Jun 25, 2025 Board of Education Meeting

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

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>>> OKAY. THE TIME IS NOW 4:30.

THE JUNE 25TH, 2025 REGULAR MEETING FOR THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION IS NOW IN SESSION.

PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR MS. SANDOVAL. SUPERINTENDENT AND BODY, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA?

>> YES, BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ. WE HAVE ONE MINOR CHANGE TO ITEM 2. 3 PERSONNEL MATTERS AND S WAS OMITTED FROM THE ITEM AS THE BOARD WILL BE DISCUSSING THE EMPLOYMENT APPOINTMENT OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL POSITIONS. AND ADDITIONALLY THERE WAS A BOARD MEMBER REQUEST TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION ITEMS 5. 9, 5.10 AND 5.11.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED?

>> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND.

>> OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, SECOND BY MR. RAMIREZ. ALL FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION PASSES. 1.3, SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC COMMENT, DID WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ANY CLOSED SESSION ITEMS?

>> ZERO PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED.

[2. Closed Session]

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

THE

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

>>> OKAY. WE ARE BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION. THE TIME IS NOW 6:50.

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

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT RECORDING OF THE BROADCAST OF THIS MEETING IS BEING MADE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. 3.2.

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY CHIEF RANDOLPH.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CONTINUED THE PRACTICE OF OFFERING A MOMENT OF SILENCE AS PART OF THE BOARD MEETING PRACTICE. A MOMENT OF SILENCE ALLOWS ATTENDEES TO PAUSE FOR PRAYER, REFLECTION, MEDITATION OR ANY OTHER SILENT MOMENT TO MOVE FORWARD COLLECTIVELY.

AND IF CHIEF RANDOLPH, YOU CAN LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

>>> 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. YOU MAY BE SEATED.

3. 3, TWO THINGS TO REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION.

IN CLOSED SESSION THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE OF PROMOTION MANAGEMENT AS FOLLOWS.

EMPLOYEE NUMBER 22428, ASSIGNMENT PRINCIPAL HIGH SCHOOL HENRY J. KAISER HIGH, MOTION WAS MADE BY MRS. SANDOVAL, SECOND BY MR. RAMIREZ AND CARRIED A 5- 0 VOTE. IN CLOSED SESSION THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE OF PROMOTION MANAGEMENT AS FOLLOWS, EMPLOYEE NUMBER 1734 PRINCIPAL HIGH SCHOOL NEW ACADEMY, MOTION WAS MADE BY MS. SANDOVAL, SECONDED BY MR. RAMIREZ AND CARRIED A 5- 0 VOTE.

TAKES US TO 3. 4, GIVEN THERE ARE MANY AGENCIES -- WE HAVE NOTHING FOR 3.4.

SORRY. 3. 5, WE HAVE NOTHING.

3.6 WE HAVE ONE PRESENTATION BY OUR ADMIN TEAM FOR TONIGHT'S AGENDA, FLOOR NOW IS MRS. --

SUPERINTENDENT. >> THANK YOU.

AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE PODIUM HERE. HE'S GOING TO PRESENT ON OUR DISTRICT'S 2025 LOCAL INDICATORS.

>> THANK YOU, GLEN.

>> SO LOCAL INDICATORS, I SPEAK TO THE EIGHT LCFF PRIORITIES BY THE STATE. SOME OF THEM THE STATE COLLECTS DATA ON BASED UPON THINGS LIKE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, WHICH COMES FROM OUR TEST, BUT THE REST COME FROM DATA THAT'S BORN LOCALIZED FROM THE DISTRICT THAT ARE TOO STATE TO COLLECT, THUS WE SELF REPORT ON THEM, WHICH IS WHY THEIR CALLED LOCAL INDICATORS. THERE ARE FIVE LOCAL INDICATORS.

I'LL BE SPEAKING ABOUT TONIGHT. THE FIRST IS BASICS.

THE SECOND IS OUR IMPLEMENTATION OF ACADEMIC STANDARDS. OUR THIRD IS OUR PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT. OUR FOURTH IS OUR LOCAL CLIMATE

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AND ALL OF THESE INDICATORS END UP BEING SUBMITTED TO THE CDE AND REFLECTED ON OUR CALIFORNIA DASH BOARD.

SO THE FIRST LOCAL INDICATOR IS BASICS.

AND THIS SPEAKS TO ALL THE BASIC ESSENTIALS THAT EVERY STUDENT MUST HAVE IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL. THOSE ARE TEACHERS, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND FACILITIES. WHEN IT COMES TO TEACHERS, WHAT THE STATE LOOKS AT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF TEACHERS THAT ARE APPROPRIATELY ASSIGNED WITH THE CLEAR CREDENTIAL. IN FONTANA, WE HAVE 90. 6% OF OUR TEACHERS MEETING THOSE CRITERIA.

AND I WANT TO NOTE THAT IS ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE OF 83%.

WITH WHEN IT COMES TO INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, THE STATE MEASURES THAT THROUGH THE ANNUAL WILLIAMS VISITS.

IN FONTANA BASED ON THIS YEAR'S WILLIAMS VISIT, WE HAD 0 STUDENTS WITH TEXTBOOK DEFICIENCIES.

WHEN IT COMES TO FACILITIES, THE STATE ALSO MEASURES THAT THROUGH OUR WILLIAMS VISITS BUT FONTANA GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND AND IN ADDITION TO THAT THEY CONTRACT WITH A THIRD PARTY WHO VISITS EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL SITE AND CONDUCTS THE FACILITY'S INSPECTION TOOL.

BASED UPON THAT, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR SITES GOOD REPAIR IN ALL CRITERIA.

OUR NEXT STEPS WHEN IT COMES TO BASICS FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR IS ESSENTIALLY TO KEEP DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING. WHILE WE WANT TO STRIVE FOR THAT 100% OF TEACHERS WITH CLEAR CREDENTIALS, JUST GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE POSITION, THE FACT THAT WE ARE CONSTANTLY BRINGING IN NEW TEACHERS WHO ARE NEW TO THE PROFESSION AND CLEARING THEIR CREDENTIAL OR DEALING WITH VACANCIES, WE'RE NEVER TRULY GOING TO BE AT THAT 100%, BUT WHERE WE'RE AT IS ACTUALLY QUITE EXCELLENT. WHEN IT COMES TO THE WILLIAMS VISITS IN THE PAST TLAE YEARS, WE'VE ONLY HAD ONE SCHOOL RECEIVE THEM, BUT FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR, WE WILL HAVE 15 SCHOOLS. SO, ALREADY ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THOSE SCHOOLS TO PREPARE THEM FOR THIS YEAR'S VISITS.

THE NEXT LOCAL INDICATOR IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACADEMIC STANDARDS. TO MEASURE THIS, WE GATHER ADMINISTRATORS FROM TEACHING AND LEARNING WHO UTILIZE A REFLECTION TOOL FROM THE STATE AS THEY KIND OF REFLECT ON HOW WELL WE'RE IMPLEMENTING THE STANDARDS FOR THESE DIFFERENT CONTENT AREAS.

WHEN THEY RATE THEM ON THIS TOOL, IT'S A VERY UNIQUE TOOL WHICH IS BASE ON THE STAGES OF IMPLEMENTATION. WHEN IT COMES TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS WE'RE RATED AT A 4 AND SAME WITH MATH WHICH ESSENTIALLY MEANS FULL IMPLEMENTATION.

WHEN IT COMES TO SCIENCE AND ELD, WE'RE RATED AT AROUND A 3, WHICH SPEAKS TO PARTIAL IMPLEMENTATION.

WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THIS UP COME YEAR, WE STILL FEEL THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE AROUND MATH PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THE STATE RECENTLY UPDATED THE MATH FRAMEWORK. TEACHING AND LEARNING WILL BE LOOKING AT PROVIDING TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO THE TEACHERS AROUND THESE REVISIONS. SCIENCE IS NOW THAT IT'S NOW NEW TO THE DASH BOARD, WE WILL BE ADDING THEM TO OUR DISTRICT BENCHMARKS ON AN OPTIONAL BASIS THIS YEAR SO THAT TEACHERS CAN BEGIN GRAPPLING WITH THESE INTERIM BENCHMARKS.

FINALLY, AS A DISTRICT, WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AND EXPLORE HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR ELD INSTRUCTION TO BEST SUPPORT OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS.

THE THIRD LOCAL INDICATOR IS PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.

TO MEASURE THIS, WE USE OUR LCAP EDUCATIONAL PARTNER COMMITTEE, WHICH IS MADE UP OF TEACHERS, PARENTS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

WE FEEL THIS IS THE BEST COMMITTEE BECAUSE WE HAVE PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES WHO CAN SPEAK TO THE NOTION OF PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT FROM ALL THE SIDES. SO WHEN THEY COMPETED -- COMPLETED THIS SURVEY, THERE'S THREE DIMENSIONS TO IT.

EACH PERSON INDIVIDUALLY RATED THEIR OWN THOUGHTS AS WELL AS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK. AND THE DIMENSION OF BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, THIS SPEAKS TO HOW WELL OUR SITES ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING÷÷SEEKING BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR PARENTS. SOME OF THE STRENGTHS THE COMMITTEE IDENTIFIED IS OUR SITES ARE CLEAN AND WELCOMING. THE SITES PROVIDE REGULAR PARENT MEETINGS FOR PARENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN.

AND THEY UTILIZE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGY SUCH AS PARENTS SWEAR. THEY HAD SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THIS AREA AS WELL. SUCH AS, DURING THESE PARENT MEETING, PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE STAFF AND THE TEACHERS TO INTERACT WITH THE PARENTS. ENSURE THE STAFF BETTER UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY THEY SERVE.

AND FINALLY, TO PROVIDE MORE TRANSLATORS. BECAUSE IT'S DIFFICULT

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THE SECOND DIMENSION WAS ON BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS, WHICH SPEAKS TO HOW WELL WE AS A DISTRICT ARE ENGAGING OUR PARENTS AND WORKING WITH US TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN LEARN.

SOME STRENGTHS THAT THE COMMITTEE IDENTIFIED IN THIS AREA IS WE DO A GOOD JOB INFORMING THE PARENTS OF THEIR RIGHTS.

WE PROVIDE FREQUENT PARENT WORKSHOPS AND WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE CHILDREN. HOWEVER, SOME AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT IS THAT THESE WORKSHOPS ARE NOT ALWAYS WELL ATTENDED.

SO WE NEED TO WORK ON PROVIDING INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE WORKSHOPS. ADDITIONALLY, AS STATED IN THE EARLIER DIMENSION, THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE DONE AROUND THE NOTION OF PROVIDING MORE CULTURAL SENSITIVITY FOR OUR STAFF. AND FINALLY, WE NEED TO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITY -- TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR PARENTS SO THEY KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO AS THE PARENT TO BEST SUPPORT THEIR KIDS IN THEIR LEARNING.

THE FINAL DIMENSION OF THIS REFLECTION TOOL WAS ABOUT SEEKING INPUT. WHICH IS HOW WELL WE AS A DISTRICT SEEK THE INPUT OF THE PARENTS.

AND THIS WAS THE AREA WHERE WE GOT THE HIGHEST MARKS FROM THE THE COMMITTEE. SOME STRENGTHS THEY HIGHLIGHTED WAS THAT WE PROVIDE MULTIPLE PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES. WE ENGAGE PARENTS THROUGHOUT THESE DIFFERENT MEETINGS.

THEIR NOT JUST SIT THERE AND THE PARENTS JUST LISTEN.

THE PARENTS FREQUENTLY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT AND SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS. WE ALSO INCLUDE STAFF AND TEACHERS IN THESE GROUPS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE STILL AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT, WHICH INCLUDE REACHING OUT TO MORE FAMILIES. SO WE HAVE A MORE DIVERSE POPULATION OF PARENTS REPRESENTED AT THESE MEETINGS. PROVIDE -- WE NEED TO PROMOTE THEM BETTER SO THEY'RE MORE WELL ATTENDED. AND WE NEED TO MAKE THE PARTICIPATION MORE ACCESSIBLE, INCLUDING LOOKING AT VIRTUAL AND ASYNCHRONOUS OPTIONS.

SO SOME NEXT STEPS FOR NEXT YEAR IS WE WANT TO CONTINUE PROVIDING THESE PARENT MEETINGS, BUT WE WANT TO DO SO THROUGH THE LENS OF CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TEACHERS AND THE PARENTS TO INTERACT. WE WANT TO PROVIDE MORE FLEXIBLE OPTIONS FOR PARENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE MEETINGS BY USING VIRTUAL AND ASYNCHRONOUS OPTIONS AND ALSO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION PRACTICES AS A HOLE TO MAKE SURE OUR PARENTS

AND TEACHES. >> REPORTER: ABLE TO COMMUNICATE AND HAVE THOSE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE ANOTHER.

>>> STUDENTS START OFF FEELING VERY CONNECTED TO THEIR SCHOOLS WHEN THEY'RE YOUNGER IN ELEMENTARY. BUT AS THEY GET OLDER, THAT SENSE OF CONNECTION DROPS, SO IT TENDS TO PLATEAU AROUND 42% IN HIGH SCHOOL. SCHOOL SAFETY SPEAKS TO OUR STUDENT'S PERCEPTION OF HOW SAFE THEY FEEL AT SCHOOL. IT IS PRETTY STATIC. BUT YOU DO SEE THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE KIDS TEND TO FEEL LESS SAFE. SO WHAT CAN WE THE ROOT CAUSE. SO WE AR CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE RESEARCH TO REFINE THE CSL TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION AROUND THIS, BETTER UNDERSTAND IT, AND BETTER SUPPORT OUR KIDS. ADDITIONALLY, WE WANT TO MAKE THE NOTION SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS MORE FRONT AND CENTER FOR TEACHERS, SO THEY'RE MORE AWARE OF HOW CONNECTED STUDENTS IN FRONT OF THEM FEEL, SO THEY'RE MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS ISSUE. THE FINAL LOCAL INDICATOR IS BROAD COURSE OF STUDY. THIS IS DEFINED TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS EMERGE FROM SCHOOL WITH A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION. IN FIRST THROUGH SIXTH GRADE, IT'S SIMPLE TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE A BROAD COURSE IN FRONT OF THEM, SO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN FIRST THROUGH SIXTH GRADE, 100% OF THEM, HAVE ACCESS TO STUDIES. THIS GETS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED. ADDITIONALLY IN SECONDARY, THEY NEED TO TAKE ONE YEAR EACH OF FOUR DIFFERENT ELECTIVES, INCLUDING FOREIGN LANGUAGE, CTE, AND APPLIED ARTS. WHEN WE LOOK ACROSS OUR STUDENT GROUPS TO SEE WHO HAS ACCRUED A BROAD COURSE

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YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?

>> I HAVE A QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. YOU MENTIONED WE HAD ONE WILLIAMS VISIT THIS YEAR AND THEN 15 NEXT YEAR. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT TRIGGERED THAT?

>> YES. THE WILLIAMS' VISIT HAS BEEN CHANGED RECENTLY. NOW IT'S BASED UPON SCHOOLS WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS EITHER ATSI OR CSI. THOSE SCHOOLS ARE IDENTIFIED EVERY THREE YEARS, SO WE HAVE 15 SCHOOLS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE FALL, 2023 DASHBOARD, BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO IDENTIFY SCHOOLS AGAIN UNTIL THE FALL 2027 DASHBOARD. ALL 15 OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE EMERGED, THEY'RE GOING TO BE LIVING WITH WILLIAMS' VISITS EVERY YEAR FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

>> AND FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT?

>> MEETING THE ACADEMIC GOALS ON THE DASHBOARD. IT IS WHEN INDIVIDUAL STUDENT GROUPS, SUCH AS ENGLISH LEARNERS OR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES FALL SHORT OF MEETING THOSE GOALS.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS. SO ONE OF THE AREAS I SAW FOR APPROVEMENT WAS TRYING TO HAVE MORE OUTREACH, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO KNOW OFF THE TOP OF Y■OUR EAD HOW ANY PARENTS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS PROGRAM THAT YOU MENTIONED

IN YOUR PRESENTATION? >> THIS YEAR, WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 60, BUT THAT'S JUST ONE OF A WHOLE VARIETY OF PARENT MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICTS. THESE MEETINGS HAPPENED AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, AS WELL AS AT THE SITE LEVEL. ONE THING MY DEPARTMENT IS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT FOR NEXT YEARS IS COME UP WITH A BETTER TRACKING METHOD TO BETTER DETERMINE AND IDENTIFY WHO IS ACTUALLY PARTICIPATING IN THESE MEETINGS, SO WE HAVE SIMILAR SOLID DATA TO LOOK AT,

TO SEE WHERE OUR GAPS ARE. >> THANK YOU. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR US IS UNDERSTANDING WHERE THE PARENTS, WHERE THEY LIVE, WHICH ONE OF THEM ARE COMING TO THE MEETINGS. LIKE DO WE HAVE MORE PARENTS ON THE NORTH END, MORE PARENTS ON THE SOUTH END. BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD UNDERSTANDING, ENGAGE WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF INPUT, AND WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF HOLES.

>> THAT'S A GOOD POINT. WHENEVER WE COME UP WITH OUR SYSTEM, WE'LL SEE ABOUT BRINGING IN THAT TYPE OF DATA TO

LOOK IN THROUGH THAT LENS. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR

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APPEARING ON THE AGENDA. >> THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. A TIMER WILL BE USED AND WILL BE ASKED TO RESPECT THAT TIME LIMIT TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO SPEAK. PUBLIC COMMENTS MUST BE RELATED TO ISSUES WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE SUGGEST IT BE ADDRESSED THROUGH APPROPRIATE CHANNELS RATHER THAN A PUBLIC FORUM. IF YOU PREFER, YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS IN WRITING TO THE BOARD SECRETARY, WHO WILL ENSURE THEY ARE SHARED WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS.

GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2, ON ANY MATTER THAT'S NOT ON THE PUBLISHED AGENDA. BOARD MEMBERS MAY ASK QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION ON COMMENTS MADE, AND MAY REFER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR FUTURE FOLLOW-UP. YOUR PARTICIPATION IS IMPORTANT TO US. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION IN MAKING THIS

A PRODUCTIVE MEETING FOR ALL. >> OKAY, THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT, HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON FOREIGN

MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA? >> YES, WE HAVE NINE PUBLIC

COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU, INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES ON MATTERS RELATING TO

THE AGENDA. >> WE'LL START WITH 4.2. NO ONE WANTS TO SPEAK AT THAT TIME SLOT, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO 3.8.

>> THAT WILL BE ZERO COMMENTS FOR THAT ONE.

>> OKAY. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT.

>> 3.8, SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS? >> THANK YOU. THEY'RE PULLING UP OUR FANTASTIC NEWS. THAT ONE WASN'T IT. ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED TO START OFF IS SHARE WHAT HAPPENED IT THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR. WE'RE EXCITED WE WERE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH PROJECT BOON AND HOST A SUCCESSFUL SUMMER KICKOFF, RIGHT WHEN THE SUMMER ENDED. HERE IN OUR DISTRICT PARKING LOT, AND THE EVENT MARKED THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER IN A WIDE ARRAY OF FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY. ALL THE ATTENDEES RECEIVED FREE GROCERIES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, GAME, RAFFLES, FACE PAINTING, AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT ACADEMIC AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. FAMILIES ALSO RECEIVE VALUABLE DETAILS ABOUT OUR FOOD SERVICES SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO STUDENTS AGE ZERO OR CHILDREN, NOT STUDENTS, AGES ZERO THROUGH 18 THROUGHOUT THIS SUMMER. SO HUGE THANK YOU TO KAISER PERMANENTE OF FONTANA, AND THE SAN BERNARDINO DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. HAPPY TO HAVE THAT PARTNERSHIP, AND PLEASED TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO IN COLLABORATION. AND NEXT HERE WE WANT TO CELEBRATE OUR OWN. THESE ARE PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT EMPOWER OUR FUSD STAFF. FONTANA UNIFIED IS PROUD WE OFFER A TUITION BASED PROGRAM FOR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES AS PART OF ITS ONGOING COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH, AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT. THIS BENEFIT PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR JOB APPROVED COURSE WORK, DEGREE PROGRAMS, ALIGNED WITH EMPLOYEE'S CURRENT ROLES IN THE DISTRICT'S STRATEGIC GOALS. SO SINCE 2020, WE'VE HAD ABOUT 20 EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM, EARNING A VARIETY OF DEGREES THAT HAVE ENHANCED THEIR SKILLS, IMPROVED THEIR JOB PERFORMANCE, AND STRENGTHENED THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR DISTRICT. THIS JUST HELPS DEVELOP LIFELONG LEARNING, WHAT WE SUPPORT FOR ALL OF OUR SCHOLARS AS WELL. SO SPECIAL RECOGNITION. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE NAMES HERE. GOES TO KARINA WHO JUST RECENTLY EARNED HER MASTERS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, WITH A CONCENTRATION IN LEADERSHIP FROM CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. CONGRATULATIONS, KARINA. I BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED ON HER BIRTHDAY.

RECOGNIZE BOARD MEMBER MARS MENTIONED, IS OUR CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS. WE HAD BEACH AVENUE ELEMENTARY, BEING NAMED CALIFORNIA'S DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS. THESE OUTSTANDING CAMPUSES WERE RECENTLY HONORED WITH SPECIAL AWARDS AT THE DISNEYLAND HOTEL IN ANAHEIM. BOARD MEMBERS ALONG WITH SITE ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF PROUDLY ATTENDED THE CELEBRATION TO RECOGNIZE THEIR EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE SCHOOL'S COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND STUDENT SUCCESS. WE SHOULD SEE THEIR BANNERS, WAVING PROUDLY HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THERE'S A FOURTH ONE. I APOLOGIZE. THIS JUST HAPPENED TWO DAYS AGO NOW. MICHELLE VAZQUEZ FROM LIVE OAK ELEMENTARY, SHE'S A SPECIALIST, WAS SELECTED TEACHER OF THE YEAR HERE IN FONTANA. SHE MOVED ON TO

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SO NOW SHE IS MOVING ON TO THE STATE LEVEL. WE ARE JUST SO PROUD OF HER. HER ENERGY, HER EXCITEMENT, WHEN SHE SERVES STUDENTS, SHE IS ALL IN. YOU CAN SEE IT IN HER PERSONALITY AND HER SMILE. SO SHE JOINS A VERY ELITE GROUP OF EDUCATORS MOVING ON TO THE 2025 CALIFORNIA TEACHER OF THE YEAR. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HER. SHE IS GOING TO REPRESENT US WELL, GOING UP THE STATE THERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S ALL OF MY

[4.1 Superintendent Office - 2025-26 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)]

COMMENTS. >> OKAY, THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT. TAKES US TO 4.1, SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE, 2025-26 LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN, ALSO KNOWN AS THE LCAP.

THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT THE 2025-26 LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN AS PROVIDED. IS THERE A MOTION AND

A SECOND TO ADOPT 4.1? >> AND A SECOND?

>> I'LL SECOND. >> MOTION MADE BY MS. SANDOVAL, SECOND BY MR. SERNA. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

SAY AYE? >> AYE.

[4.2 Business Services - 2025-26 Proposed Budget for Adoption]

>> ANY NAYS? ABSTENTIONS? CARRIES FOR A 5-0 VOTE. 4.2, BUSINESS SERVICES. 2025-2026 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR ADOPTION.

THIS IS TO ADOPT THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 2025-26 PROPOSED BUDGET. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT 4.2?

>> SO MOVED. >> AND A SECOND? IS THERE A

SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND.

>> OKAY. >> I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. -- OH WAIT. YES, BY MR. SERNA, SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY.

AND NOW WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE MICHAEL TOWNSEND TO SPEAK ON OUR BUDGET

ADOPTION. >> ON BEHALF OF SENATOR REYES, I'M HERE TO SHOW HER SUPPORT FOR AB-65, AND URGE YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL. IT REPRESENTS A CRITICAL STEP FORWARD IN ENSURING EQUITY, DIGNITY, AND SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVE CHILDBIRTH, RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS. BY GUARANTEEING UP TO 14 WEEKS OF FULLY PAID LEAVE WITHOUT REQUIRING EMPLOYEES TO DRAW FROM OTHER FORMS OF LEAVE, IT WILL ADDRESS LONG STANDING GAPS IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROTECTIONS, AND WORKPLACE FAIRNESS. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WE COULD ALL AGREE THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE ON. ONE THAT HAS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN SACRAMENTO. TEACHERS, STAFF, AND CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM. WHEN THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH MAJOR LIFE EVENTS SUCH AS CHILDBIRTH OR PREGNANCY, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO RETURN TO WORK HEALTHY, FOCUSED, AND READY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS. ENSURING THIS LEAVE IS PAID AND SEPARATE FROM OTHER ACCRUED TIME IS RESPECTS, THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL DEMANDS OF THESE EXPERIENCES. WHILE ALSO REINFORCING THE MESSES THAT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IS NOT A BURDEN OR AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN NEED. AB-65 UPLIFTS OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. IT PROMOTES GENDER EQUITY, REDUCES ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON WORKING FAMILIES, AND FOSTERS A MORE COMPASSIONATE AND JUST WORKPLACE, CULTURE, IN OUR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. SUPPORTING OUR EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL STAFF DURING SOME OF LIFE'S MOST VULNERABLE MOMENTS ULTIMATELY BENEFITS STUDENTS, SCHOOLS, AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE I RECOGNIZE WITH THE FISCAL IMPACT ON THE DISTRICT, BUT THIS IS CERTAINLY SO IMPORTANT TO YOUR STAFF AND INTO SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF SENATOR REYES.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. SERNA, SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. ANY DISCUSSION? >> I WOULD LIKE TO TELL MR. TOWNSEND, THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT AND SPEAKING ON THAT ISSUE. IT'S VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO US. WE ARE CONSIDERING THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THAT IN FUTURE MEETING, A FUTURE

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MEETING. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY -- ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

[4.3 Human Resources - Certificated Job Description Creations and Revisions]

>> AYE. >> ANY NAYS? CARRIES WITH A 5-0 VOTE. 4.3, HUMAN RESOURCES. CERTIFICATED JOB DESCRIPTION CREATIONS AND REVISIONS. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO

APPROVE ITEM 4.3? >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> AND A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MS. SANDOVAL, SECOND BY MYSELF. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, ALL THOSE IN

[4.4 Board Member Request - BB 9250: Remuneration, Reimbursement, and Other Benefits]

FAVOR SAY AYE? >> AYE. CARRIES A 5-0 VOTE. 4.4, BOARD MEMBER REQUEST. BOARD BYLAW 9250 -- I'M GOING TO SCREW THIS WORD UP, RENUMERATION, REIMBURSE, AND OTHER BENEFITS. ASSIGNMENT FOR THE BOARD TO DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION BY BOARD BYLAW 9250. THIS WAS REQUESTED BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY FOR A PROPOSED CHANGE. VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY,

THE FLOOR IS NOW YOURS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CONSIDERATION AND BRINGING THIS BACK FOR A SECOND WEEK OF DISCUSSION HERE. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WEREN'T HERE LAST TIME OR AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH BOARD BYLAW 9250, IT IS REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR BOARD MEMBER INCLUDING OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. SO YOU KNOW, IF YOU PAID ATTENTION TO THE NEWS AND YOU PAID ATTENTION TO WHAT OUR GOVERNOR IS DOING, AND OUR BUDGET SITUATION IS WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL IT. YOU KNOW, I THINK WE NEED TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF ALL OF OUR RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE. SO THIS CAME TO MY ATTENTION IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT THAT WE ARE PAYING OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. SO I WANTED TO DISCUSS IT. WE HAD A DISCUSSION LAST WEEK. MY COLLEAGUES AND MYSELF. I WANTED TO BRING IT BACK THIS WEEK, SO WE COULD POSSIBLY TAKE SOME ACTION ON IT. BUT DURING THAT COURSE OF TIME THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, I DID HAVE SOME QUESTIONS THAT I WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ROLE OF OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER BECAUSE THEY ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING THE SAME COMPENSATION, WHICH IS WHAT WE GET AS BOARD MEMBERS. SO GIVEN WE, AS BOARD MEMBERS, CAMPAIGN. WE PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO GETTING ELECTED TO OFFICE, AS WELL AS THE DECISIONS WE SEE. THERE'S A GREAT DEAL OF RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE, AS BOARD MEMBERS, ASSUME WHEN WE RUN FOR OFFICE, AND WHEN WE GET TO BE HERE REPRESENTING OUR CONSTITUENTS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, A QUESTION I HAD, GIVING THE SAME COMPENSATION TO ONE OF OUR STUDENTS WHO DIDN'T NECESSARILY GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS. NOW THEY GO THROUGH THEIR OWN PROCESS IN TERMS OF INTERVIEWING, YOU KNOW, COMING BEFORE A PANEL, THEN FINALLY THEY COME BEFORE THE BOARD, WHERE WE GET TO CHOOSE WHO IS BEST PRESENTED AND REPRESENTING THEIR SCHOOL. THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. BUT I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW BEYOND THAT. WHAT IS IT THAT THEY DO? I SEE THEM SOMETIMES AT EVENTS. THEY SERVE A TEN-MONTH TERM HERE OUT OF THE YEAR. SO OUR NEW STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, ASHLEIGH SUAREZ, CURRENTLY ISN'T HERE. BUT FOR THE TEN MONTHS, WHERE REGULAR BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE HERE ALL THE TIME, 12 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR.

SO TRYING TO BE REALISTIC ABOUT WHAT THAT COMPENSATION SHOULD LOOK LIKE, GIVEN OUR CURRENT CLIMATE. I FEEL LIKE WE ARE FACING A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY. IT'S TIME FOR ALL OF US TO GET OUR RED PEN AND SEE WHERE WE COULD BE FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BEING GOOD STEWARTS TO KEEP OUR TEACHERS, OUR STAFF EMPLOYED, AS THE MONTHS ROLL ON. AND SO NOT THAT THIS ONE ISSUE IS GOING TO SAVE ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT, RIGHT? BUT IT'S A GOOD STEP IN THE DIRECTION OF US REALLY BEING COGNIZANT OF THE THINGS IN WHICH IT IS WHERE WE ARE SPENDING OUR MONEY, MAKING SURE IT IS APPROPRIATELY SO. SO I DID MY DUE DILIGENCE AND ASKED. THANK YOU SO MUCH, STAFF, FOR ANSWERING SOME QUESTIONS I HAVE. I WANT TO BREAK DOWN SOME NUMBERS BECAUSE I'M A NUMBERS KIND OF GIRL. SO I ASKED APPROXIMATELY, WHAT IS THE TIME COMMITMENT OF A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER? WHAT DOES THIS REALLY ENTAIL? AND SO THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SERVE AT OUR TEN MONTH TERM WITH THE MEETINGS, THREE TO FOUR HOURS A MONTH. I'M TRYING TO GET A GOOD ASSESSMENT IN TERMS OF HOW MANY HOURS OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS ARE PUTTING IN. IN PREPARATION FOR EACH MEETING, THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER WILL RECEIVE SUPPORT THROUGH BRIEFING SESSION, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR A MONTH. SO MULTIPLY THAT BY 10. BEYOND THE BOARD MEETINGS, THEY PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN VARIOUS COMMITTEES, CONFERENCES, DISTRICT WIDE EVENTS, WHICH INCLUDES CSBA ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE, WHICH IS TWO DAYS, EIGHT HOURS A DAY, 16 HOURS. IN ADDITION, THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ATTENDS THE

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>> OKAY, I KNOW WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT JUST TO MOVE IT FORWARD. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DISCUSS OR TAKE ACTION

ON ITEM 4.4? >> I'LL MOVE.

>> OKAY. AND A SECOND? >> IS THIS FOR DISCUSSION OR

ACTION? >> DISCUSSION.

>> I SAID DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION.

>> DISCUSSION FIRST AND THEN -- >> I'LL SECOND FOR DISCUSSION.

>> OKAY. >> I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. RAMIREZ, SECOND BY MR. SERNA. AND FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT?

>> I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP LINDA TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. I BELIEVE STUDENT NEEDS TO BE PAID THE WAY SHE'S BEEN PAID. DO YOU GUYS GIVE UP YOUR PAY IF YOU MISS A MEETING? PROBABLY NOT. AND IT IS NOT RIGHT TO ASK YOUR SENIORS. DOING THIS, YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE YOUR SENIOR PERSON UP HERE. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO COME IN AND DO IT. MOST OF THEM ALREADY HAVE ALL THE CREDITS, SO THAT IS NOT LIKE A BIG DEAL, THEY SAID TO THEM. I'VE TALKED TO SOME OF THEM.

THE MONEY SHOULD BE THERE, SHOULD BE -- AT THE END OF THE YEAR SCHOLARSHIP. THEY NEED THEIR MONEY. SENIOR YEAR IS A VERY EXPENSIVE YEAR FOR THESE GIRLS AND BOYS. THE MONEY IS GOING TO HELP THEM. LIKE IT WAS SAID IN THE LAST MEETING, THERE WAS A STUDENT'S FAMILY THAT PROFITED FROM THE MONEY THAT STUDENT MADE. SO TO TAKE IT AWAY IS WRONG. YOU ONLY TAKE MONEY AWAY. WHAT ABOUT YOU GUYS THAT DON'T COME TO MEETINGS? WHAT ABOUT YOU GUYS THAT DON'T SHOW UP FOR ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSE TO DO? ARE YOU TAKING AWAY YOUR MONEY? NO. YOU'RE NOT. SO IT IS NOT FAIR TO TAKE THEIR MONEY AWAY. THEY NEED TO KEEP IT. AND THEY NEED TO KEEP DOING THE WAY THEY'RE DOING. IF THEY MISS A MEETING, YEAH, YOU CAN DO SOMETHING, BUT ONLY DO IT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT TO A BOARD MEMBER THAT DOES THE SAME THING. I KNOW BOARD MEMBERS HAVE MISSED A LOT OF TIME FOR WHATEVER REASON, AND THEY STILL GET EXCUSED, SO SHE OR HE NEEDS TO BE EXCUSED, AND YOU ALL NEED TO LET THAT STUDENT KEEP GETTING THEIR MONEY.

>> OKAY, ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD?

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>> IF IT IS OKAY, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS WHAT WAS SAID. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING IF A BOARD MEMBER DOES MISS A MEETING, AND IF IT IS NOT AN EXCUSED MEETING, WE DO LOSE OUR STIPEND. IT'S IN THE BYLAWS, IF SOMEBODY COULD SPEAK TO THAT.

>> MARK? >> YES, THANK YOU. AND THAT IS WHAT THE BYLAW SAYS. BOARD MEMBERS GET PAID FOR THE MEETINGS THEY ATTEND, BUT ABSENCES CAN BE EXCUSED IN A VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES IF THE BOARD APPROVES IT.

>> OKAY. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FOR DISCUSSION?

>> ONE MORE THING I WANTED TO SAY. FOR ME, AFTER HEARING THE NUMBERS. I JUST CAN'T JUSTIFY PAYING A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER MORE THAN WHAT WE PAY OUR TEACHERS IN SOME CASES WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE HOURLY RATE, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF HOW LONG THE MEETINGS RUN, HOW MUCH THAT HOURLY COMES OUT TO, YOU KNOW, HOURLY, THAT'S ABOUT $53 WHEN YOU BREAK IT DOWN. SO FOR ME, SOME OF OUR TEACHERS DON'T EVEN MAKE THAT. THAT'S WHERE I STAND ON THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT BE A SCHOLARSHIP JUST BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS MORE IMPACTFUL. I THINK IT REALLY IS. THE STUDENTS WE HAVE ON THIS BOARD, A LOT OF THESE KIDS GO TO REALLY GOOD SCHOOLS. TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT A SCHOLARSHIP IS JUST A WISER WAY OF PROVIDING THOSE FUNDS. ON TOP OF THAT, THEY'RE THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, RIGHT? THEY REPRESENT THE 34,000 STUDENTS WE HAVE. SO FOR ME, ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK SHOULD BE JUSTIFIED FOR WHEN THERE IS A SALARY OR A SCHOLARSHIP. THEY SHOULD BE BRINGING BACK A REPORT ABOUT WHAT ISSUES OR INTEREST, YOU KNOW, THE VOICE OF THE STUDENTS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE REALLY THERE. THEY'RE THERE TO REPRESENT THE STUDENTS. SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO SEE IS TO GET SOME TYPE OF REPORT. WHAT ARE THINGS HAPPENING ON CAMPUS? WHAT KIND OF ACTIVITIES ARE THEY INVOLVED IN, THAT SORT OF STUFF.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. >> THANK YOU, MR. MARK. CAN YOU DISCUSS OR SAY THE LEGAL PART OF WHY WE CAN'T GIVE A SCHOLARSHIP ON THIS? SO THAT WILL COME FROM THE EDUCATION CODE, AND IT IS CITED VERBATIM IN YOUR OWN BOARD BYLAW. MY RECOMMENDATION IS CERTAINLY THE BOARD CAN ESTABLISH THE NUMBER THAT IT CHOOSES, BUT IT SHOULD BE MONTHLY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION.

I DO NOT RECOMMEND MAKING THIS AN END OF THE YEAR SCHOLARSHIP FOR THAT REASON. I WOULD SAY STICK WITH THE STATUTORY LANGUAGE, YOUR BYLAW LANGUAGE, SEPARATE IN A PART FROM BOARD MEMBER, STUDENT BOARD MEMBERSHIP. IF THE BOARD WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, I WOULD SAY THAT'S A COMPLETELY SEPARATE MATTER. BUT COMPENSATION SHOULD FOLLOW THE STATUTE AND THE BYLAWS AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE. I RECOMMEND WHATEVER NUMBER THE BOARD CHOOSES, THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

>> MY ALL POW JOY. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE SCHOLARSHIP PART? I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO THINK I'M DISCOUNTING OR GOING AGAINST YOUR PART, MY SINCERE APOLOGIES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, MS.

SANDOVAL? >> WELL, IT'S ONLY BEEN A YEAR.

IT'S NOT EVEN A WHOLE YEAR. THE BOARD LAST YEAR VOTED FOR $750, JUST LIKE A BOARD MEMBER. I'M OKAY WITH THAT, ONLY BECAUSE IT IS A LAW, AND THAT IS WHAT WE ESTABLISHED. SO NOW WE ARE LOOKING, THE FIVE OF US UP HERE, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM? WHY ARE THEY TAKING OUR MONEY AWAY? BECAUSE I'M SURE IT WILL GET BACK TO THE SCHOOL. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THOSE PEOPLE UP THERE? WE CAN USE THAT MONEY. SENIOR YEAR IS VERY EXPENSIVE.

I'VE ALREADY DONE THREE KIDS. MARS CAN TELL YOU ABOUT HIS DAUGHTER IN CHEERLEADING, AND SHE'S NOT EVEN A SENIOR. SO HE IS ALREADY GOING BROKE. BUT YOU KNOW, IT IS VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE. THEIR JACKETS, THEIR RINGS, THEIR DIPLOMAS, THEIR CAPS, THEIR GOWNS, THEIR SENIOR PICTURE, THEIR PROM, AND IT GOES ON AND ON UNTIL THEY'RE DONE WITH SCHOOL. SO I'M OKAY WITH STAYING THE WAY. I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW. LIKE SHE MENTIONED, I MENTIONED, WE HAD A STUDENT WHO WAS WORKING. SHE GOT HER SCHOLARSHIP. THIS IS HOW SHE HELPED HER FAMILY, FEED HER

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SO I'M GOING TO SAY I WILL VOTE TO STAY THE WAY IT IS. WE DON'T KNOW THEIR NEEDS. AND I'M NOT GOING TO LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF HOURS BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF HOURS DOESN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT THE TIME THEY'RE NOT DOING THEIR HOMEWORK AND THEY HAVE TO GO HOME AFTER A LONG MEETING, AFTER 9:30. THEY'VE BEEN AT SCHOOL, WHAT 7:00 IN THE MORNING, SOME OF THEM? EARLY PERIODS, ZERO PERIOD, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. AND THEY ARE DOING SPORTS AND DOING ALL THESE THINGS THAT THEY GO TO BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS. THERE'S TIMES WE ARE OUT EVERY NIGHT, THREE, FOUR EVENTS. IF IT'S ON A SATURDAY, WE ARE AT LEAST FOUR, FIVE EASY. I USUALLY PACK A LUNCH, BECAUSE IT'S AN ALL DAY THING. I SEE A LOT OF THEM THERE. SO I'M GOING TO STAY WITH THE WAY IT IS. IT IS UP TO THE YOUNG PERSON THAT SITS UP HERE AND HEARS ALL THE ADULTS RAMBLE ON. BUT YOU KNOW, THEY LEARN. THEY'RE LEARNING. AND THIS WILL ONLY HELP THEM WHEN THEY GET TO COLLEGE OR SOME DAY THEY'RE WORKING. THEY'RE GOING TO LEARN TO BE A GOOD PUBLIC SERVANT BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY

WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT. >> THANK YOU. MR. SERNA?

>> THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT. SO JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING. COMPENSATION FOR BOARD MEMBERS IS SET BASED ON ADA. EXCEPT FOR A DISTRICT. JUST TO GIVE YOU A PERSPECTIVE, THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL GET $60 A MONTH. IF IT IS UP TO $10,000 AFTER THAT, IT IS $250 A MONTH. IF IT IS $10,000 PLUS, IT'S $400 A MONTH. IF IT'S $25,000 PLUS, WHICH IS WHERE WE ARE AT.

WE'RE AT THAT 33,000. WE GET $750 A MONTH. IF THE DISTRICT HAS $60,000 PLUS, IT IS $1,500 STIPEND. AND THEN THEY HAVE ALMOST 150,000 STUDENTS THAT GOVERN THAT, BUT THEY GET A SALARY, CHIEF OF STAFF, AND EVERYTHING THERE. TO PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE FOR US, IT IS $7,500 A YEAR FOR TEN MONTHS AT $750. WHEN I LOOK AT THE TIME PUT IN AS A BOARD MEMBER, ALL FIVE OF US, I KNOW WE ATTEND A VARIETY OF THINGS. SO THE HOURS OF ATTENDING EVENTS CAN BE NUMEROUS OR IT CAN BE AS MUCH AS WE WANT TO ATTEND. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S REALLY UP TO US TO SHOW UP. WHETHER WE SHOW UP OR NOT, IT'S UP TO US. IT'S NOT MANDATORY THAT WE SHOW UP. BUT FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOW UP. WE ALSO PUT IN MANY HOURS STUDYING OUR BOARD AGENDAS, YOU KNOW. SOME MONTHS OR SOME BOARD MEETINGS, LESS THAN OTHERS, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE TOPICS ARE. THEN WE SIT UP HERE AND GOVERN THE MEETINGS.

AWAY FROM HERE, WE'RE MEETING WITH CONSTITUENTS, E-MAILING, AND MAKING PHONE CALLS. I MENTIONED THIS LAST WEEK. IT COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM 10 CENTS AN HOUR TO WHATEVER YOU PUT IN, RIGHT? ALSO THE OTHER THING I WANT TO REMIND US IS IN 2023, AB-275, WHICH WAS OFFERED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER, CHRIS WARD, AND SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD HELP FRAME THE BILL THAT WILL ALLOW ME TO SET THE STANDARDS. WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE $250 A MONTH TO A STUDENT. BUT WHEN THE POLICY CAME OUT, WE MADE THE DECISION AT THAT TIME TO SAY LET'S BE EQUITABLE IN THE PAY. IT'S A STIPEND. IT'S A STIPEND FOR THEM, BECAUSE THEY'RE A STUDENT. AS SOME PEOPLE HAVE SAID HERE, THAT MONEY COULD GO INTO SUPPORTING THEIR NEEDS AS A

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BUT BASICALLY IT WILL ALLOW STUDENT VOICE IN GOVERNANCE.

THAT WAS THE FIRST THING OF IT. AND ALSO IT VALUES AND RESPECTS STUDENT LEADERSHIP. I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, AS WE WORK TOWARDS CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS. WE WANT STUDENT VOICE, AND WE SAY WE WANT THAT. IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN INDIVIDUALS SIT AND WE EXPERIENCE THAT, SOMETIMES THEY SPEAK OUT, WHICH KIND OF NEUTRALIZES A LOT OF STUFF AS WE'RE HAVING OUR PUBLIC DISCOURSE. SO IT DOES SAY WE CAN FINANCIALLY GRANT ELECTIVE CREDIT AND PAY FINANCIALLY OR ONE OR THE OTHER OR BOTH. BUT WE, AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, CAN SET THAT STIPEND THOUGH. SO I SAY THAT TO SAY THAT. I THINK THE PERSON THAT SITS AS A STUDENT SHOULD EVEN GET SCHOLARSHIPS. WE HAVE GIVEN THE LAST STUDENT WHO WAS HERE, THE TOWN TOWN FOUNDATION OF HOPE GAVE THE STUDENT $1,000 A YEAR AT THE END. THAT WENT A WRONG WAY. WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO LOCALLY? DO WE WANT TO GIVE THE STIPEND WE GET? DO WE WANT TO LOWER IT? I'M AT THE OPINION THAT WE ALREADY MADE THE DECISION OF $750 A MONTH, TIMES TEN, $7,500. AN ORGANIZATION OF $500 MILLION BUDGET. I THINK IT'S A VERY, VERY SMALL DROP IN THE BUCKET FOR A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER TO BE COMPENSATED FOR BEING A LEADER OF THEIR CONSTITUENCY, WHICH IS THEIR PEERS, THEIR STUDENTS. SO THAT'S MY OPINION. AGAIN, IT IS JUST AN OPINION. WE CAN GO FROM WHERE WE WANT TO GO THERE. MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE KEEP THE STIPEND AS AB-750 OR 275.

AND PAIR IT WITH A SCHOLARSHIP AT THE END IS A GOOD THING. BUT THAT IS JUST ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. I COMMENT YOU, COLLEAGUE HOLLEY. OBVIOUSLY WE SIT UP HERE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GOOD CITY CARDS. YOU BRINGING THAT UP, IT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE TO ALL OF THIS. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THAT LENS IN EVERYTHING WE DO, WHEN WE GOVERN HERE. SO I APPRECIATE THAT, THAT LENS. I REALLY DO. BUT I JUST DON'T THINK THIS IS THE SPOT TO LOOK AT AT THIS MOMENT. THAT'S MY HUMBLE OPINION IN THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. PEREZ, BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY -- BEFORE I TALK? OKAY. WHAT EVENTS DO THEY CURRENTLY ATTEND AND HOW MANY DO THEY ATTEND? WHAT ARE

THE OPTIONS FOR THEM TO ATTEND. >> I QUITE A FEW THINGS THE BOARD MEMBER DOES. LOOKING AT THAT, THERE IS A LOT IN WHAT THEY DO. BUT THINKING ABOUT WHERE ELSE WE WOULD WANT TO ELEVATE STUDENT VOICE. IT COULD BE THINGS LIKE OUR CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS PLANNING COMMITTEE, WHEN WE MEET. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE STUDENT VOICE AND STUDENT ACTIVITY GOING ON. THAT WILL BE A PLACE FOR OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER TO ELEVATE THEIR THOUGHTS. AND ALSO THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL COULD BE A PLACE WHERE THE STUDENT HAS A CHANCE TO BE A LEADER IN THAT CAPACITY AS WELL, WHICH WOULD ADD ON, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY 15 MINUTES, 15 MINUTES, AN HOUR, TWO HOURS, IT MIGHT LAST, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG THE MEETINGS LAST. BUT OUTSIDE WHAT BOARD MEMBER HOLLEY MENTIONED, UNLESS YOU WANT TO REPEAT SOME OF THEM?

>> YES, IF YOU COULD. >> SURE. BOARD MEETINGS HERE.

THE MEETINGS WITH ME AND MICHAEL GARCIA, CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER RIGHT NOW. WE MEET AN HOUR A MONTH PRIOR TO THESE MEETINGS. AND THEN THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION, EDUCATION CONFERENCE FOR STUDENTS. THAT'S A TWO-DAY EVENTS. THE. THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER TRAINING.

WE DON'T HAVE THE DATE FOR NEXT YEAR. STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ABOUT TWO HOURS, FIVE TIMES A YEAR. THE LCAP LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN, ADVISORY COMMITTEE, ALONG WITH ABOUT 40 TO 60 OTHER ADULTS AND STUDENTS AS WELL. AND THAT'S ABOUT FOUR

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AND THEN THE TRUNK OR TREAT, FONTANA SANTA'S, AND THE THOSE ARE THE THINGS YOU WANT TO MENTION. BUT THINKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO SERVE THE PROJECT BOOM, TO EAT, BE WELL, AND THE THANKSGIVING EVENT. THE ONE I JUST MENTIONED, AS WELL AS CULTURAL PLANNING EVENTS, ADDING THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE AS WELL.

>> OKAY, IF I COULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION WITH THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR WHO IS A YOUTH COUNCIL AS WELL. WE PICK THEM ON THEIR LEADERSHIP. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THEM AT LEAST MORE EXPOSED TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF OFFICES AND LEADERSHIP. SECOND, IF IT IS OKAY WITH YOU, MS. HOLLEY, I WOULD LIKE, I THINK MR. RAMIREZ HAS MADE A GREAT POINT ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY.

OKAY. ACCOUNTABILITY AND ALSO GIVING A REPORT. I ALSO THINK THAT IF THEY DO MISS A MEETING, THEY SHOULD GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AS WE DO. IT IS JUST ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY. MS.

SANDOVAL, I'M SORRY. >> OUR STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS ALSO HAVE LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. USUALLY THEY WOULD TRY TO LOOK AT MR. TOWNSEND, AS HE COULD SEND US THE INFORMATION. I BELIEVE SHE HAS A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM, I THINK.

OH NO, THAT'S THE ASSEMBLY. THAT'S IF THEY ARE INTERESTED IN POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS. MAYBE EVEN BECOMING A LAWYER, THINGS LIKE THAT, WHERE SHE HAS SPECIAL STUFF, WHERE THEY LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT PROCESSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I KNOW YOU MENTIONED SUPERVISOR ARMENDAREZ. THAT'S ALSO A GOOD PROGRAM. BECAUSE THEY DIRECTLY LOOK AT THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY THINGS THAT GO ON LIKE PROBATION AND SO FORTH. THERE'S A LOT OF LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT I USUALLY SHARE THAT WHEN THEY SEND ME THE STUFF. I'LL SEND IT TO YOU. YOU CAN DISPERSE IT TO WHOEVER. SO I WOULD DISPERSE THAT KIND OF STUFF WHEN I WOULD GET THINGS FROM THE ASSEMBLY. ANY OF THE STATE OFFICIALS THAT SEND ME THAT STUFF, I FORWARD IT. YOU KNOW, NOT JUST THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, BUFFI STUDENT WHO IS INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT GOVERNMENTAL TYPE THINGS. IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM.

AND IT IS A REALLY, REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY OF FUTURE JOBS.

>> THE ONLY OTHER ONE WOULD BE THE BUDGET ABOUT HOW WE'RE SPENDING THE MONEY. WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE A STUDENT VOICE ON THAT. MAYBE THEY WOULD ALSO BE THE VOICE TO GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC. GETTING THEM EXCITED ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT ARE COMING. BUT I THINK -- A GOOD COMPROMISE IS I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WOULD FORCE THEM TO GO THROUGH ALL THE THINGS. BUT IF YOU FILL OUT THE MONEY, IT IS TOO HIGH, AND WE CAN LOWER THE PAYMENT. BUT IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, IF THEY'RE GOING TO EXCEED IT, THEN THEY COULD GIVE REPORTS. HEY, I'VE BEEN TO ALL THESE EVENTS. AND THEN THEY WOULD GET THE FULL STIPEND. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS A GOOD COMPROMISE. I'M TRYING TO THINK OF THEM GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND LIKE THEY DO, BUT AT LEAST IT WILL GIVE MORE OF AN ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE MONEY

THAT'S SPENT. >> AND SOMETIMES OUR HIGH SCHOOLERS DON'T ALWAYS HAVE DRESS CLOTHING, WHERE YOU DO WANT TO LOOK PRESENTABLE. IT IS ALSO TEACHING THEM PROFESSIONALISM. SO I'M THINKING ALSO IT COULD BE MONEY FOR CLOTHING. THEY MIGHT NEED SHOES OR DIFFERENT THINGS. FOR ME, THAT'S REALLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT. PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE.

I'M NOT SAYING A SUIT OR DRESSES AND ALL THAT STUFF, YOU KNOW, NAME BRAND SHOES. I CAN'T EVEN AFFORD THAT. I'M THINKING SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE WANT TO HELP THEM FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES. SOMETIMES THE KIDS DON'T FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES, AND WE HELP THEM BUILD THEIR SELF-ESTEEM UP.

THAT'S REALLY WHAT I'M LOOKING AT. MORE LIKE A LEADERSHIP ROLE, WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO HELP THEM, YOU KNOW, FIND THEMSELVES BECAUSE THEY ARE ALMOST ON THEIR WAY OUT. THEY'RE ALMOST ADULTS.

THAT'S REALLY WHAT YOU WANT, I THINK. THAT'S UP TO YOU GUYS.

>> YEAH, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF THINGS CLEAR. I'M NOT PROPOSING TAKING THE MONEY AWAY ENTIRELY. AND A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID. YOU KNOW, IT'S $7,500 HERE, AND THEN THAT ADDS UP. THE UNFORTUNATE THING IS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK IN

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3,000? >> 31,000.

>> WE NEED TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL. I'M TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE, AND IT IS ALL BEING FOCUSED ON THIS ONE THING. THIS IS THE ONE THING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THIS MOMENT. WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. IT WILL PROBABLY BE A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT THAT'S THE REALITY WE ARE IN.

IF WE COULD MAKE SMALL BITE-SIZE STEPS TO ACCOMPLISH THAT GOAL, THEN WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE BIG DRAMATIC ENDINGS AT THE END OF THE YEAR, RIGHT? THAT'S MY THOUGHT PROCESS THROUGH THIS. SO THIS IS THE FIRST AREA THAT I BROUGHT UP TO TALK ABOUT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ECHOED IS THAT, AND I AGREE WITH THIS. WE ARE PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR THE REAL WORLD, RIGHT? ESPECIALLY THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER WHO IS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL. THEY'RE GOING TO GRADUATE AND GO ON TO COLLEGE.

WELL, THE ROLE OF THEM BEING HERE, IN ADDITION TO THEIR FINANCIAL COMPENSATION, THEY GET THEIR ELECTIVE CREDIT. THIS IS SOMETHING NON-MONETARY COMPENSATION I'M TALKING ABOUT NOW. THIS IS A GREAT LEADERSHIP ROLE TO EXERCISE AND GROW AND DEVELOP THOSE LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THEY CAN PUT THAT ON THEIR RESUME, THEIR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS. THERE IS A LOT OF NON-MONETARY VALUE IN THAT ROLE, RIGHT? AND GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS, INTERVIEWING, APPLYING, THAT EL WHO THING. THAT IS ALL BENEFICIAL TO THEM. WE ALSO OWE IT TO THEM TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE REAL WORLD. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU. BUT WHEN I WAS 17, WORKING IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND I DID THE SPORTS, I DID IT ALL, AND STILL KEPT MY 4.2 GPA WHEN I GRADUATED, I WAS NOT MAKING $53 AN HOUR. THAT'S NOT REALITY. WE NEED TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE REAL WORLD, AND THAT'S NOT PREPARING THEM. I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. THERE IS A LOT OF GREAT COMMUNITY GROUPS AROUND THAT OFFER HEY, AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WE HAVE A BUSINESS RESEARCH CLOSET FOR FREE, WHERE WE HAVE CLOTHING, SHOES, EVERYTHING FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. SO I THINK WE NEED TO -- I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY GET CREATIVE ON THIS BECAUSE THE BUDGET REALITY. IT'S NOT A PIE IN THE SKY. IT'S COMING DOWN THE ROAD. NO, THIS IS A REALITY WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE SOME TOUGH CONVERSATIONS MOVING FORWARD THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR, AND THIS JUST HAPPENS TO BE THE ONE HERE. I CANNOT PERSONALLY JUSTIFY PAYING SOMEONE, A 17-YEAR-OLD, $53 AN HOUR. I PERSONALLY CAN'T, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION. I DO, HOWEVER, WANT TO COMPENSATE THEM FOR THEIR TIME. JUST LIKE THEY WOULD BECAUSE WE'RE TREATING THIS AS THEIR JOB. THIS IS IN LIEU OF THEM HAVING A JOB. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE APPLIED FOR A JOB LATELY, BUT OUR 17-YEAR-OLD KIDS ARE GOING OUT MAKING ABOUT $18, $20 MAYBE IF YOU GO TO PANDA EXPRESS WITH SOME BENEFITS, BUT YOU'LL WORK YOUR WAY UP. YOU'LL PROBABLY ONLY BE WORKING 10, 15 HOURS A WEEK AT THAT RATE. THAT'S THE REALITY OF THE JOB MARKET IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. AGAIN, TRYING TO ADEQUATELY PREPARE THEM FOR THE REAL WORLD, WHICH IS OUR JOB. WE NEED TO BE GOOD STEWARDS AND DO THAT ON ALL THE LEVELS, FINANCIALLY, ALSO WITH OUR STUDENT RESOURCES, RIGHT? THEY'RE OUR MOST VALUABLE PRECIOUS RESOURCE, OUR STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE. SO I FEEL LIKE I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND ADJUSTING THE COMPENSATION TO $500 A MONTH, BUT I'D LIKE TO INCORPORATE ALL THESE DIFFERENT ITEMS WE TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE ENGAGEMENT. THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE ROLE SHOULD BE. THEY ARE REPRESENTING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. I'D LOVE TO SEE THEM ON THE MAYOR YOUTH COMMITTEE, THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA. JESSE ARMENDAREZ, THE YOUTH ADVISORY. I KNOW MY COLLEAGUE, MS. SANDOVAL MENTIONED SOME OF OUR STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE COMMITTED. GREAT. AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES WE CAN AFFORD THEM, LET'S DO IT. MAKE THE MOST OF IT. GIVE THEM EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE. WE'RE TRYING TO PREPARE THEM, RIGHT? IF THEY WANT TO BE THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A LITTLE REPORT FOR THEM AND THE PUBLIC WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. WE GIVE THEM A MOMENT FOR THE UPDATES. I CONNECTED HERE WITH THESE FOLKS. I WENT TO THE SCHOOL AND DID THAT. HE OR SHE IS SETTING THE TONE FOR ALL OF THE ONES THAT ARE COMING BEHIND. I WANT THEM TO MAKE THAT ROLE. THAT WILL MAKE IT MORE ATTRACTIVE TO STUDENTS WANTING TO BE A PART OF IT IF THEY FEEL THERE ARE MORE THINGS TO DO. WE CAN STILL KEEP

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>> MARK, HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ONE? I KNOW SHE HAS TO MAKE A MOTION, IT HAS TO BE SECONDED, AND WE VOTE, BECAUSE IT'S OPEN FOR DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW.

>> YOU CAN HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IT COULD BE ONE MOTION OR A REQUEST TO CHANGE BACK, SORRY, BRING BACK AN AMENDMENT

TO THE POLICY EITHER WAY. >> PERSONALLY, IF YOU'RE MAKING THAT, WITH ALL THE CHANGES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I THINK THEN OUR BOARD BYLAW, WHAT YOU HAVE DONE HAS BEEN AMENDED. I PERSONALLY -- I MEAN, I'M NOT DISAGREEING. I WOULD RATHER SEE IT COME BACK AS AN ACTUAL BOARD AGENDIZED ITEM WITH THE BOARD LAW, WITH THE LANGUAGE WRITTEN BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE HAVE EVERYTHING CRISP. I WANT THIS TO BE EXACTLY THE WAY IT'S BEING

PROPOSED. >> YES, STANDARD BOARD PRACTICE IS TO AMEND THE BYLAW AND BRING IT BACK FOR A FIRST AND SECOND READING, IF YOU WANT TO DO IT THAT WAY.

>> YEAH. >> OKAY.

>> THAT INCLUDES CLEARLY SPELLING OUT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY PIECES

THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED? >> YES. ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT?

>> SURE. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. THEN WE WILL TABLE THIS.

>> I GUESS WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO NEED IS SOME DIRECTION ON EXACTLY WHAT DUTIES. I MEAN, RIGHT NOW, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE BOARD MEMBER REITERATION BYLAW. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADOPT A SECOND BYLAW THAT HAS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE STUDENT MEMBER OR IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND INCORPORATE IT INTO A SECOND PARAGRAPH HERE?

>> I WOULD PERSONALLY PREFER THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER TO HAVE ITS OWN SEPARATE THING. I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN CLEARLY SPELLED OUT. THERE'S A LOT OF GRAY AREA. NOW THAT WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION, I'D LIKE FOR IT TO BE ITS OWN THING.

>> OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ALL THAT? SO DESIGNATED EITHER STAFF MEMBER OR ME, IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO WORK ON IT. PERHAPS TO GET SOME FEEDBACK DIRECTLY FROM MRS. HOLLEY TO START THAT LIST. PUT TOGETHER A PROPOSED BYLAW, AND BRING IT BACK AT THE NEXT

MEETING FOR A FIRST READING. >> OKAY.

>> YOU CAN POINT AT ANYBODY YOU WANT TO POINT AT.

>> DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO DO THAT?

>> YEAH, GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION, ASK FOR A SECOND, AND TO BRING BACK THE POLICY, A NEW BYLAW AS SPECIFIED.

>> ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND.

>> OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE?

>> AYE. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> WELL VICE PRESIDENT, AYE. MR. RAMIREZ?

>> AYE. >> MS. SANDOVAL?

>> OPPOSED. >> MR. SERNA?

>> I'M AN AYE TO BRING BACK A PROPOSAL IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING,

RIGHT? >> YEAH.

>> YEAH, I'M OKAY WITH THAT. >> I'M AN AYE FOR A 4-1 WITH

[4.5 Board Member Request - BB 9322: Agenda/Meeting Materials]

>> WE HAVE ONE? OKAY, WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS MY ITEM. REGARDING BOARD BYLAW 9322 UNDER AGENDA PREPARATION.

PARAGRAPH NUMBER TWO, I'D LIKE TO REMOVE THE WORDING, IF ANY, AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE SCHEDULED MEETING DATE. ITEMS SUBMITTED LESS THAN A WEEK BEFORE THE SCHEDULED MEETING DATE MAY BE POSTPONED TO A LATER MEETING IN ORDER TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR CONSIDERATION AND RESEARCH FOR THE ISSUE. TO ALLOW ADEQUATE TIME FOR STAFF AND THOROUGHLY RESEARCH SUCH REQUEST AND ENSURE THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION. THE DISTRICT HAS THE ABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH A RESPONSIBLE TIMELINE PLACING AGENDAS ON -- I'M SORRY, PLACING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. RECENTLY WE HAVE BEEN -- WE'VE HAD A FEW RESOLUTIONS AND FEW CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION. ALSO THE BOARD TO HAVE A CONSENT, AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS REGARDING SUCH IMPORTANT AGENDIZED ITEM ONE WEEK PRIOR. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT STAFF DOES, AND HOW MUCH

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ACTION ON ITEM 4.5? >> MOTION TO DISCUSS, AND I

WOULD LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION. >> OKAY. AND A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SO I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MS. SERNA, SECONDED BY MYSELF. WE'LL GO WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> THAT WAS SANDOVAL. >> I'M SORRY, MS. SANDOVAL, MY

APOLOGIES. >> WHAT I WANTED TO ASK, I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT IS AT IN THIS READING.

I RECENTLY ASKED FOR AN ITEM TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA. AS I WAS READING ABOUT IT, I WANTED TO FIND OUT WHERE AND WHEN I WOULD FIND OUT WHEN THE ITEM THAT I REQUESTED? IT SITS SOMEWHERE ON HERE, BUT I WASN'T SURE. I DON'T THINK THAT IT SAID WHEN.

>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT AB-65? >> SHE JUST WANTS TO KNOW -- SHE MADE A REQUEST ON THE LAST MEETING TO PUT IT ON.

>> WE'LL KEEP WORKING ON IT. WE ONLY HAVE ONE DAY.

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS OVER A WEEK BEFORE THE ITEM. BECAUSE WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, I SENT A MESSAGE RIGHT AWAY. AND IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN -- I'M NOT SURE IF YOU AND ADAM HAD ALREADY MET. I KNEW IF YOU HAD MET, IT WAS TOO LATE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU MEET.

>> LAST WEEK. YOU GUYS CONSENSUS TO MOVE FORWARD SO WE'RE MOVING

FORWARD. >> AWESOME.

>> NO. >> YEAH -- FUTURE BOARD MEMBERS

-- FORWARD -- >> YEAH. MR. MARK, CAN YOU DISCUSS ABOUT A B 65, THOUGH, A LITTLE BIT, AND WHERE IT IS IN

THE LEGISLATION PROCESS? >> I THINK WHAT BOARDMEMBER SANDOVAL'S ASKING IS, WHERE DOES COME IF A BOARD MEMBER HAS A RECOMMENDATION, IS NOT WRITTEN IN HERE AS TO HOW MUCH TIME AND, NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE ACTUAL RESOLUTION?

>> OKAY. OKAY. SORRY. I MISUNDERSTOOD. OKAY. COMMENTS?

>> WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS -- AND ROBERT --

>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT , BOARD PRESIDENT MEMBER AT THE OF THE -- I'M HERE TO ADDRESS BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ AGENDA ITEM TO AMEND BYLAW 9322. FIRST, WHAT ARE THE CHANGES BEING PROPOSED? WHY ISN'T IT CLEAR IN THE AGENDA? AND OVER THESE LAST FEW MONTHS, STARTING BACK IN NOVEMBER, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THE ATTACK AND INDIFFERENCE THAT BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ AND OTHERS HAVE AGAINST THE PUBLIC AND THOSE SPEAKING UP AT BOARD MEETINGS IT STARTED BY FIRST LIMITING OUR TIME, BY CHANGING IT FROM FIVE MINUTES TO THREE MINUTES, FOLLOWED BY PLACING PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE END OF THE AGENDA. AFTER THAT, THE, THE SPORT REFUSES TO SPEAK, SPEAK UP ON AGENDA ITEMS BROUGHT BY THE COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST, NOT EVEN BOTHERING TO DISCUSS IT. AND NOW WITH THIS REQUEST -- FURTHER HINDER AN INCONVENIENT THE PUBLIC FROM HAVING ITEMS ADDED TO THE AGENDA. MONTH AFTER MONTH, THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD HAS BROUGHT MATTERS -- WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THIS BOARD, BROUGHT, AND BROUGHT BY THE COMMUNITY YOU ARE ELECTED TO REPRESENT, BROUGHT BY CONCERNED PARENTS -- FOR IT ALL JUST A

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MAKES THE RIGHT CHOICES. >> YEAH, GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. AS YOU CAN SEE HER TONIGHT, MY ELLIE AND MYSELF AREN'T, WE'RE NOT ALONE. WE HAVE A COMMUNITY HERE THAT WE REPRESENT, AND WE, WE SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF TO YOU. SO TONIGHT, YOU PLACE BOARD BYLAW 9322 ON THE AGENDA. YOU STATED IN THE LAST MEETING THAT THIS BOARD WAS, WITHHELD, BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T HAD AMPLE TIME TO RESEARCH. BUT LET'S BE HONEST, ANYTIME THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD HAS SUBMITTED AN ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION, WE'VE DONE SO AT LEAST 10 DAYS NOTICE, AND ONCE THAT ITEM IS APPROVED FOR THE AGENDA, IT'S TYPICALLY PUBLISHED 72 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING AS REQUIRED. YOU ALSO STATED REPEATEDLY AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING THAT THIS BOARD STANDS UNITED. MY QUESTION, UNITED FRONT FOR WHOM? FOR WHAT? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THAT PURPOSE IS UNCLEAR. WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO CHANGE IN BYLAW 93322 OR WHY, BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T INDICATE IT. SO IT'S DIFFICULT FOR THE PUBLIC TO RESPOND TO SPECIFIC PROPOSALS WHEN NONE HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY PRESENTED. HERE'S A REASONABLE QUESTION. IF MORE TIME OR RESEARCH IS TRULY NEEDED, WHY HASN'T THIS BOARD SIMPLY PUSHED ANY OF THE MATTERS WE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE NEXT MEETING TO ALLOW DISCUSSION? YOU JUST DID THAT IN THE LAST AGENDA ITEM. THAT'S COMMON SENSE KNOWLEDGE. IT'S NEVER BEEN SUGGESTED OR OFFERED, NOT ONCE. THAT'S LIKE IT SPEAKS VOLUMES.

LET ME MAKE THIS CLEAR. ANY CHANGES TO BYLAW 9322 SHOULD MAKE THE PROCESS EASIER, NOT HARDER, FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO REQUEST AN ITEM TO BE ADDED TO THE AGENDA AS LONG AS IT REMAINS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION AND OF THE SUBJECT MATTER. EVERY TIME WE MADE SUCH A REQUEST, IT HAS BEEN TIED TO AN EXISTING DISTRICT POLICY, OR WE HAVE INCLUDED A WELL-PREPARED PRESENTATION WITH SUPPORTING MATERIALS. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THE U.S. FLAG POLICY WAS ADDED TO THE AGENDA, WE SUBMITTED A CLEAR ATTACHMENT, A GUIDELINE, AN OUTLINE INTENDED TO HELP THE DISTRICT FRAME A STANDARD POLICY. YET THE ATTACHMENT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PUBLISHED AGENDA. AS A RESULT, THE PUBLIC WAS MISLED, AND FALSE ARGUMENT WAS ALLOWED TO TAKE HOLD BECAUSE THE COMPLETE INFORMATION WAS NEVER MADE AVAILABLE. SO TONIGHT I ASK WHY? WHY WASN'T THE ATTACHMENT INCLUDED? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW AND SHOULD BE MADE ATTACHED AND PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. PERHAPS LEGAL COUNSEL CAN CLARIFY THAT TONIGHT. SO HERE'S THE POINT I WANT TO MAKE. IF YOU'RE TRULY CONSIDERING ANY CHANGES, THOSE CHANGES MUST MAKE THE PROCESS MORE TRANSPARENT, MORE ACCESSIBLE, AND EASIER FOR THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE, NOT MORE DIFFICULT. YOU SAID THAT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, YOU, YOU WILL HAVE REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSION BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T HAD TIME, BUT YOU CERTAINLY HAVEN'T MOVED IT FORWARD TO THE

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NEXT BOARD MEETING. THANK YOU. >> OKAY.

>> ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD?

>> I'LL WAIT. -- FOR MS. SANDOVAL. WELL, WITH MS. SANDOVAL NOT HERE, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE OTHER BOARD

MEMBERS? >> MR. PEREZ.

>> YES. >> I, I DO NEED CLARITY ON WHAT YOU ARE WANTING TO CHANGE ON, ON THE BYLAW, IF YOU CAN STATE THAT. THERE'S NO, LIKE, RED MARKINGS, OR, OR ANYTHING, SO.

>> YEAH, IT'S, THE PARAGRAPH 2, IF ANY, AT LEAST ONE WEEK, OR ONE WEEK BEFORE THE SCHEDULED MEETING DATE, ITEMS SUBMITTED LESS THAN A WEEK BEFORE THE SCHEDULED MEETING DATE, OR MEETING DATE MAY POST, POST, POSTPONE TO A LATER MEETING IN ORDER TO ALLOW SPECIFIC TIME FOR CONSIDERATION AND RESEARCH OF THE ISSUE. I CAN PASS IT TO YOU, MR. SERNA .

>> I GOT IT. I SEE IT. >> MS. SANDOVAL?

>> DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE SECOND PARAGRAPH? IS THERE NEW LANGUAGE THAT YOU WANT TO UPDATE IT TO?

>> I'M JUST SAYING STRIKE IT. >> OH.

>> WE'RE NOT PREVENTING THE PUBLIC FROM MAKING ANY REQUESTS TO BE PLACED ON, BUT ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT ADEQUATE TIME, AND ALSO A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION ARE STILL BEING HELD UP IN SUPREME COURT AND SO FORTH. JUST LIKE TODAY, TIMELINE WAS CONSIDERED UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY CALIFORNIA. SO IF WE WOULD'VE MADE AN ADJUSTMENT ON THAT, THEN WE WOULD'VE BEEN IN THE WRONG ON, ON THE ISSUE IF WE HAD VOTED ON SOMETHING REGARDING TITLE IX OR WHATEVER THE COURT WAS PROCEEDING. SO THERE'S ALSO SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE STILL IN THE SUPREME COURT THAT ARE GETTING STRICKEN, OR ARE GETTING PROVEN UNCONSTITUTIONAL, SO I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR FOR THE BOARD TO BE VOTING ON THINGS THAT ARE STILL BEING HELD UP ON THE COURT. MS. SANDOVAL?

>> I AGREE. WE'VE, WE'VE MADE A MISTAKE, AND WE ENDED UP IN A LAWSUIT, SO I AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE WORDING ON THERE EXACTLY HOW MANY DAYS BEFORE A MEETING, OR YOU COULD SAY, YEAH, HOW MANY DAYS BEFORE A MEETING AN ITEM NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD, OKAY? IT COULD BE 10 DAYS, IT COULD BE 15 DAYS.

BECAUSE I KNOW OUR FOLKS OUT HERE THAT COME AND WANT TO PUT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THEM TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY DAYS BEFORE A MEETING FOR THEM TO BRING AN ITEM TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA. AND THAT WOULD ALSO HELP ME TOO, BECAUSE SOMEDAY I'M GOING TO BE SITTING OUT THERE WANTING TO PUT THINGS ON THE AGENDA. BECAUSE I KNOW THE PROCESS. SO I WANT TO KNOW AHEAD OF TIME SO I CAN ALREADY SCHOOL MYSELF, AND I WILL KNOW, BECAUSE I HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS. YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THAT, RIGHT? OKAY. SO, AND I'M OKAY WITH THAT, AS LONG AS I KNOW EXACTLY WHEN. OKAY? AND I THINK THE MORE TRANSPARENT WE ARE, THE BETTER OUR PUBLIC WILL, WILL AGREE WITH US, OR THEY WILL KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT TRYING TO HURT THEM OR NOT ALLOW THEM, ALLOWING THEM, BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS A RIGHT TO SPEAK, EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO PUT SOMETHING ON, YOU KNOW? AS LONG AS NOW YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT ARE BEING PASSED THROUGH, THROUGH THE BOOKS, THE LAW BOOKS, AND WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THEM, OR ELSE WE END UP IN THE COURT SYSTEM, AND MR. MARK THOMPSON WON'T LIKE THAT. HE'S TRYING TO KEEP US

OUT OF THE COURTS. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

>> JUST TO ECHO WHAT MY COLLEAGUE SAID, I AM ALL FOR IT.

I SAID THIS TIMES FROM THE DAIS, ALL ABOUT TRANSPARENCY, CLEAR COMMUNICATION. SO WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THIS LANGUAGE, IT SAYS MAYBE POSTPONE. WHAT'S THE CRITERIA? LIKE, IT'S, IT'S, I GET THAT YOU'RE WANTING TO STRIKE THAT, BUT THEN, SO IT WOULD JUST RAISE AS, THE REQUEST SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION AT ANY AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE SCHEDULED MEETING DATE. BUT WHAT'S THE CRITERIA OR THRESHOLD OF ITEMS THAT WOULD REQUIRE MORE TIME, LESS TIME, HOW ARE WE COMMUNICATING THAT WITH THE PUBLIC? WHAT'S THE PROCESS

GOING TO BE? >> SO WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND, IF ANYTHING, STILL IN LITIGATION, GOING THROUGH THE SUPREME COURT.

I DON'T, I MEAN, IT'S FINE IF YOU WANT TO PROPOSE IT, BUT WE STILL CAN'T MAKE A DECISION ON ANYTHING. I, AT LEAST IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE, THAT WE'VE EVER DONE ANYTHING WHILE IT'S IN THE PROCESS OF LITIGATION WITHIN THE SUPREME COURT, OR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. MY, MY REMEDY WOULD BE, IF, AT LEAST ONE

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>> AND MS. SANDOVAL, I, AS LONG AS I, I MEAN FOR YOU, FOR, I KNOW YOU PUT SOMETHING, LIKE I SAID, IT'S STILL LEGAL, SO THAT'S WHY I'M, IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T WANT TO, IT'S JUST, WE NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME. SIMILARLY BOARD MEMBER'S REQUESTS ARE PLACED ON, RELATIVELY IN THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY RARE, BUT I AND I DO APOLOGIZE. THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME.

>> I UNDERSTAND. BUT IT WAS ALSO STILL ON THE FLOOR. THE ASSEMBLY HAD JUST VOTED ON IT. BUT IT HADN'T PASSED IN IT EITHER. SO I AGREE WITH YOU, YOU KNOW, I, BOARD MEMBERS, WE SHOULD NOT BE SPECIAL, YOU KNOW? I, I CONSIDER MYSELF A PUBLIC SERVANT, BUT I KNOW THAT I NEED TO FOLLOW THE RULES TOO. SO I'M OKAY WITH THAT. I JUST, I JUST KNOW THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE. I KNOW I NEED TO WAIT, YOU KNOW? AND I'M OKAY WITH THAT. I'M NOT COMPLAINING, HONESTLY. I JUST WANT, ALSO, THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT AS BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAW TOO, BECAUSE WE CAN'T JUST BRING SOMETHING ON YOU, AND IT'S NOT EVEN IN THE, IN THE RULE BOOK. I CALL IT THE RULEBOOKS, YOU KNOW? NOT YET. SO WE HAVE TO ALSO FOLLOW, FOLLOW IT TOO. AND I KNOW THE TEACHERS ARE OUT THERE, AND THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT IT. I, I JUST SPOKE TO A FEW LAST NIGHT. AND THEY'RE, THEY WANT TO START -- THEY'RE ALSO THINKING ABOUT THE REPERCUSSIONS OF STARTING A FAMILY, AND WHEN THE BABY'S GOING TO BE BORN, OR THERE ARE DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS, YOU KNOW, AND THEY GET SICK, AND THINGS HAPPEN, A LOT OF THINGS CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU'RE PREGNANT WITH A CHILD, AND, YOU KNOW, THAT, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO ME TO KNOW THAT SOMEDAY, THESE YOUNG WOMEN THAT ARE OUT THERE STARTING THEIR, THEIR CAREER, WE NEED TO ALREADY THINK ABOUT THAT TOO. AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT -- THAT, I

GUESS. >> MR. PEREZ?

>> YES, YES, YES SIR. >> SO MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT I'VE SAT IN YOUR CHAIR 3 OUT OF THE 7 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE. AND UNDERSTAND THIS BY LAW PRETTY WELL. AND, YOU KNOW, THE LANGUAGE, I THINK, IS, IS WHAT IT IS. IT'S VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND TO THE POINT. IT'S AT ANY BOARD MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA. I GET THAT. THE REQUEST MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING THAT GOES ON ABOUT AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE SCHEDULED MEETING.

THERE'S A LITTLE TIMELINE. AND IF NOT, THEN IT CAN BE POSTPONED. SO IT'S REALLY PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY ABOUT HOW THAT HAPPENS. I THINK WHAT IS MISSED HERE IS THAT YOU, YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING. SO WHEN SOMETHING IS IN THE BATTLES OF THE COURTS, AND ALDIS USE, LIKE, TITLE IX, FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT? THERE'S A FEDERAL LAW THAT'S IN CONFLICT WITH STATE LAW. SO WE GOT TO LET THAT GET THROUGH THE COURTS BEFORE WE CAN ACT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. AND SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT, I WOULD ASSUME THAT IF SOMEONE REQUESTED THAT TO BE ON THE AGENDA, I COULD TELL THAT INDIVIDUAL, LOOK, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE AN ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON THIS UNTIL THIS LEGAL BATTLE IS THROUGH THE, THROUGH WHATEVER IT IS, AND THEN WE CAN UPDATE OUR POLICIES OR UPDATE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS OR WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE TO FIT WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN, IN THE COURTS. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED SOMETIMES, IS THAT, MANY TIMES WHEN I'VE SEEN DISTRICTS DO IS THEY MAY PUT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA THAT'S WITHIN THEIR SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION. THEY MAY HAVE A DISCUSSION, THEY MAY HAVE ACTION THAT HAPPENS, AND THEN LATER THERE'S ANOTHER LEGAL BATTLE THAT HAPPENED EVEN AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. SO THEN THAT BECOMES -- FOR DISTRICTS. WE'RE SEEING THAT ACROSS THE STATE AND THE NATION RIGHT NOW. SO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE JUST CLEAR ABOUT IF IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, WHY IT NOT ON THE

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>> O, I JUST WANTED TO ADD, BECAUSE I, I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION IN THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE. BUT IN CS BA, IN THE NOTES THAT THEY'VE GIVEN US, THAT PARTICULAR LINE IS STRUCK THROUGH, AND IT'S STRUCK THROUGH FOR A REASON, BECAUSE EVERY DISTRICT IS DIFFERENT. AND THEY WERE IN THERE THAT THAT SPECIFIC LINE, THE REASON THEY CROSSED IT OUT IS SO THAT DISTRICTS CAN STEP OUT THEIR OWN TIMELINES WHEN YOU PLACE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT STAFF TIME AND RESOURCES AS LONG AS IT'S REASONABLE.

>> GOTCHA. FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

>> MARK, DO YOU HAVE ANY, ANYTHING ADDITION TO ADD?

>> ACTUALLY, SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, JUST SORT OF TOOK THE WIND OUT OF MY SAILS ON THAT POINT. SO GOOD FOR YOU. I, I THINK YOU, THE, THE DETAILS OF THE PROCEDURE ARE UP TO THE BOARD TO ADOPT ITS OWN BYLAWS. I THINK REASONABLENESS IS THE KEY.

AS SUPERINTENDENT POINTED OUT. THE ISSUE HERE IS BALANCING THE BOARD'S ABILITY OR MANDATE TO GET ITS BUSINESS DONE, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION STAFF TIME AND RESOURCES, AND BALANCING THAT WITH THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT OF PARTICIPATION. AND, AND THE RIGHTS GUARANTEED TO THE PUBLIC . SO AS LONG AS THERE'S A REASONABLE BALANCE THERE, THE BOARD CAN SET UP ITS OWN GUIDELINES, TIME LIMITS, AND SO FORTH. I THINK, I THINK SOME FLEXIBILITY IS PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE, AS LONG AS IT'S REASONABLY APPLIED. AND I WOULD ALSO REMIND THE BOARD THAT IT HAD TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS, YOU KNOW, PASSPORT PRESENTS -- MAKE DECISIONS IN YOUR BYLAW 93-23 THAT ALLOWS THE SUPER, I'M SORRY, THE BOARD PRESIDENT AT THE DISCRETION TO DETERMINE IF, FOR SOME OBJECTIVE REASON, A MATTER IS BETTER HELD OFF UNTIL LATER. AND, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT NUMBER SERNA WAS TALKING ABOUT. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CASES WHERE THE BOARD'S BEEN CALLED UPON TO TAKE ACTION ON ISSUES THAT ARE COMPLETELY UNSETTLED IN THE LAW, AND THAT WOULD BE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHEN A MATTER WOULD BE BETTER ADDRESSED, MORE SUITABLY ADDRESSED AT A LATER TIME, AND THAT THE ACKLEY WHAT 9323 SAYS.

SO, HAVING SAID ALL THAT, I THINK THE KEY IS REASONABLENESS AND FLEXIBILITY, AND THE BOARD CAN ESTABLISH WHATEVER GUIDELINES THAT THE BOARD CONSENSUS WANTS TO ESTABLISH.

>> OKAY. >> SO ARE WE, FROM WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING, THE CONSENSUS WOULD BE JUST TO LEAVE THE BOARD

BYLAW AS IT IS? >> YEAH.

>> CAN I CHIME IN? I MEAN, IT SEEMS PRETTY OPEN-ENDED TO ME, AND I THINK IF WE HAVE GOOD, CLEAR COMMUNICATION, MAYBE THAT'S THE PIECE THAT'S MISSING. LIKE KIND HIM THE FEELING I'M GETTING. BUT IT SAYS LESS THAN A WEEK BEFORE THE SCHEDULE MAY BE POSTPONED TO A LATER, SO IT DOESN'T GIVE A DEFINITIVE TIMELINE. JUST A LATER MEETING DOWN THE ROAD. MAY BE POSTPONED. SO IT'S NOT GUARANTEED IF YOU SUBMIT IT THAT IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE VERY NEXT THING TO ALLOW FOR SUFFICIENT TIME AND CONSIDERATION. SO, I MEAN, IT,

IT FEELS OPEN-ENDED TO ME. >> OKAY. THAT'S FINE. IF THE BOARD FEELS THAT THAT'S THE BOARD BYLAW IS ADEQUATE BECAUSE

-- I JUST WANT TO -- >> BOARD PRESIDENT, IF I MAY, I WOULD SEE IF YOU WANT TO BRING IT BACK WITH THE UPDATED LANGUAGE, THE PUBLIC CAN VET IT, AND, AND SEE IF IT FITS OUR NEEDS AT THE SAME TIME, AS MARK SAID, THAT THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WITHIN AN HOUR GOVERNING PEACE. I, BUT THE OTHER THING I WANT TO MENTION IT I KNOW WHEN THINGS GET PUT ON THE AGENDA FROM THE PUBLIC, I KNOW THAT WE RESPOND BACK AND WRITING BACK TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS. NOW, SOMETIMES INDIVIDUALS MAY NOT LIKE THE ANSWER THAT IS THERE, BUT WE DO RESPOND BACK TO THE INDIVIDUALS, AND SO I KNOW THAT, I KNOW AS BOARD PRESIDENT, I DID THAT, AND I WORKED WITH OUR LEGAL TEAM TO

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THE, THE CS BA LANGUAGE. >> WITH THE UPDATES AND THE STRIKETHROUGH IS, IF THERE'S ANY STRIKETHROUGH -- YEAH.

>> DOES EVERYBODY FEEL OKAY WITH THAT?

>> YES, AND WE ALSO, THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE LOOKING TO PUT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, DO WE UPDATE THEM AS FAR AS WE ARE, WHERE THE ITEM IS THAT, AND PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S BEEN A MONTH OR A COUPLE WEEKS, SEND THEM A LETTER, LET THEM KNOW, HEY, YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL, STILL IN THE PROCESS, WE STILL HAVE IT HERE, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT IT, BUT WE'RE WAITING FOR THE PROCESS TO GO THROUGH. SO, THEREFORE, THEY WILL NOT FEEL LIKE WE'RE IGNORING THEM YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST NOT, NOT LISTENING AND THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW. I, I KNOW YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, ARE WORKING -- YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ALTOGETHER WORKING ON THINGS I'M ABOUT IF WE CAN AT LEAST SEND THEM AN UPDATE WHERE WE'RE AT ON THE ITEM, AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING.

>> OKAY. YEAH, SO IF WE CAN -- AND THEN I GUESS -- MY ANTICIPATION IS BEING, THAT'S FINE. WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER

[4.6 Board Member Request - Proposal of Voluntary Drug Testing Policy]

BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ, THE FLOOR IS NOW YOURS TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE? NO. OKAY.

>> THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT. YES, THIS IS AN ITEM THAT I BROUGHT FORWARD ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I THINK I HAD SHARED THAT , REALLY, THE INSPIRATION FROM THIS ITEM STEMMED FROM HAVING A FORMER FRIEND, WELL, FORMER FRIEND THAT PASSED AWAY FROM AN OVERDOSE, THROUGH DRUG ADDICTION, THAT OCCURRED WHILE THEY WERE IN THEIR ADOLESCENCE, AND IT JUST CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AND WORSE. AND PART OF THE CONVERSATION FROM THE FAMILY WAS, IF ONLY THERE WAS A WAY FOR OUR SCHOOL TO, YOU KNOW, INTERVENE A LOT SOONER, PERHAPS THE OUTCOME COULD'VE BEEN A LOT DIFFERENT. AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR, BECAUSE I'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE REACH OUT TO ME REGARDING THIS ITEM, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT TO BE PUNITIVE, YOU KNOW? THIS REALLY IS ABOUT REHABILITATION, AND THE GOAL FOR THAT IS SO THAT DOWN THE LINE, THEY'RE NOT INCARCERATED, RIGHT? AND SO , AS WE KNOW, I MEAN, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A POLICE OFFICER. WE HAVE OUR CHIEF OF POLICE HERE, AND WE HAVE EDUCATORS HERE, AND DRUG USE IS SOMETHING THAT IS A PROBLEM IN OUR CAMPUSES SOMETIME, AND THE UNFORTUNATE REALITY IS WHEN THEY LEAVE OUR HANDS, WHAT STATE DO WE LEAVE THEM IN? AND I FEEL LIKE AS EDUCATORS, I FEEL LIKE AS, YOU KNOW, AS A, AS A BOARD AND SOCIETY, WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO NOT ONLY SET UP OUR KIDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL ACADEMICALLY, FOR LIFE. AND, YOU KNOW, PART OF LIFE, TO BE SUCCESSFUL, IN MY OPINION, WOULD BE A PATH TOWARD SOBRIETY. AND SO FOR ME, AFTER REALLY THINKING ABOUT THIS ITEM, AND, YOU KNOW, DELIBERATING WITH, WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT ON THIS, I, I DON'T WANT TO FLESH THIS OUT, FULL OUT, WHERE EVERY SINGLE STUDENT IS NOW MANDATORY, OR IT'S EVERY SINGLE ATHLETE, EVERY SINGLE CLUB, EVERY SINGLE EXTRACURRICULAR. I DON'T WANT TO FLESH IT OUT WHERE IT'S MANDATORY RIGHT AWAY. I THINK IT'S WORTH LOOKING AT IT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A, OF A TEST, AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS, IS FINDING A POPULATION, SOMETHING, JUST THINKING OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, MAYBE LIKE THE FLIP PROGRAM. LIKE, THE PARTICIPANTS IN OUR FLIP PROGRAM, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE KIDS IN OUR FLIP PROGRAM, THEY'RE AT YOUTH.

THAT'S THE REALITY. THEY'RE AT RISK. SOME OF THEM ARE THERE, WE, WE, WE GET RECOMMENDED THAT THEY GO THERE, AND ONE OF THE THINGS IS FOR THINGS LIKE DRUG USE, OR DRUG POSSESSION. AND SO I THINK WITH HAVING THIS SPECIFIC SEGMENT OF OUR STUDENT BODY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS TESTING, JUST TO SEE IF IT'S SUCCESSFUL, BECAUSE, AGAIN, THE, THE POINT OF THIS IS NOT TO PUNISH KIDS. THAT'S, THAT'S NOT, I DON'T BELIEVE IN THAT.

IT'S NOT TO TRY TO GET OUR KIDS TO SAY, WELL, HEY, YOU WERE CAUGHT USING DOPE, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO KICK YOU OUT. I REALLY THINK THE GOAL OF THIS IS TO SAY, HEY, THIS HAPPENED, BUT WE'RE THERE FOR YOU, AND WE HAVE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T LIVE A PATH OR A LIFE OF DRUG ADDICTION, WHERE, YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR KIDS END UP ON THE STREET AND BECOME A STATISTIC, OR BECOME INCARCERATED, OR LIVE A LIFE THAT REALLY COULD BE PREVENTED IF WE STEP IN AND INTERVENE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. AND SO

[01:40:06]

YOUTH. >> OKAY. SO THERE'S A, CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THIS ITEM FOR DISCUSSION OR ACTION? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE, MR. RAMIREZ?

>> I THINK IT'S WORTH OPENING IT UP TO DISCUSSION TO GET BETTER UNDERSTANDING FROM THE BOARD ON WHERE THEY ARE AT IT

THIS. >> OKAY. SO CAN I GET A MOTION

AND A SECOND OR DISCUSSION? >> SO MOVED. AND AL SECOND.

>> OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, A SECOND BY MR. RAMIREZ DISCUSSION? ANY BOARD MEMBERS?

>> I DO. >> YES MA'AM.

>> I KNOW WE'VE HAD A POLICY LIKE THIS BEFORE. IT WAS A ROUND UP, AND IT WAS THE PARENTS THAT SIGNED UP THEIR CHILD. AND THEY WERE RANDOM DRUG TESTS AFTER A PARENT SIGNED THEM UP. I BELIEVE WE DID GET, DIDN'T WE GET SOMETHING IN REGARDS TO THAT? I

READ SOMETHING TODAY ABOUT -- >> YES, THAT THE PROGRAM WAS HAD IN PLACE FOR A FEW YEARS. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE VOLUNTARY DRUG TESTING, PARENTS CAN FIND OUT?

>> YES. AND I'D RATHER, I'D RATHER DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

ANOTHER THING THAT WE MAY CONSIDER IS, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, A CHILD THAT MAY HAVE GOTTEN CAUGHT, YOU KNOW, KEEP THEM ON, ON THAT PROGRAM, OR RANDOMLY CHECK. AS FAR AS, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, THE ATHLETES AND ALL THE KIDS, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I FEEL, IT'S NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY. YES, WE DON'T WANT, WE DON'T WANT OUR STUDENTS USING ON SCHOOL SITES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, OKAY? THIS IS WHY WE HAVE SO MANY PROGRAMS OUT THERE. THIS IS WHY YOU KEEP THEM BUSY AND YOU KEEP THEM OFF OF THIS STUFF. WHY? BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM. THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THEIR GRADE POINT AVERAGE. THEY HAD TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS. AND THE BUSIER THE KID IS, THE LESS TIME THEY HAD TO DO ANY OF THAT STUFF. ANYTIME THAT THEY CAN SIT AT HOME AND NOT DO A DARN THING, MORE THAN LIKELY, SOMETHING LIKE THAT CAN HAPPEN, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'D RATHER SEE US DO OTHER THINGS THEN THAT. AND I, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THE YEARS THAT I WORK, THAT'S WHAT WE DID. STUDENTS THAT WERE CAUGHT USING, THEY WERE RANDOMLY TESTED. THEY NEVER KNEW WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO TEST. AND THAT KEPT THEM CLEAN. AND, AND I BELIEVE THAT WORKED. TODAY THERE'S A LOT OF THEM WORKING IN,, AND THEY'RE VERY SUCCESSFUL. THE ONES THAT WE DIDN'T CATCH, NOT DOING SO GOOD. SOME OF THEM AREN'T LIVING ANYMORE. YOU'RE RIGHT. THE LESSON I WANT TO KNOW IS ONE OF MY, MY SONS FRIENDS OR MY DAUGHTERS FRIENDS, LATER ON, YOU FIND OUT YOU LOST THEM. BUT IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO, TO WORK, WORK THROUGH IT. AND I, I TRULY BELIEVE IF THAT ISN'T WORKING RIGHT NOW, THEN WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO RE-, RE-BRING THAT BACK.

LIKE THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD TODAY, SUPERINTENDENT INBODY, WE NEED TO BE MORE COGNIZANT. WE NEED TO BE MORE MINDFUL. WE NEED MORE PARENTS. WE NEED MORE, MORE YOUNG PEOPLE SAYING NO TO DRUGS YOU KNOW? WHETHER YOU WEAR A PIN OR WHATEVER, MAYBE. BUT WE NEED TO BE MORE PUSHING THAT KIND OF STUFF. AND, YOU KNOW, FOLKS THAT, THAT HAVE LIVED THROUGH THAT,, AND GIVE THAT TESTIMONY, YOU KNOW? KIDS THAT HAVE MADE IT AND ARE DOING REALLY GOOD, COME BACK AND GIVE THAT TESTIMONY. I DON'T THINK OUR KIDS HEAR ENOUGH. A LOT OF THEM ARE, ARE LOST. IT'S BECAUSE NO ONE'S TALKING TO THEM. SOME OF THEM DON'T HAVE PARENTS AT HOME. HE COME HOME TO AN EMPTY HOUSE. THEIR PARENTS DON'T COME HOME UNTIL 7:00 OR 8:00 AT NIGHT. THEY'RE HOME ALONE. THEY MAKE THE DINNER FOR THEIR, THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS. HERE'S A GUY, LOOK AT HIM. HE'S AMAZING. HE DID THAT. I WAS IMPRESSED.

HE'S YOUNG, AND HE TOOK CARE OF HIS SIBLINGS. HIS MOM WAS WORKING. NOT BECAUSE MOM WITHOUT HAVING A GOOD TIME. NOBODY'S HAVING FUN AT WORK. THEY'RE WORKING. YOU KNOW? SO I THINK WE NEED MORE PROGRAMS LIKE THAT. SORRY. BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A PROGRAM ALREADY IN PLACE.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ANY DISCUSSION?

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK, IF I MAY, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S A

[01:45:08]

DO THAT BASED ON YOUR REQUEST. >> YEAH, TO PIGGYBACK ON MY NOTES, I'D ASK LEGAL, BUT ALSO, I KNOW OUR CHIEF HAS AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCE REGARDING THE FLIP PROGRAM, WHICH HE ALSO -- SO I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHAT THEIR OPINION. ON THE MATTER. START WITH LEGAL, JUST TO KEEP US IN --

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, THE OTHER GENTLEMAN HAS THE GUN, BUT. SO MY CONCERN IS UNDERSTANDING EXACTLY WHAT'S PROPOSED HERE.

IF IT'S VOLUNTARY, OR IF IT'S TIED TO PARENT CONSENT, I DON'T SEE AN ISSUE. BUT TO THE EXTENT IT'S REQUIRED, WE'VE GOT A POTENTIAL RANDOM SUSPENSION LIST SEARCH PROBLEM. THE DRUG TEST IS A SEARCH, SUBJECT TO FOURTH AMENDMENT. I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STUDENTS, BUT THEY, THEY AREN'T COMPLETELY WITHOUT THEIR RIGHTS. IF IT'S A MANDATORY TEST AND IT'S SUSPICIONLESS, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE REAL CAREFUL WITH THAT. AND I'LL, I'LL LEAVE IT WITH THAT, LEAVE IT LIKE THAT. I'LL PROVIDE A QUICK ANALYSIS FOR THE BOARD. IF IT'S TRULY VOLUNTARY, THEN, IF IT'S VOLUNTARY OR IF IT'S WITH PARENT CONSENT, OR IF IT'S TIED TO SOMETHING THAT'S NOT SUSPICIONLESS. IF THERE IS SUSPICION WITHIN A PROGRAM, A TEEN, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN REQUIRE RANDOM TESTING FOR PARTICIPATION ON THAT TEEN, BUT CAN'T JUST BE TRULY RANDOM WITH NO SUSPICION. AND I'LL DEFER TO THE CHIEF.

>> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER. THANK YOU, MARK, AND BOARD MEMBER PEREZ, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR REALLY WANTING TO JUMP OUT ON THIS, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO, OBVIOUSLY TO OUR AGENCY. SO YES, WE DO CONDUCT DRUG TESTING AT FLIP, BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IT'S, IT'S RANDOM BASED ON SUSPICION. NOW, WE CAN, IN OTHER PROGRAMS, WE CAN DO MANDATORY.

THAT IS COVERED DURING THE WAIVER PROCESS AT THE INTAKE THE FIRST NIGHT WITH PARENTS AND STUDENTS. AND THAT'S TO KEEP THEM IN THERE. BUT ONE THING THAT BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ KEEPS TALKING ABOUT IS KEEPING THEM ON TRACK. SO MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN INCORPORATE ALSO FOR OUR GRADUATES. WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR GRADUATES RIGHT NOW. WE'RE DOING GRADUATE STATISTIC CHECKING. WHERE ARE THEY AT? PARENTS, AFTER THEY GRADUATE, LET'S KEEP THEM GOING, GET HIM TO THE FINISH LINE OF GRADUATION. SO THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO -- WITH THE FLIP STAFF, AND THEN BRING THAT BACK, BECAUSE CLASS STARTS IN AUGUST. THESE ARE MECHANISMS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.

>> AND I ASKED THE CHIEF A QUESTION REAL QUICK?

>> ABSOLUTELY, SIR. >> CHIEF RANDOLPH, IT'S BASED ON CONSENT, THOUGH, RIGHT? THE PARENTS ARE SIGNING A CONSENT TO

ALLOW THAT. >> YES, OPENING NIGHT, IT'S BASED ON CONSENT. IT'S ALSO BASED ON RANDOM, LIKE, I MEAN, IF THERE -- FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S THE FACT WAS GOING TO COME INTO PLAY HERE FROM THE FLIP PROGRAM, AND THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, I MEAN,

DEPENDING ON THE CLASS. SO. >> IT'S RANDOM, BUT, BECAUSE CONSENT HAS HAPPENED, AND THE RENT ABILITY IS OPEN.

>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> IT'S CLEAR THROUGH INTAKE OF THE WAIVER PROCESS. THE OPENING NIGHT. SO ABSOLUTELY.

>> THANK YOU. >> SO I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

>> YES SIR. >> AND THIS IS TO BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ'S POINT. ARE YOU LOOKING AT DOING STUDENT ATHLETES? IS THAT THEY, THE, THE, THE THOUGHT BEHIND YOUR,

YOUR REQUEST? >> SO ORIGINALLY IT WAS STUDENT

[01:50:03]

>> I WAS JUST ASKING BOARD MEMBER RAMIREZ, BECAUSE I COULD SEE THE FLIP PROGRAM BEING A PERFECT PLACE FOR IT, RIGHT? AND ALSO, AS STUDENT ATHLETES HAVING EXTRACURRICULAR, RIGHT, I THINK THERE COULD BE CONSENT FORMS. I KNOW I HAVE TO GO OUT ON MY CAMPUS WEBSITE OR WHATEVER AND SIGN 100 FORMS. I FEEL LIKE IT'S 100 FORMS. AND THEN IT'S INITIAL HERE, INITIAL HERE. SO I COULD SEE THAT HAPPENING ON THAT WEBSITE, THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A STATEMENT IN THERE THAT YOUR CHILD COULD BE RANDOMLY TESTED, AND A PARENT WOULD HAVE DESIGN, AND THEN IT WOULD BE GOOD, I WOULD ASSUME, RIGHT? THAT, IF THAT'S WHERE

WE'RE GOING WITH THIS. >> YEAH, THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH WHAT YOU SAID TOO. THERE'S AN INTAKE PROCEDURE WHERE THERE'S

A WAIVER. >> RIGHT. AN HOUR ATHLETES ALL SIGN WAIVERS. WE ALL SIGN WAIVERS WHEN WE PUT THEM IN THE SPORTS. AND SO THAT COULD BE AN ADDITIONAL INITIAL SIGNATURE.

>> YEAH. AND I THINK THERE'S A NOTE IN THE, WELL, IN THE DOCUMENT THAT WAS SUBMITTED THAT IT, IT KIND OF CARVES OUT THE A THROUGH G REQUIREMENTS. WHAT WE CAN'T DO IS PUT IN A ROADBLOCK TO, YOU KNOW, FULL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY BY REQUIRING WAIVER OF WHAT'S OTHERWISE A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT. SO THERE'S SOME BALANCE THAT HAS TO HAPPEN THERE. IF IT'S TRULY RANDOM, BUT IT'S GOING TO BLOCK KIDS FROM PARTICIPATING IN ATHLETICS OR DRAMA OR CLUBS AND THAT KIND OF THING, THEN, THEN WE HAVE A PROBLEM. BUT -- NEED TO BE BASED ON ADDRESSING, A SUSPICIOUS, A PROBLEM WITHIN THE PROGRAM.

>> THANK YOU. >> THE ONE TIME CRAIG BAKER'S

NOT HERE. SO, MR. RAMIREZ. >> YOU KNOW, TO SPEAK TO THAT, AGAIN, THIS ISN'T MEANT TO BE A HINDRANCE FOR THE STUDENT. LIKE, LET'S JUST PAINT OUT A HYPOTHETICAL SCENARIO. JOHNNY IS IN THE FLIP PROGRAM. JOHNNY STARTS -- PART OF JOHNNY -- IS HE DOES A DRUG TEST AS PART OF JOHNNY'S DAY ONE. JOHNNY COMES OUT DIRTY FOR SOMETHING. THIS ISN'T A, OH, YOU'RE DIRTY, GET OUT THE PROGRAM, WE'RE GOING TO NO LONGER ALLOW YOU TO COME TO SCHOOL, WE'RE NO LONGER GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. THIS IS MEANT TO SAY, OH, JOHNNY CAME OUT DIRTY.

WELL, JOHNNY, HERE'S A LIST OF RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE. HERE MY SKATES AND PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THAT CAN HELP YOU GET BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK SO THAT YOU DON'T FORM AN ADDICTION. I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS, WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. THIS ISN'T TO PUT A ROADBLOCK OR ANYTHING, I

JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. >> ANYMORE DISCUSSIONS? JUST --

YES, MS. HOLLEY. >> I'D LIKE AN ANALYSIS OF HOW MUCH A PROGRAM LIKE THIS WOULD COST, AND THEN, HAVE WE EVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF VOLUNTARY DRUG TESTING DONE IN ANY DISTRICTS AROUND HERE? IF SO, WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY OF A, BECAUSE I'M JUST THINKING, RIGHT? IF I'M A HIGH SCHOOL KID, AND I KNOW I'M USING A SUBSTANCE, I'M PROBABLY NOT GOING TO VOLUNTEER TO DRUG TEST MYSELF. YOU'RE GOING TO GET YOUR OVERACHIEVING KIDS AND THE ONES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT DOING THAT MIGHT VOLUNTEER. SO I LOVE THE HEART AND THE DIRECTION, AND I THINK IT'S, LIKE, HOW CAN WE PARTNER TO BEEF UP WHAT FLIP IS DOING, BUT TAKE THAT AND, AND BRANDED INTO WHERE IT'S ACCESSIBLE TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT, BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM, IS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, AND I, I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT KEEPING OUR KIDS BUSY, BUT SOMETIMES IT IS THE BUSY KIDS, THOSE HIGH ACHIEVING, LIKE, THE ONE TAKING ALL THE AP CLASSES, THEY POP PILLS, THEY TAKE DRUGS, THEY DO EVERYTHING TO MAINTAIN THAT LIFESTYLE. SO WE NEED TO BE COGNIZANT. THIS AFFECTS EVERY STUDENT, EVEN THE ONES THAT YOU PROBABLY DON'T THINK IT WOULD AFFECT, IT MIGHT. EVERYONE'S EXPOSED TO IT, RIGHT? SO THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE JUST MY, MY COUPLE QUESTIONS THAT I WOULD HAVE.

>> THANK YOU. AND ANY OTHER PROGRAMS -- WE'LL BE LOOKING

INTO THAT TOO. >> AND JUST FOR MY TWO COMMENTS, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY KNOWS I'M A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE DESERT CITY, BUT I HAVE TWO CASES THAT ALWAYS REMIND ME, AND THIS IS WHY WE'D REALLY LIKE CHIEF RANDOLPH, CRAIG BAKER, MR. RAMIREZ TO GET TOGETHER, AND SEE IF THERE'S SOME TYPE OF SOLUTION. ALSO WITH LEGAL. I HAD ONE WHERE IT STARTED OFF, I HAD TWO CASES. THEY BOTH STARTED OFF AS RANDOMIZED. THEY WENT INTO BURGLARY AND AUTO THEFT, AND THEY WENT INTO, IN THE END, THEY BOTH GOT LIFE. THEY'RE SERVING LIFE IN PRISON, ONCE FOR MURDER

[01:55:05]

SO FORTH? >> YEAH, COULD WE TABLE IT TO BRING IT BACK FOR THE NEXT BOARD MEETING?

>> THE JULY? >> YEAH. MS. INBODY? JULY 23RD

[5. Consent Calendar Section]

IT IS. >> THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. >> OKAY, NEXT, IT WOULD BE, SO THERE'S NO VOTE ON THAT. NOW WE'RE AT -- WAIT -- WE'RE AT CONSENT, RIGHT? OKAY, SO WE'RE AT THE CONSENT CALENDAR, 5.1, CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION, SO IT'S GOING TO BE A SINGLE MOTION AND A VOTE. AS A REMINDER, AS THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA, ITEM 5.9, 5.10, AND 5.11 WERE PULLED FOR THE SEPARATE DISCUSSION. WITH THAT BEING SAID, APPROVAL. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR THE APPROVAL CONSENT CALENDAR FOR 5.2 THROUGH 5.8 AND 5.12 TO 5.52. DO WE HAVE EMOTION AND A SECOND TO IMPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS AMENDED?

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

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

>> I, I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT 5.26 AND THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE. I'M SORRY. AND IT WAS ONE OF THE SOUTH COAST ONES AS WELL, THAT I WANTED TO BRING TO THE PUBLIC ATTENTION. MAY I ALSO

PULL THAT? OR IS IT TOO LATE? >> I'M -- YEAH.

>> YEAH, YOU CAN ALWAYS PULL ANYTHING FROM CONSENT FOR

INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION. >> OKAY, MS. SANDOVAL, CAN YOU GO OVER THE NUMBERS? I KNOW IT'S 5.26. AND THERE'S ANOTHER

ONE. >> SO I ASK FOR THE ONES THAT WE PULLED, 5.9, 5.90 -- IT WAS THE SOUTH COAST ONE, OFF-CAMPUS CASE MANAGER, AND -- I'M SORRY. DO YOU REMEMBER WHICH ONE IT WAS?

5.26, I THINK. 5.26. >> 5.26 IS CARE SOLACE.

>> AS. >> AND THEN YOU WANTED TO PULL, YOU SAID 5.29 IS THE SOUTH COAST.

>> YES. YES. YES PLEASE. >> OKAY. SO THE AMENDMENT'S GOING TO BE, WE'RE GOING TO BE PULLING FOR DISCUSSION 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 5.26, AND 5.29, CORRECT? OKAY. SO THIS, APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR ITEMS 5.2 THROUGH 5.8 , AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO 5.12 TO 5.25, 5.27 AND 28, AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM 5.30 TO 5.2, FIVE, 5.52. OKAY, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? OH, WE ALREADY HAVE A MOTION BY MR. RAMIREZ, A SECOND BY VICE THAN HOLLEY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY

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

AYE. 26 >> ANY OPPOSED? IT'LL BE A 5-0 VOTE. OKAY, SO WE'LL START OFF WITH 5.9. BUSINESS SERVICES, BID RENEWAL, BIRD TECH WASTE INDUSTRIES. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE RENEWAL OF BID NUMBER 21/22-1618, WASTE COLLECTION, DISPOSAL, AND RECYCLABLE SERVICES, AND EXTEND THE CONTRACT OF BURRTEC WASTE AND A REASON CORPORATION WITH NO INCREASE IN RATE FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. JUST , AND I'M GOING TO CALL ON MARK ON THIS, BECAUSE THERE WAS AN

[02:00:01]

DISCUSS? >> OKAY, SO UNDER , AND I HEARING SOMEBODY -- I'M SORRY. OKAY, SO UNDER GOVERNMENT QUOTE 84 308, THERE ARE NEW AND IMPROVED LIMITATIONS RELATED TO PROVEN CONTRACTS FROM A DONOR OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, BURRTEC WAS COMPETITIVELY BID, AND THIS IS JUST A RENEWAL OF THE COMPETITIVELY BID CONTRACT. IN THIS CASE, WITH NO INCREASE IN RATES. SO IT'S EXEMPT FROM SCRUTINY UNDER 84 308. THE IDEA IS THE PUBLIC IS PROTECTED BY THE COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS, AND FURTHERMORE, THIS IS JUST A RENEWAL WITH NO INCREASE IN COSTS. SO THERE'S NO CONFLICT.

THERE'S NO ISSUE WITH THE BOARD VOTING ON IT, THE FULL BOARD VOTING ON AND APPROVING THE SITE.

>> OKAY. >> JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE'LL ALSO REFLECT, THE DONATION WAS FROM BURRTEC TO MY 2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTION . SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL ON PUBLIC RECORD, AND ALSO FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE POINT -- OH, WAIT, I'M SORRY -- IS THERE A MOTION AT A SECOND TO DISCUSS 5.9?

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND, TO DISCUSS.

>> OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO GO, GIVE THE DEVICE TO HOLLEY, AND SECOND BY MS. SANDOVAL, AND FOR DISCUSSION? OH, I'M SORRY, WE

HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> I'D LIKE TO INVITE TO THE PODIUM MIKE ARAGON. ERIC WHEN. SORRY, I'M NOT SURE IF I'M

PRONOUNCING IT CORRECTLY. >> GOOD EVENING. IS THIS ON? OKAY, GREAT. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT PEREZ, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY KERRIGAN, VICE PRESIDENT OF BURRTEC WASTE INDUSTRIES. I'M HERE TONIGHT, BASICALLY, TO FIELD ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE WITH REGARD TO THE EXTENSION OF OUR CONTRACT. I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE LEGAL HAS BROUGHT UP WITH, WITH REGARD TO CAMPAIGN DONATIONS AND HOW THEY MAY IMPACT THE READJUSTMENT. SOME CLARITY, MAYBE, AS FAR AS IF THAT IS THE CASE. DOES IT PRECLUDE YOU FROM, PRESIDENT PEREZ, FROM VOTING ON THIS, AND BALANCE OF THE, OF THE BOARD COULD TAKE ACTION? THAT'S A, I GUESS THAT'S A QUESTION TO --

>> NO, WE DETERMINED THAT WOMEN, ONLY BECAUSE THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE -- WITH YOUR AMMA WITH YOUR BID.

>> OKAY. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE BID, OR WHATEVER. SO THE BID WAS BACK IN 22. IT WAS A FIVE-YEAR, IT WAS A ONE YEAR BID WAS FIVE, WITH FOUR ONE-YEAR EXTENSIONS. SO WE HAVE A BID NUMBER SINCE 22. WHAT WE HAVE DONE, BASED ON OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE, WITH THE BOARD, AND IT'S BEEN SUBSTANTIATED BY AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO, AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, NUMBER TWO, AND THIS WOULD BE AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE, IS THAT THE CONTRACT GETS RENEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS, AND THAT A CPI INCREASE IS, IS ALLOWED. SO WHEN WE SUBMITTED OUR NUMBERS THIS YEAR, AND WE HAVE IN YEARS PAST -- A PROBLEM, IT INCLUDED A CPI ADJUSTMENT. SO THEY AREN'T A BIG NUMBER. THAT'S WHY -- WANTED TO MAKE SOME THINGS PRETTY CLEAR SO THAT THE BOARD KNEW, AND COULD ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE. ALSO, THE RATES THAT, THAT THEY DID PROPOSE BACK IN '22 WERE, WERE VERY SUBSTANTIAL, SUBSTANTIALLY DISCOUNTED, AT LEAST, SIMILAR TO THE CITY OF FONTANA THAT WE OFFER, IN FACT, THAT WE ARE THEIR EXCLUSIVE -- SO TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, AND AGAIN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE BOARD UNDERSTANDS WHAT THEY HAVE AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE REQUESTED A CPI INCREASE OF 3% ON THE TOTAL RATE. FROM A RATE STANDPOINT, MOST OF YOUR SCHOOLS, IN FACT, ALL OF YOUR SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN THAT OUR SERVICE -- FIVE TIMES A WEEK. THAT RIGHT IS 300 -- I'M SORRY. $310 A MONTH FOR THAT RATE. IF YOU COMPARED THAT RATE FOR AN EXACT OR VERY SIMILAR

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>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD?

>> NO, I, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM OTHER THAN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE HERE THE WHOLE MEETING, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, $750 A MONTH, AND WE'RE CUTTING HER STIPEND BACK. AND I DID A LITTLE MATH, AND IT'S $18,720 FOR A YEAR, I GUESS, IS WHAT I DID. SO THAT'S ALL I'M TALKING ABOUT. I WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH THE PUBLIC. I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT THE INCREASE IS THE INCREASE. I WANT OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT TO GO AHEAD AND RENEW THE CONTRACT. HOWEVER, THE FIFTH YEAR, I WANT THEM TO GO OUT FOR BID. WHY? BECAUSE WE NEED TO SHOW OUR PUBLIC THAT WE ARE TRYING TO BE TRANSPARENT, LIKE MY COLLEAGUE SAID EARLIER TONIGHT. WE NEED TO SHOW OUR CITIZENS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TRANSPARENT WHEN WE NEED TO GO OUT FOR BID. WE NEED TO GO OUT FOR BID YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OTHER TRASH COMPANIES. I KNOW I, I PAY MY TRASH BILL ON MY, ON MY MORTGAGE, YOU KNOW? ONCE A YEAR, MY TAXES, YOU KNOW? I DIDN'T LIKE THAT EITHER, BUT JUST LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT OUR LAST MEETING. BUT WE KNOW THAT IT NEEDS TO BE DONE, YOU KNOW? AND WE KNOW THAT THERE IS AN INCREASE. I WASN'T HAPPY ABOUT THAT. I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.

I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT HERE, I KNOW YOU. I'VE SEEN YOU BEFORE.

BUT I'M A PUBLIC SERVANT, AND I NEED TO LOOK AT THE MONEY. THE MONEY IS GOING TO GET TIGHT. WE TALKED ABOUT IT TONIGHT. OUR CITIZENS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT, THEY'RE HEARING IT. SO I'M NOT, I'M NOT ASHAMED TO SAY THAT I WILL GO ALONG WITH IT. I WASN'T HAPPY, YOU KNOW? BECAUSE WE HAVE TO SAVE JOBS. WE HAVE TO SAVE OUR SCHOOLS. WE HAVE THE BY, WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF, AND, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU RUN A BUSINESS, SO YOU KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN YOUR BUSINESS AND KEEP IT GOING, KEEP YOUR EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED. SO I KNOW THAT THAT'S THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO SAY, IS THAT I APPRECIATE. YOU GAVE US 3%, YOU KNOW? COST SAVINGS. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S A GOOD BUSINESSMAN, YOU KNOW? BUT I ALSO HAVE TO DO WHAT I NEED TO DO FOR THE CITIZENS THAT VOTED FOR ME TO MAKE SURE THAT I AM LOOKING OUT FOR THE MONEY THAT COMES IN TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS. SO I WILL BE OKAY WITH EXTENDING THE CONTRACT FOR THIS YEAR, BUT THE 50 YEAR, I AM REQUESTING, AND I'M HOPING THAT MY COLLEAGUES WILL AGREE WITH ME, THAT WE NEED TO GO OUT FOR BID TO OTHER VENDORS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. AND I DID ASK ABOUT CAMPAIGN FUNDS. I DID ASK OUR ATTORNEY THAT YOU'RE A CHAMBER MEMBER, YOU'RE ON THE CHAMBER BOARD HAD MS. HOLLEY IS IN CHARGE OF THE CHAMBER. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS NO CONFLICT. THAT IS ALSO MY JOB, TO MAKE SURE THAT US BOARD MEMBERS APPEAR, YES, WE'RE INVOLVED IN MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, BUT WE NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT AS WELL, SO I WANTED TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY, SO I, I GOT TO GO SIT DOWN. I GOT TO LISTEN. SO THANK YOU.

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>> VERY GOOD. ACTUALLY, BY LAW, WITH THE STATE FACILITY AND SUPERINTENDENT, LEGAL CAN CONFIRM, THEY CAN ONLY BID IT OUT FOR A MAXIMUM OF FIVE YEARS. AND THAT'S WHY I HAVE A FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT. EVERY FIVE YEARS, YOU ARE MANDATED TO GO OUT. SO THEY DID, BACK IN '22, FIVE YEAR PERIOD OF TIME, AND THEN THE DISTRICT NEEDS TO GO OUT AGAIN. WE WERE PREPARED FOR THAT. BUT WE'RE WITHIN A CONTRACT THAT WAS ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD. WE'RE WITHIN A CONTRACT THAT, THAT THEY HAD AN ELEMENT OF CPI INCREASES. SO, AGAIN, I'M BRINGING THIS FORWARD TO THE BOARD. THE FACT THAT WE ARE REQUESTING A 3% CPI INCREASE IN THE CURRENT RATES, AND FOR THE ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF THE YEAR FOUR, I BELIEVE, OF THE FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT. THAT'S

ALL THAT WE HAVE. >> ANYBODY ELSE? OH. YOU HAVE

SOMETHING? >> I DO. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, AND IF LEGAL WOULDN'T MIND SPEAKING TO THE COMMENTS BY MY COLLEAGUE, MS. SANDOVAL, ABOUT MY CAPACITY AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ANY IMPLICATIONS THAT THAT WOULD HAVE HERE

TONIGHT. >> OKAY. SO THE STATUTE I MENTIONED EARLIER IS WHAT'S REFERRED TO AS THE PAY TO PLAY STATUTE, AND IT, IT REFERS TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. IT WOULD PROHIBIT ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH AN ENTITY WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THAT ENTITY HAVING MADE A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION TO ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS GREATER THAN $500. THERE ARE OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT PROHIBIT THE CONTRACT FROM BEING -- FOR STARTERS. THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE DISCLOSED BY BOTH THE ENTITY AND THE RULES.

>> BECAUSE ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS EMPLOYMENT, FOR EXAMPLE.

LET ME BE DIRECT WITH YOU, YOUR APPOINTMENT WITH THE CHAMBER, DOES NOT REALLY IMPLICATE CONFLICT OF INTEREST LAW, IT DOESN'T EXIST AND WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH THIS ONE, EITHER. THAT IS WHY IT APPEARS THERE IS NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE OPINION THAT THERE IS NO CONFLICT UNDER THE PAY TO PLAY STATUTE IS CONTINGENT ON THIS RULE OF A COMPETITIVELY BID CONTRACT WHEN THERE IS NO MATERIAL MODIFICATION, INCLUDING NO AMENDMENTS VALUED AT MORE THAN 10% OR $50,000, WHICHEVER IS LESS. SO, IF I UNDERSTAND -- WELL, LET ME LEAVE IT AT THAT.

SO, IF THE CONTRIBUTION IS MORE THAN 12 MONTHS AGO, OR, IF IT IS A COMPETITIVELY BID CONTRACT THAT IS NOT A MATERIAL INCREASE OF MORE THAN $50,000, AND IT IS NOT IMPLICATED BY THE ACT AMENDED MOST RECENTLY, IT IS MOSTLY OKAY.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. JUST A SIDE NOTE, TECH WASTE DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO MY CAMPAIGN. ALL THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO YOU ONLINE. YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND SEARCH THE HISTORIES FOR ALL OF OUR CAMPAIGNS. THANK YOU.

>> I JUST HAVE ONE THING FOR THE PUBLIC, BUT I HAVE ALSO BID FOR THE CITY OF MONTANA, AND NOBODY HAS EVER BID, BECAUSE THEY DO PROVIDE THE LOWEST COST. THE CLOSEST WOULD BE ATHENS, RIGHT NOW, BOROUGH TECH CHARGES US AT HOME, $34-$36 ? I'M JUST ADDING TO IT. SO DON'T READ MORE INTO IT THAN WE HAVE TO, BUT, ATHENS IS ABOUT $65 PER HOUSEHOLD. IN ADDITION, WITH THEM ACTUALLY PAYING BY OUR MORTGAGE, THROUGH OUR PROPERTY TAXES, THAT INCREASES THE REVENUE THAT WE GET THROUGH DOING TAXES AND SO FORTH, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC YOU HAVE NOT PAID TRASH DUES, SO THAT CAN GO BACK UP TO EIGHT YEARS, AS FAR AS I KNOW. SO, THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. THE ONLY CONSIDERATION I HAVE IS WHEN I HEAR THE TRASH COMING AND I DON'T HAVE MY CANS OUT, SO I APOLOGIZE TO SOME PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE SEEN ME, BUT THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO SEE IF I MISSED SOMETHING, BUT INCOMPLETE HONESTY, YOU'VE BEEN OUR CONTRACTOR FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS NOW, YOU HAVE GIVEN US LOWER PRICES AND YOU DO CONTRIBUTE A LOT TO OUR COMMITTEE, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ON THAT.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT. AND AGAIN, AS WAS MENTIONED, BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL MENTIONED , COSTS ARE GOING UP I HAVE LABOR COSTS,

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BALANCE OF THE BOARD. >> IF I MAY, REAL QUICK, I WILL KEEP IT BRIEF BECAUSE IT IS 9:04 P.M. I JUST WANT TO SAY, I DON'T THINK THAT PEOPLE REALIZE HOW CRUCIAL , WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY, THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT REALLY IS. I THINK PEOPLE OVERLOOK THAT, IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU PUT ON AUTOPILOT AND YOU DO NOT REALLY THINK ABOUT, BUT CAN YOU IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE WE DID NOT HAVE TRESS TRASH SERVICE?

>> OUR DRIVERS , WE HAVE BEEN PAYING THEM TOP-NOTCH DOLLARS BECAUSE THEY ARE LICENSED PROFESSIONALS FOR THERE ARE COMPANIES OUT THERE WHO LOWBALL THE DRIVERS RATES, AND YOU DON'T GET THAT QUALITY INDIVIDUAL. WE ARE VERY LUCKY AND PRIVILEGED TO HAVE THE DRIVERS AND THE CREWS THAT WE HAVE , PAYING ATTENTION TO THOSE SAFETY ISSUES. GRANTED, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT COULD COME UP, BUT BY AND LARGE, WE HAVE

BEEN BLESSED. >> I HAVE SEEN IT HAPPEN, NOT TO THROW ANYONE ON MY STREET UNDER THE BUS, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE YOUR BAG WILL FALL OVER, WHEN IT IS WINDY, AND THE GUY WHO IS DRIVING WILL GET OUT AND GRAB IT AND THROW IT IN AND STILL DUMP THE REST OF THE TRASH. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING OUR

STREETS CLEAN. >> ABSOLUTELY. I HAVE NO FURTHER

COMMENT. >> DO YOU WANT TO PLUG YOUR SENIOR DISCOUNT PROGRAM? NOBODY KNOWS.

>> IT'S IN THE NEWSLETTERS, BUT BASED ON LAST NIGHTS COUNCIL MEETING, WE WILL MAKE A BIGGER POINT, BECAUSE IT IS SIGNIFICANT, SIX DOLLARS A MONTH IN SAVINGS, AND THE ONLY QUALIFIER IS BEING 60 YEARS OF AGE. IT IS NOT AN INCOME-BASED DISCOUNT OR A FRAIL AND HANDICAP, OR ANY OF THAT, YOU JUST NEED TO BE 60 YEARS OF AGE, AND FILL OUT AN APPLICATION.

SUBMIT THE APPLICATION AND RECEIVE YOUR DISCOUNT. THANK YOU

FOR BRINGING THAT UP. >> I WILL GET THAT SIX DOLLAR

DISCOUNT. >> THERE YOU GO.

>> I STARTED TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, THANK YOU FOR BEING A SUPPORTER OF THE COMMUNITY AND A GREAT EMPLOYER TO THE COMMUNITY. I'M GLAD THAT GOT BROUGHT UP AT HEADQUARTERS THIS YEAR, YOU CAN SMELL IT ONCE YOU GET THERE, BUT THEY PROCESS A LOT OF TRASH OVER THERE, AND THAT KEEPS OUR SCHOOLS SAFE, OUR SCHOOL ROUTES SAFE, AND ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE IN COLLEGE OR CTE PATHWAY TO HAVE A GREAT LIVABLE WAGE. WE WENT EVERYONE TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY RIGHT HERE. YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND TO MONTANA.

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>> WE TRY TO DO THE BEST TO OUR EMPLOYEES, BENEFITS, RETIREMENT,

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WAGE. >> OKAY. I WILL MAKE A MOTION

FOR APPROVAL . >> SECOND.

>> OKAY. >> WE STARTED OFF DISCUSSIONS, SO I WILL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL , 5.09 . ANY FURTHER

DISCUSSION? >> I ASKED IF WE CAN GO OUT FOR BID IN THE YEAR FOLLOWING. THAT WAS SOMETHING I ASKED SO WE WILL NOT CONSIDER THAT. I WILL BE OKAY WITH SAYING YES, AS LONG AS WE GO OUT , MAKE SURE THE NEXT TIME WE NEED TO GO OUT.

>> CAN YOU CONFIRM, I THINK IT IS THAT WE HAVE TO GO OUT FOR

BID? >> THIS IS YOUR 4 OF 5. SO WE WOULD GO ONE MORE YEAR BEFORE I BELIEVE WE HAD TO BID.

>> MOTION MADE BY PRESIDENT PEREZ, SECOND BY MR. RAMIREZ. ON

[5.10 Business Services - Bid Renewal: Transportation Services for Special Education Services Department]

YEAR. ANY DISCUSSION? >> SO MOVED.

>> SORRY, THIS IS FOR ACTION. OH, I'M SORRY, I GOT THE

NUMBERS -- SO, FOR DISCUSSION . >> I WILL SECOND FOR DISCUSSION.

>> I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY, A SECOND BY

MR. SANDOVAL. >> THANK YOU. IF YOU NOTICE, I WAS LOOKING AT ALL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA , AND IF YOU NOTICE, THERE ARE A LOT OF ITEMS IN CONSENT THAT WILL SLIDE BY IF YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION. TONIGHT'S IS ABOUT LOOKING AT MONEY, AND I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IS ALSO INCREASING, AND I UNDERSTAND WE NEED BUSING , I AM NOT ASKING FOR THEM NOT TO HAVE THE BUSING FOR STUDENTS BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE SCHOOL STARTING, BUT WHAT I AM ASKING, I BELIEVE WE ARE IN YEAR 4 OF 5. I AM ASKING THAT IN YEAR 5, WE GO OUT FOR BID. I WANT THEM TO HAVE A HEADS UP THAT I AM ASKING THEM TO GO AND LOOK, AND MAKE SURE, THAT WE ARE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE IN LOOKING AT EXPENDITURES , AND I WILL BE DOING THAT THE REST OF THE YEAR.

SO I WILL BE PULLING ITEMS AND ASKING FOR THIS TO BE DONE.

>> OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. JUST CONFIRMING THAT THIS FALLS UNDER THE SAME CRITERIA AS THE LAST ONE?

>> YES, SO, ARE YOU ASKING IT NOT BE RENEWED NEXT YEAR, BUT

ACTUALLY BID NEXT YEAR? >> OKAY. NOW, SINCE THAT WAS DISCUSSION, I WILL NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL.

>> MOTION, OR SECOND. >> THAT WAS MR. SERNA .

>> I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. SERNA . SECOND BY MISSES

[5.11 Business Services - Bid Renewal: Universal Asphalt Co., Inc.]

DISCUSS THIS ITEM? >> SO MOVED.

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

>> MOTION BY HOLLEY, SECOND BY SANDOVAL. THE FLOOR IS YOURS,

MR. SANDOVAL. >> THANK YOU. MY QUESTION , I

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>> I BELIEVE IT WAS A UNIT PRICE BID, SO IT IS BASICALLY FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT, ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS. IT IS JUST FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. THERE ARE SOME COMPLETIONS OF PROJECTS, BUT IF WE JUST SEND THEM OUT TO, SAY, REPAIR AND AREA ON A WALK WHY WALKWAY, THE UNIT PRICE BID SAVES US FROM HAVING TO DO A BID EVERY TIME WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING. THAT IS WHAT THIS IS FOR. WE DID DO IT LAST YEAR, USUALLY, WHEN WE DO A MULTIPLE YEAR BIDS , THEY DO REQUEST AT LEAST THE CPI TO MAKE SURE, OTHERWISE, THEY WILL JUST ASK FOR A ONE-YEAR BID. IT DOES HELP THEM TO ANTICIPATE SOME COST INCREASES, BUT IT IS NOT A LOT, BECAUSE THEY ARE TRYING TO STAY UP WITH THE CURRENT PRICE INCREASES. IN THIS CASE, THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO ASK FOR THAT

CPI BASED ON HOW IT WAS BID. >> WOULD WE SAVE BY ONLY DOING A ONE-YEAR BID AND GO YEAR TO YEAR? WHAT ARE WE REALLY SAVING? AFTER A YEAR, I WANT TO SAY FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, LUCY INCREASE, INCREASE, INCREASE, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SAVING WHERE WE NEED TO SAVE, AND IF THIS ISN'T GOING TO WORK, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT ANOTHER BIDDING PROCESS, BECAUSE I AM SEEING, IN THE BACKGROUND, IT SAYS , EXTEND THE CONTRACT FOR TWO ADDITIONAL YEARS, AND IN ONE-YEAR

INCREMENTS. >> RIGHT. WE HAVE A LOT THAT WE HAVE TO BID , SO WHEN I TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE COST OF GETTING, IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO GO OUT TO BID. IF PEOPLE KNOW THEY WILL HAVE TO BID AGAIN, THEY WILL NOT BID NEXT YEAR. SO, IT DOES SAVE MONEY TO DO IT THIS WAY. CPI IS USUALLY LESS THAN INFLATION. SO, WE FEEL IT IS COMPETITIVE. BUT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO GO OUT TO BID , WE CAN DO THAT.

>> THIS BID WAS $800,000. >> NOT TO EXCEED $800,000 PER THERE IS NOT A PARTICULAR PROJECT, IT IS AS NEEDED. THAT IS WHAT I AM SAYING. THIS IS A UNIT PRICE BID, MEANING THEY TOLD US, IF YOU NEED US TO FIX A CURB, IT WILL BE FOUR DOLLARS PER SQUARE FOOT. THAT IS HOW THIS WAS BID. IF YOU NEED US TO DO A SECTION OF A WALKWAY, IT WOULD BE THREE DOLLARS PER SQUARE FOOT. THAT IS HOW IT WAS BID. WHAT WE ARE SAYING IS THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH CONCRETE WORK TO KEEP CALLING THEM OUT TO SEVERAL SITES, AND SO, WE ARE SAYING THAT WE WOULD CONTRACT WITH THEM, AS WE GET WORK ORDERS IN FROM SCHOOL SITES, OUR PEOPLE DON'T DO CEMENT, SO WE CALL THEM AND SAY HEY CAN YOU DO THIS REPAIR FOR US? AND WE ESTIMATE THAT IT COULD GO UP TO 800,000, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT WILL, BECAUSE IT IS ALL DIFFERENT SIZES AND ADDS UP BASED ON THE WORK ORDERS WE GET.

THIS WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF WE WERE, SAY, DOING A PROJECT AND WE WERE ADDING A BUILDING TO A SCHOOL SITE. IN THAT CASE, WE WOULD GO OUT TO BID THE ACTUAL CONCRETE, AND THAT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THIS. THIS IS JUST REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS.

>> OKAY. HOW MUCH MORE DO YOU THINK THAT WILL COST US, OVERALL? HOW MUCH WORK DO WE HAVE? A YEAR? 10 SITES? FIVE

SITES? 1000? >> WE JUST DID A CONCRETE INVESTIGATION, TO SEE , TRIPS AND FALLS, I DON'T HAVE THE REPORT YET, BUT, IT IS PRETTY COMPETENCE OF THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF MOVEMENT. SO, I CAN GIVE THAT

[02:30:02]

>> I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT TONIGHT BUT THAT IS WHERE I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS. I CONCERNED, WHAT CAN I SAY? IT IS NOT MY CHECKBOOK, BUT IT IS MY CHECKBOOK.

>> CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF 5.1?

>> MOVED. >> SECOND.

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

ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIES 5-0. I NEED HELP WITH 526 AND 5.29 . DO

[5.26 Student Services - Agreement: Care Solace Inc.]

>> 5.26 IS CARE SOLACE . >> MISSES SANDOVAL? WE WILL TURN

IT OVER TO YOU. >> THANK YOU. SO, MY QUESTION IS, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FEE OR SERVICE PROVIDED. IS THE CARE PROVIDER PAYING FEES OR IS THE DISTRICT RESPONSIBLE, AND HOW WILL WE BE REIMBURSED IF THERE IS A REIMBURSEMENT?

>> THIS IS PAID FOR BY THE DISTRICT. IT IS NOT PAID FOR -- WE DON'T CHARGE ANYONE, THIS IS HOME MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR OUR PARENTS AND COMMUNITY , I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT, IT IS ACCESSED THROUGH CALLING OR VIRTUALLY. THE QUESTION , I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS REIMBURSEMENT, BUT I KNOW

THAT WE PAID FOR THIS. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. CARE SOLACE IS CONSIDERED A CONCIERGE SERVICE. IF THERE IS A NEED, WE HAVE SEEN ANYWHERE FROM 25% TO 30% OF ANXIETY, TRAUMA, DEPRESSION, HAVE BEEN REFERRALS SENT OVER TO CARE SOLACE. WHAT HAPPENS IS, SCHOOL SITE PERSONNEL WILL DO A REFERRAL, AND THEN, THE TEAM WILL REACH OUT TO OUR FAMILIES VIA TEXT, EMAIL, PHONE CALLS, WHATEVER CAN INDICATION SYSTEMS THEY HAVE.

THERE ARE ABOUT 32,800 DIFFERENT MEDICATIONS DONE LAST YEAR. THEY WILL CONNECT THE FAMILY TO THE MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER. BASED ON THE INSURANCE THEY HAVE, THAT IS WHERE THE BILLING TAKES PLACE.

OUR NUMBER ONE INSURANCE , 47% HAS BEEN THROUGH IHP, THAT FAMILIES HAVE, AND THAT IS WHAT CARE SOLACE WILL DO. WE ARE A CONCIERGE SERVICE LINKING THEM TO THE SERVICES AND THAT COULD BE FOR THE STUDENT, THAT COULD BE FOR FAMILY OR PARENTS, GROUP COUNSELING, WHATEVER SERVICE THEY NEED. 25% TO 30% IS ANXIETY, TRAUMA, AND DEPRESSION, SO THERE IS DEFINITELY A NEED

OUT THERE >> AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION, WHAT I AM HEARING FROM PARENTS, THAT THEY ARE REFERRED, THEY DID GET PHONE CALLS, HOWEVER, A LOT OF PARENTS ARE WORKING DURING THE DAY, SO THEY DO NOT GET ANY CONTACT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE ONLY GIVEN A FEW PHONE CALLS, AND IF THEY DO NOT RETURN A PHONE CALL, THEN , THEY JUST GET DROPPED OFF. IN ADDITION TO MAKE SURE THAT IS NOT HAPPENING. I AM ENCOURAGING THAT THEY CALL DURING THE DAY, BUT ALSO, IF THEY DON'T GET A RETURN PHONE CALL, TO CALL IN THE EVENING. A LOT OF OUR PARENTS ARE HOME IN THE EVENING AND NOT DURING THE DAY.

>> I WANT TO ADD THAT CARE SOLACE IS AVAILABLE, 24 HOURS.

HAVE ACCESS TO THAT . >> THAT IS WHAT I'M BEING TOLD.

>> OKAY. >> SO, THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SERVICES. ONE IS SOUTH COAST AND ONE IS CARE SOLACE. IN THE OFFICE WE JOKE AROUND THAT CARE SOLACE WILL STOCK OUR FAMILIES, YOU HEARD 32,808 DIFFERENT MEDICATIONS, SO, AGAIN, THEY ARE NOT PROVIDING THE SERVICE, BUT THEY WANT TO LINK FAMILIES TO THE SERVICE, SO IN TERMS OF CARE SOLACE, WE CAN GET REPORTS ON REFERRALS AS TO HOW MANY TIMES THEY COMMUNICATED THE METHOD IN WHICH THEY COMMUNICATED, IF THAT IS EVER A CONCERN.

>> I WOULD LIKE THAT. BUT I AM ENCOURAGING BOTH AGENCIES TO DO THE SAME . THAT IS WHY I PULLED THE ITEM. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PAYING FOR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, AND OUR FAMILIES NEED THE WORK, THEY NEED THE HELP, AND SO, SOMEBODY

[02:35:03]

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> IS THIS REIMBURSABLE BY

MEDICARE OR MEDI-CAL? >> I'M NOT SURE, BUT IT MIGHT

QUALIFY AT SOME POINT IN TIME. >> IT MIGHT. THIS IS LIKE A CONCIERGE. YOU GO TO THEM AND SAY I NEED THIS, AND THEY DIRECT YOU. SO, REIMBURSEMENT WILL OCCUR.

>> OKAY. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?

>> NO, SIR. >> SINCE WE PULLED IT, CAN I GET A FIRST AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL?

>> MOVED. >> SECONDED.

>> WE WILL GIVE IT TO MISS SANDOVAL. I WAS WRITING SANDOVAL, TOO. I WAS REALLY WRITING IT.

>> SHE PAYS MY BILLS. >> I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MISS

[5.29 Student Services - Agreement: South Coast Children's Society, Inc., dba South Coast Community Services]

>> I WENT AHEAD AND ASKED HIM IF HE COULD -- SOUTH COAST CHILDREN'S SOCIETY, JUST ASK -- MY QUESTION WAS, HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN CONTRACTING, EXCUSE ME, WITH THIS VENDOR , AND HOW MANY STUDENTS HAVE THEY WORKED WITH? AND, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW THE POSITIVE OUTCOMES , OR THE OUTCOMES ON THIS ITEM.

>> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL. WE TRY TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THIS ONE BECAUSE THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH FOR 40 YEARS BUT THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT IS FOR OUR STUDENTS WITH AN IEP, AND SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. AS NEEDED, AS INDICATED IN THEIR IEP .

>> HOW MANY STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SERVICED BY THIS ORGANIZATION?

THIS SOCIETY, I GUESS. >> I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY GET IT FOR YOU.

>> CAN WE JUST REPORT THAT AT THE BOARD MEETING, SINCE FOLKS MAY OR MAY NOT BE INTERESTED IN THIS? THEN I WILL LISTEN.

>> OKAY, I WILL REPORT BACK NEXT BOARD MEETING, ON HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED . WITH IEP'S, IT IS ABOUT 6000

STUDENTS WHO WOULD QUALIFY. >> 6000 ?

>> WE HAVE ABOUT 5000 SOMETHING SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. SO HOWEVER MANY GET SERVED BY THIS WOULD BE THAT MEMBER OR LOWER. I

WILL FIND OUT FOR SURE. >> PERFECT, THANK YOU.

>> HE MAY HAVE BROKEN A BIT OF PROTOCOL. DON'T GET TOO HARD ON US. SINCE WE DIDN'T GET A FIRST AND A SECOND FOR DISCUSSION, CAN I GET A FIRST AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL.

>> MOVED. THE SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT, I WILL GIVE IT TO HOLLEY, AND SECOND BY MR. RAMIREZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 5-0

[6. Public Participation]

FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS. >> WE HAVE A FEW HERE. WE HAVE FOUR. I WILL START WITH MR. ROBERT SAKAE , AND ON DECK IS

LINDA. >> GOOD EVENING, AGAIN. BOARD, WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU. WE ARE ACTUALLY HERE, TAKING THE TIME OUT, EVERY MONTH, TO SIT HERE, AND REALLY TO PARTNER WITH YOU.

SO WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE BOARD REFUSING TO ADD SOMETHING TO THE AGENDA BECAUSE OF LEGAL RISKS OR PENDING LITIGATION, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE AGENDA , THAT WE DON'T DISCUSS. TONIGHT IT WAS FINALLY SAID OUT LOUD, BUT THE ISSUE IS UNDER JUDICIAL REVIEW, AND THE BOARD WENT,.

THAT'S FINE. WHY DON'T WE SAY THAT? SO, MARS AND DANIELLE, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I AM ASKING TONIGHT, THOUGH, WITH THE FLAG POLICY THAT I HAVE A WRITTEN RESPONSE AS TO WHY THE OUTLINE WAS NOT ATTACHED, AND WHY IT WAS NOT MADE FOR THE PUBLIC -- AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEW. SO WITH THAT SAID I WILL CONTINUE WITH WHAT I WANTED TO SAY. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THE CIVIL MEDIA BOARD PROPOSED A U.S. FLAG POLICY, THE PURPOSE WAS TO CREATE A CONSISTENT, UNDERLYING STANDARD FOR ALL CLASSROOMS IN

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WHAT IF YOU HAD CHOSEN TO TAKE UP THE AMERICAN FLAG AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OF SYMBOLS TO RALLY AROUND. WHAT IF THIS BOARD HAD MADE PATRIOTISM, NOT POLITICS, A PRIORITY. INSTEAD, THAT MOMENT PASSED, AND WITH IT, A POWERFUL OPPORTUNITY WAS MISSED. NOW, OTHER DISTRICT HAVE TAKEN UP THIS SAME POLICY, AND PASSED IT, AND THEY HAVE TAKEN ACTION WHILE WE HAVE ALL STOOD STILL. THE TRUTH IS, IT IS NOT TOO LATE. YOU STILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNIFY THIS DISTRICT. YOU STILL HAVE A SYMBOL THAT CAN BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. DON'T MISS THIS

MOMENT. THANK YOU. >> LINDA, AND ON DECK ARE MISSES

AGUILAR AND MJ. >> GOOD EVENING, AGAIN. YOU GUYS, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE -- THE STATE SAYS -- AND I DID INVESTIGATE ABOUT PAYMENTS TO YOU GUYS. NOT ALL BOARDS GET PAID. YES, CALIFORNIA HAS IT LAID OUT EXACTLY LIKE MARS SAID, BUT THERE ARE A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOW FIGHTING IT WITH THE STATE TO HAVE IT REMOVED FROM THE STATES AUTHORITY, TO WHERE THE PARENTS AND VOTERS GET TO DECIDE WHAT YOU GET PAID FOR.

YOU KNOW, SO RIGHT NOW IT IS WITH THE STATE, BUT JUST A HEADS UP, THEY ARE FIGHTING IT, TO HAVE IT REMOVED, BECAUSE NOT ALL STATES -- JUST REMEMBER, YOU HAVE SEATS COMING UP NEXT YEAR.

THERE WILL BE A LOT OF COMPETITION, AND I WILL TELL YOU NOW, THERE IS A BOARD MEMBER WORKING VERY HARD TO HAVE THE THREE SEATS REPLACED BY CITY PEOPLE. WE DON'T WANT THE CITY INVOLVED IN OUR SCHOOL BOARD. CITY NEEDS TO STAY IN THE CITY.

THIS IS A SCHOOL DISTRICT. EVERYBODY SAW WHAT HAPPENED IN L.A., WHEN THE COUNCIL AND THE DISTRICT -- OR THE CITY TOOK OVER THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT WENT DOWNHILL. WE DON'T WANT OUR CITIES HERE . OUR CITY NEEDS TO STAY IN THEIR SEATS, AND LEAVE US ALONE. AND IF YOU ARE ONLY HERE FOR A STEPPING STOOL TO GET TO CITY COUNCIL, YOU SHOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE, YOU'RE NOT WORTH OUR TIME TO PAY YOU MONEY TO BE THERE, TO SEND YOU TO TRAINING. YOU NEED TO STAY HERE. WE HAVE A COUPLE UP THERE WHO HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME. THREE OF YOU. AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE STILL HERE, AND I AM HOPING LIKE HECK, THAT NOBODY GETS YOUR SEATS, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, AND IT IS CITY PEOPLE, WE ARE SCREWED. OUR DISTRICT WILL GO DOWNHILL , AND THE PERSON PUSHING THIS NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE BOARD.

>> MY NAME IS FLORA AGUILAR, I HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT. LAST WEEK I CAME HERE REGARDING MY DAUGHTER AND TODAY, I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF MY SON. I CHOSE THESE DATES , BECAUSE IT IS AFTER SCHOOL . AS I EXPRESSED TO YOU WHY I COME BEFORE YOU AFTER SCHOOL , IT IS BECAUSE WITH WHAT I HAVE TO SO YOU WILL END UP HOPEFULLY PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I STAND BEFORE YOU TO SEEK SOME FORM OF FINAL RESOLUTION TO THE ONGOING AND HISTORICAL PATTERNS WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO ADDRESS, AFTER I CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR MY CHILD. WHILE I HAVE COME TO SPEAK WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN PRISON FOLLOWED BY EMAILS, PHONE CALLS, VOICEMAILS, AND PARENT PORTAL MESSAGES , WITH MISSES LEONE, MISS WILLIAMS, MY SONS TEACHERS, DR. AGUILAR, FROM THE SCHOOL YEAR OF 2023, WITH MY SONS TEACHER, MR. NOSEK, PRINCIPAL AT 23 AND 24, WITH MISSES VELASCO, A TEACHER TO MY SON, MR. ANDERSON, A PRINCIPAL AT HEMLOCK, WITH MISSES ORTIZ AND ESSES RODRIGUEZ, MY SONS

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UNFORTUNATELY, MY SON DOES NOT GET THAT PROTECTION WHEN IT COMES TO OTHER THINGS, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR FIREWALLS, THEY KEEP HISTORY YOU CANNOT ERASE PICKETS. STATED WHICH WEBSITE MY SON WAS ON AND THERE WAS NO SIGN OF NO WEBSITES. AGAIN, LOTS OF DOCUMENTATION THAT I CAN PROVIDE FOR YOU. MY BIGGEST CONCERN , AND THE CONSTANT THING IS THAT , THE ONE DAY THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS TRYING TO GET THAT TRAINING THAT SHE HAS BEEN WANTING, WE HAD AN APPOINTMENT ON A FRIDAY, APRIL THE 18TH, WHICH ENDED UP HAVING TO BE THE DATE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT, BECAUSE THE SAME TEACHER THAT KICKED HIM OUT ALSO BASICALLY STATED THAT HE WAS IN CLASS , NOT LOOKING LIKE HIS USUAL SELF, STATING THAT HE WAS UP AT 1:00 IN THE MORNING , CLEANING, GETTING READY FOR THE SUMMER. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, THAT IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED. I HAVE SECURITY IN AND OUT OF MY HOME.

I SHOWED EVERYTHING TO THE OFFICER. EVERYBODY KEEPS TELLING ME WHAT I NEED TO DO, EVEN CPS TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO SPEAK TO YOU GUYS, BECAUSE SOMEWHERE, SOMEHOW, ALL OF THIS NEEDS TO STOP. RIGHT NOW, I CANNOT NO LONGER TAKE MY SON TO KATHY BANKS, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I DID GET TO THAT POINT WHERE I FINALLY KEPT HOLDING MYSELF TO TAKE MY KID TO SCHOOL EVEN THOUGH THEY KEPT KICKING HIM OUT , OUTSIDE, KNOWING THAT HE HAS A SKIN CONDITION WHERE HE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE OUTSIDE, THEY ARE NOT LISTENING TO MEDICAL DOCTORS. HE COMES HOME RED-FACED

LIKE A TOMATO. >> MA'AM, I AM NOT TRYING TO CUT YOU OFF, BUT IT HAS BEEN EIGHT MINUTES AND I'M TRYING TO BE AS RESPECTFUL AS I POSSIBLY CAN, FOR YOU TO GET YOUR MESSAGE

OUT. >> I UNDERSTAND. MA'AM,

>> WE CAN SEE THAT BECAUSE OF IT GOES INTO INVESTIGATION WE WILL HAVE TO VOTE ON IT. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO

CONCLUDE WITH? >> MY SON CANNOT GO BACK TO KATHY BANKS. IT HAS BEEN PROVEN AND DOCUMENTED, TIME AND AGAIN.

I PUT IN A TRANSFER I AM STILL WAITING TO FIND OUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THAT. AND IT WAS NOT QUITE INTENSE TO PUT THAT TRANSFER BUT THEY ARE NOT FOLLOWING DOCTOR'S ORDERS AND PUTTING MY SON AT RISK, AND I CANNOT SUBJECT MYSELF, OR MY SON, BECAUSE I AM NOT GOING TO BE LIABLE FOR THE ACTIONS OF SOMEONE ELSE , WHEN CPS IS GOING TO COME UP AND SAY, WHY AM I NOT DOING ANYTHING? SO, THAT IS WHY I AM HERE. FOR YOU GUYS TO DO SOMETHING. BECAUSE ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

>> CAN WE HAVE STAFF CONTACT HER?

>> YES. PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THIS?

>> YES, PLEASE. ANYMORE PUBLIC COMMENTS? OH, I'M SORRY.

>> HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MATTHEW. I WAS A STUDENT AT KATHY BANKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. HEMLOCK AND 2K, AND AT EACH SCHOOL I HAVE BEEN BULLIED AND HIT AND MISTREATED BY KIDS, TEACHERS, AND PRINCIPLES. NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT ME AND MY HEALTH . I REALIZE WHENEVER I SUPPORT MYSELF , OR MY FAMILY DOES, FOR ME, MY SCHOOL CALLED CPS AND THE POLICE . WITH LIES ABOUT ME AND MY FAMILY. AND TIRED OF -- THIS HAPPENING TO ME. I DON'T WANT LIES ANYMORE. SORRY. I THOUGHT THIS WAS MY -- PLACE TO LEARN. PEOPLE HURT ME , AND LIES ABOUT ME HAVE TURNED INTO NIGHTMARES . I WAS A HAPPY KID WITH A HAPPY SMILE, BUT NOW I LOST A PIECE OF ME. I DON'T HAVE THE SAME LOOK THAT I USED

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WHERE PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT ME WILL KEEP ME SAFE. THANK YOU.

[7. Board Member Comments/Reports/Requests]

>> OKAY. THAT TAKES US TO BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS , REPORTS, AND REQUESTS. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS OR COMMENTS? WE WILL START WITH MISSES SANDOVAL , IF YOU WOULD LIKE SOMETHING ON THE FUTURE BOARD AGENDA THAT WILL BE COVERED AT 7.2.

>> THANK YOU. SUPERINTENDENT AND BODY, CAN YOU PLEASE GET HELP FOR THAT YOUNG MAN? IT IS JUST SO HURTFUL TO HEAR. HE IS BEGGING FOR HELP. I WAS GOING TO MENTION THIS IN THE LAST BOARD MEETING, I BELIEVE I TALKED ABOUT STUDENTS AND FAILING GRADES THAT ARE STRUGGLING, AND OVER THE TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, IT LOOKS LIKE THE DISTRICT HAS PUT ITEMS TOGETHER. I WANT TO KNOW, THEY PUT NINE ITEMS THAT THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH THESE KIDS. I WANT TO KNOW HOW IT IS GOING TO WORK. THESE ARE KIDS THAT WERE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, FAILED MOST OF THEIR CLASSES, AND ARE GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL. I AM NOT OKAY WITH THAT . IT'S NOT JUST HERE IN FONTANA, IT IS ALL OVER THE VALLEY. WE ARE NOT ALONE. I AM HOPING THAT WE GET HELP FOR THESE STUDENTS. I WANT TO KNOW HOW IT WILL WORK IN HIGH SCHOOL. IS THERE GOING TO BE A CLASSROOM ? A SPECIAL TEACHER? WHAT ARE WE DOING? AGAIN, I TALKED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT THIS, SO SHE KNOWS THAT I WAS GOING TO BRING IT UP, AND I WAS GOING TO BRING IT UP LAST WEEK, BUT, AGAIN, AFTER THIS MEETING, WE GET TO GO BACK TO CLOSED SESSION. THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT I WANT TO KNOW. I WANT TO KNOW THAT LITTLE BOY IS GOING TO GET HELP, AND I WANT A REPORT BACK ON WHAT WE ARE DOING. AND IF HE CANNOT GO TO THAT SCHOOL, WE NEED TO FIND A SCHOOL WHERE HE WILL BE SAFE .

THAT IS IT FOR TONIGHT. YOU GUYS HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME, THANK

YOU. >> MR. RAMIREZ?

>> I WILL SAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO ATTEND THE MARES EDUCATION COALITION ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUE, VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FROM COLTON JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I WANTED TO -- SOME OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. DR. MCKINNEY WAS THERE. I AM SO SORRY BUT IT IS LATE AND YOUR NAME IS ESCAPING ME WHAT RIGHT NOW. CAROLINA WAS ALSO THERE, SEE? CAROLINA JUST CLICKED. IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF WHERE EDUCATION SHOULD LIE WITHIN THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY, OTHER AGENCIES, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AND BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY.

I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE TOPIC DISCUSSED, AND ONE OF THEM WAS, HOW DO WE INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF KIDS TO BE MOTIVATED FOR A CAREER? ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE BROUGHT UP DURING THE EDUCATION COALITION WAS, WE USED TO HAVE A CAREER DAY. I REMEMBER REDWOOD ELEMENTARY HAVING FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS AND LAWYERS AND OTHER CAREER PATHWAYS SHOW UP FOR A WHOLE DAY AND IT WAS ALMOST A FIELD DAY. I THINK IT WAS A REALLY INTERESTING TOPIC. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT INSPIRING STUDENTS TO PURSUE THEIR GOALS, YOU CAN'T EVER GO WRONG WITH

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NIGHT. >> THANK YOU. MR. SERNA?

>> EVERYONE HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. >> THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT

HOLLEY? >> I WILL MAKE THIS QUICK.

YESTERDAY I GOT TO ATTEND THE FIRST RESPONDER STAY AT VIRGINIA PRIMROSE ELEMENTARY, AND OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE DISTRICT GOT TO BE THERE. BOARD MEMBER SERNA WAS THERE, JUST A GREAT SHOWING FROM OUR FIRST RESPONDERS . I KNOW FIRE GOT TIED UP, BUT WE HAD FONTANA PD, POLICE WAS THERE, GUS WAS THERE. THAT'S OUR DOG, HEXES AND STICKERS IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW. JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR KIDS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE KEEPING THEM SAFE. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED WITH THAT.

>> I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY. I CAN'T WAIT TO START WALKING AGAIN. 7.2, I HEAR THESE GREAT THINGS BY BOARD MEMBERS ARE DOING AND I'M MISSING OUT ON THE FUN SITTING IN A CHAIR. 7.2, BOARDMEMBER REQUEST FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION. MISSES SANDOVAL?

>> THE ITEM I TALKED ABOUT, I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW THEY WILL IMPLEMENT THAT. ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE MEETINGS WITH THE YOUTH ADVISORY OR EDUCATION COALITION, COULD YOU PLEASE REPORT ABOUT THAT? I AM NOT INVITED TO THAT ORGANIZATION, BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. MAKING SURE THAT IF WE HAVE MORE THAN TWO BOARD MEMBERS, WE DON'T BREAK THE BROWN ACT.

>> THANK YOU, MISS SANDOVAL. MR. RAMIREZ? MR. SERNA? VICE PRESIDENT HOLLEY? OKAY. WELL, WE ARE GOING BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION, THERE WILL BE NO REPORTABLE ITEMS, SO UNLESS YOU GUYS WOULD LOVE TO SEE US AFTER CLOSED SESSION TO SAY GOODBYE AND GIVE US A HANDSHAKE, BY ALL MEANS STICK AROUND, BUT WE ARE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION,

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.