Jan 14, 2026 Board of Education Meeting

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

I KNOW THAT BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL IS ON HER WAY.

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

YOUR LEADERSHIP AT THIS LEVEL REQUIRES YOUR TIME AND YOUR COMMITMENT.

AND IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO GOVERN A SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO ON BEHALF OF OUR STAFF AND COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS. AND AT OUR PREVIOUS MEETING, TO ADD TO THAT, THE BOARD SELECTED A NEW BOARD OF EDUCATION LEADERSHIP.

AND TONIGHT WE BEGIN THAT TRANSITION, AS YOU HAVE NOTICED HERE AT THE DAIS.

OR YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED. SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MR. ANGEL RAMIREZ, WHO'S ASSUMING THE ROLE OF BOARD PRESIDENT.

HERE YOU GO. YOUR NEW GAVEL. AND MR. MARCELINO SERNA AS VICE PRESIDENT.

WE APPRECIATE THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. OKAY, SO NOW I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO BOARD PRESIDENT ANDREW RAMIREZ.

THANK. SO BOOM. TIME IS NOW 431 THE JANUARY 14TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION IS NOW IN SESSION.

PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MARY SANDOVAL.

SUPERINTENDENT. EMBODY. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA? BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

BOARD OF EDUCATION. ARE THERE ANY AGENDIZED ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION? SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS PROVIDED.

SO MOVED. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION FROM BOARD MEMBER PEREZ AND SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

EVERYBODY PRESSED THEIR LITTLE BUTTON. JUST MARY DIDN'T.

WE'RE WAITING ON DANIELLE. MINE SAYS YES. YES.

MINE'S ASKING ME TO VOTE, BUT I DON'T VOTE. DO I HAVE TO TAKE A ROLL CALL? WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. BOARD MEMBER PEREZ.

I BOARD MEMBER HOLLY. I VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

I AND I AM AN I SUPERINTENDENT. EMBODY. DID WE RECEIVE ANY COMMENT CARDS FOR ANY CLOSED SESSION ITEMS? THERE WERE ZERO COMMENT CARDS RECEIVED. THANK YOU.

THE BOARD WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION. THE TIME IS NOW 4:33 P.M..

[2. Closed Session]

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

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

WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE RISING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY A MAYOR PRO TEM.

IF WE CAN ALL PLEASE RISE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN OUR PLEDGE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION INCLUDES A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN ITS MEETINGS, ALLOWING ATTENDEES TIME FOR MEDITATION, PRAYER, REFLECTION OR OTHER SILENT ACTIVITIES.

THIS MOMENT MAY ALSO HONOR CURRENT OR FORMER STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES OR RELATIVES OF EMPLOYEES WHOSE PASSING HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE SINCE THE LAST REGULAR MEETING.

WE EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS RECENTLY PASSED.

DIANA LYNN WATSON, THE MOTHER OF LEAH WATSON ROGERS, A TEACHER AT SIERRA LAKES, AND DAVID WHITE, THE FATHER OF DAVID WHITE, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT DOROTHY GRANT ELEMENTARY INNOVATIONS ACADEMY, AND DEANNA COLEMAN, A TEACHER AT DATE ELEMENTARY.

YOU MAY NOW BE SEATED. WELL, WE HAVE A FEW SPECIAL GUESTS IN OUR MEETING TODAY. I SEE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WE HAVE OUR CITY COUNCILMAN,

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I'M GUESSING YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS TONIGHT. OKAY, IF YOU PLEASE, CAN.

YOU READ? LET'S SEE. I GUESS WHAT I'LL DO IS. ADAM, WHY DON'T YOU JOIN ME? HOW'S THAT? OR DO YOU WANT ME TO TALK AND THEN COME UP AND PRESENT TO YOU? I'LL JUST COME UP TO YOU AFTERWARDS. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD AND ALL OF YOUR GREAT STAFF AND ALL OF OUR GREAT RESIDENTS HERE WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT AND GO, FONTANA. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. I HAD TO GET THAT IN. WHEN USUALLY WE WE MAY NOT OPERATE IN ALL THE SAME TRADITION WHEN IT COMES TO PASSING THE GAVEL, BUT I WANT IT.

AND MYSELF AND I ALSO HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM SUPERVISOR JESSE ARMENDARIZ.

HE MAY MAKE IT HERE. DON'T LET HIM SPEAK, BECAUSE I ALREADY SPOKE FOR HIM.

JUST KIDDING. BUT WHAT? I REALLY IMPRESSED ME THIS LAST YEAR, AND HE PROBABLY STARTED A LOT OF THIS BEFORE HE BECAME CHAIR IS THIS IS. I'M UP HERE HONORING ADAM PEREZ FOR THE JOB HE DID WHILE HE WAS CHAIR.

I WANT TO READ A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE. AND I'M GLAD MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES ARE HERE ALSO.

YOU KNOW, ADAM, YOU CAME IN LIKE, A FIRESTORM.

YOU WORKED WITH OUR MAYOR'S EDUCATION COALITION, WHERE WE ARE TRYING OUR BEST TO DEVELOP CAREER PATHS MORE THAN THE TRADITION.

WE WANT ALL OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO TO ASPIRE TO GO TO COLLEGE.

BUT A LOT OF THEM DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. AND WE WANT THEM TO HAVE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES IF THEY DO DECIDE NOT TO DO THAT, BECAUSE WE HAVE KNOWN ONCE THEY GET A GREAT JOB OR DEVELOP A SKILL OR CAREER, THEY THEN TURN AROUND AND GET SENT TO COLLEGE ON THE DIME OF THE EMPLOYER THAT THEY NOW WORK FOR. AND WE'VE SEEN THAT.

AND YOU WORKED VERY HARD WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND YOU GUYS INCREASED WITH THIS BOARD SUPPORT ALL OF THE CTE COURSES.

I THINK YOU WENT FROM 20 TO 62. AND NOW FONTANA'S CONSIDERED A MODEL IN THIS STATE FOR MAKING SURE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS AN OPPORTUNITY, NO MATTER WHAT PATHWAY THEY TAKE.

SO THIS IS PART OF THIS HONOR. THE OTHER PART IS WHENEVER THERE WAS A PROGRAM WHERE THE CITY AND THE BOARD COULD WORK TOGETHER, YOU STEPPED UP, CONTACTED US IMMEDIATELY AND WORKED WITH US, AND THAT WAS IMPORTANT.

BUT AS MANY KNOW, MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS MAYOR AND MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES ALSO AGREE IT'S PUBLIC SAFETY.

WE ALWAYS WANT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS BE SAFE. THERE'S THERE'S SO MUCH CHATTER GOING ON RIGHT NOW ABOUT OUR PEOPLE SAFE IN THIS COUNTRY. IT IS THE JOB OF EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL TO ALWAYS MAKE THAT THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

AND THE REASON WHY WE MAKE THAT A PRIORITY IS ONCE PEOPLE ARE SAFE, WHETHER THEY'RE A RESIDENT, WHETHER THEY'RE AN IMMIGRANT, WHETHER THEY'RE A BUSINESS LEADER, WHETHER THEY'RE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, OR WHETHER THEY'RE JUST GLAD TO BE HERE, EVERYTHING FALLS IN PLACE.

WHEN PEOPLE FEEL SAFE, THEY OPERATE IN A WHOLE DIFFERENT MATTER.

THEY REPORT CRIMES. THEY TELL US HOW WE CAN HELP THEM BETTER.

THEY MAKE SURE THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE SAFE. AND THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.

AND ADAM, WHEN YOU CAME TO ME AND YOU SAID, I REALLY WANT TO BEEF UP THE FONTANA SCHOOL POLICE, YOU HIT RIGHT HERE FOR ME. YOU BROUGHT ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF WHAT A CHIEF DOES IN BRINGING RICH RANDOLPH HERE.

YOU DID THAT, ADAM. AND NOW OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT BOARD IS WORKING SO CLOSE TOGETHER.

SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE PULLS ME OVER.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S SCHOOL POLICE OR REGULAR POLICE, BUT THANK GOD WHEN SCHOOL POLICE PULLS ME OVER THEY JUST WANT TO SAY HI.

WHEN CITY POLICE PULL ME OVER, THEY WANT TO SAY, WHERE ARE YOU HEADED?

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BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHY? THEY'RE OUR FUTURE. AND, ADAM, THE REASON WHY I SHOWED UP TONIGHT.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW WE APPRECIATE YOUR GREAT WORK.

BUT NOT ONLY YOU. I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO THIS WHOLE ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD.

I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

SO TONIGHT. THANK YOU. ADAM. YOU ARE BEING HONORED.

WE REPRESENT OVER 220,000 RESIDENTS THAT CALL FONTANA THEIR HOME.

THEY COULDN'T ALL MAKE IT TODAY, DAY, BUT THEY SENT THIS CERTIFICATE WITH ALL OF THE COUNCIL'S SIGNATURES TELLING YOU THANK YOU.

I ALMOST GOT IN TROUBLE. SUPERVISOR ARMENDARIZ AND I WERE IN MEETINGS ALL DAY TODAY, AND HE KEPT SAYING, WILL YOU PRESENT THIS TO ADAM ON MY BEHALF? BECAUSE HE FEELS THE SAME WAY.

WE ALL WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU'VE REALLY WORKED WITH THE COUNTY.

IT'S JUST REALLY REFRESHING THAT WE HAVE COUNTY CITY SCHOOL BOARDS, EVERYBODY COMING TOGETHER ON ONE GOAL, AND THAT IS MAKING SURE OUR CHILDREN ACHIEVE THE BEST THEY CAN.

THANK YOU.

I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO RAISE MY VOICE. THANKS. YOUR MAYOR TALKED SO MUCH, SHE MESSED UP HER VOICE.

I NEED YOUR HELP. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE POINT IN TIME COUNT.

IT'S ON JANUARY 22ND. IT'S WHERE WE LEAVE OUR HOMES AND MEET AT CITYLINK AT 5 A.M.

AND WE WORK TILL TEN, BUT WE GO AROUND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

WE WORK WITH OUR HOMELESS. IN SOME CASES, WE DON'T JUST COUNT THEM.

THEY MAY BE HAVING MEDICAL ISSUES. THEY MAY BE HUNGRY.

THEY MAY NEED A BLANKET. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COUNT EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT IS HOMELESS, SO WE CAN GET THE FUNDS WE NEED TO HELP THEM.

WE HAVE BEEN ON STEROIDS, PROVIDING HOUSING, COUNSELING, WHATEVER IT TAKES AND I NEED YOUR HELP.

I KNOW YOU HAVE TO BE 18 AND ABOVE. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO JUMP UP AND VOLUNTEER RIGHT AWAY, BUT ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME OUT AND HELP US, PLEASE.

THE MORE PEOPLE EVERY YEAR, I ALWAYS THINK WE'RE UNDERCOUNTED EVERY YEAR.

BUT THIS YEAR SO FAR WE HAVE OVER 120 VOLUNTEERS AND I WANT TO MAKE THAT 150.

SO JOIN US. EVEN FONTANA CITY STAFF IS SIGNING UP IN RECORD ALARMED NUMBERS.

AND I NEED YOU ALL. WE GOT TO GET OUR POPULATION OF HOMELESSNESS OFF THE STREET.

WE'RE COMMITTED TO THAT, BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR WARREN. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. I JUST WANT TO SHARE A FEW WORDS OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE, MR. PEREZ OVER HERE. YOU KNOW, MR. PEREZ, I JUST WANT TO SAY, FOR THE RECORD, I.

I REALLY DO THINK THAT YOU HELPED CREATE A STANDARD MODEL FOR WHAT THIS POSITION SHOULD BE.

YOU KNOW, I'VE SEEN YOU BE INSTRUMENTAL IN MEETINGS OVER IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

AND SACRAMENTO THROUGH THE VARIOUS PARTS OF THE CONFERENCES THAT WE'VE ATTENDED.

AND I WANT TO SAY FIRSTHAND THAT I KNOW I HAVE SOME BIG SHOES THAT I GOT TO FILL, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE IN THIS ROLE.

I KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO BRING US A LOT CLOSER TO OUR UNION PARTNERS.

YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO BE A SHINING EXAMPLE AS A LEADER ON THIS BOARD.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE IN YOUR LEADERSHIP AS BOARD PRESIDENT.

WORD. PRESIDENT. CAN I SAY THAT TO YOU? WEIRD.

ANYWAYS, ADAM, LOOK, I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU THAT YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB THE LAST YEAR.

I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. WHEN YOU SAT IN THAT SEAT THAT FIRST DAY, I SAID BE READY.

RIGHT. YOU REMEMBER THAT? AND YOU TOOK ON THE CHALLENGE.

AND I APPRECIATE THE CONFIDENCE YOU'VE HAD IN ME TO, YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, WORK WITH ME SIDE BY SIDE IN THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE.

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AND SO LET'S CONTINUE TO DO THE GOOD WORK THAT WE NEED TO KEEP DOING FOR OUR KIDS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR. I TOO WANT TO CONGRATULATE ADAM.

HE DID AN AWESOME JOB. HE ORGANIZED US. HE DID A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

JUST LIKE ANY OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS. WE ALWAYS HAVE OUR OWN OPINION.

WE DO OUR OWN THING. BUT HE KEPT US STRAIGHT.

HE DID AWESOME THINGS IN SACRAMENTO. I COULD SAY THAT THIS YEAR WAS A WAY DIFFERENCE WHEN WE WENT TO OUR CONFERENCE.

IT'S ALWAYS AMAZING WHEN YOU SAY YOU'RE FROM FONTANA, AND THEY'RE LIKE, WHAT? BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING, WHETHER IT'S SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, CITY LEADERSHIP OUR TEACHERS ARE DOING AMAZING THINGS.

OUR BUSINESSES. I SEE ONE OF MY FAVORITE BUSINESSES HERE, LA TAPATIA AMAZING FOOD.

IF YOU HAVEN'T EATEN THERE, MAKE SURE YOU GO THERE AND EAT. YOU KNOW, JUST THE THINGS THAT WE DO HERE IN FONTANA ARE IN OUR ROOM.

GETS FULL EVERY SINGLE MEETING. AND I HOPE YOU STAY THROUGHOUT THE MEETING, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT THAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GO HOME.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

AND I'M ONE OF THE COUNTERS. I'VE ALREADY SIGNED UP.

I TOOK MY LITTLE TRAINING I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT WE HAVE OUT THERE AND AND WHAT WE CAN DO.

SO PLEASE VOLUNTEER. IT'S ONLY A FEW HOURS OF YOUR TIME, BUT IT'S WELL WORTH IT.

WHAT I LEARNED IS WHEN WE GET THOSE COUNTS, THAT'S MONEY THAT COMES BACK TO OUR AREA, AND WE NEED A LOT OF THAT TO CONTINUE DOING WHAT WE DO IN FONTANA. IN FONTANA, WE DO IT RIGHT.

RIGHT, LADIES, WE DO IT RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

I WANTED TO I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AS WELL OUR SECOND DISTRICT COUNTY SUPERVISOR JUST WALKED IN.

THANK YOU, JESSIE, FOR BEING HERE. AND I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR BEING HERE AS WELL IN THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. I WAS HONORED TO SERVE ALONGSIDE ADAM LAST YEAR AS VICE PRESIDENT, AS MY VERY FIRST YEAR ON THE SCHOOL BOARD.

AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU, ADAM, FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.

THERE ARE SO MANY HOURS AND COUNTLESS CONVERSATIONS AND MEETINGS AND THINGS THAT GO INTO BEING IN A LEADERSHIP ROLE, AND IT'S ABOVE AND BEYOND THE NORMAL THINGS THAT A BOARD MEMBER DOES.

AND SO YOU LET US. WELL, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

AND CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE. THANK YOU.

THANKS, STAFF, FOR OR THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS.

AND THANK YOU, MAYOR. JESSICA MEDEIROS PETER GARCIA AND PHILIP COTHRAN.

IT'S BEEN ONE HECK OF A YEAR. WE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT MORE THAN WE EVER THOUGHT WE COULD, BUT NOW WE ARE.

IT'S. I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT WE ARE A MODEL FOR THE ENTIRE STATE.

AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT US. THEY'RE COMING TO US, AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE BOARD. BUT IT'S ALSO THE THINGS THAT I'VE LEARNED FROM MR. SERNA, FROM MRS. SANDOVAL, AND FROM OUR CITY COUNCIL AND COUNTY SUPERVISOR COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THEM.

THEIR GUIDANCE, THEIR HELP AND THEIR SUPPORT WHEN AN ISSUE AROSE IN THE CITY, I'LL SAY FONTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL, FOR EXAMPLE. THERE WAS NOT ONE PHONE CALL THAT THEY DIDN'T ANSWER AND THEY DIDN'T RESPOND TO TO HELP US ADDRESS THE ISSUE AS QUICKLY AND AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE.

THEY OPENED UP DOORS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR US THAT, WE ARE FORTUNATE.

AND IF YOU LOOK THROUGHOUT THE STATE, THERE'S NOT VERY MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEIR CITY COUNCIL AND AND WITH THEIR COUNTY SUPERVISOR BECAUSE OF POLITICAL DIFFERENCES. THE ONE THING I CAN SAY ABOUT EVERYBODY IN ON WHO'S SITTING IN THAT FRONT ROW IS THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN OR ANYTHING. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT THEY WANT TO SEE IS THE PROTECTION, THE EDUCATION AND THE SAFETY OF KIDS.

AND IT'S AN HONOR TO WORK WITH THEM, TO GUIDE BY THEIR LEADERSHIP.

AND THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR ARMENDARIZ, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS? THE MAYOR DID SPEAK FOR YOU, BUT YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN IF YOU'D LIKE TO. YOU GOT 30S KIDDING.

I BELIEVE MAYOR WARREN SAID NO, HE COULD NOT.

I ACTUALLY, I JUST WANTED I JUST CAME FROM ANOTHER MEETING RIGHT NOW, BUT I JUST WANTED TO TRY TO GET HERE AS QUICK AS I COULD, BECAUSE I WANTED TO SHOW YOU HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS FOR ME TO BE HERE BECAUSE OF ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE THIS LAST YEAR.

YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT PARTNER. YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT ADVOCATE FOR THESE CHILDREN.

LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS AGAIN THIS YEAR AND KNOW THAT I'M HERE TO SERVE YOU.

I AM THAT ADVOCATE FOR YOU GUYS. WE HAD A LOT OF PROJECTS WE STARTED.

WE'RE GOING TO FINISH THEM. EVERY ONE OF THEM WE'RE GOING TO FINISH. SO I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT. WE'RE GONNA FINISH EVERY ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT WE STARTED. GOD BLESS YOU. YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

YEAH, WE CAN, BUT CAN WE DO IT A LITTLE QUICKLY JUST SO WE CAN GET THE MEETING GOING?

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THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS A QUICK CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GIRLS.

POP WARNER JV CHEER TEAM FOR PLACING FIRST IN REGIONALS AND FOURTH IN NATIONALS.

WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR COACH ZELKOWITZ. COACH SAKOWITZ, IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR DEDICATION TO PROVIDING WHOLESOME, FUN AND SAFE ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT AND INSPIRE OUR YOUTH.

I BELIEVE WE'RE DOING A PHOTO, RIGHT? CAN WE ALL GO DOWN? OKAY, IF I CAN HAVE MY COLLEAGUES JOIN ME DOWN AT THE BOTTOM FOR THE PHOTO.

I KNOW, I KNOW. OKAY.

OKAY. I'LL SECOND.

F O N. S. T T K S O F K AND NAGDCA. FONTANA. YES.

THERE YOU GO. I WILL NOW TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO LEGAL COUNSEL. O BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME FOLLOW THAT, ARE YOU? THANK YOU. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED A STIPULATED EXPULSION IN FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT JV FOR THE FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS OF THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR. THAT WAS ON MOTION OF BOARD MEMBER.

SANDOVAL WAS SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER. HOLLY CARRIED A50 UNANIMOUS VOTE.

ALSO IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE COMPROMISE AND RELEASE AGREEMENT FOR CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE NUMBER 14607.

MOTION WAS MADE BY BOARD MEMBER HOLLY, SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER PEREZ, AND THAT CARRIED A UNANIMOUS FIVE ZERO VOTE.

I'VE ALSO BEEN ASKED TO READ A STATEMENT CONCERNING THE BOARD'S COMMITMENT TO AVOIDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

WOULD NOW BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME FOR THAT. OKAY.

THANK YOU. PREVAILING LAW AND PRINCIPLES OF GOOD GOVERNANCE REQUIRE THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CAREFULLY AVOID ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY IN THEIR FUNCTIONS AND THEIR PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD.

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A BOARD MEMBER SHALL ABSTAIN FROM ANY OFFICIAL ACTION IN WHICH THEIR PERSONAL INTERESTS MAY CONFLICT WITH THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES.

BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD AVOID ANY APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY.

BOARD MEMBERS AND DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES MAY ACCEPT GIFTS ONLY UNDER THE CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED BY LAW, AND SHALL FILE FORM 700 STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD BYLAW 9270.

FINALLY, THE BOARD IS COMMITTED TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE LEVINE ACT, WHICH REGULATES CERTAIN POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ENTITIES WHO HAVE OR WILL CONTRACT WITH THE WITH THE DISTRICT WITHIN PLUS OR -12 MONTHS.

THESE RULES HAVE BEEN EMBRACED BY THE BOARD IN ITS COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF INTEGRITY.

THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ON THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO DISCLOSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT? SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ADMIN REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS.

WE HAVE ONE ADMIN REPORT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

SORRY. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME DOCTOR BARNES TO THE PODIUM TO INTRODUCE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM NIAGARA NEGRO.

THIS PRESENTATION WILL ADDRESS THE AUDIT REPORTS LISTED FOR BOARD ACCEPTANCE UNDER ITEM 4.2 AND 4.3 OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR BARNES. I'LL SEE YOU DOWN THERE.

OH, THERE'S NO THERE'S NO PRESENTATION. AM I GREEN OR AM I RIGHT? NO, NO.

THAT WAS OUR AUDIENCE.

GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, VICE PRESIDENT.

SERNA, SUPERINTENDENT AND COLLEAGUES. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO.

INTRODUCE OSCAR GONZALEZ, OUR SENIOR MANAGER FOR NIAGARA AND NIAGARA, AND TO REPORT ON BOTH 4.2 THE DISTRICT AUDIT REPORT IN FULL AND 4.3, THE AUDIT REPORT FOR MEASURES C AND I.

MR. GONZALEZ. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT THE REPORTS FOR THE 2425 FISCAL YEAR. I'LL START WITH THE DISTRICT'S OVERALL REPORT.

AS I TYPICALLY HIGHLIGHT EVERY YEAR, I TYPICALLY DON'T POINT OUT FIGURES IN THE REPORT JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE HISTORICAL. AT THIS POINT. THEY'RE ABOUT SIX MONTHS OLD. BUT BUT I WILL POINT OUT IS THAT OUR AUDIT CONSISTS OF THREE VISITS OUR FIRST VISITS BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WHERE WE VISIT YOUR SCHOOL SITES, I BELIEVE, FOR THE DISTRICT, WE AUDIT ALL YOUR ASB'S AS WELL AS WE VISIT A SAMPLE OF SCHOOL SITES WHERE WE TEST OUR INTERNAL CONTROLS AS IT PERTAINS TO ATTENDANCE. AFTER THAT VISIT, WE TYPICALLY HAVE A VISIT HERE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE WHERE WE CONCENTRATE DURING THAT VISIT AND TESTING INTERNAL CONTROLS AS IT RELATES TO PAYROLL, CASH RECEIPTS, DISBURSEMENTS AS WELL AS WE'LL START LOOKING AT SOME STATE COMPLIANCE AREAS AS WELL AS FEDERAL COMPLIANCE. AND THEN WE'LL DO ONE MORE VISIT AT YEAR END IN WHICH WE FOCUS IN ON MAINLY AUDITING THE AUDITED ACTUALS, ENSURING THAT THOSE ARE FAIRLY STATED AND FREE FROM MATERIAL MISSTATEMENTS. WE'LL ALSO WRAP UP ANY AREAS THAT PERTAIN TO STATE COMPLIANCE AS WELL AS FEDERAL COMPLIANCE.

TOWARDS THE END OF THE REPORT, TYPICALLY AROUND PAGE 81 OR 82, WE TYPICALLY ISSUE THREE LETTERS.

THOSE LETTERS PERTAIN TO THE INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AS WELL AS INTERNAL CONTROLS AND COMPLIANCE OVER STATE COMPLIANCE AS WELL AS FEDERAL COMPLIANCE. IN TERMS OF THE FINANCIAL, THAT AGAIN, INCORPORATES MAKING SURE THAT THE FINANCIALS ARE FREE OF MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT AND THAT THE INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER THE FINANCIALS WERE OPERATING EFFECTIVELY AND PROPERLY.

I'M GLAD TO REPORT THAT FOR THAT AREA, WE HAD NO FINDINGS TO REPORT FOR THIS YEAR.

THE NEXT AREA WILL BE OVER YOUR FEDERAL COMPLIANCE. THE DISTRICT DOES OBTAIN A LOT OF FEDERAL MONEY IN TERMS OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. DURING THE COURSE OF THE 24, 25 YEAR, THE PROGRAM THAT WE WERE SUBJECT TO AUDIT WAS YOUR CHILD NUTRITION CLUSTER.

THAT WAS THE PROGRAM THAT WE AUDITED FOR THAT YEAR, AND I'M GLAD TO REPORT THAT WE HAD NO FUNDING TO REPORT IN THAT AREA EITHER IN TERMS OF

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FOR THE 2425 YEAR, WE DID HAVE TWO FINDINGS, BUT I DO WANT TO REPORT THAT THEY WERE NOT SEVERE IN NATURE AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE DISTRICT AS A RESULT OF ALL AREAS THAT WE AUDITED DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

I'M GLAD TO REPORT THAT WE STILL ISSUED A CLEAN AUDIT OPINION FOR FONTANA UNIFIED FOR THE 2425 YEAR IN TERMS OF MEASURE C AND I, THAT AUDIT CONTAINS TWO PORTIONS OF IT, ONE BEING IT'S THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THE SECOND BEING THE PERFORMANCE.

OF COURSE, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS BASICALLY WHAT IT INDICATES.

WE'RE ENSURING THAT AS OF JUNE 30TH OF 2025, THE FUNDS REPORTED IN FUND 21, THE BUILDING FUND FOR THE DISTRICT, ARE PROPERLY STATED. THAT, OF COURSE, INCORPORATES TESTING, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, PAYABLES, REVENUES, CASH AND COUNTY, AND SO FORTH. THE SECOND PORTION, WHICH IS TYPICALLY WHAT THE PUBLIC IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT, IS THAT THE PERFORMANCE ASPECT AND THIS PERFORMANCE ASPECT, WHAT WE DO IS WE TEST A SAMPLE OF EXPENSES DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR TO ENSURE THAT THOSE ALIGN WITH WHAT THE BALLOT LANGUAGE THAT THE PUBLIC VOTED ON AND PASSED.

FOR THE 2425 YEAR, WE TESTED ABOUT $4.9 MILLION OF EXPENSES, ABOUT 44% OF TOTAL EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR FOR MEASURE CNI.

IN CONJUNCTION, WE ALSO VISITED SYRIA LAKE ELEMENTARY.

WE DID A SMALL JOB WALK JUST TO ENSURE THAT THE EXPENSES THAT WERE RECEIVED BEING PAID AND CORRELATED TO THE JOB BEING DONE AT THE SCHOOL SITE.

SO I'M GLAD TO REPORT FOR THE 2425 YEAR, WE HAD NO ISSUES TO REPORT AS IT PERTAINS TO INTERNAL CONTROLS FOR THE MEASURES, AS WELL AS NO QUESTIONABLE EXPENSES TO REPORT.

SO IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE DISTRICT WAS ISSUED A CLEAN AUDIT.

OPINION. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU. CAN YOU GIVE ME WHERE. BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE CHARTER SCHOOL.

WHERE IS IT AT IN OUR AUDIT? I BELIEVE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT.

THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS NOT WITHIN YOUR FINANCIALS, THE DISTRICT.

SO THE DISTRICT IS PERFORMING AN OVERSIGHT. IT HAS APPROVED CHARTER CHARTER SCHOOL TO EXIST.

THAT CHARTER SCHOOL IS HAVING THEIR OWN SEPARATE AUDIT DONE BY BY PROBABLY ANOTHER AUDIT FIRM.

IN THIS CASE, THE CHARTER SCHOOL THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE APPROVED IS NOT PART OF YOUR FINANCIALS.

SO IT NEVER COMES OUT AS FAR AS US BEING A CHARTERED BECAUSE WE CHARTERED THEM.

SO IT NEVER SHOWS UP ANYWHERE THAT WHERE THEY'RE AT, IF THEY'RE IN GOOD STANDING OR THEY'RE NOT IN GOOD STANDING.

SO THERE ISN'T ANYTHING IN HERE IN TERMS OF AUDIT, THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO REPORT, BECAUSE, AGAIN, THEY'RE NOT PART OF THE DISTRICT'S OVERALL FINANCIALS.

SO THEY'RE NOT INCORPORATED ARE NOT ACTUALS ON PAGE 76, WE INCORPORATE A LIST SCHEDULE OF CHARTER SCHOOLS WHERE WE ACTUALLY SHOW THE ALLEGIANCE STEAM ACADEMY, AND WE INDICATE THAT IN THERE THAT THEY'RE NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR FINANCIALS.

AGAIN, I'M ASSUMING THAT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN AUDIT FROM THEIR PREFERRED MR. AUDIT FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR. OKAY, I SEE THAT.

THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO ASK QUESTIONS LATER ON WITH YOU, LESLIE.

THANK YOU. MAY I? BOARD PRESIDENT. AT A LATER TIME.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. OKAY. TO AN AGENDA ITEM.

POSSIBILITY. WELL, THIS IS A THIS IS A RECEIVE AND FILE FOR US, A REPORT.

SO DO YOU. ARE YOU ASKING FOR US TO DO A FOLLOW UP AT THE NEXT MEETING WITH WITH YOUR QUESTIONS? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR? OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. OKAY. THAT BEING SAID, MOVE OVER TO SUPERINTENDENT EMBODY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WE'RE PULLING UP THE PRESENTATION RIGHT NOW, AND I'LL START OFF BY RECOGNIZING THE FIRST SLIDE YOU'LL SEE HERE IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT IS A RECOGNITION OF IT CLICKS AM I WHERE AM I CLICKING.

OKAY. WELL THE FIRST SLIDE THERE IS A RECOGNITION OF OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR BOARD MEMBER APPRECIATION MONTH.

AND IN FRONT OF ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, INCLUDING ASHLEY SUAREZ, OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER IS A BOOK TITLED CARING.

THIS IS FOR EACH OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, WITH READ ACROSS AMERICA COMING UP IN ANOTHER MONTH OR SO.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO READ THIS BOOK. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL BOOK WRITTEN BY KOBI YAMADA, AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING ABOUT THE BOOK HERE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S CALLED CARING.

SO IT'S OBVIOUS WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT, BUT IT'S A SIMPLE STORY ABOUT A GARDENER AND A CHILD, AND IT SPEAKS POWERFULLY TO THE LEADERSHIP, TO LEADERSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP.

AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT ABOUT THE MESSAGE IN THIS, IN TERMS OF ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LEAD OR TAKE A SERVICE ROLE.

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THIS MIRRORS OUR ROLE OF OUR GOVERNING BOARD UP HERE.

THEIR WORK IS ABOUT SETTING DIRECTION, PROTECTING THE CONDITIONS FOR GROWTH LIKE THE GARDENER, AND MAKING DECISIONS WHOSE IMPACT MAY NOT BE FULLY REALIZED FOR YEARS.

OFTEN YOU DON'T GET TO SEE THE RESULTS RIGHT AWAY, JUST LIKE THE GARDENER IN THIS BOOK. BUT YOUR CARE AND COMMITMENT AND DECISIONS ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE. SO TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WE SAY THANK YOU FROM OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY FOR YOUR LEGACY AND LEADERSHIP THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO.

THANK YOU. CONTINUING ON, THANK YOU FOR GIVING THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

CONTINUING WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE HEAR.

TONIGHT'S UPDATE IS A LEGISLATIVE UPDATES THAT HAVE COME OUR WAY.

JANUARY OF 2026. SO SOME OF THEM ARE HIGHLIGHTS.

AND AND YOU'LL SEE WHERE THERE ARE AREAS FOR US TO MAKE DECISIONS IN THE FUTURE ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO ACCOMMODATE, TO MEET SOME OF THESE LAWS THAT HAVE COME OUR WAY.

AB 727 IS STUDENT ID SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE REQUIREMENT.

AB 727 REQUIRES THAT BEGINNING JULY 1ST, 2026, THAT OUR STUDENT ID CARDS INCLUDE A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, RESOURCES, SPECIFICALLY THE TREVOR PROJECT'S SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE AND TEXT LINE.

SO FOR FONTANA, WE CURRENTLY DO THIS. WE DO HAVE A NUMBER ON THE BACK OF OUR ID CARDS, BUT WE'LL BE REVAMPING OUR CARDS TO TO FOLLOW THROUGH IN WITH THE AB 727 REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ONE. THIS NEXT ONE, THE AB 1264, IS ONE THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.

IT'S THE BAN ON ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS IN SCHOOLS.

AB 1264 FOCUSES ON IMPROVING STUDENT NUTRITION BY RESTRICTING THE USE OF CERTAIN ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS IN SCHOOL MEALS BEGINNING 2026.

THE LAW DIRECTS SCHOOLS TO ALIGN FOOD OFFERINGS TO MORE CLOSELY ALIGN WITH HEALTH BASED NUTRITIONAL STANDARDS THAT SUPPORT STUDENT WELLNESS AND LONG TERM ACADEMIC SUCCESS, BECAUSE THEY GO HAND IN HAND. AB 1454 IS EXPANDED LITERACY SUPPORT.

THIS ONE PROVIDES ACCESS TO LITERACY RESOURCES, TOOLS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL LEADERS, WHICH WILL SUPPORT FONTANA UNIFIED IN STRENGTHENING OUR EARLY LITERACY INSTRUCTION AND IMPROVING READING OUTCOMES FOR ALL OF OUR SCHOLARS AND ALL GRADE LEVELS.

THE DISTRICT WILL BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE THIS LAW TO ENHANCE OUR TEACHER TRAINING, AS WELL AS ADOPT EFFECTIVE LITERACY PRACTICES AND ALIGN OUR CURRICULUM AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES TO THE STATE. EXPECTATIONS FOR READING ACHIEVEMENT.

THIS NEXT ONE HERE IS SB 640. IT'S STREAMLINED COLLEGE ADMISSIONS, AND WE'RE REALLY FORTUNATE FONTANA TO BE ONE OF THE SIX DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY THAT HAVE A GUARANTEED ADMISSIONS WITH CAL STATE UNIVERSITIES IN, IN IN CALIFORNIA.

SO THIS IS ONE THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE FOR US.

BUT THIS JUST STRENGTHENS THIS ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

SO ALL STUDENTS HAVE AN EASY TRANSFER PATHWAY TO GET TO UC SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS.

THIS NEXT ONE ON AB 461 IS THE ELIMINATION OF PARENT CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR TRUANCY.

THIS REPEALS THAT LAW THAT MAKES IT A CRIMINAL OFFENSE FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE TO FAIL TO REASONABLY SUPERVISE AND ENCOURAGE THEIR CHILD'S ATTENDANCE TO SCHOOL WHEN IT RESULTS IN CHRONIC TRUANCY.

WE'VE ALREADY BEEN DOING SOME VERY PROACTIVE APPROACHES TO THIS, SO THIS ONE ISN'T ONE THAT'S GOING TO PHASE US.

THIS NEXT ONE, THE AB 1316, IS OUR CELL PHONE.

THE SCHOOL CELL PHONE LIMITS. IT'S ALSO KNOWN AS THE PHONE FREE SCHOOL.

AX REQUIRES OUR SCHOOLS TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADOPT BY JULY 1ST, 2026.

TO LIMIT AND PROHIBIT STUDENT USE OF SMARTPHONES AND SIMILAR DEVICES DURING SCHOOL HOURS.

THE LAW IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE SCHOOL DISTRACTIONS AND HELP STUDENTS SUPPORT THEIR FOCUS AND ENGAGEMENT AND LEARNING.

WE HAVE BEEN PILOTING OUR PROGRAM FOR A YEAR NOW, AND WE JUST STARTED THE OFFICIAL PILOT HERE IN JANUARY BEING PREPARED FOR THE JULY 1ST LAUNCH. THE NEXT ONE HERE IS AB 49, AB 495, AND SB 98, THE IMMIGRATION RELATED PROTECTIONS.

THESE THREE, ALONG WITH SB 98 WELL, 49, 495 AND SB 98, STRENGTHEN THE PROTECTIONS FOR OUR IMMIGRANT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES BY LIMITING ACCESS TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES, SAFEGUARDING OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES INFORMATION, AND EXPANDING THE AUTHORIZED CAREGIVER OPTIONS WHEN PARENTS OR GUARDIANS ARE NOT AVAILABLE OR DETAINED FOR FONTANA.

THESE LAWS REINFORCE EXISTING PROTOCOLS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE THAT PRIORITIZES STUDENT SAFETY, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND ACCESS TO EDUCATION, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS.

THIS NEXT ONE IS THE SB SEVEN 60. IT'S A GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM.

SENATE. SEVEN 60 SENATE. BILL SEVEN 60 REQUIRES SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE ALL GENDER RESTROOM ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STUDENTS.

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FONTANA UNIFIED WILL REVIEW OUR CAMPUS FACILITIES AND TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE BEFORE THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND LASTLY, AB 715 IS THE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION OFFICE AND COMPLAINT FRAMEWORK.

AB 715 STRENGTHENS OUR PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION BY ESTABLISHING A STATEWIDE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND EXPANDING THE UNIFORM COMPLAINT PROCESS FOR FONTANA UNIFIED. THIS LAW REINFORCES OUR EXISTING EXPECTATIONS TO PREVENT BIAS, ENSURE NONDISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES, AND RESPOND PROMPTLY AND APPROPRIATELY TO COMPLAINTS INVOLVING ANY TYPE OF DISCRIMINATION OR HARASSMENT.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE THESE IMPORTANT LEGISLATION UPDATES BACK TO YOU.

THANK YOU. SUPERINTENDENT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? SEEING THAT.

OKAY. MISS SANDOVAL. SORRY. I THOUGHT THAT THE RESTROOM SITUATION.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO CALL IT, BUT I THOUGHT THERE WAS ALREADY SOMETHING THAT WE WE HAD BEEN WORKING ON.

I WANT TO SAY, I BELIEVE IT'S WHEN MARK SCHULTE WAS THE PRESIDENT OF FTA.

I KNOW SOMETHING LIKE THAT CAME OUT, BUT I'M NOT SURE YOU KNOW WHAT WE DID BACK THEN.

OR HAVE WE BEEN WORKING ON IT? WE'RE JUST NOT SURE HOW WE'RE GOING TO.

YEAH. THANK YOU. I THINK AT THE TIME. AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, MR. BAKER HERE, BUT I KNOW AT ONE POINT WE HAD TO MAKE SURE WE HAD A GENDER NEUTRAL RESTROOM ON CAMPUS.

IT DIDN'T NECESSARILY SAY IT HAD TO BE FOR STUDENTS IN PARTICULAR.

AND THIS ONE HERE IS IS MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME THING WE PROVIDE ADULTS. OKAY.

THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 3.7 STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.

MISS JUAREZ, THE FLOOR IS NOW YOURS. HELLO EVERYONE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. I JUST WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU TO MR. PEREZ FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE AS BOARD PRESIDENT.

IT'S VERY NICE TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU REALLY CARED ABOUT THE STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY ALL THE SAFETY.

AND ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENTS, THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW BOARD PRESIDENT AS WELL.

I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT TO SENIORS AND REMIND THEM TO CHECK THEIR EMAILS ABOUT IMPORTANT UPDATES REGARDING CSU INFORMATION, AS WELL AS ACTIVATING THEIR PORTALS FOR COLLEGES.

I KNOW A LOT OF THE UPDATES ARE GOING TO BE COMING SOON, SO TO REMIND THEM ABOUT THAT I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT HOW A COUPLE STUDENTS HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME ABOUT MAKING MORE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AND MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THEM.

I'M WORKING ON THAT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR REACHING OUT, AND I WANT STUDENTS TO CONTINUE BRINGING THEIR CONCERNS TO ME. IT'S REALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY AND EVERYTHING, AND I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT I AM DOING STUFF TO PUSH OUT THAT INFORMATION TO EVERYONE, TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS, NOT ONLY THEIR SENIOR YEAR, BUT ALSO THEIR JUNIOR YEAR AND SO ON, HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THESE RESOURCES. AND YEAH, THAT'S MY REPORT.

THANK YOU, MISS SUAREZ. I WILL MOVE OVER TO 3.8 BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND REPORTS.

I CAN I'LL START OVER HERE TO THE RIGHT OF ME, MR. PEREZ. NO COMMENTS, MISS HOLLY. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO OUR CTE TEAM AND DOCTOR LA, WHO HOSTED OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS EVENT ON MONDAY AT THE FONTANA ADULT SCHOOL.

THAT WAS A VERY WELL ATTENDED EVENT. WE SAW MANY MEMBERS OF OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY ENGAGING IN COLLABORATING WITH OUR TEACHERS FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE BEING INTENTIONAL IN STRUCTURING OUR CTE COURSES TO SECURE THE BEST OUTCOMES FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND SO WHAT BETTER WAY TO HAVE OUR BUSINESS FOLKS IN THE ROOM? MEMBERS OF OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WERE THERE TO PROVIDE INPUT.

SO THANK YOU TO DOCTOR LAU AND THE TEAM AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.

VICE PRESIDENT SERNA, HAPPY NEW YEAR. THAT'S IT, MISS SANDOVAL.

BOARD PRESIDENT, I APPRECIATE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE REPORTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.

HOWEVER, I PREFER TO PROVIDE MY COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

I WOULD LIKE US TO DISCUSS THE STRUCTURE OF THE AGENDA AS A GOVERNANCE TEAM.

THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY WELCOME BACK TO OUR STUDENTS.

WE HAVE A WHOLE NEW SEMESTER. I KNOW THAT THAT'S GETTING REALLY EXCITED, ESPECIALLY OUR SENIORS GETTING READY TO GRADUATE.

RIGHT. IT'S THE LAST YEAR OF SCHOOL, SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. AND I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE OVER TO 3.9 PUBLIC COMMENT MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA.

SUPERINTENDENT EMBODY THAT WE RECEIVE ANY COMMENT CARDS FOR MATTERS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA.

THERE WERE ZERO COMMENT CARDS RECEIVED TO SPEAK AT THIS DESIGNATED TIME. OKAY, SO WE'LL MOVE OVER TO THREE POINT.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE SIX LATER. OKAY. GOT IT. THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 3.1 SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE 2025 2026 LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN, ALSO KNOWN AS LCAP MIDYEAR REPORT.

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AND MR. MICHAEL MCGERR, OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR ASSESSMENT ACCOUNTABILITY.

THEY'RE GOING TO SHARE THE DISTRICTS 2526 LCAP MID-YEAR MONITORING REPORT OR WHERE WE ARE AT THIS POINT IN THE YEAR AFTER THEY GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF OUR DATA, WE'LL HAVE OUR ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENTS WEIGH IN ON WHERE WE ARE AT THIS POINT IN TERMS OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.

WELL. GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT IN BODY AND EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS.

STAFF HAVE BEEN BUSY IMPLEMENTING THE SERVICES OUTLINED IN OUR DISTRICT'S LCAP.

AND TONIGHT, WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE OUR MID YEAR PROGRESS WITH YOU.

THE PUBLIC MAY ACCESS THE FULL MID-YEAR REPORT IN ENGLISH OR SPANISH USING THE FOLLOWING.

USING THE FOLLOWING QR CODES. WE ALSO MADE SOME HARD COPIES AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL IN THE FOYER.

CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE OUTLINES THREE REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR LCAP MID-YEAR REPORT.

FIRST, THE REPORT MUST INCLUDE ALL AVAILABLE MID-YEAR DATA RELATED TO THE METRICS IDENTIFIED IN OUR CURRENT LCAP.

NEXT, WE MUST REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF ALL LCAP ACTIONS.

AND LASTLY, THE REPORT MUST INCLUDE THE MID-YEAR EXPENDITURES FOR ALL LCAP ACTIONS.

THE FIRST 29 PAGES OF THE REPORT PRESENT ARE AVAILABLE MID-YEAR DATA.

THIS INCLUDES STATE ASSESSMENT RESULTS LIKE CASP AND ENGLISH LEARNER PERFORMANCE RATES FOR ATTENDANCE, CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, GRADUATION AND SUSPENSIONS, AS WELL AS LOCAL DATA INCLUDING OUR SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS SURVEY RESULTS.

THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT REFLECTS MID-YEAR PROGRESS RELATED TO OUR ACTIONS.

IMPLEMENTATION IS REPORTED ON A SCALE RANGING FROM NOT IMPLEMENTED TO FULLY IMPLEMENTED.

I'M PLEASED TO SHARE THAT ALL 43 OF OUR DISTRICT ACTIONS ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED.

41 OF 43 ACTIONS HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY OR SUBSTANTIALLY IMPLEMENTED.

EXPANDED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ARE BEING FULLY IMPLEMENTED AND PLANS FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN.

THE MID-YEAR GOAL ANALYSIS GIVES A QUICK LOOK AT HOW EACH ACTION IS PROGRESSING, AND HIGHLIGHTS BOTH SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES.

THE MID-YEAR EXPENDITURES ARE BASED ON THE ACTUAL AMOUNT SPENT AS OF JANUARY 5TH.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT PLANNED EXPENDITURES FOR SECOND SEMESTER ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THESE TOTALS.

EXAMPLES INCLUDE PERSONNEL COSTS, WINTER AND SPRING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND SUMMER PROGRAMS. AND NOW MR. MIKE MCGUIRE, OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, WILL SHARE THE DISTRICT'S MID-YEAR DATA. THANK YOU.

LISA. THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DASHBOARD IS HOW THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA REPORTS ON THE INDICATORS THAT WE ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO IN THE LCAP AND FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PURPOSES. THE FIRST INDICATOR I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS.

WE SCORED A YELLOW ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CHART ON THE LEFT REPRESENTS THE DISTANCE FROM STANDARD WE'VE SCORED OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS.

ONE WAY TO THINK ABOUT DISTANCE FROM STANDARD IS HOW FAR WE ARE AWAY FROM THE TARGET.

IN THE CASE OF HERE, ZERO IS THE TARGET AND REPRESENTS BEING AT GRADE LEVEL.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE FAR LEFT IN THE DARK BLUE, IN THE YEAR 2223, WE WERE 40 POINTS AWAY FROM BEING AT GRADE LEVEL.

BUT AFTER LAST YEAR WE WERE -29. WE'RE 29 POINTS AWAY FROM BEING AT GRADE LEVEL.

FONTANA HAS DEMONSTRATED CONSISTENT GROWTH IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, AND AS A RESULT OF OUR EFFORTS, WE'VE ALREADY EXCEEDED OUR LCAP TARGET FOR 2526.

SO WE'LL BE REVISING THAT IN THIS UPCOMING LCAP.

DESPITE THESE GAINS, WE DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SOME OF OUR STUDENT GROUP POPULATIONS EVIDENCE DISPARITIES COMPARED TO OUR ALL STUDENTS GROUPS.

THESE ARE OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS, LONG TERM ENGLISH LEARNERS, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND FOSTER YOUTH.

MATH TELLS US THE SAME STORY. HOWEVER, IN THIS CASE, WE ARE 70 POINTS AWAY FROM DISTANCE FROM STANDARD.

SO WHILE WE ARE EVIDENCING GROWTH IN MATH, WE'RE FURTHER BEHIND IN MATH THAN WE ARE IN LANGUAGE ARTS.

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SCIENCE SCORES THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.

THEY USE SCIENCE POINTS. THIS SCIENCE IS NEW TO THE DASHBOARD.

THIS YEAR IT'S ONLY UP THERE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND WE ARE NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO THE SCORES.

NEXT YEAR WE WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO THESE SCORES.

FORTUNATELY, WITH OUR SCIENCE POINTS, WE ARE IN THE GREEN.

OUR STUDENTS ACTUALLY DO VERY WELL IN SCIENCE AND PERFORM BETTER IN THIS SUBJECT THAN IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS OR MATH.

ADDITIONALLY, AS SHOWN IN THIS CHART, WE'VE CONTINUED TO SHOW CONSISTENT GROWTH OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS.

THIS CHART REPRESENTS THE PERCENTAGES OF STUDENTS MAKING OF ENGLISH LEARNERS MAKING PROGRESS IN ACQUIRING ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

IN 2223, 45% OF OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS MADE PROGRESS LAST YEAR, 44% MADE PROGRESS.

WHILE THAT IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN OUR INITIAL YEAR IN 2223, IT IS A GAIN OVER THE PRIOR YEAR.

I'M ESPECIALLY PROUD TO TALK ABOUT OUR GRADUATION RATES.

WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED CONSISTENT GROWTH SINCE 2223.

AND IN FACT, CURRENTLY, FONTANA EXCEEDS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY 7% AS FAR AS THE PERCENTAGES OF STUDENTS GRADUATING.

WE DO FIND THAT OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES GRADUATE AT LOWER RATES, AND SO THAT WILL BECOME AN AREA OF FOCUS. THIS INDICATOR REPRESENTS THE PERCENTAGES OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO GRADUATE PREPARED FOR COLLEGE OR CAREER.

AGAIN, WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED CONSISTENT GROWTH OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS AND HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED OUR THREE YEAR TARGET FOR 2526.

ADDITIONALLY, FONTANA EXCEEDS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY 10% IN THIS AREA.

THIS CHART REPRESENTS THE PERCENTAGES OF STUDENTS WHO ARE CHRONICALLY ABSENT.

THIS IS A CASE WHERE WE WANT TO SEE THOSE BARS DECLINE.

AND IN FACT, WE HAVE IN 22, 23, 30% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE CHRONICALLY ABSENT.

LAST YEAR, 24% WERE CHRONICALLY ABSENT. THAT WAS A SLIGHT INCREASE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR.

HOWEVER, I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT FONTANA IS CURRENTLY ON TRACK TO MEET THE THREE YEAR TARGET OF 20% CHRONICALLY ABSENT FOR THIS YEAR.

AS OF YESTERDAY, OUR CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM PERCENTAGE IS 17.5.

SIMILARLY, FOR SUSPENSION IN 2223, 4% OF OUR STUDENTS WERE SUSPENDED.

WE'VE STEADILY DECREASED THAT TO 2% OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

OUR TARGET FOR THIS YEAR IS 1%, AND AS OF YESTERDAY, 1.1% OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED.

IN ADDITION TO THESE INDICATORS. THERE ARE ALSO LOCAL INDICATORS REPRESENTING A SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS.

WE SURVEYED OUR STUDENTS IN FALL USING THE SEL SURVEY, AND THIS WENT OUT TO THIRD THROUGH 12TH GRADERS.

AND THERE'S TWO INDICATORS THAT REPRESENT HOW CONNECTED STUDENTS FEEL TO SCHOOL.

THIS FIRST ONE IS SENSE OF BELONGING. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT STARTING ON THE LEFT IN 2223, ONLY 56% OF OUR STUDENTS FELT THAT THEY BELONGED ON THEIR CAMPUSES. HOWEVER, AS OF THIS PAST FALL, WE ARE NOW AT 63%.

SO WE'VE DEMONSTRATED SOME CONSIDERABLE GROWTH IN THIS AREA.

ONE THING I DO WANT TO POINT OUT IS THIS CHART REPRESENTS ALL STUDENTS.

IF WE WERE TO DISAGGREGATE THIS BY SCHOOL LEVEL, WE WOULD FIND THAT ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TEND TO REPORT SENSE OF BELONGING AT HIGHER RATES.

THIS DOES DROP SOME IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS IS SIMILAR FOR TEACHER STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS.

THAT'S WHAT THIS INDICATOR REPORTS HOW CONNECTED STUDENTS FEEL TO THEIR TEACHERS.

IN 2223 WE WERE AT 62%. AND AS OF THIS FALL, WE ARE AT 88%, AGAIN SHOWING REMARKABLE GROWTH.

AND NOW I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR CABINET MEMBERS, WHO WILL REPORT ON THE ACTIONS TAKEN BASED UPON THESE DATA.

THANK YOU, MISS MCGUIRE. I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR HOLLISTER. GOOD EVENING.

IT'S MY PLEASURE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD DURING BOARD MEMBER APPRECIATION MONTH.

AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RECENT NUPTIALS. BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, AS YOU KNOW THE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SUPERINTENDENT IN BODY, WE HAVE FOCUSED ON FOUR FOCUS AREAS.

AND SO THE BALANCE OF THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE EACH ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OR CHIEF TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE HAVE PROGRESSED IN THOSE FOUR FOCUS

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OUR SECOND ONE IS PERSISTENT FOCUS ON SAFETY AND WELL-BEING FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

THE THIRD IS PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

AND THE FOURTH ONE IS PURPOSEFUL USE OF FISCAL, PUBLIC RESOURCES AND FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY.

AND I'M PRIVILEGED TO BE ABLE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TEACHING AND LEARNING, AND OUR SUCCESSES IN THE AREA OF POWERFUL OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS.

AND I THINK YOU'LL HEAR A COMMON THEME THROUGHOUT OUR PRESENTATIONS WHERE WE ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON ALL STUDENTS AND ALL STUDENTS.

MEANS MEANS THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON MEETING THE NEEDS OF A DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENTS, SOME WHO ARE FACING SOME EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES.

SO WE DO HAVE A TEAM OF PEOPLE FROM TEACHING AND LEARNING, AND ALSO FROM STUDENT SERVICES WHO ARE WORKING TO PROVIDE MULTI-TIERED LEVELS OF SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS THAT'S IN THE ACADEMIC, THE BEHAVIORAL AND ALSO IN THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL AREAS OF STUDENTS.

IT'S REALLY A FOCUS ON THE WHOLE CHILD. AND WE'VE BEEN VERY ACTIVE.

AND THIS MONDAY WE ROLLED OUT A NEW PROGRAM, UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING, WHICH FOCUSES ON PROVIDING ACCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS REGARDLESS, DISREGARDING ANY NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY CAN ACCESS THE CURRICULUM.

AND WE HAVE TWO SCHOOLS THAT ARE PILOTING THAT RIGHT NOW, AND WE'LL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH TRAINING FOR ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND ALL OF OUR MANAGEMENT STAFF IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AS SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES FACE SOME EXTREME CHALLENGES IN THEIR LEARNING.

WE KNOW THAT THE LCAP MANDATES THAT WE FOCUS ON SOME UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERPERFORMING POPULATIONS, SUCH AS OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS, OUR FOSTER YOUTH, AND OUR LOW INCOME STUDENTS.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ALSO ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE SUPPORTS AND SCAFFOLDS TO HELP THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

WE ARE IN A PROGRAM WITH THE COUNTY AND THE STATE REFERRED TO AS DIFFERENTIATED ASSISTANCE, AND IT'S BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND OUR FOSTER YOUTH HAVE STRUGGLED.

AND SO WE ARE CHARGED TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE AND TO DEVELOP PLANS TO HELP SUPPORT THOSE TWO GROUPS OF STUDENTS SPECIFICALLY.

TODAY, WE HAD A GROUP OF NINE EDUCATIONAL LEADERS WORKING WITH THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS TEAM TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON HELPING TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

SO WE'RE VERY ACTIVE AND VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR ENDEAVOR.

OUR MULTILINGUAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES UPDATE.

AS YOU KNOW, LAST MONTH YOU HIRED A NEW SENIOR DIRECTOR TO COME AND HELP US TO SHOULDER THE BURDEN AND TO LEAD A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. WE BELIEVE THAT MULTILINGUALISM IS A STRENGTH FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND WE REALLY EXPECT THAT OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO TO SPEAK MULTIPLE LANGUAGES WILL GIVE THEM AN ADVANTAGE SIMILAR TO THE ADVANTAGES THAT MISS HOLLY WAS TALKING ABOUT.

WHEN OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING INTO THE WORKFORCE AFTER AFTER GRADUATION WE RECENTLY RECOGNIZED 286 SENIORS WHO ALREADY HAVE MET THE STATE'S CALIFORNIA STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY REQUIREMENTS EVEN BEFORE THEIR SENIOR YEAR STARTED.

AND WE EXPECT THAT NUMBER TO GO UP SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH THE COURSE OF THIS SENIOR YEAR.

CAN WE ADVANCE? THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO FOCUS IN ON A COUPLE OF OUR SUBJECT AREAS.

AND BEFORE I DO, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND MISS LABONTE AND OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WHO HAVE REALLY DONE A STRONG JOB OF IDENTIFYING INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS AREAS TO INCREASE THE USE OF RESEARCH BASED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES ACROSS OUR CAMPUSES.

IT'S REALLY LED TO THE EMPOWERMENT OF OUR PRINCIPALS AS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS AND HELP TO MOVE FORWARD THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE TO ADVANCE THE WORK OF OUR LEARNER PROFILE. IT'S REALLY BEEN EXCITING TO SEE THE DISTRICT PROGRESS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FEW YEARS.

THIS PARTICULAR CHART HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE SEEING CURRENTLY WITH OUR IREADY ASSESSMENTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS.

WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN THIS, JUST A HIGHLIGHT OF THIS IS THAT LAST YEAR, OUR STUDENTS, 17% OF OUR STUDENTS WERE AT GRADE LEVEL IN THE FALL AND IT INCREASED TO 33% AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

IT'S GOOD GAINS. WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO AS WELL THIS YEAR.

WE'RE AHEAD OF THAT PACE. WE'RE 19% OF OUR STUDENTS WERE AT GRADE LEVEL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR,

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OUR NEXT SLIDE IS A SIMILAR SLIDE FOR MATHEMATICS.

AND IT ALSO SHOWS THAT WE ARE ON PACE TO EXCEED THE WORK THAT WE DID LAST YEAR.

LAST YEAR, WE HAD 9% OF OUR STUDENTS START THE YEAR AT GRADE LEVEL.

31% OF THEM FINISH AT GRADE LEVEL. AND THIS YEAR WE STARTED WITH 11%, AND WE ARE AT 20% ALREADY AT THE MIDWAY POINT.

AND SO OUR EXPECTATIONS THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.

THE IREADY ASSESSMENTS SHOW A PREDICTIVE RATE AS TO HOW WELL STUDENTS WILL DO ON THE STATE TESTING IN THE SPRING AS WELL.

AND SO THEY ARE ALIGNED WITH THAT. AND THIS IS A TOOL THAT WE USE WITH ALL GRADE LEVELS OF OUR STUDENTS.

A COUPLE MORE HIGHLIGHTS THAT I'D LIKE TO JUST LOOK AT FOR POWERFUL OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS ARE SOME OF OUR CORE AREAS.

WE'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB WITH THE KICKOFF OF OUR LITERACY CAMPAIGN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

OUR MAGNETIC READING PROGRAM IS WAS STARTED, AND WE'VE REALLY HAD A STRONG IMPACT AND LOTS OF POSITIVE.

I'M SORRY. APPLAUSE FOR HOW WELL WE'VE BEEN DOING.

WE WERE FEATURED RECENTLY IN A CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES SPOTLIGHT FOR THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE READING BY THIRD GRADE AND STUDENTS, OUR STAFF ARE BEING TRAINED ACROSS ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY GRADE LEVELS IN MATHEMATICS WE'RE WERE PREPARING FOR AN ADOPTION FOR NEW MATERIALS, AND OUR OUTSTANDING MATHEMATICS TEAM HAS DEVELOPED A VISION AND A PLAN TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE POWERFUL USERS OF OF MATHEMATICS IN THE FONTANA SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IT'S REALLY BEEN EXCITING WORK WATCHING THEM COLLABORATIVELY WORK AND LEAD ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.

MR. MCGAUGH ALREADY POINTED OUT THAT WE HAD SOME GOOD SCORES IN SCIENCE.

THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT SCIENCE IS REPRESENTED ON THE DASHBOARD WITH A PARTICULAR COLOR AND AND RATING, AND WE WERE PLEASED TO SEE THE GROWTH THERE. WE'VE ALIGNED OUR CURRICULUM WITH THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS.

WE'VE SEEN LOTS OF HANDS ON AND 21ST CENTURY LEARNING HAPPENING IN SCIENCE, SOME FUN ACTIVITIES THAT ALSO PUSHED THE KIDS TO BE ENGAGED WITH THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. AND AS FAR AS CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION WE REALLY APPRECIATED YOU ATTENDING THE THE EVENT THAT WE HAD ON MONDAY. WE THOUGHT IT WAS EXCITING ALSO TO REALLY BRING OUR EDUCATORS AND OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS TOGETHER.

OUR GOAL IS TO REALLY BE MUCH MORE CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH INDUSTRY AND PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED SKILLS AND INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS. AND YOU NOTICE THAT WE'VE HIRED A A NEW SENIOR DIRECTOR IN THAT AREA.

SHE'S BEEN VERY DYNAMIC AND REALLY HAS BROUGHT US OUT INTO THE PUBLIC THERE.

AND I THINK WE'VE HAD A MUCH MORE HIGH PROFILE PROGRAM AND VERY SUCCESSFUL.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT, IT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS A MODEL IN THE IN THE COUNTY.

SO THANK YOU FOR POINTING POINTING THAT OUT. WE HAVE LOTS OF OTHER WORK THAT IS, IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE DISTRICT IN OTHER AREAS THAT I WON'T GO INTO THE DETAILS TO WITH GLOBAL STUDIES AND VAPA AND THE ELECTIVE COURSES AS WELL.

BUT WE ARE MAKING SOLID PROGRESS, ESPECIALLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS UNDER SUPERINTENDENT EMBODY.

THANK YOU. SO I'M I'M PROUD TO SHARE THAT THIS PAST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF BEFORE SCHOOL PROGRAMS FROM 18 TO 19. AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO SERVE 652 STUDENTS.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR WE WERE WE WERE SERVING 252.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAD EIGHT SITES. SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO INCREASE THAT QUITE DRAMATICALLY AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

AND WE DO HAVE PLANS TO EXPAND IN THE FUTURE TO THE OTHER SCHOOLS.

THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS MIDWAY LAST YEAR WE SERVED 2979 STUDENTS.

NOW IT'S UP TO 3530 STUDENTS BEING SERVED IN OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMING.

SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE THOSE FUNDING TO HELP, HELP PROVIDE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMING TO THE STUDENTS THAT NEED IT.

AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I'M VERY PLEASED TO SHARE THAT ALL SEVEN OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND 21 OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAVE A ZERO WAITLIST WHEN WE WENT INTO THE HOLIDAY BREAK, AND THAT'S A RECORD FOR US. THERE ARE NINE SCHOOLS THAT ARE REMAINING.

AND SO WE'RE EXPECTING THAT BY THE END OF JANUARY, WE'LL BE ABLE TO REDUCE THAT OR WE'LL BE ABLE TO ELIMINATE THAT WAITLIST.

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THE OTHER THING IS THAT LAST YEAR, WE STARTED A PROGRAM WITH SUPERVISOR ARMENDARIZ'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE OUR FOSTER YOUTH WITH WORK EXPERIENCE FOR OUR FOSTER YOUTH.

AND SO WE'RE CONTINUING THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR, AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE INTO THIS YEAR AS WELL.

THAT'S GETTING READY TO GEAR UP NEXT MONTH. NEXT SLIDE, MR. GARCIA. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

YOU KNOW, WE WE RECOGNIZE THE RECORD NUMBER 33 SCHOOL SITES AS PBS FOR THEIR PBS IMPLEMENTATION.

AND WE CONTINUE TO TRAIN OUR STAFF ON RESTORATIVE PRACTICES.

THUS FAR THIS YEAR, WE'VE TRAINED 44 ON RESTORATIVE PRACTICES.

GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE REGARDING PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

MAJOR FOCUS HAS BEEN ON CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANINGFUL DIALOG AND SHARED LEADERSHIP.

ONE EXAMPLE IS THE SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH NOW BRINGS TOGETHER MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT REPRESENTATION FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THESE STUDENTS MEET DIRECTLY WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES, OFFER FEEDBACK, AND HELP SHAPE DISTRICT PRIORITIES.

THEIR VOICES CONTINUE TO BE A POWERFUL GUIDE FOR OUR WORK.

WE HAVE ALSO EXPANDED OUR COMMUNITY BASED ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS.

OUR DISTRICT WIDE COFFEY AND CONNECTION SESSIONS GIVE FAMILIES, PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS A WELCOMING SPACE TO TALK WITH DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, ASK QUESTIONS AND SHARE IDEAS. AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL, PRINCIPALS ARE HOSTING COFFEE CHATS OR COFFEES WITH THE PRINCIPALS EVENTS TO BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILIES ON CAMPUS.

ANOTHER IMPORTANT EFFORT IS OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP EXCHANGE, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER BUSINESS LEADERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, SERVICE CLUBS, CIVIC GROUPS, NONPROFITS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION, WE ARE ALIGNING RESOURCES, BUILDING NEW PARTNERSHIPS, AND INCREASING SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS.

OUR FACE TEAMS ARE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM.

WORKS CLOSELY WITH CABINET, CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND FAITH BASED GROUPS.

THESE PARTNERSHIPS HELP US PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES.

WE ARE ALSO EXPANDING AND STRENGTHENING OUR PARENT ADVISORY GROUPS, OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE DISTRICT, AFRICAN AMERICAN PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL DISTRICT, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION COMMITTEE, EARLY EDUCATION PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND PARENT UNIVERSITY.

THESE GROUPS GIVE FAMILIES A MEANINGFUL VOICE IN DECISION MAKING WHILE ALSO PROVIDING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS.

AND FINALLY, OUR LARGE SCALE COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS THE BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR, HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION, EAT AND BE WELL, FONTANA SANTAS, AND BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION CONTINUE TO BRING THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES TOGETHER.

THESE EVENTS CELEBRATE OUR COMMUNITY, CONNECT FAMILIES TO RESOURCES, AND REINFORCE THE FONTANA UNIFIED IS WELCOMING AND SUPPORTIVE PLACE FOR ALL.

IN REGARDS TO PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION OR ENHANCING TWO WAY PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, ANOTHER KEY PRIORITY IS FOR US. FOR US HAS BEEN STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SO FAMILIES RECEIVE TIMELY, ACCURATE AND ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION. AND SO WE MAINTAIN TRUE TWO WAY ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

DISTRICT WIDE, WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR COMMUNICATION EFFORTS THROUGH THE STRATEGIC USE OF PARENT SQUARE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND THE WEBSITE.

THESE TOOLS HELP US KEEP FAMILIES INFORMED ABOUT EVENTS, PROGRAMS, AND IMPORTANT DISTRICT UPDATES.

OUR PARENT SQUARE CONTACTABLE RATE IS AT 99%, MEANING NEARLY ALL FAMILIES ARE RECEIVING BOTH SCHOOL SITE AND DISTRICT LEVEL NOTIFICATION. THIS LEVEL REACHES CRITICAL AS WE WORK TO ENSURE EVERY FAMILY STAYS CONNECTED AND INFORMED.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR VIRTUAL CONNECTION MONTHLY CHECK INS.

THESE SESSIONS BRING TOGETHER SCHOOL SITES AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TO PROVIDE UPDATES, HIGHLIGHT UPCOMING EVENTS, AND ANSWER QUESTIONS IN REAL TIME. IT HAS BECOME AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO MAINTAIN TRANSPARENCY AND KEEP OUR ADMINISTRATORS TEAM ENGAGED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

IN ADDITION, WE CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A SERIES OF NEWSLETTERS.

FONTANA FORWARD. WHAT'S NEXT? OUR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS AND CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS HIGHLIGHT DISTRICT EVENTS, PROGRAM, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS AND COMMUNITY RECOGNITION.

THESE NEWSLETTERS NOT ONLY INFORM FAMILIES, BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE INCREDIBLE WORK HAPPENING AT OUR SCHOOL, AT OUR SCHOOLS AND ACROSS THE DISTRICT. AND TOGETHER, THESE EFFORTS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHENED OUR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND GOAL.

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING BOARD. SO AS AN HR DEPARTMENT, WE ARE CONTINUING TO MONITOR AND TO ENSURE WE HAVE HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF.

AND THAT GOES WITH CLASSIFIED CERTIFICATED AND OUR MANAGEMENT.

SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IS OUR TEACHER CREDENTIALING. WE JUST FINISHED CAL SACHSE, WHICH STANDS FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE ASSIGNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

IT'S ALWAYS A YEAR BEHIND. IT OPENS UP IN AUGUST.

WE HAVE A 60 DAY WINDOW TO LOOK AT ALL OF OUR ASSIGNMENTS, WHAT TEACHERS ARE TEACHING TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE TEACHERS WITH THE RIGHT CREDENTIALS IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT STUDENTS IN THE RIGHT COURSES.

ALONGSIDE OF THAT, WE ALSO HAVE WHAT'S CALLED AMR, WHICH IS ASSIGNMENT MONITORING, AND THAT IS CURRENT, WHICH IS FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR. AND REALLY, CAL, SACHSE AND AMR GO TOGETHER.

ONE LOOKS AT LAST YEAR AND THE OTHER ONE LOOKS AT THIS YEAR.

WE LOOK AT MASTER SCHEDULES TO ENSURE THAT TEACHERS ARE TEACHING IN THEIR CREDENTIALED AREA.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT IN INDUCTION THIS YEAR, WE HAVE 28 TEACHERS THAT ARE IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF INDUCTION, BUT WE HAVE 41 TEACHERS THAT ARE IN YEAR TWO, SO THEY SHOULD BE FINISHING UP AT THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR WITH A CLEAR PRELIMINARY CREDENTIAL. SO THAT'S EXCELLENT NEWS FOR THEM.

WE HAVE 23 OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS IN THE CLEAR ADMINISTRATIVE CREDENTIAL.

WE PARTNERED WITH ACSA THIS YEAR TO ENSURE THAT THOSE TEACHERS THAT WERE AND ADMINISTRATORS ARE LOOKING AT GETTING A CLEAR CREDENTIAL FOR THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CREDENTIAL. HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.

WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT PROFESSIONAL GROWTH MONITORING, WHICH IS FOR OUR CERTIFICATED TEACHERS.

THEY ARE DOING ADDITIONAL HOURS OR DOING ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK.

AND SO HR GATHERS ALL THOSE PIECES AND IT'S SORT OF AN INCENTIVE BECAUSE THE MORE TRAINING THEY RECEIVE, THEY ARE ABLE TO MOVE OVER ON THE SALARY SCHEDULE IF THEY MATCH THE UNITS OR THE HOURS IN THE TRAININGS.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR OWN GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAMS. WE HAVE OUR PRINCIPAL PIPELINE.

WE ALSO HAVE THE CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYER TEACHER, EMPLOYEE, TEACHER CREDENTIALING PROGRAM.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 12 PARTICIPANTS, AND THAT REALLY ENTAILS THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF WHO ARE LOOKING AT BEING CLASSROOM TEACHERS.

AND THE REIMBURSEMENT IS ABOUT 48,800 A YEAR.

OKAY. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

AND THIS IS JUST NOT AN HR PIECE. THIS REALLY IS LOOKING AT EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT AND PARTNERING WITH ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY SINGLE STAFF MEMBER HAS THE ABILITY TO GROW AND TO IMPROVE THEIR CRAFT IN THEIR AREA.

SO SOME OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS I LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS OUR CLASSIFIED SYMPOSIUM.

WE HAVE THE POWER OF HUMAN CONNECTION AND INTERVENTION, WHICH WENT INCREDIBLY WELL.

AND WE HEARD THINGS LIKE, I WISH WE COULD DO THIS MORE OFTEN.

WE HEARD THAT. WE WISH WE HAD MORE OF THIS GOING.

SO ALL THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF, WE'RE WORKING ON BRINGING MORE OF THOSE TRAININGS TO TO LIGHT.

WE ALSO HAVE THE RECESS REBOOT TRAINING FOR ALL OF OUR SITE AIDES SO THAT THEY COULD HAVE TOOLS IN THEIR TOOL BELT AS THEY'RE OUT THERE PROVIDING A SAFETY AND SUPERVISION TO OUR OUR STUDENTS. FOR OUR CERTIFICATED STAFF, WE HAD THE EDUCATOR KICK OFF, WHICH WAS CALLED THE NEXT CHAPTER. WE HAD OUR TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM, WHICH WENT IT WAS A BIG HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAD GET YOUR TEACH ON AND WE HAVE ANOTHER GET YOUR TEACH ON COMING UP AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THEN FOR LEADERS, WE HAD THE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT WHICH WAS ENTITLED LE REVE.

WE HAD A NEW WE HAVE ONGOING NEW LEADERS WORKSHOP.

AND THAT'S NOT JUST FOR CERTIFICATED BUT IT'S CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED MANAGEMENT POSITIONS.

WE HAVE COURAGEOUS PRINCIPALS PROGRAM. THIS IS OUR LAST YEAR.

WE'LL BE WORKING ON THE FOOTSTEPS TO EXCELLENCE.

AS THAT FUNDING IS, IS QUICKLY RUNNING OUT. AND THEN OUR AR LITERACY AI LITERACY PLAN IS IN FULL EFFECT WORKING WITH GLENN AND HIS TEAM.

GOOD EVENING. AS MISS RIVERA HAD SAID THAT IN THE MID-YEAR REPORT THE EXPENDITURES ARE LISTED AS OF JANUARY 5TH, BUT WE DON'T FEEL THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY THE FULL PICTURE.

AND SO WE DO CREATE THIS OVERVIEW FOR PARENTS, WHICH SHOWS WHAT THE ADOPTED BUDGET FOR EACH GOAL IS AND WHAT THE EXPENDITURE PLUS ENCUMBRANCE, MEANING ANY WRECKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE SYSTEM.

WHAT WE HAVE IN THERE AND WHAT OUR BALANCES ARE.

SO AT THIS TIME WHEN WE WHEN WE CREATE THIS FORM, WE REALLY ARE LOOKING AT THOSE BALANCES AND REACHING OUT TO SITES AND REACHING OUT TO DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE ON TRACK TO SPEND ALL THEIR MONEY.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CURRENT YEAR MONEY IS SPENT ON OUR CURRENT YEAR STUDENTS.

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AND WE'RE WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT OUR MONEY IS SPENT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE SPENT.

AND THAT IS BY GOAL. SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAD FOR EXPENDITURES.

THANK YOU. MAY I MAKE ONE COMMENT ABOUT OKAY, WE TALKED ABOUT I JUST WANT TO MENTION WE TALKED ABOUT COFFEY WITH THE PRINCIPAL, AND I WAS AT CITRUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TODAY, AND I MET HIGHLY ENGAGED PARENTS AS A TREMENDOUS TURNOUT.

AND ONE OF THEM I TOLD HER ABOUT TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE SHE AND I DIDN'T CATCH YOUR NAME. I WANTED TO LEAVE YOU MY CARD, BUT I RAN OUT. I WANTED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ALISA RIVERO.

SHE'S IN THE BACK THERE. SHE'LL REACH OUT TO YOU BEFORE YOU LEAVE. SHE'S VERY INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TEAM. THANK YOU. CABINET.

SUPERINTENDENT. ANYBODY? AREN'T YOU GOING ON YOUR FOURTH YEAR? YES, I'M STARTING MY FOURTH YEAR.

EXACTLY. YEAH. JANUARY IS WHEN I WAS HIRED BECAUSE I WENT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT SYMPOSIUM.

OKAY. AND THEN BECAME OFFICIAL THEREAFTER. I WAS DOING SOME MATH, SOME QUICK MATH RIGHT HERE. I'M LIKE, I THINK WE'RE ON THE FOURTH YEAR. ANYWAYS, I JUST WANT TO SAY REAL QUICK, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU, CABINET, FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS. THIS IS AMAZING. I MEAN, I THINK WE REALLY ARE BEARING THE FRUIT OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT? SUPERINTENDENT EMBODIES LEADERSHIP. AND SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE ON THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, MR. PEREZ, MR. CERNAN, MISS SANDOVAL AND THE DECISIONS THAT THEY'VE MADE IN THE YEARS PAST.

AND IT'S IT'S GREAT TO SEE GROWTH. I THINK THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART.

RIGHT. WE'RE SEEING GROWTH. WE'RE SEEING OUR STUDENTS BE SET UP FOR SUCCESS.

AND I HOPE THAT THE MESSAGE THAT WE'RE SENDING OUT THERE TO OUR FAMILIES IS THAT FONTANA IS A PLACE TO BE.

I MEAN, FONTANA UNIFIED REALLY IS THE PLACE TO BE, AND WE HAVE NUMBERS TO PROVE IT.

YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T JUST SOMETHING THAT WE'RE MAKING UP. WE HAVE TRUE DATA TO REPRESENT THAT. WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SET UP OUR STUDENTS FOR A PATH THAT IS A LOT BETTER.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, DO I HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD? SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO 4.1 CONSENT CALENDAR.

[4. Consent Calendar]

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

OKAY. CARRIES FIVE ZERO. THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 5.1.

[5.1 Student Services - Board Policy 5141.21: Administering Medication And Monitoring Health Conditions - Second Reading & Adoption]

THANK YOU. THIS ITEM, 5.1 IS FOR THE BOARD TO ACCEPT THE SECOND READING OF BOARD POLICY 5141.21 ADMINISTERING MEDICATION AND MONITORING HEALTH CONDITIONS AND ADOPT AS PROVIDED. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM? OR NOT? OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 5.1 AS PROVIDED.

SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. PEREZ AND A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING THERE IS NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. OKAY, THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 5.2 SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE 2026 2027 REGULAR BOARD MEETING CALENDAR.

[5.2 Superintendent Office - 2026-2027 Regular Board Meeting Calendar]

OPTION A OR OPTION B FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR, DESIGNATING DECEMBER 16TH, 2026 AS THE DISTRICT'S ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING AND APPROVE A BOARD MEETING START TIME. THE RECOMMENDED ACTION WILL BE COMPLETED IN TWO SEPARATE ACTIONS.

NO COMMENTS. OKAY. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DISCUSS CALENDAR OPTIONS AS PROVIDED? SO MOVED. I HAVE A SECOND MOTION TO DISCUSS. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

DO YOU NEED A SECOND TO DISCUSS? OKAY. RIGHT.

YEAH. OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION FROM MISS HOLLY AND A SECOND FROM VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

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OKAY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND START. AND THEN BOARD PRESIDENT CAN ADD ON.

BUT OPTION A WAS PRESENTED BECAUSE THAT'S THE SIMILAR SCHEDULE THAT WE HAD THIS PAST YEAR FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER.

AND THEN OPTION B WAS ADDED AS A POTENTIAL TO STREAMLINE OUR MEETINGS AND HAVE TWO BOARD MEETINGS A MONTH ON SOME MONTHS.

NOT ALL OF THEM. SO NOT WANTING TO MAKE THAT DECISION, WE'RE BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD TO DISCUSS IF ONE BOARD MEETING A MONTH IS THE REQUEST TO MOVE FORWARD, OR IF TWO WOULD SUFFICE TO KEEP BUSINESS MOVING.

OKAY, SO THAT'S THE ANSWER. I CAN ADD TO THAT.

SO PART OF THE THE CONVERSATION THAT I'VE HEARD LAST YEAR IS THAT I'VE HEARD KIND OF TWO SIDES OF THE COIN BETWEEN SOME OF US ON THE BOARD IS THAT SOME OF US HAVE SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, I REALLY LIKED IT. WHEN WE HAD TWO MEETINGS A MONTH, I FELT LIKE WE GOT A LOT MORE STUFF DONE.

BUT THEN I'VE ALSO HEARD, WELL, IT'S NICE TO HAVE ONE MEETING A MONTH, SO LET'S JUST THAT'S WHAT WE STRUCTURED THE CALENDAR THAT WAY LAST YEAR.

AND SO THE REASON THAT WE BROUGHT IT FORWARD THIS WAY WAS REALLY JUST TO GIVE THE BOARD AN OPPORTUNITY ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO BRING BACK TWO MEETINGS A MONTH OR TO GO BACK TO ONE MEETING. I BELIEVE WITH THE TWO MEETINGS A MONTH, LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR, THERE IS A MONTH THAT'S DARK.

CORRECT? THERE ARE A COUPLE A FEW MONTHS THAT ARE ONE BOARD MEETING ONLY, BUT THERE ARE NO DARK ONES.

OKAY. YEAH. SO THIS WAS REALLY JUST SO THAT WE CAN THE IDEA OF HAVING TWO BOARD MEETINGS A MONTH WAS JUST SO THAT WE CAN BE MORE CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH STAFF IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS SO THAT, YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR, I THINK THERE WAS A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES WHERE A LOT OF WORK WAS DONE BY STAFF, AND THEN THEY COME TO THE DAIS AND THEN US AS A BOARD.

WE KIND OF SAID, WELL, THAT'S NOT WHAT I ASKED FOR. AND THEN IT GETS PUSHED ABOUT A MONTH TO POTENTIALLY A MONTH AFTER THAT.

AND SO REALLY BRINGING IT BACK DOWN TO TWO MONTHS, I MEAN, SORRY, TWO MEETINGS PER MONTH WAS JUST FOR US TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE CALENDAR IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD DECIDES. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I'LL JUST CONTINUE WITH MY QUESTION THEN. SO QUESTION IN SOME HISTORY SO I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH EITHER OPTION.

I THINK HISTORICALLY SUPERINTENDENT LOPEZ. RIGHT.

YEAH. INTERIM. INTERIM. I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER IT WAS JUAN LOPEZ.

THERE WAS A QUESTION AS TO THE TIMING OF STAFF CABINET PER SE.

AS SOON AS WE FINISH A MEETING, YOU'RE PREPPING AGAIN IN A TWO WEEK CYCLE.

LIKE. LIKE THERE WAS NEVER A TIME FOR YOU TO SLOW DOWN TO TO DO THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT, I GUESS IS THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT.

AND SO FOR ME I DON'T WANT TO HINDER THAT PROGRESS.

I'LL SIT ON THE DYESS TWICE A MONTH. I DON'T CARE, LIKE I'M HERE TO DO THE WORK.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STAFF HAVE THE TOOLS AND THE TIME TO NOT HAVE TO PREPARE FOR TWO BOARD MEETINGS A MONTH. SO THAT'S JUST WHAT I'M I'M CONCERNED ABOUT.

IF THE STAFF DOESN'T HAVE AN ISSUE, THEN WHATEVER MY COLLEAGUES DECIDE, I'M OPEN FOR THAT.

AND THEN I SEE IT, SEVEN OF THEM. AND SO I ALWAYS KNEW THAT JUNE WAS ALWAYS TWO BECAUSE OF THE LCAP YOU KNOW, JULY BEING THAT ALL THE KIDS ARE GONE AND EVERYONE'S GONE.

SO HAVING THE ONE A MONTH. UNDERSTOOD THAT. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE. AND I BELIEVE AROUND DECEMBER WE HAD ONE BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAYS AND THE ORGANIZATIONAL TIME.

OTHER THAN THAT WE'RE OKAY. SO THEN THE NEXT QUESTION I HAVE AFTER THIS WITH OPTION A AND OPTION B IS ARE THERE SPECIAL BOARD MEETINGS ASSIGNED TO THIS.

BECAUSE I DON'T SEE ANY POTENTIAL DATES FOR THOSE, AND I'M OKAY WITH THAT AS WELL.

I THINK THAT SPECIALS WE'VE BEEN CALLING AS NEEDED.

AND SO THAT'S FINE. BUT I KNOW THAT THERE WERE TIMES WHERE YOU HAD BOARD WORKSHOPS THAT YOU WANTED TO SCHEDULE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IN THIS SETTING, IT'S REAL DIFFICULT TO DO A BOARD WORKSHOP. AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF THOSE ARE ALREADY PREDETERMINED OR IS THAT COMING BACK TO US LATER? NO, THE SPECIAL BOARD WORKSHOPS AREN'T ON HERE.

THEY WOULD BE SEPARATE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'VE MADE MY COMMENTS IN MY OPINION, AND I'M GOOD.

ANYONE ELSE? I WAS GOING TO ASK THE SAME QUESTION.

BOARD PRESIDENT AND SUPERINTENDENT IN BODY. I WAS ELECTED TO TWO MEETINGS A MONTH.

I WAS OKAY WITH THAT. I'M JUST NOT OKAY WITH ADDING WORKSHOPS ON TOP OF A SECOND MEETING.

I'M THINKING THAT A LOT OF TIMES, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE WORKSHOPS.

IT'S BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS UNANSWERED.

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I'M OKAY WITH IT, BUT I JUST THINK THAT THAT'S MORE ADDED TIME TO THE STAFF BECAUSE THEY'RE HERE WHEN WE'RE HERE, THEY'RE HERE WHEN WE'RE HERE UNTIL 1112. THEY'RE HERE UNTIL 11 OR 12.

OUR SECRETARIES ARE HERE UNTIL WE LEAVE. SO IT REALLY AFFECTS THE RUN OF THE DISTRICT THE NEXT DAY.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO GO TO MEETINGS A MONTH, WE CONSIDER TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL ITEMS ARE ADDED TO THE NEXT MEETING, WHERE WE'RE NOT WAITING A MONTH OR A MONTH AND A HALF AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I KNOW IT'S HARD ON THE BOARD, PRESIDENT, BECAUSE THAT MEANS YOU'LL BE HERE EVERY WEEK, YOU KNOW, GOING OVER, YOU KNOW GETTING THE AGENDA READY.

AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR MEETING AFTERWARDS BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE QUESTIONS, ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

SO I KNOW THAT'S A LOT. I KNOW IT'S A LOT ON THE STAFF.

I KNOW IT'S A LOT ON A LOT OF PEOPLE. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE WERE ELECTED TO DO IS TO DO THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT.

SO EITHER WAY, WHATEVER YOU GUYS WANT TO DO, I'M OKAY WITH.

I WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE TWO MEETINGS A MONTH YOU KNOW, FOR ME AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR EMPATHY ON BEING HERE MORE OFTEN.

BUT ANOTHER PART OF THIS TOO, AND KIND OF THE JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU GUYS AN IDEA OF WHERE THE BRAINSTORMING WAS WITH THE TWO MEETINGS A MONTH, WAS IT REALLY WAS ALSO TO TO CUT DOWN THE AGENDAS, LIKE WHAT WE WERE REALLY HOPING IS THAT RATHER THAN HAVING THIS REALLY LONG AGENDA ONCE A MONTH WHERE WE'VE HAD MEETINGS THAT HAVE SOMETIMES WENT UP TO MIDNIGHT, RIGHT.

AND, YOU KNOW, IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, I DON'T THINK THAT'S VERY FAIR TO THE PUBLIC.

THAT DOES SIT HERE THROUGH THE MEETINGS, ESPECIALLY WITH THEM HAVING TO WAIT AND ALL THAT STUFF TO SEE THE ENTIRE MEETING.

AND SO KIND OF WHAT MY GOAL WAS WITH CREATING TWO MEETINGS A MONTH WAS REALLY TO ALSO KIND OF CONDENSE THE AGENDAS THAT WAY.

WE'RE NOT HERE TILL MIDNIGHT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE MAYBE TILL 8:00, 09:00.

AND NOT THAT I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT GOING HOME LATE OR ANYTHING, BUT, YOU KNOW, IN INTEREST OF, LIKE MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, STAFF'S TIME AND, YOU KNOW, OUR RESIDENTS TIME AND OUR STUDENTS, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S SOME STUDENTS IN SOME OF OUR STAFF THAT WATCH THE MEETINGS.

AND, YOU KNOW, TO ME, THERE'S NO REASON WHY THEY SHOULD BE WATCHING IT TILL MIDNIGHT.

REALLY, IF WE COULD GET OUT OF HERE, YOU KNOW, 09:00 AT THE LATEST, I THINK WE'RE WE'RE PROVIDING A GOOD SERVICE OF TO OUR TO OUR RESIDENTS AND TO OUR TEACHERS. SO THAT'S ALSO ANOTHER THINKING OF IT IS JUST TO HELP CONDENSE OUR MEETINGS, KEEPING THEM SHORTER. ANYONE ELSE? I JUST SAY I'M SORRY.

GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. I JUST HAD THAT SAME CONCERN.

I DO SEE THE PRO AND HAVING MORE FREQUENT MEETINGS IN TERMS OF DEALING WITH CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AND MAKING THOSE DECISIONS.

BUT I'M ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT STAFF AND THEIR TIME AND MAKING SURE WE'RE NOT SUCKING UP THEIR TIME PREPARING FOR BOARD MEETINGS OR OBVIOUSLY EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. THIS IS WHERE WE DO OUR WORK, BUT BEING COGNIZANT OF THAT. BUT THEN SECONDLY AND I KNOW I HAD ASKED OUR SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT THIS TODAY.

WE AS A BOARD DID NOT APPROVE AN INCREASE IN COMPENSATION OR COMPENSATION FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS.

BUT THEN IF WE ARE INCREASING TO TWO MEETINGS A MONTH, WE WOULD BE GETTING PAID, THEN TWICE A MONTH.

CORRECT. YOU WOULD BE GETTING PAID THIS THE WAY IT WAS APPROVED IS THE STIPEND PER BOARD MEETING. SO BY GOING TO TWO BOARD MEETINGS, THAT STIPEND WOULD INCREASE TO TWO TWICE THE AMOUNT.

SO THEN MY QUESTION IS WHAT IMPACT IS THAT TO THE BUDGET? I COULD DO THE MATH REAL QUICK. IT DOESN'T IT DOESN'T IMPACT THE BUDGET, TO BE QUITE FRANK.

THE STIPEND IS THE SAME. THE STIPEND IS THE SAME.

WHETHER WE'RE IN ONE MEETING OR TWO MEETINGS.

THE THE WAY IT WAS DIVIDED, IT WAS THAT IF THERE WAS TWO MEETINGS, THEN THE STIPEND WAS DIVIDED IN HALF, AND YOU HAD TO ATTEND THE SECOND MEETING TO GET THE OTHER PART OF THE STIPEND TO BE TRANSPARENT. WE CAN BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION. BUT THE WAY THAT IT WAS APPROVED CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG WITH THE WAY IT WAS APPROVED WAS IT WOULD BE $1,500 PER BOARD MEETING.

RIGHT. BUT THAT'S FOR THE NEXT CYCLE OF ELECTIONS.

RIGHT? THAT'S I THINK THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS REFERRING TO. OH, IT STARTS WITH THE NEXT CYCLE OF NOVEMBER WHEN WHEN NEW BOARD MEMBERS POTENTIALLY COULD COME ON BOARD, THAT IT WOULD BE $1,500 PER BOARD MEETING.

THEREFORE WITH TWO WOULD DOUBLE. TO CLARIFY, PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE AN IMPACT TO THE BUDGET, BECAUSE THIS WOULDN'T GO IN AS FAR AS THE THE STIPEND THAT WE CHANGED THAT WOULDN'T GO INTO EFFECT TECHNICALLY UNTIL DECEMBER OF THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO TECHNICALLY THERE WOULDN'T BE LIKE WE WOULD STILL BE GETTING OUR OUR STIPEND WHETHER WE'RE DOING TWO MEETINGS OR ONE MEETING, IT'S THE SAME STIPEND UNTIL, UNTIL DECEMBER, WHICH IS WHEN THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS.

COME ON. IF THERE ARE ANY NEW BOARD MEMBERS IN, THAT WOULD DOUBLE.

ANYONE ELSE? I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I'D LIKE TO DEFER TO MICKEY AND HER TEAM.

WHAT WHAT OPTION WOULD NOT IMPACT THEIR DAILY WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY NEED TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS? AND THAT'S JUST MY MY CONCERN AT THE END OF THE DAY, I'LL SIT HERE IF THAT'S WHAT THE TEAM NEEDS.

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YEAH. I THINK THAT'S IT'S PROBABLY CLEAR THAT THE MORE MEETINGS YOU HAVE, THERE'LL BE AN IMPACT.

I THINK THAT THE BENEFIT, THOUGH, IS THAT WE'RE CHUNKING OUR WORK DOWN LESS, BECAUSE WHAT YOU SEE IN OUR BOARD AGENDA IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK.

BUT IF OUR TIMELINES WERE ADJUSTED WE WOULD JUST MEET THEM ACCORDINGLY.

BUT I DO WANT TO ADD AND ADDRESS SPECIAL WORKSHOPS BECAUSE THOSE WILL STILL BE NECESSARY.

SO WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN ADD IT ON TO ONE OF THE EXISTING MEETINGS, IF THERE ARE TWO, WE JUST COME IN EARLIER BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WORKSHOPS AROUND GOVERNANCE TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS FOR THAT. ANY LEARNING THAT COMES OUR WAY, ANY LEGAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND LEARN MORE, WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEM. AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN MENTION THE REQUESTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT CERTAIN TOPICS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BEFORE YOU MAKE DECISIONS.

SO IF THAT'S IF WE END UP GOING WITH THE TWO, THEN PERHAPS THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN ADD PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANOTHER MEETING. WE CAN IDENTIFY THOSE DATES AS NECESSARY.

IF IT WORKS OUT. OKAY. SO JUST TO CLARIFY OPTION A THAT IS FOR THE ONE MEETING PER MONTH. CORRECT. AND OPTION B THAT IS TO GO TO TWO MEETINGS A MONTH WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW MONTHS TO HAVE ONE MEETING.

JUST FOR THE RECORD, CAN YOU STATE WHICH MONTHS THAT THOSE ONE MEETINGS WOULD BE THE ONE MEETING A MONTH WOULD BE JULY, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY AND THEN MAY. IT'S ABOUT HALF.

YEAH. OKAY. WELL, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I GUESS WE HAVE TO DECIDE ON AN OPTION HERE.

AND SINCE I'M THE ONE THAT KIND OF BROUGHT THIS FORWARD, I GUESS I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION FOR OPTION B.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? B? WAS THAT YOUR SECOND, MISS SANDOVAL? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR OPTION B FOR THE CALENDAR FOR THIS YEAR.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

MOTION CARRIES FOUR ONE. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE OVER TO ACTION TWO.

BOARD MEETING START TIME. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DISCUSS THE BOARD MEETING? START TIMES. SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA AND A SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL.

THE DISCUSSION IS OPEN. I'LL JUST SAY THIS AGAIN.

IF I, IF I MAY. BOARD PRESIDENT. SORRY, MAY I GO? YEAH. 430 IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN IMPACT FOR THOSE OF US AT WORK.

DAY JOBS. SOME OF YOU ARE RETIRED. YOU AIN'T GOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE REALITY IS WE DO OUR WORK IN THE PUBLIC.

OUR MEETINGS ARE ARE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SENSITIVE TO THE TIMES THAT THE PUBLIC.

I THINK 430 START TIME IS WORKS. I'M NOT AGAINST IT.

I'M NOT AGAINST FIVE, EITHER. I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE DON'T START TO EITHER 6 OR 630 WITH OPEN SESSION.

SO I WOULD ASSUME THAT A 6:00 START TIME FOR OPEN SESSIONS, A MUCH EASIER ON ON STAFF, ON PARENTS IF THEY'RE BRINGING KIDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE OUR RECOGNITIONS AT SIX, THAT IT DOES GET OUR KIDS OUT EARLIER SO THEY CAN GO HOME AND SLEEP AND GET THEIR REST FOR THE NEXT DAY. SO I'M OPEN EITHER TIME. I'M JUST SAYING THERE'S PROS AND CONS TO EITHER.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, I'LL GET HERE WHEN I GET HERE, WHEN I GET OFF WORK. BUT I THINK, I THINK THE EARLY 430 IS NOT A BAD TIME JUST BECAUSE WE GET INTO CLOSED SESSION FROM 430 TO 6, WHICH IS OUR NORMAL TIME, AND THEN WE GET OUT HERE FOR OUR PUBLIC STUFF.

SO I'M OPEN FOR THAT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I JUST WANT TO BE FRIENDLY TO THE PUBLICS THAT ATTEND, THAT THEY CAN BE HERE AND BE ENGAGED IF THEY WOULD LIKE.

THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SERNA, FOR YOUR COMMENTS. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A COMMENT FROM THE BOARD? YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME, I GUESS I DO. I REALLY DIDN'T CARE FOR 430 IT TAKES INTO MY NAP TIME.

SO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I'M RETIRED, I GET TO NAP DURING THE DAY.

THANK YOU. BUT FOR ME, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET HERE BECAUSE I'M PICKING UP GRANDKIDS FROM SCHOOL.

I'M GETTING THEM THERE. THEY'RE LATE LUNCH BECAUSE THEY'RE STARVING.

BECAUSE THEY EAT AT TEN, TEN, 30 SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE.

SO I AM, YOU KNOW, DOING GRANDMA DUTIES AND I THINK THAT IT DOES BENEFIT THE PUBLIC.

I LIKE THAT WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION. THERE'S ANOTHER CONVERSATION I WANT TO HAVE.

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SO I'M THINKING THAT 5:00 WORKS FOR ME. 430 I WAS ALWAYS LATE, AT LEAST 5 OR 10 MINUTES.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR 5:00. THANK YOU, MISS SANDOVAL.

DO I HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. I'LL LET YOU SAY IT RIGHT NOW.

I JUST WANT TO GIVE MY COMMENT REAL QUICK. I, I WILL SAY NOW THAT WE ADOPTED THE CALENDAR, NOW THAT WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS A MONTH, I'M HOPING THAT IF WE DO START AT 5:00, THAT OUR CLOSED SESSION COULD BE CUT IN HALF AS WELL WITH THE ITEMS. SO THAT'LL JUST ALSO MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT, I BELIEVE.

YOU KNOW, I I'LL, I'LL BE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY THERE'S BEEN LIKE 2 OR 3 MEETINGS LAST YEAR WHERE I DID COME A LITTLE BIT LATE, AND THAT'S MY FAULT BECAUSE I WAS COMING FROM WORK. BUT I'M HOPING THAT IF WE DO MOVE IT TO 5:00, THAT IT WOULD MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR MY COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD. BUT YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO SEE SOMETHING MISSING.

BODY. OH, NO. IT'S JUST THAT SAME THING THAT IT COULD SUPPORT THAT IF WE HAVE MULTIPLE MEETINGS A MONTH.

OKAY. SEEING THAT THERE ARE NO MORE COMMENTS. I DO HAVE ONE.

I'M GOING TO BE REAL REALISTIC HERE. I'VE BEEN ON THIS BOARD SINCE 2017 AND CLOSED SESSION.

EVEN AN HOUR AND A HALF IS VERY SHORT FOR US.

IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE A TON OF STUFF THAT GETS DISCUSSED IN THERE THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS, AND SO IF YOU'RE CUTTING IT DOWN TO AN HOUR, I WOULD BE REALISTIC. I DON'T THINK WE'LL MAKE IT. SO THAT MEANS IF WE TELL THE PUBLIC LET'S ASSUME WE START AT FIVE, WE'RE DONE AT SIX.

WE'RE THE REALISTIC PIECE IS NOT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET OUT OF HERE UNTIL 630, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S ACTION ITEMS. I KNOW IN THE PAST, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS THAT WE'VE TRIED TO GET THROUGH THOSE ACTION ITEMS IN FRONT SO THAT WE CAN REPORT IT AND THEN GO BACK.

BUT I'LL BE HONEST, I DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT'S REALISTIC.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE AN HOUR AND A HALF IS REALISTIC ENOUGH.

LIKE WE'RE ALREADY TIGHT AND PUSHING TO GET THROUGH THINGS THAT IF YOU SAY TWO MEETINGS A MONTH AND AN HOUR IN CLOSED SESSION EACH EACH MEETING, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. JUST MY HUMBLE OPINION.

THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SERNA. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION OF STARTING THE BOARD MEETING AT THE START TIME OF 5 P.M..

DO I HAVE A SECOND CLARIFY REAL QUICK. IF WE START AT FIVE, WHAT TIME DOES OPEN SESSION START? I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW, BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T EVEN COME TO CLOSED SESSION UNLESS THERE'S AN ITEM ON CLOSED SESSION THAT SOMEONE FEELS PASSIONATE ABOUT. SO WHAT TIME WOULD OPEN SESSION START? THAT'S AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. I'LL DEFER TO STAFF FOR THAT.

WELL, THE THOUGHT IS HAVING TWO BOARD MEETINGS A MONTH, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET CLOSED SESSION DONE. SO IF WE DECIDE AS IF YOU DECIDE AS A BOARD TO START OUR BOARD MEETINGS AT 5:00, AND OPEN SESSION BEGINS AT SIX.

IF WE DON'T FINISH CLOSED SESSION, WE DO IT. WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, AND WE GO BACK IN FOR CLOSED SESSION TO FINISH UP OUR BUSINESS.

I LOVE YOUR I LOVE YOUR OPTIMISM. MADAM SUPERINTENDENT.

WELL, WITH THAT BEING SAID, THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR 5 P.M.

START OF BOARD MEETING. START TIME. SO, DO I HAVE A SECOND? OH, I'LL SECOND, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND.

THERE'S A SECOND BY MISS HOLLY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTE.

OKAY. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, IT BRINGS US OVER TO 5.3 SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE 2026 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS

[5.3 Superintendent Office - 2026 San Bernardino County School Boards Association (SBCSBA) Election]

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE ADJUSTED. WE'VE DESIGNED THIS BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY ONE NOMINEE FOR EACH AREA.

SO BOARD PRESIDENT OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS SECTION OKAY.

SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE THIS IS A LOT TO READ, BUT I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET THROUGH IT. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO VOTE FOR THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES? SBC SBA PRESIDENT SYDNEY GARDNER, SBC, SBA SECRETARY MARIA GOMEZ, SBC, SBA AREA A, CLAYTON MOORE, SBC, SBA, AREA B, DON ENGLISH, SBC, SBA, AREA C, ROXANNE RAMIREZ, SAND DABS, DESERT MOUNTAIN, CHRISTINA BARRINGER, AND SAND DABS, EAST VALLEY, ANDREA DE LEON, SAND DABS, WESTON, SHERMAN, GARNET, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOTION TO ACCEPT THE SLATE AS READ. READ. SECOND OKAY WITH A MOTION FROM VICE PRESIDENT SERNA AND A SECOND FROM MISS SANDOVAL.

GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTE. OH. I'M SORRY, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SORRY, GUYS. FIRST DAY ON THE JOB. SEEING. THERE IS NO DISCUSSION.

PLEASE GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTE.

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[6. Public Participation]

INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON MATTERS NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA.

WE'LL START WITH LINDA DIKES AND MAYA JONES. YOU'RE ON DECK.

OH, OKAY. MAYA JONES AND THEN NAYELI SALGADO IS ON DECK.

SO HI. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MAYA JONES.

I'M A COLLEGE STUDENT FROM MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND I AND I GRADUATED SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL MY IN MAY AND I JUST CAME HERE, CAME BACK FROM COLLEGE. I GO TO A HBCU.

SO A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE UNIVERSITY. I'M SORRY.

OKAY. SORRY. AND I JUST CAME BACK FOR WINTER BREAK, AND I JUST WANTED TO COME AND SAY THANK YOU TO ISD SPECIFICALLY TO MISS ANYBODY.

I WOULDN'T BE WHERE I'M AT IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU.

I YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER MY JUNIOR YEAR, MY MOM FIRST WANTED ME TO MEET YOU, AND I WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT YOU, ABOUT HOW INSPIRATIONAL YOU WERE. AND YOU ACTUALLY CAME AND ASKED ME WHAT I WANTED, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS SO AMAZING THAT YOU CONSIDER YOUR FUTURE STUDENTS. SO I SAID I WANTED AN HBCU. HBCU TOUR AND THAT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF YOU.

AND JUST OVERALL, YOU ALLOWED ME TO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO WHERE I'M NOW SPEAKING UP AND I WANT TO MAJOR IN PR AND JUST PUT MYSELF OUT THERE SO I WOULDN'T EVEN BE THERE IF IT WASN'T, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DIDN'T MAKE ANY, ANY OF THE OPPORTUNITIES POSSIBLE.

SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I'M SO GLAD THAT I'VE GROWN BECAUSE OF YOU.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THEN SORRY. AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE SCHOOL BOARD, BUT SPECIFICALLY MISS HOLLY FOR JUST OVERALL SUPPORTING ME AND JUST ENCOURAGING ME TO RUN FOR MISS FONTANA.

IF YOU NEVER ENCOURAGED ME, I, YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T EVEN BE ON COURT.

SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JUST BELIEVING IN ME.

SO THANK YOU. AND THEN I WANT TO THANK MR. MARS FOR JUST SUPPORTING ME AND ALWAYS ROOTING FOR ME.

AND THEN I'LL MISS IT. WEIRD, MISS SANDOVAL. OKAY.

OH, OKAY. SO I, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR MISS SANDOVAL, FOR ALSO SUPPORTING ME AND FOR MY SPECIAL NEEDS BROTHER.

JUST ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR US. SO THANK YOU FOR ESRD.

I WOULDN'T BE WHERE I'M AT IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU GUYS.

WE LOVE YOU, MAYA. GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT.

RAMIREZ. BOARD. BOARD MEMBERS. SUPERINTENDENT.

EMBODY AND FONTANA. COMMUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS, ANGEL.

AND BECOMING BOARD PRESIDENT. JUST WANT TO SAY WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT HAS BEEN ON THIS FIRST MEETING.

GOOD JOB. THE CRB LOOKS FORWARD AND WORKING WITH YOU.

OUR HOPE. OUR HOPE IS FOR A BETTER EXPERIENCE, FOR MORE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

ACTUAL BOARD MEMBER DISCUSSION ON PUBLIC CONCERNS BEING BROUGHT FORTH AND POSSIBLY RESTORING SOME OF THE HOSTILE CHANGES DONE UNDER THE PREVIOUS BOARD PRESIDENT.

JUST AS A REMINDER, YOU BOARD. YOU WORK FOR WE, THE PEOPLE WHO ELECT YOU.

THE SUPERINTENDENT WORKS FOR YOU, FOR YOU ALL, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND YOU.

THE BOARD HAVE THE POWER TO SET THE AGENDA, STEP UP AND TRULY LEAD.

ALSO, PUBLIC SAFETY HAS ALSO TO HAS TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTING AND KEEPING GIRLS SAFE IN ALL ENVIRONMENTS, SPORTS LOCKER ROOMS, BATHROOMS. AND THAT'S AN AREA THIS BOARD REFUSES TO DO TO DO LAST YEAR.

TODAY I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT A GREAT BALLOT INITIATIVE THAT I'M INVITING THIS COMMUNITY TO GET INVOLVED IN AND HELP GET IT ON THE BALLOT FOR THIS YEAR.

THIS INITIATIVE IS CALLED CEO ACT, AND YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION BY VISITING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ORG.

THIS PROPOSITION, ONCE PASSED, WILL GIVE CONTROL BACK TO THE TAXPAYER TO YOU.

THIS WILL GIVE PARENTS 17,000 PER CHILD PER YEAR FROM K THROUGH 12TH GRADE, AND PLACE IT ON INTO THE INTO AN EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT. ESA FAMILIES CAN THEN DECIDE THE BEST EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THAT FITS EACH INDIVIDUAL CHILD'S NEEDS.

THE FUNDS WILL GO TO THE SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE, INCLUDING CHARTER, PRIVATE, PAROCHIAL, RELIGIOUS, HOMESCHOOL, AND OF COURSE, PUBLIC. IF THAT IS WHAT YOU CHOOSE.

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THIS IS A LIFETIME BENEFIT NOW. LOW AND MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES WILL HAVE THE SAME EDUCATIONAL CHOICES AND OPPORTUNITIES AS AFFLUENT FAMILIES.

IT'S YOUR MONEY, YOUR CHILD, YOUR CHOICE. SO I URGE THIS COMMUNITY TO GO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS.

DOWNLOAD IT, SIGN IT AND SEND IT AND TELL OTHERS ABOUT IT IN THE 40S TO EARLY 80S.

CALIFORNIA'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM WAS ONCE A LEADER IN EXCELLENCE.

THIS WAS DRIVEN BY STRONG LOCAL CONTROL THAT ALLOWED COMMUNITIES TO SHAPE THEIR OWN SCHOOLS.

BUT EVER SINCE, WE HAVE ALLOWED OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO BE RUN BY THE GOVERNMENT AND ALLOWED THEM TO RUN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE. EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN CALIFORNIA IS NOW RANKED AT THE BOTTOM 20% IN THE ENTIRE NATION.

THIS IS DESPITE CALIFORNIA SPENDING APPROXIMATELY 23,000 PER CHILD PER YEAR.

THIS YEAR WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE CONTROL AND TAKE OUR CHILDREN BACK.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE DON DOOLEY. ROBERT FRICKE IS ON DECK AND THEN RUDY CASTRO IS FINAL.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, DON DOOLEY FROM STEELWORKERS, PRESIDENT OF UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 85.

99. WELCOME, MR. RAMIREZ TO THE PRESIDENT'S SEAT.

THAT'S EXCITING. SO I HAVE AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE.

I HOPE THAT WE'LL HAVE SOME PARTICIPATION IN THIS.

WE ARE HAVING A UNITED STEELWORKERS NIGHT AT THE ONTARIO REIGN, AND I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THE INVITATION OUT TO EVERYONE.

IT'S GOING TO BE ON JANUARY. SATURDAY, JANUARY 24TH.

IT'S FIRST RESPONDERS NIGHT. EVERY TICKET HOLDER, BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS HUGE BLOCK OF TICKETS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US, EVERY TICKET HOLDER, IF YOU WOULD CHOOSE TO GO OUT ON THE ICE, THEY HAVE THESE LITTLE THINGS YOU CAN PUT ON YOUR SHOES AND GO OUT THERE ON THE ICE AND YOU CAN HOLD THE AMERICAN FLAG. SO IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY IF YOU GO TO US 85 99.COM, WHICH IS OUR WEBSITE, YOU CAN SCAN THIS QR CODE FOR THE DISCOUNTED TICKETS.

THE UPPER LEVEL SEATS ARE 2105 AND THE LOWER LEVEL SEATS ARE 29.

12. SO FUN NIGHT. JUST HERE IN ONTARIO. IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT TIME THERE AT THE ONTARIO REIGN.

AND NONE OF THESE PROCEEDS ARE GOING TO STEELWORKERS.

IT'S JUST A FUN NIGHT OUT JUST TO HAVE FUN AT THE ONTARIO REIGN.

SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, GO TO US W 85 99.COM.

SCAN THE QR CODE AND WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE RINK.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD AND COMMUNITY.

ROBERT FEKE WITH THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD AND A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY.

I'D LIKE TO START OFF BY SAYING HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ANGEL AND MARS IN YOUR NEW ROLES.

AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MARY. I KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE FANTASTIC IN YOUR NEW POSITION.

SO LET'S START WITH PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, SHALL WE? IT'S IMPORTANT. AND BEFORE WE GO FORWARD, LET'S REVIEW.

LAST YEAR, THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE WERE AN ASSAULT ON THE PARTICIPATION PROCESS.

IT WASN'T A SINGLE TWEAK. IT WAS A SERIES OF CHANGES THAT COLLECTIVELY DIMINISHED, MARGINALIZED, IMPEDED, AND DISCOURAGED PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC INPUT.

I URGE YOU, BOARD, TO RESTORE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND MAKE IT YOUR PRIORITY.

GO BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS, OR MAYBE SOMETHING SIMPLER.

SIMILAR. WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY NEXT GIVES ME NO PLEASURE, BUT HONESTY IS NECESSARY. THIS LAST CYCLE, WE WITNESSED A BOARD PRESIDENT WHO LACKED A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF MEETING CONDUCT, PROCEDURES AND RULES OF ORDER. THE LEGALITIES AND NUANCES OF RUNNING A BOARD MEETING WERE NOT UNDERSTOOD, AND THE PRESIDENT WAS PROPPED UP THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.

WHY HAD THAT NOT BEEN THE CASE? AND MEETINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN, AT TIMES, A FULL CIRCUS.

THIS IS A DISSERVICE TO THE BOARD, TO THE DISTRICT AND TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THEN CAME NEXT. WHAT FELT LIKE THE FINAL INSULT PROMOTING A CURRICULUM TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO BUDGET WHEN FAR TOO MANY OF OUR CHILDREN CANNOT READ, WRITE, OR DO MATH AT GRADE LEVEL. BUDGETING WHEN FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS ARE MISSING.

WHICH BRINGS ME TO THE MISSISSIPPI MIRACLE. NOT SURE IF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF IT, BUT MISSISSIPPI MISSISSIPPI WAS ONCE STATISTICALLY LAST IN THE NATION FOR READING OUTCOMES. THEY WENT BACK TO COMMON SENSE AND BASICS EARLY INTERVENTION, ACCOUNTABILITY, TEACHER SUPPORT, AND YES, HOLDING STUDENTS BACK WHEN NECESSARY.

TODAY, MISSISSIPPI IS LEADING THE NATION. THEY SUCCEEDED BY REJECTING ACTIVIST DRIVEN POLICIES AND IDEOLOGIES AND FOCUSED ON WHAT

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INSTEAD OF BRINGING STUDENTS UP TO STANDARD, WE LOWERED THE BAR.

SOME POINT TO RECENT IMPROVEMENTS, BUT GAINS ARE UNSURPRISING WHEN RIGOR AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, ESPECIALLY IN MATH, HAVE BEEN REDUCED UNDER THESE EQUITY DRIVEN POLICIES.

CONSIDER THIS EVERYONE AT UC SAN DIEGO, 1 IN 12 STUDENTS MUST REPEAT MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH.

1 IN 8 STUDENTS CANNOT COMPLETE REMEDIAL MATH BECAUSE IT'S TOO ADVANCED.

EVEN MORE ALARMING, ONE QUARTER OF THOSE STUDENTS GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL WITH A 4.0 IN MATH.

EVEN MORE ALARMING, THEY'RE GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL WITH A 4.0.

THANK YOU, RUDY CASTRO. GOOD EVENING. BOARD. CONGRATULATIONS.

ANGEL GARCIA. SUPERINTENDENT EMBODY. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY.

MY NAME IS RUDY CASTRO WITH THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD.

MORE THAN 50% OF CALIFORNIA STUDENTS TAKE IN THE 2025 STATE ENGLISH EXAM, FAILED TO SCORE AT GRADE LEVEL ON THE STATE MATH ASSESSMENT.

OVER 60% OF TEST TAKERS DID NOT ACHIEVE GRADE LEVEL PROFICIENCY.

WE MUST ACCEPT THE FACT THAT AFTER BILLIONS SPENT ON EDUCATION, WE ARE FAILING.

IN TOTAL, WE ARE FAILING. OF COURSE, THERE ARE EXCELLENT.

THERE ARE SUCCESS STORIES AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THOSE.

AND I KNOW WE CAN DO BETTER WITH ALL OUR GREAT TEACHERS, OUR BOARD, OUR STAFF.

I KNOW WE CAN DO BETTER. IT'S NOT THE MONEY. NOW WE ARE LOSING POPULATION.

BUSINESSES ARE LEAVING THE STATE. VOTERS AND OUR TAX BASE ARE IS DIMINISHED AS A RESULT.

RAMIFICATIONS ARE SERIOUS. WE MUST DO MORE WITH LESS.

I KNOW WHAT BRINGS DOWN THE SCORES OVERALL ARE OUR DISADVANTAGED, OUR FOSTER YOUTH, OUR SPECIAL NEEDS, AND THOSE ARE AREAS THAT WE HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH.

CHANGES MADE LATELY OR LAST YEAR. ANONYMOUSLY, IT SEEMS TO THE FUZED MEETING STRUCTURE FLY IN THE FACE OF ENABLING PUBLIC INPUT.

THESE ARE NUMBER ONE, REDUCTION OF TIME FOR COMMENT FROM 5 TO 3 MINUTES.

PLACEMENT OF NON-AGENDA ITEMS AT THE END OF THE MEETING, WHEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING ALMOST UP TO THREE HOURS AND THREE CHANGES TO THE PHYSICAL LAYOUT, SUCH AS SPEAKERS AT THE REAR OF THE ROOM AND A CABLE ACROSS THE AISLE IN FRONT OF THE SPEAKER'S PODIUM, WHERE IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD. NOBODY WE ASKED ON THE STAFF OR THE BOARD, SEEMS TO KNOW WHO MADE THESE CHANGES.

WHY WASN'T ANY PUBLIC INPUT ALLOWED, OR WERE THESE MANDATES FROM SOME POWERFUL ENTITY WHO SHALL REMAIN NAMELESS? WHEN ASKED, PRESIDENT PEREZ AT THE TIME SAID IT WAS FOR, QUOTE, THE FLOW OF THE ROOM AND SAFETY, END QUOTE. THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE ANY SENSE.

WE'RE 30FT AWAY FROM THE DAIS. YOU HAVE A SECURITY GUARD HERE? WE JUST ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION OF THIS MATTER.

UNLESS WE WANT TO PROCEED WITH A SENSE THAT THE PUBLIC IS NOT WELCOME.

AND I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE CASE. THIS DOESN'T FOSTER, THOUGH.

A SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION OR INCLUSION. I FEEL WE ARE UP TO ALL THE CHALLENGES BROUGHT BEFORE US AS A COMMUNITY.

ALL WE GOT TO DO IS GET BACK TO BASICS. READING, WRITING AND ARITHMETIC.

EDUCATION. NOT INDOCTRINATION. TRANSPARENCY. NOT SECRECY.

COOPERATION. NOT CONFRONTATION. RESPECT THE CONCERNS OF THE PUBLIC.

WE HAVE A TINY AMOUNT OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AS IT IS.

ENCOURAGE THE VOICE OF THE PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY.

DON'T DISCOURAGE. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 7.1. ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETING.

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING? I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK BEFORE WE ADJOURN. MISS SANDOVAL, I'M GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO SPEAK, BUT JUST KNOW FOR FUTURE MEETINGS THAT THAT SECTION HAS MOVED OVER TO 3.8.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT YOU ALSO LET SOMEBODY ELSE SPEAK OUT OF TURN EARLIER, IF YOU REMEMBER.

I TO GET SCOLDED UP HERE. SO THE CHANGE IS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

I DO NOT APPRECIATE BECAUSE THERE WERE A FIVE MEMBER BOARD, AND WE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO KNOW WHAT THE CHANGES ARE AND

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THAT'S WHERE I'M COMING FROM. SO MY DISCUSSION ITEMS I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME MAYA AND AMBER LEE.

FORMER STUDENT. STILL STUDENT. CORRECT. OKAY.

WELCOME TO OUR MEETING TONIGHT. ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW.

AND WHY WEREN'T WE AWARE THAT OUR SPEAKING TIME WOULD BE EARLIER IN THE MEETING? A LOT OF TIMES, MY COMMENTS COME FROM DURING THE MEETING.

WHEN SOMEONE ASKS A QUESTION, I CAN ASK FOR IT TO BE REFERRED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO LOOK INTO.

AND I TRULY BELIEVE IT'S NOT MY POINT TO MOVE OUR PUBLIC.

WE ARE NO MORE IMPORTANT AS BOARD MEMBERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS THAN ARE PUBLIC PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT.

I THINK IF WE GET MOVED TO THE FRONT, THEY SHOULD GET MOVED TO THE FRONT.

BUT I PREFER TO BE AT THE END AND THIS IS WHY I AM SPEAKING UP TONIGHT.

I AM NOT HAPPY, JUST I I'M SURE YOU SEE, I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT SOME OF THIS STUFF THAT'S GOING ON TONIGHT.

SO I WANT TO PUT IT FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AT ANOTHER MEETING THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE LIKE ANYBODY ELSE, THEY MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING ELSE THEY WANT TO BRING UP.

AND YOU'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO SPEAK ONE TIME. I'M AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.

SOMEBODY COULD HAVE PULLED ME IN THE HALLWAY AND ASKED ME A QUESTION.

WELL, BY THEN, MY MY SPEAKING TIME IS OVER. JUST LIKE I JUST HEARD RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T LIKE THAT. SO I, I WANT IT I WANT THIS TO BE ON A FUTURE MEETING FOR US TO DISCUSS THAT ITEM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, MISS SANDOVAL.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING? I WILL WORK WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND WITH OUR LEGAL TEAM TO SEE WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE.

THAT BEING SAID, IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OKAY.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PEREZ AND A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

SHE ALREADY MADE HER REQUEST AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.