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[1. Call to Order - Closed Session, 4:00 p.m.]
PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT MR. SERNA.1.2 SUPERINTENDENT. ANYBODY? ARE THERE ANY CHANGES? TONIGHT'S AGENDA. BOARD PRESIDENT PEREZ. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AGENDA.
THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED WITH A QUESTION. I WANTED TO FIND OUT.
DID WE DECIDE IF WE ARE GOING TO MOVE? THE REORGANIZATION PART OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO THE BEGINNING OF THE AGENDA? I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
SO IT WOULD BE UP TO THE BOARD TO MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION IF YOU'D LIKE TO BRING THAT FORWARD. I DO, BECAUSE I SENT A MESSAGE, AND I SHOWED YOU EXACTLY HOW WE USED TO DO IT.
AND SHORTLY AFTER YOU STARTED, WE MOVED IT. THAT WAS LAST YEAR.
SO. OKAY, I WANT TO ASK YOU LIKE THE THREES? YEAH. WE ONCE WE OPEN IT UP, MISS SANDOVAL, WE'LL WE'LL BRING IT UP TO THE BOARD AND WE'LL CALL IT THE AUDIBLE THEN.
BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL IS ASKING. I KNOW SHE WAS ASKING TO MOVE IT TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. OR THE BEGINNING OF THE FIVES? ANY OF THE FIVES? OKAY. THAT'S EASY. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION.
CAN I GET A SECOND? I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT HAWLEY.
I'LL SECOND. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT HAWLEY, SECONDED BY MR. RAMIREZ. ARE WE ROLL CALL OR CAST A VOTE? OKAY. MOTION PASSES FOR FOUR WITH ONE ABSENT.
1.3. PUBLIC COMMENTS. SUPERINTENDENT BODY, RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT'S FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS? THERE ARE ZERO COMMENTS RECEIVED. OKAY. THE BOARD WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
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THE TIME IS 403. OKAY. WE ARE BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION.[3. Call to Order - Open Session, 6:00 p.m.]
THE TIME IS NOW 613. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.TAKES US TO 3.2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. MR. SUPERVISOR, WILL YOU DO THE HONOR AND LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE TODAY? JUST MAKE SURE I HAND OVER YOUR HEART. BEAT AFTER ME.
READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
CHERYL REECE, THE MOTHER IN LAW TO TIM MCCAFFREY, PRINCIPAL AT CHAPARRAL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY, AND RENEE GULLICKSON, SEVENTH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER AT ALDER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THANK YOU. MAY BE SEATED. OKAY. 3.3 REPORTS FROM CLOSED SESSION. WE HAD A FEW THINGS HAPPEN. IN CLOSED SESSION.
MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. RAMIREZ, SECONDED BY MISS SANDOVAL, AND CARRIED A50 VOTE IN CLOSED SESSION.
MOTION WAS MADE BY MISS SANDOVAL, SECOND BY MR. RAMIREZ, AND CARRIED A50 VOTE IN CLOSED SESSION.
FOR THE 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. RAMIREZ AND SECONDED BY MISS SANDOVAL, AND CARRIED A50 VOTE IN CLOSED SESSION.
MOTION WAS MADE BY MRS. SANDOVAL AND SECOND BY MR. RAMIREZ, AND HELD A50 VOTE AND IN CLOSED SESSION.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATED EMPLOYMENT MANAGEMENT AS FOLLOWS.
SERGIO CHAVEZ, SENIOR DIRECTOR, MULTILINGUAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
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TEACHING AND LEARNING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MISS MR. SERNA AND SECONDED BY MR. RAMIREZ AND CARRIED A50 VOTE.AND MR. CHAVEZ, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME AND SAY A FEW WORDS? ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS, BOARD PRESIDENT, SUPERINTENDENT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, COLLEAGUES, PAST AND PRESENT AND FUTURE.
MY NAME IS SERGIO CHAVEZ, AND I HUMBLY ACCEPT AND VERY PROUD TO COME BACK HOME TO FONTANA, WHERE I HAD BEEN HERE PREVIOUSLY FOR 13 YEARS TO SERVE ALL OF OUR CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN THAT ARE OUR EMERGING BILINGUALS. SO LAS GRACIAS A TODOS POR TODOS APOYO POR LA OPORTUNIDAD DE REGRESAR AL DISTRITO Y LA NECESIDADES DE NUESTROS NINOS DE INGLÉS.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MUCHISIMAS. GRACIAS.
WE ARE HONORED BY REPRESENTATIVE FROM SENATOR ELOISE REYES OFFICE.
I CAN'T REMEMBER YOUR LAST NAME FOR THE LIFE OF ME COUNTY SUPERVISOR JESSE ARMENDARIZ.
AND AM I MISSING ANY ELECTED OFFICIALS? OKAY.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING TONIGHT. YOUR PRESENCE TONIGHT IS POWERFUL, REMINDING US THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR SCHOOLS AND THE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT TAKES US TO 3.5 SPECIAL RECOGNITION PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE ONE RECOGNITION ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. THE FLOOR IS NOW SUPERINTENDENT EMBODIES.
THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO WELCOME TO THE PODIUM DOCTOR KIMBERLY MCKINNEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS, TO RECOGNIZE OUR CIF CHAMPIONS WHO ARE IN THE ROOM. GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT, THE WONDERFUL AUDIENCE HERE TONIGHT AND ALL THE FOCI STEALERS THAT THIS AWARD MEANS SO MUCH TO. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO TURN THE MIC OVER TO PRINCIPAL JOSEPH MALATESTA TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR AMAZING CIF CHAMPION WATER POLO TEAM.
GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT, BODY AND THE COMMUNITY HERE TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE OUR STEELERS ON THEIR HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
I THINK THEIR SHIRTS SAY IT BEST, RIGHT? BORN AND RAISED.
THE HOURS SPENT IN THE POOL, THE THE HOURS THAT OUR COACHING STAFF COACH FERNANDES, MRS FERNANDES, WHO USED TO PUT HER HEART AND SOUL INTO THE PROGRAM BEFORE SHE BECAME AN AP AND NOW GETS TO COACH FROM THE SIDELINE AND THEN COACH OK AS THE KIDS COMMONLY OCCUR.
BUT, YOU KNOW, BORN AND RAISED. IT IS THE MOTTO OF HOHI, RIGHT? LIKE ALL PROUD MEMBERS OF STEELERS PUT IN THEIR HEART AND SOUL, A LOT OF OUR GUYS START WITH VERY LITTLE WATER POOL EXPERIENCE.
AND WITH ALL THAT HARD WORK, GRIT, DETERMINATION, CONTINUING TO PUT IN THE LONG HOURS.
CIF CHAMPIONS FOR DIVISION FIVE WATER POLO. CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.
AND WE HAVE A BANNER THAT WE'LL BE SENDING HOME TO GO ON THE POOL DECK OR IN THE GYM.
BUT TO ADD TO YOUR ACCOLADES, WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF YOU AND ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK.
IT WAS A PLEASURE TO WATCH YOU SWIM AND JUST THE GAME WAS AMAZING.
IT WAS A LOVELY THAT. IT WAS IN THE RAIN AND I LOVED HOW YOU PSYCHED THEM OUT FROM THE GET GO.
YOU ASSERTED YOUR DOMINANCE AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE ALL SEASON.
YOU DID THAT, BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, DOCTOR MCKINNEY.
YEAH. WELL THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, STEELERS.
YOU GUYS DID AN AMAZING JOB. YOUR DEDICATION, YOUR DISCIPLINE, YOUR TEAMWORK.
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IT EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT IS TO BE A STEELER AND AN ATHLETE.AND YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS WITH GREAT PRIDE. YOUR SCHOOL, YOUR FAMILIES, AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF FONTANA SUPPORTS YOU TODAY AND CELEBRATES WITH YOU IN THIS HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT. THIS CHAMPIONSHIP REFLECTS YOUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR ATHLETICS.
SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS OUTSTANDING VICTORY.
AND I'M JUST GLAD TO BE A SUPPORTER AND AND BE THERE BESIDE YOU GUYS AND SAY CONGRATULATIONS.
BUT WE HAVE THE MAJORITY HERE RIGHT NOW. AND NEXT, MISS MAHA.
OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. ESPECIALLY TO OUR HIGH WATER POLO TEAM.
THIS WIN REPRESENTS DEDICATION, TEAMWORK, AND COUNTLESS HOURS OF HARD WORK IN AND OUT OF THE POOL.
YOU COMPETED WITH HARD DISCIPLINE AND DETERMINATION, AND IN DOING SO, YOU MADE YOUR SCHOOL, YOUR FAMILIES AND THE ENTIRE FONTANA COMMUNITY PROUD.
YOUR SUCCESS IS A REFLECTION OF STRONG LEADERSHIP FROM YOUR COACHES, THE SUPPORT OF YOUR SCHOOL, OUR SCHOOL BOARD, AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO PUSHING YOURSELF TO BE YOUR VERY BEST.
YOU SET THE BAR REALLY HIGH AND SHOWED WHAT'S POSSIBLE WHEN A TRUE TEAM TRULY WORKS TOGETHER.
SO IT'S MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION THAT YOU'LL BE GETTING FROM THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE IN CELEBRATION OF YOUR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AT CIF CHAMPIONSHIPS. CONGRATULATIONS AND WELL DONE.
ALSO, ASSEMBLY MEMBER ROBERT GARCIA FROM THE 50TH DISTRICT DID PROVIDE CERTIFICATES AND A FRAME.
AND I'LL READ ON HIS BEHALF ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY AND THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER, ROBERT GARCIA, WE PROUDLY COMMEND THE FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WATER POLO TEAM FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN CIF SS DIVISION FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP WIN.
THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING THE BEST ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 50 HAS TO OFFER.
SO AND LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO ALSO THANK THE OFFICES OF MAYOR ACQUANETTA WARREN, SENATOR ELOISE REYES GOMEZ AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER ROBERT FOR PROVIDING THE CERTIFICATES TO FO HIGH TEAM. SO THANK YOU ALL AND CONGRATULATIONS.
ANY COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? YEAH I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS GUYS.
OH MY GOSH. YOU KNOW AS A FULL HIGH STEELER MYSELF I'M SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS.
LIKE YOU GUYS ARE PUTTING FULL HIGH ON THE MAP.
LIKE SERIOUSLY LIKE YOU GOT A COUNTY SUPERVISOR, A STATE SENATOR, A STATE ASSEMBLYMAN AND THE MAYOR COMING OUT GIVING YOU GUYS RECOGNITION LIKE THAT MEANS SOMETHING. AND WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS IS THAT FULL HIGH IS ON THE MAP, AND YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE ON THE MAP. SO I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU. THE THE COACHES, THE PARENTS.
YOU GUYS. THE STUDENTS. ALL OF YOU. THE ATHLETES.
SERIOUSLY, YOU GUYS DID AMAZING. AND CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.
I TOO WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU GUYS. IT'S JUST AMAZING.
FOCI IS JUST ALL OVER THE PLACE DOING REALLY GOOD WORK.
AND THE ONLY THING I CAN KEEP TELLING YOU IS KEEP IT UP.
BECAUSE THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF MANY MORE ACCOLADES IN YOUR LIFE.
I KNOW IT, I SEE IT WHEN THERE'S GOOD LEADERSHIP.
STUDENTS RISE UP TO THE LEVEL THAT WE PUT OUT FOR YOU.
THEY PROBABLY ARE SO HUNGRY WHEN THEY GET HOME THAT YOU GOT TO FEED THEM.
SO MAKE A BIG POT OF SPAGHETTI BECAUSE LOOK AT THEM, THEY CAN PROBABLY EAT IT ALL BY THEMSELVES? I HAD A SON, SO I KNOW. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS, YOUNG MAN, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN.
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE SENIORS, WE'LL SEE YOU ON THE STAGE.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. WELL, I, TOO, AM A PROUD GRADUATE, AND I ACTUALLY WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH YOUR COACH, MISS FERNANDEZ.
IF YOU COULD STAND UP. SHE WAS A BEAST IN THE WATER.
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AND I DID WATER POLO FOR ONE YEAR, A JV YEAR, AND THAT WAS ENOUGH.AND LET ME TELL YOU, I REMEMBER BEING IN THE DEEP END OF THE POOL WITH THE CHAIRS ABOVE OUR HEAD, DOING EGG BEATERS WITH COACH VANCE. SO YOU HAVE A COACH THAT IS TOUGHER THAN NAILS, LET ME TELL YOU.
THIS IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE IF YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT.
SO KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK. GO, STEELERS AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.
HELLO. I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES UP HERE.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO REMIND YOU ALL HERE IS THAT SOME OF YOU HAVE ADVOCATED FOR CHANGE, PARTICULARLY AROUND A NEW POOL FOR FOCI. AND SO YOU ARE NOT GOING TO SEE THE FRUITS OF THAT TODAY, OBVIOUSLY, BUT YOU WILL SEE IT IN THE FUTURE.
SO I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO SET A DATE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE A TIMELINE YET, BUT WHEN IT DOES, I WANT YOU TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH AS AN ALUMNI BECAUSE SOME OF YOUR SENIORS ALREADY.
I DON'T THINK IT'LL BE DONE EVEN BY THE END OF JUNIOR TO SENIOR YEAR.
SO I WANT YOU ALL COMING BACK AND AND BE A PART OF THE DEDICATION TO THE NEW POOL.
SO I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE BECAUSE SOME OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE WERE ADVOCATES THAT CAME TO THE PODIUM TO SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ADVOCATED FOR THAT. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO CONGRATULATIONS.
HI, EVERYONE. I JUST KIND OF WANT TO ECHO WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE BEEN SAYING.
IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE THAT YOU GUYS WON THIS WE'RE SUPER DUPER PROUD OF YOU GUYS.
EVEN IF I MAY NOT BE FROM OHIO MYSELF, YOU GUYS ARE STILL REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT.
AND IT'S SUCH A WONDERFUL THING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED. ESPECIALLY NOT ONLY WINNING THE TITLE, BUT ALSO BALANCING BEING A STUDENT AT THE SAME TIME. AND IT'S INCREDIBLY HARD TO SOMETIMES SPLIT YOURSELF UP AND COMPLETE MULTIPLE THINGS AT ONCE.
AND AGAIN, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU GUYS.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS. OUR I KNOW I KNOW THERE'S PROBABLY SOME HOMEWORK OR SOME SOMETHING TO EAT RIGHT NOW, SO WE WON'T TAKE OFFENSE IF HALF OUR ROOM CLEARS OUT.
SO YOU GUYS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO LEAVE RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU CAN ALSO MORE THAN WELCOME TO STAY AND SEE HOW THE GOVERNANCE OF FONTANA UNIFIED WORKS. YOU GUYS WANT TO STAY ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, I'M GOING TO CALL AN AUDIBLE AND I'M GOING TO GIVE THE FLOOR TO SUPERINTENDENT.
WE APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US. AND YOU'LL SEE THOSE IF YOU'LL STAND UP REAL QUICK BECAUSE WE TOOK A PICTURE OF YOU. BUT WE'LL LET THE BOARD SEE THE FRONT OF YOU, NOT THE BACK OF YOUR HEADS. THERE THEY ARE. THERE ARE SOME OF THEM.
THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT A THIRD, IF NOT A QUARTER OF THEM IS ABOUT 40 OR 50 STUDENTS IN THE GROUP, BOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. AND I HAVE AN HONOR OF WORKING CLOSELY WITH THESE YOUNG LEADERS HERE AND GET TO HEAR THE ISSUES THAT THEY FACE DAILY,
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AS WELL AS HEARING ABOUT THE SUCCESSES TAKING PLACE AT THEIR SCHOOL SITE.SO I JUST VALUE THEIR VOICES, AND I KNOW THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DOES AS WELL.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. STAY FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN.
GO HOME IF YOU HAVE HOMEWORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAVE A GOOD DAY. GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
HEY. YES. THAT MIKE'S NOT WORKING. GOOD. ALL RIGHT.
CAN I MAKE A COMMENT, PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE SCHOLAR LEADERS FOR LEADING FROM THE SEATS THAT YOU ALL SIT IN AND BEING PART OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL, THE STUDENTS, YOUR STUDENT VOICE MATTERS.
I GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH CYRUS MOSS, WHO'S IN THE AUDIENCE ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE HIM. I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RIGHT NOW THAT HE IS GOING TO BE A GRAND MARSHAL AT A FUTURE BLACK HISTORY PARADE.
AND SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. THE THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S BLACK HISTORY PARADE, WHICH IS THE LAST SATURDAY OF FEBRUARY. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE AND I'LL GET THAT TO, TO THE TEAM, BUT HE WILL BE THE GRAND MARSHAL.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO EVEN BIG THINGS FOR NOT ONLY YOU, BUT THE REST OF THE LEADERS THAT ARE LEADING FROM THE PARTICULAR SEATS THAT YOU'RE ALL SITTING HERE. CONGRATULATIONS.
TAKES IS 3.6 MATTERS 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 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.
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.
SUPERINTENDENT. ANYBODY RECEIVE ANY COMMENT CARDS? MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA? YES.
GREAT. THANK YOU. TAKES US. OKAY. OKAY. TAKES US TO 3.73.6. SO UNDER 3.6 IS JUST A REPEAT OF NAMES I APOLOGIZE.
WE HAVE DON DOOLEY, AND ON DECK IS OUR ARTEMISIA DELGADO.
ARTEMISIA. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DON.
EXCUSE ME. DON DOOLEY, PRESIDENT OF UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 8599, REPRESENTING THE CLASSIFIED AND HOURLY MEMBERS OF FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE JOINT MANAGEMENT STEERING COMMITTEE, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE TREMENDOUS WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THE REVISION OF ALL 114 JOB DESCRIPTIONS OVER THE COURSE OF MORE THAN TWO YEARS. OUR TEAM REVIEWED EVERY JOB DESCRIPTION, LINE BY LINE, NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE.
THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, WE EXPERIENCED MOMENTS OF OF FRUSTRATION AND MOMENTS OF VICTORY.
WE WE WE REMAINED COLLABORATIVE AND COMMITTED FROM THE START TO THE FINISH.
WE PROVIDED A CRASH COURSE ON THE EXTENT OF PROGRESS MADE OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS.
IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY HOW THIS PROCESS DIFFERED FROM TRADITIONAL SALARY NEGOTIATIONS.
EACH ADJUSTMENT TO THE SALARY SCHEDULE WAS GROUNDED IN THE DATA COLLECTED BY ERIC HALL AND ASSOCIATES MGT, BASED ON THE COMPARISONS WITH THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS.
THESE COMPARISONS WERE ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING OUR CLASSIFIED MEMBERS ARE ALIGNED COMPETITIVELY,
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ENABLING US TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN THE VERY BEST EMPLOYEES.YOUR SUPPORT CONFIRMS TO OUR CLASSIFIED MEMBERS THAT YOU RECOGNIZE THE VALUE, THE ESSENTIAL SERVICE WE PROVIDE TO OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY EVERY DAY. SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR US STEERING COMMITTEE RICHARD ROMO, ROSE TIBBALS, JANA MARVIN, MATT GRIFFITHS AND MYSELF. THE DISTRICT'S TEAM.
SPECIAL THANKS TO THEM DOUG STEIN, RITA BAHN, JACKIE BETTENCOURT, TONY VIRAMONTES, RECORDING SECRETARY BEVERLY VILLASENOR, NOW RETIRED NEWEST MEMBER PATTY CORRAL AND NEWEST MEMBER, RECORDING SECRETARY ANGELICA PADILLA.
THANK YOU, MISS DELGADO. YES. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT.
MY NAME IS ARTEMISA DELGADO. I AM A HELP DESK SUPPORT SPECIALIST.
APPROVING THIS RECLASSIFICATION WOULD HELP RECOGNIZE THE INCREASED WORKLOAD AND RESPONSIBILITIES WHILE ALSO ENCOURAGING MOTIVATION AND IMPROVING STAFF RETENTION RETENTION WITHIN THE HELP DESK TEAM. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I'VE BEEN WAITING THREE YEARS FOR THIS RECLASSIFICATION.
AS TECHNOLOGY CONTINUES TO CHANGE, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF OUR TEAM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION ON THIS RECLASSIFICATION. THANK YOU. OKAY. 3.7 REPORTS COMMENTS BY LABOR PARTNERS. UNION PARTNERS HAVE SUBMITTED A BLUE CARD TO SPEAK.
AT THIS TIME. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE PARTNERS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED THE CARD TO MAKE COMMENTS.
SO WE'LL START WITH DON DOOLEY WITH US. THANK YOU.
AND CURTIS EAGER, YOU'RE ON DECK. AND THEN KRISTEN SCHAAL THREE.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN. YESTERDAY I EMAILED ALL OF YOU WITH REGARDS TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEE SUMMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT HAS RECOGNIZED ITS FUNDING FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR.
THIS HAS THIS WAS A TREMENDOUS BOOST TO OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, 11 MONTHS EMPLOYED OR UNDER MAKING $62,500 OR LESS IN THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR.
LAST YEAR, THE DISTRICT DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.
WE ARE HOPING THAT THIS YEAR COMING FOR 2627, THAT THE BOARD APPROVES AND THE DISTRICT APPROVES THE PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROGRAM, OVER 700 CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM IN 24, 25.
AND THEY WERE WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO IT LAST YEAR.
IT'S MATCHED DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR. LAST IN 24, 25, I THINK IT CAME OUT TO $0.63.
IT DEPENDS ON THE THE MONIES THAT ARE SAVED WITHIN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
IT'S AND THEN IT'S BROKEN DOWN. BUT IT COULD BE DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.
AND IT'S NOT MONEY THAT'S COMING FROM THE DISTRICT.
IT'S MONEY THAT'S COMING FROM THE EMPLOYEE AND THEIR CHOICE.
SO WE ARE HOPING THAT THE DISTRICT RECOGNIZES THIS FOR THE 26, 27 SCHOOL YEAR.
THANK YOU. CURTIS. THERE YOU ARE.
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GOOD EVENING. MICKEY AND THE BOARD. I WAS GOING TO KIND OF GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO EVERYBODY A LITTLE BIT HERE.WE HAD OUR CHAMPIONS HERE. THAT WAS AMAZING. WE'VE DONE SOME GREAT THINGS OVER AT FOCI WITH THE STEEL A LITTLE BIT PROBABLY WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT BY THE GOLDEN BELL AND AVID BECOMING THE WORLDWIDE ACKNOWLEDGMENT ON THAT.
THAT WAS AMAZING. ALSO, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHO BECAME ONE OF ONLY 700 SCHOOLS IN THE NATION TO BECOME A SCHOOLS TO WATCH. THAT IS AN AMAZING FEAT TO GET.
I KNOW I COME FROM THERE, SO I KNOW HOW PROUD THOSE TEACHERS WERE.
THEY WERE SUPER EXCITED TO DO IT. I WAS ACTUALLY THERE WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO GET IT STARTED, SO THAT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THAT COME TO FRUITION.
YEAH. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO ALL THAT OVER AT TRUMAN, WE ALSO HAVE A MRS. HATTIE. SHE WON THE CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS AWARD IN REGION TEN, BECOMING THE KNOWN AS THE BEST TEACHER IN REGION TEN.
SO WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENING AT TRUMAN AND OVER AT FO HIGH AND A LOT OF OTHER SCHOOLS, AND I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE THEM ALL A SHOUT OUT AND SAY THANK YOU TO THEM FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK.
I MEAN, THAT'S AN AMAZING FEAT, RIGHT? SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR TONIGHT AND YEAH, HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT HOLIDAY.
GOOD EVENING BOARD. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY REAL QUICK, I KNOW HOW MUCH EVERYONE LOVES SAYING AT THESE, SO I'M GOING TO UNFORTUNATELY, MAKE IT REALLY SHORT.
EVERYONE ELSE CAN SPEAK. THE PO WOULD JUST LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK THAT THE CURRENT BOARD, AS WELL AS CABINET, PUT INTO EVERYTHING GOING ON LAST FEW MONTHS.
I KNOW YOU HEARD STILL WORKERS. THEY HAVE 100 PLUS JOBS THAT RECLAST.
SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR WORKING WITH OUR THREE.
IT WAS VERY NICE. AND BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO BUILD TOWARDS OUR CONSISTENT GOAL OF KEEPING THE SCHOOLS, STAFF AND STUDENTS SAFE HERE. THANK YOU GUYS.
OKAY, SO PART OF THE AGREEMENT THAT THE BOARD MADE OR THE PREVIOUS BOARD MADE WAS THAT IF WE GO TO A CONFERENCE OR WE DO ANYTHING WITHIN SIGNIFICANCE THAT WE WOULD INFORM THE PUBLIC ON WHAT WE DO. AND I'M GOING TO GIVE US A QUICK I'M GONNA GIVE EVERYBODY A QUICK UPDATE TO WHAT WE DID AT THE DELEGATE, WHAT I DID AT THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, AND WHAT WE DID AT THE CSBA ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN SACRAMENTO THIS YEAR.
DURING THE CONFERENCE, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE MAJORITY OF THE INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR, AS WELL AS THE CANDIDATES SEEKING TO SUCCEED SUPERINTENDENT TONY THURMAN. IT WAS REASSURING TO HEAR THAT MANY OF THE ISSUES WE, AS DELEGATES AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR FOR YEARS ARE FINALLY BEING ACKNOWLEDGED.
THE ONLY CONCERN WORTH NOTING IS SOME OF THE POSITIONS EXPRESSED ARE BEING STATED BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT ELECTION CYCLE, OR REPRESENT A LONG TERM COMMITMENT. AS THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN, WE'VE BEEN RAISING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
KEY TOPICS INCLUDED DISCUSSIONS MOVING AROUND, MOVING AWAY FROM THE ADA BASED FUNDING MODEL TO AN ENROLLMENT BASED MODEL, HOW EDUCATION CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AND CONCERN, AND THE CONCERN THAT POLICY HAS NOT ALWAYS KEPT THE PACE.
THERE WAS STRONG IDEAS PRESENTED AND PUSH BACKS ON OTHERS.
BUT OVERALL, AS SOMEONE WHO HAS SERVED ON THE ON THE DELEGATE FOR SEVEN YEARS, IT WAS ENCOURAGING TO SEE THE CANDIDATES FOR THE FROM THE HIGHEST OFFICE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN DIRECTLY TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS RATHER THAN SPEAK OVER US.
THERE WERE A FEW POLICY UPDATES, BUT THE INTERESTING PART WAS REWRITING OF SOME OF THEM, BUT IT INCLUDED A 20 MINUTE CONVERSATION REGARDING THE CHANGING WORD FROM RESEARCH BASE TO EVIDENCE BASE. AND WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT POLICY, THAT DOES MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
AND IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST ENGAGING CONVERSATIONS I GOT TO SEE AND EXPERIENCE AND BE A PART OF.
THERE WERE A WIDE VARIETY OF BREAKOUT SESSIONS OFFERED, AS MANY OF WHICH WE ATTENDED, INCLUDING TOPICS OF GOVERNANCE, AI, MENTAL HEALTH, AND EMERGING STATEWIDE TRENDS.
IT WAS ALSO AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO STAND WITH FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL AS THEY RECEIVED THE GOLDEN BELL. THIS WAS A SIGNIFICANT RECOGNITION AND IT IS ALWAYS MEANINGFUL TO SEE THE AMAZING WORK OUR SCHOOLS DO AND GET ACKNOWLEDGED AT THE STATE LEVEL.
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ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS AN HONOR TO SEE FONTANA UNIFIED NOT ONLY PRESENT ONCE, BUT TWICE IN THE SAME CONFERENCE.THIS MARKED THE FIRST TIME IN OUR DISTRICT'S HISTORY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO BOTH SHARE OUR IDEAS AND DEMONSTRATE, THROUGH EVIDENCE, POLICY, AND PRACTICE, THE SUCCESS OF TWO MAJOR AREAS CAREER PATHWAYS AND MENTAL HEALTH.
IT WAS ESPECIALLY IMPACTFUL TO SEE OUR SUPERINTENDENT BECOME THE FOCAL POINT OF THE PRESENTATION, AS MANY ATTENDEES ASKED HOW WE WERE ABLE TO BE SO SUCCESSFUL AND INTEGRATE CAREER PATHWAYS INTO THE DISTRICT CURRICULUM.
SUPERVISOR. THESE PARTNERSHIPS LED TO EXTENDED CONVERSATIONS WELL BEYOND THE SESSION THEMSELVES.
THROUGHOUT THE CONFERENCE, FONTANA UNIFIED WAS RECOGNIZED BY NAME ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND I GOT TO SPEAK TO MISS SANDOVAL ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THE SMILE THAT SHE HAD WAS VERY UPLIFTING. BUT WE WERE BOTH STOPPED BY SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS AND EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS THE STATE WANTING TO DISCUSS PROGRAMS, AND WE AND I ASKED MISS SANDOVAL SHE FELT LIKE A CELEBRITY AND SHE SAID YES.
SO THAT WAS IT WAS IT WAS IT WAS A REALLY WEIRD FEELING, BUT IT WAS VERY HONORABLE.
IT WAS ALSO CLEAR THAT FONTANA HAS COME A LONG WAY FROM A DISTRICT THAT WAS ONCE OVERLOOKED TO NOW BEING RECOGNIZED FOR ITS AWARDS, PROGRAMS, AND WILLINGNESS TO COLLABORATE WITH MULTIPLE ENTITIES TO ACCOMPLISH OUR PRIMARY GOAL PROVIDING BETTER EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
DISTRICT 16, WHICH IS THE DISTRICT THAT FONTANA IS REPRESENTED IN, WAS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE STRONGEST DISTRICTS IN THE STATE, REFLECTING OUR SHARED VALUES AND COMMITMENT TO MOVING EDUCATION FORWARD.
AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE I MISSED, MISS SANDOVAL OR MR. RAMIREZ, IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING RIGHT NOW. NO, I THINK YOU YOU COVERED ALL THE BASES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FOUND REALLY FASCINATING AT THE STATE LEVEL WAS THERE WAS A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT WAS BRAGGING ABOUT A 39% GRADUATION RATE WHILE WE'RE AT 94. SO I'LL JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE.
MISS SANDOVAL, THANK YOU. IT IS. IT WAS VERY EXCITING TO GO TO SACRAMENTO.
NOT BECAUSE A TRIP, BUT TO SHOW OFF WHAT FONTANA UNIFIED IS DOING.
I WAS ABLE TO SIT ON A PANEL WITH CRAIG AND MR. BARZAGA, AND WE TALKED ABOUT OUR PEOPLE AND OUR ATTENDANCE AND HOW WE DO WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE'VE GOTTEN WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY. AND I SAID, IT'S NOT US, IT'S OUR EMPLOYEES THAT DO THE WORK.
YOU KNOW, THE PROCESSES THAT WE GO THROUGH, THEY ACTUALLY ASK, WHO DOES THIS? WHO DOES THAT? AND I WAS SURPRISED I KNEW WHY BECAUSE I'M PAYING ATTENTION.
MY CONCERN IS PRINCIPLES THAT ARE HERE. VICE PRINCIPALS, YOU FOLKS THAT ARE AT THE SCHOOL SITES KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR GOOD FOR KIDS TO BE IN THE SEATS LEARNING, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE EVEN A BIGGER BOOM IN CALIFORNIA.
WHY? BECAUSE WE HAVE THE BEST EMPLOYEES, THOSE THAT CARE.
WHY? BECAUSE YOU STOP AND TALK TO THEM, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THEY'RE FEELING GOOD OR NOT.
YOU KNOW I WOULDN'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW THEM PERSONALLY UNLESS THEY'RE MY FAMILY MEMBERS.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW WHAT THEY GO THROUGH.
BUT I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN SITTING UP THERE WITH CRAIG AND MR. BARZAGA AND MR. GARCIA. WE PUT ON A PRESENTATION, AND THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.
THE ONLY THING I HAD TO DO WAS SIT THERE AND SMILE BECAUSE I KNEW WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT.
AND I KNOW THE LOVE THAT OUR ADMINISTRATION HAS FOR OUR SCHOOLS.
AND THAT'S THAT MAKES MY JOB EASY, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I CAN I CAN STAND UP THERE AND SAY, I KNOW THEY'RE DOING RIGHT BY OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS. SO CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU. TAKES US 3.8 STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. MISS SUAREZ, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT'S SO NICE TO SEE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BEING HERE.
I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY KIND OF GO OVER WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND WHAT I'VE DONE.
SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO KIND OF ECHO ABOUT THE CSBA CONFERENCE IN SACRAMENTO.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE AND REPRESENT FUSD AT THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DAY BEFORE THE REST OF THE CONFERENCE. AND IT WAS JUST A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT FONTANA UNIFIED, CONSIDERING THAT THERE WASN'T EACH DISTRICT, THEIR REPRESENTATIVE THAT SENT THE REPRESENTATIVE.
SO THAT WAS NICE. IT WAS REALLY INSIGHTFUL BEING ABLE TO HEAR FROM OTHER STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL, KIND OF HOW THEY USE THEIR ROLE IN THEIR POSITION, BUT ALSO HOW THEIR DISTRICTS WORK.
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AND WE WERE JUST ABLE TO HAVE JUST COLLABORATIVE CONVERSATIONS.IT'S SO NICE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM THEM AND KIND OF WHAT THEY EXPERIENCE AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL AND JUST KIND OF THE INSIGHT THEY BRING TO THE CONVERSATIONS, AND IT JUST REALLY SHOWS THAT FUSD IS SHAPING THE NEXT FUTURE LEADERS.
ADDITIONALLY TO I'VE ALSO KIND OF HAD MY OWN COUNCIL OF STUDENTS FROM EACH HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THIS IS KIND OF A PLACE WHERE I'M ABLE TO KIND OF TALK WITH THESE STUDENTS THAT AREN'T ON THE COMMITTEE AND KIND OF JUST GIVE INSIGHT ON WHAT EACH DEPARTMENT IN THE DISTRICT DOES. AND I WANT THIS TO BE A COLLABORATIVE SPACE FOR SCHOOLS TO BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ISSUES THEY'RE EXPERIENCING. IF ONE HIGH SCHOOL HAS A SOLUTION THAT ANOTHER ONE HAS ALREADY COME UP WITH, AND ALSO KIND OF JUST BE ABLE TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS MORE INSIGHT ON WHAT EACH DEPARTMENT DOES AND KIND OF WHAT THE DISTRICT DOES OVERALL.
AND I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. ALSO, THE FONTANA CHRISTMAS PARADE, WHICH HAPPENED LAST SATURDAY, WAS ALSO A WONDERFUL THING. JUST SEEING ALL THE COMMUNITY OUT THERE, JUST ON THE STREETS AND ALSO HAVING EACH, I BELIEVE EACH HIGH SCHOOL WAS REPRESENTED IN THE PARADE AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS. IT WAS JUST SO WONDERFUL TO SEE WHAT A HUGE COMMUNITY TURNOUT WE HAD, AND I WAS VERY HONORED TO BE ON THE FLOAT THERE AS WELL. AND YEAH, THAT'S ALL FOR MY COMMENTS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS SUAREZ. 3.9 SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS.
SUPERINTENDENT BODY, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I DO WANT TO SHARE. FIRST, MR. YEAGER, THANK YOU FOR POINTING TO THE GOLDEN BELL.
I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS HERE. IT WAS BLOCKED. IT ACTUALLY BELONGS OVER HERE WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. AND JUST TO CLARIFY WHAT OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS SAID, ALL DUE RESPECT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR RECOGNITION THERE.
SO IF WE CAN GIVE THEM BOTH A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, THAT'S HOW THAT REALLY, TRULY HAPPENED. BUT TONIGHT'S FANTASTIC NEWS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO CELEBRATE ALL THE INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT IN THE 2025 SCHOOL YEAR, AND IT'S QUITE TREMENDOUS. THESE RECOGNITIONS YOU'RE GOING TO SEE RIGHT NOW REFLECT OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION'S SHARED VISION.
THERE ARE AREAS OF FOCUS, AND IT HONORS OUR DISTRICT, SCHOOLS, STAFF AND PROGRAMS, AND STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AT THE LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS FROM ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE TO INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTION.
YOU'LL SEE HERE TO STUDENT LEADERSHIP ATHLETICS LIKE YOU SAW TONIGHT, THE ARTS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, THESE ACHIEVEMENTS ALL HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF ALIGNING OUR WORK TO WHAT MATTERS MOST.
AND THAT'S OUR STUDENTS. SO TAKE A LOOK AT THE 2025 EXCELLENCE AT EVERY LEVEL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. GARCIA.
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CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, MR. BODDY. TAKES US TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR, SECTION 4.1 CONSENT CALENDAR.[4. Consent Calendar]
ACTION. SINGLE MOTION AND VOTE. APPROVE. CONSENT CALENDAR.AGENDA ITEMS 4.2 THROUGH 4.52. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS? NOPE. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PROVIDED? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. RAMIREZ. A SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE SOMETHING, BOARD PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO JUST LET THE PUBLIC KNOW.
AND SO IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO READ ALL OF THAT I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT IS TAKING A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO STAFFING SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS. AND SO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE I LOVE THAT WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION WHEN WE HEAR THE PUBLIC SPEAKING AND REALLY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS AN AREA OF ATTENTION. SO CAN SOMEONE JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT, PLEASE, ON WHAT THE THOUGHT PROCESS IS THERE AND HOW THIS IS GOING TO BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS? YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE MASTER CONTRACTS 4.30.
YES. OKAY. WONDERFUL. MR. BAKER. THANK YOU. ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT, STUDENT SERVICES WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE OUR OWN PEOPLE TO STAFF OUR VACANCIES. BUT SOMETIMES WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THAT IF IF WE HAVE A HARD TO FILL POSITION WHAT WE DO IS THAT WE CONTRACT OUT WITH OUTSIDE SERVICES JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WE HAVE SERVICES IN PLACE FOR THE STUDENTS UNTIL WE GET SOMEBODY HIRED.
SO IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO FIND SOME OF THE APPROPRIATE SUBSTITUTES, WE BRING IN PEOPLE, BECAUSE THIS WAY WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE OUR SERVICES TO OUR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
SO THANK YOU. OKAY, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MISS SANDOVAL, OTHER THAN ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD, HAVE BEEN ANSWERED. I MET AND SPOKE WITH SUPERINTENDENT EMBODY AND MISS LESLIE BARNES IN THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD.
I AGREE WITH, WITH BOARD MEMBER HOLLY AND AND WHAT MR. BAKER SAID THERE IS SO MUCH ON THESE AGENDAS.
IF EVER YOU HAVE TIME TO READ THE AGENDAS, LOOK AT THEM.
WE DO LOOK AT EVERYTHING. YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T SIT UP HERE AND NOT READ THE AGENDA BECAUSE IT'S VERY INTERESTING AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DO IT, BUT IT GETS DONE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW I DID DO MY, MY WORK AND MY HOMEWORK, AND I ASKED MY QUESTIONS, AND I'M SATISFIED WITH MY ANSWERS.
OKAY. OTHER COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. RAMIREZ. A SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THIS.
OKAY. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. TAKES US TO THE FIVE SECTION.
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THAT WE'D STILL REMAIN IN OUR SEATS UNTIL THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. SO WOULD YOU STILL LIKE TO MOVE IT UP? NO, IF THAT'S THE CASE, BECAUSE I KNOW IN THE PAST AND I HAVE I HAVE IT ALL WRITTEN DOWN HOW WE USED TO DO IT, AND IT JUST CHANGED OVER TIME, JUST SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS.WHICH IS A VICE PRESIDENT. AND THEN WE CHOOSE THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.
SO I, I DON'T KNOW WHY. I DON'T KNOW WHO SAID THIS WAS OKAY TO DO IT THIS WAY, BUT I THINK THAT IT'S NOT RIGHT THAT WE CHANGE THINGS, AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
AND WHEN I DID MY RESEARCH, WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT LAST NIGHT, I TEXTED HER BACK.
I DID MY RESEARCH, AND I SENT HER THE MESSAGE OF HOW WE USED TO DO IT AND WHEN IT CHANGED.
SO I IF THAT'S HOW YOU GUYS WANT TO DO IT, I'M OKAY WITH IT.
BUT I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT THIS IS THE WAY WE USED TO DO IT.
A NEW ORGANIZATION REORG. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, IS REORGANIZING OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION, NOT BECAUSE THEY DID ANYTHING BAD, IT'S BECAUSE EVERY BOARD MEMBER HAS A CHANCE TO EITHER BE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, OR OUR DELEGATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
SO THAT'S WHERE I'M AT ON THAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS FEEL.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. TAKES US TO.
YEAH, I I'LL PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION AND SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT THAT MAY HELP UNDERSTAND WHY.
AT ONE POINT, THE CURRENT BOARD WAS HERE, AND THEN THE SEATS CHANGED AND AND WHY THAT COULDN'T HAPPEN DUE TO THE OVERLAP OF TIMING AND TIME SHEETS. OKAY. TAKES US TO 5.1 DISCUSSION ACTION.
[5.1 Business Services - Cost Increase: Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc.]
SECTION FIVE, BUSINESS SERVICES, COST INCREASE BURRTEC WASTE INDUSTRIES.THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR OF THE AGREEMENT WITH BURRTEC WASTE INDUSTRIES AND CORPORATION FOR BID NUMBER 21221618. WASTE COLLECTION, DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING SERVICES TO APPROVE RATES INDICATED ON THE ATTACHED SPREADSHEET FOR THE 2025 2026 FISCAL YEAR, WHICH INCLUDES A 3% INCREASE FROM THE YEAR PRIOR, WITH AN ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL COST OF $30,000, FOR A NEW TOTAL ESTIMATE NOW OF $990,000. IS THERE ANY IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PROVIDED? ALL MOTION. SECOND, WITH A DISCUSSION.
OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLY.
A SECOND BY MISS MISS SANDOVAL. GO AHEAD WITH YOUR DISCUSSION, MISS SANDOVAL.
THANK YOU. MY QUESTION WAS THAT I ASKED IS. MY ONLY QUESTION IS WHEN WE HAD A SPECIAL MEETING WITH LESLIE, SHOWED US THAT WE WOULD BE OPERATING IN A BUDGET DEFICIT.
DO YOU KNOW WHEN THAT IS? THAT WAS ONE. NUMBER TWO.
AND ARE WE PREPARED TO DO THIS INCREASE? I'M OKAY WITH THE 3%, NOT A 4 TO 6%.
THAT WAS MY QUESTION. OKAY. DOCTOR BARNES. I THINK NO, SHE WAS JUST.
OH, IS THAT THE ONLY QUESTIONS REITERATING WHAT SHE'D ASKED ABOUT THIS? AND SHE GOT HER ANSWERS. UNLESS YOU WANT SOMETHING ELSE CLARIFIED. NO, I GOT IT CLARIFIED THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT A 3%, AND WE ARE PREPARED TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS.
THERE WILL BE A BUDGET DEFICIT IN A FEW YEARS, JUST SO YOU KNOW.
THANK YOU. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLY, A SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL.
PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSED 505.2.
[5.2 Business Services - First Interim Financial Report]
BUSINESS SERVICES FIRST INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT.THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION FOR THE FONTANA UNIFIED DISTRICT'S FIRST TERM FINANCIAL REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 31ST, 2025. THE FLOOR IS NOW SUPERINTENDENT. BODIES TO INTRODUCE OUR SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM.
YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR BARNES, FOR COMING UP AND SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT OUR FIRST INTERIM REPORT AND SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED, I THINK WILL BE REITERATED HERE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PREPARATION.
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SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD MEMBERS AND COLLEAGUES MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.I'M HERE TONIGHT TO GO OVER OUR FIRST INTERIM REPORT.
AND TO EXPLAIN, FIRST OF ALL, WHAT AN INTERIM REPORT IS.
IT'S REALLY THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ALIGN THE STATE BUDGET ACT WHEN WE, WHEN WE ADOPT OUR BUDGET HERE AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND SO THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT AT THE FIRST INTERIM REPORT.
IT ALSO ALLOWS THE STAFF TO ADJUST THE MULTI-YEAR PROJECTION.
THE BUDGET CYCLE IS CONSTANTLY MOVING. IT'S PRETTY MUCH A MONTHLY THING.
AND WE ARE AT THE FIRST INTERIM REPORT IN DECEMBER.
SO THE NEXT REPORT COMING UP WILL BE OUR SECOND INTERIM REPORT IN MARCH.
BUT PRIOR TO THAT JUST AT THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY, WE'LL GET THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET.
OUR CERTIFICATION IS POSITIVE, WHICH MEANS THAT WE CAN MEET OUR CURRENT AND TWO SUBSEQUENT YEAR OBLIGATIONS AND MAINTAIN OUR REQUIRED RESERVE LEVELS. SO WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE STATE RIGHT NOW? THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET IS DUE OUT JANUARY 10TH.
STAFF WILL GO TO SCHOOL SERVICES BUDGET WORKSHOP ON JANUARY 22ND.
THAT'S WHEN WE HEAR HOW THE OVERALL STATE BUDGET IMPACTS OUR PARTICULAR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE STATE'S ANTICIPATING A BUDGET DEFICIT OF ABOUT $18 BILLION IN 26, 27.
AND LAST, IN THE CURRENT YEAR, THE STATE USED $1.7 BILLION IN ONE TIME FUNDS IN ORDER TO FUND THE COLA, THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT OF 2.3% TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
SINCE WE DON'T HAVE THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL.
I'LL TALK ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S REPORT FOR FISCAL FOR THE FISCAL OUTLOOK FOR 2627, WHICH IS REALLY WHAT THE GOVERNOR OFTEN USES TO CREATE HIS PROPOSAL.
STATE REVENUES CURRENTLY FOR 26 OR 25, 26 ARE OUTPACING EXPECTATIONS.
CURRENTLY, WE'RE FUNDED AT 40% OF STATE PROPERTY TAX REVENUES OR GENERAL FUND REVENUES.
SO. THERE'S A SETTLE UP FOR THE PRIOR YEAR AND THEN ALSO FOR THE CURRENT YEAR WHICH WOULD BE PAID OUT IN 26, 27. SO FOR THE TWO YEARS IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE STATE OWES K-14 EDUCATION $7.4 BILLION AND SETTLE UP FUNDS.
AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW THE GOVERNOR WOULD PLAN TO GIVE THAT TO US IN 2627.
OR IT COULD BE A ONE TIME PROGRAM THAT HAS A LOT OF STRINGS ATTACHED.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'LL FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
IN THE GOVERNOR'S JANUARY PROPOSAL THE LAO ALSO BELIEVES THAT THE STATE CAN AFFORD TO FUND OUR CURRENT ONGOING PROGRAMS. AND A COLA FOR COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR 2627 AT 2.51%.
THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. IT WAS ANTICIPATED TO BE OVER 3%.
SO THAT DOES BRING THAT DOWN. IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THEY WOULD IT WOULD REQUIRE THEM WITHDRAW TO WITHDRAW $1.1 BILLION FROM THE PROP 98 RESERVE FUND. AND WHEN CERTAIN THINGS HAPPEN, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW THE MONEY.
AND SO IN THIS COMING YEAR, THEY'LL BE REQUIRED TO DO THAT THE STATE OR THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THEY'RE TAKING THE PREVIOUS BUDGET AND MOVING IT FORWARD.
SO CURRENTLY WE'RE UNDER THE APPROPRIATIONS OF THE 25, 2025 BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS.
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THIS WILL EXPIRE ON JANUARY 30TH. AND SO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL EITHER HAVE TO APPROVE A 26 2026 BUDGET OR THEY CAN EXTEND THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION FURTHER.SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.
THE 26 2026 PROPOSAL WAS THAT TITLE ONE, WHICH IS FUNDING FOR OUR LOW SOCIO SOCIOECONOMIC STUDENTS WOULD CONTINUE AT THE CURRENT LEVEL PER STUDENT LEVEL.
SPECIAL ED WOULD ALSO CONTINUE AT THE PREVIOUS YEAR LEVEL.
AND THE K 14, THEY'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE A A BLOCK GRANT OF $2 BILLION TO CONSOLIDATE 18 SEPARATE PROGRAMS. BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT RIGHT NOW.
THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE TO ELIMINATE TITLE THREE FUNDING, WHICH IS THE FUNDING THAT COMES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND ALSO ELIMINATE THE ADULT PROGRAM, ADULT ED PROGRAMS THAT ARE FOR ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, AND ALSO CITIZENSHIP CLASSES. SO. SO THERE'S STILL SOME UNKNOWN AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
FEDERAL REVENUES USED TO BE MUCH HIGHER, BUT WE'VE ANTICIPATED SOME OF THE CUTS.
AND SO WE'RE AT ABOUT $29.5 MILLION, ABOUT 4% OF OUR TOTAL BUDGET.
OTHER STATE REVENUES WHICH ARE OTHER STATE GRANTS ABOUT 135 MILLION, 20%.
AND LOCAL REVENUES, WHICH REALLY ARE EITHER LOCAL GRANTS OR INTEREST INCOME IS ABOUT 3% FOR OUR EXPENDITURES. MOSTLY OUR EXPENDITURES ARE ON PEOPLE.
SO 35% OF OUR EXPENDITURES ARE ON CERTIFICATED SALARIES, 14% ON CLASSIFIED, AND ANOTHER 28% MAKES UP THE BENEFITS FOR THOSE TWO GROUPS. WE SPEND ABOUT 38.8 MILLION, OR 5% OF OUR BUDGET ON BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
MOST OF THAT COMES FROM A LOT OF THAT COMES FROM RESTRICTED SOURCES.
SO AND THEN OTHER SERVICES AND OPERATING EXPENSES IS ABOUT 16% CAPITAL OUTLAY.
WE USUALLY PUT SOME IN THERE FOR ANY REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE DONE AT ABOUT 2%.
AND OUR OTHER OUTGO IS ABOUT 1.5 MILLION. SO SINCE WE ADOPTED OUR BUDGET WHEN WE CLOSED OUR BOOKS, WE DID DEFICIT SPEND BY 3.2 MILLION LAST YEAR.
SO THAT THAT WAS ADJUSTED. WE HAD AN INCREASE IN OUR UNDUPLICATED PUPIL COUNT, WHICH MEANS THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE EITHER ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS FOSTER YOUTH OR LOW INCOME THAT RATE WENT UP.
WHEN THAT RATE GOES UP, WE GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
AND ALSO WE DIDN'T PUT IN THE FULL TK INCREASE.
SO THAT GAVE US ABOUT $3.9 MILLION. OUR ONE TIME ADJUSTMENTS WERE WE HAD A TRANSPORTATION INCREASE, FUNDING 2 MILLION IN INTEREST INCOME, AND WE HAD SOME SOME RETIREMENT EXCESS.
SO THAT INCREASED OUR EXPENDITURES BY ABOUT 11.7 MILLION.
AND THEN WE HAD SOME ONE TIME ADJUSTMENTS. SO SINCE THE ADOPTED BUDGET WHAT THE NET IS, IS ABOUT A NET DECREASE OR INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES OF ABOUT 6.14 MILLION.
JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED TO POINT OUT FOR 2728.
WE ARE EXPECTING OUR FUNDED AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE TO DROP TO BELOW 30,000.
AND THAT DOES CHANGE SOME RESERVE REQUIREMENTS.
HOPEFULLY THEY DO SWITCH TO ENROLLMENT INSTEAD OF ADA AND THAT WILL HELP US OUT IN THAT MANNER.
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THE STATUTORY COLAS. WE AT THE TIME WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON OUR INTERIM REPORT WE HAD NOT HEARD THAT THE, THE COLA WOULD, MIGHT GO DOWN TO ABOUT 2.5%. SO WE WENT AHEAD AND KEPT IT AT 3% ACROSS THE BOARD.FOR OUR FIRST INTERIM REPORT WE HAD A BEGINNING BALANCE OF $202 MILLION.
WE HAVE REVENUE OF 528 MILLION WITH EXPENDITURES OF 551 MILLION.
SO OUR DEFICIT SPENDING IS AT 22.7, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN OUR ADOPTED BUDGET.
BUT HAD WE NOT INCLUDED THE SALARY INCREASES, WE WOULD HAVE GONE DOWN.
IN FOR OUR PROJECTION IN FISCAL YEAR 2829, WE WOULD HAVE AN ENDING FUND BALANCE.
AND THIS IS, IF NOTHING ELSE, CHANGED. WE DIDN'T MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS AND WE KNOW WE WILL.
SO IT WON'T HAPPEN. BUT IF NOTHING ELSE CHANGED IN 2829, WE WOULD END WITH $19.6 MILLION, WHICH WOULD NOT GIVE US ENOUGH TO HAVE OUR RESERVE REQUIREMENT.
AND THEN WE'RE NEGATIVE IN IN THOSE OUT YEARS.
AND SO IN SUMMARY DEFICIT SPENDING HAS INCREASED SLIGHTLY.
IN 25, 26, IN THE 2526 PROJECTION WE DO ANTICIPATE DEFICIT SPENDING TO DECREASE IN THE SECOND INTERIM REPORT AND ALL THE, ALL THE NEW EXPENSES INCLUDED FOR THE SALARY INCREASE AND CLASSIFIED SALARY RESTRUCTURE ARE IN THE REPORT.
THE STATE BUDGET OUTLOOK INDICATES A POSSIBLE COLA OF 2.451% FOR NEXT YEAR, AND HOPEFULLY SOME ONE TIME MONEY IN PROP 98 SETTLE UP FUNDS. THE FEDERAL BUDGET OUTLOOK REMAINS QUITE UNCERTAIN, BUT WE THINK WE CAN HANDLE WHAT WHAT COMES OUR WAY. WE'RE PREPARING FOR IT AND OUR NEXT STEPS, LIKE WE SAID, IS THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL COMES OUT ON THE 10TH AND THE STAFF WILL ATTEND THE WORKSHOP ON THE 22ND SO THAT WE CAN START ADJUSTING AND MAKING ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR NEW BUDGET COMING UP.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? ALL RIGHT.
VICE MAYOR HOLLY. THANK YOU, DOCTOR BARNES, FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
AND IF WE'RE FINDING MONEY IN OTHER PLACES TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAMING THAT WE'RE DOING, WHERE IS THAT MONEY GOING TO COME FROM IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING? OR ARE WE GOING TO BE AMENDING THE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE PROVIDING IN ADULT ED? IN ADULT ED? MOST LIKELY THOSE PROGRAMS, THE TWO THAT I MENTIONED, THE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND THE AND THE CITIZENSHIP WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE OFFERED UNLESS THEY CAN GET STATE GRANT FUNDING FOR THAT.
WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PUT THAT IN IN THE GENERAL FUND BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE FOR K-12, NOT ADULTS.
SO THEY WOULD NEED TO LOOK FOR SOME SORT OF FUNDING SOURCE FOR THAT.
AND WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE THOSE IMMEDIATE IMPACTS. LIKE NOW ARE WE SEEING IT NOW.
IS THIS GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED? 2627. WHAT'S THE TIMELINE? 2627. OKAY. AND THEY COULD STILL CONTINUE THE CONTINUING APPROPRIATION ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
AND WE NEVER SEE THE CUT. SO BUT WE PREPARE FOR IT EACH TIME WE BUDGET, SO.
AND JUST FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT PIECE OF IT.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT PROCESS WOULD LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF MAYBE EARLY RETIREMENTS OR TAKING THE PRESSURE OFF THAT IN THAT WAY? YES. WELL, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO IT THROUGH ATTRITION. AND SOMETIMES THE WAY TO ENHANCE ATTRITION IS BY OFFERING A EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE.
WE DID IT LAST YEAR. YOU DON'T NORMALLY DO IT EVERY YEAR.
AND SO WE DON'T ANTICIPATE ANYTHING THIS YEAR.
BUT PERHAPS NEXT YEAR OR THE YEAR AFTER WE CAN LOOK AT SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BECAUSE WHAT WE DO IS WE BASICALLY GET ABOUT 2 OR 3 YEARS WORTH OF RETIREMENT AT ONE TIME.
AND SO IT WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE TO DO IT EACH YEAR.
AND THEN ADDITIONALLY IN TERMS OF OUR ENROLLMENT DECLINING HAVE WE LOOKED AT ARE WE ACROSS THE BOARD? IS IT EQUAL? I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING ACROSS THE DISTRICT, IN TERMS OF SCHOOLS THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED HAVING TO MOVE STAFFING AROUND, HAVE WE? HAVE WE LOOKED AT THAT YET. AND WE'RE STARTING TO LOOK AT THAT.
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WE'RE DOING OUR PROJECTIONS. WE'LL START THAT PROCESS IN JANUARY WHEN WE RETURN.AND SO THAT BUBBLE WILL GO THROUGH. SO WHEN WE'RE GRADUATING WHEN WE HAVE GRADUATING CLASSES THAT ARE BIGGER THAN THE CLASSES COMING IN, THAT'S WHEN YOU SEE THAT DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW ACROSS THE STATE.
AND THEN ONE OTHER THING, JUST BECAUSE I, YOU KNOW, I WAS A TEACHER HERE BACK IN OH EIGHT, OH NINE. AND SO I'VE BEEN THROUGH THE PINK SLIP THING.
IT CAN SOUND THE ALARM BELL. SO THIS IS WHY I LOVE THESE PRESENTATIONS AND THE ABILITY FOR US TO DISCUSS THIS PUBLICLY AND OPENLY, TO POSSIBLY ALLEVIATE SOME OF THOSE FEARS AND EDUCATE FOLKS ON WHAT'S HAPPENING, WHAT THE DISTRICT IS DOING TO BE PROACTIVE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST SOME OF THE, THE POSSIBILITIES.
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW THAT'S HAPPENING NOW IS THE HIRING FREEZE. CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT? YEAH. SO WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A HIRING FREEZE AND TRYING TO FILL ANY POSITIONS FROM WITHIN.
WE KNOW THAT IN SOME AREAS THAT WE HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFF, ESPECIALLY DUE TO DECLINING ENROLLMENT.
SO WHEN THERE'S A POSITION THAT NEEDS TO BE FILLED, WE'RE LOOKING FOR INTERNAL CANDIDATES SO THAT WE CAN SHIFT AROUND AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SHRINKING FROM WITHIN. AND THAT WAY PEOPLE AREN'T BEING LAID OFF.
THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR BARNES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ONE OF THE THINGS IN SACRAMENTO THAT THEY DID DISCUSS WAS POSSIBLY MOVING AWAY FROM THE LCAP.
THE OTHER THING THAT THEY DID NOTE WAS THAT THE GOVERNOR HAD THREE DIFFERENT REVISIONS ON HIS BUDGET AND FOR SOMEHOW, SOMEHOW, SOMEHOW. I'M SORRY. FOR SOME REASON, HE KEEPS FINDING MONEY AND THEN HE'S ADDING IT TO HIS BUDGET.
SO THEY SAID THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER REVISION. HE FOUND MORE MONEY.
SO I DON'T, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY IN SACRAMENTO, WE ALL ASK THE SAME QUESTIONS AND THERE'S NO CERTAINTY TO, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AND SO FORTH, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT A BUDGET WASN'T ADOPTED WHEN REGULARLY SCHEDULED TO.
SO THAT'S THROWING EVERYBODY OFF IN WITH THEIR, WITH THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET.
SO BUT THANK YOU, MISTER DOCTOR BARNES. THANK YOU.
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 5.2 AS PROVIDED.
I'LL MOVE. I'LL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY.
I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLY, SECONDED BY MR. RAMIREZ. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES 505.3 BUSINESS SERVICES. NOTICE OF COMPLETION.
[5.3 Business Services - Notice of Completion: ADEP Precision Contracting]
ADP PRECISION CONTRACTING. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ACCEPT THE NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND RELEASE THE ASSOCIATED RETENTION FOR BID NUMBER 2425 0023. COMPLETED BY DANNY RAYON PRECISION CONTRACTING CORPORATION, DBA ADP.SO MOVED. AND A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? MOTION MADE BY MR.. SERNA. SECOND BY MYSELF. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION ON THIS? OH, I JUST I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES WE ZIP THROUGH HERE AND ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THIS IMPACTED THIS WAS FOR FONTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL, FOR THE EL BUILDING. SO THERE'S A LOT OF PROGRESS HAPPENING. AND THIS IS STANDARD IN CONSTRUCTION.
IF NOT, PLEASE TAKE A TRIP DOWN THERE. I THINK THEY HAVE THE THE DRIVEWAYS GETTING PUT IN.
I SAW THAT THE OTHER DAY. SO LOTS OF AMAZING THINGS HAPPENING THERE.
BUT THIS IS JUST A TESTAMENT TO, AGAIN, US DOING WHAT WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO.
WE'RE GETTING THINGS HANDLED AT FONTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL, SO THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. TURNER, SECOND BY MYSELF. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
MOTION PASSES 505.4 BUSINESS SERVICES, PROPERTY EXCHANGE, DIVERSIFIED PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP,
[5.4 Business Services - Property Exchange: Diversified Pacific Development Group LLC]
LLC. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AND JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS AND APPROVE THE SCHOOL FACILITY FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH.NEVER SHOOT. OH, SORRY. PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC, DBA FONTANA INVESTMENT 2023, LLC, AND APPROVED THE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO THE ASSOCIATED SUPERINTENDENT BUSINESS SERVICES IN RELATION TO THE EXECUTION OF SUCH DOCUMENTS.
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IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 5.4 AS PROVIDED? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND WITH A COMMENT. SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL.GO AHEAD, MR. SANDOVAL. I ASKED SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES THAT ARE INVOLVED, AND I AM GOING TO VOTE NO ON THIS ITEM BECAUSE I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE RESPONSE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT, MISS LESLIE. THEY HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT I ASK FOR.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. MOTION MADE BY MR. SERNA, SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL.
PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES THREE TWO.
[5.5 Business Services - School Naming]
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PROVIDED? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. I'LL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MISS SANDOVAL. SECOND BY MR. SERNA. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES 505.6 HUMAN RESOURCES CLASSIFIED JOB DESCRIPTION REVISION.[5.6 Human Resources - Classified Job Description Revisions]
THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE CLASSIFIED JOB DESCRIPTION REVISIONS AS PROVIDED.IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 5.6 AS PROVIDED? MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MISS SANDOVAL. SECOND BY MR. SERNA. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
5.7 HUMAN RESOURCES RECLASSIFICATION OF US AND CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE SALARY.
[5.7 Human Resources - Reclassification of USW and POA Classified Employee Salary]
THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT FOR US AND CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES AS PROVIDED.IS THERE A MOTION A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 5.7 AS PROVIDED.
MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? MOTION MADE BY MISS SANDOVAL. SECOND BY MR. SERNA.
MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. 5.8 HUMAN RESOURCES TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FONTANA
[5.8 Human Resources - Tentative Agreement: Fontana School Police Officers Association (POA)]
SCHOOL POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO RATIFY THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FONTANA SCHOOL POLICE OFFICER ASSOCIATION FOR THE 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO RATIFY ITEM 5.8 AS PROVIDED? SO MOVE TO APPROVE. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLY, A SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL.ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. 5.9. HUMAN. HUMAN RESOURCES.
[5.9 Human Resources - Tentative Agreement: Fontana Teachers Association (FTA)]
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT MONTANA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION FTA.IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO RATIFY ITEM 5.9 AS PROVIDED? SO MOVED SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. RAMIREZ. A SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
[5.10 Student Services - Board Policy 5141.21: Administering Medication and Monitoring Health Conditions - First Reading]
FIRST READING THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ACCEPT THE FIRST READING OF THE REVISED BOARD POLICY.5141.21 ADMINISTERING MEDICATION AND MONITORING HEALTH CONDITIONS AS PROVIDED.
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT ITEM 5.10 AS PROVIDED? SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? MOTION.
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AND IN THE EVENT THAT IS NEEDED, THEY CAN ADMINISTER THE THE NARCAN.I GUESS WE CAN CALL IT, BUT IT'S JUST NICE TO HAVE THAT ABILITY.
NOT THAT WE EVER WANT TO HAVE TO USE IT. SO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. SERNA, SECONDED BY MR. RAMIREZ. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
ALL RIGHT. ORGANIZATIONAL PART OF MEETING AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL NOW CONDUCT THE ORGANIZATIONAL PORTION OF THE MEETING AND ELECT ITS OFFICERS FOR THE 2026 CALENDAR YEAR. THE NEXT TWO ITEM AGENDA ITEMS ARE TO APPOINT THE BOARD MEMBERS TO THE POSITION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT SLASH CLERK. WE WILL CONDUCT THESE IN ORDER FOLLOWING THIS PROCEDURE.
AFTER EACH NOMINATION. I WILL CONFIRM WITH THE NOMINEE THAT THEY ACCEPT.
WE WILL CONTINUE THIS PROCESS UNTIL A NOMINATION FOR EACH OFFICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
IF THERE IS NO MOTION AND A SECOND, I WILL MOVE BACK TO THE NEXT NOMINEE AND ORDER NOMINATED.
IF THERE IS A MAJORITY APPROVAL, THAT NOMINEE IS APPOINTED AND THE PROCESS IS COMPLETED.
NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THAT POINT.
IT TAKES US TO 5.11 ELECTION OF PRESIDENT. THIS ITEM IS FOR.
[5.11 Election of Board of Education President]
THIS ITEM IS TO APPOINT A PRESIDENT FOR THE 2026 CALENDAR SCHOOL YEAR FOR THIS.AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE NOMINATIONS, THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT.
BOARD PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE ANGEL RAMIREZ.
OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND OR ANY OTHER NOMINATION? I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MYSELF. WOW.
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OKAY, SO WE GO BACK TO.
OKAY. MR. RAMIREZ, DO YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? YES. MISS SANDOVAL, DO YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? YES. OKAY. SO NOW WE CAN. OKAY. BOARD DISCUSSION AND NOMINATIONS. I HAVE THE FOLLOWING BOARD OR BOARD.
I HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT.
MR. RAMIREZ AND MISS SANDOVAL. WE WILL TAKE THESE IN ORDER AS THEY WERE NOMINATED.
DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPOINT MR. RAMIREZ AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD? ALL MOTION.
DO WE NEED A MOTION NOW, OR DO WE JUST VOTE? I THINK WE'VE ALREADY OPENED UP THE THE NOMINATIONS.
I'M JUST ASKING FOR CLARITY, BUT WE CAN. WE NEED TO.
DO WE NEED A SECOND. THAT ALREADY. IT'S ALREADY BEEN.
OH, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO VOTE. GOT IT. SO I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY VICE PRESIDENT HAWLEY.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
OKAY. MOTION PASSES FOR ONE WITH MISS SANDOVAL.
NO. OKAY. SECOND IS TO HOLD ON. SO, MR. RAMIREZ, YOU ARE THE NEXT PRESIDENT. CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY, 5.14 ELECTION FOR VICE
[5.12 Election of Board of Education Vice President/Clerk]
PRESIDENT SLASH CLERK. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE TO APPOINT THE VICE PRESIDENT SLASH CLERK FOR THE 2026 CALENDAR YEAR.AT THIS POINT. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE DANIELLE HALL. I'LL NOMINATE MR. SERNA. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OKAY.
MISS VICE. VICE PRESIDENT, DO YOU ACCEPT? YES.
MR. SERNA, DO YOU ACCEPT? I ACCEPT, OKAY, SO I HAVE THE FOLLOWING.
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VICE PRESIDENT HOLLY AND MR. SERNA AS VICE PRESIDENT.WE WILL TAKE THESE IN ORDERS AS THEY WERE NOMINATED.
DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPOINT BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLY AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.
SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. RAMIREZ, A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR SANDOVAL.
MOTION DOES NOT PASS. I'LL TAKE CAN. IS THERE A IS THERE A FIRST AND A SECOND FOR MISTER SERNA? I'LL MOTION CAN I. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MYSELF. A SECOND BY MRS. SANDOVAL. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
CONGRATULATIONS, MR. SERNA. THANK YOU. OKAY. 5.13 REPRESENTATIVE
[5.13 Representative to Annual Fall Meeting]
TO ANNUAL FALL MEETING. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ELECT A MEMBER AND ALTERNATIVE TO SERVE AS A VOTING REPRESENTATIVE ELECTOR FOR THE FALL ANNUAL FALL MEETING FOR THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE.IS THERE ANY NOMINATIONS? DO WE JUST NEED ONE? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING WITH AN ALTERNATIVE? BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE DELEGATE. SO THIS IS FOR THE COUNTY.
OH, GOOD. FOR CLARIFICATION, IT'S A A MEMBER AND THEN YOU'RE ELECTING AN ALTERNATE.
SO IF THAT MEMBER CANNOT GO TO THAT MEETING TO VOTE, THE ALTERNATE WOULD TAKE THEIR SPOT.
THERE'S A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. RAMIREZ AND SECONDED BY MISS MRS SANDOVAL.
WE MUST ANYONE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. AND THEN.
NOW WE NEED AN ALTERNATE. I'LL NOMINATE MARY SANDOVAL AS AN ALTERNATE.
OKAY. I THINK YOU'VE SERVED IN THAT CAPACITY BEFORE, HAVE YOU NOT? IS THAT PART OF SEAT? OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SO I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. SERNA FOR MRS. SANDOVAL. A SECOND BY MYSELF. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. TAKES US TO 5.4. CSBA DELEGATE ASSEMBLY APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE.
[5.14 CSBA Delegate Assembly Appointed Representative]
THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPOINT ONE BOARD MEMBER OF OF EDUCATION.TO SERVE WITH THE THE FOR THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION.
DELEGATE ASSEMBLY FOR THE TERM OF APRIL 1ST, 2026 THROUGH MARCH 31ST, 2028.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FOR BOARD MEMBER TO SERVE ON THE CSBA DELEGATE ASSEMBLY FOR THE APRIL 1ST, 2026 THROUGH MARCH 31ST, 2028. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MARY SANDOVAL.
AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, BOARD PRESIDENT. SO YOUR TERM EXPIRES AND YOU CAN'T DO IT AGAIN, RIGHT? NO, I CAN IT'S WHAT HAPPENED WAS THERE WAS A MIX UP WITH CSBA AND SOMEHOW I GOT LABELED UNDER JOE ARMENDARIZ'S POSITION.
SO. BUT I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MYSELF BECAUSE I'VE BEEN IN THIS POSITION FOR SEVEN YEARS, AND WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB, AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE CONSISTENCY WITH THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, IT'S BEEN PRETTY SUCCESSFUL.
OKAY, MISS. YEAH. SO, MISS SANDOVAL, DO YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? AND I DO ACCEPT THE NOMINATION. OKAY. FOR MISS SANDOVAL, PLEASE.
I NEED A I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR MISS SANDOVAL.
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SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND. MY PEN RAN OUT. OKAY.OKAY. MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO. AND IT WAS NOT A DISRESPECT, MISS SANDOVAL.
IT WAS JUST. I'VE BEEN ON IT FOR A WHILE, AND I DO ENJOY IT, SO. BUT CONGRATULATIONS.
OKAY. TAKES US TO 6.1. PUBLIC COMMENT MATTERS NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA.
[6. Public Participation]
MR.. MR. PRESIDENT, ARE YOU SWITCHING ROLES FOR THE CLOSURE OR ARE WE STAYING? I WOULD JUST STAY, BUT ALL RIGHT. YEAH. THE NOTES HAVE ALREADY BEEN STEPPED OUT.YES, WE DO HAVE COMMENT CARDS FOR THIS PART. 6.1.
AND THE FIRST PERSON IS MR. PEREZ ON DECK IS MR. ROBERT FARQUET.
I GET TO SPEAK FROM A DIFFERENT POSITION. THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, AND IT'S FINALLY COMING TO PERMISSION. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT. REGARDING FINANCIAL LITERACY.
IT'S NOW FOCUSING ON KINDERGARTEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH ADULTHOOD.
IN ADDITION TO THE FINANCIAL LITERACY, WE ALSO HAVE A PROGRAM FOR HOMEBUYER AND CREDIT REPAIR.
NOW WHAT WE'VE ALSO FOR THE FOR THE CHILDREN.
WE'VE ALSO CREATED A COLORING BOOK AND A COMIC BOOK, WHICH THEY'LL BE ABLE TO REVIEW AND BE TAUGHT ABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY WHILE THEIR PARENT, IF THEY HAVE ISSUES WITH CHILDCARE, THEY CAN BE LEARNING.
AND WHILE THE PARENTS CAN BE LEARNING ABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY AND SO FORTH, IT'S GOING TO BE AN EIGHT SECTION OR AN AN EIGHT PROGRAM. AND IT GOES OVER AND I HAVE ALL THE THINGS I'VE GIVEN A COPY TO.
SO THIS IT GOES OVER CREDIT BASICS 101, SMART CREDIT CARD USAGE.
MASTERING CREDIT UTILIZATION. ACCOUNTING ESSENTIALS FOR TEENS.
PATHWAY TO HOME OWNERSHIP. MORTGAGES MADE SIMPLE.
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER. AND THEN YOUR FINANCIAL TRANSFORMATION.
AND AT THE END YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. IF YOU DO HAVE BAD CREDIT TO ACTUALLY REPAIR YOUR CREDIT TO PREPARE YOU TO BUYING A HOME THIS IS THE FIRST TIME EVER IT'S GOING TO BE HELD AT STAGE RED ON JANUARY 20TH. THERE IS GOING TO BE A FLIER, WHICH I'LL POST AND I'LL GIVE IT TO MRS. AND WITH THAT, THE ONLY THING IT'S GOING TO BE COMPLETELY FREE, AT NO COST TO THE PUBLIC.
AND THE ONLY THING THAT WE ASK IS THAT YOU RESERVE SO WE KNOW.
AND IF YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO BRING A CHILD SO WE CAN MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO TO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE, AND ALSO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND CHAIRS AND SO FORTH. SO THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY PUT TO NOT ONLY TEACH OUR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO TO BRING HOME OWNERSHIP TO A REALITY FOR THIS NEXT GENERATION.
SO I AM SPEAKING AS AN ACTUAL PERSON WHO CREATED IT.
SO I'M NOT SPEAKING AS A BOARD MEMBER RIGHT NOW. THAT'S WHY I'M DOWN HERE. BUT I INVITE YOU ALL.
I'M ACTUALLY INVITING THE DISTRICT. IT'S A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION, A LOT OF GREAT OPPORTUNITIES, BUT HOPEFULLY IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ADAPT. THE ADDITIONAL THING IS THAT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE HOSTING IT IN SPANISH FOR OUR COMMUNITY SO WE CAN OPEN IT UP TO EVERYBODY.
AGAIN, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. IT'S BEEN SOMETHING I'VE BEEN WORKING ON SINCE I BROUGHT TO REALITY ON MY FIRST YEAR HERE, BEING ON THE BOARD, WHICH IS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL, AND I'D LIKE TO HOPEFULLY ADAPT SOMETHING INTO THE TO THE DISTRICT THAT WE CAN HAVE THIS CONTINUOUSLY GOING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR FAMILIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GOOD EDUCATION ON FINANCIAL LITERACY.
SO THAT'S IT. I WILL LEAVE THE FLIER WITH MISS.
MISS ANYBODY? SHE YOU ALREADY HAVE THE COPIES.
SO IF ANY BOARD MEMBER WANTS TO REVIEW WHAT IS GOING TO BE TAUGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MCKAY. YEAH. GOOD EVENING. SUPERINTENDENT. ANYBODY? BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY. ROBERT FEKE, A PARENT, GRANDPARENT, MEMBER OF THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD.
TONIGHT, I'M SPEAKING TO THE MEMBER. AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY SAYING WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE THE SUCCESSES AND ACHIEVEMENTS THAT OUR DISTRICT HAS HAD AND CONTINUES TO HAVE.
WE SEE THEM AND WE CELEBRATE THEM ALONGSIDE YOU.
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I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO OFFER PERSPECTIVE ON HOW WE SHOULD MEASURE.WE DON'T ALWAYS MEASURE SUCCESS BY OUR HIGHEST ACHIEVERS.
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A SEGMENT OF STUDENTS THAT ARE OVERACHIEVERS.
ARE THE STUDENTS AT THE BOTTOM PROVIDED ENOUGH TO SUCCEED? OR IS THAT. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD KEEP IN MIND.
I ALSO WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ANGELS BOARD PRESIDENT AND SERNA AS VICE PRESIDENT.
THIS LAST CYCLE, A LOT OF THINGS WEREN'T EVEN OPEN TO EVEN HAVE A DISCUSSION.
THERE WERE NO MOTIONS TO EVEN HOLD A DISCUSSION.
SO I PRAY THAT THAT CHANGES. I ALSO WANT TO REMIND THE BOARD AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT THAT YOU MANAGE THE SUPERINTENDENT, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. SO LET'S BE MINDFUL OF THAT.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TODAY WHEN I WAS LOOKING OVER THE BUDGET, I SAW A DEFICIT OF $54 MILLION.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT FITS IN THE WHOLE SCHEME OF THINGS, BUT AS WE NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS PROCESS, TRANSPARENCY IS CRITICAL, AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT AS MUCH INFORMATION IS SHARED AS POSSIBLE AND IT'S SHARED CLEARLY WITH THE PUBLIC.
SECONDLY, OUR DISTRICT IS EXPERIENCING A DECREASED ENROLLMENT, WHICH MAKES WHICH MAKES IT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE CAREFULLY MONITOR WHERE EVERY DOLLAR IS SPENT. WE MUST ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE TO HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED, INCLUDING ADEQUATE TEACHERS, STAFF, AND WELL MAINTAINED FACILITIES.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT EDUCATION EDUCATING CHILDREN TODAY IS INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT CARD IS MISS A.
I'VE BEEN HERE A NUMBER OF TIMES. I WOULD SAY THAT I WOULD PROBABLY WANT TO WRITE SOMETHING, BUT THAT WOULD TAKE TIME AWAY FROM MY CHILDREN IN WHICH I DON'T REALLY CARE TO WANT TO DO.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO ON A WING. I FIRST AND FOREMOST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ACTIONS, MRS AND BODY FOR NOT WANTING TO MEET WITH ME AND NOT WANTING TO ADDRESS DIRECTLY MY CONCERNS AND THE CONCERNS OF MY CHILD WHO HAS ADVOCATED COMING HERE, WAITING LATE INTO THE NIGHT.
WHILE THINGS DON'T ALWAYS TEND TO ALWAYS WORK OUT ON OUR BEST INTEREST OR THE BEST INTEREST OF MY SON, I HAVE GONE UP THE CHAIN. I'VE GONE TO MANY MOMENTS OF TALKING TO CERTAIN PEOPLE FROM THE BOTTOM ALL THE WAY UP.
I'VE GOTTEN TO THE POINT OF COMING AND CALLING AND SPEAKING TO A NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, AND AT ANY POINT, THINGS JUST DON'T SEEM TO ALWAYS RESOLVE.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOU BEING WHO YOU ARE.
MY SON HAD VERY HIGH HOPES WHEN HE FIRST MET YOU, BUT SINCE THEN HIS LIGHT HAS DIMMED AND IT CONTINUES TO DIM BECAUSE OF THE THINGS THAT ARE STILL CONTINUING TO HAPPEN. AND EVENTUALLY ONE DAY YOU'RE GOING TO FIND OUT.
BECAUSE IN THIS BOARD, IN THIS DISTRICT, THINGS ALWAYS COME AROUND.
AND EVERY TIME THAT WE COME TO ADDRESS HERE AT NIGHT, AND IT TAKES US FOREVER JUST TO WAIT AROUND TO SPEAK UP, NOTHING'S DONE. SOMETIMES I'VE COME TO SEE AND MEET PEOPLE AND WHERE THEY COME TO SPEAK, AND THINGS ARE STILL NOT BEING ADDRESSED RELATED TO THEIR CONCERNS. AND I'M ONE OF THOSE PARENTS. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR NOT STEPPING UP AND NOT WANTING TO MEET WITH ME OR MY SON AND ASSIST MY SON IN HIS NEEDS. AND IT'S VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT I HAVE TO KEEP COMING HERE ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE. AND I STILL DON'T GET THAT, AS IF YOU DON'T CARE.
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AND MY SON TOLD YOU THE LAST TIME HE WAS HERE.WHAT'S THE POINT? AND I'M STANDING HERE AGAIN SAYING THANK YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE, FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND WHAT YOU'VE REPRESENTED AND WHAT YOU'VE SHOWN ME AND OTHER PARENTS, AND EVENTUALLY MANY OTHER PEOPLE TOO.
IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT THAT YOU HAVE THE POSITION AND THE POWER TO DO SOMETHING.
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF YOUR EMPLOYEES AND FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE AND FOR WHATEVER INTENT, PURPOSE. WE'RE STILL HERE DEALING WITH THE SAME THING.
THREE, FOUR YEARS LATER. MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAVE A GOOD DAY.
THAT'S IT. 7.1 BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. AND I'LL START OFF ON MY LEFT WITH MISS SANDOVAL.
[7. Board Member Comments]
I'M A I'M JUST GOING TO LEAVE THEM SHORT TONIGHT.THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. I WISH YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
GOOD NIGHT. MR. RAMIREZ. I JUST WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.
AND, ADAM, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS PAST YEAR.
YOU KNOW, I'VE LEARNED A LOT IN THIS TIME THAT I'VE BEEN HERE.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR. I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
STAY SAFE OUT THERE. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
MR. SERNA. YEAH. NO, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, ADAM, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP THIS PAST YEAR.
AND ACTUALLY, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
AND WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE IN JANUARY. ALL RIGHT.
I WILL KEEP IT SHORT AS WELL. THANK YOU, ADAM, FOR YOUR YEAR.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.
AND I KNOW 2026 IS GOING TO BE JUST AS AMAZING AS 2025.
SO I WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
AND I'LL SEE YOU GUYS IN 26. ALL RIGHT. SO I JUST HAVE A FEW THINGS.
BECAUSE I WANT TO START IT'S BEEN ON MY MIND FOR A WHILE AS, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE SEEN US DO EXTREMELY WELL WITH, NOT ONLY THANKSGIVING BUT ALSO CHRISTMAS. AND I KIND OF WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN EXTEND IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.
AND THIS IS JUST SOMETHING NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO THE HOLIDAY SEASON, I LIKE FOR US TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF LAUNCHING A NEW A NEW FORM OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT WOULD INCLUDE SUPPORT THE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
IN MY LINE OF WORK, I'VE HANDLED OVER 1000 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES, AND I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE, OFTEN REQUIRING 6 TO 8 INCIDENCES BEFORE SOMEONE IS ABLE TO SAY OR TO HAVE ENOUGH AND ACTUALLY LEAVE WHEN THAT MOMENT COMES.
I'M OPEN TO ANY AND ALL IDEAS AND THIS IS INTERESTED.
I'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO REACH OUT TO A LOT OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.
ALSO REACHED OUT TO MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE JUST WE HAVE ALL THESE GREAT IDEAS.
WHEN I TOLD MISSUS EMBODY, SHE THOUGHT THAT I WAS I WAS MEETING THIS YEAR. I WAS LIKE, NO, NO, NO. LIKE, LET'S, LET'S ACTUALLY FORMULATE A GOOD PLAN AND MOVE IT FORWARD. SO THIS IS JUST SOMETHING NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. SECOND I WAS CONTACTED BY LOST GOLFERS, WHICH IS A UP AND COMING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, AND THEY ARE VERY INTERESTED IN COMING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PROVIDING GOLF SERVICES FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
IT'D BE AT NO COST. IT'S THIS IS JUST THE PLANNING PHASES, BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE TO DO A LOT OF FUNDRAISING TO BUY THE EQUIPMENT, BECAUSE GOLF IS EXPENSIVE, AS I FOUND OUT LAST YEAR MYSELF.
AND IT'S ALSO FRUSTRATING, BUT IT ALSO IT BUILDS YOU UP AND IT'S A LOT OF FOCUS AND YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, GOING AGAINST YOURSELF ALSO. I WANT ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE THAT DON'T MAKE THE BASEBALL TEAM, THE WRESTLING TEAM, YOU KNOW. WE'RE ALL NOT ALL ATHLETIC.
I WAS ONCE, BUT NOW I THINK GOLF IS WHERE MY LEVEL IS NOW, SO BUT IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION.
THEY DO AMAZING THINGS, AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY LOCAL.
THEY'RE IN RIALTO, AND THEY LIKE TO COME TO FONTANA AND PROVIDE THE SERVICES FOR FREE.
SO NEXT, I WANT TO THANK CHIEF FOR OPERATION HOLIDAY CHEER.
HE IS PARTICIPATING IN THIS OR TOMORROW HERE AT KAISER.
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IT'S AN AMAZING. I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE A PART OF IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.AND WHAT THEY DO IS THEY GO TO ALL THE HOSPITALS ALL THE WAY FROM THE INLAND EMPIRE TO THE DESERT, AND THEY HAVE A SANTA. THEY HAVE LIGHTS AND SIRENS, AND THEY BRING ALL THE CRITICAL OUR OUR CHILDREN AND, AND CANCER PATIENTS DOWN. AND YOU SHOULD SEE THE LOOK ON THE CHILDREN'S FACE AS THEY'RE DRIVING AROUND, LIGHTS AND SIRENS, AND THEY SEE SANTA. WE STOP, AND IT'S TRULY A LIFE CHANGING EVENT.
SO I LOVE PARTICIPATING IN EVERY YEAR, AND I PLAN ON PARTICIPATING THIS YEAR.
AND IN ADDITION, I ALSO HAVE TO GIVE CHIEF A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS.
BUT CHIEF IS A PART OF SO MANY BOARDS AND HE DOES AMAZING WORK.
BUT AGAIN WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE HERE IN OUR ROOM IN OUR ON OUR, IN OUR DISTRICT, WHERE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE ARE SEEKING THEIR ADVICE ON HOW TO ACTUALLY ADDRESS NOT ONLY CHILD SAFETY, BUT CHILD EDUCATION.
I MEAN, I ALWAYS GET GREAT COMPLIMENTS FROM EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. AND WITH THAT I THINK I'VE WITH THAT. I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A GOOD NIGHT. MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.
TAKES US TO 8.1. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING.
SO MOVE I'LL SECOND. HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MR. RAMIREZ, SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT HOLLY, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.