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OK, IT'S 4 O'CLOCK, WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT, OK AND

[2. CALL TO ORDER]

NO. SO WE CAN BYPASS THAT.

OK, WE WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 4:01.

[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]

WE'LL HAVE A REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION ON WITH KRISTA.

[8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION]

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY DEREK WITH A SECOND BY GREG.

THE ROLL CALL VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS OR WAS UNANIMOUS.

YES. THANK YOU, AND COLONEL YOU HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS FOR US.

ONE MORE READ OUT. IN CLOSED SESSION THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF DAN [INAUDIBLE] AS PRINCIPAL AT LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND IT WAS AGAIN, UNANIMOUS.

YES. AND KRISTA GOT TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS.

KRISTA. YES. CONGRATULATIONS, DAN CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU KNOW, I INVITE YOU TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM HERE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, LONE HILL'S A WONDERFUL SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, AND YOU HAVE SO MANY QUALITIES, YOU KNOW, THAT WILL JUST CONTINUE TO LEAD THAT SCHOOL INTO THE GREATNESS THAT IT'S BEEN.

AND SO WE'RE JUST DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THE WORK TO COME.

YOU KNOW, DON'T FORGET TO ASK FOR ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED YOUR FIRST YEAR, BECAUSE ON YEAR TWO ALL THAT ENDS, [LAUGHTER] VERY GOOD.

ABSOLUTELY.

WELL I'D LIKE TO SAY GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT COYNE, BOARD OF EDUCATION, SUPERINTENDENT COLES AND THE EXECUTIVE CABINET.

AND I'D LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY WIFE WHO'S HERE.

WELL, YOU KNOW ME.

MY NAME IS DAN [INAUDIBLE] AND I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE OPPORTUNITY YOU'VE GIVEN ME TO BE THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, I STARTED MY CAREER IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AS A TEACHER AND THEN AS AN ADMINISTRATOR. AND I'VE HEARD PEOPLE WHO SWEAR THEY'D NEVER WORK IN A MIDDLE SCHOOL.

BUT I KNOW THAT MIDDLE SCHOOLERS ARE FULL OF ENERGY AND SPIRIT.

AND IF YOU CAN REACH THEM, THEN YOU CAN TEACH THEM.

IT MAY BE LIKE HERDING CATS, BUT WHAT A FEELING IT IS WHEN YOU GET THEM ALL GOING THE SAME WAY. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CHALLENGES THAT A NEW SCHOOL POSES AND THE BOUNDLESS OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THAT SCHOOL.

I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A PART OF THE POSITIVE ENERGY THAT WILL FLOW FROM LONE HILL THIS YEAR. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING STUDENTS BACK ON CAMPUS AND HAPPY TO BE THERE INSTEAD OF IN FRONT OF A SCREEN.

I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A PART OF THE PRIDE THAT IS LONE HILL LIONS.

ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

CONGRATULATIONS, DAN, WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? READY TO BEGIN.

TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ITEM NINE, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, ORDER AND CONTENT.

[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]

IT'S UNANIMOUS.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETINGS.

[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]

SO MOVED SECOND, THOSE IN FAVOR AYE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

NUMBER TWO ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 30, 2021 REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING.

SO MOVED SECOND, THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE AND OPPOSED PASSES UNANIMOUSLY 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

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

PLEASE FILL OUT A 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.

WE HAVE NONE THIS EVENING.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[13. 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.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED SECOND, THOSE IN FAVOR AYE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

13 DISCUSSION ACTION AGENDA EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL

[14.1.1 Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund (ESSER III) Safe Return to In-Person Instruction Plan]

I'LL JUST SPEND A FEW MINUTES TONIGHT TALKING ABOUT OUR LATEST PLAN.

WE'VE WRITTEN MANY PLANS THIS YEAR RELATED TO COVID.

THIS IS THE LATEST IN THE STRAIN, AS CHUCK HAD MENTIONED, RELATED TO THE ESSER FUNDS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.

THE PLAN, IT'S RELATIVELY SHORT BECAUSE IT REFERS TO PREVIOUS PLANS WE'D WRITTEN.

SO IT BASICALLY HAS A SECTION ON RETURNING STUDENTS TO SCHOOL WITH SAFE CONDITIONS.

WE ACTUALLY WROTE THOSE PLANS SPECIFICALLY FOR US BACK IN MARCH WHEN WE WERE PREPARING FOR REOPENING OUR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

SO THE DETAILS OF HOW WE RETURN SCHOOL SAFE OUR STUDENTS SAFELY ARE IN THOSE PLANS WHICH HAVE BEEN POSTED SINCE MARCH AROUND THAT TIMEFRAME.

WE ALSO WROTE A PLAN CALLED THE COVID-19 PREVENTION PROGRAM PLAN.

IT'S A CAL OSHA REQUIREMENT ABOUT THE WORKPLACE.

WE POSTED THAT IN JANUARY, WHICH HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WE KEEP EMPLOYEES SAFE. SO FOR THE MOST PART, THIS PLAN IS REFERRING BACK TO THOSE PLANS.

AND WE KIND OF HAD TO ADD SOME NEW CONTENT TO THIS PLAN BECAUSE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PLAN ARE SPREAD OUT OVER SEVERAL PLANS THAT WE WROTE EARLIER.

THEY'RE NOT CONTAINED IN ANY SINGLE PLAN BECAUSE THE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL THOSE PLANS ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. AND SO YOU JUST SEE A PARAGRAPH BASICALLY SAYING WE WROTE ALL THESE PLANS FOR REOPENING. WE'RE STILL FOLLOWING THOSE.

WE STAY IN LINE TO COUNTY AND STATE HEALTH ORDERS AND PROTOCOLS AND WILL CONTINUE TO INTO THE FUTURE AS THEY CHANGE.

AND THEN THE NEXT SECTION IS ABOUT WHAT THEY CALL CONTINUITY OF SERVICES.

BASICALLY, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH AN INDIVIDUAL STUDENT IF THEY NEED TO ISOLATE OR QUARANTINE, WHICH, OF COURSE, THAT'S HAPPENED MANY TIMES THIS YEAR.

AND THEN WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO IF YOU HAVE TO CLOSE AN ENTIRE SCHOOL OR GO BACK TO A HYBRID MODEL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? AND THOSE ROUGHLY JUST REFER TO WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE SET UP PLANS BOTH FOR WHAT WE DO WITH INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AND WE USE THINGS LIKE OUR HOME HOSPITAL PROGRAM, OUR INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM, AS WELL AS WHAT WE RAN THIS YEAR, WHAT WE CALLED OUR SYNCHRONOUS HYBRID, WHERE TEACHERS TAUGHT LIVE AND IN VIDEO.

AT THE SAME TIME, OR ONLY VIDEO THAT WE CAN REDEPLOY THOSE SOLUTIONS THAT WE DEVELOPED THIS YEAR IF WE NEED TO IN THE FALL.

AND THEN THE REST OF IT IS ASSURANCES.

AND THEN THERE'S A PUBLIC COMMENT ELEMENT, TOO, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT IN OPEN SESSION TONIGHT.

WE DID QUITE A BIT OF COLLECTION FROM OUR COMMUNITY AS WE WROTE PLANS GOING BACK TO THE FALL WHEN WE REOPEN FOR TUTORING.

AND THEN IN THE SPRING WE GOT FEEDBACK ON THE L CAP, WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THIS.

WE GOT FEEDBACK FROM FAMILIES.

WHEN WE REOPENED, WE DID A SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SURVEY IN THE SPRING THROUGH A COMPANY CALLED PANORAMA. SO WE'VE COLLECTED LOTS OF INFORMATION FROM OUR FAMILIES ABOUT A VARIETY OF THINGS. BUT AGAIN, NEVER ON THIS PARTICULAR PLAN, THEY'RE KIND OF ENCAPSULATED.

SO YOU'LL SEE IN HERE THAT WE TALK ABOUT A VARIETY OF WAYS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THEN THIS SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITY ON THIS ELEMENT OF THE PLAN AND THEN BASICALLY A SET OF ASSURANCE TO SAYING THAT WE'RE GOING TO PERIODICALLY REVIEW THIS PLAN AND UPDATE IT AS NECESSARY, WHICH IS ALREADY OUR PROTOCOL.

YOU ARE AWARE THAT STATE AND COUNTY PROTOCOLS CHANGE FREQUENTLY.

THE COUNTY JUST PUBLISHED A NEW SCHOOL'S PROTOCOL SIX DAYS AGO.

SO AND THEN THE PREVIOUS ONE WAS A FULL TWO WEEKS BEFORE THAT.

SO WE HAD TWO WEEKS UNDER THE SAME PROTOCOL AND NOW WE'VE HAD A WEEK UNDER THE NEW ONE.

SO THAT'S JUST BEEN OUR LIFE FOR A WHILE.

SO ALL OF THESE ARE PRETTY WELL ESTABLISHED AND WHAT WE SET UP FOR REOPENING SCHOOLS.

SO WE HAVE A COUNTY PLAN AND STATE PLAN AND NOW WE HAVE A FEDERAL PLAN.

SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL?

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THOSE WERE A TEMPLATE THAT THE STATE PUBLISHED THERE, AN OLD TEMPLATE THAT WAS CREATED UNDER KIND OF THE COLOR CODED TIER SYSTEM.

BUT THAT'S STILL THE MOST RECENT TEMPLATE, THE COUNTY PROTOCOLS.

WE DON'T TRY TO KEEP THOSE ONLINE BECAUSE THEY LITERALLY CHANGED TWO OR THREE TIMES A MONTH. WE JUST WE HAVE A LINK TO THE MOST RECENT PROTOCOL AVAILABLE, BUT NOT NECESSARILY LIKE A COMPLETED PLAN.

THE SCHOOLS HAVE THOSE IF THEY NEED THEM AT THE SITES, BUT WE DON'T TRY TO REDO THEM EVERY TIME THERE'S A PROTOCOL CHANGE.

THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION.

THANK YOU, MARK. ALL RIGHT. BEFORE YOU STEP AWAY, MARK, AT THE MANAGEMENT MEETING, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WE PUT THIS IN OUR UPDATE YET, BUT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE HONOR OF HONORING MARK FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT HE DID WITH THE CHALLENGE COIN.

AND AT THE TIME, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WORK THAT MARK DID, AND THIS IS WHAT THE WHOLE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND MARK RECEIVED A STANDING OVATION FROM ALL OF THE SUPPORT THAT HE HAS GIVEN TO THE ENTIRE DISTRICT IN THE STAFF.

SO, MARK, FROM BOTTOM OF MY HEART AND I KNOW ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, JUST, YOU KNOW, THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE TO HELP NAVIGATE US WITH THIS.

YOU KNOW, THE RULES AND MARKS FAVORITE ANSWER, WHEN I GO TO MARK AND I SAY, MARK, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? HE GOES, WELL, [LAUGHTER] BUT MARK, YOU'VE DONE ABSOLUTELY TREMENDOUS JOB AND I'M JUST SO THANKFUL.

SO, MARK, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] YOU KNOW, I DO HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING MY FAVORITE TOPIC OF MASKS.

DO YOU, SO I READ THROUGH THE CURRENT JULY 1ST, THERE IS NO MENTION OF OR IF THERE WAS, IT'S IT WASN'T CLEAR.

WHAT ABOUT RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS FOR MASKS? HOW ARE WE GOING TO HANDLE THAT? I DON'T RECALL SEEING ANYTHING SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO A RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION.

THE ONES THAT ARE EXPLICIT ARE A MEDICAL BASIS OR SOME INTOLERANCE BECAUSE OF SOME CONDITION. SO I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

IT JUST SAYS INDOORS UNLESS ONE OF THESE CONDITIONS ARE MET.

SO OUR PROTOCOLS HAVEN'T AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY RUMBLINGS ABOUT THAT.

AND I GET ASKED A LOT LIKE, WHAT DO WE THINK AUGUST IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE? AND IT'S STILL QUITE A BIT OF A MYSTERY AS TO WHETHER MASKS, BECAUSE YOU'RE AWARE PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY REQUIRED PROTOCOL LEFT IN THE 16 PAGE SCHOOL PROTOCOLS IS INDOOR MASKING.

YES, EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BECOME A RECOMMENDATION.

YES, I I'VE LOOKED THROUGH IT MANY TIMES, LOOKING FOR A WORD THAT I CAN CATCH.

YEAH. I MEAN, I JUST AND IT'S VERY CLEAR WITH, YOU KNOW, THE MEDICAL I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THE CHILD HAS TO BE ON A FIVE ZERO FOUR PLAN.

RIGHT. BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS AS WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE PLAN ON DOING IF A CHILD HAS AN A RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION? YOU KNOW WELL, WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED IT AT THIS LEVEL AND OUR PRACTICE, AS YOU AWARE, HAS BEEN TO MATCH OUR PROTOCOLS TO THE COUNTY PROTOCOLS RATHER THAN DIVERT FROM THOSE TOO MUCH. WHAT WE CAN DO, WHAT WE CAN PUT A YOU KNOW, WE COULD PUT A MESSAGE INTO AND SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME GUIDANCE FROM THEM ON THIS.

AND THEN WE CAN EVEN, YOU KNOW, CHECK WITH AN ATTORNEY ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD BE SOME OF THE OBLIGATIONS REGARDING THE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, YOU KNOW, ON THAT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S OTHER AREAS, YOU KNOW, WITH RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ON HOW THAT'S GOING TO OF TAKEN CARE OF. SO WE CAN CHECK WITH THE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICE AND THEN EVEN KIND OF CHECK IN WITH AN ATTORNEY ON WHAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, OUR OBLIGATION REGARDING THOSE SO WE CAN DO THAT. AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THE MASKS ARE HOW IT'S BEING.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS YOU SPECIFICALLY, BUT LIKE SOME TEACHERS I HEAR ARE BEING VERY VOCAL ABOUT, YOU HAVE TO WEAR YOUR MASK.

SOME KIDS ARE TAKING THEM OFF AND THE TEACHER DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING.

SO HOW ARE WE MAKING IT EQUITABLE THROUGHOUT OUR KIDS ON WHAT WE EXPECT AND WHAT THE TEACHERS ARE YOU KNOW, HOW WE'RE DISCIPLINING, I GUESS, ARE MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS TREATED THE SAME WAY? YEAH. AND THAT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO ANY OTHER SCHOOL WORLD THAT MAY BE ENFORCED DIFFERENTLY. THE EXPECTATION IS THAT ALL TEACHERS I MEAN, THAT'S NOT A RULE THAT HAS FLEXIBILITY. THE RULE SAYS IF YOU'RE INDOORS, PUT A MASK ON.

SO IT'S NOT THAT THERE'S THERE'S NO DECISION TO BE MADE.

WE GENERALLY PRINCIPALS ARE SORT OF THE FIRST LINE WHO ENFORCE SCHOOL RULES AND MAKE SURE THINGS ARE DONE CONSISTENTLY.

IT'S VERY CLEAR IN OUR PROTOCOLS THAT A STUDENT CAN BE DISCIPLINED IF THEY ARE REFUSING TO FOLLOW PROTOCOL. SO IF IT'S A DEFIANCE ISSUE THAT'S WRITTEN INTO OUR GUIDELINES THAT

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AND THEN BEYOND THAT, IT'S JUST WORKING WITH INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS.

IF WE BECOME AWARE THAT THEY'RE NOT ENFORCING THE RULES.

SO NOT WEARING A MASK WOULD BE HANDLED AS A DISCIPLINARY ISSUE.

IT COULD BE. IF THEY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THE STUDENT BEING DEFIANT, IT'D BE SIMILAR TO A STUDENT REFUSING TO SIT IN THEIR SEAT OR PARTICIPATE OR THAT KIND OF THING.

AND THAT BE DIFFERENT THAN IF IT WAS LIKE AN ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING HAPPENED.

YEAH, EXACTLY.

OR IF THERE WAS SOME REASON, IF IT'S CONNECTED TO STUDENTS DISABILITY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT IT CAN.

I'M NOT AWARE OF A LOT OF CASES WHERE THAT'S HAPPENED, BUT THAT IS AN AVAILABLE MECHANISM. AND DO YOU FORESEE CAN YOU GET YOUR CRYSTAL BALL AND TELL ME IF THIS IS GOING TO END AT ANY POINT? MASKING. YES, I THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE DELTA AREA AND WHAT AUGUST LOOKS LIKE.

I THINK IF WE CAN KEEP CASES LOW IN L.A.

COUNTY, THEN YOU MIGHT SEE THE MASKING RULE LIFTED IN AUGUST.

OTHERWISE, I THINK AUGUST WILL PROBABLY BE BUSINESS AS USUAL EXCEPT FOR MASKING INDOORS.

AND THEN THERE'S THE POSSIBILITY THAT THEY MAY DIFFERENTIATE SINCE LIKE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, FOR EXAMPLE, HAVE ACCESS TO A VACCINE AND ELEMENTARY STUDENTS DON'T YOU MAY SEE. DIFFERENT RULES FOR THE DIFFERENT LEVELS.

WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM BARBARA [INAUDIBLE] AT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS SHE BELIEVES MASKING WORKS AND IS CONCERNED ABOUT TAKING THOSE AWAY BEFORE THE COMMUNITY HAS WIDE ACCESS TO A VACCINE. SO THAT'S WHO WE NEED TO BE CONTACTING.

IT'S ACTUALLY MORE DRIVEN AT THE STATE LEVEL.

L.A. COUNTY FOLLOW STATE GUIDELINES.

SO IF THE STATE CHANGES THE RULE, L.A.

COUNTY WILL CHANGE THE RULE. IF THE STATE LEAVES DISCRETION, THEN MY EXPERIENCE WITH L.A.

COUNTY IS THEY'VE BEEN FAIRLY CONSERVATIVE ABOUT THESE RULES.

SO I CAN KEEP BUGGING OUR GOVERNOR.

YES, I HAD A QUESTION.

WHAT IS YOUR GUIDANCE ON WHAT KIND OF MASK IS REQUIRED? LIKE CAN PEOPLE STILL WEAR MESH MASK, DO THEY HAVE TO HAVE THAT N95'S? THE L.A.

COUNTY HAS A SET OF GUIDELINES FOR WHAT ARE ACCEPTABLE MASKS.

AND SO LIKE A MASK WITH HOLES IN IT IS NOT DOESN'T MEET THE DEFINITION OF A FACE COVERING. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THAT PUBLISHED ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT SAYS HERE'S WHAT'S ACCEPTABLE AND HERE'S WHAT'S NOT.

IT'S FAIRLY FLEXIBLE, BUT LIKE A MESH THAT HAS VISIBLE HOLES WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A LEGITIMATE FACE COVERING.

THANK YOU FOR STAYING ON TOP OF THIS.

I KNOW YOU'RE READING A LOT AND I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT.

YEAH, THAT IS WHY HE GOT A STANDING OVATION.

YEAH.

HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT APPROVED THE DECLARATION OF NEED FOR FULLY QUALIFIED

[14.2.1. Approve the Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators ]

THANK YOU. EACH YEAR THE BOARD IS ASKED TO APPROVE THIS DECLARATION.

WITH YOUR APPROVAL, THE DISTRICT WOULD HAVE THE OPTION IF NEEDED TO ISSUE A TEACHER AN EMERGENCY PERMIT TO COVER A CLASSROOM THAT MAY BECOME VACANT.

IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO ISSUE A TEACHER AN EMERGENCY PERMIT BECAUSE THERE IS AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CREDENTIALED CANDIDATES IN THE AREA OF NEED.

THE COMMISSION ON TEACHER CREDENTIALING REQUIRES DISTRICTS TO ANTICIPATE THESE NEEDS AND PROVIDE THIS DECLARATION FOR ANY AREA THAT MAY BE IMPACTED IN THE 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR.

ANY QUESTIONS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED SECOND, THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. 11 REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT.

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

WELL, IT WAS NICE TO BE BACK IN PERSON AT THE PARADE THIS YEAR.

IT WAS THE 3RD OF JULY, NOT THE FOURTH OF JULY.

AND IT WAS A LOT OF CONFUSION ON THE FLOAT SOMETIMES WITH PEOPLE GOING HAPPY THIRD, HAPPY 4TH. AND THE RESPONSE.

BUT IT WAS NICE BEING BACK AND SEEING EVERYBODY OUT THERE.

AND I UNDERSTAND THE FIREWORKS SHOW WAS GOOD FROM THOSE WHO WERE WATCHING FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I'D LIKE TO KIND OF WE HEARD SOME CALLS WHILE WE WERE ON THE PARADE ABOUT MASKS.

AND TO TAKE AWAY THE MASKS, I'D LIKE TO KIND OF REITERATE REMARKS THAT WE CAN BE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN AN ENTITY ABOVE US, BUT NOT LESS RESTRICTIVE.

SO STARTING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT, COUNTY AND THEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE CANNOT BE ANY LESS RESTRICTIVE THAN ANYONE ABOVE US.

WE COULD BE MORE RESTRICTIVE AND SAY THAT, YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO REQUIRE MASKS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT.

IF IT WAS UP TO US, THEY WOULD BE GONE.

BUT ON A LOT OF SUBJECTS, WE CANNOT BE ANY LESS RESTRICTIVE THAN ABOVE US.

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REALIZE IF YOU WANT TO CHANNEL THAT TO SOMEWHERE WHERE IT MIGHT GET DONE, CONTACT THE GOVERNOR, AT LEAST AT THIS POINT, UNTIL IT DROPS TO A COUNTY ISSUE, BECAUSE HE'S THE ONLY ONE RIGHT NOW, EVEN THE ASSEMBLY AND THE SENATE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER IT.

IT'S THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE THAT'S DRIVING THAT.

SO CHANNEL YOUR PASSION TOWARD THE GOVERNOR AND LETTING HIM KNOW THAT YOU WANT THE MASKS GONE. AND REMEMBER, ON A LOT OF OTHER ISSUES BESIDES THE MASKS, WE'RE RESTRICTED BY WHAT WE DO BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW.

SO THE SCHOOL BOARD DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF DISCRETION ON SOME THINGS THAT WE MAY FEEL PASSIONATE ABOUT OR OUR COMMUNITIES DO FEEL PASSIONATE ABOUT.

WE'RE BOUND BY THE LAW TO EITHER UPHOLD THEM OR LOSE OUR FUNDING AND BE TAKEN OVER.

SO. GUESS I'LL GO NEXT.

ALL RIGHT, AGAIN, HAPPY SUMMER.

I'M GLAD TO BE ON VACATION.

I KNOW SOME STAFF AND STUDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING WITH THE SUMMER PROGRAM, SO HOPEFULLY YOU GET TO RESET AS WELL.

I WANT TO GIVE A THANK YOU TO TOMEIKA CARTER.

I KNOW SHE'S NO LONGER WITH US.

SHE FOUND A GREAT POSITION AT CHAFFEY COLLEGE, JUST WHAT SHE'S DONE FOR MY KIDS THOSE LAST FOUR YEARS. I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH HER AND I WISH HER BEST LUCK ELSEWHERE.

WE HAVE REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

THIS MONTH WE KIND OF JUST KIND OF GLOSSED OVER IT WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND I WANT TO GIVE A THANK YOU TO GRACE CHURCH ON LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS UNITED METHODIST.

THEY GAVE US MONEY TO FOCUS ON OUR FOSTER YOUTH AND HOMELESS, WHICH IS A BIG THING IN OUR BONITA DISTRICT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I VERY APPRECIATED KIND OF TOUCHING ON WHAT GLENN SAID AND WHAT WE HEARD.

I'VE DONE MY OWN FAIR SHARE OF TALKING TO BOARDS AND EMAILING IN MY OWN DISTRICT WHERE I WORK. AND AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN, I STOOD ON SIDEWALKS WITH SIGNS, I JOINED ADVOCACY GROUPS, I SENT EMAILS AND WHATNOT, AND I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THE EMAILS I RECEIVED.

I'M GLAD THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY ENGAGED IN SHARING THEIR POINT OF VIEW, BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T TELL US WHAT THEIR VIEWS ARE, THEN WE DON'T KNOW AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE ACT FOR THEM.

BUT A LOT OF THE ONES THAT GOT LATELY ARE AGAIN TRYING TO TAKE POSITIONS ON THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY LAW, NOT JUST WITH MASKS, BUT WITH MANY OTHER THINGS.

AND AGAIN, OUR JURISDICTION AS A SCHOOL BOARD IS A CERTAIN THING.

WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS.

WHAT WE CAN DO IS INTERPRET IT TO MAKE IT MORE PALATABLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT WE ALL HERE TOOK AN OATH OF OFFICE THAT WE WILL FOLLOW ALL THE STATE AND FEDERAL CONSTITUTION AND LAWS.

AND I DON'T LIKE MASKS EITHER.

THIS IS THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING THAT I CAN SEE WITH GLASSES THAT ARE CLEAR.

AND I'M SURE EVERYONE WITH GLASSES CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO FOLLOW WHAT'S GIVEN TO US.

ALL FIVE OF US HERE, YOU KNOW, SIGNED A RESOLUTION THAT WE WILL FOLLOW THE GOVERNOR'S MANDATE AND WEAR THE MASK.

AND UNTIL THE GOVERNOR LIFTS IT, THAT'S WHEN WE CAN START TALKING ABOUT IT AGAIN.

BUT MY PLAN, HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A TOUGH YEAR.

THANK YOU, MARK, FOR THAT BIG FOCUS ON COVID-19.

I JUST HOPE WE CAN SHIFT OUR FOCUS BACK TO ACADEMIC PREPARATION TO GET OUR KIDS READY FOR LIFE OUTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, MAKE THEM QUALITY, ARE HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND COMPETITIVE TO MEET THEIR NEEDS. I WANT TO FOCUS BACK ON OUR CTE AND TRADES, ENSURE THAT OUR [INAUDIBLE] SERVICES OR HIGH QUALITY LIKE WE DO HAVE HERE, MAKE SURE OUR PARENTS ARE EDUCATED SO THEY KNOW WHAT THERE IS OUT THERE TO EXPECT AND MAKE OUR CULTURE VERY POSITIVE.

THANK YOU, DANIELLE, FOR LEADING THAT AS WELL.

AND FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE MADE GREAT STRIDES THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITH OUR MENTAL HEALTH.

WE GOT MOU'S THAT WE ALSO GLOSSED OVER HERE FROM OUTSIDE PARTNERS.

WE HAD A LOT OF HIRING, VERY PROUD OF THAT FOR OUR DISTRICT.

HOPEFULLY WE COULD KEEP THAT IN OUR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT HIGH.

AND I'LL MOVE ON. KRISTA.

GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANT TO READ SOMETHING REALLY QUICK.

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE LOCALLY ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICIALS ENTRUSTED WITH GOVERNING A COMMUNITY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD IS TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE VALUES, BELIEFS AND PRIORITIES OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THAT IS WHY I CONTINUE TO SPEAK ABOUT MASKS.

AND I FIRST WANT TO SAY THAT THE IRONY IS NOT LOST ON ME THAT I'VE BEEN OUTSPOKEN ABOUT MY BELIEFS REGARDING MANDATORY MASK WEARING.

YET TODAY I CONTINUE TO BE MASKED AND CONTROLLED BY OUR GOVERNMENT.

THIS IS NOT SCIENCE.

THIS IS SEGREGATION, DISCRIMINATION, BULLYING AND IS ABSOLUTELY NOT EQUITY.

THIS DISTRICT WORKS EVERY DAY TO BE EQUITABLE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

THE VACCINE WAS MADE AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO EVERY ELIGIBLE PERSON.

THE FACT THAT OUR TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ARE BEING SEGREGATED, DEPENDING ON

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PLEASE KNOW THAT I STAND WITH YOU.

DO NOT COMPROMISE YOUR PERSONAL HEALTH DECISION FOR THE IDEA OF FREEDOM.

THERE IS NO SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR A MASK MANDATE FOR OUR YOUTH.

WE NOW KNOW THAT OUR YOUTH HAVE VERY LOW RATES OF SERIOUS COVID COMPLICATIONS AND ADULTS ARE NOW ABLE TO VACCINATE IF DESIRED.

THIS MASK MANDATE EXPERIMENT ON OUR CHILDREN NEEDS TO END.

SO PLEASE KEEP CONTACTING OUR LOCAL, OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNOR NEWSOM.

AND I WON'T STOP SPEAKING ABOUT THIS UNTIL EVERY EMPLOYEE AND STUDENT OF BUSD HAS THEIR GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO COME TO WORK OR SCHOOL UNMASKED.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE SHARED YOUR OPINION ON THIS, BUT I STILL FEEL RESPONSIBILITY TO THIS COMMUNITY AND THEIR COMMUNITY NEEDS AND OUR CHILDREN.

AND I AM HERE FOR THEM AND THEIR SAFETY.

AND FOR ME, THIS IS.

GOES AGAINST THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND IT'S GOING TO HARM THEM EDUCATIONALLY AND I WILL KEEP SPEAKING ABOUT IT.

I DO REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT AND ALL THE LETTERS.

AND THE PARADE WAS REALLY FUN AND I ENJOYED THAT.

AND I HOPE EVERYONE'S HAVING A GOOD SUMMER AND KEEP WRITING IN TO OUR GOVERNOR.

THANK YOU. OK, OK.

THANK YOU FIRST.

YES THE PARADE WAS AMAZING.

I DEFINITELY HAD A GREAT TIME.

I THINK A LOT OF US BROUGHT OUR FAMILIES AND IT WAS A GOOD TIME TO SEE EVERYONE CELEBRATING OUR COUNTRY.

AND MUCH LIKE OUR COUNTRY, OUR COMMUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE AT THE DISTRICT, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON THINGS.

AND I THINK WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB OF MAKING SURE THAT WE FOCUS ON THE RIGHT THING, THAT WE FOCUS ON HELPING OUR KIDS, YOU KNOW, WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, EXPANDING TRADE PATHWAYS, FOCUSING ON 80 70.

SO I THINK WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB OF NOT BEING POLITICAL IN OUR ACTIONS AND HELPING FOCUS ON THINGS THAT WE CAN CONTROL.

I DO WISH WE HAD MORE LOCAL CONTROL.

I DO AGREE WITH GLEN AND GREG THAT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MORE LOCAL CONTROL, BUT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAWS THAT ARE PLACED ON US.

SO IF YOU'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT MASK'S, I WOULD PERSONALLY APPRECIATE IT.

IF YOU WOULD ADVOCATE TOWARDS GOVERNOR NEWSOM MS. [INAUDIBLE] THEY'RE THE ONES WHO ARE MAKING THE DECISIONS AND WE ONLY FOLLOW THE DECISIONS THAT THEY MAKE. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO ADVOCATE, PLEASE ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN MAKE THAT CHOICE, IT'LL BE MORE EFFECTIVE.

A COUPLE OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO HIT.

ONE, SAN DIMAS ITS HAVING 61ST BIRTHDAY PARTY ON AUGUST 7TH FROM 5 TO 9 P.M.

SHOULD BE A GREAT EVENT.

THERE'S A RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE AT THE SAN DIMAS MASONIC LODGE AT JULY 11TH FROM 1 TO 7.

AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO TALK ABOUT SO WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD STAFF HERE AND USUALLY THAT IS WONDERFUL. THEY DO GREAT WORK SO WE DON'T GET IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW.

THEY DO GREAT WORK TO HELP OUR KIDS WITH DISADVANTAGED NEEDS.

THERE'S A LOT OF WONDERFUL THINGS THAT HAPPEN.

THERE IS A DRAWBACK OF HAVING HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND PRODUCTIVE STAFF.

THAT DRAWBACK IS SOMETIMES OTHER DISTRICTS STEAL THEM FROM US AND GIVE THEM A PROMOTION.

GREAT FOR YOU GUYS, BAD FOR US, BECAUSE THEN WE HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE WHO'S EQUALLY AS SKILLED AT YOUR POSITION.

ONE OF THE, I THINK, AMAZING STAFF THAT WE HAD THAT WAS, I WOULD SAY, TAKEN FROM US BECAUSE OF MORE MONEY AND A BETTER POSITION.

AND ALL THAT WAS TOMEIKA CARTER, SHE WAS DEFINITELY ON, AT LEAST NOT FROM MY PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS. THE SHORT LIST OF JUST AMAZING PROFESSIONALS LIKE YOU COULD TELL IF YOU MET HER, HER HER PEOPLE SKILLS WERE ONE OF HER CORE STRENGTHS, LIKE SHE COULD JUST SPEAK TRUTH IN A LOVING, CLEAR, CONCISE WAY.

SHE WAS ALWAYS VERY FRIENDLY AND PROFESSIONAL AND SHE REALLY DID A GREAT JOB AT HER SCHOOL. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S DEFINITELY A LOSS THAT WE HAVE THAT SHE HAS WENT ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS. I THINK SHE'LL DO VERY WELL IN HIGHER ED.

BUT I JUST WANT TO JUST TO KIND OF WISH HER WELL AND JUST GIVE HER I THINK I WOULD JUST LIKE TO EXPRESS THE GRATITUDE THAT I HAVE FOR HER.

SHE WAS NOT THE PRINCIPAL AT MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL, BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT WHEN WE HAVE STAFF WHO HELP OUR KIDS.

AND SHE WAS DEFINITELY VERY PRODUCTIVE IN THAT REGARD.

AND MY LAST POINT IS JUST TO CELEBRATE THE SAN DIMAS GIRLS SOCCER TEAM.

THEY HAD AN AMAZING YEAR.

UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK I WENT AND SAW THEM THE ONE TIME THEY LOST.

SO I'M THEIR BAD LUCK CHARM.

I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF US THERE, THEM WIN STATE AS WELL.

SO THEY JUST HAD AN INCREDIBLE YEAR.

AND YEAH, THEY HAVE SOME AMAZING TALENT, TOO.

SO THEY HAD SOME PLAYERS WHO I'M SURE ARE GOING TO GO ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS AS

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OK, THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, THANK EVERYONE FOR THE CARDS AND PHONE CALLS AND TEXTS AND EMAILS THAT I GOT AFTER MY HEALTH INCIDENT ABOUT ALMOST TWO WEEKS AGO. REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

I'M AS HEALTHY AND FEELING AS GOOD AS I EVER HAVE.

SO I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S CONCERN.

AND IF THE DOCTOR TELLS YOU TO GET YOUR CHOLESTEROL UNDER CONTROL, BY GOLLY, DON'T MESS AROUND, FOLLOW YOUR DOCTOR'S ORDERS AND DO SO.

MR. COLES. JUST TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHAT GREG HAD MENTIONED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE STAFF WORK IN THE SUMMER, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO EVERYBODY WORKING THE SUMMER AT SOME POINT IN TIME.

IF WE HAVEN'T ALREADY HAD IT, WE'LL HAVE THREE THOUSAND KIDS ON OUR CAMPUSES, YOU KNOW, LEARNING LOSS. IT'S REAL AND TOOK PLACE BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.

WE'RE DEDICATED TO MITIGATING OUR LEARNING LOSS AND WE'RE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT IT WILL NOT BE A ONE AND DONE.

BUT THE SUMMER'S A GREAT START.

YOU KNOW, IN GETTING OUR KIDS CAUGHT BACK UP AND LIVING UP TO OUR PURPOSE, WHICH IS TO PREPARE ALL STUDENTS, SO THAT THEY CAN LIVE THEIR PURPOSE.

SO FOR EVERYBODY WHO'S WORKING THE SUMMER, THANK YOU.

PLEASE FIND THAT TIME TO DETACH WHEN THE SUMMER RESPONSIBILITIES ARE OVER, BECAUSE AUGUST WILL BE HERE SOONER THAN WE THINK.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU, REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. WE ACTUALLY HAVE NO PUBLIC HERE, SO I THINK WE CAN SKIP READING THAT TONIGHT.

FUTURE MEETING DATES. THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE ON AUGUST 4,

[17. FUTURE MEETING DATES]

ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS? OK, WE WILL ADJOURN AT 5:38.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.