BILL. CLOSE ENOUGH.

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[2. CALL TO ORDER]

WE HAVE NO ONE TO FILL OUT A REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA CARDS.

SO WE WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 5:00 AND 30 SECONDS.

[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]

WE'LL REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.

I HAVE. DID YOU KEEP IT UP?

[8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION]

IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE A FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN PARENT CONSERVATOR OF ELSIE AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, OAH CASE NUMBER, 2022110089 PURSUANT TO WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS AGREED TO FUND AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE ADULT CONSERVED STUDENT AND THE PARENT CONSERVATOR OF ADULT CONSERVE STUDENT HAS RELEASED CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT IN EXCHANGE FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AS SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT.

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY GREG PALATTO WITH A SECOND BY JIM ELLIOTT.

THE ROLL CALL VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS.

WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? BEGIN.

OKAY. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER IN CONTENT.

[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]

AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. OPPOSED. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 11TH 2023 REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING.

[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. ALL OPPOSED. DISCUSSION AGENDA ITEM.

AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR SUPERINTENDENT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MATTHEW WIEN.

[12.1.1. Approve the Employment Agreement for Superintendent Between the Board of Education of the Bonita Unified School District and Matthew Wien]

MR. WIEN'S EXTENSIVE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE INCLUDES SERVICE IN THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, PRINCIPAL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.

HIS EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND INCLUDES A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE AND A MASTER'S DEGREE FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY, WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA.

APPROVAL OF THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE THE LEADERSHIP ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SUPERINTENDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SECRETARY TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT WILL BE THREE YEARS FROM FEBRUARY 1ST, 2023 TO JANUARY 31, 2026.

THE SALARY FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL BE PAID ON STEP ONE OF A SIX STEP SALARY SCHEDULE.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

SO MOVE. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. OPPOSED.

CONGRATULATIONS, MATT. [APPLAUSE] AND WE'LL START. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? WELL, I GUESS I'LL START SINCE I'M ON THIS END.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT JOBS OF A SUPERINTENDENT.

I'M NOT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT JOBS OF A BOARD IS THE HIRING AND ASSESSING OF A SUPERINTENDENT.

AND THIS IS A CHALLENGING PROPOSITION BECAUSE THERE'S A DEARTH OF DATA.

AND EVERYONE, IF YOU ASK THEM, ARE THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST OF THE BUSINESS.

I'D LIKE TO GO OVER SOME OF THE REASONS WHY I WAS PERSONALLY MOVED TO THINK THAT MATT IS THE BEST PERSON FOR THIS POSITION.

HE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL CAREER OR PERIOD OF TIME AT ROYNAN ELEMENTARY, AND THAT IS FROM BOTH STAFF.

OH. SO SUCCESSFUL THAT PEOPLE FROM THAT TIME PERIOD SHOWED UP TO HONOR YOU TODAY.

AND IT WAS BOTH STAFF AND FAMILIES AND PARENTS BECAUSE I TALKED TO PEOPLE WHO WERE AT SCHOOL AT SHULL AT THAT TIME AND THEY RAVED ABOUT YOU AND THAT'S YOU CAN'T FAKE THAT LIKE YOUR TIME PERIOD AT A SCHOOL.

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DIFFICULT THINGS HAPPENED AND PEOPLE FELT VERY ENTHUSIASTIC AND EXCITED ABOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS THAT YOU DEMONSTRATED THERE.

SO THAT'S JUST AMAZING.

ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS YOU CAN'T FAKE WAS THERE WAS A FOOTBALL GAME, AND I'M PRETTY SURE YOU DON'T REMEMBER THIS.

MAYBE YOU DO, BUT YOUR FAMILY WAS THERE.

I THINK YOUR TWO KIDS AND I SAW THAT YOU HAD A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.

THAT SPEAKS WELL OF YOUR CHARACTER.

HOW YOU RELATE WITH YOUR KIDS IS YOUR REAL SELF.

THAT'S NOT SOME FAKE SELF YOU PUT ON.

THAT'S WHO YOU ARE.

AND I SAW THAT YOU WERE SOMEONE WHO REALLY FOSTERED GOOD RELATIONSHIPS.

YOU'RE INCREDIBLY KNOWLEDGEABLE NOT ONLY ABOUT EDUCATION, BUT MANY THINGS.

BUT THE EDUCATION ASPECT IS IMPORTANT.

YOU KNOW, EDUCATION WELL.

SO, YOU KNOW, EDUCATION IN THEORY, YOU KNOW, IN PRACTICE, IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, YOU HAVE GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE.

BUT THERE'S MORE. WHEN MY WIFE AND I WERE LOOKING FOR A HOUSE, THERE WERE SOME AREAS WE LOOKED FOR A HOUSE AND OTHER AREAS WE DID NOT.

WE DIDN'T WANT TO PAY FOR A PRIVATE SCHOOL, SO WE WERE GOING TO FIND A PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT OUR KIDS WOULD DO WELL IN.

BONITA WAS ONE OF THE DISTRICTS THAT WE LOOKED AT.

THE OTHER DISH, SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS WE HAVE LOOKED AT, BONITA HAS DONE MUCH BETTER WITH TEST SCORES AND SPECIFICALLY, AND THEY'RE GREAT DISTRICTS.

I WOULD HAVE MOVED THERE GLADLY, BUT SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD AND THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ME, THIS HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH LEADERSHIP.

BONITA HAS HAD BETTER TEST SCORES THAN GLENDORA AND CLAREMONT, PEOPLE WITH A VERY SIMILAR POPULATION.

AND IF YOU HAVE A SIMILAR POPULATION AND BONITA SO FAR HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY BETTER AND NOT JUST ONE, NOT JUST THE AVERAGE, BUT IN MANY DIFFERENT SUBCATEGORIES THAT ACTUALLY SPEAKS OF LEADERSHIP.

AND DURING THAT TIME YOU WERE THE HEAD OF ED SERVICES.

SO I THINK HAVING SOMEONE WHO NOT ONLY UNDERSTANDS EDUCATION BUT HAS HELPED AN ORGANIZATION BE BETTER AT EDUCATING OUR KIDS IS HUGE.

THERE'S MORE PERFORMANCE.

WE GOT TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF WHO YOU REALLY ARE WHEN YOU WERE ACTING OR INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ACTUALLY SPOKE WELL OF THAT.

AND I DO WANT TO SAY THIS AND THIS IS JUST MY OPINION.

HE RESPONDED TO EVERY SINGLE POINT ON EMAILS, EVERY SINGLE ONE.

HE DID NOT DROP ONE.

AND THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT COMMON.

PEOPLE WILL FORGET STUFF OR JUST WANT TO LET IT SLIDE.

NOT ONE THING WAS DROPPED.

I APPRECIATED THAT.

AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE THAT I'D LIKE TO THAT I SAW IN THE PERFORMANCE.

HE'S VERY THOUGHTFUL.

IF YOU WANT A RESPONSE IN A SECOND, MATT IS NOT YOUR PERSON.

IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO MAKE A LIFETIME DECISION IN 5 SECONDS, HE'S NOT GOING TO BE THAT GUY.

BUT IF YOU WANT SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY THINKS DEEPLY ON ISSUES, WHO'S OPEN TO CHANGING HIS MIND ON ISSUES, BECAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT, TOO, BECAUSE YOU MIGHT HAVE ONE PERSPECTIVE IN THE BEGINNING, BUT AFTER A WHILE YOU'RE LIKE LOOKING AT FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.

I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE BEST.

HE'S SOMEONE WHO DOES SLOW THINKING VERY WELL, AND I APPRECIATE THAT SINCE THIS IS A BIG ORGANIZATION.

AND FINALLY, I ENJOY YOUR PHILOSOPHY AND THE TWO AREAS OF PHILOSOPHY I'M GOING TO BRING UP AND I BELIEVE THIS IS YOU.

THIS ISN'T JUST LIKE A HONEYMOON PHASE.

I THINK THIS IS ACTUALLY YOU IS THE DEFINITION OF EQUITY.

YOU APPLY IT TO EVERYONE, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT.

IT CAN'T JUST BE SOME GROUPS.

IT NEEDS TO BE ALL GROUPS.

AND I ACTUALLY FIRMLY BELIEVE YOU BELIEVE IT'S ALL GROUPS.

AND THE IDEA OF GOVERNANCE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE HAGGLING THIS OR THAT, THIS OR THAT.

IT SEEMS TO BE A PHILOSOPHY OF WHAT'S BEST FOR THE UTILITY, WHAT'S BEST FOR THE WHOLE.

AND ALL OF THESE THINGS GIVE ME GREAT CONFIDENCE IN YOUR ABILITIES AS THE SUPERINTENDENT.

AND IT ALSO MAKES ME THINK THAT OUR BEST DAYS AS A DISTRICT ARE AHEAD.

SO I'M VERY EXCITED FOR YOU AND I'M EXCITED FOR OUR DISTRICT.

THAT'S ALL I GOT. THAT'S ALL.

THAT'S ALL. [APPLAUSE] MATT, CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO YOUR NEW ROLE.

SO NICE TO SEE YOUR WIFE AND CHILDREN HERE TONIGHT.

YOUR CHILDREN ARE ADORABLE, BY THE WAY.

THANK YOU. MATT, YOU ARE A NATURAL LEADER.

YOU KNOW, WHEN THIS THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT TAKES ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HIRING A NEW SUPERINTENDENT, IT'S A BIG DEAL, RIGHT? IT'S ALL ABOUT PROCESS.

AND YOU MADE IT EASY.

NOT ALWAYS THE CASE.

IT'S ALSO TELLING THAT MAYORS FROM BOTH OF OUR CITIES LA VERNE, SAN DIMAS HERE TONIGHT, CITY MANAGER, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, FORMER BOARD MEMBERS, AND THIS GALLERY IS STANDING ROOM ONLY.

YOU'RE A NATURAL LEADER AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE TAKEN LIGHTLY.

THERE ARE MANY GOOD MANAGERS, BUT YOU'RE A NATURAL LEADER.

GOING BACK TO THE WELCOME BACK.

YOU KNOW, IN AUGUST.

YOU HIT THE GROUND RUNNING LIKE YOU WERE THE SUPERINTENDENT, A SEASONED PROFESSIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, BEEN IN THE CHAIR FOR YEARS AND YOU'D BEEN IN THE CHAIR FOR, WHAT, TWO

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YOU ANSWERED OUR CALL AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.

WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU.

THIS DISTRICT IS LUCKY TO HAVE YOU.

AND I, FOR ONE, AM VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT YOU ARE BONITA UNIFIED SUPERINTENDENT.

GOOD THINGS ARE AHEAD.

AFFIRMATIVE, INTENTIONAL.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] MATT, I'VE HAD THE BENEFIT OF HAVING YOU AS MY DIRECT BOSS FOR SIX YEARS, AND THAT MADE THE DECISION REALLY QUITE EASY FOR ME BECAUSE YOU AS A BOSS, I'VE ALWAYS FOUND THAT YOU HAVE INCREDIBLY HIGH EXPECTATIONS, BUT YOU ALSO GIVE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT TO THE PEOPLE THAT WORK AROUND YOU.

AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A HEART FOR THIS DISTRICT AND A HEART FOR CHILDREN, AND YOU'RE JUST GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY SUPER IN THE ROLE.

SO I'LL KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET.

JUST CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE] APPRECIATE. MATT.

YOU'RE A GUY, MAN.

THANK YOU. LOOK AT THIS ROOM.

YOU GOT FROM RAMONA WAY BACK THERE TO EVERYONE HERE SUPPORTING YOU.

I ASKED EVERYBODY ABOUT YOU.

NOT ONE NEGATIVE COMMENT.

YOUR OLD ROLE IS GOING TO BE REALLY HARD TO FILL BECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS YOU'RE THE 80, 70 GUY.

AND NOW I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE JUST MORE EQUITY PUSHING US EVEN FARTHER.

SO I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD TO HAVE YOU HERE, AND MY OWN KIDS GO HERE.

SO I TRUST YOU WITH MY KIDS.

I TRUST YOU WITH EVERYONE'S KIDS.

THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE THE ONES TAKING CARE OF US.

SO WELCOME TO THE TEAM.

SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] YOU KNOW, I'M NOT AN EDUCATOR.

I RAN INTO BURNING BUILDINGS FOR A LIVING.

SO TO TAKE WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF THE BRIGHTNESS OF THAT.

BUT ONE THING WE LEARNED IS TO MAKE QUICK DECISIONS.

AND I WILL SAY ON A LEARNING WALK, WHEN YOU WERE FIRST AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT ROYNON OUR PREVIOUS GOLD STANDARD OF SUPERINTENDENT GARY RAPKIN AND I WERE WALKING AROUND AND YOU HAD TALKED TO US AND WE WERE WALKING OFF AND I LOOKED AT GARY AND SAID, HE'S GOING TO BE A SUPERINTENDENT SOON.

AND GARY GOES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WELL, 12 YEARS, I GUESS THAT SOON IN THE EDUCATIONAL THING, I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I LIKE TO THINK THAT I STILL CAN MAKE THAT QUICK DECISION AND MAKE THE RIGHT ONE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

I'M CERTAIN I CANNOT TOP THAT, SO I APPRECIATE.

I APPRECIATE IT. BUT I SIMPLY WANT TO START BY SAYING THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR THIS APPOINTMENT TONIGHT IN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD OUR DISTRICT.

I APPRECIATE THE VOTE TONIGHT.

APPRECIATE YOUR KIND WORDS AND SENTIMENTS AS WELL.

I WILL ADMIT THAT I DID NOT NECESSARILY THINK THROUGH STANDING HERE WHAT IT WOULD FEEL LIKE STANDING HERE BEFORE YOU VOTED.

RIGHT BEFORE YOU DID.

I HAD THIS THOUGHT, BOY, IF THIS GOES A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

THAT WALK BACK IS GOING TO BE AWKWARD FOR ALL OF US.

BUT I'VE REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH THE BOARD FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS IN THIS CAPACITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT WE AS A TEAM CAN DO TO LEAD OUR DISTRICT.

I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE RETIRED BOARD MEMBER CHUCK COYNE HERE WITH US TONIGHT, WHO RETIRED IN DECEMBER BUT WAS ON THE BOARD IN AUGUST WHEN I WAS APPOINTED AS INTERIM. AND SO, CHUCK, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT TO SUPPORT.

I'M GOING TO DO A SLIGHT SHIFT HERE.

SO WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT GROUPS HERE TONIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE WHO'S IN THE ROOM WITH US TONIGHT.

SO, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS FROM OUR CITIES HERE.

MAYOR OF SAN DIMAS, SAN DIMAS, EMMETT BADER IS HERE.

AND WE HAVE CITY MANAGER, CHRIS CONSTANTINE, MAYOR OF LA VERNE, TIM HEPBURN, COUNCIL MEMBER RICK COSBY, AND CITY MANAGER KEN DELMAR.

SO OUR RELATIONSHIP AT THE DISTRICT WITH THE CITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY STRONG.

THAT WILL CONTINUE AND I LIKE TO THINK THAT THE DISTRICT IS A RALLYING POINT FOR OUR TWO CITIES AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING IN THAT ROLE IN THE FUTURE.

I ALSO HAVE LEADERSHIP FROM OUR UNIONS HERE.

APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP OF TRACIE PANG AND HER TEAM WITH BUDA.

SHE'S RIGHT THERE. THANK YOU.

LEADERSHIP OF CSEA DON ROBERTS AND HIS TEAM IS HERE RIGHT HERE.

[APPLAUSE] AND DEBBIE GREINER AND THE MANAGEMENT TEAM AS WELL.

[APPLAUSE] SO I AM CONVINCED AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE DECISIONS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR KIDS AND THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR

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ONE THING I WAS NOT NECESSARILY READY FOR IS THE OUTPOURING OF ALL OF YOU SHOWING UP HERE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE MANAGEMENT, THE TEACHERS AND THE STAFF THAT HAVE SHOWED UP TONIGHT.

THERE ARE MOMENTS IN LIFE THAT YOU WANT TO FREEZE SO YOU KNOW WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE AND WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO BE IN THE MOMENT.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE FOR ME.

AND I APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE IT WAS IT'S BECAUSE ALL OF YOU ARE HERE TONIGHT.

SO THANK YOU TO THE STAFF THAT HAVE SHOWN UP.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO COME OUT ON A WEDNESDAY AND YOU DID IT.

AND SO I APPRECIATE IT GREATLY.

WE ALSO HAVE PARENT GROUPS HERE.

WE HAVE OUR PTA COUNCIL LED BY CHARLENE MEJIA IS IN THE ROOM.

OUR ED FOUNDATION IS HERE LED BY ANTHONY PORTER IS IN THE ROOM.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE GROUPS AND CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM.

MY FAMILY IS ALSO HERE.

[APPLAUSE] MY WIFE, ERICA, RIGHT HERE IN THE FRONT IS A GREAT SUPPORT TO ME AND IS EASILY FOR ME MY FAVORITE AND MOST CHERISHED PERSON OF ALL TIME.

WE HAVE THREE KIDS SITTING NEXT TO HER.

TAYSHUN IS 15, [INAUDIBLE] IS 13 AND THE GUY WITH THE THUMBS UP IS SEVEN YEAR OLD CARSON.

AND THEN MOTHER IN LAW, MILLIE, FATHER IN LAW WILLIAM.

AND SONYA IS HERE AS WELL.

SO THE FAMILY, THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.

[APPLAUSE] I ALSO HAVE FAMILY FROM INDIANA ON THE LIVE STREAM, WHICH IS COOL.

MY MOM IS WATCHING, MY TWIN BROTHER'S WATCHING.

MY STEP MOM WAS WATCHING.

SO IT'S COOL THEY COULD BE PART OF THIS IN THEIR WAY.

AND THEN TOMORROW, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE METRICS OF WHO WATCHED.

IT'LL BE THREE. IT'LL BE THREE WORLDWIDE.

AND WE KNOW WHO WE KNOW THE NAMES OF THEM, WHICH IS GREAT.

SO I DO I STAND HERE TONIGHT WITH A DEEP SENSE OF GRATITUDE.

I'VE HAD TIME TO REFLECT LEADING INTO THIS MOMENT, AND ONE THOUGHT KEPT REOCCURRING TO ME IN THAT THOUGHT IS, IS THAT I, AS AN INDIVIDUAL, AM ONLY HERE BECAUSE THE GREAT FORTUNE I'VE HAD TO WORK WITH GREAT PEOPLE FOR 13 YEARS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL WORKS THEIR WAY THROUGH AN ORGANIZATION.

IT HAPPENS WITH A WHOLE LOT OF HELP AND THAT IS VERY TRUE OF ME TODAY.

MY TIME HERE IN THE DISTRICT, I'VE BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF ENCOURAGEMENT, KINDNESS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, GRACE FROM OUR STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY.

SO FOR ME TONIGHT, IT'S NOT A TESTAMENT TO THE WORK THAT I'VE DONE INDIVIDUALLY.

IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE WORK THE ENTIRE DISTRICT HAS DONE COLLECTIVELY.

AND THAT'S WHAT TONIGHT SIGNIFIES FOR ME.

IT'S THE COLLECTIVE EFFORT OF OUR DISTRICT TO MAKE BONITA UNIFIED, AN INCREDIBLE PLACE TO WORK AND AN INCREDIBLE PLACE FOR OUR STUDENTS TO GO TO SCHOOL.

I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE AS A DISTRICT.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A SUPPORT TO ALL AS WE CONTINUE.

AND IT DOES CONTINUE.

THE BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT MOVES FORWARD, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE.

WE COULD JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND TAKE SOME INVENTORY OF WHERE WE ARE AS A DISTRICT.

I KNOW MANY OF YOU IN THIS ROOM CAN PARENT THESE BACK TO ME AS EASILY AS I CAN GIVE THEM.

BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL KNOW WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT.

BONITA IS IN THE TOP 10% OF ALL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.

WE HAVE BEEN RANKED SAN GABRIEL VALLEY'S BEST SCHOOL DISTRICT BY THE READER'S CHOICE AWARDS.

WE'RE A THREE TIME WINNER AND THE TOP WORKPLACE BY THE INLAND NEWS GROUP.

OUR READING PROGRAM WAS RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE STATE BY THE CALIFORNIA READING COALITION.

WE'RE HOME TO CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS, ONE OF WHICH WE WILL REAFFIRM TONIGHT.

AND WE'RE HOME TO A TWO TIME WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON.

THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.

BUT IMPORTANTLY, WE'RE NOT DONE.

THE WORK GOES ON AND OUR MOST IMPORTANT CAUSES CONTINUE.

SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I, ALONG WITH THE EXECUTIVE CABINET, WILL STAND WITH THE 1100 EMPLOYEES, 10,000 STUDENTS AND 70,000 RESIDENTS OF OUR CITIES TO ENSURE THAT WE ACHIEVE OUR HIGHEST GOALS AND TO ENSURE, LIKE DEREK SAID, THAT THE BEST DAYS OF THE DISTRICT ARE AHEAD OF US.

AND MY HOPE IS THAT WE DO THAT IN THE SPIRIT OF TRUE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR ENTRUSTING ME WITH THIS POSITION.

I'LL WORK TIRELESSLY TO JUSTIFY THAT TRUST.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A SHORT BREAK TO ALLOW THE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO LEAVE NOW TO LEAVE AND

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YEAH. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO STAY.

WE HAVE A NICE PRESENTATION FOR OAK MESA.

AND THEN WHEN I KNOW YOU REALLY WANT TO STAY FOR IS OUR AUDIT.

SO WE WILL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO LEAVE.

WE'LL RESUME WITH COMMUNICATIONS FROM OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES.

[13. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES]

TOSSUP.

GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, AND CONGRATULATIONS.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS AND ATTENDING AUDIENCE AND STAFF.

SAN DIMAS HAS BEEN DOING GREAT THIS LAST MONTH.

I'M GOING TO START WITH OUR ACADEMICS.

SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL IS EARNING THE COLLEGE BOARD'S A.P.

COMPUTER SCIENCE FEMALE DIVERSITY AWARD FOR EXPANDING YOUNG WOMEN'S ACCESS TO AP COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES, BEING ONE OF ONLY 832 SCHOOLS TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR ACHIEVING THIS IMPORTANT RESULT, OUR JUNIORS WILL BE TAKING THE PRACTICE MATH SBC ON FEBRUARY 9TH.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO IMPROVING OUR SUCCESS FROM LAST YEAR'S SCORES.

OUR BIOMEDICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLASSES RECEIVED HANDS ONLY CPR TRAINING.

THIS TRAINING HAS PROVEN TO TO SAVE COUNTLESS NUMBER OF LIVES.

FOR OUR ATHLETICS. OUR CHEER TEAM TOOK FIRST PLACE AND BROUGHT HOME ANOTHER CIF TITLE.

THEY WILL BE RINGING THE BELL NEXT WEDNESDAY DURING BREAK.

THEY THEN MOVED ON TO CIF STATE AND TOOK FOURTH PLACE.

GIRLS SOCCER, GIRLS BASKETBALL, GIRLS, WATER POLO AND BOYS BASKETBALL ALL REMAIN FIRST PLACE IN LEAGUE.

TODAY, WE HELD A COLLEGE SIGNING DAY FOR KAYLEE RICE.

SHE WILL BE ATTENDING TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY ON A WRESTLING SCHOLARSHIP.

FOR OUR ACTIVITIES ASB HOSTED A SPACE THEMED WINTER RALLY TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF OUR WINTER SPORTS AND THEIR SUCCESSFUL SEASONS.

SPRING FLING IS COMING UP AROUND THE CORNER FEBRUARY 24TH, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A Y2K THEMED DANCE IN THE GYM.

FOR OUR ARTS, DRAMA IS RAMPING UP FOR ITS NEXT PLAY.

THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA DEPARTMENT WILL BE PRESENTING THE PLAY OLIVER AT THE BCA.

WE HOPE YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO COME OUT AND WATCH OUR TALENTED SENIORS.

WE ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE SENIOR ETHAN MOHN, WHO WAS AGAIN SELECTED TO THE ALL-STATE HONOR CHOIR FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.

FOR THE ROSE PARADE, WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE TWO SAINTS WALKING IN THE PARADE.

MAISY FAWN, A CURRENT SOPHOMORE WHO WAS A MEMBER OF BAND, AND ALLIE LEMOS, A SAINT ALUMNI PLAYING SOCCER AT UCLA.

I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR MY LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND WHAT'S IN STORE.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] GRISHAM . GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, BOARD MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.

BONITA HAS KICKED OFF 2023 WITH A BANG AND IT HAS BEEN BUSY.

WE HAD OUR WINTER RALLY, WHICH WAS NEW YEAR'S THEMED, CELEBRATING OUR WINTER ATHLETES AND THE PERFORMANCES FROM THESE GROUPS WERE FANTASTIC.

OUR WRESTLING TEAM CAN DANCE.

THEY ALSO WON LEAGUE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 38 YEARS AND WE'RE MOVING ON TO CIF.

OUR WATER POLO TEAM ALSO QUALIFIED FOR CIF AND ARE HOPING TO BECOME BACK TO BACK CHAMPS THIS YEAR.

TODAY WE HAD OUR MONTHLY FOR A LUNCH WHERE OUR STAFF NOMINATES ONE STUDENT WHO THEY BELIEVE REPRESENTS EACH OF THE FOUR A'S ON CAMPUS.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ON OUR CAMPUS RECENTLY HAS BEEN LOST.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, WALK IS A GROUP OF EDUCATORS SENT BY THE STATE TO ACCREDIT OUR SCHOOL AND OUR CAMPUS, AND WE'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR A WHILE NOW.

WE SHOWED THEM THE AMAZING CULTURE ON BONITA BY HOLDING A TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS DODGEBALL.

OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS HAVE BEEN HOLDING MEETINGS WITH THE WOSS COMMITTEE, AND IT'S BEEN A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR ME PERSONALLY TO TRULY APPRECIATE AND LOOK BACK ON EVERYTHING MY CAMPUS HAS TO OFFER FOR THE ARTS.

THE BONITA HIGH COMPETITIVE DRUMLINE KICKS OFF THEIR SEASON WITH OUR FIRST COMPETITION THIS SATURDAY AT ARCADIA.

OUR SPRING MUSICAL HAS ALSO BEEN ANNOUNCED AS LEGALLY BLOND AND AS SOMEONE WHO IS IN THE PIT ORCHESTRA, I CAN ASSURE YOU IT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO MISS.

FINALLY, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO HELPED US WITH THIS MONTH, AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR LETTING ME TALK ABOUT MY AMAZING SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] AND NATALIE.

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

CELEBRATION'S AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS.

YESTERDAY WE CELEBRATED OUR SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADUATES.

WE RECOGNIZE OUR SENIORS AS THEY GRADUATE AT LUNCH WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS CHEERING THEM ON.

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WE RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS OF THE MONTH FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER AND RECOGNIZE THOSE STUDENTS WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE.

OUR CHAPARRAL STUDENT OF THE MONTH IS HALEY KENNEALY, AND OUR VISTA STUDENT OF THE MONTH IS CHRISTIAN VILLALOBOS.

OUR STAFF MEMBER OF THE MONTH IS OUR WONDERFUL VICE PARAPROFESSIONAL, EDDIE NEWBERRY.

OUR ADVANCED CULINARY CLASS PREPARE NACHOS FOR ALL THE STUDENTS AND STAFF RECOGNIZED AT THE ASSEMBLY.

WE ALSO CELEBRATED THE NFL PLAYOFFS, WITH OUR STUDENTS COMPETING AND KICKING FIELD GOALS FOR PRIZES.

OUR RALLY ENDED WITH EVERYBODY PARTICIPATING IN A CAHOOTS CENTER ROUND CENTERED AROUND BULLDOG TRIVIA.

ON FRIDAY THE 13TH, WE HELD UP TO BRING A STUFFED ANIMAL TO SCHOOL DAY, ACADEMICS, COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATION.

WE WILL HAVE OUR SECOND SET OF 20 STUDENTS PRESENTING THEIR SENIOR PROJECTS ON FEBRUARY 21ST.

INTERESTED STUDENTS TOOK THE ASVAB TEST ASSESSMENT ON CAMPUS LAST WEEK.

THANKS TO OUR MATH TEACHER, MR. CARTWRIGHT, WHO HELD AN AFTER SCHOOL PREP WORKSHOP ON TIPS AND POINTERS TO HELP THEM PREPARE TO DO THEIR BEST.

FACULTY FROM CITRUS COLLEGE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM WILL BE ON CAMPUS ON FEBRUARY 18TH FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE WORKSHOP FOR GIRLS.

THIS WILL BE AN INTERACTIVE HANDS ON AND OPPORTUNITY FOR GIRLS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CAR CARE AND MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS EXPLORING A CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY ART. IN OUR CLASS, WE ARE FINISHING UP SKILL BUILDERS FOR POINTILLISM PAINTING.

POINTILLISM IS A TECHNIQUE OF PAINTING IN WHICH SMALL DISTINCTIVE DOTS OF COLOR ARE APPLIED IN PATTERNS TO FORM AN IMAGE.

STUDENTS ARE PRACTICING AND REFINING THE SKILL OF APPLYING THE DOTS IN A CLEAN, COHESIVE MANNER AND WILL THEN MOVE ON TO A LARGER PAINTING PROJECT USING THE POINTILLISM POINTILLISM TECHNIQUE.

ACTIVITIES. RENAISSANCE IS BUSY PLANNING OUR PROM, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 3RD AT THE SAN DIMAS CIVIC CENTER.

THE THEME IS BULLDOGS IN WONDERLAND.

WE ARE BENEFITING FROM THE GENEROSITY OF OUR BULLDOG FAMILIES AND THEIR DONATIONS OF VARIOUS ITEMS AND SERVICES.

WE CAN HOST A PROBLEM WITH LITTLE COSTS AND ALL STUDENTS WHO WISH TO ATTEND CAN.

SPORTS. TOMORROW WE PLAY OUR FIRST GAME OF SOCCER SEASON AGAINST MOUNT OLIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN DUARTE.

WE HAVE ENTERED THE QUARTERFINALS OF OUR ANNUAL HORSESHOE TERN MEET.

UNFORTUNATELY, I LOST.

I THINK I CAME IN FIFTH PLACE, BUT I TRY NOT TO BE A SORE LOSER.

AND I STOOD TALL.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. WIEN, FOR ALWAYS COMING IN TO CHECK ON OUR BULLDOGS AND CONTINUOUSLY SHOWING YOUR SUPPORT AND COMING TO OUR FOOTBALL GAMES.

I ALWAYS NOTICE YOU WHEN I'M TAKING PICTURES.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

ON TO OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION YOU RECOGNITION OF OAK MESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL AWARD.

[14. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS]

[15. Recognition of Oak Mesa Elementary School - California Distinguished School Award Winner]

[APPLAUSE] I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME BOTH THE CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED STAFF OF OAK MESA WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT, AND ANY OF OUR STUDENTS AND PARENTS WHO HAVE JOINED US HERE OR ONLINE TO CELEBRATE THIS ACHIEVEMENT. THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OAK MESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR BEING NAMED A 2023 CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL.

THE CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE MANY WAYS THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CELEBRATES EXCELLENT SCHOOLS.

THIS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES CALIFORNIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT HAVE PROVEN EXCEPTIONAL IN IMPLEMENTING THE ACADEMIC CONTENT AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ADOPTED BY THE CALIFORNIA BOARD OF EDUCATION.

THERE WERE 356 SCHOOLS IN THE STATE THAT WERE RECOGNIZED THIS YEAR.

NO SCHOOLS IN OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS GLENDORA OR CLAREMONT, AZUSA OR UPLAND OR BELOW US POMONA RECEIVED THIS HONOR.

THE 356 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WHO ARE BEING RECOGNIZED THIS YEAR WERE SELECTED BY ANALYZING DATA REPORTED THROUGH THE 2022 DASHBOARD.

OAK MESA WAS MOST RECENTLY NAMED A CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL IN 2020.

THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND WE CONGRATULATE ALL OF OAK MESA'S SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR DESIGNATION AS A CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL FOR 2023.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THANK.

I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. KIM DELMAR, THE NEW CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

MR. RICK CROSBY AND MAYOR OF LA VERNE, MR. TIM HEPBURN, TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO OAK MESA AND PRINCIPAL PATTERSON.

CONGRATULATIONS. MR. WIEN, CONGRATULATIONS.

WE'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

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ALL MY KIDS WENT THROUGH BONITA UNIFIED.

NOW, THERE, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE COLOR OF MY HAIR.

THEY'RE GONE. AND I'VE GOT GRANDKIDS NOW.

BUT THEY'RE A TESTAMENT THAT THEY'VE MOVED ON.

THEY'VE ALL DONE WELL.

TWO ATTORNEYS AND A TEACHER.

AND IT'S THE TESTAMENT OF THE TEACHERS AT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, BUT ALSO THE MANAGEMENT, THE SCHOOL BOARD AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

I JUST I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR NEW CITY MANAGER, KEN DORMER, AND OUR MAYOR PRO TEM RICK CROSBIE.

BUT MR. PATTERSON, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, WE ARE TICKLED.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AND TICKLED.

I MEAN, IT IS THE FACT THAT THE PEOPLE ON THAT SIDE AND THE PEOPLE IN THE SCHOOLS ON THAT SIDE AND DOWN ON THAT SIDE, WE GOT THE AWARD AND WE'RE A DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL.

SO AND THAT'S A TESTAMENT, AGAIN, TO THE TEACHERS, A TESTAMENT TO OUR LEADERSHIP, A TESTAMENT TO OUR PRINCIPALS, A TESTAMENT TO OUR OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND OUR SCHOOL BOARD. AND WE ROCK HERE IN LA VERNE SAN DIMAS.

SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED A 2023 CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL.

OAK MESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL IN RECOGNITION OF OAK MESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEING IDENTIFIED AS A 2023 CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL FOR THEIR STELLAR IMPLEMENTATION OF ACADEMIC CONTENT AND STATE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

BEST WISHES ARE EXTENDED FOR THE SCHOOL'S CONTINUED SUCCESS AND PROSPERITY.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF OAK MESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I WANT TO THANK OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION SUPERINTENDENT MATT WIEN, MR. KEN DUMMER, MR. CROSBY AND MAYOR HEPBURN FOR THIS WONDERFUL RECOGNITION AS PRINCIPAL OF OAK MESA.

I COULD NOT ASK FOR A BETTER STAFF, STUDENT BODY, SCHOOL AGED CARE, PTA AND COMMUNITY THAN THAT WE HAVE.

OAK MESA SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THESE THREE REASONS.

THE ACT OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN TEACHERS WITHIN AND ACROSS GRADE LEVELS TO TEACH THE ESSENTIAL AND BRIDGE STANDARDS TO EACH STUDENT, IDENTIFYING STUDENTS WHO TEMPORARILY LACK MASTERY, FOLLOWED BY A TIRELESS DESIRE TO DISCOVER EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO MEET THOSE STUDENTS NEEDS, AND THEN IMPLEMENTING THOSE STRATEGIES IN BOTH SMALL AND LARGE GROUPS AND BUILDING A CONNECTION WITH STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE IN ALL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS, TRUST THEIR TEACHERS AND OUR AMAZING SUPPORT PROVIDERS, AND ARE COMFORTABLE AND PROUD TO BE THEMSELVES.

THIS IS KEY FOR KIDS WANTING TO COME TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY.

ALTHOUGH BEING NAMED A CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL HONOR THAT WE ARE PROUD TO RECEIVE.

IT IS NOT THE ACCOLADES THAT DRIVE OAK MESA, BUT RATHER, SIMPLY PUT, THE LOVE WE HAVE FOR EACH OF OUR STUDENTS AND THE WILL AND URGENCY WE HAVE TO PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING OAK MESA AS THE 2023 CALIFORNIA SENIOR SCHOOL.

AND IT'S DEFINITELY AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE STUDENTS IN THIS COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] IF I COULD PLEASE HAVE THE OAK MESA STAFF COME TO THE FRONT FOR A PICTURE, PLEASE.

AND BEFORE YOU GUYS, I KNOW YOU MIGHT DUCK OUT THE DOOR AFTER YOUR PICTURE, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE DID A BOARDWALK AT OAK MESA LAST WEEK, AND YOU GUYS SHINE. YOU GUYS WERE SO AWESOME.

AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW CURRICULUM AND I LEARNED THINGS WALKING YOUR CAMPUS.

SO YOU GUYS ARE DOING A REALLY OUTSTANDING JOB.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS AWARD.

OK

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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, COMMENTS MAY BE MADE UNDER REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE BOARD.

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

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

NOTHING FROM AN AGENDA.

CONSENT AGENDA. CONSENT AGENDA MATTERS LISTENING TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE OR SUFFICIENTLY SUPPORTED BY PRIOR OR ACCOMPANYING REFERENCE

[17. 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.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVE.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED.

OKAY. DISCUSSION ACTION AGENDA BUSINESS SERVICES ONE RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE 2021- 2022 ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT

[18.1.1. Receive and Accept 2021-2022 Annual Audit Report by Nigro & Nigro, PC, Certified Public Accountants]

THANK YOU. TONIGHT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION OF OUR 2021-22 AUDIT REPORT.

IN ORDER TO ENSURE SOUND FISCAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS, ESPECIALLY IN EDUCATION.

ED CODE REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CONTRACT WITH A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF BOTH PUPIL ATTENDANCE AND FINANCIAL RECORDS.

SO WITH US TONIGHT, WE HAVE OSCAR GONZALEZ FROM NIGRO AND NIGRO.

THEY ARE OUR INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PRESENT THE AUDIT REPORT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.

YOU GUYS HAVE SET THE STANDARD EXTREMELY HIGH TO FOLLOW UP TONIGHT'S PRESENT BOARD MEETING.

SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO MY BEST HERE.

SO AS I SAID, I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THE 21-22 AUDIT REPORT.

ONE THING I LIKE TO DO DURING THIS PRESENTATION IS TO KIND OF GIVE THE PUBLIC A GENERAL INPUT AS TO HOW THE AUDIT TAKES PLACE.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S A LOT OF MISCONCEPTION THINKING IT'S ONE VISIT ACTUALLY TAKES PLACE DURING THE COURSE OF THE WHOLE YEAR.

SO AROUND THIS TIME, AROUND THIS YEAR, AROUND FEBRUARY THROUGH APRIL IS WHEN WE'LL TYPICALLY WE'LL GO OUT TO A CERTAIN SCHOOL SITES, WILL CONDUCT OUR AUDIT OF ATTENDANCE AND AS WELL AS ASB'S DURING THE SPRING, WE'LL COME OUT FOR OUR INTERIM VISIT.

AT THAT POINT IN TIME, WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL TEST THE INTERNAL CONTROLS FOR THE DISTRICT AS THEY RELATE TO DISBURSEMENTS, PAYROLL, CASH RECEIPTS.

WE WILL ALSO COMMENCE TO START LOOKING AT STATE COMPLIANCE AREAS AS WELL AS FOR COMPLIANCE DURING THE FALL.

AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THE DISTRICT WOULD HAVE CLOSED THEIR BOOKS.

THE BOARD HAS APPROVED. THE AUDITED ACTUALS WILL COME OUT DURING THAT VISIT AND WE ACTUALLY WILL AUDIT THE AUDIT ACTUALS.

WE'LL MAKE SURE WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE FINANCIALS ARE FAIRLY PRESENT PRESENTED.

I SEE FAIRLY PRESENTED BECAUSE WE DON'T AUDIT 100% OF EVERYTHING AGAIN.

SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY I KIND OF USE THAT TERM.

NOW AS IT RELATES TO THE AUDIT REPORT.

IT'S BROKEN DOWN TO THREE SECTIONS.

I WON'T GO MUCH INTO DETAIL ABOUT THEM, BUT TYPICALLY WHAT I'LL TELL THE READERS IS YOU HAVE YOUR FINANCIAL SECTION.

THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT THE MEAT OF THE AUDIT REPORT IS.

AND IF YOU WANT QUICK SYNOPSIS OF HOW THE DISTRICT DID, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I REFER PEOPLE TO.

BEYOND THAT, YOU'LL HAVE SOME SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION THAT KIND OF PROVIDES A LITTLE BIT MORE INSIGHT IN TERMS OF NOTES AND MORE DETAIL AS IT RELATES TO SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE FINANCIALS. BEYOND THAT POINT, YOU'LL HAVE ANY OTHER FINDINGS IF THERE WERE AT THAT POINT KIND OF SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC HERE AT THIS POINT, I DO WANT TO SAY BONITA WAS ISSUED A CLEAN AUDIT, UNMODIFIED OPINION, SO THEY DID GREAT.

AT THIS POINT, IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL TRY TO ANSWER THEM THE BEST I CAN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.

DEREK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START? SORRY. ONE MOMENT. DO WE NEED TO TAKE A VOTE OR WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT? SO MOVED. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.

OPPOSED. OKAY.

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

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SAN DIMAS CHEER TEAM.

THEY'VE DONE GREAT.

THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH DOING GREAT ALL THE TIME.

AND WE CELEBRATED OAK MESA TODAY AND WE SHOULD.

THEY DID THEIR DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL.

WE'VE HAD, IF WE LOOK AT THE DATA, WE HAVE MANY SCHOOLS WE CAN CELEBRATE.

AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A COUPLE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO THINK THAT WE HAVE LIKE ONE SCHOOL THAT'S PERFORMING WELL AND THE REST ARE SO SO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE

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OAK MESA AND SHULL BOTH GOT AMAZING AWARDS WHERE THERE'S DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL OR BLUE RIBBON.

WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE SCHOOLS THAT ACTUALLY RAISE THEIR TEST SCORES DURING COVID, AND THOSE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.

SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WALK AROUND, LOOK AT THE CAMPUSES, LOOK AT THE INSTRUCTION GOING ON, LOOK AT THE CARE KIDS ARE GETTING, EVERY SCHOOL IS PERFORMING, I THINK, AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL. LET'S SEE.

THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU.

SOME THANK YOU ARE IN ORDER TONIGHT.

THANK YOU TO THE SAN DIMAS ROTARY FOR THEIR GENEROUS 1300 DOLLARS IN MINI GRANTS.

WELCOME TO KEN DORMER AND THE NEW CITY MANAGER, CITY OF LA VERNE ARE A CLOSE PARTNER.

AND AS ALWAYS, LA VERNE SAN DIMAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.

SOME EVENTS COMING UP.

A PERSEVERANCE ACT OF KINDNESS AND CTE AWARDS, 13 MARCH AT THE BONITA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND OF COURSE, OUR ANNUAL AT JONES GOLF TOURNAMENT, WHICH IS THEIR ANNUAL BIG FUNDRAISER.

AND THAT'S ON APRIL 28TH.

SAN DIMAS CANYON GOLF COURSE IS A GOLF COURSE AND WILL LOOK FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO BE OUT THERE ON THE LINKS.

YOU KNOW, OF COURSE ANN MENTIONED IT A MINUTE AGO, BUT LEARNING WALKS ARE ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF BEING A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND SO MUCH TO LEARN.

WE WERE AT OAK MESA THE OTHER DAY AND I SO APPRECIATE THE CONTINUITY OF THE EDUCATION AT MULTIPLE GRADE LEVELS.

AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT ENGLISH COMPOSITION AND REPORT WRITING.

AND I FOUND IT EXTRAORDINARY THAT IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT A PRETTY SOPHISTICATED ENGLISH COMPOSITION STRUCTURE.

AND I REFLECTED WITH MR. PATTERSON, THE PRINCIPAL THAT OTHER FOLKS I WORK WITH.

I WISH I HAD A BETTER HANDLE ON ENGLISH COMPOSITION AND REPORT WRITING AND SO GOOD FOR THEM, AND IT BODES WELL FOR US IN OUR FUTURE.

AND WE THEN WENT TO RAMONA AND MET WITH JAIME ELLIS, PRINCIPAL AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN LA VERNE.

AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS WE SAW EACH CORE AREA, BUT WE ALSO WENT INTO A CLASSROOM THAT FOCUSES ON ENGLISH LEARNING FOR FOLKS, FOR STUDENTS, FOLKS THAT ARE NEW TO THIS COUNTRY AND IN SOME CASES DON'T DIDN'T SPEAK A WORD OF ENGLISH, IN SOME CASES JUST A MONTH OR TWO OR THREE AGO. AND THE LEARNING AND THE DIDACTIC STRUCTURE OF HOW THOSE STUDENTS ARE DOING AND THE ENGAGEMENT THERE WAS REALLY VERY INTERESTING. SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO OAK MESA AND THE TEAM THERE FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT.

OPEN HOUSE SEASON STARTS IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND YOU KNOW WE ATTENDED A WELCOME RECOGNITION OR WELCOME RECEPTION FOR THE ACCREDITATION SURVEY TEAM THIS PAST SUNDAY OVER AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

AND SO I'D LIKE TO PUBLICLY SAY ON THE RECORD TO KENNY AND HIS ENTIRE TEAM, REALLY NICELY DONE.

BOY, WHAT A START TO AN ACCREDITATION VISIT.

YOU KNOW, I WAS TALKING WITH SOME OF THE SURVEYORS AFTER THE FORMAL PRESENTATION AND THEY WERE BLOWN AWAY AT THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICE AND THE READINESS AND ALL OF THE KIND OF DETAIL THAT WERE ATTENDED TO FROM HORS D'OEUVRES AND VIDEO AND ALL THE REST OF IT.

IT WAS REALLY VERY IMPRESSIVE.

SO THANK YOU. 2ND OF FEBRUARY IS OUR ANNUAL SPELLING BEE AT THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS.

AND PLEASE REMEMBER THAT FEBRUARY IS AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH.

AND DON'T FORGET YOUR VALENTINE ON APRIL 14TH AND PRESIDENT'S DAY, WHERE REMEMBER ALL OF OUR PRESIDENTS ON FEBRUARY 20TH.

AND ONE LAST THING.

AS WE NOW HAVE OUR BRAND NEW FRESHLY MINTED SUPERINTENDENT, IT'S TIME FOR AND IT'S REALLY KIND OF A TRADITION, ALTHOUGH WE DON'T DO IT ALL THAT OFTEN, THANKFULLY.

BUT IT'S REALLY TIME.

AND I WAS TALKING WITH GLENN ABOUT THIS THE OTHER DAY, BUT IT'S TIME FOR US TO GO TO EACH OF OUR CITY COUNCILS DURING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, OFFICIALLY INTRODUCE YOU NOW AS OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT ON THEIR DYESS AND GET YOU ON TELEVISION.

AND SO WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AND TO THEIR I THINK LAVERNE MEETS ON A MONDAY AND SAN DIMAS ON A TUESDAY, SO WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

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THE FOOD WAS PREPARED BY STUDENTS IN THE CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM IS VERY WELL DONE.

BEST AUDIENCE I'VE HAD IN FOREVER.

AND THE VIDEO THAT MR. RICHIE SHOWED ALL OF US AND THE WASP TEAM, AND IT CENTERED AROUND WHY STUDENTS LOVE BENITA HIGH SCHOOL AND IT WAS VERY HEARTFELT. I KNOW THAT THE WASP TEAM, WHICH IS MADE UP OF ADMINISTRATORS FROM OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS IN.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL REALLY LEARN A LOT BY VISITING OUR BONITA HIGH SCHOOL THIS WEEK.

AND I'M SURE THAT THE VISIT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.

ON OUR BOARDWALK.

WHEN I ALREADY SPOKE ABOUT OAK MESA, BUT I ALSO REALLY ENJOYED VISITING RAMONA.

MR. ELLIS MADE SURE THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS VISITED CLASSES FROM EACH SUBJECT AREA AND THE TEACHERS WERE SO INVOLVED TEACHING REALLY DYNAMIC LESSONS TO STUDENTS.

AND THOSE STUDENTS WERE.

YOU COULD JUST TELL THAT THEY ENJOYED BEING IN THOSE CLASSES.

I ESPECIALLY LIKE JIM, ENJOYED THE L.

ENGLISH LEARNER CLASS.

THE TEACHER WAS SO ENGAGED WITH THOSE STUDENTS AND THEY WERE VERY COMFORTABLE EVEN WITH A BUNCH OF ADULTS WALKING INTO THEIR CLASSROOM.

THEY STILL STAYED VERY INVOLVED.

WE ALSO VISITED A WELLNESS CLASS AS THEY JUST FINISHED AN ACTIVITY AND THAT WAS REALLY NEAT TO SEE.

THOSE STUDENTS WERE JUST HANGING ON THE WORDS OF THEIR TEACHER, JUST WAITING TO LISTEN TO THAT INSTRUCTION.

AND ALSO WE WENT TO A FITNESS CLASS AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE JUST BEING SO ACTIVE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE BOARDWALKS, AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY CONGRATS TO ALL THE SCHOOLS WHO PARTICIPATED IN KINDNESS WEEK.

LAST WEEK I SAW MANY OF THOSE ACTIVITIES SHARED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND IT LOOKS LIKE OUR STUDENTS WERE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB IN SPREADING KINDNESS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

FIRST, HAPPY SCHOOL COUNSELORS WEEK NEXT WEEK.

ALL VERY APPRECIATED FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR KIDS.

LOVE SEEING THAT PROGRAM GROW.

LIKE JIM MENTIONED, THAT'S AFRICAN AMERICAN MONTH.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT EDUCATION.

THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT STARTED OVER 100 YEARS AGO, BUT AS BLACK HISTORY WEEK AND IT WAS DURING THAT SECOND WEEK OF FEBRUARY.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN TWO OF OUR PEOPLE WHO REALLY DID A LOT FOR THAT MOVEMENT WERE BORN, AND THAT WAS FREDERICK DOUGLASS AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

IT WAS ONLY ABOUT IN THE MID SEVENTIES WHEN GERALD FORD MADE IT FOR THE WHOLE MONTH.

SO A LITTLE TIDBIT FOR EVERYBODY THERE, PAGE TWO AND THREE ON THE AGENDA.

WE ALWAYS SKIP THROUGH IT, BUT SOME THINGS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT WITH THAT CONSENT CALENDAR WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SAN DIMAS SPORTS BEING AWESOME, THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL SPIRIT LINE. WE HAD THEM GOING TO DESERT CLASSIC AND NATIONALS AND THE PRO STAR, WHICH IS THAT REALLY FOODS AND HOSPITALITY, THEY'RE DOING THEIR POSTER CUPS, THEY'RE REALLY COOL THINGS GOING ON THERE. AND A LOT OF PARENTS LIKE MYSELF WITH KIDS GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL CAN SEE THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING IN THE GYMS IS GETTING SLATED OUT FOR BIDS.

FINALLY, THANK GOD.

ALSO, JUST LIKE THEY MENTION, WE DID SEE ZOOSK.

AND IT'S NOT SURPRISE I MOVED HERE MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOLS AND THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY.

MY SON'S IN EIGHTH GRADE AT RAMONA.

HE'S SLATED FOR HIGH SCHOOL NEXT YEAR AND I ALWAYS KNEW BONILLA IS A GOOD SCHOOL.

BUT THAT PRESENTATION, THOSE VIDEOS WE SAW, JUST MADE ME AND HIM EVEN MORE EXCITED TO BE GOING THERE.

AND YOU SAW TONS OF TEACHERS, PARENTS, STAFF, KIDS ARRIVE THERE FOR THE WELCOME ON FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SUNDAY AT 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON, SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO BE FORCED TO BE THERE.

SO WE REALLY SEE THAT COMMUNITY WANTING TO GO TOGETHER.

THE ONE VIDEO I THINK YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, WE ALSO SAW A FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT FROM GERMANY TALKING ABOUT BONITA AS A PLACE.

THE TECHNOLOGY IS LIKE SOMETHING UNPARALLELED I'VE SEEN HAS BEEN SO EASY TO MAKE FRIENDS.

SO A REALLY GOOD VIBE GOING ON OVER THERE.

THE FOOD YOU SAID WAS AMAZING.

I THINK A GREAT FUNDRAISER MIGHT BE HAVE THOSE CULINARY KIDS SET UP A VALENTINE'S DAY DINNER? I WOULD TOTALLY PAY.

OKAY, VERY GOOD. THAT'S IT FOR ME.

WELL, OFFICIALLY, WELCOME.

THANK YOU. AND JIM MENTIONED WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE CITIES.

THEY DID SAN DIMAS JUMPED RIGHT UP AND SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME TO OUR NEXT MEETING.

IT'S ON THE 14TH.

AND I SAID, I DON'T THINK WE'LL BE COMING ON VALENTINE'S.

I APPRECIATE THAT YOU GUYS ENJOY, BUT WE WON'T BE THERE.

SO. IN KEEPING WITH THE THEME OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, TODAY IS JACKIE ROBINSON'S BIRTHDAY.

SO SINCE I ALWAYS LIKE TO TALK ABOUT SPORTS, WE'LL MENTION THEM.

THE DODGERS? YES, WE'LL MENTION JACKIE ROBINSON'S BIRTHDAY.

OUR BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE DOING VERY WELL.

THEY'RE EITHER OWN LEAGUE OR ARE FIGHTING OUT FOR LEAGUE.

WE HEARD THAT THE CIF CHEER ONE.

BUT THERE'S MORE GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOLS.

IF YOU MISS THE PAPER THE OTHER DAY IN THE DAILY BULLETIN, THERE WAS AN ARTICLE ABOUT I THINK IT WAS SIX OF OUR CHORAL MEMBERS THAT WERE IN A HONOR CHOIR.

AND AS JANE MENTIONED, A CURRENT AND PAST SAN DIMAS MEMBER MARCHED IN THE ROSE PARADE, ONE IN THE BAND AND ONE IS AN EX ATHLETE OR NOW A

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WE KNOW HOW WELL THE ACADEMICS ARE DOING.

WE SEE HOW WELL THE SPORTS TEAMS ARE DOING, AND NOW WE'RE SEEING OUR ARTS SHOWING UP IN HONOR CHOIRS IN THE ROSE PARADE.

I BELIEVE ALL OF OUR STARTS TONIGHT AND WE'LL RUN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AT SAN DIMAS.

IF YOU WANT TO GO SEE THAT PRESENTATION.

WE'RE DOING A LOT OF THINGS RIGHT.

SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO AGAIN SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD NIGHT.

I WON'T FORGET ANYTIME SOON.

SO I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU TONIGHT.

I KNOW WE HAD A FEW COMMENTS ON ZOOSK.

DO YOU WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE INDIVIDUAL FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL WHO WAS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR WRITING THAT 300 PAGE DOCUMENT? IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT, BUT BETH WALLIN DID OUTSTANDING WORK, AND I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE SUN VISIT, BUT THE COMMITTEE ON MONDAY, TUESDAY AND EVEN TODAY IS STILL BLOWN AWAY BY ALL THE THINGS THEY'RE SEEING.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO BENITA HIGH SCHOOL.

I WILL ATTEND OLIVER TOMORROW, PUT ON BY SAN DIMAS.

AND WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING, A HUGE CAST, A KIDS.

SO I'LL BE THERE TOMORROW NIGHT.

BUT A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO KELLY COWLES FOR ALL THE WORK THAT SHE DOES, GETTING THAT READY.

AND GLENN MENTIONED IT, BUT GIRLS VARSITY AT SAN DIMAS BASKETBALL ONE WIN AWAY FROM AN OUTRIGHT LEAGUE TITLE AND GIRLS BASKETBALL BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

ONE WENT AWAY FROM TYING FOR A LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.

SO CONGRATS TO THOSE TEAMS. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.

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

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 A TIME ON NON AGENDA ITEMS PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE BOARD.

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

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

AND WE WILL START WITH AND I'LL APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE CALEB [INAUDIBLE].

HI. MY NAME'S CALEB ACEVEDO.

I'M A SOPHOMORE AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I CAME HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE TEACHING ABILITIES OF A, I THINK, NEWER TEACHER, MS. TWINEHAM, AND THE FACT THAT SHE IS ABLE TO MAKE ALMOST ALL THE CONTENT THAT SHE'S TEACHING THERE THAT SHE TAUGHT LAST YEAR.

SHE ONLY TEACHES SENIORS THIS YEAR AND HOW SHE MADE THEM ACCESSIBLE, HOW SHE WAS ABLE TO DO GOOD ON THE CONTENT AND TEACH IT WELL TO THE KIDS.

OBVIOUSLY, COMING BACK FROM COVID AND EIGHTH GRADE WASN'T THE BEST YEAR, BUT SHE MADE ALMOST EVERYONE IN THE CLASS FEEL WELCOME AND VALUED TO BE THERE OR LIKE PEOPLE ACTUALLY WANTED TO GO TO HER CLASS.

PEOPLE SEEM TO BE COMING TO SCHOOL TO GO TO HER CLASS BECAUSE SHE JUST SEEMED TO BE THAT GOOD OF A TEACHER.

ONE OF THE SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS SHE GAVE OUT TO BUILD, I GUESS COMMUNITY IN THIS CLASS AND TEACH WAS WRITING FICTIONAL STORIES ON ABOUT JUST DIFFERENT PLACES AROUND THE COUNTY.

AND ONCE WE WERE ALL DONE WITH THEM, WE'D MAKE A SMALL ICON AND PUT IT ON A MAP IN THE BACK OF THE CLASSROOM SO WE COULD ALL SEE LIKE THE DIFFERENT PLACES WE'VE BEEN AND THE STORIES WE WERE ABLE TO WRITE ABOUT, EVEN IF THEY WERE FICTIONAL.

AND I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY COOL AND A REALLY GOOD WAY OF BUILDING COMMUNITY.

YEAH, I GUESS THAT'S IT.

SHE'S A GOOD TEACHER.

THANK YOU, CALEB. OK JAMES COLORADO.

HELLO, MY NAME IS JAMES COLORADO.

I'M A STUDENT OF SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

I AM A SENIOR OF SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL AND I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT MS. TWINEHAM. I DO BELIEVE MS. TWINEHAM IS VERY PHENOMENAL AT HER JOB.

I HAVEN'T MET ANY TEACHER SO FAR IN MY 12 YEAR EDUCATION THAT'S GOTTEN ME TO LIKE A SUBJECT I PREVIOUSLY DISLIKED.

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COMING FROM A FAMILY THAT ALWAYS SPOKE SPANISH, ENGLISH WAS MORE FOREIGN TO ME THAN WAS NATIVE, BUT BEING PART OF A ENGLISH CLASS NOW US TWYNAM HAS GOTTEN ME TO SEE A LOT.

EVEN JUST THE VERY FIRST DAY WHEN MS..

TAN HAS THIS DAILY ROUTINE WHERE WE HAVE A DISCUSSION AND A TENSE QUESTION, SHE ASKS A PRETTY BASIC QUESTION THAT WE SHOULD ALL KNOW BY NOW.

AND LET'S SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT YOU'RE ASKING OR WHAT.

AND EVEN THEN, THAT STILL CAUSES A WHOLE ENTIRE CONVERSATION WITH EVERYONE.

YOU GET TO KNOW MORE PEOPLE AND EVERYTHING JUST BECOMES MORE INTERACTIVE.

IT'S A VERY FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT.

SHE CURATED EVERYTHING IN THAT CLASSROOM.

I CAN REALLY SAY THERE'S ALWAYS SOME MUTUAL RESPECT.

SHE WAS. SHE KNOWS THAT YOU'RE A HUMAN TO YOU DON'T SOMETIMES YOU DON'T SEE TEACHERS THAT REALLY CARE.

AND I THINK SHE CARES WAY MORE THAN SHE SHOULD.

BUT SHE DOES GIVE A LOT AND THERE'S ALWAYS A MUTUAL RESPECT.

ALL THE STUDENTS RESPECT HER.

I RESPECT HER GREATLY, AND SHE DOES SO A LOT OF RESPECT FOR ME.

AND FOR ONE ASSIGNMENT WE HAD WAS A BOARD GAME ASSIGNMENT WHERE THIS ASSIGNMENT WE HAD A A BLANK PIECE OF CARDBOARD AND WE WERE TOLD VERY CLEARLY JUST TO WORK ON YOUR CREATIVITY.

AND TO BE FAIR, WHEN I STARTED HER IN DAY ONE, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

WHEN YOU SEE A BLANK PIECE OF CARDBOARD, YOU JUST SEE A CARDBOARD.

YOU DON'T SEE AN ACTUAL GAME.

BUT OF COURSE SHE ENCOURAGES AND WITH HER WORDS AND HELPING US TOGETHER AND WORK WITH OUR FRIENDS, WE ENDED UP DO WE ENDED UP DO GETTING DO WE DO HAVE ANY IDEA ON WHAT TO DO? AND I'VE NEVER REALLY HAD AN ASSIGNMENT WHERE I WORKED WITH PEOPLE AND FELT SATISFIED WITH THE CONCLUSION OF IT.

USUALLY THERE'S ALWAYS THAT ONE PERSON THAT TAKES THE ROLE OF EVERYTHING, AND I WOULD SAY SHE HAS INFLUENCED ME A LOT IN THE MOST POSITIVE WAY I CAN THINK OF.

AND EVEN THOUGH I AM A SENIOR OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND I WON'T BE SEEING HER ANYMORE SINCE I'M GOING TO BE GRADUATING TO SEE HER, I SINCERELY FEEL LIKE FUTURE STUDENTS THAT WILL COME IN LATER ON WILL BENEFIT FROM HER PRESENCE ALONE GREATLY.

THANK YOU. AND CAROLYN [INAUDIBLE] WHAT AN EXCITING NIGHT TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK AND CONGRATULATE YOU, MR. WIEN ON YOUR, OH YOUR NEW ROLE AS SUPERINTENDENT OF BONITA UNIFIED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS BOARD AND ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ALL THE GREAT PROGRESS THAT WE WILL BE MAKING.

IS THAT BETTER? IT'S A LITTLE DAUNTING.

MY NAME IS CAROLYN CAO AND I'M A PARENT OF STUDENTS WHO ATTEND SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL, AND I ALSO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING A TEACHER OF OVER 20 YEARS NOW IN THE CLASSROOM.

SO LET ME START. ST.

VALUE ST IS A SCHOOL PRACTICE IN THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT OF ENGLISH TEACHER SARAH TWINEHAM.

I WITNESSED THE EXCITEMENT AND EXUBERANCE HER STUDENTS HAVE WHEN I HEAR THEM SHARE THE MOST RECENT LEARNING ACTIVITY THAT LED A GROUP OF 3 TO 5 SENIORS TO CREATE A BOARD GAME FOR THE RWC.

MODULE BOARD AND BRILLIANT.

WHAT BRILLIANT BOARD GAME COULD A GROUP OF STUDENTS CREATE WHEN THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DISTRACT THEM AND ONLY BOREDOM AS THEIR INSPIRATION? WELL, YOU JUST HEARD FROM A STUDENT WHO WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND YES, THEY WERE CHALLENGED, THEY WERE IN ENGROSS AND THEY WERE PUSHED BEYOND THEIR COMFORT.

AND SOMETIMES THAT'S WHAT LEARNING DOES.

AFTER THEIR CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS, THE OWNERSHIP STUDENTS HAD OF THEIR BOARD GAMES NOT MEETING STANDARDS UPON SEEING AND COMPARE COMPARING GAMES THEIR CLASSMATES, THEIR CLASSMATES CREATED.

THIS SELF REFLECTION IS REAL LEARNING AND ACCOUNTABILITY THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE.

DURING THE FIRST SEMESTER.

STUDENTS IN THE DUAL ENROLLMENT WHEN A COURSE READ COLSON WHITEHEAD'S THE NICKEL BOYS, I BROUGHT MY COPY A HISTORICAL FICTION ACCOUNT OF TWO BOYS SET TO A REFORM SCHOOL BASED ON THE REAL LIFE DOZIER SCHOOL FOR BOYS IN FLORIDA.

IT TAKES GREAT COURAGE AND CHARACTER TO ENGAGE IN DIFFICULT, COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS REGARDING CLASS, PRIVILEGE AND RACISM.

THIS IS ONLY ACHIEVABLE BY A SKILLED TEACHER SUCH AS MS. TWINEHAM, WHO HAS BUILT A RAPPORT OF TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN ORDER TO TACKLE SUCH ISSUES AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO THINK AND APPLY BEYOND THE TEXT.

MANY STUDENTS EMAILED HER WHEN THEY FINISHED READING THE NOVEL TO DISCUSS THEIR REACTION BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO RUIN IT FOR THEIR CLASSMATES.

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YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT I JUST SAID.

MANY. OH, I ALREADY READ THAT PART.

I GREATLY ADMIRE AND RESPECT A TEACHER WHO IS ABLE TO CULTIVATE A CLASSROOM CULTURE WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE TO SPEAK FREELY AND IN VALUE AND ARE VALIDATED IN THEIR THINKING. THIS CLASSROOM DISCOURSE IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE SHE VALUES HER STUDENTS, AND HER STUDENTS RECOGNIZE HER FOR HER AUTHENTICITY AND COMMITMENT TO THEIR GROWTH AS SHE TEACHES THEM.

BASIC DEBATE AND LISTENING SKILLS PEPPERED IN WITH THE RHETORICAL FALLACIES OF LOGOS, PATHOS AND ETHOS AND CRITICAL THINKING.

IN THE SECOND SEMESTER, I AM VERY EXCITED TO COLLABORATE WITH MS..

TWINEHAM AND THE CURRICULUM, THE CURRICULUM SHE CREATED AROUND THE NICKEL BOYS, AS I WILL BE STARTING THIS NOVEL WITH MY OWN SENIOR CLASSES AFTER SENIOR PROJECTS ARE DONE.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M ALSO GOING TO BORROW FROM HER HER VIDEO ESSAY ASSIGNMENT AND SHARE IT WITH MY ENGLISH TEAM AS A POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT FOR OUR CURRENT SENIOR PROJECT. SENIORS IN MS..

WILLIAMS CLASS CURATED A 7 TO 10 MINUTE VIDEO ESSAY AROUND A SELF SELECTED IMPORTANT CONCERN OR ISSUE AS THEIR TOPIC.

DID THE RESEARCH AND FOUND THE VARIOUS VIDEO CLIPS TO SHOWCASE THE STUDENTS PASSION PROJECT.

WHILE USING THEIR TECH SAVVY EDITING SKILLS.

STUDENTS HAD DIFFERENT PLATFORMS TO USE DEPENDING ON THEIR LEVEL OF EXPERTISE AND COMFORT, INCLUDING AS MANY OF YOU MAY USE YOUR SELF LOOM I IMOVIE ON THEIR IPHONES AND THEIR IPADS, CANVA AND THE VERY DIFFICULT AND SOMETIMES CHALLENGING ADOBE SPARK.

THIS IS A THIS IS A STUDENT LED AND STUDENT DRIVEN CURRICULUM.

HARD WORK, COMMITMENT, PASSION ARE ALL POSSIBLE BYPRODUCTS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

WHEN THEY HAVE BUY IN WITH THEIR TEACHER, STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN, EVEN IF IT MEANS STANDING ALONE IS WHAT COMES TO MIND.

WHEN I THINK OF HOW MS..

TWINEHAM TEACHES, SHE INSTILLS COURAGE AND INTEGRITY INTO OUR STUDENTS BY SHOWING THEM THAT POPULAR OPINION IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT, JUST LOUD ENOUGH TO BE DISTRACTING. MS. TWINEHAM REIMAGINED STUDENT CENTERED ENGAGEMENT AND CURRICULUM LEADING HER SAN DIMAS SAINTS TO BE COLLEGE, CAREER AND LIFE WRITING SPACE BETWEEN EXCUSE ME, SAFE SPACE DURING LUNCH AS WELL AS BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL IS FOUND IN MS..

TWINEHAM CLASSROOM WHERE STUDENTS.

CONGREGATE DAILY.

DAILY STUDENTS DISCUSS AND SHARE IDEAS DESPITE A DIFFERENCE IN OPINIONS AND PERSPECTIVES.

BECAUSE IN HER CLASS, ENGAGING IN CONVERSATION AND AND CIVIL DISCOURSE IS VALUED.

AND MS.. TWINEHAM HAS CULTIVATED A CLASSROOM CULTURE WHERE STUDENTS FEEL VALIDATED, SAFE AND ABOVE ALL, VALUED.

I VALUE MS..

TWINEHAM AND THE CONTRIBUTION SHE HAS MADE IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS, SPECIFICALLY BOTH MY CHILDREN, CALEB, WHO SPOKE EARLIER, AND MY OTHER SON NOAH.

ST'S VALUE SAINTS STARTS WITH THE TEACHER EXHIBITING, DEMONSTRATING AND LIVING IT EVERY DAY, AND MS. TWINEHAM DOES IN HER CLASSROOM.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK AND TO SPOTLIGHT THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT'S MS..

SARAH TWINEHAM. THE BOOK IS COLSON WHITEHEAD.

IT IS A PULITZER PRIZE WINNING.

HE ALSO WROTE THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, AND THIS IS CALLED THE NICKEL BOYS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT, WE HAVE OUR PTA.

HI, I'M CHARLENE MEJIA I REPRESENTING BONITA COUNCIL PTA, WHICH OVERSEES ALL OF OUR PTAS IN OUR DISTRICT.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. WIEN. WE APPRECIATE. WE APPRECIATE AND EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU THIS YEAR.

I WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO SHARE ALL OF OUR EXCITEMENT WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF SUPERINTENDENT MR. WIEN AS A VOLUNTEER AT OUR SCHOOLS.

WE HAVE THESE THOUGHTS.

DO WE REALLY MATTER? WHAT WE ARE DOING? DOES IT DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? MR. WIEN HAS MADE IT A POINT TO ANSWER ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS, TO MAKE IT A POINT THAT WE DO MATTER WHAT OUR VOLUNTEER HOURS ARE, QUESTIONS ARE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT INTO AS PARENTS, AS VOLUNTEERS.

IT DOES MATTER AND AS A VOLUNTEER THAT MATTERS AS WELL.

I MEAN, HEARING OUR CONCERNS AND YOU ANSWERING THEM, IT'S IT'S A MUTUAL RESPECT.

AND ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR PARENTS AND OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE SO SUPPORTIVE OF THIS APPOINTMENT.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT HE HAS MADE HIMSELF AVAILABLE TO US, NOT ONLY ATTENDING OUR MONTHLY COUNCIL MEETINGS, ANSWERS ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS, BUT HAS HELPED

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HE SHOWS UP TO OUR FOOTBALL GAMES.

ALL OF OUR STUFF THAT HAPPENS.

OUR OPEN HOUSES.

WHEN HE'S ASKED HOW ARE THINGS GOING, HE GENERALLY CARES.

HE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING ON CAMPUS.

AND THEN IF THERE'S A CONCERN OR AN ISSUE, HE IMMEDIATELY WILL RETURN AND GET BACK TO ME.

HE'S NOT PUSHING IT OFF ON SOMEONE ELSE'S DESK.

HE IS COMING BACK TO ME WITH THOSE RESPONSES AND I CAN GET THAT BACK TO OUR PARENTS OUT THERE.

HE MAKES US PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.

HE MAKES US PART OF THE TEAM OF THIS DISTRICT TEAM, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US.

SO AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF PTA, WE ARE VERY EXCITED THAT OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED IN MR. WIEN'S POSITION.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING PART OF THE DISTRICT TEAM.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I BELIEVE OUR TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

OKAY. I'M VERTICALLY CHALLENGED.

HI, EVERYBODY. THANKS FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT.

I AM TRACIE PANG, AND I'M HONORED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE TEACHERS UNION TO WELCOME OUR NEWEST SUPERINTENDENT, MATT WIEN.

MATT, ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE UNION, I EXTEND A VERY WARM WELCOME TO YOU.

WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU JOIN OUR TEAM AGAIN AND IN A DIFFERENT CAPACITY, OF COURSE.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU TO MAKE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT THE VERY BEST IT CAN BE.

WE KNOW THAT YOU BRING WITH YOU A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND ENTHUSIASM, AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP, OUR DISTRICT WILL CONTINUE TO THRIVE AND GROW. OUR UNION IS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH YOU TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE THE BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE AND THAT OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF HAVE THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.

SO, MATT, ONCE AGAIN, WELCOME TO YOUR NEW POSITION IN THE DISTRICT AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE AND LOOK FORWARD TO A BRIGHT FUTURE TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. THANKS.

CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND BONITA UNIFIED MANAGEMENT TEAM.

[21. FUTURE MEETING DATES]

NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE MARCH 1ST, 2023.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS?

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THERE'S ONE PROCESS. IF IT'S ON A SUNDAY, IT'S KIND OF SOME MORE HOOPS THEY HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH.

FOR ANOTHER REASON. I KNOW. OUR LAST VISIT HAD TO GET THAT THROUGH.

SO IF WE COULD KIND OF START TALKING ABOUT THAT, IT SEEMS A LITTLE INEQUITABLE TOO.

OKAY. SO WHAT? YEAH, WHAT WE'LL DO.

I'LL REACH OUT AND WE'LL. WE'LL COMMUNICATE.

WE CAN LOOK AT IT FOR MARCH 1ST.

THERE MIGHT BE SOME THINGS WE CAN DO OUTSIDE OF THAT, TOO.

OKAY. OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:16.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.