Jun 19, 2024 Board of Education Meeting

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>>> GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. TODAY IS THE JUNE 19 THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WE ARE NOW IN SESSION THE TIME IS 5:02. AND WE HAVE MR. ARMENDAREZ PRESENT, MR. PEREZ PRESENT AND DR. QUEZADA ABSENT, MAYOR SANDOVAL IS ABSENT AND MYSELF PRESENT. SO WE HAVE QUORUM. AT THIS TIME WE WERE ITEM 1.2 THE ADOPTION OF THE

AGENDA. >> PRESIDENT THERE ARE NO

CHANGES. >> OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS PROVIDED. THANK YOU MR. PEREZ IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU MR. ARMENDAREZ . ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING ON MOTION BY MR. PEREZ, SECOND BY ARMENDAREZ AND HAVE THE VOTE? MOTION PASSES 3-0 WITH TWO ABSENT. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. FONTANA UNIFIED DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO ADDRESS ON CLOSED AGENDA ITEMS, GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5495 PROHIBITING THE BOARD FROM DISCUSSING OR ACTING ON ANY MATTER NOT ON THE PUBLISHED AGENDA. BOARD MEMBERS MAY ASK TERRIFYING QUESTIONS ON COMMENTS MADE AND IF APPROPRIATE MAY REFER THE MATTER TO SUPERINTENDENT FOR FURTHER FOLLOW-UP. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS?

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>> ZERO PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT, AT THIS TIME WE WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION. THE TIME IS

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>>> THE TIME IS 6:49 P.M. AND WE HAVE MR. ARMENDAREZ PRESENT, MR. PEREZ PRESENT, DR. QUEZADA IS ABSENT THIS EVENING, SANDOVAL IS PRESENT AND WAS PRESENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLOSED SESSION FOR THE RECORD PLEASE BE ADVISED RECORDING OR BROADCAST OF THIS IS BEING MADE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD.

AT THIS TIME WE HAVE ITEM 3.2 WHICH IS OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. DO YOU MIND LEADING US THIS EVENING?

>> GENTLEMEN PLEASE REMOVE YOUR HATS PLEASE. REMOVE YOUR HEART.

READY TO 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. >> IF WE CAN TAKE A MOMENT FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AS WE ADOPTED THIS AS PART OF THE BOARD MEETING TO PRAY, MEDITATE OR DO WHATEVER ACTIVITY WE CAN DO TO MOVE THIS WORK COLLECTIVELY TOGETHER .

THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. >> OKAY I HAVE ONE ITEM REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION ITEM 3.4. IN CLOSED SESSION THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATED PROMOTION AS FOLLOWS, EMPLOYEE NUMBER 105 10532 AS PRINCIPAL ELEMENTARY FOR WEST RANDLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MOTION MADE BY MR. ARMENDAREZ, SECOND BY PEREZ CARING 4-0 VOTE . THAT IS ALL I HAVE FROM CLOSED SESSION. LET'S CONGRATULATE THAT INDIVIDUAL AND STAFF WILL BE WORKING WITH THAT TEAM TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AT WEST RANDLE FOR THEM. AT THIS TIME ITEM 3.5 WITH ONE PRESENTATION ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND IT WILL GIVE THE FLOOR OVER TO INTRODUCE OUR

SPEAKERS TODAY. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THEM BECAUSE WE'RE ADDING THE CALIFORNIA DASHBOARD LOCAL INDICATORS AND WE WANTED TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY AN UPDATE ON ETHNIC STUDIES WORK AND WITH I WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE

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>> GOOD EVENING PRES., BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT AND BODY, EXECUTIVE CABINET AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TONIGHT WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD WITH YOU THEY WORK WE HAVE DONE OVER THE YEAR WITH REGARDS TO ETHNIC STUDIES IN RESPONSE TO THE 11 REQUIREMENTS AND EDUCATION CODE 51225.3. I FIRST WOULD LIKE TO THANK GLOBAL STUDIES LED BY, HERE IN THE AUDIENCE THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE TO HELP LEAD THIS WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH DR. ROY ROGERS AND A COMMITTEE OF TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS AND ADMINISTRATORS. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DR. MCKINNEY WHO WILL TAKE US TO THE PROCESS. REALLY SETTING THE STAGE FOR RECOMMENDATION AROUND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS THAT

WILL BE COMING IN JULY. >> GOOD EVENING. SO, WHENEVER THE STATE OR THE DISTRICT IS LOOKING TO MAKE A CHANGE IT TO GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, THERE IS A PROCESS WE GO THROUGH SO WE WANT TO DO A QUICK LITTLE SUMMARY OF THAT PROCESS. WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE CHANGES HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY CONSIDERED FOR THE IMPACT ON THE DISTRICT AND FOR OUR STUDENTS AS WELL. SO WE START WITH GATHERING ALL OF THE INFORMATION AS IT GOES THROUGH DISCUSSION AND EXPLORATION PHASE WHERE WE PULLED COMMITTEES TOGETHER. WE THEN GET INFORMATION THAT BECOMES PART OF THE INFORMATION THAT GOES TO SECONDARY ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHERE THEY CONSIDER SOME OF THE LOGISTICAL PIECES AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF THESE CHANGES AND FROM ALL THAT WORK A RECOMMENDATION GOES FORWARD TO EXECUTIVE CABINET FOR ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED INCLUDING THE PROS AND CONS, THE IMPACT OF EDUCATION CODE AND A RECOMMENDATION COMES TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE BOARD APPROVAL. YOU ARE WHO MAKES ANY OF THOSE CHANGES FINAL WHEN WE IMPLEMENT ANYTHING, EVEN SOMETHING THE STATE DOES, IT IS THE LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT MAKES APPROVAL OF THE PATH FORWARD. AND WHEN WE APPROACH THIS IMPORTANT WORK IT IS CRITICAL WE UNDERSTAND WHAT IS AT STAKE BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, IT IS ABOUT ENSURING ALL STUDENTS CAN SEE THEMSELVES AS PART OF THE PUZZLE AND THE STORY THAT IS OUR COUNTRY. FINDING THE MISSING PIECES THAT CREATE BELONGING ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND ELEVATE VOICES THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN UNHEARD OR FORGOTTEN. SO TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS AND UPDATE YOU ON THE PROCESS. AND ITS IMPACT ON FONTANA UNIFIED IN FOUR DIFFERENT LENSES. SO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS PROVIDED THIS DEFINITION OF ETHNIC STUDIES.

THE KEY PIECE IS THAT IT UNDERLINES VARIOUS SOCIAL, CULTURAL, HISTORICAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CONTEXT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EVERYONE THAT MAKES UP THIS NATION. IN FACT OUR MODEL CURRICULUM PUT FORTH BY THE STATES GROUND ITSELF IN FOUR SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES, THIS IS RIGHT FOR THE MODEL CURRICULUM, THAT INCLUDES AFRICAN-AMERICAN, LATINO, NATIVE AMERICAN AND ASIAN-PACIFIC PACIFIC ISLANDER AND TELLING STORIES THAT HAVE OFTEN BEEN UNTOLD IN THE COURSES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE NATION.

WHY DOES THIS MATTER? WE KNOW THAT STUDENTS DO BEST WHEN THEY FEEL CONNECTED TO THE LEARNING AND THEY FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG IN THEIR SCHOOL SETTING AND CLASSROOMS. HOW DO WE KNOW ETHNIC STUDIES CAN HELP WITH THIS? RIGHT HERE WE PULLED A SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF THE DATA DONE , STANFORD UNIVERSITY CONDUCTED A STUDY WHERE THEY WENT THROUGH AND FOLLOWED A DISTRICT WORTH OF NINTH GRADERS UP NORTH IN A LARGE URBAN DISTRICT AND THEY FOUND STUDENTS THAT WERE ENROLLED AS ETHNIC STUDIES AS NINTH GRADERS, INCREASED GP OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR YEARS BY 1.4 POINTS COMPARED TO STUDENTS WHO DID NOT TAKE THE CLASS. THEY ATTENDED SCHOOL 18 MORE DAYS PER YEAR ALMOST A WHOLE MONTH MORE PASSING SIX MORE CLASSES OVER FOUR YEARS ALMOST A WHOLE SEMESTER. THEY GRADUATED AT A RATE OF 90% COMPARED TO 75% FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT TAKE THE

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OVER THE COURSE OF TIME THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT ETHNIC STUDIES IS NOT AND WHAT IT IS. SO WE WANT TO BREAK THIS DOWN IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, ETHNIC STUDIES IS NOT A COURSE THAT IS JUST A THROW AWAY LET'S TALK ABOUT FEELINGS OR LIVED EXPERIENCES.

IT IS NOT A COURSE JUST REGULAR CURRICULUM BUT WITH CULTURALLY RELEVANT RESPONSIVE TEACHING PEDAGOGY NOT FOCUSED SOLELY ON RACE. WHAT WE KNOW ETHNIC STUDIES COURSES DO IS THEY BUILD CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THEY BUILD COMMUNICATION SKILLS, THEY BUILT STUDENT ABILITY TO ENGAGE IN CIVIL DISCOURSE AS WELL AS TO THINK CREATIVELY AND TO USE RESEARCH AND WELL-ROUNDED RESEARCH AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

WE KNOW CALIFORNIA IS A VERY DIVERSE STATE AND IT IS IMPERATIVE IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY THAT WE MAKE SURE WE'RE TELLING THE STORIES OF ALL THE GROUPS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE LIVED HERE THROUGHOUT TIME. WE KNOW LOCALLY, FONTANA HAS A VERY UNIQUE STORY WHEN IT COMES TO THE STORIES AS WELL. AFTER A DECADE-LONG BATTLE MARKING A PIVOTAL STEP FORWARD TOWARD HEALING AND CREATING A MORE INCLUSIVE CALIFORNIA THAT CELEBRATES CONTRIBUTIONS OF ITS PEOPLE AND FONTANA WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS, AS WELL. SO, LOOKING AT THE LAW, THE LAW WAS SIGNED IN 2021 AND IT CREATES A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT THAT WILL TAKE IN EFFECT FOR THE CLASS OF 2030. SO WE ARE A FEW YEARS AWAY BUT IT'S COMING. WITH THAT IT TRIGGERS THE CHANGE OF CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE TO INCLUDE THIS LINE OF COMMENCING WITH THE PEOPLE GRADUATING IN THE 29-30 SCHOOL YEAR INCLUDING FOR PEOPLE ENROLLED IN A CHARTER SCHOOL A ONE SEMESTER COURSE IN ETHNIC STUDIES. WHILE THERE IS MUCH WORK AHEAD, FONTANA IS ACTUALLY , HAS A LONG HISTORY OF BEING OUT IN FRONT WHEN IT COMES TO ETHNIC STUDIES. OVER THE COURSE OF OUR 70 YEAR HISTORY OF EXISTENCE AS A UNIFIED DISTRICT THE 1950S WAS THE ONLY YEAR FONTANA UNIFIED HAS NOT OFFERED SOME FORM OF ETHNIC STUDIES IN ITS SCHOOLS. COURSES BEGAN IN THE 1960S AND THEY CONTINUED UNTIL 1982. THEY RETURNED IN THE LATE 90S AFTER DEMAND FROM STUDENTS AND RETURNED AS THE CLASSES OF LATINO STUDIES AND MULTICULTURAL STUDIES. AND IN THE 2000'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES WAS CREATED, WOMEN'S STUDIES AND CHICANO LITERATURE AND 2016 OUR FIRST ETHNIC STUDIES CLASS WAS ADDED TO FONTANA UNIFIED.

>> YOU SEE WE HAVE A BREAK FROM 18-21. THERE WAS AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF WORK DONE IN THAT TIME, FROM 2017 UNTIL 2020, AND THE BOARD WAS POSITIONING US TO CONTINUE TO BE OUT IN FRONT OF WHAT ETHNIC STUDIES WOULD LOOK LIKE. IN MARCH OF 2020 WE HAD TO PAUSE, SHIFT GEARS, FOCUS ON STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF.

DISTANCE LEARNING, MENTAL HIRTH, ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, ALL THE PIECES OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. THERE WAS A PAUSE BETWEEN 2018 AND 2021. IN 2021 THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO CREATE THE GLOBAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT. WE NEED THE WORK WOULD NOT STOP FOREVER AND WE WERE READY TO PICK IT BACK UP. THE DEPARTMENT WAS CREATED AT THAT TIME. IT STARTED WITH EXPLORATION, BUT ALSO GOING THROUGH AND MAKING SURE WE HAD A SOCIAL STUDIES ADOPTION THAT ALIGNED TO THE CURRENT FRAMEWORK AND THE FAIR ACT. OUR TEXT BACK TO THAT -- THE TEXTBOOKS AT THAT TIME WERE OUT OF DATE. THE CYCLE IS UP IN TIME WAS UP. THAT WAS IN 2021.

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WE ALSO INCLUDED A COUPLE HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND COUNSELORS AS WELL. THIS GROUP WOULD THEN GO THROUGH AND DID THE RESEARCH, HAD THE DISCUSSIONS, LOOKING AT WHAT WOULD IMPLEMENTATION LOOK LIKE FOR FONTANA UNIFIED, AND WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST COURSE FORWARD FOR OUR STUDENTS. IN BOTH GROUPS THE DISCUSSION WAS LIVELY, PASSIONATE, AND GOT HEATED AT TIMES. THE MOST IMPORTANT PART WAS IT WAS ALWAYS STUDENT CENTERED AND CREATING THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS. IT WAS FUN TO BE A PART OF. BOTH TEAMS CAME TOGETHER. BOTH TEAMS WENT THROUGH A PROCESS IN APRIL AND MAY AND THEN GAVE A RECOMMENDATION FORWARD TO THE SECONDARY ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THAT YOU WILL SEE IN JUST A MOMENT. WE ALSO MADE SURE THAT WE DID A CHECK IN WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF WHAT WOULD THE IMPACT BE ON LOGISTICS, ON STAFFING, ON OFFERING THESE COURSES? HOW WOULD WE MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE CAME UP WITH WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AND OUR STUDENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT. WE ALSO IN INVOLVED OUR SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ALTHOUGH IT WILL IMPACT THE KIDS IN THE ROOM, IT WILL IMPACT THE KIDS AND WE NEEDED TO HEAR FROM THEM. THESE TWO GROUPS WORKED THROUGH A RECOMMENDATION FOR COMMON LANGUAGE OF THREE POSSIBLE PATHS. THE FIRST WAS A STANDALONE MODEL, WHERE THERE WAS A DESIGNATED ONE CLASS, EVERYONE TAKES DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. THIS IS ALL A COURSE THAT IS CONTENT NOT EXPLICITLY TAUGHT IN ANY COURSES THAT ARE OFFERED THAT ARE NOT ETHNIC STUDIES. THAT WAS THE FIRST MODEL. THE SECOND MODEL WE LOOKED AT WAS SOMETHING CALLED AN EMBEDDED MODEL. THIS WAS THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD EMBED THE ETHNIC STUDIES STANDARDS AND FRAMEWORK INTO COURSES THAT CURRENTLY EXIST. AND HAVE THE INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO THE COURSES, WHERE THEY ALSO LOOK AT IT THROUGH THE LENS OF ETHNIC STUDIES. AND THEN OUR THIRD MODEL IS THE BLENDED MODEL. IT TAKES BOTH THE STANDALONE OPTION AN EMBEDDED OPTION. WE HAVE THE MOST INCLUSIVE, WELL-ROUNDED, FLEXIBLE OPTION FOR THE STUDENTS. THOSE WERE THE THREE MODELS THE GROUPS WORKED THROUGH. THIS IS JUST A PIECE OF THE FEEDBACK FROM THE STEERING COMMITTEE. THE STEERING COMMITTEE WAS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING SURE THE SUPPORT OF WHATEVER MODEL WE CHOSE WAS GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR TASK FORCE , THAT IS MADE UP OF OUR TEACHERS. AND I THINK THE FIRST QUOTE REALLY CAPTURES THE FEELING , A STANDALONE COURSE IS NEEDED. IT PROVIDES A

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IN 27-28, WE WILL ALSO AGAIN BE CONTINUING WITH OUR COURSE DEVELOPMENT AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OF EXTENDED CLASSES.

THE HOPE IS IN 28-29 WE WILL HAVE OUR FIRST EMBEDDED CLASSES THAT BEGIN TO BE OFFERED FOR STUDENTS THAT WANT TO TAKE THE APPROACH IN HOW THEY FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS. AND THEN 29-30 IS THE FIRST YEAR OF GRADUATION. SO WHEN THEY START AS NINTH GRADERS WE KNOW THEY HAVE AT LEAST ONE OPTION, THROUGH THE COURSE OF FOUR YEARS, BY THE END OF FOUR YEARS, THEY WILL BE 3 TO 4 DIFFERENT OPTIONS ON HOW THEY FULFILL THE REQUIREMENT. IF THE BOARD TAKES ACTION AT THE NEXT BOARD POLICY MEETING. AND WE ARE EXCITED FOR WHAT IS NEXT.

>> THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT AGAIN WE WILL BRING FORWARD TO YOU THE REVISION TO THE BOARD POLICY WITH THE RECOMMENDATION BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE COMMITTEE. AND WE KNOW THAT WILL BE A FIRST READING IN JULY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. AND ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I AM LOOKING RIGHT OVER AT YOU.

>> A COUPLE QUESTIONS. SO WINDED THESE COMMITTEES TAKE

PLACE? >> SO THE COMMITTEES LAST YEAR STARTED MEETING LAST SPRING WHEN IT WAS A COMMITTEE OF TEACHERS LOOKING AT THE CONCEPTS AT A K-12 LEVEL. IN THE COMMITTEES THIS YEAR MET IN MARCH, APRIL, MAY, FOR THE PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH FOR THIS YEAR.

>> I HEARD A LOT ABOUT STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, WINDED WE EMBRACE OUR COMMUNITY?

>> GREAT QUESTION. IN THE INITIAL WORK OF BRINGING THE RESEARCH FORWARD TO CHANGE THE REQUIREMENT, THE COMMUNITY HAS NOT BEEN A PART OF THE FIRST BEAST YET. EIGHT FIRST PIECE YET. JUST WHEN WE BRING ANY COURSE FORWARD, IT IS THE PROPOSAL OF THE TEXTBOOK WHEN WE START TO GET COMMUNITY

INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS. >> I ASK THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL TO ALL THE CONSTITUENTS, AND I COULD SEE STEAM RIGHT NOW.

AND FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS IS A STATE MANDATE. CORRECT?

>> CORRECT. >> THE ONLY QUESTIONS I HAD.

>> ANYBODY ELSE BEFORE I START?

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY I AM GLAD THIS IS MOVING ALONG. IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAS BEEN A LONG ROAD. I REMEMBER WE USED TO HAVE THIS ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE WANTING ETHNIC STUDIES. WE EVEN HAD VISITORS FROM -- DISTRICT, I THINK. THE GENTLEMAN THAT STARTED THE ETHNIC STUDIES, HE WAS HERE TALKING TO US ABOUT THAT. I AM GLAD TO SEE THAT THIS IS FINALLY COMING THROUGH AND IT IS STATE. I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED WHEN I DID FIND

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>> ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A BUNCH OF NOTES HERE. I LOVE THE HISTORY, I LOVE THE 2018 CONTEXT. I WAS ON THE BOARD WHEN THAT HAPPENED. I THINK ONE OF MY FORMER COLLEAGUES IS IN THE AUDIENCE, WHO WAS PART OF THE PROCESS OF APPROVING THE RESOLUTION. SO THAT WAS KIND OF THE HISTORICAL MOMENT IN FONTANA TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN. I WAS VERY PROUD OF THAT MOMENT.

I THINK MY COLLEAGUES WERE AS WELL AT THE TIME. MY NOTES HERE ARE JUST KIND OF BIG PICTURE AND I WILL PROVIDE THOSE TO YOU AS WELL SO THAT YOU HAVE DOCUMENTATION. SO YOU ARE NIGHT EIGHT NOT THINKING WHAT IS HE SAYING? I NEED TO WRITE FAST.

THE TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT GOES BEYOND THAT, NOT EVERY TEACHER CAN TEACH ETHNIC STUDIES. SO IDENTIFYING AND FINDING THE RIGHT INDIVIDUALS, BECAUSE MANY OF THE THEMES CAN BE CONTROVERSIAL. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE WITH SPECIFIC BACKGROUNDS OR DEGREES OR CREDENTIALS THAT CAN TEACH ETHNIC STUDIES. MR. ARMENDAREZ TOUCHED A LITTLE ABOUT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, LET'S ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO START WITH THE LOCAL HISTORY. THINK THAT IS SO IMPORTANT. I WAS PART OF THE SYMPOSIUM WE DID ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, MAYBE TWO YEARS NOW , WHERE WE WERE DOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT THE COUNTY OFFICE AROUND ETHNIC STUDIES. AND ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONAL THINGS WAS KNOWING THE LOCAL HISTORY. THOSE DOING THE WORK IN OTHER COUNTIES, WE GOT ON BUSES AND DID A QUICK TOUR OF OTHER CITIES LIKE SAN BERNARDINO, FONTANA, WHERE THE PEPPER HOUSE WAS, THE O'DELL SHORT ISSUE WITH RANDALL PEPPER. WE LEARNED A LOT FROM OUR OWN LOCAL CONTEXT, UNDERSTANDING THE HUBS THAT WERE HERE BEFORE. KAISER STEEL, AND HOW THAT HAS CHANGED OVER TIME. A LOT OF OUR KIDS DO NOT KNOW THAT. THE PRIDE THAT MANY OF YOU THAT WENT TO FO HI. EVEN FROM THE DISTRICT OF BEING FROM THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL AT THE TIME AND HOW PRIDEFUL PEOPLE WERE TO BE PART OF FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL. I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE. BUT ALSO ADDRESSING THE POTENTIAL CONTROVERSIES. THE DEPTH OF COVERAGE IS A CHALLENGE FOR ME , I KNOW IT IS A SEMESTER COURSE. I WAS TALKING TO MY COLLEAGUE ABOUT THIS TOPIC. A SEMESTER, I KNOW IT IS THE REQUIREMENT, BUT WILL OUR KIDS BE ABLE TO HAVE THE RICH AND DIVERSE CONNECTIONS IN A SEMESTER? I THINK THAT IS THE TOUGH PART. RIGHT? DID YOU HAVE

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

>> OKAY, I WAS TALKING TO A TEACHER AT SUMMIT, I THINK HE WAS PART OF THE TOUR WE TOOK. HE WAS LIKE I HAVE BEEN TEACHING THE O'DELL SHORT HISTORY, PART OF FONTANA AND ALL. THAT IS COOL TO HEAR. THE OTHER AREA IS INTEGRATION. I

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>> THAT IS DEFINITELY A REASON FOR LOOKING AT THE INTEGRATED CLASSES, WHERE IT INTEGRATES BOTH INTO COURSES THAT ARE A-G APPROVED FOR ELECTIVES AND ALSO APPROVED FOR LANGUAGE ARTS, SOCIAL STUDIES, FINE ARTS. SO THAT STUDENTS CAN CONTINUE EXPOSURE IN A CLASS THAT IS FULFILLING MULTIPLE REQUIREMENTS AT THE SAME TIME. BECAUSE OF THAT EXACT THING.

THERE IS ONLY SO MANY PERIODS IN A DAY. OUR STUDENTS HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT LIMITING THEM IN THE APPROACH WE RECOMMEND.

>> THANK YOU. THE LAST THING I HAVE HERE, LASTLY, IF WE COULD INTEGRATE THIS IN OUR SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS OR EXPANDED LEARNING PROGRAMS. SO FOR EXAMPLE IN FONTANA WE HAVE THE GIRLS AND BOYS CLUB, COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT PROVIDE THE EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. SO COULD WE FIND A WAY TO MAKE SURE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WORK WITH STUDENTS AFTER SCHOOL AND ARE PROVIDED SOME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE ETHNIC STUDIES, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, INTO THE EXPANDED LEARNING PROGRAMS AS WELL? THAT IS THE OTHER PIECE I WANT TO MAKE HAPPEN.

>> WE HAD NOT THOUGHT ABOUT THAT BUT WE LOVE IT. JUST LIKE OUR STUDENTS THOUGHT ABOUT THIS BEING A DUAL ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITY AS WELL. SO THAT STUDENTS CAN ALSO ENGAGE IN THAT AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN HELP

STUDENTS GET WHAT THEY NEED. >> YES. ABSOLUTELY.

>> YOU ARE READING MY MIND. THAT WAS WHAT I WAS GOING TO

ASK. DUAL ENROLLMENT CREDIT. >> WE ARE LOOKING INTO IT.

>> THAT IS ALL I HAVE. I WILL SEND IT OFF IN AN EMAIL TO ALL OF YOU SO YOU CAN UP MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU.

>> WE WILL CONTINUE WITH ONE MORE BRIEF PRESENTATION ON LOCAL INDICATORS. EVERY YEAR WE HEAR ABOUT THE STATE INDICATORS AND FIND OUT HOW WE DID ON THE CALIFORNIA DASHBOARD.

TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS WHEN WE DO ANNUALLY IN JUNE TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON LOCAL INDICATORS. THESE ARE WHAT WE ASSESS ON OUR TEAM TO DETERMINE WHERE WE NEED TO GROW AND IMPROVE. WITH THAT DR. BOURGEOIS WILL UPDATE US ON LOCAL INDICATORS.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR LOCAL INDICATORS. JUST TO SET THE STAGE AROUND LAST WEEK, YOU HEARD FROM DR. POOLE AND SHE DID THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR EL CAP. -- LCAP. I WILL GO OVER LCAP REQUIREMENTS AND DEFINITIONS REQUIRING THE STATE DEFINITIONS IN LOCAL INDICATORS. AND WITH THE LOCAL INDICATOR RESULTS ARE. AND THEN WE WILL FINISH UP . OUR LCAP IS CONSTRUCTED UNDER THREE AREAS, EQUITY, LOCAL CONTROL, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, REFLECTING ON THE NEEDS BASED ON DATA. AND MAKING DECISIONS TO ALIGN ACTIONS AND SERVICES. WE ALIGN OUR LCAP TO THE STATE PRIORITIES, AND FROM THERE WE ALSO ADDRESS THE NEEDS THAT WE ARE SETTING FORTH FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND THE STATE PRIORITIES ARE THEN CONNECTED TO SOME STATE INDICATORS. THERE ARE SIX STATE INDICATORS THAT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT TODAY. WE HAVE OUR PRIORITY FOUR THAT CONNECTS BACK TO THE STATE PRIORITIES. THAT IS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE SUCH AS THE -- SCORES, GRADES 3-8, AND 11. WE HAVE PRIORITY 4, THAT IS IN GIRLISH LEARNING PROGRESS, THAT IS K-12. -- ENGLISH LEARNING PROGRESS, THAT IS K-12. WE HAVE THE COLLEGE AND CAREER INDICATOR, PRIORITY 4, WE HAVE PRIORITY 5, TRONIC ABSENTEEISM.

PARTY 5, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE, AND THE LAST ONE, PARTY 6, SUSPENSION RATE. THESE ARE ALL CONSIDERED STATE INDICATORS. WHEN WE LOOK AT LOCAL INDICATORS WE HAVE OUR PRIORITY ONE, BASIC CONDITIONS. AND WITH BASIC CONDITIONS YOU

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NEXT YEAR WE WILL HAVE A GAUGE AGAIN. THE ONES OUTLINED IN GREEN ARE STATE INDICATORS WE WILL LOOK AT TODAY, I AM SORRY, LOCAL INDICATORS WE WILL LOOK AT TODAY. IT IS EITHER STANDARD MET OR NOT MET. AND BEFORE TODAY WE ARE SHARING THE INFORMATION, WHICH IS ONE OF THE CRITERIA, I WILL SUM THAT UP AT THE END. ONE CRITERIA IS THAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU TO BE CONSIDERED STANDARD MET. REGARDING THE FIRST INDICATOR ON PRIORITY 1 OF BASIC SERVICES AND CONDITIONS, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE SNAPSHOT DATA THAT IS TIED TO OUR APPROPRIATELY ASSIGNED TEACHERS. YOU NOTICE IT IS 21-22, THE LATEST DATA WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US PER COW PADS, THE STATE SYSTEM WHERE WE SHARE DATA. THAT IS WHERE WE GRAB THAT INFORMATION. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE WE HAVE OUR DATA AS IT RELATES TO THE DISTRICT, THE COUNTY, AND THEN THE STATE.

THEN YOU CAN SEE WHERE YOU ARE ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE WITH TEACHERS OF CLEAR CREDENTIALS AS AN EXAMPLE. THE SECOND EXAMPLE WITH REGARDS TO BASIC SERVICES IS ACCESS TO INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. WITH 100% OF STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AT SCHOOL AND HOME. THIS IS BASED ON ANNUAL REPORTS THAT ARE DONE BY BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MONITORING CALLED THE FACILITIES INSPECTION TOOL. WE HAVE 95% OF THE FACILITIES COMING IN AS A MEANT GOOD REPAIR. ALL THOSE IDENTIFIED WITH ZERO EXTREME DEFICIENCIES FOUND. WITH REGARDS TO PRIORITY 2, THIS IS WHERE WE REFLECTED ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE STANDARDS AND SO THIS PROCESS WAS DONE WITH TEACHING AND LEARNING STAFF. WE WENT TOGETHER AND LOOKED AT THE DATA OR THE IMPLEMENTATION PROTOCOL.

WE LOOKED WHERE WE ARE AT AND REFLECTED TO DETERMINE ARE WE IN EXPLORATION, BEGINNING, INITIAL, FULL, OR FULL IMPLEMENTATION WITH SUSTAINABILITY? AS YOU CAN SEE IN REFLECTION YOU WILL SEE QUITE A BIT RIGHT NOW IN INITIAL MENTATION AND PART OF THAT YOU HAVE ALSO SEEN WITH THE PLANS WE HAVE BEEN BRINGING FORWARD TO YOU. IT IS A REFLECTION OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND HOW WE ARE GOING TO

EXECUTE. >> PHYSICAL BARRIERS, LACK OF CONSISTENT STAFF PRESENT IS SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING TO ADDRESS. ALSO COMMUNICATION AROUND CLARITY. YOU KNOW THAT IS A PRIORITY FOR US IN OUR LCAP AS WELL. THERE IS ALIGNMENT AROUND THE DATA AND HOW WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE NEED. ADDITIONALLY, BUILDING ON THE BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WE IDENTIFIED WE HAVE MANY, MANY RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR PARENTS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS. THAT IS A STRENGTH THAT WE HAD IN THE DISTRICT. WE DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE AREAS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES. ONE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED IS HAVING ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS FOR PARENTS AROUND TRAINING AND SUPPORT. WE HAVE OUR ENGLISH LEARNER PARENTS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO COLLEGE PREP OR OUR UNDERSTANDING LEGAL RIGHTS.

THOSE THINGS HAVE COME UP WITH FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. IN THAT AREA WE IDENTIFIED STRENGTH OF OUR COMMITTEES. WE HAVE A VARIETY OF COMMITTEES SUCH AS SCHOOL PSYCH COLLEGE, COFFEE

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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE IDENTIFIED WAS THAT SOME INTERVENTIONS THAT STUDENTS ARE TAKING TO CATCH UP BECAUSE OF GAPS COULD BE AFFECTING THAT. WE ARE LOOKING HOW WE ADDRESS THAT PIECE. MOVING FORWARD WE WANT TO LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT THE ENROLLMENT AND ENSURE THAT WE ARE GETTING KIDS INTO ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY WANT TO TAKE. AND AT THE SAME TIME TRY TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF INTERVENTION THEY HAVE TO TAKE BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON FIRST INSTRUCTION.

WITH ALL THAT INFORMATION WHAT IS THAT MEAN? IT MEANS WE ARE MEASURING OUR PROGRESS AND IT IS LOCALLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION THAT WE SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT. WE ARE REPORTING THE INFORMATION TO YOU. AND WE WILL UPLOAD THE RESULTS TO THE DASHBOARD, WHICH YOU WILL SEE IN THE FALL. THESE THREE THINGS, WHEN WE DO THESE THREE THINGS WE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AS MET ON THE DASHBOARD. TONIGHT, THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE ADOPT WHAT WE ARE PRESENTING HERE TODAY. SO THAT WE ARE DESIGNATED AS MEETING LOCAL INDICATORS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU DR. BOURGEOIS. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW ON ITEM 3.6. OPPORTUNITY FOR

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HAVE. >> WE HAVE THREE DIG PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON 4.9.

>> OKAY.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS -- COME AND GONE AND NO -- ON THE AGENDA. I'M SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THE RIGHTS. BEING ADOPTED IN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE, I JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY TO BE AWARE OF ASSEMBLY BILL AB 1955. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO PARENTS SEEKING LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO ADOPT RENTAL NOTIFICATION POLICIES.

IN WHICH THE REVIEW BOARD HAS MONTHS. PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS OF SCHOOLCHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO AND READ UP ON ASSEMBLY BILL AB 1955. IN SUMMARY, THE BILL WILL TAKE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AWAY. YOUR CHILD CAN BE SEXUALLY TRANSITIONED IN SCHOOLS WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE. THESE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE NO LONGER IN THE BUSINESS OF ACADEMIC AND EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE, BUT INSTEAD IN THE BUSINESS OF GROOMING AND INDOCTRINATING TO IDEOLOGIES THAT GO AGAINST YOUR MORAL, PERSONAL, AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. HOW IS IT THAT 40 YEARS AGO IT WAS RARE TO COME ACROSS A CHILD GOING THROUGH GENDER DYSMORPHIA BUT NOW THERE IS A 5000% INCREASE IN CHILDREN WITH GENDER IDENTITY ISSUES ? IT IS TEACHER ACTIVISTS, RUMORS, IN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEMS. JUST A SIMPLE GOOGLE FOR THE DEFINITION OF A GROOMER, A REMINDER, IT DESCRIBES THE ACTIVIST TEACHERS IN LGBT PROGRAMS IN THE SCHOOLS. SCHOOLS ARE BECOMING MORE CONCERNED IN ADOPTING AND PUSHING IDEOLOGY THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH READING, WRITING, MATH, HISTORY, AND THE LIKE. THE COFOUNDER AND CEO OF FAMILY AND ACTION FOR A QUALITY EDUCATION HOW CALIFORNIA STUDENTS MIGHT BE MEETING THE A-G REQUIREMENTS, GETTING A'S AND B'S BUT GET TO COLLEGE AND TAKE THE COLLEGE TEST AND THESE STUDENTS END UP IN ALL REMEDIAL CLASSES. THEY ARE NOT PLACING A COLLEGE LEVEL. THERE IS A MAJOR GRADE INFLATION HAPPENING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IN THIS INTERVIEW SHE SHARED THE PROBLEMS THAT SHE WITNESSED IN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS. INCLUDING GRADE INFLATION, MISMANAGEMENT OF FUNDS, AND LACK OF FOCUS ON KIDS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS. HOW HAS FUSD MISMANAGED TAXPAYER MONEY? FOR ONE, PROGRAMS AND UPDATING FACILITIES THAT ARE NOT WORKING.

REPAIRS OR MORE CHAIRS AND TABLES. TO TELL THEM THAT THAT SCHOOL IS FAILING. HOW ABOUT PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA IN TODAY'S AGENDA? IT IS GETTING RENEWED FOR 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR. THAT IS 600,000 ON A PIECE OF PIZZA FOR A STUDENT. HOW IS IT THAT COST PER STUDENT WENT FROM 10,000 PER STUDENT TO OVER 28,000 PER STUDENT PER YEAR IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AND YET THE PROFICIENCY RATES HAVE NOT IMPROVED? WE SEE IT IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION. SAYING HOW THE SCHOOLS ARE LEANING MORE TOWARDS COMMUNITY SCHOOL MODELS, NOT FOLKIES -- FOCUSING ON ACADEMIC NEEDS BUT OFFERING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, ALL WHILE HAVING THE ISSUE OF PROFICIENCY AND NOT HAVING BASICS DOWN. NOW MORE THAN EVER DO WE NEED A PARENTAL POLICY

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EXECS. -- SUCCESS. >> NEXT WE HAVE RUDY CASTRO.

>> GOOD EVENING SUPERINTENDENT AND BODY. PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD. I AM RUDY CASTRO, RESIDENT OF FONTANA FOR EIGHT YEARS AND PROUD UNCLE OF AN 8-YEAR-OLD AT REDWOOD ELEMENTARY. I AM A MEMBER OF THE CRV. I ENCOURAGE THE PLACEMENT OF THE POLICY 1050 ON THE AGENDA. THIS RIGHTFULLY ENCOURAGES THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS TO BE INFORMED IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION.

THE SACRED RIGHT HAS BEEN UNDER ATTACK FOR A LONG TIME. FOR ALMOST A CENTURY SCHOOLS HAVE CHANGED FROM TEACHING ACADEMICS TO FOCUSING ON BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION, ATTITUDES, VALUES, AND BELIEFS USUALLY INSTILLED FROM THEIR PARENTS.

BUT THE POLITICIANS INCLUDING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WHO USED TO ENCOURAGE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT NOW OPENLY OPPOSE THEIR RIGHT TO QUESTION EDUCATIONAL POLICY. ACCORDING TO THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION A PARENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FOUR POINTS, NUMBER ONE, A FIRM THAT PARENTS ARE THERE CHILDREN'S' PRIMARY CAREGIVER, PROTECT CHILDREN FROM RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, REQUIRE THAT SCHOOLS RECEIVE PERMISSION FROM PARENTS BEFORE ADMINISTERING HEALTH SERVICES TO STUDENTS, PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS MUST BE INFORMED OF A CHILD'S' WISH TO ASSUME A DIFFERENT GENDER, NUMBER FOUR, ALLOW PARENTS AND TAXPAYERS TO VIEW THE MATERIAL EDUCATORS ARE TEACHING STUDENTS. NOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAN HAS THESE ELEMENTS AND MORE. BUT SERIOUSLY, WE SHOULD REALLY GET BACK TO THE BASICS AS -- ALLUDED TO. PUBLIC EDUCATION RESULTS HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE.

SPECIFICALLY IN THIS STATE, ONLY 20% OF K-12 STUDENTS ARE PROFICIENT IN ENGLISH. 23% ARE PROFICIENT IN MATH. THAT IS A BIG F. MEANWHILE EDUCATORS INSIST ON FOCUSING ON THE EI, LGBTQ, AND OTHER IRRELEVANT AND SOCIAL ISSUES. THERE IS NO MARKETABILITY IN THOSE FIELDS OTHER THAN TEACHING. THE SAME HARMFUL IDEOLOGIES TO THE NEXT SET OF VICTIMS. YOU KNOW, SOME OF US REALLY BELIEVE, I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO THE COMMUNITY, BIG PUBLIC EDUCATION IS REALLY SIDEWAYS. AND IT HAS GOT TO BE SERIOUSLY REFORMED TO REINSTATE AN EMPHASIS ON THE BASIS, INCLUDING THE 3RS. STEM. TRADITIONAL SHOP BLUE-COLLAR CLASSES WHERE THEY WILL HAVE JOBS WAITING FOR THEM WHEN THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO TO COLLEGE TO GET A GOOD PAYING JOB IN A BLUE-COLLAR INDUSTRY. PHYSICAL FITNESS AND NUTRITION, BASIC FINANCIAL COMPETENCY TO DO THINGS LIKE BALANCE A CHECKBOOK, OR USE CREDIT CARDS WISELY. ALL OF THAT IS MISSING FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION. DROP THE WOKE AND SOCIAL INJUSTICE PHENOMENON AND RAINBOW NONSENSE, THE TRANSITIONING OF CHILDREN. THERE IS NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF WHEN YOU MANIPULATE INNOCENT STUDENTS INTO BELIEVING THAT THE ANSWER TO THEIR TEENAGE EMOTIONS IS TO TAKE PUBERTY BLOCKERS , CROSS SEX HORMONES, AND INDOOR MUTILATION OF THEIR OTHERWISE HEALTHY PHYSICAL BODIES. THOSE CHANGES ARE IRREVERSIBLE AND THE RESULTS ARE EITHER STERILITY, MORE DEPRESSION, AND IN MANY CASES SUICIDE. THE

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>> NEXT WE HAVE ROBERT --

>> GOOD EVENING SUPER INTENDANT AND BODY, AND PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS. AS A CONCERNED RESIDENT, PARENT, MEMBER OF THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD AND A TAXPAYER OF FONTANA I'M FORMALLY REQUESTING THAT WE PUT A PARENTAL RIGHTS POLICY ON THE BOARD'S AGENDA. FOR EDUCATION CODE , INTENDED THE LEGISLATURE THAT THE MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BE ABLE TO PLACE MATTERS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE AGENDA OF THE GOVERNING BOARD MEETINGS. EVERY AGENDA FOR REGULAR MEETINGS TO PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS A GOVERNING BOARD ON ANY , ANY ITEM. OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC. THAT IS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. THIS IS A FORMAL REQUEST. I PLACE IT IN WRITING AND I HAVE GIVEN IT TO KARINA TO GIVE TO YOU. IN ADDITION, WE AS A TEAM HAVE ATTACHED THE REVISED CHINO VALLEY PARENTAL NOTIFICATION POLICY 5010 FOR YOUR REVIEW. AND AS A BLUEPRINT. IT IS MY HOPE THAT THIS BODY, OUR BOARD HAS THE COURAGE AND WHEREWITHAL TO BE LEADERS IN THIS IMPORTANT MATTER. I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO JANUARY WHEN I RECEIVED A RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST I SUBMITTED LAST TIME . THE BOARD'S RESPONSE TO ME WAS THAT IT WAS A VOLATILE PROBLEM AT THE TIME. A VOLATILE SITUATION. AND THAT THIS BOARD WOULD WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE LITIGATION WAS. CHINO HAS REVISED THEIR POLICY TO WORK AROUND AND ADHERE TO THE COURTS. TO COMPLY WITH THE COURTS' DECISION. IN ADDITION THERE ARE MULTIPLE DISTRICTS THAT HAVE PASSED POLICIES THAT ARE SIMILAR. THE DISTRICTS THAT HAVE DONE SO HAVE SHOWN LEADERSHIP AND COURAGE. ONCE AGAIN WE ARE ONLY ASKING THAT THIS BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA TO BE HEARD SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY, YOUR COMMUNITY, CAN HELP, DISCUSS, ADOPT THE POLICY THAT WOULD HONOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS ALIKE. OUR GROUP, THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD HAS BEEN BEFORE YOU NOW FOR THE PAST 10 MONTHS ASKING YOU TO BE INVOLVED, ASKING TO BE INCLUDED. ANY COMMITTEES FOR DRAFTING POLICY OR ANY POLICY REVISIONS, LET THE RECORD REFLECT WHEN THE EQUITY POLICY WAS DRAFTED WE WERE NOT INVITED, WE WERE EXCLUDED. DID YOU HEAR THAT? WE WERE EXCLUDED. THIS LAST MEETING, I SO APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO SPOKE. WE ARE ASKING TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS, INVITED TO THE TABLE, ABLE TO SHARE IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS. AFTER ALL, YOU AS BOARD MEMBERS REPRESENT THE PEOPLE IT IS NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PARENTS OF OUR FUSD COMMUNITY FEEL VALUED AND SUPPORTED BY THE BOARD. I AM ASKING YOU TONIGHT TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND ADD, SIMPLY ADD IT TO THE AGENDA. IT IS PAST TIME, OVERDUE, THANK YOU.

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>> WE ARE NOW IN THE ACTION SECTION OF THE AGENDA, 4.1.

SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE AND FEDERAL ADDENDUM. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE --. OH. I DID SKIP THAT. I DID NOT WANT YOU TO SPEAK. SO SORRY. JUST KIDDING. I SKIPPED OVER THE AGENDA ITEM AND I APOLOGIZE. 3.7, SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS. AND

THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> THANK YOU. I DO HAVE SOME FONTANA SCHOOL NEWS TO SHARE. I WANT TO START BY RECOGNIZING THAT IT IS OFFICIALLY JUNETEENTH, A FEDERAL HOLIDAY IN THE U.S. IS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY ON JUNE 19TH, TO COMMEMORATE THE ENDING OF SLAVERY. IN THE UNITED STATES.

ALTHOUGH THE DATE, JUNE 17TH, COMMEMORATES ENSLAVED PEOPLE LEARNING THEIR FREEDOM UNDER THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, THIS ONLY APPLIED TO THE FORMER CONFEDERATE STATES. THERE REMAINED PEOPLE THAT NEVER SECEDED FROM THE UNION AND THEY DID NOT GET THE FREEDOM UNTIL THE RATIFICATION OF THE 13TH AMENDMENT ON DECEMBER SIX, 1865. I SHARE THAT WITH YOU BECAUSE THERE IS A POWERFUL RELATION BETWEEN JUNETEENTH AND THE DISTRICTS PARTICIPATION AND FOOTSTEPS TO FREEDOM. WITH THE BOARD LEADERSHIP AND THE DIVERSE GROUP OF 25 STAFF MEMBERS, INCLUDING BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL, THEY WERE ABLE TO TRACE THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD ON JUNE 4TH-11TH. I AM EXCITED TO SHARE THAT A SECOND GROUP IS OUT THERE CURRENTLY UNTIL THE 25TH. SECOND WE HAVE A STUDENT FROM -- MIDDLE SCHOOL, SHE HAS MAPPED OUT A 12 YEAR PLAN TO BECOME A TRAUMA PHYSICIAN. SHE IS WORKING TOWARDS HER GOAL WHICH HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED.

ONE 32 STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT WERE SELECTED TO BE THE JOINT EAST FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT. A PROGRAM IN MARYLAND THIS JULY. SHE WILL FIT THE PROGRAM AROUND HER SUMMER PLANS, WHICH INCLUDE HER TRAINING FOR ATHLETICS, VOLLEYBALL, TENNIS, ROWING, AND ANNUAL REMEMBER IS ASIAN OF ALL THE HUMAN ORGANS, BONES, IN PREPARATION FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. IS SHE AMAZING, OR WHAT?

>> HER WITH APPLAUSE. THIS IS THE LAST BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR BUT THE CLASS OF 2024 INCLUDES A FINAL FAMOUS GRADUATE. THERE YOU SEE HALL OF FAME ROCKER SAMMY HAGAR. HE EARNED HIS FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA WITH THE HELP OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND DISTRICT. 18 CAREFULLY REVIEWED HIS HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS BACK FROM 1960, SOMETIME SOME TIME AGO. AND WE FOUND THAT WE WERE ABLE TO AWARD HIS DIPLOMA ON SATURDAY, JUNE 15TH, PRIOR TO THE STAGE READ HERE IN THE FONTANA OPENING WITH THE CONCERT. IT WAS AN HONOR TO HONOR SAMMY HAGAR WITH A DIPLOMA, A BASKET FULL OF S OJAI SENIOR PRIDE. IF WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE HIM PART OF THE LEGACY. WE ARE PROUD THAT YOU WILL BE A -- FOR LIFE. AND WHILE WE ARE IN THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR , IT IS COMPLETE, THAT DOES NOT MEAN WE ARE ON SUMMER BREAK AND LEARNING STOPS. WE HAVE SEVERAL PROGRAMS ACROSS THE DISTRICT HERE FOR SUMMER SCHOOL AND SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM'S. EVERY ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS, 45 OF THEM ARE PROVIDING SOME TYPE OF EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY, CAMP, OR SUMMER BRIDGE. OVER 2000 STUDENTS INCLUDING SPECIAL AND.

I WANT TO SHARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS, YOU WILL SEE RIGHT THERE THE FIRST LIGHT, THE FIRST PICTURE ON THE RIGHT. IT IS A SCHOOL FOR DISSIPATING IN THE CTE PATHWAYS. YOU WILL SEE A DIGITAL AUDIO PROGRAM AND THE OTHER ONE IS A SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT THAT IS FOR DISSIPATING IN AUTOMOTIVE AT KAISER HIGH SCHOOL. AND FINALLY, STUDENTS DANCING AT -- HIGH SCHOOL. AS A REMINDER TO THE COMMUNITY, THE SUMMER MILLS PROGRAM RUNS THROUGH JULY 26 TWO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH SUPPLYING NUTRITIOUS MEALS. LASTLY I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME UPDATES FROM THE LAST MEETING ABOUT THE LCAP THAT WE SHARED WITH YOU. I WANT TO SHARE SOME POST PUBLIC

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[4. Discussion/Action Section]

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT IN MY APOLOGIES FOR SKIPPING OVER THAT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE ARE ON DISCUSSION ACTION SECTION OF THE AGENDA.

ITEM 4.1, SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE. THIS IS A FEDERAL ADDENDUM, FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT THE 24-25 LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN AND LCAP FEDERAL ADDENDUM, AS PROVIDED.

IS THERE A MOTION AND SECOND? >> THANK YOU MR. PEREZ.

SECONDED BY MR. ARMENDAREZ. >> YES.

>> OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PEREZ AND A SECOND BY MR. ARMENDAREZ. CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION PASSES, 4-0. ITEM 4.2, BUSINESS SERVICES, THIS IS THE 24-25 PROPOSED BUDGET, FOR THE BUDGET TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSED BUDGET. IS THERE A

MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT? >> SO MOTIONED.

>> I WILL GIVE THAT TO MS. SANDOVAL TODAY. IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU MR. PEREZ. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. I HAVE A MOTION BY MS. SANDOVAL AND A SECOND BY ESTHER PEREZ.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES, 4-0. BOARD POLICY FOR .9 .1 DASH 4219.1 CIVIL AND LEGAL RIGHTS, SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. CIVIL AND LEGAL RIGHTS AND ADOPT AS PROVIDED, IS THERE A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT AS PROVIDED?

>>'S SO VOTED. >> IS OUR SECOND?

>> SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PEREZ AND A SECOND BY MS. SANDOVAL. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT 4.4?

>> MOTION. >> SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION? >> I JUST NOTICED IT WAS LAST REVIEWED IN AUGUST 2014 AND I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF THESE POLICIES TO UPDATE AND ENSURE IN COMPLIANCE AND THEM MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 4.4 AND PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THE ITEM PASSES. ITEM 4.5 HUMAN RESOURCES BOARD POLICY 4340 BARGAINING UNITS FOR FIRST READING AND IT IS FOR THE BOARD

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SECOND TO APPROVE? >> MOTION.

>> SECOND? >> THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION?

>> HEARING NONE I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BY MS. SANDOVAL AND PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM 4.6 HUMAN RESOURCES CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE SALARY WHICH IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE SALARY INCREASES ONE TIME SALARY BONUS AND LONGEVITY INCREASE FOR THE TEAM CLASSIFIED AS PROVIDED IN HIS THEIR EMOTION AND SECOND TO

ADOPT? >> MOTION.

>> THANK YOU, MR. ARMANDAREZ. IS THERE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION?

>> I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THIS AND I KNOW IT WILL BE A FAVORABLE MESSAGE THAT I AM SENDING OUT THERE BUT I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A BENEFIT. I WANT US TO START LOOKING AT THAT WHERE NOT NECESSARILY CAP IT BUT LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT IS THE FAIR AND THAT IS ALL I WILL SAY TONIGHT.

>> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. ARMANDAREZ AND A SECOND BY MR. PEREZ. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THE MOTION PASSES 4-0. ITEM 4.7, HUMAN RESOURCES CONTRACT ADDENDUM SUPERINTENDENT AND THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AN ADDENDUM TO THE CONTRACT FOR MAKING THIS AND AS FOR A MOTION I AM ASKING LEGAL COUNSEL -- FIRST I DO NEED A MOTION IN THE SECOND TO APPROVE -- LET ME GET THIS OUT SO I CAN READ IT AND THERE ARE SOME CHANGES TO THIS

CONTRACT AND YOU MADE A MOTION? >> CORRECT.

>> WE HAVE A DISCUSSION AND THE SECOND BY MR. PEREZ. AT THIS TIME I DO HAVE A LEGAL COUNSEL WHO HAS AN ORAL REPORT WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THE BROWN ACT SO WILL YOU PLEASE DO A READOUT OF WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING HERE TODAY?

>> THANK YOU. THE PROPOSED ITEM IS TO APPROVE AN ADDENDUM TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND THE ADDENDUM DOES A FEW THINGS AND IT EXTENDS THE EXPIRATION DATE TO JUNE 30 OF 2028 AND ADOPTS A 10 STEP SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT SALARY. THE SCHEDULE THAT IS PROPOSED REFLECTS THE SAME INCREASES APPROVED FOR THE BARGAINING UNITS AND FOR OTHER MANAGERS WHICH ARE 4% EFFECTIVE JULY 1 OF 2024 AND 2% EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1 OF 25 JUST LIKE THE OTHER EMPLOYEES AND IT ALSO INCLUDES A 2% SCHEDULE INCREASE OF $6200 PAYABLE ON DECEMBER 1 OF 2024 WITH THE SAME PERCENTAGE AS THE OTHER EMPLOYEES. THE PROPOSED ADDENDUM INCLUDES A SALARY SCHEDULE PLACEMENT EFFECTIVE JULY 1 OF 2024 AT STEP D AND THE NUMBER IS 366 857. THANK

YOU. >> WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND WITH THOSE UPDATED CONTRACT LANGUAGE AND IS THERE

ANY DISCUSSION? >> I AM AGREEMENT WITH THE

CONTRACT OTHER THAN SALARY. >> THANK YOU , MS. SANDOVAL.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. I CALL FOR THE VOTE WAS A MOTION BY MR. ARMANDAREZ AND A SECOND BY MR. PEREZ. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THE MOTION PASSES THREE MINUS ONE WITH ONE ABSENT. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 4.8 HUMAN RESOURCES DECLARATION OF NEED AND THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT A DECLARATION AND THE NEED FOR A FULLY QUALIFIED EDUCATOR FOR THE 2024 2025 SCHOOL YEAR AND IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT?

>> SO MOVE. >> IS THERE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PEREZ AND DAY SECOND BY MS. SANDOVAL.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THAT MOTION PASSES 4-0. ITEM 4.9 STUDENT SERVICES BOARD POLICY 5145.3 NONDISCRIMINATION HARASSMENT FIRST READING. I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PUBLIC

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THEN THE MOTION. >> THANK YOU. FOR CLARIFICATION, PRESIDENT SERNA , THIS IS TO BE TREATED AS PART OF THE AGENDA ITEM AND NOT AS A REGULAR PUBLIC COMMENT .

>> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN TO THE

BOARD -- >> CAN WE GET A MICROPHONE

PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND TO THE COMMUNITY. I AM PART OF THE REVIEW BOARD AND TO MY SURPRISE IN TODAY'S AGENDA THERE IS AN ITEM LABELED AR BUT TO MY LATEST SURPRISE IT'S NOT THE EXTENDED VERSION OF 5145.3 AND WHY DIDN'T THE BOARD EXTEND THIS FOR DISCUSSION AND I EMAILED THIS EXTENDED VERSION TO ALL OF YOU AND AM REQUESTING UNDER EDUCATIONAL CODE FOR THIS TO BE ADDED TO THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR DISCUSSION. THIS EXTENDED VERSION IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN CALLING THE SECRECY POLICY THAT I TALK ABOUT MONTH AFTER MONTH AND I WANT TO THANK YOUR ASSISTANT PETER DANIELS FOR LAST MONTH DIRECTING ME WHERE TO FIND A SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTARY ON THE WEBSITE SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND I SAW THE SUPERINTENDENT AND REFERENCE AS BEING THE LAW THAT GAVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE DIRECTION TO WRITE THIS POLICY OF GIVING MINOR STUDENTS THE RIGHT TO KEEP SECRETS FROM THEIR PARENTS AND I WENT TO THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE PAGE, PRINTED THAT BILL OUT AB 1226 FROM 2013 AND I READ THE WHOLE THING. TO MY SURPRISE, NOWHERE DOES IT MENTION OR SAY THAT A STUDENT HAS A RIGHT TO SAY I AM THIS AND I DON'T WANT MY PARENTS TO KNOW. I PROVIDED THIS TO YOUR SECRETARY FOR YOUR REVIEW AND SUPERINTENDENT, WHERE DOES IT GIVE A STUDENT THE RIGHT TO KEEP INFORMATION FROM PARENTS AND WHERE IS THIS DISTRICT GETTING OR TRANSLATING WORDING? YOUR POLICY READS THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND A STUDENT INTERSECTS A GENDER NONCONFORMING STATUS AS A PRIVATE INFORMATION FOR THE STUDENT AND I WILL PARAPHRASE THAT THE DISTRICT SHALL DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF STUDENTS PRIVATE INFORMATION AND SUCH STRATEGIES MAY INCLUDE COLLECTING OR MAINTAINING INFORMATION PROTECT THING OR REBUILDING STUDENTS GENDER IDENTITY AND KEEPING STUDENTS ON OFFICIAL RECORDS SEPARATE FROM THE OFFICIAL RECORD. THE DISTRICT SHALL ONLY DISCLOSE THE INFORMATION TO OTHERS WITH THE STUDENTS PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT. 1266 IS ABOUT A PAGE LONG AND NOWHERE DID IT MENTION THIS TYPE OF INFORMATION IS TO REMAIN A PUPIL'S PRIVATE INFORMATION AND KEPT SECRET UNDER AN UNOFFICIAL RECORD FOR PARENTS NOT TO FIND OUT. THIS POLICY IS A LONG LONG STRETCH FROM THE ORIGINAL INTENTIONS AND AFTER LAST MONTH'S ADMISSION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THAT THERE IS NO LAW THAT GIVES MINOR STUDENTS A RIGHT TO PRIVACY FROM PARENTS AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS WORKING HAND-IN-HAND WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO PASS A B1955 WORKING OVERTIME TO RUSH IT AND GET IT PASSED AND SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. CURRENTLY IT ISN'T LAW AND WHEN IT DOES BECOME LAW, BECAUSE IT WILL THERE WILL BE COURT CHALLENGES. HERE IS A WARNING TO'S DISTRICTS AND OFFICIALS GO READ PENAL CODE 11166 SECTION C BECAUSE OF A MINOR STUDENT IS COMING TO CLAIMING ABUSE OR IF THEY WERE TO COME OUT TO THEIR PARENTS AND YOU ARE SENDING THAT CHILD HOME EVERY DAY AND NOT REPORTING IT TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES, THAT TEACHER OR STAFF OR DISTRICT EMPLOYEE WILL BE IN VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE 1116 SECTION C WHICH WILL BE GUILTY OF AND PUNISHABLE BY SIX MONTHS JAIL TIME, $1000 FINE OR BOTH. PARENTS HAVE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND THESE CHILDREN ARE BEING LIED TO BY SCHOOL OFFICIALS AND GROOMERS TO THE CONTRARY AND IT NEEDS TO STOP AND STOP BEING A PART OF THIS DESTRUCTIVE AGENDA AND POLICIES LIKE THESE ARE DOING MORE HARM TO THE STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING GENDER DYSPHORIA AND THEY NEED THEIR

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>> ALL RIGHT. ANY COMMENT? AGAIN THIS IS A 4.9 STUDENT SERVICES BOARD POLICY NONDISCRIMINATION HARASSMENT IN THE FIRST READING AND THIS IS 5145.3 NONDISCRIMINATION HARASSMENT AS PROVIDED IN THIS MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT

ITEM 4.9? >> SO MOVED.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND?

>> THANK YOU, MS. SANDOVAL. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?

>> YES, MR. ARMANDAREZ? >> FIRST OF ALL, THE LANGUAGE THAT WE ARE GETTING RIGHT NOW, AGAIN CSB A IS THIS THAT?

>> I WILL LET MR. BAKER SAY THAT IN AND THE CHANGES THERE IS A WORD CHANGE IN THERE. BUT GO AHEAD, MR. BAKER.

>> THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE THAT WE ARE ADDING HERE IS IT HAS TO DO WITH NOT DISCRIMINATING WHEN YOU ARE ISSUING SCHOOL DISCIPLINE WHICH IS THE BIG CHANGE.

>> OKAY. I SEE SEXUAL-HARASSMEN T CROSS -- CROSSED OUT MULTIPLE

TIMES. >> IT'S ADDRESSED IN BOARD POLICY. SO 51 45.7 SPECIFICALLY DEALS WITH THE SEXUAL

HARASSMENT. >> THE REASON WE ARE TAKING IT OUT IS WHY IS CSBA DOING THAT AND IS IT PART OF LAW?

>> IT IS. YOU HAVE TWO SEPARATE POLICIES. THIS POLICY DEALS WITH DASH -- WHEN WE ISSUE DISCIPLINE IT'S NOT TOO ISSUED DISCRIMINATION OR SEXUAL HARASSMENT BUT DEALING

SPECIFICALLY WITH THAT. >> OKAY.

>> MS. SANDOVAL? >> I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE SPEAKER SPOKE ABOUT SO THIS IS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS

POLICY? >> THIS IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

>> THANK YOU. >> BOARD PRESIDENT?

>> THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION. THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BOARD POLICY. AND TO DOUBLE DOWN ON WHAT MR. BAKER JUST SAID, THE REASON THAT SEXUAL-HARASSMENT HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THIS IS BECAUSE THIS POLICY DIRECTS COMPLAINTS TO THE UNIFORM COMPLAINT PROCEDURE AND THE LAW IS CLEAR THAT THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT COMPLAINT AS TO GO TO TITLE IX SO THEY REALLY SEPARATED THE TWO THINGS OUT CONSISTENT WITH WHAT MR. BAKER SAID AND THE SPEAKER WAS INVITED TO SPEAK ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION AR 5145.3 WHICH IS A DIFFERENT SET OF LANGUAGE. BUT SHE DID MAKE A REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON THE AR. SHE WAS INVITED TO DO SO AT THIS TIME.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?

>> I SEE ON FOUR POINT TENDS WE HAVE SOME OF THE VOTING MIXED UP. FOUR POINT TENDS SAYS IT WAS THE SAME VOTING -- 4.10 SAYS IT WAS ON THE SAME CONTRACT AND IT SHOWS RIGHT HERE AND I DON'T WANT THE MINUTES MESSED UP. IT SHOWS RIGHT HERE. BUT ON 4.10 ITS OF THE VOTING FOR THE CONTRACT. I AM NOT SURE IF WE ARE DOING THAT LIVE RIGHT NOW. IT DOESN'T SAY IT ON MINE EITHER AND WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN THERE YET BUT I WILL FINISH THIS. BUT LET'S FINISH WITH THIS ONE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I KNOW WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. SINCE THERE IS NO THE DISCUSSION I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. PLEASE CAST

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>> 4.10 IS SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE BOARD BYLAW 9250, REMOVE A NATION -- REMUNERATION, REIMBURSEMENT AND OTHER BENEFITS FIRST READING. AND IT HAS OTHER BENEFITS AS PROVIDED ANY MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE?'S

>> SO MOTIONED WITH A COMMENT. >> IS VERY SECOND? THANK YOU,

MS. SANDOVAL. >> ON THE MEALS FOR THE ALLOWANCE OF $60, WAS WONDERING IF WE COULD HAVE IT CHANGED AND HAVE A BOARD DISCUSSION REGARDING $60 AND I WENT TO STARBUCKS THE OTHER DAY AND AN ORANGE JUICE AND A SANDWICH COST $24. JUST SO WE CAN KEEP THEM INCLINED AND I DON'T USE IT PERSONALLY BUT AT THE SAME TIME I HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE FAIR WITH OTHER FUTURE BOARD MEMBERS REGARDING PRICING.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT AND ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR

DISCUSSION? >> I DO AGREE. I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK AT IT AND IT DEPENDS ON THE AREA AND IF YOU GO TO DC YOU WILL SPEND $40 FOR SOMETHING AND EVEN IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE CHEAPEST ITEM ON THE PRICE OR EITHER THAT YOU GO TO WALGREENS AND BY A LITTLE THING OF MILK AND SOME CEREAL AND TAKE YOUR OWN STUFF AND YOU CAN DO THAT AS WELL. A LOT OF TIMES LIKE THIS LAST TRIP I WENT ON THERE WAS NO TIME SO I'M HOPING WHEN WE LOOK AT PERHAPS THE AREA THAT WE ARE GOING IN BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN THEY WERE IN SACRAMENTO IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND IF YOU GO TO A CONFERENCE AND YOU BUY SOMETHING AT CSBA AND THE ONLY PLACE YOU CAN GET BREAKFAST IS

THERE, IT COULD GET PRICEY. >> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD . IS IT TO LOOK INTO THIS POLICY FOR BOARD MEMBERS OR ALL EMPLOYEES BECAUSE THIS ONE PERTAINS TO BOARD MEMBERS.

>> IS THERE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEE PER DIEM AND THE

BOARD MEMBER PER DIEM? >> NO DIFFERENCE.

>> IT IS THE SAME. >> IT WAS INITIALLY KEPT THE SAME FROM WHAT I BRIEFED A FEW YEARS BACK AND HE WAS TRYING TO CREATE CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE LINE. I TEND TO AGREE WITH THIS BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY IF YOU GO TO SAN DIEGO ALONE, YOU WON'T GET BREAKFAST LUNCH AND DINNER FOR $60 AND THERE IS NO

WAY. >> IS THERE A STANDARD RATE THAT THE DISTRICTS ARE BEING RECOMMENDED TO USE FROM COUNTY

OFFICE? >> I WILL LET LESLIE ADDRESS THAT BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE ADJUSTED IS IT USED TO BE $10 FOR BREAKFAST AND $15 FOR LUNCH AND THE REST FOR DINNER. THAT WAS CHANGED AT SOME POINT MAYBE A FEW YEARS AGO SO $60 FOR THE DAY YOU COULD SPEND IT ALL IN BREAKFAST OR DINNER BUT THAT WAS THE ADJUSTMENT MADE AT THE TIME. GO AHEAD.

>> WE USUALLY FOLLOW THE FEDERAL RATE. I DON'T KNOW IF THESE ARE THE FEDERAL RATES, BUT WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT.

>> THANK YOU. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IT BE ACROSS THE BOARD FOR EVERYBODY THE SAME SO IF THE FEDERAL RATE IS THAT, THAT IS MY RECOMMENDATION SO WE ARE NOT ONE OVER THE OTHER SO COULD YOU LOOK INTO SEE IF THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. THAT SEEMS LOWER THAN THE COUNTY SO IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THAT AND SEE WHAT IT IS , THAT WOULD HELP US FOR THE SECOND READING.

>> I WILL HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THE MOTION PASSES 4-0. ITEM 4.11, SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-26 THE ORDERING OF AN ELECTION AND THE DISTRICT WILL BE LOOKING TO FILL TWO GOVERNING BOARD VACANCIES IN THE TRUSTEE AREAS THREE AND FOUR AT THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 5 OF 2024 AND THIS IS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT FROM THE COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE ORDERING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION FOR GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE DECEMBER 13 OF 2024. IS THERE A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT 4.11.

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>> SO MOVED WITH A COMMENT. >> OKAY. WE WILL GET BACK TO

YOUR COMMENT. >> SECOND.

>> IF WE COULD PUT HOW MUCH IT WILL COST US SO THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF HOW MUCH IT COSTS FOR US TO HOST THAT ELECTION

PLEASE. >> ALL RIGHT.

>> MAKE SURE YOUR MICROPHONE IS ON WHEN YOU ARE HAVING THIS

DISCUSSION. >> THE ACTUAL ELECTION FOR OUR DISTRICT. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?

>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT TRUSTEE AREAS OR -- OVERALL?

OKAY. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. AND THAT IS ME THIS TIME. I AM SITTING HERE WAITING. THE MOTION PASSES 4-0.

AND THIS IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-27 AND BOARDMEMBER PAYMENT FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2427 AND THE PAYMENT FOR MR. MEN THERE IS FOR REGULAR MEETING ON MAY 29 OF 2024 AND AT THIS TIME AND THIS IS A BOARDMEMBER PAYMENT AND ASKING HIM THAT IF HE COULD PLEASE LEAVE THE DISCUSSION AREA AND MAYBE GO INTO CLOSED CHAMBERS. AND ALL RIGHT. AGAIN THIS IS FOR THE BOARDMEMBER PAYMENT FOR MAY 29 AND I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION?

>> SO MOVED. >> MS. SANDOVAL WITH A MOTION AND A SECOND BY MR. PEREZ. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING THEN I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. IN THIS PASSES WITH ONE OF STAINING AND COULD YOU GO GET THEM SO WE COULD FINISH OUR BUSINESS . THAT MOTION

PASSED 3-0 FOR THE RECORD. >> ITEM 4.13 , TEACHING AND LEARNING, 2024 2025 SCHOOL PLANS FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND THIS IS TO APPROVE THOSE PLANS FOR ALMOND BEACH CANYON CREST AND THE ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY, SUPPRESS CYPRESS DATE AND THE DOROTHY GRANT INNOVATIONS ACADEMY, HEMLOCK, JUNIPER, AND OTHERS. PALMETTO, POP, RANDALL PEPPER, REDWOOD, SHADOW HILLS, SIERRA LAKES, SOUTH TAMARIND, TED J PORTER, TOKAY, VIRGINIA PRIMROSE, AND WEST RANDALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. ALSO FOR ALDER, OM AREA, FONTANA, HARRY S TRUMAN, SEQUOIA, SOUTHRIDGE TECH AND WAYNE RUBEL MIDDLE SCHOOLS, FONTANA AB MILLER, FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL, HENRY J KAISER, SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL, ERIC BURCH, CITRUS CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOLS PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE 64 001 G NH AND THAT IS A MOUTHFUL FOR ALL OF THOSE SCHOOLS AND IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM

4.13. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING THEN I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THE MOTION PASSES 4-0.

>> 4.14 TEACHING AND LEARNING AGREEMENT CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES LLC WHICH IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE INTO THE AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE IN-PERSON TRAININGS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SOFTWARE LICENSES TARGETED THROUGH GRADES K TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE 4.1 FOR COURT

>> SO MOVED. >> A SECOND. IS THERE ANY

DISCUSSION? >> CAN WE MAKE IT PUBLIC WHAT THIS ITEM IS FOR? BECAUSE THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT WE

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>> DID YOU WANT THAT NOW OR IN A REPORT BECAUSE WE CONCLUDED SOME OF THAT IN THE BOARD REPORT.

>> IT ISN'T FOR ME. IT IS FOR THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> WE HAVE DEVELOPED A LITERACY PLAN THAT IS A K-12 PLAN WITH A MULTIYEAR IMPLEMENTATION. WE ARE STARTING WITH OUR K2 SO ONE OF THOSE COMPONENTS THAT WE DID GO THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE PROCESS TO EVALUATE WHAT THE NEEDS ARE FOR THE TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT AND THE READING STRATEGIES AND SO FORTH AND WHAT DO THE MATERIALS HAVE. WHAT WE DID ASSESS AND FIGURE OUT IS THERE WAS A GAP WITH SOME OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. WHAT WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD TO YOU TONIGHT IS A MAGNETIC READING WHICH IS A WAY TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LITERACY FOCUSING RIGHT NOW ON K2 AND YOU WILL SEE 3 AND 5 WILL BE A FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION AND SO FORTH. THIS IS TO SUPPORT THE READING OR THE LITERACY PLAN

FOR K-12 K 2 NEXT YEAR. >> THANK YOU. ALSO AND I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE ONE. BUT WE WERE ALSO LOOKING BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED DURING COVID AND THAT KIND OF STUFF WE DO HAVE A STRATEGY FOR THAT AS WELL AND I WAS EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THAT.

THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISTY PEREZ AND A SECOND BY MS. SANDOVAL. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THE MOTION PASSES 4-0. ITEM 4.15 TEACHING AND LEARNING IS IN AGREEMENT WITH CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES LLC AND THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM TO PROVIDE I READY TOOLBOX AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL AND I READY PARTNER SERVICES. IS THERE A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE?

>> SO MOVED. >> THANK YOU. IS THERE A

SECOND? >> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY

DISCUSSION. >> QUESTION. I AM CURIOUS IF WE HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER OPTIONS OTHER THAN I READY AND LOOKED AT THE DATA ON HOW IT IS IMPACTING OUR CURRICULUM AND

STUDENT LEARNING? >> YES. WE DID GO THROUGH A PROCESS OF LOOKING AT VARIOUS WAYS TO ADDRESS LITERACY IN OUR DISTRICT. WE STARTED WITH THE PILOT AND WE HAD ABOUT EIGHT SCHOOLS PILOT THIS AT THE SAME TIME WE WERE USING NWA WHICH IS OUR MATH ASSESSMENT WE USED FOR A DECADE AND FOR A LONG TIME.

DURING THAT PILOTING WE SAW GREAT RESULTS. THIS YEAR WE DID ADD MORE VIOLENCE HERE -- VOLUNTEER PILOT SCHOOLS. SOME OF THE DATA YOU HAVE SEEN IN OUR PRESENTATIONS TO YOU IS THE GROWTH WE HAVE SEEN THUS FAR. IT DOES LOOK PROMISING AND WE

HAVE DATA TO SHARE OUT . >> THE REASON I ASK IS I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER PROGRAMS OUT THERE AND I KNOW WE HAVE SEEN SOME AND AS FAR AS THE COST AND THE WE ARE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE IN MAKING SURE WE SEE THE DATA IS PROMOTING THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS AND PROMOTE GROWTH FOR OUR PUPILS BUT I DID WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ALSO VETTED SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS BECAUSE THERE IS PLENTY OUT THERE. I KNOW THE COST CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL VERSUS SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS.

>> ALSO, WHAT YOU FIND POWERFUL IN OUR APPROACH WITH THE LITERACY PLAN IS IT IS ONE OF THE TOOLS WE WILL USE BUT IT IS THE APPROACH THROUGH COACHING AND ASSESSMENTS AND THEY ARE ALL ALIGNED PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COACHING SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS IS A CRITICAL PIECE FOR IMPLEMENTING ANYTHING YOU WANT TO IMPLEMENT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> I DO REMEMBER WHEN WE FIRST USE THIS THE LADY IN THE BRIGHT YELLOW SUIT OUT THERE WAS ONE OF THE PRINCIPLES THERE AT ONE OF THE SCHOOLS AND WE ACTUALLY GOT IN A VAN AND CAN YOU IMAGINE MICKEY DRIVING A NINE PASSENGER VAN. IT WAS FUN. I THINK YOU ARE ALONG WITH US. WE GOT TO SEE IT IN ACTION AND WE WENT TO A SCHOOL AND WE COULD SEE THE DIFFERENCE OF THE KIDS USING IT VERSUS THE KIDS THAT WEREN'T SO WE SEEN A QUICK DEEP DIVE WATCHING KIDS IN ACTION AND IT WAS EXCITING. THAT WHOLE TIME MICKEY IS DRIVING IN THIS IS BEFORE SHE LEFT US AND THERE WAS A BOOK AND THERE THEY ARE ALL OF THE LADIES AND THERE WERE NO MEN IN

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LIKE THAT. >> PART OF THAT TIME ALSO IS WHEN WE USED THIS WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHING STUDENTS IN SMALL GROUP SO THAT IS PART OF WHAT YOU SAW.

>> ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PEREZ AND A SECOND BY MR. ARMANDAREZ. THESE CAST YOUR VOTE. THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM 4.16 TEACHING AND LEARNING WHICH IS IN AGREEMENT WITH CURRICULUM AND ASSOCIATES FOR THE ITEM TO APPROVE TO PROVIDE A K-12 MULTILINGUAL LEARNER AND ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRAM AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND WEB-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION SYSTEM FOR EEL THE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES. IS THERE A MOTION

AND A SECOND TO APPROVE? >> SO MOVED.

>> THANK YOU IS THERE A SECOND?

>> THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? >> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS WILL HELP US WITH KIDS AND I KNOW IT IS NOT GRADUATING FROM THAT CLASS, BUT WILL IT HELP US WITH THEM A LITTLE BIT ?

>> ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE RECLASSIFICATION RATES?

>> YES. IT IS A MONITORING TOOL TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ON TRACK WHEN THEY ARE READY TO BE RECLASSIFIED.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR

QUESTIONS?'S >> I DID HAVE A COMMENT. I WANT THE PUBLIC TO REALLY SEE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE AMOUNT OF -- WE ARE PUTTING OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS WHEN IT COMES TO IMPROVING EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENTS. THIS RIGHT HERE ALONE, JUST THESE THREE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED ARE TRULY GOING TO BENEFIT AND IMPACT OUR STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO BE SUCCESSFUL. I WANTED TO THANK OUR CABINET IN ADVANCE FOR ALL YOUR DUE DILIGENCE IN FINDING PROGRAMS THAT ARE A PROPER FIT FOR THE DISTRICT AND DOING THE PROPER VETTING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE RESPONSIBLE AS WELL AS PUTTING OUR STUDENTS FIRST.

THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS

ITEM?'S >> HEARING ON, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THE MOTION PASSES 4-0.

4.17 IS TEACHING AND LEARNING TEXTBOOK ADOPTION AND PURCHASE BOTANY FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION AND PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING TEXTBOOK FOR BOTANY AN INTRODUCTION TO PLANT BIOLOGY AND THE SEVENTH EDITION. IS THERE A MOTION AND

A SECOND TO APPROVE OR .17? >> MOTION.

>> THANK YOU. SECOND? >> A SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THE TEXTBOOK IS APPROVED. ITEM 4.18 TEACHING AND LEARNING TEXTBOOK ADOPTION PURCHASE FOR ELEMENTARY SLA ELD GRADE 6 AND THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF PURCHASE OF THE GRADE SIX TEXTBOOK SPANISH LANGUAGE ARTS, LANGUAGE -- ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND ALL MATERIALS ARE ALIGNED WITH COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR CALIFORNIA FOR SPANISH LANGUAGE ARTS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND SIX GRADE MCMILLAN AND MCGRAW-HILL. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE?

>> MOTION. >> SECOND?

>> SECOND. WAS IT MR. ARMANDAREZ? I DIDN'T EVEN LOOK UP . MY APOLOGIES. I HEARD A VOICE AND I JUST WENT WITH IT.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE, I HAVE A MOTION BY MS. SANDOVAL AND A SECOND BY MR. ARMANDAREZ. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THE MOTION PASSES 4-0. WE ARE NOW ON THE CONSENT

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PROVIDED. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION?

>> HEARING NONE, THIS IS A MOTION BY MR. PEREZ AND A SECOND BY MR. ARMANDAREZ. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. WAIT. I

PUSHED THE WRONG BUTTON. >> DID YOU WANT TO CORRECT

THAT? >> ALL RIGHT. I WILL GO THROUGH

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>> OKAY. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO, AS BOARD MEMBERS, I THINK IT IS OWNERSHIP, RIGHT? I DON'T WANT TO SEE MY COUNTERPART FEEL IT IS ALL JUST HIS DOING. I WANT TO APOLOGIZE MYSELF FOR THE OBSERVATION OF HAVING A MEETING ON A HOLIDAY WHICH IS JUNETEENTH. AND I PROMISED THE PUBLIC THAT MOVING FORWARD WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T SCHEDULE LIKE THIS AND THIS WAS A YEAR IN ADVANCE BUT I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING COGNITIVE AND IDENTIFYING IT AND BRINGING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD. SO TODAY IS JUNETEENTH, RIGHT AND WHAT IS IT? IT IS CELEBRATED ON 19 JUNE AND COMMEMORATES THE EMANCIPATION OF ENSLAVED AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE NAME IS A BLEND OF JUNE AND 19TH MARKING THE DAY IN 1865 WHEN UNION MAJOR GENERAL GORDON GREENER ARRIVED IN GALVESTON, TEXAS AND ANNOUNCED THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR AND THE ABOLISHMENT OF SLAVERY WHICH OCCURRED MORE THAN TWO YEARS AFTER PRESIDENT LINCOLN EMANCIPATED PROCLAMATION FORMALLY FREED ENSLAVED PEOPLE AND IT IS A DAY OF REFLECTION, CELEBRATION AND EDUCATION RECOGNIZING AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, CULTURE, AND ACHIEVEMENTS. IT BECAME A FEDERAL HOLIDAY IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2021. THE REASON I BRING THIS UP IS BECAUSE TO ME IT WASN'T JUST THE FACT AND HERE IS WHERE I GO ON BUT IT WASN'T THE FACT THAT IT WAS RECOGNIZED AS A HOLIDAY BECAUSE TO ME, THIS DAY NEEDS TO BE NOT JUST -- TO ME IT'S NOT JUST IN AFRICAN AMERICAN DAY BUT IT DAY FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR BECAUSE WHEN I SAY THAT IN THE EARLY 60S IT WASN'T ABOUT JUST AFRICAN AMERICANS BUT IF YOU WERE INDIAN OR IF YOU ARE ASIAN OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN ANGLO-SAXON, YOU ARE CONSIDERED A PERSON OF COLOR. THIS SHOWS THAT ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY WAS MADE EQUAL. THAT DAY. IT WAS RECOGNIZED THAT DAY. PEOPLE THAT DAY IN GALVESTON, TEXAS, FINALLY REALIZED THAT, HEY, WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO. IF YOU COULD ONLY IMAGINE THE CELEBRATIONS THAT HAPPENED THAT DAY IN 1865 WHEN PEOPLE REALIZED THEY WERE FREE.

TODAY, I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT IT TOOK A GENERATION OF STUDENTS AND YOUNG LEADERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DAY WAS ACTUALLY CELEBRATED BECAUSE UP UNTIL 2021, IT WAS NOT. TODAY, I DON'T LIKE TO SIT THERE AND TELL PEOPLE IT IS ALL ABOUT RACE AND ALL ABOUT THIS AND THAT BUT IT IS ABOUT EVERYBODY BEING EQUAL AND FINALLY BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THAT. TODAY IS A GREAT DAY TO CELEBRATE.

JUNETEENTH SHOULD BE CELEBRATED AS A DAY OF EQUALITY FOR ALL.

WITH THAT SAID, THAT IS MY FIRST APOLOGY. SECONDLY, AND NOW TO GET SOME OF THE FUN STUFF. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A FORMAL REQUEST, AND PLEASE STOP ME IF I CANNOT ASK FOR A CONSENSUS SO THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS DIRECTION OR IF I HAVE TO REQUEST TO PUT THIS FORMALLY ON THE AGENDA, BUT I WOULD SAY I AM DISPLEASED WITH THE AMOUNT OF TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WE CONTINUE TO HAVE IN HIS ROOM AND WHEN WE INVITE THE PUBLIC ONE DAY A MONTH AND WE CAN'T HAVE A WORKING MICROPHONE, TO ME THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY EVALUATE PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS FUNCTIONING AS INTENDED PRIOR TO A MEETING AS WELL AS MAKING SURE WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO GET IT FIXED AND RATIFIED SO THE PUBLIC HAS AN ACTUAL VENUE WHERE THEY CAN BE HEARD AND THINGS ARE WORKING PROPERLY TO

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SEE THIS PLACE WORK? >> I PREFER YOU NOT ASK FOR THE CONSENSUS WITHOUT AN AGENDA ITEM BUT THE MESSAGE IS APPROPRIATE AND YOU CAN SPEAK YOUR MIND AND THAT IT'S TO ADMINISTRATION AND THEY CAN BRING BACK INFORMATION TO THE

BOARD. >> IF IT IS A COST ISSUE LET ME KNOW AND I CAN AGENDA EYES IT. -- PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.

LASTLY, AND NOT LASTLY I WON'T SAY THAT WORD BUT NEXT, I TRULY WANT TO THANK THE STAFF AND ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH THE BARGAINING AGREEMENT TIME AND CABINET FOR BEING DILIGENT AND FOCUSING ON MAKING SURE WE MAKE OUR STUDENTS A PRIORITY AND ALLOWED OURSELVES TO COME UP WITH AN AGREEMENT THAT WAS SATISFACTORY FOR EVERYBODY. THE FACT THAT WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY AS A WHOLE UNIT, THE WAY WE INTENDED SO WE COULD ALL MOVE FORWARD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I DO WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR UNION PARTNERS AND THINK OUR ADMINISTRATORS FOR MAKING OUR STUDENTS THE PRIORITY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO GREATLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU MAKE IT EASY FOR A BOARD TO MAKE SURE THE STUDENTS ARE GETTING THE BEST EDUCATION WE CAN PROVIDE FOR THEM. NOW, LASTLY, A FEW DAYS AGO, I LOST A VERY DEAR MENTOR. HIS NAME WAS GUNNY STUNNED FACE -- STONE FACE AND HE WAS MY UNCLE AND A LOT TO ME MY LIFE. I LOST HIM TO CANCER. BUT THE ONE THING I DID LEARN THROUGH THAT LOSS WAS THAT WE NEED IS A COMMUNITY AND AS PEOPLE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE, AND I SHARE THIS MESSAGE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYBODY ELSE GO THROUGH THE PAIN THAT I FEEL RIGHT NOW. WHEN YOU CARE ABOUT SOMEBODY, TAKE THE TIME TO SPEND THAT TIME WITH THEM AND DON'T WAIT AND THINK THAT YOU HAVE UNTIL TOMORROW OR NEXT WEEK. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, THEY COULD BE GONE. IF I COULD GET THE CONSENSUS FROM MY BOARD, I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THIS MEETING ON BEHALF OF ROBERT RAMIREZ AND GUNNY STONE FACE.

>> WHEN WE FINISH WITH COMMENTS, I WILL TURN IT BACK

OVER TO YOU TO DO THAT. >> THANK YOU.

>> MS. SANDOVAL, YOU ARE NEXT. >> THANK YOU. YOU ARE RIGHT. IT ISN'T SUMMER BECAUSE I THINK I HAVE BEEN BUSIER WITH THE SCHOOL OUT THEN RESTING AT HOME. I WANTED TO SHARE THAT I DID GO ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TOUR AND WHAT AN AMAZING AMAZING TOUR AND IF YOU EVER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, IT'S A VERY VERY GOOD TOUR AND I LEARNED A LOT MORE THERE THAN WHAT I LEARNED IN SCHOOL. AND THAT POINTS JUST LIKE MR. ARMANDAREZ IS HURTING, THERE WERE POINTS WHERE TEACHERS AND A PRINCIPAL FROM ONE OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS AND I WANT TO SAY OUR BUS HAD 56 PEOPLE ON THE BUS AND TWO BUSES FULL OF EDUCATORS. AND WHEN WE WENT AND VISITED ONE OF THEM AND THEY SHOWED US WHAT THE QUARTERS LOOKED LIKE ON SOME OF THOSE BOATS WHERE THERE WAS A BODY ONE WAY AND THE OTHER WAY AND THE OTHER WAY BACK AND FORTH AND I WANT TO SAY MAYBE FOUR HIGH AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE IN THEIR BUT IT WAS VERY VERY EMOTIONAL. VERY VERY EMOTIONAL. WE VISITED CEMETERIES AND LEADERS THAT CROSSED AND WERE FREE AND WE STARTED IN OHIO AND WE ENDED UP IN CANADA. FROM CANADA WE WENT TO NEW YORK SO WE WERE BACK IN THE UNITED STATES AND GOING

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DID THEY FIND ANYTHING? I DON'T KNOW. I WASN'T GOING TO ASK BECAUSE THEY TOLD US TO BE QUIET. USUALLY WE LIKE TO KID AROUND AND HAVE FUN BUT WE HAD TO STAY VERY STILL AND LOOK STRAIGHT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THEY ASKED OF US. IT WAS A SCARY TIME AND WE ARE BACK IN THE UNITED STATES. YES.

I MUST SAY, IF YOU EVER HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY, TAKE THE TOUR. IT WILL WHIP YOU IN SHAPE BECAUSE WE WERE A THREE HOUR DIFFERENCE. SO WE WERE UP TILL 2:00 IN THE MORNING HERE TRAVELING ALL DAY AND GETTING BACK TO THE HOTEL ABOUT 10:30 AND WE WERE ON THE BUS THAT WHOLE TIME AND WE WERE UP AND DOWN AND UP AND DOWN AND ONE POINT I COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE AND I'M LIKE HOW DID THESE PEOPLE STAY AWAKE. BUT I MUST SAY, BUT I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE SPEAKERS WHO WE MET.

WE ARE TALKING PROBABLY SOME OF THEM IN THEIR 80S AND THEY HAD SUCH A GOOD MEMORY AND THEY SHARED SO MUCH INFORMATION. I WAS SO IMPRESSED LISTENING TO THEM. I WISH I HAD A MIND LIKE THEY DO. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL WITH ALL THE INFORMATION THEY SHARED WITH US. I DO ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOU CAN TO GO AND SEE THESE MUSEUMS. ONE THING THAT I DID ENJOY WAS THE HENRY FORD MUSEUM AND WHAT AN AMAZING PLACE WITH SO MUCH HISTORY. IT IS HISTORY THAT WE AS KIDS, OUR TOYS WERE IN THERE AND I WAS SO EXCITED TO SEE THAT THAT IS WHERE MY DOLL WENT TO AND SOME OF THE TOYS MY KIDS HAD AND IT WAS AMAZING. I DO ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOU CAN TO TAKE A FAMILY TRIP AND TAKE YOUR KIDS AND YOU GUYS WHO HAVE GRANDCHILDREN, TAKE YOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND YOUR KIDS AND YOU WON'T REGRET THE TIME THAT YOU SPENT ON THE ROAD VISITING THESE MUSEUMS. I WANT TO THANK UNIFIED FOR ALLOWING ME TO GO. I DO ENCOURAGE THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL.

WHY? IT IS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT YOU WON'T REGRET. I DO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC AND THE TEACHERS AND THE ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR GUESTS STILL SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE TO TAKE THE SHINE AND SHARE WITH YOUR FAMILY. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE. IT IS TIRING AND YOU COME BACK AND SLEEP THE WHOLE NEXT DAY UNLESS YOU HAVE A BOARD MEETING WHICH I DID THE NEXT DAY, BUT THAT IS OKAY AND I SLEPT THE FOLLOWING DAY. YOU HAVE A BLESSED NIGHT AND DRIVE SAFELY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT PEREZ?

>> I WANT TO THANK STAFF AND I KNOW MEI WAS A DIFFICULT ONE FOR EVERYBODY. I AM APPRECIATIVE ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO ON A DAILY BASIS. I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR WITH ALL OF THE FUTURE PLANS THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL OF THESE THINGS IMPLEMENTED. A FEW THINGS, MS. INBODY, I HAVE A VISION AND OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS AND YOU AND YOUR STAFF TO HELP STUDENTS OR SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS OR ANY CLUBS ON CAMPUSES THE ABILITY TO FUND RAISE ALTERNATIVELY AND THE WAY I AM THINKING ABOUT IT IN MY HEAD IS TO HAVE A DAY WHERE WE TREAT IT LIKE A JOB FAIR WHERE STUDENTS WERE PARTICIPATING IN THE SPORT OF THE CLUB HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE BUSINESS OWNERS OR RESTAURANTS AND SO FORTH TO COME DOWN AND SEE EITHER FOOTBALL OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUS AND HELP DONATE AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD GET SOME TYPE OF WAY THAT WE CAN PROMOTE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONATED AND SUPPORTER CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. AND ALSO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT THEY DO SUPPORT THEM. I AM THINKING OF LIKE A JOB FAIR KIND OF WHERE WE PUT PEOPLE OR DISPLAY WHO HAS THE OPPORTUNITY. I AM OPEN AND THIS IS ENCLOSED AND IT IS COMPLETELY OPEN AND I WANT TO HAVE AS MUCH INPUT AS WE CAN GET. SECOND, I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THE DISTRICT WAS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH AMERICAN CAREER COLLEGE FOR NURSING. THIS IS HUGE IN THE SENSE THAT WE WILL POSSIBLY HAVE MORE NURSING OR LVN'S GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL WITH A DIPLOMA WHICH ADVANCE IS NOT ONLY THE CAREER BUT GETS NURSING OUT THERE MORE AND THERE IS A HUGE SHORTAGE. MY NEXT ONE IS DENTAL HYGIENIST. I AM TRYING TO SEE HOW WE CAN CONNECT THAT SCHOOL WITH OUR DISTRICT. AND I ALMOST SAID IT. NEXT, THIS GOES TO THE COMMENTS

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I AM GLAD BUT IT LOOKS FOR THE WI-FI. IF WE CAN ADD THAT TO THE REQUEST BY MR. ARMANDAREZ. FOR THOSE PRINCIPLES THAT CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT AND HAVE THAT INTERACTION WITH THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS FOR THE PARENTS WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT, I THINK IT WOULD NOT ONLY BE SUCCESSFUL WITH OPENING THE COMMUNICATION, BUT ALLOW PARENTS TO BE MORE INFORMED AS IF THEY ARE DRIVING HOME OR HOWEVER THEY ARE ABLE TO CONNECT. WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR A GOOD NIGHT AND SEE YOU NEXT MEETING.

>> THANK YOU VICE PRESIDENT PEREZ. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP, MR. ARMANDAREZ, THE ISSUE WITH THE JUNE TEETH -- JUNETEENTH SCHEDULE AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT UP AND I WANT TO ECHO A FEW THINGS I HAD WRITTEN HERE IN THE CONCERN ABOUT REGARDING THE SCHEDULING OF JUNETEENTH'S IN THE MEETING ON THAT DAY. I WANTED TO FIRST AND FOREMOST AGAIN EXPRESS OUR SINCERE APOLOGY FOR THE OVERSIGHT . AS WE KNOW WE SCHEDULE THESE MEETINGS AHEAD OF TIME. I THINK THE DATE WAS JUST THERE AND WE DIDN'T CATCH IT. I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW AND THOSE IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY WHO VALUE THIS DATE OBVIOUSLY IS A COMMUNITY BUT WE AS A COMMUNITY VALUE IT WITH YOU THAT THIS DAY HAS A PROFOUND SIGNIFICANCE.

AND A CELEBRATION IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT WASN'T A DELIBERATE DECISION AND WE DIDN'T DO IT ON PURPOSE AND IT WAS RATHER AN INTENTIONAL -- UNINTENTIONAL MISTAKE. IT WAS DUE TO OUR HEADS AND NOT OUR HEARTS AS WE SAY AND WE HOLD THIS IN THE HIGHEST REGARD AND WE REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE OR OFFENSE THE SCHEDULING ERROR CAUSED TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND WE ARE SHARING THE OVERSIGHT WON'T OCCUR AGAIN AND MOVING FORWARD WE TAKE EXTRA CARE TO REVIEW THE SCHEDULES TO PREVENT ANY CONFLICTS WITH ANY IMPORTANT HOLIDAYS THAT COME UP. AND OF SERVICES SUCH AS THIS. THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. AND THOSE WHO TRUST ME AND TEXTED ME AND CALLED ME AND, YOU KNOW, KEPT ME ACCOUNTABLE AS I SAY. I DO TAKE IT ON AND I LEAVE FROM THIS SEAT -- LEAD FROM THIS SEAT BUT I DO LEAD FROM THIS SEAT AND I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH WE ARE A COLLECTIVE AND I APPRECIATE YOU, CSBA YOU DIDN'T WANT YOUR COLLEAGUE TO TAKE IT ALL ON MY SHOULDERS. I WILL WEAR IT BUT PLEASE UNDERSTAND WE DIDN'T DO IT WITH OUR HEARTS BUT WITH OUR HEADS AND NOT SEEING THE DATE THAT FAR AHEAD IN ADVANCE. WITH THAT BEING SAID I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO FINISH WITH AND I DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL AND THANK YOU AND ANYTHING ELSE YOU

WANT TO ADD BEFORE WE END? >> HAVE A GOOD EVENING. WITH THAT, I DO NEED A MOTION IN A SECOND TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 8:55. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN AND I WILL HAND IT BACK TO YOU, MR. ARMANDAREZ.

>> OKAY. I WANTED TO SHARE REALLY QUICKLY AND I DID GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL THINKING ABOUT IT. BUT THE REASON I DID BRING THE STATEMENT UP IS BECAUSE MAY 6 WAS THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM AND I VISITED HIM AND HE GAVE ME THIS COIN AND I CARRY IT WITH ME EVERY DAY. AND SINCE EVERYBODY SEEMED TO LIKE IT AND HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER WAS ONE DAY AT A TIME AND ON THE BACK IS IS GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE, THE COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN, AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. AND HE MEANT A LOT TO ME AND I FEEL HONORED YOU ALLOW ME TO JUST END TODAY'S MEETING IN HIS REMEMBRANCE BECAUSE HE TRULY WAS AN INSPIRATION TO ME.

I WAS FLYING HOME WHEN I FOUND OUT HE PASSED BECAUSE I WAS

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>> MAY HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADJOURN.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES? THE MOTION PASSES 4-0. THANK YOU, MR. ARMANDAREZ, FOR NOT VOTING NO. THANK YOU.

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