Feb 05, 2025 Board of Education Meeting

[1. Call to Order - Closed Session, 5:00 p.m.]

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>> OKAY. SO WE WILL DO ONE .1. THE TIME IS NOW 5:00. FEBRUARY 5TH, 2025. FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION IS NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. MOVING ON TO 1.2. ADOPT AGENDA. ANY CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA?

>> THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT. WE HAVE ONE CHANGE TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA. IT IS ITEM 51.0. BOARD MEMBER REQUEST FOR BOARD MEMBER TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE. THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT SHOULD BE $200

AND NOT $500. >> MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE ITEM AS AMENDED?

>> I WILL MOVE. >> I WILL SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION . ROLL CALLED OUT.

>> SPECIAL RECOGNITION. WE HAVE ONE PRESENTATION ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. INTRODUCE OUR SCHOOL PRESENT TATER AND SPEAKER.

>> IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INVITE THE PRINCIPAL TO SHARE SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS GOING ON WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND FOR THE GUESTS YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING.

>> OKAY. AND OUR WONDERFUL PARENTS THAT JOINED US. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU. I AM GOING TO

PLAY THE VIDEO. >> WE ARE THE TIGERS, THE MIGHTY, MIGHTY TIGERS. T. WE ARE THINKERS. I. WE ARE INNOVATORS.

G. RESPONSIBLE. S. SUCCESS. WE ARE THE TIGERS. HEAR US ROAR.

ROAR! >> MY PASSION IS NOT JUST BECAUSE I AM A FONTANA RESIDENT BUT MY PASSION IS FOR KIDS AND CHILDREN TO HAVE A BETTER UP BRINGING, BETTER ACTIVITIES. IT IS A PASSION BECAUSE I REMEMBER READING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I KIND OF WANT TO DO SOME OF THE SAME THINGS THAT WE WENT THROUGH WERE ACTUALLY BIGGER AND BETTER. EVERY YEAR I LOOK AT ACTIVITIES.

I LOOK AT THINGS AND ASK MYSELF, OKAY, HOW CAN WE DO IT BETTER?

HOW CAN WE IMPROVE? >> I'M IN FIFTH GRADE AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL. MY JOB AS STUDENT COUNCIL IS TO DO THE RIGHT THING WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING AND TO STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT. SO I HAVE BEEN IN STUDENT COUNCIL FOR THREE YEARS.

WHY I THINK IT IS GOOD TO BE IN STUDENT COUNCIL IS BECAUSE THE STUDENT COUNCIL THEY TEACH YOU HOW TO BE A GOOD STUDENT. WE DO A LOT OF FUN ACTIVITIES . AND THEY TEACH US HOW TO BE

RESPONSIBLE AND NICE. >> INCORPORATING FUN ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DAY AND EVEN AFTER SCHOOL GIVES THEM -- SOME OF THE KIDS THAT ARE SOMETIMES NOT ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL FIND SUCCESS IN OTHER WAYS. THEY FIND THINGS THAT MOTIVATE THEM OR ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO BETTER. I WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS, SO I'M GOING TO REALLY TRY TO MOTIVATE AND TO WANT TO BE AT SCHOOL. MOTIVATE THEM TO BE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE STUDENT COUNCIL IN THE ELEMENTARY BECAUSE IT TEACHES THEM LEADERSHIP. TO BE ORGANIZED. TO BE ROLE MODELS . IT ENCOURAGES THEM TO BE ADVOCATES FOR THEMSELVES. I'VE HAD KIDS THAT USUALLY TEACHERS PICK OR WE KIND OF LOOK AT KIDS TO BRING INTO STUDENT COUNCIL. I'VE HAD KIDS THAT HAVE ADVOCATED FOR THEMSELVES AND SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO BE A STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBER. AND JUST TALKING TO THEM, THEY WILL SAY, WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? AND THEY WORK FOR IT. AND REALLY IT IS SOMETHING THEY REALLY WANT TO DO. SO THEY ARE GOING TO WORK EVEN HARDER THAN ANYBODY ELSE. WE ARE TRYING TO INCORPORATE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING , ART, AND MATH. AND I THINK ART IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR KIDS BECAUSE THEY NOT ONLY LEARN ABOUT THE ART, BUT THEY LEARN ABOUT THE PERSON. THE ARTIST. AND THEY LEARNED THE TECHNIQUES.

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>> I THINK IT IS JUST IMPORTANT TO TREAT OTHERS HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED. SOME OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES ARE TO BE A LEADER AND BE RESPECTFUL TO EVERYONE , AND BE A ROLE MODEL.

>> SO WE HAVE THE AVID PROGRAM HERE. SO WE ARE DOING AVID AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL . A LOT OF THE ACTIVITIES WE DO ARE IN THE WICKER CATEGORY. THAT IS WRITING, INQUIRY, COLLABORATION, ORGANIZATION, AND READING. SO A LOT OF WHAT WE DO WITH AVID STEMS FROM THAT ACRONYM. SO WHAT AVID HAS HELPED US DO HERE IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER SCHOOLS THAT DON'T USE AVID IS THAT IT GIVES THE SYSTEMS FOR BEING CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE GRADE LEVELS , AND THE KIDS WILL START GETTING TRAINED, LET'S SAY, IN NOTETAKING . AND THEN THAT DEVELOPS AND GOES THROUGH STAGES. BY THE TIME THEY GET DONE WITH THEIR EDUCATION AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A SET OF SKILLS THAT THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD HAD THEY GONE TO ANOTHER SCHOOL.

>> REFLECTION IS A BIG PART OF MY DAILY JOB . EVERY DAY I TAKE THE TIME TO REFLECT AND THINK, OKAY. HOW COULD I HAVE HANDLED THAT? COULD I HAVE DONE BETTER? IT IS ALWAYS ABOUT IMPROVING AND DOING BETTER FOR OUR KIDS. THAT IS MY BIGGEST PASSION IN LIFE.

>> ALL RIGHT. SO OUR SCHOOL WAS BUILT ABOUT 45 YEARS AGO. IN 2022 WE HAD THE PLEASURE OF -- A HUGE '80S THEME. IT WAS FABULOUS. 43 YEARS OLD NOW. ALMOST 43. OUR SCHOOL ENCOMPASSES PRESCHOOL TEACHER -- STUDENTS ALL THE WAY TO FIFTH GRADE. WE HAVE ABOUT 440 STUDENTS . TRY TO BUILD A FAMILY IN COLLABORATIVE CULTURE . WE WANT TO HAVE A SCHOOL WHERE YOU WOULD WANT YOUR OWN CHILDREN TO COME TO. WE ARE VERY COHESIVE, VERY FAMILY ORIENTED. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS. LET'S DO WHAT IS BEST FOR STUDENTS. THIS YEAR WE CHOSE OUR FOCUS AREA FOR ACTIVE COGNITIVE ENGAGEMENT BECAUSE WE REALLY FEEL THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO MOVE STUDENTS FORWARD IN INSTRUCTION, WE REALLY NEED TO FIND WAYS TO MOTIVATE THEM AND ENGAGE THEM.

THAT IS WHY ELEMENTARY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR SCHOOL. IT IS ABOUT THE WICOR STRATEGY. OUR TEACHERS -- ALMOST MY ENTIRE STAFF HAS BEEN TRAINED IN AVID ELEMENTARY. WE HAVE A COLLEGE GOING ATMOSPHERE WHERE ON WEDNESDAYS WE PROMOTE WEARING SPIRIT WHERE FOR YOUR FAVORITE COLLEGE . OR SOMETIMES OUR STAFF MEMBERS -- THEIR CHILDREN WENT THERE SO THEY WEAR THEIR SPIRIT WHERE. AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE TRY TO PROMOTE EVERY WEDNESDAY.

IN THE FALL WE ALSO HAVE A COLLEGE AND CAREER DAY THAT WE ALWAYS INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND TALK ABOUT THEIR PROSPECTIVE CAREERS AS WELL AS TO TALK ABOUT COLLEGE LIFE AND WHAT THEY MAY LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE. WE DO HAVE A COMMITMENT TO STEAM. YOU SAW THERE WERE SOME PICTURES AND VIDEO IN THE S.T.E.A.M. ROOM. WE WERE ABLE TO BUY A LOT OF THE EQUIPMENT AND THINGS TO HOUSE SUPPLIES FOR TEACHERS TO COME IN AND DO ACTIVITIES FOR S.T.E.A.M.. OUR ORDINATOR AFTER SCHOOL ALSO DOES S.T.E.A.M. ACTIVITIES. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MY COUNSELOR TO INTERJECT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT AND HE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND I WILL CLOSE IT

UP. >> THANK YOU . GOOD AFTERNOON , PRESIDENT PEREZ, AND BOARD MEMBERS. OUR PARENTS WANT THE BEST FOR THEIR CHILDREN. IMMEASURABLE LOVE AND VALUE FOR EACH OF THEM. WE AS PART OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE THIS UNDERSTANDING FOR STUDENTS IN OUR CARE. THIS IS REINFORCED THROUGH SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING USING WEEKLY -- PROVIDED THROUGH LESSONS PROVIDED BY OUR TEACHERS. ON A MONTHLY SCHEDULE, I PRESENT TO ALL STUDENTS USING TEAMS AS ONE OF THE SIX PILLARS OF CHARACTER FROM THE JOSEPH INSTITUTE , WHICH ARE TRUSTWORTHINESS, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, FAIRNESS, CARING, AND CITIZENSHIP. ADDITIONALLY, AS A SCHOOL, WE APPLY THE AVID STRATEGIES MENTIONED TO PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION. AVID PROVIDES COMMON TERMS AND ASSISTANTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS FOR SUCCESS. AS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR,

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>> WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF MY COUNSELOR AND MY TEACHERS AND OUR FAMILIES , WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE A 0% SUSPENSION RATE . LAST YEAR AND CURRENTLY STILL 0%. WE REALLY WANT TO WORK HARD TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS IN SCHOOL EVERY DAY LEARNING AND DEAL WITH ANY SITUATION THAT COMES UP IN A POSITIVE MANNER TO REINFORCE THAT CHARACTER COUNTS, AND WE ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER.

SO SOME OF THE CLUBS WE HAVE WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT STUDENT COUNSEL -- YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY GRATEFUL THAT THE LOP FUNDS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT MY STUDENT COUNSEL THIS YEAR BECAUSE IN THE PAST WE HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO MEET ONCE A WEEK. BUT BECAUSE OF THE LOP, WE ARE ABLE TO MEET TWICE A WEEK FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER, SO THEY ARE ABLE TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THE CHARACTER COUNTS LEADERSHIP, FUTURE LIFE SKILLS, CULMINATING ACTIVITIES. FIRST TIME EVER WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THEM TO DISNEYLAND FOR A LEADERSHIP TRAINING AS WELL. WE ARE SO EXCITED. WE THINK THE DISTRICT FOR THAT SUPPORT BECAUSE WITHOUT THAT, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GO THERE.

ALSO WE HAVE A RUNNING CLUB EVERY YEAR THAT WE START IN FEBRUARY. WE DO AN ANNUAL 5K. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US THIS YEAR, WE WILL MAKE SURE YOU GET THAT SPECIAL INVITE. AND OUR KIDS DO COMPETE, AND THEY LOVE IT BECAUSE THEY COMPETE. OUR STUDENTS FOR SECOND AND THIRD. GIRLS FOR SECOND AND THIRD.

EVERY SINGLE RUNNER GETS A MEDAL FOR FINISHING THE 5K. IT IS AN AWESOME EVENT EVERY SINGLE YEAR. WE DO IT ON CAMPUS. FIVE TIMES AROUND THE CAMPUS. MEASURE IT OUT, AND IT IS 5K. ALSO, WE HAVE A DRAMA CLUB. THIS YEAR THEY ARE GOING TO DO -- AND ALSO PROVIDED THROUGH -- SO IN CLOSING, OHANA MEANS FAMILY. FAMILY MEANS NOBODY GETS LEFT BEHIND OR FORGOTTEN. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY SCHOOL WITH YOU.

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>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO PUT ON MY CHAMBER HAD RIGHT NOW.

I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FONTANA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

I WOULD LOVE TO PARTNER WITH YOU GUYS FOR YOUR COLLEGE AND CAREER DAY BECAUSE I THINK WE CAN GREATLY INVOLVE OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE HERE TO HELP. I WILL GIVE YOU MY BUSINESS CARD OR YOU CAN SEND ME AN EMAIL AND WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU ARE DOING.

>> BOARD PRESIDENT . >> THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO COMMEND YOU ON THAT DATA POINT YOU SHARED WITH US. 0% SUSPENSION RATE . YOU LOOK AT THE CALIFORNIA DASHBOARD GO TO STATE PRIORITIES. WHATEVER SECRET SAUCE YOU HAVE, CAN YOU SHARED AROUND THE DISTRICT? NOT THAT WE ARE HIGH. THE GOOD THING IS THAT WHEN YOU SAY ZERO, SOMETHING IS WORKING. SO IT IS PROBABLY A BEST PRACTICE. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU FOR THE CULTURE YOU ARE PROVIDING. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU SCHOLARS INTO ALL OF THE PARENTS. WITHOUT THE FAMILY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PIECE, THE 0% SUSPENSION RATE

>> THANK YOU. IT IS MY HONOR TO SEE YOU ALL HERE TODAY. I WAS STILL WORKING ON SOME ITEMS, BUT I LOVE SEEING THE STUDENTS HERE AND COME AND VISIT OFTEN BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY KNOW WHAT SCHOOL GOVERNANCE IS ALL ABOUT BECAUSE SOMEDAY YOU WILL BE A GROWN-UP , AND HOPEFULLY YOU RUN FOR OFFICE AND SIT AT THE SEAT AND OFFER THE INFORMATION THAT YOU LEARNED IN YOUR SCHOOLS AND WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE DIFFERENT BECAUSE WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE I WAS ALREADY THINKING ABOUT , I DON'T LIKE THIS. I DON'T LIKE THAT. AND I WANT TO CHANGE. I WANT THINGS TO BE DIFFERENT FOR MY CHILDREN WHEN THEY GROW UP.

AND IT HAS MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. AND YOU OFTEN THINK THAT A BOARD MEETING, NOBODY IS ASKING QUESTIONS. WHY NOT?

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YOU. HAVE A NICE NIGHT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, EVERY PERSON STARTING FROM MY WIFE HAS ACTUALLY ATTENDED YOUR SCHOOL. I'M SURE YOU KNOW THEM. I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU GUYS DO AND HOW WELL YOU DO IT. SO I APPRECIATE YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. DON'T GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE WE JUST GOT TO DO ONE LITTLE THING AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO TAKE SOME PICTURES. BY ALL MEANS.

>> WE ARE THE TIGERS, THE MIGHTY, MIGHTY TIGERS. T. WE ARE TEACHERS. WE ARE INNOVATORS. GROWING ALL THE TIME. LETTER E.

ENGAGE. R. RESPONSIBLE. S. STRIVING FOR SUCCESS. WE ARE THE

TIGERS. HEAR US ROAR. ROAR! >>

>> WHEN WE SAY AVID, YOU SAY, ROCKS. AVID ROCKS!

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>> OKAY. MOVING ON. 1.4. PUBLIC COMMENT. CLOSE AGENDA ITEMS. DID WE RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ?

[2. Closed Session]

>> THERE WERE ZERO COMMENTS RE

[3. Call to Order - Open Session, 6:30 p.m.]

>> OKAY. THE BOARD IS BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION. WE WILL GO WITH 3.1. THE TIME IS NOW 6:41. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. PLEASE BE ADVISED A RECORDING OF THE BROADCAST OF THIS MEETING IS MADE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. WE WILL MOVE TO 3.2. THE PLEDGE OF

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PLEDGE? >> PLEASE STAND. 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.

>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO 3.3. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION. WE HAVE ONE THING TO REPORT OUT TO THE PUBLIC . IT IS GOING TO BE IN CLOSED SESSION THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFIED PROMOTION MANAGEMENT AS FOLLOWS. CLASSIFIED MANAGEMENT NOEL S GARCIA. MOTION WAS MADE BY BOARD MEMBER

SANDOVAL AND SECONDED BY SERNA. >> YOU COULD PLEASE STAND, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING FOR THE PUBLIC? YOU ARE HOLDING A VERY IMPORTANT POSITION FOR US.

>> PRESIDENT PEREZ, RESPECTIVE BOARD MEMBERS, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND I'M EXCITED TO GET GOING. EVERYTHING WE NEED TO DO IN OUR DEPARTMENT AND FOR

THIS COMMUNITY. >>

>> 3.4. WE HAVE RECOGNITION AND A PRESENTATION FOR TONIGHT. THE FLOOR IS NOW SUPERINTENDENT INBODY TO INTRODUCE THE SPEAKERS

FOR THIS EVENING. >> I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME KIMBERLY MCKINNEY . GOING TO RECOGNIZE OUR OUTSTANDING WINTER ATHLETES .

>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT PEREZ, SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, THE BOARD, AND OUR ESTEEMED FAMILIES AND STUDENTS AND GUESTS HERE TONIGHT. WE ARE THRILLED TO RECOGNIZE OUR OUTSTANDING ATHLETES FOR THE WINTER SEASON FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR . A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR WINTER SPORTS TEAMS . WE EXPERIENCED A LOT OF SUCCESS RATE IN EFFECT, SO MUCH SUCCESS THAT SOME OF OUR ATHLETES ARE NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE IN PLAYOFF MATCHES OR THEIR LEAGUE IS FINISHING AND WRAPPING UP THIS WEEK. WE HAD OUR BOYS WRESTLING TEAM THIS YEAR WITH INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS AS WELL . AND WE ALSO HAD INDIVIDUAL LEAGUE CHAMPS FOR OUR GIRLS WRESTLING TEAM AS

WELL. >> ALSO SUCCESSFUL. THEIR GIRLS SOCCER TEAM WERE LEAGUE CHAMPS THIS YEAR. OUR WATER POLO TEAM EARNED THEIR EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE CBL CHAMPIONSHIP . I'M SORRY. SAN ANDREAS CHAMPIONSHIP. I'M STILL IN THE CDL DAYS. AND OUR SUMMIT CHEER EARNED CIF CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE COED DIVISION TO DIVISION TWO . THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THEIR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION THIS WEEKEND . SO THAT IS PART OF WHY THEY ARE NOT HERE RIGHT NOW. SO LET'S RECOGNIZE OUR OUTSTANDING ATHLETES. THESE ATHLETES WERE ALL CHOSEN FOR THEIR SUCCESS ON THE FIELD , IN THE CLASSROOM, AND FOR JUST BEING AN ALL-AROUND GOOD HUMAN BEING. AND SO I HAVE SOME NAMES I'M GOING TO CALL UP . THEY ARE GOING TO COME UP AND THEN WE HAVE BOTH THE CERTIFICATE AND A UNIQUE, ONE-OF-A-KIND, ONLY OUR OUTSTANDING ATHLETES GET OUTSTANDING ATHLETE PEN. FIRST UP FROM A.B. MILLER HIGH SCHOOL, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP --

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MILLER HIGH SCHOOL, CARLOS . >>

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>> NOT ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY BUT JUST WANT TO GIVE THEIR SHOUT OUT, WE HAVE DESTINY AND CHRISTOPHER .

>> TONIGHT FOR BOYS SOCCER AND GIRLS BASKETBALL. FROM HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE WITH US DESTINY.

>> RAMOS. HE ALSO HAS A SOCCER MATCH TONIGHT. THE STUDENTS FROM KAISER HIGH SCHOOL WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND BECAUSE THEY ARE ALSO COMPETING, BUT WE DO HAVE DR. HOLLISTER HERE TODAY TO RECEIVE THEIR CERTIFICATE. SO THAT IS AMY .

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>> FROM SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL, ALSO NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, CAMERON ELLIS AND GAVIN WELLS . FROM CITRUS HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE

LUIS . >>

>> AND MIA.

AND OUR BIRCH ATHLETES ALSO NOT ABLE TO BE HERE. DOUGLAS AND

ROBERT VELAZQUEZ. >>

>> ATHLETES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO TO REPRESENT OUR SCHOOLS. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU. LORD, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO RECOGNIZE THEM. THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH GREAT SUPPORTERS TO YOUR STUDENTS. SO PLEASE GO HOME. HAVE DINNER. DO HOMEWORK. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

>> EXIT, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR NEXT SPEAKER. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO TALK AND GIVE AN INTRODUCTION TO OUR EL CAPITAN WE ARE GIVING A PRESENTATION ON. AT THIS TIME, I WILL HAVE LISA -- MISSES LISA. SHE IS OUR DIRECTOR FOR STRATEGIC PROGRAMMING AND COMPLIANCE. A BIG TITLE THERE. A LOT OF IMPORTANT WORK. SHE'S GOING TO SHARE AN UPDATE ON THE 2024-25.

>> GOOD EVENING , BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. IT IS GREEN. SO IT SHOULD BE. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. AND EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS.

IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING ALONG WITH CABINET TO PRESENT THE DISTRICT MIDYEAR LC AP REPORT. THE LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN SERVES AS OUR DISTRICTS TO TWO PLAN FOR INCOMING OUTCOMES FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS . THE MIDYEAR REPORT SERVES AS A REFLECTION AND REPORTING TOOL. IT HELPS US ASSESS OUR PROGRESS TOWARD MEETING OUR OBJECTIVES AND REPORTING OUR OUTCOMES . ACCORDING TO , THERE ARE THREE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MIDYEAR REPORT. FIRST IS THAT WE SHARE ALL AVAILABLE MIDYEAR OUTCOME DATA RELATED TO THE STATE AND LOCAL METRICS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR LC AP. THIS INCLUDES THINGS LIKE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA FOR ENGLISH, LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH, SCIENCE , ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRESS, ATTENDANCE , GRADUATION RATES, SUSPENSION RATES, SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEY DATA. THE SECOND REQUIREMENT IS THAT WE PROVIDE AN IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL FOR EACH OF OUR LCAP ACTIONS RANGING FROM NOT IMPLEMENTED TO FULLY IMPLEMENTED. THE THIRD REQUIREMENT IS THAT WE PROVIDE ALL MIDYEAR EXPENDITURES TOWARD OUR LCAP ACTIONS, AND THAT REFLECTS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR PLANNED EXPENDITURES AND WHERE WE ARE . OUR DISTRICT IN CURRENT LCAP HAS 10 GOALS AND 57 ACTIONS . OUR LCAP GOALS SUPPORT A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS . COLLEGE AND CAREER

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>> NEXT SLIDE. IN TERMS OF POWERFUL ACADEMIC STUDENTS WE ARE CONTINUING THE EFFORT OF ASSIGNING HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF TO STREAMLINE THE TESTING PROTOCOLS FOR CLASSWIDE POSITIONS , RECRUITS HIGHLY , FULLY CREDENTIALED STAFF , PERIODIC REVIEW OF STAFF ASSIGNMENTS . WE IMPLEMENT OUR PROGRAM. WE ALSO FACILITATE THE INDUCTION PROGRAM .

] WHICH MEANS WE TEND TO SCHEDULE THE CLASSIFIED PD VERY

MUCH LIKE -- >> ALL RIGHT. CONTINUING ON WITH INCREASED LITERACY OUTCOMES, WE ARE ACTUALLY AHEAD OF OUR SCHEDULE FOR OUR K-3 LITERACY AND MENTATION PLAN . WE HAVE 100% OF OUR K2 TEACHERS WHO HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED MAGNETIC READING TRAINING BY AUGUST. WE HAVE 100% OF OUR TEACHERS THAT HAVE THE MATERIALS, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR IMPLEMENTATION. 80% OF OUR SITES WERE TRAINED IN DAY TWO FOR MAGNETIC TRAINING. WE HAVE PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE BEEN RETRAINED WITH MAGNETIC READING. AND 100% OF OUR PRINCIPALS HAVE HAD THE FOUR SCIENCE READING TRAININGS. ALL SIX OF THE SCIENCE READING TRAININGS AND SECOND-GRADE COHORTS HAVE COMPLETED FOUR OUT OF THE SIX DAYS OF OUR SCIENCE READING TRAINING, WHICH WE ARE ACTUALLY SEEING THE USE OF THE MATERIALS DURING OUR TIME, WHICH IS A TIME FOR SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION, AND IT IS GREAT TO SEE THE TEACHERS ENGAGING IN BEST PRACTICES.

OKAY. ALSO WITH OUR K-12 FOCUS ON OUR WRITING SKILLS, WE HAVE 83% OF OUR SECONDARY ELA TEACHERS . THEY ATTENDED A DISTRICT SPONSORED LITERACY TRAINING THAT EMPHASIZED READING AND WRITING USING INFORMATIONAL TEXT . 75% OF OUR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS HAD ATTENDED THE CONTENT SPECIFIC PD THAT FOCUSES ON THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS AREAS AND SUPPORTING LITERACY AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH VOCABULARY AND THROUGH THE WRITING PROCESS. WHEN IT COMES TO OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND RECLASSIFICATION, SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY DIFFERENT THIS YEAR AND INCREDIBLY EXCITING WAS THAT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WE HAD 885 STUDENTS WHO WERE UP FOR RECLASSIFICATION, MEANING THAT THEY WERE ELIGIBLE TO BE RECLASSIFIED, WHICH IS HUGE BECAUSE SO OFTEN STUDENTS THAT ARE EL STUDENTS ARE EL AND STUCK IN AN ADDITIONAL ELD CLASS OR IN EXTRA SUPPORTS. THIS REALLY OPENS UP DOORS FOR THEM , ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY GET INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE HIGH SCHOOL. RIGHT NOW OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS FOR LEVEL FOUR THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR RECLASSIFICATION THIS YEAR AND HAVE RECLASSIFIED OUR 713. AND THOSE STUDENTS WHO NEED TO MEET THE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENT FOR RECLASSIFICATION ARE 159. WE HAVE LCAP LEVEL FOUR CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE FOR RECLASSIFICATION. WE'RE JUST PENDING A FEW OF THE ITEMS LIKE PARENT CONSULTATION AND A FEW ITEMS IN THE PAPERWORK. WE JUST HAVE 13. AND THEN FOR ENGLISH LCAP LEVEL FOUR , WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER ROUND FOR RECLASSIFYING, BUT BASED ON THE DATA, WE HAVE 146 WHO WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR RECLASSIFICATION.

ALL RIGHT. THE LAST PIECE IS FOR OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT , AND IF YOU CAN SEE THE HOOP HILLS KAISER HASKELL A.B. MILLER SUMMIT, ALTOGETHER THERE ARE THE FALL PASS RATES IF YOU LOOK AT THAT

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AND THEN LOOKING AT OUR SPRING DATA WE HAVE KIDS ENROLLED IN SPRING COURSES FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT. RIGHT NOW THEY ARE AT 205. HILLS IS AT 54. KAISER HAS 40. A.B. MILLER AT 44.

SUMMIT HAS 251, AND WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT FURTHERING OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

>> WE HAVE BEFORE AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING AT 30 OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND SEVEN OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS. CURRENTLY WE HAVE 3500 STUDENTS BEING SERVED IN THESE PROGRAMS AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING 500 MORE STUDENTS TO THE PROGRAM. WE ARE HIRING ADDITIONAL STAFF SO WE WILL HAVE ALL 500 STUDENTS THAT ARE WAITING IN PLACE BY FAIRBURY 21ST. SO THIS MEANS OUR ENTIRE WAITLIST WILL BE ELIMINATED. THE OTHER THING TO BE AWARE OF IS THAT LAST YEAR WE STARTED BEFORE SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. WE STARTED AT FIVE. NOW WE ARE UP TO 18, WHICH HAS ADDED 13 MORE SCHOOLS IN JANUARY. SO THE BEFORE SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVES 274 STUDENTS . WE OFFERED THE PROGRAM TO ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS , BUT BECAUSE SOME OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE EARLIER START, THE NEED WASN'T THERE. WE WILL FOLLOW UP AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR JUST TO SEE IF ANY OTHER SCHOOLS ARE INTERESTED.

>> SO WE WERE LUCKY THIS YEAR IN THAT LAST YEAR WE HAD SOME PILOTS THAT WERE GOING ON, BUT THIS YEAR WE ACTUALLY FULLY IMPLEMENTED THE FIRST DISTRICT BENCHMARKS AND WE HAD A 91% COMPLETION RATE IN ELA AND 96% COMPLETION RATE IN MATHEMATICS.

ALSO THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO LAUNCH AND IMPLEMENT THE DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS AND WE DID THAT FOR FALL AND FOR WINTER AS WELL. ON THE NEXT SLIDE I WANTED TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE RESULTS FROM THE FIRST ADMINISTRATION OF THE FALL TO WINTER COMPARISON . AS YOU CAN SEE, THE COLUMN ON THE LEFT IS FALL. THE COLUMN ON THE RIGHT IS WINTER. FOCUSING ON THE GREEN, THERE WAS A 12% INCREASE FROM FALL TO WINTER OF STUDENTS THAT WERE AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL . AND THAT WAS IN READING . ON THE CHART TO THE RIGHT YOU WILL SEE FOR MATHEMATICS LOOKING AT THE GREEN BARS AS WELL THERE IS A 26% INCREASE IN AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL COMPARING FALL TO WINTER. AND THEN AT THE SAME NOTE THERE WAS ALSO A DECREASE IN THE RED OF 10% FOR READING AT 15% FOR MATHEMATICS. SO THINGS ARE TRENDING THE RIGHT WAY.

SOMETHING WE ARE ALSO EXCITED ABOUT HIS TRAINING FOR STAFF. IN THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENTS, WE IMPLEMENTED TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, WHICH ARE OPPORTUNITIES. TECHNOLOGY TRAININGS FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS.

SOMETHING THEY CAN COUNT ON. WE LIKE TO SAY FOR FIRST SEMESTER WE HAD OVER 2200 PARTICIPANTS DURING EACH OF THE SESSIONS , WHICH TO ME IS AMAZING . AGAIN, THIS IS NOT UNIQUE. SOME OF THESE COULD HAVE BEEN XL PART ONE . THAT WOULD COUNT AS TWICE.

WHICH AMOUNTED TO OVER 3000 HOURS OF PD FOR ATTENDANCE AND OVER 100 SESSIONS OFFERED. SOMETHING VERY EXCITING .

GETTING OUR TEACHERS' SKILLS BUILT UP . AS THEY GET MORE FAMILIAR WITH THESE TOOLS, THE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT INCREASES AND SO DOES STUDENT PROFICIENCY. SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

>> PIGGYBACKING ON ENGAGEMENT. THE NEXT GOAL IS CREATING A POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE. THIS PAST YEAR WE RECOGNIZED 31 SITES FOR THEIR IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INCREASE OF TWO DIFFERENT LAST YEAR. WE TRAINED 174 STAFF ON STRATEGIES. WE HENRY J. KAISER STAFF -- ADDITIONAL STAFF. ATTENDANCE IS SOMETHING WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON. RIGHT NOW OUR ATTENDANCE RATE IS AT 93.5.

OUR GOAL WAS 95%. CONTINUE TO WORK TO GET THERE. CHRONIC ABSENTEE RATE AT 22.3, WHICH IS A LITTLE LOWER THAN WE ENDED LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR WE ENDED AT 22.5. OUR CURRENT SUSPENSION

RATE IS AT 1.3. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M VERY EXCITED TO SHARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR EFFORTS AROUND GOAL THREE UP TO THIS POINT MIDYEAR ASSESSMENT. WE ARE CONTINUING TO

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BASICALLY HAVE THE CHANCE TO GATHER AND SHARE THOUGHTS. SO YOU CAN SEE THE LIST OF VARIOUS ACTIVITIES. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENT'S DIRECTION CABINET MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED VARIOUS SERVICE CLUBS AND SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY GROUPS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NETWORKING WITH THAT GROUP AND HEARING FROM THEM AND BEING ABLE TO SHARE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE DISTRICT, SO THAT IS A NEW INITIATIVE AMONG OUR COFFEE CHATS AND SUPERINTENDENTS STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL. WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO LAUNCH UNDER ESTHER GARCIA'S TEAM OUR PARENT UNIVERSITY . AND THAT IS AN EFFORT TO HELP PARENTS UNDERSTAND THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND SUPPORT THEIR WORK WITH THEIR STUDENT TO IMPROVE ACADEMICS. AND CERTAINLY NAVIGATE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE SEE OUR FAMILIES HAVING.

SO WE HAVE HAD TWO MEETINGS, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE NEXT WEEK , TUESDAY, IF ANYONE WANTS TO JOIN US. AND THEN FINALLY WE DO STILL GATHER AND CELEBRATE OUR VARIOUS CULTURES AND DIVERSITY HERE IN THE DISTRICT. WE DID DO A BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION. OUR SUPERINTENDENT WILL SHARE SOME NEWS ABOUT OUR UPCOMING BLACK HISTORY MONTH. I DO WANT TO LET OUR COMMUNITY KNOW IN MAY WE ARE PLANNING AN INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION SO THAT WE DO NOT LEAVE ANYONE OUT AND THAT WE DO TAKE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY THAT WE DO HAVE. WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW IN ADDITION TO SETTING UP THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIALOGUE, WE DO IMPLEMENT SEVERAL SURVEYS FOR TOPICS THAT ARE OF INTEREST TO THE DISTRICT WHEN WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS. WE DID THAT WITH THE BOND AS AN EXAMPLE. WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR ACADEMIC TEAM TO DO THAT AROUND THE LEARNER PROFILE, WHICH THE BOARD WILL SEE. SO I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WHILE WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE STILL EXTEND THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SURVEY AND GATHER ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK FOR THOSE THAT CANNOT MAKE THOSE MEETINGS. FINALLY, I WANTED TO JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR EFFORTS TO REALLY STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS IN THE DISTRICT AND WE ARE EXCITED TO LAUNCH -- I'M NOT JINXING MYSELF, BUT WE ARE PLANNING TO LAUNCH OUR NEW WEBSITE ON MARCH 24TH RIGHT WHEN YOU COME BACK FROM SPRING BREAK . IT IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING WITH THOUSANDS OF PAGES . APPRECIATION TO OUR SITE LEADERS BECAUSE THEY ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO UPDATE THEIR INFORMATION BUT WE WANT TO SET A CONSISTENT LEVEL OF INFORMATION ON EACH PAGE SO OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY CAN FIND THE BELL SCHEDULES AND ALL THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED AND IT IS CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD. SO THAT IS SOON TO COME. WE HAVE HAD EXCITING GROWTH IN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLAT ONE. AND I APPRECIATE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD FOR SUPPORTING PARTICULARLY OUR VIDEO POSITION BECAUSE THAT REALLY, I THINK, HAS BEEN A BIG PIECE WITH A BIG TEAM INCREASING. WE HAVE A 15% INCREASE ON INSTAGRAM WITH AN ADDITIONAL 881 SUBSCRIBERS JUST WITHIN THIS FIRST PART OF THE YEAR . FACEBOOK IS A LITTLE BIT SLOWER. WE ARE AT 2.7% INCREASE, BUT WE ARE GLAD TO SEE IT INCREASE WITH AN ADDITIONAL 400 USERS. I'M PUTTING OUR SUPERINTENDENT ON SPOT A LITTLE BIT BUT GROUP VIDEO MESSAGES BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE COMMUNITY HEARS FROM HER WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR DISTRICT. OVER 27,000 IMPRESSIONS FROM THOSE MESSAGES . AND THEN FOR PARENTS , I KNOW THE BOARD IS WELL AWARE OF THAT TOOL THAT WE USE TO CONNECT WITH OUR FAMILIES. IT HAS THE RACE -- A RETREAT OF 96%. IT IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES THEY HAVE NATIONWIDE. IF WE COULD GET 500 CORRECT PHONE NUMBERS OR CONTACTS, WE WOULD BE AT 100%. SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. AND SO OUR FAMILIES DO USE THAT . 76% GET EMAILS. 44% HAVE THE APP ON THEIR PHONE. 25 RECEIVE A TEXT. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN THOSE TOOLS FOR OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR FAMILIES.

>> GOOD EVENING. AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE ARE BUDGETED AND WHERE WE CURRENTLY ARE AT FOR GOAL ONE OF POWERFUL ACADEMIC OUTCOMES, WE BUDGETED 128 MILLION IN TOTAL. WE HAVE SPENT 57% OF THAT. ENCUMBRANCES MEANS THERE IS A PURCHASE ORDER OUT THERE. AND 43% . WE HAVE A 43% BALANCE. TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE 72 DAYS LEFT OF OUR 180 DAYS . AND SO WE HAVE ABOUT 40% OF THE DAYS LEFT, SO WE ARE RIGHT ON TARGET FOR OUR EXPENDITURES. AND FOR GOAL NUMBER TWO, PERSISTENT FOCUS ON

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REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU, TEAM. APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THIS.

>>

FOR AGENDA ITEMS. >> WE HAVE FOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

>> YEAH. >> THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS . INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD . A TIMER WILL BE USED, AND WE ASK SPEAKERS TO RESPECT THIS TIME LIMIT TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO SPEAK . PLEASE ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD. WE ASK THAT ALL COMMENTS BE CIVIL AND RESPECTFUL TO MAINTAIN AN ORDERLY MEETING, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING , SHOUTING, OR ANY OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DURING OR AFTER A SPEAKER'S COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENTS MUST BE RELATED TO ISSUES WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC CONCERNS ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL , WE SUGGEST THROUGH APPROPRIATE CHANNELS RATHER THAN IN A PUBLIC FORUM. YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS IN WRITING . GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5494 .2 PROHIBITS THE GOVERNING BOARD FROM DISCUSSING OR ACTING ON ANY MATTER THAT IS NOT ON THE PUBLISHED AGENDA. BOARD MEMBERS MAY ASK QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION FOR COMMENTS MADE AND IF APPROPRIATE MAY REFER THE MATTER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE FOR FUTURE FOLLOW-UP.

YOUR PARTICIPATION IS IMPORTANT TO US, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION IN MAKING THIS PRODUCTIVE MEETING FOR ALL.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ANY ISSUES. I AM ASSUMING THEY

ARE IN THE FIVE SECTIONS. >> YES. I HAVE FOUR FOR THE A

GENDERIZED ITEMS. >> OKAY. 3.6 STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. FOR RIGHT NOW. OKAY. I'M SORRY.

>> WE WILL START WITH IGNACIO. >> HI, BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME. OKAY. GOD CREATED GRAPES BUT NOT WINE.

GOD CREATED WHEAT BUT NOT BREAD. AND SO THAT HUMANITY CAN ALSO TAKE PART OF CREATION AND FULLY HAVE EXPERIENCE. HAVING PRIDE FLAGS AND OTHER FLAGS IN FELLOW COUNTRIES DO NOT LIMIT ANYONE'S FREEDOMS BUT ALLOW AN EXPANSION OF FREEDOMS . THEY ARE EDUCATIONAL TOOLS PREPARING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE REAL WORLD.

SCHOOL BOARD, IF YOU GO FORWARD WITH THIS LIMITATION, IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF , YOU WILL GET SUED, BUT WHEN. OUR LEGAL FEES THE BEST USE OF OUR MONEY? I OPPOSE THE BAN ON PRIDE FLAGS SUCH AS THE TRANSGENDER AND RAINBOW FLAG, AND SO SHOULD YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I WILL GO DO MY HOMEWORK.

>> NEXT WE HAVE TERRY . AND CAMERON IS ON DECK .

>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT PEREZ, VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. I AM A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF FONTANA AND FORMER FONTANA CITY EMPLOYEE AND PRODUCT OF FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HERE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM BY 5.11. ANTI-LGBT GROUPS ARE GOING AROUND THE STATE IN HOPES OF PRESSURING SCHOOL BOARDS THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED AS WEAK TARGETS TO PASS HARMFUL POLICIES. THEY SAY THEY WANT TO BAN ALL FLAGS IN THE U.S. FLAG, BUT THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES AND TEXT MESSAGES ARE ALL CLEARLY SHOWING THEIR PRIMARY TARGET IS THE PRIDE FLAG. BANNING THE PRIDE FLAGS

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>> THANK YOU, CAMERON. >> CAMERON. PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION. I DID SEND YOU GUYS THIS LETTER .

ASSOCIATION NATIONAL NONPROFIT WORKING TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE ACCEPTANCE OF LGBTQ STUDENTS IS IN STAUNCH OPPOSITION FOR AGENDA ITEM 5.11 . THE ANTI-LGBT PROPOSAL ON YOUR SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA FOR TODAY. ANY PROPOSAL MADE TO RESTRICT THE USE OF FLAGS TO, QUOTE, U.S. ONLY FLAGS, WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY BE USED TO TARGET LGBT STUDENTS . IN STATES WITH DISTRICTS WITH SIMILAR BANDS, OFTEN WITH MORE THAN FOUR WORDS, SUCH POLICIES DISPROPORTIONATELY TARGET EDUCATORS WHO SIMPLY WANT TO ENSURE THEIR CLASSROOM IS WELCOMING AND ACCEPTING TO ALL STUDENTS. LGBTQ STUDENTS SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM IS STRONGLY CORRELATED TO THEIR SENSE AND PERCEPTIONS OF ACCEPTANCE OF THEIR SCHOOL BOARD. SUCH VAGUE AND OFTEN REGRESSIVE POLICIES WOULD OFTEN AND WITHOUT DOUBT CREATE A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE LGBTQ STUDENTS AND SUBSEQUENTLY UNDUE HARM TO THESE ALREADY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS. AS THE POLICY IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, EVEN THE CALIFORNIA STATE FLAG, WHICH IS FLYING OUTSIDE YOUR SCHOOLS AND IS ACTUALLY RIGHT THERE WOULD ALSO BE BANNED. IT COULD EVEN BE INTERPRETED TO BAN ALL FLAGS, PERIOD, INCLUDING CIVICS , HISTORY, AND GEOGRAPHY TEXTBOOKS. WE ALL KNOW WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR MORE TEXTBOOKS. NOT A SMART DECISION . IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ADOPTED, IT WOULD ALSO BE IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF TITLE IX CURRENT RULES AS IMPLEMENTED , WHICH PROHIBITS THE DISSEMINATION BASED OFF OF GENDER IDENTITY AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION . ANY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY OFFERED BY THE RECIPIENT OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH YOUR DISTRICT IS THE RECIPIENT OF. IT WOULD ALSO LIKELY VIOLATE THE ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY MEMBERS, AND STUDENTS UNDER INCIDENTALLY, ALL OF THESE ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR AP GOVERNMENT CLASSES. IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THIS, ASK YOUR TEACHER. THEY WOULD ALSO BE IN DIRECT VIOLATION TO THE CALIFORNIA STAY IN PLACE TO LEARN ACT AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER EDUCATION CODES, WHICH I'M PRETTY SURE YOUR PTA SENT YOU TOO. JUST IN CONCLUSION, WE DO REALLY URGE YOU NOT TO PROCEED WITH ANY ACTIONS THAT MAY HARM LGBTQ STUDENTS. WE WELCOME ANY OPEN DIALOGUE IN HOW WE CAN BETTER SUPPORT ALL

STUDENTS. THANK YOU. >>

>> NEXT WE HAVE MARTIN AND AMBER.

>> HELLO, BOARD. >> WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE WANT TO GO FORWARD WITH THE UNITAS STATES FLAG BEING THE ONLY FLAG IN THE CLASSROOM. SHE IS HERE TO PRINT ADDRESS THE FACT THAT WHAT SHE SEES EVERY DAY WITH KIDS WHEN IT IS TIME TO SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG FOR OUR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -- WHAT SHE EXPERIENCES IN THE CLASSROOM.

>> WELCOME IN MY CLASSROOM EVERY MORNING, WE HAVE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT GOES OVER WHAT IS GOING ON DURING SCHOOL OR AFTER SCHOOL EITHER FOR THE CHEER TEAMS OR OTHER THINGS. BUT WHEN IT GETS DOWN TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE , NO ONE HAS THE RESPECT TO TAKE OFF THEIR HAT, STAND, OR EVEN FACE THE FLAG.

THEY WOULD RATHER TAKE A NEIL OR JUST COMPLETELY IGNORE IT, OR JUST MOCK IT. AND A LOT OF THEM TURN AROUND AND MOCK ME BECAUSE I AM THE PATRIOT PLEDGING TO THE FLAG. AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND

WHY IT IS LIKE THAT. >> SO WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE THAT HAS BEEN LOST . AND SHE EXPERIENCES THIS ON A DAILY BASIS WHERE KIDS DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE HERE. THEY ARE BORN HERE. THEY ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS. AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE RESPECT FOR THE FLAG. THERE'S A LOT OF DIVISIVENESS GOING ON, AND IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE UNITING US. WHETHER YOU ARE -- IMMIGRANTS. WE HAVE GREAT GRANDPARENTS THAT IMMIGRATED HERE AS WELL. AND WE LOVE THAT.

FROM IRELAND OR NORWAY OR WHEREVER WE CAME FROM . BUT WE ARE AMERICANS. WE ARE SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF AMERICANS. AND I FEEL THAT IS AFFECTING THIS NEW GENERATION OF CHILDREN DID AND SHE IS EXPERIENCING THAT ON THE DAILY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT BEING

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FLAG ONLY . AND THOSE KIDS SHOULD BE TAUGHT TO RESPECT THAT FLAG . AND THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE PRIVILEGE THEY HAVE TO BE HERE IN AMERICA. AND SO I'M HERE WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT IS SAYING, PLEASE, PUT THIS POLICY THROUGH. STOP THE OTHER DISTRACTIONS, AND LET'S BE PROUD AMERICANS AND HAVE OUR

CHILDREN BE PROUD AMERICANS. >>

>> THAT TAKES US TO 3.6. AT THIS TIME THE FLOOR IS NO STUDENT BOARD MEMBER TO SHARE HER COMMENTS FOR THIS EVENING. OKAY.

THAT TAKES US TO 3.7. SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS.

>> THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT. WE HAVE SOME NEWS I WANT TO SHARE. THE FIRST ONE YOU CAN SEE IS OUR FONTANA HI MARINE CORPS . WELCOME IT WAS. YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE BACK. OUR MARINE CORPS OFFICERS TRAINING. SO AS THEY PULL THAT UP, JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT OUR MARINE CORPS JUNIOR ROTC PROGRAM HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ASSOCIATION REGION FOR HONOR UNIT FOR LAST YEAR FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR MARKING THE PROGRAM'S FOURTH YEAR, INCLUDING THIS DISTINCTION. IT IS THE MARINE CORPS HIGHEST UNIT OF AWARD AND RECOGNIZES FOHI HAS TOP NAVAL HONORS, WHICH SPANS THE WEST. THEY HAVE DEFINITELY SEPARATED THEMSELVES FROM THE REST OF THE PACK IN REGION FOUR, SO LET'S GIVE THEM A BIG ROUND

OF APPLAUSE. >>

>> STAFF HONORS AND AWARDS HERE RIGHT ON THE LEFT IS DR. HONEY .

WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE HER. SHE IS OUR MATH COORDINATOR . FOR HER APPOINTMENT BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS REVIEWER AND CONTENT REVIEW EXPERT FOR THE 2025 MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ADOPTION FOR THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION AT THEIR JANUARY 15 , 2025 MEETING. CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. SWIM AND FOR HER OVER 20 YEARS COMMITMENT TO THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THERE IS TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER CURTIS. HE HAS BEEN SELECTED BY THE INLAND EMPIRE COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL STUDIES AS A HISTORY SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATOR OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR. HE AND OTHER SELECTED EDUCATORS OF EXCELLENCE WILL RECEIVE THEIR AWARDS TOMORROW AT AN EVENING GALA SPONSORED BY THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IN THE SAN BENITO COUNTY OFFICE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BOTH OF

THEM. SO PROUD OF THEM. >>

>> AS YOU CAN TELL BY MY SWEATER, THIS WAS BACK AT CHRISTMAS. WE FOUND THIS OUT. WE JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THEIR AWARD WAS DOUBLED. SO I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY WON THE JOSTENS EPIC SCHOOL REVAMP CONTEST, AND THIS COMES WITH A PRICE PACKAGE VALUED AT $150,000 . A PANEL OF JUDGES NAMED CHAPARRAL THE WINNER GIVING SCHOOL THE ACCESS TO A TEAM TO IDENTIFY -- FOR IDENTITY AND CULTURE EXPERTS THAT WILL WORK WITH THEM IN THE STAFF AND STUDENTS TO REBRAND THEIR SCHOOL . SO THE SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE TRANSFORMED WITH NEW MURALS, BANNERS, AND OTHER VIBRANT VISUALS TO REFRESH THEIR CAMPUS, WHICH EMBODIES A ROADRUNNER SPIRIT AS YOU CAN TELL THERE. AS THE EPIC SCHOOL REVAMP CONTEST GRAND PRIZE WINNER WILL RECEIVE A RENAISSANCE RALLY AS WELL AND THAT IS THE TIME WE CELEBRATE ACADEMICS WHERE THE REFRESHED IDENTITY AND UPDATED BRANDING WILL BE REVEALED AND CELEBRATED IN THE FALL OF 2025. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM AND THE COMMITTEE OF PARENTS AND STUDENTS WORK ON THAT TEAM.

NEXT, OUR DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL THEATER PROGRAMS HAVE ONCE AGAIN BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH NUMEROUS TOP AWARDS AND ACCOLADES FOR THEIR STELLAR PERFORMANCE AND CRAFTSMANSHIP AT THE 24-25 CALIFORNIA EDUCATIONAL THEATER ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS CALLED HIGH SCHOOL FESTIVAL. FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL THEATER PRODUCTION

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SCHOOLS. FABULOUS. >>

>> AND FINALLY WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND HIGHLIGHT AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND . OUR DISTRICT IS PARTNERING WITH OUR DISTRICT AFRICAN-AMERICAN PARTNER PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND WE ARE PLEASED TO INVITE EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO THE THIRD ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, AT FOHI FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. THE FOCUS OF THE EVENT WILL BE TWO AWARD CEREMONIES RECOGNIZING AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS FOR OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. THE FIRST CEREMONY IS SCHEDULED AT 10:00 A.M. FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS . AND THE SECOND ONE FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS WILL BE AT 12:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE SEVERAL FOOD , CRAFT VENDORS, COMEDIANS, SCHOOL TABLES, ENTERTAINMENT ART, CLASSROOM PRODUCTS OF EXHIBITS FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY UPDATE. >> THANK YOU , MISS INBODY. THAT TAKES US TO 3.8. BUSINESS SERVICES. PUBLIC HEARING. GRANT OF EASEMENT. EDUCATION CODE SECTION 17557 REQUIRES A TWO-STEP PROCESS FOR GRANTING EASEMENTS. THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO DECLARE HIS INTENTION TO GRANT AN EASEMENT. A PUBLIC HEARING MUST BE HELD AT A SEPARATE DATE AFTER THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY TAKE ACTION TO GRANT THE PROPOSED EASEMENT. ON DECEMBER 18, 2024, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-40 NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC OF THE INTENT . NOW IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE EASEMENT ON THE GRANT OF EASEMENT. I DECLARE THIS HEARING IS NOW OPEN WITH THE TIME OF 7:23. MS. INBODY, DO WE SEE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THIS GIMMICK

>> THERE WERE ZERO PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED.

>> OKAY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, HEARING THAT THERE IS NO FURTHER COMMENT, I DECLARE THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AT

[4. Consent Calendar Section]

PROVIDED? >> I WILL MOVE.

>> MR. RAMIREZ. CAN I GET A SECOND?

>> THAT WILL BE IN VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ AND A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY. WE WILL DO ROLL CALL VOTE.

>>

[5.1 Business Services - Bid Award/Contract: Matrix Audio Visual Designs, Inc.]

ITEM 5.1? >> SO MOVED.

>> AND A SECOND? >> SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, A SECOND BY RAMIREZ. ROLL CALL VOTE.

>>

[5.2 Business Services - Resolution No. 25-02: Measure I Bond CBOC]

MOTION. CAN I GET A SECOND? >> SECOND WITH A QUESTION.

>> OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY MYSELF AND A SECOND BY MISSES SANDOVAL. DISCUSSION, MS. SANDOVAL.

>> YES. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE DO THIS BOND

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WHEN THEY ARE VOTING. THANK YOU. >> MS. INBODY, ANY FOLLOW-UP?

>> I'M GOING TO ASK DR. BARNES TO ADDRESS THIS BECAUSE WE WANT TO MOVE ON THE NEW BOND AND GET SIGNAGE AND GET OUR PROJECTS MOVING. SO IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHAT WE WERE RECOMMENDING .

>> YEAH. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET MEMBERS TO JOIN THE COMMITTEE , FIRST OF ALL, BECAUSE IT IS NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY THINK IT IS.

THIS IS REALLY TO LOOK AT THE PROJECTS AND MAKE SURE IT IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE BOND LANGUAGE , AND THEN ALSO JUST TO REVIEW THE FINANCIALS. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE GETTING ON IT TO CREATE THE PROJECTS, WHICH IS NOT ACTUALLY TRUE. SO IT IS HARD TO GET PEOPLE TO COME TO THE MEETINGS. IT IS HARD TO GET PEOPLE TO JOIN THE COMMITTEE. I WAS HOPING THAT IF WE WERE TO COMBINE THE COMMITTEE RATHER THAN SEVEN MEMBERS, WE WOULD TRY FOR 14. AND THEN THAT WAY WE COULD DOUBLE UP BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WE HAVE MEMBERS WHO SAY THEY WILL BE AT THE MEETING AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE MEETING AND MAYBE ONLY ONE PERSON WILL SHOW UP. SO I'M HOPING THAT I JOINED BY COMBINING THE COMMITTEE TOGETHER AND DOUBLING UP ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SELECTED THAT WE WOULD AT LEAST GET ONE FOR EVERY MEETING. SO I WOULD PREFER THAT THEY STAY TOGETHER AND WE CERTAINLY MAKE SURE THAT WE BREAK UP THE EXPENDITURES I

MEASURE C AND BY MEASURE I. >> IF I COULD ADD TO THAT, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY MEMBERS WHO WANT TO WEIGH IN OR GIVE INPUT ON THE PROJECTS THAT ARE SELECTED IN THE VARIOUS REGIONS, SO WE HAVE A PLAN TO DO SOMEWHAT OF A NOT A ROADSHOW BUT A TOUR OF THE DISTRICT AND GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO GET INPUT ON THE PROJECTS THAT ARE ON OUR MASTER PLAN FOR FACILITIES.

BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A MASTER PLAN THAT WE ARE GOING TO GO OUT AND UPDATE THAT IDENTIFIES WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN TERMS OF SOME OTHER THINGS WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF PROJECTS THAT NEED TO BE COMPLETED THAT WE COMMITTED TO IN THE BOND.

>> HAVE WE CONSIDERED HAVING -- I KNOW MOST PEOPLE ARE USED TO ATTENDING THE MEETING AT HOME ON THEIR COMPUTERS . SO IF YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, TRY THAT OUT BECAUSE THAT MIGHT WORK. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT, BUT I'M SURE THERE'S OTHER THINGS THEY WOULD RATHER BE DOING. MAYBE HAVING DINNER AND ON THEIR COMPUTER. BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN I WAS ON CSS, WE HAD MEETINGS ONLINE. IT WAS A LOT EASIER THAN DRIVING OUT TO SAN BERNARDINO, COMING HOME AT NIGHT. SO I WOULD RATHER HAVE A MEETING ONLINESO MAYBE CONSIDER THAT . HE MIGHT HAVE BETTER ATTENDANCE. I WOULD ASK THE PUBLIC HERE, WOULD YOU RATHER ATTEND A MEETING AT YOUR DINING ROOM TABLE OR DRIVING HERE ATTENDING A MEETING? I THINK YOU WOULD BE VERY SURPRISED THAT PEOPLE STILL LIKE TO DO ONLINE MEETINGS. YOU MIGHT HAVE A BETTER TURNOUT. OR BOTH. YOU KNOW?

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> BOARD PRESIDENT, MAY I? CAN WE JUST -- MAYBE CAN GO OVER WHAT POSITIONS ARE ON THE ACTUAL COMMITTEE AND HOW ONE WOULD APPLY TO BE PART OF THAT COMMITTEE?

>> SO, WE DO HAVE FOUR APPLICANTS RIGHT NOW FOR THE COMMITTEE . AND THEN WE HAVE THE MEMBERS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE. IT IS BROKEN INTO SEVEN DIFFERENT AREAS. I'M SORRY I DON'T HAVE THE ACTUAL AREAS WRITTEN DOWN, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE'S ONE MEMBER AT LARGE. THERE IS A MEMBER OF A BONA FIDE TAX

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>> SO , I'M SORRY. ANYMORE QUESTIONS? I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT EVERY BOARD MEMBER HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF NOMINATE SOMEBODY FROM -- CITY COUNCIL DOES IT WITH PARKS AND REC AND PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT IF WE CAN DO THAT, I KNOW OF ONE PERSON THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE IS A REAL NUMBERS PERSON AND ALSO I WANT TO SEE IF WE ARE RUNNING LOW ON BEING ABLE TO FIND PEOPLE HAVING OUR UNION PARTNERS PUT SOMEBODY OF THEM AS WELL ONTO IT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A COMMUNITY

INVOLVEMENT. >> WE DO HAVE THE APPLICATION THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.

>> OKAY. >> I WILL SEND THAT LINK TO EACH

OF YOU. >> PLEASE. THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. GOING BACK TO MOTION 5.2, I HAVE A MOTION BY MYSELF AND A SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL. ROLL CALL VOTE.

>>

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ADOPT ITEM 5.3? >> I WILL MOVE.

>> AND A SECOND. >> SECOND WITH THE QUESTION.

>> OKAY. WE GOT A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ AND A SECOND BY MISSES TRENT 18 SANDOVAL.

>> UNDERSTAND EDISON WOULD BE AVAILABLE RESPONSIBLE, BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW THEY ARE VERY WELL KNOWN TO NOT KEEP UP THEIR AREA WHEN THEY DO HAVE AN EASEMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO WOULD BE IN CHARGE OF MAKING SURE THEY CLEAN IT UP.

>> THAT WOULD BE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> HE CAN ALSO CHECK THE ONE BY THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. I DON'T KNOW HOW I ALWAYS FORGET THEIR NAME, BUT THEY DO HAVE AN EASEMENT THERE AS WELL BETWEEN THE TWO SOFTBALL FIELDS AND IT IS NOTORIOUS TO SEE WEEDS AND A BIG MESS THAT THEY DON'T NORMALLY CLEANUP. IT TAKES THEM A LONG

TIME. >> I SHOULD REMEMBER HIM. HE WAS

A PRESIDENT. >> I HAVE A MOTION

>>

[5.4 Human Resources: Variable Waiver Request]

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> OKAY. AND A SECOND.

>> SECOND. >> SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY. I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. ROLL CALL VOTE. VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY.

>> AYE. >> MR. SERNA. 5.5. HUMAN

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5.5? >> MOVE.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ AND A SECOND BY SANDOVAL. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY.

ROLL CALL VOTE . VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY. MR. RAMIREZ. AND MR.

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INDEPENDENT STUDIES. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ACCEPT A SECOND READING AND BOARD POLICY 6158 INDEPENDENT STUDIES AND ADOPT IS PROVIDED. IS THERE A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT ITEM 5.6 AND ADOPT AS PROVIDED?

>> I WILL MOVE. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. ROLL CALL VOTE.

>>

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>>

[5.8 Superintendent Office - Board Bylaw and Exhibit 9323.2: Actions By The Board - Second Reading & Adoption]

ACTIONS BY THE BOARD. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ACCEPT A SECOND READING OF BOARD BYLAW AND EXHIBIT 9323.2 ACTIONS BY THE BOARD AND ADOPT IS PROVIDED.

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT ITEM 5.8 AS PROVIDED?

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> AND A SECOND.

>> SECOND. >> OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY.

VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY. >>

[5.9 Board Member Request - Board Bylaw 9320: Meetings and Notices - Second Reading & Adoption]

>> 5.9. BOARD MEMBER REQUEST RED BOARD BYLAW 93 20. MEETING AND NOTICES SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ACCEPT THE SECOND READING OF BOARD BYLAW 9320 .

MEETING AND NOTICES AND ADOPT AS PROVIDED. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT AND APPROVE 5.9 AS PROVIDED?

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> AND A SECOND.

>> SECOND. >> OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION?

>>

[5.10 Board Member Request - Expenditure: Water Education for Latino Leaders (WELL)]

>> A 5-0 VOTE. 5.10. BOARD MEMBER REQUEST. EXPENDITURE WATER FOR LATINO LEADERS ALSO KNOWN AS WELL. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE FOR MARY SANDOVAL TO ATTEND THE WELLS IN 2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE. WE HAVE TO HAVE HER ABSTAIN AND STEP OUT, CORRECT? NO? OKAY. JUST MAKING SURE.

OKAY. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE OF TRAVEL COSTS FROM MARY SANDOVAL. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND

TO APPROVE 5.10 AS AMENDED? >> I WILL MOVE GOOD

>> AND A SECOND. >> SECOND.

>> OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ.

ROLL CALL VOTE. >> OKAY. WE HAVE FOUR AYES AND ONE ABSTAIN. WE HAVE FOUR AYES AND

[5.11 Public Submission for Agenda Item - U.S. Flag Only Policy]

MISSES INBODY , WHO REQUESTED THIS ITEM -- ANY ADDITIONAL

PUBLIC COMMENTS? >> YES, WE DO. WE HAVE SIX MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

ASSOCIATION IN WRITING. I WILL CALL UP .

>> OKAY.

>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS ROBERT. I'M WITH THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD. I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO START BY SAYING TO THAT COMMUNITY THAT IDENTIFIES UNDER THE PRIDE FLAG , THIS IS NOT AN ATTACK ON THE PRIDE FLAG ITSELF. IT IS ABOUT SETTING A

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OUR SCHOOL SHOULD BE PLACES WHERE UNITY AND INCLUSION UNITY AND INCLUSIVITY AND REMAIN AT THE FOREFRONT.

EXISTING STATE LAWS AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS. AS YOU GUYS CAME OUT LAST BOARD MEETING , I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS WHO ACTUALLY AGREE WITH A FLAG POLICY , BUT UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT SEE ANY OF THEM STANDING UP WHEN I ASKED IF THEY SUPPORTED IT.

>> SO IN SUPPORT, IT SEEMS THE FEAR OF REPERCUSSION IS JUST TOO GREAT, SO I HOPE THAT CHANGES TONIGHT. SO BOARD, RESPECTFULLY I URGE YOU TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS MATTER AND ADOPT A U.S.

FLAG POLICY ONLY. WE ARE BEHIND YOU IN THIS EFFORT, AND APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ENSURING OUR SCHOOL REMAINS FOCUSED ON EDUCATION, UNITY, AND THE VALUES THAT BIND US ALL AS AMERICANS. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT AND BODY AND BOARD PRESIDENT, PEREZ, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS NAOMI SALGADO, HERE REPRESENTING THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD. I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR FINALLY TAKING ON AN ISSUE PUT BY THE AGENDA. AND BRINGING CHANGE TO THE FONTANA COMMUNITY. TO THE FONTANA COMMUNITY, ITS STUDENTS, AND PARENTS WHO OVER THE YEARS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS WITH THE DIRECTION THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, THIS STATE, AND THIS COUNTRY WERE GOING. SOME OF YOU HAVE NOTICED WE ARE HERE MONTH AFTER MONTH, AND WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. WE WERE HAPPILY SURPRISED TO SEE ON THE AGENDA THE U.S. FLAG ONLY POLICY. AND SO HOPEFULLY THERE IS MORE CLARITY ON THAT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, WHICH INCLUDES ALLOWING THE DISPLAY OF THE U.S.

FLAG, THE CALIFORNIA STATE FLAG, AND A SITE FLAG IF APPLICABLE.

THESE ARE THE ONLY FLAG EXCEPTIONS WE'RE PROPOSING, AND WE HOPE IT BOARD SEES THE VALUE AND NEED FOR A FLAG POLICY. AS I STATED LAST MONTH, CURRENTLY THERE IS NO FLAG POLICY IN PLACE, WHICH ESSENTIALLY MEANS ANYTHING GOES. THE ABSENCE OF A CLEAR POLICY LEAVES THE DISTRICT VULNERABLE TO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. AS I STATED BEFORE, YOU CANNOT ALLOW ONE TYPE OF FLAG AND NOT ALLOW OTHERS. THERE IS A NEED FOR A STANDARD. A CLEAR POLICY TO AVOID DIVISION, CONFUSION, AND DISTRACTIONS.

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PLEASE ADOPT THIS U.S. POLICY, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

LET'S MOVE ON TO JIM LEWIS. AFTER JIM IS MORGAN. THERE YOU ARE.

>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT. AND BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS JIM LEWIS, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD. PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ADDING THE DISCUSSION OF THE FLAG POLICY TO THE AGENDA TONIGHT. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. THE NINE MOST TERRIFYING WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARE I'M FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND I'M HERE TO HELP. WELL, LET ME TURN THAT AROUND. AND I'M HERE TO HELP YOU, THE GOVERNMENT. WE ARE IT IN THIS TOGETHER. MANY OF US ARE WAKING UP TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN A REPUBLIC IN THE WORDS OF BEN FRANKLIN. IF WE CAN KEEP IT, SO WE ARE HERE TO DO OUR PART TO HELP YOU KEEP IT. THE CRB MOTTO IS RECONNECTING FAMILIES WITH THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. WE KNOW YOU WANT THAT TOO. AS PUBLIC SERVANTS LIKE PARENTS, YOU WANT TO SET UP POLICIES THAT WILL MAKE THE AMERICAN DREAM A REALITY.

THAT'S WHY PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD WANT TO COME HERE. YOU BEING ON THIS BOARD IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE DREAM. WE ARE A SHINING CITY ON THE HILL BECAUSE WE ARE FOUNDED ON PRINCIPLES.

LISTEN TO THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION. WE, THE PEOPLE, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ARE GRATEFUL TO ALL MIGHTY GOD FOR OUR FREEDOM TO ESTABLISH THIS CONSTITUTION. GRATEFUL TO ALL MIGHTY GOD. AND IN THAT SPIRIT, WE ARE HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU. AS YOU CONSIDER THIS ISSUE, I WOULD LIKE TO REINFORCE THE REASONS WHY THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. DISPLAYING THE FLAG WITH THE CALIFORNIA CODE. AND IT ENSURES THE FLAG AS A POWERFUL SYMBOL OF OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY AS PROMINENTLY VISIBLE, INSPIRING, RESPECT, AND IN THE HEART OF STUDENTS, AND THE BROADER SCHOOL COMMUNITY. THIS CODE UNDERSCORES THE BELIEF THAT SCHOOLS ARE MORE THAN INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING, THEY ARE ALSO PLACES WHERE CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY IS NURTURED AND NATIONAL PRIDE IS CELEBRATED.

THIRD, IT IS SUPPORTED BY OVER 500 SIGNATURES, AS THEY MENTIONED THAT OF PARTICIPANTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND IN FAVOR OF SAID POLICY. IF YOU ARE HERE TONIGHT AND YOU SUPPORT THE POLICY. WILL YOU STAND? WHILE THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT THREATEN TO DIVIDE US IN THE GROUPS, THERE IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO UNITE US AS IT IS OUR STANDARD, OH GLORY, THE AMERICAN FLAG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND YOUR TIME.

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>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT PEREZ, SUPERINTENDENT BODY AND ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD. AND I RISE TONIGHT AS A RESIDENT OF THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PROUD OPPOSITION OF THE FLAG POLICY. I HOLD THIS POSITION FOR THREE MAIN REASONS. FIRST, THIS POLICY WOULD BE ON UNCONSTITUTIONAL AS HELD. AND IN ADDITION, THIS POLICY MAY BE COSTLY TO OUR DISTRICT. FINALLY THIS POLICY WILL CAUSE HARM TO SUCCESSFUL LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR THE STUDENTS OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. TO ELABORATE, I WOULD LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO MY FAVORITE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, THE FIRST. EXPRESSING THEIR OPINIONS HERE TODAY. INDEED OUR CONSTITUTION GUARANTEES ROBUST FREE EXPRESSION RIGHTS UPON WHICH FLAG BANS UNLAWFUL INFRINGE. WHILE SPEECH IN PUBLIC SCHOOL MAY BE SUBJECT TO MORE RESTRICTION THAN OTHER ARENAS, THE SUPREME COURT REPEATEDLY HELD THE FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTION EXTENDED TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, NEITHER OF WHOM DIRECT QUOTE FROM TINKER SHARE THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

THIS BEDROCK PRINCIPLE OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT PRUDENCE ENSURES SCHOOLS DO NOT BECOME A GROUND OVER OUR DEMOCRACY. POLICIES ON BANNING FLAGS OR ANY POLITICAL MATERIAL INDEED ARE NOT VIEWPOINT VIRTUAL THAT THE FLAGS WOULD CONVEY AND DOES NOT SATISFY THE BURDEN OF SUBSTANTIAL DISRUPTION SET FORTH BY THE SUPREME COURT. A MERE DESIRE TO AVOID THE DISCOMFORTABLENESS AND UNPLEASANTNESS DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE RESTRICTION OF THE DISPLAY OF THE PRIDE FLAG OR ANY OTHER FLAG DEEMED POLITICAL. LIKEWISE RESTRICTING SPEECH IN THIS WAY BY BANNING FLAGS IS GOING TO OPEN THE DOOR TO BAN OTHER FORMS OF SPEECH. FOR INSTANCE, IF A TEACHER WANTED TO WEAR A CRUCIFIX OR THE STAR OF DAVID IN THE CLASSROOM. RESTRICTIONS IS A DANGEROUS SLOPE, AND WE DO NOT NEED TO GO DOWN THIS.

IMPLEMENTING THIS POLICY BE COSTLY TO THE DISTRICT. ANY POLICY RESTRICTING SPEECH WILL BE CHALLENGED WITH THE COURT CASE, WHICH WILL BE WASTING VALUABLE TAXPAYER MONEY TO PAY TO DEFEND THOSE POLICIES IN COURT. WHY IMPLEMENT A POLICY THAT'S GOING TO BE CHALLENGED AND OVERTURNED ON EITHER FEDERAL OR STATE CONSTITUTIONAL GROUNDS WHEN DISTRICT MONEYS ARE FAR BETTER SPENT IN SERVICE OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM. ON OUR BUILDINGS THAT DESPERATELY NEED REMODELING, ON TEXTBOOKS THAT ARE FALLING APART. INDEED, THE ACLU JUST WON A CASE IN BEAVER, OREGON ON THESE GROUNDS. TAKE HEED OF OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH AND DON'T WASTE OUR TAX DOLLARS. THIRD, THIS POLICY IS GOING TO HARM EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES. BIDEN PROPOSED LETTER OF POLICY, A FRENCH TEACHER WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DISPLAY THE FLAG OF FRENCH IN A CLASSROOM DEDICATED TO THAT LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. A HISTORY TEACHER IS GOING TO BE PROHIBITED FROM DISPLAYING THE PRISONER OF WAR AND MISSING IN ACTION FLAG WHEN DISCUSSING THE SERVICE OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM.

LIKEWISE, THIS FLAG IS GOING TO RESTRICT A SPIRITED CLASSROOM FROM CELEBRATING THEIR PRIDE AND EVERYTHING FROM THEIR IDENTITY TO OUR WORLD CHAMPION DODGERS OR THEIR SCHOOLS WITH BANNERS OR FLAGS. AND I ASSUME IF THERE WERE EXEMPTIONS, REVIEWING OR APPROVING THEM WILL FALL ON THIS ESTEEMED BODY, A BOARD THAT IS ALREADY SO BUSY DOING SO MUCH FOR OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF. THE DISTRICT DOESN'T NEED TO TAKE ON THIS BURDEN LEGALLY, FINANCIALLY, OR PROCEDURALLY. HOLD DOWN THIS POLICY. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

>> THERE YOU ARE.

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS GUADALUPE MIRANDA, AND I'M A PARENT AND GUARDIAN OF TWO STUDENTS HERE AT THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS THE PROJECT FROM THIS VERY OWN DISTRICT. MY STUDENTS GO TO JUNIPER ELEMENTARY AND I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO SPEAK AGAINST THE U.S. FLAG ONLY POLICY PROPOSAL, WHICH WOULD ESSENTIALLY BAN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FLAGS IN OUR SCHOOLS, RESTRICTING MY CHILDREN AND THE STUDENTS AND STAFF FROM SHOWCASING THEIR PRIDE FOR THEIR CULTURES THAT THEY BELONG TO AND THE SOCIALITES THAT THEY IDENTIFY WITH. FLAGS ARE MORE THAN JUST A SYMBOL, THEY REPRESENT WHO WE ARE AND WHERE WE COME FROM. THEY SHOW LOVE, PRIDE, AND ACCEPTANCE. ALL OF WHICH I NEED FOR MY CHILDREN AND THOSE OF OTHERS IN ORDER TO FEEL WELCOMED AND ACCEPTED IN OUR FONTANA SCHOOLS. DURING MY STUDENT YEARS HERE AT FUSD, FLAGS HAVE BEEN USED TO CELEBRATE OUR IDENTITIES, AND CELEBRATE US AS A COMMUNITY. OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO FOSTER THESE ENVIRONMENTS OF INCLUSIVITY AND RESPECT, AND WE SHALL NOT INFRINGE ON OUR STUDENTS FREEDOMS OF EXPRESSION. I URGE THE SCHOOL BOARD TO NOT CONSIDER ALLOWING A U.S. ONLY FLAG POLICY AND MAKE ALL STUDENTS, INCLUDING MINE, FEEL SAFE, PROUD, AND FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING AT THEIR SCHOOLS. LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE DISTRICT FOR THEIR

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THAT WAS IT. OKAY. OKAY, MOVING FORWARD. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DISCUSS ITEM 5.11? I'LL ASK ONE MORE TIME. A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DISCUSS 5.11? OKAY. HEARING NO MOTION,

[6. Public Comment - Non Agenda Items]

>> YES, WE HAVE FOUR. WE WILL START WITH ELDA REID.

>> THE FONTANA BOARD OF EDUCATION WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. A TIMER WILL BE USED, AND WE ASK SPEAKERS TO RESPECT THIS TIME LIMIT TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO SPEAK. PLEASE ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD. WE ASK THAT ALL COMMENTS BE CIVIL AND RESPECTFUL. TO MAINTAIN AN ORDERLY MEETING, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING, SHOUTING, OR ANY OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DURING OR AFTER A SPEAKER'S COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENTS MUST BE RELATED TO ISSUES WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC CONCERNS ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL, WE SUGGEST IT BE ADDRESSED THROUGH APPROPRIATE CHANNELS RATHER THAN IN A PUBLIC FORUM. IF YOU PREFER, YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS IN WRITING TO THE BOARD SECRETARY TO ENSURE THEY ARE SHARED WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS. GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2 PROHIBITS THE GOVERNING BOARD FROM DISCUSSING OR ACTING ON ANY MATTER THAT IS NOT ON THE PUBLISHED AGENDA. BOARD MEMBERS MAY ASK QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION ON COMMENTS MADE AND IF APPROPRIATE, MAY REFER THE MATTER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE FOR FUTURE FOLLOW-UP. YOUR PARTICIPATION IS IMPORTANT TO US, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION IN MAKING THIS PRODUCTIVE MEETING FOR ALL.

>> THANK YOU. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS.

>> AND WE HAVE FOUR, I'LL STAY WITH ELDA.

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THE PROOF IS IN THE RECORDINGS OF THE MEETINGS THAT I HAVE THAT DO NOT LIE. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'M REQUESTING THIS CHANGE. I PRESENTED THIS ISSUE HERE ON OCTOBER 2, 2024, AND THINGS ARE STILL THE SAME OR WORSE. I HAVE A COMPLAINT AGAINST SELPA, BECAUSE THEY CONTINUE TO IGNORE ME. THEY HAVE DELAYED THE PROCESS. THEY DO NOT ASSESS MY SON FOR AUTISM. AND NOW I'M REQUESTING COMPENSATORY SERVICES. AND ANOTHER CONCERN IS THAT SINCE THE CTA PROGRAM WAS CREATED, BY LAW, STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. THEIR PROGRAM IS NOT AFFECTED BY HAVING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. I HAVE BEEN REQUESTING THE PROGRAM FOR MY SON SINCE MAY 2024. AND TO DATE, HE HAS NOT RECEIVED THIS SERVICE. I ASK THAT YOU DO NOT DISCRIMINATE AND INCLUDE MY SON IN THE PROGRAM. THERE ARE NO MORE DELAYS. I ALSO ASK YOU BOARD MEMBERS TO HELP ME. I'M TIRED OF BEING IGNORED FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND WE BELIEVE YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE RETALIATING AGAINST ME SIMPLY FOR ADVOCATING FOR MY SON. THANK YOU.

APPLAUSE ]

>> IF YOU DON'T MIND, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK STAFF TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM THAT WAS JUST MENTIONED. THANK YOU.

>> NEXT, WE HAVE LINDA. >> SORRY.

>> BOARD MEMBER, IS THAT ALL? >> I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT, AS WELL AS WHAT YOU ASKED FOR. WHO IS THE NOTE TAKER AND WHY AREN'T THEY WRITING DOWN THE PARENT'S QUESTIONS. THAT IS THE RIGHT OF THE PARENT AND THEY ARE DISREGARDING HER. SO THAT IS A VIOLATION. AND THAT IS NOT GOOD. I SUGGEST THAT WHOEVER IS DOING THE NOTE TAKING TO MAKE SURE TO WRITE EVERYTHING DOWN. IF THEY CANNOT KEEP UP, THEN THEY NEED TO RECORD WHAT THE PARTICIPANT HAS SAID. I KNOW THERE IS A SPECIAL ED TEACHER IN THE ROOM, AND NOT THAT SHE'S THE PERSON WRITING IT, BUT WE'RE VIOLATING

THAT CHILD'S RIGHTS. >> MS SANDOVAL, WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. YOU GUYS WERE ELECTED OR APPOINTED DOES NOT MEAN YOU'RE SUPPOSE TO BE PAID. THAT CAN BE WITHDRAWED BY A VOTE AND AN ORDER. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA EDUCATION. YOU WORK FOR THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED YOU UP THERE, NOT FOR YOURSELF, NOT FOR HER OR HIM OR ANYTHING. YOU WORK FOR US. CHANGE IN TIMES IS NOT PROPERTY JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE IT. IT DOESN'T MATTER.

THERE IS -- YOU'RE SUPPOSE TO DO IT, SO, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT A MEETING THAT IS SUPPOSE TO START HERE AT 6:30, BE OUT IN YOUR SEATS. AND THIS ONE OVER HERE IS NOT APPROPRIATE. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE PAID. THERE ARE SCHOOL BOARDS THAT DO NOT GET PAID. IF YOU'RE UP THERE ONLY BECAUSE YOU'RE GETTING PAID, YOU SHOULDN'T BE UP THERE. IF YOU'RE NOT HERE FOR THE KIDS, STEP DOWN NOW BECAUSE IT IS INTOLERABLE. IT CAN'T BE DONE THE WAY YOU'RE DOING IT. AND YOU THINK YOU'RE THE BOSS?

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ANYBODY WANT TO TRY IT? NO? I DIDN'T THINK SO. OUR GIRLS AND BOYS HAVE TO TREAD 45 MINUTES IN A GAME. AND THEY CANNOT TOUCH THE BOTTOM. THEY WORK HARD, BUT THEY WORK TO GET TO WHERE THEY ARE AND THEY ALWAYS DO IT. LAST YEAR, THEY HAD TO PRACTICE IN A COLD POOL. NOW THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A POOL. GET OFF OF IT. WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY YOU. WE CAN GET THAT TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU REAL FAST. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THERE. STEP DOWN AND LEAVE US ALONE.

>> ROBERT? AND THEN VICTOR W. OH, IT WAS A MISTAKE, OKAY. IS THERE A VICTOR? OH, THERE YOU ARE. IT IS VERY LIGHTLY WRITTEN.

>> FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I KNOW IT IS A TOUGH JOB THAT YOU GUYS HAVE. AND OFTENTIMES WHEN I COME UP HERE, I DON'T SAY THANK YOU. AND MY ISSUE ISN'T REAL HEAVY. SO THAT'S GOOD. MY COMPANY HAS BUILT SOMETHING CALLED REAL TIME, WHICH IS A DIGITAL YEARBOOK ALLOWING PARENTS TO UPLOAD THEIR OWN MEMORIES, PICTURES, MUSIC, VIDEOS, AND IT TRANSFORMS THE TRADITIONAL YEARBOOK FROM A ONE SIZE, REALLY A ONE SIZE FITS NONE TO SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY PERSONAL AND MEMORABLE. I WANT TO SHARE A STORY. ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO, I WAS IN OAKLAND UNIFIED. ALL THE FIFTH GRADERS GOT TO SING I BELIEVE I CAN FLY. IT'S A MEMORABLE TIME. IT'S THE CULMINATION OF THE ENTIRE YEAR AND WHAT EVERYONE IS WORKING FOR. ON GRADUATION, EVERYBODY IS HAPPY. THAT DAY IS ALWAYS MISSED. THE GREATEST DAY OF THE YEAR IS MISSED. I HEARD ABOUT WATER POLO, ABOUT WRESTLING, SOCCER, BASKETBALL, THE JUNIOR PROGRAM. BUT NONE OF THEM WOULD CAPTURE THE ESSENCE

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[7. Board Member Reports/Comments]

YOU VERY MUCH. >> MOVING TO BOARD MEMBER REQUEST/COMMENT, A NEW SECTION, SO WE WILL START WITH 7.1, BOARD MEMBER REQUEST FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION ITEMS ON AN AGENDA.

I'LL START OFF. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING? BOARD MEMBER

SANDOVAL? >> YES. I CAN'T LOG INTO MY COMPUTER, I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING ALL NIGHT. ONE ADDING ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS. AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT TALKS ABOUT IF A BOARD MEMBER PASSES AWAY THAT DOESN'T HAVE A SCHOOL NAMED AFTER THEM. THEY COULD BE FORGOTTEN. I BELIEVE WE HAVE BOARD MEMBERS THAT HAVE RECENTLY PASSED, A FEW YEARS AGO, THAT DID 15 YEARS. HAD I NOT STEPPED UP, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN. EVEN PAST MEMBERS WHEN I FIRST STARTED, THAT THEY WOULD BE FORGOTTEN. I TALKED TO THEM. HOPEFULLY THEY WOULD AGREE, SO IT IS SOMETHING WE'LL LOOK INTO AND THAT IS ONE.

NUMBER TWO, I TALKED TO THE FACILITY'S MANAGER ABOUT ANOTHER THING I WAS LOOKING AT, BUT I TRULY BELIEVE SOME OF THE SCHOOLS THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING BY, THEY NEED WORK. THEY LOOK TERRIBLE. THEY WANT APPEAL, RIGHT? YOU WANT THINGS TO LOOK NICE AND PAINTED AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. WELL, TREES WERE TRIMMED. BUT THEY STILL NEED TO BE FIXED AND THERE ARE STILL THOSE LITTLE OLIVES, THAT I'M AFRAID THAT NOW WE'RE GETTING RAINY WEATHER THAT THE KIDS MIGHT STEP ON OR THE PARENTS MIGHT STEP ON AND THEN BOOM, THEY COULD FALL. AND I NOTICE THAT AROUND OUR SCHOOLS, WE WOULD HAVE ONE PARENT THAT IS PICKING UP THE STUDENTS. I LOOKED, I'M LIKE I WISH I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HER LICENSE PLATE. AND A PARENT THAT WENT THROUGH THE EASEMENT, THE EDSON EASEMENT WAS DRIVING SO FAST THAT SHE ALMOST RAN OVER A KID. THAT IS NOT OUR SITE, BUT THE CITY SITE.

AND THE EASEMENT, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, THAT THEY WOULD GET THAT LICENSE PLATE. IF YOU'RE ON FACEBOOK, YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN THAT. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE, I KNOW AT THE AWARD CEREMONY THAT I WENT TO. THE PARENTS WILL ASK FOR A BUZZER AT THE OFFICE. TALKING ABOUT SAFETY, WE NEED TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING AT OUR SCHOOLS. WHERE IS OUR LIST? I'M SURE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING OUT THERE AND THAT THE SAFETY PROTOCOL IS NUMBER ONE. WE ARE LIVING IN A CRAZY WORLD RIGHT NOW. WE DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY WE'RE GOING TO GO. I WATCH CNN, JUST SO YOU KNOW AND I'M SEEING ALL THE THINGS THAT'S GOING ON THAT IT IS A SCARY TIME. IF YOU NOTICE THEM, THEY'RE VERY ACTIVE AND

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>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WITH ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON THE NEXT AGENDA? JUST COMMENTS? ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY.

AND LET'S MOVE TO 7.2, BOARD MEMBER REPORTS AND ANY COMMENTS.

MS SANDOVAL, I'LL GO BACK TO YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT, OUR SCHOOLS ARE VERY BUSY. SO MUCH IS GOING ON.

I WENT TO FONTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL AS THEY HAD A FUNDRAISER, IN-N-OUT BURGER, WHERE IT WAS SO GOOD. AMAZING, I BELIEVE THERE WERE SEVEN PEOPLE FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT AND PROGRAMS THAT OUR SCHOOLS DO. WORKING WITH THE INCOMING NINTH GRADERS TO HELP THEM FEEL GOOD AND SAFE MAKE FRIENDS. IT WAS MY FRIEND OVER THERE, YOUR HIGH SCHOOL. AND IT IS A GOOD THING. I KNOW THAT WE WOULD HAVE OTHER THINGS, SO HOPEFULLY THE OTHER SCHOOLS WILL BE PUT IN FOR THAT. LET'S SEE, THEY WOULD HAVE THAT LETTER TODAY. I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. WELCOME TO OUR NEW EMPLOYEES THAT STARTED. WE HAD SOMEBODY THAT WE HIRED TODAY AND HE'S A FONTANA BOY. HE DID NOT SAY HE GREW UP HERE OR GRADUATED HERE AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. HIRE OUR OWN AND TRAIN OUR OWN. KIDS GOING TO SCHOOL, GET YOUR EDUCATION AND MOVE ON. YEP, THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. SHE'S A FONTANA GIRL. ANGEL, FONTANA BOY. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WE ARE RAISING OUR OWN HERE. HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE MORE STUDENTS THAT WILL CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, GRADUATION AROUND THE CORNER. WE CAN FEEL IT IN THE AIR. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, BE CAREFUL DRIVING

HOME. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MR. RAMIREZ?

>> I WANT TO TAKE THE MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT OF THEIR CHEER PROGRAM WHERE THEY RECENTLY WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE FIFTH TIME. AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT WILL REFLECT THEIR DEDICATION TEAM WORK AND HARD WORK. AND THEY ARE COMPETING AT THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, REPRESENTING FONTANA UNIFIED ON THE NATIONAL STAGE. AND THIS YEAR THEY WILL BE COMPETING HERE ON THE WEST COAST. SO WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THEM, AND I WANT TO WISH THEM THE VERY BEST OF LUCK, GUYS. THEY WILL COMPETE, SO GO SKY HAWKS. AND I

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OUT. >> THANK YOU, MR. RAMIREZ.

>> JUST ONE COMMENT. SATURDAY, I WAS THERE TO SEE VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTY COMPETING. WE HAVE ONE HIGH SCHOOL THAT WILL BE REPRESENTED, WHICH WAS SUMMIT. AND I KNOW THEY WERE LISTED AS A COMPETITOR AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY WERE NOT THERE. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOR NEXT YEAR IS THAT ALL FIVE OR ALL SEVEN, DEPENDING ON ALL SIX. LET'S JUST PUT IT LIKE THAT. AND SCHOOLS WILL HAVE TEAMS THAT WILL COMPETE, JUST AN AMAZING FUN DAY TO WATCH THE KIDS ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT THEY WILL NEED TO STUDY. THAT'S THE CRAZY PART ABOUT THE ACADEMIC THAT IT IS NOT JUST FOR THE STUDENTS THAT IT IS FOR ALL LEVEL OF STUDENTS. IT WILL ALLOW THEM TO GET TIME AND TIME MANAGEMENT, STUDY HABITS BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING READY TO STUDY FOR THE COMPETITIVE THING. AND I THROW THAT BACK TO THE TEAM, IF WE COULD FIND A WAY TO GET THEM BACK AND IT IS JUST AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE FOR THEM TO DO IT.

THANK YOU, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT.

>> AND VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY? >> AND OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE SO MANY AMAZING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AS SUPERINTENDENT MENTIONED IN THE START OF THE MEETING. OAK PARK ELEMENTARY, AND THE ACADEMY, OUR UNIFIED THEATER PROGRAM. AND THE ROTC PROGRAM FOR THEIR FOURTH YEAR OF THE UNIT DISTINCTION AND SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL. THEY ARE THE PLACE TO BE. IT IS ALL BECAUSE OF YOU THAT I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF THAT ARE WORKING THROUGH SOME CRAZY INCLEMENT WEATHER WITH RAIN, SICKNESS, BUT YOU GUYS SHOW UP EVERY DAY AND IT IS FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME THIS EVENING TO SPEAK THAT IS A PART OF WHAT WILL MAKE US AMAZING TO SPEAK OUR MIND. AND I'M SORRY, I'M GETTING OVER A SICKNESS MYSELF. WHEN THIS AGENDA ITEM CAME UP, I DID A DEEP DIVE INTO THIS AND I LEARNED A LOT. WHAT I FOUND WAS WHEN I FIRST LOOKED INTO WHAT OUR POLICY IS AT THE DISTRICT, I KEPT LOOKING FOR MORE AND OH WOW, IT IS SO SHORT AND NOT VERY DETAILED. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO BOUNCE A COUPLE QUESTIONS OFF OF YOU, SUPERINTENDENT BECAUSE I THINK AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS FILLING IN SOME GAPS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS TO BEST REPRESENT THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE. AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS

THAT I FOUND >> I'LL ANSWER THAT RIGHT NOW, SORRY. AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATORS, AND THE FLAG WILL BE THE MOST PROMINENT AND SO AND AS WE HAVE BEEN WALKING WITH THE TEAM OVER HERE TO MY LEFT, ENSURING THAT THERE

IS A FLAG IN EVERY CLASS. >> AND ALSO THEY STATE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE TO PERFORM PATRIOTIC DUTIES EVERY SINGLE DAY, NOT ONLY IN ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WILL DO, SO I COULD FIND OUT FOR YOU AND

REPORT BACK. >> YES. AND ADDITIONALLY, I KNOW UNDER THIS CODE AS WELL THAT WE WILL NEED TO HAVE FLAGS

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS I WAS ZOOMING IN NOT ON THE LEISURELY TRIP AND AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE WITH THE BOARD, AND I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL YEAR OF SOFTBALL, I WAS A WATER POLO PLAYER. SO I ACTUALLY HAD COACH VANCE, SHE WOULD MAKE US TAKE THE CHAIRS, THE HEAVY CHAIRS AND DO EGG BEATERS. AND IT WAS THE HARDEST THING I HAD EVER BEEN IN, SO I HAVE AN APPRECIATION. THANK YOU.

>> I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THESE THINGS AND IN TERMS OF ALL OF OUR FACILITIES. AND HOW THEY ARE BEING USED AND THAT EVERY SPACE WILL HAVE A FLAG. AND TO ADD TO THAT BECAUSE I HAVE IT WRITTEN DOWN HERE AND SOME POLICIES WILL HAVE IN ADDITION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZE THE DISPLAY OF SYMBOLIC FLAGS AND OUR BANNERS TO SUPPORT THE SPECIFIC AWARENESS MONTHS. AND IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU JUST MENTIONED, WE HAVE COLLEGE FLAGS AND MANY OF OUR CLASSROOMS. AND MANY OF OUR CLASSROOMS WILL REFLECT WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT AS WELL.

>> I WILL MOVE TO STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.

>> HI, HI, EVERYBODY. I WANTED TO SAY BLACK HISTORY MONTH TO EVERYBODY, IT'S THE FIRST START OF FEBRUARY. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY A QUOTE FROM ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS. AND SHE SAYS SHE TELLS HER STUDENTS WHEN YOU GET THESE JOBS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN BRILLIANTLY TRANSPORTED, JUST REMEMBER YOUR REAL JOB IS IF YOU'RE FREE, YOU NEED TO FREE SOMEBODY OUT AND THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO SAY AND I CANNOT ATTEND, BUT THE STUDENTS ARE GETTING AWARDS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND SOME OF MY FRIENDS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN GETTING THE AWARDS. THAT'S IT.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE ANYBODY GETTING RECOGNIZED THAT WE WOULD SEND IT TO THE CITY AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER TO ENSURE THAT THEY COULD BE INVOLVED TO HONOR THEM AS WELL AND TO SEND YOU TO THE BOARD MEMBER TO ENSURE THEY KNOW

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AND THE SECOND ONE. IT IS AN IDEA AND THAT IT IS TIME THAT WE ALL RETIRE THIS GAVEL. BUT I HAVE AN IDEA WITH THIS AND I THOUGHT ABOUT IT BECAUSE HE'S BEEN THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR MANY YEARS. SO WE MIGHT NEED TO EXTEND THEM AND IF A NEW BOARD MEMBER IS SELECTED TO BE PRESIDENT THAT THEY WOULD SERVE WITH THE GAVEL AND THEY WOULD RETIRE WITH THEM AND TAKE IT HOME AS A MOMENTUM. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING, BUT THEY COULD HANG IT BEHIND US IN MEMORY OF ALL THE OTHER GREAT SERVICES AND WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENTS THAT HAVE HELD THIS

GAVEL. AND OTHER THAN THAT, YES? >> WHAT I WANTED TO SAY IS CONGRATULATIONS AND I WENT TO THE GAME AND I ABOUT JUMPED INTO THE SIDE WHERE THEY KEPT DUNKING OUR GIRLS. I DIDN'T LIKE THAT.

THE SECOND THING IS I WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR KIDS THAT PERFORMED IN THE CALIFORNIA THEATER. AND SO THEY DID AN AWESOME JOB. AND THE LINES WERE LIKE FIVE MINUTES LONG, WHERE I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THEM. JOB WELL DONE. IT WAS A VERY GOOD PLAY. THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. TAKES US TO 8.1, ADJOURNMENT MEETING. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN TONIGHT'S MEETING? I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY. ROLL CALL. VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY?

>> AYE. >> MRS. SANDOVAL?

>> AYE. >> MR. SERNA?

>> AYE. >> AND I'M AN AYE,

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.