May 01, 2024 Board of Education Meeting

[1. Public Meeting]

[2. Closed Session]

[3. Open Session]

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ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. IT IS 6:30. CAN YOU BELIEVE WE ARE STARTING THE SESSION ON TIME TONIGHT? AND THAT IS ONLY BECAUSE WE STARTED CLOSED SESSION AT 4:30 TODAY INSTEAD OF 5:00 SO IT ALLOWED US TO GIVE THAT EXTRA 30 MINUTES OR SOMETHING TO MAYBE THINK ABOUT AS WE CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE OUR WORK AS A BOARD. AGAIN 6:30 AND THIS IS THE OPENING OF OUR SECOND SESSION OF THE OPEN SESSION, AND PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT A RECORDING OR BROADCAST OF THIS MEETING IS BEING MADE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO DO 3.2 AND 3.3 TOGETHER. MS. INBODY WILL ANNOUNCE THE PASSING TONIGHT AND WE ARE WELCOMING A THIRD GRADE STUDENT FROM BEACH ELEMENTARY. AND, OUR SCHOLAR THIS EVENING IS ISABELLA . IF YOU CAN FOLLOW MR. GARCIA UP TO THE PODIUM OVER THERE AND START US THIS EVENING. EVERYONE PLEASE STAND. WE ARE GOING TO

DO OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY, BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND

JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE EMPLOYEE PASSING, YVONNE EURO FROM THE COLLEGE CAREER DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AT THE FONTANA ADULT SCHOOL.

>> THANK YOU, AND THIS IS THE TIME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE THAT ALLOWS US TO REFLECT, PRAY, MEDITATE, WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO TO KEEP WORKING COLLECTIVELY FORWARD. THANK YOU.

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INTRODUCE OUR SPEAKERS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME TO THE PODIUM MICHELLE MAUER, PRINCIPAL OF BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO SHARE SOME VIDEOS AND

HIGHLIGHTS ABOUT HER SCHOOL. >> GOOD EVENING . I AM HERE TONIGHT IS THE VERY PROUD PRINCIPLE OF BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT BRANDON WHAT IS OUR BRAND? OUR BRAND IS 100% COMMUNITY SO BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE SOME REALLY IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN MY LIFE. I'M GOING TO START WITH MY STUDENTS BECAUSE THESE CHILDREN MAKE ME -- I GET TO COME TO WORK BECAUSE OF THEM, SO WE ALREADY HEARD FROM ISABELLA, AND YOU ARE GOING TO BE RECEIVING A COPY OF HER PURSED -- FIRST PUBLICATION THIS EVENING AND YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO COLLECT AN AUTOGRAPH BECAUSE I AM CONFIDENT SHE'S GOING TO FULFILL HER DREAM OF BECOMING AN AUTHOR ONE DAY. HER SISTER, CAMILLA, IS HERE TODAY. I'M VERY PROUD OF HER. I ALSO HAVE THE FAMILY OF RICARDO SANDOVAL. RICARDO IS HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE EARLIER IN THE YEAR, WE RECOGNIZED SOME STUDENTS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ON THE SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENT. IF YOU HAVE EVER SEEN IT, YOU KNOW IT IS VERY CHALLENGING, AND RICARDO EARNED A PERFECT SCORE ON HIS MATH ASSESSMENT. I HAVE SCARLET SAPIENT HERE. SHE IS ONE OF THE VERY POWERFUL MEMBERS OF OUR STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM AND SHE IS HERE TONIGHT FOR MY MORAL SUPPORT, SO THANK YOU, SCARLETT, FOR MAKING THE TRIP. I HAVE TWO OTHER FUTURE AUTHORS IN LUCIANO , STAND UP AND WAVE, AND HIS BROTHER, LEO. THEY HAVE ALREADY WRITTEN SUPER KID AND BLACK DOT AND CAT STAY OUT AND THEY ARE WORKING ON A PUBLICATION TOGETHER WHERE ONE IS GOING TO BE THE AUTHOR AND ONE WILL BE THE ILLUSTRATOR BUT I'M KIND OF NERVOUS SO I DON'T REMEMBER WHICH IS WHICH. BUT LUCIANO SHARED HIS FIRST BOOK, A BLACK DOT, WITH SUPERINTENDENT INBODY WHEN SHE WAS VISITING OUR SCHOOL AND THEY ARE HERE WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND AGAIN WE GET TO COME TO WORK, ALL OF US, BECAUSE OUR FAMILIES AND TRUST US WITH THE CARE OF THEIR MOST PRECIOUS HUMAN BEINGS AND I'M TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THAT AND ALSO HONORED TO HAVE SO MANY OF OUR STAFF HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. WE HAVE OUR SDC TEACHER WHO HAS BROUGHT WRITING INTO OUR MOST SEVERE NEEDS STUDENTS IN THEIR DOING REMARKABLE WORK IN THERE. MRS. AGUILERA FROM OUR SIXTH GRADE TEAM. MRS. BERNAL FROM MY SECOND GRADE TEAM. OUR FABULOUS COUNSELOR, MS. D. OUR FABULOUS LIBRARY SPECIALIST, MISS G, THIRD-GRADE ROCKSTAR TEACHER , MS. GEARY. MYSTERY HEDGE, ONE OF OUR FORMER TEACHERS OF THE YEAR. MS. BAXTER IS HERE BECAUSE SHE LOVES OUR FONTANA COMMUNITY AND WE REALLY HOPE WE WILL BE ABLE TO CREATE A POSITION FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO STAY WITH US BECAUSE SHE IS TREMENDOUS AND WORKING SUPER HARD WITH OUR STUDENTS. MS. PEREZ, MS. TORRES, FOURTH GRADE. MR. NUNEZ, OUR BRAND-NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, FAMILY OF LUCIANO . MR. BLUMER, PROUD TEACHER OF ISABELLA AND I'M SORRY, I DID NOT SEE MS. LOPEZ WAS HIDING. THE SLOPE HAS IS ANOTHER FABULOUS MEMBER OF OUR SECOND GRADE TEAM. I KNOW THAT TOOK A MINUTE BUT I REALLY

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ON THIS. >> THOSE SMILES ARE THE BEST PART OF MY DAY. I HONESTLY THINK THAT IT'S JUST AN ORDINARY FUNCTION OF MY JOB. THE KIDS ASK ME HOW DO YOU KNOW EVERYBODY'S NAME AND I TELL THEM HOW CAN I TELL YOU I LOVE YOU AND THEN NOT KNOW WHO YOU ARE? I USUALLY WILL RESPOND TO THEM, DO YOU KNOW THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE? WELL, YEAH. I AM MICHELLE MAUER AND I AM THE VERY PROUD PRINCIPLE OF BEACH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I TOOK ON THE TASK WILLINGLY BECAUSE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, WE DEFINITELY HAD A LOT OF STRUCTURES IN PLACE BUT AFTER THE PANDEMIC THE KIDS KIND OF FORGOT HOW TO BE IN SCHOOL AND WE, AS ADULTS, FORGOT HOW TO INTERACT WITH LIVE HUMAN BEINGS.

>> WE HAVE THREE BABY -- BASIC RULES HERE. BE RESPECTFUL, BE RESPONSIBLE AND BE SAFE AND REALLY FUN KIDS ARE AT RISK FOLLOWING THOSE BEHAVIORS IT'S EASY TO CORRECT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH A LIST. IT'S MORE LIKE YOUR ACTIONS WERE NOT RESPECTFUL. HER ACTION WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE. HER ACTION WAS NOT SAFE. THE CULTURE OF BEACH IS JUST AMAZING HOW FRIENDLY EVERYBODY IS FROM TEACHERS TO STUDENTS.

>> THE PEOPLE ARE WELCOMING AND THEY HELP ME UNDERSTAND I BELONG HERE NO MATTER WHAT . WHEN I COME TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY I FEEL EXCITED TO SEE WHAT I WOULD LEARN TODAY. IT IS KIND

OF JUST MIXED UP EMOTIONS. >> BEEN A BETTER WRITER DEFINITELY MAKES YOU A BETTER READER AND IS GOING TO TRANSLATE OVER INTO ALL OF THE CONTENT AREA AND NOT HAVING TO SPEND SO MUCH TIME REVIEWING THOSE STANDARDS THAT ARE A FOCUS FOR THE BASIS OF THE WRITING AND REALLY BEEN ABLE TO DIVE IN AND SPEND MORE TIME NOT -- AND THAT EDITING AND REVISING PROCESS IS GOING TO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR

THEM. >> AT HOME MY MOM LETS ME PRACTICE WRITING AND THE MORE I PRACTICE, THE MORE I GET BETTER. I START TO MAKE UP BOOKS. I LIKE TO READ BOOKS TO INCLUDE MY IMAGINATION. SO I CAN CREATE MORE BOOKS.

>> WE LIKE TO HELP OUT MISS MAUER WITH ACTIVITIES OR EVENTS. WE ALSO LIKE TO GIVE KIDS A CHANCE TO SHARE THEIR FEELINGS OR THOUGHTS BECAUSE A LOT OF US HAVE REALLY GOOD IDEAS. SOMETIMES IN THE CAFETERIA THEY HAVE LITTLE STANDS AND STUFF. MY MOM SAW A BUNCH OF WRITING WE DID.

>> ONE THOUGHT, WHEN EVERYTHING STARTED I HAD A LOT OF PARENTS ASKING WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE LIKE WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? WHAT IS IT ABOUT? IT MADE STUDENTS HAPPY. I'M GLAD TO SEE THEIR DAD'S BEEN PART OF THE SCHOOL CAMPUS SITE. YOU GET TO KNOW THE STUDENTS. YOU GET TO KNOW THE SCHOOL STAFF AND TEACHERS AND BETTER COMMUNICATION. MY YOUNGEST IS AUTISTIC. SHE DOESN'T REALLY LIKE SCHOOL BUT SHE MANAGES TO COME THROUGH EVERY DAY IN THE MORNING. SHE WALKS IN. I DON'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL. ONCE WE GET TO THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT SHE SEES MISS MAUER, SHE CHANGES. IT'S LIKE THE SCHOOL HAS A LITTLE MAGICAL GATE.

>> YOU MIGHT NEED TO PUSH THE BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM.

>> THANK YOU. TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. TECHNOLOGY IS GREAT UNTIL IT ISN'T. THAT IS WHAT I ALWAYS SAY. WHEN I WAS ASKED TO COME HERE THIS EVENING, I REALLY WANTED TO

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WE WERE NOT CHASING OUR TAILS. WE ACTUALLY HAD A PLAN AND WE WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENTED IN ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID THIS YEAR THAT MADE THIS ONE OF THE BEST YEARS OF MY CAREER IS SOMETHING WE CALL THE WRITING REVOLUTION. IT SOUNDS FANCY BUT IT IS THE TITLE OF THE BOOK BUT I LIKE TO THE TITLE. IT HAD A GOOD RING AND ROLLS OFF MY TONGUE VERY EASILY BECAUSE WE HAD BEEN PRACTICING INQUIRY AND ACTION RESEARCH AND ALL OF OUR INQUIRY TEAMS AT THE END OF LAST SCHOOL YEAR SAID YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT WRITING BECAUSE THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC THEY DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH WRITING AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE PANDEMIC MEMORIES WAS BRINGING IN A FIRST GRADER TO TAKE A WRITING TEST BECAUSE THEY WANTED US TO HOLD IT UP TO THE SCREEN AND TELL THEM TO VERY CAREFULLY COPY ANYTHING WE HAD ON THERE AND I SAID THAT'S CRAZY. I GAVE HER A PENCIL AND SHE EXPLORED LIKE IT WAS SOME KIND OF REALLY REMARKABLE TOOL AND THEN WHEN SHE WAS WRITING SHE TRIED TO STRETCH THE PAPER, LIKE YOU CAN ON A COMPUTER SCREEN, SO THE WORLD HAS DEFINITELY SHIFTED . OUR STUDENTS DEFINITELY LOVE THE PBI S STORE. STUDENTS LOVE OUR CENTERS. THEY LOVE LEARNING, THEY LOVE WRITING. THEY PUT THAT IN THEIR OWN WORDS LIKE FIRST GRADERS FILLING OUT THE FORM. THEY LOVE MAKING FRIENDS AND BELIEVE OUR NOON AIDS ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE AND KIND. ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY DO THINK IS THE MOST POWERFUL ABOUT THIS WORK WE HAVE DONE IN WRITING THIS YEAR IS THAT IT IS SO INCLUSIVE. EVERY CHILD AT OUR SCHOOL HAS MAINTAINED A WRITING PORTFOLIO. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE DOING THIS YEAR SO NEXT YEAR WE WILL DO THAT PART BETTER BUT EVERY CHILD HAS A PORTFOLIO OF THE WRITING WHETHER THEY ARE IN A SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAMS OR ABLE TO POINT TO THAT WORK AND SHOW AND SPEAK TO THAT PROGRESS . IT'S SO

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YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS

BOARD COLLEAGUES? >> I JUST WANT TO SAY I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE A STANDING OVATION TO ISABELLA FOR WRITING

AN AWESOME BOOK. >> WELL, AS MR. GARCIA SETS HER UP FOR A BOOK SIGNING TABLE, I DO WANT TO SAY THIS TO THE BEACH STAFF. I HAVE HAD THE HONOR OF KNOWING MS. MAUER SINCE 2015 AND ONE THING I CAN SAY IS THAT YOU HAVE THE MOST WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT COMING INTO YOUR SCHOOL SITE. DEBBIE D AS I CALL HER WITH HER LITTLE LETTERHEAD WILL HANDWRITE THANK YOU LETTERS. I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE'S HIDING. WITH HER CURLY HAIR, WE CAN STILL SEE YOU. BUT, SHE WILL WRITE THANK YOU LETTERS AND MAIL THEM TO YOUR JOB, YOUR HOUSE, SHE MIGHT EVEN HAND-DELIVER THEM TO YOUR HOUSE. I DON'T KNOW, I'VE GOT LETTERS FROM HER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND I APPRECIATE HOW YOU HAVE BUILT THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WHEN YOU HAVE HAD YOUR LUNCHTIME PARENT LUNCHTIME EVENTS TO SEE HUNDREDS OF PARENTS LINED UP ACROSS YOUR PICNIC TABLES SITTING,

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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M GOING TO READ THAT BOOK. NEXT, WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON OUR BOND SURVEY WITH DR. LESLIE BARNES.

SHE'S GOING TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM THERE WITH MR. DEL SCOTT AND PETER DANIELS, CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, AS

WELL. >> GOOD EVENING. LAST MONTH WE PRESENTED THE RESULTS OF OUR VOTER SURVEY FOR THE POTENTIAL

BOND WHERE WE ASKED -- >> IS THE MIC ON? IS THE GREEN

BUTTON ON? >> IT WAS. CAN YOU HEAR ME? GOOD EVENING. LAST MONTH WE PRESENTED OUR VOTER SURVEY AND WERE ASKED TO CONDUCT FURTHER SURVEYS OF BOTH NONVOTERS AND WE WENT A STEP FURTHER FROM THAT AND ACTUALLY ASKED OUR PARENTS, AS WELL, AND ANOTHER SURVEY SO MR. DALE SCOTT WILL SPEAK TO OUR NONVOTERS SURVEY AND PETER DANIELS WILL SPEAK TO OUR PARENT SURVEY, SO THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR ME.

HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE BUTTONS. THIS IS A SURVEY. CAN I JUST USE THIS? GOOD. THIS IS A SURVEY OF I WILL CALL THEM NONVOTERS BECAUSE NONVOTERS SOUNDS LIKE A PERSON THAT IS NOT A REGISTERED VOTER. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT FOR WHATEVER REASON DO NOT REGULARLY VOTE EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY BE RIGHT -- REGISTERED VOTERS BUT IF YOU ASK THEM DO YOU PLAN ON VOTING THEY SAY NO I DON'T. I'M GOING TO RUN YOU THROUGH THE SURVEY. I WILL GIVE YOU THE OVERVIEW FIRST. WE COMPLETED 128 SURVEYS. MOST OF THOSE WERE CELL PHONES AND LANDMINES . YOU CAN SEE IT WAS DONE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. IF YOU LOOK DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, IT SAYS MARGIN OF ERROR, 8.6% SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS IF I SAY A NUMBER, YOU ARE SAYING OKAY WELL THEN, PLUS OR -8.6% AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE WHEN WE START OUT, THAT MARGIN OF ERROR IS SOMETHING LIKE 95% BECAUSE ALL WE HAVE IS PEOPLE SAYING WELL, I KNOW A GUY THAT SAYS WERE MY OPINION IS BUT NOW WE ARE TRYING TO GET IT DOWN -- NOT DOWN TO 0% BUT SOMETHING THAT IS REASONABLE IN TERMS OF SOMETHING WE CAN PUT OUR TRUST IN. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ASKED IS, DO YOU NOW HAVE OR HAVE YOU EVER HAD CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN WHO WERE ATTENDING? REMEMBER TALKING ABOUT NONVOTERS BUT STILL, A VERY LARGE PERCENTAGE , ALMOST ONE THIRD, SAID NO, I DO NOT AND THEN 32%, SAID THEY HAVE CHILDREN WHO HAVE ATTENDED OR HAVE ATTENDED IN THE PAST.

WE ASKED IF YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT FONTANA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE COMMUNITIES NUMBER ONE ASSET AND SHOULD BE A PRIORITY? THIS LINKS VERY CLOSELY TO THE VOTERS RESPONSE.

93% AGREED WITH THAT QUESTION. WE ASKED DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE QUALITY SCHOOLS IMPROVE PROPERTY VALUES. AGAIN ALMOST EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS FOR VOTERS. 86% AGREE. 6% SAID I DON'T KNOW. 8% DISAGREE. PEOPLE WERE GIVEN VARIOUS PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED UNDER THE BOND AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHEN THESE QUESTIONS ARE ASKED, THEY ARE RANDOMIZED SO IT IS NOT LIKE EVERYBODY GETS THE FIRST AND SECOND QUESTION AND BY THE TIME THEY GET TO THE END THEY ARE TIRED OF THEM. THEY ARE MIXED UP AND IN THIS CASE, WE PUT THEM BACK TOGETHER ON THE SCREEN SO YOU CAN SEE WHICH PROJECTS RISE TO THE TOP AGAIN FOR NONVOTERS. I WILL READ THE TOP FIVE ON THIS PAGE. EXPAND HIGH SCHOOL CAREER TECH CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CLASSROOMS AND LABS.

OVER 80% SAID THEY WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO SUPPORT SUCH A BOND. EXPAND S.T.E.A.M. PROGRAMS IN CLASSROOMS AND LABS, A LITTLE OVER 80%. ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY, A LITTLE OVER 80%. REPAIR AND REPLACE INEFFICIENT HVAC SYSTEMS, JUST THAT 80% AND CONSTRUCT A NEW ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, AGAIN, JUST AT 80%. THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS. I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER EACH ONE AND READ THEM BUT YOU CAN SEE THE

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SURVEY. >>

>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT AND BODY, CABINET, AND OUR DISTINGUISHED GUEST THIS EVENING. ON OUR OWN ACCORD, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT REACH OUT TO OUR FAMILIES DID NOT ASCERTAIN WHETHER THEY WERE VOTERS OR NONVOTERS. WE DID NOT LOOK INTO THAT PIECE. WE PURPOSELY DID NOT COMBINE IT WITH MR. SCOTT'S SURVEY TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY , WHILE WE MIRRORED MUCH OF HIS QUESTIONS, WE DIDN'T ASK EVERYTHING EXACTLY THE SAME WAY . WE FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THEM SEPARATE, AS WELL AS GIVE A LITTLE CONTEXT AS TO WHAT OUR FAMILIES WERE CONSIDERING WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FACILITIES AND A POTENTIAL --. FOR GOODNESS, WE RENTED FOR FIVE DAYS AND WE HAD AN INCREDIBLE RESPONSE, 567 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 148 SPANISH-SPEAKING HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES. I WILL SAY WE HAVE THE INFORMATION BROKEN OUT, NOT TONIGHT, BUT FOR EXPEDIENCY, JUST GIVING YOU THE , ALL THE RESULTS, BUT WE CAN GET THAT TO YOU. OUR SPANISH SPEAKING FAMILIES WERE MORE POSITIVE THAN OUR ENGLISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES, BUT ALL WERE REALLY GOOD PERCENTAGES. SO LET ME SHARE THAT WITH YOU. SO WE ASK THE SAME SIMILAR QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS ARE ABOUT EDUCATION IN FONTANA AND ALMOST 80%, ABOUT 78% , FELT THAT OUR QUALITY OF EDUCATION AT FONTANA USD IS EITHER EXCELLENT OR GOOD. SO , VERY STRONG SCORES THERE. FAIR WAS ABOUT 17. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE NICE THING IS VERY FEW RESPONDED WITH POOR. AND IF YOU WERE ON SORE. -- UNSURE. THEY FELT THAT LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IN THE COMMUNITY. THEN, FINALLY, 86, ALMOST 87% FELT THAT QUALITY SCHOOLS INCREASE OUR PROPERTY VALUE SO, AGAIN, A NICE SCORE THERE. WHAT WE DID, IN THE INTEREST OF TIME FOR OUR

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THAT WAS THE HIGHEST FOR THE FAMILIES. THEY WERE REALLY ENTHUSED AND EXCITED ABOUT THAT, BUT SAFETY IS OBVIOUSLY A BIG CONSIDERATION, AT 90, AND I THINK WHEN OUR FAMILIES ARE IN OUR SCHOOLS, THEY CAN SEE THE NEEDS FOR FACILITY REPAIR, RENOVATION, ET CETERA SO THAT WAS A 91%. ALL OF THEM PULLED WELL, AS MR. SCOTT SAID. WE ARE LOOKING AT A 55% THRESHOLD, AND STAFF, HOUSING, WHETHER IT'S A CLASSIFIED RENTAL HOUSING , IT WAS STILL ABOVE 55, 58%. SO THAT IS KIND OF A SENSE OF WHERE OUR FAMILIES ARE THINKING . FINALLY, THERE WAS SOME SENSITIVITY, I WILL BE HONEST, AROUND THE COST. IT WAS STILL VERY POSITIVE, MORE LIKELY , 40%, ALMOST 49% AT $16 -- PER 100,000 , THERE'S STILL QUITE A BIT OF UNSURE, SO THAT WOULD BE OUR NEED TO EDUCATE, OUR COMMUNITY. OBVIOUSLY, WHEN WE MENTIONED 45 DOLLARS , THE NUMBER CLIMBS TO 56%. THEN, AFTER OUR FAMILIES TOOK THE SURVEY , THE SUPPORT WAS STILL VERY STRONG, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU HEARD JUST NOW AND WHAT YOU HEARD LAST MONTH BUT ALMOST 67, ALMOST 68% ARE IN SUPPORT AND 20 MIGHT BE UNDECIDED BUT ARE LEANING TOWARDS SUPPORT. VERY STRONG NUMBERS FROM OUR FAMILIES. WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I ALSO WANT TO THINK CLUELESS -- CLARISSA TREJO , WHO HELPED ME WORK ON

THIS. >> BOARD PRESIDENT?

>> MR. ARMENDAREZ ? >> SO ON THE LAST SLIDE , WORDS AT UNSPECIFIED PROJECTS, WHAT , I NOTICED IT SAYS THAT'S NOT HER HIGHEST PERCENTAGE, BUT WHAT PROJECT WERE MENTIONED?

>> SO FOR THE FAMILIES OR RELAYS -- SURVEYED, THE PROJECTS ARE BASED ON THOSE LARGEST CATEGORIES, SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE NEED TO ADDRESS OVERCROWDING WITH NEW FACILITIES, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH END. WE TALKED ABOUT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY LABS . WE TALKED ABOUT ATHLETICS, SO ALL OF THOSE LARGE CATEGORIES WERE WHAT OUR FAMILIES CONSIDERED WHEN THEY TOOK THE SURVEY. WE DID NOT LIST A SPECIFIC --

>> I JUST A LITTLE CONFUSED BECAUSE WE SAID AT $60, IT WAS UNDER 50% AT $45, ABOVE 50%, BUT THEN YOU SHOW 97% OR WHATEVER IT WAS FOR SUPPORT OF A BOND. IF NONE OF THEM SUPPORT EITHER OR , THAT HIGH, WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO ORGANIZE THAT?

>> THAT WAS WHAT WAS REPORTED IN THE SURVEY. IF I MAY, SUPERINTENDENT, I DO WANT TO SAY, IN MY EXPERIENCE IN FOR OTHER DISTRICTS, PART OF OUR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY IS NORMALLY, BONDS ARE RUN EVERY SIX TO EIGHT YEARS, SOMETIMES 10 , PUSHING IT OUT FURTHER, SO I THINK PART OF THAT WERE SMALL SPECIFICALLY -- RESULT SPECIFICALLY AS WE HAVEN'T RUN A BOND IN ALMOST 17 YEARS. OUR COMMUNITY IS NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH THAT AND I DO BELIEVE IT WOULD BE INCUMBENT UPON OUR TEAM, THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, TO HELP FAMILIES UNDERSTAND HOW SCHOOLS ARE FUNDED BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T GONE OUT FOR ONE IN A LONG, LONG TIME. THAT'S MY IMPRESSION FROM HAVING WORKED

IN THIS FIELD FOR 28 YEARS. >> THANK YOU, PETER. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? LESLIE , YOU HAVE --

>> THANK YOU. THIS REPRESENTS OUR PRESENTATION IN SUPPORT OF AGENDA ITEM 5.5, THE RESOLUTION FOR THE BOND MEASURE.

>> THANK YOU, LESLIE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT PRESENTATION? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL KEEP IT MOVING.

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BOARD MEMBERS MAY ASK QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION AND, IF APPROPRIATE, MAY REFER TO THE MATTER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR DESIGNEE OR FUTURE FOLLOW-UP. AND I KNOW WE HAVE VARIOUS, VARIOUS COMMENTS, SO, MISS INBODY HAS THEM ORGANIZED.

SHE MAY HAVE ONE PERSON ON DECK FOR THE NEXT ONE SO WHAT WE ASK IS THAT YOU HAVE YOU ARE ON DECK, BE READY TO GO AND IF YOU'RE IN THE HOLE, IF THEY SAY -- AS THEY SAY IN BASIL, BE

READY TO GO. MIKI? >> OKAY, WE WILL START WITH -- ON DECK.

I'M SORRY. ARE YOU HERE? OH, THERE SHE IS. SORRY. DIDN'T SEE

YOU IN THE BACK. >> SAME REQUEST. I HAVE TO WAIT

UNTIL SHE IS DONE. >> LANGUAGE ]

>> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I MY MOTHER WHO HAS A

CHILD IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. >> TRANSLATOR: I AM HERE TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS. I'M CONCERNED THAT AN INDEPENDENT VALUATION WAS REVIEWED DURING THE IEP MEETING AND THE RESULTS WERE COMPLETELY IGNORED. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE DESPITE HAVING MIGHT , DESPITE HAVING NEW MANAGEMENT, MY SON IS NOT RECEIVING FAPE. BASED ON THREE PREVIOUS REPORTS THAT WERE ADMINISTERED TO MY SON, WHICH AFFIRMED THAT IT IS NECESSARY FOR HIM TO RECEIVE HIS THERAPIES TO HELP MY SON AND HIS ACADEMIC EDUCATION, BUT I CONTINUE TO BE IGNORED.

TONIGHT, I ASK YOU TO IGNORE THE INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RESULTS AND TO NOT IGNORE MY INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RESULTS AND MY CONCERNS SO THAT MY SON RECEIVES WHAT IT IS APPROPRIATE AND I DO NOT WANT TO FEEL LIKE YOU ARE RETALIATING AGAINST ME JUST FOR ADVOCATING FOR MY SON. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

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>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, CHAIR, AND PUBLIC AND PARENTS AND TEACHERS, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEACHERS TODAY. BACK IN 2021, THE -- WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY REGARDS TO STANDUPS IN THE VIOLATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

IN 2024, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PROVIDED AN OPINION, NUMBER 22-402. WE NOW KNOW THAT STAND UP IS -- WORD HAS TO BE THE YOU TOO MOVEMENT HAS BEEN ASKING FOR EQUITY AND EQUALITY FOR ALL OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION CHILDREN. I HAVE REQUESTED MULTIPLE TIMES PUBLIC RECORDS THROUGH THE PUBLIC RECORD ACT REQUEST. F USD HAS TRIED TO ADAM P. PEREZ FOR THESE RECORDS. I MENTIONED

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ONCE AGAIN , NOT ALL THE TIMES YOUR LEGAL ADVISERS ARE CORRECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY AND ALL RECORDS FREE OF CHARGE. ON ANOTHER NOTE, I WANT TO THINK THE DIRECTOR FOR POSTING SOME OF THE INFORMATION I REQUESTED. HOWEVER, WE NEED TO DO FURTHER MORE INFORMATION. I AM NOW REQUESTING ALL CONTRACTED IES INFORMATION BE PLACED ON YOUR PLATFORM. WHY, YOU MAY SAY? SO THIS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL PARENTS. LASTLY, FOR EDUCATION CODE 3514.5, I AM NOW REQUESTING , AGAIN, AND AGENDA ITEM BE ADDED TO A FUTURE AGENDA AND THE AGENDA TO DISCUSS F USD -- FUSD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE IN-HOUSE LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION. I AM ALSO REQUESTING THAT YOU INVITE -- THE UPLAND SUPERINTENDENT AND HE HAS LOTS OF INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH YOU IN THE PUBLIC. I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. THANK

YOU. >> THANK YOU.

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>> MY NAME IS EVELYN, PLEASE HELP US. -- PLEASE PROVIDE AS NEEDED. SERVICES DO NOT BREAK EDUCATION -- PLEASE HELP US , OUR CHILDREN, THESE SERVICES BE SUCCESSFUL . PLEASE INCLUDE IN YOUR BOARD MEETINGS , DO NOT -- ERADICATION . WE WANT TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR -- ANY ELSE -- PLEASE RAISE THE BAR FOR US , SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN TO THE -- ADVISER OF HEART AND DO NOT ADVISE -- AGAINST US . PLEASE HIGHER MORE SPECIAL EDUCATION COUNSEL WE NEED A CHANGE TO THE PUBLIC -- PLEASE PRAY FOR US SO

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>> AND WE HAVE A TRANSLATION?

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>> OKAY. I'M GOING TO BE DOING SIDE TRANSLATION BECAUSE ALL IT IS IN SPANISH. SO IT'S JUST THIS. OKAY. OKAY. I AM PRESENTING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF A VIOLATION WITH THE BROWN LAW. ON DECEMBER 17TH, 2021, REGARDING -- IN FAVOR 12TH TO 2022 , YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL , MR. MARK THOMPSON, THE ALR RESPONDED WITH MY COMPLAINT. SAYING THAT MY COMPLAINT DID NOT HAVE ANY MERIT AND THAT -- BY THE BROWN LAW. SO CONSIDERING MY OPINION IN THE GENERAL PHYSICAL, NUMBER 22, FOUR ' 02 , NOW WE KNOW THAT -- ATTORNEY THOMPSON WAS MISTAKEN REGARDING THE OPINION TO MAKE THIS BE AWARE. I KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF YOUR GROUP OF ATTORNEYS , SUNDANCE HAS NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO COMPLY WITH THE BROWN LAW. AGAIN, THE AALRR WAS MISTAKEN. YOUR ATTORNEY, MR. THOMPSON, SAID THAT MY COMPLAINT HAD NO MERIT IN 2021. YOUR ATTORNEY WAS MISTAKEN. OH YOU REPEATED THE SAME PARAGRAPH ON THIS LINE? OKAY. SO YOUR ATTORNEY, MR. THOMPSON, SAID THAT MY COMPLAINT HAD NO MERIT IN 2021. YOUR ATTORNEY IS MISTAKEN. MY COMPLAINT HAS MERIT AND NOW, TODAY, I'M REQUESTING THAT YOU ESTABLISH OR REINSTATE MY COMPLAINT. IN 2022, ALSO, I SOLICITED SOME ATTORNEYS TO REGISTER THE PUBLIC RECORD DOCUMENTS IN SUNDABS. PUT IT IN PROPORTION ACCORDING TO THE LAW. THAT THIS WOULD -- ONCE AGAIN, PRESENTED. PLEASE MAINTAIN SUNDANCE IN CHARGE OF THIS TO SHOW THE DOCUMENTS AND THE RECORDS. AND WHERE, I ASK, FUSD IS HIDING THESE RECORDS. THE DISTRICT WAS STARTED , IT WAS TRYING TO CHARGE FOR THESE RECORDS, INCLUDING, I SOLICITED , I SOLICITED TO INSPECT THEM AND THEY DIDN'T ALLOW ME TO DO THAT AND SO I'M ASKING THE SUPERINTENDENT, MIKI INBODY, TO MAKE SURE THE DISTRICT COMPLIES WITH THE LAWS AND ENSURE THE PUBLIC RECORDS. IF YOU DO NOT PROVIDE THESE PUBLIC LOCKERS OF THESE RECORDS ELECTRONICALLY, I WILL BE COMMUNICATING WITH YOU TO ASK FOR HELP. IN THE CASE OF YOUR ATTORNEY THAT YOU ARE EVALUATING THE PRA, , PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY AND BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION TO THE ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT -- ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO ADVISE YOU THAT TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS CASE. AND IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THIS ADVICE AND YOU DO NOT COMPLY, THIS WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF PUBLIC RECORDS. AND ALSO, WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEND A MEMORANDUM TO THE PARENTS TO INFORM THE SUNDANCE IS UNDER THE BROWN LAW. IF THIS IS NOT COMPLIED, WE WILL ALSO BE COMMUNICATING WITH THE FISCAL GENERAL.

>> BOARD PRESIDENT? >> ARMENDAREZ?

>> WE HAVE NO JURISDICTION UNDER SUNDANCE, RIGHT? MAC

MARK? >> MAY I RESPOND?

>> SUNDANCE IS AN ORGANIZATION OF WHICH MANY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THIS COUNTY ARE MEMBERS AND IT'S ADMINISTERED FROM WHAT IT IS FROM ONE ACCENT TO ANOTHER BY THE COUNTY .

THERE'S NO CONTROL BY THIS DISTRICT.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION ON THAT.

>> NEXT WE HAVE A GROUP OF SEVEN TO SPEAK ABOUT NEGOTIATIONS AND THAT IS WENDY SHEPPARD, ANGELA WYSOCKI, BILLY JOE WRIGHT, MARGARET WILMER, CHRISTINE OMAR, JANICE TAYLOR,

AND ANNABEL JUAREZ . >> THEY WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF

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25. >> CAN THEY SEE THEIR NAME SO I CAN -- I'M TAKING NOTES. THANK YOU.

>> SURE. YES. THE TIMER WILL BE UP THERE BUT -- YOU MAY START.

>> OKAY. THANKS. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT, PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. HELLO AGAIN. I AM WENDY, I AM NEGOTIATIONS CHAIR FOR FONTANA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. HAPPY MAYDAY ! I'VE BEEN REFLECTING ON THE TRADITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRST OF MAY AND I HAVE NOTICED SOME PARALLELS WITH THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH BRING MYSELF AND SO MANY OF MY FELLOW F USD EMPLOYEES AND UNION SISTERS AND BROTHERS HERE TONIGHT. IN SONG AND STORY, THE FIRST OF MAY HAS BEEN CELEBRATED AS THE END OF WINTER AND THE BEGINNING OF SPRING.

THE END OF WINTER, AS IN THE END OF LONG MONTHS IN THE COLD AND DARK, WATCHING YOUR FOOD STORES GRADUALLY DWINDLE AWAY AND WONDER JUST HOW LONG YOU'LL NEED TO WEIGH BEFORE THEY CAN BE REPLENISHED. SALARY NEGOTIATIONS FOR OUR UNITS HAVE INDEED STRETCHED OUT INTO A LONGER THAN EXPECTED WINTER. A STARK CONTRAST TO THE RESTRUCTURING HARVEST THAT MANY MANAGEMENT POSITIONS ENJOYED IN THE FALL. BUT HERE WE ARE AT THE CUSP OF SPRING AND THEN IN THE OLD DAYS, THE GETTING A SPRING DID MEAN LIFE WAS SUDDENLY EASY. SPRING MEANT LONG HOURS OF LABOR AND TEAMWORK, INVESTING IN THE NEST -- NEXT YEAR SURVIVAL. FOR MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES, SPRING MEANS LONG DAYS OF INVESTING IN HOURS DUE TO'S SOCIAL LEARNING, TRYING TO KEEP THEM ENGAGED AND INTERESTED ENOUGH DURING THE BULK OF THE DAY TO TIDE THEM THROUGH LONG HOURS OF STANDARDIZED TESTING. SPRING MEANS TAKING EXTRA TIME TO PLAN END OF YEAR CELEBRATIONS, REWARDING OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR HARD WORK ALL YEAR AND SHOWING THEM HOW MUCH THEY ARE RESPECTED AND APPRECIATED. OH YEAH, AND LESSON PLANNING, GRADING, AND REPORT CARDS, TOO. SO YOU MAY WELL WONDER WHY SO MANY OF US WOULD TAKE TIME TO COME HERE TONIGHT DURING SUCH A BUSY SEASON AND TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD HERE IN THE BOARD ROOM AND OUT ON THE PAVEMENT. WELL, YOU SEE, MAYDAY IS ALSO A CRY FOR HELP. YOUR EMPLOYEES STAND BEFORE YOU ASK FOR HELP. ASKING FOR YOU TO INVEST IN US AS WE

DO OUR STUDENTS EVERY DAY. >> FOR OUR STUDENTS, ASKING YOU TO REWARD US FOR OUR HARD WORK AND TO SHOW US THAT WE ARE RESPECTED AND APPRECIATED .

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND ONCE AGAIN, HAPPY MAY DAY .

ALSO, MAYDAY, MAYDAY , MAYDAY .

>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD PRESIDENTS, AND ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD, I AM ANGELA WYSOCKI AND I TEACH AT -- MIDDLE SCHOOL. TEACHING IS A CALLING. IT'S MY DREAM . I LOVE BEING A TEACHER.

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS , SEEING THEIR FACES WHEN THE LESSON CLICKS AND CELEBRATING THEIR WINS. THESE FONTANA EDUCATORS SHARE THAT PASSION . UNFORTUNATELY , THE RISING COST OF LIVING AND INCREASING WORK RESPONSIBILITIE S OVERSHADOW THEM. I AM HERE TONIGHT TO IMPLORE YOU TO DIRECT YOUR NEGOTIATIONS TEAM TO PRESENT A FAIR PROPOSAL FOR COMPENSATION FOR OUR CERTIFICATED CLASSIFIED AND

POLICE UNIONS. >>

>> I HAVE SOME RESEARCH FINDINGS. ACCORDING TO THE USDA, FOOD PRICES HAVE INCREASED 25% BETWEEN 2000 -- 2019 AND 2024. IN 20 2002 ALONE, FOOD INFLATION WAS 11% YEAR-OVER-YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION REPORTS THAT AVERAGE PRICE OF GASOLINE -- IN APRIL . I'M SORRY. IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR -- 17% INCREASE.

ACCORDING TO REALTOR.COM, THE MEDIAN PRICE IN FONTANA -- 11%

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>> BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT INBODY. BEFORE WE START TONIGHT, I WANT TO OFFER MY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOUR STUDENTS WILL SOON BE CELEBRATING THEIR GRADUATION INCLUDING MISS MARTIN, WHO I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH, AS WELL AS OUR STUDENTS AT ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE FONTANA ADULT SCHOOLS WHICH TOOK AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE TO GRADUATION. YOU MADE IT AND IT IS FOR YOU THAT WE DO ALL OF THIS. MY NAME IS MARGARET -- MY NAME IS MARGARET, I'M A PROUD PARENT OF A SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE. A MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT SIX GRADE, I'M AN EQUALLY PROUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MUSIC TEACHER. SPEAKING HERE IN BETWEEN YOUR AND -- AND STRING STUDENTS. I AM THE PROUD RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF FONTANA. MY HUSBAND IS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE USW , AND LOOKING AROUND ME, I'M IMMENSELY PROUD MEMBER OF THE FONTANA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. WHEN IT COMES TO FONTANA AND FUSD, MY FAMILY IS ALL IN. THIS YEAR IS MY 23RD YEAR TEACHING IN MONTANA THESE FONTANA AND IT'S WITH INCREDIBLE PRIDE THAT UNTIL OTHERS I HAVE TAUGHT HERE FOR MOST OF MY CAREER. HAVING SEEN THE AMAZING COMPLIMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS, GUIDED BY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE AROUND YOU TONIGHT, I'M VERY PROUD TO SEE -- AND FINDING SOLUTIONS BETWEEN ADMINISTRATION AND OUR BARGAIN UNIONS. FDA HAS WHICH ARE CLEAR EVIDENCE OF THIS COLLABORATION. I'M CONFUSED THEN TO FIND THE DISTRICT UNABLE AND UNWILLING TO PROBLEM SOLVE AND COLLABORATE EFFECTIVELY ON THE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT ISSUE OF SALARIES WHICH ARE FAIR, COMPETITIVE, AND KEEPING PACE WITH THE COST OF LIVING IN THE AREA. WE ALL HAVE THE SAME GOAL, RECRUITING AND RETAINING THE BEST STAFF BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS ARE FUSD STUDENTS, THEY DESERVE THE BEST I URGE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO REMEMBER THAT GOAL WHEN DIRECTING OUR DISTRICTS WORKING TEAM. REMEMBER THAT GOAL AND A MEMBER THE PRIDE WE ALL FEEL WHEN WE SEE OUR STUDENTS LEARNING, GROWING, AND CHANGING THE WORLD EVERY DAY. FUSD STUDENTS MATTER EVERY DAY AND SO TO THE PEOPLE WHO EDUCATE THEM AND KEEP ALL THIS RUNNING, WHETHER THEY ARE THE SCHOOL CUSTODIAN, THE LIBRARIAN, A BILINGUAL AID, THE HIGH SCHOOL MATH TEACHER AND RSP TEACHER, ONE OF THE SCHOOL POLICE OFFICERS, OR THE ELEMENTARY BAND TEACHER. PLEASE MEMBER WHO IS HERE FOR THE FUSD STUDENTS TO DO THE WORK. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT -- SUPERINTENDENT INBODY , BOARD PRESIDENT, ALL OUR HARD-WORKING BOARD MEMBERS. I NAME IS DENNIS TAYLOR AND I HAVE TAUGHT AT NORTH CAMERON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR 32 YEARS. PRIOR TO THAT, I WAS ALSO A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER FOR A YEAR AND A HALF AND SPECIAL NEEDS AID FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT SINCE I WAS 18. NOT ONLY THAT, I AM A PRODUCT OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. I WENT TO JUNIPER, ALDER, AND -- UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE COME TO THE BOARD MEETING CONCERNING SALARY NEGOTIATIONS . IT SEEMS IRONIC TO ME THAT WITH INTEREST-BASED BARGAINING, WE CAN COME TO A FAIR AND EQUITABLE AGREEMENT , THAT ON MANY ISSUES THAT CONCERN HOW WE TEACH BUT NOT ON SALARY. TEACHERS IN OUR

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YOUNG AND ENTHUSIASTIC, DEDICATED TEACHERS . IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, MANY TEACHERS, MYSELF INCLUDED, WILL BE RETIRING. IN ORDER TO ATTRACT MORE ENTHUSIASTIC TEACHERS AND RETAIN THE TOWN TO TEACHERS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE , IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE DISTRICT TO OFFER A FAIR AND

EQUITABLE SALARY . THANK YOU. >>

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT , BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT, AUDIENCE MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY A SHOUT OUT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FONTANA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION THAT ARE HERE FIGHTING FOR A FAIR CONTRACT SETTLEMENT NOW. MY NAME IS BILLY JOE WRIGHT , I'M A LEADER WITH THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AND MOST IMPORTANT, I AM A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN RAISED IN FONTANA, AND MY NEPHEWS AND NIECES STILL ATTEND THESE SCHOOLS. WE CREDIT EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE ACHIEVED TO THE INCREDIBLE STAFF , TO THE TEACHERS, TO YOUR CLASSIFIED MEMBERS, TO THE EMPLOYEES THAT WORK IN THE OFFICES AND HOW WELCOMED OUR FAMILY HAS BEEN, ESPECIALLY COMING FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY. I AM VERY AWARE OF MOST OF YOU BOARD MEMBERS, THE VARIOUS WORK YOU DONE AND THE RHETORIC THAT YOU SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF MARGINALIZED AND CHALLENGED COMMUNITIES AND STUDENTS. I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT AT YOUR CORE, YOU KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKERS MAKING LIVING WAGES SO WE CAN SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES.

I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT YOU RESPECT YOUR EMPLOYEES, ESPECIALLY YOUR TEACHERS HOWEVER, YOUR ACTIONS FAILED TO EXEMPLIFY THAT WHEN YOU ARE SLOW WALKING NEGOTIATIONS AND NOT WILLING TO KEEP PAY FAIR, SHOWING THAT YOU WANT HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES TO REMAIN IN YOUR DISTRICT BUT IN AN EMERGENCY, YOU WILL CALL ON US , MORE THAN PICTURES AND HANDSHAKES AND PRAISE, YOUR TEACHERS AND DEDICATED EMPLOYEES WANT A RAISE. THEY WANT IT NOW, NOT NEXT YEAR. NOT MORE PET PROJECTS, THEY DESERVE THE RESPECT THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS THEM TO HAVE. THEY DESERVE A FAIR CONTRACT SETTLEMENT NOW. YOU CAN'T SAY THAT YOU PUT STUDENTS FIRST WHEN YOU PUT YOUR TEACHERS LAST. AN INVESTMENT IN TEACHERS IS OBVIOUSLY, WE ALL KNOW, AND INVESTMENT IN STUDENTS. THIS BOARDROOM TONIGHT IS PACKED. I AM PROUD TO SEE SO MANY LABOR SIBLINGS, ESPECIALLY TEACHERS, WHO SHOULD OR COULD BE HOME GRADING. THAT SAID, I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR . TODAY, THIS ROOM IS FILLED WITH THE FONTANA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION JUST MAKING AND ASK. IF YOU DO NOT SETTLE A FAIR CONTRACT NOW AND SOON, YOU WILL SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE THE 300,000 MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION WHEN WE JOIN THE MEMBERS OF THE FONTANA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION . WE WILL ALWAYS. WE WILL ALWAYS FIGHT TO PUT OUR STUDENTS FIRST BY MAKING SURE POLITICIANS LIKE YOURSELVES SHOW THE TEACHERS THE RESPECT THAT WE DESERVE. SETTLE A FAIR CONTRACT NOW.

THESE TEACHERS SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS IN EVERY SINGLE WAY EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND ALL WE ASK IS THAT YOU STEP UP AND SUPPORT HER TEACHER SO THAT WE CAN SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES. THANK

YOU. >>

>> I'M BRINGING MY CREW. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT --

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UNDERPAID. >>

>> WE ARE ASKING FOR FAIR PAY AND EQUITY . I WANT TO GIVE YOU A FEW EXAMPLES. OUR STUDENT POPULATION IS SO LONG THAT IT MAKES IT -- TO SAFELY SUPERVISE STUDENTS AND INTERACT WITH THEM AND BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM. THEY ARE OVERWORKED AND UNDERPAID. OUR TEACHERS , LIKE MYSELF, HAVE CLASS SIZES OF 34 IN ELEMENTARY . THIS MEANS STUDENTS HAVE FAR LESS ONE-TO-ONE TIME WITH THERE'S -- THEIR TEACHERS. THEY ARE NOT GETTING WHAT THEY NEED AND TEACHERS, WE ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH THE WORKLOAD. WE ARE OVERWORKED AND UNDERPAID.

DID YOU KNOW? THIS HAS BEEN MAKING THE ROUNDS LATELY.

FONTANA UNIFIED IS THE LOWEST PAID DISTRICT , WHICH BRINGS ME, WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY THIRD POINT. WE HAVE MANY TALENTED YOUNG TEACHERS HERE AT SIERRA LAKES AND THROUGHOUT FONTANA UNIFIED . AS JANICE SAID, THE DISTRICT HAS SPENT A LOT OF MONEY AND TIME INVESTING IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THAT IN THEIR TRAINING BUT LET ME TELL YOU. THEY ARE LOOKING ELSEWHERE. WHY WOULD THEY STAY ? THEY ARE OVERWORKED AND UNDERPAID! TO QUOTE SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, SHE GAVE ME A STICKER FOR THIS EARLIER THIS YEAR, I BELIEVE IN FUSD. I REALLY DO . SO LET'S DO BETTER, AND LET'S GET THIS

DONE. >>

>> IS THERE ONE MORE SPEAKER? YES, OKAY , THANK YOU.

ANNABELLE . >>

LANGUAGE ] >> CAN I STOP YOU REAL QUICK? WE ARE GOING TO NEED AN INTERPRETER, OR ARE YOU GOING TO DO IT IN ENGLISH, AS WELL? I AM ASKING BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INTERPRETER IS AVAILABLE. DO YOU WANT TO COME UP THEN? SORRY. DO YOU HAVE IN WRITING IN ENGLISH, NOW

THAT YOU'VE SAID ? >> SO I READ SOME OF IT, A -- SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF A TEACHER WHO COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT

SO WE CAN CONTINUE. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> TRANSLATOR: THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF MY DISTRICT SUPPORTED ME BUT WHEN I SEE THE FUTURE, I DON'T SEE THAT SUPPORT. I AM 26 YEARS OLD, AND I CAN'T IMAGINE A FUTURE. WHERE I AM ABLE TO PURCHASE A HOUSE HERE

IN FONTANA. >>

>>

>> TRANSLATOR: REGULARLY, I DO A 40 MINUTE WALK AND IN THAT 40

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>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MARK . MARK, IS IT ON THE AGENDA ITEM, OR ARE YOU SPEAKING HERE? OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> WE HAVE SOMEBODY ON DECK? >> I'VE BEEN ASKED TO INTERPRET IN SPANISH. IS THAT OKAY?

>> I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT SHE SAID.

>> HE ASKED THAT I INTERPRET WHAT HE SANG IN ENGLISH INTO

SPANISH. >> OKAY. HE HAVE SOMEONE ON

DECK? >> LET'S BRING UP -- IT LOOKS

LIKE YOU ARE COMING TOGETHER. >> GOOD EVENING . MY NAME IS MARK. IT'S MY HONOR TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE FONTANA

TEACHERS ASSOCIATION . >>

LANGUAGE ] >> I PARTICULARLY WANT TO SAY GOOD EVENING TO THE FAMILIES AND STUDENTS OF FONTANA UNIFIED

SCHOOL DISTRICT. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> BECAUSE FOR THE PREVIOUS 27 YEARS, I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN.

>>

>> FIRST AS A DECADE OR SO AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER.

>>

>> A COUPLE OF YEARS IN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION. AND 12 YEARS AT SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL. I'M GOING TO SHARE THE STORY OF WHY I'M SO PROUD TO ALSO BE HERE WITH OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS. I KNOW THE VALUE OF THESE PEOPLE . I WOULD NOT NEARLY HAVE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL AS A TEACHER WITHOUT THEM. I'M GOING TO TELL A FEW PERSONAL STORIES. TO ILLUSTRATE HOW IMPORTANT THESE PARTNERS ARE . I WILL START WITH SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL. NO MATTER HOW EARLY I GOT THERE, OUR CUSTODIANS WERE ALWAYS THERE. HE WAS DOING EVERYTHING HE COULD TO MAKE THE SCHOOL RUN EFFECTIVELY AND GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. OUR EVENING CUSTODIAN, RALPH , HE TOOK CARE OF MY CLASSROOM AND DID WAY MORE WORK THAN ANYONE SHOULD HAVE TO DO, QUITE FRANKLY. AND I WAS OFTEN THERE LATE AFTER HOURS WITH CLUB MEETINGS OR TUTORING. AND MY BILINGUAL AID WAS OFTEN WORKING WITH MY STUDENTS LATE . AND RALPH WOULD ALWAYS ADJUST HIS WORK SCHEDULE TO MAKE SURE THAT HE WOULD COME BACK, NO MATTER HOW LATE IT

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UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T LIST EVERYONE, BUT, GOING BACK IN TIME A LITTLE BIT TO CITRUS HIGH, THERE WAS THIS YOUNG SECURITY OFFICER , FIRST NAME CHRIS. ONLY 22 , DEDICATED TO THE STUDENTS. HE NOW OVERSEES YOUR DSO'S. I WAS A RESOURCE TEACHER THERE. INSTRUCTIONAL AID , AS A RESOURCE TEACHER THERE, MY THEN INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE, ONE OF THEM IS NOW A BILINGUAL EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST . MY INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE BEFORE THAT USED TO SIT WHERE BOARD PRESIDENT SERNA SITS . THIS HARD-WORKING WOMAN NEXT TO ME WORKED WITH ME THERE. WHERE SHE HELPED ME REACH STUDENTS, SHE HELPED ADMINISTRATION REACH STUDENTS. AND WE WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY INTERVENE WITH SOME OF OUR NEEDIEST STUDENTS.

I HOPE THAT THIS ILLUSTRATES TO YOU THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONS . THESE ARE OUR EDUCATIONAL

PARTNERS. >> OF EQUITY. LAST MONTH'S BOARD MEETING , SOMEONE MADE A VERY IMPORTANT OBSERVATION. IN EXPLAINING WHY WE NEED TO ADJUST MANAGEMENT POSITIONS AND SALARIES. THIS PERSON EXPLAINED THAT IN ORDER TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN WE NEEDED TO HAVE EQUITABLE SALARIES. WHEN YOU DO RAISE THOSE SALARIES SO THOSE POSITIONS WERE RELEASED AT THE 60TH PERCENTILE OF COMPARABLE

DISTRICTS. >>

>> I SUBMIT TO YOU, BOARD MEMBERS AND THE GOOD PEOPLE OF FONTANA , THAT THAT SAME STANDARD THAT YOU APPLIED TO JUSTIFY YOUR MANAGEMENT INCREASES BE APPLIED TO ALL OF YOUR EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS.

>> WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT POWERFUL CASE FOR THE SALARY INCREASES. AS A SIGN OF ACCESS , RETAIN AND RECRUIT , DOES IT MATTER? YES . AND THAT SAME STANDARD, THAT SAME

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CONSIDERATION. >>

>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE ANDREA MOORE ON DECK.

>> GOOD EVENING TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT IN BODY, AND MOST IMPORTANT A -- SUPERINTENDENT INBODY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY , MY FELLOW . STILL NO POLICY ON THE AGENDA.

IT WAS OUR HOPE TO PARTNER WITH THIS BOARD FOR A POSITIVE OUTCOME FOR PARENTS AND FOR THE DISTRICT . MONTH AFTER MONTH, OUR CONCERNS HAVE BEEN DISMISSED IN VIOLATION OF EDUCATION BOARD . WE WILL NOW GO FORWARD WITH FILING A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL . DUE TO THE SPORTS REFUSAL TO PLACE AN AGENDA ITEM WITHIN THEIR SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION AND BROUGHT BY THE PUBLIC THEY'VE ELECTED TO REPRESENT. THIS BOARD RESPONDED ON JANUARY 18, ONLY TO CONFIRM THAT OUR REQUEST IS WITHIN THE BOARD SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION IN THIS BOARD JUST DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE IT ON DUE TO A COURT NEGOTIATION AND WE -- VOLATILE AND UNCERTAIN NATURE TO THE NOTIFICATION POLICIES THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE TO DELAY ANY BOARD DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF POLICY UNTIL THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE IS MORE SETTLED. THIS EMAIL SOLIDIFIES -- THE BROWN ACT, AS FOR THIS EMAIL, IT WAS DECIDED AS A UNITED BOARD, OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC SPIRIT -- SPHERE WITHIN HIS JURISDICTION OUTSIDE THIS BODY. REFERENCING GOVERNING CODE 54952.2 B1 , IT STATES THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS SHALL NOT OUTSET A MEETING -- DOCUMENTATION AT ANY KIND DIRECTLY INTERMEDIARIES TO DISCUSS OR TAKE ACTION ON ANY ITEM WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY. WAS THIS BOARD AWARE THAT YOU DON'T -- ADVISED THE -- PRESIDENT TRUMP VERBIAGE -- PROBLEMATIC VERBIAGE -- UNIFIED? THERE , FOR REFERENCE, 5010 A THROUGH C AND AR 5010 AGAIN, I'M FORMALLY REQUESTING THIS BE PLACED AS AN AGENDA ITEM ON THE NEXT BOARD MEETING ON JANUARY, ON MAY 29TH. I WOULD LIKE THIS BOARD TO TAKE ACTION ON IT. LET ME REMIND THIS BOARD THAT YOU WERE ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, TO REPRESENT US, PARENTS. THIS BOARD HAS THE POWER TO MAKE, REVISE, AND REJECT ANYTHING THAT GOES AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION. LET ME READ FIVE U.S. 137. IT IS VOID, AND ACT OF CONGRESS TO THE CONGRESS IS -- THE CONSTITUTION PRECEDES ALL OTHER LAWS SHALL BE LIBERALLY ENFORCED AND CLEARLY INTENDED AND EXPRESSLY DESIGNATED WITH THE FIDUCIARIES. SECTION 256, IT STATES THAT NO ONE IS BOUND TO OBEY IN ON CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND COURTS ARE BOUND TO ENFORCEMENT. THE GENERAL RULE IS THAT THE STATUTE, WHETHER A FEDERAL OR STATE, THEY SHALL HAVE THE NAME AND FORM OF LAW , BUT IS WHOLLY VOID AND INEFFECTIVE FOR ANY PURPOSE.

THAT GOES FOR ALL THESE LAWS THAT WENT INTO THE MAKING OF THIS POLICY, CLAIMING IT GIVES RIGHTS TO MINORS AND TAKES AWAY THE RIGHTS FROM PARENTS. WE ARE PARENTS AND WE ARE THE ADVOCATE FOR OUR CHILDREN. THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO RIGHT TO OUR CHILDREN. CUSTODIAL PARENTS HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO DETERMINE WITHOUT INTERFERENCE BY THE STATE . HOW BEST TO RAISE, NURTURE, AND EDUCATE THE CHILD. LAST MONTH, IT WAS

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>> BOARD PRESIDENT ? MICHAEL DUNNE, MR. ARMENDAREZ, ALLOW -- HOLD ON, MR. ARMENDAREZ. ALLOW PEOPLE TO SPEAK . THANK YOU .

>> CAN WE GET A COPY OF THAT ADVISED -- RE-ADVISED PARENTAL

MEDICATION YOU MENTIONED? >> SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS BOARD TONIGHT. MY NAME IS ROBERT, I'M A RESIDENT, A GRANDPARENT, A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WE'VE NOW BEEN BEFORE YOU FOR THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS AND I'M GLAD I DIDN'T SPEAK AFTER MARIA OR THE OTHER LADY BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN UP HERE MONTH AFTER MONTH AFTER GETTING FOUR THERE'S IS ADVOCATING FOR THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN. WHAT IS GOING ON? WHY HAVE WE NOT MET THEIR NEEDS OR AT LEAST GIVEN THEM A DECISION, BASED ON WHAT THEY ARE ASKING TO DO? IT'S RIDICULOUS. AND FOR HER TO BRING HER SPECIAL NEEDS DAUGHTER AND WILL UP HER MOTHER , SHE'S PRETTY DESPERATE, WOULDN'T YOU SAY ? ANYHOW. I'VE HEARD LESLIE BARNES, FOR YOU TO SHARE THE DISTRICT BUDGET SHORTFALLS, INCLUDING, EXCUSE ME . OUR STATE'S DEFICIT UNDER THIS GOVERNOR , I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A COLLEAGUE ABOUT THE LOTTERY AND I WAS REMINDED THAT THE LOTTERY WAS SOLD TO US AS A WAY IN MEANS TO FUND OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE REVENUE THAT THE CALIFORNIA LOTTERY WAS SUPPOSED TO BRING TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION? IT WAS TOUTED AS A WAY TO SOLVE ALL THE MONETARY CONCERNS. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH ANY AUDITS BEING DONE, BUT I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE OF THE HUGE SHORTFALLS AND I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU ELECTED OFFICIALS LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I'VE READ THAT REASON AUDITS IN OUR STATE BUDGET HAVE ALSO FOUND GROSS MISMANAGEMENT AND OTHER AREAS .

BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT POINT. MISS BARNES NOTED A SIGNIFICANT -- AS PARENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE DECLINE IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN OUR DISTRICT. IT IS EVIDENT THAT MANY FAMILIES ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE CURRENT EDUCATIONAL AGENDA BEING PROMOTED, ESPECIALLY ON THE CONTROVERSIAL THEORIES AND THE PUSH FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IN OUR CURRICULUM. WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT THESE INCENTIVES SHOULD NOT COME AT THE EXPENSE OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. IT'S DISHEARTENING TO SEE STUDENTS STRUGGLING TO PERFORM AT GRADE LEVEL AT TIMES WE GIVE ATTENTION TO THIS RESOURCES AND DIVERT IT TO IDEAS AND IDEOLOGICAL PURSUITS. THE DECLINE IN OUR DISTRICT IS CLEAR INDICATION THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS SPEAKING LOUDLY, BUT ARE YOU LISTENING? IT'S TIME FOR OUR BOARD TO LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF THE PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TO TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION TO ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO IGNORE THE GROWING DISCONTENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. FAMILIES ARE FINDING WAYS TO PULL THEIR STUDENTS OUT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND STARTING TO HOMESCHOOL, WITH CO-OPS AND OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE, I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY THAT THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE. FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU ALL THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST A SEGMENT, NOT LIKE THOSE WHO ALIGN WITH YOUR VALUES OR SOCIAL POLITICAL VIEWS. CONSERVATIVES ALSO NEED TO BE REPRESENTED . THE ONES THAT PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE NUCLEAR FAMILY, THE ONES WHO ARE GUIDED BY OUR FAITH, THE ONES WHO BELIEVE IN LIMITED

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>> BOARD PRESIDENT? >> DOCTOR?

>> ONE POSSIBLE RATIONAL FEE WOULD BE THE ENROLLMENT DUE TO LOW BIRTH RATES? I KNOW THAT I AM --

>> THAT IS A GREAT POINT. >> DR. LESLIE BARNES IS FOLLOWING THAT. IS A LOW BAR THREE COMING UP, WHICH IS MAKING, TRAJECTORY OF WORDS. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU LIKE TO ADD THAT DATA SET THAT WE HAVE LOOKED AT? ALSO, -- THEY ARE DECLINING. THAT IS MOVE FARTHER OUT OF MONTANA -- FONTANA .

>> THANK YOU. MR. ARMENDAREZ? >> I WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN ALSO POSSIBLY ADD TO OUR FAQS, THE SMALL PERCENTAGE OF -- TO SCHOOLS. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE UNDER OPPRESSION THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY, BUT I WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW SMALL THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY IS AND HOW IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE

DISTRICT. >> NO PROBLEM. WE WILL ALSO

ADD, HAVE A MONEY -- >> CAN YOU LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT NOT ALL THE LOTTO MONEY COMES TO THE SCHOOLS? IT COMES DIRECTLY OFF OF THE GENERAL FUND. CAN SOMEBODY LOOK INTO THAT AND EXPLAIN THAT TO THEM? THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND.

>> I'LL TAKE THE RECOMMENDATION, PUT IT IN AN FAQ ON HOW MUCH MONEY WE GET, HOW MUCH MONEY WE SPENT, AND WHERE IT GOES. AND YOU ARE RIGHT. IT'S NOT AS MUCH AS

PEOPLE THINK. >> WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE, CAN WE PLEASE, I NEED LIKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.

>> GOTCHA. WE ARE ALMOST THERE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT, I THINK.

NO? >> HELLO, BOARD. I AM HERE

TONIGHT BECAUSE I JUST -- >> AND WE CHECK THE MICROPHONE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE GREEN LIGHT IS ON.

>> IT IS ON, I AM JUST SHORT. I'M SORRY. IS THAT BETTER?

>> YES. >> OKAY. I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS, I WOULD HAVE HAD AMBER LEAD WITH ME, YOU HAVE MET HER, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT SHE'S DOING GREAT, AS FAR AS HER GRADES. SHE'S HAD TO OVERCOME SOME HURDLES WITH HER PEERS AND SO FORTH AT SCHOOL BUT THE MAIN THING THAT HAPPENED JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO WAS THROUGH PE, SHE WAS REQUIRE TO DO THIS -- AND SHE DIDN'T BRING IT TO MY ATTENTION UNTIL THE NIGHT BEFORE AND SHE WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND SO I DECIDED, BECAUSE IT WAS REQUIRED AND I DIDN'T GET AN OPT OUT THAT I WOULD SIT WITH HER AND I WOULD GO LOOK THROUGH THE CURRICULUM WITH HER. THIS IS .21, 13 CHAPTERS OF SEXUAL EDUCATION WITH LITTLE ED , LITTLE LINKS AND EVERYTHING. WE WENT THROUGH TOGETHER. THERE ARE FACTORS IN THERE THAT , AS A PARENT, AS A GRANDMOTHER , THAT I WOULD WANT ALL CHILDREN TO KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS ON A SAFE RELATIONSHIP , I AGREED WITH THAT, ABSTINENCE YOU KNOW, LEARNING ABOUT STDS AND SO FORTH AND STUFF LIKE THAT . GOING TO A TRUSTED PARENT, GUARDIAN PERSON . I ROLLED WITH THAT. I AGREE WITH THAT. BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF CONTENT IN IT THAT MY 14-YEAR-OLD SAID MOM, WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW THIS? WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW THIS? I'M 14 YEARS OLD. AND I AGREE . I DON'T THINK IT'S ANYTHING THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SHOULD BE TEACHING MY 14-YEAR-OLD . THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE TO HEAR OR KNOW OR SEE. WE DIDN'T GO TO THE LINKS. I DON'T WANT HER TO GO TO THE LENGTHS -- LINKS . BUT I HELPED HER TO GO THROUGH THE 13 CHAPTERS SO SHE SHOULD GET HER GRADE AND SO THAT I, AS A PARENT, HELP HER UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT AS A CURRICULUM TO MY CHILD. AND I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW. I THINK A LOT OF WHAT IS BEING PUSHED IN THAT, AS FAR AS THE IDEOLOGIES , MY CHILD IS BEAUTIFUL THE WAY SHE WAS CREATED . MY SONS ARE BEAUTIFUL THE WAY THEY WERE CREATED AND

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>> MR. ARMENDAREZ? >> TONIGHT, GET CLARIFICATION, IS THERE AN OPT OUT FOR PARENTS ON SEXUAL EDUCATION?

>> YES, THERE IS, IT WOULD PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO PERUSE THE CURRICULUM, AS WELL. WE CAN LOOK INTO WHY THEY DIDN'T GET IT, SO I KNOW WE SEND IT OUT TO PARENTS AND THAT

THE ANNUAL THING THAT WE DO. >> OKAY. CAN WE LOOK INTO THAT AND FIND OUT WHERE THE MYSTERY OCCASION WAS? THANK YOU.

>> NEXT WE HAVE DOMINIC FRANCISCO. OH, SORRY, I SKIPPED

ONE. YOU ARE RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> I WAS SO EXCITED TO GET UP HERE AND THEN -- HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M A TEACHER IN THIS DISTRICT, AS WELL. I WORK IN THE SOUTH END. JUST WANTED TO KIND OF ADDRESS A FEW THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, I THINK OUR PARENTS -- THEY HAVE A VERY GOOD POINT. THIS IS ONLY A, AND EFFORT IN THIS DISTRICT TO HIDE INFORMATION FROM PARENTS. I SPOKE MONTHS AGO ABOUT , THE ENTIRE POINT OF THE TRAINING WAS TO TELL TEACHERS HOW THEY CAN LEGALLY HIDE INFORMATION FROM PARENTS ABOUT STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAVE A DIFFERENT NAME FOR USE DIFFERENT PRONOUNS, HIDE THE FILES IN THE PRINCE'S OFFICE , AND LOCK THEM UP. AN ENTIRE PRESENTATION. NOT VERY LEGALLY BASED, IN MY OPINION HOWEVER, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING. IT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE. FTA. HAVE MADE NO QUALMS I'VE DROPPED OUT OF FTA A LONG TIME AGO. DON'T FEEL THAT THEY REPRESENT EVERYONE AS MUCH AS THEY TALK ABOUT THAT THEY ARE THE UNION. THIS IS 2020 WHEN THEY DID NOTHING TO PROTECT OUR MEDICAL FREEDOM AND OR BODILY AUTONOMY AND, AGAIN THEY PUT ON A WORKSHOP ON APRIL 25TH THAT THAT WENT OVER CREATING SAFE SPACES, STUDENT RIGHTS AND EDUCATOR RIGHTS IN OUR RESPONSIBILITIES , CURRENT LGBT LEGISLATION AND A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION. SO I'M GUESSING THAT THAT ALSO MIRRORED WHAT THE DISTRICT TRAINING WAS IN OCTOBER. THE PARENTS ARE ACTUALLY RIGHT ABOUT THAT. AS FAR AS GETTING A RAISE, WE ARE ALL FEELING THE PAIN OF THE ECONOMY , I CAN'T IMAGINE PUTTING THAT BURDEN ONTO THE PEOPLE OF FONTANA WHO PAY YOUR BILLS AND WHO VOTE YOU INTO OFFICE . IT'S AN UNPOPULAR OPINION, I'M SURE , ESPECIALLY TONIGHT , BUT RAISING TAXES, I DON'T THINK IS A VERY RESPONSIBLE -- I DON'T THINK YOU'VE DONE YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND REALLY ANALYZING EVERY

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THERE'S ALWAYS MORE MANAGEMENT POSITIONS BEING CREATED AND SO THAT PROBLEM TO ME REALLY HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED, EITHER.

. SOMETHING THAT WASN'T REALLY TOUCHED ON IS, AS FAR AS RETENTION AND ATTRACTING TEACHERS. TEACHERS ARE LEAVING.

WE KNOW OUR CONTRACT. WE KNOW HOW MUCH WE MAKE WHEN WE'S SIGN OUR CONTRACT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, BUT THERE ARE DUTIES BEING ADDED TO US EVERYTHING WILL DAY OVER -- I WAS ASKED OR TEACHERS WERE ASKED TO START , IS AN ASCENDING OUR IEP TO THE DISTRICT TO BE SCANNED, WE HAD SCAN EVERYTHING, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR CASE MANAGERS ARE TOUCHING THEIR INFORMATION AND WE ARE NOW, WE HAVE TO DO THE FILING PART OF IT. SO, AND FOR EACH AND EVERY IEP, IT HAS A LOT OF TIME AND IT'S SOMETHING SMALL? BUT IT'S REALLY, IT REALLY ADDS A LOT OF EXTRA TIME AND WORK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU. >>

>> DOMINIC FRANCISCO? >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CHAIR. I AM DOMINIC FRANCISCO, THE CURRENT PRESIDENT AND A SENIOR AT INTERNATIONAL -- I'M HERE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A PETITION TO POTENTIALLY IMPLEMENT NEW SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CLASSES TO BENEFIT THE STUDENTS PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE STUDENTS HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON AND IN THEIR LIVES, FILLED WITH STRESS AND DAILY PROBLEMS. OFTEN TIMES, THE NATIVITY BUILDUP, CAUSING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES. I WANT TO HELP CREATE A WAY FOR STUDENTS TO FOCUS AND PRIORITIZE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH THE USE OF THESE CLASSES. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY HAS A NUMBER OF -- PHYSICALLY, IT STRENGTHENS THE BODY AND MINIMIZES THE CHANCE OF INJURY AND STRENGTHENING YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM, HELPING TO FIGHT DISEASE, AND MENTALLY, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RELEASES -- AND HELP YOU RELAX AND IMPROVE YOUR MOOD, INCLUDING DOPAMINE. LASTLY, THEY ALSO BUILD COMMUNITY, RELATIONSHIPS, AND FRIENDSHIPS. I UNDERSTAND THAT SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED. HOWEVER, THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ENVIRONMENT THEY CREATE. PEOPLE LOSE INTEREST IN THEIR SPORTS AS THEY GROW OLDER. I RAN A POLL . OVER 100 RESPONSES FROM STUDENTS AND TEENAGERS AROUND MY AGE. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS IF THERE WAS ANY REASON PEOPLE AVOIDED DOING SPORTS. AN ASTOUNDING NUMBER OF PEOPLE RESPONDED THAT THE ENVIRONMENT THAT SPORTS CREATE AND THE COMMUNITY IT CREATES OUR DETERRENCE BECAUSE OF HOW COMPETITIVE AND UNFORGIVING SPORTS CAN BE. I ALSO FOUND THAT IN THE SAME POLE, MANY PEOPLE WERE WILLING TO TRUST US AND WERE EVEN POSITIVELY AFFECTED BY IT, WHETHER EMOTIONALLY OR PHYSICALLY.

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>> OR HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT THE STRESSES IN LIFE EVEN IF IT'S ONLY 30 MINUTES. PLEASE NOTE LAMENTING A PROGRAM LIKE THIS WILL PROVE TO BE TOO DIFFICULT AS EXISTING SPORTS PROGRAMS ARE IN PLACE. I WANT PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME JOY AND COMFORT I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THROUGHOUT MY LIFE AND WITH WHAT SPORTS HAVE DONE IN MY LIFE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC WE GOT NICOLE AND MICHAEL

TOWNSEND. >> I'M SURE I'M ABOUT TO BECOME THE MOST UNPOPULAR PERSON IN THE ROOM BUT IT'S OKAY BECAUSE I HAVE BROAD I SEE ALL THE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES IN HERE AND THEY'RE WEARING RED BUT WHY WERE YOU ASKED TO WEAR RED? BECAUSE IT REPRESENTS COMMUNISM. OUR UNIONS COMMUNIST? I AM NO ROCKET SCIENTIST TO SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE FACT THAT UNIONS HAVE COMMUNIST ROOTS DOWN TO THE COMMUNIST FIST REPRESENTED ON YOUR SHIRTS. IT'S A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE UNITED IN THE FIGHT FOR CAUSES THAT AFFECT US ALL. I'M NOT UPSET YOU'RE ASKING FOR A RAISE YOU EVERY RIGHT TO. BUT I'M UPSET ABOUT IS ALL THE UNIONS HAD TO DO WAS TYPE OF AN EMAIL TELLING YOU TO COME IN SOLIDARITY WEARING COMMUNIST THREAD TO DEMAND A RAISE AND THE HOUSE IS PACKED YET WHEN SOME OF YOUR OWN FELLOW UNION MEMBERS WERE SPEAKING UP FOR THE RIGHT FOR BODILY AUTONOMY AGAINST VACCINE MANDATES THE UNIONS WERE SILENT . NOT ONE OF YOU FELLOW UNION MEMBERS SHOWED UP IN SOLIDARITY. NOW THAT THE ISSUE OF THE DAY IS PAY RAISE, SELFISHNESS PREVAILS. SIDE NOTE ANDREA STILL HAS NEVER BEEN OFFERED AN APOLOGY FOR TRAMPLING ALL OVER HER FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS WHEN SHE WAS ASKED SILLY FOR NOT WEARING A MASK, BY THE BOARD. SO THE FIGHT ON THE TABLE IS FOR MORE PAY OR RAISES WHEN THE DISTRICT IS EXPERIENCING DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND HAS INDICATED THEY ARE UNABLE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ENOUGH MONEY TO DO SO. YOU TOOK THE JOB KNOWING THE PAY . IF ECONOMIC CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED WHY THEN ARE WE UNION MEMBERS CREATING PROPAGANDA TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE SAME PRESIDENT THAT CREATED THESE VERY CONDITIONS? USW NATIONAL CHAPTER PUT OUT A YOUTUBE VIDEO STATING USW AND ALL ITS AFFILIATE MEMBERS SUPPORT JOE BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT. I NEVER HAVE AND I NEVER WILL. HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET? HE IS SLASHING FUNDING FOR K-12 EDUCATION SO WHAT DO YOU EXPECT WILL HAPPEN IF RAISES ARE APPROVED? LAYOFFS. I AM A PROUD EMPLOYEE OF FONTANA USD AND HAVE BEEN SINCE NOVEMBER OF 1999 AFTER I GRADUATED FROM FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL. I'VE BEEN THROUGH THE VERY GOOD TIMES ALSO VERY BAD TIMES. NOT SING THE LORD WAS RIGHT TO GIVE MANAGEMENT POSITIONS EXTENSIVE RAISES BUT WHAT IS DONE IS DONE AND CANNOT BE UNDONE. I HAVE EVERY BIT OF CONFIDENCE THAT FONTANA WILL MAKE THE HARD DECISION THEY NEED TO FOR THE BEST INTEREST TO RETAIN AS MANY QUALITY EMPLOYEES AS THEY CAN. OF COURSE EVERYBODY WOULD LOVE MORE PAY BUT AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO BE REALISTIC AND ASK OURSELVES WHAT IS IT GOING TO COST US? THANK YOU FOR YOUR

TIME. >> CONIFER HOSTS .

>> GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT SERNA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

OBVIOUSLY OUR SUPERINTENDENT HAS STEPPED OUT BUT GOOD EVENING TO HER. I AM CONNIE FOR HOST A ENRICHMENT TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT AND IT'S BEEN A WHILE. I CAN'T SAY I'VE MISSED COMING HERE, I HAVE MISSED SEEING YOU BUT I

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HERE IS THE THING, I AM WORTH IT. I TEACH AT TWO SCHOOLS, I TEACH 12 CLASSES, I TEACH OVER 250 STUDENTS , I PREPARED 24 LESSONS A WEEK. I TEACH STC K AND ONE THROUGH THREE , KINDERGARTEN, TWO FIRST, THREE SECOND, THREE THIRD TURK MY ALARM GOES OFF AT 5:15 A.M. PRIOR TO THIS YEAR I HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS A 5:15 A.M. MY ALARM GOES OFF AND I STUMBLE OUT OF BED, STAGGER TO THE KITCHEN AND POUR MYSELF A CUP OF AMBITION SO I CAN BE THE BEST ME I CAN BE FOR THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IN THIS DISTRICT, THE STUDENTS. THIS YEAR I HAVE TAUGHT MY STUDENTS THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING FROM THE SUN, HOW TO CREATE SHADE AND STRUCTURE TO KEEP AN EYE SKEWED FROM MELTING. PUSH AND PULL FORCES BY CREATING A ROLLER COASTER. THE DIFFERENT BEATS OF BIRDS, SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, GASES THROUGH MIXERS AND OBSERVATIONS. HOW TO CREATE CIRCUIT TO LIGHT LIGHTBULB AND SO MUCH, MUCH MORE. I KNOW WHAT THE PEOPLE, THE WIPERS AND THE WHEELS DO ON THE BUS. I HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO PETE THE CAT AND I KNOW HOW HE FEELS ABOUT HIS WHITE SUITS AND I'VE HAD TO ENDURE QUESTIONS FROM STUDENTS SUCH AS, DO YOU DYE YOUR HAIR GRAY? SO MAKE NO MISTAKE, I AM WORTH IT. I AM VERY MUCH WORTH IT. BUT LET ME CLARIFY, IF EVERY SINGLE MANAGEMENT POSITION YOU GIVE A RAISE TO LAST JUNE CALLED IN SICK TOMORROW WE WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW AT THE SITES BECAUSE A NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IN THIS DISTRICT , THE STUDENTS WOULD STILL ARRIVE TO SCHOOL SAFELY.

BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WOULD STILL BE PREPARED , PHONES WOULD BE ANSWERED, CAMPUSES WOULD BE CLEAN AND SAFE , HEALTH OFFICES WOULD BE PREPARED FOR ANY ILLNESSES AND OR BOO-BOOS.

MATERIALS WOULD BE READILY AVAILABLE FOR CHECKOUT.

COUNSELORS WILL BE THERE TO HANDLE ANY EMOTIONAL SOCIAL NEEDS. AND TEACHERS THAT STUMBLED OUT OF BED , STAGGER TO THE KITCHEN AND POURED HIMSELF A CUP OF AMBITION, WOULD BE THERE READY TO GREET WITH A FULL DAY OF LESSONS. ALL OF THIS , ALL OF IT, TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS, THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL DAY OF LEARNING. YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S NOT JUST ME THAT IS WORTH IT, WE ARE ALL WORTH IT. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING SUPERINTENDENT , PRESIDENT SERNA, BOARD MEMBERS AND EVERYONE LISTENING HERE AND REMOTELY. MY NAME IS DON DOOLEY PRESIDENT OF UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 89 99 REPRESENTING PROVIDERS AND COLLEGE TUTORS OF FONTANA SCHOOL DISTRICT. SADLY I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE PASSING OF IVAN BUT I DON'T KNOW LIKE COMING TO THE PODIUM AND SHOOK CONDOLENCES WITH ONE OF OUR UNION FAMILIES AND YOU MY DEEPEST CONCERN: SIX ON ALL OF YOU LOCAL 85 99. I AM OF COURSE

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REFERENCING EDUCATION CODE 51009, THE LETTER WAS SENT TO SUPERINTENDENT BUDDY AND ALL OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

EDUCATION CODE 51009 STATES THE MONTH OF MAY IS HEREBY DEEMED TO BE LABOR HISTORY MONTH THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMMEMORATE THIS MONTHS WITH APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL EXERCISES THAT MAKE PEOPLES AWARE OF THE ROLE OF THE LABOR MOVEMENT THAT HAS PLAYED A SHAPE IN CALIFORNIA AND THE UNITED STATES. UNFORTUNATELY I ONLY RECEIVED ONE RESPONSE SAYING THANK YOU. HERE TONIGHT IS CLEARLY APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL EXERCISES THAT MAKE PEOPLES AWARE OF THE ROLE OF LABOR MOVEMENT HERE IN FONTANA.

I LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE FTA POA AND STEELWORKERS OF LOCAL 89 99 AND SISTER WORKERS.

TODAY IS MAYDAY, INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY, DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING AND HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WORKERS AND LABOR MOVEMENT. THE MOVEMENT ADVOCATES FOR BETTER WAGES AND FAIR RIGHTS FOR WORKERS. TODAY WE SHOW OUR SOLIDARITY HERE IN FONTANA AND AROUND THE WORLD. MARCHES AND ACTIVISTS WERE BUSY SPREADING CHANCE OF SOLIDARITY FOR FAIR CONTRACTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. TONIGHT WE HIGHLIGHT OUR LABOR ISSUES AND PUSH FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE BEING PART OF OUR BARGAINING UNITS. A RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS. TONIGHT WE HAVE A TSUNAMI. THANK YOU.

APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS MICHAEL TOWNSEND AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING STATUS MEMBER AS REAL COMMENTS. ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES I HAVE DISTRIBUTED A LETTER SHE HAS WRITTEN TO THE BOARD MEMBERS AND THE SUPERINTENDENTS. FOR THE SAKE OF THE AUDIENCE KNOWING WHAT SHE SAID IN THAT LETTER I WILL BRIEFLY STATE THE ESSENCE OF IT. IT SAYS AS PUBLIC SERVANTS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION AND SAFETY FOR OUR CHILDREN THE MEMBERS REPRESENTED BY THE FONTANA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION , THE UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 8599 AND THE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE FONTANA SCHOOL POLICE DESERVE CONTRACTS THAT REFLECT THEIR HARD WORK , DEDICATION AND THE CRITICAL ROLE THEY PLAY IN OUR SCHOOLS. SHE CONCLUDED BY URGING A RETURN TO THE NEGOTIATIONS TABLE FOR ALL PARTIES WITH A COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND RESPECT FOR THE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS THAT SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK THIS EVENING.

>> ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS THE LAST PUBLIC COMMENT OTHER THAN THOSE THAT WANT TO SPEAK ON ITEMS COMING UP AT THIS MOMENT I'M GOING TO TAKE FIVE MINUTES, PLEASE ONLY, FIVE MINUTE RECESS SO WE CAN DO A BIO BREAK AND AL RIGHT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WORK . MY CHAIR, I NEED MY JACKET. KNOW, IT'S ALL GOOD. ALL RIGHT WE WILL GO TO ITEM 3.7 THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING

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STUDENT BOARD COMMENTS AND BEFORE HAND THE MIC OVER WANT TO THANK YOU JULIET ON BEHALF OF THIS BOARD. I BELIEVE THIS MIGHT BE A LAST BOARD MEETING BEFORE GRADUATION AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A STELLAR VOICE TO THE 34,000 STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT. I WATCH YOU IN ACTION CREATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT WITH FUTURE LEADERS THAT ARE COMING AFTER YOU. I WATCHED YOU DURING THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, STATEWIDE INITIATIVE WORKING WITH MICHAEL GARCIA AND THE TEAM TO JUST SUPPORT STUDENT VOICE ACROSS CALIFORNIA SO I JUST SAY ON BEHALF OF THIS ENTIRE BOARD THANK YOU SO MUCH FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS FOR YOUR SERVICES IN THIS COMMUNITY.

WITH THAT BEING SAID I TURNOVER THE MIC TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE COMMENTS. IT'S AN HONOR THING ON THIS BOARD SERVING IN REPRESENTING STUDENTS. WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS IN THE CROWD SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY. AND WITH THAT , ON TO MY COMMENTS. HELLO EVERYONE, I HOPE YOU'RE DOING GREAT. I JUST WANT TO START OFF BY ACKNOWLEDGING SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND I WANT TO SAY HOW GREAT IT IS TO SEE ALL THE EXCELLENCE WITH OUR BEACH STUDENTS HOW THEY ARE AUTHORS AND THEY LOVE WRITING EVENTS IT'S CRUCIAL IF YOU CAN GET STUDENTS TO LOVE WRITING IN SCHOOL IT SIGNIFICANT AND I CAN TELL THE STUDENTS WILL DO WONDERFUL IN THE FUTURE. ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR HIGHLIGHT THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT ADDRESS AND SEEING ALL THE WONDERFUL PERFORMANCES. IT WAS SO FUN AND SUPERINTENDENT DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE SPEECHES AND INTRODUCING ALL THE PERFORMANCES. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HOW WONDERFUL THAT EVENT WAS. ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS. I KNOW THAT IT YIELDS A LOW RESULT ON STUDENTS THAT WANT TO FUND FACILITIES SUCH AS THE SUMMIT, FOOTBALL STADIUM OR SWIMMING POOL BUT WE'VE HAD STUDENTS COME APPEAR AND ADVOCATE FOR THOSE FACILITIES AND HOW ESSENTIAL THEY ARE TO OUR SCHOOL. EVEN THOUGH THE VOTER TURNOUT SEEMS LOW I STILL WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. THE STUDENTS WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THESE FACILITIES AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE BOARDS WORK WITH PROVIDING THESE FACILITIES AND WANTING TO MOVE FORWARD AND GIVE THE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A SWIMMING POOL THAT IS SAFE AT THE SCHOOL OR HAVE A FOOTBALL STADIUM SO STUDENTS DON'T HAVE TO BE CONSTANTLY TRAVELING TO ANOTHER SCHOOL TO HAVE ACCESS TO THESE FACILITIES AND WANTING TO BETTER OUR SCHOOLS, I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL AND I'M VERY GLAD OUR BOARD IS WORKING TOWARDS THAT. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HOW IT'S THE MONTH OF MAY AND I WANT TO WISH ALL OF OUR STUDENTS GOOD LUCK WITH TESTING WHETHER IT'S IB, AP OR FINAL EXAMS. SPEAKING OF THESE EXAMS WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OUR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND CONGRATULATE ALL THE STUDENTS WHO ARE COMMITTING TO COLLEGES AS TODAY MARKS FOR SOME SCHOOLS THE LAST STATE TO COMMIT AND OTHER STUDENTS UP UNTIL MAY 15TH. WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE STUDENTS AND WISH THEM THE BEST OF LUCK WITH THE JOURNEY OF PURSUING THE POST SECONDARY EDUCATION. JUST TO CONTINUE ON TALKING ABOUT SENIORS SUPPORTING THEIR FUTURE ENDEAVORS WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HOW OUR SENIORS THIS YEAR WILL BE RECEIVING A LAPTOP AND THIS IS ACTUALLY AN AGENDA ITEM WHEN THEY CHECK OUT SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTED WITH THEIR FUTURE AND ALL THAT SCHOOLING. I THINK THIS IS SO EXCITING AND INCREDIBLE TO SEE THESE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT IS BEING PROVIDED TO THE STUDENTS. ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HOW EVEN THOUGH IT'S MY SENIOR YEAR AND IT'S SLOWLY ENCROACHING GRADUATION IN LIKE 22 DAYS IT IS THE CEREMONY WHICH IS KIND OF CRAZY TO THINK ABOUT BECAUSE SENIOR YEAR WAS WEIRD MOVING VERY SLOWLY AND RAPIDLY AT THE SAME TIME. THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE AND AFTER I GRADUATE I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO CONGRATULATE OUR FUTURE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ARIANNA. I MET HER AND SHE WAS SO KIND, NICE AND CHARISMATIC. SUCH A WONDERFUL PERSON AND I CAN TELL SHE IS ALSO A POWERFUL SPEAKER SO I KNOW SHE WILL DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB WHEN SHE TAKES MY POSITION IN THE FUTURE YEAR AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE HER FOR THAT. LASTLY I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOW IN THIS MONTH WE CELEBRATE OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF AND TEACHERS. WITH APPRECIATION WEEKS ON TO HIGHLIGHT WITHOUT THESE IMPACTFUL INDIVIDUALS THE

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APPLAUSE ]. >> THANK YOU JULIET.

SUPERINTENDENT 3.8 WITH COMMENTS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT BEAUTIFUL SEGWAY AND YOUR COMMENTS AS WELL BUT IT LEADS RIGHT INTO MY FIRST SLIDE OF INFORMATION. I TRIED TO COME HERE WITH FANTASTIC NEWS EVERY MONTH SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT RECOGNIZE MAY AND WHAT IT STANDS FOR PARTICULARLY A SPECIAL MONTH AS WE APPROACH GRADUATION SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. EXCITING TIMES. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR OUTSTANDING STAFF AT FONTAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THAT INCLUDES TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK FOR MAY 6TH THROUGH THE 10TH. LET'S SHIFT THAT THERE. THE THEME IS TEACHERS ARE SHINING STARS. MAKING THE WORLD BRIGHTER WE KNOW FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RECOGNIZES THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE THAT TEACHERS PLAY IN SHAPING STUDENTS AND THEIR LIVES. LATER IN THE MONTH WE CELEBRATE CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEE WEEK WHICH IS MAY 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH. THIS YEAR WE CELEBRATE THE THEME OF EMPOWERING GENERATION SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS. FINALLY THE MONTH OF MAY IS WEBER HISTORY MONTH AND THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY WE RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LABOR PARTNER AND WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE ROLE LABOR MOVEMENT HAS PLAYED IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA AND THE UNITED STATES. THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL LABOR PARTNERS THANK YOU TWO FONTANA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. USW STEELWORKERS AND POLICE OFFICERS. ON THE NEXT SLIDE THIS IS SOMETHING NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART THAT'S NATIONAL HISTORY DAY.

WE HAD THREE SEMI-HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, HISTORIANS WHO COMPETED IN THE NATIONAL HISTORY COMPETITION STATE FINAL ON APRIL 23RD AND THEY EARN FIRST-PLACE MEDALS FOR THEIR PRESENTATIONS AT THE HISTORY DAY REGIONALS. SENIOR AIELLO GAVE MADRIGAL COMPETED IN THE SENIOR EXHIBITOR FOR HIS PROJECT ON THE MANHATTAN PROJECT AND FRESHMAN EILEEN AND GRAY COMPETED IN THE SENIOR EXHIBIT ON THE SPANISH INFLUENZA. EXCITING PROJECTS AND BOTH OF THEM EARNED RUNNER-UP SO THEY NEARLY MISSED THE CHANCE TO GO TO THE NATIONALS IN JUNE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. THIS NEXT SLIDE IS AN INFORMATIONAL ONE ABOUT FREE SUMMER MEALS WE OFFER. WE WILL KICK THAT EVENT OF MAY 31ST FROM 11-1 ON THE FONTANA PARK . I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN BUT IT'S VERY EXCITING IF YOU WENT LAST YEAR. FONTANA FAMILIES ENJOY A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES. FARMERS MARKET, COMMUNITY VENDORS AND GET TO MEET ALIVE COW AS WELL. FREE SUMMER MEALS PROGRAM RUNS FROM JUNE 3RD TO JULY 26 11-12 AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. IF YOU'D LIKE TO FIND OUT THE LOCATIONS GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT THE NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS SECTION AND YOU WILL FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LOCATIONS. NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT THE CAL KIDS PROGRAM. THANK YOU DR. FOR BRINGING THIS BACK TO OUR ATTENTION. STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING THOUSANDS AND FONTANA CAN ACCESS THE BENEFIT THAT CAN MAKE COLLEGE A REALITY. CALIFORNIA KIDS INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT SAVINGS CALLED CAL KIDS PROGRAM EXPANDS ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGES FAMILIES TO SAVE FOR COLLEGE OR OTHER WAYS FOR THEIR CAREERS AND IMPROVING LIFE OUTCOMES.

AND ANY KIND OF TRAINING. REGARDLESS OF THEIR HOUSEHOLD INCOME THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAM.

THE FIRST ONE IS FOR ANY NEWBORN. ALL CHILDREN BORN IN CALIFORNIA ON OR AFTER JULY 1ST OF 2022 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN ALL ELIGIBLE INCOME STUDENTS GRADES ONE THROUGH 12 ENROLLED ON OCTOBER 26 THERE AFTER ARE ELIGIBLE THE STATE WILL OFFER THE STUDENTS IN THE WORDS OF 500 TO 1500 DEPENDING ON ELIGIBILITY AND ADDITION TO COLLABORATING WITH SCHOOL'S OUT COUNSELORS TO SAVINGS ACCOUNT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON A WEBSITE AS WELL AT WWW.F USD.NET. I WANT TO THINK THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT SINCE WE HAD FIVE YEARS WITH ESTATE TO SHARE WITH

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[4. Consent Calendar Section]

>> THINK YOU SO MUCH MICKEY FOR THOSE UPDATES. AT THIS TIME WE ARE AT 4.1 CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS 4.2 THROUGH 4.25 AND I KNOW WE PULLED ITEM FOR 15 AT THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA SO THAT WILL NOT BE PART OF THAT, OH, PART OF IT. JUST THE POSITIONS, ELEMENTARY POSITIONS, MIDDLE SCHOOL OKAY.

IT IS STILL THERE JUST WITHOUT THOSE PIECES, JUST TO CLARIFY I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

THANK YOU MR. PEREZ . >> WANT TO THANK STAFF I KNOW HAD A FEW QUESTIONS AND THE RESPONSES WERE LENGTHY, THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR SCHEDULE TO ANSWER THOSE

QUESTIONS. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? HEARING ON I WILL MOTION BY MR. ARMENDARIZ AND MR. PEREZ. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES FIVE

[5. Discussion/Action Section]

DOING BUSINESS FOR THE 2024 2025 FISCAL YEAR. MOTION IN A

SECOND TO AWARD 5.1? >> SECOND MR. ARMENDARIZ. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING THAT I HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. PEREZ. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES 5-0. ITEM 5.2 BUSINESS SERVICES , CONTRACT GENESIS FOR COVERING INCORPORATING THE ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE BID NUMBERED 23/24 DASH 1676 UNIT PRICE CONSTRUCTED SERVICES FOR REPAIR FOR INSTALLATION REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT FURNISH MATERIALS WITH GENESIS FLOOR COVERING INC. IS THERE MOTION TO IMPROVE 5.2? THANK YOU MR. PEREZ. A SECOND? I WILL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? MS. SANDOVAL.

>> I UNDERSTAND IT'S A HYPOTHETICAL PROJECT SCENARIO.

THE PROBLEMS I HAVE ARE THE TWO VENDORS. THE ONE RECEIVING THE BID, GENESIS FLOOR AND COVERING AND ROD WEST FLOOR COVERING.

UNDERSTAND THOSE TWO BUSINESSES ARE LESS THAN FIVE MILES APART AND WHEN I START LOOKING AT THE UNIT PRICE I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW SOME OF THE ITEMS WERE FOR A DOLLAR OF MIKE'S CUSTOM FLOORING WAS LIKE 12 BUCKS AND THEN ROD THE FLOORING WAS 10 AND 11, HOW COULD THAT BE IF THERE ONLY FIVE MILLS APART IN THE SAME CITY. WHEN I LOOK FURTHER ON THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD THINK OF, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS KIND OF BUSINESS BEFORE. I WAS QUESTIONING WHETHER THESE TWO VENDORS IN SPRINGS WERE WORKING TOGETHER TO HOPEFULLY OUTBID THE VENDOR SO THAT WAS MY CONCERN. ALSO I KNOW WE HAVE USED THIS GENESIS FLOORING BEFORE I JUST DID A PROJECT THAT ONE OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SO I WANTED TO KNOW HOW COULD THAT BE AND IF WE COULD PULL THIS ITEM TO CHECK THINGS OUT . ANOTHER QUESTION OF MINE WAS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THEIR LICENSE NUMBER TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO HITS ON THE

LICENSE OF >> THANK YOU MS. SANDOVAL. I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THOSE THINGS. IMAGINE THE VENDORS ARE CLOSE BY WITHIN FIVE MILES AND HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRICING AND THE WAY THEY PRICE THINGS OUT AND DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. DR. LIZZIE BARNES WILL SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS SEE FULL COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD AND

IF WE CHECK THE LICENSES. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS WHAT WE

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THAT WOULD JUST GIVE THEM A LEG UP IN KNOWING WHAT KIND OF LABOR IT WOULD TAKE TO DO THESE THINGS WHERE OTHERS MAY HAVE TO PUT IN CONTINGENCY MONEY BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT AWARE.

THAT WOULD BE THE REASON WHY I BELIEVE GENESIS WILL COME IN LOWER. WE HAD A UNIT PRICE BID FOR FIVE YEARS AND IT EXPIRED AND THIS IS A RENEWAL OF IT. IT WENT OUT TO EVERYBODY AND YES WE DO CHECK THE LICENSES. WE CHECK ALL OF THEIR INSURANCES AND EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE UP TO DATE AND HAVE EVERYTHING THE DISTRICT REQUIRES. IF IT WERE TO BE AWARDED TONIGHT THEY WOULD HAVE TO HONOR THE PRICE THROUGHOUT

THE BID. >> IF THEY ARE AWARDED SO WHEN THEY DO GET THE JOB TO PUT A STIPULATION OF NO CHANGE ORDERS? BECAUSE LATER ON I DO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST WHERE THEY OPEN UP THE FLOOR, WELL WE HAVE BROKEN BOARDS AND WE HAVE TO DO THIS AND THAT AND ANOTHER IN THE JOB ENDS UP COSTING US A LOT MORE AS TO THE OTHER FOLKS WHO CAME IN AND COULD HAVE WON THE BID, WE DON'T KNOW, SAME DEAL. I AM JUST LOOKING TO MAKE SURE LATER ON DOWN THE LINE WERE NOT PAYING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS DOLLARS MORE IN THE PAST AND MAY BE WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT SO THAT'S ALL I'M DOING IS TO MAKE SURE I DID MY DUE DILIGENCE AND I LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE LINE ITEM TO MAKE SURE I WAS DOING WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING AND ASKED THE QUESTIONS IF NEEDED.

>> THANK YOU MS. SANDOVAL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION

ON THIS ITEM? >> WILL HAVE TO ANSWER NOW BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. I DIDN'T EVEN CATCH THAT, MY QUESTION AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THIS AT THE FOREFRONT OF YOUR MIND BUT YOU SAID THEY WORK FOR US BEFORE. I'M CURIOUS IF WE HAVE TO HAVE CHANGE ORDERS SO IF THAT'S WORTH LOOKING INTO. THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> I JUST WANTED TO GET CLARIFICATION. THIS IS AN ESTIMATED DID SO WE MAY NOT USE ALL THAT, IT'S JUST BASED ON SPACE, CORRECT? THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT?

>> CORRECT IF WE ARE AT A SCHOOL AND WERE DOING AN ENTIRE PROJECT WE WOULD GO OUT TO BID FOR EVERYTHING , THIS IS FOR SMALL REPAIRS JUST BASED ON UNIT COSTS. THESE ARE SMALL REPAIRS IN A HELPS WITH OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT. WE PROVIDE THE FLOORING, THEY COME IN AND DO THE LABOR ON THINGS WE CAN'T GET DONE ON OUR OWN. THEY'RE JUST PROVIDING THE

LABOR, THAT'S CORRECT. >> ADAM MAKES FUN OF ME.

LASTLY, THIS IS NOT A FULL TOTAL PRICE, WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND THE TOTAL AMOUNT. PRE-UNIT.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> ONE LAST ITEM. I GET IT. NOW , SO THE LABOR COSTS , LET'S LOOK AT THE LABOR COST. I THINK IT WAS ITEM 30 , I LOST IT HOLD ON A SECOND. OKAY, LOOKING AT

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35,000 AND 350,000. >> THE CODE IS FOR LABOR ONLY , IT'S ONE DOLLAR PER SQUARE FOOT. IF IT'S 10,000 SQUARE FEET IT'S $10,000. AS I SAID RING MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE DISTRICT THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND THE CONDITIONS THEY WORK IN.

WE'VE BEEN HAPPY WITH THEM IN THE PAST, HAVE AHEAD ISSUES.

>> I CAN RESPECT THAT, THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? HEARING NONE THIS ITEM IS TO PROVE THE BID FOR GENESIS FLOOR COVERING. I'VE A MOTION BY MR. PEREZ AND A SECOND FOR MYSELF, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES 4-0 WITH MS. SANDOVAL IN THE NAE . WE ARE AT 5.3 BUSINESS SERVICES BID AWARD CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION INC. THIS BID IS FOR AWARD NUMBER 23/ 2416 21 KITCHEN REMODEL AT SOUTH TAMRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IS THERE MOTION AND SECOND TO AWARD ITEM 5.3? THANK YOU MS. SANDOVAL AND MR. PEREZ. ANY DISCUSSION?

>> THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD IS I NOTICED THE BIDS WERE REALLY CLOSE. CAN SOMEONE REMIND ME WHAT THE PERCENTAGE IS OF HOMETOWN BUSINESSES DOING. DO WE OFFER ANYTHING AT ALL AS FAR AS GIVING THE ADVANTAGE TO OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES VERSUS OUT OF

COUNTY OR CITY? >> I DON'T KNOW THAT PERCENTAGE BUT I KNOW WE OFFER ADDITIONAL POINTS. I CAN

PROVIDE THAT. >> HEARING NO OTHER DISCUSSION MOTION BY MS. SANDOVAL, SECOND BY PEREZ. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES 5-0. ITEM 5.4 BUSINESS SERVICES STALLWORTH CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CORP. TO AWARD NUMBERS 23/24 - 1680 TENNIS COURT RESURFACING AT FONTANA EP MILLER HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROVE ENTERING A CONTRACT WITH STALLWORTH CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT CORP.. IS THERE MOTION AND A SECOND? THANK YOU MR. PEREZ. THANK YOU MISS SANDOVAL PLEASE ASK YOUR QUESTION.

>> ON THE BOTTOM I NOTICED THERE ARE STARS. CAN YOU GIVE

ME WHAT THAT ALL MEANS? >> HER QUESTION WAS ON ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THERE IS AN ASTERISK.

>> IT HAS TO DO WITH THEIR LICENSING SO SAYS CLASS A AND CLASS B LICENSE WITH SUBCONTRACTOR THAT HAS A CLASS A OR C 61 - D SO BASICALLY THAT IS THERE LICENSING. SO IT QUALIFIES BUT IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE ASKED

FOR. >> SO CLASS A AND CLASS B DRIVERS LICENSE BUT I DON'T WANT THIS LICENSE IS IN

CONSTRUCTION. >> I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK IT UP

AND GET BACK TO YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE IN MOTION BY MR. PEREZ. PLEASE CAST YOUR

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>> GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT GALLERY. I AM ERIC CANO SUMMIT RESIDENT AND I STAND HERE ON BEHALF OF THE 2000 STUDENTS AT SUMMIT. I STOOD HERE MULTIPLE TIMES FOR LOOKING FOR WAYS TO WORK WITH YOU A NECESSITY FOR ATHLETES AND STUDENTS WE ARE THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WITHOUT A STAY. HE ABOUT THE POSITIVE RESULTS ON THE BOND IS EXCITED AND HOPEFUL WITH THE FUTURE WITH THE STADIUM AND SCHOOLS TO BE RENOVATED. BEEN OPEN FOR YEARS AND THE CITIES ARE NOT UP TO DATE THERE IS NOT BEEN A PLAN FOR THE FACILITIES. WANT TO PROVE BOARD MEMBERS TO TAKE THE BOND TO VOTE. I STAND HERE TO SAY THAT THE COMMUNITY SPEAK.

VOTERS ALLOW OUR VOICES TO RESONATE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS NOT PASSED THE BOND IN 18 YEARS COMMONLY ONE IS PASSED EVERY EIGHT YEARS. A LARGE NUMBER OF RESOURCES HAVE BEEN USED RESEARCHING AND PRODUCING ON THE BOND. A NOTE COULD BE A WASTE OF TIME AND RESOURCES. I ENCOURAGE ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS TO SPEAK TO THEM VOTE YES ON TAKING THE BOND TO A VOTE YESTERDAY DOES NOT MEAN YOU SUPPORT THE BOND, MAJOR SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY. IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE IN YOUR WORK AS A LEADER IT'S ALMOST CERTAIN YOU'RE NOT REACHING

YOUR POTENTIAL AS A LEADER. >> IS A LEADER MYSELF I KNOW DECISIONS PUT YOU IN THE COMFORTABLE SITUATIONS BUT LEADERS BENEFIT THE GROUP NOT ONESELF. PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND, LET'S KEEP FONTANA IN MINE AND PLEASE HELP US BELIEVE

IN USD. THANK YOU. >> IS THAT THE ONLY SPEAKER? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THIS IS RESOLUTION 2414 THE MANN MEMBER FOR THE BOARD TO DOCK RESOLUTION 2414 ORDERING AN ELECTION TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF SCHOOL BONDS OF ESTABLISHING SPECIAL OF THE ELECTION ORDER AND CONSOLIDATION OCCURRING ON NOVEMBER 5TH 2024. IS THERE NOTION TO ADOPT? THANK YOU MISS SANDOVAL. THANK YOU MR. PEREZ

ANY DISCUSSION. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR TO OUR PUBLIC THE PASSING OF A BOND DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE STADIUM. AS A MATTER OF FACT THAT BOND, THE UTILIZATION WILL BE TO ASSESS THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT FIRST AND PUT THOSE FORTH. AS YOU'VE SEEN IN THE STUDY THE STADIUM IS NOT THE PRIORITY OF THE COMMUNITY. I WANT TO MAKE EVERY STUDENT HERE, THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING. I DO NOT WANT YOU GUYS TO HAVE THE FALSE HOPE EVEN IF WE PASS TODAY AND A BOND DOES PASS THAT YOU WILL SEE A FOOTBALL STADIUM IN THE FUTURE. DON'T THINK THIS GUARANTEES IT. I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME AND SAID THIS IS OUR BEST SHOT, IT'S REALLY NOT. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON WORKING TOGETHER, FINDING A WAY TO ASCERTAIN THE FUNDING TO ALLOW YOU GUYS TO HAVE THE STADIUM YOU WANT. THIS BOND WILL NOT GUARANTEE IT. I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND THAT. I WANT TO BE REAL WITH YOU GUYS. I WON'T SIT HERE AND SAY WE GET A BOND YOU GET THE STADIUM, IT'S NOT THE WAY IT'S GOING TO WORK. FOR THAT REASON I HAVE TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG ONES HERE THAT MAY HAVE HAD THAT IMPRESSION, THAT IS NOT THE WAY IT GOES. I'M SORRY I CANNOT SUPPORT IT. THE REASON I DON'T IS BECAUSE I WILL NOT PUT A HEAVY TAX BURDEN ON THE PUBLIC THAT I REPRESENT FOR US NOT FINDING OTHER ADEQUATE WAYS TO FIND WHAT YOU GUYS NEED LIKE I SAID, THERE ARE OPTIONS OUT THERE AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE SURE WE GET LIGHTING AND STADIUM SEATING THERE. THE BOND DOES NOT GUARANTEE IT AND THAT'S

WHY DON'T SUPPORT IT . >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR

COMMENTS? >> APPENDIX B JUST SO THE BOARD IS AWARE, IF THIS APPROVED GOES ONTO THE BALLOT I DID ASK FOR

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IT'S ON THE RECORD. >> SHOULD WE READ OUT THE CHANGE IN THE LANGUAGE FOR THE PUBLIC PLEASE?

>> I DO OR COULD HAVE DR. CASADA READ IT OUT FOR US.

>> THE ORIGINAL OR THE REVISED?

>> WITH THE REVISED, IN ABBREVIATED FORM OF BOND MEASURE FUNDS I CANNOT BE TAKEN FROM THE STATE SHOULD THEY EXPAND FACILITIES SO KEYWORD FACILITIES IS WHAT WAS ADDED.

CAREER TRAINING EDUCATION PROGRAM AND LABS INCLUDING ROBOTICS CODING INCREASE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY ARTS AND MATH, STEAM CLASSROOMS AND ACCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES VIA ADOPTED AUTHORIZING 48 MILLION BONDS WITH LEGAL RATES, AUDITS AVERAGE LEVY BELOW $52 PER HUNDRED THOUSANDS OF ASSESS EVALUATION RAISING HUNDRED 25 ANNUALLY. DISCLOSURE OF ALL SPENDING.

>> THANK YOU FOR READING THAT OUT OF BOARD PRESIDENT THAT IS THE ABBREVIATED VERSION THAT COULD GO ON THE BALLOT IN THE WHOLE VERSION IT WOULD INCLUDE WHICH IS MUCH MORE ON THE PART IS INCLUDED FOR THEM TO READ THAT THAT'S THE ABBREVIATED

VERSION. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. ON PAGE 16 OF OUR REPORT IF THAT'S THE CASE WHY DOES IT SAY RENOVATE ATHLETIC FIELD AND RUNNING TRACKS? THAT'S NOT WHAT WE

WERE GOING TO DO? >> THIS JUST THE SURVEY

RESULTS. >> WHY WOULD IT BE PUT OUT IN PUBLIC IF IT WASN'T SOMETHING WE PLAN ON DOING?

>> IF I COULD EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AND SO COULD DR.

BARNES ABOUT WHAT GETS PUT ON THE AND THE COMMUNITY THAT MAKES THE DECISIONS. I DON'T BELIEVE WERE SAYING IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN OPTION AS PART OF THE PROCESS BECAUSE IT WILL BE PART OF THE BIG PICTURE BUT WE NEED A COMMUNITY THAT WILL HELP DETERMINE WHERE WE START WITH THE PRIORITIES. WHERE DOES THE MONEY LAND IN TERMS OF MATCHING FUNDS FROM THE STATE THAT ALLOWS US TO DO OTHER THINGS TO DO AND OPENS OPPORTUNITIES IN OTHER AREAS FROM THIS.

>> YES, OF COURSE WE PUT THE STADIUMS IN THERE BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE OPTIONS WE HAVE HEARD BUT WE WILL GET A COMMITTEE TOGETHER AND PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT. THE COMMITTEE WILL CREATE THOSE PRIORITIES. AS WE SAID, IT'S NOT A GUARANTEE THAT A STADIUM WOULD BE DONE BUT IF THAT IS WHAT THIS COMMITTEE DECIDES THAT SOMETHING BROUGHT YOU ON THE BOARD THE OTHER THING IS WE HAVE TO PUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN BECAUSE WHAT PUTS BECAUSE A FIELD WAS FLOODED OR SOMETHING HAPPENED TO IT AND I HAD TO BE REDONE AS AN EMERGENCY OR SOMETHING. WE DO PUT ATHLETIC FIELDS IN THERE BECAUSE I COULD BE REPAIRS WE NEED. WE MAY HAVE TO REPAIR ALSO, WE WILL HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT

PRIORITIZES. >> I DO KNOW THAT EARLY ON , I KNEW THAT WE HAD TO GO , WHETHER IT PASSED OR DIDN'T PAST . AT LEAST, WE COULD GO TO THE STATE AND LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS COVER SO THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON WHY I'M EVEN PUSHING THIS PROJECT, ONLY THAT IF IT PASSES, WE DID WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. YOU DID WHAT YOU NEEDED TO DO AS TOPIC CITIZENS. YOU REGISTER TO VOTE , OR WHATEVER IT IS YOU NEEDED TO DO TO SEE YOUR DISTRICTS ' FUTURE CHILDREN ATTEND. THE YOUNG PEOPLE OUT THERE, YOU KNOW I'M TALKING, YOU KNOW? AMBER HAS COME HERE TO SPEAK.

THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT I AM TALKING TO. OUR YOUNG STUDENTS THAT ARE TURNING 18. DO WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST. AS VOTERS, YOU DO WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND OR WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST. THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO AS A COMMUNITY . THAT'S ALL I CAN ASK.

>> THE REASON WHY IT HAS BEEN 18 YEARS SINCE WE HAVEN'T HAD A

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THAT IS MY PIECE ON THIS. >> MR., THANK YOU IT IF NOBODY

HAS ANYTHING ELSE YOU MIGHT >> I HAVE A QUESTION.

>> I WILL DEFER TO YOU AND THEN MAKE MY STATEMENT IT

>> JUST TO ASK QUESTIONS, ARE THERE ANY OF YOU WILLING TO LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF THE BOND VERSUS ? I MEAN, IT'S OBVIOUS THE $60 WAS NOT SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY FAVORED. ARE YOU GUYS OPEN TO VOTING ON THE $45 VERSUS THE $60?

>> IT'S ACTUALLY $52. >> $52. SO , ARE YOU GUYS WILLING TO GO DOWN TO 45 AND LESSEN IT TO GET AN APPROVAL? NO ?

>> I DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE OF WHAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT WOULD BE, BUT GIVEN THE PROJECT WAS BEING CLOSER TO $1 BILLION, I'D RECOMMEND WE HAVE IT BROUGHT UP TO THE $60 THAT WE WERE LEGALLY COULD COME AND I THINK WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF WHERE PEOPLE WERE AT BETWEEN 45 AND 60 , SO WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE AMOUNT. .

>> GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> THE OTHER PART IS WE DO HAVE 44 SCHOOLS, WHILE THE SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO US . IT IS $1 BILLION, AND IT'S QUITE

A BIT . >> I WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING

REAL QUICK. >> GO AHEAD .

>> I WANT TO CLARIFY AT NO MEANS DO I, DO I BELIEVE OR

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SUMMIT STADIUM. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. I SEE YOU, I SEE YOU, BUT I CAN'T -- I JUST WANTED TO -- I GOT YOU. THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, YOU ALL DONE? I JUST WANT TIME TO SPEAK TO ROW. I HAVE BEEN THINKING, RESEARCHING, TALKING, COLLABORATING , ALL THE WORDS YOU CAN SPEAK TO. I'VE BEEN AT SUMMIT. I'VE SPOKEN TO ALL OF YOU AS LEADERS. I WENT TO FONTANA. SPOKE TO THE SCHOLARS THERE. I'VE SPOKEN TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE FOR AND AGAINST A BOND FOR THEIR VARIOUS REASONS, RIGHT? I LOOK AT -- SO ONE EARLIER IN THE COMMENTS SAID THE MEDIAN HOME PRICE IS $650,000 , WHICH I UNDERSTAND THAT IS THE MIDDLE, RIGHT? THERE'S HIGH AND BELOW, THAT'S THE MIDDLE. THAT PUTS IT AT $338 ANNUALLY ON THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THEIR HOUSE FOR THAT PARTICULAR HOUSE .

MINE, AND I LIVE IN FONTANA, OBVIOUSLY, RIGHT ? I LIVE UP IN SUMMIT. MY KIDS GO TO SUMMIT, WELL ONE HAS ALREADY GRADUATED, SO I HAVE TO MAKE THAT KNOWN. IT WOULD GO TO $416. AS MR. PEREZ SAID EARLIER , HE HAS LOOKED INTO EVERY OPTION THERE IS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MATT HOLTON AND BOARD MEMBERS AND IT SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE WE'RE HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THEY PASSED A BOND , $848 MILLION BOND FOR A HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. NO ONE SAW IT, KNEW IT . THEY VOTED ON IT, THEN IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS , MY SON INCLUDED, WOULD GO FROM SUMMIT TO EDA WANDA, AND THE QUESTION HE WOULD ASK ME IS DAD, THIS BASEBALL FIELD IS TIGHT. THAT'S HIS LANGUAGE, RIGHT? WE WOULD GO TO LOS CO-HOST. DANG, THESE FOLKS ARE RICH UP HERE, DAD. LOOK AT THIS FIELD. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. SUMMIT HAS ONE OF THE NICEST BASEBALL FIELDS IN THE COMMUNITY. I'M NOT TALKING EVERYBODY, BUT I TELL YOU WHAT DID MR. LOPEZ IS THE COACH. HE IS OUT THERE MOWING THE YARD.

HE'S GOT THESE LITTLE ROLLERS ON THE MOWER. HE MAKES SURE HE GOES ACROSS. I'M JUST SAYING WITH THE LITTLE BIT OF STUFF WE HAVE, THE FOLKS HAVE DONE THE BEST THEY CAN WITH WHAT THEY GOT . I HAVE SEEN FOOTBALL PLAYERS LIKE THIS IN THE BACKFIELD BY THE SOCCER AND SOFTBALL FIELDS WITH PORTABLE LIGHTS. WITH CARS WITH HEADLIGHTS. LIKE, I'M THINKING WE HAVE HOUSES THAT ARE 650 TO $1.7 MILLION UP ON THE NORTH END, AND YOU'VE GOT PARENTS PUTTING HEADLIGHTS ON THE BASEBALL FIELD OR FOOTBALL FIELD. SO, I'M THINKING TO MYSELF , WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO DO? WE CAN'T PAY FOR SCHOOLS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. WE'RE FUNDING ALMOST $140 MILLION FOR TWO SCHOOLS OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND. WE HAVE THE FDA, USW, AND PLA ASKING FOR RAISES . THAT'S MONEY COMING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND THAT COULD HOPEFULLY SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF A SCHOOL, BUT WE CAN'T BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A FUND. WE DON'T QUALIFY FOR CERTAIN FUNDING BECAUSE OF VARIOUS REASONS. I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO ALL THAT. LIKE MR. PEREZ SAID, THIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY OPPORTUNITIES, THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT WE CAN THINK ABOUT THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN. WE'RE MAKING A DECISION TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT. WE'RE NOT MAKING A DECISION TO TAX THESE INDIVIDUAL $338-$460 . WE'RE

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FOR LISTENING. >> PRESIDENT?

>> LASTLY . IF I KNEW THAT THIS BOND WOULD GUARANTEE A SWIMMING POOL, SUMMIT AND A STADIUM, AND EVERYBODY WOULD BE HAPPY, I'D TELL YOU RIGHT NOW I'D SUPPORT IT IN A SECOND. THE REALITY OF IT IS THIS DISTRICT IS OVER $700 MILLION JUST IN DEFICIT MAINTENANCE . THAT MEANS MAINTENANCE THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE. THIS IS NOT -- THIS BOND IS NOT GOING TO MAKE A HUGE IMPACT AND HOW FAR BEHIND WE ARE. IT WILL PUT A DENT IN IT, BUT I PROMISE YOU THIS. THE PRIORITY IS GOING TO BE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO, EDUCATE YET I LOVE SPORTS. I LOVE FOOTBALL. GO NINERS. THE REALITY OF IT IS, IS THIS BOND IS TO IMPROVE OUR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, S.T.E.M. READ THE BOND. IT DOESN'T SAY FOOTBALL FIELD, OKAY? IF WE CHANGED THE VERBIAGE, WE PUT IN THE FOOTBALL FIELD, YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SUGARCOAT IT, MAKE YOU GUYS THINK WE'RE GETTING FOOTBALL FIELDS, SOCCER FIELDS, . WE'RE GOING TO BE UP AT THE JONESES NEXT WEEK WHEN WE PASS THIS BOND BECAUSE WE'RE NOT . WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE CREATIVE, WE'RE GOING TO BE PERSEVERANCE, IN MAKING SURE WE FIND CREATIVE WAYS TO CREATE FUNDS SO WE CAN MAKE OUR FIELDS AS GOOD AS THEY ARE IN OTHER CITIES MAY BRING US. THE BOND IS NOT THE ANSWER.

>> I'M JUST GOING TO RESPOND TO YOUR COMMENT REAL QUICK .

RESPECTFULLY, I CARE ABOUT YOU, LOVE YOU, BUT I'M GOING TO RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE BECAUSE THIS BOARD , EVEN THOUGH WE'RE HERE NOW, MAY NOT BE HERE LATER, BUT WHEN THIS HAPPENS IF IT GETS PASSED, THE BOARD WITH THE STAFF WITH THE LIST I GOT, THAT BOOK IS LIKE THIS THEY, YOU ALL, OF ALL 44 SCHOOLS, AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE NEED SUPPORT, BUT WE ALSO CAN PRIORITIZE THE NEED BASED ON WHERE THINGS ARE. MY MAN OVER

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KNOWING THAT, THE LIGHTS. WELL, THEY -- OKAY. WE CAN ARGUE THAT TO ALL, MS. SANDOVAL. IS IT COMPARABLE WHEN WE THINK ABOUT EQUITY? DOES IT LOOK LIKE IT? DOES IT LOOK LIKE THE LOCAL PARK DOWN THE STREET? THAT'S MY COMPARISON, RIGHT? IT ONLY HAS BLEACHERS ON ONE SIDE. THE OTHER SIDE HAS A TINY SET OF BLEACHERS, THEN A HILL, A HILL . I'M JUST SAYING WHEN WE LOOK AT EQUITY ACROSS THIS, RIGHT? EVEN WHEN MY KID WENT TO KAISER, THEY HAD A STADIUM. MY THING IS THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME IS I KNOW FACILITIES CAN BE ASSUMED THAT IT CAN NOT ONLY BE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, BUT SPORTS, BUT IS THERE ANY WAY TO ADD ATHLETIC FIELDS OR ATHLETIC SOMETHING IN THE MIX SO THAT IF A GYMNASIUM NEEDS AN UPGRADE OR AN ATHLETIC FIELD NEEDS AN UPGRADE OR A POOL NEEDS AN UPGRADE, THAT THOSE ARE IN THERE, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WOULD LANGUAGE THAT . DID I SAY LANGUAGE THAT? HOW YOU WOULD WRITE THAT ACADEMICALLY SAID THAT IS IN THERE.

>> IT IS IN THE LONGER VIRGIN AND WE ARE HELD TO THE LONGER

VIRGIN . >> THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME OF THE RESOLUTION. AND THAT'S ALL I GOT.

>> LASTLY . >> WHO SAID IT? MR. PEREZ ?

>> SINCE I KNOW THIS IS -- AGAIN, I SAID IN THE BEGINNING , I'M STILL HOLDING TRUE TO MY COMMENTS. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN START TRANSPARENCY, HAVE OVERSIGHT WHERE MEMBERS OF NOT ONLY THE PUBLIC, BUT COMMUNITY ARE INVOLVED TO ENSURE WE'RE SPENDING THEIR TAX DOLLARS EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY THE

WAY THE BOND IS DESIGNED . >> THANK YOU, MR. PEREZ . ANY COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS? IF I'M NOT ON THE BOARD, I'M GOING TO SAY IT RIGHT NOW MY WIFE IS GOING TO KILL ME. SHE WILL KILL ME BECAUSE IF I AM NOT ON THE BOARD, THAT I WILL VOLUNTEER TO BE ON THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE LATER ON IN THE FUTURE. JUST TO

MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS. >> IT'S A NEW COMMITTEE, NOT

THE OLD PEOPLE. >> IF NOT, I'M GOING TO FIND A

WAY TO GET ON A. >> I WILL TRY TO GET ON THAT

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. >> JUST SAYING . ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? WITH THAT BEING SAID , YOU HAD A

COMMENT , MS. SANDOVAL? >> IS IT GOING TO BE A NEW OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE OR OLD THE OLD PEOPLE ?

>> SHE CALLED THOSE PEOPLE OLD. JUST KIDDING.

>> SOME OF THEM AREN'T AROUND ANYMORE. I KNOW I WAS PART OF THAT GROUP TRYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR A COMMUNITY CENTER

FOR TEENAGERS. >> I THINK THAT IS A VALID QUESTION, MS. SANDOVAL. HOW DOES THAT WORK ?

>> IT CAN BE COMBINED , SO YOU WOULD HAVE THEM FISH FINISH OFF MEASURES SEE . WE DO HAVE TROUBLE FINDING MEMBERS INTO CATEGORIES THEY REQUIRE, SO I WOULDN'T SUGGEST --

>> VOLUNTEERING THE LADY IN THE SECOND ROW.

>> I WOULD NOT SUGGEST STARTING BRAND-NEW. THEY ONLY HAVE TWO-YEAR TERMS, AND THEY CAN EXTEND BY ONE . WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE GOING OFF THE BOARD AS WELL GET

>> DOESN'T ALLOW FOR STUDENT VOICE ON THAT TO HER? IF NOT,

WE HAVE TO FIGURE THAT OUT. >> IT'S NOT ONE OF THOSE

REQUIRED BY LAW . >> THANK YOU. STILL REPRESENTING. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS? IF NOT, I HAVE A MOTION BY SANDOVAL, SECOND BY MR. PEREZ. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO CAST YOUR VOTE.

>> PRESIDENT BOARD , CAN I ALSO VOTE ON THIS?

>> YOU MAY ACTUALLY. RIGHT NOW, MOTION HAS PASSED, BUT I WANT YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR VOTE. HOW DO YOU VOTE?

>> I VOTE AYE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. FROM THE BOARD, MOTION PASSES 4-1, WITH AN HONORARY OF IN ADDITION.

>>> IDA 5.6 , VISUAL EDGE I.T. ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER FOUR UTILIZATION OF LOS ANGELES CONTRACT NUMBER AND AIS-20 140251-4. YOU ARE ALL WELCOME. THANK YOU. APPROVED ENTRY INTO A 60 MONTH LEASE AGREEMENT WITH VISUAL EDGE I.T. FOR PRINTING AND DOCUMENT IMAGING EQUIPMENT FOR THE PRINTING SERVICES DEPARTMENT IT IS THERE A MOTION OR SECOND TO ADOPT ITEM 5.6.

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>> TWO TO ADOPT. >> THANK YOU, SANDOVAL. ANY

DISCUSSION? >> I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION, AND I BELIEVE I SPOKE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT . SHE DID SAY THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL TRAINING THAT MAY BE NEEDED BY THE EMPLOYEES IN THEIR DEPARTMENT.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

>> JUST CURIOUS . IF WE HAVE OUR OWN PRINT SHOP, WHY ARE WE

SPENDING THIS MUCH MONEY? >> YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS A REPLACEMENT. I'M GOING TO LET DR. -- CHIEF DANIEL COME UP AND EXPLAIN THE SHIFT WE'RE MAKING WITH OUR COSTS .

>> YES, ALL RIGHT. WE ACTUALLY LEASE THE LARGE , I CALL IT, WORKHORSE PRINTERS . RIGHT NOW, WE ONLY HAVE ONE COLOR COPIER .

IT TENDS TO GO DOWN ON OCCASION AND HOLDS BACK US MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOL FOR COLOR COPYING, SO WE'VE NEGOTIATED WITH FOUR BIDS A NEW CONTRACT. THIS IS JUST REPLACING THE ACTUAL EQUIPMENT. WE HAVE ALWAYS LEASED THAT EQUIPMENT , AND FORTUNATELY, IT'S ABOUT ALMOST A $10,000 SAVINGS A MONTH . BUT BASICALLY, IT WILL GIVE US MORE OPPORTUNITY TO FINISH SOME OF THE PRINTING JOBS WITH BINDING OTHER SERVICES, SO ALSO EXPANDING WHAT WE CAN DO FOR OUR SCHOOL

SITES . >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, HAVE A MOTION BY MS. SANDOVAL AND SECOND BY MR. PEREZ. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES, 5-0.

>>> HUMAN RESOURCES RESOLUTION 2419 , CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEE WEEK. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2419, RECOGNIZING THE DESIGNATION OF MAY 19TH TO MAY 25TH, 2020 4F CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEE WEEK . IS THERE A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT ITEM 5.7?

>> MOTION. >> THANK YOU, MR. PEREZ. ANY

DISCUSSION? >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK , AND I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD SEND THEM AN EMAIL TELLING THEM THINK BACK FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ON THE

WORK THAT THEY DO IN AND OUT. >> THANK YOU, MS. SANDOVAL. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE BEFORE WE VOTE, I'M GOING TO -- IT IS THIS SHORT RESOLUTION, WHERE IN ORDER FOR THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO RUN, IT WAS DEPEND ON THE CAPABILITY OF EMPLOYEES AND CLASSIFIED SERVICE , FOR AS MORE THAN 1900 CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WHO WORK IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES PERFORM THEIR DUTIES WITH GREAT INTELLIGENCE AND SKILLS AND WHEREAS CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WORK WITH COMMITMENT AND FORWARDING THE MISSION OF THE FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PROVIDE MANY BENEFITS TO THIS COMMUNITY IN SCHOOLS AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND WHEREAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WENT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN SETTING ASIDE MAY 19TH TO THE 25TH, 2024 AS A FITTING TIME TO HONOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES AND RECOGNIZED A LONG AND EXCELLENT SERVICE . THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN RECOGNIZE THE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES AND EXPRESSED APPRECIATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY FOR THESE IMPORTANT SERVICES , BE IT FOR THE RESULT THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DESIGNATE MAY 19 TO THE 25TH, 2024 AS A PERIOD OF TIME SET ASIDE TO SPOTLIGHT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. THAT IS THE RESOLUTION. THAT BEING SAID, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES, 5-0. THANK YOU.

>>> IDA 5.8, HUMAN RESOURCES RESOLUTION 2420. NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2420, RECOGNIZING THE DESIGNATION OF MAY 6TH THROUGH THE 10TH, 2024 AS NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT ITEM 5.8?

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> THANK YOU MS. SANDOVAL.

>> SECOND. >> THANK YOU, MR. PEREZ. I WILL READ OUT THAT RESOLUTION AS WELL, WHEREAS TEACHERS WERE TO OPEN STUDENTS' MINDS TO IDEAS, KNOWLEDGE, AND DREAMS, AND WHEREAS THEY FILL MANY ROLES AS LISTENERS, EXPLORES, ROLE MODELS, MOTIVATORS, AND MENTORS, AND WHEREAS TEACHERS WORK WITH COMMITMENT AND FORWARDING THE MISSION OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE BENEFITS TO THIS COMMUNITY IN SCHOOLS AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA , AND WHERE IS OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT ONCE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN SETTING ASIDE MAY 6 THROUGH THE 10TH, 2024 AS A FITTING TIME TO HONOR OUR TEACHERS AND RECOGNIZE THEIR LONG AND EXCELLENT SERVICE RECORDS. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

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>>> ITEM FIVE POINT I COME SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE , THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ACCEPT THE POLICY, 04 15, EQUITY AND

ADOPTION AS BITE PROVIDERS. >> YOU HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS. ON THIS AGENDA ITEM .

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. AS I STATED LAST MONTH, THE POLICY IS UNNECESSARY AND SHOULD BE ROLLED DOWN. I'M SURE ONE IS AWARE THERE ARE ALREADY PROTECTIONS AND LAWS IN THE BOOKS ADDRESSING DISCRIMINATION AND ENSURING THE PROTECTION OF ALL STUDENTS. I REQUEST THIS EQUITY POLICY BE PULLED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMUNITY . THIS HAS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A CITIZEN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND IN REGARD TO 15 828, THE CITY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SHOULD CONSIST OF SEVEN MEMBERS WHO SERVE A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS.

WHEN THIS COMMITTEE WAS FIRST STARTED, IT WAS TITLED AS COMMITTEE OF CELEBRATING DIVERSITY AND ENDING INEQUALITY, AND IT WAS SAID TO QUOTE MIGHT BE COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE APPOINTED IN DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR. DID THIS HAPPEN? NO IT WHEN DID THIS COMMITTEE RESTART, AND WHO ARE THE SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THE? READING MORE INTO THE COMMITTEE FRAMEWORK , IT STATES A SUBCOMMITTEE'S MEETING SHALL BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC AND CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE TO THE BROWN ACT AND OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC MEETINGS. WAS THIS DONE? NO, IT WASN'T , SO HERE, WE ARE -- WE HAVE MORE BROWN ACT VIOLATIONS.

THIS COMMITTEE SOMEHOW MORPHED INTO THE EVERY POLICY WE HAVE HERE TODAY . THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY TRUE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT OR PARTICIPATION, AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE AND THAT OF MY TEAM MEMBERS, THERE WAS ONE MEETING THAT TOOK PLACE SET UP LAST MINUTE WITH SO SHORT NOTICE THAT ONLY ROBERT WAS ABLE TO ATTEND, AND NONE OF THE RULES WERE FOLLOWED. THIS POLICY HAS THE CS BA WRITTEN ALL OVER IT. I CANNOT FIND ANY DISTINGUISHABLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CS BA AND HIS FINAL DRAFT. THE VERY FIRST PARAGRAPH, THE GOVERNING BOARD WILL PROVIDE EQUAL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS.

IT CAN'T BE ANY CLEARER THAN THIS. THERE IS NO NEED TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE, BUT THIS BOARD WANTS TO CATER TO THE POWERS THAT BE AND GO ON AND LABEL AND TO CELEBRATE STUDENTS INTO THIS GROUP AND THAT GROUP . WAS THIS SPORT EVER BRINGING ACCESS TO SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO ALL THE SEGREGATED GROUPS IN PARAGRAPH THREE? WHY DO YOU FIND THE NEED TO EVEN STATE THIS ? PARAGRAPH FIVE, HOW WILL THIS GOVERNING BOARD COMMIT TO ENSURING EQUITY IS ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLE INTEGRATED INTO ALL ASPECTS OF DISTRICT POLICY, PROGRAMS, AND OPERATIONS , AND PRACTICES? WHAT DOES THAT EVEN LOOK LIKE. EQUITY IS THROWN AROUND, IN THESE THREE PAGES, BUT WHAT IS EQUITY REALLY? IS IT LOWERING THE STANDARD SO EVERYONE FEELS GOOD , ACHIEVE THE SAME END GOAL , FEELS LIKE THEY ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING GREAT ? THERE IS A POST ONLINE SHOWING A GRAPHIC FROM AN EPISODE OF THE DAYTIME DR. PHIL PESCHEL PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADING SCALES. WHETHER TRUE OR FALSE , THIS POST , AMERICANS ARE NOT USED TO SEEING WHAT THIS GRAPHIC SHOWED . THE GRAPHIC

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YOU. >> ME AGAIN. ANDREA MOORE. I JUST KIND OF WANT TO ADDRESS THE SAME POLICY AND JUST TALK ABOUT EQUITY, DIVERSITY , AND INCLUSION AS A WHOLE . I HAVE NOT SEEN IT DO A SINGLE THING FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES . I SEE LOTS OF LOW TEST SCORES IN THE BAY AREA, THERE WAS A SCHOOL WHO ACTUALLY TRIED WOKE KINDERGARTEN , TEACHING STUDENTS TO, QUOTE, UPROOT WHITE SUPREMACY AND DISRUPT RACISM AND OPPRESSION. THEIR TEST SCORES DROPPED, OF COURSE, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT -- THEY NEED TO LEARN HOW TO READ. HOW TO READ. THERE'S EXAMPLES EVERYWHERE ABOUT HOW FOCUSING ON RACE IS NOTHING FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE ARE INVESTING TIME AND ENERGY AND MONEY INTO IT, NOT TO SAY THAT DIVERSITY IS NOT BEAUTIFUL. IT IS, BUT DEFINITELY WHERE WE FIND UNITY, RELATIONSHIP, AND COMMUNITY IS IN OUR SHARED LIFE EXPERIENCES , LOVE, JOY, MOTHERHOOD, LOSS, HATE, STRUGGLES OF LIFE THAT WE ALL ENCOUNTER . WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE SAME LIVED EXPERIENCE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO RELATE TO EACH OTHER . SO EQUITY SOUNDS GOOD. IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS, LIKE MANY THINGS NOWADAYS, THAT SOUNDS LIKE WE JUST WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE EQUAL ACCESS, BUT WHAT IT REALLY IS WHEN YOU COME DOWN TO IT IS A WAY TO TRY AND MANIPULATE EQUAL OUTCOMES, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE . WE'RE ALL DIFFERENT. I WILL NEVER BE AN NBA STAR. I AM FIVE FOOT THREE AND A WOMAN , SO THAT'S -- I DON'T BELONG THERE. THAT'S OKAY. IT REMOVES -- GET THIS. I'M A SPECIAL ED TEACHER. I LIVE IN THE WORLD OF ACCOMMODATIONS. I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE IN THAT. I BELIEVE IN HELPING STUDENTS ACHIEVE THEIR ABSOLUTE BEST , BUT TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE EVERYBODY IS GOING TO END UP IN THE SAME PLACE IS IMPOSSIBLE . IT IS NOT, AND IT'S NOT DESIRABLE. WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO EXCEL WHERE THEY EXCELLED. WE ALL HAVE TALENTS. WE ALL HAVE -- WE'RE ALL DIFFERENT, AND THAT'S OKAY. EQUITY REMOVES MERIT FROM THE EQUATION, I FEEL, IN MANY EQUATIONS. IF WE WENT TO A BRAIN SURGEON, I WANT THE BEST PERSON FOR THE JOB, RIGHT? I DON'T CARE WHAT COLOR YOU ARE. I DON'T CARE IF -- IF YOU WANTED THE BEST PERSON, I DON'T WANT THAT SURGEON. IT'S BECOME A LOT MORE THAN JUST TRYING TO GIVE A SHORT PRESENT A STOOL TO SEE OVER THE FENCE BECAUSE IN YOUR EFFORT TO CREATE EQUITY, EQUITY, WHAT YOU'VE ACTUALLY CREATED IS GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED SEGREGATION . THE JIM CROW LAWS OF 2024, SEPARATE BUT EQUAL , ALL IN THE NAME OF EQUITY. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE LET ME SHOW YOU MY LOVELY LITTLE FLYER. SO, THIS IS AN AD FOR OUR I.E. BLACK GRADUATION CEREMONY THAT'S HAPPENING ON MAY 5TH . THAT'S GREAT IF PARENTS WANT TO DO THAT, BUT NOW YOU ARE FUNDING IT. IF WE REPLACE THE WORD BLACK WITH WHITE , THAT WOULD BE OFFENSIVE TO A LOT OF PEOPLE . IF YOU ARE HAVING A WHITE ONLY GRAD CEREMONY, SO AGAIN, GOVERNMENT SPONSORED SEGREGATION . THAT IS NOT WHERE WE WANT TO GO, I DON'T THINK. SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK ANECDOTE OF TWO DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES . I WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH A FRIEND WHO TOLD ME THAT SHE TELLS HER THREE DAUGHTERS THAT THEY HAVE TO WORK THREE TIMES HARDER THAN EVERYONE ELSE BECAUSE THEY ARE HISPANIC, AND THEY ARE WOMEN , AND IT TOOK ME ABACK, AND AT THE TIME, YOU NEVER REALLY -- IT TAKE YOU TIME TO PROCESS, AND I THOUGHT

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TO DO IT. >> ROBERT?

>> CAN WE GET A COPY OF THE GRADUATION THING? I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE SEEN THAT. THANK YOU .

>> THANKS. AGAIN, I'M IN FRONT OF YOU AGAIN TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE EQUITY POLICY. I SUBMITTED A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST AROUND THIS BECAUSE AS WE SHARED NOW MONTH AFTER MONTH , SEVERAL OF US WANTED TO BE INVOLVED AND GET INVOLVED, AND WE WEREN'T INVITED TO THE TABLE, SO THAT'S UNFORTUNATE, BUT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, WE HELD A SECOND READING, AND DURING PUBLIC COMMENT , QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS WERE RAISED, AND IN FACT, THE CENTRAL QUESTION CAME FROM BOARD MEMBER CASADA AND SHE ASKED, SHOULD WE DEFINE WHAT EQUITY MEANS FIRST, WE THOUGHT THAT'S A GREAT START. IN ADDITION TO THAT, AND I'M PARAPHRASING, THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN THAT PROCESS, SO I'M SAYING BEFORE ANY POLICIES ARE ADOPTED, WE SHOULD IDENTIFY WHAT THE MEANING OF EQUITY MEANS FIRST. THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND WHETHER WE FOLLOW THAT ARE NOT , BUT I POSED SEVERAL QUESTIONS VIA EMAIL TO THE BOARD , TO SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS, AND I ASKED THE FOLLOWING . ARE WE ARE DO WE CONSIDER DISTRICT EMPLOYEES TO BE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC? ARE WE INCLUDING THEM IN THE SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ? AND THE ANSWER I RECEIVED WAS -- EXCUSE ME. OH BOY. CONCERNING THE COMMITTEE, THE INVITATION WAS EXTENDED TO NUMEROUS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, SOME WHICH INCLUDE EMPLOYEES WHO RESIDE IN THE DISTRICT, SO THAT REALLY ISN'T AN ANSWER , BUT NONETHELESS, THAT'S WHAT I RECEIVED. THEN I WENT ON AND REQUESTED THE FOLLOWING. BESIDES A MEETING ON OCTOBER 2ND, WHAT OTHER MEETINGS WERE HELD ? COULD YOU PROVIDE DATES, TIMES? NO ANSWER . WERE THERE SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THERE NOT INVITED BECAUSE THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING INVITED AND BEING INVOLVED, AND I HOPE WE ALL REALIZE THAT. I ASKED HOW ARE THEY SELECTED, NOTIFIED? NO ANSWER. BECAUSE YOU REVIVED THIS COMMITTEE THAT WAS ONCE A COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY , I ASKED WHAT IF WE COULD APPLY TO THE COMPOSITION AND INSTRUCTION SET FORTH AND HOW THAT WAS ACHIEVED. NO ANSWER. THE ANSWER WAS AFTER THE AR IS PASSED, AND I ASSUME THE ADOPTED RESOLUTION, AND WHAT THAT MEANS, THESE TERMS ARE NOT FAMILIAR TO ME, THEN WE WOULD FIND OUT WHAT IT ALL MEANT. SO, WE ARE ASKING , ONE, TO BE INVOLVED , WHICH WE HAVEN'T BEEN, AND SO I'LL WAIT FOR THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS DONE, WHEN IT WAS DONE, AND WILL HOW IT WAS DONE. THANK YOU.

>> LEE IS NEXT, THEN RUDY CASTRO IS FOURTH ON THIS TOPIC.

OR FIFTH. >> HI, GOOD EVENING, BOARD

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AND HOPE YOU WILL STRONGLY CONSIDER ADOPTING THIS POLICY TONIGHT. I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS EQUITY POLICY ACTUALLY DOES. IT COMMITS TO SEEING AND AFFIRMING OUR STUDENTS AND ALL OUR DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS MULTIDIMENSIONAL HUMANS THAT THEY ARE. IN MY 21 YEARS OF BEING A FONTANA EDUCATOR, I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE PROUD TO BE PART OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE DIRECTION AND VISION IN WHICH IT'S MOVING TOWARD TODAY HERE DURING THESE LAST COUPLE YEARS , EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE HAVE BEEN A PRIORITY IN OUR TEACHING AND LEARNING AND EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION DEPARTMENTS. WE'RE SEEING INNOVATIVE AND CULTURALLY AFFIRMING STRIDES ROOTED IN RESEARCH THAT PROVES HOW WE LEARN THROUGH CULTURE . LET ME SHARE WHAT EQUITY IS AND WHAT IT CAN LOOK LIKE. WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS TEACHERS WHO DECENTERED THEMSELVES AND SENT HER STUDENTS AS IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTORS TO THE CLASSROOM SPACE WE ARE SEEING INCREASES IN STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AS LEARNING EXPENSES ARE DESIGNED AROUND WHAT'S RELEVANT AND MEANINGFUL TO OUR KIDS COULD WE'RE SEEING SUCH EXTREME AND ADMINISTRATORS . WE'RE THE MULTILINGUALISM AS AN ASSET, ALLOWING FOR AND ENCOURAGING MULTIPLE LANGUAGES IN OUR CLASSROOMS. WE'RE SEEING EDUCATORS AND LEADERS DEEPLY THINK AND RETHINK DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES AND PRACTICES . WE'RE SEEING STUDENTS THAT NO LONGER FIXATE ON FITTING IN, BUT SEEK TO AUTHENTICALLY BELONG , TO SHOW UP AT THEMSELVES , NOT HAVING TO CODE SWITCH TO FIT ANY TYPE OF NORM DICTATED BY DOMINANT CULTURE AND, QUOTE UNQUOTE, THE WAY WE'VE ALWAYS DONE THINGS. THIS EQUITY IGNITES THIS WORK AND ENSURES THESE AFOREMENTIONED IMPACTS AND MORE WILL HAPPEN AT ALL OUR SCHOOLS , NOT JUST IN ISOLATED POCKETS ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPLAIN WHY THE POLICY TAKES TIME TO NAME SO MANY DIFFERENT IDENTITIES SPECIFICALLY IT'S BECAUSE IT DEMONSTRATES TO OUR STUDENTS, OUR EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY THAT WE SEE YOU . WE SEE ALL THE INTERSECTIONAL FACETS THAT MAKE UP ALL THE AMAZING IS YOU BRING TO OUR SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS EVERY DAY. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE MANY IN THIS ROOM AND OUR SYSTEM HAD TO NAVIGATE AND JUMP OVER DIFFERENT BARRIERS THAT DO NOT EXIST FOR OTHERS, OTHERS THAT OFTEN LOOK LIKE ME AND OTHERS WHO DON'T REALIZE THESE BARRIERS EXIST? THIS POLICY COMMITS TO DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND REMOVE THOSE BARRIERS. THEREBY, TRULY LETTING STUDENTS JUST TO BE AND FOCUS ON THEIR LEARNING AND CURIOSITIES ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND THEM . WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN A SAFE SPACE, YOUR GUARD COMES DOWN, AND YOU'RE TRULY READY TO LEARN, AND THIS POLICY ANNOUNCES THAT SAFE AND BRAVE SPACE FOR ALL DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AS OUR AMAZING STEWARD AND BOARD MEMBERS AT EARLIER THIS YEAR, THIS CAN BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A LEGACY. THE MOMENT THEY SAID WE'RE GOING TO COME INTO AFFIRMING AND HONORING OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WHOLE BEINGS AS THEY ARE WITH ALL THE CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC ASSETS THEY HOLD, SO I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE OUR BOARD TO ADOPT THIS POLICY TONIGHT AND TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE TO ALL THAT WE AT F USD ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF

HISTORY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, FONTANA SCHOOLBOARD, PRESIDENT SERNA, COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO ANYBODY WHO PASSIONATELY BELIEVES IN DEI , I NEED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS WITH IT. YOU CAN USE ANY EUPHEMISM YOU WANT . DIVERSITY, EQUITY, IT'S -- BIG MONEY IS BEHIND IT, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SUCH A PUSH THAT WON'T GO AWAY. BESIDES THE BILLY AND SPENDS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, 9.3 BILLION IS SPENT ACCORDING TO GLOBAL INDUSTRY ANALYSTS WORLDWIDE. THAT'S WHY THIS MONSTER KEEPS POPPING UP . IT'S GOT A LOT OF PROMISES, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY DOCUMENTED SUCCESS , ANYWHERE IT OTHERWISE, PEOPLE WOULD BE TOUTING IT . I KNOW WHERE THAT MONEY CAN COME FROM.

WE WERE ALL WONDERING HOW WE GET MORE MONEY FOR OUR WELL DESERVING TEACHERS , THE SCHOOL UPGRADES , THE FOOTBALL FIELD , THE FONTANA HIGH SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS . THE DI EBERT DEA BUREAUCRACY, IF WE CAN GET RID OF THESE DEI ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE MAKING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, ESPECIALLY AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL , THERE ARE USELESS PEOPLE LIKE DR. CLAUDINE GAY WHO IS PRESIDENT OF HARVARD WHO COULDN'T EVEN PUT DOWN ANTI-SEMITISM, AND SHE WAS

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PROPONENTS SAY THIS ATTEMPT TO CORRECT PAST DISCRIMINATION .

THIS IS BACKDOOR REPARATIONS , ACTUALLY. IT'S PUNISHING THE INNOCENT TODAY TO CORRECT HISTORICAL WRONGDOING , AND IT'S VERY INTOLERANT . DEI ACCUSES ANYONE WHO DOES NOT SEE RACISM EVERYWHERE OF BEING RACIST . THIS HAS LED TO THE ANTI-SEMITIC, PRO-PALESTINIAN , WHICH IS A TERROR GROUP, HAMAS, PROTESTS AND ELITE UNIVERSITIES . THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON EVERY DAY, ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. JEWS ARE VIEWED AS OPPRESSORS JUST LIKE WHITES. EVEN ASIANS ARE SCORNED AS WHITE ADJACENT . A DISTRICT JUDGE IN PENNSYLVANIA HAS TAKEN UP THE CASE OF A FORMER PENN STATE PROFESSOR WHO HAS ALLEGES HE FACED RACIAL DISCRIMINATION HAS HARMED AS PART OF A DEI PROGRAM. SIX STATES HAVE NOW STOPPED PUBLIC FUNDING OF DEI .

12 OTHER STATES ARE CONSIDERING THE SAME THING HERE LET'S GET AHEAD OF THIS , AND LET'S MAKE A STAND FOR OLD-FASHIONED CIVIL RIGHTS , AND LET'S NOT SUBJECT OUR KIDS TO ANY MORE OF THIS GARBAGE. THEY'VE HAD ENOUGH WITH CRT, LGBTQ, AND CLIMATE

CHANGE SCARES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> EXCUSE ME WHILE I DISAPPEAR .

>> HAVE TO PLUG IN MY LAPTOP. ALL RIGHT. BEFORE WE GET INTO THIS, IT IS 10:10. WE HAVE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE , SIX, SEVEN -- SEVEN MORE ITEMS AND COMMENTS . WHAT TIME DO WE WANT TO MOTION AND EXTENT OUR MEETING?

>> MOTION TO EXTEND THE MEETING TILL ZERO 100, 1:00 A.M.

>> IT'S GOING TO TAKE US THAT LONG? ALL RIGHT . IS THERE A

SECOND FOR 0100? >> I'LL SECOND. IT'S FINE.

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>> SECOND, WHICH MOTION? YOU SAID 1:00. MS. SANDOVAL IS ASKING FOR 12:00. I GUESS THAT'S ALMOST TWO HOURS. CAN YOU TURN YOUR MICROPHONE ON SO WE CAN HEAR YOU?

>> I SAID IN ESSENCE OF FOLLOWING THE RULES, I JUST MADE A MOTION, SO UNLESS MY MOTION DIES, THEN MY MOTION IS

ON THE TABLE IT >> YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION FOR

1:00. >> I MADE A MOTION TO EXTEND

OUR MEETING TO 0100. >> I SECOND PERIOD

>> LET'S VOTE ON THAT. MOTION TO SECOND . LET'S VOTE. WE'LL BE DONE BEFORE THAT, I'M SURE. MOTION PASSES, 4-1. THANK YOU.

>>> ALL RIGHT, 5.9, BOARD POLICY 0415, EQUITY THIRD READING . THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ACCEPT THE THIRD READING OF THE POLICY , EQUITY AND ADOPT AS PROVIDED. IS THERE MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM?

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> THANK YOU, MS. SANDOVAL. IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ANY

DISCUSSION? >> YES.

>> I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT , OBVIOUSLY I DO SUPPORT THE POLICY. HOWEVER, I DO HAVE RESERVATIONS LOOKING AT THE MINUTES ON WHO ATTENDED THOSE MEETINGS AND LOOKING BACK AT DECEMBER 16TH, 2020 YET THAT'S WHAT I WAS SEARCHING FOR. I FOUND DOCUMENTATION OF HOW THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS CHARGED, AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO READ SOME LANGUAGE THAT SAYS -- LET'S GO OVER HERE TO THE BOARD SHALL NAME THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE, THE CHAIRPERSON WILL HAVE AND I BELIEVE IT WAS ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS. THE CHAIRPERSON WILL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY FOR ESTABLISHING MEETING DATES AS APPROPRIATE AND FOR DEVELOPING AGENDAS FOR MEETINGS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CHARGE OF THE COMMITTEE AND IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAPPENED, AND I'M LIKE A RULE FOLLOWER, SO -- I'M STILL SPEAKING, MARY. I AM STILL SPEAKING. I AM STILL ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. I'M LOOKING AT WAS REPRESENTED. I PERSONALLY DON'T KNOW , UNLESS THE DEFINITION IS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDE OUR STAFF , BUT I SUPPORT THIS, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE FULLY ENCOMPASSED THE VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY ,

SO THAT'S WHERE I STAND. >> CAN YOU RESPOND?

>> YES, I WOULD LOVE TO. THE DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD THAT NIGHT WHEN WE ESTABLISHED, USED THAT COMMITTEE THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD BEFORE I GOT HERE, THE DIRECTION WAS TO USE THAT COMMITTEE MOVING FORWARD AND ESTABLISH THAT. WE INVITED THE SAME PEOPLE AND THE SAME PEOPLE, SOME OF THE SAME PEOPLE CAME, AND SOME OF THEM COULDN'T COME, SO WE COULDN'T FORCE THEM TO COME, BUT THE SAME COMPANY LISTED ON THE INVITE LIST FROM THE ORIGINAL LIST IS THE LIST THAT WE USED, AND HADIT HADN'T ALTERNATE LIST AS WELL THAT WE ACCESSED WHEN AND -- THE SECOND TIME WHEN PEOPLE , WHEN FOLKS

DIDN'T SHOW UP YOU >> PRESIDENT?

>> AS FAR AS I SAID, I WAS PART OF THE FINAL DRAFT PART OF IT, BUT TO ATTRIBUTE TO MY COLLEAGUES' CONCERNS, THE FACT THAT EVEN IF WE SAY WE BROUGHT IT, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THAT WAY BECAUSE BEING THE BOARD CHAIR, THE MEETING WAS PLANNED WITHOUT ME. I WASN'T EVEN CONSULTED, AND BY THE TIME I FOUND OUT, IT WAS TOO LATE FOR ME TO BE THERE. SO, TO ME, THAT WAS , HONESTLY, A SLAP IN THE FACE TO BE A BOARD CHAIR, THE LEADER OF THAT, AND I KNOW IT WAS HAPPENING. FIRST THING. SECOND TIME IS I DID SEE THE NAME ON THE SIGN IN SHEET AT THE MEETING I WENT TO. I SEE HIS NAME ON THERE TO BE PRESENT, BUT ACCORDING TO HIM, HE WAS NEVER INVITED. I'M NOT SAYING I DON'T SUPPORT THE POLICY BECAUSE A LOT OF THINGS -- I MEAN, IF YOU READ THINGS, I WOULD LOVE SOMEBODY TO TELL ME WHAT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S NOT SUPPORTIVE TOWARD OUR STUDENTS, RIGHT? BUT THE PROCESS OF HOW WE DID IT , SO WHAT I WOULD ASK MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO DO IS I'D LIKE TO SEE IF SOMEBODY WOULD RECANT THEIR MOTION AND ALLOW ME TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS TILL THE 29TH MEETING SO THAT WE CAN GET THE COMMUNITY INPUT THAT HAS BEEN ASKED AND ASKED THE COMMUNITY IS OUT HERE ASKING, BUT I KNOW THERE'S OTHER CHURCH LEADERS THAT WERE TOLD THEY WEREN'T INVITED. THERE WHERE OTHER CHURCH LEADERS THAT SAID THEY WERE PART OF OUR FIRST CELEBRATION , CELEBRATING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION EVENTS,

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>> THAT IS TRUE. >> THE REALITY OF IT IS THE ONLY THING I WANT TO DO, LIKE DR. CASADA SAID, I IS I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE VOICES OF OUR FULL COMMUNITY, AND THAT MEETING I WAS AT, IT WAS ALL STAFF.

>> IT WASN'T ALL STAFF. I WANT TO MAKE THAT CORRECTION.

>> WHO WAS AND THAT'S >> WE WENT LINE BY LINE. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, HER NAME IS ANNA GONZALES , IS ONE OF THEM.

>> ANNA GONZALES, I KNOW -- >> LET ME FIND THE ORIGINAL

LIST . >> HAS WORKED AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER IN THE FONTANA RIALTO AREA. I'M LOOKING AT THE EMAIL THAT CAME OUT. PASTOR SAM CASEY FROM NEW LIFE CHURCH WAS INVOLVED. AND I DO SEE JOE, MYSELF . I SEE MEMBERS OF THE

STAFF . >> AND THE REALITY OF IT IS , AS WHAT IS SAID ON THEIR , I SUPPORT MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES .

WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE STAY TRUE TO -- AS THE CHAIR AND THUS I WILL LET HER EXPLAIN IT.

>> SO, AGAIN, I WANT IT TO BE KNOWN, I SUPPORT THIS, BUT THE PROCESS, I DON'T BELIEVE WE FOLLOWED WHAT WE AGREED AS A BOARD THAT VOTED ON DECEMBER 16TH, 2020. WE SAID THE CHAIR WOULD SELECT THE MEETING DATES, AND I DON'T THINK THAT HAPPENED. I THINK IT WAS CLOUDED, SO I'M JUST ABOUT THE PROCESS . WE DIDN'T FOLLOW THE PROCESS , OUR PROCESS THAT WE

VOTED ON. >> MS. SANDOVAL, CAN YOU TURN

YOUR MIC ON? >> WAS THERE NOTES TAKEN AT THE INITIAL MEETING, BECAUSE I DO REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME WE DID THIS . I WANT TO SAY IT WAS YOU AND JASON, RIGHT?

>> IF I REMEMBER 2020, THERE WAS THE CELEBRATING DIVERSITY AND EQUITY. I THINK WE WERE DEALING WITH COVID, DEALING WITH THE GEORGE FLOYD ISSUE . I THINK MR. JASON O'BRIEN BROUGHT TOGETHER RESOLUTION, AND I BELIEVE MR. PEREZ MIGHT'VE BEEN WITH US AT THAT TIME CELEBRATING DIVERSITY , AND THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE ON POLICE BRUTALITY. I THINK WE HAD PASSED RESOLUTIONS. I DON'T REMEMBER THE LANGUAGE ON ALL OF THEM, AND THEN SO THERE WERE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE CELEBRATING DIVERSITY THAT WERE IDENTIFIED BY BOARD MEMBERS. I BELIEVE THE BOARD, AT THAT TIME, IDENTIFIED INDIVIDUALS THEY WANTED TO SEE ON THE COMMITTEE, AND THEN THAT IS WHAT WAS IDENTIFIED, IS HOW I REMEMBER THAT BACK IN 2020.

IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS NOW. I THINK WHERE WE STARTED THIS PROCESS, MICKEY HAD ASKED FOR THAT LIST, AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE WERE REACHED OUT TO AT THAT TIME , AND I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE COULD ALL BE PART OF IT, LIKE YOU SAID, BUT THE OTHER THING THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW IS ALTHOUGH WE HAD THESE MEETINGS, THEY WERE ALL GENDERIZED, AND THEY WERE SENT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY CABINET EMAILS OR THOSE THAT ARE SIGNED UP TO THAT, SO I KNOW THEY WERE AGENDIZED AND SENT OUT. I DON'T KNOW WHO IS ON THAT LIST. I DON'T KNOW WHO GETS ALL THE INFORMATION WHEN BOARD MEETINGS ARE HAPPENING BECAUSE THEY WERE AGENDIZED AT THEY

WERE BOARD MEETINGS GIVE >> ACCORDING TO THE POLICY THAT WE ADOPTED, I SHOULD'VE BEEN THE ONE THAT SET THE MEETINGS UP, AND I WAS CALLED, LITERALLY, TWO OR THREE DAYS BEFORE IT AND SAID , THIS IS THE DATE WE'RE HAVING THE MEETING. CAN YOU BE THERE? I CAN'T CHANGE MY SCHEDULE. I MEAN, WE WORK A REGULAR JOB . THAT'S WHERE I HAVE CONCERN WITH THIS BECAUSE I LOVE THE WORK THAT WAS DONE . DON'T GET ME WRONG. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE INCLUDED ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THE WAY WE SAID WE WOULD, AND THIS IS THE POLICY THAT'S GOING TO MOVE FORWARD IN FONTANA , AND AS SOME PEOPLE HAVE STATED,

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>> AND -- SPIDER. IS IT GOOD LUCK? I'LL KEEP IT. DON'T DIE.

OKAY. ANYWAYS, WHAT I'M WONDERING , THE LIST OF NAMES, ANY ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW, WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED . I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW WHEN HE ASKED TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE. I WOULD LIKE US TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE JOE SAID, ALTHOUGH I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS DONE AND OVER WITH BECAUSE I DO KNOW THAT COMMITTEE WORKED REALLY HARD, AND I DO KNOW SOME OF THE PEOPLE THERE. I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD PUT ANYTHING THAT WAS NOT RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY TALK ABOUT THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT RACE GROUPS, BUT THAT'S WHAT -- THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE , I BELIEVE, ON OUR SITE. I JUST KNOW I GREW UP IN FONTANA . I DO KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF RACIST THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO ME AS A KID, AND THIS IS WHAT BROUGHT ME HERE AND TO FIGHT FOR EVERYONE . I DON'T LIKE TO SAY NO ONE IS RACIST BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE. I'M SORRY. WHAT I WOULD LIKE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS EQUITABLE .

EQUITY FOR EVERYONE I DON'T CARE WHAT COLOR YOU ARE. YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN. YOU KNOW? THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, I'M SORRY. WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER. WE LIVE IN A COMMUNITY OF FONTANA. WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER REGARDLESS IF WE LIKE ONE ANOTHER OR NOT . YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO SHOW GRACE TO ONE ANOTHER. YOU SEE SOMEBODY HOLDING A BAG OF GROCERIES. WHAT DO YOU DO? YOU DON'T WALK IN AND LET THE DOOR CLOSE. YOU LET THE DOOR OPEN HERE THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. I LEARNED THAT OVER THE YEARS. I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS THE WAY IT IS. I DON'T KNOW WHO WAS ON THAT LIST. I DO KNOW A FEW PEOPLE THAT I ASKED TO BE ON THEIR. I DO REMEMBER WHEN I LOOKED AT THE LIST ONE MORE TIME, THAT PERSON WASN'T ON THERE ANYMORE. I CALLED THAT PERSON UP AND SAID YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE ANYMORE? YOU KNOW, WHEN IS IT? I FOUND OUT THE DAY OF THE MEETING, AND I CALLED HER. THAT WAS ANNA, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I DO KNOW SHE IS OPEN . YOU KNOW, SHE'S OPEN FOR WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND I KNOW THAT. I REMEMBER THE GEORGE FLOYD. I REMEMBER THE POLICE BRUTALITY THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON. WE DO AS A DISTRICT WE NEEDED TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS FROM ANYTHING HAPPENING TO THEM ON THEIR WAY TO SCHOOL, UNDERWEIGHT UNDER ON THEIR WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL. WE WERE LOOKING AT THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, AND THAT BOARD AT THAT TIME, THAT'S WHAT WE WORKED ON. I'M SORRY, JOE , THAT YOU WERE LEFT UP OR

WASN'T NOTIFIED. >> I'M WITHOUT WORDS RIGHT UP BECAUSE I REMEMBER SITTING IN THE SAME ROOM WITH YOU , AND WE VETTED THIS WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN A ROOM . WE'VE GONE TO THE FIRST READING, SECOND READING, AND NOW WE ARE IN THE THIRD MEETING WHERE WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT, AND OUR COMMUNITY HAS SPOKEN. HERE WE ARE AT THIS POINT. IT IS A BIT FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I SAT AT THOSE MEETINGS . I REMEMBER YOU COULDN'T ATTEND ONE, SO I CHAIRED IT FOR YOU. I THINK THE OTHER MEETING YOU WERE ABLE TO BE THERE , AND YOU WERE ACTIVE AND COMMENTED , SO NOW HERE WE ARE. I'M A LITTLE BIT WITHOUT

WORDS RIGHT NOW. DR. CASADA? >> TO MOVE THE WORK FORWARD, I HAVE RESERVATIONS, BUT I FEEL COMFORTABLE BECAUSE WHAT I SEE , PART OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS -- IS NOT LIKE WE VOTE ON THIS POLICY TO CREATE IT AND IT'S DONE, THEY DON'T MEET AGAIN, SO I APPRECIATE THAT THE SUBCOMMITTEE WILL KEEP MEETING TO REVIEW TO POLICIES, THEY WILL TALK ABOUT CONTINUED SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING , INCLUDING COMMUNITY BOARDS, SO I REALLY HOPE THAT'S PROMOTED ON A HIGHER LEVEL, ESPECIALLY TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS HERE TO REALLY BE AN ACTIVE PART OF THE MOVEMENT BECAUSE THIS IS A POLICY. HOW IT'S ENACTED IN THE DISTRICT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL OUR VOICES ARE HEARD NO MATTER WHERE WE STAND POLITICALLY OR JUST VOICE OR OUR OWN BELIEFS. LIKE, EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE HEARD. I FEEL

COMFORTABLE WITH THAT . >> THANK YOU. YOU HAVE ONE MORE

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COMMENT? >> LIKE I SAID, I DO. I SUPPORT WHAT I'VE WRITTEN HERE BECAUSE I SAT WITH YOU. LIKE I SAID, THE ONLY ISSUES I HAVE ARE WITH THE FACT THAT WHEN I READ THAT SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE SUPPOSED TO BE PART IN COMPRISED OF THIS, THEY WEREN'T. NOT EVEN THE INITIAL TIME WE HAD A LIST, WE DIDN'T HAVE SEVEN PEOPLE. THE FIRST LIST, WE DIDN'T HAVE SEVEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON IT. I THINK THERE WERE THREE OR FOUR. THE ONLY THING THAT I'M TRYING TO SAY HERE IS NOT THAT I DON'T SUPPORT THE POLICY. THIS POLICY IS GREAT. THE REALITY IS WHEN WE FIRST STARTED, LITERALLY, THIS CELEBRATING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVE COMMITTEE, WE HAD ONE MEETING, AND THEN NOTHING ELSE. AND EVEN WHEN I ASKED THE FORMER SUPERINTENDENT, ARE WE HAVING ANOTHER MEETING? WE'LL SCHEDULE THAT LATER, BLAH BLAH BLAH.

WHATEVER THE EXCUSES WERE, WE DIDN'T HAVE IT . I WAS A BRAND-NEW BOARD MEMBER, DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO BE A BOARD MEMBER YET, AND I WAS SELECTED TO BE PART OF THAT COMMITTEE.

SECONDLY, THEN ONCE WE TOOK THIS ON , BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE SUPPORTIVE TO WHAT MY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SAY I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY HAS A VOICE , I WAS UNDER ANTICIPATION THAT I WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE DECISION-MAKING RIGHT OUT THE GATE , AND THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN LUCKILY, I WASN'T THERE, BUT YOU WERE ABLE TO COVER FOR ME, AND LIKE I SAID, I THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE I WAS AT WORK. I HAVE A REGULAR JOB, JUST LIKE ALL OF US. I WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE THAT SHORT NOTICE . WHEN I'M GIVING TWO OPTIONS OF THE MEETING, I COULDN'T DO IT. I GAVE MY INPUT ON WHAT DAYS I WAS AVAILABLE , AND I KNOW MICKEY REMEMBERS ME BEING VERY FRUSTRATED AT THAT BECAUSE I WAS PRETTY MUCH TOLD THAT IS NOT A DAY WE CAN DO IT, BUT ACCORDING TO OUR POLICY, I SHOULD HAVE SELECTED THE DATE. THE POINT , ONLY POINT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS IF WE WOULD JUST ALLOW ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY INPUT , I WOULD BE GOOD WITH PASSING THIS BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE THEM TO SHOW ME . I WOULD LOVE FOR ANY OF THESE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SHOW ME WHERE THE ACTUAL PARAGRAPHS WRITTEN THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE OR DOESN'T BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS, AND IF THEY CAN SHOW US THAT, TELL US HOW WE CAN WRITE IT. GIVE US AN EXAMPLE, BUT SINCE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HOLD ANOTHER COMMITTEE MEETING, WE GIVE THEM TILL THE 29TH, AND IF THEY PRESENT SOMETHING TO THE BOARD, WE CAN READ IT THAT DAY, AND WE WAITED FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS TO GET THIS . WHY CAN'T WE WAIT 20 MORE DAYS WITH A LITTLE MORE COMMUNITY INPUT? THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.

>> I JUST WANT TO ADD IF THIS POLICY PASSES NOT, THE WORK DOES NOT STOP WITH THIS POLICY. IT WILL CONTINUE, AND YOU WILL SEE IN OUR PLANS WE SHARE WITH YOU WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BRING COMMUNITY GROUPS TOGETHER TO CONTINUE THIS WORK. THE POLICY IS JUST THE BEGINNING. WE HAVE AR, ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS , TO WRITE A TELL AND DEFINE WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE IN ACTION IN OUR DISTRICT. WE HAVE PLANS WITH DR. POOLE AND PETER DANIELS AS WELL , WORKING TOGETHER TO BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO HELP HOW DOES THIS WORK MOVE FORWARD. IT DOESN'T

END HERE. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I HAVE A

MOTION BY MS. SANDOVAL. >> I WANT TO ASK WILL ANYBODY

ENTERTAIN THAT? >> I'M NOT GOING TO ENTERTAIN IT. I'VE BEEN THROUGH IT. I BEAT THIS HORSE TO DEATH. IT WILL SADDENED ME, THOUGH, BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS 5-0, 5-0, AND TONIGHT, I SEE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THAT, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. THAT'S MY COMMENTS. MOTION BY MS. SANDOVAL, SECONDED BY MYSELF. ANY COMMENTS? IF NOT, CAST YOUR

VOTES. MOTION PASSES, 4-1 . >>> ITEM 5.10 COME SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE CLARIFICATION OF 2324 AND 2425 BOARD MEETING CALENDARS . HERE THIS ITEM IS FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY. I THINK THAT WAS SOME INFORMATION THAT MICKEY WANTED TO PROVIDE IN THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING.

>> THANK YOU. THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TO CLARIFY SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD ABOUT OUR MEETINGS AND WHAT'S CALENDARED, WHAT'S ON OUR WEBSITE, SO MARK THOMPSON WILL WEIGH IN ON THAT AND HELP US ALL UNDERSTAND ABOUT OUR CALENDARS AND WHAT'S POSTED, NOT POSTED WITH THE SPECIAL WORK SESSION FOR BOARD MEMBERS.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS ITEM IS CALLED THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION, CHANGE ON HOW BOARD MEETINGS ARE LISTED IN THE DISTRICT WEBSITE. I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO GET CLARIFICATION ON

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THE BOARD CAN ALSO CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE THEIR SPECIAL MEETING ON ONE OF THOSE PLACEHOLDER DATES. THIS PRACTICE IS NOT UNIQUE TO FONTANA , BUT IT'S NOT UNIVERSAL . IN THIS CASE, IT HAS CAUSED A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION WHERE AND THE SPECIAL MEETING DATE WAS LISTED, AND ANOTHER SPECIAL MEETING DATE WAS CALLED APART FROM THE TENTATIVE DATES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE LIST SHOWN ON THE WEBSITE . ACCORDINGLY, THE DISTRICT HAS CHANGED ITS PRACTICE OF SHOWING THOSE TENTATIVE PLACEHOLDER DATES FOR SPECIAL MEETINGS , AND INSTEAD, IT'S JUST GOING TO POST NOTICE AND AGENDA FOR ANY SPECIAL MEETINGS , AT LEAST 24 HOURS AND ADVANCED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BROWN ACT AND THE BYLAW WITHOUT RESETTING THOSE TENTATIVE DATES ON THE WEBSITE.

>> ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? >> BOARD PRESIDENT? I WANT TO SAY PUBLICLY , I HIGHLY RECOMMEND EVERYONE DOES THIS BECAUSE WE LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US, AND CORRECT ME. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M PROVIDING THE CORRECT INFORMATION, BUT YOU CAN SEND AN EMAIL, AND IN THE SUBJECT LINE, IT WOULD SAY PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR MAILING LIST, AND THE ADDRESS, YOU WOULD SEND IT TO COMMUNITY CABINET AT FUSD.NET. SUBJECT LINE, PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR MAILING LIST, AND YOU WILL GET ALL THE EMAIL ALERTS OF ONE REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN OR SPECIAL BOARD MEETING, SO THAT YOU ARE REGULARLY INFORMED AND ALERTED.

>> THANK YOU, DR. QUESADA. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ON THIS? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT ALONG.

>>> ITEM 5.11, TEACHING 11 , REVISED SCHOOLWIDE STUDENT PLAN FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT . NO, IT WAS JUST A DISCUSSION ITEM.

YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. I'M SORRY, 5.11, REVISED SCHOOLWIDE PLANS FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, ALSO KNOWN AS SPSAS. IS THERE A MOTION TO SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 5.11 ?

>> SO MOVED. >> EGGNOG MR. PEREZ, MS. SANDOVAL. ANY OTHER QUESTION? I HAVE MOTION BY MR. PEREZ AND SECOND BY MS. SANDOVAL. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. WE CAN'T PUSH IT. I CAN DO ROLL CALL. MR. ARMENDAREZ IS ABSENT AT THIS POINT. PEREZ, QUESADA, SANDOVAL, SERNA ? 4-0, WITH ONE

ABSENCE COULD >>> TEACHING AND LEARNING NEW COURSES, 24 -25. APPROVE TWO COURSES LISTED FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR TO BE OFFERED FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS PROVIDED IT IS THEIR MOTION, SECOND APPROVE ITEM 5.12.

>> SECOND. >> SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION? >> QUICK COMMENT. I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR PROVIDING THE PATHWAY SEQUENCE . IT WAS GREAT READING THROUGH THAT, SO THANK YOU.

>> SO THERE ARE TWO COURSES, CHOIR AND ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR THE PUBLIC. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING ON, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES, 5-0.

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>>> ITEM -- >> MR. PRESIDENT?

>> MR. ARMENDAREZ? >> I DID PUSH YES. I HEARD YOU GUYS DO A SECOND VOTE. I DID READ THE INFORMATION AND VOTED YES BEFORE I WENT TO THE RESTROOM. I WOULD LIKE MICHAEL

TO BE DOCUMENTED. >> WE CAN AMEND THAT VOTE .

I'M SURE I CAN AMEND THAT VOTE, MR. THOMPSON?

>> THAT IS A NEW ONE ON ME. I THINK IT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE TO JUST CALL FOR THE BOAT AGAIN UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES .

>> WE HAVE A 4-0 . MR. ARMENDAREZ WAS AWAY AT THE TIME WHEN WE CAST OUR VOTE, BUT HE'S WANTING TO CHANGE HIS VOTE OR ADD HIS VOTE AS A YES VOTE.

>> I PUSHED THE BUTTON . RIGHT AS I WAS ABLE TO PUSH, I PUSHED GREEN, SO YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN FIVE YESES.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAPPENED YET. WE HADN'T VOTED

YET. >> MY BUTTON WAS ON. I THOUGHT IT DID. THAT IS FINE. I JUST THOUGHT , HEARD YOU GUYS DO IT.

>> FOR THE RECORD, AM I ABLE TO AMEND THE BOAT , MR. THOMPSON? IF I CAN'T, I'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.

>> I'M SORRY , IS THIS ROLL CALL?

>> YES. THIS IS IRREGULAR. HE CLAIMS WHEN IT WAS FIRST CALLED, HE PRESSED YES. I THINK WITH YOUR CONSENT, YOU CAN JUST AMEND THE MINUTES TO REFLECT THAT OR PERHAPS MR. ARMENDAREZ CAN MAKE A STATEMENT DURING BOARD COMMENTS EXPRESSING HIS

SUPPORT . >> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>>> TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION RESOLUTION 2417. THIS IS THE DONATION, DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE SURPLUS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. THIS IS FOR RESOLUTION 2417 AND DECLARED THE SPECIFIED COMPUTERS AND OTHER COMPUTER RELATED ACCESSORIES CONSIDERED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO BE OBSOLETE AND NO LONGER SUITABLE FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES AND AUTHORIZED STAFF TO DONATE OR DISPOSE SAID PROPERTY. SO, IS

THERE A MOTION TO SECOND? >> MOTION.

>> I GOT IT. >> I'LL GIVE IT TO MR. ARMENDAREZ SINCE HE IS PRESENT NOW , AND MR. PEREZ AT THE SECOND. IS THAT GOOD? ANY DISCUSSION?

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY --

>> THANK YOU FOR BEING RESPECTFUL . I WAS TALKING.

>> IF WE COULD JUST , AS A POINT OF ORDER, PLEASE, IF YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, PLEASE SAY OUT LOUD AND I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR CHAIR . THE REST OF THE MEETINGS, YOU PUT ME HERE, SO LET ME HELP YOU WITH DIALOGUE. LET'S GO WITH MS. SANDOVAL, THAT I WILL GO BACK TO MR. JOE ARMENDAREZ.

>> THANK YOU IT IS THIS THE ONE WE ARE DONATING THE LAPTOP TO

THE SENIORS? >> YES, IT IS GOOD

>> ARMENDAREZ? >> THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM, AND I'M HAPPY WE'RE DOING IT YET I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THIS PROBABLY THREE YEARS AGO, AND THE FACT IT IS HAPPENING NOW AND WORK AT BEING ABLE TO DO THAT, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT CONTRIBUTION TO OUR STUDENTS' EDUCATION MOVING

FORWARD. >> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES, 5-0.

THANK YOU. >>> ITEM 5.14, BOARD NUMBER REQUEST. BOARD BYLAW 9240, BOYD TRAINING, FIRST READING. I'M NOT SURE WHO PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA. WAS IT MR. ARMENDAREZ?

>> YES . OKAY. MR. ARMENDAREZ? >> THE ONLY DIFFERENCE , AND I SOUGHT THE ASSISTANCE OF MR. THOMPSON TO WRITE THIS , CHANGING IT FROM THE ORIGINAL BURBAGE TO THE BOARD DEVELOPMENT WILL SHALL BE BUDGETED ANNUALLY FOR EACH BOARD MEMBER. EACH BOARD MEMBER MAY USE ANY UNDESIGNATED PORTION OF THEIR ANNUAL BUDGET FOR DISCRETIONARY MEMBERSHIPS .

I'D LIKE TO MINUS THE MEMBERSHIP PIECE BECAUSE I KNOW ADAM HAD BROUGHT UP IN THE PAST, LIKE, THERE IS SOME UPPER SHIPS OTHER THAN CS BA AND I FORGET THE OTHER ONE THAT WE CAN OKAY TO PAY FOR, BUT ANY OUTSIDE ONES, MAYBE WE CAN -- MAYBE BOARD APPROVED MEMBERSHIPS, MAYBE CHANGE IT TO THAT ? RIGHT THERE, PUT BOARD APPROVED MEMBERSHIPS? BUT MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES WHICH RELATE TO THEIR ROLES AND DUTIES AS BOARD MEMBERS. THAT WAY, MOVING FORWARD , A BOARD MEMBER WANTS TO ATTEND A MEETING OR CONFERENCE, AND IT'S EDUCATIONAL BASED , IT'S UP TO THE BOARD MEMBER AND IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE THE WHOLE BOARD TO VOTE FOR IT.

JUST FOR THEIR FUNDS WOULD LIKE, WE TALK ABOUT CSBA LEGISLATIVELY. THAT'S LIKE A $6000, $7000 TRIP. THAT IS

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FEEDBACK FROM ANYBODY. >> MR. PEREZ?

>> TO BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT I SAID FROM THE DAIS, I THINK MEMBERSHIP SHOULD BE COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THIS JUST BECAUSE WE DO GET A STIPEND, AND IF BOARD MEMBER FEELS THIS MEMBERSHIP IS THAT IMPORTANT, I BELIEVE WE CAN PAY FOR ANY MEMBERSHIP OUT OF OUR OWN STIPEND, AND MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES, I'M FINE WITH, BUT JUST THE MEMBERSHIPS. BOARD

PRESIDENT? >> MR. ARMENDAREZ? I WANT TO MAKE A CORRECTION TO BOARD MEMBER PEREZ'S -- THE CSBA COST OF MEMBERSHIP. THERE ARE MEMBERSHIPS THAT ARE PAID FOR THAT WE SELECT WHAT NUMBER TO DO. THOSE SHOULD BE APPROVED, AND THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE TO PUT MEMBERSHIPS IN IT.

>> THAT CAN BE -- CAN WE CHANGE IT TO, I GUESS, BOARD APPOINTED MEMBERSHIPS BE PAID FOR? IT'S GETTING LATE.

>> I'LL JUST CHIME IN HERE. I AGREE THAT MEMBERSHIPS SHOULD PROBABLY BE PART OF THIS PROCESS . I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO COME AT THE COLLECTIVE, THINK ABOUT WHAT THOSE MEMBERSHIPS WOULD BE HIT IT WOULD HELP , I THINK, STAFF.

THIS IS JUST MY PERCEPTION, THAT IF WE HAD A LIST, LIKE IF IT WAS CSBA , I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND THAT'S IF YOU'RE PART OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SPORT ADMINISTRATORS. YET, THERE'S A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE WORK OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SO I CAN SEE US BRINGING BACK A LIST OF THOSE THAT BOARD APPROVED, AND STAFF DOESN'T HAVE TO, LIKE, RUMMAGE AROUND AND GO, WHICH ONES CAN YOU AND WHICH ONES CAN YOU NOT GO? IF THERE'S ANY OTHERS, THEN THAT'S WHERE THE BOARD WOULD COME AND AS A COLLECTIVE AND SAY, I WANT TO DO XYZ MEMBERSHIP, BUT IT'S NOT A PART OF THE APPROVED LIST. CAN WE PUT THAT ON THE BOARD AGENDA, THEN WE HAVE AN AGENDA ACTION ON IT . THAT IS MY RECOMMENDATION. MR. ARMENDAREZ?

>> I LIKE THAT IDEA OF THE BOARD, BUT I THINK WE HAVE THAT YOU APPROVED ONES ON THE LIST ALREADY. THE ONLY REASON I SAY FOR THE SAKE OF THE BYLAWS SO WE'RE NOT CHANGING IT EVERY FOUR YEARS WHEN A NEW MEMBER COMES IN IS TO PUT IT -- WE CAN HAVE OUR LIST, BUT THEN PUT ON THEIR -- BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THERE'S ANOTHER MEMBERSHIP THAT MAY BE SOMETHING WE NEVER WERE INVOLVED IN AT THE DISTRICT, BUT THERE IS SOMETHING NEW THAT COMES UP, WE HAVE TO -- AT LEAST I GET TO DO IS VOTE ON IT AND AGREE AS A BOARD VERSUS CHANGING A BYLAW BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE APPROVED LIST. IF WE DO HAVE A LIST, I WOULD LIKE TO PUT MORE BOARD APPROVED . ARE

YOU GOOD WITH THAT? >> I'M GOOD WITH THAT. I'M THINKING 9240 IS THE BYLAW. IF IT HAD , I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT AN ATTACHMENT, BUT A SEGMENT THAT SAID, HERE ARE THE APPROVED MEMBERSHIPS THAT WE PROVIDED IN THIS BYLAW , I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL. IF ANOTHER BODY COMES IN HERE AND FEELS -- I'M GOING TO USE A NUMBER, EIGHT MEMBERSHIPS OR FINE OR WANT TO ADD A NEW ONE BECAUSE THERE'S A NEW ONE OR THEY FEEL LIKE ONE IS NOT WORTHY OF BEING PART OF THE MEMBERSHIP, MAYBE IT DOESN'T WANT DO ANYTHING AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE OR WHOEVER SIT IN THE SEATS LATER CAN REMOVE THEM. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M TALKING OUT OF LINE, BUT I'M THINKING FOR STAFF PURPOSES, IF YOU'RE PROVIDING, LIKE, OVERNIGHT OPPORTUNITIES FOR A CONFERENCE OR YOU'RE DOING AIRLINE AND ALL THAT , I KNOW AS A BOARD PRESIDENT, I SIGN OFF ON THAT REQUEST , AND IT GOES ON, SO STAFF KNOWS THAT AN APPROVED ITEM . IT'S EASY FOR THEM TO WRITE UP THE OVERNIGHT APPROVAL, DO THE FEES THAT NEED TO BE DONE, AND AIRLINE IF WE'RE FLYING, WHATEVER, THEN IT'S DONE, AND A BOARD PRESIDENT CAN SAY AS PART OF IT, I CAN SIGN OFF AND BE DONE.

TURN YOUR MIC ON BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THE PUBLIC CAN

HEAR YOU. >> CAN WE JUST CHANGE IT INSTEAD OF DISCRETIONARY MEMBERSHIPS, PUT IT AS APPROVED MEMBERSHIPS? THEREFORE, IF THE BOARD AT SOME POINT, SAY, THERE IS A BOARD MEETING FOR, I DON'T KNOW , ANYTHING.

>> SOME ACRONYM. >> SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD IS LIKE, THAT IS A NEW S.T.E.M. DRIVEN , BLAH BLAH BLAH,

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CHANGE -- >> OR AT IT OR UPDATE BYLAW

9242 REFLECT THE ADDITION. >> IF WE APPROVE, YOU GUYS CAN VOTE ON IT THAT WEEK , AND WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A THIRD, SECOND, READING. . IF WE JUST CHANGE THE VERBIAGE TO ANNUAL BUDGET FOR APPROVED MEMBERSHIPS, THEN I THINK OR BOARD APPROVED MEMBERSHIPS. THAT'S BETTER, I THINK.

>> MR. THOMAS, AS OUR LEGAL ADVISER , HAVE YOU SEEN ANYTHING THAT STANDS OUT FROM THAT KIND OF LANGUAGE?

>> PRESIDENT SERNA, YOU TOUCHED ON THE ISSUE THAT THE STAFF NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT EXPENSES TO PAY, AND I THINK THAT WAS PART OF WHERE THIS CAME FROM. IT IS A BOARD MEMBER WANTS TO ATTEND A DIFFERENT CONFERENCE OR PAY FOR A DIFFERENT MEMBERSHIP, STAFF DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IS APPROVED AND WHAT IS NOT . THE FIRST WRITING OF THIS DRAFT LANGUAGE WAS INTENDED TO BASICALLY MAKE IT DISCRETIONARY SO THERE'S NO QUESTION FOR STAFF TO MAKE A JUDGMENT. IF IT'S GOING TO BE BOARD APPROVED MEMBERSHIPS, THAT THAT IS PRETTY CLEAR TOO. STAFF HAVE A CLEAR DIRECTION. THERE WON'T BE ANY DISCOMFORT AND TALKING TO A BOARD MEMBER WHO WANT SOMETHING. IT'S EITHER APPROVED OR NOT . I WOULD BE CLEAR. I'D WANT THE LANGUAGE TO BE CLEAR WHETHER THE MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES ALSO

MUST BE BOARD APPROVED. >> MY RECOMMENDATION IS IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO FORWARD WITH MAKING IT BOARD APPROVED MEMBERSHIPS, WE NEED TO BE CLEAR . IF THE BOARD APPROVED QUALIFIER ALSO APPLIES TO THE MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES.

>> AND I THINK THAT VERBIAGE IS PRETTY CLEAR. IF I WANT TO GO -- EVEN IF IT'S NOT A MEMBERSHIP, LIKE THE CONFERENCE. EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT A MEMBER, IF I WANT TO GO TO THAT CONFERENCE, AND EDUCATIONALLY BASED CONFERENCE, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO TO THE CONFERENCE, AS LONG AS IT'S WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF MY BUDGET. I JUST THINK THE MEMBERSHIP PIECE , I'M RESPECTING MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS . FOR ME TO BE A MEMBER, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT MEMBERSHIP OUT OF MY OWN POCKET BECAUSE THE REST OF THE BOARD DOESN'T. THAT'S WHY I WANT TO PUT APPROVED MEMBERSHIPS, BUT WE STILL HAVE TO CHOOSE OUR OWN CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS WITHIN YOUR BUDGET. ANYTHING ABOVE YOUR INDIVIDUAL BUDGET, YOU HAVE TO GET BOARD APPROVED.

>> WITH MARK THOMPSON'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND MR. ARMENDAREZ'S COMMENTS , I WOULD CHANGE THEM BOTH, AND WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT EACH ONE OF US AT THIS MOMENT, IF THERE ARE CONFERENCES, FOR EXAMPLE, CSBA , COMMUNITY, I DON'T KNOW. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS NOW HAVE CONSORTIUM . THOSE BE LISTED OUT , AND HAVE YOU BRING THOSE ITEMS, LIKE EACH ONE OF YOU, DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND SAY THESE ARE THE IMPORTANT ONES.

THERE MIGHT BE OVERLAP BECAUSE I MAY . AT LEAST THERE IS THAT LIST THAT WE GIVE BACK TO STAFF , AND WE CAN LIST THAT AND BRING THAT BACK IN THE SECOND READING TO SAY, HERE'S THE APPROVED LANGUAGE WE'RE LOOKING AT, AND HERE'S THE CURRENT LIST . IF, IN THE FUTURE, THERE'S AN ADDITION OF SOMETHING, THEN WE JUST BRING BACK BYLAW 9240 AND ADD THAT AS AN APPROVED ITEM LATER IN THE FUTURE. I'M SAYING MEMBERSHIPS OR APPROVED CONFERENCES , BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MR. THOMPSON WAS SAYING. IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LISTED MEMBERSHIPS, WE SHOULD HAVE A LIST OF THE CONFERENCES THAT

ARE LISTED. >> I THINK -- THE REASON I SAY THE VERBIAGE SAYS ANY MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES IS BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW. THERE MAY BE A DIFFERENT ENTITY PUTTING ON A BOARD LEADER CONFERENCE , AND IT'S NOT NAMED EMMA BUT IT'S

NOT A MEMBERSHIP EITHER. >> THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING

BROUGHT TO US. >> IF I WANTED TO ATTEND THAT AND IT'S 500 BUCKS AT ONTARIO, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR BOARD APPROVAL TO GO TO SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BENEFIT ME AS A BOARD MEMBER YOU

>> YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO. YOU WOULD BRING IT TO THE BOARD IF IT'S NOT ON THE APPROVED LIST AS AN ITEM TO BE DISCUSSED AND

APPROVED HERE >> THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO AVOID. WITHIN YOUR BUDGET, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK WHERE WE WANT TO GO . I UNDERSTAND THE MEMBERSHIP PIECE, AND THAT'S WHY I SAID I'M WILLING TO LEAVE OFF THE MEMBERSHIP PIECE AND IS PART. THE PART I DON'T BELIEVE IS I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO ASK PERMISSION FROM EVERY BOARD MEMBER IF I WANT TO ATTEND SOMETHING THAT'S BENEFICIAL TO MY

POSITION ON THAT. >> THE COUPLETS WITH THE LANGUAGE WE'RE TRYING TO CHANGE.

>> NO, WE'RE CHANGING THE BUDGET OF MEMBERSHIPS. THE ONLY

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>> I CAN READ BACK FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM MR. ARMENDAREZ , AND THAT IS THE MEMBERSHIPS SHALL BE BOARD APPROVED, BUT THE MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES WILL BE, IN MY LANGUAGE, DISCRETIONARY . AND AS FAR AS THE LIST GOES, BOARD APPROVED CAN EXCLUDE INCLUDE AND EXHIBITED POLICY THAT SAYS HERE ARE TO FORMALLY APPROVED LISTS OF MEMBERSHIPS, BUT TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT MR. ARMENDAREZ WAS SAYING, BOARD APPROVED CAN ALSO MEAN WE RUN INTO NEXT MONTH'S BOARD MEETING AND GET A ONE-TIME APPROVAL FOR SOME DIFFERENT MEMBERSHIP , WHETHER IT'S ON THE OFFICIAL LIST OR NOT . BOTH OF THOSE THINGS

COULD WORK FOR MEMBERSHIPS. >> LASTLY, I LIKE YOUR IDEA OF A LIST BECAUSE SOMETHING LIKE CSBA, LEGISLATIVE WEEK, WE KNOW THAT THE HUGE EXPENSE, AND THAT'S WHY WE SEPARATED IN THAT FIRST YEAR. THAT MEETING AND CONFERENCE, WE KNOW .

>> WHAT I'M SAYING IS EVEN STAFF WENT BACK HISTORICALLY 10 YEARS, RIGHT , EXPENSES . IT'S NOT HARD. I'M SURE IT'S ARCHIVED SOMEWHERE. THEY CAN FIND WHICH ONES HISTORICALLY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE GONE TO AND COMPARE THAT TO OUR CURRENT

LIST , THEN HAVE A LIST. >> THE PROBLEM I HAVE, HONESTLY, MARS . I STILL REMEMBER WHEN I BECAME A NEW BOARD MEMBER . I WAS TOLD BY OUR FORMER SUPERINTENDENT I COULD NOT TAKE MASTERS IN GOVERNANCE CLASS .

>> AGAIN, THAT'S -- >> THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT A BOARD MEMBER SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO WHATEVER TYPE OF EDUCATION AND LET THEM CHOOSE IT AS DISCRETIONARY , AS LONG AS IT'S WITHIN YOUR REALM OF A BUDGET. ANYTHING ABOVE YOUR REALM OF A BUDGET SHOULD REQUIRE BOARD APPROVAL . EVEN IF WE HAVE TO PUT ON EACH BOARD MEMBER SHALL USE ANY UNDESIGNATED PORTION OF THEIR ANNUAL BUDGET FOR MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES , WHICH RELATE TO THEIR ROLES AND DUTIES AS BOARD MEMBERS, AS WELL AS APPROVED MEMBERSHIPS , ANYTHING ABOVE THAT DISCRETIONARY BUDGET NEEDS BOARD APPROVAL . SO, I MEAN, WE CAN EVEN ADD THAT IN THERE BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE THAT 4500 OR WHATEVER IT IS , THAT, AND IT SEPARATES FOOD AND MEETINGS AND ALL THAT STUFF. WE HAVE THAT SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO USE FOR MASTERS AND GOVERNANCE CLASSES, NEW BOARD PRESIDENT CLASSES, AND ALL THAT STUFF. I THINK IF WE LEAVE THAT OPEN --

>> HERE'S A POINT. BYLAW 9240, BOARD TRAINING. THINK ABOUT THAT. AND WE HAVE MEMBERSHIPS. WHAT DOES A MEMBERSHIP DO FOR TRAINING? BEING A MEMBER DOESN'T TRAIN YOU. YOU JUST LEFT MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES . THAT'S BUILDING YOUR CAPACITY AS A BOARD MEMBER . I'M JUST ASKING THE QUESTION . DOES IT REQUIRE MEMBERSHIPS TO TALK ABOUT BOARD TRAINING ?

>> NO. I DIDN'T PUT THAT PART IN THERE, BUT IT WAS BROUGHT UP BY BOARD MEMBER PEREZ ABOUT ACTUAL MEMBERSHIPS .

>> IF MEMBERSHIPS ARE AN ISSUE, WHY DON'T WE JUST REMOVE IT? IF IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH BOARD TRAINING.

>> HOW DO WE COMPENSATE THE MEMBERSHIPS WE DO APPROVE,

THEN? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

I'M JUST ASKING -- >> I THINK MEMBERSHIPS HAD TO BE THERE SOMEWHERE, SO WE HAD TO PUT THEM SOMEWHERE , RIGHT,

MARK? >> QUESTION .

>> LET'S HAVE MARK QUESTION, THEN I'LL COME BACK TO YOU,

MS. SANDOVAL. >> WHAT MEMBERSHIPS CAN A BOARD MEMBER USE WITH DISCRETION TO SIGN UP FOR IT. I RECALL THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL QUESTION WAS BROUGHT OUT. THAT'S WHAT I FOCUSED ON WHEN WE WROTE THIS SAMPLE LANGUAGE. IT DOES RELATE BACK TO THE ACTION ITEM FROM JULY 2023 , THE BOARD MEMBER

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THE BOARD CAN DEBATE WHAT TO INCLUDE OR WHAT NOT TO INCLUDE, AND I CAN COME BACK WITH WHAT YOU WANT.

>> HOLD ON, JOE, BECAUSE I PROMISED MARY, MS. SANDOVAL,

THEN I WILL COME BACK TO YOU. >> SO, CSBA IS A MEMBERSHIP THAT WAS , WE'RE AUTOMATICALLY PART OF. WE DON'T ASK FOR MEMBERSHIP IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE DISTRICT PAYS FOR, SO THAT WOULDN'T BE SOMETHING WE WOULD INCLUDE, RIGHT? RIGHT.

>> YOUR MIKE IS OFF. >> CORRECT.

>> SO THAT WOULD ALSO MEAN THE MASTERS IN GOVERNANCE CLASSES -- WOULD THAT BE PART OF THE TRAINING, BECAUSE THOSE ARE ACTUAL COURSES THAT YOU TAKE. I MEAN, I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK OF A WAY WHERE -- BECAUSE I KNOW THOSE COURSES ARE LIKE ALMOST 500 BUCKS EACH, AND I WANT TO SAY THERE IS LIKE SIX

OF THEM. >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

>> THIS YEAR, THEY ARE GOING TO BE LOCAL, WHICH IS NICE . THAT WAS ONE OF THE LAST THINGS IN SAN FRANCISCO, AND I TALKED TO THEM AND ASKED THEM BECAUSE I DON'T THERE ARE DISTRICTS THAT DON'T SENT THEIR PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPENSIVE, BUT IF THEY ARE LOCAL, THAT MEANS YOU WON'T HAVE TO STAY AT A HOTEL. YOU CAN GO FROM HOME, DRIVE EVERY DAY, THAT KIND OF STUFF. THAT WAS JUST -- OKAY. JOE CAN GO.

>> MR. ARMENDAREZ. >> I MEAN, IF WE TAKE OFF DISCRETIONARY MEMBERSHIPS, AS LONG IF MEMBERSHIPS ARE COVERED SOMEWHERE, I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO REMOVE BURBAGE AND FIND OUT LATER WE DON'T PAY FOR ANY MEMBERSHIP BECAUSE CSBA, I KNOW , IT'S ALL DO IT , BUT WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO DO IT. WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO BE A MEMBER OF CSBA. IF I DON'T WANT TO BE A MEMBER OF CSBA, I CAN TELL THE DISTRICT I DON'T WANT TO BE A MEMBER OF CSBA. CSBA IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

IT'S JUST SOMETHING WE DO, LIKE WE TIE OUR IN THE MORNING.

WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT, BUT WE DO. I'M FINE WITH THAT, IF WE WANT TO TAKE OFF MEMBERSHIPS AND CALL IT GOOD FOR NOW, BUT I'D LIKE TO ADD FOR THE NEXT READING THAT ANYTHING OVER, OVER YOUR THRESHOLD, YOUR ALLOCATED FUNDS TO BE BOARD APPROVED , ANY TRIP OVERDOSE ALLOCATED FUNDS . THAT MEANS IF A BOARD MEMBER DECIDES TO GO TO LEGISLATIVE WE, THAT $7000, THEN THEY WANT TO GO TO ANOTHER THING THAT IS $4000, THAT BOARD MEMBER ALONE JUST SPENT $11,000. WE NEED TO APPROVE

THAT, VERSUS -- >> THANK YOU. THE ALLOCATION OF 5000 IS A SOFT CAP, SO ARE YOU MAKING A RECOMMENDATION FOR A

HARD CAP? >> I THOUGHT THAT WAS -- I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WAS THE CAP.

>> THE TOTAL AMOUNT , SO WE SPREAD IT OUT EVENLY, BUT WE

DON'T CAP IT BECAUSE . >> SOME OF US DON'T USE ANY OF

THE FUNDS, AND SOME DO. >> THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING IF WE DO IT TO WHERE ANYTHING IS ABOVE YOUR SOFT CAP, I GUESS, THEN WE GET BOARD APPROVAL. I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT. AND THAT'S THE ONLY THING I WANT TO DO FOR THE SECOND READING IT WILL GOT WORRIED . WE'LL WORRY ABOUT THE REST IN THE THIRD

MEETING. >> SO, WHEN THIS ITEM FIRST CAME UP, IT BROUGHT BACK SOME MEMORIES THAT REALLY SADDENED ME . SO BACK IN 1920 AND DOES NOT 1920, LIKE MY DAD WAS BORN.

2019, 2020. I HAD CAME TO THE BOARD , AND I HAD ASKED THEM

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AFTER THAT, I WENT TO TWO OTHER CONFERENCES . ONE WAS ABOUT CTE PATHWAYS . I LEARNED ABOUT ALL KINDS OF THINGS. I LEARNED ABOUT CODING, WHICH WE WEREN'T DOING AT THE TIME . AVIATION.

WE WEREN'T DOING AT THE TIME. THERE WAS LIKE THE OTHER ONES, AND TO ME, WE WERE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL. WE WERE BEHIND WHERE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALL ALONG , BUT NOW, I COULD SAY THAT WE'RE ON IT . WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. I FELT THAT I STRONGLY FEEL , LIKE BOARD MEMBER PEREZ SAID. IF IT'S A MEMBERSHIP AND YOU WANT TO PAY FOR YOURSELF TO GO, BY ALL MEANS, DO IT AND YOU HAVE A STIPEND. PAY FOR IT.

I'M GOING TO STAND BY THAT. I DID LEARN MY LESSON . I DO SAVE MY MONEY IF THERE'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT I WANT TO JOIN . I HAVE MY LITTLE 100 BUCKS HERE AND THERE, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. I THINK WHEN I TALKED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT IT, HOW ARE WE -- I DON'T WANT TO USE THE WORD CONTROL, BUT I BELIEVE WE HAVE TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE , BELONG TO THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT. WE GO FROM THERE. I DO A LOT OF THINGS HERE IN THE COUNTY.

WHEREVER I CAN GET INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOOLS AND HELP MYSELF LEARN, THAT'S WHAT I DO. I DO -- I NOTICED THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER TRIP COMING UP, AND IT WAS OFFERED TO ALL THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS. NOBODY ELSE SIGNED UP, BUT I DID. IS THAT GOING TO BE HELD AGAINST ME? I DON'T KNOW, BUT I KNOW IT'S A HISTORICAL LEARNING TOOL THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO BE PART OF WITH SOME OF THE CABINET MEMBERS AND TEACHERS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF, SO IT WILL BE A GOOD LEARNING AND THAT HOPEFULLY, I

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>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS OR THOUGHTS? SO, DO YOU HAVE YOUR SUGGESTION ON THE REWRITE?

>> I THINK I HAVE IT . >> WITH THOSE EDITS, IS THERE A MOTION TO SECOND TO ACCEPT THE FIRST READING OF BYLAW 9240?

>> MOTION. >> MR. ARMENDAREZ. IS THERE A SECOND? MR. PEREZ, I KNOW THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, SO PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES, 5-0. THANK YOU.

>>> ITEM 515, BOARD MEMBER REQUEST, MEETING CONDUCT, FIRST READING, AND WAS THIS MR. ARMENDAREZ AS WELL?

>> PART OF THIS WAS ME AND THE OTHER PART WAS ADAM.

>> WE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS?

>> WE HAVE THREE OF THEM FOR 5.15,

>> THE ONLY THING I HAVE FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM IS THAT THIS BOARD WAS ELECTED TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC , AND THESE MEETINGS TAKE PLACE ONLY ONCE A MONTH , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THIS MONTH, OF COURSE. YOU ARE ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY IT MAY BE IF THIS BOARD STARTS THEIR MEETINGS ON TIME , MAYBE THEN YOU GUYS WILL NOT STAY LONG OR HAVE TO READ SO LATE BECAUSE NOWHERE IN ANY WORKPLACES COMING IN LATE OR STARTING A MEETING ALLOWED. IF EVERY DAY I WOULD GO INTO WORK LATE, I WOULD BE FIRED. THIS BOARD THINKS IT'S OKAY TO, EVERY MONTH, START IT'S MEETINGS WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT , AND NOW WANT TO REDUCE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES, PUNISHING THE PUBLIC FOR THEIR OWN TARDINESS.

WHAT EXAMPLE DOES THAT GIVE TO OUR STUDENTS? I FORMALLY REQUEST YOU EXTEND PUBLIC COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES. THANK

YOU. >> HELLO AGAIN. SO, THERE WAS A COUPLE THINGS CHANGED IN THIS POLICY. ONE OF THEM WAS ABOUT ABSTAINING FROM VOTES. I DON'T THINK PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT THEY ABSTAIN AND WHY WOULD IT AUTOMATICALLY COUNT AS A YES. THAT MAKES NO SENSE. THE OTHER PORTION OF THIS BYLAW THAT WAS CHANGED WAS CHANGING SPEAKERS' TIME FROM FIVE TO THREE MINUTES . SOMETHING THAT'S EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU COME TO THESE BOARD MEETINGS OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS IS THAT SO MANY TIMES, THE BOARD TALKS ABOUT THINGS THAT THEY SAY THEY WANT TO DO, LIKE A TRANSPARENT AND TO TAKE -- WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? IT'S GETTING LATE, SO MY BRAIN IS NOT WORKING EITHER. HEARING FROM YOUR PUBLIC AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF , BUT THEN WE DO THINGS LIKE THIS AND PUT IT AT THE END OF THE MEETING. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU JUST LIKE TO SEE OUR LOVELY FACES LOOKING BACK AT YOU AT THE END OR WHAT, SO THIS IS STUCK AT THE END OF THE MEETING. YOU'RE TRYING TO CHANGE THE SPEAKERS' TIME FROM FIVE MINUTES TO THREE , OR A GROUP TIME FROM 25 MINUTES TO 20. YOU ALREADY DECREASED YOUR NUMBER OF MEETINGS BY HALF , AND THAT'S YOUR CHOICE , BUT NOW, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM YOUR PUBLIC YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM THEM THREE MINUTES IN ONE MONTH . THREE MINUTES A MONTH . I FIND IT REALLY FUNNY AND A LITTLE BIT IRONIC THAT JOE IS HAVING A HARD TIME WAITING FOR A BOARD APPROVAL ON THESE -- THESE MEETINGS, ONE WORKER WAITING ON BOARD APPROVAL FOR OUR STAFF TO BE APPROVED. YOU CAN FEEL A LITTLE BIT OF STRUGGLE WE FEEL SITE LEVEL WHEN DECISIONS LIKE THAT ARE MADE , SO I JUST THINK IT IS UNFAIR. I THINK IT'S A BIT RIDICULOUS. THREE MINUTES A MONTH IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE , AND THAT'S ALL I WOULD LIKE TO SAY.

>> IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO JUST

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>> ALL RIGHT, SO WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT, MR. ARMENDAREZ OR MR. PEREZ, WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST ? OKAY, MR. ARMENDAREZ? PROJECT ALL RIGHT, SO TWO YEARS AGO, WE CHANGED FROM ABSTAINING BEING YES TO CHANGING IT TO BEING NO.

>> THE REASON THIS IS, TO ME, THIS IS AN INJUSTICE TO THE PEOPLE THAT WE REPRESENT IS BECAUSE WHEN YOU ABSTAIN, YOU'RE GETTING OUT OF HAVING TO VOTE. IF YOU ARE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT SOMETHING TO SPEAK YOUR MIND TO SAY WHY YOU DON'T DO IT, BUT TO UTILIZE AN ABSENT NATION JUST TO GET OUT OF IT SHOULDN'T BE -- WE ARE CALLED TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE THESE DECISIONS REGARDLESS AND AS YOU SAW I DISAPPOINTED MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBER TODAY, MARS HE SAID JOE, I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE EVERYTHING KOSHER TODAY, AND YOU CHANGED IT. WE WERE 5-0 THE WHOLE TIME, BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AND SHOW THAT TRANSPARENCY, RIGHT? BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GIVEN -- I HATE TO SAY THE WORD PAID WORK AT GETTING A STIPEND. YOU DON'T MAKE AND TEST IF YOU KNEW WHAT WE MADE, YOU WOULD PROBABLY BE LAUGHING, BUT THE REALITY OF IT IS, TO ME, I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE BOARDS HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND MAKE SURE THAT, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE A YES, ABSTAIN AND YES IT MAKES YOU HAVE TO DECIDE.

AND THAT'S WHY OTHER ENTITIES, OTHER BOARDS UTILIZE THE YES OR UTILIZE THE IT DOESN'T MATTER, PRETTY MUCH, IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, DOESN'T MATTER, BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER STILL MEANS YOU'RE GETTING OUT OF HAVING TO DO YOUR DUTY AS A BOARD MEMBER OR AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, AND BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE PEOPLE THAT YOU REPRESENT , SO THE REASON I'M TRYING TO CHANGE THIS BACK IS BECAUSE IT STUCK BY ME TWO YEARS AGO. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT WAS, AND I'LL JUST BE HONEST. THERE WAS ONE BOARD MEETING WHERE WHEN I SAW ONE OF MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS ABSTAIN, I SAID YES. THAT WE HAD TO GO BACK. I COUNT AS A YES? YOU CHANGED IT TWO YEARS AGO. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE A NEW BOARD MEMBER AND DON'T KNOW THE ROPES YET. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THIS BACK TO WHERE WE CREATE OWNERSHIP AND REALLY, JUST MAKE SURE THAT AS ELECTED OFFICIALS -- BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND IF YOU HAVE A STATED FINANCIAL -- YOU SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S MY BROTHER IN LAW, AND HE HAS LAWN SERVICE AND WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING A CONTRACT, I CANNOT GET OR HEY, I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN BECAUSE I HAVE A PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL, AND I DO NOT WANT TO FEEL AND I DON'T FEEL IT'S ETHICALLY RIGHT FOR ME TO VOTE.

BUT JUST BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO FACE THE CRITICISM OR JUST BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE PART OF MAKING SOMEBODY MAD OR PARTICULAR GROUP MAD AND WE CAN'T ABSTAIN, THAT SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED. THAT'S WHY I'M PUSHING AND ASKING MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO CREATE CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE BOARD AND MAKE SURE IF YOU'RE GOING TO USE ABSTAIN, THAT MEANS YOU'RE GIVING AWAY THE FARM HOUSE. YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE AWAY YOUR VOTE TO MAKE IT A YES FOR SOMEBODY TRYING TO GET SOMETHING DONE OR EXPLAINED WHY YOU CAN'T SUPPORT IT, OR YOU WILL ABSTAIN FOR THE REASON OF PRACTICALITY OF PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP OR FINANCIAL WHATEVER IT IS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IT I JUST BELIEVE THAT IS THE

BEST WAY TO GOVERN. >> BOARD PRESIDENT, I HAVE SOMEWHAT OF A LEGAL BACKGROUND IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

>> PLEASE, MR. THOMPSON, COULD YOU PROVIDE THAT?

>> AS MR. ARMENDAREZ MENTIONED, THE LANGUAGE PROPOSED FOR THIS DISCUSSION IS CHANGING BACK TO THE PREVIOUS STATUS OF THE DISTRICT. FORMALLY , ABSTENTIONS AND JUST FOR STARTERS, THERE'S NO LEGAL MANDATE FOR A BOARD NUMBER TO VOTE. A BOARD MEMBER HAS AN OPTION NOT TO VOTE. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT A BOARD NUMBER VOTE. YOUR BOARD BYLAW 9325 STATES FOR MEMBERS HAVE AN OBLIGATION AND DUTY TO VOTE

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THAT WAS CHANGED SO THAT ANY ABSTENTION NOW, REGARDLESS OF REASON, IT'S NOT COUNTED , SO IT'S EFFECTIVELY A NO VOTE.

THE QUESTION IS , THE PROPOSAL IS FOR CONSIDERATION, DO WE GO BACK TO THE OLD LANGUAGE OR KEEP THE NEW LANGUAGE? I WOULD ONLY ADD THAT ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDERS . LIKE THE CURRENT POLICY THE WAY IT IS. THAT MEANS YOU FUNCTION AS A NO VOTE REGARDLESS WHETHER IT IS A CONFLICT OR NOT , AND THE CURRENT LANGUAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT. THIS BOARD WAS FORMALLY ADOPTING ROBERTS RULES, AND THE PROPOSAL LANGUAGE WOULD BE CONTRARY TO ROBERTS RULES, AND THEREFORE INCONSISTENT WITH THE BOARD BYLAW, SO THE BYLAW MIGHT NEED MODIFICATION TO ALLOW FOR THE EXCEPTION TO ROBERTS RULES ON THAT POINT, AND THAT'S AN EASY FIX, IF THE BOARD CHOOSES TO GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS LANGUAGE.

>> ALL RIGHT. MS. SANDOVAL? >> OKAY, SO , MARK, YOU'RE SAYING WITH THIS WRITING THAT IS IN RED, SO WE'RE GOING AGAINST ROBERT'S RULES OR WITH ROBERT'S RULES?

>> THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH ROBERT'S RULES.

ROBERT'S RULES SIMPLY SAY AND IT ABSTENTION IS NOT COUNTED FOR PASSAGE OF A MOTION , THEREFORE IT FUNCTIONS LIKE A NO VOTE. THIS LANGUAGE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THAT.

>> WHY WOULD WE GO AND ADOPT SOMETHING -- ADOPT PART OF ROBERT'S RULES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. WHY WOULD WE ADOPT PART OF IT AND NOT ALL OF IT ? SO WE'RE WISHY-WASHY ? THAT'S WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME . YOU ONLY ADOPT WHAT YOU WANT , AND YOU WANT TO ADOPT WHAT YOU DON'T LIKE , THAT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME. YOU ADOPT ALL OF ROBERT'S RULES ARE DON'T ADOPT IT. SO YOU'RE KIND OF A RULE FOLLOWER WHEN IT BENEFITS YOU, AND YOU DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES WHEN IT'S NOT

IN YOUR FAVOR . >> SO, MARK , SORRY.

>> ME DOING MY OWN RESEARCH, HAVING ADOPTED ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT TO BE IS THAT ABSTENTIONS ARE COUNTED AND NOT NOTED BUT NOT AS A YES OR NO VOTE. THAT

IS ONE BULLET. IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. ABSTENTION DOES NOT AFFECT THE VOTING RESULTS, BASED ON NOT BEING A

YES OR NO VOTE. >> IT FUNCTIONS EQUIVALENTLY, SINCE THE VOTES ARE AFFIRMATIVE, THE ABSTENTION

FUNCTIONS AS A NO VOTE . >> BUT IT'S NOT COUNTED, SO IT DOESN'T REALLY AFFECT AN OUTCOME, IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

>> IT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF A NO VOTE. OTHER THAN A YES VOTE IS EQUIVALENT OF A NO VOTE WHEN WE'RE DOING AFFIRMATIVE MOTIONS. I DON'T NEED TO GIVE YOU THE RUNAROUND.

>> I'M TRYING TO GET CLARITY FOR MY RESEARCH, UNDERSTANDING ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER. MY NEXT BULLET HERE IS A MEMBER HAS A RIGHT TO ABSTAIN AND SHOULD NOT BE COMPELLED TO VOTE , ACCORDING TO ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER .

>> THAT'S CORRECT. YOU DON'T HAVE A LEGAL REQUIREMENT THAT A

MEMBER VOTE. >> AND HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO ABSTAIN IF HE OR SHE HAS A DIRECT RELATION THAT IS DIRECT CONFLICT OF INTEREST, FINANCIAL, WHATEVER IT MAY BE.

THEY HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO ABSTAIN.

>> THAT'S CONSISTENT . >> AGAIN, TO CLARIFY MARY'S QUESTION OR MS. SANDOVAL'S, I'M SORRY . THE CURRENT POLICY , THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW , NOT THE UPDATE, IS CONSISTENT WITH

ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER. >> THAT'S CORRECT .

>> GOING THE OTHER DIRECTION, AS MR. ARMENDAREZ IS ASKING, IS GOING AGAINST ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDERS AND AMENDING A BYLAW THAT'S NOT PART OF ROBERT'S RULES OF LAW .

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>> THAT'S CORRECT. THE CHANGE WOULD NOT BE CONSISTENT WITH

ROBERT'S RULES. >> THAT'S ALL I NEEDED .

>> BOARD PRESIDENT? >> YES.

>> MARK, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME OR HAVE SOME INSIGHT BECAUSE I WASN'T ON THE BOARD FOUR YEARS AGO, BUT TWO YEARS AGO, IT WAS CHANGED FROM WHAT IT IS WRITTEN AS RIGHT NOW, SO THE PASSPORT WAS WISHY-WASHY, THE WAY BOARD MEMBERS SANDOVAL EXPLAINED THAT BECAUSE I WILL TELL YOU THIS RIGHT NOW. OUR BOARD POLICY IS NOT CONSISTENT ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE BOARD WITH ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER . THIS BOARD HAS PICKED AND CHOOSE THINGS THAT THEY LIKE AND DON'T LIKE. I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE FOR YEARS, AND I PROBABLY WON'T BE BACK, BUT THE POINT I'M TRYING TO MAKE IS YES, WE WANT TO HOLD EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE . THAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE CONSISTENT WITH ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDERS BECAUSE IF THAT WAS THE CASE, WHY WERE -- WHY WAS THIS VERBIAGE LIKE THAT TWO YEARS AGO IF WE WERE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER?

>> IF THAT'S A QUESTION FOR ME, I'M SORRY, MR. ARMENDAREZ.

I DON'T KNOW THE REASON WHY THE PREVIOUS LANGUAGE WAS IN PLACE. I DON'T HAVE ALL THE HISTORY.

>> IF THIS MAKES IT TO SECOND READING, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT WHEN IT WAS CHANGED FROM THE YES, NOT WHEN IT WAS CHANGED BACK TO A NO, BUT WHEN DID EVER MET ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER STATES ? YEAH. IF IT WAS ORIGINALLY ADOPTED IN 1988, DID ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER IN 1988 STATE THAT ABSTENTION COUNTED AS A YES? THAT'S THE KIND OF INFORMATION I BELIEVE MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS HAVE TO HAVE BECAUSE WHY DID WE HAVE A POLICY FOR SO LONG, YET IN 2000 AND -- WHENEVER, 2002, 2001 , FEBRUARY OF 2023, JUST CHANGE IT . WHAT DROVE THAT CHANGE.

HONESTLY, THAT CHANGE, I MISSED IT. I WAS SO FOCUSED ON ONE OTHER BYLAW THAT WAS ABOUT ME GOING TO SCHOOL CAMPUSES BECAUSE I KNOW ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER DOESN'T SAY A BOARD MEMBER HAVE TO ASK FOR PERMISSION TO GO TO A SCHOOL CAMPUS, YET IT IS IN OUR BOARD POLICY. ALL I'M ASKING IS WE REALLY BE RECYCLED TO THE PEOPLE WE REPRESENT AND DON'T USE ABSTENTIONS AS SCAPEGOATS TO GET OUT OF HAVING TO VOTE, AND I'M NOT SAYING ANYBODY ON THIS DAIS HAS. WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CREATE -- LIKE WE SAID, TRANSPARENCY, THAT THIS IS WHAT THIS DOES BECAUSE WE'RE NOT THE ONLY DISTRICT THAT COUNTS IT AS A YES YET WE'RE NOT THE ONLY POLITICAL ENTITY IN THIS AREA THAT COUNTS IT AS A YES.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER ENTITIES THAT UTILIZE ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER , YET THEY STILL CHANGED THAT PIECE BECAUSE IT CREATES ACCOUNTABILITY ON THE BOARD OR THE COUNSELOR WHATEVER

IS ? >> THE INTERESTING THING IS YOU ASKED WHEN IT WAS CHANGED. IT WAS ORIGINALLY ADOPTED 8-B-1988. IT WAS LAST REVISED, I WOULD THINK MAYBE IT WAS A CHANGE THEN . 2-1-2023. THEN, IT LOOKED LIKE THEY CHANGED SOMETHING ELSE . NO, IT'S THE SAME. I'M GETTING SLEEPY. I'M TIRED. IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING CHANGED ON FEBRUARY 1ST, 2023.

>> SO MIGHT FELLOW BOARD MEMBER UNDERSTANDS, I'M ASKING WHAT WAS THE VERBIAGE IN '88 WHEN WE ADOPTED IT? WHY WAS IT CHANGED? WAS THAT ROBERT'S RULES ? I KNOW. BUT IT'S NEVER BEEN CHANGED, AND THEN IF ANYTHING , WHAT'S ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER UPDATED IN MAY OF LAST YEAR, AND THAT'S WHY WE CHANGED IT? I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND CHANGING IT IS IF WE'VE HAD IT .

>> BOARD PRESIDENT? I'D BE HAPPY TO GET WITH STAFF AND DO SOME RESEARCH ON THIS POLICY, THIS BYLAW. I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THE ONE WHEN ROBERT'S RULES WAS A DIRECTED . I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR THAT IS. I COULD DO SOME RESEARCH AND BRING THAT BACK TO THE BOARD IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER READING.

>> WE DON'T HAVE TO ADOPT THIS FIRST READING TONIGHT EITHER.

I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THIS. I WOULD RATHER THAT THIS POLICY BE ALIGNED WITH ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER . THAT'S MY OPINION .

BASED ON MY QUESTIONS THAT I ASKED MR. THOMPSON EARLIER, ABSTENTIONS COUNTED AND NOTED YES , COUNTED AS A YES OR NO

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AS YES OR NO VOTE. >> THE KEY IS IT DOESN'T COUNT AS A YES VOTE , SO IT WOULD NOT CONTRIBUTE TO PAST MOTION.

>> IS NOT A YES OR A NO VOTE. >> IT'S NOT COUNTED AS A VOTE.

>> IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, IT'S THAT A MEMBER HAS A RIGHT TO ABSTAIN AND SHOULD NOT BE COMPELLED TO VOTE. I UNDERSTAND THEY, WE , REPRESENT THE PUBLIC , BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I KNOW WE SHOULD NOT BE COMPELLED TO HAVE TO VOTE. AGAIN, THAT IS ALIGNED WITH ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER , AND LASTLY, A MEMBER HAS THE OBLIGATION TO ABSTAIN IF THERE IS SOME SORT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. DO THEY HAVE TO STATE THAT? I DO BELIEVE THEY NEED TO. I THINK WERE TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES, I THINK IT MIGHT BE BEST TO, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S A LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO STATE WHAT THE MATTER IS, WHY HE ABSTAINED. IS THAT CORRECT, MR. THOMPSON?

>> YES, SIR, THAT IS CORRECT. >> IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, I BELIEVE THE POLICY SHOULD BE ALIGNED WITH ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER. THAT IS JUST MY OPINION .

>> MR. PRESIDENT? >> DR. QUESADA?

>> WHERE I STAND IS I HEAR WHAT WE'RE SAYING. I WANT TO ALIGN WITH ROBERT'S RULES. TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO ALIGN THIS, WE NEED TO GO THROUGH ALL OUR POLICIES . PERSONALLY, I DO, AND I DON'T SEE THIS HAPPENING VERY MUCH. I DO BELIEVE WE SHOULD VOTE OR WE SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE. THAT'S WHERE I STAND . I SEE WHERE I STAND IN READING TOO, BUT I AM CURIOUS ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WAS REQUESTED.

>> THANK YOU. I'LL JUST SAY THIS. WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER, YOU DO BETTER. WE NOTE THAT ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER EXISTS IN A CERTAIN WAY, AND NOW THAT WE KNOW, I FEEL LIKE THAT SHOULD BE ALIGNED. IF THERE ARE OTHER POLICIES THAT ARE NOT ALIGNED, THEN AS A BOARD, WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO LOOK AT THOSE . IF WE FIND SOMETHING, UPDATE US TO MAKE SURE THEY ALIGN WITH ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, IF WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT . I'M JUST SAYING, WHY BE INCONSISTENT . THAT'S MY LAST

COMMENT. >> ONE LAST STATEMENT .

>> MR. ARMENDAREZ? >> I BELIEVE WE UTILIZE ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER AS A GUIDELINE . NONE OF OUR POLICIES ARE WRITTEN VERBATIM TO ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER UNLESS IT'S SOMETHING THAT SPECIFICALLY DEALS WITH OUR BYLAWS BECAUSE OUR BYLAWS ARE BYLAWS THAT WERE DESIGNED FOR BOARD MEMBERS, NOT JUST BECAUSE ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER IS PRETTY MUCH GENERIC . THERE IS NOT 100% CONSISTENCY. THAT'S WHY THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT CAVEATS TO IT. THAT'S WHY I MADE THAT SUGGESTION. LIKE I SAID, IT'S UP TO THIS BOARD TO DECIDE. I KNOW I PROBABLY WON'T BE HERE TO SEE THESE ISSUES, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CREATING CONSISTENCY AND TRANSPARENCY THROUGH OUR BOARD AND WE'RE NOT HIDING BEHIND AN

ABSTENTION. >> SO I CAN BE CLEAR AND STAFF CAN BE CLEAR AND MR. THOMPSON, AS HE SUPPORTS THIS BOARD, DO YOU NEED HIM TO BRING BACK LANGUAGE THAT'S CONSISTENT, OR ARE YOU WANTING -- I KNOW THIS IS YOUR ITEM. WHAT ARE YOU

LOOKING FOR? >> I'D LIKE IT IF YOU'D HONOR ME WITH A SECOND READING. I LIKE THE HISTORY SO YOU GUYS CAN UNDERSTAND WHY WE EVEN CHANGED IT IN THE FIRST PLACE .

>> HISTORICAL CONTEXT. >> WHAT IT WAS .

>> BEFORE WE ADD LANGUAGE. >> NO ACTION ON THIS PORTION .

>> NO ACTION OTHER THAN TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SECOND

READING. >> THERE WOULDN'T BE A SECOND READING. THERE WOULD BE A TABLING , AS I UNDERSTAND IT,

WE WOULD TABLE THIS PORTION? >> EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER.

THAT WAY, THE PROCESS IS MOVING FORWARD OR NOT. WE CAN MOVE IT FORWARD FOR THE SECOND READING. THEN WE ADD THAT VERBIAGE SO THAT FINAL READING, IT'S DONE. OR YOU GUYS CAN TABLE IT. I'D LIKE TO PUSH FORWARD A SECOND. THAT IS ALREADY COVERED BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S ANOTHER SECTION HERE TO GROW.

>> WHAT'S THAT? >> I WOULD SUPPORT THAT. I'VE DONE THAT BEFORE. WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IT --

>> IT IS JUST A SECOND READING. WE COULD MOVE FORWARD.

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>> I GET IT. >> WHAT IF WE CHANGE SOMETHING, THE PUBLIC IS NOT HAPPY, AND YOU HAVEN'T GIVEN THEM ENOUGH TIME TO COME IN AND MAKE THEIR POINT ?

>> THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A SECOND AND A THIRD READING IT

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY TWO READINGS. DON'T GET ME IN

TROUBLE NOW. >> SECOND AND THIRD. THAT IS A PROCESS. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE WE HAVE MOTION TO JUST ADOPT AND BE DONE, BUT I THINK GENERAL PRACTICE FOR US HAS

BEEN THREE, THREE READINGS. >> NO. I GOT IN TROUBLE BEFORE

. I GOT CALLED OUT ON IT . >> I HEAR YOU. STAFF HAVE

CLARITY ON THAT? >> YES, WE DO FOR THE MOST PART. CAN WE PUT THE HISTORICAL FINDINGS, IF YOU WILL , IN THE

BOARD REPORT? >> MR. PEREZ HAS THE SECOND

PORTION OF THIS. >> FIVE TO THREE MINUTES JUST TO BE CONSISTENT WITH DISTRICTS . WORK AT THE ONLY DISTRICT THAT USES FIVE MINUTES. LET'S BE CONSISTENT WITH THREE.

>> I HAVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THAT TOO.

>> THANK YOU. >> I CAN BE REAL BRIEF ON THIS.

THERE'S NOTHING IN THE LAW THAT REQUIRES FIVE OR THREE.

THE LAW REQUIRES THE BOARD ADOPT REGULATIONS, AND SOME DISTRICT HAVE FIVE MINUTES. I WOULD SAY MORE DISTRICT HAVE THREE MINUTES, SOME HAVE OTHER TIME LIMITS. IT IS UP TO THIS BOARD TO DECIDE, TO DO THE BALANCING OF ITS RATE TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT VERSUS THE BOARD'S OBLIGATION TO RUN ITS MEETING IN A WAY THAT PRIORITIZES GETTING THE DISTRICT'S WORK DONE . FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE, EITHER 543 IS WHEN THEY ARE BOTH TYPICAL AND, IN MY OPINION, THEY ARE BOTH PRESUMPTIVELY REASONABLE . IT'S UP TO THE BOARD WHAT SUITS ITS NEEDS THE BEST . I THINK IT WAS MENTIONED IT HAD BEEN THREE. IT WAS INCREASED TO FIVE SEVERAL YEARS AGO , SO THE QUESTION IS DOES THE BOARD WANT TO CHANGE THE NUMBER ?

>> I REMEMBER BEING ON THE BOARD WHEN WE WERE AT THREE AND CHANGED IT TO FIVE. I SAID WE BECAUSE I WAS ON THE BOARD. I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE WAS HERE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MORE CHANGED OVER . MS. SANDOVAL, WERE YOU WITH US? I DON'T REMEMBER. I DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT WAS CHANGED. WHAT YEAR. I JUST REMEMBER BEING ON THE BOARD. I JUST REMEMBER BEING FAIRLY NEW AT THE TIME. OKAY, SO WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO, MR.

PEREZ? >> LET'S DO THREE . ALLOWS US TO SPEAK FURTHER. RATHER THAN KEEP IT THREE , STILL WITH THE POWER THE PRESIDENT TO EXTENT IT .

>> SO FOR STAFF, WE UNDERSTAND WHERE WERE GOING GOING WITH

THAT TOO? >> PRESIDENT? I'LL PROBABLY BE OUTNUMBERED, BUT I DON'T CARE. I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE EVEN PRIOR TO HEARING TONIGHT PUBLIC COMMENTS, I JUST FEEL LIKE THE STATEMENT THAT IT PUTS OUT TO THE PUBLIC, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS THE BOARD'S BUSINESS . WE WANT TO RESPECT STAFF. IT IS SO LATE ALREADY, BUT WE HAVE MEETINGS ONCE A MONTH, AND THE PUBLIC TAKES TIME OUT OF THEIR PERSONAL FAMILY TIME TO BE HERE , AND THEY DROVE HERE TO SIT , AND MANY OF THEM ARE STILL SITTING WITH US, SO I THINK PERCEPTION, I ALWAYS SAY IS REALITY, AND THIS REALLY SHOWS WE'RE -- WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOU. THAT'S HOW I SEE THIS, AND I CAN'T SUPPORT THAT . WE RAN TO BE ON THIS BOARD. WE KNEW WHAT IT ENTAILED. WE KNEW SACRIFICES IT TOOK, AND I WILL SIT HERE ALL NIGHT AND LISTEN , SO I CANNOT SUPPORT CHANGING IT FROM FIVE TO THREE JUST BECAUSE OTHER DISTRICTS DO THAT. I DON'T CARE ABOUT OTHER DISTRICTS. THIS IS FONTANA, AND THAT IS THE DISTRICT I CARE

ABOUT. >> SO ARE WE TAKING ACTION ON WHAT IS THERE NOW OR HOW DO WE WANT TO PURSUE THIS WHOLE ENTIRE DISCUSSION WE HAD TONIGHT?

>> I THINK WE JUST CARRY IT OUT. I KNOW I'LL BE OUTNUMBERED AT THE END FOR THE THIRD READING, BUT HOPEFULLY MORE PUBLIC COMES OUT AND SPEAKS ON THIS IN THE NEXT

READING. >> AND DR. QUESADA, I HEAR YOU.

I THINK WHEN IT WAS CHANGED FROM THREE TO FIVE, MR. PEREZ AND DR. QUESADA, THAT WAS SOME OF THE KEY POINTS TO THAT . THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO BE HEARD , SO WE WANT TO EXTEND IT TO FIVE. I DO BELIEVE THAT SOME PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FIVE BECAUSE THEY COULD SAY WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO IN THREE, BUT THEY WANT TO DO FIVE, AND THAT'S FINE. THAT'S THEIR DUE RIGHT . I GET WHERE MR. PEREZ IS COMING FROM, THAT SOME PEOPLE COULD BE CONCISE IN THREE MINUTES AND BE DONE , AND

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IT'S THAT BALANCE. I DON'T GET IT. I'M GOOD EITHER WAY.

THREE OR FIVE . I FEEL IF YOU HAVE THREE PEOPLE, BE CONCISE.

IF THERE ARE FIVE, THEY ARE GOING TO WRITE A DISSERTATION.

>> BOARD PRESIDENT? >> YES GET

>> TO PUT MY TWO CENTS IN THERE, I DON'T KNOW A TIME WHERE I CAN RECALL THAT, LIKE, WE EVEN PASSED THE FIVE MINUTES WE TOLD SOMEBODY LIKE, YOU'RE DONE. WE USUALLY GIVE THEM A FEW MINUTES TO FINISH UP. AND I'LL JUST BE HONEST. I HEAR FROM BOTH SIDES OF IT, AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS I HEAR FROM SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS IS IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT TWO HOURS TO MAKE A COMMENT, I WOULD GO. I LITERALLY HEAR THAT, AND I'M LIKE THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WAIT . IF YOU GUYS DID IT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE AND WENT THREE MINUTES, MORE PEOPLE COULD SPEAK IN LESS TIME. I GET IT. I GET WHY -- AND I THINK I'VE HAD EVEN CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. PEREZ AT THE TIME. DO WE REALLY THINK THREE MINUTES WOULD HELP, BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO HEAR MORE COMMUNITY OUTPUT. THE MORE INPUT WE GET, THE BETTER, AND I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACTUALLY COME UP TO ME AND TELL ME THE REASON THEY DON'T COME TO MEETINGS AND SPEAK IS BECAUSE IT JUST TAKES TOO LONG IN LINE, AND I THINK IF WE DID DO THREE MINUTES , THAT'S WHY I SAY I'M LIKE YOU, MARS. I'M EITHER WAY BECAUSE, TO ME, THE THREE MINUTES MIGHT ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO COME AND SHARE THEIR OPINION. IF THE BOARD DOESN'T AGREE WITH THAT, I UNDERSTAND THAT TO GROW.

>> AND I'LL SAY THIS. AND I KNOW SOME FOLKS ARE LEAVING, BUT THERE'S A CLARIFICATION ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU HAVE A CHOICE TO SPEAK ON THE AGENDA ITEM AT THAT TIME , OR DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU CAN ALSO SPEAK THEN. THAT'S WHY I THINK IT STATED AT THE YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THE AGENDA ITEM AT THAT TIME OR DO YOU WANT TO STATE IT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE WILL TAKE THAT TIME EARLY ON BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GO BACK HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES. WE GET THAT , AND THEY DON'T WANT TO STAY ON IP I WANT TO REITERATE TO PUBLIC THAT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, IF THERE'S AN AGENDA ITEM YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON, YOU CAN SPEAK AT PUBLIC COMMENT TIME, WHICH IS NORMALLY 3.7 IN , OR SPEAK DURING THE TIME WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED. ALL RIGHT, SO WHERE ARE WE STANDING HERE?

WHERE ARE WE GOING? >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH GETTING THE INFORMATION AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SECOND READING ONCE THAT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED.

>> THE QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT, SECOND IS MR. PEREZ'S ITEM, THREE TO FIVE. ARE WE GOING TO KEEP FIVE AND POSED FOR THREE OR GO TO THREE AND -- I DON'T KNOW. AND ASKING WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH THIS. MR. THOMPSON, YOU HAVE

SUGGESTIONS? >> I WAS SITTING HERE CONTEMPLATING WHETHER IT MAKES SENSE TO BREAK THESE TWO THINGS APART. I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW TO DO THAT OTHER THAN FOR THE NEXT -- IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A SECOND READING, WE COULD DO A SECOND READING ON PART A AND/OR SECOND READING ON PART B .

YEAH. I THINK THAT MIGHT FACILITATE THE DISCUSSION .

>> I'M GOOD WITH THAT. MR. PEREZ, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT?

>> DO I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION?

>> I THINK THE MOTION MIGHT BE TO BRING BACK, FOR SECOND READING, THE LANGUAGE ON ABSTENTIONS WITH PROVIDING THE HISTORICAL INFORMATION YOU REQUESTED, AND THEN A SECOND MOTION TO BRING BACK THE PORTION ON PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THEN AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE'LL PUT THEM SEPARATELY ON THE

AGENDA GET >> THAT'S FINE. I'M JUST -- I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT MORE CONCISE. PEOPLE TO REPEAT THEMSELVES, AND I'M TRYING TO GET IT TO WHERE WE'RE BEING EFFECTIVE IN ALLOWING MORE PEOPLE TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS, BUT IF PEOPLE WANT FIVE MINUTES, THEN THAT'S FINE.

WE'LL JUST KEEP THE FIVE MINUTES.

>> BOARD PRESIDENT? >> I DON'T BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE

THAT DECISION TONIGHT. >> YOU MADE YOUR POINT . LIKE I SAID, I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT MORE CONCISE AND MORE CONSISTENT, BUT IF FIVE MINUTES IS FIVE MINUTES, WE'VE NEVER CUT ANYBODY OFF . WE'VE ALWAYS LET THEM FINISH THEIR THOUGHT, AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE TWO CONCISE THE MESSAGE WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE EXPRESSED TO US. I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD SIX YEARS NOW, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE BEGIN TO REPEAT HIMSELF AND DRIVE OFF THE POINT THAT THEY ARE MAKING. IN ADDITION, WE ALSO -- THERE'S A BIG CONFUSION THAT PEOPLE CAN GET PUBLIC COMMENT AND COMMENT ON THE ISSUE THAT THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT , AND THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. SO PEOPLE WANT

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PEOPLE WANT TO TELL US A SPECIFIC ITEM? THEN THEY HAVE TO SIT WITH US DURING THE MEETING TO GET TO THAT SPECIFIC ITEM TO GIVE THEIR OPINION, BUT THERE IS A BIG BLUR ON THAT RIGHT NOW. MY POINT IS I'M TRYING TO GET THIS A LITTLE MORE ORGANIZED, MORE CONCISE. THEY EXPRESS THEIR OPINION, WE HEAR IT, WE CAN MAKE OUR DECISIONS , BUT IF WE CAN'T MAKE THAT CLARITY, THEN WE'LL STICK WITH FIVE MINUTES UNTIL WE CAN RE-EVALUATE AT A DIFFERENT TIME.

>> I WAS JUST SHARING THIS IS JUST THE FIRST READING. WE HAVE TWO MORE TO GO, SO I'M ALWAYS OPEN-MINDED IN HEARING WHAT COMES TO THE SURFACE, SO I'M SAYING YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

>> SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A SECOND READING ONCE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE BOARD REPORT , AND WHEN WE BRING THIS BACK TO SEPARATE , THE MOTION WILL INCLUDE SEPARATING THE TWO ITEMS FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON OUR NEXT MEETING. THAT PRETTY CLEAR ?

>> I'M FINE. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. ALL RIGHT . ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION?

>> WE CAN JUST TALK ABOUT THE ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER .

>> OKAY, SO DO YOU WANT TO RESTATE YOUR MOTION BASED ON

MR. PEREZ'S COMMENT? >> GIVE OPPORTUNITY --

>> MR. PEREZ SEEMED ADAMANT WITH HIS.

>> I LIKE TO MAKE A SECOND MOTION. I RETRACT MY MOTION AND MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND READING WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE BOARD ON THE HISTORY OF THE CHANGE AND REMOVING THE THREE MINUTE AND 20 MINUTE STIPULATION BACK TO THE ORIGINAL VERBIAGE OF 5 MINUTES AND 25 MINUTES.

>> THAT'S IT. >> THAT WORKS.

>> I'LL SECOND THAT TOO. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES, 5-0.

[6. Comments]

>>> GUESS WHAT? BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. MR. ARMENDAREZ?

>> AS WE COME TO THE END OF THE YEAR AND WE HAVE SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR WITH THE WAY THE DISTRICT IS MOVING FORWARD , FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO THANK ALL OUR ASSOCIATES AND SUPERINTENDENT FOR ALL THE DILIGENT, HARD WORK WE'VE DONE TO MOVE THIS DISTRICT FORWARD. I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OUR STAKEHOLDERS FOR THE IMPACT THEY HAVE HAD AND FOCUS ON JUST MAKING THIS DISTRICT GREAT AND MOVING FORWARD WITH ALL THE GREAT WORK WE'RE DOING AND SEEING HOW WE'RE GOING TO TRULY IMPACT EDUCATION . SECONDLY, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE JULIETA .

I WISH HER ALL THE BEST IN HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS MOVING FORWARD IN SCHOOL AND JUST IT WAS A JOY TO HAVE HER , AND I WANT TO THANK HER FOR ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS BOARD THIS YEAR. DON'T FORGET OUR MONTH OF CELEBRATING OUR CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFICATED STAFF . I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION AND ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR SCHOOL POLICE FOR A SAFE YEAR AND KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE, AND WANT TO THANK CHIEF FOR COMING BACK , EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE CHILLING IN TENNESSEE AND COMING BACK AND HELPING CONTINUE TO RUN THIS ORGANIZATION AND KEEP US MOVING FORWARD AS WE TRANSITION INTO OTHER ENDEAVORS. LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK MY BOARD MEMBERS. I KNOW WE DON'T ALL SEE EYE TO EYE AT TIMES, BUT I THINK WE'RE DOING GREAT WORK FOR THIS DISTRICT, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THE STICKER FORWARD. WE ALL HAVE OPINIONS, BUT WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, WE FOCUS ON DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND SEE WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS. I LOVE THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE , AND IF I CAN EVER FIND A WAY TO MAKE SURE I CAN TRY TO RUN, I WILL, OTHER THAN THAT, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE LAST BIT OF WORK I GET TO DO WITH YOU GUYS. I KNOW IT'S COMING QUICK, BUT I'M ENJOYING IT . LASTLY, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE STUDENTS THAT ARE GRADUATING THAT MAYBE SOME OF THE EVENTS I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT BECAUSE OF MY REGULAR JOB , BUT I WILL MAKE SURE I MAKE IT TO EVERY SINGLE ONE I CAN, BUT I WANT TO THANK, CONGRATULATE EVERY STUDENT THAT'S GRADUATING , WHETHER IT'S WITH YOUR IB HONORS OR FROM STRUGGLING AND

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>> THANK YOU . DR. QUESADA? >> I WANT TO THANK ALL THE STAFF . FIRST TIME I'M SAYING THIS. THINK EVERYONE AND SETTING AND ALL SOLIDARITY, ALL THE UNION PARTNERS. I CAN'T SAY MUCH, LOOKING FOR TWO POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR THAT. I WANT TO THANK BRITNEY . SHE INVITED THE BOARD TO VISIT THE SOPHOMORE ABBOTT COLLEGE. THAT I ATTENDED LAST WEEK. IT'S ALWAYS NICE SEEING THE STUDENTS PRESENTING TO OTHER STUDENTS , AND I WALKED AROUND, AND THEY ARE SO PROFESSIONAL AND WELL VERSED. YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THAT, BUT I WANT GIVE KUDOS AND AM GRATEFUL FOR BEING INVITED. I WANT TO THANK KAISER HIGH SCHOOL PETER PRESIDENT LEAH , A STUDENT HERE SHE INVITED THE SCHOOL BOARD TO ATTEND A MUSICAL BRIGHT STAR. I TOOK MY MOTHER LAST FRIDAY. BUT IT'S A MUSICAL, A TOUCHING STORY OF LOVE, LOSS, FORGIVENESS, AND IT'S WRITTEN I STEVE MARTIN . THERE IS THE LAST SHOWING TOMORROW AT 7:00 P.M. . HIGHLY RECOMMEND GO OUT AND SUPPORT.

ALSO, I TRULY THINK WENDY JOHNSON FOR HER ENDLESS SUPPORT FOR ALL HER TEACHERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT THE POOR EXTRA HOURS INTO OUR STUDENTS TO ENSURE THEIR HAVING DRESS REHEARSALS AND ALL THAT. CHOREOGRAPHY IS SPOT ON. I RECOMMEND CHECK IT OUT ON YOUR THURSDAY EVENING. SOMETHING, I KNOW WE HAVE ALL OUR REPORTS PLANS. I'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW WE'RE SPENDING PROP 28. I KNOW WE'RE WORKING HARD ON THAT, SO I'M NOT SURE IF WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE UPDATES TO THE PUBLIC ON THAT, BUT MANY HAVE BEEN ASKING, AND I KNOW WE'RE WORKING HARD IT I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN PROVIDE A ONE PAGER. I DON'T WANT TO ADD WORK TO STAFF, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING I KEEP HEARING. AS WELL, BEST WISHES NOT ONLY TO JULIETA, BUT ALL OUR SENIORS , AND SPECIFICALLY WITH THAT, I'M SURE THIS IS IN THE WORKS, BUT I BELIEVE WE NEED TO MODIFY BY THE 9250 SO WE CAN MODIFY BECAUSE I CAN , NEEDS TO BE REVISED. MIKI, I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT ANOTHER TIME . SPECIFICALLY FOR SENIORS GRADUATING, I JUST WANTED TO ENJOY YOUR LAST FEW DAYS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE ON CAMPUS. I KNOW A LOT OF TALKING WITH STUDENTS AND MYSELF INCLUDED, A LOT OF US HAVE BEEN STUDENTS IN FONTANA. SOMETIMES YOU WANT TO STAY CLOSE TO YOUR COMMUNITY.

YOU DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOUR FAMILIES, I HOPE OUR STUDENTS USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO FLY, RIGHT ? IF YOU HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR HOME, THAT'S OKAY. GO EXPLORE, GO TO COLLEGE, TRY, PUSH THROUGH, AND YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FONTANA FAMILY WILL ALWAYS BE HERE, BUT USE THIS TIME TO GO BE YOUNG, EXPLORE WHETHER OR NOT IT WEDDED THAT THE TRADE, A SCHOOL IN ANOTHER CITY, ANOTHER STATE, BUT A LOT OF TIMES I HEAR STUDENTS GO AWAY TO COLLEGE, THEN THEY MAKE IT THROUGH A SEMESTER, AND THEY GET HOMESICK AND COME BACK. REALLY JUST GET CONNECTED TO THE SCHOOL, TO THE ENVIRONMENT . FACETIME YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS, BUT STAY STRONG BECAUSE YOU CAN ALWAYS COME BACK TO FONTANA, BUT REALLY, REALLY STAY TRUE TO THE GROWTH THAT YOU HAVE , AND THAT IS ONE THING I ALWAYS TALK WITH OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY LEAVE COLLEGE . I'M NOT SAYING COLLEGE IS THE ONLY WAY. THERE ARE DIFFERENT PATHS TO TAKE , BUT STAY STRONG. YOU CAN ALWAYS COME BACK. I'VE BEEN HERE A WHILE, AND FONTANA HAS A MAGNETIC POOL, AND I THINK I WILL BE HERE FOR YEARS TO COME, SO THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, DR. QUESADA. MS. SANDOVAL?

>> OKAY. QUITE A FEW HAS GONE ON THAT I'VE ATTENDED. I'M SORRY I WON'T BE AS FAST AS JENNIFER BECAUSE I CAN'T TALK THAT FAST. MY TONGUE WILL GET ALL TWISTED. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO WISH MY SON-IN-LAW, DANIEL LUNA , A HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY SON JESSE HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AND TOMMY JUST CELEBRATED HIS BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK . SO, IT'S EXCITING IN OUR HOUSE, AND WE JUST GOT A GREAT GRANDNEPHEW BORN YESTERDAY, SO WELCOME, DANNY. MY NEPHEW DANNY GRADUATED FROM I BELIEVE

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IT WAS WELL ATTENDED. IT WAS SO EXCITING. WE ALL WENT ON FOR-17, WE WANT TO FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL, THE DEDICATION TO MCGINNIS . ON THE 22ND, QUITE A FEW OF US BOARD MEMBERS AND OUR DISTINGUISHED CABINET , THEY WERE ALL THERE , AND IT WAS SO EXCITING. THE CITY OF FONTANA HAD THEIR POLICE AND FIRE , AND THE CHIEF WAS THERE TO DO HIS PRESENTATION TO TWO OF OUR OFFICERS ON THE LIFESAVING AWARD, AND I BELIEVE ONE OF OUR FOLKS RECEIVED AN AWARD. WE ATTENDED THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT . IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. MIKI DID AN INFORMATIVE JOB TELLING THE COMMUNITY WHERE OUR DISTRICT IS GOING AND WHAT WE PLAN ON DOING . IT WAS SO NICE TO SEE A LOT OF OUR STAFF THERE SUPPORTING OUR DISTRICT , LIKE WE DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT. ON THE 29TH, I ATTENDED THE SBCSA AWARDS, AND OUR VERY OWN PRESIDENTS RECEIVED AN AWARD , SO WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF HIM. CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I ATTENDED . I'M TOO TIRED TO LOOK AT MY CALENDAR, SO I WILL GIVE YOU GUYS ALL A BREAK YET BUT WE HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY BUSY. EVERYONE IS BUSY. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT OUR CABINET IS OUT ALMOST EVERY NIGHT EXCEPT FRIDAYS, I WAS TOLD. GOOD FOR YOU. YOU START YOUR WEEKEND EARLY ON FRIDAY, SO THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO.

LESLIE, GRADE REPORTS. GREG, DR. BOURGEOIS, AND WE GO AROUND THE ROOM, AND THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY HERE TONIGHT. I SEE MY HUSBAND BACK THERE, SO WE'RE READY TO EAT DINNER. HAVE A SAFE NIGHT. THE REST OF YOUR NIGHT, GET SOME REST , AND GO AT IT AGAIN TOMORROW. TOMORROW IS A NEW DAY, SO THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MS. SANDOVAL. VICE PRESIDENT PEREZ?

>> TWO THINGS. SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, CAN YOU GET WITH ME TOMORROW? THERE'S A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NURSING

SCHOOL . >> WESTERN UNIVERSITY?

>> >> WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO . THEY LIKE TO CONNECT WITH US BECAUSE OF OUR CAREER PATHWAYS . THAT'S A BETTER CONNECTION . THEY WANT TO FAST-TRACK THEM. IN ADDITION, CAN WE LOOK INTO DENTAL HYGIENIC COURSES AND SEE IF IT'S A POSSIBILITY TO ADD THAT AS A CAREER PATHWAY , AND I'LL HAVE ANOTHER PERSON REACHING OUT BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST UNDER APPLIED FOR POSITIONS, BUT ALSO HAS TO DEAL WITH MEDICAL, AND I KNOW FONTANA HIGH HAS A BASE FOR IT . IF WE CAN LOOK INTO THOSE, REMIND ME TOMORROW SO I CAN PASS THAT INFORMATION ONTO YOU.

EVERYBODY, GOOD NIGHT GET >> THANK YOU, MR. PEREZ. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN ABOUT, SO HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

>> I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS . IT'S LIKE, WE FORGOT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS THERE. MARS?

>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, BUT IT'S OKAY.

>> WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? >> IT HAS ALREADY.

>> WHAT DAY? >> I'M NOT TELLING YOU. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY. YES, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING. THANK YOU IT . MS. SANDOVAL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. IT WAS MR. PEREZ AND SECONDED BY MS. SANDOVAL. MY APOLOGIES. IT'S LATE. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THROUGH. PLEASE PUSH YOUR BUTTONS. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES, 4-1, WITH MR.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.