Oct 01, 2025 Board of Education Meeting

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OKAY. THE TIME IS NOW 430 THE OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING FOR THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION IS NOW IN SESSION.

PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR MR. RAMIREZ. 1.2 SUPERINTENDENT. ANYBODY? ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA? THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ, WE HAVE A FEW CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

STAFF WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM CONSENT. CALENDAR ITEM 4.19 BUSINESS SERVICES RFP AWARD AGREEMENT FOR PEST CONTROL SERVICES TO BE BROUGHT BACK AT A LATER DATE.

AND WE HAD BOARD REQUESTS TO PULL ITEMS 7.1 AND 7.2.

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

SO MOVED SECOND. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. SERNA. SECOND, BY MRS. SANDOVAL. ANY NAYS? OKAY.

MOTION PASSES FOUR ONE WITH MR. RAMIREZ BEING ABSENT.

1.3 PUBLIC COMMENT. SUPERINTENDENT. ANYBODY RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT'S CARD OR ANY COMMENT CARDS FOR ANY CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. THERE WERE NO COMMENT CARDS RECEIVED. THANK YOU.

THE BOARD WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION. THE TIME IS NOW 431.

[2. Closed Session]

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

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

TAKES US 3.2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS ADOPTED THE PRACTICE OF OFFERING A MOMENT OF SILENCE AS PART OF THE BOARD MEETING.

PRACTICE. A MOMENT OF SILENCE ALLOWS ATTENDEES TO PAUSE FOR MEDITATION, PRAYER, REFLECTION, OR ANY OTHER SILENT ACTIVITY TO MOVE THE WORK FORWARD COLLECTIVELY.

IN ADDITION, A MOMENT OF SILENCE MAY BE HELD IN RECOGNITION OF ANY DISTRICT STUDENT EMPLOYEES, FORMER EMPLOYEES, OR RELATIVES OF CURRENT EMPLOYEES WHOSE PASSING MAY HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE SINCE THE PREVIOUS REGULAR MEETING.

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING AFTER THE PLEDGE. AND, MR. GARCIA, CAN YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TODAY? EVERYBODY PLEASE STAND AND PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

WE ARE SADDENED TO SHARE THE PASSING OF MR. ANTHONY LARDIERI SENIOR, A RESPECTED FORMER FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADER AND FATHER OF ANTHONY LARDIERI, JUNIOR GROUNDS DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.

MR.. MR. LARDIERI SENIOR BEGAN HIS SERVICE IN FONTANA UNIFIED IN 1979 AS PRINCIPAL, FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL, AND IN 1984 TRANSITIONED TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE, WHERE HE SERVED IN VARIOUS LEADERSHIP ROLES.

IN 1987, HE WAS APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT, A POSITION HE HELD WITH DISTINCTION UNTIL 1994, WHEN HE CONTINUED HIS CAREER AS SUPERINTENDENT IN A NEIGHBORING DISTRICT.

HIS LEGACY IS OF DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE FONTANA COMMUNITY LIVES ON THROUGH HIS FAMILY AND THE MANY LIVES HE IMPACTED.

THANK YOU. MAY BE SEATED. TAKES US TO 3.3. WE HAVE THINGS TO REPORT.

FIRST, IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE STIPULATION EXPULSION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT MC FOR THE FALL AND SPRING SEMESTER OF THE 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR.

A MOTION WAS MADE BY MISS SANDOVAL, SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLY CARRIED A40 VOTE, WITH MR. RAMIREZ ABSENT SECOND IN CLOSED SESSION. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTED TO ADOPT A STATEMENT OF WRITTEN CHARGES AND DIRECT THE ADMINISTRATION TO ISSUE A NOTICE OF IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY FOR 30 DAYS NOTICE OF DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO ED CODE 44934 FOR PERMANENT CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE 14607, AND THAT IS ALL FROM CLOSED SESSION. WHICH TAKES US TO 3.4.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. IS THERE ANY ELECTED OFFICIALS OUT IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY? OKAY.

TAKES US 3.5 PUBLIC COMMENT. 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 AGENDA AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS. A TIMER WILL BE USED AND WE ASK SPEAKERS TO RESPECT THIS TIME LIMIT TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO SPEAK.

PUBLIC COMMENTS MUST BE RELATED TO ISSUES WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC CONCERN ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL, WE SUGGEST THAT IT BE ADDRESSED THROUGH APPROPRIATE CHANNELS RATHER THAN IN A PUBLIC FORUM. IF YOU PREFER, YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS IN WRITING TO THE BOARD SECRETARY, WHO WILL ENSURE THEY ARE SHARED WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS.

GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2 PROHIBITS THE GOVERNING BOARD FROM DISCUSSING OR ACTING ON ANY MATTER THAT IS NOT IN THE PUBLISHED AGENDA.

BOARD MEMBERS MAY ASK QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION ON COMMENTS MADE AND, IF APPROPRIATE, MAY REFER THE MATTER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE FOR FUTURE FOLLOW UP. YOUR PARTICIPATION IS IMPORTANT TO US, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION IN MAKING THIS A PRODUCTIVE MEETING FOR ALL.

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OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA.

WE LIKE TO. OH, OKAY. OKAY. TAKES 3.6. REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM LABOR PARTNERS.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR LABOR PARTNERS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED A CARD TO MAKE COMMENTS.

SUPERINTENDENT. ANYBODY? DID WE RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS? YES, WE DID RECEIVE TWO.

WE'LL START WITH CURTIS INGER, FTA PRESIDENT.

AND ON DECK IS DON DOOLEY, UAW PRESIDENT. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT ADAM.

MR. PRESIDENT, ADAM PEREZ, VICE PRESIDENT HAWLEY.

DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD. TONIGHT, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR OWN.

IT IS MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE ONE OF OUR OWN IN THIS TOWN.

MICHELLE VASQUEZ, A TEACHER AT LIVE OAK. MICHELLE'S JOURNEY IS NOTHING SHORT OF INSPIRING.

SHE WAS RECOGNIZED AS A SITE TEACHER OF THE YEAR LAST YEAR.

THEN BEATING ME OUT AND A BUNCH OF US TEACHERS OUT FOR DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

NOT THAT I'M SALTY ABOUT THAT. AND THEN JUST RECENTLY, SHE RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS HONOR OF BEING NAMED THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TEACHER OF THE YEAR. THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT IS MORE THAN JUST A SERIES OF AWARDS.

IT IS A REFLECTION OF MICHELLE'S UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO HER STUDENTS, HER COLLEAGUES, AND THE TEACHING PROFESSION IN A WHOLE.

HER DEDICATION, HER PASSION, HER EDUCATION, AND HER ABILITY TO INSPIRE THOSE AROUND HER HAVE MADE AN EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT IN HER CLASSROOM AND ALL ACROSS OUR DISTRICT. WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF MICHELLE AND GRATEFUL FOR THE WAY THAT SHE HAS REPRESENTS OUR DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY.

HER RECOGNITION BRINGS HONOR NOT ONLY TO HER SITE AND THE DISTRICT, BUT TO ALL OF MONTANA EDUCATORS WHO WORK TIRELESSLY EVERY DAY TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF HER STUDENTS IS INSPIRING TO ALL OF US.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING MICHELLE VASQUEZ ON THIS TRULY REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. MISS EMBODY ABOUT WANTING TO, YOU KNOW, BE A PLACE WHERE TEACHERS WANT TO COME, YOU KNOW, SHAPING OUR TEACHERS TO MAKING SURE THAT FONTANA IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO COME TO.

NO LONGER DO THEY WANT TO GO INTO WATER, NO LONGER THEY WANT TO GO TO OTHER DISTRICTS AROUND. THEY WANT TO COME HERE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE GREAT TEACHERS HERE. AND THIS AWARD IS REALLY SHOWING THAT AND HIGHLIGHTING THAT. THAT'S KIND OF WHY I WANTED TO BRING IT TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION THAT WE ARE DOING SOME AMAZING THINGS HERE.

AND I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT MORE AMAZING THINGS PLANNED IN THE FUTURE FOR US.

SO YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO REALLY GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO HER AND, YOU KNOW, SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL HER HARD WORK.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. DON DOOLEY, PRESIDENT FOR UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 8599 FOR THE CLASSIFIED STAFF AND HOURLY MEMBERS OF FONTANA UNIFIED.

I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT OCTOBER IS STILL GOING ON.

WE'RE COLLECTING SOCKS AND UNDERWEAR. ALL SIZES, ALL COLORS.

NEW? OF COURSE. PLEASE. THROUGH OCTOBER 17TH.

YOU CAN DROP THOSE OFF AT YOUR SCHOOL SITES. YOU CAN DROP THOSE OFF AT OUR UNION HALL.

WE HAVE FLIERS THAT ARE POSTED AT THE SITES. AND PLEASE, WE'D LIKE EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO PLEASE PARTICIPATE IN THAT.

ALSO, TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT MR. CURTIS IS SAYING I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WEEK THAT ARE SHOWN ON OUR STAFF PORTAL. IT SEEMS THAT ALL OF OUR CHAMPIONS OF THE WEEK HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED STAFF.

SO WONDERFUL. SHOWINGS FOR THEM. THEY ARE SO EXCITED TO RECEIVE THESE ACCOLADES.

AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY OF US THAT DESERVE THESE AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS, BUT IT IS VERY NICE TO HAVE CERTAIN PEOPLE THAT ARE THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED AND VERY NICE. THANK YOU FOR DOING ALL OF THAT.

AND ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE DISTRICT FOR RENEWING OUR ERIC HOLLAND ASSOCIATES CONTRACT TONIGHT FOR ITEM 4124. OR AT LEAST I HOPE YOU'RE GOING TO RENEW THAT TONIGHT.

I STAND IN SUPPORT OF THAT, AND ESPECIALLY STAND IN SUPPORT OF JUST THE RENEWING OF THE CONTRACT WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING GOING TOWARDS THEM.

SO THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS. IT WILL BE TWO YEARS THIS MONTH, AND WE'RE HOPING TO BE AGAIN COLLABORATIVE AND KEEP GOING ON FULL

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. IT TAKES US 3.7, MISS SUAREZ. THE FLOOR IS NOW YOURS. HELLO, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO REPORT ON.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE CAL STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO SIGNING ALONGSIDE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBER SERNA. I GOT TO OPEN THE CEREMONY AND GIVE A SHORT SPEECH ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY THAT HELPS BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

AND ESSENTIALLY, WHAT THIS MOU ALLOWS IS FUZED SENIORS THAT MEET THE A THROUGH G REQUIREMENTS.

THEY WILL BE GUARANTEED ADMISSION TO CAL STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO, ENSURING THAT THEY FOLLOW UP WITH AN EMAIL THAT THEY RECEIVE.

WITH THIS ACCEPTANCE TO THE SCHOOL. AND THIS ESSENTIALLY ALLOWS STUDENTS TO NOT HAVE TO WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND ALREADY HAVE A COLLEGE THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ATTEND AND FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION.

ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE BEEN WORKING ALONGSIDE DOCTOR MCKINNEY TO AS A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, CREATE A COUNCIL WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS. ESSENTIALLY THE ASB PRESIDENTS, AND CREATE A COUNCIL WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN ALONGSIDE WITH CREATING MORE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS JUAREZ.

TAKES US TO 4.1. CONSENT. CALENDAR ACTION, SINGLE MOTION AND VOTE.

OH. I'M SORRY. MY APOLOGIES. 3.8 SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS.

SUPERINTENDENT BODY. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU.

AND THERE WE GO. ALMOST. WELL, I DO WANT TO START OFF THE FANTASTIC NEWS FOR THIS EVENING TO JUST REITERATE THE CHAMPION OF THE WEEK.

SO PROUD OF THE INTERIM CLERK OVER AT CITRUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR GETTING RECOGNIZED.

I SAW HER VIDEO AND JUST THOUGHT SHE DID A PHENOMENAL JOB OF SHARING HER SPIRIT AND HER LOVE FOR SERVING AS AN INTERMEDIATE CLERK AT CITRUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SO TONIGHT'S FANTASTIC NEWS. I HAVE SOME SOME THINGS AND HIGHLIGHTS YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, BUT I'M GOING TO SHARE JUST A LITTLE BIT THAT YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD FROM THOSE WHO SPOKE ALREADY. I WANT TO START OFF BY SHARING ABOUT OUR BLUE ENVELOPE.

THIS BLUE ENVELOPE. WE'RE JUST SO PROUD THAT FONTANA SCHOOL POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THE BLUE ENVELOPE PROGRAM.

THIS IMPORTANT COMMUNITY INITIATIVE STRENGTHENS THE COMMUNICATION AND TRUST BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING. FUNDED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES AND AND IN COLLABORATION HERE WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY PARTNERS, THIS PROGRAM EQUIPS OUR FAMILIES AND OFFICERS WITH TOOLS AND TRAINING TO PROMOTE DIGNITY, INCLUSION, AND TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICES. FROM RECOGNIZABLE BLUE ENVELOPES FOR DRIVERS TO LANYARDS AND KEYCHAINS FOR NON-DRIVERS.

THIS VOLUNTARY PROGRAM EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE INFORMED CHOICES AND FEEL SAFER IN THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

SO A BIG THANK YOU TO CHIEF RANDOLPH AND SERGEANT WIBERT AND OUR FONTANA SCHOOL POLICE FOR LEADING WITH COMPASSION AND INCLUSION.

WE'RE SO PROUD TO WORK ALONGSIDE ALL OF THEM.

THE NEXT FANTASTIC NEWS IS THE GUARANTEED ADMISSION YOU JUST HEARD ABOUT.

WE ARE ONE IN FONTANA. WE'RE ONE OF SIX DISTRICTS AROUND HERE THAT ARE TAKING PART OF THIS MOU, WHICH IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN CSUSB AND CALIFORNIA AND SAN BERNARDINO.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OFFICE PROVIDING THIS GUARANTEED ADMISSION FOR OUR SCHOLARS HERE IN FONTANA.

SO YOU SEE THEIR PRESIDENT, THOMAS MORALES, AND COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT TED ALEJANDRE, AS THEY CREATE A CLEAR PATHWAY TO COLLEGE AND EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF OUR GRADUATES IN OUR DISTRICT. BUT HERE, ONE OF OUR STUDENTS, STUDENT BOARD MEMBER IN PARTICULAR, HAS TO SAY ABOUT THIS COLLEGE. THEY DIDN'T GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL.

SO KNOWING THAT I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY, IT DEFINITELY TAKES A HUGE WEIGHT OFF MY SHOULDERS KNOWING THAT I ALREADY HAVE A SPOT TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION.

IT'S SUCH AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. FOR MY COMMUNITY SPECIFICALLY, SHE DID A FABULOUS JOB OF REPRESENTING OUR DISTRICT.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN. BOARD. STUDENT. BOARD MEMBER.

ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, FONTANA UNIFIED HOSTED ITS FIRST COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP EXCHANGE, BRINGING NEARLY 50 LOCAL BUSINESSES, CIVIC LEADERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TOGETHER.

WHAT MADE THIS GATHERING SO SPECIAL WERE THE CONVERSATIONS, THE REAL EXCHANGES OF IDEAS THAT ARE ALREADY STRENGTHENING OUR PARTNERSHIPS.

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THIS MOMENTUM GOING. INCLUDE A QUARTERLY UPDATE TO THOSE WHO ARE PRESENT, AS WELL AS THE 2026 STATE OF THE DISTRICT INVITATION, THE END OF YEAR COMMUNICATIONS, AND ENSURE THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO GROW STRONGER ALL THE TIME. A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS.

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE ARE A VARIETY OF PEOPLE IN THESE PHOTOS, BUT A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION WHO CAME IN FULL FORCE.

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THIS TEAM HERE IS WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER FOR UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I'M SO PROUD TO WORK ALONGSIDE THEM. THE NEXT ONE HERE YOU HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT.

BUT YOU NEED TO SEE HER FACE. THERE SHE IS. THERE'S OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR, MICHELLE VASQUEZ, RECOGNIZED NOT ONLY IN OUR DISTRICT, BUT AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, AS WELL AS ONE OF FOUR TEACHERS WHO ARE GETTING THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD.

SO MISS VASQUEZ IS A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER.

SHE LOVES HER SCHOOL. SHE LOVES HER STUDENTS AND HER COMMUNITY.

AND YOU CAN TELL BY THE WAY THAT SHE INTERACTS WITH EVERYONE.

HER FAMILY IS HER MAIN SUPPORT, AND YOU CAN SEE THEM GATHERED AROUND HER IN THAT MIDDLE PHOTO.

SO PROUD THAT SHE IS OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR IN FONTANA, BUT ALSO FOR THE COUNTY.

MOVING UP TO THE STATE LEVEL AS A COMPETITION NEXT YEAR IS OUR 2020.

OH, YOU GOT TO CHECK THIS OUT. SORRY, IT'S A PREVIEW.

THAT'S IT. I JUST WANTED YOU TO GUESS WHAT THIS ONE WAS ABOUT.

WE'RE SO PROUD THAT WE ARE. FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, FONTANA UNIFIED WILL BE RINGING THE GOLDEN BELL AT CSBA IN DECEMBER AT FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL. YOU SAW FROM THAT CLIP, THERE ALL MEANS ALL IS IS JUST IS JUST NOT A SLOGAN IN BOWIE.

IT'S THEIR CULTURE. WITH THE LAUNCH OF THEIR COLLEGE APPLICATION DAY, FOCI TURNED THE COLLEGE PROCESS INTO A SCHOOL WIDE CELEBRATION, ENGAGING FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND EVEN LOCAL BUSINESSES.

THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR DATA AT FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL, 97.8 GRADUATION RATE 78% MEET A THROUGH G AND 96% OF THEIR STUDENTS WERE ACCEPTED INTO COLLEGES. PHENOMENAL WORK GOING ON THERE. IT'S A POWERFUL TRADITION THAT'S BEING REPLICATED ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[4. Consent Calendar]

I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. SERNA, SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL.

ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

OKAY. WE'RE MISSING ONE. MISS SANDOVAL.

OKAY. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. TAKES US TO DISCUSSION AND ACTION.

[5.1 Business Services - Priority Project List for Measure I Bond Funds]

THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE PRIORITY. PRIORITY PROJECT LIST FOR MEASURE I BOND FUNDS.

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 5.1 AS PROVIDED.

SO MOVED SECOND. I LIKE IT. OKAY I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. SERNA. SECOND SONG BY MRS SANDOVAL. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. OKAY. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. 5.2 HUMAN RESOURCES CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED JOB DESCRIPTION REVISIONS.

[5.2 Human Resources - Certificated and Classified Job Description Revisions]

YES WE DO. I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP NAYELI SALGADO TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

OKAY. THERE YOU GO. GOOD EVENING. SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF FONTANA COMMUNITY.

MY NAME IS NAYELI SALGADO, MEMBER OF THE BOARD.

AND I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE JOB DESCRIPTION REVISION BEING DONE TO CLASSIFY ATTACHMENT NUMBER TWO.

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. JOB TITLE. AND WHAT I'M TRYING TO MAYBE GET THIS BOARD TO EXPLAIN TO ME IS THE REBRANDING OF THE NAMING OF DYE. NOW TO EDDIE. WHY THE CHANGE? LIKE I'VE STATED BEFORE, WE HAVE NOTHING AGAINST DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.

THEY ARE VERY NICE SOUNDING WORDS, BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE THAT THEIR PLACEMENT AND PRACTICE ARE VERY DISCRIMINATORY.

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THESE. THIS GIVES PREFERENCE TO CERTAIN PARTICULAR GROUPS OF PEOPLE OR OF A PARTICULAR PERSON.

THIS BOARD SHOULD HIRE BASED ON MERIT AND NOT ON DEI.

THE DISTRICT SHOULD NOT LOOK FOR LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES BASED ON DEI AS THIS JOB DESCRIPTION POSITION ASKS TO DO.

WHAT WOULD ASSIST DISTRICT LEADERSHIP ON DEI STRATEGIES LOOK LIKE? WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN? WHY NOT FOCUS ON MERIT, ON GOOD WORK ETHICS, AND ON RESPONSIBILITIES? WHY DOES THIS BOARD CONTINUE TO TO LOOK AT DEI OR NOW PD PRACTICES.

THAT THEY WHICH HAVE BEEN RULED AS DISCRIMINATORY WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED AS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 5.2 AS PROVIDED.

I'LL DO A MOTION, BUT TO DISCUSS. OKAY. IN A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? YEAH. THANK YOU.

BOARD PRESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO SAY YOU KNOW, THIS PAST WEEKEND, I HAD THE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS FOR A FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENT. THAT WAS PUT ON BY BY THE COUNTY.

AND MY, MY COLLEAGUE WAS THERE AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT WAS THERE AND MAN IT TO ME, IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY AND KIND OF PUTTING THEM ON THE SAME SCALE OF IMPORTANCE.

AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE ONE OF THE LESSONS AND TAKEAWAYS THAT I HAD FROM THAT, FROM THAT MEETING WAS HOW IMPORTANT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TRULY IS TO STRENGTHEN THAT BOND BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITY. MOSTLY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME PARENTS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WE'VE HAD PARENTS OUTSIDE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT DON'T FEEL HEARD. THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE SAYING MATTER, AND THEY FEEL LIKE IT KIND OF GOES INTO THIS ECHO CHAMBER AND YOU KNOW, GOING TO THIS FAMILY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENT, I GOT TO UNDERSTAND AND REALLY SEE THAT PARENTS, EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THEM MAY NOT HAVE A DEGREE LIKE SOME MEMBERS OF OUR CABINET OR SOME OF OUR PRINCIPALS, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A DEGREE IN LIFE. THEY HAVE A DEGREE IN PARENTING, AND THEY HAVE A DEGREE IN RAISING THEIR CHILD AND KNOWING WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR CHILD. AND SO FOR ME, THE REASON I'M BRINGING THAT UP IS BECAUSE AFTER LEAVING THAT MEETING, I TOLD MYSELF, MAN, THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE A PRIORITY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

LIKE, THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A PRIORITY FOR FOR FONTANA UNIFIED.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I WENT TO REDWOOD, I WENT TO SEQUOIA.

AND PART OF THE REASON WHY I THINK WE HAD SUCH A GREAT THING GOING ON THERE IS BECAUSE OUR PARENTS WERE IN TUNE.

THEY WERE ENGAGED. THEY WERE PART OF THOSE PTA MEETINGS.

THEY WERE PART OF THOSE EVENTS THAT THEY WOULD THROW ON. THEY WOULD SHOW UP AND TRY TO GIVE FEEDBACK ON HOW TO PROPERLY EDUCATE YOUR CHILD. AND SO FOR ME, LOOKING AT THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE FACEBOOK, FOR THE FOR THE FACE POSITION FOR US AND TAKING IT FROM SENIOR DIRECTOR TO A SPECIALIST.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE NECESSARILY SENDING THE RIGHT MESSAGE TO THAT SPECIFIC PROGRAM.

TO ME, AND MAYBE SOMEBODY CAN CORRECT ME. I ALMOST FEEL LIKE IT CHEAPENS IT.

I ALMOST FEEL LIKE IT TAKES AWAY VALUE TO THE POSITION.

AND, YOU KNOW, LOOKING THROUGH THE THROUGH THE POSITION AND THE CHANGES.

I'M GOOD WITH THE CAPITALIZATION CHANGES, YOU KNOW, TAKING SOME OF THE UPPERCASE LETTERS TO LOWERCASE I GET THAT'S FOR GRAMMAR.

AND I'M EVEN GOOD WITH PAGE WITH THE LAST PAGE WHERE THEY TALK ABOUT THE ONBOARDING REQUIREMENTS.

I'M GOOD ON THAT. BUT I'M NOT GOOD ON CHANGING THE TITLE.

AND I'M PERSONALLY NOT GOOD WITH TAKING SOME OF THESE JOB DESCRIPTIONS FROM, FROM, YOU KNOW, LEADING TO SUPPORTING. I'M JUST NOT GOOD WITH THAT.

AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT WE KNOW WE CAN GET SOME, YOU KNOW, EXPLANATION FROM FROM SUPERINTENDENT OR ANYONE ON THE CABINET.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THE WAY I'M READING THROUGH THIS, I JUST FEEL LIKE WE'RE SENDING THE WRONG MESSAGE TO TO FACE AND THOSE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THIS. OKAY. MR. MYERS, WOULD YOU WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THEN TO TABLE IT SO WE CAN GET SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS? YEAH, YEAH, I'D MAKE THE MOTION FOR THAT.

OKAY. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. JUST. YES. AND I ALSO HAVE A SIMILAR QUESTION TO MICKEY.

AS I REVIEWED IT, AND I APOLOGIZE, THROUGHOUT THE WEEK I'VE BEEN REVIEWING THIS AGENDA AND I SAW THAT IT SAID SPECIALIST VERSUS EITHER DIRECTOR OR WHATEVER THE POSITION WAS BEFORE.

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I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE SOME CHALLENGES WE NEED TO TO WORK ON BETWEEN CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFICATED POSITIONS.

BUT HOW DID WE LAND ON SPECIALISTS? SO THAT'S JUST MY GENERIC QUESTION ON THAT AS WELL.

OKAY. SO I GUESS WE'LL BE TABLING 5.2 TO OUR ANOTHER BOARD MEETING.

DOES THIS PREVENT ANYTHING FROM HAPPENING OR IN REGARDS TO.

WELL, IT STOPS US FROM THE PROCESS, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

I'LL WAIT ANOTHER MONTH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. TAKES US TO 5.3.

BOARD MEMBER, REQUEST BOARD POLICY. 1250. VISITOR SLASH OUTSIDE.

FIRST READING BOARD PRESIDENT. YEAH, WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER POSITION ON THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN ACTION ON, THOUGH. WHICH PART? THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING IS ON THAT AGENDA ITEM AS WELL.

SO ONLY A PORTION OF 5.2. YES. SO. SO I GUESS IF I CAN GET SOME I CAN CLARIFY MY MOTION AND MAYBE COUNCIL CAN HELP ON THIS. I'M GOOD WITH MAKING THE MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SENIOR DIRECTOR, PURCHASE WAREHOUSE, PRINTING AND MAIL SERVICES, BUT TABLING THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST ITEM TO THE NEXT MEETING.

I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THEN WE WILL.

OKAY. WELL, THEN, MR. MAYOR, YOU MADE THE MOTION FOR THAT ONE, AND THEN, MR. SERNA. I'LL JUST PUT ADOPTION ON THE NOTES FOR HERE WITH THE AMENDMENT.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

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

OR VISITOR OUTSIDE. FIRST READING. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ACCEPT THE FIRST READING OF BOARD POLICY 1250 OUTSIDE VISITORS AS PROVIDED.

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT TO ACCEPT ITEM 5.3 IS PROVIDED.

I'LL MOVE. OKAY. IN A SECOND. WE HAVE WE HAVE SPEAKERS.

SORRY, WE HAVE SPEAKERS. YES. OKAY. YES. WE HAVE THREE OF THEM.

OKAY, GOOD. WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.

WE'LL START WITH ROBERT FARQUET. NAYELI SALGADO IS ON DECK AND KAREN CONTRERAS IS AFTER THAT.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT PEREZ, SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD.

JUST WANT TO REITERATE, THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS, THAT WE ELECT OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO SCHOOL BOARD SO THEY CAN REPRESENT THE NEEDS AND THE WILL OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE F F USD. THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR HOW THE DISTRICT IS RAN, HOW POLICIES ARE IMPLEMENTED, AND HOW WELL OUR SCHOOLS ARE DOING, KEEPING THEIR FINGER ON THE PULSE OF THE STUDENT BODY.

AS I SAID BEFORE, AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, I DON'T BELIEVE A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IN ORDER TO VISIT A SCHOOL SITE OR FACILITY, AS LONG AS IT'S DURING OPERATIONAL HOURS, AND IF IT HAPPENS TO BE A DISRUPTIVE TIME, THEY CAN RETURN AT A LATER DATE.

THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO ANNOUNCE OR SCHEDULE A VISIT.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS NOT TO CATCH ANYONE DOING SOMETHING WRONG, BUT RATHER TO SEE THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF A SCHOOL.

ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THAT SHOULD BE MINIMAL IF THEY EXIST AT ALL.

A SCHOOL A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER'S ROLE IS TO GOVERN THE DISTRICT, NOT SIMPLY TO OBSERVE IT.

OBSERVE FROM A DISTANCE. AND JUST SO THE AUDIENCE IS AWARE, THE RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE GOVERNANCE AND POLICY SETTING, THE DISTRICT'S EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY, VISION AND LONG TERM GOALS FISCAL OVERSIGHT, ESTABLISHING BUDGETING PRIORITIES, AND ADOPTING AN ANNUAL BUDGET, OVERSEEING THE FISCAL HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT AND ENSURING EFFECTIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

LEADERSHIP, EMPLOYING AND PROVIDING DIRECTION TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SERVING AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

COMMUNICATING WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND FINANCES INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY IN MEANINGFUL WAYS SUCH AS DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL PLANS AND LASTLY, MONITORING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

MONITORING THE DISTRICT'S PROGRESS TOWARDS ITS GOALS THROUGH DATA, FEEDBACK AND OBSERVATION.

SO WITH THAT SAID, I DON'T BELIEVE IN YOUR POLICY THAT IT THE BOARD MEMBERS, SHOULD THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS, HAVE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO GO TO A SCHOOL SITE? THANK YOU.

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IF I GO AND READ YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF POLICY MAKING VERBIAGE AT THE CSBA, IT READS THAT BOARD MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EMPLOYING THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SETTING POLICY FOR HIRING OF OTHER PERSONNEL, AND OF ESTABLISHING BUDGET PRIORITIES AND OVERSEEING FACILITY ISSUES.

HOW CAN A BOARD MEMBER ACCOMPLISH THIS IF THEY ARE NOT BEING ALLOWED TO EVALUATE PERSONNEL OR DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS ON PAGE TWO OF THE CSBA. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A BOARD MEMBER.

IT ALSO SAYS WHERE IT GOES OVER. ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE PUBLIC AND STATES.

AGAIN, IT STATES AGAIN THAT BOARDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVALUATING THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SETTING POLICY FOR THE EVALUATION OF OTHER PERSONNEL.

ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THEY NOT ONLY SET THE DIRECTION FOR THE SCHOOL, BUT ALSO REPRESENTS REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY'S INTEREST IN EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.

SO THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY RESTRICTIONS TO THIS POLICY.

THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS KAREN CONTRERAS. I'M A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AND A MOM WHO'S NOW ADULT CHILDREN ATTENDED FONTANA SCHOOLS.

FIRST, LET ME SAY THAT I BELIEVE THERE IS VALUE IN UNANNOUNCED SCHOOL SITE VISITS.

AS AN ACUTE CARE NURSE, DURING THE FIRST 30 YEARS OF MY 52 PLUS YEARS OF BEING AN RN, I CAN RECALL THE JOINT COMMISSION SURVEY THAT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY EVERY THREE YEARS. ALTHOUGH IT WAS AN UNANNOUNCED SURVEY, WE ALWAYS SEEMED TO KNOW WHAT MONTH IT WAS GOING TO OCCUR.

CHARTS WERE PULLED AND AUDITED. WALLS WERE PAINTED, NEW CURTAINS WERE HUNG IN THE PATIENT CARE AREAS, AND EVERYTHING LOOKED JUST WONDERFUL. AND WHEN THOSE SURVEYORS ROLLED THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR, EVERYTHING WAS IN TOP NOTCH CONDITION. WHEN THAT SURVEY WAS COMPLETED AND WE WERE COMPLIANT, WE ALL BREATHED A SIGH OF RELIEF BECAUSE WE WERE SAFE FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS.

SO WHY DO I TELL YOU THIS STORY? BECAUSE I OFTEN WONDERED WHY THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE MADE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE SURVEY DIDN'T CONTINUE THROUGH FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. THERE ARE MANY ANSWERS TO THAT QUESTION, BUT SIMPLY WE FORGOT HOW TO MAINTAIN THAT LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE.

SO I THINK YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING TO GO WITH THIS.

WITH UNANNOUNCED SITE VISITS, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS CAN GAIN DIRECT INSIGHT INTO SCHOOL PROGRAMS, STAFF INTERACTIONS, AND STUDENT NEEDS, ALL OF WHICH HELP THE BOARD TO MAKE MORE INFORMED POLICY AND BUDGET DECISIONS.

THESE VISITS HELP IDENTIFY AREAS OF SUCCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT THAT MIGHT NOT BE APPARENT DURING A SCHEDULED VISITATION.

BY OBSERVING STUDENT AND STAFF NEEDS FIRSTHAND, BOARD MEMBERS CAN BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE SCHOOLS, THE STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE PUBLIC.

SCHEDULED VISITS CAN OFFER A MORE AUTHENTIC PICTURE OF SCHOOL LIFE AND ENABLES THE SCHOOL BOARD TO BETTER ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT PARENTS OFTEN RAISE, QUESTIONS THAT REQUIRE FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE. SO IN SUMMARY, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE KEY BENEFITS OF UNANNOUNCED VISITS? INCREASED TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF SCHOOL LIFE.

IT WILL ASSIST IN IDENTIFICATION OF STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES.

IT WILL ENHANCE A VITAL CONNECTION TO THE STUDENT AND PARENT COMMUNITY.

AND IT WILL AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF STAGED VISITS.

OUR STUDENTS DESERVE AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION AND OUR TEACHERS WORK HARD TO PROVIDE THAT EXPERIENCE.

I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE THAT OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WILL CONDUCT UNSCHEDULED SITE VISITS THOROUGHLY, THOUGHTFULLY, AND RESPECTFULLY TO MINIMIZE DISRUPTIONS AND STRESS ON TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

EXCUSE ME, AND I ASK FOR A CHANGE IN POLICY. THANK YOU.

OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLY, A SECOND BY MR. RAMIREZ. ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE A DISCUSSION.

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IT DOESN'T SAY MUST. IT SAYS ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOTIFY THE PRINCIPAL IN ADVANCE OF A SITE VISIT AS A COURTESY AND TO ENSURE THE BEST USE OF TIME.

IT DOESN'T SAY MUST, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT. HOWEVER, IF ADVANCE NOTICE IS NOT POSSIBLE, BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD NOTIFY THE OFFICE UPON ARRIVAL FOLLOWING VISITOR PROCEDURES, WHICH THIS GIVES ME THE OPPORTUNITY AND GIVES US AS COLLEAGUES TO KNOCK ON THE DOOR OF A SCHOOL WITHOUT HAVING ADVANCE NOTICE.

SO I THINK THAT'S THE LANGUAGE THERE. AS A COURTESY, WE COULD CALL, WE CAN CALL MICKEY, WE COULD CALL THE PRINCIPAL, OR WE JUST SHOW UP AND CHECK IN AT THE FRONT OFFICE LIKE ANY OTHER VISITOR DOES, AND THEN WE CAN GO TO OUR VISIT, AND IF THE PRINCIPAL OR DESIGNEE CAN ESCORT US AROUND, AND THAT'S FINE TOO.

BUT I THINK THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THE LANGUAGE IS OPEN FOR US THAT ALLOWS US TO VISIT WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT. OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I HAD A COMMENT. I JUST WANTED TO THANK BOARD MEMBER SERNA FOR YOUR HELP IN DRAFTING THIS LANGUAGE.

AND ARRIVING TO THIS DESTINATION. I KNOW WE HAD WORKSHOPPED THIS.

I HAD ORIGINALLY BROUGHT THIS BEFORE THE BOARD MONTHS AGO WITH THOSE SAME QUESTIONS THAT THE PUBLIC HAS BROUGHT FORWARD IN.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOUR HOUSE, RIGHT. IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE VISITORS COMING OVER, YOU'RE GOING TO CLEAN EVERYTHING, YOU'RE GOING TO FEBREEZE IT. YOU'RE GOING TO, LIKE, VACUUM. YOU'RE GOING TO DO ALL THE THINGS, RIGHT. AND NOT THAT WE DON'T DO THOSE THINGS ALL THE TIME, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S IN ORDER.

HOWEVER WHEN YOUR FAMILY JUST DROPS IN AND YOU'RE.

IT'S UNEXPECTED, RIGHT? THEY REALLY GET TO SEE YOU IN ACTION DAY TO DAY.

LIKE STUFF'S FLYING. YOU'RE COOKING, THE CATS ARE RUNNING EVERYWHERE LIKE IT'S A WHOLE THING. AND SO THAT WAS KIND OF OUR THOUGHT PROCESS THROUGH THIS IN TALKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND REALLY WANTING TO GO BACK TO EXACTLY LIKE WAS MENTIONED, WHY ARE WE UP HERE? WE ARE HERE BECAUSE YOU GUYS PUT US UP HERE. YOU ENTRUSTED US TO ACT ON YOUR BEHALF IN EACH OF OUR INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE AREAS.

AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR IS TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

AND SO THROUGH SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSIONS, WE HAD A WORKSHOP ON THIS AND THIS WAS THE LANGUAGE THAT WE ARRIVED AT.

AND SO I'M VERY PLEASED WITH LIKE I SAID, BOARD MEMBER SERNA'S CONTRIBUTIONS AND REALLY JUST TRYING TO CRAFT THE LANGUAGE IN A WAY THAT IT STILL ALLOWS US TO MAINTAIN OUR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS BOARD MEMBERS.

BUT THEN THERE'S A SAFETY PIECE, TOO, WHICH WE KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THESE THROUGH CONVERSATIONS.

AND I WAS JUST AT A SCHOOL LAST WEEK, AND THEY WERE GOING OVER THEIR ACTIVE, ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING.

AND WHAT HAPPENS? AND IF THEY DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE ON CAMPUS, RIGHT? LIKE, IF I JUST SHOWED UP AND I WENT AROUND THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE, WHICH I SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH, RIGHT? AND I WAS JUST ON CAMPUS, AND LET'S SAY THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY.

THEY WOULDN'T KNOW THAT I WAS THERE. RIGHT? AND SO THERE ARE REASONS WHY THE LANGUAGE IS CRAFTED IN THIS WAY.

HOWEVER, IT STILL PROVIDES THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COME IN AND JUST GET A GOOD PICTURE OF WHAT OUR AWESOME TEACHERS AND KIDS ARE UP TO.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, MISS SANDOVAL? THANK YOU.

A COUPLE THINGS I WANTED TO TO ASK. I KNOW WE LIKE VICE PRESIDENT HOLLY MENTIONED WE HAD LENGTHY CONVERSATIONS, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THIS HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT OR WE TALKED ABOUT IT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN I WAS ELECTED IN 2014 BOARD MEMBERS WERE REQUIRED TO BE FINGERPRINTED AND ALSO TB TESTED.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S STILL IN PLAY.

ONE FINGERPRINTED IS IMPORTANT. NOT THAT THEY'RE CRIMINALS OR ANYTHING OR ANYTHING BAD BACK THERE, BUT IT'S JUST OPEN TRANSPARENCY KNOWING THAT WE'RE SAFE BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S REQUIRED, SO WE'RE NO DIFFERENT THAN THE EMPLOYEES THAT WORK FOR FONTANA UNIFIED.

THAT'S HOW I FEEL. OPEN TRANSPARENCY. THE OTHER THING IS TB TESTED.

I KNOW THAT THE TEACHERS ARE ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO BE TB TESTED.

SO ARE THE US EMPLOYEES. EXCUSE ME? I HAVE A SORE THROAT.

AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS STILL HAPPENING.

THE OTHER ITEM LOWER DOWN ON THAT POLICY, I WAS I ASKED THE, THE LEGAL COUNSEL MY QUESTION TO HIM IS I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS FAR AS THE SEX OFFENDERS, OUR PARENTS ALSO BEING INFORMED WHEN AND IF ONE OF THE PARENTS IS VISITING A CLASSROOM, BECAUSE THE PARENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO WITHHOLD THEIR CHILD

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SO THAT'S MY QUESTION. OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. MISS ANYBODY? WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE, CAN YOU PLEASE ADDRESS THE QUESTIONS? THE CONCERNS. OKAY. HAVE A MOTION MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT, SECONDED BY MR. RAMIREZ. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

TAKES US 6.1. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. PUBLIC COMMENT MATTERS.

[6. Public Participation]

I RECEIVED SIX COMMENTS TONIGHT FOR THESE ITEMS, AND I'LL START OFF WITH IS IT ADA OR ADA? LAURA AND GRACE. JUANILLO IS ON DECK. NOW.

HELLO, MY NAME IS ADA LAURA. AND THE REASON WHY I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU GUYS TODAY IS REGARDING THE INCREASE IN GUN VIOLENCE CURRENTLY WITHIN OUR NATION AND SCHOOLS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY, VERY SERIOUS IN MY HEART AND IN MY OWN PERSONAL LIFE.

SO I KNOW THAT I ATTENDED A MEETING, I BELIEVE IT WAS LIKE THREE WEEKS AGO.

AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOUR NAME IS. MICKEY AND BODY SUPERINTENDENT.

OKAY, NICKY. YES. YOU'RE THE ONE THAT MENTIONED THERE WAS SOME SORT OF A LANYARD THAT YOU SHOWED ME THAT IS BEING IMPLEMENTED AND OR TESTED IN THREE SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW FOR SCHOOLS.

SO MY CONCERN AND THE REASON WHY I'M HERE IS I WANT TO KNOW WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP HAVE THAT IMPLEMENTED IN ALL SCHOOLS, ALL GRADE LEVELS FOR FONTANA UNIFIED. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS.

I MYSELF, I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO EVER HAVE TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING THAT I MYSELF PERSONALLY DID.

I HAD A STUDENT. WHEN I WORKED FOR LAUSD THAT WAS SHOT IN.

HE DIED IN MY ARMS SIX MONTHS LATER. I LOST MY OWN SON AND MY NEPHEW TO GUN VIOLENCE.

SO THIS IS A VERY, VERY SERIOUS MATTER TO ME.

AND I WANT TO KNOW AGAIN, AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER AND AS A GRANDMOTHER OF A STUDENT FOR FONTANA.

WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS SEEN IN ALL THE SCHOOLS, ALL, ALL GRADE LEVELS? THANK YOU. YES. ANYBODY CAN WE HAVE STAFF REACH OUT TO HER TO TO TELL HER ABOUT THE PROGRESS AND THE PROCESS THAT'S GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW.

WE DO. I'LL ASK CHIEF RANDOLPH TO DO THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. BODDY. HELLO. MY NAME IS GRACE JUANILLO.

I HAVE A FEW SAFETY ISSUES THAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS.

MY DAUGHTER ATTENDS MANGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THIS IS ONLY HER SECOND YEAR.

THERE WERE IN TC NOW, BUT FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, I'VE NOTICED ISSUES WITH THE CROSSWALK IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL. CARS SPEED THROUGH THERE REALLY BAD. SO WE'VE HAD SOME SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, JUST RECENT ONES THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL UP.

2020 THERE WAS A FATAL MOTORCYCLIST MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT RIGHT THERE AT THAT CORNER TWO YEARS AGO, A CROSSING GUARD WAS HIT BY A CAR AND TAKEN BY AMBULANCE.

DIDN'T RETURN BACK TO WORK, OF COURSE. AND ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, A CAR FLIPPED INTO A HOME RIGHT THERE AT THAT CORNER.

SO FAR IN THE PAST TWO DAYS, I'VE GOTTEN OVER 175 SIGNATURES OF PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

I'M NOT DONE GETTING SIGNATURES YET, BUT PEOPLE WANT TO IMPLEMENT SOMETHING THERE, I KNOW.

LAST YEAR, $10,000 WAS ALLOCATED BY THE CITY TO PUT SOME SORT OF STOP SIGN SOMETHING IN THAT AREA.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT MONEY WENT. I DID HEAR IT WAS SPENT ELSEWHERE.

WHEN I LOOKED INTO IT, STOP SIGNS COST BETWEEN 3 TO $600.

SPEED BUMPS 2 TO 4000. WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN BOTH WITH THAT $10,000.

THAT AREA RIGHT THERE GOES FROM 40 MILES AN HOUR TO 25 MILES AN HOUR.

WHEN GOING SOUTH ON MANGO FROM BASELINE, IT'S ONLY 220FT RIGHT THERE AND GOING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION NORTH ON MANGO, THE SIGNS GO FROM 40 TO 25, ABOUT 240FT. I KNOW THE CITY CAN APPLY FOR GRANTS LIKE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL OR STATE TRAFFIC SAFETY FUNDS, SO THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE SOMETHING THAT COMES OUT OF THE CITY FUNDS. THERE ARE PROGRAMS OUT THERE, AND I'M AWARE MOST OF THE RESPONSIBILITY DOES FALL INTO THE CITY WHEN IT COMES TO STOP SIGNS AND SPEED BUMPS.

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PARENTS ARE TRYING TO DODGE CARS RUNNING ACROSS THAT STREET TO GET OUR KIDS IN THERE.

AND THEN ALSO, I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE SCHOOL SHOOTING THREAT THAT WAS MADE ON SEPTEMBER 12TH AT E HIGH SCHOOL.

NO PARENTS WERE MADE AWARE OF THAT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONDAY.

AFTER A NEWS RELEASE WAS PUT OUT THAT SAME DAY, ELEMENTARY, JUST TWO BLOCKS AWAY, WAS ALLOWED TO HAVE A FIRE DRILL DURING THE SAME EXACT TIME THAT THAT WAS OCCURRING. SO I WANT TO KNOW WHY THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE SCHOOLS, BETWEEN THE POLICE AND WHOEVER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR LETTING THE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA KNOW THAT THAT WAS HAPPENING. ALSO, IN REGARDS TO SCHOOL SAFETY, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS DOING TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE WHEN IT COMES TO THE SO-CALLED ICE AGENTS RACIALLY PROFILING PEOPLE.

WE KNOW HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN BE 18 YEARS OLD, WHICH MAKES THEM LEGAL ADULTS.

SO WE WANT SO THEY CAN BE VERY EASILY TARGETED.

WE KNOW THE CITY HASN'T SPOKEN UP TO ENSURE COMMUNITY FEEL SAFE, SO I WANT TO KNOW HOW THE SCHOOL IS MAKING SURE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FEEL SAFE WHEN CHILDREN ARE AFRAID FOR THEMSELVES OR THEIR FAMILY BEING TARGETED.

IT SHOWS IN GRADES AND ATTENDANCE. I PERSONALLY DO KNOW A THREE YEAR OLD WHO CRIED ON CAMPUS BECAUSE OF IT.

JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS NO AFFILIATION WITH FONTANA UNIFIED.

IT DOES FALL UNDER COUNTY, BUT MISS ANYBODY CAN.

WE ALSO HAVE STAFF REACH OUT TO HER TO ADDRESS THE OTHER ADDITIONAL CONCERNS? YES.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? IF OUR CHIEF OF COMMUNICATION.

SO TWO CHIEFS, IF YOU WILL. REACH OUT. YEAH. THANK YOU TO OUR SPEAKER.

AND GIVE GRACE A HEADS UP ON WHAT WE'RE DOING, WHAT'S HAPPENING OVER AT MANGO, AS WELL AS HOW WE'RE COMMUNICATING SAFETY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AROUND THE ICE. THANK YOU. CAN I ASK A QUESTION? CAN I ASK A QUESTION? WITH THE INCIDENT AT E HIGH, I KNOW THERE'S SOME OTHER FACTS THAT WERE IN PLACE, AND I THINK, I WONDER, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO OR IF THERE'S A PRESS RELEASE OR SOMETHING FOR THAT INCIDENT THAT CAN BE DONE, I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS BECAUSE THAT THAT KEEPS COMING OUT, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS ALL THE DETAILS TO THAT.

AND I KNOW SOME OF IT'S CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE THERE'S A MINOR INVOLVED AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. BUT I THINK THERE WAS A REASON WHY OTHER SCHOOLS WERE NOT.

AND I THINK THE PUBLIC SHOULD PROBABLY KNOW THE DETAILS OF WHY THAT DID NOT HAPPEN.

I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT CAN BE OR NOT BE, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M ASSUMING WITH WITH THE ISSUES WITH ICE.

ONE OF THE THINGS I, I KNOW THAT FONTANA HAS DONE A GOOD JOB WITH STAFF IS TRAINING ON PROTOCOLS IN THE EVENT THAT IF THAT WAS TO HAPPEN, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THINGS LIKE JUDICIAL WARRANTS VERSUS ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANTS AND PROTOCOLS THAT ARE WITHIN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES OF OUR SCHOOLS, OBVIOUSLY, PUBLIC SPACES, MEANING PARKING LOTS, SIDEWALKS AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS ARE PUBLIC.

AND SO THERE ARE JURISDICTIONAL THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN, BUT IN THE PRIVATE SIDE OF OUR CAMPUSES THAN WE HAVE ABILITY TO TO STOP THOSE KIND OF THINGS UNLESS THE ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SAYS THEY HAVE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

SO I KNOW THERE'S A PROTOCOL AND A TRAINING THAT THE DISTRICT HAS GONE THROUGH.

I KNOW THE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION HAS BEEN PROVIDING THAT AS WELL TO TO SCHOOLS TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

SO I THINK THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD PROBABLY KNOW WHAT OUR PROTOCOLS ARE SO THAT THEY FEEL THAT WE ARE PROVIDING A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR 33,141 STUDENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE ROBERT FARQUET, AND ILDA RIOS IS ON DECK.

NAYELI IS RIGHT AFTER THAT.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. ROBERT FEEK WITH THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ, SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD.

MARY, RESPECTFULLY, I SENT YOU AN EMAIL, AND I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A REPLY.

SO WHEN YOU HAVE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO FOLLOW UP.

BUT AT THE LAST MEETING, YOU SAID THE PROCLAMATION TO HONOR CONSTITUTION WEEK WAS POLITICAL.

NOW, I KNOW YOU CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR CHILDREN, AND I DON'T THINK ANYONE QUESTIONS THAT.

BUT WHEN YOU WERE ELECTED TO THIS BOARD, YOU SWORE AN OATH TO UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION.

THAT OATH IS NOT POLITICAL. IT'S FOUNDATIONAL.

AND I'M ASKING YOU TO PUBLICLY RECONSIDER YOUR VOTE.

OUR CHILDREN MUST LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONSTITUTION.

AND I KNOW YOU AGREE WITH THAT. NOW, ON ANOTHER MATTER.

AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, I NOTICED THE PODIUM WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM, SO I SENT AN EMAIL AFTER REVIEWING THE MEETING ONLINE ABOUT THE FOLLOWING.

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THERE WAS NO VIDEO RECORDING OF PUBLIC ADDRESS ADDRESSING THE AGENDA ITEMS, AND THE PODIUM PLACEMENT MADE THE PUBLIC COMMENT HARDER AND LESS VISIBLE.

THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED SAID THE PODIUM WAS MOVED FOR SAFETY REASONS AND BETTER TRAFFIC FLOW.

I'M NOT SURE I ACCEPT THAT EXPLANATION SINCE WE HAVE AN ARMED OFFICER PRESENT.

WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WHO DECIDED THAT VIDEO RECORDINGS WOULD STOP ONCE THE PUBLIC BEGAN ADDRESSING THE BOARD.

WHEN WAS THIS DECISION MADE AND WHY WASN'T IT ANNOUNCED? WHO WAS CONSULTED AND WHY WASN'T THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED OR ASKED TO PARTICIPATE? FOR YEARS, THESE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN FULL, BOTH AUDIO AND VIDEO.

THAT LONG STANDING PRACTICE GAVE THE COMMUNITY CONFIDENCE IN TRANSPARENCY.

CHANGING THAT IS NOT TRANSPARENCY. IT'S THE OPPOSITE, AND IT RESTRICTS PARTICIPATION AND ERODES TRUST.

SINCE YOU BECAME PRESIDENT, ADAM, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN LIMITED, DELAYED AND DEVALUED.

THE LATEST MOVE FEELS LIKE ANOTHER ATTACK ON THE PUBLIC'S VOICE.

SO I'M ASKING THAT IF THESE MEETINGS ARE RECORDED BY VIDEO AT ALL, THEN THE ENTIRETY OF THE MEETING MUST BE RECORDED.

THE LATEST MOVE FEELS LIKE ANOTHER DIRECT ATTACK.

PUBLIC TRUST IS BUILT ON OPENNESS. MOVING PODIUMS AND SILENCING VIDEO DIMINISHES PUBLIC COMMENT AND HAS ONLY ERODED PARTICIPATION.

AND THAT'S WHY COMMUNITY MEMBER PARTICIPATION HAS DWINDLED.

PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF BEING PUSHED TO THE END. THESE ARE OUR TAX DOLLARS.

THESE ARE OUR MEETINGS AND THIS IS OUR VOICE.

THIS IS NOT TRANSPARENCY. IT'S RESTRICTION. IT'S WRONG.

AND I'M ASKING THAT THIS BOARD FIX IT. THANK YOU.

MUY BUENAS NOCHES. ESTIMADOS MIEMBROS DEL BOARD SUPERINTENDENT.

SENORA MICKEY. SENOR SERNA Y MAS INTEGRANTES MI NOMBRE ES HILDA RIOS, MADRE DE UN ESTUDIANTE DE EDUCACION ESPECIAL LAMENTABLEMENTE OBSERVO A PESAR DEL PASO DEL TIEMPO, LAS SITUACIONES NO HAN MEJORADO MOTIVO, POR EL CUAL UNA VEZ MAS A USTEDES PRESENTADO UNA CAJA EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE EDUCACION ESPECIAL Y CON USTEDES, PORQUE EL COORDINADOR DE SILVA NO REVISA NI REALIZAR EVALUACIONES DENTRO DEL PLAZO LEGAL.

EL PLAN DE EVALUACION SE VEINTICUATRO DE FEBRERO DE VEINTICINCO, SIENDO EL TIEMPO PERMITIDO POR LA LEY DE CALIFORNIA.

EL DISTRITO ESCOLAR NUEVO NO LLEVA A CABO DOS EVALUACIONES, LO CUAL CONSIDERO A GRAVE VIOLATION Y UN ACTO DE DISCRIMINATION HACIA MI HIJO. YA. FEDERALES ESTATALES POR LO CUAL AHORA ESTAMOS SOLICITANDO EVALUACIONES INDEPENDIENTES Y COMPENSATORY POR ESTA COMPLEMENTO ESCUTCHEON SEGUN LOS REGLEMENTS ESTABLECIDOS NO ESTOY AQUI PARA ANGELIA.

MI OBJETIVO ES ABOGADO POR LOS DERECHOS DE MI HIJO Y EVITAR ESTO SIGUE SIENDO VIOLADORES E IGNORADO SOLO POR SER HISPANOS.

MUCHAS GRACIAS POR SU ATENCION.

I'LL BE READING DIRECTLY THE TRANSLATION THAT SHE'S PROVIDED.

GOOD EVENING, ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT MISS MICKEY, MR. SERNA AND OTHER MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ILDA RIOS, MOTHER OF A 21 YEAR OLD STUDENT ENROLLED IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.

UNFORTUNATELY, THROUGH THIS TIME I HAVE OBSERVED THE SITUATION HAS NOT IMPROVED, WHICH IS WHY I'M ADDRESSING YOU ONCE AGAIN.

I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND WITH YOU, BECAUSE THE COORDINATOR DID NOT REVIEW OR CARRY OUT THE EVALUATIONS WITHIN THE LEGAL TIME FRAME. THE EVALUATION PLAN WAS SIGNED ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2025.

EXCEEDING THE TIME ALLOWED BY CALIFORNIA LAW.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DID NOT CONDUCT TWO EVALUATIONS, WHICH I CONSIDER A SERIOUS VIOLATION AND AN ACT OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ME AND MY SON,

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FOR THIS REASON, I AM NOW REQUESTING INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS AND COMPENSATION.

DUE TO THIS NONCOMPLIANCE AND THAT, AND I ASK THAT YOU LISTEN TO ME AND FOLLOW THE ESTABLISHED REGULATIONS.

I'M NOT HERE TO FIGHT. MY GOAL IS TO ADVOCATE FOR MY SON'S RIGHTS AND TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING IGNORED, SIMPLY BECAUSE WE ARE HISPANIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

GOOD EVENING ONCE AGAIN WITH THE CYBER REVIEW BOARD.

I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE CHANGE OF PUBLIC VIDEO RECORDING.

PRESIDENT ADAM, SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN BECOME PRESIDENT ALMOST A YEAR NOW, WE HAVE SEEN AN ASSAULT ON COMMUNITY, ON THE COMMUNITY INTEREST AND ON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

THE DISTRICT HAS REALLY SHOWN THEIR TRUE COLORS.

IN YOUR DISDAIN FOR THIS COMMUNITY. I WANT TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY HOW IT STARTED.

IT STARTED BY LIMITING OUR PUBLIC TIME FROM 5 MINUTES TO 3 MINUTES.

THEN IT WENT TO CHANGING PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE END OF THE BOARD MEETING WHEN JUST ABOUT EVERYONE HAS LEFT, FOLLOWED BY CATEGORIZING AGENDA ITEMS PRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC UNDER A NEW CATEGORY AS MATTERS NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA, BUT THEY ARE ON THE AGENDA AND THEREFORE AN AGENDA ITEM.

THIS JUST CONFUSING THE PUBLIC. THEN PRESIDENT PEREZ TRIED TO REMOVE CLEAR VERBIAGE OF WHEN TO SUBMIT AGENDA ITEMS, AND NOW WE ARE SEEING NO VIDEO RECORDING OF PUBLIC COMMENT.

NOTHING SAYS TRANSPARENCY. TRANSPARENCY. THEN WHAT YOU HAVE DONE? YES. NOW WE CAN CLEARLY SEE HOW YOU, PRESIDENT ADAM, ALONG WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, FEEL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

PUBLIC MEMBERS THAT TAKE THE TIME TO COME MONTH AFTER MONTH TO ADDRESS THIS BOARD WITH ITEMS OF CONCERN.

HOW EXACTLY IS THIS CHANGE ACHIEVING YOUR SO-CALLED GOAL? TO MAKE SURE OUR BOARD MEETINGS STAY OPEN, TRANSPARENT AND WELCOMING TO EVERYONE WHO TAKES THE TIME TO PARTICIPATE.

HOW? WHEN YOU ARE ACTIVELY DOING THE OPPOSITE AND IT IS VERY CLEAR NOW TO US AND TO EVERYONE HERE.

YOU REALLY DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC AND HAVE NO INTEREST IN WHAT THE PUBLIC HAS TO SAY.

AND YOUR RESPONSE TO THESE QUESTIONS? YOU CLAIM THAT THIS NEW SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED TO FOCUS THE VIDEO ON THE BOARD, SO THERE'S ALWAYS A CLEAR RECORD OF BOARD ACTION.

THE REAL REASON NO VIDEO OF PUBLIC COMMENT IS MADE AVAILABLE IS TO HIDE THE PUBLIC FROM THE PUBLIC WHO COMES TO HOLD THIS BOARD ACCOUNTABLE MONTH AFTER MONTH, AND TO ADDRESS REAL CONCERNING ISSUES THAT WILL AFFECT THEM AND THE COMMUNITY.

THIS INACTION IS TO SO MANY PUBLIC INTERESTS HAVE BEEN APPARENT OVER THE YEARS NOW, AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WAY TO HIDE AND AND NOT GIVE AND GIVE ANY ATTENTION TO US.

THIS BOARD FAILS TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF PUBLIC INTEREST MONTH AFTER MONTH.

EXAMPLE IS TONIGHT WITH MISS RIOS, WHO HAS COME MONTH AFTER MONTH ADVOCATING FOR HER SON.

THIS BOARD WANTS TO JUST PRESENT AND SHOW WHAT THEY WANT, WHAT MAKES THEM LOOK GOOD.

THIS NEW SYSTEM IS TURNING OUT TO BE A BIG DOWNGRADE.

AND WHAT TO WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN PLACE. WHEN WAS THIS CHANGED ADDRESSED THIS CHANGE TO PUBLIC RECORDING? WAS THIS VOTED ON BY THE BY ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS? CAN THIS SIMPLY BE DECIDED ON THIS? PLEASE EXPLAIN.

FINAL SPEAKER FOR 6.1 IS AMBER VICE CHAIR. OH.

THANK YOU. VISCERAL SOUNDS.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY. MY NAME IS AMBER AND I'M A PARENT AT MANGO ELEMENTARY.

AND I WANT TO SHARE A SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT STUDENT SAFETY IN THE CLASSROOM.

THERE HAVE BEEN INCIDENTS OF A STUDENT HAVING OUTBURSTS INCLUDING YELLING, HITTING, AND INAPPROPRIATE TOUCHING.

THIS HAS CREATED AN UNSAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND HAS CAUSED DISTRESS FOR THE STUDENTS IN THE CLASS.

EVERY CHILD HAS A RIGHT TO FEEL SAFE AND PROTECTED AT SCHOOL, AND I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT THIS IS HAVING ON BOTH SAFETY AND LEARNING.

I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD TO REVIEW HOW SITUATIONS LIKE THIS ARE BEING HANDLED, AND TO CONSIDER STRONGER SUPPORTS AND SAFEGUARDS SO THAT ALL STUDENTS FEEL SAFE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. SO THANK YOU. I'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION WITH THE PRINCIPAL AS WELL.

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RECESSION OF CALIFORNIA INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION CIF MEMBERSHIP.

THIS ITEM IS FOR THE PUBLIC. IS THE PUBLIC AGENDA ITEM SUBMISSION FOR THE RECESSION OF THE CALIFORNIA INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION CIF MEMBERSHIP BY MR. ROBERT FOUQUET. I DO HAVE SPEAKERS. SO DOES YOU WANT TO SPEAK FIRST? YEAH. HOW MANY SPEAKERS? TWO. THREE. FIVE. FIVE.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THE CRB CAME BEFORE THIS BOARD AND ASKED YOU TO PRIORITIZE AND PROTECT GIRLS IN GIRLS SPORTS.

AND AT THAT TIME, WE PROPOSED THAT THIS BOARD ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO DO EXACTLY THAT.

YOUR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE ISSUE WAS UNDER LITIGATION AND THEREFORE THE BOARD WOULD WAIT.

MEANWHILE, 18 ONE 818 OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE NOW PASSED RESOLUTIONS, AND THAT NUMBER CONTINUES TO GROW AND THEY HAVE TAKEN A STAND TO PROTECT GIRLS.

YET YOUR RESPONSE REMAINED THAT YOU'RE SIMPLY FOLLOWING CIF GUIDELINES.

BUT IF CIF REFUSES TO STAND UP AND PROTECT OUR GIRLS, THEN WE SHOULD REMOVE OUR DISTRICT FROM THAT ORGANIZATION.

THE TRUTH IS, BIOLOGICAL BOYS COMPETING IN GIRLS SPORTS HAVE AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE.

THEY ARE TAKING OPPORTUNITIES AWAY FROM OUR DAUGHTERS.

TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THERE ARE MULTIPLE DOCUMENTED CASES WHERE BIOLOGICAL BOYS PLAYING IN GIRLS SPORTS HAVE INJURED FEMALE ATHLETES, IN SOME CASES WITH PERMANENT PERMANENT CONSEQUENCES.

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS BOARD HAS AN OBLIGATION TO PROTECT GIRLS.

THEIR SAFETY, THEIR OPPORTUNITIES AND THEIR FUTURES ARE AT STAKE.

THIS ALSO INCLUDES LOCKER ROOMS AND SAFE SPACES.

BIOLOGICAL BOYS HAVE NO BUSINESS IN THESE AREAS.

THESE ARE MEANT FOR GIRLS ONLY. AND YET, ONCE AGAIN, I DON'T EXPECT THIS BOARD TO ACT.

THIS HAS BECOME THE PATTERN. NONETHELESS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO STAND UP AND DEMAND THAT GIRLS SPORTS REMAIN FOR BIOLOGICAL GIRLS AND THAT THEIR SAFETY AND WELL-BEING BE TREATED AS A PRIORITY.

IT MUST BE. LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022, IN NORTH CAROLINA, A HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL PLAYER NAMED PAYTON MCNABB WAS SEVERELY INJURED BY A MALE ATHLETE COMPETING ON A GIRLS TEAM.

PAYTON SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, NECK INJURY, VISION IMPAIRMENT, PARTIAL PARALYSIS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER BODY, ONGOING HEADACHES, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION IN HER LIFE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY ALTERED.

THERE ARE MANY MORE EXAMPLES. IF THIS BOARD CHOOSES TO ACT, THEN YOU ARE CHOOSING TO ACCEPT THE VERY REAL RISK THAT COULD HAPPEN TO ONE OF OUR DAUGHTERS HERE.

THANK YOU. YEAH. WE HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM HERE. 6.2. FIRST IS ERICA, REESE, AND MORGAN.

CHRIST IS ON DECK. 20 MINUTES. 20 MINUTES.

20 MINUTES. 20 SPEAKERS ON THE SAME ITEM. THREE MINUTES.

HELLO, MA'AM. CAN YOU GIVE US ONE SECOND? WE HAVE SOME LEGALITY ISSUES THAT ARE BEING RAISED.

MR. THOMPSON. THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT. I THINK THE QUESTION WAS POSED.

DO WE NEED A MOTION TO START THIS PROCESS? AND SINCE MY MY ADVICE IS GO AHEAD AND TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT BEFORE THE BOARD CAN DISCUSS IT, THEN I ADVISE A MOTION A SECOND TO COMMENCE BOARD DISCUSSION BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER.

I THINK THERE WAS ALSO A QUESTION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TIME FOR A TOPIC.

20 MINUTES. THAT'S 20 MINUTES TOTAL. OKAY, OKAY, MA'AM, YOU CAN GO AHEAD.

HELLO, MY NAME IS ERICA RUIZ. I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE INLAND EMPIRE PRYSM COLLECTIVE.

WE ARE AN LGBTQ CENTERED ORGANIZATION IN THE REGION.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE PROPOSED DISCUSSION.

TO HAVE THE FONTANA SCHOOL DISTRICT RESCIND THEIR MEMBERSHIP AS PART OF THE CALIFORNIA INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION.

MANY OF THE FOLKS WHO ARE HERE WITH THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD ARE GOING TO BE SPEWING TRANSPHOBIC TALKING POINTS AND GENERATING FEAR AROUND HYPOTHETICAL

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THIS IS PART OF A LARGER MOVEMENT OF ANTI LGBTQ ADVOCACY THAT HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY SCAPEGOATING LGBTQ YOUTH AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE REGION. RESCINDING MEMBERSHIP OF CIF OVER SOMETHING THAT IS ACTUALLY A NON-ISSUE FOR THE DISTRICT WOULD BE RIDICULOUS.

THIS WOULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT EVERY SINGLE STUDENT ATHLETE WITHIN FONTANA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

WITHOUT THE CIF, FONTANA SCHOOLS WOULD LOSE THEIR LEAGUE SCHEDULES, THEIR PLAYOFF OPPORTUNITIES AND THEIR ACCESS TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

OTHER DISTRICTS, WHICH ARE BOUND BY CIF RULES WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SCHEDULE OFFICIAL GAMES WITH FONTANA TEAMS. THAT MEANS FONTANA STUDENT ATHLETES WOULD BE ISOLATED, BOXED OUT OF COMPETITIONS AND DENIED THE CHANCE TO PROVE THEMSELVES AGAINST THEIR PEERS.

IF FONTANA PULLS OUT, STUDENTS WOULD ALSO LOSE VISIBILITY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ATHLETICS SCHOLARSHIPS.

THE DISTRICT'S ENTIRE SPORTS PROGRAM WOULD SIMPLY BECOME A JOKE.

THERE IS NO BENEFIT TO THE FONTANA DISTRICT RESCINDING ITS MEMBERSHIP AS PART OF CIF.

INSTEAD, ALL STUDENT ATHLETES ACROSS FONTANA WOULD EXPERIENCE SEVERE BACKLASH.

POLICE. ALL STUDENTS DESERVE TO HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AS THEIR PEERS AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

I URGE YOU NOT TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT WOULD RECKLESSLY ENDANGER THE FUTURES OF INNOCENT STUDENT ATHLETES, JUST TO SATISFY, JUST TO SATISFY THE PREJUDICED OPINIONS OF A FEW INDIVIDUALS.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT PEREZ. GOOD EVENING, VICE PRESIDENT.

HAWLEY, SUPERINTENDENT IN BODY. ASHLEY, STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.

I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO MEET YOU YET, BUT HELLO. AND OUR WONDERFUL FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD.

I AM HERE TO ADDRESS YOU ON WHAT THE CALIFORNIA INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION, THE CIF, IS AN ORGANIZATION FOR GOOD FOR THE 31,000 STUDENTS HERE IN FUSD.

IT REPRESENTS REGULATIONS THAT HELP OUR STUDENTS BALANCE THEIR STUDIES IN THE CLASSROOM WITH THEIR SCHEDULES OF PRACTICES AND GAMES, AND PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR THEM TO SAFELY PARTICIPATE IN THE SPORTS THAT THEY LOVE WHILE TAKING CARE OF THEIR MINDS AND BODIES, INCLUDING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR THINGS LIKE AIR QUALITY.

CIF WAS ALSO THE FIRST STATE ORGANIZATION IN THE NATION TO REQUIRE STUDENTS TO PLEDGE TO NOT UTILIZE STEROIDS IN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS.

PULLING FROM CIF WILL IMPACT FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS, EVERYTHING FROM NETWORKING TO TO SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ONE FOR WATER POLO, A SPORT THAT IS REGULARLY CELEBRATED IN THIS ROOM FOR OUR EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT ATHLETES HERE IN THE DISTRICT.

CIF ALSO PROVIDES RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT WANT TO CONTINUE THEIR ATHLETIC CAREERS IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND.

PARTICIPATION IN STATEWIDE CONFERENCE ORGANIZATIONS CAN HAVE LIFELONG BENEFITS.

AS SOMEONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE MISSOURI STATEWIDE COMPETITIVE ORGANIZATION GROWING UP, ALBEIT IN DEBATE, I MEAN, LOOK AT ME. DID YOU REALLY EXPECT ANYTHING DIFFERENT? MY LIFE IS DIFFERENT AND CHANGED BY THAT PARTICIPATION.

SOME OF MY LONGEST LASTING 20 YEAR FRIENDSHIPS ORIGINATED IN THE HALLWAYS OUTSIDE OF DEBATE ROUNDS, MEETING PEOPLE FROM OTHER SCHOOLS. MY LIFE IS RICHER AND MORE VIBRANT FOR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET STUDENTS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS THROUGH MISHA, AND IF I HADN'T, FRANKLY, I WOULDN'T BE UP HERE GIVING YOU A HEADACHE RIGHT NOW.

IN THE ABSENCE OF CIF. NOW WHAT? HOW WILL OUR TEAMS AND STUDENT ATHLETES DEAL WITH THE SUDDEN AND GAPING VOID IN THEIR SCHEDULES, SUDDENLY HAVE TO BUILD SCAFFOLDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE. INFRASTRUCTURE AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS TO HAVE A COMPETITIVE SEASON. AND THEN WHEN A TEAM ENDS THAT SEASON. NOW WHAT? NO PLAYOFFS, NO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, NO NOTHING.

HOW WILL TRACK AND FIELD OR THE OTHER MORE INDIVIDUAL SPORTS HAPPEN? 25 PEOPLE ARE GOING TO STAND AROUND A TRACK AT FOHAI AND FOR THAT MATTER, SIFF PROVIDES SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 50 SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR FOR STUDENT ATHLETES. AND WHILE I'M NOT SAYING EVERYONE'S GOING TO GO TO A FONTANA UNIFIED STUDENT, WHO OR WHAT WILL REPLACE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE FUNDS, ARE WE TO BELIEVE THAT OUR STUDENTS WOULDN'T EXPERIENCE AN IMMEDIATE, DECREASED QUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THEIR SCHOOLS? WHILE YOU GUYS ATTEMPT TO LAY TRACKS IN FRONT OF A SPEEDING TRAIN? AND FOR SHAME.

HONESTLY, WE'RE UP HERE FOR ALL THIS FUSS AND HUBBUB AND TAKING OPPORTUNITIES AWAY FROM 31,000 KIDS FOR LESS THAN TEN STUDENT ATHLETES IN THE STATE.

OH, I'M SORRY I GOT THAT WRONG. IT'S NOT IN THIS STATE.

THERE ARE LESS THAN TEN OUT TRANS STUDENT ATHLETES IN THIS NATION.

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FOR THAT, I URGE YOU TO ABSOLUTELY NOT DISCUSS THIS.

DON'T EVEN OPEN IT. YOU KNOW, IN YOUR HEARTS THIS IS WRONG FOR OUR DISTRICT.

NEXT WE HAVE NATHAN CHAMPAGNE. AND THEN ON DECK IS NAYELI SALGADO.

HELLO, BOARD. I'LL KEEP THIS QUICK. I THINK MORGAN REALLY SAID EVERYTHING THAT I AT LEAST HAD ON MY MIND.

ONE OF THE THINGS I THOUGHT WAS VERY STRANGE ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL IS THAT THERE'S NO PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE.

SO ARE ARE THEY JUST SAYING WE'RE JUST SUPPOSED TO REMOVE ALL THESE KIDS FROM ANY SORT OF TOURNAMENTS IN THE ENTIRE STATE, OR WHATEVER YOU SHOULD LIKE. YOU SHOULD PROPOSE ALTERNATIVES IF YOU'RE GOING TO TRY TO REMOVE STUFF.

ALSO, IT'S ONLY PRESENTED AS A GIRLS SPORTS THING.

WHAT ABOUT BOYS SPORTS AND ANYTHING LIKE THAT? THIS PROPOSAL JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE AND IT SHOULD BE KIND OF TREATED THAT WAY.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING ONCE AGAIN WITH THE REVIEW BOARD.

I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE REQUEST TO RESCIND MEMBERSHIP FROM THE CALIFORNIA INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION.

CIF, AS IT'S BECOME AN ORGANIZATION THAT FAILS TO PROTECT GIRLS SPORTS AND ENSURE FAIRNESS AND SAFETY IN SPORTS.

WILL THIS BOARD PROTECT GIRLS SPORTS AND STAND UP FOR THE RIGHTS TO FAIR AND SAFE SPACES AND PARTICIPATION FOR GIRLS? OR WILL YOU COWARD TO THE TRANS IDEOLOGY? WILL YOU JOIN THE 18 OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE ALREADY PASSED RESOLUTIONS TO PROTECT GIRLS SPORTS? OR WILL YOU JUST CONTINUE TO TO PUT GIRLS IN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENTS? THIS REQUEST TO PROTECT GIRLS SPORTS IS NOT ABOUT EXCLUSION, BUT ABOUT FAIRNESS AND SAFETY.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE BEING STRIPPED FROM US BECAUSE OF THIS NEW FOUND EXCLUSION METHOD BEHIND THIS TRANSGENDER TRANSGENDER IDEOLOGY.

THESE BOYS CAN ALWAYS PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS UNDER THE BOYS TEAM.

WHY WOULD YOU PLACE THESE BOYS IN THE GIRLS TEAMS AND PLACE THEM IN DANGER? I ASKED THIS BOARD TO PLACE THE RESOLUTION TO PROTECT GIRLS SPORTS AND STOP PUTTING GIRLS IN HARM'S WAY WHEN PLAYING WITH AND AGAINST BIOLOGICAL BOYS. THERE HAS BEEN ALREADY EIGHT HIGH SCHOOLS THAT HAVE FORFEITED THEIR GAMES BECAUSE OF A TRANSGENDER ATHLETE ON THE OTHER TEAM. I ASKED THIS BOARD TO PLACE THIS RESOLUTION AND IF IT MEANS TO RESCIND FROM THE CALIFORNIA INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION, THEN THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. SO COMING UP HERE, NOT AS THE FTA PRESIDENT, JUST AS I THOUGHT YOU FILLED OUT A CARD.

DID YOU FILL OUT A CARD, SIR? I DIDN'T, I WAS ASKING IF I COULD.

NO. YEAH, I THOUGHT YOU WERE NEXT ON THE CARD.

I'M SORRY. YEAH. YOU HAVE TO FILL OUT. SO LET ME GET CONSENSUS FROM THE BOARD. HE DIDN'T FILL THE PRESIDENT.

FILL ONE OUT. BUT DOES ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHAT THE FTA PRESIDENT WOULD LIKE TO SAY? I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY. HE IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TEACHERS.

ANY OBJECTIONS? THERE SHOULD BE NO OUTBURSTS FROM THE AUDIENCE, CHIEF.

ANY OBJECTIONS? ALL RIGHT. HOW MUCH TIME WAS LEFT ON THE CLOCK FOR THE 20 MINUTES? HOW MUCH TIME WAS LEFT ON THE CLOCK? TWO MINUTES.

NO, WE HAVE 12. YEAH. OH, I CAN MAKE IT QUICK.

THAT'S FINE. GO AHEAD. SO AGAIN, JUST COME UP HERE AS A TEACHER.

I HAVE MY OWN POLITICAL VIEWS ABOUT IT. YOU AND I HAVE DISCUSSED ABOUT IT, ADAM. BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, WE GOT TO LOOK AFTER OUR STUDENTS. LIKE SHE WAS SAYING, I THINK THERE'S 31,000 STUDENTS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THIS, AND THAT'S A BIG CONVERSATION. YOU AND I DISCUSSED IT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO ABOUT THIS, WHEN I SAW THIS COME OUT, AND YOU ASSURED ME THAT THE STUDENTS WEREN'T GOING TO BE FORCED TO STAND DOWN OR TO FORFEIT OR ANYTHING? I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. IF THEY DECIDE TO DO IT, SO BE IT.

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WE TALK ABOUT SAFETY. I KNOW THAT'S A BIG THING.

AND I'M AGAIN A TEACHER WHO CARES WHO'S COACHED AND DOES CARE ABOUT SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS.

100% OF THE TIME. BUT I THINK IT NEEDS TO COME DOWN TO THE STUDENT DECISION ON THIS.

AND YOU ASSURED ME THAT THAT'S KIND OF THE ROUTE WE WERE GOING TO GO WITH ON THIS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

SO KIND OF LIKE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE SAYING. I DON'T SEE THEM FORCING THEM TO FORFEIT ON THIS.

AND WITH WHAT YOU GUYS ARE SAYING, I THEY'RE GOING TO LEAVE IT DOWN TO THE STUDENTS DECISION, WHICH IT REALLY SHOULD BE. IT'S THEIR YEARS, RIGHT? THEY HAVE FOUR YEARS TO DO IT THE REST OF THEIR LIFE TO TALK ABOUT IT.

AND I MEAN, WE STILL TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT IT WAS LIKE.

WE STILL TALK ABOUT OH CIF RIGHT. I WORKED MY BUTT OFF WHEN I WAS A WRESTLER TO MAKE IT TO STATE AND EVERYTHING.

AND UNFORTUNATELY I GOT HURT SO I DIDN'T GET TO.

BUT LIKE, I'M TALKING ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW. SO I THINK IT COMES DOWN TO IT NEEDS TO BE A STUDENT DECISION.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'VE AGREED ON. I BELIEVE WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT AND KIND OF LETTING THEM DECIDE, LET THE COACHES WITH THEIR TEAM DECIDE ON WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.

SO I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO I SAW THERE WAS A TAX ON BOTH SIDES, KIND OF, AND I KIND OF WANTED TO AIR IT OUT BECAUSE I WAS CALLING HIM, TELLING HIM, I'M HERE AS A TEACHER WHO'S CONCERNED ABOUT HIS STUDENTS, NOT AS THE PRESIDENT, YOU KNOW. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT HE ASSURED ME WAS WE WOULD LET THIS BE A STUDENT DRIVEN THING AND NOT A DISTRICT WIDE THING AT THIS TIME. SO JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT. THANK YOU.

CAN I MAKE A COMMENT ON THAT? YEAH. I JUST I WANT TO ADDRESS THE CONVERSATION.

YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. MOTION, THEN. CAN I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DISCUSS THIS PUBLIC REQUEST MOTION? OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLY.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? DO I HAVE A SECOND? ONE LAST TIME.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY. MOTION FAILS. TAKES US TO.

[8. Board Member Comments]

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS SANDOVAL. MR. RAMIREZ. YEAH.

I JUST WANT TO GIVE A REALLY QUICK REPORT ON THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO AS A BOARD MEMBER. KIND OF HAVE IT HERE IN MY NOTES.

SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COFFEY WITH THE COMMUNITY, WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT, AS WELL AS WITH OUR FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS. THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT TO GET TO HEAR FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

I KNOW SOME OF THEM ARE HERE TONIGHT, AND WE HAD A CHANCE TO CREATE SOME HEALTHY DIALOG ON SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS AND TRYING TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO THEM.

SO THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TODAY AND SHARING THE ISSUES AGAIN AND TRYING TO FIND THOSE SOLUTIONS TO THEM.

I ALSO HAD THE CHANCE TO GO TO FACE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER THE THE SUMMIT UP IN UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

I WAS INVITED THERE BY MY COLLEAGUE, MR. SERNA.

AND WHAT A GREAT EVENT. I LEARNED A LOT, TOOK A LOT OF NOTES AND HAVE A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE AND APPRECIATION FOR THAT PROGRAM.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. BOARD MEMBER SERNA. I HAD A CHANCE TO DO A TOUR OF O'DEA SHORT ELEMENTARY WITH SUPERINTENDENT EMBODY ON MONDAY WITH DOCTOR AVILA. AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD TOUR.

GOT TO LEARN A LOT MORE ABOUT THE SCHOOL ITSELF, THEIR STUDENTS, THE CURRICULUM, AS WELL AS OUR TEACHERS, AND WE HAVE A GREAT SCHOOL THERE. WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM OF TEACHERS AND I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED.

I WALKED AWAY JUST REALLY HAPPY. I ALSO HAD THE CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY EXCHANGE PARTNERSHIP HERE.

THANK YOU. BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ AND SUPERINTENDENT EMBODY FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.

WHAT A WHAT A HUGE TURNOUT. OH MY GOSH, I YOU KNOW, SOME WORDS THAT YOU SAID DURING THAT MEETING THAT REALLY STICK OUT TO ME WAS YOU SAID IT TAKES A VILLAGE. AND, YOU KNOW, THE VILLAGE REALLY DID SHOW UP THAT DAY.

AND SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SOME OF OUR LOCAL ELECTED LEADERS, LIKE THE MAYOR OF FONTANA, THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR, THE CHIEF OF POLICE, AND, YOU KNOW, A VARIETY OF OTHER LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

THAT WAS A THAT WAS A REALLY AWESOME EVENT. AND I JUST WANT TO TOUCH REAL QUICK ON, YOU KNOW, THE BOARD APPROVING THE MEASURE BOND PRIORITY PROJECTS.

THAT IS A HUGE DEAL. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW.

THAT IS SUCH A HUGE FREAKING DEAL. I THOUGHT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE WHEN THEY GOT APPROVED AND IT DIDN'T.

BUT IF YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN THE TIME, PLEASE LOOK THROUGH THAT AGENDA ITEM.

LOOK AT THE PROJECTS. YOU KNOW, THIS WASN'T JUST LIKE THE BOARD COMING IN THE MEETING SAYING,

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THERE WAS A LOT OF INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY ON WHAT THEY FELT WAS NEEDED TO GET IMPROVED ON FROM THE BOND MONEY.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S YOUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS THAT ARE GOING TO BE FUNDING THESE PROJECTS, RIGHT? SO I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE ITEMS, BECAUSE I'M TELLING YOU, AFTER THESE ARE ALL DONE, YOU KNOW, FROM SUMMIT STADIUM TO REDWOOD ELEMENTARY'S NEW BUILDING, FONTANA UNIFIED WILL BE A DIFFERENT DISTRICT.

LIKE, I'M TELLING YOU, LIKE THE LIKE, WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AMAZING.

OUR SITES ARE GOING TO LOOK AMAZING, WE'RE GOING TO BE NEXT LEVEL, AND WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO BE MEETING WITH THE DEMAND OF WHAT OUR STUDENTS DESERVE AND WHAT OUR FAMILIES DESERVE. AND SO I HOPE YOU TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK THROUGH THAT ITEM, BECAUSE IT WAS A REALLY BIG DEAL.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU.

MR.. MR. SERNA, MR. RAMIREZ STOLE A LOT OF MY THUNDER, SO I WON'T REPEAT WHAT HE JUST SAID.

IT'S ALL GOOD. NO, I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THAT OUT THERE ABOUT THE THE BONDS STUFF.

IT IS A BIG DEAL. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT 2 TO 3 YEARS TO SEE THESE COME TO FRUITION.

I MAY NOT BE ON THE BOARD WITH SOME OF THESE ISSUES OR THESE PROJECTS FINISH, BUT I'M GLAD THAT I WAS PART OF THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS TO MOVE THEM FORWARD.

SO I JUST SAY THAT MR. RAMIREZ, THANK YOU FOR SPENDING THE DAY WITH US ON SATURDAY.

IT WAS IT MEANT A LOT TO NOT ONLY HAVE YOU SHOW UP TO THE TO THE POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE.

RIGHT. BUT TO ACTUALLY STAY AND LEARN AND GROW, AND I JUST APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT.

I HOPE IT WAS A VERY VALUABLE EXPERIENCE FOR YOU TO SEE.

AND YOU GOT TO SEE MY MINISTRY DURING THE DAY.

THE OTHER THING I WANT TO SAY TO THE PUBLIC THAT'S OUT HERE TODAY, I REALLY LOVE THE DISCOURSE.

RIGHT. WHETHER YOU'RE FOR SOMETHING OR AGAINST SOMETHING OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT TODAY THAT THAT DISCOURSE HAPPENED IN A RESPECTFUL WAY.

I THINK WE'VE LOST A LOT OF THAT AS WE SEE OTHER AREAS OF GOVERNMENT NOT HAVING THAT.

AND IT'S JUST NICE TO SEE HERE AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING DOING THAT, YOU ALL COMING TO SPEAK YOUR YOUR TRUTHS, YOUR OPINIONS, YOUR PERSPECTIVES, ALLOWING US TO LISTEN TO THOSE TRUTHS AND PERSPECTIVES AND JUST SEEING, YOU KNOW, THE PROCESS GO THROUGH. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, THOSE AT HOME OR HERE THAT CAME TO SPEAK THAT I APPRECIATE THE RESPECTFULNESS THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE.

AND THESE ARE THESE ARE NOT EASY TOPICS TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT.

AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE FOR THAT.

I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON MY COMMENTS BECAUSE MARY AND MR. RAMIREZ STOLE MY THUNDER. I'M JUST KIDDING. OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SAY ANYTHING. I WAS JUST MESSING WITH YOU, MARY. BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T SAY NOTHING ANYWAYS. BOARD PRESIDENT. IT'S YOURS. THANK YOU, MR. SERNA. VICE PRESIDENT. HOLLY. IMAGINE HOW I FEEL. BOARD MEMBER SERNA.

AND I'M SURE MR. PEREZ FEELS THE SAME WAY. I JUST I HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANTED TO REFERENCE.

WE HAD PASSED IN OUR CONSENT A NEW CONTRACT FOR FOOD VENDOR SERVICES.

AND SO I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN GETTING A LOT OF EMAILS AND CALLS ABOUT WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE EATING.

AND SO I WANTED TO BRING THAT UP JUST TO KIND OF THROW IT IN THE AIR AND SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DISCUSS MAYBE FURTHER ON IN A SUBSEQUENT LIKE WORKSHOP TIME OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND I KNOW JUST ONE EXAMPLE THAT I SAW AT FONTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I KNOW THAT THEY HAD, LIKE, NO GUESTS CONNECTED FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND THAT'S SINCE BEEN RECTIFIED.

BUT IT WAS PIZZA EVERY DAY. AND SO I'VE HAD A LOT OF CONCERNING CONCERNED PARENTS REACHING OUT ABOUT WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE EATING.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING AND WE MAY.

AND I SAW AT THAT SAME TIME SUPERINTENDENT AND I WENT THROUGH.

THERE WERE OTHER OPTIONS THERE, BUT THE KIDS WEREN'T EATING IT.

AND SO MAYBE WE CAN FIND SOME MIDDLE GROUND IN TERMS OF WHAT THE KIDS WANT TO EAT, RIGHT? BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE SIXTH, SEVENTH GRADE, ALL YOU WANT IS LIKE CHICKEN NUGGETS AND PIZZA.

I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE I'M STILL IN SIXTH GRADE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I LIKE, BUT BUT THAT'S NOT HEALTHY, RIGHT? YOU GOT TO HAVE YOUR SALAD, YOU GOT TO HAVE YOUR FRUITS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. AND SO I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME OTHER HEALTHY OPTIONS AVAILABLE, OR MAYBE A DISCUSSION AROUND THAT TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING A GOOD, BALANCED MEAL TO OUR STUDENTS WHO SOMETIMES EAT TWO, THREE MEALS A DAY WITH US. RIGHT. SO JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THAT ALSO IN OUR CONSENT CALENDAR THAT WE JUST ZIPPED RIGHT THROUGH BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY ITEMS. I WANT I THINK IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT SOME OF OUR STUDENTS FROM SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL AND KAISER HIGH SCHOOL ARE GOING TO PERFORM AT CARNEGIE HALL AND THE NATIONAL BAND AND ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK. THAT'S A HUGE DEAL.

YES, VERY PROUD OF THEM. AND, CHIEF, I WANTED TO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I WAS GOING THROUGH LAST MONTH, WE JUST HAD A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE WERE TACKLING AT FONTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I GOT HOME AND I WAS LIKE, CHIEF, I DIDN'T SAY THANK YOU.

I KNOW I'VE SAID THANK YOU, BUT I DIDN'T SAY THANK YOU PUBLICLY.

SO I JUST I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR JUST YOUR RESPONSIVENESS, YOUR YOUR CARE AND YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS IN HANDLING ALL THAT YOU DO DISTRICT

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AND EVERY TIME WE'RE THERE WE'RE GREETED BY OUR AWESOME OFFICERS WHO ARE JUST DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB.

AND THANK YOU TO YOUR ENTIRE TEAM FOR KEEPING US ALL SAFE AND OUR OUR KIDS AND OUR TEACHERS SAFE.

SO THANK YOU. I ALSO WANTED TO THROW THIS OUT IN THE AIR WITH ANOTHER POSSIBLE DISCUSSION ABOUT SATURDAY SCHOOL.

I KNOW, MISS SANDOVAL, YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT PROVIDING MEANINGFUL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR STUDENTS VERSUS JUST RECOUPING ATTENDANCE DOLLARS. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S KIND OF BEEN STIRRING IN MY MIND, REALLY THINKING ABOUT, WHAT ARE WE DOING? YOU KNOW, AT SATURDAY SCHOOL.

AND I KNOW IT'S NOT JUST ME BECAUSE I'VE HAD MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE ABOUT IT.

AND MAYBE THAT'S JUST A LACK OF EDUCATION, AT LEAST TO THE BROADER PUBLIC.

AND SO THAT WOULD BE A GREAT THING THAT WE COULD DISCUSS.

IF WE HAVE CONSENSUS TO DO THAT AT SOME POINT DOWN THE ROAD IN A WORKSHOP.

BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT WASTING TIME OUR STUDENTS VALUABLE TIME.

IF THEY MISSED THAT GREAT ONE ON ONE INSTRUCTION AND THAT VALUABLE CLASSROOM TIME THAT WE'RE NOT JUST PLAYING DODGEBALL AND, LIKE, CONNECT FOUR ON A SATURDAY OR, LIKE, ESPORTS OR WHATEVER WE'RE DOING.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW. SO I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.

ALSO I WANTED TO ANSWER A QUESTION BECAUSE THERE WERE THERE WERE SEVERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE THE DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE WITH THE, THE PODIUM AND THE DAIS AND THE, YOU KNOW, LIKE ALL THE THE LITTLE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE.

YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THE RECORDING, THE MEETING, THERE'S NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT'S HAPPENING.

BUT IF WE COULD MAYBE ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF WHO'S MAKING THOSE DECISIONS AND HOW THOSE DECISIONS ARE MAKING PLACE, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT KEEPS BEING ADDRESSED AND WE WANT TO PRIDE OURSELVES ON TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC DOESN'T FEEL DISENFRANCHIZED AND THAT YOU GUYS KNOW THAT YOU HAVE PEOPLE HERE THAT ARE ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF YOU.

BUT WE WANT YOU TO CONTINUE COMING TO THE MEETINGS AND NOT FEEL LIKE YOUR TIME IS WASTED.

IT IS VALUABLE. WE'RE HERE BECAUSE OF YOU. YOU ELECT US, AND WE ACT ON YOUR BEHALF.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT PERCEPTION IS NOT THERE, THAT YOUR VOICE DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE IT DOES MATTERS TO ME.

AND I KNOW IT MATTERS TO MY COLLEAGUES UP HERE. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MAYBE WE CAN ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE THINGS. AND ON THAT NOTE I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE CHECKING OUT SOME OF THOSE FOLLOW UPS WITH MINGO AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO TO GETTING THOSE ANSWERS.

BUT JUST ME PERSONALLY I WILL CONTINUE ADVOCATING FOR YOU GUYS.

IT SEEMS LIKE THE, YOU KNOW, I, I'VE DEVOTED MY TIME, WHICH IS WHY I RAN FOR OFFICE, TO BE HERE TO DO THAT.

IT IS NOT WITHOUT OPPOSITION SOMETIMES. BUT I AM NOT GOING TO LET THAT STOP ME.

I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF HERE, BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE THE REASON WHY WE'RE HERE.

SO THAT'S JUST MY HEART. JUST SPEAKING FROM MY HEART.

I'M VERY THANKFUL TO BE HERE. I'M THANKFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT COME TO THESE MEETINGS.

AND MY WORK WILL NOT STOP IN TERMS OF ADVOCATING FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

AND FOR MY FINAL COMMENTS, I JUST WANT TO THANK MICKEY AND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE STAFF MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THE LAUNDRY LIST OF IDEAS AND THE THE ATTENTION THAT IT GOT. IT'S BEEN SNOWBALLING.

AND MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE WILLING AND WANTING TO CONNECT WITH US AND HAD SOME AMAZING IDEAS.

WE HAD EVERYBODY THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COUNTY, CITY AND STATE.

WE'RE WITH US, AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FOLLOW UP WITH THAT AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT, NOT ONLY JUST MAKING OUR EDUCATION BETTER, BUT BEING ABLE TO INTERACT AND CONTINUE THE INTERACTIVENESS WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

SO, WITH THAT BEING SAID, TAKES US TO US GOING BACK TO CLOSED SESSION.

SO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY REPORTABLE ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE REPORTED OUT.

SO THE TIME IS NOW 741 AND WE'LL BE GOING BACK TO CLOSED SESSION.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.