[1. CALL TO ORDER - CLOSED SESSION, 5:00 P.M. ]
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THE TIME IS NOW 4:02 PM THE AUGUST 5TH, 2026 WORK STUDY SESSION OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION IS NOW IN SESSION.
PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WITH EXCEPTION OF, UH, BOARD MEMBER ADAM PEREZ.
UH, THIS BRINGS IS OVER TO 1.2, SUPERINTENDENT AND BODY.
ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO OUR WORK STUDY SESSION AGENDA? THERE ARE NO CHANGES.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION? ANY SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS PROVIDED.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER HOLLY.
ANY SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES FOUR EYES WITH ONE ABSENT.
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SUPERINTENDENT EMBODY, DID WE RECEIVE ANY COMMENT CARDS FOR THE AGENDA ITEMS? NO, WE DID NOT.
[2. CLOSED SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]
BOARD WILL NOW GO INTO A CLOSED SESSION.THE TIME IS NOW 4:03 PM WE ARE BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION.
THE TIME IS 5:50 PM PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
UH, THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 3.2 REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION.
IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SELECTED EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES GROUP TO PROVIDE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH SERVICES.
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IS AUTHORIZED TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE THE NECESSARY AGREEMENT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE RECRUITMENT SERVICES PROCESS ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT.
MOTION MADE BY BOARD MEMBER HOLLY, SECONDED BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA CARRIED ON A UNANIMOUS FIVE ZERO VOTE.
IS THERE A MOTION A SECOND TO ADJOURN THIS WORK STUDY SESSION.
I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER HOLLY AND A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT STERN.
MEETING OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING.
THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 5:51 PM WE'LL START THE NEW MEETING.
WE THEN WE GO TO CLOSE AND COME BACK OUT.
SO THIS IS LIKE OUR REGULAR MEETING AT FIVE O'CLOCK.
SO HAVE TO CALL OPEN CLOSE, CLOSE, OPEN.
[3. CALL TO ORDER - OPEN SESSION, 6:30 P.M. (Part 1 of 2)]
THE AUGUST 5TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION IS NOW IN SESSION.PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA BOARD PRESENT? THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AGENDA BOARD OF EDUCATION.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION? OKAY.
SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE MAY HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS PROVIDED.
I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER HOLLY, A SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
THAT CARRIES VERY FIVE OH VOTE PLEASE.
DID WE RECEIVE ANY COMMENT? CARDS FOR CLOSED SESSION? ITEMS ARE CLOSED.
[2. CLOSED SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]
BOARD WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.[3. CALL TO ORDER - OPEN SESSION, 6:30 P.M. (Part 1 of 2)]
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.WE ARE BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION.
THE TIME IS 6:46 PM PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT A RECORDING OR BROADCAST OF THIS MEETING IS BEING MADE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD.
AND I'M GOING TO ASK OUR NEW STUDENT BOARD MEMBER TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
I, A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR RETIRED EMPLOYEE RICK VALENCIA, FORMER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT HENRY J KAISER AND HARPA HILLS SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOL.
DURING MR. VALENCIA'S RETIREMENT, HE RETURNED TO FUSD TO SERVE ON MANY ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PANELS AND SERVED AS A SUBSTITUTE ADMINISTRATOR.
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I'LL TURN IT OVER TO LEGAL COUNSEL.THAT BRINGS US TO A REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION.
IN CLOSED SESSION, UH, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTED TO ADOPT THE WRITTEN STATEMENT OF CHARGES AND DIRECT THE ADMINISTRATION TO ISSUE NOTICE OF IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY.
AND 30 DAYS NOTICE OF DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE SECTION 4 4 9 3 4.
UH, REGARDING PERMANENT CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE NUMBER 2 2 5 1 6.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY BOARD MEMBER PEREZ, SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER HOLLY.
AND IT CARRIED ON A UNANIMOUS FIVE ZERO VOTE.
WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER INSTALLATION.
AT THIS TIME, THE FLOOR IS NOW SUPERINTENDENT BODIES TO CONDUCT THE INSTALLATION OF OUR NEW STUDENT BOARD MEMBER FOR THE 20 26 20 27 SCHOOL YEAR.
IT GIVES ME ME GREAT PLEASURE TO ADMINISTER THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PLEDGE TO JULIAN VALINDA.
UH, A SENIOR AT KAISER HIGH SCHOOL, JU JULIAN, PLEASE JOIN ME AT THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.
I, JULIAN VILA PLEDGE TO FULFILL MY DUTIES PLEDGE TO FULFILL MY DUTIES AS STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
AS STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, SERVING AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE GOVERNING BODY, SERVING AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND ALL FONTANA STUDENTS DURING THE 26 27 SCHOOL YEAR AND ALL FONTANA STUDENTS DURING THE 26 TO 27 SCHOOL YEAR.
I FURTHER PLEDGE, I FURTHER PLEDGE TO PROVIDE INSIGHTS AND SUPPORT TO THE BOARD TO PROVIDE INSIGHTS AND SUPPORT TO THE BOARD AND UNDERSTANDING STUDENT VOICE ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES IN UNDERSTANDING STUDENT VOICE AND PERSPECTIVES.
I MAKE THIS COMMITMENT WITH INTEGRITY AND DEDICATION.
I MAKE THIS COMMITMENT WITH INTEGRITY AND DEDICATION AND RESPECT FOR THE FONTANA STUDENTS I REPRESENT AND RESPECT FOR THE FONTANA STUDENTS I REPRESENT.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO HAVE YOUR OWN STUDENT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.
FIRST OFF, I WANNA START OFF BY THANKING GOD FOR THE BLESSING TO BE HERE.
AND I THANK EVERYONE HERE SUPPORTING ME, MY FAMILY, AND UM, THE STAFF WHO HAS SHAPED ME TO THE PERSON THAT I AM.
AND I ALSO WANNA THANK THE BOARD FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY AND CHOOSING ME TO REPRESENT ALL THE STUDENTS.
AND MY GOAL IS TO PUT THE WORD UNIFIED INTO FONTANA UNIFIED DISTRICT.
SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR SUPPORTING ME AND I HOPE THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS OR YEAH.
BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF, AND MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, AS WE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THE 26 27 SCHOOL YEAR, I JUST WANNA EXTEND A, A HEARTFELT WELCOME BACK TO EVERYONE, ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES AND EMPLOYEES.
OUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS TOMORROW WHERE OUR CLASSROOMS AND OUR CAMPUSES ARE GONNA COME TO LIFE.
WE JUST WOULD STAFF MEMBERS COMING BACK, BUT WHEN STUDENTS COME, IT CHANGES THE GAME FOR SURE.
AND I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A FABULOUS FIRST DAY.
SO 2026 IS A SPECIAL YEAR FOR US.
FONTANA UNIFIED PROUDLY CELEBRATES 70 YEARS OF UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND YOU HAVE THIS, UH, PLACEMENT AT YOUR PLACE BOARD MEMBERS JUST TO SEE ALL THE VARIOUS SCHOOLS IN WHEN THEIR ANNIVERSARIES ARE, UM, ACCORDING TO THE TIMELINE WHEN THEY OPENED.
UM, SO THIS MILESTONE OF 70 YEARS, OR 70 DECADES REALLY, UM, IS A SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE KNOW WE EXISTED FAR BEFORE THAT FOR LIKE A HUNDRED YEARS.
UH, WE DIDN'T BECOME UNIFIED UNTIL 1956, UH, AND STARTED A PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRE UM, THROUGH 12TH GRADE PROGRAM.
AND IF YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE UNDER THE ABOUT US, YOU'LL FIND A VIDEO THAT SHOWS THE HISTORY OF OUR SCHOOLS.
UH, THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM FOR UPLOADING THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY SEES WHERE WE STARTED AND WHERE
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WE ARE TODAY.UM, THIS PAST WEEK HAS BEEN SUPER MEANINGFUL.
LOTS HAS OCCURRED IN OUR DISTRICT, AND I JUST CONTINUE TO BE REMINDED WHY I BELIEVE DEEPLY IN FONTANA UNIFIED.
I HAD A CHANCE TO ATTEND THE SUMMER LANGUAGE ACADEMY, WHERE ALMOST 90 OF OUR STUDENTS WITH NINE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES SHARED THEIR APPRECIATION FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND GROW IN THEIR LANGUAGE SKILLS.
SO THEY'VE GIVEN EACH BOARD MEMBER A SHIRT AND THEY THANKED SO MANY PEOPLE THERE WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WITH SIGNATURES OF ALL THE ALMOST 90 STUDENTS ON IT, JUST EXPRESSING THEIR GRATITUDE FOR, UM, FOR WHAT FONTAN HAS DONE FOR THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY EXCEL WHEN THEY'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL WITH THEIR LANGUAGE.
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT, UM, AND ATTEND OUR FOOD SERVICES OPENING YEAR MEETING THIS MORNING, WHERE OUR NUTRITION SERVICES TEAM CAME TOGETHER TO PREPARE TO SERVE MILLIONS AND MORE THAN MILLIONS.
IT'S REALLY 6 MILLION MEALS FOR THIS NEXT YEAR.
THAT'S WHAT THEY DID LAST YEAR.
AND, UH, BOARD VICE PRESIDENT, I JUST SHARED WITH THEM HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DO EVERY DAY.
THEY PROVIDE MEALS IN THE MORNING, THEY PROVIDE MEALS DURING THE DAY, SOMETIMES DOUBLE BREAKFAST OPPORTUNITIES, AND THEN MEALS AND SUPPER AFTER SCHOOL.
THAT'S A LOT OF WORK THAT THEY DO.
AND I GOT TO HEAR SOME STORIES ABOUT HOW STUDENTS COME BACK AND REMEMBER THE SMILES THAT THE, THE CA CAFETERIA STAFF HAD PROVIDED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE A MEAL AND, AND, UM, HAVE SUPPER AS WELL.
SO THEY HAVE THREE MEALS AT OUR SCHOOLS.
ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT THIS WEEK WAS CELEBRATING A RIBBON CUTTING OF OAK GROVE PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
THIS BEAUTIFUL NEW SEVENTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE CAMPUS REPRESENTS YEARS OF PLANNING AND THE SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH MEASURE IBOND AND OUR COMMITMENT TO CREATING INNOVATIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS.
SO IT WAS EXCITING TO HAVE OUR STUDENTS, UM, HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY.
THOSE ARE, THESE ARE OUR BRAND NEW STUDENTS TO THE SCHOOL.
THEY GOT TO CUT THE RED RIBBON FOR THE SCHOOL.
AND THIS, UH, DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY DEMONSTRATES OUR INTENTION TO DESIGN IT WITH THEIR FUTURE IN MIND.
SO THAT WAS REALLY, UM, A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY.
I ALSO HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO ATTEND OUR SCHOOL POLICE PUBLIC SAFETY AWARD CEREMONY.
IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT OUR SCHOOL POLICE TOOK TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING WORK OF OUR SCHOOL POLICE OFFICERS AS WELL AS PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS, THOSE IN OUR SYSTEM HERE THAT GIVE BACK IN IN EXTRAORDINARY AND UNIQUE WAYS AND SHARE THEIR TALENT.
SO THAT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE OUR PEOPLE BEING RECOGNIZED LIKE THAT.
ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT THIS LAST WEEK WAS MEETING WITH OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER JULIAN, AS WE PREPARED FOR HIS FIRST BOARD MEETING.
UH, STUDENT VOICE IS IMPORTANT AND, UH, AS PART OF THE GOVERNANCE PROCESS HERE.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING HIS PERSPECTIVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
UM, OUR STUDENTS DEFINITELY HELP US TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS, AS YOU EXPERIENCED LAST YEAR ON THE SUPERINTENDENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
SO I APPRECIATE HIS WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
ALSO, VERY PROUD TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR INAUGURAL CAPTAIN'S COUNCIL.
SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, IT'S REALLY TRULY, UM, AWESOME.
OUR ATHLETICS DIRECTOR HERE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE PUT THIS TOGETHER WITH DR. MCKINNEY, BUT REALLY IT'S BRINGING TOGETHER ALL OUR STUDENT ATHLETE CAPTAINS FROM ALL OF OUR SIX HIGH SCHOOLS.
AND THESE YOUNG LEADERS WERE ENCOURAGED TO USE THEIR VOICES TO NOT ONLY STRENGTHEN THEIR TEAMS, BUT ALSO TO HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR DISTRICT.
SO I BELIEVE THIS COUNCIL'S GONNA MAKE A REALLY BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS THEY KICK OFF THEIR, UM, THEIR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.
AND FINALLY, I HAD A CHANCE TO, UM, ATTEND THE CTE ACADEMY, NOT CT ACADEMY, THE CTE, UH, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT OCCURRED JUST THIS LAST WEEK OVER AT THE INTECH CENTER THAT'S PARTNERED WITH CHAFFEE.
AND SO OUR CTE TEAM BROUGHT IN OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OUR LABOR PARTNERS TO SHARE, YOU KNOW, HOW TO, HOW TO IMPROVE OUR PROGRAM.
SO THEY'VE ALSO SHARED A A T-SHIRT HERE WITH YOU AS WELL, BOARD MEMBERS.
AND REALLY THEIR, THEIR THEME ABOUT, UM, UH, CTE CHANGES LIVES IS SO TRUE.
IT'S BIG AND BOLD AND IT'S TRUE.
WE KNOW THAT, UH, WE KNOW THAT STUDENTS GO TO COLLEGE AND HAVE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES.
WE KNOW THAT CTE PROVIDES OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.
WE KNOW THE MILITARY PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES AND THEN WORKFORCE, UH, SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS AS WELL.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR KIDS HAVE VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES.
AND THE IN-TECH OFFERS FREE COURSES FOR OUR STUDENTS.
SO EXCITING TO BE THERE AND LEARN ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THEY OFFER OUR STUDENTS.
AND THE LAST THING I GOT TO DO IS A NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION.
AND THIS IS A CHANCE TO, TO WELCOME OUR NEW TEACHERS TO OUR DISTRICT AS THEY JOIN US, UH, AND BEGIN THEIR CAREER.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNEW THAT WE BELIEVE IN COLLABORATING AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE.
AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S THE WORK OF OUR TEACHERS AND WE KNOW IT.
AND I WANTED TO THANK THEM AND WELCOME THEM TO OUR FAMILY.
SO AS WE BEGIN THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR, I JUST WANNA THANK ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO KICK OFF THIS YEAR.
SOME OF THEM ARE IN THIS ROOM AND MANY OF THEM ARE NOT.
SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE OUT THERE.
SO, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, WE KNOW THAT OUR TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON OUR, UH, TRANSPORTATION.
HOW ARE KIDS GONNA GET TO SCHOOL AND MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WHO NEED TO RIDE A BUS OR NEED TRANSPORTATION HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY, THAT OUR FACILITIES ARE UP TO DATE, THAT THEY ALL HAVE THEIR LAPTOPS AND TECHNOLOGY.
SO THERE'S SO MUCH WORK GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES.
I LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER YEAR OF OPPORTUNITY AND GROWTH AND TO OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP AND FOR BELIEVING IN THE ENTIRE FONTINE UNIFIED COMMUNITY AND FOR BELIEVING IN OUR STUDENTS AND WHAT THEY DO EVERY DAY.
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EMBODY.THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 3.7 BOARD MEMBER REPORTS, OR SORRY, TO MY LEFT, BEGINNING WITH BOARD MEMBER PEREZ.
NO REPORT BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL.
I'LL HAVE A BRIEF ONE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE JUST MET A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
UH, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT, UH, TO, UH, THE ENTIRE TEAM THAT PUT TOGETHER THE CTE PROFESSIONAL DAY.
EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T ABLE TO BE THERE PHYSICALLY IN PERSON, I KNOW THAT, UH, THERE WERE REPRESENTATIVES, UM, AND OUR STAFF AT THE FONTANA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY WAS ABLE TO PARTNER.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT.
AND IT JUST BROUGHT MY HEART SO MUCH JOY TO SEE THESE THINGS IN ACTION WHEN WE GET TO BRING OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TOGETHER TO GIVE INPUT, WISDOM AND HELP SHAPE OUR FUTURE, UH, WORKFORCE.
UM, I JUST WANNA PIGGYBACK ON, UH, SUPERINTENDENT ANYBODY'S REPORT, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE WORK OF THE SUMMER LANGUAGE ACADEMY.
UM, I DO WANT TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP OF DR. CHAVEZ, MR. GOMEZ, MR. VALENCIA, AND INTERIM, I'LL SAY INTERIM PRINCIPAL DURING THE SUMMER.
ALL BUT THE PRINCIPAL, UH, CARLOS ALVAREZ, UH, AND ALL THE STAFF THAT, THAT PUT TOGETHER THAT, UH, ACADEMY THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
I, I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT ONE, UH, STATISTIC THAT STOOD OUT FOR ME WAS THE FACT THAT THE STUDENTS THAT WENT TO THE ACADEMY HAD A 95% ATTENDANCE RATE.
I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE, UH, SPOKEN ABOUT AND, AND TO ACHIEVE THAT LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION.
IS THIS ON OR IS IT OFF? OKAY.
TO, TO ACHIEVE THAT LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION DURING THE SUMMER WITHOUT STUDENTS RECEIVING ANY ACADEMIC CREDIT, I THINK IS TRULY REMARKABLE.
IT SPEAKS TO THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAM THAT THE TEAM PUT TOGETHER, THE DEDICATION OF THE EDUCATORS AND, AND NUMBER ONE, THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WERE BUILT WITH OUR STUDENTS.
I GOT TO GO TO THE, UM, TO THE CELEBRATION.
AND I, I GOT TO WITNESS THREE STUDENTS THAT AT ONE TIME DID NOT HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO PRESENT, NOT ONLY IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE, BUT TO PRESENT IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE AND IN ENGLISH, WHICH IS THEIR SECOND LANGUAGE RIGHT NOW.
TO WATCH THE CONFIDENCE THAT WAS PUT OUT BECAUSE OF THE PROGRAM WAS JUST SOMETHING, UH, AMAZING.
SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.
THANK YOU, UH, UH, MICKEY FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT.
BUT I ALSO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I, I KNOW I'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION, BUT I'D LOVE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO, AND THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING I, AND IT'S NOT AN AGENDA ITEM, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THAT HOW WE CAN RESEARCH A WAY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO GET CREDIT OVER THE SUMMER, UH, SIMILAR TO A SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.
UH, 'CAUSE IF IT'S ALREADY 95% ATTENDANCE, THAT MEANS THE SECRET SAUCE IS WORKING.
SO I WANTED TO SAY THAT I'M ALSO GONNA BE FOR THE NEXT MONTH ON A, WHAT I CALL APOLOGY TOUR.
MY APOLOGY TOUR IS THAT YESTERDAY WE HAD AN AMAZING DAY, UH, WITH THE RIBBING CUTTING OVER AT OAK GROVE PREP ACADEMY.
AND THEN I'M, I'M GONNA, I'M, I'M GONNA TALK TO MY COLLEAGUES OVER HERE.
Y'ALL, Y'ALL DIDN'T EVEN PULL MY COATTAIL OR BUMP ME AND SAY, MARS, IT'S OAK GROVE.
I KNOW I WAS FOCUSED, BUT COME ON, MAN, YOU GOTTA, YOU GOTTA HELP ME OUT.
SO, OH, YOU SUPPORTED ME, ALL RIGHT.
BY MAKING ME FEEL LIKE, UH, AND, AND IT HAPPENED TO ME, MY WIFE, AFTER I'M DONE, SHE'S LIKE, BABE, WHAT YOU KEPT SAYING OAK PARK.
YOU WALKED THAT COMMUNITY EVERY MORNING.
YOU, WE'VE BEEN DRIVING BY IT FOR THE LAST 30 MONTHS, WHATEVER THAT IS.
HUH? SHE GOES, SO, UH, I HOPE THEY DON'T, UH, PUT THAT VIDEO OUT, SO I'M JUST KIDDING.
SO I JUST WANNA APOLOGIZE TO THE STAFF, TO THE COMMUNITY.
'CAUSE UM, I KNOW WE HAVE AN OAK PARK IN THE SOUTH SIDE, AND SO SOMEHOW THAT ENDED UP IN MY BRAIN.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M ON THIS PUBLIC APOLOGY TOUR, UH, FOR THAT, UM, FOOD SERVICES.
THE HORSES, THE, THE, THE THEME, UH, WAS JUST FASCINATING TO SEE THE HORSES AND, AND JUST THE, THE ENTHUSIASM OF FOOD SERVICES TEAM THIS MORNING WAS, UH, AMAZING.
AND, AND I LOVED THE THEME, THE ONE TEAM, ONE TRAIL, WHAT A CREATIVE WAY FOR ENGAGING OUR STAFF FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
AND, UH, CHIEF YESTERDAY, I ALSO GOT TO ATTEND THE PUBLIC, UH, SAFETY AWARDS.
WHAT A WAY TO RECOGNIZE STAFF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UH, JUST BECAUSE OF THE COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS THEY HAVE AND THE PARTNERSHIPS THEY HAVE WITH FONTANA SCHOOL POLICE.
UM, PARTICULARLY LIKE, YOU KNOW, I, I HAVE A FRIEND IN THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL WHO HAPPENS TO BE RODRIGO, WHO HAS BROUGHT EVERY 15 MINUTES TO OUR, UM, TO OUR DISTRICT AND, UH, TO SEE THAT PROGRAM COME TO FRUITION BECAUSE OF THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN FONTANA SCHOOL POLICE, THE CHP, AND NOT ONLY THE CHP, BUT ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE AREA THAT, THAT END UP SUPPORTING THAT, THAT EVENT.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY, AS WE BEGIN ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR, UM, I DO WANNA REMIND EVERYONE THAT FONTANA IS A STRONG PLACE TO BE.
UH, WHETHER WE'RE TEACHING STUDENTS IN THE SUMMER, OPENING
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A NEW SCHOOL, SERVING MEALS, OR PROTECTING OUR CAMPUSES, EVERY EMPLOYEE PAY PLAYS AN IMPORTANT PART IN ROLE IN HELPING OUR STUDENTS SUCCEED.AND SO I JUST WANNA WISH EVERYONE AN AMAZING START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, TOMORROW FOR 26, 27.
AND I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO LIAM SERNA, MY GRANDSON AND SOPHIA, UH, MY NIECE WHO ARE GONNA START SCHOOL TOMORROW.
I WANT THEM TO HAVE THE BEST 182 DAYS OF THEIR LIVES.
ONE IS GOING TO BE A SENIOR THIS YEAR, SO I'LL BE CAUGHT UP WITH SENIOR ACTIVITIES.
AND, UH, FOR LIAM, IT'LL BE HIS LAST YEAR IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEFORE HE MOVES ON TO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SO I'M JUST, UH, HAPPY FOR THAT.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 3.8 OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, SUPERINTENDENT AND BODY.
DID WE RECEIVE ANY COMMENT CARDS? YES.
THERE WERE SIX COMMENT CARDS RECEIVED TO SPEAK AT THIS DESIGNATED TIME.
AND THERE WAS ONE FOR FOUR 4.0, 4.01 FOR 4.0? YES.
INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
WE'LL START WITH BROCK CHAMPION AND JULIANA REDONDO, YOU'RE ON DECK.
UM, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
UH, BOARD PRESIDENT RAMIREZ, UM, SUPERINTENDENT EMBODY AND DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS.
UM, MY NAME IS BROCK CHAMPION.
UM, I WAS BORN HERE 40 YEARS AGO IN FONTANA, SO I'M PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA.
I STARTED TEACHING HERE IN 2011.
I WAS AN ENGLISH TEACHER, UM, FOR, UM, FOUR AND A HALF YEARS.
I'VE BEEN IN AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND A PRINCIPAL SINCE THEN.
UM, SO FOR ABOUT 11 PLUS YEARS.
UM, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE EXCHANGE CLUB.
I'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR FOUR YEARS, SO I KNOW A LOT OF YOU, UM, THROUGH THAT ROLE.
UM, SO WE DO GIVE LIKE 50 K OUT IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO FUSD.
SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH YOUR PROGRAM.
UM, I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT SERVING THE STUDENTS HERE AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M GONNA BE SUBMITTING A CHARTER PETITION.
IT'S CALLED FONTANA COLLEGIATE ACADEMY.
UM, THE, THE SCHOOL'S REALLY ABOUT BRINGING EQUITY, EQUITY AND EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAMS. SO, UM, BASICALLY STUDENTS WHO ENROLL AT THAT SCHOOL, IF YOU DO ACCEPT IT, WILL GET SOME COLLEGE CREDITS, AN AA OR EVEN UP TO A BACHELOR'S.
UM, WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING TO SERVE ANY STUDENT THOUGH AT PROMISE STUDENTS ARE WHAT WE REALLY WANNA FOCUS ON.
A LOT OF THE STUDENTS THAT GO TO THESE EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAMS ALREADY ARE BEING COACHED UP BY THEIR PARENTS.
THERE ARE CERTAIN SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT WE CAN PUT IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THOSE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL.
I'VE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED THIS AT THE FONTANA SITES.
I SUPERVISE, I SUPERVISE FIVE SCHOOL SITES RIGHT NOW.
UM, TWO OF THEM ARE IN FONTANA.
88% OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE AT PROMISE.
I WAS ABLE TO GET 97% OF THEM PASSING THEIR COLLEGE CLASSES.
UM, MOST OF THE CLASSES THESE KIDS WILL TAKE WILL BE COLLEGE CLASSES, BUT WE'RE NOT JUST FOCUSING ON COLLEGE CLASSES.
IT WILL BE CAREER CERTIFICATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS LIKE HVAC, ELECTRICIANS, UM, JOBS THAT WARRANT AREN'T GOING TO BE REPLACED BY AI IN THE NEAR FUTURE IS THE GOAL.
UM, I REALLY WANT TO BE COLLABORATIVE.
I REALLY WANNA BE SUPPORTIVE WITH THE DISTRICT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH HOW WE'RE RUNNING THE PROGRAM, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A CLEAR DIALOGUE.
UM, I REALLY, REALLY THINK THIS COULD BE A GAME CHANGER.
IT IS ALSO GONNA BE A MICRO SCHOOL, SO I DON'T ANTICIPATE IT, UM, TAKING MUCH A DA OR ANY CAUSING MUCH ISSUES FOR THE DISTRICT.
UM, WITH 150 ENROLLMENT PROJECTION.
SO IT'S GONNA BE A, A MICRO SCHOOL SO WE CAN REALLY FOCUS ON THE STUDENTS AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE GETTING THE SUPPORT THEY NEED.
UM, AND ALSO IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND MAKING SURE, UM, WE'RE SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY AND ITS NEEDS.
AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME, UM, TODAY AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALL LISTENING TO ME.
AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
UM, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND NEW, UH, STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.
UM, I'M PREPARED TO SPEAK ABOUT INCIDENT THAT RECENTLY HAPPENED LAST NIGHT ACTUALLY AT AUGIE'S, UM, INVOLVING A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER.
SO ME AND MY MOM, WE WENT TO AUGIE'S AND WE SAW BOARD MEMBER ADAM PEREZ THERE.
HE SEEMED A LITTLE, A LITTLE LIKE INTOXICATED.
AND WE SAW HIM WALK UP TO JOE ARM AND HE BASICALLY VERBALLY ASSAULTED HIM SAYING HE'S GONNA BEAT THE OUT OF HIM.
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UM, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT OR SECOND AND I BELIEVE THIS BEHAVIOR SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.IF YOU'RE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD, YOU SHOULD BE HERE FOR THE KIDS AND ALL THAT.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR.
BUT I HOPE THIS GET REALLY GETS ON RECORD BECAUSE WE SHOULDN'T HAVE PEOPLE LIKE THIS.
WE SHOULD NOT HAVE PEOPLE LIKE THIS AROUND OUR CHILDREN.
AND I HOPE THIS GETS ON RECORD.
NEXT WE HAVE LINDA D***S AND BILL FREEMAN'S ON DECK.
UM, I WASN'T COMING TONIGHT TO TALK, BUT AS YOU HEARD, WE HAD DINNER AT AUGIE'S.
UM, I WAS VERY EATING WITH MY CHILD AND YOU HAD A BOARD MEMBER WALKED IN AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT WAS COMING OUTTA THEIR MOUTH TO A PAST BOARD MEMBER TELLING TO F-ING STAY OUT OF, STAY IN THEIR OWN LANE AND THREATENING TO BEAT 'EM UP OUTSIDE TO OUTSIDE.
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT AT THE BOSTON MARKET.
AND LAST TIME I CAME IN, I DIDN'T MENTION NAMES AND I DIDN'T MENTION THE PLACE, BUT I KNOW EVERYBODY KNOWS IT.
I KNOW THERE'S A POLICE REPORT.
I KNOW THE GENTLEMAN THAT MADE THE POLICE REPORT.
SO I KNOW PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE.
IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BOARD MEMBER THAT IS PERMITTED TO DO THIS, THEN WE DON'T NEED ANY OF YOU UP THERE.
YOU'RE HIDING EVIDENCE, YOU'RE RAKING IT UNDER THE RUG AND IT'S UNCALLED FOR.
THESE INCIDENTS HAS NOT BEEN THE FIRST ONE.
I'VE BEEN ACCUSED BY THIS BOARD MEMBER SAYING SOMETHING IN A CONVERSATION.
TRIED TO GET ME REMOVED FROM THE BOARD, COMING IN THERE AND SPEAKING.
'CAUSE MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE HAVING A PERSONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT A YOUNG LADY THAT HAD A PROBLEM AND THEY TOOK IT AS TALKING ABOUT THEM, WHICH WAS UNCALLED FOR AND NEVER BOTHERED TO ASK ME WHAT OUR CONVERSATION WAS.
BUT TO HAVE SOMEONE PULL A GUN ON A PATON WHILE INTOXICATED TO HAVE YOU GO UP TO A FARMER BOARD MEMBER AND THREATENED TO BEAT 'EM UP BECAUSE THEY WON'T STAY IN THEIR EFFING LANE, IS A WORD THAT THEY USED.
AND LIKE I SAID, THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME AT THIS BOARD.
I'VE BEEN FOLLOWED HOME BECAUSE THEY REQUESTED SOMEONE TO FOLLOW ME TO FIND OUT WHERE I LIVE.
THIS DOESN'T STOP, THEN ADAM PEREZ NEEDS TO RESIGN FROM THE BOARD AND NOT RUN AND RESIGN AS A FRIDAY AS A BOARD MEMBER AND A FUTURE BOARD MEMBER AND NEVER EVER DO ANYTHING AROUND CHILDREN.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, ADMINISTRATION, STAFF, AND PARENTS.
UH, I LIKE BROCK CHAMPION, PROUD MEMBER OF THE EXCHANGE CLUB, ALONG WITH CRAIG BAKER, HIDING OVER THERE.
I'M A 68 YEAR RESIDENT OF FONTANA AND A PRODUCT OF FONTANA SCHOOLS.
HAVING ATTENDED WEST RANDAL JUNIPER FONTANA JUNIOR HIGH IN FONTANA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1968.
MY IMMEDIATE AND EXTENDED FAMILY ALL ATTENDED SCHOOLS HERE IN FONTANA.
I BEGAN MY CAREER IN EDUCATION HERE AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER IN 1972.
FIRST DAY AT SOUTH CAMERON THIRD GRADE, AND LEFT THE DISTRICT 14 YEARS LATER AS DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL.
I RETIRED IN 2007 AFTER 33 YEARS IN SCHOOL LAW AND HUMAN RESOURCES RETIRING AS THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF HR AND IN-HOUSE COUNSEL FOR A HIGH DESERT, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I SHARE THIS WITH YOU FOR ONE REASON, AND THAT'S TO DEMONSTRATE MY BACKGROUND IN HUMAN RESOURCES AND MY EXPERIENCE IN HIRING SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE.
WHICH BRINGS ME TO TONIGHT'S TOPIC.
YOU WILL SOON HAVE A VACANT SUPERINTENDENT'S POSITION.
AND IN THE INTEREST OF THE DISTRICT, I URGE YOU TO NOT LOOK OUTSIDE FONT UNIFIED WHEN SELECTING THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT AND TO NOT SPEND DISTRICT RESOURCES ON A, AN OUTSIDE RECRUITING FIRM.
IN MY EXPERIENCE, A RECRUITING FIRM DOES NOT PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THE INSIDE.
AND THEY HIRE PEOPLE FROM OUT OF STATE OR SOMEONE WHO SAYS, WHAT'S THE INLAND EMPIRE? UM, IN A DISTRICT OF THIS SIZE AND TALENT, I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF THERE THERE WERE NOT CURRENT QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES READY TO SU SUCCEED MICKEY AND HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.
NOW, BASED UPON MY EXPERIENCE HIRING HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING DOZENS OF SENIOR MANAGERS, I LEARNED THAT GOOD FRUIT OFTEN DOES NOT FALL FAR FROM THE TREE.
FONT'S OWN HISTORY SUPPORTS THIS.
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TOGETHER WITH A FORMER FONTANA COLLEAGUE OF MINE.BUT YESTERDAY WE AGREED THERE, WE DID SOME RESEARCH.
THERE WERE 15 SUPERINTENDENTS SINCE, UH, UNIFICATION, UM, WHO WERE HIRED FROM WITH HIRED FROM WITHIN.
AND WE JOINTLY SAID, YOU KNOW, 13 OF THOSE 15 PEOPLE WERE OUTSTANDING SUPERINTENDENTS.
HOW MANY CAME FROM THE OUTSIDE? THERE WERE SIX.
FOUR OF 'EM SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN HIRED.
TWO OF 'EM WERE QUITE SUCCESSFUL, BUT THEY STAYED HERE TOTAL OF THREE YEARS, AND THEN THEY MOVED ON.
I SUGGEST THAT YOU USE AN IN-DEPTH ASSESSMENT CENTER IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY USING ONE.
UH, IN MY DISTRICT, WE HAD A 92% RETENTION RATE, UH, AFTER FIVE YEARS OF THE PEOPLE WE HIRED, I HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT.
I I TRUST THE TALENT IS ALREADY HERE.
PROMOTE FROM WITHIN, STAY WITHIN.
NEXT WE HAVE CYRUS MOSS AND GRACE IS ON DECK.
GOOD EVENING BOARD AND FAMILIES.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE TIME TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
BEFORE I BEGIN, I WANNA CONGRATULATE MY FRIEND JULIAN FOR BECOMING A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.
THAT IS AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF HIM.
SEEING HIM REACH THIS LEVEL OF LEADERSHIP INSPIRES ME TO KEEP GROWING AS A LEADER TOO.
THIS SUMMER AT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE RONALD REAGAN GREAT AMERICAN LEADERS PROGRAM, WHERE I STAYED AT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY FOR THREE DAYS.
I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT RONALD REAGAN HIMSELF, INCLUDING THE FUN FACT THAT HE LOVED JELLY BELLY JELLY BEANS, AND HIS FAVORITE FLAVOR WAS BLACK LICORICE.
DURING THIS PROGRAM, WE ALSO DID LEADERSHIP SIMULATION BASED ON CHALLENGES REAGAN FACED DURING WAR.
IN A SIM IN THE SIMULATION, I PLAYED VICE PRESIDENT BUSH AND OUR JOB WAS TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS POSSIBLE TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE AND TRY TO SAVE THE WORLD.
IT TAUGHT ME HOW LEADERS HAVE TO THINK CAREFULLY, STAY CALM AND MAKE CHOICES THAT AFFECT EVERYONE.
I HOPE OTHER KIDS CAN HAVE A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT REALLY OPENED MY EYES TO WHAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE.
AND OUR SECOND SIMULATION, RONALD REAGAN HAD A SITUATION GOING ON AND THE NEWS WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
AND THIS ACTIVITY, I WAS HEAD OF THE CIA AGENT AND MY JOB WAS TO HELP GATHER INFORMATION WHILE ALSO MAKING SURE THE NEWS DIDN'T UNCOVERED THINGS THAT WEREN'T READY TO BE SHARED.
IT TAUGHT ME HOW IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK, AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE WHEN YOU'RE IN A LEADERSHIP ROLE.
I HOPE MORE STUDENTS GET OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS TOO, BECAUSE IT HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND HOW REAL LEADERS HANDLE PRESSURE AND SOLVE PROBLEMS. THIS YEAR I'M ALSO APPLYING TO THE TECH DEMOCRACY CAP YOUTH BOARD, AND THE FLY DELTA CAP KUDOS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.
I'M EXCITED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER STUDENTS SO THEY CAN HAVE THESE AWESOME OPPORTUNITIES SUIT.
AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT I JUST MADE MAYAK FOR THE SECOND YEAR, WHICH MOTIVATES ME EVEN MORE TO KEEP SERVING MY COMMUNITY AND BEING A STRONGER LEADER.
ANOTHER BIG PART OF MY SUMMER WAS BEING INVOLVED IN AN ALL HANDS ON DECK PROGRAM, WHICH WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO ME IN EIGHTH GRADE AT SOUTH RICH TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, I HAD A CHANCE TO DJ AT THE LA COUNTY FAIR.
AND AT THE 66 YEARS OF BASEBALL GAME, BEING A DJ TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY, LIKE LOGGING MY WORK, MANAGING MY TIME, MANAGING FINANCES, AND BECOMING MORE MATURE IN BUSINESS.
IT ALSO TAUGHT ME HOW TO STAY PROFESSIONAL EVEN WHEN MY FRIENDS ARE AROUND.
I LEARNED THAT I CAN'T GET DISTRACTED AND HAVE TO STAY FOCUSED ON MY JOB NO MATTER WHO IS WATCHING.
DJING WASN'T JUST FUN, IT HELPED ME UNDERSTAND LEADERSHIP ALSO MEAN, ORGANIZED, DEPENDABLE, AND MOST OF ALL PROFESSIONAL OVERALL.
THIS SUMMER HELPED ME GROW AS A LEADER, AS A PERSON FROM LEARNING NATIONAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
AFTER RONALD REAGAN SERVING MY COMMUNITY THROUGH ALL HANDS, ALL DAY, EVERY EXPERIENCE TAUGHT ME SOMETHING.
MY NAME IS GRACE AND I'M A PARENT IN THIS DISTRICT.
I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT BECAUSE SEVERAL PEOPLE CONNECTED TO THIS DISTRICT HAVE COME TO ME ABOUT SOMETHING THEY FELT COULDN'T, THEY COULDN'T RAISE THEMSELVES OUT OF FEAR OR CONCERN FOR THEIR JOBS AND SAFETY.
AND I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE SAID OPENLY.
IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO ME BY MORE THAN ONE PERSON, THAT A SITTING BOARD MEMBER
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CONSUMED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL AT A SCHOOL OR DISTRICT SPONSORED EVENT BACK IN MARCH.AND THAT AFTERWARDS IN THE PARKING LOT, THAT INDIVIDUAL WAS INVOLVED IN AN ALTERCATION IN WHICH A FIREARM WAS ALLEGEDLY BRANDISHED.
I UNDERSTAND FONTANA POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE.
I WAS NOT PRESENT AND I CAN CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY CONFIRM EVERY DETAIL.
I'M RELAYING WHAT WAS AND WHAT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO ME BY OTHERS.
WHAT I CAN SAY IS THIS, THAT EVEN IF PART OF THIS IS ACCURATE, IT RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS.
BOARD MEMBERS ARE ENTRUSTED WITH THE WELLBEING OF EVERY CHILD IN THIS DISTRICT, AND THEY'RE EXPECTED TO MODEL THE JUDGMENT AND SELF-CONTROL WE ASK OF OUR STUDENTS.
AN ALLEGATION INVOLVING ALCOHOL AND A FIREARM AT A DISTRICT EVENT ISN'T A PRIVATE MATTER.
IT GOES DIRECTLY TO FITNESS TO SERVE IN A POSITION BUILT ON PUBLIC TRUST.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE EXACT LANGUAGE OF THE DISTRICT'S CODE OF CONDUCT OR ETHICS POLICY FOR BOARD MEMBERS IS, BUT IF THESE ALLEGATIONS ARE TRUE, I HAVE A HARD TIME BELIEVING THEY WOULDN'T VIOLATE WHATEVER STANDARD THIS BOARD HOLDS ITSELF TO.
I ALSO WANNA BE HONEST ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE.
I'VE HEARD THAT THIS ISN'T NEWS TO EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM.
IF THIS, IF THAT'S TRUE, I'D ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER WHAT IT MEANS THAT IT HAS STAYED UNSPOKEN FOR THIS LONG.
I'M NOT ASKING THIS BOARD TO RENDER A PUBLIC JUDGMENT TONIGHT.
I'M ASKING THAT THE BOARD TOGETHER WITH LEGAL COUNSEL TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY ENOUGH TO LOOK INTO IT THROUGH, THROUGH WHATEVER APPROPRIATE LAWFUL PROCESS EXISTS AND THAT THE DISTRICT BE AS TRANSPARENT WITH FAMILIES AS THE LAW ALLOWS ABOUT WHAT STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN.
I KNOW THIS IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO HEAR, BUT SILENCE DOESN'T PROTECT KIDS AND IT DOESN'T PROTECT THIS DISTRICT'S CREDIBILITY EITHER.
IT BRINGS US OVER TO 3.9 PUBLIC HEARING BUSINESS SERVICES LEVEL ONE DEVELOPER FEES.
IN PREPARATION FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NEW LEVEL ONE DEVELOPER FEES, THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONED A DEVELOPER FEE JUSTIFICATION STUDY TO LEVY THE UPDATED FEES.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MUST CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT RESOLUTION.
NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE SAN BERNARDINO SUN ON JULY 26TH AND JULY 31ST, 2026.
PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE 1 7 6 2 0, ANY INCREASE IN DEVELOPER FEES BECOMES EFFECTIVE NO SOONER THAN 60 DAYS AFTER ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION.
THEREFORE, THE NEW FEES WILL TAKE EFFECT OCTOBER 5TH, 2026 IN ACCORDANCE WITH GO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 6 6 0 1 8.
THE BOARD MUST HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE CONSIDERING THE FEE INCREASED RESOLUTION, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY PARTICIPATE THROUGH THE PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS.
NOW IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE LEVEL ONE DEVELOPER FEES.
THE TIME IS 7:21 PM WERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED? THERE WERE ZERO PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED.
HEARING THAT THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS, I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
THE TIME IS 7:21 PM IT BRINGS US OVER TO THREE POINT 10 DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
BOARD PRESIDENT, UH, 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.
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.
[4. CONSENT CALENDAR ]
NONE, THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 4.1 CONSENT CALENDAR TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR.AGENDA ITEMS 4.2 THROUGH 4.31.
[4.1. CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION (Single Motion and Vote) ]
WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM 4.1.YOU'RE UP HOURLY MEMBERS OF FONT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UM, SO THIS IS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, UH, 4 2 1 9 0.21 AND 4 3 1 9 0.21.
SO IT READS, UM, THE BOARD EXPECTS DISTRICT EMPLOYEES TO MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST ETH ETHICAL STANDARDS, BEHAVE PROFESSIONALLY, FOLLOW DISTRICT POLICIES AND REGULATIONS, ABIDE BY STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS, AND EXERCISE GOOD
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JUDGMENT WHEN INTERACTING WITH STUDENTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.EMPLOYEES SHALL ENGAGE IN CONDUCT THAT ENHANCES THE INTEGRITY OF THE DISTRICT, ADVANCES THE GOALS OF THE DISTRICT.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ENCOURAGES STUDENT LEARNING, ENGAGEMENT AND SUCCESS, AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE SAFE AND POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE.
SO ON BOTH OF THESE DOCUMENTS, ON PAID, UH, ON NUMBER SEVEN, EXCUSE ME.
ON NUMBER ONE, IT SAYS THAT, UM, AS AN EMPLOYEE, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE POSSESSION OF A FIREARM OR OTHER WEAPON.
IT DOESN'T SAY THAT WE CAN'T HAVE THIS, IT DOESN'T SAY THAT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.
IT SAYS THAT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS AT ALL.
IT DOESN'T DEFINE ON NUMBER SEVEN, IT SAYS WILLFULLY DISRUPTING DISTRICT OR SCHOOL OPERATIONS BY LOUD AND UNREASONABLE NOISE OR OTHER ACTIONS.
SO IF MY HOME IS NEXT TO ONE OF OUR SCHOOL PROPERTIES AND I'M HAVING A POOL DUG, FOR INSTANCE, AND I'M MAKING NOISE AND DISRUPTING A CLASSROOM AND I'M AN EMPLOYEE, THIS CAUSES PROBLEMS. NUMBER SIX, USING PROFANE, OBSCENE, OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE AGAINST STUDENTS, PARENTS, GUARDIAN STAFF OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
NUMBER SEVEN, WILLFULLY DISRUPTING DISTRICT OR SCHOOL OPERATIONS BY, OH, I ALREADY SAID THAT.
UH, NUMBER 14, WEARING INAPPROPRIATE ATTIRE.
WHO'S THE FASHION POLICE HERE? THIS IS VERY INTERPRETIVE.
UM, AND THEN WE GO DOWN HERE TO REPORTS OF MISCONDUCT.
SO AS AN EMPLOYEE, I SHALL IMMEDIATELY REPORT CONDUCT TO THE PRINCIPAL OR SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE AND ANY REPORTS.
THIS IS IN BOLD, I HAVE TO PROMPTLY ANY REPORTS WILL PROMPTLY BE INVESTIGATED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT DESIGNEE.
AND ANY EMPLOYEE THAT HAS KNOWLEDGE BUT FAILS TO REPORT ANY INPRO INAPPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE CONDUCT MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINE.
SO I SUGGEST THAT THE BOARD TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE OF THIS BECAUSE, UM, I DON'T THINK THAT THIS LANG THIS LANGUAGE IS QUITE INTERPRETIVE.
UH, I GUESS IT'S A QUESTION FOR COUNSEL.
UH, RELATED TO THE COMMENT, WOULD THIS AFFECT THE AR IN POLICY WHATSOEVER? TO MAKE IT CLEAR? SO THESE ARE, THESE ARE BOARD POLICIES AND YOUR QUESTION IS, WOULD IT AFFECT THE AR? CORRECT.
UH, THE AR UM, IS, IF THERE IS AN AR FOR THESE TWO, FOR THESE THREE POLICIES, UM, IT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BOARD STANDARDS, WHICH ARE STATED IN THE POLICY.
SO YOU, THE, THE POLICY IS THE RULE, THE AR IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT RULE? UM, I DON'T HAVE THEM IN FRONT OF ME.
I COULD, UH, I COULD BRING 'EM UP, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE ACTUALLY AR FOR 41, 19 POINT 21.
I THINK GIVEN THE CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP, UH, I'D LIKE TO PULL THIS FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
IS THAT OKAY? THIS SPECIFIC ITEM 4.1? YEAH, YOU CAN, YOU CAN PULL ANY CONSENT ITEM THAT'S RIGHT.
SO WHAT ITEM WAS THAT? JUST FOR FOUR 14.
OKAY, SO I'M GONNA BE PULLING FOUR 14 FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION.
AND GUESS IT BRINGS US BACK TO 4.1.
SO THAT WOULD BE APPROVING ITEMS 4.2 THROUGH 4.13, AND THEN 4.15 THROUGH 4.31.
DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? SO MOVED.
I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER HOLLY, A SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER PEREZ.
WELL, I GUESS THIS IS WHERE WE COULD DISCUSS ITEM 4.14.
SO WE'LL BE DISCUSSING ITEM 4.14.
IS THERE A MOTION A SECOND TO DISCUSS ITEM 4.14.
IT, CAN WE PLEASE MOVE THE SCREEN FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND I'LL, AND I'LL SECOND ON THE, ON
[4.14. HUMAN RESOURCES - BOARD POLICIES 4119.21, 4219.21, AND 4319.21: PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS - SECOND READING AND ADOPTION ]
THE SCREEN.CAN WE MOVE THAT TO 4.14 PLEASE? THIS ONE HERE, IT'S ON THE FOUR.
SO CAN YOU MOVE IT TO, TO FOUR 14? WE'D HAVE TO, I THINK WE'D HAVE TO PULL IT SINCE IT'S PROBABLY NOT ON THE TEMP.
I HAVE TO PULL IT ALL THE WAY DOWN.
SO SORRY, I HAD A MOTION BY WHO? I SECOND.
I, SO I HAVE A MOTION BY MS. HOLLY AND A SECOND BY VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.
AND I GUESS WE'LL JUST KIND OF WAIT FOR THE ITEM.
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OKAY.UM, SO I WAS HOPING FOR DISCUSSION.
UH, I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE, I HEAR WHAT WE'RE SAYING.
I THINK THAT SOME OF THE LANGUAGE IS PRETTY VAGUE.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME.
UM, SO I'M GONNA KIND OF HAVE TO RELY ON MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS ONE.
BUT, UH, IF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IN YOUR HANDOUTS, DO YOU WANNA LOOK IN YOUR HANDOUT PACKET? THAT'S IN THE FOLDER? THERE ARE A COPY OF THAT.
YEAH, WE SHOULD HAVE EVERYTHING IN THERE.
UM, MAY I ASK A QUESTION? BOARD PRESIDENT? YES, PLEASE.
UM, UH, MR. THOMPSON, THIS IS ONE OF THE POLICIES YOU REVIEWED, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO YOU CAN EXPLAIN THE STRIKETHROUGHS OR THE RED, THE, THE BOLDED RED.
'CAUSE THIS IS EXISTING POLICY THAT WAS CHANGED.
AND IF, IF CALLED UPON, I CAN CERTAINLY COMMENT ON ANY QUESTIONS.
YEAH, I MEAN, I, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW KIND OF A BIT MORE ON THE RATIONALE FOR THE, LIKE THE FIREARMS COMMENT.
I THINK THAT WAS PRETTY CONCERNING FOR IT TO BE SO BLANKETED.
UM, I UNDERSTAND IF IT'S NOT ALLOWED ON SCHOOL PROPERTY, BUT TO JUST KIND OF GO ACROSS THE BOARD.
I MEAN, HOW COULD WE, WOULD, I MEAN, WOULD THAT GET IN THE WAY OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT WHERE SOMEBODY CAN'T HAVE THEIR FIREARM AT HOME, FOR EXAMPLE? I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY VAGUE.
UM, HOW WOULD THAT PLAY INTO THAT? WELL, FOR STARTERS, UM, ALL OF THESE NUMBERED ITEMS FALL UNDER THE HEADING OF INAPPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE CONDUCT.
SO THE CONDUCT THAT'S IDENTIFIED HERE IS ONLY PROHIBITED WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS WITHIN THE COURSE AND SCOPE OF AN EMPLOYEE'S WORK EMPLOYMENT.
UM, SO POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AS AN EMPLOYEE, AND OF COURSE, I GUESS WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT SCHOOL POLICE, THEY'D BE, UH, EXEMPT FROM THIS.
UM, BUT THE IDEA IS THE AMENDMENTS TO THIS EXISTING POLICY DIDN'T ADD THAT LANGUAGE.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN, OR IT'S PREVIOUSLY BEEN PROHIBITED FOR AN EMPLOYEE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THEIR DUTIES TO POSSESS A FIREARM OR ANOTHER WEAPON.
AND AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THAT WOULD EXCLUDE, UH, OUR SCHOOL POLICE.
THANK, UM, I CAN JUMP DOWN TO NUMBER SEVEN.
THE, THE EXAMPLE MADE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT, UH, WHAT IF I'M DIGGING A POOL AT MY HOUSE AND I'M MAKING A LOT OF NOISE? UH, NUMBER SEVEN SPECIFICALLY TALKS ABOUT DISRUPTING DISTRICT OR SCHOOL OPERATIONS.
UM, I DON'T THINK, UH, A RESIDENT, UH, OR AN EMPLOYEE DIGGING A POOL AT THEIR HOME DISRUPT SCHOOL OPERATIONS.
SO THAT WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM.
UH, IN MY REVIEW, UM, THE QUESTION ABOUT PROFANE LANGUAGE, THERE WASN'T A SPECIFIC ISSUE RAISED.
UM, I AGREE THAT WE HAVE NOT DEFINED EACH AND EVERY PROFANE WORD THAT WOULD BE, UH, UH, PROHIBITED HERE.
UM, BUT AGAIN, WHEN I SAY WE, THIS IS AN EXISTING POLICY, THAT LANGUAGE WAS NOT CHANGED.
UM, AND I THINK THAT A COMMON SENSE APPLICATION OF THOSE TERMS FOR PROFANITY AND OBSCENITY, UH, HAS NOT CAUSED A PROBLEM IN THE PAST.
IT WOULD NOT CAUSE A PROBLEM OF INTERPRETATION IN THE FUTURE.
UM, IT'S JUST THE RED PORTIONS OF THIS THAT HAVE BEEN CHANGED, UH, WITH THE NEW AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY CSBA.
UM, IT'S BROUGHT FORWARD, UH, PARTIALLY BECAUSE OF THE NEW CHANGE IN LAW THAT REQUIRES NEW POLICIES PER, UH, NEW POLICY LANGUAGE, UH, FOR PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES.
UM, I'D HAVE TO GET YOU THAT ED CODE NUMBER, BUT IT'S IN THE THREE 30,000 RANGE.
UM, AND THE LAST ONE, WEARING INAPPROPRIATE ATTIRE.
AGAIN, I AGREE THAT'S, THAT'S A VAGUE STATEMENT.
UM, IT'S SIMILAR TO ANY OTHER DRESS CODE POLICY.
IT DOESN'T SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDE OR INCLUDE, UM, CERTAIN MANNER OF ATTIRE, BUT I, I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS IN THE PAST.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED HERE WITH THIS AMENDMENT.
UH, AND I THINK I, I THINK THE BEST APPROACH HERE IS TO CONTINUE TO USE A COMMON SENSE APPROACH.
UH, AND IF IN THE FUTURE IT DOES CREATE A PROBLEM DUE TO AMBIGUITY OR VAGUENESS, UH, IT COULD BE ADDRESSED AT THAT TIME.
UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? UH, BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL.
UM, AS FAR AS THE CLOTHING, UH, MOST OF OUR EMPLOYEES WEAR, UH, UNIFORMS MINUS THE OFFICE STAFF.
UM, I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE OUT THERE, UM, THAT ARE OUT THERE VISITING STUDENTS.
I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE CHECKING IN THE KIDS IN THE MORNING.
I COULD SAY THIS HAPPENED IN 1999 AND MY DAUGHTER WAS A SENIOR.
MANY OF THE GIRLS, THE STUDENTS WERE NOT DRESSED APPROPRIATE, BUT NEITHER WERE THE STAFF.
YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT YOU NEED TO COVER YOURSELF.
YOU DON'T NEED TO SHOW EVERYTHING YOU GOT.
IF YOU WANT PROFESSIONALISM IN YOUR SCHOOLS, THEN YOUR STAFF WILL DRESS APPROPRIATELY UNLESS, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW
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FROM HR WHAT IS THE POLICY? WHAT ARE, HOW ARE THE STAFF SUPPOSED TO DRESS? I KNOW IF WE'RE, WE HAVE UNIFORMS, WE WEAR UNIFORMS. IF WE DON'T HAVE UNIFORMS, AND THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY.SOME OF THE STAFF HAS FUSD SHIRTS THAT THEY WEAR DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
BUT I KNOW IN THAT YEAR THEY WERE MEASURING THE SHORTS, HOW SHORTS THEY WERE.
THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE, IT WAS A MALE STAFF.
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A WOMAN CHECKING THE GIRLS FOR THEIR SHORTS.
BUT I ALSO TOLD MY DAUGHTER, YOU KNOW, I DON'T LIKE YOU TO DRESS LIKE THAT.
IT WASN'T HER FAULT SHE BOUGHT THE SHORTS, WHAT WAS SOLD.
BUT I DO AGREE THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RESTRICTION.
BUT I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM, FROM HR, IF IT'S EMPLOYEES IS ONE THING.
IF IT'S STUDENTS, IT'S A DIFFERENT THING.
THERE'S DIFFERENT POLICIES I, I BELIEVE, THAT ARE OUT THERE.
AND AS FAR AS THIS, THIS IS DONE FROM CSBA, WE'RE JUST EITHER, WE EITHER, UM, ACCEPT IT OR WE DENY IT, OR WE ASK FOR AN AR.
SO THAT'S WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE, UM, WRITTEN OUT.
NOW, AS FAR AS FIREARMS, OUR POLICE HAVE FIREARMS. I KNOW THAT WE NEED THOSE ON CAMPUS IN CASE SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN AS FAR AS US, IF WE'RE OFF OFF DUTY, WE'RE OFF DUTY AFTER WE LEAVE HERE.
YOU KNOW? SO WHERE DOES THAT COME? I MEAN, WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T DO, WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL, IN OTHER WORDS, AS ELECTED PEOPLE, UM, AS FAR AS WHAT WE DO.
BUT AT SOME POINT WE DO HAVE, WE STILL HAVE RIGHTS, YOU KNOW, TO DO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, WE, WE FOLLOW THROUGH.
THERE WERE MORE THINGS THAT HAPPENED AND NOBODY EVEN CARED.
AND I BELIEVE THAT I CAN'T SHARE WHAT, WHAT WE'VE DONE, BUT IT'S BEEN ADDRESSED.
AND THAT I'LL SAY THAT PUBLICLY.
MS. LAMONTE, CAN YOU, UH, PLEASE RESPOND TO THE QUESTION RELATED TO WHAT HR POLICIES ARE CORRESPONDING TO THE ATTIRE ITEM THAT WE HAVE HERE? YES, OF COURSE.
UH, SO IN HUMAN RESOURCES, UM, WE HAVE OUR EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.
AND ONE OF THE PIECES THAT WE WORKED ON THIS YEAR WAS UPDATING, UM, SOME OF THE LANGUAGE AROUND, UM, APPROPRIATE DRESS.
AND WE TOOK A LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY FOR STUDENTS.
UM, AND WE ADDED SOME OF THAT LANGUAGE FOR, UM, THE ADULTS AS WELL.
AND JUST A, AS A SIDE NOTE WITH, UM, CSBA AND THE INFORMATION THAT THEY GIVE US TO CHANGE AND CORRECT BOARD POLICY AND UPDATE BOARD POLICY, THEY'RE REALLY MOVING AWAY FROM ITEMIZING PIECES BECAUSE IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT AND LIKE THE WHOLE AMBIGUITY PIECE, BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM BEING SPECIFIC.
AND THEN OUR CBAS CAN ADDRESS, UH, AS SUPERINTENDENT EMBODY, UM, ALLUDED ALSO WITH THERS.
BUT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THE LANGUAGE IS HERE.
AND YES, IT'S INTERPRETIVE, BUT THAT'S WHERE OUR AR AND OUR, UM, CBAS COME IN AND ALSO OUR, OUR EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.
WE'VE ADDED SOME LANGUAGE AS, AS A NEW PIECE THIS YEAR.
UM, BEING A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT PROFESSIONAL DRESS CHIEF RANDOLPH, CAN YOU SPEAK ON THE CONCERN THAT MS. UH, BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL HAD RELATED TO THE FIREARMS QUESTION? UH, YES, SIR.
SO THERE ARE PEACE OFFICERS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT ARE ALLOWED TO CARRY NOT ONLY SCHOOL POLICE, BUT POLICE OFFICERS THAT VISIT, UM, THAT ARE ALLOWED TO CARRY FIREARMS. AND THERE ARE ALSO MEDICALLY RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS THAT CYCLE THROUGH OUR DISTRICT ALL THE TIME.
WE EVEN HAVE SOME THAT ARE INSTRUCTORS AND THEY'RE ALLOWED TO CARRY FIREARMS ALSO THROUGH CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE 25 4 50 IF THEY'RE MEDICALLY RETIRED IN GOOD STANDING.
AND THAT'S BEEN CONFIRMED BY OUR AGENCY, WHICH WE HAVE DONE WITH THE MAJORITY OF THOSE ON OUR DISTRICT.
THEY'RE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO CARRY FIREARMS. THANK YOU.
CHIEF, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD RELATED TO ITEM 4.14? I HAVE A QUESTION BASED ON MS. ANTE'S RESPONSE.
SO IF WE'RE WE'RE NOT BEING REAL DESCRIPTIVE, THEN WOULD IT BEHOOVE US TO PUT IN THE POLICY? AND I KNOW SOMETIMES WE USE CSBA AS A, UM, AS AN ADVISOR, BUT POLICIES ARE LOCAL.
SO WOULD IT BE, UH, OKAY TO POSSIBLY CITE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE WEARING OF APPROPRIATE ATTIRE, UM, SOME LANGUAGE OR SOMETHING THAT WOULD SPEAK TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, WE HAVE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.
THOSE ITEMS ARE DEFINED IN THOSE AREAS SO THAT, BECAUSE IT'S VAGUE THAT IT'S DEFINED.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD, UM, BE A AMENABLE TO OUR UNION PARTNERS.
'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT AFFECTS THEIR EMPLOYEES THAT THEY REPRESENT.
SO I'M JUST, I'M JUST WONDERING, I'M TALKING OUT LOUD AND ASKING THE QUESTION, IT,
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WOULD THAT BE AN APPROPRIATE PLACE TO PLACE THAT AS, AS LANGUAGE SO THAT THERE'S, UH, AN ABILITY TO INTERPRET WHAT THAT MEANS? SO IT'S NOT SUBJECTIVE.UM, I'M GONNA HAVE TO DEFER TO LEGAL FOR THAT ONE.
BUT IF I COULD ADD, UM, WE, WITH OUR PRINCIPLES, UM, I HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM AROUND, UM, OF THE STATUTES, THE STATUTORY LAWS, AND THEN HOW DOES BOARD POLICY FIT INTO THAT? HOW DO AR FIT INTO THAT? AND THE C UM, THE CBAS.
SO WE'VE JUST HAD THIS CONVERSATION AROUND HOW THEY KIND OF ALL INTERSECT BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS, UM, THAT WE'VE DONE IN HR IS UPDATE MANY OF OUR POLICIES BECAUSE WE ARE BEHIND IN UPDATING THEM.
SO, UM, WITH THAT, UM, MR. THOMPSON, IF YOU WANTED TO RESPOND TO ADDING THAT TOWARD POLICY.
WELL, I THINK, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PRACTICAL APPROACH TO THIS, THERE'S FAIRLY VAGUE LANGUAGE HERE, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SIMPLY IDENTIFY EVERY SINGLE PROFANE WORD THAT'S OUTLAWED.
IT'S NOT JUST THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS ACCORDING TO GEORGE CARLIN.
UH, YOU CAN'T IDENTIFY EACH AND EVERY POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING.
UM, THERE'S JUST NO WAY TO BE FULLY OBJECTIVE ABOUT IT.
THE, THE PROTECTION FOR EMPLOYEES, UH, WHEN TRYING TO ESTABLISH THESE GENERAL GUIDELINES IS IF SOMEBODY VIOLATES AND IT'S NOT OBJECTIVELY A VIOLATION, UM, THAT EMPLOYEE'S TYPICALLY GONNA GET A WARNING OR SOME LEVEL OF APPROPRIATE PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE, SOME SORT OF CORRECTIVE ACTION, UM, BEFORE, UH, ANY SIGNIFICANT DISCIPLINE WOULD OCCUR UNDER THESE TYPES OF POLICIES.
NOW, POSSESSION OF A FIREARM, WE'RE NOT GONNA LIST EVERY SINGLE FIREARM THAT'S PRO, THAT'S PROHIBITED.
UH, I THINK THAT IS AG, AGAIN, COMMON SENSE ENOUGH.
WE'RE NOT GONNA GIVE, UH, AN EMPLOYEE, UH, WHO IS ILLEGALLY POSSESSING A FIREARM ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUS.
UM, AN EASY ROAD OF PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE.
UH, BUT FOR THINGS LIKE INAPPROPRIATE ATTIRE, UH, EMPLOYEES ARE GONNA GET A WARNING, OR AT LEAST EVEN A, UH, A LOW LEVEL COUNSELING, UH, ON SOMETHING THAT A SUPERVISOR BELIEVES IS INAPPROPRIATE.
UM, AND, AND A CONVERSATION WILL OCCUR BEFORE ANY TYPE OF ACTUAL DISCIPLINE OCCURS.
SO I THINK AS A MATTER OF POLICY, UM, THE, THE BOARD IS SORT OF STUCK WITH USING GENERAL GUIDELINES AND THEN LOOKING FOR PRACTICAL APPLICATION TO EITHER WORK OR NOT WORK.
AND IF IT DOESN'T WORK, THEN IT GETS FIXED.
UH, AND WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT PRACTICAL APPLICATION, THAT IS AGAIN, IDENTIFYING AN ARTICLE, ARTICLE OF CLOTHING THAT APPEARS INAPPROPRIATE TO A SUPERVISOR AND MAY NOT APPEAR INAPPROPRIATE TO A RANK AND FILE EMPLOYEE.
UH, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT.
UM, THERE'S GONNA BE A CORRECTIVE ACTION.
UH, AND THEN IF THERE'S FUTURE VIOLATIONS, THEN PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE KICKS IN AFTER THAT.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.
UH, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S THE RIGHT APPROACH TO THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS.
MAY I, SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION.
WHAT, WHAT I'M ASKING IS IN THIS, IN THIS POLICY, THE LAST TIME I'M LOOKING AT THE HISTORY OF SOME OF THESE 19 88, 20 22, 20 26.
SO THERE'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, BEEN A WHILE SINCE, AS I HEARD HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED.
MY QUESTION MARK IS FOR THE AMBIGUITY OR THE, THE CLARIFICATION OF, FOR EXAMPLE, THE, THE, THE EXAMPLE THAT WAS BROUGHT TO US AROUND WEARING INAPPROPRIATE CLOTHING.
YOU KNOW, WHO BECOMES, I GET THAT, WHO BECOMES THE, THE FASHION POLICE, RIGHT? SO, YOU KNOW, IF I'M A PRINCIPAL OF SCHOOL, I MAY FEEL LIKE THE ATTIRE THAT SOMEONE IS WEARING MIGHT NOT BE APPROPRIATE, BUT SOMEONE ELSE FEELS IT'S TOTALLY APPROPRIATE.
SO WHAT I'M ASKING IS, IF THAT'S THE CASE IN POLICY, WHERE WOULD SOMEONE FIND THAT TO BE ABLE TO DEFINE IT? I HEARD THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE OUR UNION PARTNERS WOULD UNITE AND, AND, AND BARGAIN.
AND, AND WE GET TO THAT POINT, RIGHT? UM, WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS.
SO IF IT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY DEFINED IN POLICY WHERE TO FIND THAT, THEN I CAN FIND THAT BEING, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHERE DO I, WHERE DO I GET THE INFORMATION? DO I GOOGLE IT? DO I ASK CHAD GBT? 'CAUSE THAT MIGHT NOT BE THE APPROPRIATE PLACE EITHER BECAUSE IT'S NOT GONNA BE FOUND IN THE COLLECTIVE, YOU KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY IN A COLLECTIVE BARGAIN AGREEMENT.
AND CHAD PROBABLY DOESN'T HAVE OUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT UPLOADED TO, TO DESEGREGATE THE INFORMATION.
SO I'M JUST ASKING WOULD THAT BE AN APPROPRIATE PLACE? AND IF NOT, HOW COULD WE CLARIFY, UM, THE ABILITY FOR THOSE THAT ARE SUPERVISING EMPLOYEES TO BE ABLE TO DEFINE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN, IN, AS A, AS AN OBJECTIVE AND NOT A SUBJECTIVE APPROACH, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA LIKE THE ANSWER BECAUSE I DON'T THINK GOING TO THOSE OUTSIDE SOURCES FOR A DEFINITION TO APPLY WITHIN YOUR ORGANIZATION IS THE WAY TO GO.
UM, IF YOU ARE GOING TO REQUIRE A SPECIFIC BLACK AND WHITE DEFINITION TO THESE TYPES OF, OF PROFESSION
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GENERAL PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, UM, THEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PROBABLY PUT TOGETHER A TEAM.YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO WORK WITH YOUR BARGAINING UNIT PARTNERS AT THE TABLE AND COME UP WITH SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE GUIDELINES.
AND THAT'S JUST COMPLETELY IMPRACTICAL, UH, IN MY OPINION.
UM, KIND OF ANECDOTALLY 'CAUSE I WORK WITH MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
THESE TYPES OF GENERAL STANDARDS RELY UPON THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT OF A SUPERVISOR AND THAT PERSON'S SUPERVISOR AND THAT PERSON'S SUPERVISOR.
AND ONLY WHEN THERE'S AN ACTUAL PROBLEM WHERE, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY THERE'S A GRIEVANCE OVER A, LET'S CALL IT DISCIPLINE OR, OR A CORRECTIVE ACTION OVER WEARING AN APPROPRIATE ATTIRE THAT, UH, WHERE THERE'S A DISAGREEMENT IN PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEE AND THE SUPERVISOR, IT'S GONNA GET ADJUDICATED AT ONE LEVEL OR ANOTHER AND SOMEBODY'S GONNA COME UP WITH THE APPROPRIATE STANDARD.
BUT, UM, THIS IS A, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A CHAIN OF COMMAND TYPE ORGANIZATION LIKE MOST ARE.
AND WHERE NECESSARY QUESTIONS THAT ARE UNRESOLVED OVER PROFESSIONALISM ARE GONNA GO UP THE CHAIN UNTIL THE PERSON WITH THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY MAKES A DECISION.
I JUST DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING.
I HAVEN'T HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING WITH, WITH ATTIRE HERE.
UH, I QUICKLY STARTED DIALING INTO ONE OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.
I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT USW YET.
BUT, UM, IF THERE IS A DRESS CODE, THEN THIS STANDARD WOULD BE, UM, MUST BE HARMONIZED WITH ANY DRESS CODE THAT'S, THAT'S CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
AND I'LL NEED A FEW MORE MINUTES TO LOOK INTO THAT.
BUT WHAT I'M NOT HEARING IS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ACTUAL ISSUES.
AND IF THERE'S NOT ACTUAL ISSUES, I DO BELIEVE IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR AN ORGANIZATION OF THIS NATURE TO RELY ON THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT OF SUPERVISORS FOR THESE TYPES OF STANDARDS.
AND THAT'S KIND WHAT WE'RE LEFT WITH BECAUSE WE CANNOT DEVELOP A NON AMBIGUOUS, UM, COMPLETELY OBJECTIVE ITEMIZED LIST OF THE WORDS THAT YOU CANNOT SAY, OR THE CLOTHING ITEMS THAT YOU CANNOT WEAR, UM, TILL THERE'S A PROBLEM.
I THINK THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE APPROACH.
I, I APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR ANSWER AND I, I THINK YOU'RE, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT IN THAT SENSE.
UM, SO, AND THIS, THIS POLICY HAS BEEN IN THE BOOKS FOR FOREVER.
AND AS A PRACTITIONER ON THIS, ON THIS DIOCESE FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS, I HAVEN'T SEEN GRIEVANCES BASED ON THIS.
SO I GUESS THAT'S A GOOD THING, RIGHT? 'CAUSE SOMEHOW THE PROCESS OF WHATEVER THIS MIGHT BE THROUGH THIS POLICY HAS, HAS BEEN DONE WITH FIDELITY AND THERE HAS BEEN PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND PEOPLE, I GUESS WITH COMMON SENSE UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THE, THE, THE COUNTER ARGUMENT THAT WAS BROUGHT FOR US TODAY IS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE POLICY, IT IS VERY VAGUE.
AND YOU'VE MENTIONED WHAT THE REASON FOR THAT.
SO I JUST DON'T KNOW, UM, IF THERE'S A WAY TO SOLVE THIS TONIGHT, OBVIOUSLY, OR, YOU KNOW, SO, SO WORLD HUNGRY TO IT'S HUNGER TONIGHT BASED ON POLICY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
UM, I WOULD JUST ADD THAT NONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE RAISED AS CONCERNS TONIGHT ARE BEING CHANGED IN THE POLICY.
NO, THOSE HAVE BEEN THERE FOREVER.
I, I WAS LOOKING AT THE HISTORY, SO THEY, AGAIN, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN A, A PROBLEM AND I APPRECIATE THAT TOO.
AND, AND I ALSO KNOW, UM, FIREARMS ARE, ARE DEFINED PARTICULARLY IN CALIFORNIA, UH, IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
I KNOW THAT ALREADY PROHIBITED IN SCHOOL CAMPUSES NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, UNLESS YOU HAVE THAT PENAL CODE, UM, UH, WAIVER FOR RETIRED OR CURRENT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, THAT'S UNDERSTOOD.
BUT I KNOW AS PRIVATE CITIZENS, UH, CONCEALED CARRY, UH, FOLKS CAN'T CARRY AROUND, UH, SCHOOLS OR IN ON SCHOOLS.
UM, SO THAT'S ALREADY DEFINED IN, IN LAW.
SO I KNOW THAT THAT IS NOT TOO VAGUE BECAUSE WE CAN GO TO THAT, THAT KIND OF CASE LAW AND GO, OH, WELL IT ALREADY IS DEFINED, YOU KNOW, IN, IN THE CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE AND ED CODE AND OTHER CODES THAT ARE THERE.
SO, UM, I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY TO CLARIFY THAT YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S NOT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY.
I HOPE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CLEAR THAT UP.
I, I DEFINITELY GOT MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED, SO THANK YOU FOR CLEARING THAT UP.
UH, WITH THAT SAID, I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER HOLLY, A SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER PEREZ.
I'M SORRY, I'M SKIPPING AHEAD HERE.
[5.1. BUSINESS SERVICES - RESOLUTION NO. 26-31: LEVEL 1 DEVELOPER FEES ]
BUSINESS SERVICES, RESOLUTION NUMBER 26 DASH 31 LEVEL ONE.YEAH, THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 26 31 AND FOLLOWING REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPER FEE JUSTIFICATION STUDY AND PUBLIC HEARING, MAKE THE AFO FINDINGS TO INCREASE THE STATUTORY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPER FEE TO $5 AND 38 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT.
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STATUTORY COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL AND SENIOR HOUSING FEE TO 87 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RENTAL SELF STORAGE AT 0.80 CENTS ZERO EIGHT.AND, UH, THIS IS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 5TH, 2026.
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DISCUSS ITEM 5.1? SO MOVED.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. BY BOARD MEMBER PEREZ AND A SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL.
UH, I'LL OPEN UP THE FOREIGN OFFER DISCUSSION, MS. SANDOVAL.
SO WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW, SO THE DEVELOPER FEES, THEY INCREASED, THANK YOU.
EVERY TWO YEARS, THE STATE, UH, ALLOCATION BOARD, UH, REVIEWS THE, UM, ECONOMY AND DECIDES WHETHER IT NEEDS TO RAISE THE DEVELOPER FEE RATE.
AND, UM, OUR DISTRICT HAS FOLLOWED ALL THE POLICIES THAT WE NEED TO DO.
WE'VE DONE OUR FEE JUSTIFICATION, AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO MATCH WHAT THE STATE ALLOCATION BOARD HAS INCREASED THE DEVELOPER FEES TOO.
I HAVE A QUESTION, UM, RELATED TO THESE FEES.
UM, BECAUSE MY BIGGEST CONCERN RIGHT NOW I KNOW IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ON THE HORIZON FOR MANY PEOPLE IS AFFORDABILITY.
YOU KNOW, HOUSING SUPPLY THAT, SO THAT WHOLE SORT OF THING.
AND ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE RELATED TO INCREASING THESE FEES IS I KNOW THAT FOR AT LEAST MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING AT DEVELOPING HOUSING OR DEVELOPING UNITS TO HELP INCREASE THE SUPPLY, WHEN WE INCREASE THESE FEES A LOT OF THE TIME, IT KIND OF HAS TWO EFFECTS.
ONE EFFECT BEING THAT THERE'S LESS OF AN APPETITE TO WANT TO DEVELOP MORE HOUSING, WHICH ONLY INCREASES THE COST OF HOUSING DUE TO THE SUPPLY.
AND THEN THE OTHER EFFECT IS THAT MOST OF THE TIME, A LOT OF THESE FEES, EVEN IF HOUSING GETS BUILT, GETS PASSED ON TO THE CONSUMER.
AND SO I GUESS MY QUESTION FOR THIS SPECIFIC ITEM IS, ARE WE MANDATED BY ANY SORT OF LAW THAT REQUIRES US TO ADOPT THIS ITEM? OR IS THIS MORE JUST AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD TO, TO ADOPT OR NOT ADOPT? WE ARE ALREADY, OUR FEED LEVELS ARE SET AT, UM, AT THE LEVEL ONE.
SO IF THE STATE LEVEL ONE GOES UP, THEN WE USUALLY MATCH THAT.
UM, IT WOULD BE, I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A BOARD, UM, NOT APPROVING DEVELOPER FEES.
UH, IT'S, IT'S HOW THE DISTRICT CAN KEEP UP WITH, YOU KNOW, IT'S HOW WE BUILT, HOW WE BUILT THE SCHOOL WE JUST OPENED.
UM, BECAUSE AS DEVELOPERS BUILD HOUSING AND THERE'S, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS TO FOLLOW BY BY DEVELOPING SCHOOLS OR ADDING RESOURCES TO SCHOOLS.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE FOR.
UM, BUT YES, NORMALLY, UM, SINCE WE'RE AT A, A LEVEL ONE, UM, YOU NORMALLY JUST GO WITH WHAT THE STATE ALLOCATION BOARD SAYS.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S ANY LAW THAT SAYS WE HAVE TO DO THAT, BUT I'D HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT.
AND DO WE HAVE ANY SPECIFIC AREAS OR ANYTHING IN THE ATTACHMENTS THAT WOULD SHOW WHERE THE BIGGEST IMPACT WOULD BE? LIKE, DO WE HAVE, I GUESS THE BEST WAY TO PUT THIS IS DO WE HAVE A PREDICTION OF WHAT KIND OF INCREASE IN REVENUE WOULD WE RECEIVE WITH INCREASING THESE FEES? LIKE DO WE HAVE A PROJECTION OF SORTS OR DO WE JUST KINDA, WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD TURN OUT TO.
UM, IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPER FEE REPORT, THE JUSTIFICATION REPORT.
SO THAT'S WHERE YOU WOULD FIND IT.
UM, IN THE DEVELOPER FEE JUSTIFICATION REPORT, EACH YEAR WE DO AN ANNUAL DEVELOPER FEE REPORT, WHICH ALSO SHOWS, UH, WHERE EACH OF THE DEVELOPER FEE, UM, COLLECTION THE DOLLARS WE COLLECTED WERE SPENT.
AND IT HAS TO BE ON GROWTH, UM, FOR THE DISTRICT.
I, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS JUST MORE SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN UNDERSTAND IF THE BOARD DECIDES TO INCREASE THE FEES, IT'S JUST FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW.
SO, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE TIME THE PUBLIC'S NOT GONNA GO INTO THE ATTACHMENT TO READ THE AGENDA.
UM, DO JUST FOR THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS.
WOULD, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO SHARE WHAT THAT ESTIMATED PROJECTION WOULD BE WITH THE INCREASED FEES? NOT RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME, SO I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S, IT'S, I THINK IT WAS 12 CENTS FOR THE, FOR THE LEVEL ONE.
THEY'RE VERY, THEY WERE SMALL INCREASES, BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT ATTACHMENT.
AND WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW, JUST SO THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE FEES WERE BEFORE AND VERSUS WHAT THEY ARE NOW? YES.
AND I'M JUST TRYING TO GET IT STATED FOR THE RECORD.
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SO THE, UM, IT WENT FROM $5 AND 17 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT TO $5 AND 38 CENTS FOR, UM, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL.IT WENT FROM, FOR, UH, RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
UM, IT ALSO WENT FROM 84 CENTS TO 87 CENTS.
AND THEN THE, UM, THE ONE FOR THE RENTAL STORAGE, UH, DID NOT CHANGE.
SO IT'S JUST THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 5 38 AND FIVE 17 AND THE 84 CENTS AND 87 CENTS.
SO LESLIE, UM, DR. BARNES, DO, DO WE KNOW HOW MANY HOUSING IS COMING IN? NOT JUST HOUSING, BUT APARTMENT BUILDINGS? I KNOW THERE'S ONE WITH OVER A THOUSAND.
THERE'S LIKE THREE BUILDINGS AND THEY'RE FOUR STORIES HIGH RIGHT OFF OF, UM, UM, MERRILL, I THINK MERRILL AND SIERRA.
I FORGET THE NAME OF THE LITTLE STREET.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF, UM, OF GATHERING THAT INFORMATION.
I KNOW WE JUST GATHERED IT FOR THE AREA OF NORTH AND, UH, WITHIN THE NEXT ONE TO TWO YEARS, THEY'RE ANTICIPATING 4,000 UNITS JUST, UH, NORTH OF THE TWO 10, UH, THERE'S LESS BUILDING GOING ON, UM, IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREA.
BUT WE DO KNOW, UM, SO WE'RE GETTING THAT WE'RE GOING BY ALL THE PERMITS PROVIDED BY THE CITY.
UM, BUT WE DO KNOW, UH, WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO, THERE'LL BE ANOTHER 4,000 UNITS THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR, FOR STUDENTS.
FOR, YEAH, THERE IS A LOT OF APARTMENTS.
I'VE SEEN 'EM ALL AROUND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
INCLUDING THE ONE I'M TALKING ABOUT.
AND THEN THERE'S ONE, UM, BY WHERE WE LIVE, I WANNA SAY MAYBE ABOUT 300, UH, APARTMENTS GOING ON.
AND THEN THE SOUTH END, THERE'S A BIG HUGE DEVELOPMENT.
BUT I'M SURE YOU KNOW, OUR PEOPLE THAT DRIVE AROUND ALL DAY SEE THE APARTMENTS BEING BUILT AND HOW MANY HOMES OR LITTLE HOMES I CALL THEM.
BUT YEAH, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON.
SO IT WOULD BE, IT WOULD BE VERY INTERESTING FOR US TO KNOW HOW MANY AND WHAT, WHAT WE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
'CAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVEMENT GOING ON.
SO IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US TO KNOW, I KNOW THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, WE, IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR US TO KNOW WHERE AND IF IT'S IN OUR AREA, SO WE CAN DEFINITELY TALK TO THE FAMILIES AND TELL 'EM ABOUT WHAT WE OFFER IN OUR SCHOOLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT JUST HELPS US TO KNOW WHERE WE CAN TRY TO GET LITTLE KIDS TO COME TO OUR SCHOOL OR, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY'RE, MAYBE THEY'RE HOMELESS, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO, TO PUT THEM IN THESE PLACES.
SO IF WE CAN FIND OUT, THAT'D BE GREAT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? ONE LAST QUESTION.
DR. BARNES, UH, ABOUT THE A DU SINCE THAT'S BEEN APPROVED BY THE CITY, HOW DO, ARE WE TAKING THAT INTO A FACTOR WITH THIS, UM, AGENDA ITEM THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE $5 AND 38 CENTS.
UM, IF IT'S 500, UH, SQUARE FEET, NO MORE, WE DON'T CHARGE DEVELOPER FEES FOR ANYTHING UNDER 500 SQUARE FEET OR LESS.
SO IF IT'S 800, BE ABOUT $4,300 THEN IF I'M DOING MY MATH RIGHT? YES.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, SEEING NONE, I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER PEREZ AND A SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER SANDOVAL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
[6.1. BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ]
BRINGS US OVER TO 6.1 BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. DO WE HAVE ANY FUTURE RE AGENDA ITEMS REQUESTED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? I DO.BOARD MEMBER PEREZ, I, I JUST, UH, DO THE TRANSPARENCY REPORT.
I NOTICED THAT THE LEGAL FEES WERE NOT BROKEN DOWN INTO EACH BOARD MEMBER, SO I'D LIKE TO, UM, PUT IT ON THE NEXT AGENDA THAT EVERY BOARD MEMBER'S, UH, LEGAL FEES NEED TO BE LISTED INDIVIDUALLY VERSUS AS A GROUP.
ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? I DON'T KNOW IF MINE'S AN AGENDA ITEM.
I, I, UH, THE ONE ABOUT, UH, SUMMER LANGUAGE ACADEMY SAYS SOMETHING JUST STAFF CAN LOOK INTO THANK YOU.
WE ARE LOOKING INTO THAT, SO I APPRECIATE YOU MAKING IT A PUBLIC REQUEST.
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THANK YOU BOARD, UH, VICE PRESIDENT SERNA.[7.1. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS ]
AND THAT BRINGS US OVER TO 7.1 BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.I'LL START OVER TO MY LEFT BOARD MEMBER PEREZ.
UH, FIRST I WANT TO, UH, WELCOME EVERYBODY BACK.
I KNOW WE'RE STARTING OUR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR TOMORROW.
UM, I KNOW A LOT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES ARE EXCITED ABOUT STARTING A NEW YEAR.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO AB B MILLER, UH, FOOTBALL, THE BOOSTER CLUB, WAS I WAS ABLE TO DONATE A HUNDRED STADIUM CHAIRS FOR, UH, THE FAMILIES SO THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY SIT COMFORTABLY WHEN, UH, WATCHING THEIR LOVED ONES PLAY THAT SPORT.
UM, IT WAS A, IT, I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN A LOT OF RESPONSES FROM IT.
THE PARENTS ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT IT TO ACTUALLY SIT SECOND.
UM, ONE OF THE, UH, DONATIONS I WAS ABLE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH WAS FOR TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE THEY'RE DEVELOPING A GOLFING COURSE AND LOW GOLFERS WHO'S A UP AND INSPIRING, UH, LATINO GOLFING ASSOCIATION, WHERE THEY ARE DONATING AN INFLATABLE, UH, GOLF SIMULATOR SWING TO SUCCESS, WHICH IS HELD BY THE ARA OR ARA MORENO, IS DONATING TO ACTUAL, UH, SETS OF IRONS FOR THE CHILDREN TO LEARN WITH.
SO IT'S EXTREMELY, UH, EXCITING.
UM, I NEVER, I GOT INTO GOLF WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID, BUT AS I GREW OLDER, I'VE REALLY LEARNED HOW, UH, BENEFICIAL GOLFING IS.
UH, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MICKEY ON HER RETIREMENT.
I KNOW WE'VE ACTUALLY NEVER PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED IT FROM HERE, BUT, UH, SHE'S DONE AN AMAZING THINGS AND WE WOULD NOT BE IN THE POSITION WE ARE HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR HER AND THE AMAZING STAFF THAT SHE HAS.
UM, EVERY UH, EVERY STAFF MEMBER, I, I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH ALONG WITH MICKEY BECAUSE I MEAN, I KNOW YOU'RE THE HEAD OF IT, BUT IT'S TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A FAMILY AND, UH, YOUR VILLAGE IS ONE OF THE BEST THAT I'VE EVER SEEN THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
UM, NEXT I WANT TO, MAYBE LATER, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS AN AGENDA ITEM, BUT THE CLOTHING CLOSET, UH, THE BARBER CHAVEZ, WHICH WE HAVE OVER HERE.
I, I UNDERSTAND WHERE IT IS IN ITS PURPOSE, BUT I KIND OF WANNA EXPAND IT.
UM, I BELIEVE LOCATION IS THE MAIN GOAL THAT WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT.
AND AS SENIORS ARE ACTUALLY GRADUATING, GOING OUT INTO THE REAL WORLD, SOME OF 'EM ARE GONNA NEED SUITS.
SOME OF 'EM ARE GONNA NEED SUITS FOR NOT ONLY GRADUATION, BUT FOR JOB INTERVIEWS AND SO FORTH.
SO I'D LIKE TO HA START A DISCUSSION WHERE HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE THEIR OWN CLOTHING CLOSET AND PLUS WE ARE NOT, WE DO HAVE A NONPROFIT STATUS, SO THOSE THAT, UM, ARE ABLE TO DONATE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN GIVE 'EM A, UM, SOMETHING A TAX RELATABLE FOR THE END OF THE YEAR.
UH, I HAVE ABOUT 15 SUITS, FIVE OF THEM I'LL NEVER FIT IN AGAIN, BUT IT MAY BE ABLE TO FIT INTO A, A YOUNG CHILD THAT COULD ACTUALLY BENEFIT FOR A JOB INTERVIEW OR SO FORTH.
AND OTHER THAN THAT, UM, IT'S BEEN AN EXCITING LONG WEEK AND I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR NEW SCHOOL YEAR.
I JUST WANNA TELL JULIAN, CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO MONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD.
UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU BRING FORWARD TO US FROM THE SCHOOLS.
AND, UM, I WAS HAPPY TO SEE YOUR GRANDMA HERE TONIGHT.
I'VE KNOWN HER FOR SO MANY YEARS.
YOUR MOM GREW UP WITH ONE OF MY YOUNGER DAUGHTERS, SO, UM, IT WAS NICE SEEING HER AS WELL.
SO WELCOME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT YOU BRING FORWARD AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR.
OKAY? AND I'D LIKE TO WELCOME AND I'M EXCITED FOR MY BOYS, MY THREE LITTLE GRANDSONS.
FRANCISCO WILL NOT GO TO THE NEW SCHOOL BECAUSE HE HAS COMMITMENTS.
HE SAID HE USED THE WORD COMMITMENTS AND ONCE YOU MAKE A PROMISE, YOU KEEP A PROMISE.
SO I WAS SO PROUD OF HIM FOR SAYING THAT.
I'M LIKE, OKAY, YOU ARE BEING RAISED RIGHT BY YOUR, YOUR DAD AND YOUR MOM AND YOUR GRANDPARENTS.
WILLIE'S PARENTS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE TAUGHT WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG MAN.
AND OF COURSE, JESSE, AND I THINK THE SAME WAY.
YOU MAKE A COMMITMENT, YOU KEEP THAT COMMITMENT.
YOU SAY YES, YOU MEAN YES, NOT MAYBE, OR MAYBE, MAYBE NOT.
THE OTHER TWO BOYS, SEBASTIAN IS SO EXCITED HIS COMING YEAR.
AND TOMMY IS REALLY NERVOUS 'CAUSE HE'S GONNA BE IN FIFTH GRADE AND NEXT YEAR HE'LL BE IN SIXTH.
SO HE'LL BE BY HIMSELF AT POPLAR.
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT THE BOYS DECIDE.
THEY WERE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE NEW SCHOOL.
I DON'T, I CAN'T SAY YOU GOTTA GO THERE 'CAUSE THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
BUT ANYWAYS, I WANNA WELCOME ALL THE STUDENTS FROM FONT UNIFIED.
I KNOW YOUR TEACHERS, YOUR PRINCIPALS, YOUR CAFETERIA STAFF.
THEY'RE SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU.
EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYEE, EVEN SCHOOL POLICE WILL BE OUT THERE MAKING SURE PARENTS FOLLOW THE DRIVING ROLES, YOU KNOW.
SO ANYHOW, WELCOME TO ALL THE STUDENTS BACK, THE
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TEACHERS, EVERYBODY IS SO EXCITED AND CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE YOU TOMORROW.SO HAVE A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ATTENDING SOME OF THOSE EVENTS.
AND EVERYONE HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO CHIEF, UM, FOR YOUR INNOVATION.
UM, I LOVE GETTING THIS ANNUAL REPORT.
UM, WE HEAR ALL THE TIME ABOUT THE AMAZING WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
AND SO, UH, YOU KNOW ME, I LIKE TANGIBLE THINGS THAT WE CAN PROMOTE AND SHOW TO OUR COMMUNITY.
I SAY IF WE'RE DOING ALL THIS GREAT WORK, BUT NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT IT, UM, THEN WHAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S GREAT, BUT WE WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW.
SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THE TIME AND EFFORT INTO THIS, UM, AND ORGANIZING THE 2026 PUBLIC SAFETY AWARDS.
MY APOLOGIES THAT I WAS OUT OF THE STATE.
I WAS THERE IN SPIRIT CHEERING YOU GUYS ON.
UH, BUT YOU'VE JUST DONE SUCH A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP, UM, AND BRINGING THESE THINGS TO LIFE.
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE.
AND SO MANY AMAZING THINGS THAT WERE HAPPENING OVER THE SUMMER.
UM, I KNOW EVERYBODY WAS ON A SUMMER BREAK.
UM, STARTING WITH IN JUNE, WE HAD, UM, A BAND COME IN AND USE AB MILLER'S, UH, CAMPUS FOR FURTHERING OUR MUSICAL ARTS PROGRAMMING.
I MEAN THE, THE SUMMER LANGUAGE ACADEMY, I MEAN, RIGHT AND LEFT.
EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK FROM ALL OF OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS, OUR SUMMER SCHOOL, UM, THERE IS SO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY INVESTED INTO MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCEED EVEN WHEN SCHOOL'S OUT, RIGHT? AND WE'RE ON A VACATION.
UH, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING ON.
AND SO THANK YOU TO OUR DEDICATED STAFF, OUR TEACHERS, OUR UM, OUR SAFETY SERVICES.
EVERY PERSON THAT CONTINUES TO POUR INTO OUR STUDENTS TO MAKE FONTANA UNIFIED SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BE ALL SUMMER LONG.
I KNOW EVERYBODY HAS THEIR FIRST NIGHT, UH, BACK TO SCHOOL JITTERS.
IT'S EXCITING, RIGHT? WHAT OUTFIT THEY'RE GONNA WEAR AND, UH, WHO, WHAT THEIR CLASSES ARE GONNA BE LIKE AND THEIR TEACHERS AND ALL OF THAT.
SO I JUST WANNA ENCOURAGE EVERYONE START OFF STRONG.
UH, WHETHER YOU'RE, UH, WORKING HARD IN OUR STAFF, TO OUR STUDENTS, TO OUR FAMILIES, RIGHT? UH, EVERY DECISION THAT WE MAKE, EVERY ENCOUNTER THAT WE HAVE, EVERY RELATIONSHIP THAT WE'RE BUILDING IS SO VITAL AND INTEGRAL INTO SETTING YOU UP FOR SUCCESS FOR YOUR YEAR.
SO, BUILD GOOD HABITS, BUILD THEM EARLY, UH, AND CONTINUE WITH THEM.
AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP.
YOU HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM AROUND YOU THAT WANTS TO SEE YOU BE SUCCESSFUL.
SO MAKE SURE YOU'RE REACHING OUT.
UH, AND I OBVIOUSLY WANNA SAY WELCOME JULIAN.
UH, THAT, THAT CHAIR WAS LONELY DOWN THERE FOR THESE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
SO IT'S SO GREAT TO HAVE, UH, YOU HERE, EXCITED TO SEE ALL THE AMAZING THINGS THAT YOU'RE GONNA DO.
AND WELCOME TO THE TEAM VICE PRESIDENT ERNA.
I JUST WANNA ECHO MY COLLEAGUES', UH, COMMENTS FOR JULIAN, WELCOME.
PLEASE BE THE VOICE OF REASON WHEN WE GET ALL CRAZY UP ON THIS DAIS.
OKAY? I NEED YOU TO BRING US BACK.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, TOMORROW'S THE START OF SCHOOL.
I WOULD LOVE FOR OUR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO GO HOME.
SO I'D LIKE TO GET TO AUR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE 'CAUSE ALL THESE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE AS STAFF ARE GONNA BE AT SCHOOL SITES TOMORROW MORNING WHEN THE KIDS ARE COMING.
THANK YOU VICE PRESIDENT CERNA.
I'LL KEEP MY COMMENTS RELATIVELY BRIEF.
I JUST WANNA THANK OUR ADMIN, OUR CLASSIFIED, OUR CERTIFICATED, AND EVERYBODY THAT'S JUST ON OUR STAFF AND ON OUR TEAM FOR PREPARING US FOR THIS NEW SCHOOL YEAR.
I KNOW IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF HOURS, A LOT OF EFFORT TO PREPARE FOR A NEW SCHOOL YEAR, A LOT OF DECORATING, A LOT OF CLEANING, A LOT OF PREPARING.
AND I'M JUST, UH, I KNOW THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE OUR, OUR BRIGHT FACES COME BACK TO, TO SCORE OUR SCHOLARS.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UM, SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE THEM A THANK YOU.
I WANNA WELCOME BACK OUR SCHOLARS.
I WANNA WELCOME BACK OUR FAMILIES AND I WANNA WELCOME AS WELL, JULIAN, TO THE BOARD, REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ON HERE.
I'M VERY HONORED AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD WITH YOU THIS YEAR.
AND JUST THANK YOU EVERYBODY AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO HAVE TO GO BACK TO CLOSED SESSIONS, SO THIS MEETING'S NOT YET ADJOURNED.
BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH AND EVERYONE HAVE A SAFE NIGHT.