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          THIS IS THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.  WE ARE NOW IN SESSION, 5:01.  PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT ALL OUR PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MR. PEREZ  WHO WILL JOIN US LATER THIS EVENING.  WE WILL GO AHEAD AT 1.2. THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA  AND MARTIN SUPERINTENDENT.  LET US KNOW BY CHANGES ON THE AGENDA. 
          >>  IT'S BEEN REQUESTED  TO PULL FROM THE AGENDA THE RECOMMENDATION ITEM NUMBER FOUR. THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE COORDINATOR  OF AFTERSCHOOL AND EXTENDED LEARNING 
          OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE A MOTION  AND AGENDA TO  ADOPT THE MOTION IS PROVIDED. 
          >> SECOND. >>  THANK YOU  DR. --.  ANY DISCUSSION?  HEARING ON,  I HAVE A MOTION.  PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.  THE MOTION PASSES, 4-0  WITH ONE ABSENT. 
          OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CLOSED SESSION ITEM. 
          THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS.  YOU ARE ALLOWED FIVE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON THE CLOSED AGENDA ITEMS.  THE SECTION 54 95 POINT .2  PROHIBITS THE BOARD FROM DISCUSSING OR ACTING ON ANY MATTER NOT ON THE AGENDA. 
          MEMBERS MAY ASK QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION ON COMMENTS MADE AND IF APPROPRIATE  MAY REFER THE MATTER TO THE TWO  -- TO THE SUPERINTENDENTS FOR FOLLOW-UP.  HAVE YOU RECEIVED 
          ANY COMMENTS? >>  THERE ARE ZERO COMMENTS 
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RECEIVED. FOR THANK YOU, 
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WE ARE OUT OF CLOSED SESSION, THE TIME OF 7:01.  WE ARE TIRED -- WE'RE SORRY FOR THE DELAY. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MR. PEREZ. AT THE MOMENT.  WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADVISE YOU ALL THAT THE RECORDING OF THIS BROADCAST  IS BEING MADE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD.  I WOULD LOVE TO START US OFF WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BEFORE I INTRODUCE  THE YOUNG SCHOLARS WHO WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.  AFTER THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, IT IS THE CUSTOMARY TIME  TO HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE. AS PART OF THE PRACTICE.  A MOMENT TO ALLOW ATTENDEES TO PAUSE FOR MEDITATION, PRAYER AND REFLECTION OR ANY OTHER SILENT ACTIVITY THAT WILL HELP THE COLLECTIVE WORK FORWARD. IN ADDITION TO THIS, WE HAVE  A NAME MENTIONED LATER  BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. HE WILL DO WHEN WITH SILENCE  -- HE WILL DO ONE WITH SILENCE AND THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL NOTIFY US OF SUNSET NEWS.  OF SOME SAD NEWS.  I WANT TO INTRODUCE --, AND --. DID I SAY THAT CORRECTLY?  THEY ARE FROM THE -- INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY.  THEY WILL SAY THE PLEDGE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. IS THAT WHAT I UNDERSTAND,  OR IS IT ENGLISH OR SPANISH?  WE WILL DO ENGLISH AND THEN ONE IN SPANISH.  WE WILL STAND FOR THAT. THANK YOU. 
          >> 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. . 
          >>  
          NO? >> 
          LANGUAGE ] . >>  LET'S  GIVE THE SCHOLARS A 
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ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THAT! PLEASE STAY STANDING, WE WILL 
          DO THE MOMENT OF SILENCE. >>  THIS SILENCE IS FOR THE FORMER  EMPLOYEE, MR. --. HE BEGAN HIS CAREER IN 1963 AS A TEACHER AND LATER RETIRED FROM -- MIDDLE SCHOOL IN 1992. HE WAS A HUSBAND  OF THE LATE FONTANA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, KATHY BINKS. AND FATHER-IN-LAW OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, MRS. 
          CALLIE B'S. >>  
          >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,  INC. YOU SO MUCH AND YOU MAY BE SEATED.  ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,  WE DO OFFER OUR SINCEREST CONDOLENCES TO THE BANKS  FAMILY.  AS MANY KNOW IN THE COMMUNITY, KATHY SERVED MANY YEARS ON THE BOARD AND THE SCHOOL -- IT'S NAMED AFTER HER. THERE WERE MATRIARCHS AND PATRIARCHS IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS. THEY ARE DEEPLY MISSED. WE HOPE  THEY ARE WONDERFUL MEMORIES WILL BRING COMFORT TO THE FAMILY IN THIS DIFFICULT TIME. THANK YOU. 
          ALREADY.  LET'S GET TO SOME BUSINESS. ALL RIGHT.  I NEED TO FIND MY ACTIONABLE ITEMS. PLEASE GIVE ME A MINUTE.  HERE WE GO. IT IS A REPORT FROM THE CLOSED SESSION, ITEM 3.4. I WILL START WITH STUDENT MATTERS AND CLOSE SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE REINSTATEMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WITH THE INITIALS  M AND M  WITH THE SPRING SEMESTER OF 2023 AND 2024 SCHOOL YEAR. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MR.  AND MRS. --. CARRYING A 4-0 VOTE WITH MR. PEREZ ABSENCE. 
          STUDENT MATTERS.  THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED  A STIPULATED SUSPENDED EXPULSION WITH THE STUDENTS WITH THE INITIALS ARE A  WONDERFUL CALENDAR YEAR FROM FEBRUARY 7TH, 2024  TO FEBRUARY 7TH, 2025.  THE MOTION  WAS MADE AND SECONDED  AND CARRIED A 40 VOTE WITH MR. PEREZ ABSENCE.  AND NOW, WE WOULD DO  ACTIONABLE ITEMS UNDER HUMAN RESOURCES. 
          IN CLOSE SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE EMPLOYMENT  MANAGEMENT AS FOLLOWS.  THIS IS THE CHIEF OF TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL INTEGRATION OUT OF THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. AND WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE ON A 4-0 VOTE WITH MR. PRINT -- MR. PEREZ BEING  ABSENT. IN CONGRATULATE MR. --, WHO I BELIEVE IS IN THE AUDIENCE. AND GLENNA, SINCE WE WERE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS REALLY QUICK? YOU CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          >>  GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M SO EXCITED  TO JOIN THE FAMILY HERE.  I'M EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE  AND BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY.  INTAKE TECHNOLOGY TO THE NEXT LEVEL.  I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE DIRECTION THAT THE LEADERSHIP IS GOING. 
          I'M EXCITED TO BE PART OF THE CHANGE.  SO THANK YOU, SO, SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.  AND I'M READY TO GO! 
          SO LET'S DO THIS. >> THANK YOU.  I BELIEVE THE MICROPHONE AT THE PODIUM IS NOT ON.  IF THE FOLKS IN THE BACK CAN HELP US WITH THAT, THAT'LL BE GREAT.  THANK YOU.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR TEACHING BOYS. CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME  TO 
          THE FAMILY. >> THANK YOU. 
          >>  AND CLOSE SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFIED EMPLOYMENT MANAGEMENT AS FOLLOWED. FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FISCAL SERVICES. WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE EMPLOYEE NUMBER, I'M JUST KIDDING.  I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT TONIGHT. MR. JONATHAN DUNN. I BELIEVE HE'S IN THE AUDIENCE. YOU KNOW THE DRILL.  COME ON UP REAL QUICK AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE COMMUNITY.  I KNOW SOME FOLKS 
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          ALREADY KNOW YOU. >> IS IT WORKING?  I DON'T HAVE A TEACHING VOICE.  BOARD MEMBER  AND SUPERINTENDENT, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY  TO BE PART OF THE DISTRICT FOR SEVEN YEARS NOW. I ENJOYED MY TIME  AND LOOK FORWARD TO GROWING.  AND DR. BARNES TAKING THE FISCAL TEAM TO HIGHER LEVELS.  MONTANA BORN AND EDUCATED.  I LOVE THIS COMMUNITY  AND LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO GROW. 
          >> THANK YOU MR. DONNA. I FILLS REPORT HOW  -- I FAILED TO REPORT HOW WOODWINDS.  IT WAS MOTIONED AND SECONDED. CARRIED A 4-0 VOTE WITH MR. PEREZ ABSENCE.  WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, MR. DUNN.  THE ACTIONABLE ITEM.  TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE PROMOTION MANAGEMENT AS FOLLOWS.  WE WANT TO MAKE SURE INDIVIDUALS ARE KNOWING OF THIS. AS THIS HAPPENS  THROUGH THE PROCESS.  WE PROMOTED  A NEW PRINCIPAL  AT JUNIPER ELEMENTARY. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MS. SANDOVAL AND SECONDED BY --. CARRIED A FORM OF ZERO VOTES.  THE EMPLOYEE NUMBER IS 4210.  MORE INFORMATION WILL COME OUT AS TO WHO WILL BE ANNOUNCED TO BE THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT JUNIPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.  AND THAT IS ALL  THE REPORTABLE ACTION FROM THE CLOSE SESSION AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE RUN  -- WE HAVE ONE RECOGNITION OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND A LOOK OF THE FLOOR OVER TO INTRODUCE THE RECOGNITION AND SPEAKER FOR THE EVENING. TO THINK VERY MUCH. 
          GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. >>  FEBRUARY  IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH  AND WE ARE CELEBRATING WITH BOTH CLASSROOM AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. LIKE THE ONE WE HAD THIS PAST WEEKEND. 
          ONE INVITE DR. MARCY POOL TO THE PODIUM HERE. SHE IS THE DIRECTOR OF EQUITY.  SHE WILL SHARE MANY WAYS THAT MONTANA CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH. PLEASE GIVE HER A ROUND 
          OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU. >>  THAT'S OKAY, I WILL USE MY 
          OUTSIDE VOICE. >>  WE MAY HAVE A WIRELESS SOMEWHERE WE CAN USE.  IS THIS BEING WORKED ON?  TO TESTING, 
          THE MIC IS ON. >>  GOOD EVENING  TO THE PRESIDENT , MEMBERS OF THE  IN BODY AND THE MONTANA COMMUNITY. 
          I'M HONORED TO CELEBRATE THE WAY  WE ARE CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH. THE DISTRICT IS PROVIDING  STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE THE CONTRIBUTIONS, STORIES AND DAILY LIVES OF PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS THROUGHOUT HISTORY BY ENCOURAGING STUDENTS, CLASSROOMS, AND SITES TO PARTICIPATE  IN PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES THAT HIGHLIGHT CULTURES REFLECTIVE OF OUR COMMUNITY.  STUDENTS WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION  BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN PIECE , A DIGITAL PIECE AND RECORDED OR ART SHOWCASING.  THIS CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY, SUBMISSIONS WERE MADE BY INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, CLASSES, OF THE FONTANA  UNIFIED STUDENTS.  ELEMENTARY STUDENTS SELECTED TOPICS FROM THE FOLLOWING.  THEY WERE ABLE TO CREATE A COLLAGE OF HISTORICAL BLACK FIGURES, EXPLORE HIP-HOP MOVEMENTS, THE HIP-HOP MOVEMENT AND LEARNING ABOUT  MUSICIANS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. THEY ALSO WERE ABLE TO DRAW PICTURES OF INSPIRATIONAL BLACK LEADERS, DO A BOOK REPORT OF THE BLACK AUTHOR. FOR THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS,  THEY WERE ABLE TO SELECT FROM THE FOLLOWING. THEY WERE ABLE TO CREATE A WRITTEN RP'S --  A WRITTEN RP'S INSPIRED BY AMANDA BORMAN. RESEARCH BLACK ARTISTS  AND WE CREATE THE ART. WE CREATE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT POSTERS AND EXPLORE  AND DEPICT THE HISTORY OF JAZZ. THEY WERE ALSO ABLE TO SHARE  HISTORY ABOUT BLACK CULTURE AND CREATE ARTISTIC REPRESENTATIONS.  REPORT ON BLACK POLITICAL ISSUES.  WHILE RESEARCH IN HBCUS.  AND PROVIDE A POSTER  OR BROCHURE ABOUT THAT. ALL THE SUBMISSIONS WERE DISPLAYED IN THE BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION  THAT WE HAD ON SATURDAY AND I WILL TALK ABOUT IN JUST A SECOND. THEY WILL BE DISPLAYED HERE  IN THE GDP SENSOR DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.  WE HAD THIS PAST SATURDAY  AND THE BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION WAS HELD AT FONTANA 
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MIDDLE SCHOOL.  THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION WAS DONE AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN PARENT ADVISORY ALSO KNOWN AS  --.  WE HAD  SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS ATTEND, SO THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.  I DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYONE BUT I WANT TO RECOGNIZE  DR. ROGERS AND SHAR DAVIS WHO HAD A BIG ROLE ON THE STAFF SIDE  OF SUPPORTING THIS AND MAKING THIS SUCCESSFUL. THE EVENT WAS ACTUALLY A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.  AND WE HAVE FROM THE COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING TEAM.  THEY PUT TOGETHER A BRIEF VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING THE EVENT.  WE WILL SHOW YOU THAT.  OKAY.  WE WILL PAUSE A LITTLE BIT. WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE  PROBABLY ABOUT 500 OR SO. PEOPLE THERE AT THE CELEBRATION  AT FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL.  WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE VENDORS THERE  AND WE DID HAVE A RESOURCE FAIR AND HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE VENDORS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS THERE AS WELL.  AND THEN WE HAD PRESENTATIONS ON THE STAGE ALSO.  WE HAD DR. WALKER COME OUT AND DR. DANIEL WALKER WAS ABLE TO COME OUT AND GIVE US A PRESENTATION.  REGARDING HIS EXPERIENCE. 
          >>  SERVE AS THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I'M HAPPY TO SAY TODAY WE ARE HOSTING THE SECOND ANNUAL  BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION.  IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SCHOLARS TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT  AS WELL AS SCHOLARS WHO RECEIVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVICE  AND ALL THE DIFFERENT AVENUES IN WAYS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE SOCIETY AND THE CAMPUSES. WE HAVE PROBABLY ABOUT  500 PEOPLE HERE TODAY BRINGING TOGETHER A VARIETY OF FOLKS TO MAKE UP OUR COMMUNITY. 
          WE HAD NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.  WE HAD FOLKS WHO WENT TO SCHOOL IN OUR DISTRICT AS WELL AS PARENTS AND DISTRICT STAFF AND PERSONNEL. SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PRINT THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE STUDENTS TO SPACE. ABLE TO RECEIVE THE AWARD AND RECOGNITION FOR THE CONGRESSWOMEN  AND THIS WAS A REALLY GOOD DAY OF CELEBRATION. 
            TO KNOW WHERE THEY COME FROM. LIKE THE SPEAKER SAID. THEY HAVE A LEGACY.  THEY BEEN GIVEN THE TORCH AND NOTES UP TO THEM TO LEAD THE NEXT GENERATION TO EXCELLENCE. 
          >> WHEN KEY TAKE AWAY THAT I GOT FROM THIS. IS HOW EVERYBODY COMES TOGETHER. I LOVE  HOW WE ARE INTRODUCED AS BLACK STUDENTS AND SEEN FOR OUR EXCELLENCE, TOO. 
          >> FREDERICK DOUGLASS SPOKE UP. BUT TODAY, IT EMBODIED ONE OF HIS GREATEST NOTES. THAT IS, IT IS EASIER TO BUILD STRONG CHILDREN RATHER THAN  REPAIR BROKEN MEN.  FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS VERY INTENT IN RAISING CHILDREN TO BE STRONG SO WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK YEARS LATER TO 
          PREPARE THEM. >>  
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  OUR SCHOLARS. I'M GOING TO CLOSE BY REMINDING EVERYONE WE WILL CLOSE BLACK HISTORY MONTH BY HOSTING AN EVENT ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH.  I BELIEVE THE EVENT IS AT 5:30 P.M.  WE WILL DO ITS RECOGNIZED ELEMENTARY SCHOLARS. THEY WILL BE ACHIEVING  --  RECEIVING AWARDS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND WE INVITE EVERYBODY TO JOIN US FOR THAT.  WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR BLACK SCHOLARS AS PART OF THE MULTICULTURAL ENDEAVORS COMMUNITY.  SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >>  THANK YOU, DR. POOL. WE APPRECIATE THAT.  WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ITEM 3.6. THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION WELCOMES COMMENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED FIVE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD . GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 94954.2  PREVENTS THE GOVERNING BOARD  FROM DISCUSSING OR ACTING  ON ANYTHING NOT DISCUSSED ON THE AGENDA.  MEMBERS MAY ASK CLARIFICATION ON QUESTIONS ON COMMENTS MADE. IF APPROPRIATE, MAY REFERRED  THE MATTER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT  OR THE DESIGNEE FOR FOLLOW-UP.  HOW MANY 
          COMMENTS DO WE HAVE TONIGHT? >> 13 PUBLIC COMMENTS  AND TWO OF THEM FOR SPECIFIC ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. TWO  TWO THEY WANT TO SPEAK  --  DO THEY WANT TO SPEAK DURING THIS TIME 
          THIS CONSENT CALENDAR? >> THE CONSENT CALENDAR.  THE TEACHERS ALL SAID THE SAME THING AS WELL.  START OFF  IF YOU WANT TO LINE UP BEHIND EACH OTHER  AND WE WILL START WITH LAYLA ALESSANDRO.  RHIANNON ALESSANDRO.  HOW DO YOU WANT TO ORGANIZE YOURSELF?  IT IS A LARGE GROUP. 
          >>  WITH A LARGE GROUP FROM THE ,  IT IS THE ONE ITEM . YOU HAVE 25 MINUTES TO SAY YOU MINUTES  AND AT THE 25 MINUTE MARK, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN ORGANIZE YOURSELF. 
          >>  AS YOU ORGANIZE YOURSELF, I WILL CALL UP THE NAME.  SOPHIA REGULAR,  --,  --, --, AND --, --. 
          >> I THINK IT IS KIND OF HARD. THE TEAM CAN START WHENEVER THEY WANT. AND YOU CAN START YOUR COMMENTS.  WHEN NOT TO USE THIS TIME AGAINST YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. IT'S NOT WORKING.  IT'S ALL GOOD. WE CAN USE THIS. THAT'S 
          BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS. 
          THE MODEL AT FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS " EVERY STUDENT IS SUCCESSFUL." THIS IS NOT HAPPENING AT -- AT THE MOMENT. I'M A PARENT  AND I'M FRUSTRATED  AND SADDENED TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF TURNOVER THE SCHOOL HAS.  MY DAUGHTER HAS NOT HAD A STABLE TEACHER THIS YEAR AND LOST HER AMAZING FIFTH GRADE TEACHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. SHE IS A MODEL MAGNET SCHOOL AND EVERY WEEK, WE HEAR ABOUT HOW  DIFFERENT SCHOOLS ARE COMING TO -- AS A MODEL SCHOOL FOR THE DUAL IMMERSION PROGRAMS.  THAT IS NOT  -- THAT IS WHAT EVERYBODY IS SEEING BUT  NOT EVERYBODY'S BEEN SHOWN WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TEACHERS. WE ARE LOSING OUR TEACHERS. MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE FIFTH GRADE AND COMES FROM A NON-BILINGUAL BACKGROUND. MY DAUGHTER READS, WRITES AND SPEAKS SPANISH FLUENTLY.  THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDES LOVELY PRESENTATION  AND  SHOWS WHAT A BETTER FUTURE AN OPPORTUNITY THE PROGRAM OFFERS TO OUR CHILDREN.  INCREASE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY OPENS UP A WIDE RANGE OF FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS. I SEE IT DAILY. I WORK AT THE SUPERIOR COURT ANY OF THE SPANISH INTERPRETER ALMOST DAILY IN MY COURTROOM.  I SEE THE BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM AND WHY I WANTED MY DAUGHTER TO HAVE A FOUNDATION OF THE PROGRAM. WE RECENTLY DID A VIDEO FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. HE SAY TO A GREAT SEMESTER , ONE OF GROWTH, ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS.  HOW CAN MY DAUGHTER WAS SOME OF THE CHILDREN  AT -- CONTINUE TO GROW AND BE SUCCESSFUL  IF THEY DO NOT HAVE THE STABILITY  OF A CONSISTENT 
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TEACHER.  IT IS DIFFICULT FOR CHILDREN  TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AS YOU STATE WHEN THEY HAVE  A DIFFERENT SUBSTITUTE DAILY AND ARE TOLD WE WILL DO AR  ALL DAY. HOW CAN THEY LEARN AND SUCCEED?  HOW ARE THE TEACHERS GOING TO PROVIDE THE KIDS WITHOUT THE PROPER RESOURCES? THE PRESENTATION MENTIONS THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING VALUED AS A DUAL SPEAKER.  WHY AREN'T THE TEACHERS BEING VALUED  AS TO SPEAKER EDUCATORS?  THIS IS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR CHILDREN AND STUDENTS.  ALL PARENTS HERE TONIGHT WANT TO SUPPORT THE TEACHERS AND LET THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARGE FOR CHANGE, LET THEM KNOW CHANGE NEEDS TO BE MADE NOW.  THE CHILDREN ARE BEING AFFECTED BY NOT HAVING THESE CHANGES OR SUPPORT FOR THE TEACHERS. IT IS DISRUPTIVE TO THE STUDENTS ACADEMICS AND ACHIEVEMENT WITHOUT THE CONSISTENCY  AND STABILITY OF THE TEACHER.  I DID MY OWN PERSONAL RESEARCH AND FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT  IS ONE OF THE LOWEST PAIN DISTRICTS FOR THE TEACHERS IN THE AREA LET ALONE FOR THE DUAL EMERGENT EDUCATOR.  LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT  OFFERS THE DUAL EMERGENT EDUCATOR  FOR ALMOST $5000 A YEAR.  SAN BERNARDINO CITY  AND  -- HAVE ALSO BEEN RECEIVING STIPENDS. 
          THE CREDIT AND RESIGNATION  -- THE RECOGNITION MEANS MORE TO THE STUDENTS --.  IT'S BEING GIVEN TO THE PRINCIPAL ABOUT THE STUDENTS BEING MENTIONED. THE TEACHERS ARE THE ONES BEING -- THEY ARE THE ONES TEACHING MY DAUGHTER AND NOT THE PRINCIPAL. OUR TEACHERS NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED AND VALUED FOR WHAT THEY DO FOR OUR CHILDREN. THEY PUT IN THE EXTRA WORK BECAUSE THEY CARE. WE SEE HOW HARD THEY WORK AND WE HAVE ALREADY LOST THREE PHENOMENAL AND EXPERIENCED TEACHERS JUST THIS YEAR. WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE ANYMORE FOR OUR CHILDREN. 
          HOW CAN WE CONTINUE THE EXCELLENT PROGRAMS WHEN WE CANNOT CONTAIN TEACHERS. THEY ASK THE SCHOOL BOARD MAKE NECESSARY  CHANGES TO SHOW TEACHERS A VALUED. NOT JUST FOR THEM BUT THE CHILDREN.  THEY ARE THE ONES WHO NEED STABILITY IN THE CLASSROOM AND ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THE CHANGES THAT ARE BEING MADE. AS A PARENT, WE HOPE BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE WILL SEE OUR TEACHERS INCLUDED  WITH THE VOLLEYBALL COACHES, THE GERMAN DIRECTORS, THE WEIGHT ROOM SUPERVISORS, TRAUMA DIRECTORS,  ACADEMIC COACHES, AND SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT CATEGORIES  AND HAVE A STIPEND FOR THE STUDENTS  FOR THE TEACHERS WHO TEACH OUR CHILDREN THE DEFENDANT WHICH. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >>  ONE IS NOTICE  --. 
          SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] . 
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  BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SUPERINTENDENT AND BODY. MY NAME IS SOPHIE,  ALUMNI. I FEEL PRIVILEGED TO HAVE ATTENDED THIS EDUCATIONAL PETITION. I CAN SHARE WITH YOU  THAT DURING MY YEARS OF STUDY AT THE ACADEMY, I LEARNED TO READ, WRITE AND COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. 
          ADDITIONALLY WITH THE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM.  I LEARNED ABOUT CULTURES AND COUNTRIES.  THANKS TO THE FACT THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME AHEAD PERMANENT TEACHERS AND NOT SUBSTITUTES.  FOCUS 100%.  I OWE A LARGE PART OF MY ACADEMIC SUCCESS TO TEACHERS WHO GUIDED ME DURING THE 60S. MY TEACHERS HAVE BEEN THE GREATEST INSPIRATION.  IT SADDENS ME THAT MY YOUNGER BROTHER  AND CLASSMATES DO NOT HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY THAT I HAVE.  THERE ARE TEACHERS WHO'VE ALREADY RECEIVED THE NECESSARY TRAINING TO BE ABLE TO TEACH  THE DUAL IMMERSION AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM.  STAND BEFORE IT'S ASK THE TEACHERS BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT  AS THEY WERE HARD-WORKING AND VALUABLE.  IN ORDER FOR THEM TO HAVE STABILITY DOING  THEIR ACADEMIC GROWTH. I HOPE IN A TRANSFER TO THE NEW SCHOOL, THEY PREPARED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. 
          THANKS TO THE TEACHERS, I'M SUCCESSFUL EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT. HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC GOALS WITH EXCELLENT GRADE.  OBTAINED MANY EMISSIONS.  I'M AVAILABLE STUDENTS  WITH A STRONG IDENTITY.  I'M READY TO MEET AND ACADEMIC CHALLENGES THAT COME MY WAY.  I HOPE  YOU WILL TAKE IN CONSIDERATION MY REQUEST  AND THE REST OF US HERE  SO THAT THEY CONTINUE TO BE A SUCCESSFUL INSTITUTION. 
          THANK YOU. >> HELLO, GOOD NIGHT.  I HAVE BEEN  IN --, SINCE KINDERGARTEN.  I'M NOW IN FIFTH GRADE  BUT I HAD A DIFFICULT SCHOOL YEAR. WE STARTED THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH A SUBSTITUTE FOR TWO AND HALF MONTHS.  BECAUSE MY TEACHER WAS ON MATERNITY LEAVE.  IN MID-OCTOBER, WE MET OUR TEACHER.  THE TEACHER HELPED ME CREASED MY GRADES FROM A 3 TO 4.  I WAS ONE OF THE TOP 10 IN MY CLASS. SADLY, BEFORE IN WINTER BREAK  OUR TEACHER TOLD US SHE WAS NO LONGER  BEING OUR TEACHER BECAUSE SHE WAS GOING TO A BETTER PAYING SCHOOL. WE WERE ALL SAD  BECAUSE HER TALENT WAS NOT BEING VALUED. UPON HER RETURN ON  WINTER BREAK,  WE HAD A SUB FOR TWO WEEKS AND HE LEFT. AFTERWARD, WE HAD A SUB,  AND A SUB, AND SUB AND A SUB.  WHEN WE HAD THE FIRST STEP, WE WERE LEARNING MATH AND WE LEARNED IT THIS WAY. THE SECOND  DAY, ANOTHER SUB COMES.  EVERY TEACHER TEACHES DIFFERENTLY.  THAT TEACHER TELLS ME THIS ANOTHER WAY.  I DON'T UNDERSTAND. SO MUCH PRESSURE TO LEARN WHEN MATH, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M LEARNING.  I BET YOU  A LOT OF MY OTHER PEERS  FEEL THE SAME.  SO,  AND ALSO. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. WE HAD A TEST. ON THURSDAY.  THE SUBSTITUTES BARELY KNEW AND SHE TOLD US WE WOULD HAVE A TEST THE NEXT DAY. 
          AND SHE TOLD US  WE WERE FORCED TO LEARN THIS MATH BECAUSE WE WERE VERY BEHIND. WE WERE FORCED TO LEARN THAT THAT SAME DAY. WE WERE RUSHING  AND EVERYBODY WAS STRESSED  THE NEXT DAY TO HAVE A TEST.  AFTER THE TEST, ALL STRESSED OUT TO SEE  WHAT KIND OF GRADES WE WOULD GET. WE BARELY HAD ANY TIME TO PUT THIS FOR STUDY. JUST LAST MONTH, I RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR BEING THE BEST COMMUNICATOR. AS EC. I DON'T UNDERSTAND  WHO WILL VALUE MY ACHIEVEMENTS THIS MONTH WHEN WE CAN'T EVEN FIND A PERMANENT TEACHER. I FIND MY PEERS AND I MISSING FROM A  FAIR EDUCATION. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR 
          YOUR TIME. >> GOOD EVENING.  EVERYONE. 
          HI, MY NAME IS JULIET.  I'M A FIFTH GRADER FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY.  I WANT TO TELL YOU  WHY THE SCHOOL YEAR HAS BEEN A GREAT WORRY AND SADNESS. WE FEEL LIKE OUR FIFTH GRADE YEAR  HAS BEEN MADE SO MUCH HARDER DUE TO NOT HAVING A PERMANENT TEACHER AND HAVING TO CHANGE TEACHER SO OFTEN HOLDS US BACK  HURTS THE ABILITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL.  I THINK IT IS A POINT TO RECOGNIZE THAT AS A STUDENT  AND PARENTS  ARE DOING 
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OUR PART. PARENTS TAKE US TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY. WE WANT TO LEARN TO GET THE BEST EDUCATION.  BUT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE IF WE DON'T HAVE A PERMANENT TEACHER.  I ASK EACH OF YOU. ARE YOU DOING YOUR PART?  DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO HELP THE BILINGUAL TEACHERS WILL HAVE TO DO TWICE THE WORK? WHY ARE THE WONDERFUL TEACHERS LEAVING?  APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THEY DO SO THEY WANT TO STAY IN OUR SCHOOL.  WE WANT CHANGE SO WE CAN KEEP THE TEACHERS WE HAVE. THEY DESERVE OUR GRATITUDE AND RESPECT. THEY DEDICATE THEIR LIVES  TO TEACHING US AND GUIDING US.  I WANT OUR VOICES TO BE HEARD SO THAT REAL CHANGE CAN HAPPEN. 
          AND YOU KNOW WHAT THE KIDS HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT WE WENT THROUGH THIS YEAR.  OUR TEACHER HAD JUST HAD A BABY  AND WAS ON MATERNITY LEAVE. IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE.  IN OCTOBER, WE FINALLY MET OUR TEACHER WHO HAD BEEN HERE FOR MANY YEARS.  SHE SEEMED EXTRAORDINARY TO US. WE WERE HAPPY TO HAVE A TEACHER SUPPER. , INTELLIGENT,  SO PREPARED AND KIND. WE FELT WE WON THE LOTTERY. SHE SEEMED HAPPY TO BE THERE.  JUST BEFORE THE WINTER BREAK, SHE INFORMED THAT SHE WAS NOT COMING BACK IN JANUARY. SHE WAS LEAVING. IT BROKE OUR HEARTS. WE UNDERSTOOD REASONS.  WE CAN SEE HOW IT HURT HER  TO HAVE  TO MAKE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO ABANDON US.  WE ALL CRIED  AND FELT GREAT PLAIN -- PAIN  TO SEE HER LEAVE WITHOUT BEING  ABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP HER.  KNOW THE TEACHER HAS TO LEAVE.  EVER SINCE OUR WONDERFUL TEACHER LEFT, WE HAD MORE THAN SIX SUBSTITUTES.  WHICH HAS CAUSED A LOT OF STRESS AND ANXIETY SINCE PILLS AND LEAVING.  I OFTEN HAVE HEADACHES, STOMACH ACHES , AND IT'S HARD TO ADJUST TO HAVING A  SUBSTITUTES BECAUSE IT TAKES TIME TO GET TO KNOW THEM. I SEE HOW IT AFFECT MY CLASSMATES.  THEY DON'T PARTICIPATE AS MUCH.  THEY ARE LESS  MOTIVATED.  I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'LL AFFECT OUR GRADES. 
          IT'LL AFFECT THEM NEGATIVELY BECAUSE WE ALL FEEL A BIT LOST AND LIKE WE HAVEN'T LEARNED ALL THE MATERIAL WE NEED TO KNOW FOR THE UPCOMING CLASS TEST IN MARCH.  WE ALL DESERVE TO HAVE TEACHER WHO MOTIVATES US AND RSS AMATEURS I WOULD LIMITLESS POTENTIAL.  PLEASE DO SOMETHING.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
          TIME. >>  MY NAME IS LEILA SANDRA. 
          WHY DON'T YOU PAID  THE TEACHERS MORE MONEY TO TEACH TWO LANGUAGES.  THIS YEAR,  THE TEACHER LEFT FOR DIFFERENT SCHOOL.  SHE DID AND HOW MUCH SHE GOT PAID. THIS DISTRICT IS WITH PAINT DISTRICTS.  TWO TEACHES LEFT TO THE SAME SCHOOL.  I WOULD TEACHERS ARE BEING FORGOTTEN AND ALL THE AWARDS  ARE TO. WHAT ABOUT THE TEACHERS? OVER THE BREAK , I WENT TO MEXICO WITH MY WHOLE FAMILY. NONE OF MY FAMILY SPEAK SPANISH AND NEITHER WOULD I WITHOUT ME TEACHERS. EVER SINCE MY TEACHER LEFT, WE HAD ON AND ON SUBS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
          TIME. >>  I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW MY TEACHER WAS IN SCHOOL. AM A STUDENT AT THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY AND HAVE BEEN SINCE KINDERGARTEN.  THE TEACHER LEFT BECAUSE SHE DID NOT GET PAID ENOUGH  LATELY, THAT'S BEEN THE CAUSE OF MOST TEACHERS LEAVING. WE LOST  A LOT OF TEACHERS ESPECIALLY IN THE FIFTH GRADE. IT'S NOT FAIR FOR US TO LOSE TEACHERS ENOUGH HERE FOR THE TEACHER WERE NOT GETTING PAID FOR SPEAKING TWO LANGUAGES.  MY QUESTION TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.  WHEN AND HOW CAN HE PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING 
          SO OFTEN? >>  GOOD EVENING , COMMUNITY OF FONTANA  AND MEMBERS.  TODAY, I STAND HERE NOT ONLY AS A PARENT OF THREE BOYS, FIFTH GRADE, SECOND GRADE  AND KINDERGARTEN WHO EXPERIENCED  THE VALUE OF THE DUAL IMMERSION PROGRAM AND WITNESS THE CHILDREN'S ACADEMIC AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH. I STAND HERE REPRESENTATION OF A PARENT. 
          TWO . >>  STOP THE CLOCK SO WE CAN 
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GET THE MICROPHONE FIXED. SORRY ABOUT THAT.  MAYBE THE BATTERY DIED?  TESTING.  TEST.  THANK YOU, PETER.  WE STATE YOUR NAME 
          ONE MORE TIME? >>  MY NAME IS --.  I STAND HERE IN REPRESENTATION OF THE PARENTS  IN FEAR OF THE ADULT IMMERSION PROGRAM VANISHING. TRANSFERRING DISTRICTS  AND SCHOOLS AND HOPE OF BETTER COMPENSATION AND SALARY. THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION HERE AND FONTANA SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULD BE A PRIMARY GOAL TO BETTER OUR COMMUNITY.  TEACHERS ARE A MAJOR FACTOR FOR THE STRENGTH AND GROWTH OF FONTANA.  PUT IN YOUR HANDS TO PROVIDE SEMI-PRODUCTIVE CHANGES WITH CASH AND BONUS INCENTIVES AND RETAIN THE BILINGUAL EDUCATORS. 
          IN ORDER TO PREPARE STUDENTS ACADEMICALLY.  WE NEED TO BEGIN BY BELLAMY AND RECOGNIZING EXTRA LABOR AND TALENTS FROM THE TEACHERS.  THE DUAL IMMERSION PROGRAM  IS NOT JEOPARDIZED.  IF BILINGUAL TEACHERS ARE NOT VALUED BY THE EXTRA WORK PROVIDING NECESSARY RESOURCES AND HELP NEEDED OF AN IB SCHOOL. I TAKE THIS MOMENT TO THINK  THE EDUCATORS WHO ARE STILL WITH US.  YOUR STRONG PASSION AND LOVE TO EDUCATE CHILDREN'S  UPON THE UNFAIR PAY. I LOOK AT EACH OF  THE NEW MEMBER COUNCILS WITH THE ABILITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. 
          IN OUR DISTRICT.  I THINK YOU ALSO FOR HIRING QUALIFIED TEACHERS. LET US NOT WAIT  FOR THE TRAIN TEACHERS TO TRANSITION TO HIGH PAINT DISTRICTS. THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING COST  AND AFFECT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.  WE HOPE TO SEE CHANGE BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.  WE NEED TO KEEP RINGING THE BELL. LET US CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE  THE DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM WITH  THE CREDIT SCHOOL  AND FUTURE OF THE BUNGLE EDUCATORS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT LIKELY 
          STAY.  LIKE WE SAY. --. >>  CALL LANGUAGE ] .  THIS CONCLUDES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
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          >> WE HAVE LINDA  --. >>  GOOD EVENING, BOYD.  I'M HERE TO SAY TOMORROW. TOMORROW IS  WATER POLO GIRLS FIRST CIS GAME AT 3:15.  WE HOPE SOME OF YOU GO.  THEY ARE IN CIF. 
          SECOND ROUND. THEY WANT THIRD-PLACE  -- THEY WANT THIRD-PLACE . PLEASE SUPPORT THEM.  YOU NEED TO HAVE THEM COME IN AND LET THEM KNOW YOU CARE. NOT JUST MAKE A  SHOW AT THE POOL TO SAY, YOU GOT PROBLEMS.  WE NEED TO SUPPORT AND TELL THE GIRLS HOW GREAT THEY'VE DONE THIS YEAR.  THEY HAVE ONE ALMOST EVERY GAME THEY PLAYED. THAT IS A GREAT THING SINCE THEY HAD TO PRACTICE IN A COLD POOL. IN THE RAIN THEY BEEN PRACTICING. THEY DON'T STOP. THEY PRACTICE WHEN YOU GUYS ARE OFF. THE KIDS ARE HOME PLAYING. THEY HAVE PRACTICED DURING THE BREAKS  EXCEPT FOR THE SPRING BREAK, THERE'S NO BREAK. PLEASE GO UP THERE TOMORROW.  IT STARTS AT 315. 
          LET THEM KNOW YOU CARE AND YOU ARE UP THERE TO SUPPORT THEM JUST AS MUCH AS A FOOTBALL GAME. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY OF YOU OUT OF WATER POLO, EVER. YOU NEED TO GO AND SUPPORT THEM 
          AND SAY THANK YOU. >> 
          >> GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS. I AM PART OF THE REVIEW BOARD. 
          A RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FOR THE VERIFICATION POLICY.  IT'S UPSETTING ON THE  STANDS YOU HAVE TAKEN.  THIS PARENTAL POLICY  IN RESPONSE, YOU ALSO STATE  THEY HAVE NO SECRECY POLICY. IN PLACE.  I PROVIDED A COPY PRINTED  FROM THE WEBSITES IN THE POLICY 5.3.  MONTH AFTER MONTH.  I'VE BEEN READING PASSAGES FROM IT. HOW DO YOU SAY  YOU DON'T HAVE --. 
          YOU DON'T KEEP SECRETS  ABOUT A CHILD IN APPEARANCE. 
          EXAMPLES OF THIS KIND OF CONDUCT WHICH ARE PROHIBITED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND CONSTITUTE GENDER-BASED HARASSMENT.  INCLUDING THE NUMBER FIVE LISTED.  REVEALING A STUDENT'S TRANSGENDER STATUS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO DON'T HAVE THE  LEGITIMATE NEED FOR THE INFORMATION  AND WITHOUT THE STUDENTS CONSENT.  THAT TO ME MEANS KEEPING SECRETS.  ANOTHER ONE.  A STUDENT'S TRANSGENDER OR GENDER NONCONFORMING STATUS IS THE PRIVATE INFORMATION  AND THE DISTRICT SHALL DISCLOSE INFORMATION  PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT.  THE DISTRICT EMPLOYEE TO WHOM STUDENTS TRANSGENDER OR GENDER  NONCONFORMING STATUS SHALL KEEP STUDENTS INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL.  ADDRESSING THE TRANSGENDER NEEDS.  THEY SHALL ARRANGE A MEETING  WITH THE 
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STUDENT AND IF APPROPRIATE, THE PARENTS AND GUARDIANS TO IDENTIFY AND KEEP THE STRATEGIES  AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES  FOR ENSURING ACCESS TO THE PROGRESS AND ACTIVITIES IS MAINTAINED.  I PROVIDED A COPY  ON THE COMMENTARY OF A FEDERAL CASE BROUGHT BY TWO TEACHERS.  I WILL READ FROM THAT AS WELL. IT ALLEGES  THE TEACHERS WERE COMPELLED TO DECEIVE PARENTS ABOUT THE STUDENTS GENDER DYSPHORIA  BECAUSE OF A POLICY MANDATED  SCHOOL DISTRICT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP  OF --. INCLUSION OF  NEWSOM AND  -- IN THE CASE.  CAME AT THE BEHEST OF THE FEDERAL JUDGE WHO HAS IMPOSED  THE SECRECY PROMISE. THEY ALSO CALL IT A SECRECY PROMISE.  THE CASES -- VERSUS --.  THE FEDERAL COURT SEPTEMBER PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION  HALTED THE SECRECY POLICY  WHICH COVERS  ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT  WITH SUCH A POLICY.  THEY BELIEVE ADDING NEW SALMON --  HELP MAKE SURE BOTH ARE HELD FULLY ACCOUNTABLE.  THEY ASSERTED  IT IS COMPELLED BY THE STATE TO ADOPT AND ENFORCE PARENTAL EXCLUSION POLICIES IN WHICH CALIFORNIA DID TATES THE DECEPTION -- DICTATES  THE DECEPTION OF REQUIRING TEACHERS TO LOAD PARENTS OF OTHER STUDENTS. BUT THE STUDENTS. 
          THE JUDGE COMMENTED THE CONFIDENTIALITY VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTION AND LABELED IT  A TRIFECTA OF HARM  KEEPING THE ABUSES ON PARENTS AND TEACHERS. SHORTLY AFTER, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL  ROB SENT INSTRUCTIONS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT  AND EDUCATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS ACROSS SCHOOL DISTRICTS  SCYLLA TITLED GUIDANCE  FOR THE CULTURAL POLICIES CONCERNING GENDER IDENTITY.  THEY CONDEMNED THE LETTER NOTING THE FEDERAL COURT RULING BY DEVISING  THE SCHOOLS CONTINUE STUDENTS  TOWARD THE  GENDER IDENTITY  OR ANYTHING ELSE. 
          >>  IF I'M READING THAT CORRECTLY,  THAT CONCLUDES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.  THE DISTRICT ALSO HAS THE POLICY. THANK YOU. 
            
          >> CAN WE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HAVING THE SUPERINTENDENT COMPILE AN FAQ FOR THE PARENTS TO ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS AND BEING ABLE TO GET A BREAKDOWN ON IT? 
          >>  IS THAT FOR -- TO HAVE? ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN FAQ TO COMMUNICATE INFORMATION BACK ONTO THE PUBLIC?  TWO YES, PLEASE.  THAT'LL ALLOW US TO SHARE INFORMATION SINCE  IT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA TO SPEAK OF. 
          >> WE WILL DO THAT, THANK YOU. 
          >> AND ENGLISH AND SPANISH CORRECTLY. 
          >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COLLEAGUES? 
          >> KARAOKE, ANYONE? JUST KIDDING. 
          >>  I WILL PAY FOR THAT RIGHT NOW IF HE DID THAT, JUST 
          SAYING. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 85 REPRESENTING  THE CLASSIFIED STAFF AND SUBSTITUTES  COLLEGE TUTORS OF FONTANA UNIFIED.  MY CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO THE FAMILY. AS WELL AS  --. 
          >> ALL RIGHT, LET'S PAUSE. PAUSE THE TIME.  AND GET SOME DURACELL BATTERIES MADE ME  -- MAYBE? ENERGIZERS?  FOR IT IS INTERMITTENT.  INTERMITTENT. OKAY. 
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          >>  SENDING OUT CONDOLENCES TO OUR  CLASSIFIED STAFF MEMBER, JOHN THREE. WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THIS UNION  AND MAINTENANCE OPERATION IN THE CARPENTRY DEPARTMENT FOR 18 YEARS.  HIS WIFE ALSO WORKED HERE  IN THE FOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND RETIRED RECENTLY. THE SON-IN-LAW,  AIDEN FARLEY  IS A CURTAIN  -- A  CURRENT CUSTODIAN.  CONDOLENCES TO THEM AND MEMBERS FROM THE UNION . WE HAD A LOT OF LOSS OVER THE HOLIDAYS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS. OUR FAMILIES TOUCHED BY THAT. 
          I'M NOT USING THE PODIUM AS A NEGOTIATION PODIUM.  I AM ON BEHALF OF THE CLASSIFIED STAFF ADVOCATING  FOR YOU TO LOOK AT THE HARDSHIPS THAT CONTINUE TO IMPACT  THE CLASSIFIED STAFF. 
          WHEN WE ARE NOT RECEIVING OVERTIME AND ADDITIONAL SIMON PAYOUT FOR UP TO EIGHT WEEKS. AFTER WE PERFORM SERVICES FOR THE STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT. YOU MAY HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE. 
          YOU'VE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE EDUCATION CODE ASSOCIATED WITH MY COMMENT  IN THE CABINET HAS BRIEFED YOU  ON THE INTERPRETATION OF THE LANGUAGE. I AM ADVOCATING THE HARDSHIP HOW THE ANTIQUATED SYSTEM NEGATIVELY IMPACTS  THE CLASSIFIED STAFF  OF FONTANA UNIFIED  SCHOOL DISTRICT.  I'M WORKING OVERTIME TODAY, FEBRUARY 7TH. USING THE CURRENTLY  IN ANTIQUATED COUNTY SYSTEM FOR SUBMITTING MY OVERTIME SHEET.  I HAVE TO WAIT TO THE END OF THE MONTH TO SUBMIT MY TIME SHEET.  I WILL NOT RECEIVE MY SERVICE UNTIL SEVEN WEEKS FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF MARCH. I WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE FIRSTHAND HOW WE HAVE BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE NEGATIVELY  IMPACTED UNLESS IT CHANGES.  THIS CONTINUES TO CAUSE A HARDSHIP ON THE CLASSIFIED STAFF. IN QUEUE. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE ANDREA MOORE. 
          >>  I'M SORRY. I MEANT TO ASK. YOU COULD, ANDREA. 
          >>  KENNY PROVIDE THE FAMILIES MENTIONED AT THE PODIUM TO US? THROUGH EMAIL  SO YOU CAN RECOGNIZE THE FAMILIES LATER. 
            
          >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'M A TEACHER AT --  ELEMENTARY THE SOUTH END.  THE DECEIVER BUT HE CAN. IT'S BEEN A WHILE.  WE WILL NICE STUFF ATTENDING  THIS WILL START AT 6:30. CHANGE IT TO SEVEN  AND THAT'LL BE LOVELY.  WE CAN SPEND  ANOTHER HALF AN HOUR WITH OUR FAMILIES INSTEAD OF STAYING HERE WAITING.  THE FIRST THING I WANT TO ADDRESS TONIGHT IS THE TRAINING  WE RECEIVED AS TEACHERS.  OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER WAS A TWO-PART TRAINING REGARDING THE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES  SOME OF THE SCHOOLS ARE USING.  THIS PARTICULAR CONCERNING TRAINING WAS CALLED RESTORATIVE CIRCLE.  THE PAYROLL EMPLOYEE TOLD ME  YOU PUT YOUR STUDENTS IN THE CIRCLE AND YOU ASKED THEM QUESTIONS. YOU DIG DEEP INTO SOME DEEP LEVEL QUESTIONING.  I DEFINITELY HAVE SO MANY CONCERNS WITH THIS.  ALL REGARDING  PRYING INTO THE STUDENTS PERSONAL LIFE. TEACHERS ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO DO THIS AND PROVIDE BASICALLY GROUP THERAPY TO STUDENTS  BEHIND CLOSED DOORS WITHOUT A LICENSE.  WHENEVER THEY RECEIVED COUNSELING SERVICES AT THE SITE, THEY ARE REQUIRED  TO GIVE THEM PERMISSION.  IF YOU LIKE THIS IS SOME KIND OF BACKDOOR WAY TO GET TEACHERS TO PROVIDE THE COUNSELING SERVICES WITHOUT THE PARENT PERMISSION.  IT MADE ME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.  IT WAS NOT REQUIRED AT THE TIME.  WHEN I DID RESPECTFULLY EXPRESS MY CONCERN REGARDING  THIS THERAPY ESSENTIALLY.  I WAS TOLD BASICALLY  THIS IS A PRACTICE IN EVERY TEACHER WOULD BE REQUIRED TO ENGAGE  IN PRACTICES LIKE THIS GETTING NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.  WAS NOT ADDRESSED NECESSARILY  THE ACTUAL QUESTION I ASKED CONCERN EXPRESSED ABOUT IT BEING THERAPY.  WITHOUT A LICENSE. 
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WHEN THEY CONTINUE REALISTICALLY , THE PARENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD IT  ARE ALREADY  PULLING THE PARENTS OUT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL.  THEY DON'T REALLY  SHOW THE PICTURE OF EQUITY  THAT THE BOARD SEEMS TO BE SO CONCERNED WITH. 
          ANOTHER CONCERN THAT I HAVE. I WAS HUMAN  YOU WERE DISCUSSING INCREASING TAXES  ON FONTANA. THEY GET WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM. AT THE SAME TIME,  IT'S A DIFFICULT TIME FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.  MAYBE YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY COLLAPSING NCSS. 
          SINCE THEY EXISTED, I NEVER HEARD, I'M SO GLAD THEY CAME. 
          WE ARE STANDING ON OUR HEADS DOING EVERY POSSIBLE THING TO HELP STUDENTS WITH BEHAVIORS. TO POSITIVELY  REINFORCE AND ADDRESS BEHAVIORS.  SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE COMING IN AND DOING LESS AND LESS.  THEY HAVE STOPPED WORKING WITH STUDENTS. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS I OFTEN COME IN AND SAY ,  THE TOKEN ECONOMY.  IT'S A VERY PERSONALIZED SYSTEM WHERE THEY EARN TOKENS.  THEY EARN CHOICE TIME  SO THEY CAN DO THEIR WORK AND IT'S FOCUSED ON BEHAVIOR. I'VE BEEN TRAINED ON THIS BECAUSE I STARTED OUT IN A K-3 TO AUTISM CLASS.  OUR TEACHERS HAVE NOT BEEN TRAINED ON THIS. THE SYSTEM CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM A B IN OUR  TIME TO 10 HOURS I WOULD SAY.  TO IMPLEMENT WITH A SINGLE STUDENT DEPENDING ON CHALLENGES  AND HOW RESPONSIVE THEY ARE TO IT. THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE  FOR A TEACHER.  WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF PARENT REQUESTS FOR TESTING. 
          I LOVE THE ADVOCATING FOR THE STUDENTS BUT IT'S BECOMING  -- IS TO BE ONE OR TWO A YEAR. SOMETIMES THEY QUALIFY AND SOMETIMES THEY DIDN'T. WE HAVE GOTTEN SO MANY.  RIGHT NOW, I HAVE 11  ACTIVE ASSESSMENTS. IT'S BECOMING SOMETHING WHERE SOME OF THEM ARE UNREASONABLE. KIDS ARE PERFORMING  FIVE YEARS ABOVE GRADE LEVEL  AND THEY HAVE NO ACADEMIC CONCERNS AND DOCTORS ARE TELLING THEM WE ARE DOING TESTING FOR ADHD.  I WANT YOU TO ADDRESS THAT WITH PRINCIPLES  AND COME UP WITH A VETTING PROCESS.  I LEFT PARENTS INPUT. I LOVE ADVOCACY. 
          BUT SOME OF THEM.  YOU DON'T HAVE AN ACADEMIC CONCERN  IN SPECIAL ED IS NOT FOR YOU.  AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH 
          AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. >>  KENNY PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRAINING? IS IT A STATE REQUIREMENT AND SOMETHING WERE DOING AS A DISTRICT? 
          >>  IT SOUNDS LIKE OPTIONAL TRAINING THEY ATTENDED. 
          >>  CAN SOMEBODY REACH OUT TO ANDREA MOORE AND MAYBE ALEJANDRA  IF YOU CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE GOING ON?  I'D APPRECIATE THAT, THANK YOU. 
          >> 'S >> GRITTY, CASTRO. 
          >>  SUPERINTENDENT IN FONTANA RESIDENCE.  WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING  AND FIND MONEY IN THE BUDGET.  THESE ARE TIGHT TIMES.  STUDENTS SHOULD COME FIRST.  THE BIGGEST EXPENDITURE SHOULD BE BOOKS AND TEACHERS. IN THIS TEACHERS NEED TO BE PAID A COMMENSURATE AMOUNT FOR BEING BILINGUAL.  AND IT SOUNDS GREAT. I WAS IMPRESSED BY THE STUDENTS SPEAKING. THEY HAVE AN EXCELLENT POINT.  I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD AND I'M DISAPPOINTED WITH THE RESPONSE  TO THE PARENTS RIGHTS.  THERE SHOULD BE NO SECRETS KEPT FROM THE PARENTS.  IF A KID PULLS A KNIFE ON A KID AT SCHOOL.  YOU 
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KNOW THE PARENTS WILL FIND OUT ABOUT IT.  IS THIS OUTING THE STUDENT?  IF THEY SHOW DISTURBING BEHAVIOR  AT SCHOOL AND SOMETHING DANGEROUS OF COURSE  YOU HAVE TO LET THE PARENTS AND PRINCIPAL NOW. MAYBE EVEN THE AUTHORITIES.  I WANT TO SWITCH OVER TO SOME THAT A PROUD UNCLE OF A LITTLE SEVEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN THE SECOND GRADE AT REDWOOD ELEMENTARY.  SHE BROUGHT UP SOMETHING THAT SHE SAW THE CONCERNED ME AND HER AUNT.  SHE SAW A LITTLE BOY  CALLED A LITTLE GIRL IN THE CLASSROOM. SHE BROUGHT  IT TO THE TEACHER'S ATTENTION.  WHAT THE TEACHER TOLD HER IS UNSATISFACTORY. IF IT'S WITHIN THE REGULATIONS OR THE PROCEDURE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IT IS TOTALLY IMPROPER.  WHAT THE TEACHER TOLD MY NIECE IS  THAT THE LITTLE BOY LIFT YOUR SKIRT?  MY NIECE WAS PANTS ALMOST EVERY DAY. SHE SAID NO.  THIS HAS TO CONCERN EVERY BOARD MEMBER. 
          THAT IS AN APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR.  THAT IS INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR.  MISS GONZALEZ MAY BE A GOOD TEACHER MAYBE SHE'S FOLLOWING THE DICTATES  OF THE BOARD AND DISTRICT.  I THINK THAT THE POLICY THAT SHOULD BE CHANGED IMMEDIATELY.  IF SOMEBODY SEES A LITTLE BOY LITTLE GIRL FOR THAT MATTER, BRING A GUN TO THAT SCHOOL,  DID HE PULL A GUN ON YOU? NO? DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.  WILL THAT BE A GOOD RESPONSE?  OR IF SOMEBODY  IS BEATING SOMEBODY UP.  DID THEY BEAT YOU UP?  NO? THEN DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.  YOU SEE HOW STUPID THESE RESPONSES ARE? THIS HAD TO BE ADDRESS  -- THIS HAS TO BE ADDRESSED. AND THE YOUNG GIRL  NEEDS TO BE GIVEN COUNSELING  AND THE BOY CORRECTIONAL BEHAVIOR.  THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. I'M GLAD ABOUT THE SUCCESS STORIES THAT ON FONTANA AND A LONGTIME RESIDENT  OF LOS ANGELES.  THEN I LEFT FOR FONTANA, ANOTHER BREATH OF FRESH AIR.  LET'S KEEP WORKING ON THINGS AND MAKING SURE, FOR EXAMPLE, HIGH SCHOOL  HAS THE FOUR TAKEN CARE OF WHERE SOME SWIMMERS  ARE CUTTING THEIR FEET UP THERE. WE HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.  THAT'S HALF A MILE AWAY FROM MY HOME IN THE NORTH SIDE. 
          I LIKE TO SEE THEM GET THEIR FOOTBALL STADIUM.  THERE SOMEWHERE WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME MONEY TO DO THINGS THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU. >>  I WAS GOING TO ASK STAFF BASED ON ALLEGATIONS PUT AT THE PODIUM TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THE 
          INCIDENT.  EVERYBODY. >> WAS THIS GOING TO BE A 
          COMMON? >>  IS THAT PUBLIC,?  WE WILL NOW GO INTO STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.  GOOD 
          AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. >> IT IS SO LOVELY TO SEAL STUDENTS HERE.  I WANT TO START OFF BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS MONTH AFTER ALL.  IT IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH.  I WANT TO START OFF BY TAKING A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE SCHOLARS.  IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS  THAT'LL COME IN THE YEARS FROM STUDENTS IN FONTANA.  BLACK EXCELLENCE IS EMPOWERING. IN ADDITION , IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE CELEBRATED.  I WANT TO ADDRESS THE COMMENTS. 
          THEY SHOULD HAVE A STABLE TEACHERS.  TEACHERS DID A WONDERFUL AN EXCELLENT JOB. TEACHING MY SIBLINGS HOW TO COMMUNICATE IN SPANISH. ESPECIALLY SINCE MY MOTHER  IS THE SPANISH SPEAKER.  THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.  IT IS 
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IMPORTANT STUDENTS HAVE THESE TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR.  IT DOESN'T PACK THE STUDENT ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE.  YOU DO LOSE MOTIVATION.  I LACKED MOTIVATION  ESPECIALLY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO DO MY WORK.  SPOKE WAY BETTER THAN I DID. IN THE FIFTH GRADE.  MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY.  I LOVED BEING THERE.  MY CONDOLENCES GOES TO THE FAMILY. ANY  BURNING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE.  FOR THE PARENTS HERE WHO MAY HAVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.  BE LOOKING OUT FOR NOTIFICATIONS ON FAFSA.  ADDRESS ANY HOPE  IN ANY QUESTIONS YOU DO HAVE , TAKE ADVANTAGE OF RESOURCES. FROM THE AGENDA ITEM I SAW AN ACTION ITEM.  IT KIND OF MAKES ME SAD I'M GRADUATING NEXT YEAR.  LET'S CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. VALUING STUDENT SAFETY AND EMPOWERING STUDENT ADVOCACY, THINKING. 
          >> AT THIS TIME,  I WILL TURN IT OVER  WITH THE 
          SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS. >> A LITTLE BIT OF NEWS TO SHARE RIGHT NOW. I WANT TO START OFF WITH THE POTENTIAL POWERPOINT.  THEY ARE ASKING THE SCHOLARS  THERE ASKING SCHOLARS TO TAKE A BOOK AND SHARE A BOOK AS IT KICKS OFF THE FREE LIBRARY PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO LITERATURE AND PROMOTE A CULTURE BEYOND THE CLASSROOM AND INTO THE COMMUNITY.  THE LAST NOVEMBER,  THEY INSTALLED A WOODEN BOX  SHAPED LIKE A HOUSE  IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL AND STOCKED IT WITH LIBRARY BOOKS INVITING STUDENTS TO BORROW AND RETURN BOOKS ANYTIME. THEY ARE ABLE TO STAND OUT  WITH A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. 
          CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HARD WORK TO ENSURE THEY ARE ALL LITERATE  BUT THE TIME THEY LEAVE SCHOOL . I WANT TO RECOGNIZE  THE MEMBERS OF THE PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL AND DISTRICT STAFF WHO ATTENDED THE INSPIRE SCHOOL SERVICES AIPAC WORKSHOP.  ON JULY 31ST, 2024. DURING THE THREE HOUR WORKSHOP LED BY DR. KEENAN MICHELLE, ATTENDEES GAINED PRACTICAL STRATEGIES TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN PARENT ADVISORY COUNCILS.  THE WORKSHOPS LEARNED STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP GOALS AND PROGRESS MONITOR SYSTEM  AND IMPROVE INITIATIVES THAT CREATE CONDITIONS NECESSARY  FOR THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN SCHOLARS TO ACHIEVE AT HIGH.  LEVELS.  OH A HIGHLIGHT  THE ANNUAL MEETING. 
          THEY WERE REPRESENTED AT THE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION MEETING  IN WHICH BOARD MEMBERS PRESIDED.  THE MAGICAL CHOIR , SON  THE NATIONAL  ANTHEM.  I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE MANY YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE CAPACITY PARTICULARLY FOR THE LEADERSHIP IN THIS PAST YEAR.  I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE SUMMIT SHEER IS THIS SORT  THE CHAMPIONSHIP THERE.  DONE  --. 
          MARTIN LUTHER KING HIGH SCHOOL IN RIVERSIDE.  THIS WAS THE 
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SKYHAWKS THIRD CONSECUTIVE CIF CHAMPION TITLE  AND FOURTH OVERALL FOR THE SCHOOL.  THEY WILL FLY OUT TO FLORIDA FOR THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS EVENT.  THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING CHAMP AND SHIP AND WE WISH THEM ALL THE BEST. 
            SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE.  WE ARE ON THE MIDYEAR MONITORING REPORT  WITH THE ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.  I GIVE THE MICROPHONE  BACK TO THE SUPERINTENDENT  TO SPEAK ON THE 
          ITEM. >> I THINK I'M GOING TO SPEAK FROM THE DAIS  BECAUSE MY MICROPHONE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.  IT'S A PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN. MIDYEAR MONITORING REPORT.  THE LAST TIME WE DID A MIDYEAR MONITORING REPORT WAS DOING THE COVID .  THE IDEA OF A REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY  HOW WE DO AND WHERE WE ARE  HAS BEEN REPLICATED FOR THE NEXT YEAR DOING THE ASSEMBLY BILL.  SOME OF YOU ARE PART OF THE COMMITTEE  AND WE ARE DOING WORK AROUND THE NEXT ONE LOOKS LIKE FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. JOINING ME IS THE SUPERINTENDENT  EXECUTIVE CABINET.  THEY WILL SHARE A PARTICULAR AREA OF FOCUS PERTAINING TO THE DIVISION. IT IS THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT  WHICH OUTLINES HOW WE IMPROVE  THE OUTCOMES FOR ALL THE SCHOLARS.  THIS SERVES AS A REFLECTION AND  REPORTING TOOL. IT SERVES AS A TOOL TO COMMUNICATE THE PROGRESS.  THE FIRST IS TO REPORT ALL AVAILABLE MIDYEAR OUTCOME DATA RELATED TO STATE AND LOCAL METRICS.  IT INCLUDES ACHIEVEMENT, ATTENDANCE GRADUATION AND SUSPENSION RATE AND SURVEY DATA.  THE REPORT INCLUDES THE IMPLEMENTATION LEVELS OF THE ACTIONS. HAVE THEY BEEN IMPLEMENTED  AND PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED OR FULLY IMPLEMENTED?  THE REPORT FOR THE MIDYEAR INCLUDES THE EXPENDITURE REPRESENTED THE PLAN  VERSUS THE ACTION EXPENDITURE FOR EACH ACTION. WHERE ARE WE MIDYEAR IN TERMS OF MEETING THE GOAL. IN OUR CURRENT COUNT,  WE HAVE FIVE GOALS WITH MEN FOR ACTIONS. WE ARE TAKING FIVE GOALS  AND NUMBER FIVE,  SCHOOL CLIMATE AND SAFETY.  WE ARE BLINDING THEM WITH THE AREAS OF FOCUS THAT THE PORT IS ADOPTED THIS YEAR. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE BEEN INTENTIONAL AROUND THE WORK WE ARE ALIGNING WITH THE AREA OF FOCUS AROUND  ACADEMIC OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS  TO FOCUS ON SAFETY AND WELL-BEING. 
          AN PURPOSEFUL USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES.  I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE CABINET WHO WILL SHARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE AREA OF 
          FOCUS. >>  WE NEED TO START WITH THE FOUNDATION.  RESEARCH HAS SOWN  IT'S GOOD TO HAVE HIGHLY SKILLED --.  THE MAJORITY OF TEACHING STAFF ARE FULLY CREDENTIALED.  WE ARE CONSTANTLY REVIEWING STAFFING ASSIGNMENTS  AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL.  IT IS CRITICAL TO HAVE STAFF  WHO ARE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.  WE CREATED  THE ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM.  WE HAVE  THREE MONTHS UNIVERSITY SPECIFICALLY FOR THE RESIDENCE PROGRAM  VERSUS SAN BERNARDINO. WE IMPLEMENTED  THE CLIENT OBTAINING  TO FACILITATE TEACHING CREDENTIAL.  IN TERMS OF SUPPORTING  THE FACILITATIVE THAT ARE VERY  PROGRAM.  FOCUS 
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ON WORK WE DO  AND HOW IT IMPACTS. 
          >>  I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THREE TODAY.  THE FIRST ONE IS: ACTION SIX.  WITH REGARDS THE ENGLISH LEARNER.  AS YOU LOOK AT THE TABLE BEFORE YOU, WHAT YOU SEE IS A COMPARISON OF WHERE WE WERE IN 2022 AND 2023. THIS IS 848 OF THE SCHOLARS RECLASSIFIED.  THE WORK IS BEING DONE AT THE SCHOOL SITE WITH THE HARD WORK OF OUR TEACHERS.  TO THE DATE OF JANUARY 30TH  WE WILL CONTINUE TO RECLASSIFY STUDENTS  ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.  THE SCHOOL YEAR WE HAVE 8964.  WE HAVE 660 THAT RECLASSIFIED ALREADY.  WE WILL RECLASSIFIED AS THEY MEET CRITERIA THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 
          ANOTHER AREA WE HIGHLIGHTING FROM TEACHING AND LEARNING. 
          WITH RESPECT TO LITERACY. THERE ARE SOME AREAS IN PARTICULAR WE WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO ON THE WORK WE ARE DOING THIS YOU.  WE ARE DEVELOPING THE K-3 LITERACY PLAN.  WE HAVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDED  AS IT RELATES TO SCIENCE AND READING FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.  AS WELL AS TIME AND DATA ANALYSIS HAVE PLANNED AND TAKEN PLACE.  THERE IS DATA ON THE SCREEN AND IT IS TIED TO OUR DATA.  THAT IS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS  A PORTION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DATA, WHAT YOU NOTICE IS WE HAVE READ TOWARD THE BOTTOM.  THERE IS YELLOW AND GRAY TO GREEN.  WHAT DOES IT MEAN?  THE GRAPH ON THE LEFT  IS WHAT THE STUDENTS SCORED THE FIRST TIME THEY TOOK THE TEST. THE RED AREAS ARE THREE GRADE LEVELS BELOW  ARE TWO GRADE LEVELS BELOW.  YELLOW IS ONE GRADE LEVEL BELOW.  WE TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE LIGHTER GREEN.  WE SEE EARLY ON GRADE LEVEL AND MID GRADE LEVEL. THAT IS WITH A PLACE WANTED TO THE TEST  THE FIRST TIME.  WE HAD A DROP IN THE RED OF 10 PERCENTAGE POINTS WHICH IS WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE.  YOU WANT TO SEE IT DROP AND MOVE ON HIS HEEL AND CLEAN.  WE ARE ON UPWARD TREND  CONTINUING WITH THE WORKABILITY LITERACY  SO STUDENTS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. IT REPRESENTS ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL.  IN THE PORTION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL  USING IT ALREADY.  WE ARE MOVING INTO ALL THE SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR.  THE AREA I WANT TO PRESENT TO YOU TIGHT SCHOOL COUNTRY  -- GOAL THREE ACTION NINE.  IT MEANS THEY LOVED WITH COLLEGE CREDIT. 
          WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE OF STUDENTS ENROLLED  GOING FROM 385 24 28 IN THE SPRING.  WE ARE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO 
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DEVELOP OUT THE ENROLLMENT PLAN. 
          >>  WE BEEN ABLE TO ADD DIFFERENT CLUB'S  AND THEY TALKED ABOUT IT  WITH THE INTERACTION WITH THE LEADER OF THE SOCIAL CLUB OPERATED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. SOME OF THE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CUSTOMIZE THAT. SOMETHING OF THEIR IMPORTANT TO MENTION. WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A WAITING LIST AND RIGHT NOW THE LIST HAS BEEN  ELIMINATED SO IT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT.  WE ARE SERVING STUDENTS  THAT WANTED THE PROGRAM.  ANOTHER PIECE TO MENTION.  AROUND HAVING A POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE.  WE HAVE 29 STUDENTS RECOGNIZED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION. ANOTHER FOCUS AREA  IS A REDUCTION OF CHRONIC ABSENTEE RATE.  WE ARE DEFINITELY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. ATTENDANCE RATE IS AT 94%.  THE SUSPENSION RATES RIGHT NOW  ARE 1.2%.  WE ARE AT THREE AND HALF PERCENT.  DEFINITELY SOME POSITIVE INDICATORS. 
          >> >> WE INCREASE THE SCHOOL 
          COUNSELOR ISSUE. >> CAN YOU SPEAK INTO THE MIC 
          LITTLE BIT? >> OKAY.  AS I WAS SAYING.  THE AVERAGE IS ABOUT 527 TOBIN. AVERAGES 400 TO 1.  WE RECOGNIZE  BY REDUCING  THIS, BUT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO STUDENTS  TO EXPLORE CHALLENGES. 
          >>  THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT YOUTH DIVERSION COURTS.  THEY DO NOT GET INTO THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. AND ALLEVIATES  THE RECORD  OUT OF THE COURT SYSTEM.  WE HAD 80 KIDS PARTICIPATES  IN THE YOUTH DIVERSION PROGRAM.  THAT WERE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AGES.  IT WAS 56  WE ARE WORKING WITH THE YOUTH  TO GET THEM BACK ON TRACK TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL TO PROMOTE FROM JUNIOR HIGH.  WE IMPLEMENTED A POLICE SERVICE K-9 DOG TO SERVE FOR ILLEGAL NARCOTICS.  WE PROVIDED  ABOUT 18 SEARCHES AND WE FOUND  MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.  THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.  AND WORKED WITH THE SCHOOL  THAT THE STUDENTS BACK ON TRACK.  IMPLEMENTED  A VAPE SENSOR PROGRAM.  WE ARE IN THE STARTING STAGES OF THAT WITH DEMOING  SENSORS TO DIFFERENT 
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SCHOOLS. DOING SOME RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION ON HOW IT IMPACTS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT  IN SCHOOL SAFETY.  LASTLY, THE POLICE HAS WORKED WITH THE CABINET  WITH IMPLEMENTING  A SAFETY PLAN.  WITH EVERY EMPLOYEE.  THEY WILL GET AN I.D. CARD  THAT THEY CAN ALERT AUTHORITIES AND SCHOOL STAFF IN THE EVENT  OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY  AND SCHOOL CRISIS. 
          WE'VE STARTED IMPLEMENTING THAT WITH I.T.  AND GETTING PRODUCTS DELIVERED  SO YOU CAN IMPLEMENT THEM ON SCHOOL SITES. 
          TO COLLECT DATA TO EVENTUALLY GO DISTRICTWIDE.  WE WILL HAVE THE SYSTEM TESTED AT TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL  AND HIGH SCHOOL FOR ABOUT 30 DAYS.  WE WILL COLLECT DATA AND REVIEW THE PROGRAM BEFORE WE GO DISTRICTWIDE.  THAT'S ANOTHER SAFETY MEASURE WE HAVE FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF.  AND VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.  THE OVERARCHING PAIN.  MATOS PROTECTING STUDENTS IN BUILDING --  THE MODEL IS PROTECTING STUDENTS. 
          IT ENSURES THE SAFETY OF  OUR STUDENTS. 
          >> 'S >>  WE HAVE DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE LOGO THERE.  SOME VERSIONS DON'T IDENTIFY  THE VISUAL PIECE .  THEY ARE WORKING TO CLEAN IT UP  AND DEVELOP A BRAND GUIDE  SO WE HAVE CONSISTENT  CLARITY  IN USE .  TAKING THAT, WE ARE WORKING ON  THE COMMUNICATION PLATFORM.  MAKING SURE WE HAVE UP TO DATE WITH A CLEAN SOLID LOGO TO INCORPORATE INTO THAT REDESIGN.  WE ARE WORKING ON THE STAFF PORTAL AS WELL.  AND THE CLASSROOMS  AND THIS IS WORK BEING DONE BY THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PIECE. 
          AND USING PARENTS SQUARE  SO THE FAMILIES GET DIRECT INFORMATION  ABOUT HOW THE STUDENTS ARE DOING  WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE CLASSROOM DIRECTLY FROM THE CLASSROOMS. I LIKE TO THINK ABOUT COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AS LOOKING AT IT AT THREE LEVELS FROM THE DISTRICT  AND ALL THE DISTRICT APARTMENTS AND LEADERSHIP TO THE SCHOOL SITES  TO MAKE IT EFFECTIVE  WE NEED TO MAKE IT EFFECTIVE ACROSS ALL THREE AREAS.  ACADEMICS, SAFETY COMMUNICATION  AND EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES. THE TEAM BEHIND ME  AND ALONGSIDE ME RIGHT NOW.  WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE ALL THE STORIES AND  MEDIA PAGES ARE CENTERED AROUND  THE FOUR AREAS.  THE MESSAGING MUST BE CLEAR AND CONSISTENT.  BUILDING A STRONG TEAM.  IN THE RECENT AND GRATEFUL ARRIVAL TO FONTANA.  WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE SURE THERE'S PARITY ACROSS THE TWO PIECES OF FOUR. THERE HAS BEEN SOME  DISTRICT RESOURCES  AND SITE RESOURCES WITH THE BOARD SUPPORT.  WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING  THE FIRST ROUND OF INTERVIEWS FOR THE 
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DIGITAL  MEDIA SPECIALIST. 
            TO THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT SUPPORTING THAT BALANCE BETWEEN BOTH SIDES OF THE HOUSE AND MY AREA, AND THEN ON CASES, RE-ESTABLISHING TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION, IN SOME CASES IT IS NEW. THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE RECENTLY TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR PARTNERS TO ENGAGE WITH US, SO WE ALREADY HAVE HAD A STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT, WE HAVE A SECOND ONE SCHEDULED THIS MONTH AND WE ARE PART OF THAT AMAZING GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE. WE WILL DO OUR THIRD COMMUNITY COPIED THIS MONTH AS WELL. IT IS A BUSY FEBRUARY, I AM NOT SURE WE PICKED THIS MONTH TO GET IT DONE. THE VASE TEAM, I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH MR. GARCIA AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK THEY DO TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. I AM HAPPY TO SAY, I AM GLAD OUR SUPERINTENDENT IS VERY MUCH STRONGLY BEHIND THIS. WE ARE REINITIATING OUR STATE OF THE DISTRICT. I STRONGLY BELIEVE, AND I'M SURE YOU DO AS WELL THAT THAT IS  A STRONG ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE FOR OUR ORGANIZATION TO LET OUR COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED, WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON AND ALSO CELEBRATING SOME OF THE EXCELLENCE WE HAVE GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOL SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING THAT BACK. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE PHASE TEAM HAS WORKED HARD PARTICULARLY WITH FONTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL. I LIKE TO THINK OF THIS WORK THAT FONTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL IS THE DEEP DIVE SITE. THEY HAVE BEEN UNPACKING EFFECTIVE PRACTICES AROUND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AGAIN, THINKING ABOUT THOSE LAYERS. HOW DOES THAT LOOK AT A DISTRICT LEVEL, A SITE LEVEL, WHICH IS FONTANA MIDDLE AND IN THE CLASSROOM? I THINK THAT SUPPORTS THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING ON COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. FINALLY, THE LAST PIECE FOR THE DISTRICT PARENT ADVISORY GROUPS, WE HAVE HAD SOME GREAT GROUPS. IT IS OUR GOAL TO KEEP SUPPORTING THE DIVERSITY AND ALL OF THOSE CULTURAL AFFILIATIONS, BUT ALSO WE ARE EXCITED AND I THINK YOU ALL HAVE SEEN THE RESULTS OF RE-ENGAGING OUR DAY PACK TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CONNECTING WITH OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN, BLACK STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. 
          THAT IS OUR SIDE OF THE HOUSE BECAUSE IT IS ALL OF OUR WORK. 
            AREA NUMBER FOUR, UST WILL BE GOOD STEWARDS OF PUBLIC TAX DOLLARS FOR PURPOSEFUL USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE GAP AND THE EXPENDITURES, THEY UNDERGO A RIGOROUS APPROVAL PROCESS TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE EXPENDITURE ALIGNMENT AND THE AVAILABLE FUNDING. SCHOOL SITE EXPENDITURES NEED TO BE ALIGNED TO THEIR SINGLE PLAN OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, EXPENDITURES BY DEPARTMENTS MUST ALIGN TO THE GOAL AND ACTION IDENTIFIED AND THE EXPENDITURES ARE REVIEWED TO ENSURE THERE IS AVAILABLE FUNDING IN THE BUDGET BEFORE THEY MOVE ON AND THE EXPENDITURES ARE ACTUALLY MADE. 
            OF THIS WORK AS A REMINDER THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF HUNTING GOES TO PEOPLE AND STAFF. AS WE ENGAGE IN THIS WORK THAT WE DO HAVE AN APPROACH TO STAFFING, WE ACTUALLY HAVE ENGAGED IN COMPREHENSIVE CLASSIFICATION STUDIES. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AREAS OF NEEDS. WE INITIALLY CONDUCTED ONE LAST YEAR, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING A MORE COMPREHENSIVE ONE THIS YEAR. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT WORK BECAUSE A PART OF IT IS NOT ONLY GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF A ROLE AND THEIR COMPARISON, BUT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THE DUTIES AS THEY ARE TIED TO THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS, AND ENSURE THEY ARE ALIGNED TO WORK WITH US. ANOTHER THING WE HAVE BEEN DOING IN THIS REGARD IS BEFORE REPURPOSING ANY POSITION, WE TRULY ANALYZE IF IT FITS THE AREAS OF NEED WE HAVE IDENTIFIED. CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSEFUL IMPLEMENTATION GOAL 
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ACTION SEVEN , WE HAVE DEVELOPED AN UNIFORM APPROACH TO CONDUCTING PD. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH SITES AND APARTMENTS ON ENSURING THAT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ARE PURPOSEFUL AND ALIGNED TO OUR FOCUS AREAS. 
          THERE IS A VETTING PROCESS THAT WE HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTING TO ENSURE IT IS CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD. WE WANT TO AVOID ANY TYPE OF INSTANCES OF DUPLICATING EFFORTS BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE AN OVERALL TRAINING FOCUSING ON ONE THING AND THEN WE HAVE THESE FRINGE PIECES THAT MAY NOT BE ALIGNED TO THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE DISTRICT. WE HAVE BEEN VERY PURPOSEFUL IN 
          THAT REGARD. >> FINALLY WE HAVE THE BUDGET OVERVIEW BY GOAL. WE HAVE THE ADOPTED BUDGET. THIS WAS WHAT WAS INCLUDED WHEN OUR BUDGET WAS APPROVED. THE MIDYEAR EXPENSE. IF THERE HAS BEEN A PURCHASE ORDER OR REQUISITION, THAT IS INCLUDED. THEN THE BALANCE REMAINING FOR A NEW EXPENDITURE FOR THE REMAINING YEAR. OUR ADOPTED BUDGET WAS 179 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES. CURRENTLY WE HAVE EXPENSED OR ENCUMBERED 127.4 MILLION AND WE HAVE 51.7 MILLION LEFT. AND I 
          WILL TURN IT BACK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. THE LAST SLIDE IS A THANK YOU. WE WANTED TO LET THE BOARD OF EDUCATION KNOW THE DETAILS ARE IN THE ACTUAL PLAN, BUT THIS IS JUST AN OVERVIEW TO GIVE YOU A GLIMPSE OF SOME OF THE PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING THIS YEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THANK YOU, TEAM. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY 
          [4. Consent Calendar Section ]
COLLEAGUES BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO MAC WE ARE ON OUR PART ONE CONSENT CALENDAR SINGLE ACTION SINGLE MOTION. BEFORE WE GO THERE, I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS. CAN YOU CALL 
          THOSE INDIVIDUALS UP? >> OAKLAND HAS TO COMMENTS, ONE ON 4.16 AND 4.8. COME FORWARD RIGHT NOW. 
          >> THIS IS ON FOUR POINT.  I PROVIDED SOME INFORMATION TO THE SECRETARY FOR YOU TO READ AND JUST A FEW COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO THAT, WE CANNOT TRUST THESE 5G WIRELESS COMPANIES WANTING TO COME IN AND PUT UP TOWERS, ANTENNAS OR ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT ON EXISTING TOWERS. THERE IS A TON OF INFORMATION THAT WARNS OF THE DANGERS OF WIRELESS RADIATION, A 5G ESPECIALLY. SO I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE BOARD TAKE A STEP BACK AND LOOK AT ALL THE STUDIES BEHIND CELL TORRES. WE HAVE CELL TOWERS GOING UP AROUND THE CITY.  THIS TOWER IS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO HAVE THE TOWER RECONSIDERED AND REMOVED FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN, TEACHERS, AND STAFF. CHILDREN ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO RADIO FREQUENCIES AND NOT TO ALLOW ANY MORE EQUIPMENT TOWERS.  STUDIES, I HAVE STUDIES ON OTHER RESTRICTIONS TO REPORT. NO WIRELESS ANTENNAS WITHIN 3000 FEET OF SCHOOLS AND WITHIN 1500 FEET OF HOLMES AND NO NEW WIRELESS ANTENNAS AND RESIDENTIAL ZONES. IN NEW YORK, NO WIRELESS FACILITIES MAY BE WITHIN 1100 FEET FROM HOMES, SCHOOLS, TEACHERS OR OTHER BUILDINGS CONTAINING 20 UNITS. STOCKBRIDGE MASSACHUSETTS PROHIBITS THE TOWER FROM BEING BUILT 1000 FEET FROM A SCHOOL, PARK OR ATHLETIC FIELD AND 600 FEET AWAY FROM ANY RESIDENCE. 
          IN OKLAHOMA, NO COMMERCIAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TOWERS 
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WITHIN 100 FEET OF HOLMES. NO TEAR TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES WITHIN 1000 FEET OF HOMES AND SCHOOLS. BEDFORD NEW HAMPSHIRE, NO WIRELESS ANTENNAS WITHIN 750 FEET FROM THE NEAREST RESIDENCE. SCARSDALE NEW YORK NO WIRELESS FACILITIES WITHIN 500 FEET OF HOMES, SCHOOLS, PARKS AND HOUSES OF WORSHIP. SEVEN MORE ORDINANCES WITH INSULATION SETBACK RESTRICTIONS, DAVIS CALIFORNIA BUT NO FREESTANDING WIRELESS FACILITIES WITHIN 500 FEET OF RESIDENTIAL ZONES IN SCHOOLS. 
          WESTLAKE VILLAGE CALIFORNIA, NO FACILITIES WITHIN 500 FEET OF HOMES. RUDOLPH MASSACHUSETTS, NO WIRELESS ANTENNAS WITHIN 500 FEET OF HOMES. SO WE HAVE SEEN CITIES IN CALIFORNIA  WITH NO TOWERS WITHIN 300 FEET OF RESIDENTIAL ZONES. THOSE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF WHERE THESE RESTRICTIONS ARE GOING UP WARNING ABOUT THE DANGERS OF LIVING CLOSE TO ANTENNAS AND CELL TOWERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I WOULD LIKE YOU GUYS TO 
          RECONSIDER THAT. THANK YOU. >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE? 
          YOU HAVE FOR 16 AS WELL. >> ON 416  I WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION ON HOW I COULD EVEN START A MEXICAN AMERICAN PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH IS SPONSORED AND SUPPORTED LIKE THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PACK IN THE DISTRICT. 
          THIS BOARD TALKS A LOT ABOUT INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PACKED, I AM SURE THEY ARE ALL GREAT INDIVIDUALS COME UP THAT THE NAME DOES NOT REALLY MEET INCLUSIVITY. I KNOW YOU WILL SAY IT IS OPEN TO ALL TO ATTEND, BUT THE NAME IS VERY EXCLUSIVE, SO I WOULD JUST LIKE MAYBE THE DISTRICT TO CONSIDER OR TRULY CREATE UNINTRUSIVE COUNSEL WHERE PARENTS CAN COME TOGETHER AND BE MORE INFORMED ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE SCHOOLS AND CHILDREN'S SCHOOLS AND NOT TO BE SEPARATING US AIRES. I WOULD LIKE THE DISTRICT TO CREATE A PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL THAT IS INCLUSIVE TO ALL BACKGROUNDS. 
          THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. WE ARE AT 4.1 CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION SINGLE MOTION. TO BE HAVE A MOTION, SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED 
          >> >> I WILL MOTION TO APPROVE AS 
          AMENDED. >> THANK YOU. THE AMENDMENT EARLIER JUST FOR CLARIFICATION WAS PULLING FROM ITEM 4.12, THE JOB DESCRIPTION OF THE COORDINATOR FOR THE AFTERSCHOOL LEARNING PROGRAM. IS THERE A SECOND? 
          >> I WILL SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? 
          >> I JUST NEED CLARITY ON 4.3. I DID MAKE A REQUEST, I DID NOT ACTUALLY SEE AN ANSWER, SO JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY FOR OUR COMMUNITY, HOW DO WE APPROVE A CONTRACT 70,000 OVER THE ACTUAL COST AND WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE SO WE CAN ASK ME TO THE COMMUNITY WHY WE ARE APPROVING SOMETHING THAT IS 
          70,000 ABOUT. >> PLEASE . CAN YOU ANSWER 
          THAT? >> WE DID INCLUDE THE INFORMATION AND DETAIL, BUT I CAN ASK D■R. BARNES O HARE A LITTLE BIT MORE AS TO WHY AND HOW IT LANDED THAT WAY. THIS FAMILY IS NOT SOMETHING WE ARE DOING ILLEGALLY. WE DID SHARE 
          THAT LAST REPORT. >> I DIDN'T SEE IT. MAYBE I 
          MISSED IT. >> WHEN WE GO TO BED, WE LOOK FOR THE LOWEST RESPONSE AND IN ORDER TO BE RESPONSIVE YOU NEED TO HAVE ANSWERED ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED IN THE BID, AND THE LOWEST BIDDER DID NOT INCLUDE THE REFERENCES THAT WERE REQUIRED. WE NEEDED TWO REFERENCES FROM SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THAT INCLUDED WORK LIKE WE WERE ASKING FOR ON 
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RECYCLED WATER AND THEN WE ALSO ASKED FOR TWO MUNICIPALITIES AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE THOSE. THAT MADE THAT UNRESPONSIVE, SO 
          WE WENT TO THE SECOND BETTER. >> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, A NEW PERSON IN THE BUSINESS THAT DID NOT HAVE, MAYBE THEY HAD ONE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ARE GOING TO DISQUALIFY THEM AND SPEND 70,000 MORE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT AMOUNT? 
          IS THAT OUR PROCESS? >> THAT IS THE PROCESS REQUIRED 
          BY THE STATE >> THE STATE REQUIRES TWO 
          MUNICIPALITIES? >> IT REQUIRES THEM TO BE RESPONSIVE. WHEN WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VENDOR CAN DO THE WORK, THIS WAS A WAY FOR THEM PROVING THEY COULD ACTUALLY DO THE WORK AND WE DON'T KNOW THAT IF THEY CAN'T SHOW US 
          THEY HAD DONE IT BEFORE. >> ANY OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT THEY HAVE DONE WORK IN THE PAST, THAT WAS FALSE? 
          >> THEY HAVE DONE WORK WITH THE DISTRICT IN THE PAST, THEY HAVE NOT DONE A RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 
          >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? 
          >> JUST A POINT OF CLARITY, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM 4.8, SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THERE IS A SATELLITE TOWER. THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE ANY OTHER INSTALLATION OF CELL TOWERS AT THIS SITE. THIS SITE IS ON OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS FACILITY. THERE IS NO SCHOOL THERE, SO IT WILL NOT BE A HINDRANCE TO ANY SCHOOLS OR SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AS THAT TOWER IS ALREADY EXISTING THERE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE SPACE THAT IS NEEDED FOR THE ADJACENT HOMES OR BUSINESSES. I JUST WANT TO GET CLARITY FOR THAT. 
          IF I COULD ASK STOP, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT AS WE COMMUNICATE HOW WE ARE DOING SOME OF OUR WORK HIM A PARTICULARLY OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES, THE NEED FOR A PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS. IF WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT INFORMATION IS OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? 
          >> IF YOU CAN ADD TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE GETS COPY OF THAT BECAUSE SHE ASKED ABOUT IT. I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. 
          >> THE INFORMATION IS PUBLIC IN THE AGENDA. THAT IS THERE, BUT WE CAN PROVIDE THAT FOR HER AS WELL. IF THERE IS NO OTHER DISCUSSION, I WILL MOTION TO CUSTOMER VOTES. MOTION PASSES 
          [5. Discussion/Action Section ]
WITH ONE ABSENT. 5.1 BUSINESS SERVICES REPORT MEASURE C. AT THIS TIME THE FLOOR IS PACKED. 
          >> I WOULD LIKE TO REINTRODUCE DR. LESLIE BARNES WHO WILL BRIEFLY SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. 
          >> THIS ITEM IS THE DISTRICTS ANNUAL FINANCIAL AND PERFORMANCE AUDIT FOR OUR BOND PROGRAM, AND THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL REPORTS WERE FOUND TO BE ACCURATELY REPRESENTED FOR OUR MEASURE C EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES, AND THE ASPECT OF THE AUDIT RELATED TO PERFORMANCE THAT ALL EXPENDITURES WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN THE VOTER APPROVED LANGUAGE. THAT WAS IT 
          FOR THAT. >> THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED FOR US ON THAT AS WELL. ANY 
          QUESTIONS FOR STAFF MARK >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT FOR THE NEXT YEAR IF WE CAN LOOK FOR ANOTHER COMPANY, WE HAVE BEEN WITH AGORA FOR MANY YEARS, BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO LOOK AT ANOTHER PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION. 
          >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? HEARING THEM, A 
          MOTION TO ACCEPT 5.1? >> MOTION TO ACCEPT. 
          >> CAN I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. 
          >> ANY DISCUSSION? I WILL MOTION. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
          MOTION PASSES 4-0. ITEM 5.2 HUMAN RESOURCES, THIS IS A WAIVER REQUEST. THE ITEM IS FOR THE UPWARD TO RATIFY THE SUBMISSION OF A VARIABLE WAIVER REQUEST TO THE CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON AUTHORIZING THE TEACHING OF EL STRATEGIES FOR 
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ANTHONY SPARROW. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE OR RATIFY 5.2? THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING ON, A MOTION. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.  MOTION PASSES 4-0. .3 HUMAN RESOURCES VARIABLE REQUEST. WAIVER REQUEST, THIS ITEM IS FOR THE UPWARD TO RATIFY THE SUBMISSION OF THE WAIVER REQUEST TO THE CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON TEACHER CREDENTIALING OPERATING EL STRATEGIES FOR JEREMY. IS THERE A MOTION AND SECOND TO RATIFY 5.3? THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.  ITEM PASSES 4-0. ITEM 5.4 STUDENT SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH VARIOUS TEMPORARY STAFFING ASSIGNMENTS. 
          THIS IS FOR THE UPWARD TO INCREASE 360 CUSTOMER INCORPORATED ACCOUNTABLE HEALTHCARE STAFFING INCORPORATED, ASHLEY MORGAN APPEAL DOING BUSINESS AS KINGS TABLE SPEECH THERAPY, BEHAVIORAL MOTION AND ACADEMIC MENTORING, CASSANDRA ROGERS DOING BUSINESS AT SONIC COMMUNICATIONS. EXTENSIVE THEORY CONNECTION AND SOLUTION. 
          CATCH TALK SPEECH THERAPY DIRECTION SOLUTIONS LLC DOING BUSINESS AS PROCARE THERAPY, PEDIATRIC THERAPY SERVICES DOING BUSINESS AS STEPPING STONES GROUP. PRISTINE REHAB CARE LLC HEALTH INCORPORATED, THE SPEECH EXCHANGE AND LANGUAGE THERAPY INCORPORATED, THERAPY MANTRA INCORPORATED AND THERAPY TRAVELERS DOING BUSINESS AS A PICKET SPECIAL EDUCATION TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY SPEECH EDUCATION STAFFING SERVICES DURING THE 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR. IS THERE A MOTION TO SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 5.4? THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? 
          YOU HAVE A QUESTION? >> WHEN I LOOK AT THESE BIG ITEM TICKETS, I WANT TO ASK MYSELF WHAT ARE WE DOING, AS A DISTRICT, TO MAYBE CREATE OUR OWN SERVICES BECAUSE TO ME SPENDING $4 MILLION AND KNOWING THAT WE HAVE QUALIFIED PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT COULD PROBABLY HAVE US LOOK AT THE COST ANALYSIS. HAVE A LOOK AT THAT YET TO SEE WHAT WE COULD HAVE THESE PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY US FOR VERSUS USING A 
          CONTRACTOR? >> I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW YOU PROBABLY HEARD FROM OUR STAFF IS THE CHALLENGE WE HAVE HAD WITH UNFILLED POSITIONS AND DIFFICULT POSITIONS TO FILL IN SUPERINTENDENT BAKER AND DR. 
          STIJN AT HUMAN RESOURCES CAN SHARE RIGHT NOW SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE HAD AND WHY WE ARE INCREASING THIS CONTRACT TO FILL THOSE HARD TO FILL POSITIONS IN THE INTERIM. I 
          WILL TURN IT TO ONE OF THEM. >> I KNOW BOTH DIVISIONS HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO FILL SOME OF THESE VACANCIES, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE CASES WHERE WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND PEOPLE. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE, THAT IS WHY WE CONTRACT OUT, BUT I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN SOME WORK. WE CONTINUE TO RECRUIT AND BRING PEOPLE IN. 
            UNDERSTAND A COUPLE PEOPLE, BUT FOR MILLION DOLLARS SOUNDS LIKE MORE THAN A COUPLE PEOPLE. SECONDLY ARE WE EVALUATING WHAT WE ARE OFFERING? WE ARE JUST NOT OFFERING ENOUGH IF NOBODY WANTS TO FILL THAT POSITION AND THOSE ARE KEEP DECISIONS THAT IMPACT OUR STUDENTS. HAVE WE ASSESSED WHAT WE ARE ACTUALLY OFFERING AS WHY WE ARE NOT GETTING THOSE POSITIONS FILLED 
          THE MAC >> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. A LOT OF THESE ARE ENUMERATED IN THAT PARTICULAR AGREEMENT AND HAS TO DO A SPECIALIZED SERVICES LIKE SPEAK LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, WE HAVE MAYBE EIGHT OR SO OPENINGS RIGHT NOW. 
          THE UNFORTUNATE AS WE ARE NOT UNIQUE IN THAT BOAT. THERE IS BASICALLY A SHORTAGE OF SPEECH ECOLOGISTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 
          IT HAS TO DO WITH THE WHOLE STRUCTURE OF HOW THEY ARE LICENSED. SO CONSEQUENTLY PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THE DISTRICT UNLESS THEY ARE REALLY SMALL AND YOU ONLY NEED ONE HAVE HAD TO CONTRACT OUT. WE HAVE HAD SOME AGENCIES PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICE. WE ARE ACTIVELY RECRUITING. THE MOMENT WE GET AN APPLICATION SENT IN WE CALL THE PERSON THAT THEY AND TRY TO PULL THEM IN FOR AN INTERVIEW. SO I THINK THERE IS 
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A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THOSE POSITIONS THAT ARE FALLING 
          UNDER THAT UMBRELLA. >> OKAY. I WAS TRYING TO GET CLARITY BECAUSE I WONDER IF WE ARE NOT OFFERING ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET THESE POSITIONS FILLED. INSTEAD OF SPENDING, I KNOW BUT THE EXTRA COST IS WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH CONTRACTORS AND WE ARE FILLING THOSE POSITIONS WITH OUR OWN 
          PEOPLE. >> I AGREE WITH YOU. I WOULD RATHER HAVE THEM HERE THAN CONTRACTING OUT BECAUSE OF THE 
          INITIAL COST. >> ONE THING WE LEARNED IN OUR BUDGET MEETING, AND DR. BARNES CAN ADDRESS IT, JUST IN CALIFORNIA THIS IS A CRISIS. SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFFING IS A CRISIS. WE ARE NOT ALONE. THERE WAS ONE SPECIFIC SLIDE TO ADDRESS THAT CONCERN THAT EVERYONE HAD COMING INTO THIS BUDGET MEETING ABOUT WHAT IS ON THE HORIZON WHEN WE HAVE 
          SHORTAGES IN SOME PLACES. >> SO WHAT WOULD YOU SAY, HOW MANY STUDENTS DO WE HAVE ANY SPEECH SERVICES? AND YOU SAID EIGHT POSITIONS? I KNOW A LOT OF THOSE ARE SPEECH THERAPISTS. 
          WE CAN PROBABLY SEE 10, 15 KIDS A DAY, MAYBE MORE AND WORK 
          MULTIPLE SITES. RIGHT? >> PART OF THE REASON WE DO THE CONTRACT IS SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE PEOPLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES. WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE SOMEBODY WITH URGES ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN CELEBRATING THE CHRISTIANS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND ENCOURAGES THE STAFF AND STUDENTS TO RECOGNIZE NOT ONLY THE MANY DIFFERENT TALENTS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS BUT ALSO THE GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND SACRIFICES THEY HAVE MADE. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT, ITEM 5.6, SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE. THIS IS FOR OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. THIS IS DISCUSSION AND ACTION AROUND COMPENSATION . THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION IN THE SAME AMOUNT AS ISSUED TO THE ELECTED TRUSTEES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2024 AND ISSUE ELECTIVE COURSE CREDIT TO STUDENT THE BOARD IS AS APPLICABLE TO THEIR PUBLIC SERVICES AS TRUSTEES PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 275. MICKEY, CAN YOU KIND OF GIVE SOME BACK GROUND TO US AS TO WHY THIS IS HERE TODAY? 
          >> IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THIS ASSEMBLY BILL WAS PASSED IN JANUARY ALONE DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION FOR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS AND ELECTIVE CREDIT AS WELL. WE HAVE THAT OPTION . THE PREMISE BEHIND THAT, IF YOU READ THE ASSEMBLY BILL AND LANGUAGE BEHIND IT WAS TO RECOGNIZE STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, KNOWING THAT TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY, THEY REALLY CAN'T GET A SIDE JOB FOR AFTER SCHOOL JOB BECAUSE THEY ARE BUSY, LIKE IN OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS, OR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ALWAYS ACTIVE HERE IN FONTANA, SERVING IN DIFFERENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES, THE  LCAP  MIDI, THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE COMMITTEE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMMITTEES THAT TAKE UP A LOT OF TIME, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO GET A SIDE JOB AND KEEP UP ON THEIR EXPENSES, TRAVELING TO AND FROM DIFFERENT DESTINATIONS. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THAT BACKGROUND. 
          >>  BOARD PRESIDENT, MAY I HAVE COME? 
          >> YES, YOU MAY. >> I DID BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. WE ALL KNOW THE BOARD MEMBER STATE ACTIVE. WHEN I SAW THIS PAT, IS THAT WHY WOULDN'T WE DISCUSS THIS? I REMEMBER CLEARLY  MARANDA, 
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WOULD HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH HER AND SHE WOULD BE NEAR IN TEARS BECAUSE SHE WOULD SAY I CANNOT WORK AN EXTRA SHIFT BECAUSE I AM ATTENDING A BOARD MEETING AND SHE SAID I KNEW WHAT I WAS SIGNING UP FOR BUT WHAT AN HONOR TO REPRESENT MY STUDENTS IN FONTANA. IT BROKE MY HEART BECAUSE THERE WERE TIMES WHERE SHE LEFT EARLY OR SHE COULDN'T ATTEND THE MEETING BECAUSE SHE NEEDED TO WORK, SHE NEEDED TO PROVIDE FOR HER FAMILY. FOR ME , IF WE ARE ABLE TO NOW, BY LAW CAN PROVIDE THIS TO OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS WHERE WE COULDN'T BEFORE , WE RECEIVE THIS MONEY, WHY SHOULDN'T WE TREAT THEM AS EQUALS? IF WE TALK SO HIGHLY OF OUR STUDENTS AND SAY WE PUT THEM FIRST, I KNOW WE CAN AFFORD IT. WE CAN CUT SOMETHING ELSE. GIVE HER MINE. FOR ME, I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY, TO ME IT IS HOW IT SHOWS WE VALUE OUR STUDENTS. FOR ME, IT IS AS WELL. I DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAR,  JULIETA, IF YOU HAVE A FULL-TIME POSITION AND I AM INTERESTED IN TERMS OF STUDENTS MAYBE DIDN'T APPLY BECAUSE THEY KNEW THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE COMMITTEES AND ENSURE YOU HAVE  AP COURSES. THEY COULD BE STUDYING RIGHT NOW BUT RIGHT NOW SHE IS HERE PAST 10:00 P.M. WITH US . I SEE HER AS AN EQUAL. TO ME, IT IS NOT ABOUT THE MONEY. TO ME, THIS IS STATING TO OUR CITY, TO OUR DISTRICT, TO OUR STUDENTS THAT IF YOU ARE ON THIS IS WITH US, YOU MAY NOT BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL BUT YOU ARE EQUAL REPRESENTATION, PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE SEAT EXIT IN IS HER SEAT. I JUST, I AM CURIOUS WHAT MY COLLEAGUES THINK. I KNOW EVERYONE IS TIGHT WITH MONEY BUT, TO ME, I THINK THERE'S MORE. IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY. OUR DISTRICT HAS THE MONEY. FOR ME, IT IS ALSO, IN TERMS OF THE ELECTIVE CREDIT, AT LEAST THAT. THAT IS BARE MINIMUM. I DEFINITELY WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU, JULIETA. 
          >>  PRESIDENT. >> MR. ARMENDAREZ. 
          >> MOTION . >> WE HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO HAVE A DISCUSSION SO I AM MOTIONING. 
          >> YOU ARE MOTIONING TO APPROVED ITEM 5.6. 
          >> MOTION. >> MR. ARMENDAREZ. IS THERE A 
          SECOND ? >> I WILL SECOND. 
          >>  DR. QUEZADA. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONING 
          >> YES, I WANT TO CLARIFY I AM 100% ON BOARD WITH THIS, I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE GIVING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO THE STUDENT AS FAR AS I BELIEVE THAT IF WE HAVE THE POWER TO GIVE ELECTIVE CREDIT AS WELL AS COMPENSATION, THAT WE SHOULD DO BOTH. AND, IF THAT IS THE CASE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO GIVE THE CREDIT AS WELL, IF WE ARE HAVING DISCUSSION ABOUT IT. DO WE HAVE TO DISCUSS THAT OR CAN WE JUST APPROVE  TO GIVE HER BUS ? 
          >> THE ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION IN THE SAME AMOUNT AS ISSUED TO US, EFFECTIVE THIS YEAR IN JANUARY 1ST AND ISSUE ELECTIVE COURSE CREDIT. IT IS 
          ACTUALLY BOTH. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A 
          MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I ALREADY DID. 
          >> YOU DID. >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I 
          HAD CLARITY ON THAT. >> WE HAD A SECOND FROM DR. 
          QUEZADA. MS. SANDOVAL, DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT ? 
          >> I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. I DO HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH IT ONLY BECAUSE  WHAT I HAVE SEEN, NOT ALL STUDENTS CAN APPLY. I HAVE SEEN IT MYSELF. MOST OF THE STUDENTS THAT APPLY EITHER IN HONORS, THEY ARE ATHLETES, THEY ARE ABOVE AND BEYOND. HOW ABOUT THE KID THAT IS OUT THERE THAT IS BARELY COMING TO SCHOOL ? THAT IS THE PROBLEM I HAVE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE SENIOR HAS THAT OPPORTUNITY. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO YOU. WE HAVE SOME AMAZING KIDS THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT. WHAT ABOUT THE KID THAT HAS TO GO TO CONTINUATION SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY HAVE DONE SOME STUFF? THAT IS WHERE I'M COMING FROM. I WAS PROBABLY THAT KID WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE KID HAS THE OPPORTUNITY.  WHEN YOU RUN FOR OFFICE, IT'S NOT CHEAP. SOME PEOPLE SPEND 300,000.  I BARELY HAD 5000, $10,000. THAT WAS ON A CREDIT CARD. THE PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT ANY KNEW THAT I NEEDED THE MONEY. THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE. 
          YOU KNOW, BUT I DO, YOU KNOW, AND THE ADULT VERSUS THE KID. 
          THE KID DOESN'T GET HAMMERED, YOU KNOW, FROM THE PUBLIC. SO, YOU, YOU KNOW, WE ARE DIFFERENT, YES, BUT I DO RESPECT HER FOR THE WORK THAT SHE DOES. YOU ARE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR WHEN YOU ARE HERE. YOU GIVE US THAT LIKE. AFTER HE 
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GETS YELLED AT AND STUFF, WE CAN LOOK AT YOU AND SAY THIS IS WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. SO, I AM OKAY WITH THAT. I DO KNOW THAT MARANDA HAD A HARD TIME. WHAT I SUGGESTED, BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES THE KIDS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT APPLY DON'T HAVE CLOSING, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I'VE SEEN THEM. TORN UP JEANS. BUT THAT'S THE STYLE. YOU KNOW. THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. 
          GIVE THEM THAT, A STIPEND FOR CLOTHES, YOU KNOW, AND IF THEY USE IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE, THAT IS DIFFERENT. BUT, YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THE MANAGEMENT TEAM DOES HAVE, HAS A SCHOLARSHIP. I WOULD RATHER SEE A LARGER SCHOLARSHIP AT THE END OF THE , AT THE END OF THEIR TERM THAT THEY FINISH. WHY? THEN YOU KNOW IT IS GOING TO GO TOWARD THEIR SCHOOL. THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING. THAT'S WHAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT, I WOULD, I WOULD BE BETTER THINKING OF THAT THAN THEM  THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT TO GO TO WORK OR I HAVE TO HELP MY FAMILY, THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT IS HOW OUR KIDS ARE, THEY ARE SELFLESS. THE SKIT WILL GIVE ANYTHING TO THEIR MOM OR THEIR DAD IF THEY SEE THE FAMILY NEEDS IT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY. I'VE SEEN IT FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD. I SEE THE TOP OF THE TOP, WHICH IS, THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A FUTURE HEADING FOR THEM BUT WHY NOT GET THAT POOR KID THAT IS BARELY MAKING IT, BARELY COMING TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY? THOSE ARE THE KIDS THAT WE NEED TO PUT UP HERE. WHY? THEY WILL SEE HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS. IT'S NOT AN EASY JOB. . 
          >> BOARD PRESIDENT., TO SOME A COMMENT. 
          >> THANK YOU, MS. SANDOVAL. MR. ARMENDAREZ. 
          >> IN RESPECT TO MY COLLEAGUES COMMENTS , I KNOW WE DO HAVE A VOTE, A FIRST AND A SECOND AND WE ARE GOING TO VOTE ON IT RIGHT NOW. EVERYTHING SHE ADDRESSED, I THINK WE CAN TALK ABOUT AT A LATER TIME. RIGHT NOW, I BELIEVE THE VOTE IS TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THE COMPENSATION AND THE CREDITS. 
          SO, IF THERE'S NO OTHER ISSUES, I'M NOT PLANNING ON 
          CHANGING MY -- >>  MR. ARMENDAREZ, THIS IS THE DISCUSSION. THE MOTION ON THE TABLE IS TO APPROVE THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION ALONG WITH THE APPLICABLE  ELECTIVE COURSE CREDIT  THAT IS THERE. THAT IS WHAT IS ON THE TABLE 
          RIGHT NOW. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS. I UNDERSTAND LETTERS AND STUFF. 
          THAT'S ONE THING. THE FOCUS IS -- 
          >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? 
          >> JULIETA, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD 
          ? >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT . IN TERMS OF THIS POSITION THAT I SIT IN, WHEN I APPLIED, I WAS AWARE OF ALL THE WORK I WOULD HAVE TO DO ON THE SIDE. I SAW THE SEPARATE COMMITTEES. I DID MY RESEARCH ON WHAT THIS POSITION ENTAILED AND I DID IT BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE THE STUDENT VOICE. I WANTED TO SIT HERE AND FIGHT FOR WHAT I BELIEVE IS RIGHT AND LISTEN TO MY PEERS AND BE ABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE ISSUES THAT ARE ADDRESSED. I KNOW THAT I DON'T HAVE A JOB OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. I'M PLANNING TO WORK OVER THE SUMMER TO, YOU KNOW, START SAVING UP FOR COLLEGE BECAUSE IT IS A LOT OF MONEY. I DON'T WANT TO BE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR MY PARENTS AND I WANT TO, YOU KNOW, WORK OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL AND BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO FEEL LIKE THEY  HAVE TO PAY EVERYTHING FOR ME. I'VE SEEN THEIR SACRIFICES AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING FOR THEM. IN TERMS OF THIS POSITION, WHEN I APPLIED AT SCHOOL, THERE WERE ANNOUNCEMENTS EVERY DAY. 
          EVERYBODY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY. IT WAS A SELECTION PROCESS. 
          AND, I THINK THAT THIS POSITION IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND THAT IT REALLY NEEDS STUDENTS WHO ARE SELFLESS, WHO HAVE A LOT OF GENEROSITY IN THEIR HEARTS AND REALLY CARE FOR STUDENT SAFETY. 
          THAT IS WHAT THIS POSITION ENTAILS AND I SACRIFICED ANY FREE TIME I HAD TO HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS OR TO BE STUDYING FOR AN EXAM THAT I HAVE TOMORROW FOR STATISTICS. I'M HERE TO SPEAK MY TRUTH, TO SPEAK MY VOICE AND I CHOSE THIS POSITION AND I MADE THE SACRIFICES FOR IT  AND I THINK 
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IT HAS PAID OFF. CAN CONSIDER IT SACRIFICES BECAUSE I ENJOY BEING HERE, I ENJOY BEING AT THESE MEETINGS. I ENJOY GOING TO ALL THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, HEARING ALL THE STUDENTS, SEEING ALL THE STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE. THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SEE EVERY DAY THAT I COME. I SIT ON THIS DAIS, I WANT TO SEE THESE STUDENTS WHO ARE SITTING HERE, POSSIBLY SITTING IN MY POSITION IN THE SAME CHAIR YEARS FROM NOW. AND, I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DO GET ELECTIVE CREDIT BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT IS REALLY HELPFUL BECAUSE  IT IS A LOT OF TIME THAT I SPENT HERE BUT A LOT OF TIMES I ENJOY AND I FEEL LIKE I AM LEARNING A LOT ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND HOW THE DISTRICT WORKS SITTING HERE, THE SAME AS WHAT I LEARNED IN CLASS. SO, BEING ABLE TO BE VALUED AND RECOGNIZED. WHEN I SAW THIS, THAT IS IMMEDIATELY WHAT I THOUGHT. THEY SEE ME. AND, I HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT MY VOICE WAS VALUED HERE. I AM VERY GLAD THAT THE STUDENT VOICE WILL CONTINUE TO BE VALUED IN FUSD. 
          THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU  JULIETA . 
          >> I'M JUST GOING TO ADD TO THE CONVERSATION THAT I THINK NOT ONLY ARE WE SETTING, FIRST OF ALL, ASSEMBLY MEMBER WARD SETS THIS UP FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS. I THINK THAT IS AMAZING. ONE OF THE LEGISLATIVE PIECES I THINK 99.9 OR 98, WHATEVER WE CAN AGREE A LITTLE BIT ON. I THINK IT SETS A PRECEDENT THAT THE REST OF THE STUDENTS THAT FOLLOW BEHIND JULIETA  WILL WANT TO  PUT IN AN APPLICATION BECAUSE NOW THERE'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT OF A CARROT TO SIT IN THE DIET AS WELL. NOT ONLY WHAT YOU SAID TODAY BUT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN HELP A STUDENT OFFSET COLLEGE EXPENSES AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THIS PROCESS FOR THE YEAR OR THEY USE IT WITH THEIR FAMILY TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. I JUST THINK IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY OF OUR STUDENTS.  MS. SANDOVAL, I DO APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT ABOUT OUR CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. I THINK THE STUFF, I KNOW MAIKEL GARCIA TALKED TO ME A LITTLE ABOUT IT BUT HOW DO WE ADDRESS  THE REPRESENTATION FROM OUR CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THE STUDENTS ARE ALSO REPRESENTED AND ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FILL IN THE SEAT,  WHAT JULIETA HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO. I KNOW THEY ARE ABLE TO DO THAT THROUGH THE STUDENT  ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THAT WAY BUT HOW DO WE ALSO ADDRESS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO SIT ON THE DAIS ? I THINK THAT SETS A TONE IN AN AMAZING DIRECTION FOR OUR SCHOLARS TO COME. THOSE THAT CAME BEFORE YOU JULIETA AND THOSE WHO FOLLOW YOU WHO WILL HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY. 
          THANK YOU. >>  BOARD PRESIDENT, ON THAT NOTE, WHAT ABOUT THE STUDENTS THAT SIT ON THE SUPERINTENDENT' 'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE, DO THEY ALSO GET CREDIT FOR SITTING THERE AND MEETING AS AN ADVISORY? ARE THEY  MISSING SCHOOL, ARE THEY MISSING THEIR GOVERNMENT CLASS OR WHATEVER MIGHT BE GOING ON AT THAT HOUR? PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST GIVING THEM CREDIT FOR SITTING ON THAT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
          >> BOARD PRESIDENT, I CAN ADDRESS THAT, IF YOU LIKE. 
          >> SURE. >> THE LAW DOESN'T PROVIDE FOR THAT, UNFORTUNATELY. THAT WILL HAVE TO COME LATER TO THE LEGISLATURE. EVEN THOUGH THE AGENDA ITEM DOESN'T EXPLICITLY SAY SO, IMPLIED IN THE MOTION IS THAT WE WILL NEED TO ADJUST BYLAW 9250 AND WE WILL DO THAT IN DUE COURSE. 
          >> THANK YOU, MARK, FOR THAT. MS. SANDOVAL, NOT TO SAY YOUR QUESTION ISN'T IMPORTANT. I THINK IT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WHEN WE TALK TO LEGISLATORS THAT  IF A SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS NOT ONLY THE STUDENT BOARDMEMBER BUT A STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WOULD THERE BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ELECTIVE CREDIT FOR THAT AS WELL AND SPEAK TO A LEGISLATOR THAT COULD HELP CHANGE THAT FOR AS? SO, THAT CAN MOVE FORWARD. I THINK, MARK, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION BECAUSE IT COULD BE A WAY TO MOTIVATE TO CHANGE THAT. NOT AT OUR LEVEL, OBVIOUSLY. BUT, AT THE LEVEL ABOVE US. SO, THANK YOU. 
          >> A COUPLE LAST COMMENT. I DO WANT TO REITERATE MS. SANDOVAL'S COMMENT. I WOULD DEFINITELY, I KNOW IN APRIL WE WILL BE SELECTING THE NEXT STUDENT BOARDMEMBER. I COULD SEE  A  VIRGIN AND CITRUS REPRESENTATIVES, I WOULD THINK THIS SITE HAS ENOUGH TIME TO GET APPLICATIONS UP TO THEM SO INSTEAD OF FIVE, WE HAVE SEVEN STUDENTS. FOR TRANSPARENCY TO THE PUBLIC, IF THIS DOES PASS IN TERMS OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, IT IS LESS THAN $5000 A YEAR. IT IS NOT A LOT. 
            
          >> AFTER TAXES. >> AT THE END OF THE DAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT, I HAVE, AGAIN, THIS ITEM WAS TO APPROVE THE STUDENT BOARDMEMBER COMPENSATION IN THE SAME AMOUNT IS ISSUED TO THE ELECTED TRUSTEES THAT SIT ON THIS DAIS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2024 AND ISSUE ELECTIVE COURSE CREDIT PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 275. 
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I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. ARMENDAREZ AND A SECOND BY  DR. 
          QUEZADA. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. AND, THAT MOTION PASSES 4-0. 
          CONGRATULATIONS, JULIETA. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. 
          >> ARE YOU TAKING US TO STARBUCKS? 
          >> ALL RIGHT. ITEM 5.7, TEACHING AND LEARNING. THIS IS THE BOOSTER CLUB FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER BAND BOOSTERS. 
          THIS IS TO PERMIT THE ASSESSMENT OF THE  BOOSTER BAND BOOSTERS, SCHOOL CONNECTED ORGANIZATIONS. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 5.7? THANK YOU MS. 
          SANDOVAL, IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. 
          >> THANK YOU MR. ARMENDAREZ. ANY DISCUSSION ? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ITEM PASSES 4-0.  ITEM 5.8, TEACHING AND LEARNING, NEW COURSES FOR THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR. THIS IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THREE NEW COURSES FOR THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR TO BE OFFERED TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS PROVIDED. I HAVE A OCEAN AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 5.8. 
            
          >> THANK YOU MR. ARMENDAREZ. IS THERE A SECOND ? I WILL SECOND. 
          ANY DISCUSSION ? >> I THINK OUR STUDENT BOARDMEMBER WANTS TO DO HER ROXY BOAT. 
          >> OH, SHE IS ALWAYS, THIS IS, AS WE ARE IN THIS VICTIM, I KNOW THIS IS OFF TOPIC A LITTLE BIT.  DON'T GET ON ME, MARK. 
          JULIETA, YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A PROXY VOTE. IF THIS  IS SOMETHING YOU FEEL COMPELLED ABOUT THAT YOU WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT, WHAT YOU NORMALLY DO, BUT YOU ALSO WANT TO VOTE ON IT, YOU ARE WELCOME TO DO THAT, OKAY? IT WILL PROBABLY JUST BE VERBAL AS WE MOVE ACROSS THE PLATFORM HERE. 
          ANYWAYS, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, ZOOLOGY, BOTANY, AND  SCIENCIA AQUATICO. DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT, JULIETA? CAN YOU VOTE ? WE GOT THAT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM ? HEARING NONE, CAST YOUR VOTES , PLEASE.  AND, JULIETA, 
          HOW DO YOU VOTE ? >> AYE. 
          >> MOTION PASSES 5-0 WITH ONE ABSENT . THANK YOU. ITEM 5.9, TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL INTEGRATION. UTILIZATION OF. TO PURCHASE WITH SAN DIEGO STATE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, THIS IS FOR THE TO APPROVE THE SAN BERNARDINO STATE SCHOOL DISTRICT. 2126 AND APPROVE ENTERING AN AGREEMENT WITH KAJIT INCORPORATED.  MAY  WE HAVE A MOTION? 
          >> MOTION. >> THANK YOU MR. ARMENDAREZ. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. 
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MOTION PASSES 4-0. WE ARE NOW ON BOARDMEMBER COMMENTS. ITEM 7.1. AS IS CUSTOMARY, I WILL START WITH MICHAEL AND THE 
          RIGHT, MR. ARMENDAREZ. >> ALL RIGHT, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. I WILL START OFF WITH A REQUEST TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. KNOWING WE ONLY HAVE ONE MEETING, I WOULD REQUEST THAT WE MAY BE, WITH INFORMED TEST OUR AUDIO AND VIDEO SYSTEMS PRIOR TO OUR MEETING SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE, WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HERE AND THEY, I THINK THEY EXPECT A LITTLE BIT, I EXPECT A LITTLE MORE OUT OF OUR DISTRICT THAN THAT TO HAVE THE STATE OF FAILURES AND NO CORRECTIVE ACTION. I COULDN'T EVEN SEE ANY OF THE THINGS ON MY MONITOR TODAY. USUALLY I COULD ALWAYS SEE THEM. IF WE COULD HAVE ALL THESE THINGS TESTED PRIOR TO OUR MEETING, I WOULD  RIGHTLY APPRECIATE IT. IT IS NOT JUST FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS, IT IS 
          ALSO THE PUBLIC. >> NO PROBLEM. I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM GOING ON IN THE BACK AND THEY NEEDED TIME TO PAUSE BUT WE WERE MOVING AHEAD. WE WILL LOOK INTO IT. 
          >> IF WE TESTED AHEAD OF TIME, WE KNOW WE HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. SO, SECONDLY, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR DIA STUDENTS AND PARENTS FOR COMING OUT AND MAKING YOUR VOICE IS HEARD. I READ THE ONE THAT WE CAN'T MEET DOLORES HUERTA WITHOUT BEING ACTIVISTS. I HEAR YOUR VOICE. I'VE BEEN TO YOUR SCHOOL A FEW TIMES AND  I KNOW I'VE BEEN ASKED THAT QUESTION AND WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS HANDLED BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND THE UNIONS. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING HOW YOU REACH A COMPROMISE WITH THAT FOR YOUR TEACHERS AT  DHIA. WE HEAR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT 
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BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND ADVOCATING. TO ME, YOU GUYS MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD AND IT WAS NICE TO SEE OUR STUDENTS OUT HERE ADVOCATING. AND THE PARENTS COMING TOGETHER.  NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK PALMETTO ELEMENTARY FOR SENDING AN AWESOME THANK YOU CARD TO US BOARD MEMBERS FOR JUST, I LOVE BEING RECOGNIZED.  THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS I LOVE BEING HERE. WHEN STUDENTS RECOGNIZE THE WORK WE DO AND THEY REALIZE IT IS, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, APPROVING THIS AND APPROVING THAT BUT JUST SEEING THAT STUDENTS SIGNATURES, THAT THEY APPRECIATE AND VALUE WHAT WE ARE DOING FOR THEM. IF ANYBODY KNOWS MY STORY, THE REASON I AM HERE IS BECAUSE OF MY GRANDKIDS AND THAT IS HOW IT STARTED. IT STARTED WITH ME BEING UPSET AND WANTING TO SEE CHANGE FOR MY GRANDKIDS. THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO FOCUS ON BEING ELECTED. SO, TO SIT HERE AND BE THANKED BY A SCHOOL SITE IS REALLY HUMBLING TO ME BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT IS NOT ABOUT THE MONEY, IT IS ABOUT FEELING LIKE WE ARE MAKING AN IMPACT TO OUR STUDENTS. I WANT TO THANK PALMETTO ELEMENTARY FOR THAT. AND, ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE JULIETA AND LET HER KNOW THAT I FEEL HONORED TO BE PART OF THE BOARD THAT APPROVED THIS FOR OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS BECAUSE I KNOW HOW TRULY IMPACTFUL THIS CAN BE FOR YOU, NOT JUST WITH THE STUDENT CREDIT BUT WITH A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA POCKET CHANGE OR MONEY THAT YOU WOULD BE GETTING. FOUR DIFFERENT STUDENTS, IT MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS. FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THINGS LIKE THIS, TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING ON AND OFF CAMPUS WHEN YOU ARE AT SCHOOL, WHEN YOU'RE NOT AT SCHOOL, TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT I WAS PART OF THE BOARD THAT STARTED THAT, IT IS AN HONOR. SO, THANK YOU , DR. QUEZADA FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION AND LETTING US KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO FOR OUR STUDENTS. TRULY, I MEAN IT IS  A WORK OF PASSION AND IT IS A WORK OF BEING ABLE TO JUST BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS WHEN THEY COME HERE AND ALL THE HARD WORK AND EVERYTHING SHE DID TO BE HERE, TO ME, SHE DESERVES IT. 
          CONGRATULATIONS JULIETA AND I'M PROUD TO BE  PART OF THE BOARD THAT APPROVED THE LETTER FOR YOU. AND, I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR  STAFF. I DO IT EVERY MEETING. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU GUYS DO. THANK YOU FOR HELPING OUR SUPERINTENDENT STEER THIS SHIP IN THE DIRECTION WE WANT TO SEE IT GO SO WE CAN IMPROVE EDUCATION FOR ALL FONTANA STUDENTS. I'M HAPPY TO SEE THE PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING AND WHERE WE ARE HEADED . WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK STILL. WE KNOW THAT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WORK HAND-IN-HAND WITH OUR PARTNERS  IN THIS, AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING RIGHT BY THEM. AND, THAT IS WHY, YOU KNOW, WEEPING OF THE HEART TO ASK QUESTIONS LIKE ARE WE PAYING ENOUGH? ARE WE DOING THIS, ARE WE DOING THAT ? WE ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AS BOARD MEMBERS BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW WE CARE FOR EVERY STAKEHOLDER AS WELL AS EVERY STUDENT. THANK YOU GUYS FOR MAKING THIS, THIS TRANSITION WITH US BECAUSE WE KNEW WHEN IT STARTED IT WAS GOING TO BE TURNING A WHOLE SHIP AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, I FEEL HAPPY TO SEE WHAT WE ARE DOING AND HOW WE ARE HEADED THERE. AND, LASTLY, THANK YOU ALL YOUR PARENTS THAT DECIDED TO STAY OUT HERE AND GO THROUGH THIS WHOLE MEETING WITH US AND WELCOME ALL OUR NEW, OUR NEW STAFF MEMBERS TO THE TEAM. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO ADD, THE VALUE YOU HAVE TO ADD IT TO OUR DISTRICT. 
          THAT BEING SAID, THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS BANG BANG, GO NINERS, SUPER BOWL BOUND. HAVE A GREAT DAY. 
          >> THANK YOU MR. ARMENDAREZ. DR. QUEZADA. 
          >> I THOUGHT , I FORGOT THE SUPER BOWL WAS A SUNDAY. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO START MAIMING PEOPLE BECAUSE I WILL MISS THE SLOUGH OF LISTS OF EVERYONE THAT HOSTED THE EVENT AT THE PLAQUE HISTORY EXCELLENT CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. I JUST, I DO REQUEST, I DON'T LIKE SITTING TOWARD THE FRONT. I THINK THAT SHOULD BE OUR FAMILIES. I WOULD RATHER SIT IN BACK. THAT IS MY LITTLE REQUEST. THOSE SEATS SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES. EVERYTHING WAS EXCEPTIONAL. YOU HEARD A CLIP OF THE YOUNG LADY FROM FONTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL SINGING THE NATIONAL BLACK ANTHEM AND SHE WAS MOVING US TO TEARS .  IT WAS REALLY NICE TO COME OUT AS A COMMUNITY AND 
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CELEBRATE THE STUDENTS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR DHIA FAMILIES AND STUDENTS THAT STAYED TO THE END. I KNOW WE HAVE AN EARLY SCHOOL DAY TOMORROW BUT I REALLY THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU ARE VOICING AND SHARING YOUR CONCERNS. YOU CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE. I'M SURE STAFF WILL BE REACHING OUT  TO CONNECT WITH YOU. JUST KNOW I TOOK COPIOUS NOTES AND I DEFINITELY JUST EMAILED A SLEW OF QUESTIONS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT A GENDERIZED BUT WE WILL WORK DILIGENTLY TO FOLLOW-UP. YOUR VOICES HAVE BEEN HURT, I PROMISE. I CAN'T MAKE PROMISES BUT YOUR VOICES HAVE BEEN HEARD. I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR APPROVING THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION AND ELECTIVE CREDIT. HOW EXCITING TO BE SETTING THE LEGACY FOR WHO IS TO COME AFTER YOU, JULIETA. I THINK THAT IS AN AMAZING MOMENT WE GET TO SHARE COLLECTIVELY, INCLUDING WITH YOU, JULIETA. I ALSO WANT TO THANK STAFF. I WAS CLEANING MY HOME OFFICE AND I FOUND  A PREVIOUS MIDYEAR LCAP REPORT. LOOK AT THE BACK AND I HAVE  A TON OF QUESTIONS I WROTE DOWN. I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU. I HAD NO QUESTIONS TODAY. SO, THAT IS NOT BECAUSE I'M BEING NICE, THAT IS BECAUSE YOU DID A THOROUGH PRESENTATION. I WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT  BECAUSE IN THE PREVIOUS LCAP MIDYEAR REPORT, A LOT OF QUESTIONS WERE UNANSWERED. THE FACT THAT I HAD NO QUESTIONS AND I WAS EVEN GOING BACK THROUGH LIKE I HAVE TO HAVE ONE QUESTION. I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT. I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THAT  REPORT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE PETER IS. THERE HE IS, HE'S BY THE DOOR. IT'S PERSONAL. MY DAD'S BIRTHDAY IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH SO I JUST WANTED TO WISH HIM A HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. 
          >> THANK YOU DR. QUEZADA. MS. SANDOVAL. 
          >> THANK YOU BOARD CHAIR.  I MUST SAY TO THE DHIA  PARENTS, THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY AND FORCING YOUR CONCERNS. WE ARE LISTENING, LIKE DR. QUEZADA SAID, WE CAN'T  RESPOND BUT WE CAN LISTEN AND WE CAN WRITE NOTES. I HAVE MY OWN LITTLE NOTES GOING ON HERE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW YOU WILL LET US KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE DON'T KNOW , ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S A LOT OF EXODUS GOING ON. BUT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TO JUMP SHIP AND THEY LEAVE US AND IT IS HARD FOR US TO WHY DID THEY LEAVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR? WHY COULDN'T THEY JUST WAIT? BUT, THAT IS THE WAY IT GOES. AND STAFF, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. I REALLY ENJOYED IT AND I LIKE THAT YOU WERE SITTING AT YOUR SEAT, YOU KNOW. TO ME, THAT MAKES US LOOK AT YOU AND THE PARENTS ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON? AND THEN THEY START LOOKING. TO ME, IT WAS GOOD. AND, I REALLY LIKE THAT. I REALLY LIKE THE REPORTS AND YOU GUYS ARE JUST AMAZING PEOPLE AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU. I DON'T THINK I TELL YOU ENOUGH.  BIG HEART THERE. AND, I MUST SAY THANK YOU, YOU KNOW, FOR THE UNION STAFF HERE TONIGHT WITH US. THANK YOU AND WE ARE LISTENING, YOU KNOW AND I'M SO SORRY THAT I MISSED YOU GUYS ON SATURDAY. I WAS NOT FEELING WELL. SO, I MISSED ALL THAT FUN. BUT, I WILL BE THERE NEXT YEAR, I PROMISE. AND, ONE THING THAT I MUST SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE IS MY GRANDSON, FRANCISCO. SO, HE WANTED ME TO TELL YOU, HE SAYS DID YOU KNOW IT IS BOARD MEMBER APPRECIATION MONTH? I SAID YES. 
          AND, HE GOES US KIDS APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. I GO HOW DID YOU KNOW? ON MY TEACHERS COMPUTER, THERE WAS A PICTURE OF YOU GUYS. I THOUGHT THAT WAS SO CUTE THAT THE TEACHERS, ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW. HE WANTED ME TO TELL YOU GUYS THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU  AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY SWEET OF HIM THAT HE ACTUALLY, AND THE KIDS, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE HAPPY THEY ARE GETTING A PLAYGROUND AT THAT SCHOOL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING AT THE OTHER SCHOOLS BUT I'M SURE WE DID SOMETHING. YOU GOT THE BOOKS, YOU HAVE, SOME OF YOU HAVE T-SHIRTS, SOME OF YOU DON'T. 
          WE WILL WORK ON THAT. THANK YOU, MICKEY, YOU KNOW, FOR YOUR SUPERINTENDENCE REPORT. I AM HAPPY THAT I'M DONE WITH THAT PRESIDENCY.  I WAS ON THEIR 25 YEARS, A LOT OF MEETINGS, A LOT OF LATE NIGHTS AND ALL THAT STUFF ALONG WITH THE BOARD . I AM SO HAPPY TO KNOW I WILL BE FREE. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR NEW EMPLOYEES. I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO. EVERYONE HAVE A SAFE NIGHT DRIVING HOME. KIDS, GET UP EARLY, OKAY? IF YOU ARE LATE, CALL ME AND I WILL EXCUSE YOU. THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. 
          >> THANK YOU MS. SANDOVAL. I'M GOING TO START WITH THIS ONE, AS  NATIONAL COUNSELOR WEEK UNFOLDED THIS WEEK, I JUST WANT 
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TO TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT ALL THE COUNSELORS  DO IN OUR DISTRICT. 
          YOUR DEDICATION, COMPASSION AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR OUR SCHOLARS MAKE A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT. YOUR DEDICATION IS TRULY COMMENDABLE AND I AM IMMENSELY GRATEFUL TO HAVE SUCH REMARKABLE INDIVIDUALS GUIDING OUR STUDENTS TOWARD SUCCESS HERE IN FONTANA.  I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE ORGANIZERS, PARTICIPANTS, SPEAKERS, ANYBODY INVOLVED IN SATURDAY'S AMAZING BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION AT FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL. I ENJOYED IT IMMENSELY FROM GREAT FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT TO AMAZING SPEAKERS AND SINGERS. IT IS JUST GREAT TO SEE AND EVEN HARDY BROWN, THE EXHIBITION OF HISTORY IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, THE TOURING  ARTIFACTS THAT HE BRINGS TO VARIOUS SPACES WAS ENLIGHTENING TO SEE. 
          JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT.  I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR DISTRICT. IF YOU DON'T KNOW, TODAY IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE DISTRICT IS RECEIVING FUNDING FOR THE DISTRICT CYBERSECURITY PATHWAY EXPANSION THROUGH THE INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL K-6  EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE. THAT IS SOMETHING TO BE SEPARATED BUT THEY HAVEN'T ANNOUNCED THE AMOUNT YET BECAUSE THERE IS PHASE ONE, PHASE TWO, THERE'S EVEN A PHASE THREE OF GRANTS. ONCE ALL THOSE GRANTEES ARE AWARDED, THE POTS OF MONEY WILL BE DIVIDED BUT IT IS NICE TO SEE THAT FONTANA WAS AWARDED THAT EXPANSION GRANT FOR OUR DISTRICT CYBERSECURITY PATHWAY. I WANT TO THANK THE ADULT SCHOOL STUDENTS. IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE A VIDEO THAT WAS PUT ON. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL SAW IT THANKING US AS SERVANTS. JOE, SINCE YOU SAID YOU LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED, GO SEE THAT VIDEO. 
          YOUR NAME IS ON THERE,  MR. ARMENDAREZ, YOUR NAME IS ON THERE.  SO, THANK YOU ADULT SCHOOL FOR PUTTING THAT VIDEO TOGETHER.  I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE OR I DON'T KNOW, I HAVEN'T HEARD ALL THE SCORES YET BUT I KNOW BOYS BASKETBALL WAS PLAYING TONIGHT WHILE WE ARE HERE. WE COULDN'T SEE IT. 
          I HAVE TO ANNOUNCE OUR SKYHAWKS DID NOT ADVANCE TONIGHT. 
          CONGRATULATIONS FOR MAKING IT INTO THE PLAYOFFS FOR BOYS BASKETBALL. BOYS SOCCER, FULL HEIGHT AND KAISER COMPETING. AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, SUMMIT CHEER,  TRAIN 25 CHAMPIONS AND COMPETING THIS WEEKEND IN FLORIDA. TODAY, THEY WERE FLYING OUT. SAFE TRAVELS AND HOPE EVERYTHING WORKS OUT FOR THEM. AND THEN WATER POLO, I KNOW THAT CONSTITUENTS SPOKE ABOUT FULL HIGH.  AND THEN I KNOW OUR DHIA PARENTS WERE HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEING ADVOCATES NOT ONLY FOR YOUR SCHOLARS BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW THAT THE STAFF WILL WORK DILIGENTLY WITH OUR UNION PARTNERS, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES, OUR TEACHERS TO COME TO SOME SORT OF, HOPEFULLY YOUR RESOLVE OUT OF THIS. I KNOW ANYTIME THERE ARE THESE ISSUES, THERE IS ALWAYS OPPORTUNITY. I THANK YOU FOR THAT. WHILE I'M TALKING ABOUT DHIA, I KNOW THAT THE  TEACHERS DO A GREAT AMOUNT OF WORK BUT ALSO THE ADMINISTRATORS DO. SANDRA LAUDERMILK IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THE SITE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE YEAR FOR CALIFORNIA BILINGUAL  EDUCATION. AND THAT IS A GREAT TRIBUTE TO THE WORK EVERYONE IS DOING COLLECTIVELY AT DHIA. THE LAST, I WANT TO SAY IT WAS NICE TO SUPPORT THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION. I WAS THE AREA SEAT DIRECTOR FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, TWO TERMS. IT WAS FOR TWO TERMS. TIME GOES BY FAST BUT MARY WAS THE CHAIR THIS YEAR AND YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB AS CHAIR OF THAT AND CLOSING THAT OUT WITH  THE CELEBRATION THIS YEAR WITH THE GOLDEN BELL AWARDS. AND, SO, THANK YOU FOR THAT JOB. OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK THAT IS IT. AND, TURN IT OVER TO SUPERINTENDENT INBODY IF SHE HAS ANY LAST WORDS. 
          >> I KNOW THIS IS THE BOARD MEETING BUT I WANT TO CLOSE FOR SOMETHING WE STARTED OFF THIS EVENING AND THAT WAS WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR  MR. DEAN BINKS, WHO PASSED. I WANT TO AND ON THAT NOTE. IT IS A VERY SPECIAL FAMILY IN FONTANA. 
          BINKS RETIRED THE SAME YEAR I STARTED TEACHING. I GOT A JOB BECAUSE HE RETIRED BUT THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT  MR. DEAN BINKS AND KATHY BINKS AND THEIR FAMILIES RIGHT  ACROSS THE STREET WITH A LIVE IN THE BOYS HOME, THE BOYS FROM  WHERE PLACED IN MY CLASSROOM. GROWING UP WITH BINKS AND THEIR SON, KELLY, I HAD A CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW THE FAMILY. AS I STARTED MY CAREER IN FONTANA, THEIR CHILDREN THAT THEY BROUGHT INTO THEIR HOMES WERE PART OF MY CLASSROOM. JUST WANTED TO 
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RECOGNIZE  MR. DEAN BINKS AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND LET THEM KNOW HOW MUCH WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THEM AND SENT CONDOLENCES OUT TO THEM AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THAT THIS EVENING AS WE CLOSE OUT OUR MEETING. 
          >> THANK YOU AND A QUICK UPDATE ON BOYS BASKETBALL. ARUPA HILLS DID  WIN TONIGHT 62-53. LET'S GO. THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYBODY. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT AND . 
          >> MOTION. >> I HAVE TO DO THAT. 
          FORMALITY. MOTION TO ADJOURN, THANK YOU MR. ARMENDAREZ. IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU MS. SANDOVAL. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS. I WOULD ASK. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.  JULIETA, YOU CAN CAST YOUR VOTE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.