[00:00:02] >> CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT FIVE O'CLOCK. [2. CALL TO ORDER] ALL BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE PRESENT, DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS FOR [5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA] CLOSED SESSION THEN WE WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT FIVE O'CLOCK. WE CALL THE MEETING BACK IN SESSION AND RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT SIX O'CLOCK. [7. CALL TO ORDER] NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION. IF YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> READY. BEGIN. >> APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT. MOVED. [10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT] >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? APPROVAL OF MINUTES PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING ADOPT THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 26, [11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING] 2023; SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING? >> MOVED. >> MOTION. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 1ST, 2023: REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING MOTION? >> MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? NOW ONTO OUR ANNUAL ORGANIZATION MEETING; [12. ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING- BOARD OF EDUCATION] ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS. HAVE A NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT. >> I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE GREAT PELATO. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? NEXT IS OUR ELECTION OF THE VICE PRESIDENT. DO YOU HAVE ANY NOMINATION? >> I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE [OVERLAPPING] CHRIS HAND HARTLEY. >> WE HAD A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? CLERK. [BACKGROUND] NOMINATION FOR CLERK? >> I'LL NOMINATE DEREK. >> NO SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HERE YOU GO, MR. PRESIDENT. [LAUGHTER] >> WE'D LIKE TO BELIEVE SHE JUST MOVED CAPITAL. >> FOR TONIGHT. [OVERLAPPING] GREG WILL RUN THE REST OF IT. >> THAT'S A LITTLE QUICK. LET'S SEE WHERE WE'RE AT. [13. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES] COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES. LET'S START WITH ANDREW WATSON. >> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD PRESIDENT CRIME IN SCHOOL BOARD EXECUTIVE CABINET, AND AUDIENCE. OUR NOVEMBER IT WAS FULL OF BEAR CAT SUCCESS, AND I ONCE AGAIN HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF DELIVERING THIS NEWS TO YOU. OUR BOYS WATER POLO TEAM, ONE CIF, AND FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, BONITA HISTORY ALSO WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WATER POLO TEAM. OUR WINTER SPORTS SEASON IS NOW IN FULL SWING, AND WE HAVE HAD MANY EXCITING GAMES HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT HOME AND AWAY. OUR FALL PLAY ANATOMY OF GRAY WAS A SUCCESS, AND MANY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY CAME OUT TO SUPPORT OUR DRAMA PROGRAM. OUR CHOIR HAD THEIR HOLIDAY SHOWS LAST SATURDAY AT THE BONITA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, AND EACH SERVICE SOLD OUT. LED BY MR. YODER, ARE QUIET PROGRAM HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS UNDOUBTEDLY WITH MORE SUCCESS TO COME. OUR DANCE PROGRAM HAS THEIR HOLIDAY SHOW TONIGHT FEATURING OUR AWARD-WINNING D STREET HIP-HOP TEAM, SONG POM SQUAD, AND DANCE CLASSES. I'M SURE IT WILL BE A GREAT SHOW. THANKS TO OUR DEDICATED DANCE TEACHERS, COACHES, AND OUR DEVOTED DANCERS WHO PUT IN COUNTLESS HOURS OF WORK LEADING UP TO THE PERFORMANCES LIKE THIS. ON MONDAY, OUR FRESHMAN HONORS PROGRAM, APEX, RAN A FAIR TRADE MARKETPLACE, HIGHLIGHTING HANDCRAFTED GOODS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. OUR CLUBS HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD AT SCHOOL TO PROMOTE INVOLVEMENT AND CREATE POSITIVE CULTURE THAT ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. TO NAME JUST A COUPLE OF ART CLUBS RECENT ACTIVITIES, THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN CLUBS SOLD TREES AT THE APEX FAIR TRADE MARKETPLACE. THE CREATIVE WRITING CLUB IS HOSTING A BOOK DRIVE FOR LITTLE LIBRARY. ASB IS BUSY PLANNING AND PREPARING A FUN SPRING SEMESTER, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO EVERYTHING THAT IS TO COME NEXT SEMESTER. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> RELLY KOSKOSKI. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. ON NOVEMBER 9TH, WE ADD OUR MODEL SCHOOL VISIT WITH THE TWO COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMING OUT THROUGH OUR SCHOOL TO VALIDATE ALL THE AMAZING THINGS HAPPENING ON CAMPUS. THEY WALKED AROUND CLASSROOMS, AND OUR ADVANCED CULINARY CLASS PREPARED A WONDERFUL LUNCH FOR THEM THAT CONSISTED OF PASTA, PIZZA, AND SALAD. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING ON A STUDENT PANEL WHO MET WITH THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, [00:05:03] AND SHARED SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS, AND THE ACTIVITIES AROUND OUR CAMPUS. THEY LOOKED VERY HAPPY WITH WHAT WE SHARED. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY TOLD US THAT THEY WILL BE RECOMMENDING OUR SCHOOL TO THE STATE TO BE A MODEL SCHOOL CONTINUATION SCHOOL. WE WILL FIND OUT FROM THE STATE AND IN FEBRUARY IF WE HAVE BEEN SELECTED. OUR 30 DAYS OF GIVING ARE GOING GREAT SO FAR. WE ARE BUSY MAKING BLANKETS FOR THE HOUSE OF RUTH. WE RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN AN ACTIVITY WHERE YOU GIVE SOMEBODY A COMPLIMENT, AND THEY IN TURN PAY IT FORWARD WITH THE COMPLEMENT DIRECTED AT SOMEONE ELSE. WE USE POST-IT NOTES TO GIVE THESE COMPLEMENTS SO EVERYBODY EVENTUALLY WAS WEARING A COMPLIMENT BY THE END OF THE DAY. EVERY FRIDAY WE GIVE HOT COCOA TO ALL STAFF AND STUDENTS WHO ARE ON TIME. EVERY WEDNESDAY, WE RAFFLE OFF DONUTS TO 12 STUDENTS WHO ARE, AGAIN, ON TIME. LAST WEEK WE MADE OATMEAL FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. ON NOVEMBER 16TH, WE HELD OUR STUDENT MONTH RALLY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. THIS IS STUDENT MONTH WAS FIN KENNY, AND THE CHAPARRAL STUDENT MONTH WAS BRITTANY AVATAR. OUR ADVANCED CULINARY CLASS MADE LOAD OF BAKED POTATOES. ON DECEMBER 8TH, WE HELD OUR STUDENTS MONTH RALLY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. THIS STUDENT MONTH WAS CALEB ALVAREZ, AND CHAPARRAL STUDENT MONTH IS ALEXIS AGUILAR. OUR ADVANCED CULINARY CLASS MADE CHOCOLATE CHIP AD CINNAMON ROLL PANCAKES. YESTERDAY WE HELD A SCHOOL-WIDE CAREER DAY. WE HAD 14 PRESENTERS FROM VARYING PROFESSIONS. WE HAD A TATTOO ARTIST OR WILDLIFE FIREFIGHTER, AN LAPD/CHP OFFICER, AND OUR VERY OWN ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS, SAM NEILL, JUST TO NAME A FEW. DURING LUNCH, WE HAD THE MARINES, NATIONAL GUARD, AND ARMY AT SITE. THEY SET UP OBSTACLE COURSES WHERE I GOT TO GO UP AGAINST, AND RACE THE CURRENTLY REIGNING MISS CALIFORNIA. THEY ANSWERED QUESTIONS AND GAVE GREAT ADVICE TO STUDENTS THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON OR THINKING ABOUT JOINING THE SERVICE. WE ALSO ADD BOOTS FOR MOUNT SAC CULINARY, CITRUS AUTOMOTIVE, AND AMERICANS JOB CORPS. I'M ALSO EXCITED TO SHARE THAT WE ADD OUR FIRST GRADUATE PRESENT THEIR SENIOR PROJECTS. WE WILL HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL GRADUATES PRESENTING ON DECEMBER 21ST. MY BEAUTIFUL FRIEND, ELLA MORALES, IS OFFICIALLY GRADUATE NUMBER 1. IN ADVANCED ART, STUDENTS ARE WORKING ON A COMMISSION PROJECT WHERE THEY ARE WORKING WITH A STAFF MEMBER TO DO DIFFERENT JOBS THAT THE STAFF MEMBER IS WANTING. ONE STUDENT IS MAKING A CHERRY BLOSSOM TREE OUT OF PVC PIPE AND WIRE, AND ANOTHER STUDENT IS MAKING A FLOWER BOUQUET MADE OUT OF RIBBON. IN DRAWING AND PAINTING, STUDENTS ARE WORKING ON A SYMMETRICAL COLORED PENCIL TILE DESIGN. WE HELD OUR ANNUAL THANKSGIVING OLYMPICS ON NOVEMBER 17TH, AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE THE ENTIRE CAMPUS OUTSIDE TOGETHER. THE TEAM SPIRIT AWARD WENT TO MR. MYERS PINK TEAM. THEY WENT CRAZY WITH THAT PINK. THEY ENTERED THE ARENA EQUIPPED WITH THE BLOW-UP PONIES, PINK COWBOY HATS, AND THEY EVEN PUT IT ON THEIR OWN ORIGINAL DANCE. IT WAS CRAZY. THE WINNING TEAM THIS YEAR THOUGH, WAS MR. MCCORMICK GRAY TEAM. I'M A VERY PROUD MEMBER OF THE GREAT TEAM [LAUGHTER]. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. PRIOR TO THE OLYMPICS, WE HOLD OUR ANNUAL TURKEY TROT IN NOVEMBER 15TH. OUR FOUR WINNERS THIS YEAR WHERE CALEB ALVAREZ, AFFY MARTINEZ, FELIS BAHARTO, AND MICHELA MAGICAL. ALL FOUR RUNNERS WALKED AWAY WITH A FROZEN TURKEY. WE ALSO HAD OUR FIRST SOCCER GAME MATCHED LAST WEEK AGAINST MALE OLIVE, AND WE WERE VICTORIOUS WITH ONE STUDENT EVEN SCORING A HAT TRICK. OUR NEXT GAME IS FRIDAY AGAINST MT. SAC COLLEGE ACADEMY. OUR HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT IS WINDING DOWN TO 10 REMAINING TEAMS, INCLUDING MINE AND MR. MCCORMICK'S ROOM TEAM. MR. MCCORMICK, WE SHOULD HAVE A WINTER BEFORE CHRISTMAS. IT IS AN HONOR REPRESENTING CHAPERONE VISTAS HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE] >> BEATRICE SEE FROM SAN DIMAS. >> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WINE, PRESIDENT CLEMENT AND BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDING AUDIENCE AND STAFF. MY NAME IS BHSC AND I'M THE ASB PRESIDENT AND SENDING HIS HIGH SCHOOL HERE TO TELL YOU EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON WITH THE SAINTS. STARTING WITH THE ARTS. THE ROYAL COURT ENDED THE SEASON IN IDEAL FASHION AND HAD HISTORICAL MARKERS FOR THE BAND EVERY WEEK. THEY MADE IT TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PLACE 10 WITH AN OVERALL SCORE OF 87.05, WHICH IS A NEW PERFORMANCE RECORD. SENIOR HUNTER PETERSON, WON OUTSTANDING SOLACE FOR THE SECOND COMPETITION IN A ROW AND THE BAND 1 THE VIEWERS CHOICE AWARD FOR THE SECOND COMPETITION IN A ROW. OUR CHAMBER SINGERS AND BEL CANTO CHOIR STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A CHOIR EXCHANGE WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, WHERE THE CHOIR DIRECTOR FROM [INAUDIBLE] AND MEMBERS OF THE CHOIR CAME AND DID A WORKSHOP WITH OUR STUDENTS. CHOIR HELD THEIR FALL CONCERT ON OCTOBER 10TH, AND OUR CHAMBER CHOIR PERFORMED IN OUR BONITA CHORAL FESTIVAL IN THE BCA. WE'VE HAD A FIRST IN OUR CHOIR PROGRAM WITH THREE STUDENTS BEING [00:10:04] IDENTIFIED FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VOCAL ASSOCIATION HONOR CHOIR. THIS IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS THE CALIFORNIA'S STAY HONOR CHOIR. CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. PEW AND THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE HONOR CHOIR, STEVE MARINA, SOFT WASHBURN, AND LEANNE FLORES. DRAMA CLOSED THE SUCCESSFUL RUN OF THEIR FALL PLAY, RADIUM GIRLS AT THE START OF NOVEMBER. JUST BEFORE BREAK, THEY AUDITIONED AND CAST OUR WINTER FAMILY MUSICAL, MARY POPPINS, WHICH FEATURES OVER 100 STUDENTS IN TK THROUGH 12TH GRADE FROM EIGHT USD SCHOOLS. MARY POPPINS WILL GO UP FEBRUARY 9-11TH AT THE BCA. MOVING ON TO ATHLETICS. THE FALL SEASON HAS COME TO AN END AND WE DID A SUCCESSFUL SEASON WITH FOUR OUT OF FIVE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. B CHAMPIONSHIPS WHERE GIRLS TENNIS AND VOLLEYBALL, AS WELL AS BOYS WATER POLO AND FOOTBALL, COMPLETING UNDEFEATED LEAGUE TITLES WERE GIRLS TENNIS, GIRLS VOLLEYBALL, AND BOYS WATER POLO. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL HAD AN IMPRESSIVE RUN WITHOUT LOSING A SINGLE LEAGUE GAME, 30 TO ZERO, WHICH IS ONLY THE SECOND TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. GIRLS TENNIS MADE IT TO CIF SEMIFINALS. THE GIRLS WENT FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD IN LEAGUE FINALS FOR SINGLES AND DOUBLES. ABBY BERNHARDT WAS UNDEFEATED AND LEAGUE CHAMPION IN SINGLES. MADDIE HOSE AND ADRIENNE [INAUDIBLE], WE'RE UNDEFEATED IN THE CHAMPIONS IN DOUBLES. BOYS WATER POLO MADE IT TO CIF QUARTER FINALS. FOOTBALL AND GIRLS VOLLEYBALL ALL COMPETED IN THE FIRST ROUND OF CIF. FOR CROSS-COUNTRY, WE HAD AUDREY SANCHEZ QUALIFY FOR CIF. LAST MONDAY OUR BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM WON AGAINST THE BEARCATS IN THE CITRUS BOWL FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW. OUR LADIES SAINTS WRESTLING TEAM WON THEIR MATCH AGAINST BENITO LAST WEEK AS WELL. IN TERMS OF ACADEMICS, OUR MATH TEAM IS HOLDING MAP ACADEMIES ON SATURDAYS AND THEY BECOME VERY SUCCESSFUL. WE HAVE ABOUT 30 STUDENTS COMING TO SOME OF THESE STUDY SESSIONS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST FOR ACTIVITIES, OUR SOPHOMORES PROBABLY WON OUR CLASS ATTENDANCE COMPETITION THIS PAST MONTH WITH A 95.4 ATTENDANCE RATE. THAT IS A 2% IMPROVEMENT FROM LAST YEAR. WE'RE GEARING UP FOR ALL HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES AND COORDINATING A DESTRESS BEST WHERE STUDENTS WILL HAVE IN A MOMENT IN TIME TO UNWIND AS WE GET READY FOR FINALS NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ABOUT EVERYTHING GOING ON AT [INAUDIBLE]. WE'VE HAD A GREAT SEMESTER AND WE LOOK FORWARD FOR WHAT THE NEW YEAR HAS IN STORE. [APPLAUSE] >> THAT'S ME. FEATURE PRESENTATION, [14. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS] RECOGNITION OF BONITA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WATER POLO TEAM, CIF, AND SOCAL STATE CHAMPIONS. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE NOT READY TO GET PRESENTED TODAY, SO WE'LL MOVE THAT TO ANOTHER FUTURE MEETING. 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, AND THE PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE TIME THE ITEM APPEARS ON THE AGENDA. IN THE CASE OF A NON-AGENDA ITEM OF COMMENTS MAY BE MADE UNDER REQUESTS 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 PERSONALLY ADDRESSING THE BOARD. SO FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICTS. >> DO WE HAVE ANY. [16. CONSENT AGENDA] >> CONSENT AGENDA. MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE OR SUFFICIENTLY SUPPORTED BY PRIOR OR ACCOMPANYING REFERENCE MATERIALS. ANY INFORMATION IS NOT TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION. IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD SO REQUESTS, AN ITEM SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THIS SECTION AND PLACED IN THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION WHICH IS NOT A DEBATABLE AND WHICH REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR PASSAGE. IS THERE A MOTION? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. OR THERE IS A FAVOR? >> YEAH >> OPPOSED. UNANIMOUSLY PASSES. DISCUSSION ACTION AGENDA BUSINESS SERVICES. [17. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA] FIRST INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 2023, 2024 FISCAL YEAR WITH A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION. >> SO MOVED. >> I'LL SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? SONYA WILL PRESENT. >> GOOD EVENING. THIS EVENING WILL PRESENT THE FIRST UPDATE TO OUR BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 23, 24. TONIGHT, THE FIRST INTERIM REPORT. JUST TO RECAP, THIS IS ONE OF OUR THREE ANNUAL REPORTS THAT WE BRING BACK TO THE BOARD TO UPDATE US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE ALWAYS ARE UPDATING OUR BUDGET, BUT THIS IS A FORMAL REPORT THAT WE ACTUALLY REPORT TO LET GO AND THAT GETS FILED WITH THE STATE TO MAINTAIN THE COMPONENTS OF OUR FISCAL VIABILITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. [00:15:04] AT ADOPTED BUDGET, WE HAD PROJECTIONS FOR A DATA LIKE ENROLLMENT, OUR SALARY AND BENEFITS IN OUR BUDGET, ACTUALLY EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAD BACK IN MAY OF 2023. WE WERE ESTIMATED OUR ENROLLMENT AND WHAT WE WERE GOING TO USE FOR OUR FUNDED ADA. AT THAT TIME, WE USE WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED PERCENTAGES FOR ITEMS LIKE COLA AND OTHER PROJECTIONS FOR LIKE CPI. BUT NOW AT FIRST INTERIM, WE TAKE THOSE ESTIMATES, WE REVIEW THEM AND WITH ANY ADDED DATA OR PROJECTIONS THAT EITHER SCHOOL SERVICES OR THE LEO PROVIDE US. WE GO BACK AND WE REVIEW. NOW WE DO HAVE NEW INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. FOR EXAMPLE, WE ADD INTO OUR BUDGET ANY CARRYOVERS THAT WE MAY HAVE FROM PRIOR YEAR FOR SCHOOL SITE BUDGETS, DEPARTMENT BUDGETS, ANY CATEGORICAL CARRYOVERS THAT WE MAY HAVE TO ADD BACK INTO OUR OPERATING BUDGET. WE DO THAT ALL FROM THE BEGINNING OF OUR NEW FISCAL YEAR TO FIRST INTERIM. WE ALSO REVIEW ENROLLMENT, BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY HAD OUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. WE HAVE OUR KIDDOS IN CLASS, SO WE GO AHEAD AND UPDATE THAT. NOT THIS TIME, BUT SOMETIMES THERE ARE CHANGES TO THE LCFF FORMULA, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT AS WELL. BUT SOME BIG CHANGES TO THE BUDGET THAT WE'RE MAKING AT FIRST INTERIM WOULD BE OUR SALARIES AND BENEFITS. AT ADOPTED BUDGET, THERE WERE SOME NEGOTIATED SALARY INCREASES THAT WE COULDN'T INCORPORATE AT THAT TIME JUST BASED ON THE TIMING OF THE SETTLEMENTS. NOW AT FIRST INTERIM, WE ARE ACTUALLY PUTTING IN ALL OF THE NEGOTIATED SALARY INCREASE INTO OUR OPERATING BUDGET, AND THE TWO PUT TOGETHER IS THE 5.5%. THAT IS A MAJOR ADJUSTMENT THAT WE MADE TO OUR BUDGET AT FIRST INTERIM. WE ALSO WENT AHEAD AND UPDATED ANY OTHER EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS THAT WE MAY HAVE, THINGS THAT WE MAY HAVE PLANNED FOR THAT WERE DECIDED NOT TO DO THIS YEAR. WE JUST REVIEW ALL OF THE ACCOUNTS AT THIS POINT, BUT THAT IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE MAJOR CHANGE. AFTER REVIEWING ALL OF OUR REVENUES, WE ALSO ADDED IN SOME DONATIONS THAT WE MAY HAVE RECEIVED THUS FAR, OUR REVENUES WENT UP ABOUT $600,000. LIKE I HAD MENTIONED, OUR EXPENDITURES, WE HAD ANTICIPATED MAKING THAT BIG ADJUSTMENT. WE WENT AHEAD AND PUT THAT IN ABOUT A LITTLE OVER SIX-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS. THE NET CHANGE TO OUR BOTTOM LINE WAS ABOUT $5.9 MILLION, A DECREASE IN OUR FUND BALANCE. BUT WE KNEW THAT GOING INTO IT, IT WAS MORE OF A TIMING CHANGE THAT WE HAD TO WAIT FOR IT TO FIRST INTERIM. BUT WITH ALL THAT SAID AND DONE, AND WE'RE PROJECTING TO END JUNE 30TH, 2024 THIS FISCAL YEAR WITH ABOUT $22.2 MILLION IN OUR UNRESTRICTED ENDING FUND BALANCE. THIS IS ABOUT 14.11% OF OUR TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES. YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS USING THAT AS THE MENTOR, A MEASUREMENT OF OUR FUND BALANCE AND WHEREABOUTS $17.5 MILLION ABOVE THAT STATE REQUIRED 3% MINIMUM. ALONG WITH THE FIRST INTERIM, WE ALWAYS LOOK IN PREPARE OUR MULTIYEAR PROJECTIONS. SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT WE HAD AT UNAUDITED ACTUALLY HAVE CHANGED, BUT WE'RE ALWAYS ADJUSTING OUR ADA AND LET'S SAY OUR UNDUPLICATED PERCENTAGE, WE'RE ALWAYS RECALCULATING THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BUT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM THE LAST TIME WE MET WAS THE COLA FOR FISCAL YEAR '24, '25. WE HAD PROJECTED USING SCHOOL SERVICES ESTIMATES EARLIER THIS YEAR. WE WERE LOOKING AT NEXT YEAR'S COLA FUNDED AROUND 3.94% COLA. BUT THE ESTIMATES AT THE TIME WE HAD PREPARED THIS REPORT, THE BETTER ESTIMATE WAS ACTUALLY COMING IN AT 2%. RIGHT NOW TO THIS DATE, IT'S ACTUALLY WENT DOWN TO 1%, AND NOW IT'S LOOKING ABOUT 1.27% COLA FOR NEXT YEAR. AS WE KNOW, THE STATE IS ALSO ALWAYS UPDATING THEIR THREE-YEAR PROJECTION A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THAN US BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY DO USE '22, '23 PRIOR YEAR. THEY UPDATE THAT AND THEY USE CURRENT YEAR AND ONE YEAR [00:20:01] FORWARD WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THEIR THEIR MIPS. THE UPDATE AND THE DELAY IN TAX REVENUE FOR '22, '23 IS ACTUALLY MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THEY HAD ANTICIPATED. WE'LL SEE WHAT THE GOVERNOR PRESENTS ON JANUARY 10TH. AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR THIRD YEAR OUT, WE DID NOT CHANGE THAT COLA AMOUNT, BUT WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE'LL HAVE UPDATED PROJECTIONS AND WE WILL QUICKLY DO SOME NUMBER CRUNCHING AND PRESENT THAT TO YOU AT SECOND INTERIM, THE IMPACT. BUT USING THESE PROJECTIONS, I WANTED TO THEN WALK YOU THROUGH R3 HERE. WE ALWAYS LOOK AT DOLLARS PER ADA. IT DOES AT THIS POINT WITH THESE ASSUMPTIONS, IT LOOKS LIKE OUR DOLLARS PER ADA IS SLIGHTLY INCREASING FROM $991 THIS YEAR TO THIRD YEAR OUT, $405 PER ADA, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT WE HAVE THE ENROLLMENT. NOW WE JUST NEED TO ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO CONTINUE COMING TO SCHOOL. ALL OF OUR SITES ARE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN ATTENDANCE INCENTIVES AND JUST ENCOURAGING THE STUDENTS TO MAKE THEIR BEST EFFORTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL. NOW SPEAKING OF ENROLLMENT, WE ALWAYS LIKE TO COMPARE WHERE WE'VE BEEN, WHAT OUR PROJECTION IS THIS YEAR IN 2024 THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE ARE REPORTING AT MONTH 2. THAT SEEMS TO BE A MONTH WHERE WE'RE ALWAYS COMPARING OURSELVES EVERY YEAR. IT'S LIKE A ONE MONTH AFTER WE OPENED OUR DOORS. I WANTED BEFORE I POINT OUT THE NUMBER, THIS IS FOR ACTUALLY FUNDED ADA. ENROLLMENT, SO WE DO HAVE SOME ENROLLMENT WHENEVER WE TALK IN GENERAL OR PRESENT, WE USUALLY SAY OVER 10,000. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 10,000 THAT WE SAY IN GENERAL AND OUR ACTUAL NUMBER IS BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME PRESCHOOLERS THAT WE HAVE ENROLLED IN OUR CLASSES THAT WE DON'T ACTUALLY GENERATE ADA FOR AT THIS MOMENT. WE ALSO HAVE ABOUT 25% OF OUR TK STUDENTS, THEY ARE NOT OF AGE WHERE THEY GENERATE ADA. BUT THIS IS JUST A COMPARISON OF THOSE THAT DO DEGENERATE ADA FUNDS. THE GOOD PART IS THAT IT'S GOING UP. OUR MULTIYEAR PROJECTIONS DO INCLUDE ANY CHANGES IN PER RATES WHICH ARE INCLUDED, NO CHANGE PROJECTED FOR STRS, AND THE ANTICIPATED ROUTINE STEP AND COLUMN AND INFLATIONARY COSTS FOR MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES. WITH THOSE FACTORS ARE THREE YEARS OUT, WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT 10-POINT FOR 1% PERCENT ENDING FUND BALANCE SO THAT'S ENCOURAGING AND WE HOPE THAT WE GET SOME GOOD FISCAL DATA THAT WE CAN UPDATE THIS BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY THE MARKER THAT WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING OUT IS THAT THIRD YEAR OUT WHENEVER WE REFERENCE OUR FINANCIAL POSITION. THAT'LL BE JANUARY 10TH AND HOPEFULLY SOON AFTER WE'LL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE MORE INFORMATION. BEFORE NEXT STEPS, WE'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING THIS POSITIVE REPORT, SAYING THAT OUR THIRD YEAR OUT, WE'RE WELL ABOVE THE REQUIRED 3% IN THE THIRD YEAR OUT. I'M SORRY, I WANTED TO THANK BEFORE I GO TO THIS NEXT STEPS, THANK JASMINE ORTEGA, OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR, HER AND HER TEAM. THEY DO ALL OF THE NUMBER CRUNCHING AND WHENEVER WE GET NEW DATA, WE GO RIGHT BACK TO THE BOARD. WE DO DO SCENARIOS WITH THAT 1% JUST TO SEE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IF THAT WERE THE CASE. BUT WE DO GO WITH THE OFFICIAL PROJECTIONS WHICH AT THE TIME WAS 2%. THANK YOU, JASMINE. BUT FROM NOW, FROM THIS POINT FORWARD, P1 WILL FILE THAT IN LATE DECEMBER AND GO BACK OUT AND THEN UPDATE OUR PROJECTIONS, WILL TAKE THIS INTERIM REPORT TO LET GO, WHICH WILL THEN REVIEW IT AND SUBMITTED TO THE STATE. EL CAP DEVELOPMENT STARTS SOON AFTER AND WE'LL BE BACK IN MARCH WITH SOME P2 INFORMATION AS WELL. ANY QUESTIONS? >> SONYA, JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. WHAT IS YOUR INTELLIGENCE ON A SIX MONTH DELAY IN REVENUE? BASED ON SCHOOL SERVICES AND YOUR SURVEILLANCE AND SO ON. TO WHAT DEGREE IS IT GOING TO AFFECT THE '24, [00:25:03] '25 BUDGET BY WAY OF CYCLE AND REVENUES? >> WELL, I DID READ UP ON A LOT OF ANY UPDATE I COULD FIND I WAS WILLING TO READ UP ON IT. IT DOES LOOK LIKE IT WAS THAT DELAY. HAD THE STATE KNOWN WHAT THE ACTUAL TAX REVENUES WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR '22, '23, WE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THAT 3.94% COLA. EVERYTHING IS IN HINDSIGHT. HAVING TO GO BACK THERE LOOKING TO SEE WHAT THAT CHANGE IS GOING TO MEAN. WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT THEY CALLED RECESSION LIKE NUMBERS. BUT THE BEST PART IS THAT WE HAVE A BACK UP PLAN. THE STATE DOES HAVE THAT, THEY HAVE A LOT MORE TOOLS, ABOUT $24 BILLION IN RESERVES. THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD ONLY COVER US FOR ONE YEAR. BUT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT MAKING REDUCTIONS IN ONE-TIME FUNDS. THE KEY THING IN THAT IS THAT THERE ARE SOME ONETIME FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN AWARDED, BUT NOT DISTRIBUTED OUT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS YET. LEO IS RECOMMENDING THAT THAT'S WHERE THEY START POSSIBLY CUTTING SO THAT IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY IMPACT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ACTUALLY HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED THAT REVENUE, HAVE RECOGNIZED IT, AND STARTED PLANNING, POSSIBLY HIRING PERSONNEL BASED ON THAT REVENUE. ABOUT OTHER ONETIME FUND REDUCTION WOULD EQUAL ABOUT $10 BILLION IN SAVINGS. THEY ARE LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS. BUT AT THIS POINT, THE LEO HAS IN MY OPINION, BEEN VERY CONSERVATIVE. WE'LL SEE HOW THEY BALANCE OUT WITH THE ADMINISTRATION. >> IT'S STILL TOO EARLY FOR A DISCUSSION ABOUT DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. >> THEY SAID THAT IN ORDER TO BITE INTO THAT RESERVE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. >> I GOT YOU. MAYBE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER? >> YES. >> IN YOUR REPORT AND YOU'RE AT A DISADVANTAGE BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A REPORT WITH YOU, BUT WHEN IT READS OTHER EXPENDITURES ONGOING AND SO ON, NOT MET, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? BECAUSE THIS IS A POSITIVE REPORT, BUT WHEN SOMETHING'S NOT MET, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TECHNICALLY? >> I THINK WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS IN THAT THIRD YEAR OUT, IF WE CAN'T MEET OUR OBLIGATION OF PERSONNEL OF ANY OTHER OBLIGATORY COMMITMENTS THAT WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS. THAT'S WHERE A DISTRICT IN THAT POSITION GETS IN TROUBLE. USUALLY IN A REPORT LIKE THAT WHEN WE DO THE NUMBER CRUNCHING AND WE SEE THAT THAT THIRD YEAR OUT, WE'RE NOT MEETING THAT 3%. THERE IS A SPACE IN THE BACK CRITERIA AND STANDARDS WHERE WE LAY OUT A PLAN OF HOW THE DISTRICT IS GOING TO ADDRESS THAT SHORTFALL. WE WOULD HAVE PUT IN THERE WE'VE IDENTIFIED AREAS, LET'S SAY FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE WERE HEAVY ON THE CONTRACTING OUT OR LET'S SAY THERE WERE CERTAIN SERVICES THAT WE HAD OR SERVICES FOR CONTRACTS THAT WE COULD CUT. WE WOULD IDENTIFY THOSE CUTS IN THAT PORTION OF OUR REPORT. BUT YOU DO THAT WHEN YOU HAVE TO MEET THAT 3%. >> SURE WHEN YOU HAVE TO. LAST QUESTION IN THE GL SECTION. THERE'S WHAT'S DESCRIBED AS AN EXCEPTION. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? RATHER THAN PAST, THERE'S A TERMINOLOGY IS EXCEPTION AND IT LISTS A NUMBER OF OBJECTS. >> I SHOULD ADD THERE PROBABLY, I'M SORRY. >> THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE LOVELY PRESENTATION THIS EVENING, AND I ALWAYS LIKE IT WHEN WE GET A POSITIVE REVIEW. BUT I KNOW THAT THIS BOARD RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST REALLY CONCERNED. ALL OF US ARE REALLY CONCERNED LISTENING TO THE NEWS THAT'S COMING OUT OF SACRAMENTO AND THAT BUDGET. WE JUST WANT TO REASSURE, OUR AUDIENCE, OUR PARENTS, EVERYONE THAT'S OUT THERE THAT YOU GUYS DO GREAT WORK AND THAT WE'RE VERY CAUTIOUS AND WE'RE GOING TO BE KEEPING OUR EYE ON THE BALL HERE. BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION TONIGHT. >> WELL, IF WE GET TO THE POINT, WE'LL BE COMMUNICATING ON MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY THAN JUST AN INTERIM REPORT. >> ODDS IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE REPORT WITH A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION? >> AYE [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE INITIAL PROPOSALS FOR NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES SAY, EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION AND THIS CHAPTER NUMBER 21.2, BENITO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR. [00:30:01] THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AT 6:30. >> GOOD EVENING. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3547 OF THE EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT, CSEA AND THE DISTRICT ARE SUBMITTING THEIR INITIAL PROPOSALS TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS. FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE BOARD WILL NEED TO CONSIDER ADOPTING BOTH PROPOSALS, ARTICLES TO BE NEGOTIATED OR HOURS LEAVES, TRANSPORTATION AND COMPENSATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH OUR CSEA NEGOTIATIONS TEAM. THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AT 06:30. ADOPT THE INITIAL PROPOSAL FOR NEGOTIATIONS FROM THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND IT'S CHAPTER 21 TO THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR. DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ADOPT THE INITIAL PROPOSAL FOR NEGOTIATIONS FROM THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND IS CHAPTER 21 FOR THE 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR. IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED. SUPERINTENDENT. RECEIVE FIRST READING OF BOARD POLICIES. >> YEAH, WE'VE GOT ANOTHER BATCH OF THESE. THERE ARE SEVEN OF THEM THIS TIME BASED ON UPDATES FROM CSPAN. >>STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION. STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO ED CODE 48900T FOR STUDENT NUMBER 234-01-0121. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STUDENT NUMBER 234010121 BE EXPELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR WITH POLICEMEN ENTER PROGRAMMING OUTSIDE THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE [OVERLAPPING] >> THE OPPOSED PASSES. STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO ED CODE 48900C, FOR STUDENT NUMBER 140704756. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STUDENT NUMBER 140704756 BE EXPELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR WITH PLACEMENT IN THE PROGRAM OUTSIDE THE BENITO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. >> MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. .>> ANY OPPOSED? >> PASSES. STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO ED CODE 489408915, A ONE DASH E FOR STUDENT NUMBER 130602997. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STUDENT NUMBER 130602997 BE EXPELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2023, 2020 SCHOOL YEAR WITH PLACEMENT IN A PROGRAM OUTSIDE OF BENITO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. IS THERE A MOTION FOR THIS ONE? >> MOVED. >> SECOND. >> A DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO ED CODE 48900A1,48900A2, FOR STUDENT NUMBER 212010151. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STUDENT NUMBER 212010151, BE, ADMITTED FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER, 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR TO A SCHOOL WITHIN THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES? BOARD OF EDUCATION ASSIGNMENT OF COMMITTEES, AND APPROVAL OF MEETING SCHEDULED FOR 2024, 0.1 REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IS THERE A NOMINATION OR MOTION DOMINATE CHRISTIAN? >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? >> JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I REALLY ENJOYED THE FIRST YEAR AND WILL ENJOY CONTINUING ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> ANY OPPOSED? >> WELCOME, CHRISTINA, AGAIN. >> A POINT WHEN ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL OCCUPATION PROGRAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ANY NOMINATIONS? >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR GMAIL. >> SECOND >> ANY DISCUSSION? >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> EXCUSE ME CAN I ASK WHO GAVE THAT SECOND? >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE [OVERLAPPING] >> ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES THAT LEARN FROM MARGARET BEFORE LET'S REALLY TALK INTO THE MIX WHERE WE'RE DOING THE VOTES BECAUSE ESPECIALLY THE FIRST AND SECONDS. APPOINT ONE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LA COUNTY SCHOOL TRUSTEES ASSOCIATION. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE [OVERLAPPING]. [00:35:01] >> OPPOSED. >> WELCOME, CHRISTINE. APPOINT ONE REPRESENTATIVE TO ELECT MEMBERS TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION. IS THERE ANY NOMINATIONS? >> I'LL NOMINATE YOU, GREG. >> THANK YOU. >> SECOND. [LAUGHTER]. >> LUCKY ME. LET ME UNDER DISCUSSION. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> GO GREG. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? I GUESS THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. A POINT FIRST OF TWO REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON THE CITY OF LA VERNE AD HOC COMMITTEE. ANY NOMINATIONS? >> I'LL NOMINATE GREG BLOOD THANK YOU THAT'S A NICE ONE. [LAUGHTER] >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED? THAT PASSES. APPOINT A SECOND OF TWO REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON THE CITY OF LOS LAVERNE AD HOC COMMITTEE NOMINATION FOR THAT. >> I NOMINATE YOU. >> SECOND. >> ALL SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? APPOINT ONE WHEN REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON THE CITY OF LA VERNE YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE. IS THERE? >> YES, IT LEAVES YOU. >> I'LL TAKE THAT ONE. >> BECAUSE YOU'D HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BURN RESIDENT. >> I STILL GO LIKE, YEAH. >> I'LL SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES APPOINT FIRST OF TWO REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON THE CITY OF SAN DA MUSS AD HOC COMMITTEE. AGAIN, NOMINATION. >> NOMINATE DEREK BONO. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE [OVERLAPPING] >> ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES. APPOINT SECOND OF TWO REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON THE CITY OF SAN DEEM AS AD HOC COMMITTEE. CAN I GET NOMINATION. >> I NOMINATE GREG. >> SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE [OVERLAPPING] >> ANY OPPOSED? ONE MORE IT IS APPOINT ONE MORE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LAVERNE SANDY MISS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION. >> HOW MANY GYM? >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE [OVERLAPPING] >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSE? >> NO. APPROVED BOARD OF EDUCATION AND REGULAR MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR 2024. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> JUST REAL QUICK, BEFORE WE VOTE ON IT TWO CHANGES AFTER THAT, THERE WERE 12 LISTED. WE ARE I PROPOSE WE MOVE JANUARY 10TH TO JANUARY 17TH, AND THE JUNE 19TH TO JUNE 12TH. >> ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? >> SOUNDS GOOD. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR WITH THOSE CHANGES. >> AYE [OVERLAPPING] >> ANY OPPOSED REPORTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT. [18. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT] SINCE YOU'VE ALWAYS GOT TO LAST THIS LAST HALF-YEAR. ONCE YOU TAKE IT, GLENN. >> WELL, I'LL START OUT BY THANKING EVERYBODY FOR ALL THE HELP I GOT LAST YEAR AS PRESIDENT AND NOW STARTING MY LAST YEAR ON THE BOARD. FROM NOW ON EVERYTHING IS A LAST MY LAST DECEMBER MEETINGS AND ALL THE WAY ON, IT'S BITTERSWEET. BUT ONE THING I'VE ASKED FROM DAY 1 IS WE TRY TO GET AN ECIF CHAMPION EVERY YEAR IN ONE OF THE SPORTS FROM THE FALL, TO THE SPRING. IN A LOT OF TIMES WE WAITED UNTIL THE END OF THE TRACK SEASON TO GET OUR CHAMPION. THIS YEAR I'D LIKE TO THANK THE WATER POLO TEAM FOR TAKING CARE OF IT RIGHT OUT OF THE BAT AND ADDING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TO IT SO WE CAN MOVE ON FROM THERE. EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST ICING ON THE CAKE AFTER THAT. LIKE TO ALSO MENTIONED A LONGTIME LA VERNE RESIDENT WHO PASSED AWAY TODAY, FORMER MARINE AND ONE OF THE BEST FIREMAN I EVER WORKED WITH TOM KENYON AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS. >> THANKS. >> DEREK. >> FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAPPY HANUKKAH. ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TOO, GREAT FOR BEING BOARD PRESIDENT. I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO AN AWARD CEREMONY AT EXTRA AND NOT AS A BOARD MEMBER BUT AS A DAD. MY SON WAS GETTING AN AWARD. I HAD A DISCUSSION WITH MOM THERE, HER SON GOT AN AWARD. SHE WAS SUPER PROUD. BUT SHE SHARED A STORY THAT I THINK REALLY REFLECTS WELL ON OUR STAFF. SHE SHARED HOW SHE HAD DYSLEXIA AND THE SCHOOL SHE WENT TO DIDN'T REALLY NOTICE NOTICE IT AND IT CAUSED SOME ACADEMIC PROBLEMS. NOW HER SON GOT ALL THE SUPPORT SHE DIDN'T GET. HER SON GOT HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION AND NOW HE'S WINNING ACADEMIC AWARDS. LOOKING AT THAT STORY, I THINK IT REALLY MATCHES THE DATA WE GET FROM TEST SCORES, THE DATA WE GET FROM A LOT OF THINGS IS KIDS WHO GO TO [00:40:01] BONITA REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU FALL ON THE ACADEMIC LADDER, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION. I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO A BOOK FAIR. SUPER FUN, MY WIFE WAS THERE SO I WENT MORE AS A HUSBAND. BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY SWEET THAT AT THESE BOOK FAIRS WE HAVE GUEST READERS AND THESE ARE TEACHERS COMING IN AT SIX OR LATER BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN I WENT AND HAD MISS ADAMS, MISS BIRAK, MISS BASILI, AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF TEACHERS BEING GUEST READERS AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF KIDS SUPER-EXCITED THAT THE GUEST READER WAS THERE SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS A VERY FUN MOMENT. I HAD THE GOOD OPPORTUNITY WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE TO GO TO A PTA LUNCHEON. AT THE PTA LUNCHEON, YOU USUALLY SEE A LOT OF THE SAME PEOPLE AND THAT'S NOT A BAD THING. YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR OUR KIDS. YOU HAVE PARENTS BEING THE FIRST EDUCATORS. YOU HAVE PEER GROUPS ARE IMPORTANT, YOU HAVE TEACHERS AND STAFF AND PEOPLE WHO REALLY LOVE ON OUR KIDS. BUT YOU ALSO HAVE THIS VOLUNTEER GROUP. I THINK MATT SAID THEY SPENT ABOUT 17,000 HOURS IN ONE YEAR PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR OUR KIDS. I WAS LIKE, THAT'S PHENOMENAL. THEN SOME OF THESE PEOPLE I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION SOME NAMES, MICHELLE RIJNDAEL, PICKY MALINOWSKI, SELENA GARCIA, HAVE BEEN INVOLVED FOR A VERY LONG TIME. SOME OF THEM THEIR KIDS HAVE LEFT BUT THEIR SERVICE CONTINUES. SOME OF THEM LOOK LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON THE 30-YEAR PLAN AT SOME POINT. SO THAT WAS JUST IMPRESSIVE. FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE ON OUR KIDS, WHO PUT IN ALL THAT TIME TO GIVE OUR KIDS GREAT EXPERIENCES, AS A DAD AND A BOARD MEMBER JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. IT REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WE HAVE SOME STAFF AND THERE'S STORIES SOMETIMES I CAN'T SHARE BECAUSE OF CONFIDENTIALITY AND YOU'RE LIKE, WOW, OUR STAFF'S DOING THIS REALLY AMAZING THING BUT WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT. THAT'S UNFORTUNATE. A LOT OF TIMES THERE WILL BE LIKE IN THE SPECIAL ED AREA. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE SRO AND MADONNA JUST A LOT OF CREDIT FOR HIS PROFESSIONALISM, RESILIENCE, AND JUST HOW HE APPROACHES HIS JOB. ALL OF OUR SRO'S ARE GREAT. HE IS DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB AND I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE, EDNA. I DON'T KNOW HER LAST NAME. SHE'S THE SWEETEST LADY IN THE WORLD. I ONLY KNOW HER AS EDNA, SO I ASSUME SHE HAS A LAST NAME. BUT SHE'S EDNA TO EVERYONE WHO TALKS ABOUT HER AND SHE IS JUST, SHE LEAVES HER KITCHEN DEPARTMENT. ALREADY THEY'VE SERVED 500,000 GUILDS. THEY HAVE AN INCREDIBLY LOW TURNOVER STAFF FOR STAFF SHE DIDN'T REALLY LIKE HER, WHICH DOESN'T, WELL, IT HAPPENS A LOT HERE BUT NOT EVERYWHERE. I JUST THINK THAT REALLY REFLECTS VERY WELL ON HER LEADERSHIP. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD WORK SHE'S DOING. ONE OF THE THINGS SELFISHLY I DO IS I HEAR ABOUT REALLY GOOD PROGRAMS AND I EXPOSE MY DAUGHTER TO THEM. ONE OF THE ONES THAT I DID EARLY ON IS I HEARD ABOUT A GREAT DRAMA PROGRAM. I BROUGHT MY KID BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN. MY FRIEND JIM, HE WAS LIKE A WATER POLO GUY, HIS WIFE WAS A WATER POLO PERSON AND THEY RAISED WATER POLO KIDS WHO NOW WIN CIF CHAMPIONS. THAT'S THEIR THING. BUT MY KIDS AREN'T QUITE LIKE ME SOMETIMES. SO I'M LIKE, SEE WHAT THEY'RE INTO. I REMEMBER BRINGING HER TO THE DRAMA PROGRAM AND IT'S LIKE, HEY, LET'S CHECK THIS OUT. NOW SHE'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST, THEY CALL THEM LITTLES WHO GO AND SHE'S GOING TO BE IN MARY POPPINS. IT'S A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE AND IT'S REALLY A HIGH-QUALITY DRAMA PROGRAM. I DISCOVERED I MIGHT HAVE TO BRING MY DAUGHTER TO ANOTHER PERFORMANCE. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE I LIKE HEAR OF SOMETHING I'M LIKE, OH, AND IT'S ON THE SAN DIMAS SIDE. MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO GO TO SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL. SHE HAS MADE UP HER MIND, SO THERE'S GREAT PROGRAMS IN BONITA, SHE'S NOT CHECKING THOSE OUT. BUT OUR SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL BAND. SHE LOVES BAND, SHE LOVES MISS LEVO. SHE HAS A CELL PHONE THAT'S VERY RESTRICTED BECAUSE APPLE LETS YOU DO THAT. SHE FOUND A PICTURE MISS LEVO WHICH I THOUGHT WAS CREEPY AND SHE HAS IT AS HER SCREENSAVER, I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHY, BUT I HOPE MISS LEVO IS OKAY WITH THAT. BUT THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL BAND HAS REALLY FOSTERED THIS IDEA OF FAMILY. YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXTENSIVE TRAINING IN JAZZ MUSIC, YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO REALLY LIKE GET A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE TO SHOW UP. I JUST REALLY WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO LANCE BEDFORD AND DANIEL SNYDER FOR THE GREAT WORK THEY'RE DOING. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THERE'S 160 MEMBERS IN SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL BAND, THE LARGEST IT'S EVER BEEN. SOMETIMES YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE WIN CIF OR THE PEOPLE WHO DO ALL THESE GREAT THINGS. BUT WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE SOMETIMES WHO DON'T ALWAYS GET THAT ATTENTION UNLESS YOU HEAR ABOUT THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO BRING YOUR DAUGHTER AROUND TO CHECK IT OUT. I JUST REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON OUR KIDS AND THAT'S ALL I GOT. >> JIM. [00:45:01] >> GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR NEW MANAGER OF RISK, WORKERS COMPENSATION AND SAFETY. HELP ME WITH THE NAME CHRISTINE FROYO. >> FROYO. >> FROYO [LAUGHTER]. I THINK THE TAKEAWAY THERE IS, THIS IS A NEW POSITION. I THINK THE FOCUS IS TO BETTER SERVE OUR STAFF'S PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY. SO THANKS FOR THAT AND THANKS FOR THAT INVESTMENT. EARLIER TONIGHT WE ACCEPTED AND PASSED ON CONSENT BUSINESS EIGHT, OUR ANNUAL REPORT OF THE USE OF DEVELOPER FEES IN ITS CURRENT BALANCE AND I WONDER, SONYA, COULD YOU JUST GIVE US A SENTENCE OR TWO ON WHAT THAT'S ABOUT AND THE MECHANICS OF IT. >> HERE IS THE BACKGROUND DEVELOPERS FEES. ED CODE AUTHORIZES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO CHARGE FOR ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE ADDED TO A RESIDENCE OR A COMMERCIAL SPACE. RESIDENTS ACTUALLY PAY A HIGHER RATE THAN A COMMERCIAL SPACE. WHEN A RESIDENT WOULD LIKE TO ADD OR CONSTRUCT A NEW CONSTRUCTION OR HOME OR ADD ONTO THEIR HOME, THEY GO TO THE CITY, THEY SUBMIT THEIR PLANS AND THE CITY ASSESSES HOW MANY SQUARE FOOTAGE IS APPLICABLE. THEY THEN COME DOWN TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEY PAY THEIR FEE AND WE SIGN OFF ON IT. THIS ALLOWS US TO GENERATE FUNDS THAT THE PREMISE IS FOR GROWTH. BECAUSE THE POTENTIAL NOW FOR THAT HOME TO HOUSE MORE STUDENTS OR LARGER FAMILY IS THERE. WE ARE COLLECTING THESE FUNDS. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN WE HAVE A NEW COMPLEX THAT COMES IN AND A DEVELOPER WANTS TO BUILD A BRAND NEW NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S GREAT FOR THAT SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SEE SOME GROWTH IN OUR DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. NOW, THESE FUNDS ARE TO BE USED LIKE I SAID FOR GROWTH SO THERE ARE CERTAIN STIPULATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW. ONE OF THEM IS TO REPORT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, A REPORT OF THE REVENUE AND THE EXPENDITURES AND THE ENDING FUND BALANCE. AND ALONG WITH THAT A DESCRIPTION OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO SPEND. WE CANNOT USE THIS MONEY FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE AND AND OR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. IT HAS TO BE ON EITHER CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION OF ANYTHING RELATED TO GROWTH. WE USUALLY DO USE IT FOR WHEN A SCHOOL SITE HAS HAD TK EXPENSES BECAUSE THAT WAS 100 PERCENT GROWTH AND OR ANY KIND OF REPLACEMENT OF, I'D LIKE TO USE IT FOR THINGS THAT MAYBE A SCHOOL HAS SEEN A SURGE IN A CLASS SO WE NEED TO BUY MORE FURNITURE OR REPAIR A PORTABLE THAT WAS ADDED AT ONE POINT FOR THE REASON OF GROWTH. >> WHAT THEY'RE CLOSE TO A DOZEN PROJECTS. >> YES. >> RIGHT? >> IT USUALLY DOES VARY BECAUSE [OVERLAPPING] YOU CAN'T BE ANYTHING THAT WE PLAN ON UNLESS FOR EXAMPLE FOR TK CLASSROOMS WE WERE ABLE TO PLAN ON THAT. USUALLY YOU'LL SEE US ADDING PLANS TO THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. >> RIGHT. >> THANKS FOR THAT. THANK YOU ALSO TO THE CITY OF LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING BOTH GRACE MILLER'S NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON AWARD. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THAT. FOR THE VHS BOYS WATER POLO CHAMPIONS, IT APPEARS THAT THEY HAD THEM RECOGNIZED BEFORE. WE'RE GOING TO GET TO BUT WE'RE GOING TO SEE HIM NEXT MONTH. >> CORRECT. >> HAD A CHANCE TO RIDE IN THE SAN DIMAS HOLIDAY PARADE IN THE NEW ELECTRIC BUS. IT'S KIND OF QUIET. THAT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND SPECIAL THANKS TO JULIE. SHE RUNS A PRETTY TIGHT SHIP. HAD A CHANCE TO ATTEND THE K9 FUNDRAISER OVER CITY OF LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A K9 PROGRAM AND THERE'S A NON-PROFIT THAT RAISES A LOT OF MONEY TO HELP SUPPORT NOT JUST THE K9 BUT THE TRAINING AND ALL THE THINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT AND KNOW THAT WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM TO SEARCH OUR CLASSROOMS TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE. CONGRATULATIONS, AND I'M AN OLD CHOIR NERD FROM WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. MY DAUGHTER SANG OVER AT BONITA HIGH-SCHOOL. THE CHOIR PROGRAMS AT BOTH SAN DIMAS AND BONITA ARE ROBUST AND WE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THEIR WORK. STUDENTS OR SINGERS FROM BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS WERE CHOSEN AS WE HEARD EARLIER TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HONOR CHOIR AND THEN SOME WILL ADVANCE TO THE STATEWIDE HONOR CHOIR. MARCHING BANDS, BOTH SAN DIMAS AND BONITA COMPETED. I HAD THE CHANCE THIS LAST SATURDAY NIGHT TO ATTEND A CONCERT AT [00:50:02] OUR PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FOR BONITA HIGH-SCHOOL AGAIN WHERE MY DAUGHTER WENT AND IT'S SUCH A TREAT, IT REFRESHES YOUR SPIRIT FOR THE HOLIDAYS. WE DO HAVE ONE MORE PERFORMANCE COMING UP. I THINK LOAN HILL SANTA YNEZ BAND CONCERT ON THE 21ST. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONTINUING DIALOGUE ON OUR FACILITIES MASTER PLAN AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AND HOW THOSE THINGS WILL TRANSLATE TO OUR POSSIBILITIES FOR THE FUTURE. LOOKING FORWARD TO SCHEDULING ANOTHER FENTANYL AWARENESS NIGHT. I THINK AGAIN, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, THAT WAS A GOOD NIGHT WITH A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK, AND I THINK VERY VALUABLE FOR OUR PARENTS AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE. LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER DISTRICT ROUND-TABLE ON THE 23RD OF JANUARY. >> YES. >> LASTLY, WHATEVER YOUR FAITH TRADITIONS AND WHATEVER YOUR PLANS ARE FOR THE HOLIDAYS, PLEASE ENJOY YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COMMUNITY DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. CHEERS. THANKS. >> CHRISTINA. >> GOOD EVENING. IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, I WAS ABLE TO WATCH TWO DIFFERENT SPORTING EVENTS AND I REALLY ENJOYED THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WATER POLO MATCH. IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE I ATTENDED WATER POLO. MY SON WAS A WATER POLO PLAYER, SO IT WAS SO EXCITING, WORLD-CLASS FACILITY AT MT SAC. THEN WHEN IT WAS JUST THE EXCITEMENT OF ALL THE STUDENTS AND THE PARENTS, IT WAS REALLY TERRIFIC. THEN I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBALL MATCHES BETWEEN SANDY MISS AND BONITA AND THOSE WERE JUST INCREDIBLE. I LIKE TO SEE SOME BALANCE, SO BONITA WON THE SMUDGE BUTTON AND SANDY MISS BOYS WON THE BASKETBALL GAME. THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. AS A BOARD MEMBER, THAT MADE ME FEEL, I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS JUST GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY. MY COMPLIMENTS TO THE COACHES, THE ATHLETES, AND ALL THE STAFF THAT I SAW PRESIDENT THOSE GAMES, BOTH CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED STAFF MEMBERS WERE THERE WAS REALLY A TRULY WONDERFUL COMMUNITY EVENT. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE. LAST WEEK, I ATTENDED AN ELEMENTARY CHRISTMAS CHOIR PERFORMANCE, AND TOMORROW I WILL ATTEND A SECOND GRADE CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THOSE CHORAL DIRECTORS OUT THERE. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO LISTEN TO A NUMBER OF HIGH-SCHOOL SONGS OR JUST PORTIONS OF SONGS THAT SOME OF THEM POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IT'S BEEN REALLY NICE AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT BECAUSE IT SPREADS THAT WARM, WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE DO IN BONITA OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY. I LIKE THEM TO SEE ALL OUR TALENTED PERFORMERS. I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE HEALTH FAIR AT LOAN HILL. WE HAD MANY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PARENTS ATTEND THAT EVENT AND THEY HAD SO MANY VENDORS. MY COMPLIMENTS TO WHOEVER PUT THAT ONE TOGETHER, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO DID IT, BUT IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE. DURING THE SEASON, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOMMEND TO EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE AT LEAST ONE CHARITY EVENT, WHETHER IT'S DONATING FUNDS OR GIFTS OR TIME TO HELP IN FOOD PANTRIES. THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO REMIND US ALL THAT THERE ARE MANY UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT CAN BENEFIT FROM OUR SERVICE. RECENTLY, ANN NEIL SHARED WITH THE SYRUP BOARD SOME OF THE BOARD MINUTES FROM POMONA UNIFIED WHAT OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN DOING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES THAT NEEDED TIME TO GET OUT INTO CHRISTMAS SHOPPING, BUT ALSO NEED SUPPORT WITH CHILDCARE. THEY WERE SO IMPRESSED BY WHAT BONITA IS DOING AND I'M JUST GLAD THAT OUR DISTRICT PROVIDES SUCH CREATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS. >> FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK GLENN FOR YOUR PRESIDENCY JUST RECENTLY. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME ON THE BOARD, YOU'VE BEEN HERE, SO THANKS FOR SERVING AS A MENTOR. WE STILL HAVE YOU ONE MORE YEAR AT LEAST, SO WE'RE GOOD. FOR THE FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESIDE OVER FOR THIS YEAR. I KNOW WE'RE TALKING A LOT ABOUT SPORTS AND CHOIR. AGAIN, I ALSO GOT A LITTLE CHANCE FOR THAT. MY DAUGHTER DID MIDDLE-SCHOOL PYRE AND WHICH WHEN EVENTS SOMETIMES IT'S EASY, THEY LISTEN TO, SOMETIMES STRUGGLES A LITTLE BIT FOR MYSELF. BUT OUR TEACHERS THAT ARE DOING AMAZING JOB. MS SHAW AT RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ABLE TO GATHER A THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT CLASSES OF KIDS AND ORGANIZE THEM, THEN I HAVE A HARD TIME WITH JUST TWO KIDS ON MY OWN TRYING TO ORGANIZE THEM. SPORTS AS WELL. I SAID, MOST OF YOU DON'T HAVE A SON WHO'S A FRESHMAN. HE'S BEEN IN YOUTH SPORTS FOREVER. WE DID BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, TRACK. A LOT OF THESE EVENTS TAKE ABOUT 2 HOURS. YOU GET DOUBLE HEADERS, MAYBE IT'S FOUR. OR THERE'S A NEW GROUP OUT THERE, AND I'M A NEW PARENT OF A WRESTLER. HEADS, SHOUT OUT TO THESE WRESTLING FAMILIES BECAUSE THOSE THINGS, MY SON WAKES UP AT 05:00 AM TO CATCH A BUS AND WE'LL GET HOME TILL IT'S DARK AGAIN. [00:55:04] ALL DAY LONG EVENTS, I'LL NEVER COMPLAIN ABOUT A THREE-HOUR FOOTBALL GAME AGAIN OR ANYTHING ELSE. TWELVE HOURS JUST TO GET MAYBE 12 MINUTES OF ACTUAL MATCH TIME, IT'S A LOT. THAT'S AN ENDURANCE EVENT FOR EVERYONE SITTING ON THOSE BLEACHERS. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE AND USUALLY WE LOOK AT STUFF LIKE SAFETY AND CURRENT ISSUES. THERE WAS ONE KEY NOTE ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. I KNOW OUR EDTECH IS HERE. WE ALWAYS HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROMISES BUT ALSO THE PERILS. THE BIG THING ON THE NEWS WAS EVERYONE'S CHEATING ON CHATGPT TO WRITE ESSAYS. BUT THEN YOU LOOK AT WENDY'S, OTHER SAFEGUARDS ARE IN PLACE. THERE'S MY HEARD OF KHAN ACADEMY. WE HAD A GUY, SAL KHAN PRESENT ON AI AND WHAT HE'S PILOTING. IT'S ACTUALLY SO MUCH PROMISE IN THAT. I KNOW A LOT OF THESE EDUCATIONAL APPS ARE GOING TO BE UPDATED AND IS GOING TO BE COMPONENTS OF IT. BUT RESEARCH SHOWS NO MASTERY OF ANY KIND OF YEAR, YOU GET ABOUT 70-80% OF THAT YEAR. I GET A 70 ON A TESTS ON EXPONENTS, I HAVE TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT THING AND MASTER THAT. HE'S SHOWING SOMEBODY'S ASKED YOU DO 30-60 MINUTES ONCE A WEEK ON A SIGH FILLS THOSE GAPS. THE WAY IT WORKS IS IT DOESN'T JUST GIVE YOU THE ANSWER WITH A LOT OF THESE NEW ONES THAT WE HEARD ABOUT WHERE YOU CAN JUST CUT AND PASTE AN ESSAY AND THEY'LL DO IT FOR YOU. BUT IT'S MORE LIKE COACHING, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE THESIS STATEMENT. LET'S WORK ON THAT. YOU CAN TALK TO TEACHERS ABOUT, HEY, ABOUT 30% OF YOUR CLASS HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THESIS STATEMENTS. HERE'S LESSON PLANS ON THESIS STATEMENTS. GIVEN THIS ONE CAN WORK ON THIS FOR 4 HOURS, THIS IS WHAT OUR SCORES HAVE RUBRICS. TO SAVE TEACHERS, THEY SAID ABOUT 5 HOURS A WEEK, JUST LESSON PLANNING AND GRADING. THERE'S A LOT OF PROMISES OUT THERE ONCE ALL THE RIGHTS SAFEGUARDS AND WE DON'T WANT TO SHARE THE INFORMATION TO OUTSIDE THINGS OUT THERE. BY JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO MAYBE THE NEXT FIVE OR SIX YEARS, WHAT THAT COULD COME TO BECAUSE PERSONALIZED LEARNING TO FILL IN THOSE GAPS COULD HELP US REACH THOSE GOALS THAT 80, 70 GOAL BECAUSE NO ONE EVER GETS 100% PROFICIENCY. THERE'S ALWAYS THOSE GAPS IN THERE. ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT THE PROMISE OF IT, THERE'S ALWAYS DEFINITELY CAUTIONS OF HORROR STORIES I HEAR, AND OTHER PARTS OF AI, ESPECIALLY OPEN AI. BUT JUST SOMETHING OUT THERE BECAUSE WE KNOW IF YOU LOOK ON YOUR PHONE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOMETHING. FACEBOOK KNOWS YOU WANT TO BUY IT AND SEE YOUR THIRD AD, YOU SCROLL DOWN TWICE. I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT. IT IS OUT THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF PARAMETERS. WE'VE MET THE UPDATE TERMS OF USE THINGS, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PROMISE OUT THERE FOR KIDS. I'M ACTUALLY REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT THAT COULD BRING. I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT FOREVER. BUT I KNOW IT'S BEEN ABOUT AN HOUR AND WE HAVE ABOUT SEVEN DAYS LEFT OF SCHOOL DAYS TO GET TO A WINTER BREAK, AND IT'S WELL-DESERVED BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A ROUGH YEAR. I KNOW TEACHERS BECAUSE I'M IN EDUCATION, YOU'RE SO LUCKY TO GET TWO WEEKS OFF YOUR SUMMERS OFF. BUT THEN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, I CAN ACTUALLY REALLY EVER DO YOUR JOB. CONGRATS TO ALL THE STAFF OUT THERE AND ENJOY 2024. LOOK TO SEE YOU THEN AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS. >> I REALLY JUST WANT TO USE MY TIME TONIGHT AND THANK YOU, GLENN FOR THE LAST YEAR ON YOUR PRESIDENCY, WE GLOSSED OVER IT TONIGHT. IT WAS DONE AND THROUGH THE GAVEL OVER TO GREG AND THEN THAT WAS THE END OF IT. BUT VERY APPRECIATIVE; YOU'RE FUN TO WORK WITH, YOU'RE EASY TO WORK WITH AND THE LAST YEAR HAS BEEN VERY ENJOYABLE. I DON'T TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF IT. GLAD YOU'RE STILL ON FOR ONE MORE YEAR, BUT IT WAS THE LAST TIME FOR THE PRESIDENCY AND IT WAS AWESOME. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OFFICERS. I WOULD LIKE THE TRANSCRIPT TO REFLECT GREG'S AUDIBLE SIGH AT ONE OF THOSE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS [LAUGHTER] BUT OTHER THAN THAT, HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL. ENJOY THE TWO WEEKS. RELAX, RECHARGE, AND WE'LL SEE YOU IN JANUARY 8TH. >> REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC, ANYTHING FROM THE COMMUNITY? PTA [INAUDIBLE] CSEA, ANYBODY? NO [LAUGHTER] FUTURE MEETING DATES, THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE JANUARY 17, [20. FUTURE MEETING DATES] 2024, BUT ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS. THEN THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 06:59 PM. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.