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[264] Phuong Nguyen: Good evening and welcome to the November 3rd, 2022 regular meeting of the Board of Education. In regards to in-person meeting, NUSD has opened its boardroom for in-person meeting and will follow the state's and Alameda County's safety guidelines for public gatherings. Please refrain from attending in-person meetings if you have any COVID related symptoms. Members of the public may observe the meeting via the NUSD YouTube channel, live transmission on Comcast Channel 26, or in person at the NUSD boardroom. Spanish translation will be available via Zoom. In regards to public comment, the public will have the opportunity to address the Board of Education regarding non-agendized matters and agendized items with a live audio-only comment via Zoom with the advance notice requested by email at publiccommentatnewarkunified.org, a written comment by submitting a speaking card via email at publiccommentatnewarkunified.org, or live in-person comments by submitting a speaker card with our executive assistant, Ms. Gutierrez. With that, I'd like to call the meeting to order at 6.01. Roll call, please.

[349] SPEAKER_44: Board Member Hill?

[350] Aiden Hill: Here.

[351] SPEAKER_44: Vice President Grindel?

[352] Aiden Hill: Here.

[353] SPEAKER_44: President Nguyen. Here. And members of the executive committee. Thank you.

[360] Phuong Nguyen: On to item 2.1, approval of the agenda. I know that we have one item that the superintendent would like to pull tonight. Dr. Strickland.

[369] Mark Triplett: That's correct. Thank you, President Nguyen. We would like to pull 3.6, please. OK, thank you.

[375] Phuong Nguyen: So make it approval of the agenda, a motion to approve agenda item. Minus 3.6.

[385] Terrence Grindall: Was that your motion already?

[388] Phuong Nguyen: So moved. Thank you. Motion made by Member Grindel. May I get a second? I second. Second by Member Hill. Please vote via Board Office.

[403] SPEAKER_37: Thank you.

[417] SPEAKER_44: All three yeas.

[420] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, Ms. Gutierrez. On to closed session. In closed session, we will be... Are there any public comments in closed session? Thank you. In closed session, we will be discussing item 3.2, Public Employee Discipline Dismissal Release. 3.3, Conference with Labor Negotiators, NTA and CSCA. Item 3.4, Conference with Labor Negotiators, NEWMA, Unrepresented Supervisors and Contracted Management. 3.5 conference with legal counsel anticipated litigation. And now we will recess to closed session. Thank you.

[513] SPEAKER_44: I'm going to check one more time and then I'll turn it.

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[3387] Leonor Rebosura: Yeah, I can see it.

[3844] Phuong Nguyen: for attending tonight, and welcome to our board meeting. We just got out of closed session. We do not have anything to report out from closed session. Our next item is the Pledge of Allegiance. Would one of our students like to lead the Pledge of Allegiance tonight? Oh, yeah. Thank you. Please rise.

[3873] SPEAKER_38: Please begin.

[3875] Aiden Hill: 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.

[3891] SPEAKER_37: Thank you.

[3896] Phuong Nguyen: Our next item is student report, item 6.1. Do we have student representatives here tonight? Ms. Gutierrez? We have one from the junior high.

[3917] SPEAKER_37: Thank you. Welcome.

[3928] SPEAKER_08: Good evening Board Members, Superintendent Triplett, Executive Cabinet, and community members. My name is Addison Wolf, 8th grade class president, and I am here to report for the month of October, we planned our first ever dance of the school year, the Neon Dance. We sold our tickets, then on Friday, the 28th, we held the dance. It went well, and we had a ton of fun. Along with having our first dance, we also had our first Spirit Week. The Spirit Week was past, wait, the Spirit Week passed with flying colors, and we are planning more for the upcoming school year. We also did our Tupi training. With our Tupi training, we learned a ton about what vapes and smoking in general can do to you. We plan on having assemblies to teach the rest of the school about Tupi. That's it. Thank you.

[3974] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, Addison. Have a good night. Are there any other?

[3978] SPEAKER_37: Thank you.

[3988] Phuong Nguyen: On to agenda item seven, recognition and celebrations. Item 7.1, staff spotlight. Dr. Triplett.

[3999] Mark Triplett: Thank you, President Nguyen. Good evening to the board, staff, families, students, and community members. We're delighted to see everybody here this evening. So we are starting with our staff spotlight. This is an opportunity to highlight. Do we want to turn? Oh, sure. We're going to pause for a minute. Good evening, student board member Torres. We just did the student announcements or student updates. Would you like to? OK, great.

[4038] Diego Torres: I do apologize for being late. Good evening, everyone. Newark Memorial has been a very active place for the past 12 months. I would like to highlight how the high school has been working towards creating a tighter bond between the community and the school. There was a night market, a great presence in the Newark Days Parade, especially with the float and trunk retreat. All of these events had a great turnout from the community. With the community involved more with the schools, clubs are able to get more money, which means that students can spend less time fundraising and more time accomplishing the purpose of their club. Trucketry happened on Halloween and there was booths, games, and candy for the kids from the community. It was so adorable seeing all the kids dressed up. Another event that happened recently was the food fair. A food fair is an event on campus during lunch where the clubs have a chance to sell food to the students and staff. It was a wonderful turnout with many clubs selling out of their products and there was $3,000 raised to split among 17 clubs. 24th was Diwali and to celebrate that on campus there was a workshop hosted by ASB and the South Asian Student Union which gave students an experience to learn about the and participate in celebrating Diwali, the Festival of Lights. There were stations for decorating DUs, making regalias out of chalk in front of the library and making laddus, an Indian sweet. An exciting thing that is happening this year with ASB is our tree wreaths and garland fundraiser. Our activities director, Ms. Canales, sent out an email to all families today to order either trees, wreaths, or garlands for the holidays. This is a way for ASB to fundraise to help raise money for our Sadie's Dance, Multicultural Week, guest speakers, and more. You can support ASB by purchasing from us. Orders are due on the 14th and will be delivered on December 1st. We also have our 99.7 Now high school takeover tomorrow. The radio station will be on campus to play music in the quad during lunch. Tomorrow night, 10 students will be going to the 99.7 Now radio station and going on live air from 7 to 7.30 to introduce songs. Finally, we have athletics. The fall season of sports is coming to an end with championships happening. With fall sports ending, there have been trials for the winter sports such as basketball and soccer. Yesterday the boys cross-country team became NBL champions with many runners getting their personal records and we have 12 team all-leaguers. Now they will be moving on to the next round of championships. The Northern California State Championships, NCS, for the cross-country team will be taking place on November 19th at Hayward High. We also have boys with water polo moving on to the second round of NCS after beating Alameda 12 to 11. Football is playing for a league championship this Saturday at San Lorenzo. Our girls tennis team participated in M-Bounds yesterday with singles player Grace Maske and Bati Ibrahim advancing to the second round of the tournament. Also happening on Saturday is our pasta feed at Swiss Park hosted by Athletics. The doors will be open from 5 to 10 p.m. and the food will be served from 6 to 7 p.m. There will be dinner, a DJ, and a 50-50 raffle. Tickets are $25. If you would like to attend, please contact Coach K. This is an excellent opportunity for the community to support the athletic department at NMHS and enjoy a night with the families and friends. This is all that I have to report for tonight.

[4229] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you. Thank you, Student Board Member Torres. Back to you, Dr. Tripp.

[4236] Mark Triplett: OK. Thank you very much. Thank you, Student Member Torres. Student Member Torres, are you able to see the screen? Or should we move that a little bit? I can see it a little. All right, so this section is spotlighting some of our staff and really appreciating the amazing work that some of our staff do. And in particular, this month, we wanted to celebrate a NEWMA member, an NTA member, and a CSCA member for their outstanding work and contributions to the district community. So first, we wanted to spotlight Ms. Toni Stone. She is our new HR manager of classified staff. Since joining us, she has just been tremendous, jumped right into the work, comes with a wealth of experience, and brings professionalism and excellence to our HR department. So we're really grateful that she's joined the NUSD family. Please join me in giving a little appreciation for her. Next, we wanted to spotlight our NTA member, Ms. Rachel Silva. Ms. Rachel Silva is a chemistry teacher at Newark Memorial. She also stepped into the science department chairperson role this year, is doing an amazing job, really outstanding teacher with great connections to kids. Recently, she shared with me some field trips that she's already taken the kids on this fall. Really giving them the opportunity to have experiences outside the classroom in their learning. So please join me in appreciating Ms. Silva. And then last but certainly not least, our CSCA member spotlight for this evening is Esperanza de Monge. She is a district custodian, including her, she supports district office. And she has recently joined the team and has just done an amazing job. of making sure that our spaces are kept clean and professional. And we've been grateful that she has joined the family as well. So please join me in appreciating Esperanza. And those are our staff spotlights for this evening.

[4387] Richelle Piechowski: Thank you, Dr. Triplett.

[4389] Phuong Nguyen: On to item 7.2, school spotlight, Newark Memorial High School. Dr. Rich is here, I see. I will hand this over to Dr. Triplett.

[4399] Mark Triplett: OK. Thank you. So as you all know, every month we have one of our schools comes to do a school spotlight. It's to highlight the amazing work that's going on on the behalf of all of their staff and students. And so this month, we have Dr. Rich is with us, principal of Newark Memorial. And it's going to share a little bit about some of the great things happening at Memorial. And I believe may have some. Do we also have some other guests, Dr. Rich? I do. Yes. Fantastic. OK.

[4427] SPEAKER_22: I'll turn it over to Dr. Rich. OK. Thank you. And thank you members of the board. We appreciate the opportunity to spotlight Newark Memorial High School. I'm going to begin by talking about our Test results from last year, we had 55.44% of our students demonstrate proficiency in English language arts and 25 point, I'm sorry, 24.51% of our students demonstrating proficiency by scoring either having met the standard or exceeded the standard on our math tests. This is a historical record of passage on, or of our record on the SBAC. You'll see that There's a trend there of our trends remain fairly stable over the years. We seem to have some trouble during the 17 and 18 years, but then leveled out a little bit more, but certainly there are areas for improvement. We do some internal checking with our 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students, so far as their literacy. what I want to point out about these graphs for 9th, 10th, and 11th grade, that they're fairly consistent with what we see from the state tests. For 9th and 10th grade, our scores, our internal scores show that our students score either medium or high at a rate of about 65% for freshmen and sophomores. I'll move on to the sophomore slide. And then for the junior slide, it ranges right at about 55% of our students either score high or, I'm sorry, either medium or high. What I like about this information, this internal data, is that it's consistent with the state data. This data for the 11th graders is very consistent with the data that we saw from the SBAC last year. The encouraging information that we have out of this is that while this year it was right at 55% or very close to 55% of our students scoring either high or medium, we see an increase in our scores with our freshmen and sophomores. So I'm hoping that that's a prediction that our literacy scores will increase on the SBAC in the years to come. I'm gonna go ahead and move on then. Our greatest challenges in the area of math. So there's two things that we did this year. One is is that We saw that we were going to have five sections of math that were going to be taught by a long-term substitute. Working very closely with the district administration, we were able to provide a six-fifths contract for two of our teachers. And so we changed that trajectory from having five sections taught by a long-term sub to three. Two of our teachers went ahead and took on an extra period during their prep period. And so we were able to reduce the number of students that were being taught by a long-term substitute. For our long-term substitute in the area of math, we're providing additional support through our department chairs. And they are providing support to that long-term sub. Some cultural things that we're doing this year. First of all, we started the year off by training our staff on how to make connections with teenagers. And we recognize that there's a, our desired behaviors. We have a program called Very Important Cougars and what we do with that is we recognize any student that the staff would like to recognize. So it's different than what you might see in a student of the month where we only identify one student. We identify every student that our staff would like to identify and we recognize them for demonstrating behaviors that we would like to see. Student board member Diego Torres made mention of some of the things that we're doing right now involving trying to involve the community and so forth. We've had great success in trying to involve the community this year. And he outlined several of those items. But I'm going to go ahead and touch on them real quickly also. We had a greater presence in the parade this year. We were pretty happy about that. We had a community night market. And again, we had significant participation with our students and the community. We had a tailgate party right before homecoming. And again, significant participation with the community and the students. And just this week we had trunk or treat. When we deal with behaviors that we don't want to see, we do respond to those. This year, so far, our discipline record has been that we've had We've assigned 38 conferences or warnings with students. We've assigned Saturday school 35 times and we've assigned 43 suspensions. And so what I really want to say out of this is that we do both. We try to very hard to recognize the behaviors that we do want to see and we try to create deterrence for behaviors that we don't want to see. Something else that we do however is during Saturday school we go over This presentation, I'm not going to go over it long, but this is a presentation from our counseling department, and this is one of the slides that we go over with our students who go to Saturday school. We talk to them about graduation and what the requirements for graduation are. The students get this when they're freshmen, but when they get it in Saturday school, we go over and over with them so that they thoroughly understand what this is all about. What we do believe is that many of our students who misbehave, they don't understand the long-term consequences to their misbehavior. And so we want to make sure that they understand those long-term consequences. And so we want to make sure they understand what they need to do in order to graduate from high school. And so we go through this during Saturday school. And finally, and this is the presentation, one other item about this slide presentation right here. This is actually the presentation by our counselors that they go over with our freshmen. And what I really appreciate about this is it's our counselors and our administration are working very close hand in hand so that the students who are in Saturday school hear this message. But it's not just the message that the administration has come up with. It's cooperation between the administration and the counselors. And so the same message that our counselors are sharing with our students, our administration is sharing with our students when they're in Saturday school. Anyways, I'm going to go ahead and close. I do have a video that I'd like to share about the high school. And I'll go ahead and share that right now.

[4841] SPEAKER_38: Here at the Miami Communications Academy, every year we hold a silent film festival. But before that, we have to go to Niles to film our silent films. This group project functions not only as a teamwork exercise, but also as a history lesson in which students can learn about Niles and its history with silent films, as well as its crown celebrity, Charlie Chaplin.

[4890] Jodi Croce: During practice, sometimes we run out like on the back trail and other times we do speed workouts here around the back grass and yeah we just like work on basic stuff. We had a race yesterday and then we have one next week which is pretty fun.

[4931] SPEAKER_41: What's the creation of StartUp? Oh, it started when we were shut down during COVID. We did a whole year of planning. And then last year we got to work with an architect designer planning the room. And we had people doing the whole, I mean, visual projector system and really turning the US face like what we got here for students. So how long did it take to build it? I'm pretty much done yet. The whole back of the semester right now is going to be two more classroom spaces, kind of like this. And if you see all those boxes over there, those are things for you to work with. Printers, tools for rocketry, robotics, gloves. And that's also going to be set up soon. Hopefully, you'll all buy your turntable.

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[5028] SPEAKER_38: The counselors are here to help students with any school or college-related questions. Some may ask, what college am I going to? Or, which plan fits the best? Students are on their phone. They just have to make an appointment ahead of time and then meet with their counselors.

[5053] SPEAKER_39: We have Wednesday, look at all the colors we have over here. Isn't it just so beautiful?

[5098] SPEAKER_43: You. Yeah.

[5157] SPEAKER_22: And so I'd like to introduce one of our main producers of that film. Her name is Annette Diego-Martinez. Annette, come on forward. Would you like to say a few words about producing the video?

[5174] SPEAKER_38: Yeah. OK, so as you know, my name is Annette Diego. I'm president of the MCA Media Communications Academy. And so basically, we had like about a week to film and edit all this. So we stayed after school and filmed all the sporting events and just all this stuff. And it was really fun editing it. So yeah.

[5201] SPEAKER_22: So we do want to recognize our Media Communications Academy. And Annette was joined with some moral support by her boyfriend, John, who's with us. John, if you want to give us a wave. Thank you, John. And that concludes my presentation. I'd be happy to entertain any questions that the board members might have.

[5219] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, Dr. Rich. Student board member Torres, any questions or comments for Dr. Rich?

[5224] Diego Torres: Well, I mean, I was at many of these events, and it is what the video shows. It's really fun, and it's really active campus that we have on, that we have at Newark Memorial. And that video, it was me, yes. Highlighting Puente, the Puente poster, it was really nice. Thank you, MCA.

[5243] Kat Jones: Yes.

[5246] SPEAKER_37: Member Hill.

[5247] Aiden Hill: Thank you, Dr. Rich, for the great presentation. Sure thing. Thank you.

[5251] Phuong Nguyen: Member Grindel.

[5253] Terrence Grindall: Thank you for the great presentation. Is the video available on YouTube? Is there a way for the community to share in that too? Because I thought it was wonderful.

[5262] SPEAKER_22: We do have a link, and Lucia has it. So we can work with Lucia to get that published. Thank you. Sure.

[5268] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, Dr. Rich. And it's wonderful to see the communication coming out of the high school this year and also all the positive things that you guys are working on. Yes, there are occasions where there is conflict and everything like that. And I think that's something that is not new to any of us who have gone through high school, right? But the mere fact that you're actively involved in student life, I really want to appreciate that. I've seen you at so many of the games also participating and also have a daily connection with the students. I feel that's really strong. And I want to thank you for that. So thank you.

[5308] SPEAKER_22: Well, sure, Damian. Thank you.

[5317] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you. On to the next item, 7.3, promotores de salud, recognition.

[5326] Mark Triplett: Thank you, President Nguyen. So we are really delighted. You're going to notice this evening a theme around family engagement and support. And later, we have our parent partners that are going to be presenting around the amazing work that they do and the resources for our families. But first, we wanted to acknowledge an incredible partner that we have. that is the Promotoras de Salud. This is a group that has done amazing things and I'm just going to read a little bit of the background here. So on October 27, 2022, the City of Newark proclaimed October 2022 as Promotoras Month due to its valuable work with the community and playing an invaluable role in making the City of Newark a more welcoming place to live. Promotoras de Salud is a community group of Spanish-speaking members of our community who are trained to be advocates and to identify solutions needed within our community. In addition, Promotoras de Salud was also recognized by Supervisor Richard Valle that same night. So tonight, we want to also honor them in this special month and recognize the partnership that NUSD has with the Promotoras and all of the hard work that they have done to support our NUSD families and students. So please join me in giving them a round of applause. And if you could just stand up, that would be great. So I'm also going to say a little bit in Spanish, and then maybe we can have the group come up. That would be great. So maybe Eda, Veronica, and Adriana, if you could come up to the mic. So quiero decir algunas cosas en español también. Nosotros estamos tan agradecido por el, ¿cómo se dice? Partnership. La colaboracion entre Newark Unified y las promotoras. Y ustedes estan dando muchisimo a la comunidad, a nuestras familias. Y nosotros estamos siempre muy agradecido. Pues tenemos algunas flores aqui para ustedes. So, muchas gracias. Thank you.

[5508] SPEAKER_18: board members here today, community present, but especially to our wonderful group of promotores who are here supporting us. This really took us by surprise and we're very honored to be here and to receive this. It's an honor for our team but mainly for all our promotoras present here. I think it's a teamwork, it's a community, it's labor, it's, you know, it's labor in our community, but it means so much to us. They represent, we represent the community, and the partnership we have with the school district, I think it's, obviously, we're seeing so many leaders now that are stepping up to, you know, be part of that community. Thank you again, and I want to see if my friend, my co-workers also want to say something, but it is an honor. Thank you.

[5567] SPEAKER_03: I'm going to say in Spanish. Muchas gracias a todas y a todos los promotores que hacen cambio en la comunidad. Gracias por su trabajo. Enorme valor. Enorme aplauso para ustedes y a continuar trabajando por esta ciudad.

[5585] SPEAKER_30: And I just want to say this is for all of you, the promotoras, and everyone here present, because it really takes a community work to get the community better and to thrive a community. Thank you very much for all the support since 2015. And finally, we're giving some results to the community. It's a lot of work. It's still ahead. But in collaboration with all of you and all the agencies, nonprofits around the community, everything is possible.

[5613] SPEAKER_29: Thank you very much and this is for all of you. Thank you.

[5641] Phuong Nguyen: Student, Board Member Torres, do you have any comments for our Poma Torres?

[5645] Diego Torres: I just want to say thank you for all the hard work you're doing, and I'd love to learn more about this program. Thank you.

[5651] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you. Member Hill?

[5653] Aiden Hill: Thank you for all your hard work, and thank you for coming to represent.

[5658] Phuong Nguyen: Member Grindel?

[5660] Terrence Grindall: Likewise, thank you for the very important work you're doing in our community. It's like you say, it's just beginning. The work is continuing and we're all rooting for you. We all want to help you. So thank you. Muchas gracias.

[5676] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you. Promotor is all of all of you have been working diligently and very hard in our community and also partnering with the school district. And we're very grateful for that. And also the city of Newark. So thank you. Thank you so much for all the wonderful work that you're doing, bridging our community. Thank you. Okay, great. On to item 8.1, employee organizations. No comments from our employee organizations tonight. So on to 9.1, public comment on non-agenda items. We do have several speakers. Our first is Ms. Paula Clevenger. Welcome.

[5732] SPEAKER_21: There's a reason for that. My name is Paula Clevenger, and I've been a teacher in Newark for the last 23 years, and I have come to many board meetings, and I've spoken several times. I wanted to start by saying thank you to Dr. Triplett, Mr. Dolowich, and Ms. Ingham-Watters for coming to talk to the sixth grade teachers today. We do appreciate it when the district reaches out to help us. And sometimes it comes, sometimes it doesn't. And the sixth grade teachers are the ones that have to ask for help. In sixth grade, we have one phrase that we like to say a lot. We don't know what we don't know. Very few of the sixth grade teachers have taught in the middle school before. Just switching from trimesters to semesters was a difficult switch. Many of the things we need at NJHS require more than a teacher to solve. The district leadership needs to step in and solve some of the problems. One of the problems is getting teachers to work in Newark Unified. The schools or the students at NJHS need teachers in the following positions. We need a sixth grade RSP teacher. We need several sixth grade ELD teachers. We have a seventh, eighth grade ELA class without a teacher and we are down one counselor. The sixth grade teachers have received very little support since the beginning of the year and want to be very clear that it isn't Mrs. Piawski. Ms. Kim, Ms. Avalos, heck, it's not Mrs. Penny or Ms. Patricia's fault, and it certainly isn't the wonderful ladies in the office. All those women at NJHS have been working to change the system that is broken, the system that has been broken for longer than a year, but every year it gets worse. Most, if not all, the Newark teachers have taken up the slack when our classrooms go without, but there is just so much that we can do. We can't make teachers want to come and work in Newark. This year it's been worse with seven for one position I listed above. I hope that our meeting today will bring relief to teachers who are exhausted. Teachers should not have to sub for a position that the district couldn't fill and that's just what we're doing. Some of the sixth grade teachers have subbed 22 times during this year and we have we only are in week 13 of the school year. The reason I put that on there is our NTA mug said, I'm an educator, what's your superpower? The truth is that Newark teachers are not made of steel. The teachers of NJHS need some relief in the form of an RSP teacher, ELD teachers, a seventh, eighth grade ELD teacher. Thank you very much.

[5896] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, Ms. Clevenger. Our next speaker is Babette Babich. Oh, Babic, sorry.

[5906] SPEAKER_37: Thank you.

[5907] SPEAKER_05: Good evening. My purpose here tonight is to speak to the school board and more importantly to the Newark community. I'm a teacher in NUSD and like my colleagues who have spoken at the previous two school board meetings, I am disappointed to say the least with my district's leadership or really lack of leadership. Did you know that this year our schools were cut to the bare bones and yet the district office grew? At the sites we lost our intervention teachers and we have long-term subs teaching SDC and AP classes. This means that people that work directly with the students found that their positions no longer existed and have been replaced with non-qualified staff. It's no wonder so many students and families are choosing to go to surrounding districts that will make them a priority. But at the district office, assistants were hired and new positions were created. Why is our district office so inefficient that they are constantly hiring more staff? Did you know that our superintendent makes $45.80 per student compared to Fremont's superintendent who makes just $9.12 per student? Our CBO makes $42.44 per student compared to Fremont's who makes $4.35. Our HR director makes $33.47 per student compared to Fremont's who makes $5.62 per student. And the district's executive cabinet salaries are increasing by 2% each year. After hearing how well paid our superintendent CBO and HR Director are, it's quite obvious that they enjoy a competitive salary, but why doesn't that same ideology apply to the teachers? Clearly, it doesn't, as the teachers in Newark are the lowest paid teachers compared to our seven surrounding school districts. This would account for the hemorrhaging of teachers to the surrounding districts. They can do the same job with better working conditions and infinitely better pay. And by the way, it's not a teaching shortage when teachers are leaving to work in other districts. NUSD is currently a district who is not putting teachers first. And when you don't put teachers first, you don't put students first. I hope the school board and the newer community who are listening will support NTA as we negotiate for a reasonable and competitive salary, along with a benefit stipend. It's time for our district to invest in their teachers and students. Our district office can exist with fewer employees and assistants, but our district cannot exist without their teachers and students. Thank you.

[6091] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you. Our next speaker, our next speaker is Ms. Akela. Thank you.

[6098] SPEAKER_28: Hi. To preface, I don't really have time to be speaking here tonight. I have papers to grade and report cards to finish in preparation for parent conferences, but I am here. So I would like to begin by breaking down our current level of compensation. Teacher compensation in Newark for a teacher with 12 or more years of experience, a bachelor's degree, a teaching credential, and often a master's degree will make a salary of around $90,000 per year. $90,000 divided by 186 days is $483 per day. Our contact hours with children is six and a half hours per day, and we are often expected to teach up to 31 students in our classroom, so the hourly rate of teaching per child is $2.40. The standard babysitter rate in Newark currently per hour is $23.50. New Haven teachers make 30% more than Newark teachers do. For a teacher with 12 years experience, that is a compensation difference of $90,000 over a span of five years. A Newark teacher essentially loses $90,000 over five years by staying loyal to this district and not leaving to New Haven. The teacher is one of the most integral parts of a child's development. We do not simply teach reading and writing and math. We are the ones who they trust to take care of them. We are the ones their parents trust to educate them. We are the ones who stay up nights worrying about them and put in tremendous hours trying to figure out how to meet the needs of all of our students every day. We are there when they need a hug. We are there when they are sick. We are there when they are sad. We are the ones that worry if they do not have friends or are not able to manage emotions, which is becoming more commonplace every year. We are also the ones who tirelessly work to make distance learning a reality. We had to completely recreate the way we taught. We put in extra hours and went through extra training to move from an in-class structure to a remote learning experience back to an in-class structure with, frankly, substandard communication from the district. If there are any successes from the last year, they belong to the teachers. Where will the money come from? Let's reduce the salaries at the district by 30% to match what the Newark teachers are giving up by not moving to New Haven. If for some reason you don't like that idea, we can also forego the marketing campaign and the new pool. That should save a couple million dollars. We can also eliminate spending for all the consultants, which total over $1 million. Our reserve also has 10% more than is required. If nothing else, hear this. There is not one person in the entire district office who is more vital to a child's education than their classroom teacher. We deserve to be paid for our services as professionals. Thank you.

[6283] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, Ms. Almada. Our next speaker is Ms. Nancy Thomas.

[6292] Carina Plancarte: Welcome.

[6296] Nancy Thomas: Good evening, President Nguyen, school board, Dr. Triplett, staff. A critical role of the board is overseeing the development and adoption of its bylaws and policies. These written documents convey the board's expectations for actions. They clarify roles and responsibilities of the board and the superintendent, and they communicate board philosophy and positions to the students, staff, parents, and the community. The board president and the superintendent recently made changes in how these important documents are agendized and updated, changes that I believe should have been discussed with the entire board. One of the most blatant is placing policies on the consent agenda. Another is the discontinuance of markup drafts showing changes from previous policies or regulations. Your board bylaw 9310 specifies your policy development process, including number one, the board and or the superintendent shall identify the need for a new policy or revision. When I was a board member, I had access to the CSBA policy area that recommends updates. You should also. The superintendent shall gather data and other useful information to fully inform the board about the policy revision. How can you be fully informed if his suggested policy or regulation is on consent, especially when changes from previous versions are not marked or described? The board may hold discussion during a public board meeting to gain an understanding and provide initial direction to the superintendent. How does that happen under consent? The board or superintendent may request that legal counsel review the draft policy as appropriate. Again, requests and comments are not expected on items under consent. A draft policy for first reading shall be presented at a public meeting. This implies a first reading under new business and a second reading under old business. That's how it was done in the past. Many of these policies are dense or contain extensive changes. You should not need to examine the draft line by line against the original. The markup drafts provided in the past show deviations from the CSBA recommended language. Again, you should be able to easily identify changes or deviations from CSBA recommendations. So please, study your bylaws, know your responsibilities, provide direction to the superintendent. Thank you. Thank you, Ms.

[6469] SPEAKER_37: Thomas.

[6477] Phuong Nguyen: Okay, on to public comments on agenda items. Are there any? No. Okay, with that, we will move on to consent agenda personnel items. Are there any items that our board members would like to pull? Okay, with that, may I get a motion to approve items on the consent agenda for personnel items?

[6505] Terrence Grindall: I'll move approval of the consent agenda for non-personal items.

[6510] Phuong Nguyen: May I get a second, please? I second. Thank you. Student board member does not vote on personal items. Board members, please vote on board docs.

[6519] SPEAKER_37: Thank you.

[6533] SPEAKER_03: Three yeas.

[6534] SPEAKER_37: Thank you.

[6535] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, Ms. Gutierrez. On to Agenda Item 12, Consent Agenda Non-Personnel Items. Are there any items on the consent agenda that our board members would like to pull? With that, may I get a motion to approve the consent agenda items 12.2 to 12.12?

[6562] Terrence Grindall: I'll move approval of the consent agenda for non-personnel items.

[6567] Phuong Nguyen: May I get a second, please? I'll second that. Thank you. Motion made by member Grindel, seconded by member Torres. Please vote on board docs. Student board member, how do you vote?

[6580] SPEAKER_37: Yes. Thank you.

[6602] Phuong Nguyen: Three yeas. Thank you, Ms. Gutierrez. On to item 13.1, superintendent report. Dr. Triplett.

[6610] Mark Triplett: Thank you, President Nguyen. All right, so this is the superintendent report for today. Oh, it says October 6. We're not in October 6 anymore, but this is the right report. So, first wanted to just give an update on some of the things that have been happening and that are scheduled to happen. Number one, Halloween and Dia de los Muertos were both two wonderful events that we really enjoyed here in Newark Unified. You can see on both sides of the flyer that students who dressed up, lots of great parades and ceremonies at all of our schools. as well as Día de los Muertos activities at the memorial in the cafeteria on Friday the 28th. So it's been a really fun time. We also had a lot of staff who were dressing up as some really fun costumes. Wanted to give a shout out and a lot of excitement for our first science camp of the year, Coyote Hills Elementary. I believe they might be returning today or maybe they returned yesterday. They went on a trip to Pescadero and the point there. You see here students discovering a banana slug for the first time. So I understand they had a really great time. One student told the principal when it was time to go, I think I should just stay here. I think I'm learning a lot better here. Maybe I should just stay. So I think they had a really nice time. It rained and it didn't slow them down at all. I wanted to give an update on the STAR Academy at Memorial. So we saw a little bit about it earlier in the video. This is a picture on the left side. That lift is because they have been installing the AV system. They're going to have a new AV system in the lab for students and teachers to utilize. And so that's been happening this week. In addition, some of the new equipment that has been purchased for the students in the robotics and computer science classes. So this is a particular robot that students have started to work with and you can see on the computer screen there to the right. It involves learning how to code the robot. So a lot of really cool stuff happening in the STAR Academy, and we're really looking forward to the inauguration of the academy later this year. Or inauguration of the lab, sorry. Wanted to let the board and public know we had our fall assessment window for the elementary and sixth grade. This was October 11th through November 1st, so that just concluded. And next we have teacher, if you can go to the next slide please. We have professional development coming up next week where teachers are going to have a chance to really dive into the data from the first assessment and collaboratively work with each other to really think about what the data is telling them about the needs of their students moving forward for the rest of the year. Next slide. We also have our elementary school parent teacher conferences coming up the 10th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th. So that'll be right before the Thanksgiving break. We have some vaccination clinics. They've been going, we've had vaccination clinics going on pretty much ongoing, but this is now we've, we have another one coming. It's both flu and COVID-19 vaccination clinic, November 15th at Coyote Hills Elementary. I think there's already a lot of staff and families that have expressed interest. This is open to the public, so anybody can come to this and really want to encourage everybody to get vaccinated this year. And then I've mentioned this before, but a little update on our More Than a Meal campaign. So this is a campaign to try to get all of our families to submit applications for the More Than a Meal program. This allows for the district to receive potentially significant amounts of additional funding, including upwards to a couple hundred thousand dollars a year. But what we really need is that everybody submits the application in order for us to reach our target. It also can be a real benefit to families and students in other ways, including possibly benefits around fees for rec department, for different tests for college, et cetera. You can see all of the different possible things up there on the flyer. So the state has extended the deadline to November 18th. We have received, I believe it's around 1,700 applications, but we have about 3,000. Is that right, Ms. Delacruz? We've received 3,000, and we need about 1,700 more to hit our target. Thank you. So we really want to encourage everyone to submit the application, even if they think that for some reason it doesn't apply to them. This is for much more than a meal in terms of funding for our schools. And lastly, about the More Than a Meal campaign. So we will be sending out additional mailers next week, I believe. Is that right, Ms. Delacruz?

[6970] Marie dela Cruz: The letters went out today, I believe. And then we will be following up with phone calls next week.

[6976] Mark Triplett: Perfect. Thank you. All right. And that is for this evening, the report.

[6981] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, Dr. Triplett. On to item 14, staff report. Item 14.1, parent engagement. Dr. Triplett.

[6992] Mark Triplett: Thank you very much. So really excited. Like I said earlier, a theme this evening is all of the supports and engagements with our families. And we have a wonderful couple of folks here tonight, part of the parent partner team that is going to share about some of the engagements and workshops and opportunities we provide for our families. But first, Ms. Pierce, are you going to do a little introduction?

[7017] Nicole Pierce-Davis: Yeah, if you don't mind, this came as a question from member Zhang. So we are following up with parent workshops. We have the lovely Ashley Acosta coming up. And I believe you are going to introduce your parent partners who are here with you as well.

[7031] SPEAKER_33: Good evening, and thank you. I'd like to start off by saying good evening board, executive cabinet, our community members, families, students, and staff. It's a pleasure to be able to be here with you this evening and share some of the wonderful things that Parent Partners have been doing and been very busy the last couple of months. I'd like to start off by introducing my wonderful team. So we have Diana Ferreres here, if you'd like to stand. She's been a Parent Partner with Newark for a little bit over five years and has been able to support our families and students by connecting them to resources within our community. Unfortunately, our other parent partner, Maria Prez, was here with us earlier, but she had to step out to pick up her child. But she also has been with us for five years, supporting in the parent partner role of connecting our families to resources within the community. During the pandemic, we had a response to one of the biggest needs in our community, and that was access to healthy, nutritious food. So we started a wonderful food drive with our partner of Tri-City Volunteers, and we have twice a month on every first and third Wednesday at Schilling Elementary School, from about 11 a.m. to 12, we hand out 150 boxes of food. Remember our parent-partner team is small but we're mighty and we get to interact with our community and provide them with nutritious meals and give them access to some of our community partners, for example, Bay Area Community Health comes out in tables for families to get resources and information about CalFresh, Cal, Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, and also their mobile clinics that we have on site. As you can see here, another big community partner, like I mentioned, is Bay Area Community Health. They deploy two units on a weekly basis to Schilling Elementary School to provide all of our students and community members access to immunizations, physicals, wellness checks, and even vaccinations that are needed for students to be able to enroll in school with Harris at Newark Unified School District. As you see here, there's a list of all of our community partners, and there are many more that aren't mentioned here, but that we partner with on a daily basis. So when we're working with families and they may have a need or may need some support, we're able to rely and partner with our community partners to be able to serve them and meet families where they're at. Just to highlight a few that are on here, we have Fremont Family Resource Center, which is located in Fremont, but provides a lot of services to our family in the Tri-City areas. We have Bay Area Legal Aid that provides all our families that need any legal assistance. If it's coming from an immigration, tax services, or whatever that may be, we're able to refer them out for services. We have EBAC, which is East Bay Agency for Children. We partner with all of our campuses here in Newark to provide mental health services to our students and counseling to our families that have Medi-Cal. But they also provide community partner workshops and opportunities for families to participate in grief counseling services or grief circles that are available in the community. NUSD adult and career education, which is located here at our Bridgepoint campus, is able to provide us with a wide variety of classes for our community to be able to access. For example, English as a second language, our ESL classes are on Tuesdays and Thursday mornings. We have our high school diploma program for our families that want to return and obtain their high school diploma, or for students that weren't able to finish at the high school able to finish it there with us. We offer afternoon and evening classes to be able to work around family schedules and other commitments that they may have. We also offer a GED program, which is afternoon classes and is offered for our students and families that may not want to take the high school track but still want to be able to obtain that GED diploma. One of the big questions and why we're here presenting this evening is we're looking at parent workshops. Yesterday, we had our first in-parent workshop for NUSD at Bridgepoint with our partner agency of Terrosio Vasquez and Lourdes Ochoa. And she was able to really work with families on coping with stress and some strategies that they can use when you're working with your families or working with your students at home. We have our Father's Cafe that will be coming back for the second year starting in January, where fathers will have the opportunity to meet and collaborate with other parents in our community to be able to obtain resources and support their kids at home. We're going to be having CABE, which is our California Association for Bilingual Education Project to Inspire. So as we stated in the LCAP, we were going to be providing some parent workshops. This is one of the parent workshops that we will be providing. So as we're processing that, it's a 12-week session. It's 12 sessions, so 12 weeks. And it's in person for two hours. So they're going to meet here in our board library, or actually our board training room, in the evenings. And I believe it's going to be Wednesday evenings, starting in January. We also have our Parent Teacher Association, School Smarts. So we've partnered with them for 10 sessions in person for one and a half hours for families to really receive the tools that they need in their toolbox to be able to access their child's education. For example, giving them tools to be able to effectively communicate with their teacher. How do they get in contact with their child's teacher? Who do they contact? Who do they contact in the main office if they'd like to schedule an appointment with the principal or maybe even their student's teacher? How do they check their students' grades online? Their attendance? All those important things they're going to be learning with our School Smarts program. We also have, for the second year, we'll be offering PK, our Parent Institute for Quality Education. So last May, we graduated 28 families from the PK program. So we're going to be offering it again this year. And that's really another opportunity that will be held in English for our families to be able to navigate the educational system a little bit better. Now, as a district head of my small mighty team that we have, we can't hold everything. So we rely a lot on our community partners to be able to provide support for our families for many other workshops. So we have been referring families out for the six week positive parenting classes for dads through the fatherhood initiative with Alameda County and First Five. We've also referred families to one day sessions just so that they can be able to access the resources and services that they need to better support their household. Another example we have on here is the Navigating Family Court for Fathers. So when we have fathers that come with us with questions, we will refer them to these wonderful workshops. SOAP, our special education department, also offers a wide variety of parent workshops for our families to be able to attend. Mission Valley SELPA focuses on special education. On September 12th, they had their IEP 101 workshop, and they say also getting the right support, understanding the differences between modifications and accommodations will be on November 14th. In January, they'll be focusing on transitions. And March 20th, they'll be looking at eligibility goals and services. And then on April 17, we're going to be looking at the ACC and evidence-based practices to support students with learning disabilities. So any family that has a student with an IEP is able to access our SELPA workshops and be able to obtain more information on how they can better support their student. When we're looking at other opportunities for Newark Unified School District families, we have some wonderful leadership opportunities. For example, we have our LCAP, our Parent Advisory Committee, and PAC. We have our school site council, so parents are able to participate and have a voice at the site level. We have our English Language Advisory Committee, so our ELACs that are site-based. We have our DELACs that is district-based. We have our Community Advisory Committee for SELPA. We have our parent-teacher organizations or associations. We have parent-teacher student associations at the junior high and the high school. We have parent-teacher clubs at every elementary site. Schilling has parents and Schilling staff. The high school, Newark Memorial High School has athletic boosters club. They have Padres Unidos Hispanos, so the PUH. And we have Newark Memorial High School music boosters and much more. These are all opportunities where families can get involved in a leadership role to make an impact on their community. So more opportunities for parents to get involved. As Dr. Triplett shared earlier, Parent Conferences is coming up. And Parent Conferences is a great opportunity for parents to be able to interact with their students' teachers and get an update about how things are going and how they can continue to support their child at home. So as we continue that partnership, they're going to be coming up from November 10th through 17th. Many sites offer coffee with the principal once a month. It's usually the first Wednesday or Friday for most elementary school sites. And we also have coffee with the director of special education. Some of our special events that we've had for parent engagement, we're looking at holiday celebrations. As we know, we just had a big event around Dia de los Muertos, and a lot of sites had trunk retreats or fall carnivals. So we'll be continuing that into the holiday season. We have our performing art shows, and many sites are hosting science nights. So many people may be asking the question of, how do we recruit families for these wonderful opportunities of workshops that we're providing within the community? We are active partners with what we call the Coordination of Services Team, which is our COST. Each site here in Newark Unified has a COST team that meets regularly. So if it's a secondary site, they meet weekly. If it's an elementary site, they meet biweekly or once a month to be able to service all students' needs and supports. During the cost process, parent partners receive referrals of families that they may be requesting more information about parent workshops or opportunities that they can participate in so that we're able to individually reach out and recruit families for these wonderful opportunities. Another way, we also share our flyers via school-based platforms, for example. So we have at Coyote Hills, we have Blooms. Other sites have ClassDojo. Another communication platform I can't think of that BGP uses. But that we share out for families to be able to receive this information and participate in these wonderful events. So with that, that's a conclusion of my presentation. As you can see here in the wonderful diagram in front of you, it takes a community, and a community consists of families and caregivers, schools, the classroom, and all of us together to be able to successfully support each and every one of our students. So thank you, and I will open it up if the board has any questions or comments I'd like to address.

[7730] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, Miss Acosta. Student board member Torres, do you have any comments or questions? No, none at this time. Member Hill.

[7739] Aiden Hill: Thank you, Miss Acosta. And yeah, it's amazing all the resources that you've pulled together. So thank you.

[7746] Phuong Nguyen: Member Grindel.

[7749] Terrence Grindall: Miss Acosta, thank you so much for this very informative presentation. It is just a network of programs that are out there and it's fantastic that we've you figured out a way for for our district to be the hub of those services and and working with those so just appreciate the work you're doing and thank you for the excellent presentation. Thank you.

[7770] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you. Thank you Miss Alcosta and thank you to your team members for all the hard work that you guys do. I know last year you guys gave us a presentation towards the end of the year and I how much you've increased your resources over the years and also how many referrals have increased since the start of the program several years back. And so with that, I was just wondering how many referrals have you gotten so far since the beginning of the school year?

[7799] SPEAKER_33: That's a great question. So I just submitted our county report and all of our sites, including secondary, we're a little bit over 300 cost referrals. And I will come back and share in the spring that wonderful data where we can look at over the years data worth of cost referrals and risk assessments as well.

[7818] Phuong Nguyen: Great. Thank you so much. We really do appreciate all that information. Thank you. Thank you for the hard work that you guys all do.

[7825] SPEAKER_33: Thank you. Have a good evening.

[7840] Phuong Nguyen: On to item 14.2, introduction to induction. Thank you. Dr. Triffitt.

[7847] Mark Triplett: Thank you, President Nguyen. And thank you again to Parent Partners and Ms. Acosta for that really amazing presentation and all the work that goes into supporting our families. So this next item is really about how we support our new teachers and through the induction program. And so we have two fantastic folks here, Ms. Leonor Rebosura and Manju Goyal. who are going to present on the program and talk a little bit about how it's structured. But I think first, Ms. Pierce wants to say something.

[7880] Nicole Pierce-Davis: Just something short, I promise. The last presentation was really about how we provide our community support. And this is also about how we do that within our community. And I'm hoping that you see this sort of theme here, that when we think about education, we really are thinking about the whole family, the whole community, and the whole child. So with that being said, Leonore, take it away. Thank you.

[7902] Leonor Rebosura: Good evening, President Nguyen, Superintendent Chiplett, board members, and executive cabinet, and the greater Newark community out there. With me tonight is Amanda Goyal. She is one of the two lead mentors of this program, and she's also an elementary science resource teacher. Tonight, our staff report will define the goals of teacher induction, describe how the design of this program provides individualized support to candidates' professional growth goals, and explain the roles and responsibilities of mentors and administrators. I designed the Newark Teacher Induction Program to address the Commission on Teacher Credentialing Induction and Common, sorry, Induction Program and Common Standards. It was accredited in 2019. This mentor-based, job-embedded program is completed in two years. Successful completion earns a candidate a recommendation for a clear credential. This chart details the experience of a new hire to Newark Unified. Included in the human resources packet of prospective new hires is a credential information form. Upon successful completion of the hiring process, this is forwarded to the teacher induction office, and upon verification of eligibility, a mentor is selected within 30 days. The candidate then attends a new hire orientation hosted by the Human Resources Department, an individual intake with induction program leadership, and an orientation to induction session.

[8007] SPEAKER_01: And one of the first activities in induction is self-assessment by the teachers based on the California Standards for Teaching Profession. And this self-assessment serves as a basis for identifying professional goals for the whole school year. So when the candidates set up their professional growth goals, they not only look at the California Standards for Teaching Profession, which is CSTP, they also look at evaluation goals, district priorities, new work, graduate profile, what are the school site priorities and goals, and of course, the community values. And based on this professional growth goal, a one-ring statement is crafted. The one-ring statement is the focus of the ILP, which is the Individual Learning Plan. The individual learning plan is the main activity in teacher induction. It is an action research on an area of candidate's teaching that they would like to work on, they would like to learn more about, improve, or further develop. Candidate works on their ILP from September to the time it is reviewed in April. So it's a long process. But this whole process is not used for evaluation purposes. It's only for the growth of the candidates. There are five things, five requirements for each teacher to complete this whole induction program successfully. The first one is they have to engage in the ILP process, submit their formal review by April 28, and then reviewers review it, and then if it's marked met, by June. The second requirement is they have to meet with the mentor for one hour each week, 60 minutes each week. Complete the program effectiveness survey and candidate feedback so that we keep on improving our program. That happens for surveys throughout the year. And the next requirement is meet with the induction team for intake at the beginning of the school year and then mid-year. And the last one is the celebration attending colloquium in May with the mentor and the principal.

[8152] Leonor Rebosura: And that would actually want to let you know that we're also inviting all of you to the colloquium on May 10. So please put it on your calendar because it is a celebration. We hope to be in person finally after two years. So the mentor roles and responsibilities is explicitly defined in the induction program standards. A mentor is selected within 30 days of determining a candidate's eligibility. Mentors are selected based on affinity, same grade, same school, or same subject. If this is not possible, program leadership considers a mentor's experience and ability to guide and support the candidate. We work very closely with the school site administrators to make that determination as well. So all mentors must submit an application which includes a profile and two letters of recommendation. Their mentoring skills is developed through differentiated activities. On their first year, they must attend new mentor foundations. It's a three-day workshop that we've modified through the years, depending on if you were in person or virtual. And it's based on the work of Bruce Wellman and Laura Lipton Mentoring Mentors. In years two to five, they attend three mentor workshops per year. And in this year, we're piloting a book club for mentors who've been with us and who've been active for more than six years.

[8237] SPEAKER_01: And with the introduction of the 2016 induction program standards, now the school admins also have an important role in this process. Triad meetings means the candidate, mentor, and the principals, they meet three times a year because we are serving, we are supporting the same teacher. So during these triad meetings, the purpose is to support through the development and progress of their individual learning plan. But again, these meetings are non-human resource events, and the information gained is only considered for, not considered for evaluation, it is only to support the teachers. And this one, this program has actually evolved over time. Long time ago when I did, I was part of the Hayward Unified School District and I did work with Leonore because she was supporting other districts too. And that time the program was called BITSA, which is Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment. And then it was called BitSci Induction, and now it's called Teacher Induction Program. But throughout this whole process, the purpose is just to support the teachers, finding different ways to support and support the teachers. So this data chart shows how many teachers are right now in this induction program. But I want to highlight the first column, where you will see that how many teachers were part of this induction program, and now they are supporting other teachers as mentors, which is wonderful. So it's just kind of like it comes full circle. So they were part of the induction program, and now they are supporting other teachers.

[8331] Leonor Rebosura: In addition, we have one special ed candidate graduate, one of the first graduates, who now is the special ed director. So that was one of our, like, you first graduates and we're really proud of that. So Olivia Rangel was one of the graduates of the special ed program, one of the first graduates of a special ed program of this program. So with that, at this time we just want to let you know that we are preparing for the submission of step one of the individual learning plan, which is actually due tomorrow. This includes reflections of the intake meeting a self-assessment, a classroom observation by the mentor, and reflections from the triad meeting. It has been a good start for the 24 candidates and 18 mentors in the program. We're looking forward to reconvening an advisory council in December and meeting up with our teachers again in January. More information's in the teacher induction page of the Newark Unified, and thank you for giving us a chance to tell you about our work. Good evening.

[8397] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you so much. Any comments or questions by our student board member?

[8405] Diego Torres: As you guys know, I'm new to this whole school board thing. And learning about the induction program, it sounds really unique and cool. And I was reading your information. And I was like, wow, this is such a great program to support these teachers. And I feel like it is what we need at this district. So I'm glad that it's there and it's a resource for these new teachers. So thank you. And wonderful presentation. Thank you.

[8426] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, student board member Torres, member Hill.

[8430] Aiden Hill: Ms. Rivasura, Ms. Goyal, thank you for the presentation. Just a couple of questions so I make sure I understand. So the process is two years, correct? And then you talked about ILPs. So are those happening, are you having a new ILP each semester over the course of the two years, or is it once a year, or is it one for two years? How does that work?

[8456] Leonor Rebosura: Generally it's one ILP per year because the focus of the student teachers usually change like when they're on their first year will probably be different from the second year but they also have the option to do two action researches within a year so within that ILP it's their space for them to actually engage in two action researches if they choose to. Okay. But there's only one document for the year.

[8480] Aiden Hill: Per year. Yeah. Okay and then the mentors So are these existing teachers, current teachers, that are then spending a portion of their time acting in a mentor capacity? Or are they actually teachers that are pulled out and serve as a mentor for a certain period of time, like full-time, and then they have a whole caseload?

[8502] Leonor Rebosura: No. They're all full-time classroom teachers, and they receive a stipend for doing the work. We do have a few retired teachers who support us now. I think we have two retired teachers who also support.

[8516] Aiden Hill: OK, great. And then all the mentors are coming from our district? Yes. Yes. OK. And they just out of curiosity, what's the stipend?

[8524] Leonor Rebosura: $1,600. $1,600.

[8525] Aiden Hill: OK, great. Thank you very much.

[8527] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, Member Hill. Member Grindel?

[8531] Terrence Grindall: I just wanted to thank you for a very informative and interesting presentation. Thank you so much.

[8538] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, Ms. Riobasora and Ms. Goyal for the presentation. And I just have one quick question. regards to the mentors have there been years where you guys have been short on mentors and how if you and if you are in that position how do you go about filling the mentorship?

[8557] Leonor Rebosura: That's actually very interesting story a short question because we almost did this year. We tried to get creative sometimes mentors want to support but they don't have full capacity so with this year we've actually tried to like we had a PE teacher couldn't find a PE mentor who could do all the work like the ILP process and going to the workshops and all the training. So we paired them up with someone who could go through the ILP process and then the other mentor would be the content mentor. So then we were able to provide him with the content support and the process support. So some, luckily in the 13 years we haven't had to say no we can't support you because we don't have a mentor. We really work with the principals, with the other mentors, the lead mentors and the candidates themselves and we've been fortunate that we haven't had to turn anybody away because we didn't have a mentor.

[8619] Phuong Nguyen: Great, that's really wonderful to hear and I do like the fact that you do find additional resources and that other teachers are willing to step up to help with the content versus not having to do the actual filling out of the ILPs. Okay. And then my last question is, are there, it's a one-to-one ratio, correct?

[8643] Leonor Rebosura: No, we have, if we've had a mentor support up to three, but that was a retired teacher, Generally, it's no more than two. And on a first and second year of a mentor, they cannot support more than one.

[8657] SPEAKER_37: OK, great.

[8658] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you so much. Member Hill.

[8661] Aiden Hill: Thank you. Sorry, just one last question. And the teachers don't have to pay for this, right? No. OK. No. Perfect.

[8668] Phuong Nguyen: OK, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And thank you for the wonderful presentation.

[8672] Leonor Rebosura: If they want to observe, we also support them and provide them with guest teachers so they can observe other teachers, because that's very important. Thank you for the wonderful work.

[8682] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you for all your questions. OK. On to item 14.3, district goals and objectives, 2022-23 measurable outcomes. Dr. Triplett.

[8699] Mark Triplett: Thank you, President Nguyen. And thank you to Ms. Rivasura and Ms. Goyal for the fantastic work that you all are doing with supporting our new teachers. Ms. Gutierrez could, oh thank you. So as the board, as the board knows, we have been in this process of identifying and solidifying goals and objectives for this year and last, at the last board meeting, the board approved the goals and objectives after a number of, a study, excuse me, study session as well as a number of input sessions. I did want to also just articulate that the goals and objectives and where they came from was really a process that started all the way back last year through the LCAP process and engagement with PAC. That is some of the places that we really worked through what were the priorities for this upcoming school year. And so that was part of the process to identify the goals and objectives. So now, we're coming back tonight just for a staff report, a chance for me to present our draft of measurable outcomes that align to the district goals and objectives. And so, Ms. Gutierrez, actually we can go pretty, okay, we'll try to go pretty quick through here. So as you recall, we have four goal areas, instructional excellence for equity, fiscal vitality, community engagement, communication, and exceptional learning facilities. And then within those goal areas, the board approved goals and objectives. And Ms. Gutierrez, if you could skim over the slides up to goal 14. So these are the goals that the board has been discussing and ultimately approved last board meeting. And so what we're doing tonight, again, want to review some draft measurable outcomes aligned to each one of these goal areas. We do have a lot of goals. And within some of the objectives, there are a number of different components. So I'm going to try to go as quickly as possible. And then would really love for board input. on these measurable outcomes. What we're trying to do is create outcomes that are smart, so specific, measurable, achievable, and I don't know how I'm blanking on the time pace, thank you, as well as equitable. Next slide, please. So within this first objective, the STEAM, We have, if you recall, we have four different areas. The STAR Academy, Environmental Literacy, Art Music Programming, and Math Progressions. And so all of these were part of our STEAM objective. And so you see the bulleted blue letters for each of these different areas. So within the STAR, Science, Technology, Aerospace, and Robotics Initiative, the three measurable outcomes that we've articulated, that we have by June, that the following things are complete. Number one, that we have the lab, the STAR lab renovations complete, and the lab being utilized for events, classes, and clubs on a weekly basis. Two, that Makerspace at every elementary school is utilized by each grade at least two times during the year. And three, that we graduate our first cohort at Memorial with a Master of Code certification. Within environmental literacy, the three measurable outcomes for the end of the year, one, that we have a fifth grade science camp held at every elementary school. We saw the one at Coyote Hills earlier. Two, that we have at least one environmental literacy field trip conducted at every school. And then three, that we are finalizing the NUSD green print that the board saw last year. And we're presenting the final green print to the board by the end of this year. Under art music programming, this is an area that we really are working to revitalize. and grow. And so the two outcomes for this year would be implement a music program at two pilot elementary schools. You probably know that in the past there has been only in elementary, there's been an elementary district wide music program, but not music programs specifically at individual schools. And so we want to pilot that. And then two, increase the 2023-24 student class requests for high school music. So this is a big thing over the course of a lot of turnover and a lot of challenges with the music department in years past. that there's been a decline in student interest in the high school music program. And so with the hiring of our new music teacher, Mr. Juan Castaneda, who has been doing amazing things this year to reinvigorate the music program, and you saw some video of him earlier. So our goal is to, through the work this year, to have more class requests for music for this upcoming school year. And then lastly, under math progressions, as we know, this is an area that we really want to continue to grow. And the two measurable outcomes, number one, complete our first year implementation of the academic flex program in the sixth grade. That's our math intervention program that we're starting this year. And then two, complete the first year implementation of our new blended courses in high school. You will recall that the board approved that new math progressions last year. And then lastly, that we take the time to develop a collaborative two-year plan for secondary math instruction. And that would be done in collaboration with our math teachers, math departments, as well as district math support. So those are, this is probably the most of our measurable outcomes on one slide, but I'll try to go a little bit quicker over the next ones. Ms. Gutierrez, could you go to the next? So within the area of social emotional learning, Two measurable outcomes we're articulating is one that we provide quarterly professional development sessions throughout the year focused on implementation of SEL curriculum. We've already had, I believe, two sessions so far, and so that's progressing well. And then, likewise, provide weekly coaching through observation and feedback for teachers as they implement the SEL curriculum. Next slide. Within the area of English language learners, this goal area, so we had three different areas here. The SEAL program that we continue to want to grow, the dual language immersion program, and then ELD instruction, and in particular designated and integrated ELD. So within SEAL, this year our goal is, our measurable outcome for the end of the year is to conclude 14 SEAL training modules for our SEAL cohort and 21 unit design sessions. So what that is, is the SEAL teachers having the opportunity to, number one, get training, and then number two, collaborate with each other to design lessons and then implement those lessons. Within dual language immersion, the measurable outcome is to conduct up to four family learning exchanges. That's opportunities for families to meet and engage in a learning exchange around the program, what they really like and what they want to see change. And then to prepare for the third grade implementation that will be happening next year. So that will include preparing staffing, resources, and materials. And then under ELD, English Language Development Instruction, to refine our model for integrated and designated ELD in our EL Master Plan in order to maximize the access we provide for English language learners. Within our goal of recruiting, developing, and retaining highly qualified educators, we have two measurable outcomes. One, the contract by the end of the year, that contract negotiations have concluded with our labor partners, that the contracts are certified by the county so that they're deemed to be financially feasible and then approved by the board. And then likewise, that we end the year with a multi-year balanced budget presented to the board. within professional growth. So the goal is this is a broad one. That is that in 2022-23, professional development plan for classified, certificated, and management is both developed and implemented. So this is, as I'm sure you know, professional development is complex. And so I'd be happy to present the current plan and then provide updates throughout the rest of the year around how it's being implemented, but it's more than can be provided on this one slide. Within the area of fiscal vitality, we have the goal, we have two goals, I believe. One is to maximize resources while ensuring a positive certification. And so measurable outcomes being, one, that our one-time fund expenditures for the 22-23 will be complete. In other words, we will have spended down all of our one-time dollars allocated for this year. And that two, that we will, Present a plan to the board for the use of our multi-year one-time funds And then within community engagement and communication the goal of the marketing campaign which we have discussed and And I know the board remembers that within the RFP that there is articulation of the different campaigns that we plan to conduct in partnership with our marketing consultant. So the measurable outcome for the end of the year is to conclude both the enrollment campaign as well as a robust staff recruitment campaign. And then the second objective within community engagement is around community engagement sessions. And so the end of year measurable outcome is to conduct eight community engagements by June, it's actually June 30th, focused on the goals and priority areas for the district. And those areas could include English language learning, safety, facilities, student engagement, as well as other topics. And then lastly, within the final goal area, I think we have two objectives. This first one is to hire a consultant through the RFP process. And so the end of year measurable outcome, number one, will be that the RFP process is conducted and that the consultant is hired. And then secondly, that a preliminary plan of options for use of surplus properties is presented to the board by the end of the year. Lastly, under capital projects, the measurable outcome for the year, one, that we conducted community-based engagements held at the comprehensive middle and high schools. This is something we've already started, focused on capital improvements. And that two, that we were able to present to the board our priority capital improvements for the board to decide whether or not to approve. All right, that was a lot. And sorry for the amount of content there. But this is an opportunity we'd love to hear from board members, just any input, so that then we can take these back and continue to revise and refine these measurable outcomes to return to the board at the next meeting.

[9434] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, Dr. Striplett. Any comments or questions from our student board member?

[9440] Diego Torres: With these goals, I was wondering the board would be updated maybe like every once a month about how these how it's going because I know that these are important goals and so I think and I would like to know like every once in a while how they're going and to see what measurable outcomes are actually being produced.

[9458] Mark Triplett: Yeah thank you member Torres. Yeah that would definitely be the plan. Probably not all of them every time but map them out so that calendar them out so that we can provide updates on each one of them over the course of over the course of time.

[9472] Diego Torres: OK, thank you. And also, I know we've been hearing a lot from the NTA members about the salary increase. And I know that's one of the goals. So I was wondering if that was going to be prioritized, since I feel like I've been hearing it a lot over and over again.

[9487] Mark Triplett: Yes, thank you. It is one of our top priorities. That's why we wanted to articulate it as a goal. OK, thank you. Yeah, thank you.

[9495] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, student board member Torres. Any comments? Member Hill? Yes, thank you.

[9502] Aiden Hill: So yes, so as I'd mentioned in prior meetings, I see a lot of actions that are listed in these goals, but I don't really see outcomes. So if we look at the first one, or the first area, Instructional Excellence for Equity, so the subtitle says, build and maintain a focus on college and career readiness grades TK through 12. So really, I think what we're looking for here is we're looking for outcomes that are manifested in the students primarily, but then also by extension, the teachers and support staff. And so in goal one, objective one, I see a lot of actions where we're doing things, but I don't see how that's manifesting itself in improvement in student outcomes. That's my comment there. And then same with staff development. Again, just because we do professional development, that doesn't mean that, I mean, I don't know what that outcome is going to be. And I think that we need to get pretty granular to say, OK, here's where our staff is in terms of key measures. Here's where our teachers are in terms of key measures. And here's where we want them to be. And here's the things that we're And then here's the goals that we're shooting for in terms of measurable improvement. So just holding PD sessions I don't think is really meaningful. In terms of English learners, I mean, this has, again, been a frustration that's gone back two years from when we first implemented the dual language immersion program. And I was asking for a plan. And I was asking for measurable milestones. And I was told, well, it's coming. It's coming. We can't measure it initially. Well, here we're two years in, and we still don't really have any measurements to say, OK, what are we expecting to see students do or to be able to achieve from being in this program? Let's see here. And again, when we talk about competitive salaries, it's vague. I mean, contract negotiation, just because we conclude it, doesn't mean it was viewed as successful. If we go into, again, more professional development, so very vague. If we go into the marketing plan, again, I'm really disappointed with this, where if we say that our goal is that we're trying to have not only engagement, but theoretically we're saying that we want to recruit and retain staff. So where are we right now? What recruitment objectives do we want to achieve? How many people do we want to recruit? If we have a certain issue with retention and a certain turnover, what's the current amount? And then what do we want to see change through these marketing campaigns? But we don't see that here. Yeah, and again, that's really sort of the basic comments is that I'm seeing actions, but I'm not seeing really outcomes, meaningful outcomes that are going to help our district grow and become great. So those are my comments. Thank you.

[9717] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, Member Hill. Member Grindel.

[9723] Terrence Grindall: The planned The plans of development for excess properties, sorry, I'm not on the right page, but excess properties, it indicates that options will be presented to the board. I guess I just want to understand a little better, or maybe you can clarify in future drafts, whether or not that really includes sort of direction that the board is giving, or is it just a presentation of, gosh, we could do all of these things? Is there is there is that is that measurable outcome to have a plan that actually that the board actually sets direction? Does that does my comment make sense? Thank you.

[9769] SPEAKER_43: Yes.

[9776] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, Member Grindel. So in terms of some of the. Measurables. I am in agreement with member Hill on the GLI. I would like to see, you know, I guess basically we know that we're our students are moving forward and going into the next level of the next grade and we're expanding the program. But we want to also know how well they're doing and if and if in turn really are the program has been successful. not just because we're continuing to expand the program, but are the kids really truly benefiting from the program itself? And then, let's see. In terms of, I know that the first one, instructional excellence for equity, build and maintain a focus on college and career readiness, TK-12 for the STEM, end of year measurables to the end of the year. I do think that those are pretty measurable. And I mean, maybe for the first, when the graduate of the first cohort, I mean, like, can you list how many students you think are going to be graduating with a certificate of code or how many students you would like to complete that course. But in terms of the maker space for every school utilized by each grade at least two times a year, I would figure that they would be using that space more frequently, more than two times a year. I was hopeful for that. During their science class, I guess a curriculum that they have more opportunities to be able to use that space. But yeah, I think there are measurable goals there in terms of environmental literacy and the arts and music program that you guys do want to pilot the two elementary schools, which I think is great. Do we know the two elementary schools?

[9931] Mark Triplett: Not at this time, no.

[9934] Phuong Nguyen: And then also, my daughter is in one of the high school blended math courses. So I will definitely have a good gauge in knowing how she will be doing by the end of this year. So for me, I would be interested in also knowing how many students are in the blended courses and then what their outcomes are for this year, just to get a good gauge. But those are my comments. Thank you.

[9969] Mark Triplett: Thank you very much for the input. So we'll take this back and continue to modify and revise and then bring it back to the board next time.

[9980] SPEAKER_37: Thank you.

[9987] Phuong Nguyen: OK, on to new business. Ratify collective bargaining agreement with California School Employee Association. Ms. Ingham-Watters or Ms.

[9998] Mark Triplett: Dr. Triplett? You know what's going over there, huh? I would like to say before Ms. Ingham-Watters presents, we're just really delighted to have reached an agreement. with our CSCA partners. They're so vital to our organization. And it was really productive, challenging, but productive conversations and bargaining. And we're just so pleased to be able to present and come to an agreement on a salary increase that is the highest increase that I believe CSCA has seen in over two decades. Ms. Ingham-Watters, did you want to add anything?

[10046] Phuong Nguyen: Okay, with that, may I get a motion to ratify item 15.1?

[10056] SPEAKER_37: Don't be shy.

[10057] Terrence Grindall: Can I make a comment first? Oh, yes. Just want to echo the superintendent's comments. It's wonderful that we're able to reach agreement on this on our very important staff with the CCA. The negotiations and discussions obviously went productively and were open and very, very excited to be able to bring forward a pay increase that values these employees that are critical to the education of our children and looking forward to a similar win-win situation with the NTA coming forward. We want to pay for our educators. We want to pay them properly so that they're rewarded for their efforts and that they and that they're retained in our district. So I'm excited to be able to look at a similar program in the future for NTA. Thank you.

[10123] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, Member Grindel. Any comments, Member Hill? Student Board member? No?

[10128] SPEAKER_37: Thank you.

[10129] Phuong Nguyen: I also echo the same sentiments as Member Grindel. That was a motion, by the way. Oh, you did?

[10135] Terrence Grindall: I didn't, but I meant it to be. It's a motion.

[10137] Phuong Nguyen: So motion made to ratify by Member Grindel. May I get a second? I'll second that. Thank you. Student board member Torres for the second. Please vote. Student board member, how do you vote? Yes. Thank you.

[10166] SPEAKER_03: Three yeas.

[10167] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, Ms. Gutierrez. OK, on to item 17.1 16.1 we don't have any pulled consent agenda items tonight so we're moving on to 17.1 board committee and assignments so this is just a discussion um we since we recently uh member Marquez has resigned so we wanted to make sure that we looked at the board committee assignments and um and note that there are going to be some changes Dr. Triplett?

[10207] Mark Triplett: Yes, thank you, President Nguyen. And feel free to jump in, Ms. Gutierrez. So this, we're bringing this forward just because there has been the vacancy on the board that's resulted in possibly some of the current alternates now moving into a committee position. And so we just wanted to bring it forth to the board just to highlight that and just make sure that everyone is aware. of their responsibilities. Did you want to add anything, Ms. Gutierrez?

[10237] SPEAKER_44: No, that's correct. I just want to point out the two changes are in the Teacher Induction Advisory Council Committee and the Audit Committee, and both have the alternate as the Teacher Induction is Member Hill, and the Audit Committee has Member Grindel.

[10255] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Gutierrez. For the rest of the year, if there are any teacher induction advisory council meetings, Member Hill will be attending. And if there are any audit committee meetings scheduled, Member Grindel will be replacing Ms. Marquez.

[10276] Mark Triplett: Correct. And just to clarify, once the new board members come on board, then the board will revisit all of the committees and make decisions about committee membership. And I think it was mentioned by Ms. Reposora, but the teacher induction program, because of COVID, they have not met. But I think that she is intending to hold a meeting soon and will be in contact with Ms. Member Hill.

[10303] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you. Thank you for the update. Are there any questions, comments from board members? Thank you. OK. On to item 18.1, Board of Education Recognition and Announcements. Student board member Torres.

[10319] Diego Torres: I would like to recognize the amazing counselors at the high school who have been helping us a lot with the grueling application process. For colleges, it is not a fun process. It is very long and awful. too many essays to write, but they have been there to help and support in all the ways that you can imagine. And they have been such great help. So I would like to recognize them.

[10341] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, student board member Torres. Member Hill?

[10346] Aiden Hill: Yes, thank you. Yeah, so I just want to, echoing from the prior agenda item, just want to recognize the CSCA membership and congratulate them on the agreement. and also recognize, you know, NTAs, they're going through the same process and hopefully we'll be reaching agreement with them shortly as well. Thank you.

[10369] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you, Member Hill.

[10370] Terrence Grindall: Member Grindell? Just want to compliment all of our staff and the hard work they're doing in these difficult times to overcome the learning loss that we experienced and just excited to see the programs that are going forward and just want to compliment all the staff and the executive cabinet for all the hard work you're doing.

[10402] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you so much, Member Grindel. I also want to echo the same sentiments as our student board member for our counselors at the high school. Thank you so much for all the hard work that you all do in preparing and then also assisting our students as they go through this, our seniors that go through this process of applying for colleges. It is daunting and a lot of work and a lot of times I would, I think some of our students and their families, our first time generation going to college. And for them to be able to navigate this on their own can be difficult. And so we really appreciate all the help and effort that you you provide them and their family and making it possible for them to achieve their goals to go to college. So thank you so much for that. And then thank you to all of our working teachers and our staff, our executive team at the district for everything that you guys do. This is our second year back in person and it still has been difficult. still new challenges and then and obviously we've also had turnover in staff and so it was great to hear about the induction program tonight and how new teachers are being mentored through through our district so that's wonderful and then lastly just wanted to congratulate CSCA on their collective bargaining agreement and their raises well deserved so thank you Thank you for all your hard work and contribution to the district. That's it. On to 18.2, Board of Education Committee reports. Are there any reports from ROP?

[10516] Terrence Grindall: The November meeting was canceled. So the December meeting is going to be packed with important business items. And the alternate may need to step into that meeting. So I just wanted to make the board end that meeting. On which date again? Sorry, December 8th.

[10535] SPEAKER_37: Okay.

[10540] Phuong Nguyen: And then for SELPA, Member Zhang's not here so there's no update. And then for EBIC also Member Marquez is not here and there hasn't been a meeting so no updates there. And the Audit Committee, Member Hill? No updates. And for the bond parcel committee, member Grindel? No updates. And there is no update on the liaison committee as well, since our last meeting got canceled. And on to 18.3, board of education requests. Student board member, do you have any requests at this time?

[10580] Diego Torres: That everyone just stay warm. It is freezing cold outside.

[10584] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you. I think we all agree on that, for sure. Member Hill?

[10591] Aiden Hill: No requests.

[10592] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you. Member Grindel?

[10597] Terrence Grindall: I'd like to second Member Torres's comments about the cold. So we do need more rain, but a warmer rain maybe? So nothing, nothing further.

[10610] Phuong Nguyen: Great, thank you. So I do have one request. I just really wanted to appreciate Dr. Triplett and staff for bringing the HR assessment to the board meeting or presented to the board meeting last time. And I hope that the superintendent will continue to assess other departments in the district. So my request is that I hope, my request is that the superintendent continue assessments, similar assessments like the HR assessment in other districts with him having the ability to prioritize those departments, identifying and prioritizing those departments. So hopefully I will get agreement on that.

[10660] Terrence Grindall: I agree.

[10664] Aiden Hill: I'd like to just modify that and say that, you know, I think that the superintendent should bring forth, you know, plan proposal for us to review. But obviously they can work out the details.

[10684] Phuong Nguyen: So. So my mind is dead.

[10690] SPEAKER_44: Just for clarity then, member Hill, without modifications, you're not agreeing to the request?

[10697] Aiden Hill: I'm saying if we were to include that modification, I would agree to the request.

[10701] SPEAKER_44: So currently as is, you do not?

[10702] Aiden Hill: Correct.

[10703] Phuong Nguyen: Okay. And then I will bring back my request later. Thank you. With that, on to item 19.1. Superintendent concluding comments, updates, and future agenda items.

[10722] Mark Triplett: Thank you, President Nguyen. First, I want to just appreciate that we are about to end before nine o'clock. This is fantastic. Want to appreciate our seniors, including board member Torres. This is a really stressful time, I know, for seniors applying to colleges. I know Member Torres is dealing with all of this and at the same time continuing to fulfill all his responsibilities on the board, in classes, on the ASB. So really appreciate you, Board Member Torres, and also all the seniors. And then also just want to acknowledge the incredible challenges right now that our teachers face with in-house subbing. It is really, really difficult. Even with all of us trying to do whatever we can to support it. It's it's still really really challenging for them so I just want to acknowledge that and and appreciate them and and recognize that It's it's really really difficult And that's it for tonight. Oh Sorry, I did have one more. I did want to make sure I know board member Torres last last time you requested the Wi-Fi update and we haven't forgotten And we hope to have an update for this upcoming board meeting.

[10804] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you Okay, also one one last announcement. I just wanted to You know really give I don't know what I'm saying. I just wanted to give a great shout out to all of our student athletes this winter quarter. They have done amazing, cross-country team. That includes our student board members, Torres, and also all of the teams, the girls cross-country team, the volleyball team, our football team, both JV, varsity, and who else am I forgetting? Oh, yes, and Water Polo. They all did tremendous this season competing. And not only that, but not only did they do well competing in their sports, but also kept their grades up in the classroom. So I just wanted to really give them a wonderful shout out for their hard work, too, and dedication to our schools. So with that said, meeting adjourned at 8.57. Oh, wait. I have to get a motion to approve the adjournment.

[10884] SPEAKER_42: Nobody wants to leave?

[10886] Terrence Grindall: If we just stall for three minutes. No, I'm just kidding. I will make a motion to adjourn.

[10891] Phuong Nguyen: Motion made by Member Grindel. May I get a second, please? I'll second. Seconded by Member Torres. How do you vote, Student Board Member Torres?

[10898] Diego Torres: Yes.

[10898] Phuong Nguyen: Thank you. We're finishing early, and I don't know what to do.

[10911] Leonor Rebosura: It's OK.

[10916] SPEAKER_37: Thank you.

[10919] Phuong Nguyen: OK, meeting adjourned. Meeting adjourned at 8.58 PM. Thank you, everyone.

1. CALL TO ORDER

Meeting Practices and Information

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PUBLIC COMMENT:

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Roll Call

Type Procedural TRUSTEES:

President Phuong Nguyen Vice President/Clerk Terrence Grindall Member Aiden Hill Member Alicia Marquez Member Bowen Zhang

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER:

Member Estaina Resendiz Ortiz

2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Approval of the Agenda

Type Action

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board of Education approve the agenda for this meeting. Action

PURPOSE:

Members of the Governance Team may request that the agenda be amended or approved as presented.

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Motion by Terrence Grindall, second by Aiden Hill.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yea: Phuong Nguyen, Terrence Grindall, Aiden Hill

3. CLOSED SESSION

Public Comment on Closed Session Items

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PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE (Gov. Code, � 54957, subd. (b)(1))

Type Action, Information, Procedural

PURPOSE:

Information will be provided by the Superintendent and Executive Director of Human Resources.

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code, � 54957.6, subd. (a): Employee Organizations - NTA and CSEA

Type Action, Information, Procedural PURPOSE:

Information may be provided by the agency negotiator, Executive Director of Human Resources. Assistance from the legal firm Dannis, Woliver, Kelley, Attorneys at Law may be provided.

The employee organizations include NTA & CSEA.

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code, � 54957.6, subd. (a)): Employee Group - NEWMA, Unrepresented Supervisors, and Contracted Management

Type Action, Discussion, Procedural PURPOSE:

Information may be provided by the agency negotiator, the Executive Director of Human Resources, and the Superintendent. Assistance from legal firm Dannis, Woliver, Kelley, Attorneys at Law may be provided.

The employee organizations include NEWMA, Unrepresented Supervisors, and Contracted Management

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL � ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code, � 54956.9, subd. (d)[(2) or (3)]

Type Action, Discussion, Procedural

PURPOSE:

Information may be provided regarding significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: One case

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL � EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code, � 54956.9, subd. (d)(1))

Type Action, Information, Procedural PURPOSE:

To discuss the following case(s): Name of case: [Specify by reference to claimant's name, names of parties, case, or claim numbers]

Recess to Closed Session

Type Procedural PURPOSE:

The Board will recess to Closed Session, and reconvene to Open Session on or about 7:00 p.m.

4. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS

Report of Closed Session Actions

Type Action, Procedural

PURPOSE:

If available, a report of the closed session will be provided by the Board President.

5. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

Pledge of Allegiance

Type Procedural PURPOSE:

The Governance Team will recite the Pledge of Allegiance

6. STUDENT REPORT

Student Reports from Newark Junior High School, Alternative Education, and Newark Memorial High School

Type Information PURPOSE:

At regular Board of Education meetings, a spokesperson of each secondary school may make a brief presentation.

Discussion items may include updates, celebrations, and upcoming events.

1. Newark Junior High School - NAMES

2. Alternative Education - NAMES

3. Newark Memorial High School - NAMES

7. RECOGNITIONS AND CELEBRATIONS

Staff Spotlight

Type Information PURPOSE:

To recognize the wonderful accomplishments of our NUSD Team.

BACKGROUND:

The presentation will be provided by the Superintendent.

School Spotlight: Newark Memorial High School

Type Information PURPOSE:

The School Spotlight gives the Board of Education and the public an opportunity to hear the highlights, achievements, and initiatives at each school from the principals.

BACKGROUND:

The presentation and information will be provided by the Newark Memorial High School Principal, Dr. Richard Rundhaug

File Attachments NMHS School Spotlight 11_3_22.pdf (5,757 KB)

Promotores de Salud Recognition

Type Information PURPOSE:

To recognize the community group Promotoras de Salud.

BACKGROUND:

On October 27, 2022, the city of Newark proclaimed October 2022 as Promotores Month due to its valuable work with the community and playing an invaluable role in making the City of Newark a more welcoming place to live. Promotores de Salud is a community group of Spanish-speaking members of our community who are trained to be advocates and to identify solutions needed within our community. In addition, Promotores de Salud was also recognized by Supervisor Richard Valle that same night.

Tonight, we recognize the partnership and all the hard work Promotores de Salud has dedicated to our NUSD families and students.

8. EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS

Employee Organizations

Type Information PURPOSE:

At regular Board meetings, a single spokesperson of each recognized employee organization (NTA, CSEA, NEWMA) may make a brief presentation.

BACKGROUND:

Discussion items are limited to updates, celebrations, and upcoming events.

1. NTA: Sean Abruzzi

2. CSEA: Maria Huffer

3. NEWMA: Vicenta Ditto

9. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

Type Procedural

PURPOSE:

The Board of Education encourages the community's participation in its deliberations and has tried to make it convenient to express their views to the Board.

BACKGROUND:

Please see the instructions on the link below for public comment information on non-agenda items and agenda items.

http://go.boarddocs.com/ca/nusd/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=C4Q2D4019F40

10. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS

Public Comment on Agenda Items

Type Procedural PURPOSE:

The Board of Education encourages the community's participation in its deliberations and has tried to make it convenient to express their views to the Board.

BACKGROUND:

Please see the instructions on the link below for public comment information on non-agenda items and agenda items.

http://go.boarddocs.com/ca/nusd/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=C4Q2D4019F40

11. CONSENT AGENDA: PERSONNEL ITEMS

PLACEHOLDER - One Consented Vote

Type Action

Recommended It is recommended that the Board of Education approve, under one consented vote, the Action agenda items under Consent-Personnel, except for agenda items:

PURPOSE:

This is specifically a placeholder, and will only be used if multiple agenda items are approved under a consented vote.

BACKGROUND:

Items within the Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be approved, adopted, or ratified by a single motion and action. There will not be a separate discussion of these items; however, any item may be pulled from the Consent Agenda upon the request of any member of the Board and acted upon separately.

Motion & Voting It is recommended that the Board of Education approve, under one consented vote, the agenda items under Consent- Personnel.

Motion by Terrence Grindall, second by Aiden Hill.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries


Yea: Phuong Nguyen, Terrence Grindall, Aiden Hill

MOU Between NUSD and NTA for the Crossroads Independent Studies Program (CISP)

Type Action

Absolute Date Nov 03, 2022

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board of Education approves the MOU between NUSD and Action NTA for the Crossroads Independent Studies Program (CISP). PURPOSE:

The purpose is to approve the MOU between NUSD and NTA setting forth legal requirements and negotiable working conditions for the Crossroads Independent Studies Program (CISP) that vary from and/or are not covered by the current Collective Bargaining Agreement with NTA.

BACKGROUND:

There are legal requirements and negotiable working conditions for the Crossroads Independent Studies Program (CISP) that vary from and/or are not covered by the current Collective Bargaining Agreement with NTA.

This MOU addresses the following negotiable working conditions not covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement with NTA:

    Class Size/Grade Spans/Compensation
    Educator Resources
    Priority Placement

File Attachments Signed NTA CISP 2022-2023.pdf (1,207 KB)

Bilingual Aide at Newark Junior High

Type Action

Absolute Date Nov 03, 2022

Fiscal Impact Yes

Dollar Amount $38,000.00

Budget Source LCAP/SPSA

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board of Education approves a new bilingual aide position at Action Newark Junior High. PURPOSE:

The purpose of this item is to approve a new 0.875 FTE bilingual aide position to support students at Newark Junior High School.

BACKGROUND:

With the incoming class of 6th-grade students, Newark Junior High needs an additional bilingual aide to provide push-in classroom support for their newcomer students during content classes. Push-in classroom support is when the aide joins the actual math, language arts, social studies, or science class and supports the student during their class time.

Temporary Food Service Assistant

Type Action

Absolute Date Nov 03, 2022

Fiscal Impact Yes

Dollar Amount $8,000.00

Budget Source Funded by contract with Newark Library

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board of Education approves a new food service assistant Action position. PURPOSE:

The purpose of this item is to approve a new temporary 0.2 FTE food service assistant position.

BACKGROUND:

This is a temporary position funded by a new contract with Newark Library to serve the Newark community with our after school supper program for the 2022-2023 school year.

Personnel Report

Type Action

Absolute Date Nov 03, 2022

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board of Education ratifies the personnel report as presented. Action PURPOSE:

The purpose is for the Board of Education to ratify the Personnel Report as presented.

BACKGROUND:

All personnel activities including new hires, changes in status, resignation, leaves, and retirements are routinely submitted to the Board for ratification.

File Attachments HR PAL 11-03-2022.pdf (349 KB)

12. CONSENT AGENDA: NON-PERSONNEL ITEMS

PLACEHOLDER - One Consented Vote

Type Action

Recommended It is recommended that the Board of Education approve, under one consented vote, the Action agenda items under Consent Non-Personnel, except for agenda items:

PURPOSE:

This is specifically a placeholder, and will only be used if multiple agenda items are approved under a consented vote.

BACKGROUND:

Items within the Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be approved, adopted, or ratified by a single motion and action. There will not be a separate discussion of these items; however, any item may be pulled from the Consent Agenda upon the request of any member of the Board and acted upon separately.

Motion & Voting It is recommended that the Board of Education approve, under one consented vote, the agenda items under Consent Non- Personnel. (****student board member seconded the motion)

Motion by Terrence Grindall, second by Phuong Nguyen.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yea: Phuong Nguyen, Terrence Grindall, Aiden Hill

CONTRACT AMENDMENT: Sobrato Early Academic Literacy Agreement

Type Action

Budget Source LCAP 1.13

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board of Education approves the amended contract for Action Sobrato Early Academic Literacy (SEAL) program training for 2022-2024. PURPOSE:

The agreement has been adjusted to reflect a change in planned scope of services for 2022-24. The recommendation is for the Board of Education to approve this amendment.

BACKGROUND:

The Board of Education approved an initial contract agreement between the District and SEAL on June 16, 2022. Given the program delivery model and current conditions for implementation, it has been decided to focus the training and implementation on the 4th and 5th grade teachers at the previously identified elementary schools: Schilling and Coyote Hills. Highlighted sections show contract changes. There will be no change to the number of training sessions that SEAL provides and no fiscal impact to this amendment.

File Attachments NUSD_June16Agreement_2022-24.docx.pdf (136 KB) NUSD 4th_5th Agmt_UNSIGNED_2022-24_Highlighted.pdf (328 KB)

RESOLUTION 2022.23.13 - Declaring Surplus Equipment

Type Action

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board of Education approves Resolution 2022.23.13 - Action Declaring Surplus Equipment. PURPOSE:

The purpose of this item is to obtain Board approval of Resolution 2022.23.13 - Declaring Surplus Equipment, which lists items to be declared as surplus equipment as recommended.

BACKGROUND:

Surplus materials will be disposed of per Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 3270 Sale And Disposal Of Books, Equipment and Supplies. Education Code, Section 17546 states that if the Governing Board, by a unanimous vote of those members present, finds that the property, whether one or more items, does not exceed the value of $2,500, it may be sold at private sale without advertising, by a District employee empowered for that purpose by the Board; the property may be donated to a charitable organization, or it may be disposed of in a public disposal facility.

The property as described in Resolution 2022.23.13 includes equipment used in the Maintenance, Operations and Transportation Department, Print Shop, and at Birch Grove Primary. Staff determined that the items are at the end of life.

File Attachments Resolution 2022.23.13 Declaring Surplus Equipment.pdf (14 KB)

POLICY UPDATE: Board Policy 0100 - Philosophy

Type Action, Procedural

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board of Education approves the updated Board Policy 0100 - Action Philosophy. PURPOSE:

The purpose is for the Board of Education to review the recommended changes and approve the updated board policy.

BACKGROUND:

This is the first reading of the attached policy. The language is sanctioned by the California School Board Association. California School Board Association notations can be seen in the documents for the benefit of the Board. These notations will be removed from the final, Board

approved policies. The administration has reviewed the recommended updates for accuracy and made revisions to reflect district practice. If any revisions are recommended by the Board, the policy will be brought back to the Board of Education for a second reading.

Board Policy 0100 - Philosophy The NUSD board policy has not been revised since October 3, 1995. The language has been replaced to match the sample board policy provided by the California School Board Association.

File Attachments Existing NUSD BP 0100 Philosophy (2).pdf (97 KB) Recommended CSBA BP 0100 Philosophy (1).pdf (55 KB)

POLICY UPDATE: Board Policy 1100 - Communication With the Public

Type Action, Procedural

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board of Education approves the updated Board Policy 1100 - Action Communication With the Public PURPOSE:

The purpose is for the Board of Education to review the recommended changes and approve the updated board policy.

BACKGROUND:

This is the first reading of the attached policy. The language is sanctioned by the California School Board Association. California School Board Association notations can be seen in the documents for the benefit of the Board. These notations will be removed from the final, Board approved policies. The administration has reviewed the recommended updates for accuracy and made revisions to reflect district practice. If any revisions are recommended by the Board, the policy will be brought back to the Board of Education for a second reading.

Board Policy 1100: Communication With the Public The NUSD board policy has not been revised since October 17, 1995. The language has been replaced to match the sample board policy provided by the California School Board Association.

File Attachments Existing NUSD BP 1100 Communication With The Public.pdf (171 KB) Recommended CSBA BP 1100 Communication With The Public (2).pdf (127 KB)

POLICY UPDATE: Board Policy 3300: Expenditures and Purchases

Type Action, Procedural

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board of Education approves the updated Board Policy 3300 - Action Expenditures and Purchases. PURPOSE:

The purpose is for the Board of Education to review the recommended changes and approve the updated board policy.

BACKGROUND:

This is the first reading of the attached policy. The language is sanctioned by the California School Board Association. California School Board Association notations can be seen in the documents for the benefit of the Board. These notations will be removed from the final, Board approved policies. The administration has reviewed the recommended updates for accuracy and made revisions to reflect district practice. If any revisions are recommended by the Board, the policy will be brought back to the Board of Education for a second reading.

Board Policy 3300: Expenditures and Purchases The NUSD board policy has not been revised since June 5, 2018. The language has been replaced to match the sample board policy provided by the California School Board Association.

File Attachments Existing NUSD Policy 3300 Expenditures And Purchases.pdf (236 KB) Recommended CSBA Policy 3300 Expenditures And Purchases 11-3-2022.pdf (124 KB)

POLICY UPDATE: Board Policy 3310: Purchasing Procedures

Type Action, Procedural

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board of Education rescinds Board Policy 3310 - Purchasing Action Procedures. PURPOSE:

The purpose is for the Board of Education to review the policy and rescind the board policy per the CSBA recommendations.

BACKGROUND:

The rescission of this policy is sanctioned by the California School Board Association. The administration has reviewed the recommended update to rescind this policy as the purchasing procedures have been incorporated into Board Policy 3300: Expenditures and Purchasing. The policy update of Board Policy 3300 is recommended at this meeting.

Board Policy 3310: Purchasing Procedures In July 2006, the CSBA recommended the rescission of this unnecessary policy and regulation. Material regarding purchasing procedures has been incorporated into BP 3300: Expenditures and Purchasing.

File Attachments Existing NUSD Policy 3310 Purchasing Procedures.pdf (298 KB)

POLICY UPDATE: Board Policy 4112.2 and Administrative Regulation 4112.2 - Certification

Type Action, Procedural

Preferred Date Nov 03, 2022

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board approves the updated Board Policy 4112.2 and Action Administrative Regulation 4112.2 - Certification

PURPOSE:

The purpose is for the Board of Education to review the recommended changes and approve the updated board policy and administrative regulation.

BACKGROUND:

This is the first reading of the attached policy and regulation. The language is sanctioned by the California School Board Association. California School Board Association notations can be seen in the documents for the benefit of the Board. These notations will be removed from the final, Board approved policy and regulation. The administration has reviewed the recommended updates for accuracy and made revisions to reflect district practice. If any revisions are recommended by the Board, the policy and/or regulation will be brought back to the Board of Education for a second reading.

The policy and regulation have not been updated by the district since 2012. Since then, CSBA has made the revisions listed below.

AR revised 6/22: Regulation updated to expand the section on "Basic Skills Proficiency" to include a list of the ways a person may demonstrate basic skills proficiency, and reflect NEW LAW (AB 130, 2021) which exempts a person from the basic skills proficiency test requirement by earning at least a letter grade of B in qualifying coursework and, in conjunction with NEW LAW (AB 167, 2021), exempts a person from the basic skills proficiency test requirement if it is determined that a person has demonstrated proficiency through a combination of coursework, passage of a component(s) of the basic skills proficiency test, and other specified exams. The section also updated to reflect NEW LAW (AB 320, 2021) which impacts what is "qualifying coursework" by defining a "regionally accredited institution" to include an institution of higher education that held pre-accreditation status at the time the degree of an applicant for a credential was conferred if the institution achieved full accreditation status within five years of earning pre-accreditation status, in addition to an institution of higher education that has already been designated as regionally accredited at the time the degree of an applicant for a credential was conferred. Additionally, the regulation was updated to provide more detail for when an out-of-state prepared teacher is not required to meet the basic skills requirement within one year of being issued a California preliminary credential by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

BP revised 3/20: Policy updated to clarify the hiring hierarchy if the district is unable to hire a person who possesses a clear or preliminary credential, including one who is approved for a limited assignment option. The policy reflects the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) Coded Correspondence stating that, if the district needs to hire a person who has been granted a credential waiver by CTC, that person must qualify for a "variable term waiver." The policy also expands the section on "National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification" to add examples of incentives that may encourage teacher participation.

AR revised 7/17: Regulation updated to (1) add verification of temporary certificates for employees whose credential applications are being processed by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing; (2) add section reflecting requirements for the Teaching Permit for Statutory Leave, as added by NEW STATE REGULATIONS (Register 2016, No. 34); and (3) add authorization for the holder of the Teaching Permit for Statutory Leave, Provisional Internship Permit, or Short-Term Staff Permit to provide substitute teaching services as specified.

BP revised 7/16: Policy updated to add requirement, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95), to notify parents/guardians of each student attending a school receiving Title I funds that they may request certain information regarding the qualifications of their child's teacher.

BP/AR revised 8/14: Policy updated to add and clarify the material, formerly in AR, on priorities for hiring when a teacher with a preliminary or clear credential is unavailable. The policy also reflects NEW TITLE 5 REGULATIONS (Register 2013, No. 28) which provides that the provisional internship permit is not renewable and changes the timelines for the re-issuance of emergency permits. Material on advanced certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) updated to reflect NEW LAW (AB 97, 2013) which eliminated categorical funding for incentive awards to NBPTS-certificated teachers. Regulation updated to delete material on visiting faculty permits pursuant to the sunset date in Education Code 44300.1. The regulation also reflects NEW TITLE 5 REGULATIONS (Register 2013, No. 28) which provides that the provisional internship permit is not renewable and changes the timelines for the re-issuance of emergency permits.

File Attachments Existing NUSD BP 4112.2 Certification 11-03-2022.pdf (99 KB) Existing NUSD AR 4112.2 Certification 11-03-2022.pdf (170 KB)

Recommended CSBA BP 4112.2 Certification 11-03-2022.pdf (347 KB) Recommended CSBA AR 4112.2 Certification 11-03-2022.pdf (582 KB)

POLICY UPDATE: Board Policy 4200 and Administrative Regulation 4200 - Classified Personnel

Type Action, Procedural

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board approves the updated Board Policy 4200 and Action Administrative Regulation 4200 - Classified Personnel. PURPOSE:

The purpose is for the Board of Education to review the recommended changes and approve the updated board policy and administrative regulation.

BACKGROUND:

This is the first reading of the attached policy and regulation. The language is sanctioned by the California School Board Association. California School Board Association notations can be seen in the documents for the benefit of the Board. These notations will be removed from the final, Board approved policy and regulation. The administration has reviewed the recommended updates for accuracy and made revisions to reflect district practice. If any revisions are recommended by the Board, the policy and/or regulation will be brought back to the Board of Education for a second reading.

The policy and regulation have not been updated by the district since 2010. In 2018, CSBA updated the policy to add material formerly in AR regarding the employment of substitute or short-term employees and to clarify that the length of service of a short-term employee must be no longer than 195 days per year.

File Attachments Existing NUSD BP 4200 Classified Personnel 11-03-2022.pdf (48 KB) Existing NUSD AR 4200 Classified Personnel 11-03-2022.pdf (47 KB) Recommended CSBA BP 4200 Classified Personnel 11-03-2022.pdf (181 KB) Recommended CSBA AR 4200 Classified Personnel 11-03-2022.pdf (202 KB)

Contracts and Purchase Orders Authorized under Resolution 2020.21-025 (Delegate Authority to Procure Necessary Materials, Equipment and Services to Provide Distance and/or In-Person Learning for Staff, Teachers, and Students to Mitigate the Effects of Covid-19)

Type Action

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board of Education accepts the update on costs associated Action with the implementation of Resolution 2020.21-025 (Resolution of the Board of Education of the Newark Unified School District to Delegate Authority to Procure Necessary Materials, Equipment and Services to Provide Distance and/or In-Person Learning for Staff, Teachers, and Students to Mitigate the Effects of Covid-19) PURPOSE:

To update the Board on costs associated with the implementation of Resolution 2020.21-025 (Resolution of the Board of Education of the Newark Unified School District to Delegate Authority to Procure Necessary Materials, Equipment and Services to Provide Distance and/or In-Person Learning for Staff, Teachers, and Students to Mitigate the Effects of Covid-19) from October 1, 2022, through October 31, 2022.

BACKGROUND:

On April 1, 2021, the Newark Unified School District Board approved Resolution 2020.21-025 delegating authority to the Superintendent or designee to procure necessary materials, equipment, and services that are needed to provide distance and/or in-person learning to mitigate the effects of Covid-19. Language in the resolution states "the Superintendent/Designee shall make periodic reports to the Board of Education and the public regarding implementation of this resolution and the costs associated therewith"; requiring the update provided here.

On June 16, 2022, Amended Resolution 2020.21-025 was approved. The amendment extends it to on or around June 30, 2023, and states that updates will be presented at the first Board meeting of each month.

VENDOR DATE PO NUMBER DESCRIPTION AMOUNT N/A *

*There are no contracts or purchase orders to report for the period of October 1, 2022, through October 31, 2022.

Monthly Purchase Order Report

Type Action

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board of Education approves the Monthly Purchase Order Action Report as presented. PURPOSE:

The purpose of this item is to present a monthly report on Purchase Order transactions per Board Policy 3300, Expenditures and Purchases.

BACKGROUND: Based on the discussion at the Board's Study Session on January 6, 2022, staff is providing a monthly report on Purchase Order transactions per Board Policy 3300, Expenditures and Purchases. The policy states that "The Board shall review all transactions entered into by the Superintendent or designee on behalf of the Board every 60 days."

File Attachments Monthly Purchase Order Report 11-03-2022.pdf (185 KB) FORMAT CORRECTED - Monthly Purchase Order Report 11-03-2022-a.pdf (117 KB)

Minutes of the October 20, 2022 Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

Type Action, Minutes

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board of Education approved the minutes of the October 20, Action 2022, Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

PURPOSE:

For the board to review and approve the minutes of the October 20, 2022, Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

BACKGROUND:

The attached minutes are reflective of the October 20, 2022, Regular Meeting of the Board of Education. The meeting may be viewed on the NUSD YouTube Channel HERE

13. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT

Superintendent Report

Type Information

PURPOSE:

The superintendent will provide the Board of Education with district information, updates, news, or anything in the jurisdiction of the board or the superintendent.

BACKGROUND:

The presentation and information will be provided by the Superintendent

File Attachments Superintendent's Report 11.3.22.pdf (4,894 KB)

14. STAFF REPORT

Parent Engagement

Type Information PURPOSE:

To inform the board and public about parent leadership and engagement opportunities as well as the support that Parent Partners provide in NUSD.

BACKGROUND:

At the request of the Board, staff will provide information about parent workshops and other opportunities available to NUSD families. These include leadership roles both at the site and district levels, workshops for our families to learn about how they can best support their students' success, resources provided by NUSD and community partners, and more.

File Attachments Parent Engagement Spotlight - 11.3.2022.pdf (2,415 KB)

Introduction to Induction

Type Information PURPOSE:

To describe how the Newark Teacher Induction program supports NUSD teachers to earn their clear credential. Staff will overview the program structure and define the roles and responsibilities of the candidates, mentors, site administrators, and district administrator to ensure that this program maintains its accredited status.

BACKGROUND:

Newark Teacher Induction is a commission-approved Induction program. It is accredited by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to provide a two-year individualized, job-embedded system of mentoring, support, and professional learning that begins in the teacher's first year of teaching. Upon completion of the program requirements, candidates earn a recommendation for a clear professional teaching credential. For more information, visit the NTIP website. The vision of the Newark Teacher Induction (formerly known as East Bay Induction Consortium or EBIC) program is as follows:

Newark Teacher Induction is a collaborative network of professional educators who support and mentor teachers with a preliminary teaching credential through the requirements of Induction that lead to a professional clear credential. Through a structured system of formative assessment, research-based inquiry, and data analysis, it is committed to empowering teachers ... 1. To be reflective practitioners and lifelong learners 2. To be prepared to meet the needs of their diverse teaching population and, 3. To strive for student success in academics, character development, and civic participation

File Attachments Final.Intro to Induction 11.03.22 BOE Staff Report.pdf (1,149 KB)

District Goals and Objectives: 2022-23 Measurable Outcomes

Type Discussion PURPOSE:

The superintendent, Dr. Mark Triplett, will share the metrics related to the Board-approved 2022-23 District Goals and Objectives for the Newark Unified School District for Board approval.

BACKGROUND:

The 2022-23 District Goals and Objectives for the Newark Unified School District were presented to the Board during a study session at the September 15, 2022, Regular Board of Education meeting, and a revised draft was presented at the October 6, 2022, Regular Board of Education meeting for additional input. The Board approved the 2022-23 District Goals and Objectives for the Newark Unified School District on October 20, 2022. Tonight the Superintendent will present the measurable outcomes for Board input.

BP 0200 - "As part of the Governing Board's responsibility to set the direction for the school district, the Board shall adopt long- term goals focused on the achievement of all district students. The district's goals shall be aligned with the district's vision, mission, philosophy, and priorities."

I. Review the Purpose of the Creation and Adoption of District Goals and Objectives 1. To provide clear direction, coherence, and accountability regarding area(s) of focus for the District.

II. Underlying Assumptions 1. The governance team and staff need clear goals and objectives to prioritize resources and effectively measure progress toward goals. 2. Consistency of goals over time is necessary to deepen the work throughout the district, realize desired outcomes, and make course corrections based on lessons learned. 3. Corresponding outcomes need to be SMARTE (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time Sensitive, and Equitable)

III. Timeline for Board Approval 1. Superintendent recommended 2022-23 Goals and Objectives for community and Board input on Thursday, September 15, 2022. 2. Superintendent made revisions based on community and Board input and present them to the Board for additional input on October 6, 2022. 3. The updated 22-23 Goals and Objectives will be presented to the Board for approval on October 20, 2022. 4. Superintendent and Team will generate measurable outcomes for each articulated goal/objective to be presented at the November 3, 2022 Board meeting for Board input.

File Attachments Approved District Goals & Objectives w_Draft Measurable Outcomes 11.3.22(2).pdf (1,422 KB)

15. NEW BUSINESS

Ratify Collective Bargaining Agreement with California School Employees Association (CSEA)

Type Action

Preferred Date Nov 03, 2022

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board of Education ratifies the Collective Bargaining Action Agreement with California School Employees Association (CSEA). PURPOSE:

The District and the California School Employees Association (CSEA) reached a tentative agreement for 2022-2030, 2023-2024, and 2024-2025. The CSEA membership voted to approve the agreement on October 11, 2022, and it now comes before the Board of Education for ratification.

BACKGROUND:

The current Collective Bargaining Agreement with CSEA sunset on June 30, 2022, resulting in both sides sunshining their reopeners for a successor agreement. Formal negotiations began on May 11, 2022. After several rounds of negotiations, we were able to reach a Tentative Agreement on September 27, 2022, for a three-year agreement. The District submitted documentation to the Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) indicating that the District can afford this agreement. ACOE has reviewed the documentation and agreed to our findings. CSEA membership voted to approve the agreement on October 11, 2022. With the approval of the Tentative Agreement, the District was able to submit the AB1200 documents to ACOE. For 2023-2024, the parties may reopen negotiations on up to one article of each party's choice as well as Article 10. For 2024- 2025, the parties may reopen negotiations on up to one article of each party's choice as well as Article 9 and Article 10.

The Articles that were updated are:

Article 2: Recognition Article 4: Organizational Rights Article 7: Evaluation and Classified Performance Report Form Article 8: Duty Hours Article 9: Pay and Allowances Article 10: Health and Welfare

Article 11: Holidays Article 12: Leaves Article 13: Transfer and Layoff Article 27: Negotiations Article 30: Term

Effective July 1, 2022, the CSEA bargaining unit salary schedule shall be increased ongoing by 6.5%. All retroactive amounts shall be paid by the second pay cycle following Board ratification. Effective July 1, 2023, the CSEA bargaining unit salary schedule shall be increased ongoing by 3.5%.

In addition, CSEA members will receive a one-time off-schedule payment as follows:

    2022-2023 - 3% paid August 31, 2023.        To be eligible a bargaining unit member must be in paid status as of June 1, 2023
    2023-2024 - 3% paid August 30, 2024.        To be eligible a bargaining unit member must be in paid status as of June 3,
    2024.

Attached are the AB1200 documents outlining the financial impact of the agreement.

File Attachments NUSD CSEA All Tentative Agreements 9_2022.pdf (4,465 KB) AB1200 form_CSEA for 22-23-24 settlement_Final 10-14-22_Signed.pdf (218 KB) ACOE 2022-23 to 2023-24 CSEA AB1200 Collective Bargaining Board Letter (1).pdf (150 KB)

Motion & Voting The recommendation is that the Board of Education ratifies the Collective Bargaining Agreement with California School Employees Association (CSEA). (******* second by Diego torres)

Motion by Terrence Grindall, second by Phuong Nguyen.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yea: Phuong Nguyen, Terrence Grindall, Aiden Hill

16. CONSENT AGENDA: PULLED AGENDA ITEMS

PLACEHOLDER - Pulled Consent Agenda Items

Type Action

PURPOSE:

This is specifically a placeholder, and will only be used if agenda items from the consent categories are pulled for additional discussion.

BACKGROUND:

Items within the Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be approved, adopted, or ratified by a single motion and action. There will not be a separate discussion of these items; however, any item may be pulled from the Consent Agenda upon the request of any member of the Board and acted upon separately. Those items pulled will be discussed and voted on here.

17. ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD

Board Committees and Assignments

Type Discussion PURPOSE:

For the Board to review the committee assignments and alternates.

BACKGROUND:

Upon Member Marquez's departure from the NUSD Board of Education, a vacancy was created in the following committees: Newark Teacher Induction Advisory Council and Audit Committee. The alternate for the Newark Teacher Induction Advisory Council is Member Aiden Hill and the alternate for the Audit Committee is Vice President Terrence Grindall. The Board will review the committee assignments. This item will be revisited in December at the Organizational Review meeting.

File Attachments Board Committees - Approved 21-1216.docx.pdf (47 KB)

18. BOARD OF EDUCATION: COMMITTEE REPORTS, REQUESTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Board of Education Recognitions and Announcements

Type Information

PURPOSE:

The Trustees may acknowledge or recognize specific programs, activities, or personnel at this time.

Board of Education Committee Reports

Type Information PURPOSE:

The Trustees will provide an update, if available, on the committees of which they are members.

BACKGROUND:

Each year the Board of Education members liaise with schools and committees in order to build relationships, hear from staff, students, and families, and act as a conduit for information to and from the schools.

Board Committees 2022-23

Board Adopted on 12/16/21 Representative Alternate

Mission Valley Regional Occupational Center/Program (ROC/P) 1. Terrence Grindall 1. Bowen Zhang Executive Board

Regional Policy Board of Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) 1. Bowen Zhang 1. Alicia Marquez

Newark Teacher Induction Advisory Council (Formally EBIC) 1. Alicia Marquez 1. Aiden Hill

Audit Committee 1. Alicia Marquez2. Aiden Hill1. Terrence Grindall

Bond/Parcel Tax Committee 1. Terrence Grindall2. Phuong Nguyen1. Bowen Zhang

                                                                    1. Phuong Nguyen

City of Newark � NUSD Liaison Committee 2. Terrence Grindall 1. Bowen Zhang

Board of Education Requests

Type Action, Discussion, Information

PURPOSE:

This is an opportunity for the Board of Education to suggest items for placement on future agendas and to review Board requests.

Approval from the majority of the Board will be required for direction to be provided to the Superintendent.

BACKGROUND:

The following derives directly from the Board approved "Governance Team Handbook"

Authority is Collective, Not Individual: The only authority to direct action rests with the Board as a whole when seated at a regular or special board meeting. Outside of this meeting, there is no authority. A majority Board vote provides direction to the Superintendent. Board members will not undermine the ability of staff to carry out Board direction.

Bringing New Ideas Forward The Board will be open to having "brainstorming" discussions, or study sessions, around any idea that a Trustee may feel merits exploratory consideration. "New Ideas" are defined as any proposal brought forward by a Trustee, at their initiative or at the request of a constituent, which was previously discussed during a board meeting. Trustees will first notify the Board President and Superintendent of their interest in bringing forward a new idea at a board meeting. When initially agendized, the preliminary discussion of a new idea will not require staff research time. Initially, staff will be expected to respond to new ideas based on current knowledge. Only a majority of the Board may direct the Superintendent to conduct research regarding the exploration of a new idea. The Superintendent will decide on the delegation of assignments to District staff. The new idea may be agendized for discussion only. The Board majority will decide if the new idea should be further developed and studied by staff. The Board majority will decide if staff time should be invested in the "fleshing out" of new ideas. Individual Trustees, in the course of interactions with constituents, will be careful not to make or imply the commitment of the full Board to explore or proceed with implementing new ideas.

19. SUPERINTENDENT'S CONCLUDING COMMENTS, UPDATES FOR THE BOARD AND FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS

Superintendent's Concluding Comments, Updates, and Future Agenda Items

                       AGENDA REQUESTS

Type Information

PURPOSE:

This is an opportunity for the Superintendent to make any concluding comments, updates, agenda requests, or provide information of future meetings.

20. ADJOURNMENT

PLACEHOLDER - Extend Meeting

Type Action

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board of Education extends the meeting to ____ P.M. Action

PURPOSE:

This is a placeholder, only to be used if the Board adds a motion and action to extend the meeting.

Adjournment

Type Action

Recommended The recommendation is that the Board of Education adjourns this meeting. Action PURPOSE:

No items will be considered after 10:00 p.m. unless it is determined by a majority of the Board to extend to a specific time.

This action will conclude the meeting.

Motion & Voting The recommendation is that the Board of Education adjourns this meeting. (***Diego torres seconded) - 8:58pm

Motion by Terrence Grindall, second by Phuong Nguyen.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yea: Phuong Nguyen, Terrence Grindall, Aiden Hill

No minutes available.