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[INAUDIBLE] MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER.

[2. CALL TO ORDER]

ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED UP TO 3 MINUTES AT THE TIME THE AGENDA 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 ADDRESS 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 AND WE WILL CONVENE TO CLOSE SESSION AT 5:01.

[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]

[7. CALL TO ORDER]

AT 6 P.M..

WE HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.

PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

READY TO BEGIN.

[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION.

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

ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY THANK YOU.

[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

SECOND? SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

TWO ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION.

SO MOVED. AND A SECOND.

SECOND, THOSE IN FAVOR AYE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES BEFORE WE PROCEED WITH TO OUR STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS, WE WILL BE ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE TO

[12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES ]

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE GRISHM SETHI, I'M SORRY, NATALIE, NATALIE BOLANOS AND JAIDEN MIRANDA TO JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM, PLEASE.

[INAUDIBLE] SO RIGHT NOW I STATE YOUR NAME.

[INAUDIBLE] DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

[INAUDIBLE] AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [INAUDIBLE] . [APPLAUSE].

OKAY, FIRST UP FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE GRISHM SETHI.

A SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS YEAR, HE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN ASB AND STUDENT LEADERSHIP SINCE HE WAS IN THE FIFTH GRADE.

GRISHM IS CURRENTLY ASB PRESIDENT AFTER PREVIOUSLY HOLDING POSITIONS AS FRESHMAN CLASS PRESIDENT AND JUNIOR CLASS PRESIDENT.

OUTSIDE OF ASB, GRISHM LOVES TO PLAY MUSIC, HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE MARCHING BAND FOR FOUR YEARS.

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IN FACT, HIS MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT AT BONITA WAS PLAYING HIS DRUMS WHILE UPSIDE DOWN AND BLINDFOLDED IN FRONT OF THE STUDENT SECTION AT A HOME FOOTBALL GAME.

I SAW THE VIDEO. IT'S AWESOME.

NEXT YEAR, GRISHM HOPES TO ATTEND UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AND THE ACCELERATED MEDICAL PROGRAM WITH A MAJOR IN BIOLOGY AND A MINOR IN MUSIC.

YOU MAY RECOGNIZE GRISHM FROM A SPEECH THAT HE GAVE FOUR YEARS AGO IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE BONITA UNIFIED STAFF ABOUT CORE VALUES.

GRISHM STOLE THE SHOW THAT MORNING.

WELCOME GRISHM [APPLAUSE]. HI, MY NAME IS GRISHM SETHI, AND I'M THE CURRENT ASB PRESIDENT AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

HERE AT BONITA. WE HAVE A PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE FOUR A'S.

THOSE FOUR A'S ARE ATHLETICS, ARTS, ACADEMICS AND ACTIVITIES.

AND THROUGH THESE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS, BONITA STUDENTS HAVE BEEN DOING INCREDIBLE THINGS IN ALL FOUR OF THESE CATEGORIES.

IN ATHLETICS. FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW, THE BEARCATS TOOK HOME THE SMUDGE POT AT CITRUS COLLEGE.

AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY IN MY TIME AS A BEARCAT, I HAVE NEVER LOST AT SMUDGE POT.

OUR FALL SPORTS PROGRAM IN GENERAL HAVE ALL BEEN DOING INCREDIBLE AND WE LOVE TO SEE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE SHOWING UP TO SUPPORT THEIR FELLOW BEARCAT ATHLETES AT EVERY GAME.

FOR THE ARTS. OUR CHOIR JUST PERFORMED THEIR FALL CONCERT AT THE BCA LAST WEEK AND SOLD OUT TICKETS WITH A FULL HOUSE AND THE MARCHING BAND PROGRAM HOSTED THEIR ANNUAL SOUND AND MOTION COMPETITION PERFORMING OUR FIELD SHOW ENTITLED MANDALA.

IN TERMS OF ACTIVITIES, WE CAME OUT FIRING THIS YEAR, HOSTING A PIT BULL THEMED RALLY CALLED BEARCATS WORLD WIDE THE TIME OF OUR LIVES, AND WAS HOSTED BY NONE OTHER THAN OUR PRINCIPAL, MR. RITCHIE, WHO HAS A STRIKING RESEMBLANCE TO MR. 305 HIMSELF [LAUGHTER].

FINALLY, FOR OUR ACADEMICS, OUR STUDENTS ARE BACK IN FULL ACTION IN THE CLASSROOM.

THE SWITCH FROM HYBRID WHILE MAINTAINING THAT TECHNOLOGICAL TEACHING STRATEGY IS NOT ONLY AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO EDUCATE STUDENTS, BUT IT KEEPS UP WITH THE MODERN SOCIETY.

AND I CAN PERSONALLY SAY THAT IT'S HELPING ME EVERY DAY.

FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW MEMBERS IN ASB FOR PUSHING THROUGH AMAZING OBSTACLES AND BOUNDARIES TO GIVE BONITA HIGH SCHOOL THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. NEXT UP, NATALIE BOLANOS [APPLAUSE].

NATALIE IS A SENIOR AT CHAPARRAL.

SHE HAS ATTENDED CHAPARRAL SINCE THE 11TH GRADE AND ALSO SERVED AS OUR STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVE LAST YEAR.

NATALIE IS A PLATINUM RENAISSANCE STUDENT WHO WAS VERY ACTIVE ON CAMPUS, PLAYING ON THE SOFTBALL TEAM, AND NATALIE IS CURRENTLY UNDEFEATED IN CHAPARRAL SCHOOL WIDE STAFF STUDENT HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT [LAUGHTER].

NATALIE LIVES IN SAN DIMAS WITH HER PARENTS, TWO OLDER BROTHERS AND A YOUNGER SISTER.

NATALIE IS PARTICULARLY PROUD OF HER OLDEST BROTHER, WHO WAS IN THE NAVY, CURRENTLY STATIONED IN SAN DIEGO.

NATALIE PLANS ON GOING TO COLLEGE FOLLOWING GRADUATION TO EARN DEGREES IN EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL WORK.

WELCOME, NATALIE. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, PRESIDENT COYNE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE.

MY NAME IS NATALIE BOLANOS.

I AM A PROUD BULLDOG FROM THE CLASS OF 2023 AND CHAPARRAL’S RENAISSANCE CLASS I'M VERY HAPPY AND VERY HONORED TO BE REPRESENTING [INAUDIBLE] AGAIN THIS YEAR AS STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVE.

CELEBRATIONS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS.

ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, WE HELD OUR FIRST STUDENT OF THE MONTH RALLY CELEBRATING STUDENT SUCCESS.

OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTH WAS SENIOR MORELLI [INAUDIBLE] AND OUR STAFF MEMBER.

THE MONTH WAS OUR WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, VALERIA HERRERA.

CHAPARRAL’S ADVANCED CULINARY ARTS WON THE FIRST EVER DISTRICT PTA COUNCIL CHILI COOK OFF .

[INAUDIBLE] STUDENTS WON WITH AN ORIGINAL RECIPE USING CHORIZO, PORK, CHIPOTLE, PEPPERS AND SWEET POTATOES.

OUR CULINARY STUDENTS WERE VERY HONORED TO BE PRESENTED WITH THE GOLDEN LADLE, WHICH HANGS PROUDLY IN OUR CULINARY LAB, ACADEMICS, COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATION.

OUR MT. SAC REPRESENTATIVE CAME OUT TO VISIT ALL SENIORS ON SEPTEMBER 27TH TO HIGHLIGHT SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SHARE VIDEOS, VIDEOS TO GIVE US A FEEL OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A STUDENT ON CAMPUS AT MT.

SAC. WE LEARNED ABOUT THE STUDENT RUN RESTAURANT THAT IS PART OF THE CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM AND OTHER SPECIALTY PROGRAMS LIKE THE AVIATION AND FIRE PROGRAMS. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CITRUS COLLEGE CAME OUT ON SEPTEMBER 28TH TO OFFER INFORMATION ON THEIR SCHOOL.

WE LEARNED ABOUT THEIR AUTOMOTIVE AND DIESEL TRUCK TECHNOLOGY, COSMETOLOGY AND THEIR NURSING OR MEDICAL PROGRAMS. OUR STUDENTS ARE LEARNING THAT BETWEEN THESE TWO AMAZING LOCAL COLLEGES, THERE ARE PROGRAMS OF INTEREST FOR JUST ABOUT EVERY STUDENT.

BOTH COLLEGES WILL BE COMING BACK FROM OUR PREPARATION WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

ON OCTOBER 3RD, OUR COUNCIL HOSTED A FASFA WORKSHOP ON CAMPUS WHERE OUR PARENTS ATTENDED WITH US TO COMPLETE OUR APPLICATIONS.

OUR COUNSELORS WILL BE OFFERING MULTIPLE FASFA WORKSHOPS THIS YEAR.

THE NEXT ONE IS OCTOBER 20TH.

ART. THE ART CLASS STUDENTS ARE WORKING ON COLOR, PENCIL, TILE DESIGN PROJECTS, AND OUR DESIGN AND MIXED MEDIA CLASS STUDENTS ARE CREATING POSTER SIZED PORTRAIT PAINTINGS OF

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IT IS GOING VERY WELL.

YOU SHOULD CHECK THOSE OUT.

ACTIVITIES. ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, OUR GUIDANCE CLASSES PARTICIPATED IN A SCHOOLWIDE SCAVENGER HUNT.

AS A WAY TO INTRODUCE NEW FACES AT OUR SCHOOL, IMPORTANT PLACES ON CAMPUS AND HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL BULLDOG BY DOING THE RIGHT THING, OWNING OUR ACTIONS, GIVING RESPECT AND SHOWING PRIDE. WE'VE ALSO HELD OUR ANNUAL ELIMINATE THE HATE DAY.

THIS WAS INSPIRED BY TYLER PERRY'S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS.

THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR WE REMIND OURSELVES TO ELIMINATE HATE AND REVISIT THAT THEME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES.

ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, WE HELD OUR ANNUAL DODGE DAY.

WE'VE ALSO HAD A DISNEY DAY AND HAVE HAD LOTS OF OTHER SPIRIT DAYS COMING UP, INCLUDING UNITY DAY, STAND UP TO CANCER, AND MANY OTHERS.

FRIDAYS ARE OUR CLASS COLORED DAY, WITH SENIORS WEARING BLACK JUNIORS WEARING MAROON AND SOPHOMORES WEARING GRAY.

WE ALSO RECOGNIZE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WITH TRADITIONAL HISPANIC MUSIC AND CARNE ASADA TACOS PREPARED BY ADVANCED CULINARY ARTS CLASS.

OUR RENAISSANCE CLASS IS VERY BUSY PLANNING A TON OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THIS YEAR.

OUR STUDENT EQUITY COMMITTEE IS MEETING TWICE A MONTH TO TALK ABOUT ISSUES AROUND EQUITY AND DIVERSITY BECAUSE THEIR VOICE IS ESSENTIAL AND ENSURING OUR CAMPUS IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE INCLUSIONS, FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE.

SPORTS. OUR FOOTBALL TEAM WAS UNDEFEATED THIS SEASON.

WE [INAUDIBLE] OUT ALL OF THIS MORNING IN OUR FINAL GAME AND 132 TO 0.

I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR FRIENDS, THE BEARCATS FOR ALLOWING US TO USE THEIR FIELD FOR OUR GAMES THIS SEASON.

OUR HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT IS WELL UNDERWAY.

WE HAVE 36 TEAMS THIS YEAR.

IT IS A DOUBLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT MADE UP OF EACH TEACHER AND STUDENT.

I WAS ALWAYS THERE. A LOT OF GREAT LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN THE CLASSROOMS AND EVENTS PLANNED FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD, MR. WIEN AND THE CABINET FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOU ALL.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. AND NOW FROM SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE JAIDEN MIRANDA [APPLAUSE].

JAIDEN IS A SENIOR AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

HE'S BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES WHILE AT SAN DIMAS, INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN DEBATE CLUB, CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP FEDERATION, ASB, LINK CREW, WATER POLO, TRACK, AND WAS ALSO A PART OF THE FIRST BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM AT SAN DIMAS.

JAIDEN HAS BEEN A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE FUTURE MEDICAL CLUB AND IN FACT WANTS TO ATTEND UCLA OR PRINCETON AND GRADUATE WITH A BACHELOR'S IN EXCUSE ME, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE OR PSYCHOLOGY.

HE THEN PLANS TO ATTEND MEDICAL SCHOOL AND BECOME AN ORTHOPEDIC SPORTS SURGEON OR A PHYSICIAN IN SPORTS MEDICINE.

JAIDEN'S GOAL THIS YEAR IS TO MAKE THIS THE BEST YEAR FOR ALL SAN DIMAS STUDENTS.

WELCOME, JAIDEN. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN BOARD MEMBERS AND ATTENDING AUDIENCE AND STAFF.

MY NAME IS JAIDEN MIRANDA AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING AS SAN DIMAS'S ASB EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT THIS YEAR.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME BRAG ABOUT MY SCHOOL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE THE BEST.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU GUYS AT SAN DIMAS.

WE'RE REALLY BIG ON OUR FOUR A'S, JUST LIKE BONITA, OR AND CHAPARRAL, ARE ARTS, ATHLETICS, ACADEMICS AND ACTIVITIES.

SO I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH OUR ACADEMICS.

THEY HAVE BEEN AMAZING THIS YEAR.

TWO WEEKS AGO WE HAD OUR FIRST RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL.

IT'S LIKE AN OUTDOOR FESTIVAL WHERE WE CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE EARNED A 3.5 OR HIGHER GPA LAST SEMESTER.

WE HAD OVER 500 STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR THIS AWARD AND RECOGNITION.

WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT. OUR STUDENTS LOVED IT, AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE ACTUALLY PLANNING ON THE EXECUTION OF OUR COLLEGE WEEK NEXT WEEK IN WHICH WE'RE GOING TO OUR THEME IS THE FUTURE IS BREWING. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LIKE A COFFEE BAR.

WE'RE GOING TO JUST LIKE PLANT A BUNCH OF SPIRIT DAYS AND EVENTS FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE PREPARING FOR COLLEGE AND THAT STARTS NEXT WEEK.

AND ON TO OUR ATHLETICS.

OUR ATHLETICS HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL.

WE CELEBRATED THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR ANNUAL SMUDGE POT GAME BY HONORING THE 1973 SAN DIMAS FOOTBALL AND BONITA FOOTBALL TEAMS AND COACHES.

OUR WATER POLO TEAM IS CURRENTLY RANKED NUMBER TWO IN DIVISION FIVE FOR CIF AND PLAYED THE NUMBER ONE RANKED TEAM A COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK.

IT WAS A CLOSE GAME. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DID LOSE, BUT THEY ARE THE NUMBER ONE RANKED TEAM .

AND ALL OF OUR FALL SPORTS ARE REALLY ARE CURRENTLY IN LEAGUE PLAY AND GETTING CLOSE TO OUR CIF, WHERE WE'VE ALREADY CELEBRATED MANY OF OUR SENIOR NIGHTS FOR OUR ATHLETES.

ONTO OUR ACTIVITIES.

THEY HAVE BEEN SO ENJOYABLE THIS YEAR.

WE HAD A GREAT OPENING TO OUR MY SENIOR YEAR, OUR 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR.

WE HAD A STARTING FRESH EVENT.

IT WAS ON THEMED LIKE AN OUTDOOR SUPERMARKET.

AND SO IT WAS LIKE A FRESH START FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

AND WE GAVE OUR STUDENTS FOOD AND HAD THE LITTLE ACTIVITIES AND GAMES OUTSIDE.

AND THEN OUR LOVELY SPIRIT LINE PROGRAM PUT ON OUR NEON FOAM DANCE, WHICH IS LIKE EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE DANCE OF THE YEAR.

EVERYBODY LOOKS FORWARD TO IT.

AND THEN OUR SPANISH A.P.

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WE HAD DAYS SHOWCASING SOCCER SKILLS, [INAUDIBLE], LOTERIA, CHESS AND DANCING ON THE QUAD.

AND THERE'S SO MUCH MORE COMING THE REST OF THIS MONTH.

AND THEN OUR HOMECOMING RALLY IS ACTUALLY TOMORROW.

SO I HAVE TO SHOOT OVER TO OUR SCHOOL TO SET UP A RALLY FOR TOMORROW.

AND SO TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO BE REVEALING WHO OUR HOMECOMING KING IS.

AND THEN THE PARADE IS ON FRIDAY FROM AT 3:30 TO 4:30 OR 3:30 TO 4:00, SORRY.

AND THEN ON OUR GAMES THAT NIGHT, TOO, WE'RE GOING TO BE CROWNING OUR HOMECOMING QUEEN.

AND OUR STUDENTS ARE EXCITED FOR THIS BECAUSE HOMECOMING IS ALWAYS LIKE ONE OF THE MOST FUN EVENTS OF THE YEAR.

AND THEN ON TO OUR ARTS.

OUR BAND COMPETED IN THE BONITA SOUND AND MOTION FIELD TOURNAMENT AND PLACED FIRST IN OUR CLASS.

OUR DRAMA HAS BEEN HOLDING AUDITIONS FOR ZAPP AND THE ACTOR'S NIGHTMARE, WHICH ARE THEIR TWO UPCOMING SHOWS.

CHOIR JUST REPRESENTED OUR SCHOOL BY SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE ANGELS GAME IN ANAHEIM, AND THEN OUR CHOIR DEPARTMENT HAD THEIR PERFORMANCE YESTERDAY AT THE BCA AND THEY DID ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

AND OUR BAND GOES OUT TO CALIFORNIA HIGH ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22ND AT SCRIPPS RANCH HIGH ON OCTOBER 29TH, AND THEN THEY HAVE A SAN DIEGO DAY TRIP AND THEN THEY HAVE ANOTHER COMPETITION IN NOVEMBER.

AND OUR SCHOOL HAS BEEN DOING REALLY AMAZING THIS YEAR ON ALL FOUR OF THESE LEVELS.

AND I'M JUST EXCITED TO SEE WHAT OUR SCHOOL HAS IN STORE FOR THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR LETTING ME BRAG AND SHARE ABOUT MY SCHOOL AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU GUYS [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU.

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OKAY, SO AS WE START THIS, I NEED THE SHULL STAFF.

IF YOU'RE HERE, COME RIGHT UP TO THE FRONT [APPLAUSE].

THAT'S FINE.

SORRY. THAT'S FINE.

[INAUDIBLE] PLENTY OF ROOM.

YOU KEEP GOING.

OKAY. I THINK WE'RE ALL IN.

THERE WE GO. OKAY, GOOD.

THE NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY THAT SHOW OVERALL ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.

SHULL ELEMENTARY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS A 2022 NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL, CELEBRATING SHULL'S EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS IN MAINTAINING HIGH LEVELS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS.

BY WINNING THIS AWARD, SHULL IS AN ELITE COMPANY.

THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 131,000 SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES.

ONLY 297 WON BLUE RIBBONS THIS YEAR, WHICH MEANS THAT 99.8% OF ALL SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY DID NOT WIN THIS AWARD [LAUGHTER].

AND IN THE 40 YEARS OF THE BLUE RIBBONS, LESS THAN 7% OF SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY HAVE WON THE AWARD TWICE.

SHULL IS ONE OF THOSE SCHOOLS HAVING WON THE AWARD PREVIOUSLY IN 2012.

SHULL ELEMENTARY IS A MODEL SCHOOL WITHIN THEIR DISTRICT.

YOU ARE LEADERS IN BONITA UNIFIED, A SHINING EXAMPLE OF WHAT SKILL, GRACE, CARING AND A COMMITMENT TO OUR CORE VALUES LOOKS LIKE ON A SCHOOL CAMPUS.

OUR VISION IN BONITA IS TO LEAD ALL COMPREHENSIVE DISTRICTS IN THE REGION.

THE WORK THAT SHULL DOES ON A DAILY BASIS EMBODIES THIS VISION AND IS A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR TO OUR MAKING THIS VISION A REALITY.

ADAM, COME OVER HERE.

FOR DEMONSTRATING CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE AND FOR DEVELOPING EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG STUDENTS YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT.

WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THE SHULL STAFF WITH BONITA'S HIGHEST AWARD, THE BONITA PURPOSE AWARD ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND EXECUTIVE CABINET.

PLEASE ACCEPT THIS PURPOSE AWARD GIVEN TO SIGNIFY YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR CORE VALUES OF EQUITY, MASTERY AND A FOCUS ON RESULTS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SHULL STAFF.

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SO THE AWARD IS NOT ONLY CELEBRATED BY OUR DISTRICT, BUT ALSO BY THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

AND WE HAVE SEVERAL DIGNITARIES HERE TO HELP US HONOR ALL OF YOU.

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE MAYOR OF SAN DIMAS EMMETT BADAR AND CITY MANAGER CHRIS CONSTANTIN TO THE PODIUM [APPLAUSE].

WELL, FIRST TO THE STAFF, TO YOUR STUDENTS, AND ALSO TO THE ADMINISTRATION, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO YOUR ENTIRE FAMILIES, BECAUSE YOU DID SACRIFICED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE HONOR AND AN HONOR NOT JUST FOR THE DISTRICT, BUT IT'S AN HONOR FOR THE CITY.

YOU MAKE US PROUD.

THE MAYOR AND I FREQUENTLY TALK ABOUT BONITA UNIFIED AND HOW IMPORTANT BONITA UNIFIED IS TO THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY.

HE DRAGS ME TO FOOTBALL GAMES, WHICH IS FANTASTIC, EVEN THOUGH I'M TERRIBLE AT FOOTBALL.

BUT WHAT I CAN SAY IS WE EXPERIENCE THE SUCCESSES OF WHAT YOU DO AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL DAILY.

AND THE MOST RECENT EXAMPLE WAS FINDING TWO OF YOUR STUDENTS THAT CAME THROUGH THE HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATE IN DAYS OF DIALOG, WHERE I HAD TO TURN TO OTHERS AND SAY, GOD, WE WERE NEVER THAT SMART [LAUGHER].

AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF THE SUCCESSES THAT YOU HAVE.

SO THIS IS NOT JUST A CELEBRATION OF SHULL ELEMENTARY.

IT'S A CELEBRATION OF THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, THE FAMILIES OF THE STUDENTS, STAFF, ADMINISTRATION, AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR ILLUSTRIOUS MAYOR, MAYOR EMMETT BADAR [APPLAUSE].

I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION.

HOW MANY OF THE TEACHERS HERE DID NOT ASSIGN ANY HOMEWORK TO THE KIDS LAST NIGHT LIKE WE REQUESTED? [LAUGHTER] HONESTLY, I'M THE MAYOR.

COME ON. AND I NOTICED THAT OUR OUR THREE YOUNG REPRESENTATIVES, THEY HAD TO RUN AWAY FROM HERE TO GO DO HOMEWORK.

I MEAN, THIS IS NOT EVEN BECOMING FAIR.

I JUST WANTED TO JUST TELL A LITTLE STORY.

I DIDN'T WANT TO TELL IT LAST NIGHT BECAUSE I WANTED TO TELL IT TONIGHT.

ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, THREE WEEKS AGO.

I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL.

I ANSWERED THE PHONE.

THE VOICE ON THE OTHER END SAID, THIS IS THE PRINCIPAL.

AND I SAID, PRINCIPAL OF WHAT? SHE SAYS, THE PRINCIPAL.

AND I SAID, I'M SORRY.

I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED.

AND THEN SHE SAYS, HI, THIS IS CONGRESSWOMAN GRACE NAPOLITANO.

AND I JUST WANTED TO CALL AND TELL YOU CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL.

AND I'M SAYING, ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE CALLING THE DISTRICT? SHE SAID, I CALLED THE DISTRICT.

I LEFT A MESSAGE. I'M STILL WAITING FOR A CALL BACK [LAUGHTER].

I CALLED THE SCHOOL.

I'M STILL WAITING FOR A CALL BACK.

SO YOU HAPPENED TO ANSWER THE PHONE? AND I SAID, YEAH, BUT I HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHO'S THE PHONE NUMBER WAS BECAUSE I DON'T ANSWER PHONE NUMBERS.

I DON'T HAVE. AND THEN I GOT HER VOICEMAIL, AND I CALLED HER RIGHT BACK, AND SHE WAS IN WASHINGTON.

AND SHE JUST SHE HAD HEARD AND SHE WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND WANTED ME TO MAKE SURE THAT I CONVEYED THAT TOO.

I UNDERSTAND THAT I'M SURE THAT THE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS THE SCHOOL HAS CALLED HER BACK AND AND I'M SURE SHE'S EXCITED.

LAST NIGHT, THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS WAS HONORED TO HOST A OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO THE STAFF AND THE STUDENTS OF SHULL.

AND THEN I HAD TO GET A CALL FROM THE LAST MAYOR WHO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTOOD HOW TO SAY THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL, BECAUSE I KIND OF GOT TONGUE TIED A COUPLE OF TIMES LAST NIGHT, AND I GOT A GRANDDAUGHTER WHO LET ME KNOW THAT I HAD MISPRONOUNCED A NAME.

AND LONG STORY SHORT, WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD TO HAVE YOU IN THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS.

AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE HOMECOMING PARADE COMING FRIDAY FOR SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT WHAT'S REALLY NEAT ABOUT IT IS THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GET A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE, AND WE'RE PRETTY PROUD OF THAT. I GAVE YOU GUYS A WE PRESENTED YOU WITH A PROCLAMATION LAST NIGHT, SO IF I COULD GET YOU GUYS TO KIND OF

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BUT JUST JUST REMEMBER, YOU FOLKS ACTUALLY MAKE THE DISTRICT AND THEY'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU.

THEY SPEAK VERY HIGHLY OF YOU.

AND WE DO IN SAN DIMAS REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE CREATED OVER THE YEARS.

AND IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN THAT GOOD.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, WE ARE FIRST CLASS.

THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHO TO PRESENT THIS TO [APPLAUSE].

OKAY, YOU GUYS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK [INAUDIBLE].

MAYOR BADAR, ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ESPECIALLY THE STAFF AND TEACHERS AT SHULL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS.

IT'S A VERY HEARTWARMING, HEARTFELT AND IT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE YEARS THAT YOU HAVE SPENT ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, ALWAYS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND EVERYONE IN THE CITY.

AND WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

OKAY, SO NOT DONE QUITE YET.

NEXT, WE HAVE MATT LYONS, DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHRIS HOLDEN'S OFFICE, MR. LYONS [APPLAUSE]. WELL, I'D LIKE TO THANK SUPERINTENDENT WIEN AND MARGARET FOR THE INVITE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

IT'S GREAT TO COME BACK HOME.

SHULL WAS MY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS WAS LONE HILL IN SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

MY SON GOES TO BONITA, SO WE HAVE A SPLIT HOUSEHOLD, SO I THOUGHT THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES WERE GREAT.

SAN DIMAS IS BEST IN MY HEART, BUT IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT MY SON HAS NOT KNOWN A DEFEAT IN THE SMUDGE POT GAME AS A BEARCAT [LAUGHTER].

SO. BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU, MATT.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE MATT GROW INTO MULTIPLE ROLES IN THIS DISTRICT, AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT HE'LL CONTINUE TO EXCEL AND SERVE THE DISTRICT WELL.

BUT ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE HIS HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY OF SHULL.

IT TRULY IS A COMMUNITY EFFORT.

AND SO THE THE STAKEHOLDER COMMUNITY OF SHULL HAS DEMONSTRATED TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT YOU ARE COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE WHEN IT COMES TO OUTREACH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.

AND WE'RE BETTER FOR IT AND WE'RE A BETTER ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

WE'RE A BETTER COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF OUR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION.

AND SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I KNOW BEING AN EDUCATOR THESE DAYS OFTENTIMES IS IS TOO THANKLESS OF A JOB.

AND THANK YOU MAY NOT BE ENOUGH, BUT PLEASE ALLOW ME TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDEN AND ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY.

AND PLEASE TAKE THIS SMALL CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION AS A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION.

AND WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO EXCEL AND MAYBE WE'LL SEE A THREE PEAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE [APPLAUSE].

OK SENATOR ANTHONY PORTANTINO WANTED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE THE SHULL STAFF.

BUT OH, I'M SORRY, OK, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE.

SO ON BEHALF OF THE CENTER, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THE STAFF OF SHULL ELEMENTARY WITH THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION.

THE CERTIFICATE STATES ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE.

I AM PROUD TO JOIN THE SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE COMMUNITIES IN CELEBRATING THIS JOYOUS OCCASION, HE CONTINUES.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS PHENOMENAL ACCOMPLISHMENT AS A TESTAMENT TO THE QUALITY EDUCATION PROVIDED TO YOUR STUDENTS AND TO THE ENRICHMENT OF THEIR LIVES.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOL AND ITS STUDENTS BEST WISHES ON ALL FUTURE ENDEAVORS, ANTHONY PORTANTINO [APPLAUSE].

COUPLE MORE. AND AS THE MAYOR

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BUT SHE DID SEND A CERTIFICATE OF CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION.

THE CERTIFICATE STATES US CONGRESSWOMAN GRACE NAPOLITANO PROUDLY JOINS BONITA TO HONOR SHULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT UPON RECEIVING THE NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON AWARD. YOUR DEDICATION TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IS TRULY EXCEPTIONAL.

MAY YOU CONTINUE TO IMPACT STUDENTS FOR MANY MORE YEARS TO COME, GRACE NAPOLITANO [APPLAUSE].

ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

[14. REQUEST TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS]

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

IN THE CASE OF A NON AGENDA ITEM, THE 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 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.

ANDREA SCOTT.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE.

I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THE SHULL STAFF ON THEIR BLUE RIBBON AWARD.

AND KNOWING, KNOWING THE INVESTMENT, KNOWING THE TIME.

I WAS A FORMER UNPAID ASSISTANT TO MANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM AT OUR SCHOOL IN LA VERNE.

AND I KNOW THE TIME THAT THEY INVEST ON THE CLOCK, OFF THE CLOCK.

SO I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW PROUD THEY ARE.

AND WE'RE SUPER PROUD SEEING IT'S THE SECOND TIME FOR OUR DISTRICT, FOR THEIR SCHOOL, AND KNOWING THE PLATFORM AND THE STABILITY AND THE METRICS SET FORTH WHEN CHRIS ANN WAS THERE.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT EVERYTHING IS MOVING FORWARD.

LOOKING AT THE STAFF I SAW AND THEY ALREADY LEFT, BUT IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVEN SOME TEACHERS THAT IMPACTED MY CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT BONITA CONTINUES TO DO.

THAT WAS ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

LILY BERNARD ON THE ONE ITEM ON THE BLUE RIBBON AWARD.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE], SO I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO SEE THE NEWS YESTERDAY I SAID, OH, WOW.

I THINK NOTHING'S BETTER THAN WE GET THIS AWARD FOR ACADEMIC BECAUSE I'M ASIAN.

MOM, I HAVE TWO KIDS.

I ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT THE MATH, SCIENCE, EVERYTHING.

SO I THINK IT'S REALLY, REALLY A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT.

SO I COULD REALLY TELL PEOPLE I'M SO PROUD OF BONITA, WE ARE BONITA MOM'S, RIGHT.

WE ALWAYS HAVE SOME ISSUE COME HERE.

LIKE A COMPLAINT OR SOMETHING.

NO, NOT REALLY. WE JUST REALLY WANT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BE THE BEST.

ESPECIALLY GET MORE AWARDS.

SO NOT JUST SHULL SCHOOL.

MORE SCHOOL REALLY FEEL FOCUSED.

THAT'S SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE I STRUGGLING FOR MY KIDS HOMEWORK SCHOOLWORK.

THEY LIKE NO HOMEWORK.

I WANT NO HOMEWORK, PLEASE.

SO I THINK MY KIDS STILL FIFTH GRADE, FIFTH GRADE LEVEL, BUT NOW HE'S REALLY SEVENTH GRADE.

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THAT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR OUR THIS GENERATION.

SO I HOPE OTHER SCHOOL WILL REALLY FOLLOW THIS VERY GOOD DIRECTION.

LET THEM HAVE A HOMEWORK, PLEASE.

THAT'S REALLY I WISH [INAUDIBLE].

AND ALSO I HEARD ABOUT CHRIS ANN SHE'S THE FORMER PRINCIPAL OF SHULL.

SO THIS IS THE SECOND TIME.

SO THAT'S REALLY A GOOD STUFF FROM HER.

AND ALSO, I'M SO HAPPY SHE'S NOT REALLY RETIRED.

SHE'S RUNNING FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER.

SO THAT'S WHY I REALLY HAPPY TO SUPPORT HER AT HER SIDE AND THEN TELL EVERYONE, HEY, VOTE FOR CHRIS ANN.

BECAUSE FOR ME IT'S SO IMPORTANT, OUR EDUCATION TO REALLY FOCUS THE REAL EDUCATION, NOT ARGUE FOR SOME OTHER NOT THAT IMPORTANT ISSUE.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. NUMBER 15 IS CONSENT AGENDA.

[15. CONSENT AGENDA ]

IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD SO REQUESTS, AN ITEM SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THIS SECTION AND PLACED IN THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION, WHICH IS NOT DEBATABLE AND WHICH REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR PASSAGE.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MY I HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR AYE.

ANY OPPOSED.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

CHUCK. I JUST LIKE HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT BUSINESS FIVE.

I WONDER [INAUDIBLE] ON BUSINESS FIVE IT TALKS ABOUT EXCEPT QUARTERLY REPORT ON WILLIAMS LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT.

AND I WONDER IF YOU CAN GIVE US A SENTENCE ON WHAT THAT MEANS.

SO THE WILLIAMS [INAUDIBLE] THE WILLIAMS LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT ACTUALLY CREATED A STANDARD BY WHICH CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAN BE ENSURED THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE PUBLIC HOUSING AND ADEQUATE ACADEMIC SUPPLIES.

AND IT JUST PROVIDES A REPORTING MECHANISM FOR US TO REPORT OUR STANDARDS TO THE STATE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. VERY GOOD.

AND BEFORE MOVING ON TO THE OTHER PIECES OF THE AGENDA, I JUST WANT TO PAUSE FOR A MOMENT, HIGHLIGHT THREE ITEMS THAT WERE JUST APPROVED ON CONSENT.

FIRST, THE RESOLUTION DESIGNATED DESIGNATING THIS WEEK AS WEEK OF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR.

WE ARE FORTUNATE IN THIS DISTRICT TO HAVE A DEDICATED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE TEAM OF ADMINISTRATORS, AND I THANK THE BOARD FOR RECOGNIZING THIS GROUP TONIGHT.

SECOND RESOLUTION THAT WAS ADOPTED RECOGNIZES OCTOBER 23RD THROUGH 31ST AS RED RIBBON WEEK.

RED RIBBON. RED RIBBON WEEK PRESENTS A UNIFIED AND VISIBLE COMMITMENT TO HEALTHY LIVING, CREATES AWARENESS REGARDING PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH TOBACCO, ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE.

I APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S AND BONITA STAFF'S COMMITMENT TO EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS ON THE DANGERS OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE.

AND THE THIRD ITEM THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT DEALS WITH THE PASSING OF THE 6% SALARY INCREASE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, ALONG WITH AN EXTRA $1,000 PER YEAR TO BE PUT TOWARD HEALTH BENEFITS.

THIS 6% INCREASE IS ON TOP OF THE PREVIOUSLY AGREED TO 4% THAT WE AGREED TO LAST SPRING.

WE BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT OUR EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FAIRLY, AND THIS 10% INCREASE GOES A LONG WAY IN TRANSLATING THIS BELIEF INTO ACTION.

I'D LIKE TO THANK BOTH ASSOCIATIONS FOR THEIR WORK IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN, AS WELL AS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT, RECEIVE THE SECOND READING OF BOARD POLICIES.

[INAUDIBLE] THEN WE'RE MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION AGENDA EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REPORTING THE

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

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

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN AT 6:38.

SO I JUST MENTIONED IT'S A REQUIREMENT THAT ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

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

I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SITE ADMINISTRATORS FOR THIS WORK AND ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE ANN NEAL, JAIME HABERSHAM AND KATHY FLORES FOR THEIR WORK IN ENSURING THAT THESE MATERIALS WERE

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

QUESTIONS. PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY QUESTIONS? IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC? MATT, I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON OUR EMPHASIS ON ON EQUITY.

DURING THE PANDEMIC WE DID A LOT OF WORK TOWARDS GETTING CHROMEBOOKS AND HOTSPOTS FOR ALL STUDENTS THAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS.

MAYBE GIVE US A COUPLE. SO, YEAH.

MATERIALS RELATED TO NOT ONLY BOOKS, BUT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ONLINE AND TECHNOLOGY INCLUDED IN THIS AS WELL.

YES, VERY GOOD. NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AT 6:40.

[16.1.2. Adopt Resolution 2023-02: Certification of Compliance with State Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program (IMFRP) Education Code Section #60119 for Grades K-12 Determining that Each Pupil in the District has Sufficient Textbooks or Instructional Materials in Each Subject that are Consistent with the Content and Cycles of the Curriculum Frameworks Adopted by the State Board of Education]

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

MAY I HAVE A MOTION.

SO MOVED. MAY I HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND.

THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.

ANY OPPOSED.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

[16.2.1. Approve First Amendment to Interim Superintendent's Employment Agreement]

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR APPROVING THE SALARY INCREASE FOR CLASSIFIED CERTIFICATED AND MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA.

WE ALSO SUBMIT FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND AMENDED AGREEMENT FOR THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.

THE AMENDMENT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING THE SALARY COMPENSATION 6% TO ALIGN WITH THE OTHER MANAGEMENT POSITIONS.

MAY HAVE A MOTION, SO MOVED.

WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND.

THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.

ANY OPPOSED.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

[16.2.2. Approve First Amendments to Employment Agreements for the Assistant Superintendent of Business Services and Human Resources Development]

SO THIS IS THE SAME AS WE JUST DID FOR INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.

THIS ITEM IS FOR THE 6% TO GO ON THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACTS.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION, SO MOVED.

MAY I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND.

THOSE IN FAVOR AYE. THOSE OPPOSED.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

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

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

JUST A COUPLE OF CONGRATULATIONS.

SO FIRST, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS WHO OBVIOUSLY WENT TO TAKE CARE OF OTHER DUTIES, BUT IT'S KIND OF NICE THAT THEY'RE ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS AND JUST MEETING THEM AND KNOWING ONE OF THEM.

THEY'RE VERY ELOQUENT AND THEY DEFINITELY REPRESENT OUR SCHOOLS WELL.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE SCHOLL.

IT IS A HUGE HONOR TO WIN A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON AWARD AND TO DO IT TWICE IS A HUGE HONOR.

AND I'D LIKE TO THANK MAYOR [INAUDIBLE] CITY MANAGER, CHRIS CONSTANTIN, MATT LYONS, PTA PRESIDENT [INAUDIBLE], AND ALSO OUR BARGAINING UNITS.

WE HAVE TRACY PANG, DON ROBERTS, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE TO CELEBRATE THE WONDERFUL WORK OUR SCHOOLS ARE DOING.

IF WE ALSO LOOK AT OTHER DATA THAT WILL BE RELEASED AT SOME POINT, I'M JUST SAYING THERE'S A LOT OF DATA TO CELEBRATE.

WE'RE JUST CELEBRATING ONE SCHOOL THAT HAS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT THERE'S MANY SCHOOLS THAT HAVE WONDERFUL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND THAT'S ALL I GOT.

THANK YOU AND I TOO JOIN IN WELCOMING OUR NEW STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR THREE HIGH SCHOOLS.

NO QUESTION THAT WE SEE FUTURE LEADERS AMONGST US AND HAPPY TO HAVE THEM PARTICIPATE IN BOARD MEETINGS.

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND SOME LEARNING WALKS.

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO VISIT OUR VARIOUS CAMPUSES.

AND THANKS TO ADAM IN THE STAFF OVER AT SHULL AND IN PARTICULAR, I VISITED A KINDERGARTEN CLASS AND I HEARD YOU HAVE TO MOVE YOUR BODY TO ACTIVATE YOUR BRAIN.

AND THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT THERE'S A CONNECTION BETWEEN THOSE WORDS AND HOW WE TEACH PHONICS TO THE NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON . AND SHOUT OUT TO DAN AND ASHLEY OVER AT LONE HILL AND THE GROUP PROJECT THAT WAS GOING ON IN THE CLASSROOM, LEARNING ABOUT GEOLOGY AND COMING UP ON THE 21ST WILL BE OVER AT GLADSTONE AND BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE EVENTS.

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IF YOU EVER HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND LISTEN TO OUR STUDENTS PLAY AND SING, PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO DO THAT.

IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.

ALSO COMING UP, OUR HOMECOMING SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL PARADE THIS FRIDAY.

ALSO THANKS TO OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR CITIES TONIGHT, YOU SAW SAN DIMAS COME OUT AGAIN.

WE WERE AT CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT FOR THEIR PROCLAMATION.

THEY CAME OUT AGAIN TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE SHULL.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT.

THOSE ARE THE TIES THAT BIND US, THAT ARE PART OF THE FABRIC OF THIS COMMUNITY IN OUR DISTRICT.

LOOK FORWARD TO OUR LA VERNE CITY AD HOC, WHERE TWO BOARD MEMBERS AND TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

LIKEWISE WITH SAN DIMAS, BUT WE HAVE AN AD HOC WITH THE CITY COUNCIL OVER IN LA VERNE ON THE 24TH AT 5:00.

PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER TO SUPPORT OUR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION AND THEIR GOOD WORKS AND AS THEY CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT OUR THE GRANTS, THE GRANT PROGRAM, AND BUILD CAMPUS WIDE AND DISTRICT WIDE, THE WELLNESS CENTERS.

AND WE WERE OVER AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL ON MONDAY FOR THE GRAND OPENING OF THEIR NEW WELLNESS CENTER THAT REALLY FOCUSES ON MENTAL HEALTH.

AND IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIMING AND THE CELEBRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY, AND PLEASE ALSO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL SOROPTIMIST CLUB THAT RAISES MONEY FOR THE MINI GRANTS.

PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER OUR CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, BOTH LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS OF LATE THE SAN DIMAS THEIR BEER AND WINE WALK.

AND THEN COMING UP THIS WEEKEND OVER IN LA VERNE THE OLD TOWN BEER WALK, ITS FALL SEASON AND THEN TASTE OF LA VERNE COMING UP NEXT WEEK.

SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT.

I'D LIKE THE MINUTES TO REFLECT ASSEMBLY BILL 1940 AB 1940 WAS A BILL THAT WAS PUT FORWARD TO CREATE A GRANT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

AND IT WAS VETOED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM ON SEPTEMBER 27TH.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE ABOUT THAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION IN ITS VETO WAS AND THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S A HOT TOPIC AROUND OUR DISTRICT THESE DAYS.

OUR DISTRICT DOES NOT HAVE THOSE TYPES OF HEALTH CENTER PROGRAMS AND HAS NO PLANS TO BUILD SUCH PROGRAMS. AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, DOING MY RESEARCH REALLY WOULDN'T QUALIFY FOR SUCH PROGRAMS BECAUSE IT REQUIRES A PARTNERSHIP WITH A COMMUNITY CLINIC TO APPLY AND BE SUCCESSFUL FOR THOSE TYPES OF GRANT PROGRAMS. SO I JUST IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL A PART OF THE SAME MESSAGING AND COMMUNICATION.

SO THAT WAS VETOED ON SEPTEMBER 27TH.

AND LASTLY, WE DO HAVE AN ELECTION COMING UP ON NOVEMBER 8TH.

THIS IS THE FIRST ELECTION BY TRUSTEE AREA TRUSTEE AREA TWO TRUSTEE AREA THREE.

AND THEN WHAT WILL BE IN TWO YEARS, TRUSTEE AREA FIVE THIS CYCLE FOR TWO YEARS IT WAS AT LARGE.

SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET EDUCATED, REACH OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, GET EDUCATED, MAKE YOUR CHOICE.

THE BALLOTS ARE OUT AND MAKE SURE YOU VOTE.

THAT'S THE HEART OF OUR DEMOCRACY.

AND FOR THE CANDIDATES, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE REACH OUT.

AND THAT'S IT FOR TONIGHT.

THANKS. ALL RIGHT.

I LIKE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE ANGELS SINGING IN THE CHOIR THAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING TONIGHT.

SO MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO SING AT 7:30, SO I'M NOT GOING TO BE TOO LONG HERE.

TRUNK OR TREAT IS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND, THE FOUNDATION WHERE ALL THREE OF US ARE PART OF THAT.

THEY HAVE A FLOAT COMING OUT. SO COME OUT TO LA VERNE THIS WEEKEND, SAN DIMAS.

NEXT WEEKEND, I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THE POWDER PUFF GAME.

SO WE SAW SOME GIRLS, SOME JUNIORS AGAINST SENIORS, AND THESE GIRLS THROW EACH OTHER AROUND.

THERE'S SOME DOMINANT WOMEN OUT THERE RUNNING.

AND I KNOW IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT'S GOING TO BE A CIF SPORT.

SO I'M HOPING SOME GIRLS IN ONE OF OUR TWO HIGH SCHOOLS CAN PIONEER THAT AND KIND OF BE TRENDSETTERS LOCALLY AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT WAS SOME EXCITING STUFF TO WATCH, ESPECIALLY THE BOYS CHEERLEADING. THAT'S A WHOLE NEW THING.

THAT WAS INTERESTING.

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THERE'S NOT ENOUGH OF THAT.

CONGRATULATIONS THAT CAN GO AROUND TO EARNING ANOTHER BLUE RIBBON.

SO I KNOW TEACHING THESE DAYS I'M EDUCATOR AS WELL.

THIS YEAR IS ROUGH AND JUST GETTING THAT CONGRATULATIONS GOES A LONG WAY.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO ARE PUTTING ALL THAT EXTRA EFFORT TO YOUR KIDS, BECAUSE COMING OUT OF THAT PANDEMIC PANDEMIC, IT'S AN EVEN HARDER JOB THAN IT WAS BEFORE THAT.

FINALLY, JIM ALLUDED TO IT.

WE HAD THAT MENTAL HEALTH DAY THAT WAS ROAD MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY ON MONDAY.

THAT'S WHERE THE GREEN RIBBONS COMING FROM.

SAN DIMAS OPENED UP THEIR NEW MENTAL WELLNESS CENTER.

THEY HAD THE CENTER GOING ALL ALONG, BUT WE GOT SOME FUNDS FROM THE LA VERNE SAN DIMAS FOUNDATION TO REALLY BUILD IT UP.

IT USED TO LOOK LIKE AN INSTITUTION DOES WHITE WALLS.

NOW IT'S A REALLY WELCOMING PLACE AND SAN DIMAS IS HAVING SOMETHING WEARING GREEN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A BIG DEAL.

SO EVEN BEFORE THE FOUR A'S THAT EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT, YOU CAN'T REALLY EXCEED AND EXCEL AT THOSE FOUR A'S UNTIL YOU'RE REALLY IN A GOOD HEADSPACE.

I KNOW LAST YEAR, 20%, ABOUT ABOUT 20% OF STUDENTS WENT THROUGH THE WELLNESS CLINIC TO ACCESS SOME KIND OF SERVICE.

AND ONE OF OUR COUNSELORS OUT THERE, [INAUDIBLE] FLOWERS, HE WAS TELLING ME A STUDENT CAME UP TO HIM AND SAID, I AM JUST SO SHOCKED THAT OUR SCHOOL CARES SO MUCH ABOUT MENTAL WELLNESS. SO IT GOES A LONG WAY TO SHOW THAT WE'RE REALLY DOING SOME GOOD WORK THERE.

SO THANKS TO THE ED FOUNDATION FOR THE MONEY, THANKS FACILITIES FOR TRANSFORMING THAT SPACE, IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO CHECK IT OUT, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT.

BESIDES THAT, GO DODGERS.

THERE YOU GO. IT'S 3 TO 3 IF YOU WANT TO KNOW.

BUT I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE SHULL ON THEIR BLUE RIBBON.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE OUTSTANDING WORK THAT OUR STAFF ACROSS THE DISTRICT IS DOING.

AND I'M HAPPY TO HEAR POWDER PUFF IS BECOMING A SAFE SPORT.

A LITTLE TOO LATE FOR MY DAUGHTER, BUT IT'S STILL ONE OF MY HIGHLIGHTS THAT IF YOU LOOK UP WHAT DEPLETING MEANS WHEN YOU SEE YOUR DAUGHTER TAKE GO AROUND THE CORNER AND DEPLETE SOMEONE AND PUT THEM ON THEIR BACK AND JUST DESTROY THEM.

DIDN'T EXPECT IT FROM THE GIRLS, BUT THEY TAKE IT JUST AS SERIOUSLY AS THE BOYS DO.

YEAH, THEY'RE PLAYING IN GYM CLOTHES.

I LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND I THINK WE ALL HAVE OUR PINK RIBBONS ON.

AND HAVING LOST SEVERAL RELATIVES AND FRIENDS, INCLUDING MY MOTHER, TO CANCER, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THE SAME.

FINALLY, AS JIM MENTIONED, THERE'S AN ELECTION COMING UP AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BECOME A KNOWLEDGEABLE AND INTELLIGENT VOTER.

HE USED TO TELL PEOPLE TO BE INVOLVED AND INFORMED.

BUT WITH THE RISE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE AMOUNT OF MISINFORMATION THAT'S CIRCULATING ABOUT OUR DISTRICT AND THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE AND THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN IT, IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO BE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND INTELLIGENT.

SOME OF THE QUESTIONS I RECEIVED FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED WITH THE DISTRICT OR OR THINK THEY'RE INFORMED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR DISTRICT HAS SHOWN ME THAT THE MISINFORMATION, HALF TRUTHS AND OUTRIGHT LIES THAT ARE BEING PUT OUT THERE ARE QUICKLY CREATING A FLOOD OF FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT THE DISTRICT AND THOSE INVOLVED WITH IT.

I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO FIND THE FACTS AND THEN VERIFY THE FACTS BEFORE YOU VOTE.

IF SOMETHING COMES FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE WITHOUT A NAME ATTACHED, I WOULD QUESTION IT AND CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP WITH A CALL OR CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE FROM THE DISTRICT WHO CAN GIVE YOU AN HONEST AND CORRECT ANSWER.

I ENJOYED OUR TWO LEARNING WALKS AT SHULL AND LONE HILL WAS VERY EXCITED AT SHOW TO SEE THE CONCENTRATION ON READING AND COMPREHENSION.

I'M REMINDED THAT OUR ACCELERATED READER PROGRAMS ALL GENERATED ORIGINALLY FROM SHULL, WHICH EVERYONE WANTED TO COPY, AND THEN OUR OUR EMPHASIS ON THE 8070 GOALS WERE ALSO PIONEERED AT SHULL AND SPREAD DISTRICTWIDE.

SO SHULL HAS REALLY BEEN A LEADER AND CONTINUES TO BE A LEADING EXAMPLE OF THE GREAT THINGS GOING ON AT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

LONE HILL YOU KNOW, IT'S A PRETTY CONFIDENT PRINCIPAL THAT TAKES YOU IN TO SEE THREE OF HIS BRAND NEW TEACHERS DURING DURING THE LEARNING WALK. BUT HE WAS SO VERY PROUD OF THEM.

AND I ESPECIALLY ENJOYED THE GEOLOGY INSTRUCTION THAT WAS GOING ON.

I TOOK A LOT OF GEOLOGY CLASSES IN COLLEGE, BUT THERE WAS TOO MUCH MATH, SO I DIDN'T MAJOR IN THAT.

BUT OUR CURRENT CORE OF PRINCIPALS REALLY HAVE THE LUXURY OR

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HAS EARNED IN FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS HAS HAS BEEN AWARDED THE BEST WHAT IS THE BEST EMPLOYMENT BEST SCHOOL DISTRICT TO WORK FOR. BY THE BY THE NEWSPAPER.

AND SO WHEN WHEN WE WHEN WE LOOK FOR NEW TEACHERS, OUR PRINCIPALS ARE ABLE TO PICK FROM THE BEST OF THE BEST.

AND AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE TREAT OUR TEACHERS, YOU KNOW, AS VALUABLE COLLEAGUES AS AS THEY AS THEY TRULY ARE, DID GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT THE OPENING CEREMONIES AT THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOLS WELLNESS CENTER.

VERY, VERY NICE TO HAVE A FACILITY LIKE THAT.

AND I THINK JUST DEDICATING THAT MUCH ENERGY AND EFFORT INTO MENTAL WELLNESS REALLY TAKES SOME OF THE STIGMA OFF. I MEAN, WHEN I'M LOOKING AT EVERYONE ELSE OUT THERE WITH WITH GRAY HAIR OR SHOULD HAVE GRAY HAIR, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP, YOU KNOW, MENTAL, MENTAL, YOU WOULD NOT ADMIT THAT YOU WERE HAVING MENTAL PROBLEMS. AND WE ALL KNEW KIDS IN HIGH SCHOOL THAT DID.

AND YOU KNOW, IT WAS IT WAS A BAD, BAD PLACE TO BE.

SO IT'S IT'S A HUGE STEP FORWARD THAT THESE KIDS IN HIGH SCHOOL ESPECIALLY, CAN LOOK FOR HELP AND NOT HAVE STIGMA ATTACHED TO IT.

SO I'M SO GLAD WE'RE DOING THAT.

AND I DO WANT TO POINT OUT AND GIVE KUDOS TO CASEY COX ON THE ON THE ED FOUNDATION.

HE'S BEEN THE HEAD OF THE WELLNESS COMMITTEE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

AND HE'S JUST BULLDOG [INAUDIBLE] PUSHING FOR FOR THESE PROGRAMS TO COME TO FRUITION.

SO I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO HIM AND ALSO TO ANTHONY PORTER, BECAUSE HE'S THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY HAD TO DO ALL THE COORDINATING, HERDING CATS AND HELPING EVERYONE PLAY NICE TO GET ALL THOSE FACILITIES PUT TOGETHER.

AND JUST AS A REMINDER, YOU KNOW, THIS THIS THIS OVERNIGHT SUCCESS OF THIS HEALTH CENTER ACTUALLY STARTED FIVE OR SIX, MAYBE EVEN SEVEN YEARS AGO.

WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND THE DEMANDS AND WHAT WE COULD DO IN THE DISTRICT TOWARDS OUR AIDES IN THAT IN THAT EFFORT.

SO THINGS ALL TAKE TIME.

WE MENTIONED THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

YOU KNOW, ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW WELL THE DISTRICT AND THE FOLKS WORK WITH THE CITY FOLKS AND HOPE WE CAN KEEP THAT GOING FOR MANY YEARS. I'LL ADD MY CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED AT SHULL AND HAND IT OVER TO YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE A LOT OF EVENTS THIS FALL, BUT THIS MORNING WAS ABLE TO GO OUT TO SEE CHAPARRAL PLAY THEIR FOOTBALL GAME.

AND YOU HEARD ALREADY THEY WON 32-0.

BUT WOW, THE ATHLETES AT CHAPARRAL WAS GREAT.

THEY WERE REALLY GOOD.

IT WAS A GREAT FOOTBALL GAME. IT WAS GREAT TO WATCH AND JUST KIND OF EMBLEMATIC OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE OFFER ALL THE STUDENTS, INCLUDING THOSE AT CHAPARRAL.

TO KIND OF PARROT THIS IDEA ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.

WE MADE A LONG JOURNEY TO GO FROM ZERO MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SPECIALIST TO 14 MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SPECIALISTS.

EVERY SITE NOW IS BEGINNING TO LOOK AT EITHER DEVELOPING WELLNESS CENTERS OR AUGMENTING THEM, WHICH HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING.

I LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH.

WE'RE GOING TO DO A FEATURED PRESENTATION ON THAT PROGRAM TO GIVE THE DISTRICT AN UPDATE ABOUT THE 14 SPECIALIST THAT WE HIRED.

AND THEIR IMPACT ON OUR DISTRICT COMMUNITY.

SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT NOT ONLY TO TO START THE PROGRAM, BUT TO GIVE PUBLIC UPDATES, AND THAT'LL BE COMING IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC.

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

THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO LIMIT THE TIME ON A NON AGENDA ITEM PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE BOARD.

PLEASE FILL OUT THE REQUESTS 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.

START WITH ALYSSA, YOUR LAST NAME IS DOUCETTE.

DOUCETTE.

THANK YOU. HI, I'M ALYSSA DOUCETTE, AND I PLAY FOR THE VARSITY SOFTBALL TEAM AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

THE ISSUE IS THAT THE SCHOOLS [INAUDIBLE] TITLE NINE.

[01:00:04]

I KNOW YOU GUYS DON'T. I KNOW YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT TITLE NINE IS.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT IT IS.

SO I'LL EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY WE NEED OUR TWO FIELDS ON CAMPUS AND HOW IT CAN HAPPEN.

THE NUMBER ONE IS SAFETY, WITH THE GOAL LINE SETTING EXTENDING TO OUR CITY.

NOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A TON MORE HOMELESS PEOPLE COMING IN AND THE GOAL LINE IS RIGHT BY THE SCHOOL.

SO WE MOST OF US DON'T DRIVE.

SO WE HAVE TO WALK FROM CAMPUS TO THE PARK, WHICH IS NOT A FAR WALK, BUT ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN WITHIN 15 MINUTES.

ANOTHER ISSUE IS INJURIES.

THERE'S SO MANY INJURIES GOING ON AND WE ARE ATHLETIC TRAINERS ARE OBVIOUSLY AT SCHOOL.

SO THE TIME IT TAKES FROM AT SCHOOL FOR THEM RECEIVE THE CALL, COME TO SCHOOL AND THEN TREAT US IS FAR TOO LONG WHERE WE BE ON CAMPUS AND BE SO MUCH QUICKER.

ANOTHER THING IS MAINTENANCE.

WE HAVE ONE PERSON [INAUDIBLE] TWO FIELDS WITH A BUNCH OF PEOPLE COMING IN AND PLAYING ON IT, WRECKING IT THROUGHOUT THE DAY, OR PEOPLE'S DOG PEOPLE LEAVING THEIR DOGS BUSINESS ON THE GRASS, WHICH IS LEFT FOR US OR OUR FIELD MANAGER TO PICK UP.

THAT'S HARD FOR ONE PERSON AND IT'D BE SO MUCH EASIER IF WE HAD OUR FIELD, OUR FIELD ON CAMPUS AND THERE IS ROOM.

WE HAVE FOUR SOCCER FIELDS AND WE COULD EASILY FIT TWO SOFTBALL FIELDS IN THAT ONE AREA.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

LILY YOU ALSO WANTED TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEM.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR 3 MINUTES.

I WISH MORE PARENTS WILL JOIN ME.

IF YOU HAVE SOME CONCERN, WE REALLY HAVE 3 MINUTES OPPORTUNITY TO TELL A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND IN PUBLIC TO OUR CONCERN.

I COME HERE ACTUALLY TO FOLLOW UP LAST FEW MEETINGS.

I ALWAYS SAID I WANT TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ROUNDTABLE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY FOR SOME CURRICULUM, WHATEVER, [INAUDIBLE]. SO I WAS CONTINUE TO EDUCATE MYSELF ON ALL THE MATERIAL.

I EVEN TRANSLATE TO DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.

SO MY ENGLISH IS MY FOURTH LANGUAGE, SO I DID SO MANY RESEARCH AND BUILD WEBSITE AND DO SO MANY SOCIAL MEDIA GROUP TO INFORM PEOPLE.

SO WHEN YOU TALKING ABOUT THE MISSING INFORMATION, ACTUALLY FOR MYSELF, I WAS SAYING, OKAY, LET'S FIND OUT IF IT'S A MISSING INFORMATION.

I WILL ALWAYS GO TO TAKE ALL THE RESOURCE AND THEN DO MY RESEARCH TO DO EVERYTHING TO FIGURE IT OUT IF IT IS HAPPENING.

SO I REALLY WANT TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE ROUND TABLE AND THEN TO HELP BONITA DISTRICT TO BUILD THE TRANSPARENCY.

MY CURRENT SITUATION, ACTUALLY MY TWO KIDS, WE ARE PAYING DOUBLE TAX, PROPERTY TAX AND THE PRIVATE SCHOOL TUITION IS HARD.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY WANT TO COME BACK, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER [INAUDIBLE] MY KIDS REALLY WANT TO COME BACK WITH THEIR OLD FRIEND.

BUT WE HAVE SO MANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE CURRICULUM AFTER I DID SO MANY DO SOME RESEARCH.

OF COURSE, I DON'T WANT MY KIDS WITH MY KIDS TO SOME MISSING INFORMATION TOO.

SO THAT'S MY VERY BIGGEST CONCERN.

AND AT THE SAME TIME, I JUST THINKING A LOT OF GOOD NEWS COMING, ESPECIALLY THE THE [INAUDIBLE] RIGHT.

SO I COULD SEE A LOT OF GOOD TEACHER AND A LOT OF AMAZING EDUCATOR IN OUR DISTRICT.

I AM CONFIDENCE WE WILL REALLY BUILD OUR BONITA SCHOOL DISTRICTS BE A VERY GOOD, AMAZING DISTRICT.

SO ESPECIALLY I COMPARE TO SO MANY OTHER DISTRICTS, OUR BONITA ACTUALLY IS PRETTY GOOD.

I MEAN, TRANSPARENCY, COMMUNICATION BECAUSE I REMEMBER MY FIRST TIME, I'M SHAKEN COME HERE TO TALK.

THAT'S FOUR YEARS AGO.

I REMEMBER IT WAS MARCH 2019.

AT THAT TIME [INAUDIBLE] I WENT TO BONITA HIGH SCHOOL, THE GYM TO ASK ABOUT IF A SPECIAL EDUCATION IS COMING OUT SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSE OTHER DISTRICTS THE [INAUDIBLE], NOTHING HAPPENED.

SO I REALLY GET APPOINTMENT TO MEET CHRIS ANN HORSLEY THEY'RE LUCKY THEY DIDN'T CHOOSE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND SO APPRECIATE THAT AND THEN I MADE ANNE NEAL, AT THAT TIME [INAUDIBLE] WE COME FROM SO IT'S ALREADY THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO SO I HOPE I COULD REALLY DEDICATE MY RESEARCH FOR ALL THE I HAVE A WHOLE STACK INFORMATION FOR THREE LANGUAGE, SO I JUST NOMINATE MYSELF TO BE BOARD MEMBER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

[01:05:02]

DID I SKIP ONE? [INAUDIBLE] OKAY.

SO WE'RE GOING TO CALL EACH ONE OUT.

PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, PTA.

HI, I'M CHARLENE MEJIA.

I AM BONITA COUNCIL PTA PRESIDENT.

I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BONITA BOARD OF EDUCATION, MATT WIEN FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

MARGARET MCDONALD FOR ALL HER SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

DEFINITELY THE PRINCIPALS, BECAUSE WITHOUT THE PRINCIPAL SUPPORT, PTA WOULD NOT BE ON THEIR CAMPUSES.

RIGHT? SO I APPRECIATE THEM.

ALSO THE SUPPORT STAFF AT THE AT THE SCHOOLS, BECAUSE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT STAFF, THE SECRETARIES, THE GROUNDSKEEPERS, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO OUR EVENTS.

AND WE DO DO A LOT OF EVENTS, AS YOU CAN TELL WITH OUR SLIDESHOW, BUT ALSO OUR PARENTS.

OUR PARENTS ARE SO SUPER INVOLVED IN OUR PTAS.

AND IF YOU'RE INVOLVED, AS YOU CAN TELL, IF YOU'RE INVOLVED WITH YOUR KIDS, YOUR KIDS DO SO MUCH BETTER.

AND AT EVERY SCHOOL WE HAVE SO MANY SUPPORT SYSTEMS, SUPPORT FAMILIES THAT ARE SUPPORT OUR KIDS AND THEY WANT TO BE INVOLVED. SOME OF THE SLIDES THAT WE HAVE SEEN.

[INAUDIBLE] SOME OF THE SLIDES THAT YOU SEE IS WHAT PTAS HAVE DONE THROUGHOUT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL.

PTA IS A VOICE FOR OUR KIDS AND WITH THAT WE HAVE MADE TWO POSITIONS ON BONITA COUNCIL THIS YEAR.

ONE IS MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY AND THE OTHER ONE IS A SPECIAL NEEDS ADVOCACY AND THEY ARE THE VOICE WHO WILL SHARE WHAT'S HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT WITH THE DIFFERENT UNITS.

THIS YEAR WE ALSO HAD A CHILI COOK OFF AND THAT WAS TO ENGAGE OUR FAMILIES TO GET MORE INVOLVEMENT, AND THAT WAS TO FOR EACH SCHOOL TO HAVE THEIR OWN CHILI COOK OFF AND THEN TO BRING IT UP TO COUNCIL.

AND THEN WE HAD A UNIT, A WHOLE DISTRICT WIDE CHILI COOK OFF.

COME TO FIND OUT WE HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD COOKS AT CHAPARRAL VISTA AND THEY'RE THE ONES WHO WON THE CHILI COOK OFF.

SO ALL THESE MOMS AND GRANDMAS WHO WHO THOUGHT THEY WON OR HAD GOOD CHILI.

IT'S OUR CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM OVER AT CHAPARRAL WHO WON IT.

AND THEY WERE SUPER EXCITED.

THEY WON THE GOLDEN LADLE.

WE DID THAT IN SEPTEMBER.

OCTOBER IS ALSO BREAST AWARE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS, BUT IT'S ALSO ANTI-BULLYING MONTH.

AND WE AS PTA ARE RECOGNIZING THAT BY WEARING ORANGE ON OCTOBER 19TH.

AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT IN A VERY SUBTLE WAY AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO STAND UP AGAINST BULLYING BY WEARING ORANGE.

SO WE HAVE ASKED ALL THE SCHOOLS AND OUR PTA IS GOING TO PUSH IT OUT THERE AND OUR PRINCIPALS AS WELL.

BY JUST WEARING ORANGE.

BY WEARING ORANGE, WE ARE DEFINITELY AGAINST BULLYING.

WE DON'T NEED A BIGGER ASSEMBLY.

WE ARE JUST GOING TO STAND UP AGAINST BULLYING.

SO OCTOBER 19TH IS UNITY DAY WHERE YOU'RE ORANGE SUPPORT ANTI BULLYING.

WE ARE ALSO GOING THROUGH A NATIONAL ART REFLECTIONS PROGRAM RIGHT NOW.

SO ALL THE SCHOOLS ARE PARTICIPATING IN THAT.

THAT'S TK THROUGH 12TH AND IT'S ALL THE DIFFERENT ARTS.

IT'S THROUGH DANCE, IT'S THROUGH LITERATURE, IT'S THEIR MUSIC.

IT IS GOING TO BE SUPER EXCITING, MEMBERSHIP.

IF YOU HAVEN'T JOINED A PTA, I HAVE A MEMBERSHIP FOR YOU, SO PLEASE BECOME A PTA MEMBER.

YOU CAN JOIN ALL 12 SCHOOLS AND IF IT'S VERY SIMPLE, YOU CAN GET YOUR MEMBERSHIP ENVELOPE.

WE HAVE SOME COMPETITIONS BETWEEN RAMONA AND LONE HILL, WHICH IS KIND OF A FRIENDLY COMPETITION AND ALSO BETWEEN OAK MESA AND LA VERNE, AND IT'S GOING BY PERCENTAGE, SO HELP THEM OUT.

THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS ALSO IS LIKE THE MORE PARENTS ARE INVOLVED, THE BETTER THE KIDS DO.

SO AND I JUST WANT TO THANK AGAIN ALL THE PARENTS WHO ARE INVOLVED, BECAUSE IT REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

AND AS YOU CAN TELL WITH OUR WITH OUR SLIDES ARE OUR PARENTS.

WITHOUT OUR PARENTS SUPPORT, WE WOULDN'T HAVE OUR PTA AND WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF IT STARTS FROM THE TOP.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

[INAUDIBLE] BONITA UNIFIED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, TO BE EXACT.

THANK YOU. SURE.

I'LL BRING IT BACK DOWN.

HI, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS TRACY PANG, BUTA PRESIDENT AND I HAVE MY NEGOTIATING CHAIR HERE WITH US.

[01:10:03]

I'M THE LEAD NEGOTIATOR.

AND ON BEHALF OF BONITA UNIFIED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, WE ARE HERE TO SAY THANK YOU.

WE KNOW THAT THE BOARD DOES NOT OFTEN GET THE THANKS, THE RECOGNITION AND THE CREDIT IT DESERVES.

BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE IS SACRIFICE, DILIGENCE AND THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION THAT IS POURED INTO YOUR WORK.

YOUR LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE AFFECT MANY ASPECTS OF OUR DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS AND THE OVERALL HEALTH OF OUR DISTRICT AND THE WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

WITH THE RAISE THAT YOU HAVE APPROVED, YOU HAVE DEALT A HUGE BLOW TO THE ANXIETY, STRESS, FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS AND UNPRECEDENTED, THE UNPRECEDENTED INFLATION THAT THIS COUNTRY HAS FACED. WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BONITA UNIFIED IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK.

IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO WORK DUE TO THE LEADERSHIP, STARTING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD, IN MAKING SURE THAT THE STAFF KNOWS THAT THEY CARE.

THE STUDENTS KNOW THAT THEY CARE AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY THAT THEY CARE.

BONITA UNIFIED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AND BUSD PRIDE THEMSELVES IN THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE DURING OUR NEGOTIATION MEETINGS.

BOTH KEVIN LEE AND MATT WIEN CAN ATTEST TO HOW WE WORK COOPERATIVELY, WHICH IS UNLIKE MOST DISTRICTS WHEN IT COMES TO NEGOTIATIONS.

THIS RAISE AFFIRMS THE LEADERSHIP'S COMMITMENT TO THE STAFF, AND IT HELPS STRENGTHENS THE BOND BETWEEN BUDA AND BUSD.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

WE DO APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION.

WE NEED A UNIFIED MANAGEMENT TEAM.

[19. FUTURE MEETING DATES]

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS? MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:11.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.