[2. CALL TO ORDER]

[00:00:05]

OK, WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 4:00 PM ROLL CALL, ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.

ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE TIME THE ITEM APPEARS ON THE AGENDA.

IN THE CASE OF A NON AGENDA ITEM, COMMENTS MAY BE MADE UNDER THE REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE BOARD.

PLEASE FILL OUT THE REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CARD, WHICH MAY BE PICKED UP FROM MARGARET MCDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT AND ADDRESS.

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

[7. CALL TO ORDER]

THERE ARE RECONVENING TO OPEN SESSION AT 5:00 P.M.

AND THERE'S NOTHING TO REPORT OUT OF THE CLOSED SESSION.

[9. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]

TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETINGS, NUMBER ONE, ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE

[11.1. Adopt the Minutes of the March 3, 2021 Regular Board of Education Meeting]

NEED A MOTION. SO MOVED, SECOND.

THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

NUMBER TWO ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 24, 2021 SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING.

[11. 2. Adopt the Minutes of the March 24, 2021 Special Board of Education Meeting]

THOSE IN FAVOR AYE, UNANIMOUS.

[12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES]

COMMUNICATIONS FROM OUR STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVES, PLEASE.

[VIDEO] GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT COYNE, SCHOOL BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT COLES, CABINET, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS I'M JORDYN GOLUSKIN FROM BONITA HIGH.

THE PAST MONTH AT BONITA HAS BEEN AMAZING.

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE OUR STUDENTS BACK ON CAMPUS.

WE HAVE MULTIPLE SPORTS HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND WE ARE SO HAPPY THAT OUR BEARCAT ATHLETES ARE BACK ON THE FIELD, ON THE COURTS AND IN THE POOLS.

EACH WEDNESDAY WE'RE FOCUSING ON A DIFFERENT AREA OF WELLNESS AND DISCUSSING IDEAS IN OUR ONE DAY CLASSES.

BEFORE SPRING BREAK, WE TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF POSITIVITY.

AND TODAY WE TALK ABOUT TIME MANAGEMENT.

WE HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR OUR STUDENTS AS THEY RETURN TO CAMPUS.

TODAY, WE HAVE THE [INAUDIBLE] LEADERS LEAD OUR FRESHMEN ON CAMPUS TOURS AND ORIENTATION.

NEXT WEEK WE'LL BE HOLDING A CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT.

WE WILL ALSO HAVE ANOTHER VIRTUAL SIGNING DAY WITH OUR SENIORS WHO HAVE COMMITTED TO PLAY SPORTS IN COLLEGE. AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING OUR ARTS AND ACADEMICS AT THE END OF THE MONTH WITH A VIRTUAL RALLY AND RECOGNITION FOR THEM AROUND CAMPUS, OUR ARTS PROGRAMS ARE CONTINUING TO FIND NEW WAYS TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS.

OUR DRAMA DEPARTMENT IS PREPARING A VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE OF CLUE.

D STREET CONTINUES TO DO AMAZING THINGS FOR US.

CHOIR AND BAND ARE PUTTING TOGETHER VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES AS WELL.

AS WE'RE PLANNING THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF SCHOOL WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN BRING AS MANY OF OUR TRADITIONAL EVENTS ON CAMPUS AS POSSIBLE.

WE ARE TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO CREATIVELY DO PROM, SENIOR EVENTS, AND GRADUATION.

AND WE HOPE THAT IN OUR TIME TOGETHER ON CAMPUS WE CAN MAKE AS MANY MEMORIES AS POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT COLES, PRESIDENT COYNE AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE, CELEBRATION AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS.

WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE MR. MCCORMACK FOR BEING OUR STAFF MEMBER OF THE MONTH [INAUDIBLE] RALLY ON MARCH 24TH.

ALSO, WE RECOGNIZE ISAAC NUNEZ RAMIREZ AS OUR [INAUDIBLE] WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL [INAUDIBLE] VISIT MARCH 15-17 THE BULLDOGS APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THEY RECEIVED FROM SUPERINTENDENT COLES AND THE EXECUTIVE CABINET THROUGH THE PROCESS.

WE SHOULD BE NOTIFIED BY THE CDE ABOUT OUR ACCREDITATION SOMETIME IN EARLY MAY.

[00:05:05]

CONGRATULATIONS TO JUNIOR YOU'RE UP FOR EARNING THE EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT CORPORATION'S PROFESSIONAL CAREER PREPAREDNESS CERTIFICATE AND [INAUDIBLE] BUSINESS CLASS.

THIS INDUSTRY DEVELOPED AND RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATE INDICATES MASTERY OF COMPETENCE, AND AREA OF CAREER APTITUDE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING ANALYSIS, JOB APPLICATION TECHNIQUES, LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND WORKPLACE REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS.

WE JUST WRAPPED UP OUR STANDARDS BASED UNIT OF INSTRUCTION BEFORE SPRING BREAK SPLUS 10 ENDS ON APRIL 28.

THIS YEAR, WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL CREDIT RENEW OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP STUDENTS EARN ADDITIONAL CREDITS THEY NEED.

ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE SEVERAL STUDENTS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR ONLINE TUTORING FOUR DAYS A WEEK [INAUDIBLE] IN PERSON SUPPORT AFTER SCHOOL MONDAY, TUESDAY AND THURSDAY. ART CLASSES ARE COMPLETING PROJECTS WORKING WITH PERSPECTIVE.

THEY ARE STARTING WITH ONE POINT PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS SHOW ALL THEIR NAMES TO MAKE IT LOOK THREE DIMENSIONAL.

AND THE NEXT LESSON TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE IS INTRODUCED AND BECOMES MORE ADVANCED.

STUDENTS ARE ALSO WORKING WITH WATERCOLOR AND [INAUDIBLE] DIFFERENT SECONDARY AND TERTIARY COLORS TO FORM A COLOR WHEEL.

ACTIVITIES. WE CELEBRATE IN THE MONTH OF MARCH WITH A RALLY ON MARCH 24TH.

AFTER SCHOOL, THE STUDENTS OF THE MONTH WERE ORGANIZED BY EACH TEACHER.

WE PLANNED A SCHOOL WIDE CAHOOT ABOUT BASEBALL AND THE DODGERS DEFENDING THE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON AND BEST OF ALL THE ENTIRE FACULTY AND STAFF ARE EAGERLY ANTICIPATING THE REOPENING OF THE SCHOOL ON APRIL 12TH.

THEY'RE EXCITED TO WELCOME STUDENTS BACK.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD, MR. COLE, AND THE CABINET FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WHAT'S HAPPENING AT VISTA.

THANK YOU. [VIDEO] HELLO, SUPERINTENDENT COLES AND BOARD PRESIDENT MR. COYNE. MY NAME IS LAURYN O'LEARY AND I'M THE ASB PRESIDENT HERE AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE SAINTS.

OVER SPRING BREAK MANY OF OUR SENIORS GOT BACK TO THEIR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS DECISIONS AND MANY OF THEM ARE DECIDING AND ANNOUNCING WHERE THEY WILL BE ATTENDING COLLEGE IN THE FALL. WE CREATED AN INSTAGRAM PAGE CALLED @SDHS.SENIORS, WHERE STUDENTS CAN FILL OUT A GOOGLE FORM AND ANNOUNCE TO THEIR PEERS WHERE THEY WILL BE ATTENDING COLLEGE IN THE FALL.

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE BACK ON CAMPUS ON MONDAY, APRIL 12, GROUP A WILL BE GOING MONDAY AND TUESDAY. GROUP B WILL BE GOING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, AND EVERYONE WILL BE ONLINE ON WEDNESDAY. OUR ANNUAL SAN DIMAS SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AVAILABLE TO OUR SENIORS.

THE JASON HAWKINS AND SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER SCHOLARSHIP WAS AVAILABLE TO OUR SENIORS TO FILL OUT UNTIL MARCH 31ST.

AND THE O'LANDERS SCHOLARSHIP IS STILL AVAILABLE TO OUR SENIORS UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH. NOW, MOVING ON TO ATHLETICS.

OUR FOOTBALL TEAM IS CURRENTLY UNDEFEATED GOING 3-0 AND THEY HAVE A BIG GAME THIS WEEKEND. BOTH OUR BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS WILL START PLAYING GAMES SOON.

WE'LL BE PLAYING OUR RIVAL SCHOOL, BONITA HIGH SCHOOL, ON FRIDAY.

WE JUST FINISHED OUR BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS-COUNTRY SEASON.

THE GIRLS JUST MISSED FIRST PLACE BY THREE POINTS.

OUR GIRLS SOCCER TEAM BEAT BONITA 1-0.

SO WE GOT BACK HALF OF THE SOCCER TROPHY.

NOW I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES GOING ON AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, MARCH 26TH.

WE HAD OUR ANNUAL HOMECOMING HALFTIME GAME WHERE THERE IS A FIREWORKS SHOW.

AND WE ANNOUNCED OUR HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN.

ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7TH, WE WILL BE HAVING A PAINT AND PARK EVENT FOR OUR SENIORS.

SENIORS WILL BE ABLE TO COME ON CAMPUS IN THE STUDENT PARKING LOT AND PARK THEIR CARS.

I WILL PROVIDE CAR PAINT SO THEY CAN PAINT THEIR CAR, LUNCH WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED BY A FOOD TRUCK AND ON APRIL 6TH, OUR CLASS OFFICERS WILL BE HOLDING THEIR ANNUAL CLASS CLUB MEETING. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU GUYS THIS MONTH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.

THANK YOU FROM OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE THEM HERE IN PERSON WITH THE MAIN MEETING, FEATURED PRESENTATIONS, NUMBER ONE, RECOGNITION OF THE FOOD

[13.1. Recognition of the Food Services Department]

AND SUSAN, WHOM WILL MAKE THAT PRESENTATION? THANK YOU.SO IF YOU ALL WANT TO SIT DOWN OR SPREAD OUT OR WHATEVER YOU GUYS WANT TO DO, YOU CAN SIT JUST WE'RE GOING TO KEEP YOU IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

YOU KNOW, SUSAN, WHY DON'T WE HAVE THEM LINE UP HERE SO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS CAN SEE THEM ON TV? OK, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

THANK YOU, YOU GUYS WANT TO LINE UP FRONT?

[00:10:02]

ALL RIGHT, AND THEN YOU'LL BE ON TV WELL, TONIGHT, I AM SO PROUD AND VERY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO AWARD BOSD CHALLENGE COINS TO ALL OF OUR FOOD SERVICE TEAM MEMBERS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR OUTSTANDING RESPONSE TO THE DEMANDS PLACED ON ALL OF YOU AS A RESULT OF SCHOOL CLOSURES RELATED TO COVID-19.

SO IF WE ALL THINK BACK TO MARCH 13TH, WHAT A DAY THAT WAS.

IN A MATTER OF HOURS, WE WERE TOLD WE'RE GOING TO SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING ON MONDAY.

NO BUSSES, NO ONE IN THE CLASSROOMS, OFFICES, LOCKER ROOMS, EVERYTHING CLOSED.

PRACTICALLY ALL OF OUR STAFF WOULD BE WORKING AT HOME.

IT WAS A VERY UNCERTAIN DAY WITH A LOT OF QUESTIONS, FEW ANSWERS.

HOWEVER, THERE WAS ONE GROUP OF EMPLOYEES WHO KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE DOING ON MONDAY BECAUSE THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE GOING THEY WERE GOING TO DO WHAT THEY DO EVERY DAY, WHICH IS FEED HUNGRY KIDS.

AND THAT'S WHERE THAT WAS.

THESE FOOD SERVICE WORKERS, OUR DIRECTOR, SUE KILGOUR.

SUE AND HER AMAZING TEAM IMMEDIATELY SPRANG INTO ACTION.

I MEAN, IT WAS IMMEDIATELY LIKE WE HAVE TO FEED THE KIDS ON MONDAY.

AND WE DID THAT VERY FIRST DAY, MARCH 16TH.

AND I WANT TO POINT OUT HERE, A LOT OF DISTRICTS CLOSED FOR A DAY OR SEVERAL DAYS, NOT BONITA. WE WERE SERVING MEALS ON THAT VERY FIRST MONDAY THAT THE KIDS WERE GONE.

WE SERVED 204 GRAB AND GO MEALS THAT DAY BEFORE WE WENT BACK TO SCHOOL THIS WEEK, WE HAD GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE WERE SERVING AN AVERAGE OF 3,000 MEALS A DAY.

SO THAT'S JUST AMAZING.

AND JUST THIS WEEK, WERE UP TO ABOUT 3,500 MEALS A DAY NOW WITH THE KIDS BACK.

WE STARTED WITH ONE SITE, EXPANDED TO TWO AND WENT UP TO FIVE WHEN SCHOOL STARTED LAST YEAR. AND ALL OF OUR CREW MEMBERS WERE OUT THERE IN THE HEAT, THE SUN, THE COLD, THE RAIN. FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN OUT THERE.

THIS IS YOU GUYS ARE ABSOLUTELY DEDICATED TO OUR KIDS EACH AND EVERY DAY.

IF YOU HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO SEE ALL OF THE WORKERS IN ACTION, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE FOOD, IT'S ABOUT THE CONNECTION.

THE PARENTS WOULD ROLL UP WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR, THE KIDS WOULD GET SO EXCITED TO SEE THEIR LUNCH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

AND SOMETIMES THEIR TEACHERS WERE OUT THERE, TOO, WHICH WAS GREAT, AND THE PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAME BY.

WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL.

THIS HAS JUST BEEN A GREAT SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

VERY EARLY ON, ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS PUT IT BEST.

THIS IS BONITA UNIFIED AT ITS FINEST.

AND I JUST TOTALLY AGREE WITH THAT.

SO TO SUM UP, MY FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES, LONG BEFORE USDA AGREED TO REIMBURSE YOU FOR REIMBURSE US FOR THESE MEALS, YOU COMMITTED TO FEED EVERY CHILD AGED 0 TO 18 EVERY DAY FOR AS LONG AS IT TOOK, YOU WERE ON THE FRONT LINES OF THIS PANDEMIC, MAKING SURE THAT THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WERE TAKEN CARE OF.

AND YOU HAVE DONE IT DAY AFTER DAY, WEEK AFTER WEEK FOR OVER A YEAR.

YOU HAVE SERVED OVER 750,000 MEALS.

AND WHEN THIS CRISIS IS OVER, YOU WILL STILL BE THERE TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT YOU DO.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION.

I PERSONALLY AM SO PROUD TO BE ON YOUR TEAM AND WORKING WITH YOU GUYS.

OUR DIRECTOR SUE KILGOUR SHE'S UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

OUR INTERIM DIRECTOR IS EDNA MCKENNA AND SHE'S JUST DOING A GREAT JOB.

AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE HER.

I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE BOTH THOSE LADIES FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK THEY'RE DOING.

SO A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

[APPLAUSE] KEVIN'S GOING TO TAKE YOUR PICTURE.

SO WE DO HAVE A COIN; A CHALLENGE COIN ITS GOING TO BE FOR THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT, OK, SUSAN SAID IT BEST.

THERE WAS A TIME THAT GREAT UNCERTAINTY WAS PLAYING OUT IN A TIME WHERE FAMILIES WERE HURTING AND THEY WERE IN NEED.

THEN THEN YOU GOT LAID OFF. AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE ONLY WAYS THAT KIDS WERE ABLE TO GET

[00:15:04]

AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, YOU KNOW, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, PHENOMENAL EFFORT AND SUCH A WORTHY CAUSE THAT HAS MEANT SO MUCH.

AND I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH YOU INTERACT WITH THE FAMILIES.

AND IT'S AS IF YOU HAVE BECOME PART OF THEIR FAMILY, YOU KNOW THEIR NAMES, YOU KNOW WHAT TIME THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW UP.

YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS WHOLE THING'S ABOUT, IS THAT CONNECTION.

SO, AGAIN, WELL DONE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.

BUT THERE'S ANOTHER STORY THAT I THINK IS WORTHY OF TELLING IN ALL OF THIS, AND IT REALLY IS ABOUT A TEAM EFFORT. SO SUSAN HIT ON THE HIT ON IT A LITTLE BIT.

SO THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE IT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD BE REIMBURSED, WHAT THE COST WOULD BE.

YOU KNOW, FOR STUDENTS, YOU HAVE FIVE BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE BEHIND YOU.

AND WITHOUT A DOUBT, THEY IMMEDIATELY SAID, I DON'T CARE, WE NEED TO FEED THESE KIDS.

WE WILL FIGURE IT OUT LATER.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND WE'RE GOING TO GET MEALS IN THE HANDS OF STUDENTS.

AND I THINK THAT THIS IS A WORTHY STORY OF JUST KNOWING THAT IN THE TIME WHERE SOME OF THE OTHER DISTRICTS AROUND US WERE, YOU KNOW, NEEDING TO CHECK NAMES AND IDS.

AND THERE WAS A LOT OF JUST A LOT GOING ON.

AND I KNOW THAT IT JUST ADDED TO THE COMPLICATION.

AND BECAUSE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, YOU JUST HAD TO TURN AROUND AND SAY, HERE ARE YOUR MEALS. WE HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY, NO QUESTIONS ASKED AND IT'S A GREAT THING.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THESE STUDENTS, BECAUSE THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU FROM FOOD SERVICES. AND SO IT'S AN APRON.

AND ON IT IT SAYS NOT ALL SUPERHEROES WEAR A CAPE AND IT'S WELL DESERVED.

AND SO AN AWESOME COMMITMENT FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND JUST A GREAT TEAM EFFORT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] I THOUGHT THERE'D BE A LOT MORE OF YOU.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS OUR WHOLE KITCHEN THAT DOES ALL THESE MEALS THAT'S AMAZING [LAUGHTER] CAN I COME IN AND WEAR MY APRON AND COOK WITH YOU? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT WAS GREAT.

[LAUGHTER] AND THEN WHEN THIS IS OVER YOU CAN COME TO MY HOUSE AND I'LL COOK FOR YOU.

OH. OH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, OK, NEXT, WE WILL HAVE A RECOGNITION OF THE CHAPARRAL VISTA HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH HAS BEEN

[13.2. Recognition of Chaparral-Vista High School, Named Model Continuation School]

MATT WIEN I'M SORRY ITS OK.

THAT'S OK. WE'LL WAIT FOR CAN MAYBE KIND OF REMINDS ME OF THE OLD DAYS IN THE SMALL BOARDROOM WHERE WE'RE USED TO SHUFFLE GROUPS. THAT'S RIGHT, IN AND OUT TO GET EVERYBODY.

[LAUGHTER] I REMEMBER THAT VIVIDLY.

[APPLAUSE] THAT'S RIGHT.

[00:20:23]

COME ON IN, WE'RE IN, VERY GOOD.

[APPLAUSE] SO THE MODEL CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL RECOGNITION PROGRAM RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOLS IN OUR STATE IDENTIFIED SCHOOLS ARE GIVEN THIS AWARD BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO AT RISK YOUTH THROUGH THE USE OF EXEMPLARY INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES, INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION AND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. IN MARCH BONITA UNIFED'S VERY OWN CHAPARRAL, HIGH SCHOOL WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS A RECIPIENT OF THIS AWARD.

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS OVER 400 CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOLS, AND CHAPARRAL WAS 1 OF ONLY 27 TO ACHIEVE THIS DISTINCTION.

AS PART OF CHAPARRAL'S MISSION STATEMENT, THERE'S A PHRASE THAT READS, STUDENTS ARE EMPOWERED TO RISE TO THE CHALLENGE OF A RIGOROUS CURRICULUM AND BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS PREPARED TO FULFILL THEIR PURPOSE THROUGH THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF THE CHAPARRAL STAFF.

THIS MISSION IS REALIZED FOR AN EXTRAORDINARILY LARGE PERCENTAGE OF CHAP STUDENTS, AND WE AS A DISTRICT, AND CERTAINLY YOU AS A STAFF, SHOULD TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT. IT'S EASY SOMETIMES WHEN YOU WORK AT A SITE TO FEEL LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND WHAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED IS NOT FULLY NOTICED OR UNDERSTOOD BY THOSE OUTSIDE THE GATES. TO HELP WITH THIS AND GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHAT OTHERS IN OUR DISTRICT THINK ABOUT, CHAPARRAL.

I ASKED SEVERAL PEOPLE TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION.

WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN I SAY CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL? HERE'S A SAMPLE OF SOME OF THE RESPONSES.

THE FIRST QUOTE, A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.

NEXT, SOMEONE WROTE IN CHAPARRAL IS A PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.

THE NEXT PERSON WROTE, WHEN I THINK OF CHAP, I THINK OF TEACHERS DEDICATED TO DELIVERING RIGOROUS CONTENT THAT ALIGNS WITH THE COURSE CONTENT AT OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS.

I ALSO THINK OF TEACHERS WHO ARE HIGHLY SKILLED PRACTITIONERS WORKING IN A CHALLENGING SETTING. NEXT PERSON, WROTE CHAP BUILDS A STRONG SCHOOL CLIMATE AND A PLACE WHERE THE STUDENTS ARE PROUD TO BE.

ALSO, HAD SOMEONE WRITE IN AND SAY WHAT I THINK OF CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL.

I THINK OF A PLACE WHERE STAFF, THROUGH A COMBINATION OF SKILL, PASSION AND CREATIVITY, WORK TO MEET EACH STUDENT WHERE THEY ARE AND WELCOMES THEM AS PART OF A SAFE FAMILY.

AND THE LAST PERSON THAT WROTE IN USED THE PHRASE, WHICH I OFTEN HEAR YOU ALL SAY AT YOUR CAMPUS, WHICH IS THE CHAPARRAL COMMUNITY, IS A CIRCLE OF LOVE FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED IT MOST. HERE'S THE POINT THAT I'D LIKE TO DRIVE HOME, AND THAT'S THAT ALTHOUGH WE'RE CELEBRATING YOUR DISTINCTION AS A MODEL CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL, FROM OUR STANDPOINT, THE AWARD IS MORE LIMITED THAN HOW WE VIEW YOU.

YES, YOU ARE A MODEL CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL, BUT IN REALITY YOU'RE ALSO SIMPLY A MODEL SCHOOL. WITHIN OUR DISTRICT, YOU ARE LEADERS IN BONITA UNIFIED, A SHINING EXAMPLE OF WHAT GRACE, EQUITY, INDIVIDUALIZATION, CARING AND A COMMITMENT TO OUR CORE VALUES LOOK LIKE ON A SCHOOL CAMPUS. YOUR SCHOOL EMBODIES WHAT WE WANT ALL 13 OF OUR SITES TO BE OUR VISION, AND BONITA IS TO LEAD ALL COMPREHENSIVE DISTRICTS IN THE REGION.

THE WORK THE CHAPARRAL HAS DONE AS A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR TO OUR MAKING THIS VISION A REALITY. AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND EXECUTIVE CABINET, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND SERVICE IN BONITA UNIFIED.

CHRIS BLACK, COME UP HERE, PLEASE, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD TO PRESENT THE STAFF AND STUDENTS OF CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL WITH THIS BOARD CERTIFICATE HONORING YOUR PROGRAM AS A MODEL CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL AND A LEADER IN BONITA UNIFIED.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET A PICTURE SO JUST FOR 30 SECONDS SQUEEZE IN HERE AND LET'S GET A QUICK PICTURE.

[00:25:12]

OK, MOVING ON, ITEM NUMBER 14 REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS, THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO TWENTY MINUTES.

ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE TIME THE ITEM APPEARS ON THE AGENDA.

IN THE CASE OF A NON AGENDA ITEM, COMMENTS MAY BE MADE UNDER THE REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE BOARD.

PLEASE FILL OUT THE REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CARD, WHICH MAY BE PICKED UP FOR MARGARET MCDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME, ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT AND ADDRESS, AND WE HAVE NONE AT THIS POINT.

ON THE AGENDA ITEMS, CONSENT AGENDA MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE

[15. CONSENT AGENDA]

IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD SO REQUESTS AN ITEM SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THIS SECTION AND PLACED IN THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION, WHICH IS NOT DEBATABLE AND WHICH REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR PASSAGE.

I NEED A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND, THOSE IN FAVOR AYE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE JUST PASSED TODAY WAS THREE RESOLUTIONS HONORING A GROUP OF OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK IN THIS DISTRICT.

AND TO RECOGNIZE THEM IS DR.

LEE, OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT COYNE AND BOARD OF EDUCATION.

WITH YOUR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE RESOLUTIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL'S, WEEK AND DAY, NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK AND DAY AND SCHOOL SERVICES APPRECIATION WEEK AND NATIONAL SCHOOL NURSE DAY HAVE BEEN ADOPTED.

EACH OF THESE GROUPS HAVE BEEN VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR DISTRICT PROGRAMS THIS YEAR WHILE BEING REMOTE.

AND FOR MANY NOW IN PERSON, OUR TEACHERS ASTONISHED US BY TEACHING IN A WHOLE NEW MANNER THIS YEAR, MAKING EVERY DAY OF LEARNING A NEW ADVENTURE FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ALIKE. THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, OUR HEALTH TEAM FOCUSED ON KEEPING OUR KIDS AND EMPLOYEES SAFE IN OUR DAY CARE PROGRAMS AND NOW IN OUR SCHOOLS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS WERE THERE TO HELP LEAD THE ORGANIZATION AND PIVOT TO NEW MODELS OF OPERATING OLD WAYS OF DOING THINGS.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING WITH OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF AT NEXT MONTH'S BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, A SPECIAL THANK YOU GOES OUT TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS, HEALTH CARE TEAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK THEY HAVE DONE IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING TIME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, KEVIN. DISCUSSION ACTION AGENDA, BUSINESS SERVICES NUMBER 1, RESOLUTION

[16.1.1. Resolution 2021-19, Emergency Resolution Repair Work for Relocatable Classrooms at AllenAvenue Elementary School]

WILL PRESENT, PLEASE.

ABOUT IN EARLY MARCH, WE HAD SOME REPAIRS THAT WE NEEDED TO MAKE AT ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS THERE.

WE HAD SOME OLD WIRING THAT JUST COULD NOT BE REPAIRED.

AND IT WAS OF SUCH SCOPE THAT WE NEEDED TO BRING IN AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR TO DO IT.

AND NORMALLY THIS IS A JOB WE WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT TO BID FOR.

IT'S ABOVE THE BID LIMITS.

BUT THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY PER THE PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE BECAUSE THE WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE.

OBVIOUSLY, IF WE DON'T HAVE ELECTRICITY, WE DON'T HAVE FIRE, LIFE, SAFETY AND AIR

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SO WE HAD TO GET THIS DONE RIGHT AWAY.

SO BY APPROVING THIS RESOLUTION, THE BOARD IS RETROACTIVELY APPROVING THAT CONTRACT WITH ANNE WILSON.

AND SO AS A RESULT, THE CLASSROOMS ARE READY TO GO WHEN SCHOOL RESUMES? I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT, THANK YOU. YES.

THE WORK WAS COMPLETED LAST WEEK, SO TEACHERS WERE ABLE ACTUALLY TO GET IT.

WE NEEDED IT DONE BEFORE MONDAY BECAUSE TEACHERS NEEDED TO GET BACK IN.

SO IT WAS DONE LAST MONDAY.

SO THANK YOU.

SO I NEED A MOTION TO..

SO MOVED. SECOND.

THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT RECEIVE THE FIRST READING OF BOARD POLICIES.

[16.1.3. Receive First Reading of Board Policies]

BEFORE I TALK JUST BRIEFLY ON EACH OF THESE BOARD POLICIES, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

IT IS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF READING ON YOUR PART, A KEEN ATTENTION TO DETAIL.

AND I KNOW THE TIME THAT IT TAKES ALL OF YOU TO DO THIS.

AND IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT WORK, YOU KNOW, FOR THE COMMUNITIES, YOU KNOW, OF SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE THE STUDENTS THAT YOU SERVE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR POLICIES ARE ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE. AND SO WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, WHAT WAS PRESENTED IS 8 POLICIES AND SO OF THE 8 POLICIES.

IF YOU LOOK AT BOARD POLICY 3110, THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS, THIS IS A NEW LAW.

SO IT HAD SOME ADDITIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE NEW LAW.

BOARD POLICY 3230 THE FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS HAD TO DO WITH NEW FEDERAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS.

BOARD POLICY 3551 FOOD SERVICE OPERATION, THE CAFETERIA FUND.

AGAIN, THIS WAS A NEW LAW THAT WAS UPDATED THROUGH SENATE BILL 265 AND THEN BOARD POLICY 411.2 WAS UPDATED WITH THE HIRING OF THE HIERARCHY.

IF THE DISTRICT IS UNABLE TO HIRE A PERSON WHO POSSESSES A CLEAR OR PRELIMINARY CREDENTIALS WITH UPDATING POLICIES AND OUR HIRING PRACTICES, ANOTHER ONE WAS 411.29 .

AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO 4312.9 THE EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATIONS AGAIN WAS UPDATING SOME NEW LAWS. BOARD POLICY, 5144.1 WAS UPDATES FROM TWO NEW SENATE BILLS, SENATE BILL 419, AND ASSEMBLY BILL. 982 HAD TO DO WITH UPDATING SOME NEW LAWS REGARDING SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS AND THE DUE PROCESS THAT IT INVOLVES.

BOARD POLICY 6172.1 IS THE CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT IN COLLEGE CLASSES THAT UPDATED OUR LAW, WHICH EXTENDS THE EXCEPTIONS THROUGH JANUARY 2021 RECOMMENDED FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN THE SUMMER SESSIONS IN DETERMINING BASICALLY THE ENROLLMENT PERCENTAGES FOR STUDENTS AND THEN BOARD POLICY 7210 FACILITIES FINANCING HAD TO DO WITH THE NEW LAW WITH AN UPDATE FROM SENATE BILL 820.

AND SO I KNOW THAT YOU'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM, BUT I HAVE AN ASK OR A RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD.

SO ON BOARD POLICY 5144.1 OF THE SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION, THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED. AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS JUST ASK THE BOARD.

IF YOU WOULD PULL THAT ITEM, WE WILL TAKE IT BACK, GET SOME FURTHER CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO THE DISTRICT'S OBLIGATION UNDER THE INVESTIGATION, PART OF THE EXPULSION AND THE SUSPENSIONS. AND THEN WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO YOU NEXT MONTH FOR A FIRST READING.

GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO INVESTIGATE THOSE.

AND SO THE RECOMMENDATION TODAY IS THAT BASICALLY YOU'D PULL THAT ONE ITEM AND SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER SEVEN, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST READING.

THIS ISN'T A FORMAL ADOPTION.

THE FORMAL ADOPTION COMES NEXT MONTH.

AND THIS IS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AS WELL AS ALERT THE PUBLIC OF NEW POLICIES. THE ONLY THING THAT WE WOULD NEED TODAY WOULD JUST BE A MOTION TO PULL THAT ONE BOARD ITEM.

SO MOVED, SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OK, THANK YOU.

NEXT, REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT KRISTA, I THINK YOU'RE UP

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

I FIRST WANT TO ADDRESS MY FACE MASK, I'M CHOOSING TO KEEP IT ON THIS EVENING FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN FOR MY SON'S JUDAH, LEVI AND THE TEN THOUSAND CHILDREN IN THIS DISTRICT. AS WE'VE BEEN PREPARING OUR BOYS FOR THE RETURN OF IN-PERSON EDUCATION, WE'VE

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AND ALTHOUGH GUESSING ABOUT HALF OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE COMFORTABLE WEARING THEM AND HALF OF THEM AREN'T. I FIND IT IMPORTANT THAT I ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAMILIES THAT ARE ALSO STRUGGLING WITH THE MASKS.

THAT BEING SAID, I HAVE SPENT MORE TIME, EFFORT AND ENERGY THINKING ABOUT OUR KIDS RETURNING AND THE HARSH REALITY OF FORCING OUR CHILDREN TO COVER THEIR FACES TO ATTEND IN PERSON CLASS. I'M TERRIFIED AT THE FUTURE HARM WE ARE FORCING UPON OUR YOUTH.

BUT ABOVE ALL, OUR KIDS DESERVE BETTER.

SO AS I ASK MY KIDS TO COVER THEIR FACES, TO ATTEND CLASS, I WILL DO THE SAME AND COVER MY FACE TO ATTEND THIS BOARD MEETING AND ANY DISTRICT FUNCTION, KNOWING THAT ONE DAY THE HARM WILL BE APPARENT AND WE WILL HAVE TO BEAR THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR SILENT LACK OF ACTION AS A COMMUNITY.

I WOULD LIKE THE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE GUIDELINES FOR IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION TO BEST SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN'S OVERALL PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, GIVING THE PARENTS THE CONTROL OF MASK USE.

MONDAY I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ASSISTING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GRADE STUDENTS TO THEIR CLASSROOMS AT ROYNON THE PRINCIPAL AND ENTIRE STAFF ARE AMAZING, PREPARED, HELPFUL, EXCITED AND FOLLOWING ALL GUIDELINES.

I FELT HONORED TO BE A PART OF THIS DYNAMIC GROUP.

IT IS A TRUE TESTAMENT TO OUR ENTIRE STAFF THAT THEIR ABILITY TO ADAPT AND BE FLEXIBLE IS A PRIORITY AND HAS BEEN EXECUTED SO WELL.

I WAS HAPPY TO SEE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT WELL REPRESENTED AND OUR PARENTS ROCKED IT.

AS PROUD AS I AM THAT THIS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED, I WILL NOT ACCEPT THAT THIS IS OUR BEST UNTIL ALL TEN THOUSAND KIDS AND BONITA UNIFIED ARE OFFERED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT IN PERSON EDUCATION. I WILL NOT STOP ASKING THE QUESTIONS AND PUSHING.

I RESPECT THE WORK TIME AND ATTENTION TO TEACHER AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPS THAT CARL AND THIS BOARD ARE SO SENSITIVE TO.

MY DECISION TO RUN FOR THIS POSITION WAS BASED SOLELY ON OUR CHILDREN AND THIS COMMUNITY, AND I BELIEVE THAT OUR KIDS DESERVE BETTER.

AND IN MY OPINION, THAT'S ONE HUNDRED PERCENT IN PERSON EDUCATION.

WE HAVE THE BEST OF THE BEST WORKING HERE AT BONITA UNIFIED, AND I AM SO CONFIDENT IN YOUR ABILITIES TO GET OUR KIDS ON CAMPUS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT A.S.A.P..

I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AGAIN THE FOOD SERVICES THAT HAVE WORKED SO HARD AND CHAPARRAL.

THEY'RE AMAZING AND I REALLY RESPECT THE EFFORT THAT THEY PUT IN WITH THAT, WITH THEIR CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOL AND THE FEELING THAT THEY HAVE THERE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT APRIL AND IS READY TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL.

DEREK, PLEASE. IT HAS BEEN AMAZING SEEING US TRANSITION SLOWLY TRANSITION TO A RETURN TO NORMAL. IT'S BEEN A ROUGH ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE HAD, BUDGETARY CHALLENGES, A PANDEMIC, AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK THAT WE'VE DONE BEHIND THE SCENES.

MY DAUGHTER HAS PRIVATELY ADVOCATED HER RETURN TO SCHOOL FOR THE LAST YEAR AND SOME MONTHS, EVERY SINGLE WEEK, BECAUSE SHE'S AN EXTROVERT AND SHE MISSES HER FRIENDS.

AND SHE WAS SO EXCITED TO RETURN ON MONDAY.

MY SON WAS LIKE, DADDY, I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

I'M LIKE, WHY ARE YOU NERVOUS? HE'S LIKE, I'VE NEVER BEEN TO EKSTRAND BEFORE.

I'M LIKE, OH, YOU'VE MET ALL THESE KIDS.

YOU'VE HAD PLAYDATES WITH THEM.

YOU'VE BEEN IN CLASS. THIS ISN'T YOUR FIRST TIME AT THE SCHOOL.

YOU'RE JUST GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE IN PERSON.

BUT THEY HAD A GREAT TIME.

WE WENT THERE. I HAD THE WEEK OFF BECAUSE IT'S MY SUMMER, NOT MY SUMMER BREAK.

IT'S MY SPRING BREAK.

AND I WAS ABLE TO WALK MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING I USUALLY GET TO DO.

AND IT WAS JUST AMAZING.

THERE WAS LIKE THE ROTARY, I THINK IT WAS THE SAN DIMAS ROTARY, LA VERNE ROTARY, THE ED FOUNDATION AND THE SAN DIMAS MASONIC LODGE ALL PITCHED IN TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS HAD THESE SIGNS IN FRONT, WELCOMING BACK THEIR KIDS.

AND THOSE SIGNS LOOKED AMAZING.

AT EKSTRAND, THERE WAS LIKE SIDEWALK CHALK WELCOMING EVERYONE BACK.

IT WAS ALL HANDS ON DECK.

I SAW SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE MAKING SURE THEY GUIDE OUR KIDS TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

AND IT WAS JUST A REALLY WARM, ENTHUSIASTIC ENVIRONMENT.

AND I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS VERY TOUCHING AFTERWARDS BECAUSE I HAD THE TIME OFF.

I WANTED TO SEE WHAT OTHER SCHOOLS ARE DOING.

SO I DROVE AROUND JUST TO KIND OF SEE I DON'T WANT TO BE INTRUSIVE.

I THOUGHT IT'D BE FUN TO LOOK AT IT.

AND, YOU KNOW, SHULL HAD THESE LIKE BALLOON ARCHES AS WELL.

GRACE MILLER HAD THESE, LIKE, CONES UP WITH, LIKE LITTLE SIGNS.

THEY WERE SUPER WELL ORGANIZED AND IT WAS JUST AN AMAZING EVENT.

SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT MADE THIS AMAZING.

THANK YOU FOR OUR TEACHERS OUR STAFF OUR PRINCIPALS.

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THEY'RE NOT EASY. AND I'M I THERE ARE CERTAIN SPORTS I LIKE I LIKE BASEBALL, I LIKE BASKETBALL, I LIKE FOOTBALL. THERE'S CERTAIN SPORTS I LIKE.

AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO MAKE IT LOOK EASY.

IT'S NOT EASY, BUT THEY MAKE IT LOOK EASY.

OUR STAFF MADE THIS TRANSITION LOOK EASY.

SO I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THEIR WORK AND EFFORT IN THAT REGARD.

I SAW SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME.

THAT WAS A NICE THING TO DO.

THEY HAD AN AMAZING GAME LOOKING AT THEM PLAY.

I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SEASON.

AND AGAIN, I JUST THINK WE SHOULD CELEBRATE THE WORK OUR STAFF HAS DONE.

CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL, BEING IN THE TOP 10 PERCENT OF CONTINUATION SCHOOLS IS AMAZING.

THEY DO HIGH QUALITY WORK AND THEY REALLY DO A SERVICE FOR OUR KIDS AND KIDS WHO NEED EXTRA SUPPORT. OUR FOOD SERVICES WORKERS, THEY PROVIDED FOOD FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC. THEY'VE NEVER STOPPED.

THERE'S A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY.

THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

BUT AS SUSAN SO ELOQUENTLY PUT, THEY WERE THERE DAY 1 TO HELP OUR KIDS.

SO FOR EVERYONE WHO'S MADE THIS TIME BETTER, FOR OUR KIDS, FOR OUR FAMILIES AND FOR EVERYONE, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE.

OK, RIGHT.

WELL, I'D LIKE TO START BY RECOGNIZING CHAPARRAL IN THEIR AWARD.

IT'S AMAZING THAT THEY ACHIEVED THAT.

AND, IN ALL, MY YEARS ON THE BOARD, I DON'T EVER RECALL ALL OF US WEARING THE SAME CLOTHES TO A BOARD MEETING.

WE WERE ALL ROCKING THE CHAPARRAL SHIRTS, THIS TIME ON A PERSONAL NOTE IF ANY OTHER SCHOOLS WANT TO DO IT. I WOULD PREFER HAWAIIAN SHIRT RATHER A POLO.

[LAUGHTER] THAT'S JUST ME.

I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR FOOD SERVICE THEY'VE BEEN OUTSTANDING SINCE WE SHUT DOWN OVER A YEAR AGO. THEY NEVER HESITATED.

THEY JUMPED INTO IT AS SUSAN REFERENCED 750000 MEALS AND WE NEVER ASKED FOR AN I.D.

OR IF THEY LIVED IN THE DISTRICT, IF THEY SHOWED UP, WE FED THEM.

I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THE OPENING.

WE'RE BACK IN PERSON.

SO FAR, SO GOOD.

AND TO USE A BASEBALL ANALOGY, MONDAY WAS OPENING DAY, BUT WE'RE NOT DONE WITH OPENING DAY. TOMORROW'S OPENING DAY TWO FOR THE SECOND COHORT OF THE ELEMENTARYS NEXT WEEK, TWO MORE OPENING DAYS AS WE START THE SECONDARY.

SO WHILE, OTHER SPORTS GET ONE OPENING DAY, WE GET FOUR.

HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE BACK TO FOUR DAYS A WEEK.

AND BY NEXT YEAR, ALL OF THIS WILL BE PASSED AND WE'LL BE BACK TO OUR REGULAR SCHEDULE.

AND FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO THANK STAPLES FOR DONATING HAND SANITIZER AND TISSUES TO OUR SCHOOLS AND SHULL TEACHER SUSAN HERNANDEZ, WHO COORDINATED THE DONATION.

THE FACT THAT THEY CAME UP AND JUST BASICALLY LOADED UP A MINI VAN FULL OF STUFF WAS AMAZING SO..

BOTH OF YOU SAID WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY AS WELL, CONGRATS TO CHAP, I HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH MS. BLACK, NOT ONLY.

THE MENTAL HEALTH AND ACADEMIC RIGOR THEY HAVE GOING ON, BUT THEY HAVE SOME REALLY EXCITING ELECTIVES, ACCESS TO LOCAL TRADE PROGRAMS, SO IT'S A REALLY WELL DESERVED AWARD.

IT REALLY IS A MODEL SCHOOL, NOT JUST FOR CONTINUATION, BUT FOR THE SCHOOL IN GENERAL.

ALSO APPRECIATE THE FOOD SERVICE WORKERS, LIKE SUSAN SAID, I WANT TO ADD ALL THE FIRES WE HAD THIS YEAR. I CAME ONCE AND THERE WAS ASH FLYING EVERYWHERE AND THEY WERE STILL OUT THERE SERVING MEALS.

APRIL IS AUTISM MONTH.

THAT'S SOMETHING VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY OWN FAMILY AND MY OWN CAREER.

SO SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PARENTS AND STAFF WHO MEET OUR STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE AND PUT IN THE HARD WORK TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE BEST PREPARED FOR THE WORLD THAT THEY'RE GOING TO MEET. I AM PROUD OF WHERE I WORK AND TRY TO HELP.

ALSO HERE IN BONITA, WE HAVE PROGRAMS BASED ON EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES THAT REALLY SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. I KNOW WE GOT FOUR SCHOOLS AT GLADSTONE AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO ADULTHOOD. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL WHO SERVE THOSE STUDENTS.

IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO BE BACK HAVING THESE COME BACK TOGETHER.

THE SIGNS WERE AMAZING. IT WAS A BIG DAY EVENT.

I SEE OUR KIDS AT FOOTBALL GAMES, BASEBALL GAMES, BONITA HAS BEEN GIVING SOME GREAT EFFORT THAT, LIKE JORDYN OR SAN DIMAS SAID THEY'RE UNDEFEATED IN FOOTBALL.

CHEER IS GOING ON.

I SAW THE BASEBALL GAME YESTERDAY.

I'M REALLY EXCITED NOW ABOUT THE CORNHOLE THAT BONITA SAID THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.

SO IT'S A GAME I HAVEN'T SEEN, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

MY OWN KIDS GO TO GRACE MILLER OR MY YOUNGER DAUGHTER, BOTH OF THEM WENT THERE.

SO I REALLY THANK YOU TO GRACE MILLER.

I WENT TO ALL THE SCHOOLS JUST LIKE DEREK, TO SEE ALL THE SIGNS BUT I REALLY STAYED AT GRACE MILLER, JUST TO WATCH THE OPENING.

EVEN THOUGH MY DAUGHTER DOESN'T GO TILL THURSDAY, THE WAY THE CONES ARE SET OUT, I'VE HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE THERE WITH ALL THE TEACHERS.

THE PRINCIPAL MS. CARTER REALLY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR MY OWN KIDS.

AND THANK YOU FOR WINNING ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR.

AND THIS IS BEFORE I WAS ON THE BOARD OR EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT.

SHE JUST TOOK MY KID AND REALLY DID THE BEST FOR HIM WITH NO EXPECTATIONS.

SO CONGRATS TO GRACE MILLER AND YOUR STAFF AS WELL.

I HEARD JUST FROM THIS WEEK THAT JUNE 15TH OR CALIFORNIA IS GOING TO FULLY REOPEN.

SO NO MORE COLOR SYSTEMS HAVE OUR KIDS BACK IN THE FALL.

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THANK YOU.

I'LL ADD MY THANKS TO THE FOOD SERVICES FOLKS AND MY CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE AT CHAPARRAL. THAT REALLY IS QUITE A SCHOOL THE MORE YOU GET TO KNOW IT.

ALSO WANT TO AGAIN GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE FOLKS WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR ANY OF ALL OF OUR OUR STAFF TO GET THEIR FIRST AND SECOND COVID SHOTS.

I THINK SOMETIME IN MARCH WE FINALIZED HAD EVERYBODY WHO WANTED THE COVID VACCINES WERE ABLE TO GET IT AND AND IN PLENTY OF TIME.

SO BY THE OPENING OF SCHOOL TODAY, THE VACCINES HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THEIR THING. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE ROTARY AND EVERYONE THAT HELPED WITH THE MAKE THE REOPENING OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SO SPECIAL, ESPECIALLY FOR, YOU KNOW, LITTLE KIDS THAT EITHER HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THEIR CAMPUS BEFORE, LIKE THE KINDERGARTNERS AND THE ONES WHO HAVE HAVE FORGOTTEN ALREADY THAT THEY WERE THERE.

SO VERY, VERY NICE OF THEM TO ALL DO THAT.

ATTENDED A MEETING OF THE SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL OCCUPATION PROGRAM BOARD IN MARCH, HAD A MCKINLEY MEETING LAST NIGHT.

MCKINLEY IS HAVING A VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE ON APRIL 21ST FROM 5 TO 7 P.M.

THEY'RE OPENING IT UP TO THE DISTRICT.

THE CHILDREN WHO LIVE IT AS RESIDENTS AT MCKINLEY ARE IN OUR DISTRICT.

MANY OF THE FAMILIES THAT MCKINLEY PROVIDES FOSTER FAMILY SERVICES TO ARE IN OUR DISTRICT, AND MANY OF THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE WORKED WITH MCKINLEY FOR THEIR ADOPTED CHILDREN ARE IN OUR DISTRICT.

SO MCKINLEY IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY FABRIC.

SO I REALLY ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD AND ANYONE THAT IS IN LISTENING RANGE TO OBSERVE THAT OPEN HOUSE.

AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IT'S LIKE A CLOSED LOOP.

SO YOU CAN CLICK IN JUST ABOUT ANY TIME BETWEEN 5 AND 7 AND GET THE TOUR.

AND I DON'T HAVE THAT LINK YET, BUT I'LL PROVIDE IT TO MARGARET MCDONALD AND SHE CAN DISTRIBUTE IT. OR YOU CAN CONTACT MARGARET TO GET THAT INFORMATION.

AGAIN, IT'S APRIL 21, FROM 5 TO 7.

REAL HAPPY TO HEAR THAT WE WERE ABLE TO REFINANCE SOME OF OUR BONDS, WHICH WILL END UP SAVING THE TAXPAYERS IN SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE UPWARDS OF FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.

SUSAN, IS THAT THE CORRECT AMOUNT? FIVE MILLION DOLLARS? THAT'S A VERY NICE SAVINGS.

SO APPRECIATE ALL THE BOOKWORK AND PENCIL SHARPENING THAT IT TOOK TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

THANK YOU. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

MR. COLES, THANK YOU.

AS YOU KNOW, THE FIRST DAY BACK ON MONDAY AND GLENN HIT IT AND ALL OF YOU TALKED ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE FOUR OPENING DAYS.

AND SO THIS WEEK IS ELEMENTARY AND NEXT WEEK WE OPEN UP TO SECONDARY.

SO WE CAPTURED A FEW PICTURES.

SO FAR, THERE'S ONE.

ABOUT AND I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK THE LA VERNE ROTARY AND THE SAN DIMAS ROTARY, THE SAN DIMAS MASONIC LODGE, AS WELL AS THE LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. EACH ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO COME BACK AND AND THEY WERE GREAT PHOTO OP OPPORTUNITIES, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, WHERE, YOU KNOW, USUALLY THE FIRST DAY AND THE FIRST PICTURES TAKE PLACE IN AUGUST AND OPENING DAY IS APRIL.

SO HERE'S JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS AND PICTURES OF THE DAY.

BOB, YOU JUST WANT TO SCROLL THROUGH THAT FOR ME.

THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, BUT WHAT YOU SAW WAS 60 DAYS OF PLANNING.

IF YOU THINK BACK TO WHEN WE ANNOUNCED BACK ON FEBRUARY 5TH AND WE WERE DISCUSSING THE REOPENING PLANS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OF THE SURGE, A LOT OF THINGS HAD TO HAVE HAPPENED TO MAKE THIS, YOU KNOW, GO OFF.

AND SOME OF THEM WERE HIGHLIGHTED TODAY ABOUT HOW SMOOTH IT WENT.

AND IT REALLY WAS ABOUT THE PLANNING AND THE WORK THAT WAS DONE OUT OF H.R.

TO GET OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF VACCINATED TO MAKE THIS DAY SUCH A SUCCESS.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF IT AS I WAS AT GLADSTONE AND THIS LITTLE GIRL, SHE WAS PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND AND YOU JUST HEAR THE SOUNDS.

AND I GOT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I WE DEBRIEFED WITH THE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS.

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HOW MANY OF YOU GOT A LITTLE EMOTIONAL AND JUST A LITTLE CHOKED UP, YOU KNOW, AFTER A YEAR OF WATCHING KIDS ON DISTANT LEARNING AND NOW WE'RE JUST STARTING TO GET BACK TO WHAT WE MAY HAVE CALLED NORMAL.

AND IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING STAGES OF IT.

AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY RAISED THEIR HAND UNANIMOUS.

JUST, YOU KNOW, A YEAR OF JUST SILENCE AT OUR CAMPUSES.

AND SO, THIS LITTLE GIRL, AT GLADSTONE I SAID, ARE YOU HAPPY TO BE BACK IN SCHOOL? AND SHE SAYS, YES, I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.

SO I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO END THERE.

AND A LITTLE BOY COMES UP BEHIND.

HE GOES I'M NOT MY MOM MADE ME COME BACK.

[LAUGHTER] I SAID, WELL, WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU BACK ANYWAYS.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE SAID IT TODAY AND I KNOW HOW ALL OF YOU FEEL.

AND SO AND I PUT IT IN MY LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY THAT APRIL IS THE BEGINNING OF INCREASING IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION.

AND THAT'S WHAT IT IS. IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING AND A LOT MORE TO COME.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A LOT MORE WORK IN THE FUTURE.

AND THEN ALSO JUST TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF CHUCK, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING ABOUT THE BOND, YOU KNOW, THIS BOARD AND THE PREVIOUS BOARDS, YOU KNOW, WITH YOUR ACTIONS REALLY DEMONSTRATE RESPONSIBILITY BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES.

AND OVER THE LAST THREE REFINANCES, IT HAS SAVED THE COMMUNITIES OF SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE, 18.8 MILLION DOLLARS.

THIS REFINANCE TOOK THE BONDS DOWN FROM 4.71 PERCENT TO A NEW RATE OF 2.3.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TO DO.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU DO BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

IT'S THE THING THAT SAYS BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, WE'RE GOING TO BE RESPONSIVE TO YOUR NEEDS. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST TO VOTE AND YOUR SUPPORT FOR THESE MEASURES, IN THESE FACILITIES AND IN RETURN, YOUR COMMITMENT AND PROMISE BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT SAYS WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THESE FUNDS, WE WILL SPEND THEM APPROPRIATELY.

WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN TWO COMMUNITIES AND WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES THAT WE CAN SAVE MONEY AND DO THIS.

THIS BOARD ACTED ONCE AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

HE'S GOING TO TOP THAT SIGN FOR AUGUST.

OKAY. THAT WAS JUST A BENCHMARK.

YEAH. BIGGER SIGNS, BALLOONS, SOME OF THEM HAVE ALREADY ASKED, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S WHAT'S NEXT IN BLIMPS? SOME PRINCIPALS SAY, CAN WE GET BLIMPS NEXT TIME? THANKS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. EIGHTEEN REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.

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

ITEMS PER BOARD POLICY 9055 INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS MAY BE ALLOWED UP TO THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ANY NON AGENDA ITEM.

THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO LIMIT THE TIME ON A NON AGENDA ITEM PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE BOARD. PLEASE FILL OUT THE REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CARD, WHICH MAY BE PICKED UP FROM MARGARET MCDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT. WE HAVE THREE THIS EVENING.

WE WILL START WITH MISTY RICHARDSON.

HI, MY NAME IS MISTY RICHARDSON, I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS WHO'S IN KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE AT GRACE MILLER ELEMENTARY.

I WANT TO MAKE YOU ALL AWARE OF SOME OF THE TREATMENT MY FAMILY HAS RECEIVED SINCE WE HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE DISTRICT IN SEPTEMBER.

2020, I MADE MY CHILDREN'S TEACHERS AND THE PRINCIPAL AWARE OF CONCERNS INVOLVING OUR BONITA ISSUED CHROMEBOOK BEING HACKED AND USED TO SPY ON MY CHILDREN THROUGH FEATURES FOUND ON THE CHROMEBOOK, SUCH AS THE CAMERA AND THE COMPUTER'S MICROPHONE.

INSTEAD OF THIS CONCERN, WHICH I FOUND TO BE QUITE SCARY, BEING MET WITH CARE IT DESERVED, I WAS SIMPLY TOLD BY THE PRINCIPAL THAT I DID NOT HAVE PROOF THESE ISSUES WERE OCCURRING. THIS WAS BEFORE SHE EVEN INQUIRED FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SUCH AS IF I HAD PROOF OR NOT. NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT LAST YEAR MY CHILDREN AND I WERE HARASSED BY MULTIPLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SEVERAL OFFICERS FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA.

THESE AND THESE EVENTS OCCURRED AN AWFUL LOT OF TIMES ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

MY DAUGHTERS WERE SUBJECTED TO EVERYTHING FROM ADULTS, THREATENING THEM TO END THEIR LIVES, DOWN TO OUR APARTMENT, BEING BURGLARIZED AND HAVING THEIR THINGS VANDALIZED.

SINCE THE POLICE WOULD NOT HELP US.

THESE INSTANCES OF HARASSMENT LED TO ME HAVING TO OBTAIN THREE RESTRAINING ORDERS TO

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I'M SORRY, AS A RESULT FROM A INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER 2020 WITH THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT, MY CHILDREN HAVE COURAGEOUSLY FOUGHT THROUGH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, BUT THEY HAVE STRUGGLED TO ATTEND SCHOOL AND COMPLETE THEIR WORK THROUGH IT ALL. I BELIEVE I MAINTAIN COMMUNICATION WITH GRACE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STAFF, THE PRINCIPAL AND BOTH MY CHILDREN'S TEACHERS BY MAKING THEM AWARE OF WHAT THEIR STUDENTS WERE FACING. WE WERE NOT MET WITH EMPATHY.

MY CHILDREN WERE ALLOWED TO FALL BEHIND AND LEFT THERE EACH TRIMESTER.

MY FIRST GRADERS TEACHER DID NOT COMMUNICATE WITH ME REGARDING MY CHILD'S PROGRESS.

THE FIRST TIME I WAS MADE AWARE THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS FAILING WAS THROUGH THE FIRST TRIMESTER REPORT CARD I RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER.

2020. SINCE I NEVER RECEIVED A PARENT CONFERENCE INVITATION, MY RESPONSE WAS TO IMMEDIATELY MESSAGE THE TEACHER AND ASK FOR A MEETING SO I CAN SEE HOW I CAN HELP MY DAUGHTER SUCCEED. THE MESSAGE I SENT REQUESTING A MEETING WENT UNANSWERED AND IGNORED.

AFTER TWO MONTHS OF ME ADVOCATING CALLING THE SCHOOL, CALLING THE SCHOOL AND CALLING THE DISTRICT, GRACE MILLER DECIDED TO SCHEDULE A MEETING IN FEBRUARY 2021.

THIS ABRUPT MEETING WAS ENDED BY THE SCHOOL.

SHORTLY AFTER THE PRINCIPAL STATED, QUOTE, I WAS TELLING THEM MY PERSONAL BUSINESS, END QUOTE. AFTER I YET AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO INFORM THEM OF SOME OF THE STRESSORS THAT WERE HAVING AN IMPACT ON THEIR STUDENTS.

SCHOOLS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THEY SERVE.

SCHOOL STAFF ARE SUPPOSED TO CARE ABOUT STUDENTS AND THEIR WELL-BEING AND THEIR SAFETY.

WHEN A FAMILY IS IN NEED, A SCHOOL IS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE THEM.

ACADEMIC RESOURCES OR REFERRALS, IN MY OPINION, STRICTLY BASED ON MY OBSERVATIONS AND INTERACTIONS AT GRACE MILLER, THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL DOES NOT EXHIBIT ANY OF THOSE FEATURES TOWARDS THEIR STUDENTS OF COLOR OR THEIR STUDENTS FROM LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE SCHOOL IS INEFFECTIVE, AT EDUCATING AND WORKING WITH STUDENTS WHO HAVE.

WHO SUFFER FROM TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES OR TRAUMA.

I ALSO BELIEVE THE I'M SORRY, I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SOME AMAZING PARENTS AND STAFF THE TWO YEARS MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN AT GRACE MILLER.

SO THIS COMMENT IS NOT TO SAY HOW BAD OF A SCHOOL OR HOW ROTTEN THE TEACHERS ARE.

IT'S TO SAY THAT THERE'S DEFINITELY NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT.

THERE ARE SOME STAFF THAT NEEDS TO HOLD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE AND THEIR COWORKERS ACCOUNTABLE. I'M SORRY.

THERE ARE SOME STAFF I NEED TO HOLD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE AND THEIR COWORKERS ACCOUNTABLE. IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE FIELD WHERE YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOLD YOUNG MINDS, TEACH CHILDREN AND HELP MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, EVEN IF IT'S IN THE MOST TINIEST OF WAYS, WHY NOT DO IT EXCELLENTLY? I REALIZE THAT THE EXPERIENCE WE HAVE HAD AT GRACE MILLER AND THE TREATMENT I HAVE RECEIVED IS MERELY A REFLECTION OF BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, A SCHOOL, DISTRICT THAT CLAIMS IT IS NOT RACIST.

YET MANY OF ITS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF COLOR EXPRESSED THEY FEEL TARGETED AND LEFT OUT FROM SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS SCHOLARSHIPS AND ATHLETICS.

WHAT TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT IS BUSD CREATING? MS. RICHARDSON YOU'VE GONE WELL PAST THREE MINUTES, SO WE'D LIKE TO ALLOW TIME FOR THE NEXT SPEAKER.

PLEASE.

GIVE YOU 30 SECONDS, DOES IS START YET? WHAT TYPE OF BONITA, WHAT TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT IS BUSD CREATING WHEN ITS EMPLOYEES FEEL SECURE ENOUGH TO MAKE OPENLY RACIST REMARKS TO BONITA BOARD CANDIDATES SAYING SHE WOULD NOT VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE THAT IS, QUOTE, MARRIED TO A BLACK MAN, END QUOTE. BUSD ON EVERY LEVEL, TRIES AND FAILS TO HIDE ITS RACISM.

ON FEBRUARY 26, 2021, I RECEIVED A DISTURBING EMAIL FROM MATTHEW WIEN IN THE EMAIL THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP.

THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP.

THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP.

PLEASE CUT THE MICROPHONE.

WE'RE GOING INTO RECESS.

OK, WE ARE BACK IN SESSION.

MICROPHONES ARE ON.

NEXT UP IS STACEY SYVERSON OR SYVERSON.

HI.

I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE PASSIONATE SO GUESS WHAT? HERE WE GO.

MY NAME IS STACEY SYVERSON.

I AM A PARENT OF TWO CHILDREN IN BUSD ONE AT LA VERNE HEIGHTS IN FOURTH GRADE AND AN EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT AT RAMONA.

IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO NARROW INTO THREE MINUTES THE YEAR OF FRUSTRATION I HAVE WITH THE DECISIONS MADE IN THIS DISTRICT.

YOU HAVE THOUSANDS OF PARENTS THAT FEEL NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY OR DO, THEIR VOICES WILL NOT BE HEARD. TODAY I'M DONE.

I'M DONE BEING SILENT AND ACTING LIKE MY VOICE DOESN'T MATTER.

THE CDC RELEASED GUIDELINES THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO BE IN SCHOOL FULL TIME, THREE

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HERE WE ARE. MY FOURTH GRADER IS IN SCHOOL EIGHT HOURS A WEEK WITH TWO WORKING PARENTS THAT NOW HAVE TO GO IN LATE AND COME HOME EARLY TO ADAPT TO YOUR RIDICULOUS 8 TO 12 SCHEDULE JUST SO THAT MY CHILD CAN HAVE AN OUNCE OF NORMALCY AND THAT NORMALCY INCLUDES WEARING A MASK, SITTING BEHIND PLEXIGLASS.

IT'S LIKE DRIVING YOUR CAR WITH A SEATBELT ON AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND NOT A CAR IN SIGHT.

GLENDORA IS ONE CITY AWAY AND MONDAY THEY ARE BACK TO SCHOOL FULL TIME.

WHAT ARE WE DOING, BONITA? FOLLOW THE SCIENCE.

RIGHT. SO LET'S FOLLOW THE SCIENCE.

ON MONDAY, THERE WERE THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR NEW CASES OF COVID IN ALL OF L.A.

COUNTY, ALL OF L.A.

COUNTY, ONE DEATH.

THIS IS NOT SCIENCE.

THIS IS LAZINESS.

IT IS NOT THAT YOU CAN'T.

IT IS THAT YOU WON'T.

IF MY CHILD CAN GO TO DISNEYLAND, GO TO THE MALL, GO ON A PLANE, THEY CAN MOST DEFINITELY SAFELY RETURN TO SCHOOL.

AND FOR PARENTS THAT DO NOT WANT THEIR KIDS TO GO BACK OR TEACHERS THAT DO NOT WANT TO GO BACK, ZOOM SHOULD BE THEIR OPTION.

BUT IT IS NOT MINE.

IT IS NOT WHAT I PAY A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAXES FOR IN THE CITY.

IN ADDITION, TO MY REQUEST AND BEING ABLE TO RETURN TO NORMAL SCHOOL, THERE IS A RUMOR THAT AT LAST NIGHT'S PTA MEETING FOR RAMONA JUNIOR HIGH, IT INCLUDED A DISCUSSION OF NOT DOING AN IN-PERSON GRADUATION FOR THE EIGHTH GRADE CLASS.

DON'T YOU THINK THAT MISSING HALF OF SEVENTH GRADE AND ALL OF EIGHTH GRADE WAS PUNISHMENT ENOUGH FOR THEM? IT HAS ALSO BEEN SAID THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO HOLD THE PERSON IN PERSON GRADUATION JUST AS THE HIGH SCHOOL IS, BUT THAT SINCE PARENTS AREN'T SAYING ANYTHING, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO OPT FOR THE DRIVE BY.

WELL, I'M HERE TO SAY SOMETHING, AND I CAN ASSURE YOU FROM TODAY FORWARD, I WON'T BE THE ONLY ONE YOU HEAR FROM YOUR PARENTS.

TAXPAYERS, VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE CITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE TIRED.

WE ARE TIRED OF NOT BEING HEARD.

YOU WILL HEAR US NOW.

STOP ABUSING OUR CHILDREN.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

WHEN THIS DISTRICT CLOSED BECAUSE OF THE CDCS DIRECTION YOU GAVE US AS PARENTS, 24 HOURS TO ADAPT OUR HOMES INTO CLASSROOMS, TURN OURSELVES INTO TEACHERS, LEAVE OUR JOBS, I RUN A BUSINESS AND I MANAGE A COMPANY, A BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION, AND I CAN'T TEACH FOURTH GRADE MATH. YOU CLOSED QUICKLY, EFFICIENTLY TO PROTECT OUR KIDS.

BUT I'VE HEARD TODAY WE'RE GOING TO SLOWLY OPEN.

WHY THE QUICKNESS TO GET THEM HOME AND KEEP THEM SAFE, BUT THE SLOWNESS TO REALLY KEEP THEM SAFE AND GET THEIR MINDS WORKING AND KEEP THEM WITH THEIR FRIENDS.

SOCIAL INTERACTION.

IT IS NOT. IT'S IT'S.

THE CDC IS SAYING IN OUR TOWN THAT I LOVE AND I GREW UP IN GLENDORA AND I KNOW THERE IS ISSUES WITH THEIR SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, ALL THAT, I KNOW THERE'S DECISIONS BEING TAKEN PRETTY MUCH OVER TIME.

BUT SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I DO RESPECT EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE.

I RESPECT THE TEACHERS HERE, BUT MOSTLY I HAD TO FIGHT FOR MY KIDS.

AND IT'S SO MUCH BETTER FOR YOU GUYS TO HEAR FROM A MOM THAN SOMEONE READING MY LETTER THAT I WROTE IN TEARS SO THAT YOU COULD HEAR IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

LILLIE BRAINARD.

SHE SAID YOU CAN WAIT A MINUTE IF YOU PREFER HI, LILY HOW ARE YOU DOING? ALL RIGHT, I GUESS NOT.

THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] I COULDN'T TALK WITH THE MASK YOU'LL HAVE TO WEAR YOUR MASK, PLEASE.

OK, WE WON'T HAVE YOU TALK OVER HER IF YOU DON'T MIND.

JUST WAITING A MINUTE.

SO, OK, DOESN'T MATTER.

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WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN HEAR YOU SO SHALL I WAIT? LET'S TAKE A BREAK, OK? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE ABOUT A FIVE OR TEN MINUTE RECESS, I'M AFRAID, MA'AM.

ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE BACK IN SESSION.

MISS BERNARD, SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTION.

MY NAME IS LYDIA I HAVE TWO KIDS IN BONITAS SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO I COME HERE AS WELL.

I APPRECIATE BONITA SUPPORT MY KIDS FOR A LONG YEAR, MY FIRST KIDS WITH AUTISTIC KIDS.

SO 10 YEARS AGO, STUFF FROM GRACE MILLER.

AND THEN NOW HE'S REALLY GREAT KIDS AND THEN PUT LIKE A SCIENCE KIDS TOP ONE.

SO I KNOW THE SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL NEED IN OUR DISTRICT IS REALLY, REALLY WORK AND I SO APPRECIATE THAT. SO NOW I COME HERE TO PRESENT MYSELF AND MY SPECIAL ANOTHER SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS AND BONITA MOM GROUP.

WE HAVE VERY HARD TIME FROM LAST YEAR BECAUSE THE DISTANCE LEARNING, IT DOESN'T WORK FOR THE STUDENT, ESPECIALLY THAT SPECIAL NEEDS JUST [INAUDIBLE].

JUST KNOW IT'S JOB 100 PERCENT.

SO AS A MOM, I HAVE TO PUT THEM TO GO TO PRIVATE SCHOOL, HOME, SCHOOL, WHATEVER I CAN TO SUPPORT THEM. I DON'T WANT THEM LEFT AT HOME.

SO NOW SCHOOL OPEN WAS SO EXCITING AND THEN REGISTER COME BACK AGAIN.

ACTUALLY HE DIDN'T COME IN YESTERDAY, HE DIDN'T COME BACK MONDAY.

TODAY I HAVE NO CLUE HOW TO DO.

THAT'S WHY AS A PARENT, WE NEED PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT.

WE NEED PROFESSIONAL TEACHER COUNCIL TO SUPPORT OUR SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS.

SO WE COULD TALK IF IT POSSIBLE TALK TO MY KIDS AND COUNSELORS THAT MAYBE WE CAN SET A ZOOM MEETING, MY KIDS COULD THEN GO ZOOM MEETING AND HE WOULD NOT TURN ON THAT'S THE PROBLEM. BEGIN FROM LAST YEAR.

SO I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE BECAUSE WHAT YOU TRENDING IS FOR MAJOR IN OUR GROUP.

BONITA BEAR MOMS COPE WITH [INAUDIBLE] SUCH EDUCATION TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER NOW IS GOOD [INAUDIBLE].

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR OUR STUDENT.

THEY NEED TO LEARN SOMETHING REALLY VALUABLE.

BUT NOW THE POINT IS SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS COULD THEN GET BACK TO SCHOOL AS OTHER KIDS BECAUSE THE MASK PROBLEM, BECAUSE MY KIDS JUST REFUSE TO DO THAT, ESPECIALLY ONLY TWO HAVE THEY. IT MEANS NOTHING TO THEM.

THEY MISS SCHOOL. THEY WANT TO COME BACK FIVE DAYS WITH THEIR FRIENDS.

SO IT'S VERY, VERY BIG CHALLENGE FOR ALL THE MOM.

WE WALK IN PICKING THE KIDS AND FROM LAST YEAR WE COULDN'T WORK AT ALL.

WE JUST HAVE TO TEACH KIDS MATH, RIGHT? I BET BARELY TEACH MY KIDS MIDDLE SCHOOL ITS IMPOSSIBLE.

SO THAT'S WHY WE JUST REALLY PRAY AND THEN DO WHATEVER WE COULD TO SUPPORT WITH DONATE A LOT OF PE MASK EVERYWHERE TO SUPPORT POLICE OFFICER EVERYWHERE.

WE HOPE EVERYTHING GET BACK TO NORMAL.

WE TRY OUR BEST BECAUSE WE LOVE BONITA, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, MANY YEARS WE GREW UP HERE, MY KIDS GROW HERE. WE DIDN'T THINK ABOUT GO TO GLENDORA, FIGHT, FIGHT RIGHT.

BUT WE THINK ABOUT BONITA.

SO CDC ALREADY THREE FEET .

EVERYTHING CAN OPEN LIKE A THE PIN.

I HOPE BONITA COULD BE REALLY LISTEN TO.

PARENTS NOT REALLY LIKE JUST FOLLOW CDC THEY PUT IT.

LIKE THIS IS PROBABLY OK WHAT I SAID.

SO I HOPE OUR BONITA WILL REALLY HAVE THE SOLUTION.

AND LISTEN TO YOUR PARENTS.

I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I LISTEN TO YOUR PARENTS.

OK, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I HOPE MY KIDS GET IN PERSON SERVICE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS THAT THE MUST.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OK FUTURE MEETING DATES THE NEXT HOLD ON WE HAVE ONE MORE I'M SORRY, ONE MORE TO READ OUT.

OH, I'M SORRY.

SO I DO HAVE ONE THAT WE ARE GOING TO READ, THIS IS FROM NICOLE JANSEN PARENT.

SHE WRITES, THIS IS TO EXPRESS MY EXTREME DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE LEARNING LOSS, ESPECIALLY STARTING APRIL 5TH WITH HYBRID LEARNING.

THE INEQUITY IS UNNERVING.

AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS IS ACCEPTABLE.

MY DAUGHTER IS IN KINDERGARTEN WHERE THE FOUNDATION OF LEARNING BEGINS AND IS SET UP FOR THE FUTURE. GRADES MANY PARENTS FEEL THIS WAY, NOT JUST ME.

WE WENT FROM ONE HUNDRED PERCENT EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION TO LESS THAN 45 PERCENT.

MY DAUGHTER IS LOSING MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION, IS NOW RECEIVING LESS INSTRUCTION WITH LESS THAN EIGHT WEEKS LEFT OF SCHOOL FOR A KINDERGARTNER.

THIS IS A BIG DEAL BECAUSE KINDERGARTEN LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR STUDENTS FOR THE REST OF

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KNOWING THAT MY DAUGHTER NOW HAS TO LOG IN FOR 20 MINUTES IN THE MORNING FOR THE FLAG SALUTE, A PATRIOTIC SONG AND A BOOK AND THEN HAVE, QUOTE, INDEPENDENT STUDY ISOLATED AWAY FROM OTHER STUDENTS IS SAD.

HAVEN'T OUR KIDS LOST ENOUGH ALREADY.

THIS NOW IS AFFECTING THE KIDS NEGATIVELY WHERE THEY SHOULD BE GROWING TO LOVE SCHOOL AND INSTEAD ARE LEARNING TO HATE IT.

WE WERE TOLD SCHEDULES WOULD STAY THE SAME.

TIMES ARE THE SAME, SCHEDULES ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND DECEIVING, WHEREAS THE EQUITY FOR ALL CHILDREN, NOT JUST SOME.

I DO NOT BLAME THE TEACHERS.

I BLAME THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE LOSS OF LEARNING FROM MY CHILD AND ALL DISTANCE LEARNERS, ESPECIALLY THE KINDERGARTNERS, THE LACK OF SUPPORT FOR THE TEACHERS TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THIS, LEARNING THE CORRECT WAY IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL CHILDREN.

THIS IS NOT AN OPINION.

THESE ARE FACTS COMPARED TO ALL YEAR LEARNING A ROUTINE AND HAVING A TEACHER MODEL.

NOW, THE LOSS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION HAS DECREASED OVER 50 PERCENT IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL, WHICH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR KINDER.

WHERE IS THE EQUITY FOR ALL CHILDREN? NOT JUST SOME? SIGNED NICOLE JANSEN, THANK YOU FOR FUTURE READING DATES.

[19. FUTURE MEETING DATES]

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS? WE WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 6:19 P.M..

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