ALL RIGHT.

[2. CALL TO ORDER]

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ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS.

[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]

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, AND WE HAVE DONE SO.

WE'LL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 5:00.

EVERY TIME.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS, WE'RE GOING TO START UP WE'RE GONNA RECONVENE BACK INTO OPEN SESSION AT 6:02.

[7. CALL TO ORDER]

[8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION]

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY GLENN CREIMAN, WITH A SECOND BY GREG PALATTO, AND THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS [APPLAUSE]. STEVEN PATTERSON HAS SERVED IN EDUCATION FOR THE LAST 27 YEARS AS MATH TEACHER AND A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR, MOST RECENTLY AS PRINCIPAL OF OAK MESA ELEMENTARY, WHERE HE HELPED LEAD THAT SCHOOL TO A 2023 CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL AWARD.

STEVEN OBTAINED HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING FROM ARIZONA STATE, HIS MASTER'S IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO.

OUTSIDE OF WORK, STEVEN FINDS JOY AND FAMILY LIFE WITH HIS WIFE BOBBIE AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN, AND STEVEN LIKES TO INDULGE IN ROUNDS OF GOLF WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

STEVEN HAS BEEN AN EXCEPTIONAL LEADER IN OUR DISTRICT SINCE 2014, AND WE'RE PROUD TO SEE HIM ENTER INTO THE ROLE OF SENIOR DIRECTOR.

CONGRATULATIONS STEVEN PATTERSON [APPLAUSE].

WELL, GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT GREG PALATTO.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT MATT WIEN AND EXECUTIVE CABINET.

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IN THE AUDIENCE MY INCREDIBLY TALENTED WIFE OF 24 YEARS, BOBBIE, AND MY DAUGHTER MORGAN, WHO IS A SOPHOMORE AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

NOT HERE, BUT IN SPIRIT IS HER TWIN BROTHER, MITCHELL, WHO IS CURRENTLY ENTERTAINING OTHERS RIGHT NOW PLAYING AT THE BCA.

AND OUR OLDEST SON, GARRETT, WHO IS PLAYING BASEBALL TONIGHT FOR UC SAN DIEGO'S BASEBALL TEAM.

TOGETHER, THEY ARE MY INSPIRATION AND A MAJOR INSTRUMENT IN KEEPING MY COMPASS TRUE.

BEING NAMED AT BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES IS AN HONOR AND ONE THAT I ACCEPT WITHOUT HESITATION.

HAVING SERVED SCHOOL COMMUNITIES FOR 27 YEARS, NEARLY 20 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN AS A SCHOOL SITE ADMINISTRATOR, IT IS TIME TO SHARE MY TALENTS, EXPERIENCE AND MY PASSION TO SERVE STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES ON A BROADER SCALE.

ALTHOUGH I HAVE SERVED THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OVER THE SPAN, IT HAS BEEN MY PAST TEN YEARS WITH THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT ARE BY FAR MY MOST REWARDING.

I HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO WORK WITH SO MANY AMAZING INDIVIDUALS AT RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, MY BELOVED OAK MESA SCHOOL.

EACH DAY, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WITNESSING THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT IS PUT FORWARD BY TEACHERS, OFFICE STAFF, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, CUSTODIANS AND SUPPORT STAFF ALL WITH A PASSION TO ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO LIVE THEIR PURPOSE.

HAVING WORKED WITH SUCH INDIVIDUALS HAS MADE ME A BETTER PRINCIPAL.

I HAVE ALSO BEEN FORTUNATE OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS TO HAVE WORKED AND BUILT COUNTLESS POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH AN AMAZING DISTRICT OFFICE, SITE ADMINISTRATORS, LEADERS, AND MEMBERS OF BOTH CSCA AND BUDA, AND A BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF WITH THE TOOLS NEEDED TO DO THE JOB THAT WE ARE HIRED TO DO WHILE SUPPORTING A SCHOOL COMMUNITY THAT IS INCLUSIVE FOR ALL.

AS I PREPARE FOR MY NEW ROLE AS SENIOR DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES, I INTEND TO HIT THE ROAD RUNNING BY LEARNING FROM EACH OF OUR SHAREHOLDERS, IDENTIFYING AND BUILDING ON OUR STRENGTHS AND ADDRESSING OUR CHALLENGES HEAD ON AS TOGETHER WE CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS AMAZING HONOR AND OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME IN PLEDGING ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY.

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

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[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. IT'S UNANIMOUS.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING.

[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]

CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVED, SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? [INAUDIBLE] UNANIMOUS AS WELL.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES.

[12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE]

I'VE BEEN WAITING ALL SEASON FOR THIS.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.

STARTING OFF WITH CELEBRATIONS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS.

CHAPARRAL VISTA HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN SELECTED AS CALIFORNIA CONTINUATION MODEL SCHOOL FOR 2024.

THAT IS A PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING EXEMPLARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS.

THIS ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS THE CHAPARRAL VISTA'S DEDICATION TO PROMOTING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN A CARING COMMUNITY, WHERE EACH STUDENT IS TREATED FAIRLY AND RESPONSIBLY AND RESPECTFULLY.

OUR SCHOOL'S ABILITY TO ESTABLISH AND ARTICULATE GOALS FOR STUDENT LEARNING HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ITS SUCCESS, MAKING IT A RECOGNIZED EXAMPLE OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN CALIFORNIA. ONTO ACADEMICS.

YESTERDAY, 30 SENIORS SUCCESSFULLY PRESENTED THEIR SENIOR PROJECTS.

THIS WAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PRESENTERS IN ONE DAY EVER AT CHAPARRAL.

WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME TO ADJUDICATE.

OUR BEAUTIFUL SENIOR, RUBY DIAZ, GOT A PERFECT SCORE FROM EVERY SINGLE ONE OF HER JUDGES.

WE HELD OUR FASFA WORKSHOP ON FEBRUARY 26TH.

DURING SECOND AND FOURTH PERIOD, 15 STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY SUBMITTED THEIR APPLICATIONS AND 17 OF THEM ARE STILL IN PROGRESS.

ON MARCH 27TH, WE WILL BE TAKING THE SENIORS WHO HAVE APPLIED AND COMPLETED THEIR ORIENTATION WITH CITRUS TO SAN DIMAS FOR THEIR EARLY DECISION WORKSHOP.

THEY WILL MEET WITH CITRUS COUNSELORS AND SELECT THEIR CLASSES FOR THE UPCOMING UPCOMING FALL SEMESTER.

IN ART, THE FOCUS IS USING CHARCOAL.

STUDENTS ARE WORKING ON DEVELOPING SKILLS WITH RENDERING CHARCOAL, AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON IMAGES OF THEIR CHOOSING, WITH AN EMPHASIS PUT ON LIGHT AND SHADOW.

OUR CULINARY ARTS CLASSES ARE MAKING DESSERTS FOR THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO OUR PROM.

WE HAD PARENTS WHO DONATED CORNBREAD AND TABLECLOTHS, AND ONE STUDENT'S GRANDMOTHER, MISS DIANE MIDDLETON, MADE THE GUMBO AND MACARONI AND CHEESE FOR 80 PEOPLE.

THIS PAST FRIDAY, WE HELD OUR WINTER PROM.

THE THEME WAS BULLDOGS IN THE BAYOU.

WE ATE GUMBO, CORNBREAD, AND JALAPENO MAC AND CHEESE.

OUR ADVANCED CULINARY CLASS PROVIDED THE DESSERTS, WHICH INCLUDED CUPCAKES, CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES, BEIGNETS, AND LEMON BARS.

THERE WAS DANCING AND THREE DIFFERENT PHOTO BOOTHS, INCLUDING A PHOTO, A 360 PHOTO BOOTH, WHICH WE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH.

DURING THE CROWNING OF OUR PROM COURT.

OUR JUNIOR PRINCE WAS MARCI ORTEGA AND THE JUNIOR PRINCESS WAS CAMILA BESSUDO.

HENRY MANRIQUE WAS CROWNED OUR PROM QUEEN AND THE QUEEN WAS YOURS TRULY.

GOING INTO OUR FINAL SOFTBALL GAME, WHICH IS THIS FRIDAY, OUR TEAM IS UNDEFEATED.

WE WILL BE PLAYING AGAINST SAN ANTONIO HIGH SCHOOL IN, WHICH IS IN CLAREMONT, AND OUR NEXT SPORT IS VOLLEYBALL.

FINALLY, TOMORROW WE WILL BE PLAYING OUR CHAMPIONSHIP HORSESHOE GAME.

SADLY, BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER WE HAD TO POSTPONE IT AGAIN.

WE WILL BE THE COMPETITION IS TORN BETWEEN MR. GROSS AND ABRAHAM CAZARES AND MR. GEIER AND MATTHEW BERNARL.

IT IS AN HONOR TO REPRESENT CHAPARRAL AND VISTA HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR, AND I CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH [APPLAUSE].

ALL RIGHT. FROM SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

BEATRICE SEE.

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 THAT IS GOING ON WITH THE SAINTS.

STARTING WITH THE ARTS.

OUR DRAMA, OUR DRAMA CLUB HAS CLOSED MARY POPPINS IN FEBRUARY WITH A RECORD NUMBER OF TICKETS SOLD.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THEY ARE BEGINNING PRODUCTION ON THEIR SPRING MUSICAL AVENUE Q SCHOOL EDITION, A HIGH SCHOOL IZED VERSION OF THE BROADWAY PRODUCTION FROM THE ORIGINAL CREATORS.

STUDENTS ARE CREATING THEIR OWN PUPPETS AND LEARNING THE TECHNIQUES OF PUPPETEERING WHILE PUTTING UP A FULL LENGTH MUSICAL.

COME CHECK OUT THIS HILARIOUS, PUPPET TASTIC MUSICAL COMEDY ON APRIL 10TH TO THE 14TH IN THE BCA.

OUR VARSITY DANCE TEAM WON THE FOLLOWING AWARDS AT THEIR STATE COMPETITION.

THEY WON FIRST IN SMALL CONTEMPORARY, FIRST IN SMALL JAZZ, FIRST IN MEDIUM HIP HOP, FIRST IN LARGE JAZZ, FIRST IN LARGE HIP HOP, AND THE GRAND CHAMPION WITH THE HIGHEST

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL ART STUDENTS.

THEIR ARTWORK WAS SELECTED AS FIRST PLACE WINNERS FOR EACH OF THEIR LOCAL LIBRARIES.

CONGRATULATIONS TO JULIA CHAMPLIN AT CHARTER OAK, LUNA DOMINGUEZ AT GLENDORA, NATALIE NGUYEN AT WEST COVINA, AND SOPHIA CABALFIN AT SAN DIMAS.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO PETER FANG, A JUNIOR WHOSE WINNING ARTWORK WILL BE TURNED INTO A FULL SIZED FLAG DISPLAYED AT THE NAEA NATIONAL ART EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IN MINNEAPOLIS IN APRIL.

MOVING ON TO ATHLETICS, SEVERAL OF OUR LADY SAINTS WRESTLERS MADE IT TO CIF, AND CHARLENE SMITH RANG THE BELL TOWER AT BREAK THIS WEEK TO COMMEMORATE HER CIF TITLE. WE HAD A GREAT WIN SEVEN ZERO OVER BONITA LAST WEEK IN BASEBALL, AND OUR SPRING SEASON HAS STARTED WITH BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, TRACK, BOYS TENNIS, SWIM, SUN, BOYS GOLF AND BOYS VOLLEYBALL.

IN TERMS OF ACADEMICS, THIS WEEK WE ARE CALLING ALL JUNIORS OUT OF MATH CLASSES AND EDUCATING THEM ON HOW TO BETTER THEIR SCORES ON THE CASP.

AFTER TAKING THEIR ICA PRACTICE EXAM FOR SCIENCE OLYMPIAD, THE TEAM FINISHED SIXTH OVERALL OUT OF 29, WHICH IS 17 UP FROM LAST YEAR.

THEIR HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE FIRST PLACE IN AIR TRAJECTORY, FIRST PLACE IN SCRAMBLER, FIRST PLACE IN FLIGHT, THIRD PLACE IN TOWERS, AND FIFTH PLACE IN ECOLOGY.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST FOR OUR ACTIVITIES, WE HAVE STARTED MARCH ATTENDANCE MADNESS, WHERE ALL HOMEROOMS WERE SEEDED INTO A TOURNAMENT STYLE BRACKET TO WIN FREE YEARBOOKS.

AS EACH WEEK GOES BY, WE WHITTLE AWAY AT THE CLASSES AND WE WILL HAVE THE LAST TWO FACE OFF IN TWO MORE WEEKS.

ON FEBRUARY 28TH, SAN DIMAS HELD ITS FIRST ANNUAL WELLNESS DAY ON ON A MINIMUM DAY SCHEDULE, OUR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SPECIALISTS ORGANIZED OVER 130 WORKSHOPS TO PROMOTE STUDENT WELLNESS ON CAMPUS.

THESE WORKSHOPS INCLUDED TOPICS SUCH AS HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, OVERCOMING ANXIETY, YOGA, CPR TRAINING, AND POSITIVE SELF AFFIRMATION.

AND LASTLY, THE ASB CLASS OF 2023 TO 2024 WAS JUST AWARDED THE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AWARD FOR THIS YEAR.

WE WILL RECEIVE IT NEXT MONTH AT THE CASTLE CONFERENCE.

IT IS ALWAYS A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT MY SCHOOL HERE EVERY MONTH.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ABOUT EVERYTHING GOING ON AT SAN DIMAS.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME [APPLAUSE].

ALL I HEARD WAS SAN DIMAS.

FIRST PLACE. FIRST PLACE. FIRST PLACE.

FIRST PLACE. ANDREW WATSON FROM BONITA.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH YOU AGAIN.

FEBRUARY WAS A GREAT MONTH FOR OUR BEARCATS, AND WE'VE HAD MANY ACHIEVEMENTS AND VICTORIES ON THE COURTS, FIELDS, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE KITCHEN.

MORE ON THAT LATER.

FIRST OF ALL, OUR COLOR GUARD FINISHED FIRST IN THEIR SUBDIVISION AND 6 OUT OF 22 GROUPS IN THEIR MAIN DIVISION AT THE WGASC COMPETITION.

THE COLOR GUARD IS PREPARING FOR THEIR NEXT COMPETITION ON MARCH 16TH AT MISSION VISTA.

OUR DRUMLINE FINISHED THEIR FIRST FIRST IN THEIR SUBDIVISION AND THIRD OVERALL AT THE MONROVIA SCPA COMPETITION.

THEY'RE HEADED TO TEMESCAL CANYON THIS SATURDAY TO COMPETE AGAIN.

TONIGHT, OUR BAND HAS A FESTIVAL CONCERT AT THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AT 7 P.M..

TO TOP OFF ALL THESE VICTORIES, BONITA WON THE PRO STATE PROSTART STATE CHALLENGE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY.

LED BY CAPTAIN CHARLIE PADILLA.

OUR STATE CHAMPS WILL BE TRAVELING TO BALTIMORE, MARYLAND TO COMPETE AT THE NATIONAL COMPETITION.

BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO MRS. BRANDLER AND THE PROSTART TEAM FOR BRINGING HOME THIS HONOR.

ON FEBRUARY 23RD, WE HAD OUR NIGHT OUT IN NEW YORK THEMED WINTER SEMI-FORMAL.

EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED RECEIVED A FREE SCOOP OF HANDEL'S ICE CREAM WITH THEIR TICKET.

WE DANCED, SANG KARAOKE, PLAYED GAMES, AND OVERALL HAD A GREAT NIGHT.

WE HAVE HAD MANY VISITS BY VARIOUS JUNIOR AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THE AREA TO APPEAL TO SENIORS THAT MAY WANT TO ATTEND.

CITRUS COLLEGE AND MOUNT SAC ARE TAKING SOME OF OUR SENIORS ON FIELD TRIPS TO SHOWCASE WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER TO OUR GRADUATING SENIORS.

NEXT STEPS. WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF CLASS COUNCIL AND ASB APPLICATIONS, AND WE HAVE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT SO FAR.

THIS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE DEDICATED TEACHERS AND STUDENTS OF OUR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.

ON MARCH 31ST, MANY BEARCATS, INCLUDING I, ARE EMBARKING ON A TRIP TO WASHINGTON, DC WHERE WE WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT AMERICAN HISTORY, HONOR OUR AMERICAN TRADITION, AND EVEN BE ABLE TO GO TO A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL AND PARTICIPATE IN AN EXCHANGE WITH THEIR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.

I AM EXCITED TO GO ON THIS TRIP AND I KNOW EVERYBODY ELSE IS TOO.

THANK YOU AUDIENCE AGAIN FOR ALLOWING ME ALLOWING ME TO DELIVER THIS NEWS TO YOU.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE END OF THE YEAR, AND I CANNOT BELIEVE WE HAVE THREE MORE MEETINGS LEFT.

I KNOW BONITA WILL FINISH STRONG.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU ANDREW.

FEATURE PRESENTATIONS.

[13. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS]

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OF ALL THE STUDENT COMPETITIONS I WATCH, BOTH ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC.

NOTHING MAKES MY STOMACH IN KNOTS MORE THAN WATCHING OUR STUDENTS COMPETE IN THE SPELLING BEE.

SO I PERSONALLY SALUTE ALL THE SPELLING BEE WARRIORS WHO WERE BRAVE ENOUGH TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR SPELLING BEE.

OUR ANNUAL SPELLING BEE WAS HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH, WITH 56 STUDENTS CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE FROM OUR EIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

DURING EIGHT ROUNDS OF COMPETITION, STUDENTS WERE CHALLENGED BY 101 WORDS.

YURI EDELMAYER, A FIFTH GRADE STUDENT IN MRS. PANG'S CLASS AT GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY, EMERGED VICTORIOUS WHEN SHE CORRECTLY SPELLED MACARONI.

SHE WILL ADVANCE TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGIONAL SPELLING BEE ON MARCH 20TH.

SECOND PLACE WAS CAPTURED BY VIHAAN GANESH, A FIFTH GRADE STUDENT FROM MRS. CHO'S CLASS AT GRACE MILLER ELEMENTARY.

OUR THIRD PLACE WINNER WAS PHILIP WINBORN FROM MRS. DEOLI'S FOURTH GRADE CLASS AT EKSTRAND ELEMENTARY.

MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE STUDENTS AND TO ALL THE BRAVE WARRIORS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL SPELLING BEE.

ON BEHALF OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT CERTIFICATES TO OUR THREE WINNERS.

PLEASE JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED IN THIRD PLACE PHILIP WINBURN [APPLAUSE].

WITH SECOND PLACE VIHAAN GANESH [APPLAUSE].

AND OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER, YURI EDELMAYER [APPLAUSE].

GET OUR PHOTO OPS HERE FOR PARENTS AND PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS.

AND NOW HERE WITH AN ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION, ARE MASONS FROM SAN DIMAS LODGE NUMBER 428.

I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME TO THE PODIUM GREG PALATTO, DEREK BAHMANOU, JACK ROSE, GLEN C JOHNSON AND STEVE MILLER. [APPLAUSE] I THANK YOU GUYS.

YOU MAY KNOW ME HERE AS PRESIDENT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD.

I'M ALSO CURRENTLY PRESIDENT OF WHAT WE CALL THE MASTER OF THE SAN DIMAS LODGE AS WELL.

TWO OF OUR CORE VALUES AS MASONS, AND WE'RE VERY CHARITABLE PEOPLE, IS MAINLY WORKING WITH OUR YOUTH, SUPPORTING OUR YOUTH.

AND A BIG PART OF IT IS SUPPORTING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THE PARTNERSHIP THAT THE SAN DIMAS MASONIC LODGE AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE WITH SUPPORTING THE THE SPELLING BEE, WHICH I KNOW IS A ROUGH, ROUGH THING TO WATCH.

I WATCHED IT ON YOUTUBE AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO EVERY SINGLE CONTESTANT ON THERE.

BUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT, WE WANT TO TRADITIONALLY, WE HONOR OUR WINNER AND THE WINNER OF SCHOOL WITH THE CHECK.

SO IF I COULD HAVE YURI COME BACK UP TO THE STAGE OR HERE [APPLAUSE].

WE'RE ALL VERY PROUD OF HER. IF YOU COULD STAY UP HERE FOR ONE SECOND YURI.

[INAUDIBLE] NOT ONLY IS SHE, I'M SURE GLAD.

SO I'M PROUD OF HER. SHE'S ALSO HELPED OUT GLADSTONE, AS YURI EARNED HER SCHOOL LIBRARY ANOTHER $250 FOR GLADSTONE TOBACCO REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE LIBRARY COMMISSION

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MIC] ALL RIGHT. NEXT FEATURE PRESENTATION RECOGNITION OF SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL AND BONITA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS CIF CHAMPIONS [APPLAUSE].

MAY I PLEASE HAVE CHARLENE SMITH, HER COACHES AND ADMINISTRATOR, COME TO THE PODIUM? [APPLAUSE] TONIGHT WE HONOR THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WRESTLING CIF CHAMPION.

SHE JOINS A LONG LIST OF EIGHT FORMER CHAMPION WRESTLERS WHO HAVE THEIR NAME ON A BANNER IN THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL GYM.

WHEN CHARLENE WAS A FRESHMAN, SHE DECIDED TO GIVE WRESTLING A TRY.

SHE EVEN LET THE COACH KNOW SHE WOULD WRESTLE ONE YEAR AND THEN SHE WOULD BE DONE.

CHARLENE PICKED UP WRESTLING QUICKLY AND HAD EARLY SUCCESS.

CHARLENE MADE IT TO CIF ALL THREE YEARS.

SHE HAS COMPETED AND NOW, AS A JUNIOR, SHE HAS NOTCHED HER FIRST LEAGUE TITLE IN HER WEIGHT CLASS.

CHARLENE WENT TO CIF AS THE NUMBER THREE SEEDED WRESTLER AND SHE DIDN'T GO TO PARTICIPATE.

SHE WENT TO WIN.

CHARLENE WON THE CIF CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH IN THE THIRD ROUND WITH A THIRD ROUND PIN TO MAKE HER THE CIF CHAMPION AND EARN A TRIP TO THE CIF MASTERS WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS. AT MASTERS, SHE FINISHED IN THIRD PLACE, QUALIFYING FOR HER TO GO TO THE STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT IN BAKERSFIELD.

WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT CHARLENE CAN ACCOMPLISH IN HER SENIOR YEAR.

IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR TO INTRODUCE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL CIF CHAMPION IN GIRLS WRESTLING, JUNIOR CHARLENE SMITH.

SHE IS ACCOMPANIED TONIGHT BY HEAD COACH JESSE [INAUDIBLE].

ASSISTANT COACH TIKI [INAUDIBLE].

AND HER PRINCIPAL, MR. OMAR MAYEN. NOW IT'S TIME TO GET SOME PICTURES.

HOLD THAT SMILE. WE NEED THIS GUY UP HERE TO GET THE PICTURE.

THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.

MAY I PLEASE HAVE TRISTAN FERNANDEZ, HIS COACH AND PRINCIPAL, COME TO THE PODIUM? TRISTAN FERNANDEZ IS A JUNIOR AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL AND IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF DISCIPLINE, CHARACTER AND SACRIFICE.

HE HAS ACHIEVED SUCCESS BOTH ON AND OFF THE MAT WHILE AT BONITA.

TRISTAN IS A KIND, GENUINE, FRIENDLY AND IS WELL RESPECTED BY TEAMMATES, CLASSMATES, TEACHERS AND COACHES.

OFF THE MAT, IT'S A RARE SIGHT WHEN HE ISN'T SMILING, BUT ON THE MAT HE IS AS COMPETITIVE AS THEY COME.

THAT IS SHOWED OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS BY GOING 19-0 IN ALL PALOMAR'S LEAGUE MATCHES, INCLUDING LEAGUE FINALS.

HE HAS WON THREE INDIVIDUAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THE PAST TWO MOST VALUABLE WRESTLER AWARDS FOR OUR LEAGUE.

HE HAS GONE ON TO EARN TWO CONSECUTIVE INDIVIDUAL CIF SOUTHERN SECTION CENTRAL DIVISION TITLES.

AFTER PLACING FOURTH AS A FRESHMAN AT THE MASTERS MEET, WHICH IS A STATE QUALIFYING MEET, TRISTAN PLACED THIRD LAST SEASON AND WAS A FINALIST THIS PAST YEAR, BECOMING A TWO TIME STATE QUALIFIER.

HE SURPASSED THE 100 WIN MILESTONE FOR HIS HIGH SCHOOL CAREER EARLY THIS SEASON WHEN COMPETING AT TEMECULA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.

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HE HAS DONE ALL THIS WHILE CARRYING A 3.8 GPA.

IT IS A GREAT HONOR TO INTRODUCE BONITA HIGH SCHOOL CIF CHAMPION IN WRESTLING, JUNIOR TRISTAN FERNANDEZ AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE HIS COACH, ROB [INAUDIBLE].

AND PRINCIPAL OF BONITA HIGH SCHOOL, KENNY RICHIE.

AS THEY ARE BOTH JUNIORS.

WE SHOULD SEE YOU BACK AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO OUR WRESTLERS AND THEIR COACHES.

ALRIGHT.

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON A [INAUDIBLE] 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 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 TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT, AND WE HAVE NONE.

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

[15. CONSENT AGENDA]

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

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

ALL RIGHT. DISCUSSION AND ACTION AGENDA.

[16. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA]

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU.

TONIGHT, I'LL BE PRESENTING THE SECOND INTERIM REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2024.

SO, LIKE I ALWAYS LIKE TO EXPLAIN, THIS IS ONE OF OUR THREE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS.

IT'S BASICALLY OUR REPORT CARD TO THE BOARD OF HOW THE DISTRICT IS MANAGING OUR FINANCIAL POSITION.

WE REPORT OUR FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF JANUARY 31ST AND PROJECT FROM HERE ON TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

SO THE COMPONENTS OF THE REPORT INCLUDE OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHERE WE COMPARE FIRST INTERIM TO SECOND INTERIM, AND THEN WE ALSO INCLUDE THE ACTUAL STATE REPORT THAT IS THE SMALLEST FONT YOU COULD EVER FIND.

BUT WE HAVE TO ALWAYS REPORT THAT ALONG WITH SOME CHECKS, CHECKLISTS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR DATA WAS UPLOADED PROPERLY TO THE STATE SOFTWARE.

FINALLY, THE MULTI YEAR PROJECTION IS ANOTHER TOOL THAT WE INCLUDE AND WE HIGHLY DEPEND ON.

SO WE REVIEW ALL OF OUR ACCOUNTS.

AND THERE'S FROM FIRST INTERIM TO SECOND INTERIM, WE'D LIKE TO REVIEW ANY MATERIAL CHANGES.

AND THAT'S WHAT I WOULD COME TO YOU TO REPORT IF THERE WAS ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

BUT EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED WAS NORMAL AND REASONABLE FOR THE PERIOD THAT WE ARE REPORTING ON.

MOST OF THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE DO TO THE BUDGET ARE JUST ROUTINE IN NATURE.

EXAMPLES OF OTHER CHANGES THAT WE LOOK AT ARE ANY CHANGES IN ENROLLMENT AND PROJECTIONS FOR OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE REVENUE THAT WE REPORT? THERE IS, I'LL GO INTO DETAIL A LITTLE LATER BASED ON SOME CHANGES THAT WE DID CHANGE.

SORRY, OVER USING THE WORD CHANGE.

AND WE LOOK AT AND ANALYZE SALARY AND BENEFITS AND ALL OF OUR OTHER REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS.

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SO AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE INCREASED REVENUE WOULD BE OUR LCFF.

WE WENT BACK AND WE LOOKED AT THE REPORT THAT THE ATTENDANCE REPORT THAT WE FILED FOR P1 IN EARLY JANUARY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE WERE UP.

WE REPORTED OUR ADA PROJECTED OUT BASED ON P1 AS AN INCREASE.

SO WE GO BACK TO OUR PROJECTIONS THAT WE MADE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

WE RECALCULATE, AND WE WERE HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO JUSTIFY A CONSERVATIVE INCREASE TO OUR REVENUE.

OTHER THINGS THAT WE DON'T BUDGET FOR UNTIL WE ACTUALLY RECEIVE IT WOULD BE AN INCREASE IN THE TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT, A PARTIAL PAYMENT THAT CAME TO US.

SO THOSE ARE PART OF THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE DO TO REVENUE.

LIKEWISE, WE DO ADJUSTMENTS TO EXPENDITURES.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO IS WE DISTRIBUTED TO OUR SITES THE INCENTIVE THAT WE PROMISED FOR THE ATTENDANCE WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING TO IMPROVE, WHICH ACTUALLY WE GOT TO SEE P1 INCREASE.

SO WE WENT AHEAD AND INCREASED THOSE EXPENDITURE BUDGETS.

ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT DECREASES THAT WE DID WAS WHAT WE USUALLY DO AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, WHERE WE RELEASE FROM OUR ENCUMBRANCE THE UNUSED BENEFIT BUDGETS FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT AREN'T TAKING OUR OWN BENEFITS.

SO WE GO AHEAD AND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, BUDGET FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

BUT AS TIME GOES ON, WE KNOW THAT THEY HAVEN'T USED THAT.

SO WE RELEASE PAST FROM JULY 1ST TO DECEMBER.

IT IS STILL THERE. WE WERE CONSERVATIVE IN THAT REDUCTION SO THAT IF THERE'S ANY LIFE CHANGES, THE BUDGET IS THERE FOR ANY EMPLOYEES USE.

SO OVERALL TAKING IN INCREASES IN REVENUE AND INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES, WE'VE IMPROVED OUR FINANCIAL POSITION BY $570,000 BETWEEN FIRST INTERIM AND SECOND INTERIM.

SO NOW THAT CHANGES OUR PROJECTION FOR OUR ENDING FUND BALANCE.

FOR THE UNRESTRICTED PORTION AT JUNE 30TH WE'RE PROJECTING A 22.8 BILLION.

I WISH IT WAS BILLION. SORRY.

MILLION. FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR END, WHICH REPRESENTS 14.33% OF OUR UNRESTRICTED OUR TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES, WHICH IS WELL ABOVE STILL THE 3% STATE REQUIREMENT.

SO LIKE I MENTIONED, THE NEXT PART OF THE REPORT THAT WE DEPEND HIGHLY ON IS OUR MULTI YEAR PROJECTIONS.

SO IN JANUARY WE START OFF ANTICIPATING THE GOVERNOR'S RELEASE FOR THE STATE BUDGET NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

THIS INCLUDES A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT WE USE IN OUR OWN PROJECTIONS.

UNFORTUNATELY SOMETIMES IT'S GREAT NEWS, SOMETIMES IT'S NOT SO GREAT NEWS.

SO WE LOOK AND WE ANTICIPATE AND WE EVERYONE DIVES TO FIND OUT WHAT IS THE COLA GOING TO BE.

BUT ALONG THE LINES OF COLA, THERE'S ALWAYS SO MUCH MORE INFORMATION THAT WE LOOK TO.

SO ONCE WE DECIPHER ALL OF THAT, WE LOOK TO SEE HOW DOES IT IMPACT OUR DISTRICT.

SO I'LL GO INTO SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE SEEN.

SO LIKE I MENTIONED, COLA IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR THINGS THAT PEOPLE DIVE TO WHEN THEY KNOW THERE'S NEW INFORMATION OUT THERE.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE A TELL ALL IN ONE SHOT.

SO AT FIRST INTERIM, WE WERE BUDGETING A, 2 PERCENT COLA FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2425.

WE KNEW THAT THE MINUTE I SAID THAT BACK IN DECEMBER, I KNEW IT WAS ALREADY GOING TO CHANGE BECAUSE WE WERE ALREADY LOOKING AT A 1%.

WELL, IT'S CONTINUED TO JUST KEEP CHANGING AND NOT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

SO NOW IN JANUARY, HE RELEASED HIS BUDGET PROPOSAL WITH A 0.76% COLA.

THIS IS OTHER CONSERVATIVE AGENCIES ARE SAYING THAT EVEN THIS IS OVERREACHING, THAT REALLY WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT A ZERO COLA.

BUT AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL ESTIMATES BASED ON ECONOMIC FACTORS ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

WE JUST HOLD BACK.

WE BUDGET BASED ON WHAT WE DO KNOW, WHICH ARE THEIR PROJECTIONS.

AND WE MAKE ANY WE PREPARE.

BUT WE WILL MAKE OUR FINAL PROJECTIONS OR I SHOULD SAY, ADJUSTMENTS WHEN WE PREPARE THE BUDGET AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

JUST FOR REFERENCE, THE THIRD YEAR OUT, THE COLA THAT WE REPORTED ON IN AT FIRST INTERIM WAS 3.29%.

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SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BE POSITIVE AT THIS POINT.

BUT LIKE I MENTIONED, OUR ADA, WE DID WORK ON IT AND IT DID IMPROVE.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE NOT FUNDED ON P1, BUT IT IS ALLOWING US TO BE ABLE TO PROJECT AT LEAST A CONSERVATIVE IMPROVEMENT THAT WE'RE DOING THAT WE CAN CONTROL, AT LEAST ON OUR SIDE AND SO THAT IS THE NUMBER THAT WE'RE USING TO PROJECT FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS OUT.

SO WE WENT AHEAD AND UPDATED THOSE.

SO WITH THE COLA, WE SEE THAT THE DOLLARS PER ADA HAS GONE UP.

WE HAVE THE SIGNIFICANT BUMP UP THAT WE HAD THIS YEAR AND THEN NEXT YEAR IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE DIP WITH THE THIRD YEAR OUT KIND OF GROWING AGAIN.

BUT IF WE CAN IMPROVE OUR ADA AS A DISTRICT, WE'LL DO OUR PART AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE INCREASES.

SO WE ALWAYS UPDATE ALL OF OUR EXPENDITURES FOR ALL THREE YEARS, INCLUDING STEP AND COLUMN, OUR RETIREMENT RATES.

THERE IS NO INCREASE IN STRS.

PERS DID SEE A SLIGHT 1%, A LITTLE LESS THAN 1% INCREASE IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

THERE'S SLIGHT INFLATIONARY INCREASES, BUT THEY'RE DOWN BACK TO WHAT WE'VE NORMALLY SEEN 2%, 2.8 I THINK IS NEXT YEAR'S.

SO AND OUR NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING.

SO WITH ALL THAT SAID, OUR THIRD YEAR OUT, WE'RE LOOKING AT A PROJECTED UNRESTRICTED ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 15.3%.

SORRY MILLION I'M SORRY.

AND THAT REPRESENTS 9.83% OF OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURE.

SO THIS AT LEAST ALLOWS US TO KNOW THAT OUR THIRD YEAR OUT, WE'RE ABLE TO MEET THE DISTRICT'S OBLIGATIONS FOR CURRENT YEAR AND THEN IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

SO WE'RE ABLE TO FILE A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION, WHICH WE APPRECIATE, BECAUSE NOT EVERY DISTRICT CAN SAY THAT AT THIS TIME.

THEY'RE LOOKING AT SOME SCARY NUMBERS.

SO OUR NEXT STEPS IS WE'LL FILE OUR SECOND INTERIM REPORT WITH LACOE.

WILL ANTICIPATE THE EXCITEMENT THAT OUR P2 ATTENDANCE REPORT WILL GENERATE IN APRIL.

WE'LL WORK WITH ED SERVICES ON THE LCAP.

AND WE'LL BE WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN OUR PROCESS OF WORKING ON THE BUDGET, AND MY NEXT STEP IS TO THANK OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR AND HER TEAM FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT ALWAYS GOES INTO THESE REPORTS, AND ALL THE WORK CAN'T BE REFLECTED IN A QUICK FIVE MINUTE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? HI SONIA, I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION, ALTHOUGH IT WASN'T ON YOUR PRESENTATION.

THE BOARD GOES THROUGH THE INTERIM REPORT AND HOPEFULLY YOU'LL UNDERSTAND ME WHEN I ASK THIS QUESTION.

IN THE RESTRICTED GENERAL FUND ROWS AND COLUMNS, THERE'S OTHER FINANCING SOURCES AND THE VERY LAST ONE ON THAT IS CONTRIBUTIONS. AND IT'S SIGNIFICANT AT 12 MILLION OR 13 MILLION.

AND I WASN'T QUITE SURE WHAT IT WAS.

YES. SO THE RESTRICTED THAT IS THE GENERAL FUND MAKING A CONTRIBUTION FOR THE SPECIAL ED PROGRAM.

THAT'S WHEN WE THEY ALWAYS TALK ABOUT COSTS IN RESTRICTED GOING OVER AND NEEDS TO BE COVERED BY THE GENERAL FUND.

YES. SO WE DO RECEIVE MONEY DIRECTLY FOR OUR SPECIAL ED PROGRAM.

AND IT'S NOT SUFFICIENT TO COVER ALL OF THE SERVICES AND PROGRAM NEEDS THAT WE HAVE.

SO THE GENERAL FUND MAKES A CONTRIBUTION TO COVER THE DIFFERENCE.

AND AT BEGINNING BUDGET, LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, IT'S FULLY BUDGETED AS WE GO THROUGH.

SOMETIMES WE ADD THINGS IN TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR.

WE HOPE THAT SOME THINGS DO FALL OUT AND THAT WE CAN REPORT A SMALLER CONTRIBUTION.

BUT YES, THAT'S WHAT THAT IS.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH. YOU KNOW, IN THE OLD DAYS WE CALL THAT ENCROACHMENT.

NO, WE DON'T CALL THAT ENCROACHMENT ANYMORE.

IT'S A CONTRIBUTION FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS.

YES IT IS. YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED INFLATION AND INFLATION IS ACTUALLY KIND OF NORMALIZING COMING IN FOR A LANDING KIND OF BACK WHERE IT BELONGS.

BUT THE LEGACY OF INFLATION AND THE EFFECTS ON COSTS.

RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE A SENSE ABOUT WHAT, YOU KNOW, THOSE EMBEDDED COSTS THAT WE'VE REALIZED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS? YES. SO WE SAW THE BIG JUMP IN OUR CPI PERCENTAGE THAT WE ADDED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, AND YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE A NEGATIVE INFLATIONARY FACTOR FOR IT TO GO BACK DOWN. BUT WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE IS THAT EVERY YEAR IT ONLY GOES UP BY LIKE A 2%, BECAUSE IT IS ON TOP OF THE OLD NUMBER IT UNLESS IT WAS A NEGATIVE.

SO WE'D LIKE TO SEE IT BE A 1%, A 1.5, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE AT LEAST WE'RE NOT IN THE THREE AND 4% RANGE ANYMORE.

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BUT YOU KNOW, AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND BUDGET PREPARATION, CAN YOU GIVE US A SENTENCE ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND HOW, YOU KNOW, OUR TEAMS HERE WORK TOGETHER ON PREPARING THE BUDGET, WHICH WILL PASS IN JUNE.

SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE JASMINE AND THE TEAM IS MEETING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR SCHOOL SITES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS.

WE GO AHEAD AND MEET WITH THEM, WE SIT DOWN WITH THEM, AND WE GO OVER EVERY SINGLE ACCOUNT STRING THAT IS IN THEIR BUDGET.

WE LOOK AT WHAT THEY SPENT LAST YEAR.

WE LOOK AT ANY NEW COSTS THEY MAY HAVE, ANY NEW ITEMS THEY'D LIKE TO ADD, OR THINGS THAT ARE NOW OBSOLETE, THAT THEY'RE DROPPING OUT.

THE COST OF OF PERSONNEL, THE COST OF LABOR PER HOUR HAS INCREASED.

SO OUR SCHOOL SITES SAW A LITTLE BUMP.

BUT IN ORDER TO GIVE THEM A NOW, EXCUSE ME, A BUMP IN THEIR ALLOCATION, WE HAD TO BALANCE THAT OUT WITH REACHING OUT TO OUR DEPARTMENTS TO SAY, LET'S BUDGET FOR THE ESSENTIAL. SO SOME OF THE THINGS WE'LL HAVE TO DO AS WE GO ON.

BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, LET'S BUDGET FOR WHAT WE KNOW IS ESSENTIAL AND LET THE SCHOOL SITES HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY IN THEIR BUDGETING.

SO ONCE WE GO AHEAD AND CALIBRATE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION, ALL THOSE LINES OF BUDGETS, WE COME TOGETHER, WE ADD IN THE OVERALL DISTRICT BUDGET.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE START BALANCING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT CAN WE AFFORD, WHAT IS IT THAT WE CAN DO DISTRICT WIDE.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE COME TO YOU AND PRESENT AS THE BUDGET.

BESIDES THE, YOU KNOW, THE THEATER BEHIND THE MAY REVISE THAT THE GOVERNOR OFFERS THE LEGISLATURE ON THEIR PATHWAY TO PASSING A NEW BUDGET.

WHAT DO WE DO? DO WE GO TO SEMINARS AND YES, I'M SURE WE DO SCHOOL SERVICES AND SO ON.

WHO ATTENDS THOSE SEMINARS? SO ANYBODY WHO'S WILLING TO.

BUT NO, ACTUALLY WE HAVE OUR EXECUTIVE CABINET THAT GOES OUR UNION LEADERSHIP GO AS WELL AND I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHO WE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR FINANCIAL TEAM WHO GOES WHO.

ACTUALLY, IT'S GREAT FOR THEM TO HEAR IT FIRSTHAND.

BUT WE HAVE THIS TEAM THAT.

TRAVELS TOGETHER, AND WHEN WE HAVE ZOOM WEBINARS, WE GO AHEAD AND SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH EACH OTHER AFTER.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SONIA.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DID.

ALL YOUR NOTES AND JUST HOW YOU PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER WAS VERY CLEAR.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. JUST A QUICK COMMENT.

OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE BEEN VERY JUDICIOUS IN OUR BUDGETING AND OUR SPENDING, AND WE GET A LOT OF INFORMATION VIA EMAIL AND OTHER THINGS ON THE BOARD.

AND LATELY I'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF MASS LAYOFF NOTICES GOING IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS, ADA GOING DOWN, ENROLLMENT DOWN EVERYTHING.

AND I JUST APPRECIATE THE WAY THE DISTRICT OPERATES THAT WE NEVER OVEREXTEND.

WHEN THE BIG CRUNCH HIT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, SOME OF OUR LOCAL DISTRICTS WERE PINK SLIPPING, EVERYONE KNOWING THAT NOT ALL OF THEM WOULD BE SENT OFF, BUT THEY JUST SHOT-GUNNED THEIR ENTIRE STAFFS.

AND WE'VE BEEN VERY JUDICIOUS.

IF WE NEED SOME MAYBE 1 OR 2 EXTRA JUST IN CASE.

BUT I APPRECIATE THE TACK THAT WE'VE TAKEN AND CONTINUE TO TAKE FOR THE SURRENDER OR SECURITY OF OUR STAFF, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY.

AND THEIR SENSE OF WELL-BEING AND OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE WE'RE TAKING GOOD CARE OF THEIR MONEY.

AND OUR KIDS ARE STILL GETTING BETTER AS WE GO.

SO YES.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SONIA, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS REPORT? SO MOVED. SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. IT'S UNANIMOUS.

ALRIGHT, SUPERINTENDENT ELECTION OF CANDIDATES TO THE CSBA DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.

YEP. SO THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO VOTE ON THE CSBA DELEGATE ASSEMBLY BALLOT.

HAS TWO CANDIDATES VYING FOR TWO SPOTS.

THEY'RE BOTH INCUMBENTS TO THEIR POSITIONS.

ALL RIGHT I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE JEANETTE FLORES FROM CHARTER OAK.

SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? IN FAVOR, SAY AYE? AYE. OPPOSED? ALRIGHT. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT.

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WELL DESERVED.

AND TWO MORE CIF CHAMPIONS.

WE ARE THE DISTRICT OF CHAMPIONS BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY MONTH WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE AND SAN DIMAS DANCE TEAM WITH THEIR STATE TITLE AND

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THEY'RE NOW OFFICIALLY TEAM CALIFORNIA AS THEY GO ON TO THE NATIONALS.

I ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE SOME OF OUR LOCAL ELECTEDS.

ERIC WEBER WAS REELECTED TO HIS SECOND TERM IN THE SAN DIMAS CITY COUNCIL PENDING THE FINAL COUNT, BUT WAS WAY AHEAD.

RACHEL TALKS TO A FIRST TERM AND SAN DIMAS TO CITY COUNCIL.

EMMETT BADER, THE MAYOR, WAS RAN UNOPPOSED AND WAS MENTIONED LAST MONTH.

RICK CROSBY AND WENDY LAO IN LA VERNE RAN UNOPPOSED.

SO THE NEXT TIME YOU HEAR US TALK ABOUT ELECTION WILL BE IN NOVEMBER.

AND AT THAT TIME, THERE'LL BE AT LEAST ONE NEW BOARD MEMBER UP HERE, BECAUSE WE'LL BE ELECTING A BOARD MEMBER FOR OUR AREA FIVE, AND THERE'LL BE ONE LESS THAT WILL BE HERE BECAUSE I'LL BE RETIRING.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE A QUICK WRAP UP FOR A 21 YEAR CAREER FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS FOR ME, BUT START THINKING ABOUT THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER FOR YOUR BOARD OF EDUCATION.

THAT'S IT. GOOD EVENING.

JUST A REMINDER TO GET YOUR SPONSORSHIP AND TICKETS FOR THE ANNUAL LA VERNE SAN DIMAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT ON APRIL 22ND AT VILA VERDE COUNTRY CLUB.

AND REMEMBER, THE DEADLINE IS SET AT APRIL 15TH.

YOU KNOW, THIS MONTH WE'RE RECOGNIZING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL THE WOMEN OF BONITA UNIFIED WHO REMAIN THE FOUNDATION OF THE BONITA WAY.

ALSO THIS MONTH, WE PASSED A RESOLUTION EARLIER TONIGHT RECOGNIZING AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH WITH A NOD TO OUR DISTRICT'S WORK TO PROVIDE PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS LEARNING REGARDLESS OF THEIR NEEDS, AND A SPECIAL NOD TO MY DAUGHTER AND HER DEDICATION TO LEARNING FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS A CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL. HOT OFF THE PRESS.

JUST YESTERDAY, CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL WAS ONCE AGAIN, AND I EMPHASIZE ONCE AGAIN RECOGNIZED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS A MODEL CONTINUATION SCHOOL. THANKS TO NICOLE GRANT FOR OUR RECENT CAMPUS LEARNING WALK AT LA VERNE HEIGHTS, AND TO WITNESS FIRSTHAND THE FOCUS ON EARLY LITERACY. GOTTA LOVE THAT.

ESPECIALLY IN TK AND KINDERGARTEN, AS ONCE AGAIN EVIDENT BY OUR RECOGNITION FROM THE CALIFORNIA READING COALITION FOR BEING NUMBER ONE IN THE STATE IN READING.

CONGRATULATIONS TO LORI BRANDLER AND THE BHS PROSTART CULINARY TEAM FOR WINNING NUMBER ONE IN THE STATE.

AND GOOD LUCK IN THE NATIONALS NEXT MONTH.

AND OF COURSE, LAST YEAR WE'RE BEGINNING TO SET QUITE A RIVALRY.

THE TEAM FROM SAN DIMAS PROSTART TEAM FROM SAN DIMAS WON NUMBER ONE IN THE STATE, WENT ON TO NATIONALS UNDER THE HEADING OF CTE PARTNERSHIP PATHWAYS COUPLED WITH STEM OPPORTUNITIES AND SPONSORSHIPS.

FROM THE JEFF PINO FOUNDATION.

SELECT BONITA UNIFIED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDED THE EXPO TO LEARN ABOUT CAREERS IN AVIATION, AND IT'S A PARTICULARLY INTERESTING STORY AND ONE THAT'S QUITE REWARDING, AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONTINUATION OF OUR CAMPUS OPEN HOUSE SEASON AND TO OUR UPCOMING PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTATIONS AT THE BONITA CENTER FOR THE ARTS. LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUING DIALOG AND CONSIDERATION ABOUT THE DISTRICT'S FACILITIES, MASTER PLAN, AND THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS WE HAVE WITH CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT OF LEARNING AND HOW THEY INTERSECT WITH THE FUTURE OF A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FROM UNSEEN FOUNDATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO SWIMMING POOLS FOR WATER SPORTS AND TO THE EVER CHANGING, EVER CHANGING NEEDS OF TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE STUDENTS ACCESS TO THE CURRICULUM.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SCHEDULING ANOTHER FENTANYL AWARENESS NIGHT AND EDUCATION SESSION FOR OUR PARENTS AND COMMUNITY.

WE KNOW IT SAVES LIVES.

AND LOOKING FORWARD ALSO TO ANOTHER DISTRICT ROUNDTABLE FOR THE END OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR, IN OUR ONGOING DIALOG WITH OUR COMMUNITY ON OUR JOURNEY TO BUILDING AND MAINTAINING TRUST.

AND CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO RACHEL BRATACCAS NEWCOMER AND INCUMBENT ERIC WEBER ON THEIR WINS FOR SAN DIMAS CITY COUNCIL YESTERDAY, AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM IN THE DAYS TO COME.

THANK YOU. FIRST, I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO THANK SONIA.

WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET REPORTS READING HER REPORT WAS A LOT LIKE THE PRESENTATION AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

SAN DIMAS WAS. THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE WAS SAYING, WE WON THIS, WE WON THAT, WE WON THIS.

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WE PASSED THAT, WE PASSED THIS, WE PASSED THAT.

SO THE PRESENTATION WE HAD IT WAS A VERY QUICK OVERVIEW, BUT THE DETAILS, THERE WAS SOME REALLY AMAZING WORK BEING DONE. AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

THERE WAS SOME STELLAR WORK.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

THANK YOU. THE SAN DIMAS MASONIC LODGE, THANK YOU FOR THE SOROPTIMIST.

THANK YOU FOR THE ROTARY.

AND WE HAVE A LOT OF PARTNERS WHO DO A LOT OF THINGS.

I THINK RACHEL IS ALSO A SOROPTIMIST.

WE HAVE PRINCIPALS AND STAFF MEMBERS WHO SHOW UP TO THINGS ALL THE TIME.

WE HAVE PARENTS WHO SHOW UP TO MANY THINGS.

SO THERE I THINK IT WAS ORIGINALLY AN AFRICAN PROVERB, BUT WHERE IT SAYS IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD, EVERY SINGLE, I GUESS COMPONENT IS VERY INVOLVED IN RAISING HIGH FUNCTIONING KIDS, AND I THINK IT IS WHERE ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS ARE INVOLVED THAT REALLY HELP OUR KIDS HAVE STELLAR TEST SCORES AND I THINK BRIGHT FUTURES.

IT WASN'T MY IDEA.

I NOTICED IT, BUT I THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MATT WHO MIGHT HAVE POINTED IT OUT.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOARD UPDATES AND OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE NOT READING THE BOARD UPDATES, WE READ THE BOARD UPDATES.

THEY HAVE CHANGED AND THEY'VE CHANGED FOR THE BETTER.

AND AGAIN, I LIKE WE GET A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION.

WE HEAR ABOUT ALL THE SPORT VICTORIES, ALL THE GAMES THAT ARE HAPPENING.

WE HEAR ABOUT ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE DOING.

SOMETIMES WE HEAR ABOUT OTHER THINGS, TOO.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THERE'S A LOT OF STELLAR THINGS HAPPENING.

BUT NOW WE'RE ALSO HEARING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE ART PERFORMANCES THAT ARE HAPPENING BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY VALUE ALL THE DIFFERENT PATHWAYS EQUALLY.

WE'RE NOT JUST HAVING ONE WITH PRIDE OF PLACE.

WE HEAR ABOUT TRADE PATHWAYS BECAUSE NOT ALL KIDS SHOULD GO TO COLLEGE, WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EACH KID CAN LIVE THEIR PURPOSE.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COLLECTIVE VISION OF THE BOARD AND THE WORK OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS STAFF FOR HELPING US NOT JUST FOCUS ON ONE NARROW PATHWAY, BUT TO ACTUALLY HELP US TO HELP EACH KID GET THE BEST POSSIBLE EDUCATION.

SO SOMETIMES THOSE THINGS TRICKLE DOWN, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE'RE GETTING GREAT DATA, WE'RE GETTING A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS.

AND THOSE THINGS SOMETIMES TRICKLE DOWN AND IT TAKES A WHILE FOR THEM TO REALLY SHOW FRUIT.

AND IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING WHEN YOU START SEEING THESE THINGS PLAY OUT.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO WORKS ON IT.

I KNOW THESE THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS FUN, BUT THE END PRODUCT IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE KIDS WHO ARE VERY WELL EQUIPPED FOR LIFE.

SO TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATES AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE HERE, EVERYONE WHO WAS HERE, EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

AND AS A PARENT, IT'S A DOUBLE THANK YOU.

NOT AS JUST A BOARD MEMBER, BUT THANK YOU FOR HELPING MY KIDS.

MY NEIGHBORS KIDS HAVE A BETTER FUTURE.

AND THAT'S ALL I GOT.

GOOD EVENING. SORRY.

IT'S OKAY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK RACHEL AND ERIC.

CONGRATULATE. YEAH. GOOD EVENING.

I WAS SPEAKING TO MR. RODRIGUEZ FROM POMONA IN MY ROLE AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM, OR WHAT WE CALL SAROP.

AND IT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT ENROLLMENT.

AND HERE IN BONITA, WE'RE LOOKING AT A SLIGHTLY INCREASED ENROLLMENT AND IT MAINTAINING STEADY OVER THREE YEARS.

AND AND HE REFLECTED ON HOW DIFFICULT IT HAD BEEN OVER IN POMONA, BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD TO CLOSE A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND THEY HAD AT ONE POINT WERE LOSING ABOUT 700 STUDENTS A YEAR.

RIGHT AND THEY'RE HOPING THAT IT'S LEVELED OFF AND THEN THEY SEND US INFORMATION IN OUR ROLE AS SCHOOL BOARDS, WE BELONG TO A SCHOOL, A STATEWIDE SCHOOL BOARD ORGANIZATION.

AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND THAT IT WILL IMPACT US THROUGH IN THE STATE THROUGH ABOUT 2030.

AND WE'VE JUST DONE A REALLY FANTASTIC JOB HERE IN BONITA OF PROVIDING PROGRAMS THAT KEEP.

INTERESTING PARENTS IN BRINGING THEIR STUDENTS TO US.

SO WE HEARD THAT WITH ALL THE STUDENTS GIVING PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT, ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AT OUR SCHOOLS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE GIVEN TO STUDENTS TO REALLY ACHIEVE.

SO HATS OFF TO BONITA.

THIS MONTH I GOT TO I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE SPELLING BEE AND TO MARY POPPINS AND DO THAT BOARD WORK AT LA VERNE HEIGHTS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY AGAIN, IT SHOWS THE HEART OF BONITA.

YOU GO TO MARY POPPINS AND IT'S THIS INCREDIBLE PLAY.

AND THEY HAVE BROUGHT IN SO MANY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO BE IN THAT PLAY.

THERE MUST HAVE BEEN OVER 50, 60 STUDENTS.

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100. I MEAN, THEY WERE JUST ALL OVER THE PLACE, BUT IT THEY IT WASN'T JUST BONITA STUDENTS TOO THEY GAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR LOCAL PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND TO OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE AREA, AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

SO THERE WERE ELEMENTARY AND STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE.

SO WHAT A HEART THAT PROGRAM HAS FOR REALLY ENCOURAGING THE ARTS WITH STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IT WAS TERRIFIC.

ANOTHER THIS IS THE A RECOGNITION MONTH FOR AUTISM.

AND AGAIN, IN OUR APPROVALS TODAY, WE APPROVED FOR THE AUTISM SPECTRUM ATHLETICS, BASEBALL, T-BALL PROGRAMS TO BE ABLE TO USE OUR FIELDS AT EKSTRAND ON SUNDAYS THROUGH MARCH THROUGH MAY.

AND I THINK THAT'S FANTASTIC.

AND SHOWING OUR CONTINUED WORK WITH OUR CITIES, WE APPROVED TO CONTINUE 50 OVER 50 FUNDING OUR CROSSING GUARD AT JUANITA AND WALNUT, WHICH IS TO, YOU KNOW, HELP OUT WITH THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS THAT GO TO EKSTRAND ELEMENTARY.

AND I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THIS IS NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, AND I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF SOROPTIMIST.

AND WE JUST CONCLUDED THIS WEEK OUR DREAM IT BE IT PROGRAM WITH STUDENTS YOUNG GIRLS FROM CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL.

AND IT IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM.

WE WORK WITH THEM ON CAREER GOALS AND YOU KNOW, WE GIVE TO THE KIDS AND THEY GIVE IT BACK.

YOU JUST, YOU COME AWAY JUST FEELING REALLY A MUCH CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STUDENTS HERE IN THIS DISTRICT.

AND I AM VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT SOROPTIMISTS HAVE ALSO RECEIVED A $40,000 GRANT THAT IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO PROVIDE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS AT CHAPARRAL, ABOUT $10,000 A YEAR FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

AND WE'LL BE, I'M SURE, AT SOME POINT, BE ABLE TO GIVE A REPORT TO THE BOARD ON THAT.

AND IN CLOSING, JUST A QUOTE FROM RUTH BADER GINSBURG IN RECOGNITION WITH WOMEN'S HISTORY.

I JUST REALLY LIKE THIS QUOTE.

AND WE'RE ALL IN SERVICE.

AND AND HER QUOTE, THE QUOTE IS FIGHT FOR THE THINGS THAT YOU CARE ABOUT, BUT DO IT IN A WAY THAT WILL LEAD OTHERS TO JOIN YOU.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE DO HERE IN BONITA.

SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SO THANKS FOR SAYING MY POINTS AS WELL.

BUT JUST KEEP IT SHORT. I'M KIND OF LIKE WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS, FROM THE STUDENT REPS.

FROM THE EXEC CABINET.

I SEE A LOT OF DEDICATION JUST THROUGHOUT, EVERYWHERE.

DEDICATION TO STUDENTS.

I KNOW IT'S AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTHS.

LAST MONTH, WE HAD A RECOGNITION ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS IS LIKE A MODEL SCHOOL FOR AUTISM.

AND THERE'S SO MUCH WORK THAT GOES IN.

I KNOW A LOT OF ONE ON ONE AND CLASSROOM AIDES IN THERE.

THEY BECOME LIKE SECOND PARENTS ALMOST TO THE KIDS DURING THOSE 5 OR 6 HOURS, AND THEY REALLY TRANSFORM LIVES.

I KNOW THAT WE RECOGNIZE IN OUR CONSENT AGENDA HOW BECAUSE OF THE RISE OF THOSE CONCERNS LIKE AIDS, AND WE USED TO PUT STOP GAP MEASURES LIKE, LET'S GET A SUB FOR THIS TIME.

AND THAT JUST KEPT BUILDING UP.

AND NOW I KNOW IT'S COSTING US SOME MONEY, BUT WE'RE REALLY DEDICATED TO DOING THE RIGHT THING.

NOW WE HAVE PERMANENT POSITIONS FOR THEM, MORE QUALIFIED AND MORE INVESTED FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

WE SEE DEDICATION WITH THE ARTS.

I KNOW YOU WENT TO MARY POPPINS.

MY DAUGHTER AND HER FRIENDS WENT TO SEE ANNIE, AND IT'S FUNNY HOW THEY GO IN LIKE, OH, WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME OF MY FRIENDS ARE IN IT.

AND THEN THEY ALWAYS COME OUT LIKE, MAN, THAT WAS THE BEST SHOW EVER.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

YOU KNOW, RAMONA KIDS OR BILLY HILL KIDS CAN DO THAT.

AND IT'S LIKE, IT'S SHOCKING TO MY GIRL WHO DOESN'T GET SHOCKED BY MUCH.

SO JUST THE DEDICATION OF THOSE TEACHERS AND STAFF GET PUT IN THERE AS WELL.

DEDICATION TO OUR TK.

WE'RE HEARING ABOUT TK AND THOSE NUMBERS COMING IN.

I WORK IN A DISTRICT AND WE FOLLOW THE CALENDAR WHEN WE LET KIDS IN, BUT WE TOOK THE FINANCIAL HIT.

WE HAVE THAT BURDEN OF TRYING TO FIND A PLACE FOR THEM, BUT WE KNOW THAT'S DOING THE RIGHT THING IS TO GIVE IT FOR EVERYONE THAT CAN USE IT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE ALL KIDS OUT THERE BONITA KIDS.

SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE I KNOW.

MARCH IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST MONTH IN EDUCATION.

MARCH MADNESS HAS A DIFFERENT MEANING FOR EDUCATORS BECAUSE THERE'S NO BREAKS.

YOU WORK 31 DAYS UNTIL SPRING BREAK, AND THAT'S WHEN ALL THE BEHAVIORS SEEM TO COME UP IN SCHOOLS.

ALL THE IEPS SOMEHOW HAPPEN IN MARCH.

AND IT'S A LONG STRETCH UNTIL WE SEE SPRING BREAK AND THAT FINISH LINE.

SO THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO WORKS HERE FOR YOUR DEDICATION, EVEN ALL THE ADMINS WHO ARE STILL HERE AT 7:00 LISTENING TO PEOPLE LIKE ME TALK.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FROM THE BOARD.

ALL RIGHT. A LOT OF POSITIVITY TONIGHT, NOT ONLY FROM THE BOARD, OBVIOUSLY, THE STUDENTS TO PUT A BOW ON IT.

I WANT TO POINT EVERYONE TO OUR WEBSITE.

THERE'S A GREAT COMMERCIAL ABOUT BONITA UNIFIED ON THERE CALLED THE BONITA WAY.

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WE'VE ALREADY WON FOUR MORE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

WE'D HAVE A LOT MORE AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

BUT POINT EVERY COMMUNITY MEMBER TO THAT COMMERCIAL.

SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE.

AND THAT COMMERCIAL IN 90S ENCAPSULATES IT.

WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR PARTNER VMA FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER FOR US AND DOES A GREAT JOB OF PROMOTING OUR DISTRICT.

ALRIGHT. THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT. REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC, ANY COMMUNITY NO CARDS.

PTA. [INAUDIBLE].

NOBODY GOING ONCE.

ALL RIGHT. FUTURE MEETING DATE.

[19. FUTURE MEETING DATES]

FOR ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS? IF NOT, WE'LL PROCEED TO CLOSE AT 7:02.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.