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WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:01 FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT.

[2. CALL TO ORDER]

WE WILL NO REQUEST TO ADDRESS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. WE WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 5:02.

[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]

[7. CALL TO ORDER]

REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.

[8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION]

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 GLENN CREIMAN WITH A SECOND BY GREG PALATTO, AND THE ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS.

AGENDA ITEM 5.3 A IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE A FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN PARENTS OF NDGG AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OAH CASE NUMBER 2023050752, 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 GREG PALATTO WITH A SECOND BY GLENN CREIMAN.

THE ROLL CALL VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS.

AND LASTLY, AGENDA ITEM 5.3.B IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE A FINALISETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN PARENTS OF MR AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OAH CASE NUMBER 2023040201, 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 CHRIS ANN HORSLEY.

ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS.

OKAY. WOULD YOU JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? READY. BEGIN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

OKAY. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT.

[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING.

[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]

I'LL MOVE THAT AS WELL. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? REQUEST 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 TO EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.

ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED UP TO THREE MINUTES 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 THE REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CARD WHICH MAY BE PICKED UP FROM MARGARET MCDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

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

WE HAVE NOBODY ON AGENDA.

CONSENT AGENDA.

[13. CONSENT AGENDA]

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

I NEED 13.1.

3 PULLED.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR PASSAGE.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY THEN.

ITEM 13.1.

[13.1.3. Approve and/or Ratify Agreement Between Bonita Unified School District and Aeries Software for CALPADS Consulting Services]

I'LL MOVE. SO MOVED.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTAIN. AND ONE ABSTENTION.

AND DISCUSSION ACTION.

[14. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA]

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SO UP TO NOW, WE'VE BEEN PROJECTING HOW WE'RE GOING TO END THE YEAR THROUGH VARIOUS REPORTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STARTING OFF WITH THE FIRST AND SECOND INTERIM AND THE ESTIMATED ACTUALS PORTION OF OUR 2024 BUDGET THAT WE PRESENTED THIS PAST YEAR.

SO THE UNAUDITED ACTUALS IS ACTUALLY OUR FINAL YEAR END REPORT ON HOW WE FINISHED OUR FINANCIAL POSITION FOR THE YEAR.

IT IS IT DOES COME IN STATE REQUIRED FORMAT, WHICH I'M SORRY IS VERY HARD TO READ.

SO WE TRY TO PROVIDE A READER FRIENDLY VERSION OF SUMMARY OF OUR FUNDS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE REPORT.

AND THIS IS ACTUALLY THE BASIS FOR WHAT OUR AUDITORS COME OUT AND REVIEW.

SO IN ADDITION TO ALL THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION, THE STATE ALSO REQUIRES US TO REPORT ON VARIOUS ACCOUNTING AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS INFORMATION IS CRITICAL BECAUSE IT ALLOWS FOR A COMMON DATA BASE THAT WE CAN COMPARE OURSELVES TO OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS AND ALSO STATEWIDE. SOME OF THAT WOULD BE OUR ATTENDANCE RATE, OUR LOTTERY AND OTHER ACCOUNTING DATA.

SO THE LARGEST OF OUR FUND IS THE GENERAL FUND.

THIS IS WHERE WE REPORT THE MAJORITY OF ALL OUR TRANSACTIONS.

AND THE STATE ALSO REQUIRES US TO REPORT ON OUR OTHER EIGHT SPECIALIZED FUNDS.

AND SOME OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL DATA THAT WE ALSO INCLUDE WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF OUR LONG TERM DEBT.

SO TO BEGIN, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND OVERALL, INCLUDING UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED FUNDS.

SO FOR TOTAL REVENUE, IN 2023, WE HAD $161 MILLION OR $161 MILLION.

YES, SORRY IN REVENUE AND CORRESPONDING $146 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES.

SO OUR NET INCREASE TO OUR GENERAL FUND IS ABOUT $14.4 MILLION.

AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THESE LINE ITEMS BEGINNING WITH OUR REVENUES.

SO THE LARGEST PART OF OUR REVENUES HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR LCFF REVENUE, WHICH IS THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA, AND IT MAKES UP ABOUT 70% OF OUR TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUES.

IT IS GENERATED ON OUR STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND ALSO ON THE CORRESPONDING ATTENDANCE RATE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

IT ALSO FACTORS IN A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, BUT THE DIFFERENCE THERE FROM ONE YEAR TO ANOTHER WOULD CLOSELY RELATE TO OUR ATTENDANCE RATES THAT WE HAVE BEEN MAKING SOME IMPROVEMENT ON.

SONIA, IS THE ORANGE THERE OR THE THE ONE ON THE LEFT, IS THAT THE 21-22? YES, THE ORANGE OR THE REDDISH THERE IS THAT LAST YEAR IN COMPARISON TO THE YEAR THAT WE JUST ENDED.

SO THE YELLOW WOULD BE WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON.

OKAY. YEAH. SO THE OTHER MAJOR CHANGE IN OUR REVENUE CATEGORIES WOULD BE FOR STATE.

SO LAST YEAR IN 2022, WE HAD TOTAL STATE REVENUE OF ABOUT $16.4 MILLION.

AND THIS PAST YEAR THAT WE JUST ENDED, OUR STATE JUMPED UP TO $27.2 MILLION.

NOW THE MAJOR PART OF THIS WOULD BE THAT WE RECEIVED TWO NEW MAJOR STATE GRANTS.

ONE OF THEM IS THE ARTS, MUSIC, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, DISCRETIONARY GRANT, AND THE OTHER ONE IS THE LEARNING RECOVERY EMERGENCY EXCUSE ME, BLOCK GRANT FOR A TOTAL ABOUT $13 MILLION.

SO WE DID HAVE A SIGNIFICANT BOOST IN STATE REVENUE THE LAST MINUTE.

SO NOW LOOKING AT OUR GENERAL FUND, TOTAL EXPENDITURES, THE BIGGEST IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE OUR SALARIES AND BENEFITS, WHICH MAKE UP ABOUT 84% OF OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR.

SO AGAIN, WE ALWAYS LIKE TO COMPARE THE YEAR THAT WE JUST ENDED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $107.6 MILLION FOR 2022 AND THE $122 MILLION FOR THIS PAST YEAR WOULD BE THAT WE DID GIVE A SIGNIFICANT SALARY INCREASE OF ABOUT 10% AND WE DID ADD SOME CLASSROOM STAFFING FOR THE EXPANSION OF OUR TK PROGRAMS, BOTH IN CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED STAFF.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY CONSISTENT FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.

SO OUR ENDING FUND BALANCE AGAIN IS ABOUT $57 MILLION OVERALL.

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WE CAN NEVER JUST TALK ABOUT THE ENTIRE FUND.

SO WE HAVE COMPONENTS LIKE THE UNRESTRICTED, THE RESTRICTED AND THE RESERVED.

SO THE BIGGEST JUMP HERE YOU CAN SEE IS THE RESTRICTED.

AND THAT AGAIN IS DUE TO THE LATEST TWO GRANTS THAT WE RECEIVED.

AND I SAID WE GOT THEM AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

THEY WERE ANNOUNCED MID-YEAR, BUT WE ALL KNEW THAT WE WERE KIND OF IN LIMBO, NOT KNOWING EXACTLY HOW MUCH THEY WERE GOING TO COME OUT TO BE BECAUSE THEY WERE POTENTIALLY GOING TO BE REDUCED. SO WHEN THE FINAL NUMBERS WERE FINALLY RELEASED, WE WERE ABLE TO RECORD THEM INTO OUR BOOKS.

SO THAT IS THE SIGNIFICANT JUMP THERE IN OUR RESTRICTED FUNDS.

AND BECAUSE WE ADDED THEM SO LATE IN THE YEAR, WE DIDN'T REALLY GET A CHANCE TO INITIATE THE PROGRAMS AND START THE SPENDING.

SO THEY WERE JUST SET ASIDE IN OUR FUND BALANCE.

AND IS THAT A ONE TIME GRANT THEN IT CAME IN THE ONE TIME AND THEY'LL MAKE PLANS TO HOW WE WERE GOING TO SPEND IT OVER THE.

YEAH AND IT'LL IT'LL REMAIN THERE SET ASIDE UNTIL WE START ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAMS ASSOCIATED.

OKAY. SO LIKE I MENTIONED, OUR TOTAL FUND BALANCE IS $57 MILLION.

BUT OF THAT, BESIDES RESTRICTED, WE LOOK AT THE UNRESTRICTED PORTION OF ABOUT $29.2 MILLION, WHICH WITHIN ITSELF WE CAN DIVIDE IT UP INTO VARIOUS LITTLE PARTS, BUT WE LIKE TO KIND OF SUMMARIZE IT IN TOTAL AS UNRESTRICTED.

THE PORTION THAT WE DO TALK ABOUT MORE IS ANYTIME WE HAVE AN ASSIGNMENT LIKE CARRYOVER OR OUR SCHOOL SITE CARRYOVERS THAT THEY HAVE OR DEPARTMENT CARRYOVERS AND ANY COMMITTED AMOUNTS THAT WE HAVE APPROVED BY THE BOARD, THAT ALL COMES OUT OF THAT $29.2 MILLION.

SO JUST TO GIVE A BIGGER OVERALL, WE KIND OF LUMP THEM TOGETHER.

SO IT JUST LOOKS MORE COMPREHENSIVE TO HOW WE REFER TO IT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

SO THE ENTIRE $29.2 MILLION REPRESENTS 20.03% OF OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES. SO WE ALWAYS REFER TO THIS PERCENTAGE BECAUSE IT HELPS US, AGAIN, COMPARE OURSELVES TO SIMILAR DISTRICTS, KIND OF TO SEE HOW WE'RE DOING.

THE STATE DOES THE SAME THING OVERALL.

SO LAST YEAR AT 2022 YEAR END CLOSE, THE STATE RELEASED THE FACT THAT THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE FOR K-12 FUND BALANCES IS 22.19%.

SO THIS YEAR WE'RE ENDING WITH 20%.

BUT WE WON'T KNOW WHAT THE STATE AVERAGE IS FOR THIS YEAR UNTIL ABOUT SIX MONTHS DOWN THE LINE.

I'M SURE I'LL MENTION IT A COUPLE OF TIMES.

SO WE ALSO COMPARE OURSELVES TO WHAT WE ACTUALLY ESTIMATED THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE.

SO AT BUDGET TIME AS A COMPONENT OF OUR BUDGET, WE ALWAYS TRY TO ESTIMATE TO OUR BEST ABILITY HOW WE'RE GOING TO END THE YEAR.

AT THAT TIME FOR THE UNRESTRICTED FUNDS, WE PROJECTED A GENERAL, AN UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND DECREASE OF $4 MILLION.

WELL, ONCE WE START CLOSING, THE BOOKS AND BUDGETS ARE NEVER FULLY EXPENDED, NEW REVENUE IS RECORDED.

WE ACTUALLY HAD A POSITIVE VARIANCE AT YEAR END.

AND SO OUR TOTAL CHANGE TO THE UNRESTRICTED PORTION OF OUR FUND BALANCE WAS IMPROVED BY $3.8 MILLION.

NOW, I KIND OF MENTIONED THE REASONS WHY WE DO THIS, BUT ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I HAD PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED IS THE FACT THAT THOSE AWARDS CAME IN AT THE LAST MINUTE, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM BOOKED AT YEAR I'M SORRY, AT OUR ESTIMATED ACTUAL TIME, BUT WE DID HAVE THEM FINALIZED AT YEAR END.

SO WE GO AHEAD AND BOOK THOSE KIND OF REVENUES WHEN THEY ARE REALIZED.

I MENTIONED THAT SCHOOL SITES AND DEPARTMENTS, WE NEVER AND THAT'S A GOOD THING, I GUESS.

WE NEVER SPEND EVERYTHING WE'RE GOING TO SPEND.

SO WE THAT ALL THEN FALLS INTO THE FUND BALANCE, WHICH IMPROVES OUR POSITION.

SO THIS ALL ATTRIBUTES TO HAVING A CUSHION OR A HEALTHIER FUND BALANCE THAN PROJECTED.

IT'S A GOOD THING BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO CONFRONT ANY NEGATIVE ENROLLMENT TRENDS THAT WE MAY EXPERIENCE OR JUST CHANGES IN STATE FUNDING OR THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS THAT WE LIVE UNDER, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE UNEXPECTED.

SO AS PART OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION IN THE UNAUDITED ACTUALS REPORT, WE ALSO TALK ABOUT THE INDIRECT COSTS.

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FOR EXAMPLE, OUR ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT, PAYROLL PERSONNEL PURCHASING AND OTHER CENTRALIZED COSTS THAT WE HAVE HERE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

AND MANY OF OUR RESTRICTED PROGRAMS HAVE IT BUILT INTO THE BUDGET AND ALLOW US TO CHARGE THEM AN INDIRECT FEE FOR THE EXPENSES THAT THEY DO INCUR.

THE SCHOOL AGE CARE FUND AND FOOD SERVICES ARE TWO FUNDS THAT ALSO ALLOW AN INDIRECT COST RATE.

SO THE GENERAL FUND RECOGNIZES THIS SIMILAR TO A REVENUE.

SO WE COLLECTED $926,000 FROM EITHER RESTRICTED FUNDS OR OTHER FUNDS.

SO THE STATE REQUIRES US TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION OF 3% OF OUR TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES INTO THE ROUTINE RESTRICTED MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.

IT'S SET ASIDE EVERY YEAR.

WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND IT EVERY YEAR, BUT OUR FACILITIES DOES A GREAT JOB OF MAINTAINING OUR FACILITIES AND DOING SUMMER PROJECTS, FOR EXAMPLE, ROOFING ANY OF THE MAJOR PAINTING THAT WE DO DURING THE SUMMER AND ASPHALT REPAIR.

SO THEY TAKE PRIDE IN HAVING A PREDETERMINED SCHEDULE AND ON ROTATION EVERY SUMMER THEY'RE WORKING HARD AND IT COMES OUT OF THIS FUND.

SO EVERY YEAR WHEN OUR TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES INCREASE DUE TO SALARIES OR JUST THE COST OF LIVING, THAT WE HAVE TO INCREASE OUR BUDGET.

WE ALSO HAVE TO INCREASE THE CONTRIBUTION INTO THIS ACCOUNT.

BUT AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND IT ALL.

BUT IT IS SET ASIDE.

LAST YEAR, JUST TO NOTE IT WAS $3.6 MILLION, SO WE HAD AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $500 MILLION, $500,000 INTO THIS ACCOUNT.

SO ONE OF THE OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION THAT WE REPORT ON ARE OUR OTHER FUNDS.

GENERAL FUND IS OUR LARGEST ONE, BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO WALK THROUGH EACH OF THE OTHER FUNDS AND I CAN GIVE YOU SOME SUMMARIZED INFORMATION ON EACH ONE.

SO ASB IS OUR FIRST ONE.

GASB 84 REQUIRED US TO START REPORTING ON OUR ASB FUNDS BACK IN 2021.

SO THIS IS THE ACCUMULATION OF ALL THE ACTIVITY AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL ASBS OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND ALSO INCLUDES THE STUDENT COUNCIL ACTIVITY AT SOME OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

SO THE GOAL OF AN ASB FUND OR ASB FUNCTION ITSELF IS TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR A BUSINESS TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT.

THEY RAISE MONEY AND SPEND MONEY ON THEIR SCHOOL AND THEIR ACTIVITIES.

THEY LEARN THE PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS AND THEY ACQUIRE LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR SCHOOL CULTURE.

SO THESE ARE JUST EXAMPLES OF SCHOOL DANCES, YEARBOOK ACTIVITY AND OTHER ATHLETIC EVENTS.

SO THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT FUND IS INTERESTING THIS YEAR.

THIS IS THIS IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, THIS FUND HAS REPORTED A ZERO CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE.

THE REASON IS BECAUSE THIS FUND GENERATES REVENUE FROM PARENT PAID FEES.

SO THE EXPENSES THAT WE HAVE BEEN REPORTING INTO THIS FUND HAVE ONLY BEEN TO THE EXTENT WE'VE RECEIVED FEES TO KIND OF BALANCE IT OUT TO ZERO. BUT THE OTHER $670,000 EXPENSE THAT ARE DEDICATED TO THIS FUNCTION HAD TO BE PAID ELSEWHERE.

BUT LUCKILY WE RECEIVED ANOTHER RESTRICTED PROGRAM, ELOP THE EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES NO COST BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS FROM TK TO 6TH GRADE.

SO WE TRANSFER THE MONEY IN EXCESS OVER TO THAT FUND.

WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO RECEIVE FUNDING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS THAT THAT WE HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE IN THE ELOP FUND. BUT ONE THING THAT WE CAN'T TELL HERE BY THESE FINANCIAL NUMBERS IS THE GROWTH THAT OUR SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM HAS HAD IN RECENT YEARS.

SO SCHOOL AGE SCHOOL AGE CARE PROGRAM GREW OVER 50% THIS PAST YEAR, ADDING ABOUT 400 STUDENTS TO THEIR ROSTER.

AND THEY'VE ALSO HAD TO EXPAND THEIR WORKFORCE ABOUT 37%.

SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT ZEROS JUST CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON HERE SO.

SO WHEN WE'VE HAD NO ENCROACHMENT DUE TO THAT INCREASE BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN THE FUNDING? CORRECT YES.

THANK YOU. YEAH. SO THE CAFETERIA FUND ACTUALLY NUTRITION SERVICES CONTINUES TO

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ABOUT 1.2 MILLION MEALS WERE SERVED THIS PAST YEAR, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $108,000 FROM PRIOR YEAR.

THEY'VE ALSO HAD TO INCREASE THEIR WORKFORCE, ADDING PERMANENT HOURS TO SCHOOL SITE KITCHEN AND CENTRAL KITCHEN STAFF.

THEY'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE AMPLE FUNDING AND YOU SEE THAT THEY'RE ENDING FUND BALANCE IS GROWING, BUT THEY ARE USING IT IN GREAT CREATIVE WAYS.

AND FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'VE ADDED AN OUTDOOR CAFÉ AT RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO DO THE SAME THING RIGHT NOW FOR LONE HILL AND SAN DIMAS AND BONITA HIGH SCHOOL HAS ALREADY STARTED ON THEIR OUTDOOR CAFÉ.

THEY'VE EXPANDED THEIR MENUS TO REFLECT, TO OFFER PLANT BASED OPTIONS AT ALL THE SECONDARIES AND ADDED MORE VEGAN OPTIONS ACROSS THE BOARD.

SO LIKE I SAID, THIS FUND HAS BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE STRONG LEADERSHIP AND CONTINUES TO DO WELL.

SO THIS IS WHAT WE CALL THE SPECIAL RESERVE FOR POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

IT'S OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE OPEB FUND.

SO THIS STARTED BACK IN 2017 WITH A DISTRICT CONTRIBUTION OF $150,000.

BUT SINCE THEN, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GROW IT TO ALMOST $800,000 BY JUST SIMPLY TRANSFERRING OVER A REBATE THAT WE RECEIVE FROM ONE OF OUR INSURANCE COMPANIES FOR MEDICAL COVERAGE.

IT'S SET ASIDE TO ESSENTIALLY FUND ONE DAY A WE HAVE AN ACTUARIAL STUDY DONE FOR A LIABILITY ON LONG TERM RETIREE BENEFITS.

IT'S ACTUALLY A MONTHLY FEE BECAUSE WE PARTICIPATE IN CALPERS THAT THE DISTRICT PAYS ON BEHALF OF EVERY RETIREE THAT HAS EVER WORKED FOR BONITA HIGH SCHOOL, BONITA UNIFIED FOR LIFE.

SO THE ACTUARIAL HAS TO EVALUATE THAT LIABILITY, GIVE US THIS ENORMOUS LIABILITY NUMBER, AND WE JUST DO OUR BEST SETTING ASIDE A LITTLE BIT EVERY YEAR TO TRY TO FUND THAT LIABILITY.

SO THE CAPITAL FACILITIES FUND IS WHERE WE COLLECT DEVELOPERS FEES.

WE'VE HAD SOME SIGNIFICANT GROWTH THIS YEAR.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE ALMOST $1 MILLION IN REVENUES FROM DEVELOPERS IN THE AREA, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS.

AND WHAT THIS FUND IS USUALLY WE USUALLY SPEND IS ON ANYTHING RELATED TO GROWTH, GROWTH IN ENROLLMENT OR PREVIOUS GROWTH THAT NOW WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAINTAIN.

FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAD AN EXPLOSION OF TK CLASSROOMS THIS PAST YEAR, SO WE HAD TO OUT OF THIS FUND.

WE WERE ABLE TO PAY FOR OUR TK EXPANSIONS IN CLASSROOMS, FURNITURE AND SETUP, INCLUDING PLAYGROUNDS.

WE ALSO DO SOME FENCING WHENEVER WE NEED TO DIVIDE THE CAMPUS IN A DIFFERENT WAY OR REPLACE SOME FENCING.

WE'RE ABLE TO USE THIS WHEN A SCHOOL SITE GROWS TO CAPACITY OR IS CONTINUING TO GROW.

WE WE LIKE TO GET NEW LUNCH TABLES.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE. AND SO THIS FUND PROVIDES US THAT THOSE FUNDINGS ALONG WITH LIKE [INAUDIBLE].

SO THE RECREATIONAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, THIS IS A THE REVENUE THAT WE RECEIVE HERE IS PAID BY PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.

IT'S NOT A TAX, BUT IT'S JUST AN OWNER FEE.

AND THE FUNDS IN THIS FUND GO TO SUPPORT OUR DISTRICT, MAINTENANCE OF OUR GREEN SPACE, OUR ATHLETIC FIELDS, OUTDOOR COURTS AND OUR PLAYGROUNDS.

SO THE SELF INSURANCE FUND IS NEW.

IT'S ONE OF OUR NEWEST FUNDS.

SO A LITTLE STORY BEHIND THESE NUMBERS HERE.

SO BONITA UNIFIED WAS A PART OF A JOINT POWER ENTITY WITH THREE OTHER DISTRICTS WITH THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING AND MAINTAINING A SELF INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR WORKER'S COMP.

THE NAME OF THIS WAS VALLEY INSURANCE PROGRAM, OR WE REFERRED TO IT AS VIP.

BUT AFTER 46 YEARS, VIP DECIDED TO DISSOLVE AND ON JUNE 30TH 2022, THEY CLOSED DOWN THEIR BOOKS AND IT TOOK ABOUT A YEAR FOR THEM TO FINISH THEIR ACCOUNTING AND THEIR ACTUARIAL STUDIES ALSO.

SO WHAT HAPPENS IS EACH OF THE MEMBER DISTRICTS ARE GOING TO RECEIVE A DISTRIBUTION OF THE EQUITY IN THIS FUND.

AND BONITA UNIFIED HAS RECEIVED AN ADVANCE ON THE EQUITY SO THAT $750,000 REPRESENTS THAT ADVANCE PAYMENT THAT WE RECEIVED. SO NOW WHAT DO WE PAY OUT OF THIS? THIS IS FOR WORKER'S COMP.

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SO PRIOR TO JUNE 30TH, 2022, ALL OF THOSE CASES NOW WE ARE GOING TO BE CONSIDERED SELF INSURED.

SO WE PAY FOR ANY PHYSICAL THERAPY, MEDICAL EXAMS AND ANY CLAIM SETTLEMENTS FOR THOSE OLD -TAIL CLAIMS. ANY WORKER'S COMP CLAIM FILED AFTER JULY 1ST, 2022 IS NOW ADMINISTERED WITH A SKIP.

SO WE DON'T REALLY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE NEW CASES.

SO NOW WE HAD TO CREATE THIS FUND AND WE DID SO IN THE SPRING OF 2022 TO ACCOUNT FOR THESE ANTICIPATED FUNDS THAT WE'LL BE RECEIVING SOON. NOW, ONCE WE DO RECEIVE IT, THERE WILL BE A LIABILITY ATTACHED OF ALL OF THE OLD CLAIMS AND HOW MUCH THEY ANTICIPATE THE COST WILL BE TO ACTUALLY ADMINISTER THAT.

SO ONCE WE PROBABLY AT FIRST INTERIM, YOU'LL SEE THIS FUND HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ACTIVITY.

SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT FUND THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE THE BOARD ANY MORE INFORMATION ON? LIKE WHAT YOUR EXPECTATION ON HOW THAT MAY IMPACT US OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO? YES. YES.

YEAH, WE HAVE SOME GOOD PLANS, SOME GOOD EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS THAT WILL COME OUT OF THIS FUND RELATED TO WORKERS COMP PROGRAMS FOR, I WANT TO SAY RETURN TO WORK.

BUT I'M NOT I'M NOT CALLING IT THAT.

AND ALSO SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT AND LEGAL SO.

SO OUR NEXT STEPS ARE THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUR UNAUDITED ACTUAL REPORT AND SUBMIT IT TO LACOE FOR REVIEW.

LIKE I SAID, THIS IS THE BASIS OF OUR ANNUAL AUDIT, WHICH HAS ALREADY STARTED ABOUT A WEEK AGO.

SO WE'LL WRAP THAT UP WITH OUR AUDITORS AND I'LL BE BACK TO DO THE FIRST INTERIM REPORT.

AND YEAH, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

BUT BEFORE WE DO, I WANTED TO THANK OUR ENTIRE FISCAL SERVICES TEAM THAT'S LED BY JASMINE ORTEGA, OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FISCAL SERVICES, AND THANK THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR WORKING REALLY HARD OVER THE SUMMER TO CLOSE UP THE SCHOOL YEAR IN A FISCAL SENSE AND START THE NEW YEAR OFF.

ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU ON A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION AND REALLY THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY.

IT WAS VERY WELL EXPLAINED.

OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU, SONIA.

THANK YOU.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY.

REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.

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

GOOD EVENING.

AS A BOARD MEMBER, I'M ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW EVERYTHING'S GOING IN OUR SCHOOLS.

AND LAST THIS LAST MONTH, I'VE CHECKED IN WITH A NUMBER OF STAFF AND PARENTS ABOUT HOW THE OPENING TO SCHOOL HAS GONE.

AND I ALSO ATTENDED MATT'S OPENING TALK AT THE BCA, AND I WAS REALLY TOUCHED BY THE ENTIRE PROGRAM, AS WERE MANY OF THE ATTENDEES.

AND THE PARENTS AND TEACHERS I'VE TALKED TO HAVE REPORTED REALLY GOOD POSITIVE OPENINGS AT OUR SCHOOLS.

AND TO HEAR MATT TONIGHT THAT OUR NUMBERS ARE OVER 10,000 STUDENTS, IT'S JUST IT'S A COMPLIMENT TO ALL OF OUR STAFF AND OUR PROGRAMS. THE SITES ALSO LOOKING REALLY GOOD SHAPE.

FACILITIES HAS DONE A GOOD JOB.

WE SEE SOME OF THE WORK THAT THEY DID WITH THAT ROUTINE REPAIR MAINTENANCE MONEY.

BUT AND THEN NEW THINGS, NOT JUST ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, BUT WE'VE SEEN I'VE SEEN THAT WE'VE ACTED ON PROMISES TO INCREASE SAFETY.

AND SHULL HAS A BRAND NEW FENCE PROTECTING THE UPPER GRADE WING.

THAT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE.

AND IT'S NICE THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON OUR COMMITMENTS.

ALSO TONIGHT, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO ME THIS LAST YEAR.

AND SO AS WE KICK OFF THIS NEW YEAR, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS.

WE'RE ALL WORKING VERY POSITIVELY TO MOVE OUR DISTRICT FORWARD.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO ALSO SMUDGE POT THIS SATURDAY.

IT'S A LIVELY COMPETITION.

LOTS OF FUN, GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP IS APPRECIATED IN OUR DISTRICT AND KICKOFFS AT 7:00, SO I HOPE EVERYBODY CAN ATTEND.

THAT'S GOOD. FIRST CHRIS ANN IT'S BEEN GREAT WORKING WITH YOU AS WELL, SO I'VE ENJOYED HAVING YOU ON THE DAIS.

UM, OH, SEVERAL THINGS TO BRING UP, BUT I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT FAST.

ONE OF OUR FRIENDS, THEY BOUGHT A HOUSE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY WERE KIND OF FIGURING OUT WHERE TO LIVE.

AND THEIR KID JUST REACHED SCHOOL AGE WHERE THEIR KIDS ARE GOING TO GO TO SCHOOL.

AND THEY JUST FOUND OUT THAT THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT DOESN'T HAVE THE STELLAR TEST SCORES WE HAVE THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SOME OTHER PROBLEMS.

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IF YOU LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT MATTER.

TEST SCORES ARE STELLAR.

THEY'VE BEEN STELLAR FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

WE HAVE, I THINK, VERY GOOD FISCAL MANAGEMENT, WHICH IS NOT THE CASE EVERYWHERE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING FOR US.

SO I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT, BUT YEAH, THINGS LOOK PRETTY GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. UM, THE FENCE THING, ACTUALLY, SOMEONE AT COSTCO ACTUALLY RECOGNIZED ME FOR THE FIRST TIME WHEN I HEARD GLENN ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT YOU'RE GOING TO GET STOPPED AT COSTCO. GUY STOPPED ME.

HE'S LIKE, YOU'RE THAT GUY FROM THE BOARD.

LIKE, OH, WHAT'S GOING ON? HE'S LIKE, OH, THANK YOU FOR THAT FENCE.

LIKE OH [INAUDIBLE].

SO I'M HAPPY THAT YOU KNOW THE COMMUNITY IS HAPPY.

FOR ME PERSONALLY.

I FINALLY HAVE A KID IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IT'S NICE TO SEE LIKE A VISION THAT WE HAD AS A BOARD WAS REALLY PUSHING CTES AND TRADES AND EXPANDING THAT.

AND NOW HE HAD TO REGISTER FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND HE HAD A HARD TIME PICKING HIS ELECTIVES BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY THINGS OUT THERE LIKE, HOW CAN I JUST PICK ONE? CAN I GET RID OF ENGLISH FOR A YEAR? BUT THAT WASN'T GOOD FOR HIM.

BUT HE MADE HIS PICK. HE WANTED TO DO SPORTS MARKETING.

AND IT'S NEAT HOW THAT CTE REALLY DOES HAVE REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A CHANGING WORLD.

LIKE HIS JOB IS TO INTERVIEW SOME OF THE SPORTS AND MAKE A ON CANVA, MAKE SOME DESIGNS TO PUT ON THE INSTAGRAM PAGE.

SO REALLY LIKE HANDS ON THINGS AND THE WORLD IS CHANGING QUICKLY.

I MEAN, A SHORT WHILE AGO, EVEN BEFORE I WAS HERE, I REMEMBER THE FORECAST FOR EDUCATION WAS, YOU KNOW, COMPUTER PROGRAMING IS EVERYTHING.

EVERYONE'S AGAINST A COMPUTER PROGRAMING.

BUT NOW WHAT WE'RE HEARING IS COMPUTER PROGRAMING IS GOING TO BE DONE BY AI ITSELF.

SO I MEAN, EVERYTHING CHANGES SO FAST.

AND TO THINK WHERE HE'S GOING TO BE IN FOUR YEARS, HAVING HIM GET READY IS ONE THING.

BUT WE ALSO GOT TO CONSIDER WHAT OUR KINDERGARTENS ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH AND WHO KNOWS WHAT THE WORLD'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN 2040.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO BE PREPARING THEM FOR.

I KNOW WE HAVE OUR TECH PEOPLE HERE AND WE ALL HAVE CHROMEBOOKS, BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE.

WHOEVER THOUGHT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO SCHOOL WITH CHROMEBOOKS, RIGHT? WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BY 2040 WITH POSSIBLE VIRTUAL REALITY AND ALL THIS OTHER NONSENSE.

NOT NONSENSE, BUT I'M GETTING A LITTLE OLD.

IT'S HARD FOR ME JUST TO DO A FEW THINGS ON MY PHONE.

I CAN'T AGAINST THE TIKTOK LIKE MY KIDS GOT.

BUT OUR TEACHERS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH ADAPTING TO CHANGE.

WE TOOK A LAST YEAR, WE WENT TO BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY'RE WORKING ON ELECTRIC CARS AS PART OF AUTO SHOP.

MOST OF THE CLASS PROJECTS WE SAW ARE DONE IN GROUPS BECAUSE WE KNOW IN THE FUTURE EVERYONE'S GOING TO BE WORKING IN TEAMS. THE NEXT GEN SCIENCE STANDARDS.

SO YOU DON'T JUST MEMORIZE WHAT A MITOCHONDRIA IS, YOU UNDERSTAND HOW IT ALL GOES TOGETHER AND MAKES THINGS WORK.

SO WE APPRECIATE HANDS ON ART, WE APPRECIATE DIGITAL ART NOW.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE.

IT'S NICE THAT WE'VE KIND OF LED THE WAY WITH THAT CTE AND DIFFERENT PATHWAYS, BUT WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NEVER GOING TO REST.

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP PUSHING BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING FIVE, TEN YEARS FROM NOW.

BUT WHILE THAT'S ALL ACADEMIC, I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE, YOU KNOW, JUST THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE AND THE BOARD AND THEIR VISION ON EVERYTHING ELSE, NOT JUST HOW A KID LEARNS, BUT HOW THEY FEEL IN SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE SECURITY MEASURES LIKE THAT FENCE SECURITY IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT ANY OF US.

THAT'S OUR BIGGEST JOB, IS TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE.

SO, I MEAN, COMING INTO THE FUTURE, WE COULD LOOK EVEN FARTHER POSSIBLE, LIKE THOSE VIDEO DOORBELLS WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW WHO'S ACCESSING OUR CAMPUS MORE SECURITY AT THE UPPER GRADES SO KIDS AREN'T GETTING BULLIED OR PUSHED OUT OF LUNCH LINES OR WHATNOT.

WE CAN NEVER REALLY STOP, YOU KNOW, BEING SAFE ENOUGH FOR OUR STUDENTS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB HERE AT BONITA SO FAR.

PEOPLE WANT TO COME IN. OUR SCHOOLS ARE PACKED.

KIDS CAN'T EVEN GET INTO THEIR OWN SCHOOL BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTS TO COME TO BONITA.

SO THAT'S A GREAT PROBLEM TO HAVE.

AND FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO THROW A SHOUT OUT TO THE TEAM AT CHAPARRAL.

SEAN CASEY AND HIS TEAM CAN'T GET TOO MUCH INTO IT, BUT HE DID A GREAT JOB THINKING ON HIS FEET, POSSIBLY SAVING LIVES.

SO GOOD JOB TO EVERYONE OUT THERE AND JUST KEEP AT IT.

WELL, WE'VE MENTIONED SMUDGE POTS' COMING UP THIS WEEKEND, SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO.

THIS MONTH IS ALSO THE DAY OF PATRIOTS DAY.

THIS WILL BE OUR 22ND ANNIVERSARY OF PATRIOTS DAY.

SO I'M LOOKING AT ONE YOUNG LADY IN THIS ROOM THAT PROBABLY WAS NOT BORN WHEN THAT HAPPENED, WHICH MEANS HOPEFULLY NONE OF OUR STUDENTS WERE ALIVE WHEN THAT HAPPENED.

BUT, I MEAN, WE MAY HAVE SOME SPECIAL ED THAT ARE IN THE ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAM.

SO THAT'S TRUE. BUT OUR GENERALLY SPEAKING, OUR STUDENTS AREN'T WEREN'T EVEN ALIVE WHEN THAT HAPPENED.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP THAT MEMORY GOING FOR THEM.

AND I HEARD SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT LEARNING LOSS OVER THE SUMMER AND WE NEED TO DEAL WITH IT.

AND IT WASN'T THE STUDENTS, IT WAS THE PARENTS.

THEY FORGOT HOW TO DRIVE, THEY FORGOT HOW TO PARK, THEY FORGOT WHERE DROP OFF IS SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DEAL WITH THAT, BUT I HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING THAT THE DROP OFF AND PICK UP AND PARKING WEREN'T THERE AREN'T THAT MANY NEW PARENTS SHOWING UP EVERY YEAR, THEY'RE

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SO TRY TO REMEMBER FROM JUNE UNTIL YOU START SCHOOL IN AUGUST WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DROP OFF, WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PICK UP.

YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DOUBLE PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.

YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DOUBLE PARK ON THE OTHER SIDE AND RUN ACROSS IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC.

IT'S NOT THAT HARD.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THAT'S AWESOME. I WANT TO JUST REITERATE WHAT CHRIS ANN MENTIONED AWESOME START FOR THE DISTRICT.

REALLY SMOOTH BEGINNING WHEN YOU'RE ON CAMPUS IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

IT DID NOT FEEL LIKE THE FIRST DAY IT FELT LIKE WE WERE DEEPER INTO THE YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS JUST SO SMOOTH.

I WANT TO RECOGNIZE SOME DEPARTMENTS THAT MADE THAT HAPPEN.

CHRIS ANN MENTIONED THE FIRST ONE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS FACILITIES LOOK GREAT AND THEY WERE READY TO GO THAT FIRST DAY.

THE CNI TEAM CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION WITH HELP FROM PURCHASING AND WITH HELP FROM THE WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT, HAD EVERYTHING MATERIALS ORDERED AND THEY WERE DELIVERED READY FOR THE KIDS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, OUR EDTECH AND CIS DEPARTMENT HAD TECHNOLOGY UP AND RUNNING FOR THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE TEACHERS UP ON THAT FIRST DAY AND LAST I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO STUDENT SERVICES WHO HAD A VERY HECTIC WEEK THAT WEEK RIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED PLACING THE KIDS.

BUT THEY DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB GETTING EVERYONE PLACED AND SETTLED FOR THAT FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

AND SO REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT ALL THE DEPARTMENTS DID, GETTING US READY FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND LOOKING FORWARD TO PARLAYING THAT INTO AN EXCELLENT 2324 SCHOOL YEAR.

OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AND FROM THE COMMUNITY.

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

MY NAME IS BARBARA RUGELEY AND I'M REPRESENTING LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF MT.

BALDY AREA, WHICH INCLUDES LA VERNE AND TEN OTHER CITIES, FIVE OF WHICH ARE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

AS OBSERVER DIRECTOR, I'M HAPPY TO INTRODUCE YOU TO YOUR NEW OBSERVER, CAROL LEE MARSHALL.

SHE'S THE STARTING TONIGHT AS OBSERVER FOR BONITA.

YOU HAVEN'T BEEN SINGLED OUT TO BE UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO HAVE AN OBSERVER.

WE HAVE TWO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH OBSERVERS CHINO VALLEY AND CLAREMONT.

WE ALSO HAVE OBSERVERS FOR THREE CITY COUNCILS TWO NOW, BECAUSE WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT FOR OUR LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL.

HAVING OBSERVERS, THE PURPOSE IS TO MAKE YOUR DECISIONS AWARE TO THE PUBLIC AND TO MAKE YOU ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND TO MAKE THEM AWARE THAT YOU'RE DOING THIS FOR THEM.

OBSERVERS AREN'T HERE TO OPINE.

THEY ARE EXPECTED TO QUIETLY LISTEN.

THEY CAN ASK QUESTIONS, BUT NOT WITH AN ATTITUDE.

IDEALLY, OBSERVERS ARE MONITORING BOTH THE ISSUES BEING DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS THE WAY IN WHICH THE SESSIONS DEVELOP.

IT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE THAT OBSERVERS APPRECIATE GAIN A GREATER APPRECIATION OF THE SERVICE THAT YOU PERFORM.

THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING OUR SERVICE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL BE GLAD TO TRY TO ANSWER THEM.

BUT NOW I WANT TO LET CAROL LEE SHARE HER BACKGROUND WITH YOU.

IT MAY BE THE LAST TIME YOU'LL HEAR HER VOICE IN THIS CHAMBER, RIGHT? YES. SO I'M CAROL LEE MARSHALL.

I MOVED HERE 20 YEARS AGO.

WELL, 22 YEARS AGO, BECAUSE WE WERE HERE FOR THE FIRST PATRIOTIC DAY.

MY CHILD WAS A FIRST GRADER AT OAK MESA, AND I WASN'T ABLE TO WORK.

I HAD BEEN A WORKING MOM BECAUSE I'M CANADIAN.

AND SO I GOT VERY INVOLVED AT SCHOOL AND BECAME I'M VERY ACTIVE WITH THE PTA.

I INTRODUCED THE DIRECT DONATION PROGRAM THAT I BELIEVE STILL EXISTS AT OAK MESA, AND I CAMPAIGNED FOR MEASURE C AS WELL AS MEASURE AB AND NOT BEING ABLE TO VOTE THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY THAT I COULD ENSURE THAT THE MEASURE WOULD GET PASSED.

SO THAT'S HOW I GOT INVOLVED WHEN I GOT TO THE WHEN MY CHILD GOT TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, I CAME ALONG AND I WAS PFA PRESIDENT FOR TWO YEARS AND WAS QUITE NEW AND MARK ROGERS WAS THERE AT THE TIME.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THIS, BUT MY CHILD CHOSE TO GO TO ANOTHER DISTRICT BECAUSE OF THE AB PROGRAM AND I WAS AT A COMPLETE LOSS.

I WAS LIKE, NO, YOU CAN'T GO.

BUT SHE DID GO AND I CONTINUED TO VOLUNTEER IN THE DISTRICT AND I MOVED TO CHAPARRAL BECAUSE MAUREEN WILLIAMS, WHO I HAD WORKED WITH AT

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AND THERE I HELPED HER BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE WILLIAMS ACT AND CLEANED OUT A SHED AND HELPED GET THE TEACHERS GET BRAND NEW DESK.

SO I DID THAT FOR ABOUT A YEAR.

I WAS A WEIGHT WATCHER LEADER IN LA VERNE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND ABOUT NINE YEARS AGO I BECAME A LIBRARIAN IN THE CLAREMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT AT VISTA ELEMENTARY, AND I JUST RETIRED.

AND NOW I'M VERY INTERESTED AS A LA VERNE RESIDENT AND HOMEOWNERS, I'M VERY INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE AND GETTING IN ABOUT THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND ALREADY THE MEETING'S BEEN VERY INFORMATIVE.

SO THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING ME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SITTING QUIETLY IN YOUR FUTURE MEETINGS.

VERY GOOD. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT TODAY OAK MESA SENT OUT AN EMAIL IN THE AFTERNOON STARTING THEIR DIRECT DONATION.

[INAUDIBLE] I COPIED IT.

MY HUSBAND, WHO'S AT CAL POLY, HE HAD A COLLEAGUE IN SAN MARINO, AND SHE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT THIS.

AND I DON'T LIKE PAYING $12 FOR WRAPPING PAPER.

AND I WAS LIKE, WOW, WE NEED TO DO THAT.

AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

AND IT HAD BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL RIGHT FROM THE FIRST YEAR.

AWESOME. THANK YOU. OKAY.

PTA, BUTA, CSEA, BUMT.

ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT FUTURE MEETING DATE, A REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, OCTOBER 4TH OF 2023.

[17. FUTURE MEETING DATES]