13.2. Report on BUSD’s Success on the 2021 California Reading Report Card Authored by the California Reading Coalition - Introduced by Superintendent Carl Coles

[13.2. Report on BUSD’s Success on the 2021 California Reading Report Card Authored by the California Reading Coalition - Introduced by Superintendent Carl Coles ]

NUMBER TWO, REPORT ON BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SUCCESS ON THE 2021 CALIFORNIA READING REPORT CARD AUTHORED BY THE CALIFORNIA READING COALITION, AND THIS WILL BE INTRODUCED BY SUPERINTENDENT CARL COLES.

SO BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BEEN RANKED NUMBER ONE OUT OF 287 SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SEVEN OF THE MOST POPULOUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN READING COMPREHENSION, ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIA READING COALITION.

AMONG CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH ONE HUNDRED OR MORE SOCIAL ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, LATINX THIRD GRADERS BONITA UNIFIED TOPPED THE READING REPORT CARD WAS SIXTY FOUR PERCENT OF THE SUBGROUP MEETING OR EXCEEDING THE CALIFORNIA GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS, ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSESSMENT.

THIS REPORT CARD REPRESENTS SEVENTY TWO PERCENT OF ALL CALIFORNIA STUDENTS TESTED.

THE NUMBER ONE RANKING IS THE CAPSTONE OF 15 YEAR COMMITMENT BY THE DISTRICT TO BOOST READING COMPREHENSION ACROSS ALL GRADE LEVELS.

BUT BEFORE CHRIS ANNE PRESENTS, I'D LIKE TO BRIEFLY SPEAK ABOUT CHRIS ANNE AND HER LEADERSHIP.

WITHOUT A DOUBT, CHRIS ANNE AMONG MANY OTHERS, BOTH PRESENT AND RETIRED, HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR EARLY LITERACY IN BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE VISION EMPHASIZED LITERACY COMPETENCE BY THE TIME STUDENTS REACHED THIRD GRADE, AND IT CONTINUES TO SERVE BONITA UNIFIED AS ONE OF OUR HIGHEST PRIORITIES.

THAT WORK IS NOW STRONGER THAN EVER.

CHRIS ANNE, WITHOUT A DOUBT, YOUR VISION AND LEADERSHIP HAS POSITIONED OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE STRONG LITERACY SKILLS AND AS A TOKEN FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO IN THE VISION, IN THE PLANNING AND ACTION, ENSURING THAT EARLY LITERACY IS ONE OF OUR TOP ACADEMIC PRIORITIES, I WOULD BE HONORED TO PRESENT YOU WITH A CHALLENGE COIN FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO OUR CORE VALUES OF EQUITY MASTERY AND FOCUS ON RESULTS.

CHRIS ANNE AND SUE KILGOUR.

[APPLAUSE] I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS GOING TO DO THAT, SO THAT WAS TOOK ME BY SURPRISE THERE, CARL.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS WORKING HERE.

LET ME JUST CHECK THIS.

YEP.

OK, SO I'M GIVING YOU JUST A VERY SHORT REPORT ON THE CALIFORNIA READING COALITION RANKING, AND CARL SPOKE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.

BUT JUST SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THE READING COALITION WAS ONLY FOUNDED IN THIS LAST YEAR, AND IT WAS BECAUSE EDUCATORS AND ADVOCATES AND OTHERS WERE JUST REALLY CONCERNED THAT WE NEEDED TO IMPROVE READING OUTCOMES IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND SO THEY DECIDED THAT THEY WANTED TO PUT TOGETHER THEIR ORGANIZATION AND BEGIN TO RANK SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THEN FIND OUT WHAT THE SUCCESSFUL ONES WERE ACTUALLY DOING.

WE KNOW THAT ONLY ABOUT HALF OF CALIFORNIA'S STUDENTS ARE READING AT GRADE LEVEL.

AND THERE'S EVEN WORSE OUTCOMES FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS OF COLOR.

SIXTY FIVE PERCENT OF THEM ARE READING BELOW GRADE LEVEL.

BUT IN SOME DISTRICTS, STUDENTS ARE SUCCEEDING AND OURS IS NUMBER ONE IN THE CATEGORY THEY ACTUALLY CHOSE TO MEASURE BECAUSE IT'S MOST REPRESENTATIVE OF A LARGE GROUP OF AT RISK STUDENTS, AND THAT WAS THE SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED HISPANIC STUDENTS.

THEY MAKE UP 43 PERCENT OF CALIFORNIA K-12 ENROLLMENT.

SO YOU CAN SEE OUR NUMBER ONE RANKING DOWN THERE AT THE BOTTOM.

AND THEY CHOSE DISTRICTS.

THERE'S ABOUT A THOUSAND DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA, BUT THEY CHOSE TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EIGHT OF THEM BECAUSE THOSE WERE THE ONES THAT HAD OVER 100 OF THE TARGETED STUDENTS.

AND THOSE DISTRICTS ENROLL SEVENTY TWO PERCENT OF CALIFORNIA STUDENTS.

SO JUST AN ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR OUR TEACHERS, OUR INTERVENTION TEACHERS AND FOR THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE PUT INTO PLACE.

SO THIS IS WHAT THEIR WEBSITE ACTUALLY HAS TO SAY.

HALF OF THE TOP DISTRICTS, THEY WERE VERY SURPRISED THAT THIS HAPPENED ARE LOCATED IN L.A.

COUNTY AND THREE IN FRESNO.

AND BONITA UNIFIED WAS THE ONLY DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WITH OVER 60 PERCENT OF OUR THIRD GRADE HISPANIC SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS TO

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MEET OR EXCEED GRADE LEVEL.

AND THEN THEY WENT AND THEY INTERVIEWED AND THEY CALLED US UP AND THEY TALKED TO US AND THEY SAID, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? AND WHAT THEY CAME AWAY WITH WAS THAT THESE DISTRICTS? IT DIDN'T MATTER RICH, POOR, ETHNICITY.

IT WAS THE DISTRICTS THAT FOCUSED ON READING THAT HAD GOOD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND MADE GOOD CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION CHOICES.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THAT WORK SO HARD IN BONITA THAT PUT STUDENTS FIRST, OUR PRINCIPALS OUR TEACHERS AND OUR UNIONS THAT REALLY SUPPORT EFFECTIVE TEACHING METHODS.

AND I'VE LISTED THERE SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE AS A SCHOOL BOARD HAVE APPROVED FOR PURCHASE FOR OUR TEACHERS TO USE.

HAGGERTY, SIPPS, SPIRE, SECRET STORIES, AR AND BENCHMARK ADVANCED.

WE HAVE A GOOD USE OF DATA THAT'S KEY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TARGET WHAT KIDS NEED.

AND WE ALSO ONCE WE GET THEM READING, WE KEEP THEM READING.

AND LAST ONE, OH I'M GOING BACK.

WE HAVE SUPPORTIVE PARENTS AND FAMILIES, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES THAT SAY WE COME TO BONITA UNIFIED BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY HAVE SUCH STRONG PROGRAMS. WE HAVE SUCH STRONG PROGRAMS. OK.

WE HAVE A WONDERFUL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT REALLY LOOKS FOR RESEARCH BASED MATERIALS.

WE SUPPORT OUR OUR SITES WHEN THEY CHOOSE TO PILOT AND USE THOSE RESOURCES.

WE SUPPORTED A READING INTERVENTION SPECIALIST FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE SITES, AND WE HAVE A GREAT ED TECH DEPARTMENT THAT GIVES TREMENDOUS DATA SUPPORT FOR EVERY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND TEACHER.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, THE SCHOOL BOARD, BECAUSE YOU APPROVE THE PURCHASES OF RESEARCH BASED MATERIALS.

YOU GO ABOVE AND BEYOND AND DON'T JUST ALLOW US TO PURCHASE THE STATE ADOPTED MATERIALS.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ALWAYS PURCHASE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS THAT WE FEEL ARE EFFECTIVE WITH STUDENTS.

AND BONITA UNIFIED HAS CAPITALIZED ON THE DEGREE THAT OUR TEACHERS WORK TO FIND WHAT'S MOST EFFECTIVE AND THEN PUT THOSE INTO PLACE.

YOU PROMOTE THE SUCCESSES OF OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, AND I AM REALLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE A GREAT SCHOOL BOARD AND TO WORK HERE IN BONITA UNIFIED.

AND THAT'S MY VERY SHORT PRESENTATION.

DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I ACTUALLY HAVE ONE.

I WAS LISTENING TO THE PRESENTATION.

SO WE'RE THE FIRST WINNERS OF THAT PRESTIGIOUS.

WE ARE AT THE VERY FIRST WINNERS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND THEY'LL BE RANKING IT EVERY YEAR.

AND THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IS PIGGYBACKING ON THEIR WORK AND IS NOW PUTTING TOGETHER A LARGE COALITION OF EDUCATORS FOR A NEW READING INITIATIVE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

THANK YOU.

WE ARE HAVING PEOPLE CALL AND ASK, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YEAH, THAT'S NICE.

ARE WE CHARGING CONSULTING FEES NOW? NO, BUT WE WE WILL BE PRESENTING OUR PROGRAMS AT ORANGE COUNTY IN FEBRUARY AND THE COALITION'S HAVING A LIKE A WEBINAR, A FULL DAY WEBINAR THIS MONTH THAT WILL BE PRESENTING AT.

GREAT.

CHRIS ANNE, ONE OF THE THINGS YOU MENTIONED WAS OUR 80/70 INITIATIVE.

AND DOES THAT TO MY MIND, THE TIMING AND ALL HAS PLAYED KIND OF A KEY KEY PART OF OF ACHIEVING THIS.

YEAH, THOSE OF YOU THAT KNOW ME AND CHUCK YOU, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME.

YOU KNOW THAT OUR 80/70 GOAL AND THE READING PROJECT THAT CAME BEFORE THAT, LOOKING AT TRYING TO GET ALL OF OUR THIRD GRADERS READING BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE, THAT WAS A 90 PERCENT READING GOAL THEN AND THEN 80 PERCENT ON OUR STATE TEST.

THAT IS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO SET THAT BAR HIGH AND IT CERTAINLY HAS DONE NOTHING BUT BENEFIT EVERY, YOU KNOW, ALL THE KIDS IN BONITA UNIFIED BECAUSE WE KEEP LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GET THERE.

CHRIS ANNE I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING CREDIT TO THE BOARD, BUT ALL THIS WORK IS IS ARE IT'S HONOR AND THE RESULTS ARE ALL THE WORK OF FOLKS LIKE YOURSELF AND ALL OUR TEACHERS AND EVERYONE WHO HAS THEIR THEIR BOOTS ON THE GROUND EVERY DAY.

WE MEET ONCE A MONTH.

SO, SO NICE OF YOU TO SHARE THE CREDIT, BUT LET'S GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.

AND THEN WE COULD GIVE IT TO THE JUST THE WAY WE THINK AND DO THINGS IN BONITA UNIFIED.

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BECAUSE LET ME TELL YOU, I TALKED TO EDUCATORS ALL OVER AND THEY THEY ASK ME QUESTIONS, EXCUSE ME ABOUT WHAT WE DO AND THEY SAY, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO DO THAT? SO WE DO DO THINGS SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY HERE.

AND CHRIS ANNE THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME THAT I'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME, BUT [LAUGHTER] .

I THINK.

REMIND ME OF WHEN WE INCORPORATED THE 80/70 INITIATIVE AS AS POLICIES.

ANYBODY HAVE A CLUE? [INAUDIBLE] MATT'S GOING TO HAVE TO HELP ME WITH THAT.

YEAH, IT'S 2018.

2018.

SO I WAS GOING TO SAY FIVE YEARS.

SO FOUR YEARS, THREE YEARS, RIGHT? YEAH.

AND THEN BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON READING FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS.

WELL, AND SPECIFICALLY AS THE PRINCIPAL AT SHULL, YOU HAD SET A VERY HIGH BAR TOWARDS READING AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE I'M RIGHT.

IT WAS YOUR HARD, DILIGENT WORK ALONG WITH YOUR STAFF AT SHULL THAT KIND OF DEMONSTRATED THE PROOF OF CONCEPT THAT LED TO THE 80/70 PROGRAM.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE GETTING FULL CREDIT FOR GETTING THIS, THIS WHOLE INITIATIVE GOING.

AND THAT ALSO ILLUSTRATES ANOTHER POINT THAT I'LL MAKE AGAIN AND AGAIN.

THE BEST IDEAS COME FROM THE PEOPLE WITH THEIR BOOTS ON THE GROUND, OUR TEACHERS, OUR PRINCIPALS, OUR ADMINISTRATORS.

BUT ANY TIME, A GOOD IDEA COMES FROM THE SITES, THE SCHOOLS.

THAT'S WHERE THE BEST IDEAS ARE COMING FROM.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HANGING TOUGH WITH THAT PROGRAM FOR SO LONG.

IT REALLY HAS BEEN A COLLABORATION.

SO EVEN COMING TO SHULL THAT WAS 20 YEARS AGO, IT WAS STEALING FROM OTHER SCHOOLS THAT WERE DOING THINGS BETTER THAN US.

AND THEN WE FIND OTHER THINGS.

THEN THEY START SEEING IT, THEN THEY TRY IT OUT.

IT REALLY IS ALL ABOUT THAT COLLABORATION.

YEAH, ALL MY BEST IDEAS ARE ONES THAT I'VE STOLEN [INAUDIBLE].

ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

CHRIS ANNE.

[13.3. Presentation to La Verne/San Dimas Educational Foundation from Senator Anthony Portantino ]

[APPLAUSE] OK NEXT, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PRESENTATION TO THE LA VERNE SAN DIMAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FROM STATE SENATOR OR CALIFORNIA STATE SENATOR ANTHONY PORTANTINO.

SO TODAY I HAVE THE HONOR OF INTRODUCING THREE SPEAKERS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO START WITH ALTA SKINNER.

ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION AND HAS BEEN EXTREMELY AN EXTREME ADVOCATE FOR THE SUCCESS OF BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS.

BUSD'S COMMITMENT TO STUDENT WELLNESS IS WELL ESTABLISHED AND RECOGNIZED BY ALL OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS.

IT'S AN HONOR TODAY THAT WE HAVE SENATOR PORTANTINO, WHO HAS PARTNERED WITH THE FOUNDATION IN ORDER TO SECURE FUNDING FOR BUSD'S COMMITMENT AS STUDENT WELLNESS IS THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL LEARNING.

SO THANK YOU, SENATOR PORTANTINO, AND THANK YOU ALL.

SO THE FLOOR IS ALL YOURS.

THANK YOU.

I WOULD, FIRST OF ALL, LIKE TO INTRODUCE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FOUNDATION CASEY COX AND OUR SECRETARY ANTHONY PORTER.

AND AT THIS TIME IT IS MY PLEASURE AND HONOR TO INTRODUCE ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

OUR SENATOR, ANTHONY PORTANTINO AND ALSO MARCO [INAUDIBLE] IS MARCO BACK THERE? IF MARCO IS IS ONE OF HIS DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES, I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY AND I'LL MAKE IT BRIEF HONEST.

I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY TELL YOU HOW WE GOT HERE TODAY.

I BELIEVE IT WAS THREE YEARS AGO.

WE MET A COUPLE OF US, MYSELF AND MICHELE RYDELL MET WITH CARL COLES, OUR SUPERINTENDENT, AND HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE DISTRICT HAD JUST MADE THIS HUGE ENERGY AND EFFORT TO BRING, TO BRING AND PROVIDE WELLNESS TO BONITA UNIFIED.

AND WE SAT DOWN WITH CARL TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE FOUNDATION COULD HELP.

AND CARL SAID, WELL, YOU COULD REALLY HELP IF YOU COULD GET US $100,000 SO.

SO WE SAID, OK, WELL, TWO OR THREE WEEKS LATER, I WENT TO AN EVENT THAT ANTHONY WAS HOSTING, AND ANTHONY AND I WERE TALKING, HE SAID.

SO ALTA, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? I SAID, $100,000, COULD YOU? COULD YOU DO THAT? SO HERE WE ARE TONIGHT.

OUR AWESOME, WONDERFUL FRIEND ANTHONY IS TAKING GREAT CARE OF BONITA UNIFIED, AND WITH NO FURTHER ADO, I'M GOING TO LET ANTHONY COME UP AND SPEAK.

[APPLAUSE] WELL, I HAVE TO SAY IT TRULY IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT, LISTENING TO THE STUDENTS SEEING THE READING REPORT CARD.

THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME IN THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO MR. PRESIDENT AND SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME COME.

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AND JIM, CONGRATULATIONS FOR BEING BACK IN THAT SEAT.

I KNOW YOU SERVE WELL IN THE PAST, SO YOU KNOW, I'M JUST THE DAD.

MY DAUGHTER GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE WAS IN THAT SENIOR YEAR THAT LOST THEIR SENIOR YEAR DUE TO COVID.

AND THE YEAR PRIOR SHE VOLUNTEERED IN HER HIGH SCHOOL'S WELLNESS CENTER.

AND SO SHE WAS VERY CUTE.

I WOULD ASK HER QUESTIONS AND SHE WOULD TELL ME ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS.

SHE WOULDN'T TELL ME ANY DETAILS BECAUSE OF THE CONFIDENTIALITY.

SO IT WAS REALLY A CUTE FATHER DAUGHTER CONVERSATION.

BUT I GOT TO SEE FIRSTHAND HOW IMPORTANT A WELLNESS CENTER IS ON A HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS.

AND AS A DAD DEALING WITH COVID, I GOT TO SEE JUST THE STRAIN AND STRESS THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE GONE THROUGH AND THE FAMILIES HAVE GONE THROUGH DURING COVID.

AND SO WHEN ALTA REMINDED ME ABOUT YOUR EFFORTS AND WHAT YOU WERE DOING AND THE NEED FOR FUNDING, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO FUND THE FOUNDATION IN THE IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000, AND EVERYBODY SAID YES.

AND SO THAT'S ALSO EXCITING.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY SUNDAY IS INTERNATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY.

I'M HOPING I HAVE TWO BILLS ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH AS THEY RELATE TO SCHOOLS.

ONE IS TO HAVE MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH BE TREATED EQUALLY, AND I WILL SHARE A QUICK STORY.

WHEN I WAS EXPLAINING THIS TO ONE OF THE EDITORIAL BOARDS, AN EDITOR SAID TO ME, WELL, WHAT HAPPENS IF A PARENT'S LIES WITH THE NOTE TO SCHOOL SAYING THEIR CHILD IS SUFFERING FROM A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE? AND I SAID, WELL, YOU DON'T ASK IF THEY LIED WHEN THEY SAID THEIR SON OR DAUGHTER HAS A COLD.

WHY WOULD YOU AUTOMATICALLY ASSUME THAT THEY WOULD BE LYING WITH A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUE OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE? I SAID THE FACT THAT YOU WOULD ASK THAT QUESTION UNDERSCORES WHY WE HAVE TO BRING THESE ISSUES OUT OF THE SHADOWS AND TREAT MENTAL HEALTH THE SAME AS PHYSICAL HEALTH.

AND SO THAT'S A TRUE STORY.

AND SO A BILL TO DO THAT IS ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK AND THEN ALSO TO CREATE A CURRICULUM FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH SO THEY CAN BE ADVOCATES FOR THEMSELVES AS THEY, YOU KNOW, ONE THING I'VE OBSERVED HAVING TWO DAUGHTERS 10 YEARS APART.

THIS GENERATION IS VERY SENSITIVE TOWARDS EACH OTHER.

THEY REALLY DO LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER, MUCH MORE SO THAN I THINK GENERATIONS PAST.

AND I THINK TEACHING YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH SO THEY CAN BE ADVOCATES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR PEERS IS AN IMPORTANT PART.

SO I'M HOPING THE GOVERNOR WILL SIGN BOTH OF THOSE BILLS, AND I'M HOPING HE DOES IT ON SUNDAY.

I MEAN, I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS BECAUSE THE CLOCK'S TICKING.

SO THEN THE LIGHT BULB WENT OFF TODAY AND SAID, WELL, MAYBE HE'S WAITING TILL SUNDAY TO SIGN THOSE BILLS, BUT TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO TO FORMALLY SAY YES, $100,000 IS ON ITS WAY TO THE FOUNDATION, WHICH WILL THEN HELP THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HELP OUR HELP OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT AND HAVING A VIBRANT FOUNDATION THAT CARES DEEPLY AND HAVING A BOARD THAT SUPPORTS ITS FOUNDATION, THAT MUTUAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE VOLUNTEERS.

WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS BETWEEN THE FORMAL BOARD AND THE PARENTS WHO WHO STAFF AND PROMOTE AND RAISE FUNDS AND JUST DO WHAT THEY CAN DO OUTSIDE OF THE BOARD SETTING.

IT'S A GREAT RELATIONSHIP.

AND SO AND OF COURSE, ALTA.

HOW CAN ANYBODY SAY NO TO ALTA? ABOUT ANYTHING? I MEAN, THAT'S AN IMPOSSIBILITY.

AND SO ALTA AND DENNIS BURTON WERE THE TWO FOLKS THAT INTRODUCED ME TO SAN DIMAS AND YOUR BOARD AND OF COURSE, GOT TO MEET MANY OF YOU.

AND SO I'M JUST HERE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AND APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS STUDENT WELLNESS.

AND I WAS ABLE TO HELP BECAUSE ACTIVISTS ASKED ME TO, AND IT'S A LAUDABLE PURPOSE.

SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE] MATT, MATT WIEN WILL SPEAK REGARDING THE PLANS FOR THE GRANT, AND THEN WE'LL DO SOME PHOTO OPS BECAUSE IF THERE'S NO PHOTOS THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT.

I TOO.

SENATOR PORTANTINO, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROGRAM.

AND AS ALWAYS, THE ED FOUNDATION WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS IN BONITA UNIFIED.

WE IN BONITA HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH THE LAST THREE YEARS.

WE HAVE ADDED 13 MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS.

WE HAVE STRENGTHENED OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH TRI-CITY AND MCKINLEY, AND THEY PROVIDE COUNSELORS ON OUR CAMPUSES AS WELL.

WE'VE ALSO HAD A CONTRACT WITH [INAUDIBLE], WHO PROVIDES COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO LINK THEM WITH THE RESOURCES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SENATOR, YOUR CONTRIBUTION ADVANCES THIS PROGRAM FOR US, WE'RE SLOWLY BECOMING WHAT SENIOR DIRECTOR MARK ROGERS WOULD CALL THE GOLD STANDARD IN MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM IN THE AREA.

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AND THIS ADVANCES THAT WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NEXT WEEK, I'LL MEET WITH THE ED FOUNDATION AND WE'LL SIT AND WE'LL OUTLINE THE PROCESS BY WHICH WE'RE GOING TO ENGAGE DISTRICT STAKEHOLDERS TO DECIDE THE BEST USE OF THIS MONEY.

BUT WHAT I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR TO THIS ROOM IS THAT THE MONEY WILL NOT BE USED TO OFFSET COSTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

IT'S GOING TO BE USED TO FURTHER THE PROGRAM, PROVIDE MORE SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO THE KIDS.

AND SO FOR THAT, AGAIN, SENATOR, WE THANK YOU AND ED FOUNDATION.

AS ALWAYS, WE THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] SO WE'LL GET SOME PHOTOS, AND THEN AFTERWARDS, WE'LL GIVE THE BOARD A CHANCE TO GIVE THEIR PERSONAL THANKS TO SENATOR.

SENATOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU PREVENT SOMETHING, IF YOU PREVENTED SOMETHING.

BUT WE KNOW THAT YOUR EFFORTS ON WELLNESS ARE GOING TO HELP AND ARE GOING TO PREVENT THINGS THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN FROM HAPPENING.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY, YOU KNOW, DOES EVERY EFFORT MATTER? AND THE ANSWER IS YES, BECAUSE COLLECTIVELY IT ALL WORKS TOGETHER.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ON YOUR FOCUS ON WELLNESS.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANY COMMENTS? YEAH.

MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD.

SENATOR, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, AND WE'RE BEING A CHAMPION OF MENTAL HEALTH FOR OUR CHILDREN IN THIS DISTRICT.

AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO TALK ABOUT JUST JUST FOR A MINUTE, TALK ABOUT THE BACK STORY THAT BROUGHT US HERE TONIGHT AND SPECIAL THANKS TO THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS MAKING IT A PRIORITY AND WHICH LED TO THE ASK AND THOSE PROCESSES, YOU KNOW, TAKE TIME AND THEY'RE PASSIONATE.

AND I SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOU THEN MOVING THIS FORWARD ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND A PRIORITY FOR US IN OUR DISTRICT AND OUR CHILDREN.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT AND BEING A PART OF THIS.

AND THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THAT THE FOUNDATION AND ITS MEMBERS, BECAUSE THEY MADE THE ASK.

I MEAN, I'M JUST IN A SPOT WHERE I GOT TO BE A FACILITATOR.

THEY THEY THEY HAD THE PASSION, THEY BROUGHT THAT PASSION FORWARD, AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

THANK YOU.

AND I HAVE A COMMENT AS WELL.

FIRST, I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, BUT FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK ALTA, ANTHONY, CASEY, BRITTANY, MICHELLE, VICKI AND [INAUDIBLE] ALL AT ED FOUNDATION FOR ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS HAVE DONE.

IT'S NOT JUST THIS.

YOU GUYS HAVE SUPPORTED OUR DISTRICT YEAR IN, YEAR OUT AND MANY PROJECTS, BUT I DEFINITELY DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS.

THIS IS HUGE AND I APPRECIATE YOU HELPING OUR KIDS.

THANK YOU.

MR. PORTANTINO.

I KNOW YOU DON'T LIVE IN SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE, BUT I HAVE SEEN YOU AT A ROTARY MEETING.

I HAVE SEEN YOU NOT IN LIKE A PARADE JUST FOR YOU, BUT ON THE ED FOUNDATION FLOAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR NOT JUST BEING OUR REPRESENTATIVE BUT BEING ONE OF US BEING OF THE PEOPLE AND SUPPORTING US.

I DO THINK THAT'S MEANINGFUL.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE SAYS THEY SUPPORT EDUCATION.

IT IS RARE TO SEE PEOPLE ACTUALLY PUTTING FORTH EFFORT TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND SOME OF THE BILLS.

AND I WOULD ALSO ADD THE MONEY IS REALLY USEFUL.

AND IF I COULD HAVE ONE MORE ASK, JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE AND I'M OPPORTUNISTIC.

TAKE YOUR TIME.

THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY.

THIS IS IT.

I'M GOING FOR IT.

I'M A TEACHER IN ANOTHER NEARBY DISTRICT.

I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE TEACHERS, AND I SHARE WITH THEM THAT WE HAVE THESE 13 MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND THEY'RE JUST LIKE, THAT WOULD BE AMAZING BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY KIDS WHO FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS.

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WHEN WE DO THIS SERVICE, IT'S LIKE A CUP WE CAN.

WE CAN GET KIDS IN CRISIS WITHOUT THE SERVICES WE'RE PROVIDING AND WE'RE PAYING FOR THEM.

IT'S MORE LIKE A STRAINER.

WE CAN GET THE HIGH FLIERS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE MISSING A LOT MORE.

SO JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT, AND I HOPE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT GETS SERIOUS CONSIDERATION.

IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IMPLEMENTED IN OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS BECAUSE IT'D BE GREAT IF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WOULD BE AS PASSIONATE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AS WE ARE.

AND THAT'S JUST MY ASK FOR PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE IN CALIFORNIA.

RIGHT? OH, VERY GOOD.

VERY GOOD COMMENTS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DO MORE.

WE JUST DO.

YOU KNOW OUR STUDENTS ARE OUR CHILDREN DESERVE THAT.

WE DO MORE FOR THEM.

I MEAN, EVEN BEFORE COVID, THE WORLD HAD CHANGED AGAIN.

COMING BACK TO MY OWN EXPERIENCE AS A DAD IN A DECADE, I SAW THE WORLD CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY AND THEN COVID, YOU KNOW, ADDED A WHOLE NOTHER LEVEL ON TOP OF IT.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I WILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO FIGHT FOR RESOURCES FOR THE EXPANDED EXPANDING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTERS ON CAMPUSES AND COUNSELING.

I MEAN, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

SENATOR, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ADVOCATING ON OUR BEHALF WITH THE STATE TO GET THE MONEY.

WELL, I REALLY LIKE TO THINK IT'S THE FOUNDATION BECAUSE IN MY 18 YEARS OF SITTING UP HERE, YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY.

AND WE WOULD HAVE NEVER $100,000 WAS PROBABLY 10 OR 12 YEARS BUDGET WHEN WE STARTED.

SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN PUT IN BY EVERYBODY OVER THE YEARS AND WHERE YOU ARE NOW, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN JUST KEEP THAT GROWTH GOING ON AN UPWARD SPIRAL.

YEAH.

SENATOR, YOU'VE MADE REFERENCE TO OUR LOCAL FORCE OF NATURE, ALTA SKINNER, EARLIER AND GOT A FEW COMMENTS THERE.

ONE OF THE CHARMING THINGS WE ALL LOVE ABOUT ALTA IS HER INVENTORY OF SMILES.

THOSE WHO GET TO KNOW HER WELL OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS EVENTUALLY LEARN ABOUT HER SMILES.

I'VE WRITTEN UP A LIST, SO I DON'T FORGET ANY OF THEM.

I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN A FEW OF THESE.

THE FIRST ONE IS THAT THE HAPPY TO MEET YOU SMILE THAT SHE GREETS ALL NEWCOMERS WITH, ALTA'S ALWAYS MAKING EVERYONE FEEL WELCOME.

THE NEXT ONE IS THE HAPPY TO SEE YOU AGAIN SMILE FOR EVERYONE AGAIN BECAUSE SHE MAKES EVERYONE FEEL WELCOME.

THEN THERE'S NUMBER THREE THE VOLUNTEER VOLUN-TOLD SMILE.

MANY HERE TONIGHT HAVE SEEN THAT ONE.

AND THEN THERE'S THE I HAVE A FAVOR TO ASK SMILE AND SENATOR PORTANTINO CERTAINLY EXPERIENCED THAT ONE.

AND THEN THERE'S THE I'M STILL INTERESTED IN THE FAVOR I ASKED, YOU SMILE ASK LATER.

AND THEN THERE'S THE I'M STILL HERE AND HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN THE FAVOR I ASKED SMILE.

AND THEN THERE'S THE I'M NOTHING IF NOT PERSISTENT SMILE.

WELL, SENATOR, YOU BROUGHT A BRAND NEW SMILE TO ALTA SKINNER'S REPERTOIRE, AND THAT'S THE $100,000 SMILE.

AND IT'S SAD THAT WE CAN'T SEE THAT SMILE, BUT I'M BETTING THAT BY THE TIME WE'RE ALL OFF MASKS, SHE WILL STILL HAVE THAT $100,000 SMILE ON HER FOR A LONG TIME.

SO AGAIN, JOINING EVERYONE WITH THE THANKS TO YOU, SENATOR, TO YOU, ESPECIALLY ALTA.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, TO ALL THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ED FOUNDATION.

IT'S BEEN QUITE A CLIMB TO GET WHERE IT IS AND CERTAINLY GREAT THAT EVERYBODY'S HUNG IN THERE, TOUGH AND PARTICIPATING.

SO THEN IT'S MY [INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU.

AND NO AGAIN, PROPS TO ALTA FOR BEING PERSISTENT AND THE ED FOUNDATION FOR THEIR MISSION AND THE BOARD SUPPORT AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME COME.

SHARE A LITTLE BIT AND HOPEFULLY I CAN COME BACK AGAIN AND WE CAN TALK.

AND I KNOW WITH YOUR SUPERINTENDENT AS THE BUDGET I'VE MADE THIS OFFER TO ALL THE OTHER SUPERINTENDENTS IN MY DISTRICT.

ANY THOUGHTS YOU WANT TO GET TO ME BEFORE JANUARY? GET TO ME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE THOUGHT THIS YEAR'S BUDGET WAS GOING TO BE BAD AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE GOOD.

WE KNOW THERE'S SOME ADA ISSUES ON ENROLLMENT AND HOLD HARMLESS.

SOME OF THE DISTRICTS ARE ASKING.

SO IF YOU HAVE SOME SPECIFIC THOUGHTS AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL KNOW, BUT JOHN LAIRD, SENATOR LAIRD, HIS FATHER, I BELIEVE, WAS PRINCIPAL OF BONITA HIGH SCHOOL 40 YEARS AGO.

AND SO HE'S FAMILIAR WITH OUR DISTRICT AND HE'S THE CHAIR OF THE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE.

AND SO HAVING SOMEBODY IN THAT ROLE WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH OUR DISTRICT IS IMPORTANT.

AND SO IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS IN MID-DECEMBER FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, GET ME THAT INFORMATION SO I CAN SHARE IT WITH THE BUDGET BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT NEXT YEAR IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, AND WE WANT TO GET AHEAD OF THAT CONVERSATION AND HAVING YOUR REAL STORY TO TELL IS IMPORTANT TO THAT PROCESS.

SO PLEASE DON'T BE SHY.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

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THANK YOU.

EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

THANK YOU.

[12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES (Part 2 of 2) ]

[APPLAUSE] PLEASE.

EMILY WANT TO JUST HEAD BACK UP TO THE PODIUM? NO, YOU'RE GOOD.

SO EMILY IS THE DAUGHTER OF ROB AND JAMIE.

SHE HAS TWO BROTHERS, ADAM AND JAMES.

EMILY IS A TRUE LEADER FOR ALL STUDENTS.

AS A FRESHMAN, SHE WAS A SOUND AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSIONER.

IN HER SOPHOMORE YEAR.

SHE WAS THE RALLY COMMISSIONER DURING HER JUNIOR YEAR.

SHE WAS THE ASB EXECUTIVE BOARD SECRETARY AS A SENIOR.

SHE IS NOW THE ASB PRESIDENT.

IN 2020, SHE WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT LEADERSHIP AS A MEDIA TEAM MEMBER BECAUSE OF THE GREAT JOB SHE DID WITH THE MEDIA TEAM.

SHE WAS PROMOTED TO THE MEDIA TEAM LEAD.

SHE WAS ABLE TO WORK ALONGSIDE COMPANIES SUCH AS THE SOCIAL DILEMMA, SHULL IMAGING, A TOUCH OF UNDERSTANDING WHERE SHE PROVIDED CONTENT AND SERVICE LEARNING EXPERIENCES.

SHE'S CURRENTLY A PRESENTER FOR THE NATIONAL STUDENT COUNCIL.

SHE RECENTLY PRESENTED A SMALL WORKSHOP ON LEADERSHIP STYLES, AND SHE PRESENTED A SELF-MADE WORKSHOP ON BUILDING A BRAND TO OVER 10,000 STUDENTS.

A SHORT TERM FUTURE GOALS ARE TO BE PART OF THE CASTLE SENIOR SELECTION COMMITTEE, BECOME PROFICIENT WITH ADOBE PREMIERE, PRESENT A SELF-MADE LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP CALLED TIGHTROPE AT A LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN PERSON AND ACHIEVE THE SAINT OF THE YEAR AWARD AT GRADUATION.

HER LONG TERM GOAL IS TO BECOME A TEACHER AND TO GET INTO PRODUCTION AND BROADCAST INDUSTRY.

SHE WANTS TO OPEN A COFFEE SHOP CALLED MONDAY'S.

EMILY, WELCOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] WELL, BEFORE I GET STARTED, I PROMISED ONE OF OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS THAT I WOULD GIVE HER A THUMBS UP.

SO HP, I'M ALL GOOD.

I'M ALL SET.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SUPERINTENDENT COLES, BOARD PRESIDENT, MR. COYNE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, ATTENDING STAFF AND VIEWERS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND I DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE FOR MY ARRIVAL.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

SO SAN DIMAS HAS QUITE LITERALLY BEEN ON A ROLL THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

I THINK THE LONGEST BREAK THAT WE'VE HAD BETWEEN EVENTS IS ONE DAY, SO WE HAVE REALLY BEEN GOING, GOING, GOING.

SO OUR ASB AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR CHOSE THREE WORDS THAT WE WANTED TO EMBODY, AND IT IS INCLUSIVITY, REDEMPTION AND TRANSPARENCY.

AND THOSE THREE WORDS HAVE STUCK WITH US TO EVERY EVENT, EVERY TIME WE'VE STEPPED OUT IN FRONT OF STUDENTS, AND WE HAVE TRIED TO REPRESENT THOSE WORDS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

AND SO IN DOING THAT, WE HAVE TRIED TO ADHERE TO THREE MAIN CATEGORIES ACTIVITIES, ATHLETICS AND ACADEMICS.

AND IN THOSE WE HAVE HAD, A MAJORITY OF EVENTS HAVE BEEN SPIRIT BASED, BUT SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN RECOGNITION BASED.

SO IN THE ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE HAD RALLIES LIKE OUR SMUDGE POT RALLY, OUR HOMECOMING RALLY AND AFTER GETTING FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS, THOSE ARE THE

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THINGS THAT THEY HAVE REALLY ENJOYED.

OUR ASB HAS BEEN TRYING BRAND NEW THINGS TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR STUDENT BODY.

WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO CAPITALIZE ON THAT RECENTLY AS ENGAGEMENT, ESPECIALLY COMING BACK TO AN IN-PERSON SETTING FROM THIS CRAZY VIRTUAL SETTING.

ENGAGEMENT HAS BEEN THE NUMBER ONE FOCUS FOR US.

HOW CAN WE GET STUDENTS INVOLVED? HOW CAN WE GET THEM EXCITED TO COME TO SCHOOL AND PARTICIPATE? AND THAT LEADS INTO THE ACADEMICS CATEGORY.

AND I BELIEVE AFTER TALKING WITH OUR CONSTITUENCY THAT THE ACADEMICS AT SAN DIMAS, OR AT LEAST THE WILLINGNESS TO SUCCEED IN ACADEMICS HAS BEEN SKYROCKETED.

A QUOTE FROM A STUDENT I ACTUALLY GOT TODAY WAS THIS IS THE BEST I FELT IN TWO YEARS.

AND SO I THINK WHERE WE HAVE LAX LAST YEAR WE HAVE GAINED THIS YEAR IN ACADEMICS AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO COMPLETE THE REST OF THE SEMESTER, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE NEVER SAID.

SO WE, I'VE BEEN SO EXCITED TO BE IN THE CLASSROOM.

MY CONSTITUENCY HAS BEEN SO EXCITED TO BE IN A CLASSROOM AND THE STAFF IS SO EXCITED TO BE IN A CLASSROOM, WHICH IS WHAT WE WERE ALL REALLY APPRECIATE.

WE'VE BEEN SEEING THAT IN OUR STAFF.

SORRY, ATHLETICS WISE, WITH THE SURGE OF SPIRIT FROM OUR BONITA GAMES, WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF SPIRIT IN OUR STUDENT SECTIONS, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE'VE REALLY MISSED OUT ON.

AS A [INAUDIBLE] PERSON MYSELF, I'VE REALLY, REALLY MISSED THAT.

AND SO IT'S INCREDIBLE TO SEE WHAT THE STUDENTS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND WHERE THEY'VE BEEN ENGAGEMENT WISE.

AND I BELIEVE THAT OUR ADMINISTRATION HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB AT RECOGNIZING THAT AND WANTING TO PROMOTE THAT.

AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE.

WE ALSO HAVE A NEW MOTTO THAT IS SAINTS VALUE SAINTS, SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE AT OUR SCHOOL, ACTUALLY OUR INCREDIBLE VIDEO TEACHER.

HIS NAME IS MR. [INAUDIBLE].

AT THE END OF EVERY CLASS PERIOD, HE WILL ALWAYS SAY, MAKE SURE THAT WE SAY OUT LOUD, WE ARE VALUED.

WE HAVE TO SAY THAT OUT LOUD TO EXIT THE CLASS.

AND OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, I HAVE NOT ONLY SEEN THAT IN DA, I'VE SEEN THAT ALL OVER THIS SCHOOL.

I'VE SEEN THAT TALKING TO MY CONSTITUENCY, TALKING TO MY PEERS AND JUST SEEING HOW WE ARE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER WITH OUR SIMILARITIES AND WHAT'S WHAT IS THE WORD SIMILARITIES? AND I CAN'T THINK OF THE WORD, BUT THE OTHER THING THAT WE HAVE, I'VE SEEN THAT WE HAVE COME TOGETHER AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO JOIN AND REALLY PARTICIPATE IN EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

AND SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR SCHOOL.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR ADMINISTRATION.

SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

AND I'M SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK NEXT MONTH VIRTUALLY OR IN-PERSON, I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE.

SO THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] WELL, SHE'S ABOUT TO COME FOR YOUR JOB, CARL, SHE'S AMAZING.

YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO HIRE HER FOR OUR LEADERSHIP TRAINING.

SO, EMILY? KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

THANK YOU, EMILY.

[13.4. Report on the 2021 Local Indicators for the California Accountability Model and Dashboard - Introduced by Matt Wien ]

NUMBER FOUR REPORT ON THE 2021 LOCAL INDICATORS FOR THE CALIFORNIA ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL AND DASHBOARD, INTRODUCED BY MATT WIEN.

AS PART OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY DASHBOARD STATE OF CALIFORNIA, REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ANNUALLY REPORT TO THE GOVERNING BOARD ITS PROGRESS ON A NUMBER OF LOCAL INDICATORS.

HERE, TO GIVE THIS REPORT ON OUR STATUS IS DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, KRIS BONEMAN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

I'M PROUD TO BE HERE AS A MEMBER OF THE ED SERVICES TEAM AND SHARE SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE THAT WILL BE REPORTED ON OUR CALIFORNIA DASHBOARD THIS DECEMBER.

SO AS OF LAST YEAR, THERE WAS NO CALIFORNIA DASHBOARD AND THAT CAME FROM THE SENATE BILL 98.

SO WE'VE HAD A YEAR OFF AND NOW WE'RE READY TO GO BACK TO IT.

THERE'LL BE A PARTIAL DASHBOARD THAT WILL RESUME THIS DECEMBER AND THAT WILL INCLUDE OUR LOCAL INDICATORS.

THE CALIFORNIA DASHBOARD IS COMPRISED OF TWO DIFFERENT THINGS STATE INDICATORS AND LOCAL INDICATORS.

THE STATE INDICATORS ARE DATA THAT'S GATHERED THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND INCLUDES BOTH ACHIEVEMENT DATA AND GRADUATION DATA.

IT WILL NOT INCLUDE ACADEMIC DATA FOR CAASPP THIS YEAR, AS BONITA AND MANY OTHER DISTRICTS ELECTED TO USE LOCAL ASSESSMENTS IN PLACE DURING THE PANDEMIC DUE TO DISTANCE LEARNING.

OUR LOCAL INDICATORS ARE LOCALLY COLLECTED MEASURES.

THEY ARE DUE TO THE CDE BY OCTOBER 15.

SO AFTER WE PRESENT THEM HERE, THEY WILL BE REPORTED OUT.

THIS IS THE LIST OF THE ACTUAL STATE INDICATORS THAT WE HAVE, THE ONES WITH THE ASTERISK, BOTH THE ENGLISH AND MATH WILL BE THE ONES THAT WILL NOT APPEAR THIS YEAR, BUT YOU WILL SEE GRADUATION DATA, COLLEGE AND CAREER POSTED IN MID-DECEMBER.

THESE ARE THE LOCAL INDICATORS THAT WE REPORT ON.

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THERE ARE FIVE OF THEM AND WE'LL GO THROUGH EACH OF THEM AND GIVE JUST A LITTLE SYNOPSIS OF WHAT WILL APPEAR IN OUR DASHBOARD.

ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL INDICATORS, THESE ARE ACTUALLY DONE AS A SELF-EVALUATION.

SO THESE ARE A LIST OF DIFFERENT INDICATORS THAT WE GO THROUGH AND REVIEW OURSELVES ON.

THAT SELF RATING THAT'S DONE IS THEN REPORTED OUT SO THAT IT CAN BE MEASURED OVER TIME.

THESE ARE THE DIFFERENT EVALUATION RATING AREAS.

TO MEET THESE CONDITIONS IS ACTUALLY THE WAY WE MEET THEM IS WE DO THEM.

IF WE MEASURE THEM, WE'VE MET THEM, THE INDICATORS MEASUREMENT.

THERE ISN'T AN ABOVE OR BELOW, BUT THE FACT THAT WE DO IT, WE'VE MET THEM, SO WE WILL ALWAYS DO THEM.

THE FIRST ONE IS CONSIDERED THE BASICS.

IT INCLUDES MIS-ASSIGNMENTS OF TEACHERS, BOTH THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND THE FACILITIES.

SO THIS IS THE BASICS OF WHAT WE PROVIDE TO STUDENTS AND HOW WE PROVIDE THEM.

NUMBER TWO IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACADEMIC STANDARDS.

DURING THIS PART OF THE ASSESSMENT WE ACTUALLY REVIEW, WE TAKE A SELF-ASSESSMENT ON ALL OF THE AREAS, SUBJECT AREAS AND LOOK AT THEM FOR BOTH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ALIGNMENT OF THE MATERIALS THAT WE HAVE ONGOING IMPROVEMENT IN THAT WE ARE MAKING IN THE DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTION AND THEN ALSO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARDS.

THE LIST OF THE SUBJECT AREAS THAT ARE COVERED ARE LISTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

WE ALSO REVIEW CTE AND OUR PROGRESS THERE AS WELL.

PARENTS AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IS THE THIRD PRIORITY.

WE HAVE PULLED SOME DATA THAT WE WILL REPORT ON THE DASHBOARD.

THE FIRST IS ACTUALLY PARENT DATA THAT WAS COLLECTED DURING OUR WEST ED SURVEYS.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT SEVENTY NINE PERCENT OF OUR PARENTS HAVE.

EITHER STRONGLY AGREE OR AGREE WITH THE STATEMENTS THAT PARENTS FEEL WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE AT THE SCHOOL.

THAT IS A AT SEVENTY NINE PERCENT.

WE'LL BE WORKING TO IMPROVE ON THAT.

BUT IT'S A MARKER THAT WE WILL MEASURE CONTINUOUSLY AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

THE WE ALSO HAVE.

WE LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, AND WE DO HAVE A LOT OF PARENT SUPPORTS.

WE OFFER WEBINARS WE'VE OFFERED BOTH FOR SPECIAL ED AND GENERAL ED.

WE DO FAMILY READING NIGHTS, STEM EVENTS.

THOSE ARE EVALUATED AND LOOKED AT SO THAT WE CAN FIND NEW WAYS OF ENGAGING OUR FAMILIES.

AND FINALLY, THE PROMISING PRACTICES AS WE FOR INPUT AND DECISION MAKING.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE VERY PROUD OF IS THE ADDITIONAL FOUR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS THAT WERE ADDED AND THAT WAS TAKEN FROM THE FEEDBACK THAT WE COLLECT FROM FAMILIES AS WE GO THROUGH.

THE LOCAL CLIMATE IS ALSO MEASURED, WE ARE USING OUR PANORAMA EDUCATION SURVEY FOR THIS, AND WE LOOKED AT BOTH ENGAGEMENT AND BELONGING.

THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE DO HAVE SOME WORK TO DO.

THAT'S WHY WE MEASURE.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT THIS LAST YEAR WAS A HARDSHIP FOR MANY, AND WE HAVE CONTINUED TO FIND WAYS TO ENGAGE OUR STUDENTS AND WORK TOWARDS THAT.

AND IT'S NOT A METRIC WE WILL STOP WORKING ON.

ACCESS TO A BROAD COURSE OF STUDY.

THESE ARE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE OFFER OUR STUDENTS AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING AS POSSIBLE.

WE FOCUS ON THE GENERAL SUBJECT AREAS AND GRADES ONE THROUGH SIX, AND THEN WE ADD IN MANY ADDITIONAL FOR 7-12, GIVING OUR KIDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND DIFFERENT CTE PROGRAMS. OUR NEXT STEPS WILL BE WILL BE SUBMITTING THESE RESULTS TO THE CDE BEFORE THE

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OCTOBER 15TH DEADLINE.

AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THESE PRIORITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND INCORPORATE THEM INTO OUR DISTRICT PLANNING.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] ITEM 14 REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON OPEN, 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 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 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 FROM MARGARET MACDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

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

OK.

[15. CONSENT AGENDA ]

CONSENT AGENDA MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE OR SUFFICIENTLY SUPPORTED BY PRIOR OR ACCOMPANYING REFERENCE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION AS TO NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.

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.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT TWO ITEMS, I JUST WANT TO BRING ATTENTION TO TWO RESOLUTIONS THAT WERE PASSED TODAY.

ONE OF THEM IS RED RIBBON WEEK.

YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS DRUG FREE AND JUST THE IMPORTANCE JUST TO CONTINUE TO REMIND STUDENTS.

IT'S A PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, BUT IT IS EFFECTIVE AND IT DOES PROVIDE THAT EARLY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THAT IMPORTANT WORK.

AND THE OTHER THING IS, AS YOU KNOW, IN THE SPRINGTIME, WE TAKE A RESOLUTION THAT HONORS OUR TEACHERS IN OUR CERTIFICATED STAFF AS WELL AS OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF.

BUT THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 11TH THROUGH THE 15TH IS A RESOLUTION TO HONOR THE WEEK OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.

YOU KNOW, THE LAST YEAR, TALKING TO SPEAKING ABOUT THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH OUR SITE ADMINISTRATORS AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS, THE HOURS AND HOURS UPON THAT THEY PUT IN THE MYRIAD OF RULES AND REGULATIONS THEY GO THROUGH THE MULTIPLE TRANSITIONS, YOU KNOW, GETTING READY FROM LAST YEAR INTO THIS YEAR.

AND SO TONIGHT, JUST BY YOU, TAKING THIS RESOLUTION JUST SIGNALS TO ALL OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAMS OUT THERE.

JUST A BIG THANK YOU.

AND THAT THEY'RE VALUED AND ALL OF THE WORK IS DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED.

SO THANK YOU FOR PASSING THAT RESOLUTION TONIGHT.

VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.

[16.1.1. Adopt Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) III Expenditure Plan ]

NUMBER 16 DISCUSSION ACTION AGENDA ITEM ONE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ADOPT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND ESSER THREE EXPENDITURE PLAN AND MATT WIEN WILL PRESENT.

ESSER THREE IS THE THIRD ROUND.

A PORTION OF THE THIRD ROUND OF THE FEDERAL FUNDING WE RECEIVED TO HELP MANAGE THE EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC.

IF YOU REMEMBER FROM THE JUNE BOARD MEETING, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THE DISTRICT RECEIVED EITHER FROM STATE SOURCES OR FEDERAL IS 20 FIVE MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP MANAGE THE EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC.

ESSER THREE IS SIX POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS.

WHENEVER YOU RECEIVE MONEY LIKE THIS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GUIDING PHILOSOPHY AS TO HOW YOU'RE GOING TO APPORTION IT OUT, AS ALWAYS, JUST LIKE WITH THE LCAP, WITH THE EXPANDING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES GRANT IN JUNE, AND THIS ONE ESSER THREE WE, THE GUIDING PHILOSOPHY IS TO REACH OUT TO STAKEHOLDERS TO SEE WHAT IT IS THAT THEY NEED AND WANT FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AS YOU REMEMBER, IN THE SPRING, WE SURVEYED OUR COMMUNITY PARENTS, STAKEHOLDERS RECEIVED OVER 1800 RESPONSES AND TIME AND TIME AGAIN, THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS US TO FOCUS ON.

FIRST IS TO STRENGTHEN THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM JUST AS A NOTE.

WE HAD A PRESENTATION TONIGHT SAYING WE RANK NUMBER ONE IN THE STATE IN READING.

AND AS WE'VE SAID OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BASED ON THE LAST ROUND OF TEST SCORES, WE'RE IN THE TOP 10 PERCENT OF EVERY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE.

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NOW THAT BEING SAID, STILL WORK TO DO AND STILL STUDENTS THAT WE NEED TO REACH OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET ALL THE ACADEMIC SKILLS AND HELP THAT THEY NEED.

THAT'S ONE FOCUS FROM THE STAKEHOLDERS.

THE SECOND ONE IS THEY WANT US TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OUR MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS.

DOESN'T MATTER HOW WE ASK THE QUESTION? THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS THAT KEEP COMING BACK OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

FOR ESSER THREE, REALLY, IT'S PRETTY LOOSE AS TO HOW YOU CAN SPEND THE MONEY.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LONG LIST OF WAYS THAT YOU CAN SPEND THE MONEY, ALMOST ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF IS IS ON THE LIST.

BUT THERE ARE THREE OVERARCHING CATEGORIES THAT WE HAD TO PUT OUR EXPENDITURES UNDER FOR THE EXPENDITURE PLAN THAT'S REQUIRED BY THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

THE FIRST IS ANY EXPENDITURE THAT RELATED TO THE STRATEGIES FOR BRINGING KIDS BACK ON CAMPUS.

THE SECOND LARGE OVERARCHING CATEGORY IS ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS THE LOST INSTRUCTIONAL TIME FROM THE PANDEMIC.

AND THEN THAT THIRD IS JUST TO CATCH ALL THE USE OF REMAINING FUNDS.

NOW I WANT TO TIME TRAVEL BACK TO JUNE 1ST 2021 TO REHASH HOW WE SPENT THE EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES GRANT.

THAT GRANT WAS A LITTLE OVER SIX MILLION DOLLARS AS WELL.

THE KEY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ELO GRANT AND THE ESSER THREE GRANT IS THE ELO GRANT HAS TO BE EXTENDED EXPENDED BEFORE THE SUMMER OF 22.

SO ABOUT ONE YEAR TO SPEND THAT MONEY, THE ESSER THREE GOES ALL THE WAY UNTIL SEPTEMBER OF 2024.

AND SO WHAT WE DID WITH THE ELO GRANT AS WE LOOKED AT WHAT THE STAKEHOLDERS WANTED AND WHAT THE DISTRICT NEEDED, AND WE MADE SIGNIFICANT EXPENDITURES REGARDING INTERVENTION TEACHERS, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, ETC.

BUT SINCE IT HAS TO BE EXTENDED BEFORE THE SUMMER OF 22 BY THE END OF SUMMER OF 22, THE PHILOSOPHY THAT GUIDED OUR APPORTIONMENT OF THE ESSER THREE IS TO EXTEND HOW WE SPENT THE ELO MONEY FOR TWO MORE YEARS.

AND SO MANY OF THE EXPENDITURES THAT WE APPROVED THAT YOU APPROVED IN JUNE FOR THE 21 22 SCHOOL YEAR, YOU WILL SEE AS PART OF THE ESSER THREE PLAN TO CONTINUE FOR THE 22 23 SCHOOL YEAR AND THE 23 24 SCHOOL YEAR.

AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE TAKEN TAKEN ONE TIME MONEY, BUT WE SPREAD IT OUT OVER THREE YEARS IN ORDER TO GET THE BIGGEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK.

FIVE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT NUMBER ONE, WE DID USE ELO MONEY TO ADD FOUR MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

WE'VE APPORTIONED MONEY IN THIS GRANT TO EXTEND THEM FOR TWO MORE YEARS.

NUMBER TWO, WE HAVE 10 ELEMENTARY INTERVENTION TEACHERS FOR THIS YEAR.

BECAUSE OF THIS GRANT, WE'VE EXTENDED THEM FOR 22 23 AND 23 24.

WE'VE ALSO APPORTIONED A NUMBER OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL INTERVENTION SECTIONS AS WELL.

NUMBER THREE, AS PART OF THIS GRANT, WE WILL FUND OUR SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM IN THE SUMMER OF 2023.

THE ELO GRANT COVERED LAST SUMMER OF 21 AND IT WILL COVER THE SUMMER OF 2.

AND AS YOU REMEMBER, THIS WAS THE BIGGEST SUMMER SCHOOL WE'VE HAD IN AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN HERE.

IT WAS A K-12 SUMMER SCHOOL AND WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE THAT PROGRAM AGAIN IN THE SUMMER OF 22 AND SOME VERSION OF THAT PROGRAM IN THE SUMMER OF 23.

AND BEFORE WE DID AS A PART OF THE ELO GRANT, HIRE A NUMBER OF PARA EDUCATORS TO HELP AND ASSIST KIDS IN THE CLASSROOM.

THIS GRANT WILL BE USED TO EXTEND A PORTION OF THOSE PARA EDUCATORS FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

AND NUMBER FIVE, WE DID ADD STAFFING TO THE HEALTH SERVICES WE HAD AT ONE POINT FIVE RN AND THEN TWO FOR OUR LVNS.

WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS GRANT TO EXTEND THAT INCREASE IN STAFFING THROUGH 2024 AS WELL.

THE NEXT STEPS WE ADOPT THIS PLAN TONIGHT, I SEND IT TO LACOE TOMORROW, AND OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT THREE YEARS, WE'LL EXPEND IT.

WHEN WE GIVE A BOARD UPDATE IN JANUARY ON THE ELO GRANT.

IT WILL PREDOMINANTLY BE ABOUT BE ABOUT THE ELO, BUT UNDERSTAND THAT THE THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT IN JANUARY ON ELO WILL BE THE SAME THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT TWO SCHOOL YEARS AS PART OF ESSER THREE.

ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, HI MATT.

JUST TRYING TO GET CAUGHT UP HERE, BUT WITH THE NEW SOURCES OF FUNDING, ARE THERE ENCUMBRANCES AND EXPENSES THAT THE DISTRICT HAS HAD TO MADE UP, MAKE UP OR BACKFILL WITH GENERAL FUND MONEY TO DATE? AND I APPRECIATE YOUR LOOK TO THE, YOU KNOW, THE TWO OUT YEARS, YOU KNOW, AS WE LOOK AHEAD.

BUT THE MECHANICS OF IT I'M NOT QUITE CLEAR ON ALL OF THE MOVING PARTS AND WHAT

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WE'RE INVOLVED IN.

SO I GUESS THE REAL QUESTION IS, ARE THERE CURRENT ENCUMBRANCES OR COSTS THAT THE DISTRICT HAD HAS HAD TO BACKFILL? BACKFILL AS A RESULT OF WHAT? OF COVID AND SOME OF THE OTHER CHANGES.

WELL, AND I CAN BRING SUSAN IN HERE AS WELL AND CARL FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN.

BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF EXPENDITURES THAT WE'VE USED ON THE THREE ROUNDS OF COVID FUNDED FUNDING.

AND SO IT STARTED REALLY IN THE MARCH OF 2020 THAT THROUGH STATE AND FEDERAL RESOURCES WE GOT, WE DID RECEIVE A MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT STARTED COVERING BEGINNING IN MARCH OF 2020, AND SO MANY OF THOSE EXPENDITURES WERE COVERED BEGINNING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC.

YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, WE'VE ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, HAD A KEEN EYE ON THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, YOU KNOW, AND THEIR LACK OF RESPONSE AND UNFUNDED MANDATES.

BUT I GOT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, WITH COVID, THEY HAVE REALLY STEPPED UP AND PROVIDED NEARLY ALMOST 20, YOU KNOW, OVER 20 PERCENT OF THE DISTRICT'S OPERATING BUDGET IN TERMS OF BACKFILL.

NOT MUCH.

BUT THE CHALLENGE IS GOING TO BE 2024.

THAT IS GOING TO BE THE CHALLENGE BECAUSE MANY OF THESE THINGS ON THIS LIST, WE KNOW WE DON'T WANT TO DO IT WITHOUT.

BUT CERTAINLY THE CHALLENGE IS WHEN YOU GET ONE TIME MONEY OF ALMOST 20 20 PERCENT OF THE DISTRICT'S OPERATING BUDGET, POTENTIALLY IT'S GOING TO, YOU KNOW, DECISIONS WILL HAVE TO BE MADE IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN WE SUSTAIN, YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD.

AND SO I THINK THE ADVOCACY WORK WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, YOU KNOW, TO KEEP THOSE GOING IS THAT WE CAN GET THE STATE TO PROVIDE THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

I SAID, LOOK, IT'S NOT JUST RELATED TO COVID, THESE THINGS EXIST, THEY EXIST NOW.

THEY'RE GOING TO EXIST AFTER THE PANDEMIC.

SO DEFINITELY MORE TO COME ON THIS.

BUT IN TERMS OF THE BACKFILL, NOT MUCH.

THEY REALLY HAVE STEPPED UP AND HELPED US OUT TREMENDOUSLY WITH THIS ONE TIME MONEY.

I APPRECIATE THAT I JUST AGAIN AS A CAUTIONARY NOTE AND YOU SAID IT JUST RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S THE OUT YEARS THAT WE HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR AND THERE'S ALWAYS A RISK THERE.

SO I'M SURE WE'LL BE ON THAT.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, THANK YOU.

[16.1.2. Conduct a Public Hearing Reporting the Status of Compliance with the State Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program (IMFRP)Education Code Section #60119 for Grades K-12 Determining that Each Pupil in the District has Sufficient Textbooks or Instructional Materials in Each Subject that are Consistent with the Content and Cycles of the Curriculum Frameworks Adopted by the State Board of Education ]

ITEM TWO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REPORTING THE STATUS OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FUNDING REALIGNMENT PROGRAM.

EDUCATION CODE NUMBER SIX ZERO ONE ONE NINE FOR GRADES K THROUGH 12.

DETERMINING THAT EACH PUPIL IN THE DISTRICT HAS SUFFICIENT TEXTBOOKS OR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN EACH SUBJECT THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CONTENT AND CYCLES OF THE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS ADOPTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THIS HEARING WILL OPEN AT 7:12.

OK.

IT IS A REQUIREMENT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

OUR SITE ADMINISTRATORS HAVE WORKED WITH THEIR STAFFS TO SIGN OFF ON THE FACT THAT BUSD STUDENTS DO IN FACT, HAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR SITE ADMINISTRATORS FOR THIS WORK AND ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE AND NEAL, CHRIS ANNE HORSLEY AND KATHY FLORES, IN ADDITION TO PURCHASING DEPARTMENT WAREHOUSE AND ALL THE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT THAT PURCHASE THE MATERIALS AND DISTRIBUTE THEM TO OUR STUDENTS.

THE HEARING DEALS SPECIFICALLY WITH WHETHER OR NOT OUR STUDENTS HAVE THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, AND I CAN ATTEST THAT THEY DO.

OK, ANY QUESTIONS? AND WE WILL CLOSE THE HEARING AT 7:13.

[16.1.3. Adopt Resolution 2022-04: Certification of Compliance with State Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program (IMFRP) Education Code Section #60119 for Grades K-12 Determining that Each Pupil in the District has Sufficient Textbooks or Instructional Materials in Each Subject that are Consistent with the Content and Cycles of the Curriculum Frameworks Adopted by the State Board of Education ]

ITEM THREE.

ADOPT RESOLUTION 2024-04 CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FUNDING REALIGNMENT PROGRAM.

EDUCATION CODE NUMBER SIX ZERO ONE ONE NINE FOR GRADES K THROUGH 12.

DETERMINING THAT EACH PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT HAS SUFFICIENT TEXTBOOKS OR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN EACH SUBJECT THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CONTENT AND CYCLES OF THE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS ADOPTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, THANK YOU.

ITEM TWO, SUPERINTENDENT APPOINT A REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE ON OPEN COMMITTEES.

[16.2.1. Appoint Representative to Serve on Open Committees ]