CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 4:05

[2. CALL TO ORDER]

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I SECOND IT.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION.

AND ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW WHAT? [INAUDIBLE] GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH IT.

AND THEN WHEN YOU GET TO THE ORDER AND CONTENT, GO AHEAD AND MOVE IT THERE.

[3. ROLL CALL]

YEAH. SO YOU JUST YOU'LL MOVE IT WHEN WE GET TO NUMBER FIVE, THE APPROVAL AND ORDER OF CONTENT, YOU CAN MOVE UP NUMBER 13, ITEM NUMBER 13 UP TO MOVE IT UP IN THE ORDER AND CONTENT.

JUST KIND OF CHANGE THE CONTENT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO I JUST GO THROUGH IT ALL. ALL RIGHT.

ROLL CALL FOUR MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

MR. COYNE IS NOT HERE YET, BUT HE IS ON HIS WAY.

IF YOU'LL JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]

[5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]

SO MOVED.

I SECOND.

[INAUDIBLE].

SORRY, I MOVE TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION.

YEAH, WE'RE MOVING IT UP.

13 UP TO NUMBER FIVE.

YES, YES. THEN YOU GOT TO VOTE ON IT.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. OPPOSED? OK, NOW WE'LL GO TO CLOSED SESSION.

[13. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]

[14. CALL TO ORDER]

[6. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS]

PERSONS WISHING TO COMMENT ON AN AGENDA ITEM CONSIDERED EMAIL TO MARGARET MCDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO SUPERINTENDENT AT MCDONALD@BONITA.K-12.CA.US.

COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC PERTAINING TO ITEMS LISTED ON THE OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM WILL BE READ ALOUD AT THIS TIME.

WE HAD ONE FROM JACKSON SALINAS COMMUNITY MEMBER ON EIGHT POINT ONE.

ONE, PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE LCP.

HE WRITES, THE ONE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WITH THE DISTANCE LEARNING IS NOT EVERY TEACHER IS USING CANVAS TO CONTACT THEIR STUDENTS.

MY YOUNGER BROTHER IS IN SEVENTH GRADE AT ROMONA.

SOME OF HIS TEACHERS DO NOT USE CANVAS, WHICH IS VERY ANNOYING FOR HIM BECAUSE HE HAS TO GO FROM CANVAS TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM FOR A DIFFERENT CLASS.

WITH THAT, HE GETS HIS WORK MIXED UP.

I'M ASKING THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT COLES TO COME UP WITH A POLICY THAT EVERY TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT MUST USE CANVAS AT ALL TIMES.

NO GOOGLE CLASSROOM AND [INAUDIBLE] JUST CANVAS.

I ALSO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS REGARDING THE IN-PERSON SLIDE IN STUDENTS WITH UNIQUE NEEDS IN THE TEMPLATE REGARDING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

NUMBER ONE IS THIS IN-PERSON PLAN FOR WHEN SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT CAN GO BACK TO IN-PERSON IF L.A.

COUNTY MOVES INTO THE RED TIER OF THE WATCH LIST.

AND NUMBER TWO, WHY ARE YOU NOT LETTING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES GO ON CAMPUS TO LEARN? LAST MONTH, GOVERNOR NEWSOM AND L.A.

COUNTY LIFTED RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE ALLOWING SPECIAL EDUCATION AND CERTAIN STUDENTS TO GO BACK ON CAMPUS TO SUCCEED IN THEIR STUDIES.

I'M ASKING FOR THE SAKE OF THOSE STUDENTS TO LET THEM GO BACK ON CAMPUS.

AS I SAID IN MY COMMENT FROM THE JULY 15TH MEETING, THEY NEED THAT SOCIAL ASPECT OF EDUCATION TO SUCCEED IN THEIR COURSES.

AGAIN, THAT'S FROM JACKSON SALINAS.

ONTO OUR DISCUSSION ACTION AGENDA AND SERVICES CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE

[8. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA]

SO BEFORE MATT GETS STARTED, I JUST WANTED TO PERSONALLY THANK THE WHOLE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TEAM.

MATT, YOUR TEAM HAS DONE AN ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL JOB IN DEVELOPING THIS PLAN.

I KNOW IT WAS DIFFERENT AS THIS REPLACES THE LCAP.

AND SO JUST PLEASE PASS ALONG THE THANKS TO YOUR ENTIRE TEAM AND FOR ALL OF THIS HARD WORK. SO THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

MR. COLES IS RIGHT. TOTAL TEAM EFFORT TEAM REALLY CAME THROUGH NOT ONLY THAT SERVICES TEAM, BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN PUTTING THIS PLAN TOGETHER.

SO WE DO APPRECIATE ALL THAT HELP.

SO MARCH 13TH, WE SEND STUDENTS HOME ON A FRIDAY NOT KNOWING WHEN THEY WOULD COME BACK.

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AND NOW HERE WE ARE, END OF SEPTEMBER AND WE'RE STILL OUT.

SO IN THE MIDST OF ALL OF THAT SENATE BILL 98 PASSES AT THE END OF JUNE IN THE SUMMER AND SENATE BILL 98 DID A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

BUT FOR US IT FOR ONE YEAR GOT RID OF THE LCAP AND REPLACED IT WITH A LEARNING CONTINUITY AND ATTENDANCE PLAN, THE LCP.

AND WHAT THAT DID IS VERY SPECIFICALLY OUTLINED THAT DISTRICTS HAD TO CREATE A PLAN IN RESPONSE TO COVID IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC.

IN THE 23 PAGE DOCUMENT THAT YOU'VE SEEN IS THE DISTRICT'S RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC.

WE HAD TO ADDRESS MANY DIFFERENT AREAS AND I WANT TO COME BACK TO THAT AT THE END.

BUT KEEP THAT IN MIND THAT ALMOST EVERY SENTENCE IN THIS IS DICTATED BY SOME ASPECT OF SB-98 OR THE TEMPLATE THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT WHEN WE LOOK AT NEXT STEPS.

BUT WE HAD TO GET STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, TALK ABOUT DISTANCE LEARNING IN-PERSON, LEARNING, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SCHOOL NUTRITION, ET CETERA.

WE'RE GOING TO HIT ON ALL THOSE TONIGHT.

BUT THE IMPORTANCE THAT FOURTH BULLET TO THE LCP SIMPLY MEMORIALIZES ALL THE PLANNING THAT TOOK PLACE FROM MARCH 13TH TO TODAY.

AND SO IT'S THE ACCUMULATION OF ALL THAT PLANNING WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS.

ONE OF THE IMPORTANT PIECES THAT WE HAD TO ENGAGE IN IS TO SIT WITH STAKEHOLDERS.

AND WE DID ALL SPRING AND SUMMER.

WE SAT WITH BOTH UNIONS CONSISTENTLY.

WE MET WITH THE PTA ADVISORY COUNCIL, MET WITH SUPERINTENDENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL, DISTRICT, ELAC COMMITTEE, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

AND THE FEEDBACK THAT THEY CAME UP WITH WAS CONSISTENT AND SUMMARIZED ON THIS SLIDE.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, THEY WERE MOST CONCERNED WITH MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE STAFF AND STUDENTS.

THAT CAME UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

AND IT WAS ALMOST LIKE EVERYTHING THAT THAT INDIVIDUAL SAID WAS ALWAYS COUCHED IN PLEASE MAKE SURE THE KIDS ARE SAFE.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THE KIDS ARE SAFE.

THE SECOND THING THAT CONSISTENTLY CAME UP, IF WE DID A GREAT JOB LAST YEAR TOUTING THE FACT THAT BONITA UNIFIED IS IN THE TOP 10 PERCENT OF ALL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHAT THEY ASK US TO DO IS TO CONTINUE THAT PROGRAM.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH THE FALL IN DISTANCE LEARNING THE IDEA IS TO THE DEGREE POSSIBLE TO REPLICATE THAT PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL FOR US OVER THE YEARS.

SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT CONSISTENTLY CAME UP THERE AS WELL, ACCESS TO DEVICES, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT MAKING SURE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES CONTINUE, TALK ABOUT THAT, SO ON AND SO FORTH.

NOW, GETTING FEEDBACK FROM GROUPS IS IMPORTANT.

IT'S ONLY IMPORTANT, THOUGH, IF YOU INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE PLAN.

AND SO WHAT THIS SLIDE DOES, IT SHOWS PIECES OF THE PLAN THAT IS SPECIFIC TO THE FEEDBACK THAT I JUST SHOWED YOU. AND SO WE KNEW FROM A SURVEY THAT WE SET OUT IN MIDSUMMER THAT DAY CARE WAS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE FOR A NUMBER OF PARENTS.

SO WE OFFERED DAYCARE STUDENTS AT K THROUGH EIGHT.

WE KNEW BASED ON FEEDBACK THAT PARENTS WANT CHOICE.

SO EVEN IF IN THE EVENT AT SOME POINT THIS SCHOOL YEAR WE GO BACK AND SOME SORT OF IN-PERSON MODEL, THERE'S A NUMBER OF PARENTS HAVE SAID, THAT'S GREAT, BUT WE STILL WANT CHOICE TO BE ABLE TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS AT HOME.

THAT'S INCORPORATED IN OUR PLAN AS WELL TO OFFER PARENTS THAT CHOICE.

THEY WANTED TO CONTINUE WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY HAD ACCESS TO DEVICES ETC.

WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO THOSE LAST BULLETS IN DETAIL.

SO AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE PLAN IS DISTANCE LEARNING.

AND AT THIS POINT, OF COURSE, WE'RE NOT BREAKING ANY NEWS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DISTANCE LEARNING. WE'RE NOW IN WEEK SIX OF DISTANCE LEARNING AND YOU CAN SEE THE SCHEDULE THAT'S ON THE SLIDE AND THE SCHEDULE IS ON THERE NOT SO MUCH FOR INFORMATION, BECAUSE WE'RE LIVING IT NOW AND WE'VE LIVED IT FOR SIX WEEKS, IT'S MORE TO ARTICULATE THAT IT LOOKS EASY. IT'S A VERY SIMPLE SCHEDULE, BUT THE PROCESS BY WHICH TO GET THAT HAMMERED OUT IS COMPLEX. A LOT OF GIVE AND TAKE, A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH PARENT GROUPS, CONVERSATIONS WITH TEACHERS, MANAGEMENT, CLASSIFIED, ET CETERA.

AND SO MOVING FORWARD, WHEN WE WHEN WE GET TO IT IN-PERSON PLAN, WE'RE GOING TO USE THE SAME FORMAT AND PROCESS THAT WE USED IN ORDER TO CREATE THIS DISTANCE LEARNING SCHEDULE.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO PROVIDE DISTANCE LEARNING TO 10000 KIDS, ACCESS TO DEVICES, ACCESS TO WI-FI CRITICAL.

AND SO WE MADE TWO PURCHASES, ONE OF WHICH 3500 CHROMEBOOK, THE OTHER THREE HUNDRED HOTSPOTS. WE PUT THOSE TOGETHER ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS RIGHT OFF THE BAT AS A RESPONSE

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TWO OTHER PURCHASES THAT WE MADE TWO PLATFORMS THAT WE USE ONE ZOOM, WHICH IS THE VIDEO PLATFORM THAT ALL TEACHERS ARE USING.

AND THEN WE ALSO THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WHICH IS CANVAS WHERE THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR TEACHERS ARE HANGING THEIR INFORMATION, PUTTING THE CURRICULUM UP THERE, PUTTING THE ASSIGNMENTS, TESTS, ET CETERA.

AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, THERE WILL BE, YOU KNOW, SOME SORT OF PHASE IN TRANSITION TO SOME SORT OF IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION.

PART OF THE PLAN AND PART OF SENATE BILL 98 REQUIRED DISTRICTS TO DISCUSS WHAT IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION COULD LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE IN THE DOCUMENT.

WE WERE CAREFUL TO WRITE THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE EXACT PLAN DONE YET REGARDING IN-PERSON BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T NEGOTIATED YET.

SO INSTEAD OF OUTLINING LIKE WE DID FOR DISTANCE, WHICH THIS IS IT, WHAT WE DID FOR IN-PERSON IS SAYING IT COULD LOOK LIKE A NUMBER OF OPTIONS BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF NEGOTIATING. WE'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE FALL NEGOTIATE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. BUT WHEN WE DO COME BACK, IT'S GOING TO BE SOME SORT OF HYBRID INSTRUCTION, WHICH MEANS A PORTION OF KIDS WILL REMAIN AT HOME FOR PART OF THE WEEK AND A PORTION WILL COME ON. TWO OF THOSE ARE LISTED.

ONE IS THE AB SCHEDULE, WHERE HALF THE KIDS GROUP WOULD COME MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND THEY WOULD BE DISTANCE LEARNING WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR GROUP B STUDENTS.

THE OTHER HALF, THEY WOULD DISTANCE LEARNING MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND COME ON CAMPUS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A POSSIBLE HYBRID MODEL THAT BONITA WOULD ADOPT IN THE FUTURE.

ANOTHER ONE THAT WE COULD ADOPT IS AN AM/PM MODEL WHERE HALF THE KIDS COME IN THE MORNING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. COULD BE TWO HOURS, COULD BE THREE HOURS OR SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN.

THERE'D BE A GAP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY AND THEN THE SECOND GROUP WOULD COME IN IN THE AFTERNOON. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE WOULD DO THAT.

WHAT THAT ALLOWS US TO DO IS EVERY STUDENT, THEORETICALLY, EITHER IN THE MORNING OR IN THE AFTERNOON, COULD COME ON CAMPUS EVERY DAY, WHICH COULD BE A BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR FOR YOUNGER GRADES. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE NEGOTIATED AND OBVIOUSLY MORE TO COME ON THAT THROUGH THE FALL. ASPECT OF THE PLAN THAT WE HAD TO HIT BASED ON SB-98 IS PUPAL LEARNING LOSS AND SO WE KNEW AND STUDIES ARE ALREADY OUT SAYING THAT THE SUMMER SLIDE WAS WORSE THAN USUAL FOR STUDENTS, NOT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE SPRING LOOKED, NOT FOR BONITA, FOR EVERYBODY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND THE FACT THAT BONITA HAD A LONG SUMMER.

SO WE KNEW AND WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE UP FOR THE PUPIL LEARNING LOSS AND THE STRATEGIES THAT I HAVE ON THE SLIDE THERE.

THAT'S OUR NORMAL ACADEMIC PROGRAM THAT WE'VE ENGAGED IN FOR YEARS NOW.

WE IDENTIFY THE ESSENTIAL STANDARDS.

WE DEFINE MASTERY OF THOSE TEACHERS DELIVER INSTRUCTION, WE ASSESS.

AND FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT MASTERED THOSE ESSENTIAL STANDARDS, WE CREATE INTERVENTION.

AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARTICULATE THAT, THAT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN DISTANCE LEARNING AND EVEN IN THE HYBRID IS REPLICATE THE SYSTEM THAT HAS WORKED FOR US FOR A LONG TIME NOW. AND THAT'S WHAT THAT SLIDE IS DESIGNED TO SHOW.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WITH THE PANDEMIC ANXIETY IS UP FOR PEOPLE.

DEPRESSION IS UP FOR PEOPLE.

SO WE KNEW ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WAS GOING TO BE CRITICAL FOR OUR KIDS.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE MENTAL HEALTH TEAM THAT WE HAVE THERE, OF COURSE, AND WE ALWAYS DO THIS BECAUSE WE JUST LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IT.

BUT 11 MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS BEFORE LAST YEAR WAS THREE.

AND OF COURSE, WE HIRED EIGHT LAST YEAR.

THEY CONTINUE ON TO MAKE THAT A PRETTY ROBUST MENTAL HEALTH TEAM.

AND THEY ARE ENGAGING IN COUNSELING SESSIONS WITH KIDS THROUGH TELETHERAPY.

SO THEY'RE NOT DOING IN-PERSON.

BUT THE SESSIONS HAVE CONTINUED THROUGH THE FALL.

WE EVEN OFFERED SESSIONS IN THE SUMMER TO SOME STUDENTS AS WELL, BUT IT CONTINUES IN THE FALL THROUGH TELETHERAPY AND WOULD CONTINUE ALL YEAR LONG.

EVEN IF, YOU KNOW, WHEN STUDENTS IF STUDENTS DON'T COME BACK IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

ANOTHER ASPECT: SCHOOL NUTRITION, THAT FOOD SERVICES TEAM HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB FROM THE SPRING ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE PRESENT TIME, OVER 350000 MEALS HAVE BEEN SERVED IN THAT PROGRAM TO STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SPRING AND SUMMER INTO THE FALL.

THOSE ARE THE FIVE SITES AT WHICH WE'RE OFFERING THOSE MEALS.

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THE LAST PART OF THE DOCUMENT'S THE MOST CONFUSING ONE TO WRITE.

IT'S ALSO THE MOST CONFUSING ONE FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S THERE.

IT'S CALLED INCREASE OR IMPROVE SERVICES FOR UNDUPLICATED PUPILS.

AS A REMINDER, WHEN THE LCF CAME OUT AN UNDUPLICATED PUPIL IS EITHER AN EL STUDENT, A FREE AND REDUCED STUDENT OR A FOSTER YOUTH.

ALL RIGHT. OUR UNDUPLICATED COUNT IS ABOUT 40 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS IN ONE OF THOSE THREE CATEGORIES. WE, AS A RESULT OF THE LCFF, RECEIVE EXTRA MONEY FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE RECEIVE FOR THOSE STUDENTS IS ON TOP OF THAT SLIDE, ABOUT SIX POINT SEVEN MILLION.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PART OF THE PLAN, AND IT'S REALLY IT'S A VESTIGE OF THE OLD CAP THAT THEY'VE CONTINUED INTO, THIS IS SUPPOSED TO SHOW THAT THAT SIX POINT SEVEN DOLLARS MILLION IS HELPING THOSE STUDENTS SPECIFICALLY.

IT'S NOT THAT YOU CAN'T SPEND IT ON ALL KIDS, BUT WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS YOU HAVE TO SHOW THAT THE SERVICES THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING ARE HELPING THOSE THREE GROUPS OF KIDS PREDOMINANTLY. AND SO I'VE GIVEN EXAMPLES OF THREE WAYS THAT WE SPEND THAT MONEY.

WE SPEND TWO POINT ONE ON MILLION ON INTERVENTION TEACHERS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.

WE HAVE TO FOSTER LIAISONS THAT WORK PREDOMINANTLY OR SOLELY WITH FOSTER YOUTH TO HELP THEM ACCLIMATE TO BONITA UNIFIED.

AND THEN SOME OF THE CURRICULUM THAT WE PURCHASE REALLY HELPS STUDENTS BECAUSE IT ADAPTS TO WHAT THEY NEED. AND SO NOW I GO THROUGH AND I ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS BASED ON MY RESPONSE PATTERN. THE FOURTH QUESTION WILL BE BASED ON HOW I ANSWER THE FIRST THREE.

IF I ANSWER THE FIRST THREE CORRECTLY, IT'S GOING TO PUSH ME.

IF I ANSWER THE FIRST THREE INCORRECTLY, IT'S GOING TO EASE UP AND START TO BUILD ME UP.

AND SO IT'S A GREAT WAY.

THOSE PROGRAMS WITH ADAPTIVE PROGRAMS FOR EL STUDENTS IN PARTICULAR, TO ALLOW THEM TO GROW. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO DIFFERENTIATE INSTRUCTION IS TO USE THOSE TYPES OF PROGRAMS. THAT'S ANOTHER EXPENSE THAT WE USE FOR SUPPLEMENTAL, WHICH REALLY HELPS EL STUDENTS.

NEXT STEPS FOR THE LCP.

SO WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT.

TOMORROW, THE BOARD MEETING JUST IDEALLY WILL BE ADOPTED.

THEN I'LL SUBMIT IT TO LACOE.

AND AT THE BEGINNING, WHEN I TALKED ABOUT THE SENATE BILL 98 AND HOW ALMOST EVERY SENTENCE IS DICTATED BY SOME PROVISION OF SENATE BILL 98.

WHAT LACOE WILL DO IS THEY'LL READ THE PLAN AND THEY WILL ENSURE THAT EVERY ASPECT OF SENATE BILL 98 IS TOUCHED ON IN THIS PLAN.

IF IT'S NOT, THEY'RE GOING TO SEND IT BACK TO US AND SAY, YOU DIDN'T ADDRESS THIS PORTION, YOU DIDN'T ADDRESS THIS PORTION.

AND THEN WHAT THAT REQUIRES IS BY THE TIME WHEN YOU GET THAT DOCUMENT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BOARD MEETING WITHIN 15 DAYS OF RECEIVING THAT DOCUMENT.

NOW, IF WE'RE FORTUNATE, IF WE RECEIVE ANY FEEDBACK LIKE THAT, IT WOULD BE WITHIN THE 15 DAY PERIOD INTO OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING.

IF IT'S NOT, WE WOULD HAVE TO CALL AN EXTRA ONE TO DISCUSS IT.

NOW, THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT THIS PROVISION IS YOU DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO CHANGE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE THE PLAN.

YOU JUST HAVE TO SHOW THAT AT THE BOARD MEETING YOU DISCUSSED IT.

I'VE ALREADY PRE SUBMITTED THIS DOCUMENT TWO TIMES.

THE LAST TIME I CAME BACK SAID THUMBS UP, READY TO GO.

OUR HOPE IS THAT IT GETS SUBMITTED.

AND IT'S DONE, I JUST KIND OF FOREWARN YOU, IF FOR SOME REASON IT'S A PROVISION THAT IN THE PRE-READ, THEY MISSED AND THEY SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, THEY BETTER GO BACK AND LOOK AT THIS, IT WOULD BE CONCEIVABLE THAT IT WOULD COME BACK TO THIS GROUP MID-OCTOBER OR LATE OCTOBER. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LCP GENERALLY? MATT, THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE COUNSELING.

HOW ARE THE STUDENTS WHO NEED OR ARE RECEIVING COUNSELING IDENTIFIED OR HOW ARE THEY COMING TO THE AWARENESS OF THE COUNSELORS WITH THE REMOTE LEARNING? YEAH, SO IT'S REALLY IT'S THE SAME TYPE OF IDEA THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE ENGAGED WITH KIDS IF THEY SEE A NEED, EITHER THROUGH THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH THE STUDENT OR THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH A PARENT.

THAT'S ONE WAY AND THE SAME WAY WITH OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS.

AS THEY INTERACT WITH KIDS, THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, THE STUDENT NEEDS SOME SUPPORT SERVICES AND THEN THEY LINK THEM UP WITH THE COUNSELORS.

SO THE REFERRAL SYSTEM IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME.

IT'S HARDER TO DO WHEN YOU'RE NOT WITH THAT STUDENT IN-PERSON FOR SEVEN HOURS A DAY.

BUT THE SYSTEM IS VERY SIMILAR.

OTHER QUESTIONS? ACTUALLY I'M QUITE EXCITED ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE, I KNOW THIS IS A CHALLENGING TIME, BUT WE HAVE OVER 350000 STUDENTS FED.

THAT'S AMAZING. THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK ON THAT.

WE HAVE EIGHT EXTRA, SO A TOTAL OF 11 MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS WHO ACTUALLY WORK IN THE

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SO I'M LOOKING TO THIS REPORT AND I KNOW THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE WERE PLANNING THE WHOLE TIME, BUT I THINK YOU PACKAGE IT PRETTY WELL.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

I KNOW IT'S CHALLENGING.

IT'S NEVER LIKE A WONDERFUL THING TO SAY THAT, HEY, WE'RE DOING ALL THESE THINGS DURING THIS CRISIS. BUT I DO THINK YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

FOR THE IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION BECAUSE I AM AN OPTIMISTIC PERSON.

IF THEY SAY THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK HYBRID AND WE CAN GO BACK 100% IN-PERSON WORD BECAUSE WE PUT IT IN THIS PLAN, WOULD THAT NOT BE POSSIBLE? OH, NO. SO THESE ARE LISTED AS OPTIONS; EVERYTHING'S ON THE TABLE.

THE ABILITY TO COME BACK AND THE NUMBER OF KIDS YOU CAN PUT IN THAT CLASSROOM WILL BE DICTATED BY THE HEALTH ORDERS.

EVERY INDICATION THAT THEY'VE GIVEN US REALLY EVEN SINCE MARCH, IS THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME SORT OF RESTRICTION AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF FEET IN BETWEEN KIDS.

RIGHT. SO MY HUNCH IS THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT IN THERE.

IF FOR SOME REASON THEY COME BACK AND SAY ZERO FEET, IT'S FINE, THEN THAT WOULD STILL BE AN OPTION YOU COULD ENGAGE IN.

IT'S GOING TO BE PREDICATED ON THE HEALTH ORDERS.

I WANTED TO THANK YOU, TOO.

I LEARNED AN AWFUL LOT FROM THIS DOCUMENT.

IT ANSWERED SO MANY QUESTIONS AS TO HOW YOU'RE WORKING WITH ALL THE CHALLENGES AT HAND.

BUT OF COURSE, I'VE GOT LOTS OF LITTLE QUESTIONS ABOUT AND BASICALLY HOW THINGS ARE WORKING, LIKE WITH THE DAYCARE.

YOU'VE GOT THE KIDS BACK ON CAMPUS HEALTH WISE AND STUDENT LEARNING WISE.

TELL US HOW THAT'S WORKING SO FAR.

SO DAYCARE RIGHT NOW, WE'VE GOT ON ANY GIVEN DAY ABOUT 200 STUDENTS THAT COME ON CAMPUSES FOR DAYCARE.

EVERY DAY, THERE SEEMS TO BE A STUDENT WHO HAS, YOU KNOW, A SNEEZE OR A SNIFFLE OR SOMETHING. WE HAVE HAD NO INDICATIONS THAT NONE OF THOSE STUDENTS HAD COVID.

BUT WHAT THAT DOES, THOUGH, IS IT TRIGGERS THE PROTOCOL THAT WE HAVE FOR EACH SITE.

AND SO THEN THAT STUDENT IS EVALUATED.

IF THAT SYMPTOM IS NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO SOMETHING THAT'S NOT POTENTIALLY COVID--SO IF IT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED, THEN THEY CAN GO BACK TO CLASS.

IF IT CAN'T BE ATTRIBUTED, THEN THEY ARE THEY GO HOME.

RIGHT. BUT WE'VE HAD WE'VE HAD ZERO CASES SO FAR.

SO THE KIDS ARE HEALTHY.

AND SO THAT PART HAS BEEN GOOD AND HAS HELPED US HONE OUR PROTOCOLS.

SO WHEN IT'S TIME TO COME BACK, WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE TIGHTER SYSTEM AND WE'LL KNOW HOW TO IMPLEMENT THOSE PROTOCOLS.

CARL AND I MET WITH PARENT GROUPS LAST WEEK AND WE WERE BOTH VERY PLEASED AT THE RESPONSE WE GOT FROM PARENTS TALKING ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DISTANCE LEARNING.

THEY THEY WERE BEYOND ALMOST BEYOND WORDS, HAPPY, EXPRESSING WHAT THE TEACHERS ARE DOING AND HOW MUCH MANY OF THE KIDS ARE BEGINNING TO ADAPT TO IT.

EVERYONE OPENED BY SAYING IT'S NOT IDEAL, HOWEVER, GIVEN A NOT IDEAL SITUATION.

IT'S GOING ABOUT AS WELL AS THEY EXPECTED.

IN ALMOST EVERY CASE, THEY SAID, IT'S EXCEEDED THEIR EXPECTATIONS, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT MARCH AND APRIL AND MAY FELT LIKE.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND AUGUST NIGHT AND DAY.

AND SO THAT PART HAS BEEN GOOD.

THE CHALLENGE MOVING FORWARD IS TO ENSURE THAT THOSE 10000 KIDS ARE TRULY ENGAGED.

THEY'RE GOING INTO CLASS.

WE KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ENGAGED WHEN THEY'RE THERE AND THAT THEY'RE COMPLETING THE ASSIGNMENTS THAT ARE GIVEN WHEN THEY LEAVE.

THAT'S KIND OF THE NEXT STEP.

AS WE GO THROUGH, WE'RE ANALYZING THAT DATA.

AND AS WE GET IT, WE'RE GOING TO SIT WITH PRINCIPALS.

THEY'RE GOING TO SIT WITH STAFF TO ENSURE THAT THE KIDS ARE TRULY ENGAGING.

OK, ON THE DOCUMENT, PAGE 11, YOU'VE GOT A CHAPTER CALLED ENGAGEMENT INTERVENTION, FOR THE ABSENCES. YOU'VE GOT A SERIES YOU'VE GOT A FORMAT THAT YOU FOLLOW REGARDING OCCASIONAL AND GETTING MORE AND MORE SERIOUS LIKE YOU DO IN THE NORMAL SCHOOL YEAR.

I WAS KIND OF CURIOUS TO HOW THAT IS WORKING COMPARED TO THE NORMAL SCHOOL YEAR.

DO WE HAVE THE KIDS CHECKING IN AND OR IS IT DOES IT SEEM TO BE MORE OF AN ISSUE SINCE THEY'RE HOME? WELL, I DON'T HAVE THE ATTENDANCE NUMBERS TO GIVE YOU CAN WE CAN DEFINITELY WRITE THAT UP. THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR KIDS ARE COMING.

AND WHAT MR. ROGERS DOES, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES, IS HE SENDS IN A REPORT EVERY WEEKEND TO SITES SAYING THESE ARE THE KIDS WHO HAVE MISSED X NUMBER OF TIMES.

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OK, REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS.

[9. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC]

NO ACTION OR DISCUSSION CAN TAKE PLACE ABOUT ITEMS NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA.

THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH PUBLIC INPUT TO 20 MINUTES.

PERSONS WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT MAY SUBMIT AN EMAIL TO MARGARET MCDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AT MCDONALD@BONITA.K-12.CA.US.

COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC WILL BE READ ALOUD AT THIS TIME.

OK, WE HAVE ONE FROM COMMUNITY MEMBER JACKSON SALINAS.

HE WRITES, IS THERE A WAY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS TO BE BY PHONE CALL LIKE WHAT CITIES AND OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING? IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WANT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD. ONE OTHER THING.

I WANT TO ASK THE BOARD TO FIND A WAY TO HAVE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES BACK ON CAMPUS.

I WANT ALL THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT COLES TO TALK WITH THE COUNTY AND GOVERNOR NEWSOM ABOUT THIS, AGAIN, WRITTEN BY JACKSON SALINAS.

[10. FUTURE MEETING DATES]

NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, WHICH WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 2020, BEGINNING WITH CLOSED SESSION AT 4:00 P.M., OPEN SESSION AT FIVE P.M., MEETINGS WILL BE STREAMED LIVE ON THE INTERNET AND PUBLIC CAN E-MAIL COMMENTS TO MCDONALD@BONITA.K-12.CA .US NO LATER THAN FOUR P.M.

THE DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED MEETING.

[11. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS]

AT THE OCTOBER BOARD MEETING, 'YOU WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF LIKE THE TECHNOLOGY AND JUST ENCOMPASS ED SERVICES, YOU KNOW, AS A WHOLE, JUST HOW THINGS ARE GOING WITH DISTANT LEARNING, INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, THE TECHNOLOGY.

WE CAN ADD THIS INTO IT AS PART OF IT, YOU KNOW, WITH MENTAL HEALTH.

SO WE CAN JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS, THE WORK THAT'S COMING OUT OF ED SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES THE TECHNOLOGY AND MENTAL HEALTH IF THAT WORKS FOR YOU.

YOU BET. THANK YOU. WE'LL JUST KIND OF COMBINE IT ALL IS JUST AN OVERALL HOW THINGS ARE GOING IN THE WORLD OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND HOW IT IMPACTS OUR STUDENTS IN THE OCTOBER BOARD MEETING. THANK YOU.

OK. WE HAVE NO COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION, THEN WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 5:28.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.