Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 6/15/2022 - 3:30 PM
Category: Consent Calendar
Type: Action
Subject: 11.35 CURRICULUM: Out-of-State and Out-of-Country Travel Request for Mr. Robert Brough, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services; Mr. Kirk Skorpanich, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources; Dr. Pauline Garcia, Director of Pupil Services; Mr. Juan Santos, Perris High School Principal; Ms. Cindy Ramos, Paloma Valley High School Teacher; and Ms. Miko Montgomery, Liberty High School Teacher to attend the 2022 Footsteps to Freedom Underground Railroad Experience Sponsored by the Riverside County Office of Education, Traveling through Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, New York, and Ontario, Canada, July 6-13, 2022 (no fiscal impact)
Strategic Plan:
Enclosure
File Attachment:
F2F_UGRR_Flyer_2022 2.pdf
Summary: Mr. Robert Brough, Superintendent of Educational Services, requests permission for Mr. Kirk Skorpanich, Dr. Pauline Garcia, Mr. Juan Santos, Ms. Cindy Ramos, and Ms. Miko Montgomery to travel out of state and out of the country to attend the 2022 Footsteps to Freedom Underground Railroad Experience sponsored by the Riverside County Office of Education, traveling through Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, New York, and Ontario, Canada, July 6-13, 2022.

Footsteps to Freedom is a hands-on program that utilizes a pedagogy that focuses on transformational leadership and historical empathy, which is widely considered a vital leadership competency and the single greatest skill needed by leaders today. The program is designed as a transformative adult learning experience that expedites professional and personal growth. The foundation of the program is the study tour and 8-day fully immersive learning experience that retraces the steps of freedom seekers from Kentucky to Canada.

The Footsteps to Freedom Tour is sponsored and paid for by the Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) Leadership, Innovation, and Outreach Division of Educational Services. There is no fiscal impact on the budget.
Funding: No fiscal impact.
Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the out-of-state and out-of-country travel request for Mr. Robert Brough, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services; Mr. Kirk Skorpanich, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources; Dr. Pauline Garcia, Director of Pupil Services; Mr. Juan Santos, Perris High School Principal; Ms. Cindy Ramos, Paloma Valley High School Teacher; and Ms. Miko Montgomery, Liberty High School Teacher to attend the 2022 Footsteps to Freedom Underground Railroad Experience Sponsored by the Riverside County Office of Education, traveling through Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, New York, and Ontario, Canada, July 6-13, 2022.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Helene Astorga - Administrative Assistant
Signed By:
Robert Brough - Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services
Signed By:
Grant Bennett - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Dr. Randall Freeman Moved, Member Anthony T. Stafford, Sr. seconded to approve the Original motion 'It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the out-of-state and out-of-country travel request for Mr. Robert Brough, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services; Mr. Kirk Skorpanich, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources; Dr. Pauline Garcia, Director of Pupil Services; Mr. Juan Santos, Perris High School Principal; Ms. Cindy Ramos, Paloma Valley High School Teacher; and Ms. Miko Montgomery, Liberty High School Teacher to attend the 2022 Footsteps to Freedom Underground Railroad Experience Sponsored by the Riverside County Office of Education, traveling through Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, New York, and Ontario, Canada, July 6-13, 2022.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 4 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 4 - 0
   
David Nelissen     Yes
Dr. Randall Freeman     Yes
Anthony T. Stafford, Sr.     Yes
Elizabeth Vallejo     Yes