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>> MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 04:32 PM.
[2. CALL TO ORDER]
ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOW PRESENT.REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON CLOSED-SESSION AGENDA ITEMS.
[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]
THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.ANY 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, 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 NONE. WE WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 04:33.
>> KEEP HITTING IT. YOU'RE ALL SO QUIET.
SORRY FOR BEING TARDY. PASSING BELL WAS TOO SHORT FOR ME.
SO WE WILL RECONVENE THIS OPEN SESSION AT 6:04.
[7. CALL TO ORDER]
THERE'S NO REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.YOU PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY.
>> APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT.
[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]
IS THERE A MOTION?>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> IT PASSES. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING.
[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]
SO WE'LL ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 17, 2024, REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING. DO I GET A MOTION?>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> IT'S UNANIMOUS. COMMUNICATION FROM OUR SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES.
[12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES]
LET'S START WITH ANDREW TONIGHT.>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK TO DELIVER BONITA'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE MONTH OF JANUARY.
LET'S BEGIN WITH OUR PHENOMENAL BASKETBALL TEAM WHOSE PROWESS ON THE COURT HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF EXTRAORDINARY THIS MONTH.
IN JANUARY, THEY DOMINATED THE COMPETITION, EMERGING VICTORIOUS IN ALMOST EVERY GAME.
LAST WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31ST, WE BEAT GLENDORA IN A NAIL-BITING MATCH, CLINCHING THE PALOMARES LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
TONIGHT WE CONTINUE THE FIRST ROUND OF CIF AS WELL AS GO HEAD TO HEAD AGAINST TUCSON HIGH SCHOOL AT 07:00 PM.
THOUGH THE CHALLENGE IS FORMIDABLE, I DO HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE IN OUR BASKETBALL TEAM.
LAST FRIDAY, ASP HOSTED OUR WINTER RALLY.
AND I CAN CONFIRM THAT IT WAS A SUPER FUN RALLY, AND MANY TEACHERS EVEN SAID IT WAS THEIR FAVORITE ONE OF ALL TIME.
AND WE TRANSFORMED THE WHOLE GYM INTO A SCENE FROM THE MOVIE, COMPLETE WITH TIKI TORCHES, LEAVES, AND BALLOONS.
IT REALLY DID SEEM LIKE WE WERE IN THE PARK.
I WAS EVEN ABLE TO DRESS UP IN A BLOW-UP DINOSAUR COSTUME AND GOT TO RUN AROUND AND DANCE DURING THE ENTIRE RALLY.
SOME WOULD EVEN SAY THAT MY DANCE FOODS WERE DYNAMITE.
[LAUGHTER] OUR BEARCATS CAME OUT AND SHOWED THEIR SPIRIT, AND IT WAS A GREAT TIME CELEBRATING OUR WINTER PROGRAMS. AS VALENTINE'S DAY IS COMING UP, OUR BRING CHANGE TO MIND CLUB IS SELLING AND DELIVERING CANDY GRAMS TO STUDENTS.
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO INVOLVE STUDENTS ON CAMPUS AND SHOW THEM THAT OTHERS CARE ABOUT THEM.
OUR SOPHOMORE CLASS COUNCIL HAS BEEN BUSY WORKING ON OUR WINTER SEMI-FORMAL DANCE ON FEBRUARY 23RD.
OUR THEME IS NIGHT OUT IN NEW YORK, AND WE WILL HAVE A FREE HANDEL'S ICE CREAM FOR EACH STUDENT WHO ATTENDS THE DANCE.
THERE WILL BE A DJ, FUN ACTIVITIES FOR ALL TO PARTICIPATE IN AT THE DANCE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'LL BE A GREAT NIGHT.
DURING JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, WE HAVE HAD SO MANY AWESOME FIELD TRIPS WITH MORE TO COME.
OUR ADVANCED CULINARY PROGRAM AND ACCOUNTING PROGRAM BOTH WENT ON EDUCATIONAL TRIPS TO MT.
SAC. OUR FOODS CLASS AND ADVANCED CULINARY PROGRAM TOOK A JOINT FIELD TRIP TO THE LOS ANGELES FOOD BANK, WHERE THEY HELPED PREPARE FOOD FOR THE HOMELESS AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
COMING UP, OUR ATHLETIC TRAINING PROGRAM WILL BE TAKING A FIELD TRIP WITH THE CLIPPERS IN LOS ANGELES NEXT WEEK.
OUR CHOIR PROGRAM IS TAKING A FIELD TRIP TO DISNEYLAND NEXT WEEK AS WELL.
LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, OUR CULINARY PROGRAM IS TAKING A FIELD TRIP TO CHICK-FIL-A TO GET REAL-LIFE INSIGHT INTO THE OPERATION OF A RESTAURANT.
OUR CALENDAR THIS MONTH IS BRIMMING WITH EXCITING EVENTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO ENRICH THE BONITA HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
WHETHER IT HAS TO DO WITH OUR FURTHER SUCCESSES ON THE COURT OR STAGE, OUR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, OR FUN EVENTS, THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE TO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS MONTH.
ON BEHALF OF BONITA HIGH SCHOOL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED DEDICATION AND SUPPORT TO WHAT MAKES BONITA STAND OUT AMONGST OTHERS. GO BEARCATS.
>> THANK YOU, ANDREW. LET'S GO WITH BEATRICE SEE FROM SAN DIMAS.
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>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, PRESIDENT PALATTO, BOARD MEMBERS, ATTENDING AUDIENCE, AND STAFF.
MY NAME IS BEATRICE SEE, AND I'M THE ASB PRESIDENT AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL HERE TO TELL YOU EVERYTHING GOING ON WITH THE SAINTS, STARTING WITH THE ARTS.
DRAMAS OPENING NIGHT OF MARY POPPINS IS THIS FRIDAY AT 9:00.
THIS SHOW FEATURES STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE DISTRICT, AND THERE ARE SHOWS FROM THE NINTH TO THE 11TH.
LAST WEEK, DURING OUR ENGLISH CLASSES, WE WENT TO THE BCA TO PREVIEW THE SHOW.
THESE KIDS HAVE WORKED INCREDIBLY HARD, SO IF YOU CAN STOP BY TO WATCH, YOU DEFINITELY SHOULD.
AS OUR WINTER SPORTS SEASON ENDS AND OUR SPRING SEASON BEGINS, THE SAINTS HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY.
YESTERDAY, OUR GIRLS' WATER POLO WENT TO PLAYOFFS AT CHARTER OAK.
TODAY OUR BOYS' BASKETBALL HAS PLAYOFFS, AND TOMORROW, OUR GIRLS' BASKETBALL AND SOCCER TEAMS HAVE PLAYOFFS AT HOME.
LASTLY, OUR GIRLS' WRESTLING TEAM IS HAVING THEIR CIF MATCHES THIS WEEK AS WELL.
IN TERMS OF ACADEMICS, TOMORROW IS OUR ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE AND FUTURE SAINT NIGHT WHERE WE INVITE THE LONE HILL EIGHTH GRADERS TO SEE WHAT SAN DIMAS IS ALL ABOUT.
SOME OF OUR SENIORS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THEIR SDCP GRADUATION PRESENTATIONS FOR EARLY EXIT.
I'M ONE OF THOSE SENIORS AND ALTHOUGH I'M SUPER NERVOUS, I'M ALSO SUPER EXCITED.
ON THE 16TH, WE HAVE OUR ELECTIVE RUSH WHERE STUDENTS LEARN ALL ABOUT THE ELECTIVE COURSES THAT ARE OFFERED ON CAMPUS SO THAT THEY CAN SIGN UP FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST FOR OUR ACTIVITIES.
TODAY, OUR ASB LEADERS HELP TOWARDS FOR THE EIGHTH GRADERS TO SHOW THEM AROUND THE SCHOOL.
THIS WEEK IS COUNSELORS APPRECIATION WEEK, AND OUR STUDENTS HAVE PREPARED HANDWRITTEN NOTES TO SURPRISE THEM AND SHOW OUR GRATITUDE FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO.
OUR SPRING FLING IS THIS MONTH.
THE THEME IS DENIM AND DISCO, AND TICKET SALES STARTED THIS WEEK.
JOE'S ITALIAN ICE WILL BE INCLUDED WITH EACH TICKET.
OUR STUDENTS ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON OUR ANNUAL VALENTINE'S DAY HEART ATTACK EVENT.
THIS IS WHERE WE MAKE PERSONALIZED HEARTS FOR EVERY SINGLE SAN DIMAS STUDENT WITH THEIR NAME ON IT.
WE PUT THESE HEARTS AROUND THE QUAD ON VALENTINE'S DAY AND THE STUDENTS LOVE IT EVERY YEAR.
LASTLY, ON THE 28TH, OUR MENTAL HEALTH CLUB IS HOSTING A MENTAL HEALTH DAY TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF ITS IMPORTANCE ON CAMPUS.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF SAN DIMAS.
THAT SUMS UP THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY FOR THE SAINTS.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, BEATRICE. AND RYLIE KOSCIELSKI FROM CHAPARRAL.
>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, PRESIDENT GREG, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.
STARTING OFF WITH CELEBRATIONS, AWARDS, AND RECOGNITIONS.
ON JANUARY 19TH, WE HELD OUR SECOND RENAISSANCE ASSEMBLY, CELEBRATING THE END OF OUR FIRST SEMESTER.
WE RECOGNIZE BRITTNEY AVELAR AS THE TOP CREDIT EARNER.
BRITTNEY EARNED A TOTAL OF 63 CREDITS DURING THE FIRST SEMESTER.
OUR CHAPARRAL STUDENT OF THE MONTH WAS FELICE FAJARDO AND OUR BUSINESS STUDENT OF THE MONTH IS TIM BROWN.
WE FINALLY ANNOUNCED OUR THEME FOR PROM AND IT'S BULLDOGS ON THE BAYOU.
ON MONDAY, WE ANNOUNCED OUR PROM COURT FINALISTS, AND PROM WILL BE HELD AT THE SAN DIMAS CIVIC CENTER, AND TICKETS ARE CURRENTLY ON SALE FOR $25.
FOR ACADEMICS, COLLEGE, AND CAREER PREPARATION, WE HAD PRISCILLA AND THE CITRUS AUTOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT VISIT OUR SCHOOL ON JANUARY 26TH TO HOST THEIR AUTO WORKSHOP THAT IS GEARED TOWARDS FEMALE-IDENTIFYING STUDENTS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH AN EXPOSURE TO THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD.
WE HAD OVER 30 STUDENTS EXPRESS INTEREST AND WE INVITED 21 STUDENTS TO ATTEND.
THEY WERE GIVEN A PIZZA LUNCH AND SHOWN THE BASICS OF AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE, CONSISTING OF CHECKING AIR PRESSURE AND THE TIRE THREAD, REMOVING THE AIR FILTER, LEARNING TO JACK UP A CAR AND TO CHANGE A TIRE, AND MUCH MORE.
BOTH MT. SAC AND CITRUS HAVE HELD THEIR APPLICATION WORKSHOPS.
THIRTEEN SENIORS HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR EARLY DECISION APPLICATIONS FOR CITRUS AND 11 FOR MT.
SAC. OUR FASFA WORKSHOP IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 26TH DURING SECOND AND FOURTH PERIOD.
WE ALSO HAVE THREE STUDENTS THAT WERE ACCEPTED INTO THE COSMETOLOGY AND BARBERING PROGRAM AT THE FAIRPLEX.
THEY WILL BE ATTENDING THE CLASS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND IT WILL SATISFY THEIR 1,000 HOURS FOR LICENSING AND PREPARE THEM FOR THE STATE'S EXAM.
OUR ADVANCED CULINARY CLASS MADE PHILLY CHEESESTEAKS FOR OUR DECEMBER STUDENTS OF THE MONTH AT OUR RENAISSANCE ASSEMBLY ON JANUARY 19TH.
ONE OF THE BURNERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A DELAY, BUT THE TEAM PERSEVERED AND THE SANDWICHES WERE DELICIOUS.
IN ART, WE ARE FINISHING UP A POINTILLISM SPIRIT ANIMAL PAINTING AND ARE ABOUT TO START A SMALL LESSON ABOUT THE GOOGLE DOODLE ANNUAL DRAWING CONTEST, WHERE STUDENTS WILL CREATE A GOOGLE DOODLE WHERE THE THEME IS HAVING STUDENTS EXPLORE WHAT THE NEXT 25 YEARS OF THEIR LIVES LOOK LIKE.
THE ADVANCED ARTISTS WERE ASKED TO FIND A STAFF MEMBER WHO WOULD ASSIGN THEM ON COMMISSION.
THIS HAS BEEN INTERESTING BECAUSE EACH ARTIST IS DOING SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
FOR EXAMPLE, JOSHUA GIONANGA IS TAKING A FAMILY PHOTO OF OUR COUNSELOR AND TURNING IT INTO A DIGITAL CARTOON, WHILE MADISON SHARPE IS SCULPTING A CHERRY BLOSSOM TREE FOR A SERENITY SPACE.
LAST FRIDAY, WE HELD OUR ANNUAL TWIN DAY.
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THIS IS ALWAYS FUN BECAUSE A LOT OF THE STAFF MEMBERS PARTICIPATE AND PARTNER UP WITH STUDENTS.IN MY CASE, I HAD TO TRANSFORM INTO AN EMO.
RENAISSANCE IS BUSY MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROM.
WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE ONE OF THE STUDENTS' GRANDMOTHERS MAKING US CHICKEN GUMBO AND MISSISSIPPI MACARONI AND CHEESE FOR OUR PROM DINNER.
WE WILL ALSO BE HAVING CORNBREAD, HUSH PUPPIES, AND FRIED OKRA.
WE WON OUR FINAL SOCCER GAME AGAINST DOUG SEARS HIGH SCHOOL IN TEMPLE CITY.
THE FINAL SCORE WAS 7-2 WITH ARTURO DURANTEZ SCORING AN UNBELIEVABLE SEVEN GOALS.
SOFTBALL IS NEXT, AND WE ALREADY STARTED PRACTICING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A SUCCESSFUL SEASON.
ALAS, DUE TO WEATHER, WE HAVE YET TO CONCLUDE OUR HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT.
>> WE HAVE THREE TEAMS REMAINING, INCLUDING MY TEAM WITH MR. MCCORMICK.
HOWEVER, WE FELL TO THE LOSER BRACKET LAST WEEK.
SO WE MUST WIN THE NEXT THREE MATCHES TO WIN THE ENTIRE THING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, AND IT IS AN HONOR TO REPRESENT CHAPARRAL & VISTA HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR.
AS STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, I CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT IS TO COME AND WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS.
>> THANK YOU, RILEY. FEATURE PRESENTATIONS,
[13. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS]
RECOGNITION OF GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.>> I AM PLEASED TO INTRODUCE OUR VERY OWN DANIELLE WALKER, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SPECIALIZED SERVICE, WITH A SPECIAL RECOGNITION THIS EVENING.
>> WELL, GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE GLADSTONE AS A DEMONSTRATION SITE FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME JENNIFER WOLFE, THE SELPA PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR OF REGIONALIZED PROGRAMS. MS. WOLFE WILL SHARE MORE ABOUT THIS COLLABORATIVE AND IMPORTANT WORK HAPPENING AT GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, PRESIDENT PALATTO, ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS AND GUESTS.
AS DANIELLE MENTIONED, THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION.
MY NAME IS JENNIFER WOLFE AND I DO SERVE TO SUPPORT THE SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS IN EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SELPA, AN AUTISM PROGRAM.
I ALSO AM SERVING AS THE REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION LEAD FOR THE CALIFORNIA AUTISM PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND INFORMATION NETWORK, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS CAPTAIN.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE PRESENTING TO YOU ALL THIS EVENING TO HONOR THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF THE GLADSTONE AUTISM DISTRICT IMPLEMENTATION TEAM ON THEIR EFFORTS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A CAPTAIN DEMONSTRATION SITE FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
OUR SELPA AUTISM PROGRAM CONSISTS OF 31 CLASSROOMS ACROSS FIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY.
BONITA USD PARTNERS WITH THE SELPA TO HOST SIX CLASSES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN AUTISM.
GLADSTONE IS UNIQUE IN THAT THIS SITE HOSTS FOUR OF OUR AUTISM PROVIDER PROGRAM CLASSES.
CAPTAIN IS A MULTI-AGENCY NETWORK THAT INCLUDES PARTNERS FROM FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS, THE REGIONAL CENTER, UNIVERSITIES, AND SCHOOL TEAMS WHOSE MISSION IT IS, IS TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT THE UNDERSTANDING AND USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
CAPTAIN SUPPORTS 17 REGIONS IN CALIFORNIA, AND OUR CAPTAIN REGION INCLUDES SEVEN SELPAS IN 35 SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AS PART OF CALIFORNIA'S STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF SUPPORT, CAPTAIN REGIONS WERE ASKED TO DETERMINE PARTNERSHIPS WITH DISTRICTS AND TEAMS WHO SHARE THEIR VISION IN ORDER TO DEVELOP EXEMPLAR PROGRAMS THAT CAN SERVE AS DEMONSTRATION SITES FOR OTHER PROGRAMS ACROSS THE AREA.
>> BEING A DEMONSTRATION SITE IS NOT A SIMPLE UNDERTAKING, IT HAS BEEN A TRUE TEAM EFFORT.
DEVELOPMENT IS A THREE-YEAR PROCESS THAT HAS INCLUDED A PARTNERSHIP WITH MISS WALKER FROM THE DISTRICT LEVEL, MISS DANIELS AT THE SITE LEVEL, OUR SELPA PROGRAM SPECIALIST, CASEY BELLINO, OUR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, DR. ANGELA DAVIS, OUR INCREDIBLE, AMAZING TEACHERS, MS. IRMA GUERRERO, MS. ASHLEY LUJANO, MS. KRISTINA CARDENO, AND MS. ASHLEY BUGARIN, AS WELL AS OUR RELATED SERVICE PROVIDERS.
OUR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST JEFF BERNER, AND OUR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS CHELSEA GLADU AND SYDNEY PRESTON.
THE PARTNERSHIP WITH SITE GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, THE PTA, LEADERSHIP TEAMS AND STUDENT SERVICES HAS CREATED A CAMPUS WHERE ALL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE VALUED FOR THEIR ABILITIES RATHER THAN BEING LABELED BY THEIR DEFICITS.
TOGETHER, THIS TEAM PARTICIPATED IN TRAINING AND COACHING, AND IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE, CONDUCTED DISTRICT AND SITE CAPACITY ASSESSMENTS, AND PARTICIPATED IN AUTISM PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL RATING SCALE ASSESSMENTS.
OUR TEAM MEETS MONTHLY TO DISCUSS BARRIERS, TO PLAN, AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT GROWTH IN ACADEMICS, SOCIALIZATION,
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AND INCLUSIVE ACTIVITIES FOR NOT ONLY STUDENTS WITH AUTISM, BUT FOR ALL STUDENTS ON CAMPUS TO TARGET AREAS OF STRENGTH AND GROWTH, SPECIFIC TO EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES AND PROVIDE TRAINING AND COACHING TO IMPLEMENT THESE PRACTICES WITH FIDELITY.AS A RESULT OF THEIR DEDICATION TO BUILDING INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS, WE WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE GLADSTONE TEAM FOR EARNING THE TITLE OF CAPTAIN DEMONSTRATION SITE FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM IN CALIFORNIA.
WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THE AMAZING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BONITA USD AND THE SELPA.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO GLADSTONE AND OUR TEAM FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.
>> IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, IS IT OKAY IF WE TAKE A QUICK PIC? OKAY. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
I WORK WITH MISS, I CALL HER CAPTAIN WOLFE.
>> [INAUDIBLE] AUTISM PROGRAM, SO IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT YOU GUYS ARE A MODEL OF SCHOOL.
GREAT JOB. NEXT, SAN DIMAS ROTARY TEACHER MINI-GRANTS.
>> BONITA UNIFIED IS GRATEFUL TO THE SAN DIMAS ROTARY CLUB WHO ARE HERE THIS EVENING TO AWARD TEACHER MINI-GRANTS TO SEVERAL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS.
WITH US THIS EVENING, OUR ROTARIANS ANTHONY PORTER, SEAN CASEY, CASEY COX, RITA MCGHEE, MARILYN SPARKS, RAYMOND FOSTER, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, AND STEVE SCOTT, PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.
LISTENING TO THE STUDENTS, LISTENING TO THE PRESENTATION WE JUST SAW IS A REALLY GOOD EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE LAST 30 YEARS THE ROTARY CLUB HAS SPENT SO MUCH OF OUR TIME AND MADE SUCH A BIG PRIORITY EDUCATION, BETTERING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR STUDENTS, AND TRYING TO MAKE THINGS A LITTLE EASIER FOR TEACHERS.
AS A SPOUSE OF A TEACHER, WHO I THINK SHE'S TAUGHT FOR 27 YEARS, SHE'S A TVP AND A FIRST-GRADE TEACHER, I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO.
I COULD NEVER DO IT. I ADMIRE IT GREATLY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE AS A CLUB HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS IS GIVEN OUT TEACHER MINI-GRANTS.
IN THAT 30 YEARS, WE'VE GIVEN OUT ROUGHLY $70,000 OR SO.
THIS YEAR, WE'RE HAPPY TO ADD FOUR MORE RECIPIENTS TO THAT.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, I JUST WANT TO SAY TO THE TEACHERS WHO ARE RECEIVING THE GRANTS AND TO THE OTHER TEACHERS HERE, WE SEE YOU, WE APPRECIATE YOU, THE WORK YOU DO IS INSPIRING, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE FIRST RECIPIENT, UNFORTUNATELY, COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT.
HER NAME IS VALERIA HERRERA FROM CHAPARRAL AND VISTA HIGH SCHOOL.
VALERIA IS GOING TO BE USING HER $500 GRANT TO START UP A WELLNESS CLOSET IN THE SCHOOL'S LIBRARY.
SO WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT SHE GETS THAT CHECK AND WE WISH SHE COULD HAVE BEEN HERE.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE SUMMER ESTRADA. IS SUMMER HERE? [APPLAUSE]
>> SUMMER WILL BE USING HER GRANT TO REVITALIZE THE KINDERGARTEN OUTDOOR PLAY AREA.
>> THERE YOU GO, SUMMER. THAT'S THE IMPORTANT ONE.
>> SUMMER IS FROM SHULL ELEMENTARY.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE JONATHAN MEDINA, WHO'S A FIFTH THROUGH EIGHTH-GRADE SCIENCE TEACHER AT HOLY NAME.
JONATHAN WILL BE USING HIS GRANT TO PURCHASE A MEMBERSHIP TO IXL SCIENCE ONLINE.
IXL SCIENCE HELPS STUDENTS BUILD LASTING CRITICAL THINKING ABILITIES.
WITH IXL. THEY'LL ANALYZE DATA, BUILD NEW VOCABULARY, AND DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD AROUND THEM.
>> HERE YOU GO, JONATHAN. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU. FINALLY, WE HAVE SUSAN HSIUNG FROM SHULL ELEMENTARY.
>> SUSAN IS A FOURTH-GRADE TEACHER AND SHE WILL BE USING HER GRANT TO PURCHASE MATH MANIPULATIVES TO HELP STUDENTS BETTER UNDERSTAND FRACTIONS.
I KNOW I COULD HAVE USED HELP WITH THAT.
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>> AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HAVE A GOOD REST OF THE EVENING.
>> UNLESS YOU GUYS WANT TO HEAR THE COOL LCAP, FEEL FREE TO TAKE OFF NOW.
>> MID-YEAR LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN PRESENTATION.
>> I GUESS THAT WASN'T ENTICING ENOUGH FOR THEM TO WANT TO STAY. [LAUGHTER]
>> YEAH. DO YOU WANT TO MAYBE ASK WHOEVER'S PURSE THAT IS?
>> TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO CHECK IN ON OUR LCAP THROUGH THE LCAP MIDYEAR UPDATE.
THIS IS A NEW UPDATE THAT THE STATE REQUIRES NOW AS OF OCTOBER 2023, THAT WE ARE TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE LCAP METRICS AND EXPENDITURES HALFWAY THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR.
JUST A REMINDER THAT THE LCAP IS A THREE YEAR DOCUMENT THAT IS BEING WRITTEN CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW FOR THE NEXT ITERATION, AND IT WILL COMMENCE BEGINNING JULY 1ST FOR THE '24 '25 SCHOOL YEAR.
JUST A FEW THOUGHTS AS I WAS PREPARING THIS REPORT.
THE LCAP WAS WRITTEN IN THE SPRING OF 21 WHEN WE WERE JUST RETURNING FROM DISTANCE LEARNING.
I WAS REFLECTING AND I THOUGHT WE HAD NO IDEA HOW DISTANCE LEARNING WAS GOING TO AFFECT OUR KIDS.
THE REVIEW OF THESE METRICS OVER THREE YEARS IS PROFOUND, BOTH IN WHERE WE REALLY MITIGATED ANY FALLBACK FROM DISTANCE LEARNING AND AREAS WHERE WE STILL HAVE SOME WORK TO DO.
THIS PAGE IS THE BUDGET OVERVIEW THAT IT'S UPDATED FROM WHAT I PRESENTED TO YOU IN JUNE OF '23.
THIS IS THE LCFF EXPENDITURES AND OUR SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT AND THEN OUR P1 YEAR TO DATE EXPENDITURES.
YOU'LL NOTICE A LITTLE BIT THAT WE'RE A BIT MORE THAN 50 PERCENT DONE WITH THE SCHOOL YEAR, BUT WE'VE SPENT A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE FUNDS.
THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO USE SOME OF THE SR AND COVID MONIES TO OFFSET WHAT WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO SPEND OUT OF LCFF MONIES.
AS YOU REMEMBER, OUR LCAP HAS SIX GOALS.
THE FIRST GOAL IS REALLY OUR BIG GOAL THAT LOOKS AT ALL THE METRICS THAT ADDRESS HIGH QUALITY LEARNING FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES.
THE WAY THESE METRICS READ, YOU HAVE THE BASELINE WHICH WAS TAKEN FROM 1920 DATA.
THEN IN THE FAR RIGHT, YOU HAVE THE DESIRED OUTCOME, WHICH WAS THE GOAL FOR THE YEAR 3 OUTCOME OF THE LCAP.
THEN THE CENTER THERE IS THE MID YEAR DATA.
NOW KEEP IN MIND OUR DATA IS ALWAYS A YEAR LAG.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE USING THE 1920 DATA FOR WHEN WE WROTE THE LCAP AND THIS MID YEAR DATA AND PRESENTED TO YOU, MUCH OF IT IS FROM '22, '23 SCHOOL YEAR.
WE'RE ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT BEHIND THERE.
WE HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT METRICS TO PRESENT IN THIS SLIDE.
IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THE FIRST ONE OF THE DESIRED OUTCOME WAS TO GET OUR A THROUG G OF OVER 60 PERCENT OF OUR GRADES.
WE'RE ALMOST AT 65 PERCENT AT THE CULMINATION OF THE '22, '23 SCHOOL YEAR.
THE SECOND ONE IS A PERCENT OF AP EXAMS THAT HAD A PASSING SCORE, AND THE DESIRED OUTCOME WAS TO GET THAT TO 68 PERCENT AND WE'RE ACTUALLY AT 69 PERCENT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2022, '23 SCHOOL YEAR.
BUT WHAT'S REALLY NOTEWORTHY ABOUT THAT IS THAT WE HAD ALMOST 1,250
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AP EXAMS TAKEN AND WE'VE PASSED THAT AT ALMOST 70 PERCENT OF THOSE EXAMS ARE PASSING SCORES.BACK IN 2000, 1920, IF WE LOOK AT THE ORIGINAL METRIC, WE HAD ABOUT 915 AP EXAMS TAKEN.
WE'VE REALLY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF AP EXAMS THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE TAKEN, BUT WE'VE ALSO INCREASED THE PASS RATES.
GREAT JOB TO OUR HIGH SCHOOLS ON THAT.
SECOND ONE IS WHERE OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS REALLY SHINE HERE, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE WERE USING STAR READING AS A METRIC AND THAT THE GOAL WAS TO GET 80 PERCENT PROFICIENT IN READING AND 70 PERCENT PROFICIENT IN MATH.
LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS AT THE MID YEAR CHECK IN POINT.
THIS YEAR WE'RE AT 75.84 PERCENT.
YOU CAN REALLY SEE OUR VERY STRONG READING PROGRAM AND A GREAT INSTRUCTIONAL SEQUENCE IN K5, WHICH WE CAN ATTRIBUTE TO BOTH OF THOSE SCORES.
START. NOT A GREAT METRIC FOR OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS, IT REALLY DOESN'T ALIGN WITH THEIR PROGRAM, SO WE SWITCHED TO COMMON LIT, WHICH WE'RE NOW USING FOR OUR DISTRICT BENCHMARK AND THAT WILL BE A FUTURE METRIC IN LCAP.
WE GAVE OUR FIRST COMMON LIT ASSESSMENT IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND WE'LL HAVE OUR MID YEAR DATA IN A COUPLE WEEKS.
WE'RE JUST FINISHING THAT MID CHECK IN.
THEN THERE'LL BE A THIRD END OF YOUR CHECK IN ON COMMON LIT AS WELL, FIRST SIX THROUGH 12 STUDENTS.
GOAL 2 IS WHERE WE TARGET ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR OUR SUBGROUPS USING SOME STATE AND LOCAL ASSESSMENTS.
THE FIRST TWO METRICS THERE ARE CAST FOR OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE DESIRED OUTCOME WAS TO MAINTAIN OR APPROVE ABOVE STANDARD FOR OUR ENGLISH.
WE DID THAT, WE SAW A SLIGHT DIP IN THOSE SCORES.
BUT TO PUT SOME CONTEXT ON THAT ONE, FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA EL LEARNERS ARE AVERAGE 93 POINTS BELOW THE STANDARD.
YOU CAN SEE OUR EL STUDENTS ARE AT 3.4 POINTS ABOVE THE STANDARD.
THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT WAY TO LOOK AT THE DATA RATHER THAN THE PERCENT PROFICIENT ADVANCED.
THE DASHBOARD REPORTS OUT ABOVE OR BELOW THE STANDARD.
JUST DIFFERENT WAY TO LOOK AT THE DATA.
IN OUR EL MATH, THE DESIRED OUTCOME WAS TO CLOSE THE GAP TOWARD STANDARD.
WE WERE SLIGHTLY BELOW THE GAP AND YOU CAN SEE WE SAW ANOTHER SMALL DIP THERE.
WE BROUGHT ON AN ELEMENTARY MATH TOSA, WHO'S BEEN WORKING WITH ALL MATH TEACHERS AND PARTICULARLY OUR MATH INTERVENTION TEACHERS.
IT'S A SUPPLEMENTAL INTERVENTION BUT ALSO TARGETING EL FOR MATH.
THE LAST ONE THERE IS SOCIALLY OUR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, AND THE DESIRED OUTCOME THERE WAS TO IMPROVE THE AVERAGE SCORE BY 10 POINTS.
WE SAW JUST A SLIGHT DIP THERE, BUT WE KNOW THAT STUDENTS IN POVERTY WERE HIT HARDEST DURING DISTANCE LEARNING.
THE ORIGINAL METRIC ONLY INCLUDED MATH BECAUSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS WAS NOT AN AREA OF SIGNIFICANCE ON OUR DASHBOARD.
WE'RE WORKING HARD WITH OUR MATH INTERVENTION FOLKS TO REALLY TARGET THOSE SUBGROUPS AND ADDITIONAL CONTEXT ON THIS ONE.
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR SOCIO, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IS 80 POINTS BELOW THE STANDARD.
GOAL 3 IS ABOUT RICH ENVIRONMENTS FOR OUR STUDENTS, TECHNOLOGY AND RETAINING HIGH QUALITY STAFF SO THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE BEST LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
YOU CAN SEE HERE WE HAVE 100 PERCENT FULLY CREDENTIALED AND APPROPRIATELY ASSIGNED TEACHERS, WHICH WAS OUR DESIRED OUTCOME.
THE SAME FOR OUR ENGLISH LEARNER STUDENTS, THAT WE HAVE 100 PERCENT FULLY CREDENTIALED TEACHERS, AND THAT WE WERE PROPELLED INTO ONE TO ONE DURING DISTANCE LEARNING, BUT WE'VE MANAGED TO MAINTAIN THAT RATIO WITH OUR STUDENTS.
THEN THE LAST METRIC IN THIS ONE IS SCHOOL SAFETY AND STUDENT SURVEYS AROUND SCHOOL SAFETY.
I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT WE USE THE PANORAMA SURVEY AND THEY USE A FIVE POINT LIKERT SCALE AND SO A THREE WHICH IS QUESTIONS THAT WOULD BE LIKE SOMETIMES OR OCCASIONALLY ARE NOT INCLUDED AS A POSITIVE ANSWER.
THEY'RE NOT INCLUDED IN THAT POSITIVE METRIC.
KEEP THAT IN MIND SOME CONTEXT.
AROUND ALL OF THOSE PANORAMA SURVEYS, WHERE WE INCLUDE THE THREE.
THOSE SCORES CAN SOMETIMES GO UP 30, 40-50 PERCENT.
IT REALLY MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE, BUT THAT'S THE WAY THEY REPORT OUT THE NUMBERS THERE.
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THERE'S NOT A BASELINE BECAUSE THOSE ARE ADMINISTERED IN THE SPRING AND OUR STUDENTS WERE STILL AT HOME DURING THE INITIAL TIME.THAT WAS THE FIRST BASELINE WAS GIVEN WHEN THEY RETURNED BACK TO SCHOOL.
GOAL FOUR IS ENGAGING WITH OUR STUDENTS AROUND THEIR CONNECTEDNESS, THEIR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AWARENESS, AND THEIR RESILIENCE.
SOME OF THESE METRICS, WE ALSO SEE SOME REALLY POSITIVE BOUNCE BACK FROM THAT.
PRE-PANDEMIC, OUR CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM WAS REALLY LOW, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY STATEWIDE WE SAW CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM JUST SKYROCKET.
WE WANTED IT TO STAY AT 6 PERCENT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE UNFORESEEN.
WE COULD NOT HAVE SEEN HOW THIS PANDEMIC WAS GOING TO AFFECT THIS METRIC.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT 20 PERCENT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, BUT AT THE END OF 22, 23 SCHOOL YEAR IT WAS AT 25 PERCENT SO WE'VE ALREADY SEEN A DROP IN THAT.
YOU'VE ALL HEARD ABOUT OUR ATTENDANCE CAMPAIGN.
WE ANTICIPATE TO SEE AN EVEN BIGGER DROP IN THAT.
AGAIN WITH THE SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS, SIMILAR PANORAMA SURVEY, AGAIN WHERE THE THREES ON THE LEICHHARDT SCALE ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THOSE.
WE'RE NOT HITTING OUR DESIRED OUTCOME, BUT WE STILL HAVE TIME TO WORK ON THAT.
THAT'S ALSO PART OF SOME OF OUR SCHOOL GOALS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
CONTINUING IN THAT SAME SCHOOL CLIMATE, OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS SIX THROUGH EIGHT AND NINE THROUGH 12, WE SEE THE SAME THING WHERE WE'RE NOT REALLY HITTING OUR METRIC, WE'RE LAGGING A LITTLE BIT.
THAT'S A STATEWIDE TREND, SO THAT'S BEEN A PRIORITY GOAL FOR EACH OF OUR SCHOOL SITES.
GOAL FIVE, THIS IS THE EASIEST ONE FOR ME TO REPORT OUT ON.
THIS IS PARTNERING WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, OUR PARENTS.
IT'S EASY FOR ME TO REPORT OUT ON BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE DATA YET.
THAT COMES IN THE FORM OF OUR WEST-END SURVEYS THAT WE GIVE OUT IN MARCH.
THOSE WILL BE GOING OUT IN MARCH OF 24.
THEN GOAL SIX, THIS IS ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY MATERIALS, CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT THAT SUPPORT THE CALIFORNIA STATE STANDARDS.
IF YOU KNOW OUR PROGRAM, THAT YOU KNOW THAT FIRST AND FOREMOST IN OUR PROGRAM IS, ESSENTIAL STANDARDS.
I CAN PERSONALLY ATTEST TO AND SO CAN ALL THE PEOPLE IN ED SERVICES, THAT WE ARE ALIGNED TO THE STATE STANDARDS AND THAT WE DELIVER AND IMPLEMENT THE STATE STANDARDS, SO WE HAVE 100 PERCENT OR STANDARD MET THERE.
SAME THING WITH OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS HAVING ACCESS TO CORE CURRICULUM.
THIS LAST ONE IS INTERESTING BECAUSE AS WE STARTED GOING THROUGH THESE METRICS, WE REALIZED THAT WE WEREN'T CAPTURING MANY OF THE TRAININGS THAT OUR STAFF GO TO OFF CAMPUS.
WE WERE ONLY COLLECTING MAYBE THE ONES THAT WE DID INTERNALLY AND THROUGH ED SERVICES.
BUT FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE 16 BUS DRIVERS THIS MONTH GOING THROUGH TRAININGS AND WE WEREN'T COLLECTING THOSE KINDS OF DATA.
WE'VE ACTUALLY WORKED ON A WAY NOW TO CAPTURE ALL OF THOSE.
AT THE END, WHEN THIS L CAP CONCLUDES, WE WILL HAVE REALLY, I THINK, SURPASSED OUR DESIRED OUTCOME BASED ON HOW MANY HOURS WERE OUT THERE THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO CAPTURE.
NEXT STEPS, AS I ALLUDED TO EARLIER, EACH SCHOOL SITE WROTE GOALS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING AREAS.
ATTENDANCE, WE'VE SEEN SOME REALLY GOOD PROMISING GAINS IN THAT AREA.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AS ALWAYS, WE'RE AIMING TOWARDS THAT, 80, 70.
THEN EACH SCHOOL SITE WROTE GOALS AROUND PROMOTING CONNECTEDNESS IN SCHOOL, ENGAGEMENT IN SCHOOL, AND I REALLY FEEL THAT ATTENDANCE AND THAT GO HAND IN HAND TOO, BECAUSE BUILDING THOSE HABITS OF COMING TO SCHOOL REGULARLY NATURALLY CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU CAN MAKE KIDS CONNECTED AND FEEL A PART OF SCHOOL.
THEN MY TEAM HAS ALREADY BEGUN WORK ON THE NEW L CAP, WHICH I WILL BE BRIDGING THIS L CAP TO THE NEW L CAP IN JUNE.
>> IN THE MID-YEAR OUTCOME DATA AT THE BOTTOM ROW, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED EVERY SCORE.
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OTHER MAYBE A BETTER QUESTION WOULD BE HOW DID WE COME UP WITH A BENCHMARK IN THE FIRST PLACE?>> YEAH, WELL, WE CAME UP WITH THE BENCHMARK BASED ON THE STATE SCORES.
>> THAT'S A STATE SCORE, AND LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT STUDENTS IN POVERTY WERE HIT HARDEST BY DISTANCE LEARNING.
IT WAS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR THEM, WHETHER IT WAS FINDING A QUIET PLACE TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO DISTANCE LEARNING, HAVING SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO SUPPORT THE LEARNING AT HOME, YOUNGER BROTHERS AND SISTERS, HOUSEHOLDS THAT WEREN'T REALLY CONDUCIVE TO BEING GOOD LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR THOSE STUDENTS.
THEN I THINK COMING BACK WE'VE SEEN THAT BIGGER, WE'VE SEEN THAT LAG CONTINUE.
>> WE KIND OF SHOT FOR MORE, NEARLY 10 POINTS, RIGHT?
>> FIRST THE DATA LOOKS FANTASTIC.
>> I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT EVEN WITH REALLY GOOD DATA, THERE'S THIS IDEA OF BETTER.
THE ONE EXAMPLE THAT I REALLY TOOK AWAY FROM THIS IS LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT TRAININGS AND QUANTIFYING THAT.
I THINK YOU USED THE EXAMPLE OF SEEING THE TRAINING THAT OUR BUS DRIVERS GO TO.
THANK YOU FOR NOT JUST REPORTING ON GOOD DATA, BUT SEEING HOW WE CAN GET BETTER DATA TO HAVE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF OUR PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> YEAH, IT WAS REALLY A BIG A-HA, THERE ARE ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENING THAT WE'RE NOT CAPTURING, THAT WE REALLY SHOULD.
THERE IS TONS OF A PD GOING ON AROUND US.
>> ALL RIGHT. FIRST, THAT FIRST GOAL LOOKED AMAZING.
I MEAN, THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO EVERYTHING OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF DID.
>> TO REALLY BRING THOSE NUMBERS HIGH, AND THAT'S, I THINK WHY WE'RE SIDE AFTER DISTRICT.
I THINK MY QUESTION MORE IS FOR THAT FOURTH GOAL, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PANORAMA JUST FROM MY OWN- [OVERLAPPING]
>> DO WE DO A PANORAMA SURVEY MID-YEAR AND THE END OF THE YEAR? [OVERLAPPING]
>> IF WE SEE THAT DECLINE RIGHT NOW, IS THERE TACTICS BEING CHANGED, SO WHERE WE DON'T JUST CONTINUE THAT NEGATIVE? I KNOW THERE'S GOALS WRITTEN EARLIER IN THE YEAR, BUT WE'RE STILL STARTING TO GO DOWN.
>> THE PRINCIPALS HAVE ACCESS TO THIS DATA, SO THEY CAN REALLY DIG INTO THE DATA AND FIND OUT, IT COULD BE QUESTIONS AROUND, THEY CAN LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS, LOOK AT HOW THE QUESTIONS SCORE, SO THEY CAN EVALUATE THEIR GOALS AND LOOK AT ACTION STEPS AROUND THOSE.
THEY HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THAT INFORMATION SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.
>> I'M CORRECT IN SAYING THAT PANORAMA ALSO OFFERS SUGGESTIONS.
>> LOTS OF IDEAS FOR HOW TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES?
>> IT DOES, IT OFFERS MODULES AND TIPS, AND SUGGESTED STRATEGIES.
>> PROVEN STRATEGIES THAT REALLY HELP.
>> INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT L CAP TEMPLATE CHANGES JUST SLIGHTLY FOR THE COMING NEXT CYCLE.
A SCHOOL THAT HAS ANY STUDENT WHO IS IN THE LOWEST PERFORMANCE LEVEL ON A STATE INDICATOR, WE WILL NOW HAVE TO WRITE GOALS AND ACTION STEPS FOR.
>> 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.
ANY 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 NON AGENDA ITEMS, THE 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 PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST DATE THEIR NAME IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT, AND WE HAVE NO CARDS. CONSENT AGENDA.
[15. 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 AND INFORMATION AS TO NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD SO REQUESTS, AN ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THIS SECTION IN PLACED IN THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION WHICH IS NOT DEBATABLE AND WHICH REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR PASSAGE.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO PULL AGENDA ITEM 15.1.6 FROM CONSENT, SO I MAY RECUSE MYSELF FROM VOTING ON THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH AIRY SOFTWARE AS MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW IS EMPLOYED BY AIRY SOFTWARE.
>> ANY OTHER? NO. FOR THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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>> SOUNDS UNANIMOUS. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR 15.1 0.6?
[15.1.6. Approve and/or Ratify Addendum to Renewal Contract between Bonita Unified School District and Aeries Communication to Provide the Aeries Communication (ParentSquare) and Virtual Training for the Remainder of the 2023-2024 School Year]
>> AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SOUNDS GOOD.
ONE ABSTENTION. THAT BRINGS US TO THE DISCUSSION IN THE ACTION AGENDA.
[16. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA]
BUSINESS SERVICES RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE 2022/2023 ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT.>> THANK YOU. TONIGHT WE HAVE JESSICA BERRY FROM NIGRO & NIGRO, OUR CPA FIRM.
JESSICA IS A PARTNER WITH THE FIRM AND HAS BEEN LEADING OUR AUDITS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.
WE ARE REQUIRED BY ED CODE TO UNDERGO AN EXTERNAL AUDIT FOR OUR FINANCIAL REPORTS EACH YEAR.
THIS REQUIREMENT AIMS TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THE REASONABLE MANAGEMENT OF OUR PUBLIC FUNDS.
TONIGHT, JESSICA WILL PRESENT THE AUDIT REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2023.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INTRODUCTION.
AS I PRESENT AUDIT REPORTS, I'D REALLY GO THROUGH A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PROCESS AND WHAT WE DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS WE CONDUCT AN AUDIT.
THEN I'LL WALK THROUGH THE MAIN SECTIONS OF THE AUDIT REPORT.
THEN OF COURSE, I'M OPEN TO ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THAT OR IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO GO INTO MORE DETAIL IN ANY PARTICULAR AREA.
THE AUDIT PROCESS IS REALLY A FULL YEAR.
WE'RE HERE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE OR AT SCHOOL SITES AT DIFFERENT POINTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
ACTUALLY, RIGHT ABOUT NOW, WE'RE KICKING OFF OUR SEASON OF WHAT WE CALL SITE TESTING.
FOR THIS STAGE OF THE AUDIT, WE'RE GOING TO INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL SITES AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THEIR ATTENDANCE TAKING PROCEDURES, THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT ASB ACTIVITY.
AS YOU KNOW, ATTENDANCE IS A BIG DRIVER FOR A LOT OF YOUR FUNDING AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S PROPER CHECKS AND BALANCES OVER HOW ATTENDANCE IS BEING RECORDED AT THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL SITES.
ASB'S, THERE'S A LOT OF CASH HANDLING INVOLVED WITH ASB'S.
YOU'VE GOT STUDENTS, YOU'VE GOT PARENTS, YOU'VE GOT EMPLOYEES ALL INVOLVED IN THE ASB, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S PROPER CONTROLS OVER THOSE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY ARE STUDENT FUNDS.
SO THEY TEND TO BE SOMETHING THAT MAKES THE NEWS IF THERE ARE EVER ISSUES WITH STUDENT FUNDS AND AN AREA OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, AGAIN, LOOKING FOR PROPER CHECKS AND BALANCES WHEN IT COMES TO HOW STUDENT FUNDS ARE HANDLED ON CAMPUS.
FAST FORWARD A LITTLE BIT, WE COME OUT FOR WHAT WE CALL OUR INTERIM VISIT, AND THAT'S LATER INTO THE SPRING.
YOUR BOOKS ARE NOT CLOSED AT THAT POINT IN TIME, SO WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT FINAL NUMBERS, BUT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT CONTROLS AND COMPLIANCE.
ON THE CONTROL SIDE, WE'RE PULLING SAMPLES OF EXPENDITURES GOING OUT, MONEY COMING IN, PAYROLL TRANSACTIONS, MAKING SURE THERE'S PROPER APPROVALS, THERE'S CHECKS AND BALANCES.
THINGS ARE BEING DONE TIMELY, AND SO REALLY JUST GETTING A CROSS SECTION OF THE ACTIVITY THERE.
COMPLIANCE, WE'RE LOOKING AT BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL COMPLIANCE.
THIS IS A BIT OF A HODGEPODGE.
WE LOOK AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
THAT CAN BE ANYTHING FROM LIKE, I'M GOING TO BOARD WHEN IT'S REQUIRED ON TIME TO LOOKING AT CERTAIN RESTRICTED CATEGORICAL AREAS OF MONEY AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE EXPENDITURES ARE ONLY SPENT ON THINGS THAT ARE ALLOWABLE PER THAT PROGRAM.
A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT WHEN IT COMES TO STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS. FAST FORWARD AGAIN, WE COME BACK IN THE FALL.
YOUR BOOKS ARE NOW CLOSED AT THIS POINT, AND SO WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED MORE ON THE FINANCIALS FOR THIS FINAL STAGE.
WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGH YOUR UNAUDITED ACTUALS AND WE TIE THAT OUT TO SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE PRESENTED FAIRLY IN ALL MATERIAL ASPECTS.
THAT CAN BE TRACING OUT WHAT YOU REPORT IS CASH TO CASH AND COUNTY TREASURY REPORTS.
PULLING INVOICES THAT BACK UP ACCOUNTS PAYABLE THAT ARE LISTED.
AGAIN, REALLY WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH YOUR FINANCIAL REPORTS AND TYING OUT THOSE NUMBERS TO SUPPORT.
ALL OF THAT LEADS TO LOVELY AUDIT REPORT THAT YOU'VE RECEIVED, WHICH YOU'RE VERY EXCITING READING.
BUT I'LL GO THROUGH THE MAIN POINT, SO YOU HAVE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT'S INVOLVED IN THE AUDIT REPORT.
VERY BEGINNING OF THE REPORT AFTER YOU GET PAST TABLE OF CONTENTS IS OUR OPINION LETTER.
THIS IS A CLEAN OPINION, IT'S WHAT YOU WANT.
IT'S US SAYING THAT WE AGREE THAT THE FINANCIALS AS PRESENTED HERE ARE PRESENTED FAIRLY IN ALL MATERIAL ASPECTS.
THAT'S WHAT THAT OPENING LETTER IS.
THEN ONCE YOU GET PAST THAT, WE GET INTO WHAT'S CALLED MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS.
THIS IS USUALLY WHERE OUR BOARD MEMBERS OR PEOPLE WHO WANT AN OVERVIEW.
IT INCLUDES SOME TRUNCATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SO SAME NUMBERS THAT ARE IN THE FULL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BUT A LITTLE BIT SHORTER, MORE CONDENSED, AND IT ALSO HAS CURRENT YEAR AS WELL AS PRIOR YEAR DATA.
IT GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF COMPARATIVE INFORMATION, AS WELL AS BRIEF EXPLANATIONS AS TO THE MAIN NUMBERS, WHAT WENT UP, WHAT WENT DOWN, AND WHAT THE MAIN UNDERLYING FACTORS WERE INVOLVED.
REALLY ABOUT 8-10 PAGES OR SO THERE FOR THE MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS.
AFTER THAT, YOU GET INTO THE FULL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT LINE ITEMS IN DETAILS, AND THEN YOU GET INTO A LOT OF PAGES OF NOTES.
THESE ARE DRY READING, I'M SORRY, BUT THESE ARE ALL REQUIRED DISCLOSURES.
THEY GO OVER ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES.
THERE'S A LOT OF NOTES THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR YOUR PENSIONS, FOR ANY OPEB, FOR DEBT THAT'S OUTSTANDING.
THERE'S A LOT OF DISCLOSURES THAT HAVE TO BE MADE OVER THOSE AREAS.
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THAT'S REALLY WHAT A LOT OF THE NOTES ARE FOCUSED ON.AFTER THE NOTES, THERE'S SOME SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEDULES IN THE BACK.
A LOT OF SCHEDULES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH PENSIONS, A LOT OF SCHEDULES THAT DEAL WITH OPEB, BUT A FEW OF THEM THAT ARE SOMETIMES INTERESTING.
THEY'LL BE A BUDGETARY COMPARISON SHOWING YOUR BUDGET VERSUS THE ACTUAL NUMBERS FOR THE YEAR.
SCHEDULE OF YOUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE FOR THE YEAR.
ONE FOR YOUR INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES, AND ALSO A SCHEDULE OF YOUR FEDERAL AWARDS AND EXPENDITURES.
THOSE ARE USUALLY THE ONES OF MORE INTEREST IN THOSE SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEDULES IN THE BACK.
GET PAST THE SCHEDULES AND WE'VE GOT MORE OPINION LETTERS THAT SHOW UP.
THAT FIRST ONE WAS REALLY OUR OPINION ON YOUR OVERALL FINANCIALS, BUT THEN THERE ARE OPINION LETTERS IN THE BACK THAT ARE OVER CONTROLS AND COMPLIANCE SPECIFICALLY.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A SEPARATE LETTER FOR STATE CONTROLS AND COMPLIANCE AS WELL AS ONE FOR FEDERAL CONTROLS AND COMPLIANCE.
AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL CLEAN OPINIONS THAT ARE LISTED IN THESE LETTERS IN THE BACK.
THEN FINALLY, ONCE YOU GET PAST THE LETTERS, IS WHERE WE'LL STATE ANY FINDINGS THAT BROUGHT UP FOR THE YEAR AS WELL AS ANY PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS, AD THEN THE RESOLUTION FOR THOSE PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS, SO HOW THAT'S BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE CURRENT YEAR AND THEN ANY POTENTIAL MANAGEMENT COMMENTS SHOW UP BEHIND THAT.
THAT'S AGAIN, QUICK OVERVIEW OF OUR PROCESS AND THE AUDIT REPORT, WHAT'S LISTED OUT THERE.
BUT I'M HAPPY TO JUMP INTO MORE DETAILS ON ANY PARTICULAR AREA IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
>> I DID WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT BECAUSE THE DISTRICT BUDGET AND OBVIOUSLY AUDITING THE WHOLE BUDGET IS A REAL COMPLEX PROCESS.
MY COMPLIMENTS TO YOUR COMPANY IN THAT FOR A BOARD MEMBER TO READ THROUGH THIS, I GREATLY APPRECIATED THAT YOU'RE DOING THE INTRODUCTORY TOPIC, YOU GUYS GIVE A PARAGRAPH OF KIND OF EXPLANATION AND THEN YOU'LL HIT A TABLE.
THEY ALL TIED TOGETHER, WHICH I REALLY APPRECIATE.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MOST CONFUSE ME THEN WE'RE FOLLOWED WITH LIKE, FIND IT IN, AND GIVES YOU ANOTHER LOCATION WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION IN DEPTH.
I JUST APPRECIATE THE FORMAT AND WANTED TO PASS THAT ALONG IN TERMS OF IT MAKES IT A LITTLE EASIER ON THE BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, AND I DIDN'T RECALL THAT YOU WERE A FULL PARTNER.
>> YES, A FEW YEARS NOW. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH YOUR DISTRICT ACTUALLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT I'VE BEEN THE PARTNER ON YOUR AUDIT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.
MY COMMENT REALLY IS FOR SONIA AND HER TEAM.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WORK AND THIS IS A LOT.
I ALSO NOTE WITH INTEREST, THE FINDINGS FROM LAST CYCLE WERE FULLY IMPLEMENTED.
I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION, SONIA, ON THE FINAL LETTER WHERE IT TALKED ABOUT ASSOCIATED INVOICE DATES AND NEEDED TO BE PRE-APPROVED.
I WONDER IF YOU HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT THAT?
>> YES. EVERY STUDENT OF OURS, WE TRY TO GET THAT A PLUS.
BUT SOMETIMES IN OUR EVERYDAY LIFE, A SCHOOL SITE NEEDS TO ATTEND TO A SERVICE OR PURCHASE SOMETHING.
THEY DON'T FOLLOW THE ACTUAL PROTOCOL WHERE YOU PUT IN A REQUISITION, A PO IS ISSUED, AND THEN YOU GO PICK UP THE ITEM.
IN THIS CASE, SOMETIMES WE DO GO OUT OF ORDER.
WE DO TRY TO STAY WITHIN THE NORMAL PROTOCOL.
WE DO ENCOURAGE AND REMIND OUR SCHOOL SITES AND OUR OWN DEPARTMENTS HERE THAT IT IS ALWAYS BEST TO FOLLOW THE PROTOCOL.
BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES WHEN THERE IS A TREE THAT HAS FALLEN AND WE NEED TO HIRE A COMPANY TO COME IN AND DEAL WITH THAT SITUATION IMMEDIATELY, THERE'S NO TIME FOR A REQUISITION TO BE ENTERED.
OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM FOLLOWS UP AND PUTS IT IN.
THE AUDITOR ALWAYS DOES RECOMMEND THE PROPER PROCESSES, BUT THEY UNDERSTAND WHEN WE DO HAVE TO DO THINGS A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER, BUT WE DO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE DOCUMENTATION IS THERE.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
EACH YEAR, BECAUSE THIS IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT, TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING FOR IT, MAKE SURE IT'S AVAILABLE TO OUR PARTNER CITIES AND WHOMEVER ELSE.
IN OTHER WORDS, LET'S NOT WAIT FOR THEM TO ASK, MAKE SURE WE PUSH IT TO THEM.
>> YES. ALL OF OUR AUDIT REPORTS ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BOARD'S APPROVAL.
>> CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THIS AUDIT?
SUPERINTENDENT. FIRST READING OF THE BOARD POLICIES.
>> SIMPLY ANOTHER ROUND OF POLICIES GOING TONIGHT REFLECTING CHANGES IN THE LAW FROM 2023.
STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO ED CODE 48,900D FOR STUDENT NUMBER 221-01-0159.
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THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STUDENT 221-01-0159 BE READMITTED FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER 2023, 2024 TO A SCHOOL WITHIN THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. DO I HAVE A MOTION?>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> THAT'S UNANIMOUS STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO CODE 48,900.7 FOR STUDENT NUMBER 179-00-0075 THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STUDENT NUMBER 179-00-0075 BE EXPELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE '23, '24 SCHOOL YEAR AND FALL SEMESTER OF THE '24, '25 SCHOOL YEAR WITH ENFORCEMENT SUSPENDED AND PLACEMENT AT PANITA HIGH SCHOOL. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> FOR ONE. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT. LET'S GO AHEAD, GLENN.
[17. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT]
>> OKAY. I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT TOMORROW AT 10:15 IS OUR STATE OF THE DISTRICT AT THE BCA.
COME AND SEE ABOUT THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT.
YOU ALWAYS HEAR ME TALK ABOUT I'M LOOKING FOR A CAF CHAMPIONSHIP OR OUR SPORTS TEAMS DOING WELL.
BUT I'M GOING TO CHANGE A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR.
I LOOKED AT OUR SPORTS TEAMS, OUR BANDS, OUR CHEERLEADERS, OUR DANCE TEAM, AND OUR CULINARY PROGRAMS AS AN EXAMPLE.
IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THOSE GROUPS HAVE WON 55 CHAMPIONSHIPS BETWEEN LEAGUE CIF, STATE AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
THAT'S 11 A YEAR FROM TWO COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS.
WE'RE NOW THE DISTRICT OF CHAMPIONS, I THINK IS A MUCH MORE APPROPRIATE NAME. THAT'S IT.
>> GOOD EVENING, KEVIN, THANKS FOR BEING MY POLICY BUDDY.
THIS LAST CYCLE I SENT QUITE A FEW COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AND YOUR QUICK RESPONSE WAS MUCH APPRECIATED.
TO THE DEGREE THAT IT'S HELPFUL, I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANKS FOR OUR RECENT SUPERINTENDENT'S ROUNDTABLE AT LONE HILL ON 23 JANUARY.
IT REALLY HELPS US REMEMBER THAT OUR FOCUS IS ON OPEN AND INTERACTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT. WE GOT SOME REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK.
THANKS TO OUR SE DISTRICT SPELLING BEE FOLKS THERE IN THE BACK.
THAT WAS A BIG CROWD THIS YEAR.
ANOTHER REMINDER, ANNUAL STATE OF THE DISTRICT TOMORROW MORNING AT THE BONITA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 10:15.
AND I UNDERSTAND BRUNCH OFFERINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM OUR CULINARY STUDENTS HIGH SCHOOL THERE.
>> YEAH, JUST IN THEIR NEWLY RENOVATED CLASSROOM.
>> SAN DIEM ENTERED THIS WEEK.
>> THERE WILL BE PERFORMANCES NOT ONLY FROM OUR CHOIRS, BUT FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT.
>> DON'T SPEAK, NO SINGING FROM ME. JUST SPEAKING.
>> A SNAPSHOT OF THE PAST AND AN EYE TOWARDS THE FUTURE.
GET YOUR SPONSORSHIPS READY FOR THE LA VERNE SANDMS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT THIS YEAR, ON 22ND OF APRIL.
THIS YEAR IT'S AT VIA VERDI COUNTRY CLUB.
BEAUTIFUL PLACE. DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS 15TH OF APRIL.
THANKS TO JAMIE ELLIS, PRINCIPAL, OVER RAMONA FOR OUR RECENT CAMPUS LEARNING WALK ON THE 24TH.
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OTHER LEARNING WALKS UPCOMING, THE REST OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR.
LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR OPEN HOUSE SEASON, WHICH STARTS TOMORROW NIGHT AT SANDY MISS HIGH SCHOOL AND WE'LL CONTINUE ON THROUGH MAY AT VARIOUS CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS IS A THING WITH ME.
ALL THE PERFORMANCES AS WE CLOSE OUT WINTER AND THEN ON INTO SPRING, ALL OF OUR PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTS, IF YOU TRY AND LIST THEM, YOU'D ACTUALLY FORGET SOMEBODY.
LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUING DIALOGUE ABOUT THE DISTRICT'S FACILITIES MASTER PLAN AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
I THINK WE'RE GROWING INTO A TIME WHEN WE'LL BE LEARNING A LOT AND LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT OUR FUTURE POSSIBILITIES ARE.
ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTNERING AND HOSTING FENTANYL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION SESSION FOR OUR PARENTS.
LA VERNE HAD IT EASY THIS YEAR WITH THEIR COUNSEL.
THE INCUMBENTS JUST RE UPPED AND THEY CERTIFIED THEM OFF THEY GO FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS.
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SAN DIMAS, NOT SO MUCH.THEY HAVE TWO SEATS. THEY ARE OPEN.
THEY HAD A CANDIDATES FORM ON THE 31ST AND THE ELECTIONS ON MARCH 5TH.
APPRECIATE IF YOU GET OUT AND VOTE.
I THINK THAT'S IT FOR ME TONIGHT. THANKS.
>> OKAY. TO PIGGY BACK ON THE FENTANYL AWARENESS.
I LOOKED UP SOME DATA AND I WAS DOUBLE CHECKING IT BUT JIM WRAPPED IT UP RATHER QUICKLY.
I THINK MORE PEOPLE DIE BY FENTANYL THAN THE VIETNAM WAR, SO THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DIE.
I THINK IT'S 150 DEATHS PER DAY.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FENTANYL, ALL AWARENESS, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS SOME PEOPLE OR THOSE PEOPLE, IT'S SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS ALL PEOPLE AND HOPEFULLY NOT BUT IS A REAL RISK TO OUR KIDS AND THEY LACE IT IN SO MANY THINGS.
I WISH WE HAD A BETTER SOLUTION FOR IT.
I WISH WE COULD DO MORE TO HELP OUR FAMILIES AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S IMPACTED OUR FAMILIES.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WAS A VERY WORTHWHILE THING.
INSTEAD OF EXPOUNDING ON IT, I JUST WANT TO CITE SOME THINGS THAT I FOUND MEANINGFUL IN BLACK HISTORY. I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT.
HBO HAS AN AMAZING DOCUMENTARY, SAW A WHILE AGO, BUT IT'S FREDERICK DOUGLAS IN FIVE SPEECHES.
I WATCHED WAY TOO MANY DOCUMENTARIES.
I WAS TAKEN ABACK HOW THIS PERSON WHO MUST HAVE HAD A SCORE OF 12 BECAUSE HE WAS BOUGHT AND SOLD AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS.
LIKE HE HAD A REALLY ROUGH LIFE.
HIS SPEECHES WERE, I THOUGHT, BETTER THAN WINSTON CHURCHILL LIKE HOW ELOQUENT HE WAS, I THOUGHT WAS PHENOMENAL.
ALSO, HOW A FORMER SLAVE COULD HELP INSPIRE, IN A SENSE, FREEDOM.
HE WAS A BIG CONTRIBUTOR FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.
ONE THING THAT I ACTUALLY WAS, I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HIM WHEN I WATCHED THAT, OR MAYBE SOME RESEARCH I DID AFTERWARDS.
THE PEOPLE WHO WERE HIS SUPPORTERS, WHO LIKED HIS SPEAKING, THOUGHT HE WAS GREAT.
THEY'RE LIKE, WE NEED YOU TO SPEAK.
HE WAS SPEAKING AND THIS GROUP WAS GETTING A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO FOLLOWED HIM THEN THEY'RE LIKE, "BUT NO.
WE ARE GOING TO MANAGE YOU." HE STARTED HIS OWN GROUP AND IT TURNED OUT THAT HIS MANAGEMENT WAS BETTER THAN THE PEOPLE WHO TRIED TO MANAGE IT.
I JUST REALLY FOUND HIS LIFE STORY VERY INSPIRING.
ANOTHER ONE WHICH WAS, I THINK, HEARTBREAKING.
YOU CAN FIND THIS ON PARAMOUNT.
I HAD TO GOOGLE WHERE EVERYTHING WAS TOO AND SEE IF THEY'RE STILL THERE.
LYNCHING, POSTCARDS, IT WAS HORRIFIC.
YOU WATCH ABOUT OR READ ABOUT RECONSTRUCTION.
I HAD NO IDEA THAT PEOPLE WOULD LYNCH SOMEONE AND THEN HAVE A PICNIC AND TAKE PICTURES AND SEND POSTCARDS OF MURDER.
THAT WAS CRAZY AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED 100 YEARS AGO.
ONE PLACE, IF YOU EVER GO TO MEMPHIS, THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN MEMPHIS I THINK ARE OVERRATED.
I EXPECTED MORE FOR THE HOUSE ELVIS LIVED IN.
THEY HAD SOME GREAT FOOD THERE. WENT TO BEALE STREET, IT WAS GOOD.
I LIKED THE MUSIC BETTER IN NASHVILLE.
I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LIKE BEALE STREET MORE.
THE LORRAINE MOTEL WAS JUST VERY IMPACTFUL.
THE THING THAT GOT ME, I REMEMBER GOING THERE WITH MY FAMILY, AND WE WERE MORE IMPACTED BY THE LORRAINE MOTEL THAN, SAY, THE MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE.
NOT THAT THEY'RE BOTH NOT HORRIFIC, I KNOW SOME TRAGIC THERE.
BUT WITH THE MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE, LEARNING ABOUT NAZI GERMANY, THAT'S WHAT THE GERMANS DID.
WHEN YOU GO TO THE LORRAINE MOTEL, YOU'RE LIKE, OH, WOW, THAT'S WHAT WE DID.
ALSO, IF YOU GO THERE THE BEST CHICKEN I'VE EVER HAD WAS AT CENTRAL KITCHEN, RIGHT ACROSS THE WAY FROM THE LORRAINE MOTEL.
LITERALLY, IF THEY'RE LIKE CHICKEN OR BEEF, I DON'T CHECK TO SEE WHAT IT IS, I'M JUST BEEF, BEEF, BEEF.
WE WERE IN CENTRAL KITCHEN AND THEY'RE LIKE AWARD-WINNING THIS, THIS AWARD-WINNING THAT, AND WE'RE LIKE, YEAH, WE'LL TAKE ALL OF THAT.
THEIR SMOKED BARBECUE WINGS WERE BETTER THAN THE RIBS, AND THEIR RIBS ARE REALLY GOOD.
SO IF YOU EVER GO TO MEMPHIS, PLEASE GET THE SMOKED CHICKEN WINGS.
PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST MEATS I'VE EVER TRIED.
MY RECOMMENDATIONS, TAKE THE [INAUDIBLE].
I THINK IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT TO BE RECOGNIZED AS THE CAPTAIN DEMONSTRATION SITE WAS HUGE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE THERE.
I HAVE BEEN INFORMED, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS BROUGHT UP, THE SAN DIMAS DRAMA PROGRAM IS HAVING A SHOWING OF MARY POPPINS STARTING FRIDAY AT 4:00 PM.
I WILL BE AT THE 4:00 PM SHOW, MY FAMILY WILL GO LATER.
MY DAUGHTER'S IN IT, SO I'M JUST SAYING THEY DO AMAZING WORK.
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BUT GO, ABBY AND WILLIAM, MY SON'S IN IT TOO, BUT MY DAUGHTER HAS A BIGGER PART.THANK YOU TO THE SAN DIMAS ROTARY.
YOU GUYS DO AMAZING WORK FOR OUR CITY AND WE APPRECIATE THE MINI-GRANTS.
RETURN ON INVESTMENT. OUR DISTRICT, IF YOU LOOK AT INVESTMENTS, YOU ALWAYS LOOK AT ROI.
ARE YOU GOING TO GET MORE MONEY BASED ON YOUR INVESTMENT? YOU WANT A HIGH ROI BECAUSE WHY WOULD YOU INVEST MONEY IF YOU DIDN'T? OUR SCHOOL HAS A HIGH ROI.
AND I WOULD EVEN SAY ON THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO GET BETTER AT, LIKE HELPING OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS.
I'M PRETTY SURE WE'RE STILL DOING A GOOD JOB IN COMPARISON.
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE AREAS THAT WE WANT TO IMPROVE.
IF YOU COMPARE BONITA TO OTHER DISTRICTS, WE'RE ACTUALLY HITTING IT OUT OF THE PARK.
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ON THAT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I DIDN'T SEE THAT ILLUSTRATED.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU GUYS DO.
I'M BLANKING OUT. WHAT WAS THAT THING WE WENT TO RECENTLY?
>> SUPERINTENDENTS ROUNDTABLE.
>> SUPERINTENDENTS ROUNDTABLE.
SORRY, JUST TOO MANY TERMS. WE WERE THERE AND SOMEONE ASKED ME A QUESTION.
WHAT IS THE BIGGEST NEED OF THE DISTRICT? FIRST, I'M SAYING ALL THE GREAT THINGS.
I'M LIKE, OH, OUR TEST SCORES ARE GREAT, OUR STAFF IS DOING A GREAT JOB, WE'RE IMPROVING PROCESS.
I'M LISTING ALL THE GOOD THINGS.
I'M LIKE, YOU'RE NOT ANSWERING THE GUYS QUESTION.
THE GUYS LIKE, HEY, WHAT DO YOU NEED? I'M LIKE, ALL THESE THINGS ARE GOOD.
THERE IS SOMETHING, AND I EVENTUALLY GOT TO WHAT WE NEED.
WE HAVE BUILDING PROJECTS THAT CAN HELP US TO GIVE OUR KIDS A BETTER EDUCATION.
ONE OF THE PROJECTS I THINK SHOULD BE DONE, AND I THINK I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE IS, I THINK AROUND THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS IN ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS, WE HAVE ASBESTOS.
THAT'S A PROBLEM THAT YOU WILL NOT KNOW ABOUT FOR MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS.
AND I WOULD HATE FOR PEOPLE TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LUNG PROBLEM.
IF ANYONE EVER SAYS, HEY, WHAT'S YOUR BIGGEST NEEDS, IT REALLY IS FUNDING.
I THINK WE'VE BEEN VERY GOOD AS FAR AS BEING RESPONSIBLE WITH FUNDING.
THERE WAS EVEN AN EXAMPLE WHERE, EVEN THOUGH THE DISTRICT GOT NO MONEY FOR IT, ONCE WE WERE ABLE TO LOWER THE TAX LIABILITY ON PEOPLE BY REFINANCING A LOAN, WHEN THINGS BECAME POSSIBLE FOR US TO DO THAT, THAT LOAN AMOUNT WAS REFINANCED AND WE, JUST OUT OF BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF FUNDS, ENDED UP HELPING OUR FAMILIES HAVE A LOWER TAX BURDEN.
SO FOR THE MYRIAD OF THINGS THAT WE CAN USE.
I JUST THINK IT'S VALUABLE TO SAY OUR BIGGEST NEED IS FUNDING.
WHETHER IT'S THE STATE, IT'D BE GREAT IF WE DIDN'T HAVE ATTENDANCE AS A MEASUREMENT, BUT WE ACTUALLY HAD ENROLLMENT BECAUSE WE BUDGET BY ENROLLMENT.
IF IT'S THROUGH OUR VOTERS, IF WE EVER GET TO A POINT WHERE YOU THINK IT'S A GOOD TIME TO DO A BOND MEASURE, I THINK THE MONEY WOULD BE WELL SPENT.
IT'S NOT STAFFING, IT'S NOT OUR PROCESS, IT'S NOT A MILLION OTHER THINGS THAT I THINK A LOT OF DISTRICTS STRUGGLE WITH, IT REALLY IS FUNDING.
AND I'M PRETTY SURE, MUCH LIKE OUR SCORES ARE AMAZING WITH THE PEOPLE WE HAVE, I THINK WE DO A GOOD JOB OF SPENDING MONEY TOO. THAT'S ALL I GOT.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT DEREK WAS SAYING AND JUST SAY I PUT MY FEELINGS OUT THERE TO SEE WERE WE OKAY IN THIS RAIN THIS LAST WEEK.
I DID HEAR BACK FROM A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE DID PRETTY DARN GOOD.
BUT YEAH, WE STILL HAVE A FEW LEAKS, AND YET OUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENTS JUMPING ON IT.
TONIGHT WE HAD APPROVAL IN OUR BUDGET WHEN WE DID AN APPROVAL UP HERE THAT INCLUDED SOME ROOFING AS WELL.
BUT THOSE ARE ONGOING ISSUES, ONGOING FOR ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND AS WE HAVE MORE EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, THERE CAN BE IMPACTS ON OUR SITES AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING FOR ALL OF US TO KEEP IN MIND, AND HOPEFULLY, PARENTS AND FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE LISTENING TO BECAUSE WE NEED TO KEEP OUR SCHOOL SITES IN REALLY GREAT CONDITION.
ALSO, WE APPROVED TONIGHT THE PURCHASE OF WEST ED, WHICH ARE SURVEYS THAT GO TO STUDENTS AND STAFF, BUT ALSO TO PARENTS THIS SPRING.
SO JUST I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL PARENTS TO FILL OUT THOSE WEST ED SURVEYS AND GET THOSE BACK INTO THE DISTRICT BECAUSE THAT KIND OF INFORMATION TO THE DISTRICT IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.
I ALSO SAW THAT WE WERE APPROVING A PROGRAM FOR PILOT THAT'S CALLED EF MATH Q OR THE THINK EF PROJECT, SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
AND THAT IS A MATH MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT REALLY IS CUTTING-EDGE.
MY COMPLIMENTS, AGAIN, TO ED SERVICES AND TO YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, FOR TEACHERS THAT VOLUNTEER TO TRY OUT WHAT IS THE VERY BEST TO GET STUDENTS WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING IN MATHEMATICS TO THAT NEXT LEVEL,
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TO FIND WHAT IN THEIR EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING CAN WE IMPROVE SO THAT IT MAKES SENSE FOR THEM.ALSO, TONIGHT WE APPROVED THE SCHOOL SITE SAFETY PLANS FOR ALL OF OUR 13 SCHOOLS.
AND MY COMPLIMENTS TO ALL OUR PRINCIPALS FOR DOING THAT ON A YEARLY BASIS, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR SCHOOL SITES.
I ALSO WENT ON THE LEARNING WALK AT RAMONA.
IT WAS JUST JAW-DROPPING BOTH LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR.
I SAW SO MANY DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS BEING USED IN THOSE CLASSROOMS, PLUS THEIR LEARNING GOALS ARE ALL POSTED.
THE STUDENTS WERE INCREDIBLY ENGAGED AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL VISIT.
AT THE VERY END OF THE VISIT, WE STOPPED BY THEIR FITNESS LAB.
IF MANY OF YOU DON'T KNOW, THEY HAVE A FITNESS LAB THAT IS EQUAL TO GO INTO ANY OLD GYM.
OF COURSE, THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY A DIME.
I SEE SUCH VALUE IN IT FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO DON'T PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS, BUT THAT WE WANT TO TEACH THEM THAT STAYING IN SHAPE IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
THEY'RE USED TO IT FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL, HOW EASY WILL IT BE AS THEY GET OLDER TO GO INTO A GYM? IT WON'T BE A STRANGE ENVIRONMENT WHEN THEY GO IN AND SAY, I'D LIKE TO DO THIS TO STAY FIT.
BECAUSE EVERYBODY THERE, ALL SHAPES AND SIZES OF THE STUDENTS, EVERYBODY'S DOING WHAT THEY CAN DO TO STAY IN SHAPE. SO THAT'S REALLY NICE.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE SPELLING BEE. THAT WAS GREAT.
IT WAS A GLADSTONE WINNER, AND I'M SURE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THEM BACK ALL THREE, FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD, TO VISIT US HERE AT A BOARD MEETING.
I WAS REALLY THRILLED TO HEAR ABOUT THE WINNING BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM, OUR VICTORY OVER GLENDORA.
THEY HAD A VERY NICE WRITE-UP ON IT.
BUT WE HAD GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBALL FROM BOTH SCHOOLS, EVERYBODY GOING ON TO CIF.
AND I KNOW TWO OF THE GAMES ARE GOING ON TONIGHT.
JUST WHAT AN INCREDIBLE DISTRICT THIS IS, I'M SO HAPPY TO BE A PART OF IT. THANK YOU.
>> I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK ON DEREK AS WELL.
THE CENTRAL BARBECUE, CENTRAL KITCHEN IS RIGHT OVER THERE.
>> THE CENTRAL BARBECUE, I'VE HAD THOSE RIBS ARE AMAZING, AND NOW I'M UPSET THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE WINGS.
BUT YES, HAPPY, AGAIN, TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH.
ALSO, CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH BECAUSE THIS WEEK IS THE COUNSELOR APPRECIATION WEEK, SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS.
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU, MY DAUGHTER PROBABLY WOULDN'T EVEN BE IN THIS DISTRICT.
YOU HELPED HER GET IN HERE. ALSO TALKING ABOUT DEREK'S TALKING ABOUT RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
THERE'S A PERFORMANCE NEXT WEEK, WHICH IS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR, IS CALLED LA VERNE SINGS.
THAT'S WHEN ON THE LA VERNE SIDE, ALL THE ELEMENTARY RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE HIGH SCHOOL BANDS ALL HAVE ONE CHOIR ALTOGETHER.
AND YOU SEE HOW MUCH THE THIRD GRADERS, FOURTH GRADERS THEY SING, AND THE WHAT THEY COULD BE COME UP TO AT A HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS.
I WOULD INVITE YOU ALL, BUT IT'S SUCH A PACKED HOUSE THAT I ONLY COULD GET TWO TICKETS FROM ME AND MY WIFE BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER IS IN THERE BECAUSE WE'RE PACKING THEM ALL INTO ONE ARENA.
BUT YOU CAN SEE JUST THE PROGRESSION.
IF YOU REALLY INVEST EARLY ON THINGS LIKE THE ARTS, YOU'RE GOING TO GET THESE WORLD-CLASS PERFORMERS.
SO DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
>> VERY GOOD. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE TEAM A LITTLE BIT.
I WANT TO THANK, SONIA, YOU AND YOUR TEAM, CLEAN AUDIT, WHICH IS AWESOME, SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.
THEN ED SERVICES, ANN, GREAT PRESENTATION.
IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO, I WAS PART OF THAT TEAM, CHRIS ANN WAS PART OF THAT TEAM.
WE KNOW IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO PUT THAT TOGETHER.
NOT ONLY THE PRESENTATION BUT THE LCAP, THE RESULTS, ET CETERA.
SO THANKS TO THE ED SERVICES TEAM FOR HELPING PUT THAT TOGETHER.
IT'S A GREAT REPORT TONIGHT AND I'M PROUD OF THE TEAM. THANK YOU.
>> REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.
DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS FROM THE COMMUNITY? NO. PTA, BUTA, CSEA, AND [INAUDIBLE]. NO TAKERS TONIGHT.
FUTURE MEETING DATES. OUR NEXT REGULAR
[19. FUTURE MEETING DATES]
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE MARCH 6TH, 2024.ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS? WE ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 7:12.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.