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ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]
WE WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 4:31.[7. CALL TO ORDER]
NOW RECONVENED. WE'LL NOW RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AT 6:06 AND REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.[8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION]
IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE A FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN PARENTS OF BH AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. OAH CASE NUMBER 2023040851, PURSUANT TO WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS AGREED TO FUND AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE STUDENT AND THE STUDENT'S PARENTS HAVE RELEASED CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT IN EXCHANGE FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AS SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT.THE MOTION WAS MADE BY DEREK BAHMANOU WITH A SECOND BY GREG PALATTO.
THE ROLL CALL VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS.
IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES. JB VERSUS BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CASE NUMBER 221CV07355 SBE . THE MOTION WAS MADE BY GREG PALATTO WITH A SECOND BY DEREK BAHMANOU, AND THE ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS.
IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF DR.
KIM LAWE AS THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION.
[APPLAUSE] JUST A LITTLE BIO ON KIM.
KIM LAWE HAS SERVED IN EDUCATION FOR THE PAST 24 YEARS AS A TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR.
SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS DIRECTOR AT THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
SHE'S ALSO SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND PRINCIPAL FOR 11 YEARS IN CORONA-NORCO.
KIM COMES TO US, HIGHLY REGARDED AND RECOMMENDED.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HER CONTINUING OUR AWARD WINNING ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING DR.
KIM LAWE. [APPLAUSE] WELL, FIRST OF ALL, GREETINGS TO OUR BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENT MATTHEW WIEN AND OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS, KEVIN LEE, SONYA AND ANN, AND THEN, OF COURSE, OUR BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMUNITY.
ONE OF MY CORE VALUES IS SERVANT LEADERSHIP.
AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THE STUDENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OUR ADULT EDUCATORS AND HELP MOVE THE VISION, CONTINUE MOVING THE VISION AND THE MISSION OF OUR DISTRICT AND THE CORE VALUES AND ALIGN THAT.
AND SO I AGAIN, I AM HUMBLED AND I AM HONORED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
AND SO LOREN LAWE IS AN EXECUTIVE CHEF.
SO IF WE HAVE ANY OUTINGS, HE WILL COOK FOR YOU.
[APPLAUSE] SO WITHOUT THEM, I COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WELL.
[APPLAUSE] SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
OKAY. WOULD YOU JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? READY. BEGIN.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]
APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT.OPPOSED. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING.
[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]
ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 3RD, 2023 REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING.[00:05:01]
OPPOSED. NOW ON TO WHAT MOST OF YOU ARE HERE FOR TONIGHT OUR FEATURED PRESENTATIONS.[12. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS]
AND WE'LL START WITH THE RECOGNITION OF THE 2023 ELEMENTARY SPELLING BEE WINNERS.BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ANNUAL SPELLING BEE WAS HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, 2023.
AS ANNE SAID, CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE STUDENTS.
[APPLAUSE] AND I DON'T BELIEVE WITH US TONIGHT, BUT IN THIRD PLACE, SANJANA RELANGI.
PHOTO TO THE FRONT. COME ON UP, GUYS.
NEXT, WE'LL HAVE THE RECOGNITION OF THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TOP READERS.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE TOP ACCELERATED READERS FROM EACH SCHOOL FOR THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR AS PART OF THE DISTRICT'S WORK TOWARDS REACHING OUR READING GOAL.
JAYMI ABUSHAM, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION.
THANK YOU. WE'LL GIVE THEM JUST A MINUTE.
I TELL YOU, PACK IN THE HOUSE FOR READING.
THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE DONE, RIGHT? CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE. AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HONOR YOUR STUDENTS FOR BEING THEIR TOP ACCELERATED READER POINTS STUDENTS IN EITHER KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE OR THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE OR AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
SO WE KNOW THAT THESE STUDENTS WILL ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS BY UNLOCKING THEIR SUCCESS THROUGH READING.
CONGRATULATIONS FIRST FROM ALLEN ELEMENTARY, GRACE WU.
[APPLAUSE] COME ON UP. ALSO FROM ALLEN IN UPPER GRADE, TIMOTHY LEE.
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[APPLAUSE] FROM EKSTRAND ELEMENTARY IN K THROUGH TO WILLIAM BAHMANOU.[APPLAUSE] AND IN THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE ETHAN NGUYEN.
[APPLAUSE] FROM GLADSTONE IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE NEAL [INAUDIBLE].
AND IN UPPER GRADE IRISH OLSWALL.
[APPLAUSE] FROM GRACE MILLER IN THE THE PRIMARY GRADES ELEANOR HUI.
[APPLAUSE] AND IN THE UPPER GRADES VIVIAN HUI. [APPLAUSE] FROM LA VERNE HEIGHTS IN K THROUGH TO KAYLA BOLEN. [APPLAUSE] AND IN UPPER GRADE SYDNEY WU.
[APPLAUSE] FROM OAK MESA ELEMENTARY IN THE PRIMARY GRADES MABEL TAYLOR.
[APPLAUSE] AND IN THE UPPER GRADES AVERY [INAUDIBLE].
FROM ROYNON ELEMENTARY IN THE PRIMARY GRADES OPHELIA LAURA.
[APPLAUSE] AND IN UPPER GRADE JINHONG CHEN.
[APPLAUSE] FROM SHULL ELEMENTARY IN THE PRIMARY GRADES ARVIN AZIZ.
[APPLAUSE] AND IN THE UPPER GRADES, GISELLE YEN.
[APPLAUSE] FROM LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE TOP READER, AUBREY CASTRO.
[APPLAUSE] AND FROM RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL CADEN STURGEON.
[APPLAUSE] SO IF WE COULD GET A PHOTO AND ANOTHER BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THESE READERS. [APPLAUSE] THAT'S GREAT.
JUST THIS ONE TIME SQUEEZE TOGETHER.
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WE GOT TO SHIFT THEM IN GROUPS.ON FEBRUARY 25TH, OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS ALL COMPETED AT LONE HILL.
AND SO TONIGHT WE ARE HONORING OUR FIRST PLACE TEAMS. AND I ALSO HAVE THE RESULTS FOR YOU OF HOW THEY PERFORMED AT THE COUNTY COMPETITION.
OUR FIRST PLACE, FOURTH GRADE TEAM IS FROM OAK MESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH COACH MRS. FABELA. AND SO THEY WON FIRST PLACE FOR OUR DISTRICT COMPETITION.
THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR FIFTH GRADE TEAM.
DO WE WANT ALL THE TEAMS TO STAY UP TOGETHER? THANK YOU. YES. SO OUR FIFTH GRADE TEAM WINNING FOR THE BONITA UNIFIED COMPETITION WAS FROM SHULL ELEMENTARY WITH COACH MISS BROWNLEE. AND AT THE COUNTY COMPETITION, THEY ALSO PLACED BRONZE IN PROBLEM SOLVING AS WELL AS GOLD AND CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING.
OUR SHULL TEAM CONSISTS OF MELINA VILLALBA.
[APPLAUSE] AUDREY GELLER. [APPLAUSE] AND RYAN QUINN.
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[APPLAUSE] GREAT JOB. OUR SIXTH GRADE WINNING TEAM IS FROM LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH COACH MRS . COOK. THEY ALSO PLACED BRONZE IN PROBLEM SOLVING AND GOLD AND CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING AT THE COUNTY COMPETITION.FROM OUR SIXTH GRADE TEAM WE HAVE KIRK ANG.
THEIR COACH IS MS. SAPIENZA AND OUR TEAM IS ALEX JANG.
[APPLAUSE] THE EIGHTH GRADE TEAM IS ALSO FROM RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH COACH MR. YOUNG. AND FOR THE TEAM WE HAVE THEO NGO.
[APPLAUSE] FU WANG. [APPLAUSE] LOGAN MARTINEZ.
[APPLAUSE] AND CHARLIE ZHAO. [APPLAUSE] GREAT JOB TO ALL OF OUR MATH COMPETITION WINNERS. YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB.
I KNOW. IT WAS IT WAS FUN WATCHING YOU GUYS ALL COMPETE THAT DAY AND WORK SO HARD ON YOUR MATH.
AND THEN ONE MORE BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE.
. WE CAN EXIT OUT THIS DOOR OR BACK THROUGH THAT DOOR.
EITHER WAY, YOU GUYS WANT TO LEAVE THE PREMISES? THANK YOU.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME EVER THAT ANY SCHOOL IN OUR AREA HAS COMPETED AT NATIONALS.
IN D.C. THEY WERE NO LONGER KNOWN AS TEAM SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY WERE KNOWN AS TEAM CALIFORNIA OR TEAM CALI.
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GIVEN THE COMPETITION AND ADVANTAGE, THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WENT IN AS UNDERDOGS.OUT OF 1,830 PLUS PROSTART SCHOOLS IN 50 STATES SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE TEAM LED BY NICK BRANDLER, WILSON CHEN, CAPTAIN JOSHUA WONG, ALEC JOSEPH, CRISTINA JONES AND GABRIAL COSTA FINISHED THIRD PLACE IN THE NATION.
[APPLAUSE] THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN TEN YEARS A CALIFORNIA TEAM HAS FINISHED IN THE TOP FIVE.
PLEASE WATCH THE SHORT VIDEO FROM THE PROSTAR CUP.
[APPLAUSE] AWESOME. THERE YOU GO.
[APPLAUSE] I THINK THE EXCITEMENT OF LEARNING, RIGHT.
I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME MR. NANCE AND DR. SPARKS TO THE PODIUM TO GIVE THE AWARDS.
FIRST UP, OUR FEARLESS LEADER, MR. NICK BRANDLER. [APPLAUSE] WILSON CHIN.
[APPLAUSE] JOSHUA WONG. [APPLAUSE] CRISTINA JONES.
AND GABRIAL COSTA [APPLAUSE] IS NOT HERE TODAY AS WELL AS ALEC JOSEPH IS NOT HERE TODAY.
WE'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR A WONDERFUL JOB.
NICE. CONGRATULATIONS, SAN DIMAS.
OKAY. BEFORE WE GO ON TO OUR NEXT, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT BETWEEN OUR READERS, OUR MATH, OUR CULINARY, THAT'S FOUR ROOM CHANGES OUT FOR OUR KIDS TONIGHT.
SO WE'RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.
THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PART OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN AREA.
THE SELPA OF EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY.
WITHIN THE SELPA THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE CAC IS COMPRISED OF PARENTS ACROSS THE LOCAL PLAN AREA, SUPPORTS SPECIALIZED SERVICES DEPARTMENTS THROUGH PARENT EDUCATION SESSIONS, OUTREACH PROJECTS, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS.
THE USD PARENT REPRESENTATIVES TO THE CAC ARE STEPHEN FAHEY, ISABELLE HUBER AND KAREN PARK.
MR. STEPHEN FAHEY WILL UPDATE THE BOARD ON HOW THE CAC SUPPORTS OUR STUDENTS WITH IEPS.
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I'M GOING TO STICK TO MY SCRIPT BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE ME GO OFF SCRIPT.IT'S DANGEROUS FOR EVERYONE, SO JUST ALLOW ME TO READ THIS.
HAVING SERVED ON THE CAC FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS, I AM PRIVILEGED TO BE A PART OF A DEDICATED GROUP OF 28 REPRESENTATIVES LED BY THE REMARKABLE TAVIA LAWSON, WHO CHAIRS OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM. THE CACS PURPOSE ENCOMPASSES SEVERAL KEY OBJECTIVES.
ONE PROVIDING INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, INCLUDING SERVICES WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THEIR DISTRICTS SUCH AS REGIONAL CENTERS, PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
COLLECTING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ABOUT PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS MEETING IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS BUILDING PARENTING AND EDUCATIONAL SKILLS TO EMPOWER FAMILIES AND WORKING WITH STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
THROUGH OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE SELPA AND DR.
WHAT DISTINGUISHES US FROM OUR FELLOW CACS IS OUR EMPHASIS ON STRATEGIC PLANNING, THE LONGEVITY OF OUR DEDICATED REPRESENTATIVES AND OUR ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT AT THE STATE LEVEL.
I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO DANIELLE WALKER, SENIOR DIRECTOR OVER THERE, SPECIAL ED SERVICES AND HER EVERYONE ON THE SPECIALIZED SERVICES TEAM FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CAC.
OUR PARENT TRAINING FLIERS PROMINENTLY FEATURE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES, ALLOWING FAMILIES, EDUCATORS AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO REGISTER FOR OUR NEWSLETTER TO STAY UP TO DATE ON OUR ACTIVITIES.
WE ENCOURAGE EACH OF YOU TO SUBSCRIBE TODAY BY EMAILING CACSELPA@GMAIL.COM.
THESE TRAINING SESSIONS COVER A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS, ADVOCACY FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, MENTAL HEALTH, SIBLINGS WITH CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT, AND MUCH MORE.
IN RECENT YEARS, ROYAL OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS GRACIOUSLY HOSTED OUR IN-PERSON EVENTS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR PERSONAL INVITATION TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND THE CABINET TO JOIN US ON OCTOBER 30TH AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WE PARTNER WITH BONITA UNIFIED SPECIALIZED SERVICES AND ALL THE OTHERS IN OUR SELPA TO HOST SEVERAL ART STATIONS FOR EACH OF OUR STUDENTS.
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE ORGANIZED DISABILITY AWARENESS ASSEMBLIES ACROSS THE SELPA, OFFERING GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS THE CHANCE TO LEARN HOW STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES PARTICIPATE IN SIMILAR ACTIVITIES AS THEMSELVES.
IN ADDITION TO OUR TRAINING EVENTS, WE ACTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR LEGISLATION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR CONCERNING SPECIAL EDUCATION, GENERAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY BASED ISSUES AFFECTING INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS INCLUDE LOCAL MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATURES AND ENGAGEMENT IN SACRAMENTO, CORRESPONDENCE, PHONE CALLS AND THE CREATION OF PARENT AND SELPA PARENTS AND STUDENT VIDEOS.
TO REACH FAMILIES AND SPREAD AWARENESS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY WE CONDUCT PRESENTATIONS AT VARIOUS DISTRICTS DURING PARENT CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIUMS, BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS.
IN CONCLUSION, AS A PROUD PARENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, I AM HUMBLED TO BE A PART OF THE EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SPECIAL EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN CAC.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE AND FOSTER AN INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO HAVE ISABELLE UP TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
I WANTED TO PRESENT ONE OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES THAT MR. FAHEY JUST SPOKE ABOUT, AND IT IS OUR LOCAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
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SELPAS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.AND THE LOCAL BUSINESSES IS THE KEY TO IT BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS WE ARE HOPING THAT WE CAN GET OUR STUDENTS COMPETITIVE, INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO THAT'S MY ACTION FOR ALL OF YOU.
SO THERE IS A GRANT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REHAB.
IT'S CALLED THE DEMAND SIDE EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE.
IT WAS JUST RELEASED IN JANUARY AND IT GOES UNTIL FEBRUARY.
OUR SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES GET BETWEEN $20,000 AND $200,000 TO EMPLOY OUR STUDENTS.
SO I'M ASKING ALL OF YOU IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE IN MIND.
OUR SPED DIRECTOR, DANIELLE WALKER, KNOWS ALL ABOUT OUR PROGRAM.
WE'LL GIVE HER SOME FLIERS AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO GET INVOLVED.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT IS REQUEST TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS.
[13. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS]
THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.[14. CONSENT AGENDA]
MATTERS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE OR SUFFICIENTLY SUPPORTED BY PRIOR OR ACCOMPANYING REFERENCE, MATERIAL AND INFORMATION AS TO NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED.
GLENN, I JUST HAVE A JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
I WONDER, ANN, IF YOU COULD COMMENT ON IT FOR AND JUST GIVE US A SENTENCE OR TWO ON KIND OF THE THE MECHANICS OF HOW THE DISTRICT SUPPORTS THAT PROGRAM? SURE. ITEM FOUR IS TO RATIFY A CONTRACT BETWEEN BONITA UNIFIED AND OUTREACH CONCERN FOR DAMIEN HIGH SCHOOL.
SO UNDER THE ESA ACT, WHICH IS THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, PUBLIC EDUCATION HAS TO PROVIDE FOR EQUITABLE SERVICES FOR LOCAL NONPROFIT PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
AND SO DAMIEN HIGH SCHOOL IS ONE OF THOSE SCHOOLS THAT UTILIZES THESE FUNDS.
AND ANNUALLY THEY HAVE USED THE FUNDS FOR COUNSELING AND CONFERENCES.
SO THE DISTRICT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE SERVICES? AND WE USE TITLE FOUR FUNDS TO SUPPORT THEM.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR US AS BOARD MEMBERS TO GO THROUGH ALL OF OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. AND I WANT TO COMPLIMENT OUR DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY BUSY TIME OF THE YEAR CLOSING THINGS UP, BUT ALSO GETTING READY FOR THE NEW YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, CHRIS ANN. CHEERS.
THANK YOU, CHRIS ANN. [APPLAUSE] OKAY.
NEXT UP IS OUR DISCUSSION ACTION AGENDA.
[15. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA]
FIRST, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.AND WE'LL CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 6:44.
I AM HERE TO PRESENT OUR 23-24 LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.
SO WHAT IS THE LCAP? THE LCAP IS WHOOPS.
SO I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE IT CAME FROM.
SO, YOU KNOW, EDUCATION, WE LOVE OUR ACRONYMS. SO THIS SLIDE TALKS ABOUT LCFF, WHICH STANDS FOR LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA.
SO BEFORE 2013, 14 SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOLS WERE FUNDED BY A FORMULA THAT WAS CALLED REVENUE LIMIT.
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AND SO THE FUNDS CAME IN IN ALL THESE DIFFERENT POTS OF MONEY.SO IN 13-14, WE MOVED TO THE LCFF MODEL AND IT DID TWO THINGS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
SO THOSE ARE THE TWO ACRONYMS THAT YOU SEE HERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS SLIDE.
THE MONEY COMES INTO TWO MAJOR POTS.
THE FIRST IS OUR BASE, AND THAT CAN SUPPORT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS. THE SECOND ONE IS OUR SUPPLEMENTAL, AND THAT GOES TO WHAT WE CALL OUR UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS IN EDUCATION.
SO THAT WOULD BE OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS, OUR FOSTER YOUTH AND OUR SOCIOECONOMIC STUDENTS.
THESE GOALS SHOULD SEEM FAMILIAR TO YOU BECAUSE THIS IS 23-24 WILL BE YEAR THREE OF OUR LCAP AND THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR WE WILL GET TO REWRITE THE WHOLE THING AND I'M SURE WE WILL HAVE A WHOLE NEW TEMPLATE AND A WHOLE NEW SYSTEM IN WHICH TO DO THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY THESE THINGS USUALLY GO.
I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE GOALS TO YOU, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT WHAT THEY SAY.
GOAL TWO IS REALLY TARGETED TOWARDS THOSE UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS AND THE PROGRAMS AND ACTIONS WE'RE GOING TO TAKE TO SUPPORT THOSE STUDENTS AND THOSE WE USE A LOT OF THE SAME METRICS FOR THOSE THAT GOAL.
GOAL THREE KIND OF HAS MULTIPLE PARTS.
GOAL THREE TALKS ABOUT HAVING SAFE AND UPDATED AND CLEAN FACILITIES, BUT ALSO TECHNOLOGY RICH ENVIRONMENTS FOR OUR STUDENTS.
AND THEN THE LAST PART IS REALLY RECRUITING, HIRING AND MAINTAINING THE MOST QUALIFIED PEOPLE.
SO PEOPLE WITH THE APPROPRIATE CREDENTIALS, SOMETIMES THOSE ARE VERY HARD TO FIND PEOPLE.
AND SO THAT GOAL REALLY SUPPORTS GETTING AND HIRING AND KEEPING THE BEST PEOPLE FOR THE POSITIONS.
GOAL FOUR IS REALLY ALL ABOUT OUR STUDENTS CONNECTING OUR STUDENTS TO SCHOOLS, MEASURING THEIR ENGAGEMENT, TALKING ABOUT THEIR CONNECTEDNESS AND SUPPORTING THEIR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.
AND THEN GOAL SIX IS REALLY ABOUT OUR MATERIALS.
SO MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE MOST UPDATED, THE BEST TEXTBOOK AND DIGITAL CURRICULUM AND SUPPORTING PIECES TO REACH OUR GOALS.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATES.
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO TAKE OUR LCAP SURVEY.
I KNOW THERE CAN BE A LITTLE BIT OF SURVEY FATIGUE.
SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY'S ASKING YOU TO TAKE A SURVEY, SO WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE WHEN YOU GIVE US THIS FEEDBACK BECAUSE THAT REALLY FORMS AND INFORMS OUR WORK. SO WHEN WE SURVEY OUR STAKEHOLDERS, THE TOP PRIORITIES OF THE DISTRICT ARE ENSURING ACCESS TO THE BEST TEACHERS AND MATERIALS, HAVING FOR OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE A SAFE AND POSITIVE CONNECTION TO SCHOOL AND OBVIOUSLY STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
THOSE ARE THE TOP THREE PRIORITY AREAS FOR OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
WHEN YOU WERE ASKED WHAT ACTIONS OR SERVICES WERE MOST IMPORTANT, YOU SAID THE HIGH LEVEL OF OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, WHICH WE'RE VERY PROUD OF ENSURING THE WELFARE OF OUR STUDENTS AND THEN PROVIDING THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS AS THE TOP THREE ACTIONS AND THEN WHEN OUR STAKEHOLDERS WERE SURVEYED, WHAT PROGRAMS WERE MOST VALUED, OUR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT WE OFFER, OUR ACADEMIC INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AND OUR COUNSELING PROGRAMS WERE THE TOP THREE.
WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES FOR THIS PLAN? SO OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO REACH OUR DISTRICT GOAL OF 80/70 AND WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TO THAT 80% PROFICIENCY IN READING AND 70% PROFICIENCY IN MATH.
WE WANT TO INCREASE OUR A THROUGH G COMPLETERS.
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AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T HAVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS YET, THAT IS A THROUGH G IS THE BODY OF COURSES THAT A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT MUST TAKE IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADMISSION TO ANY CAL STATE OR UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL.WE WANT TO INCREASE OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE AS PATHWAY COMPLETERS, MEANING THEY HAVE COMPLETED A SERIES OF TWO COURSES WITHIN A CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PATHWAY.
AND THEN THAT OTHER PIECE IS OUR STUDENT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.
SO WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT.
WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO BE CONNECTED TO OUR SCHOOL.
WE WANT TO FOSTER THAT SENSE OF BELONGING, THAT SENSE OF CONNECTION.
WE WANT TO ADDRESS CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS ARE ATTENDING SCHOOL REGULARLY.
SO 1.2 IS AN ACTION OUT OF GOAL ONE, AND THAT'S OUR INTERVENTION PERSONNEL.
THOSE ARE OUR INTERVENTION TEACHERS THAT WORK TO TARGET STUDENTS WHO REQUIRE A LITTLE EXTRA SUPPORT.
1.12 IS REALLY SUPPORTING OUR CAREER TECH ED PERSONNEL LIKE MR. BRANDLER THAT YOU GOT TO SEE AND RECOGNIZE HERE TONIGHT.
1.13 IS OUR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.
SO THE ASSESSMENT PIECE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR SUCCESS.
3.1 WAS THAT GOAL THAT WE TALKED ABOUT TECHNOLOGY, RICH ENVIRONMENT.
3.6 IS THE TEACHER SALARIES THAT'S HIRING RECRUITING, MAINTAINING THOSE HIGHLY QUALIFIED PEOPLE THAT MAKE IT HAPPEN FOR OUR KIDS EVERY SINGLE DAY. 4.10 IS ALL OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SPECIALISTS.
WE HAVE 13 AND TWO DIRECT INSTRUCTION SUPPORT COUNSELORS AND 6.3 AND 6.5.
I'M SORRY, ARE THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
SO THOSE ARE THE TEXTBOOKS AND ALL OF THE DIGITAL PROGRAMS THAT OUR STUDENTS USE EACH AND EVERY DAY.
AND THEN WE SUBMIT OUR DOCUMENT, WHICH YOU'VE GOT THE PLEASURE OF READING TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION ON JULY 1ST, AND THEN THEY GIVE THEIR OFFICIAL ACCEPTANCE OF IT IN MID-AUGUST.
THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST GIVE YOU AND JAYMI AND THE REST OF ED SERVICES THAT I KNOW PUT IN THAT DATA AND ALL THE INFORMATION, AND YOU GUYS DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.
YOU CAN SEE I HAVE LITTLE HIGHLIGHTS IN HERE.
I DID READ THIS AND WAS ABLE TO GO THROUGH IT WITH MATT AND AND JUST THESE ARE ALL COMPLIMENTS.
THESE ARE HEY, YOU GUYS DID A REALLY GREAT JOB.
WELL, THE ARCHITECT OF THIS DOCUMENT DID A GREAT JOB, SO I WORKED OFF OF THAT.
AND MY TEAM IN ED SERVICES ARE AWESOME BECAUSE I CALL THEM UP AND ASKED THEM FOR RANDOM BITS OF DATA AND INFORMATION AT ALL HOURS AND THEY DROPPED EVERYTHING AND HELP ME.
ABUSHAM WAS A HUGE HELP IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER FOR ME.
AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT.
I DO. LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT YEAR WITH THE SUPER GOAL, WHICH IS GOAL NUMBER THREE.
MAYBE CONSIDER I MEAN BECAUSE CLEARLY THREE ABC.
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SO TECHNOLOGY AND ALL THE REST OF IT MIGHT STAND ON THEIR OWN.SO SURE. AND I'M SURE THE STATE AND ALL THEIR WISDOM WILL GIVE US A NEW TEMPLATE WITH A NEW WAY.
NICELY DONE AND CHEERS AND THANKS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS? ANYTHING FROM THE AUDIENCE? THANK YOU. OKAY.
WE'LL CLOSE OUR HEARING AT 6:56.
RIGHT. AND SUSAN IS SHAKING HER HEAD BECAUSE SHE'S SEEN THIS BEFORE.
WE'RE GOING TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW THE DISTRICT'S 2023, 2024 PRELIMINARY BUDGET.
AND WE'LL OPEN THE HEARING AT 6:56.
WELL, GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.
TONIGHT, I WILL BE PRESENTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24.
SO THE FINAL BUDGET IS DUE TO THE STATE BY JUNE 30TH AND OUR BUDGET REPORT COVERS ALL OF OUR FUNDS AND THERE ARE SOME SPECIFIC COMPONENTS WITHIN THE REPORT. THE FIRST ONE IS OUR ESTIMATED ACTUALS FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR.
HOW WE ARE GOING TO HOW WE'RE ESTIMATING WE'RE GOING TO END THIS FISCAL YEAR.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT OUR PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND THEN WE ALSO INCLUDE A MULTI YEAR PROJECTIONS FOR THE TWO FOLLOWING YEARS CARRYING US THROUGH A PROJECTION OF FISCAL YEAR 2025-26. SO BEGINNING WITH THE ESTIMATED ACTUAL THIS IS THE DISTRICT'S BEST ESTIMATE OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO END THIS YEAR, HOW OUR UNAUDITED ACTUALS WILL LOOK.
WE DO GO THROUGH ALL OF OUR REVENUE ACCOUNTS, INCLUDING THE LARGEST PORTION OF LCFF.
AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS WE REVIEW ALL FUNDS AND WE DO PAY SPECIAL CLOSE ATTENTION TO ANY SORT OF EXPENDITURES WE MAY HAVE BUDGETED, THAT WE MAY HAVE INFORMATION THAT WE MAY NOT RECEIVE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO WE PULL THOSE OUT OF OUR BUDGET.
SO NOW OUR ESTIMATED GENERAL FUND, UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND NET LOSS IS ABOUT $4 MILLION DOLLARS.
SO NOW FOR THE TOTAL GENERAL FUND, INCLUDING RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED.
WE ARE LOOKING AT A NET INCREASE OF ABOUT 4.8 MILLION, AND THAT'S MADE UP OF THE 3.9 MILLION THAT I SPOKE OF PREVIOUSLY AND ABOUT AN INCREASE IN RESTRICTED FUNDS OF ABOUT 8.8 MILLION.
SO THE ESTIMATED ENDING FUND BALANCE FOR THE GENERAL FUND COMBINED IS ABOUT $48 MILLION DOLLARS.
NOW THAT AMOUNT, THE UNRESTRICTED ENDING FUND BALANCE OF $25.5 MILLION REPRESENTS 16.44% OF OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES. NOW, A REMINDER THAT THE STATE REQUIREMENT IS FOR US TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST 3%, BUT WE USUALLY LIKE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONSERVATIVE AND RETAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE.
SO AS MUCH AS WE WORK HARD TO PROVIDE VERY ACCURATE, ESTIMATED ACTUALS TO BE ABLE TO PROJECT HOW WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN OUR BUDGET YEAR, WE DO EXPECT THE ESTIMATES TO BE BETTER BY THE TIME WE CLOSE THE BOOKS, AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE A BUDGETED EXPENDITURES IN OUR BUDGET RIGHT NOW THAT WE KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO SPEND EVERY DOLLAR.
BUT WE ALSO CARRY OVER SOME FUNDS FOR OUR SCHOOL SITE BUDGET AND OTHER RESTRICTED REVENUE.
WELL, WE BUILT OUR NEW YEAR'S BUDGET BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO US BY THE GOVERNOR'S STATE BUDGET PROPOSAL EACH YEAR . WHILE THE STATE BUDGET IS WORKING THROUGH ITS WAY THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS AND IT'S ACTUALLY DUE TOMORROW.
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UPDATE THIS PAST MAY.AND THE WAY THAT PROPOSAL PROPOSES TO FUND SAID COLA IS BY REDUCING TWO OF OUR ONE TIME FUNDS, AND IT'S A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION THAT IS PROPOSED.
SO WE'LL WAIT AND SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AFTER TODAY.
AND BY THAT IT MEANS IT'S GOING TO BE CHANGING BASED ON ITS ENVIRONMENT.
WE ARE ALWAYS REVIEWING OUR EXPENDITURE BUDGETS.
BY THEN WE'LL HAVE NEW ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS.
IT'LL JUST KEEP CHANGING AS WE GO ON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
BUT FOR TONIGHT WE HAVE A SIDE BY SIDE SUMMARY HERE OF HOW WE'RE EXPECTING TO END THIS FISCAL YEAR.
I HAD MENTIONED THE WAY WE END THIS YEAR IS HOW WE'LL BEGIN NEXT YEAR.
SO OUR PROPOSED BUDGET HAS ABOUT $145 MILLION DOLLARS OF BUDGETED EXPENDITURES.
AND OVERALL FOR THE ENTIRE GENERAL FUND, WE HAVE A NET CHANGE OF ABOUT 2.8 DECREASE IN OUR FUND BALANCE. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE PROJECTING A $45 MILLION DOLLAR FUND BALANCE IN OUR NEW BUDGET.
SO NOW LOOKING AT EACH ONE OF THOSE LINE ITEMS IN OUR BUDGET, TOTAL REVENUES I HAD MENTIONED IS ABOUT $142 MILLION FOR 23-24. NOW THAT'S ABOUT AN $18 MILLION DOLLAR DECREASE IN OUR REVENUES AND THAT IS MOSTLY DUE TO ONE TIME FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVED IN 22-23 THAT OBVIOUSLY BY DEFINITION WE WILL NOT BE RECEIVING NEXT YEAR.
AND SO THAT MAKES UP MOST OF THAT CHANGE.
SO OUR REVENUE PROJECTIONS DO INCLUDE THE COLA OF 8.22 AND OUR REVENUES BASED ON THAT CALCULATION THAT WAS INTRODUCED EARLIER THIS YEAR OF THE THREE YEAR PRIOR, THE THREE YEAR AVERAGE FOR ADA.
SO A VISUAL OF OUR TOTAL REVENUES.
YOU SEE, THE BIGGEST PART OF THE PIE THERE CONTINUES TO BE LCFF.
IT COMES IN AT ABOUT 81% OF OUR TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUES.
NOW WITH THAT 8.22% COLA, IT IS REACHING NOW A PEAK OF $12,191 FOR NEXT YEAR.
BUT I WANTED TO SHARE THIS COMPARISON.
THIS IS A TEN YEAR COMPARISON OF OUR ENROLLMENT AN OUR ATTENDANCE RATES.
SO LCFF PROVIDES A PER PUPIL, BUT THE PER PUPIL PORTION OF IT IS NOT JUST OUR ENROLLMENT.
IT ACTUALLY IS BASED ON THE ATTENDANCE THAT WE REPORT EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
AND I WANTED TO NOTE HERE THAT FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS WE'VE BEEN DOING VERY WELL, KIND OF STABLE UP UNTIL THE DOWNWARD TURN THAT YOU SEE THERE IN 2021 FISCAL YEAR.
WE TOOK A DIP IN ENROLLMENT AND A RELATIVE DIP IN ATTENDANCE.
OKAY. WELL, WE WERE ABLE TO TO MAKE IT THROUGH.
BUT THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, 21-22, YOU SEE A STEEPER DIP.
AND OUR ENROLLMENT TOOK A LITTLE DIP, BUT IT WAS ATTENDANCE THAT WE REALLY, REALLY TOOK A HIT.
BUT IF YOU RECALL, WE HAD THAT SAFETY NET OF THAT ADDED CLAUSE WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO USE THE AVERAGE OF OUR PRIOR YEAR P [INAUDIBLE] ADA IN ORDER TO SOFTEN THAT DIP.
AND SO WE'RE STILL REAPING THOSE BENEFITS.
BUT WORST CASE, WE ARE USING THESE ESTIMATES FOR OUR FUTURE PROJECTIONS.
AND SO OUR 22-23 ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE RATE IS WHAT WE'RE BASING OUR 23-24 BUDGET ON.
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SO NOW FOR EXPENDITURES.SO WE WE HAVE ABOUT $145 MILLION DOLLARS IN OUR EXPENDITURE BUDGET.
IT INCLUDES STEP AND COLUMN FOR EACH YEAR.
IT ALSO INCLUDES A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE PERS RATE FOR THE EMPLOYER PORTION.
STIRS DID NOT HAVE AN INCREASE THIS YEAR AND IT DOES INCLUDE A CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, WHICH IS LIKE AN INFLATION RATE FOR OUR GOODS AND SERVICES THAT WE GO AHEAD AND BUDGET FOR.
NOW HERE'S ANOTHER VISUAL OF OUR EXPENDITURES.
AND THE BIGGEST PART OF THIS PIE IS OUR SALARY AND BENEFITS, AND IT'S ABOUT 84%.
SO NOW EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE DISTRICT AND OUR EMPLOYEE BARGAINING UNITS REACHED AN AGREEMENT OF A 3% SALARY INCREASE TO A 3% SALARY INCREASE. AND DUE TO THE TIMING OF PREPARING THIS REPORT AND THIS PRESENTATION, WE WERE UNABLE TO INCLUDE IT IN OUR BUDGET.
SO THE RESULT OF A IS A TOTAL NET DECREASE OF 2.8 FOR BUDGET YEAR 2324.
IT'S UNRESTRICTED, PRETTY STABLE THERE WITH A SLIGHT DIP, BUT OUR RESTRICTED CHANGE IS ABOUT $2 MILLION AND THAT'S JUST BASICALLY US STILL SPENDING DOWN THOSE CATEGORICAL ONE TIME FUNDS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED IN PRIOR YEARS.
SO THE LAST COMPONENT IS OUR THREE YEAR PROJECTION.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE HAVE.
FOR THAT, WE INCLUDE IN OUR ASSUMPTIONS I'M SORRY, IN OUR PROJECTIONS.
WE USE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR EACH RESPECTIVE YEAR.
AGAIN, WE ARE USING OUR THREE YEAR AVERAGE FORMULA AND EXPENDITURES ALWAYS INCLUDE STEP AND COLUMN AND INFLATION AND ANY SORT OF CHANGE TO RETIREMENT. BUT HERE'S A BETTER VISUAL.
SO HERE'S A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE INCORPORATE IN OUR IN OUR THREE YEAR PROJECTIONS.
SO FOR EACH YEAR WE USE THE RESPECTIVE COLA AND OF COURSE WE USE OUR FUNDED ADA.
YOU SEE, THE NUMBER IN BLACK IS OUR ESTIMATE BASED ON THE THREE YEAR AVERAGE.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE NUMBER IN RED.
I TRIED TO DESCRIBE THE CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
SO THE THIRD YEAR, THE SECOND YEAR OUT, IT'S 182 DOWN FROM THAT 23-24 NUMBER.
BUT WHAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT, IT'S GETTING CLOSER TO OUR ACTUAL ADA AS OF TODAY.
SO WHEN WE GET A COLA, LET'S SAY IN THE THIRD YEAR OUT, IF WE GET A COLA OF 3.29%, WE DON'T ACTUALLY SEE THAT BECAUSE OF THE DECLINE AND FUNDED ADA, WE'RE ONLY SEEING A YIELD OF ABOUT 2.77% INCREASE.
SO AGAIN, JUST HIGHLIGHTING HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO IMPROVE OUR ATTENDANCE AND BE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE OUR COLA. SO BEFORE ANY COMMITMENTS, WE'RE PROJECTING A FUND BALANCE OF $45 MILLION FOR FISCAL YEAR 23-24 AND THE THIRD YEAR OUT, WE'RE LOOKING AT A LITTLE INCREASE OF ABOUT 48.5.
HOW MUCH OF OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR THAT YEAR CAN WE PAY WITH OUR SAVINGS? SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE $45 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 23-24 REPRESENTS US BEING ABLE TO PAY 17% OF OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR THAT YEAR.
NOW, THAT MIGHT NOT SEEM LIKE A LOT, BUT IN 21-22, THE STATE AVERAGE FOR THE UNRESTRICTED PERCENTAGE ACROSS THE STATE FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WAS 22.19.
SO WHAT IT IS, IS IT CAPS THE PERCENTAGE THAT WE CAN HOLD AS OUR UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE.
AND AS I MENTIONED IN THIS SLIDE, WE ARE IN EXCESS OF 10%.
NOW. IT TAKES A FORMAL RESOLUTION, WHICH WE HAD IN OUR CONSENT AGENDA RESOLUTION
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2023, DASH 29, WHERE WE ESTABLISHED REASONS FOR WHY THE BOARD FEELS IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN ANYTHING ABOVE THAT CAP OF 10%.SO WE DEFINE THE REASONS AS ANY FUTURE NEGOTIATING BARGAINING UNIT AGREEMENTS, LIKE I MENTIONED, THAT 3% THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ADD TO THE BUDGET NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
SO WE ARE COMMITTING A PORTION OF THAT FOR THAT.
AND THEN WE HAVE COMPENSATED ABSENCES, THE BALANCE OF THE TOTAL VACATION THAT OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE ACCRUED AND WE OWE THEM. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT MONEY IS THERE WHENEVER THEY CHOOSE TO USE THAT.
AND OTHER COMMITTED REASONS WOULD BE ANY FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR TECHNOLOGY, FOR TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES AND ANY OTHER UNPLANNED OR EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES. SO FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR IN OUR MULTIYEAR PROJECTIONS AFTER COMMITMENTS, YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR PERCENTAGES GO DOWN TO THEY DON'T EXCEED THE 10%.
SO WHAT IS NEXT? SO JUNE 28TH, WE'LL COME BACK AND HOPEFULLY APPROVE THE BUDGET.
WE WILL WORK REALLY HARD TO CLOSE THE BOOKS AND PRESENT IT TO YOU IN SEPTEMBER.
AND ONCE SCHOOL STARTS, WE START THE CYCLE OVER AGAIN, HAPPILY BY COUNTING ENROLLMENT AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS THERE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. ANY QUESTIONS? THAT WAS WONDERFUL. GREAT JOB.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
SONJA, WITH THE ACCRUED BALANCES, ISN'T THAT A LIABILITY? IT IS.. BUT THEY'RE COUNTING IT IN THE CAP FORMULA.
AS IT SHOULD BE, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY COUNTING IT.
IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S, YOU KNOW, FOR THAT 10% CAP.
YES. REALLY? YIKES. IT SEEMS A LITTLE UNFAIR.
COULD YOU GIVE US AND THE FOLKS HERE IN THE GALLERY AND THE FOLKS WATCHING AT HOME JUST A SENTENCE ON WHAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED? YES, OF COURSE. SO UNRESTRICTED IS OUR BIGGEST PORTION OF REVENUE.
AND I'LL GO BACK TO THE RESTRICTED PORTION.
SO THE STATE, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES SOMETIMES GIVES US FUNDS WITH, I WANT TO SAY RESTRICTIONS, HENCE THE NAME AND A GENERAL, A SPECIFIC PURPOSE.
AND IT INCLUDES THE PURPOSE AND THE TIMING OF HOW THE FUNDS ARE SPENT.
SO THOSE FUNDS ARE ARE WELL DEFINED ON HOW THEY CAN BE SPENT AND GENERAL FUND.
GREAT, THANK YOU. AND LAST QUESTION, AND IT'S MAYBE A TWO PART QUESTION ON ADA.
WASN'T THERE A MOVEMENT A YEAR OR TWO AGO TO TO MOVE AWAY FROM THAT KIND OF OLD FORMULA, THE OLD TRADITIONAL PROP 98 FORMULA? YES. SO BACK A YEAR AGO WHEN THEY WERE PROPOSING IDEAS OF HOW THEY SHOULD HELP SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT SAW A VERY DEEP DIP IN IN ATTENDANCE.
THEY WERE THROWING AROUND A COUPLE OF IDEAS AND ONE OF THEM WAS JUST BASING IT ON ENROLLMENT.
BUT I HAVE HEARD THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE PUT UP AGAIN FOR A POSSIBILITY.
SO UNDER THE HEADING OF CREATIVE.
AND WE WILL PASS THIS BUDGET ON THE 28TH, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BY STATUTE.
SO ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WE'RE PASSING OUR BUDGET.
MY COMMENT ON THAT WAS I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE OF COVID AND THE HIT TO ATTENDANCE THAT OUR WORST YEAR WOULD BE THE COMING YEAR AND THE NEXT YEAR OUT WHEN THE THREE YEAR AVERAGES ARE ARE DEPRESSED QUITE A BIT.
SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT SOMETHING ELSE.
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THIS YEAR THAT WAS NOT THE CAUSE.SO WE'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSES AND BRING KIDS BACK.
YEAH, WE ACTUALLY THE FORMULA IS THE AVERAGE OF THE PAST PRIOR YEARS OR THE GREATER OF CURRENT YEAR.
SO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? OKAY.
OUR HEARING IS CLOSED AT 7:16.
NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL PROTECTION ACCOUNT EXPENDITURE PLAN FOR 23-24.
WE'RE TO KNOW WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THAT ONE.
THE EDUCATION PROTECTION ACCOUNT.,THE EPA WAS CREATED IN 2012 BY THE PASSING OF PROPOSITION 30.
SO ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS TO SUBMIT A SPENDING PLAN AND HAVE IT APPROVED BY THE BOARD FOR BONITA UNIFIED, WE SPEND 100% OF OUR EPA FUNDS ON SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR OUR TEACHERS.
OKAY, SO WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND.
NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO CONDUCT ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING CONFIRMING A DIAGRAM, AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RECREATION IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE DISTRICT RIMRAD FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 20 23-24 AND OUR HEARING IS OPEN AT 7:17.
SO BACK IN MARCH, THE BOARD APPROVED THE TIMELINE OF MILESTONES REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE RECREATIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE DISTRICT OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS OUR RAD.
NO, JUST PUBLIC. THAT'S JUST PUBLIC.
OKAY. NEXT ONE. WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT.
ALL RIGHT. ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023-27, CONFIRMING A DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RECREATION IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 23-24, PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972.
SO AGAIN, I MENTIONED THIS PROCESS STARTED BACK IN MARCH, AND IT WAS A TIMELINE OF MILESTONES.
AND THIS IS THE FINAL MILESTONE, THE ADOPTION.
OKAY. NOW, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED.
NEXT, ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023-28 CASH BORROWING FOR THE TEMPORARY INNER FUND CASH BORROWING FOR BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024. I'LL MOVE THAT.
SO THE DISTRICT HAS RARELY EVER HAD TO TRANSFER CASH BETWEEN FUNDS.
BUT THE COUNTY OF EDUCATION RECOMMENDS PREPARING THE RESOLUTION ANNUALLY AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION, GLENN, ON THAT.
IF WE DID BORROW, WE HAVE TO PAY INTEREST, RIGHT? YES. YEAH. OKAY.
SO WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND.
COMMENCING JULY 1ST, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2026.
WE NEED TO TAKE THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACTS SEPARATELY TO MAKE THE 3% EFFECTIVE FOR THEM.
NEXT STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE 48900D FOR STUDENT 221010159.
RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STUDENT 221010159, BE EXPELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR PLUS FIRST SEMESTER OF THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR WITH PLACEMENT IN A PROGRAM OUTSIDE THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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MOTION. SO MOVED.SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. YOU.
YOUR NEXT STUDENT DISCIPLINARY DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE.
48915C2 FOR STUDENT 17020001 FOR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STUDENT 1702000414 BE EXPELLED FOR A CALENDAR YEAR WITH PLACEMENT IN A PROGRAM OUTSIDE THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
HE WANTS TO CHANGE. WE'LL GO BACK.
YEAH, WE'LL GO. WE'LL GO BACK.
LET'S GO BACK. I THINK THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION.
WE HAVE TWO CASES, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK.
LET'S REVOTE ON THE FIRST CASE TO CLARIFY.
OKAY. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE, AYE.
WHICH ONE ARE WE DOING? I'M SORRY. FIRST ONE. OKAY.
THE FIRST ONE. NO, THE SECOND.
NO, THE SECOND ONE. YOU SAID GO BACK.
RECOMMENDATION. RECOMMENDATION IS STUDENT 221010159.
I WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO IF WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE, THE PACKETS.
WHAT I'LL DO IS JUST LET ME BRIEFLY PASS THESE PACKETS DOWN.
I'VE CIRCLED THE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS SO THEN YOU CAN SEE.
THIS IS THE ONE WE'RE DOING FIRST.
OKAY. THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S SECOND.
I HAD IT BACKWARDS. HOW ABOUT TO REVOTE ON THE FIRST ONE? OKAY, SO THIS IS THE FIRST ONE.
SO ON THE FIRST ONE OF STUDENT 221010159 BE EXPELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2023, 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR PLUS A FIRST SEMESTER OF 23-24 WITH PLACEMENT IN A PROGRAM OUTSIDE THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
OKAY. NOW STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO ED CODE 48915C2 FOR STUDENT 170200014, RECOMMENDATION THAT STUDENT 170200014 BE EXPELLED FOR A CALENDAR YEAR WITH PLACEMENT IN A PROGRAM OUTSIDE THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. NAY. OKAY.
YOU MEAN DEREK? YEAH, WE GOT IT. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT.
[16. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT]
JUST A CLARIFYING QUESTION.THE LAST ONE I HEARD YAYS AND NAYS.
IT PASSED. THREE, TWO. CORRECT.
UM, FIRST, IT WAS A GREAT WEEK.
AND JUST SINCE HE'S HERE, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THIS FROM THE DAIS AND THEN I'M GOING TO EXTEND IT.
BUT WHAT HE WOULD ALWAYS TALK ABOUT IS FULL AND FAIR FUNDING.
THE PROBLEM IS THE DISTRICT HAS TO PAY THE DOLLAR, WHICH SOMETIMES LEADS TO US HAVING A HARD TIME.
IF THERE WAS FULL AND FAIR FUNDING, WE WOULD HAVE A MUCH BETTER BUDGET AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO TRY TO DIVIDE PENNIES TO GET STUFF DONE AND WE'D BE ABLE TO GET SOME THINGS THAT I THINK ARE VERY NEEDED ACTUALLY COMPLETED.
THAT BEING SAID, I'M ALSO GOING TO EXTEND THAT TO A CURRENT ASK.
THE CURRENT ASK IS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW COVID HAS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED OUR BUDGET.
AND AS SOMEONE WHO'S HAD COVID MULTIPLE TIMES AND MY KID, NO JOKE, I GOT THE LITTLE CARD WARNING ME EVEN THOUGH MY SON HAS STRAIGHT A'S, GOT AN AWARD HERE TODAY. WE WERE TOLD THAT HE HAS TOO MANY ABSENCES AND IF HE HAS TOO MANY ABSENCES, IT MIGHT IMPACT HIS EDUCATION.
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NOW, KEEP IN MIND, HE'S GETTING A GREAT EDUCATION IN SPITE OF HIS ABSENCES.BEING SICK AND BEING SICK ACTUALLY IMPACTS YOUR ABILITY TO GO TO SCHOOL.
LIKE, WHAT DO WE DO AS PARENTS? DO WE JUST TAKE OUR SICK KID WHO'S NOW CONTAGIOUS AND SAY, HERE, SPREAD PLAGUE, OR DO YOU KEEP HIM AT HOME AND GET THAT LITTLE NOTE SAYING, WE ARE CONCERNED NOW AND LOOKING AT IT FROM A BUDGETARY PERSPECTIVE WHEN WE HAVE AN ENROLLMENT AND THE QUESTION IS, DO YOU PAY? SHOULD THE STATE PAY DISTRICTS BASED ON ENROLLMENT OR ON DAILY ATTENDANCE? ONE COVID IS NEGATIVELY IMPACTING DAILY ATTENDANCE.
BUT THE SECOND POINT, WHICH IS KIND OF FRUSTRATING, IS WE HAVE TO BUDGET ON ENROLLMENT.
WE'RE NOT BUDGETING ON DAILY ATTENDANCE.
THAT WOULD MAKE BUDGETING EASIER.
HEY, I'M SORRY, WE HAVE LESS KIDS HERE TODAY.
SO I JUST WANT TO DO THAT PLUG.
BONITA IS A GREAT PLACE TO SEND YOUR KIDS TO GO TO SCHOOL.
I KNOW THIS. MY KIDS HAVE GOTTEN AMAZING EDUCATION BEFORE I WAS ON THE BOARD AND AFTER I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD.
ALL OUR FRIENDS THAT WE KNOW WHO SEND THEIR KIDS HERE ARE GETTING A GREAT EDUCATION.
I HAVE FRIENDS WHO HAVE GRANDKIDS IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS, INCLUDING BONITA.
AND WHAT I ALWAYS HEAR IS, MAN, BONITA IS DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB.
THEY'RE NOT DOING AS GOOD OF A JOB AS BONITA IS, NOT PUTTING THEM DOWN, BUT I'M JUST SAYING LIKE AS FAR AS RESPECTING FAMILIES, AS FAR AS FOCUSING ON FUNDAMENTALS, AS FAR AS TRYING TO WORK.
WE CAN'T PUT KIDS IN A BUBBLE.
BUT AS FAR AS TRYING TO HELP OUR KIDS BE SAFE, BONITA ACTUALLY DOES A VERY GOOD JOB.
ONE OF MY COWORKERS, I PROBABLY SHARED THIS AS WELL.
AND IT WASN'T. AND SHE'S LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING? I JUST READ THIS ARTICLE THAT YOU GUYS ARE RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE AREA ON LATINO READING, AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT PROGRAMS YOU'RE DOING BECAUSE SHE'S AN ENGLISH TEACHER AND SHE WANTS TO MAKE SURE WHATEVER PROGRAM SHE'S DOING, WE MIGHT DUPLICATE THERE.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED A LITTLE.
I SHOULD HAVE GIVEN HER KRIS MS NUMBER BECAUSE SHE HAD A PART TO PLAY IN THAT.
BUT THE POINT IS, OUR KIDS GET A GREAT EDUCATION.
I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES, AND I'M SKIPPING THE AWARDS.
WE HAVE LIKE GREAT CTE PROGRAMS, READING, MATH, SPELLING, ALL THAT STUFF.
EQUITY MEANS EVERYONE IS EQUAL, PERIOD.
IF YOU'RE A CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN, YOU BELONG HERE.
IF YOU'RE ANY RACE, ANY GROUP, IF YOU CAN CATEGORIZE YOURSELF ANY WAY, YOU BELONG HERE EQUALLY AND TAKING THAT EQUITY MODEL FURTHER, THERE'S A SECOND PART.
THE SECOND PART IS IF YOU NEED ACCOMMODATIONS, IF YOU NEED SUPPORTS, IF YOUR VALUES ARE BEING CHALLENGED, IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BEING BULLIED, YOU STILL WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY, THE STAFF, TO MAKE SURE YOU FEEL SAFE AND SECURE HERE.
NOW, THAT VALUE CUTS BOTH WAYS.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE VALUES, IT'S NOT JUST THE SIDE.
SO THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO COMPLAINED AND THEY'RE LIKE, THERE SHOULD BE NO PRIDE MONTH .
WHY. THEY BELONG HERE JUST AS MUCH AS WE DO.
BUT THE POINT IS, IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR A DISTRICT TO LOOK AT THAT.
IF SOMETHING'S INAPPROPRIATE, WE SHOULD SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE NOT BANNING IT FROM CALIFORNIA.
BUT MAYBE THIS ISN'T THE BEST BOOK HERE.
AND WHAT I'M SAYING IS IF WE CAN EACH REALIZE THAT THE OTHER SIDE, WHATEVER SIDE BOTHERS YOU, IF YOU CAN REALIZE THAT THE OTHER SIDE HAS A RIGHT TO EXIST HERE, I THINK WE WON'T HAVE TO ENGAGE IN A CULTURE WAR.
LIKE RIGHT NOW. EVERY SIDE IS MAD.
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LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN FLORIDA.LOOK WHAT CALIFORNIA JUST PASSED.
I WOULD JUST ASK THAT AS MUCH AS YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR KIDS OR WHOEVER YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT TO BE ACCEPTED AND CARED FOR AND SUPPORTED, PLEASE REALIZE THE OTHER SIDE NEEDS THAT TOO. OKAY. THAT WAS MY ONLY POINT AND THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY.
THANK YOU. SO FRESH OFF THE END OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMOTIONS, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS, I'D LIKE TO SAY PUBLICLY, NICELY DONE.
AND OF COURSE, AS A BOARD MEMBER, THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST THINGS IS PARTICIPATING IN THOSE EVENTS.
YOU KNOW, AS A FOLLOW UP TO OUR MARCH AND MAY BOARD MEETING, SONIA TALKED ABOUT IT AT OUR HEARING JUST A MINUTE AGO, WHERE THE BOARD APPROVED ENGINEERING REPORTS FOR THE RECREATIONAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT.
AND ONE IMPORTANT PART OF THE STORY IS THAT WE GET INPUT FROM BOTH THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS AND CITY OF LA VERNE PARKS DEPARTMENTS, AND THAT'S BEEN A LONG STANDING PARTNERSHIP.
RESOLUTION WAS PASSED IN MAY, AND TONIGHT WE HAD OUR HEARING.
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT THIS IS ABOUT IS TO MAINTAIN LANDSCAPING OF OUR FIELDS AND PLAYGROUNDS, LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR UPCOMING SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, WHICH ONCE AGAIN WILL HAVE FOCUS ON EXTENDED YEAR SCHOOL YEAR LEARNING FOR OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND OUR SCHOOL AGED CARE PROGRAMS. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S I DIDN'T TAKE THE TIME TO HAVE COMMENTS AT OUR MAY BOARD MEETING, BUT A LONG OVERDUE THANK YOU, MATT. AND TO ALL WHO ATTENDED OUR INAUGURAL ROUND TABLE AT LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE WILL CONTINUE THOSE.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
IT WAS A BIG DEAL AND IT WAS A PROMISE WE MADE LAST YEAR AND WE INTEND TO SEE THOSE THROUGH.
MAY 12TH, WE ONCE AGAIN CELEBRATED WITH THE CITY OF LA VERNE OVER AT FAIRPLEX.
LA VERNE DAY AT THE FAIR AND OUR COMMUNITIES THAT OUR DISTRICT SERVES CELEBRATED OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR IN SAN DIMAS AND OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR, LA VERNE ON MAY 9TH AND 18TH RESPECTIVELY.
AND OF COURSE, THOSE SUPPORT MANY, MANY GRANTS.
PERSEVERANCE, AWARDS AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL THE SPONSORS WHO CAME OUT SUPPORT THE EVENT.
THIS IS ON A SERIOUS NOTE AND YOU'LL HEAR WHY.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRUG ABUSE OR NIDA, REPORTS THAT IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE US HAVE INCREASED OVER 100%, AND THREE QUARTERS OF THOSE DEATHS ARE DUE TO THE SYNTHETIC OPIOID FENTANYL.
AND I URGE EACH OF YOU TELL A FRIEND.
EACH OF YOU HERE TONIGHT WATCHING TO ATTEND.
AND FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK PERSONALLY THANK MATT, OUR SUPERINTENDENT, AND THE ENTIRE LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR YOUR PATIENT AND STEADY HANDLING OF WHAT MUST BEST BE DESCRIBED AS A VERY BUSY AND THOUGHT PROVOKING TIME IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, FROM OUR PROCESS TO RECONSIDER LIBRARY BOOKS FROM A VERY DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES TO THE PROCESS OF RECRUITING KEY, BOTH SITE AND DISTRICT OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS TO THE LONG STANDING PARTNERSHIP AT ONGOING DIALOG WE HAVE WITH OUR BARGAINING UNITS, ALL OF WHICH IN THE END ARE EMBLEMATIC OF THE DISTRICT WE ARE AND CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO BE.
THANK YOU. AND WE WILL SEE YOU ON JUNE 28TH WHEN WE WILL PASS OUR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.
REGARDLESS OF WHAT OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE DO TOMORROW.
GOOD EVENING. IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I ECHO EVERYTHING.
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I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO EVERYTHING THAT MY TWO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS JUST SAID, THE NICE CLOSING STATEMENTS ON A SCHOOL YEAR I ATTENDED AND MOST OF THE EVENTS THAT WERE MENTIONED HERE.AND AS WE CLOSE OUT THE YEAR, THE GRADUATIONS WERE WONDERFUL, THE STUDENT SPEECHES WERE TERRIFIC AND MY THANKS TO ALL THE STAFF CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFICATED THAT MAKE THAT HAPPEN FOR THEIR STUDENTS AND FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THE STANDS WERE FULL EVERYWHERE.
ALL THE GRADUATIONS WERE WELL ATTENDED.
IT WAS A VERY WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR ME.
I ENJOYED SO MUCH TONIGHT SEEING THE SPELLING BEE, THE TOP READERS, THE MATH FIELD DAY.
I MEAN, YOU GUYS ARE INCREDIBLE.
WE HAVE A WONDERFUL STAFF HERE IN BUSD AND I'M JUST GOING TO PASS IT OVER.
ALL RIGHT. I ALSO ECHO ALL THE GRADUATIONS.
SO THAT WAS HOPEFULLY I GET TO DO THAT IN FOUR YEARS IF HE STAYS ON TRACK.
THAT EXPERIENCE OF PREPARING AND BEING ABLE TO PRESENT THAT IS GOING TO SERVE THEM IN LIFE.
SO IT IS AT FIRST WHEN I CAME ON THE BOARD LIKE WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SENIORS DO MORE WORK TO GRADUATE, BUT THEN SEEING WHAT THE END RESULT IS AND THE EXPERIENCE IT GIVES THEM REALLY IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO SPECIAL AND PREPARES THEM WELL.
LIKE IN TWO WEEKS, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET.
WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE BOOKS.
THERE'S A COUPLE ON THE DOCKET THERE.
JUST WANT TO KIND OF GO OUT THERE.
BUT IT'S NOT REALLY APPROPRIATE FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME TO TELL A PARENT WHAT YOUR VALUES ARE.
THAT'S NOT PART OF GOVERNMENT.
THEY TELL YOU WHAT, YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE.
US YOU KNOW THAT'S WHAT MAKES US DIVERSE.
WE ALL BELIEVE DIFFERENT THINGS.
EACH FAMILY AND CULTURE HAS THEIR OWN VALUES, AND THOSE SHOULD BE RESPECTED.
SO TO ME, A FAMILY WHO CHOOSES NOT TO HAVE THEIR KID WANT TO READ A BOOK? OKAY, WE CAN MAKE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THAT.
SO I THINK ACCOMMODATIONS CAN BE THERE FOR THAT GROUP.
BUT I THINK BOOKS, AS LONG AS IT'S NOT TOTALLY OUT, THERE HAS TO BE A LINE SOMEWHERE.
AND I KNOW THE COMMENT WAS, IS THIS BOOK PORNOGRAPHY? AND WHEN I LOOKED AT PORNOGRAPHY IT'S REALLY IS IT REALLY TRYING TO STIMULATE YOU EROTICALLY? AND WHEN I READ THE BOOK, THAT'S THE FARTHEST THING FROM IT.
AND IF YOU'RE TURNED ON BY THAT, THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT ISSUE.
IF THAT WAS IN OUR LIBRARY, YES, WE COULD BAN THOSE.
I DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED TO BAN THINGS, BUT I DO THINK ALL SIDES SHOULD BE RESPECTED.
AND IF YOU DON'T WANT YOUR KID TO READ THAT BOOK, WE SHOULD HAVE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR YOU.
AND ACTUALLY, FROM WHAT I HEAR, NO ONE REALLY CHECKS OUT THESE BOOKS ANYWAY.
ANOTHER PART THERE IS A LOT OF NEGATIVITY, NOT NEGATIVITY AND SOCIAL MEDIA.
I SAW THIS ONE POST. IT'S ALSO IN STATE LAW, A LOT OF LEGISLATION COMING OUT RELATED TO THE ISSUES RELATED TO THE LGBT COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY IN JUNE WHEN IT'S PRIDE MONTH AND WE DO CELEBRATE VARIOUS CULTURES HERE.
AND THERE WAS A CONCERN SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL HAD CELEBRATING PRIDE ON THE MARQUIS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THESE STUDENTS EXIST.
THEY'RE A PART OF OUR CULTURE. WE CELEBRATE ALL CULTURES.
WE CELEBRATE. LAST MONTH WAS ASIAN-AMERICAN MONTH.
WE HAVE MONTHS FOR DISABILITIES.
AND IT'S NOT SO MUCH THAT WE EVEN HAVE CLUBS FOR EVERY WALK OF LIFE.
AND THIS IS GROUPS THAT MAKE UP OUR POPULATION AND THEY NEED TO BE UNDERSTOOD AS WELL.
SO IT'S NOT SO MUCH THAT WE WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE TO AGREE WITH THEM.
NO ONE, NOT EVERYONE HAS TO LIKE THEM.
IT'S JUST WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AWARENESS AND YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE TO LIKE ME, BUT JUST DON'T HATE ME.
DON'T HURT ME. SO IT'S MORE OF AN AWARENESS FOR EVERYBODY.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THESE MONTHS.
THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ONE BIG COMMUNITY MADE UP OF SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
THAT'S WHERE WE LIVE AND THAT'S HOW WE ALL SHOULD BE RESPECTED.
YOU YOU YOU'VE HAD THAT EXPERIENCE TWICE AND IT'S WONDERFUL.
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IT WAS ACTUALLY AT BONITA.WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF MONTHS OFF OVER THE SUMMER.
WELL, FOR THE DISTRICT STAFF AND EVERYTHING ELSE, IT'S JUST RAMPING UP.
THEY'RE ALREADY WORKING AND HAVE BEEN FOR A WHILE ON NEXT YEAR, SO THEY'RE GETTING PROGRAMS DONE.
I KNOW KEVIN'S IN HIRING AND WORKING ON GETTING ALL THE SPOTS FILLED AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO I THINK WE'LL DO WITH THAT FOR TONIGHT.
THE LIST OF ACHIEVEMENTS THIS YEAR IS SIGNIFICANT.
I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ON JUNE 28TH, LIKE GREG AND DEREK DISCUSSED, WE WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION IN OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT BOOKS AND LIBRARY BOOKS AND GROUPS.
UNDOUBTEDLY, I WANT TO SAVE MY COMMENTS FOR THAT FOR JUNE 28TH, BUT I DO EXPECT A ROBUST DISCUSSION AND MY HOPE IS THAT WE CAN DO SO IN A CIVIL WAY AND IS RESPECTFUL OF ALL VIEWPOINTS.
THANK YOU. AND SETTING A NEW PRECEDENT FOR TONIGHT.
BEFORE WE GO INTO REQUEST TO SPEAK FROM THE PUBLIC, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TEN MINUTE BREAK SO YOU CAN GET UP AND STRETCH AND USE THE FACILITIES OR WHATEVER YOU NEED, AND THEN WE'LL RECONVENE AND HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.
[17. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC]
WITH. AUSTIN.IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU ALL.
I AM REPRESENTING CSBA, THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION.
AND WHAT THAT IS, IS A PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVE.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVEN'T HAD A PACER FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LONGER, BUT I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE BOARD IN WHATEVER YOU GUYS MAY NEED TO DO WITH GOVERNING AND CONNECTING YOU WITH RESOURCES, HELPING YOU SET UP TRAININGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR BROWN ACT OR ANYTHING SORT OF ALONG THOSE LINES. WE'RE ALSO HAVING A CONFERENCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
AEC I'M SURE MOST OF YOU HAVE HEARD OF IT.
AND IF YOU ALL NEED ANYTHING, WANT TO SET UP A MEETING, TALK ABOUT WHAT CCPA DOES OR WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU, ESPECIALLY HOW I CAN SUPPORT YOU IN THE AREA WITH CONNECTING YOU WITH LEGISLATORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU ALL, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IS IT LANEY JENKINS? GOOD EVENING, BSD SCHOOL BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO ADDRESS YOU TONIGHT.
I AM THE MOTHER OF TWO BONITA STUDENTS.
I WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF A NEW TRACK BECAUSE MY SON IS A LONG DISTANCE RUNNER AND THE OLD TRACK IS WHERE THE CUSHION IS REALLY THIN AND IT'S REALLY HARD ON THE ATHLETES.
YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY RUN LONG DISTANCE.
AND SO, YEAH, I BECAUSE WHAT I HEARD IS ALREADY APPROVED IN THE BUDGET, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S JUST NOT MOVING, LIKE THEY HAVEN'T TESTED THE FIELD TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF REPLACEMENT THEY NEED, IF THEY JUST NEED THE TOP OR IF THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THING.
AND LIKE I WOULD LIKE TO HOPE THAT BY THE NEXT TRACK SEASON THAT THE BONITA HAS A NEW TRACK.
BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE, WE HAVE LIKE THE OLDEST TRACK.
THE STADIUM IS NEW, BUT THE TRACK IS OLD.
AND SOMEBODY EVEN TOLD ME, ONE OF THE GIRLS ON THE TRACK THAT SHE CAN SEE A CRACK.
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SO IF YOU COULD KIND OF, YOU KNOW, KIND OF GET MOVING ON REPLACING THE TRACK BY THE NEXT SPRING, THAT WOULD REALLY HELP THE MORALE AND ALSO JUST, YOU KNOW, THE SAFETY OF THE KIDS.BUT I WANTED TO JUMP IN AND SAY MY PIECE TONIGHT.
I'M ERIN DUFFY. I'M A MOTHER OF THREE, AND MY OLDEST CHILD STARTS AT WHARTON IN THE FALL.
EACH OF THESE BOOKS CONTAINS STORIES BY AND ABOUT BLACK AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE.
BUT BOOKS SHOULD NOT BE RESTRICTED.
THIS IS CURRENTLY SO COMMON THAT A JOINT LETTER WAS ISSUED IN THIS MONTH BY THE STATE GOVERNOR, ATTORNEY GENERAL AND SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION REGARDING EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND REQUESTS TO REMOVE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
THE LETTER DESCRIBES THE LEGAL PRECEDENTS AND STATE CODE RELEVANT TO SITUATIONS LIKE OURS, AND IT MAKES CLEAR THAT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED BASED ON THEMES THAT MAKE PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE.
SO MY HOPE IS THAT WE CAN ALL REFLECT ON THESE DATA AND CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER AS PARENTS, AS THE BOARD, AS TEACHERS, EVERYONE WHO CARES ABOUT THE KIDS IN THE COMMUNITY TO KEEP WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND SUPPORT FOR ALL THE STUDENTS.
I SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING AS YOU CONSIDER BOOKS PROPOSED FOR BANNING IN OUR LIBRARIES.
IN 1933, NAZIS BEGAN BURNING OVER 25,000 BOOKS ACROSS GERMANY.
THIS IS NOT A GRASSROOTS EFFORT AGAINST BOOKS.
THIS IS A CAMPAIGN TO DRIVE NOT ONLY IDEAS BUT INDIVIDUALS OUT OF EXISTENCE.
INTOLERANCE AND VIOLENCE ARE RENDERING SCHOOLS UNSAFE AND CONTRIBUTING TO ILLNESS AND SUICIDALITY.
JUNE 3RD, THE GOVERNOR, AG AND STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION REMINDED US THAT THE FIRST AMENDMENT LIMITS SCHOOL OFFICIALS POWER TO REMOVE BOOKS FROM SCHOOL LIBRARIES BECAUSE OF CONTENT PER ISLAND TREES VERSUS PICO.
LIBRARIES ARE PLACES FOR VOLUNTARY INQUIRY.
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EXPRESSION OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION ARE PROHIBITED.THIS IS PART OF THE PROCESS I KNOW IS CALLED THE DEPERSONALIZATION OF KILLING.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT GUARANTEES IT IS NOT THE PRIVILEGE OF ONE GROUP TO EXCLUDE ANOTHER.
AS YOU NOTED, WE ARE ALL CREATED AND ENDOWED.
WE ARE ALL CREATED EQUAL AND ENDOWED WITH CERTAIN INALIENABLE RIGHTS.
THE 14TH AMENDMENT CORRECTED THE GRAVE SIN OF COUNTING SOME AS LESS THAN A PERSON.
FIRST, THEY CAME FOR THE SOCIALISTS AND I DID NOT SPEAK OUT BECAUSE I WAS NOT A SOCIALIST.
THEN THEY CAME FOR THE TRADE UNIONISTS AND I DID NOT SPEAK OUT BECAUSE I WAS NOT A TRADE UNIONIST.
THEN THEY CAME FOR THE JEWS AND I DID NOT SPEAK OUT BECAUSE I WAS NOT A JEW.
THEN THEY CAME FOR ME AND THERE WAS NO ONE LEFT TO SPEAK FOR ME.
I URGE EACH SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER TO REFLECT UPON THE DUTY OF YOUR OFFICE AND VOTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR CONSTITUTION, SUPREME COURT CASE LAW AND CALIFORNIA LAW WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD SUPERINTENDENT AND COMMUNITY.
MY NAME IS FRANK GUZMAN. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE POMONA PRIDE CENTER.
BY BANNING BOOKS THAT DISCUSS OR CELEBRATE LGBTQA PLUS THEMES, WE ARE DENYING OURSELVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, GROW, EMBRACE THE BEAUTIFUL DIVERSITY OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, AND OUR KIDS SO DESPERATELY NEED TO HAVE THESE EXPERIENCES.
LET US REMEMBER THAT A SOCIETY EMBRACES DIVERSITY.
WE RESPECT THE RIGHTS AND IDENTITIES OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND IT ENCOURAGES US TO BE STRONGER AND MORE VIBRANT BY ALLOWING THE FREE FLOW OF IDEAS AND INFORMATION, WE CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES DIALOG, UNDERSTANDING, AND PROGRESS.
I JUST WANT TO SPEAK AS A PARENT FOR A SECOND.
I HAVE TWO AMAZING KIDS WHO HAVE GONE OFF TO COLLEGE AND I'M A FORMER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER MYSELF, AND BOTH MY KIDS ARE STRAIGHT. THEY BOTH HAVE PARTNERS.
AND SO I COME TO YOU AS AN ORGANIZER IN THE COMMUNITY THAT REPRESENTS YOU ALL AS WELL, TO SAY OUR KIDS DESERVE TO BE ABLE TO OPEN A BOOK FREELY.
AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, AS A PARENT, THERE MIGHT BE SOME MATERIAL THAT'S INAPPROPRIATE.
AND THERE MIGHT BE A TIME WHEN I SAY NOW IS THE TIME.
YOU ALL HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
I COME TODAY TO SAY MORE PRIDE CENTER REPRESENTS YOU AS WELL.
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BUT WE HAVE BEEN GETTING INTO THE SCHOOLS AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO RESOURCES, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT FOR YOU ALL.I HAVE A BOYFRIEND. I DON'T HAVE A PAPER.
YOU HAVE FUNDS, RIGHT, FOR QUALIFIED, CREDENTIALED PEOPLE, SO I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
SO I HAVE TWO MASTER'S DEGREES.
I'M NOT CHEATING ON MY OTHER DISTRICT, BUT I WINKED FOR IF YOU'RE OKAY.
SO WHEN IT COMES TO BEING A CREDENTIALED LIBRARIAN, I HAVE TWO CREDENTIALS.
I HAVE A SCHOOL LIBRARIANSHIP CREDENTIAL.
I'M A CREDENTIAL TEACHER IN ENGLISH AS WELL AS BUSINESS.
I WENT TO USC, APU, SO MY CREDENTIALS AS A AS AN EDUCATOR AND A LIBRARIAN IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT TO TAKE IN MIND, TO KEEP IN MIND. AND WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS THAT I DON'T SEE THAT REFLECTED IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
MY MORE IMPORTANT JOB IS MY CHILDREN, WHO ARE FIVE AND NINE.
SO I HAVE A FIVE YEAR OLD SON WHO'S AS OF MONDAY, ADHD.
BUT WE KNEW THAT SINCE HE WAS BORN.
I HAVE A NINE YEAR OLD WHO IS ALSO A ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM AND SO I AM BUSY.
I DON'T SLEEP AND I HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO READ AND TO DO THINGS FOR MY SCHOOL.
NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CONCERNS ME, TOO, WHEN IT COMES TO THIS IS I WOULD SUGGEST AS A PARENT AS WELL AS A PROFESSIONAL AND ALSO THE EDITOR IN CHIEF OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION JOURNAL AND TEACHER LIBRARIANS LIKE MYSELF.
AND THIS WHOLE CONCEPT, WE'RE UNDER ATTACK.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE DEATH THREATS AS LIBRARIANS.
WE HAVE RECENTLY HAD DIFFERENT CONFERENCES IN MONTEREY.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL. YOU SHOULD GO THERE. VACATION SPOT.
BUT WHEN WE SPEAK ABOUT THINGS LIKE THIS, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO TECHNICALLY, YOU GUYS HAVEN'T ACTUALLY BANNED THE BOOK.
YOU ARE YOU ARE GOING UNDER THE PROCESS OF REVIEW.
AND SO THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO.
WE NEED TO BE ADDRESSING THESE.
YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB. BUT IF YOU DO HAVE THAT POSITION, I FEEL THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS NEED TO REALLY CONSIDER BECAUSE AS A TEACHER LIBRARIAN, MY JOB IS TO MAKE SURE I DO EVERYTHING FROM INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES SO I DO HELP WITH THE BOOKS.
WE FACILITATE THAT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION IN DIFFERENT AREAS.
I'M K THROUGH 12, SO I CAN DO THAT IN DIFFERENT AREAS.
I BUY THE BOOKS. I THINK I HAD $270,000 DURING WITH COVID FUNDS THAT I HAD TO PURCHASE BOOKS.
I WAS ABLE TO SECURE THE PAST YEAR $160,000 FOR AN E-SPORTS STADIUM, STARTING WITH DONORSCHOOSE AND MAKING MY HUSBAND GO BUY ME A NINTENDO SWITCH BECAUSE I'M COMMITTED.
I ALSO HAVE DONE YOU KNOW, I STARTED AT USC DOING COMMUNICATIONS AND SO I'M DOING A VIDEO SHOW.
BUT THE BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE ABILITY TO DO THAT IS IMPORTANT.
YOU NEED TO HAVE THAT PERSON ON HERE TO DEFEND THESE BOOKS.
AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE PROCESS OF WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING, BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT.
AND IF THAT PERSON BE ME, THEN SO BE IT.
BUT WHEN IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO IT, I'M TELLING YOU THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THAT ROLE IS AND WHAT YOU GUYS SHOULD BE LOOKING AT AS QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
BUT I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD COMMENTS.
YOU SEEM TO REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR UPCOMING DECISION.
I CAME TO THIS A LITTLE LATE TO THE GAME.
MY SON SENT ME A TEXT AND UNFORTUNATELY HE'S AT GRAD NIGHT TONIGHT, SO HE WOULD BE HERE OTHERWISE.
SO I'M SPORTING HIS BONITA SHIRT.
BE KIND. I'M HAVING A SENIOR MOMENT, SO I'M NOT REALLY QUITE SURE WHAT IT SAYS IN THE BACK.
SAY IT AGAIN. WE RISE. WE RISE BY LIFTING OTHERS.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE GIVEN MY SON SOME SOME, I GUESS, IRISH CATHOLIC ADVICE.
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SO IT'S NOT AS NICE AND FLUFFY AS THIS.BUT I'VE TOLD HIM AND MAYBE THIS WAS A LESSON LEARNED IN THE SANDBOX IN KINDERGARTEN, MAYBE IT HAS FOUNDATIONS FROM THE GOOD BOOK, BUT IF YOU HAVE SENSITIVE EARS, PLEASE PLUG THEM.
I'VE TOLD THEM REPEATEDLY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LIKE EVERYONE.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO LIKE YOU.
AND HERE'S THE SENSITIVE PART.
AND AND IF YOU NEED KINDNESS AND LOVE, INSERT IT IN THAT WORD.
AND WHAT I'VE SEEN OVER THESE LAST FEW MONTHS IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT, IT COMES OFF SOMETIMES PRETTY DICKISH.
AND IF I DISAGREE WITH THE OTHER FOLKS, IT DOESN'T MAKE ME BAD OR EVIL.
AND THAT WAS THE TONE THAT I WAS FEELING.
AND I'VE WATCHED THE PUBLIC COMMENTS TWICE NOW.
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU, A MENTOR OF MINE ONCE SAID, IN SMALL BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, YOU SOMETIMES HAVE TO TAKE A STEP AWAY FROM WORKING IN YOUR BUSINESS AND WORK ON IT.
THE EXCEPTIONAL BUSINESSES, THE GOOD ORGANIZATIONS TAKE A STEP TO WORK ON YOUR BUSINESS, WORK ON YOUR ORGANIZATION, AND THAT'S WHERE YOU ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE.
AND I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO YOU LIVE THOSE MOMENTS, YOU LIVE THOSE BOARD MEETINGS.
OKAY, FROM MARCH TO MAY, I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND WORK ON YOUR ORGANIZATION AND LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION IN ITS ENTIRETY? IF THAT WAS THE ONLY PICTURE OUR PARENTS, OUR STUDENTS, OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAW OF THIS DISTRICT, IT WOULD BE CONCERNING BECAUSE WE'RE BETTER THAN THAT.
WE'RE BETTER THAN THE FEAR AND THE HATE.
WE'RE BETTER THAN THE DIVISIVENESS.
BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR GRADUATION PARTICIPATIONS, FULL AND FAIR FUNDING.
THAT'S WHY I'M WEARING MY SAN DIMAS SHIRT TONIGHT.
I WANT TO START BY SAYING, GREAT JOB, SONYA.
SORRY YOU DIDN'T GET ANY APPLAUSE FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATED STUDENT, THE LIBRARY WAS MY FAVORITE PLACE IN EVERY SCHOOL I ATTENDED.
RECENTLY, SOME INDIVIDUALS HAVE QUESTIONED SOME BOOKS THAT ARE IN OUR LIBRARIES.
IF THEY HAVE CHOSEN A BOOK, THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
I ASK THAT YOU RESPECT YOUR STAFF AND DENY ANY APPEALS.
OUR STAFF KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
BOOK BANNING HAS NO PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR DISTRICT.
AND TO BE CLEAR, EXCLUDING A BOOK FROM THE SCHOOL LIBRARY IS A BAN SAYING THAT A STUDENT COULD STILL GET IT ON AMAZON OR AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY DOES NOT MAKE IT NOT BANNED FROM BUSD. AND AS HAS BEEN SAID, WE ARE BETTER THAN THAT.
LET'S NOT DOWNPLAY THE FACT THAT BOOK BANNING IS SADLY ON THE RISE ACROSS OUR COUNTRY.
IT IS JUST ONE PART OF THE ATTACKS ON THE RIGHTS AND SAFETY OF LGBTQ PLUS CHILDREN.
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WE ALL KNOW JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH.HOW ABOUT PRIDE FLAGS FLOWN AT ALL OUR SITES? MORE STAFF TRAINING PRIDE ASSEMBLIES FOR OUR STUDENTS.
LET'S BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR LOCAL POMONA PRIDE CENTER.
CASSIE. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE.
LET'S JUST NOT PUT OUR HEADS DOWN AND HOPE IT ALL GOES AWAY.
INSTEAD, LET'S LOUDLY SAY WE REJECT HATE AND INTOLERANCE IN ANY FORM.
THANK YOU. AND LASTLY, LILY BRAINERD.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE BONITA SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENT AGAIN.
TWO STUDENT, TWO ATTENDANCE TO INCREASE THE FUND.
SO AFTER THREE YEARS OF STRUGGLING ABOUT SOCIAL COVID, EVERYTHING HAPPENING, TOO MUCH CONFLICT.
FORTUNATELY, MY TWO KIDS ACTUALLY HAVE VERY GOOD ACADEMIC.
ONE KID HAS VERY GOOD ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENTS, ANOTHER ONE HAVE A VERY GOOD LIVING SKILL IMPROVEMENT.
SO. SO I BELIEVE BONITA DISTRICT COULD DO A BETTER JOB THAN A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBOR DISTRICT.
THAT'S WHY I HAVE THE CONFIDENCE COME BACK.
SO I SO APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE I WENT TO BONITA HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATION GRADUATION.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS COLD, FREEZING.
BUT EVERYBODY SO EXCITING TO SEE OUR KIDS ACHIEVEMENT.
I WANT MY KIDS HAVE THAT MOMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE MY VERY PROUD KIDS.
I WANT TO BE THE GRADUATE FROM BONITA.
SO BUT NOW I HAVE TIME TO POINT SOMETHING I REALLY NEED TO FOLLOW UP.
SINCE LAST FEW YEARS, I FOLLOW UP A LOT ABOUT SEX ED, SOME MATERIAL IN SCHOOL.
I REALLY HAVE SO MANY CONCERNS AS A CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN FAMILY NOW I KNOW EVERYBODY BUSY, BUT I HAVE TO KEEP UPDATED BECAUSE THE THE THE BILL CALLED AB 957.
OKAY. I HOPE I GET THE NUMBER WRONG.
RIGHT. OKAY. SINCE IT PASSED YESTERDAY JUDICIAL COMMITTEE AND THEN WE'LL HEAD TO THE SENATE FLOOR, WHAT THAT BILL MEANS IS REALLY SOMETHING I REALLY NEED TO CONCERN AS A MOM.
THIS AB 957 IT THAT MEANS IF MY TWO KIDS I DON'T FEEL THEY WILL BE THAT SILLY.
IF I SAY SILLY, IMPOSSIBLE, I WILL LITERALLY LOSE THE CLOSET GOVERNMENT, TAKE MY KIDS AWAY.
IT'S COMING PASSED YESTERDAY, SO EVERYBODY SHOULD BE ALERT.
I MEAN, IT'S VERY CERTAIN OF PARENTAL RIGHTS.
I WILL KEEP VERY CLOSE TO THIS BILL AND THEN KEEP EVERYONE UP TO DATE.
AND THEN I ALWAYS WANT TO BE THE BRIDGE BETWEEN CONSERVATIVE PARENTS AND SCHOOL BOARD.
I'M SO APPRECIATE WE HAVE EXCELLENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER HERE.
KEEP THE TRANSPARENCY HAVE THE ROUND TABLE CONVERSATION.
I JUST I WILL HELP EVERYBODY TOGETHER TO MAKE OUR EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT THE BEST FOR OUR KIDS.
ANYONE FROM PTA? BONITA UNIFIED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION? CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION? BONITA UNIFIED MANAGEMENT TEAM? OKAY. OUR NEXT SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE JUNE 28TH, AND OUR NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE AUGUST 2ND RIGHT IN THIS ROOM.
[18. FUTURE MEETING DATES]
ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS? THEN WE ADJOURNED AT 8:20.