Good evening, everyone. I'm gonna we're back from our closed session So we'll go ahead and go in so I'm gonna close out I'm gonna close out our our special board meeting for administrative salaries review to briefly open our special board meeting for Pajaro Middle School Resolution for emergency contract services I'd like to make a motion to postpone the starting of our Pajaro Middle School Resolution until after the special salaries Meet board meeting I have a first to have a second Have a second all those in favor I Any opposed? Motion carries 5-0-2. So I'm closing our special board meeting for our For our our Pajaro Middle School Resolution and I'm gonna open our special board meeting for our administrative salaries review so Just you know we're in closed session before so I just want to say Welcome to everyone for this this meeting if you didn't hear me one night. We were before Closed session. We do have translation services available in Spanish. So please see or any alopez if you need that So tenemos traducción en español si necesita de este servicio por favor pase con or any alopez And if you would like to speak to an item on the agenda, please fill out a speaker card prior to the agenda item each speaker will have two minutes and So we will go To item 3.2 the pledge of allegiance and I will ask trustee Flora is to lead us in the pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America Public for which is One nation under God indivisible the routine and justice for all Thank you So we'll move on to item four point one our approval of agenda I'd like to make a motion to approve the agenda with adding before five point one A report out of closed session Okay, I have a first. Do I have a second? I first in a second all those in favor aye any opposed motion carries five zero two All right, so we will go on to item five point one our administrative salaries review and they're Pardon me a lot of moving parts this evening. So let's go ahead and do our report out of closed session Thank you. So under item two point one Under closed session under closed session agenda item two point one I moved to approve the recommendation by the district of a full expulsion for one calendar year for student number 22-23-008 I Have a motion to second all those in favor aye any opposed So four Zero one two All right So now we will go on to Administrative salaries review and the report will be presented by dr. Michelle Rodriguez Yeah, thank you so much So as I was working with staff to develop this presentation, I actually realized What a wonderful opportunity it is to be able to put all this information within a really condensed portion of the day and Often I think a challenging often we have a system in which we have people who will come up even tonight up to the podium and They the process is is they were able to make their public comment But because of Brown Act and just the procedural nature, we don't respond to those risks We don't respond to it also and often Unfortunately Sometimes some of that information that the people have is either misinformation or even untruths and so we generally as administration because We know that when adults don't get along the people that actually are the most harmed are our children so most of the time we take it on the chin and We just move past and we don't always respond back with accurate information This also has been a conversation actually that's been going on for Ever since I've been here for about seven years. So it's not a new conversation So I think this will really so my hope is that a lot of times we have people that come up and make a response And then when we come to do the presentation, they've already left the room So my hope is that people that are watching and people that are here are able to see the information in its entirety and Everything is foot-noted so you can fact-check me if you like Because I think it's important for people to really understand What administrators do? I was raised by an administrator. I was raised by a superintendent I saw what he did and I aspired to be like him and I know he would be proud of the work that I've done So here we go. Let's look at it So we often hear why do we not align our budget with what's important? I would say with this Right here that you'll see that we actually are So when you look at it, we have two hundred and sixty seven million dollars, which is our budget And you look at where do we spend that money? Fifty eight percent of it is on certificated staff and and benefits 33 percent, which is actually higher than most school districts is 33 percent is classified staff five percent is site-certificated administration and then two percent for classified management and two percent for district-certificated management and that really that's 84 percent of What we have we spend on people and people that work with our students and then you'll see the other figures Oftentimes we have heard and we hear we're top-heavy We have a lot of management Especially if you are in management, you'll know that that doesn't feel like we're very top-heavy But even though we've been we've been accused of that we have tried to make strides to say okay Well, what can we cut and I want you to notice that in 1718 we had a hundred and seventy four managers When I saw a year my second year here. We had a hundred and seventy four managers By 2020 we were down to 157 Right, and then we have continued to go down to where we're at a hundred and fifty-two If you ask was COVID easier on administration What's the floods easier on administration? The answer is no what we did instead is we just spread that work out I Tried to be a good role model and that when everybody else is tapped out I try to take on the work Just as each and every administrator in this room does for their own staff and So recently so one of the key complaints was you have too many Cabinet members so we took out a cabinet position reorg did and so we lost one of our assistant superintendent positions We lost a coordinator of adult Ed and now we're reorganizing Virtual Academy as well. And so that will be a principal reduction We also had extended learning you asked extended learning or you ask M&O and They have a loss management too as well due to restructuring Because they knew that we needed to put our priorities where they should be which is within the classroom So that's exactly why we did that Often people will say well, but you're still top-heavy look at how much percentage you have compared to other Districts so just as a reference because I know it's hard for people to see this is every single school district with Within the two counties that we are in so Monterey and Santa Cruz County what you'll see on the right is the the dollar amount per student that we spend in Management every single manager and compared to other school districts and you can see where we are with the arrow so you'll see that we by far are Not top-heavy compared to other school districts and for the most part we are either The ones that are lower than us is within dollars except for two locations and so again, we've had these conversations fairly frequently and So we continue to look at that Something that is important to all of us and something that has been a priority of all of the school district It's benefits. So every single employee in this school district is been received these benefits So if you are a classified staff member then over the over four hours or 3.75 then you receive it at no cost to you at all Certificated including management Certificated we pay if we want if we want family we pay $90 But that's very low and you'll see when you'll remember what I said We have 267 million dollars 55 million of that goes towards benefits just off the top and Because we pay 100 percent It's going to go up 9 to 10 percent next year. So PV USD Covers 100 percent of that increase Right, so if you are in Santa Cruz City Schools, it's a 70-30 split So that 10 percent is going to eat at their bottom line their pocket their employees pocket It will not eat at ours, but it does eat at the district's bottom line, right? So I'm not here tonight to debate whether or not we should have high quality benefits But it is something that when people say why don't we pay more that is part of it And when you look at local districts, what you'll find is this is For all the employees the cost of employees that take the family benefit One thing because we pay a hundred percent of family benefit except for that $90 a month What you'll see is our comparison of how much it costs us per employee is tremendously high Compared to all the other local districts then when you look at you might say but not everybody does Family benefits, so this is plus one So this is even if you look at just the if you like exclude all the people that do family benefits And you say let's look at plus one even for our employees who are just plus one You can see we're still second to the highest Right because of the proportion that we pay of health benefits So that that is some that's a discussion that we eventually need to have So this the when we had the item and it was tabled there's a lot of discussions about Management either receiving or not receiving What they deserve and so you'll look and you'll see that in general Management has always taken the less of it So in 2016-17 management received the exact same as PVFT CSE a at that time received 3200 off the salary schedule and Management received 1% ongoing and 2% off the salary 1718 We received the 2% which was equal to most of PVFT and 3% ongoing for CSE a I also just want to note in 1718 we converted all the nurses to the school psychologist and speech and language pathologist salary schedule Which at that time gave them an instant $20,000 increase per nurse and We did that because we saw that we couldn't recruit nurses right we couldn't actually capture nurses from the hospitals that pay so much more We also at that time added the bilingual stipend to the contract in 1819 you'll see again. We took the lesser of the two So we went 3% PVFT got 4% ongoing And then CSE a got 3% ongoing plus one additional holiday Fast forward to 1920 we received no increase that year. We didn't take anything everybody else received the 473 PVFT also received 1% of ongoing for adult education because we understand they're one of the lowest Well the lowest paid so 2021 came We received 2100 off the salary schedule So when we say just like everyone else that we haven't received an on the salary schedule raise since 2018-19 that is accurate And so this is just a one-time payment PVFT however did receive $1,1335 off the salary schedule But also received 1% because we reduced to work days. So each work day is Valued at about point five. So we took away two work days. So they no longer have to work two of those days But they didn't decrease their pay which means that they be in essence got a 1% increase on the salary schedule There also was revised salary schedules for ECE And then 1% for adult ed on and off and then we went as is a customary We took the the less of the two and so then we Received only what CSE a received which was 2100 because if you would have given us a 1% Plus the 1135 that would have been more than 2100 of course Also at that time we provide a stipend for special education teachers two additional Wednesdays for grading three additional Wednesdays for Sped and establish a caseload CSE a also received two additional vacation days, which again is equivalent to additional money So 2021 which is what we were talking about two weeks ago So to date P management has not received anything PVFT we settled quite a while back. They received 4,000 for each salary schedule K12 2000 for each salary schedule for the nurse Psychologists and speech and language pathologists plus an additional 1,000 off the salary schedule and then you'll see ECE got 6% ongoing plus the 600 off the salary schedule and 5% for adult education So we have again demonstrated that each year. We have been recognizing that both adult ed and ECE are some of our Lowest paid CSE a received the 4.5 ongoing and then 1800 off the salary schedule what management was requesting was the 4.5 percent on Going with the CSE a now I can say we could actually change that no longer offered It was the deal with sealed yesterday And so we did offer a 10% ongoing for all PVFT Which is reflective of what we also provided CSE a which was 10% ongoing and 1500 off the salary schedule So I just wanted to kind of so now I'm going to do some comparisons Because we often hear that management have these large salaries and that they make all of this money So I want to actually put it into daily rate for you so our average nurse speech pathologist and Psychologist has eight years with PVSD our average elementary principal has four years As a principal then most of the time they've been within PVSD much longer than that But they're they have four years with us So you have a tea you have a nurse that makes about $447 a day and then you look at management and it is $461 a day So that's pretty Commensurate both are pretty equal now. Let's look at a teacher the average teacher Make is 12 years with us for elementary. So a lot of people want to say we have complete turnover That's incorrect our average teacher has been with us 12 years as an elementary teacher and 10 years as a secondary teacher So let's look at those daily rates 373 and 397 and then you're like, okay. Well principal see they still make more the difference is is Management cannot make extra hours Management cannot make extra days So let's look at that So let's look at if a brand-new teacher a 10-year teacher or a veteran 20-year teacher Wanted to work Not even the days that management works So these numbers right here are five less days than an elementary principal These the this pay includes 17 days less than cabinet and Let's just go with a 10-year teacher because that's our average so if I wanted to work still less days in elementary principal and Probably less hours I Could make a hundred and thirty six thousand dollars a year Now they don't have to do that management does Right management also doesn't get to say Okay, it's 545. I'm off See ya Right we stay until the work is done No extra pay no ability to pay So let's just talk about local districts and I'm going to talk about elementary principal Middle school principal high school principal and since I'd seem to be a big topic of interest superintendent So we will look at local districts So again our elementary principals work 210 days Looking at all of Monterey and Santa Cruz County. We are the least paid by far Bottom so this hasn't been a conversation. We've just done for a couple of years. We've been battling this for a while So in 2020 we were heard we heard stop doing local districts. They're not like us They don't have all the funding that we have So we were provided in 2020 with all the names of the comparable districts of similar-sized school districts By pvft. So these are these exact districts and lo and behold, where are we? last place middle school principals like for The count two counties second place you can tell not by much but second place Similar schools and they now work 215 days. We're in last place yet again high school principal 222 days so each one they do make a little bit more but that is also because of how many more days that they work and Again second place for the county and last place for high school So let's go on to superintendents salary. There we are in the red. You might be like see She doesn't make too bad Right, let's look at the numbers on the side So a superintendent makes my makes their money according normally according to the number of students in their district So let's look at the ones that are on the very far left They have 115 students 58 students 35 students 122 students 122 145 you might be like wow, what kind of Superintendent are they they are what we call a principal superintendent. They're what we call smalls So they are a one one school district They actually do have a lot of responsibility because they still have to do a lot of the reporting and it actually can be very very challenging to be in a small school district that small and then you'll see the four that are closest to me and salary 1700 4800 7800 Right now, let's look at the ones that are all on the right None of them is our largest us right the fourth highest paid Which is Salinas Union is not quite as big as us, but you can see He is making Significantly more than than I am so let's look at similar sized districts Dead last again Right, and you look at the numbers we have Arranged from what we used to be which is 20,000 to about what we are right now Very similar So you might be thinking okay. Well, what about that cabinet? Right, so this is from transparent, California, and you'll see we are dead last again And you might say these are all those school the comparable schools and you might say Look at those last four They make what superintendent makes Right so when we're thinking about What needs to happen? We need to continue to remember this information. So let's look at let's look at promotional opportunities in PBUSD And why they're either there or not there Right, so let's go back to the average teacher Normally they've been with us for quite a long time. They make 397 dollars a day They have to come in at step one principle or assistant principal or AC We don't put them generally on Level five or six because they have no experience Let's just say that we were generous and put them because they had some type of experience on level two They're going to make less money per day or barely more money per day So what we have is a lot of people accepting jobs and then they're like, you know Because guess what? I can't make all that extra money. I can't make that $70 of Before and after school. I can't make more money in summer school because of those are actually contract days So then you have an assistant principal an academic coordinator that wants to become a principal Usually they've been with us a while. So let's look at the blue boxes Right, so they are at they're making 456 dollars a day or 470 and Let's say that they want to become an elementary principal or an elementary middle school Again, they're either taking a pay cut or very little increase So a lot more responsibility and very little increase The same happens when you are thinking about going to the district office So you might think okay. Well, that's the principles, but that district office. They're going to make a lot more No, they aren't and we have two and I won't name them They can decide later on if they want to name themselves We have two principles that became coordinators in this district this year that took a pay cut to come to the district office But we don't make a whole bunch of money in the district office with more days and Then if you want to promote up and you want to be go from being either a high school principal and Becoming like the executive director of teaching and learning you're taking a pay cut yet again So then you think okay. Well, let's look at going from a director to cabinet and Again, you do see this time you see a small increase But again very little Compared to the headache especially that I put them through so let's talk about administrative vacancies So we had 12 of them at the start of the year So we had seven point six percent of our staff was Not our administrative staff was not present. We currently have six which is three point eight percent Just to give you a little bit of comparison. We have twenty four teacher vacancies, which is two point five percent So I'm not saying that we shouldn't have less teacher vacancies because we should but I wanted to put that into Comparison for you so that you kind of understood the gravity of what's happening So we have vacancies are currently being covered by retirees and by district office admin And so we had five administrators, so we didn't always have the seventy dollars of extra pay per hour We didn't always have that we have that now So we had five administrators this year Probably the first time but this year that went back into the classroom Because they could make more and so you'll see all these that are filled and most people will say I didn't even know about all these vacancies really and That's credit to each and every person that's out here right now Because they took on that time So when you say why didn't we hear about that this was vacant? Why did we not skip a beat? It's because we had people taking on that work within the district office And so what we have asked for it's already included in the budget and it has been included for this entire year So we already knew what we had given PVFT last year. So we already knew it was in the budget and so we were asked how much is that and It is 157 of us it's now because remember it's retro back to 2021 that's why it's 157 and not 152 and it cost 862,507 and so before we go to public comment, I just want to note that Every single administrator that is out there at one time was doing an entry Level job with the teacher was a bus driver was an IA worked as a classified employee and What we're saying now is that we too matter and We too Deserve the respect because this district would not run without management. Thank you Well, yes, we do And I will call you up by orders of three. So please come up to the Podium and orders of those three at a time and also if I do mispronounce your name, please do feel free to correct me Betty Bobita Laura Smith and Amy Thomas and each and for our timekeeper each speaker gets two minutes Is this on? Good evening President home trustees Superintendent Rodriguez and cabinet members My name is Betty Bobita former mayor of the city of Watsonville I have worked numerous hours on various group contracts police fire Mid-management public works always working towards a fair agreement. I Have served the PVUSD work with Parle Valley Federation of teachers classified workers and Management trying to work with these group fairly all three groups are essential to education teachers have settled and CSE a has settled Now it is time for management Why would you not consider giving management a raise? There are sufficient funds in the budget All three groups are an integral part of any school district You need to settle with your managers Wages are already low and managers have a lot of responsibility For our students our schools and the district office Yes, you need teachers and classified employees, but you need leaders to Support leaders and give management a four point five percent raise the same as the other bargaining units You cannot forget one large part of the team There raises for all before you call cause leaders to leave PVUSD for greener pastures you the trustees Have the ability to keep the district going forward are causing the district to break apart Do the right thing and give management the me-too raise of four point five percent Thank you for letting me speak Good evening president president home dr. Rodriguez and board of trustees My name is Laura Smith, and I'm a very proud second grade teacher at minty white elementary. I I Last year I would have introduced myself as the proud principal at Radcliffe elementary I left my administration Administrative position because I realized my true place was in the classroom I also left because of the stress of the job and Honestly the difference in salary between my teaching position and my admin position was not enough to keep me the difference in my per diem rate of last year compared to this year as a teacher is $11 per day less. I Am here tonight to support the wolf pack of site administration and all of PVUSD school site staff site administrators Administrators keep everything going on our school campus. I remember our AC and I Heather Bailey texting every morning Starting at 5 30 trying to figure out how we would manage all of the vacancies We had for the day and keep the school running most importantly keep the students safe The responsibility is immense Being an educator students need to come first and the vacancy crisis is real All PVUSD employees need to earn a living wage so that we can work here We are here because of our immense dedication to our students. Thank you for your time and consideration Good evening president home. Dr. Rodriguez and board of trustees My name is Amy Thomas and I am the principal of the Watsonville Charter School of the Arts for the past eight years WCSA is a school that I cherish and hold tight in my heart One that supports each other and one that has very little teacher turnover rate and one that celebrates and appreciates each other's Talents and hard work. I wish that I could say that I felt the same support and appreciation from those outside my school and leadership team First and foremost, we are educators being a teacher since 2001 I value and understand the incredible importance and undervalue of teacher teachers nationwide Please understand that it is the same for site principles assistant principles directors coordinators etc We are stepping in as long-term subs short-term subs athletic directors yard duties Mental health counselors health care assistants and many many more all while keeping up with the daily rigors of being a site principle Unfortunately, this leads to long hours and working through the weekend We do not do this work to be appreciated However, it would feel nice to be appreciated from those that see the big picture such as a school board. I Ask you why should we continue in this thankless and voiceless job? day in and day out When we are not properly compensated. I can guarantee everyone sitting before you today can say the same thing We do it for our students for our teachers for our communities Our student our students deserve the highest quality of education and our teachers deserve the best working environment They deserve a leader that's going to stick through the tough situations day in and day out The teachers deserve to be with a leader that trusts their choices is their biggest cheerleader and one that supports and celebrates them I urge the school board today to invest in the administration as well as the teachers We go hand-in-hand and need to stand in solidarity together Without quality leaders, we would not have quality teachers and our student our students deserve better If you deny this request today, we will know your true feelings and intentions Our next three speakers are Brooke Hoffkins Elaine Parker and Jackie Medina Good evening president home board of trustees and dr. Rodriguez My name is Brooke Hoffkins and I'm here tonight to advocate on behalf of all managers For approval of the proposed 4.5 percent salary increase for 2122 and then our future salaries increase alongside those bargaining units I've been an employee of PVSD for 24 years. I've served Take a breath nine years as a teacher 14 years as a site administrator as both assistant principal and principal and Recently transitioned to the district office as a coordinator of assessment and accountability I'm the one that take the big cut You didn't know Serving in all these positions gives me the breadth of experience community connection to lead effectively at the district level The path of homegrown leadership is what we want to encourage not discourage here in PVSD At the March 8th board meeting you sent the message that our years of service and Expertise are not valued and if we stay we have no future of advancement We generally align with our unions because as managers we have no negotiating power No bargaining unit and remember many of us were PVFT or CSE a We left teaching for the opportunity to grow as leaders and have a positive impact on a greater number of students We were working around the clock often behind the scenes We do whatever is needed to support our sites and we're called to cover Absences gladly take on any extra workload just to ensure our students are safe and receive adequate instruction Our management scale lags behind many of the in the state topping out of after only seven years If we leave this at is as is we'll see more turnover Causing disruption at sites and interruption of district and state mandates We are already seeing many of our highly qualified colleagues Life-long people life-long employees of PVSD leave because they can't continue to be compensated less than what they're worth Talented capable and invested made it invested administrators are essential to PVSD success, and I hope you will prioritize this. Thank you. Thank you Good evening president home. Dr. Rodriguez board of trustees. My name is Elaine Parker And this is my eighth year as principal at Anseldo and my 32nd year in our district all with PVSD I take great pride in all that I do to support our students our families and our staff the demands of the school principle have increased Since our world changed on March 13th 2020 Since the pandemic there has been a noticeable increase in what we have been asked to do without an increase in compensation We are asking the compensation reflect the expectations The rate of pay is accelerating quickly in other districts We have been paying very close attention to this and the fact that we have lost many skilled and dedicated Colleagues to other districts is a clear message that our administrators are not properly paid We are asking that our board change that narrative and increase our pay I would like to share some family data from this year's youth truth survey for which I am grateful to have received as it shows My leadership and dedication make a difference. We chose safety and culture as our site focus 89% feel valued by our school 91% feel Anseldo creates a friendly environment 88% feel that our schools policy is art-administrated fairly and consistently and now some direct quotes from families The principal knows the students by name and this makes them feel valued The principal is very attentive to the students and families She knows students and parents and greets us with kindness Our school is very safe and has great staff members from teachers to office personnel to administration I share this data with you so you can see that our job matters and makes a huge difference in the daily lives of students families and staff in the eight years that I have been principal I have not received a school board member visit other than an organized group visit to see our bond projects I invite you anytime to come and see firsthand our beautiful school So that you can be with the students and staff and families for whom you advocate And so that you can see how your decisions affect our community to my fellow colleagues. Thank you. Well done Hello, and good evening and president home school board trustees and dr. Rodriguez It's really hard to stand here today But I'm gonna try to get through this Usually we're here talking about all the amazing work that we're doing at our schools Myself my school and all my colleagues here, but tonight I feel like we have to prove our worth and it hurts I'm Jackie Medina the principal of Starlight elementary school actually dr. Medina as of last week I'm here tonight to encourage you To approve the salary increase put before you tonight as well as the additional increases that should come as PVFT just Settled again with the district So it's tonight and future races that I'm asking for I'm not sure why we don't have a me-too clause, but it would probably help avoid this predicament in the future It seems we've always operated that way as a district I've been with PV us PV Yes, excuse me PV USD for 18 years as a dual language teacher Assistant principal and now principal for seven years. I love my school our students staff family and community Make sorry make my role as principal really rewarding. I love it However, this job itself is grueling. It's not lovable all the time especially since the pandemic in that the staffing shortages Every day I wake up at four in the morning. I do my desk work. So when I get to school I'm completely available to my site. I have to be ready every day to be the custodian yard duty health assistant substitute teacher apparently is on counselor Behavior intervention and the list can go on every single day. I call it my morning hustle When I have to figure out what I need to do that day The meeting on March 8th where the board declined to accept our raises really stung We've been patiently waiting for all of those staff members in the district to get their well-deserved raises But now it's our turn Our next three speakers Alec van der Woen, Jack Reed and Connie Williams. Hello President Holmes dr. Rodriguez trustees My name is Alec van der Woen. I am a systems engineer for the district. I've worked here for 17 years We there is four people in my position as well as a network engineer and we provide basically the Technology that gets used in the district. We make sure that students have Chromebooks to use software to use that they're all rostered in that software so teachers can use them I Also work with our ELOP extended learning department And make sure that the reporting is happening to the state Every year multiple times throughout the year. We have to report our attendance numbers to the state Which enables us to continue receiving funding and so I play a Big role in that so It's unfortunate to see watch board meetings and see kind of this divisive nature between PFT and Administration it really takes away from what I feel should just be teamwork My job really doesn't end at five o'clock We are constantly on call There's many times where I get called at you know middle of the night to take care of something so that when teachers and students show up the next day they can learn and and They need to do so I urge you to pass the raise before you At 261 days, that's my calendar my per day is pretty It's low. I mean it's It's low. I don't know it's a good salary, but it is Unfortunate to think that we're not going to be comfortable. Thank you. Good evening president Holmes board of trustees dr. Rodriguez I'm Jack Reed. I am the principal of renaissance continuation high school and I'm a former GTA Gonzales teachers Association Union president and Gonzales City Council member I want to say that I felt very offended in the board meeting when the board Refused to give first the confidential employee not their raise and then denied raises to all management after being told that Pp Vft Received their raises. That was a slap in our faces as you're one of your newest administrators I've only been in this district since October.  I haven't seen board members call out other board members Over issues that that can't happen. That's not good to your constituents Your principles make sure that you stay legally compliant in all of your dealings Our teachers have enough on their plate We are the ones that guide them and make sure that they do what they need to do in order to make sure that the education that our children receive is at the highest level at the highest expectation and Then you sit and say you you need a study over the the salaries after you heard District employees get up here and tell you it's in the budget. It's already budgeted. We already anticipated this I don't know what you're planning to discover today unless it's more money Unless it's a larger raise You already are on the hook for 20 Because you've already settled with pft, but don't waste our time by saying you need to study salaries You know, you're the lowest paid. You know, you have a history of not having Administrators, so please do what's right for us and do what's right for our kids every day Good evening president Holmes Dr. Rodriguez and board of trustees. My name is Connie Williams and I have been an educator and an instructor Watsonville Aptos Santa Cruz adult education since 2020, so I'm new But as a health careers instructor, I work with a team of management leaders that have created a supportive work environment and Have helped me grow as a teacher Under the direction of dr. Nancy billis itch Our adult school helps students learn to speak English pass the GED and Gain career technical skills so that they can help their families and make a difference in the community Despite the positive outcomes achieved at our school one of two of our administrators recently resigned Leaving many instructors feeling upset and vulnerable. I asked him why he was leaving He said he had accepted a position at another adult school offering higher income and future salary increase It is important to recognize the valuable assets that an employee with tenure at our district brings to the team Our school district must try to stop valuable management members from seeking employment elsewhere In addition each time that we lose a member of our management team It costs the district money for onboarding that could have been used for programs that benefit our students Management should receive a raise that would cover the cost of living in Santa Cruz County, which has surged exponentially in the last few years Since the teachers and classified employees have already made agreements regarding salary increase I asked the board to consider raising the management team salary to reflect The amount that is currently in the budget, which is at least four point five percent increase And I appreciate your time and consideration. Thank you Our next three speakers are Dr. Nancy Billisich, Bill Sunderland and Angelica Renteria Good evening President Holm trustees Superintendent Rodriguez and cabinet I'm Nancy Billisich. I'm the director of Watsonville Aptos Santa Cruz adult education And I have to tell you I've always felt proud to work for PV USD As I'm homegrown Meaning I was educated in PV USD schools and I eventually returned home after college because I wanted to come back to our community And as you know, I've been in leadership positions throughout my career I've been where you are now trying to approve salaries for various groups when I was on another well City Council But now I find myself in a position to advocate for my own raise as part of the management team Let me say I've always felt strong support from you the trustees every time I've given a presentation You've been right here for me Well, here I am again Feeling support from you regarding adult education programs. I think I talked to you about a month ago And where the teachers and the classified employees and management we all work together to provide the very best for our students But do you not consider me Necessary as part of the team Is there a lack of respect for of my position? I've never felt that before Managers as you know work 24-7 many like you you're on the phones, too You've got constituents that you have to talk with and we're always trying to find solutions to many challenges we encounter. I hope That I have misunderstood your lack of support for our four and a half percent raise that we deserve After all of my encounters with you and the respect I had previously felt I find this Very difficult to believe that you don't respect or value me enough to consider this raise all managers Thank you work exceptionally long and hard hours to prove to improve minutes. Thank you. I got you improve Student success for PVSD. Yes I'm bill center in I coordinate the driver's ed program managed to adult ed We lost a really excellent Administrator very productive great to work with This fall he'll have two children in college at the same time Had to go over the hill to make more money Really lost the district. Thank you. Good evening board of trustees President home dr. Rodriguez in cabinet As a director of a very successful child development program in this district I'm here with my team and along with other district administrators expressing our thoughts of this on this agenda item together This group over here behind me will represent over a hundred years of experience in this district And I don't need to take two minutes of your time to stand here and remind you of what I do as Very recently you have the opportunity to hear about the hard work of the group of individuals Standing next to me and the successes of the program we run Instead I'm here to urge you to wake up and to hear and pay close attention to what my fellow Administrators are here to say I choose as each one of them represent the work. We all do in this district on March 8th, Irene And I came to this meeting prepared to shed our successes With a beautiful presentation of the of the work we all do and at the end of the meeting we felt we left feeling undervalued and that appreciated and humiliated for what took place in that meeting With all due respect Please know that we feel that we should not be here to beg you for a consideration on a 4.5% salary increase We are here to urge you to seriously consider taking a close look to management salary schedules Compared to other districts in an effort to retain the wonderful and committed Administrators you are about to lose if you don't align your priorities or change your retention strategies This group behind us Please know that some of the coordinators standing before me or behind me make less money than the average Prescultation in the classroom. Thank you. Thank you. Our next three speakers are Elaine LaGorietta Karen Lane and Rich Moran. I believe it is President home Dr. Rodriguez and members of the board. I am Elaine Legaretta. I'm a retired principal and The interim principal of Lakeview Middle School. I also served as an interim assistant principal at Paro last year I've been retired for three years working for one and a half 22 is the number of site administration openings last year site admin Five the number of site administrators who returned to the classroom because they could make more money and work fewer days with less responsibility Four is the number of site admin positions that I know of that have remained unfilled last year 136 is the number of hours Lakeview administration has subbed as of today on top of their site leadership responsibilities Those 136 hours are the equivalent of three and a half weeks How can we make up that time? Longer days in the 9 to 10 hours that everyone knows that is a minimum expectation. No, it's about 10 to 11 No time off or extra pay for this extra work I encourage board members to spend a day with a site administrator to experience a day in the life The list is inexhaustible. If something isn't done.  Administrative role in PV USD. I did two of them and they are excellent according to our superintendent Assistant superintendents the teachers they work with and the numerous parents and community members who see me at school and in the grocery store PV USD says they want homegrown administrators How are we encouraging them into leadership? It's not the pay their teachers make more money than their supervising principle I'm Karen Lane Good evening. Dr. Rodriguez president home and board trustees. My name is Dave Hopkins I will be speaking on behalf of the Karen Lane the principal of Valencia elementary who is not able to be here this evening These are some of her words. I have been part of PV USD since 1978 when I started my educational journey as a Kindergartener at real Del Mar elementary school. This is my 27th year as an employee 17 years in the classroom and 10 years as an administrator I've always felt like PV USD was my home. However, that changed on March 8th When the board voted not to approve the raise for its hard-working administrators for the first time in all my years in PV USD I have felt the district may no longer be a place for me This is my seventh year as a Valencia principal and it has been rewarding yet challenging since year one due to school closure And relocating to three different sites with tremendous work. We gradually recovered then came COVID During the pandemic when others work from home. We administrators were on site every day We spent countless hours reimagining our schools and adapting our staff and students to virtual learning while well simultaneously Implementing vast COVID protocols and safety mandates. This meant being accessible around the clock prioritizing work often over our own families and our mental health It has been the most demanding and exhausting work I have ever done and I was a kindergarten teacher for many years So that's saying something I'm the principal but on many days. I'm also the academic coordinator or office personnel I've stepped in as health assistant counselor custodian cafeteria assistant yard supervisor Teacher or instructional assistant. I do it all on any given day Our management pay scale has only seven steps and I've been on step seven for the last last three school years This is currently no room for financial growth in this position for me outside of this raise This board has approved raises for our Certificated and classified employees valuing the work that they do and it's time to do the same for our administrators all of us And if you all if Thank you very much Good evening president home Trustees Dr. Rodriguez cabinet I'll get that I'm an educator in the 17 years. I've served the students teachers and families of this district My effort as an educator has taken many forms I begin as a teacher at PV high school and as a teacher my commitment to my students colleagues and families compelled me to work far beyond the contract hours far beyond my job description and of course far beyond the calendar I Wrote curriculum collaborated with partners like Monterey Bay Aquarium Watsonville Wetzel and watch the city of Watsonville I'm built programs for our students and for our community as An after-sight coordinator at Pajaro Valley school high school my commitment to my students teachers and families Compelled me to work far beyond my contract hours far beyond my job description and of course far beyond the days on the calendar As an assistant principal at Pajaro Valley high school as an assistant principal at Aptos high school as the principal of Aptos junior high school and Now as the principal of minty-white elementary my commitment to my students teachers and families compels me Each of my colleagues fellows educators can make these same types of statements To consider three-year actions that one group of educators is more deserving than another is detrimental to us all Therefore tonight I urge you to act in a manner that demonstrates your understanding of the fact that we are all educators And we come in many forms Tonight I urge you to consider all educators and I urge you to value us all for our commitment to this community and to our students Otherwise the administrative vacancies will grow and we will fail to attract hire and retain the types of educators We desperately need the leaders we desperately need and that our students deserve. Thank you Our next three speakers are Katie Chris Gunas, Amelia Martinez and Celine Munoz Good evening. Excuse me President Holm Dr. Rodriguez and Trustees, I am an incredibly dedicated Educator in this community. I was born in this community PVSD is my family and my kids are currently attending school at freedom elementary. I lead in this district Because the leaders in this district saw a leader in me. I was once of Lensia Viking a Aptos junior high C dragon Aptos high school mariner a Substitute teacher a student teacher and eventually an environmental science and AP environmental science teacher at Aptos high school I'm driven by the passion to do the work here in this district. I Am student-centered and I love this community My work ends when the job gets done because I care about the kids that I am privileged to serve I Arrived at work at 7 30 a.m. And most days leave at 7 p.m. And some people often wonder what am I doing past 7 p.m. And some of my colleagues have already spoken about this when we're covering classrooms or working the numerous other positions in an effort to best Make that instructional program available to kids. I'm making up for it after hours That doesn't include supervising dances till 11 p.m. Or supervising football games close to midnight or responding to student safety concerns Or wellness concerns that come late at night or on the weekends I respond to safety alerts such as gaggle stop it and reports from community members all waking hours beyond the calendar days And when I can't respond I know I can rely on district leadership to respond to those sorry, I Am privileged to be the principal of Lakeview Middle School next year and I Want the board to know that I was asked to pursue a position that was a hundred thousand dollars more than Lakeview Middle for next year I declined. Thank you President home dr. Rodriguez members of the board and greater PVUSD community My name is Mila Martinez, and I am reading the statement on behalf of my mom Erin Legretta. I Am the proud new principal of H.A. Hyde Elementary School and the former academic coordinator of a messy elementary There's a running joke inside administration about a single line in our job description duties as assigned The joke refers to the all-too-clear reality that anything that isn't taken care of no matter how big or small Falls on the shoulders of site administrators So for this year I have been a kindergarten first grade second grade third grade fourth grade and fifth grade teacher Along with lead custodian health clerk tech support and compost order on top of the job You have hired me to do We do all of this not only because it needs to be done And there's often literally nobody else to do it, but because at our core we know the strength of our schools and communities comes from us However, we have been strong and our work and dedication has gone unnoticed and unappreciated for too long Site administrators are working under conditions that are not acceptable. But most importantly are not sustainable I am currently putting in nine to ten hours a day at school Then going home and working another two to three on my actual job late at night after putting my youngest daughter to bed This is all just to maintain a school not to continue to move it forward Many of us have remained in our positions But an even more noticeable Noticable amount have not at the start of this school year my principal partner Adam Estee Carlos and I were one of the four teams Remaining intact from the time we started in 2019 together in four years all 32 PVUSD schools experience significant administration change with the exception of four We have heard a lot about our current teacher shortage, but we must also acknowledge the administration shortage in the same breath Administrators are the backbone of a school and for every smile you see Please know they're equal tears and size of exhaustion behind closed doors. Thank you for your time Good evening president home board of trustees and superintendent dr. Rodriguez, I'm selena Munoz, and I am the proud principal of rolling Hills Middle School I am one to avoid the spotlight and public speaking, but the meeting on March 8th was extremely disturbing to me So I have to speak my truth today. I couldn't shake the feeling that it was a political stunt That was further creating more division in our district. I've been in this district for two decades I worked my way up from a BT to a special day class teacher and now an administrator As an administrator for for the largest middle school. I've been covering classrooms I have been an office assistant a custodian campus security and an interpreter. I even know how to put in carpet I have been Even doing academic assessments for special education to ensure compliance All of this to ensure that my students families and staff were taken care of I take pride in making my school a safe place for all Rolling Hills is the only middle school with an international academy with an ED program and currently about to start a dual language program I started this year with seven vacancies in my first year as principal and despite that I was committed to not having my teacher sub more than once a week That made myself and my assistant principal had to take on days of full subbing my principal work Then had to happen after hours. I have teachers on my campus. I make more than I do I have siblings who are teachers over the hill who make more than I do They don't have to answer their phones for gag alerts and Midnight and coordinate services for families in the middle of the night for a student who is threatening to hurt himself or herself Then I have to work 12 plus hours Days or put on Saturday programming or be clear as certified to test students and staff all this without any compensation It is expected of leaders to be well informed for the sake of their community And I encourage you all to be better informed when making decisions that impact our students in our community. Thank you Our next three speakers are dr. Ivan Alcoros Ben Benavit Vidas and Peggy Poo Good evening president home board of trustees and superintendent dr. Rodriguez. I introduce many times I'm dr. Ivan Alcoros and I'm now the director of student services, but before that I was the principal at one of your middle schools as well I'm not only an administrator of this district, but I'm also a homegrown student I am actually a pvc product of pvc schools and also a member of this community My passion for students and my love for this community fuel my commitment to work hard for pvc every day I've been very fortunate to work alongside a community of leaders and managers who care deeply about our students in our entire community As education educational leaders, we recognize a high level of responsibility that we bear Many consistently working long hours long days on weekends and even sacrificing their own family time These sacrifices should not go unnoticed. I just want to share with you that this past weekend I worked alongside alongside a coordinator and assistant superintendent a Principal and an academic coordinator to maintain one school site safe So Saturday and Sunday on several hours trying to ensure that all our students in that community were safe That was unnoted. I want to make sure that the board recognizes that the That the decision that they made on the march to increase the salary had a tremendous impact on the culture of our organization This decision has created a narrative of us versus them and has further alienated us from the unity When I joined administration I did not feel separate from my colleagues from the teachers from the counselors from the classified staff on March I did Without a doubt through this action you have placed more work on one group and have devalued the work of another group Every educator in our system matters and we all play a critical role in supporting our students parents and community There's no one group that is more deserving or worth less than the other. I Want to know that we are all committed and work hard toward the same goal student success Good evening President home superintendent Rodriguez board of trustees the cabinet My name is Ben Ben Avidis, and I am the principal the very proud principal of Cesar Chavez Middle School and I've been with the district for 32 years Started in 1991 as a language arts and social studies teacher at a hall. I believe I taught one of the board members My wife grew up in Watsonville attending McQuitty elementary school e a hall Watson, Ohio my three children Sarah Helen and Benjamin all attended PVSD Graduated from Watson, Ohio school, you know, I can say with sort of the utmost humility I've given my life to this district but you know it's I Just upsets me that All of us, you know, and I speak is probably the senior administrator I've been an administrator for 17 years nine years as a principal I'm the only remaining middle school principal from last year My assistant Jason Rooney He's the only remaining assistant principal from last year we Offer our staff our students our community continuity We offer them knowledge we offer them the feeling that their children are in good hands and I'm so proud of our classified staff at our school and our district The time it is. Thank you. Well, I just want to say I'm proud of the classified staff I'm proud of my certificate of staff. They deserve their raises. They do you but so do we Good evening president home dr. Rodriguez board of trustees My name is Peggy Pugh and as a 30-plus year resident of Santa Cruz County I have served this community in PVSD for 25 years I began my career as an instructional assistant was a proud teacher for 16 years and PVFT Member as well as negotiator. I was then assistant principal principal and now Executive director of teaching and learning. That was me In my 25 years, I have remained committed to this community Long hours and weekends have always been a constant for me. It's just how I'm built and My motivation has always been the same love and respect For the community I serve as a leader. I am supported by dr. Rodriguez her cabinet in our broader district I have been committed to our students staff and families And I feel seen by our district leaders because they see the commitment that I make to our students I've been recognized by local and educational community. I've won awards. I was a teacher of the year I was a principal of the year and I was just named the Aptos Chamber of Commerce woman of the year, so I get accolades But I don't do anything I do for accolades I do it because I love and care and respect the community that I serve My colleagues and I do not need accolades to keep working for our students We do, however, need to know that our board understands the work that we do and That you appreciate the critical role administrators play in supporting our students families in the broader community I work for our students and our families because I love them. I Also do the work that I do for my own family. I'm the primary income earner in my family You saw me in the presentation that dr. Rodriguez made I made the mistake some would say on paper of Taking a pay cut two times from a 16-year veteran teacher to assistant principal Executive principal to executive director, so I did it because I care and then please support us Our next three speakers are Carol Turley Lauren adcock and Ruth bogey on Good evening. My name is Carol Turley. I spent 13 years in classrooms in PV usd My father and stepmother Owen and Marsha hand were long-term teachers for PV usd each spending at least 30 years in your schools Both of my daughters went to your schools. I'm committed to PV usd I volunteer or least I did until COVID at Watsonville High. I still spend some time at Watsonville High I'm often there at 6 in the morning where I see assistant principal Joe at 6 in the morning opening things up If I drive by in the evening when there's a sporting event, who do I see? I see Joe and I believe that is true with every one of your sites and it sounds like I spend more time at some of your sites Then some of you do and that's shameful. You should know what's happening on your campuses You should know what these people are doing For less pay than they deserve We all know that the teachers in PV usd are paid less than teachers in other districts in the area We all know that the classifies are paid less We all know that the administration is paid less But instead of infighting we should look at where the fight really should be the fight really should be at the allocation from the state when schools in Carmel get four times per student than you do The math doesn't work obviously you're gonna end up paying people less, but right now you have the money in the budget You have a budget that calls for a four and a half percent increase for these people and why you're even Talking about should we or shouldn't me? I have no idea But I do think it was a really good idea that you gave dr. Rodriguez the opportunity to in black and well It was in color and white Where the money's coming from where the money goes well What the comparison is between the other districts that are similar to this district and the districts that are in our area It's shameful, and I do appreciate your time. Thank you Good evening for a president home trustees and dr. Rodriguez. My name is Lauren adcock I've been a voting constituent of trustee area six for 14 years I have been an employee of Pajaro Valley for just over 11 years seven of those years We're in a CSE a covered position in the payroll department Those years in my CSE a covered position prepared me to take the next steps of becoming the manager of payroll and benefits We hear a lot about the district office and though we are not in front of students daily We do have a large impact on the overall function of the district and the employees that are in front of the students every day I Could list off all the things that I do Like how we process two payrolls a month for roughly 2100 employees that I report data for Bureau of the labor Bureau of labor statistics CDE and school services. I process all retros for this district I create all salary schedules for this district Any board approved salary that is changed as approved I handle I have six employees We also Would like to leave you with the fact that tonight the cost of living affects all of us We're one team and by not granting an equal raise shows. We don't matter We matter administration matters cabinet matters. If you didn't have us. We wouldn't have a school district Good evening president home board of trustees and dr. Rodriguez. My name is Ruth bogey on and I'm the risk and safety manager for this district My role as this risk and safety manager is frankly to oversee all of the insurance programs and try to save this district some money Through those programs as well You will most recently see me working on the Pajaro flood claim that I am currently working on and What I also do is I oversee a lot of the safety program. So comprehensive safety plans You'll see me doing some Alice trainings and you'll see me trying to support our students as much as possible I review accident reports. I try to do risk mitigation factors risk assessments and all of that in between I'm also homegrown. I'm a student a migrant student of this district. I Attended all of the schools in this district and what I graduated from Watsonville High And I went and did my undergrad I went to law school I got my Juris doctorate and I wanted to come back to this district and it's a privilege to be here and frankly It's because of the fact that this is my community that I continue to come here every day And I love our students my husband as an educator and we are committed to this community So I Stand in the front lines and defending this district when allegations are made against it And I want you to know that my work is valuable So please support us in acknowledging that what we do matters. Thank you Our next three speakers are rich Arianna Colleen Boogie young and David Kenny Good evening president home board of trustees and dr. Rodriguez proud to stand before you I'm rich Arianna the director of purchasing and In preparation for this meeting. I did a lot of reflecting on kind of my journey through PVSD So I just wanted to share that you don't get a chance to share that very often that started for me eight years old Valencia aptos junior high aptos high school Fast I was also raised by a CSC member. I wanted to make sure that you know My mom worked for CSCA and shaped a lot of the things that I do in my approach to work Fast forward to 2005. I was hired as a CSC member to deliver textbooks for this whole district Little crowd participation anybody that remembers textbook rich can can raise your hand My you know, I've revisited some of my reviews. I keep all that kind of stuff I'm kind of weird like that a lot of the things were positive hard-working, you know helping schools and teachers Do what they need to do Fast forward again 2017. I found myself as the interim director of the purchasing purchasing department Scared to death of what was to come right like not knowing what what it even meant to do those kinds of things I was hired to be the director of purchasing For these reasons and I still have the sticky note on my monitor in my office when Dr. Rodriguez told me I was gonna be part of this leadership team. It was because positive worked hard Student-focused not because I was a purchasing guru or I could do all these different things to get the best prices I do that but you know that I didn't have that but I could do those things very very well and make them work So the the life I live now that is is hard with What I've heard transpire at recent board meetings is I'm the director of purchasing for for all of you Much more than I'm a father Husband a son a brother all those things like I answer that call because it's in support of what they do face to face with Teachers and students every single day So the thing that I the question I have for all of you is what you know eight-year-old me mattered CSE a me mattered What is different about me now and who do you think we are right? We matter and I'd love to hear that from you Good evening president home Board Dr. Rodriguez and cabinet. My name is Colleen boogie on. I'm the director of fiscal services I've been an employee with PVUSD for 30 years plus. I started as a CSE a member My job mattered then my job matters now. I'm Usually first in first out I mean first in last out of my department I'm I'm usually there 12 hours until the custodian kicks me out Um We sub for our department. We don't have subs coming in so when people in our department are out We do their work. Their work doesn't go away. We do their work and then after their work is done We stay into our own so With that I do want to address some of the rhetoric that I feel has been done by a few and that I feel like you all have bought into My job is to handle the 40 million dollar budget. I have to stand here sometimes and Swallow how my job is not good enough. It's wrong The work that I work every day so hard to do I hear people who know nothing about the budget Nothing about how hard it is Come in and say that it's wrong It's like my child coming to me and say mom. I know you still have money in the account because you still have checks It's not that easy. It really isn't and it's hurtful and I They you guys bought into it by saying now we have to bring it another External auditor. Do you know how many times we're audited by different organizations? We report to federal state local We do 100s of reports all the time and we're constantly being audited by federal state and local and independent auditors I just want to say that we all matter. Thank you all for everything. Thank you Good evening, Madam President ladies and gentlemen of the board dr. Rodriguez My name is David Kenny, and I'm a systems engineer here at Power Row Valley Unified. I've been here for just over nine years now I Have in total about 34 years in public sector work and I Learned really early that getting the job done Doesn't matter if it's within a certain within a time frame of the work day that that was the most important thing You have a wonderful group of people sitting behind me and supporting us and supporting you and supporting this community That work until the job is done in the last seven days I have spent three of those three nights at home working at least one to two hours and on the rest of those days I have at least checked my email to make sure there was no emergencies that need to be taken care of My last two vacation days were interrupted for my anniversary In order to take care of emergencies at the office Have a good evening, please do the right thing. Good night Our next three speakers are Allison Sloan, Heather Gorman and Andrea Willie Good evening present home. Dr. Rodriguez our board our community. I'm proud and honored to stand before you I am Dr. Allison Hank Sloan. I'm also dr. AHS the initials work perfectly with Aptos High School I'm glad to be here. I move to this community to return to where my parents are My father is even here in the audience. My father has gone to every single game with me I'm proud to be near my family and in this community and The job we do as principals never ends whether it's my job or whether it's a job of all the principals here It is a lifestyle as Peggy has called it It's about observations data weekly and daily announcements. It's supporting our staff our students our families It's going to games and athletic events and schmoozing with everybody there and also making sure we know the game I had to learn water polo It's about family calls. It's about emails.  It's about weekend calls about campus It's also about me reaching out to all of our assistant principals And they're doing the same thing as well as the managers across the district There are student letters to respond to there's job fairs. There's updates or stop It's in gaggles that happen on our weekend It could be seven in the morning and we looked down at our phone and we see something about a safety concern And we're making a call to a family it could be our child's birthday and we're making a phone call to a family Those are things that don't stop. We never turn off our job. I made the choice to be here I changed from another district. I moved to be close to my family. I took a 25 percent pay cut I turned down jobs that were 15 to 75 thousand dollars higher I knew the benefits were good and I know that this was a place where I would get support And I love the team that I work with and all the people in the district But I asked the board understand who we are and please support us and financially support us so we can continue Good evening president home dr. Rodriguez and board of trustees. I'm Heather Gorman the district's only SELPA director I'm here tonight because I'm concerned about the well-being of our district Recent board decisions are creating a destabilizing effect in the district. I personally have worked for the district for about 30 years 16 years as a teacher in both general education and special education I started out as an instructional assistant in this district from there I was an assistant principal a program director and now the SELPA director This is my community my son and I both live here And as the SELPA director I attend statewide meetings work on litigious cases facilitate IEP meetings I have a wealth of knowledge about special education law and I support students in our district to access a free appropriate public education I managed close to 700 staff write reports to the state while also getting up at 4 a.m. To support kids getting on the bus at the fairgrounds recently and Scraping worms off the sidewalk of Duncan Holbert school so that the kids wouldn't be afraid to walk into their school district or school building I'm invested I'm Invested in the district and the good work that is being done here I believe that all students here can not only learn but thrive without this board value valuing the significant Contributions to our administrative and management staff. We will see attrition increase The commitment dedication and time my Certificated classified management and administrative colleagues make every day After working hours on weekends and at these board meetings speaking to collective commitment to our schools speak to the collective commitment to our school Students families each other and the community. I hope the board was will support all PBUSD staff and the hard work that we do Please reconsider and bring this action item back to the board in the April Good evening President Holm Trustees and superintendent dr. Rodriguez My name is Andrea Carlos Willie and I am the impacted resource development officer here at PBUSD My children attended PBUSD schools and my family my children are the fifth generation of our family to live in Watsonville My great-great grandfather was the class valedictorian of the 1884 class of Watsonville high This is my community This district is an educational community, but it's also our educational family as The impact and resource development officer I see our Certificated and classified management arriving early in the morning Working into the evenings and responding by text and email during their weekends They embody a collective commitment and dedication that ensures our schools are safe places for student learning That our staff are supported and that our families are engaged as their children's first teachers and Also that our many many community partners in the Pajaro Valley are valued as members of this educational family These PBUSD leaders who are here this evening before you and speaking are Held in high esteem among organizations agencies and individuals in this valley and beyond Receiving local state and national recognition for their work I ask that you affirm and validate their hard work their expertise and love for these students Our educational community and our Pajaro Valley. Thank you Our next three speakers are Nellie Boggs Chris Webb and Roddy Kirkman Good evening board With all the admin comments we've heard You know, they're true And if I didn't know that this was a meeting to study the administrative salary schedule I think that this was a Group of our teachers and some of you were some of our members at one point so I Myself and what we are grateful. I know that we have many members who are very grateful for their admin But I am grateful for the administration that I've had the opportunity to work within this district in my 16 years here in PBUSD I learned a lot from their them and their leadership and still learn from some as I work with them in a different capacity Now that I am the president of the PVFT and I am aware of the amount of work that they do That's not lost on us As I stated in my March 8th comment Under item. I think it was 9.8 and the administrative salary increase We did not deny Or asked for there to be a denial of an increase to our administrators We actually thanked them and said they deserve it What we asked was for their salary schedules to be separated from the agenda item of the cabinet salary schedule That's what we asked Our administrators do need an increase on in the on their salary schedule But when we looked at what the cabinet presented to you for their salary schedule Their salaries are increasing by five to twelve percent So I don't know when that became equivalent to four and a half percent That's why we wanted you guys to separate them. I It was until the end of that agenda item that actually I believe it was well I know it was Danny Dodge Jr. Where he said why don't we do that thing that Nellie suggested and separate them And it was dr. Holm who said I don't want to do that so Thank you. These items should be separated. Thanks That's absolutely right. They should be separated they should have each group should have to stand on their own just like every other employee group had to and Another issue that I have is with the the retro rays because basically this would mean that the the former admin of renaissance and the former assistant Assistant superintendent of secondary the people who broke renaissance would be getting a raise and they they weren't good admin And here's what I mean why that they cost us Vosk approval and and I the fact that they're going off bad information from dr. Rodriguez carries no way with me We should not be just following orders when they're wrong They also cut the after-school program. They cut the dependent studies. They cut the ELD program when an English language specialist confirmed a teacher's concern that the old assistant soup Her change was going to compromise English language learners ability to graduate When she proved with the data that was true. She got reassigned They also cut the department chairs stipend they cut the lead teacher stipend and the lead teachers are the ones who are basically become admin when the admin are not They're at renaissance They also presided over the loss of sports at renaissance Think about it. You're I don't I don't feel good about having the people who are responsible for renaissance not having Sports for a while and not and probably not soccer this year getting a raise I think with that in mind that the raise should go to The people who are still here admin who are still here or maybe like they serve 80% at least of this year that way you could you could not reward people for Taking the yes, man behavior too far. Also. I think the renaissance admin Presently should be paid closer to what? High school admin are paid or at least closer to middle school because they're the sole admin and They carry a lot of weight. They don't have ACs to back them up Thank you.  We do this every year. It's hard We know Especially in our positions in union leadership how important good administrators are I'm lucky to have worked with good administrators, and I'm lucky to still work with good administrators in this role Good administrators are out there putting in hard work every single day supporting their staff Stepping into cover classes cover vacancies cover Absences they are stepping into connect with students to reach out to families. They are doing all Of the different jobs you listed just like our teachers say they do as well And my personal favorite they are human beings and they treat their staff as human beings That's one of the biggest things I hear from folks As Nellie said and as she said at our March 8th meeting we were 100% in support of their salary increase Good administrators are the reason we have positive working environments and positive school sites Without them our teachers can't function and our classified staff can't function to their best ability I know from hearing from staff that some of those good administrators went back into the classroom this year and Those staff members are hurting because of that so my issue is Again as Nellie stated the presented 4.5 percent increase Actually on the salary schedule presented to the board on March 8th would compute to an 11.8 percent increase For the assistant soups of elementary secondary and curriculum instruction Also, you guys need to unionize look at Berkeley Unified our next three speakers and Nancy Zuniga, Georgia Terrell and Les Forester Good evening Board president home dr. Rodriguez and board of trustees. My name is Nancy Zuniga I am the assistant principal of high school programs for the expanded learning department I want to start by thanking all the administrators behind me for their hard work and dedication I have the utmost respect admiration for everything you do day in day out. I am very new to administration. I Have the sorry my role is to provide support to the three comprehensive high schools and two alternative high schools I oversee a comprehensive after-school program that includes academic support credit recovery and enrichment activities All of our schools are unique Which means working with each school to create a program that aligns with the needs of the students The breakdown of this means I support aptos high with over a hundred students daily and 10 staff members at PV High, we provide daily support to 100 75 students and oversee 16 staff members at Watson will high We provide support to over 200 students daily, and I oversee 24 staff members there This means I'm splitting myself between three comprehensive high schools and two alternative high schools The majority of my Saturday mornings are dedicated to connecting with staff At our level up laughs labs Aptos high PV high and Watson will high to ensure our programs are running smoothly and have what they need if they don't It means I'm leaving my house to get what they need. I choose PV USD every day This is a community. I've chosen to raise my children. This is a community. I've chosen to educate my children I hope that you choose us too Thank you Good evening members of the board board president Holm and dr. Rodriguez My name is Georgia Tyrell, and I'm actually going to start by Leave reading a quick blurb from Uli Kumaro who is a retired PV USD employee who spent 16 years as a principal She says it saddens me to hear that administrators might not be considered for a pay raise that all other employees have received over the past year It feels as if the position as site principal is not valued In my job I was called to be the custodian the nurse the counselor the office attendant the substitute teacher the Disciplinary in peacekeeper of students and adults the maintenance worker the emergency response team leader and many other jobs I can't imagine why a person with all those responsibilities might not be entitled to a pay raise It feels demeaning. It feels unfair I might echo Uli's Sentiments and I also want to say that I also as a the after-school coordinator Alianza and Watsonville Charter School of the arts have also done all of those duties in my position as the after-school Coordinator in addition to that. I also did the safe space program during COVID I was on site every single day with students at the height of the pandemic making sure the most vulnerable students were offered Quality instruction communicating with their teachers making sure that their families were safe as needed Recently with all the flooding I got called my site was closed for the day And so I got called to a Loni for the after-school program to help Evacuate students and reconnect them with their families when the Pajaro Bridge was closing in addition to that I also support regular day as needed for both of the sites I work at For my program I oversee two sites over 50 employees and over 400 students It might seem like a lot, but we are at capacity For both sites and I would love to offer more But the thing is is even with that many people working for me My schedule is barely pieced together on a daily basis and if anybody calls out. I'm the sub. There's nobody else to cover And like Dr. Rodriguez presented People don't even need to teachers don't even need to work all five days in after school to make more money than me I have plenty of employees that make more money than me. Thank you Good evening President Holm Superintendent Rodriguez Trustees my name is Les Forster and I can relate to so much of what this group behind me has shared tonight I am a retired school principal I did that for 13 years and I'm here to serve as an ally on behalf of this group behind me in support of their quest to Get a pancrease In the last seven years since I've been retired I have the honor of coordinating a community program Which allows me the privilege of visiting all ten school districts in Santa Cruz County And I want to tell you that I have never once reached out to a school principal in PV USD who has not said sure bring the group It's a community group designed to share what's going on in education in Santa Cruz County Every single principal including several who are seated behind me tonight have said yes come on over We we have a lot of great stuff going on here. We're supporting students in ways you wouldn't believe Please bring the group out so I do and to hear so many Site principals and program coordinators say that rarely if ever does the trustee come to their sites That is really hard for me to fathom because y'all who have not been doing that you absolutely do not know what you're missing There are so many stellar things in place in this district that aren't approached that don't have a parallel or an equal within the county You'd be doing yourselves a great favor in edifying yourself to get out and see what's really happening Call a principal. They would welcome you to share what's going on I also appreciate the vividity and the clarification of the charts and I'm going to leave by asking Trustees to think about Something that we do every meeting in public meetings like this. We're asked to stand and pledge the allegiance to our flag and I'm going to leave you by asking you to consider The last four words of that so it's not just a rote sequence of something we say and and Justice for all and that starts with you our next three speakers are Michael Russo Gina Elisade and Heidi Jacobson Evening board president home trustees and Dr. Rodriguez. I'm Mike Russo. I'm the director of science I started my career teaching seven years in Watsonville high school in the 90s I had an amazing experience so much so that I went overseas I taught biology and Ecuador to Ecuadorian students to learn Spanish go to Galapagos to rain farce all those things I wanted I taught about and I wanted to learn more about I Worked for 15 years for the new teacher center and then returned to Pajaro four years ago in this role I am honored and privileged because I still feel like a teacher at heart To be working with dedicated teachers Site in district leadership coaches classified management and staff and It's this partnership that is so powerful and required to meet the needs of our students and our families in this district Curricular science adoptions has been the focus of my work as Along with many of my colleagues sitting here tonight and the adoption process. I feel Highlights the importance of this partnership some of the steps involved in that process are Communicating with multiple publishers Distributing curriculum materials Communicating with teachers and site admins to assemble a pilot team Creating PD to screen and or pilot curriculum Coordinate publisher training for pilot teams lead protocols for analysis of data and consensus building Observe use of pilot materials in classrooms Submit board presentations for teacher recommendations obtain publisher quotes and process purchase orders Order ensure timely delivery of adopted materials work with IT department to ensure digital access and rostering for teachers Provide publisher PD for all staff and provide ongoing support and coaching as You can imagine that involves everybody in this room and beyond My gosh, thank you If the most important thing I can do tonight is to really thank all of my colleagues. They're inspiring. They're supportive We have such a collaborative culture My favorite quote is if you want to go fast go alone if you want to go together Thank you. If you want to go fast go alone if you want to go together. Thank you, Michael. If you want to go far go together Thank you. We want to go far Good evening president or a president home dr. Rodriguez and trustees I'm Jean Ellis all day. I'm the principal of a lone elementary school Dr. Rodriguez prepared some very informative slides comparing teaching and administrative salaries I thought I'd spend my two minutes giving a real-world example and putting a face and some experience to those numbers I started teaching in 1996 had I stayed in the classroom I would be on the step for twenty six to twenty nine years of experience and would make four hundred eighty five dollars a day I'm an elementary principal on step four of the salary schedule. I make five hundred Six dollars a day. That's a difference of only twenty one dollars a day. I prepared these remarks last night I heard this afternoon that PV USD has settled with PVFT for a 10% raise It's now costing me twenty seven dollars a day to be a principal I'm not going to say that teaching is easy because it's not it's hard work It's important work, but I work far longer hours and have much more responsibility now as a principal than I did in the classroom As my colleagues have so accurately described But what's the reward for that? What is the incentive for solid experience teachers to go into administration? Let's say I wanted to promote to stay in PV USD the next step up from being a principal is to go the district office and Become a core director. I would have to take a pay cut to do that Is this really how we want to run our district? Discouraging good people from taking on more responsibility and leadership positions or by pushing people out that need or want a higher salary We can do better our students deserve better. Thank you. Good evening board and dr. Rodriguez and president Holm I'm Heidi Jacobson. I'm the assistant or the academic coordinator at a loney assistant to Ms. Elisalde who just spoke to you I'm here tonight to let you know that at PV USD. We promise to lift up our students families and communities There are countless things that our teachers classified staff and upper district management do to support this group lift What I would like to do is to make clear tonight to the board Ansibles assistant principals and academic coordinators are the specific staff who make or break that promise in person every day at sites It is our eyes that students and parents look into when they ask for help It is our ears that hear their stories of struggle and pain as they try to navigate the rough waters of hope for their children We make the choice in the moment to go the extra mile to support our families Regardless of what other tasks need to be completed the immediate attention to their needs always takes priority over anything else Even our own needs Within the course of a day, we may be wiping a nose covering a class mediating a conflict meeting with an important community member Calming a child who is crying making sure a student gets enough to eat Counseling a parent on their home behavior tactics chasing a child who has tried to flee Searching for a pair of shoes for a student has arrived without me conducting an emergency drill or responding to an actual emergency We are ready to provide knowledge advice resources and comfort to people of any age and all backgrounds at a moment's notice We do not give up when it's hard because we know that we are a lifeline of hope in our communities Now more than ever during this time of flooding in Pajaro with the majority of my students impacted by that flood We have been called upon to solve problems that are overwhelming and Heartbreaking we have had children who have had to sleep in their cars Families who no longer have a source of income or a home a shortage of basic necessities such as food water and clothing And all of their eyes are looking at us for hope and support every day We are all things to all people who step foot on our campus and we must do all of this Thank you with the composure knowledge and ethics be fitting a senior manager of a public government agency I know my time is up. Thank you, but I have a lot more to say as you can imagine. Thank you for listening Our next three speakers are Mary Gocco Doug Keegan Juanita. I'll get Aguilera Good evening president home trustees dr. Rodriguez and I cannot be feel respectful unless I say good evening to all of you and Tell you thank you for all the thousands of hours and all your love and energy. I Was an administrator. I was an educator for over 25 years in Pajaro teaching kindergarten through 12th grade Administrating for elementary for secondary And growing up in a house where my mom was a teacher and she told me that the secretary and the custodian around the school My father was a superintendent and dr. Rodriguez unlike you after living with that I thought I can never do that job. I Could I just saw what it did to my dad? But when I became an administrator in Pajaro It was a time when we were almost one day away from takeover from the county office Because we our financial situation was in jeopardy. I didn't feel badly. I was part of a team I was part of Certificated part of classified part of administrative. I felt safe If we want to talk about equity and we want to talk about being a member of an organization when any one sector is not Treated equitably. No one is safe. I Want to ask you to do the right thing. I want to ask you as the board to make a decision What why is it gonna impact me? Why do I have my children here right now? No, but I have a daughter that's teaching here and has been in the school all year without a principal a Couple of the staff members have asked her. Why doesn't she consider being a principal? What do I tell her after March 8th? She'll be respected She'll have a pathway to the future. I can't do that. I Work I have a partnership with your Korean technical educator education coordinator Julie Edwards She's amazing. Mel pitis would love to have her be the principal at of innovation high school for at least 40,000 dollars more Thank you. Good evening President home trustees Superintendent Rodriguez and cabinet. I'm Doug Keegan. I am the parent of three graduates of PBUSD. I'm also a former trustee for eight years. I Want to thank you all for your service and but Tonight the testimony that we've heard has been Eloquent and inspirational but at times emotional and I think there are a lot of people who feel hurt by the actions of the board and You know now, I think I'm sure what the message is that just as you value your Certificated staff you value your classified staff. You should also value your administrators and continue to value them so that in the future Administrators as well as the other employee groups feel that their job and their efforts are are worth it and And Respect it. Thank you Good evening present homes board of trustees dr. Rodriguez and cabinet My name is Juanita Aguilera, and I am a product of PVUSD and migrant education I have service. I have served PVUSD students for 35 years full-time I have been an instructional aid a teacher. I have been an Migrant education support teacher known as an academic counselor migrant counselor English learner specialist coordinator for the Cabrillo Migrant summer program and currently proud assistant principal of PV high school So I'm giving you this paper in case around that time. I want you to see every point So on the left you see a table of what my income would have been if I had stayed as an ELS As a salary scale for a teacher on the right you see what I got myself into and what it means At the end of every year My first year as an assistant principal The salary difference not a raise salary difference was under 2500 my second year a little over 5,000 my third year under 8,000 this year 10,000 I could make that just by working summer school as a teacher What I lost I lost longevity after seven years I lost an opportunity to earn supplemental pay and I lost union representation No one is out there fighting for our salaries right now, right? So let me tell you what I added. I added 32 work days to my calendar totaling at my previous per diem over 15,000 I Have also added extended work hours if I am coordinating LPAC testing and soon I will be coordinating AP testing I'm going to be working a minimum of 11 hours a day at a high school level Substitute teaching almost for a whole semester evening evening Supervision games meetings everything. Okay, so please please please Understand our situation. Don't blame me for stepping down. That's what I decide to do Our next three speakers are Consuelo Mason Nicole Salas Khunha and Andrew Donnelly Crocker Good evening President Holmes board of trustees and Dr. Rodriguez I am Consuelo Mason the proud principal of Pajaro Valley High School and a loyal employee for 27 years I am here tonight to share with you a day in the life of a principal and just like you heard many of my Colleagues say we start before we even eat our breakfast at home checking our email Hoping that we don't have our average eight absences a day in the high school that I will come directly by 730 open the doors to our parents and already have a parent and a student waiting to speak to us From 730 to 8 we're scrambling looking for coverage making sure the teachers that are on the sub rotation are available If they're not available who becomes the teacher for the day this lady here With smiling faces I go I open the door We have a classroom full of advisory students sometimes three to five advisories with the principal I get to greet him take attendance the bell rings. It's 8 25 8 25 We're ready to do it all over again for the first block finding the coverage going to classes Maybe I'm a math teacher.  I go in and then it's time to Make sure there's coverage for the next block and also break-in lunch supervision making sure I'm there restroom supervision campus supervisor counselor because there's another student who doesn't want to go to the other class after lunch They're ready to talk about what's going on and that they need some to hear from me What they should do and of course my priority is classroom first, but let's go see what I can do for you I'm getting ready for the day lunch ends Then we do the third block all over again coverage or maybe subbing going back and hopefully reading my emails So when I the bell rings for traffic supervision end of the day We start all over again and get ready for our next meetings school site council E-lack, etc. And that's our day at a high school every day Good evening president home. Dr. Rodriguez and board of trustees. I'm Nicole Salas Cunha Program director for special ed programs and elementary in our speech. I'm speaking today on many perspectives I personally hold the issue at hand is not simply about the dollar amount on our salary schedule It's also about the actions my community board representatives take to show my valued member here Just like when I decided decided to become a teacher deciding become an administrator in education is not about the pay either For me the difference in pay from teacher administration is not a daily rate increase It's just 36 more days on my contract that come with longer hours weekends added pressure and responsibilities of leadership in My 20 years plus in education. I've been an IA a preschool teacher a substitute substitute teacher a special ed teacher PVAS lead a PVFT union rep a tosa instructional coach a new teacher project mentor an instructional Instructor for a satellite teaching credential program at our county office of ed a principal Which is now still vacant because I became a program director at special ed Department and this this position requires my expertise and knowledge of how to develop programs and create access for diverse learners across my 37 programs at 19 sites and our speech services across the district These programs call on me for the most challenging and unique needs of our students While doing these duties I also have been a substitute IA and BT a substitute teacher a substitute principal a substitute your duty a substitute custodian Sometimes not a substitute, but just additional support in crisis situations All of us know we can earn more in another line of work But we can also earn more in another district to stay in this important line of work What I cannot do at this moment is make that pay and to serve my home community I live on one of us a drive and when I pull out of my driveway in the morning I see buses of students and community workers starting their day and feel honored to be trusted and educate their children as I trust PVSD with my own children but when the board of Representatives award salary increases to all their positions last year and then excludes me I Don't feel valued member here. I don't feel like a valued member here I feel like all the work is devalued and perhaps the districts recruiting me value me more than my home community Good evening board members. Good evening. Dr. Rodriguez My name is Andrew Donnelly Crocker, and I am the proud principal of Bradley Elementary School in Dr. Rodriguez's presentation She meant it. She mentioned promoting from within I like many of the people behind me Have been one of those people who have promoted from within I began my career in PVSD in 2005 as a kindergarten teacher at Bansaldo 11 years later. I made the jump to being the AC at Minty white and then in the middle of the pandemic I made the challenging transition to the principal Bradley Elementary. I am a relatively new principal I was given the keys to Bradley during arguably one of the most challenging times to ever face educators I think every teacher and every person in education can agree that the last three years have been some of the most challenging of our careers I felt lucky to have gotten and continue to get the support from many of the more veteran principals administrators and district leaderships during these challenging times I'm not sure where I'd be without their support The stresses and the hurdles that we have all faced have seemed impossible and yet I keep showing back up to work every day and I keep working to show the resolve to support my community I'm not gonna lie like I've hit my breaking point many times, but I keep coming back and yet I don't regret taking on the challenges of being a leader in today's educational landscape our Students and our community need strong leadership now more than ever And I am proud to be part of a group of people that are committed to working long hours and enduring countless stresses To some to provide our students and community with the support they need to thrive socially emotionally and academically It's for this reason. I've come to voice my concern in front of the board for the first time in my career I am concerned that I might not be I'm sorry I'm concerned that it might not be in my best interest to continue my My leadership journey in PBSD much longer. Thank you. There's lots of us thinking that right now So I urge you to make a good choice Our next three speakers are Brian Saxon Josh Phillips and Chrissy McLean Good evening President home. Dr. Rodriguez and board members. My name is Brian Saxon. I'm the director of HR for certificated staff and I've had to rewrite this thing like six times because everyone keeps saying all the stuff. I thought I was gonna say But first of all, I just want to let you know. I love being an administrator It it's just an enjoyable part of my career. I've been 28 years in education I started in PBSD about 20 years ago as the principal or the vice-principal of Aptos, Jr Moved on to be the principal of Aptos, Jr then the principal of Bradley and then into a district office role as a certificated Director at each stop I've been privileged to work with an amazing group of administrators who sit behind me and have first-hand experience of the Hard work and dedication that each of them brings to their positions as Erin's daughter mentioned at any given time you will see administrators working on that infamous line other duties as Needed every day. We take on a new role Over and over the past few years. We've taken on roles that we would have never expected Not once in my life that I think I would be a clear certified COVID tester Or a trainer or a vaccine scheduler or a quarantine tracker a classroom mover a virtual learning expert Flood and damage control school mover and Alice trainer shout out to Ruth All right, or any of those things all of us take on those challenges as you've heard each day When you move from the classroom or another position into administration, you are saying I'm ready for more All of the administrators you see here tonight have given more More than many of them ever thought they were capable of and they have kept this district moving forward in the best and the worst of conditions I Encourage you to honor that commitment to PV USD and its community by giving them more more of your trust and recognition You can show that to us by approving the 4.5 raise and any upcoming raises that we have all earned and deserve Thank you Good evening President Holm dr. Rodriguez and trustees. I would like to begin with a question Which of the following necessities have increased and cost in the last five years? Is it a housing be childcare? See transportation or D all of the above if you guess D all of the above you are correct Year in and year out cost of living has increased and most job classifications in PV USD have seen raises to their Salary schedules and rightfully so I don't want to create any sort of division between job classifications Everyone is working very hard and we stand together with PV FD and CSCA and are collected I for it to receive fair compensation As you will note in the data presented by dr. Rodriguez not since 2018 and 19 has PV USD management received an increase to our salary schedule Since the onset of the pandemic I have seen my childcare costs for my daughter increased 40% in The year since the last raise that PV USD admin received the cost of gallon of milk has increased 50% The cost of gasoline is almost doubled and the cost of housing in Santa Cruz County for rentals has increased as much as 60% Home purchases as much as 80% In an analysis done by MIT a single parent with two children would need to make $137,000 to afford to live in our county a family with two working adults and three children would need to bring home over $180,000 The gap between wages and housing costs in our region are so stark that many employees must live further and further away in order to afford housing for their families Causing a likely disconnect between them and their school communities and forcing a likely search for work closer to home When I type the letter E in my search bar ed joint org is all directly preloaded for me And I can't help but notice that nearly every listing for administrative position in the tri counties and Bay areas Advertised much higher salaries than we see here and many of these listings tout increases to their salary schedules for 23 24 by as much as 15% These offers are going to look more and more attractive the longer the board waits to approve a fair compensation package for site and district administrators Good evening president home board of trustees and dr. Rodriguez. My name is Chrissy McLean I'm the coordinator of academic and social-emotional counseling programs for PVUSD. I Wrote out some things quite a few times and crumpled them up and erased them and all of those kind of things and As I've been listening tonight, I really can't help but continue to think about all of sort of the heartbreak That my colleagues are feeling and I in that meaning when the raises were Not approved. I just remember how my heart sank and really my heart sank for the community and for all of our students I thought who is gonna want to come Work for us. Who's gonna whoever was thinking about becoming an administrator in PVUSD? Who's now gonna say? Oh, yeah, that sounds like a good idea And then I thought how many people are gonna leave already know how many people left last year And I too I I came from the classroom here in PVUSD I was a proud wildcat once a wildcat always a wildcat as a teacher and an assistant principal And I I see so many people coming up from different positions and such a sense of family in this district and all of us out there supporting all the sites and each other and I'm I'm too heartbreaking heartbroken the day after you made that announcement. I was at a couple sites meeting with a couple principles and Tears I didn't expect to to see that But the principles were crying because they were hurt and so like, you know all of us for each other You know, I was there and I supported them and and gave them my love and we don't need you to love us But we do need you to support us Now and when the next the the next 10 percent comes we need you to support us Because that supports Watsonville and all of the PV of PVUSD. Thank you Our next three speakers are Myra Cervillo, Sandy Solis and Julie Edwards Good evening president home board of trustees and superintendent. Dr. Rodriguez. My name is Myra Calvillo I have been a PVUSD classified staff member for seven years, and I'm also a parent and an alumni I'm here to support PVUSD administrators in getting a raise My experience as of late in PVUSD has had an enormous impact on me as a staff member as well as a parent I have learned so much from my direct administrator Julie Edwards CTE coordinator I understand that the work that I do drives equity in our schools One of my main roles is to work closely with her to purchase necessary equipment and classroom supplies to launch new career Technical pathways for students which in turn creates new opportunities for them I'm able to see firsthand how many hours of collaboration with other district administrators Here are put into every pathway that is launched at PVUSD all in the best interest of our students I see the early mornings late evenings and weekend hours that are put in Unfortunate to be a parent of a student that attends a PVUSD school and I get to see firsthand the commitment the administrators have for our students and all the behind the scenes efforts that it takes to come Together to help out our students in our community in times of need most recently from COVID testing food relief shelter relief and Well-being in general which are all other duties on top of their work Administrators have not had a raise in years. However inflation has gone up since then Meanwhile their pay remains the same everyone else is getting some sort of a race to compensate and administrators should get one too I can imagine a negative impact this could have on PVUSD's ability to attract and retain qualified admin to serve our deserving students as a parent I care about retaining our dedicated and committed visionary administrators in the jobs that they love Administrators that can work and live in Santa Cruz County and that can relate to our students. Thank you for your time and consideration Good evening president home board of trustees and superintendent. Dr. Rodriguez. My name is Sandy Solis malonado I'm a parent and staff member of PVUSD In my current role as a CTE counselor and previously academic counselor at Watsonville High School I have worked under their leadership of exceptional administrators to mention a few Julie Edwards Dr. Ivan Alcaraz Consuelo Mason Christina McLean Peggy Pugh Benjamin Slider Elaine Lagrera Joseph Gregorio amongst others that have gone above and beyond their duties and have always perform perform for the best interest of Student success. I can truly say that without the guidance of these administrators our jobs as counselors wouldn't be possible I came into the CTE program in 2019 the same year that Julie Edwards My current administrator was brought on board as the new CTE coordinator at the time CTE was a program That was not aligned to our district's vision and values with limited student access Misalignment to newly implemented a through G graduation requirements and lack of recognition to the program Our program has grown tremendously in every aspect including student enrollment in CTE pathways do enrollment pathways CTE completers and now all CTE courses are a 3g and 15 are honors and articulated courses all this has been possible because of the diligent work and dedication of my administrator I Have seen firsthand how many extra hours admin works including weekends and nights making themselves available anytime any Date that we need to reach them as a parent of a preschool student in PV USD I feel confident that the school that awaits my child every day will be filled with the same people that I trust in at my job School administrators are essential to the success of our schools. They deserve a raise that recognizes their hard work and Dedication, please. I urge the board to approve a raise for school administrators. Thank you for your time and consideration Good evening president home Trustees and superintendent dr. Rodriguez. I'm Julie Edwards PV USD coordinator of career technical education After working in the tech industry for many years I transitioned to education and in 20 years I've been a teacher a classified staff member a counselor and obtained a degree to become an educational leader This is my eighth year in PV USD the best place in my entire working career where I have ever worked I have lived and worked in Santa Cruz County for 30 years, and I alone support myself financially First I was an assistant principal at Aptos high and in 2019 PV USD acquired CTE from the county office of education And I was motivated to explore to apply my experience as a coordinator We inherited a program that suffered from not being aligned to the vision of the district with students at the center Over four years. We've accomplished much to be proud of some of what Sandy mentioned our program has 24 pathways 63 A3G courses 15 honors Transferable college credit. We have 50 incredible educators serving 3,200 students 61% of our high school students are in a CTE pathway During this time Andrea Carlos Willie and I have raised and secured more than six million dollars in grant money to fuel the Transformation of our CTE program all of this was a count accomplished during the impactful events of the last recent years and Representative also of my colleagues in 21 22 alone I spent three months of alternate assignments at schools as a COVID tester subbing for administrators and teachers and more Meanwhile work in progress To drive transformation in the CTE program continued without delay This included countless hours during evenings late nights and weekends. Thank you. Thank you Our next three speakers are on helica or to go saw patrice patricia unruh and Judy Stay stable Buenas tardes Presidenta dr. Rodríguez mesa directiva good evening president Mi nombre es angeli cortigosa y formo parte de del consejo de padres migrantes Y estoy ante ustedes para solicitarle de una manera atenta el incremento del cuatro punto cinco por ciento para los administrativos He's not involucrada en algunos este proyectos Sorry, I'm sorry everyone. I could not hear her in there. So that's why I had to come out Perdone no podía escucharle a ya Buenas tardes Good evening presidenta doctora rodríguez mesa directiva President dr. Rodríguez and board of trustees y auditorium general and Board Mi nombre es angeli cortigosa y formo parte del consejo de padres migrantes My name is angelica or to go saw and I'm part of the migrant parents Y estoy ante ustedes para solicitarle de una manera atenta el incremento del cuatro punto por ciento para los administrativos I am here to support the raise of four point five percent for administration Ya que ellos son una pieza fundamental en el proceso de educación de nuestros estudiantes As they are a fundamental key Peace in education for our students Y pienso que son a credores de este incremento por su loable labor Que ellos realizan and I believe they deserve this raise because of what they do Gracias por escuchar mi petición esperando una respuesta positiva a la misma Thanks for listening to my petition hoping for a positive response Good evening everyone. My name is Trisha enru. I come from a long line of educators my grandmother my father My mother my older brother and there was one thing I knew when I grew up. I didn't want to be a teacher But life goes in a different a direction than you expect and it's a job that I love and I've been passionate about and Have spent more than 20 years currently. I am the migrant act of After-school coordinator I coordinated our after-school and Saturday and summer programs for the K through 8 students across the whole district These programs ensure that our migrant students are able to excel academically. I Do the work behind the scenes so that our teachers can focus on the teaching and focus on the students Currently I'm working more days and now making less money than when I was a teacher Teachers with more years of experience they have no incentives to become administrators because they are going to make a less Per diem in their administration jobs. I encourage the district to rethink their policy of having people start on step one We lost five out of six of the middle school principals last year Our students and teachers suffer when we don't provide them with consistent leadership Our migrant students have a lot of unpredictable moves and schedules and other things that are out of their control Schools may be one of the few places in their lives that provide consistency This consistency comes from having strong leaders that return year after year So I urge all of you pass the salary raise for our teachers for a classified and for our administration. Thank you Good evening. My name is Judy Stigiel. Thank you for convening and being here. I Come to you as a community partner I work with Pajaro Valley Arts and I'm also part of arts now Pajaro Valley part of create California Which is for arts education advocacy? I've been working as a volunteer partner with PVUSD for about 12 years now And what I do know is that community partnerships require nurturing and care and Consistency and I've seen that through all the partnerships that PVUSD has created through their administrative staff their teachers It's an incredible Experience and it's all for one thing. It's for the students and for the betterment of our community and and I know that I couldn't do my job without PVSD and there are Things that we as community partners add to PVSD that the students wouldn't have otherwise This nurturing and caring Happens beyond everything that we've heard tonight. I mean All these things that everyone's doing this is above and beyond and it's again for the students As an artist. I'm an observer And it doesn't take a real keen eye to see that what has happened is a huge morale issue If this isn't passed and I know that we're all here You everyone is here because we care about the kids. I Don't understand. I don't know how you will be able to See your visions through your mandates through and your goals through if you lose these fabulous people behind me Thank you. Thank you Our next three speakers are Susan gralty dr. John gralty and Todd Westball Good evening president home. Dr. Rodriguez and board of trustees First I'm going to speak to you many of you know I was the former arts coordinator for PVUSD and I did that job for six years and actually partnered with Judy quite a bit um That building the arts program that was built in PVUSD didn't happen sitting behind a desk from 8 to 4 it happened with a lot of nights weekends and Time that nobody saw beyond it building community partnerships with not just PVA Elsa Stemma all all of these community organizations come into play that doesn't happen sitting behind a desk, so Um It was I love that job. I'm still passionate about the arts But you know when it when the reality hits that you're making less than your than the people that are working teaching Every day and you're burnt out and you're tired You know that it's really hard. It's it's a it's a tough nut to deal with every day and knowing that you're doing it for the kids So I transitioned and I started working with the most promising children You could ever think of at new school and every day I go in and every day There's new hope and that hope I see it doesn't stop. It doesn't stop at 4 o'clock It doesn't stop at 3 o'clock. It doesn't stop at 2 o'clock in the morning when they're texting me. Hey miss G I can't take it. I'm this is what's happening. I need I need somebody come pick me up I'm stuck here. Can you help me? These things happen around the clock. It doesn't stop It it starts like everybody else has said before you get out of bed in the morning and doesn't stop until you go to I don't know when it stops. Hopefully never because I hope to never lose a student again So with that said we need people who are willing to do that work And I have for you guys every week we get these nice little ed news and it offers jobs in here So I want you guys to look at these because we'll show you how much other districts are paying for the jobs that we're doing Good evening president in home Dr. Rodriguez who I think is the hardest working leader and educational leader. I've ever had the pleasure of working with I Thank you for this opportunity to address you this evening. My name is John Gralty. No relation to Susan whatsoever. I'm kidding I'm a recent past Pajaro Valley Education Foundation board Member and serve as Dean of Visual Applied and Performing Arts at Cabrillo College My wife Susan has served Pajaro Valley Unified School District as a teacher at New School the Vapa and Gate Coordinator And now as principal of New School Despite obvious self-interest I Addressed the board tonight in the interest of Pajaro Valley Unified School District students Whose success is the direct result of dedicated faculty staff and administrators The ability of the district to attract and retain Qualified professionals capable of providing world-class education To students is directly related to the support the district commits to such individuals in the form of competitive Benefits and salary in Dr. Rodriguez's opening presentation She shared the importance of attractive and competitive salaries in attracting math and science teachers and Retaining nurses for example and showed that PVSD by many comparisons is not competitive when it comes to administrator salaries I am personally aware of highly qualified PVUS student administrators who have left the district in search of higher salaries It is therefore in the district interest of student success that total compensation for those in charge of delivering Quality education remains at the highest possible competitive level Without the benefit of a bargaining unit that ensures an ongoing review of salary and benefits PVUSD administrators have not seen an ongoing salary increase since 2018. Thank you. I urge you to Provide this increase to administrators All right. Good evening president home. Dr. Rodriguez board members My name is Todd Westfall president principal Calabasas elementary And I just want to share a quick story a few years ago. I had a wonderful teacher 20 plus years experience as a teacher as a new prop new teacher project coach a trainer of trainers and various Dibbles and everything you could imagine and he would and I hired him as a teacher and I recruited him to become my AC and He was my AC last year and he was wonderful. We saw a ton of growth at the school and Despite having to substitute our teaching classes almost daily I know we he was doing some of the toughest mild or moderate to severe STC classes I think he subbed 25 days in that class last year staying late helping families doing everything It truly brought us both joy to see our students in our school grow and it broke his heart when he came to me He said I know I made a commitment, but for my family. I found out that as a teacher I'm gonna make $4,000 more a year and work 21 days less So that's 21 days with my kids and families and I'm not talking about you know our daily wage I'm talking salary 4,000 a year as a bilingual teacher to make more than being Somebody with much more on the responsibility and much more hours And I lost them Fortunately, we flew it. I was able to I had a great applicant who was taking a pay cut to come be an AC again But he joined me and he's doing a wonderful job I've been in this district a long time.  I have a passion for our community a passion for our school And I want to say I can't afford to lose another AC, but I can afford to lose another AC I've been doing this for a long time The kids cannot afford to lose another AC the kids cannot afford it. Thank you. Thank you Our next three speakers are Saulo, Tirado, Sergio, Embrys, and Herlindo Fernandez Good night everybody. Dr. Holmes, what a trustees Dr. Rodriguez, I wasn't prepared to speak tonight, but I Just want to tell you all the hard work that we all do out here And the last storm my fellow workers and me were up at three in the morning Making sure that all the schools in the district had power and had water For the kids to go to school that day So We do that without getting paid We do it because we love what we do and we do it all for the kids Thank you Good evening President Holmes, Dr. Rodriguez, board members, cabinet, my name is Herlindo Fernandez And I'm the director of maintenance and operations A little bit about myself. I've been working here for the school districts since 89. I Started as a student helper, worked my way up the ranks I've been a CSA member for those 20-something years When I moved up to a supervisor position, you know, I took it two years ago supervisor When I became in the world my phone and emails don't stop ringing we got to respond to emails and phones 24 hours a day seven days a week Most of the time we're up Middle of the night responding to emergencies that occur so we could get the schools up and ready for the next day That's some some of the things that we do that people don't see Better, you know communicate with contractors PG&E You know, you name it an emergency pops up we got to be there to assess the situation and See what we can do to get the schools up and ready for the morning Now that I'm a management classified management. I feel like You know working here for those 30 years As a CSA member my job was valued and now that I'm a classified member or classified management Feels like it's not Good enough, but it was good enough to be a CSA member So I encourage you we all Management here and classified we all deserve a raise. I encourage you to please Assess that and give us a rate. Thank you Hello president Holmes and dr. Rodriguez board of trustees and cabinet Means seven years ago. I got hired by Trustee that's right now here. He's Oscar Soto He made the right decision. I remember my first day. I told them you're not gonna regret hiring me and up to these Day, I'm still here for the kids Like really said we work For example in the floods And we're everything that happened with Pajaro middle. We worked 32 hours to get All the kids from Pajaro Lakeview and not just get them to Lakeview but feel comfortable and be happy at Lakeview and make it their Own home as well. I Consider everybody behind me not just my co-workers but family because I spend more time with them than with my actual family Like a lot of people know In the evacuations of Pajaro the first time I was I was never able to go back Because I was working and I was serving Pajaro the Pajaro district and all the kids This other flood my house was impacted and the same thing happened. I was not able to go back and I feel proud of what I do and I just hope that you guys take everything consideration of Pretty much everything we do and everything we do every day and all those hard hours Because now is just us but our families at home too Our next three speakers are Dan Weiser, Luis Medina and Esmeralda Flores Good evening president home board of trustees and dr. Rodriguez My name is Dan Weiser and I'm the director of technology services and the proud husband of a PVFT member and I Love my job. I feel very fortunate that I get to work in PVSD and I get to do a job that I love very much And I was going to talk a lot about tech services and the tech team and the admin team And their skills and how much they could get paid over the hill and all that kind of stuff but actually After listening to all of all of this I I decided I wanted to tell a different story tonight So when COVID first hit and we didn't really understand exactly the dangers or how it was transmitted and The shelter-in-place order went out and dr. Rodriguez brought me into her office and said okay We're gonna have to go into this distance learning thing and we didn't really even understand exactly what that was yet She said we have what