALREADY MET? >> NO, AS WE GO THROUGH THE CLASSROOM SPACES WE INCLUDE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS AS WELL. WE ALREADY AND THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS ON THE LIST, WE HAVE DONE WORK AT HUENEME HIGH SCHOOL NOT ON THE LIST. WE BUILT A OFFICE AND SPACE FOR THE CARING CLOSET THERE THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE AND THEIR AUTISM ROOM DIDN'T HAVE STORAGE SO WE ARE INSTALLING 4 LARGE CABINETS FOR THE AUTISM ROOM FOR STORAGE, SO WE ARE GOING THROUGH ALL THE SPACES INCLUDING SPECIAL ED SPACES TO IDENTIFY NEEDS. >> THANK YOU. IF YOU CAN INCLUDE THAT IN THE NEXT REPORT SEE WE HAVE A UNDERSTANDING SPECIAL ED ISN'T LEFT OUT. WORKFORCE HOUSING ISN'T LISTED, DR. MCCOY MENTIONED WE WILL HAVE A UPDATE SO SAVE MY QUESTION FOR THAT. JUST WITH REGARD TO THE LIBRARIES, A LOT OF SCHOOLS ARE GETTING RID OF THEIR LIBRARIES SO I SAY HOW GRATEFUL THIS BOARD AND PREVIOUS BOARDS AND THE LEADERSHIP ARE NOT EVER HAVING THAT-NEVER BEEN PART OF THE DISCUSSION ABOUT DISMANTLING LIBRARIES AND OURS ARE SO BEAUTIFUL. MAKING THEM EVEN MORE SO IS A GREAT THING, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I DEFINITELY SUPPORT THAT. MY LAST QUESTION DON'T KNOW IF DR. MCCOY OR MR. URIAS, YOU TALKED ABOUT ANTICIPATORY BONDS. IS THERE A REASON NOT TO DO THAT AND AGENDIZE THAT SO THAT WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LOWER INTEREST RATES? AND THEN I GUESS THE OTHER PART IS, IS THERE ANY REASON WHY WE WOULDN'T DO THAT? >> I THINK WHAT WE WOULD WANT TO DO IS POTENTIALLY PAY OFF BAND 1 BEFORE WE TAKE BAND 2. >> OKAY. >> I THINK WE LOOK FOR THAT PACE OF PLAY. WE WOULD ALSO-GOING TO BE INFLUENCED ON TIMELINE BY WHAT PROP 2 REIMBURSEMENT BECOMES. IF WE DO THE RIGHT WORK WITH OFFICE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND HAVE EXPERTS TO ASSIST US, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT $73 MILLION FOR DEL SOL COULD INCREASE RATHER THEN DECREASE. IN ADDITION, THAT EXPERTISE WOULD HELP US GAIN $15 MILLION FOR FOUR OLDEST SCHOOLS AND THERE IS A POINT IN TIME AND JAMES WOULD BE OUR EXPERT WHERE PACIFICA AND OXNARD NEED TO HIT CER