May 07, 2025 Board of Education Meeting

[1. Call to Order - Closed Session, 4:30 p.m.]

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MAY 7TH, 2025, REGULAR MEETING OF THE FONTANA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION IS NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE LET IT REFLECT THAT ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

1.2, ADOPTION OF AGENDA. SUPERINTENDENT, IS THERE ANY CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA?

>> THANK YOU, YES, BOARD PRESIDENT, WE HAVE TWO CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA. WE WOULD LIKE TO PULL THE CONSENT ITEM 4.24, HUMAN RESOURCES CERTIFICATE AND CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS, PARTICULARLY THE DELETIONS OF THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND ASSESSMENT, INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST AND THE SENIOR LOCAL AREA NETWORK ANALYST ON PAGE 39, AND SECOND, BOARD PRESIDENT REQUESTED US TO PULL 5.2, HUMAN RESOURCES CERTIFICATE, AND JOB CREATION AND REVISIONS, SPECIFICALLY ATTACHMENT NUMBER 3.

>> THANK YOU, SUMMIT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED.

>> SO MOVED.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, A SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ.

ROLL CALL VOTE.

>> THERE WAS AN ITEM BUT I DON'T HAVE IT HANDY, SO WHEN WE COME BACK, IF I HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT AN ITEM, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. THANKS.

>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT SECTION IT'S UNDER, 4 OR 5?

>> I'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH MY

AGENDA. >> OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. VICE PRESIDENT

HOLLEY? >>

AYE. >> BOARD

MEMBER RAMIREZ. >>

AYE. >> MRS.

SANDOVAL. >>

AYE WITH MY COMMENT. >> MR. SERNA.

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

1. 3 PUBLIC COMMENT, CLOSED ITEM AGENDAS, SUPERINTENDENT, RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CLOSED SESSION

[2. Closed Session]

AGENDA ITEMS. >> ZERO PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED FOR THAT.

>> THE BOARD WILL GO

[3. Call to Order - Open Session, 6:00 p.m.]

PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

3.2, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY MR. PETER DANIELS. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS ADOPTED THE PRACTICE OF OFFERING A MOMENT OF SILENCE AS PART OF THE BOARD MEETING PRACTICE. A MOMENT OF SILENCE ALLOWS ATTENDEES TO PAUSE FOR MEDITATION, PRAYER, REFLECTION, AND ANY SILENT ACTIVITY TO MOVE WORK FORWARD COLLECTIVELY.

A MOMENT OF SILENCE MAY BE HELD IN DISTRICT STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES, FORMER EMPLOYEES, OR RELATIVES OF CURRENT EMPLOYEES WHOSE PASSING HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE SINCE THE PREVIOUS REGULAR MEETING. EMPLOYEE PASSING WILL BE REMEMBERING IN SEPTEMBER BULLOCK, SEPTEMBER WAS A VALUED MEMBER OF OUR DISTRICT FOR 14 YEARS, OFFERING UNWAVERING SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, AND CARE TO OTHER STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND COLLEAGUES. IF WE CAN ALL PLEASE STAND.

PLEASE 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. STAY STANDING.

THANK YOU, YOU MAY BE SEATED. OKAY.

3.3, REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION. WE HAVE A FEW THINGS TO REPORT. FIRST WE'LL REPORT THAT THE -- IN CLOSED SESSION THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE STIPULATION EXPULSION OF SPRING SEMESTER 2024 TO 2025, AND FALL OF 2025 TO 2026.

THERE WAS A MOTION MADE BY MRS. SANDOVAL AND VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY THAT CARRIED A 5- 0 VOTE. IN CLOSED SESSION THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT AS FOLLOWS. CAROLINE TEMAYO, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, A MOTION WAS MADE BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL, A SECOND BY MYSELF, CARRIED A 5- 0 VOTE.

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BRINGS US TO 3.4, SPECIAL RECOGNITION PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE SEVERAL RECOGNITIONS AND A SCHOOL PRESENTATION ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, AND THE FLOOR IS NOW SUPERINTENDENT.

>> THANK YOU, WELCOME, EVERYONE. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO THE PODIUM, DR. KIMBERLY MCKINNEY TO INTRODUCE OUR SPRING SCHOLAR ATHLETES. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT, AND OUR FABULOUS FONTANA COMMUNITY. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR FONTANA SPRING SPORTS AND RECOGNIZE OUR OUTSTANDING ATHLETES. FIRST UP -- AND THIS IS, YES, FIRST UP FROM CITRUS HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE JESSICA GARCIA, RECOGNIZED FOR SOCCER.

NAVAR LOPEZ FOR CITRUS HIGH SCHOOL FOR SOCCER. FOR WE HAVE JANARO BENITEZ AND SIGLALY FOR SOCCER. FOR AB MILLER HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE JARED BRISKEY FOR TRACK AND FIELD. AND WE HAVE NADINE SANCHEZ FOR SOFTBALL. I BELIEVE THEY ARE STILL PLAYING THEIR LAST GAME RIGHT NOW, SO SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT. FROM FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE BROOKLYN GREENE FOR SWIM.

AND WE HAVE DONOVAN BACON FOR VOLLEYBALL. FOR HENRY JAKE KIZER HIGH SCHOOL, BOTH STUDENTS ARE NOT ABLE TO BE HERE BECAUSE THEY ARE COMPETING RIGHT NOW, AND THAT'S JOEL DE LA CRUZ AND AUBRIANA ESPINOZA, AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE EITHER JURUPA HILLS ATHLETE, MATTHEW TESCANO AND BIANCA GARCIA. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE FROM SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL, IAN STEWART FOR BASEBALL AND ITALY ALVARADO FOR CHEER.

THESE AMAZING ATHLETES DEMONSTRATED ON THE FIELD AND IN THE CLASSROOM AND JUST ARE ALL AROUND GOOD HUMANS AND THEIR SCHOOL WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THEM AS OUR SPRING OUTSTANDING ATHLETES.

MEMBERS, MANY OF THEM ARE MEMBERS OF OUR CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS FROM THIS SPRING SPORTS AS THEY GET READY TO GO INTO PLAYOFFS, CITRUS HIGH SCHOOL WON GIRLS SOFTBALL, AB MILLER WON BOYS VOLLEYBALL AND BASEBALL FOR THEIR LEAGUE. FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL WON VOLLEYBALL FOR THEIR LEAGUE. KIZER HIGH SCHOOL WON BOYS TENNIS AND GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD, I BELIEVE THAT WAS A FIRST FOR THE SCHOOL'S HISTORY. JURUPA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL WON IN BOY'S TENNIS, BASEBALL, AND GIRLS' TRACK AND FIELD. SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL WON IN GIRLS SWIMMING, GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD, BOYS TENNIS AND BOYS BASEBALL.

LET'S HEAR IT FOR ALL OF OUR SPRING ATHLETES.

I THINK SOME OF YOU ONLY HAVE 14 DAYS LEFT, AND SOME HAVE LESS THAN THAT. WE KNOW YOU HAVE ASSIGNMENTS TO GET DONE.

IF IT PLEASES THE BOARD CAN WE GO AHEAD AND DISMISS THEM?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

>> CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ATHLETE SCHOLARS. AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO WELCOME TO THE PODIUM, DOLLY BURGEON, OUR COORDINATOR FOR S.T.E.A.M. AND K-12 SCIENCE.

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>> CAN WE GIVE IT A SECOND TO LET'S LET EVERYBODY --

>> MAY I REQUEST ALL THE STUDENT WINNERS TO PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT, PLEASE. JUST THE STUDENTS, WITH YOUR MEDALS, AND TROPHIES AND CERTIFICATES.

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

WE ARE SO PROUD OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENT.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT AND BOARD VICE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THE 2025 SOUTHWEST SPECTACULAR CELEBRATION OF CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY, AND SCIENTIFIC BRILLIANCE IN FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ABSOLUTELY DAZZLED AT THIS AWARDS CEREMONY AT THE COUNTY. THIS YEAR'S FAIR BROUGHT TOGETHER YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS FROM ACROSS THE REGION, EACH SHOWCASING THEIR HARD WORK, INNOVATION, AND PASSION FOR S.T.E.M. WE ARE THRILLED TO SHARE THE FUSD PARTICIPATED WITH 26 INCREDIBLE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR PROJECTS CREATED BY 34 OUTSTANDING STUDENTS.

THEIR DEDICATION AND TALENT WERE RECOGNIZED IN A BIG WAY.

WE TOOK HOME THREE SILVER MEDALS, EIGHT BRONZE MEDALS, AND FIVE SPECIAL AWARDS REPRESENTED BY THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, U.S. METRIC ASSOCIATION, ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN GIO SCIENTISTS AND THE ELEMENTARY AWARD. THIS AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTS NOT ONLY OUR STUDENTS' BRILLIANCE BUT THE STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEM BEHIND THEM. WE EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE TO LEADERSHIP, ESPECIALLY SUPERINTENDENT, MR. INBODY, AND CRAIG BAKER, AND FOR MAKING THIS JOURNEY POSSIBLE.

YOUR BELIEF IN THE POWER OF STUDENT POTENTIAL CONTINUES TO DRIVE OUR SUCCESS. TO ALL OF OUR AWARDEES, THEIR PROUD FAMILIES AND OF COURSE TO ALL OF OUR SCHOOL SITES, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, LEADS AND TEACHER MENTORS, CONGRATULATIONS. YOUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE UP LIFTS OUR ENTIRE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY, AND REMINDS US ALL OF THE BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD. WE COULDN'T BE PROUDER OF OUR YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. PLEASE KEEP DREAMING BIG , EXPLORING BOLDLY, AND REACHING FOR THE STARS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOU GUYS.

>> LET ME JUST -- SO THIS IS AT THE COUNTY AWARDS CEREMONY ITSELF, AND THESE ARE COMMUNITY AWARD WINNERS, AND WE ARE SO -- OUR TEAM IS SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE SUPPORT FROM THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND TO ALL THE PARENTS, SCIENCE FAIR IS A HUGE -- IT'S A HUGE UNDERTAKING, AND THE TEACHER/MENTORS, YOU ARE SO AMAZING, SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AGAIN, ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU.

>> PARENTS OF THESE WONDERFUL STUDENTS, IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE THEM HOME SO THEY CAN FINISH THEIR HOMEWORK, WE WILL NOT BE OFFENDED, EVEN THOUGH THE CROWD WILL DIMINISH REAL MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

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OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, ADRIANA-RENE HUMBER, TONIGHT WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT LEADER, ADRIANA-RENE HUMBER, OUR 2024, 2025 STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.

ON BEHALF OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED BOARD OF EDUCATION, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HEART, DEDICATION, AND HARD WORK THIS PAST YEAR. YOU'VE BEEN A TRUE VOICE FOR STUDENTS SHARING IMPORTANT ISSUES, HIGHLIGHTING PROGRAMS AND PUSHING FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND AWARENESS ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS. YOU'VE BEEN ACTIVE NOT JUST AT THE BOARD MEETINGS BUT ACROSS THE DISTRICT. FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT TO STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TO THE FONTANA CHRISTMAS PARADE, ALL WHILE KEEPING EXCELLENT GRADES AND WORKING PART-TIME.

WE ARE THRILLED TO SHARE THAT SHE HAS BEEN ACCEPTED TO UCLA TO STUDY MEDICINE AND TO CHASE HER DREAM OF BECOMING A DOCTOR.

TO HELP HER ON HER JOURNEY, AND THE BOARD AND THE FONTANA PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC EDUCATION CENTER ARE AWARDING HER A THOUSAND DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP. CONGRATULATIONS, WE ARE ALL PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING FONTANA UNIFIED SO WELL, AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT COME TO YOU. GIVE IT TO MY BOARD IF ANYBODY WANTS TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS.

>> I DO. ADRIANA, YOU HAVE BEEN AN INSPIRATION SITTING ON THIS BOARD.

THE SHORT TIME I GOT TO SIT NEXT TO YOU, WE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD CONVERSATIONS.

I KNOW THAT YOU WILL -- YOU WILL BE THE BEST.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU COME BACK AND LETTING US KNOW HOW YOU'RE DOING OR YOUR MOM, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN INSPIRATION. I'M JUST GLAD THAT WE GOT TO MEET YOU, GET TO KNOW YOU A LITTLE BIT.

I SEEN YOU WORKING. AND I'M LIKE, OH, ADRIANA, WE HELD UP THE LINE FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT WAS WORTH IT, AND I WILL MISS YOU TERRIBLY, BUT PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH. WE'RE ONLY A PHONE CALL AWAY.

>> BEFORE WE CONTINUE, CAN WE HAVE YOU GO DOWN TO THE PODIUM?

>> OH.

>> WE'RE GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE

SPOT. >> OKAY.

I JUST WANT TO THANK THE FONTANA COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY THE BOARD.

I FEEL LIKE ALL THE EXPERIENCES I'VE HAD AND ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT'S BEEN GIVEN TO ME HAS HELPED ME SO MUCH MENTALLY, AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE GROWN SO MUCH AS A PERSON BEING ON HERE.

IF YOU SAW ME A YEAR AGO, I WOULDN'T HAVE THIS MUCH CONFIDENCE OR CHARISMA TO BE UP HERE, SO I REALLY THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT, AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FONTANA TO EVEN LIKE GOING TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND SEEING THAT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN BOARD HAS HONESTLY BEEN AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW FROM THIS BOARD THAT WORK IS NEVER DONE, AND THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. BUT I JUST REALLY, LIKE, I REALLY FEEL GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOU GUYS, AND I KNOW THAT THIS EXPERIENCE WILL BRING ME GREAT THINGS TOWARDS UCLA AS WELL, AND I KNOW I'LL JUST ALWAYS CARRY FONTANA IN MY HEART. I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT YOU'VE GIVEN ME.

I FEEL LIKE IT'S REALLY HELPED ME, AND I JUST FEEL LIKE HUGGING ALL OF YOU GUYS RIGHT NOW. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT. AND YEAH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

. >> YOU WANT US ALL DOWN HERE?

>> YEAH, PLEASE.

. >> WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER CHECK. SO DON'T TAKE THIS ONE TO THE BANK.

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>> THAT WAS EXCITING. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME TO THE PODIUM MR. ADAM ANDERSON, IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO JOIN THE STAFF, AND IT'S AN AMAZING SCHOOL, AND THE STAFF ALL COMES TOGETHER TO DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR STUDENTS.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ, VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, MY NAME IS ADAM ANDERSON, AND I'M THE PRINCIPAL OF HEMLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO HIGHLIGHT OUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME, AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS ARE LIKE FAMILY, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMMITTED TO CREATING A SPACE WHERE THEY FEEL SAFE, WHERE THEY FEEL VALUED AND INSPIRED.

A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN BE THEMSELVES AND HAVE FUN WHILE AT THE SAME TIME, SEE THE BENEFITS OF WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE REAL WORLD CONNECTIONS. THIS IS WHAT WE WANT FOR HEMLOCK HUSKIES, AND I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WORK ALONGSIDE AN INCREDIBLE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO SHARE IN THIS COMMITMENT.

SO TOGETHER, WE HAVE CREATED A FRAMEWORK THAT HAS HELPED TO SUPPORT BOTH ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL GROWTH, AND AS YOU'LL SEE IN THE VIDEO, IT TRULY TOOK A TEAM OF DEDICATED STUDENTS, PARENTS, STAFF, ALL WORKING TOGETHER WITH ONE GOAL IN MIND, AND THAT'S TO HELP ALL OF OUR HEMLOCK HUSKIES FEEL AT HOME. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS VIDEO TONIGHT, AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

>> CLIMATE AND CULTURE IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE AT HEMLOCK. IT'S WHAT HELPS THE STUDENTS TO NOT ONLY PERFORM AND MAKE GROWTH ACADEMICALLY, BUT IT ALSO HELPS TO SUPPORT THEM IN REGARDS TO THEIR SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL GROWTH. IT PROMOTES THEM, AND IT VALUES THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO BE RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, AND

SAFE. >> MY NAME IS MR. ANDERSON.

I'M THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF HEMLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK TO ENHANCE OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER HERE AT HEMLOCK FOR OUR STUDENTS ARE DEVELOPED SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE REAL WORLD CONNECTIONS. WE WANT THEM TO BE IN A SETTING WHERE THEY CAN SEE THAT WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW WILL HAVE A BENEFIT FOR THEM AS THEY MOVE FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE.

>> I THINK THAT ONE, JUST SEEING PARENTS ON CAMPUS, AND BEING ENGAGED AND INVOLVED REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR STUDENTS' LIVES BUT ALSO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EXPERIENCE IS REALLY IMPORTANT, AND IT ALSO HELPS SET THE FOUNDATION FOR KIDS WANTING TO BE AT SCHOOL.

>> STUDENTS WILL, THE STUDENT COMMITTEE IS WE HAVE GONE OVER THE CURRENT CELEBRATIONS WE HAVE, AND AS A WHOLE, THEY DECIDE IF THESE ARE ONES THAT THEY LIKE OR DON'T LIKE.

AND THEN WE GO FROM THERE. AND TRY AND REPLACE THE ONES THAT THEY'RE NOT TOO FOND OF OR THE OTHER STUDENTS HERE AT HEMLOCK AREN'T TOO EXCITED FOR.

AND WE BRAINSTORM IDEAS ON NEW EVENTS WE CAN DO.

>> I WANTED TO BE A PART OF THIS GROUP BECAUSE I WOULD LOVE TO HELP MS. HALL THINK ABOUT DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND ALSO HELP UNDERSTAND WHAT PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO DO FOR NEXT YEAR.

>> SO WE'VE GONE HUSKY BUCKS AS PART OF AN INCENTIVE REWARD SYSTEM AT HEMLOCK ELEMENTARY, AND THE STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE HUSKY BOOKS IN EITHER AN INCREMENT OF ONE, FIVE, TEN OR 20 WHEN THEY ARE BEHAVING RESPONSIBLY, RESPECTFULLY, AND SAFELY.

SO ANY STAFF MEMBER CAN IDENTIFY ANY STUDENT ON CAMPUS OR WITHIN THE CLASSROOM AND GIVE THEM A HUSKY BUCK OF THEIR

CHOICE. >> I'M TRYING TO BE THE RICHEST KID IN SCHOOL, AND I WANT TO SPEND THEM ALL AT FUN IN THE

SUN. >> THE EXPECTATION IS GIVE THE STUDENTS A FRAMEWORK TO CONCEPTUALIZE WHAT RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR SHOULD LOOK LIKE, SOUND LIKE, AND WHAT IT SHOULD FEEL LIKE WHEN THEY ARE GIVING IT TO SOMEONE ELSE OR THEY ARE RECEIVING IT FROM A CLASSMATE. IT HELPS THE STUDENT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR AND WHAT IS NOT, WHEN IT'S OKAY

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HERE AT HEMLOCK, WE HAVE A SPACE DESIGNED JUST FOR THE STUDENTS. THE FUN ZONE IS EQUIPPED WITH FOOSH BALL TABLES, BASKETBALL HOOPS, LEGOS, MINI GOLF AND SO MUCH MORE. THE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO COME IN, SPEND TIME WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND JUST HAVE FUN AND ACTIVITIES AND JUST HAVE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WITH THEIR CLASSMATES AND WITH AN INCENTIVE LIKE THAT, WHAT IS A BETTER MOTIVATOR FOR THE

STUDENTS. >> STUDENTS WHO ARE PEACEMAKERS, DO PROVIDE EXPLANATIONS OF HOW WE USE OUR PEACE PATH, AND THOSE THINGS ON THE PLAYGROUND, SO THEY DO INTERACT WITH THE YOUNGER STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THEM OUT THERE. THE PEACE PATH IS WHERE YOU HAVE TO TALK TO ANOTHER PERSON AND SAY, LIKE, I FEEL -- I FEEL LIKE I'M MAD AT YOU BECAUSE YOU GOT ME OUT IN FOUR SQUARE. AND THE OTHER PERSON SAYS I FEEL LIKE I'M SORRY ABOUT GETTING YOU OUT IN FOUR SQUARE AND SORRY FOR MAKING YOU MAD.

>> IT MEANS TO BE A PEACEMAKER IS BEING KIND, RESPECTFUL AND RESPONSIBLE, AND BEING ABLE TO ALSO MAKE UP YOUR MISSING WORK.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE PEACEMAKERS AT SCHOOL DURING RECESS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE SURE THE KIDS ARE UNDER CONTROL,

AND IT'S ALL PEACEFUL. >> AS A COUNSELOR, I HAVE BEEN A COUNSELOR EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING HIGH SCHOOL, AND WHAT I HAVE REALLY HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT IS IT GETS STUDENTS STARTED EARLIER THINKING ABOUT NOT ONLY ABOUT THEIR FUTURE BUT ALSO DEVELOPING THEIR PERSONAL SKILLS OR THEIR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, THEIR ABILITY TO REGULATE THEMSELVES. AND I THINK, I HOPE, AND I BELIEVE THAT THESE PROGRAMS POINT THE KIDS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ON HOW TO MATURE LITTLE BY LITTLE AND HAVE SOME GOOD ROLE MODELING IN BETWEEN. SO THEY HAVE SUCCESS IN LIFE.

>> YOU KNOW, IT REALLY DOES TAKE A VILLAGE.

IT TOOK A GROUP OF DEDICATED STUDENTS.

IT TOOK A GROUP OF DEDICATED STAFF AND PARENTS TO WORK TOGETHER CONSISTENTLY OVER A PERIOD OF TIME TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK THAT NOT ONLY SUPPORTS ACADEMIC GROWTH BUT SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL GROWTH AS WELL.

>> HI, MY NAME IS COLLEEN GERKE THE EDUCATION SPECIALIST TEACHER AT HEMLOCK. I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING A HUSKY FOR 12 YEARS. I HAVE SEEN TREMENDOUS GROWTH AND POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE OVER THE YEARS HAVE TRULY TRANSFORMED OUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT INTO ONE THAT IS WELCOMING, INCLUSIVE AND SAFE FOR EVERY STUDENT AND STAFF MEMBER. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE A TESTAMENT TO WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER, AND NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT COLLABORATING WITH OUR AMAZING PTA.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. MY NAME IS JULIETTE MOLINA, AND I'M A PROUD PARENT OF TWO CHILDREN AT HEMLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I AM ALSO A VERY PROUD MEMBER OF THE HEMLOCK PTA.

OUR PTA IS MADE UP OF OVER 115 PARENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STUDENTS.

TOGETHER OUR GOAL IS TO ENHANCE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EXPERIENCE, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS ARE FAMILIES, AND PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND SUPPORT THE WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES.

WE HAVE PROUDLY BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS BY WORKING IN HAND WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE CLIMATE AND CULTURE CELEBRATIONS, AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. MANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN FAMILY ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN OUR STUDENTS SCHOOL AND HOME LIFE. THE PTA HAS PROUDLY HOSTED TRUNK OR TREAT, BINGO WITH SANTA, SWEETHEART DANCE, DOUGHNUTS WITH DADS, MUFFINS WITH MOMS, AND A STUDENT FAVORITE, FUN IN THE SUN. ALL EVENTS HAVE BEEN FULLY FUNDED BY THE HEMLOCK PTA TO ENSURE ALL STUDENTS HAVE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS TO ENJOY CLIMATE, AND FAMILY EVENTS. THE PTA STANDS BY OUR COMMITMENT OUR SCHOOL, STUDENTS AND STAFF TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. I'M HONORED TO INTRODUCE OUR WONDERFUL REPRESENTATIVES TO YOU THIS EVENING.

>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. HELLO MY NAME IS PENELOPE AND I'M VERY HONORED TO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL

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I LOVE TO HELP THINK OF IDEAS AND GAMES TO BRING THE HEMLOCK HUSKIES MORE JOY AND TO SEE THEIR WONDERFUL SMILES.

>> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS LEGEND MCPHEE, AND I AM A HEMLOCK STUDENT PEACEMAKER REPRESENTATIVE, AND I ENJOY BEING A PEACEMAKER BECAUSE IT ENLIGHTENS MY DAY BY RECOGNIZING THE SMILES ON THE STUDENTS' FACES AND BY BEING BRAVE AND CURIOUS. WHETHER IT'S MAKING REAL WORLD CONNECTIONS OR HAVING CHALLENGES AND BEING SOCIAL, BUT I LOVE IT, AND DO IT TO KNOW THAT I AM MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE'S LIFE BY BRINGING PEACE TO THEIR HEARTS LIKE A REAL HUSKY WOULD

>> HELLO MY NAME IS ISAIAH LIRA, AND I AM IN 4TH GRADE.

I'M IN THE HEMLOCK LEADERSHIP AND ANTI- BULLYING CLUB, AND ONE THING I LIKE ABOUT IT IS THAT I'M TEACHING FELLOW STUDENTS HOW TO BE RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE AND SAFE THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOL.

]. >> WE ARE THE HEMLOCK HUSKIES, WE ARE RESPECTFUL. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE, AND WE ARE SAFE THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOL. WE ARE THE HEMLOCK HUSKIES

>> THANK YOU, FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS FOR GIVING US THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY AND CHANCE TO HIGHLIGHT OUR OUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME.

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>> I'M SORRY, IS THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD?

>> THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU, STUDENTS, FOR COMING HERE AND TELLING US HOW YOU ARE LEADING YOUR SCHOOL.

THAT IS AMAZING. AND I LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING, AND JUST KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

THANK YOU.

>> MAN, EVERY TIME I'M AT ONE OF THESE BOARD MEETINGS, I JUST GET SO MUCH MORE EXCITED BY EACH PRESENTATION, AND YOU GUYS KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK. I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE CULTURE AT HEMLOCK IS SO POSITIVE, AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S A HUGE TRIBUTE TO THE PRINCIPAL, THE STAFF, THE TEACHERS, THE PARENTS, LIKE, OH, MY GOSH, YOU GUYS ARE INCREDIBLE. YOU MENTIONED ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY, I'M SURE THIS WON'T BE THE LAST TIME WE'LL SEE YOU. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO PRESENT. AND I'M SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING AT HEMLOCK. THANK YOU.

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR AN AMAZING PRESENTATION AND INTEGRATING NOT ONLY THE ADMINISTRATION, THE STAFF, THE PARENT COMPONENT, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE BIGGEST PIECE OF ALL, THE STUDENT VOICE.

I JUST LOVED IT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT TONIGHT. MADE MY DAY.

>> IT'S A BIG DEAL TO BE ABLE TO GET UP AND SPEAK IN FRONT OF A CROWD LIKE THIS, SO EXCELLENT JOB, YOU GUYS.

I LOVE YOUR CONFIDENCE. AND I KNOW THAT YOU TAKE THAT CONFIDENCE AND JOY AND PASSION THAT YOU HAVE FOR OTHERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND IN YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING THE LEADERS THAT YOU ARE, AND I KNOW IT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVE AMAZING LEADERS AROUND YOU. SO REMEMBER TO ALWAYS BE THAT LEADER, EVEN WHEN YOU THINK THAT NO ONE'S LOOKING. OKAY. SOMEONE'S ALWAYS WATCHING.

GOOD JOB, YOU GUYS.

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.

NOW I KNOW YOUR HOMEWORK IS PROBABLY DONE, BUT IF YOU NEED A REASON TO EXIT RIGHT NOW AND TO GO HOME AND STUDY, WE WON'T BE OFFENDED EITHER.

BUT YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO STAY IF YOU LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO, BUT IF YOU HAVE TO GO, WE UNDERSTAND.

APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU.

THAT TAKES US TO 3.5. WE HAVE ONE PRESENTATION BY OUR ADMIN TEAM FOR TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

>> THIS IS A PRESENTATION WE SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AT A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING. NOT THAT ONE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND WE ARE REPEATING IT HERE TONIGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY, SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP TO THE

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WE GIVE THIS PRESENTATION -- THANK YOU.

WE GIVE THIS PRESENTATION ON APRIL 23RD AND AGAIN REPEATING IT HERE TONIGHT. WE'VE MADE A FEW THINGS A LITTLE MORE BRIEF BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START WITH A COUPLE OF FIRST SLIDES THAT WE GAVE JUST TO SET THE CONTEXT ON SOME OF THE DECISIONS, ON OUR TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT AND SHIFT IN RESPONSIBILITIES AND JOB DESCRIPTIONS AS WELL AS A FULLY RELEASED TEACHERS THAT WE HAVE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

TO START THIS CONVERSATION, WE WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK AROUND STRATEGICALLY ALLOCATING OUR RESOURCES, AND I WANT TO THANK DR. BARNES, OUR CDO, AND HER TEAM, AS WELL AS LISA RIVERO, OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR WHO HAS HELPED TREMENDOUSLY ALONG WITH CABINET TO REDUCE OUR DEFICIT SPENDING FROM 53 MILLION TO 14, AND WE ANTICIPATE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, IT WILL BE EVEN LOWER.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT HOW WE'RE SPENDING OUR RESOURCES AND USING THE MOST RESTRICTED ONES FIRST BEFORE WE USE GENERAL FUNDS.

WE WANT TO SHARE ADDITIONAL KEY VARIABLES THAT WENT INTO THIS DECISION, AND THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING AROUND OUR DEFICIT SPENDING, DECLINING ENROLLMENT ACROSS CALIFORNIA, THE FUNDING REQUIREMENTS IN REGARDS TO THE L-CAP IN PARTICULAR AND THE ELIMINATION OF COVID FUNDING.

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ, VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. I'LL KIND OF GO OVER A LITTLE BIT OF THE HISTORY OF TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT, AND THEY CAME INTO FRUITION AROUND THE EARLY 2000S AND THEY CAME IN FOR SPECIFIC REASONS. WE TOOK A LOOK AT OUR ACHIEVEMENT AND NOTICED THAT WE NEEDED SUPPORT TO BRING UP WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN CLASSROOMS, AND THERE WERE VERY FEW TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT AT THE TIME, AND THEY WERE THERE TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

CURRICULUM, DESIGN, AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT WAS A MAJOR PART OF WHAT TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT DID BACK IN THE EARLY 2000S. AND SINCE THEN, WE HAVE EMERGED WITH THE AMOUNT OF TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT WE HAVE. BUT THE GOAL IS STILL TO ENHANCE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. IT IS TO BETTER THE OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS. IT IS TO CLOSE THAT ACHIEVEMENT GAP.

THAT HASN'T WAVERED OF WHAT THE EXPECTATION OF TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. THEY'RE COLLABORATING WITH ADMINISTRATORS, PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THEY'RE MAKING SURE THEY KNOW THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS, WORKING ON CURRICULUM APPS STANDARD GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND IT COULD BE THINGS FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS, SPECIAL EDUCATION.

IT'S FOR ALL STUDENTS, NOT JUST A PARTICULAR GROUP OF STUDENTS, AND IT'S ALSO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY RESOURCES FOR ALL OF OUR TEACHERS.

IN THE YEARS SINCE THE EARLY 2000S, WE HAVE GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THE AMOUNT OF FULLY RELEASED TEACHERS AND TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT, AND WITH THAT HAS COME SOME CHALLENGES.

WHAT WE'VE NOTICED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS IS THERE'S A LOT OF INCONSISTENCIES WITH THE UTILIZATION OF OUR TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT. WE ARE NOT UTILIZING, SO WE'RE UNDER UTILIZING OUR RESTRICTED FUNDS. WE'RE ALSO NOT IN LINE WITH PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS, AND REMEMBER, I SAID A FEW COLLIDES BACK, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ENHANCING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, AND CLOSING THAT ACHIEVEMENT GAP.

AND THERE'S ALSO BEEN SOME CHALLENGES WITH MONITORING THE SUCCESS OF OUR TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SERVICES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING MATCH STUDENT OUTCOMES.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE HAD SOME OF OUR TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT, THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE MORPHED INTO ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES. SO THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE KIND OF WHAT'S GONE ON IS REALLY THE FIRST ARROW, WHICH IS IT'S MISALIGNMENT, AND WHEN YOU HAVE MISALIGNMENT, YOU DO NOT HAVE THE BEST SERVICES FOR STUDENTS, AND SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE IS WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE AN ALIGNED TEAM, AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PROVIDING THE BEST SERVICES FOR OUR STUDENTS USING OUR PUBLIC FUNDS.

SO WHY BEHIND THE ALIGNMENT, WHAT IS THE REASON THAT WE'RE DOING ALL OF THIS? SO WE NEEDED TO REALIGN EARLIER LIKE I SPOKE, WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PROVIDING THE BEST SERVICES FOR OUR STUDENTS, BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FULLY UTILIZING OUR RESTRICTED FUNDS. WE ALSO NEED TO GO BACK TO FOCUSING SOLELY ON CLOSING OUR ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AS WELL AS OUR MATH SCORES. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING EFFICIENT GOALS AND EFFICIENT SUPPORT ROLES FOR TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT. AND THEN MAKING SURE THAT OUR JOBS ARE ALIGNED BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE NOT ALIGNED. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS, MAKING SURE THERE IS ALIGNMENT,

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ANOTHER ISSUE THAT WE'VE COME ACROSS IS WE HAVE DECLINING ENROLLMENT, AND WITH DECLINING ENROLLMENT, WE HAVE TO REALIGN OUR FUNDING SOURCES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE UTILIZING OUR FUNDS APPROPRIATELY.

AND THEN WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT DUPLICATING SERVICES SO IF AN ADMIN TEAM IS WORKING ON SOMETHING, WE DON'T WANT A TEACHER ON ASSIGNMENT WORKING ON THE SAME DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AS WELL AS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE IS CORRELATION BETWEEN WHAT WE'RE PROVIDING AS A TEACHER ON ASSIGNMENT TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, AGAIN, THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT IS THEY'RE PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO PROVIDE THE BEST EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE IDENTIFIED THE TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT AS WELL AS FULLY RELEASED TEACHERS AND LOOKED AT THEIR JOB DESCRIPTIONS, AND WE LOOKED TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE GOING TO -- IT WAS GOING TO BE A RETAINED POSITION OR IF IT WAS GOING TO BE A REASSIGNMENT FOR A POSITION. AND THEN WE LOOKED AT THEIR JOB DESCRIPTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS MATCHED WHAT WE INTEND THE OUTCOME TO BE. AND THEN WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALIGNED WITH OUR FPM, OUR FEDERAL PROGRAM MONITORING.

ALL RIGHT. AND I'LL PASS IT OVER TO DR. DR.

DR.DR. DR. BEASLEY.

>> IN ADDITION TO THE ALIGNMENT, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THE ALIGNMENT ALIGNS WITH OUR LEARNER OUTCOMES AND THIS MEANS MOVING PAST OUR STUDENTS HAVING AUTHENTIC LEARNING.

WE WANT THEM TO HAVE THAT AUTHENTIC LEARNING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE WE ARE MOVING TOWARD A FUTURE READY LEARNING CENTERED ENVIRONMENT, AND AN EXAMPLE IS FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE EXPERTS IN THE FIELD.

THINK LIKE A MATH EMATICIAN, ACT LIKE A SCIENTIST, ANDAND THINK CRITICALLY, NOT JUST ENGAGE WITH INFORMATION, NOT JUST MEMORIZE FACTS BUT APPLY IT, ANALYZE, QUESTION THE INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE RECEIVING.

THAT IMPROVES THEIR COMPREHENSION, THAT IMPROVES WHEN THEY'RE GETTING THE INPUT OF INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO GRASP WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT, AND HOW TO APPLY IT TO THEIR REAL WORLD APPLICATION.

AND IN THEIR LEARNING THATTHAT THEY AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE ENGAGED AND MOTIVATED.

THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IN OUR CLASSROOMS, AND THAT'S PART OF THE ALIGNMENT IS TO HELP OUR TEACHERS MAKE THAT SHIFT, SO WHEN WE SAY LEARNER -- FUTURE READY, AND LEARNER CENTERED, THAT BRINGS US TO OUR FUSD LEARNER PROFILE, AND WE HAVE THESE FIVE PORTRAIT AREAS, LIFELONG LEARNER, COLLABORATIVE COMMUNICATOR, INNOVATIVE THINKER, THRIVING INDIVIDUAL, AND CHANGE MAKER. THIS IS OUR GOAL, AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON. THAT'S WHY THIS ALIGNMENT IS IMPORTANT. THIS IS A SHIFT IN SOME CASES WITH THE INSTRUCTION THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM, AND THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE US TO BUILD DIFFERENT COMPETENCIES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR OUR TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO GRASP THIS AND MAKE THIS OUR GOAL.

THIS HAS BEEN OUR GOAL THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO IN FUSD.

TO GET TO THAT GOAL, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THREE RESEARCH-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS AREAS, WHICH ARE CORE INSTRUCTION, TEACHER STUDENT CLARITY, AND ACTIVE COGNITIVE ENGAGEMENT, AND WITHIN THOSE THREE INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUSED AREAS, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED NINE PUZZLE PIECES OR AREAS THAT HELP SUPPORT BEST FIRST INSTRUCTION. AND WHEN WE SAY THAT, THAT'S ABOUT THEIR TIER ONE, WHAT ARE THEY GETTING.

WHAT'S THE FLOOR FOR EVERY SINGLE STUDENT THAT WE CAN GUARANTEE ACROSS FONTANA, THAT'S RECEIVING THAT HIGH QUALITY, AT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING IN K-12 IN THAT SENSE BECAUSE WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE THESE STRATEGIES TO BE ABLE TO REACH THAT LEARNER- CENTERED MODEL THAT I JUST DESCRIBED EARLIER.

AND THESE STRATEGIES ARE PUZZLE PIECES, HELP WITH THAT IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS. SO THE GOAL IS, IF WE DO THESE THINGS, WE HAVE A THEORY OF ACTION.

AND THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PIECE BECAUSE AS CLASSROOM TEACHERS, YOU NOT ONLY FOCUS ON THAT BEST FIRST INSTRUCTION, BUT WE ALSO RESPOND TO STUDENTS WHO DON'T RESPOND TO THAT FIRST INSTRUCTION. SO WE WANT TO INTEGRATE TIER ONE AND TIER TWO. UP ON THE SCREEN, YOU HAVE OUR THEORY OF ACTION. THE GOAL IS TO, IF WE PROMOTE A UNIFIED APPROACH TO OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH INCLUDES SUPPORT THROUGH OUR TOAS, IF WE STRENGTHEN OUR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE EDUCATORS AND THE COACHES TO ENSURE THAT THAT'S HAPPENING ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, AND ENSURE CONSISTENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION THAT HAPPENS IN OUR CLASSROOM BECAUSE WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE RESPONDING TO OUR STUDENTS' NEEDS AND HAVE ALIGNED STRATEGIES FOR MENTORING, FOR BEST PRACTICE AND FOR ADAPTIVE LEARNING AND TONE SURE EDUCATORS CAN LEARN FROM EACH

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IF WE DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES FOR NOT ONLY OUR STUDENTS BUT ALSO OUR EDUCATORS IN MAKING THE SHIFT IN THE INSTRUCTION THAT WE ARE AIMING FOR. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MS.

O'CONNOR. >> ALL RIGHT. DR. BEESLEY TALKED ABOUT THE CONNECTION TO OUR LEARNER PROFILE AND THE CONNECTION TO THE IFAS AS TWO WAYS WE'LL BE ALIGNING THE WORK OF THE TOAS.

I'LL TALK TO YOU, ALONG WITH DR. MCKINNEY ABOUT THE ALIGNMENT OF OUR LITERACY PLAN. YOU SEE THE FOUNDATIONAL PIECE FOR K-3. WE'RE LOOKING AT BUILDING THE BASICS FOUNDATION FOR READING.

OUR GOAL IS THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE READING BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE AT GRADE LEVEL. SO AT THAT PLACE. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE BUILDING OUR PHONICS, AWARENESS, FLUENCY, WHEN WE GET TO GRADES FOUR AND FIVE, THAT'S WHEN WE STOP LEARNING TO READ AND READING TO LEARN.

SO WE BEGIN BUILDING OUR COMPREHENSION SKILLS AND DIVE MORE INTO VOCABULARY AND THE DISCIPLINARY LITERACY.

PIECE. WE TALK ABOUT DISCIPLINARY LITERACY. WHY DO WE INCORPORATE THAT INTO OUR LITERARY PLAN. IT DEEPENS OUR CONTENT PLANNING. AND DISCIPLINARY LITERACY SUPPORTS ACADEMIC LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND DISCOURSE PATTERNS, FOR EXAMPLE, CLAIM, EVIDENCE, REASONING, AND SENIORS, AND PROBLEM STRATEGY, JUSTIFICATION, SOLUTION AND MATHEMATICS, CRITICAL THINKING AND INQUIRY, ANALYZING SOURCES AND FORMING ARGUMENTS AND IT ALSO ENSURES THAT WE GIVE EQUITY AND ACCESS TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND THROUGH DISCIPLINARY LITERACY, WE GIVE ALL STUDENTS ACCESS TO RIGOROUS, HIGH LEVEL THINKING OPPORTUNITIES. A LITTLE BIT OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR CONTENT EXPERT, AND DISCIPLINARY LITERACY, WE'RE LOOKING AT MASTERY OF A SPECIFIC SUBJECT OR SPECIFIC INFORMATION, BUT WHEN WE BRING IN DISCIPLINARY LITERACY, WE'RE HELPING STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO READ AND COMMUNICATE IN THAT DISCIPLINE.

WHEN WE LOOK AT APPROACH, OUR CONTENT EXPERTS PROVIDE THE KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHT AS AN EXPERT.

WHEN WE LOOK AT DISCIPLINARY LITERACY, WE'RE LOOKING AT ENGAGING WITH TECT LIKE THE PROFESSIONAL WOULD.

A LOT OF TIMES, FOR EXAMPLE, IN MATHEMATICS, WE'RE LOOKING AT MEMORIZATION, AND SOME SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE. IN DISCIPLINARY LITERACY, WE PULL IN THE CRITICAL THINKING AND THE PROBLEM SOLVING.

THEN WITH APPLICATION, WE'RE PROVIDING FACTS AND EXPERTISE IN THAT CONTENT.

WITH OUR DISCIPLINARY LITERACY, WE CAN LAYER IN UNDERSTANDING HOW KNOWLEDGE IS CREATED AND IN OUR PREPARATION FOR CAREERS, WE ARE BUILDING DEEPER KNOWLEDGE FROM OUR CONTENT EXPERTS WITH CONTENT LITERACY, BUT THEN WE'RE EQUIPPING STUDENTS TO INTERACT EFFECTIVELY WITHIN DIFFERENT FIELDS WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT DISCIPLINARY LITERACY.

>> HELLO, AGAIN.

>> AND SO WHEN MS. O'CONNOR SPOKE ABOUT THE DISCIPLINARY LITERACY SUPPORT, AND WHAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONTENT AND DISCIPLINARY LITERACY LOOKS LIKE FOR THE TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT, I'M GOING TO TAKE EVERYONE THROUGH A RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHERE OUR TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT PROVIDED THAT DISCIPLINARY LITERACY SUPPORT. AT AB MILLER HIGH SCHOOL, OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER IS ON ASSIGNMENT AND COORDINATOR MET WITH THE ENTIRE SCHOOL BECAUSE WHEN THEY WERE LOOKING AT THEIR CAST SCORES FOR LANGUAGE, ARTS AND FOR MATH, FOR 11TH GRADE, ONE OF THE THINGS THEY NOTICED WAS IT WAS VERY MUCH -- THAT BELONGS TO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS DEPARTMENT OR THAT BELONGS TO THE MATH DEPARTMENT, AND THE TEACHERS DIDN'T SEE THE CONNECTION FROM ONE CONTENT TO ANOTHER ON THOSE SCORES. SO WHAT THEY DID IS THEY WENT IN AND THEY LOOKED AT THE TEST ITSELF.

AND OUR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS, SCIENCE TEACHERS, VERY QUICKLY DISCOVERED AS THEY WERE LOOKING AT THE TEST QUESTIONS THAT IT IS IN FACT A SOCIAL STUDIES AND A SCIENCE TEST. IT'S JUST THE ANSWERS ARE PROVIDED THROUGH WRITING AND BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT READING COMP COMPREHENSION WHICH GOES INTO THE LITERACY PIECE.

AND SO AN EXAMPLE OF THOSE QUESTIONS, THE FIRST ONE WE SEE IS A SOCIAL STUDIES QUESTION THAT WAS ON THE BRIEF, RIGHT, THIS WAS THE AREA THEY FOCUSED ON FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHERE THE STUDENT WAS GIVEN INFORMATION, THE QUESTION

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NOW, WHEN WE SWITCH OUR GEARS TO THE CAST ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS THE SCIENCE ASSESSMENT, IT IS 90% CONTENT.

IT IS FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON THE SCIENCE STANDARDS AND PROBABLY ABOUT 10% OF DISCIPLINARY LITERACY, SO IT REALLY SHIFTS GEARS IN WHAT IT'S DEMANDING OF OUR STUDENTS. WHEN WE'RE WORKING AND SUPPORTING OUT OF OUR TEACHERS, WE NEED CONTENT EFFORTS TO PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT.

THIS IS A SAMPLE QUESTION FOR GRADE 5.

WE'RE UNDERSTANDING THE KEY VOCABULARY.

STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO KNOW THE SCIENCE THAT GOES WITH THESE GRADE LEVELS IS CRUCIAL IN THEM BEING ABLE TO THEN CONSTRUCT THE RESPONSE, AND THAT'S WHERE THE LITERACY COMES IN.

HERE IN 8TH GRADE, WE SEE ANOTHER EXAMPLE, THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE ACADEMIC LANGUAGE OF CHEMICAL FORMULAS, AND THEN ALSO BE ABLE TO USE THE APPROPRIATE VOCABULARY THAT IS GOING TO EXPLAIN OR RESPOND TO A CHEMICAL REACTION, AND THEN DOWN BELOW, THEY'RE USING MATH STANDARDS AS WELL, WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE HOW TO USE MOD LG AND HOW TO PREDICT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SCIENCE.

THE SCIENCE CONTENT IS CRITICAL. THIS IS NOT JUST THE LITERACY.

THIS IS WHERE THE SCIENCE CONTENT REALLY BECOMES HEAVY IN OUR TEACHERS HAVING THE APPROPRIATE KNOWLEDGE, AND WE KNOW AT OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS, MANY OF THEM ARE MULTIPLE SUBJECT TEACHERS SO THEY ARE TEACHING SCIENCE AND MATH AND THEY DON'T ALWAYS COME WITH THAT SINGLE SUBJECT DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND SO OUR TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT FOR NGSS, ONE OF THE REASONS WE RECOMMENDED SPECIFICALLY, IS TO FILL THE GAP FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND SO WE KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVE THESE OUTCOMES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND HAVE THE SCORES THAT WE ALL WANT TO SEE OF OUR STUDENTS BEING SUCCESSFUL, THIS BEGINS WITH ALIGNING THE TOA RULES TO SUPPORT HIGH IMPACT STRATEGIES. AND SO WHILE MS. O'CONNOR'S SLIDE SHOWS YOU THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONTENT AND DISCIPLINARY LITERACY, THE TEACHER'S ROLE IS TO EMBRACE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES WHERE THE TEACHER ON ASSIGNMENT IS SUPPORTING THE TEACHER IN THE IMPLEMENTATION, BUILDING UNDERSTANDING, HELPING WITH THAT SUPPORT.

IT GOES FROM COLLABORATION WITH COACHES, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, AND THE TEACHER ON ASSIGNMENT IS SUPPORTING THE TEACHER WITH THAT JOB EMBEDDED, WHETHER IT BE MODELING LESSONS OR COACHING THEM IN THE FIELD. WE ALSO SEE, AGAIN, APPLYING EVIDENCE- BASED STRATEGIES, BEING ABLE TO MODEL.

AND THEN WE WANT OUR TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO USE FEEDBACK TO APPLY THAT TO THEIR STUDENTS, SO THE STUDENTS KNOW, HAVE A REAL AUTHENTIC GAUGE OF WHERE THEY ARE IN OUR LEARNING, AND OUR TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT HELP FACILITATE THOSE CONVERSATIONS THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF DATA, AND LEADING AND FACILITATING COLLABORATION.

>> SO TO DATE, ALL POSITIONS FOR THE TEACHERS ON ASSIGNMENT HAVE BEEN POSTED.

ALL THE SCREENING HAS COMPLETED. WE HAVE INTERVIEWED AND COMPLETED INTERVIEWS FOR THE ELEMENTARY ITINERANT, THE ELEMENTARY POAS, THE NDS TOAS, SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW.

AND WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN TO NOTIFY THOSE THAT ARE GETTING THE POSITIONS FOR THE TEACHERSTEACHERS ASSIGNMENT AND THE FULLY RELEASED TEACHERS.

IT'S BEEN QUITE THE UNDERTAKING BUT LAURA MENDEZ HAS

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WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE HAVING THE BEST IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. SOME OF OUR CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE LOOK AT WHEN WE LOOK AT STAFFING IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR STUDENTS BEING FUTURE READY, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR STUDENTS HAVING A SOLID LITERACY BACKGROUND, LOOKING AT OUR LITERACY PLAN, IF WE HAVE MULTIPLE SUBJECT TEACHERS, PROVIDING MULTIPLE SUBJECT TEACHERS AND INCREASED SUPPORT FOR OUR K- 3 LITERACY, THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS ARE LEAVING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READY TO READ WHEN THEY GET TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS. POSSIBLE REDUCTION OF COMBOS.

SOME TEACHERS ARE ROCK STARS AND LOVE BOS, AND SOMETIMES IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO THROW A TWO-THREE COMBO, BECAUSE YOU HAVE LOW ENROLLMENT AT A SCHOOL SITE. IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT IT. IT'S AN EXTRA TEACHER, WE'LL LOOK AT PUTTING THEM AT THE SCHOOL SITE TO BREAK UP THE COMBO. FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS COME UP MANY TIMES, IT'S OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WE DON'T HAVE PATHWAYS IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS, BUT WE HAVE EXPLORATORY. BEEFING UP MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO BUILD THAT CONNECTION SO STUDENTS HAVE AN EXPLORATORY THAT LEADS INTO THE PATHWAYS TO OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. AND THEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR ADMINISTRATION ABOUT WHAT IS YOUR NEED AT A SCHOOL SITE BECAUSE AS A SITE LEADER, YOU'LL KNOW WHAT YOU NEED BEST, AND MAKING THE ADJUSTMENTS FOR WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS SHARED. ALL RIGHT. AND SO THE LAST PART OF THIS PRESENTATION IS ABOUT THE COLLEGE CAREER READINESS LEAD. THAT JOB DESCRIPTION AND THAT TEACHER, THERE WAS FIVE OF THEM AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS, AND THAT CAME IN 2016. IT WAS BOARD APPROVED.

AND THAT CAME OUT OF THE DASHBOARD DATA.

SO IN 2016, 2017, OUR LOCAL FLKT -- INDICATORS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS BECAME AN INDICATOR. WE WERE NOT PREPARED AND OUR DATA WAY BACK THEN DID NOT LOOK GOOD AT ALL.

WE HAD VERY LOW CCI INDICATORS AND ALSO IT BECAME A STATE INDICATOR IN 2017, 2018 WE HAD LOW AP PASS RATE. WE ALSO HAD VERY LOW AP ENROLLMENT AS WELL AS IB ENROLLMENT. AND THEN OUR CAST DATA DIDN'T LOOK GREAT, AND OUR A THROUGH G COMPLETION WAS VERY LOW. SO THIS POSITION CAME INTO FRUITION TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND TO REALLY HELP SUPPORT SITE ADMINISTRATION AT THE TIME SO THAT WE COULD BUILD UP OUR CCI INDICATORS SO THAT WE HAD A BETTER PASS RATE, WHETHER AP, WE HAD A FOCUS ON OUR DUEL ENROLLMENT AS WELL AS LOOKING AT WHAT NEEDS THE HIGH SCHOOL -- WHAT SPECIFIC NEED A HIGH SCHOOL HAD IN ORDER TO HAVE BETTER DASHBOARD DATA.

AND SO WAY BACK THEN, AND IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT LONG AGO, THE SAT, PSAT, LPAC, AP EXAMS, A LOT OF THEM WERE PAPER PENCIL. WHAT ADMINISTRATORS DID AT THE TIME, THEY COUNTED BOOKLETS AND ORGANIZED THEM BY A BOOKLET OF 20, 30, THEY HAD TO COUNT THE PENCILS AND IT WAS ACTUALLY VERY DAUNTING.

THAT WAS SOME OF THE SUPPORT THAT THE COLLEGE CAREER LEAD TEACHER GAVE US. AND AGAIN, WE WERE TRYING TO REALLY BEEF UP OUR CCI INDICATORS ON OUR DASHBOARD.

AND AGAIN, THE FOCUS WAS ON DUEL ENROLLMENT, WHICH HAS COME SUCH A LONG WAY SINCE THEN. EVERY HIGH SCHOOL GIVES US WHAT THEIR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE FOR EACH OF THEIR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, SO JUST HIGHLIGHTED ARE THINGS THAT THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND THESE ARE ALSO SOME O.OF THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT THE COLLEGE CAREER READINESS LEAD ALSO HAD, WHICH WAS AVID, CAST TESTING, AP TESTING. I WON'T READ ALL OF THEM.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE ARE SOME O. OF THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, ADMIN AND COLLEGE CAREER READINESS LEAVE HAVE AND HERE'S A DIFFERENT SCHOOL SITE WITH ADVANCED PLACEMENT, STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY TESTING, SAT, AND I'LL TELL YOU, SAT WAS ONE OF THE LAST SHIFTS FOR IT BECOMING DIGITAL. THEY WERE A HOLD OUT FOR THE LONGEST TIME, BUT NOW THEY HAVE BECOME DIGITAL.

BECAUSE OF THE ELIMINATION OF THE POSITION, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR SCHOOL SITES HAVE ENOUGH SUPPORT. SOME OF THE THINGS WE DISCUSSED BECAUSE IT'S NO LONGER PAPER

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FOR DUEL ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES, COLLEGE FIELD TRIPS WILL BE ON THEIR RADAR IF THEY WANTED TO TAKE MORE OF THEM, LESS OF THEM, AND THEN OF COURSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A COLLEGE FAIR AT THE SCHOOL SITE, WHICH SOME OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE COLLEGE FAIRS ON THEIR SITES. WITH ALL OF THAT, THIS REALIGNMENT ENSURES THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE RECEIVING THE BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE.

THE BEST SUPPORTS THAT WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE COLLEGE READY, FUTURE READY, AND LEAVE FONTANA BEING CRITICAL THINKERS, BEING CHANGE MAKERS AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT OUT OF OUR FONTANA STUDENTS.

THANK YOU.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?

>> CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? I JUST WANTED TO THANK STAFF FOR ALL OF THE TIME AND EFFORT INTO THIS. I KNOW OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS I'VE REQUESTED SPECIFICALLY CLEAR COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPARENCY, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND I KNOW I'VE ECHOED THIS BEFORE. I KNOW OUR STAFF KNOWS WHAT WE DO AND THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE FOR THE AVERAGE JOE, OUR PARENTS, RIGHT, THAT DON'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT ALL OF THIS, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE OUR DECISION MAKING PROCESS AND THIS INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY SO THAT THEY KNOW WHY WE'RE MAKING THE DECISIONS THAT WE'RE MAKING. NOT JUST SOME FLIPPANT THINKING WE'RE DOING A. LOT OF FORETHOUGHT THAT GOES INTO THIS, A LOT OF STRATEGY, AND REALLY US WANTING TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE DISTRICT RESOURCES, AND ALSO FINANCIAL RESOURCES. THANK YOU, STAFF, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR THIS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT, AND I KNOW THAT THE PUBLIC APPRECIATES IT TOO.

>> BOARD PRESIDENT?

>> YES, GO AHEAD.

>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. I WANT TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUE VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY AND JUST FOR THE RECORD AND I WAS ON MY PHONE, I WAS TAKING NOTES. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER CHLGT I KNOW IT -- I KNOW IT TAKES AN EXCRUCIATING AMOUNT OF TIME.

THIS IS WHAT WE ASKED FOR, AND THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT CALL, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

>> ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY.

FOR YOUR HARD WORK, AND WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME.

. >> STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND BEFORE WE ACTUALLY START, WHILE WE WERE HEARING THE PRESENTATIONS, THE SPEECH THAT I HAD WRITTEN, WE ALL WROTE A LITTLE NOTES FOR YOU. JUST SO YOU COULD TAKE HOME AND JUST SO YOU DON'T FORGET US.

AT THIS TIME THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

>> OKAY. HI, EVERYBODY.

HI COMMUNITY. I HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A GOOD NIGHT. I JUST FIRST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. BEING IN THIS POSITION, THE BOARD HAS TAUGHT ME SO MUCH.

IT'S GIVEN ME INSIGHT ON HOW MUCH WORK GOES INTO CREATING A SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN THRIVE FROM, ALL THE COMMITTEES, ALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE UNION, EVERYONE HAS A CERTAIN ASPECT THAT THEY PUT IN FOR THE STUDENTS, SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR GUYS' HARD WORK, HONESTLY, ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO ALL OF YOU GUYS.

LIKE PAT ON THE BACK BECAUSE, I DON'T KNOW, BEING AT THE CAP MEETINGS, THE SUPER ADVISORY COMMITTEES, EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO MAKING SURE A STUDENT FEELS WELCOMED AND SAFE AND FEELS EDUCATED WHEN THEY LEAVE THAT SCHOOL IS HONESTLY REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT AND IT SETS US UP FOR OUR FUTURE, SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR GUYS' HARD WORK. YOU GUYS DON'T GET ENOUGH APPRECIATION, I KNOW THAT, AND I ALSO WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. I KNOW SHE ISN'T HERE, BUT KIND OF÷÷ LIKE A FAR OUT CONGRATULATIONS TO ASHLEY SUAREZ, OUR NEW STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR FUSD.

I KNOW HER PERSONALLY. SHE COMES FROM JURUPA.

MAY BE A BIT BIASSED. SHE'S HONESTLY REALLY FIT FOR THE ROLE, AND I HONESTLY HAVE SO MUCH FAITH IN HER AND WHAT SHE CAN DO FOR OUR FUTURE SCHOOL COMMUNITY, AND I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT MS. BULLOCK. SHE WAS MY COUNSELOR, AND IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW HER, SHE WAS SUCH A WELCOMING SOUL. SHE ALWAYS CHECKED UP ON ME,

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SHE WILL BE FOREVER MISSED AND FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS, AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT HER BECAUSE I'VE HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH HER.

SHE WOULD ALWAYS GIVE ME SCHOLARSHIP RECOMMENDATIONS AND SAY, HEY, ADRIANA, HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT THE SCHOLARSHIP, YEAH, I HAVE, I APPLIED BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME TO. AND, YOU KNOW, HER, LIKE, EXPERIENCE, AS A JUNIOR, I HAD A I THINK I WAS PART OF OUROUR CAREER. WE WENT OUT TO DIFFERENT COLLEGES AND SHE WAS LIKE, OH, UCI IS A GREAT SCHOOL.

I WENT HERE, AND IT'S AMAZING, AND SHE WAS JUST LIKE, REALLY PROMOTING IT, AND I FEEL LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, SHE WAS VERY HEART WARMING AND I FELT LIKE ALL THE STUDENTS CAN COME TO HER, AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT HER FOR A SECOND, AND I WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU GUYS, ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR HARD WORK, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY YOU HAVE GIVEN ME. I KNOW THROUGHOUT THIS EXPERIENCE, I'LL DEFINITELY BECOME AN EVEN BETTER PERSON THAN I AM NOW.

I CAN'T WAIT. AND I JUST I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

.

>> THAT TAKES US TO 3.7. SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS.

>> THANK YOU. TONIGHT I THINK OUR MEETING WENT A LITTLE LONGER THAN WE ANTICIPATED, BUT WE WERE GOING TO START OFF OUR FANTASTIC NEWS FOR TONIGHT WITH SOME AWARDS THAT THE MAYOR WAS GOING TO GIVE OUT. SHE WAS HERE THIS EVENING, BUT HAD TO LEAVE FOR AN EVENING. WE APOLOGIZE THAT WE TOOK SO LONG TO GET TO THE AGENDA, BUT FANTASTIC NEWS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

OUR APOLOGIES TO HER AND HER TEAM.

I WANT TO START OFF CONGRATULATIONS, SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL, FOR THEIR ORCHESTRA. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE BEFORE WE START. BY LOOKING AT THESE PHOTOS, YOU CAN TELL THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO PERFORM AT THE NATIONAL BAND AND ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL AT CARNEGIE HALL IN 2026. IS THAT AMAZING? THEIR ORCHESTRA WAS CHOSEN AMONG MANY COMPETITIVE APPLICANTS AND HAS EARNED THE PRIVILEGE TO REPRESENT OUR DISTRICT AND PLAY ON A NATIONAL STAGE. AS WE ALL KNOW, THE CARNEGIE HALL IS ONCE ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIC MUSIC VENUES AND THE INVITATION IS A TESTAMENT TO THOSE LEADING THE HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR OUR STUDENTS AND THE HIGH CALIBER OF THEIR EXPERIENCE AT SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THAT. I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THIS IMPACT HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS FOR OUR DISTRICT.

THIS BEAUTIFUL COME COMPILATION. THERE'S AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT IN ALL THE ARTS. THIS WILL BE ON THE WEB SITE, AND HARD COPIES AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE INTERESTED. AND NEXT HERE, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO SHARE THAT FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN SELECTED AS AN AVID SITE TEAM OF THE YEAR FINALIST IN THE AVID GLOBAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS.

GLOBAL ACHIEVEMENTS. THIS HONOR PLACES THE SCHOOL AMONG THE TOP FOUR NOMINEES IN THIS CATEGORY, AND THE RECOGNITION WILL OCCUR THIS SUMMER, BUT THE NOTIFICATION WON'T OCCUR UNTIL NEXT SEPTEMBER. CONGRATULATIONS FOR THEIR GREAT WORD WITH AVID, AND WE'LL SEE THEM IN SEPTEMBER WHEN THEY RECEIVE THE HONORS.

WE WANT TO CONGRATULATION OUR COLLEGE READINESS DEPARTMENT.

HE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT. THAT'S OKAY.

OUR COLLEGE READINESS DEPARTMENT FOR BEING NAMED AS ONE OF THE '25/'26 AP GRANT RECIPIENTS. THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT WAS TO HELP DISTRICTS STRENGTHEN CAPACITY AROUND THEIR AP PROGRAMS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE HIGH QUALITY TEACHING AND LEARNING TOOLS ALONG WITH THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM AS WELL ON THAT TEAM, IN PARTICULAR, MARLA ANNE PARKER. OUR NEXT FON-TASTIC NEWS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL TH, THANK YOU TO BOARD MEMBER SERNA FOR HOSTING THIS EVENT, THE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR CELEBRATION AT JURUPA HILLS, BOTH OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES FROM EVERY SCHOOL SITE WERE RECOGNIZED AND HONORED THEIR INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR SCHOLARS AND SCHOOLS, AND THE DISTRICT LEVEL WINNERS FOR THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR, AND CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR WERE BOTH HONORED. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SHARE THIS WEEK, IS MAY 5TH THROUGH MAY 9TH.

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THANK YOU TO BOTH GROUPS FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE.

APPRECIATE IT GREATLY.

MAY IS LABOR HISTORY MONTH, AND THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, WE RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR LABOR PARTNERS, AND WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE ROLE THE LABOR MOVEMENT HAS PLAYED IN OUR DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA AND THE U.S. SO THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL LABOR PARTNERS, FONTANA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, UNITED STEEL WORKERS OF AMERICA, AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WHO COMPLETED THEIR FULL YEAR OF FOOT STEPS TO EXCELLENCE.

THIS COHORT WRAPPED UP THEIR YEARLONG COMMITMENT WITH A CELEBRATION ON APRIL 22ND. THIS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY WAS OPEN TO ALL FONTANA SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES TO FOSTER EQUITABLE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE THRIVING AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS IN FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE HAD 57 EMPLOYEES IN THE FIRST YEAR WHO SPENT EIGHT DAYS LAST SUMMER ON THE FOOT STEPS OF FREEDOM TOUR.

RETRACING THE STEPS OF FREEDOM SEEKERS FROM KENTUCKY TO CANADA.

SO EACH PARTICIPANT MADE A COMMITMENT TO COMPLETE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ON THEIR OWN AND THEIR OWN GROWTH WITH THE PROJECT. AND SO THEY SHARED THOSE PROJECTS ON THAT DAY ON APRIL 22ND, AND THEN HAD A WONDERFUL FABULOUS FEAST THEREAFTER SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM, AND WE NOW HAVE 81 EMPLOYEES SIGNED UP FOR THE 25, '26 FOOTSTEPS TO EXCELLENCE COHORT. LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU, THAT CONCLUDES MY

REPORT. >> THAT TAKES US TO 3.8, PUBLIC COMMENT, SUPERINTENDENT, DID WE RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE AGENDA ITEM?

>> YES, WE HAVE 15 PUBLIC COMMENTS TOTAL.

>> THE UNIFIED BOARD OF EDUCATION WELCOMES COMMENTS.

INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

THE TIMER WILL BE USED AND WE ASK YOU RESPECT THIS TIME LIMIT TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO SPEAK. PLEASE ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD.

WE ASK ALL COMMENTS BE CIVIL AND RESPECTFUL.

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 IT BE ADDRESSED THROUGH APPROPRIATE CHANNELS RATHER THAN A PUBLIC FORUM.

>> I DON'T WANT TO WAIT, SO I'M JUST GOING TO READ IT OR ATTEMPT TO READ IT WITH MY OLDER EYES. CAN YOU EXPAND IT. THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND STAKE HOLDERS, INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO GIVE A PUBLIC ADDRESS TO THE BOARD ON AGENDIZED ITEMS AND NONAGENDIZED ITEMS. THE SPECIAL MEETING FOR THE BOARD PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO AGENDIZED ITEMS ONLY. I CAN'T READ SPANISH. I'M OUT. SORRY.

>> THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND STAKE HOLDERS, INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY.

A TIMER WILL BE USED AND WE WILL 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 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 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 WHO WILL ENSURE THEY ARE SHARED WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS. GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 549 PROHIBITS THE GOVERNING BOARD FROM DISCUSSING OR ACTING ON ANY MATTER NOT ON THE PUBLISHED AGENDA. BOARD MEMBERS MAY ASK QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS. Y PARTICIPATION IS IMPORTANT, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION IN MAKING THIS A PRODUCTIVE MEETING.

[4. Consent Calendar Section]

>> THEY'RE ALL AGENDA? OKAY. SO WE'LL TAKE THIS TO MOVE.

>> SECOND. >> SHE HAS A COMMENT,

DISCUSSION? >> YES. SO I WANTED TO BRING UP

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ALTHOUGH I DO LIKE WHAT IT DOES, HOWEVER, WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, THE NUMBERS DID NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME AS FAR AS WHAT THE STUDENTS WOULD BE DOING, HOW MUCH TIME WAS GOING TO BE SPENT ON DOING THESE PARTICULAR ITEMS. THEREFORE AT THAT POINT, I COULDN'T SUPPORT THE ITEM BECAUSE ALTHOUGH I UNDERSTAND IT'S A GRANT, IT IS NOT COSTING THE DISTRICT ANY MONEY. HOWEVER, SOME POINT, SOMEWHERE, SOMEONE IS PAYING FOR IT. AND THEREFORE AT THAT POINT WHEN I START LOOKING AT IT, I DON'T THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS. I BELIEVE IF -- WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT IT, IT WAS ONLY 100 STUDENTS. IT WAS TWO HOURS PER MONTH THAT THEY WOULD BE ATTENDING SOME DIFFERENT THINGS. I'M SORRY, I CAN'T EXPLAIN THE WHOLE THING. BUT IF YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO GET MY GLASSES ON.

I CAN'T SHARE EVERYTHING BECAUSE IT IS IN COMMENTS. BUT WHEN I START LOOKING AT IT, I WOULD ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO LOOK AT TOMORROW'S TALENT. THE WOMAN THAT IS IN CHARGE HAS NOW STARTED THIS PROGRAM. WHEN I START LOOKING AS FAR AS HOW MANY HOURS THE STUDENTS WOULD BE PARTICIPATING, AS I SAID IT'S CALLED FONTANA FUTURE SHAPERS. OKAY. SO YOU CAN LOOK AT IT. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS REPRESENTATION AT CHAMBER MEETINGS. WE HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT GO THERE AND REPRESENT US. I THINK THAT IS JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN. SOMEBODY ELSE REPRESENTING US. HOW DO I KNOW WHAT THEY REALLY THINK? THAT'S THE PROBLEM I HAVE. IF SOMEBODY IS GOING TO REPRESENT THEM, REPRESENT US, I WOULD RATHER IT BE THE SUPERINTENDENT. I WOULD RATHER IT BE A BOARD MEMBER. I WOULD RATHER IT BE ADMIN. WHY? BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AT FONTANA. THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE, NOT SOMEBODY ELSE. LET'S SEE HERE. HANDS ON EXPERIENCE, YES, I SEE ALL THAT. THAT'S OKAY. BUT WHEN I START LOOKING AT THE ACTUAL MEET AND POTATOES OF IT, IT SAYS A TEAM UP TO TWO REMOTE PART-TIME CAREER NAVIGATORS FOR OVER 100 -- OVER 100 STUDENTS, EACH SERVING UP TO 25 HOURS A WEEK. I BELIEVE THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, I WOULD RATHER, OUR CHAMBER, US GO TO OUR CHAMBER AND SAY WE HAVE X AMOUNT OF CTE PROGRAMS. AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE OFFERING AT OUR SCHOOLS. WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN PARTNERING WITH US? US GO TO THEM. NOT HAVE SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, PUSH WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE DOING. THAT'S WHY I COULDN'T SUPPORT IT. I'M GOING TO VOTE, MY FORMAL VOTE IS NO ON THIS, ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. I BELIEVE, LIKE I SAID, OUR REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD, SHE'S ON THE CHAMBER, AND SHE KNOWS WHAT WE HAVE OUT THERE ON OUR CITY, AND WHAT BUSINESSES ARE INVOLVED IN THIS AND HOW WE CONSENT OUR STUDENTS TO THEM. I WORKED AT THE JOB CORE FOR 17 YEARS. IT'S FREE. THOSE WORK-BASED LEARNING SITES, NOBODY GETS PAID FOR THEM. THE STUDENTS GO AND THEY LEARN AND THEY GET THE EXPERIENCE. SO I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS ITEM. IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT MORE. I DON'T WANT TO WASTE MORE TIME. YOU KNOW, I JUST KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I LOOKED AT. I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, AND IT IS SOMETHING I CAN'T SUPPORT.

THANK YOU.

>> CAN WE GET SOME CLAIRE AREIFICATION FROM THE STAFF REGARDING MRS. SANDOVAL'S CONCERNS? ARE THEY PREPARED TO

RIGHT NOW? >> SHE JUST LEFT.

>> OH. >> OKAY.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. SO OUR PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH TOMORROW'S TALENT, IT STARTED OFF VERY SLOW, BUT IT ACTUALLY HAS GOTTEN MUCH BIGGER. SOME OF THE PIECES THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, MS SANDOVAL, IT'S ACCURATE. THEY DO OFFER PAID INTERNSHIPS AND THEY ALSO OFFER EMPLOYMENT SEARCHES FOR CTES. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE BROUGHT IT DOWN TO

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>> I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I WAS A KID THAT WAS WORKING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. I STRUGGLED IN HIGH SCHOOL.

THEREFORE I DON'T WANT OUR KIDS TO THINK ABOUT WELL, WE JUST HAVE TO GET TO HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE CAN STOP GOING TO SCHOOL AND MAYBE NOT FINISHING. THAT'S THE LAST THING I WANT TO EVEN ENCOURAGE A YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOLER TO START THINKING ABOUT WORKING. THINK ABOUT GETTING YOUR EDUCATION, FINISHING, AND THEN THINK ABOUT WORKING AFTER YOU'RE DONE. I GET IT. I UNDERSTAND. YOU KNOW, I ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO LOOK.

THE COMPENSATION IS $198,700. IT'S GOING TO COST THE DISTRICT EACH MONTH, A PAYMENT OF $12,418.75 A MONTH TO PAY BACK.

LET'S SEE HERE. SO I WAS LOOKING AT THAT. I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY THAT IS IN THIS ROOM THAT COULD PAY $12,000 A MONTH.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO A TECHNICAL SCHOOL, THAT'S WHAT YOU MIGHT PAY OVER TEN YEARS, 12 YEARS. I'M JUST SAYING THAT I ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC, THE PARENTS, THE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, ADVOCATING FOR DIFFERENT THINGS. LOOK AT THIS AND YOU TELL ME. YOU KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING WITH ALL DUE RESPECT. BUT I'M THINKING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE IT IS AT, TEACH THEM ABOUT DIFFERENT TRADES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE HAVE OVER, I WANT TO SAY, DANIELLE COULD PROBABLY GIVE ME THE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES WE HAVE HERE IN FONTANA. WE CAN CONTACT THEM AND ASK THEM, DO YOU HAVE ANY INTERNSHIPS TO TEACH OUR KIDS? USE THAT, THAT IS FREE. I KNOW THE CHAMBER WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SAY LET'S MAKE A FEW PHONE CALLS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THEY WORK AND THEY'RE GOOD PEOPLE. WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO CLOSED SESSION AFTER THE MEETING IS OVER TONIGHT. THANK YOU.

>> BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ IF I MAY. AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, IT LOOKS LIKE WE PULLED 4.32 FROM THE CONSENT AND STARTED THE DISCUSSION ON THAT ALREADY. SO IT WILL BE MY RECOMMENDATION THAT THAT BE VOTED ON AS A SEPARATE MATTER. I THINK THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE FLOOR WAS TO APPROVE THE REST OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SO YOU CAN EITHER STICK WITH THAT AND DO THAT FIRST, AND THEN ADDRESS THE ITEMS THAT WERE PULLED INCLUDING 4.32 OR YOU CAN DO THOSE THINGS IN REVERSE ORDER.

>> OKAY, WHAT WE'LL DO RIGHT NOW, WE'LL VOTE ON ALL, BUT 4.32, CORRECT? THAT'S THE NUMBER?

>> WERE THERE A COUPLE OTHERS PULLED FROM CONSENT?

>> NO. >> OKAY. SO FOR THE REST OF THE -- OR CONSENT CALENDAR, I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. RAMIREZ, A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, AND VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, HOW DO

YOU VOTE? >> AYE.

>> BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ? >> AYE.

>> MRS. SANDOVAL? >> AYE.

>> MR. SERNA? >> AYE.

>> OKAY, NOW GOING BACK TO 4.32 -- OH, ANY DISCUSSION? I'M A

[4.32 Teaching and Learning - Agreement: Tomorrow's Talent, LLC]

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4.32. CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 4.32?

>> MOVE. >> AND A SECOND?

>> I'LL SECOND IT. >> OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ, A SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER SERNA. ANY DISCUSSION? BESIDES WHAT WE ALREADY HEARD? OKAY, ROLL CALL

VOTE. VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY? >> AYE.

>> BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ? >> AYE.

>> BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL? >> NAY.

>> BOARD MEMBER SERNA? >> AYE.

>> AND I'M AN AYE FOR A 4-1 VOTE.

[5.1 Business Services - Approval and Appointment of Members: Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee]

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

>> SECOND. >> OKAY, ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL, A SECOND BY MR. RAMIREZ. ROLL CALL VOTE. VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, HOW DO YOU

VOTE? >> AYE.

>> MR. RAMIREZ? >> AYE.

[5.2 Business Services - Resolution No. 25-15: Issuance and Sale of General Obligation Bonds]

>> MRS. SANDOVAL? >> AYE.

>> MR. SERNA? >> AYE.

>> AND I'M AN AYE FOR A 5-0 VOTE. 5.2, BUSINESS SERVICES, RESOLUTION NO. 25-15, ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. THIS IS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-15, AUTHORIZING THE INSURANCE AND SALE OF ELECTION OF 2024 GENERAL A, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, AND TAKING RELATED ACTIONS. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT ITEM 5.2?

>> I'LL MOVE. >> AND A SECOND?

>> I'LL SECOND. >> OKAY, MOTION MADE BY BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ, SECOND BY MR. SANDOVAL, SORRY, BY MR. SERNA.

VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, HOW DO YOU VOTE?

>> AYE. >> MR. RAMIREZ?

>> AYE. >> MRS. SANDOVAL?

>> AYE. >> MR. SERNA?

[5.3 Human Resources - Certificated and Classified Job Description Creations and Revisions]

>> AYE. >> AND I'M AN AYE FOR A 5-0 VOTE. 5.3, HUMAN RESOURCES, CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED JOB DESCRIPTION, CREATIONS AND REVISIONS. A QUICK REMINDER TO THE PUBLIC, THIS IS ADOPTED AT THE ADOPTION OF THIS AGENDA, ITEM, ATTACHMENT NUMBER 3 WAS PULLED FROM THE ITEM. THIS ITEM WILL BE FOR THE BOARD APPROVED CERTIFIED AND JOB CLASSIFIED CREATIONS AS AMENDED. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE

5.3 AS AMENDED? >> MOVED.

>> AND A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND.

>> OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. RAMIREZ, A SECOND BY MR.

SERNA. VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY? >> I HAVE A QUESTION.

>> I'M SORRY, ANY DISCUSSION? >> CAN YOU STATE WHAT WAS AMENDED, PLEASE, FOR THE PUBLIC?

>> I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO SUPERINTENDENT.

>> YEAH. 5.3. >> ATTACHMENT NUMBER -- ATTACHMENT 3 WAS PULLED, YES. WHAT WAS PULLED WAS THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TECHNICIAN.

>> YEAH. THAT WAS MADE BY ME.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. RAMIREZ, SECOND BY MR.

SERNA. VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY? >> AYE.

>> MR. RAMIREZ? >> AYE.

>> MRS. SANDOVAL? >> I'LL ABSTAIN.

>> OKAY. MR. SERNA? >> AYE.

>> AND I'M AN AYE. WE HAVE FOUR AYES AND ONE ABSTENTION. 5.4,

[5.4 Human Resources - Resolution No. 25-12: Classified School Employee Week]

>> THANK YOU, WE'LL CALL UP 5.4, DON DILLY.

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ, VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE THAT ARE HERE TODAY, AND ALL OF YOU AT HOME. I'M DAWN DILLY, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STEEL WORKERS, LOCAL 8599, REPRESENTING THE CLASSIFIED AND HOURLY EMPLOYEES OF FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. I STAND IN RECOGNITION OF RESOLUTION 25-12, CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEE WEEK OF 2025. ON BEHALF

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FORGING BONDS WITH OUR STUDENTS THROUGH THE YEARS, SEEING THEM GROW, SEEING THEM MEET THEIR CHALLENGES, AND KNOWING THAT WE HAVE HELPED THEM ALONG THE WAY IS SO VERY REWARDING. THE CLASSIFIED STAFF IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR SCHOOLS FROM THE BUS DRIVERS AND THE MECHANICS WHO SAFELY TRANSPORT OUR STUDENTS, TO THE SCHOOL SITE AIDS AND DISTRICT SECURITY OFFICERS WHO ENSURE SAFE PASSAGE TO BREAKFAST PREPARED BY OUR DEDICATED FOOD SERVICES TEAM. CUSTODIANS KEEP OUR CAMPUSES CLEAN WHILE HEALTH ASSISTANCE CARE FOR OUR STUDENTS IN OUR HEALTH OFFICES. OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TEAM MAINTAIN ATHLETICS FIELDS, TRIM OVERGROWN GRASS, FIX AIR-CONDITIONINGS, REPAIR WINDOWS AND LOCKS, PAINT HOPSCOTCH LINES, AND ENSURE EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY. OUR TECHNOLOGY TEAMS SECURE OUR SYSTEMS FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS. OUR WAREHOUSE DELIVERY DRIVERS KEEP THE DISTRICT STOCKED AND EFFICIENT. PARAPROFESSIONALS AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT STAFF ASSIST IN OUR CLASSROOMS. ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING, AND OUR CLERICAL AND SECRETARIAL STAFF MANAGED EVERYTHING FROM PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT TO GRADUATION RECORDS LIKE FOR THOSE AND OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, ADRIANNA. EVERY ONE OF US PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN OUR SCHOOL'S SUCCESS. REMEMBER THIS, EVERYONE. YOU CAN'T SPELL AWESOMELY USEFUL WITHOUT USW. TO ALL THE CLASSIFIED AND HOURLY MEMBERS OF FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE AND TAKE TIME TO APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND RECOGNIZE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE WEEK FROM MAY 18 TO MAY 24. ADDITIONALLY ON BEHALF OF THE USW SECRETARY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ON BEHALF OF HER SUPERINTENDENT, AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR HONORING HECTOR CUEVAS, WHO IS VALERIE'S SON IN LOVE. HER SON IN LOVE. IT MEANS TREMENDOUS AMOUNT TO HER. I SENT HER THE PICTURE I TOOK OF HER, SO THANK YOU FOR HONORING HER SON IN LOVE TONIGHT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I'LL READ THE RESOLUTION FOR THE RECORD.

CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEE WEEK 2025, WHEREAS IN ORDER FOR THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO RUN EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY, IT MUST DEPEND DAILY ON THE DEDICATION AND THE CAPABILITIES OF EMPLOYEES IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE. AND WHEREAS THEN 2,100 CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WHO WORK IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES PERFORM THEIR DUTIES WITH GREAT INTELLIGENCE AND SKILLS. WHEREAS CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WORK WITH COMMITMENT AND BOARDING THE MISSION OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THEREFORE PROVIDES THE BENEFIT MADE TO THE COMMUNITY, ITS SCHOOLS, AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WHEREAS OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT JOINS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY SETTING ASIDE MAY 18 THROUGH 24, 2025 AS A FITTING TIME TO HONOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES AND RECOGNIZE THEIR LONG AND EXCELLENT SERVICE RECORDS. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, AND EXPRESS THE APPRECIATION TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY FOR THESE IMPORTANT SERVICES. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DESIGNATES MAY 18 THROUGH MAY 24, 2025 AS A PERIOD OF TIME SET ASIDE TO SPOTLIGHT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. ADOPTED MAY 7, 2025. I'M GOING TO SIGN THIS NOW. IF I CAN PASS THIS DOWN, SO EVERYONE ELSE CAN SIGN.

WELL, I'M JUST GOING TO SIGN IT AND THEN WE'LL VOTE. WE SHOULD HAVE VOTED FIRST. I'M SORRY, MARK, WHERE ARE YOU ON THIS? SORRY. YOU NEED TO STOP ME, MAN.

I NEED TO BE STOPPED. SO 5.12, IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND

FOR ITEM 5.4? >> MOVED.

>> SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ, SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY. ROLL CALL VOTE. PRESIDENT HOLLEY? ANY

DISCUSSION? >> IF I MAY. I JUST WANT TO

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>> MR. RAMIREZ? >> I JUST WANT TO SAY YOU CAN'T STAND UP WITHOUT A BACKBONE, AND YOU'RE THE BACKBONE, SO THANK

YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. >> MR. RAMIREZ?

>> SORRY, MRS. SANDOVAL? SORRY. >> THANK YOU. YES, I MUST SAY THANK YOU USW FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, DAY IN AND DAY OUT, EARLY IN THE MORNING, THE BUS DRIVERS, GOING TO THE BUS STOP AT 4:30 IN THE MORNING. I'M NOT UP BY THAT TIME, BUT THEY ARE. I APPRECIATE THEM, PUTTING THE KIDS ON THE BUS, TAKING THEM BACK AND FORTH, THEY GO AND PICK UP KIDS THAT DON'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL AND KNOCKS ON THE DOOR. HEY, WE MISS YOU. THAT'S AMAZING. WE SHOULD ALL SAY THAT TO OUR STUDENTS WHEN THEY DON'T SHOW UP TO SCHOOL. WE REALLY MISS YOU. YOUR FRIENDS WANT TO SEE YOU. WHY? BECAUSE WE DO. WE WANT THEM IN THE SEAT LEARNING, RIGHT? AND SO EVERYBODY, PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. TEACHING AND LEARNING. SHE WAS A PRINCIPAL AND SHE KNOWS WHAT IT IS LIKE.

ANY OF THESE LADIES HERE TONIGHT THAT SPOKE TONIGHT. MICHAEL GARCIA WAS A PRINCIPAL, A TEACHER, SO ON, SO FORTH. MR. HOLSTER, ALL THOSE LADIES BACK THERE, EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, PARENTS, YOU ARE TEACHERS AS WELL. YOU JUST DIDN'T GET PAID FOR IT. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY ARE CHILDREN THAT ARE EMPLOYEES THAT LOOK AFTER DAY IN AND DAY OUT. I APPRECIATE YOU 100%. THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. RAMIREZ AND A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY. VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, HOW DO YOU

VOTE? >> AYE.

>> BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ? >> AYE.

>> BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL? >> AYE.

>> BOARD MEMBER SERNA? >> AYE.

>> AND I'M AN AYE FOR A 5-0 VOTE.

[5.5 Human Resources - Resolution No. 25-13: National Teacher Appreciation Week]

OKAY. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-13, RECOGNIZING THE DESIGNATION OF MAY 5 THROUGH MAY 9, 2025, AS NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. AND WE HAVE ONE CARD FOR 5.5.

>> IT'S ME AGAIN. ON BEHALF OF THE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO HONOR AND THANK FONTANA UNIFIED TEACHERS. WE SEE YOUR DEDICATION EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE SEE IT IN THE EARLY MORNINGS, WHEN YOU'RE PREPARING LESSONS BEFORE THE FIRST BELL, AND THEN LATE MEETINGS WHEN YOUR LIGHTS ARE STILL ON IN YOUR CLASSROOMS. WE SEE YOUR ENTHUSIASM WHEN YOU GREET EACH STUDENT AND HOW YOU ADAPT TO ADJUST TO EVERY LEARNER. HOW YOU NEVER GIVE UP NO MATTER HOW HARD YOUR DAY GETS. YOU'RE THE HEART OF THE CLASSROOM, GUIDING STUDENTS, NOT JUST ACADEMICALLY, BUT EMOTIONALLY AND SOCIALLY. YOU INSPIRE THEM TO THINK, QUESTION, AND BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES. WE KNOW THE WORK ISN'T EASY, BUT WE ALSO KNOW IT'S DEEPLY MEANINGFUL. AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLASSIFIED STAFF, WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT YOUR EFFORTS. WHETHER IT'S MAKING SURE STUDENTS ARRIVE SAFELY, FEEDING THEM, KEEPING THEIR SPACES CLEAN, OR HELPING IN THE CLASSROOM. WE DO OUR JOBS WITH THE SAME PURPOSE. TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS ARE SAFE, SUPPORTED, AND READY TO LEARN. WE DO IT WITH DEEP RESPECT FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. SO FROM ALL OF US, UNITED STEEL WORKERS, LOCAL 8599, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING MENTORS, FOR BEING PATIENT, AND FOR SHOWING UP WITH HEART AND PURPOSE EVERY DAY. YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. WE SEE YOU, WE APPRECIATE YOU, AND WE STAND WITH YOU. HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, THIS WEEK, MAY 5 THROUGH MAY 9.

>> OKAY. I'LL READ IT FOR THE RECORD. NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK 2025. WHEREAS TEACHERS WORK WITH OPEN STUDENT MINDS TO IDEAS, KNOWLEDGE, AND DREAMS. WHEREAS THEY FILL MANY ROLES AS LISTENING, EXPLORERS, ROLE MODELS, MOTIVATORS, AND MENTORS. WHEREAS TEACHERS WORK WITH COMMITMENT AND FORWARDING THE MISSION OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEREBY PROVIDE MANY BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY, ITS SCHOOLS, AND

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ITEM 5.5? >> MOVE.

>> SECOND. >> I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE.

OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ, A SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER SERNA. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SANDOVAL.

>> BOARD PRESIDENT, IF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.

>> GO AHEAD. >> I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR TEACHERS. IT IS SO CRUCIAL. I MEAN, I CALLED OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF THE BACKBONE, BUT YOU'RE REALLY THE LIFE BLOOD OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL. YOU KNOW, WE NEED THE TWO TO FUNCTION. I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR TEACHERS AT FONTANA UNIFIED.

SOME OF THEM WERE MENTORS FOR ME THROUGHOUT MY PROCESS. THERE ARE SOME TEACHERS OUT THERE WATCHING WHERE YOU HAVE A TROUBLEMAKER IN YOUR CLASS. MAYBE SOMEBODY THAT TALKS TOO MUCH AND DISRUPTS CLASS. DON'T GIVE UP ON THEM, THEY MIGHT BE A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE GO TO THE MOVIES TO SEE LIKE A MARVEL MOVIE OR A DC MOVIE TO SEE HEROES, BUT REALLY WE HAVE HEROES IN OUR CLASSROOMS EVERY DAY. I'M SUPER GRATEFUL FOR OUR TEACHERS, OUR EDUCATORS. IT'S REALLY A THANKLESS JOB SOMETIMES. I KNOW YOU'RE THERE NOT BECAUSE OF THE PAY, BUT YOU'RE THERE BECAUSE YOU CARE ABOUT KIDS, YOU CARE ABOUT THE STUDENTS. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. AND CONTINUE TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS PASSION, PURPOSE, AND CONTINUE TO BE AN IMPACT. THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. >> CAN I SAY SOMETHING?

>> BY ALL MEANS. >> THANK YOU. I WAS A TEACHER HERE ONCE UPON A TIME A LONG TIME AGO WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

OUR TEACHERS, IT'S TRULY A CALLING. IT'S NOT SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, ANYONE CAN GO TO SCHOOL, RIGHT, AND GET THE DEGREE. BUT YOU TRULY HAVE TO BE CALLED TO BE A TEACHER AND TO DO IT EFFECTIVELY. IT'S BEEN SO INSPIRING JUST MY SHORT TIME AS A BOARD MEMBER, GETTING TO VISIT VARIOUS SCHOOL SITES AND CLASSROOMS, GETTING TO SEE OUR TEACHERS THAT HAVE RESPONDED TO THAT CALL AND ARE MAKING SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN OUR STUDENTS LIVES. SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS.

>> MAY I? >> YES.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. >> IT IS EXCITING. EARLIER I GAVE PROPS TO SOME OF THE TEACHERS THAT ARE SITTING IN THIS ROW. I FAILED TO MENTION MR. BAKER. MR. BAKER, TEACHER, PRINCIPAL, NOW ADMIN. YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AROUND THE ROOM, EVERYBODY'S BEEN A TEACHER AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER. MR. MARK BACK THERE, YOU KNOW. ALL THE LADIES IN THE BACK ROW. AND THE ONE THING THAT I CAN SAY I AM THANKFUL. I SEE WHAT THE TEACHERS HAVE DONE FOR ME. I WAS ONE OF THOSE KIDS TOO. I LOVE TO TALK, I STILL DO IF YOU NOTICE. BUT THEY WERE PATIENT WITH ME, AND I LEARNED. I HAD SOME OF THE STRICTEST TEACHERS BACK IN THE DAY, WHERE I WAS MORE AFRAID OF THEM THAN MY MOM BECAUSE THAT'S HOW TOUGH THEY WERE. YOU KNOW, I NEVER WANTED TO GO HOME IN TROUBLE BECAUSE I KNEW I WOULD BE IN A WHOLE LOT OF TROUBLE BECAUSE MY TEACHER WOULD CALL. IT DIDN'T MATTER. I MEAN, THEY KNEW EACH OTHER. BACK IN THE DAYS THOSE OF YOU WHO GREW UP IN FONTANA, THOSE TEACHERS KNEW YOUR PARENTS, YOUR HOME NUMBER, WHERE YOU LIVE. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, YOU NEVER KNEW WHO WOULD DRIVE UP IN YOUR DRIVEWAY. BUT I COULD SAY THAT BACK THEN, THEY CARED A LOT ABOUT THEIR STUDENTS, EVEN MORE SO TODAY.

BECAUSE OUR KIDS ARE GOING THROUGH A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN WE DID AS KIDS. I BELIEVE THAT OUR PARENTS HAD MORE CONTROL OVER US TODAY. KIDS HAVE TOO MANY THINGS THAT THEY CAN GET IN. IF WE'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION, WE CAN LOSE THEM EASILY. BUT I'M SO PROUD OF THAT STUDENT BACK THERE, HER MOM IS SITTING HERE TONIGHT. I KNOW SHE'S BEAMING WITH PRIDE. WHY? BECAUSE HER MOM AND HER PARENTS TOOK AND THEY KNEW WHAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR HOME. I ENCOURAGE YOU FOLKS THAT ARE IN THIS ROOM TONIGHT. IF YOU HAVE YOUR CHILD HERE TONIGHT, IT'S GOOD BECAUSE YOU'RE BRINGING THEM TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES LIKE OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER SAID.

MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE WATCHING TONIGHT. MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO SCHOOL RIGHT NOW. I'M SO PROUD OF HER. SHE WANTS TO BE A TEACHER. I FEEL BAD FOR HER, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M SUPPORTING

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I SEE IT. AND SO THEREFORE I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GO AND VISIT HER CLASSROOM ONE DAY. I BETTER ASK FOR PERMISSION NOW, SO I DON'T GET IN TROUBLE. BUT ANYHOW YOU GUYS HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, CTA, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY THAT WORKS WITH OUR CHILDREN DAY IN AND DAY OUT. WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE A DEDICATED GROUP HERE AT FONTANA UNIFIED. YOU GUYS, I'M GOING TO -- THANK YOU.

>> GREAT, THANK YOU, MS SANDOVAL. ALL RIGHT, OH, AND

ADRIANNA, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> HI. SO I MEAN ALL OF US, I JUST REALLY WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE TEACHERS. I'M SURE, I MEAN, ALL OF US WERE STUDENTS ONCE. I'M STILL A STUDENT. BUT ALL OF YOU GUYS WERE STUDENTS. I FEEL LIKE EVEN LOOKING BACK, I STILL REMEMBER MOST OF MY TEACHERS NAMES, MOST OF THE METHODS THEY TAUGHT, WHAT THEY WERE REALLY OBSESSED WITH, LIKE MY FOURTH GRADE TEACHER. HE WAS REALLY OBSESSED WITH DIET COKE. I, IN TURN, GOT OBSESSED WITH DIET COKE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. AND THAT IS JUST TO SAY A LOT OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON OUR LIVES. I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE REALLY A STAPLE TOWARDS OUR FUTURE. AND SO I JUST REALLY WANT TO DEEPLY APPRECIATE AND THANK ALL OF THE TEACHERS WHO, LET'S SEE, I KNOW IT'S A HARD JOB BECAUSE YOU DEAL WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT DIVERSITIES OF STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY. I APPLAUD YOU GUYS FOR THAT.

SOMETIMES I CAN'T DEAL WITH MY LITTLE BROTHERS EVERY DAY. SO I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT. IT MAKES YOU FEEL GLAD LIKE BEING A STUDENT AND BEING IN THE CLASSROOM, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE YOUR FAVORITE TEACHERS, YOU HAVE TEACHERS. BUT YOU KNOW, YOU APPRECIATE THEM ALL THE SAME BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK THEY DO. I JUST WANTED TO HAVE THAT BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS PROBABLY, YOU'RE ALL ONE STUDENT. YOU ALL REMEMBER. MAYBE YOUR FAVORITE TEACHER OR TEACHERS THAT YOU MISS AND YOU REMEMBER. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO YOU GUYS

FROM THE STUDENT PERSPECTIVE. >> OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION THAT'S MADE BY MR. RAMIREZ, A SECOND BY MR. SANDOVAL, VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, HOW DO YOU VOTE?

>> AYE. >> BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ?

>> AYE. >> BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL?

>> AYE. >> BOARD MEMBER SERNA?

>> AYE. >> AND I'M AN AYE FOR A 5-0

[5.6 Teaching and Learning - Rename Courses 2025-2026]

>> MOVE. >> SECOND?

>> I'LL SECOND. >> OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ, A SECOND BY MR. SERNA. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, HOW DO YOU VOTE?

>> AYE. >> BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ?

>> AYE. >> BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL?

>> AYE. >> BOARD MEMBER SERNA?

[5.7 Technology and Assessment - Resolution No. 25-14: Donation and Disposition of Obsolete Surplus Instructional Materials]

>> AYE. >> AND I'M AN AYE FOR A 5-0 VOTE. 5.7, TECHNOLOGY AND ASSESSMENT. RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-14, DONATION AND DISPOSITION OF OBSOLETE SURPLUS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 25-14 AND DECLARE THE SPECIFIC COMPUTERS AND OTHER COMPUTER RELATED ACCESSORIES CONSIDERED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO BE OBSOLETE AND NO LONGER SUITABLE FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES. AUTHORIZE STAFF TO DONATE OR DISPOSE OF SAID PROPERTY. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT 5.7?

>> I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL.

[5.8 Board Member Request - Board Policy 1250: Visitors/Outsiders - First Reading]

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>>> AND HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT.

>> YES, THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ALL THE HISTORY, THE POLICY.

IT'S BEEN PROVIDED IN TERMS OF THE PREVIOUS VERSION. THE CURRENT VERSION AND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT. ALSO COMPARED TO THE

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THEY WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES MADE TO THE POLICY DURING THE LAST, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL YEARS GOING BACK TO 2022. I CAN TELL YOU SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY AMENDING THE POLICY, WELL, LET ME TAKE A STEP BACK. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT DOESN'T SUGGEST UNANNOUNCED VISITS BY BOARD MEMBERS. IS THAT A TOPIC YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO ADDRESS?

>> PLEASE. >> OKAY. SO THERE ARE A FEW CONCERNS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, STARTING WITH THE FACT THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS AS MENTIONED. THEY'RE NOT EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO EMPLOYEES, SCREENING, FINGERPRINTING, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS. SO IF A BOARD MEMBER MADE AN UNANNOUNCED VISIT TO THE SCHOOL SITE, THEY WERE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH ALL SCREENING REQUIREMENTS. A COUPLE OF OTHER SPECIFIC ISSUES WOULD BE THE IMPLICATION THAT BASED ON THE COMMENT THAT WAS MADE, YOU KNOW, EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED IS THE VISIT TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM. THIS DISTRICT LIKE ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IN FACT, MOST PUBLIC EMPLOYERS, THEY HAVE NEGOTIATED GUIDELINES FOR HOW AND WHEN TO EITHER OBSERVE OR EVALUATE THE SCHOOL SITE EMPLOYEES, BOTH TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIED. THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT A PART OF THE PROCESS FOR SEVERAL REASONS. NUMBER ONE, BEING THE BOARD MEMBER ONLY ACT WITH OFFICIAL CAPACITY WHEN THEY'RE SURROUNDED BY AT LEAST TWO OF THEIR COLLEAGUES. ACTING AS A BOARD, AS A BOARD, A BODY OF FIVE. INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS OR ANY INDIVIDUAL ELECTED OFFICIAL UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES DON'T HAVE ANY INDIVIDUAL AUTHORITY. SENDING SUCH A PERSON INTO AN EVALUATED OR OBSERVATIONAL SITUATION WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL THAT SAY A PROBLEM IS FOUND. AN INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. ONLY THE BOARD ACTING AS A BODY OR WITHIN THE SCOPE OF EXISTING BOARD BYLAWS. THEY COULD TAKE THAT, TAKE ANY ACTION ON SUCH A CASE. THE BOTTOM LINE, ARE WE ASKING INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS TO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO OBSERVE, EVALUATE, REPORT ON THE CONDUCT OF INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES. UNDER THE LAW, AN INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER HAS THE EXACT SAME RIGHT AND STATUS AS ANY CITIZEN OFF THE STREET. THAT'S THE PURPOSE FOR THE VISITOR GUIDELINES. THEY CAN ATTEND THE SCHOOL SITES, BUT ONLY IF THEY FOLLOW THE PROVISIONS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED FOR VISITORS.

PARENTS ALSO HAVE RIGHTS, AND THEY CAN VISIT SCHOOL SITES.

EVEN THE PARENT HAS TO FOLLOW THE REGISTRATION AND THE VISITOR GUIDELINES, AND BE ESCORTED. ANY PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT HAVE CLEARED FINGERPRINTING AND OTHER SCREENING REQUIREMENTS MUST BE ESCORTED WITH THE SCHOOL SITE.

SO THESE ARE THE ISSUES, NOTWITHSTANDING OR INCLUDING THE GUIDELINES AND LIMITATIONS ON RIGHTS AND AUTHORITIES. THEY'RE CONTAINING YOUR OWN BOARD BYLAWS. THESE ARE ALL THE ISSUES THAT WILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN ORDER TO PUT A PROVISION LIKE THAT IN PLACE. I'M NOT SAYING YOU CAN'T DO IT. I'M SAYING THERE ARE A LOT OF STEPS AND HURDLES THAT WILL HAVE TO BE OVERCOME BEFORE YOU CAN ADOPT THE SITUATION WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER COULD GO UNANNOUNCED ON THE SECURED SITE AND ENTER CLASSROOMS, NOT EVEN DISCUSSING THE DISRUPTIONS AND THE TESTING OF THE OTHER ISSUES. I HOPE THAT'S -- I HOPE THAT

ANSWERS THE QUESTION. >> IF I COULD ANSWER THE CLARITY ON THE PAPERWORK THAT'S IN FRONT OF US IN THE ATTACHMENTS.

IS THE FIRST ONE, THAT WILL SHOW THE VERSION THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE BOARD BEFORE 2022. AT THAT TIME, THE BOARD VOTED, TO INCLUDE WHAT'S WRITTEN IN RED. THE SECOND ATTACHMENT IS THE CURRENT POLICY AS THEY READ. THE THIRD ONE INCLUDES THE LATEST LANGUAGE TO BE ADDED TO THIS POLICY. WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED THE PART THAT WAS ADDED BEFORE 20222. SO THAT IS WHAT YOU SEE IN THE RED MARK UP AND THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHT. TO DETERMINE

WHICH WAY TO GO. >> MRS. SANDOVAL?

>> OKAY, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT I DO HAVE A FIGHT AGAINST THAT. THE REASON BEING I WAS ELECTED IN 2014.

SINCE THEN BOARD MEMBERS DON'T NEED TO HAVE BACKGROUND CHECKS.

I DID. I WAS FINGERPRINTED AND BACKGROUND CHECKED. ALSO FEDERAL

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WE'LL SIGN UP AND WE GO, WHY? BECAUSE THEY'VE INVITED US.

THEY ASKED US TO COME. BUT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO GO UNANNOUNCED. WE HAVE TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT. AND THAT'S -- I'M SORRY. BUT THAT'S HOW I FEEL. IF I WASN'T A BOARD MEMBER THAT CARED, THEN I WOULD JUST COME TO THE MEETING ONCE A MONTH, SIT UP HERE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE READ MY AGENDA, MAYBE NOT.

MAYBE, YOU KNOW, SIT AND PLAY ON MY PHONE. I DON'T DO THAT. MY PHONE GETS PUT AWAY. MY PHONE GETS TURNED OFF. ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO CALL ME, I'LL FIND IT AFTER THE MEETING. BUT MY JOB HERE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT MY STUDENTS ARE TAKING CARE OF MY EMPLOYEES. THEY HAVE THE BEST TOOLS THAT THEY NEED AND THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF. EVERYBODY ELSE, STAND IN LINE. WHEN IT COMES TO KIDS, THEY'RE NUMBER ONE. I GOT THREE, THREE IN THESE SCHOOLS THAT I'M GOING TO DO WHAT I NEED TO DO FOR THEM, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, SO IS THE GRANDCHILDREN AND AMBER LEE, SHE'S MY GIRL TOO. I DON'T GET TO SEE HER VERY MUCH ANYMORE, BUT I KNOW THAT. ARIANA IS LEAVING, YOU KNOW, AND ANY KID AND THE GRANDKIDS. SOMETIMES THEY HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING WHAT THEY NEED. I'LL BE HONEST AND TRANSFER IT WITH YOU. I DO GET PHONE CALLS. AND NOT AS MANY AS I DID ANYMORE BECAUSE THOSE KIDS THAT I WOULD HELP YEAR AFTER YEAR, THEY ARE TAKEN CARE OF AND THE UNIVERSITY, YOU KNOW, SO I'M GOOD. I'VE DONE MY DUE DILIGENCE. I DON'T GIVE UP, AND I WON'T GIVE UP. I'LL FIGHT FOR KIDS UNTIL THE DAY I DIE BECAUSE THEY ARE OUR FUTURE. AND YOU KNOW, I'LL CONTINUE. I'LL DO WHAT I NEED TO DO.

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THAT'S MY THING ABOUT PREVENTING TO -- IF ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS COMPLY WITH THE FINGERPRINTING AND THE DRUG TEST AND SO FORTH, FINE. I'M NOT REALLY ARGUING THE FACT. MY OTHER ISSUE IS RECENTLY IN THE NEWS WITH THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT, THERE'S BEEN A BOARD MEMBER WHO WAS GOING INTO CLASSES, AND THEY GOT A COMPLAINT BY A TEACHER. NOW THERE'S A LAWSUIT. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT'S TRUE OR FALSE, BUT WHAT I DO WANT TO SAY IS IF WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, GUARDRAILS AND SO FORTH, THAT WILL PROTECT US FROM GETTING INTO LAWSUITS, FROM ALLEGATIONS, THEN I'M GOING TO TAKE THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. BECAUSE LEAVING WASHINGTON, D.C., WHICH I'LL SAY IN MY COMMENTS LATER, IT IS NOT, YOU KNOW, THE FORECAST HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD FOR MONEY FOR SCHOOLS. SO I'M USING IT AS PROTECTING AND ENSURING THAT WE'RE NOT ONLY CAUGHT LEGALLY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE COVERED IN ENSURING THAT WE'RE NOT ACCUSED OF BEING HARASSED OR INTERRUPTING ANY EDUCATIONAL ASPECT OF THE STUDENT'S LEARNING. THAT'S BY ALL MEANS.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. AND I THINK LIKE COMING TO SOME CONSENSUS, YOU KNOW, IF THERE WERE GUARDS IN PLACE. AS A GOVERNING BOARD, ENSURING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US WAS FINGERPRINTED, BACKGROUND CHECKED. LIKE YOU MENTIONED, IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT BY LAW AT THIS TIME. SO ENSURING THAT WE CAN PUT EVERYONE'S MIND AT EASE, THAT YOU KNOW, WE ARE CLEARED, FINGERPRINTED, YOU KNOW, THAT TYPE OF THING. WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE THEN? BECAUSE I TOO DO NOT WANT TO END UP IN THE NEWS, SOMEWHAT ABUSING, YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I ERR ON THE SIDE TO ECHO MY COLLEAGUE'S COMMENTS, MS SANDOVAL, THAT WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VOTERS THAT ARE ENTRUSTING US. THEY ALL CAN'T BE HERE, RIGHT? THOUSANDS OF THEM THAT VOTED FOR US, TRUSTING THAT WE COULD MAKE GOOD DECISIONS ON THEIR BEHALF. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT KEPT RECURRING OVER AND OVER, AT LEAST IN MY LITTLE TRUSTEE AREA, AS I WAS KNOCKING ON DOORS, OUR PARENTS WILL TRUST IN WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN OUR CLASSROOMS IS PROBABLY VERY LOW, AT AN ALL-TIME LOW, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT IS, YOU KNOW, THAT WE COULD ALL SPECULATE. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO REPRESENT, AS I'M REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE THAT ELECTED ME, LIKE YOU HEARD ME SAY IT ALL THE TIME. GREAT COMMUNICATION IN TRANSPARENCY. HOW DO WE ACCOMPLISH THAT WITH THINGS LIKE THAT? TO KNOW THAT WE CAN ANSWER AND LOOK OUR VOTERS IN THE EYE TO SAY YES. YOU CAN TRUST ME, ACTING ON YOUR BEHALF THAT YOU'LL HAVE A GOOD PULSE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOMS AND THE SCHOOLS. AND I'VE BEEN THERE, I'VE SEEN IT WITH MY OWN EYES. I KNOW THE SUPERINTEN RENT DID DOES VISITS, AND SHE INVITED ME ON VISITS. I APPRECIATE THAT. EVERY WEEK WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND VISIT THE CLASSROOMS, BUT THEN I'VE PULLED IN THE DIRECTION, YOU KNOW, I HAVE STAFF TOO. AND IN MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. YOU KNOW, IT IS MY JOB AS THEIR LEADER TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE DOING THEIR JOB, RIGHT? A PART OF THAT IS CONSTANT COMMUNICATION, CHECKING IN. SOMETIMES I POP INTO THEIR CUBICLE AND SAY WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON? SO THAT ELEMENT OF BEING A GOOD MANAGER. THAT'S WHERE OUR PRINCIPALS WILL COME IN. SO I FEEL LIKE THERE ARE SO MANY AREAS TO THIS. YOU KNOW, WHERE IS THE COMMON GROUND, WHERE WE CAN KNOW AS BOARD MEMBERS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE THAT ELECTED US, YET RESPECTING THE POSITIONS IT IN AUTHORITY WITHIN THOSE SCHOOLS, RIGHT? YES, MS SANDOVAL?

>> WILL AND ONE THING THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WITH THAT, BUT HAS TO DO WITH THAT POLICY. ONE SECOND. THE LAST PART OF THE POLICY WILL TALK ABOUT SEX OFFENDERS. SHOULD I WAIT TO TALK

ABOUT THAT? >> YES, GIVE ME ONE SECOND.

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>> I KNOW THAT WE DEALT WITH THIS YEARS AND YEARS AGO. BUT WHAT I ASKED THE SUPERINTENDENT TODAY THE SEX OFFENDERS, ARE PARENTS EVER NOTIFIED OF SUCH VISITOR? I KNOW THERE WAS A LONGER CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS TOPIC. WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW WHEN THEY DO AND THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS JUST LIKE WE DO WHEN WE WANT TO VISIT THE SCHOOL, THEY NEED TO CONTACT THE PRINCIPAL AND GET PERMISSION, THEN THEY HAVE TO ALLOW THE AUTHORITIES TO KNOW THEY'LL BE AT THAT SCHOOL SITE. BUT MY QUESTION AS A GRANDPARENT, AS A PARENT, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF SOMEBODY IS GOING TO COME IN AND VISIT MY CHILD'S SCHOOLS. AM I GOING TO KNOW? AND WILL I HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY? FOR THAT PERIOD OR THAT TIME THAT THAT PERSON WILL BE ON CAMPUS.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. >> SO SPEAKING FROM THE POLICE OFFICER'S PERSPECTIVE, 297. IF THEY ARE, THERE ARE SO MANY SAFEGUARDS THAT ARE PUT IN, SO I GOT THEM ACCESS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE REGISTERED AND SEX OFFENDERS WITH ANKLE MONITORS. NOW WE HAVE ALERTS TO WHEN IF THEY GET WITHIN CLOSE, IT'LL ACTIVATE, THEN WE GO OUT AND CONTACT THEM. IT'S BEEN ONE OF MY, YOU KNOW, GOLDEN THINGS TO ENSURE WE'LL KEEP AS MANY SEX OFFENDERS AWAY.

SO IN REGARDS TO IT IF YOU GET FINGERPRINTED AND YOU'RE DEEMED CLEAR, THAT'S ONE THING. BUT IF YOU COULD BREAK, THE MOST WILL BE FTA. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO IT OR IF YOU

WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? >> SO ONE MORE THING BECAUSE AS HE WALKS UP, SO ON THIS POLICY, IT WILL TALK ABOUT IF THEY'RE GOING TO COME TO THE SCHOOL. THEY WILL NEED TO GET PERMISSION. THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING. IF THEY GET PERMISSION BECAUSE I KNOW BACK, WE HAVE LONG CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS.

AND WE DIDN'T WANT THEM TO COME TO THE SCHOOL. HOW WOULD THEY VISIT? OKAY, SO THEY WOULD ONLY SEE THE BACK OF THE HEAD OF THE KIDS. I BELIEVE MARK WAS OUR ATTORNEY AT THE TIME OR MAYBE ONE OF THE TWO. BUT THAT WAS A LONG CONVERSATION. SO PLEASE.

>> AND I'LL ADD AFTER YOU'RE DONE.

>> SO I HAVE BEEN ATTENDING SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS SINCE 2008. I REMEMBER THE DISCUSSION THE FIRST TIME AROUND. WE HAD A SUPERINTENDENT, WE HAD BOARD MEMBERS WHO VISITED THE SCHOOLS REGULARLY. THEY DID NOT LIKE THAT AND IT WAS A CONTROL MEASURE. THEY ARE THE POLICYMAKERS FOR THE DISTRICT.

YOU ARE THE BOSS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND WE HAD A SITUATION THEN, WHERE THEY WERE DICTATING TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.

AND WITH RESPECT TO THIS POLICY. BACKGROUND CHECKS, FINGERPRINTING IS A VERY GOOD IDEA, AS FAR AS DRUG TESTING.

AND THERE ARE SO MANY LEGAL DRUGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THAT WILL SHOW UP, AND THAT WILL MUDDY THE WATERS QUITE A BIT. IN MY EXPERIENCE, THIS IS NOT UNIVERSAL, BUT THEY WOULD ENJOY HAVING BOARD MEMBERS VISIT. THEY VISITED BEFORE A FEW TIMES. MS SANDOVAL, OTHER FORMER BOARD MEMBERS. SEMI REGULARLY. WE ENJOY THE OPPORTUNITY. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD COME TO THE LUNCHROOM WHEN MORE TEACHERS WERE IN LUNCHROOMS AND VISIT. YOU KNOW, ANY ONE INDIVIDUAL COULD, WHAT'S THE CORRECT WORD? COULD BECOME A PROBLEM, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE INSERTING THEMSELVES TOO OFTEN, BUT THAT COULD BE DEALT WITH A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. I SEE NO NEED FOR THIS POLICY RESTRICTING YOUR ACCESS.

>> IN MY EXPERIENCE, COMMUNITY MEMBERS APPRECIATE HAVING BOARD MEMBERS GO TO THE SITES, GET THAT THOSE VISIT AS A

PLUS, AS A POSITIVE THING. >> THE QUESTION BEING ESCORTED, NOT ESCORTED. NOT ESCORTED, ASSUMING THEY'VE HAD THE BACKGROUND CHECKS. AS A COURTESY, EVEN I CHECK IN TYPICALLY WITH SITES WHEN I COME THERE, BECAUSE IT'S, I LIKE

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OF MY ABILITY. >> THANK YOU.

>> SO SPEAKING FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE , DID YOU WANT TO

SAY ANYTHING ELSE? I'M SORRY. >> I WAS FOLLOWING UP ON MS. SANDOVAL'S INQUIRY ABOUT THAT PORTION, AND YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE PROPOSED VERSION 3 WITH THE RED AND THE YELLOW IN IT, THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THERE WHICH REQUIRES THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT BE NOTIFIED IF THIS IS GRANTED, WHICH I THINK BOARD PRESIDENT JUST SHARED THAT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT PROCESS TO GET THROUGH. AND THEN WE WOULD KNOW AND NOTIFY THE SCHOOL SITE. BUT THAT'S NOT HAPPENED. I'VE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ANYMORE. IF ANYBODY'S HAD EXPERIENCE, HAS

OCCURRED FOR ANYONE? >> OKAY. I JUST, YOU KNOW, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, WILL THE PARENT BE AWARE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A SPECIFIC VISITOR? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, LET'S FACE IT, SOME OF OUR KIDS HAVE GONE THROUGH TRAUMA, YOU KNOW? AND THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS CAUSE MORE TRAUMA TO THEM, OR THE PARENT, MOM OR DAD. ANY MORE. IT COULD BE MALE, FEMALE, ANY MORE. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GET HURT, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE, AGAIN, WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO KEEP THEM SAFE.

YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND WHAT PRESIDENT PEREZ SAID. YOU KNOW, HE'S A POLICE OFFICER, HE WOULD KNOW, YOU KNOW? OUR SCHOOL POLICE, I BELIEVE OUR CHIEF WAS HERE AND YOU KNOW, THEY KNOW.

YOU KNOW, THIS KIND OF STUFF. I JUST WANT TO KNOW, SO IF SOMEBODY WERE TO ASK ME, I WOULD HAVE AN ANSWER. RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER. I LIKE TO HAVE ANSWERS JUST IN CASE. I

LIKE TO BE PREPARED. >> WITH THIS BEING SAID, I, I KNOW I, I KNOW THIS IS THE FIRST READING, SO IF, FOR MY CONCERN, IF WE CAN, SINCE WE HAVE A NEW CHIEF WHO WAS AN AMAZING CHIEF, BUT IF WE CAN HAVE HIM REVIEW THE POLICY AND GIVE HIS INPUT, AND THEN ANY SECURITY MEASURE, ADDITIONAL SECURITY MEASURES THAT WE CAN REVEAL AND MAKE A DECISION ON THE SECOND ONE, WE CAN GET OUR INPUT. I'M NOT, I'M NOT TRYING TO -- WHATSOEVER. I'M JUST, I'M TRYING TO THINK OF THE SAFEGUARDS, AND THAT EVEN IF WE HAVE TO, I'M, I'M, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TALK ABOUT THIS NOW. MARK IS LOOKING AT WAITING TO SAY WHAT I WANT TO SAY. WHAT IF WE CAN ALSO DO THE FAMILY AND THE, ANY ADDITIONAL VISITOR POLICY TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE, WE HAVE SAFEGUARDS SET FORTH ON THAT AS WELL, IF

THAT'S OKAY. >> -- ALSO GIVES THE PUBLIC THAT MIGHT BE AT HOME WATCHING THIS, YOU KNOW, A CHANCE TO SPEAK, YOU KNOW? THIS IS WHY YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE READING, IS TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY, OR THE FOLKS THAT ARE SITTING HERE THAT GO HOME TONIGHT AND THINK ABOUT IT, WELL, WHAT ABOUT THIS OR

WHAT ABOUT THAT? >> YEAH.

>> YES. >> IF I MIGHT SUGGEST, IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TOPIC FOR A WORKSHOP, BECAUSE THERE ARE MULTIPLE OPINIONS ON THE DAIS. THERE ARE MULTIPLE OPINIONS FROM THE, FROM THE GALLERY, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO ADDRESS EVERYBODY'S IDEAS SEQUENTIALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A BOARD MEETING, LOOKING AT A PROPOSED POLICY. SO PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE TO CALL --

>> THEN IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, THIS IS THE EXACT SAME CONVERSATION WE HAD THE LAST TIME, SO THIS IS A, A TOUCHY ISSUE, AND I, LIKE, UNDERSTAND THE, THE DESIRE TO GO ON THE CAMPUS OF NC. IT DOES MAKE SENSE TO WHAT, BUT MY, MY THING IS, WE'RE ONLY ON THE BOARD FOR AS LONG AS WE ARE, AND THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE GOING TO REPLACE US ONE DAY, AND I WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE PUT SAFEGUARDS AND PROTECTIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF ARE SAFE BY ALL MEANS. SO, BECAUSE, YEAH. BUT IF YOU'RE OKAY, ARE

YOU OKAY -- DO YOU WANT TO -- >> YEAH, AND, AND CAN WE, AND MAYBE JUST ADDRESSING THE LANGUAGE OF IT SAID SAFEGUARDS ARE IN PLACE, I.E. BOARD MEMBERS ARE FINGERPRINTED BACK, WHATEVER THAT REQUIREMENT IS, THAT WE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO VISIT.

LIKE, I REALLY WANT TO DIG INTO THAT.

>> YEAH. THAT'S FINE. I MEAN, WE JUST HAVE TO GO, SOMETHING THAT WE ALL AGREE ON. I'M JUST THINKING THE SAFEGUARDS ON IT.

AND THE DRUG TESTING, THAT WAS KIND OF WEIRD. BUT I'M GLAD WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT ANYMORE, BUT IT'S STILL, IT WAS WEIRD TO BE AN ELECTED MEMBER AND DRUG TESTED.

>> YEAH. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK TIMES CHANGE, RIGHT, AND CLIMATE CHANGES, AND I FEEL LIKE IN THIS PARTICULAR SEASON,

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OF THIS. REALLY, TRULY. YEAH. >> SO, MARK, DO I HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE IT, OR DOES SHE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE

THIS? >> TOOK A WORKSHOP.

>> TOOK A WORKSHOP? >> THIS IS A FIRST READING, SO YOU COULD COMPLETE THE FIRST READING, AND THEN A MEMBER OR YOURSELF CAN CALL FOR IT OR SCHEDULE A WORKSHOP AT A LATER

DATE. >> OKAY.

>> CONTINUE WITH THE SECOND READING AT THE NEXT MEETING.

>> OKAY. AND THEN SINCE WE HAVE SUMMER COMING UP AND WEAVE A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH STAFF KIND OF, I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE BUSY DURING THE PEAK STILL. YEAH. OKAY.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. TO A WORKSHOP.

>> YEAH. YOU WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION?

>> SURE. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO TABLE THE FIRST READING TO CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION IN A WORKSHOP.

>> AND I'LL SECOND. >> WE CAN DO THAT.

>> OKAY. >> AWAKE, I TAKE THAT BACK. I HAVE TO GO BACK ON THIS. SO DO YOU WANT TO WITHDRAW YOUR INITIAL MOTION? WE GET TO HAVE YOU WITHDRAW YOUR INITIAL MOTION

-- >> WE'RE NOT TAKING ACTION ON

THIS TONIGHT, CORRECT? >> I RECALL THE MOTION WAS FOR

DISCUSSION. >> OKAY.

>> SO MY MOTION WAS TO MOVE IT TO A WORKSHOP.

>> OKAY. AND I'LL SECOND THAT ONE.

>> OKAY. >> POINT OF CLARIFICATION, IF WE

ARE ACCEPTING -- >> I, I WOULD LIKE TO TABLE -- PERSONALLY I DON'T WANT TO ACCEPT IT HOW IT IS.

>> I RECOMMEND A MOTION TO TABLE, THEN, WOULD BE

APPROPRIATE. >> IF MY COLLEAGUES ARE OKAY

WITH THAT. OKAY. >> OKAY. YES. VICE PRESIDENT

HOLLEY? AYE >> MEMBER RAMIREZ?

>> YES. >> MEMBER SANDOVAL? TRENT 25

>> AYE. >> AND I AM AN AYE FOR A 5-0 VOTE. SO WE'VE BEEN, IT'S 2 1/2 HOURS. JUST WANT TO ASK, DO ANY OF US NEED A BATHROOM BREAK? BECAUSE WE'RE -- OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. OKAY, THEN WE'LL TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK, AND LET'S BE BACK THE BOARD. OKAY, 5.9 . BOARD

[5.9 Board Member Request - Gym Memberships for Student Athletes]

SPEAK ON THE ITEM. >> OH, THANK YOU. SO, OH. IN, MI

-- MARK? >> WELL, OKAY. SO AS LONG AS PUBLIC COMMENT OCCURS AS PART OF THE SUBJECT MATTER, OR SUBJECT, AND BEFORE ANY ACTION IS VOTED ON BY THE BOARD, THAT'S SUFFICIENT. SO TYPICALLY I RECOMMEND, THERE'S A MOTION IN A SECOND AT LEAST FOR DISCUSSION. I WOULD RECOMMEND TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST, AND THEN FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS. BUT THAT'S COMPLETELY UP TO THE BOARD, BOARD PRESIDENT.

>> OKAY. THEN WE'LL HOLD OFF ON THIS. ALL RIGHT, IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE, OR FOR DISCUSSION FOR ITEM 5.9?

>> I'LL MOVE. >> OUT SECOND.

>> OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY BOARDMEMBER RAMIREZ, A SECOND BY BOARDMEMBER SERNA, AND WE'LL GO WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> START MY TIME OVER. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, BORED.

TONIGHT I WANT TO ADDRESS A RECENT REQUEST MADE BY BOARDMEMBER ANGEL RAMIREZ TO CONSIDER GIVING A GYM MEMBERSHIP TO ALL HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES IN ROTC MEMBERS. LET ME START BY POINTING OUT, DON'T OUR HIGH SCHOOLS ALREADY HAVE GYMS, WEIGHT ROOMS, AND TRAINING EQUIPMENT? WHY WOULD WE BE OUTSOURCING SOMETHING THAT ALREADY EXISTS ON CAMPUS? WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SHARE SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT. WHEN A BOARDMEMBER MAKES A REQUEST, IT GETS PLACED ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE IT'S CONSIDERED WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION. BUT WHEN A COMMUNITY MEMBER MAKES A REQUEST, SUCH AS MYSELF, WHICH IS ALSO WITHIN YOUR JURISDICTION, IT GETS BURIED UNDER A NON-AGENDA, BUT TONIGHT IT'S BEEN CHANGED TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THAT'S NOT TRANSPARENCY. THAT'S POLITICS, AND IT'S CLEAR WHAT'S HAPPENING. MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR THIS? THE STATE IS FACING MASSIVE BUDGET DEFICITS, BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING IS ALREADY BROKEN. IT'S BASED ON A SPEND IT OR LOSE IT

[02:25:03]

THERE IS NO CLEAR FUNDING STREAM FOR THIS IDEA, NO COST ANALYSIS, NO ACCOUNTABILITY. MEANWHILE, ANGEL, YOU MEAN WELL, AND THIS ISN'T PERSONAL, BUT WE JUST PASSED A MASSIVE BOND, ONE THAT TAXPAYERS WILL BE PAYING FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS. IS THIS REALLY HOW WE WANT TO START SPENDING MY MONEY? THIS ISN'T ABOUT DENYING STUDENT RESOURCES, IT'S ABOUT MAKING RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS.

LET'S USE WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE BEFORE US BEFORE WE START WRITING CHECKS WE CAN'T CASH. THANK YOU.

>> OKAY, MR. RAMIREZ, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

>> THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ. SO THE PURPOSE BEHIND THIS ITEM WAS, THE PURPOSE BEHIND THIS ITEM WAS REALLY BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT GIVING OUR STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THINGS THAT WILL ULTIMATELY IMPROVE THEIR OWN PERFORMANCE IN THESE KINDS OF ACTIVITIES. AND THE PURPOSE FOR THAT IS BECAUSE THE REALITY IS, YOU KNOW, THESE GYMS THAT WE DO HAVE IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, THEY'RE NOT OPEN 24/7. THEY'RE NOT OPEN AFTER, AND, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY ON THE WRESTLING TEAM, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE REALITY IS, WHEN YOU'RE IN AN AP CLASS, AND YOU'RE IN A BUNCH OF AP CLASSES AND YOU'RE STILL AN ATHLETE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO DO IS YOU NEED TO WORK OUT, AND DUTY TO PARTICIPATE, IN ORDER TO BE COMPETITIVE. AND SO TO ME, THIS ITEM IS THE EQUIVALENT OF GIVING OUR STUDENTS LAPTOPS FOR THEM TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK WHEN THEY TAKE IT HOME AND THEY DO THEIR HOMEWORK. TO ME, THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF GIVING THEM RESOURCES JUST TO SUPPORT THEM IN GENERAL, BECAUSE THE REALITY ABOUT FONTANA SPECIFICALLY IS WE'RE IN A CITY THAT, LET'S JUST BE HONEST, INCOME LANDSCAPE NOT THE GREATEST SOURCE IN OUR FAMILIES IN A LOT OF HOUSEHOLDS.

SOME FAMILIES CAN'T AFFORD A GYM MEMBERSHIP. AND TO GIVE SOME PERSPECTIVE, THE MEMBERS OF COST FIVE DOLLARS, AND SOME FAMILY STRUGGLE TO AFFORD FIVE DOLLARS. THAT'S JUST THE REALITY. AND SO FOR ME, THIS ITEM REALLY WAS MORE ABOUT JUST GIVING OUR STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A SEPARATE RESOURCE TO SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS, BECAUSE IF THERE'S A REASON THAT I RAN FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR SCHOOL BOARD, WAS SPECIFICALLY TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL , IN WHATEVER CAPACITY THAT MEANS, WHETHER IT'S SPORTS, ACADEMICS. WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, I THINK WE NEED TO SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS. SO THAT'S WHERE THIS CAME FROM, IS JUST GIVING OUR FAMILIES, GIVING OUR STUDENTS THAT OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND ON THEIR RESOURCES THAT THEY HAD SO THEY CAN PERFORM BETTER. THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> I AGREE WITH MR. FEKAY. I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, AS FAR AS, WE HAVE, GOD BLESS YOU, WE HAVE GYMS AT, AT SCHOOL. WE HAVE WORK ROOMS. I GET IT. MY NOTE WAS, IS WE HAVE SOME EXCELLENT COACHES OUT THERE THAT ARE TRAINING OUR KIDS. THE ROTC KIDS ARE JUST AMAZING. THEY'RE OUT THERE RUNNING THE TRACK. WE HAVE SOME AWESOME TRACKS THAT LOOK MORE LIKE A COLLEGE CAMPUS, WHEN YOU STOP AND LOOK AT IT. I MEAN, NEVER IN MY DATED WE HAVE A TRACK THAT LOOKED LIKE THAT. WE HAD RIVETS, WE HAD POLES, WE HAD, WE'D FALL AND KIDS WOULD LAUGH AT US, BECAUSE THEY WERE -- YOU KNOW, AND TRYING TO FILL THOSE THINGS, THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT WAS WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP, YOU KNOW? AND IF WE, AND THE CROSS COUNTRY, THEY DON'T RUN THE TRACK. THEY RUN AROUND FONTANA. I SEE, THEY RUN BY, BY OUR STREET. I GO, THERE THEY GO AGAIN. I HOPE THEY HAVE WATER, YOU KNOW? I'VE EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT JUST PUTTING -- OUT THERE, LET THEM GET THE WATER AND KEEP ON RUNNING, YOU KNOW? BUT I, I TRULY BELIEVE WE HAVE WHAT THEY NEED AT SCHOOL. I GET IT. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, YOU KNOW? I'VE JOINED A GYM, AND, AND YOU PAY FOR IT, AND THEN YOU DON'T EVEN GO ANYMORE, YOU KNOW? HOW ARE WE GOING TO MONITOR THAT? AND YOU'RE ONLY, AND WE'RE ONLY POINTING OUT THE ATHLETES. WHAT ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE? MAYBE THEY WANT TO WORK OUT. SO WHERE DOES IT END? YOU KNOW? WHERE DOES IT END? I KNOW MILLER, BY THE WAY, THEY NEED, THEY NEED A WORKOUT ROOM. THEIR ROOM IS SMALL. SO, YOU KNOW, I, I'M, WHEN THAT ONE COMES AROUND, I WANT TO GO TO THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO PUT DOWN, IS, YOU KNOW, NEXT YEAR, WEIGHT ROOM FOR A.B. MILLER. ANYONE FROM A.B. MILLER, MAKE SURE YOU COME TO THE BOARD MEETING, MAKE SURE YOU PUT THAT DOWN. THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT. I DON'T WANT TO WASTE MONEY, AND YOU'RE RIGHT, THAT BOND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS HARD, HARD GETTING IT PASSED, YOU KNOW? YES, IT PASSED WITH GREAT NUMBERS, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE, THE HOMEOWNERS HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT BOND BACK. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE RUNNING, I BET YOU THEY'RE, THEIR RENT WENT UP AS WELL. EVERYBODY'S PAYING FOR

[02:30:02]

>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. SO, YEAH.

>> WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO SEE HOW MUCH MONEY THIS WOULD COST US, AND WHAT, AND, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT SOME OF THE POSSIBLE SUGGESTIONS, LIKE JUSTIN TURNER RIGHT IS AVAILABLE, AND EVEN LOOK AT GETTING THAT INFORMATION TO OUR STUDENTS ? YOU KNOW, COULD THERE BE A PLAN IN PLACE, LIKE, THESE ARE THE, I MEAN, I WOULD EVEN JUST WANT TO KNOW THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. YOU KNOW, ARE THEY INTERESTED? WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? YOU KNOW, DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR COMMUNITY HAS X, Y, AND Z AVAILABLE, AND WHAT, HOW MUCH WOULD THAT COST?

>> I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. ONE OF THE, THE MAIN REQUESTS ON HERE IS TO, FOR STAFF TO RESEARCH THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, SO IF THAT'S THE DIRECTIVE, NOT NECESSARILY MAKING A DECISION TONIGHT, BUT TO DIRECT OUR STAFF --

>> OKAY. SO -- >> CAN I SAY SOMETHING, BOARD PRESIDENT? AND MY APOLOGIES FOR NOT MAKING THAT CLEAR. THIS ISN'T TO TAKE ACTION. WE'RE NOT , JUST TO BE COMPLETELY CLEAR, ABOUT, YOU KNOW, STEWARDS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS. I DON'T THINK ANY MUNICIPALITY WOULD EVER VOTE ON A ITEM THAT REQUIRES ANY TYPE OF ENDING WITHOUT THE FUNDING BEING ATTACHED TO THE ITEM, JUST TO BE PRETTY CLEAR ON THAT. THIS WASN'T LIKE A, OH, LET'S JUST VOTE AND WE'LL PAY WHATEVER. IT'S NOT A BLANK CHECK. SO THIS IS JUST SPECIFICALLY TO, FOR STAFF TO RESEARCH GYM MEMBERSHIPS FOR STUDENT ATHLETES. THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. >> YEAH, AND I THINK IT JUST, THROUGH THIS DISCUSSION, BROUGHT UP A GREAT POINT OF OUR, YOU KNOW, IS THAT OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE TO, LIKE, MS. SANDOVAL SAID, ALL STUDENTS, RIGHT? LIKE, PROMOTING THAT HEALTHY MENTALITY ACROSS THE BOARD FOR EVERYBODY. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD PEAK MY INTEREST FOR SURE. GIVING EQUAL ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO BE HEALTHY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO , YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY LOOK AT THAT, AND NOT EVEN MAY BE JUST MEMBERSHIPS. MAYBE THIS SPARKS SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE CAN THINK OF, YOU KNOW? HOW CAN WE BEST SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS TO LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES?

>> SO WHEN THIS DISCUSSION CAME UP, THIS WAS SOMETHING I ACTUALLY TRIED TO DO FOR THE TEACHERS TO LOWER OUR INSURANCE AND TO ALLEVIATE THEIR STRESS , AND, YOU KNOW, I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE BOARD, AND WE STILL COULDN'T GET IT PASSED. BUT I DID DO MY DUE DILIGENCE FOR MR. RAMIREZ. THE, THERE ARE, I WENT TO SEVERAL GYMS, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL GYMS THAT DO PROVIDE FREE STUDENT GYM MEMBERSHIPS THROUGH, THROUGH THE SUMMER. BUT ONE IS CHOOSE, ONCE 24 HOUR FITNESS. THERE'S A VARIETY. SO TO HAVE STAFF REACH OUT TO THEM AND JUST INFORMED THE STUDENTS OF WHAT THEY HAVE, AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S ONE AVENUE. THE OTHER ONE IS THAT WE DO HAVE A BOND MEASURE THAT JUST PASSED, BUT SINCE WE'RE IN THE BEGINNING OF STAGE OF THE REDEVELOPING, MAYBE THERE CAN BE AN ACCESS CARD OR ADDITIONAL WEIGHTS BEING BOUGHT, AS LONG AS IT BENEFITS THE STUDENTS AND, IN THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE OUR FOOTBALL, OUR BASEBALL TEAM THAT TAKE THAT TIME. SO THERE MIGHT BE AN ABILITY TO SEE WHAT TIME THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO BE IN THE WEIGHT ROOM, AND THEN OPEN IT UP FOR OTHERS. I KNOW WE HAVE STAFF THERE LATE. I WOULD RATHER PAY A STAFF MEMBER TO OBSERVE, TO ENSURE THAT THEY DON'T HURT THEMSELVES OR, OR SO FORTH, AND THAT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY, OR THE, THE STUDENT. BUT TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE ALSO BEING MONITORED ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING. SO IF, IF WE WANT TO GO THAT ROUTE, THAT'S FINE. THAT'S AT NO COST TO US. I ALSO WOULD LIKE, I MEAN, I'M HOPING THAT WE DO WITH OUR TEACHERS TO USE IT AS WELL, BUT A SECOND WEIGHT ROOM MAY BE BENEFICIAL , AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS, AND THEN SEEING IF WE CAN, SEE HOW WE CAN GET ACCESS FOR STUDENTS, LIKE, THROUGH A CARD OR SOMETHING.

WHAT I WOULD RATHER GO DOWN THAT AVENUE THEN HAVE US PAY FOR IT , FOR, FOR THE MEMBERSHIPS THEMSELVES. SO, BECAUSE I HAVE A

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WE HAVE CONSENSUS? >> OPTIONS IN THE SCHOOL, NOT OPTIONS FOR OUTSIDE SOURCES. UNLESS, UNLESS THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE IT THE KIDS A DISCOUNT. I CAN'T SUPPORT THE DISTRICT.

>> MR. SERNA? >> I THINK THE IDEA IS NOT A BAD IDEA. IT'S, I THINK THE BIGGEST THING IS HOW DO WE PAY FOR IT? I THINK MY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SIDE OF MY HOUSE ALWAYS THINKS THAT THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY TO GET THINGS PAID WITHOUT USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS, RIGHT? SO I THINK, LIKE YOU SAID, IF THERE'S A DISCOUNT, OR A FREE OPPORTUNITY BY SOMEBODY DONATED A GRANT OR SOMETHING, THAT, THAT COULD HAPPEN. THEY USED GENERAL FUND DOLLARS OF THINGS OR THAT NATURE, I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A CHALLENGE TO, TO SELL FOR ANYBODY, RIGHT? SO I KNOW, AT TIMES, AS YOU SAID, THERE'S A SUMMER FREE PASS. MAYBE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A START FOR THEM. I DO AGREE THAT OUR SCHOOLS DO HAVE WEIGHT ROOMS. I MEAN, WHEN I WAS AN ATHLETE, WE USE THEM.

THEY'RE NOT OPEN ALL THE TIME, SO THAT'S THE CHALLENGE. AND IF THE WEIGHT ROOMS AREN'T FULLY, I GUESS, RESOURCED, YOU KNOW, THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT, THEN WE NEED TO FIGURE THAT OUT, BECAUSE IT DOES BECOME AN EQUITY ISSUE, RIGHT? I'LL JUST USE OUR SCHOOLS, FOR EXAMPLE. IF FULL HEIGHT HAS THE BEST WEIGHT ROOM IN TOWN, BUT THEN SUMMIT DOESN'T, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT, RIGHT? BECAUSE IT SHOULD BE EQUITABLE ACROSS ALL SCHOOLS. SO I THINK AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT, WE ALSO, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT OUR WEIGHT ROOMS AND SEE WHAT MAY BE IN THERE TO SEE IF THAT'S AN ISSUE, AND MAYBE WHEN WE'RE DOING THESE BOND TOWNHALL MEETINGS, THE PARENTS DON'T EVEN KNOW BECAUSE THEIR KIDS DON'T SPEAK UP ABOUT WHAT RIGHT EQUIVALENT WE HAVE. SO THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE JUST LOOK AT AS A WAY TO, TO STUDY, YOU KNOW, MOVING THIS . SO ANYWAYS, JUST, THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. I DON'T, I DON'T, I DON'T AGREE ABOUT USING, YOU KNOW, OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO, TO FUND A WEIGHT, A WEIGHT ROOM MEMBERSHIP, BUT I DO SEE OTHER AVENUES TO, TO MAKE THIS DREAM OF YOURS POSSIBLE REALITY FOR

ATHLETES. >> WE NEED MORE BENCHES.

THERE'S ALWAYS, EVERYBODY ALWAYS TAKES UP ALL THE BENCHES.

>> AS WE, IF THE MOTION IS FOR US TO CONTINUE TO DO SOME RESEARCH, THERE POTENTIALLY COULD BE SOME SOLUTIONS THAT DON'T COST US MONEY, LIKE SPONSORSHIPS.

>> YEAH. >> AND IF WE HAVE, IF WE CAN, IF WE CAN FIND A SECOND ROOM AND GET DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY TO DONATE WEIGHTS, BECAUSE, I MEAN, THERE'S OTHER OPTIONS.

WE'RE ALL OPEN TO EVERYTHING, SO.

>> IF I, IF I MAY. FOR THE RECORD, I WAS HOPING THAT WE WOULD NOT USE TAXPAYER DOLLARS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. I APPRECIATE YOU MENTIONING THE WHOLE OPPORTUNITY FOR GRANTS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY EXIST OUT THERE. I KNOW WE HAVE PLENTY OF PARTNERS WITHIN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY THAT WOULD BE HAPPY TO FUND THIS KIND OF THING.

>> THANK YOU, AND I ALSO WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR DOING DUE DILIGENCE TO RESEARCH, AND YOU SPARKED MY MIND, BECAUSE IN ANOTHER CAPACITY OF MY LIFE, WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT I KNOW ARE VERY, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY, BUT PEOPLE LOVE TO INVEST IN OUR STUDENTS, RIGHT? AND I LOVE THE IDEA OF KEEPING OUR ASSETS WITHIN THE DISTRICT VERSUS GIVING IT TO SOME CORPORATE GYM THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GET AN ROI ON THAT, BUT INVESTING IN OUR KIDS AND HAVING THOSE TANGIBLE ASSETS, BUT ALWAYS GREAT. SO WHEN WE SAY EXPLORING, IT'S, YOU KNOW, LOOKING INTO WHAT OTHER POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES. YOU BROUGHT A LOT OF GREAT SOLUTIONS, SO THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR DUE DILIGENCE. BUT IT DID SPARK THING THING OF HEALTHY STUDENTS, AND I THINK THIS COULD BE A BROADER CAMPAIGN, STARTING WITH THIS. BUT I KNOW THAT WE DO THAT WITH OUR STAFF. I KNOW THE CITY DOESN'T, HEALTHY FONTANA.

SO REALLY, YOU KNOW, MIRRORING THE TWO TOGETHER AND JUST CREATING THAT AWARENESS WITH OUR STUDENTS.

>> I SAW YOUR BRAIN WORKING JUST LIKE YOU DID WITH FONTANA SANNA, SO, OKAY. SO I GUESS , DO WE HAVE TO TAKE IT, MARK, DO WE HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE ON THIS, SINCE WE'RE JUST GIVING

[6. Public Participation]

DIRECTION? >> KNOW, IF THERE'S NO MOTION TO TAKE ACTION, THEN I THINK JUST THE CALL FOR CONSENSUS AND A DIRECTION TO STAFF COMPLETES THE ITEM.

>> OKAY. OKAY, THAT TAKES US TO 6.1, PUBLIC COMMENT, NON-AGENDA ITEMS. SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, DID WE RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC

COMMENT FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS? >> YES, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF SEVEN, SEVEN FOR THIS PART AND THEN THREE MORE FOR 6.2.

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

>> I'LL START WITH LYDIA WIBERG AND SUSANNA MEDINA IS ON BIG.

>> OH MY GOSH, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT. OKAY, SO GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, BOARD OF EDUCATION,

[02:40:07]

AND THEN ONE OF OUR FORMER RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS SONS, JUSTIN CLAY RECEIVED HIS MASTERS AT THE SAME TIME. NEXT WEEK, I THINK, MAYBE A COUPLE WEEKS, MY DAUGHTER, MICHELLE, WILL BE GETTING HER DEGREE, AND I'VE ALREADY GOT A LIST OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS, FRANK, DAVID, JEANETTE, DANIEL HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED THEIRS, AND THEN JENNIFER WILL BE GETTING HERS SHORTLY. AND I HAVE A FEW UNDER MY BELT, BECAUSE THE INSPIRATION OF MANY OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE THAT HAVE ENCOURAGED ME THROUGHOUT THE YEARS I'VE WORKED HERE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EDUCATION. SO THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR FLIP AND JUNIOR FLIP GRADUATES THAT ARE COMING UP NEXT WEEK, AND THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL, GREAT POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR SCHOOL POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THIS EXCELLENT PROGRAM, AND FOR KEEPING US SAFE. SO I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE THE SUCCESSES THAT WE ALL HAVE HAD TOGETHER. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND LET'S BE HAPPY ABOUT THIS! LET'S CELEBRATE, YOU KNOW? IT'S GREAT. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2025. ADRIANA, YOU'RE PART OF THAT. MR. BAKER, YOUR SON WILL BE GRADUATING. CONGRATULATIONS.

AND HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, EVERYBODY.

>> SUSANNA LEXI SHE IS STILL HERE.

>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING. SO I'M SUSANNA. WE BOTH ARE STUDENTS FROM SANTANA HIGH SCHOOL ACROSS THE STREET, AND WE ARE PART OF OUR THEATER PROGRAM, AND WE ARE HERE TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU ALL WITH INTENT TO BETTER OUR EXTRACURRICULARS AROUND SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT. SO I'M A PERFORMING ARTS STUDENT, AND I HAVE LOVED ALL THREE YEARS I'VE BEEN A PART OF THEATER PRODUCTION, AND THEATER PRODUCTION IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN MORE OF THE SCHOOLS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT. I REMEMBER PERSONALLY WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, I HAD DESPERATELY HOPED TO START MY PERFORMING ARTS CAREER EARLIER, AND NOT MANY SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW OFFER -- PATHWAY, SO MANY CHILDREN AREN'T ABLE TO UNLOCK THEIR LOVE FOR PERFORMING ARTS LIKE WE HAVE. RIGHT NOW WE OFFER SO MUCH, AND MANY OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE EXPRESSED THE CREATIVITY WITH BUILDING AND ON STAGE ACTING. WE HAVE GOTTEN SO MANY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OVER THE PAST YEARS, EVEN MYSELF. ALONGSIDE THAT, MANY OF OUR TECHNICIANS HAVE GOTTEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH WORKING IN SOUND AND EVEN DESIGNING CLOTHING. THEATER AND PERFORMING ARTS IS SOMETHING THAT IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED, AND I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER INTEGRATING IT INTO MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. IF THESE STUDENTS RECEIVE THEATER PROGRAMS LIKE OURS AT A YOUNGER AGE, THEN THEY'RE MOST LIKELY TO JOIN IN HIGH SCHOOL, WITH FURTHER ENSURE THE CONTINUATION OF OUR PROGRAM. AND --

>> ALTHOUGH MY SIDE OF THE STORY IS NOT LIKE SUSANNA'S, I JOINED THEATER A YEAR AGO, AND HONESTLY, IF I KNEW IT FROM, LIKE, MIDDLE SCHOOL OR A YOUNGER, LIKE, YOUNGER, I

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YOU KNOW? >> THANK YOU.

>>

>>

>>> GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS. I AM THE MOTHER OF A STUDENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND HERE ONCE AGAIN TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS.

ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS IN REFERENCE TO REPORTING EVIDENCE HE RECEIVED ON APRIL 21 OF 2025 VIA EMAIL AND IN PERSON AT YOUR OFFICE IN WHICH I AM A PARTICIPANT WITH THE IEP AGAINST THE LAW AND AS PARENTS WE HAVE RIGHTS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY AND ACTIVELY AND I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS VIOLATION AND UNFORTUNATELY IT ISN'T THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED . AND YOU HAVE THE EVIDENCE. WE HAVE REQUESTED INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS , AND I HOPE THEY ARE GRANTED AND WE ARE NOT TAKEN TO DUE PROCESS BECAUSE IT WOULD BE UNFAIR. THE ONES WHO BENEFIT IN THESE CASES ARE THE LAWYERS. DURING IEP MEETINGS I REQUEST

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I ALWAYS REQUEST THAT THE NOTES BE READ OUT LOUD AT THE END OF THE MEETINGS AND M DENIED WITH THE EXCUSE THAT THE IEP MUST BE QUICKLY CONCLUDED. THIS IS AN EXCUSE. THE DISTRICT HAS TAKEN EIGHT MONTHS OR YEAR AND A HALF FOR MY STUDENT AND I CONSIDER THIS ANOTHER VIOLATION. I REQUESTED AN EXPLANATION OR A QUOTE THAT STIPULATES THIS CHANGE BECAUSE IT USED TO BE ALLOWED AND NOW IT IS. I REQUEST THAT THE SYSTEM DIRECTOR NOT BE PRESENT AT MY FUTURE MEETINGS. THIS PERSON WAS MOCKING ME DURING THE MEETING MY NEPHEW WHO WAS ACCOMPANYING ME AS A WITNESS. I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR THAT PARENTS ARE TREATED THIS WAY JUST FOR BEING HISPANIC. BOARD MEMBERS, I ASK THAT WE PARENTS BE RESPECTED AND OPTIONS BE TAKEN AND NOT TO KEEP ANNOYING ME ANY LONGER. THANK YOU.

>>

>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REQUEST THAT YOU MOVE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS BACK TO HOW THEY WERE AS IT IS REALLY LATE TO HAVE MY SON WITH ME HERE AND I HAVE NO ONE TO WATCH HIM. THANK YOU.

>> JESSICA, YOU ARE ON DECK. >> GOOD EVENING , BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD VICE PRESIDENT CUT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CUT SUPERINTENDENT AND BODY. MY NAME IS JESSICA CERRADO SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND HERE TO RESPECTFULLY ADVOCATE FOR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OPTIONS FOR YOUTH AND THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RELEASED DEPARTMENT SEEKING TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTRACTING DIRECTLY WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT TO HAVE A POLICE OFFICER OR OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO OUR SCHOOL SITE FULLY FUNDED BY US AND COME AT NO COST TO THE DISTRICT. AT PRESENT, USE PRIVATE SECURITY TO MAINTAIN A SAFE CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT AND WHILE THAT IS HELPFUL AS A DETERRENT, WE ALSO DO UNDERSTAND ITS LIMITATIONS. IN THE EVENT OF A SERIOUS INCIDENT WE WANT TO KNOW IT WILL BE HANDLED BY HIGHLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS AND UST POLICE OFFICERS. WE HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND AUTHORITY -- I AM SORRY. WHO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY AND PROTECT STUDENTS AND STAFF.

FORTUNATELY, WE HAVEN'T HAD MANY SITUATIONS REQUIRING POLICE INTERVENTION BUT WE WANT TO STAY AHEAD OF SAFETY ISSUES AND NOT JUST REACT TO THEM. A PROFESSIONAL OFFICER PRESENCE WOULD NOT ONLY HELP PREVENT POTENTIAL ISSUES BUT ALSO DEEPEN TRUST BETWEEN STUDENTS AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. THIS PARTNERSHIP WOULD STRENGTHEN SAFETY FOR THE SCHOOL AND FOSTER COLLABORATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY IT WOULD DO SO WITHOUT ANY FISCAL IMPACT ON THE DISTRICT .

WE HOPE THE BOARD CONSIDERS THIS PROPOSAL AND ALLOWS LEADERSHIP TO BRING IT TO LIFE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND COMMITMENT TO

STUDENT SAFETY AND FONTANA. >> NEXT WE HAVE RUDY CASTRO AND

ROBERT ON DECK. >> IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE CHIEF AND MISS JESSICA TO CONNECT AT SOME POINT?

>> I WAS GOING TO LET EVERYBODY TALK FIRST.

>> OKAY. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ, SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY AND THE REST OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HANGING IN THERE AT 9:15. THE BROWN ACT MANDATES THAT PUBLIC MEETINGS BE OPEN TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT DECISION-MAKING AND AS SUCH THE BROWN ACT MANDATES THAT MEETINGS BE PUBLICLY NOTICED AND AGENDAS POSTED FOR TRANSPARENCY AND TO ADEQUATELY AND LEGALLY NOTIFY THE PUBLIC THAT THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE LOCAL AGENCY, WHICH IN THIS CASE IS A SCHOOL BOARD SHALL POST AN AGENDA AT LEAST 72 HOURS BEFORE A REGULAR MEETING.

WHY IS THIS 72 HOUR ADVANCE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION MANDATED AND REQUIRED? IT IS TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC IS MADE AWARE OF THE SPECIFIC BUSINESS AND ITEMS TO BE OPENLY CONSIDERED, DISCUSSED AND/OR TRANSACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE BODY AT THE REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING AND TO ACCOMPLISH ADEQUATE AND LEGAL ADVANCED

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THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE TWO MORE UNDER PUBLIC

COMMENT NON-AGENDA ITEMS. >> I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN HAVE A SECOND PRIOR TO MY THREE MINUTES BUT I DO WANT TO SAY, ANGEL, I LOVE THE HEART BEHIND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. I WASN'T MOCKING THAT. I WANT TO SAY THAT MANY OF HER NEW PARKS HAVE AN OUTSIDE GYM AND THEY HAVE WORK OUT AND WHY DON'T WE PARTNER WITH THE CITY AND THE MAYOR AND USE THOSE FACILITIES? THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK WITH THE CHANGES MADE TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND AT THE BOARD MEETINGS AND SPECIFICALLY HOW NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE END OF THE MEETING . WHY? BACK IN JANUARY THE BOARD PRESIDENT MADE THIS CHANGE. IT IS NOT A COMMON PRACTICE AND CERTAINLY NOT DONE BY MOST OTHER BOARDS. IN FACT, WHAT IS COMMONLY DONE IS GIVING THE PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING WHERE THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD UPFRONT AND NOT PUSHED TO THE BACK AND MAKE MATTERS WORSE, YOU HAVE CREATED A NEW CATEGORY AS RUDY MENTIONED, A NON-AGENDA ITEM. BUT THESE ARE ACTUALLY PLACED ON THE AGENDA WHICH IS UNHEARD OF. I DO BELIEVE THIS WAS DONE TO AVOID DISCUSSION AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND TO AVOID HAVING TO TAKE ACTION ON WHAT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS BRING FORWARD. THIS IS NOT TRANSPARENCY . IT IS AVOIDANCE.

THIS CHANGE HAS SENT A LOUD AND CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC.

WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, PUBLIC , IT REALLY ISN'T IMPORTANT. IT CAN WAIT. IN FACT, IT CAN WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE MEETING. I REACHED OUT TO MULTIPLE BOARDS JUST TO ASK ABOUT THIS. THE MOST COMMON REACTION WE SEE WAS ONE WORD, WOW AND IT SEEMS LIKE A LACK OF TRANSPARENCY WITH COMMON PHRASE. RECENTLY QUESTIONING A NON-AGENDA ITEM AND HOW CAN THAT APPEAR AT ALL ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE BY DEFINITION THAT IS AN OXYMORON . ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN BOARD POLICY, THE PUBLIC COMMENT FALLS WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION AND IT MAY BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION, BUT INSTEAD OF HONORING THAT, THIS BOARD CREATED VAGUE CATEGORIES. IN DOING SO, THEY REMOVED ALL RESPONSIBILITY FROM ITSELF. I DO HAVE TO ASK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT , WHAT ARE WE DOING? WHAT ARE WE DOING, DANIEL? YOU ARE ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE CONSTITUENTS AND THAT STARTS BY LISTENING TO THEM, NOT AT THE END OF THE NIGHT WHEN THE CAMERAS ARE OFF AND THE ROOM IS HALF-EMPTY WHEN EVERYBODY IS HERE. I DO URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER BOTH OF THESE CHANGES AND THE BOARD UNION OF

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>>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS . I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE EQUITY POLICY FROM A FEW MONTHS AGO. ON THIS BOARD'S INABILITY AND INACTION . AS MANY ARE AWARE, THERE WAS A REFERENDUM BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CENTU THEY SENT TO THE WHITE HOUSE AND TO THE DAIS. AND YOU LOST . ANYWAY, IT INVALIDATES WHAT HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE IN OUR SCHOOLS BECAUSE MANY CHANGES ARE COMING. THIS BOARD FAILED TO DISCUSS AN ACTION ON REPEALING THE EQUITY POLICY. I DO HOPE THEY RECONSIDER IT. LAST TIME, THERE WERE EQUITY SUPPORTERS. THESE SUPPORTERS DEFENDED IT BY CLAIMING THIS POLICY COMPLIES WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. IT DOES NOT . ON THE CONTRARY. IT GOES AGAINST THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, TITLE IX AND THE US SUPREME COURT CASE THAT STRUCK DOWN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN 2023 WITH A 6-3 VOTE. EQUITY AND DEI REFERENCES FOUND HERE IS A RENAMING OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. SUPPORTERS CLAIM THAT THIS WOULD BE A PERSONAL AFFRONT TO TEACHERS, STAFF, WHO CARE FOR CHILDREN. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? HOW DOES EQUITY POLICY MAKE THEM CARE FOR CHILDREN AND IF THEY REMOVE IT THEY WILL STOP CARING FOR THEM? THAT ARGUMENT MAKES NO SENSE. HOW MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OPERATING -- HOW WERE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OPERATING BEFORE THIS . THIS SUPPORTER OF EQUITY SHOULD FOCUS ON THEIR VOCATION, WHICH IS TEACHING AND WITH THE EPIDEMIC HAPPENING AND GET BACK TO TEACHING READING, WRITING AND MATH AND LEAVE PERSONAL ACTIVISM AND AGENDAS OUT OF OUR CLASSROOMS AND AWAY FROM OUR CHILDREN. AGAIN EQUITY POLICIES OVEREMPHASIZE DIVERSITY OVER ACADEMIC RIGOR OR MERIT AND EVENTUALLY LOWERING STUDENT STANDARDS TO ACCOMMODATE THESE GROUPS. I DO HOPE THIS BOARD SEES HOW EQUITY POLICIES AND THEY ARE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE AND DISCRIMINATORY. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THIS BOARD TO HAVE COURAGE AND RESCUE HER CHILDREN FROM POLICIES THAT ONLY CAUSE DIVISION AND RESENTMENT TOWARD OTHER STUDENTS AND INDIVIDUALS AND STAND UP FOR PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY YOU ARE ELECTED TO REPRESENT. I AGREE WITH MS. RIOS AND THE OTHER COLLEAGUES HERE AND REQUEST PUBLIC COMMENT TO BE MOVED BACK AS IT USED TO BE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETINGS. THANK YOU. CLOTHES

>> CAN I ASK FOR CLARIFICATION. GYM LEWIS YOU WROTE DOWN POLICY 415 BUT NOTED TO SPEAK TO ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 0411 .

ARE YOU SPEAKING ON 6.2 OR 6.1 QUITE OKAY. THIS TAKES US TO 6.2, PUBLIC SUBMISSION FOR AGENDA ITEM AND REPEAL OF AR 0411 . I WON'T EVEN TRY. THE NEXT ITEM IS 6.2 PUBLIC SUBMISSION FOR AGENDA ITEM REPEAL OF AR 0411 . I WILL LET

HIM TALK FIRST. >> YOU COULD DO A MOTION TO ALLOW DISCUSSION OF THIS TOPIC AND CALL FOR THE TOPIC BUT EITHER WAY WILL ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK. MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO DO A QUICK MOTION TO HEAR FROM ANY OF THE

PUBLIC ON THIS ITEM. >> WE WILL HAVE A MOTION AND A

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SECOND . >> SO MOVED.

>> I WILL SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY AND A SECOND BY MR. SERNA . WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. LET'S HEAR FROM THE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO REQUESTED THIS ITEM. YOU DO HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS YOUR

AGENDA ITEM. >> THANK YOU, BOARD . ONCE AGAIN , THIS IS UNDER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND NOT AS AN AGENDA ITEM. I WILL BEGIN TONIGHT BY ADDRESSING THIS EQUITY POLICY BECAUSE THEY DO GO HAND-IN-HAND. FIRST THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS MADE IT CLEAR THAT SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO PUSH THESE POLICIES BETTER FEDERALLY FUNDED AND MAY BE AT RISK AND POLICIES LIKE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION AND THE ONE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ARE NOT HELPING BUT CREATING GROUPS OF STUDENTS WHO BELIEVE THEY CAN'T REACH THE POTENTIAL UNLESS SPECIAL CONDITIONS ARE MET. THIS IS A FARCE CREATING VICTIMS. THE NATION ENTER SCHOOLS ARE ALREADY DIVERSE. WE DON'T NEED QUOTAS. WHAT WE NEED IS PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES LIKE THE ONE WE HAVE IN OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. THESE POLICIES HAVE REPLACED PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND HAVE BECOME A CRUTCH. I RECENTLY ATTENDED A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WHERE SEVERAL STUDENTS SPOKE HOW THEY NEEDED AT WOODY IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE . THAT SHOULD DEEPLY CONCERN US ALL. INSTEAD OF TEACHING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CHARACTER, HONESTY, INTEGRITY, HARD WORK , PERSEVERANCE, TEAMWORK, COURAGE, WE ARE PUSHING POLICIES THAT ARE TURNING THESE CHILDREN INTO ACTIVISTS AND NOT EDUCATING THEM. ISN'T IT IRONIC THAT TWO OF THE THREE PEOPLE WHO SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THE EQUITY POLICY LAST MONTH WERE IN TEACHERS UNIONS? IN MY OPINION, THERE PUSHING THESE POLICIES TO AVOID THE ACCOUNT ABILITY OF OUR STUDENTS FALLING FURTHER AND FURTHER BEHIND. YEARS BEHIND IN READING, WRITING, MATH, AND MORE. THESE POLICIES HAVE BECOME A DISTRACTION FROM THE REAL PROBLEM AND OUR KIDS AREN'T LEARNING WHAT THEY NEED TO TO SUCCEED. WHILE I AM AT IT AND WHILE WE DO ADVANCE, WHY ARE WE ADVANCING STUDENTS WERE NOT PROFICIENT AT THEIR GRADE LEVEL? I WAS TOLD BY THE DIRECTOR THAT ONCE A STUDENT SHOWS OR FALSE FALL IN BEHIND THEY ARE MOVED INTO THE SPECIAL NEEDS CATEGORY. IS THIS REALLY A SOLUTION? IN THE NAME OF INCLUSION COMING UP WITH STUDENTS WITH VASTLY DIFFERENT LEARNING LEVELS AND NEEDS IN THE SAME CLASSROOM UNDER INCLUSION, BUT WE ALL KNOW THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY CAUGHT DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN EXPECTING A DIFFERENT RESULT. I DO UNDERSTAND THE JOB BEFORE YOU .

HOWEVER, A LOT OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CREATED BY THIS AND OTHER BOARDS LEAVING BEHIND THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION TO CHASE SOCIAL JUSTICE IDEOLOGIES. I DO WANT TO SHARE A PERSONAL STORY. I WANT TO COMMENT THAT WHAT A COMMUNITY MEMBER SAID LAST MONTH THAT STUDENTS NEED TEACHERS THAT LOOK LIKE THEM TO SUCCEED. THAT IS A FARCE . I STRONGLY DISAGREE. WHILE GOING THROUGH SOME OLD PAPERWORK RECENTLY, I RECENTLY FOUND A FOLDER OF HIGH SCHOOL HOMEWORK OVER 40 YEARS AGO. AND MY ENGLISH TEACHER WAS A SHORT HISPANIC WOMAN WHO DIDN'T LOOK LIKE ME BUT SHE CHALLENGED ME AND EXPANDED MY VOCABULARY. SHE SHOWED ME COMPASSION, CARE, CONCERN. SHE MADE SUCH AN IMPACT. WE DON'T NEED SOMEBODY THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU. YOU NEED SOMEBODY TO INVEST IN YOU. THANK YOU.

>> PUBLIC SPEAKERS GYM LEWIS, RUDY CASTRO ON DECK.

>> ACTUALLY MY TALK IS ON THE REPEAL OF THE EQUITY POLICY AND I WAS REFERRING TO 0415 , THE EQUITY POLICY.

>> IT IS NOT ON THE

>> WE HAVE ALREADY HAD PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> IF YOU WANT TO COME BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING, SIR, AND FILL OUT A CARD TO DISCUSS IT, WE WILL .

>> WAS AS A MATTER OF ME PUTTING IT UNDER THE WRONG AGENDA ITEM?

>> I DON'T HAVE THAT CARD. >> I WAS ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION BECAUSE IT SAID POLICIES YOU WANT TO SPEAK AT THAT TIME OR THIS ONE?

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>> I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE THE REPEAL OF THE EQUITY POLICY WAS SIX POINT TWO . IT WAS A MISTAKE OF WHERE IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.

>> BOARD PRESIDENT, IF THE BOARD DECIDES -- IF YOU WANT TO RETURN TO 6.1 AND ALLOWED THE SPEAKER TO SPEAK UNDER NON-AGENDA ITEMS,

THAT IS AFTER THE BOARD. >> I SAY LET HIM SPEAK BECAUSE

HE HAS BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT. >> BUT FOR FUTURE, ALL RIGHT.

>> WE ARE BACK TO SIX POINT ONE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, PRESIDENT PEREZ , AND ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MY NAME IS GYM LEWIS. ON BEHALF OF THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD, I THINK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO OFFER SUPPORT FOR REPEALING THE EQUITY POLICY AND I DO HIGHLIGHT THE WORD SUPPORT BECAUSE WE DO RECOGNIZE A GREAT DEAL OF POLITICAL AND CULTURAL PRESSURE THAT HAS AMASSED OVER THE YEARS TO CAMPAIGN FOR SUCH POLICIES.

YOU BOARD MEMBERS ARE FEELING THE PRESSURE NOW. IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE STUDENTS OF THE DISTRICT, YOU WILL NEED COURAGE TO ANSWER THOSE WHO WANT TO MAINTAIN THESE FAILED POLICIES. THIS TREND STARTED WITH AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN THE 60S AND THESE WERE BORN OUT OF A WELL-MEANING ATTEMPT TO ATTEMPT DISPARITIES CAUSED IN PART BY HISTORICAL, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ADDRESSED BY THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AND THAT TREND AND THOSE METHODS HAVE BEEN CONTROVERSIAL SINCE THE BEGINNING AND WHILE THE CAPTURE OF THE INSTITUTIONS HAS FORCE-FED THEIR IMPLEMENTATION SINCE THEN, SANITY PREVAILED WHEN THE 2023 SUPREME COURT DECISION DECLARED THEM UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND THEN THE 2024 ELECTION SAW 77 MILLION PEOPLE BACK THAT MANDATE THAT DROVE NEW EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO FINALLY REVERSE THAT TREND. THE TIDE HAS BEEN TURNED AND THE TIME NOW IS TO CATCH THAT WAVE AND ONE BY ONE FORMER PROMOTERS WHO ARE NOW AT THE CENTER ARE LEAVING THE MOVEMENT BEHIND FOR COMMON SENSE. DEI POLICIES MEAN WELL, BUT GOOD INTENTIONS DON'T NECESSARILY YIELD GOOD RESULTS -- RESULTS. THE BEST INTENTIONS ALSO HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES AND ARE EVEN COUNTERPRODUCTIVE WITH SIDE EFFECTS. WE ARE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT AND WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED SOME OF THOSE NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS. WE WANT TO DO SO IN A SPIRIT OF LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING. OUR CONCERN IS FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR THE CHILDREN. WE ALSO WANT AN HONEST DEBATE THAT LISTENS TO FAIRLY AND ANSWERS THE OPPOSING ARGUMENTS SO YOU THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THE BEST INFORMATION TO MAKE THE DECISION WHICH IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN AND NOT THE ADMINISTRATION , NOT THE UNION, NOT THE UNION BUT THE CHILDREN.

LET IT BE RECOGNIZED THAT WE BELIEVE THERE IS A GENUINE SPIRIT OF COMPASSION THAT MOTIVATES THE EQUITY POLICIES.

ALL REASONABLE PEOPLE DESIRE AND WELCOME AN INCLUSIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, BUT WHEN THAT COMPASSION ISN'T ANCHORED IN WISDOM AND JUSTICE, IT COULD BE HIJACKED BY FORCES DESIGNED TO DIVIDE US AND DIVIDE US IT HAS AN FIRST BY EMPHASIZING GROUP IDENTITY OVER INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER. AGAIN, I DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER THE ARGUMENTS AND GAUGE THOSE PROS AND CONS AND COURAGEOUSLY LEAD THE DISTRICT IN THE RIGHT DECISION.

THANK YOU.

HELLO AGAIN, RUDY CASTRO WITH THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD. IT IS NO COINCIDENCE OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS HAS INCREASED 245% WITH NO IMPROVEMENT BUT AT THE SAME TIME THERE HAS BEEN A PUSH STARTING WITH AFFIRMATIVE ACTION NOW DEI AND WOKE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO SAY, BUT IT IS SO HORRIBLE THAT MASS NOW IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM AS WELL AS EVERYTHING ELSE BUT 73% OF EIGHTH GRADERS NATIONWIDE TAKE THE TEST AND FAILED TO SCORE AT THE PROFICIENT LEVEL AND SHOCKINGLY A SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF NON-DISADVANTAGED MIDDLE-CLASS AND MORE AFFLUENT EIGHTH-GRADERS, 60%, ALSO FAILED THE MATH EXAM. THIS IS JUST A CRY FOR HELP. REMEDIAL MATH IS NOW BEING TAUGHT AT HARVARD TO MAKE UP FOR THE FACT THAT THESE

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NOBODY TALKS ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS TABOO. IT WILL TAKE A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE IN CULTURE WITH A FOCUS ON FAITH AND PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT ALL THE PROGRAMS YOU WANT OR SPEND ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD. IT WON'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

EVENING ONCE AGAIN. I WANT TO START BY THINKING THE BOARD FOR ADDING THIS ITEM TO THE AGENDA AND MAKING IT AN AGENDA ITEM. I HOPE YOU TAKE THE TIME TO DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON IT AND I URGE THE BOARD TO REPEAL THIS DISPROPORTIONALITY POLICY THAT GOES HAND IN GLOVE WITH THE EQUITY POLICY THAT WE REQUESTED TO REPEAL IN THE PRIOR MONTH. PLEASE HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW EXACTLY DOES EQUITY AND THIS REGULATION INCREASE GRADES OF OUR STUDENTS? IT STATES HERE THE DISTRICT WILL READ VIEW POLICIES AND PRACTICES AND WOULD BE MONITORED AND ELIMINATE THE IMPACTS OF DISPARITIES. THIS IS ADOPTED IN 2018 AND WHAT HAS COME ABOUT SINCE THEN? WHAT HAS THIS DISTRICT FOUND, AND WHAT HAS IT ELIMINATED AND IMPROVED? ACCORDING TO THE STATE , STUDENTS AREN'T EVEN READING OR DOING MATH AT GRADE LEVELS. AND ENROLLMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS BEEN DECLINING. WE SEE IT HAPPENING . WE SEE STANDARDS ARE BEING LOWERED AND STUDENTS ARE JUST PASSED ON TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL. GIVING THEM A SENSE OR A FEEL IT IS GOOD. IT IS NOT . THESE POLICIES MAY SOUND NICE AND HAVE GREAT SOUNDING WORDS IN THEM, THE OPPOSITE IS THE REALITY. THEY ARE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE IN SCHOOLS.

YEAR AFTER YEAR, WE SEE HOW THE READING, WRITING AND MATH SCORES DON'T IMPROVE STUDENTS PASS AND ARE GIVEN A FALSE SENSE OF SUCCESS. BUT WHEN THEY GET TO COLLEGE, MANY END UP DROPPING OUT OR ARE PLACED IN REMEDIAL CLASSES. I KNOW THERE ARE GREAT TEACHERS OUT THERE. AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR BEING GREAT TEACHERS. YOU DO HAVE A BIG RESPONSIBILITY. THAT IS TO EDUCATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THIS BOARD TO STOP PUSHING DIVISION AND HATE ON OUR CHILDREN BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THESE POLICIES DO. EQUITY CUT DEI CUT DISPROPORTIONALITY AND OTHER IDEOLOGIES UNDERMINE MERITOCRACY AND STUDENTS AND INDIVIDUALS SHOULD BE REPORTED ON TALENT AND THIS IS WHAT THESE POLICIES DO. PUTTING PEOPLE INTO GROUPS. THESE POLICIES CREATE REVERSE DISCRIMINATION AND OVEREMPHASIZES GROUP IDENTITY LEADING TO RESENTMENT TOWARD STUDENTS WHO FEEL UNFAIRLY DISADVANTAGED AND NOT PART OF THE PROTECTED GROUPS. IT HAS THE WORD DIVERSITY, BUT DIVERSITY IS DISCOURAGED OF THOUGHT.

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INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM

THE BOARD? >> SUPERINTENDENT , CAN I ASK YOU TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT? OBVIOUSLY, BEING A NEWER BOARD MEMBER, HOW DID WE END UP WITH THIS PARTICULAR AR? WHAT ARE THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS, AND HOW ARE WE MONITORING THAT IT IS ACTUALLY WORKING AND BEING IMPLEMENTED CORRECTLY?

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. I WAS IN ANOTHER DISTRICT WHEN IT WAS IMPLEMENTED AND I REMEMBER WHEN IT CAME OUT AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THEM. I CAN SEE WHAT MONTANA DID BUT IT STEMS FROM INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT I.D.

EA , A FEDERAL LAW THAT MAKE SURE ALL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVE A FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND TO COMPLY WITH THESE PROVISIONS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEVELOPED A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCESS, WHICH WE ALL FOLLOWED. THROUGH THIS QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCESS THERE ARE 15 INDICATORS THE STATE HAVE ESTABLISHED TO MONITOR THE WORK WITH I.D. A BUT TWO OF THE INDICATORS ARE SPECIFIC TO DISPROPORTIONALITY. ONE ADDRESSES THE IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. THE OTHER ADDRESSES THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND THOSE OF THE TWO INDICATORS THAT WE FELL SHORT ON IN FONTANA. IN JUNE OF 2018 WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE 16 AND 17 SCHOOL YEAR AND IN 2018 THE INDICATORS DEMONSTRATED THE NEED TO DEVELOP A POLICY THAT ADDRESSES THIS DISPROPORTIONALIT Y. AND AS A RESULT OF THE INDICATORS, THE DISTRICT DEVELOPED THIS AR 0411 TO HELP ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH IDEA BECAUSE THE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCESS CONTINUES. THE DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO MAKE SURE ALL STUDENTS RECEIVE A QUALITY EDUCATION OVERALL. WHEN THE STATE CAME AND LET US KNOW THEY WOULD COME BACK TO REVIEW HER POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, THIS IS THE ACTION THE BOARD AT THAT TIME TOOK TO MAKE SURE WE ARE FOLLOWING THROUGH AND MAKING A COMMITMENT TO ABIDE BY IDEA AND THE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCESS

FROM CALIFORNIA. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

>> THE POPULATION OF HER STUDENTS WAS DIFFERENT BACK THEN. OKAY? IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT UNTIL JUST MAYBE THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. WE WILL SEE MORE LATIN STUDENTS. BACK IN THE DAY, IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS -- % I DON'T LIKE COLOR. I DON'T LIKE TO SAY COLORS. I THINK THAT IS SO DISRESPECTFUL. BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO SAY IT, WHITE STUDENTS, BLACK STUDENTS, HISPANIC STUDENTS. I WANT TO SAY LACK AND HISPANIC WERE PRETTY MUCH EVEN, NUMBER WISE, BUT THERE WERE MORE WHITE STUDENTS IN FONTANA YEARS AGO. BUT THE TIDES HAVE CHANGED , I WANT TO SAY. IT IS MORE LATIN STUDENTS.

AND THEN BLACK AND THEN WHITE. OF COURSE THE OTHER NATIONALITIES. SO THE TIMES HAVE CHANGED. WHEN I WAS READING THAT, I WAS THINKING , I WONDER IF THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED BACK IN THE DAY WHEN YOU WERE DEALING WITH THIS WAS THE ETHNIC RACIAL GROUPS ? THE NUMBERS WERE DIFFERENT. I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU DO MORE RESEARCH AND YOU SEE THAT , THAT IS WHAT I AM THINKING HAPPENED BACK IN THE DAY. THAT IS WHAT I WAS THINKING. I DO REMEMBER GROWING UP THAT IT WAS WAY LIKE THAT. IT WAS VERY SEGREGATED BACK IN THE DAY AND MOST OF YOU HAVE LIVED HERE FOR YEARS. YOU KNOW THE NORTHERN PART OF FONTANA'S AFRICAN AMERICAN, THE MIDDLE WAS WHITE. AND ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT , I WANT TO SAY , MAYBE IT WAS BELOW RANDALL AND MY HUSBAND PROBABLY KNOWS. IT WAS HISPANIC. DON'T YOU DARE CROSS THOSE LINES. BECAUSE IT WAS BACK IN THE DAY. THAT IS THE WAY IT WAS.

SO THAT IS WHAT I AM THINKING THAT WHEN WE STARTED DEALING

WITH THAT . >> I DO UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD THINK THAT. BUT THE DISPROPORTIONALITY GOES BY PERCENTAGE OF THE STUDENT GROUP , FOR EXAMPLE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE

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>> SORRY ABOUT THAT . AS FAR AS SUSPENSION, WE HAVE ALWAYS WORKED ON THAT AND AS FAR AS I CAN REMEMBER BEING ON THE BOARD CUT THAT WAS SOME THING WE ALWAYS LOOKED AT BECAUSE WE WERE CALLED UPON IT AS WHY AND WHAT IS GOING ON. I DO REMEMBER THOSE THINGS BECAUSE THAT WAS A RED FLAG FOR US. OKAY . THE PARENTS ARE ASKING AND THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO. NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOLS. IF SOMEBODY CAME AND SAID YOU ARE TARGETING AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS, I DON'T KNOW THAT INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]. SO WE STARTED TO DO MORE RESEARCH. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT IS A LITTLE BIT AFTER YOU LEFT. YOU WANT THERE WHEN A LOT OF THIS WAS GOING ON. I DON'T KNOW. WE HAVE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE COME AND GO, BUT THESE ARE LITTLE THINGS THAT I CAN REMEMBER AND CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD AND WE ALWAYS LOOKED

AT THINGS LIKE THAT. >> YOU MR. BAKER? I KNOW WE HAVE HAD OTHER STUDENT GROUPS IDENTIFIED.

>> JUST TO EMPHASIZE, THIS IS ALL RELATED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION DATA . WHAT WE DO IS THROUGH THE CAC AND HONOR DASHBOARDS, WE ARE CONSTANTLY TAKING A LOOK AT OUR OUTCOMES. AND AS WAS TALKED ABOUT IN 2018 THERE WERE AREAS THERE WERE WE NEEDED TO DEVELOP POLICY. I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MR. GONZALES HAS WORKED TO DO IS TO TAKE A LOOK AT SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND WHAT THE OUTCOMES ARE. WE DID MAKE A LOT OF NEW PROGRESS.

>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? >> JUST TO DO A DEEPER DIVE FOR MYSELF, AND I DON'T KNOW IF MY COLLEAGUES FEEL THAT WAY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, AND MAYBE THIS COULD BE A WORK SESSION BUT HOW IS TANGIBLY WHAT WE ARE DOING IMPACTING THE ] FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION POPULATION? I KNOW THAT IS SOME WE ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO STAY AHEAD OF AND ADEQUATELY ASSESS WHERE STUDENTS ARE NOW AND JUST PERSONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT DOES THIS TANGIBLY LOOK LIKE OFF THE PAGE OR IN PRACTICE DAILY TO BEST SUPPORT THAT STUDENT GROUP?

>> I THINK IF YOU CAN ADDRESS, AND MAYBE IT IS A WORKSHOP, BUT THE QUALITY ASSURANCE IS, ALL 15, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE BY HEART BUT I KNOW WE HIGHLIGHTED THOSE THAT WE ARE DOING WORK TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY OUT OF THAT.

>> THERE IS A GRADUATION RATE, AND THE DROPOUT RATE WE LOOK AT.

JUST OF THE ASSESSMENT PARTICIPATION AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE KIDS HAVE ACCESS TO GENERAL EDUCATION. ALSO AROUND DISCIPLINE AS FAR AS HOW MANY DAYS THEY GET SUSPENDED IF IT IS MORE OR LESS THAN 10 DAYS. THERE IS ALSO PARTICIPATION RATE IN A REGULAR CLASS WITH MORE THAN 80% AND LESS THAN 40%.

ALSO, WE DO LOOK AT PARTICIPATION RATE AND IN SEPARATE SCHOOLS WITH PRESCHOOL AND THE REGULAR EDUCATION PROGRAM. THERE IS ALSO SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS THEY HAVE TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE MAKING PROGRESS. ACQUISITION AND KNOWLEDGE SKILLS WHICH IS SOME OF YOUR TESTING AND OUTCOMES ON YOUR ACADEMICS. ALSO, DOING MORE OF THE BEHAVIOR AND YOUR PARENT INVOLVEMENT RATE. WE ALSO DO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE IEP IMPLEMENTATIONS. WHAT HAPPENS IS WE ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ASSESS THE KIDS WITHIN 60 DAYS AND ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE DO HAVE TIMELY IEPS. THOSE ARE THE SEMI- -- SOME OF THE AREAS IN THERE AND THE STATE WILL SEND OUT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TO SET GOALS. BACK IN 2014, AYP CUT EVERYBODY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 100% PROFICIENT ON THE STATE TEST. THEY SET TARGETS AND WE GET FEEDBACK EVERY YEAR TO MAKE SURE WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS IN THESE AREAS. SOMETHING THAT COULD HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY AROUND DISPROPORTIONALITY, THE DISTRICT HAS FOUND TO BE SIGNIFICANT A DISPROPORTIONATE FOR THREE YEARS IN A ROW AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUT SOME SPECIAL EDUCATION

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>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> HEARING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON

[7. Board Member Comments/Reports/Requests]

THIS IS ME. SO AFTER WE GO TO AN EVENT , REGARDLESS CUT AS LONG AS IT IS USED BY PUBLIC FUNDS, THE BOARD MADE A DECISION THAT WE WOULD GIVE A REPORT ON WHETHER WHAT WE LEARNED OR WHAT WAS DISCUSSED DURING THESE MEETINGS. FOUR OUT OF FIVE OF US WENT TO WASHINGTON DC TO ADVOCATE FOR FUNDING THROUGH OUR CONGRESS PEOPLE. I WILL GIVE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF WHAT IT IS.

THIS IS LIKE ONLY A PAGE AND A HALF BUT MY NOTES FOR 10 PAGES.

I DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE INSIGHTS FROM THE RECENT ADVOCACY CONFERENCE WHICH BROUGHT LIGHT TO SEVERAL CRITICAL IMPACTING OR ISSUES IMPACTING OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. FIRST WAS FEDERAL EDUCATION FUNDING AND EDDIE. WE ARE FACING POTENTIAL REDUCTIONS IN TITLE I AND IDF FUNDING KNOWN AS INDIVIDUAL DISABILITY EDUCATION ACT WHICH ARE VITAL FOR SUPPORTING DISADVANTAGED AND SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS.

CALIFORNIA SERVES OVER 850,000 STUDENTS UNDER INDIVIDUAL AS -- DISABILITY ACT AND RECEIVES LESS THAN 13% OF THE FEDERAL FUNDING.

STUDENT PRIVACY AND ONLINE SAFETY, THEY HAVE IMPLICATED NEW DEFINITIONS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION AFFECTING HOW COMPANIES HANDLE STUDENT DATA AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REQUESTED ASSURANCES FROM SCA AND ALYEA TO COMPLY WITH FOR THE BY APRIL 30 OF 2025. BEFORE I MOVE ON, SOMEBODY CAN YOU GIVE ME THE SCA AND ALYEA DEFINITIONS FOR THE PUBLIC .

>> STATE EDUCATION AGENCY AND THE OTHER IS LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY AND FOR THE IS THE FAMILY RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT. AND THEN

THE P PRA? >>

>> I AM GLAD I GOT THE EXPERTS AND THEY CAN'T EVEN -- WE WILL GET BACK TO THE PUBLIC ON THAT ONE AND IF SOMEBODY CAN GOOGLE IT, LET ME KNOW. THERE ARE A LOT OF ACRONYMS. I HATE HEARING THEM, BUT WHEN I WAS TAKING NOTES, THAT IS ALL I COULD TAKE DOWN. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE TEACHER RECRUITMENT WITH HIGH

LIVING COSTS -- >> PROTECTION OF PUPIL RIGHTS

AMENDMENT. >> TEACHER RECRUITMENT WITH HIGH LIVING COSTS AND HOUSING SHORTAGES ARE OBSTACLES IN ATTRACTING AND RETAINING QUALIFIED EDUCATORS AND WE ADVOCATED FOR INCREASING FUNDING AND EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES. MEDICAID AND SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH SERVICES PROPOSED FEDERAL BUDGET CONFERENCE -- CUTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES AND IN CALIFORNIA MEDICAID COVERS THREE AND SEVEN CHILDREN EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFEGUARDING THIS SUPPORT. NUTRITION AND MEAL FUNDING , THERE ARE CHALLENGES TO THE COMMUNITY OF ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS THAT COULD LEAD TO SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS AND FREE MEAL PROGRAMS AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS NATIONWIDE. IMMIGRATION AND SCHOOL SAFETY WITH CALIFORNIA LAW INCLUDING AB 699 AND CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS MAKING SURE ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ATTEND A SAFE AND SECURE SCHOOL REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS AND WHILE RECENT FEDERAL ACTIONS RAISE CONCERNS, NO INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SCHOOLS. AT THE COAST TO COAST ADVOCACY CONGRESS WE MET WITH TO CONGRESS MEN AND EACH MEETING OFFERED A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AND WE ADVOCATED FOR INCREASED SPECIAL EDUCATION AND FUNDING. A LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT THIS, AND IT WAS NOT NEW TO THEM BUT 29 YEARS AGO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROMISED TO COVER OVER 40% OF SPECIAL EDUCATION COSTS BUT ONLY DELIVERED 13% WHILE THE STATE ONLY CONTRIBUTES 8%. WE HAD A DISCUSSION AND PART OF THE RISE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION IS BECAUSE OF TK AND PRE-K. I

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CONGRESSWOMAN TORRES IS ASKING FOR AS MANY PERSONAL STORIES AS POSSIBLE TO SHARE WITH HER COLLEAGUES IN CONGRESS. I WILL BE MEETING WITH THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN TO HEAR HIS PERSPECTIVE. MY APOLOGIES BECAUSE HE HAS A DIFFICULT NAME FOR ME. NOTABLY, CONSTITUENTS FROM MS. TORRES AND HIS DISTRICT SHARED MANY DIFFERENT VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES ON THE ISSUES I JUST SPOKE ABOUT. IN CONCLUSION, THESE INSIGHTS UNDERSCORE THE MULTIFACETED CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. WE HAVE TO REMAIN PROACTIVE IN ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES TO MAKE SURE THERE IS EQUITABLE AND QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. AND MY THREE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS THAT ATTENDED A CARD THAT I SUMMARIZE THAT PRETTY WELL? OKAY. ARE THERE ANY -- I AM SORRY. OKAY. I OPTED TO SPEAK ON OUR BEHALF. IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THE

CONFERENCE, BY ALL MEANS. >> IT WAS A VERY GOOD CONFERENCE . IT WAS VERY DIVIDED . ONE THING, I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO INAUDIBLE ] AND THIS IS WHAT SHE TOLD ME. I LISTEN TO EVERYBODY.

SHE SAID, I CALL IT THE DOCTORS THE D'S IN THE OURS . THE THINGS SHE SAID IS AND THIS IS THE DEMOCRATS AND WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO AND I SAID PLEASE EXPLAIN, ENLIGHTEN ME SO I CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING OR WHAT IS GOING ON UP IN WASHINGTON DC AND PLEASE EXPLAIN AND ENLIGHTEN ME SO I CAN GO BACK AND I CAN SHARE WHAT YOU ARE THINKING OR WHAT IS GOING ON IN CONGRESS. WHATEVER. ALL IS WE KNOW IS WE HAVE KIDS TO EDUCATE AND THAT IS ALL I CARE ABOUT . AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE . THIS ROOM. WE HAVE KIDS TO EDUCATE. PLEASE, ENLIGHTEN ME CAN UNDERSTAND AND GO BACK AND TELL MY PARENTS WHAT THIS CONGRESS IS DOING AND WHATEVER SIDE OF THE AISLE YOU'RE ON. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT IS ABOUT KIDS AND WHERE WE LIVE AND WHERE WE HAVE HOMES TO LIVE IN OR CARS OR JOBS AND AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT IS ALL THAT IS IMPORTANT IS WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO PREPARE OURSELVES , FOR WHATEVER IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

WHATEVER IS GOING TO HAPPEN IS GOING TO HAPPEN. AND SHE WAS A VERY NICE LADY. I WAS HAPPY TO MEET HER. I GOT TO MEAN -- MEET THE CONGRESSMAN AND THE ONLY THING I TOLD HER IS THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO IN CONGRESS. WHY? BECAUSE I KNOW FROM BEING ON THE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION, I KNOW HOW WELL HE WORKS WITH THE PEOPLE WILL , ALL THOSE PEOPLE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ON THE ASSOCIATION AT THE TIME WHEN WE WERE IN SACRAMENTO. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER BEING COLD. IT ACTUALLY SNOWED THAT YEAR WE WERE IN SACRAMENTO . CINDY GARDNER, YOU KNOW HER, SHE MENTIONED THAT IN THEIR SCHOOL THEY HAD SINGLE PANE WINDOWS. CAN YOU IMAGINE? IT IS SNOWING THERE AND THESE POOR KIDS WERE IN THE CLASSROOMS WITH THAT WINDOW AND THINK GOD FOR THE TEACHERS WHO WOULD BRING THEIR BLANKETS FROM THEIR HOMES TO COVER THE WINDOWS. I TOLD HIM THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO.

WHY? HE DESERVED THAT . HE DESERVED TO KNOW THAT ME, THE PERSON FROM FIND HANNAH -- FONTANA UNIFIED WITH THAT FUNDING AND WE GOT THAT FOR THE UPGRADES AND WINDOWS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND THAT YEARS WHEN WE GOT ALL THAT MONEY AND WE DID WHAT WE NEEDED TO AND FONTANA AND THEY DID WHAT THEY NEEDED TO IN THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THAT I HAD TO SHARE AND GIVE HIM PROPS FOR THAT. HE DESERVED THAT. HE WAS DOING A VIDEO WHEN I WENT IN THERE AND IT WAS COOL TO SEE WHAT HE WAS DOING. ANYHOW. THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE TO ADD OTHER THAN CONGRESSMAN

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AND FROM DOING THAT, WE HAVE ADDED TO OUR DISTRICT AND WE ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY KIDS AT A YOUNGER AGE THAT NEED SPECIAL EDUCATION . SO THAT WAS MY ANSWER TO WHAT CONGRESSMAN AGUILAR ASKS. I JUST SAT THERE AND PROMISED I WOULD BE QUITE .

BUT YOU KNOW ME. IF I KNOW SOMETHING, YOU SAY SOMETHING.

THAT IS MY MOTTO. ANYHOW, THAT IS ALL I HAD TO ADD TO THE TRIP.

IT WAS VERY GOOD AND INFORMATIONAL. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PEREZ , FOR THAT REPORT . BECAUSE HE DID COVER A LOT OF STUFF. THAT IS BASICALLY WHAT WE LEARNED OTHER THAN SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WAS GOING ON IN DIFFERENT ROOMS. WE WEREN'T PART OF THAT . FONTANA WAS GOOD. WE SAT AT A TABLE AND WORKED TOGETHER AND TALKED ABOUT THING ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AT THE CONFERENCE BUT NOTHING TO DO WITH FONTANA UNIFIED. MARK, WE WERE GOOD AND DIDN'T BREAK THE BROWN ACT.

>> BECAUSE IT IS 10:00, 10:03, I HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO EXTEND BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE A CLOSED SESSION AFTER.

>> SECOND. VICE PRESIDENT QUICK --?? HOW DO YOU VOTE? AND I AM

ALSO A AYE 45-0. >> WE WILL KEEP IT RELATIVELY SHORT ADDING TO REPORT. I WANT TO SAY THAT I AM IMMENSELY PROUD OF OUR PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER BECAUSE I HAVE TO SAY I WISH THE PUBLIC WAS IN THE ROOM WHEN WE HAD THESE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS BECAUSE, MAN, THEY REALLY ADVOCATED FOR THE NEEDS OF FONTANA UNIFIED IN A WAY THAT I DON'T THINK COULD'VE BEEN DONE ANY BETTER. SERIOUSLY, IN THAT ROOM, AS WELL AS A SUPERINTENDENT, THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS THERE TO PROVIDE A LOT OF INFORMATION. I DO THINK WE LEFT WITH PROVIDING OUR CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS OF A NEW PERSPECTIVE OF PROVIDING SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES THAT ARE FACING US HERE AT FONTANA UNIFIED. IT IS NOT FUN TO GO TO DC. I GO THERE FOR MY REGULAR JOB. IT ISN'T THAT FUN. WHEN YOU SPEAK TO THESE ELECTED OFFICIALS, IT IS SO CRUCIAL. IT IS SO CRUCIAL BECAUSE THEY AREN'T HERE IN THE DISTRICT DAY IN AND DAY OUT. THEY HAVE A HUGE AREA TO COVER. IT WAS SO NICE THAT WHEN WE WERE SPEAKING TO OUR CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS, LANTANA WAS THE LARGEST REPRESENTATIVE THERE OUT OF THEIR ENTIRE DISTRICT REPRESENTING. SO KUDOS TO YOU, PRESIDENT PEREZ FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND BEING THERE AND MAKING SURE YOU REPRESENTED FONTANA WELL AND THANK YOU FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SUPPLEMENTING THE INFORMATION AND THE BOARD MEMBER FOR SPEAKING UP TO US AND THANK YOU

SO MUCH. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MY LAST ONE IS THAT WHILE WE WERE THERE, AND IT IS COSTLY FOR US TO GO THERE, THE CONGRESS PEOPLE WERE RUNNING IN AND OUT AND SOMETIMES THE MEETINGS WERE SHORT BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO VOTE AND THEY ARE A BUSY VOTE AND THIS IS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN ADVOCATE FOR FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE SPECIAL NEEDS DEPARTMENT. MOVING TO 7.2? -- I AM SORRY. OKAY, 7.1 , BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. DO YOU HAVE ANY? ANY CLOSING COMMENTS? ANYONE ELSE?

>> I DO. >> JUST TRYING TO GET THROUGH

THIS, MAN. >> ALL I GOT TO SAY IS THAT 2024 EDUCATIONAL BOARD ASSOCIATION AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS NICOLE ROBINSON , FONTANA, THINK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE NICOLE ROBINSON AND FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND EXCELLENCE AS AN EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONAL. VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION, I AM JUST SO PROUD OF JADE AND MARIA . THEY WERE STUDENTS AT THE SUN AND YOU CAN ATTEST TO THIS IS THEY WERE STUDENTS AT REDWOOD AND HAD LEFT TO GO TO COLLEGE. JADE IS STILL IN COLLEGE . BUT THEY DO COME BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND BUILD LEADERSHIP WITH THE KEITH -- KIDS AT REDWOOD. THEY DID GET

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GOOD NIGHT. WE ARE NOT DONE. WE HAVE A CLOSED SESSION.

>> ANYMORE BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS?

>> TWO THINGS. I WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE MAYOR'S EDUCATION COALITION. HILLARY WAS HERE REPRESENTING FONTANA UNIFIED AND THE MAYOR HERE TO GIVE AWARDS BUT I WANTED TO THANK HER FOR THE AMAZING WORK SHE DOES TO BRING ALL OF THE EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS TOGETHER WITHIN THE CITY AND OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS WELL. I THINK YOU SO MUCH FOR CARING ABOUT THE FONTANA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I APPRECIATE THAT. WE HAVE A LOT OF PARTNERS THAT HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN WHERE WE GIVE THE STUDENTS EXPERIENCE FOCUSING ON LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL AND WHAT THEY DO WHEN THEY GET OUT IN THE REAL WORLD. PROUD OF THE WORK HAPPENING THERE. SPEAKING OF CTE, THIS PAST SATURDAY THE STUDENTS HAD A FLOAT IN THE FONTANA DAYS PARADE WITH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO TANGIBLY PUT THEIR SKILLS INTO ACTION AND SHOW OFF THAT PROGRAM. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO KEEP TALKING ABOUT IS IDENTIFYING WHAT CTE IS. I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT WORKFORCE. I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN MULTIPLE LEVELS. I THINK WE ARE IN A GREAT SPACE IN THIS SEASON. WE ARE IN A REALLY GOOD SEASON WHERE WE HAVE THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AND THE DISTRICT AND WE NEED TO CAPITALIZE ON THAT. I DO HAVE A REQUEST BECAUSE OF THE RESPONSE THAT WE ARE GETTING FROM THE COMMUNITY REGARDING CTE, I KNOW A LOT OF REQUESTS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH ENGAGEMENT AND A LOT OF FOLKS WHO WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT. IS THERE A WAY AS BOARD MEMBERS TO KNOW WHAT REQUESTS ARE MADE AND WHAT TO FOLLOW-UP ON BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS OUTSIDE OF THESE FOUR WALLS SO WE COULD HELP STEER SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND GET PEOPLE PARTNERED IN THE RIGHT WAYS? I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. THANK

YOU. >> ACTUALLY, THREE BIRTHDAYS.

ONE RIGHT HERE, THE LADY IN RED. IT WAS HER BIRTHDAY LAST FRIDAY.

I CAN'T FORGET HER. AND I HAVE SOMETHING I NEED FROM HER. THAT IS OKAY. DON'T TELL HER I SAID THAT. IT WAS MY GRANDSON TOMMY'S BIRTHDAY AND YOU ALL KNOW HIM BY NAME AND THEN MY UNCLE ALFRED. AND ALSO HER BIRTHDAY TOO? WHEN WAS YOUR BIRTHDAY? RIGHT ON. THAT IS COOL. AND MY UNCLE ALFRED IS TURNING 80 SOMETHING AND HOPEFULLY HE IS NOT WATCHING HIS -- THIS MEETING BUT I WANT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR SPECIAL MAY PEOPLE. ANYWAY, WE ARE ALL VERY BUSY. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR CALENDARS, EVERY SINGLE DAY. I HAVE TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE TOWN HALL MEETINGS ARE HERE IN THE GDP ] IF YOU WANT TO COME , COME AND SHARE WHAT YOU FEEL WHAT YOUR SCHOOL MAY NEED AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT AREA AND THAT WOULD BE GREAT. SO PLEASE HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND STAY SAFE AND STAY HEALTHY AND DON'T GET NEAR ME. WE WILL BE OKAY. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. I WILL SEE SOME OF YOUR GRADUATION. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT,

EVERYONE. >> AS GIVE A FEW MORE THINGS ESPECIALLY TO MY MENTOR MR. GARCIA SITTING OVER HERE. HE REALLY ENCOURAGED ME THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS AND WAS HERE THROUGHOUT EVERYTHING THAT I WAS A PART OF AND EVERYTHING I KNOW FROM THE MEETINGS AND EVERY APPOINTMENT. EVERYTHING I HAD TO GO THROUGH, HE WAS THERE AND A PART OF IT AND I WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR HIS HARD WORK AS WELL AND I WANTED TO SHOUT OUT MY PRINCIPAL WHO WAS ALSO A GUIDE AND A REALLY GOOD SUPPORT FOR ME. EVEN COMING UP HERE, I GOT PICKED THROUGH HIM. I WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST STUDENT WHO EMAILED HIM . HE SHARED THAT STORY WITH ME AND

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I DO REALLY APPRECIATE HIM AND KIND OF ALMOST DEDICATE HOW MUCH CHARISMA AND CONFIDENCE I HAVE DUE TO HIM AND HE REALLY PUSHED ME UP. HE ALWAYS MAKES SURE HE TELLS ME HOW PROUD OF ME HE IS.

I WANTED TO SAY THAT. I WANTED TO GIVE A BIG THANKS LASTLY BUT NOT LEAST TO MY MOM. OBVIOUSLY THE ONE WHO BIRTHED ME AND I WANTED TO GIVE THANKS TO HER BECAUSE SHE HAS GONE THROUGH SO MUCH AND TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS AND TAUGHT ME TO BE GRATEFUL FOR THE EXPERIENCE AND OPPORTUNITIES I HAVE HAD AND NO MATTER THE CHALLENGES I FACE AND TAKE AND HONE IN ON OPPORTUNITIES AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM AND TO BE THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF. I DO ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT. I ALSO WANTED TO SAY GOOD NIGHT TO ALL OF YOU GUYS. IT HAS BEEN A LONG NIGHT. I ALSO WANTED TO SAY BEST OF WISHES TO ALL THE STUDENTS TAKING THEIR EXAMS. I JUST TOOK MY PSYCH EXAM AND I HAVE THREE MORE TO GO TOMORROW. I WILL REVIEW THOSE TONIGHT . I JUST WANTED TO SAY HAPPY EXAM SEASON AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY.

>> AND IF YOU HAD HOMEWORK TO DO AND OF STUDYING, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO LEAVE. ANYONE ELSE BEFORE I SPEAK? OKAY. I WILL TRY TO KEEP IT QUICK AND WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO CLOSED SECTION AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE WHY THE BOARD IS WEARING THE T-SHIRTS IN HONOR OF HECTOR. IT IS TO CELEBRATE THE POLICE WEEK A TIME IN WHICH OFFICERS WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SECOND CAUGHT HECTOR AND HIS FAMILY HAVE NOT ONLY BEEN A PART OF THE DISTRICT FAMILY BUT THE USW FAMILY AND AS A BOARD WE WANT TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR HECTOR, HIS LOVED ONES AND THE ENTIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MONTH NOT ONLY FOR STUDENTS BUT THE ENTIRE DISTRICT AND ITS FUTURE. WE CELEBRATE OUR GRADUATES AND AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE PREPARING TO RELEASE THE STATE BUDGET WHICH IMPACTS DIRECTLY OR DISTRICT FUNDING AND HAVING SERVED ON THE BOARD FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, I HAVE SEEN THESE BUDGETS SWING FROM DEEP DEFICITS TO SURPLUSES AND THEY DO SHARE THIS TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WHEN THE BOARD PROVIDES UPDATES ON BUDGET MATTERS, PLEASE KNOW THAT WE, ALONG WITH OUR STAFF ARE WORKING HARD TO KEEP THE DISTRICT ON SOLID FINANCIAL FOOTING WHILE ADVANCING AND IMPROVING OUR PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY ABOUT MEANINGFUL COLLABORATION SUCH AS REPAIRING THE HIGH SCHOOL POOL, IMPROVING THE PLAYGROUNDS, UPGRADING SPORTS FIELDS AND EXPLORING HOUSING OPTIONS FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF. WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING PROGRESS FOR STUDENTS, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.

AND THIS TAKES US TO 7.2 AND A BOARD MEMBER REQUEST FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION AND TO MAKE SURE THE WORK OF THE SUPERINTENDENT IS FOCUSED ON STUDENT LEARNING AND ACHIEVEMENT AND ATTAINMENT OF THE DISTRICT'S VISION AND GOALS DECIDED BY THE BOARD WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST ITEMS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSIONS AT UPCOMING MEETINGS. ANY REQUEST FOR MY COLLEAGUES FOR FUTURE ITEMS TO

BE BROUGHT UP? >> BOARD PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION.

>> MR. RAMIREZ? >> TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT TO THIS ITEM AND I KNOW WE ARE RUNNING LATE . BUT BEFORE I BECAME A BOARD MEMBER, I HAD A REALLY CLOSE FRIEND THAT I GREW UP WITH IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL THAT PASSED AWAY WHEN HE OVERDOSED AND TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT, I WON'T DROP NAMES OUT OF RESPECT TO THE FAMILY. HE WAS SOMEBODY THAT BEGAN USING SUBSTANCES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IT ESCALATED TO HIGH SCHOOL.

BEFORE I CAME ONTO THE BOARD, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE FAMILY ASKED ME IS IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU COULD DO TO PREVENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING AGAIN TO ANOTHER FAMILY OR USE MY POWER AS A BOARD MEMBER I WOULD TRY MY BEST. ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN I HAD THIS CONVERSATION BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY WAS WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE STOPPED YOU FROM GETTING TO THAT POINT AND GETTING ADDICTED TO DRUGS. ONE OF THE THINGS HE SAID IS I WISH SOMEBODY BESIDES MY PARENTS WOULD HAVE INTERVENED A LITTLE SOONER BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE. I HAVE THIS THAT I WILL READ. AS PART OF THE ONGOING EFFORTS TO PROMOTE STUDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY, I AM PROPOSING THAT FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IMPLEMENT A VOLUNTARY DRUG TESTING POLICY FOR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS NOT DIRECTLY TIED THROUGH THE A THROUGH G ACADEMIC

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UNDER THIS POLICY, STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO A VOLUNTARY DRUG TEST PRIOR TO JOINING THEIR PROGRAM AND IN THE EVENT OF A POSITIVE RESULT, THEY WOULDN'T BE EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATION BUT REFERRED TO A DRUG REHAB PROGRAM WITH THE REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT A CLEAN TEST RESULT WITHIN 30 DAYS AND THE GOAL OF THIS IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT WITH EARLY INTERVENTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY, NOT PUNISHMENT. I DO BELIEVE IT COULD BE A POSITIVE STEP IN ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE USE WHILE KEEPING STUDENTS ENGAGED IN THE PROGRAMS THAT MATTER MOST. I DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER DISCUSS THIS AND WELCOME

THOUGHTS ON THE NEXT STEPS. >> OKAY. THIS GOES IN HAND WITH YOURS. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT?

>> FIRST MEETING WE HAD CUT THE BOND RATING, I WAS TOLD BY A PARENT THAT THEY RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THEY. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT IN A CONVERSATION I HAD AND THEY WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT PARENTS ARE GIVEN AMPLE NOTICE OF MEETINGS. I UNDERSTAND MANY TIMES NOTICES ARE RECEIVED DAY OF OR A FEW DAYS. PARENTS WHO ARE EMPLOYED NEED TO GIVE EMPLOYERS AMPLE TIME OF NOTICE AND SOME AS FAR AS A MONTH BEFORE THE DAY. THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT FOR ONE , PEOPLE WHO WORK IN STORES, THERE SCHEDULES ARE DONE THREE WEEKS AHEAD OF TIME. IF THEY WANT A DAY OFF, THEY HAVE TO LET THEIR EMPLOYER NO. AND THEY NEED TO SWITCH SHIFTS. I AM ASKING, THEREFORE, FOR SOME REASON, IF WE START PLANNING MEETINGS WITH PARENT PARTICIPATION, WE NEED TO GIVE THE PARENTS AMPLE TIME SO THEY CAN CONTACT THEIR EMPLOYER OR ARRANGE BABYSITTING OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE, BUT WE HAVE TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING THE BEST WE CAN. THAT IS ABOUT IT.

>> I NEED CONSENSUS FOR TWO OF MY ISSUES THAT ONE IS SOMETHING THAT I WAS DOING IN DC. WHILE THERE, I WAS ABLE TO -- I KNOCKED ON EVERY DOOR I POSSIBLY COULD TO GET FUNDING. AND JUST BECAUSE I HAPPEN TO BE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, I GOT INTO THE OFFICE FOR GRANT PROGRAMS AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF FUNDING THAT WOULD BENEFIT OUR DISTRICT AND IT HAS TO INCLUDE POLICE PARTICIPATION AND SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM AND PREPARING FOR ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATIONS AND WELLNESS ACT AND THEN TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT. THIS ONE CAN'T ACTUALLY PAY FOR EVERY AND ALL DIFFERENT DEVICES THAT WE CAN USE JUST IN CASE IT WOULD EVER COME TO THAT. AND A FEW MORE. AND IF I COULD GET CONSENSUS FROM THE BOARD CUT IS IT OKAY FOR ME, FOR US, TO GIVE DIRECTION TO HAVE THE POLICE LOOK INTO HOW MANY GRANTS WE

COULD GET FOR THE DISTRICT? >>

>> I WOULD SAID THAT WOULD BE GOOD AS LONG AS WE STAY OUT OF THE STAY OUT OF THE WAY AND SHE NEEDS TO DO WHAT SHE NEEDS TO DO WHETHER SHE GIVES IT TO THE CHIEF OR GIVES IT TO LESLIE OR WHOEVER BUT SOMETIMES WE GET IN THE WAY OF THINGS AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THEY DID ON THIS. THANK YOU. THAT IS

AWESOME. >> TAKE YOU. THESE OPPORTUNITIES COME AWAY AND WE WELCOME THEM AND THE MOST RECENT ONE WAS THE THE REST OF THE TEAM TO PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER ON HOW TO CAPTURE

THIS. >> BUT THERE ARE OTHER ONES I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US APPLY FOR AND ANY AMOUNT OF FUNDING WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT. YOU EVEN HAVE ONE FOR RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT FOR OFFICERS, WHICH IS DIFFICULT THROUGH THE K-12 LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAVE CONSENSUS FROM SUPERINTENDENT INBODY TO HAVE HER LOOK INTO

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THIS . >> I AM GOOD WITH THIS.

>> SECOND, IF I CAN GET CONSENSUS FOR THE SPEAKER TO DISCUSS ABOUT OPTIONS FOR THE YOUTH . I WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN HAVE AN OPTION FOR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DISTRICT AND CHARTER SCHOOL TO BOTH BENEFIT FROM THIS AND ACTUALLY HAVE US LOOK INTO IT A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH CALLS FOR SERVICE ON WHAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY ASKING FOR AND IF I COULD GET CONSENSUS.

>> I AM A LITTLE SKIP TO COOL WHEN WE HAND OVER OUR OFFICER TIME. WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL . MAYBE WE COULD LEAD HER IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WHERE SHE COULD GET SERVICES. I KNOW WE HAVE DONE IT WITH CHAFEE AND WE LOST OUR CHIEF THAT WAY AND SOME OFFICERS THAT WAY. I WOULD HATE TO MOVE ANYBODY IN OUR POLICE FORCE BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY WELL SEASONED. I WOULD SAY MAYBE PERHAPS THE CHIEF COULD WORK WITH HER AND MAYBE DIRECT HER IN A DIRECTION . FOR US TO GIVE UP AN OFFICER OR HAVE TO HIRE SOMEBODY, I AM NOT OKAY WITH THAT.

>> IT WOULDN'T BE FOR THAT. THEY ALREADY SAID THEY WOULD PAY FOR SERVICES FOR US AND WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT BUDGET THAT WE HAVE IN THE L CAP , I THINK ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING WE COULD GET FOR TRAINING, PROVIDING RESOURCES A RESPONSE TIMES WHICH DRASTICALLY BENEFIT, I DO KNOW WHAT THEY PAY FOR THEIR SECURITY OFFICER WHICH IS OVER MILLION DOLLARS AND LOOKING TO END THAT CONTRACT. AND END THE CONTRACT WITH US. THIS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US IN A VARIETY OF WAYS TO NOT ONLY ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC MORE BUT TO ALLEVIATE A LOT OF THAT COST . IF IT IS IN ADDITION WHERE WE COULD GET MORE EQUIPMENT OR A FEW MORE OFFICERS AND THE RESPONSE TIME WOULD BE EFFECTIVE. I KNOW THEY HAVE A LOW RESPONSE . BUT I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK INTO IT.

>> BOARD PRESIDENT, WE ARE PAST THE AGENDA ITEM ON HOW TO PUT IT

ON A FUTURE AGENDA. >> CAN I GET A CONSENSUS TO PUT IT ON THE NEXT AGENDA AND HAVE RESEARCH DONE PRIOR TO CLICK OKAY. THE LAST ONE IS A FEW MONTHS AGO WE HAD A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE CWA AGREEMENT AND NOTHING PRESENTED BACK. WE HAVE UNTIL JUNE AS THE NEXT MEETING AND I WANT TO SEE SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA ABOUT COLLABORATION PRESENTED AND THE DISTRICT TO SEE HOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH IT AND BRING IT TO THE BOARD.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL GO BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION AND THE TIME OF 10:24. THERE WON'T BE ANY REPORTABLE ACTION ITEMS --

>> CAN I ADD ONE MORE THING? CAN YOU HELP OUT WITH THE REQUEST ON THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP COMPONENT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS? I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING COME BACK AND QUESTION HAS COME BACK TO ME

AGAIN. >> THAT IS ON THE CALENDAR AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY IS ON THERE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.