Nov 01, 2023 Board of Education Meeting

[1. Public Meeting]

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>> ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES. GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING TO THOSE AT HOME AND THOSE THAT ARE PRESENT WITH US TODAY. THE TIME RIGHT NOW IS 5:02.

THIS IS NOVEMBER 1. REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND WE ARE NOW IN SESSION.

PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT MR. PEREZ IS PRESENT.

MR. ARMENDAREZ AND MARY SANDOVAL ARE ABSENT AT THIS TIME. WE WILL GO TO ITEM 1.2.

WE WILL ADOPT AGENDA. MADAM SUPERINTENDENT, ARE THERE

ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? >> THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO

TONIGHT'S AGENDA. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT.

COLLEAGUES, MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA

AS PROVIDED? >> SO MOVED.

>> THANK YOU, MR. PEREZ. >> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PEREZ. A SECOND BY DR. CASATA.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION WILL PASS 3-0 WITH TWO ABSENT. ITEM 1.3.

OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS. GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2 PROHIBITS THE GOVERNING BOARD FROM DISCUSSING OR ACTING ON ANY MATTER THAT THAT IS NOT ON THE PUBLISHED AGENDA.

BOARD MEMBERS MAY REFER THE MATTER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OR HER DEZ IG MAY THE FOR FUTURE FOLLOW-UP.

>> THERE IS ZERO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[2. Closed Session]

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. HEARING THAT THERE ARE NONE, THE BOARD WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.

[3. Open Session]

>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, COLLEAGUES.

ARE WE READY TO GO? OKAY.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. WELCOME.

THIS IS THE NOVEMBER 1 REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE ARE BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION.

THE TIME IS 7:0 7:00 P.M. AND PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE CURRENTLY PRESENT.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT A RECORDING OR BROADCAST OF THIS MEETING IS BEING MADE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD.

ITEM 3.2 IS OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

AND WE HAVE A STUDENT THAT WILL LEAD US THIS EVENING.

TONY. >> WE CAN GET TONY TO THE PODIUM TO LEAD US. THEN AFTER THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WE WILL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE, AND MS. INBODY WILL MAKE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS AROUND SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT WE WANT TO HONOR THIS EVENING.

AND JUST TO REFLECT THE MOMENT OF SILENCE IS OUR PRACTICE TO OFFER A MOMENT OF SILENCE AS PART OF THE BOARD PRACTICE.

A MOMENT OF SILENCE ALLOWS US TO PAUSE FOR MEDITATION, PRAYER, REFLECTION OR ANY OTHER SILENT ACTIVITY TO MOVE THE WORK FORWARD COLLECTIVELY. HELD IN RECOGNITION OF EMPLOYEES OR RELATIVES WHO HAD CURRENTLY PASSED.

MIKI WILL HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THAT AREA.

PLEASE STAND. TONY WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE

OF ALLEGIANCE. >> ALL RIGHT.

IF I COULD HAVE EVERYBODY PLACE THEIR RIGHT HAND OVER THEIR HEART. READY.

BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND

JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> PLEASE REMAIN STANDING.

FOR EMPLOYEE PASSING, MR. GARY KIRBY.

SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AT AB MILLER HIGH SCHOOL.

STUDENT PASSING. EMANI ORTEGA, 7TH-GRADE STUDENT FROM FONTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

>> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. YOU MAY BE SEATED.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WE DO OFFER OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE KIRBY FAMILY AND THE STAFF AT AB MILLER. I KNOW ANY TIME THERE IS A PASSING OF A STAFF ON CAMPUS, IT IS NOT EASY FOR THE TEAM THERE.

SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT AB MILLER AND ALSO THE PASSING OF THE RODRIGUEZ-ORTEGA FAMILY FROM THE FONTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL. THAT IS A TOUGH ONE.

I CAN SAY I WAS ON CAMPUS THE NEXT-- TO DAYS AFTER THE

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ITEM 3.4. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION.

I HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS TO REPORT. THE FIRST ONE IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF OUR NEW EQUITY-- DIRECTOR OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION. THIS WILL BE WORKING OUT OF THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT. WE HAVE MARCY POOLE.

DR. POOLE, AS SHE IS KNOWN AS. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. PEREZ. SECONDED BY DR. QUEZADA.

DR. POOLE IS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY.

I WOULD LIVE-- LIKE TO GIVE HER THE OPPORTUNITY, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, YOU ARE WELCOME TO.

(APPLAUSE) COME OVER TO THE PODIUM.

>> GOOD EVENING. TO OUR BOARD AND TO MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE. ALL I WANTED TO SAY WAS I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE MY FAMILY. MY HUSBAND IS HERE IN THE BACK.

THERE IS MARK POOLE AND THEN MY TWO CHILDREN.

ISAAC AND BROOKLYN. THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE). >> THANK YOU FOR MOB HONORING YOUR FAMILY AND INTRODUCING US TO YOUR FAMILY.

WELCOME TO THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FAMILY.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE.

TO THOSE. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE STIPULATED EXPUTION EXPULSION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT MM FOR THE FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. PEREZ. VICE PRESIDENT PEREZ AND SECONDED BY DR. QUEZADA AND CARRIED A 4-0 VOTE.

MR. ARMENDAREZ WAS ABSENT AT THE TIME OF THE VOTE.

ALSO IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD APPROVED THE STIPULATED EXPULSION OF STUDENT SD FOR THE SEMESTER OF THE '23-'24 SCHOOL YEAR. MOTION MADE BY MR. PEREZ.

SECONDED BY DR. QUEZADA. THAT CARRIED WITH A 4-0 VOTE.

MR. ARMENDAREZ WAS ALSO ABSENT AT THE TIME OF THAT VOTE.

THAT IS DEFERRED REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTION THAT WAS TAKEN ON OCTOBER 18 MEETING. PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 5 54957.1. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION TO EXERCISE THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE WITHOUT CAUSE UNDER SECTION 12-D, THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT OF EMPLOYEE NUMBER 24683, THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT.

THAT CARRIED A 3-1 VOTE. WITH MS. SANDOVAL OPPOSING AND DR. QUEZADA ABSENT AT THAT VOTE. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. LAVPEREZ AND SECONDED BY MR. ARMENDAREZ.

AT THIS TIME, I BELIEVE THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION TODAY. ALL RIGHT.

GETTING THROUGH THAT PART OF THE BUSINESS.

AT THIS TIME NOW, WE HAVE REPORTS.

WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

LY GIVE FLOOR TO MADAM SUPERINTENDENT INBODY TO INTRODUCE OUR PRESENTERS AND SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FOR OUR FIRST REPORT, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME TO THE PODIUM CHIEF STEVE GRIFFIN.

BUELA WHITE TO SHARE THE EXCITING WORK OF OUR FONTANA SCHOOL POLICE DEPARTMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO PROMOTE RED RIBBON WEEK.

THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING.

SUPERINTENDENT INBODY AND THE SCHOOL BOARD.

THIS LAST WEEK FKS, OCTOBER 23, THROUGH THE 31ST, WE CELEBRATED RED RIBBON WEEK. THE MOTTO FOR THIS YEAR WAS BE KIND TO YOUR MIND. LIVE DRUG-FREE.

WHAT WE DID IS WE HAD CONTESTS DISTRICT-WIDE, DECORATING CON TEES, POSTER CONTEST, AND VIDEO CONTESTS.

WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT THOSE WINNERS TODAY AT THE SCHOOL BOARD. IF I CAN CALL UP BUELA.

>> GOOD EVENING. BOARD MEMBERS, PRESIDENT AND MS. INBODY. SO FOR OUR FIRST CONTEST WAS THE DOOR DECORATING CONTEST. ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE MIDDLE SCHOOLS. THE DRAWING CONTEST WAS A POSTER. THE HIGH SCHOOLS DID AN ESSAY.

AND THE HIGH SCHOOLS DID A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT.

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SO FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL D'OR DECORATELING CONTESTING, CAN I HAVE PRESIDENT-- CORPORAL SEAN WILL PRESENT THE AWARD.

IF THE TEACHER CAN COME UP. >> SO WITH THIS AWARD, WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE AWARD WENT TO SHADOWHILLS ELEMENTARY. IT WAS ROOM 14, AN INTERVENTION SUPPORT CLASSROOM. THREE TEACHERS ARE PART OF THAT CLASSROOM. MS. JENNIFER INBREEZE, MS. MARTINEZ AND MS.-- SORRY ABOUT THAT.

WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU. WE WILL BE-- SCHOOL POLICE POA WILL BE AWARDING THEM WITH A PIZZA PARTY FOR ALL STUDENTS WHO

TAKE CLASS IN THAT CLASSROOM. >> LET'S AWARD THEM.

SO FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE ACTUALLY HAD OUR DRAWING CONTESTS. THESE AWARDS ARE SPONSORED BY OUR USW. WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE DAWN DOOLEY TO JOIN US. OUR THIRD PLACE WINNER COMES FROM SEE QUOI THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL.

MS. AGUILAR. IF WE CAN HAVE DELILAH COME UP AND HER PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.

YOU CAN SEE HER BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK THERE ON THE TREE.

(APPLAUSE) AND SHE IS RECE RECEIVING-- WHAT IS SHE GETTING?

>> $50. >> A VISA GIFT CARD.

$50. (APPLAUSE) OUR SECOND-PLACE WINNER, MS. MELANIE PASQUALE FROM ALMARIA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IF WE CAN HAVE MELANIE COME UP. SHE IS BEING AWARDED A $75 VISA

GIFT CARD. >> PERFECT.

(APPLAUSE) AND OUR FIRST-PLACE WINNER ALSO FROM ALAMAI MIDDLE SCHOOL. MS. CANALES.

SHE IS RECEIVING A $100 VISA GIFT CARD.

(APPLAUSE) VERY TALENTED YOUNG LADIES.

SO MOVING INTO OUR HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS, THE ESSAY CONTEST IS BEING SPONSORED BY FTA. SO-- YUP.

MARK IS HERE. OUR ESSAY WINNER, THIS WAS AN ESSAY FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.

THE WINNER IS MS. EMILY GERAY. EMILY, COME ON UP AND READ US YOUR ESSAY. (APPLAUSE).

>> WHY WE CELEBRATE RED RIBBON WEEK.

RED RIBBON WEEK IS AN ANNUAL EVENT CELEBRATED IN THE UNITED STATES TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. IT SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES AND LIVING A DRUG-FREE LIFE. THE CELEBRATION TAKES PLACE DURING THE LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER WITH VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES, AND WORKPLACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RED RIBBON WEEK LIES IN ITS ABILITY TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE, AND ABOUT THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH DRUG USE AND EMPOWER THEM TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.

WE DEDICATE AN ENTIRE WEEK TO THIS CAUSE.

WE CAN ENGAGE STUDENTS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF DRUG ABUSE.

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THIS HELPS INDIVIDUALS MAKE MORE INFORMED CHOICES AND RESIST PEER PRESSURE TO EXPERIMENT WITH DRUGS.

ANOTHER IMPORTANT ASPECT OF RED RIBBON WEEK IS THE SENSE OF UNITY AND BEING PART OF COMMUNITIES.

PEOPLE DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT TO CREATING A SAFE AND DRUG-FREE ENVIRONMENT. FOR EVERYONE.

SCHOOLS OFTEN ORGANIZE THEME DRESS-UP DAYS OR DECORATE THEIR CAMPUSES WITH RED RIBBONS AS A VISUAL SYMBOL OF SOLIDARITY AGAINST SUBSTANCE ABUSE. THESE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS RAISE AWARENESS AND CREATE A SUPPORTIVE NETWORK, ENCOURAGING INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION TO SEEK HELP AND FIND RESOURCES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY.

FURTHERMORE, RED RIBBON WEEK SERVES AS A REMINDER THAT DRUG AWARENESS AFFECTS INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.

THIS EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS. IT ENCOURAGES OPEN CONVERSATION ABOUT ADDICTION AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE TO SHARE THEIR STORIES AND SEEK ASSISTANCE. RED RIBBON WEEK AIMS TO REDUCE THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH ADDICTION AND PROMOTE EMPATHY, UNDERSTANDING, AND COMPASSION TOWARDS THOSE STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE. IN ADDITION TO EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT, RED RIBBON WEEK ALSO PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ADVOCATING FOR DRUG POLICY REFORM BY RAISING AIR AWARENESS ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF DRUG ABUSE.

THIS ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN SHAPING POLICIES THAT ADDRESS ADDICTION AND SUPPORT PREVENTION EFFORTS. IT PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR DISCUSSIONS ON EVIDENCE-- DRUG TREATMENT AND RECOVERY.

IN CONCLUSION, WE CELEBRATE RED RIBBON WEEK TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THE DRUG ABUSE, FOSTER COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR DRUG POLICY REFORM.

THIS ANNUAL EVENT SERVES AS A POWERFUL REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES AND LIVING A DRUG-FREE LIFE. BY ENGAGING INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, RED RIBBON WEEK STRIVES TO CREATE A SOCIETY THAT IS COMMITTED TO PREVENTING SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

(APPLAUSE). >> AND EMLIMB'S AWARD, SHE WILL BE RECEIVING THIS WEEK-- IT IS A BRAND NEW LAPTOP.

SPONSORED BY FTA. (APPLAUSE).

>> THANK YOU, EMILY. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OUR FINAL AWARD WHICH IS A PSA, WE WANTED TO SHARE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION.

AS MS. WHITE MENTIONED, WE HAD A COUPLE OF SUBMISSIONS THAT WERE NOT FROM THE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WERE ACTUALLY FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR PSAS. THE ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT WE WANTED TO GIVE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T PART OF THE HIGH SCHOOL CONTEST WAS THE SUBMISSION SENT IN BY THE ELEMENTARY'S PASTER PRODUCTIONS.

WE WILL GO AHEAD AND PLAY YOU THAT VIDEO.

THIS IS PART OF THEIR HANDIWORK OVER THERE AT ALMOND ELEMENTARY.

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♪ (APPLAUSE). >> AS YOU CAN SEE, BY THE TIME

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LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR PSA WINNERS.

OUR FIRST-PLACE VIDEO CAME FROM AB MILLER HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR.

TWO STUDENTS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE, FOR THE PSA.

ISAAC DELGADO AND JOSHUA CURE VOSE.

IF WE CAN HAVE OUR REPRESENTATIVE, PRESIDENT ROY RODGERS COME UP. THESE GUYS JUST WON THEIR CLASS A PIZZA PARTY. SPONSORED BY FMA.

CAN WE HAVE YOU GUYS COME UP AND RECEIVE YOUR CERTIFICATES.

THEN WE WILL PLAY YOU THEIR VIDEO IN JUST A MOMENT.

(APPLAUSE) AND I THINK YOU WILL SEE WHY THESE GUYS WERE THE WINNERS. WE HAD QUITE A BUNCH OF REALLY

GREAT SUBMISSIONS. >> WHAT'S UP, GUYS?

>> OH. >> HOW YOU BEEN?

>> HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A WHILE. HOW YOU BEEN? WE WANT YOU GUYS TO SIT DOWN OVER THERE AS WELL.

>> HOW YOU BEEN? >> PRETTY GOOD.

JUST GOT OFF OF WORK. (INAUDIBLE).

>> YO, DAVE. YOU GOOD, MAN? YOU HAVE BEEN IN THERE FOR A GOOD WHILE NOW.

>> YEAH. I'M FINE.

>> YOU SURE IN IF ANYTHING, JUST LET ME KNOW.

OKAY? >> GUYS, I NEED HELP.

(APPLAUSE). >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YES. THEIR TEACHER WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AS WELL. .

>> EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR STOPPING IN THIS EVENING.

I WANT TO GAVE HUGE THANKS TO MY STUDENTS ISAAC AND JOSHUA.

A HUGE THANKS TO MY PRINCIPAL, DR. KELLY FOR PROVIDING US WITH ALL THE NECESSARY TOOLS THAT ARE NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN LIKE THIS. DEFINITELY, MY APPRECIATION GOES OUT TO HER. THANK YOU, DR. KELLY.

(APPLAUSE). >> AND WE JUST WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF OUR WINNERS ONCE AGAIN.

(APPLAUSE). >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE SCHOOLS FOR PARTICIPATING, ALL OF THE STUDENTS FOR PARTICIPATING. ALL OF THE INFORMATION.

WE HAD A LOT OF ENTRIES. IT WAS REALLY HARD TO VOTE.

I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SAY TO ALL THE SCHOOLS, THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING. WE ALSO WENT OUT TO THE SCHOOLS AND DID RED RIBBON, GIVE-AWAY PINS AND BRACELETS, AND STICKERS TO THE KIDS DURING LUNCH AND BEFORE SCHOOL.

THE OFFICERS SHOWED UP. STAFF MEMBERS, PRINCIPALS WERE OUT THERE WITH US HANDING STUFF OUT.

NEXT YEAR, I HOPE TO DO THIS AGAIN.

IT IS A BETTER INTERACTION WITH THE STUDENT.

SAY NO TO DRUGS. WE EXPLAIN STUFF TO THEM.

HOPEFULLY, NEXT YEAR WE CAN GET A VIDEO OF US GOING OUT AND INTERACTING WITH THEM. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE). >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TREMENDOUS WORK. I APPRECIATE HEARING FROM THE VOICES OF OUR SCHOLARS ABOUT SAYING NO TO DRUGS, JUST IN GENERAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS THERE. IN ELEVATING THAT WORK.

NEXT, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INVITE DR. ROY RODGERS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND SOME EFFORTS THAT ARE OCCURRING ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.

THANK YOU, DR. RODGERS. >> GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT, MR. SERNA.

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I'M REALLY EXCITED TO TELL YOU GUYS ABOUT A PROGRAM THAT ADAM PEREZ, OUR BOARD MEMBER-- HE KIND OF INTRODUCED ME TO.

AT LEAST AT OUR SITE WHEN IN MY TENURE AT SOUTH RIDGE TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS IS CALLED THE BITE OF REALITY. IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO INTERACT AND ENGAGE IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY. SO IT INPARTS KNOWLEDGE ON PERSONAL FINANCE, AND THE OBJECTIVES ALSO INCLUDE DEVELOPING MONEY MANAGEMENT SKILLS.

STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT TO MAKE INFORMED FINANCIAL DECISIONS, AND THEY REALLY START UNDERSTANDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF FINANCIAL CHOICES. SO ONE OF THE PARTS THAT MADE IT REALLY INTERACTIVE IS WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE OUR EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS. AND WE STARTED THERE.

THERE IS OBVIOUSLY STATE CURRICULUM THAT KINDS OF TEACHES STUDENTS ABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY.

IT TOOK A THREE-HOUR INTERACTIVE SIMULATION.

STUDENTS ARE TAKING ON FICTIONAL ROLES.

THEY KIND OF ENCOUNTER REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS.

SO THEY HAVE TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THESE STATIONS WHERE THEY ARE HAVING TO MAKE PURCHASES, AND SO IN THIS CASE, WHAT MANY OF OUR STUDENTS WERE NOT EXPECTING IS THEY FOUND OUT, LIKE, OKAY, HEY, I AM A SINGLE MOM. WHO HAS TO PROVIDE FOR MY CHILDREN. I AM IN SCHOOL, SO HEY, I'M IN COLLEGE RIGHT NOW. AND I HAVE TO MANAGE MY MONEY.

I HAVE TO WORK. ATTEND SCHOOL.

CAR PAYMENTS. SO WE DID A BRIEF LITTLE VIDEO WE WILL SHARE WITH YOU GUYS SO YOU CAN SEE.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE POSITIVE PARTS RIGHT AFTER WARDS.

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TRY THE VIDEO.

IT WORKED BEFORE AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT WAS IN THE VIDEO.

SO WHAT WAS AWESOME ABOUT IT, IS YOU HAVE OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING THROUGH THESE STATIONS. AND IT REALLY TALKS ABOUT JUST A PERSONAL TESTIMONY. SO OVERALL, THE STUDENTS, AS I SHARED BEFORE, THEY FACE SCENARIOS WITH, LIKE, A PUSHY CAR SALESMAN. SOMEONE WHO IS TRYING TO SELL THEM A HOUSE. YOU KNOW REALTORS.

IT IS COMMISSION-BASED. WE ARE LOOKING AT-- THE STUDENTS FINALLY UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT IS A NEED AND WHAT IS A WANT. IN THAT VIDEO CLIP, THE STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY, LIKE, WHOA. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, EVEN JUST RAISING A CHILD WAS SO EXPENSIVE.

AT THE END OF THIS SIMULATION, ONE OF THE STUDENTS COMES AND TELLS US, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY DIAPERS. AND THE MOST POWERFUL IMPACT, I THINK, IS THE PART WHERE THEY HAVE TO DO A REFLECTION.

SO AFTER THEY GO THROUGH THE SIMULATION, THE STUDENTS THEN ARE LEAD THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF WHAT DID YOU EXPERIENCE, WHAT DID YOU REALIZE YOU HAD TO CUT. WHAT SACRIFICES DID YOU HAVE TO MAKE. THEN WHAT WERE SOME CHALLENGES YOU ENCOUNTERED AS YOU WERE, YOU KNOW, LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE.

SO AS STUDENTS ARE KIND OF GOING THROUGH IT, THEY REALLY START UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF BUDGETING.

BECAUSE SOME OF THE STUDENTS AS THEY WERE GOING THROUGH THE SIMULATION, STARTED REALIZING, OH, WAIT, I CAN'T BUY THESE SHORTS. I KNOW I WANT TO GO HANG OUT WITH MY FRIENDS. I CAN'T RIGHT NOW.

I NEED TO SAVE MONEY. IT WAS REALLY GREAT BECAUSE NOT ONLY DID THIS INTERACTION HAPPEN WITH THE REFLECTION WITH THE STUDENTS THERE. IT TRICKLED INTO LUNCH.

THE STUDENTS WERE TALKING WITH THE TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

AND I THINK THAT MOST POWERFUL PART WAS WHEN WE ACTUALLY-- THE ONLY WAY THIS HAPPENS IS IF YOU HAVE PARENT AND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. SO THIS WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WHERE OUR PARENTS WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LEARNING PROCESS. SO THEY WERE THE PUSHY SALESMEN.

THEY WERE THE ONES TRYING TO UPSELL.

IT WAS GREAT AS THE STUDENTS-- ONE OF THE PARENTS SAID-- ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTING THINGS, SHE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HER SON WAS WILLING TO TAKE THE BUS. WHEN SHE INQUIRED A LITTLE BIT MORE, SHE FOUND OUT THAT SHE WAS-- SHE KIND OF GOT TEARY-EYED. SHE GOES "I'M RAISING A GREAT YOUNG MAN BECAUSE HE WAS WILLING TO TAKE THE BUS SO THAT HIS WIFE COULD HAVE THE CAR TO GET TO WORK AND TO DIFFERENT PLACES SAFELY." IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY

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SO WITH THAT, I KNOW THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY.

SCHOOLS FIRST DID A FAN DISTICKS JOB.

IT COST US NOTHING. WE WERE ABLE TO MODIFY OUR SCHEDULE. ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHERE EVEN-- EVEN WHERE THEIR LEARNING IS.

SOME OF THE SIMULATIONS THEY HAD, A LITTLE MORE MONEY BECAUSE OF EXPERIENCE. THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE IT PROGRESS A CERTAIN WAY. IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR-- MY STAFF LOVED IT THE MOST, ACTUALLY.

THEY SAID, IF ANYTHING, I NEED TO BRING BACK-- TO MAKE SURE THE STUDENTS HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE BECAUSE IT REALLY MADE THEIR CURRICULUM AND THEIR DAY MORE MEANINGFUL.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, MR. PEREZ, PUBLICLY, FOR JUST BRINGING THIS TO MY CAMPUS. THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING TO ACTUALLY HAVE ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS EXPERIENCE.

THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE).

>> ALL RIGHT. THAT IS THE END OF OUR REPORTS.

THANK YOU, MIKI, FOR THOSE TWO REPORTS.

WE ARE NOW ITEM 3.6. AND THAT IS STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. UNFORTUNATELY, JULIETA IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING. THE REASON IS SHE IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING, SHE IS RECEIVING HER STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY TONIGHT ALONG WITH 523 OTHER STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT.

(APPLAUSE) AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SEAL OF BILITERACY IS, A QUICK INFORMATIONAL PIECE.

STUDENTS HAVE TO BE PROFICIENT NOT ONLY IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE BUT ONE OTHER LANGUAGE OR MORE. THEY GET THAT GOLD SEAL ON THEIR DIPLOMA THAT SAYS THEY ARE PROFICIENT IN NOT ONLY ENGLISH BUT ANOTHER LANGUAGE. CONGRATULATIONS TO 523 STUDENTS FROM FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ALONG JEW LETA. ALONG WITH JEW LETA.

JULIETA. TODAY AND MOVING FORWARD, WE ARE REORGANIZING SOME PARTS OF THE AGENDA.

SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS WILL HAPPEN NOW.

LY TURN IT BACK OVER TO MIKI FOR HER COMMENTS.

>> THANK YOU. OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER SENT HER COMMENTS THROUGH MR. GARCIA.

HE IS GOING TO READ HER COMMENTS.

SINCE SHE IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE.

I'LL LET YOU GO FIRST. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THE FOLLOWING COMMENT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ON NOVEMBER 1, 2023.

GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE AT TODAY'S MEETING.

TO BEGIN, WITH I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE REASON I'M NOT ATTENDING THIS MEETING TODAY IS THAT I'M ONE OF THE 500 STUDENTS IN FUSD CURRENTLY ATTENDING A CEREMONY TO RECEIVE A STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY. THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT IS THANKS TO THE TEACHERS AND STAFF THAT LED THESE DILIGENT BILINGUAL STUDENTS TOWARDS SUCCESS. TODAY MARKS THE RECOGNITION OF THE STUDENTS WHO FOSTERED THIS OPPORTUNITY TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION IN TWO OR MORE LANGUAGES.

ULTIMATELY, THIS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IS IMPORTANT AS IT TIES BACK TO OUR DISTRICT'S WORK TOWARD EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION. WITHOUT THE EFFORTS TO EMPOWER THESE STUDENTS, WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO SUCCESS SUCCEED IN EDUCATION, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS RECEIVING THIS AWARD WOULD BE MUCH LOWER. THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EQUITY WORK AND MORE INVOLVED OUR DISTRICT BECOMES WITH CREATING THESE OPPORTUNITIES, STUDENT OUTCOMES WILL IMPROVE EXPONENTIALLY. THUS, THE EFFORTS TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES BEGINS WITH EQUITY WORK AND THE STEPS THAT ARE TAKEN TODAY TO INTRODUCE A DIRECTOR OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION, WILL MARK THE ESTABLISHMENT OF QUALITY COMMUNICATION AND BETTER OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS IN NEED.

THANK YOU. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL

EVENING. >> THANK YOU, MICHAEL FOR READING THAT OFF TO US. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT.

MIKI, BACK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE ARE SETTING UP RIGHT THERE. I WANT TO START BY SHARING AS PART OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, I HAVE ASKED THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM OVER THERE, PETER DANIELS AND CLA RHYS SA TO PRODUCE A BRIEF POWER POINT TO HIGHLIGHT THE EVENTS AND INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE SHARED WITH THE BOARD AND WITH THE PUBLIC. OVER THE LAST MONTH.

I'M THRILLED TO OPEN THIS NEW FEATURE WITH THE BRIEF VIDEO OF HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION AT FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL. ♪

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>> THIS KIND OF EVENT DEFINITELY BUILDS COMMUNITY.

DEFINITELY EVERYBODY COMING TOGETHER.

MORE DIFFERENT OPTION THAT IS WE HAVE.

THE DIFFERENT VARIETIES. SO IT IS AN EXCITING EVENT.

>> HOW EVERYONE EXPRESSES THEMSELVES.

EACH OF THE WAYS. LIKE, OTHERS CAN EXPRESS THEMSELVES BY SINGING. OTHER ONES CAN, LIKE, BY DOING

ACTIVITIES. >> I DID TRY THE TACOS.

THERE WAS A LOT OF LOVE AND PASSION IN MAKING THEM.

>> THE FOOD IS AWESOME. THE TACOS ARE AMAZING.

THEY ARE REALLY GOOD. SOMETHING I WOULD RECOMMEND.

>> THIS EVENT HAS BEEN AMAZING. EVERYONE HERE IS LISTENING TO THE MUSIC. IT ALWAYS WARMS MY HEART.

I LOVE THIS MUSIC. (APPLAUSE).

>> THANK YOU. OPTION.

DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. IT WENT SOMEWHERE.

YOU CAN'T SEE IT THERE. OKAY.

I SEE IT BACK THERE. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT SLIDE IN THE BACK THERE IS ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY THAT THE BOARD PRESIDENT JUST SPOKE ABOUT. I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE MULTILINGUAL TEAM WHO ORGANIZES ALL OF THIS WORK AND PUTS TOGETHER ALL THE TESTING TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS MEET THE DEADLINE. OUR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT BELIEVES IN THE ASSET OF HAVING TWO LANGUAGES OR MORE.

HE SUPPORTS RECOGNIZING STUDENTS EARLY IN THE YEAR.

NOT AT THE END. SO OUR STUDENTS, LIKE JEW LETA CAN PUT THIS O ON HER RESUME FOR COLLEGE.

WE THANK YOU, THE TEAM FOR YOUR EFFORTS.

THIS NEXT SLIDE HERE, THERE IT IS.

OUR LCAP EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS. I WANTED TO MENTION THAT THIS IS WORK THAT JUST STARTED ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS.

IT IS LED BY LISA RI VE ERO. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK SHE HAS DONE THUS FAR, TO HELP US WORK ON AND DEVELOP OUR NEW THREE-YEAR ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN. THIS PROCESS CAN ONLY BEGIN WITH EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS. WE ARE GRATEFUL WITH THE MEE MEETING-- FOR THE MEETING WE HAD.

THE PARENTS, STAFF, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR STUDENTS' VOICE THERE AS WELL. IT WAS AN EXCITING AND PRODUCTIVE MEETING. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR ALL THOSE CONVENING FOR THESE MEETINGS THAT WE WILL HAVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BEFORE WE BRING OUR NEW PLAN FORWARD TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS OUR KAISER HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR BEING SELECTED TO PERFORM AT THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY PARADE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. DURING THE WEEKEND OF MAY 24-28 OF 2024.

OUR GRATITUDE GOES TO CONGRESSWOMAN NORMA OR THE REZ OR THEST OR THEEZ. KIEZERS' APPEARANCE AT THE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE WILL MARK THE FIRST TIME THAT FONTANA SCHOOL HAS BEEN PRESENT AT AN EVENT LIKE.

THIS CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. (APPLAUSE) THIS NEXT SLIDE HERE, HIGHLIGHTS OUR SCIENCE TEACHER. THE DAY THAT THIS APPLICATION WAS DUE FOR THIS GRANT, THE DAY I WAS ON SITE AND GOT TO HEAR FROM HER. WHAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING.

SHE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE '23-'24 SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE LEAD ADVOCATE AND REFLECTS HER COMMITMENT TO SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND IS ONE OF 13 EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE TO RECEIVE THIS GRANT AND DESIGNATION. AND THIS RECOGNITION COMES WITH

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(APPLAUSE) AND FINALLY, ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES IN THE U FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING ACTIVE MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND HONORING VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE LINKED OUR DISTRICT AND THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR OUR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY. ANY BRANCH.

THE MARINE, ARMY, AIR FORCE, NAVY, COAST GUARD, OR THE SPACE FORCE. EACH OF THE EMPLOYEES HAVE INFORMED-- IF THEY ARE VETERANS, THEY WILL BE HONORED WITH A UNIQUE CHALLENGE COIN THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU.

THE PERSONALIZED LETTER FROM THE AUXILIARY MEMBERS, THEY WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE SCHOOL SITES AND TO DEPARTMENTS NEXT WEEK, AND TONIGHT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE TWO OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE SERVED AND PRESENT THEM WITH THEIR CHALLENGE COIN. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

MR. ADAM PEREZ HAS HIS IN HIS HAND.

AS WELL AS JOE ARMENDAREZ. HE SHOULD HAVE YOURS IN YOUR POCKET. (APPLAUSE) THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE KNOW THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF MANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE MADE ON BEHALF OF OUR NATION CANNOT BE MEASURED OR REPAID. THIS IS OUR WAY THAT WE HOPE THEY WILL ACCEPT THIS SMALL TOKEN OF APPRECIATION AS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE, AS WE HONOR THEM ON VETERANS DAY.

JUST AROUND THE CORNER. THAT CONCLUDES MY UPDATE.

THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE).

>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS. CONGRATULATIONS, COLLEAGUES, UP HERE ON THE DAIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

AND TO ALL OUR EMPLOYEES AROUND FONTANA UNIFIED, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE, NOT ONLY TO THE MILITARY BUT TO OUR SCHOLARS AND THEIR FAMILIES. ALL RIGHT.

NOW WE ARE ON ITEM 3.8. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

I WILL READ MY STATEMENT HERE. THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION WELCOMES COMMUNITIES FROM STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED FIVE MINUTES TO ADDRESS AGENDA OR NON-AGENDA ITEMS. THE GOVERNING BOARD IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY MATTER THAT IS NOT ON THE BOARD AGENDA.

IF NEEDED, THE MATTER MAY BE REFERRED TO THE DESIGNEE FOR FOLLOW-UP. WE HAVE SEVERAL COMMENTS.

THERE IS ONE AROUND THE FONTANA POOL.

THERE IS EIGHT INDIVIDUALS ON. THAT I HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THAT. FOR THE POOL, FOR THE POOL ISSUE, IF WE COULD KEEP THAT TO 25 MINUTES WHICH IS ONE ITEM.

I KNOW THERE IS EIGHT OF YOU. THAT GIVES EIGHT OF YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. PROBABLY ABOUT THREE MINUTES EACH. TO GET YOUR POINT ACROSS ON THE FONTANA POOL ISSUE. I THINK THAT MIGHT BE THE BIG-TICKET ITEM TODAY. RIGHT?

>> THE REST ARE PUBLIC COMMENT. SOME ARE NAMED.

THEY ARE NOT A LARGE NUMBER LIKE THE POOL.

>> SO OUR SUPERINTENDENT WILL CALL THEM UP.

>> IF WE WILL ASK THE SPEAKERS. THERE WILL BE EIGHT OF YOU.

WE WILL START WITH MICHAEL GARCIA.

>> CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION, THOUGH? WERE WE DOING THE TOY THING BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT? IT IS RIGHT NOW. GOTCHA.

>> MICHAEL GARCIA. >> THANK YOU.

>> MAKING SURE. >> THANK YOU.

BOARD PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, FOR ALL OF THOSE IN THE PICTURE, COME AND PLEASE JOIN ME. YOU GUYS STAY THERE.

TONIGHT JOINING US, WE HAVE THE FONTANA SCHOOL POLICE CHIEF STEVE GRIFFIN ALONG WITH HIS TEAM.

OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TECHNICIANENED AND LEAD COORDINATOR. OUR CWA OFFICER.

AND WE ARE OFFICIALLY KICKING OFF THE 26TH ANNUAL FONTANA SANTAS. THIS PROGRAM WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE DEDICATION AND SUPPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE SUPERINTENDENT, LOCAL 8599.

POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, FONTANA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, AND ASB STUDENTS AND ASB DIRECTORS AND STAFF AT HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL. AND ELEMENTARY.

DISTRICT OFFICE, SCHOOL SITES, STUDENT CLUBS, SPORTS PROGRAMS, BOOSTER CLUBS, THE FONTANA FOUNDATION OF HOPE, MS. JACKIE LONG AND HER TEAM. SERVICE CLUBS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND THE FONTANA COMMUNITY.

IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT 26 YEARS AGO, SCHOOL POLICE OFFICERS CINDY AND LYDIA AND OUR SCHOOL POLICE DEPARTMENT LEARNED ABOUT A BOY WHO RAN AWAY FROM HOME AFTER SCHOOL BECAUSE HE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PRESENTS. SINCE THEN, THE PROGRAM HAS

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THIS YEAR, THE EVENT WILL OCCUR AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 FROM 9:00 TO 11:00 A.M.

SELECTED FAMILIES FROM EACH SCHOOL SITE AND CWA CHILD WELFARE IN ATTENDANCE WILL PARTICIPATE IN A DRIVE-THROUGH EVENT. THE EVENT ALLOWS US TO COME TOGETHER, GIVE BACK, AND SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION OR PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT, BY EITHER VOLUNTEERING OR DONATING TOYS, GIFTS, CONTACT YOUR SCHOOL SITE. VISIT OUR WEBSITE.

OR CONTACT THE FONTANA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND AGAIN, IF WE COULD JOIN ME-- IF YOU CAN JOIN ME AT THE BOX BY OFFICIALLY KICKING OFF THE 26TH ANNUAL FONTANA SANTAS AND DROP YOUR TOY INTO THE BOX. THIS WILL OFFICIALLY KICK OFF THE 2023E FONTANA SANTAS IN THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE) (LAUGHTER).

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS GOING TO BE EXCITING.

SORRY. THERE WAS ANOTHER COMMENT?

>> YEAH. I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE AN EXCITING YEAR. MIKI, I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS PROGRAM. IT WAS DESIGNED FOR TRUE OUTREACH, TRUE COMMUNICATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND TO SERVE OUR YOUTH. CINDY AND I DEVELOPED THIS PROGRAM OVER THE YEARS, AND IT HAD SOME CHANGES IN IT, BUT THIS YEAR MY CHRISTMAS WISH IS TO, IF OUR LIST GETS A LITTLE BIT LONGER, THROW THOSE KIDS ON THE LIST.

THEY REALLY NEED SOME SUPPORT AND SOME HELP.

ESPECIALLY AFTER 2020 AND 2021. AND YOU KNOW, WITH THE LOSS OF FAMILY MEMBERS. I WANT TO THANK OUR FONTANA COMMUNITY, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH IS-- I MEAN, DYNAMIC.

IN PROVIDING FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND I HOPE THIS HOLIDAY IS GOING TO BE A CHEERFUL, JOYFUL ONE.

AND WE REACH OUT TO EVERY STUDENT WE CAN.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE). >> I APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTS THAT YOU JUST SHARED. NEXT ON DECK, WE WILL BRING UP THE EIGHT SPEAKERS FOR THE POOL. AFTER THAT, IS SAMUEL ARIAS AND MRS. ARIAS. OOH.

SORRY. >> I THINK IT IS APP ANBAR.

ARLENE. SARAH CONTRERAS.

BROOKLYN GREEN. JACOB MENDOSA AND DAVID

CONTRERAS. >> THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE). >> GOOD EVENING.

SO TODAY WE ARE HERE TO BRING ISSUE WITH THE FONTANA SCHOOL POOL. AND SO THIS POOL HAS BEEN-- YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN OUR HOME FOR THE LONGEST TIME.

EVER SINCE I ENTERED HIGH SCHOOL.

FOR MANY OF US, IT IS OUR COPING MECHANISM TO GO THERE AND PRACTICE. YOU KNOW, WE ARE BEEN REALIZING THAT MORE LATELY, OTHER SCHOOLS AROUND US HAVE BEEN GIVEN THAT CHANCE TO PRACTICE IN AN ACTUAL-SIZED POOL.

AND WE HAVEN'T. IT HAS BEEN UNFAIR TO US.

WE FIND IT DEMEANING IN A WAY. WHEN OTHER SCHOOLS WILL COME TO US, THEY SAY, OH, MAN, THIS LOOKS SO GHETTO.

IT IS DEMEANING TO US. WE ARE A MINORITY IN A SPORT DOMINATED BY PEOPLE THAT AREN'T OF COLOR.

SO TO BE CALLING US GET TOE, GHETTO, THAT HAS BOTHERED US AS A TEAM. TO FEEL INTIMIDATING AND INSECURE. THE POOL BREAKS DOWN CONSTANTLY.

IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST YEAR, WE ARE BROUGHT IT UP. WE HAD TO GO TO THE NEAREST POOL WE COULD GET. THAT BOTHERED-- THAT DISTURBED OUR STUDYING SCHEDULES. YOU KNOW, COMING HOME AROUND 8:00. AND MANY OF US HAVE AP CLASSES AND HONORS CLASSES. YOU KNOW, THAT HIGHER GRADE OR

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YOU KNOW, A LOT OF STUFF HAS THAT REQUIREMENT OF A 4.0.

IF YOU WANT THAT SCHOLARSHIP. THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR US.

YOU MIGHT SAY, OH, STOP DOING WATER POLO.

WATER POLO IS THAT COPING MECHANISM FOR ALL OF US.

WE DIVE INTO THAT POOL. WE FEEL SO MUCH BETTER.

YOU KNOW, IT RELEASES THAT STRESS AND ANGER THAT WE ALL HAVE AS STUDENTS AND WITH OUR HOMES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

I I ALSO EARNED IF THE SEAL OF BILITERACY.

BUT I'M HERE INSTEAD. I HOPE THAT GENERATIONS AFTER US WON'T FEEL DEMEANED AND WILL FEEL EMPOWERED TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE SPORT AND KEEP DOING GOOD.

NOT JUST IN THE SPORT BUT AS WELL AS SCHOOL.

WE HAVE THAT HARD-WORKING MENTALITY.

WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO IMPROVE THAT WITH A BETTER POOL.

THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE).

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS AMBER MALDONADO.

I'M A FONTANA RESIDENT AND MY SON IS A TENTH-GRADE SOPHOMORE IN THE WATER POLO TEAM. THIS EVENING, YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL STUDENTS HERE AND PARENTS THAT HAVE GATHERED HERE TO TRY AND TALK, AGAIN,-- THIS IS THE SECOND TIME.

AT LEAST IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS THAT WE HAVE BEEN HERE TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE THAT WE ARE HAVING AT OUR CITY'S NAME SAKE HIGH SCHOOL. FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL.

THE POOL IS OVER 70 YEARS OLD. HAS NOT BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY. IT IS NOT UP TO CODE.

FOR CIF REGULATIONS. WHICH IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE RULES IN WATER POLO, AND THESE KIDS GETTING PUT IN DIVISIONS AND BEING PARTICIPANTS IN EVENTS, IT IS A REQUIREMENT FOR OTHER SCHOOLS AND FACILITIES IN ORDER FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY HAVE ALL THESE TIMES AND EVERYTHING RECORDED, THAT THE POOL BE TO STANDARD. OUR POOL IS NOT.

DESPITE THIS, OUR KIDS SHOW UP EVERY DAY.

THEY HAVE GREAT COLLABORATION, GREAT TEAM EFFORT, AND THIS IS BECAUSE THEY VALUE WHAT THIS TEAM BRINGS TO THE TABLE.

AND WHAT THIS SPORT BRINGS TO THE TABLE.

MARCUS AURELIUS IS A PHILOSOPHER.

HE SAID THAT THE OPINION OF 10,000 MEN IS OF NO VALUE IF NONE OF THEM KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THE SUBJECT.

THE SUBJECT IN CASE RIGHT NOW IS THIS WATER POLO TEAM.

FOR SO MANY OF THESE KIDS, THE VALUE OF BEING ABLE TO GO TO THIS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IS LITERALLY LIFE-SAVING.

IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT SOCIALIZING WITH OTHER KIDS AND HAVING SOMETHING ELSE TO DO AFTER SCHOOL.

IT IS HELPING THEM COPE WITH WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE WORLD.

WITH WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE CITY.

WITH WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE SCHOOL.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE, HELP THESE KIDS. WE, AS PARENTS AND STUDENTS, WE ARE READY. WE ARE WILLING TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE DISTRICT, TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE PLAN.

WE ARE NOT JUST ASKING FOR YOU TO DO SOMETHING.

WE ARE ASKING TO WORK WITH US TO GET SOMETHING DONE.

WE NEED YOUR COLLABORATION. WE NEED YOU GUYS TO BELIEVE IN THESE KIDS. WE NEED YOU GUYS TO HELP WITH THIS PLAN. WE ARE HOPING THAT IF NOT THE POOL BE RENOVATED, AT LEAST GET IT UP TO PAR WITH THE STANDARDS.

TWO DAYS AGO, IT WAS 40-MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS.

AND THE HEATER BROKE. THE WATER IS 50 DEGREES.

AND THESE KIDS, LUCKILY, ENOUGH, THERE WAS A PARENT WHO WAS KIND ENOUGH TO OFFER THEIR HOME POOL FOR THEM TO PRACTICE BECAUSE THEY HAD A CIF GAME YESTERDAY. AND IT IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE.

IT IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS ONE OF TWO POOLS IN THE DISTRICT. WE HAVE ALL THE HOPE THAT YOU ALL UP THERE KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS TO THESE KIDS AND THAT YOU GUYS PROVE TO THEM WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU GUYS.

I THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME. (APPLAUSE).

>> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M A JUNIOR AT FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL.

I HAVE BEEN PART OF THE WATER POLO AND SWIM TEAM SINCE MY FRESHMAN YEAR. AS WE ALL KNOW, WE ARE HERE TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING ISSUES WITH OUR POOL.

IT BROKE DOWN TWO DAYS AGO. A DAY BEFORE THE CIF CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME AND HAS AFFECTED OUR SWIM PRACTICE LAST SEMESTER.

WE HAD TO TRAVEL TO ANOTHER SCHOOL, CUTTING DOWN OUR PRACTICE TIME FROM THREE HOURS TO AN HOUR.

THIS ALSO AFFECTED OUR PERSONAL LIVES AND SCHOOL WORK AS WELL.

WE THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS TO BE FIXED IN A MONTH OR SO.

IT TOOK ALMOST SIX. WE WERE THEN QUICKLY DISTRACTED WITH A NEW FENCE AND SHADING WHICH WE DO APPRECIATE.

THE ISSUE STILL REMAINS, WE WEE EVEN ON THE NEWS.

IT WAS A STORY ABOUT LOW-INCOME AREAS AND RESOURCES COMPARED TO

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WE AREN'T A SOB STORY. OUR POOL ISN'T VERY ACCOMMODATING TO OUR SPORT. YOU AREN'T ALLOWED TO TOUCH THE BOTTOM IN WATER POLO. WE HAVE A VERY SHALLOW END.

THREE TO FOUR FEET. AROUND THERE.

AND FOR SWIM, WE WERE SUPPOSED-- WE ARE REQUIRED TO DIVE BEFORE EVERY RACE AND DIVING IN THAT SHALLOW WATER IS AN EXTREMELY GREAT RISK. THE DECK IS CONSTANTLY CHIPPING.

THE ISSUE ISN'T THE NEED FOR SHADE OR A NEW FENCE OR THINGS FOR THE POOL DECK. THE ISSUE LIES IN THE POOL.

I HAVE MADE THE BEST MEMORIES WITH THESE PEOPLE.

I HAVE MADE THE GREATEST FRIENDS.

IT HAS KEPT ME ON TRACK WITH SCHOOL.

IT HAS IMPROVED MY GRADES A LOT. AGAIN, THIS POOL HAS PRODUCED MANY GREAT ATHLETES. IT IS EXTREMELY OUTDATED.

I FEEL THE NEED FOR A REAL CHANGE.

THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE).

>> GOOD EVENING. BOARD MEMBERS AND PARENTS.

MY NAME IS JAW COB MENDOSA. I HAVE BEEN SWIMMING AND PLAYING WATER POLO SINCE MY FRESHMAN YEAR AT FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL.

MY SISTER ALSO PLAYED WATER POLO.

SHE TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING I KNOW AND BROUGHT ME INTO THE PROGRAM.

AS YOU MAY KNOW, OUR BOYS TEAM IS EIGHT YEARS IN A ROW, LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. OUR GIRLS TEAM IS 7 YEARS IN A ROW. OUR POOL IS OVER 70 YEARS OLD AND HASN'T HAD REFURBISHMENTS SINCE IT HAS BEEN MADE.

IT IS SAD TO SEE THAT OTHER SCHOOLS WILL COME TO OUR SCHOOL AND THEY WILL SEE OUR POOL AND THEY WILL BE LIKE, OH, THIS IS WEIRD. THEY HAVE A BOTTOM.

THIS IS WEIRD. IT IS NOT VERY BIG.

AND IT'S CONCERNING TO ME THAT THERE IS A LOT OF MONEY GOING INTO OTHER THINGS AT OUR SCHOOL. WHICH I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF.

I ALWAYS LOVE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE ARE GIVEN.

I JUST WISH IT WAS MORE ACCEPTING TO ALL PROGRAMS. RECENTLY, IS SAN BERN DEANNA-- ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SCHOOL WITH A NEW AQUATIC CENTER.

I DON'T WANT TO SEEM UNGRATEFUL. IT IS SAD WITH THE AMOUNT OF SUCCESS THAT WE GET ON A YEARLY BASIS THAT IT STILL GOES UNDER THE RADAR. OUR POOL RECENTLY BROKE THIS WEEK. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO PRACTICE BEFORE OUR CIF GAME. WHICH PUT US AT A BIG DISADVANTAGE BEFORE. AND IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT IT HAS BROKEN, AS YOU GUYS HEARD.

LAST YEAR WE HAD TO GO UP 40 MINUTES EVERY DAY.

WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL 4:00 P.M. WHEN BUSES WOULD BE AVAILABLE.

WE WOULDN'T GET BACK UNTIL 8:00 OR 8:30.

I WOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT EATING DINNER, SHOWERING AND GETTING MY HOMEWORK DONE AND GOING TO BED AT A GOOD TIME SO I CAN BE UP THE NEXT DAY. A LOT OF OUR SWIMMERS WANT TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO CIF. THE SHIRT I'M WEARING TONIGHT WAS A SHIRT GIFTED TO ME MY SENIOR GAME.

THE LAST GAME I WAS ABLE TO PLAY AT OUR HOME POOL.

AND IT HAS A SAYING. IT SAYS "THE TEAM BECAME MY FAMILY. THE GAME BECAME MY LIFE.

THE POOL BECAME MY HOME." I COULD NOT AGREE WITH THAT MORE. EVERY DAY, LIKE, THE PART THAT DRIVES ME THE MOST TO WAKE UP IS THE FACT THAT I GET TO SEE MY TEAM. I GET TO SEE MY COACH AND I GET TO PRACTICE. I'M SO PROUD TO BE PART OF IT.

I JUST WISH WE WERE BETTER EQUIPPED AND ABLE TO PERFORM BETTER IF WE HAD THE PROPER FACILITIES.

THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE).

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DAVID CONTRERAS.

I'M A SENIOR AT FO HIGH SCHOOL. I HAVE BEEN PART OF THE WATER POLO AND SWIM TEAM FOR ALL FOUR YEARS.

BOTH OF MY SISTERS, THEY ATTENDED FO HIGH DURING 2013 AND 20-- TO 2017. I APOLOGIZE.

BOTH WERE PART OF THE AQUATICS TEAM FOR ALL FOUR YEARS.

OUR POOL HAS PLAGUED US ALL THOSE YEARS AND EVEN BEFORE THAT TIME. FROM THE GROUND DETERIORATING TO OUR HEATER BREAKING. OUR POOL HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM. SPEAKING OF OUR HEATER, IT STOPPED FUNCTIONING ON MONDAY. LEAVING US UNABLE TO PRACTICE FOR OUR CIF GAME YESTERDAY ON TUESDAY.

OUR POOLITTE IS NOT EVEN UP TO CIF STANDARDS.

MEANING FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL CAN NEVER HOST A TOURNAMENT OR A CIF GAME EVER UNLESS SOMETHING IS DONE.

A KEY PROBLEM IS PARTS OF OUR POOL ARE TOO SHALLOW.

SO IN THE LEAGUE GAMES WE DID PLAY IN OUR POOL, I WOULD BE EJECTED AT LEAST ONCE EVERY GAME BECAUSE I WOULD ALLEGEDLY POP TOO HIGH. OR THEY WOULD CALL IT AS IF I WAS JUMPING OFF THE BOTTOM. I HAVE STRONG LEGS.

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EVEN IF WE DO GET RENOVATIONS FOR OUR POOL, IT WILL BE TOO LATE FOR ME. MY TIME IS DONE.

MY TEAM HAS BECOME MY FAMILY. WE ARE DEVOTED TO GIVE COMING GENERATIONS OF PLAYERS A BETTER EXPERIENCE IN THE FO HIGH AQUATICS PROGRAM. WITH THE RENOVATED POOL, NO LONGER WILL THEY HAVE TO COMMUTE TO ANOTHER SCHOOL TO PRACTICE.

NO LONGER WILL THEY HAVE TO CHECK IF PRACTICE IS CANCELED DUE TO THE WATER HEATER BREAKING DOWN.

NO LONGER WILL THEY HAVE THEIR FEET CUT UPON THE WITHERED POOL DECK. NO LONGER WILL THEY HAVE TO STRUGGLE AS WE DID. BUT THIS WILL ONLY HAPPEN IF YOU STOP HINDERING OUR PROGRAM WITH YOUR INACTION.

I IMPLORE YOU ALL WORK WITH US TO FIX OUR POOL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. (APPLAUSE).

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS ARLENE.

I RECENTLY GRADUATED THIS YEAR. I PLAYED WATER POLO AND SWAM THROUGHOUT MY YEARS AT FO HIGH. DURING LAST YEAR, THE POOL BROKE DOWN. WE SPENT OUR TIME AT ANOTHER POOL PRACTICING OUR ALMOST WHOLE SEASON.

THAT LEFT ME AND OTHER SENIORS HEARTBROKEN, NOT BEING ABLE TO DO THE THINGS WE WANTED TO DO AS SENIORS.

THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THE POOL HAS BROKEN.

I LIKE TO MENTION THAT THE POOL IS 70 YEARS OLD.

I WILL STILL-- I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT I HAVE A SISTER WHO PLAYED WATER POLO DURING HER YEARS AT FO HIGH.

HER SITUATION WAS MUCH WORSE THAN I HAD TO GO THROUGH.

SHE HAS ASTHMA AND WOULD NEED TO GO TO THE E.R. OR HAD TO SIT OUT BECAUSE HER LUNGS COULDN'T HANDLE THE COOLNESS OF THE WATER. ESPECIALLY DURING WINTER.

THIS IS DUE TO THE HEATERS IN THE POOL BREAKING DOWN FROM TIME TO TIME. I KNOW NOW THAT SHE IS NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS ASTHMA ON THE TEAM, BUT THEY HAVE PRIDE AND JOY WHEN THEY PUT THEIR EFFORT INTO A SPORT THAT THEY LOVE. WE ARE ASKING FOR A NEW POOL THAT WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PLAY FOR CIF WITH NEW EQUIPMENT AS WELL. THIS IS A LOT TO ASK FOR, BUT AT SOME POINT, THE POOL SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY.

WHERE ARE THESE KIDS GOING TO PRACTICE? FO HIGH DESERVES A NEW POOL SO ANY FUTURE KID DOESN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

(APPLAUSE). >> GOOD EVENING, RESPECTED BOARD MEMBERS, PARENTS, STUDENTS. WWE ARE HERE ONCE AGAIN ADDRESSING THE HIGH SCHOOL POOL. I WILL BE ASKING QUESTIONS AND WOULD HOPE THAT IS THEY ARE ACKNOWLEDGED WITH JUST A RAISE OF THE HAND. YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER.

THE FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL AQUATICS PROGRAM ARE MADE UP OF PASSIONATE AND DEDICATED TEAMS IN CASE IT HASN'T BEEN NOTICED BY THE DISTRICT. THIS IS EVIDENT IN THE STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE IN CLASS AND IN THE POOL.

IT IS ALSO EVIDENT IN THE FAMILIAL-- INGRAINED IN THE SOUL OF THIS TEAM. IT HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MANY TEAM MANTRAS THAT THE COACHES HAVE.

THIS YEAR IT IS PERSONAL. IT DEFINITELY IS PERSONAL.

FROM MISTER AND I, PARTICIPATING FROM 2013 TO 2017.

TO MY BROTHER COMPETING YESTERDAY IN HIS FINAL GAME.

IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD, THE BOYS WATER POLO TEAM HAVE COMPLETED THEIR 2023 SEASON AS CO-CHAMPIONS OF THEIR LEAGUE.

THIS SEASON, THEY ALSO WON FIRST PLACE IN THE WATER POLO TOURNAMENT. IT HAS BEEN 7 YEARS SINCE THE BOYS TEAM HAS WON A TOURNAMENT. THEIR LEAGUE CHAMPION TITLE IS ONE OF. MANY THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE TO SPEAK, I LISTED THEM ALL FOR YOU.

I HOPE YOU REMEMBER. MULTIPLE BACK-TO-BACK TITLES.

SAME THING WITH THE GIRLS TEAM. THE AQUATICS PROGRAM AS A WHOLE HAS THE HIGHEST GRADES IN FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL.

FOR MANY OF THE SPORTS PROGRAMS. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE COACHES ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF. FOR MULTIPLE YEARS, AS INSTILL IN THEM BY PARENTS AND COACHES ALIKE, YOU CAN'T HAVE FUN IN GAMES WITHOUT GOOD GRADES. THE COACHES HAVE STOPPED PLAYERS FROM PARTICIPATING IN GAMES AND IN PRACTICE NO MATTER HOW GOOD OR ESSENTIAL YOU ARE IN THE TEAM.

THERE IS NO "I" IN TEAM. IF THAT DOESN'T SHOW DEDICATION, THEN YOU SHOULD JOIN THE TEAM AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.

SINCE THE LAST TIME WE HAVE COME TO TALK ABOUT OUR POOL, HAVE ANY BOARD MEMBERS VISITED THE POOL? PERSONALLY? FOR THE RECORD. NO HANDS.

>> WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO A TWO-WAY DIALOGUE HERE.

WE ALLOW YOU TO SAY YOUR STATEMENT TODAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> OKAY.

I KNOW K-CAL NEWS HAS GONE TO THE POOL.

I HAVE ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO THEIR PRACTICES.

IN THE LAST MONTH, I HAVE GONE TO TWO GAMES AND ATTENDED A PRACTICE. IT IS IRONIC THAT WE TALK ABOUT

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IT FAILED OUR ATHLETES ON MONDAY.

YOU HAVE HEARD THAT MULTIPLE TIMES TODAY ALREADY.

THE HEATER WAS OUT OF COMMISSION ON MONDAY BEFORE A FIRST-ROUND CIF GAME. THE TEAM WENT TO SOMEONE'S HOUSE TO GET SOME PRACTICE. THAT SHOWS HOW DEDICATED THEY ARE. THE LAST TIME I SPOKE ON THIS ISSUE, THE TEAM WERE SPENDING HOURS WEEKLY TO GO TO AND FROM A PRACTICE. THEY WERE COMING HOME AROUND 8:00. I PLAYED FROM 2013 TO 2017.

THIS POOL DOES FAIL THE TEAM MORE IN THE PAST YEAR THAN MY FOUR YEARS COMBINED. SMALL REPAIRS BEING DONE TO THE POOL ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE COMMON.

AT WHAT POINT WILL YOU DECIDE ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AND REPLACE THE POOL? YOU WOULDN'T DO THIS TO YOUR WATER HEATER OR ANY APPLIANCE IN YOUR HOUSE.

EVEN GEEK SQUAD HAS A LIMIT TO HOW MANY REPAIRS CAN BE DONE FOR A UNIT. THE PRIDE OF HAVING HOME GAMES IS MOOD-BOOSTING. YOU ARE IN YOUR HOME TURF.

YOU ARE PLAYING SOMEWHERE COMFORTABLE.

YOU GET MORE SPECTATORS PACKING THE BLEACHERS, CHEERING FOR YOU.

I HAVE STUDENTS COME CHECK OUT THE POOL JUST TO SEE WHAT IS THAT NOISE FOR. THEY GET SO INTO IT.

NOW THEY ARE ASKING QUESTIONS TO OTHER PEOPLE THEY DON'T KNOW TO FIGURE OUT HOW THIS GAME IS BEING PLAYED.

YESTERDAY,'S CIF GAME WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A HOME GAME.

IT WAS PLAYED AT INDIAN SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL IN SAN BERNARDINO.

WHERE IS THE HOME ADVANTAGE? WHEN FO HIGH-- IF WE ARE DUE TO HOST CIF GAMES, WE ARE DEPENDENT ON OTHER SCHOOLS.

THE POOL IS NOT CIF-COMPLIANT AND STOPS US FROM SHOWING OUR BEST AT HOME. THE POOL IS TOO SHORT.

MY BROTHER WHO SPOKE BEFORE, HE IS 5'9".

THE SHALLOWEST PART OF THE POOL IN SWIM SEASON IS THREE FEET DEEP. THE SHALLOWEST PART OF THE POOL DURING WATER POLO IS ABOUT FIVE. I ATTENDED THE BOYS LAST HOME GAME LAST WEEK. SO MANY POWER PLAYS GOT INTERRUPTED FROM OUR BOYS ALLEGEDLY TOUCHING THE FLOOR.

IMAGINE YOURSELF SWIMMING DOWN THE POOL.

YOUR TEAMMATE IS ON THE OTHER SIDE.

YOU ARE WIDE OPEN FOR THE PASS AND THE BACK DOOR SHUT.

YOU POP UP TO CATCH THE BALL JUST FOR THE REF TO WHISTLE BEHIND YOU SAYING YOU TOUCHED THE FLOOR.

BALL IS TURNED. I'M A LITTLE OVER FIVE FEET.

I WOULD GET CALLS ABOUT ME TOUCHING THE FLOOR.

WITH MY KNEE AT WAIST LEVEL, THERE IS NO WAY I CAN TOUCH IT.

BUT THAT IS HOW IT LOOKS. THE POOL IS FAILING US.

IF OUR ANECDOTES AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AREN'T ENOUGH FOR YOU TO GET THE BALL ROLLING FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, THEN YOU NEED TO REEVALUATE THINGS. THIS POOL IS FAILING US.

IT WAS FAILING TEN YEARS AGO. IT HAS FAILED MY BROTHER'S AND FRIENDS' TEAMS THIS YEAR. YOUR INABILITY TO GET THIS DONE IS FAILING YOUR SCHOOL. FOR THE DISTRICT WEBSITE, AT FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, "WE BELIEVE IN OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR ABILITY TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS.

IT IS OUR DUTY TO UNLOCK THE GENIUS IN EACH CHILD TO HELP NURTURE THEIR GIFTS AND TALL TALENTS.

THROUGH THESE OPPORTUNITIES, INSTRUCTION AND SUPPORT THAT THEY BECOME EMPOWERED TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.

REALIZE THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND IMPACT THE WORLD AROUND THEM." IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE DISTRICT STANDS FOR, THEN PLEASE GET TO WORK.

HELP US. WE IMPLORE YOU.

WE HAVE BEEN HERE MULTIPLE TIMES.

YOU SEE STUDENTS. LAST TIME WE CAME, THEY WERE BARELY GETTING OFF OF PRACTICE. I'M COMING HERE AFTER WORK.

I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THIS PROGRAM SINCE 2017.

I'M HERE ASKING FOR YOU TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

MAKE IT BETTER FOR FUTURE STUDENTS.

WE HAVE PRIDE. PRIDE CAN ONLY TAKE YOU SO FAR.

HELP US. PLEASE.

(APPLAUSE). >> I DIDN'T CATCH YOUR NAME.

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. IS THIS LOUD ENOUGH? THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS LUIS.

I'M CONTINUING THE SPORT TWO YEARS INTO COLLEGE.

NOW I'M A REFEREE. CERTIFIED-- FORGIVE ME.

U.S.A. WATER POLO AND HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUES.

I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE ALREADY TO OFFICIATE MULTIPLE GAMES, WHETHER IT BE CIF GAMES CURRENTLY GOING ON-- I HAVE HAD THE BLESSING AND EXPERIENCE TO SEE OTHER SCHOOLS AND SEE HOW DEVELOPED THEIR PROGRAMS HAVE BECOME.

I HAVE NOTICED AS OF LATE, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, IT IS THE HEART OF WATER POLO IN THE STATE.

WE HAVE THE MAJORITY OF WATER POLO TEAMS THAT JOINED.

OVER 20 TEAMS THAT JOINED JOS PER AGE GROUP.

AT LEAST TEN OF THEM ARE ALL FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

SO T THAT IS JUST TO SHOW HOW WL DEVELOPED AND UNDER THE RADAR

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AND I KNOW A LOT OF MY PREVIOUS PEERS AND COLLEAGUES CAME UP MENTIONING CIF RULES, REGULATIONS FOR THE POOL.

THE STANDARD REGULATION FOR A CIF POOL IS 25-YARD-- FORGIVE ME. 25 METERS IN LENGTH.

AT LEAST 13 METERS, UP TO 20 IN WIDTH.

AND AT LEAST 7 METERS IN DEPTH. FROM THE SURFACE OF THE WATER TO THE BOTTOM. AND IN THAT SITUATION, IT WILL BE REGARDED AS CIF-CERTIFIED. THAT IS WHAT ME AND MY PEERS ARE ALL SEEKING FOR FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL.

I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL AND-- FOR BEING LEAGUE CHAMPS. IT IS AN AMAZING FEAT IN ITSELF.

TWO SCHOOLS THAT DON'T REALLY HAVE A POOL.

AT FOI O-- WHILE, AT FO, WE STRUGGLE WITH THE CONSTANT SHUTDOWN OF OUR SYSTEM. ONE OF MY MOST FOND YET STRUGGLING YEARS BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF 2017. IN WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO BECOME LEAGUE CHAMPS. IT WAS ALSO MY FIRST YEAR AS A GOALIE ON THE TEAM. IN WHICH WE HAD THE WHOLE SE SEASON, OUR POOL WAS BUSTED. WE HAD NO SCHOOLS TO GO TO TO PRACTICE. I DO RECALL GOING TO PRACTICES IN FREEZING COLD WATER AND HAVING TO, AS GOALIE, GET PELTED WITH BALLS. IT IS A LASTING MEMORY.

IT IS FUN. I LOOK BACK AT IT, I ENJOY THE CHARACTER I DEVELOPED DURING THAT TIME.

THE TIME I SPENT WITH MY TEAMMATES, MY COACHES, AND THE MEMORIES-- BUT THAT IS NOT SOMETHING I WANT MY YOUNGER BROTHER WHO IS STILL CURRENTLY IN HIGH SCHOOL, TO HAVE TO STILL GO THROUGH. I WOULD LIKE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE A POOL IN WHICH THEY COULD CALL HOME.

WE CAN DEVELOP A WATER POLO CLUB HERE OR SWIM CLUB.

AND BUILD UP THIS EVEN MORE. I FORGOT TO GO OVER THE REGULATIONS FOR THE POOL IN REGARDS TO SWIM.

AS FOR SWIM, BOTTOM DEPTH OF THE POOL SHOULD BE 7 FEET AT LEAST.

PER LANE, THE WIDTH SHOULD BE 2.5 METERS.

A MINIMUM OF EIGHT LANES. THAT IS PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

GOD BLESS YOU. >> THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE). >> THANK YOU, STUDENTS FROM FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL. I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT IF YOU LOOK AT OUR AGENDA TODAY, THERE IS AN ITEM ON THE DOCKET AROUND A VEHICLE OR A POSSIBLE VEHICLE FOR THIS DISTRICT TO PURSUE.

YOU MITE WANT TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THAT AND ALSO I CHALLENGE YOU ALL TO RESEARCH NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS THAT HAVE DONE WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS TONIGHT SO THAT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHAT DIRECTION WE ARE TRYING TO TAKE AND DISCUSS.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING THIS EVENING.

>> NEXT WE HAVE SAMUEL ARIAS. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT INBODY. MY NAME IS SAMUEL ARIAS.

I'M A STUDENT AT FONTANA MIDDLE. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ADVOCATE FOR MY SISTER EVELYN AND THE OTHER STUDENTS THAT HAVE SPECIAL EDUCATION. SO FOR YEARS, YOUR DISTRICT HAS FOUGHT MY PARENTS AND DENIED HER ALL THE SERVICES AND ASSESSMENTS SHE REQUIRES, AND I HAVE SEEN MY PARENTS FILE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO ENSURE SHE RECEIVES ALL THE NEEDS.

SO I URGE FOR YOU TO FOLLOW THE CALIFORNIA AND FEDERAL LAW AND TO ALSO FOLLOW THE REQUIRED TIMELINES AND PLEASE ENSURE MY PARENTS ARE ABLE TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN ALL IEP MEETINGS.

LASTLY, PLEASE DON'T TAKE STUDENTS TO DUE PROCESS, TO DENY THEM OF THEIR ASSESSMENTS OR SERVICES.

PLEASE ENSURE OUR STUDENTS GET A FREE AND APPROPRIATE PUBLIC

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PS, TO THE STUDENTS THAT NEED THE HIGH SCHOOL POOL FIXED, Y'ALL CAN FILE A WILLIAMS COMPLAINT.

OTHER THAN THAT, THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU.

MRS. ARIAS? (APPLAUSE).

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT MIKI INBODY, AND PUBLIC, I'M MRS. ARIAS. I'M A PARENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION CHILDREN WITHIN FONTANA.

I'M HERE ONCE AGAIN TO ADVOCATE NOT ONLY FOR MY CHILDREN, FOR ALL OF THESE STUDENTS WITHIN THIS SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY IN GENERAL. PER EDUCATION CODE 35145.5, I AM FORMALLY REQUESTING AN AGENDA ITEM BE ADDED TO YOUR AGENDA.

WHEN YOU ADD THIS ITEM TO YOUR AGENDA, PLEASE INVITE ME TO PARTICIPATE AND PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.

I'M WILLING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR ASSIST THE BOARD IN ANY WAY. THE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTING IS FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DISCUSS THE HIRING OF AN IN-HOUSE LEGAL COUNSEL FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

INSTEAD OF FULLY RELYING ON THEIR CONTRACTED ATTORNEY.

IN MOST CASES, ATTORNEYS ARE USED TO ASSIST THE DISTRICT IN FILING DUE PROCESS COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS OR IN PLAIN TERMS, TO TAKE STUDENTS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TO COURT. THESE ATTORNEYS ARE ALSO HERE TO ASSIST THE DISTRICT TO FIGHT PARENTS WHEN PARENTS FILE DUE PROCESS AGAINST DISTRICT. REMEMBER, THESE ATTORNEYS GET PAID NO MATTER WHAT. WHETHER THE DISTRICT LOSES OR IT WINS. SO THE MORE TIME A LEGAL COUNSEL CHARGES THE DISTRICT, IT IS BETTER FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE PROFITING ON THIS PRACTICE. IN AN IDEAL WORLD, A SPECIAL ED ATTORNEY WILL INFORM THE DISTRICT OR THEIR DEPARTMENT IF THEY FAILED A STUDENT OR NOT. IF THE DISTRICT FAILED, THEN THEY SHOULD ADVISE OR RECOMMEND THE DISTRICT TO SOLVE THE SITUATION AS FAST AS POSSIBLE AND COMPENSATE A STUDENT OR FAMILY AND MEND THEIR WAYS. BUT BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE ALONE, THIS IS NOT THE CASE. INSTEAD, FU IS NOTORIOUS FOR FOLLOWING LEGAL ADVISORS AND HEADING INTO LITIGATION, COSTING TAXPAYERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. REMEMBER, SPECIAL EDUCATION ATTORNEYS MAKE MONEY WHETHER THEY WIN OR THEY LOSE.

AND OUR SISTER, THEY HAVE HIRED THEIR OWN SPECIAL ED COUNSEL.

THEY HAVE ALREADY SEEN AN IMPROVEMENT.

THEY HAVE SEEN THE SAVINGS OF $700,000 A YEAR.

$700,000 THAT COULD BE WELL USED IN OTHER ITEMS NEEDED LIKE A POOL. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN STAFF OR THEIR OWN LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THEY HAVE ALREADY SEEN A 46% REDUCTION IN COST OF LITIGATION. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, PLEASE CONTACT THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT AND FIND OUT YOURSELF HOW THEY ARE DOING IT. AND AGAIN, THE MONEY THAT IS SAVED CAN VERY WELL BE USED FOR A POOL RENOVATION.

IT CAN BE USED TO BUY BOOKS. IT CAN BE USED TO BUY TOYS FOR THE KIDS. IT CAN BE USED FOR READING TOOLS. ONCE AGAIN, I URGE FUSB TO STOP WASTING AND FLUSHING DOWN THE TOILET OUR FUNDS.

I AM HERE TO ASSIST YOU, AND I HAVE PROVIDED A COPY OF WHAT I'M READING TO YOU SO YOU CAN REVIEW IT.

AND INFORM ME WHEN AND HOW YOU ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDING THE AGENDA ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.

I REQUEST THAT YOU CORRECT THIS AWFUL SOUND.

PLEASE. THANK YOU.

>> FOR FUTURE SPEAKERS, IF YOU STEP AWAY FROM THE MIC, IT PICKS

YOU UP JUST GREAT. >> NEXT WE HAVE ELIZABETH

ELLIOTT SALISE. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT SERNA. MS. INBODY, THE SCHOOL BOARD.

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IF YOU HAVE SEEN ME BEFORE, THAT IS WHY.

BECAUSE I GO TO ALL THE SITES. KNOW I KNOW AS A BOARD, YOU GUYS ARE HERE TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND EQUITY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. SO WE CAN FULLY EDUCATE STUDENTS ON STEM TOPICS. IT IS EVIDENT FROM Y'ALL'S PAST CHOICES, LEADING FONTANA UNIFIED.

LAST YEAR Y'ALL VOTED TO APPROVE A DATA SCIENCE COURSE WHICH IS AWESOME FOR A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.

IT WAS SUPER INTERESTING TO ME. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF A COURSE LIKE THAT IN HIGH SCHOOL. I WAS, LIKE, HECK YEAH.

THAT IS COOL. LET'S LEAD THE WAY.

THIS SUMMER, I ATTENDED A WEEK-LONG TRAINING HOSTED BY THE SAN BERNARDINO SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS ABOUT DATA SCIENCE FOR TEACHERS. I WAS, LIKE, A FORMER SCIENCE TEACHER. HOW WOULD THIS FIT INTO SCIENCE, THE STEM OF IT ALL? IT WAS A SUPER COOL WEEK.

I WAS SUPER EXCITED TO TAKE IT BACK AND BE, LIKE OH, A PHYSICS TEACHERS, YOU PUT IT IN THIS UNIT.

CHEMISTRY TEACHERS, YOU CAN PUT IT IN THIS UNIT.

I WAS REALLY STOKED. AND THEN I TALKED TO A DATA SCIENCE TEACHES-- TEACHER. I WAS, LIKE, SUPER SAD.

BECAUSE THAT COOL CURRICULUM, HE CAN USE IT-- LIKE, A THIRD OF IT HE CAN'T USE. HE DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE RIGHT TOOLS. IT WAS A LITTLE UPSETTING.

AND SO I'M JUST ASKING THAT INSTEAD OF HAVING OUR TEACHERS HAVE TO, LIKE, WORK AROUND AND MAKE TECH WORK-AROUND AND DO, LIKE, 7 THINGS WHEN IT COULD BE JUST LIKE THIS OTHER TOOL, IT WOULD BE A ONE-STEP PROCESS. IF WE COULD GET THAT OTHER TOOL.

SO WHAT I'M ASKING IS THAT OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS IN MATH AND SCIENCE HAVE ACCESS TO GOOG GOOGLE DRIVE AND GOOGLE APPS.

THAT IS THE TOOL THAT I WAS MENTIONING.

THE REASON FOR THAT, MAY THE THEY NEED ACCESS SO THEY CAN ACCESS THEIR CURRICULUM AND USE IT.

IT IS IN OUR CURRENT CURRICULUMS. SOMETIMES THAT IS A SUB PART OF MY JOB.

YOU KNOW, LIKE OTHER DUTIES ASSIGNED.

TO BE A GOOGLE TRANSLATOR. I'M, LIKE, HERE ARE THE EASY FIVE STEPS YOU CAN DO. OR I WILL IMPORT IT WITH MY PERSONAL ACCOUNT AND TURN IT INTO A MICROSOFT PRODUCT.

FOR ME, I JUST REALLY WANT OUR MATH AND OUR SCIENCE TEACHERS TO HAVE ACCESS TO SHOW THE KIDS THE PROCESSES THAT THEY NEED SO THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS YEAR. SO THEY CAN SEE THE FUTURE AND SEE, LIKE, WHERE THESE HIGH-PAYING SKILLS JOBS ARE.

IT IS A PRETTY LOW SKILL LEVEL. LIKE, I'M NOT THE SMARTEST PERSON. I COULD DO IT.

I KNOW THAT FONTANA STUDENTS CAN DO AMAZING THINGS.

I KNOW OUR TEACHERS ARE AMAZING. WE NEED ACCESS TO TOOLS.

THAT THAN THAT HAS BEEN A THEME FOR TONIGHT.

TOOLS. WE NEED THEM.

SO IF WE COULD GET ACCESS TO THAT TOOLS, I KNOW THIS PROGRAM WOULD GROW. OUR STUDENTS COULD SEE THEMSELVES IN THESE STEM CAREERS.

RIGHT? YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT, SEE YOURSELF THERE IN ORDER TO BE IT.

SO JUST PLEASE, GET TEACHERS THAT ACCESS.

SO THEY CAN BE EXPOSED TO THIS MATH AND SCIENCE CONTENT.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

>> BOARD PRESIDENT. THANK YOU.

MR. ARM CARESS. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR VOABTING FOR OUR TEACHERS. THANK YOU FOR COMING UP HERE.

YOU ARE SO, LIKE, PASSIONATE. I LOVE THAT PASSION THAT YOU HAVE, THAT YOU SHARE FOR WHAT OUR STUDENTS CAN-- YOU KNOW, THE CAPABILITIES: RIGHT? WE HAVE TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE RIGHT TOOLS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT WITH THE BOARD. I'M SURE WE ALL APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THATTING THAT INFORMATION TO US.

SUPERINTENDENT? CAN YOU PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD AND THE BOARD REPORT ON WHAT THE ISSUE IS ON-- THE CURRICULUM THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY APPROVED OR WHATEVER

VERSUS WHY WE CAN'T ACCESS IT. >> YES.

I WILL. I KNOW SOME OF THE DYNAMICS OF WHAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO. DR. QUEZADA HAD A COMMENT.

>> GO AHEAD, DR. QUEZADA. >> I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WENT THROUGH STAFF. I KNOW WE HEAR FROM OUR STAFFER.

IF YOU DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE, LET US KNOW.

>> THEY KNOW. I TOLD PEOPLE THAT I WAS GOING

TO DO A BOARD COMMENT. >> YES.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE). >> NEXT, WE HAVE NAELI HOAGLAND.

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. SUPERINTENDENT INBODY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE FONTANA COMMUNITY.

I'M HERE AS A MEMBER OF THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD, AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN AND CONCERNED PARENT.

A CONCERNED PARENT TO THE THREATS THAT THIS STATE KEEPS ON

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PARENTS, THESE CHILDREN WERE GIVEN TO YOU BY GOD.

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM. IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO RESEARCH AND QUESTION EVERYTHING.

NOT JUST BLINDLY TRUST THIS BOARD.

DOCTORS, TEACHERS, AND ESPECIALLY THE GOVERNMENT ARE NOT THE AUTHORITY. IT IS YOU AS A PARENT THAT HAS THE AUTHORITY OVER YOUR CHILDREN.

THIS DISTRICT ALREADY HAS A SEEK SECRECY POLICY TO KEEP SECRETS FROM PARENTS. NOW WITH THE PASSING OF AB665, A CHILD 12 YEARS OF AGE CAN DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO RETURN HOME OR CHECK INTO A RESIDENTIAL SHELTER.

THIS LAW HAS REMOVED ALL SAFEGUARDS.

IF YOUR CHILD HAD A BAD DAY AT HOME, MAYBE HE-- YOU TOOK AWAY THEIR PHONE OR GAME, THEY CAN GO TO SCHOOL AND SELF-CONSENT TO A STATE RESIDENTIAL SHELTER. WITHOUT PARENTAL NOTIFICATION.

PARENTS, ARE YOU GOING TO STILL SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO THESE SCHOOLS KNOWING THIS? SUPERINTENDENT INBODY MENTIONED IN HER EVENT THAT IN 2013, THERE WAS A LAW THAT PASSED, AND THAT IS HOW THIS SECRECY POLICY CAME TO BE.

WELL, I THINK I FOUND THE LAW SHE IS REFERRING TO.

AND THIS IS WHAT IT SAYS. IT IS ONLY TWO SENTENCES.

AS FOLLOWS: GENDER. MEANS SEX AND INCLUES I PERSON'S GENDER, IDENTITY, AND GENDER EXPRESSION.

EXPRESSION MEANS A PERSONAL'S GENDER-RELATED APPEARANCE OR BEHAVIOR WHETHER OR NOT IT IS TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERSON'S ASSIGNED SEX AT BIRTH. THIS WAS BASED ON AB-887.

FROM THIS, FROM THIS PASSAGE, THIS LAW, A FIVE-PAGE POLICY WAS WRITTEN BY THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION.

CSBA. THE CSBA IS NO FRIENDS TO PARENTS OR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE CSBA WROTE THIS FIVE-PAGE POLICY FOR SCHOOL BOARDS TO ADOPT FOR THEIR SCHOOLS.

REMEMBER, IT WAS ONLY TWO SENTENCES IN LAW.

THEY CAME UP WITH EXAMPLES OF TYPE OF CONDUCT WHICH ARE PROHIBITED IN THE DISTRICT AND WHICH MAY CONSTITUTE GENDER-BASED HARASSMENT. NUMBER ONE, REFUSING TO ADDRESS A STUDENT BY A NAME AND THE PRONOUNS CONSISTENT WITH THE STUDENT'S GENDER IDENTITY. THIS ALONE IS AN ATTACK TO EVERYONE'S FREEDOM OF RELIGION. YOU ARE NOW FORCED TO LIE TO A MENTALLY CONFUSED CHILD. BLOCKING A STUDENT'S ENTRY TO A REST ROOM THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE STUDENT'S GENDER IDENTITY IS ANOTHER PROHIBITED CONDUCT IN THIS POLICY.

PARENTS, ARE YOU OKAY KNOWING THAT A BIOLOGICAL MALE STUDENT CAN NOW ENTER THE GIRLS REST ROOMS BASED ON THIS POLICY IN? REVEALING A STUDENT'S GENDER IDENTITY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE LEGITIMATE NEED FOR INFORMATION WITHOUT THE STUDENT'S CONSENT IS ANOTHER OF THESE PROHIBITED TYPES OF CONDUCT ADOPTED BY THIS POLICY. THE SECRECY POLICY GIVES STUDENTS THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY, A STUDENT'S STATUS IS A STUDENT'S PRIVATE INFORMATION. AND THE DISTRICT ONLY DISCLOSES THIS INFORMATION WITH STUDENTS' PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT.

THIS BOARD POLICY WAS LAST REVIEWED ON 10-25-2022.

NO POLICY IS SET IN STONE. IT CAN BE MODIFIED, OR IT COULD BE SCRATCHED ALTOGETHER. THIS BOARD CAN WRITE ITS OWN POLICY. NOT USING THE CSBA VERBAGE.

THIS BOARD HAS THE POWER TO GOVERN THE COMMUNITY THEY ARE ELECTED TO SERVE. THEY DO NOT HAVE TO GO BY WHAT THE STATE IS PUSHING DOWN PEOPLE'S THROATS.

WHAT'S NEXT? THIS LEGISLATURE IS SO CRAZY THAT THEY CAN PASS A LAW TO FORCE PEOPLE TO START RECOGNIZING SOMEONE'S IMAGINARY FRIEND.

IF THAT WERE TO PASS, WILL THIS BOARD JUMP RIGHT UP AND SAY YES? WE WILL WRITE A POLICY AND ENR FORCE THIS ON TO OUR SCHOOLS AND STAFF IN WHAT DOES THIS ALL THIS GENDER STUFF HAVE TO DO WITH ACADEMICS? WITH MATH, READING, WRITING, HISTORY, AND SCIENCE? THE LGBTQ IDEOLOGY, YOU ARE FACILITATING THIS. GO BACK TO FOCUS ON ACADEMICS.

>> THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE).

>> THANKS. NEXT WE HAVE GREG ABDOUSH.

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>> HI, BOARD. SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, THANKS FOR LETTING ME TALK TO YOU GUYS TONIGHT.

BEFORE I START, I WANT TO DO A COUPLE OF THINGS.

ONE, I WANT TO GAVE SHOUT-OUT AND CONGRATULATIONS TO TWO HIGH SCHOOLS HERE THAT HAVEN'T BEEN MENTIONED YET.

AB MILLER AND KAISER, BOTH NOT ONLY WON THEIR LEAGUE AND QUALIFIED FOR PLAY-OFFS IN FOOTBALL, BUT I BELIEVE KAISER ACTUALLY WENT UNDEFEATED IN LEAGUE.

CONGRATULATIONS. (APPLAUSE) AND ALSO I WANTED TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW AS WELL AS THE BOARD THAT NOW, NOT ONLY OUR WATCH, MY ORGANIZATION IS SPONSORING A THANKSGIVING HARVEST COMMUNITY EVENT AT AB MILLER HIGH SCHOOL ON THE 25TH. YOU GUYS ARE WELCOME TO COME.

AND IF YOU GUYS KNOW OF ANY FAMILIES THAT ARE IN NEED, WE WILL BE PROVIDING 200 MEALS ON THAT DAY AT AB MILLER HIGH SCHOOL. NOW I WANT TO ADDRESS THIS BOARD. MY ORGANIZATION NOW FOR TWO MONTHS HAS REQUESTED THAT THE PARENT NOTIFICATION POLICY BE PUT ON THIS AGENDA. TWICE NOW WE HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT INBODY AND MR. SERNA.

IT HAD TWO SIGNATURES ON IT. IT IS INTERESTING THAT THIS BOARD IS TAKING LEGAL COUNSEL TO PREVENT A LAWSUIT.

I HAVE NEVER SEEN A SINGLE BOARD GET SUED FOR PUTTING A POLICY ON AN AGENDA. THAT IS INTERESTING.

ALSO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY KNOWS BECAUSE I'M TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY ON A REGULAR BASIS, THAT THIS BOARD, NOT ONLY HAS STOOD AGAINST THE PARENT POLICY AND SAID THEY DON'T WANT TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA, BUT YOU HAVE STATED YOU DON'T WANT TO GET SUED OR YOU ARE WAITING FOR SOME JUDGMENT TO COME DOWN FROM SAN BERNARDINO. THERE HAS BEEN 7 OTHER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE PASSED THIS POLICY SINCE FONTANA PUT FORTH THE LAWSUIT. NOT A SINGLE ONE WAS MENTIONED.

DO YOU GUYS REALLY THINK YOU ARE THAT MUCH ON THE RAY DA THAT THEY ARE COMING AFTER YOU ALONE? THAT IS KIND OF RIDICULOUS.

IF IT IS NOT A PROBLEM IN FONTANA, MAGICALLY, EXPLAIN TO ME, AND I REFUSE TO BE PART OF A NARTIVE THAT PEOPLE HAVE LABELED ME. I WON'T OUT A CHILD.

I'M GOING TO INFORM THIS BOARD OF SOMETHING.

I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH. YOU GUYS CURRENTLY HAVE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITUATION RIGHT NOW IN YOUR DISTRICT THAT YOU HAVE A CHILD THAT HER PARENTS HAVE TOLD THE SCHOOL SHE IS A GIRL. YOU CALL HER BY HER GIRL NAME.

YOU DO NOT CALL HER BY ANY OTHER NAME.

AND YOUR SCHOOL IS CURRENTLY CHOOSING TO CALL HER BY A DIFFERENT NAME. HOW DID YOU GUYS IN THE LAST 30 DAYS HAVE MEETINGS WITH YOUR TEACHERS AND INFORMING THEM HOW TO KEEP A STUDENT'S IDENTITY SECRET FROM THEIR PARENTS? SO YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO HEAR A PARENT POLICY WHICH ALL WE ARE ASKING IS THAT YOU GET PARENTS INVOLVED.

I HAVE HEARD SO MANY SPEECHES TODAY IN THIS BOARD ROOM THAT YOU GUYS HAVE SAID PARENT INVOLVEMENT FOR SCHOOL FIRST WAS GREAT. THE SCHOOLS THAT WE ARE NOW INVOLVED WITH AS AN ORGANIZATION, YOU KNOW WHAT THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM WITH THE SCHOOLS ARE? THAT THEY ARE REQUESTING HELP WITH? GETTING PARENTS INVOLVED. YET THIS BOARD SITS IN FRONT OF US NOW AND IS NOT EVEN WILLING TO HAVE A POLICY PUT FORTH WHERE PARENTS NEED TO BE INVOLVED. THAT IS ABSURD.

I HAVE ASKED MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD TO DO RESEARCH AND FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN YOUR DISTRICT.

HAVE YOU DONE IT? YOU DON'T HAVE TO RESPOND.

HAVE ANY OF YOU DONE IT? THE "NEW YORK TIMES" POSTED A REPORT THIS WEEK, 84% OF POPULATION BELIEVE THAT PARENTS HAVE A RIGHT. EVERY CHILD IN YOUR DISTRICT DESERVES TO BE PROTECTED. EVERY ONE.

AND EVERY PARENT HAS RIGHTS. LOCALLY, WE DID A POLL.

87% OF DEMOCRATIC VOTERS IN YOUR AREA BELIEVE PARENTS HAVE RIGHTS. 87%.

YOU GUYS ARE ALL ELECTED. YOU DON'T THINK PARENT RIGHTS IS A BIG DEAL? YOU KNOW, I TOLD MY TEAM WHEN WE

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AND EVERY CHILD DESERVES TO BE PROTECTED, AND EVERYBODY PARENT HAS RIGHTS. YOU GUYS NEED TO START BELIEVING

THAT. >> THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE).

>> NEXT WE HAVE ILD RIOS. ON DECK IS TIMOTHY JOHNSON.

>> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

PRESIDENT SERNA. MY NAME IS ILDA RIOS.

I'M THE MOTHER OF A STUDENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

I'M HERE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A NEW ADMINISTRATION, YOU CONTINUE TO FAIL MY STUDENT.

AND I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT DUE TO LACK OF COMPLIANCE. I REQUESTED A PSYCH EVALUATION, AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION ON THE NINTH OF AUGUST OF 2023.

(THROUGH TRANSLATOR). >> THE DISTRICT APPROVED THE EVALUATION ON AUGUST 9, 2023. I PROVIDED YOU IN WRITING THE NAME OF THE EVALUATOR. DR. ELAINA JOHNSON.

A VERY WELL KNOWN PSYCHOLOGIST THAT WAS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

BY A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE AND OTHER INDEPENDENT EVALUATORS. AFTER I GAVE YOU THE INFOR INFORMATION, THE DOCTOR'S INFORMATION, IT WAS-- THE EVALUATION WAS REJECTED BECAUSE YOU WERE REQUESTING AN INSURANCE FOR $3 MILLION. SOMETHING THAT I HAVE ASKED OTHER EVALUATORS THAT HAVE BEEN CONTRACTED BY FUSD.

AND THESE OTHER EVALUATIONS ARE NOT-- HAVE NOT BEEN REQUESTED TO HAVE THIS KIND OF INSURANCE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT FUSD DOES NOT IMPOSE THESE SAME REQUIREMENTS TO THEIR OWN EVALUE WAILERS. EVALUATORS.

AND THEREFORE, WHY IS FUSD IMPOSING THESE LIMITATIONS ON MY FAVORITE EVALUATOR? I HAVE TALKED TO DR. JOHNSON, AND SHE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT OTHER-- OKAY.

I HAVE SPOKEN TO DR. JOHNSON. SHE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE ACCEPTED A GENERAL WAIVER INSTEAD OF THE $3 MILLION INSURANCE.

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MR. BACA.

HE DENIED MY EXEMPTION BUT DID NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT WAS DENIED.

I FEEL DISCRIMINATED AGAINST. I FEEL THAT THEY ARE RETALIATING AGAINST US JUST FOR DEFENDING MY STUDENT.

I HOPE THAT YOU HELP ME IN ORDER FOR MY SON TO RECEIVE-- I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. (APPLAUSE).

>> TIMOTHY JOHNSON. >> ALL RIGHT.

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I'M THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT SAYS IT RIGHT AFTER OCTOBER.

SO I MIGHT AS WELL START IT NOW. SANTA CLAUS WAS HERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME. FIRST TIMOTHY CHAPTER 2 SAYS FIRST OF ALL, I URGE THAT IN TREATIES, BE MADE ON BEHALF AND PRAYERS AND PETITIONS AND THANKSGIVING BE MADE ON BEHALF OF ALL MEN. FOR KINGS AND ALL WHO ARE IN AUTHORITY. SO THAT WE MAY LEAD A TRANQUIL AND QUIET LIFE IN ALL GODLINESS AND DIGNITY.

THIS IS GOOD AND ACCEPTABLE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD OUR SAVIOR WHO DESIRES ALL MEN TO BE SAVED AND TO COME TO A KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH. FOR THERE IS ONE GOD AND ONE MEDIATOR BETWEEN GOD AND MAN. THE MAN CHRIST JESUS WHO GAVE HIMSELF AS A RANSOM FOR ALL. THE TESTIMONY GIVEN AT THE PROPER TIME. SCRIPTURE COMMANDS US, ALL BELIEVERS, TO PRAY FOR ALL WHO ARE IN AUTHORITY.

BECAUSE GOD DESIRES ALL TO BE SAVED.

AND HE DESIRES TO GIVE YOU WISDOM ON HOW TO LEAD AND HOW TO COUNSEL OUR SCHOOLS. I DO PRAY FOR EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU. I REALLY DO.

YOU KNOW, I WAS DISAPPOINTED-- MY COMMENTS ARE IN REGARDS TO THE PARENT POLICY. I WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT IT WASN'T PUT FORWARD AGAIN. AS GREG MENTIONED, IF YOU ARE AFRAID OF BEING SUED, I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY SCHOOL BOARD SUED OVER JUST PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA.

AND TAKING A VOTE ON IT. I THINK BY NOT EVEN TAKING A VOTE, IT KIND OF SHOWS WHERE THIS SKOOG IS AT.

SCHOOL BOARD IS AT. WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR KIDS.

WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. AND I GET WHY THE ARGUMENT IS-- HEY, IF YOU PUT THE PARENT POLICY FORWARD, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE KIDS THAT HAVE A HOME THAT-- YOU KNOW, THEY COME OUT AS LGBTQ, THEY ARE GOING TO GET HURT WITH THE PARENTS.

THAT IS WHY IN THE PARENT POLICY, THERE IS A CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR THAT. IT IS VERY WELL DRAWN-OUT.

THAT POLICY IS THERE TO PROTECT THOSE KIDS WHO ARE KIND OF ONE OFF, WHO HAVE PROBLEMS AT HOME. AND THEN IT ALSO IS THERE TO PROTECT THE PARENTS' RIGHTS. TO PROTECT PARENTS.

I WANT ALL KIDS PROTECTED. THAT IS WHY IN THE POLICY, THERE IS A PROVISION FOR THAT. THE REALITY IS THAT MOST OF OUR KIDS HAVE PARENTS THAT WANT TO KNOW AND HELP THEM AND NOT PASSING THIS PARENT POLICY OR NOT EVEN TAKING A VOTE ON IT AND PASSING THE BUCK HURTS THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS GUARANTEED TO THE PARENTS AND THE 14TH AMENDMENT.

THEY ARE THE LEGAL GUARDIANS OF THESE CHILDREN.

AND IT TAKES AWAY THEIR COUNSEL AND LOVE.

YOU KNOW, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT RED RIBBON WEEK.

AND THE DANGERS OF DOING DRUGS. AND THE PROBLEM IS WHEN A CHILD STARTS TO TRANSITION, THE NEXT STEP FOR THEM IS TO BE PUT ON LUPRON WHICH IS FOR CHEMICAL CAST ADMINISTRATION.

THAT IS WHAT THEY DO FOR F SEX OFFENDERS IN PRISON.

THAT MESSING UP THEIR HORMONES. WWE JUST HAD A WEEK THAT SAYS DON'T DO DRUGS. DOES THAT INCLUDE LUPRON? DOES THAT INCLUDE TRANSITIONING? OR IS THAT THE SAFE ONE? BECAUSE WE WANT TO PROTECT KIDS FROM MAKING A DECISION THAT WILL HURT THEM THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

DO WE ALLOW A 14-YEAR-OLD TO GET TATTOOS? WHAT ABOUT 15-YEAR-OLDS TO DRINK AND DRIVE? NO PERSON CAN MAKE THAT DECISION BEFORE THEY ARE 18.

I THINK THE SAME SHOULD BE GOING FOR THIS.

IF YOUR CHILD WAS HURT AT SCHOOL, YOU WOULD CALL THE PARENTS AND LET THEM KNOW. AND SO WHEN THE CHILD IS TRAN SI TRANSITIONING, WHEN THEY ARE QUESTIONING THEIR GENDER, WHEN THEY WANT TO FIT IN. I I HAVE A HARD TIME BELIEVING IT IS REALLY GENDER DYSPHORIA FOR A LOT OF THESE KIDS.

20% OF GENZ IDENTIFIES AS LGBTQ. MY GENERATION? LESS THAN 1%. THESE KIDS ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE TO BELONG. AND THEY FOUND THAT IT IS THE POPULAR THING TO DO. WELL, WE KNOW THE POPULAR THING TO DO IS NOT THE BEST THING TO DO.

WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO WHAT IS MEANINGFUL AND NOT WHAT IS EXPEDIENT. AND THIS BOARD, BY NOT PASSING THE PARENT POLICY IS DOING WHAT IS EXPEDIENT AND NOT WHAT IS MEANINGFUL. AND THE PEOPLE IN FONTANA ARE CATCHING UP. THEY REALLY ARE.

YOU GUYS HAVE 7 OTHER BOARDS THAT HAVE DONE THIS EXACT SAME THING. YOU GUYS HAVE THESE BOARDS-- HAVE ANY OF YOU GUYS REACHED OUT TO SONYA? I KNOW SHE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU.

WHAT ABOUT CHINO VALLEY? OR ORANGE? HOW DID THEY DO IT? THERE WISDOM IN IN THE ABUNDANCE OF COUNSELORS. I'M SURE JUST SITTING DOWN FOR

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WISDOM THAT YOU NEED. >> THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE). >> NEXT, WE HAVE GERALD RECOLLECTOR. ON DECK IS ANDREW MOORE.

>> HI, BOARD MEMBERS. I CAME LAST TIME, I'M A VET, TOO. 34 YEARS IN THE MILITARY.

EVEN RECRUITING IN FONTANA, I TOLD THE KIDS THE TRUTH WHEN THEY CAME TO JOIN THE ARMY. THEY CAN GO TO WAR AND DIE.

BUT ARE THESE ACTIVISTS TELLING THESE KIDS THE TRUTH WHEN THEY GET CHOPPED UP? I DON'T THINK SO.

HERE IS A U.N. REPORT BECAUSE I FIGURE GUYS ARE EDUCATIONAL.

RIGHT? I MEAN, IF YOU BELIEVE IN POLITICS, YOU BELIEVE THE GAVIN NEWSOM'S POLICIES.

RIGHT? YOU SHOULD ALL BELIEVE IN THE U.N., RIGHT? WHERE IT SAYS CONVERSION THERAPY CAN AMOUNT TO TORTURE AND SHOULD BE BANNED, SAYS THE U.N. EXPERT.

HIS NAME-- I'LL GO THROUGH IT REAL QUICK.

LGBT PERSONS ENDURE SEVERE PAIN AND LONG-LASTING PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL DAMAGE BECAUSE OF SO-CALLED CONVERSION THERAPIES.

YOU AN EXPERT ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY, VICTOR BRAWLS TELL IT IS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HE CALLS FOR A GLOBAL BAN. HERE IS ANOTHER ONE RIGHT HERE.

I MEAN, THE ARTICLE GOES DOWN. I WANT TO GET TO THE MEAT AND GRAVE OF IT. GRAVY OF IT.

IN 2012, THE PAN-AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION NOTED THAT CONVERSION THERAPIES HAD NO MEDICAL JUSTIFICATION AND REPRESENTED A SEVERE THREAT TO THE HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS. AND IN 2016, THE WORLD PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION FOUND THAT THERE IS NO SOUND SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THAT INNATE SEXUAL ORIENTATION CAN BE CHANGED. WELL, IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU ARE BORN A MAN, YOU ARE A MAN. IF YOU ARE BORN A WOMAN, YOU ARE A WOMAN. NO THERAPY, NO SURGERIES ARE GOING TO CHANGE THAT. YOU ARE GOING TO BE A MAN WITH SURGERY. OR A WOMAN WITH SURGERY.

YOU CAN'T CHANGE IT. ON EACH ONE OF YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATES, IT SAYS MALE OR FEMALE.

IS IT NOT? CAN YOU REALLY CHANGE YOUR GENDER? THAT IS JUST-- NO.

YOU CAN'T. LET'S CALL A SPADE A SPADE.

WHY ARE WE LYING TO KIDS? WE ARE TELLING THEM THEY CAN CHANGE THEIR IDENTITY. I WOULD LIKE TO BE SUPERMAN.

I KNOW BULLETS DON'T BOUNCE OFF MY CHEST.

I'M NOT GOING TO RUN AROUND IN A SUPERMAN COSTUME.

IF YOU ENTERTAIN THAT, YOU ARE JUST ENTERTAINING MY PSYCHOLOGICAL-- YOU KNOW, I'M NOT NORMAL.

I'M SORRY. YOU ARE NOT NORMAL.

CALL IT WHAT IT IS. THE TRUTH.

DON'T BE HIDING BEHIND YOUR TITLES AND LETTING THINGS GO OUT OF CONTROL. BECAUSE YOU GOT AN IDIOT IN OFFICE. I DIDN'T VOTE FOR THAT NUMB NUTS. HE SHOULDN'T BE IN OFFICE.

HE IS NOT QUALIFIED AS A GOVERNOR.

YOU SEE WHAT HE IS DOING TO OUR STATE.

YOU SEE THE BORDERS ARE OPENED UP FOR ANYBODY TO COME IN.

YOU OUGHT TO BE WORRIED ABOUT TERRORISTS BLOWING UP THIS SCHOOL. YOU GOT TONS OF THEM COMING ACROSS THE BORDER. NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. EVERYONE IS SITTING BY GETTING PAID, NOT WORRYING ABOUT IT. YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A WAR ON YOUR HANDS WITH ALL THAT STUFF COMING ACROSS THE BORDER.

I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW. YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE COUNTRY COMING IN. THEY DON'T LIKE YOU.

YOU CAN SIT THERE AND PLAY THE-- THE GAME ABOUT TRANSGENDERRISM.

THAT AIN'T GOING TO BE YOUR WORRY WHEN YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TERRORISM COMING INTO YOUR SCHOOLS.

I'M TELLING YOU. DON'T LISTEN TO THESE POLITICIANS. DO WHAT YOU KNOW IS RIGHT.

YOU ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BY GOD. THIS IS A COUNTRY, A FREE COUNTRY. YOU SAID THE NATIONAL ANTHEM IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE SCHOOL. ONE NATION UNDER GOD.

REMEMBER THAT. YOU ARE A NATION UNDER GOD.

THAT IS WHY WE ARE BLESSED. THAT IS WHY WE ARE FREE.

YOU ARE FREE BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE FOR YOU. NOT BECAUSE SOMEONE WANTS TO CHANGE THEIR DAMN GENDER. THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

PARENTAL RIGHTS, CAN'T SAY MUCH ABOUT IT.

I WANT IT. I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER WAR TO GET PARENTAL RIGHTS.

I'M ABOUT READY TO PULL MY KID OUT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PUT HIM IN HOME-SCHOOLING. I DON'T NEED IT.

I DON'T REALLY NEED THIS KIND OF STUFF.

I'M NOT GOING TO LET MY DAUGHTER GO THROUGH THIS.

I HAVE OTHER PEOPLE TELLING THEM I'M A BOY OR I'M A GIRL.

OR HAVE A DRAG QUEEN HOUR. THAT IS BULL SHUT.

IT IS BULL SCHITT. THAT IS A MAN DRESSED AS A

WOMAN. >> CAN WE PLEADS HAVE ORDER?

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(APPLAUSE). >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

I'M A TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT. I'M ANDREA MOORE.

I WANTED TO COME TODAY AND TALK ABOUT WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT IN THIS DISTRICT. WHAT'S BEING SPREAD TO TEACHERS.

PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING GREG SAID IS 100% TRUE.

ALL OF US HERE, WE DON'T COME WITH HATE IN OUR HEART.

WE COME AS BELIEVERS IN TRUTH. IT IS REALLY INFURIATING TO SEE LIES PEDDLED AS THE TRUTH. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU AND AREN'T INVESTED IN YOU, THEY DON'T CARE TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH. THEY WILL LIE TO YOU JUST TO APPEASE YOU. PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY CARE-- THEY WILL TELL YOU THE TRUTH. EVEN WHEN IT HURTS.

IT OFTEN CAN. NOT ALWAYS A LOVER OF THE TRUTH.

BECAUSE IT DOES HURT. BELIEVER THIS ONE, FOR SURE.

SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, I FOUND OUT WE HAVE APPARENTLY AN LGBT LIGHT ON AT EVERY SITE. INCLUDING MY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

IT WAS NOT VERY PUBLICIZED. APPARENTLY, EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL HAS ONE. IT IS A STIPEND POSITION.

I ATTENDED THE DISTRICT TRAINING ON OCTOBER 19.

BASICALLY, IT WAS THE GOAL OF FINDING OUT WHAT THE TEACHERS IN THIS DISTRICT ARE BEING TOLD. WHAT IS THE DISTRICT'S POSITION ON THIS SITUATION? IT CERTAINLY HASN'T BEEN REALLY CLARIFIED HERE, AND SO I WANTED TO GO.

IT WAS PUT ON BY AMY DAIS. HER FIRST NAME IS SPELLED AMI.

THE FOUNDER OF THE ACADEMY. I SUGGEST PARENTS PERUSE THAT A LITTLE BIT. SHE HAS ALREADY ATTENDED OR PUT ON EVENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN THIS DISTRICT.

ESSENTIALLY, THE ENTIRE TRAINING CENTERED AROUND HOW TEACHERS DON'T HAVE TO TELL PARENTS ABOUT A STUDENT'S GENDER IDENTITY AND BASICALLY, WHAT LAWS THEY INTERPRETED-- HOW THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH THAT. IT WAS A LITTLE SKETCHY.

IT WAS NOT GIVEN BY AN ATTORNEY. AND MANY OF THE LAWS QUOTED HAD MORE TO DO WITH DISCRIMINATION LAWS, NONDISCRIMINATION LAWS.

RATHER THAN SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO HIDING STUDENTS' INFORMATION FROM PARENTS. WHICH MEANS APPARENTLY, WE CAN HIDE STUDENTS' RELIGION. WE CAN CONVERT THEM IN THE CLASSROOM. WE CAN, AGAIN, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU. WE CAN TEACH THEM ANY RELIGION AND ANY IDEOLOGY WE WANT TO BECAUSE NOW WE DON'T HAVE TO TELL PARENTS BECAUSE STUDENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO PRIVACY.

IT IS VERY INTERESTING TO ME THAT WE ARE-- THE SAME PEOPLE WHO ADVOCATE FOR NOT TELLING PARENTS ABOUT GENDER IDENTITY IN THE CLASSROOM ARE THE SAME ONES WHO HAVE A CONNIPTION IF WE TALK ABOUT RELIGION IN THE CLASSROOM. TALKING ABOUT CONVERTING STUDENTS TO CHRISTIANITY. THE FILE WAS LISTED AS A LEGAL DOCUMENT, AND IT WAS ENCOURAGED TO HIDE THIS UNDER LOCK AND KEY IN EITHER THE PRINCIPAL'S OR NURSE'S OFFICE.

SO AS NOT TO EXPOSE THAT STUDENT'S GENDER IDENTITY TO HIS OR HER PEERS. I ASKED THE ONE QUESTION-- LIKE I SAID, I WAS GOING THERE TO JUST LISTEN FOR THE MOST PART.

BUT ONE CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION THAT I ASKED WHAT WAS PROTECTIONS DO TEACHERS HAVE WHO CHOOSE NOT TO USE A STUDENT'S PREFERRED NAME AND PRONOUN. I WAS TOLD THAT IS HARASSMENT.

APPARENTLY, THEY WERE REAL MAD ABOUT THAT QUESTION.

THEY WERE, LIKE, WHY WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO? AND WHY WOULD YOU BE TEACHING IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL? TO ME, THAT WAS SHOCKING. THE ABSOLUTE ENTITLEMENT THAT THESE TEACHERS FELT IN TEACHING YOUR KID ANY IDEOLOGY THEY WANT TO. I WAS SHOCKED AND APPARENTLY, THEY DON'T KNOW THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

SO ESSENTIALLY, I SUGGEST THAT YOU-- THAT YOU LOOK THROUGH THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON CDE.GOV FOR AB-1266.

AGAIN, IT IS A VERY PATCHY QUOTE OF LAW, AND ESSENTIALLY, WHAT IT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IT. PARENTS WHO CAN WILL START PULLING THEIR KIDS OUT. I TELL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY, PULL YOUR KIDS OUT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL.

DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO DO THAT. THEY ARE SHOCKED WHEN I SAY IT.

PARENTS, DO THAT IF YOU CAN. TEACHERS, PULL YOURSELVES OUT OF THE TEACHER'S UNION. AND THE CLASSIFIED UNION, IF YOU

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AND TEACHERS PRAY AT THE FLAG POLE EVERY SINGLE WEEK.

THAT IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING. PRAYING FOR ALL OF YOU FOR WISDOM AND STRENGTH. AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS.

ALL OF OUR LEADERS, TO HAVE THE COURAGE TO DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. IF YOU HAVE HATE MAIL, FAB MAIL, ANYTHING, ANY QUESTIONS OR WANT FURTHER INFORMATION, EMAIL ME AT

TEACHEROF-- TRUTH AT PROTOON ME. >> NEXT WE HAVE MORGAN CHRIST AND DAJEAN MARTIN ON DECK. NOT HERE? OH, THERE YOU ARE. SORRY.

>> I APOLOGIZE. MY LEGS ARE SHORT.

THE ROOM IS LONG. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT INBODY. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT SERNA.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MORGAN CHRIST.

I'M HERE AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR KEEPING PARENT NOTIFICATION POLICIES OFF THE BOARD AGENDA.

I RISE TONIGHT TO ALSO SPEAK IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE POLICIES.

THESE POLICIES ARE BORNE OUT OF COMPLETELY MANUFACTURED EXTARIQIST RHETORIC DESIGNED TO DIVIDE PARENTS AND SCHOOLS AND TARGET VULNERABLE STUDENTS. THEY ARE COMPLETELY IGNORING THE REALITY OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS EVERY DAY.

80% OF PARENTS SAID IN A RECENT GALLUP POLL THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. THEY APPRECIATE THAT EDUCATORS ARE STRIVING TO CONNECT WITH THEIR CHILDREN.

STUDENTS WHO HAVE A VARIETY OF GIFTS AND CHALLENGES.

INSTEAD OF BIDDING ON THAT TRUST, THESE POLICIES UNDERCUT IT BY STOKING ANIMOSITY, CHILLING STUDENTS' SELF-EXPRESSION AND HURING-- HERDING SCHOOLS INTO A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. INSTEAD OF BRINGING US TOGETHER TO FOCUS ON WHAT REALLY HELPS STUDENTS.

AN INSPIRING, INCLUSIVE AND AGE-APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM THAT PREPARES THEM FOR THE FUTURE IN SCHOOLS THAT ARE SAFE.

THIS APPROACH ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO VIEW EDUCATORS AS THE ENEMY.

THIS US VERSUS THEM MIND-SET HURTS STUDENTS, THEIR EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES, DISREGARDS OUR EDUCATION, PROFESSIONALISM AND DIVERTS OUR ATTENTION FROM BASIC AMERICAN VALUE.

ALL STUDENTS, NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEY WORSHIP OR WHERE THEY COME FROM, DESERVE THE SUPPORT, TOOLS, AND OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND SUCCEED. PARENTS HAVE AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION.

FROM GOOD OLD PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES TO THE REGULAR EMAILS AND COMMUNICATIONS THAT COME OUT OF CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO THE MULTITUDES OF PARENT-TEACHER ORGANIZATIONS, VOLUNTEER POSITIONS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, IF YOU WANT TO BE INVOLVED, YOU CAN.

IF YOU HAD WANTED TO BE INVOLVED, YOU ALREADY WOULD BE.

MASQUERADING THESE POLICIES UNDER "BUT YOU AREN'T INVOLVING THE PARENTS" IS A FALSE FLAG THAT DISCOUNTS ALL OF THE OUTREACH TEACHERS HAVE BEEN DOING FOR DECADES.

POLICIES TO FORCE TEACHERS TO REGISTER AND REPORT A STUDENT FOR SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS WANTING TO USE A PRONOUN OR NAME ARE CHILLING. RESEARCH REPORTS THAT 82% OF TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE, AND MORE THAN 40% OF IT-- OF THOSE STUDENTS HAVE ATTEMPTED IT.

WITH SUICIDE HIGHEST AMONGST TRANSGENDER YOUTH.

YOUTH WHO DO NOT FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING AT A SCHOOL ARE MORE AT RISK. KIDS WHO ARE LOVED AT HOME COME TO SCHOOL TO LEARN. KIDS WHO AREN'T COME TO SCHOOL TO BE LOVED. FONTANA IS SA VIBRANT AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY. I'M PROUD TO BE PART OF IT.

I'M PROUD TO LIVE HERE. PART OF THE CURRICULUM THAT IS CENTERED AROUND EQUITY AND INCLUSION IS PREPARING KIDS TO GO OUT INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND WORK WITH PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. I AM SOMEONE WHO MOVED HERE RECENTLY. I WASN'T LUCKY ENOUGH TO GROW UP HERE. I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR NOT QUITE THREE YEARS NOW. I LOVE FONTANA.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL AND DIVERSE PLACE.

IT IS WHERE I HAVE CHOSEN TO SET MY ROOTS.

I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, FOR CHOOSING TO NOT LEGITIMIZE THIS FEAR-MONDAYERING.

NOT LEGITIMIZE THIS DIVISION AND NOT PUT THIS MEASURE ON THE AGENDA. THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE). >> THANK YOU.

>> BOARD, YOU MET JOSH WAVMENT YOU MET AMBERLEY.

I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT LAST YEAR, TAM WAS STRUGING--

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AND HE ACTUALLY EVEN TRIED VAPING.

AND DUE TO THE SCHOOL COMMUNICATING WITH ME AND AMAZING DSOS BROUGHT IN, WE DECIDED WITH THIS AMAZING PROGRAM CALLED THE JUNIOR FLIP PROGRAM, WE HAD TIM-- WE ARE NOT GOING DOWN THAT ROAD. WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS CURRICULUM. HE GRADUATED WITH IT.

SUCCESSFULLY. BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WITH AN AMAZING TEACHER MENTOR AS WELL, HE HAS DIFFERENT FRIENDS. HE HAS DIFFERENT INTERESTS.

AND HE SUCCEEDED OUT OF 7TH GRADE SUCCESSFULLY AT TRUMAN.

THIS YEAR, HE IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT GENTLEMAN.

I'M SO PROUD OF HIM. HE IS IN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. AND HE DECIDED TO TRY FOR VOLLEYBALL.

AND HE GOT ON THE J.V. TEAM. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TRUMAN'S HISTORY, THEY ARE THE UNDEFEATED J.V. VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS.

I'M SO PROUD OF THEM FOR THAT. (APPLAUSE) I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT BANNER TO BE PUT ON THAT GYM. AND ALSO THE VARSITY, ONLY HAD ONE LOSS. THEY WERE THE CHAMPIONS AS WELL.

I JUST WANTED TO SHARE IN THAT WIN FOR FONTANA UNIFIED.

BUT I AM STANDING HERE AS A PARENT WHO WANTS TO BE INFORMED WITH MY CHILD, AND THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE SCHOOL HAVE, HAD THAT NOT BEEN DONE WITH ME, WE WOULD BE DOWN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ROAD. AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO APPLY TO JUST TRANSGENDER. THERE ARE OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE KIDS ARE WANTING TO FEEL ACCEPTED AND LOOKING FOR THAT ACCEPTANCE AMONG THEIR PEERS. THERE IS ALL KINDS OF THINGS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND EVERYTHING THAT ARE INFLUENCING OUR CHILDREN. I WANT TO BE, AS A PARENT, INVOLVED WITH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY KIDS IN THIS WORLD.

AND THAT POLICY, THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN, SAYS A 12-YEAR-OLD, A MINOR, HAS THE CONSENT. NOT UNDER THE CONSTITUTION THAT I AM UNDER THIS STATE AND THIS UNITED STATES.

THAT IS NOT-- I, AS THE PARENT, UNDER THE CONSTITUTION HAVE THE RIGHT, AS THE PERSON TO UPBRING THIS CHILD.

I'M GOING TO READ FROM THE BROWN ACT.

THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE DO NOT YIELD THEIR SOVEREIGNTY TO THE AGENCIES WHICH SERVE THEM. THE PEOPLE IN DELEGATING AUTHORITY DO NOT GIVE THEIR PUBLIC SERVANTS THE RIGHT TO DECIDE WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE TO KNOW AND WHAT IS GOOD FOR THEM NOT TO KNOW. THE PEOPLE INSIST ON REMAINING INFORMED SO THEY MAY BE TAMED, CONTROLLED OVER THE INSTRUMENTS THEY HAVE CREATED. THAT APPLIES TO THIS POLICY.

THAT APPLIES TO MY RIGHT AS A PARENT.

THAT APPLIES TO MY RIGHT AS A PARENT TO PROTECT MY CHILD, MY CHILDREN IN THIS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

I'M HERE AS A PARENT, AS A FONTANA RESIDENT, AS PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND I'M GOING TO CONTINUE ENLIGHTENING PARENTS REGARDING THIS POLICY, THESE BILLS THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND GRUESOME NEWSOM GOVERNOR HAS DONE AGAINST OUR PARENTAL RIGHTS. I'M STILL HERE.

I'M PLANNING TO BE HERE. I DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO HOME-SCHOOL MY KIDS. I HAVE HEALTH ISSUES AT HOME WITH MY ADULT FAMILY MEMBERS. I HAVE THEM HERE IN THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, AND I WANT TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS.

BUT THIS POLICY, THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN, IS NOT WRITTEN FOR THE PARENTAL CONTROL AND CONSENT. MINORS SHOULDN'T BE DEALING WITH CONSENT OF ANYTHING IN REGARDS TO THOSE TYPE OF SITUATIONS.

SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.

(APPLAUSE). >> BOARD PRESIDENT?

>> CLARIFYING QUESTION? THE POLICY YOU ARE REFERRING TO IS THAT OUR PARENTAL POLICY? WHICH POLICY ARE YOU REFERRING TO? (INAUDIBLE).

>> THAT IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.

WHAT POLICY. >> THE POLICY WHERE IT IS WRITTEN-- IT TALKS ABOUT THE MINOR (INAUDIBLE).

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>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT AB-1266? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT FONTANA UNIFIED? SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET CLARIFICATION ON IS THIS AB-1266 OR IS THIS FONTANA UNIFIED'S PARENTAL --

>> UPON THE UNANIMOUS' PARE PARENTAL-- THE FONTANA PARE PARENTAL-- IT TALKS ABOUT TRANSGENDER OR NONCONFORMING STATUS. PRIVATE INFORMATION.

>> CAN WE HAVE YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION ON THE MICROPHONE? THAT IS OKAY. YEAH.

>> SORRY. IT IS THE CSBA.

WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD-- THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING.

FROM THE LAST COUPLE OF MEE MEETINGS, WHERE WE WERE DISCUSSING THIS, THAT THAT IS WHAT FONTANA UNIFIED IS FOLLOWING. WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT DOING OUR OWN POLICY LIKE CHINO OR THESE OTHER DISTRICTS.

BUT WHERE THIS IS WRITTEN, THAT A 12-YEAR-OLD HAS TO GIVE CONSENT TO HAVE ITS PRIVATE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE PARENTS. THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING OF IT.

>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE ROBERT-- I THINK IT IS-- I CAN'T SEE WHAT YOU SPELLED FOR YOUR LAST NAME.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> DEAR BOARD, I'M A RESIDENT, PARENT, GRANDPARENT, AND PART OF THE FONTANA CRB. I STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO CALL YOU ALL OUT AND ASK YOU WHY YOU ALL HAVEN'T PLACED THE PARENTAL NOTIFICATION POLICY ON THE AGENDA.

PER THE ED CODE 35145.5, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY PLACE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA. ANY ITEM THAT IS OF INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE PARENTS.

SO WHAT THIS-- YOUR INACTION AND REFUSAL SPEAKS VOLUMES.

IT SAYS OUR DAY WITH THE CURRENT POLICY THAT CENTERS AROUND SECRECY. F IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT OUR SCHOOLS BE SAFE BUT NOT A SECRET PLACE.

SO I NO LONGER WANT TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

I WANT TO ADDRESS THOSE THAT ARE VIEWING VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, THE PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS IN THIS ROOM, THE FONTANA UNIFIED PARENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU NOW.

WHEN I LEARNED I WOULD BE ADDRESSING THIS BOARD THIS EVENING, I GAVE LOT OF THOUGHT, CONSIDERATION AND REFLECTED THE THING OR THINGS THAT A SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULD KEEP FROM A PARENT. I CAME UP WITH AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST AFTER SOME TIME. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU HEAR ME. I'LL PAUSE BEFORE I BEGIN.

SO THE LIST GOES AS FOLLOWS: NOTHING.

NOTHING. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING SHOULD BE KEPT FROM A PARENT. OR GRANDPARENT OR THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THAT PUPIL. IT COULD BE ALSO EXPLAINED AS ZILCH. ZERO.

THE PLAIN ANSWER IS NOTHING. AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE HAD PUBLIC COMMENT, AND YOU HAD PARENTS, AND YOU HAD LGBTQ ACTIVISTS. I'M HERE TO TELL YOU IN THE SIMPLEST FORM THERE IS NO COMPARISON.

THE PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHILDREN, NOT ACTIVISTS.

I URGE YOU, WE URGE YOU, THE PARENTS URGE YOU TO HONOR THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU REPRESENT. WE ARE ASKING FOR YOU TO PUT THE AGENDA-- PUT THE POLICY ON THE AGENDA.

YOU ALL WORK FOR US. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU REALIZE THAT. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO MARY. MARY SPECIFICALLY.

MARY, I HAVE HEARD YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR GRANDCHILDREN.

AND I HEAR THE LOVE YOU HAVE FOR THEM.

YOU REPRESENT ME. YOU ARE IN MY DISTRICT OR MY AREA, AS WE CALL IT. SO ARE YOU OKAY WITH SECRETS FOR YOUR GRANDCHILDREN? ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? I'M NOT. SO I WILL END WITH THIS.

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EVERY CHILD DESERVES PROTECTION, AND EVERY PARENT HAS RIGHTS.

THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE).

>> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING.

MAX LARK. LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL OF PARTS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE SUBMITTED, AS GREG STATED, THE PARENT NOTIFICATION POLICY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ON SEPTEMBER 7 FOR PLACEMENT ON THE OCTOBER 4 SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA.

WE SUBMITTED THE PHOTONOTIFICATION FOR THIS NIGHT'S AGENDA. IT IS IN PUBLIC INTEREST.

BY REFEWING TO PLACE THIS ON ON THE AGENDA, THREE MEMBERS IN PARTICULAR DEMONSTRATE THEY DO NOT SUPPORT THE PARENTS OF THE FUSD, NOR THE PARENTS' INTERESTS.

BOARD MEMBERS DECIDED TO CONSTRUCT A CLOSED-SESSION SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 WITH A 24-HOUR NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC ON A SU SUNDAY.

THEY INTENTIONALLY DECIDED TO HAVE THIS CLOSED SESSION ITEM AT 4:00 P.M., KNOWING THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS PEREZ AND ARMENDAREZ WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE.

AND THE PUBLIC WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE AS WELL.

THE ITEM WAS NOT IDENTIFIED. NOT KNOWING THE SUBJECT, THE PUBLIC HAD NO MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THIS CLOSED-SESSION ITEM. ALSO THE SPECIAL MEETING WAS NOT HELD WITHIN THE JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BUT WAS RATHER MOVED AND HELD OUTSIDE THE JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES, WHICH IS A CLEAR VIOLATION OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAWS. THERE ARE NO SUCH THINGS AS COINCIDENCES. COLLECTIVELY, THESEAKS OF THESE BOARD MEMBERS DEMONSTRATE THEIR INTENTIONAL EXCLUES OF PARENTAL INTERESTS FROM PUBLIC DISCOURSE, DISCUSSION, AND CONSIDERATION.

BOARD MEMBERS SANDOVAL QUEZADA, AND SERNA SAY IT ALL.

THEY WILL PREVENT THE PARENTS' INTERESTS FROM BEING PLACED ON THE BOARD AGENDA. INCLUDING NOT COMPLYING WITH THEIR OWN BI-LAWS. AND MEETINGS LAWS.

AGENDA-SETTING IS LIMITED TO BOARD POLICY.

TO ONE, DETERMINING IF THE ITEM IS MERELY AN INFORMATION ITEM.

IF NOT, IT GOES ON THE AGENDA. AND TWO, DETERMINING WHETHER THE REQUEST IS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD. IF SO, THE ITEM GOES ON THE AGENDA. IN THEIR RESPONSE LETTER, SERNA AND THE SUPERINTENDENT STATED, "WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE-- ANOTHER KEY WORD-- APPROPRIATE TO DELAY THE CONSIDERATION OF SUCH POLICY. AND WE BELIEVE IT IS APPROPRIATE TO WAIT." THAT IS NOT, HOWEVER, HOW THE DECISION SHOULD BE MADE BY A SINGLE MEMBER NOR THE SUPERINTENDENT. THAT IS AN ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THE BOARD AS A WHOLE. THAT HAS NOT OCCURRED.

WE ALSO KNOW FOR A FACT THAT NO REPORTABLE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THE BOARD AS A WHOLE DURING THE SPECIAL MEETINGS, PLURAL, CLOSED SESSIONS. IT APPEARS WHETHER THE MISUSE OF THEIR ROLE OR POSSIBLY MALFEASANCE SERNA AND THE SUPERINTENDENT DEMONSTRATE THEIR INTENTIONAL EXCLUES OF PARENTAL INTERESTS FROM PUBLIC DISCOURSE, CONSIDERATION, AND DISCUSSION.

DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF AN ACTION IS THE ROLE AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD AS THE WHOLE BODY.

NOT OF A SINGLE MEMBER. NOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.

FURTHERMORE, SERNA AND SUPERINTENDENT WRONGLY ATTEMPTED THE BY-LAWS. AGENDA-SETTING.

REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PRESENTATIONS.

NOT AGENDA CONTENT NOR AGENDA-SETTING.

IT IS A NONEXISTENT WEDGE. THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SERNA MANUFACTURED AN ILLUSION OF THE WEDGE, TO GIVE ANY EXCUSE TO NOT PLACE THE POLICY ON THE AGENDA. IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE, THEY USED THE EXCUSE OF A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THEY EXPRESSED THEIR FEAR A DECISION BY THE COURT IN THE UNKNOWN FUTURE AGAINST THE POLICY.

IF THE HAD SUCH POLICY IN PLACE AND A FINAL COURT DECISION WAS EVENTUALLY MADE AGAINST THE POLICY OF ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT, FUSD COULD SIMPLY REMOVE THEIR POLICY AT THAT TIME. ALSO AS STATED, SEVERAL OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE, IN FACT, ADOPTED THIS POLICY REGARDLESS OF SUCH LAWSUIT. IT IS NOTING THAT IN THEIR LETTER, SERNA AND THE SUPERINTENDENT COMPLETELY IGNORED THE HIGHER PROBABILITY THAT FONTANA UNIFIED DISTRICT MAY DIRECTLY BE SUED AS OTHER DISTRICTS ALREADY HAVE

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INSTEAD, THEY IGNORE PARENTS' RIGHTS.

I THINK THE TIME HAS COME FOR PARENTS AND RESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO REPLACE THESE THREE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WITH FOLKS THAT WILL ACTUALLY DEFEND THE PARENTS' RIGHTS.

EVERY CHILD DESERVES PROTECTION. EVERY PARENT HAS RIGHTS.

THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE).

>> NEXT WE HAVE RUDY CASTRO. AND GIULIANA RO DONALDO ON DECK?

I CAN'T TELL FROM THE SPELLING. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD.

I'M RUDY CASTRO, FONTANA RESIDENT FOR 7 YEARS NOW.

AND I'M RETIRED. I GOT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON MY HANDS. I GOT EXTENDED FAMILY STAYING WITH ME. AND NOW I HAVE A NIECE WHO IS 7 YEARS OLD, AND SHE IS AT REDWOOD ELEMENTARY.

I DO HAVE A STAKE IN THIS. EVEN IF I DIDN'T, I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS. BECAUSE THE CHILDREN, THE KIDS ARE NOT ALL RIGHT. OKAY? JUST LIKE AN OLD MOVIE. THE KIDS ALL RIGHT? NO. THEY ARE NOT ALL RIGHT.

A LOT OF THEM THAT HAS TO DO WITH THEM BEING USED FOR POLITICAL POINTS, BY GROUPS OF NEFARIOUS INDIVIDUALS.

SOME OF THEM ARE LIKE THE LGBTQ ACTIVISTS.

I'M REFERRING TO THE ACTIVISTS. THERE IS NO HATE IN ME FOR ANY CHILD. I DON'T CARE IF THEY IDENTIFY WITH THEIR BORN SEX OR NOT. BUT THE ACTIVISTS, THE TEACHERS UNIONS, THEY DON'T HAVE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE KIDS IN MIND.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE DEI POLICY. I LIKE TO REFER TO IT AS THE DIE POLICY. DIE.

WHICH STANDS FOR DIVISION, INTOLERANCE, AND EXCLUSION.

AND THE WAY IT IS PERFORMED IN A LOT OF SCHOOLS I HAVE HEARD, IS THEY DIVIDE PEOPLE INTO GROUPS. YOU ARE WHITE.

YOU ARE AN OPPRESSOR. YOU ARE DARK.

YOU ARE A VICTIM. THIS CANNOT BE GOOD FOR ANYBODY'S MENTAL HEALTH. I HAVE HEARD ALL OF THE CLICHES.

THAT OH, EQUITY, WE WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.

I'M ALL FOR. THAT I'M ALL FOR THE CLICHE SOUNDING NICE. IN REALITY, IT IS NOT THAT WAY.

WHAT I HAVE HEARD PEOPLE SAY AND THEY SHOULD KNOW BETTER, IS EQUAL OUTCOMES IS WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.

THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE. THAT IS AGAINST GOD'S LAW.

NOBODY IS BORN THE SAME. WE SHOULD BE ALL BORN EQUAL AS FAS THE RIGHTS GO. BUT EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT.

EVERYBODY IS UNIQUE. BUT THAT IS WHAT I CALL DIE.

THOSE ARE THE TWO SIDES OF THE COIN.

LGBTQ. I HAVE NOTHING BUT LOVE AND COMPASSION FOR THOSE CHILDREN WHO HAVE GENDER DYSPHORIA.

I COMPLETELY DISAGREE WITH THE YOUNG LADY WHO WAS HERE WHO WAS A TEACHER. FONTANA RESIDENT FOR THREE YEARS. SHE THINKS CHILDREN SHOULD KEEP SECRETS WITH ADULTS AT SCHOOL FROM THEIR PARENTS.

YEAH. WELL, WE FROWNED ON THAT NOT TOO LONG AGO. WE USED TO SAY HE THOSE ARE CHID MOLESTERS. ANYBODY WHO LOOKS AT YOU AS AN ADULT, SAYS, HEY, LET'S KEEP THIS A SECRET BETWEEN ME AND YOU. THAT IS NO GOOD.

SHE MADE A CERTAIN POINT THAT IF THE KID IS LOVED AT HOME, THEY GO TO SCHOOL TO LEARN. IF THEY ARE NOT LOVED AT HOME, THEY GO TO SCHOOL TO BE LOVED. THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE TRUTH IN THAT. THAT EXPLAINS WHAT A SURGE IN THESE KIDS THAT THINK THEY ARE BORN IN THE WRONG SEX.

WHAT COULD IT BE? PEER PRESSURE? IT COULD BE THEY WANT TO BE COOL.

THE TEACHERS ARE TALKING ABOUT IT.

EVERYBODY IS PUSHING THEM INTO IT.

ANDING THE IT IS A BIG INDUSTRY. ANY TIME YOU SEE GOVERNMENT MONEY GOING ONE WAY, IT COMPELS A LOT OF EVIL.

IT SUPPORTS A LOT OF EVIL ACTIVITY.

THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE.

WHO IS PAYING FOR THEIR OWN GENDER TREATMENTS? OR SURGERY. HARDLY ANYBODY PAYS FOR IT UNLESS YOU ARE RICH. IT COMES FROM MEDICARE.

IT COMES FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. AND MAYBE NGOS. OKAY? THAT IS, THAT IS A MOVEMENT. IT IS A CULT.

IT IS WRONG. IT'S A BASTARDIZATION OF NATURE AND OF GOD'S LAW. NATURAL LAW.

ONLY TWO SEXES. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.

AND THE ADULTS WHO TRY TO GET THE EAR OF THESE KIDS WHO ARE GOING THROUGH JUST WHAT KIDS HAVE GONE THROUGH FOR SINCE

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I'M SURE THERE WAS A CAVE MAN THAT COMPLAINED.

LITTLE GUY DOESN'T WANT TO HELP START THE FIRE.

TO COOK THE BUFFALO. OR WHATEVER.

TO COOK ON. THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT KIDS SINCE FOREVER. IT IS A NATURAL COURSE OF GROWING UP. HORMONES CHANGE.

THE WHOLE SYSTEMS CHANGE. FE THEIRIOUS ADULTS ARE USING THIS AND GROUPS ARE USING THIS TO TELL THE KIDS HEY, YOU ARE BORN IN THE WRONG BODY. IT IS VERY HARMFUL, WHAT'S GOING ON. I WANT TO STATE ONE LITTLE THING ABOUT DEI. PLEASE LOOK AT THE BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE. BECAUSE WE HAD A LADY HERE WHO TALKED ABOUT THE HASSLING AND BULLYING THAT HER DAUGHTER EXPERIENCED AT HER HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS ON THE PART OF SOME BLACK KIDS. IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO GO FROM DISADVANTAGED-- YOU KEEP HEARING.

THAT YOU ARE POOR, YOU ARE DISADVANTAGED.

THERE IS A THIN LINE BETWEEN THAT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, GETTING HATE. AND THE OPPRESSOR.

WHO IS THE WHITE PERSON, RIGHT? (APPLAUSE).

>> THANK YOU. I'LL LET YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

I'M NOT SURE WHICH NAME YOU GO BY.

>> HI. GOOD EVENING.

I'M HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU A FUND-RAISER THAT FO HIGH WATER POLO TEAM IS HAVING TO HELP WITH ALL THE-- YOU KNOW, YOU HEARD EARLIER. WE ARE SELLING TICKETS FOR SPAGHETTI DINNERS. THEY ARE $12.

WE HOPE YOU GUYS CAN COME BY AND BUY SOME.

AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE). >> BOARD PRESIDENT? MR. ARMENDAREZ? WHEN IS THE DATE? WHERE IS IT AT? (INAUDIBLE).

>> CAN YOU GET A CALENDAR INVITE SENT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE SO THEY CAN SEND IT OUT TO US?

>> YES. >> WITH THE TIME.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

WE WILL COLLECT THE INFORMATION. THANK YOU.

LINDA, YOU ARE NEXT. SERGIO IS ON DECK.

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. SORRY.

SHE IS STILL LEARNING. IT IS STILL GETTING TO HER.

YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN SIX YEARS, BUT IT STILL BOTHERS HER NOW.

ONE THING IS, YOU KNOW, IT IS BAD ENOUGH WE HAVE BULLIES.

STUDENTS THAT BULLY EACH OTHER. IT IS PRETTY BAD THAT WE'VE GOT STAFF, EVEN SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS THAT BULLY PARENTS, STUDENTS.

YOU KNOW, THIS NEEDS TO STOP. OUR DISTRICT IS ABSOLUTELY GOING DOWN THE DRAIN. BECAUSE PEOPLE-- SOME DON'T CARE. SOME WOULD RATHER SIT THERE AND LOOK AT THEIR COMPUTER AND READ THEIR PHONE RATHER THAN LISTEN TO SOME PARENTS THAT ARE UP HERE.

I HAVE BEEN SITTING BACK THERE WATCHING IT.

IT IS SAD. WE HAVE STAFF.

AND I KNOW THIS FOR A FACT. BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TO ME.

AND MY CHILD. THAT BULLY.

NOW I REALIZE YOU HAVE SOME BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE BULLYING.

IT IS GOING TO CAUSE, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT BULLY IS GOING TO CAUSE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT A FEW MILLION DOLLARS.

YOU KNOW? AND I KNOW FOR A FACT HOW MUCH IT IS. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN QUESTIONED BY THE ATTORNEYS. SO YOU KNOW, THIS HAS TO STOP.

YOU ARE COSTING US MONEY. STOP IT.

THIS IS NOT HELPING OUR STU STUDENTS.

YOU ARE TAKING THEIR MONEY AWAY. THE MONEY YOU ARE GOING TO PAY TO ONE PERSON SUING THE DISTRICT WOULD FIX THE POOL THAT THE WATER POLL LOW NEEDS. IF YOU DON'T KNOW IT, THAT WATER POLO, THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO DO.

THERE IS MORE-- LIKE THEY SAID, THEY CAN'T TOUCH THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL. AT ALL.

SO THEY HAVE TO KEEP SWIMMING AND MOVING THEIR FEET.

AND IT'S GOT TO STOP. YOU GUYS GOT TO STOP THESE LAWSUITS. YOU HAVE TO STOP THE BULLYING NOW. YOU HAVE TO STOP THE THREATS.

THE RUNNING I.D. CHECKS. THAT HAS TO STOP.

I MEAN, IT HAS TO STOP. WE CAN'T HAVE THIS ANYMORE.

IT IS JUST NOT FAIR TO US. ALSO OVER AT FO HIGH, I SAID LAST TIME I WAS HERE ABOUT THE PARKING-- THE STAFF GOING IN.

WHY CAN'T THEY COME IN OFF OF LEMON? WHY DO THEY HAVE TO GO OFF OF KL OLEANDER? AGAIN TODAY, I HAD A STAFF CUT ME OFF.

I MUST HAVE MISSED HER CAR THAT MUCH.

SHE HAD TO GET IN FRONT OF ME TO.

GET INTO THAT PARKING LOT. IF SHE WAS LATE, THAT WAS HER FAULT, NOT MINE. THEY DON'T NEED TO COME IN AWE OF OLEANDER. THAT GATE COULD BE SHUT, AND JUST LET STUDENTS COME IN. YOU HAVE A GATE OVER OFF OF QUP LEMON. IT USED TO BE FOR THE DRIVER'S ED GATE. THEY COULD COME IN THAT WAY.

THERE WOULD BE NO STUDENTS COMING IN.

NO CHANCE OF GETTING RANL OVER ON OLEANDER.

LIKE MY CHILD HAS ALREADY SAID, AT THE CITY COUNCIL WHEN SHE

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SHE ALMOST GOT HIT THREE TIMES IN WEUN WEEK.

BECAUSE THEY DO NOT STOP. AND IT IS NOT JUST PARENTS.

IT IS YOUR STAFF AT FO HIGH. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU ARE GOING TO FIX IT. YOU GUYS NEED TO GET OUT THERE AND FIX IT. AND AS FAR AS PARENTS' RIGHTS, IF YOU DON'T TELL ME ABOUT MY CHILD, I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS, I NEED TO KNOW IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE OTHERWISE, AS YOU KNOW, I DON'T HOLD BACK. I WILL COME IN HERE.

I WANT TO THANK MR. BAKER TAKING CARE OF A PROBLEM I HAD AT FONTANA. IT WAS NOT HIS FAULT.

NOT THE PRINCIPAL'S FAULT. IT WAS THE FAULT OF MISCOMMUNICATION. IT IS LUCKY I KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, AND I GOT HER TO THE HOSPITAL IN TIME.

BECAUSE SHE COULD HAVE DIED FROM IT.

IF I DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS.

I WANT TO THANK HIM VERY MUCH FOR HELPING ME WITH THAT.

FIXING IT AND NOW THEY ARE GOING TO NOTIFY ME.

THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE).

>> NEXT WE HAVE SERGIO PRODO. KEENAN O'CONNOR, YOU ARE ON

DECK. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT, AND PUBLIC. MY NAME IS SERGIO PRODO.

I'M HERE AGAIN TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN WITH THE FONTANA SPECIAL EDUCATION. I FILED A COMPLIANCE COMPLAINT A WHILE BACK AGO. I RECEIVED AN APPROVAL FROM-- FOR AN EVALUATION DUE TO THE% THAT THE DISTRICT IS OUT OF COMPLIANCE. I CHOSE AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSOR.

AND FROM HEARING ANOTHER PARENT TONIGHT, I GUESS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. DR. JOHNSON.

THE DISTRICT HAS DENIED HER. I HAVE REQUESTED MULTIPLE TIMES, SHE HAS BEEN DENIED. I JUST FEEL LIKE THE DISTRICT IS-- THE DISTRICT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH.

I FEEL LIKE, LIKE I SAID, THE OTHER PARENT WHERE-- I'M ADVOCATING FOR MY CHILD. MAYBE SOME OF THE FEW PARENTS IN SPECIAL NEEDS ADVOCATE FOR THEIR KIDS.

MY DAUGHTER IS NOT RECEIVING HELP.

THIS ASSESSOR KEEPS GETTING DENIED.

AT THIS POINT, I FEEL THE DISTRICT HAS VIOLATED MY STUDENT'S RIGHT. NOT JUST NOW BUT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. MY DAUGHTER IS NOW A TENTH-GRADER. SHE CAME INTO YOUR DISTRICT AS A FIRST-GRADER. SHE HAS BEEN IN YOUR DISTRICT FOR ABOUT NINE YEARS NOW. AND CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, YOUR DISTRICT HAS FAILED. AT THIS POINT, I URGE-- AT THIS POINT, I ALSO REQUESTED FROM-- TO BE ABLE TO VISIT AS A PARENT, MY CHILD IN A 30-MINUTE TIME PERIOD TO.

VISIT THE CLASSROOM. DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY.

IT HAS BEEN OVER 30 DAYS. I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THE SCHOOL. ALLOWING ME TO GO VISIT, OBSERVE MY CHILD. IN HER DAILY ACTIVITIES.

SO AT THIS POINT, I TURNING BOARD MEMBERS, MR. BAKER, SUPERINTENDENT TO PLEASE FOLLOW STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS.

I ALSO ASK FOR THE-- I ALSO ASK FOR APPROVAL OF MY DAUGHTER'S ASSESSMENT FROM DR. JOHNSON. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THE LAST TIME I CAME AND BROUGHT UP MY CONCERNS, I WAS VISITED AT MY HOME. I REALLY APPRECIATED IT.

INSTEAD OF HAVING A VISIT TO MY HOME, IF IT COULD BE EITHER-- IF I CAN RECEIVE THE RESPONSE EITHER THROUGH CERTIFIED MAIL OR THROUGH EMAIL, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

(APPLAUSE). >> BOARD PRESIDENT?

>> SUPERINTENDENT, CAN WE GET MR. BAKER TO FOLLOW UP ON THE

ISSUE WITH THE -- >> WE HAVE KATYA HERE.

I ASKED HER TO STEP ASIDE AND SPEAK WITH HIM.

>> OKAY. >> THANK YOU.

>> KEENAN O'CONNOR. IS THIS PERSON HERE?

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OH, OKAY. >> I THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND LISTENING TO US THIS EVENING.

SO I GOT 16 POINTS. I'LL MAKE IT SHORT AND SWEET.

TRANSGENDER AND LGBT EDUCATION IS NOT APPROVED BY THE MAJORITY OR BY THE PARENTS, SO WHY IS IT MANDATED AT THE SCHOOL IN? IF NOT MANDATED, WHERE IS IT WRITTEN DOWN THAT IT IS NOT TAUGHT WITH BOOKS OR BY TEACHERS? WHY DON'T YOU TEACH HETERO SEXUAL EDUCATION? SEXUAL EDUCATION IS TO BE TAUGHT BY THE PARENTS AND HAS NO PLACE IN SCHOOLS. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF I HAD YOUR CHILDREN FORCED TO UNDERGO A FIVE-MONTH CLASS ON THIS SEXUAL EDUCATION THING. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SAY NO.

TWO, WHY DO YOU APPROVE A TRANSGENDER BOOK? IS IT BECAUSE YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T-- LET'S SEE.

BECAUSE NEWSOM WILL CUT OFF THE FUNDING.

HE HAS DONE THIS IN RIVERSIDE ALREADY.

IF YOU DON'T APPROVE THE BOOKS, HE CUTS THE FUNDING OFF.

IS THAT THE REASON WHY YOU ARE APPROVING THE TRANSGENDER BOOKS? THREE, IS YOUR CURRICULUM APPROVED LOCALLY AND IF NOT, CAN BE THAT BE CHANGE? ED? FOURTH, ARE THERE ANY CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT PARENTS HAVE AN OPTION TO ENROLL THEIR KIDS IN? FIVE, WHAT ARE YOUR STUDENTS GRADUATING AND PROFICIENCY RATINGS COMPARED TO THE TOP THREE RATED PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE U.S.? IS YOUR SCHOOL TEACHING CLASSICAL EDUCATION? SUBJECT THAT ARE REQUIRED TO PASS ALL THE CORE SUMGHTS SUBJECTS WITH PASSING GRADES OR ARE THEY PUSHED THROUGH THE SYSTEM? I HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THAT.

SIX, UNDERSTANDING THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION GIVES THE STUDENTS WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE.

WHICH THEY DON'T KNOW. WHAT ARE THE CURRENT-- WITH THE CURRENT POLITICAL DISASTER IN D.C. AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITH ALL THE MANDATES BEING PUSHED ON PEOPLE, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS AND HOW THEY ARE ABLE TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS LOCALLY, STATE AND FEDERALLY. YEARS AGO, IT WAS TAUGHT-- UPNOT SURE IF IT IS TAUGHT ANYMORE. NUMBER EIGHT, IS THE BOARD UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE PARENTS THAT HAVE THE STUDENTS HERE OR THE STATE? NINE, DO THE PARENTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE INPUT ON HOW THE MONEY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ALLOCATED FOR THE PROGRAMS? TEN, SINCE THE U.S. SUPREME COURT HAS ABOLISHED COLLEGES FROM USING RACE TO DETERMINE ENROLLMENT STATUS, HAS THE BOARD DONE THE SAME IN ALL OF ITS PRACTICES INCLUDING HIRING PERSONNEL, AWARDING OUTSIDE CONTRACTS TO CONTRACTORS, AND OTHER SERVICES? 11, WHAT STEP HAS THE DONE TO RAISE THE S.A.T. SCORES AND WHAT PERCENTAGE HAS BEEN RAISED OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT OR SOMETHING THAT WE CAN SEE THAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION? 12, SOME SCHOOLS NO LONGER TEACH CURSIVE WRITING.

SOME ONLY SUPPORT PRINTING AND COMPUTER SKILLS.

WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS? AND IS CALLIGRAPHY AN IMPORTANT TEACHING THE STUDENTS HAVE WITH THEIR SKILLS? 13, DO YOU OFFER TEACHING STUDENTS THE USE OF VOCABULARY, PROFICIENT ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO COMPREHEND AND CONVERSE AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL? A LOT OF KIDS CAN'T DO THIS.

14, ARE YOU PUSHING EQUITY AND INCLUSION? WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE MENTIONED AT EVERY MEETING? IT SOUNDS AS IF YOU NEED TO REASSURE YOURSELF.

IT SOUNDS AS IF-- YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING THIS WITHOUT THE STATE OR ANYBODY ELSE TELLING YOU TO DO THIS.

WHY DO YOU NEED TO BRING IT UP EVERYWHERE-- EQUITY AND INCLUSION? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? FOR YOURSELF THAT YOU HAVE TO REMIND YOURSELF WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO? OKAY.

15. YEARS AGO, TO ENROLL IN CAMBRIDGE IN ENGLAND, ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS WAS YOU HAD TO TAKE

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AND TO BE ABLE TO READ THOSE AND COMPREHEND IT, WHAT FOUR LANGUAGES YOU ARE PURSUING, YOUR STUDENTS WOULD HAVE TO TAKE, THEY WOULD MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE THESE LANGUAGES TO UNDERSTAND THE GREAT WORKS. BECAUSE ALL THE GREAT WORKS WERE WRITTEN IN THOSE LANGUAGES. AND THE LAST ONE IS-- THE LAST ONE IS OKAY. NEWSOM DID NOT WIN THE 2022 RECALL ELECTION. OKAY? 75% OF THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED AT THE POLLS THREW HIM OUT.

HE ONLY WON BY THE MAIL-IN BALLOTS WHICH ARE FRAUDULENT.

SO WHEN YOU GET YOUR ORDERS FROM WASHINGTON-- I MEAN, FROM SACRAMENTO, JUST UNDERSTAND HE NEVER WON ANYTHING.

AND THE PEOPLE YOU LISTEN TO IN SACRAMENTO ARE TAKING YOU FOR A BIG RIDE. MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS.

DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO AND JUST DO SOMETHING.

JUST SAY NO. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE).

>> BOARD PRESIDENT? >> MR. ARMENDAREZ?

>> MS. SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, CAN WE GET THAT INDIVIDUAL'S INFORMATION AND WHAT QUESTIONS WE CAN ACTUALLY ANSWER THAT PERTAIN TO OUR DISTRICT? CAN WE GET THOSE ANSWERS FOR HIM AND PROVIDE THOSE? THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE ON ITEM 4.1. THAT IS THE END OF PUBLIC

[4. Consent Calendar Section]

CONSENT CALENDAR. DO WE NEED A QUICK BREAK? DO YOU WANT TO PUSH THROUGH? PUSH THROUGH.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM. THIS IS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 4.2-4.30. A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE CALENDAR AS AMENDED? MOTION?

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU MR. PEREZ. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. ARMENDAREZ.

A SECOND BY MR. PEREZ. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

[5. Discussion/Action Section]

THIS IS ITEM 5.1. FOR BUSINESSES SERVICES SIDE.

POTENTIAL GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND.

ON THE NOVEMBER, 2024 BALLOT. AT THIS TIME, THE FLOOR IS NOW SUPERINTENDENT INBODY'S TO INTRODUCE A SPEAKER ON THIS

ITEM. >> THANK YOU.

I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE DR. LESLIE BARNES WHO WILL PRESENT ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PREPARATION ON THIS. TOPIC.

>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS OUR BOND PROGRAM AND THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING. THE MEASURE C BONDS HAVE BEEN SOLD, AND THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN FULLY ALLOCATED TO PROJECTS.

SOME OF WHICH ARE COMPLETE AND SOME THAT ARE STILL IN THE PLANNING STAGES. IN A SHORT FIVE-MONTH TENURE WITH THE DISTRICT, I REVIEWED THE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN.

HOWEVER, THE NEEDS THAT I HAVE HEARD TALKED ABOUT MOST IN THE PUBLIC, I HAVE LISTED ON THIS PAGE.

WHICH ARE THE SUMMIT FOOTBALL FIELD.

ESTIMATED TO BE $15 MILLION IN COST.

THE FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL POOL WHICH WE HEARD ABOUT TONIGHT.

ESTIMATED AT $12 MILLION. WE ALSO ARE IN NEED OF A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE NORTHERN AREA OF OUR DISTRICT.

WE HAD AN ORIGINAL ESTIMATE OF F DLFER 66 MILLION.

FOR THE COST OF THE SCHOOL. IT IS CURRENTLY ESTIMATED TO BE $90 MILLION. TO BUILD THE SCHOOL.

AND THIS IS BASED ON THE FACT THAT ESCALATION SINCE WE BEGAN THE PROCESS OF DESIGNING THE SCHOOL, WE HAVE HAD INFLATION.

WE HAVE SHORTAGES OF MATERIALS. SHORTAGES IN LABOR.

THESE ARE OUR CURRENT ESTIMATES. WE WON'T KNOW THE ACTUAL PRICE UNTIL WE ACTUALLY GO TO BID. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ALSO SUFFERING FROM THAT SAME ESCALATION.

WE DID REDUCE THE SCOPE OF THIS SCHOOL ALREADY.

IT WENT FROM AN ACAD MID-DOWN TO A GENERAL MIDDLE SCHOOL AT $109 MILLION. THAT WAS OUR ORIGINAL ESTIMATE.

IT IS CURRENTLY ESTIMATED TO BE $130 MILLION TO BUILD THAT SAME PROJECT. SO JUST THESE FOUR ITEMS ALONE

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THE NEEDS THAT THEY IDENTIFIED AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS COST $197 MILLION. AND THE NEEDS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL ARE $398 MILLION. ALTOGETHER, THE NEEDS OF ALL OF THESE THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SCHOOLING EQUATE TO $1.1 BILLION OF NEED. IT IS UNREALISTIC TO THINK WE CAN DO ALL THIS LISTED. IN OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

WE STRIVE MAKE OUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS ALIGN TO THE NEEDS OF THE CURRENT INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND MAKE OUR SCHOOL SITES INVITING TO STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY.

I PROVIDED A POTENTIAL PROJECT LIST.

THESE ARE JUST GENERALIZED LISTS FOR CLASSROOM MODERNIZATION.

I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED AN UNFUNNED MANDATE FROM THE STATE WHICH WHICH IS TO MODIFY AND UPGRADE EXISTING TK CLASSROOMS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL GRADE.

WITH THAT COMES THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL ROOMS. TK REQUIRES THE ROOM TO BE THE SAME AS THE KINDERGARTEN ROOM WHICH IS ROUGHLY DOUBLE THE SIZE OF A REGULAR CLASSROOM AND INCLUDES A REST ROOM. SO IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO ADD THIS. THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA MONEY JUST FOR THE FACT THAT THE STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO IS SMALLER. AND THEY HAVE COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR FACILITIES. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TWO OF THESE GRANTS, TOTALING $2.1 MILLION.

IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO PROVIDE ALL OF THE CHANGES NEEDED AT THE SITES. OUR DISTRICT CURRENTLY DOESN'T HAVE ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE NEW CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM.

DISTRICT-WIDE, WE ARE DECLINING. AND YET IN AN AREA WE ARE INCREASING. IT DOESN'T GO BY THE AREA.

IT GOES BY THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. AND SO WE DON'T HAVE ELIGIBILITY FOR THAT. WHICH MEANS WE WILL HAVE TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY OURSELVES TO BUILD THE TWO SCHOOLS.

HOWEVER, FOR MODERNIZATION, WE DO HAVE QUITE A BIT OF ELIGIBILITY. WE HAVE $210 MILLION.

WE ARE ELIGIBLE. WHICH IS A REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM ALSO. THEY REIMBURSE THE DISTRICT 40%.

IN ORDER TO GET THE FULL $210 MILLION, THE DISTRICT WOULD NEED TO SPEND $85 MILLION OF ITS OWN MONEY, AND THE STATE WOULD PROVIDE $126 MILLION. THE OPTIONS FOR MATCHING FUNDS ARE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS OR CFDS. MOSTLY KNOWN AS-- DEVELOPER FEES. VARIOUS GRANTS.

OR THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND.

THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS UNDER PROP 39 BOND ELECTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE BOARD TO PLACE THE ELECTION ON THE BALLOT. IT REQUIRES 55% VOTER APPROVAL FOR PASSAGE. VOTERS APPROVE THE USE OF THE FUNDS. THERE HAS TO BE A PROJECT LIST ASSOCIATED WITH IT. PROCEEDS ARE LIMITED TO $60 PER $100,000 OF ASSESSED VALUE FOR PROPERTY.

IT REQUIRES A BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND IT ALSO REQUIRES AN ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT. THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT ARE BASICALLY, AS I SAID, KNOWN AS-- THESE ARE AREAS

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I WILL SAY THAT THE MOST COMMON MATCHING FUNDS ARE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND. DEVELOPER FEES ARE COLLECTED FROM RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

SO ANY RESIDENT THAT IS GOING TO BUILD ON 500 OR MORE SQUARE FEET PAYS THE DISTRICT AN AMOUNT PER SQUARE FOOT, AND THE LARGER DEVELOPMENTS ALSO PAY THE DISTRICT A SPECIFIC AMOUNT.

THESE VARY YEAR TO YEAR BASED ON HOW MANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS ARE HAPPENING. AND ALSO CAN ONLY BE-- THEY ARE RESTRICTED TO-- THE FUNDS YOU GET FROM THEM ARE RESTRICTED TO AREAS OF GROWTH IN YOUR DISTRICT.

GRANTS, STATE AND OTHER ENTITIES DO PROVIDE GRANTS.

THEY ARE USUALLY VERY RESTRICTIVE.

WE HAVE HAD HBAC UPGRADES, PLUPPING FIXTURES.

PLUMBING FIXTURES. WHENEVER WE SEE A GRANT, WE DO TRY TO APPLY FOR THOSE. AS I SAID, WE HAVE TWO GRANTS FOR THE KINDER-FACILITIES. THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND IS REALLY THE LAST AREA WE WOULD WANT TO FUND SOMETHING OUT OF.

ANY OF OUR CAPITAL FACILITIES. IT IS REALLY OUR OPERATING BUDGET. EXPENDITURES OUT OF THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND ARE FOR EMPLOYEE SALARY AND BENEFITS. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES. UTILITIES.

AND THE GENERAL OPERATING COST OF THE DISTRICT.

MY RECOMMENDATION FOR MATCHING FUNDS FOR OUR CURRENT AVAILABILITY OF MODERNIZATION FUNDS WOULD BE TO PASS ANOTHER GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND. IT IS THE ONLY SOURCE REALLY LARGE ENOUGH TOS TO HELP US MEET SOME OF THE NEEDS OF OUR DISTRICT. IT WOULD HELP US TO FINISH BUILDING THE SCHOOLS AND ALSO HELP THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT THROUGH MODERNIZATION PROJECTS. THE DISTRICT HAS LEVERAGED OUR FUNNING SOURCES-- FUNDING SOURS SUCH AS THE CFDS.

THE DEVELOPER FEES AND VARIOUS GRANTS TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF MEASURE C FOR 17 YEARS. WHICH IS REALLY REMARKABLE.

THE AVERAGE LIFE OF A BOND IS USUALLY 8-10 YEARS.

WE HAVE ALMOST DOUBLED THE TIME THAT MOST DISTRICTS WOULD HAVE GONE OUT ALREADY FOR ANOTHER BOND.

SO THAT IS TO THE CREDIT OF THE STAFF THAT CAME BEFORE ME.

THE DISTRICT ALSO USED EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO REFINANCE THE BONDS. AND TO REDUCE TAXPAYER COST.

I WAS HERE BEFORE YOU AT THE LAST MEETING TO TRY TO DO THAT SAME THING. AND SO WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

AS I SAID, THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND COMES WITH THE REQUIREMENT FOR CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

WE MEET QUARTERLY WITH OUR CURRENT CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND GIVE THEM UPDATES ON THE BOND.

IT ALSO REQUIRES AN AUDIT OF BOTH THE FINANCES-- YOU KNOW, TO CHECK THE FINANCES ARE SPENT CORRECTLY AND THE COMPLIANCE ASPECT OF THE BOND WHICH MEANS THE AUDITORS LOOK AT WHAT WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO SPEND IN THE BOND AND WHAT WE SPENT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS IN COMPLIANCE.

IN 2021, WE DID A SURVEY OF VOTERS THAT, WITH THE IDEA THAT PERHAPS WE WOULD GO OUT FOR AN ADDITIONAL BOND IN '22, WE STILL HAVE THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS SURVEY.

DURING THAT TIME, 69% OF THOSE POLLED SAID THEY WOULD APPROVE A BOND. 46% DEFINITELY YES.

AND 19% PROBABLY YES. THE TOP PRIORITIES WERE RETAINING AND ATTRACTING QUALITY TEACHERS.

A LOT OF THAT COMES WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART CLASSROOMS AND UP-TO-DATE CLASSROOMS. CONTINUING TO ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER WHICH IS REALLY OUR PLUMBING.

KEEPING OUR SCHOOLS CLEAN AND SAFE.

REQUIRING ALL FUNDS TO BE USED BY LOCAL SCHOOLS.

EVERY BOND WOULD DO THAT. AND PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR 21ST-CENTURY JOBS. ALSO BUILDING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH LABS AND REMOVING ASBESTOS, LEAD, AND MOLE. THOSE WERE 85% AND ABOVE.

SO TONIGHT, I'M COMING BEFORE YOU TO ASK WHETHER WE CAN BEGIN THE PROCESS OF DISCUSSING A BOND BUT ALSO TO GET YOUR DECISION ON

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THIS WAS DONE IN '21. WE KNOW THAT INFLATION HAS GONE HIGHER SINCE THEN. LARGER POOL OF VOTERS SINCE '22.

WHEN WHEN WE ORIGINALLY DID IT, WHEN YOU DO A SURVEY, YOU LOOK AT VOTERS. YOU TAKE A LIST OF VOTERS.

THERE WAS A LARGER POOL OF VOTERS IN THE '22 ELECTION.

WHICH WOULD BE THE POOL THAT WE WOULD BE USING ON THIS ONE.

AND THERE WAS-- THAN THERE WAS PRIOR.

WE WOULD GAUGE THE COMMUNITY INTEREST ALSO.

OUTSIDE OF THE VOTER POOL. BY HOPEFULLY, PUTTING ADDITIONAL SURVEYS ON OUR WEBSITE. BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY THAT MAYBE VOTED IN OR DIDN'T VOTE IN '22, THEY STILL MAY VOTE THIS TIME.

WE STILL WANT TO HEAR. EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE A VOICE.

THE CONS WOULD BE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DO A LOT OF SURVEYS AS A DISTRICT. SOME PEOPLE GET A LITTLE BIT OF SURVEY FATIGUE. ALSO, THE CHANCE THAT WE WOULD BE SPENDING MONEY ON A SURVEY AND WOULD END UP WITH THE SAME RESULT. SO KIND OF SPENDING MORE MONEY TO FIND OUT THE SAME THING. SO A POTENTIAL TIMELINE OR NEXT STEPS FOR PUTTING A BOND ON THE '24 ELECTION WOULD BE WE ARE RIGHT IN THE PLANNING AND STRUCTURING PHASE.

AND ALSO VOTER SURVEY PHASE. WE WOULDN'T COME BACK TO THE FOR ACTUAL APPROVAL TO PUT A RESOLUTION TO PUT IT ON.

ON THE '24 BALLOT, THE ELECTION WOULD BE ON NOVEMBER 5.

WE WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE SALE OF A BOND IN EARLY '25.

THAT WOULD BE OUR TIMELINE. THE DIRECTION THAT I'M SEEKING TONIGHT IS WHETHER OR NOT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE EXISTING SURVEY OR TO GO OUT WITH A FURTHER SURVEY THAT PERHAPS WE CAN GET MORE ENGAGEMENT.

AND ALSO, AS WE GO OUT AND DO OUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, WHETHER WE CAN ASK DIFFERENT IDEAS FOR OUR GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND.

WE WANT TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AS WELL.

THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE A BETTER ARTICULATED BOND.

I'M TRYING TO THINK. THE PROJECT LIST.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE OUR PUBLIC AND FIND OUT WHAT THE PROJECT LIST THEY WOULD LIKE. THAT IS THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT. I WILL ALLOW YOU TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS THAT YOU MAY NEED IN ORDER TO MAKE

THAT DECISION. >> BOARD PRESIDENT?

>> MR. ARMENDAREZ. I HAVE A FEW.

I WILL START OFF WITH A COUPLE. AND LET MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS GO. SO I WILL START OFF WITH THE COMMENT OF SAYING THAT I FEEL THAT LAST SURVEY WAS VERY MISLEADING TO OUR PUBLIC. IT DID NOT GIVE SPECIFICS ON ACTUAL COST. WHEN WE WERE BRIEFED ON THE COST OF WHAT IT WOULD COST PER-- SO MY HONEST OPINION IS THAT SURVEY IS NOT WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN ANYTHING.

IT DIDN'T TELL THE PUBLIC THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT PAYING $60 TO EVERY $100,000 YOUR HOUSE IS WORTH.

SECONDLY, THE ONE QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU, HOW ARE WE GOING TO-- WHERE DO WE STAND WITHOUT A BOND? HOW WOULD WE BUILD THE NEW SCHOOLS IF NO BOND IS ACTUALLY DONE? THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE.

THE SECOND ONE WOULD BE HOW WOULD WE ASK AND INFORM VOTERS AND THE PUBLIC OF THE ACTUAL COST? SO NOT JUST-- I KNOW YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT PUTTING A SURVEY ON OUR SITE. HOW DO WE GET OUT TO THE MORE SPANISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES AND THE OLDER DEMOGRAPHIC OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T USE OUR WEBSITE, THAT DON'T DO SURVEYS.

HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THEIR INPUT SO WE KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT THEM? YOU KNOW, THAT IS THE CORE OF THE COMMUNITY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALSO GETTING THEIR PERSPECTIVE ON IT WITH ACTUAL COST.

AND YOU KNOW, ANYBODY IS GOING TO SAY YEAH.

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE-- I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE FRESH DRINKING WATER. YEAH.

OF COURSE, YOU WILL SAY YEAH TO THAT.

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THOSE WILL BE MY FIRST TWO QUESTIONS.

>> AS FAR AS THE NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRENTLY, WE HAVE $72 MILLION SET ASIDE IN THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE.

TO BUILD THAT SCHOOL. WE WOULD NEED AN ADDITIONAL $17 MILLION TO SET ASIDE WITHIN THE FUND BALANCE.

IF WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET A BOND.

THAT WOULD COME COMPLETELY FROM OUR OPERATING BUDGET.

THE NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL, MEASURE C, WE ARE SET ASIDE $11.3 MILLION. DEVELOPER FEES, WE HAVE $43.6 MILLION. OUR 2007COPS, WE HAVE $6.3 MILLION. AND WE HAVE $5.5 MILLION SET ASIDE IN THE GENERAL FUND. WE WOULD NEED ANOTHER $8.3 MILLION WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND IN ORDER TO DO THAT.

IF, IN FACT, WE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL DEVELOPER FEES, THAT COULD OFFSET ANY OF THE GENERAL FUND EXPENSE.

IT IS POSSIBLE TO BUILD THESE SCHOOLS.

IT WILL BE A RISK TO THE GENERAL FUND SHOULD ANY COST-- YOU KNOW, SHOULD WE HAVE ANY CHANGE ORDERS.

HOWEVER, WE DO PLAN TO DO-- IF WE DO LEASE BACK, IT IS NOT A CONTRACTOR. I BELIEVE ONCE WE GET A BID OUT THERE, WE WILL KNOW THE EXACT COST OF THE SCHOOLS.

THAT WOULD BE A WAY TO MAYBE GET SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ACTUALLY ON THE WEBSITE. ANYTHING LIKE.

THAT THOSE ARE SOME IDEAS DURING THE ELECTION PROCESS.

THAT I WOULD SUGGEST. IF WE WANT TO GET TO THE MOST

VOTERS. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, GO AHEAD.

>> I WOULD LIKE SO SEE ONE OF THE SURVEY QUESTIONS-- WOULD YOU APPROVE FOR, YOU KNOW, FACILITY MAINTENANCE FOR YOUR DISTRICT,-- WOULD YOU, YOU KNOW, HOW WOULD WE WORD IT? PRETTY MUCH. WOULD YOU APPROVE $60 TO EVERY $100,000 IF YOUR HOUSE IS WORTH-- YOU KNOW, WE THE GIVE WE CAN GIVE EXAMPLES. MAKE THAT A QUESTION.

WOULD YOU BE OKAY WITH THAT? >> I HAVE USUALLY SEEN THAT DONE. WHERE YOU GIVE DIFFERENT LEVELS TO, SAY, YOU KNOW, YES. VOTER APPROVAL LEVEL IS HIGHER AT $25, $40 OR $60. THAT KIND OF HELPS YOU PRICE YOUR BOND. I WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE THOSE

QUESTIONS. >> OKAY.

>> ALL RIGHT. I HAVE SOME COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. GOING BACK TO SLIDE 7.

DR. BARNES. JUST TO CLARIFY.

I THINK THE MATH WAS A LITTLE OFF.

THE DISTRICT HAS ANLE ELIGIBILITY OF $210 MILLION.

RIGHT? I WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING HERE. I KNOW WE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR 40%.

I'M ASSUMING IF WE SPENT $126 MILLION, WE WOULD GET $85 MILLION REIMBURSTED. IS THAT CORRECT?

>> YEAH. >> OKAY.

I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. THAT STATEMENT THERE.

FOR THE PUBLIC. >> I'M SORRY.

IT IS ACTUALLY 60% REIMBURSEMENT.

>> OKAY. 60% NOT 40%.

>> CORRECT. THE STATE GIVES US 40%.

WE GET-- I MEAN, THE STATE PAYS 40.

WE GET 60 REIMBURSED. I'M SORRY FOR THAT.

>> I NEEDED CLARITY ON THAT. AND LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT.

OKAY. >> THAT IS THE STATE SCHOOL

BUILDING PROGRAM. >> RIGHT.

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BECAUSE WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THAT-- YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE MOVING INTO THE NORTH SIDE OF FONTANA ARE EITHER UPGRADING FROM, YOU KNOW, A SMALLER HOME OR IF THEY CAN FIND A SINGLE-STORY VERSUS TWO-STORY, BECAUSE THEY HAVE OLDER, YOU KNOW, ADULTS. WE ARE ALL AGING.

THERE IS DIFFERENT REASONS WHY FOLKS ARE EITHER UPGRADING OR MOVING INTO THESE DIFFERENT HOMES.

RIGHT? IF YOU LOOK AT MONARCH HILLS, JUST UP ABOVE THE CANYON CORRIDOR THERE, THERE IS A SMALL POCKET OF HOMES THAT ARE SINGLE-STORY.

AND THEN A BUNCH OF TWO-STORY CONDOS.

AND YOU KNOW, I CALL THEM POCKET HOMES.

THEY ARE ON 3,000-SQUARE-FOOT LOTS RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER.

RIGHT? YOU SEE THAT MIXED-USE.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, I COULD SEE A LOT OF FOLKS ON THAT END MAYBE SUPPORTING. THEN WHEN YOU HAVE SENIORS, YOU KNOW, AND LOWER-INCOME DOWN IN THE CORE, THEY MAY NOT BE.

RIGHT? I GUESS WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THAT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE QUESTION IS IMPORTANT. AND THEN THE OTHER THING I HAVE TO SAY IS WITH ALL OF THAT, WE NEED TO FIND A VEHICLE.

RIGHT? IF YOU WANTED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL ROOM TO YOUR HOUSE, YOU EITHER SAVE THAT MONEY UP AND WAIT, BUT IF YOU WAIT, YOU GET THE COST INCREASES AS WE HAVE BEEN WAITING. AND TRYING TO GET THINGS OUT.

OR YOU TAKE OUT A HOME EQUITY LOAN.

YOU SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GOING TO INVEFERS IT BACK IN MY HOUSE. YOU BUILD THAT STRUCTURE OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. UPGRADES TO THE HOUSE.

I SAY THAT TO SAY THAT WE NEED A VEHICLE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT VEHICLE IS.

BASED ON THE INFORMATION YOU ARE PROVIDING FOR US.

WE NEED SOME SORT OF VEHICLE. I KNOW THIS BOND CONVERSATION IS NOT GOING TO ALWAYS BE POPULAR WITH SOME FOLKS.

BUT TO ANSWER THE KIDS AND THE PARENTS THAT COME TO TALK TO US ABOUT UPGRADING POOLS AND BUILDING A STADIUM AND HAVING THESE STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES, WHEN THEY COMPARE THEM TO, LIKE, CHAFEE. THEY PASSED THEIR GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND IN 2012. I WANT TO SAY THEIRS WAS OVER $800 MILLION. ALMOST THE SAME AMOUNT WE ARE ASKING HERE FOR. THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD A NEW STADIUM WITH FACILITIES AT COLONY AND THE STADIUM WITH BASEBALL FIELD AND LIGHTS. WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE COMPARISONS, SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. AND I'M THINKING WE SURVEY, WE SEE WHERE IT GOES. WE LET THE VOTERS DECIDE WHETHER WE DO IT OR NOT. IF NOT, WE WILL HAVE TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE NEED A VEHICLE OR OTHERWISE, A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS ARE FALLING APART.

WE SEE THAT ALL THE TIME. WE HAVE TO PUT UP PATCHES.

LIKE THE STUDENT SAID TODAY ABOUT THE FONTANA POOL.

WE CAN'T KEEP PUTTING LIPSTICK ON A PIG AND EXPECT IT TO CHANGE THE LOOK OF IT. SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT TONIGHT.

>> BOARD PRESIDENT? >> I THINK MR. PEREZ WAS GOING

TO AND THEN -- >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE EXTEND. WE HAVE 15 MINUTES.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO EXTEND TO 12:00 JUST IN CASE?

>> I'LL SECOND THAT. TO GET THE BUSINESS DONE.

MADAM SECRETARY? A MOTION TO EXTEND OUR MEETING TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO GET THE BUSINESS DONE.

LY SECOND THAT. WE WILL CALL FOR THAT VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 5-0. MR. PEREZ, YOU WERE GOING TO

MAKE A COMMENT. >> THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT.

I'M GOING TO ASK FOR ANOTHER PRESENTATION.

BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN-- ME AND MRS. INBODY HAVE LITERALLY BEEN TO THE U.S. CAPITOL FOR EXTRA FUNDING.

WE HAVE BEEN UP TO THE STATE. WE HAVE BEEN EVERYWHERE.

I HAVE GONE TO THE COUNTY. I HAVE GONE TO THE CITY.

AND THE REALITY IS THERE IS NO MONEY ELSEWHERE.

WITH THE BOARD AND OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT WITH HER CABINET,

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THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE TALKED TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT.

THEY ARE WORRIED. ME AND MRS. INBODY HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION. THE PREVIOUS BOND DID NOT LEAVE A GOOD TASTE ON HOW IT WAS SPENT.

AND HOW THOSE FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED TO DIFFERENT PROJECTS.

THAT WASN'T THE TRUE INTENTION. SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AND REGARDLESS ON HOW WE DO, THERE IS A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TOP ASK. ONE, I WANT TO ASK IF THERE IS STRICT LANGUAGE THAT CAN BE PLACED ON TO THE BOND SO THAT EVEN IF WE ARE ALL GONE, THAT THE MONEY THAT WAS-- THAT WE VOTED ON WOULD NEVER BE USED AGAINST WHAT THIS BOARD-- THE INTENTION FOR THE MONEY WAS. TWO, BECAUSE IT IS A 55% THRESHHOLD, IF WE CAN ALSO TAKE A LOOK-- IF YOU CAN GIVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION. DOESN'T HAVE TO BE NEXT MONTH AND SO FORTH. I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT THE OTHER OPTION THAT WE HAVE TO-- AND IT IS A REALITY.

>> WE CANNOT KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE FACILITIES, IF OUR FACILITIES ARE STARTING TO COST MORE, THEN THAN WHAT IT IS TO KEEP THE SCHOOL OPEN, WE WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER CLOSING OF SCHOOLS. AND TAKE THAT MONEY AND PUT IT ELSEWHERE. TO REPAIR OR REBUILD AND TO DO THAT. I WANT TO SEE WHAT SCHOOLS-- ALL THE SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE, THE AMOUNT IT IS GOING TO COST TO UPDATE, REPAIR AND GET IT UP TO CODE.

I WANT THAT ON EACH SCHOOL. AND THEN A PRESENTATION ON THAT TO, AGAIN, MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE.

HEY, THESE ARE OUR OPTIONS. WHATEVER OPTION YOU ARE GOING TO CHOOSE IS WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE VOTING ON.

THE PUBLIC HAS TO BE MADE AWARE OF THE THANKS PARENTSY OF THIS BOND. AND MOVING FORWARD, WHAT WE ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DROP HINTS TO SAY HEY, HOW MANY H-- SWAMP COOL ESDO WE HAVE.

STORM DRAINAGE. ALL OF THESE THINGS.

IT IS THE UPDATING AND THE REPAIRING AND ENSURING THE SCHOOLS ARE SAFE IS COSTING US THE MOST.

WE ARE CONSISTENTLY PUTTING A BAND-AID ON THINGS.

AND WE ARE NOT. I FEEL BAD THAT FO HIGH DOESN'T HAVE A POOL. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE SPREAD REALLY THIN. WE ARE STILL TRYING TO BUILD A SCHOOL. IF WE DON'T BUILD A SCHOOL NOW, THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY. A DEVELOPER WILL TAKE THAT LAND.

NOW WE ARE STILL BUSING IN STUDENTS.

THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS.

I DO HAVE A PLAN. I CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT FROM HERE.

BUT I HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT WITH THE STEEL WORKERS.

THERE IS A PLAN, AND THERE IS A WAY TO CORRECT THIS.

SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO PUT THE WEIGHT ON THE PUBLIC OR OUR COMMUNITY. AND THERE IS A WAY TO FIX THIS.

AS I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO LOCAL LEADER, THE IDEA SEEMS TO BE CATCHING A LOT MORE WEIGHT. MOVING FORWARD, IF WE CAN GET THOSE-- AND THAT IS IT FOR RIGHT NOW.

APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU, MR. PEREZ.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MS. SANDOVAL?

>> . >> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY IS LEFT FROM THE PREVIOUS BOND.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE MONEY WAS SPENT.

BECAUSE I DO KNOW THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL NEEDED A STADIUM.

THEY GOT THEIR STADIUM. THAT IS HOW THE BOND WENT THROUGH. PART OF IT.

I DO REMEMBER WORKING ON THE BOND.

I REMEMBER WALKING DOOR-TO-DOOR. TALKING TO THE PUBLIC.

THOSE WERE MY DAYS BEFORE I EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT RUNNING FOR OFFICE. I LEARNED REALLY QUICK THAT IS HOW YOU GET THINGS DONE. YOU HAVE TO BE SOMEWHERE TO MAKE DECISIONS. AND TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD.

THAT IS HOW IT GETS DONE. SOME CITIZENS HERE ARE OUT THERE DOING THAT WORK. THAT IS GOOD.

THAT IS AMAZING. BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO TALK TO THE COMMUNITY, AND THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT THE SCHOOLS ARE DOING. I GREE WITH THEM THERE.

I AGREE WITH THEM THERE. THE BOND IS IMPORTANT.

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>> HOW MUCH ARE WE SPENDING TO MAINTAIN RIGHT NOW ON OUR CURRENT SITE? MAINTENANCE.

OKAY. WE ONLY HAVE THREE, THEN.

CAN WE USE THOSE MODERNIZED FUNDS BY UTILIZING GENERAL FUND MONEY? DOES IT HAVE TO BE MONEY THAT IS

BROUGHT IN THROUGH A BOND? >> NO.

WE HAVE FOUR OPTIONS. AS LONG AS WE HAVE A MATCH,.

>> WE CAN PULL THAT MATCH OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

AND THEY WILL MATCH US. >> YES.

>> OKAY. WHERE ARE WE WITH THIS ONE, YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO LOOK THIS UP.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS INFORMATION.

MAYBE IT DID COME ACROSS IN A BOARD REPORT.

I MAY HAVE MISSED IT. WHERE ARE WE WITH THE VIOLATION OF THE SOFTBALL FIELD? THAT WAS PART OF THE LAST BOND,

I WAS TOLD. >> YEAH.

THAT IS CURRENTLY AT DSA FOR APPROVAL.

WE DO PLAN ON-- IT IS BUDGETED WITHIN THE BOND.

AND IT WILL BE, HOPEFULLY, A SUMMER PROJECT THIS SUMMER.

>> THAT IS NOT GOING TO COME OUT OF THIS BOND.

>> NO. >> OKAY.

THANK YOU. HAVE WE LOOKED AT OTHER OPTIONS? WHEN I SAY OTHER OPTIONS, AT CSBA, DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH CLASSES MYSELF.

AND BOARD MEMBER PEREZ. THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS WE CAN UTILIZE. I KNOW PEOPLE DON'T LIKE HEARING IT, BUT CONSOLIDATING CAMPUSES IN THE AREAS THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE STUDENTS BECAUSE-- THEN UTILIZING SOME OF THAT PROPERTY.

NOT GETTING RID OF IT. BUT UTE UTILIZING IT FROM OTHER MEANS. HOUSING FOR TEACHERS AND PERSONNEL. THERE IS DIFFERENT OPPORT OPPORTUNITIES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF WE HAVE ACTUALLY EXPLORED ANY OTHER OPTIONS FOR TEACHER HOUSING AND-- AS FONTANA GETS HIGHER. AND WE KNOW TEACHERS ARE STARTING OUT, NOT MAKING MUCH MONEY.

I HAVE SEEN OTHER DISTRICTS, ONE IN PARTICULAR IN SAN FRANCISCO, THAT WAS VERY APPEALING FOR THEM.

THEY WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO CREATE REVENUE WITH THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE LOOKED AT EXPLORING ANY OF THOSE OPTIONS.

IF WE DON'T GET A BOND. AND ALSO, LOOKING AT OUR OTHER PROPERTIES THAT ARE TOO SMALL TO BUILD SITES ON.

LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN LEVERAGE THOSE PROPERTIES EITHER TO MAKE IT A MORE BANG FOR OUR BUCK AS FAR AS LOOKING AT, LIKE, WHY IMPROVE ONE POOL WHEN WE KNOW WE HAVE FOUR ACRES HERE THAT WE CAN BUILD AN AQUATIC CENTER AND ALLOW TWO SCHOOLS WITH MAKING TWO POOLS AT PROBABLY HALF THE MONEY.

YOU ARE STARTING FROM SCRATCH. JUST BEING CREATIVE AND LOOKING AT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES OTHER THAN PUTTING WHAT I FEEL RIGHT NOW IS A BURDEN ON THE PUBLIC, ASKING FOR MORE MONEY.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF WE CAN BE UPDATEDD ON OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE RESEARCHED OR-- OTHER THAN THAT, FOR NOW, I THINK THAT BECAUSE YOU WERE LOOKING FOR DIRECTION, DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION, BOARD PRESIDENT?

>> THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS FOR THE TEAM TO ENGAGE-- APPROVE A SURVEY AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY. THERE IS A COST IN THE AGENDA

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ITEM OF $15,000 TO DO THAT. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE I MAKE THIS ACTION CORRECTLY. CORRECT ME IF I DON'T-- I.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A SURVEY AND/OR ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY REGARDING THE POTENTIAL GENERAL OBLIGATION ON THE NOVEMBER, 2024 BALLOT. WITHOUT BEING INFORMED, WE CAN'T MAKE A TRUE DECISION. I WOULD RATHER SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE TRULY ENGAGE THE PUBLIC BEFORE WE ARE ASKED TO MAKE A DECISION ON THAT.

CAN I GET A SECOND? >> WAIT.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ASK A QUESTION.

NOW YOU JUST MADE A MOTION. I CAN'T ASK THE QUESTION.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ASK A QUESTION.

>> FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES? WELL, WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING.

>> I'M GOING SECOND HIS MOTION. GO AHEAD.

ASK YOUR QUESTION. >> THANK YOU.

IN ADDITION, ONE, I'M NOT EVER SUGGESTING THAT WE IMMEDIATE TO CLOSE SCHOOLS. I WANT TO TRY TO MAKE SURE-- I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY TO COME NEXT WEEK AND SAY HE IS TRYING TO CLOSE SCHOOLS. I'M NOT.

I WANT THE TRANSPARENCY OF ALL THE OPTIONS OUT THERE FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE MADE AWARE OF. NEGOTIATION THAT, IF WE CAN LIST THE PRICING OF THE SCHOOL, OF WHAT WE WOULD SELL THE LAND FOR.

AND THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT PRICE IT WOULD BE.

THERE IS TWO DIFFERENT LAND OPTIONS.

LIKE, WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO BUY OURS.

THEY WERE QUOTING US AT ONE. IT WAS ACTUALLY ANOTHER.

PUBLIC USE VERSUS THE OTHER WAY. WE COULD PUT THAT AMOUNT ON THERE AS WELL. AGAIN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY THINKS I'M TRYING TO CLOSE SCHOOLS.

AGAIN, THIS IS FOR THE TRANSPARENCY OF THIS TOPIC.

>> MS. SANDOVAL? >> ONE MORE QUESTION.

SORRY. NOW, WHEN THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE COST OF THE BOND PER HOUSEHOLD, ARE THEY LOOKING AT THE PROPERTY VALUE? ARE THEY LOOKING AT THE HOUSE VALUE? ALL TOGETHER?

>> THE ASSESSED VALUE. WHAT THEY ARE PAYING TAXES ON,

BASICALLY. >> OKAY.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

I WANT TO GET CLARIFICATION. UNLESS LESLIE UNDERSTOOD IT DIFFERENTLY. ARE YOU ASKING US TO ASSESS THE PROPERTY VALUE OF OUR SCHOOLS AND REPORT BACK OUT WHAT THEY

ARE WORTH? >> YEAH.

IN THE REPORT. >> YES.

ON ALL OF THEM. YEAH.

ON ALL OF THEM. BECAUSE IT IS JUST THE TRANSPARENCY OF WHAT THE SCHOOLS-- IF THE BOND DIDN'T PASS, THEN WE WOULD BE FORCED TO HAVE TO MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS. THEN WHAT THE REALITY OF THAT

WOULD BE. >> BOARD PRESIDENT?

NOW IT IS WORKING. >> OH, NO.

IT TURNED OFF. >> WHATEVER.

OKAY. >> THERE IT IS.

CHECK YOUR PLUG. MAKE SURE IT IS ALL THE WAY IN.

>> IT IS OKAY. IF IT IS OKAY, OBVIOUSLY, I WANT TO BE REALLY COGNIZANT OF WHAT YOU ARE ASKING.

COULD WE POSSIBLY EXPLORE MAYBE A SOUTH END SCHOOL, A CENTRAL SCHOOL AND A NORTH SCHOOL ASSESSED VALUE.

WOULD THAT BE APPROPRIATE? >> OH, YEAH.

I'M JUST TRYING TO GET-- PAINT A PICTURE.

THAT IS ALL I'M TRYING TO DO. THE REALITY OF EVERYTHING.

SO WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE IS BEST, WE CAN DO THAT.

YOU KNOW, THE MORE INFORMATION IS BETTER.

>> FOR CLARIFICATION, WE ARE NOT ASKING THE DISTRICT TO GO GET AN APPRAISAL ON EVERY SITE. RIGHT? WE ARE JUST GOING TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT EACH PROPERTY IS WORTH.

>> YES. >> I DON'T WANT TO SPEND MORE

MONEY TRYING TO -- >> ARE WE ASKING STAFF TO LOOK AT ASSESSED VALUE OF ALL 46 SITES, PLUS-- CAN WE GET CLARITY ON THAT? ARE YOU ASKING FOR THE VACANT

LANDS? >> NO.

FOR, LIKE, WELL-- UPJUST USING A SCHOOL AT RANDOM.

LIKE ANY SCHOOL. >> I THINK IF I JUST LOOKED AT AN AVERAGE PER ACRE, AND THEN SAID OKAY, THIS SCHOOL IS 13 ACRES. THIS SCHOOL IS 24 ACRES.

YOU KNOW -- >> IT WOULD SELL FOR THIS MUCH.

THIS IS HOW MUCH WE WOULD POSSIBLY MAKE.

>> THAT WOULD BE THE BETTER WAY TO DO IT.

>> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION THAT IS ON THE TABLE? ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE, THE MOTION AS I UNDERSTAND IT IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE A SURVEY AND/OR ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY REGARDING THE POTENTIAL GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ON THE NOVEMBER, 2024 BALLOT. HOATION WAS MADE BE.

MR. ARMENDAREZ: SECONDED BY MYSELF.

IF THERE IS NO FURTHER QUESTIONS,LY CALL FOR THE VOTE.

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NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 5.2. BUSINESS SERVICES UTILIZATION OF NASPO AGREEMENT. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE UTILIZATION OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION STATE PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS, KNOWN AS NASPO.

F VALUE POINT CONTRACT NUMBER AR-2472.

CALIFORNIA PARTICIPATING ADDENDUM NUMBER 7.17.40.05.

FOR THE PURCHASE OF CLOUD SOLUTIONS PROCUREMENT MODEL, FINANCIAL INTEGRATION AND RELATED SERVICES AS NEEDED.

IS THERE A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 5.2?

>> MOTION. >> THANK YOU MR. ARMENDAREZ.

>> IS THERE A SECOND IN. >> SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, MOTION BY MR. ARMENDAREZ AND A SECOND BY MR. PEREZ.

CAST YOUR VOTES, PLEASE. MOTION PASSES 5-0.

ITEM 5.3. HUMAN RESOURCES.

VARIABLE WAIVER REQUEST. TO APPROVE OR RATIFY THE QUESTION OF THE SUBMISSION. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE OR

RATIFY ITEM 5.3. >> SO MOVED.

>> IS THERE A SECOND IN I'LL SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PEREZ. A SECOND BY MYSELF.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES 5-0.

ITEM 5.3. I'M SORRY.

5.4. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, BOARD COMPENSATION. AND THERE IS A PUBLIC COMMENT FOR MR. SLOWIC. YOU ARE UP ON THE PODIUM.

>> GOOD EVENING. LIFETIME RESIDENT.

FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS ITEM WAS BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. FOR THOSE WHO ARE EMPLOYED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, YOU KNOW THE BUSINESS OWNERS/OPERATORS CALL THE SHOTS. THEY MAKE THE BUSINESS DECISIONS FOR THEIR COMPANIES AND BUSINESSES.

INCLUDING THE DECISION OF WHO AND WHEN PAY RAISES ARE GIVEN AMONG THE EMPLOYEES. IPAY R RAY RAISES ARE BASED ON MERIT. THE KEY IS THAT PAY RAISES AND INCREASES ARE GIVEN TO EMPLOY EASY BASED ON MERIT.

AND A PAY INCREASE WAS EARNED. FOR THOSE EMPLOYED IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, THAT IS, THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LIKE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND REPRESENTED BY UNIONS, IT IS MOST DIFFICULT THAT PAY RAISES ARE GIVEN THROUGH A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

YET IT IS ALSO TYPICAL THAT PROMOTIONS WHICH MANY TIMES INCLUDE ASSOCIATED PAY RAISES ARE GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES BASED ON MERIT. AND THE PAY INCREASE WAS EARNED.

THE OTHER COMMONALITY OF THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR IS THAT THE DECISION TO GIVE PAY RAISES TO EMPLOYEES IS MADE BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE EMPLOYEE HIMSELF OR HERSELF.

SO UNLIKE MOST EMPLOYEES OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND PUBLIC SECTOR WHO RECEIVE PAY INCREASES BASED ON MERIT AND WHICH IS DECIDED BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE EMPLOYEE, THIS IS NOT THE CASE FOR BOARD MEMBERS OR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. BOARD MEMBERS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES DO NOT RECEIVE INCREASES BASED ON MERIT.

THE DECISION TO INCREASE THE BOARD MEMBERS' PAY IS MADE BY THE MEMBERS THEMSELVES. THE SCHOOL BOARD POLICY EXISTS HERE THAT INCLUDES LANGUAGE PROVIDING THE SCHOOL BOARD THE ABILITY TO GIVE THEMSELVES A PAY RAISE.

PERFECTLY LEGAL. NO ONE QUESTIONS THE LEGALITY OF THAT. THE QUESTION REALLY IS IS IT MORALLY RIGHT FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO TAKE ACTION TO GIVE THEMSELVES A PAY RAISE? SOME BOARD MEMBERS PROBABLY MAY NOT CARE ABOUT MORALITY. THAT QUESTION IS MOSTLY FOR PARENTS AND THE PUBLIC TO THINK ABOUT.

IF IN A HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION, BOARD MEMBERS' PAY RAISES WERE BASED ON MERIT, WE KNOW THEY ARE NOT.

IF THEY WERE BASED ON MERIT, IT COULD BE EASILY ARGUED AND JUSTIFIED THAT CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS HERE WOULD NOT DESERVE A PAY RAISE. FURTHER, SINCE THESE ARE PUBLIC FUNDS, THAT IS THE TAXPAYERS'' DOLLARS, IT COULD BE ARGUED AND JUSTIFIED THAT CERTAIN FONTANA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD REFUND SOME PUBLIC FUNDS. THE REALITY IS BOARD MEMBERS' PAY RAISES ARE NOT BASED ON MERIT.

AND IT IS MORALLY QUESTIONABLE FOR BOSHED MEMBERS TO GIVE THEMSELVES A PAY RAISE. THERE IS AN INHERENT CONFLICT OF

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THE NEW COMPENSATION POLICY WOULD GIVE THE DECISION-MAKING DISCRETION TO THE PARENTS OF THE UPON THE TAN FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD RECEIVE A PAY INCREASE. SUCH NEW POLICY WOULD GIVE PARENTS THE DISCRETION TO GRANT PAY INCREASES TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS BASED ON DEFINED RATIONALE RATIONAL CRITERIA AND MERIT. AFTER ALL, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WORK FOR THE PARENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

THEREFORE, THE PARENTS SHOULD DETERMINE IF AND WHEN SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE PAY INCREASES.

WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO THE NOT APPROVING THIS BOARD MEMBER PAY INCREASE. AGENDA ITEM 5.4.

THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT.

DID YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THIS?

NO. >> NO.

A RECOMMENDATION HERE. >> OKAY.

SO THIS ITEM IS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE.

BOARD COMPENSATION. TO APPROVE AN INCREASE OF THE BOARD FROM A STIPEND OF 5%. WHICH IS CURRENTLY $7.50 A MONTH STIPEND. THE NEW STIPEND WOULD BE AN INCREASE OF $37.50 PER STIPEND. DO WE WANT TO OPEN THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION? HOW DO WE WANT TO DO THIS?

>> I'LL MOTION FOR A DISCUSSION. >> ALL RIGHT.

>> I'LL SECOND FOR THE DISCUSSION.

>> ALL RIGHT. BOARD PRESIDENT?

>> JUST REAL QUICK. EVERYBODY KNOWS I DON'T-- IF I MISS A MEETING, I DON'T ASK FOR IT TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE I DIDN'T SHOW UP TO THE MEETING, SO I COULDN'T COME THROUGH WITH MY OBLIGATION. HONESTLY, WHEN I RAN FOR THIS POSITION, I DIDN'T KNOW WE GOT PAID FOR IT OR GOT ANY TYPE OF STIPEND WHATSOEVER. AND SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, IF I WERE TO ABSTAIN FROM THE VOTE, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT-- I'M INDIFFERENT ON IT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

I'M OKAY WITH EVERYTHING THE WAY IT IS.

IF I WERE TO ABSTAIN, WHAT WOULD THAT ABSTENTION BE COUNTED AS?

>> I BELIEVE YOUR BOARD BY LAW HAS BEEN AMENDED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE BY-LAW IS AN PAVEL ABRAMOV TENSION IS DOESN'T AN ABSTENTION WOULD BE DOWNED LIKE A NO VOTE.

>> OKAY. I GET CONFUSED ON IT.

IT CHANGED, AND WE HAD THAT ISSUE.

>> BOARD PRESIDENT? >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE REASON I BELIEVE THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR NOT JUST US BUT FOR FUTURE BOARDS IS BECAUSE THIS BOARD HAS NOT-- AND THE ONLY REASON EVEN I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS THING WAS THROUGH CSBA. THERE IS SO MANY-- IT HAS BEEN I THINK OVER AT LEAST TEN YEARS SINCE THIS BOARD HAS EVEN LOOKED AT ANY TYPE OF COMPENSATION FROM THAT PERCENTAGE RATE.

SO TO ME, WE ARE NOT MAKING THIS DECISION FOR OURSELVES.

BECAUSE LIKE WE SAID, TWO OF US WILL BE GONE AFTER THIS YEAR.

WE ARE ACTUALLY MAKING THIS DECISION SO THAT FUTURE BOARDS MOVING FORWARD WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE FOR, TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THEIR RAISES. IT IS NOT LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE MAKE A LOT OF MONEY. THAT IS THE REE REALITY OF IT.

AND THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT WE PUT IN, WHETHER PEOPLE BELIEVE IT IS, LIKE, IT IS YOUR DUTY. WELL, IT IS YOUR DUTY.

YOU STILL USE YOUR VACATION T TIME, YOU USE YOUR SICK DAYS.

YOU USE EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY TO. ME, I DON'T SEE WHY A BOARD CANNOT ACTUALLY VOTE ON IT. TO ME, I WOULD HAVE TO DISAGREE WITH THE PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC THAT BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT IS ABOUT MORAL. TO ME, I THINK IT IS ONLY RIGHT FOR US TO NOT JUST THINK ABOUT OURSELVES BUT THINK ABOUT FUTURE BOARDS AND TO ALLOW THEM TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THOSE INCREMENTAL INCREASES, YOU KNOW, ANNUALLY.

WHETHER THAT BOARD SAYS ONE YEAR, THEY THINK IT IS GOOD.

ANOTHER YEAR THEY MAY SAY, WE WILL WAIT ALL.

WE ARE DOING THIS OR THAT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO START ADDRESSING IT. BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED

IN, YOU KNOW, OVER A DECADE. >> THANK YOU, MR. ARMENDAREZ.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION?

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YOU KNOW, YOU ARE ALWAYS BROUGHT UP TO REMEMBER NOT TO VOTE ON FINANCIAL OR ABSTAIN FOR FINANCIAL INTEREST.

RIGHT? THAT IS THE THOUGHT OF BEING ON A BOARD. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS, YOU KNOW, RAMIFICATIONS DOWN THE LINE.

BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IF YOU START A TREND, THEN WHOEVER IS GOVERNANCE THE NEXT YEAR HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT AGAIN.

I GET ALL OF THAT. BUT IT IS JUST WEIRD.

RIGHT? THEN I DO LIKE, MATH.

I LIKE TO DO CALCULATIONS. AND MANY OF US HERE, ASIDE FROM THE JOBS THAT WE DO FULL-TIME, BECAUSE I THINK EVERY ONE OF US OTHER THAN MARY IS RETIRED. WE HAVE FULL-TIME JOBS.

AND SO WE PUT IN NOT ONLY THAT BUT MANY TIMES, 20-0 HOURS A WEEK EASILY IN THIS ROLE. IST AT LEAST I KNOW I DO AS BOARD PRESIDENT. I KNOW YOU DO WITH THE VARIOUS THINGS THAT YOU DO WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

WHEN YOU DO THE MATH, THAT COMES OUT TO, LIKE, $6 AN HOUR IF YOU ARE LUCKY. I KNOW WE DON'T DO IT FOR THE MONEY. BUT IT IS JUST INTERESTING.

YOU KNOW, I'M INDIFFERENT WITH THIS.

I GET WHAT IT IS FOR THE CURRENT TIMES.

RIGHT? FOR US HERE SITTING ON THE DAIS.

I UNDERSTAND THE FEUP FUTURE FOR ANYONE THAT COMES FROM A SUCCESS SITUATION. THEY WIN THEIR ELECTIONS THAT THEY SIT ON THAT DAIS. I DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO, TO BE HONEST. I'M VERY INDIFFERENT WITH THIS.

MS. INBODY? >> THANK YOU.

I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS AGENDA ITEM IS ONE THAT I DO SUPPORT. I DO SUPPORT IT BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS THERE INFLATION AND THERE IS WORK THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING, THAT TOUCHES YOUR POCKETBOOK. HOWEVER, FOR ANYONE WHO MIGHT NOT BE INTERESTED IN THE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION WHICH ISN'T VERY MUCH AT ALL, COULD DONATE THAT.

TO THE FOUNDATION. THAT IS AN OPTION.

BUT LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, AND PROVIDING AN INCREASE TO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS IN THE FUTURE COULD BE UP TO THEM TO DO THE SAME THING OR NOT. IT IS WELL-DESERVED.

>> THANK YOU, MS. INBODY. THAT IS ANOTHER POINT.

MANY OF US DO DONATE PROBABLY THESE FUNDS BACK INTO DIFFERENT THINGS. RIGHT? YOU KNOW, I JUST SPEAK FOR MYSELF THIS WEEK.

I DROPPED OFF A BUNCH OF GOOD YS AT UPON THE UNANIMOUS MIDDLE SCHOOL YESTERDAY. IT WAS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAD A LOSS. AND THE STAFF WAS FEELING DOWN.

I FELT LIKE THEY NEEDED SOMETHING.

YOU GO OUT AND YOU DO YOUR THING.

THE OTHER WEEK, WE HAD A TEACHER OR ACTUALLY A VICE PRINCIPAL THAT IS LEAVING. AND BECAUSE OF THE CONNECTION THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VICE PRINCIPAL, NOT ONLY FROM BEING HERE ON THE DAIS, BUT AS A FATHER AND HOW HE SUPPORTED MY SON, THROUGH HIS WORK, STOPPED BY TO THANK HIM AND DROP OFF A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR HIM. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? WE TAKE THIS LITTLE $750. AND REALLY THAT IS $709.50, WHEN I SEE IT COME. IN AND WE PUT IT BACK IN THE COMMUNITY MANY, MANY TIMES. SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY WE CAN DONATE THE EXTRA $37.50 TO SOMETHING ELSE.

I KNOW WE DO THAT ALREADY MANY TIMES.

I DO LIKE THE FACT THAT WE COULD PUT THIS TOWARDS A FOUNDATION.

FONTANA FOUNDATION. AGAIN, THIS IS A CONVERSATION.

IT IS DISCUSSION. IT IS GOOD DISCUSSION.

ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? ALL RIGHT.

WELL -- >> TO KEEP THE MEETING MOVING.

I MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE INCREASE.

NEED A SECOND. >> NEED A SECOND.

IS THERE A SECOND? I GOT A CALL AGAIN.

IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND? THAT MOTION DIES. THANK YOU, MR. ARMENDAREZ.

FOR YOUR MOTION. THANK YOU, MIKI, FOR YOUR ADVOCACY. FOR US.

WE APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW YOU CARE AND UNDERSTAND.

WE APPRECIATE THAT. >> BOARD PRESIDENT?

>> ONE THING I WANT TO SAY. IF I CAN.

BECAUSE I THINK THE FUNDS WOULD GO TO A GOOD CAUSE, CAN I MAKE A RE-MOTION TO MOTION FOR US TO ACCEPT THE 5% INCREASE, BUT THE INCREASE GO TOWARD THE FONTANA SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUNDATION? SO THAT AT LEAST THAT MONEY THAT WOULD BE GOING TOWARD MEMBERS WOULD GO TOWARD OUR YOUTH DIRECTLY?

>> THAT IS A NEW MOTION. YEAH.

IT IS WITHIN -- >> $200 SCHOLARSHIP.

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MORE THAN I GOT. >> I LIKE THE IDEA.

IF I GETS-- IF THERE IS A WAY TO DEDUCT IT AWAY FROM-- LIKE, THERE IS A FORM YOU DEDUCT IT. I WOULD BE OPEN TO THAT.

I WOULDN'T TAKE IT IN MY POCKET. >> YEAH.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE IT AUTO-DEDUCTED?

>> I TRIED. RYAN SAID NO.

BECAUSE I WANTED TO BUY THE OFFICERS DINNER OR SOMETHING FOR CHRISTMAS OR THANKSGIVING. AND I SAID TAKE IT FROM MY NEXT CHECK. HE SAID THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN

DO THAT. >> BUT I THINK THAT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THIS IS GOING TO GO TO A FOUNDATION. LESLIE?

>> IS THERE A CURRENT PROCESS FOR STAFF TO DONATE TO THE FOUNDATION? OR IS THAT --

>> THANK YOU, LESLIE. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A CURRENT PROCESS. I DO KNOW THAT I HAVE DONE IT IN THE PAST. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE A MONTHLY AMOUNT OUT. TO DO A ONE-TIME.

LIKE YOU HAD OFFERED. THAT WE CAN'T DO.

IF IT IS A MONTHLY THING, WE CAN DO THAT.

>> MONTHLY. THAT IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

FOR THE YEAR. >> WE CAN LOOK INTO DOING

SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> BECAUSE THAT IS-- TO ME, THAT IS, LIKE, THAT IS $200 A MONTH GOING TOWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS. THAT IS A GREAT THING.

>> $37? >> OH, WAIT.

$37 TIMES FIVE. RIGHT?

>> EVERY MONTH? IT WOULD BE $3.70.

RIGHT? AM I DOING THE MATH WRONG?

>> NO. YOU ARE NOT DOING THE MATH

RIGHT. >> IT IS $37 A MONTH.

>> IT IS $37.50. >> I WAS DOING TOTAL AMOUNT.

>> BEFORE TAXES. >> 37 TIMES FIVE.

$185 A MONTH. TIMES 12.

$2,200. FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TOWARD OUR STUDENTS. I THINK THAT ANY BOARD, IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO FOCUS WITH THAT, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET MONEY TO OUR SYSTEM.

ANY BOARD MEMBER THAT WON'T SUPPORT THAT, LET ME KNOW.

(LAUGHTER). >> CAN I GET A SECOND?

>> LET ME ASK THIS. CAN WE GET INFORMATION BACK FROM DR. BARNES, MS. INBODY? MAYBE TABLE THIS FOR ANOTHER DISCUSSION AT A LATER TIME. AND SEE IF THAT IS AN

OPPORTUNITY. >> BOARD PRESIDENT?

>> DR. QUEZADA. YES.

>> MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT FUTURE BOARDS WON'T AGREE WITH THIS. NOW IT IS GOING TO GO IN THEIR

POCKET. >> I GET IT.

YES. >> THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO

WHATEVER THEY DO WITH IT. >> I WOULD RATHER JUST-- I DONATE ENOUGH. I DONATE EVERY --

>> I THINK WE ALL DO. MORE THAN WHAT WE MAKE.

SO WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO? WE WANT TO TABLE THIS OR HAVE IT DIE? I DO LIKE THE FACT THAT $2,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS GOES TO A STUDENT.

. >> YEAH.

>> I LIKE THAT OPPORTUNITY. >> IF WE CAN WRITE IT CHECK

TYLY, LIKE THIS BOARD. >> WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THOSE WHO SUCCEED US. RIGHT?

BUT -- >> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WITH MARK, IF I MAKE THIS MOTION FOR THIS INCREASE TO GO TOWARD THAT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER MOTION.

IT WOULD CONTINUE EVERY YEAR. RIGHT?

>> I'M NOT SURE HOW TO STRUCTURE A MOTION TO DO THIS JUST FOR THE CURRENT BOARD. CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE ON THE DAIS LONGER THAN OTHERS. BECAUSE THE ELECTION CYCLE-- THE SIMPLE WAY TO DO IT IS TO APPROVE AN INCREASE AND THEN LET EACH INDIVIDUAL BORTD MEMBER MAKE A POST-TAX CONTRIBUTION IN WHATEVER AMOUNT THEY WANT. THAT WAY, THERE IS A POLICY-- THERE IS NO PROGRAM THAT HAS TO BE ESTABLISHED.

I WOULD HAVE TO DEFER TO DR. BARNES.

ON WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD STRUCTURE A VEHICLE TO MAKE A PRE-TAX DEDUCTION AND HOW TO MAKE THAT WORK ON A TEMPORARY BASIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS FOR CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS.

APPROVE AN INCREASE AND THEN IN YOUR POST-TAX STIPEND, TAKE WHATEVER AMOUNT YOU WANT. INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS WANT.

AND MAKE WHATEVER DONATION YOU WANT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT SUITS YOUR NEEDS.

THAT IS THE SIMPLE WAY TO DO IT. >> SO CAN WE GO WITH THE MOTION OR TABLE THIS UNTIL LESLIE CAN TELL US IF IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS EASY JUST TO PULL IT OUT, PULL THE $40 OUT FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS OR, YOU KNOW, SEE HOW IT IS STRUCTURED.

MAYBE COME PACK IN DECEMBER AND LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN DO THAT?

>> YEAH. IF THAT QUESTION IS FOR ME, THE MOTION DIE THED. IT CAN BE BROUGHT BACK IN A DIFFERENT FORM AT A FUTURE MEETING.

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>> OKAY. >> WE WILL WAIT ON THE STAFF REPORT ON THAT. THANK YOU.

ITEM 5.5. TEACHING AND LEARNING.

THIS IS A 2023-2024 REVISED SCHOOLWIDE PLAN.

TO APPROVE THE REVISED PLANS FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, CORRESPONDING BUDGET FOR PALMETTO ELEMENTARY PURSUANT TO CODE 64001-GNH. IS THERE A MOTION?

>> SO MOVED. >> A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> THANK YOU, MR. ARMENDAREZ.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PEREZ. A SECOND BY MR. ARMENDAREZ.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THE MOTION PASSES 5-0.

[6. Comments]

MR. ARMENDAREZ. >> OKAY.

SO FIRST, I DO WANT TO EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES TO THE KIRBY FAMILY AS WELL AS THE RODRIGUEZ-- ORTEGA FAMILY FOR THEIR LOSS.

I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE DRE WHAT HER EXPECTATIONS ARE GOING TO BE ON THE FOCUS OF OFFERING THE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ALL STUDENTS, INCLUDING OUR SPECIAL NEEDS AND TO SEE THE WORK THAT WILL BE DONE UNDER HER LEADERSHIP.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE-- ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT TO LOOK INTO AND PROVIDE ON THE BOARD REPORT HOW WE CAN BE MORE INVOLVED.

THE LOSS OF A STUDENT IS ALWAYS SOMETHING WE CAN'T JUST FATHOM OR WONDER WHY. YOU ALWAYS THINK TO YOURSELF, YOU KNOW, WHAT COULD WE HAVE DONE DIFFERENT? HOW COULD WE HAVE HELPED THAT INDIVIDUAL OR THAT STUDENT? WHAT COULD WE HAVE DONE? THERE ARE OTHER PROGRAMS OUT THERE THAT I THINK WE CAN EXPLORE.

I WANT TO SEE HOW OUR DISTRICT, OUR POLICE FORCE CAN BE INVOLVED IN DARE AND WHAT KIND OF COST IT WOULD BE.

IF THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN BRING BACK AS A BOARD POLICY.

I THINK RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TEAM TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON THAT. AND TO LOSE ONE LIFE IS ONE TOO MANY FOR ME. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE WAY THINGS HAPPEN. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IF WE CAN EXPLORE THE DARE PROGRAM AND HOW OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN BE MORE INVOLVED WITH THAT. AND FOCUSING AND BRINGING THAT PROGRAM BACK TO OUR DISTRICT. IF IT IS A MATTER OF FUNDS, THEN US AS A BOARD, CAN MAKE THAT DECISION ON HOW WE WOULD MAKE THAT HAPPEN. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, ANDLY GO ON THE RECORD TO SAY I DO SUPPORT PARENT RIGHTS.

I DO. BUT THERE IS A RIGHT WAY TO DO IT. AND AS A BOARD, IT IS SUCH A HARD THING FOR US TO SIT HERE AND SAY, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE. WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS.

BUT WE HAVE TO BE INFORMED AS A COLLECTIVE GROUP.

WE HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF US.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT IMPACTING OUR STUDENTS, OUR BUDGET, AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT GOES ALONG WITH PASSING POLICIES AND BYLAWS. WHETHER ANYBODY OUT THERE BELIEVES IT OR NOT, I MEAN, THERE IS A LOT OF ISSUES THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT AND OVERCOME. I HAVE NEVER-- EVERYBODY THAT KNOWS ME KNOWS I DO-- I TRULY BELIEVE IN PARENTAL RIGHTS.

I DO BELIEVE THAT IF THERE IS GOING TO BE A POLICY, THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT BOARD HERE THAT WHEN THE TIME COMES, THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT AND ENGAGE IT, WE WILL MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS, AND WE WILL FOCUS ON MAKING SURE THAT WE SUPPORT OUR PARENTS. WE SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.

AND WE SUPPORT OUR STAFF. I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT COMES OUT AND SHARES THEIR OPINION, BUT PLEASE KNOW THAT IT IS NOT-- FOR ME, IT IS NOT A DEGRADATION OF DUTY, IT IS NOT ME NOT WANTING TO DEAL WIT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR PARENTS, OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF AND EVERYBODY WHO IS IMPACTED BY THE TYPE OF POLICIES THAT WE HAVE TO BE LOOKING FORWARD TO. SOME OF YOU PARENTS ARE RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THINGS COMING DOWN ALL DAY LONG.

THE REALITY OF IT IS I THINK THAT ONCE WE HAVE ALL THE FACTS, THAT IS WHEN WE CAN ADDRESS IT AS A COLLECTIVE BOARD.

AND THE FACT THAT SOME PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU BELIEVE OR NOT, IT IS AN EASY DECISION. IT IS NOT.

YOU KNOW, IT WEIGHS ON ALL OF US.

IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT PERSONAL BELIEF.

IT IS NOT ABOUT HOW WE FEEL. IT IS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE ENCOMPASS THE RIGHTS OF EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO LOOK AFTER. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WANT

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THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND BEING HERE EVERY DAY TO-- EVERY MEETING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS STAND UP FOR THEM AND KEEPING US INVOLVED. SECONDLY, I WANT TO THANK OUR CABINET FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND DUE DILIGENCE YOU GUYS DO ON A DAILY BASIS WHEN WE ARE NOT HERE.

ONE MEETING, SOMETIMES TWO. WE DON'T GET TO BE HERE.

I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS ARE SPENDING LESS TIME PREPARING FOR A MEETING. YOU ARE SPENDING MORE TIME DOING STUFF FOR OUR KIDS. THAT IS WHAT IT IS ABOUT.

RIGHT? MAKING SURE WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN FOR OUR STUDENTS.

LASTLY, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS AS WELL, OUR MEDIA GROUP THAT IS JUST CONTINUING TO FOCUS ON PUTTING THINGS OUT THERE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND MAKING SURE OUR PARENTS ARE WELL-INFORMED, THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOU DO. AND SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT WORK YOU ARE DOING AND THE DIRECTION YOU ARE STEERING THIS DISTRICT IN. I'M PROUD TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT I WAS PART OF ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BROUGHT YOU INTO THIS DISTRICT. I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE MOVING AND SHAKING THAT YOU ARE DOING TO.

ME, WE ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK-- NOT LASTLY.

I HAVE TO FINISH. ALSO OUR INTERIM CHIEF FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, CHIEF. FOCUSING ON THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE WITH STUDENT SAFETY. AND THE PASSION THAT YOU HAVE FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING PROCESSES CONSISTENTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROTECTING OUR STUDENTS TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK MY BOARD.

ALL OF YOU. THIS IS THE FINAL LASTLY.

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU. (LAUGHTER).

>> FOR WORKING TOGETHER AND US BEING ABLE TO BE A COLLECTIVE BOARD THAT FOCUSES ON OUR STUDENTS AND PUTTING OUR STUDENTS AND EDUCATION FIRST. THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING ME TO REPRESENT THIS DISTRICT WITH YOU.

YOU GUYS HAVE A BLESSED DAY. >> THANK YOU, MR. ARMENDAREZ.

DR. QUEZADA. >> THANK YOU.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND SAME I'M SURE THIS IS WHAT YOU WERE SPEAKING ABOUT. WE HAVE OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL. TIMOTHY HANNON.

HE IS AN INCREDIBLE INDIVIDUAL. HE IS GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING IN EDUCATION. IN ANOTHER DISTRICT.

WE WILL MISS HIM GREATLY. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE YEARS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN THIS DISTRICT.

I ALSO JUST WOULD LIKE TO MENTION I WANT TO CONGRATULATE TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL ON THEIR VOLLEYBALL WIN.

I WAS THERE LIVE IN PERSON. I WAS, LIKE, TORN.

I'M, LIKE, WHERE DO I SIT? DO I SIT IN THE MIDDLE? THEY WERE BOTH REALLY, LIKE, ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT GAMES.

BOTH OF THEM. OH, JUST AMAZING.

ALL THE WORK. I DON'T KNOW THE COACHES' NAMES.

I DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT THEM AS THEY WERE CELEBRATING WITH THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES. I WANT TO COMMEND THOSE COACHES.

YOU CAN SEE THE WORK THEY POURED INTO THOSE STUDENTS.

TO SEE JUST THEM PLAYING. I'M, LIKE, THESE ARE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. THEY LOOK LIKE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. I REALLY HOPE THEY FOLLOW THROUGH AND THEY ALSO PLAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.

IT IS REALLY EXCITING. THOSE GOING ARE GOING TO BE THE FIRST BANNERS HELD IN THE TRUMAN GYMNASIUM.

IF THOSE HAVEN'T BEEN HUNG ALREADY, I WOULD LOVE TO BE INVITED TO THAT CEREMONY. I WANT TO SEE THOSE BANNERS HUNG UP HIGH IN THE GYM. I WANT TO THANK PRINCIPAL STANLER. IT WAS NICE TO SEE THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS WITH, YOU KNOW, STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION AND FAMILIES ALL TOGETHER CELEBRATING OUR STUDENTS.

THAT WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU TO SEASON SOUTH RIDGE TECH FOR HOSTING THAT CHAMPIONSHIP FOR BOTH GAMES.

I DO WANT TO SPEAK TO-- I REALLY HOPE AND OBVIOUSLY, STAFF AND US, WE ALWAYS WANT TO HEAR YOUR CONCERNS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EMAILS I GET, THE PHONE CALLS.

I'M A BIG BELIEVER, WE ARE A BIG SYSTEM.

THERE ARE SYSTEMS IN PLACE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, GO TO YOUR DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR.

I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE THAT COMFORT JUST TO, YOU KNOW, SHARE WITH THEM. IDEAS YOU HAVE.

TO MAKE THE DEPARTMENT BETTER. OR OK STABLES THAT YOU HAVE.

CHALLENGES, SOLUTIONS. FOR ME, YOU KNOW, WHREAN STAFF MEMBER COMES HERE, WE WANT TO HEAR YOU.

FOR ME SOMETIMES, I THINK, LIKE, DID THE SYSTEM FAIL? THAT YOU HAD TO COME HERE ON A PUBLIC FORUM.

WHICH AGAIN, WE WANT TO HEAR YOU.

I'M NOT TRYING TO DEFER ANYONE FROM COMING.

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING. I KNOW IT IS REALLY EARLY.

RIGHT? BARELY NOVEMBER.

JUST STARTED. HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE.

IT IS MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY. SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY. EAT REALLY GOOD FOOD.

I BELIEVE TH THERE IS FOOTBALL GAMES ON THAT DAY.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE HERE.

OUR FAMILY, OUR COLLEAGUES. AND THIS IS WHY WE HERE TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS. I'M GRATEFUL FOR INTERESTING-- ENTRUSTING US WITH YOUR CHILDREN IN OUR DISTRICT.

WE ARE NEVER GOING TO BE PERFECT.

COLLECTIVELY, WE WILL ALWAYS STRIVE FOR GREATNESS.

THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

>> MS. SANDOVAL? >> THANK YOU, BOARD CHAIR.

I HAVE SAD NEWS AND BAD NEWS. HAPPY NEWS.

I SAID SAD NEWS AND BAD NEWS. I'M SO SORRY.

I MUST BE REALLY TIRED. ANYWAYS, I WOULD LIKE TO WISH A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY GRANDSON AT CUSS.

HE TURNED FOUR TODAY. HE WAS A LITTLE SICK.

I DIDN'T GET TO TALK TO HIM. BUT WE WILL HAVE CAKE DOING FACE-TIME TOMORROW. WE WILL FIGURE IT OUT.

ANYWAYS, I ATTENDED THE FIELD DEDICATION ALONG WITH SUPERINTENDENT INBODY. AND PRESIDENT SERNA.

IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. IT IS HARD TO GET OFF.

ONCE YOU ARE THERE, YOU DON'T GET TO LEAVE.

MOST PEOPLE WILL SEE YOU, TALK TO YOU, AND I HAD FUN WITH THE STAFF. WE HAD TO-- WE HAD A BALL.

WE ALWAYS DO WHEN WE MEET EACH OTHER.

THE SECOND ITEM, I ATTENDED THE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION FALL JOINT MEETING. I WILL BE OPEN TO DO OTHER STUFF IN THIS BOARD SEAT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MIKI AND JENNIFER FOR ATTENDING. IT WAS NICE SEEING THEM THERE.

IT IS ALWAYS GOOD WHEN YOU KNOW SOMEBODY OUT THERE THAT IS LISTENING AND WILL HELP YOU ALONG AND CHEER YOU ON WHEN YOU GET A LITTLE NERVOUS. I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

TODAY I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE BLACK AND BROWN MINDS MATTER AT CHAFEE COLLEGE. THAT WAS GOOD.

I HAVE SEEN A FEW CITY EMPLOYEES.

I BELIEVE HILLARY WAS THERE. IT WAS NICE SEEING THEM THERE.

IT WAS A GOOD, GOOD CONFERENCE. SO NEXT TIME IT COMES AROUND, YOU SEE IT, ATTEND IT. IT WAS AMAZING.

ONE OF MY LAST ITEMS, I WANT TO SHARE IS WE LOST A FAMILY MEMBER. MY MEF NEPHEW LOST WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS WIFE. THEY WERE OUT WALKING IN RIVERSIDE, TAKING THEIR WEDDING PHOTOS.

THEY WERE GOING TO BE GETTING MARRIED.

AS THEY WERE WALKING AS, A CAR HIT HER AND SHE DIED.

I'M ASKING PEOPLE, WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING, PAY ATTENTION.

DON'T BE DISTRACTED. BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED. I WOULD LIKE TO JUST WITH THAT THOUGHT, PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING.

YOU ARE IN A HURRY. TAKE YOUR TIME.

TAKE YOUR TIME. TO GET THERE.

SO YOU WILL GET THERE SAFE. EVERYBODY AROUND YOU WILL BE SAFE. WITH THAT THOUGHT, PLEASE DRIVE SAFELY ON YOUR WAY HOME. GOOD NIGHT.

>> THANK YOU. MR. VICE PRESIDENT PEREZ?

>> THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT. A COUPLE OF THINGS.

EVERYTHING MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID.

I SHARE THEIR SAME THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS ABOUT THE SAFE AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE DONE. THREE THINGS.

LASTLY, OH, I'M SORRY. >> STOP IT.

(LAUGHTER). >> SORRY.

I HAD TO. I KNOW I HAVE ALREADY ASKED THE PREVIOUS BOARD AND PREVIOUS CABINET.

IF WE CAN DOUBLE-CHECK AND MAKE SURE OUR DRAINS ARE FULLY FUNCTIONING. I KNOW WE ARE SUPPOSED TO GET EL NINO THIS YEAR. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE OF FLOODING AND KIDS HAVING TO-- HAVING THE STEPS. WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE DOING IT ON A BI-YEARLY PROCESS. YES.

SECOND. I HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF CONCERNS REGARDING TRANSFER STUDENTS.

I WAS WONDERING IF THE DISTRICT AND FTA CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION REGARDING THE PROCESS AND IF THERE ARE STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT MEETING THE AGREEMENT THAT THEY HAVE SIGNED.

IF WE CAN COME UP WITH A PROCESS TO GIVE THEM AS MUCH SUPPORT AS WE CAN OR WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF THEY ARE NOT MEETING THEIR CONTRACT THAT THEY HAVE SIGNED AND AGREED TO.

WE CAN TALK MORE OFF-LINE. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THE

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OUTER DISTRICT TRANSFER REVIEWED.

TO SEE IF IT IS UP TO DATE. PRACTICING THE BEST POLICIES.

LASTLY, SINCE WE ARE OUT OF THE WOODS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO TALK ABOUT FOR A WHILE.

BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, BUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT CAME UNDER ATTACK AT SACRAMENTO. BUT BECAUSE OF THE BOARDS THAT I SIT AN AND THE PEOPLE THAT I KNOW, WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A GREAT DISCUSSION. WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE-- WHAT PART CAME UNDER ATTACK WERE THE STATE MANDATED LAW.

WHEN A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FF MAKES CONTACT WITH ANYBODY, THEY HAVE TO LOG IT INTO A SYSTEM.

YOU HAVE TO PUT THEIR AGE, SEX, GENDER, HOMELESS, REASON WHY THEY CONTACTED THEM. AND ABOUT FIVE OTHER REASONS.

AND IT IS PRETTY TIME-CONSUMING. OUR NUMBERS WERE SO AMAZING.

IT RAISED QUESTIONS AT THE STATE LEVEL AND WITH CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS. THAT IS WHO HAVE PUT TOGETHER SENATE BILLS AND ASSEMBLY BILLS TO REMOVE POLICE DEPARTMENTS FROM CAMPUSES BUT ALSO ASSISTING DOGS AND A LOT OF OTHER-- I'M GOING TO SAY IT ANNE-POLICE BILLS.

ESPECIALLY REGARDING STUDENTS. SO BECAUSE OF WHO I AM ASSOCIATED WITH, ON THE-- AND OTHER ISSUES, THE ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. I SAW THIS COMING YEARS AGO.

THAT IS WHY I HAVE ASKED FOR STATS.

I HAVE ASKED FOR FIGHTS. HOW MANY TIMES POLICE OFFICERS HAVE RESPONDED TO A 911 CALL. OVERDOSE CALL.

EVERYTHING. WHERE I SIT FROM MY AREA, I SEE THINGS THAT ARE COMING OUR WAY. I TRY TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO NOT ONLY PREVENT THEM, BUT TO ALSO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PREPARED FOR IT. IF THE STATE DOES COME AND TALK TO US, WE HAVE DAILY REPORTS. WE HAVE STATS.

AND WE JUST HAVE TO HAND IT, VERSUS GOING BACK AND TRYING TO CREATE IT AND SO FORTH. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO SOME STATE-LEVEL PEOPLE.

I GOT TO BRAG ABOUT CHIEF GRIFFIN.

WITH HIM AND I WORKING TOGETHER, WE HAVE MADE A LOT OF CHANGES.

CHIEF GRIFFIN HAS TAKEN THIS DEPARTMENT TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

WE ARE ALMOST FULLY STAFFED. THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE IN A LOT OF YEARS. HE HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND.

PUTTING VAPE DETOLK OR THE ALARMS IN ALL THE BATHROOMS. IN ONE WEEK, WE CAUGHT A LOT OF STUDENTS USING VAPES.

WE WERE ABLE TO PROPERLY ADDRESS THAT.

IT WAS FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO, THAT I SAID FENTANYL WAS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE. NOBODY LISTENED.

UNFORTUNATELY. AND NOW IT WAS AN ISSUE.

THAT IS WHY I SAID, HEY, WE NEED TO START GETTING THE NARCAN.

TRAINING POLICE. AND CONTINUE TO GO THAT WAY.

BECAUSE OF ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT WE SET INTO PLACE, AND WITH CHIEF GRIFFIN'S LEADERSHIP, HIS DRIVE AND PASSION FOR KIDS AND DEVELOPING THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, AND TAKING US AS A POLICE DEPARTMENT AND EXPANDING THIS.

THEY ARE MENTORS, THEY ARE PROTECTORS.

AND IN ANY CRISIS SITUATION. NOBODY HAS BEEN THROUGH ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATIONS. THESE THINGS HAPPEN REALLY QUICK. WITHIN MINUTES, YOU HAVE A LOT OF DEVASTATION AND DESTRUCTION. SO WITH THAT, I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT OUR DEPARTMENT IS BEING VIEWED BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE STATE AS A MODEL. A LOT OF THE GREAT THINGS I HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO CHIEF GRIFFIN BY ALL HIS GREAT WORK.

HIS STAFF AND HIS DEDICATED OFFICERS THAT SHOW UP DAY-TO-DAY TO DEAL WITH THE STUDENTS NOT ONLY PROTECTING THEM BUT PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES. I'M VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT.

IT HAS BEEN A PASSION OF MINE. NOW I KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT-- WE ARE NO LONGER BEING LOOKED AT. WE ARE WE ARE GOING TO BE OKAY.

CHIEF GRIFFIN WILL TAKE US TO THAT NEXT LEVEL.

I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE DONE WITH.

THAT, GOOD NIGHT. >> THANK YOU, VICE-PRESIDENT PEREZ. I'M GOING TO TRY TO BE SHORT.

ON HEELS OF MR. PEREZ'S THANKING OF CHIEF GRIFFIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE GANG AND DRUGS TASK FORCE SUMMIT RECENTLY ON THE 23RD. HE WAS QUIET AS A MOUSE.

I HAVE TO TELL HIM THE THAT. I WAS, LIKE, WE HAVE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW YOU ARE IN THE ROOM. I APPRECIATE YOU BEING THERE.

YOU ARE A HUMBLE SERVANT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I WANT TO THANK THE TEAM. BECAUSE I KNOW I DON'T THINK WE HAD A CHANCE TO THANK THE TEAM FOR THE AMAYING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY THAT THIS TEAM PUT TOGETHER AT THE ONTARIO CONVENTION CENTER. TO HAVE 5,000 PEOPLE DRIVE IN TO A SPACE, I KNOW PARKING WAS BAD. LOOK, I GET IT.

THAT WAS THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT. AFTER THAT, IT IS WHAT IT IS.

RIGHT? EVERY ARTERY IN ONTARIO WAS FULL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT WAS FOR ONTARIO TO HAVE 5,000 PEOPLE THERE.

THAT IS A GREAT TESTAMENT TO ALL OF YOU.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING ON THAT EVENT.

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AND IT IS, IT IS PART OF THE HEART WORK THAT WE GET TO SEE FROM THE DAIS. WE DO GET TO SEE THESE EVENTS HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I ALSO WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW, LOOK, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT, AS MR. ARMENDAREZ SAID, PARENTAL RIGHTS.

BUT I ALSO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES AND POLICIES BECAUSE THEY ARE THE FOUNDATIONAL PILLARS OF FOSTERING POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATES IN OUR SCHOOLS. INCLUSIVE EDUCATION ENSURES THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND, ABILITIES, DISABILITIES OR CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES HERE IN FONTANA.

EXWE EQUITY ACTIVELY WORKS TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES.

I REMEMBER TALKING ABOUT SYSTEMIC DISPARITIES.

IT PROVIDES EVERY STUDENT THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THAT EACH PERSON NEEDS TO SUCK SEATS SUCCEED.

IF WE AS A BOARD CAN CHAMPION INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE EDUCATION, WE ARE NOT ONLY ENRICHING THE LIVES OF OUR SCHOLARS AND THEIR FAMILIES, BUT WE ARE PROMOTING, AS WE SAY, DIVERSITY, EMPOWERING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, AND CONTRIBUTING TO A MORE PROSPEROUS AND UNITED COMMUNITY FOR ALL. AND THAT IS WHERE I WANT TO CLOSE. THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE MY STATEMENT TONIGHT.

I KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS.

YOU DID IT EARLIER TODAY. I'M 7.1.

IF THERE IS NO OTHER ADDITIONS TO COMMENTS, I NEED A MOTION TO

ADJOURN THIS MEETING. >> SO MOVED.

>> THANK YOU, MR. PEREZ. IS THERE A SECOND?

>> I WILL SECOND IT. NO ONE IS SPEAKING UP.

>> I LIKE YOU GUYS. I WILL STAY HERE.

>> PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY.

AS SOON AS WE GET THIS VOTE, I'LL BE ABLE TO SAY THAT.

(LAUGHTER. CRAZY.

MOTION PASSES. 4-1.

WITH A NEGATIVE FROM MR. ARMENDAR

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.