THE MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER AT 4:30.

[2. CALL TO ORDER]

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REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

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 3 MINUTES AT THE TIME THE 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.

[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]

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

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

NONE AT THIS POINT. SO WE WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 4:31.

LOOKING AT THE AUDIENCE, I DIDN'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MUCH COMMENTS.

READY. THE BOARD MEANING WILL COME TO ORDER AT 6:00 PM. THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION TO REPORT OUT.

WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?

[7. CALL TO ORDER]

[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]

SO MOVED. MAY I HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND.

THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE.

NONE OPPOSED. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, THANK YOU.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETINGS.

[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVE.

MAY I HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

AYE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, THANK YOU.

ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST EIGHT, 2022 SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING.

IS THIS THE ONE THAT YOU HAD A CORRECTION PREVIOUSLY? WE CAN CORRECT THAT LATER.

ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST EIGHT, 2022 SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION.

SECOND.

SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR.

AYE.

ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 15, 2022 SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING.

MAY I HAVE A SECOND, UH A MOTION.

SO MOVE. SECOND.

SECOND. DISCUSSION.

DISCUSSION. YES, JUST ONE POINT DISCUSSION.

WHEN WE WERE DOING THE REELECTION OR REORGANIZATION, THE VOTE FOR CLERK FOR ME, I ABSTAINED.

I DIDN'T DO A YES, BUT THAT'S IT.

WITH THAT CORRECTION, MAY I HAVE A WE HAD THE MOTION SO THOSE IN FAVOR.

AYE.

NONE OPPOSED. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, THANK YOU.

[12. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS]

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. SO IN BONITA, WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH MOUNT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE.

TONIGHT, WE WILL HEAR A REPORT ON MOUNT SAN ANTONIO'S CAPITAL PROJECTS IMPROVEMENTS.

TO BEGIN THE PRESENTATION, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE JILL DOLAN, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT MOUNT SAC.

JILL, THANK YOU.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE PERSON WHO'S GOING TO BE DOING THE PRESENTATION IS.

HE CALLED ME EARLIER, SO I'LL JUST STALL.

HI, PATTI. SO THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING US TONIGHT TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT ARE TRANSFORMING THE MOUNT SAC CAMPUS. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO THANK SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT MARGARET MCDONALD FOR ALL HER HELP AND ALSO PATTI FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN THIS EVENING.

MANY OF THE PROJECTS THAT GARY GITCOM WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING TONIGHT ARE FUNDED THROUGH MEASURE GEO, WHICH WAS PASSED IN 2018.

AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO THE VOTERS IN THIS AREA FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME, I DID WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A CONSTRUCTION WEBSITE THAT I UPDATE AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE THAT PROVIDES DETAILS ABOUT OUR PROJECTS.

IT HAS FLY THRUS, IT HAS PHOTOS, DIFFERENT ARTIST RENDERINGS.

AND SO YOU COULD CHECK THAT OUT AT ANY TIME YOU WANT.

THAT WEBSITE IS MOUNTSAC.EDU/CONSTRUCTION.

VERY EASY. SO NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE PATTI LATRELL, WHOM I'M SURE MANY OF YOU ALREADY KNOW.

SHE IS A MEMBER OF OUR CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND AGAIN, LIKE I MENTIONED, WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN HAVING US BE HERE TONIGHT.

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FOR THEM. SO I JOINED THE BOND OVERSIGHT, WHAT WE WOULD CALL THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

THEY CALL IT THE CITIZEN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AT MT.

SAC. AND RECENTLY WE HAD A MEETING WHERE WE WENT AND TOURED THE NEW BASKETBALL FACILITY.

AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW, BASKETBALL IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART AS MY SON AND MY HUSBAND STILL PLAYS AND MY SON HAS ALWAYS PLAYED.

AND I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THAT OVER ALREADY, HAVING BEEN IMPRESSED WITH THE FOOTBALL AND THAT FACILITY AND THEN THE AQUATIC CENTER THAT'S BEING BUILT AND THE WELLNESS CENTER AND THE PARKING LOTS AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT'S HAPPENING AT MT.

SAC. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY, THE BOARD AND OUR TEACHERS AND OUR COUNSELORS UNDERSTAND THE MOST EXCITING THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AT MT.

SAC, BECAUSE IT IS IT WAS JUST IT'S BREATHTAKING.

AND I'M USUALLY NOT AT A LOSS FOR WORDS, BUT I KIND OF WAS WHILE WE WERE WALKING THROUGH THE WELL, THE WELLNESS CENTER IS KIND OF WHAT TIPPED IT OFF TO ME BECAUSE IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, 24 HOUR FITNESS ON STEROIDS WITH AN INSIDE RUNNING TRACK AND ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT AND EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY.

AND IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE STUDENTS, IT'S FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THAT WORD OUT.

AND THE BEST WAY I COULD THINK ABOUT WAS TO BRING IT TO THE BOARD, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY OUR COUNSELORS ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING KIDS TO CHOOSE MT.

SAC TO GO TO, WHICH IS A GREAT CHOICE.

SO THE PRESENTATION I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE GARY AND HE IS THE SENIOR MANAGER OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

I'LL GET IT RIGHT. AND HE'S GOING TO SHOW YOU, IN CASE YOU HAD A QUESTION.

ALSO, HE WOULD BE THE ONE TO ANSWER THAT AND LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AT MT.

SAC. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION.

AND WE HAD A SHORT VIDEO THAT IS GOING TO PLAY OUT.

THERE WE GO. OKAY.

WELL, FIRST, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY.

WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE UP THERE IS JUST A BRIEF BOND UPDATE.

AS YOU KNOW, WE PASSED A BOND MEASURE IN 2018 AND THAT WAS $750 MILLION.

AND IT HAS BEEN TRULY TRANSFORMATIVE TO OUR COLLEGE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT AN OVERVIEW AND THEN A PROJECTION OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE COMING FORWARD ON THIS BOND MEASURE.

WHAT WE SEE IN FRONT OF US IS A MT.

SAC ATHLETICS COMPLEX PROJECT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN FRONT OF YOU.

WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS WE HAVE COMPLETED IN THAT FOUR YEARS SINCE 11 MAJOR PROJECTS, AND WE HAVE 11 PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING AND SOME THAT ARE IN DESIGN, SOME THAT ARE IN CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.

WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THREE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN WE'LL SEE A UPCOMING PROJECT CALLED THE TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH PROJECT.

BUT WHAT WE HAVE IS SOMETHING THAT IS TRULY ENGAGING INTO THE OVERALL FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY THE GYMNASIUM AND WELLNESS PROJECT LINKED BY MAJOR BRIDGES THAT COME INTO THE CAMPUS.

OUR CAMPUS IS DIVIDED BY A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE ON WITH TEMPLE AVENUE.

AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO BOTH ENGAGE TEMPLE AVENUE.

YOU'RE SEEING A LOT OF WORK IN TEMPLE AVENUE RIGHT THERE WHERE WE'RE HAVING A BEAUTIFICATION AND AS WELL AS A MAJOR SET OF PROJECTS THAT LINK THE CAMPUS FROM ONE SIDE, FROM THE NORTH SIDE TO THE SOUTH SIDE.

AND THAT PEDESTRIAN OPPORTUNITY OF ENGAGING A SAFE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS FROM ONE SIDE OF THE CAMPUS TO ANOTHER IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THAT. BUT WE ALSO SEE THAT THOROUGHFARE AS BEING A MAJOR OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CAMPUS ITSELF TO BRING ENGAGEMENT TO THE STUDENTS. OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO WALK THROUGH THE CAMPUS AND EXPERIENCE AND SEE WHAT ARE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION ON THE CAMPUS ITSELF.

BEING ABLE TO SEE THE AQUATIC CENTER, IT'S TAKING YOU ALL THE WAY UP TO WHERE THE THE STUDENT CENTER THAT YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS ON THE CAMPUS. CAMPUS, ON THE STUDENT CENTER IS REALLY SEEN AS LIKE THE THE LIVING ROOM OF THE CAMPUS.

IT IS WHERE THE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE COMING IN, GOING TO BE DIRECTLY ENGAGED WITH THEIR COMMUNITY, WITH THEIR SOCIAL COMMUNITY ON THE CAMPUS.

A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS ARE, WE'RE A COMMUTER CAMPUS OBVIOUSLY, AND A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND THAT TIME DURING THE DAY.

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AND YOU'RE SEEING UP THERE THE TECH AND HEALTH SITE, WHICH IS WHERE THE CURRENT POOL IS, WHICH WILL BE IS BEING RECONSTRUCTED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CAMPUS.

AND IT'S GOING TO MAKE WAY FOR THE TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH CAMPUS.

THAT PROJECT IS ANOTHER MAJOR INNOVATION PROJECT FOR US.

IT OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS THAT ARE RANGING FROM AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE, AERONAUTICS PROGRAMS THROUGH RESPIRATORY THERAPY, NURSING PROGRAMS. IN OTHER WORDS, A GREAT MIX OF PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO ONE FACILITY.

SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT WE WILL STACK A HOSPITAL OVER THE TOP OF AN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND THINK OF THOSE CHALLENGES THAT ARE GOING TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING FOR HERE.

AND THESE ARE THESE ARE JOBS THAT ARE OFTEN TECHNICAL IN NATURE.

THESE ARE JOBS THAT WOULD PERHAPS BE IN THAT FIRST RESPONDER CATEGORY.

WE'VE GOT THE PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS THAT ARE HOUSED IN THIS AREA.

AND THESE PROJECTS ARE OFTEN WHERE WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN COHORTS.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE EDUCATED IN A PROCESS WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN GROUPS OF STUDENTS, AND THEY MAY BE TRAVELING THROUGH THAT GROUP, THROUGH THAT SORRY, THROUGH THAT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH A GROUP OF MAYBE 12 TO AS MUCH AS 20 STUDENTS.

AND OUT OF THAT GROUP, THEY MAY BE SPENDING BETWEEN EIGHT, MAYBE UPWARDS OF 10 HOURS A DAY IN THAT FACILITY AND IN THAT GROUP. AND WHAT WE HAVE IS A BUILDING THAT HAS A DIRECT ENGAGEMENT FOR THEIR OWN PROGRAM, BUT ALSO A LOT OF INTERNAL SPACE SO THAT THEY HAVE A SPACE TO GO TO, ESPECIALLY ON HOT DAYS LIKE THIS.

WE HAVE AN INTERIOR SPACE AND A LOT OF OPEN AND ENGAGING AND ATMOSPHERES THAT ARE GOING TO EXPOSE THEM TO OTHER STUDENTS ON THE CAMPUS. OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE DIRECTLY INSIDE OF THAT FACILITY, THEY MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK INTO THE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN LABS THAT WE'VE GOT. THEY MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT ON THE AERONAUTICS PROGRAMS. WE'VE GOT A BASICALLY A SMALL LIKE A TEACHING HOSPITAL IN ONE AREA.

WE HAVE RESPIRATORY AND RADIOLOGY PROGRAMS THAT ARE ENGAGED INSIDE OF THERE.

THIS BUILDING IS ABOUT 270,000 SQUARE FEET, SO A RATHER ENORMOUS UNDERTAKING.

WE'RE ALSO PARTIALLY STATE FUNDED ON THIS PROJECT.

SO OUT OF THAT $750 MILLION, WE HAVE TWO STATE FUNDED PROJECTS AND WE ALSO HAVE FEDERAL FUNDING ON THAT TRANSIT PROJECT, TRANSIT CENTER PROJECT. SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE THAT $750 MILLION AND ACTUALLY INCREASE IT BY OVER $100 MILLION.

SO IN TERMS OF INVESTMENT ON THE CAMPUS AND THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO SPEND THAT MONEY AND HAVE A DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT IN THE CAMPUS, THAT I HOPE IS VISUALLY EVIDENT RIGHT THERE.

WE'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE THAT FUNDING, FUNDING THROUGH EITHER STATE OR FEDERAL DOLLARS TO BE ABLE TO AMPLIFY YOUR TAX DOLLARS THAT ARE GOING IN THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AND CREATE SORRY, I MIGHT BE GETTING A LITTLE ECHO THERE.

AMPLIFY OUR COMMUNITY DOLLARS AND BE ABLE TO CREATE TRULY TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECTS FOR THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY AND CERTAINLY FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE DIRECTLY ENGAGED ON THE CAMPUS.

YOU'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF THAT INTERIOR SPACE THAT I HAD TALKED ABOUT, THAT ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO SEE INTO OTHER PROGRAMS. AS IT MOVES THROUGH THIS VIDEO, YOU'LL SEE A BIT ABOUT THE INTERIOR SPACES, OPEN LOBBIES AND DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS IN THE BUILDINGS THAT ALLOW STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, THAT KIND OF CAMPUS FEEL WHERE YOU MAY MEET YOUR BEST FRIEND ON CAMPUS AND THEY MAY BE IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MAJOR, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT CROSS-POLLINATION OPPORTUNITY.

AS IT TAKES YOU THROUGH THIS VIDEO, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE UNDER DESIGN AT THE STATE.

WE HAVE PHASE ONE OF THAT APPROVED AND WE'RE WAITING FOR AUTHORIZATION FROM THE STATE TO BE ABLE TO BID THAT PROJECT.

AND THIS PROJECT WILL ACTUALLY GO OUT FOR A FULL BID NEXT FALL, PROBABLY LATE SUMMER TO FALL NEXT YEAR AND START CONSTRUCTION AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR.

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YOU SEE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT VISUAL ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE INTERIOR OF THE ACTUAL EDUCATIONAL SPACE AND THE LOBBY SPACES.

THOSE OPPORTUNITIES LIKE EVEN TO, YOU KNOW, HANG, HANG OLD DEMONSTRATION PLANES UP THERE.

YOU KNOW, IF THAT DOESN'T GET A STUDENT EXCITED ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY IN THESE PROGRAMS, IT'S I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE DOES.

AND THAT KIND OF RESOURCE CENTER FOR STUDENTS IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE PRESENT AND AVAILABLE.

THE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION RESOURCE IS A GENERALIZED PROGRAM FOR THE CAMPUS, WHERE WE HAVE STUDENT TUTORS AVAILABLE, WE HAVE TEXTBOOKS, WE HAVE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS SPACES FOR THOSE STUDENTS TO HAVE SMALL GROUP MEETINGS AS WELL AS LARGER GROUP MEETINGS IN THOSE SPACES.

SO THIS VIDEO ACTUALLY GOES ON FOR A BIT MORE TIME.

I KNOW THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THIS MEETING RELATIVELY SHORT, SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER THOSE, OR WE CAN SIT IN.

I CAN NARRATE AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME.

GARY, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? A COMMENT? THIS LOOKS AMAZING. I WENT TO SCHOOL IN THE NINETIES AND I'M SEEING A GIANT HILL THAT I USED TO RUN UP IN A PARKING AND SOCCER FIELD TRANSFORMED.

SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK DONE IN THE LAST SOME YEARS.

SO, WOW, IT LOOKS AMAZING.

AND MY WIFE, BY THE WAY, I SHOULD SAY I WAS A TERRIBLE STUDENT AT MT.

SAC, TAUGHT ME HOW TO READ WELL AND STUDY.

SO I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE WORK.

AND MY WIFE MAKES A LOT MORE MONEY THAN I DO AS A NURSE, AND SHE GOT HER EDUCATION FROM THERE, TOO.

SO THANK YOU FOR, I GUESS, BENEFITING OUR FAMILY.

AND I'M SURE YOU GUYS WILL BENEFIT MANY MORE.

WELL, THANK YOU. THAT IS VERY MEANINGFUL BECAUSE THE STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE IT IS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A DIRECT TO WORK CONNECTION.

THERE IS A DIRECT TO UNIVERSITY CONNECTION.

BUT WE WE LIKE TO FEEL I MEAN, THERE'S A STATEMENT THAT WE SAY IS THAT WE AT MT.

SAC ACCEPT THE TOP 100% OF STUDENTS THAT APPLY.

I DO HAVE A COMMENT AND A AND A QUESTION.

IT'S SPECTACULAR.

AND WE'RE HAPPY THAT YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT AND APPRECIATE SEEING A COUPLE OF BOARD COLLEAGUES FROM THE RECENT PAST.

NICE TO SEE YOU, LADIES.

THANKS FOR COMING OUT.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION, THOUGH.

HOW'S THE HOW'S DSA TREATING YOU? I KNOW THEY'RE TAKING GOOD CARE OF US BY DELAYING A COUPLE OF PROJECTS OF OUR CERTAINLY NOT TO THE SCOPE OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

BUT I WONDER IF THEY'RE TAKING GOOD CARE OF YOU AND WHETHER THE DELAYS THAT I THINK THEY'RE SENDING YOUR WAY ARE COSTING YOU MONEY.

WELL, NUMBER ONE, WE HAVE A WE ACTUALLY HAVE A QUITE STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH DSA.

PERSONALLY, I HAVE OVER A 25 YEAR CONNECTION WITH DSA THAT, SO I MY BACKGROUND IS I AM AN ARCHITECT.

WHAT WE REALLY DO IS WORK VERY HARD WITH THAT PARTNERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT PROJECTS ARE COMING AND MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE WE ARE GIVING TO THE STATE IS GOING TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.

THEY HAVE A CERTAIN CRITERIA THAT THEY PLAN CHECKED BY.

AND WE HAVE AN EVALUATION PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GOING TO SUBMIT A SET OF PROJECTS THAT IS GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL EARLY VERY ON.

WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO BE VERY RESPONSIVE TO THEIR REVIEW SCHEDULE.

THEY LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S COMING SO THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE.

OUR PROJECTS ARE QUITE LARGE AND THEY LIKE TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE STAFFING NEEDS.

SO WE WE TRY TO DIRECTLY ENGAGE IN THAT.

THERE ARE CHALLENGES AS WE GO THROUGH THERE.

AND WE DO TRY TO BUILD THOSE DIRECTLY INTO THE SCHEDULE AND ALSO TRY TO HELP EDUCATE THEM ON THE SIDE OF THE PARTNERSHIP WHERE THEY UNDERSTAND THAT TIME IS MONEY FOR US.

AND, YOU KNOW, A SIX MONTH DELAY IS SIX MONTHS OF..

WHAT A GREAT ANSWER. YEAH.

I WONDER IF YOU'D MAKE A PHONE CALL FOR US.

I AM ALWAYS WILLING TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF..

SONYA MAKE, TAKE A NOTE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. I HAVE THE SAME SAME THOUGHTS AS JIM.

MATT, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU LET US SEE THIS.

I WANT ALL NEW FACILITIES.

OK. WE'RE WORKING ON TRYING TO GET AIR CONDITIONING, EVEN IN CLASSROOMS, TO WORK FULL TIME IN OUR MAINTENANCE JUST IN.

THEN SEEING THIS, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE JUST GIVING US CHRISTMAS DAY, BUT TAKING IT AWAY FROM US.

BUT YEAH, THANK YOU. I'M GLAD OUR KIDS HAVE SOMETHING GREAT TO GO TO AFTER HERE.

NOW, YOU GIVE ME INSPIRATION ON WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO HERE.

SO THIS WILL BE.

CERTAINLY HAS CHANGED FROM THE EARLY WHEN I WAS TAKING FIRE SCIENCE CLASSES THERE.

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AND FOR ME, THE REAL BEAUTY OF THIS IS THAT I WELL, I AM A TAXPAYER IN THIS AREA.

I LIVE IN THE CITY OF WALNUT.

AND THE TO SEE THE DIRECT BENEFIT AND MAKE IT TANGIBLE IS EXTRAORDINARY.

AND THEN BEING ON THE COLLEGE AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE DIRECT IMPACT ARE FOR IS FOR THE STUDENTS, IT IS EMOTIONALLY TRANSFORMATIONAL FOR THEM WHEN THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A DIRECT INVESTMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY INTO THEIR LIVES.

AND IT IS A IT'S AN HONOR TO BE A PART OF THAT.

JERRY, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THAT'S IT'S ALL VERY, VERY EXCITING.

AND YOU'VE GOT ME WANTING TO GO BACK AND START SOME COLLEGE CLASSES ALL OVER AGAIN.

AND YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO A LOT OF BRAGGING ABOUT THE PROGRAMS. BUT I KNOW THAT YOUR YOUR AVIATION PROGRAMS ARE NATIONWIDE, LEADING IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT AVIATION COMPETITIONS THAT THEY ENTER.

SO I'M ALWAYS PUSHING AVIATION.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE BOTH OF OUR RETIRED COLLEAGUES FROM THE BOARD HERE, DIANE KOCH, AS WELL AS AS PATTY LAUDERALE.

THANKS FOR DROPPING BY.

AND SINCE YOU'RE BOTH HERE, WE'LL WE'LL ALL SAY THANKS FOR ALL THE YEARS THAT BOTH OF YOU PUT IN TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND AND HAD A LOT TO DO WITH WITH HOW WELL THINGS ARE GOING RIGHT NOW. SO THANKS FOR SHOWING UP AGAIN.

AND IF WE HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY, THANK YOU. BUT ARE THEY GOING TO STAY FOR THE BUDGET? PATTY, I WAS JUST GOING TO INVITE YOU THAT YOU COULD STAY FOR THE WHOLE BUDGET.

OKAY. COME ON. OKAY, REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.

ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED UP TO 3 MINUTES AT THE TIME THE ITEM APPEARS ON THE AGENDA.

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

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

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

BUT WE HAVE NO COMMENTS FOR THE OPEN SESSION, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA.

[14. CONSENT AGENDA]

ITEMS WITH ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION, WHICH IS NOT DEBATABLE AND WHICH REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR PASSAGE.

DO I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? SO MOVE.

A SECOND. SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

AYE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

EXCUSE ME. DISCUSSION ACTION AGENDA BUSINESS SERVICES APPROVED UNAUDITED ACTUALS REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 2022.

[15.1.1. Approve Unaudited Actuals Report for Fiscal Year 2021-2022]

THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING.

TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THE UNAUDITED ACTUALS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2022.

THE UNAUDITED ACTUALS REPORT PROVIDES ACTUAL RESULTS, WHICH WILL BECOME THE BASIS OF OUR ANNUAL AUDIT.

UP UNTIL NOW, WE'VE BEEN PROJECTING OUR OUR OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR THROUGH VARIOUS REPORTS, THE FIRST AND SECOND INTERIM, AND AS PART OF OUR ESTIMATED ACTUALS AT BUDGET TIME JUST THIS PAST JUNE.

THE STATE REQUIRES US TO REPORT OUR OPERATIONS ON VERY EXACT FORMATS.

IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON ALL OF OUR FUNDS, ALL THE REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND THE CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES.

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THE STATE REQUIRES US TO PROVIDE THIS DATA SO THAT WE CAN COMPARE OURSELVES WITH NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS AND OTHER DISTRICTS ALONG THE STATE.

SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU FIND INSIDE OF THE REPORT PERTAINS TO ATTENDANCE, ANY PROJECTIONS THAT WE'VE MADE AND OUR ACTUAL ATTENDANCE FOR THE YEAR.

WE ALSO HAVE INFORMATION ON CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS, GRANTS THAT WE WERE AWARDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THE EXPENDITURES THAT WERE MADE RELATED TO SUCH GRANTS.

SO THE REPORT REPORTS ON THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS THE LARGEST OF OUR FUNDS AND CONTAINS THE MAJORITY OF OUR ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

WE ALSO REPORT ON OTHER INFORMATION LIKE SEVEN OTHER FUNDS AND OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS, SUCH AS SCHEDULE OF LONG TERM DEBT AND SOME FIXED ASSET INFORMATION. SO LOOKING AT THE GENERAL FUND AS ONE TOGETHER WITH THE UNRESTRICTED AND THE RESTRICTED FUNDS, WE ARE LOOKING AT REVENUES OF 134 MILLION FOR THE YEAR WITH EXPENDITURES OF 128 AND A NET INCREASE IN OUR FUND BALANCE OF 5.7 MILLION, LEAVING US WITH A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE OF 43.1 MILLION.

WE'LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT EACH ONE OF THESE COMPONENTS NEXT.

STARTING OFF WITH REVENUES.

SO THE $134 MILLION IN REVENUES CAN BE BROKEN DOWN IN THESE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES FEDERAL, STATE, OTHER, LOCAL, AND, OF COURSE, THE LARGEST PORTION OF OUR BUDGET.

THE 71% OF OUR TOTAL REVENUE COMES FROM THE LCF, THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA REVENUE.

A NOTE FROM I WANTED TO MENTION THAT THIS IS THE LAST YEAR WHERE WE'RE BEING HELD HARMLESS IN OUR ATTENDANCE.

SO MOVING FORWARD, WE'LL SEE WHAT OUR NUMBERS LOOK LIKE FOR REVENUES.

BUT NOW LOOK, LOOKING ONTO EXPENDITURES, WE REPORTED A TOTAL OF 129 MILLION FOR THE YEAR.

OF COURSE, THE BIGGEST PART OF OUR EXPENDITURES REMAINS SALARIES AND BENEFITS 84%, TO BE EXACT, WHICH IS ALSO THE SAME PERCENTAGE WE REPORTED LAST YEAR. VERY CONSISTENT.

SO NOW OUR ENDING FUND BALANCE IS MADE UP OF A COUPLE OF COMPONENTS ITSELF RESERVED, RESTRICTED, OTHER DESIGNATIONS UNRESTRICTED AND DESIGNATED FOR ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES.

THE BIGGEST CHANGE HERE YOU'LL SEE IS IN RESTRICTED.

THIS IS MAINLY DUE TO RECEIVING SOME NEW CATEGORICAL FUNDING THAT WASN'T SPENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

SO WE RESERVE IT IN THE RESTRICTED PORTION OF OUR ENDING FUND BALANCE.

AN EXAMPLE OF THIS WOULD BE NEW PROGRAMS LIKE THE LP AND FUNDING FOR THE EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS GRANT.

WE ALSO RECEIVED NEARLY $1 MILLION IN NEW SPECIAL ED FUNDING, ALL INCLUDED IN THAT RESTRICTED FUND.

SO OUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE OF 43.1 MILLION, THE UNDESIGNATED PORTION OF IT IS 22.7 MILLION.

SO INCLUDING OUR OTHER DESIGNATIONS, WHICH INCLUDES THAT ADDITIONAL 4% THAT THE BOARD REQUIRES US TO ALSO DESIGNATE, TOGETHER THAT CREATES A 22.9% FUND BALANCE, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT PERCENTAGE BECAUSE A YEAR AGO, THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPORTED, THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE FOR UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS WAS EXACTLY 22%.

SO WE ARE RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE AVERAGE FOR THE STATE.

SO BACK IN JUNE, LIKE I MENTIONED, WE HAVE BEEN PROJECTING.

SO WE PROJECTED A LOSS FOR THE DISTRICT AT 4.4 MILLION.

NOW WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THE UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE AFTER CLOSING OUR BOOKS.

COMES IN AT 1.9, UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE POSITIVE.

SO THAT'S A VARIANCE FROM WHAT WE ESTIMATED TO NOW OF 5.3 MILLION.

THIS AGAIN IS NORMAL FOR US AND WHAT CAUSES THESE POSITIVE VARIANCES? IT'S DEFINITELY A PART OF OUR CONSERVATIVE BUDGETING.

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

WE BUDGET FOR THINGS THAT MAY HAPPEN BASED ON HISTORY, ON OUR BEST ESTIMATES AS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AS NEW INFORMATION IS PROVIDED, WE MAKE THOSE REVISIONS TO THE BUDGET.

OTHER FACTORS WOULD BE CATEGORICAL FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVED THAT MAYBE ARE OVER MULTIPLE YEARS.

SO WE ONLY SPENT THE PORTION THAT RELATES TO MAYBE YEAR ONE OR TWO OF THAT CATEGORICAL PROGRAM.

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THEY DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND THEIR DOLLARS IN THIS YEAR, SO THEY PLAN AHEAD FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR, WHICH CREATES A CARRYOVER FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT.

SO HAVING THIS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED ENDING FUND BALANCE IS A GOOD THING.

IT'S A CUSHION FOR US.

IT ALLOWS US THE LUXURY OF TIME TO BE ABLE TO PLAN FOR UNEXPECTED TRENDS, LET'S SAY, IN ENROLLMENT, WHEN WE PROJECTED A NUMBER AND MAYBE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. IT'S NOT WHAT WE EXPECTED.

HOPEFULLY IT IS MORE.

SO DEALING WITH THOSE UNEXPECTED OR OTHER EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES.

WE HAVE THAT CUSHION TO FALL BACK ON.

SO WE COLLECT INDIRECT COSTS FROM THREE MAJOR PROGRAMS SCHOOL AGED CARE, NUTRITION SERVICES AND SOME OF THE CATEGORICAL ALLOW US TO CHARGE INDIRECT COSTS.

SO THIS IS A CONTRIBUTION FROM THOSE PROGRAMS TO THE GENERAL FUND.

AND THIS YEAR WE COLLECTED ABOUT $630,000.

THE ROUTINE RESTRICTED MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.

THIS IS WHERE WE REPORT.

THE STATE REQUIRES US TO HAVE 3% OF OUR TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.

WE HAVE TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION IN THAT AMOUNT TO THIS FUND.

IT IS SET ASIDE FOR ONGOING AND MAJOR MAINTENANCE OF OUR SCHOOLS.

WE TEND TO USE THIS FUNDS FOR SUMMER PROJECTS LIKE ROOFING, PAINTING, ASPHALT AND HVAC.

AND I THINK THIS PAST WEEK WE COULD HAVE SPENT $3 MILLION ON HVAC ALONE.

SO WE ALSO HAVE TO REPORT TO THE STATE OUR ACTIVITY THAT WE'VE SEGREGATED IN THE OTHER FUNDS.

SO THAT'S ALSO IN THE REPORT.

WE FOLLOW THE SAME STATE GUIDELINES TO REPORT THESE SPECIFIC USE ACTIVITIES.

SO WE INTRODUCED THE ASB FUND FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST YEAR, AND THIS YEAR WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE TWO YEARS TO COMPARE.

AND WHAT WE SEE HERE, THE MILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE AND THE MILLION DOLLARS OF EXPENDITURES IS A FULL YEAR OF SCHOOL MEMORIES, SCHOOL EVENTS, DANCES, FUNDRAISERS.

SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT WE'RE BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS.

SO THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT FUND IS FUNDED BY PARENT FEES THAT WE CHARGE FOR OUR BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE.

SO SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR, WE ONLY REPORTED EXPENDITURES IN THIS FUND TO THE EXTENT THAT WE COLLECTED PARENT FEES.

THERE WAS A DEFICIT THAT WE HAD, BUT LUCKILY WE HAD COVERED FUNDS THAT WE WERE THAT WERE ELIGIBLE FOR US TO COVER THAT DEFICIT, BRINGING THIS FUND TO AN EVEN ZERO FUND BALANCE. WE DID BETTER THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR, AS YOU CAN SEE, SINCE WE COLLECTED MORE PARENT FUNDS, SINCE WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES TO OUR PARENTS THAT WERE NECESSARY. SO WE CONTINUE TO FEED OUR STUDENTS TO MEALS AT NO COST TO OUR STUDENTS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO IN THE NEW YEAR.

SO LOOKING BACK BETWEEN 21 AND 22, WE SEE THAT THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN REVENUE THAT WAS DUE TO THE HIGHER REIMBURSEMENT RATE PER MEAL THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE FOR BOTH BREAKFAST AND LUNCH.

NOW, THE FUND BALANCE HERE ALSO INCLUDES SOME MONEY THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE CARES ACT FUNDING FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND SOME EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHENS.

SO BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THIS IS A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE FOR FUND 13.

THE CAPITAL FACILITIES FUND IS WHERE WE RECORD OUR DEVELOPER'S FEE REVENUE.

NOW, THESE EXPENDITURES HERE THAT YOU SEE ARE FOR SMALL CAPITAL PROJECTS, USUALLY RELATED TO GROWTH IN ENROLLMENT.

NOW AN EXAMPLE OF THAT WOULD BE WHEN WE BUY FURNITURE FOR A NEW CLASSROOM SETUP, FOR EXAMPLE TK, AND WE ALSO HAVE A MAINTENANCE ON PORTABLES BY NATURE, A PORTABLE WAS BECAUSE AT ONE POINT WE HAD THE GROWTH.

SO WE MAINTAIN THOSE PORTABLES TODAY WITH FUNDS FROM THIS ACCOUNT.

AND ALSO WE WHEN WE WANT TO EXPAND THE SERVICES AT ONE OF THE SCHOOL SITES, FOR EXAMPLE, A LUNCH PROGRAM, WE WILL BUY NEW LUNCH TABLES, THOSE RELATED EXPENDITURES FOR A BIGGER STUDENT POPULATION.

THE RECREATION ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, THIS IS WHERE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT LIVE WITHIN OUR DISTRICT BOUNDARIES PAY AN OWNER'S FEE ON THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILL.

IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A TAX IN ITSELF.

THESE FUNDS HELP US SUPPORT OUR DISTRICT FIELDS, OUR GREENSPACES AND OUR PLAYGROUNDS.

THE GOAL EACH YEAR OF THIS FUND IS TO OPERATE AT A BREAK EVEN LEVEL.

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SO FINALLY WE HAVE THE SPECIAL RESERVE FOR POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

SO THIS IS A FUND THAT WAS STARTED IN 2016-17 WITH A CONTRIBUTION FROM THE GENERAL FUND OF $150,000.

SO EVERY YEAR ONE OF OUR HEALTH AND WELFARE SORRY, HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDERS PROVIDES US A REBATE EVERY YEAR.

SO WE SET ASIDE THIS MONEY INTO THIS FUND TO GROW THE FUND BALANCE.

IT IS JUST IMPRESSIVE THAT WITH $150,000 CONTRIBUTION OF JUST A FEW YEARS AGO, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GROW IT TO NEARLY $650,000.

SO OUR NEXT STEPS.

SO WE WILL SUBMIT OUR UNAUDITED ACTUALS REPORT TO LACOE FOR REVIEW.

AND LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, IT'S THE BASIS FOR OUR ANNUAL AUDIT, WHICH NEXT WEEK WE'RE EXPECTING OUR AUDITORS COME OUT AND BEGIN THAT PROCESS.

WE'LL GO BACK TO THE TO OUR DESKS AND WE'LL START REVIEWING AND UPDATING OUR 22-23 BUDGET FOR ANY REVISIONS AND NEW FUNDINGS THAT ARE COMING DOWN TO US.

WE'LL PREPARE OUR FIRST INTERIM REPORT AND WE'LL BE READY TO PRESENT IT TO YOU IN DECEMBER.

ANY QUESTIONS? IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. I LOVE THE CONTENT.

I FELT LIKE IT WAS A VERY GOOD OVERVIEW OF EVERYTHING.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

SONJA, THE SOURCE OF THE CHANGE, SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE CAFETERIA FUNDS? YES. WHAT'S THE SOURCE OF THE REVENUE FROM IT? IT WAS THE INCREASE IN THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR OUR MEALS.

WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE MORE MEALS TO OUR STUDENTS AND ALSO WE WERE REIMBURSED AT A HIGHER RATE.

RIGHT. THAT. BUT WHERE'S THE MONEY COME FROM.

OH, THE STATE.

THE STATE. AND WHY WHY DID IT DID THEY INCREASE IT? THEY ARE USING STATE FUNDS, I BELIEVE, TO SUPPLEMENT THE FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT RATE.

AND YOU TOUCHED ON IT IN YOUR SCHEDULE IN THE END, IT TALKED ABOUT ANNUAL AUDIT.

CAN YOU SHARE WITH US JUST A SENTENCE OR TWO FOR THE FOLKS HERE IN THE GALLERY WHAT THAT MEANS? EVERY YEAR WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND WE CALL IN THESE FOLKS.

AND CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS? YES. WELL, THE UNAUDITED REPORT IS CALLED THE UNAUDITED REPORT FOR THE REASON THAT IT IS PREPARED BY OUR OWN STAFF MEMBERS.

ONCE IT BECOMES AUDITED BY OUR EXTERNAL AUDIT FIRM, IT BECOMES OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, OUR OFFICIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO REPORT TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND THAT DEADLINE FOR US IS DECEMBER 15TH.

SO AN OUTSIDE AUDIT FIRM COMES IN.

YES, THEY'RE FAMILIAR WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, RIGHT.

THAT'S THEIR SPECIAL EXPERTISE.

RIGHT. AND THEY KIND OF LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND YES, LOOK AT EVERYTHING.

YEAH. THEY'VE ACTUALLY BEEN COMING OUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THEY DO INTERIM VISITS.

THEY DO VISIT ALL OF OUR SCHOOL SITES.

THEY DO ATTENDANCE AUDITS, THEY DO ASV AUDITS.

THEY COME IN TO OUR DISTRICT OFFICE, THEY LOOK AT OUR RECORDS HERE.

THEY GO TO FOOD SERVICES, LOOK AT THEIR RECORDS.

IT'S A VERY EXTENSIVE BOTH FINANCIAL AND COMPLIANCE AUDIT.

AND IT IS ALL BROUGHT TOGETHER IN A BEAUTIFUL REPORT THAT WE PRESENT TO THE BOARD IN JANUARY.

AND THEN THAT DOCUMENT THEN BECOMES A PUBLIC DOCUMENT.

ABSOLUTELY. YES.

YES. IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE ALONG WITH ALL THE PREVIOUS YEARS.

RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALSO, THAT WAS A GREAT FIRST PRESENTATION.

I'M SURE YOU'RE NERVOUS UP THERE.

ABSOLUTELY. COULDN'T TELL, IT WAS GREAT.

I DO WANT TO THANK YOU. I KNOW WE PUT A LOT OF THINGS ON YOUR PLATE.

YOU HAD TO MAKE BUDGET FOR THESE INTERVENTIONISTS AND THESE NEW MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS WE WERE LOOKING FOR.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT BEING ABLE TO BE PERMANENT AS OPPOSED TO DOWN THE ROAD.

I KEPT HEARING THINGS LAST YEAR ABOUT HOW WE GET FUNDED.

ADA IS ONE THING, BUT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT MOVING AWAY FROM THAT.

IS THERE ANY NEW INFORMATION ON THAT? YES, WE'RE ACTUALLY IN THE CURRENT BUDGET THAT WE ADOPTED EARLIER.

WE ARE NOW LOOKING AT A THREE YEAR AVERAGE.

SO THAT IS WHAT WE'RE OUR PROJECTIONS INCLUDE.

WE'LL SEE WHAT'S CHANGED AFTER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

WE USUALLY JUST LOOK THREE YEARS OUT.

OKAY. AND THAT FOOD REIMBURSEMENT RATE, WE GETTING MORE MONEY? BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN I WAS AT BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT FOR RAMONA ON EVERY TEACHER'S PRESENTATION, THEY HAD THAT ONE SLIDE.

PLEASE CLICK THE QR CODE AND SUBMIT.

YES. DID THAT DO ANY HELP? WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BE FUNDED ON ALL THE MEALS THAT WE SERVE.

THE IMPORTANCE OF FILLING OUT THAT INCOME SUMMARY IS SO THAT IT WILL LET'S SEE HERE.

IT WILL RECORD THE FAMILIES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE BECAUSE WE RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING ON TOP OF JUST OUR BASIC BASE RATE FUNDING FOR ALL THE FAMILIES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH.

EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT PAYING FOR IT RIGHT NOW, IT IS STILL VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO FILL IT OUT.

IT WILL ALSO OFFER THEM OTHER SERVICES LIKE FREE TRANSPORTATION AND ELIGIBLE FOR DAYCARE OR SORRY, BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE, AND THEY CAN STILL FILL THAT OUT.

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YES. LAST THING YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE GROWTH WE HAD PORTABLES FOR, WHEN THEY USE IT, AT WHAT TIME DOES A PORTABLE WE LOOK AT TO BECOME PERMANENT A STRUCTURE LIKE I KNOW RAMONA, THEY HAD THOSE MATH PORTABLES FOR YEARS, BUT DOES IT SEEM LIKE THAT POPULATION IS GETTING ANY SMALLER? THAT MIGHT BE A BIGGER PICTURE.

THAT IS A YES. THAT'S A KIND OF BOND QUESTION.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, YES, IT'S AWESOME WHAT THOSE BONDS COULD DO.

TO BE CONTINUED. YES, TO BE CONTINUED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR FIRST ONE.

THAT WAS EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.

SONIA, I THINK YOU PREFER GATHERING THE INFORMATION THAN PRESENTING IT, BUT YOU DID A GREAT JOB PRESENTING.

AND I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE THE EXAMPLES OF WHAT SOME OF THE FUND MONEY GOES TO.

IT KIND OF HELPS ME PROCESS WHERE THAT MONEY IS GOING.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT. GOOD JOB AND ALSO GOOD JOB TO YOUR WHOLE TEAM BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW IT'S NOT A ONE PERSON SHOW OVER THERE.

YOU HAVE A GREAT SUPPORT STAFF BEHIND YOU.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. OKAY, WE NEED A MOTION.

SO MOVED.

THOSE IN FAVOR. SECOND.

AYE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, THANK YOU.

[15.2.1. Receive First Reading of Board Policies]

SO YEAH. SO PERIODICALLY DUE TO CHANGES IN LAWS AND REGULATIONS, BOARD POLICIES NEED TO BE UPDATED.

AND SO TODAY FOR THIS FIRST READ, WE HAVE TWO POLICIES THAT ARE TO BE REVIEWED.

BOTH HAVE CHANGES AND THEY'RE REALLY DELETIONS BASED ON CHANGES IN CURRENT LAW.

SO THESE WILL COME BACK FOR A SECOND READ IN OCTOBER.

SO WE LITERALLY DON'T NEED TO READ THEM BECAUSE WE'VE ALL READ THEM.

YES, SIR. AND SO THIS READS IT INTO THE RECORD IS REALLY ALL IT DOES.

RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

YEP. BOARD OF EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.

[15.3.1. Employment Agreement for Interim Superintendent]

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS CONSIDERED APPOINTING MATTHEW WIEN AS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT DURING THIS TRANSITION.

THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR MR. WIEN WILL PROVIDE FOR SALARY AND BENEFITS AS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.

IN ORDER FOR HIM TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF SUPERINTENDENT DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD, THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO TERMINATION UPON FIVE DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE OTHER PARTY. IF.

IF APPROVED, THE AGREEMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

AYE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DO WANT TO JUST PAUSE AND THANK THE BOARD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS CHANCE TO HELP LEAD THIS DISTRICT AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE FIVE OF YOU, THE 1100 EMPLOYEES, AND BOTH ON ALL THE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.

AND IN THE FUTURE, WE WANT TO WORK TOGETHER TO CONTINUE TO MAKE BONITA UNIFIED THE ABSOLUTE BEST PLACE FOR KIDS TO GO TO SCHOOL.

AND WE'RE ON THE WAY TO DOING THAT, AND I APPRECIATE THIS THIS OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND

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

WELL, FIRST I'D LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS, MATT, AND THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE TRANSITION, BUT THERE'S SOME DATA OUT THAT I WOULD JUST KIND OF LIKE TO SHARE. I DO THINK DATA IS USEFUL IN FIGURING OUT WHAT'S GOING ON, AND WE HAVE SOME PRETTY AUTHENTIC DATA OUT HERE.

SO IN 2019 AND I'M GOING TO THE SUMMARY IS BONITA IS DOING GREAT AND I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF EXPOUND UPON THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S USEFUL.

I WOULD ONLY PAUSE ONE ONE SECOND TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT ANY DATA RELATED TO 2022 IS STILL EMBARGOED.

WE'RE STILL DOING GREAT AND THANK YOU.

THE DATA IS SO GREAT.

I WANTED TO READ IT AND SHARE HOW COMPARED TO PEERS AND NEIGHBORS.

WE ARE DOING AMAZINGLY WELL AND I WAS GOING TO EXPOUND UPON HOW GREAT THIS IS, BUT YEAH, WE'RE DOING GREAT.

WOW, THAT WAS OKAY.

I'LL JUST GO TO THE CONCLUSION WITHOUT THE ARGUMENT WHEN IT GETS RELEASED, PLEASE LOOK AT THE SCORES BECAUSE THEY WERE.

WHEN YOU COMPARE LIKE GROUPS, I THINK YOU GET ACTUALLY A GOOD PICTURE OF HOW A SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PERFORMING.

IN 2019, WHEN WE WERE COMPARED TO SOME NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS, WE DID BETTER IN ENGLISH AND MATH.

OUR TEST SCORES WERE VERY ROBUST AND NOT NECESSARILY GIVING ANY DATA TO THIS.

OUR SCORES, THERE IS DEFINITELY AN IMPACT FROM COVID.

THERE WAS LEARNING LOSS, BUT WE SURVIVED COVID VERY WELL, AND IF I COULD READ THE NUMBERS,

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BUT WITHOUT THE NUMBERS, I'M JUST SAYING WE TRANSITIONED VERY WELL AND I THINK THERE'S MANY PROGRAMS THAT AIDED THIS TRANSITION FROM VERY GOOD INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, HIGH QUALITY STAFF, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS, AND THESE THINGS SET US APART FROM OTHER DISTRICTS.

AND I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT A COMPARISON IN THE FUTURE, WHEN THEY GET RELEASED, IT WILL ACTUALLY SHOW THAT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING VERY RIGHT HERE AND OUR POLICIES ARE TRANSLATING TO STUDENT OUTCOMES, WHICH IS WHAT YOU REALLY WANT.

AND AS SOMEONE WHO IS A PART OF ED SERVICES, YOU HAD A STRONG PART IN THAT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I THINK YOU HAVE SUCH CONFIDENCE FROM US AT THIS TIME IS THE WONDERFUL WORK THAT OUR KIDS HAVE DONE ON ASSESSMENTS LIKE IT PROVES THAT LEARNING IS HAPPENING, THINGS THAT MATTER ARE HAPPENING VERY WELL.

AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL OF OUR STAFF ACTUALLY A LOT OF CREDIT.

AND BY THE WAY, WE WENT THROUGH COVID.

COVID WAS AN INTERESTING TIME PERIOD AND IT'S STILL THERE.

BUT I MEAN, LIKE THERE WERE SOME CHALLENGES.

AND SONIA, YOU WERE PART OF THE TEAM THAT HELPED US GET THROUGH THIS CHALLENGING TIME WHEN WE HAD REPORTS OF MAYBE A 10% CUT IN FUNDING AND ALL THESE THINGS.

AND OUR CONSERVATIVE BUDGETS ARE WHY WE DIDN'T HAVE TO MAKE DRASTIC DECISIONS THAT OTHER PEOPLE MADE.

SO SOMETIMES PEOPLE SEE CONSERVATIVE BUDGETS AS, OH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A PROBLEM HERE.

IN REALITY, WE'RE HAVING A ROBUST RAINY DAY FUND.

SO IF THERE'S EVER A RAINY DAY, WE CAN WEATHER THAT WELL.

SO GOOD JOB TO YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU. AND WHEN THE DATA GETS RELEASED, PLEASE LOOK AT IT.

I'M NOT JUST BLOWING SMOKE.

IT'S WONDERFUL.

IT'S BETTER THAN IT SHOULD BE COMPARED TO OUR PEERS.

THIS IS JUST A WONDERFUL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND I, MY WIFE'S AT THE LAUNDRY MAT TODAY ACTUALLY.

WE'RE GETTING HOUSE. OUR HOUSE IS GETTING REMODELED.

AND IN THE REMODELING PROCESS, SHE HAS TO DO LAUNDRY AT A LAUNDRY MAT.

IT'S JUST A TERRIBLE DISASTER THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE HOUSEHOLD.

BUT SO SHE'S THERE, SHE'S CHATTING UP SOMEONE AND I GUESS THEY LIVE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND THEY LIVE IN SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE OR THEY SORRY, THEY LIVE THERE. KIDS GO TO SCHOOL IN BONITA AND THEY WERE SAYING HOW THEY LOVE THE SCHOOLS HERE.

IF YOU LOOK AT STAFF, STAFF, IF THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE SCHOOLS HERE, THEY WOULDN'T PUT THEIR KIDS IN OUR SCHOOLS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF STAFF THAT PUT THEIR KIDS HERE BECAUSE THEY TRUST THE PROGRAM.

I'M A TEACHER AND THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER TEACHERS WHO LIVE IN THIS AREA.

IF WE DID NOT TRUST THE SCHOOLS, OUR KIDS WOULD NOT BE HERE EITHER.

AND QUITE HONESTLY, YOU COULD HAVE ALL THESE IDEALS, BUT IF YOUR KIDS ARE GOING TO SUFFER, YOU'RE GOING TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR YOUR KIDS.

AND MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS TRUST OUR SCHOOLS AND WE PUT OUR KIDS HERE.

SO THE DATA CONFIRMS IT.

THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR BETTER, AND I DO GET THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY GREAT JOB AND THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL WORK ALL OF OUR STAFF HAS DONE.

AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU. MATT.

THANK YOU. NOT ONLY ARE WE UNANIMOUS, BUT I THINK WE'RE UNANIMOUS IN HAVING YOU ANSWER THE CALL.

AND SO WELCOME ABOARD AND HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.

AND NICELY DONE.

APPRECIATE IT. YOU KNOW, ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 19TH, THERE WAS THE WELCOME BACK EVENT FOR STAFF AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A HOME RUN.

SO NICELY DONE IN THE SENSE THAT IT WAS WELL SCRIPTED.

I REALLY APPRECIATE, MATT, WHEN YOU SAID OUR CHILDREN WILL HAVE THE LAST WORD AND THAT'S REALLY HOW IT WENT OUT.

SO REALLY GREAT.

AND AND I THINK IT WAS NICE TO GIVE KARL PURPOSE AWARD KIND OF A REALLY NICE TRANSITION AND SEND OFF FOR KARL.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT.

AND THE STAFF THAT I'VE TALKED TO AT BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS FELT THE SAME WAY.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. RELATIVE TO BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS, IT SURE FELT GOOD TO HAVE A NORMAL START.

RIGHT? WHAT A BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO JUST HAVE A REGULAR NORMAL START, NO MASKS AND HAVE KIDS COME IN AND TALK TO TALK TO THEIR KIDS, TEACHERS AND SO ON.

HIGH ENERGY, HIGH EXPECTATIONS IN THE TK CLASSROOMS THAT I VISITED.

LOTS OF SMILES AND HIGH ENERGY AND GOOD QUESTIONS AND LOOKS VERY PROMISING.

SO VERY COOL.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO HITCH BURGER AND PROJECT BOON ONE IN ALL CHURCH LOCATED RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIMAS OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR DONATING BACKPACKS TO SO MANY OF OUR BONITA UNIFIED STUDENTS IN NEED OF BACKPACKS.

WITH THE SHADOW OF THE PANDEMIC FADING, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO UP OUR GAME AND HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS.

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I PROPOSE CHARTERING THE BONITA ROUNDTABLE WHERE WE CAN COME BECOME MORE PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE WITH OUR MESSAGING, WHERE WE CAN TALK THROUGH ISSUES SUCH AS THE CALIFORNIA HEALTHY YOUTH ACT, ETHNIC STUDIES, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN BASED ON ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS AND ONGOING DIALOG.

RIGHT. I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE DISTRICT OFFICE, SCHOOL SITES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDER GROUPS TO GET THIS STARTED. SO MATT WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE GALLERY, I'M EXPECTING MANY OF YOU TO BECOME A PART OF THIS.

IT'S NOT A PARENT GROUP.

IT'S A STAKEHOLDER GROUP.

AND IT'S ABOUT A DIALOG, A DIALOG AND A CONVERSATION THAT, AT LEAST IN MY VISION, WILL GO ON IN PERPETUITY.

RIGHT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY NOW WITH THE SHADOW OF COVID KIND OF FADING AWAY TO REALLY RESTART THAT DIALOG THAT'S SO ESSENTIAL.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LEARNED WITH THE BEGINNING HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS, WITH DAYS OF DIALOG, IS THAT WHEN YOU SIT DOWN AT THE TABLE AND YOU HAVE A CHARTER SET OF RULES AND YOU HAVE AN ONGOING CONVERSATION THAT YOU CAN REALLY MAKE A CONNECTION, WHETHER YOU DISAGREE OR NOT IS OKAY, BUT YOU REALLY NEED TO TALK THROUGH WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND AND GET THE FACTS AND TALK THROUGH BASED ON A RELATIONSHIP.

SO I'M GOING TO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH WITH YOU, MATT, ON THAT AND THAT'S THE VISION.

AND SO WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

AND AGAIN, I'M EXPECTING MANY OF YOU HERE IN THE GALLERY AND AT HOME WATCHING TONIGHT TO BE A PART OF THAT.

THIS WEEK IS SUICIDE PREVENTION WEEK.

ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, A LITTLE OVER 800,000 PEOPLE A YEAR DIE BY SUICIDE.

SO THREE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND EDUCATION, DIALOG AND INTERVENTION.

AND IT'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN OUR FAITH CIRCLES, IN OUR FAMILIES, WHERE WE WORK AND SO ON. SO WE NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER AND WE NEED TO NOT BE AFRAID TO TAKE ACTION.

AND LASTLY, SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE.

THIS IS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SMUDGE POT, STARTED IN 1972, AND BY MY COUNT, OR AT LEAST MY SPIES ARE TELLING ME THAT THE SCORE IS EVEN.

AND SO THIS SATURDAY NIGHT OUGHT TO BE A REALLY GREAT GAME OVER AT CITRUS COLLEGE.

AND SO ALL I'LL SAY IS LET THE BEST TEAM WIN.

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THE WEIRD THING ABOUT GOING THIRD IS THAT MOST OF THE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO SAY HAVE BEEN SAID AGAIN.

CONGRATS, MATT. THANK YOU. JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

WE LOVE WHAT YOU DID IN NET SERVICES.

WE EXPECT GREAT THINGS HERE AS WELL.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT YOU BRING TO US.

THANK YOU. WELCOME BACK TO ALL THE STAFF.

I KNOW THIS IS OUR FIRST MEETING, ALTHOUGH I JUST FELT LIKE IT WOULD NEVER END.

IT WAS PROBABLY THE LONGEST MONTH.

EVEN AS AN EDUCATOR MYSELF.

BUT WELCOME BACK TO EVERYONE AND ALL STAFF.

THE NATIONAL SUICIDE, IT'S ACTUALLY AWARENESS MONTH IS FOR THE WHOLE MONTH AND I FEEL LIKE I DO THIS OFTEN, BUT I WANT TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO DANIELLE AND ALL YOUR SERVICE STAFF AND THAT SERVICE HERE.

YOU'RE MEANT TO HELP PROFESSIONALS OUT THERE BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE HAVING TO DEAL WITH THESE STUDENTS AND TRY TO GET THEM IN A BETTER PLACE.

VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE.

BONITA IS REALLY LEADING THE WAY WITH MENTAL HEALTH.

THERE'S NO OTHER DISTRICT OUT THERE THAT HAS A DEDICATED PERSON AT EVERY SITE, EVEN AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.

SO I THANK THE EXACT CABINET AND EVERYONE THAT MADE THAT HAPPEN AND THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK.

IF YOU HAVE KIDS WITH CONCERNS WITH THAT, PLEASE REACH OUT TO YOUR PRINCIPAL, TO YOUR TEACHERS, AND THEY WILL GET THE RIGHT THINGS GOING ON.

THERE'S ALSO A BRAND NEW QUICK PHONE NUMBER, JUST NINE, EIGHT, EIGHT, AND THEY'LL ATTACH YOU RIGHT TO SOMEONE AND THEY COULD TALK WITH THEM COMPLETELY FREE AS WELL.

AND WITH SMUDGE POT, I'M GOING TO TRY TO BE NEUTRAL.

I SEE SOMEONE WEARING GREEN AND BLUE AND IT'S GOING TO BE A HARD DO I KNOW MY FAMILY IS ALL GOING TO WEAR ONE COLOR AND MY KIDS ARE GOING TO BE ROOTING BUT MAY THE BEST TEAM WIN AS WELL, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE FROM MY SIDE.

OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS, MATT.

I DO THINK WE HAVE TO WORK ON MESSAGING A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE YOU WERE VERY CLEAR THAT THE KIDS ARE GOING TO HAVE THE LAST WORD.

THE KIDS SUNG. THEY WERE WONDERFUL, DID A GREAT PRESENTATION.

AND THEN THE STAFF SAT DOWN AND KIND OF LOOKED AROUND LIKE, WELL, WHAT'S NEXT? IT'S LIKE, OH, HE WAS SERIOUS.

THAT'S THE LAST WORD.

IT TOOK HIM A WHILE TO GET THROUGH.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO GET THAT SUNK INTO HIM A LITTLE BIT.

AND SPONGE POT, ONCE AGAIN, ONE THING YOU'LL FIND WHEN YOUR KIDS HAVE GRADUATED FROM PLAYING SPORTS IN HIGH SCHOOL, YOU CAN GO BACK TO SPENDING

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AND WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SPORTS, I'M GOING TO PREEMPT, I'M SURE, WHAT SOME OF OUR PARENTS ARE HERE TO SAY TONIGHT FOR THE BONITA PARENTS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING AND SAN DIMAS, TOO. WE APPROVE THE MONEY AND THE ARCHITECTURAL HAS ALL BEEN DONE.

IT'S SITTING IN DSA, THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ARCHITECTS, IF I READ THAT RIGHT, WAITING APPROVAL.

SO IT'S BEEN THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE.

THE MONEY SET ASIDE.

HOPEFULLY THEY DON'T TAKE TOO LONG.

WE STILL HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR IT, BUT THE GYMS WILL BE AIR CONDITIONED.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED AND THE MONEY PUT ASIDE SINCE MARCH.

SO WE'RE TRYING AND THIS IS COMING FROM WELL, I KNOW AT LEAST THREE OF US HERE WHO WENT TO SCHOOL WHERE THERE WERE NO AIR CONDITIONERS, NOT ONLY IN THE GYM, BUT IN THE SCHOOL.

SO THE FACT THAT WE VOTED TO PUT AIR CONDITIONING IN THE GYMS, WE'RE TRYING TO GET WITH THE TIMES AND MAKE SURE THE KIDS HAVE WHAT THEY WANT.

AND THEN FOR THE SAN DIMAS PARENTS WHO WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FOOTBALL TURF, FIRST WE'VE HEARD IS THIS I GUESS LAST WEEK HAS COME UP THAT THEY DON'T LIKE THE TURF IT'S GETTING OUT OF.

IT'S TIME FOR REPLACEMENT.

NORMALLY THE SITES BRING IT UP TO US.

THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE HEARD. SO IT'S SOMETHING WE'LL LOOK INTO.

PROBABLY NOT A GOOD TIME COMING FROM AN OLD SCHOOL WHO THOUGHT FOOTBALL SHOULD BE PLAYED ON GRASS AND DIRT, NOT TURF TO BEGIN WITH.

IN A SEVERE DROUGHT WHERE THEY'RE CUTTING OUR WATER BACK AND ENERGY AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOING TO TAKE TO REDO.

PROBABLY NOT GOING TO SEE GRASS FIELD PUT BACK IN FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

BUT IF IT NEEDS UPDATING ON THE ARTIFICIAL TURF, IT'S SOMETHING WE'LL CERTAINLY LOOK AT WHEN THE INFORMATION COMES TO US.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I'LL ADD MY CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, MATT.

THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, THERE'S PROBABLY NO MORE JOYFUL PLACE TO BE INVOLVED WHEN THINGS ARE GOING WELL THAN A SCHOOL DISTRICT.

JOY IS ALL OVER.

PROBABLY THE PEOPLE WITH THE MOST JOY EVERY DAY ARE YOUR KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS.

THEY'VE GOT ALL THOSE SMILING, LITTLE JOYFUL FACES, OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.

PROBABLY. YOU FEEL A HUGE AMOUNT OF JOY WHEN RECESS IS ON AND THEY'RE OUT OF THE CLASSROOM FOR A FEW MINUTES.

I THINK ALL TEACHERS GET THE JOY OF THOSE AHA MOMENTS WHEN THEIR STUDENTS GET IT.

THEY ALL SHARE THAT.

IF YOU'RE AN ELECTRICIAN UP ON THE ROOF TRYING TO REPAIR AN AIR CONDITIONING, YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT THINKING SUCH JOYOUS THOUGHTS.

BUT BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO KNOW THAT THAT YOU'RE BRINGING JOY TO THE PEOPLE, THOSE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS INSIDE THE ROOM WHEN THAT COLD AIR STARTS, STARTS BLOWING AGAIN.

SO THIS IS THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR, STILL EARLY ENOUGH TO SAY WELCOME AND AND, YOU KNOW, TRY AND FIND THE JOY OF WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY A LITTLE BIT, AT LEAST SOMETIME DURING THE DAY, BECAUSE IT REALLY SHOULD BE A JOYFUL PLACE FOR ALL OF US TO TO BE INVOLVED WITH.

AND THEN I HAD A NOTE ABOUT THE AIR CONDITIONING FOR THE GYMS ALSO THAT GLENN MENTIONED.

THIS DECISION TO AIR CONDITIONED THOSE BUILDINGS WAS NOT A RECENT DECISION.

WE WE HAD BEEN SAVING MONEY AS A BOARD FOR YEARS AND YEARS THROUGH THE RECREATIONAL THE RDA MONEY, THE RECREATIONAL RAD MONEY, RECREATIONAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT.

SO SO WE'VE KNOWN THE NEED SINCE WE BUILT THOSE GYMS AND EXPANDED THEM, BUT THE DECISION WAS MADE BACK THEN THAT WE CAN ONLY DO WHAT WE CAN AFFORD AND WE COULD BUILD A NICER BASIC STRUCTURE AND ADD AIR CONDITIONING LATER.

AND THAT'S THAT'S HOW IT EVOLVED OVER TIME.

SO I CAN'T SAY IT'S ON SCHEDULE, BUT LIKE I SAID, WE'VE BEEN SAVING MONEY FOR THIS FOR THOSE AIR CONDITIONERS FOR A LONG TIME.

SO IT'S ON THE WAY AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I'VE GOT.

OKAY. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE FIVE OF YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND I APPRECIATE THE WELL-WISHES MOVING FORWARD.

I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT A GREAT START IT HAS BEEN FOR THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF SCHOOL, TWO AND A HALF WEEKS OF SCHOOL.

DON'T WANT TO TAKE FOR GRANTED THE FACT THAT IT FEELS LIKE 2019 WHEN YOU GO ON THOSE CAMPUSES, IT FEELS GOOD.

IT FEELS, QUOTE, NORMAL AGAIN.

AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULDN'T TAKE FOR GRANTED AND TO REALLY, REALLY ENJOY IT BECAUSE THE EXPERIENCE THAT THE STUDENTS ARE GETTING NOW FEELS MORE LIKE WE'RE USED TO.

AND SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT, APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK THAT THE STAFF CLASSIFIED CERTIFICATED AND MANAGEMENT STAFF DID.

TO GET THOSE CAMPUSES READY FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THEY LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

THEY WERE WELCOMING AND REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

IN RESPONSE TO MR.

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IT'S CRITICAL THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD NOT ONLY ON CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS, BUT JUST AS TOPICS COME UP, THAT WE COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY, SIT, TALK RESPECTFULLY AND REALLY TO DO TWO THINGS.

ONE, TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND TO BRIDGE AND RESOLVE DIFFERENCES.

AND PART TWO COMES AFTER PART ONE.

AND SO AS WE AS WE SIT TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE ISSUES, I LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING FACILITATE THAT.

AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITIES TO COME TOGETHER.

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OTHER THING, AND IT WAS IT WAS TOUCHED ON BY MR. PALATTO. WE HAVE A LOT OF INTERVENTIONS THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

WE'VE CONTINUED THE INVESTMENT ON INTERVENTION.

IT'S NOT ONLY ACADEMIC BUT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL.

IT HAS BEEN A HUGE INVESTMENT THAT THIS DISTRICT HAS MADE THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

WE'RE MAKING IT THIS YEAR AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKE IT FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

AND SO I APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S SUPPORT AND APPRECIATE THEM SEEING THE NEED FOR THE ACADEMIC AND THE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND LOOK FORWARD TO SERVICING THE STUDENTS TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

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

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS MAY BE ALLOWED UP TO 3 MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ANY NON AGENDA ITEM.

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

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

NOW, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T MADE PRESENTATIONS BEFORE, THE BOARD WILL NOT RESPOND BECAUSE THE BROWN ACT REQUIRES ANYTHING THAT WE DISCUSS TO BE ON THE AGENDA.

SO SO THIS IS A NON AGENDA ITEM.

WE CERTAINLY WILL BE LISTENING IF, IF, IF IT'S POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO COME UP AND TALK TO STAFF OR ANY OF US AFTERWARDS, WE CERTAINLY WELCOME THAT.

BUT WE CAN'T CAN'T REALLY GET INTO A DISCUSSION FROM FROM THE FROM HERE DURING THE COLD PART OF THE MEETING.

AND SO WE WILL START WITH COMMUNITY INDIVIDUALS FIRST.

LILLIE BRAINARD. EVENING.

SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS LILY BRENNAN, SO I'M SO HAPPY TO COME BACK AGAIN SO EVERYTHING CAN FEEL LIKE A NORMAL.

SO IT'S HARD. I'M SO APPRECIATE.

JUST LIKE THREE YEARS LATER, 2019 TO NOW, I FEEL MOST IS BACK TO NORMAL.

SO EVERYBODY HARD WORKS.

SO I'M SO APPRECIATIVE.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MATT BECAUSE YOU WERE THE PRINCIPAL IN ROYNON AND AT THAT TIME WHEN MY SON WAS IN ROYNON I HAVE A ONE ROYNON KID.

ROYNON THEY GOT MOVING UP ON IN LA VERNE.

SO I ALWAYS COME HERE TO FOLLOW UP SOMETHING I HAVE TO FOCUS.

I ACTUALLY LAST MEETING JUNE 15, I REQUEST A RESOLUTION TO HOPE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WE WILL HAVE THE SEX ED WE CALL A CY CALIFORNIA HEALTH [INAUDIBLE] IMPLEMENTATION INSTRUCTION VERY CLEAR FOR EVERY SCHOOL SO BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT SOME INCIDENT LIKE THE QR CODE ON THE FLYER HAPPENING AGAIN BECAUSE THE LAST TWO THREE MONTHS IN SUMMER ACTUALLY SO MANY THINGS HAPPEN IN THE DISCUSSION BETWEEN PARENTS IN THE SUMMERTIME, BETWEEN SOME KIDS IN DIFFERENT SCHOOL.

I DON'T KNOW IF EVERY SCHOOL HAVE SOMETHING HAPPEN, BUT BETWEEN KIDS, BETWEEN PARENTS, WE REALLY HAVE SO MANY CONFUSION.

SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WE REALLY NEED A INFORMATION MEETING AGAIN.

I THINK LAST ONE IS SEPTEMBER 11, 2019, EXACTLY THREE YEARS AGO.

THIS THREE YEARS, SO MANY THINGS HAPPENING IS NOT JUST COVID AND A LOT OF NEW BILL PASS IN SACRAMENTO AND THEN PUSHED TO SCHOOL.

SO A LOT OF THINGS ARE ALREADY UPDATE.

SO I THINK SOMETHING CAUSED CONFUSION.

I'M NOT REALLY THE PEOPLE WHO LIKE COME TO PLAN ANYTHING.

I'M VERY EASYGOING.

I HAVE FRIENDS WITH EVERYONE.

SO WHEN PEOPLE COME TO ME, I ALWAYS SEND THEM LINK, ASK THEM TO LEARN BY THEMSELVES.

BUT WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE A CALL SCHOOL, EVERYTHING KIND OF CONFUSED.

IT CAUSED SOME MISUNDERSTANDING, ESPECIALLY LAST WEEK.

THEY TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT GOOGLE MAP.

WHAT IS GOOGLE MAP? SO WE JUST GO GOOGLE MAP AND THEN SAY NO, IT'S CALLED MINOR.

A CHECK PERSON IS A NEW NEW WORD IN THE SCHOOL STARTED TALKING ABOUT ACTUALLY MY SON EXPLAIN TO ME I JUST REALLY FEEL LIKE A VERY

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SO THAT'S MY REQUEST.

I HOPE OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT WILL FOLLOW UP BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WORKED VERY GOOD WITH CODE LAST THREE YEARS.

I MEAN, THREE YEARS AGO, THE MEETING IS REALLY VERY SUCCESSFUL TO REALLY WIN OUR TRUST.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CHARLENE, IS IT CHRISTINE OR CHARLENE HAVEY? THERE WE GO. THAT'S OKAY.

MY NAME IS CHRISTINE ALBAN.

I HAVE THREE KIDS IN THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I WASN'T PLANNING ON SAYING ANYTHING TODAY.

I JUST KIND OF WANT TO BE INFORMED AND I LOVE THE IDEA OF A ROUNDTABLE.

I THINK THAT'S GREAT.

I JUST WANT TO FAMILIARIZE MYSELF WITH WHAT HAPPENS IN THE SCHOOL BOARD, WHAT HAPPENS AT OUR SCHOOLS, BECAUSE BEFORE 2020, IT'S KIND OF LIKE I FEEL LIKE I JUST LEFT IT.

MY KIDS GO TO SCHOOL, I STAY AT HOME, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

AFTER 2020, I FELT LIKE IT WAS SOMETHING WAS MISSING.

MAYBE PARENT AND PARENT LIKE THE CONVERSATION NEEDED TO BE WITH ME AND JUST KIND OF ME BEING INVOLVED AND KNOWING WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN OUR SCHOOL.

I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

MY CHILDREN LOVE THE SCHOOLS THAT THEY GO IN, OBVIOUSLY WITH EVERYTHING WITH COVID THAT'S GOING AWAY, WHICH IS GREAT.

IT'S LIKE YOU SAID, WE'RE SEEING SMILING FACES AGAIN.

MENTAL HEALTH IS SOMETHING I WANTED TO TOUCH BASE ON BECAUSE NOW THAT COVID IS DYING AWAY, WE'RE SEEING SO MUCH MENTAL HEALTH RIGHT NOW. AND I'M BRINGING THIS UP BECAUSE I JUST RECEIVED A TEXT.

I KNOW THE SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD WITH KIDS IS KIND OF CRAZY AND TEXT CAN SURFACE.

AND I HAD A DISTURBING ONE THAT HAPPENED IN ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS, AND I DIDN'T WANT TO I DON'T WANT TO TOUCH, LIKE, JUST SAY WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

BUT I DID WANT TO SAY HOW WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS LIKE THIS, IF I GET IT AFTER HOURS, THE BEST COMMUNICATION FOR ME IS DO I BRING IT TO WHEN IT HAPPENS AFTER SCHOOL? HOW DO I ADDRESS THESE THINGS TO GET IT RESOLVED BEFORE THE NEXT SCHOOL DAY, IF IT'S IMPORTANT? I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M JUST SAYING, LIKE AS A PARENT, I'M VERY NEW TO THIS.

I DON'T KNOW IF I BECAUSE I KNOW WITH KIDS THEY'RE BRINGING UP ISSUES.

WE IT'S SOCIAL MEDIA.

SOMETIMES RUMORS GET TOLD AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S TRUE, WHAT'S NOT.

BUT THIS ONE BEING IN THE DISTURBING MANNER THAT IT IS AND THINGS THAT ARE JUST THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH AT SCHOOL.

HOW WOULD I GO ABOUT ADDRESSING THIS? BECAUSE IT'S DEFINITELY MENTAL HEALTH.

IT HAS TO DO WITH THE STUDENTS AT SCHOOL.

AND I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THE SCHOOL WAS WAS I'M SORRY IF I'M REALLY CONFUSED RIGHT NOW.

I'M LIKE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT MY DAUGHTER HAD MENTIONED THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED AT SCHOOL.

I DIDN'T FIND OUT ABOUT THIS THING THAT HAPPENED UNTIL AFTER SCHOOL, BUT I WASN'T NOTIFIED BY ANY PRINCIPAL.

AND NORMALLY WE ARE ON CERTAIN THINGS WHEN THEY'RE IMPORTANT.

SO NOW THAT IT'S AFTER, I WAS LIKE, OKAY, MAYBE I'LL MENTION TO THE SCHOOL BOARD IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN REACH OUT TO YOU AFTER HOURS TO GET SOMETHING RESOLVED, IF IT'S IMPORTANT TO US AND I AM CONCERNED, YOU KNOW, ABOUT THE NEXT SCHOOL MORNING.

SO I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING FROM THE PRINCIPAL.

SO I WAS LIKE, OKAY, MAYBE I'LL JUST ADDRESS IT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND JUST SAY, HOW DO I ADDRESS IT WITHOUT MAKING A HUGE ISSUE? BECAUSE I KNOW SOCIAL MEDIA IS CRAZY AND KIDS RUMORS GET CRAZY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THIS AND NOT MAKE A HUGE STINK OUT OF IT, BUT KIND OF JUST GET AWARENESS BECAUSE IT DOES INVOLVE OUR STUDENTS.

SO LIKE I SAID, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO BRING UP.

YEAH. AFTER THE MEETING, COME ON OVER AND TALK TO YOU.

SORRY. I'M SAYING IT'S LIKE JUMBLED.

I'M JUST, LIKE, TRYING TO GET USED TO THIS WAY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

AT YOUR WATER.

OH, YEAH, YEAH. THIS CARD SAYS ALL.

WAS THAT AL OR ALL? THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

SOCCER, SCHOOL, FOOTBALL FIELD.

MY NAME IS JEFF HUTCHINS.

IT'S NOT ON THERE. INTERESTING.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. THAT'S RIGHT.

BUT GLENN, THANKS FOR BRINGING IT UP BECAUSE YEAH, THAT WAS AN ISSUE THAT I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT.

AND NOW I'M GOING TO THROW AWAY MY SPEECH AND TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT.

THIS IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING.

ANYWAY, MY SON PLAYS FOOTBALL SAN DIMAS HIGH.

THAT'S HIS BACK AFTER ONE GAME AND HE GETS ALL KINDS OF MINOR SCRATCHES AND THINGS FROM REGULAR PRACTICES.

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FROM WHAT COACH HOLMAN TOLD ME, IT WAS BUILT IN 2012.

SO IT'S GONE AND GOING ON IT'S 11TH YEAR AND USUALLY SYNTHETIC TURF FIELDS ARE CHANGED AFTER EVERY 8 TO 10 YEARS.

I'M A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FOR 35 YEARS AND I'VE SEEN THE EVOLUTION OF SYNTHETIC FIELDS.

I USED TO THINK, OH, GREAT, WE'RE GOING TO SAVE THE WORLD.

WE'RE GOING TO SAVE THE CLIMATE, WE'RE GOING TO SAVE WATER, WE'RE GOING TO SAVE MAINTENANCE COSTS.

WE'RE GOING TO SAVE ALL KINDS OF COSTS.

ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, I BLEW THAT ALL OUT THE WINDOW.

SYNTHETIC TURF IS NOT THE ANSWER.

IT REALLY ISN'T.

AS FAR AS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, YOU KNOW, OUR TURF THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS MADE WITH OLD TIRES, WHICH TURNS INTO DUST, CLEAN PANTS VERSUS TIRED PANTS, WHICH GOES INTO THEIR LUNGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH I'M NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT.

BUT IT'S A PLASTIC CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS A PETROLEUM PRODUCT.

IT'S INGESTED INFECTIOUS WOUNDS.

I HAVE A STUDY HERE REALLY QUICK.

IN 2003, EVEN THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL CONDUCTED A STUDY AND FOUND THAT ARTIFICIAL TURF WAS THE CAUSE OF SEVERAL CASES OF MRSA.

IN ATHLETES, MRSA IS AN ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT BACTERIA THAT SPREADS THROUGH CONTACT WITH PEOPLE AND OBJECTS.

SYMPTOMS OF AN INFECTION CAN BEGIN AS SIMPLY INNOCUOUS BUMPS OR NICKS ON THE SKIN, BUT CAN SPREAD TO THE HEART, LUNGS AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, EVEN CAPABLE OF CAUSING DEATH. SO THAT'S THAT'S REALLY MY CONCERN.

AND THE TEMPERATURE OBVIOUSLY IS VERY HIGH.

ANOTHER STUDY IN 2002, TWO VERY OLD STUDIES UP IN BYU.

SO REGULAR, YOU KNOW, COOLER CLIMATE, THE TEMPERATURE OF THE TURF WAS 117 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, WHICH IS HOTTER THAN ASPHALT.

ON A 98 DEGREE DAY, IT WAS MEASURED AT 200 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

NATURAL GRASS IS ONLY 78 DEGREES.

SO IT ADDS TO THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT, WHICH IS WHAT MOST CLIMATOLOGISTS NOW ARE SAYING IS REALLY THE ISSUE OF WHY WE'RE NOT GETTING RAIN.

YOU CAN SEE SOME OLD SATELLITE IMAGES OF CLOUDS COMING IN.

AND AS SOON AS IT HITS A CITY LIKE LA OR PHOENIX, THE CLOUDS EVAPORATE.

YOU NEED MOISTURE IN THE AIR TO PRODUCE RAIN AND TURF [INAUDIBLE].

IT REQUIRES IT PUTS BACK SOME OF THE MOISTURE BACK INTO THE AIR.

AGAIN, BEING A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, I'VE SEEN THE EVOLUTION.

I'VE SEEN SOME INCREDIBLE SOIL PROFILES THAT CAN BE USED NOW.

TURF HAS BEEN GENETICALLY ALTERED AND BLENDED SO THAT IT'S USES LESS WATER, IT'S STRONGER, IT HEALS ITSELF A LOT FASTER.

AND IF I HAD MORE TIME, I COULD TELL YOU HOW WE COULD IRRIGATE IT WITHOUT USING POTABLE WATER.

THANK YOU. I'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU AFTERWARDS.

CRYSTAL JONES BACON.

HMM. I ALWAYS HAVE TO MOVE THIS DOWN AFTER I TALK AFTER ANYBODY.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M KRYSTAL JONES BACON.

I AM A MOTHER IN THE DISTRICT.

I'M A VOLUNTEER, AND I'M ALSO A CANDIDATE FOR TRUSTEE AREA TWO OF THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD.

I DID WANT I HAD TWO REASONS, ACTUALLY, THAT I WANTED TO SPEAK TODAY.

THE FIRST REASON WAS TO THANK ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND ALSO THE EXECUTIVE CABINET.

I KNOW THAT AS OF LATELY AND I MEAN LATELY, AS IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, IT FEELS LIKE WE'VE BEEN UP AND DOWN AND UP AND DOWN IN TURMOIL AND, YOU KNOW, LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON.

AND I THINK THAT WHETHER I'VE ALWAYS AGREED WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS OR RESPECTFULLY HAD DISAGREEMENTS WITH YOU GUYS, I THINK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB FOR OUR DISTRICT AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT AND THANK YOU FOR IT.

AND WITH THAT, ACTUALLY, JIM, I LIKED YOUR IDEA OF ROUNDTABLES.

I THOUGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST IN THE IN THE IN THE FOR TRANSPARENCY, I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE A REALLY NICE IDEA TO HAVE A ROUNDTABLE OR A DISCUSSION AS PERTAINING TO THE BROWN ACT.

I KNOW THAT IT'S MENTIONED PRIOR TO OPEN COMMENTS, WE CAN'T RESPOND BACK, BUT I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT COULD REALLY BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE OPENING BACK UP AND PEOPLE ARE COMING BACK INTO BOARD MEETINGS THAT CAN UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, HEY, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE CAN'T DISCUSS AND HERE'S WHY.

AND YOU KNOW WE DON'T WANT TO GO TO JAIL AND WE DON'T WANT TO VIOLATE THAT.

BUT I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, THOUGH, WHY THINGS ARE NOT DISCUSSED, IT APPEARS MORE TRANSPARENT.

AND IT JUST MAKES THE FEELING THAT, HEY, IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T WANT TO TELL ANYBODY WHAT'S GOING ON, IT'S THAT WE LEGALLY CAN'T.

AND THE LAST THING ACTUALLY I WANTED TO THANK THE PRESENTATION FROM MT.

SAC, MY DAUGHTER IS A JUNIOR AT SAN DIMAS AND SHE'S CURRENTLY TAKING CLASSES AT MT.

SAC. ACTUALLY, SHE'S THERE RIGHT NOW.

I GET TO SKEDADDLE IN A LITTLE BIT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT MT.

SAC'S AN AMAZING RESOURCE AND I THINK THAT WE ARE SO LUCKY TO BE HERE IN BONITA AND HAVE MT.

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AND I KNOW THAT WE HEAR A LOT OF IT'S A GREAT PLACE FOR STUDENTS TO GO WHEN THEY GRADUATE.

BUT I THINK THAT THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF LOSS THERE BECAUSE THERE IS A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

ACTUALLY, IT CAN START IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FOR THEM TO SPECIAL ADMIT AT MT.

SAC AND TAKE CLASSES THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

AND I JUST THINK THAT IT'S A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS, FOR OUR DISTRICT, TO CONTINUE TO LEAD THE PACK AND SAY, HEY, WE'RE NOT JUST FOCUSING ON WHAT WE CAN DO HERE. WE'RE FOCUSING ON EVERY RESOURCE, WHAT AND IT'S FREE, BUT RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO OUR STUDENTS TO MAKE US TO CONTINUE TO MAKE US LIKE NUMBER ONE AND KEEP STRIVING FOR NUMBER ONE.

SO I REALLY THINK THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO, THAT KIND OF PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS COUNSELORS AND MT.

SAC OVERALL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CAROLYN KAO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MY NAME IS CAROLINE KAO.

I AM A PARENT OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO STARTED HERE IN THE BONITA UNIFIED STARTING KINDERGARTEN.

I ALSO WORK AS A HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER AT A NEARBY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I HAVE OVER 20 YEARS OVER THERE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT MYSELF.

SO I REPRESENT MY CHILDREN, MYSELF, EDUCATORS AND THE KIDS IN THE CLASSROOM, OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.

AND ALSO A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE, BOTH YOUNG AND OLD, WITHOUT A VOICE WHO ARE AFRAID TO SPEAK UP ON THE MATTER I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON TODAY.

SAINTS VALUE SAINTS IS A SAYING THAT IS ON THE SAN DIMAS CAMPUS AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THIS AND SOON FOUND OUT THAT IT HAS BEEN A SLOGAN ON THERE FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS.

A STUDENT'S INITIAL SHOW OF SAINTS VALUE SAINTS SHOULD COME FROM THE ADULTS MODELING WHAT IT MEANS TO VALUE STUDENTS IN ALL CAPACITY, BUT MAINLY FIRST AS THE ADULT SHOWING THAT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE INSIDE THE CLASSROOM AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM WALL.

A COACH HAS A LOT OF POWER AND INFLUENCE, MUCH LIKE A TEACHER AND SOME WOULD SAY MORE THAN A CLASSROOM TEACHER.

COACHES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOLD AND SHAPE OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM DOING SOMETHING BOTH YOUNG AND EXPERIENCED, LOVE AND ENJOY.

SADLY, THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE EXPERIENCE FOR MY OLDEST SON, THE COACH.

COACH MARK HOLMAN.

HIS EGREGIOUS AND ABUSIVE LANGUAGE TOWARDS THE PLAYERS HAD DEFLATED CONFIDENCE AND HEARTS.

HE HAS SAID TO MY SON BEFORE A SUMMER SCRIMMAGE.

EXCUSE ME. DON'T BE A PUSSY OUT THERE.

HIS USE OF THE DEROGATORY TERM IS SEXIST AND MISOGYNISTIC.

HE NAMED THE SLANTS PLAY CHINA SHOWING RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA.

DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF AUGUST WHEN TEMPERATURES SOARED OVER 100 DEGREES, ATHLETES NEED MORE BREAKS AND MORE WATER.

AND THIS IS ALSO EMBEDDED IN THE CIF RULES.

PLAYERS EXPERIENCED HEAT EXHAUSTION.

THEY WERE TOLD TO KEEP PRACTICING AND DRINK MORE WATER WHEN THEY GOT HOME.

ON REGISTRATION DAY, THAT HAPPENED ON AUGUST 16TH, STUDENTS WERE ASKED TO SHOW UP AT 11 A.M.

. THE FOOTBALL TEAM HAD PRACTICED AT 2 P.M.

AND THAT PRACTICE DID NOT END UNTIL 7:15 P.M..

THIS TO ME ARE MANY EXAMPLES OF A COACH NOT PUTTING STUDENTS FIRST.

WHEN A COACH SPEAKS, PLAYERS LISTEN.

THE COACH'S LANGUAGE TOLD HIS PLAYERS THAT HE DID NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR WELFARE.

STUDENT ATHLETES DID NOT TELL THE COACH WHEN THEY ARE HURT OR STRUGGLING BECAUSE THEY KNEW THEIR CONCERNS WOULD NOT BE VALIDATED BY HIM.

HIS LANGUAGE MAKES THE PLAYERS FEEL THAT THEY DO NOT WANT TO PLAY ANYMORE.

WORST OF ALL, HIS LANGUAGE AND DEMEANOR TELL OUR MALE STUDENT ATHLETES TO NOT ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES, BUT INSTEAD TO BE TOUGH, TO DEAL WITH PAIN WHICH MAKES THEM FEEL INVALIDATED UNVALUED AND REALLY ARE YOUR BASIC HALLMARKS OF TOXIC MASCULINITY.

WHEN OUR YOUNG MEN FEEL THAT THEIR PAIN AND CONCERNS ARE NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY, REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL TIME OR THEIR EXCUSE ME.

WHEN OUR YOUNG MEN FEEL THAT THEIR PAIN AND CONCERNS ARE NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY, THEN WE TELL OUR YOUNG MEN THAT THEIR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS ARE NOT LEGITIMATE.

IT DOES NOT MATTER.

HOW IS IT POSSIBLE WE CAN TELL THEM THIS? HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT, HOW DO WE SEE THIS REALLY AFFECTING THEIR MENTAL HEALTH? AND THEN AS ADULTS, WE WONDER WHY OUR YOUNG MALE POPULATION DO NOT ASK FOR HELP.

DO NOT SAY WHEN THEY ARE HURT BECAUSE WE HAVE CULTIVATED AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CANNOT BE SEEN OR HEARD FOR WHO THEY ARE.

THESE YOUNG MEN WILL MAYBE, POSSIBLY CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE IN EXPRESSING THEIR IDEAS, THEIR THOUGHTS, THEIR FEELINGS, BECAUSE IN HIGH SCHOOL, SOME OF THE ADULTS AROUND THEM DID NOT VALUE OR VALUE OR VALIDATE THEM WHEN NECESSARY.

[01:20:02]

IF ANY TEACHER SPOKE IN THEIR CLASSROOM THE WAY COACH HOLMAN, MR. HOLMAN SPEAKS TO A STUDENT, IT WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED OR TOLERATED.

THERE SHOULD BE NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CLASSROOM AND A PLAYING FIELD FOR HOW EDUCATORS SPEAK TO THEIR STUDENTS.

AS EDUCATORS, WE ARE KEENLY AWARE THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE CONNECTED AT SCHOOL PERFORM BETTER ACADEMICALLY AND ARE HAPPIER OVERALL.

SAINTS VALUE SAINTS EXTENDS TO ALL STAFF MEMBERS.

ADULTS MODEL WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE SO OUR YOUNGER STUDENTS CAN IDENTIFY IT, FEEL IT, PRACTICE IT THEMSELVES.

YOUNG PEOPLE LOOK TO ADULTS TO SHOW THEM THE WAY.

AND I HOPE REALLY THAT THAT THIS PERSON CAN DO BETTER AND BE BETTER FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SAINTS VALUE SAINTS STARTS WITH ADULTS EVERYWHERE INSIDE, BUT ALSO MORE IMPORTANTLY, OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM WALLS.

I APPLAUD YOUR MR. ELLIOTT, YOUR PROPOSAL FOR THE BONITA ROUNDTABLE.

I DID HEAR YOU SAY IT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR STAKEHOLDERS, NOT PARENTS.

AND I HOPE THAT MAYBE YOU PERHAPS CHANGE YOUR MIND.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.

I WILL PROBABLY BE BACK IN OCTOBER.

THANK YOU. YOUR NEXT PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION PTA, WE NEED A UNIFIED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, WE NEED A UNIFIED MANAGEMENT TEAM.

[18. FUTURE MEETING DATES]

THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE ON OCTOBER 12, 2022.

ARE THERE ANY AGENDA ITEMS FOR A FUTURE AGENDAS? NO, BUT I THINK WE COULD DO AN INVESTIGATION ON THAT LAST COMMENT AND GET MORE INFORMATION.

YES. WE'LL ADJOURN AT 7:20.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.