SOMETIMES YOU GET BACKED UP HERE, OK?

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[2. CALL TO ORDER]

REQUEST TO SPEAK REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS.

[4. REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS]

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 NON AGENDA ITEMS, COMMENTS MAY BE MADE UNDER 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 JENNIFER.

JENNIFER FLORES, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AT THIS TIME.

ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT. THE BOARD WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 4:31.

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

[8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION]

PLEASE RISE WITH ME TO DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[9. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]

APPROVAL OF AGENDA, ORDER AND CONTENT.

[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED.

THE MOTION PASSES, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NO ONE HERE.

IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING.

I THINK EVERY MEETING WE WILL BE ENFORCING MASK RULES INSIDE THE BOARDROOM.

WE STILL WANT TO MAKE OUR MEETINGS AND PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE. THEREFORE, WE HAVE SET UP A NEARBY SPACE WHERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO CANNOT OR CHOOSES NOT TO WEAR A MASK CAN WATCH THE MEETING LIVE AND PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA ZOOM.

SINCE I SEE NO ONE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING.

[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED.

THE MOTION PASSES.

COMMUNICATION FROM STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVES.

[12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES]

GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT BAHMANOU, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT COLES, EXECUTIVE CABINET AND AUDIENCE, MY NAME IS MEGAN.

I'M THE [INAUDIBLE] PRESIDENT AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

OUR WATERSPORTS ARE UNDERWAY AND OUR LEAGUE GAMES ARE STARTING UP.

OUR GIRLS WATER POLO TEAM IS DOING WELL AND ARE LOOKING TO HAVE A GREAT SEASON.

BOTH OF OUR BASKETBALL TEAMS HAVE ALREADY PARTICIPATED IN TOURNAMENTS AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH AND SUPPORT THEM.

OUR WRESTLING TEAMS ARE ALSO HAVING A GREAT SEASON.

THEY HAVE ALREADY BROKEN SCHOOL RECORDS.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL OF THE PERFORMANCES DURING THE SPRING SEMESTER.

DANCE, DRAMA, CHOIR AND BAND.

OUR BEARCAT ARTS ALWAYS SHINE.

AS ALWAYS, OUR BEARCAT STAFF IS WORKING HARD TO DELIVER EXCELLENT INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS AND WE KNOW OUR AP STUDENTS ARE PREPARING TO ACE THEIR TEST THIS SPRING.

WE HAVE OUR ELECTIVES COMING SOON WHERE STUDENTS WILL START PICKING OUT THEIR CLASSES FOR THE 2022 2023 SCHOOL YEAR.

IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START PLANNING.

DURING THE SECOND SEMESTER.

WE HAVE FOUR RALLIES PLANNED AS SPRING DANCE, ACTION NIGHT AND ALL OF OUR GRADUATION EVENTS. WE ARE HOPING TO BRING BACK ALL OF BONITA'S TRADITIONS THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE MISSED OUT ON THE PAST TWO YEARS.

FINALLY, IT IS GREAT TO BE BACK ON CAMPUS SINCE OUR WINTER BREAK, AND I'M SO EXCITED TO ALL THE BEARCATS HAVE IN STORE FOR US THIS SEMESTER.

GOOD EVENING SUPERINTENDENT COLES, PRESIDENT BAHMANOU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE.

CELEBRATIONS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS, WE HELD THE RECOGNITION RALLY ON DECEMBER 10TH.

THIS INCLUDED RECOGNIZING OUR STUDENTS OF THE MONTH AND OUR STAFF MEMBER THE MONTH.

OUR STAFF MEMBER OF THE MONTH IS MS. [INAUDIBLE], WHO IS OUR COMMUNITY LIAISON, AND SO MUCH MORE.

UNFORTUNATELY, SHE LEFT US FOR A DIFFERENT POSITION IN THE DISTRICT AND WE WISH HER WELL.

[INAUDIBLE] WE'RE ABLE TO CELEBRATE SEVEN GRADUATES IN THE LAST WEEK OF THE SEMESTER.

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ACADEMICS, COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATIONS.

CHAPARRAL AND VISTA HIGH SCHOOLS HAD A COLLEGE AND CAREER LAST MONTH.

ALL STUDENTS ROTATED THROUGH 15 GUEST SPEAKERS TO HEAR THE STORY.

AND WHAT EDUCATION AND TRAINING WAS NECESSARY FOR THEIR CAREER.

WE ACTUALLY HAD A FORMER SHOP STUDENT COME SPEAK TO US FROM CITRUS COLLEGE.

[INAUDIBLE] IS BRYCE NEIGHBORS, AND HE'S A CAREER TECH TEACHER FOR AUTOMOTIVE.

ARTS.

IN MIXED MEDIA STUDENTS ARE STARTING A UNIT OF POINTILLISM, A TECHNIQUE WHERE IMAGES ARE CREATED USING DOTS.

OUR STUDENTS WILL CREATE DRAWINGS FIRST AND THEN MOVE ON TO PAINTING USING THIS TECHNIQUE . IN INTRO TO ART CLASS, STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THE USE OF VALUE AND [INAUDIBLE] SKILLS THAT WE LEARNED IN THE PREVIOUS PROJECT.

TAKING THE BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF VALUE AND WORKING ON DRAWINGS TO HAVE A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON THE STUDENT.

YOU SEE FULL VALUE RANGE.

ACTIVITIES. WE CONCLUDE OUR 30 DAYS OF GIVING WITH OUR ANNUAL TRIP TO THE HOUSE OF RUTH IN [INAUDIBLE] BLANKETS FOR THE HOUSE OF RUTH.

THIS YEAR IT WAS TOUGHER BECAUSE THEY HAD A NEED FOR TWIN SIZE BED BLANKETS, WHICH REQUIRED A LOT MORE MATERIAL.

WE ALSO COLLECTED CANDLES FOR THEM AND CLOTHING AS WELL.

WE ALSO MADE BAKED GOODS AND DELIVERED THEM TO YOUNGER CHILDREN AT [INAUDIBLE] AND MARGARET'S. IT WAS A REALLY SPECIAL MOMENT WHEN IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF A FAMILY OF FIVE WHO HAD RECENTLY FOUND THEMSELVES HOMELESS.

STAFF MEMBERS BROUGHT IN NEW TOYS, GIFT CARDS TO HELP THEM.

THAT [INAUDIBLE] FAMILY HOLIDAY A LITTLE BRIGHTER.

WE COMPLETED WHAT WE CALL THE MITTEN PROJECT.

EACH STUDENT HAD A MITTEN WITH THEIR NAME ON IT.

ON EACH OF THESE MITTENS WAS A POSITIVE MESSAGE A TEACHER OR TEACHERS HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE STUDENT. THEY WERE HUNG FROM THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS IN THE RENAISSANCE ROOM THROUGHOUT THE LAST WEEK OF THE SEMESTER.

THEY'LL BE TAKING THE MITTENS HOME THIS WEEK.

SPORTS.

FOLLOWING THE END OF FOOTBALL SEASON WE PLAY VOLLEYBALL AGAINST MOUNT OLIVE.

IT WAS VERY COMPETITIVE MATCH.

WE WERE NEEDING SIGNUPS FOR SOCCER.

THE LONGEST HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT EVER IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.

MORE NEWS TO COME. THANK YOU.

OH, WONDERFUL. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, PRESIDENT BAHMANOU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT COLES AND ATTENDING AUDIENCE AND STAFF.

I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

MY NAME IS EMILY WINKELMAN, I'M THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT.

I'M HERE TO KIND OF GIVE A REPORT IN THE LAST MONTH WHERE WE'VE BEEN AT.

SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN TRANSITIONING BACK INTO THE IN-PERSON SETTING FROM THE WINTER BREAK AND WE ARE GOING FULL FORCE AHEAD WITH OUR ACADEMICS CATEGORY FOCUSING ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FROM LAST SEMESTER AND RECOGNIZING THOSE WHO EXCELLED IN ACADEMICS, AS WELL AS KIND OF LOOKING AT THE SEMESTER AND EXAMINING WHAT WE CAN DO IN ACADEMIC PORTION WHILE PEOPLE ARE AWAY FOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, HOW WE CAN CATER TO THOSE AT HOME.

THAT HAS BEEN AWESOME. I'VE SEEN WITH OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF.

IN THE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT, OUR ATHLETES AND OUR TEAMS HAVE BEEN GETTING READY FOR THE WINTER SEASON.

SO SPORTS LIKE WRESTLING AND BASKETBALL AND SOCCER, THEY'VE BEEN OUT THERE PRACTICING ALL THE TIME, EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND THEY ARE WORKING SO HARD TO GET US SOME WINS FOR THIS SEASON. THEY'RE DOING AN AWESOME JOB.

AND THEN IN THE ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT, WE DO HAVE A RALLY COMING UP, WHICH WE'RE SO EXCITED FOR IT'S CALLED SD IS BACK IN BLUE, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZING STUDENTS AND STAFF FROM EVERY GROUP AND MOST POPULATIONS [INAUDIBLE].

WE'RE SO EXCITED FOR THAT AND THIS IS A LOT MORE COMING UP IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

BUT THAT'S ALL FOR THIS MONTH.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM, THE PUBLIC HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS

[13. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS]

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

IN THE CASE OF NON AGENDA ITEMS, THE COMMENTS MAY BE MADE UNDER REQUESTS 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 MS. JENNIFER FLORES.

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

CONSENT AGENDA.

[14. CONSENT AGENDA]

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IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD SO REQUESTS.

AN ITEM SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE 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 AN UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR PASSAGE.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED.

THE MOTION PASSES.

SO JUST WANT TO THREE ITEMS ON HERE THAT YOU GUYS PASSED TODAY THAT ARE REALLY SIGNIFICANT, THAT I DON'T WANT TO GO UNNOTICED.

THE FIRST ONE IS THE CELEBRATION OF FEBRUARY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.

LOOK FORWARD TO THE LESSONS THAT WILL BE TAUGHT IN OUR CLASSROOMS AS I GET TO WALK THE CLASSROOMS AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY AFRICAN-AMERICANS, YOU KNOW, ON AMERICAN HISTORY, AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WITNESSING THAT IN OUR CLASSROOMS. YOU KNOW, THE OTHER THING IS WE HAVE SCHOOL COUNSELORS WHO HELP PREPARE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO GET PREPARED FOR COLLEGE OR FOR THEIR CAREER AND THE TIME THAT THEY SPEND WITH EACH STUDENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE READY TO BE TO LIVE THEIR PURPOSE.

IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED.

AND SO YOUR RECOGNITION OF THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 7TH THROUGH THE 12TH, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE CELEBRATING OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS.

AND THEN WHAT WE KNOW IS IN THIS DISTRICT, IN ADDITION, IS NOT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO GO TO COLLEGE, AND THAT'S OK BECAUSE OUR PURPOSE HERE IS TO PREPARE ALL STUDENTS TO LIVE THEIR PURPOSE.

AND THIS IS ALSO FEBRUARY IS THE CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH.

AND SO IN ADDITION TO A ROBUST ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE, WE ALSO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH ROBUST OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN TRADES IN DIFFERENT FIELDS.

AND SO THESE THREE RESOLUTIONS AND THE RECOGNITION OF THE BOARD NOT ONLY MEAN A LOT TO OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS, BUT TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE THAT'S WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE TO ALL. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT TONIGHT.

THANK YOU CARL.

DISCUSSION ITEM AGENDA.

[15.1.1. Receive and Accept 2020-2021 Annual Audit Report by Nigro & Nigro, PC, Certified Public Accountants]

RECEIVE AND ACCEPT 2020 2021 ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT.

SUSAN HUME WILL INTRODUCE JESSICA BERRY, WHO WILL PRESENT VIA ZOOM.

MS. HUME OR MRS. HUME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TONIGHT WE DO HAVE JESSICA BERRY HERE FROM NIGRO AND NIGRO, OUR INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM.

YOU'VE MET JESSICA BEFORE.

SHE'S OUR LEAD AUDITOR, SHE'S BEEN OUR LEAD AUDITOR FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

EVERYONE KNOWS WE ARE REQUIRED BY ED CODE AND JUST JUST A SOUND BUSINESS PRACTICE TO HAVE AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF OUR FINANCIAL RECORDS EVERY YEAR.

WE FOLLOWED THE GUIDELINES FROM THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, AND JESSICA IS GOING TO GO OVER THAT REPORT THAT YOU'VE ALL RECEIVED.

THANK YOU, JESSICA. OF COURSE, THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION.

I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF, SINCE AUDIT REPORTS TEND TO LOOK PRETTY SIMILAR YEAR OVER YEAR, BUT I'D LIKE TO JUST KIND OF WALK YOU THROUGH IT SINCE I KNOW THEY ARE RATHER LARGE, SO A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT CAN BE HELPFUL.

SO REALLY, THE AUDIT REPORT FIRST COUPLE PAGES STARTS OFF WITH OUR OPINION LETTER OVER YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND YOU HAVE AN UNMODIFIED OR A CLEAN OPINION, WHICH IS WHAT YOU WANT. IT'S SAYING THAT WE AGREE THAT YOUR FINANCIALS, AS SHOWN IN THE AUDIT REPORT, ARE PRESENTED FAIRLY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING AND GOVERNMENTAL STANDARDS.

JUST AFTER THAT OPINION LETTER, THE REPORT GOES THROUGH [INAUDIBLE] PAGES OF WITH THOSE OF MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS.

THIS IS A REALLY HELPFUL KIND OF OVERVIEW, JUST CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF THE LARGER FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT ARE SHOWN FURTHER ON IN THE REPORT.

AND IT ALSO GIVES CERTAIN TRENDS AND AT LEAST A TWO YEAR HISTORY ON EACH OF THE STATEMENTS. SO YOU CAN COMPARE 2021 THIS YEAR UNDER AUDIT TO PRIOR YEARS AND ALSO KIND OF LOOK AT SOME OF THE TRENDS TO GET A GOOD AMOUNT OF CONTEXT FOR THAT.

SO I THINK FOR MOST BOARD MEMBERS, THOSE [INAUDIBLE] PAGES ARE THE MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS ARE THE MOST HELPFUL FOR THEM FOR UNDERSTANDING THE OVERALL FINANCIAL PICTURE. ONCE YOU GET PAST THAT SECTION, YOU GO INTO THE MAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

THERE'S SEVERAL OF THEM BECAUSE DISTRICTS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT THEIR FINANCIALS TWO DIFFERENT WAYS. ONE OF THEM IS INCLUDING LONG TERM ITEMS LIKE CAPITAL ASSETS AND LONG TERM DEBT, SUCH AS BONDS AND PENSION AND RETIREE BENEFITS.

AND THE OTHER STATEMENTS ARE REPORTED BY FUND.

AND IT'S ALL OF A CURRENT FOCUS, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE MORE SIMILAR TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YOU WOULD SEE FROM THE DISTRICT.

OR YOU MIGHT BE LOOKING AT LIKE A BUDGETING REPORT, THAT TYPE OF THING.

AFTER THAT, YOU GET INTO THE VERY LONG SECTION OF THE AUDIT REPORT.

THIS IS WHERE MOST OF THE PAGES ARE.

THAT'S THE NOTES. SO THIS REALLY JUST GOES INTO ALL THE DETAILS OF THE ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT YOUR PENSIONS, A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS, THOSE REQUIRE THE MOST NOTES BY OUR STANDARDS.

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HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAD SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON THOSE.

COUPLE OF SCHEDULES IN THE BACK, AGAIN, MORE SCHEDULES ON PENSION MORE SCHEDULES ON [INAUDIBLE] STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR THOSE.

SCHEDULE OF YOUR FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR, YOUR INSTRUCTIONAL TIME FOR THE YEAR.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT A FEW MORE OPINION LETTERS IN THE BACK, THERE'S ACTUALLY THREE THAT SHOW UP AT THE END.

THERE'S ONE THAT'S JUST ON GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING, TALKING ABOUT YOUR INTERNAL CONTROLS OR PROCEDURES AND YOUR COMPLIANCE.

THERE'S ONE ON YOUR FEDERAL COMPLIANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROLS.

AND THEN FINALLY, THERE'S ONE IN YOUR STATE COMPLIANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROLS.

ALL OF THOSE HAVE CLEAN OPINIONS.

THEY ALL HAVE TO BE ON THEIR OWN SEPARATE LETTERS.

AND THEN ONCE YOU GET THROUGH THAT GOING INTO LAST SECTION OF THE AUDIT REPORT, WHICH IS ANY FINDINGS OR RECOMMENDATIONS, THE VERY LAST SECTION IS MORE OF A BEST PRACTICE, WHEREAS THE FINDINGS ARE ONES THAT ARE A COMPLIANCE ISSUE.

SO FOR 2021, THERE WERE TWO FINDINGS, ALTHOUGH BOTH OF THEM ARE NON-FINANCIAL IMPACT, THEY'RE MORE JUST RELATED TO TIMING AND COMPLIANCE.

SO I GUESS THEY DO HAVE TO REPORT AS FINDINGS, BUT NO DIRECT FINANCIAL IMPACT OR LONG TERM IMPACT OF ANY SORT FOR THE PARTICULAR ONES THAT ARE NOTED THERE.

SO THAT'S A VERY, VERY QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE AUDIT REPORT, JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW EVERYTHING'S LAID OUT.

AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON THE AUDIT REPORT ITSELF OR ON OUR AUDITING PROCEDURE OR WORK WITH THE DISTRICT.

DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE AT THIS TIME? YEAH, HI, JESSICA.

JIM ELLIOT, A BRIEF QUESTION, PAGE EIGHTY THREE UNDER THE SECOND OBSERVATION RECOMMENDATION. WE RECOMMEND THAT ALL EXPENDITURES BE PRE-APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DISTRICT PROCEDURES.

COULD YOU COULD YOU TELL ME WHAT PRE-APPROVED MEANS? SO REALLY, WHAT THIS COMES DOWN TO IS THAT WE WILL SEE EXPENDITURES ARE ALWAYS APPROVED BEFORE THE CHECK IS WRITTEN, BUT SOMETIMES THE WHOLE PURCHASE ORDER PROCESS HASN'T GONE THROUGH BEFORE THE EXPENDITURE HAS BEEN MADE OR IT'S BEEN COMMITTED.

SO THE PRE-APPROVAL IS JUST REALLY ENCOURAGING THAT EVERYTHING IS HAS GONE THROUGH THE PURCHASE ORDER OR PRE-APPROVAL PROCESS BEFORE THE DISTRICT HAS ACTUALLY COMMITTED ITSELF TO THE EXPENDITURE.

MAYBE A BETTER QUESTION WOULD BE WHO HAS TO PRE-APPROVE? THAT SHOULD DEPEND A LITTLE BIT ON THE PARTICULAR TYPE OF EXPENDITURE JUST TO BE ABLE TO HELP YOU OUT. BUT THERE'S DEPENDING ON WHAT IT IS, WHAT POOL OF MONEY THAT'S COMING OUT OF. THERE ARE DIFFERENT PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE PURCHASE ORDER CHAIN, BASED ON THE.

SUSAN MIGHT BE ABLE TO BETTER ASSIST ON THE EXACT CHAIN, BUT USUALLY IT GOES THROUGH DIFFERENT CATEGORICAL BRANCHES, MAYBE A SITE LEVEL PERSON APPROVING AND THEN SOMEONE AT THE BUSINESS SERVICES SIDE IS USUALLY INVOLVED IN THAT APPROVAL.

THERE'S A FEW DIFFERENT CHAINS THAT IT RUNS THROUGH IN ORDER FOR A PURCHASE ORDER TO BE CREATED. OK, SO OUR DISTRICT HAS VERY FORMAL, VERY SOPHISTICATED PROCEDURES FOR THESE TYPES OF THINGS. AND I'M WONDERING, YOU KNOW, IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, SUSAN.

WAS IT JUST AN ERROR? SO WHAT WHEN THIS USUALLY HAPPENS IS I KNOW THE WAY THAT'S WRITTEN.

IT SOUNDS LIKE WE JUST LIKE WROTE A CHECK.

SO WE NEVER JUST WRITE A CHECK WITHOUT A MANAGER SAYING, YES, I APPROVE THIS, THIS THIS REALLY HAPPENED OR WE DID RECEIVE THESE GOODS.

SOMETIMES WHAT HAPPENS IS ESPECIALLY IN PROJECTS THAT DANE AND ROB MIGHT BE WORKING ON.

WE'LL GO OUT AND WE'LL GET THE QUOTE, SO WE'LL KNOW WHAT OUR OBLIGATION IS GOING TO BE AND WHAT THE PROJECT'S GOING TO BE.

AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, WE HAVE TO GET STARTED RIGHT AWAY ON THE PROJECT AND SO THAT THAT PAPERWORK MIGHT NOT GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE SYSTEM.

THE PURCHASE ORDER SYSTEM.

SURE. AND GET ALL APPROVED BEFORE WE ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, MAKE THE EXPENDITURE AND CUT THE CHECKS SO THAT I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING AND THOSE APPROVALS AND THE VARIOUS PROCEDURES, DOES THAT VARY IF IT'S A CAPITAL EXPENSE AND A MAJOR PROJECT EXPENSE AND THERE'S VARIOUS LEVELS AND.

CORRECT. ABSOLUTELY.

SO WE HAVE A LOT OF RULES, YOU KNOW, JUST GOVERNMENT CONTRACT CODE WE HAVE TO FOLLOW AND SOMETIMES THINGS GET HELD UP AT THE COUNTY LEVEL ALSO BECAUSE THEY'RE CHECKING EVERYTHING THAT WE DO ALSO SO.

SO YEAH, SOMETIMES WE WE DO GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES, SO PREAPPROVED VERSUS APPROVED AND THEN APPROVED AFTER THE FACT.

CORRECT. CORRECT.

YEAH, WE HAD ONE EXAMPLE.

JUST IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER, ALLEN AVENUE HAD SOME MAJOR ELECTRICAL WORK AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A BOARD MEETING BEFORE, AND IT CALLED ALL OF YOU AND SAID, HEY, HERE'S HERE'S THE SITUATION. YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO GO AND START ON THIS.

WE HAVE THE BOARD MEETING AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

IF NOT, WE'LL HAVE NO ELECTRICITY.

SO WE STARTED THAT. THAT WOULD BE LIKE AN EXAMPLE OF THE FORMAL PRE-APPROVAL PROCESS, YOU KNOW, REALLY CAME AFTER THE FACT OF, YOU KNOW, YOU STARTED THAT PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LIGHTS WERE ON. AND SO THAT WOULD BE ONE EXAMPLE OF WHAT THAT MAY LOOK LIKE.

GREAT. HEY, THANKS A LOT.

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GOOD. THANK YOU, JESSICA. ALL RIGHT.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE? OK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

THANK YOU. OF COURSE.

THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT.

[16.1 Receive First Reading of Board Policies]

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DEFINITELY WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH THE COVID PROTOCOLS OF JUST SOME OF THEM IN A DELAY.

AND SO TODAY THERE ARE 30, 23 FOR OUR FIRST READING TODAY.

AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS TO KIND OF TALK THROUGH THE PROCESS, YOU KNOW, TO THE PUBLIC IS, YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, YOU'VE HAD THESE, YOU KNOW, FOR SEVERAL FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND YOU GO THROUGH THEM INDIVIDUALLY.

WE ASKED FOR ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS AND JUST GO THROUGH THEM.

BUT FOR AS TERMS OF A PROCESS, THIS IS THE FIRST READING.

IT'S NOT AN ADOPTION PROCESS TODAY, AND IT ALERTS THE PUBLIC THAT, HEY, THESE ARE ON THE DOCKET. THESE WILL BE CONSIDERED AT A SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETING IN FEBRUARY AND ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE ANY INPUT TO YOU.

AND ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU FIND THINGS OVER THE NEXT MONTH, YOU'RE LIKE, HEY, I'VE GOT A QUESTION. YOU KNOW, I STILL, YOU KNOW WHY THIS WORD? WHY THIS LAW? IT PROVIDES STILL AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET ALL OF THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERAL WEEKS AND THE TIME AND THE COMMITMENT THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO IT TO THIS POINT, EVEN MORE TIME.

AND IT DOESN'T GO TO ADOPTION TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, AND IT WILL BE AT THAT BOARD MEETING. YOU KNOW, DEPENDING UPON THE QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, THERE MAY BE ALL 23 THAT GO FORWARD. IT MAY BE, HEY, WE'VE GOT 20 THAT EVERYBODY MAKES SENSE AND WE'LL BRING THOSE FORWARD FOR THE FINAL ADOPTION AT THE SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETING.

SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME THAT MATT, KEVIN AND SUSAN AND MARGARET REALLY PUT INTO THE BOARD POLICIES. IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND A LOT OF ENERGY AND ALL OF YOUR TIME TO GO THROUGH THEM IN THE SERIOUSNESS THAT YOU DO THIS.

SO JUST THANK YOU.

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

CHUCK, THANK YOU, DEREK.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.

2022 IS OFF TO A START.

SOME GOOD THINGS HAVE HAPPENED AND I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF GOOD THINGS.

IN DECEMBER, ON THE 29TH, THE OHIO STATE MARCHING BAND FOUND OUT THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL FIELD THAT THEY HAD PLANNED TO USE FOR THEIR LAST TWO REHEARSALS BEFORE THE ROSE BOWL.

THE ADMINISTRATORS AT THAT DISTRICT DECIDED NOT TO ALLOW THEM TO USE THAT FIELD, SO THEIR BAND DIRECTOR PUT A NOTE UP OR SOMEONE PUT A NOTE UP ON THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BAND DIRECTORS FACEBOOK PAGE.

DANIEL [INAUDIBLE] FROM SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL A LONG TIME 12 OR 13 YEAR BAND DIRECTOR.

BUT NOW JUST TEACHING CALCULUS HAPPENED TO SEE IT GOT A HOLD OF HIS PRINCIPAL SCOTT SPARKS, AND THEY GOT A HOLD OF THE FACILITY'S PEOPLE.

AND WHEN THE BAND SHOWED UP ON ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, THEY WENT DIRECTLY FROM THE AIRPORT TO SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL AND HAD THEIR FIRST PRACTICE SATURDAY OR FRIDAY EVENING.

AND THEN AGAIN, I THINK ABOUT 10 O'CLOCK, 10:30.

THEY SHOWED UP AGAIN FRIDAY, A MUCH NICER DAY THAN FRIDAY WAS AND OR THURSDAY WAS THEY CAME THURSDAY IN THE AFTERNOON, IN THE EVENING AND THEN FRIDAY THEY PLAYED DURING THE DAY. AND I HAPPENED TO GO OVER THERE ON FRIDAY AND AND OBSERVE THEM AND LISTEN TO THEM, AND IT WAS REALLY, REALLY EXCITING.

TWO THINGS STRUCK ME WHEN THE BAND FIRST STARTED, YOU KNOW, SHOWING UP IN THEY'RE WALKING AROUND BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SEVERAL BUSSES WORTH.

AND THE FIRST THING STRUCK ME IS LIKE, THESE KIDS ARE ALL SO OLD.

WELL, YEAH, WE'RE USED TO SEEING HIGH SCHOOL KIDS AND THESE THESE STUDENTS ARE EIGHT, YOU KNOW, FOUR TO EIGHT YEARS OLDER THAN THAN OUR BAND MEMBERS.

SO THAT WAS KIND OF A JUXTAPOSITION.

BUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE ARGUABLY ONE OF THE IF NOT THE THEY'LL TELL YOU THE BEST MARCHING BAND COLLEGE MARCHING BAND IN COLLEGIATE EFFORTS ON ON SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL'S FIELD WAS WAS REALLY, REALLY EXCITING.

THEY JUST ABOUT FILLED UP THE HOME STANDS ON FRIDAY AFTER FRIDAY MORNING.

AND YOU KNOW, THE ONLY OTHER TIME I'VE SEEN A COLLEGE BAND PERFORM ON THE FIELD, I WAS UP IN THE NOSEBLEED SECTION AT SAN DIEGO STATE.

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AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST AMAZED.

WHEN YOU SEE THINGS THAT CLOSE AND AND I STILL CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WHAT THE CALL THE MAJOR WITH THE BATON THAT WALKS OUT IN FRONT, HOW HE CAN STAY UP AND STILL KICK HIS FEET OUT WITHOUT FALLING BACK, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S GOING TO HAVE BACK PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE OR NOT, BUT.

SO THAT WAS VERY EXCITING AND IT'S A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF HOW FOLKS IN THIS DISTRICT RESPOND TO A NEED AND GET TO YES, RIGHT AWAY.

SO THANK YOU TO MR. [INAUDIBLE] TO MR. SCOTT AND THE FACILITIES PEOPLE AND EVERYONE THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE OHIO STATE MARCHING BAND TO USE OUR FACILITIES.

AND THEY OBVIOUSLY ABSORBED JUST ENOUGH SAN DIMAS SAINTS SPIRIT TO PUT IN JUST ENOUGH MUSIC, MUSICALITY TO THE GAME THAT ENABLED OHIO STATE TO WIN THE GAME.

AND SO THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL THOSE FOLKS.

ALSO WANT TO SHOUT OUT AND GIVE MY THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP AT BUDA AND CSEA FOR THEIR RECENT AGREEMENT OF A MEMO OF AGREEMENT OR MEMO OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE DISTRICT TO ADJUST HOURS AND ALLOW FLEXIBILITY OF STAFFING FOR TEACHERS AND AND CLASSIFIED FOLKS AS WE CAME BACK FROM THE BREAK WITH THE RENEWED ABSENCES FOR FROM THE PANDEMIC AND SUCH.

AND IT JUST REALLY SHOWS THE VALUE THAT THAT EACH ORGANIZATION AND THE DISTRICT HOLDS FOR EACH OTHER, THAT WE ARE ABLE TO VERY QUICKLY COME TO AN AGREEMENT AND KEEP, YOU KNOW, THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOMS THAT AT OUR UPPERMOST AT EVERY MOMENT.

SO THANKS TO THEM AND AGAIN, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY.

WE JOIN MR. COYNE IN WISHING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

I REMAIN HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE OF 2022.

WE HAVE QUITE AN AGENDA AHEAD OF US THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

LOTS OF THINGS AHEAD.

WE'RE UP TO THE TASK AND WE'RE OFF TO A GOOD START.

AS CARL MENTIONED A MINUTE AGO, WE PASSED ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT, JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH.

SO IMPORTANT IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE FABRIC OF OUR NATION.

AND OF COURSE, COMING RIGHT UP IS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

HOLIDAY IN SUPPORT OF THAT CELEBRATION.

AGAIN, SO IMPORTANT PART OF THE FABRIC OF THIS NATION.

SCHOOL COUNSELOR WEEK AND THEN CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH ALL IN MONTH OF FEBRUARY.

ALSO ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT.

AND THIS GOES BACK.

THE LAWSUIT WILLIAMS LAWSUIT BACK TO 2000, AND IT WAS SETTLED IN 2004.

IT WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

THE ENTIRE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CALLED THE WILLIAMS LAWSUIT, AND I'M VERY PLEASED TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT OUR DISTRICT CONTINUES TO HAVE A VERY POSITIVE CERTIFICATION.

WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ZERO COMPLAINTS AND WE ARE VERY FORWARD THINKING AND VERY PROACTIVE ABOUT KEEPING OUR FACILITIES SPARKLE AND RIGHT RIGHT NEXT TO UNDER BUSINESS SERVICES, WHERE ALLOCATIONS FOR PAINTING AND ASPHALT AND A NEW ROOF.

WE'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR FACILITIES, WHICH MEANS WE'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR, OUR CHILDREN AND STAFF. VERY PLEASED TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT POSITIVE CERTIFICATION, SUSAN, IF YOU WOULD PASS THAT ALONG TO THE FOLKS IN BUSINESS SERVICES AND ALL OF THAT TO SAY THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING THE MISSION OF WHAT WE'RE ABOUT AND VERY PLEASED TO SEE THAT.

PLEASED ALSO THAT UNDER VERY DIFFICULT TIMES.

AND YOU KNOW, SCHOOL FINANCES ARE ALWAYS COMPLEX AND CALIFORNIA SEEMS TO MAKE THINGS EVEN MORE COMPLEX. BUT UNDER THESE TIMES, WITH COVID FUNDING AND THE AND THE LIKE THAT THE CERTIFIED AUDIT THAT WE JUST LOOKED AT TONIGHT FOR FISCAL 2021 GAVE THE DISTRICT A CLEAN OPINION. VERY PLEASED TO SEE THAT.

AND I, YOU KNOW, AS IS OUR TRADITION FOR YEARS, I WONDER.

AND OF COURSE, IT'S AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY.

BUT CARL MADE SURE THAT OUR THE CITIES THAT WE PARTNER WITH HAVE A COPY OF OUR AND MAKE

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AND IT'S THOSE LITTLE THINGS THAT HELP, YOU KNOW, HELP OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE CITIES THAT WE SERVE AND PARTNER WITH.

AND YOU KNOW, THIS GOES OUT TO EVERYONE HERE IN THE DISTRICT.

CARL YOUR TEAM AND ALL OF THE DIVISION HEADS IN THE CABINET HERE TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE DISTRICT. COMMUNICATIONS DURING VERY DIFFICULT TIMES, COMING BACK FROM THE WINTER BREAK WITH A NEW SURGE WITH THE OMICRON VARIANT OF COVID 19 AND THE NEW PROTOCOLS AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH STAFF, STUDENTS, PARENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE.

AND ALL OF THOSE DETAILS AND ALL OF THE DAY TO DAY THE TESTING AND TRYING TO SUPPORT FOLKS THAT HAVE BECOME SICK.

JUST A THANK YOU CARL TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR, YOU KNOW, DOING THE EXTRA GOING THE EXTRA MILE. EVERY EVERY DAY.

I DRIVE HOME FROM WORK AND I DRIVE BY AND I SEE THE LINES AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP.

WE'RE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY AND SO WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES, BUT THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND I JUST APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE HERE AND OVER THE LONG TERM.

PEOPLE WILL DEVELOP GREAT MEMORIES FOR THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE TODAY.

AND LIKE CHUCK, THE THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE'VE HAD ALL THESE YEARS WITH OUR BARGAINING UNITS AND OUR STAFF FOR CSEA AND BUDA TO COME TOGETHER AND TO AGREE ON ARDUOUS PAY TO GET THE WORK DONE BECAUSE WE'RE SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 20 PERCENT STAFFED AND WE NEED SOMEBODY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR KIDS AND TAKE CARE OF OUR FACILITIES AND GET THEM TO SCHOOL AND GET THEM FED.

SO HATS OFF TO EVERYONE THAT COMES TOGETHER AND THOSE RELATIONSHIPS DON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. SO CARE AND FEEDING INVOLVED IN THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND LASTLY, WE'RE FINALIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION.

I WILL SAY THAT IT'S VERY THOROUGH PROCESS, AND IN THE END, FOR MY TWO CENTS WE'RE FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE CARL AND I THINK VERY POSITIVE EVALUATION WILL COME OUT WHEN WE'RE WHEN WE'RE DONE TONIGHT.

SO CARL, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT YEAR AHEAD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

I AGREE WITH YOU. I WON'T GO TOO MUCH INTO IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE TOO REPETITIVE, BUT THOSE RESOLUTIONS, THE ASSOCIATIONS OUR SUPERINTENDENT, I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

FOR 2022, I KNOW YOU'RE HOPEFUL.

I HOPE TO AS WELL.

I KNOW 2020 WOULD BE A TRILOGY.

WE'RE IN YEAR THREE. IT SEEMS LIKE COIVD'S MADE ITS WAY EVERYWHERE DURING THE BREAK.

ALL THE HOME TESTING KITS ARE SOLD OUT.

THE LINES ARE TO THE FREEWAY.

I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE STAFF AND STUDENTS FOR JUST GIVING YOUR BEST.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT THROUGH IT.

MY OWN FAMILY, WE HAD IT DURING WINTER BREAK AND THERE WERE A LOT OF OTHERS AS WELL.

BOTH OF MY KIDS GOT THE EMAILS FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TO BE IN THE MODIFIED QUARANTINE.

TO ME, ALL THESE WEEKLY CHANGES, THE GUIDANCE IS REALLY CONFUSING AND HONESTLY INCONSISTENT AND A BIT RIDICULOUS TO ME.

BUT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE SMART WITH THEIR HEALTH.

DO WHAT YOU CAN TO LESSEN YOUR CHANCES.

STICK TO THOSE NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS OF BEING HEALTHY.

CAN'T ENCOURAGE ANYONE ENOUGH TO EAT HEALTHY AND TO KEEP EXERCISING.

AND SPEAKING OF EXERCISING, TRY TO GET YOUR KIDS INVOLVED, I KNOW OUR SCHOOLS HAVE SOME GREAT TEAMS OUT THERE.

LITTLE LEAGUE, SOFTBALL, BASEBALL AND BASKETBALL ARE ALL STARTING UP.

IT'S A GREAT PLACE FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES TO GET PHYSICALLY ACTIVE, TO BUILD THOSE SOCIAL SKILLS AND HOW TO LEARN TO WORK AS A TEAM.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S EVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT NOT WORKING OR NOT EXERCISING ENOUGH, BUT TO END ON A REALLY POSITIVE NOTE FROM WHAT I HEARD FROM ONE OF OUR STUDENT REPS AT CHAPARRAL. I'M JUST VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE HOUSE OF RUTH PROJECT, HOUSE OF RUTH I KNOW VERY WELL IN POMONA.

I THINK IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOUR KIDS ARE DOING, AND I REALLY COMMEND THE LEADERSHIP AND THE STUDENTS THERE FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

WELL, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY BACK AND TO SHOW THE EFFORT THAT PEOPLE ARE PUTTING IN. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY KNOWS WE'RE SHORT TEACHERS WE'RE SHORT STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS ARE STEPPING IN, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH TO HEARING FROM CARL HOW HIS DAY TEACHING FIFTH GRADE WENT.

IT'S BEEN 17 YEARS SINCE YOU'VE BEEN IN THE CLASSROOM? 17 YEARS. IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING.

ALSO, WE MENTIONED THIS IS CTE APPRECIATION MONTH OR AWARENESS MONTH, AND ONE THING I DON'T THINK WE WE PAY ENOUGH ATTENTION TO IS THE ARTICLE IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE LISTED THE 90 SOMETHING CELEBRITIES THAT HAD DIED THIS PAST YEAR.

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AND LAST TIME I LOOKED WE NEED POLICE, FIRE AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS, WE REALLY DON'T NEED CELEBRITIES AND ATHLETES.

SO DON'T DISCOUNT THE CTE PEOPLE.

AND AS A FINAL NOTE TO REMEMBER, MAD MAX WAS SET IN 2022.

WONDERFUL. AND I'VE SEEN THE ONES WHERE INSTEAD OF SAYING 2022 WITH THE NUMBERS, IT HAD TOO MUCH LIKE THE SEQUEL.

FIRST, WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE, AND I VERY MUCH AGREE WITH ALL OF WHAT ALL MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID. IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING TIME.

THE SURGE HAS REALLY CAUSED JUST A LOT OF EXTRA WORK FOR OUR STAFF, OUR PRINCIPALS, THE DISTRICT OFFICE, OUR TEACHERS, OUR TEACHERS ASSISTANTS.

EVERY SINGLE PERSON IS HAVING THEIR JOB MODIFIED AND THEY'RE DOING AN AMAZING JOB AT A VERY DIFFICULT TIME.

AND IT'S ONE THING TO DO YOUR JOB WHEN EVERYTHING IS EASY.

AND ANOTHER THING TO DO YOUR JOB WELL WHEN EVERYTHING IS EASY.

OUR STAFF ARE DOING THEIR JOB VERY WELL IN A VERY DIFFICULT TIME, AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT. THERE WAS ONE ARTICLE AND I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ONE PERSON, BUT I THINK SHE REALLY ILLUSTRATES HOW WONDERFUL OUR STAFF REALLY ARE AND HOW GREAT THEY PERFORM.

SO WE HAVE THIS BAND TEACHER.

SHE IS A BAND TEACHER AT LONE HILL, KELLY LEYVA, AND SHE WAS INVOLVED IN THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE. SHE MARCHED IN THE BAND DIRECTOR MARCHING BAND, AND I GUESS THIS IS HER SECOND TIME. THERE'S THIS NICE STORY AND I THINK IN THE DAILY BULLETIN.

BUT I SAW THE ARTICLE FOR THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME IN A FACEBOOK POST CALLED SAN DIMAS BUZZ, AND I WENT THROUGH THE COMMENT SECTION AND I THINK SOMETIMES IN DETAILS, WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE DETAILS, YOU ACTUALLY SEE THE REAL MEASURE OF A PERSON, AND I'D LIKE TO READ SOME OF THE DETAILS THAT WERE POSTED ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL PERSON.

THEY SAID, THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS ARTICLE.

SHE IS MY DAUGHTER'S BAND AND JAZZ TEACHER AND SHE IS THE BEST.

WE LOVE YOU, MS. LEYVA.

SHE IS SO INCREDIBLY DEDICATED TO HER STUDENTS AND TO THE BAND.

THAT'S SO AWESOME.

SHE WAS MY SON'S FIRST BAND TEACHER AND SUCH AN ENTHUSIASTIC TEACHER.

GREAT AT WHAT SHE DOES.

THANK YOU, MS. LEYVA.

MS. LEYVA IS AN AMAZING BAND TEACHER.

MY SON LOVES HER.

SHE IS THE BEST.

AS ONE OF THE BUS DRIVERS THAT HAVE TRANSPORTED HER AND HER STUDENTS OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE SEEN HER DEDICATION AND KINDNESS TO HER STUDENTS.

SHE IS AN AWESOME TEACHER.

SHE IS AN AMAZING BAND DIRECTOR AND TEACHER.

MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN WITH HER SINCE THE FOURTH GRADE.

SHE IS NOW IN HER ADVANCED BAND AT LONE HILL AS AN EIGHTH GRADER.

WE LOVE HER. SHE MAKES MUSIC FUN.

YAY MS. LEYVA.

AND EVERYTHING I READ WAS SUPER GLOWING.

I DID NOT READ EVERYTHING BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO MAKE THIS MEETING LAST A LOT LONGER THAN IT COULD. BUT WE HAVE SO MANY STAFF MEMBERS WHO DO SUCH GOOD WORK AND YOU NEVER REALLY GET TO HEAR ALL THE FEEDBACK AND APPRECIATION THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS FOR THEM.

AND I JUST REALLY, I THINK EVERYONE HERE, I WANT TO SAY A GIANT THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DEALING WITH EXTRA WORK.

ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO DO THEIR BEST, MAKING SURE OUR KIDS GET A WORLD CLASS EDUCATION. ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT, DATA MATTERS, AND THE DATA IN BONITA HAS BEEN AMAZING, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE TIME WE'RE IN.

WE HAVE I THINK WE'VE BEEN RANKED AS THE TOP SCHOOL IN TEACHING KIDS TO READ OR LATINO KIDS TO READ. THAT'S AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT.

WE SEEM TO BE DEVELOPING A TRADITION OF BEING ONE OF THE BEST WORKPLACES, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT. PEOPLE USUALLY DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT, BUT STAFF THAT FEEL SUPPORTED END UP GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY AND PUTTING IN EXTRA TIME, EXTRA WORK WITH EXTRA ENTHUSIASM, WHICH LEADS TO A BETTER PRODUCT.

OUR TEST SCORES HAVE BEEN AMAZING.

OUR PRELIMINARY TEST SCORES WITH THE STAAR TEST SCORES HAVE BEEN AMAZING, AND MY WIFE WAS TALKING TO ONE OF HER COWORKERS AND THE COWORKER.

I FORGET WHETHER IT'S THE COWORKERS DAUGHTER WHO GOES TO SCHOOL IN BONITA, OR IF IT WAS THE COWORKERS, DAUGHTER'S FRIEND OR SISTER.

THE DETAILS GET MURKY, MURKY, BUT THEY WERE TALKING.

AND I GUESS THERE IS THESE TWO KIDS.

ONE GOES TO A NEARBY SCHOOL DISTRICT, ONE GOES TO BONITA AND THEY'RE BOTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE KIDS. AND BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, THEY'RE ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE BOTH LEARNING TO READ, LEARNING HOW TO SOUND OUT, READ, MAKE THE SOUNDS AND EVERYTHING, LEARNING SITE WORDS.

AND WHAT THEY NOTICED IS AT THIS POINT IN 2022, THE KID THAT WENT TO BONITA AND THEY'RE ABOUT EQUAL IN COMPETENCY AND WORK ETHIC.

THE KID WHO WENT TO BONITA IS GETTING A BETTER EDUCATION.

AND I ACTUALLY THINK THAT'S AN AMAZING STORY THAT REALLY ILLUSTRATES THE HARD WORK STAFF'S DOING. THE WORLD'S ON FIRE.

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THERE'S ALL THESE NEW RULES WE HAVE TO ADJUST TO.

AT THE SAME TIME, OUR STAFF AND I BELIEVE OUR BOARD AND EVERYONE HERE IS FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE OUR KIDS GET THE BEST POSSIBLE EDUCATION.

AND THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT, RIGHT? YOU HAVE THE TO, YOU HAVE THE PRINCIPALS WHO ARE PUTTING IN A LOT OF EXTRA HOURS.

YOU HAVE THE TEACHERS WHO ARE HAVING STUDENTS POP IN AND POP OUT, POP IN, POP OUT AND STILL MAKING SURE EVERY SINGLE KID GETS A QUALITY EDUCATION.

YOU HAVE STAFF WORKING ON THE AIR CONDITIONING, YOU HAVE STAFF WORKING ON TECHNOLOGY, YOU HAVE THE TEACHER'S ASSISTANTS, YOU HAVE EVERYONE DOING THEIR PART BECAUSE OUR PURPOSE IS TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS, OUR KIDS, OUR PRODUCT GET A WORLD CLASS EDUCATION.

SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK WE'RE DOING, AND I WANT TO DEFINITELY SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS PUT IN ALL THAT TIME AND EFFORT.

FINALLY. THERE'S THIS COMMITTEE, SEVERAL COMMUNITY GROUPS IN SAN DIMAS ARE GETTING TOGETHER AND THE OUR COUNTRY'S TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY IS COMING UP.

I WOULD PRONOUNCE THE TERM, BUT I ALWAYS MESSED IT UP, SO I'M JUST GOING TO SKIP IT.

AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HELPING OUR COUNTRY CELEBRATE ITS 250TH ANNIVERSARY, I THINK THAT'S IN 2026.

PLEASE CONTACT THE ROTARY OR ANY OF THE SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY GROUPS AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU JOIN US AND THIS WONDERFUL OCCASION.

THANK YOU. AND MR. COLES. YOU KNOW I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL FIVE OF YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION OF ALL OF THE STAFF AND HOW HARD THAT THEY'RE WORKING AND HOW IN TUNED YOU ARE TO EVERYTHING PLAYING OUT. AND SO THAT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED.

AND I JUST WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, AS THE SUPERINTENDENT, I GET TO WATCH IN JUST HONOR EVERY DAY HOW HARD EVERYBODY IS WORKING, AND IT'S JUST NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT, THIS DISTRICT IT, YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES YOU CAN STICK IN THIS WORLD OF PROBLEM ADMIRATION, RIGHT? WE CAN SIT AND WE CAN ADMIRE THE PROBLEMS. THERE'S ENOUGH OF THEM AROUND US OR WE CAN FIND SOLUTIONS AND THIS DISTRICT, FIND SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE OUR 10000 KIDS ARE COUNTING ON US AND GETTING IT RIGHT.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR 1100 EMPLOYEES WHO GET IT RIGHT EVERY SINGLE DAY, YOU KNOW, FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND I KNOW IT WAS MENTIONED BY GREG.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH COVID RIGHT NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE AT HOME, AND THEY'RE STRUGGLING.

SO JUST FOR MY FAMILY TO YOURS, PRAYERS AND POSITIVE THOUGHTS COMING YOUR WAY.

SO THAT'S IT. REPORTS TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.

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

REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CARD, WHICH MAY BE PICKED UP FROM MS. JENNIFER FLORES. ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT.

WE DO HAVE ONE CARD MS..

CORRECT ME IF I GET IT WRONG. MS. LILY [INAUDIBLE].

GOOD EVENING, [INAUDIBLE] SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS LILY [INAUDIBLE], CITIZEN OF LA VERNE BONITA MOM.

ACTUALLY, I ALWAYS BEEN HERE IF I'M NOT HERE, SO I WILL BE ANOTHER MEETING.

IT MAKE MY TIME TO COME TO THE MEETING BECAUSE YOU GUYS DO A VERY GOOD JOB IN THE COVID TIME. SOMEBODY'S PARENTS SHOULD SIT HERE TO WATCH IT AND THEN WITNESS THE HISTORY, OK COIVD HISTORY. SO I GO THROUGH ALL TWO VIDEO OF [INAUDIBLE] AND AND THE DECEMBER EIGHT, THE VIDEO FOR THE PARENTS COMMENT.

THE FIRST, I WANT TO ADDRESS THIS DISTRICT MAP AND LAST LAST WEEK, I FOLLOW UP THIS IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE FOR A LONG TIME.

SO I FEEL LIKE IT'S SUCH A SUCH A WASTE OF THE TIME.

THERE'S SO MANY IMPORTANT THINGS HAPPENING, ESPECIALLY [INAUDIBLE], RIGHT TOMORROW, THE LAST CHANCE TO FIGHT BACK.

SO CITIZENS OF LA VERNE IS REALLY FIGHT SO HARD FOR THE SAFETY FOR THE COMMUNITY.

[INAUDIBLE] LA VERNE HIGH, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SO CLOSE TO THE CAMPUS.

I THOUGHT AFTER EVERY SINGLE MEETING TO COME IN TO EMAIL THE CARL, I NEVER MISS ANY MEETING THE FIGHT FOR CITY AS THE CITIZENS OF LA VERNE.

SO I'LL COME BACK TO THE BONITA DISTRICT.

SOMETHING HAPPENING FOR A WHILE.

I KNOW A LOT OF PARENTS, THEY WANT TO MAKE IT.

IT'S NOT [INAUDIBLE]. THEY WATCH ONLINE LIVESTREAM RIGHT NOW.

SO I UNDERSTAND IT'S TOO DIFFICULT FOR TEACHER, DISTRICT AND KIDS, AND THE PARENTS WE'RE

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I HAVE TO POINT OUT AT THE FIRST MASK MANDATE.

I THINK WE REALLY EXPECT SCHOOL OF BONITA WILL STAND WITH PARENTS FROM PARENTS WILL.

SO WE HAVE CHOICE FOR THE VACCINE.

NOT JUST LIKE THE FOLLOW A YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT HAPPENING, BUT IT'S STILL GOING TO HAPPEN.

MAYBE I JUST THINKING, IF POSSIBLE, HAVE A RESOLUTION TO HAVE A CHOICE FOR THE PARENTS.

HOPEFULLY, RIGHT.

THIS IS JUST A REQUEST BECAUSE IT'S REALLY WILL BUILD UP THE CONFIDENCE OF PARENTS NOT PULLING KIDS OUT.

A CHANGE TO A HOME SCHOOL IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL.

SO THAT'S A REALLY, REALLY VERY BIG CONCERN IN PARENTS GROUP, THE SECOND ABOUT SEX EDUCATION AT THIS ONE, I FOLLOWED UP A LONG TIME, SO I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO TALK, BUT I HAVE GOT NOT CUT UP BECAUSE ONLY ME HERE, NO OTHER PARENTS.

LACK OF TRANSPARENCY BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE] LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AND ESPECIALLY IN CHRISTMAS VACATION THE PARENTS CALL ME AND ASK ME.

THEY DON'T REALLY GET A CHANCE TO GET TIME TO GO TO REVIEW AND OUR CURRICULUM.

I KNOW HOW TOUGH IT IS THAT THEY JUST IF YOU SAY I OPT OUT.

I HEARD ABOUT LIKE ABOUT 10 PEOPLE STUDENTS IN THE CLASS AND THE BONITA HIGH OPT SINCE THEY KNOW IT OR SOMETHING.

BUT HOW ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HAPPENED? THEY DON'T EVEN GET A CHANCE TO COME TO REVIEW THE CURRICULUM.

SO IT'S DEFINITELY LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND NOT CONVENIENT TIME FOR THEM TO REVIEW IT.

YOU HAVE TO GET THE APPOINTMENT TO REVIEW, ANY OTHER DISTRICT, THE OPEN OFFICE, TO LET THEM DROP BY, TO REVIEW.

I MEAN, IT HAS TO BE THAT WAY.

I KNOW HOW TOUGH IT IS THAT I COULDN'T HANDLE THAT.

I PULL MY KIDS OUT, NOT JUST [INAUDIBLE].

I WAS SO HARD TO PUT IN THE PRIVATE SCHOOL RIGHT NOW.

YEAH, YOU GOT 10 MORE SECONDS WILL MAKE IT GO A LITTLE LONGER, OK.

JUST A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I MISSED THAT PART, SO I JUST REQUEST.

PLEASE STAND THINK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS THE PARENTS, BECAUSE YOU WILL NEVER WANT YOUR KIDS TO LEARN IN THEIR AGE.

I KNOW AS SCHOOL BONITA IS A VERY GOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I KNOW I LOVE HERE.

I LOVE THE TEACHER.

YOU KNOW, LA VERNE. THANK YOU.

MY KIDS. APPRECIATE IT.

YEAH, VERY. BUT THIS PROBLEM THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER CARDS? OK. FUTURE MEETING DATES, THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE ON FEBRUARY

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I DO KNOW THERE'S ONE WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON, BUT ARE THERE ANY NEW ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA? DEREK, I'D JUST LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK THE FOLKS THAT CAME OUT IN THE GALLERY TONIGHT AND OUR TWO LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT, THANKS.

THANKS, FOLKS. APPRECIATE IT.

YES. AND LILY, IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE.

THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP. DEFINITELY APPRECIATE IT.

THE MEETING WILL ADJOURN, WAIT.

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