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El Departamento de Salud Pública de California ha actualizado la guía de enmascaramiento en todo el estado para que coincida con la guía de los CDC, eliminando los requisitos de máscara de California para las personas vacunadas a partir del 15 de junio. Las personas vacunadas pueden reunirse sin máscaras en la mayoría de las circunstancias. Las personas que no están vacunadas deben seguir usando una mascarilla en interiores en entornos públicos para protegerse a sí mismas y a los demás.

Continuaremos ejecutando la conexión YouTube / Zoom para una audiencia más amplia y recibiremos comentarios del público a través de llamadas remotas, pero nos complace poder dar la bienvenida a los miembros de nuestra comunidad a la sala de reuniones.

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PHONE-IN PUBLIC COMMENT: Please call (805) 608-4230 to provide live public comments during the meeting.  For public comment on a closed session item, call 15 minutes before closed session begins. For an item NOT on the agenda, you must call before 5:45 p.m. For items that ARE on the agenda, you must call well in advance of the item you wish to comment on.  You will be placed in a queue. Public comment will not be available once the item has been discussed by the Board of Trustees.

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT: To provide written public comment on published agenda topics to be read during the meeting, please email 450 words or less to info@pasoschools.org. Note on the email if the comment is for a closed session item, an item not on the agenda, or an item number on the agenda in open session. Public Comments will be accepted via email until 3:00 PM on the day of the meeting. Public Comment is limited to three minutes per person and no more than 20 minutes total for any one item. Any documents, petitions, or information for submittal may also be emailed to the address above.

COMENTARIO DEL PÚBLICO POR TELÉFONO: Llame al (805) 608-4230 para brindar comentarios públicos en vivo durante la reunión. Para comentarios del publico sobre un tema de sesion cerrada, llame 15 minutos antes de que comience la sesion cerrada. Para un tema que NO está en la agenda, debe llamar antes de las 5:45 p.m.  Para los temas que ESTÁN en la agenda, debe llamar con bastante anticipación al tema que desea comentar. Se le colocará en una cola. Los comentarios públicos no estarán disponibles una vez que el tema haya sido discutido por la Mesa Directiva.

COMENTARIO PÚBLICO ESCRITO: Para proporcionar comentarios públicos por escrito sobre los temas de la agenda publicados para ser leídos durante la reunión, envíe un correo electrónico de 450 palabras o menos a info@pasoschools.org. Anote en el correo electrónico si el comentario es para un tema de sesión cerrada, un tema que no está en la agenda o un número de tema en la agenda en sesión abierta. Se aceptarán comentarios del público por correo electrónico hasta las 3:00 pm del día de la reunión. El comentario público está limitado a tres minutos por persona y no más de 20 minutos en total para cualquier artículo. Cualquier documento, petición o información para enviar también puede enviarse por correo electrónico a la dirección anterior.

Background: The District’s Board of Trustees is currently elected under an “at-large” election system, where trustees are elected by voters of the entire District. Seven trustees are elected in even-numbered years and serve staggered four-year terms.  On February 26, 2019, the Board adopted Resolution No. 19-15, a Resolution Approving Authorization to Initiate a Transition to a By-Trustee Area Election System Commencing with the 2022 Governing Board Election.  This resolution proposed the change would be based on 2020 census data, which has been delayed due to the COVID pandemic.  On April 27, 2021, the Board therefore adopted Resolution 21-22 to reaffirm the decision, but to use 2010 census data to draw the initial maps. Those maps would be reviewed and possibly revised prior to the 2022 election once the 2020 census data is released.

The Board held pre-map public hearings on April 27, 2021 and May 11, 2021, and map review public hearings on May 25, 2021 and June 8, 2021, to gather public input on the proposed trustee area maps and sequence of elections.

On June 15, 2021, the Board published proposed trustee area maps and proposed election sequences for consideration pursuant to Elections Code section 10010(a)(2).

Education Code Sections 5019 and 5030 authorize the San Luis Obispo County Committee on School Reorganization (“County Committee”), upon application from a school district’s governing board, to change the method of election in a school district under its jurisdiction. The Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed maps, select a preferred trustee area boundary map and staggering schedule, and adopt a Resolution Approving Transition to Trustee Areas, which would then be submitted to the County Committee for consideration.

The Chair will open a PUBLIC HEARING to receive comments.

[Board President will open and then close the public hearing.]

Board Policy 5111 and Administrative Regulation 5111 - Admission was discussed during the last Board meeting of June 8, 2021, where the policy and regulation were presented with the red-lined versions addressing CSBA's recommendations.

Board Policy requires two readings prior to approving updates.

Staff has reviewed again and is seeking Board approval to update BP 5111 and AR 5111.

Board Bylaw 9400 - Board Self Evaluation was discussed during the last Board meeting of June 8, 2021, where the bylaw was presented with the red-lined version addressing CSBA's recommendations.

Board Policy requires two readings prior to approving updates.

Staff has reviewed again and is seeking Board approval to update BB 9400.

1.The Blackbaud Giving Fund (PG&E) wishes to donate a total of $273.24 to PRHS, in support of student engagement and achievement.

2. Wade Horton on behalf of San Luis Obispo County Emergency Operations Center wishes to donate to Special Ed and Nurse Department 2800 plastic gowns with detachable sleeves with a value of $2,275 and 10 cases of gloves and 261 bottles of hand sanitizers valued at $738, total donation value: $3,013.

3. The Blackbaud Giving Fund (PG&E) wishes to donate a total of $450 to Daniel Lewis Middle School, in support of student engagement and achievement.

4. Virginia Peterson Elementary School wishes to accept from anonymous donors on DonorsChoose a game system replacing the current one in support of the student's weekly "Fun Friday" valued at $400.

The Board held pre-map public hearings on April 27, 2021 and May 11, 2021, and map review public hearings on May 25, 2021 and June 8, 2021, to gather public input on the proposed trustee area maps and sequence of elections.

On June 15, 2021, the Board published proposed trustee area maps and proposed election sequences for consideration pursuant to Elections Code section 10010(a)(2).

Education Code Sections 5019 and 5030 authorize the San Luis Obispo County Committee on School Reorganization (“County Committee”), upon application from a school district’s governing board, to change the method of election in a school district under its jurisdiction. The Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed maps, select a preferred trustee area boundary map and staggering schedule, and adopt a Resolution Approving Transition to Trustee Areas, which would then be submitted to the County Committee for consideration.

As approved by the voters on November 6, 2012, the Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012 (Proposition 30) temporarily increased the state's sales tax rate and the personal income tax rates for taxpayers in high tax brackets. The creation of the Education Protection Account (EPA) by Proposition 30 provides that a portion of K-14 general-purpose funds must be utilized for instructional purposes. K-14 local agencies have the sole authority to determine how the funds received from the EPA are spent, but with these provisions:

The spending plan must be approved by the governing board during a public meeting.

EPA funds cannot be used for the salaries or benefits of administrators or any other administrative costs (as identified within the account code structure).

Each year, the local agency must publish on its website an accounting of how much money was received from the EPA and how the funds were expended.

This is the annual PRYDE CCTR contract that PRJUSD has maintained for more than 20 years. The contract allows the PRYDE program to offer after-school services to low-income families at low cost or zero cost to the families it serves. Revenue of up to $307,468.00

LETRS is a professional learning program that provides K-5 teachers with deep knowledge to be literacy and language experts.  This contract would provide professional development around the essential components of reading instruction to all teachers in grades K-5 including intervention and special education to increase the knowledge of our teachers and, ultimately, the quality of reading instruction in our classrooms. Additionally, our literacy coaches would be trained and then provide training to our paraeducators who are providing reading intervention support both in and outside of the general education classroom. 

Developed by renowned literacy experts Dr. Louisa Moats and Dr. Carol Tolman, LETRS® is a flexible, literacy professional development solution for preK–5 educators. LETRS provides teachers with the skills they need to master the fundamentals of reading instruction—phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and language. Cost is $232,175.41 from AB 86 funds. 

The attached Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 6144 – “Academic Freedom/Controversial Issues” describe the Board’s role and duty in addressing the discussion of controversial issues in the district’s classrooms.  Staff believes the subject of Critical Race Theory (CRT) should be debated or discussed in a class solely as a controversial issue not presented in any way as fact.  Care, in particular, must be taken in ANY discussion about CRT to conform with AR 6144, which stipulates in particular, “6. The discussion does not reflect adversely upon persons because of their race, sex, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, handicap, or occupation”. 

Staff asks for board direction on the applicability of BP/AR 6144 to any discussion of CRT. 

The Board has also expressed interest in discussing a resolution related to CRT, one draft of which is attached as a starting point to that discussion should the Board decide to direct staff to prepare such a resolution.