Dave Pearson presents Rojas Building Solutions Janitorial Services Contract 2024-2025. He mentions 11 month contract is good to go. No public comments.

Chief Academic Officer Maurice Williams Presents ESSER III Spending Plans for BJE, RCA, JHHS, DCA, OCA, OCHS. Curriculum is the biggest cost, as well as classroom furniture. Spending will also include Professional Development and teacher incentives to attract and retain good teachers. No public comments.

Maurice presents a furniture quote for BJE. BJE has set aside 200K for furniture. This covers the cost for the expanded learning portion. $175k was also set aside to cover differences. Total cost should be about $250k. Board Vice Chair questions when the furniture will be here, Furniture should arrive before the beginning of the new school year.

Maurice presents Approval of Music & Arts Instruments Quote- Benito Juarez Elementary. There is $80 k set aside for student instruments, instruments are to become available to all kids so that they can be used. Prices comes out to about $64k for instruments, the remainder portion will be used for instrument closets to ensure that there is a storage space. Board member Elisa asks about the teachers available to teach, Maurice states that we will gather the instruments first and then look for the right individual to teach. Maurice feels that instruments should be included in the curriculum. Board Vice Chair asks about access to instruments and whether other schools would have access to them, Maurice states they would just be for BJE. No public comments. 

Maurice presents Contract for iReady for BJE. BJE has the most resources and they have decided to invest heavily in multiple resources. The cost is $155k for a 3 year contract which includes resource books for all K-5 students. No public comments. 

Maurice presents a 6 year license quote for JHHS Book Curriculum for all 4 History books needed. Includes physical text books and online access. No public comments. 

Maurice presents Furniture Quote from Worthington for OCA. Money has been set aside from ESSER and would like to invest in lunch tables, classroom furniture, and classroom seating. Board member Elisa asks if we are getting a good deal, Maurice states that we are. No public comments. 

OCHS has needs for updating furniture and its spaces. Parents are making the decision as to where to send their kids based on how a school look, this would give the school a much needed face lift. No Board Member comments. No public Comments. 

Maurice presents Tom Thelen who presents a slideshow titled Character Programs, Three Solutions for Schools. He mentions he has worked with Maurice for about 7 years at his previous school, AIMS. He mentions he has spoken all over the world, and mentions benefits to having his program on campus. He talks about his book, Mental Health 101 for Teens which has digital curriculum and a teachers guide. There is an app available which has the availability to report Bullying. Mr. Thelen goes over the reporting software. He mentions the scope of services he provides. He will do 6 school assemblies on Bullying Prevention, 5 school assemblies on Mental Health Skills, 2 professional development Trainings for Educators, 1 parent and community program. This also includes a 3 year curriculum subscription for Nobullyingschools.com and mentalhealth101.org. As well as 1800 Mental Health 101 Books for students. Board member Elisa asks about how the program is doing in a foreign language as Mr. Thelen has mentioned that the program has been translated into other languages. Mr. Thelen says that he has been working with translator professionals to try to ensure that all ideas come through for students and parents. Elisa asks about what language the parent program will be in, and feels that more than 1 class is possibly needed. Mr. Thelen states that the book has a family resource page to share with the family. The webpage is able to be translated into multiple languages so that parents from a diverse background can access. Board member Edgar asks about peer assistance, or a leadership club for students who may be interested in being a peer leader. Mr. Thelen mentions that while there is no separate component for that, the chapters of the book allow for the individual student to assess their own mental health and well being. Maurice shares a personal story about an 8th grade student who was a victim of bullying who took her own life. He mentions that this curriculum offers students resources and allows them to know they are not alone. Maurice mentions that this works well in our diverse community, and that the book is an easy read. He mentions parents were very happy about this program. This is a one of a kind program, given that there are no other programs like this in the nation. Elisa asks about adding more parent trainings. No public comments. 

Chief Executive Officer presents Ed Sped Solutions Contract 2024-2025, wants to continue partnership with them to contract behavior aides. They are trained specifically for providing behavior support to students. They would help us with vision and hearing screenings as well. Functional behavior assessment is done every 3 years, or if a student shows a need. Estimated cost for all 6 school sites $242,000. Last year we spend $745,000. We have done a lot of hiring internally and have been able to cut that cost. No public comments. 

Maria recommends we approve the 2024-2025 CharterSafe Insurance Contract. Maria has been shopping the market and the quotes that have been received have been just as high or higher. Recommends that we stay with them given our options and the benefits that they provide. No public comments.