Jun 18, 2025 Board of Education Meeting

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

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>> THE TIME IS NOW, 4:31 FOR THE JUNE 18 MEETING AND THE SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION IS NOT IN SESSION. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS EXCEPT FOR SERNA ARE PRESENT. TAKE US TO ONE .2 ADOPTED AGENDA. SUPERINTENDENT, ARE THERE ANY

CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA? >> YES, WE HAVE A FEW CHANGES FOR TONIGHT'S AGENDA. FIRST ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR .4 AND THREE , THERE IS A CORRECTION ON PAGE 20 THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE FOR THE CREATION FOR PRINCIPAL POSITION FOR THE NEW ACADEMY SHOULD READ HIGH SCHOOL AND NOT MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEN WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ITEMS 5.9, 5.10 AND 5.11 ALL TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS TO BE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THEY DON'T NEED TO BE DISCUSSED AND ACTED ON INDIVIDUALLY. LASTLY, WE ARE MOVING THE PRESENTATION ON THE 2025 LOCAL INDICATORS TO OUR JUNE 25 MEETING TO BETTER COINCIDE WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE DISTRICTS.

>> THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS

AMENDED? >> SO MOVED.

>> HAVE A MOTION MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY AND SECONDED BY

RAMIREZ. ROLL CALL VOTE? >> ABSENT. ONE .3 PUBLIC COMMENTS . DID WE RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ANY CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS?

>> ZERO PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED.

[2. Closed Session]

>> OKAY, THE BOARD WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESS

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

>> WELCOME, EVERYBODY. WE ARE BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION. THE TIME IS NOW 6:17 . PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS EXCEPT FOR MR. RAMIREZ ARE PRESENT AND LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT SERNA JOINED US AT 4:32 PRIOR TO GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION. EVERYONE SAW ME WADDLING IN HERE, BUT I MAKE GRIMACES OR FUNNY FACES, I HAVE SHOOTING PAIN. PLEASE FORGIVE ME. I'M NOT LOOKING AT ANYBODY AND MAKING THOSE. PLEASE FORGIVE ME. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE RECORDING OR BROADCAST OF THE MEETING IS NOW BEEN MADE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. 3.2, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. CAN WE HAVE MR. GARCIA LEAVE THIS IN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? BEFORE WE GET STARTED, BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS ADOPTED PRACTICE OF ADOPTING MOMENT OF SILENCE AS PART OF THE BOARD MEETING PRACTICE. IT ALLOWS ATTENDEES TO PAUSE FOR MEDITATION, PRAYER, REFLECTION OR ANY OTHER SILENT ACTIVITY .

IN ADDITION, MOMENT OF SILENCE MAY BE HELD IN RECOGNITION OF ANY STUDENT, EMPLOYEE OR RELATIVES OF CURRENT EMPLOYEES PASSING HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE SINCE THE PREVIOUS REGULAR MEETING. THE PASSING OF TWO STUDENTS .

ONE AT CITRUS HIGH SCHOOL AND ONE AT SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL.

EMPLOYEE FAMILY MEMBER PASSING HAZARDOUS , FATHER OF ANTONIO , PRINCIPAL . EMPLOYEE FAMILY MEMBER PASSING , DOROTHY AND -- DOROTHY BRYANT , MOTHER OF SUPERINTENDENT.

>> PLACE HER RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART, FACE THE FLAG,

READY, BEGIN. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

>> THANK YOU.

>> 3.3, CLOSED SESSION , WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION. JUST TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW, WE DIDN'T FINISH THE IMPORTANT THINGS WE NEED TO DISCUSS, SO WE WILL GO BACK UP TO THEM REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING. IMPROVE THE REINSTATEMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SHY FOR THE FALL SEMESTER AND SPRING SEMESTER OF 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY RAMIREZ, SECONDED BY MR. SERNA AND CARRIED A 5-0 VOTE. BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE EXPULSION

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5-0 VOTE. BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE EXPULSION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AHC FOR ONE FULL CALENDAR YEAR FROM JUNE 18 2045 TO JUNE 18 2026. MOTION MADE BY RAMIREZ AND SECONDED BY MYSELF CARRYING A 5-0 VOTE. IN CLOSED SESSION, BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE OF PROMOTION MANAGEMENT AS FOLLOWS. MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ FOR THE PRINCIPLE OF ELEMENTARY AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY SANDOVAL AND SECONDED BY SERNA AND A 5-0 VOTE. ONE SECOND. IF THE BOARD IS OKAY WITH IT , IS MR. RODRIGUEZ STILL HERE? SINCE YOU ARE THE NEW PRINCIPAL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? TAKE YOUR TIME.

WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE. >> THANKS TO THE BOARD FOR THIS APPOINTMENT. THANK YOU TO THE BODY AND CABINET --. THANK YOU TO MY WIFE FOR YOUR SUPPORT , MY DAD, MY SISTER AND THANK YOU TO MICHELLE, PRINCIPAL AND FOR THE LEADERSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP. TO THE FAMILY AND THE REASON I CAN SHINE IS THIS IS ON YOUTUBE.

THAT IS WHAT'S HARD. DUE TO YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT, THANK YOU TO THE ELEMENTARY STUDENT AND STAFF AND I'M EXCITED TO WORK TOGETHER FOR ARTICLE STUDENT SUCCESS. THANK

YOU. >> ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD?

>> YES, I AM SO EXCITED FOR MICHAEL. IF YOU WOULD HAVE ONLY HEARD HIS STORY OF WHERE HE CAME FROM AND WHAT HE DID OVER THE YEARS. WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE HIM. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEE HIM SHINE . IT WILL BE RAYS OF SUNSHINE UP THERE. THANK YOU TO HIS PARENTS, PUMP UNCLES, AUNTS AND FAMILY AND HIS WIFE THAT SUPPORTED HIM OVER THE YEARS. WE ARE VERY PRIVILEGED AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HIM. I KNOW HIM FROM CYPRUS WORKING WITH MY GRANDSON SEBASTIAN AND I KNOW HE DID SOME OF THE GOOD WORK WITH HIM AND I KNOW HE DID WORK WITH THE OTHER STUDENTS, AS WELL, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS FOR YOU. I HAVE FAITH. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I PROMISE YOU WILL MAKE YOUTUBE LOOK A LOT BETTER. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT. IT SHOWS HOW PASSIONATE YOU ARE AND LEAVE THE SCHOOL TO SUCCESS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LASTLY, BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFIED EMPLOYMENT MANAGEMENT AS FOLLOWS. MATTHEW, LIEUTENANT SCHOOL POLICE SERVICES , MOTION WAS MADE BY HOLLY AND SECONDED BY RAMIREZ AND CARRIED A 3-2 VOTE.

>> MYSELF, VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY AND THE NO WAS SERNA AND

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>> IN CLOSED SESSION , PROMOTION MANAGEMENT AS FOLLOWS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER AND HAVE BEEN WORKING. MOTIONED BY SANDOVAL AND SECONDED BY HOLLEY. THAT WILL TAKE US TO THE SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS. IT MIGHT BE SUMMER BREAK HERE, BUT WE STILL HAVE SOME NEWS TO SHARE. TWO APPOINTMENTS. YOU BOTH HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

>> WELCOME, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU, AGAIN. CURRENTLY , NOW OFFICIALLY THE CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT OFFICER EXCITED FOR NOT ONLY THE VOTE, BUT ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE SERVICING IN THIS CAPACITY. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, 21 YEARS IN FONTANA AND STARTED OFF AS A FIRST GRADE TEACHER. ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR 10 YEARS AND DIRECT THEIR FAMILY OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER. I HAVE SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL, I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS, PARENTS AND STAFF. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT AND ALSO TO THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.

>> THAT WAS QUITE A BIT OF FANTASTIC NEWS. HE SERVED SEVERAL YEARS AS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, AS WELL.

THAT IS AN IMPORTANT GOAL THAT HELPED SHAPE HIS EXPERTISE. WHAT WE WANT TO START OFF WITH RECENTLY IS OUR FAREWELL TO BUILDING OVER AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IT WAS A HEARTFELT EVENT ON FRIDAY, MAY 23RD, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER STUDENTS, STAFF, ALUMNI COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HONOR THIS 86-YEAR-OLD BUILDING. BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ, WELCOMED THE ATTENDEES AND SPOKE ABOUT THE EXCITING REMODELING PRODUCT PROJECT THAT WILL REMODEL LEARNING SPACES AND INCREASE SECURITY, AS WELL AS ACCESSIBILITY. BOARD VICE PRESIDENT HOLLY REFLECTED ON THE BUILDINGS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND SHARED THAT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL PRESERVE PHOTOS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

LESLIE BARNES PROVIDED THE DETAILS ON CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE AND OUTLINED THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS AND SHOWING THE RENDERINGS OF THE FONTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL AS A WHOLE, BUT THIS AREA OF THE SCHOOL SITE. THERE IS A LOT OF GOING ON AT FONTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE CONCLUDED WITH TESTIMONIALS AND MEMORIES THAT WERE SHARED AND WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE YOU UPDATES ON FONTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WE MOVE FORWARD. NEXT, WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT PART OF OUR NEWS IS ALL OF THE CELEBRATIONS WE HAD OVER THREE DAYS IN MAY TO CELEBRATE THE REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR CLASS OF 2025. THESE ARE GRADUATES FROM THE SCHOOL, AND ONTARIO CONVENTION CENTER AND WE HOSTED COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES FOR MILLER, HILLS , AS WELL AS SUMMIT AND KAISER. EACH CEREMONY FEATURED A BEAUTIFUL SPEECH , PRESENTATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO SUPPORTED THEM THROUGH THEIR JOURNEY. WE WANT TO EXTEND OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR SPECIAL GUESTS WHO HELP CELEBRATE THIS

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>> THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS. SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BORDER CLOSED AGENDA ITEMS. TIMER WILL BE USED WE WILL ASK YOU TO RESPECT THIS TIME LIMIT. PUBLIC COMMENTS IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC CONCERN ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL, SUGGESTED BE ADDRESSED THROUGH APPROPRIATE CHANNELS RATHER THAN IN A PUBLIC FORM. IF YOU PREFER YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD SECRETARY WHO WILL ENSURE IT'S SHARED WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS.

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

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETELY REDOING THE DIGITAL AND VIDEO FOR THIS ROOM. WE WILL HAVE A FEW GLITCHES BUT THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HOPEFULLY -- JULY. IT WILL BE A LOT BETTER. DID WE RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC

COMMENTS? >> WE HAVE 15 AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE FIVE FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. THIS PARTICULAR GROUP IN

THIS ORDER. >> GOOD EVENING , MEMBERS. THIS WILL BE QUICK. MANY OF US , WE'RE JUST A GROUP OF MOTHERS.

AND YOU KNOW WILL BECOME WE CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS. I AM A PARENT OF TWO CURRENT STUDENTS . AND A RECENT GRADUATE OF DIA. I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE IP PROGRAM. IS FACING UNCERTAINTIES. FAMILIES AND STAFF HAVE FOUGHT HARD TO KEEP IT AND WE WERE TOLD THE DISTRICT WAS COMMITTED. YET NOW THE PROPOSED OF ELIMINATING THE PROGRAM FEELS LIKE THIS COMMITMENT IS FADING. THE IB PROGRAM CANNOT FUNCTION WITHOUT LEADERSHIP THE COORDINATOR IS A NECESSITY. I'VE WATCHED MY SON GROW THROUGH THE SIXTH GRADE -- SHE HELPED THEM GAIN CONFIDENCE AND SUPPORTED TEACHERS IN DELIVERING QUALITY EDUCATION, THAT THE IB MODEL REQUIRES. EDUCATORS NEED THE SUPPORT OF AN ON-SITE COORDINATOR IN BUILDING QUALITY CURRICULUMS AND TO BE EFFECTIVE IB EDUCATORS. IT IS APPROACHING REAUTHORIZATION AND A DEDICATED ON-SITE COORDINATOR IS ONE OF THE PROGRAM'S

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ACCORDING ARE JUST FAR MORE THAN ORGANIZED THIS. PERSONALLY I KNOW I WOULDN'T -- I RICH COUNTY LEVEL RECOGNITION , WHICH IS A BIG ACHIEVEMENT FOR 6 GREATER. AND I COMPLETED MANY MAJOR PROJECTS. ALL WITH HER SUPPORT. WITHOUT HER I WOULD'VE STRUGGLED TO ACCOMPLISH THESE TASKS. THIS IS IS GOING TO AFFECT I WORRY THAT WILL NOT HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES I HAD. IB IS A CHALLENGING PROGRAM AND IT NEEDS SOMEBODY EXPERIENCED.

INAUDIBLE ] PLEASE DON'T TAKE AWAY THIS INTO THE FUTURE OF THE

IB PROGRAM. >> GOOD EVENING. I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS IN THE IB PROGRAM. I'M HERE BECAUSE THERE IS GROWING UNCERTAINTY AROUND THE DISTRICT SUPPORT FOR THE IB PROGRAM. IT'S HARD TO WATCH THIS UNFOLD WITHOUT CLEAR COMMUNICATION. WE HEAR WORDS OF SUPPORT , BUT THE ACTIONS WE HAVE SEEN DON'T MATCH. IT LEAVES FAMILIES IN A DIFFICULT POSITION AND WE ARE TRYING TO PLAN FOR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION, BUT WE DON'T KNOW IF THE PROGRAM WE BELIEVED IN WILL BE SUPPORTED MOVING FORWARD. TONIGHT I'M ASKING THE DISTRICT DIRECTLY IF THE IB PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE FULLY SUPPORTED BOTH IN FUNDING AND IN PRACTICE. FAMILIES DESERVE TO KNOW A CLEAR

AND HONEST ANSWER. THANK YOU. >> THE OTHER PARENTS HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE IB PROGRAM I HAVE TWO STUDENTS GRADUATING AND I STILL HAVE MY LITTLE ONE SIX YEARS AGO WE WERE FIGHTING FOR THE IB PROGRAM. WE WERE FIGHTING TO KEEP THE PROGRAM AND THEN WE STARTED TO HAVE SOME ISSUES AND MYSELF WE HAD MEETING IT WAS NOT THE SCHOOL AND I HAD TO ASK THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT WERE PRESENT IF THEY WERE TAKING OUT THE IB PROGRAM AND THE ANSWER WAS NO.

AND I ALSO ASKED IF THEY WERE TAKING AWAY THE FAMILIES IT'S A DETAILED CURRICULUM THAT THEY NEED TO WORK ON TO ASSURE THEY NEED SPECIAL TO WORK ON THE CURRICULUM. BACK THEN I ASKED IF THOSE THINGS WERE CAN BE TAKEN AWAY AND THE ANSWER WAS NO AND THEN THEY WERE TAKEN AWAY. MY QUESTION AGAIN , I JUST WANT TO ASK WHY AGAIN SIX YEARS LATER WE ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. TO ME , IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DISTRICT IS NOT COMMITTED TO US. MY QUESTION, AGAIN, TODAY IS ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO TAKE AWAY FUNDING FROM THE TEACHERS? TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE IB

PROGRAM ? THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ANDREW AND I'M A 10TH GRADER AT CLAREMONT HIGH SCHOOL BUT THROUGH GRADES 3-6 I CAME TO THIS DISTRICT PACIFICALLY I WENT WHERE THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY AND I CAN SAY THOSE WERE SOME OF MY BEST YEARS. I HAD AMAZING TEACHERS AND FRIENDS AS WELL AS AMAZING ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM AN AMAZING STAFF. SOMETHING ELSE THAT DEFINITELY CONTRIBUTED WAS THE IB PROGRAM. IB HAS PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN MY LIFE SINCE I DONE IT IN ELEMENTARY

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EXPERIENCING IB AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS PLAYED THE BIGGEST ROLE BECAUSE IT HELPS THAT THE FOUNDATION FOR YEARS TO COME BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT THE IB PROFILES AND LEARNED ABOUT COMMUNITIES ALL AROUND THE WORLD. I THINK I COULD NOT HAVE THRIVED IN THE IB PROGRAM IS MUCH THEY DID WITHOUT THE COORDINATOR. I FEEL THAT SHE HELPED ME A LOT ENGAGE MORE WITH THE PROGRAM AND I KNOW I'M NOT ALONE AND SHE'S HELPED SO MANY OTHER STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN PROGRAMS AND THIS IS NOT JUST EXCLUSIVE HAVE THE IB PROGRAMS AS WELL AS IB COORDINATORS. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME TO EXPERIENCE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE IB THAT I EXPERIENCE. FOR THIS REASON I URGE SUPPORT NOT ONLY THE IB PROGRAM BUT IN THE COORDINATORS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> CAN YOU LEAVE YOUR INFORMATION WITH THE BOARD?

>> YOU CAN LEAVE IT WITH HERE -- AND YOUR PRINCIPAL SHOULD BE INFORMED ABOUT THINGS WE ARE DOING AND HOW WE ARE SUPPORTING

YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> WE HAVE A GREAT HIGH SCHOOL IF YOU WANT TO COME BACK. WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT OPPORTUNITIES. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW. JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE.

>> 3.8. PUBLIC HEARING. CORNERS WITH THE EDUCATION CODE -- 3.9.

I'M AND READ THIS. PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2025 AND 2026. IT REQUIRES THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET ON OR BEFORE JULY 1ST EACH FISCAL YEAR AND ADOPT A FINAL BUDGET REPORT AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN HELD. EDUCATION -- REQUIRES THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. ONE THE MINIMUM RECOMMENDATION RESERVED FOR ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES, AND SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS. NUMBER TWO , THE COMBINED ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCES IN EXCESS OF MINIMUM RECOMMENDATIONS RE: YOU FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR IDENTIFIED IN THE BUDGET AND NUMBER THREE, A STATEMENT OF REASON THAT SUB SEDATE THE NEED FOR THE ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE OF THE MINIMUM RECOMMENDATIONS ARE YOU FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR AND THE

CONDITIONS EXIST. >> I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE DR.

LESLIE BARNES. >> I WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WE CAN

DO THE BUDGET FIRST. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT PEREZ. COLLEAGUES AND COMMUNITY. TONIGHT I COME BEFORE YOU TO GO THROUGH THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR ADOPTION ON THE 25TH. WE ARE PRESENTING A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION OF BUDGET, WHICH MEANS WE CAN MEET OUR RESERVE REQUIREMENT IN THE CURRENT YEAR OF 2025 AND 2026. EVERY TIME I DO A REPORT I SHOW THE BUDGET CYCLE. WE ARE COMING TO THE END OF THE 2024 BUDGET CYCLE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 2025 -- '25/'26 BUDGET CYCLE. WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE STATE LEVEL THE GOVERNORS REVISE -- THE GOVERNORS REVISE CONTINUES TO PROPOSE UNDERFUNDING OF PROP 98 BY $1.3 MILLION . THERE IS A CALCULATION THAT DESCRIBES HOW MUCH SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHOULD BE FUNDED. THAT NUMBER SHOULD BE 118.9 BILLION , BUT THE GOVERNOR SETTING ASIDE 117 BILLION INSTEAD. AND BASICALLY AS EACH YEAR ENDS THERE ARE SADDLE UP FUNDS AND IF

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THIS IS HIS WAY OF TRYING TO AVOID THE OVER FUNDING. NO OTHER GOVERNOR HAS HANDLED IT THIS WAY. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT IS 2.2% THERE'S A DEFERRAL SO IT AMOUNTS TO US GETTING OUR MONEY ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER. IT CROSSES OVER YEARS. THERE IS A REDUCTION -- THERE IS AN ADD-ON TO BRING THE CLASS SIZES DOWN TO 10 TO 1 TO 12 TO 1. IN JANUARY HE WAS PROPOSING -- 5005 45. AND SO THAT IS A LOWERING OF THE AMOUNT THAT THE LEGISLATURE AGREES WITH. STUDENT SUPPORT DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANT. THEY WERE PROPOSING $1.7 MILLION AND THAT WOULD BE FULLY DISCRETIONARY. AND IT DOES NOT FUND ETHNIC STUDIES. THE LAW ONLY TAKES EFFECT UPON APPROPRIATION AND HE DOES NOT APPROPRIATE ANY FUNDING . THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET PROPOSAL I HAVE LISTED THE DIFFERENCES FROM THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET . THE DEFERRALS THEY WOULD RATHER NOT REDUCE COMPLETELY THE 1.8 BILLION. MOVEMENT FROM JUNE TO JULY THEY CHANGED IT TO 846 MILLION AND CONTINUE TO DO FOR FOUR TWO MORE YEARS. STUDENT SUPPORT BLOCK GRANT THE GOVERNOR PROPOSED 1.7 BILLION AND THEY ARE ONLY PROPOSING 500 MILLION AND THAT IS A LOT LESS THAN WHAT WE WERE HOPING FOR. THE EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES GRANT IT DOESN'T IMPACT US. WE GET THE HIGHEST VALUE, THE HIGHEST AMOUNT AT THE RATE ONE AMOUNT BUT THE GOVERNOR IS PROPOSING THAT TAKE EFFECT IN JULY AND THE LEGISLATURE IS PROPOSING IT DOESN'T TAKE EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY OF 2026. THE LITERACY AND MATH COACHES THE LEGISLATION REDUCES THE GOVERNORS AMOUNT OF 455 MILLION TO 100 MILLION. THE HEATER STIPEND THE STUDENT-TEACHER STIPEND THE LEGISLATURE INCREASES THAT FROM 100 MILLION TO 600 MILLION. AND FOR REAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION THE LEGISLATURE BUDGET INCLUDES 150 MILLION IN ONE-TIME FUNDS FOR THAT IN THE GOVERNOR DID NOT -- THE ONE THING THEY AGREE ON IS ETHNIC STUDIES AND BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL FOR THE LEGISLATURE PROPOSAL DOES NOT FUND THIS, THE RESULTS WOULD BE DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT. WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL I HAVE LISTED HERE THE IMPACT OF REDUCTIONS AND POSSIBLE DEDUCTIONS FOR F USD. 1.7 MILLION IN TITLE III 375,000 IN GREER TECH EDUCATION. 222 MILLION IN -- AND 82,000 IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT. CURRENTLY FUNDING INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE HEARD AND THE PROPOSAL TO FUND TITLE I THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL IS TO FUND TITLE I AT THE PREVIOUS PER STUDENT LEVEL.

TO FUND SPECIAL EDUCATION AT THE PREVIOUS LEVEL AS WELL. AND THEN TO TAKE MOST OF THE OTHER FEDERAL GRANTS AND CREATE A $2 BILLION CONSOLIDATED FORMULA AND COMPETITIVE BLOCK GRANTS. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE DON'T HAVE A LIST OF WHAT THOSE 18 WOULD BE , BUT WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR ABOUT THAT. THE PROPOSAL DOES ELIMINATE TITLE III FUNDING ALTOGETHER AN ADULT ED FUNDING.

AND CALIFORNIA SPECIFIC RIGHT NOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS COME UP AGAINST THE STATE OF MAINE IN EARLY TWO STATES THAT HAVE A TRANSGENDER LAW FOR TRANSGENDER STUDENTS TO BE IN SPORTS. CALIFORNIA AND MAINE. MAINE IS IN THE PROCESS OF SUING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND WHATEVER HAPPENS THEY ARE IF THEY LOSE THAT FIGHT, THEN THAT WILL ALSO IMPACT CALIFORNIA.

THAT IS MORE COMMON THAT WOULD BE THE LOSS OF ALL FEDERAL FUNDS. THE RISK TO PROP 98 IN EDUCATION FUNDING IS THE

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THE IMPACT OF TARIFFS IS EXPECTED TO HIT CALIFORNIA BECAUSE OF OUR LARGE PORTS. WE DELAYED TAXES AND TAX REVENUES FOR LA COUNTY AND IT'S THE LARGEST COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA.

THE PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS FOR IMMIGRATION MAY IMPACT SOME OF OUR CHILDREN COMING TO SCHOOL AND ALSO AGAIN STUDENT SUPPORT. THOSE ARE THINGS THAT COULD IMPACT THE BUDGET . THE GOVERNORS AND LEGISLATIVE BUDGET PROPOSES USING SOME OF THEIR OLD TOOLS AND DEFERRALS AND THAT SOMETHING WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST. IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT JUST KICKS THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD AND CALLING A PSYCHIC SAID LET.

AND HE'S HOLDING THAT MONEY BACK RATHER THAN GRANTING IT TO US LATER. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT -- RELIANCE ON ONE-TIME RESOURCES AND ALSO CURRENTLY THE CALIFORNIA BUDGET IS ON THE NON-PROP 98 SIDE IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING ABOUT 8%. THERE MAY BE PRESSURE ON THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR CAN TAKE AN EDUCATION TAKE PART OF THAT A PERCENT. WE HOPE.WE DO HAVE A GUARANTEE OF OUR FUNDING BUT ONE NEVER KNOWS. I WILL GO OVER THE BUDGET. OF THAT $483 MILLION -- I'M SORRY. 497 MILLION , 132 MILLION OF THAT IS ACTUALLY SET ASIDE FOR TARGETING STUDENTS ACROSS THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. ARE TOTAL EXPENDITURES IN THE BUDGET ARE 719 MILLION 216 MILLION IS BUDGETED FOR LCAP PURPOSES. AND THEN WE HAVE FROM OUR PRIOR YEAR WE HAVE BUDGETED 133 MILLION FOR EXPENDITURES IN THE LCAP AND WE SPENT 127 MILLION AND THAT AMOUNT STILL 272,000 ABOVE WITH THE REQUIRED EXPENDITURE LIMIT WAS. 'S ALTHOUGH WE DID NOT SPEND EVERYTHING IN THE BUDGET WE DID SPEND WHAT OUR REQUIRED AMOUNT WAS. AND NOW ONTO THE ADOPTED BUDGET. AS PART OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET WE DO WHAT WE CALL ESTIMATED ACTUALS. AS WE CLOSE OUT 2024 AND 2025 THE UNRESTRICTED DEFICIT SPENDING IS DOWN TO ABOUT 4.5 MILLION IT WAS MUCH HIGHER WHEN WE BEGAN. AND IN TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS -- UNRESTRICTED SIDE DEFICIT SPENDING IS NOT AS BAD. YOUR NORMALLY SPENDING DOWN YOUR CARRYOVER WHICH IS COMPLETELY ALLOWABLE AND IN TOTAL THE DEFICIT SPENDING IS 23.3 BUT ONLY 4.5 THAT IS THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND. FOR THE '25/'26 DEFICIT SPENDING GOES UP ALTHOUGH AS WE'VE SEEN THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR THIS IS USUALLY THE HIGHEST AMOUNT BECAUSE WE BUDGET ALL OF THE VACANCIES. WE BUDGET FOR EVERYTHING -- EVERYBODY SINCE INTO US. AND NORMALLY THERE VACANCIES . THEIR EXPENDITURES THAT DON'T GET FUNDED OR USED. AND WE WILL SEE AS THE INTERIM REPORTS COME THROUGH WE WILL SEE THAT NUMBER DECLINE. THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES THE SOURCE IS THE LARGEST SOURCE AT 74%. THE FEDERAL FUNDS RIGHT NOW IN THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND ARE ABOUT 5%. WE DO HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF THE 13 WHICH IS CHILD NUTRITION. SO WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ESTIMATED ACTUALS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET THE REVENUES INCREASE BY THE L CFF BYTE 2.2 MILLION BUT THE LOCAL AND STATE DECLINE BY -- IS ABOUT 5.2 MILLION LESS REVENUE BUT WE

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THE MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS , IF YOU LOOK AT THE FIRST COLUMN, YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING IN COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS. THIS YEAR'S 2.3. ALL THE WAY THROUGH 2030 AND 2031 WE DON'T SEE ANYTHING HIGHER THAN 3% AND WE WILL SEE THAT ACTUALLY MATERIALIZES. HIGHEST OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IS ABOUT 27.8% AND STARTS DECLINING AFTER THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS THE CALIFORNIA PRICE INDEX IS ABOUT 3.42% SO THE PURCHASING POWER IS LESS . WE ARE NOT GETTING ENOUGH IN COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO PAY FOR THE RISING COSTS. ARE MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS THE RED SQUARE IS WHAT THE COUNTY WILL BE LOOKING AT. THEY LOOK AT OUR CURRENT YEAR AND THE ADOPTED BUDGET YEAR, WHICH IS '25/'26 AND TWO YEARS OUT WE DO A PROJECTION OF FIVE YEARS OUT. JUST AS AN EARLY WARNING SIGN FOR US TO MAKE ANY CORRECTIONS THAT WE MAY NEED TO.

BASED ON THE MULTI-YEAR PROJECTION AND THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE MADE IN THE EXPENDITURE TRENDS , IN 2029 AND 2030 WE WOULD BE SHORT AND IN 2031 WE WOULD NEED ABOUT $60 MILLION IN ORDER TO RESTORE CERTAINLY AS WE GET CLOSER THOSE NUMBERS THEY CHANGE FOR THE FARTHER THEY GO OUT THE HARDER IT IS. THE ENDING FUND BALANCE WE HAVE COMMITMENTS OF 78 MILLION -- 78,500,000 AND THE BREAKDOWN IS 5 MILLION TO 218. THOSE ARE LIABILITY CASES AND THEN THE COUNTY IS RECOMMENDING THAT YOU SET ASIDE ALL OF YOUR FEDERAL FUNDS JUST IN CASE THEY DON'T MATERIALIZE. SO 73.5 MILLION IS THE FEDERAL FUNDS THAT THE DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE.

AND UNRESTRICTED FUND WE ARE COMMITTING THAT MONEY TO THE PURCHASE OF LAND. AND AS WE GO FORWARD , WE CAN EXPECT THE BY JUNE 30TH THE GOVERNMENT WILL SIGN THE STATE BUDGET IN THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR ARE IN NEGOTIATIONS RIGHT NOW. AND IN AUGUST WE GET A TRAILER BILL THAT WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DID IN THE BUDGET. IN SEPTEMBER WE PROVIDE OUR CLOSING DOCUMENTS FOR HOW WE END THE YEAR AND UPDATE OUR BUDGET AND THE FIRST IS IN DECEMBER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?

>> I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT OUR PLAN IS TO THE PUBLIC AND NO REGARDING SPECIFIC INVESTMENTS FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND ARE

LOW-INCOME STUDENTS? >> THAT WOULD BE -- I REFER YOU

TO LISA FOR THAT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.

AND JUST FOR THE RECORD THIS IS 3.9. I'M MIKE RON BURGUNDY. IF I SEE IT I WILL READ IT THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN. MY APOLOGIES.

THAT TAKES US TO NOW IS THE TIME THE PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON LCAP. THE TIME IS 7:00 P.M. WERE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS

[00:45:04]

P.M. >> LISA WILL PRESENT SOME

INFORMATION ON THE LCAP. >> WE NEED TO LEAVE THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPEN. BEFORE WE CLOSE IT.

>> IT IS STILL OPEN. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF EDUCATION AND FONTANA COMMUNITY. ON BEHALF OF OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS , I'M PLEASED TO SHARE WITH YOU A VIDEO PRESENTATION THAT IS HIGHLIGHTING OUR DISTRICTS 2025 AND 2026 LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.

>> NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE AT PRIVATE SECTOR OR PUBLIC-SECTOR WHERE GOES AND WHY IN THE LCAP IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT.

>> THIS MORNING THEY ASKED US TO DESCRIBE THIS EXPERIENCE.

PAINLESS IS THE ONLY WORD I CAN THINK OF. IT'S PAINLESS AND THEY ASKED HER OPINION AND LISTENED TO US. THEY ASK US TO GO DEEPER BUT NOTHING IS ATTACKING EVERYTHING AS OPEN AND THEY ARE RIGHT ON HAVING AN OPEN MIND AND POSITIVE FEEDBACK.

>> I FEEL LIKE STUDENTS WERE LOOKED OUT A LOT MORE BECAUSE ARE IN THE SCHOOLS AND HAVE THE PERSPECTIVE INSIDE THE SCHOOLS.

INSIDE EXPERIENCE. >> I HAVE PEOPLE ON THIS COMMITTEE THAT ARE AT SCHOOL SITES THAT ARE IN AND HAVE FACILITIES AND FEEDBACK AND HAVE THE SCHOOL SITE FEEDBACK AND GET STUDENT FEEDBACK. THERE ARE PARENTS ARE IN THE DISTRICT SO WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT LAYERS OF EXPERIENCE HERE. I THINK THAT'S VERY VALUABLE.

>>

>> IT IS HOT ME BE MORE OPEN-MINDED AND HELP ME BE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH ADULTS AND HEARING DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES BECAUSE IT'S MANY PERSPECTIVES

>> I WOULD JUST SAY , STAY INFORMED. THINGS ARE CHANGING FROM TECHNOLOGY . WE NEED TO STAY INVOLVED BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE OUR KIDS INVOLVED SO THAT WHEN THEY GRADUATE THEY WILL BE ON THAT LEARNING CURVE TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. WE NEED TO BE A TABLE TO SEE WAS GOING ON. WE NEED ALL STAKEHOLDERS AND THIS IS FOR CHILDREN. I WOULD ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO HAVE THE

TIME TO COME TO THE TABLE. >> THE PRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 18TH, 2025. THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE EQUIPPED FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE , CAREER, AND LIFE. THE LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN OR LCAP SERVES AS OUR THREE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN DESCRIBING THE GOALS , ACTIONS, AND EXPENDITURES TO ACCOMPLISH THIS OBJECTIVE. THE LCAP ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FONTANA UNIFIED TO DESCRIBE HOW , WHAT, AND WHY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WERE SELECTED TO MEET OUR LOCAL NEEDS. THE LCAP INTEGRATES THE STATE PRIORITIES WITH OUR DISTRICTS SHARED VISION AND AREAS OF FOCUS TO INCREASE

[00:50:02]

GOAL NUMBER TWO IS PERSISTENT FOCUS ON SAFETY AND WELL-BEING.

FONTANA UNIFIED WILL ENHANCE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WHILE CREATING A SAFE , NURTURING AND POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS. THE ACTIONS UNDERGONE OVER TO EMPHASIZE ENHANCED SUPPORTS TO ADDRESS STUDENTS SOCIAL EMOTIONAL , BEHAVIORAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS THROUGH MULTI TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORT AND EXPANDED COUNSELING. ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMS AND FLEXIBLE PATHWAYS TO BOOST ATTENDANCE AND PREVENT DROPOUT RATES. AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TO SERVICE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT CENTERS THAT COMBINE ACADEMIC RESOURCES, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS STUDENT NEEDS, PROMOTE WELLNESS, AND IMPROVE LEARNING OUTCOMES. THE FOCUSED GOALS AND RELATED ACTIONS UNDERGONE NUMBER TWO EMPHASIZE EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND SENSE OF BELONGING TO IMPROVE SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS. POSITIVE, SAFE, AND WILL MAINTAIN FACILITIES. ADDRESSING TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE. EXPANDING ACCESS TO CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETICS.

CULTIVATING STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND ENCOURAGING STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES WITHIN THE SCHOOL AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY. GOAL NUMBER THREE. PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. FONTANA UNIFIED WILL ENSURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT FOSTER A COLLABORATIVE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS AND ENRICH THE COMMUNITY. THE ACTIONS UNDERGONE NUMBER THREE EMPHASIZE INCREASED PARENT INVOLVEMENT BY CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FLEXIBLE WORKSHOP OFFERINGS, INCLUDING VARIOUS TOPICS, HYBRID FORMATS, AND RECORDINGS FOR LATER VIEWING. TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION WITH TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION TO BUILD INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS AND ENGAGE DIVERSE FAMILIES AS PARTNERS IN STUDENT LEARNING.

STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS BY COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL

[00:55:04]

REFLECTING ON EDUCATIONAL PARTNER FEEDBACK AND DATA FROM THE '24/'25 SCHOOL YEAR SEVERAL UPDATES AND REVISIONS TO THE '24/'25 LCAP HAVE BEEN MADE. THESE CHANGES ARE DESIGNED TO BETTER ALIGN OUR ACTIONS WITH THEIR GOALS, ADDRESS EMERGING NEEDS , AND INCORPORATE THE VALUABLE INSIGHTS FROM OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS. FURTHERMORE, STUDENTS VOICED A STRONG INTEREST IN EARLY AND CONTINUOUS EXPOSURE TO COLLEGE AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. THE LCAP EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS COMMITTEE EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF STRENGTHENING COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS. AS A RESULT, ACTION ONE D4 HAS BEEN UPDATED TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE. TO SUMMARIZE, THE DISTRICTS '25/'26 LCAP IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REFLECTING OUR SHARED VISION AND AREAS OF FOCUS. IT UNDERSCORES OUR BELIEF THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN PROVIDING A SYSTEM OF SUPPORT IN A SAFE, NURTURING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. IT USES

[01:00:06]

GOALS. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR

COMMENTS? >> I HAVE A COMMENT. I THINK YOU MISSED YOUR CALLING. THAT WAS A VERY WELL NARRATED VIDEO.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NOW IS THE TIME AND A PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE LCAP AND I DECLARE THE SEARING OPEN. TIME IS NOW 7:16. THERE WAS ZERO PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED SO THE HEARING IS NOW -- NO FURTHER COMMENTS THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. AND THE TIME IS NOW STILL 7:16. THAT TAKES US TO 3.10. BUSINESS SERVICES PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE '25/'26. 3.11. HUMAN RESOURCES. INITIAL PROPOSAL FROM UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 8599.

IT PROVIDES THAT ALL INITIAL PROPOSALS OF EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL IN FLYEASE, WHICH ARE RELATED TO MATTERS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PRESENTATION SHALL BE PRESENTED AND THEREAFTER SHALL BE PUBLIC RECORD. THE UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 8599 HAS PROVIDED INITIAL PROPOSAL FOR ITS '25/'26 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING OPENERS AND IT IS BEING PRESENTED FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. NOW IS THE TIME PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE INITIAL PROPOSAL OF UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 8599. I DECLARE THIS HEARING NOW OPEN AND THE TIME IS 7:17. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED?

>>'S ZERO COMMENTS RECEIVED. >> I DECLARE THE HEARING NOW CLOSED. THE TIME IS NOW STILL 7:17. GOVERNMENT CODE 3547 PROVIDES THAT "ALL INITIAL PROPOSALS OF EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVES AND OF PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYERS, WHICH RELATE TO MATTERS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION, SHALL BE PRESENTED AT A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYER AND THEREAFTER SHALL BE PUBLIC RECORDS." THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS PROVIDED AN INITIAL PROPOSAL FOR ITS 2025-26 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RE-OPENER TO THE FONTANA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, AND IS BEING PRESENTED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

NOW IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE INITIAL PROPOSAL TO THE FONTANA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. I DECLARE THAT NOW OPEN. TIME IS 7:18. WERE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS

RECEIVED? >> THERE WAS ZERO PUBLIC

COMMENTS. >> HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. THE TIME IS NOW STILL 7:18. THIS AGAIN? JUST MAKING SURE. THE GOVERNMENT CODE 3547 PROVIDES INITIAL PROPOSAL OF UNITED THAT "ALL INITIAL PROPOSALS OF STEEL WORKERS LOCAL 8599. EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVES AND OF PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYERS, WHICH RELATE TO MATTERS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION, SHALL BE PRESENTED AT A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYER AND THEREAFTER SHALL BE PUBLIC RECORDS." THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS PROVIDED AN INITIAL PROPOSAL FOR ITS 2025-26 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RE-OPENER TO THE UNITED STEELWORKERS, LOCAL 8599, AND IS BEING PRESENTED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. NOW IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE INITIAL PROPOSAL. LOCAL 85 99. I DECLARE THIS HEARING OPEN. THE TIME IS NOW 7:19. WERE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED?

>>'S ZERO PUBLIC COMMENTS. >> HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSE. TIME IS STILL 7:19. 3.14.

STUDENT SERVICES SPECIAL-EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN AREA ANNUAL SERVICES AND BUDGET PLANS.THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REQUIRES EACH SPECIAL EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN AREA (SELPA) TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITS ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN AND BUDGET PLAN PRIOR TO THE PLANS BEING ADOPTED AND SUBMITTED TO THE STATE. NOW IS THE TIME AND THE PLACE FOR THE

[01:05:08]

TIME IS NOW 7:20. WITH ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?

>> THERE WERE ZERO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

>> I DECLARE THE HEARING NOW CLOSED. AND THE TIME IS NOW

[4. Consent Calendar Section]

CONSENT CALENDAR? >> I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 4.7

TO VOTE ON IT SEPARATELY. >> OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE 2ND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS AMENDED?

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND I HAVE COMMENTS FOR 4.16 .

>> WE ARE JUST VOTING ON 4.2 -4.6 AND 4.8-4.69.

>> MOTION TO ACCEPT AS AMENDED. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY MR.

SANDOVAL. CAN I GET A SECOND? >> I MADE THE MOTION INITIALLY WITH A COMMENT ON 4.16 AFTER THE VOTE. AND 4.43.

>> OKAY. IVA MOTION MADE BY MR. SERNA.

>> WE ARE MOVING 4.7. >> I'M CONFUSED TONIGHT.

>> MR. RAMIREZ IS ABSENT. AND DO YOU WANT TO DO MR. SERNA'S

COMMENTS? >> THE COMMENTS ARE RELATED TO WE JUST APPROVED. I WANTED TO FIRST SAY 4.16 LOOKS AMAZING AND I WANT TO THANK STAFF BECAUSE I WAS TEXTING MICKEY AND SENDING NOTES DURING THE TIME THAT THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE WAS GOING ON WITH THE TWO-STORY BUILDING WHEN THE BUILDING WOULD BE PAINTED BECAUSE IT JUST LOOKED DIFFERENT. I WANTED TO THANK THEM FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN AND FINISHING THE RENOVATION PROJECT IN THE KINDERGARTEN BUILDING AND THEN THE PAINT MAKEOVER , IT MAKES CEDAR LAKE'S LOOKS LIKE IT BELONGS WHAT BELONGS. 4.43 MANY OF YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN ARE SEEN IN THE AGENDA BUT THE DIRECTOR OF MULTILINGUAL PROGRAMS HAS RETIRED SO THAT IS NOW OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED ON THAT AGENDA. AND I KNOW SHE HAS HELD THE POSITION OF MULTILINGUAL DIRECTOR SINCE 2014. CHIVAS SHE'S RECEIVED AWARD IN THE PAST. AND I WANT TO HONOR HER SERVICE TO THIS DISTRICT. I DON'T KNOW THE TOTAL NUMBER OF YEARS. I WISH I KNEW THAT BUT I DON'T HAVE IT AVAILABLE. HOW MANY? 32 YEARS TO FONTANA UNIFIED. THAT SAYS A LOT YOUR COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS I WANT TO THANK HER FOR THAT. WE CAN APPLY FOR THAT. DR. RAYMOND WAS A TEACHER BUT HE ALSO SERVED AS THE PRINCIPAL AT CEDAR LAKES ELEMENTARY. MY SON WAS ATTENDING THAT SCHOOL AND I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE TO THIS DISTRICT AND THE REASON I'M HIGHLIGHTING HIM AS WE HAD A RELATIONSHIP AS A PEER IT OVER AT CEDAR LAKES AND WE CITE OTHER AND OTHER TIMES AS A PARENT WE DID NOT. AT THE END OF THE DAY HE SERVED THIS DISTRICT AND WE SEE THE CAPACITIES AND THE OTHER INDIVIDUAL I FEEL HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB AFTER THE FORMER DIRECTOR LEFT CUT DOING GREAT WORK WITH THE FUTURE SHAPERS ACADEMY ALMOST 40 JUNIORS PARTICIPATE IN THAT. THE BIG PROJECT WAS FOR THEM TO GIVE INPUT TO HOW THE FONTANA

[01:10:05]

>> AND A FURTHER COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MARTHA AND HER RETIREMENT . A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENED UNDER HER WATCH. SHE OVERLOOKED INAUDIBLE ] HER HUSBAND TOGETHER IN TWO DIFFERENT CAPACITIES AND I WANTED TO WISH HER WELL IN HER RETIREMENT AND ENJOY YOUR GARDEN BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS THERE. ENJOY YOUR TIME AT HOME AND DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. SLEEP IN IF YOU WANT AND WALKING HER SLIPPERS ALL DAY IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. YOU DESERVE IT WHEN YOU RETIRE. I KNOW A LOT OF RETIREES

ARE THINKING THE SAME THING. >> THANK YOU , MS. SANDOVAL. 4.7

[4.7 Business Services - Bid Renewal: Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc.]

FLOOR IS YOURS. >> AT THIS TIME I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY BUSINESSES ARE RAISING RATES AND EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE DOING GAS AND EGGS AND BREAD AND I STRONGLY BELIEVE AT THIS TIME WE JUST HAD OUR BUDGET AND WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT IN THE FUTURE YEARS AND IT LOOKS GRIM. I DON'T AGREE WITH THIS COST INCREASE. TONIGHT I WILL VOTE NO ON THAT ITEM JUST LIKE THE REST OF US WILL WE DRIVE HOME TONIGHT WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO STOP AND PUT GAS IN THE CAR AND WHO KNOWS WHAT THE PRICE WILL BE TONIGHT. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE

NO ON THIS ITEM. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?

>> I'M NOT A FAN OF THEY CHANGED ADDED THIS TO THE RESIDENTS TO THE PROPERTY TAXES , WHICH I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO DO THAT BUT I WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I'D RATHER PAY MY BILLS AND ADD MORE PROPERTY TAX. HOW THEY WERE

ABLE TO APPROVE THAT. >> I KNOW YEARS AGO WHEN THEY HAD TO UPDATE THEIR TRUCKS , WE HAD TO PAY MORE MONEY THEN. SO NOW WHAT ARE THEY DOING AND WHAT ARE THEY RAISING NOW? SO I FEEL EVERY TIME THEY NEED TO BUY NEW TRUCKS , IT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE ON THE TAXPAYER. ON THE USER. YOU WRITE THEM A NICE EMAIL AND ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. IT SHOULD ALWAYS FONDNESS I'M A VOICE APPEAR IF I'M NOT RIGHT , I'M NOT RIGHT, BUT I NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR DISTRICT AND WHAT WE ARE BEING CHARGED.

>>

>> THEM A NICE LITTLE E-MAIL. YOU KNOW, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. IT SHOULDN'T ALWAYS FALL ON US. SO I'M A VOICE UP HERE, AND I WILL SPEAK WHAT I THINK IS RIGHT. IF I'M NOT RIGHT, I'M NOT RIGHT, BUT I NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT'S RIGHT

[01:15:02]

[5.1 Business Services - Consolidation of Citrus and Eric Birch Continuation High Schools]

>> OKAY, THANK YOU, MS. SANDOVAL. AS PRESIDENT, I'M GOING TO ASK THE BOARD TO TABLE THIS. THERE WERE SOME LEGAL ISSUES THAT CAME TO BE, AND I WOULD RATHER MAKE SURE WE GET IT TO LEGAL PRIOR TO THE BOARD VOTING, MAKING IT LEGIT. IF THE

BOARD IS OKAY WITH THAT. >> I'M OKAY WITH THAT. OKAY, WE HAVE CONSENT. IT WILL BE ON THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. WE'RE GOING TO TABLE 4.7. OKAY. IT WILL TAKE US TO THE DISCUSSION AND ACTION SECTION. THE FUN STUFF. 5.1, BUSINESS SERVICES, CONSOLIDATION OF CITRUS AND ERIC BIRCH CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOLS. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE CONSOLIDATION OF CITRUS AND ERIC BIRCH CONTINUATION CAMPUSES TO BE LOCATED AT 10760 CYPRESS AVENUE, FONTANA, CALIFORNIA, TO BE NAMED ERIC BIRCH CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM

5.1? >> MOTION TO APPROVE WITH A

QUESTION. >> OKAY, AND A SECOND?

>> I'LL SECOND WITH THE QUESTION AS WELL.

>> OKAY. >> OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MS. SANDOVAL AND A SECOND BY MR. SERNA. NOW FOR THE DISCUSSION.

>> OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THE BODY TO MAKE SURE WE DID ALL OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO MAKE SURE THE STUDENTS ATTENDING THIS SCHOOL THAT IS MOVING FROM THE NORTH END TO THE SOUTH END THAT ALL ARE AVENUES, EVERYTHING WE PUT IN PLACE THAT THE STUDENTS WILL BE SAFE DOWN THERE.

>> I APPRECIATE YOUR INQUIRY, AND I'LL PROVIDE A REPORT BACK

OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. >> MR. SERNA?

>> MY QUESTION, AND I UNDERSTAND WE'RE CONSOLIDATING THINGS. WHY WAS BIRCH PICKED OVER CITRUS? IT'S NOT THE CITRUS SITE. SO THAT'S ONE QUESTION. THE SECOND THING IS, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REBRAND AND CHANGE MASCOTS, ALL THAT. SO HAVE THE STUDENTS BEEN INFORMED? WAS THERE STUDENT VOICE IN THE PROCESS OF THIS? BECAUSE IT JUST SEEMS QUICK, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW, YOU KNOW, I WOULD ASSUME IF I WAS A CITRUS STUDENT, I HAVE PRIDE IN NO MATTER WHAT OF BEING A PART OF THAT CLIMATE AND CULTURE THERE. SO THIS ABRUPT CHANGE TO SOME OF OUR STUDENTS MAY BE IN EFFECT, SO I WANTED TO ASK THAT QUESTION BEFORE I VOTE

ON THIS. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THAT'S BEEN GOING ON IN THE BACKGROUND ON GETTING TO THIS DECISION. AND I'M NOT SURE IF DR. BARNES OR CAROLINE LABUNTE COULD SPEAK ON THIS. IT WAS VERY COLLABORATIVE IN THEIR EFFORTS. IF ONE OF YOU COULD SHARE HOW WE REACHED THE NAME ERIC BIRCH AND HOW THE JAGUARS WILL REMAIN THE

MASCOT? >> SO IT WAS A GREAT EFFORT. WE CHOSE BIRCH AND THE GROUP CHOSE BIRCH BECAUSE IT'S NAMED AFTER A BOARD MEMBER FROM YEARS AGO. THAT'S WHY IT WAS, INSTEAD OF CITRUS, WHICH IS NAMED FROM A STREET. AND THEN THE MASCOT IS NOT CHANGING. IT'S GOING TO REMAIN THE SAME. THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A COLOR VARIANCE, BUT THAT'S THE MINIMAL PART OF HAVING TO REBRAND. AND WHEN THE PRINCIPAL WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH BOTH THE SCHOOL SITES, HE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE ALL OKAY WITH THIS. NOT EVERYONE IS 100% ON BOARD, BUT THE MAJORITY WERE UNDERSTANDING. THEY WERE OKAY WITH THE NAME. AND THAT HAPPENED TO BE THE JAGUARS AS THEIR

MASCOT. >> THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. MY QUESTION IS GOING TO BE REGARDING SECURITY.

SPECIFICALLY ON THE DSOS. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY A UNION MEMBER THAT WE HAVE SOME DSOS. SO BASED OFF OF THE

[5.2 Business Services - Resolution No. 25-22: Purchase of Property and Exempt from CEQA]

>> THANK YOU. WE'LL DEFINITELY PROVIDE A REPORT BACK BY WHAT SANDOVAL ASKED, IF I UNDERSTAND HER QUESTION CORRECTLY.

>> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS? OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MS. SANDOVAL, SECOND BY MR. SERNA. VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, HOW DO YOU VOTE?

[01:20:02]

>> AYE. >> MS. SANDOVAL?

>> AYE. >> MR. SERNA?

>> AYE. >> AND I'M AN AYE FOR A FOUR.

FOUR AYES AND ONE ABSENT. 5.2, BUSINESS SERVICES, RESOLUTION NO. 2525-22, PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AND EXEMPT FROM CEQA.

TO ADOPT 25-22, ADOPTING THE PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,380,900, FUNDING THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND APPROVING THE FILLING AND RECOORDINATION OF THE NOTICE OF EXEMPTION. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT ITEM 5.2?

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

>> I'LL SECOND. >> OKAY. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MRS. SANDOVAL, A SECOND BY MR. SERNA. ANY DISCUSSION?

>> YES. >> VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY?

>> THANK YOU. I KNOW THIS ITEM, WELL IT HAD TOPIC OF PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOMETHING BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ, WHO IS UNABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING AND MYSELF, HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR QUITE A WHILE. I WAS WANTING TO ASK CONSENSUS FROM THE BOARD TO ASK RECOMMENDATIONS POTENTIALLY FOR FUTURE WORKSHOP ON ANY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT MIGHT COME ABOUT, SPECIFICALLY

[5.3 Business Services - Resolution No. 25-23: Community Workforce Agreement]

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MRS. SANDOVAL, SECONDED BY MR. SERNA. HOLLEY, HOW DO YOU

VOTE? >> AYE.

>> SANDOVAL? >> AYE.

>> SERNA? >> AYE.

>> AND I'M AN AYE. 5.3, BUSINESS SERVICES, RESOLUTION NO. 25-23 COMMUNITY WORK FORCE AGREEMENT. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 25-23, APPROVING NEGOTIATIONS OF A COMMUNITY WORK FORCE AGREEMENT FOR PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE MEASURE I BONDS. I'M GOING TO BREAK PROTOCOL, BUT BE THE FIRST TO MAKE A MOTION. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT ITEM 5.3, WHICH SO MANY OF OUR AUDIENCE IS HERE TONIGHT.

>> I'LL SECOND. >> I'LL RETRACT MY SECOND.

>> OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION? I'M GOING TO MOTION, CAN I GET A

SECOND? >> WE NEED TO HEAR PUBLIC

COMMENT FIRST. >> WE CAN DO IT DURING

DISCUSSION. >> YEAH, WE NEED A SECOND.

>> I'LL SECOND. >> IF IT IS A HEARING, YES.

>> WE NEED A SECOND TO BRING THE MATTER TO THE FLOOR, THEN YOU CAN HAVE DISCUSSION AND TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> OKAY. SO MR. SERNA, YOU STILL WANT THE SECOND?

>> YES. >> OKAY, NOW FOR THE PUBLIC

COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU. I'LL START OFF WITH JULIE LIU, THEN WE HAVE A SECOND CARD.

>> GOOD EVENING, FONTANA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. VERY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS JULIE. I'M A REPRESENTATIVE WITH CARPENTER LOCAL 909. I WANT TO BE HERE TO REITERATE HOW THE COMMUNITY WORK FORCE AGREEMENTS ARE HIGHLY BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY. WHAT I'M SPEAKING ON TONIGHT, OBVIOUSLY WE WANT A POSITIVE SHORT-TERM OUTCOME AND ALSO FOR THE LONG RUN, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY MANY DECADES TO COME. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, OUR BEAUTIFUL SEA OF ORANGE, OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS. I JUST WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WE HAVE 800 CARPENTERS THAT ARE RESIDENTS OF FONTANA, AND OVER 600 IN SAN BERNARDINO ALONE. I WANT TO BRIEF OVER A FEW BENEFITS OF THE COMMUNITY WORK FORCE AGREEMENT FOR ANYONE WHO IS NOT AWARE. WE HIRE LOCAL, DIVERSE TALENT, AND WE SUPPORT VETERANS. WE HAVE A CAREER CONNECTIONS PROGRAM, WHICH I'M SURE A FEW OF YOU ARE AWARE OF.

STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO ALREADY HAVE SOME HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE BEFORE THEY GET OUT INTO THE FIELD. I, MYSELF, I WENT IN GREEN. SOME OF THESE STUDENTS, 18 YEARS OLD, ALREADY HAVE EXPERIENCE, ALREADY HAVE A NETWORK. PROJECTS ARE BUILT SAFE AND EFFICIENT. WE ALLOW RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTORS TO BUILD VERSES IRRESPONSIBLE CONTRACTORS THAT EXPLOIT WORKERS, LIKE PEOPLE WOULD NOT BELIEVE. ONE OF THE BIGGEST AFFECTS, NEGATIVE AFFECTS ON THE COMMUNITY IS TAX FRAUD. THAT TAKES AWAY BUDGETS FROM OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, JUST TO NAME A COUPLE. I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE OUR MEANINGFUL CAREER

[01:25:03]

>> YOU CAN CONTINUE. >> OKAY, I'M SORRY. I'LL TRY TO MAKE IT QUICK. LIFE CHANGING FOR MYSELF. AFTER COLLEGE, TWO YEARS, AGAIN, DIDN'T FINISH A DEGREE BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE WHERE I WAS QUITE GOING AT THE TIME. I PAID OFF $30,000 OF STUDENT LOAN AND CREDIT CARD DEBT THAT I ACCUMULATED DURING SCHOOL FROM BEING A CARPENTER AFTER THREE YEARS. THAT WAS LIFE CHANGING FOR ME. AND YOU KNOW, JUST ON THE SPIRIT OF FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND WE JUST HAD. I'M SUPER PROUD TO SEE THESE FATHERS HAVE COMPLETELY CHANGED THEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES. THEY ARE EDUCATED. WE ARE HIGHLY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, AS YOU CAN ALL SEE, AFTER WORK AND ON WEEKENDS. AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST FATHER'S DAY, BUT MY SISTER OVER THERE, PROUD TO SAY I WORK WITH WOMEN THAT ARE EMPOWERED. SO THIS IS GENERATIONAL CHANGING. I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW HOW MUCH A COMMUNITY WORK FORCE AGREEMENT AFFECTS EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT.

>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD PRESIDENT, AND BOARD MEMBERS. I'M A REPRESENTATIVE AS WELL FOR THE WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNSEL CARPENTER. JULIA, IT'S A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. THANK YOU. I WANT TO START BY SHARING A STORY.

SOMEBODY ASKED ME ONCE, DO YOU REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL? I GRADUATED BACK IN 1994. THINGS I DO REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, TEARING APART THAT ENGINE AND AUTO SHOP.

DOING THE DRAFTING CLASSES. I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER THE ENGLISH TEST OR THE MATH TEST I TOOK, BUT THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT REALLY RESONATED WITH ME. I WANT TO COMMEND FROM HAVING, I MEAN, A MODEL PROGRAM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM, THE PATHWAY YOU HAVE. I WAS JUST NOTIFIED RECENTLY THAT WE HAVE SOME GRADUATES FROM THAT CLASS THAT ARE BEING PLACED. I BELIEVE FOUR OF THEM, I WAS TOLD, THAT JUST GRADUATED THAT WILL BE CARPENTERS AT 18 YEARS OLD. I CAN'T IMAGINE. I GOT IN AT 22 YEARS OLD. BUT WHAT THE WORK FORCE AGREEMENT WILL DO NOW, IT WILL GIVE THOSE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO WORK ON THE SAME SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT BROUGHT THEM UP.

IT'S GOING TO PRIORITY HIRE THEM. THEY CAN HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PLUMBER, TO BE AN IRON WORKER, TO BE HVAC OR LABOR, AND TO BE ABLE TO WORK IN THE SAME CITY THEY GREW UP IN.

ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS TO GET INTO THE TRADE IS THE FACT THEY HAVE TO DRIVE TO WHERE THAT WORK IS. A LOT OF THE WORK IS IN L.A.

IN DOWNTOWN OR ORANGE COUNTY, SOMETIMES SAN DIEGO, AND THAT COMMUTE COULD BE VERY DISCOURAGING FOR THOSE STARTING TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. SO THESE ARE OPPORTUNITIES NOW THAT BY YOU GUYS PASSING THIS, YOU'RE TELLING THE COMMUNITY THAT COMMUNITY FIRST, FAR TOO OFTEN, WE GO TO PROJECTS, THESE TYPES OF SCHOOL PROJECTS. THEY WILL PAY THEM THE PREVAILING WAGE, BUT THEY'RE NOT PAYING THEM ANY MEDICAL BENEFITS. SO WHAT HAPPENS IN TURN, THEY'RE GETTING SUBSIDIZED BY STATE BENEFITS AS WELL, ON TOP OF GETTING THE PREVAILING WAGE. WHAT THEY WILL DO, THEY WILL GUARANTEE TO BE PAID ALL THE BENEFITS UPFRONT, INCLUDING THE MEDICAL, SO THAT WILL HELP THAT PROCESS. THAT'S

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>> ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD?

>> VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY? >> CAN I MAKE A COMMENT?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> I COME FROM THE PROUD UNION FAMILY, AND MY UNCLE JUST RETIRED FROM THE LOCAL 909 CARPENTER'S UNION. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK. I LOVE SEEING WOMEN BEING REPRESENTED AS WELL, ESPECIALLY IN THE TRADES, AND I KNOW 20 YEARS AGO, THAT WASN'T NECESSARILY THE CASE. I'M SEEING MORE AND MORE WOMEN. SO KEEP TELLING YOUR STORIES AND GETTING UP, SHARING, BECAUSE IT WILL EMPOWER MORE WOMEN. I KNOW WE'RE SEEING THAT, EVEN ACROSS THE STREET AT FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL. MORE OF OUR YOUNG LADIES ARE GETTING INTO THE TRADES, SO THANK YOU.

HOLLEY. JUST TO FURTHER THAT, I WANT TO GIVE THE CARPENTERS CREDIT BECAUSE THEY WERE ALSO A PART OF HELPING TO REBUILD THE FIRST HOUSE IN FONTANA, THE PEPPER TREE HOUSE, WHICH WAS 90% DONE BY STUDENTS. AND THE BEST STORY I LOVE TELLING, AND HE HAS HEARD THIS SEVEN, EIGHT TIMES NOW. THERE'S A FEMALE WHO WAS A SOPHOMORE OR JUNIOR, AND SHE WAS ABOUT FOUR FEET TEN. SHE WAS GETTING UP ON THE LADDERS, BOSSING THESE BOYS AROUND. IT WAS THE MOST AMAZING THING TO EVER SEE. BUT THE FOLLOW-UP ON THAT IS SHE WENT TO DR. HANGER WHO IS A PART OF OUR CT PROGRAM.

WHEN I'M IN CLASS, ALL I THINK ABOUT IS BEING OUT HERE. HAD THIS PROGRAM NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO ME, I WOULD HAVE NEVER SEEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO BE IN THIS FIELD. I LOVE SEEING WOMEN AND EVERYBODY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES, THAT ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDED WITH A SUBSTANTIAL LIFE AND A GOOD RETIREMENT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HELPING TO WORK ON THIS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MS. SANDOVAL?

>> YOU HAD TO LOOK AT ME. SEE. NO, I'M VERY PROUD TO SEE THE OCEAN OF ORANGE OUT THERE. LADIES, YOU STAND UP STRONG AND PROUD BECAUSE YOU MAKE ME PROUD TO SEE YOU OUT THERE. WE STILL HAVE OUR PLACE IN LIFE, AND WE STILL LIKE THE DOOR OPEN FOR US, GENTLEMEN. BECAUSE I AM A LADY, YES, I COULD BE OUT THERE PAINTING AND STUFF, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED LIKE A LADY.

BUT I'M PROUD TO SEE THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT I WORKED 17 YEARS AT THE JOB CORP. SO I SEE A LOT OF YOUNG LADIES AND YOUNG BOYS IN THAT SCHOOL. IT MADE ME PROUD TO SEE THEM EVERY DAY. WHEN THEY GRADUATED, I WAS EVEN PROUDER BECAUSE I KNEW THAT THEY WOULD HAVE A JOB NO MATTER WHERE THEY WENT. WHY? BECAUSE THEY LEARNED. THEY LEARNED HOW TO WORK AND WORK HARD. YOU KNOW, MY DAD WOULD ALWAYS SAY, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT KIND OF WORK YOU DO AS LONG AS IT'S AN HONEST LIVING, AND I LIVE BY THAT RULE DAY IN AND DAY OUT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT IS IN THE FUTURE. WE HAD A MEETING, AND I TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. HE DIDN'T SCHOOL ME, BUT I LEARNED A LOT FROM HIM AND THE TRADE. MY FATHER WAS ALSO A CARPENTER. HE WORKED FOR LOCAL 1184 IN RIVERSIDE. MY SON-IN-LAW WORKS FOR 433. SO I COME FROM A UNION TRADE FAMILY, AND I'M A VERY PROUD UNION DAUGHTER. SO YOU ALL, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION.

MYSELF AND A SECOND BY MR. SERNA. VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY,

HOW DO YOU VOTE? >> AYE.

>> MRS. SANDOVAL? >> AYE.

>> MR. SERNA? >> AYE.

>> AND I'M AN AYE FOR A 4-0-1 ABSENT.

>> SORRY, ON MY NOTES, IT SAYS HOLD FOR APPLAUSE.

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>> WE CAN WAIT FOR THEM TO EXIT. >> I KNOW YOU NEED TO WAKE UP EARLY TOMORROW. SO LEAVING, NOT SEEING THE REST OF THE MEETING WILL NOT HURT OUR FEELINGS.

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APPROVE ITEM 5.4? >> SO MOVED.

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

>> OKAY, I HAVE A MODE MAZE BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, SECONDED BY SERNA. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, HOW DO

YOU VOTE? >> AYE.

>> MRS. SANDOVAL? >> AYE.

>> MR. SERNA? >> AYE.

>> 5.5, HUMAN RESOURCES, DECLARATION OF NEED. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT THE DECLARATION OF NEEDS FOR FULLY QUALIFIED EDUCATORS FOR THE 2025, 2026 SCHOOL YEAR. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT ITEM 5.5?

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. SERNA, SECONDED BY MRS.

SANDOVAL. ANY DISCUSSION? >> YES. I HAVE A COMMENT OR MAYBE JUST A QUESTION. CAN WE DISCUSS MAYBE AMONGST STAFF WHAT WE'RE DOING TO ACTIVELY -- I KNOW WE HAVE THESE NEEDS AND WE DO THE BEST WE CAN TO FILL POSITIONS AS THEY COME TO US. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS THAT GO INTO THAT. BUT CAN WE HEAR HOW THEY'RE BEING PROACTIVE TO REALLY JUST ASSUME THE TRENDS THAT ARE COMING AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO FILL THE

POSITION WITH QUALIFIED STAFF? >>

>> IN TERMS THAT WE COULD PROMOTE TO HIRE -- TEACHERS WITH CREDENTIALS LIKE THE -- THE -- THE CREDENTIALS. AND SO WE TEND TO TAKE A STRONG LOOK AT HIRING THEM FOR THESE POSITIONS THAT WE

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>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. SERNA.

SECOND BY MS. SANDOVAL. VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY?

>> AYE. >> MS. SANDOVAL?

>> AYE. >> MR. SERNA?

>> AYE. >> AND I'M AN AYE. 5.6, STUDENT SERVICES, SPECIAL EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN AREA SELPA, ANNUAL

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>> K I'LL MOTION TO ADOPT SELPA.

>> WHAT AM I SAYING? >> SORRY.

>> IT'S ALL RIGHT. >> OH MAN, THAT'S GOING TO MESS ME UP. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY SERNA, SECOND BY SANDOVAL. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, HOW DO YOU VOTE?

>> AYE. >> MRS. SANDOVAL?

>> AYE. >> MR. SERNA?

>> AYE. >> AND I'M AN AYE. 5.7, TEACHING AND LEARNING, CURRICULUM ADOPTION, CONTRACT APPROVAL, AMPLIFY EDUCATION. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT THE EIGHTH EDITION OF THE ADOPTED READING OR READING DIFFICULTIES RISK SCREENER, AND APPROVE ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH AMPLIFY EDUCATION, INC. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO

ADOPT ITEM 5.7? >> MOTION TO ADOPT.

>> SECOND. >> OKAY, A MOTION MADE BY MRS. SANDOVAL, SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY. HOLLEY, HOW DO YOU VOTE? OH SORRY, ANY DISCUSSION?

>> YES, I HAVE A QUESTION. >> MRS. SANDOVAL?

>> I NOTICED IN OUR BOARD REPORT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THIS -- THIS PROCEDURE OR PROCESS WE WOULD BE DOING OR

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HAVE IT IN MY BOARD REPORT. >> I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT QUESTION BECAUSE THIS ONE IS IN PARTICULAR FOR A REQUIREMENT FOR A SCREENER FOR K-2 SCREENER, SO THEY WILL START

IN THE FALL. >> THANKS.

>> OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I HAVE A MOTION BY MRS. SANDOVAL, SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY. HOLLEY, HOW DO YOU VOTE?

>> AYE. >> SANDOVAL?

>> AYE. >> SERNA?

>> AYE. >> AND I'M AN AYE. 5.8, TEACHING AND LEARNING, NEW COURSES FOR 2025-2026. THIS ITEM

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>> SO MOVED. >> AND A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY SERNA, SECOND BY MRS. SANDOVAL. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, HOLLEY,

HOW DO YOU VOTE? >> AYE.

>> SANDOVAL? >> AYE.

>> MR. SERNA? >> AYE.

>> I'M AN AYE, FOUR AYES AND ONE ABSENT. AS A REMINDER, ITEMS 5.9, 5.1, 5.11 WERE MOVED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH WILL TAKE US TO 5.2, BOARD MEMBER REQUEST, BB9250, REIMBURSEMENT, AND OTHER BENEFITS. VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, THE FLOOR IS

NOW YOURS TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

YES, I WANTED TO BRING THIS FORWARD NOT FOR US PERSONALLY AS BOARD MEMBERS, BUT FOR THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS. I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE PERFECT TIME TO DISCUSS THIS SINCE WE JUST INITIATED OUR NEW STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COMING IN. YOU KNOW, TRYING TO BE COGNIZANT OF HOW WE'RE SPENDING OUR FUNDS, BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THAT, AND ALSO BEING REALISTIC AND PRACTICAL IN HOW WE'RE OPERATING HERE. I KNOW THAT IT WAS VOTED ON PRIOR TO ME BEING ON THE BOARD THAT OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER WOULD RECEIVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION AS REGULAR BOARD MEMBERS. AND SO I DID THE MATH, WITH THEM ATTENDING ONE MEETING A MONTH AND NO ADDITIONAL EVENTS AND TIME SPENT READING ALL THE MATERIALS LIKE WE DO. IT EQUATES TO ABOUT $150 AN HOUR FOR THEM TO BE HERE. I JUST WANTED TO DISCUSS THAT AND TO GET MY COLLEAGUES TO WEIGH IN ON THIS. I'M VERY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, AND I'M A PART OF A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS UPON COMPLETION OF THE TERM OF THE YEAR. FOR INSTANCE, MS. FONTANA, YOU COMPLETE YOUR YEAR, A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE, AND YOU GET A SCHOLARSHIP. SO LOOKING AT THE ROTARY CLUB, YOU KNOW, EXCHANGE CLUB, YOU KNOW, VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO IT THAT WAY. SO I JUST WANTED TO DISCUSS THAT TO POTENTIALLY MOVING THE DOLLAR AMOUNT INTO A SCHOLARSHIP AND LANDING ON THE REASONABLE DOLLAR AMOUNT.

>> I THINK IT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION. CAN I DOUBLE CHECK WE CAN GIVE A SCHOLARSHIP WITH MR. THOMPSON?

>> WELL, THE DISTRICT GIVES SCHOLARSHIPS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. I CAN LOOK INTO WHETHER OR NOT THAT TERMINOLOGY RAISES ANY ISSUES, AND WE CAN CALL IT ANYTHING THAT WE WANT.

THE LAW ALLOWS FOR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. SO IF THE BOARD WANTS TO RESTRUCTURE THAT INTO SOMETHING ELSE, THEN WE COULD COME UP WITH

APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE FOR THAT. >> MS. SANDOVAL?

>> WITH THAT IN MIND, BECAUSE THERE'S A SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL. THESE ARE THE YOUNG FOLKS THAT APPLY TO BE STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS, ALTHOUGH THEY WEREN'T SELECTED. THEY'RE STILL ON THIS COMMITTEE AND THEY STILL MEET REGULARLY. I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN THEY MEET, HOW LONG THEY MEET, WHAT THEIR DUTIES ARE. BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE FOR US TO LOOK AT SOMETHING FOR THEM AS WELL BECAUSE THEY'RE SENIORS, CORRECT? THOSE YOUNG

PEOPLE? >> NOT ALL OF THEM BECAUSE THOSE THAT APPLY ARE A PART OF IT, BUT WE ALSO RECRUIT FROM THE SCHOOL

SITES. >> OKAY BECAUSE I'M THINKING, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AS FAR AS WHEN AND IF THEY ARE SENIORS. ARE THEY APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS OR WHAT THEY'RE DOING. YOU KNOW, PERHAPS THAT MONEY SAVINGS, WHATEVER WE MIGHT BE SAVING, BY RELOOKING AT THAT. PERHAPS THAT COMING FROM THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, MAYBE FROM OUR BUDGET OR

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STUDENTS. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT INPUT.

SORRY, I WAS GOING TO RESPOND. WE HAVE ABOUT 30 STUDENTS ON THAT COMMITTEE, AND OUR POLICY DOES CALL OUT THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER SPECIFICALLY. IN THE POLICY, IT DOES SAY MAY AWARD, SO WE HAVE SOME OPTIONS AND DISCUSSION.

>> OKAY. >> SORRY, I JUST NEED CLARITY FROM VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY. YOU'RE ASKING THE STIPEND TO BE MOVED INTO A SCHOLARSHIP. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING?

>> YEAH. >> CAN I ASK WHY? SO AB275 THAT WAS PASSED IN 2023 IS THE REASON WHY WE WERE ABLE TO NOW, AS SCHOOL BOARDS OR CITY COUNCILS, THAT HAVE STUDENT BODIES, REPRESENTATIVES IN THOSE SPACES TO PAY THEM A STIPEND. SO I'M WONDERING WHAT'S THE REASON FOR WANTING TO DO THAT?

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

CAPACITY. >> I THINK WHERE IT SAYS IN THE BOARD BYLAWS THAT A MONTHLY FINANCIAL COMPENSATION COULD BE DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD. SO THAT AMOUNT COULD BE DETERMINED. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SET AND EQUAL TO THE BOARD MEMBERS. BUT THE IDEA BEHIND THAT, LET'S JUST SAY WE CHANGED THE COMPENSATION FROM $750 A MONTH TO $200 A MONTH. THAT THEY COULD ALLOCATE THEIR TIME. BUT THE AMOUNT IS A DECISION WE COULD MAKE AS A BOARD, THAT YOU COULD MAKE AS A BOARD.

>> THE REASON I ASK THE QUESTION, IT TOOK A LOT FOR US IN EDUCATION, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THIS, TO ALLOW STUDENT VOICE TO FINALLY BE AN IMPORTANT PIECE TO EDUCATIONAL CHANGES. SO HI SAW AB 275 COME OUT, I THOUGHT IT WAS A NICE TIME TO ALLOW STUDENTS THAT SIGN THESE BOARDS TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, LOOK, I'M GOING TO BE REAL TRANSPARENT HERE. $750 STIPEND A MONTH FOR THE TIME WE ALL SPEND. I KNOW WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME. THAT DOLLAR, THAT HOURLY RATE WOULD PROBABLY BE TEN CENTS AN HOUR.

LET'S BE REAL. BUT TO A YOUNG TEENAGE SENIOR, IT CAN BE LIFE CHANGING, I THINK. SO IT ALLOWS THEM TO POSSIBLY BUY SOME CLOTHES TO GO TO SCHOOL OR SHOES. IT IS JUST ONE INDIVIDUAL, RIGHT? I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT 34,000 OF THEM. IT IS ONE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE. SO FOR ME, I FEEL THAT COMPENSATION, ALTHOUGH FOR AN 18-YEAR-OLD IT MIGHT BE A LOT, I DON'T FEEL IT'S A LOT. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THESE QUESTIONS.

BECAUSE AGAIN I SUPPORTED THE BILL BACK IN 2023 WHEN IT WAS

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WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO. THAT'S JUST MY HUMBLE OPINION.

THAT'S WHY I ASKED. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I JUST HAVE ONE. JUST FOR THE PUBLIC. WHERE DOES THE FUNDS FOR THE STUDENT BOARD COME FROM? AND WHERE WOULD THIS PUT US IN THE BUDGET IF WE WERE TO CHANGE IT OR SO FORTH?

>> I BELIEVE IT COMES FROM THE GENERAL FUNDS.

>> OKAY. THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S BEING REDUCED HEAVILY BY THE STATE AND FEDERAL, CORRECT? OKAY.

>> BY THE STATE, YES. >> OH, BY THE STATE. I HAVE A

FEELING FEDERAL IS COMING NEXT. >> BUT IT IS $ P 50 A MONTH.

THEY ONLY DO TEN MONTHS. THEY COME IN AUGUST THROUGH JUNE, NO, MAY IS THEIR LAST MEETING. THEY DON'T SERVE JUNE AND JULY. THEY COME IN AUGUST, RIGHT, THEIR FIRST MEETING?

>> I BELIEVE, MR. GARCIA, THE STUDENT BOARD MEETING STARTS IN

AUGUST, NOT JULY. >> THEY GET A TEN-MONTH STIPEND VERSES A 12-MONTH STIPEND. TO A $500 MILLION ORGANIZATIONAL

BUDGET. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. >> OKAY. I GUESS VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, WHAT ARE YOU BRINGING FORWARD TO CHANGE BECAUSE IT IS NOT REAL CLEAR. I KNOW YOU WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE TO IT, BUT I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MOTION.

>> NUMBER ONE, I JUST WANTED TO SEE EVERYBODY -- I WASN'T HERE WHEN THIS WAS PASSED, NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, I WANTED TO SEE WHAT MY COLLEAGUES, GIVE ME SOME CONTEXT. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON IT BECAUSE I'M ONE VOTE OUT OF FIVE AND ONE THOUGHT OUT OF FIVE. SO YEAH, I WANTED TO DISCUSS THE AMOUNT, AND I WANTED TO DISCUSS PUTTING IT INTO A SCHOLARSHIP.

>> DO YOU HAVE ANY PROPOSAL? I KNOW YOU WANT TO PUT IT INTO A SCHOLARSHIP, BUT WHAT THE REDUCTION WOULD BE?

>> I GET WE'RE GIVING THIS NICE LUMP SUM OF $7,500, AND THAT'S GREAT. BUT YOU BREAK IT DOWN PER HOUR. I DON'T KNOW ANY OTHER JOB FOR A 17-YEAR-OLD THAT PAYS $150 PLUS AN HOUR. I GET IT.

THIS IS AN EXCEPTION TO THE RULE. SO I THINK FOR ME, YOU KNOW, I'M RESPONSIBLE TO THE PEOPLE THAT ELECTED ME. THIS HAS COME UP IN NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUDGET REDUCTIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

I'M TRYING TO DO MY DUE DILIGENCE TO DISCUSS THESE THINGS AS WELL. IF THE BOARD DOESN'T WANT TO GO IN THE DIRECTION OF MOVING IT INTO A SCHOLARSHIP AND AMENDING THE AMOUNT. THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS WAS TO DISCUSS IT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT IN A SCHOLARSHIP. THEN WE CAN

DETERMINE THE AMOUNT. >> IF I COULD ADD -- THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION ABOUT WANTING TO UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT. BUT I'M WONDERING, MR. GARCIA, IF YOU COULD SHED SOME LIGHT ON THE OTHER DUTIES THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES IN OUTSIDE THE BOARD MEETINGS. AND IF THEY DO.

>> BOARD PRESIDENT, MAY I ASK A QUESTION?

>> SO PRIOR TO EACH MEETING, BOTH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND I MEET WITH THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER A FEW DAYS BEFORE EACH MEETING TO REVIEW THE AGENDA. ASK ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. BASICALLY PREPARE THEM FOR THE MEETING. REVIEW THE AGENDA IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW UP PRIOR TO THE MEETING AS WELL. AND THEN ALSO TOO, WHAT WAS ALSO MENTIONED, NOT ONLY DOES OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, BUT ALSO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE STUDENT ADVISORY SIT ON MANY ADVISORY COMMITTEES ALLOW STUDENT VOICE AS WELL. WE HAVE MANY OF THEM THAT SIT ON THE COUNCIL AS WELL. BUT OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER IN PARTICULAR IS VERY ACTIVE INVOLVED NOT ONLY IN THEIR SCHOOL SITE, BUT ALSO AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, HOLDING THIS POSITION. ON TOP OF NOT ONLY ATTENDING THE ONCE A MONTH OR SOMETIMES TWO TIMES A MONTH BOARD MEETINGS. WE SIT DOWN AND PREP THEM. THEY ATTEND THE STUDENT ADVISORY, AND THEY ALSO ATTEND COMMUNITY EVENTS AS WELL. THEY'RE VERY ACTIVE WITH FONTANA. AND THEN SOMETIMES WHEN WE HAVE BACK-TO-SCHOOL EVENTS OR

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ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? >> I'M SORRY. MS. SANDOVAL, YOU

FIRST. >> SOMETIMES THEY WORK OUTSIDE

OF THE SCHOOL, CORRECT? >> YES, THEY DO. I THINK WHEN THEY WERE OFFERED THE STIPEND, THEY WERE VERY RELIEVED. WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE ONE FROM SUMMIT AND THE ONE FROM THE HILLS THIS LAST YEAR. NAY WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE. IT HELPED THEM OUT TREMENDOUSLY AS WELL. BUT WITH THE CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION, THEY STILL WORKED PART TIME TOO. THAT'S ONE THING I WANTED TO SHARE, HAVING THE EXPERIENCE OF NOT ONLY HOLDING THE POSITION OF THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER AND BEING A PART OF THE DISTRICT STUDENT ADVISORY, THE STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD SPEAKS VOLUMES ON THEIR COLLEGE APPLICATION. BECAUSE WHAT COLLEGES LOOK FOR IS A WELL-ROUNDED STUDENT THAT IS NOT ONLY ACTIVE AT SCHOOL, BUT ALSO ACTIVE IN THE SCHOOL AS WELL TO KNOW THEY'VE BEEN ACTIVE IN THEIR SCHOOL SITE AND IN THE

DISTRICT AS WELL. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> I'M THINKING WE CAN DO BOTH. OFFER THEM A STIPEND. BUT WHATEVER THEY DON'T GET, YOU KNOW, THEY GET IT AT THE END. TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE SOMETHING, SO POCKET CHANGE IN THEIR HANDBAG OR WALLET, WHATEVER. BUT DON'T CUT OUT THE AMOUNT. THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING. HONESTLY, THIS ALL CAME AT THE RIGHT TIME WHEN WE APPROVED THIS. WE HAD A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER WHO WORKED, BUT YOU COULD TELL SHE DIDN'T WORK FOR HERSELF, SHE WORKED FOR HER FAMILY. SHE DIDN'T HAVE THE MEANINGS OF CLOTHING, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? U I HAD PLENTY OF IT IN THE HOUSE, RIGHT? I TOLD MY DAUGHTER, I'M GOING TO GIVE THIS TO THIS YOUNG LADY, AND I BROUGHT DRESSES IN FOR HER, YOU KNOW, I FELT BAD FOR HER. BUT YOU COULD TELL SHE WAS COMING STRAIGHT FROM SCHOOL TO HERE.

SOMETIMES FROM HERE, SHE WAS GOING TO WORK. ONE TIME SHE WAS COMING HERE FROM WORK TO HERE, AND HER PHONE WENT DEAD. SHE DIDN'T HAVE A WAY OF GETTING A HOLD OF ANYBODY. SHE WAS WALKING TO FONTANA, AND IT WAS DARK. THE POLICE CHIEF, AT THE TIME, TOLD HER NEXT TIME, YOU GO IN A SHOP, YOU CALL SCHOOL POLICE, AND WE'LL GO PICK YOU UP AND GET YOU HOME BECAUSE WE GOT SCARED.

REMEMBER THAT, MICHAEL? >> WE DO.

>> MICHAEL REMEMBERS WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT.

>> SO WE KNEW. THAT'S WHY WE SAID THIS CAME AT THE RIGHT TIME BECAUSE THAT HELPED HER A WHOLE LOT. WE FELT BETTER, YOU KNOW. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU GUYS ARE SAYING. BUT STILL, WE DON'T KNOW THEIR FUTURE. WE DON'T KNOW. BUT IF WE CAN GIVE A LITTLE AND IT'S GOING TO HELP THEM A LONG WAY IN THE FUTURE, WHO KNOWS. IT COULD CHANGE THEIR LIFE. THAT'S THE WAY I LOOK AT

IT. >> BOARD PRESIDENT. I WANT TO REDIRECT THE STATUTORY LINE, WHICH SAYS THE PUPIL BOARD MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE A MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT. THE PUPIL, THE BOARD MEMBER MAY SELECT COURSE CREDIT AND/OR MONTHLY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS. SO IT DOES SPECIFY MONTHLY. THE AMOUNT IS COMPLETELY UP TO THE BOARD, BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND THE BOARD STICK WITH MONTHLY COMPENSATION AS STATED IN THE BOARD BY LAW BECAUSE IT MATCHES THE STAITH FOUR LANGUAGE AND IT IS

MANDATORY. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAVE TWO THINGS. ONE, THEY'RE FILING THEIR TAXES, CORRECT?

>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> AND I WANTED TO ADD WHAT VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY HAD FAILED TO MENTION THAT WHEN ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS THE ROTARY REACH OUT, WE ASK IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER SOME OF OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES AS WELL, THEN WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE SCHOOL SITES AND THE COUNSELORS, THEN CONNECT THEM AS WELL. I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT LAST COMMENT.

>> THANK YOU. >> YEAH, NO, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING CONTEXT AND REALLY PAINTING THE BROADER PICTURE OF

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THAT'S WHY I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF A SCHOLARSHIP, SO WHEN YOU DO GET TO THE END OF HIGH SCHOOL AND YOU'RE GRADUATING, YOU HAVE THIS NICE LITTLE EGG THAT YOU CAN TAKE INTO YOUR COLLEGE LIFE WITH YOU. YEAH, THAT WAS MY THOUGHT PROCESS.

>> FOR DOCUMENTATION PURPOSES, DURING THE BOARD REPORT, CAN WE ADD THEM TO THE BOARD REPORT, SO WE KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING? THAT WAY IT IS JUSTIFIABLE ON OUR END?

>> ABSOLUTELY. CAN I START IN AUGUST?

>> ABSOLUTELY OR JUST PUT A BLANK.

[6. Public Participation]

>> SINCE ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS IS MISSING, AND I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HEAR WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. CAN WE CONTINUE THIS TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING AND WE CAN DECIDE THERE? GIVES US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT. MAYBE ASK MORE QUESTIONS. I MEAN, WE CAN DO THAT.

>> I WAS GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE TABLE IT BECAUSE WE HAVE A BOARD MEETING NEXT WEEK. AND THEN ACTUAL SPECIFICS VERSES BEING SO BROAD. IF THE BOARD MEMBERS CAN E-MAIL AND THEN THAT WAY STAFF CAN COME UP WITH AND CONFIRM WITH YOU IF THIS IS ACCEPTABLE BASED OFF OF ALL OF OUR THOUGHTS.

>> SURE. >> IS THAT OKAY?

>> YES, THANK YOU. OKAY THAT TAKES US TO 6.1, MATTERS NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA. ANYBODY RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR

NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS? >> YES, THERE WERE EIGHT PUBLIC COMMENTS. I'LL GO AHEAD AND START.

>> NO, WE ALREADY DID THAT. >> WE WILL START OFF WITH

CURTIS. ON DECK IS AMBER. >> HELLO, GOOD EVENING. I WILL TRY TO KEEP THIS SHORT AND SWEET FOR YOU ALL IN THE INTEREST OF TIME. GOOD EVENING DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD AND MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY BOTH HERE AND ONLINE. MY NAME IS CURTIS. I'M HONORED AND INTRODUCING MYSELF AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE TEACHER ASSOCIATION. I WANT TO BEGIN BY EXPRESSING MY DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK YOU ALL DO IN SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND OUR FAMILIES HERE IN FONTANA. AS I STEP INTO THIS ROLE WITH A STRONG SENSE OF PURPOSE AND COMMITMENT, NOT ONLY TO OUR DEDICATED TEACHERS, BUT TO THE SUCCESS OF EVERY STUDENT AND THE WELL BEING OF EVERY CLASSROOM ACROSS OUR DISTRICT. I HAVE SEEN PERSONALLY FIRSTHAND THE PASSION AND RESILIENCE THAT ALL OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE HERE IN FONTANA. I'M EXCITED TO SERVE AS THEIR VOICE AND THEIR ADVOCATE. AS WE LOOK AHEAD, I GENERALLY LOOK TOWARD TO BUILDING A COLLABORATIVE RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. I BELIEVE WE SHARE THE SAME GOAL, CREATING THE BEST POSSIBLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF THAT WORK ONLY -- THAT WORK IS ONLY POSSIBLE WHEN WE ENGAGE IN HONEST DIALOGUE, SHARED PROBLEM SOLVING, AND MUTUAL RESPECT.

I'M COMMITTED TO PARTNERING WITH THE DISTRICT IN MEANINGFUL WAYS TO UPLIFT OUR TEACHERS SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AND ENGAGING OUR PARENTS AS A VITAL PARTNER IN EVERYONE'S EDUCATION.

TOGETHER, I BELIEVE WE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD OUR DISTRICT THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU IN THE COMING YEARS. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. I'M THE INCOMING VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FONTANA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE OF WHO I AM AND WHERE I CAME FROM. I'M A PRODIGY OF FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. I WAS A KINDERGARTEN AT POPLAR ELEMENTARY. AND THEN A GRADUATE FROM 1991. SO AS COMING INTO FONTANA, I WAS BASICALLY ASKED TO COME IN. THIS IS AN AMAZING COMPANY AND AN AMAZING DISTRICT TO WORK FOR, SO I DECIDED TO TAKE MY LEAP INTO THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A TEACHER SINCE 2000. I'M A TEACHER FOR 25 YEARS NOW. STARTED OUT JUNIPER ELEMENTARY. THEN I WENT GOING INTO AS A TOA FOR FOUR YEARS, BEING GIVEN PDS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. I WAS

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HOPEFULLY BECOME SUCCESSFUL IN MAKING OUR TEACHERS VERY, VERY

HAPPY THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. >> OH, IT'S JUST NOT COMPLETELY

FILLED OUT. >> SORRY.

>> I KNOW WHO YOU ARE. >> HELLO, SORRY. I WROTE SOMETHING WHILE SITTING HERE. GOOD EVENING FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, BOTH HERE PRESENT AND AT HOME. I HAVE WRITTEN SOMETHING HERE. I'M NOT REALLY TOO SURE HOW TO COME ABOUT IT.

BUT JUST BASICALLY I'LL CUT IT TO THE SMALL PORTIONS. I HAVE A STUDENT WHO GOES TO SUMMIT. SHE IS AND HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A MEDICAL CONDITION WHERE SHE IS LOSING HER HEARING AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED. WHILE SHE HAS AN IUP AND A TEAM, MOST OF THE TIMES THEY'RE NOT ON POINT WITH WHAT SHE NEEDS. SHE HAS RECEIVED THIS AND NOT BECAUSE THEY WERE FORTHCOMING, BUT BECAUSE I FOUND A LOOPHOLE, AND I SPOKE TO THE PRINCIPAL AND EXPRESSED HER NEEDS OF CERTAIN DEVICES, DEVICES WE'RE RECOMMENDING. I WOULD SHOW YOU THE DEVICES THAT SHE HAS AND SHE CARRIES. THEY AVERAGE ABOUT $10,000. SHE HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY TRAINED. SHE RECEIVED IT IN FEBRUARY RIGHT AFTER VALENTINE'S. SINCE THEN, ONE-THIRD OF THE SCHOOL PASSED BY, WAS NEVER TRAINED ON IT. AT EVERY POINT WHETHER IT WAS HER TEACHER, MR. SANCHEZ, THE IDEOLOGIST OR WHOEVER FROM SELPA, NO ONE TAUGHT HER HOW TO PROPERLY UTILIZE THIS EQUIPMENT. IF IT WASN'T FOR ME OR MY DAUGHTER GOING ON GOOGLE, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CONNECT THIS TO HER HEARING AIDS. THIS BECOMES NOTHING, BUT PAPERWEIGHT. WE HAVE A SYSTEM THREE MONTHS FOR THE CHARGER.

AND IF IT WASN'T FOR SOMETHING THAT I HAD TO PROVIDE TO MY DAUGHTER, MY DAUGHTER WAS BASICALLY ASKED TO CARRY THIS IN HER BACKPACK. BEING THAT I AM THE ONE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HER TO HAVE THE EQUIPMENT SAFE, I HAD PROVIDED HER A POUCH. WE KNOW THE VALUE FOR WHAT THIS PROVIDES MY KID. IT PROVIDES THE EQUIPMENT TO THE EDUCATION. WITHOUT THESE DEVICES, THEY'RE NOTHING, BUT PAPERWEIGHT. TIME AND TIME AGAIN, WE'VE GOTTEN TO THE POINT OF NEEDING TO HELP TO CONNECT THE EQUIPMENT. WE'RE NO EXPERTS. WE WOULD TRY TO DO WHAT WE CAN, AS BEST AS WE CAN, AND TO REACH OUT TO HER PROVIDERS. UNFORTUNATELY THEY DID NOT PROVIDE THE EQUIPMENT, SO WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO BE GIVEN THAT KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THEY HAVE. MY DAUGHTER GOES TO SCHOOL AND TRIES THE BEST THAT SHE CAN WITH WHAT SHE HAS. UNFORTUNATELY SHE'LL COME FALLING SHORT. SHE IS EXHAUSTED AND TIRED, AND I HAVE ALREADY HIT EVERY AVENUE, SO I'M BRINGING IT UP TO YOU, SO YOU GUYS CAN UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN YOU ASSIGN SPECIAL PROVIDERS WHETHER IT IS A TEACHER OR AN IDEOLOGIST.

THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF HOW TO TRAIN MY KID AND MY KID GOES TO SCHOOL WITHOUT IT. IT LITERALLY TOOK FOR ME TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT, THE WHOLE MONTH OF APRIL TO FIGURE IT OUT, WHEN THEY CAME TO THESE DEVICES BECAUSE THEY NEEDED TO DO STATE TESTING. FOR WHATEVER OR HOWEVER I FIGURED IT OUT. THREE DAYS BEFORE THE LAST THREE DAYS OF THE MONTH. SHE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TAKE HER STATE TESTING. IT SHOULDN'T COME TO THAT. SO I'M BRINGING IT UP TO YOUR ATTENTION TO FIGURE IT OUT BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER HAS ONE MORE YEAR OF SCHOOL AND SHE COULDN'T BE SUFFERING, FOR WHAT'S BASICALLY BEING SAID SHE'S MISSING OUT. CERTAIN DEVICES FOR THE KIDS TO ENGAGE WITH HER FOR THE TEACHER TO ENGAGE, FOR HER TO ACTUALLY ADAPT TO WHATEVER IS BEING TAUGHT ON THE SCREEN. OR FOR WHAT THIS DEVICE DOES, WHICH I'M ASSUMING IT DOES. IT IS

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THE POINT IS IT'S IN YOUR HANDS. I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO

GO TO FOR HELP. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO ASK MR. BAKER TO STEP ASIDE. APPRECIATE YOU BEING

HERE. >> THANK YOU.

>> I MIGHT ADD, I HAVE DEALT WITH MR. GONZALEZ AND OTHER PEOPLE. PASSENGER MANY TIMES AS I WRITE E-MAILS, TEXT MESSAGES, HAVE MEETINGS, NOTHING HAS BEEN ATTENDED TO, TIME AND TIME

AGAIN. >> MR. BAKER IS GOING TO MEET WITH YOU RIGHT NOW OUTSIDE THE DOOR.

>> CAN WE ALSO HAVE A FOLLOW-UP ON THIS, PLEASE?

>> YES. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT BACK.

>> YES, ALL THE COMMENTS, WE'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.

>> THANK YOU. >> MARK SCHULTE AND ROBERT IS ON

DECK. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ, HONORABLE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND THE COMMITTEE. NOW THE END IS NEAR. I HAD PLANS TO BE OUT OF TOWN NEXT WEEK. I'LL MISS THE FINAL BOARD MEETING, SO THIS IS IT FOR ME. BUT I'M LEAVING THEM IN CAPABLE HANDS. SOME OF YOU HAVE WORKED WITH HIM A LITTLE BIT. HE'S BEEN AROUND SOME OF THE CABINETS, SO WE EXPECT A SEEMLESS TRANSITION HERE. BUT THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THE CABINET THAT I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE WORKING WITH. JUST RANK AND FILE MEMBERS THAT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SO HELPFUL. IT HAS BEEN REALLY A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE. SO THANK YOU TO EVEN, GOOD NIGHT.

>> GOOD EVENING SUPERINTENDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND MEMBERS OF THE FONTANA SCHOOL. I'M HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I WOULD SPEAK AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, A FATHER, AND A GRANDFATHER TO THREE AMAZING YOUNG MEN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, BEGINNING WITH THE FLAG POLICY. MANY OF US PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALIKE HAVE COME BEFORE THIS BOARD. WE HAVE SUBMITTED.

SERIOUS CONCERNS AND BROUGHT FORTH MATTERS THAT ARE OF PUBLIC INTEREST TO THIS BOARD TO DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION. WE HAVE ASKED FOR TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND AN HONEST DIALOGUE. A GOOD FAITH DISCUSSION. EACH TIME THE BOARD HAS RESPONDED WITH SILENCE AND INACTION. THIS BOARD HAS IGNORED AND DISMISSED THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY INTEREST. THE MATTERS BROUGHT FORTH BY MYSELF, JIM, RUDY, AND MANY OTHERS AREN'T POLITICAL. MANY ARE MORAL. THEY ARE FOUNDATIONAL VOLS, ANCHORED IN TRUTH THAT MANY IN THIS DISTRICT STILL HOLD DEAR.

UNFORTUNATELY YOUR SILENCE HAVE SPOKEN LOUDER THAN ANY WORDS, AND YOUR REFUSAL TO ENGAGE IN A DISCUSSION HAS CONFIRMED WHAT YOU WILL PERMIT AND PROMOTE. THE VERY CONCERNS WE WOULD HAVE ADDRESSED. THIS DISTRICT, THIS BOARD HAS BUILT AN ALTER THAT IS CONTRARY IN OPPOSITION TO AN ENEMY TO THE ALTER OF GOD. YOUR INACTION IS NOW A PART OF YOUR OVERALL RECORD. WHEN THE U.S.

FLAG POLICY WAS PLACED ON THE AGENDA, NOT A SINGLE BOARD MEMBER VOICED SUPPORT. NOT ONE OF YOU SPOKE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DANIELLE, WHO DID SO AT THE END OF THE MEETING. NOT ON OR DURING THE AGENDA ITEM. THIS DEMONSTRATES YOUR DISINTEREST.

IGNORING, AVOIDANCE OF YOUR COMMUNITY. YOUR SILENCE IS GIVING PERMISSIONS FOR THESE MATTERS AND POLICIES TO BE ADVANCED IN OUR CLASSROOMS. BOTH MARS AND ADAM HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNITE THIS DISTRICT UNDER OUR FLAG. SINCE THEN, OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE PASSED THIS SAME FLAG POLICY. PUTTING UNITY AND PATRIOTISM BEFORE POLITICS. WHY HAVEN'T WE, IN FONTANA, MONTH AFTER MONTH, MATTER AFTER MATTER. THIS BOARD HAS REFUSED TO DISCUSS AND ACT, STARTING WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT. YOU WERE ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY IN MATTERS OF THE COMMUNITY. PEOPLE THAT ARE SITTING RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM ARE THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURE OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT SUBJECT TO POLICIES THAT CONFUSE, DIVIDE, AND HARM. BOARD, THE TIME TO LEAD IS NOW.

THE TIME TO SPEAK IS NOW. YOUR SILENCE IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE.

I ASSURE YOU, LOOK AROUND. THE LANDSCAPE YOU SEE HERE TONIGHT

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ON DECK. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ, SUPERINTENDENT. LAST MONTH ON MAY 8, A DISTURBING SITUATION OCCURRED AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHICH YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF. MY NIECE GOES THERE. A PARENT FOUND A MAN APPARENTLY MASTURBATING IN HIS CAR, IN THE PARKING LOT, FACING THE SCHOOLYARD. AFTER THE GENTLEMAN CONFRONTED THE GUY, HE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE OFFICE TO REPORT IT. THEY WENT OUT TO THE CAR AND THE MAN WAS GONE. THE CAR WAS STILL THERE. I FOUND OUT WHEN THE GRANDMOTHER, BY THE NAME OF TERRY MILLER, POSTED THIS INCIDENT ON NEIGHBOR. THE CAR WAS SEEN THE NEXT DAY IN A DIFFERENT SPOT. THERE HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTION GOING ON AT THE SCHOOL FOR A YEAR OR MAYBE MORE. I GAVE TERRY MY NAME AND PHONE NUMBER VIA THE NEIGHBOR APP AND SHE CALLED ME. SHE WAS VERY UPSET AT THE CAR'S PRESENCE THE DAY AFTER REPORTING THE INCIDENT. I CALLED THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE OR THE SCHOOL OFFICE, AND THEY TOLD ME THE POLICE HAD APPREHENDED THE INDIVIDUAL LATER THE NEXT DAY AND TOWED THE CAR AWAY. I WAS ALSO TOLD SINCE THE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING, I COULD NOT OBTAIN ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE MATTER. IT IS MY IMPRESSION THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE VETTING IS FOR EMPLOYEES AND ANY OTHER THIRD PARTIES WHO MAY ENTER SCHOOL PROPERTY. ARE THEY FINGERPRINTED, BONDED, AND BACKGROUND CHECKED? HIRING A CONTRACTOR SHOULD BE INCUMBENT UPON THIS PROCESS. THE SUBJECT OF VISITATION BY SOMEONE WHO IS A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER HAS COME UP BEFORE. ANY PERSON WAS REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER PURSUANT TO PENAL CODE 290, OF THE DISTRICT STUDENT, SHALL REQUEST WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE PRINCIPAL BEFORE ENTERING THE SCHOOL CAMPUS FOR GROUNDS. IN ACCORDANCE TO THE BOARD POLICY 3515.5, SEX OFFENDER NOTIFICATION. IN THE PAST, AS ROBERT STATED, WE HAVE REQUESTED VARIOUS ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED ON THE AGENDA, INCLUDING AFFIRMING PARENTS RIGHTS OF POLICY AND PROTECTING GIRL'S SPORTS. ALL HAVE BEEN DENIED. WE DESPERATELY NEED TO RID OURSELVES OF THE INERTIA FAILURE OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM, WHERE TEACHERS UNIONS AND OTHER LOBBYISTS DICTATE OUR STANDARDS.

THERE ARE ABOUT HALF THE STATES IN THE NATION NOW THAT ADVOCATE FOR SCHOOL CHOICE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN STUDENTS PERFORM BETTER, AND PARENTS ARE MORE SATISFIED WITH THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION UNDER A SCHOOL CHOICE SYSTEM. EVEN THEN, EVEN THEN, DESPITE ALL THESE ISSUES, I'M VERY ENCOURAGED BY THE STORIES OF OUR GRADUATES AND THE LOCAL FONTANA STORY. I READ SOME INCREDIBLE STORIES. IT'S A PLEASURE TO READ THAT. IT IS ALL -- THEY MENTIONED THEY DID IT WITH PERSEVERANCE, SELF-BELIEF, AND PARENTAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT. NOT ONE STUDENT MENTIONED IT WAS CRITICAL TO HIS SUCCESS TO STUDY DEI, CRT, OR AFFIRMING THEIR

GENDER IDENTITY. THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE LINDA AND JIM IS

THE LAST SPEAKER. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD AND CONDOLENCES. I WANT TO THANK THE ONES FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD THAT SHOWED UP AT THE SWIM BANQUET. MRS. SANDOVAL AND HER HUSBAND, ANGEL. WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE JESSE AND MS. PEREZ THERE. JESSE EVEN GAVE ALL OF HER STUDENTS, ALL 40 SOME STUDENTS, A CERTIFICATE FOR ABOUT THE HARD WORK THEY'VE DONE FOR WATER POLO. FOR BEING SO GOOD, THE CHIEF AND HIS MEN, TAKING CARE OF OUR STUDENTS, TRYING TO MAKE IT SAFE. I DID GET SOME GOOD NEWS IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN SOON, AND I'M SO HAPPY. BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS. UNTIL YOU CAN GET ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE POLICE TO BE OUT THERE, OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT SAFE. WHEN I WATCH HER FROM SCHOOL, I WATCH THE KIDS CROSSING THE STREET. THEY SPEED.

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YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF. SO IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, YOU KNOW, I LEFT A SHIRT FOR MR. , FOR ANGEL BECAUSE HE LEFT BEFORE THE THING WAS OVER. I HAVE YOUR WIFE'S SHIRT, ADAM. SHE LEFT ME THE TICKET AND FORGOT TO GET IT. SHE HAS HER SHIRT. BUT TRY TO COME. PLEASE TRY TO COME THIS YEAR. I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE PLAYING SOMEWHERE ELSE BECAUSE OUR POOLS LUCKILY ARE GOING TO GET FIXED. HOPEFULLY. I KNOW MY DAUGHTER WILL BE GONE BY THE TIME SHE DOES. BUT YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY IT DOES. I'M SAD TO SEE BILL GONE. I HAD A NICE EMPLOYEE THAT WAS NICE ENOUGH TO BRING ME A PIECE OF IT BECAUSE I WAS NOT INFORMED WHEN IT WAS COMING DOWN, EVEN THOUGH I WAS A PART OF THE COMMITTEE THING. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF IT, THAT IT WAS HAPPENING THAT DAY. I DON'T GET HALF OF YOUR MESSAGES. I DON'T NOW WHY MR. GARCIA IS TRYING TO FIX IT FOR ME, BUT IT SAID, 96 YEARS, LOOK AT HOW CLOSE IT WAS TO 100. IF WE WERE TO MAKE 100, THE BUILDING WOULD HAVE BEEN STANDING. THANK YOU, HAVE A GOOD

NIGHT. >> GOOD EVENING. SUPERINTENDENT, PRESIDENT PEREZ, ESTEEM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. FIRST I'D LIKE TO OFFER MY CONDOLENCES FOR THE PASSING OF YOUR MOM, THE LOSS OF YOUR MOM. MARY, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK LAST TIME WHEN THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A CONFUSION. YOU CAME TO MY -- YOU CAME TO MY RESCUE AND SPOKE UP FOR ME. THE WRITERS OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION BEGAN. WE, THE PEOPLE, OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, GRATEFUL TO ALL MIGHTY GOD. THEY CONTINUED ON TO WRITE THE CONSTITUTION FROM THERE. I'M STANDING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IN THAT SAME SPIRIT.

GRATEFUL TO ALMIGHTY GOD. WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD, ARE SHINING THE LIGHT ON THE FACT TONIGHT THAT YOU HAVEN'T RESPONDED TO ISSUES THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD IN OPEN DISCUSSION. WE HAD HOPED TO HEAR SOMETHING LIKE WHAT YOU DID A LITTLE BIT EARLIER. WE ENJOYED THE BACK AND FORTH AND THE QUESTIONING ABOUT THE STUDENTS BEING REIMBURSED FOR THEIR TIME.

AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SEEN THE SAME ON THE ISSUES THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD TO YOU. ON THE EQUITY POLICY AS MENTIONED. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I GET IT. IT IS HARD FOR ME TO STAND HERE AND SPEAK OPENLY. I DO SO ONLY AS AN ACT OF OBEDIENCE TO MY FATHER IN HEAVEN. AND FOR THE CHILDREN ABOUT WHOM HE SAYS, IF ANYONE LEAVES THESE LITTLE ONES ASTRAY, IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THEM IF THEY WERE HUNG AROUND THEIR NECK AND THEY WOULD BE THROWN INTO THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA. I DON'T KNOW THE REASONS FOR YOUR SILENCE. BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THE PRESSURE THAT WE ARE ALL UNDER AS AN INVISIBLE SPIRITUAL WAR THAT IS BEING CONDUCTED ALL AROUND US. EVERY DAY, EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY.

AND AS ONE OF THIS AFFECT IS TO IMPOSE A SILENCE BY INTIMIDATION. THE WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE ARE SPIRITUAL BEGINNING

[7. Board Member Comments/Reports/Requests]

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>> OKAY. THIS TAKES US TO BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND REPORTS/REQUESTS. 7.1, BOARD MEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS. I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE ANY REPORTS TO FOLLOW, SO COMMENTS FOR BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS? I'LL START OFF WITH MS. SANDOVAL.

>> THANK YOU, BOARD CHAIR. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, AS FAR AS BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. OVER THE GRADUATION, I ASKED THE SUPERINTENDENT, CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK IF THERE IS A POLICY THAT OUTLINES WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO HAND OUT DIPLOMAS AT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS IN OUR DISTRICT. OKAY. IN THE HISTORY OF THAT, AS A BOARD MEMBER, THIS IS ME, OKAY. I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR ANYBODY ELSE, BUT ME. I SEE MYSELF, AND WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS. ATTENDING MEETINGS, READING LITERATURE, YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE. IF YOU WENT TO MY HOUSE, LYDIA WENT THERE, MAYBE EVEN MARK, RICHARD, TASHA. I HAVE A CORNER THAT NOBODY IS ALLOWED TO LOOK AT ANYTHING IN THAT CORNER BECAUSE SOME OF IT IS ONLY FOR MY EYES ONLY. I LITERALLY HAVE SPENT THE LAST TWO WEEKS GOING OVER, LOOKING AT THE BUDGET, RESPONDING TO E-MAILS. THAT'S JUST A FEW REPORTS. I COULDN'T GET ALL OF IT. THIS IS WHAT I WORK FOR ALL YEAR LONG. WHEN MAY COMES, GRADUATION, DON'T FORGET, I HAVE RAN FOR OFFICE. I HAVE WALKED IN THE DEAD OF HEAT, HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS. I'M LUCKY IF I GET ANY VOLUNTEERS. I'M NOT COMPLAINING, BUT THIS IS WHY I WORK SO HARD. MAY ROLLS AROUND, I COULD BE SICKER THAN A DOG, AND I'LL BE STANDING THERE, SHAKING HANDS. MY HANDS ARE HURTING LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE. IF SOMEBODY SQUEEZES MY HAND, I FEEL THEY JUST BROKE IT, BUT I STAND THERE. I AM SO PROUD TO HAND THAT DIPLOMA. THIS YEAR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WAS ROBBED. ONE, WE MISSED OUR PRESIDENT. I'M GLAD TO SEE HIM SITTING THERE. BUT WE HAD SOMEBODY ELSE. THE SUPERVISOR WAS HANDING OUT DIPLOMAS. HE ROBBED THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYBODY ELSE FEELS, BUT WE WORK ALL YEAR LONG. I KNOW THE TEACHERS ARE DOING THE FABULOUS JOBS, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM YOU. BUT AS A BOARD MEMBER, YOU SIT HERE, YOU GET TALKED TO, SOMETIMES NOT NICE.

THIS GENTLEMAN WAS NICE TO ME TONIGHT. MAKES ME HAPPY. BUT MY CONSTITUENTS, BUT ALSO TO VOTE AND KNOW WHAT I'M VOTING ON, READ, UNDERSTAND, ASK QUESTIONS. I CAN TEXT HER. POOR THING, SHE GETS ALL KINDS OF MESSAGES. BUT AS A BOARD MEMBER, WE TAKE OUR JOB SERIOUS. SO I'M ASKING FOR HER TO LOOK. IS THERE A POLICY? IS IT AN OUTSIDE ELECTED OFFICIAL OR A BOARD OF EDUCATION? IF YOU'VE BEEN TO A GRADUATION LATELY AND YOU STAND THERE AND YOU WAIT, IT'S A PROUD MOMENT TO SEE THE PRINCIPAL DO THEIR SPEECH AND TALK ABOUT THEIR KIDS. AND WHEN HE CALLS THE SUPERINTENDENT UP TO THE PODIUM TO SAY THEY HAVE MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS AND SHE ACCEPTS THE CLASS. WE'RE NERVOUS. WHO IS GOING TO HUG US? OUR WIG MIGHT GET TORN OFF BECAUSE THEY HUG YOU SO TIGHT. BUT YOU WAIT. AND WE WIPE OUR HANDS ON OUR ROBE, BUT WE KEEP ON SHAKING HANDS. WE HUG THEM.

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I LOVE THEM. I DON'T EVEN KNOW THEM. I HAVE A NEPHEW THAT GRADUATED THIS TIME AROUND. I'M SO PROUD OF HIM. HIS BROTHER, I GAVE HIM A DIPLOMA LAST MAY, SO THIS IS WHY I'M ASKING THE SUPERINTENDENT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THAT. I'M SURE SHE'LL TALK TO OUR ATTORNEY. IS THERE A POLICY, SOMETHING WE CAN WRITE UP? THIS IS FOR FUTURE BOARD MEMBERS WHEN I'M NO LONGER HERE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T GET ROBBED FROM THEIR JOB. THAT IS THEIR JOB TO GIVE OUT THE DIPLOMA WHETHER THEY DID A GOOD JOB.

HOPEFULLY THEY ALL VOTED ON THE RIGHT THINGS THAT WILL BENEFIT CHILDREN. WE HAVE OUR NEW FTA PRESIDENT SITTING BACK THERE TOO, MARK. I'VE KNOWN MARK FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. AND SO THIS WORE ON MY HEART. I WAS SAD ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE NEW BOARD MEMBERS SITTING HERE, AND I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO GET ROBBED EITHER BECAUSE THAT IS THEIR JOB. THEY RAN FOR OFFICE. THEY TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE JUST LIKE YOU MENTIONED. WE TAKE OUR OATH OF OFFICE SERIOUSLY, THAT WE WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION, SO HELP US GOD.

THAT IS NOT THE WHOLE OATH OF OFFICE, BUT THE MAJORITY. THAT IS WHAT I TAKE SERIOUSLY. AS A MATTER OF FACT, MY HEART IS HURTING RIGHT NOW. I WANT THAT TO BE LOOKED AT AND NEVER AGAIN WILL ANOTHER ELECTED OFFICIAL COME AND TAKE THE PLACE OF A

BOARD MEMBER. >> MR. SERNA?

>> THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT. I'M GOING TO START WITH, AGAIN, CONGRATULATING SHADOW HILLS ON THE CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS. I GOT TO SIT WITH STAFF AS THEY WERE HANDED THEIR AWARD.

IT WAS JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND A PRIDEFUL MOMENT TO SEE THAT. I DRIVE ALL OVER THE PLACE IN THIS COUNTY. ONE OF THE CORRIDORS THAT I SEE A LOT IS CHURCH STREETS. ONE OF THE SIGN IS AWARD WINNING, AND THIS IS NOT TO SAY ANYTHING BAD ABOUT MY NEIGHBORS DOWN IN THE WEST, BUT IT WILL SAY THE AWARD WINNING SCHOOL DISTRICT. FOR A LONG TIME, THE REALITY IS WE USED TO LOSE, I SAY USED TO BECAUSE WE'RE DOING WAY BETTER WITH STUDENTS LEAVING US IN THE NORTH END FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SCHOOLS COME BACK, WHICH IS NICE TO SEE.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO BOAST OR HOPE US AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHEN I DRIVE UP CITRUS, EVEN OFF CHERRY NOW, IT WILL SAY THE AWARD WINNING FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO I WANTED TO SHOUT THAT OUT. MARK, IN THE BACK, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AS FTA PRESIDENT. IT'S NOT EASY, BUT YOU HAVE SERVED TO THE EDUCATORS YOU SERVE. YOU'VE HAD SOME CHALLENGING MOMENTS, BUT YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN CORROBORATIVE. I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH ABOUT YOU. I KNOW OUR STUDENTS WERE BETTER SERVED BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AT THIS TIME, SO I GIVE MY SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR YOUR ADVOCACY, YOUR SPIRIT, AND LASTLY YOUR FRIENDSHIP. I SAY THAT BECAUSE IN THIS WORK, RELATIONSHIPS MATTER. YOU CAN COME IN AND YELL AT ME ON THE PODIUM. IF I DON'T HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, IT'S LIKE WHATEVER. BUT WHEN THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP, THAT MEANS THERE IS A CONNECTION. IF WE ARE NOT ON THE SAME PAGE ON CERTAIN ISSUES, THAT'S FINE. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WALK AWAY WITH RESPECT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME YOU HAVE SHARED WITH ME, SOME OF YOUR INTIMATE THINGS WE WOULD SHARE THROUGH A RELATIONSHIP. I HOPE THAT TIME I SPENT WITH YOU IS RECIPROCATED.

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MICKEY, YOU ARE YOUR MOTHER'S DAUGHTER. I LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT YOU IN THE HOUR I SAT LEARNING ABOUT YOUR MOM, DOROTHY. YOUR NIECES, NEPHEWS, HER GRANDKIDS, JUST THE BEAUTIFUL FAMILY YOU HAVE. I KNOW IN LEADERSHIP THERE ARE DIFFERENT STYLES AND YOU HAVE YOUR STYLE. ONE OF YOUR STYLES, I KNOW YOU PROTECT. YOU PROTECT YOURSELF, YOU PROTECT THOSE AROUND YOU. THAT IS NOTICEABLE AND YOUR MOM DID THAT. I CAN SEE WHERE YOU GET YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE FROM. I WANT TO TELL YOU THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO STEP IN THE BUILDING. IT BROUGHT A LOT OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT WE DO. AS I SIT HERE AS A PARTNER WITH YOU, AS A BOARD MEMBER, BUT I ALWAYS TELL YOU THIS. I'M YOUR THOUGHT PARTNER, AND I'LL TRY TO CONTINUE TO BE THAT. I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO SAY IT IN PUBLIC, SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHO YOU ARE AS A LEADER IN THIS ORGANIZATION. I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE THAT LITTLE BIT OF MOMENT WITH YOUR FAMILY.

WITH THAT, I'LL GIVE IT BACK TO YOU, MR. PEREZ.

>> VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY? >> I'VE BEEN VERY BUSY SINCE THE LAST TIME WE MET. I WAS PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE BOND HEARING HERE ON MAY 12. HAD SOME GREAT INSIGHTS AND CONVERSATIONS. I'M JUST SO EXCITED TO SEE THAT PROCESS OF COMMUNITY INPUT. JUST WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH THAT AND BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THE BOND MONEY WE HAVE. THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE PUTS ON EVERY YEAR, OUR CITY OF FONTANA POLICE AND FIRE AWARDS. SO I WAS HONORED TO MC THAT EVENT AND HELP WITH THE PLANNING. SHOUT OUT TO MY COLLEAGUE, AMANDA MORALES FROM BEING THE CROWN OF THE EVENT, FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN. WE WERE ABLE TO HONOR NOT ONLY FONTANA POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT OUR OFFICERS HERE WITHIN THE DISTRICT. SO THAT WAS A GREAT MOMENT TO HONOR THEM AND CELEBRATE WITH THEM FOR THE AMAZING WORK THAT THEY DO. I WISH WE COULD GIVE EVEN AN AWARD. I KNOW THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT HAPPEN DAY IF AND DAY OUT. WE READ IT ON OUR BOARD REPORT. WE GET THE TEXT MESSAGES. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY PERSONALLY, THANK YOU, CHIEF, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN COMING IN, HELPING TO LEAD ON THAT SIDE OF THE HOUSE. ALWAYS ENJOY WHEN WE GET TO HONOR THOSE THAT ARE KEEPING US SAFE IN PUBLIC SAFETY. AS MENTIONED, WE WOULD ATTEND THE BUILDING FAREWELL. THAT WAS VERY BITTERSWEET. I KNOW A LOT OF US HAVE THE PIECES OF IT THAT ARE FLOATING AROUND IN THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO GO IN BEFORE THEY WOULD DEMOLISH IT TO CAPTURE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF WHAT WAS IN THERE. SO IT IS ALREADY GOING OUT. I WAS WATCHING IT PIECE BY PIECE. THEY WERE NOT COMING DOWN EASY WITHOUT A FIGHT, SO DEFINITELY DIFFERENT LOOKING LANDSCAPE AS YOU WOULD DRIVE UP THE STREET RIGHT THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT PROGRESS THAT'S HAPPENING. I LOVE THE THEME OF THAT EVENT, WHERE WE ARE REMEMBERING OUR HISTORY TO USE THAT AS A FOUNDATION TO BUILD FOR OUR FUTURE. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I KNOW THAT CAMPUS HAS HAD A LOT OF PROMISES MADE. I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME PROMISES KEPT FINALLY, SO I'M EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THAT. JUST A BEAUTIFUL PLAN THAT IS HAPPENING ON THAT CAMPUS. I ATTENDED EIGHT GRADUATION CEREMONIES, YOU GUYS. IT WAS AMAZING. AND I TOLD MY

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FACE, GETTING THE JOB DONE. >> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE A REPORT AND COMMENT. REPORT LAST WEEK. I WENT TO SACRAMENTO IN REGARDS TO -- I WAS APPOINTED TO THE CSBA PLANNING COMMISSION TO WHERE WE DEVELOPED THE ACTUAL SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE, FOR IMPORTANT SUBJECTS.

PRETTY MUCH THE PULSE OF WHAT THE ATTENDEES WOULD LIKE TO HEAR. WE GO OVER SAFETY, CURRICULUM, SO FORTH. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE APPOINTED TO THE CTE PROGRAM. SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. THAT'S ONE OF MY BIGGEST PASSIONS IS CTE PATHWAYS. I WAS HUMBLED AND PROUD TO BE LEADING THAT PART.

IN ADDITION, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR DRUMLINE PRESENTATIONS. I HAVE GIVEN IT TO STAFF. SO I'M HOPING THAT ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS COULD BE PRESENTED IN SACRAMENTO, ON DECEMBER, AND WE CAN HIGHLIGHT THE GREAT THINGS OUR STUDENTS DO HERE IN FONTANA.

I HAVE TO MAKE AN APOLOGY TO THE COMMUNITY. I DIDN'T BREAK MY ANKLE ON MAY 136789 I WOULD RATHER GO THROUGH FOUR MORE HEART SURGERIES THAN AN ANKLE BREAK, BUT I DID MAKE A PROMISE THAT I WOULD BE AT MANY EVENTS. BUT I DID MAKE IT UP BY ATTENDING A WORKSHOP FROM THE HOSPITAL BED. I WAS STILL ABLE TO MAKE IT. THAT IS MY COMMITMENT TO THIS BOARD. AND AS BOARD PRESIDENT, IF I CAN, I WILL, AND I WILL ALWAYS BE HERE TO LEAD OUR BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY AS BEST AS WE CAN FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY. SO THAT IS MY ENDING COMMENTS. STAFF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. I'M HOPING I SEE VACATION TIME GOING DOWN FOR THE NEXT MONTH. AFTER THAT, IT WILL GET A LITTLE DICEY. WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS THAT ARE COMING TO FONTANA, ESPECIALLY WITH STARTING TO USE THE MEASURE. WE HAVE A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING, AND I'M EXCITED. WITH THAT, I'LL FINISH. WE WILL GO TO7.2. I'LL START OFF, YES.

>> THANK YOU. I WAS READY TO JUMP OUT OF MY CHAIR. ONE THING

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TO HELP THIS PROCESS, I HAVE PROVIDED THE SUPERINTENDENT WITH A DRAFT RESOLUTION TEMPLATE FOR REVIEW BY STAFF AND LEGAL COUNCIL FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION. I'M HOPING THAT THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER THIS. I'M ASKING FTA, UNION, AND I HAVE ALSO NOTIFIED THE ASSEMBLY FOLKS TO COME AND ALSO REPORT ON THIS ITEM. THIS IS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT ITEM FOR EDUCATORS IN THIS FIELD, IT IS MOSTLY WOMEN THAT ARE TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, BY THE TIME THEY'RE DONE BEFORE THEY HAVE THEIR BABY, THEY MAY HAVE USED ALL THEIR SICK TIME. THERE IS NO SICK TIME LEFT FOR THEM TO USE.

ALL THEIR PAID TIME, ANY PAID TIME. SO WHEN THE CHILD IS BORN AND A TEACHER NEEDS TO BE HIRED, THIS MONEY WILL COME OUT OF THEIR MONEY. AT THE END, WHEN THEY RETIRE, IT HURTS THEIR RETIREMENT MONEY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET PAID DOWN THE LINE.

SO HOPEFULLY IT IS ACCEPTED AND PUT ON THE AGENDA. IF IT IS, THEN YOU'LL HEAR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ITEM. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS AND PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA AND OTHER EDUCATORS THAT KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS TO PLEASE COME, LISTEN, HEAR, AND BE EDUCATED. THANK YOU.

>> MS. SANDOVAL? >> YES. JUST BECAUSE IT IS THE NEXT BOARD MEETING IS NEXT WEEK, WOULD YOU MIND, IF WE PUT IT ON, I'M LOOKING FOR IT RIGHT NOW, JULY 23. WOULD YOU MIND IF WE PUT IT ON THEN OR THE NEXT BOARD AGENDA?

>> I APPRECIATE IT IF IT WAS NEXT WEEK ONLY BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY MADE SOME PHONE CALLS BECAUSE I WAS -- I HAD ASKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AND A HALF AGO. SO I WAS THINKING IT WAS GOING TO BE ON THE AGENDA. SO I MADE MY PHONE CALLS AND HAD ASKED SOME OF THE LEGISLATORS TO MAKE SURE TO SEND SOME OF THEIR STAFF. TO COME IN SUPPORT. IF WE CAN'T, PLEASE

LET ME KNOW RIGHT AWAY. >> DO I HAVE CONSENT FROM THE BOARD TO PUT IT ON NEXT WEEK'S AGENDA?

>> I'M OKAY WITH IT. I WOULD JUST LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY IF IT

IS THERE TO DO SOME RESEARCH. >> YES, ME TOO.

>> YEAH, MY ONLY CONCERN, THE TURNAROUND TIME, PUTTING TOGETHER THESE BOARD MEMBERS IS EXTENSIVE, LIKE WITH THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT STAFF HAS TO PUT IN, IN TERMS OF RESEARCHING, AND I'M SURE LEGAL WILL NEED TO WEIGH IN WITH OUR CONTRACTS AND LABOR PARTNERS, ALL THE THINGS. AS LONG AS IT IS FEASIBLE.

>> RIGHT, THANK YOU. WE'LL LOOK INTO IT BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS STILL IN LEGISLATION AND IT HAS NOT BECOME A LAW YET, BUT WE WILL DO OUR HOMEWORK AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO NEXT WEEK. BUT IF NOT, WE MAY NEED TO PUSH IT, BUT WE'LL LET YOU KNOW AHEAD OF

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MS. SANDOVAL. MR. SERNA, ANY BOARD MEMBER REQUEST FOR THE

FUTURE? >> NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY REQUEST. I WILL SAY THIS, I FAILED TO MENTION, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS EARLIER. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT YOU AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU, IF I WAS SITTING IN THE HOSPITAL BED, I'M NOT COMING TO A MEETING.

I'LL PUT THAT OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. IF THERE IS A LITTLE MACHINE NEXT TO ME GOING BEEP, I'M NOT COMING. VIRTUALLY, IN PERSON, ANY WAY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO US.

>> THANK YOU. JUST BECAUSE THEY GAVE ME THE PAIN MEDS RIGHT BEFORE. AS LONG AS WE DIDN'T HEAR A FLAT LINE.

>> VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY? >> I'LL SAY THAT'S TWO MEETINGS. REMEMBER, YOU CAME IN PERSON, WAS IT THE DAY IT HAPPENED? I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS FRESH. YOUR FOOT WAS NEXT TO ME AND IT WAS FRESH. I JUST REMEMBER THAT. OKAY, GO HOME.

BUT YOU TROOPED IT OUT. AND YEAH, YOU ZOOMED IN, SO GOOD JOB. NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS.

>> THANK YOU. AND THEY DID SEE ME CRY. BUT FOR ME, IT'S GOING TO BE, I'M GOING TO MAKE A REQUEST, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD, FOR A FUTURE DISCUSSION, BYLAW 9322, AGENDA MEETING MATERIAL. THIS IS IN REGARDS TO PUBLIC EMERGENCY REQUEST OR PUBLIC REQUEST TO PLACE THINGS ON THE AGENDA. I SAY THIS BECAUSE WE, AS A BOARD, WE WOULD LIKE TO COME OUT AS A UNIFIED FRONT. WHEN THINGS ARE GIVEN TO US TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA, WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO REVIEW IT, RESEARCH IT, AND HAVE A DEEP DISCUSSION OF HOW THIS BOARD WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD. SO I KNOW AS A BOARD, WE GET CRITICIZED ABOUT NOT MAKING DECISIONS, SO FORTH. BUT THE TRUE HONESTY IS WE, AS A BOARD, WE WOULD HAVE OUR UNIFIED, WE'VE BEEN UNIFIED, BUT WE ALWAYS WANT TO COME OUT AFTER A THOROUGH THOUGHT ON RESEARCH AND SO FORTH, SO WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY HASH DECISIONS.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PLACING IT ON -- DO WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME FOR NEXT WEEK?

>> WE MIGHT. >> DO WE HAVE

>> OKAY, WE ARE BACK. WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION, IT IS NOW 10:30. THE TWO REPORTABLE ACTIONS, IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED SETTLING OUR SPEED TO 304343 IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,000, PUSH MADE BY MR. RAMIREZ, SECONDED BY MYSELF, WHICH CARRIED A 5-0 VOTE. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD VOTED TO DENY GRIEVANCE NUMBER 9803-24 WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO STAFF TO PROVIDE THE BOARD WRITTEN RATIONALE. THE VOTE THAT WAS 5-0. IF NOTHING ELSE, CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? A MOTION MADE BY MR. SANDOVAL, SECONDED BY MR. SENNA, VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY?

>> AYE. >> MR. RAMIREZ?

>> AYE. >> WE ARE ADJOURNED, BY A 5-0 VOTE, AND THE TIME IS NOW 10:32.

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