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2 h 35 min · 5 public speakers

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King City Union board hears comment on proposed Youth Project agreement 1:17:21

  • Motions were also made on a Williams resolution, resolutions on authorized signers and a Harmony at Home agreement. 38:34
  • The board discussed proposed agreements with Pro Youth and the Youth Project, with questions about enrollment and billing. 40:10
  • Several speakers at public comment raised concerns about the Youth Project's summer operations and the terms of the proposed contract, while other speakers described positive experiences with the programs. 1:14:25
  • Motions were made to table both agreements for further discussion at a study session, and September 1st was discussed as the study session date. 1:17:11

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Item by item (14)
  1. Introduction of new staff 1:00
    • Site administrators introduced new teachers, vice principals and other staff at the district's schools. 1:00
    • A speaker introduced the interim superintendent, who was attending a first board meeting of the year, and a new executive assistant for the superintendent. 4:33
  2. Summer program update 6:37
    • A district staff member reported that summer teacher-led clubs served 182 students, with 116 at CPMS and 66 from the elementary schools. 8:14
    • A speaker presenting for the Youth Project said 402 in-district children attended across 6,802 check-ins, 38 were held on the waitlist, and the organization would like to be renewed. 13:29
    • A speaker presenting for Pro Youth said Santa Lucia had 275 students, exceeding a projection of 200 students, and Shalom Peaks had an enrollment of 68. 22:04
  3. Public comment on non-agenda items 26:15
    • A speaker who began to address the Youth Project was asked to wait until the related action items. 26:15
  4. Superintendent's report 26:15
    • The interim superintendent reported that math pilots began, with the elementary schools piloting Thinking Math by Innovamat and the middle school piloting STEMscopes Math. 28:34
    • The superintendent said 4th graders who met or exceeded standard on the CAASPP test as 3rd graders would be rewarded with a certificate and $250. 29:44
    • The interim superintendent said Williams compliance visits would take place on August 27th and that a late letter was received in support of consent agenda item 13. 31:42
  5. Reports from administrators 26:15
    • A site administrator reported that the first SDC classroom at K-CAM was going well, with a teacher and 3 paras in the class. 33:17
  6. Consent agenda 33:17
    • A motion was made to approve the consent agenda while moving items 12, 13 and 16 to action items. 34:54
  7. Board policy updates first reading 35:11
    • The board received CSBA board policy updates for a first reading. 35:11
    • A speaker said there was no need to change the policies and that they could be placed on action items for the next meeting. 36:58
  8. Williams instructional materials hearing 36:58
    • A speaker said the public hearing was to share that the district was in compliance with the Williams sufficiency of instructional materials requirements. 37:26
    • A motion was made to approve Resolution 2627⁠-⁠02, the Williams Resolution. 38:34
  9. Authorized signer resolutions 38:48
    • The interim superintendent said Resolution 2627⁠-⁠03 would add the interim superintendent as a signer on financial institution accounts. 38:48
    • Motions were made to approve the resolution on financial institution account signers and a resolution designating an authorized agent to sign school orders. 39:18
  10. Pro Youth agreement 40:10
    • A speaker reported current enrollment of 184 at San Lucia, 128 at Delray, 115 at KCM and 66 at Shalom Peaks, and said new hires should take the waitlist students. 41:20
    • A speaker raised concerns about running multiple after-school programs at the same time and said there should be a study session. 44:45
    • Speakers at public comment said the program had helped working families, and another speaker said the safety concerns involved people on campus after hours rather than the program's supervision. 1:08:48
  11. Youth Project agreement 1:17:21
    • Other speakers asked about the contract's cost, payment terms and effect on teacher-led clubs, and one speaker asked why the district would approve $3.27 million plus for a third-party contractor. 1:18:53
    • Speakers at public comment raised concerns about the Youth Project's staff training, supervision, food handling and field trip schedules during the summer. 1:21:09
    • One board member said having multiple programs running continued to be the main concern and asked whether a district-run program was possible. 1:52:32
  12. Harmony at Home agreement 2:13:34
    • A district staff member said the district was taking a tiered approach to mental health and planned to hire its own elementary counselors, continuing Harmony at Home this year while preparing. 2:13:34
    • A district staff member said Harmony at Home now provides monthly logs of students served and clinician time. 2:17:27
    • A motion was made to approve the Harmony at Home agreement. 2:19:09
  13. Board communications 2:19:25
    • A speaker said visits were made to First Tee and the Youth Project during the summer and that board members want to see sites as they are. 2:20:01
    • A speaker asked that an update on unification be placed on the next regular board meeting agenda. 2:23:00
  14. Advanced planning and scheduling 2:23:00
    • A speaker said the next regular board meeting was scheduled for September 15th. 2:27:09
    • Speakers discussed a CSEA hearing on the 20th at 5:30 and a study session for September 1st. 2:29:16

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