[00:00:02] >> WELCOME EVERYONE. CALL TO ORDER. [2. CALL TO ORDER] THE MEETING STARTS AT 5:02. ROLL-CALL. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [NOISE] READY? BEGIN. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> APPROVAL OF AGENDA, [5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT] ORDER, AND CONTENT. >> SO MOVED. SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. [6. REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS] FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE. I'D ALSO LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE AGENDA ITEM, WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT IS NOT. BECAUSE I THINK THIS COULD BE A LITTLE HELPFUL BEFORE WE START. FOR ANYTHING TO HAPPEN ON A SCHOOL BOARD IT TAKES THREE PEOPLE TO BE IN AGREEMENT. ONE BOARD MEMBER IS NOT ABLE TO AFFECT CHANGE AT ALL BY THEMSELVES, IT TAKES THREE. SO IF THREE BOARD MEMBERS APPROVE SOMETHING IT WILL HAPPEN. I MEAN, IF TWO OR ONE SAY SOMETHING IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER. I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER SOME OF THE THINGS WE AGREE ON. THE REASON WHY I WANT TO DO THIS IS I THINK IT COULD BE MEANINGFUL TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE AND ONLINE. ONE IS WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY AGREED ON THE EVALUATION OF CARL COLES, OUR PREVIOUS SUPERINTENDENT. EVERY SINGLE EVALUATION HE GOT 5-0 IN FAVOR AND IT WAS A STELLAR REVIEW. [OVERLAPPING] YOU DID TALK OVER ME BEFORE AND [OVERLAPPING] I'M GOING OVER THIS. AS SOMEONE WHO'S TOLD ME TO SHUT UP IN A BOARD MEETING BEFORE I AM GOING TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE LET ME FINISH THIS. IT'LL BE FAST. >> LET THE RECORD SHOW HE'S SPEAKING ABOUT A PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC. >> FAIR. ALL FIVE OF US HAVE AGREED THAT MATT IS A VERY GOOD CHOICE FOR INTERIM. I THINK THAT'S WORTHY TO BE NOTE. WHENEVER THERE'S THIS DISAGREEMENT HERE, AND THERE IS A DISAGREEMENT, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT ALL FIVE OF US HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN MATT AND HIS ABILITY AND THIS IN NO WAY IS A REFLECTION OF BAD. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. FINALLY, I DID WANT TO SAY THAT IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT THE ITEMS THAT OUR DISTRICT IS GOING TO DO IN THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS WE AGREE ON COMPLETELY, NOT YEARS, SORRY, NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, I MISSPOKE. FROM NOW TILL JANUARY THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED ALL OF US ARE IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT ON. I JUST REALLY WANTED TO JUST TO EMPHASIZE THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THIS CALL TO MOTION FOR THERE TO BE A REORGANIZATION. OFF THE AGENDA, MR. COHEN ASKED FOR IN THE LAST MEETING WHEN WE APPROVED MATT TO HAVE THIS REORGANIZATION MEETING. WE NORMALLY HAVE THIS REORGANIZATION MEETING IN DECEMBER. THAT IS WHEN WE APPROPRIATELY DO IT AND IT WAS SUPPORTED, BUT MR. COHEN DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING HE WANTS TO DO TO SEE THIS REORGANIZATION HAPPEN NOW. THAT IS WHY WE'RE HERE. WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR COMMENTS PLEASE FOCUS NOT ON THE THINGS THAT WE'RE IN AGREEMENT ON OR MATT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THAT REALLY IS THE MOTION THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S CLARITY TO THIS IS WHETHER OR NOT THERE SHOULD BE THIS REORGANIZATION AND HOW IS IT GOING TO BE REORGANIZED? THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND THAT'S WHAT THE CONSENT AGENDA IS FOR. I JUST REALLY WANTED TO GO OVER THAT JUST SO WE'RE VERY CLEAR ON WHAT THAT'S ON. THE SCRIPT SAYS, THE PUBLIC HAS AN 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. PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE BOARD PLEASE FILL OUT A REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CARD, WHICH MAY BE PICKED UP FROM MARGARET MCDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT. FIRST CARD WE HAVE IS, AND IF I MISPRONOUNCE IT, I APOLOGIZE, BUT I THINK IT'S A ELENA NORD. >> ELENA. >> ELENA, THANK YOU. >> HELLO. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. I HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS. THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL PROCEDURE. [00:05:01] I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW CHUCK WHY YOU HAVE MADE THIS MOTION. I'VE REACHED OUT TO EACH OF YOU AS A WHOLE AND INDIVIDUALLY TO TRY TO GET SOME INSIGHT ON THAT BECAUSE THIS IS AN ABNORMAL OUT OF PROTOCOL MOVE. EVEN MORE ALARMING I'M HEARING FROM DEREK THAT YOU GUYS ARE MOSTLY IN AGREEMENT ON THINGS. IT SEEMS WEIRD TO ME THAT THIS IS BEING DONE. AS PARENTS WE WANT TO REMIND YOU THERE'S MORE PARENTS HERE THAN USUAL BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT YOU'RE REPRESENTING US. YOU GUYS WORK FOR US. WE PUT YOU IN OFFICE TO DO A JOB FOR US AND OUR CHILDREN. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. I'VE GOTTEN A WALL BACK FOR MOST ALL OF YOU AND IT'S SAYING SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES THAT IT'S PERSONAL. WELL, I'M SORRY IF YOU GUYS HAVE PERSONAL ISSUES WITH ONE ANOTHER. GET OVER IT. YOU'RE A BOARD. YOU'RE HERE TO DO A PROFESSIONAL JOB. I WOULD I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO NOT MAKE A RUCKUS AND DO THINGS THAT ARE OUT OF PROCEDURE. IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. WHAT WE WANT IS TRANSPARENCY. I WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS THE BACKSTORY BEHIND DOING THIS REORGANIZATION. PARENTS NEED TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE BOTH DEREK AND JIM ARE UP FOR RE-ELECTION. IF THERE'S ISSUES WITH WITH DEREK'S LEADERSHIP WE'D LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE'RE DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT HE GETS TO KEEP HIS JOB COME NOVEMBER. AND PARENTS ONLINE WE HAVE MANY. I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW MANY PARENTS WATCH YOU ONLINE, THERE ARE MANY. WE'RE NOT ALL ABLE TO BE HERE. I HAD TO BRING MY KID WITH THE HEADSET TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE. I DON'T LIKE TO DO THAT IN YOUR TYPICAL MEETING, BUT IT'S DIFFICULT WITH CHILDREN TO GET TO THESE MEETINGS, BUT WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION. WE DESERVE TO HAVE SOME TRANSPARENCY AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON. THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST. I'M SPEAKING ON AN AGENDA ITEM. IN THE PAST YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A LOT OF STONEWALLING AND WITH THE EXCUSE OF IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, THIS IS ON THE AGENDA, SO I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO SOME TRANSPARENCY BACK SO THAT YOU COULD SHARE WITH US. DEREK, IF YOU DON'T MIND, THEY'RE SAYING IT'S PERSONAL. YOU'RE THE PRESIDENT. IF YOU GIVE PERMISSION MAYBE THEY'LL SHARE WHAT'S GOING ON. I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU'D GRANT THEM PERMISSION TO SHARE THE PERSONAL STORY. >> JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO STOP CHUCK FROM SHARING ANYTHING. [LAUGHTER] HE'S FREE TO DO WHAT HE LIKES. >> [LAUGHTER] OKAY. WELL, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING, CHUCK. I SAY YOU GIVE US SOME INSIGHT TO WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM. >> THIS IS A MEETING OF THE BOARD IN PUBLIC, IT'S NOT A PUBLIC MEETING. >> OKAY. >> I'M GLAD TO LISTEN TO YOUR COMMENTS AND REQUESTS, BUT WE'RE NOT IN A POSITION TO COMMENT. >> SEE THAT'S A TYPICAL STONEWALLING RESPONSE AND THAT'S WHAT PARENTS ARE GETTING FED UP WITH. NO OFFENSE, CHUCK. I'M GLAD YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY OUT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE HEIDI HENRY. [NOISE] >> MY NAME IS HEIDI HENRY. MY SON, CHRISTOPHER, JUST GRADUATED BENITO HIGH SCHOOL. DAUGHTER IS GOING INTO BENITO HIGH SCHOOL AND THE OTHER ONE IS AT RAMONA. I'M JUST ASKING FOR TRANSPARENCY. YOU GUYS ALL AGREE ON EVERYTHING FROM NOW UNTIL JANUARY, SO WHY THE BIG CHANGE? IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. WHY WHEN THERE'S SO MANY POSITIONS GOING TO BE UP IN NOVEMBER, WHY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT NOW? WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A FORMAL SUPERINTENDENT YET SO WHY ARE WE GOING TO BE MAKING ALL THESE CHANGES NOW? THERE'S JUST NO REASON FOR IT. THIS TRANSPARENCY, WE'RE HERE FOR THE KIDS. I SAW THE ARGUMENT BETWEEN YOU AND HIM, YOU'RE NOT HERE FOR THE KIDS, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A POWER THING, IF IT'S AN EGO THING, I HAVE NO IDEA. BUT OBVIOUSLY, THE OUTBURST YOU HAD TOWARDS HIM WAS NOT FOR THE KIDS AND IT'S VERY SICKENING BECAUSE WE'RE HERE FOR THE KIDS. IT GOES DOWN TO IT TOO, THIS TRANSPARENCY WITH THE WHOLE DISTRICT, JUST NOT ON THIS THING. WE HAVE THIS DAYCARE THING COMING THROUGH, IF IT KEEPS MY DAUGHTER OUT OF DAYCARE SINCE KINDERGARTEN, SHE'S ON A WAITING LIST AFTER WHAT? SHE'S 12 YEARS OLD NOW BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE GETTING MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT? I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS ALL A MONEY THING OR WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT THERE'S JUST NO TRANSPARENCY. I CALL THE DISTRICT, DON'T GET ANY ANSWERS. THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON AND WE DESERVE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE BOTTOM LINE IS THE KIDS AND I'M A TEACHER IN A DIFFERENT DISTRICT AND WE DON'T HAVE FIGHTS LIKE THIS AT OUR BOARD MEETING. THAT WAS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL OF YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT, WE HAVE LILY BRAINARD. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. IT'S SUCH A HOT AFTERNOON AND BUSY SCHEDULE FOR TODAY. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SPECIAL MEETING, CAUGHT MY EYES A FEW DAYS AGO AND I WAS LIKE, HEY, WHAT HAPPENED? [00:10:03] BECAUSE I'M STILL REALLY THINKING ABOUT WHY NOBODY RESPOND ME ABOUT THE RESOLUTION. I ASKED FOR THE SEX EDUCATION ON JUNE 15. ACTUALLY, I AM VERY HAPPY, I APPRECIATE GRAD HETO AND DEREK, REPLY ME VERY QUICK. AND THEN JIM, FOLLOW UP ABOUT WHAT I ASK WHY WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOLUTION HAVE THE STAND OF ANITA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEN BUT I'M SO DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE MS. SALMON AND COY DIDN'T REALLY REPAY ANY E-MAIL, WHATEVER THE LAST EMAIL OR THE CURRENT EMAIL. NONE. I'M JUST THINKING, OKAY. I VOTE FOR YOU GUYS AND I CALL OUT PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR YOU AND THEN BECAUSE I THINK YOU GUYS PRESENT US, I DIDN'T HEAR ANY RESPONSE, SO I'M SO DISAPPOINTED. SO I'VE COME HERE, SEE WHAT ELSE TO DO IF THIS ELECTION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT HAS TO HAPPEN TODAY, I WILL SUPPORT DEREK BECAUSE HE'S REALLY CLOSE TO US AND HE LISTEN TO OUR CONCERN AND REALLY ATTEND THE PARENTS MEETING TO LISTEN TO OUR CONCERN, HOW IMPORTANT OUR SCHOOL TEACHING AND GO INTO TEACHING IN THE COMING YEARS. AND GRAD, I WILL LIKE HIM TO BE THE VICE PRESIDENT BECAUSE HE REALLY WORKED SO HARD FOR ALL PARENTS, WHATEVER DEMOCRATIC, REPUBLIC. I DON'T REALLY CARE. I'M A CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN MOM. I DON'T HOW MY PEOPLE SAY I'M A REPUBLICAN AND THEN NOW MAYBE I'M INDEPENDENT. I DON'T REALLY CARE. I DON'T REALLY CARE THE PARTY OF THINGS IN OUR DISTRICT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. BUT NOW I DON'T WANT THESE THINGS COVERED BY SOMETHING POLITICS, SOMETHING NOT IN TRANSPARENCY. I'M SO BUSY WITH MY TWO KIDS, REGISTRATION, BOTH IN HIGH SCHOOL OR PRIVATE SCHOOL. WE DECIDE PRIVATE SCHOOL. MY HUSBAND, PETE PAY A LOT OF FEES FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL, BUT ALL THEIR FRIENDS GO TO BENITO HIGH AND RAMONA. I COME HERE FOR THEIR FRIENDS. IN CHINESE, ONE WILL SAY, EVEN THE LAMBS SO BRAVE, DON'T PUT THEM IN THE VOTE GROUP. THAT'S WHY I FIGHT FOR ALL THEIR FRIENDS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] AND JUST TO PLUG, I REALLY DO BELIEVE IN OUR SCHOOLS. I THINK OUR SCHOOLS ARE TOP-NOTCH AND I JUST REALLY WANTED TO SAY THAT WE HAVE GREAT PEOPLE WORKING HERE. NEXT UP WE HAVE CASEY COX. >> AFTERNOON BOARD. AND THOSE WHO ARE HERE, MY NAME IS CASEY COX I SERVE ON THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, HAVE VOLUNTEERED IN THIS DISTRICT FOR AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN LIVING IN THE CITY 17 YEARS, AND HAVE A GREAT RESPECT AND ESTEEM FOR ANYBODY THAT'S WILLING TO EVER SIT IN ANY OF THOSE CHAIRS. THANK YOU. I REALLY DON'T CARE WHAT THE ISSUE IS BETWEEN ANY ONE OF YOU, TWO OF YOU, THREE OF YOU. THAT'S NOT WHY YOU'RE THERE. YOU DID NOT SIGN UP TO BE ON THE BOARD IN ORDER TO HAVE PERSONAL DISPUTES OR DISAGREEMENTS. AND IT IS, I WAS GOING TO SAY A SHAME. I'M GOING TO SAY IT'S DISAPPOINTING THAT A DISAGREEMENT EVER MADE IT TO THE PUBLIC EYE. THAT IS WHY THERE IS CLOSED SESSION. THAT IS WHY YOU SIGNED UP TO DO YOUR JOB AND I'M JUST CALLING THE BOARD BACK TO THEIR JOB TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE, TO REPRESENT THE VOICES, AND TO GOVERN AS A BOARD, TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEIR ROLE IS TO BE AWARE OF THE SITUATIONS THAT ARE GOING ON, THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE, WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE STUDENTS AND TO REPRESENT THOSE THINGS TOGETHER. DEREK, I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT WELL. WHAT I HEAR WHEN YOU SAY WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE WITH MATT WINN. WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE WITH WHERE THIS DISTRICT IS GOING. I HEAR YOU ADVOCATING FOR THE STUDENTS AND THE PEOPLE OUT THERE SAYING, HEY, WE'RE NOT DISAGREEING WITH THE DISTRICT, WE JUST HAVE AN INNER PERSONAL DISAGREEMENT. AGAIN, UNFORTUNATE. HERE'S THE BIGGER UNFORTUNATE REALITY WITH OUR BOARD IN MY OPINION, WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM OF RECENT YEARS WHERE A MINORITY VOICE SEEMS TO BE PUSHED OUT. [APPLAUSE] THIS IS WHAT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WITH OUR BOARD [APPLAUSE] IF ONE PERSON WHO HAS AN OPINION THAT DOESN'T ALIGN WITH THE REST OF THE BOARD, THE BOARD HAS A PERSPECTIVE THAT SAYS, WE NEED TO KEEP YOU QUIET OR WE NEED TO MINIMIZE YOUR VOICE. THIS DISTRICT STANDS FOR EQUITY. THIS DISTRICT HAS A PLATFORM TO SAY THE LEAST OF THESE SHALL BE SERVED AND HEARD. THAT IS NOT WHAT IS BEING REPRESENTED HERE. IF THIS IS A MINORITY VOICE, IF DEREK, YOU WRAP IT, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T CARE IF DEREK, YOU HAVE OPINION THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE FOUR OF THESE OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ON THE BOARD. THAT IS THE GREATER REASON WHY YOU SHOULD BE BOARD PRESIDENT NOT BEING RESTRUCTURED OR REORGANIZATION BECAUSE WE NEED MINORITY VOICES. WE NEED THE LONE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS AN EQUITY POSITION TO BE ELEVATED BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MASTERY AND PURPOSE COMES TOGETHER. I DO BELIEVE THOSE TERMS ALL RESONATE WITH ALL OF YOU AND YOU'VE STOOD FOR THEM. SO I'M SIMPLY HERE TO SAY, I DON'T KNOW WHY THERE NEEDS TO BE A RESTRUCTURING, IT'S NOT NORMAL. [00:15:02] WE HAVEN'T DONE IT BEFORE. I DON'T CARE, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT UNFORTUNATELY IN THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION, THIS HAS ALREADY BECOME SOMETHING PERSONAL AND THIS HAS BECOME SOMETHING POLITICAL AND THAT'S SOMETHING OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS WE'VE HAD WAY TOO MUCH, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WE PROCEED TODAY, BUT I'M HERE TO SAY BOARD, DO YOUR JOB AS A BOARD. [APPLAUSE] >> NEXT WE HAVE JENNIFER, I ALWAYS MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME, CONSTANT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JENNIFER CASTON. I WAS A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER FOR EIGHT YEARS. I'M A MOTHER OF FOUR, TWO WHICH ARE ENROLLED IN BONITA UNIFIED. I WANTED TO COME TONIGHT TO SHOW SUPPORT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD, BUT I SPECIFICALLY WANTED TO SPEAK TO DEREK BECAUSE HE IS THE ONLY BOARD MEMBER ON MY CORRESPONDENCES WITH YOU WHO HAS EVER REACHED OUT AND SPOKEN AND HEARD THE MANY CONCERNS THAT PARENTS FAIRLY HAVE HAD, I THINK WITHIN THIS LAST YEAR ALONE. THE ISSUES THAT PARENTS ARE FACING NOW WITH THEIR CHILDREN ARE THINGS THAT THEY'VE NEVER THOUGHT WERE POSSIBLE AND IN THIS TIME OF CONSTANT TRANSITION AND FRANKLY INSECURITY IN OUR INSTITUTIONS, IT'S NOW MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO FEEL THAT WE ARE BEING HEARD. REGARDLESS OF YOUR PERSONAL STANCES ON ANYTHING, THAT IS YOUR JOB. AS A FORMER TEACHER, I REMEMBER ONE PARTICULAR LESSON WAS THAT YOU NEVER AIR YOUR GRIEVANCES IN FRONT OF YOUR STUDENTS. YOU WANT TO MAINTAIN A UNITED FRONT, AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT CONFLICT DOESN'T HAPPEN, BUT IT CERTAINLY ROBS US OF WHAT WE SHOULD FEEL, WHICH IS CONFIDENCE IN OUR VOTES IN YOU TO LEAD US. I HAVE TO SAY THAT AS FAR AS COMMUNICATION, IT'S DISAPPOINTING THAT ONLY ONE OUT OF FIVE OF YOU HAVE REACHED BACK WHEN THERE HAS BEEN EARNEST ATTEMPTS AT CORRESPONDENCE TO HAVE THESE ISSUES BE HEARD, TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THIS DISTRICT. BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT DISTRICT AND IT'S GREAT PEOPLE IN THIS DISTRICT, GREAT SCHOOLS. BUT WE'RE DEALING WITH VERY DIFFICULT ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO FEEL THAT WE CAN DIALOGUE ABOUT. IF YOU CAN'T EVEN DIALOGUE AMONGST YOURSELVES, I'M SURE YOU CAN IMAGINE THE ANXIETY THAT THAT CAUSES TO THE PARENT COMMUNITY. IF WE'VE LEARNED ANYTHING THIS LAST YEAR, WE ARE DIALED IN AND WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION. SO PLEASE DO YOUR BEST. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE OUT OF CARDS. JUST WANT TO DOUBLE-CHECK, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? EXCELLENT. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PART OF OUR AGENDA, IT SAYS DISCUSSION ACTION AGENDA. I GUESS BEFORE ACTION, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION OR SAY ANY COMMENTS? THIS WOULD BE A PERFECT TIME TO DO SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE. >> I CAN START. [NOISE] FIRST OFF, WE HAD THAT LAST MEAL LAST WEEK. I KNOW DON YOU WERE HERE. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH OTHER PEOPLE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON. BUT THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THAT MEETING WAS WE LOST A GREAT SUPERINTENDENT, IN MY OPINION, CARL COLES. LIKE I SAID LAST TIME, I WAS HOPING HE WAS HERE AS LONG AS I WAS HERE. NOT TO SAY ANYTHING ON YOU MARK BECAUSE YOU HAVE MY FULL CONFIDENCE, BUT DON'T HOLD ME TO IT WAS A SHOW THE WHOLE DISTRICT STABILITY IN A TIME WHEN THINGS CAN BE UP AND DOWN. I REFER TO YOU BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF OUR GOALS EITHER CAME FROM YOU WITH A 8070, THE INTERVENTION IN MENTAL HEALTH SO I KNOW WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. I MIGHT BE THE LEAST EXPERIENCED ON THE BOARD IN TERMS OF YEARS AND EARLY ON I WAS TOLD THERE SHOULD BE NO SURPRISES IN OPEN SESSION. ONE TIME I PULLED AN ITEM FROM CONSENT AGENDA AND I WAS TOLD WE DISCUSSED EVERYTHING HERE, THERE SHOULD BE NO SURPRISES. WELL, THIS WAS A BIG SURPRISE THAT HAPPENED LAST MEETING. THAT PRE-WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT'S CALLING OUT FOR REORGANIZATION, I DON'T SEE WHAT THE POINT IS. REMOVING THE TITLE OF PRESIDENT FROM DEREK, I DON'T SEE WHAT THAT ACCOMPLISHES BESIDES MAKING SOMETHING SHAMEFUL, DISGRACEFUL RIGHT IN FRONT OF AN ELECTION. TO ME IT SEEMS IT IS PERSONAL, AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO AS PEOPLE MENTIONED IN THE AUDIENCE. KARL GAVE HIS LETTER OF RESIGNATION, HIS OWN FREE WILL AND ACCORD WHY HE LEFT FOR HIS OWN REASONS. I DON'T CONSIDER KARL A LIAR IN ANY MEANS. I WISH HIM THE BEST AT WHERE HE'S AT. BUT I HOPE THIS PERSONAL THING IS NOT GOING TO BE THE NORM. BECAUSE THIS IS NOT WHY WE'RE HERE. WHY ARE WE HERE? PERSONALLY, I HAVE TWO KIDS IN THE DISTRICT AND I'M VERY INVESTED NOT FOR ANY POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS ON EITHER SIDE, NOT FOR ANY TITLES WE HAVE, DEFINITELY NOT FOR THE MONEY FOR THE WORK WE DO. IT'S NOTHING. BUT I HAVE MULTIPLE KIDS. THOSE KIDS HAVE PEERS. I KNOW THEIR FAMILIES, SO I'M HERE FOR WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR KIDS. I'M HONESTLY EMBARRASSED AND OFFENDED BY WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME. THAT HAS NO PLACE ON OUR BOARD AND I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY ABOUT THAT. [00:20:04] AFTER OTHER PEOPLE HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK, I DO WANT TO MAKE A MOTION JUST TO POSTPONE THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING TO ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED DECEMBER OR JANUARY MEETING AND JUST LEAVE THIS THE WAY IT IS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW TAKING A TITLE AWAY DOES REALLY NOTHING. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT BEFORE WE CONTINUE? >> I'D LIKE TO OFFER SOME CLARITY, PARTICULARLY FOR THE FOLKS IN THE GALLERY TONIGHT. FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT. THOSE OF YOU WHO SENT ME AN EMAIL, I HAVEN'T BEEN HOME TONIGHT, I CAME STRAIGHT FROM WORK. I ALWAYS MAKE AN EFFORT TO EITHER CALL OR RESPOND TO YOUR EMAIL. BUT A COUPLE OF POINTS OF CLARITY. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT REMOVING ANY BOARD MEMBER. THE BOARD DOESN'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT. BY WAY OF CHANGING VOICES OR TAKING AWAY DEREK'S ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE OR BE AN ADVOCATE, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT. THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT IS CONFERRED UPON A BOARD MEMBER EACH YEAR AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF EXTRA THINGS THAT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH YEAR, BUT IT'S NOT SPECIAL POWER OR AUTHORITY. I JUST OFFER THAT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THE OTHER THING IS I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT IT'S NOT PERSONAL. I THINK WHAT MR. COHEN, AND I'LL LET HIM SPEAK FOR HIMSELF, BUT WHAT HE MEANT WAS PERSONNEL. WHAT WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT IN OPEN SESSION ARE PERSONNEL MATTERS. THERE'S A PERSONNEL MATTER AND DEREK KNOWS THIS. THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL TIME. THE TIMING OF IT WAS UNFORTUNATE CERTAINLY. BUT WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT AND THERE'S VERY STRICT RULES ABOUT TALKING ABOUT PERSONNEL MATTERS IN OPEN SESSION. WE CAN'T DO IT AND WE'D BE LIABLE IF WE DID. I JUST ASK YOU, WELL, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY THE TRUTH. I'M JUST GIVING YOU SOME FREE INFORMATION. PERSONAL DIFFERENT THAN PERSONNEL. CLEAR DISTINCTION AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REMEMBER THAT THE REST OF THE EVENING. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS AND I'LL DEFER THE REST OF MY TIME TO MY COLLEAGUES. >> I WILL MENTION THAT I EXPRESS MY CONCERNS WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT'S LEGAL COUNCIL AND ALL THE VERBIAGE AND ACTIONS TAKEN WERE TAKEN WHEN THEY HAVE TO BE TAKEN, HOW THEY HAVE TO BE TAKEN IN A LEGAL MANNER BECAUSE IT'S OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT EVERYTHING IS DONE ACCORDING TO STATUTE AND ALL THINGS HAVE BEEN DONE ACCORDING TO STATUTE. >> ANYONE ELSE? >> YEAH. I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS. I'VE BEEN HERE THE LONGEST OUT OF EVERYONE UP HERE. I'VE BEEN HERE 19 YEARS AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT THAT EVERYTHING IS NOT ALWAYS WHAT IT SEEMS AND WE ARE PRIVY TO INFORMATION, MOST OF IT OF A PERSONNEL MATTER, THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT TO THE PUBLIC. AS IN ANY OTHER BUSINESS, YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT YOUR EMPLOYEES AND WHAT HAPPENS. THERE WERE SOME THINGS THAT WE WERE PRIVY TO THAT CAUSED ME GREAT CONCERN. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE POLITICAL STUNT, IT'S NOT PERSONAL. I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST DEREK. I ACTUALLY LIKE DEREK. IT'S AN ORGANIZATIONAL THING TO MAKE US STRONGER GOING FORWARD AND LETTING US GET A FRESH START WITH MATT AND MOVING FORWARD. I HAD SOME SERIOUS CONCERNS. I WISH WE COULD TELL YOU THE INFORMATION. IT WOULD CLEAR UP THINGS FOR SOME OF YOU. IN READING SOME EMAILS AND ESPECIALLY THE SOCIAL MEDIA, I WOULD JUST FOREWARN YOU THAT A LOT OF THE INFORMATION YOU'RE GETTING IS EITHER INCOMPLETE, INACCURATE, OR OUTRIGHT LIES. WHICH DOESN'T MEAN WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS WRONG, IT JUST MEANS THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE FEEDING YOU SOME OF THIS INFORMATION ARE NOT DOING YOU ANY FAVORS BY NOT TELLING YOU THE FULL TRUTH. I'VE ALWAYS MADE MY DECISIONS FOR 19 YEARS AND [INAUDIBLE] AND BONNIE AND DON HAVE BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME I'VE BEEN HERE. MY DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR CHILDREN AND WHAT'S BEST FOR THE DISTRICT. NOT ON A PERSONAL AGENDA, I DON T PLAY POLITICAL GAMES. I WAS A FIREFIGHTER. WE ARE PROBABLY THE BLUNTEST PEOPLE YOU WILL FIND OR PROBABLY EVEN WORSE THAN THAT; THE COPS ARE. [00:25:04] I'LL CALL IT LIKE I SEE IT, I DON'T PLAY GAMES WITH IT. IF I MAKE A DECISION, IT'S FOR THE BEST OF OUR KIDS AND OUR DISTRICT. IT MAY NOT MAKE YOU HAPPY BUT IN RETROSPECT, LOOK BACK ON IT AND YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE LONG-TERM I WAS RIGHT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION THAT WAS MADE BY GREG. YOU DID THE FIRST, CORRECT? >> I DO MOVE THAT WE POSTPONE THIS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING TO ITS NORMALLY SCHEDULED MONTH. >> I WILL SECOND IT. DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED? >> OPPOSED. >> OPPOSED. >> CHUCK, YOU'RE OPPOSED TOO, CORRECT? >> YES. >> THAT MOTION FAILS. NEXT WE MOVE ON TO ELECTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT. [7.1 Election of Board Officer - President] CAN I HAVE NOMINATIONS? >> I NOMINATE DEREK. >> I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED. >> OPPOSED. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? >> I'LL NOMINATE CHUCK. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> THE AYES HAVE IT. CHUCK IS PRESIDENT. WOULD IT BE CUSTOMARY FOR HIM TO TAKE OVER OR DO I JUST DO THE REST? >> NORMALLY YOU WOULD JUST CONTINUE. >> OKAY. >> SINCE YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE. >> SOUNDS GOOD. NEXT WE HAVE ELECTION OF VICE PRESIDENT. [7.2 Election of Board Officer - Vice President] VICE-PRESIDENT, ANY NOMINATIONS? >> I NOMINATE GLENN CREIMAN. >> GLENN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> DEREK, I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT I MAKE A MOTION FOR BOTH VICE-PRESIDENT AND CLERK REMAIN THE SAME FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. >> WELL, LET'S DO THIS ONE SINCE WE ALREADY STARTED. ANY SECOND? >> SECOND. >> OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSE? THE AYES HAVE IT. >> CLERK. CAN I HAVE SOMEONE? [7.3 Election of Board Officer - Clerk] >> GREG. >> GREG. WE HAVE A NOMINATION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? >> I'M SORRY, CAN YOU [INAUDIBLE] FOR CLERK? >> FOR CLERK, THAT WAS GREG. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> THE AYES HAVE IT. ADJOURNMENT. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 5:30. [NOISE] * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.