Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees
Fullerton Joint Union HSD
March 30, 2021 7:00PM
Meeting will be held Via Zoom.
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| President Buchi called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session. |
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| Board Members were updated on negotiations. |
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| President Buchi declared a recess at 6:20 p.m. |
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| President Buchi reconvened the meeting to Regular Session at 7:05 p.m. |
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| The flag salute was led by Student Board Member Jenna Beining. |
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| It was moved, seconded, and carried by unanimous roll call vote to approve the agenda. |
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Click here to submit a Public Comment NOTE: Comments are limited to items on the agenda and will be read by the submitter of the comment. In order for a comment to be read, the submitter must be in attendance virtually to read their comments. |
The following individuals spoke to the Board in support of making a change to increased
in-person instruction:
•Lindsay Blume
•Staci Shackelford
•Marcella Calvillo
•Malissa Hernandez
•Christy Carter
•Laura Rosenkranz
Elizabeth O'Donnell spoke to the Board in support of joining the cohorts to allow students the opportunity to attend more in-person classes, but requested that no other changes be made to the current schedule so late in the school year.
Magdalena Villalba spoke to the Board about several concerns she had regarding increased in-person instruction and asked that the Board research the concerns prior to taking action on the agenda item.
FSTO President Angie Cencak spoke to the Board about several concerns regarding implementing increased in-person instruction prior to receiving feedback from stakeholders and questioned if there is enough time in the school year to correctly implement the proposed changes. |
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Assistant Superintendent of Education and Assessment Services Dr. Sylvia Kaufman and Executive Director of Administrative Services Dr. Karl Zener provided information for Board Members’ consideration regarding increasing in-person instruction. Dr. Kaufman and Dr. Zener reviewed latest guidance on COVID, current COVID-19 trends in Orange County, and the continued focus on safety as the District's number one priority. The presentation included the following information:
•A timeline for proposed increased in-person instruction
•Current information from the CDPH
•Data showing a significant decrease in COVID-19 cases
•Average class size by school for cohorts A/B
•Information on cleaning, safety, food services, transportation, athletics & co-curricular activities
•Next steps
Following the presentation, site Principal's answered Board Member's questions. |
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| A motion was made by Dr. Jeng to increase in-person instruction to four days/week beginning April 12, 2021. Mrs. Buchi seconded the motion. Dr. Calhoun moved to amend the motion to read "beginning April 19, 2021." Ms. Fawley seconded the motion. The motion to amend the motion was carried by a roll call vote of 3-2 (Mrs. Buchi and Dr. Jeng voted no). The amended motion to increase in-person instruction to four days/week beginning April 19, 2021 was carried by a roll call vote of 3-2 (Mrs. Buchi and Dr. Jeng voted no). |
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| President Buchi declared the meeting adjourned at 8:49 p.m. in accordance with Government Code Section 54956.9 (a,b,c). |
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The resubmit was successful.