Feb 11, 2026 Board of Education Meeting

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THE TIME IS NOW 430 FOR THE FEBRUARY 11TH, 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, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MISS SANDOVAL, ARE PRESENT.

SUPERINTENDENT EMBODY, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA? BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, WE HAVE A FEW CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

THERE'S A REQUEST BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL TO PULL THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FROM CONSENT CALENDAR AND SEPARATE FOR DISCUSSION ACTION.

AND THAT'S 4.4, 4.6, 4.22, 4.23, 4.24, 4.25, 4.26, 4.27, 4.34, 4.39, 4.4.40, 4.46 AND 4.47. AND LASTLY FOR THE ITEM 4.24. THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH UNITED STEELWORKERS.

A REQUEST WAS MADE BY THE US PRESIDENT TO PULL ARTICLE 19, THE ILLNESS AND INJURY FOR A REVISION AND CONTINUE WITH THE RATIFICATION OF ARTICLE 34 OF SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS. THANK YOU, BOARD OF EDUCATION.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER AGENDIZED ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION? SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HOLLY AND A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

PLEASE GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTE.

SUPERINTENDENT EMBODY, DID WE RECEIVE ANY COMMENT CARDS FOR ANY CLOSED SESSION ITEMS? THERE WERE ZERO COMMENT CARDS RECEIVED TONIGHT. THANK YOU.

THE BOARD WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION. THE TIME IS 4:35 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 GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE OVER TO 3.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE.

MAYOR WARREN, WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ THIS REAL QUICK. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY MAYOR WARREN. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING AFTER THE PLEDGE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION INCLUDES A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN ITS MEETINGS, ALLOWING ATTENDEES TIME FOR MEDIATION, 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 BOARD MEETING.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN PLEDGING TO THE BEST NATION IN THE WORLD, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

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

RETIREE BRENDA BENNETT, AN ELEMENTARY ITINERANT MUSIC TEACHER AND FORMER FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT REBECCA RICCI, THE DAUGHTER OF FORMER KITCHEN OPERATOR CATHY RICHIE.

YOU MAY BE SEATED. OKAY. THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 3.3 SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE SEVERAL RECOGNITIONS AT TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

I WILL NOW TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO SUPERINTENDENT EMBODY.

THANK YOU. OUR FIRST RECOGNITION TONIGHT IS FOR KAISER HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND FROM THE FONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

DONATION. OUR FIRST RECOGNITION. RECOGNITION HERE REMINDS US THAT IT TRULY TAKES A WHOLE COMMUNITY TO LIFT OUR STUDENTS.

SO AT THIS TIME, IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO INVITE TO THE PODIUM MAYOR ACQUANETTA WARREN AND DEPUTY CITY MANAGER PHIL BARHAM TO PRESENT A DONATION TO THE KAISER HIGH SCHOOL'S MARCHING BAND. THANK YOU.

OH, BOY. THANK YOU, BOARD AND THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT, AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARENTS AND THE STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT AND THIS GREAT STAFF. THIS HAS REALLY BEEN A JOURNEY FOR THE CITY.

AND IT'S BEEN A JOURNEY, PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE IDENTIFY AND REALLY LIFT UP THE ARTS MUSIC.

AND WE KNOW THAT WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS WE HAVE SO MUCH TALENT AND IT IS OUR ROLE IS TO CREATE A FOUNDATION TO HELP THOSE STUDENTS GET THOSE GOALS TAKEN CARE OF. I'M GOING TO LET OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER GIVE YOU THE DETAILS.

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SO YOU NEED TO GIVE A HAND FOR THAT BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY AND IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING.

IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU.

BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PHIL BROWN WITH THE CITY OF FONTANA.

THERE'S NO WAY TO DO A 20 MINUTE DESCRIPTION IN TWO MINUTES, BUT I'LL DO MY BEST.

THE CHECK, ALTHOUGH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE FONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, IS ACTUALLY FROM THE NEWLY FORMED STAGE RED FONTANA YOUTH MUSIC FOUNDATION, WHICH WAS AN IDEA SAMMY HAGAR HAD THAT WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HIS EVENT THIS YEAR, HE WANTED TO CREATE A CHARITY IN FONTANA THAT WAS FOCUSED ON PROMOTING THE ARTS AMONGST OUR YOUTH. SO HE CALLED ABOUT NINE WEEKS BEFORE HE WAS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM AND SAID, CREATE A CHARITY.

SO WE DID. WE GOT GREAT SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, WE NETTED AFTER EXPENSES A LITTLE OVER ABOUT $110,000 AND ALL THAT MONEY BECAUSE THE CITY IS ADMINISTRATING IT.

THERE'S NO COST TO THE CHARITY FOR BOOKKEEPING AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

THAT'S THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENDEAVOR.

THE BOARD IS THE CITY MANAGER, THE MAYOR, MYSELF AND THE OTHER DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND MAYOR PRO TEM GARCIA.

BUT WE, WITH THE MONEY THAT'S BEEN RAISED, THE $15,000 TONIGHT FOR THE KAISER HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND EQUIPMENT, WE HONORED ANTHONY ARMOND, WHO'S A FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE BAND, AS OUR AS THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THE FOUNDATION AWARD.

THE MONEY WILL BE USED SPECIFICALLY FOR MUSIC EDUCATION FOR THE YOUTH.

WE ARE IT CAME TOGETHER VERY QUICKLY. SO WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE PROCESS FOR APPLICATIONS AND TO APPROVE NEW EXPENDITURES.

THIS WAS THE FIRST. THE SECOND THING THAT WE'VE DONE IS THE BOARD HAS ALLOCATED MONEY TO PROVIDE TO FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE IN MUSIC PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO ATTEND THE LA GRAMMY CAMP.

SO THAT'S ABOUT A $6,000 PER PERSON ADVENTURE.

SO THE FOUNDATION WILL BE FUNDING THAT AND FOR THEIR CHAPERONS AND THEIR MEALS ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE WEEK.

BUT IT'S A BOOT CAMP ABOUT ALL THINGS MUSIC INDUSTRY.

SO I'M HOPING THAT FONTANA STUDENTS ARE APPLYING FOR THAT.

THE GRAMMY CAMP IS A VERY RIGOROUS APPLICATION.

THERE'S ONLY ABOUT 200 KIDS NATIONWIDE THAT GET TO GO TO ONE OF THESE THREE GRAMMY CAMPS, SO IT'S VERY TOUGH TO GET IN.

PLEASE, FONTANA KIDS GET IN. BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING MORE PROGRAMS LIKE THAT THROUGH THERE.

SO THANK YOU FOR FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THIS. AND HOPEFULLY KAISER GETS SOME NEW BAND EQUIPMENT.

THANK YOU. WELL, ALSO ON THE HEELS OF THIS, WE HAVE ANOTHER COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO'S USED THEIR TIME, TALENT AND PLATFORM TO LIFT OUR STUDENTS UP. AND THAT'S DJ IS ALSO KNOWN AS IS AVILA.

RECENTLY AT STAGE RED HERE IN FONTANA, DJ IS HELPED THE KAISER BAND BOOSTERS RAISE MONEY FOR THEIR FIELD TRIP, IF YOU WILL, TO CARNEGIE HALL. THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM ON ONE OF THE ICONIC STAGES IN THE WORLD, AND IT'S A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE. AND THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

LIKE IS DJ IS AND I'D LIKE TO BRING HIM TO THE PODIUM IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, BECAUSE WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE HIM WITH A CERTIFICATE FOR THE ADDITIONAL $13,000 THAT'S BEEN RAISED FOR KAISER HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER CLUB.

SO LET'S BRING HIM ON. THERE HE IS. DJ IS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO THANK, SO I WROTE IT ON MY HAND.

YOU KNOW, I THINK MORE THAN ANYTHING FOR ME IS I DO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO THANK BECAUSE ONE THING I COULD SAY THAT I THINK HAS BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT FOR ME BEING HERE IN FONTANA IS THAT YOU ALL HAVE WELCOMED ME WITH OPEN ARMS. YOU'VE WELCOMED MY VISION. YOU WELCOMED MORE IMPORTANTLY, MY HEART.

AND YOU KNOW, WHERE I'M AT IN THIS CHAPTER OF MY LIFE IS SOLELY ABOUT COMMUNITY AND INSPIRING OUR KIDS AND JUST ALLOWING THEM TO EVEN DREAM AND THINK BEYOND THE LIMITATIONS. AND I WOULDN'T BE HERE DOING THE THINGS I'M DOING IN FONTANA IF IT WEREN'T FOR MY GREAT FRIEND MIKE BAKER.

I GOT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MIKE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, HE HE SAW SOMETHING WITH THIS, THIS CONCEPT I HAD, WHICH IS ALL HANDS ON DECK, WHICH IS THE DJ PROGRAM.

BUT MORE OR LESS IS A LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM, AND MUSIC IS JUST THE HOOK.

BUT EVERYTHING ELSE, THE FUNDAMENTALS IS REALLY WHERE THE MEAT IS.

AND, YOU KNOW, JUST HAVING YOU ALL BELIEVE IN THAT AND REALLY CHAMPION ME HAS GIVEN ME THE GAS THAT I NEED TO GET UP AND GET OUT OF BED EVERY DAY AND MAKE SURE THAT I'M MAKING AN IMPACT WITH THESE KIDS. AND I GOT A SHOUT OUT, TERRY, BECAUSE TERRY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO WELCOME MY PROGRAM IN WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS

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AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO REALLY LOCK IN WITH ADAM AND JUST, YOU KNOW, HASH OUT IDEAS, CONCEPTS AND, AND REALLY JUST MAKING SURE THAT WHAT I HAVE TO BRING IS, IS QUALITY IMPACTFUL AND ALSO ALIGNS WITH THE VISION OF THE DISTRICT.

YOU KNOW, I CAN'T I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT WHAT THE BOARD HAS DONE FOR ME AND WHAT THE BOARD MEANS TO ME.

ANGEL, YOU KNOW, YOUR SUPPORT, YOUR BELIEF. YOU KNOW, SINCE THE DAY WE GOT INVITED TO THAT CLOSED BOARD MEETING AND JUST BEING ABLE TO SHARE OUR PASSION FOR WHAT WE FEEL IS, IS CRUCIALLY NEEDED.

IN THE SCHOOLS YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST BEEN A IT'S GREAT TO GO TO A PLACE AND TO FEEL THE SUPPORT AND TO FEEL THE BELIEF IN, IN SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE. AND I ALWAYS SAY NOBODY DOES IT ALONE.

IT TAKES A TEAM. IT TAKES A TEAM OF SHAKERS AND MOVERS AND FORWARD THINKERS AND YOU KNOW, I ALSO I GOTTA I GOTTA GIVE THANKS TO MY COPILOT.

NOT SURE IF YOU GUYS HAVE EVER SEEN OUR PODCAST, BUT ME AND PHIL OVER AT STAGE READ, YOU KNOW, SINCE THE DAY I MET PHIL, HE WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY I KNEW THAT THAT NOT ONLY LOVED MUSIC, BUT WAS WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS PLACE THAT COULD BE A GREAT HUB OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE CITY OF FONTANA.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WAS A THING FOR ME IS LIKE WHEN I, WHEN I GOT TO EXPERIENCE STAGE READ, YOU KNOW, MY WHOLE THING WAS LIKE, HOW CAN I BRING OUR COMMUNITY HERE? HOW CAN I BRING KIDS HERE THAT CAN WALK THROUGH THIS FACILITY AND SEE THAT, OH MAN, THIS EXISTS IN MY OWN BACKYARD IS SOMETHING I CAN OWN AND SOMETHING I CAN CLAIM.

AND ALSO I CAN ALSO WALK THROUGH A SPACE WHERE, WHO KNOWS, MAYBE I POTENTIALLY SEE MYSELF IN THE FUTURE EITHER BEING STAGEHANDS OR MAYBE ONE DAY BEING ON STAGE, OR MAYBE ONE DAY WORKING THE LIGHTING AND WORKING THE SOUND.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THAT WAS REALLY THE GOAL AND WHY I WANTED TO MAKE STAGE READ.

A FIELD TRIP LOCATION FOR MY PROGRAM IS BECAUSE I WANT KIDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE SOMETHING PRICELESS IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD THINGS THAT THEY CAN REACH FOR AND HOPEFULLY BE IN A IN A SPACE ONE DAY WHERE THEY'RE CHASING THEIR DREAMS VERY MUCH LIKE I DID AS A KID.

AND YEAH, I JUST, YOU KNOW, I THANK YOU ALL MORE IMPORTANTLY, AND I THANK THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE NONE OF THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT. AND I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, I'M ON THIS MISSION RIGHT NOW IN THIS CHAPTER OF MY LIFE.

AND THAT MISSION IS TO IMPACT THESE KIDS AND GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO HOPE FOR, ASPIRE TO BE.

AND AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING. AND I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT MY INCREDIBLE TEAM.

I HAVE A PHENOMENAL TEAM. SALAM. I THINK IS IN THE HOUSE AND YEAH, I COULDN'T DO WITHOUT THEM.

AND YOU KNOW, I, I'VE MET MAYORS ACROSS THE NATION FROM CALI TO NEW YORK.

AND I WILL SAY THERE IS NO MAYOR LIKE THE MAYOR YOU HAVE HERE IN FONTANA, WHICH IS MISS ACQUANETTA.

AND HAVING HER SUPPORT, HAVING HER BELIEF IN ME, SHE LEADS WITH HER HEART VERY MUCH LIKE I DO.

I GOT A SHOUT OUT. MY BROTHER, JESSE ARMENDARIZ, WHO WHO PRETTY MUCH TOOK ME BY THE HAND AND WALKED ME INTO FOUR DIFFERENT SCHOOLS THE DAY I MET HIM. AND YOU KNOW, JUST TO HAVE THAT KIND OF SUPPORT AND AND THAT FIRE AND THAT PASSION, THAT COMMITMENT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME. AND I'M HERE AS LONG AS I NEED TO BE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDS CAN, YOU KNOW, JUST THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOOT FOR AND AIM FOR.

I GOT TO THANK MY FAMILY, NAOMI AND NARSAIAH FOR SHARING ME WITH YOU ALL.

AND YOU KNOW, JUST TO HAVE THEIR SUPPORT GIVES ME THE GAS IN THE FIELD.

I NEED TO AS WELL TO GET OUT. GET OUT HERE AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.

SO I THANK YOU ALL. I'M TREMENDOUSLY GRATEFUL.

AND I DON'T TAKE YOUR COMMITMENT AND YOUR BELIEF IN ME LIGHTLY.

AND LIKE I SAID, NOBODY DOES IT ALONE. I'M HAPPY TO BE DOING THIS ALL WITH YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOUR KIND WORDS.

OUR NEXT SPECIAL RECOGNITION ARE A HIGH SCHOOL WINTER ATHLETES.

TWICE A YEAR, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TAKES TIME TO RECOGNIZE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES WHO EXCEL BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND ATHLETICALLY AND ACADEMICALLY.

SO RIGHT NOW, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP DOCTOR KIM MCKINNEY, WHO'S GOING TO HELP US RECOGNIZE ALL OF OUR EXCEPTIONAL WINTER ATHLETES.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD. BOARD PRESIDENT. BOARD VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND OUR WONDERFUL ATHLETES.

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE OUR OUTSTANDING ATHLETES HERE IN FONTANA UNIFIED.

WINTER SPORTS IS A TOUGH ONE BECAUSE THEY'RE PLAYOFFS ARE HAPPENING.

IN FACT, WE HAVE A COUPLE STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE ON THE COURT AND GETTING READY TO PLAY.

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WE HAVE NYALA GOMEZ AND BRIANNA MALDONADO.

THEY ARE STILL IN THEIR SEASON. THEY FINISH UP NEXT WEEK FROM A.B.

MILLER HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE NATHAN ROJAS AND OOPS.

AND SOPHIA CARVALHO THAT IS AT PRACTICE RIGHT NOW.

FROM FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL WE HAVE JAMES OKOLOKO AND HE IS ON THE COURT RIGHT NOW GETTING READY TO PLAY, AS WELL AS JIMENA LOPEZ, WHO PLAYS TOMORROW.

FROM RUPA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE ADRIAN LUNA MONTANO.

AND SIENNA PLASENCIA. FROM KAISER HIGH SCHOOL WE HAVE ALAN GOMERO. MARIA RODRIGUEZ.

AND FROM SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL WE HAVE SEBASTIAN GUEVARA.

AND JANELLE QUINTANA. NEITHER OF THESE ATHLETES WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT THIS EVENING BECAUSE THEY ARE PLAYING AS WE SPEAK.

WE ARE SUPER PROUD OF OUR OUTSTANDING ATHLETES, BUT THESE OUTSTANDING ATHLETES ALSO COME FROM SOME OUTSTANDING TEAMS. AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE SEVERAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AT THIS POINT WITH ABBY MILLER'S GIRLS SOCCER, BOYS WRESTLING AND GIRLS WRESTLING ALL BEING LEAGUE CHAMPS THIS YEAR, AS WELL AS FOAI BOYS WRESTLING, KAIZER GIRLS BASKETBALL AND SUMMIT'S BOYS BASKETBALL, BOYS SOCCER AND GIRLS WATER POLO AND A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR OUR SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL CHEER SQUAD FOR THEIR COED GAME DAY PERFORMANCE.

SO WE HAVE MUCH TO BE PROUD OF OF OUR OUTSTANDING ATHLETES.

IF IT PLEASES THE BOARD, CAN WE EXCUSE THEM SO THEY CAN GO EITHER CHEER ON THEIR FELLOW ATHLETES, DO HOMEWORK, HAVE DINNER DO ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO DO THIS EVENING.

YES. OKAY. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. AND HAVE A NICE EVENING. IF WE CAN START ON SLIDE ONE.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPECIAL RECOGNITION IS FOR THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION GOLDEN BELL WINNER.

AND THAT IS FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL. THIS PAST DECEMBER, BOARD MEMBERS AND I HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING THE GOLDEN BELL AWARDS, WHERE ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WAS RECOGNIZED.

THE GOLDEN BELL AWARDS CELEBRATE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND EFFECTIVE SCHOOL BOARD GOVERNANCE ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

SO, ON BEHALF OF THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION, WE ARE SO PROUD AND GRATEFUL TO HAVE RECEIVED THE GOLDEN BELL, AND I THINK IT'S SOMEWHERE THERE IT IS. YOU CAN BRING IT BACK UP IN A MINUTE.

WE'RE GOING TO TRADE YOU. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN BELL.

WELL DESERVED. BUT THEIR PROGRAM HAD LAUNCHED IN LET'S SEE IF I'M ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

THEIR PROGRAM HAD LAUNCHED IN 2016 AND CALLED THE FOCIS COLLEGE APPLICATION SUBMIT DAY.

THEY NOW SERVE DISTRICT WIDE BECAUSE ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE REPLICATING THESE THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS. SO IT SERVES ABOUT 10,000 STUDENTS DISTRICT WIDE ESPECIALLY SERVING OUR FIRST GENERATION AND UNDERSERVED STUDENTS TOWARD FOUR YEAR COLLEGES, IF THEY CHOOSE TO GO IN 2024 ALONE. FO HE HAD 94% OF THEIR SENIORS APPLIED TO OVER 2500 APPLICATIONS WITH A RISING A-G COMPLETION, FAFSA SUBMISSIONS, AND GRADUATION RATES.

COLLEGE APP DAY DEMONSTRATES WHAT'S POSSIBLE WHEN SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, AND PARTNERS COLLABORATE.

CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED FROM OUR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OFFICE WHEN THEY WERE RECOGNIZED JUST THIS PAST WEEK.

TRANSCRIPT. CHECK. LAPTOP? CHECK. COWBELL? CHECK.

IN FONTANA COLLEGE APPLICATION SEASON IS A FAMILY AFFAIR.

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I THINK MY PARENTS ALWAYS DREAMED OF ME GOING TO COLLEGE. MY FAMILY HAS DREAMED OF BEING IN COLLEGE, SO IT'S A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR ME. I HAD ALL MY FAMILY HERE? THEY'RE SUPPORTING ME AT MY COUNSELORS. ALL THE STAFF, AND THEY'RE ALL SUPPORTING ME HERE.

IT WAS A GREAT TIME. WHILE FONTANA HIGH ACCEPTED THE PROGRAM IN 2016, IT NOW GUIDES MORE THAN 10,000 GRADUATING SENIORS THROUGH THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. EACH YEAR, THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS SUBMIT THOUSANDS OF APPLICATIONS TO THE TUNE OF CHEERS, COWBELLS, AND A COLLEGE APP. COUNT UP. WHAT'S OFTEN DONE IN ISOLATION HAS NOW BEEN TURNED INTO A MOMENT OF CELEBRATION AND COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WHAT KEEPS FONTANA HIGH ALUM JOSHUA GALICIA, CLASS OF 2023.

I'VE NEVER TAKEN IT OFF EVER SINCE I GRADUATED.

COMING BACK, I KNOW IT MAY SOUND A FUNNY, BUT IN REALITY, WHEN YOU'RE HERE ON CAMPUS, YOU HAVE YOU'RE WITH THE FAMILY, YOU'RE WITH LIKE A PACK. AND TO BE HERE, IT'S NOT MORE.

IT'S NOT JUST TO BE A STUDENT, IT'S JUST TO BE PART OF A FAMILY.

COLLEGE APPLICATIONS SUBMIT DAY PAIR STUDENT EMPOWERMENT WITH FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.

LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 400 DEDICATED FAMILIES FILED INTO HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, READY TO HEAR THAT CLICK OF A BUTTON THAT CAN OPEN THE DOOR TO COUNTLESS POSSIBILITIES.

BUT THIS DAY IS MORE THAN SOMETHING TO CHECK OFF FOR GRADUATING SENIORS.

IT'S A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE NEW TO THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS.

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED? A LOT. I'M HAPPY THAT HE WAS ABLE TO DO THIS AND HE HAD THE GUIDANCE BECAUSE TO BE HONEST, I DO NOT. I WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE TO START. AND HE HAD THE WHOLE GUIDANCE.

SO THANK YOU. FONTANA STAFF. YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE WORKED HARD TO MAKE IT TO THIS POINT.

THE CLICK TO SUBMIT OFTEN COMES WITH THE POP UP OF EMOTIONS.

AND SO I WAS VERY HAPPY. I WAS LIKE, I COULDN'T EXPLAIN IT.

IT'S LIKE AN UNEXPLAINABLE FEELING. I WAS JUST SO HAPPY, FULL OF JOY, AND HAVING MY FAMILY THERE TO SUPPORT ME WAS A BIG, BIG THING FOR ME. THAT FEELING OF JUST PRESSING THAT SUBMIT BUTTON REALLY MADE ME FEEL LIKE SOMETHING SPECIAL, BECAUSE WHEN I WALKED IN AS A FRESHMAN, I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I WAS GOING TO COLLEGE.

BUT PRESSING THAT SUBMIT AND IT MADE ME FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M CAPABLE OF DOING SO MUCH MORE. THIS MOMENT, THIS EVENT IS JUST ONE OF MANY MILESTONES FONTANA HIGH'S SENIORS WILL ACHIEVE IN THEIR CAREERS, BUT IT SETS THEM UP FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE.

AND FOR MY SON, I'M VERY PROUD OF HIM. THE SKY IS THE LIMIT AND THERE'S MORE TO GET DONE.

AND I KNOW HE CAN DO IT. AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE HARD AT POINTS, BUT I'M READY FOR THAT.

ISN'T THAT A BEAUTIFUL VIDEO? LET'S GIVE THAT A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU. LISTENING TO THE MOM AND HER, HER THOUGHTS AT THE END OF THAT VIDEO BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES WHEN I SAW THIS LAST WEEK, BUT ALSO JUST RECOGNIZING THAT ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, IN 20 1617, WHEN THIS LAUNCHED OUR BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ WAS PART OF THAT FIRST CLASS.

AND HERE'S A PICTURE OF HIS SHINING MOM, PROUD OF HER SON FOR HAVING PRESSED COLLEGE APP DAY BUTTON.

SO I'M GOING TO ASK PRINCIPAL MALATESTA AND HIS TEAM TO COME ON UP AND LET'S RIGHT UP FRONT HERE, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU YOUR PLAQUE FOR YOUR SCHOOL AND TRADE OUT THAT GOLDEN BELL.

SO BRING UP YOUR TEAM. WE WANT TO GET A PICTURE OF YOU.

OKAY. WE'LL PUT IT ALONGSIDE ALL THE OTHERS.

UP TO YOU. YEAH. SO BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, VICE PRESIDENT SERNA, BOARD MEMBERS HOLLY SANDOVAL AND PEREZ AND SUPERINTENDENT BUDDY.

OBVIOUSLY, THIS PROGRAM HAS HAD A HUGE IMPACT.

IT BECAME A A COMMUNITY, RIGHT? THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY HAS A PIECE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THE GROUP WITH US TONIGHT IS PRETTY MUCH THE LEADERS THAT MAKE THIS WORK HAPPEN.

THEY'RE THE LEADERSHIP AND THE VISION AND THE HARD WORK AND EFFORT OF MAKING, YOU KNOW, THOSE 400 KIDS EVERY YEAR, SUBMIT 2500 APPS, MAKING SURE THEY'RE ALL PERFECT, MAKING SURE THEY'RE ALL CORRECT.

WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEM. I THINK AS ANGEL AS AS MR. RAMIREZ CAN VOUCH. RIGHT. LIKE, IT'S THAT EXTRA HELP AND THE WILLINGNESS TO GO THE EXTRA MILE THAT MAKES THIS ALL POSSIBLE AND AND OPENS THE COMMUNITY AND OUR KIDS TO THOSE AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY MIGHT NOT ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO GET OUT TO ON THEIR OWN.

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CAN'T BE ANY PROUDER. SO. AS YOU LEAVE, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

WE DO WANT TO POINT OUT THE AVID GLOBAL ACHIEVEMENT THAT YOUR YOUR SCHOOL WAS JUST RECOGNIZED LAST DECEMBER AS WELL.

SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE GREAT THINGS GOING ON AT FOCI FOR YOUR WORK.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? LOOKS LIKE I DO HAVE ONE FOR MISS SANDOVAL ALWAYS.

SO I REMEMBER WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED I HAD TWO COLLEAGUES ON MY SIDE.

ONE WAS BARBARA AND ONE WAS LORENA. AND THE THREE OF US WERE ON THIS BOARD OF EDUCATION WHEN ALL THIS STARTED.

I DO REMEMBER THE STORY, THOUGH, WHEN MISSUS HINOJOSA RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA'S OFFICE AND THEIR QUESTION WAS, HOW DID YOU GET SO MANY APPLICATIONS, FAFSA FORMS? WE SAT UP HERE AND WERE AND SHE REALLY THOUGHT THEY WERE MESSING WITH HER.

I WAS GOING TO SAY THE OTHER WORD, BUT I REMEMBERED I HAD KIDS IN THE ROOM, BUT IT WAS SO AMAZING.

SHE WAS SHE'S LIKE, QUIT MESSING WITH ME. SHE WAS VERY ANGRY AT THE TIME, I BELIEVE.

AND SO SHE REALLY THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE MESSING WITH HER? NO. WE'RE CALLING FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA'S OFFICE.

WE WANT TO KNOW, HOW DID YOU GET SO MANY FAFSA FORMS FILLED OUT FOR COLLEGE? IT HIT HER. SHE GOES, THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE.

THAT'S. THAT'S HOW WE ROLL IN FONTANA. YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.

YOU GO TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY, YOU LEARN. YOU SIT IN THAT SEAT AND MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

AND SO I'M PROUD TO SAY MY MY GOOD FRIEND BARBARA, HER HER CHILDREN ARE HERE TODAY.

AND I KNOW THAT. I JUST TOLD CARLY, I SAID SHE'S STILL SAVING MY BUTT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I STILL REMEMBER A LOT OF THE LESSONS SHE GAVE ME.

BUT THERE ARE FULL HIGH FAMILY TOO. AND I WORE MY MAROON BECAUSE I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO THERE.

AND I KNOW HALF OF US HERE ARE FONTANA PEOPLE.

AT LEAST THREE OF US WENT TO FOI. SO WE ARE A FONTANA FAMILY AND I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU GUYS AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF ALL THE AWARDS YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO GET, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE HARD WORKERS.

I SEE YOU WORKING HARD, AND I KNOW THIS IS THE REASON WHY OUR KIDS ARE DOING SO GOOD.

THEY HAVE PEOPLE THAT TRULY CARE ABOUT THEM TO PUSH THEM FORWARD.

DOESN'T MATTER WHERE, WHETHER YOU'RE A TOP STUDENT, MIDDLE STUDENT, OR BARELY MAKING IT, WE BELIEVE IN YOU AND YOU CAN DO IT.

SO GO STEELERS. THANK YOU.

MISS HOLLY WELL I TOO LIKE MISS SANDOVAL SAID AND I'M A PROUD FO HIGH GRADUATE.

MY WHOLE FAMILY WENT THERE. IN FACT MY GRANDPA WAS IN THE FIRST GRADUATING CLASS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY HERE WITH FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL. AND JUST TO SEE THE PROGRESSION OVER THE DECADES JUST FOR FROM BEING THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL TO NOW THE AMAZING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING THERE, IT JUST THRILLS MY HEART. SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

OUR STUDENTS NEED YOU. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP EVERY DAY AND BELIEVING IN THEM AND ENCOURAGING THEM.

OH, IT MADE ME EMOTIONAL. EVEN JUST SEEING THE FAMILIES THERE LIKE THAT MAY THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A REALITY FOR THAT FAMILY, BUT FOR THEIR CHILD TO SEE THAT HAPPEN, THAT'S PRICELESS. SO WHAT YOU DO IS PRICELESS.

SO THANK YOU. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. WELL, I WOULD JUST SAY I DID NOT KNOW THAT WAS GOING TO GO UP THERE.

I SENT THE PHOTO KIND OF JUST TO SHOW PEOPLE, BUT I GUESS IT'S UP THERE NOW.

SO IT'S ON THE RECORD. BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK, YOU KNOW, THE HARD WORK OF OUR COUNSELORS, RIGHT. BECAUSE, I MEAN, REALLY, YOU GUYS ARE THE FOUNDATION OF MAKING THIS HAPPEN.

YOU KNOW, I HAD CAMPOS AS A AS A COUNSELOR. THIS IS YOUR FAULT.

I DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE. I REMEMBER TELLING YOU I DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE, AND YOU TOLD ME.

NO, YOU'RE APPLYING, AND I APPLIED, AND I WENT TO COLLEGE, AND, YOU KNOW, BEING THE FIRST PERSON IN MY FAMILY TO GO TO COLLEGE, I, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FAFSA. I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE APPLICATIONS OR THE WAIVERS OR OR ANY OF THAT.

AND I WAS I WAS KIND OF, YOU KNOW, STUCK. I MEAN, THAT'S WHY I KIND OF DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING TO GO TO COLLEGE.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, COUNSELORS LIKE MISS CAMPOS THAT REALLY WAS ABLE TO NUDGE ME TO GO IN THAT DIRECTION.

I'LL BE HONEST, I WASN'T THE BEST STUDENT. I REALLY WASN'T I WASN'T THE BEST STUDENT IN HIGH SCHOOL. SO I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? MAYBE COLLEGE ISN'T FOR ME. AND THEN I GOT ACCEPTED TO A COUPLE OF SCHOOLS. I WAS LIKE, WHOA, THAT HAPPENED. OKAY, INTERESTING.

IT SURPRISED ME, BUT IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE WORK OF OUR COUNSELORS, OUR ADMIN, OUR TEACHERS, OUR PARENTS. AND, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR GIVING KIDS LIKE ME, YOU KNOW, A SHOT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, NOW I'M PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND THAT'S REALLY COOL. BUT IT WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN THERE HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE WORK OF OUR FULL HIGH FAMILY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO FOR KIDS.

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I HOPE THAT YOU KEEP BEING A MODEL FOR THE STATE AND FOR THE NATION, SHOWING OTHER SCHOOLS WHAT IT MEANS TO EXCEL FOR STUDENTS TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND I'M JUST SO PROUD TO BE A STIGLER RIGHT NOW.

AND I'M JUST SO HAPPY THAT THIS IS A TEAM THAT'S IN FRONT OF US. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY.

OKAY. WELL, WE'LL KEEP BUSINESS GOING. THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 3.4 REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION.

THANK YOU. BOARD. THANK YOU. BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ IN CLOSED SESSION.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE STIPULATED EXPULSION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT MP FOR ONE FULL CALENDAR YEAR FROM FEBRUARY 11TH, 2026 TO FEBRUARY 11TH, 2027. MOTION MADE BY BOARD MEMBER PEREZ, SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL.

CARRIED ON A UNANIMOUS FIVE ZERO VOTE IN CLOSED SESSION.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE EXPULSION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT NURSE FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER OF THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR.

MOTION MADE BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT HAWLEY, SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL AND CARRIED ON UNANIMOUS FIVE ZERO VOTE.

VOTE. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE STIPULATED EXPULSION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT RJ FOR ONE FULL CALENDAR YEAR FROM FEBRUARY 11TH, 2026 TO FEBRUARY 11TH, 2027. ON A MOTION MADE BY BOARD MEMBER SERNA, SECONDED BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT HOLLY, AND CARRIED UNANIMOUS FIVE ZERO VOTE IN CLOSED SESSION.

ACTION ON OAH CASE NUMBER (202) 510-0943, WHICH WAS TAKEN ON JANUARY 14TH OF 2026, HAS NOW BECOME FINAL. ON MOTION OF BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL, SECONDED BY BOARD VICE PRESIDENT HOLLY AND CARRIED ON A50 UNANIMOUS VOTE. THE ACTION WAS CONFIRMED.

IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION TO NOT REELECT THE FOLLOWING PROBATIONARY CERTIFICATED MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE PURSUANT TO CODE 4492 9.21, EFFECTIVE AT THE END OF THE 20 2020 2526 SCHOOL YEAR, AND DIRECTED THE SUPERINTENDENT OR HER DESIGNEE TO GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE THEREOF AS REQUIRED BY LAW. EMPLOYEE NUMBER 27835. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES CERTIFICATED.

MOTION MADE BY BOARD MEMBER PEREZ, SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL.

CARRIED ON A UNANIMOUS FIVE ZERO VOTE. AND FINALLY, IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED A SETTLEMENT FOR CLAIM NUMBER A, D11297452 BY WAY OF A STIPULATION WITH REQUEST FOR AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $113,462.50, WITH MEDICAL CARE TO REMAIN OPEN AS SPECIFIED IN THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.

MOTION WAS MADE BY BOARD MEMBER SERNA, SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL.

CARRIED ON A UNANIMOUS FIVE ZERO VOTE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MARK BRINGS US OVER TO 3.5. SUPERINTENDENT.

COMMON SUPERINTENDENT. EMBODY, YOU NOW HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. GARCIA. MY REPORT TONIGHT INCLUDES A FEW HIGHLIGHTS, INCLUDING CELEBRATIONS OF STUDENT STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS, OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS, AND OUR CONTINUED PROGRESS WITH OUR NEW SECONDARY ACADEMY, AS WELL AS SOME SAFETY AND LEGAL UPDATES. SO FIRST, I'D LIKE TO START OFF BY RECOGNIZING THAT THIS PAST SATURDAY, OUR DISTRICT PROUDLY KICKED OFF THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH OUR ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION.

100 YEARS OF BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATIONS WAS THE TITLE, AND THE THEME HELD IT HERE IN FONTANA AT THE FOCI IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR DISTRICT AFRICAN AMERICAN PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL. OUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL SITES FROM OUR DISTRICT I COLLABORATE TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE STUDENTS IN VARIOUS AREAS FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENT AROUND ATTENDANCE, CITIZENSHIP, AND POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT.

THE CELEBRATION BROUGHT TOGETHER STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR A DAY OF RECOGNITION AND CULTURAL PRIDE.

IS IT THE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THAT WASN'T WHAT HAPPENED YET.

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU THE VIDEO THAT HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THIS RICH LEGACY AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OUR BLACK COMMUNITY LEADERS IN OUR DISTRICT, AS WELL AS OUR STUDENTS.

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NEXT, I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE HERE ON OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

ON THE SLIDE THERE, YOU SEE TRACY HOFFMAN FROM VIRGINIA PRIMROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO HER FOR BEING NAMED OUR 2026 FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

SHE'S DEDICATED MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR DISTRICT, AND SHE'S BEEN AT THAT SCHOOL PRIMARILY.

SHE WAS DEFINITELY PROUD TO LET US KNOW THAT SHE DEMONSTRATES AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS AND EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, AND A PASSION FOR SUPPORTING EVERY LEARNER. HER CLASSROOM COULD NOT CHEER LOUD ENOUGH FOR HER.

THE DAY THAT WE TOOK HER RECOGNITION TO HER CLASSROOM.

BUT THIS, YOU KNOW, IS UNIQUE FOR HER BEING AN EXCELLENT TEACHER THAT SHE IS.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT SHE'S RECEIVING THIS PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY A TESTAMENT TO HER OUTSTANDING IMPACT IN HER CLASSROOM AND ACROSS FONTANA UNIFIED. SO WE'RE PROUD TO CELEBRATE HER AND HER CONTINUED DEDICATION IN FONTANA.

LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. YOU DESERVE IT.

OUR NEXT GROUP OF TEACHERS, OUR INDIVIDUALS, I SHOULD SAY, ARE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, AND THEY ARE OUR DISTRICT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR. WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING AROUND THE DISTRICT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO TO RECOGNIZE THEM WHILE THEY'RE AT WORK, AND WE WERE ABLE TO SURPRISE THEM WITH THAT BEAUTIFUL HANDHELD BANNER THAT THEY'RE HOLDING, AS WELL AS US BROUGHT FLOWERS AND CONGRATULATIONS AS WELL.

SO LET'S START OFF WITH ELIZABETH GOMEZ THERE.

SHE'S FROM WAYNE RUBLE, SECRETARY OVER AT WAYNE RUBLE, MARY JANE SCHÖNBORN.

SHE'S A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER OVER AT HARRY S TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

LAURA URBINA, KITCHEN OPERATOR AT PALMETTO ELEMENTARY.

THERE'S A BEAUTIFUL VIDEO THAT WAS THERE AS WELL, KIND OF ADDED TO THE VIBES OF OF COMING INTO LUNCHTIME AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND CELEBRATING THAT MOMENT AT LIVE OAK ELEMENTARY AS NADIA ISMAIL.

SHE'S A SCHOOL SITE AIDE. THEY'RE VERY WELL LOVED.

THEY ALL ARE. AND FELICIA CATALANO DAY, CUSTODIAN AT CHAPARRAL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY RIGHT THERE AT THE END.

SO EXCITED TO TO SURPRISE HER AND COME IN DURING HER BREAK.

AND SHE CAME ON OUT AND ALLOWED US THE CHANCE TO CELEBRATE HER AND LIFT HER UP FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK SHE'S DOING.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE PROVIDING SO MUCH TO OUR STUDENTS AND FOR THESE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR, LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. WELL WELL DESERVED OUR COFFEY AND CONNECTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY.

WE HAD OUR LAST ONE HERE AT THE PIAZZA CENTER, BRINGING TOGETHER OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT DISTRICT UPDATES, SUCH AS OUR SCHOOL SAFETY INITIATIVE AND OUR PILOT WITH OUR TRAFFIC SAFETY TRAILER.

OUR MEASURE I CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IN SOME NEXT STEPS, BOUNDARY UPDATES AND THEN INFORMATION ON THE NEW ACADEMY.

SO WE ALSO SHARED CELEBRATIONS, SOME OF WHAT YOU'VE HEARD TONIGHT.

AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO WAS THERE. AND IF YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO ATTEND, WE POST ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON OUR WEBSITE.

SO YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE TO SEE WHAT WAS ASKED AND WHAT ARE THE RESPONSES, IN CASE YOU WERE THERE AND YOU DIDN'T SEE YOUR OR DIDN'T HEAR YOUR ANSWER, WE MAKE SURE WE POST THEM ON THE WEBSITE AND YOU'LL SEE THEM FROM THE LAST FEW YEARS.

AND THEN OUR NEXT UPDATE HERE IS OUR NEW SECONDARY ACADEMY.

WE JUST HAD A TOWN HALL MEETING JUST RECENTLY OVER AT SIERRA LAKES ELEMENTARY.

WE HAVE BOUNDARY CHANGES THAT ARE GOING ON THAT ARE IMPACTING OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

OAK GROVE PREPARATORY ACADEMY IS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF OUR DISTRICT, IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT THAT.

SO WE ARE STRIVING TO INFORM FAMILIES WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THIS NEW SCHOOL WILL OFFER.

SO RECENTLY, THE PRINCIPAL ANAMARIE CABRALES AT OAK GROVE ACADEMY SHARED THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SCHOOL PROGRAM OFFERINGS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS.

SO THEY HAD A CHANCE TO REGISTER AT THIS MEETING.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE SIMILAR TO THIS MEETING.

IT'S A TOWN HALL MEETING ON FEBRUARY 24TH AT 6 P.M.

AT WAYNE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THAT ONE IS OPEN TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY WHO'S INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS SCHOOL.

THE LAST UPDATE I HAVE IS A LEGAL A LEGAL UPDATE.

IT'S SB 848. THIS IS THE MANDATORY REPORT FOR REPORTER FOR VOLUNTEER TRAINING.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE THAT'S RELATED TO STUDENT SAFETY.

I WANT TO FIRST, BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING ELSE, JUST REAFFIRM THAT ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE MANDATED REPORTERS.

ANY SUSPICION OR ABUSE OR NEGLECT MUST BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR PROCEDURES HERE IN THE DISTRICT.

THIS IS BOTH A LEGAL REQUIREMENT AND A CRITICAL SAFEGUARD FOR OUR STUDENTS.

BUT EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026, SENATE BILL 848 EXPANDS THE VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND MANDATES ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR NEWLY HIRED CLASSIFIED

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SO BIG CHANGES, CHANGES AND SHIFTS AND THE IMPACT ON OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THEY'RE DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR HIRING AND OUR ONBOARDING TIMELINES AREN'T IMPACTED. AS WE PREPARE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE OF THIS REQUIREMENT.

AND AS ALWAYS, STUDENT SAFETY CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF OUR HIGHEST PRIORITIES.

SO WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR PRESIDENT. THANK YOU.

SUPERINTENDENT. ANYBODY THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 3.6 STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.

MISS SUAREZ, THE FLOOR IS NOW YOURS. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. JUST A FEW THINGS TO REPORT ON MY BEHALF.

I HAD MY FIRST IN-PERSON MEETING WITH MY COUNCIL OF STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES, AND I HAD A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL TURNOUT. IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO DOCTOR MCKINNEY FOR GUIDING ME THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS.

IT WAS SO WONDERFUL TO HAVE STUDENTS THERE FROM REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS. AND JUST THE MEETING THAT I HAD WITH THEM WAS JUST VERY INSIGHTFUL. THEY WERE ABLE TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAD REGARDING WHAT I CAN DO FOR THEM, WHAT MY POSITION IS. AND JUST BEING ABLE TO HAVE PRESENTATIONS TO THEM FROM BOTH FACILITIES AND ASB, IT WAS JUST A WONDERFUL WAY FOR ME TO CONNECT THEM TO RESOURCES AND KIND OF ANSWER A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE HAD AND JUST OVERALL OFFER JUST INFORMATION TO THE STUDENTS AND BEING ABLE TO CONNECT THEM TO RESOURCES THAT SORT OF ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE REGARDING THE DISTRICT AND JUST OVERALL KIND OF UNDERSTANDING THE WORK THAT GETS DONE BEHIND THE SCENES AND WHAT DISTRICT DOES TO SUPPORT THEIR EDUCATION AND JUST OVERALL BEING ABLE TO GIVE THEM AN OUTLET OF THEM, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO USE THEIR VOICE AND JUST BE ABLE TO BE HEARD AND SUPPORTED, ESPECIALLY FROM THE DISTRICT. SO THAT WAS JUST A WONDERFUL MEETING, AND THE FEEDBACK THAT I RECEIVED FROM BOTH THE STUDENTS AND THE TEACHERS AND ADVISORS WAS JUST VERY WONDERFUL. SO I HOPE TO CONTINUE THIS AND HOPEFULLY THE NEXT STUDENT BOARD MEMBER ALSO TAKES THIS INTO CONSIDERATION AND IS ABLE TO CONTINUE IT, BECAUSE IT IS REALLY A WONDERFUL WAY TO HEAR FROM ALL THE STUDENTS AND JUST BE ABLE TO AMPLIFY THEIR VOICE.

AND THAT'S ALL FOR ME. THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 3.7 BOARD MEMBER REPORTS THE FLOWS. THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR BOARD MEMBER REPORTS.

BEGINNING TO MY LEFT. BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL. THE ONE THING THAT I ATTENDED WAS THE BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION AT FO HIGH. VERY WELL ATTENDED. IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THE STUDENTS WALK ACROSS THE STAGE, RECEIVE THEIR THEIR LITTLE CERTIFICATE. THE VENDORS THAT WERE THERE AND I HAD A COMMENT THAT I REALLY WANT TO APPRECIATE ALL THE EMPLOYEES THAT TOOK PART. THEY WORKED SO HARD.

THEY GET THERE SO EARLY IN THE MORNING. THEY LEAVE WAY AFTER EVERYBODY'S GONE HOME, PICKING UP AND DOING ALL THE WORK THAT SCHOOL EMPLOYEES DO AND THE PARENT VOLUNTEERS. AND IT'S JUST WAS A REALLY GOOD, GOOD DAY.

MY FIRST OUTING WAS AT THE ONTARIO REIGN THE ROBOTICS COMPETITION.

WOW. MOST OF IT WAS FONTANA. AND THEN COLTON, I BELIEVE, WAS THERE.

I'M NOT SURE OF ANY OTHER SCHOOLS, BUT WE HAD A WE HAD A LITTLE INFORMATIONAL IN THE MORNING ABOUT WHERE USL IS GOING AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT USL IS A ROBOTIC COMPANY THAT PUTS THAT ON.

AND THEY ALSO PARTNER WITH FONTANA UNIFIED. AS FAR AS THE STUDENTS LEARNING HOW TO BUILD A ROBOT.

AND EXCUSE ME HOW TO CODE IT AND PUT IT ALL ALL UP AND GOING.

SO IT'S LIKE WOW. AND SO THEY GAVE US THE INFORMATION ABOUT AI.

OUR STUDENTS ARE ARE GOING TO BE LEARNING MORE ABOUT AI AND WHAT WHAT IT'S DOING IS WHEN THEY LEARN AND THEY'RE NOT SURE HOW TO CODE IT PROPERLY THEY CAN SAY WHAT IT IS THEY WANT TO DO, MAKE THE MAKE THE ROBOT STOP AT THE RED BLOCK.

AND SO THEY, THEY SAY, HOW DO I FIND THE CODE FOR STOPPING AT THE RED BLOCK? AND SO IT GIVES THEM THE CODE. THEY THEY COPY IT, PUT IT IN.

AND GUESS WHO GOES TO THE RED BLOCK. THE THE ROBOT.

SO IT'S REALLY COOL. AND THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT ANOTHER COMPETITION THAT'S GOING TO BE HERE LOCALLY IN ONTARIO AT NOT THE CONVENTION CENTER. IT'S THE OTHER HOTEL THAT'S ACROSS THE WAY.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE MORE, MORE LOCAL. AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE THERE'S GOING TO BE ONE HERE IN ONTARIO AS WELL.

AND THAT ONE IS GOING TO BE THE INTERNATIONAL ONE.

SO IT'S AMAZING ON THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING.

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THE ONE THING THAT I WAS ABLE TO LISTEN AND HEAR AND OF COURSE, I'M GLAD I WAS THERE.

AND I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO THOSE PRINCIPALS AND THOSE COACHES THAT SHOWED UP ON SATURDAY MORNING.

YOUR STUDENTS NEEDED TO NOT ALL SCHOOLS HAD THAT SUPPORT, WHICH MADE ME VERY SAD BECAUSE I CAN SEE WHERE THE KIDS WERE LOST.

SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO BE A COACH, YOU KNOW, AND IF IT'S THE PAY, THEN WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CHILDREN HAVE SUPPORT.

I KNOW ONE OF MY STUDENTS WALKED AWAY AND HE HELD HE WAS WALKING OUT WITH HIS HEAD DOWN.

AND THAT MADE ME SAD, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHY WE PUT OUR KIDS IN THESE PROGRAMS. WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO CONTINUE. WHO KNOWS? THEY COULD BE THE NEXT PROGRAMMER. THEY COULD BE THE NEXT GOOGLE GUY.

OR, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST THIS IS WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR IS TO ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO CONTINUE.

THE OTHER THING I TALKED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT, AND I KNOW BOARD MEMBER SERNA AND I TALKED ABOUT IT, IS OUR STUDENTS NEED THE TABLES THAT THAT THEY PUT THEIR ROBOTS ON IN THE IN THE MAP.

WHY? BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THEY GO WHEN THEY GO TO PARTICIPATE TO COMPETITION.

THEY'RE THEY'RE COMPETING OFF OF A TABLE. NOT THE GROUND, NOT THE RUG.

FROM WHAT I'M TOLD, SOMETIMES THE RUG DOESN'T ALLOW THE MAT TO GO FLAT.

SO WHEN THE LITTLE ROBOT GOES OVER IT, IT GETS A LITTLE HILL AND THE ROBOT GETS STUCK.

SO I'M SAYING WE NEED THE WE NEED THE PROPER TOOLS FOR OUR KIDS TO HAVE IN THEIR TOOL CHESTS WHEN THEY GO TO COMPETITION.

SO THAT'S ONE THING I'M ASKING. SORRY. IT'S A BIG, BIG REPORT.

BUT FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, I KNOW WHAT CHILDREN NEED.

THEY NEED THAT TABLE. THEY NEED THAT ROBOT THAT THAT THE BATTERY DOESN'T GO OUT BECAUSE THEN THEY CAN'T COMPETE.

THEY'RE SITTING THERE WITH THEIR LITTLE HEADS DOWN, AND I FELT BAD FOR THEM.

WHAT'S GOING ON? MY BATTERY WENT OUT. I PLUGGED IT IN, BUT IT DIDN'T GET ENOUGH JUICE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THEY LEFT IT THERE, YOU KNOW? AND THE COMPUTERS, WE KEPT LOSING THE WI-FI AND ALL THESE THINGS.

THESE ARE THINGS THE LITTLE KIDS ARE TELLING ME.

AND I'M LIKE, OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.

THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS. THEY JUST KNEW I WAS ADULT WALKING AROUND ASKING QUESTIONS.

BUT THAT'S HOW I FIND OUT. I'M NOT AFRAID TO TALK TO STRANGERS.

PEOPLE OUT THERE, I DON'T MIND. I'LL TALK TO YOU ALL DAY LONG IF YOU LET ME.

BUT ANYHOW, THOSE ARE THE TWO REPORTS THAT I HAVE.

AND I ALSO ATTENDED THE SUPERINTENDENTS MEETING.

IT WAS NICE TO MEET THE COMMUNITY I SEE ONE YOUNG LADY HERE.

SHE SHE HAD SOME QUESTIONS AND I'M GLAD SHE GOT SOME OF HER ANSWERS.

SO THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS SANDOVAL.

MISS HOLLY, THANK YOU. I WAS SO SAD THAT I MISSED OUR CELEBRATION LAST SATURDAY.

I WAS ACTUALLY OUT OF THE STATE. BUT I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND LAST YEAR.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T ATTENDED BEFORE OUR BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION IS AMAZING AT FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL.

AND IT SEEMS LIKE FROM THE PHOTOS, IT GROWS EVERY YEAR.

SO I'M JUST HAPPY THAT OUR DISTRICT PUTS THAT ON.

SO SAD TO HAVE MISSED THAT. BACK IN AT THE END OF JANUARY.

I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY SIDE WITH OUR MAYOR'S EDUCATION COALITION TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS AS THEY THINK ABOUT TRANSITIONING THROUGH SCHOOL AND INTO THE WORKFORCE. RIGHT.

OUR STUDENTS ARE OUR FUTURE WORKFORCE, WHETHER THEY GO THE TECHNICAL PATH CAREER, COLLEGE, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE. AND SO OUR GOAL, ESPECIALLY ON THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY SIDE, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE STUDENTS ARE SET UP FOR SUCCESS.

AND SO WE HAVE AN AMAZING POOL OF PARTNERS THAT COME TOGETHER MONTHLY TO POOL OUR RESOURCES, OUR THOUGHTS AND OUR CONNECTIONS TO TRY TO ALLOW MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

AND SO WE'RE PLANNING RIGHT NOW WITH THAT MEETING THAT WE HAD AT THE END OF JANUARY FOR AN ADULTING 101 EXPERIENCE FOR THESE KIDS AND THESE ARE THOSE LIFE SKILLS THAT, YOU KNOW, ON THE EMPLOYER SIDE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'VE EVER HIRED EMPLOYEES SOMETIMES OUR KIDS COME OUT AND THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, NOT THE MOST TRAINED OR WELL PREPARED, AND THAT'S OKAY.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TO HELP THEM. AND SO WE'VE TAKEN THE INSIGHT AND WISDOM FROM OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS.

AND I GOT TO GIVE ANOTHER SHOUT OUT TO DOCTOR KIM LAW WHO'S HEADING UP OUR CTE DEPARTMENT, REALLY ENGAGING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO SEE WHAT IS ACTUALLY NEEDED OUT THERE, AND THEN TAKING THAT INFORMATION TO PARTNER WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN WORK BACKWARDS. RIGHT. AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDS ARE GETTING THAT SKILL SET, THAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL, JUST LIKE MY COLLEAGUE SAID, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THEY HAVE ALL THE TOOLS IN THEIR TOOL CHEST THAT THEY MIGHT NEED.

AND SO SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AN EVENT THAT'S HAPPENING NEXT WEEK BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH FONTANA UNIFIED AND OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY FOR OUR STATE OF THE CITY EVENT. IT HAPPENS ONCE A YEAR.

AND OUR CTE CULINARY STUDENTS FROM KAISER AND SUMMIT WILL BE PROVIDING THEY'RE SHOWCASING SAVORY SWEET TREATS AT OUR ANNUAL TASTE OF FONTANA EVENT. THAT HAPPENS.

AND THIS ONLY HAPPENS AT STATE OF THE CITY RIGHT NOW.

AND WE'VE BEEN SO EXCITED TO BRING THE KIDS IN AGAIN, TRYING TO GIVE THEM THOSE REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR SKILLS AND THEIR GIFTS

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AND SO SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT TO, AGAIN, GIVE OUR STUDENTS THOSE REAL WORLD OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOWCASE THEIR GIFTS AND TALENTS.

AND WE HAVE SOME TALENTED STUDENTS, YOU GUYS.

AND SO THAT WILL BE ON DISPLAY NEXT WEEK FOR OUR STATE OF THE CITY EVENT.

THANK YOU, MISS HOLLY. VICE PRESIDENT SERNA, I'LL RESERVE MY COMMENTS TO THE END OF THE MEETING.

MR. PEREZ. NO COMMENT. OKAY, SO I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO ATTEND THE BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION WITH MY COLLEAGUE HERE, MR. VICE PRESIDENT SERNA. THAT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT.

HAD A REALLY GREAT TIME. I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. AND I KNOW THAT THAT TAKES SO MUCH PLANNING AND SO MUCH EFFORT.

AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY THEY JUST FEEL WELCOMED AND THEY JUST FEEL APPRECIATED AND THEY FEEL HEARD, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT THE WHAT WHAT THE MONTH REALLY MEANS, RIGHT? WITH WHAT BLACK HISTORY MONTH REALLY MEANS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I HAD THE CHANCE TO ALSO ATTEND THE SCIENCE FAIR. SO THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF AS WELL FOR DEMONSTRATING OUR STUDENTS AND SHOWCASING JUST THE ABILITY THAT THEY HAVE TO REALLY PUT A LOT OF THESE CRAZY CONCEPTS AND JUST PUT THEM INTO THESE SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS.

IT WAS LIKE THE COOLEST THING EVER TO JUST SEE SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS, SO MANY DIFFERENT CALCULATIONS, SO MANY DIFFERENT THEORIES. AND JUST TO, YOU KNOW, I WAS THERE WITH DOCTOR HOLLISTER AND, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO HEAR SOME OF THE PROJECTS SOME OF OUR KIDS ARE DOING, I'M LIKE, MAN, THEY'RE SO SMART. LIKE, WE HAVE SOME REALLY SMART KIDS. IT REALLY BLEW ME AWAY. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

I HAD THE CHANCE TO ALSO ATTEND OUR COFFEE AND CONNECTIONS EVENT WITH WITH OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT.

AND I ALSO GOT TO GO TO THE OAK GROVE TOWN HALL.

THAT MAN, THAT SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE SO AMAZING.

I'M SO EXCITED FOR IT TO OPEN UP. YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY EXCITING THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP WITH THAT SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD PARENTS THAT HAD JUST SO MANY QUESTIONS AND WE HAD A LOT OF ANSWERS.

AND SO THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF FOR BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE ANSWERS TO OUR PARENTS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LOT OF STUFF THAT WAS GOING ON ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I HEARD THIS, I HEARD THAT, I HEARD THIS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO REALLY KIND OF CLARIFY AND CLEAR THAT UP SO THAT THERE WAS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE. SO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR PARENTS AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD WHAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR NEW SCHOOL. I ALSO HAD THE CHANCE TO ATTEND THE GOLDEN BELL AWARD CEREMONY, ALONG WITH MISS SANDOVAL AND MISTER SERNA.

THAT WAS THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN. YOU KNOW, CONGRATULATIONS TO FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL MY ALMA MATER, FOR FOR BEING ABLE TO BE RECOGNIZED AT THE STATE LEVEL BECAUSE THAT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT. I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NOT TOO MANY SCHOOLS GET THE AWARD FOR.

AND THE FACT THAT FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL WAS ABLE TO GET IT IS JUST IT'S JUST SHOWING THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO MOVE MOUNTAINS.

AND I'M JUST SO GLAD THAT WE'RE PART OF THAT FAMILY.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY GO AHEAD AND PASS THIS OVER TO OUR COUNCIL TO READ OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, I'VE BEEN ASKED TO REAFFIRM THE COMMITMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO AVOIDING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY IN THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES WHILE SERVING ON THE BOARD.

THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED BOARD BYLAW 9270 AS ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE, AND IT REQUIRES BOARD MEMBERS TO ENSURE THEY ARE NOT FINANCIALLY INTERESTED IN ANY CONTRACT MADE BY THE BOARD, AND TO ABSTAIN FROM ANY OFFICIAL ACTION IN WHICH THEIR PERSONAL INTERESTS MAY CONFLICT WITH THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES.

BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH THE DISTRICT'S VENDOR LISTS FOR THIS PURPOSE.

THAT BEING SAID, WOULD ANYBODY ON THE BOARD HAVE A CONFLICT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DISCLOSE FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR? OKAY.

THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 3.8 OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

SUPERINTENDENT EMBODY THAT. WE RECEIVE ANY COMMENT CARDS? YES WE DID. THERE ARE TEN COMMENT CARDS RECEIVED TO SPEAK AT THIS DESIGNATED TIME.

THANK YOU. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. SUPERINTENDENT. ANYBODY? I'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH JACKIE LONG AND LYDIA WEIBERT TOGETHER.

AND ON DECK IS MARCO GARCIA AND LYDIA WEIBERT.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT SCHOOL BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT AND BODY.

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN COMPARE WITH ALL OF THE POSITIVITY THAT HAS HAPPENED ALREADY, BUT I'M GOING TO TRY.

OKAY, SO TODAY, FIRST I WANT TO JUST SAY HOW SPECIAL OF A MOMENT IT IS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY TO WITNESS THE NAMING OF THE NEW PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND TO SEE MY FATHER HONORED IN SUCH A MEANINGFUL WAY.

IT FILLS MY HEART WITH SO MUCH PRIDE AND GRATITUDE.

HIS DEDICATION TO THIS CITY, HIS COMMITMENT TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, AND HIS BELIEF IN THE POWER OF EDUCATION HAS SHAPED SO MUCH OF WHO WE ARE.

KNOWING THAT HIS LEGACY WILL LIVE ON IN A SPACE THAT INSPIRES CREATIVITY, EXPRESSION, AND OPPORTUNITY MEANS SO MUCH MORE THAN WORDS CAN EVER EXPRESS.

I ALSO WANT TO EXTEND MY HEARTFELT THANKS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THIS INCREDIBLE HONOR, AND FOR THE CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH THE FONTANA FOUNDATION OF HOPE.

OUR PARTNERSHIP HAS ALLOWED US TO REACH FURTHER AND SERVE MORE FAMILIES THAN EVER BEFORE.

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THAT KIND OF IMPACT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALONE. IT HAPPENS WHEN A COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER WITH PURPOSE AND HEART.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE DISTRICT STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT OUR WHOLE SCHOOL SHOE EVENT WITH SHOES THAT FIT.

SEEING TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND STAFF STANDING SIDE BY SIDE, MAKING SURE EVERY CHILD WALKED AWAY WITH A BRAND NEW PAIR OF SHOES WAS A POWERFUL REMINDER OF WHAT UNITY LOOKS LIKE. MAYOR WARREN SUPERVISOR ARMENDARIZ JOINED US AS WELL AS A MEMBER OF ROBERT GARCIA'S OFFICE.

A TESTAMENT OF HOW DEEPLY THIS CITY CARES FOR ITS CHILDREN.

WE'RE NOT DONE. WE PLAN TO HOST ANOTHER SHOE EVENT, SO WE'LL BRING THAT WHEN WE HAVE THE DATE SET.

AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HONORING MY FATHER, FOR BELIEVING IN OUR MISSION AND FOR WALKING ALONGSIDE US AS WE CONTINUE TO TOUCH LIVES AND STRENGTHEN THIS COMMUNITY WE ALL LOVE. I'D ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR STEEL WORKERS.

THEY DONATED A BASKET FOR THANKSGIVING WITH GIFT CARDS, A HUGE BASKET THAT WENT TO A FAMILY OF EIGHT, AND ALSO TO OUR PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE AND OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WHO ALSO GAVE GIFT CARDS AND BASKETS FOR OUR FAMILIES DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

AND I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY THANK YOU AGAIN TO EVERYBODY.

AND I'M PRIVILEGED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY ALONGSIDE JACKIE, MR. GARCIA AND EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM AS WE CONTINUE TO PLACE CHILDREN FIRST.

THANK YOU. IS THE CAMERA BEHIND ME BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SHARE ANY BALD SPOTS. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT MISS ANYBODY, CABINET MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON BEHALF OF THE FONTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL, THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS YEAR'S MAKE-A-WISH CAMPAIGN BECAUSE OF THEIR INCREDIBLE GENEROSITY OF THE US, UF, F, USD FAMILIES, FONTANA COMMUNITY, LOCAL BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS AND PRIVATE DONORS, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE FOR SO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS.

YOUR KINDNESS, SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT MADE THIS POSSIBLE AND WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL.

THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN OUR STUDENTS AND THE POWER OF COMMUNITY.

AND ON A SIDE NOTE, AS A PARENT OF A FUSD GRADUATE, THE IMPORTANCE OF SUBMIT DATE VALIDATES WE AS WHAT WE ARE AS PARENTS AND THE WORK THAT OUR CHILD DOES DURING THESE FOUR YEARS IN HIGH SCHOOL, AS WELL AS THE SUPPORT THAT THEY GET FROM THE SCHOOL, THEIR TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS IS PRICELESS. AND THE DISTRICT SUPPORT FINANCIALLY FOR THE APPLICATION PROCESS REALLY ALLEVIATES A LOT OF FINANCIAL STRESS FOR MANY OF OUR PARENTS.

SO I AM AS A PARENT, I AM GRATEFUL FOR WHAT THE FUSD SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDES FOR OUR FAMILIES.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT MR. GARCIA SAID.

AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO PUT UP OUR TWO CHRISTMAS TREES AND OUR CHRISTMAS WISHES ON THE TREES THIS PAST YEAR.

IT'S OUR THIRD YEAR. WE SERVED OVER 400 STUDENTS AT FONTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH THEIR PERSONAL WISHES.

I KNOW THERE'S SEVERAL OF YOU UP ON THE DAIS ALONGSIDE THIS ROOM WHO TRULY SHINED A LIGHT, A BRIGHT LIGHT IN A CHILD'S LIFE THIS CHRISTMAS.

SO I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. AND I KNOW THAT THOSE SMILES.

I THINK SOME OF YOU GOT TO SEE THEM AS THEY RECEIVED THEIR GIFTS.

THEY WENT A LONG WAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING US.

AND I LOOK AROUND AND I SEE ALL THESE SHINING STARS, AND I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN DO IT AGAIN THIS CHRISTMAS.

AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY, TOO, BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT ME IN EVERY ENDEAVOR THAT I JUMP INTO.

AND I DO WANT TO THANK MY FONTANA UNIFIED FAMILY FOR SUPPORTING ME AND ALL THE COMMUNITY THAT COMES FORWARD WHEN WE ASK FOR HELP.

THANK YOU AGAIN. WE HAVE ELIZABETH JORDAN. OH, ELIZABETH JORDAN AND JACOB CHAVEZ AND CURTIS SEEING YOU. YOU'RE ON DECK.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ELIZABETH, AND I'M A PROUD ALUMNA OF DOLORES HUERTA INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY, CLASS OF 2022. I AM HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE BARBARA AL CHAVEZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN MEMORY OF MY NANNY.

MY GRANDMOTHER, MY NANNY HAD A DEEP PASSION FOR EDUCATION AND FOR ENSURING STUDENTS HAD THE SUPPORT THEY NEEDED TO SUCCEED.

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DURING HER TENURE, SHE WAS AN INSTRUMENT IN OPENING THE DISTRICT'S FIRST DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION SPANISH PROGRAM.

DOLORES HUERTA INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY. AMONG MANY OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT CONTINUE TO BENEFIT OUR SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS TODAY, THIS SCHOLARSHIP WAS CREATED TO CARRY HER LEGACY BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO GRADUATING SENIORS FROM FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL, A SCHOOL THAT WAS ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO HER HEART.

IT IS OUR HOPE THAT THIS SCHOLARSHIP WILL HELP STUDENTS PURSUE THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS AND HONOR HER LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND STUDENT SUCCESS. MY NAME IS JORDAN. ESTE ES MI HERMANO JACOB.

SOMOS ESTUDIANTES IN ACADEMIA INTERNACIONAL DE LA HUERTA.

ME SIENTO HONRADO DE ESTAR AQUI PARA PRESENTAR LA BARCA COMMEMORATIVE PABLO CHAVEZ IN MEMORIA DE MI ABUELA, UNA PROFUNDA PASSION FOR EDUCATION PARA ASEGURAR LOS ESTUDIANTES DE LA NECESIDAD PARA TENER ACCESO A LA A CIVIL COMO MIEMBRO DE LA JUNTA ESCOLAR DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR, UNIFICADO DE FONTANA, DE DOS A DOS MESES DURANTE SU MANDATO FUNDAMENTAL AND LA PUERTA DEL PRIMER PROGRAMA DE INFORMACION EN ESPANOL DEL DISTRITO ACADEMIA INTERNACIONAL DOLORES HUERTA.

ENTRE MUCHOS OTROS LUGARES CONTINUAN BENEFICIOS EN NUESTRA ESCUELA DE INDIA ESTA ADA PARA CONTINUAR CON SU LEGADO PROPORCIONANDO APOYO FINANCIERO A ESTUDIANTES DE ULTIMO ANO EN LA ESCUELA SECUNDARIA. FONTANA ESTABA ESPECIALMENTE CERCA DE SU CORAZON.

ESTA AYUDA A LOS ESTUDIANTES SU EDUCACION. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SHARE HER LEGACY WITH YOU THIS EVENING. WE WILL LEAVE FLIERS AS WE CONTINUE TO ACCEPT DONATIONS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP.

THAT'S AWESOME.

GOOD EVENING. SUPERINTENDENT. BOARD PRESIDENT.

RAMIREZ, VICE PRESIDENT SERNA, AND THE REST OF THE BOARD.

THIS SEMESTER, WE'RE DOING AN INITIATIVE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL SITE AND MEETING WITH EVERY SINGLE TEACHER.

IT'S AN INITIATIVE THAT'S KIND OF DEAR TO MY HEART AND CLOSE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE UNDERSTANDING EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING AT OUR LOCAL SCHOOL SITES.

THIS EFFORT IS ABOUT CONNECTING NOT WITH JUST OUR TEACHERS, BUT ALSO OUR ADMINISTRATORS AS WELL.

I'M PROUD TO REPORT THAT THIS INITIATIVE IS GOING EXTREMELY WELL.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET INTO CLASSROOMS, STAFF ROOMS AND CAMPUSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT, AND EVERYTHING SO FAR HAS BEEN POSITIVE.

WE'RE HEARING GREAT THINGS ABOUT OUR TEACHERS, ABOUT OUR STAFF, ABOUT OUR ADMINISTRATORS, AND ESPECIALLY ABOUT OUR STUDENTS. THESE SITE VISITS HAVE ALLOWED US TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS, IDENTIFY REAL NEEDS AT THE SITE LEVEL, AND CELEBRATE THE INCREDIBLE WORKING THAT IS HAPPENING HERE IN THE FONTANA.

TONIGHT, I ALSO WANT TO KIND OF GO OFF OF WHAT SOMEBODY WAS SAYING ABOUT OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

IT WAS AMAZING GOING THERE, SEEING HER. WE KIND OF SURPRISED HER AND NOT JUST SEEING HER CURRENT STUDENTS ALL EXCITED AND CELEBRATING, BUT HOW EXCITED SHE WAS. AND THEN ALL THE OTHER STUDENTS WHO SHE'S HAD PREVIOUSLY CELEBRATING IT WITH HER AND HER STAFF.

IT WAS IT WAS TRULY AMAZING TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE SHE IS TOUCHING EVERY DAY.

SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE DEAN MARTIN AND THEN ON DECK IS ROBERT FEKE.

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I REALLY, SERIOUSLY APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE THERE'S TIMES WHERE I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE AND GO HOME AND FEED MY FAMILY AND DO THE THINGS I NEED TO DO.

SECOND, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE NOTICES REGARDING THE PROTEST AND HAVING THAT HEADS UP.

AS A PARENT, BEING ABLE TO DISCUSS WITH MY CHILDREN I'M GOING TO LET AMBERLY SPEAK ON HOW THESE PROTESTS AFFECTED HER.

I WANT TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCES DURING THE ICE PROCESS AT SOME IN HIGH SCHOOL.

WHILE I RESPECT EVERYONE'S RIGHT TO PROTEST, THESE WALKOUTS WERE A MAJOR DISTRACTION FROM LEARNING.

ON TOP OF THAT, I WAS DELIBERATELY BULLIED FOR CHOOSING NOT TO PARTICIPATE, WHICH MADE IT EVEN HARDER TO FOCUS ON SCHOOLWORK.

SCHOOLS SHOULD BE A PLACE WHERE WE CAN ALL LEARN SAFELY WITHOUT THE FEAR OF HARASSMENT OR LOSING VALUABLE CLASS TIME.

I HOPE WE CAN ALL FIND WAYS TO EXPRESS OUR VIEWS WITHOUT DISRUPTING EDUCATION, EDUCATION OR TARGETING OTHERS.

MY SON, JOSHUA, WHO ATTENDS WAYNE RUBEL, REACHED OUT TO ME AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS HAPPENING AT THEIRS AND WAS ASKING ME PERMISSION TO PARTICIPATE.

AND I FELT THAT WAS COMING FROM PEER PRESSURE.

AND THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO ADDRESS IS THE FACT THAT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THESE CHILDREN SHOULD BE DOING THIS, ESPECIALLY ON SCHOOL TIME, WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THEIR LEARNING.

I HAVE TAKEN MY CHILDREN TO PEACEFUL PROTEST.

WE HAVE GONE AND DONE OUR SIGNS AND DONE WHATEVER.

THERE'S A PLACE AND A TIME FOR THAT. BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS ONE THAT'S BEEN GOING ON IS THERE.

THIS NATION IS A NATION OF LAW AND ORDER. THERE'S RULES.

THERE'S LAWS, AND THERE ARE TWO IMMIGRATION LAWS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT, ONE THAT BILL CLINTON SIGNED IN 1997 AND ONE THAT WAS DONE IN NOVEMBER OF 2025. AND THERE'S BEEN PEOPLE BEING DEPORTED THROUGH PAST PRESIDENTS, AND THERE'S NEVER BEEN THIS TYPE OF PROTEST.

AND THE CHILDREN THAT ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO DO THIS, THEY'RE BEING PUT IN HARM'S WAY.

AND I WOULD BE VERY UPSET IF A TEACHER WAS TRYING TO GET MY CHILD TO GO STEP OFF CAMPUS DURING HIS CLASS TIME.

AND SO I DO BELIEVE WE ALL ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN.

BUT THERE'S A TIME AND A PLACE, AND IT'S NOT DURING SCHOOL TIME.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD PRESIDENT ANGEL RAMIREZ.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M ROBERT FICK, COMMUNITY MEMBER AND ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD.

I'D LIKE TO START BY SAYING THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, MOVING PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE FRONT IS REAL LEADERSHIP, AND IT INDICATES THAT COMMUNITY INPUT IS VALUED, PRIORITIZED AND IMPORTANT. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT THIS STEP WILL LEAD TO OTHER STEPS THAT WILL HELP STREAMLINE THE PROCESS OF ENGAGEMENT AND INVOLVEMENT.

IT IS OUR HOPE THAT WE CAN GET BACK TO HAVING DISCUSSIONS, DEBATE AND ALLOWING BOTH SIDES OF AN ISSUE TO BE HEARD.

LATELY, THE DEBATE HAS BEEN ABSENT. IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE PRESERVE A HEALTHY, HONEST AND RESPECTFUL DEBATE.

SO I THANK YOU AGAIN AND I HOPE WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE TRENDS MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK THIS BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.

WE ARE NOT NAIVE TO THE MONUMENTAL TASK YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU WITH EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT, WITH ALL OF THE DISTRACTIONS AND COMPETING INFLUENCES.

WHAT WE WANT MOST AND WHAT YOU WANT MOST, IS FOR OUR CHILDREN TO BE ABLE TO READ, TO WRITE AND DO MATH, TO DEVELOP STRONG CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. WE WANT THEM TAUGHT THE PILLARS OF CHARACTER.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY LEARN THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OUTCOME.

NOTHING IS OWED TO YOU AND IF YOU WANT IT, GO EARN IT BECAUSE ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.

WE ARE HERE EACH MONTH ATTEMPTING TO PARTNER WITH THIS DISTRICT AND PROMOTE A SOLID, LASTING EDUCATION, ONE BUILT ON LITERACY AND SKILLS THAT GIVE OUR STUDENTS A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE REGARDLESS OF COLOR, RACE, OR ANY OF THE OTHER DIVERSITY CATEGORIES THAT ARE SPOKEN OF OFTEN.

SO WE THANK YOU FOR THE TIME, THE EFFORT, THE SWEAT, THE TEARS, THE TREASURE THAT YOU POUR INTO THIS WORK.

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WE SHOULD ALSO PRIORITIZE LEARNING. IF YOU CAN'T READ, WRITE OR DO MATH AT GRADE LEVEL, IT'S PROBABLY NOT GOOD THAT YOU'RE OUT PROTESTING AND HORSING AROUND. THE OTHER THING THAT I GOT SEVERAL WIND OF WAS THAT SEVERAL TEACHERS WERE PROMOTING AND PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROTESTS. WHAT MESSAGE ARE WE SENDING THESE STUDENTS WHEN THE FACULTY IS PROMOTING AND DEFYING THE STATED POSITION OF THE DISTRICT'S POLICY? IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT YOU TAKE SWIFT AND CORRECTIVE ACTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR STAFF UPHOLD AND PROMOTE THE MESSAGE OF THE DISTRICT, THE SAME ONE THAT IS EXPECTED OF THE PARENTS AND THE STUDENTS.

I HAVE SEVERAL EXAMPLES AND I WILL BE SHARING THEM VIA EMAIL.

ONE FINAL REQUEST PLEASE. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD WITH THE WITH THE CUT OFF IF IT'S POSSIBLE. AND I SEE THAT I'VE NEVER NOTICED IT UNTIL NOW THAT THERE'S A TIMER THERE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO ADD SUCH A TONE OR SOMETHING, MAYBE 15 SECONDS SO WE CAN CONTINUE FINISH OUR THOUGHT AND SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE BOARD. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS RUDY CASTRO AND NAYELI SALGADO.

YOU'RE ON DECK. GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, SUPERINTENDENT, EMBODY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

I WANT TO FIRST THANK THE PRESIDENT, THE WHOLE BOARD.

ANYBODY RESPONSIBLE FOR MOVING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SLOT BACK TO WHERE IT WAS BEFORE.

WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO SPEAK EARLY IN THE MEETING.

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON CITRUS AND I ENCOUNTERED ONE OF THESE WALKOUT PROTESTS.

THERE WERE 40 TO 50 STUDENTS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION.

CITRUS AND SIERRA LAKES PARKWAY, PROBABLY FROM SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL, JUST A MILE AWAY.

THE CROWD WAVED SIGNS AND SHOUTED. THEY BLOCKED THE SIDEWALKS, ALMOST SPILLING ONTO THE STREET.

THIS IS A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION, AND CARS OFTEN SPEED BY AND MAKE QUICK RIGHT TURNS FROM MESSAGES SENT TO SEVERAL PARENTS.

IT WAS CLEAR THAT THEY WERE KIND OF STANDARD COPY AND PASTE DENIALS.

WE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT, BUT IT'S OBVIOUS THE SCHOOL BOARD KNOWS THIS PRESENTS A SERIOUS LITIGATION THREAT SHOULD ANY STUDENT BE HURT.

NOW, THESE WALKOUTS ARE NOTHING NEW AND NEVER ORIGINATE WITH THE CHILDREN.

TEACHERS AND SOME PARENTS IN THE CHILDREN'S LIVES PLANT SEEDS OF DISCORD.

THIS IS PROPAGANDA DISGUISED AS EDUCATION. IT IS ACTIVISM PARADING AS FREE SPEECH.

WHAT'S EVEN WORSE IS THE IGNORANCE OF THE ISSUES.

THEY ONLY GET ONE SIDE OF THE STORY. PERFORMATIVE EMOTION WITH NO REASONING WHATSOEVER.

CHILDREN ARE VERY VULNERABLE TO PEER PRESSURE TO JOIN OUR LOW TEST SCORES LOCALLY AND STATEWIDE ARE WELL DOCUMENTED.

I DON'T HAVE TO REHASH THEM. THERE IS NO ROOM FOR THIS EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY.

YOU HAVE A DUTY TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS AND KEEP THEM SAFE.

IT IS THE OPINION OF THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD, OF WHICH I AM A PART, THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULD TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION ON ANY TEACHER OR STAFF MEMBER THAT ENCOURAGES THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY.

TEACHERS UNIONS MAY WHINE ABOUT FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, BUT THEY ARE FREE TO EXERCISE THEM ON THEIR PERSONAL TIME.

NOT IN A CLASS WITH IMPRESSIONABLE YOUNG KIDS.

YOU KNOW, LIFE IS A GREAT LABORATORY. MAY I MAKE A SERIOUS SUGGESTION FOR A HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL CLASS ON SOCIAL, POLITICAL, CURRENT EVENTS? A STUDY IN REAL TIME COULD TRACK THE PROGRESS OF THE NEW YORK DEMOCRAT SOCIALIST MAYOR MAMDANI, FOR EXAMPLE, AND HIS POLICIES. THE KEY IS THAT IT MUST BE TAUGHT BY AN OBJECTIVE INSTRUCTOR WITH NO BIAS.

ARTICLES ON EVENTS AND IMPROVED AFFORDABILITY IN THE STANDARD OF LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY COULD EASILY BE OBTAINED AND MUST BE PART AND DIGITALLY OR IN PRINT. THE SPECTACULAR FAILURES OF SOCIALISM IN HISTORY MUST BE PART OF THIS COURSE.

THE RESULTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME BIG PROMISES FROM A CENTRAL AUTHORITY, AND THEY'RE QUICKLY BROKEN, LEADING TO A LOSS OF RESOURCES AND THE LOSS OF FREEDOM.

SO HEY, MAYBE THIS TIME WE'LL BE DIFFERENT, RIGHT? WASH. RINSE. REPEAT. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT ANGEL RAMIREZ. SUPERINTENDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, AND FONTANA COMMUNITY.

NAYELI SALGADO WITH THE CRB. I JUST WANT TO ALSO START BY THANKING YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ,

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I'M ALSO HAPPY TO SEE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES OF LAWS PASSED DOWN BY THE DEMOCRATS BEING READ OUT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS SPENT TO MAKE SOME OF THEM LOOK SOME SOME OF THESE BAD LAWS LOOK AS GOOD LAWS.

FOR EXAMPLE, AB 727, THE STUDENT ID SUICIDE PREVENTION PREVENTION HOTLINE REQUIREMENTS, WHICH MANDATED ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE THE TREVOR PROJECT AS A RESOURCE IN EVERY STUDENT ID CARD.

I JUST WANT PARENTS TO BE AWARE THAT IF ANY CHILD GOES AND SIGNS UP FOR THE TRAVERSE BAY SITE, THEY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO CHAT ROOMS WHERE ADULTS ARE ABLE TO CONTACT THEM PRIVATELY.

THERE IS NO AGE VERIFICATION TO SIGN UP, AND YOUR CHILD CAN SIGN UP WITHOUT PARENT CONSENT OR KNOWLEDGE.

THE TYPE OF CHAT ROOMS THAT YOUR CHILD WILL HAVE ACCESS TO AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM AT THE TRAVERSE BASE, TO NAME A FEW, ARE CHAT CLUBS LIKE GUILT AND SECRETS, FURRIES, NONBINARY PALS, WITCHCRAFT, GAY MEN'S CLUB, CHOSEN FAMILY, CANINES, CLUB MOMS ARE OVERRATED.

EVEN ONE NAMED AGE REGRESSION. THIS IS GROWN MEN AND WOMEN WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES AS UNDERAGE AND MANY MORE VERY CONCERNING CLUBS.

MANY PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS SOUNDED THE ALARM ON THESE BILLS JUST TO FALL ON DEAF EARS OF THE DEMOCRATS WHO PASSED IT AND THE GOVERNOR WHO SIGNED THEM INTO LAW.

ANOTHER LAW THAT CAME INTO EFFECT WAS AB 495.

FAMILY PREPAREDNESS PLAN ACT. AND NO, IT DOES NOT STRENGTHEN THE PROTECTIONS OF IMMIGRANT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

AS SUPERINTENDENT PUT IT, THIS BILL WILL ALLOW A NON-FAMILY MEMBER TO TAKE GUARDIANSHIP OVER MINORS WITH A SIMPLE ONE PAGE FORM.

IT'S BEING INTRODUCED AS A WAY TO PROTECT CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, BUT AB 495 DOES NOT LIMIT ITS APPLICATION TO CHILDREN OF UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS. ON THIS ONE PAGE FORM, IF THE PARENT'S SIGNATURE ISN'T PRESENT, THE ADULT KEEPING TAKING RESPONSIBILITY CAN SIMPLY CHECK MARK PARENT UNABLE TO BE LOCATED SO THE DOG CAN THEN MAKE MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL CHOICES FOR THEIR CHILD.

CALIFORNIA IS A SANCTUARY STATE FOR GENDER AFFIRMING CARE AND SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, WHICH SIMPLY MEANS TRANSGENDER CARE AND ABORTIONS.

PARENTS, PLEASE BE AWARE OF THESE DANGEROUS LAWS, NEW LAWS, AND COMPLETE A CAREGIVER AUTHORIZATION AFFIDAVIT.

OPT OUT CREATED FOR AB 495 AND UPDATE YOUR CHILD'S EMERGENCY CONTACT LIST AND AND EXPLICIT WITH EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE LINDA DIKES AND ON DECK IS MARTHA GONZALEZ.

GOOD EVENING. SCHOOL BOARD. GLAD WE HAVE GOOD REPUTATION OUT THERE SITTING THERE AS PRESIDENT.

AND WE'RE BACK TO NORMAL. FO AQUATICS DEPARTMENT IS PLANNING PUTTING TOGETHER A FUNDRAISER FOR APRIL THE 23RD AT LUCILLE'S. WE'RE HOPING ALL OF YOU WILL SUPPORT US.

WE'RE STILL STRUGGLING TO HAVE MONEY FOR THIS.

THE BOYS KF RINGS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BUY THEIR OWN RINGS.

I DON'T KNOW WHY. FOOTBALL PLAYERS. YOU FURNISH THEIR RINGS.

OTHER TEAMS, YOU FURNISH THEIR RINGS. I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU CAN'T FURNISH THE AQUATICS DEPARTMENT.

THEIR RINGS. THEY WORKED HARD. THAT IS THE HARDEST SPORT YOU HAVE HERE IS.

WATER POLO. THE VERY HARDEST. A LOT HARDER THAN FOOTBALL OR ANY OF THE OTHERS.

THEY HAVE TO TREAD WATER UP TO 45 MINUTES. THAT IS A LOT.

I'VE ONLY SEEN A FEW OF YOU GO EVEN TO THEIR GAMES, AND THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

YOU NEED TO SUPPORT THEM. THEY REPRESENT THE SCHOOL.

THEY REPRESENT THE DISTRICT. AND YOU'RE NOT SUPPORTING OUR BOYS OR GIRLS.

OUR GIRLS ARE JUST FINISH THEIR WATER POLO AND THEY'RE INTO SWIM.

AND I AM PROUD OF MY CHILD. SHE IS THE THIRD FASTEST SWIMMER OVER THERE.

SHE'S GOING TO BE IN THE FASTEST RACES. AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE SUPPORTING ALL THE CHILDREN.

ALL OF THEM. YOU'VE GOT SOME THAT ARE GREAT THAT ARE GOING TO BE GRADUATING.

THEY HAD THE BOYS HAVE THEIR BANQUET ON THE 28TH, AND I'M HOPING SOME OF YOU WILL SHOW UP.

I KNOW LAST YEAR I GOT SEVERAL OF YOU TO SHOW UP AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS FANTASTIC.

IT MADE THEM FEEL GOOD. JESSE ARMENDARIZ GAVE HIM CERTIFICATES THAT WHICH MADE THEM FEEL GOOD, BUT THEY NEED MORE SUPPORT. IF YOU GUYS CAN'T SUPPORT THEM, THAT'S SAD.

YOU SHOULDN'T BE UP THERE BECAUSE THEY WORK HARD AND THEY DESERVE EVERYTHING THEY GET.

THEY NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED. YOU NEED TO SHOW UP AT THEIR GAMES.

YOU NEED TO SHOW UP AT THEIR BANQUETS. THEY EVEN HAD TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN BANQUET TO GO TO C-I-F BANQUET.

[01:20:07]

IF YOU GUYS CAN'T DO IT, I HOPE WE GET A BETTER BOARD IN THE NEXT ELECTION.

HI. I JUST WANT TO THANK SUPERINTENDENT FOR LISTENING TO OUR CONCERNS.

THE PARENTS CONCERNS AT CITRUS ELEMENTARY. I HEARD THAT THERE WAS SOME FUNDING FOR TO FIX THE THE MARQUEE.

SO WE ARE VERY GLAD ABOUT THAT. I KNOW THAT IT WAS NOT.

IT HASN'T BEEN WORKING FOR OVER THREE YEARS, SO NOW IT'S GOING TO GET FIXED.

SO I'M GLAD ABOUT THAT. I'M ALSO THANKFUL THAT THE THE SCHOOL WILL WILL HAVE SOME MURALS.

THERE WILL BE SOME ART THERE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S VERY SAD.

IT'S JUST A CONCRETE WALL. AND SO I'M, I'M THANKFUL ABOUT THAT.

SO I'M ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING WHERE THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR EXTRACURRICULAR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR THE FOR THE STUDENTS, INCLUDING SPORTS AND ARTS. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO SAY THAT THE STUDENTS THAT ARE WALKING OUT OF OUT OF SCHOOL, NOT JUST FROM FONTANA. FONTANA. FONTANA CITY, BUT THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

THEY ARE PRACTICING THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AS PROTECTED BY THE CONSTITUTION.

THIS IS A FREE, A FREE. WE CLAIM THAT THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY.

SO THEY ARE PRACTICING THEIR RIGHTS. HISTORY IS BEING WRITTEN RIGHT NOW AND THEY.

AND THIS IS A LESSON FOR THEM. THIS IS A LESSON THAT THEY WILL NOT LEARN IN THE CLASSROOM.

THEY ARE BEING CIVICALLY ENGAGED. AND I ENCOURAGE THAT.

MY DAUGHTER IS HERE. SHE'S SHE'S BEING EXPOSED TO WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CIVICALLY ENGAGED.

SO I SUPPORT WHAT THE STUDENTS ARE DOING. OKAY.

THEY ARE LEARNING MONDAY THROUGH EVERY DAY, THE ENTIRE YEAR.

ONE DAY OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. THIS IS A LESSON THAT THEY'RE LEARNING THAT WILL NOT GET IN THE CLASSROOM.

THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL OUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT AND BODY.

THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 4.1 CONSENT CALENDAR. DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR?

[4. Consent Calendar]

PLEASE GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTE.

OKAY. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 4.4 BUSINESS SERVICES BID AWARD AGREEMENT V,

[4.4 Business Services - Bid Award/Agreement: Vivi LLC]

OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION WITH A QUESTION FROM MISS SANDOVAL. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

I HAVE A SECOND FROM MISS HOLLY. OKAY. WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION, MISS SANDOVAL? I, I WAS READING THE AGENDA, OF COURSE, AND I WANTED TO KNOW WHERE THIS VENDOR IS LOCATED.

I NOTICED ON THE ACTUAL ATTACHMENT. IT DOESN'T.

IT DOESN'T SAY WHERE. V I V I LLC NOR V PRIME TECH.

THE BID WAS AWARDED TO V I V, BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR FUTURE FOR RIGHT UNDERNEATH VENDOR THAT WE KNOW WHERE THE VENDOR IS FROM.

I USUALLY LIKE TO DO MY RESEARCH AND SEE HOW CLOSE THEY ARE OR WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED, WHETHER THEY'RE IN LA COUNTY, ORANGE COUNTY OR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. I REALLY PUSH FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TO GET SOME OF THESE AWARDS.

I DO UNDERSTAND EMPLOYEES WORK ALL OVER THE PLACE.

THERE COULD BE SOME SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT WORK FOR THIS BUSINESS, BUT WITHOUT KNOWING WHERE IT'S LOCATED.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE IS OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC.

A LOT OF THESE ITEMS THAT I PULLED IS FOR PUBLIC.

I WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT IN OUR VOTING HERE ON THE BOARD.

SO. YES, I WILL MAKE SURE I REPORT BACK. THE INFORMATION REQUESTED IS SOMETHING WE USE DISTRICT

[01:25:07]

SO YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION. OKAY. ALSO FOR FUTURE, CAN IT BE LISTED ON THE ACTUAL ITEM? YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. TWO MORE PEOPLE. 0.30. I.

I. I, I GUESS. THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 4.6 BUSINESS SERVICES BOARD POLICY 3400 MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT ASSETS ACCOUNTS.

[4.6 Business Services - Board Policy 3400: Management of District Assets/Accounts - First Reading]

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. I HAD A QUESTION, BUT MY SCREEN WENT BLANK.

HOLD ON. SO I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HOLLY AND A SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL WITH A QUESTION.

YOU SAID FOUR POINTS. CORRECT? CORRECT. YES. WE'RE AT 4.6.

BUSINESS SERVICES BOARD POLICY 3400. MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT ASSETS ACCOUNTS.

FIRST READING. PERFECT. MY QUESTION WAS HOW OFTEN DO WE DO THE BACKGROUND CHECKS? I NOTICE IN THE IN THE BODY OF OF. POLICY. IT DOES TALK ABOUT DOING BACKGROUND CHECKS NOW BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR FOR THE EMPLOYEES OR WHO ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT? SORRY, MISS SANDOVAL, CAN YOU REPEAT YOUR QUESTION? I, IN READING THE ITEM, IT TALKS ABOUT HOW OFTEN DO WE DO BACKGROUND CHECKS ON? IS IT EMPLOYEES? IS IT MANAGEMENT? WHO IS IT STAFF? DO WE HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION? YES. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR BARNES, PLEASE, IF YOU'LL RESPOND TO THAT ONE. YES. I THINK IT'S TALKING ABOUT OUR VENDORS.

AND THROUGH FEDERAL POLICY. WE HAVE TO DO THAT EVERY TIME.

A VENDOR COMES ONTO CAMPUS, THEY HAVE TO GIVE US A AFFIDAVIT SAYING THAT THEY HAVE DONE BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ALL THEIR WORKERS.

MISS SANDOVAL, DID YOU FEEL LIKE YOU GOT YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED? OKAY.

YES. CAN YOU PROVIDE THAT TO THE WHOLE BOARD, MISS BARNES? YES WE WILL. OKAY. PERFECT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I HAVE A MOTION FOR MISS HOLLY A SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 4.22 BUSINESS SERVICES, RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 603, INTENT TO GRANT EASEMENT.

[4.22 Business Services - Resolution No. 26-03: Intent to Grant Easement]

MOTION. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND. OKAY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD FOR ITEM 4.22? HEARING NONE. PLEASE GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTE.

DID YOU MARRY? DID. EXCUSE ME. DO YOU. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION, MISS SANDOVAL? FOR 4.22. FOUR. I'M SORRY. I WAS ASKING MISS DANIEL.

4.22. YES, I DO. SORRY. OH. YOU'RE GOOD. WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION? OKAY. MY AGAIN I WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS ITEM CAN BE FOR FUTURE TO BE PLACED ON DISCUSSION ACTION, AND I BELIEVE, FOR THE PUBLIC DISCUSSION FOR TRANSPARENCY'S SAKE.

SO FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, PLEASE ADD THIS TO THE DISCUSSION ACTION ITEMS. THANK YOU, MISS SANDOVAL. DO I HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE.

THE QUESTION WAS TO PUT THIS ON DISCUSSION ACTION IN THE FUTURE.

THE RECOMMENDATION. YES, WE'LL TAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION FORWARD AND LET BOARD PRESIDENT OKAY.

THANK YOU. DETERMINE WHERE IT GOES ON THE AGENDA. OKAY.

[01:30:04]

[4.23 Human Resources - Certificated and Classified Personnel Recommendations]

SO MOVED. HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND, THAT BEING SAID, DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? YOU DO. MISS SANDOVAL. LET'S SEE HERE. I WAS LOOKING AT RETIREMENTS.

14 OF 26. I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THOSE EMPLOYEES IN THEIR RETIREMENT.

MOVING ON. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THIS ITEM SHOULD BE AN ON ACTION DISCUSSION.

AND MY LAST QUESTION IS ON PAGE SEVEN OF 26, THERE'S AN ANGEL RAMIREZ, A SOCCER COACH.

IS THAT OUR BOARD MEMBER? THAT IS NOT ME. I CAN CONFIRM THAT.

THANK YOU FOR THE ONE QUESTION THAT I HAD, I GOT ANSWERED.

THANK YOU. I'M SURE YOU WILL FIND ME ON AN ASSISTANT BAND DIRECTOR STIPEND A LONG TIME AGO, BUT THAT WAS NOT ME FOR SOCCER. TRANSPARENCY.

TRANSPARENCY. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE, I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA AND A SECOND BY MYSELF.

GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 4.2 FOR HUMAN RESOURCES.

TENTATIVE AGREEMENT. UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 8599.

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE? ITEM 4.24, AS AMENDED.

SO MOVED. HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I LOST IT, SO I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THANKS.

WE CAN GIVE YOU TIME. YOU SURE? OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA AND A SECOND BY MYSELF.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 4.25 HUMAN RESOURCES CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED MANAGEMENT.

[4.25 Human Resources - Certificated & Classified Management Employee Salary]

DO I HAVE A SECOND? HAVE A SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL.

DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? YOU DO, MISS SANDOVAL.

OKAY. LOOKING ON PAGE THREE. LONGEVITY AND STEPS.

AND IT COULD BE EITHER ONE. I BELIEVE IT WAS CERTIFICATE MANAGEMENT.

ON THE ATTACHMENT. IF SOMEBODY CAN PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME ON THE LONGEVITY, IS IT.

IT SAYS, LIKE NINE YEARS. DOES THAT MEAN ACTUAL NINE YEARS? IT MEANS AT THE END OF YOUR NINTH YEAR. SO AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR 10TH YEAR.

OKAY. NOW CAN WE LOOK AT US, PLEASE? OR THE UNION.

SORRY, I DON'T WANT TO SINGLE THEM OUT. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT CLASSIFIED MANAGEMENT HERE? CLASSIFIED MANAGEMENT? MANAGEMENT. THAT'S NOT SAME THING.

AFTER NINE YEARS IS AT THE END OF THEIR NINE YEARS.

OH! OOPS. HOLD, PLEASE. YES. LONGEVITY. YEARS? YES. YEARS. COMPLETED. SO AT THE END OF THEIR NINTH YEAR.

OKAY. CORRECT. NOW WHEN DO THEY STOP GETTING RAISES? BECAUSE THAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WITH THE LONGEVITY.

IT'S TURNING OUT TO BE A BENEFIT WHEN IT'S NOT A BENEFIT.

SO ON BOTH CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED MANAGEMENT, LONGEVITY IS NOT GETTING A RAISE.

IT'S JUST ON BASE SALARY. SO WE'VE NOT TOUCHED LONGEVITY.

OKAY. NOW FOR FUTURE I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO LOOK AT THE THE ONES THAT ARE I BELIEVE USU IS ONE WHERE THEIR LAST RAISE, THEIR LAST RAISE THAT THEY GET ON THE RANGE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS? WHAT'S THE LAST RANGE THAT THEY GET WHERE THEY DON'T? THEY DON'T GET ANY MORE STEP INCREASES, IS WHAT I'M ASKING.

I BELIEVE IT'S RANGE SEVEN SEVEN. YES. AND FOR, FOR US W OKAY.

AND WHEN DO THEY WHEN DO THEY START EARNING LONGEVITY AT 813.

YEAH. YOU'RE 13. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT. THANK YOU, MISS SANDOVAL. AND MAY I CLARIFYING COMMENT IS IT'S AT THE END OF THEIR 13TH YEAR, BEGINNING THEIR 14TH YEAR. THANK YOU, MISS LAMONT.

DO I HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE, I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HOLLY AND A SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL.

[01:35:03]

MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. THAT TAKES US OVER TO 4.6.

[4.26 Human Resources - Salary Schedule Adjustment: Associate Superintendents]

ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENTS. DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE? ITEM 4.26 AS PROVIDED. MOTION A SECOND HAVE A MOTION FROM MISS SANDOVAL AND A SECOND FROM MISS HOLLY.

DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OR ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 4.27 HUMAN RESOURCES SALARY SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENT.

[4.27 Human Resources - Salary Schedule Adjustment: Superintendent]

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE? ITEM 4.27 AS PROVIDED.

MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HOLLY AND A SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? MY COMMENT IS I ALSO PULLED THESE ITEMS JUST IN CASE.

THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SITTING OUT IN THE AUDIENCE.

I TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD PULL ANY ITEM THAT HAS TO DO WITH MONEY GOING OUT.

THAT IS TAXPAYER MONEY. IT'S OUR MONEY THAT WE ARE APPROVING FOR A RAISE, AND THAT'S FOR ALL OUR EMPLOYEES.

SO I FEEL THAT THIS IS BEING TRANSPARENT SO IT DOESN'T JUST GET A ONE AND DONE VOTE, WHICH IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR, ONE AND DONE. NOBODY GETS TO ASK A QUESTION. IT'S TOO LATE.

SAME THING WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS, TOO LATE. AND AT THE END YOU'LL HEAR WHY? THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS SANDOVAL. THAT BEING SAID, I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HOLLY, A SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

BRINGS US TO 4.34. SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE. BOARD POLICY 1445.

[4.34 Superintendent Office - Board Policy 1445: Response to Immigration Enforcement (New) - First Reading and Adoption]

YES. SUPERINTENDENT BODY, CAN YOU. THANK YOU.

THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ACCEPT THE FIRST READING OF THE NEW BOARD POLICY.

1445 RESPONSE TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND ADOPT AS PROVIDED.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SUPERINTENDENT. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 4.34 AS PROVIDED.

SO MOVED. HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA, A SECOND WITH MISS SANDOVAL WITH A QUESTION. WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION, MISS SANDOVAL? THANK YOU. I, IN READING THIS WHAT I DIDN'T GET BECAUSE I KNOW THE BOARD.

AT ONE TIME, WE WROTE A AR REGULATION, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE THAT ONE IS GETTING DELETED. AND WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW, WILL THIS POLICY BE SHARED WITH THE PARENTS? SINCE WE ARE ASKED BY OUR CONSTITUENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS, I KNOW I AM, AND I NOTICE THE AR 5145.13 IS THE NEXT ITEM FOR DELETION.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE UPDATING OUR PARENTS OUT THERE.

DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER YOU'RE YOU'RE LEGAL OR ILLEGAL, WHETHER YOU'RE AN IMMIGRANT, NOT AN IMMIGRANT, WHETHER YOU WERE BORN HERE OR NOT. I KNOW I LOVE TO WATCH THE NEWS ALL DAY.

ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS ASKED, WHAT DOCUMENTATION DO I NEED TO CARRY TO MAKE SURE I DON'T GET DEPORTED? SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PARENTS HAVE THE NEW POLICY SINCE WE'VE BEEN SHARING WITH THEM IS ICE CAN'T COME ON OUR ON OUR PROPERTY AT OUR SCHOOL SITES UNLESS THEY HAVE A SUBPOENA.

THEY CAN COME ON OUR CAMPUS. WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S A VERIFIED SUBPOENA.

HAD YOU BEEN AT THE SUPERINTENDENT COFFEY MEETING, YOU WOULD HAVE HEARD THAT IT'S CHANGED.

EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED. WHICH IS OKAY. I MEAN, THAT'S PART OF PART OF WHAT WE'RE LIVING TODAY.

BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PARENTS ARE AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING ON OUR SCHOOL SITES, OUR CAMPUS, IN CASE THAT DOES HAPPEN. I KNOW THAT OUR SUPERINTENDENT MADE A STATEMENT THAT THE SCHOOL WILL BE CALLING HER BECAUSE SHE HAS THE ULTIMATE SIGNATURE THAT WILL WILL HAPPEN, WHICH I'M SURE MAY BE ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS TONIGHT WILL SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE,

[01:40:02]

IT'S CHANGED A BIT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOR YOUR QUESTION, FOR ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POLICY THAT'S BEING DELETED AS WELL.

IT'S NOT AN AR, IT IS A BOARD POLICY. AND IT'S BEING DELETED BECAUSE IT WILL NO LONGER EXIST.

IT'S BEEN FOLDED INTO THE BOARD POLICY THAT WE'RE APPROVING TONIGHT. AND IT'S PART OF THE LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED AND REQUIRED FOR US TO ADOPT BY MARCH 1ST, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE BRINGING IT FORWARD TONIGHT AND WHY WE PUT IT IN IN PREVIOUS REPORTS, SO THAT THE BOARD IS FULLY AWARE AS TO WHY WE NEED TO READ IT AND ADOPT IT TONIGHT.

I KNOW THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AT THE TIME WHEN WE WROTE THIS AR, THERE WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATION THAT WENT BACK AND FORTH.

WE ALL WORKED VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER, SO IT MADE ME SAD TO SEE IT GOING AWAY, BECAUSE I DO KNOW THAT AT THE TIME, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WE TOOK THE TIME OUT TO WRITE THIS, THIS ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION.

SO, I SEE THAT IT'S IT'S BEING PUT IN THERE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

THANK YOU, MISS SANDOVAL. DO I HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? MR. RAMIREZ, I HAVE A QUESTION. ABSOLUTELY. GO AHEAD.

I'M JUST KIND OF WONDERING WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS ONE AND THE PAST ONE THAT'S GETTING DELETED? AND, LIKE, ULTIMATELY, HOW IS THIS AFFECTING THE STUDENTS? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S LIKE A LOT OF QUESTIONS LIKE REGARDING IT. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. MISS. MISS ANYBODY. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT PLEASE. YES. THANK YOU. AND THEN I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. BAKER BECAUSE HE'S BEEN I THINK IT'S MR. BAKER'S RIGHT. AM I ON THE RIGHT ONE HERE. NO, I'M NOT SORRY. WRONG ONE. YES. NO. WHAT? I WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO HER.

WHICH IS WHY I WAS NOT TENDING TO YOU FOR A MINUTE.

HERE IS TO EXPLAIN. THE DELETION ISN'T A DELETION OF THE CONTENT PER SE.

THAT CONTENT HAS BEEN FOLDED INTO THE BOARD POLICY THAT WE ARE ACCEPTING TONIGHT.

SO IT DOESN'T CHANGE WHAT WE'RE DOING OR THE KINDS OF THINGS WE PUSHED OUT, OR WHAT YOU'LL READ ON OUR WEBSITE ON HOW WE'RE SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY OVERALL AND STUDENTS RIGHTS. THANK YOU SUPERINTENDENT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE, I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA, A SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

OKAY. CARRIES FIVE ZERO. THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 4.39.

[4.39 Teaching and Learning - 2025-2026 Revised School Plans for Student Achievement]

SUPERINTENDENT. EMBODY. THANK YOU. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE REVISED 20 2526 SCHOOL PLANS FOR THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND CORRESPONDING BUDGETS FOR TED J. PORTER ELEMENTARY AND WEST RANDALL ELEMENTARY AND SOUTHRIDGE TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 4.39 AS PROVIDED.

I'LL MOVE. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HOLLY AND A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD, MISS SANDOVAL? THANK YOU.

THE ONLY THING THAT I WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION IS WHEN I PULLED WHEN I WANTED TO PULL UP THE SCISSORS.

FOR WHATEVER REASON, I CAN ONLY PULL UP THE COVER SHEET.

IS THAT ALL THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE? I BELIEVE SO, AND I'LL LET DOCTOR HOLLISTER ADD IT IF IF HE NEEDS TO.

BUT THESE ARE SCHOOL PLANS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND THEY'VE HAD MATERIAL CHANGES LIKE FUNDING OR, OR THE ACTIONS. SO THEY HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT WE COULD HAVE INCLUDED.

YEAH. SO THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER THE SCHOOL DECIDES TO AMEND THEIR SCHOOL PLANS.

SO OBVIOUSLY THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD.

THEY'RE REVIEWED BY A STAFF FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA STATE CATEGORICAL SERVICES TO BE IN COMPLIANCE AND THEN FORWARDED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.

SO WE'VE ALREADY SEEN THE CHANGES. THEY'RE JUST COMING UP FOR FINAL THE STAFF HAS APPROVED THE CHANGES THAT THEY ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS FOR, FOR THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FOR THE SCHOOL PLANS.

OKAY. BUT YOU'RE ASKING ME TO APPROVE THEM. SO IN THE IN THE RIGHT WE'VE APPROVED THE PLAN.

SO WHAT. YOU'LL SEE WHAT THE THE ADJUSTMENTS FOR THOSE SCHOOL PLANS FOR THOSE PARTICULAR SCHOOLS INCLUDE MAYBE DELETING AN ACTION BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO IMPLEMENT IT OR ADJUSTING THE FUNDING SOURCES. SO THEY'RE CONSIDERED MINOR, BUT WE STILL NEED TO BRING IT BACK.

SO IF YOU WANT TO SEE SPECIFICALLY WHAT THEY DID TO ADJUST THEIR SCHOOL PLAN WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH YOU.

I WOULD, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE PUBLIC'S GOING TO HOLD US RESPONSIBLE.

MAY I INTERJECT? YES. IN THAT SAME LINK, MISS SANDOVAL, YOU CAN SEE THE DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL CHANGES IN THEIR GOALS FOR EACH ONE OF THE SCHOOLS. IT'S IN THE TOP LINK. IT'LL SAY A REVISION AT A GLANCE. AND RIGHT UNDER THERE IS THE LINK. THERE'S YOUR CHANGES TO THE GOALS.

[01:45:08]

THANK YOU. I'M A BIG GIRL. I CAN ADMIT, WHEN I DID A BOO BOO.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY.

SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HOLLY AND A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

BRINGS US OVER TO 4.40. TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPENDITURE FOR NON DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.

[4.40 Teaching and Learning - Expenditure for Non-District Employee: CABE One-Day Regional Conference]

THANK YOU. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE AN EXPENDITURE FOR FIVE DOLORES HUERTA INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY AND SIX TOKAY ELEMENTARY.

PARENTS TO ATTEND THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION COBB ONE DAY REGIONAL CONFERENCE.

OKAY, IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 4.40 AS PROVIDED.

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY, SO I NOTICED THAT THIS IS AN EXPENDITURE.

AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, ANY EXPENDITURE THAT IS BEING DONE OTHER THAN DISTRICT EMPLOYEES OR STUDENTS, IT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD AND VOTED ON.

SO I FEEL THAT THIS ITEM SHOULD ALSO BE A DISCUSSION ACTION ITEM, BECAUSE IT IS AN EXPENDITURE THAT'S NOT BEING USED FOR EMPLOYEES, IT'S BEING USED FOR VOLUNTEERS OR PARENTS. THANK YOU, MISS SANDOVAL.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE, I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA, A SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 4.46. TEACHING AND LEARNING.

[4.46 Teaching and Learning - Textbook Adoption/Purchase: Ethnic Studies]

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I DO SANDOVAL I GUESS I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO TODAY, SO I THOUGHT I'D READ MY AGENDA. ANYWAYS SEEING THIS ETHNIC STUDIES COURSE AND BOOK ADOPTION SOUNDS ENCOURAGING. I WAS SO HAPPY TO FINALLY SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS COME ON THE AGENDA AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW IS WHAT DOES THE PARTICIPATION LOOK LIKE? HOPEFULLY ALL THE CLASSES WILL BE FULL. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT ONCE WE LEARN TO RESPECT ONE ANOTHER'S ETHNICITY, WE WILL GO SO MUCH FURTHER AND WE'LL HAVE A HAPPY COUNTRY SOMEDAY.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO KNOW, WILL THIS PROGRAM EVER BE ADDED IN THE ADULT SCHOOL AND THE CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL? I HOPE IT CAN ATTEND. I HOPE WE CAN EXTEND THE OFFERINGS OF THIS COURSE TO OUR ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS.

Q I CAN ANSWER THAT. YES, IT WILL BE EXTENDED WHEN WE APPROVE A COURSE. IT'S A COURSE THAT CAN BE SHARED ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HOLLY, A SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

[4.47 Teaching and Learning - WASC Reviewers Accommodations/Reimbursements for 2025-2026 Self-Study On-Site High School Accreditation]

WASCO THE REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS SCHEDULED FOR HENRY J.

KAISER HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE? ITEM 4.47 AS PROVIDED. MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND.

OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS SANDOVAL. SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I DO, SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, BOARD PRESIDENT, THAT USUALLY THE WASCO REVIEWERS ASK FOR A BOARD MEMBER TO ATTEND ONE OF THEIR TEAM MEETINGS.

SO JUST BRINGING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION. I'VE BEEN THERE A FEW TIMES.

IT'S NOT THAT BAD. IT'S ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S THE GOOD COOKIES? GOOD COOKIES? WHAT'S THE LAST PART CALLED? THE WHAT MEETING? THE WASCO. OKAY.

BECAUSE I'M GOING. YOU'RE REMINDING ME. OKAY.

[01:50:03]

WHAT WAS THAT? WE'LL INVITE YOU TO INVITE ME. OKAY.

THANK YOU. GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS SANDOVAL, A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. OKAY.

THAT COVERS OUR CONSENT CALENDAR. SO THAT BRINGS US OVER TO THE FIVE SECTION FOR DISCUSSION.

[5.1 Business Services - AB1200 Forms]

OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM? OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 5.1 AS PROVIDED.

MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS SANDOVAL AND A SECOND BY MISS HOLLY.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. 5.2 HUMAN RESOURCES CERTIFICATED.

[5.2 Human Resources - Certificated Job Description Creation]

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE? ITEM 5.2 AS PROVIDED. MOTION TO APPROVE WITH A QUESTION.

I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS SANDOVAL.

SECOND BY MISS HOLLY. FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.

MISS SANDOVAL, WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION? I'D LIKE FOR HUMAN RESOURCE TO EXPAND THE PUBLIC NEED FOR THIS POSITION.

EXPAND THE. EXCUSE ME. EXPAND THE WHAT? I DIDN'T HEAR YOU.

THE NEED FOR THIS POSITION. WHY ARE WE APPROVING IT TONIGHT? WHY DO WE NEED IT? IN OTHER WORDS, NOT A BAD THING.

YEAH. THANK YOU. I THINK WE SUBMITTED AN EXPLANATION AS WELL.

RIGHT. BUT FOR THE PUBLIC. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO THE NEED TO CREATE THIS POSITION IS REALLY FOR THE CONTINUITY.

AND BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF OUR DISTRICT AND BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RESOURCES, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING, MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS POSITION, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOT A BREAK IN SERVICE AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR, OUR HIRING PRACTICES OBTAINING THE BEST STAFF, WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS, MAKING SURE OUR TEACHERS ARE WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.

HR IS A IS A BIG LOAD AND WITHOUT CONTINUITY, WITHOUT STABILITY.

IT TENDS TO NOT BE AS STRONG AS IT NEEDS TO BE.

AND SO WITH THIS POSITION CREATION, IT WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

GIVEN THAT WE'VE GOT SOME FISCAL CHALLENGES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'VE GOT THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT SEATS. THANK YOU.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW, THAT IT'S NEEDED FOR US TO CONTINUE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE'RE GIVING OUR STUDENTS, BUT OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL, IN THE HIRING PROCESS, PRACTICES.

THAT'S IMPORTANT. THANK YOU, MISS ANNABELLE. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? I JUST HAD A QUESTION. SINCE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, ALL ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS, AND I FEEL LIKE I'M ALWAYS THE ONE TALKING ABOUT FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.

WHAT IMPACT IS THIS GOING TO HAVE ON OUR BUDGET AT THE MOMENT? THERE WILL BE ZERO IMPACT ON OUR BUDGET. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. BRINGS US OVER TO 5.3.

[5.3 Teaching and Learning - New Courses 2026-2027]

SO MOVED SECOND. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA AND A SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I DO, I WANTED TO ASK.

I UNDERSTAND THE AVID COURSE. BUT WHAT? I WANTED TO ASK SPANISH TO NATIVE SPEAKER.

WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE COURSE AND HOW? HOW TO MEET HIGH SCHOOL STANDARDS AND OUT OF ESL? THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. I'M GOING TO ASK DOCTOR HOLLISTER TO ADDRESS THAT ONE. THIS IS ACTUALLY A MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSE,

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AND SO IT HELPS THEM TO DEVELOP THOSE SKILLS.

WE HAVE A COMPARABLE COURSE ON THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS AS WELL.

SO THIS WILL ALSO HELP THEM TO WHEN THEY FINISH THE COURSE.

ONLY I'M ONLY ASKING THIS ONLY BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THEY GET IN HIGH SCHOOL, THEY CAN TAKE THOSE ELECTIVE CREDITS. THE CTE PROGRAMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT VERSUS BEING STUCK IN A CELL AND MISSING OUT IN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS, NOT BEING ABLE TO BE PART OF THE CTE PATHWAY PROGRAM.

YEAH, THIS HELPS THEM IN LITERACY IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH.

THANK YOU, MISS SANDOVAL. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? SEEING NONE, I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

BRINGS US OVER TO BOARD MEMBER REQUEST 6.1. BOARD MEMBER PEREZ.

[6.1 Board Member Perez - Discussion of Applying for Community Project Funding]

THIS ITEM IS BROUGHT FORWARD BY BOARD MEMBER PEREZ FOR BOARD DISCUSSION.

I'LL TURN THIS AGENDA ITEM OVER TO BOARD MEMBER PEREZ.

THANK YOU. MISS ANYBODY? RECENTLY CAME INTO SOME INFORMATION WHERE THERE'S A GRANT FOR APPROXIMATELY $2 MILLION IN ORDER TO BE DIRECTLY FUNDED TOWARDS OUR PUBLIC SAFETY. AS IF ANYBODY'S GONE TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT OR I ACTUALLY GOT TO WITNESS FIRSTHAND THE EOC DURING THE WALKOUTS AND SO FORTH.

CAN'T THANK THE STAFF AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE DSOS ENOUGH FOR THE WAY THEY WERE ABLE TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE.

AND THE IT REALLY WAS INSPIRING TO SEE. BUT IT ALSO DID SHOW THAT WE DO NEED TO UPGRADE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY AS WELL AS ENSURE THAT WE HAVE MORE EQUIPMENT. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ACTUALLY PRETTY BAD.

IT'S ONE OF THE OLDEST BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE, AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US, FOR US TO APPLY FOR A GRANT FOR AT LEAST APPROXIMATELY 2 MILLION. AND THERE'S ACTUALLY ADDITIONAL, MORE FUNDING IF WE DO OUR IF WE ARE GRANTED THIS.

AND PART OF THE THING THAT ME AND MISTER SERNA HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IS IN EXPANDING OUR HEALTH SERVICES TO INCLUDE DENTAL VISION AND DENTAL VISION. AND WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE? JUST OVERALL HEALTH FOR THE STUDENTS.

YEAH. AND AND MAKING SURE THEY CAN GET EYEGLASSES FOR FREE.

SO. CORRECT. SO I THINK IF WE APPLY FOR THIS GRANT, I MEAN, $2 MILLION WOULD NEVER HURT US.

AND IT CAN ONLY HELP NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY BUT ALSO OUR STUDENTS.

AND IT WOULDN'T AFFECT OUR BUDGET AND ONLY MAKE US BETTER.

SO THAT WITH THAT, I'M JUST ASKING FOR PERMISSION FOR THE THE GRANT IS DUE BY FEBRUARY 20TH, SO IT PUTS US ON A TIMELINE. BUT I'D LIKE PERMISSION TO GIVE DIRECTION TO STAFF TO AT LEAST APPLY FOR THE GRANT.

THANK YOU, MR. PEREZ. DO I HAVE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I DO MISS ANIMAL.

SO YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS GRANT. YOU TALKED ABOUT POLICE SERVICES AND THEN YOU TALKED ABOUT HEALTH SERVICE OR HOME SERVICES.

SO IS THERE NOT A SPECIFIC ITEM THAT THIS GRANT IS FOR? IS IT JUST $2 MILLION THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN APPLY FOR AND JUST USE FOR WHATEVER THEY NEED? IT'S BASICALLY GRANTED FOR ALL THOSE SERVICES.

IF AS LONG AS WE ARE APPLYING FOR IT, WE CAN GET AS MUCH OF THE GRANT AS POSSIBLE.

SO ARE YOU TRYING TO START A NEW CTE PROGRAM? NO, I WOULD START WITH THE POLICE BECAUSE OF THE THE CONDITION THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS IS IN.

AND THE FACT THAT WE DO DESPERATELY NEED TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC SAFETY TO ENSURE THAT NOT ONLY THE CAMERAS, THE RADIOS, THE VEHICLES, THE EQUIPMENT, THE TRAINING, THE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A TRAINING CENTER TO ENSURE THAT OUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE NOT ONLY WELL EDUCATED, BUT ALSO ARE WELL TRAINED TO ENSURE THAT BECAUSE THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POLICE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL POLICE AND AND THAT'S WHY I WANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS I MEAN, WE ALREADY ARE THE PREMIER, BUT I WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE AND WE CONTINUE TO NOT ONLY BUILD ON TRAINING, BUT ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST EQUIPMENT POSSIBLE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY.

SO NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A TRAINING CENTER.

SO WHAT? WHAT WOULD THAT EXIST? WOULD THAT BE A NEW BUILDING ERECTED? HOW WILL WE CONTINUE TO FUND IT AFTER IT'S BUILT? THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. HOW ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE THESE SERVICES IF WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING THEM HERE OR THERE? I NEED TO KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO OFFER WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WANT TO DO.

SO THE CURRENT WAY THAT WE FUND OUR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULDN'T CHANGE.

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SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR A GRANT? NO, IT'S JUST A ONE TIME GRANT. BUT IS IF WE COMPLETE THIS, THEN THERE'S OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADDITIONAL GRANTS TO EXPAND ON THE HEALTH ASPECT OF IT OR THE THE THE MENTAL OR THE VISION, THE AND THE OTHER ARE THE DENTAL, VISION AND HEALTH.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE DENTAL BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN THAT AT CSBA.

REMEMBER THE THE. BUT I'M NOT OKAY WITH APPLYING AND HAVING TO REAPPLY AND APPLY AND APPLY.

I'M THERE'S NO REAPPLYING. IT'S A ONE TIME APPLY.

WE WOULD GET THE MONEY, WE WOULD BUILD THE BUILDING. WE JUST HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT LIKE WE MAINTAIN OUR CURRENT POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND IT WOULD JUST BE AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE FOR US, AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY WITHOUT IT COMING OUT OF OUR BUDGET.

I DON'T KNOW. LET ME HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUES AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY. I'M JUST NOT TOO SURE ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW. I'M NOT SAYING IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA, BECAUSE YOU'RE YOU'RE A GO GETTER AND I LIKE THAT.

OKAY. IT'S NOT ANYTHING BAD. I JUST HAVE TO THINK IT OUT.

THANK YOU, MISS HANNAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I'LL CHIME IN ON SOMETHING I KNOW THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HEAVILY NEEDS SPACE TO BE ABLE TO TRAIN TO. AND I'M NOT JUST TRAINED PHYSICALLY, BUT ALSO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT NEW MANDATES, NEW LAWS, THOSE KIND OF THINGS. THE OTHER THING I THINK ABOUT IS THE FORCE OPERATION SYSTEMS, THE FORCE SYSTEM. I THINK THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY HAS ONE THAT THEY CAN'T HOUSE ANYWHERE. AND SO IT JUST SITS, I THINK, IN STORAGE, IT WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR OFFICERS TO BE ABLE TO TRAIN THROUGH THAT SYSTEM AND THEN POSSIBLY USE FUTURE VIRTUAL REALITY. I DON'T KNOW IF, YOU KNOW, MANY OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE NOW USING VIRTUAL REALITY GOGGLES TO GO THROUGH THE TRAINING SYSTEM.

SO I CAN SEE CREATING A SPACE. I DON'T KNOW THAT $2 MILLION WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO BUILD A BUILDING, BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD START TO INVEST IN THAT PUBLIC SAFETY PIECE, PARTICULARLY AROUND TRAINING.

I KNOW THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT SOMETIMES IS ABLE TO CREATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH FONTANA PD THROUGH TRAINING WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFFS.

BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS ON ON OUR TIME. IT'S GOING TO BE BASED ON WHATEVER TIME THEY CAN GIVE US.

AND SO I THINK BECAUSE WE ARE A PREMIER SCHOOL POLICE DEPARTMENT, I COULD SEE IT GROWING AND MAYBE LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY AND AGAIN, IT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE EVER GOING TO GET THE GRANT. I THINK BASED ON MR. PEREZ'S REQUEST, I CAN SEE MAYBE STAFF LOOKING INTO WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES AND WHAT AREAS OF FOCUS THAT WE COULD GET THAT IN.

AND THEN I KNOW IT'S DUE SOON. I'D LIKE TO SEE IF THAT COULD HAPPEN.

AND THEN MAYBE IN THE NEXT BOARD REPORT, SAY, HERE'S SOME IDENTIFIABLE AREAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON IN THIS GRANT AND APPLY AND SEE IF WE GET IT. I THINK IT'D BE A GOOD JUST SHOT AT AT THE DART BOARD AND SEE IF THEY SELECT US.

YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? BUT BUT 2 MILLION IS NOT GOING TO GET US A BUILDING, MR. PEREZ. YOU KNOW THAT ALREADY FROM CONSTRUCTION COSTS. BUT IT DOES GET US A START TO POSSIBLY BEGIN TO LOOK AT WHERE WE COULD, YOU KNOW, FIGURE THIS THIS OUT WITH THAT GRANT.

SO THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHTS ON IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? WELL, I JUST THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. OF COURSE, LIKE YOU SAID, AT LEAST TRY TO GET THE MONEY. I MEAN, FREE MONEY IS FREE MONEY IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN FURTHER EQUIP OUR AMAZING CHIEF AND HIS DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS SAFE.

I'M ALL FOR THAT, SO I LOVE IT. THANK YOU, MISS HOLLY.

I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN PART OF APPLYING FOR GRANTS IN THE PAST, ESPECIALLY IN MY DAY JOB, AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT THING.

I THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT THAT WE FOUND IT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO GRANTS, THEY'RE REALLY COMPETITIVE.

LIKE, I'M TALKING, LIKE, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE APPLY TO GRANTS, AND GRANTS ARE ALMOST A LITTLE BIT LIKE CREDIT, WHERE THE MORE THAT YOU, THE MORE GRANTS THAT YOU END UP GETTING, THE MORE OF A REPUTATION THAT YOU HAVE WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET MORE AND MORE. THAT'S KIND OF HOW IT'S BEEN WORKING IN THE PAST. AND SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE LIKE A GRANT WRITER THAT'S GOING TO BE WORKING WITH YOU GUYS ON PUTTING THIS APPLICATION THROUGH? THAT'S MY FIRST QUESTION.

AND MY SECOND QUESTION IS HAVE WE LOOKED AT PARTNERING WITH OUR, YOU KNOW, LIKE COUNTY SCHOOLS? YOU KNOW, MAYBE EVEN THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE? JUST DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY ON THE LOCAL LEVEL THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE SUBMITTING FOR THESE GRANTS.

I THINK IF WE HAVE SOME TYPE OF GUIDANCE, IT WOULD REALLY HELP US ENSURING THAT WE HAVE A BETTER OUTCOME AT POTENTIALLY SECURING THIS.

YEAH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTIONS. DOCTOR BARNES IS WORKING WITH CHIEF TO IDENTIFY A GRANT WRITER SHOULD THIS MOVE FORWARD.

AND WE ARE LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH OTHER AGENCIES SUCH AS SAN BERNARDINO CITY, POTENTIALLY,

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OKAY. YEAH. GET EVERYONE ON THERE, CHIEF. GET ALL.

GET AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN TO COSIGN THAT GRANT.

BECAUSE THE MORE PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE ON THERE, IT'S A LOT EASIER TO GET IT.

SO I WISH YOU GUYS THE BEST OF LUCK. THAT'S MY ONLY COMMENT IN QUESTION.

WE HAVE ONE MORE FROM THIS ANIMAL. I REALLY SKEPTICAL ONLY BECAUSE I REALLY NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE FOR THAT GRANT BY JUST SAYING YES AND THAT'S IT. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE. THAT'S IMPORTANT.

THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL. WE'LL WE'LL GET THAT TO YOU AND THE REST OF THE BOARD. I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT QUESTION, BECAUSE IF YOU'VE WRITTEN A GRANT, YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN GET THE MONEY, BUT IT COMES WITH SOME STRINGS ATTACHED THAT YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF BEFOREHAND. SO WE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET THAT TO YOU THIS WEEK.

JUST A JUST AN IDEA ON THIS. DON'T DON'T TELL ANYONE I SAID THIS, BUT, YOU KNOW, MOST OTHER FUNDING NEEDS A 25% MATCH.

SO IF YOU GET $2 MILLION, MAYBE YOU COULD TURN EIGHT.

JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE IF YOU HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS DO GET THE GRANT.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, DO I HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE? I HAVE A MOTION FROM VICE PRESIDENT SERNA OR.

SORRY. NO THERE ISN'T. I DON'T THINK I WROTE THAT DOWN. CONSENSUS.

I JUST NEED CONSENSUS. YEAH, IT SAYS HERE THEY GOT TO GET A MOTION, BUT I GUESS I DON'T. DO WE HAVE CONSENSUS FROM THE BOARD TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS? OKAY. LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT CONSENSUS, CHIEF AND MR. PEREZ. OKAY, THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 7.1 BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS,

[7. Board Member Comments]

THEY WERE SO TORE UP. DIRTY, UGLY. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW KIDS WERE SITTING IN THEM.

SO OF COURSE, HE POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND SO I ASKED ABOUT THOSE COUCHES AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE ORDERED.

I'M HOPING THAT THEY'VE BEEN DELIVERED. OKAY, STAFF, CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT QUESTION ANSWERED? DO YOU WANT TO ANSWER IT RIGHT NOW, OR DO YOU WANT TO GET IT BACK IN A BOARD REPORT? DO WE HAVE AN ANSWER? YES. THE COUCHES WERE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE POST AND HAVE BEEN REORDERED.

SO DO WE KNOW MORE OR LESS WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE DELIVERED? I'LL HAVE TO FIND OUT FROM PURCHASING. I JUST VERIFIED THAT THEY HAD BEEN ORDERED.

PERFECT. THANK YOU, MISS HOLLY. I HAVE NO CLOSING COMMENTS.

I GAVE GREAT INFORMATION IN MY REPORT. THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE AND TROUPING IT OUT WITH US.

IT'S ONLY 830. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

MR. PEREZ. YEAH. FIRST I WANT TO I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK OUR UNIONS AND OUR POA FOR FOR WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH US THROUGHOUT THESE NEGOTIATIONS. THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE NEVER EASY, BUT THEY ARE NECESSARY.

AND I TRULY APPRECIATE THE PROFESSIONALISM, TRANSPARENCY, AND COMMITMENT TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR DISTRICT THAT WAS DEMONSTRATED AT THE TABLE.

WE ARE AWARE OF THE BROADER ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW.

MAJOR EMPLOYERS LIKE MCDONALD'S, STARBUCKS AND PIZZA HUT HAVE PUBLICLY REPORTED JOB REDUCTIONS AND RESTRUCTURING ACROSS THE STATE.

IN ADDITION, SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS LOCALLY AND ACROSS CALIFORNIA ARE FACING BUDGET SHORTFALLS HAVE RESULTED IN THE REDUCTION OF TEACHING POSITIONS AND STUDENT AND STAFF LAYOFFS. THESE ARE DIFFICULT REALITIES, AND FAMILIES ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES ARE FEELING THE IMPACT.

THAT IS WHY I'M PROUD TO REPORT THAT AS A DISTRICT, THAT WE ARE NOT FACING THESE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE OF THE RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP, FISCAL DISCIPLINE AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, WE HAVE NOT HAD TO MOVE FORWARD CUTTING TEACHING POSITIONS OR ANY POSITIONS HERE IN THE DISTRICT. THAT IS SOMETHING I'M PROUD TO SHARE, AND I EVEN GET TO BRAG ABOUT WHEN TALKING WITH OTHER DISTRICTS.

THAT ARE ACTUALLY FACING MORE DIFFICULT FINANCIAL SITUATIONS.

IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, IT BECOMES EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER RESPONSIBLY, THOUGHTFULLY AND STRATEGICALLY PROTECTING THE STABILITY OF OUR WORKFORCE WHILE ENSURING THE LONG TERM PHYSICAL HEALTH OF OUR DISTRICT.

I'M NOT ONLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. DESPITE CHALLENGES, WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO APPROACH THIS PROCESS WITH MUTUAL RESPECT AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PARTNERSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU THIS NEXT YEAR.

VICE PRESIDENT SERNA. WE HAVE WORK TO DO IN CLOSED SESSION.

SO I'M GOOD. YEAH, I WILL KEEP MY COMMENTS SHORT AS WELL BECAUSE THIS BOARD DOES HAVE TO GO BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE IT, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO PUBLIC FOR SITTING THROUGH THIS MEETING. AND THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

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