[16.12. Adopt Resolution 2021-14 Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of the Bonita Unified School District (Las Angeles County, California) 2021 General Obligation Funding Bonds, Series B]

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE BENITO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 2021 GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS SERIES B AND YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION.

>> OKAY. FROM TIME TO TIME, THE INTEREST RATES GO UP AND DOWN AND WHEN INTEREST RATES GO DOWN, JUST AS YOU WOULD AT YOUR OWN HOUSE, YOU MIGHT LOOK AT YOUR MORTGAGE AND SAY, ''HEY, I WANT TO REFINANCE TO GET A BETTER OR LOWER PAYMENT.

WE DO THE SAME THING AT THE DISTRICT.

WE HAVE CHET LANG FROM KEGAN, WHO'S OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR FOR THE DISTRICT.

KEGAN HAS BEEN THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR FOR THE DISTRICT FOR A LONG TIME.

THEY TAKE CARE OF US AND THEY'RE CONSTANTLY MONITORING THE MARKET AND THEY COME TO US EVERY SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR AND SAY, ''HERE'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, HERE IT'S A GOOD OR BAD IDEA TO REFINANCE.'' I'M SURE TO COME TO CARL AMI IN JANUARY AND SAY, ''HEY, IT'S TIME WHERE THE RATES HAVE GONE DOWN ENOUGH THAT WE'RE BEATING THE STANDARD BENCHMARK,'' AND WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE BEFORE SO IT'S TIME TO DO A REFUNDING OF OUR BONDS.

THIS IS REALLY AS SIMPLE AS TAKING OUR OLD GO BONDS, PAYING THEM OFF AND GETTING A NEW LOAN AT A LOWER INTEREST RATE.

BUT CHET IS GOING TO SPEAK NOW AND EXPLAIN IT ALL TO YOU.

YOU GUYS HAVE SLIDES AND HE'S GOING TO SHARE THE SCREEN. HI, CHET?

>> GOOD EVENING. CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME OKAY?

>> YES.

>> PERFECT. IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE AND AS SUSAN MENTIONED, I'VE BEEN THE DISTRICT ADVISOR FOR MANY YEARS, NINE YEARS IN FACT.

IN THOSE NINE YEARS THE DISTRICT HAS DONE SEVERAL BOND REFINANCING TO LOWER THE INTEREST COST TO TAXPAYER AND HAS SAVED A FAIR AMOUNT OF MONEY OVER THE NINE YEAR PERIOD.

BECAUSE OF WHERE INTEREST RATES ARE TODAY, WE HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY AND BEFORE THE BOARD THIS EVENING ARE LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT WERE AUTHORIZED DIFFERENT STAFF TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO MOVE FORWARD.

WE'LL FLIP YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TALK ABOUT INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT, THE POTENTIAL SAVINGS AND NEXT STEPS AND TIMING.

LOOKING AT THE FIRST SLIDE, THIS IS A CHART OF INTEREST RATES AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY 2020, INTEREST RATES WERE MUCH HIGHER THAN THEY WERE TODAY.

THIS REPRESENTS THE 10 YEAR TREASURY.

THE BLUE LINE REPRESENTS FOR THE ONE YEAR TREASURY.

FOLLOWING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19, INTEREST RATES DECLINED PRETTY DRAMATICALLY AS THE FED AND OTHER GLOBAL CENTRAL BANKS SUPPORTED A LOW INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT.

NOW, INTEREST RATES HAVE BEEN TICKING UPWARDS WITH THE NEW STIMULUS PACKAGE ROLLING OUT, WITH THE VACCINE ROLLING OUT AND BUSINESSES REOPENING BUT THAT SAID, INTEREST RATES ARE STILL VERY HISTORICALLY LOW.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS REFINANCING THREE POTENTIAL CANDIDATES, THE 2012 AND 2014 WHICH THEMSELVES ARE REFINANCING'S AND THE DISTRICT ELECTION OF 2008 SERIES C BONDS.

WHAT'S DIFFERENT HERE IS WE DO SO WITHOUT EXTENDING THE ORIGINAL BOND FINANCING TERM.

THE IRS DID CHANGE THE RULES THREE YEARS AGO AND ANY REFINANCING'S HAVE TO BE DONE ON A TAXABLE BASIS ON BETTER ADVANCED OR FINDINGS IN NATURE SO WE'RE DOING IT AN ADVANCE OR FUNDING OF PREVIOUS ADVANCE OR FINDINGS ON A TAXABLE BASIS.

WELL, BECAUSE TAXABLE RATES HAVE COME DOWN SO MUCH, THERE ARE STILL SAVINGS WITH ALL COSTS BEING PAID FOR OUT OF THE DISTRICT'S REFUNDING BONDS AS OPPOSED TO THE GENERAL FUND.

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HERE'S A QUICK SUMMARY OF WHERE THE SAVINGS LOOK.

THESE ARE THE ANNUAL PAYMENTS GOING OUT TO 2,038.

HYPOTHETICAL NEW PAYMENTS ALSO GOING TO 2,038 AND IN THIS GREEN COLUMN, YOU CAN SEE THE ANNUAL SAVINGS.

SO THERE WOULD BE ANNUAL SAVINGS IN EVERY SINGLE YEAR THAT WOULD BE REALIZED BY TAXPAYERS IN THE FORM OF LOWER PROPERTY TAX BILLS.

AS OF INTEREST RATES FROM A WEEK AGO, WE WERE AT ABOUT $5.9 MILLION IN DEBT SO THIS REDUCTION ARE IN PRESENT VALUE BASIS THAT'S ABOUT 8.6 PERCENT PRESENT VALUE AND THE INDUSTRY BENCHMARK IS ANYWHERE BETWEEN THREE AND FIVE PERCENT.

WERE DOING THIS AGAIN WITHOUT ANY EXTENSION OF THE ORIGINAL FINANCING TERM AND ALL SAVINGS ARE ACHIEVED BY REPLACING A HIGHER INTEREST RATE OF ABOUT 4.3 PERCENT WITH A LOWER INTEREST RATE OF ABOUT 2.2 PERCENT.

SO REDUCING THE INTEREST RATE BY A LITTLE OVER TWO PERCENT IS HOW ALL THE SAVINGS AND ARE BEING ACHIEVED.

AS FAR AS THE DOCUMENTS FOR APPROVAL, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE'S A RESOLUTION WHICH SPECIFIES THE TERMS AND PARAMETER OF THE BONDS AUTHORIZES DISTRICT STAFF TO DO THE STEPS NECESSARY SUCH AS UPDATING THE DISTRICT'S CREDIT RATING AND THERE'S ALSO OTHER DOCUMENTATION THAT WILL BE FINALIZED IF THE FINANCING DOES MOVE FORWARD, IF ECONOMICAL.

THAT'S THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT, WHICH IS THE OFTEN DOCUMENT MADE TO INVESTORS.

THE PURCHASE CONTRACT IN WHICH THE UNDERWRITER AGREES TO BUY THE DISTRICT BONDS.

IT CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE IN WHICH THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT PROVIDE ONGOING INFORMATION TO THE INVESTOR MARKETPLACE AND THE ESCROW AGREEMENT IN WHICH US BANK AND ESCROW AGENT INVEST, THE BOTTOM PROCEEDS AND ULTIMATELY PAYS OFF THE BONDS.

SHOULD THE DISTRICT BOARD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, WE WOULD UPDATE THE DISTRICT'S CREDIT RATING AND THEY'RE CURRENTLY VERY STRONG.

YOU HAVE A DOUBLE A MINUS RATING WITH STANDARD AND PORTS.

AFTER WE RECEIVE THE UPDATED CREDIT RATING, THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT WILL BE CIRCULATED TO INVESTORS AND WE COULD LOCK INTEREST RATES AS EARLY AS THE END OF THIS MONTH SUCH THAT THE FINANCING ITSELF WOULD CLOSE IN THE MIDDLE OF APRIL.

WITH THAT, WE'D WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE WITH RESPECT TO THE REFINANCING INTEREST RATES OR THE DOCUMENTS.

>> CHILDREN, I'VE GOT A QUESTION.

BY GOING IN AND DOING THIS, DOES THAT END UP HAVING ANY LONG OR SHORT-TERM EFFECT ON OUR CREDIT RATINGS FROM STANDARD AND POOR?

>> STANDARD AND POOR GENERALLY LIVE POSITIVELY [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE YOU ARE REDUCING POTENTIALLY THE BURDEN THAT WOULD BE ON TOP THERE, THE DEBT PORTION OF ANY GIVEN RATING IS A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF HOW MUCH LARGER PICTURE THAT FOCUSES ON THE DISTRICT FINANCE AND THAT'S THE LARGER PERCENTAGE OF THE READING AND I'VE HEARD SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS ON THE DISTRICT SECRETARY ROOM.

THE OTHER LARGE COMPONENTS ARE THE LOCAL ECONOMY, YOUR TAX BASE, DISTRICT MANAGEMENT, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THOUGH, WHILE IT IS CAPABLE TO PASS SAVINGS BACK TO TAX PAYERS, IT'S NOT A VERY LARGE COMPONENT OF YOUR ACTUAL CREDIT.

>> A DOUBLE A MINUS IS A GOOD CREDIT RATING THAT WILL ATTRACT INVESTORS?

>> THAT'S CORRECT. ANYTHING IN THE DOUBLE A CATEGORY [NOISE] IS CONSIDERED VERY STRONG.

THERE ARE DISTRICTS THAT HAVE A CREDIT RATING IN A SINGLE A CATEGORY BELOW THE DOUBLE A CATEGORY, THOSE DISTRICTS GENERALLY HAVE TO PURCHASE BOND INSURANCE, WHICH IS AN ADDED COST IN ORDER TO ATTRACT INVESTORS TO GET AN ATTRACTIVE BORROWING COSTS.

WE FULLY ANTICIPATE THAT WHEN THE DOUBLE A CATEGORY RATING.

YOU WILL NOT NEED BOND INSURANCE TO ATTRACT INVESTORS.

>> YOU WILL GO OUT TO SELL BONDS WITH A NEW RATING THAT WITH A DOUBLE AA MINUS WE COULD GET A DOUBLE A PLUS AND YOU'D GO OUT WITH THAT?

>> AS PART OF THE CREDIT RATING PROCESS YOU'RE ALREADY INCURRED CRUNCHING AND YOU HAVE BEEN UP DOUBLING MINUS FOR QUITE SOME TIME, GIVEN WHERE THE ECONOMY IS IN SOME OF THE UNCERTAINTY ON STANDARD IMPOSED IN PARTICULAR HAS BEEN HOLDING DISTRICT RATINGS WHERE THEY CURRENTLY ARE, SO WE THINK DOUBLE A MINUS IS WHERE YOU MAY COME OUT.

BUT DEPENDING ON HOW THE UPDATE GOES,

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IT CAN GO UP TO DOUBLE A, IT COULD GO DOWN TO B PLUS, BUT I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING THAT WILL INDICATE ANY DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON DESERT PILOT.

>> IS THE DEBT OBLIGATION OF, FOR INSTANCE, THE CITIES THAT WE SERVE FACTORED INTO OUR CREDIT RATING AT ALL?

>> THE DISTRICT DIRECT DEBT IS A FUNCTION OF THE CREDIT ANALYSIS.

WHAT STANDARD REPORT ALSO LOOKS AT IS [NOISE] WHAT OTHER DEBT BURDENS ARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS PAYING.

THAT WOULD BE AN OPEN COMMUNITY.

HOW IS THIS DRAG ANY LA COUNTY DEBT, AND EVEN GENERAL FUND DEBT THAT ISN'T A DIRECT OBLIGATION, SO THAT'S PART OF THE LARGER, THAT PROFILE, THAT IS PART OF THE CREDIT ANALYSIS FROM CREDIT REPORTS.

>> A RECENT BOND THAT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE PASSED COULD AFFECT OUR DEBT RATING OR CREDIT RATING? [OVERLAPPING].

>> IT WOULD BE PART OF THE CRITERIA, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO SWING YOUR CREDIT RATING UP OR DOWN IF ANOTHER AGENCY IS ISSUING BONDS.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> GREAT QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY THOROUGH.

[NOISE]

>> OKAY. MOTION TO ADOPT.

>> SO MOVED, SECOND.

>> WHO'S IN FAVOR?

>> [OVERLAPPING] AYE.

>> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

>> WE WILL KEEP YOU-ALL UPDATED ON EACH STEP OF THE WAY AND ALL THE UPDATES OF WHAT CHAD HAD LAID OUT SO. [BACKGROUND]

>> THANK YOU CHAD.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING EVERYONE.

>> YOU TOO.

>> [OVERLAPPING] YOU TOO.

>> OKAY. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT,

[17. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT]

GLEN, I THINK IT'S YOUR EVENING TO START FIRST.

>> SHOULD BE GREAT.

I DID LAST TIME. [LAUGHTER]

>> OKAY. GREAT. DOESN'T MATTER TO ME. ALL RIGHT.

[LAUGHTER] THE FIRST TIME.

THANK YOU TO THE SCHOOL-AGE CARE WHO PRESENTED US TONIGHT.

THAT WAS THE FIRST STUDENTS OR STAFF, MY STUDENTS MY KIDS MET WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO SCHOOL.

MY SON'S NOW IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

HE'S BEEN THERE EVERY YEAR AND THESE SCHOOL-AGE CARE FOR HIM STAFF BECOME FAMILY BECAUSE THEY SPEND ALMOST JUST AS MANY HOURS PER YEAR PLUS THEY DO IT A YEAR AFTER YEAR.

I KNOW SCHOOL-AGE CARE STAFF GETS INVITED TO ALL THE BIRTHDAY PARTIES.

THEY COME TO MY HOUSE TO DELIVER THINGS.

SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK AND THE SERVICE YOU GAVE US.

THANKS TO ALL THE SCHOOLS.

I HEARD FROM BONITA THERE IS 2000 FOR LEUKEMIA.

I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

THANKS TO ALL THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THAT FUNDRAISER, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.

BUT THIS [NOISE] MONTH HAS BEEN A MONTH OF EXCITING ANTICIPATION.

CASE RATES ARE DROPPING FAST.

THE STAFF ARE GETTING VACCINATED, AND WE'RE REALLY SURELY ABOUT TO REOPEN OUR DOORS.

THANK YOU TO THE EXECUTIVE CABINET HERE AND TO OUR ASSOCIATIONS FOR COMING TOGETHER WITH A PLAN TO BE POSITIVE.

NOT ONLY FOR THE ACADEMICS, BUT ALSO FOR THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR KIDS.

I THINK COMPARED TO OTHER DISTRICTS, WE'RE DOING A GOOD JOB IN MEETING BOTH AREAS AS BEST AS WE CAN.

WHAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS LOCAL SPORTS OPENING UP.

WHEN I MOVED HERE, I MOVED BECAUSE WE HAVE GREAT SCHOOLS AND WE HAVE A GREAT SAFE COMMUNITY. THOSE ARE OUR TWO HOOKS.

AND TO MOVING TO THIS AREA, WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW AND WHAT I LEARNED UPON MOVING IN, I LIVE NEXT TO [INAUDIBLE] IN LA VERNE, IS THAT WE ARE A HUGE BASEBALL TOWN.

>> YES. [BACKGROUND].

>> [INAUDIBLE] PARK IS WHERE THE DELIVERING INTO THE LEAGUE PLACE AND EVERY SPRING I CAN HERE THE TEARS OF WELL INTO THE NIGHT.

WE MISSED THE LAST YEAR AND WE'RE EXCITED THAT IT'S COMING BACK.

MOST KIDS PLAY BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL AND LEAGUES AND IS NOW CONFIRMED THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SPRING SEASON BOTH IN THE VERNE AND SAN DIMAS, REGISTRATION OPENED UP TODAY FOR LA VERNE LEAGUE.

I'M EXCITED, MY KIDS ARE BEYOND EXCITED, MY WALLET IT'S NOT TOO EXCITED [LAUGHTER].

IF YOUR KIDS ARE LIKE MINE, LAST TIME WE PUT ON PLEASE THEY WERE TWO SIZES SMALLER, SO WE CAN GO BY CLEATS.

THE BASEBALL PANTS LOOK LIKE CAPRICE ON MY SON.

THEY'RE BATTING GLOVES AND HELMETS ARE TIGHT, SO SAVE THOSE DICK'S COUPONS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEM.

[LAUGHTER] BUT FOR EVERYBODY, SPORTS IS A GREAT WAY FOR KIDS TO SOCIALIZE, BE ACTIVE, ALSO TO LEARN MANY OF THE SOCIAL PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS NEEDED TO WORK WITH OTHERS.

I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH OUR MORE MODERATE CONCERNS.

THEY HAVING KIDS ENGAGE IN GROUP ACTIVITIES LIKE THESE, OR EVEN WITH SCOUTS WHICH ALSO GOT THE GREEN LIGHT TODAY TO MEET IN PERSON.

THESE ORGANIZATIONS HELP BUILD RESILIENCE SKILLS IN KIDS AND CAN HELP PREVENT OTHER CONCERNS LATER DOWN THE LINE.

IT'S ALSO THE TIME OF THE YEAR THAT WE HAVE FOUNDERS DAY AT OUR SCHOOLS.

THANKS TO THE SCHOOLS WHO INVITED ME FOR THEIR ZOOM PRESENTATIONS. I APPRECIATE IT.

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AND REALLY JUST TO SHARE, I'LL GO TO ALMOST ANYTHING I'M INVITED TO.

I WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR PTAS.

WE LOVE OUR AMAZING CLASSIFIED STAFF, WE LOVE OUR TEACHERS.

WHERE THERE ARE PTAS DO TONS FOR OUR SCHOOLS.

THEIR FUNDRAISING BRINGS GREAT EVENTS IN TRADITION TO OUR SCHOOLS AND EVERY SCHOOL HAS ITS UNIQUE CULTURE BECAUSE OF THE PTA EVENTS.

MY PERSONAL FAVORITE AND OF COURSE I'M BIASED FROM WHERE I LIVE, IS THE HARVEST FEST AT GRACE MILLER.

IT'S A WONDERFUL THING AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO AS A FAMILY EVERY YEAR.

I KNOW EXTRA HANDS DOING A 5K AND SIGN-UPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THAT.

ONLY 10 BUCKS YOU GET A MEDAL, SOME HEALTHY PHONE AND HELP SUPPORT OUR LOCAL SCHOOL.

I'M THANKFUL FOR EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATES WITH THE PTA.

ONE THING ABOUT FOUNDERS DAY THOUGH, IS THAT THEY PRESENT THEIR AWARDS TO MEMBERS WHO WILL GO ABOVE AND BEYOND.

IT'S ONE THING TO WIN AN AWARD YOU APPLY FOR, BUT IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT HUMBLING EXPERIENCE TO BE NOMINATED AND GIVEN AN AWARD BY YOUR PEERS.

IN THE VIDEOS YOU SEE THE TEARS OF APPRECIATION AND I'M JUST, IT'S AWESOME TO SEE THAT, SO THANK YOU FOR THE PTAS.

BUT DESPITE ALL THE EXCITEMENT AND POSITIVE ANTICIPATION THAT THINGS REOPENING, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT REOPENING AGAIN, AND THAT'S STATE TESTING.

I KNOW THIS IS A DECISION THAT CAME DOWN AND AS A BOARD, WE GOT TOGETHER, WE DRAFTED, WE AGREED UPON, SIGNED THE RESOLUTION AND SEND IT TO OUR LEADERS TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

PERSONALLY, I BELIEVE GIVING KIDS MORE TIME ALONE WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND REDUCING STRESS, IN AN ALREADY STRESSFUL YEAR, IS MUCH MORE APPROPRIATE THAN SPENDING WEEKS GIVING STATE TESTING WHERE THESE RESULTS AREN'T THAT RELIABLE.

BUT THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN DO, COMPARING TO WHAT OUR LEADERS LEAD US DO, NOT ONLY WITH STATE TESTING, BUT WITH REOPENING AND OTHER AREAS.

BUT TO END ON A POSITIVE NOTE, YESTERDAY YES, WAS READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY.

I WAS EXCITED TO BE INVITED BY OAK MESA TO READ AND WE CAN STILL SEE THE SMILING FACES ON ZOOM FOR THE KIDS.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT HAPPY KIDS FACES IN PERSON WHEN WE DO COME BACK, WE WILL SEE THE OLD FRIENDS.

AND EVEN FOR OUR KINDLE STUDENTS, WILL SET FOOT IN CLASSROOM FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

I'M EXCITED, WE'LL SEE SPORTS GAMES COMING UP SOON, BUT I'M MOST HOPEFUL WITH THE KIDS RACE DECLINING.

WE'RE REALLY AT THE CUSP OF WHAT WE COULD DO FOR MORE, FOR OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS, THAT WE COULD GIVE SENIORS THE LAST TASTE OF CAMPUS LIFE, TO SEE THEIR FRIENDS, AND HAVE A SAFE AND IN-PERSON GRADUATION.

LET'S CROSS OUR FINGERS. [NOISE] THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING. AS WE WELCOME MARCH AND THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF CLOSING OUR IN-PERSON CLASSES, I CONTINUE TO BE FRUSTRATED, ANGRY, WORRIED, AND MOST OF ALL WITHOUT A SOLUTION.

TO GET BACK TO OUR NORMAL PRE-PANDEMIC WAY OF EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN, THAT OUR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES SO DESPERATELY NEED.

I DEEPLY RESPECT THE POSITION OF THE EMPLOYEES OF BUSD WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO NAVIGATE THE UNREALISTIC REGULATIONS PLACED ON REOPENING OUR CAMPUSES FROM OUR COUNTY AND STATE.

AS WE BEGIN TO MOVE FORWARD, I BELIEVE OUR DISTRICT HAS CREATED A MAP TO ALLOW FOR THE REOPENING WHILE MANAGING THE REQUIREMENTS DEEMED NECESSARY TO GET OUR CHILDREN BACK IN OUR CLASSROOMS. I APPRECIATE THE EMAILS OR MESSAGES WE HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT YOUR CONCERNS WITH THE HYBRID MODEL AND LIKE YOU, I FEEL MANY OF THE SAME EMOTIONS.

AS A BOARD MEMBER, I FEEL FORCED TO ACCEPT THE PLAN AS THE ONLY WAY TO NAVIGATE THE SITUATION, BUT AS A VOICE OF THIS COMMUNITY, I ACKNOWLEDGED THE NEED TO RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM.

PRE-PANDEMIC, FULL CLASS SCHEDULE, RECESS, PLAYING, ASSEMBLY, HAVING LUNCH, GATHERING, LIBRARY ADVENTURES, LAUGHING, LEARNING SCHOOLS, ROBBING OUR CHILDREN OF THESE CRUCIAL CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES CONTINUES TO BE HARMFUL.

I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO SEND E-MAILS, MAKE CALLS, AND START COMMUNICATING TO THE GOVERNOR AND ALL STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS.

THIS EVENING, WE HONORED OUR SCHOOL-AGE CARE DEPARTMENT.

I CANNOT EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF ESSENTIAL WORKERS.

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE TEARS YOU'VE SEEN, THE QUESTIONS YOU'VE BEEN ASKED, AND THE EMOTIONS YOU ALSO HAVE FELT DURING THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THANK YOU.

LAST MONTH I HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING THE VIRTUAL FOUNDER'S DAY PROGRAM FOR LA VERNE HEIGHTS AND LOVE SEEING ALL THE FACES, CELEBRATIONS AND FEELING THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AND SERVICE THAT THEY EMBODY.

LA VERNE HEIGHTS HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART AS ONE OF THE WARMEST AND WELCOMING CAMPUSES I HAVE BEEN TO.

I ATTENDED THE LAVERNE YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE VIRTUAL MEETING LAST WEEK AND ALWAYS ENJOY THE COMMUNITY REPORTS AND INSIGHT FROM OUR LOCAL SERVICES SUCH AS LVPD, TRI-CITY, THE CITY OF LA VERNE, AND ALL THE RESIDENTS AT TRULY AND UNSELFISHLY CHAMPION FOR OUR KIDS.

WE RECEIVED A PRESENTATION FROM THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ABOUT THE RISKS OF SMOKING VAPING AND THEY ARE WORKING ALONGSIDE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

YESTERDAY WAS NATIONAL READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY, A DAY TO CELEBRATE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO READ AND

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ALL THE CHAMPIONS THAT MAKE SUCH A GIFT POSSIBLE.

OUR DISTRICT IS LITERALLY FULL OF THESE CHAMPIONS, AND I THANK YOU AND IN THE WORDS OF THE LATE GREAT DR. SEUSS, BE WHO YOU ARE AND SAY HOW YOU FEEL BECAUSE THOSE WHO MIND DON'T MATTER, AND THOSE WHO MATTER DON'T MIND. HAVE A GOOD MARCH.

>> HELLO EVERYONE. FIRST, THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO WE HAVE AMAZING COMMUNITY GROUPS.

THANK YOU TO THE LA VERNE AND SANDY MISS ROTARY, THANK YOU TO THE DOHERTY HELPS, MY DAUGHTER LOVES HER DICTIONARY.

THANK YOU TO SENDING THIS MASONIC LODGE TO FOUNDATION PTAS AND I CAN GO ON.

THERE ARE SO MANY GROUPS, SO MANY PEOPLE WHO MAKE OUR DISTRICT A BETTER PLACE AND EVEN IN THESE CHALLENGING TIMES, YOU GUYS ARE DOING THAT, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING STAFF, OUR DAYCARE WORKERS, THEY'RE AMAZING.

MY DAUGHTER DEEPLY MISSES HER DAYCARE WORKERS, AS I'M SURE A LOT OF OTHER KIDS MISSED THEIRS.

OUR TEACHERS, OUR CSE, OUR COUNSELORS, OUR CIS.

THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE HERE, BUT I WANTED TO ACTUALLY FOCUS ON A DIFFERENT GROUP.

A GROUP THAT USUALLY GETS ALL THE CRITICISM AND RARELY HERE'S HOW GREAT OF A JOB THEY'RE DOING AND THAT IS THE DRAWBACK OF MANAGEMENT.

YOU GUYS CHOSE TO BE IN THIS PROFESSION.

BUT YOU GUYS KNOW YOU GET EVERY ANGRY PHONE CALL AND YOU RARELY GET ALL THE THANK YOU'S THAT A MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY THINK, SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING ANGRY PHONE CALLS.

BUT YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB TOO, SO BUT I WANT TO BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT IT BECAUSE JUST SAYING THANK YOU, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T REALLY DO IT AND I DO WANT TO KIND OF GO OVER SOME SPECIFIC THINGS.

HONESTLY, IF WE HAD A CONVERSATION, I CAN GIVE YOU A LIST OF 20 THINGS, BUT I'M ONLY GOING TO DO A COUPLE.

FIRST, STARTING OUT WITH OUR PRINCIPALS.

EVERY SINGLE PRINCIPAL WE HAVE IS DOING AN AMAZING JOB.

PRINCIPAL, VICE PRINCIPAL FROM HIGH SCHOOL, FROM WHERE YOU GOT MR. SPARKS, MISTER KENNY, CHRIS BLACK, TO OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITH MCCARTER, MISS WANG, MISS OPPA SHOWN, YOU GUYS ARE DOING AMAZING WORK AND THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO.

I KNOW YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH ANGRY PEOPLE.

I KNOW YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH LOGISTICS.

I KNOW YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH MAKING SURE ALL THE DECISIONS THAT GET MADE, GET DONE WELL.

AS A BOARD MEMBER, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR MAKING US LOOK GOOD.

YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB AND I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT.

THEN THERE'S ALSO THE DIRECTORS, THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES, AND THE EXECUTIVE CABINET AND SUPERINTENDENT.

I DO WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE WHAT A GREAT JOB YOU GUYS ARE DOING AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO SAY THAT BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB.

AS SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE LIKE MANY OTHER DISTRICTS.

I HAVE A LOT OF TEACHER FRIENDS WHO WERE IN A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER DISTRICTS.

YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB IN COMPARISON.

I MEAN, THERE'S NO JOKE.

THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE HIKING IN THE FOREST AND THEY SEE A BEAR AND ONE PERSON STARTS TYING THEIR SHOELACES AND THE GUYS LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU CAN'T UNWRAP AND OUTRUN A BEAR.

GUYS LIKE I DON'T HAVE TO OUTRUN THE BEAR.

I SEE THAT WE'RE IN YOU AND IN THAT SENSE, YOU GUYS ALONG WITH THE TIDE SHOELACES, YOU GUYS ARE OUT RUNNING SO MANY OTHER DISTRICTS, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT.

LET ME GIVE A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES BECAUSE PLATITUDES ARE ONE THING.

WE, AS A DISTRICT HAS SAVED OUR TAXPAYERS $5.9 MILLION.

WE'RE NOT GETTING THAT MONEY.

THERE WAS A LOT OF LEGWORK TO SAVE THAT MONEY.

THAT MONEY WAS DONE IN GOOD FAITH, BUT A LOT OF EXTRA WORK WENT INTO THAT, SO THANK YOU FROM THE SANDY MUSLIM LOVER AND TAXPAYERS.

THANK YOU FOR SAVING US MONEY.

I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO PAYING LESS ON MY PROPERTY TAX.

THE VACCINE ROLL-OUT.

OUR STAFF IS GETTING VACCINATED WE'RE COMMITTED TO OPENING UP SCHOOLS SAFELY AND PART OF THAT IS MAKING SURE OUR STAFF GETS VACCINATED.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH WORK HAS BEEN DONE BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS AND IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY.

THERE HAVE BEEN HURDLES, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS.

THANK YOU FOR DOING AN AMAZING JOB.

LOOKING AT OTHER DISTRICTS, THIS ROLL-OUT HAS BEEN AMAZING AND I WOULD ALSO ADD, I THINK OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE WORK YOU GUYS HAVE DONE, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I MEAN, YOU GUYS ARE SHOWN A LOT OF LEADERSHIP.

OPENING UP SCHOOLS.

WE SET A DATE, AND WHEN WE FIRST SET THE DATE, I HAD SOME CONCERNS.

I WAS SKEPTICAL.

I WAS LOOKING AT ALL THE THINGS AND I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE.

SOMEHOW MAGIC WAS DONE I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW THAT WAS.

SOMEONE NEEDS TO WORK TO THE MAGIC CASTLE OR SOMETHING BECAUSE IT'S LOOKING VERY POSSIBLE AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

YOU GUYS HAD LIKE IT'S REALLY EASY TO OPEN UP QUICKLY.

YOU CAN OPEN UP QUICKLY AND DO A POOR JOB OR YOU CAN OPEN UP QUICKLY AND SPEND WAY TOO MUCH MONEY.

WE'RE OPENING UP RELATIVELY QUICKLY IN A WAY WHERE WE CAN PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION AND IN A WAY THAT'S FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.

THANK YOU FOR OPENING UP QUICKLY IN A VERY GOOD WAY AND I KNOW IT'S FRUSTRATING.

YOU GUYS ARE NAILING THE BIG THINGS,

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BUT EVEN HANDLING THE SMALL THINGS AND I KNOW SOMETIMES IT CAN SEEM LIKE MY NEW SHIP, BUT OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM YOUR WORK.

SO MATT, SUSAN, KEVIN, CARL, YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB AND I KNOW WE WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE ELSE CREDIT, BUT TAKE A MOMENT, REALIZE YOU GUYS ARE DOING WELL.

I'M GLAD YOU GUYS ARE SALARY NOT BILLING US PER HOUR BECAUSE IF YOU'RE BILLING US FOR OUR BUDGET WOULD BE TOTALLY DESTROYED.

NO, SERIOUSLY, I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT AND FINALLY, I KNOW THESE ARE CHALLENGING TIMES AND PEOPLE, ANYTIME THERE'S A CHANGE, PEOPLE ARE GETTING A LITTLE MORE FRUSTRATED.

THAT HAS NORMAL.

IF YOU ARE TALKING TO US, WE CAN'T ALWAYS JUST, THIS IS A BIG SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THERE ARE 1000 PEOPLE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF ASSETS, THERE ARE A LOT OF LAWS AND CONTRACTS AND BUDGETARY RESTRICTIONS AND THEN DO WE EVEN HAVE ENOUGH STAFFING? THEY'RE SO MUCH IN IT THAT IT'S A COMPLEX THING WE CAN'T TURN QUICKLY AND I WOULD USE AN EXAMPLE OF A MOTORCYCLE AND A GIANT SEMI-TRUCK.

A MOTORCYCLE CAN TURN NIMBLY, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO CARRY A LOT OF WEIGHT OF A HILL.

A SEMI-TRUCK COULD CARRY A LOT OF WEIGHT, BUT IT CAN'T SLOW DOWN QUICKLY IT HAS INERTIA.

IN THE SAME WAY, YOU GUYS ARE DRIVING A SEMI-TRUCK AND REALLY WEAVING THROUGH CONES AND REALLY JUST BEING VERY I WOULD SAY, RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY NEEDS.

NOW I KNOW IT'S NOT ALWAYS LIKE RIGHT AWAY AND WE CAN'T GIVE PEOPLE INFORMATION WITHIN A DAY.

ALTHOUGH, WE DO ASK THAT OF YOU.

BUT THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO.

I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, YOU GUYS ARE ROCK STARS.

I WILL BE SAYING THAT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

I'M NOT JUST GOING TO LIST EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB.

I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT, SAY THANK YOU, GUYS. I DO APPRECIATE IT.

>> [NOISE] WELL, THE ANALOGY I ALWAYS HEARD WAS TURNING THE ENTERPRISE NOT A SEMI-TRUCK AND WE'RE TALKING AIRCRAFT CARRIER, NOT STAR SHIP [LAUGHTER].

I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE SCHOOL-AGE CARE AGAIN, YOU'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK AND AS I LOOKED AT HIM OUT THERE, I RECOGNIZED MANY THAT WERE DULY SCHOOL-AGED CARE WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE IN SCHOOL.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE STANDING OUT HERE EARLIER TONIGHT THAT HAD BEEN HERE 20 PLUS YEARS IN OUR SCHOOL-AGED CARE PROGRAM AND I THINK THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE DEDICATION OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE'RE ON TRACK TO REOPEN.

FINALLY, AND AS SOON AS THE OTHER GRADES ARE ALLOWED AND AFTER THE ELEMENTARY, WE'RE GOING TO GET THEM OPENED AS SOON AS WE CAN, JUST KNOW THAT WE'RE WORKING TO DO IT THE BEST, AND PART OF THAT HAS BEEN GETTING EVERYBODY VACCINATED.

I'D LIKE TO THANK MERCY PHARMACY AND THE DISTRICT STAFF FOR SETTING UP A PARTNERSHIP TO GET OUR STAFF VACCINATED AND OTHER DISTRICTS ARE SHARING THE VACCINATION SITE AT LONE HILL WITH US.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE A CHANCE TO THANK THEM AND THEN OF COURSE I WOULD BE REMISS WITHOUT SAYING SPORTS ARE BACK [LAUGHTER].

OUTDOOR SPORTS, WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THE INDOOR. VOLLEYBALL IS DONE.

OBVIOUSLY, WRESTLING IS DONE, BASKETBALL MAYBE, MAYBE NOT, BUT THERE'S A SHOT.

WE'RE LOOKING AT FIVE FOOTBALL GAMES AND IF CIF APPROVES IT, A SIX-GAME, WHICH WILL BE THIS MUCH POT. THERE IS HOPE.

AS FAR AS THE OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT AREN'T THERE YET, THE BAND OR THE CHORUS OR THE DRAMA PROGRAMS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

NOW THAT WE DON'T CHOOSE WHAT WE GET TO OPEN, WE HAVE TO RESPECT WHAT THE COUNTY AND THE STATE ALLOWS US TO DO.

AS SOON AS THOSE GET THE GO-AHEAD, THEY'LL BE OPEN TOO.

IT'S NOT THAT SPORTS GOT SPECIAL, ANYTHING FROM US.

THEY WERE THE FIRST 50 POWERS TO BE ALLOWED US TO OPEN.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING BACK OUT ON THE SIDELINES AND WATCHING SOME FOOTBALL GAMES AND BASEBALL GAMES AND SOFTBALL GAMES.

CROSS-COUNTRY IS A LITTLE TOUGH.

YOU STAND-IN, YOU WATCH HIM RUN BECAUSE MY KIDS DID THAT [LAUGHTER].

OH, THERE, THERE.

UNLIKE THE OTHER ONES WHERE YOU CAN GET THERE, TRACK MATES ARE GOOD, BUT I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GET OUT AND SOCIALIZE THE BEST YOU CAN AT PROPER DISTANCE.

>> THANK YOU. LAST NIGHT I ATTENDED THE MCKINLEY'S CHILDREN'S CENTERS BOARD MEETING, THEY HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST [INAUDIBLE] RATING AND THEY GOT A SIX-YEAR RATING, THE FIRST SHOT OUT OF THE GATE.

THEY'VE NEVER HAD ONE AND IT'S PRETTY RARE THAT A NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL GOES THROUGH THE TROUBLE OF GETTING [INAUDIBLE] RATING.

ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS THAT WASP GROUP HAD WAS FOR THEM TO REACH OUT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO THE BENITO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH THEY HAD AND WANTED TO PASS ON THEIR EXPRESSION OF THANKS FOR ALL THE COOPERATION AND HELP THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING ALONG WITH,

[01:15:04]

YOU KNOW, THANKS FOR ALL THE COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT THEY'VE PROVIDED FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.

I RECENTLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A MYSTERY READER AT RHIANNON SCHOOL AND I READ THE THREE LITTLE PIGS AND THE SOMEWHAT BAD WOLF AND THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE BOOKS THAT I USED TO READ A LOT TO MY WIFE'S FIRST GRADERS WHEN SHE WAS STILL TEACHING.

AND I LOVE GOING IN THERE AND SEEING THOSE LITTLE FACES.

IT WAS JUST A LOT OF FUN AND SO I GOT A VERY MICROSCOPIC SAMPLE OF WHAT THE TEACHERS ARE MISSING BECAUSE YOU READ SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS KIND OF FUNNY AND YOU DON'T HEAR ANY FEEDBACK YOU SEE THEIR LITTLE FACES.

WELL, ACTUALLY I SAW MYSELF HOLDING THE BOOK UP SO YOU DIDN'T EVEN GET TO SEE THEIR LITTLE FACES WHILE I WAS READING.

I'M SO VERY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE A GOOD PLAN IN PLACE TO GET TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AND STAFF BACK INTO THE SCHOOLS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE, AS MANY OF THEM AS POSSIBLE.

JUST KUDOS TO EVERYONE THAT HAS WORKED SO HARD TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

I KNOW IT'S AN INTENSE, INSANE AMOUNT OF WORK.

SUMMER IS COMING AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL ALL BE ABLE TO GO ON VACATION AND TAKE SOME TIME OFF.

REALLY APPRECIATE AGAIN, I MENTIONED LAST MONTH, THAT I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU SHOWED AND ALL THE WORK IT TOOK TO GET THE VACCINE CLINIC HAPPENING OVER AT LONE HILL.

I GUESS ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND STAFF HAVE HAD THAT ONE OF THE VACCINE HAVE BEEN VACCINATED, HAVE GOTTEN THEIR FIRST VACCINE AND EVERYONE ELSE WILL WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.

TREMENDOUS WORK HAVING HAD BOTH VACCINES MYSELF.

I KNOW WHAT A TREMENDOUS FEELING OF RELIEF AND PEACE OF MIND AND SO I'M SO GLAD THAT OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF ARE ABLE TO START SHARING WITH THAT.

AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL I'VE GOT FOR TONIGHT.

>> FIRST. THANK YOU FOR THE THANKS.

SUPERINTENDENT, I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE FIRSTHAND JUST THAT AMAZING WORK THAT TAKES PLACE EVERY SINGLE DAY AND EVERY DAY I JUST FIND MYSELF JUST IN AWE.

AND, YOU KNOW, WITH MARK, KEVIN AND SUSAN IN HERE, THERE'S NO BETTER TEAM THAT I WOULD PERSONALLY WOULD RATHER GO THROUGH THIS SITUATION THAN WORKING ALONGSIDE THE THREE OF THEM.

AND THEN EVEN WITH OUR ASSOCIATIONS, THE YEARS OF RELATIONSHIPS AND JUST THE AUTHENTIC COMMUNICATION AND JUST SUPPORT FOR EACH OTHER.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE THING TO LEAD IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT'S RELATIVELY STATIC.

IT'S ANOTHER THING TO LEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRISIS IN A PANDEMIC AND I THINK WHAT I HOPE IS THAT WE COME OUT AND WE JUST CONTINUE TO BE STRONGER FOR IT WHEN IT'S ALL OVER.

BUT A LOT OF YOU HAVE MENTIONED THE VACCINE AND I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO WALK YOU THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF THAT PROCESS BECAUSE I THINK THAT REALLY JUST ILLUSTRATES THE COMMITMENTS THAT THIS DISTRICT HAS AND THAT THE STAFF HAS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND, REALLY WHAT I CALL PROBLEM ADMIRATION.

YOU KNOW, WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT FOR TWO MINUTES AND THEN WE JUST GOT TO GET ON.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A WHOLE PROCESS FOR A VACCINE ROLL OUT.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A TWO-DAY PROCESS THIS WEEK IN VACCINATING THE ENTIRE STAFF.

LAST THURSDAY, THE COUNTY CALLED AND SAID, JUST KIDDING, THAT'S NOT HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, AFTER MONTHS OF PLANNING THESE.

SO ON THURSDAY THEY SAID, "NO, THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK OUT.

WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU ON A WEEK-BY-WEEK BASIS." SO IMMEDIATELY, MARK ROGERS WHO CARRIED THAT VISION, WHO FORGED THE CONTACTS WITH MERCY PHARMACY, SAID, "OKAY, I WISH YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD US SOONER.

YOU ACTUALLY SHOULD HAVE TOLD US SOONER.

LET'S MOVE ON, NOW WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?" SO MARK IMMEDIATELY JUMPS INTO ACTION.

CHRIS BROUGHT HIM IN AND IMMEDIATELY HE SAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SURVEY TEACHERS.

THIS IS THE IMPORTANT DATA THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED AND THAT'S SPENDS ALL WEEKEND DOING IT, SO THAT WE CAN GET TO THE POINT SO THAT KEVIN AND HIS STAFF CAN MAKE OVER PROBABLY 300 PLUS PHONE CALLS AT THIS POINT, INSTEAD OF JUST SENDING OUT AN EMAIL TO EVERYBODY, WE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY PERSONALLY CALL THEM BECAUSE EVERY SHOT IS SUPER IMPORTANT TO FIND OUT, DO YOU NEED IT? HAVE YOU ALREADY RECEIVED IT? AND THEN LET US SET YOU UP FOR IT.

I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT PROCESS SINCE THURSDAY TO WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY, THAT NOW OVER 150 STAFF HAVE BEEN VACCINATED MORE SO WE'LL GO TO CAL POLY, POMONA AND CAL STATE LA.

AT THIS POINT, WE CAN POSITIVELY SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, THE VAST MAJORITY, IF NOT ALMOST EVERY SINGLE ELEMENTARY PERSON OR STAFF, TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIED WHO WANTED IT.

NOW HAVE GOT RECEIVED THEIR FIRST VACCINE IN JUST A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

THIS PROCESS, I THINK JUST ILLUSTRATES THE COMMITMENT OF THIS DISTRICT, BECAUSE THIS STUFF HAPPENS ALL THE TIME,

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WHETHER IT'S A VACCINE OR SPORTS, OR YOU NAME IT AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S COMING NEXT.

BUT I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THE CONFIDENCE THAT WE HAVE, THAT WE CAN JUST, WE'RE GOING TO CONQUER IT AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT WELL TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES.

AND WE MAY HAVE 2 PERCENT OF OUR CONVERSATION ABOUT THE PROBLEM ITSELF AND THEN WE'RE JUST GOING TO GET ON WITH IT.

SO I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENTS TONIGHT.

>> NOW I THINK THE JOINING DISTRICTS WHO ARE GOING TO BE USING OUR FACILITIES FOR THEIR VACCINE EFFORTS TO SO THANK YOU FOR BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS WITH OUR SURROUNDING DISTRICTS IN HELPING THEM TO GET THEIR VACCINE AS WELL.

REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS,

[18. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC]

COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC.

THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

NO ACTION OR DISCUSSION CAN TAKE PLACE ABOUT ITEMS NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA.

THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.

PERSONS WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT CAN SUBMIT AN EMAIL TO MARGARET MACDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC WILL BE READ ALOUD AT THIS TIME, PLEASE.

>> OKAY. WE HAVE ONE, JACKSON SALINAS.

HE WRITES, "I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD TWO WEEKS AGO ON FEBRUARY 16TH FOR TAKING CHRIS'S NAME OUT OF THE RESOLUTION.

WE WILL NOT LET FREE SPEECH BE SILENCED" AS FROM JACKSON SALINAS.

>> THANK YOU. FUTURE MEETING DATES?

[19. FUTURE MEETING DATES]

THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE ON APRIL 7TH, 2021 AT FOUR PM.

[INAUDIBLE] THE ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS, WE WILL ADJOURN TO CLOSE SESSION OR CONVENE TO CLOSE SESSION AT 6: 22.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Bonita USD, CA

Mar 03, 2021 Regular Board Meeting

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