May 06, 2026 Board of Education Meeting

IS NOW 5:01 P.M. THE MAY 6TH, 2026, REGULAR MEETING OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION IS NOW IN SESSION.

[1. CALL TO ORDER - CLOSED SESSION, 5:00 PM]

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SUPERINTENDENT. EMBODY. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA? BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ THERE ARE TWO CHANGES TO NOTE FOR ITEM 4.6.

THE BID WILL BE AWARDED TO C O BROTHERS, THE SECOND LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER IN THE AMOUNT OF 794,198 AS WELL.

OH, EXCUSE ME. AS ALL AMERICAN BUILDING SERVICES HAS WITHDRAWN ITS BID.

ADDITIONALLY, BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL HAS REQUESTED THAT ITEM 4.31 BE PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

BOARD OF EDUCATION ARE THERE ANY OTHER AGENDIZED ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION? OKAY, SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE, CAN I. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. SO MOVED.

SECOND, HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER HOLLEY AND A SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. SUPERINTENDENT, DID WE RECEIVE ANY COMMENT CARDS FOR ANY CLOSED SESSION ITEMS? THERE ARE ZERO COMMENT CARDS RECEIVED. OKAY. THE BOARD WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.

[2. CLOSED SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]

THE TIME IS 6:49 P.M.. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD

[3. CALL TO ORDER - OPEN SESSION, 6:30 P.M.]

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY THE MAYOR OF FONTANA, ACQUANETTA 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 MEDITATION, PRAYER, REFLECTION OR OTHER SILENT ACTIVITIES.

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

THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR FORMER EMPLOYEE PASSING MR. MARVIN TOM SAWYER, FORMER LEGAL COUNSEL FOR FONTANA SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND FAMILY MEMBER PASSING MICHAEL DRAGOON, CHERISHED GRANDFATHER OF BOARD MEMBER DANIELLE HOLLEY, WHO WAS A FORMER FONTANA STUDENT AND A MEMBER OF FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL'S FIRST GRADUATING CLASS IN 1955.

WE HAVE FIVE RECOGNITIONS AND ONE SCHOOL PRESENTATION ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. I WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO SUPERINTENDENT EMBODY. THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ. WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH OUR RECOGNITION OF ASHLEY SUAREZ, OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. TONIGHT WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT LEADER, ASHLEY SUAREZ.

OUR 2025 2026 STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, ASHLEY, ON BEHALF OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED BOARD OF EDUCATION, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE.

THIS PAST YEAR, YOU HAVE BEEN A STRONG VOICE FOR STUDENTS BY SHARING IMPORTANT UPDATES, HIGHLIGHTING DISTRICT PROGRAMS, AND ELEVATING STUDENT VOICE REPRESENTATION AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS.

YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS EXTENDED BEYOND BOARD MEETINGS.

YOU HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED ACROSS THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE SUPERINTENDENT, STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION, THE FONTANA CHRISTMAS PARADE, FONTANA SANTAS AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS ALL WHILE MAINTAINING EXCELLENT GRADES AND WORKING PART TIME. WE ARE ALSO EXCITED TO CELEBRATE ASHLEY'S ACCEPTANCE TO UCLA.

WHERE SHE PLANS TO STUDY POLITICAL SCIENCE PRE LAW AND PURSUE HER DREAM OF BECOMING A LAWYER TO SUPPORT HER ON THIS JOURNEY.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE FONTANA PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION ARE PROUD TO AWARD HER WITH A $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE OFFICES OF SENATOR ELOISE GOMEZ REYES, REPRESENTED BY MR. MICHAEL TOWNSEND, ASSEMBLY MEMBER ROBERT GARCIA, REPRESENTED BY DAISY ARTIAGA FONTANA MAYOR ACQUANETTA WARREN AND SECOND DISTRICT SUPERVISOR JESSE ARMENDARIZ. FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE ASHLEY.

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OKAY. HI, EVERYONE. IT'S SO NICE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU THAT ARE PRESENT, BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS REALLY WITNESSING HISTORY.

I WAS SAYING ABOUT 5 TO 6 YEARS. WE'LL PROBABLY BE BACK HERE ONE DAY TALKING ABOUT YOU BECAUSE THIS IS HOW IT ALL STARTS.

NO ONE CAN SPEAK TO THE ISSUE OF GETTING INVOLVED WHEN YOU'RE YOUNGER THAN I CAN.

MY PARENTS STARTED ME WHEN I WAS SIX YEARS OLD, GOING TO DOOR TO DOOR, WORKING ON CAMPAIGNS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, LEARNING HOW TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE.

AND WHAT YOU HAVE DONE NATIONALLY IS JUST AMAZING.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE PRAYING FOR YOU AND LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR FAVORITE GOALS.

GOING TO UCLA IS NOT A BAD THING. I WENT TO OCCIDENTAL.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME SLACK. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS BECAUSE IT TAKES A VILLAGE.

BUT HONEY, THESE DAYS IT TAKES A TOWN. SO WE'RE ALL HERE FOR YOU, AND WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE KEEP YOU IN OUR HEARTS.

SO THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, VICE SERNA BOARD MEMBERS AND STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.

I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO COME OUT HERE AND SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. NOW, I KNOW WITH YOUR SCHOLARSHIP AND ON YOUR TENURE HERE.

YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS THINK BACK TO WHEN I WAS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS FOR US TO SEE YOUNG PEOPLE COME IN AND FOR US TO TAKE A MOMENT TO LOOK THROUGH YOUR EYES AND TO BE THAT REMINDER FOR US THAT OUR GOALS, OUR JOBS, OUR OBJECTIVES IS TO STAY FOCUSED ON OUR CHILDREN AND THE DECISIONS THAT WE'RE MAKING FOR THEM, WHAT'S BEST FOR CHILDREN.

AND I FEEL LIKE HAVING A BOARD MEMBER LIKE YOURSELF ON THERE IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED CONTINUOUSLY, SO THAT WE DON'T EVER LOSE SIGHT OF WHY WE'RE HERE, WHAT WE'RE HERE DOING, AND WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US.

SO I WANTED TO COME DOWN HERE PERSONALLY AND SAY THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION AND KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU IN ANY WAY WE CAN IN THE FUTURE.

I HAVE A YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND WE ALSO HAVE AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE SUMMER, AND IT PAYS 2500 BUCKS.

SO COME AND SEE US. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MICHAEL TOWNSEND AND I REPRESENT STATE SENATOR ELOISE GOMEZ REYES.

SHE PROBABLY SEES HERSELF IN YOU YOUR LEADERSHIP, THE FACT THAT YOU STEPPED UP AND APPLIED YOURSELF.

AND SO I KNOW THERE'S PROBABLY A COMMUNITY FULL OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING YOU.

PROBABLY MOST OF ALL YOUR FOLKS AT HOME, BUT THAT'S NOT TO TAKE AWAY THE INITIATIVE THAT YOU DEMONSTRATED.

IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU REACHING FOR YOUR POTENTIAL SETTING YOUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AND THEN MAKING PLANS ON THE STEPS TO ACHIEVE THOSE, YOU WOULDN'T BE WHERE YOU ARE TODAY.

AND WE CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHERE YOU'RE GOING. SO WITH OUR BLESSINGS AND OUR BEST WISHES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

HELLO, EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING. AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS NADIA.

I'M WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER ROBERT GARCIA'S OFFICE. ASHLEY ON HIS BEHALF.

HE WISHES YOU MANY CONGRATULATIONS AND A BIG, BIG CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW JOURNEY TO UCLA.

HE WENT TO UCLA AND I ALSO WENT TO UCLA. SO WE ARE A BIG BRUIN FAMILY AND WE WISH YOU NOTHING BUT THE BEST.

PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU CAN ALSO COUNT ON US FOR ANYTHING YOU MIGHT NEED.

I ALSO STUDIED POLITICAL SCIENCE WHILE AT UCLA, SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP YOU OUT, PLEASE. YOU KNOW, CONSIDER AS PART OF THE VILLAGE, THE TOWN THAT THE MAYOR SAID AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK HERE CONTRIBUTING TO THE GROWTH AND BETTERMENT OF THE INLAND EMPIRE. AND WE WISH YOU MANY YEARS OF SUCCESS.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

LET'S GIVE ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR MISS ASHLEY SUAREZ.

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SO I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS AND INVITE UP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALISON O'CONNOR AND DOLLY BERGEN, COORDINATOR FOR STEAM AND K-12 SCIENCE, TO THE PODIUM TO INTRODUCE OUR OUTSTANDING SCHOLARS WHOSE CURIOSITY AND CREATIVITY HAVE LED THEM TO THIS POINT.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, VICE PRESIDENT, SERNA, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT AND BUDDY, WE ARE SO PROUD TONIGHT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE AMAZING INGENUITY, CREATIVITY, KNOWLEDGE, AND JUST SMARTS OF OUR F USD STUDENTS OF SCIENCE. WE'RE PROUD TO SAY THAT SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL HAD 47 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE SCIENCE OLYMPIAD AND ACROSS OUR DISTRICT, WE HAD 108 STUDENTS. OVER TEN SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE IN OUR SCIENCE FAIR, WHICH IS DOUBLED FROM LAST YEAR.

SO WE'RE EXCITED AND PROUD TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU AS WELL.

THAT'S THANKS TO THE DEDICATION OF OUR SCIENCE COORDINATOR, DOLLY BERGEN.

AND I'M GOING TO TURN THE MIC OVER HER THIS EVENING, AND SHE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THAT.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. OUR STUDENTS EXCELLENCE EXTENDED BEYOND THE DISTRICT, WITH 51 STUDENTS REPRESENTING 36 PROJECTS ADVANCING TO THE SAN BERNARDINO, INYO, MONO COUNTY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR.

AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, A FEW SD STUDENTS EARNED EIGHT SILVER AND 13 BRONZE GROUP AWARDS, ALONG WITH FOUR COMMUNITY AWARDS.

INDIVIDUALLY, 15 STUDENTS EARNED SILVER MEDALS, 17 EARNED BRONZE AND NINE RECEIVED PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITIONS FROM ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, AND THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR COUNTY MEDAL WINNERS AND PRESTIGIOUS AWARD WINNERS TO STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED.

IT'S THEM ON THE SIDE.

IN ADDITION, THERE ARE 47 SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT DEMONSTRATED STRONG PERFORMANCE AT THE INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD.

ONE OF THE TEAM MEMBERS, MICHELLE NWAOBI FROM SUMMIT, EARNED SIXTH PLACE IN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY.

SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY. SHE'S PART OF SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL BAND, AND THEY HAVE A PERFORMANCE.

BUT SHE REALLY DID AN AWESOME JOB REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE INTERNET AT THE SCIENCE OLYMPIAD.

SO AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO HER AND TO SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL.

WE WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE BY RECOGNIZING OUR DEDICATED SCIENCE FAIR MENTORS AND SCIENCE OLYMPIAD COACHES.

IF YOU ARE HERE, PLEASE STAND UP. AND OF COURSE, OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS WHO'S BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM.

THIS EDUCATORS INVEST SIGNIFICANT TIME BEYOND THE SCHOOL DAY TO GUIDE, COACH AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS THROUGH THROUGH COMPLEX SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES. THEIR COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING STUDENT THINKING, RESILIENCE AND CONFIDENCE IS THE FOUNDATION OF THESE ACHIEVEMENTS.

WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO OUR STUDENTS SUCCESS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE. WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO THIS WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU PARENTS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

ON APRIL 24TH, WE HAD THE HONOR OF CELEBRATING A.B.

MILLER HIGH SCHOOL AT THE 2026 CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS RECOGNITION CEREMONY.

THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD REFLECTS THE HARD WORK OF THE STAFF, THE STUDENTS, AND LEADERSHIP AT THAT SCHOOL.

PLEASE, DOCTOR KIMBERLY MCKINNEY, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND SHARE MORE ABOUT THIS INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, VICE PRESIDENT, SERNA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

SUPERINTENDENT, IN-BODY. OUR AMAZING COMMUNITY HERE.

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO A.B.

MILLER, EARNING THE CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL AWARD FOR 2026.

IT WAS THROUGH THEIR INTENSIVE WORK TO MEET THREE REQUIREMENTS.

THEY HAD TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS. EXCUSE ME. THEY HAD TO ACCELERATE ACADEMIC PROGRESS FOR TWO OR MORE STUDENT GROUPS THAT HAD BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED.

THEY HAD TO DEMONSTRATE ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS ABOVE THE STATE MEDIAN, AND THEY HAD TO INCREASE OVERALL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS.

SO THREE VERY BIG CHALLENGES UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DOCTOR BARBARA KELLY AND THE TEAM OF THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS, THEIR TEACHERS, THEIR SUPPORT STAFF. THIS ALL HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THEIR STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING AND INTENTIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL MOVES THAT MADE THIS SCHOOL THAT THIS SCHOOL

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GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AND CABINET.

ON BEHALF OF THE DEDICATED STAFF AT A.B. MILLER HIGH SCHOOL, I'M HONORED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE A MOMENT THAT TRULY BELONGS TO OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A 2026 CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL.

THIS RECOGNITION IS ONE THAT THE STATE'S HIGHEST HONORS AWARDED TO SCHOOLS THAT DEMONSTRATE EXEMPLARY STUDENT OUTCOMES AND STRONG COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS FOR US. IT REFLECTS YEARS OF FOCUSED WORK TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS ACCESS TO MEANINGFUL, RIGOROUS AND SUPPORT RIGOROUS LEARNING AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.

AT A.B. MILLER. THIS HONOR IS A RESULT OF COLLECTIVE EFFORT.

IT'S A RESULT OF TEACHERS WHO COLLABORATE AND INNOVATE EVERY DAY.

STAFF MEMBERS WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO SUPPORT STUDENTS.

THE SCHOOL CULTURE GROUNDED IN HIGH EXPECTATIONS, CARE, AND CONNECTION.

IT IS ALSO A REFLECTION OF OUR STUDENTS RESILIENCE AND DETERMINATION AND THE TRUST AND PARTNERSHIP OF OUR FAMILIES.

WE ARE ESPECIALLY PROUD OF THIS RECOGNITION HIGHLIGHTS NOT ONLY ACADEMIC GROWTH, BUT OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, ENSURING ALL STUDENTS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED, CONTINUE TO MAKE MEANINGFUL PROGRESS ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE STAFF.

I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT, RESOURCES AND BELIEF IN THE WORK THAT WE DO EVERY DAY.

WE ARE PROUD TO REPRESENT FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO BUILDING ON THIS SUCCESS AS WE PREPARE EVERY REBEL FOR COLLEGE, CAREER AND LIFE. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT.

OH, LOOK AT THAT BANNER NEXT TO IT. CAN YOU CAN YOU SWING AROUND FRONT HERE JUST TO GET IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA BECAUSE IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND YOU CAN'T SEE IT BACK THERE? OH, I'D LOVE TO. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A SPOT FOR THIS.

YEAH. A LOT OF YOU GOT A LOT OF BANNERS WHEN YOU COME UP HERE TO DOCTOR KELLY.

YEAH, IT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT. WE'RE SO PROUD OF ABBY MILLER AND THE TEAM OVER THERE.

EXCELLENT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. CONGRATULATIONS. AGAIN.

WAS IT UPSIDE DOWN? NO WAY. I'M JUST KIDDING.

SHE HAD ME. FRAMED.

OH, YOU CAN'T SEE IT OH. YOU DID. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME TO THE PODIUM BRITTANY DAVIS FOX, THE PRINCIPAL AT SEQUOYAH MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE'S GOING TO SHARE SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING AT SEQUOYAH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE IMPACTFUL WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING.

OKAY. YOU SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, VICE PRESIDENT, SERNA.

BOARD MEMBERS. SUPERINTENDENT. EMBODY CABINET AND GUEST.

MY NAME IS BRITTANY DAVIS FOX. I AM THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF SEQUOYAH MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH I LOVE AT THE HEART OF MY CORE.

I AM HONORED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO SHARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT IS HAPPENING AT SEQUOYAH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF. AT THIS TIME, WE GET TO SHARE THIS AMAZING VIDEO THAT I WANT TO GIVE A THANKS TO OUR FACE TEAM PUTTING TOGETHER.

SO WE WOULD LIKE TO TURN OVER. OH, THAT'S NOT THE BEGINNING THOUGH.

OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. READY? YES. MY NAME IS BRITTANY DAVIS AND I'M THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF SEQUOIA MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO I THINK ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT SEQUOIA IS THAT WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF ACCOLADES.

ONE OF THEM BEING THAT WE ARE A PBIS PLATINUM SCHOOL, WHICH WE HAVE BEEN FOR MULTIPLE YEARS.

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I THINK WHAT SEQUOIA DOES TO MAINTAIN ITS STATUS AS A SCHOOL, TO WATCH AS PLATINUM PBIS, AS AN AVID NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL, IS. WE BELIEVE IN RELATIONSHIPS. I THINK HAVING PBIS AT MY SCHOOL IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT ENCOURAGES GOOD BEHAVIOR AND GOOD GRADES AND PEOPLE JUST TO DO THEIR BEST IN GENERAL.

I'M MISS DELGADO AND I'M THE ASB DIRECTOR FOR SEQUOYA MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH ASB.

WE WANT EVERY KIND OF LEADER SO IT CAN BE THE ONE WHO'S QUIET AND BEHIND THE SCENES TO THE ONE WHO'S IN FRONT OF THE STAGE SPEAKING TO THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. HI, MY NAME IS DALILA RODRIGUEZ. I'M AN EIGHTH GRADER AND I GO TO SEQUOYAH MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR ASB.

DOES IS THEY ASK AROUND LIKE STUDENTS OR WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF? OR WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE SEQUOYAH BETTER? YOU KNOW, AND WE TAKE LIKE A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY IN THAT AND MAKE SURE WE GET THE THINGS THAT THE STUDENTS WANT TO SEE HERE AT SEQUOYAH. FROM THERE, WE ALSO BECAME AN AVID SCHOOL WHERE ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO, WE WERE RECOGNIZED WITH OUR AVID NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL.

AVID HAS HELPED ME BY BEING MORE ORGANIZED AND BEING MORE THOUGHTFUL AND MORE OPEN MINDED WITH MY PROJECTS, MY HOMEWORK, MY SCHOOL, MY HOME LIFE. FROM THERE, WE ACTUALLY LED INTO SCHOOLS TO WATCH WHERE WE HAVE NOW REDESIGNATED TWO TIGHTEN.

SOME ARE GETTING READY TO REDESIGNATE, HOPEFULLY FOR THE THIRD TIME NEXT YEAR AGAIN.

AND THAT ONE WAS AGAIN, WAS REALLY FOCUSING ON THE CONSISTENCY AND THE CULTURE ACROSS CAMPUS, CREATING THAT SENSE OF BELONGING, BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR STUDENTS.

SO REALLY FOCUSING ON THE WHOLE CHILD APPROACH.

WHAT IS IT THAT OUR KIDS NEEDED TO BECOME THRIVING INDIVIDUALS AND HAVE A VOICE AS THEY PROGRESSED THROUGHOUT? SO A FEW YEARS BACK, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NOTICED IS WE HAVE A VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF ENGLISH LEARNER STUDENTS WHO COME IN TO ASSESS SEQUOYAH.

IT'S ROUGHLY ANYWHERE BETWEEN 25 TO 30% YEAR TO YEAR.

AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALIZED IS THEY NEEDED SOME SUPPORT IN THEIR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT SKILLS.

AND SO WHAT WE DID IS WE LOOKED AT WHERE OUR STUDENTS WERE PERFORMING, AND WE ENSURED THAT THEY WERE PLACED ACCORDINGLY TO THEIR LEARNING NEEDS.

WHEN I ENTERED SEQUOYAH, I WAS AN ENGLISH LEARNER, AND NOW I'M IN.

THE DLI PROGRAM IS VERY FUN TO DO AND VERY INTERESTING TO LEARN.

THAT REALLY MAKES ME FEEL THAT I'M LIKE PROUD OF MYSELF, THAT I'M LEARNING INTO DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, ENGLISH AND SPANISH. BUT LIKE THEN I'M HONORING MY SPANISH FAMILY BY USING THEIR LANGUAGE AT SCHOOL.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID IS WE BROUGHT OUR TEAM TOGETHER, OUR ELL TEACHERS, AND THEY REALLY WORKED TO COLLABORATE AND MAKE SURE THE KIDS ARE PLACED ACCORDINGLY. AND IF WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES OR ADJUSTMENTS BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING SUPER HIGH, WE DO THAT.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE REALLY LOOK AT GOAL SETTING WITH THEM AND INCLUDING THEM IN THEIR PROCESS OF WHERE AM I? WHERE DO I NEED TO GO TO? AM I ALMOST THERE? AND THEY GET TO TRACK THEIR OWN LEARNING.

AND I THINK THAT'S MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

SO THIS IS JUST A SMALL SNAPSHOT. OH, SORRY. I FEEL LIKE I'M IN PRINCIPLE OF THE DAILY COMMITMENT AND THE PRIDE AND THE UNWAVERING LOVE THAT GOES INTO OUR SCHOOL. SO BUT TODAY I HAVE TWO STUDENTS WHO GET TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AS WELL.

SO I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO INTRODUCE GIOVANNI RAMIREZ.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AND GUESTS.

MY NAME IS GIOVANNI RAMIREZ AND I AM THE EIGHTH GRADE ASB TREASURER AT SEQUOIA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND THIS YEAR, ASB HELPED PLAN OUT PLAN AND PUT ON SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, SOCIALS, LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES AND FIELD TRIPS.

THESE ACTIVITIES GAVE STUDENTS A CHANCE TO HAVE FUN, CONNECT WITH FRIENDS, AND FEEL MORE EXCITED ABOUT COMING TO SCHOOL.

LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES ESPECIALLY HELP MAKE BREAKS MORE ENJOYABLE, AND DANCES AND SOCIALS GAVE STUDENTS SOMETHING TO LOOK AT AND TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

FIELD TRIPS HELP HELPED US LEARN OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM AND BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH WITH CLASSMATES.

I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHERE I WAS ABLE TO SHARE MY.

WHAT I WAS ABLE TO SHARE STUDENT IDEAS AND GIVE INPUT ON WHAT REALLY MATTERS MOST TO US.

THAT EXPERIENCE HELPED ME GROW AS A LEADER AND MADE ME FEEL LIKE MY VOICE REALLY MATTERS.

BEING AN ASB HAS TAUGHT ME RESPONSIBILITY, TEAMWORK, AND LEADERSHIP.

ACTIVITIES HELP STUDENTS FEEL CONNECTED, INCLUDED, AND SUPPORTED.

THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT ASB AND FOR GIVING STUDENTS LIKE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD, GROW AND MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR SCHOOL.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY. AND NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE JOSE SANTANA.

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MY NAME IS JOSE SANTANA, AND EVEN THOUGH I'M OVER SIX FEET, I'M A SEVENTH GRADE STUDENT AT SEQUOYAH MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SEQUOYAH.

I'M PART OF THE ROBOTICS CLUB. BEING PART OF ROBOTICS TAUGHT ME HOW TO WORK AS A TEAM.

I LEARNED HOW TO LISTEN TO OTHERS, SHARE IDEAS, AND SOLVE PROBLEMS TOGETHER.

THIS HELPED ME BECOME A BETTER LEARNER IN ALL MY CLASSES.

ROBOTICS HAS HELPED ME LEARN AND UNDERSTAND CODING, WHICH HELPED ME IMPROVE MY MATH SKILLS.

CODING TAUGHT ME HOW TO THINK STEP BY STEP AND APPLY MATH IN REAL LIFE WAYS.

BACK IN OCTOBER, I HAD THE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE IN THE US ROBOTICS COMPETITION AND ADVANCE TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PANAMA.

THIS. ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T WIN. THIS EXPERIENCE HELPED ME BUILD MY CONFIDENCE AND TAUGHT ME HOW TO PRESENT AND SPEAK IN FRONT OF OTHERS.

ROBOTICS SHOWED ME WHAT STUDENTS CAN ACHIEVE WHEN THEY ARE GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO LEAD, LEARN AND BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES.

THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT HELP STUDENTS SUCCEED.

THANK YOU EVERYONE. EVERY DAY OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF BUILD SOMETHING MEANINGFUL TOGETHER.

WE'RE PROUD OF THE IMPACT WE'RE MAKING, NOT JUST TODAY, BUT FOR THE YEARS TO COME.

AT SEQUOIA MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE DON'T JUST EDUCATE STUDENTS.

WE IGNITE POTENTIAL, ELEVATE VOICES, AND SHAPE THE FUTURE.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THE AMAZING THINGS TO COME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT, WE ARE EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE SOME EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT ATHLETES WHO WHOSE HARD WORK, DISCIPLINE AND LEADERSHIP HAVE REPRESENTED OUR DISTRICT SO WELL THIS SPRING SEASON.

INTRODUCING OUR OUTSTANDING SPRING ATHLETES AS DOCTOR KIMBERLY MCKINNEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I GET TO RECOGNIZE OUR LAST SET OF OUTSTANDING ATHLETES FOR THE YEAR.

I WAS TALKING TO THE STUDENTS EARLIER AND SHARED THAT WE ONLY RECOGNIZE 36 OF OUR OUTSTANDING ATHLETES OF THE 18,000 THAT COULD POTENTIALLY QUALIFY FOR THIS AWARD. SO IT'S QUITE PRESTIGIOUS THAT THEY ARE RECOGNIZED THIS YEAR.

FIRST UP, WE HAVE FROM ERIC BIRCH HIGH SCHOOL.

I'D LIKE TO BRING UP JAYDEN CARTER AND DAMIEN ENCINAS, BOTH PLAYING BASKETBALL.

FROM A.B. MILLER HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE SAMANTHA ARIAS JUAREZ, WHO ISN'T ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT WE ALSO HAVE ADRIAN MORALES.

FROM FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE ROBERT ROMERO AND BRIANNA POWELL.

FROM RUPA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE VALERIA RAMIREZ AND ALEX MORAN, AND ALEX CAME TO US RIGHT AFTER HIS CIF MATCH THIS EVENING. FROM KAISER HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE JESSICA HORO.

AND UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT CORY LEDBETTER.

AND OUR FINAL SCHOOL WE HAVE FROM SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL ARIANNA MUNOZ.

AND SHE'S GOING TO RUN OUT HERE IN JUST A MINUTE WITH HER FAMILY BECAUSE THEIR BANQUET IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. AND EVAN SPENCER.

THESE INCREDIBLE ATHLETES ARE JUST A FEW OF OUR INCREDIBLE ATHLETES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE ACHIEVED A NUMBER OF LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS YEAR, WITH ABBY MILLER BEING THE LEAGUE CHAMPION FOR BOYS BASEBALL, GIRLS SOFTBALL AND BOYS VOLLEYBALL THIS YEAR AND TRACK, GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD.

FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL WAS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS FOR BOYS TRACK, BOYS SWIMMING AND BASEBALL AND BOYS VOLLEYBALL.

JURUPA HILLS WAS LEAGUE CHAMPS IN SOFTBALL, BOYS TENNIS AND SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL BROUGHT HOME THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP IN BASEBALL AND BOYS VOLLEYBALL.

IT'S THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF OUR BOARD, OUR AMAZING PARENTS WHO ARE ALWAYS DEDICATED TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS, THE COACHES THAT SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, AND THE AMAZING CHARACTER THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SHOWING THAT BRING ALL OF THESE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO RECOGNIZE THESE ATHLETES.

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I WILL NOW TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO LEGAL COUNSEL.

THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE STIPULATED EXPULSION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT JR FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER OF THE 2020 526 SCHOOL YEAR AND FALL SEMESTER OF 2020 627 SCHOOL YEAR.

MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL, SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER PEREZ CARRIED ON UNANIMOUS FIVE ZERO VOTE IN CLOSED SESSION.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE STIPULATED EXPULSION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT J.

L FOR ONE FULL CALENDAR YEAR FROM MAY 6TH, 2026 TO MAY 6TH, 2027.

MOTION MADE BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL, SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ, CARRIED ON A UNANIMOUS FIVE ZERO VOTE IN CLOSED SESSION.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED A RESIGNATION AGREEMENT FOR CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE NUMBER 27835 AND RESCINDED NON REELECTION RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-01 FROM FEBRUARY 11TH, 2026. MOTION BY BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER HOLLY CARRIED ON A UNANIMOUS FIVE ZERO VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WE'RE ON TO 3.5 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS.

PREVIOUSLY, THERE WAS A REQUEST TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR DISTRICT'S ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAMS. TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS ON ALL SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND WILL INCLUDE THE ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAMS. I'D LIKE TO INVITE MR. CRAIG BAKER, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF STUDENT SERVICES, AND MR. ALEX GONZALEZ, SPECIAL EDUCATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO THE PODIUM.

JUST KEEPS HAPPENING. MY LAPTOP.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, VICE PRESIDENT.

SERNA BOARD MEMBERS HOLLY SANDOVAL PEREZ, STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.

SUAREZ AND SUPERINTENDENT IN-BODY. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO TO DISCUSS AND SHARE ABOUT THE PROGRAM SPECIAL EDUCATION LOCATIONS IN OUR DISTRICT.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR GOAL HAS BEEN OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS IS THAT WE'RE REDUCING ANY KIND OF UNNECESSARY TRANSITIONS, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR, OUR RESEARCH SHOWS IS THAT THE MORE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE CONNECTED TO THEIR SCHOOL SITE, THE BETTER THEY DO. AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S BEEN A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AND CONCERN THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE MOVED AROUND.

AND SO REALLY, ONE OF OUR BIG GOALS IS, IS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE CONNECTED AND THEY HAVE A CLEAR PATH ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT JUST OUR, OUR REDESIGNED FROM DURING THE 23 TO 2023 2024.

WE BROUGHT ON MR. GONZALEZ AS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION.

AND SO AT THAT TIME, WE HAD 21 PARTIAL PROGRAMS, MEANING THAT WE HAD JUST DIFFERENT INSTANCES WHERE THE STUDENTS WERE NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR ELEMENTARY AT ONE PARTICULAR SCHOOL. SO WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO DURING THIS PAST YEAR IS, IS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE THAT NUMBER TO FIVE.

AND COMING IN FOR 2627, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CLEAR PATHWAY FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ELEMENTARY THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY HARD WORK JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS REMAIN CONNECTED AND IN ONE, ONE LOCATION THROUGHOUT THEIR JOURNEY. SO I HAVE MR. GONZALEZ HERE. THAT'S GOING TO GO IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL AS FAR AS OUR PROGRAMS AND WHAT THEY OFFER.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, VICE PRESIDENT, SERNA BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT EMBODY CABINET AND THE VIEWING AUDIENCE. I'M ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ, I'M YOUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOPA AND SPECIAL SERVICES.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT. SO AS MR. BAKER SHARED WITH YOU GUYS, WHEN I FIRST CAME ON BOARD, WE HAD AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL A SITUATION WHERE OUR STUDENTS WERE HAVING TO SWITCH SCHOOLS MULTIPLE TIMES FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE COMPLETE CONTINUUM OF GRADE LEVELS AT THE SITE THAT THEY WERE SERVED AT.

SO I WANTED TO SHOW YOU GUYS WHAT, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE NUMBERS WISE.

AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT POPULATION OF STUDENTS.

WE HAVE ABOUT 5000 STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT ON IEPS RIGHT NOW, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND ABOUT 70% OF ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE SERVED IN GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSES.

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SO IF YOU LOOK UP ON YOUR SCREEN FOR OUR PRESCHOOL AND TK POPULATION, IT'S ABOUT.

17 TOTAL PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER FOR STUDENTS THAT NEED SPECIALIZED SUPPORT.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS AS FAR AS SCHOOLS, WE HAVE ABOUT 30 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

SO WITH 17 PROGRAMS, WE OBVIOUSLY CANNOT PROVIDE THE FULL CONTINUUM OF PROGRAMS THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR SCHOOL SITES, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH STUDENTS THAT REQUIRE THAT LEVEL OF SUPPORT AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS IS FROM FIRST GRADE THROUGH FIFTH GRADE.

WE HAVE ABOUT 31 PROGRAMS. SO AGAIN, FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT HAVE MORE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS.

IF WE HAVE 31 PROGRAMS FROM FIRST GRADE TO FIFTH GRADE.

WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO OFFER THE FULL CONTINUUM OF PROGRAMS THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR ELEMENTARY SITES.

SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE TOOK THOSE PROGRAMS THAT WE NEED FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND WE CONDENSED THEM AT A FEW SITES SO THAT THOSE CHILDREN COULD STAY AT THAT ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THEIR ENTIRE ELEMENTARY CAREER, STARTING AT FIRST GRADE.

SO WHEN MR. BAKER WAS SHARING WITH YOU GUYS THAT WE WENT FROM 21 PARTIAL PROGRAMS WHEN HE WAS TALKING ABOUT IS WE USED TO HAVE LIKE MAYBE FIRST GRADE THROUGH SECOND GRADE CLASS AT SCHOOL A, AND THEN THOSE KIDS AFTER SECOND GRADE WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT TO ANOTHER SCHOOL TO COMPLETE THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE AND THEN SOMETIMES MOVE AGAIN FOR FIFTH GRADE.

SO WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS, WE WERE HAVING THAT DILEMMA, AND NOW WE'RE NEXT YEAR HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE'RE DOWN TO ZERO.

SO THAT'S A VIEW OF OUR ELEMENTARY. NOW AS FAR AS SECONDARY GOES, WE DON'T HAVE THAT CHALLENGE AT SECONDARY BECAUSE ALL OF OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS OFFER BOTH RESOURCE PROGRAMS AND WHAT WE CALL APPLIED PROGRAMS. SO STUDENTS THAT NEED SPECIAL ED CLASS FOR CORE CLASSES THAT'S OFFERED AT ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND THEN WHERE WE, WHERE WE DO STILL HAVE SOME STUDENTS THAT AREN'T ABLE TO GO TO THEIR HOME SCHOOL IS OUR STUDENTS THAT HAVE OUR MORE INTENSIVE NEEDS.

SO WE HAVE CURRENTLY TWO OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT DON'T HAVE INTENSIVE PROGRAMS, AND ALL OF OUR OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOLS DO.

AND THEN AT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, WE HAVE THE FULL CONTINUUM OF ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND THEN FINALLY, FOR OUR ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAMS, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, LAST YEAR WE HAD TO CLOSE THE OLD BIRCH, AND WE HOUSED TWO OF OUR TRANSITION ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAMS AT THE OLD BIRCH.

AND WE HAD TO RELOCATE THOSE CLASSES TEMPORARILY ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

WE'RE NOW RELOCATING ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS BACK TO THE NORTH.

SO NOW I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF OUR ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAMS IN THE NORTH, IN THE MIDDLE OF FONTANA, AS WELL AS IN THE SOUTH.

SO JUST TO CLOSE AGAIN, OUR GOAL HERE WAS TO KEEP THAT CONTINUITY OF SERVICES FOR OUR STUDENTS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL. WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT, AND MORE RECENTLY, WE WERE ABLE TO ALSO MOVE OUR TRANSITION PROGRAM STARTING NEXT YEAR.

SO WE NOW HAVE TRANSITION ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN ALSO.

AND AGAIN, THE GOAL WITH THAT IS TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS AT THEIR HOME SCHOOLS AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE.

AND THEN ALSO TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS AREN'T MOVING PROGRAMS MULTIPLE TIMES IN THEIR ELEMENTARY CAREER.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MAY HAVE.

I HAVE A QUESTION. SO I SEE THAT YOU'RE OPENING UP AN ADULT TRANSITION CLASSROOM AT ABBY MILLER.

WAS THAT THE THE NORTH SIDE? CORRECT. SO IF THERE'S STUDENTS THAT ARE SUMMIT SKYHAWK STUDENTS CURRENTLY AT SUMMIT, THAT'S NOT BEING OFFERED NOW FOR THEM, THEY'D HAVE TO GO TO ABBY MILLER. CURRENTLY, YES.

WE DO NOT HAVE A PROGRAM AT SUMMIT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? MISS SANDOVAL? THANK YOU. I DO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PARENT VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HER CHILD HAVING TO GO TO A DIFFERENT AREA.

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THEY'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE THE STORES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THAT WAS ONE. NUMBER TWO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS GETS OUT THERE.

I'M, I'M HAPPY THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO DO THIS.

THAT WAS A BIG, HUGE CONCERN. I'VE BEEN HEARING IT FOR A FEW YEARS.

SO I'M, I KNOW THAT WITH THIS, THIS IS A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAD A WHOLE LOT BETTER.

THE ONE THING THAT I WANTED TO KNOW ARE, ARE THEY GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET A BUSSING OR DOES A PARENT NEED TO BUS THEM TO THAT AREA? TRANSPORTATION. WE PROVIDE IF THE STUDENT NEEDS IT PER THEIR IEP OR IF THE DISTRICT IS TELLING A PARENT YOUR PROGRAM IS NOT AVAILABLE AT YOUR HOME SITE. SO AT THAT POINT, THE DISTRICT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSPORT.

OKAY. NOW, AS FAR AS THE ADULT TRANSITION, ARE THEY GOING TO GET THE SAME SERVICES THAT THEY DID AT? I THINK IT WAS BIRCH THAT THEY WERE LEARNING HOW TO COOK.

THEY WERE LEARNING HOW TO WASH. THEY WERE LEARNING HOW TO WASH DISHES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING THAT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WERE LEARNING THESE KIND OF THINGS.

ARE THEY GOING TO BE GETTING THAT TYPE OF SERVICE? YES. THEY'LL HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME SERVICES.

AS A MATTER OF FACT OUR PRINCIPAL AT ABBY MILLER LAST YEAR IDENTIFIED A SPACE FOR US.

THAT'S THE FORMER CULINARY ARTS ROOM. YEAH. WE JUST HAVE TO DO SOME REMODELING TO IT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TEMPORARILY HOUSE THE STUDENTS ON AN AVAILABLE CLASSROOM THAT ALREADY HAS ACCESS TO WASHER, DRYER, STOVE, AND THEN EVENTUALLY WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THEM TO THAT REMODELED FACILITY AT AV MILLER.

SOUNDS GOOD. I'M HAPPY ABOUT THAT. MY LAST QUESTION IS, ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE LIKE A WORKFORCE WHERE THEY THEY LEARN THEY HAVE A PLACE THAT THEY GO EVERY DAY OR EVERY OTHER DAY TO LEARN WORK, WORK SKILLS.

YEAH. THAT'S PART OF THEIR PROGRAM. WE ACTUALLY HAVE VANS THAT WE USE TO TRANSPORT THE STUDENTS TO WORK SITES FOR WORK EXPERIENCE.

WE RECENTLY BIDDED FOR, I BELIEVE IT'S FOUR NEW VANS BECAUSE MORE VANS ARE GETTING KIND OF OLD.

SO WE SHOULD HAVE THOSE NEXT YEAR AND THOSE STUDENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE AS WELL.

OKAY, ONE LAST ONE. WHEN IT'S ALL DONE, I WOULD LIKE TO GET A TOUR.

AND I THINK MY COLLEAGUE, SHE ALSO MENTIONED SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US TO SEE WHAT WE'RE OFFERING SO WE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS.

I INVITE YOU TO TOUR OUR ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAMS. NOW, OUR STAFF IS REALLY PROUD OF THOSE PROGRAMS. SO ANY TIME PLEASE COME BY AND SEE THEM. WE HAVE THEM AT BIRCH HIGH SCHOOL AT THE ADULT SCHOOL.

AND ONE CORRECTION, MR. SERNA, VICE PRESIDENT, SERNA, WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A PROGRAM AT SUMMIT.

WE HAVE A PROGRAM AT SUMMIT AND A PROGRAM AT KAISER.

THAT'S FOR OUR MEDICALLY FRAGILE ADULT STUDENTS.

SO WHEN WHEN I WAS ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION, I WAS THINKING OF OUR OUR STUDENTS THAT WOULD GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT PROGRAM AVAILABLE AT SUMMIT.

SO AT AMY MILLER'S WHERE THAT PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE.

THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION. THIS IS WHAT I WAS ASKING.

I SAW THE MEDICALLY FRAGILE, BUT AGAIN, WE'VE HAD A PARENT ADVOCATE FOR HER CHILD HERE, AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD ENOUGH INFORMATION THAT IF SHE DOES ASK THAT I COULD GIVE HER WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? YEAH. MISS HOLLY.

THANK YOU. SO WHAT'S THE TIMELINE FOR THE A B MILLER CONSTRUCTION? NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING. YEAH. I WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU GUYS ON THAT BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN THINK IT'S BEEN BIDDED FOR YET.

SO ONCE THAT HAPPENS AND, AND THEY GET THE ARCHITECTS OVER THERE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY MAJOR THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE, THEN I'LL BE ABLE TO REPORT BACK WITH, I'LL REPORT TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT SO SHE CAN TELL YOU GUYS WHEN IT'S PROJECTED TO BE READY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THEY'LL BE IN THAT TEMPORARY CLASSROOM IN THE INTERIM.

AND THEN HOW MANY STUDENTS WILL WE BE SERVICING AT ABBY MILLER? WE, WE TYPICALLY STAFF THOSE AT A RATIO OF ONE TEACHER TO 15 STUDENTS.

SO WE TRY TO CAP THEM AT 15. OF COURSE, IF WE HAVE A STUDENT THAT WE HAVE TO SERVICE COULD GO UP TO 16.

BUT GENERALLY THEY'RE AT 15. AND THEN WHAT IMPACT IS THAT GOING TO HAVE ON OUR STAFFING IF WE'RE OPENING UP THIS NEW SPACE, WE'RE ACTUALLY SHIFTING A PROGRAM. SO IT'S IT'S A COST NEUTRAL MODE.

WE'RE JUST MOVING ONE PROGRAM TO ABBY MILLER.

SUPERINTENDENT, ANYBODY? CAN WE MAKE SURE TO SET UP THOSE TOURS FOR BOARD MEMBERS AND BOARD MEMBER HOLLY. OH,

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THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 3.6 STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS, MISS SUAREZ.

YEAH, IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO LET GO, BUT THE FLOOR IS NOW YOURS.

THANK YOU. MY GOODNESS, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START.

WELL, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE RECOGNITION AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

I HONESTLY WASN'T EXPECTING ANY OF THAT. I JUST ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW ME TO SIT UP HERE WITH YOU GUYS AND FOR YOU GUYS TO LISTEN TO MY INPUT AND WHAT I HAVE TO SAY, AND ESPECIALLY FOR ASKING ME TO LIKE, WHAT DO I THINK? WHAT DO THE STUDENTS THINK? BECAUSE THIS HAS REALLY BEEN A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO VOICE STUDENTS AND TO BE ABLE TO JUST REPRESENT THEM.

IF YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME LIKE TWO YEARS AGO THAT I WOULD BE IN HERE SPEAKING IN FRONT OF A BUNCH OF ADULTS, I WOULD HAVE LAUGHED AT YOU. I WOULD HAVE SAID, NO WAY AM I DOING THAT.

BUT I'M JUST INCREDIBLY JUST HAPPY THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THIS ROLE AND IT'S HONESTLY HELPED ME DEVELOP AS A PERSON AND IT'S GIVEN ME, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING SKILLS WORKING WITH OTHERS.

AND IT'S HONESTLY GIVING ME JUST SUCH AMAZING SET OF SKILLS THAT I KNOW I'M GOING TO TAKE WITH ME INTO THE FUTURE, INTO THE WORKPLACE. AND JUST SITTING UP HERE GAVE ME JUST A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THINGS, ON REALLY WHAT GOES BEHIND EVERY ACTION, EVERY THOUGHT, ALL THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THAT GOES BEHIND IT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GUYS ARE SERVING A BUNCH OF STUDENTS.

AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES LIKE FROM A STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO THINK, WELL, YOU KNOW, LIKE, HOW DOES THIS REALLY AFFECT US? WHAT CHANGES ARE ACTUALLY HAPPENING? AND JUST BEING HERE AND BEING ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS TO THOSE STUDENTS.

AND ALSO WHEN I ASSEMBLED MY COMMITTEE OF STUDENTS WHEN I MET WITH THEM, IT WAS JUST WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM THEM THEIR OPINIONS AND THEIR INPUT THAT I WAS ABLE TO BRING FORWARD, AS WELL AS THEM BRINGING FORWARD THEIR CONCERNS THAT I KNOW WE WERE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH AND GET THOSE ISSUES RESOLVED, AS WELL AS SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS THAT I WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEM.

SO THAT WAY THEY WERE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, GET MORE INFORMATION BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES THERE'S SUCH A HUGE DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE STUDENTS AND WHAT GOES ON.

SO THAT WAS ALSO REALLY WONDERFUL. AND I'M JUST, I'M REALLY GOING TO MISS BEING UP HERE AND, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO SPEAK TO YOU GUYS AND JUST THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

AND I KNOW I'M GOING TO CHERISH IT FOREVER. THANK YOU.

IS THAT MOM IN THE AUDIENCE? YOU SHOULD BE SO PROUD.

YOU HAVE A GREAT ONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 3.7 SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS.

THANK YOU, MR. GARCIA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH BACK THERE TONIGHT.

I AM EXCITED TO SHARE SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT HAPPENED THIS PAST MONTH.

IN APRIL, WE WERE REALLY BUSY IN FONTANA, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE SOMETIMES WHERE TO GO TO ANY EVENT, SO WE DEFINITELY SHARED IT ACROSS THE TEAM, SHARED THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND REPRESENT AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR SCHOOL SITES.

SO WE'RE GOING TO SHARE RIGHT NOW JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFICATED STAFF, OUR STUDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS EVERY DAY.

AND THEN WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION AT THE END. CVS HIGHLIGHTED ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS.

SO I'LL START WITH WHAT HAPPENED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH. AND THIS WAS OUR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS MULTILINGUAL AWARDS CEREMONY.

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR DLAC PARENT LEADERS, ALONDRA RODRIGUEZ, LUCERO HERNANDEZ AND ANA REYES, ALONG WITH DAVID ALCALA AND CLARISSA TREJO FROM OUR MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.

THEY WERE ALL RECOGNIZED BY SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR THEIR DEDICATION, THEIR ADVOCACY, AND HOW THEY CONTINUE TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS IN FONTANA.

MOST RECENTLY, WE WERE PROUD TO CELEBRATE OUR CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR.

THESE OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES REPRESENT THE VERY BEST THAT FONTANA HAS TO OFFER IN TERMS OF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO SERVING STUDENTS BEFORE SCHOOL, AFTER SCHOOL AND ON WEEKENDS. AND WE THANK OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF.

ALSO, OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR WERE CELEBRATED FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

WE SHARED AND HIGHLIGHTED THE EXCELLENCE THAT THEY COMMIT TO OUR STUDENTS SUCCESS AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, AND A VERY SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS. I THINK SHE'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE THERE TO TRACY HOFFMAN FROM VIRGINIA PRIMROSE ELEMENTARY, WHO WAS NAMED AS OUR DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR, AND THAT IS HER SECOND TIME.

SHE IS A PHENOMENAL TEACHER. SO MUCH SO, SHE'S RECOGNIZED TWICE IN HER CAREER OUR PARENT, VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS SYMPOSIUM WAS HELD JUST RECENTLY AS WELL.

AND DURING THIS SYMPOSIUM, WE PROUDLY RECOGNIZED MORE THAN 130 PARENT VOLUNTEERS AND LEADERS, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

AND WE APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES, FOR OUR VARIOUS VENDORS THAT WE HIGHLIGHTED.

THIS IS ALWAYS A BEAUTIFUL EVENT, AND THAT'S OUR ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD CEREMONY THIS YEAR.

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IT WAS A POWERFUL CELEBRATION OF INCLUSION, DEDICATION, AND INCREDIBLE HEART OF OUR FONTANA UNIFIED COMMUNITY.

AND I THINK WE DID HAVE A BOARD PRESIDENT WHO ATTENDED THIS SPECIAL EVENT AS WELL.

OUR SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL CELEBRATION WAS JUST RECENTLY CELEBRATED HERE.

BOARD VICE PRESIDENT SERNA AND CABINET MEMBERS AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE STUDENTS LIKE ASHLEY FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE THERE AS WELL DURING THIS END OF YEAR CELEBRATION.

THE EVENING INCLUDED REFLECTIONS ON THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR, CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION, AND A BEAUTIFUL GRADUATION STOOLS FOR OUR SENIORS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE TO FONTANA UNIFIED.

SO ASHLEY WILL BE WEARING ONE OF THEM. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL WHITE ONE.

AND THEN OUR STATE OF THE DISTRICT THAT SOME OF YOU WENT TO JUST RECENTLY, OUR THEME WAS OPENING DOORS STUDENTS DREAMS. STUDENTS LEAD AND STUDENTS RISE. THIS TRULY CAME TO LIFE THROUGH THE VOICES AND TALENTS OF OUR STUDENTS, FROM STUDENT PERFORMANCES TO OUR INCREDIBLE CTE AND ROBOTICS SHOWCASES.

THE EVENING HIGHLIGHTED THE MANY WAYS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE PREPARING FOR THEIR FUTURES RIGHT NOW AND LEADING WITH CONFIDENCE.

OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE TO INSPIRE. INSPIRE US THROUGH THEIR INNOVATION, THEIR CREATIVITY AND LEADERSHIP.

WHETHER IT WAS THROUGH THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT WE SAW, THE CAREER PATHWAYS AND STUDENT VOICE, THEY ARE SHOWING US WHAT IT MEANS TO SHAPE THEIR FUTURE AND LEAD THEIR OWN LEARNING.

SO I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO JOINED US FOR THIS YEAR'S STATE OF THE DISTRICT.

YOUR SUPPORT REMINDS US ALL THAT WHEN WE INVEST IN OUR STUDENTS, WE INVEST IN THE ENTIRE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

SO IF YOU WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND, THE FULL VIDEO WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE NEXT WEEK.

THIS WAS A BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY. THE ANNUAL POLICE FIRE IN FONTANA SCHOOL POLICE AWARDS.

SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE FONTANA SCHOOL POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE RECOGNIZED DURING THE CEREMONY.

F ISD DISPATCHERS RECEIVED A UNIT AWARD FOR THEIR TEAMWORK AND SERVICE.

OFFICER DANIEL ARENAS WAS NAMED OFFICER OF THE YEAR AGAIN, WHILE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TECHNICIAN BEULAH WHITE WAS RECOGNIZED AS EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR. AND ENRIQUE RODRIGUEZ RECEIVED THE LEED DSO OF THE YEAR AWARD, AND MATT RAIN FROM FONTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS HONORED AS DSO OF THE YEAR.

CORPORAL MCMILLAN RECEIVED THE LIFE SAVING AWARD AND EXCELLENCE AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO JACKIE LONG AND OFFICER HECTOR HERNANDEZ FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND THIS WEEK, FLIP AND JUNIOR FLIP.

SUPER EXCITING. STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE INLAND EMPIRE GATHERED AT FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL'S A BIG EVENT FOR THE 17TH ANNUAL FLIP CHALLENGE.

THIS EVENT GIVES OUR STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, AND COMMUNICATION THROUGH A VARIETY OF TEAM CHALLENGES.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL'S CTE PUBLIC SERVICES PATHWAY TEAM FOR EARNING THIRD PLACE IN THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION.

AND HERE IT IS. FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL WAS RECENTLY FEATURED BY CBS CHANNEL TWO AS THEIR CLASS ACT SCHOOL.

THIS SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTED THE INCREDIBLE SPIRIT AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS ON CAMPUS, INCLUDING THE PATHWAYS SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION AND NURSING AND THE AWARD WINNING ROTC PROGRAM.

AND THE SCHOOL'S MOST RECENT CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION GOLDEN BELL AWARD FOR COLLEGE APPLICATION DAY.

SO WE'RE PROUD AND WANT TO SHARE THIS CLIP WITH YOU FROM CBS CHANNEL TWO.

TIME FOR CLASS ACT WHERE WE FEATURE LOCAL SCHOOLS AND WHAT MAKES THEM UNIQUE. I ALWAYS LOVE THE SEGMENT. TODAY WE'RE HEADING OUT TO THE INLAND EMPIRE, TO FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL, AND OUR JASMINE VIEL IS LIVE WITH SOME STELLAR STUDENT ATHLETES BEING CELEBRATED THIS MORNING.

HI, JEFF. HI YOU GUYS. GOOD MORNING. I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER HAD SO MUCH.

BACK BEFORE EIGHT IN THE MORNING. AMAZING. AMAZING HOME OF THE STEELERS.

OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO SOME OF THEIR ATHLETES.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAN HEAR US IN THE BACK. ACCOMPLISHMENT. WE HAVE EDUARDO HERE ON THE SOCCER TEAM.

WHAT DID YOU GUYS JUST DO? HONESTLY WHAT WE DID IS HISTORY.

YOU KNOW, I CAN'T PRINT ANY WORDS, BUT HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND PASSION BROUGHT US HERE.

WE MADE IT THIS FAR. THE ONE FINALIST AND SEMIFINALIST FOR D2 REGIONALS.

HONESTLY, IT WAS ALL THANKS TO THE COACHING STAFF AND ALL THIS. ALL THIS COMMUNITY.

HONESTLY, HONESTLY, WE COULD HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THEM.

AND WE'RE SUPER GRATEFUL FOR THEM. AND HONESTLY, THERE'S NO WAY TO PUT IT OTHER THAN THIS IS ALL THANKS TO GOD.

AND HONESTLY, WE JUST SET THE BAR FOR THE FUTURE.

AND NOW JUST TO PUSH FORWARD. YOU DID SET THE BAR AND YOU MADE IT TO STATE AND WHAT POSITION? MID MID CENTER. MIDFIELDER. YES. OKAY. AND HE HOPES TO GO ON AND PLAY IN COLLEGE AT POMONA MAYBE CLUB.

OKAY. WE ALSO HAVE JONATHAN. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WATER POLO TEAM.

THAT'S AMAZING. JONATHAN TELL ME ABOUT IT. WELL IT WAS REALLY GREAT.

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HONESTLY, THIS IS A REALLY GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.

AND I DON'T MEAN TO SOUND ARROGANT IN ANY WAY, BUT WE BRAG WE HAD CONFIDENCE IN THIS IN THIS TITLE SINCE THE BEGINNING, AND HONESTLY, IT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT. AND JUST THANKS TO THE WHOLE TEAM AND THE WHOLE COMMUNITY WE HAVE HERE AT OJAI, I HOPE IT KEEPS GOING. I KNOW THEY'RE RETIRING THEIR SWIMMING POOL. THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE A WHOLE NEW SWIMMING POOL. SO YOU GUYS, THAT IS SO GREAT.

CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. AVID, THIS IS THEIR AVID TEACHER, KEVIN ESCOBAR.

KEVIN ESCOBAR ALSO AN IMPRESSIVE ACADEMIC. AND YOU KNOW THIS SO WELL HOW IMPORTANT THIS PROGRAM IS.

YEAH. SO I CAME TO OJAI, GRADUATED 2015. I WAS A STUDENT, MOVED ON TO BE A COLLEGE TUTOR, THEN BECAME A TEACHER. NOW I DO CO-COORDINATOR WITH MY OTHER COORDINATOR, MISS DON COSTA.

THIS PROGRAM HERE, WE AVID WELL, FIRST OF ALL, AVID STANDS FOR ADVANCED VIA INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION, AND IT'S A COLLEGE READINESS PROGRAM TO HELP THE STUDENTS ACHIEVE THAT COLLEGE DREAM AND GO TO COLLEGE.

A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE PARENTS THAT NEVER WENT TO COLLEGE.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, FINANCIAL AID.

AND SO WE'RE HERE TO HELP THEM NOT JUST WITH THAT, BUT ALSO ACADEMICS AND LIFE SKILLS.

SO WE ARE SO GLAD YOU CAME BACK AND YOU'RE ABLE TO PASS THAT ON TO THIS NEXT GENERATION.

AND THESE BOTH ARE SENIORS, BY THE WAY, AND THIS IS THEIR CHEER TEAM.

SO LET'S DO IT. YEAH. GIVE ME MORE OF THAT ENERGY.

WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING A LOOK AT THEIR ROTC PROGRAM.

THEY'RE NURSING THEIR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS HERE HOME OF THE STEELERS.

AND THEY KNOW HOW TO DO IT AND BRING IT THIS MORNING.

I'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU LIVE HERE IN FONTANA.

BOY DO THEY EVER KNOW HOW TO BRING IT. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY FANTASTIC NEWS.

THANK YOU SUPERINTENDENT BODY. THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 3.8 BOARD MEMBER REPORTS.

THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR BOARD MEMBER REPORTS. BEGINNING TO MY LEFT BOARD MEMBER PEREZ. THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT. I JUST HAVE ONE THING TO REPORT ON REGARDING THE COAST TO COAST FEDERAL ADVOCACY CONFERENCE THAT MYSELF AND MISS SANDOVAL WENT TO IN APRIL, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION AND THE ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, COAST TO COAST FEDERAL ADVOCACY CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

THE CONFERENCE BROUGHT TOGETHER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENTS, EDUCATIONAL LEADERS, FEDERAL POLICY MAKERS FROM ACROSS CALIFORNIA TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND DISCUSS FEDERAL ISSUES IMPACTING SCHOOL DISTRICTS STATEWIDE.

THROUGHOUT THE CONFERENCE, ATTENDEES PARTICIPATED IN LEGISLATIVE BRIEFINGS, POLICY DISCUSSIONS, AND DIRECT MEETINGS WITH CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR STAFF.

REGARDING MAJOR EDUCATIONAL PRIORITIES, KEY ADVOCACY TOPICS INCLUDED CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WORK SAFETY AND SCHOOL SECURITY, MENTAL HEALTH AND WRAPAROUND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMERGENCY TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION, CHILDREN ONLINE SAFETY AND STUDENT PRIVACY AND FEDERAL EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS, AND LONG TERM SCHOOL FUNDING STABILITY.

DURING THE TRIP, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH OFFICES OF CONGRESSWOMAN NORMA TORRES AND CONGRESSMAN PETE AGUILAR, DISCUSSED SUCCESSES, CHALLENGES, AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TAKING PLACE WITHIN FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

DURING THESE DISCUSSIONS, WE HIGHLIGHTED SEVERAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND INITIATIVES OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING EXPANSION OF OVER 57 CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS. OPENING TWO NEW SCHOOLS AND HIGH GROWTH AREAS CONTINUE FISCAL STABILITY WITHOUT LAYOFFS OR REDUCTIONS TO EMPLOYEE PAY OR BENEFITS.

STUDENT SAFETY, INVESTMENT AND COLLABORATION. PARTNERSHIPS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOCUSED ON FINANCIAL LITERACY, MENTORSHIP, WORKFORCE READINESS AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES.

PROGRAMS INVOLVING PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS DESIGNED ARE DESIGNED TO INSPIRE STUDENTS AND IMPROVE ATTENDANCE AND ENGAGEMENT. ONE MAJOR TOPIC REPEATEDLY DISCUSSED THROUGHOUT THE CONFERENCE WAS THE UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING FUTURE FEDERAL EDUCATION FUNDING.

AT THE TIME OF THE CONFERENCE, WE WERE. THERE WERE ONGOING DISCUSSIONS REGARDING POTENTIAL REDUCTIONS, CONSOLIDATIONS OR RESTRUCTURING OF FEDERAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, APPROPRIATIONS DURING LEADER, EDUCATIONAL LEADERS EXPRESS CONCERNS REGARDING LONG TERM STABILITY OR FUNDING OF PROGRAMS SUPPORTING TITLE ONE.

STUDENTS. SPECIAL. EDUCATION. SERVICES. MENTAL HEALTH.

PROGRAMS. ENGLISH. LEARNERS. WORKFORCE. DEVELOPMENT.

INITIATIVES AND. SCHOOL. COMMUNITY. OR I'M SORRY.

COMMUNITY SCHOOL MODELS. IN PARTICULAR, NEARLY EVERY DELEGATION AND EDUCATIONAL LEADER PRESENTED A PRESENT.

SPOKE EXTENSIVELY ABOUT GROWING CHALLENGES SURROUNDING SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING AND THE INCREASING FINANCIAL BURDEN BEING PLACED ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE INLAND EMPIRE. MULTIPLE DISTRICTS EXPRESSED CONCERNS REGARDING RISING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SPECIALIZED SERVICES, STAFFING SHORTAGES, TRANSPORTATION, BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS, AND MANDATED STUDENT SERVICES THAT CONTINUE TO OUTPACE AVAILABLE STATE AND FEDERAL

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CONFERENCE BRIEFINGS ALSO EMPHASIZE THAT CONGRESS WAS CONTINUING TO DEBATE FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS AND POTENTIAL CONTINUING RESOLUTIONS, CREATING UNCERTAINTY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS NATIONWIDE AS THEY PREPARE FOR FUTURE BUDGET AND STUDENT SERVICES.

THE CONFERENCE REINFORCED THE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING THAT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAINTAIN A STRONG VOICE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

IT IS ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THAT THE NEED FOR CONTINUED ADVOCACY TO PROTECT EDUCATIONAL FUNDING, PRESERVE LOCAL CONTROL AND ENSURE STUDENTS RECEIVE THE RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES NECESSARY TO SUCCEED.

PARTICIPATING IN COAST TO COAST PROVIDED VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO INSIGHT INTO ENSURING NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TRENDS, FEDERAL POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE FUNDING DISCUSSIONS THAT MAY DIRECT DIRECTLY IMPACT FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE STUDENTS WE SERVE.

I REALLY WANT TO GIVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO CONGRESSMAN NORMA TORRES FOR TAKING THE ACTUAL ENTIRE HALF HOUR TO SPEAK WITH US, LISTEN TO US, AND CONTINUE TO WANT TO HELP FONTANA UNIFIED IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY.

AND, MISS SANDOVAL, IF I DID, I MISS ANYTHING.

SO I MUST SAY, ADAM IS A VERY GOOD REPORTER. WHAT WE DID GET OUT OF THERE.

AND AFTER EACH SESSION HE GOES, WE'RE DOING THAT RIGHT.

EVERYTHING THAT HE TALKED ABOUT, FONTANA UNIFIED, AND I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, WE ARE AHEAD OF THE GAME.

WE ARE AHEAD OF THE GAME, PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT AND EITHER OTHER BOARD MEMBERS FROM OTHER DISTRICTS.

HOW DO YOU GUYS DO THAT? WELL, ONE, WE GET ALONG.

TWO, WE'RE REALLY WE'RE REALLY GOOD AT TALKING.

WE KNOW WHO WE NEED TO TALK TO. AND LIKE I'VE SAID IT ALL ALONG, I'VE BEEN ON HERE 12 YEARS.

WHAT I'VE SHARED WITH THEM OVER AND OVER OTHER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IS YOU NEED TO KNOW YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, YOUR FEDERAL AND YOUR STATE OFFICIALS. WHY? BECAUSE IF YOU KNOW THEM, THEY KNOW YOU AND YOU CAN GO TO THEM AT ANY TIME.

AND I SHARED WITH ADAM, I DON'T KNOW IF HE HEARD THE BOARD MEMBER BEHIND US IN CLAREMONT.

HOW DOES FONTANA DO IT? HOW DO YOU GUYS ALL SHOW UP? THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT ONLY TWO OF US WENT.

LAST YEAR WE ALL WERE THERE. OKAY. AND THEY WANTED TO KNOW, HOW COULD FONTANA GO ON THIS COAST TO COAST AND NOT VIOLATE THE BROWN ACT? I SAID, WE DON'T TALK TO EACH OTHER ABOUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO UNTIL WE GET BACK.

THAT'S HOW WE DO IT. IT'S SO HARD TO BE THERE THOSE FEW DAYS AND NOT SAY, I REALLY LIKE THIS.

I THINK WE SHOULD DO IT. WE DON'T. WE'RE REALLY GOOD AT THAT.

WE'VE LEARNED FROM MARK, OUR ATTORNEY, YOU KNOW, AND I HEARD IT OVER AND OVER FOR THE LAST, YOU KNOW, 12 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD.

SO I CAN I CAN, YOU KNOW, HOLD MYSELF, BUT JUST THINK, THE FUTURE IS YOURS.

WHEN SEATS ARE OPEN AND YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO DO, GO FOR IT.

BECAUSE YOU ARE OUR OUR HELPERS. TALK TO US. IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU SEE, SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR THE DISTRICT TO DO, TALK TO US AND WE'LL TELL YOU HOW HOW TO DO IT.

BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS HE IS A GOOD REPORTER.

I WOULD JUST GO BACK AND SAY, ADAM, DID YOU HEAR THAT? HE GOES, YEAH, YOU KNOW, AND A CHIP OR TWO. AND I SAID, ALL RIGHT, GUY, I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

AND I GO SIT DOWN. AND THEN THERE WAS MICHAEL.

MICHAEL WOULD SIT WITH US AND HE GOES, THAT'S AWESOME MARY AND I GO, YEAH, WE HAVE A LOT TO SHARE WITH OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND THE CABINET, OF COURSE, BECAUSE THEY MAKE IT HAPPEN.

THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THE IDEAS. WE TELL THEM WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE AND THEN THEY WORK ON IT.

WE DON'T GET EVERYTHING. I CAN'T SAY, YOU KNOW, THAT WE GET EVERYTHING THAT WE LIKE, BUT IT GETS FIGURED OUT.

YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS SAY PUT IT ON YOUR SHELF AND WORK ON WORK ON IT AS YOU SEE IT.

WHY? BECAUSE THEN IT WILL BE SHELF READY WHEN WE'RE READY TO, TO SPIN OUT THAT THAT WHAT WE'VE LEARNED, WE ALL GO TO DIFFERENT CONFERENCES TO LEARN, NOT BECAUSE WE'RE OUT THERE HAVING FUN.

BECAUSE THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE GONE TO CONFERENCES, YOU GET UP, YOU GET THERE, YOU TRY TO SETTLE IN, SEE WHAT YOU FORGOT. SO YOU HAVE TO FIND A WALGREENS OR A WALMART OR WHATEVER CORNER STORE TO BUY WHAT YOU NEED.

OKAY, THAT'S HOW IT WORKS. AND THEN YOU, YOU FIGURE OUT, OH, DARN, I FORGOT SOCKS.

OH, I GOTTA WEAR THESE. I'LL WASH THEM. BUT THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.

YOU GET UP EARLY IN THE MORNING, YOU'RE UP ALL DAY RUNNING FROM ONE ROOM TO ANOTHER, AND THEN YOU COME BACK TO YOUR ROOM.

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YOU JUST EAT YOUR BREAKFAST AND YOUR LUNCH AND WHATEVER THEY SERVED YOU AND HOPEFULLY YOU LIKE IT.

SO I TRULY HAVE LEARNED A LOT, BUT I LEARN A LOT FROM MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL, YOU KNOW, SO BUT THAT IS A VERY, VERY GOOD CONFERENCE. IT COVERED FROM TOP FROM A TO Z.

IT TALKED AND WE LEARNED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AI AND WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO BE LOOKING AT, HOW THE SCHOOLS CAN IMPLEMENT IT AND ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

AND I'M LIKE, OKAY, WELL, YOU GUYS FIGURE IT OUT AND LET US KNOW AND WE'LL SEE IF WE LIKE IT.

AND IF WE DON'T, WE'RE GOING TO CALL YOU GUYS UP AND WE'RE GOING TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, NO, WE'RE NOT DOING THAT. I DID GET A REPORT AND I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DID DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

OH MY GOSH, THEY SENT ME HOMEWORK, YOU KNOW, AND I'M LIKE, HOW DID ADAM DO THAT? BUT THIS IS HOW WE LEARN EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE INVOLVED IN.

SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE IT, BUT THIS IS THE WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

AND THANK YOU, ADAM, FOR DOING THAT REPORT. AND WE DON'T KNOW, BUT PEOPLE ARE WATCHING WHAT FONTANA IS DOING.

WE'RE ON THE MAP, YOU KNOW, ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE ON THE DAIS.

HOW DO WE GET IT DONE? AND I MUST SAY, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE FOLKS ON HERE, THEY HAVE A SPECIAL JEWEL IN THEIR POCKET.

THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE DON'T WE CAN'T COVER BECAUSE ADAM HAS SPECIALTY IN ONE THING, MISS DANIELLE, SHE HAS A SPECIALTY IN SOMETHING ELSE. MARS. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.

EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. I'M THANKFUL TO BE SITTING UP HERE WITH THEM BECAUSE WE DO WORK TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PEREZ. THANK YOU, MISS SANDOVAL.

MISS HOLLY. THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT. APRIL WAS AN EXCITING MONTH.

I KNOW WE'RE WINDING DOWN OUR END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS REALLY PROUD OF WAS BEING ABLE TO CONNECT FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WEST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT TOGETHER.

IT CAME THROUGH A SERIES OF MEETINGS, AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A STEM DAY.

SO THEY WERE ABLE TO GO OUT TO WEST VALLEY'S CAMPUS AND ACTUALLY SEE CAREERS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WATER INDUSTRY.

AND I THINK THAT THAT OPENED UP A LOT OF DOORS AND REALLY APPLIED AND CONNECTED THOSE REAL WORLD THINGS THAT WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT, RIGHT? WITH OUR STUDENTS. YOU'RE GOING TO USE THIS IN THE REAL WORLD SOMEDAY, BUT THEY ACTUALLY GOT TO SEE, HEY, THIS IS HOW I USE MATH. THIS IS HOW I USE SCIENCE PRACTICALLY. AND SO THAT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU TO WEST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT FOR BEING SUCH GREAT HOSTS AND FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

AND DOCTOR LAU AND HER TEAM OUR CTE GROUP, JUST REALLY OPENING THOSE DOORS FOR OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE MEANINGFUL REAL WORLD OPPORTUNITIES.

BECAUSE I ALWAYS SAY THERE'S LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. WHAT ARE WE DOING TO PREPARE THEM? AND SO I LOVE THAT. I WANTED TO SAY A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SUPERVISOR, JESSE ARMENDARIZ, AND OUR PRINCIPAL, ANNE-MARIE CABRALES BECAUSE THEY WERE HONORED AT OUR SPRING AWARDS PROGRAM THAT I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND ON APRIL 7TH AT SIERRA LAKES.

AND SO WE KNOW MISS ANAMARIE IS GOING TO BE HEADING UP OUR NEW BRAND NEW SCHOOL THAT'S GOING TO BE OPENING UP.

AND SO JUST IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE PHENOMENAL WORK IN SO MANY PEOPLE FROM ALL ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WERE HONORED.

AND SO IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE TWO FOLKS HONORED THERE THAT WERE FROM US.

AND THEN OF COURSE, OUR STATE OF THE DISTRICT EVENT WAS AMAZING.

I WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE IT COME BACK. IF YOU DID NOT GO, YOU MISSED OUT.

SO PUT IT ON THE CALENDAR FOR NEXT YEAR. FROM THE MOMENT YOU STEPPED ON CAMPUS, YOU WERE GREETED BY OUR STUDENTS.

WE HAD OUR CHEERLEADERS OUT THERE. OUR OUR ORCHESTRA WAS PLAYING.

WE HAD JUST START TO FINISH ALL OF OUR CTE PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTED.

AND AGAIN, JUST ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SEE OUR KIDS IN ACTION OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM.

AND THEY WERE SO PASSIONATE AS WE GOT TO WALK AROUND, WE GOT TO EAT THE FOOD THAT THEY PREPARED FOR US AND HEAR THEM TALK ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS. AND IT WAS GREAT BECAUSE WE HAD OUR, OUR ARTISTIC MUSICAL STUDENTS, WE HAD OUR FILM AND TV AND THEY JUST, THEY'RE LIKE, SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL, WATCH THIS VIDEO. AND I THINK I WAS THE LAST PERSON THERE BESIDES OUR STAFF.

I LITERALLY COULD HAVE STAYED THERE ALL NIGHT TALKING TO THEM. AND SO GREAT JOB TO OUR TEAM FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.

I KNOW EVENTS ARE AN EXTREMELY LARGE UNDERTAKING, AND SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TIME AND EFFORT TO REALLY GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO SHINE. THEY REALLY DID AT THAT EVENT.

AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR'S STATE OF THE DISTRICT.

THANK YOU. MAY I ADD ONE MORE THING? THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER HOLLY, APPRECIATE THAT.

THE VIDEO THAT'S COMING OUT WAS FILMED BY THE STUDENTS AT EUROPA HILLS.

AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THEM, AND THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. I CAN'T WAIT TO PUSH IT OUT.

DONE BY STUDENTS. THANK YOU, MISS HOLLY. VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT OUR SUPERINTENDENT GAVE MY REPORT BECAUSE I WAS ALMOST IN EVERY SLIDE THERE.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO REITERATE WHAT WAS SAID. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT EVERYONE IS DOING AND GIVE IT BACK TO YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

SO MY REPORT IS THAT I ATTENDED THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT, WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT AND SHOWCASE THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT FONTANA UNIFIED

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IT'S ALWAYS APPRECIATED WHEN WE RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO SERVING OUR STUDENTS, AND I'M PROUD THAT MANY OF OUR CTE PROGRAMS WERE ABLE TO BE HIGHLIGHTED AT THIS YEAR'S STATE OF THE DISTRICT. I WAS ALSO AT THE FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL IN THEIR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR MUSICAL SIX.

I BELIEVE VICE PRESIDENT SERNA WAS ALSO THERE.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY VERY TALENTED STUDENTS. IT'S ALWAYS A PRIVILEGE TO SEE THEM EXPLORE THEIR PASSIONS THROUGH ART AND MUSIC.

I WAS ALSO AT THE ABOVE AND BEYOND STUDENT AND STAFF AWARDS AT KAISER HIGH SCHOOL.

I JUST WANT TO THANK ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CELPA, AND HIS TEAM, FOR SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF, AND FOR BEING THERE FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS AND PROVIDING THEM A LOVING AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT IN THIS RECOGNITION.

AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT CRAIG BAKER FOR FOR BEING THERE TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL.

IT'S ALSO AT THE 2026 INDUCTION COLLOQUIUM OF CANDIDATE TEACHERS.

I PROBABLY BUTCHERED THAT WORD. I DON'T KNOW IF I SAID THAT RIGHT, I SAID IT RIGHT. OKAY, GREAT. WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THE JOURNEY OF FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S INDUCTION OF CANDIDATES WHO EARN THEIR CALIFORNIA CLEAR TEACHING CREDENTIAL.

I WANT TO THANK OUR MENTORS, DEANA BARKER RYAN KNAPP, CHRISTOPHER PERSKY, AND MELANIE SMITH FOR SUPPORTING AND BUILDING UP OUR NEXT GENERATION OF TEACHERS AT FONTANA UNIFIED. I ALSO WANT TO THANK SENIOR DIRECTOR ADELE THOMAS FOR HELPING PUT ON SUCH AN AMAZING EVENT, AS WELL AS ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT CAROLINE LABONTE, GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN THERE AND EXPERIENCED IT FIRSTHAND.

AND I JUST WANT TO PUT IT OUT THERE. IT'S NO SECRET, BUT IT'S TEACHERS APPRECIATION WEEK.

AND THIS WEEK IS TEACHERS APPRECIATION WEEK. AND I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE TEACHERS THAT WE HAVE HERE AT FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

YOU ARE THEIR HOME AWAY FROM HOME, AND YOU ARE WHAT THEY LOOK UP TO AND ASPIRE TO BE.

SO FOR MANY OF THEM, THE KIND OF PERSON THAT THEY WILL BECOME COMES FROM THE LESSONS THAT THEY LEARN IN YOUR CLASSROOMS. SO ON BEHALF OF THIS BOARD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR STUDENTS AND FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS.

BRINGS US OVER TO 3.9 OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA OR NON AGENDA ITEMS. A TIMER WILL BE USED.

WE KINDLY ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO ADHERE TO THE TIME LIMIT SO EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MICROPHONE WILL BE SILENCED AUTOMATICALLY AT THE END OF THREE MINUTES. PUBLIC COMMENTS MUST BE RELATED TO ISSUES WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC CONCERN ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL, WE SUGGEST TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH APPROPRIATE CHANNELS RATHER THAN IN PUBLIC FORUM.

IF YOU PREFER, YOU MAY SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS IN WRITING TO THE BOARD SECRETARY WHO WILL ENSURE THEY ARE SHARED WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS.

GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2 PROHIBITS THE GOVERNING BOARD FROM DISCUSSING OR ACTING ON ANY MATTER, NOT ON THE PUBLISHED AGENDA. BOARD MEMBERS MAY ASK QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION ON COMMENTS MADE AND, IF APPROPRIATE, MAY REFER THE MATTER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE FOR FUTURE FOLLOW UP.

YOUR PARTICIPATION IS IMPORTANT TO US, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION IN MAKING THIS A PRODUCTIVE MEETING FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. THERE WERE FOUR COMMENT CARDS RECEIVED TO SPEAK AT THIS DESIGNATED TIME, AND THERE IS ONE TO SPEAK AT THE ACTUAL AGENDA ITEM.

SO WE WILL START WITH NANCY VARGAS AND GINGER COBLE.

YOU'RE ON DECK.

HI, EVERYONE. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE BEHALF OF THE HEARTS OF CHAPARRAL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY.

WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH LOW ENROLLMENT, AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING VARIOUS DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND TRY TO GET SOME OF OUR STUDENTS THAT TRAVEL TO OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE AREA AND OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, TO TRY TO MAYBE GET THEM TO COME BACK OR TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEW PROGRAMS THAT ARE AT THE SCHOOL.

AND FROM WHAT WE GATHERED IN ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT WE HAD, OR KIND OF LIKE SCHOOL MEETINGS THAT WE HAD A LOT OF THE, THE PARENTS HAVE BEEN INPUTTING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN BROUGHT BACK TO CHAPARRAL TO SEE IF WE CAN, YOU KNOW, DRIVE FOR THOSE PARENTS THAT HAVE THEIR KIDS GOING TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AT THAT TIME, BECAUSE ONCE THEY GET INTO THAT AGE GROUP, THEY'RE HAVING TO TRAVEL TO THE NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS RATHER THAN THE HOME SCHOOL WHERE THEY HAVE THEIR OLDER CHILDREN AT.

SO THAT'S A CONCERN THAT CAME UP. AND ASIDE FROM THAT, I'VE ENJOYED BEING PART OF THE PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION. I'M IN MY SECOND YEAR OF DOING THAT.

AND IN PAST YEARS, JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND, MY ENTIRE FAMILY HAS HAD KIDS GO THROUGH CHAPARRAL.

MY SON IS THE LAST ONE HE HAS. AND IF I GET CHOKED UP, I'M SORRY.

HE'S THE LAST ONE. AND THE WAY THAT THINGS ARE GOING OUT, WE'VE BEEN LOSING TEACHERS BECAUSE OF THE ENROLLMENT.

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AND THAT WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL MIGHT GET CLOSED.

AND THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON AT CHAPARRAL. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME AND VISIT, TO COME AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE AND SEE THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING THERE.

IT'S BEEN A JOY. I'M JUST HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM BECAUSE IT'S TOUGH.

BOTH OF THE TEACHERS THAT ARE UP FOR POSSIBLE REALLOCATION ARE, ARE BOTH TEACHERS THAT MY KIDS HAVE.

SO I JUST HOPE THAT THERE'S A WAY OR A PATHWAY THAT YOU GUYS CAN MAYBE SEE TO GET MORE STUDENTS TO OUR SCHOOL.

WE REALLY NEED IT. THAT'S ALL I HAD. ASIDE FROM THAT, IT'S, IT'S A SIDE ISSUE THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE CHANNEL TO BRING IT UP, BUT IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP IN THE SOUTH RIDGE.

COMMUNITY GROUP ON FACEBOOK THAT THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR A HOMELESS SHELTER OR REHABILITATION CENTER TO BE BUILT SOON IN THE AREA OF KAISER HIGH SCHOOL, AND IT IMPACTS OUR SOUTHRIDGE AREA.

AND THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ON AND CLARIFICATION ON THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS, THAT IT MIGHT BE FOR SOMETHING ELSE. BUT THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS I HAD.

I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS GIVING ME SOME TIME TO SPEAK ON IT.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MISS GINGER. IS THAT IT CORRECTLY? GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.

SUPERINTENDENT. COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MY NAME IS GINGER.

I'M WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ASK FOR PARTNERSHIP ON SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL GRANT APPLICATION THAT WE ARE PREPARING RIGHT NOW.

IT IS INTENDED TO FOCUS ON BRINGING TRANSPORTATION, SAFETY, EDUCATION AND RESOURCES HERE TO OUR FONTANA SCHOOLS AND OTHER SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THIS MATTERS BECAUSE WHEN STUDENTS CAN WALK OR BIKE SAFELY TO SCHOOL, THEY ARRIVE HEALTHIER, MORE FOCUSED AND READY TO LEARN. IT ALSO REDUCES TRAFFIC CONGESTION AT SCHOOLS AND GIVES FAMILY MORE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES IS NOT ALWAYS AN OPTION.

UNDERSTANDABLY, MANY FAMILIES DO NOT FEEL SAFE WALKING AND BIKING OR USING TRANSIT, ESPECIALLY GIVEN OUR COMPLEX TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENTS, WHICH ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING GIVEN THE INCREASE IN BIKES AND SCOOTERS.

BETWEEN 2015 AND 2025, THE CITY OF FONTANA AND THE CITY ALONE, WE LOST 25 CHILDREN WHILE WALKING OR BIKING, AND NEARLY 400 WERE INJURED. EVERY ONE OF THOSE FATALITIES OCCURRED WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF A SCHOOL.

80% OF THE 400 INJURIES ALSO OCCURRED WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF A SCHOOL.

ADDITIONALLY, CHANCES OF DYING FROM AN INJURY INCURRED WHILE RIDING A PEDAL BIKE IS ONE IS 3/10 OF 1%.

HOWEVER, WHEN YOU GO TO AN E-BIKE THAT JUMPS TO 11% CHANCE OF FATALITY FROM AN INJURY WITH AN E-BIKE.

DATA TELLS US THAT THE GREATEST SAFETY RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES EXIST AROUND OUR SCHOOLS.

SBCTA IS PROPOSING A PROGRAM CALLED STUDENT SAFE THREE 60 THAT WOULD INCLUDE HANDS ON TRAFFIC GARDENS, A COUPLE OF WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED IN SOME FONTANA SCHOOLS.

UPDATED MULTI-MODAL TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION, EDUCATOR TRAINING AND INSTITUTION INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT TO POTENTIALLY HAVE A TOOLKIT THAT SCHOOLS MAY OR MAY NOT USE THAT THEY COULD USE TO TRY TO REGISTER BIKES THAT COME INTO THEIR LOCKERS TO SHOW THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE A HELMET AND KNOW HOW TO BIKE SAFELY TO SCHOOL. WE RECOGNIZE SCHOOLS ARE ALREADY STRETCHED THIN.

THE REPORT ON THE BUDGETS IS VERY SAD, BUT AMAZING THINGS YOU GUYS DO WITH THE LIMITED RESOURCES YOU HAD, AND IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THAT TONIGHT. SO WE WANT TO TRY TO HELP SAVE KIDS AND GET THEM THE EDUCATION.

IT'S NOT VERY COMPLICATED, BUT KIDS DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE OUR ROADS.

THEY'RE JUST THROWN OUT THERE WITHOUT KNOWING THE LAWS. AND IT'S HOPEFULLY NOT TOO COMPLICATED.

WE HAVE IN THE PAST DONE GRANTS WHERE WE GO OUT TO SCHOOLS AND WE DO SOME EDUCATION, BUT IT'S HIT OR MISS AND WE JUST CAN'T GET EVERYBODY.

AND THE STUDENTS ARE AGING OUT. SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE INGRAINED.

AND WE REALLY NEED YOUR HELP BOTTOM UP. SO IF SOMEBODY CAN, MY EMAIL IS GIS AT GO, SBC.COM, GIST.COM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL ASK MR. GARCIA TO FOLLOW UP AND GET THAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE DON DOOLEY, AND THEN ROBERT IS ON DECK.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, VICE PRESIDENT.

MY NAME IS DON DOOLEY, PRESIDENT OF UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 8599, REPRESENTING THE CLASSIFIED AND HOURLY MEMBERS OF FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

[01:20:02]

IT WAS JUST SUCH A GREAT EVENT. IT'S STARTING OFF WITH YOUR MINI MICKEY THAT JUST STARTED THE SHOW.

IT WAS SO CUTE. AND SHE STOLE THE SHOW. IT STARTED OFF ON A GREAT FOOT.

THE AFTERNOON WAS FILLED WITH ALL STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS AND FOCUS.

AND THAT MOVIE THAT DAVID ALCALA DID AT THE VERY END HAD ME IN TEARS.

JUST IF I HOPE THAT THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE ALL CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, PAST THE TENTHS OF THIS EVENT BECAUSE IT JUST FROM START TO FINISH, THE START OF ALL OF US AND WHERE WE'RE GOING AND WHERE WE'VE BEEN, AND JUST THE PROJECTION OF WHERE WE'RE GOING.

IT JUST SAYS SO MUCH. WHOO! GREAT JOB FOR DAVID.

GREAT JOB FOR ALL OF US FOR FOR DOING ALL THIS.

AND OF COURSE, THE CTE PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTED TONIGHT.

I WAS A JUDGE FOR THE FIRST FILM FESTIVAL, WHICH IS HAPPENING TONIGHT UP AT THE STEELWORKERS AUDITORIUM.

BUT I ALWAYS HAD THE CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH ONE OF THE CONTESTANTS AND TOLD HER HOW GREAT HER VIDEO WAS.

IT HAPPENED TO BE THE THE RAINSTORM FOOTBALL GAME AT ABE MILLER AND HOW SHE CAPTURED THE COLD.

AND THE CHEERLEADERS WERE OUT THERE, AND THEY WERE STILL CHEERING FOR ABE MILLER AND HOW SHE.

AND SHE JUST WAS. SMILES ALL AROUND. BUT IT WAS THE STUDENT FOCUS ALL THERE.

AND JUST THROUGHOUT THAT WHOLE NIGHT, THE STUDENT, THE STUDENTS WERE THE FOCUS. AND THAT WAS WONDERFUL. MOVING ON TO THE EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR YEAR'S CELEBRATION. AGAIN, THE DISNEY THEME.

KIM AND SUZY DO SUCH A GREAT JOB. EVERY YEAR AND THEY, THEY GET RECOGNITION FOR THAT.

I KNOW, AND THEIR STAFF ALL OF COURSE SUPPORT STAFF THAT DOES THAT, OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF SETTING EVERYTHING UP FOR ALL OF THAT AS WELL.

ALL OF YOUR SPEECHES AROUND HAVING, HAVING DREAMS AND MAKING DREAMS HAPPEN AND, AND HAVING THEM COME TRUE REALLY SAID A LOT TO ME AND TO ALL OF US. MOVING ON TO THE PARADE, I WENT TO THE PARADE ON SATURDAY AND AGAIN, A GREAT THEME FOR OUR CITY AND F USD SHOWED UP IN FORCE.

IF IT WEREN'T FOR OUR BANDS BEING THERE AND FOR ALL OF OUR PEOPLE BEING THERE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SAD PARADE, BUT WE SHOWED UP IN FORCE. OUR BANDS WERE FANTASTIC.

OUR FLOAT THAT THAT CHAPARRAL DID WHAT? THE PARENT IS STILL HERE.

SHE LEFT. SHE WAS PROBABLY THERE BECAUSE MR. MCCAFFREY WAS THERE, INFECTIOUS.

OF COURSE, HIS ENERGY IS. AND DEDICATION IS. THANK YOU.

HIS HIS ENERGY AND DEDICATION TO HIS CHAPARRAL COMMUNITY IS INFECTIOUS.

AND OF COURSE, MR. HANGER, WHO DID THE FLOAT FOR FUSD, DID A FANTASTIC JOB.

YOUR OUTFITS ON THAT FLOAT WERE JUST SO IMPRESSIVE.

WITH THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND MOUNT RUSHMORE ON THE BACK, THE STUDENTS DID A FANTASTIC JOB THERE.

CONGRATULATIONS, ASHLEY AND ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HERE FOR GRADUATIONS OF CLASS OF 2026.

OF COURSE, THIS IS THE WEEK OF THE CERTIFICATED STAFF.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR ON BEHALF OF THE LOCAL 8599 SUPPORT STAFF, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF OUR TEACHERS WHO ADD SO MUCH PASSION AND DEDICATION, PATIENCE AND HEART ART THEY ADD TO TEACHING OUR STUDENTS.

WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL. AND ON MAY 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD, WE CELEBRATE THE WEEK OF THE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE.

SO THANK YOU ALL CLASSIFIED STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT KEEPS OUR SCHOOLS RUNNING STRONG.

YOUR COMMITMENT, CARE, AND TEAMWORK DO NOT GO UNNOTICED.

I APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR TEACHERS.

WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND YOU CAN'T SPELL AWESOMELY USEFUL WITHOUT THE USW, SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE EXTRA TIME. THANK YOU ROBERT.

GOOD EVENING SUPERINTENDENT, BODY BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

MY NAME IS ROBERT FEKE. I'M A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AND ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD.

IT'S BEEN A FEW MEETINGS SINCE I'VE ATTENDED, AND I'M GLAD TO BE BACK TONIGHT.

AS A REMINDER TO THE COMMUNITY, THE CIVIL REVIEW BOARD WAS FORMED TO ADVOCATE FOR PARENTS AND TO ALSO HOLD OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. SPECIFICALLY OUR LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD.

AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, YOU ALL REPRESENT NOT ONLY THE DISTRICT, BUT THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY IN MORE THAN 3000 STUDENTS THAT ARE ENROLLED WITHIN IT.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ADDRESS CONCERNS REGARDING ALLEGATIONS OF BEHAVIOR UNBECOMING OF A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER,

[01:25:02]

I WILL NOT SHARE SPECIFICS IN A PUBLIC SETTING.

HOWEVER, I WILL SAY CLEARLY, IF THESE ALLEGATIONS ARE TRUE, THERE MUST BE SWIFT ACCOUNTABILITY, WHETHER AT A SCHOOL EVENT OR AFTER A SCHOOL EVENT OR IN PRIVATE.

THERE IS A LEVEL OF INTEGRITY AND CONDUCT EXPECTED OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

PUBLIC SERVICE DOES NOT END WHEN THE MEETING ADJOURNS.

YOUR PERSONAL CONDUCT REFLECTS UPON THIS DISTRICT, THE BOARD AND THE TRUST THE COMMUNITY HAS PLACED IN YOU.

THE COMMUNITY HAS ENTRUSTED YOU TREMENDOUSLY WITH THIS RESPONSIBILITY THE EDUCATION, THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS AND THE FUTURE OF 3000 STUDENTS. THAT IS A PRIVILEGE AND A SERIOUS OBLIGATION.

AS WE APPROACH ANOTHER ELECTION SEASON, THOSE ELECTION SEASON, THOSE ELECT SEEKING REELECTION SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY IS PAYING ATTENTION AND EVALUATING YOUR LEADERSHIP CAREFULLY. I ALSO WANT TO PERSONALLY SAY THAT I PRAY FOR EACH OF YOU REGULARLY, AND THE SEVILLE REVIEW BOARD SPENDS A LOT OF GREAT TIME IN PRAYER PRAYING FOR THIS BOARD AS WELL.

AND WE'RE NOT ASHAMED TO SAY THIS. AS CHRISTIANS, WE BELIEVE THAT PRAYER IS OUR GREATEST WEAPON.

WE PRAY FOR YOUR WISDOM, DISCERNMENT, VISION, INTEGRITY, AND STAMINA BECAUSE THE WORK YOU DO IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT WE WANT IS SIMPLE THE BEST EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR EACH STUDENT IN THIS DISTRICT.

AGAIN, ACCOUNTABILITY IS NOT AN OPTION. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THAT'S OUR LAST ONE. BRINGS US OVER TO 3.1 DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT RAMIREZ. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO AVOIDING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY IN ITS OFFICIAL ACTIONS. BOARD MEMBERS MUST AVOID ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST IN CONTRACTS MADE BY THE BOARD, AND MUST ABSTAIN FROM ACTIONS WHERE PERSONAL INTERESTS COULD CONFLICT WITH THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES.

TO SUPPORT COMPLIANCE, BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE DISTRICT'S VENDOR LISTS.

THE BOARD REMAINS COMMITTED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF INTEGRITY AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY.

THANK YOU, MR. THOMPSON. BEFORE WE PROCEED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THE AGENDA, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK WHETHER MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO DECLARE. IF SO, PLEASE STATE THE SPECIFIC ITEM AND THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT FOR THE RECORD.

OKAY, SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE. THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 4.1 CONSENT CALENDAR.

[4. CONSENT CALENDAR]

SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER HOLLY AND A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. BRINGS US OVER TO FOR ITEM 4.31.

[4.31 SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE - TRANSPARENCY REPORT]

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

HAVE A SECOND. SO I MADE THE MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER PEREZ, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

I'M SORRY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FOR THIS ITEM? YES. I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING FOR DISCUSSION UNDER BOARD MEMBER REQUEST.

MR. THOMPSON, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME FUNNY, SO.

YES. SO PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, THIS WOULD FUNCTION AS A MOTION TO POSTPONE THE ITEM TO A DATE.

CERTAIN. IT FUNCTIONS AS A SUPERSEDING MOTION TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION.

SO THIS WOULD CALL UPON A BOARD VOTE TO APPROVE THE MOTION TO POSTPONE.

AND IF THAT PASSES, THEN IT'S POSTPONED. IF IT FAILS, THEN WE GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION AND PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF.

GOT IT. OKAY. SO THERE'S A MOTION. THERE'S A SUBSIDIARY MOTION BY MISS SANDOVAL. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OKAY. AM I ALLOWED TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS? NOW THAT THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE SECOND MOTION? A SUBSIDIARY MOTION.

I I'M GOING TO CHECK, BUT I THINK A MOTION TO POSTPONE IS NOT SUBJECT TO DISCUSSION OR DEBATE.

[01:30:04]

THERE'S A LOT OF MEETINGS, THERE'S A LOT OF WORKSHOPS, THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR NETWORKING AND A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE PARTNERSHIPS AND RESOURCES TO BRING BACK TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BUT I'M ALSO COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT WE DO NOT HAVE AN UNLIMITED SUPPLY OF FUNDING WHEN IT COMES TO ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE SPENDING MONEY ON.

AND AS A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE MYSELF, WHEN IT COMES TO THE WAY THAT WE'RE HANDLING THE BUDGET, I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT WITH THE WAY THAT WE SPEND THOSE DOLLARS, BECAUSE EVERY DOLLAR THAT DOESN'T GO TO STUDENTS IS A DOLLAR THAT'S TAKEN AWAY FROM STUDENTS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THOSE RESOURCES THAT CAN GET BROUGHT BACK FOR A LOT OF THESE CONFERENCES DO END UP BEING A RETURN ON AN INVESTMENT.

AND I BELIEVE THAT IT IS PERTINENT UPON THIS BOARD AND ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY, FOR THAT MATTER, TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH THE PUBLIC AND HOW DOLLARS ARE SPENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY THAT INVOLVES OUR STUDENTS.

AND SO THAT'S THE REASON THAT I PUT ON THE AGENDA, JUST TO BE TRANSPARENT, JUST SO THAT WE CAN REALLY SHOW THE PUBLIC HOW OUR DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT, HOW THEY'RE BEING USED, AND HOW THAT INVESTMENT IS BEING MADE.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I DO.

OKAY. SO WHEN I LOOKED AT THIS ITEM, I BELIEVE THAT AS BOARD MEMBERS, WE DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING.

AND THIS IS WHY YOU GO TO A CONFERENCE. BUT I FEEL IN LOOKING AT THIS ITEM, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY AND STAFF TIME. LOOKING AT THE WORK THAT THE SECRETARY'S ALREADY DO AND ARE WORKING ON.

I TRULY BELIEVE THAT YES, THAT THERE ARE. WELL, LET ME START OVER.

SO I BELIEVE THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME, TAXPAYER MONEY AND STAFF TIME.

THE TAXPAYING PUBLIC CAN REQUEST A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST IF THEY HAVE A QUESTION ON OUR EXPENDITURES.

WE DO GET A REPORT, THE BOARD DOES, AS FAR AS VARIOUS THINGS, WHETHER WE TRAVEL OR WHETHER WE'RE INVOLVED IN IN VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. RIGHT NOW, I'M NOT ONLY INVOLVED IN THIS, BUT I'M ALSO INVOLVED IN THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS GOING TO REQUIRE ME TO TRAVEL. SO REALLY, THAT'S A POINT OF FINGER AT THIS BOARD MEMBER, ALTHOUGH I DON'T MIND IF THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT, WHAT AND WHERE I WENT AND WHAT I ATE, SO BE IT. BUT I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS JUST TOO MUCH, YOU KNOW, AND I, I DON'T KNOW WHY HE PUT IT ON THERE. TRANSPARENCY. HE USES IT AS TRANSPARENCY.

I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRANSPARENCY OR JUST POINTING OUT VARIOUS BOARD MEMBERS.

OKAY. BECAUSE THERE'S MANY OF US THAT DO DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT JOBS ON THIS BOARD.

SOME OF US ARE IN DELEGATE ASSEMBLY. SOME OF US ARE IN CSSCSBA.

THAT REQUIRES GOING TO A MEETING ONCE A MONTH, TRAVELING TO SAN BERNARDINO.

MOST OF US DON'T PUT DOWN OUR EXPENDITURE FOR GAS, OKAY? WE JUST LET IT GO. THERE ARE 3 OR 4 EVENTS. THERE ARE OVER 60 BUCKS, SOMETIMES 75 DEPENDING ALL THOSE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS. THOSE CAN BE AT DISNEYLAND.

THAT ALONE IS 375 BUCKS. I WON'T GO TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO I LOOK AT AT WHAT THE CONFERENCE IS GOING TO COST AND WHAT AM I GOING TO LEARN, NOT WHAT I'M GOING TO GET OUT OF IT BECAUSE I THINK YOU YOU LOSE MORE SLEEP, YOU LOSE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY. BUT THIS IS THE JOB WE SIGNED UP FOR FOR FOUR YEARS.

SO I TRULY BELIEVE IF THE PUBLIC REALLY WANTS TO KNOW, WHY ARE YOU GOING TO PUT THE SECRETARIES TO WORK AN EXTRA 10 OR 12 HOURS AND NOT DO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO. SO THIS IS WHAT I THINK IS GOING ON.

IF YOU HAVE ALL FIVE OF US TRAVELING AT ONE TIME, THEY'RE THERE.

THEY HAVE TO RUN. WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM ALL THE RECEIPTS, EVERYTHING THAT WE THAT WE DID OVER THOSE THREE DAYS OR TWO DAYS OR WHATEVER.

SO THAT'S ADDED WORK. SO THAT COULD BE A 12 HOUR, MAYBE EVEN 15 HOURS OF THEM HAVING TO DO ALL FIVE OF US TRAVELING.

I JUST THINK THAT IF THERE'S A PUBLIC PERSON OUT THERE THAT REALLY NEEDS TO KNOW, THEN LET THEM ASK FOR IT AND LET THEM REQUEST A RECORDS REQUEST. AND THAT'S A LOT EASIER VERSUS HAVING TO DO A FULL FINANCIAL REPORT.

[01:35:10]

IT IS WHAT IT IS. BUT I, I THINK THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE BOARD FOR US TO TALK ABOUT IT, NOT JUST PUT AN ITEM ON THE BOARD. YES, I WAS TOLD THAT I CAN ADD ANYTHING I WANT ON THE ON THE BOARD AGENDA.

I TRY NOT TO DO THAT, BUT IF I HAVE TO, I WILL.

AND THIS ITEM I DID. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? BOARD MEMBER HOLLY. THANK YOU. I KNOW I'VE BEEN A BIG ADVOCATE AND PROPONENT FOR TRANSPARENCY, ESPECIALLY FINANCIAL FISCAL TRANSPARENCY. SO I APPRECIATE IT.

AND I, I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS, MARY, AS MY COLLEAGUE I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT IT FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE TO UNDERSTANDING THAT WE AS ELECTED OFFICIALS FILL OUT A FORM 700.

THAT, I MEAN, IT REALLY JUST TELLS YOU A LOT ABOUT US.

THAT'S ALL PUBLIC. AND I THINK IT TAKES AWAY A LOT OF AMBIGUITY AND GUESSWORK FROM THE PUBLIC IN WONDERING WHAT ARE THEY REALLY SPENDING MONEY ON? RIGHT. BECAUSE IF WE'RE THE ONES UP HERE AS DECISION MAKERS TRYING TO BE FINANCIALLY SOUND AND RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR TAX DOLLARS.

THIS ISN'T OUR MONEY. THIS IS YOUR MONEY. YOU PAY TAXES AND THIS IS YOUR THE PEOPLE'S MONEY.

AND SO I THINK THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY THERE TO KNOW HOW YOUR MONEY IS BEING SPENT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'LL JUST I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR LEGAL AND THEN I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.

I WILL SAY THAT ME PERSONALLY, I DO THINK IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT OF THE EXAMPLE BEING MADE OF OUR SECRETARY'S TIME TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH THE PUBLIC AND HOW THE BOARD SPENDS MONEY. THAT'S JUST MY OPINION.

I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE TO BE TRANSPARENT, AND WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THE PUBLIC WHERE THE MONEY IS BEING SPENT, AND I THINK THAT THAT IS A BAD HABIT THAT GOVERNMENT NORMALLY DOES NOT HAVE, AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I WOULD WANT TO PRACTICE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TRANSPARENT, AND I DO THINK IT'S WORTH THE INVESTMENT. AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, MISS EMBODY, THESE ARE FINANCES THAT ARE PROVIDED ANYWAYS BY BOARD MEMBERS WHEN THEY GO OUT AND THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE RECEIPTS.

CORRECT. ALL OF THIS IS ACCOUNTED FOR AS IT IS CORRECT.

IT IS. SO THIS IS INFORMATION THAT THAT'S ALREADY BEING DONE AS IT IS THE THE, THE, THE ACTUAL ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETING AND LOOKING EVERYTHING ON PAPER AND SEEING HOW MUCH IS BEING SPENT THAT'S ALREADY COLLECTED AS INFORMATION AS IT IS. YES.

BECAUSE WE SUBMIT THE RECEIPTS AND TRAVEL. SO THIS SO THIS ISN'T LIKE A STRENUOUS TASK ON STAFF.

NO, WE JUST HAVE TO TAKE THE INFORMATION, COMPILE IT AND PUT IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. GOT IT. OKAY. AND, MR. TOM. THANK YOU. SUPERINTENDENT BODY. MR. THOMPSON, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT STATE LAW AND AS WELL AS OUR BYLAWS THAT ANY BOARD MEMBER CAN ADD ANYTHING TO THE AGENDA. CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY. AND HOW IS THE AGENDA FORMED WHEN IT COMES TO THE ACTUAL ORGANIZING OF THE AGENDA? WHAT'S WHAT DOES OUR BYLAW SAY? SO UNDER THE BYLAWS OF FUSD, THE BOARD PRESIDENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, FORMULATES THE AGENDA. THANK YOU, MR. THOMPSON.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND A SECOND.

SO I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS SANDOVAL AND A SECOND BY MR. PEREZ TO TABLE THIS ITEM AND TO PUT IT ON THE NEXT BOARD MEETING FOR TO POSTPONE, TO POSTPONE FOR THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

UNDER BOARD MEMBER, UNDER BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS.

BUT WE DON'T HAVE BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS ON THE AGENDA. SO HOW WOULD THAT WORK FROM A PROCEDURAL STANDPOINT? WELL, EXACTLY WHERE IT GOES ON THE AGENDA WOULD BE UP TO YOU AND THE SUPERINTENDENT WHEN YOU FORMULATE THE AGENDA.

BUT THE REQUEST IS FOR THE ITEM TO GO SOMEWHERE ON THE AGENDA AS AS A BOARD MEMBER REQUEST.

GOT IT. SO WOULDN'T THAT INTERFERE WITH THE BOARD BY LAW, AS IT STANDS TO DISCUSS THE ABILITY OF PUTTING ON AN AGENDA ITEM ON THE AGENDA? WELL, SO YOU HAVE TO RECONCILE THE TWO ISSUES.

THE FIRST ISSUE IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD MAY PLACE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, SUBJECT TO THE PROTOCOLS THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY THE BOARD.

WHERE AND WHEN IT GOES ON, THE AGENDA IS UP TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT.

GOT IT. BUT I GUESS THE QUESTION I'M TRYING TO MAKE IS THE MOTION.

AND THE SECOND THAT WE HAVE TO POSTPONE THIS SPECIFIC ITEM TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, THAT ALONE, CONSIDERING THAT THE BYLAWS THAT ANY BOARD MEMBER CAN ALREADY ADD AN ITEM TO THE AGENDA AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT SETS THE AGENDA WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, I'M JUST ASKING IF THOSE TWO CONTRADICT. I JUST DON'T WANT TO GO INTO A MOTION IN A SECOND.

AND THEN FOR IT TO BE SOMETHING WHERE TECHNICALLY ARE NOT ABLE TO DO OR ARE ABLE TO DO.

WELL, THE PROTOCOLS DO ALLOW FOR A MOTION TO POSTPONE A MOTION TO TABLE ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BUT THEY DO REQUIRE A MOTION A SECOND AND BOARD MAJORITY VOTE TO, TO PASS.

SO THE BOARD MAJORITY CAN OVERRIDE PLACING SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA.

WELL CAN OVERRIDE THE AGENDA BY REMOVING SOMETHING FROM THE AGENDA UNDER ONE OF THOSE TWO WAYS AFTER IT'S BEEN PLACED ON BY THE BOARD,

[01:40:05]

IT WILL HAVE TO PASS WITH BOARD BOARD MAJORITY VOTE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS SANDOVAL AND A SECOND BY MR. PEREZ. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES THREE TWO. THAT BRINGS US OVER TO. OH, MY NOTES ARE ALL MIXED UP.

GIVE ME ONE SECOND.

OKAY. THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 5.1 BUSINESS SERVICES.

[5.1 BUSINESS SERVICES - 2025-26 MEASURES C AND I CBOC ANNUAL REPORT]

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

SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER PERES AND A SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER HOLLEY.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

I'M TRYING TO GET TO THAT POINT. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

BRINGS US OVER TO 5.2. BUSINESS SERVICES. SCHOOL FACILITIES MITIGATION AND ANNEXATION AGREEMENT. KB HOME MANAGEMENT SERVICES,

[5.2 BUSINESS SERVICES - SCHOOL FACILITIES MITIGATION AND ANNEXATION AGREEMENT: KB HOME MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC]

IS THERE A MOTION, A SECOND TO APPROVE 5.2 AS PROVIDED.

SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND A MOTION BY MR. PEREZ AND A SECOND BY MISS HOLLY.

DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 5.3 BUSINESS SERVICES.

[5.3 BUSINESS SERVICES - RESOLUTION NO. 26-11: ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY INTO CFD NO. 07-1]

NUMBER 07-1. IS THERE? OH. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD.

THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2611.

AUTHORIZING COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS TO ANNEX TERRITORY INTO COMMUNITY FACILITIES.

DISTRICT CFD, NUMBER 07-1 AND TAKE RELATED ACTIONS.

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

SO MOVED. I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND WITH A QUESTION.

SO I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PRESIDENT, A SECOND BY MISS SANDOVAL.

WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION, MISS SANDOVAL? SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE.

IS THIS THE PROPERTY THAT IS NOT IN THE DISTRICT.

MICKEY, THIS IS DOCTOR BARNES. I'LL LET YOU ADDRESS THAT.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS. IT'S A PROPERTY THAT'S WITHIN THE DISTRICT BOUNDARY BUT IS NOT OWNED BY THE DISTRICT.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 5.4. HUMAN RESOURCES BOARD POLICY.

[5.4 HUMAN RESOURCES - BOARD POLICY 4033: LACTATION ACCOMMODATION - FIRST READING]

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

4033 LACTATION ACCOMMODATIONS AS PROVIDED. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 5.4 AS PROVIDED.

SO MOVED. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OKAY.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PEREZ AND A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES, I HAVE A QUESTION. SO ARE WE ARE WE DOING A ROOM? SO MOMS OR TEACHERS THAT ARE WORKING THAT NEED TO DO THIS.

SO WHAT WE DID IS WE UPDATED THE LANGUAGE PER CSBA.

AND SO ANY TIME WE HAVE A, AN EMPLOYEE WHO WOULD LIKE AN ACCOMMODATION FOR LACTATION, WE HAVE AN INTERACTIVE ACCOMMODATION MEETING WITH THEM.

AND THAT IS PART OF THE LAW TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED.

AND WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS REASONABLE.

BUT ALL OF THOSE ARE LAID OUT IN THE CURRENT LAW.

AND THEN ALL THE UPDATES ARE ALSO PART OF THE ROOM AS WELL.

OKAY. BUT IS THERE A FACILITY WHERE THEY CAN DO THEIR LACTATION? SO YES, SO SO FAR WHEN WE HAVE THESE MEETINGS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE ROOMS. EITHER IT'S A, ANOTHER CLASSROOM THAT'S EMPTY OR IT COULD BE ANOTHER STAFF ROOM.

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THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 5.5. SUPERINTENDENT. OFFICE.

[5.5 SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE - CONTRACT: ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT, TEACHING AND LEARNING]

IN THE PROPOSED CONTRACT, THE FINANCIAL TERMS INCLUDE A TERM ENDING ON JUNE 30TH, 2029.

SALARY WILL BE ACCORDING TO CABINET MANAGEMENT.

SALARY SCHEDULE RANGE A STEP ONE. THE CONTRACT INCLUDES 22 DAYS OF PAID VACATION STANDARD FRINGE BENEFITS INCLUDING SICK LEAVE, HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS, ACCORDING TO MANAGEMENT STANDARDS AND EQUIVALENT TO THE MANAGEMENT TEAM MEMBERS.

THE CONTRACT ALSO CONTAINS A CLAUSE FOR TERM LIFE OF 175,000.

THANK YOU. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT FOR DOCTOR CHRISTOPHER HOLLISTER, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT, TEACHING AND LEARNING. MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL.

A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 5.6. SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE RESOLUTION 26-12, RECOGNIZING MAY AS LABOR HISTORY MONTH.

[5.6 SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE - RESOLUTION 26-12: RECOGNIZING MAY AS LABOR HISTORY MONTH]

AND WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS. DON DOOLEY.

HELLO. IT IS ME. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THIS, HOWEVER, WE HAVE THREE LABOR UNIONS IN FUSD THAT HAVE NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED IN THIS DOCUMENT.

THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND TO ADOPT? ITEM 5.6 AS PROVIDED. SO MOVED. SECOND. HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER PEREZ.

A SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL. ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION BASED ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WAS JUST MADE.

I DON'T SEE THAT ANY OF THE LABOR UNIONS WERE RECOGNIZED.

IT'S JUST RECOGNIZING THE MONTH AS LABOR HISTORY MONTH.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S WHAT I READ. DID I MISS SOMETHING? YEAH. MISS DOOLEY, CAN YOU. I GUESS TO ELABORATE ON WHAT I WAS SAYING IS THAT BECAUSE OF LABOR HISTORY AND THE HISTORY OF LABOR HERE IN FUSD WITH THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AND UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 8599, WE ARE THE HISTORY OF LABOR IN FUSD AND IT'S NOT RECOGNIZED IN THIS DOCUMENT. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

I MEAN, TEACHERS ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN HERE SINCE 54.

WE'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 77. AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN.

POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OH YOU MOVED HAS BEEN HERE BUT 95.

SO WE HAVE HISTORY OF LABOR THAT WASN'T RECOGNIZED IN THIS DOCUMENT.

SO THANK YOU DON. SO WITH THAT QUESTION AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT WAS.

I'M JUST I'M NOT ASSUMING, BUT I'M ASSUMING THAT AT THE HEART OF THIS WAS NOT TO NOT RECOGNIZE OUR LABOR PARTNERS.

I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT COMMENT.

AND SO MY, MY QUESTION, I GUESS WOULD BE FOR MY COLLEAGUES IS WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.

I THINK WE SHOULD APPROVE OR MY RECOMMENDATION IS FOR APPROVAL BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE TO, TO THIS, YOU KNOW, WORK THAT WE'RE DOING TODAY, LABOR HISTORY MONTH IS IMPORTANT.

BUT I'M WONDERING AFTER TONIGHT'S VOTE, IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAYBE BRING IT BACK WITH A CORRECTION OR IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD A WHEREAS IN THIS TONIGHT WITH AN APPROVAL, LIKE I'M JUST TRYING TO SEE HOW WE SINCE THAT WAS AN OVERSIGHT.

AND I ALWAYS SAY IN MY STATEMENTS, BLAME IT ON OUR HEADS AND NOT OUR HEARTS.

I THINK BECAUSE AS A COLLECTIVE BOARD AND I'M JUST SPEAKING ON MYSELF, BUT I'M, I'M ASSUMING THAT WHAT I'M SAYING TODAY IS THAT IT WASN'T AN OMISSION ON PURPOSE.

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THE LABOR UNIONS HAVE BEEN FIGHTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THIS ANNUALLY.

AND SO WE'RE HERE TO DO THAT. AND I, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT ALL OUR LABOR PARTNERS DO, BUT I'M THINKING CAN WE APPROVE THIS AND ADD THE LANGUAGE LATER? OR COULD WE ADD THE LANGUAGE TONIGHT IF, IF POSSIBLE, AND AMEND IT SO THAT IT RECOGNIZES OUR LABOR PARTNERS WITHIN THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT? THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT, SIR. AND I BELIEVE THIS BOARD IN THE PAST HAS AMENDED ITEMS ON THE SPOT WHILE WE'RE DISCUSSING THEM.

SO I THINK THAT'S A PAST PRACTICE THAT WE CAN UTILIZE HERE.

CORRECT. MR. THOMPSON. SURE. YOU CAN PROPOSE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT AND HAVE THE ORIGINAL MOTION JUST CHANGED ON THE FLY.

OR TO BE MORE FORMAL, YOU CAN PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD BE VOTED ON BEFORE THE ORIGINAL MOTION WAS VOTED ON.

MR.. MR.. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON AMENDING THE ITEM? I'M OPEN TO THAT. IF MY COLLEAGUES ARE AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF, OF REFLECTING AND, AND RECOGNIZING OUR PARTNERS. AND THAT IS IMPORTANT AND IT'S NOT IN HERE.

AND I GET THAT. AND AGAIN, I DON'T THINK IT WAS OMITTED ON ON PURPOSE, I JUST THINK IT WAS TO REALLY RECOGNIZE LABOR HISTORY MONTH.

IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, WHEN I READ THIS, I WAS TRYING TO BE, YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING IT WAS INCLUSIVE OF ALL LABOR AMONGST NOT ONLY FONTANA UNIFIED, BUT I WOULD ASSUME OUR COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, OUR STATE, OUR NATION KIND OF THING.

SO I THINK IT WAS WRITTEN IN A VERY GENERIC, INCLUSIVE WAY, BUT IT DID DIDN'T COME OUT THAT WAY.

AND SO I'M JUST THINKING, HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE FIX A, A, AN OVERSIGHT THAT WE DIDN'T REALLY THINK ABOUT? YEAH, I, I WILL HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU, MR. STERN.

I BELIEVE THAT OUR THIS MAY HAVE BEEN AN OVERSIGHT.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS DONE ON PURPOSE, BUT I WILL SECOND YOUR MOTION TO AMENDING THE ITEM TO ADD OUR LABOR PARTNERS AT FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND, YOU KNOW, AS THIS ITEM IS HERE BEFORE US, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING BY MAKING SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT OUR LABOR PARTNERS DO, BECAUSE WITHOUT YOU, WE CAN'T FUNCTION.

THAT'S JUST A REALITY WITHOUT YOU. I MEAN, REALLY NOBODY CAN FUNCTION.

AND SO I'M VERY PROUD THAT WE HAVE THIS IN FRONT OF US FOR CONSIDERATION.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? AND AS I'M THINKING THIS THROUGH SITTING UP HERE AT THE DAIS, I WANT TO SAY THAT WE ADD OUR PARTNERS, BUT I ALSO I STILL FEEL IN SOME WAYS WE NEED TO BE INCLUSIVE BECAUSE IT IS HISTORY THAT WE REALLY SPEAK TO ALL LABOR UNIONS WITHIN NOT ONLY OUR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE, BUT ALL.

AND SO WHEN WE'RE CRAFTING THE LANGUAGE TONIGHT OR WHENEVER WE AMEND THIS, THAT YEAH, THAT WE DO RECOGNIZE OUR, OUR THREE LABOR PARTNER UNIONS, BUT ALSO ALL THAT HAVE GIVEN TO THE SACRIFICES OF LABOR.

I I THINK THAT IN SOMEWHERE, IN SOME LANGUAGE IT SHOULD SAY THAT. SO THAT IT'S INCLUSIVE OF NOT ONLY OUR THREE PARTNERS, BUT ALL THOSE THAT HAVE COME BEFORE US TO SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT, AS I WOULD SAY.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO AMEND THE ITEM TO INCLUDE THE THREE LABOR UNIONS, AS WELL AS ALL OF THOSE THAT WERE MENTIONED BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

[6.1 BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS]

MR. PEREZ. OKAY. I WANT TO PERSONALLY INVITE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO JOIN US ON MEMORIAL DAY AT THE THE VFW, ALSO KNOWN AS THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS SIX FIVE, SIX THREE, LOCATED ON CITRUS AND FONTANA.

AS WE HONOR AND REMEMBER THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR OUR COUNTRY.

THIS YEAR'S EVENT IS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL AS WE CELEBRATE THE 250TH YEAR OF OUR NATION AND REFLECT ON THE SACRIFICES MADE THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY TO PROTECT THE FREEDOMS WE ENJOY TODAY. THIS SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENT WILL FEATURE A VERY SPECIAL SPEAKER, ONE THAT WAS AN INSTRUMENTAL PERSON IN IRAQ AND A GOOD CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE.

A CAR SHOW, NUMEROUS RESOURCE VENDORS, FOOD, GAMES, FAMILY ACTIVITIES, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT CONTINUED RENOVATION AND REBUILDING OF THE VFW POST FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. I ENCOURAGE VETERANS, FAMILIES, STUDENTS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS OF ALL AND ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COME OUT AND HELP US MAKE IT A MEANINGFUL AND MEMORABLE MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS CENTERED ON PATRIOTISM, REMEMBRANCE, AND UNITY. AND LAST, BEFORE WE CLOSE TONIGHT, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SINCERELY THANK OUR SUPERINTENDENT, CABINET STAFF, STEELWORKER UNION FONTANA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AND THE FONTANA SCHOOL POLICE FOR ALL THE HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT SHOWN THROUGHOUT THIS THIS LAST SCHOOL YEAR.

IT TAKES ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER TO CONTINUE MOVING THIS DISTRICT FORWARD AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS, FROM THE CLASSROOM TO ADMINISTRATION, FROM SAFETY TO SUPPORT STAFF.

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THIS YEAR, WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED A GREAT DEAL TOGETHER, AND NONE OF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE TEAMWORK, PROFESSIONALISM AND COUNTLESS HOURS YOU PUT IN EACH AND EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SIMPLY PUT, WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND THE ENTIRE FONTANA UNIFIED COMMUNITY.

AND I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A SAFE, RESTFUL, AND WELL-DESERVED SUMMER AFTER GRADUATION.

SO? SO THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MISS SANDOVAL. SINCE I'VE BEEN GONE, I'VE BEEN GONE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. JUST DOING DIFFERENT THINGS. HEALTH SCHOOL STUFF.

BETH. I ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO GO TO NEW YORK ON MY OWN DIME.

OKAY, JUST MAKING THAT CLEAR. KAISER AND SUMMIT PLAYED AT CARNEGIE HALL.

I WAS ABLE TO GO DOWN THERE AND, AND SEE THIS HAPPEN.

THESE KIDS ARE JUST AMAZING. THEY WERE SPOT ON THEIR GROUP THAT THEIR TEACHERS AND, AND THE OTHER FOLKS THAT WENT WITH THEM KEPT THEM SO BUSY. NO TIME TO GOOF OFF. AND THEY WERE SO TIRED, BUT THEY LOOKED SO GOOD.

I WAS SO PROUD OF THEM. BOTH SUMMIT AND LIKE I SAID, SUMMIT AND KAISER HIGH SCHOOL.

IT WAS GREAT. YOU KNOW, ABOUT MY D.C. TRIP JUST DIFFERENT EVENTS GETTING TO SEE MICKEY GET HER AWARD. SO THAT WAS REALLY NICE. IT'S SO IT JUST MAKES YOU SO PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION.

I CALL IT AN ORGANIZATION BECAUSE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, EVEN YOU ALL SITTING IN THIS ROOM, HAVE SOMETHING FOR US. EVEN IF YOU'RE JUST VISITING, YOU'RE EITHER HAVE SOMEBODY HERE THAT YOU LOVE YOU KNOW, JUST DOING DIFFERENT THINGS. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS TWO THREE.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, I WAS ABLE TO JUST GO TO DIFFERENT CITY EVENTS AND SCHOOL EVENTS.

I'M NOT GOING TO BORE YOU WITH ALL THAT BECAUSE YOU PRETTY MUCH SEE ME THERE.

I'M, I'M THERE TO SEE WHAT EVERYONE IS DOING AND HOPEFULLY I CAN, I CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, BUT I CAN HONESTLY SAY WHAT BOARD MEMBER PEREZ SAID, WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.

AND LIKE, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO SOME OF THE PUBLIC AND I SAID, YOU KNOW WHY FONTANA IS GREAT? BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE AND YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU LIGHT UP THEIR FACE BY TELLING THEM THAT BECAUSE THEY DON'T THINK LIKE THAT.

SO FONTANA IS GOOD. FONTANA UNIFIED IS GOOD BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE HERE TONIGHT AND LISTENING TO SOME OF THE STUFF THAT'S GOING ON.

THIS LITTLE YOUNG LADY, ASHLEY'S LITTLE SISTER, SHE'S GOING TO BE IN THAT LITTLE CORNER THERE.

OKAY. NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE BAD, OKAY? NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE BAD.

BECAUSE YOU'RE VERY SMART, GIRL. BECAUSE YOU HAVE A VERY SMART SISTER.

AND YOU HAVE A GOOD MAMA THAT BRING THAT BROUGHT YOU TONIGHT.

WE'RE HAPPY THAT YOU WERE HERE. AND I KNOW IT'S GETTING LATE.

WE GET TO GO BACK IN CLOSED SESSION AFTER THIS.

BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. AND I LEARNED FROM I LEARNED SOMETHING FROM EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, EVERY MEETING THAT I'M HERE. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

DRIVE SAFE. BOARD MEMBER HOLLY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO ASHLEY ON A JOB WELL DONE AND SOMETHING THAT YOU SAID IN YOUR COMMENTS. YOU SAID TWO YEARS AGO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE EVER SEEN YOURSELF SITTING UP HERE. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU SAY TO YOURSELF IN ANOTHER TWO YEARS WHEN YOU'RE AT ANOTHER PLACE SURPRISING YOURSELF YET AGAIN, BECAUSE THAT'S THE TYPE OF GIRL THAT YOU ARE. SO I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS AND I HOPE YOU HAVE AN AMAZING TIME AT UCLA. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DID TO REPRESENT OUR STUDENTS SO WELL.

I ALSO WANTED TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK EVERYBODY.

AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER IN OUR MOMENT OF SILENCE WE LOST MY GRANDPA THIS PAST MONTH AND HE WAS A PART OF FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL'S VERY FIRST GRADUATING CLASS, CLASS OF 55. AND HE WAS ACTUALLY HERE IN DECEMBER HOLDING MY BIBLE FOR MY SWEARING IN.

AND SO THAT WAS A REALLY PROUD MOMENT. AND I WAS HAPPY THAT HE WAS ABLE TO BE HERE.

AND GOD KEPT HIM HERE LONG ENOUGH TO HAVE THAT SPECIAL MOMENT WITH ME.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT AND JUST LOVING MY GRANDPA AND SUPPORTING OUR FAMILY THROUGH THIS.

SO AND I WAS HOPING IF IT WAS OKAY WITH EVERYBODY, WE CAN CLOSE THE MEETING TONIGHT IN HIS HONOR.

BOARD. PRESIDENT. YES. GOOD.

BOARD MEMBER. SIRNA FIRST BOARD MEMBER. HOLLY, MY CONDOLENCES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FOR FOR YOUR LOSS.

I KNOW THAT'S NOT EASY AND I KNOW THERE'S HISTORY IN THE FAMILY.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO OFFER MY CONDOLENCES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

MICKEY AND TEAM. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE, LOVE THESE CHALLENGE COINS.

SO I KNOW WE ALL GOT ONE. AND SO I'VE LEARNED THAT IF YOU GIVE SOMEONE A CHALLENGE COIN IT'S A A TRUE

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THERE IS, I KNOW SOME MILITARY AND POLICE ETIQUETTE AS WELL.

AND SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO THAT, BUT IT'S NICE TO HAVE THESE.

AND I WANT YOU TO THINK, I THINK I HEARD THAT THE STUDENTS DESIGNED THIS THROUGH A CONTEST.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO I DON'T KNOW WHAT SCHOOL WON THIS.

ABBY MILLER SO NOT ONLY ARE THEY THE CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL.

THEY'RE THE WINNERS OF THE CHALLENGE COIN CONTEST.

AND SO I KNOW SOME OF YOU CAN'T SEE IT, BUT IT HAS THE LOGO OF, OF OUR DISTRICT, OUR UPDATED LOGO.

AND ON THE BACK IT SAYS IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION TO F USD BELIEF IN OUR SCHOLARS.

AND THEN IT SAYS TRADITION COMMUNITY. AND THEN IT HAS OUR, OUR TORCH AND OUR LOGO.

FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO I THINK IT'S A, AND IT HAS A TREE WITH OUR LOGO AND A SUNSHINE AND SOME BOOKS.

AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE THAT LEARNING CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT.

LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST SUPPOSED TO BE OPEN AND WELCOMING AND THAT KIND OF STUFF.

SO I REALLY LIKE THE, THE LOOK OF IT. SO I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND THE STAFF AND STUDENTS FOR THE CHALLENGE COIN THAT WE GOT.

AND OTHER THAN THAT I DID TAKE THE LIBERTY TO DRAFT SOME LANGUAGE WHILE I'M HERE, SO I'LL SEND IT TO THE, TO THE TEAM AND YOU CAN USE THAT AS YOU WANT UNLESS YOU WANT ME TO READ IT NOW.

OR BECAUSE ITEMS GONE, I WE'RE PRETTY MUCH DONE WITH THAT, RIGHT? MARK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LANGUAGE FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE RESOLUTION.

YEAH, YEAH. THERE'S NO HARM IN READING IT NOW IF YOU WANT TO, BUT I GUESS THE, THE BOARD, I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS CLEAR DIRECTION EXACTLY HOW TO RIGHT.

I JUST TOOK THE LIBERTY TO DO WHAT I DO. I JUST THAT'S WHAT I END UP DOING SOMETIMES WHEN I'M BORED.

SORRY. I DO STUFF TO GENERATE CONSENSUS. RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE ADHD. SO. YOU'LL SHARE IT.

OKAY, SO I WON'T READ IT. I'LL JUST SHARE IT.

RIGHT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SERNA FOR MY CLOSING COMMENTS.

I JUST WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR APPROVING ITEM 4.39 ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT CALENDAR.

THIS ITEM CREATED A NEW MARCHING BAND CHORUS FOR THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.

AND AS A BOARD, ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITIES IS APPROVING COURSES THAT EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENRICH THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND AS SOMEONE WHO SPENT MANY OF MY HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE IN THE BAND AND SPENT MANY YEARS AFTER AS A DRUM INSTRUCTOR AT FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL, I KNOW FIRSTHAND THAT MARCHING BAND IS MORE THAN LEARNING MUSIC. IT TEACHES CONFIDENCE, COLLABORATION, AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. AND I ALSO APPRECIATE MOST THAT OUR STUDENTS WILL EARN PE CREDIT WHILE PARTICIPATING IN MARCHING BAND.

AND FOR MANY STUDENTS, THIS WILL PROVIDE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAY CONNECTED AND ENGAGED IN SCHOOL.

AND FOR ME, THE MOST EXCITING PART ABOUT THIS REALLY IS THAT OVER TIME, I ENVISION THAT THIS NEW COURSE WILL CREATE A FEEDER PROGRAM INTO OUR HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND PROGRAMS AND JUST OVERALL GROW MUSIC AND GROW OUR MUSIC PROGRAMS ALL THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

AND SO I JUST ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR TEACHING AND LEARNING DIVISION, MUSIC EDUCATORS, AND THE SECONDARY ACADEMY ACADEMIC AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS COURSE TO OUR STUDENTS.

AND WE DO HAVE TO GO BACK TO CLOSED SESSION. BUT BEFORE WE DO, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THIS MEETING IN HONOR OF MICHAEL DRAGOON.

[2. CLOSED SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]