[2. CALL TO ORDER]

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ALL RIGHT. MEETINGS LIVE AT 5:00.

FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PRESENT.

KRISTEN IS ABSENT TONIGHT.

THE PUBLIC MAY LIMIT THE OPPORTUNITY.

OH, SORRY. REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AGENDA 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 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 NONE, AND WE WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION

[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]

[7. CALL TO ORDER]

[8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION]

WE ALL PLEASE STAND AND RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE SALUTE.

A FLAG SALUTE OF OUR COUNTRY.

READY? BEGIN.

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.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA, ORDER AND CONTENT.

[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING.

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SO MOVED. SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? UNANIMOUS AS WELL.

[12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES]

LET'S START WITH BONITA HIGH SCHOOL, ANDREW WATSON.

HELLO EVERYONE. IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE AGAIN TODAY TO DELIVER WHAT'S HAPPENED AT BONITA.

IN THE PAST MONTH, MANY SENIORS HAVE BEEN BUSY FIGURING OUT WHAT THEIR NEXT STEPS WILL BE.

WE HAVE STUDENTS ATTENDING A WIDE VARIETY OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING PRESTIGIOUS SCHOOLS SUCH AS JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY AND MANY MORE.

WE ALSO HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE PREPARING TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE, AND SOME WHO PLAN ON ATTENDING TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, WHO ARE EVENTUALLY FIND A JOB IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS.

THERE WILL BE BEARCATS FROM THE CLASS OF 2024 ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND ALL OVER THE WORLD NEXT YEAR.

I MYSELF HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO ATTEND BAYLOR UNIVERSITY IN WACO, TEXAS THIS FALL AND WILL PURSUE A DEGREE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CORPORATE INNOVATION ON BEHALF OF THE CLASS OF 2024, WE WOULD LOVE TO THANK YOU AND THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY'S CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR ACADEMIC, CAREER ORIENTED AND VOCATIONAL PURSUITS.

DURING SPRING BREAK, THE BONITA LEADERSHIP PROGRAM HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, D.C.

AND PHILADELPHIA TO TAKE A DEEPER LOOK INTO THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR COUNTRY.

AFTER A RED EYE FLIGHT TO PHILADELPHIA, WE EMBARKED ON AN UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY THROUGH COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA.

IN PHILADELPHIA, WE GOT TO SEE THE VERY PLACE THAT OUR CONSTITUTION WAS DRAFTED, AND EVEN GOT TO SEE THE LIBERTY BELL.

AFTER THAT, WE WENT TO GET LUNCH.

I KNOW THIS MAY NOT BE A POPULAR OPINION, BUT I TRULY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE HYPE AROUND THE WORLD FAMOUS PHILLY CHEESESTEAK.

I'LL TAKE IN-N-OUT ANY DAY OVER A CHEESESTEAK.

ANYWAY, ENOUGH ABOUT FOOD.

AFTER OUR ONE DAY VISIT TO PHILLY, WE DROVE DOWN TO WASHINGTON, DC WHERE THE BULK OF OUR TRIP TOOK PLACE.

THE FIRST GLANCE OF OUR CAPITOL WAS TRULY AN EXPERIENCE TO REMEMBER.

WITH THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT RISING IN THE DISTANCE AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS BLOOMING ON THE RIVERFRONT, IT WAS A SIGHT TO BEHOLD.

DURING OUR TIME IN DC, WE VISITED THREE SMITHSONIAN MUSEUMS, COUNTLESS MEMORIALS, THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE CAPITOL BUILDING.

WE EVEN VENTURED INTO VIRGINIA TO VISIT GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MOUNT VERNON AND THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM.

ON OUR SECOND TO LAST DAY, WE VISITED ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, WHERE FOUR OF OUR STUDENTS RYLIE CROSBY, CALEB CORTHELL, AUSTIN CURRY, AND I LAID A WREATH AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER ON BEHALF OF BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

THROUGHOUT THE TRIP, WE REFLECTED UPON THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR COUNTRY DURING ROUGH AND PROSPEROUS TIMES AND LEARNED THAT TRUE LEADERS DON'T GIVE UP WHEN THEIR PEOPLE NEED THEM.

THIS TRIP WAS AN EXPERIENCE LIKE NO OTHER.

MANY TRIP LIKE NO OTHER TRIP MANY OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE EVER BEEN ON BEFORE, AND THE BONITA LEADERSHIP TAKES TO HELP HOPES TO TAKE MANY MORE LEADERSHIP ORIENTED TRIPS IN THE FUTURE. I BELIEVE THAT THESE EDUCATIONAL TRIPS PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A TANGIBLE, TANGIBLE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT EXPAND UPON WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT IN THE CLASSROOM.

AT BONITA THIS MONTH, WE HAVE MANY FUN ACTIVITIES TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

THIS FRIDAY IS OUR BEST BUDDIES PROM, WHICH IS ALWAYS A TON OF FUN.

NEXT FRIDAY WE HAVE ACTION NIGHT, WHICH IS OUR COMPETITION BETWEEN THE FOUR CLASSES TO WIN THE TROPHY.

THIS YEAR, OUR THEME IS SURVIVOR.

TO GO ALONG WITH OUR THEME.

NEXT WEEK THERE WILL BE A TIKI HUNT ALL ACROSS THE CITY OF LA VERNE ON MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR THE STUDENTS WHO DON'T DRIVE OR DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A CAR.

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I'M SURE THIS WILL BE A FUN TIME, AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SENIORS TAKING HOME THE WIN THIS YEAR.

MARCH AND APRIL HAVE BEEN A BLAST AT BONITA, AND WE ARE READY TO TAKE ON THE NEXT MONTH WITH SOME BEARCAT PRIDE.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ANDREW. THAT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT GETTING INTO BAYLOR.

SO CAN WE GIVE A HAND FOR ANDREW? NICE. FOR SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL, BEATRICE.

WELL. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN.

PRESIDENT PALATTO BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDING AUDIENCE AND STAFF.

IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK. AND NOW EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON WITH THE SAINTS, STARTING WITH THE ARTS.

OUR CHOIR DEPARTMENT HAD AN EXCITING FEW WEEKS.

OUR CHAMBER CHOIR AND BELCANTO BOTH RECEIVED UNANIMOUS SUPERIORS AT THEIR FESTIVAL, WITH CHAMBER GOING ON TO SHARE THEIR MUSIC AT THE INVITATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL AT CSU FULLERTON AND MOUNT SAC. THEY ALSO HAD AN INCREDIBLE TOUR IN NEW YORK CITY, WHERE OUR SINGERS NOT ONLY TOOK IN THE SIGHTS AND A BROADWAY SHOW, BUT THEY ALSO PREMIERED A NEW PIECE IN THE CONCERT STAGE OF CARNEGIE HALL.

IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AS THEY SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS OF SAN DIMAS HIGH ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

TONIGHT, OUR DRAMA DEPARTMENT OPENS THE LONG AWAITED PRODUCTION OF AVENUE Q SCHOOL EDITION AT THE BCA.

WE HOPE YOU WILL MAKE IT OUT TO ONE OF OUR PERFORMANCES BETWEEN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

NEXT UP WILL BE OUR ANNUAL VARIETY SHOW, A SHOWCASE DIRECTED OF STUDENTS WORKS TO CLOSE OUT OUR 2023 AND 2024 SEASON.

MOVING ON TO ATHLETICS, BASEBALL IS OFF TO A GREAT START.

OUR BOYS BEAT BONITA AND ARE RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE AREA AND WERE LOOKING TO CAPTURE ANOTHER LEAGUE TITLE.

SWIM IS OFF TO ANOTHER GREAT START AS WELL AND ARE LOOKING TO CAPTURE A LEAGUE TITLE AS WELL.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL IS IN ITS SECOND YEAR AND IS HOPEFUL TO CAPTURE THE SCHOOL'S FIRST LEAGUE TITLE.

TRACK AND FIELD HAS GREAT PARTICIPATION IN, MOST RECENTLY HAD AN IMPRESSIVE WIN OVER WEST COVINA HIGH SCHOOL.

SAN DIMAS IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE ADDITION OF TWO NEW SPORTS COMING NEXT FALL.

GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL AND GIRLS GOLF.

OVER OUR WINTER SEASON, OUR SPORTS HAVE CAPTURED FOUR LEAGUE TITLES, BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL, GIRLS SOCCER AND GIRLS WATER POLO.

FOR OUR FALL SEASON, THE SAINTS CAPTURED FOUR LEAGUE TITLES AS WELL FOOTBALL, GIRLS VOLLEYBALL, BOYS WATER POLO AND GIRLS TENNIS.

IN TERMS OF ACADEMICS, AS STATE TESTING COMES CLOSER AS AN INCENTIVE, OUR ADMIN HAS OFFERED OUR JUNIORS A CHANCE TO HAVE NO FIFTH PERIOD NEXT SEMESTER IF THEY DO WELL ON THE TESTS. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, FOR OUR ACTIVITIES THIS MONTH, WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL CARDBOARD REGATTA WHERE EACH CLASS WILL BUILD A BOAT AND RACE IT IN THE POOL.

THIS EVENT IS SUPER ENTERTAINING SO IT'S SUPER POPULAR AMONGST OUR STUDENTS.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR PROM COMING UP APRIL 27TH AND THE THEME IS SANTORINI AT SUNSET.

IT IS ALSO TAKING PLACE IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

THIS WRAPS UP THIS MONTH FOR EVERYTHING SAN DIMAS.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL NEXT MONTH, WHERE I WILL HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO REPORT ABOUT THE SAINTS ONE LAST TIME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

LOOKS LIKE WE GOT A GIRL SMUDGE POT FLAG FOOTBALL COMING, TOO.

NOW WE GOT BOTH SCHOOLS COMING NEXT YEAR.

THAT'S GOING TO BE THE TICKET AND SUB AGAIN FOR RYLIE KOSCIELSKI, FROM CHAPARRAL, MARISSA WHITEHEAD-HERNANDEZ.

GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WEIN, PRESIDENT PALATTO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE.

CELEBRATIONS. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS.

ON MARCH 22ND, WE HELD OUR THIRD ASSEMBLY OF THE YEAR CELEBRATING THE END OF THE THIRD SEMESTER.

WE RECOGNIZE THOSE STUDENTS WHO NEEDED FEWER THAN TEN CREDITS TO GRADUATE AND PLAYED OUR FIRST ROUND OF PICK OF THE LITTER.

A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE ASSEMBLY WAS ANNOUNCING OUR STAFF MEMBERS OF THE YEAR.

OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR IS EDNA NEWBERRY.

OUR SORRY, OUR CERTIFIED STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR IS ZACHARY GROSS.

MR. GROSS'S IMPACT EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.

HE IS A MENTOR, A ROLE MODEL, AND HE'S A GREAT FRIEND TO HIS STUDENTS, AND HE'S ALWAYS OFFERING SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT.

MISS NEWBERRY SHOWS EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL GROWTH.

THEIR KINDNESS, PATIENCE, AND WILLINGNESS TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THEIR STUDENTS MAKES THEM INVALUABLE MEMBERS OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY FOR ACADEMICS.

COLLEGE CAREER PREPARATION.

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

THEY MET WITH CITRUS COUNSELORS AND SELECTED THEIR CLASSES FOR THE UPCOMING FALL SEMESTER ON MAY 14TH.

WHEN REGISTRATION OPENS UP, WE WILL MEET DURING THE ECONOMICS AND GOVERNMENT CLASSES TO REGISTER.

11 SENIORS WERE SELECTED TO INTERVIEW WITH THE SAN DIMAS SENIOR CITIZENS ON APRIL 22ND FOR A SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY.

THE NEXT SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY DEADLINE IS FOR THE JEAN BOB OLANDER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ON APRIL 20TH FOR ARTS IN THIS ARTS WE IN THE ART WEEK, WE ARE FINISHING WATERCOLOR POLAROID TRIPTYCH PAINTINGS.

AFTER WE FINISH THAT, WE HAVE STARTED PRINTMAKING LATER THIS WEEK.

FOR OUR ADVANCED CULINARY CLASS,

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IN BEGINNING, CULINARY STUDENTS ARE PARTNERED UP AND WILL FACE OFF HAVING TO CREATE A DISH USING THREE SPECIFIC INGREDIENTS.

IT IS A SINGLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT, CONCLUDING WITH A LIVE MATCH BETWEEN THE TWO LAST PARTICIPANTS.

THEY WILL CREATE A DISH IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL AT OUR NEXT RALLY.

FOR OUR ACTIVITIES ON MARCH 28TH, WE HELD OUR ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE STRIKE FOR SUCCESS AT SHAPIRO LANES THIS YEAR.

THIS YEAR MAY HAVE BEEN OUR BIGGEST TURNOUT.

OUR SENIOR, BRITTANY AGUILERA TOOK HOME A BRAND NEW 55 INCH SMART TV.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO DONATED TOWARDS THIS EVENING AND HAD A GREAT TIME.

THROUGHOUT THE LAST WEEK BEFORE SPRING BREAK, WE HELD OUR ANNUAL PICK OF THE LITTER COMPETITION.

WE HAD 18 TEAMS OF TWO COMPETING EVERY DAY AT LUNCH PARTICIPATING IN ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS ACTIVITIES.

IT WAS CLOSE, BUT THIS YEAR'S PICK OF THE LITTER IS THE TEAM OF RYLIE KOSCIELSKI AND MARIAH ANTU.

FOR SPORTS, VOLLEYBALL PLAY THEIR FINAL GAME TODAY AGAINST SIERRA HIGH SCHOOL FROM AZUSA.

THEY HAD A SUCCESSFUL SEASON, AS DID ALL OF OUR SPORTS.

THIS YEAR WE WILL BE PLAYING CORNHOLE NEXT LUNCH WHICH WILL TAKE US TO THE END OF THE YEAR.

IT IS AN HONOR TO REPRESENT CHAPARRAL AND VISTA HIGH SCHOOL AND TO FILL IN FOR RYLIE TONIGHT AS STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MARISSA.

ALL RIGHT, SO THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WEARING GREEN TONIGHT OUT HERE.

IT'S NOT SAINT PATRICK'S DAY, BUT THAT'S FOR OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION.

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WELCOME. AND ANN NEAL WILL PRESENT THAT AWARD TONIGHT.

OH. RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS BEEN HONORED AS A 2024 DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CELEBRATING ITS EXCEPTIONAL ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND EFFORTS TO FOSTER A SUPPORTIVE AND WELCOMING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. RAMONA IS AMONG 293 MIDDLE SCHOOLS HONORED BY THE CDE THIS YEAR, MAKING ITS FIRST CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL RECOGNITION SINCE 1996.

SCHOOLS WERE SELECTED BY ANALYZING DATA FROM THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR REPORTED THROUGH THE 2023 CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DASHBOARD, INCLUDING STATE ASSESSMENT RESULTS, CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, SUSPENSION RATES, AND SOCIOECONOMIC DATA.

RAMONA ACHIEVED INCREDIBLE ACADEMIC GROWTH, INCREASING THEIR CAS SCORES FROM 2022 BY 10.5 POINTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND 9.1 POINTS IN MATH.

THESE SCORES PUT THEM IN THE TOP 10% FOR ELA AND TOP 14% FOR MATH OF ALL MIDDLE OR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS IN THE STATE.

I CAN PERSONALLY ATTEST TO THE RIGOR, INNOVATION, AND CREATIVITY IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AT RAMONA.

BUT IN ADDITION TO THE HEART FOR KIDS, THAT IS THE CORE OF EVERYTHING THEY DO.

I'M THRILLED TO GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR ITS PERFORMANCE TONIGHT.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP COUNCIL MEMBERS RICK CROSBY AND MICHELLE CASAVECCHIA TO THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

THANK YOU TO CITY OF LA VERNE TO RECOGNIZE RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL AS A CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, LA VERNE, MAYOR HEPBURN AND THE REST OF CITY COUNCIL, WE WOULD LIKE TO HONOR RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR FOR GETTING THE 2024 CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL AWARD.

IT DOES TAKE A WHOLE VILLAGE.

THE WHOLE STAFF, THE FAMILIES, THE COMMUNITY.

AND IT'S SUCH A GREAT, GREAT HONOR.

KNOW HOW DIFFICULT THIS AWARD IS TO ACHIEVE AND JUST THE GREATNESS THAT YOUR STAFF HAS DONE.

SINCE THE PANDEMIC AND GOT US THROUGH.

AND THOSE KIDS ARE SUCH GREAT.

AND I JUST BEAM OF HONOR OF BEING A FORMER PARENT OF RAMONA, A FORMER ADMINISTRATOR OF RAMONA AND FORMER TEACHER OF RAMONA. JUST THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ACHIEVED.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, MR. ELLIS. THANK YOU. 10 SECONDS.

I'M SORRY. I JUST GOT TO ADD, I AM A GRADUATE OF RAMONA.

OKAY, I'M A PRODUCT OF RAMONA.

AND LOOK HOW WELL I TURNED OUT, RIGHT? BUT THAT'S WHEN YOU USED TO BE CALLED THE RAIDERS, AND I UNDERSTAND, CHANGED TO THE VIKINGS.

BUT I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IT'S GOOD SOMEBODY SOMEBODY DIDN'T LIKE THE RAIDERS TEAM, BUT I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.

IT'S A GREAT SCHOOL. AND I'M HONORED TO ACTUALLY BE HERE AND REPRESENTING OUR CITY AND A SCHOOL THAT I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ACCEPTING THE AWARD ON BEHALF OF BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PRINCIPAL JAMES ELLIS.

I'M JUST GOING TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

BEFORE I SAY A FEW WORDS, CAN WE JUST GIVE A HAND? WE GOT A BUNCH OF STAFF MEMBERS HERE. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A PICTURE, BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE A HAND TO OUR STAFF THAT'S HERE TONIGHT.

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SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO THE SUPERINTENDENT WIEN AND TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR CELEBRATING OUR SCHOOL DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL RECOGNITION WITH US THIS EVENING.

IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO WORK ALONG THE SIDE OF THE STAFF, THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES OF RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WE HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY AND SUPPORT STAFF HERE TONIGHT, AND THEY'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE WITH US AS WELL.

THIS RECOGNITION IS NOT JUST A TESTAMENT TO THE HARD WORK OF OUR FACULTY AND STAFF, BUT IT ALSO REFLECTS THE DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT OF OUR STUDENTS AND THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF OUR PARENTS, THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE COMMUNITY.

AT RAMONA, WE TAKE VIKING PRIDE IN FOSTERING A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE, BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND IN ENCOURAGING EACH STUDENT TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

THIS AWARD VALIDATES OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATION IN A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS A LOVE OF LEARNING.

I HOPE OUR STUDENTS KNOW THAT THEY'RE THE REASON WE DO WHAT WE DO.

THEIR ENTHUSIASM, CURIOSITY, AND RESILIENCE PUSHES US TO BE BETTER EDUCATORS.

I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE OUR JOURNEY OF EXCELLENCE TOGETHER AS WE SHAPE THE FUTURE LEADERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR CELEBRATING WITH US TONIGHT AND CONGRATULATIONS TO RAMONA.

OKAY, SO IF THE STAFF WILL COME UP, WE'RE GOING TO STAND IN FRONT OF THE DESK HERE AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE.

CAST IT'S THE QUIETEST I'VE EVER SEEN YOU.

THANK YOU. MOVE ON.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE OUR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR.

KEVIN. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT PALATTO, BOARD OF EDUCATION, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, EXECUTIVE CABINET MEMBERS AND THE MEMBERS OF OUR AUDIENCE.

TONIGHT, WE ARE HONORING OUR 23-24 DISTRICT EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR.

EACH SITE AND DEPARTMENT NOMINATED A CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE TO BE THEIR SITE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.

AND FROM THAT GROUP NINE PEOPLE ON A COMMITTEE CAME TOGETHER TO DECIDE WHO WOULD BE THE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR.

WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING, AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH HONORING OUR SITE CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.

FIRST GRADE SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH A CHILD'S ACADEMIC JOURNEY IS BUILT.

IT'S A CRITICAL TIME WHEN FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS LIKE READING, WRITING, AND MATH ARE INTRODUCED AND DEVELOPED, AS WELL AS BEING THE CORNERSTONE OF A CHILD'S SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

THE WORK THAT OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR DOES EVERY DAY IS TO CREATE THIS FOUNDATION OF LEARNING FOR HER FIRST GRADE STUDENTS.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING MISS ELIZABETH QUEZADA, FIRST GRADE TEACHER AT LA VERNE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS OUR DISTRICT CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.

[APPLAWESE] MISS CALZADA HAS BEEN AT LA VERNE HEIGHTS FOR THE PAST 16 YEARS AND HAS HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS THROUGH HER COMMITMENT TO HER CRAFT AND THE PHILOSOPHY THAT EVERY STUDENT DESERVES TO LEARN.

IN ADDITION, LIZ WORKS IN FOCUS GROUPS WHERE SHE SHARES INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND LEARNING STRATEGIES THAT BENEFIT HER COLLEAGUES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, THUS IMPACTING STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE COMMUNITIES.

IT IS SAID THAT LIZ IS FEARLESS IN HER FIGHT FOR EVERY STUDENT IN BONITA UNIFIED.

CONGRATULATIONS, LIZ ON BEING OUR DISTRICT CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.

[APPLAWESE] IF I CAN PLEASE HAVE HER FAMILY COME UP FOR A PHOTO, AND THEN WE'LL ASK THE STAFF TO COME UP AFTER THAT.

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THE HOUSE IS NEAR 100%.

THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. AND IT WASN'T MY FAULT.

THE DISTRICT OFFICE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE EFFICIENT FUNCTIONING OF OUR SYSTEM.

THESE INDIVIDUALS FORM THE BACKBONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.

THEY PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SUPPORTS TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND SCHOOLS.

THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE INDISPENSABLE.

TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MELISSA ROMANACH BAYER TWO FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE AS BONITA'S UNIFIED'S CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.

[APPLAWESE] MELISSA BEGAN IN OUR ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT IN 2022 AND WAS PROMPTLY WAS QUICKLY PROMOTED TO BUYER TWO.

HER IMPACT HAS BEEN FELT BY ANY PERSON WHO BUYS ITEMS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

THE SELECTION COMMITTEE NOTED THAT PROCESSES HAVE IMPROVED BECAUSE OF HER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PURCHASING SYSTEM.

BEST HAS IMPROVED BECAUSE OF HER VENDOR, ACCOUNTABILITY, HAS IMPROVED BECAUSE OF HER, AND SPEED OF RECEIPT OF ITEMS HAVE IMPROVED BECAUSE OF HER.

THESE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES.

IN ADDITION, MELISSA SERVES ON CSEA'S BONITA CHAPTER NUMBER 21 EXECUTIVE BOARD.

COLLEAGUES SAY THAT MELISSA'S ATTITUDE IS ALWAYS UPBEAT, FRIENDLY AND VERY APPROACHABLE.

I TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS IN HER.

CONGRATULATIONS MELISSA ON BEING BONITA UNIFIED'S CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.

AND IF WE COULD HAVE HER FAMILY COME UP TO TAKE A PHOTO, PLEASE.

TO THE MIDDLE.

CONGRATULATIONS, MELISSA.

THANK YOU. LOOK AT YOUR PICTURE AT DISNEYLAND.

MELISSA. OKAY.

SCHOOL NUTRITION PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN STUDENT LEARNING AND OVERALL ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.

WHEN STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS MEALS AT SCHOOL, THEY ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO CONCENTRATE, RETAIN INFORMATION, AND PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN CLASSROOM AND OTHER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. OUR MANAGER OF THE YEAR LEADS THE NUTRITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN PROVIDING HEALTHY MEALS TO OUR STUDENTS.

AMONGST 13 NOMINEES FOR THIS AWARD.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING MISS EDNA MCKENNA, WHO HAS BEEN SELECTED TO BE OUR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.

THE NUMBERS TELL THE STORY 61 EMPLOYEES WITH MINIMAL TURNOVER.

BREAKFAST PARTICIPATION UP MORE THAN 25%, LUNCH PARTICIPATION SKYROCKETING.

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TWO NEW QUICK CAFES, SEVERAL NEW MENU BOARDS AND A POSITIVE ENDING FUND BALANCE.

ALL THIS UNDER THE COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP OF MRS. MCKENNA. HER STAFF STATES THAT EDNA'S COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP STYLE IS NOT ABOUT LEADING FROM THE FRONT, BUT RATHER ABOUT EMPOWERING OTHERS TO LEAD ALONGSIDE HER, FOSTERING A CULTURE OF SHARED VISION, TRUST AND MUTUAL RESPECT.

CONGRATULATIONS EDNA ON BEING BONITA UNIFIED'S MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.

WE CAN PLEASE HAVE EDNA'S FAMILY COME UP FOR A PHOTO.

CONGRATULATIONS, EDNA.

THANK YOU. WE'LL BE HOLDING OUR ANNUAL EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AND RETIREE CELEBRATION ON APRIL 23RD AT MOUNTAIN MEADOWS GOLF COURSE AT 430, WHERE WE'LL BE HONORING ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR FROM THE SITES AND DEPARTMENTS AND OUR CURRENTLY 13 RETIREES.

THANK YOU. YOU GUYS ARE ALL WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE THRILL OF THE REST OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, BUT NOW'S A GOOD CHANCE TO GO, IF YOU DON'T. THANK YOU ALL.

YEAH. THANK YOU. SORRY.

WE THINNED OUT THE CROWD VANESSA.

ALL RIGHT. COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS PRESENTATION.

ANN. PREPARING STUDENTS TO LIVE THEIR PURPOSE IS OUR DISTRICT VISION.

THIS HAS BEEN EXEMPLIFIED IN THE WORK DONE TO SUPPORT COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS BY OUR NEXT TWO PRESENTERS, DOCTOR KIM LAWE, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, AND VANESSA TILFORD, CAREER TECH ED COORDINATOR.

I'M VERY PLEASED TO INTRODUCE THEM TO PRESENT ALL OF THE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES THEY'RE PROVIDING FOR OUR STUDENTS IN AND BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.

THANK YOU, ANNE, FOR THAT INTRODUCTION.

WE WANT TO THANK YOU TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT, MATT WIEN, AS WELL AS OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OUR EXECUTIVE CABINET FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE WONDERFUL WORK THAT VANESSA TILFORD HAS REALLY WORKED HARD ON.

I THINK YOU KNOW, WE ARE SO BLESSED AND LUCKY TO HAVE A POSITION, AS YOU KNOW, THAT VANESSA HAS FILLED IN REGARDS TO ADVANCING AND STRENGTHENING OUR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PATHWAYS HERE AT BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO I WILL GO RIGHT IN.

SO OUR VISION AND OUR MISSION IS TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS YOU KNOW, TO LIVE THEIR PURPOSE BY OFFERING SEVERAL OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF WE'RE GOING TO SHARE THE THREE AREAS IN WHICH WE ARE PROVIDING THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS DUAL ENROLLMENT, CAREER PATHWAYS, ARTICULATION, AND OUR CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PATHWAYS, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS CTE.

SO DUAL ENROLLMENT, MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD THAT DUAL ENROLLMENT, WE REALLY ARE PUSHING FOR COLLEGE ACCESS FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL SECONDARY STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE WORKED WITH MOUNT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE WITHIN WHICH IS OUR DISTRICT COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

AND WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED DUAL ENROLLMENT AND OUR OFFERING CLASSES.

SO CURRENTLY WE OFFER AP CALCULUS, MATH 180, MATH 181 AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

AND AT SAN DIMAS, WE ARE OFFERING ENGLISH ONE A AND ONE C.

AND SO WE BEGAN DUAL ENROLLMENT IN 2019.

AND SINCE THEN WE'VE HAD A TOTAL OF 708 STUDENTS ENROLLED AND EARN COLLEGE CREDIT.

AND SO THE IDEA IS WHEN THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL THAT THEY ALSO HAVE A COLLEGE CREDIT TO THEIR TRANSCRIPT.

AND SO, AGAIN, THAT'S PREPARING OUR STUDENTS AND GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY.

ANOTHER WAY WE ARE PROVIDING THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS IS THROUGH PATHWAYS ARTICULATION.

AND SO WITH ARTICULATION IS WE WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

SO IN THIS CASE MOUNT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE, WHERE WE GO THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS OF ALIGNING THE SYLLABUS AND ENSURING THAT WHAT WE'RE TEACHING AND ARTICULATING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IS ALSO COLLEGE MATERIAL, COLLEGE LEVEL AND SO FORTH.

AND SO ONCE THE STUDENTS TAKE THOSE COURSES AT THE END, THEY TAKE AN EXAM.

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SO WE HAVE GROWN, AS I WRITE, THE THE CTE INCENTIVE GRANT.

I'VE SEEN THAT OVER THE YEARS.

AND LOOKING AT THE REPORT, WE'VE GONE FROM 1 TO 2 ARTICULATED COURSES TO NOW 16 COURSES AS OF THIS YEAR.

SO SO THAT IS A LOT OF COURSES.

AND AGAIN, JUST CREATING AND EXPANDING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE COURSES LISTED THAT ARE ARTICULATED AT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND THEN A CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

WE HEAR QUITE A BIT OF THAT.

AND SO JUST FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION, WHAT THEY ARE IS THEY ARE A SEQUENCE OF COURSES.

AND, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO FALL WITHIN THE 15 INDUSTRY SECTORS THAT ARE SET BY THE STATE, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ED.

AND SO SOMETIMES SOME SCHOOLS WILL HAVE A TWO COURSE SEQUENCE, SOME WILL HAVE THREE.

OFTENTIMES IT'S A FOUNDATIONAL COURSE AND THEN A CONCENTRATOR AND THEN A CAPSTONE.

AS LONG AS IT'S 300 HOURS OR MORE, THAT QUALIFIES FOR A CTE HIGH QUALITY CTE COURSE.

AND SO OF COURSE, WE DO FOLLOW ALL THE STANDARDS.

IT HAS TO BE, YOU KNOW, STANDARDS ALIGNED INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE ALL, YOU KNOW, 15 STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE TO MEET WHEN WE WRITE THAT GRANT.

AND SO AND THEN WHAT MAKES IT ALSO HIGH QUALITY IS THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE APPROPRIATELY CTE CREDENTIALED.

AND SO WITH THE CTE CREDENTIAL, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE.

SO EVEN OUR COMMISSION ON TEACHING CREDENTIALING HAVE A SET A REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE FOR THAT CREDENTIAL.

SO FOR A TEACHER TO HOLD A CTE CREDENTIAL MEANS MORE THAN JUST THE CONTENT.

IT'S THE EXPERIENCE, THE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE THAT THEN TRANSFERS TO OUR STUDENTS.

SO I'LL LET VANESSA TALK ABOUT OUR CURRENT PATHWAYS HERE AT BONITA UNIFIED.

GOOD EVENING. SO ONE OF THE TALKING PIECES THAT WE'VE HAD AND THAT WE'VE CREATED FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR, IS THIS HANDOUT THAT OUR COUNSELORS NOW HAVE IN THEIR HANDS WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH STUDENTS ABOUT PATHWAYS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM.

SO PREVIOUS TO THIS ROLE AS THE COORDINATOR FOR CTE, I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR.

AND THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING THAT IS WHEN STUDENTS WOULD COME TO US AND SAY, HEY, I AM INTERESTED IN SOMETHING WITH VIDEO OR PRODUCTION.

WE WOULD GO THROUGH A LIST OF COURSES ON A COURSE SELECTION SHEET THAT SAYS, OH, HERE ARE THE CLASSES AND IT WON'T REALLY SHOW MUCH DIRECTION ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO YEAR ONE AND YEAR TWO. SO IT DIDN'T REALLY HELP WITH SHOWING THE PROJECTION OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO NEXT.

AND SO PUTTING TOGETHER SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAVE A VISUAL FOR OUR STUDENTS, FOR THE COUNSELORS TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS PIECE TO SAY, HEY, IF YOU ARE INTO, LET'S SAY WE'LL LOOK AT ONE OF THE SECTORS OF ARTS, MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT.

THERE ARE TWO CLASSES AND TWO PATHWAYS UNDERNEATH THAT SECTION.

FOR THAT YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY.

IT'S NOT JUST PICK A CLASS FOR ART AND WE'LL CHECK THAT OFF FOR GRADUATION.

PICK AN ART FOR, YOU KNOW, VOCATION AND WE'LL CHECK THAT OFF FOR GRADUATION.

NOW IT'S IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN A SUBJECT OR A CATEGORY, WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU THAT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE BY THE TIME YOU COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL.

SO AS YOU'LL SEE HERE, IT'S BROKEN DOWN BY HIGH SCHOOL.

EACH SCHOOL HAS THIS HANDOUT.

BONITA HIGH SCHOOL HAS EIGHT SECTORS.

YOU'LL SEE ARTS AND MEDIA, BUSINESS AND FINANCE, FASHION, SO ON AND SO FORTH.

CHAPARRAL HAS THE HOSPITALITY THE CULINARY PROGRAM, AND SAN DIMAS HAS THREE.

SO WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY USING THIS AS AS I MENTIONED, THE CONVERSATION PIECE WITH OUR STUDENTS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE A PLAN OUTSIDE OF JUST GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS. IT'S GOING TO.

MY PROGRAM IS A CAREER BUILDING PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE CULINARY AND RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY, WITH CURRICULUM CREATED BY THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION. STUDENTS WILL GET AN OVERVIEW OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY.

LEARN ABOUT VARIOUS JOBS INCLUDED IN THIS FIELD, GET PROPER FOOD HANDLING, WORKPLACE SAFETY, EMPLOYMENT SKILLS, AND JOB TRAINING THROUGH CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND HANDS ON EXPERIENCE. FINALLY, THIS PATHWAY CONNECTS STUDENTS TO THE INDUSTRY THROUGH HANDS ON LEARNING AND HELPS THEM CREATE THE FOUNDATIONS FOR THEIR INDUSTRY NETWORK.

THE VIDEO PRODUCTION PROGRAM INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE WORLD OF FILMMAKING IN THESE CLASSES.

STUDENTS GET HANDS ON EXPERIENCE WITH PROFESSIONAL CAMERAS, SOUND, LIGHTING, AND EDITING EQUIPMENT.

THEY WILL ALSO LEARN VALUABLE TEAMWORK AND TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH LOCAL PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS AND CREATE SHORT FILMS OF THEIR OWN.

IT IS OUR GOAL THAT ALL STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDIA CREATION.

SO THIS IS A VIDEO THAT OUR VIDEO PRODUCTION STUDENTS FROM BOTH BONITA AND SAN DIMAS PUT TOGETHER.

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WE CONDENSED IT FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING TONIGHT, BUT IT ACTUALLY SHOWED WHAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING IN OUR CTE PROGRAM.

SO IT'S HIGHLIGHTING NOT ONLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING, BUT ACTUALLY THE WORK THAT THE VIDEO PRODUCTION STUDENTS ARE ARE WORKING ON EACH AND EVERY DAY.

I'LL TAKE IT BACK TO YOU, KEN.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE CAREER, TECHNICAL EDUCATION IS ALSO THAT WORK BASED EXPERIENCE THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND SO THEY'RE NOT JUST TAKING THE CLASSES AND GETTING THE CREDIT, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ALSO OFFER CERTIFICATIONS IN SOME OF THESE COURSES.

SO FOR EXAMPLE A VITA AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A SHORT VIDEO ON THAT.

OUR CULINARY STUDENTS DO GO THROUGH THE SERVSAFE CERTIFICATION.

AND THEY, WE HAVE 100% PASS RATE.

AND HAVING, YOU KNOW, BEING MARRIED TO A CHEF, HE SAID THAT THAT EXAM IS VERY DIFFICULT.

AND SOME OF HIS EMPLOYEES THAT HE HIRE HAS TO TAKE IT THREE, FOUR TIMES.

SO I ALWAYS TELL HIM WE HAVE 100% PASS RATE.

SO HE SAID, I'M HIRING.

AND THEN ALSO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN HEALTH SCIENCES, ARE FIRST AID AND CPR TRAINED.

AND SO THAT CERTIFICATION IS JUST ONE MORE STEP CLOSER TO ONCE THEY CROSS THAT GRADUATION STAGE.

NOW WE'RE BUILDING THAT BRIDGE FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO SOMEWHERE FOR OUR STUDENTS, WHETHER IT'S COLLEGE, WHETHER IT'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE, VOCATION OR MILITARY SERVICE.

SO AGAIN, IT'S JUST ONE STEP CLOSER.

SO WE'LL JUST SHARE THAT VIDEO THAT I THINK LAWEREN CREATED.

RESIDENTS NEEDING HELP FILING THEIR TAX RETURNS HAVE RECEIVED IRS CERTIFIED HELP FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL ACCOUNTING STUDENTS FREE OF COST FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS THANKS TO THE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS VITA.

THROUGH THE GUIDANCE OF BONITA HIGH SCHOOL ACCOUNTING TEACHER MISS ZEKRI, WHO IS A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, STUDENTS IMMERSED THEMSELVES IN THE FUNDAMENTALS AND COMPLEXITIES OF TAX LAW, WITH MISS ZEKRI TRAINING THEM IN BASIC AND ADVANCED SKILLS USING SOFTWARE TESTING GUIDELINES AND TESTS PROVIDED BY THE IRS UNDER THE VITA PROGRAM.

VITA, WHICH IS GENERALLY OFFERED AT COLLEGES, LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY CENTERS, HELPS BONITA HIGH STUDENTS GAIN REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE IN TAX PREPARATION AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE.

BONITA HIGH IS ONE OF THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOLS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY THAT PROVIDES THIS SERVICE TO ITS STUDENTS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS, ACCORDING TO FREETAXPREPLA.ORG.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL'S ACCOUNTING CLASSES BY VISITING THE BONITA UNIFIED WEBSITE.

SO WITH THAT, WE ARE ABLE TO PUT A LOT OF THESE SYSTEMS IN PLACE FOR OUR STUDENTS THROUGH THE CTE INCENTIVE GRANT, WHICH SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD CTEIG.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN RECEIVING THIS AWARD SINCE 2019.

SO YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT WE ARE IN YEAR FIVE.

AND SO WHAT WE DO WITH THAT FUNDING IS WE KIND OF WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT LOOKS AT THE DATA AND KIND OF CONTINUES TO PROVIDE US WITH INSIGHT, A LOT OF INDUSTRY FOLKS.

SO THAT PARTNERSHIP IS VERY IMPORTANT.

AND VANESSA WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

BUT YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THE FUNDING AND OVER THE YEARS WE'VE DONE QUITE A BIT OF EXPANSION OF PATHWAYS, AS WELL AS UPDATING FACILITIES TO MEET INDUSTRY STANDARDS.

THAT IS ONE OF THE CDE STANDARD FOR HIGH QUALITY CTE PROGRAM.

AND SO SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD OF THE CULINARY CLASSROOM AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

AND SO WE CONTINUE TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS AND THEN PROVIDE CERTIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT VANESSA HAS BEEN PUTTING IN PLACE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO A LITTLE BIT OF OUR ADVISORY GROUPS AND WE'RE STILL RECRUITING.

SO WE HAVE THIS MEETING ANNUALLY.

AND WHAT WE DO IN THIS MEETING IS WE ENGAGE OUR TEACHERS WITH OUR STUDENTS AND OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS WHO ARE IN THE FIELD, AND WE HAVE THEM PROVIDE US WITH INFORMATION. WHAT IS IT THAT WHAT ARE THE SKILLS OUR STUDENTS NEED? IF THEY WERE TO LEAVE HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT NOW AND GO GET A JOB IN YOUR INDUSTRY OR IN YOUR FIELD, WHAT ARE THE SKILLS THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED? AND FROM THERE WE TRY TO PROVIDE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, THOSE WORK BASED OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR CLASSROOMS SO OUR STUDENTS ARE READY.

AND SO THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, WE THEN REACH OUT AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, IS THERE INTERNSHIP FOR OUR STUDENTS? HOW CAN WE WORK WITH YOU TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS THAT WORK BASED EXPERIENCE? AND SO HERE IS JUST SOME PHOTOS FROM OUR RECENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING BACK IN NOVEMBER.

WE HAD OUR STUDENTS KIND OF SHOWCASE SOME WORK.

THEY COOKED THE BEST RAVIOLI.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE HERE WE HAVE INDUSTRY PARTNERS FROM ALL OF OUR SECTORS.

OKAY, SO I'LL TALK. VANESSA WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES.

SO AS DOCTOR LAWE MENTIONED, WE WE REALLY EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE DO IN THE CLASSROOM AND LEARNING HOW WE CAN APPLY THAT TO THE REAL WORLD, RIGHT? IF THE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING ABOUT ACCOUNTING AND THEIR ACCOUNTING CLASS, HOW CAN WE PUT THEM IN A REAL WORLD SITUATION WHERE THEY CAN APPLY WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED IN THE CLASSROOM INTO OUR COMMUNITY? AND SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE FROM THE START OF MY POSITION HAS BEEN DOING JUST THAT.

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SO, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS IS CAL POLY POMONA ENGINEERING PROGRAM, WHERE THEY'RE BRINGING ALL OF THEIR DEPARTMENT LEADS FROM EACH ENGINEERING PROGRAM TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM AN EXPLANATION ABOUT, HEY, THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF YOU WOULD GO INTO AEROSPACE.

THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF YOU WOULD GO INTO CIVIL ENGINEERING AND GIVE BRING IN INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS FROM EACH DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO OUR STUDENTS.

SO THEY ARE WORKING AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY DOING VOLUNTEER AND INTERNSHIPS OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT.

WE'VE ALREADY HAD PROBABLY I DEFINITELY SAY 3 TO 400 STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY IN SOME FORM OF CAPACITY.

SUMMERTIME IS A BIG TIME FOR ALL OF US TO GET THEM ENROLLED IN ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS, AND REGISTRATION IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

SO WHAT WE CREATED WAS A PARTNER WITH US FORM WHERE WE WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO KNOW.

WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH YOU.

YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE OUR STUDENTS AND ALLOW THEM TO LEARN ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE WITHIN THESE COMPANIES, BECAUSE WE'VE ALSO LEARNED THAT THERE IS A HUGE NEED IN MANY OF THESE COMPANIES.

THEY ARE THERE IS A SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUE WITH GETTING FOLKS INTO MANY OF THESE COMPANIES, AND SO ALLOWING THEM TO LEARN WHILE THEY'RE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL.

UPON GRADUATING, THEY'RE OFFERING THEM JOBS AND POSITIONS WITHIN THESE COMPANIES.

SO TO BE ABLE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, FROM THE START OF, YOU KNOW, CREATING A POSITION LIKE THIS, TO SEE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY GETTING JOBS AND EMPLOYMENT HAS BEEN VERY REWARDING ON, ON ALL LEVELS.

SO A COUPLE OF OTHER EXAMPLES.

AS I MENTIONED, THE ENGINEERING PROGRAM, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF EVENTS.

THE MAY AND JUNE CAN'T COME FAST ENOUGH.

I THINK WITH THE AMOUNT OF EVENTS AND FAIRS, WE'VE HAD SO MANY PARTNERS HERE ON OUR CAMPUSES, FROM OUT OF STATE COLLEGE FAIRS, WHERE WE BROUGHT IN UNIVERSITIES, INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES, ACTUALLY FROM CANADA TO THE UK TO SCHOOLS THAT ARE MAYBE IN, YOU KNOW, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS THAT MAYBE A STUDENT NEVER EVEN THOUGHT OF OR IMAGINED, BUT HAS A GREAT PROGRAM THAT MAY BE IMPACTED HERE IN OUR SCHOOLS.

IN CALIFORNIA, WE HAD A SKILLED TRADES FAIR WHERE WE BROUGHT IN THE TRADES.

SO THE UNIONS THAT ARE WILLING AND NEEDING PEOPLE TO GO INTO THEIR INDUSTRY TO TALK TO STUDENTS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DO YOU NEED TO START YOUR APPRENTICESHIP? DO YOU NEED TO GO TO A TRADE SCHOOL? WHAT TYPE, WHAT ARE THE STEPS IN ORDER TO GET IN? WE BROUGHT THEM TO BONITA HIGH SCHOOL FOR AN EVENT FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS.

AND SAME THING WITH HEALTH CAREERS.

YOU KNOW, MANY OF OUR STUDENTS THAT SAY THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN HEALTH CAREERS, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT DOCTORS AND NURSES.

THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, RIGHT? FROM THE RAD TECHS TO THE ULTRASOUND TEXT TO THE PHLEBOTOMIST, THE FRONT END DESK, THE BACK END DESK, AND THERE'S SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY'RE JUST NOT AWARE OF. SO WE BROUGHT IN THESE PROFESSIONS FROM HEALTH CARE TO TALK TO OUR STUDENTS AND PARENTS ABOUT THESE AS WELL.

IT WAS FUNNY. AT THE END OF THESE EVENTS, OUR PARENTS WERE ACTUALLY ASKING THE EMPLOYERS ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES WITH EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE THEY HAD NO IDEA THAT THESE TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES WERE OUT THERE AND OBVIOUSLY WOULD GIVE THEM A LIVABLE WAGE JOB.

WE PARTNERED WITH CASA COLINA HOSPITAL HERE IN POMONA.

THEY HAVE A JUNIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, AND IT OPENS UP EVERY TWO MONTHS.

SO EVERY TWO MONTHS I GET A GROUP OF ABOUT 15 TO 20 STUDENTS THAT SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO ME.

WE REVIEW IT, AND THEN WE SEND IT OVER TO THEM TO BE ABLE TO START 100 HOURS OF SERVICE OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR.

SO THEY ARE GETTING TO CHOOSE WHAT DEPARTMENT THEY WISH TO WORK FOR, THAT THEY HAVE THE MOST INTEREST IN, AND THEY WILL GET TO COMPLETE ALL 100 HOURS WITHIN CASA COLINA ON A SCHEDULE THAT WORKS BEST FOR THEM ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

MANY OF OUR STUDENTS ARE VERY BUSY, SO CASA COLINA WILL WORK WITH THEM TO FIT INTO THEIR SCHEDULE.

IF IT'S A SATURDAY, IF IT'S A SUNDAY, IF IT'S A TUESDAY NIGHT, THEY WILL WORK WITH THEM TO GET IN.

AND IT'S YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A HUGE WAITLIST WITH 20 APPLICANTS AND AVAILABLE SPOTS EACH COHORT, I USUALLY GET ABOUT 80 STUDENTS EACH TIME.

SO WE TRY TO FILTER THEM THROUGH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND GET ALL OF THE INTERESTED STUDENTS IN.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I MENTIONED TO YOU WAS THE ENGINEERING PROGRAM.

WE STARTED A COHORT LAST YEAR.

IT WAS TRULY A PILOT WITH CITRUS COLLEGE.

SO OUR BONITA HIGH SCHOOL'S AUTOMOTIVE.

TEACHER THAT WE USED TO HAVE.

WE LOST TO CITRUS COLLEGE, AND SHE AND I PLANNED A SUMMER ACADEMY LAST YEAR WHERE WE SAID, HEY, THERE'S A LOT OF STUDENTS THAT WANT TO GO IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, AND OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE TAKING IT UP BONITA HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THEY WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THESE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND WHAT THE TRAINING CONSISTS OF ONCE THEY GET TO COLLEGE.

SO SHE SOLD IT TO HER TEAM OVER THERE AT CITRUS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE STUDENTS IN BONITA UNIFIED, AND WE PUT TOGETHER THE FIRST ACADEMY LAST

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AND FROM THAT IT KIND OF TOOK OFF THE MOUNT SAC HEARD ABOUT IT AND OTHER PROGRAMS AT CITRUS, AND THEY ARE NOW OFFERING THE SAME.

SO THE ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM AT CITRUS IS NOW OFFERING A PROGRAM TO THEIR STUDENTS FAR BEYOND WHAT MY BRAIN CAN RETAIN.

WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE LEARNING.

BUT HUGE WAITLIST ALSO AN INTEREST FROM OUR STUDENTS INTERIOR DESIGN AT MOUNT SAC.

SO STUDENTS THAT WANT TO GO INTO INTERIOR DESIGN, THERE'S GOING TO BE A PROGRAM FOR THOSE STUDENTS.

SAME THING, A REAL BIG WAITLIST AND PROGRAM OF INTEREST.

AND THEN THE HEAVY METAL SUMMER ACADEMY.

THAT'S FOR STUDENTS THAT WANT TO GO INTO THE TRADES OR WELDING.

SO STUDENTS WILL GET TO DO A WEEK LONG ACADEMY WHERE THEY GET TO GET A FREE UTILITY BAG.

IT IS SPONSORED BY HMSE.

IT'S A NONPROFIT THAT'S ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

AND A LOCAL COMPANY HERE ADOPTED IT.

IT'S A SUPERIOR DUCT HERE IN POMONA.

AND THEY TOOK, I THINK, 17 OF OUR STUDENTS LAST SUMMER.

AND EACH SUMMER, IT CONTINUES TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS THAT WISH TO GO IN.

SO THEY ARE A GREAT PARTNER WITH US.

STUDENTS ACTUALLY WERE OFFERED POSITIONS.

THOSE SENIORS THAT WENT THROUGH THE PROGRAM MAKING REALLY GOOD MONEY.

SO THAT'S AS I MENTIONED, ONCE THESE STUDENTS AND PARENTS ARE HEARING ABOUT, HEY, MY STUDENT NEVER REALLY WANTED TO DO THIS FOUR YEAR COLLEGE ROUTE.

WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS IS ALLOWING THESE STUDENTS TO SEE THAT THEY TOO CAN BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT HAVING TO TAKE THAT QUOTE UNQUOTE TRADITIONAL ROUTE OF GOING AND GET THEIR FOUR YEAR DEGREE.

JUST A COUPLE OTHER THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES OFFER US AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO GO WORK WITH ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.

SO THOSE THAT WANT TO BE A TEACHER OR WANT TO GO INTO EDUCATION, AND THEN A LOCAL THEATER AS WELL.

THE IVRT IN CLAREMONT, THEY TAKE OUR STUDENTS AS WELL.

OH, THEN, AND I'M SURE WE ALL HAVE HEARD THAT OUR BONITA HIGH SCHOOL CULINARY TEAM TOOK FIRST IN THE PROSTART STATE COMPETITION.

AND SO NEXT, ACTUALLY APRIL 26TH THROUGH THE 28TH, THEY'LL BE IN MARYLAND TO TO COMPETE IN THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION FINALS, SO WE'RE GOING TO WISH THEM THE BEST.

AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'VE TASTED THEIR FOOD, YOU'LL PROBABLY KNOW THEY'LL PLACE PRETTY HIGH UP THERE.

SO WE'RE WISHING THEM THE BEST OF LUCK.

AND THEN ONE MORE EVENT AND THEN WE'LL WRAP UP.

SO. SO LAST YEAR WE HAD OUR FIRST CAREER AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES FAIR.

YOU'LL SEE SOME PICTURES THAT ARE GOING THROUGH HERE FROM MISS LAWEREN.

THANK YOU. THAT DOCUMENTS OUR PARTNERS THAT HAVE COME AND HAVE BEEN HERE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

SO THIS YEAR WE HOSTED IT AT SAN DIMAS.

I THINK THIS WAS KIND OF THE STARTING POINT OF OPENING A POSITION LIKE THIS THAT I'M THAT I'M DOING CURRENTLY BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SO MUCH INTEREST FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND COMPANIES THAT ARE NEARBY THAT WISH TO GET AN AUDIENCE OF OUR STUDENTS.

AND SO BEING ABLE TO OFFER THIS TO OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO KNOW THAT, AGAIN, THEY HAVE THESE RESOURCES, THEY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER AND INTERN AND EVEN BE OFFERED POSITIONS.

THEY'RE SEEING THAT THEY HAVE SO MANY MORE OPTIONS AND JUST, HEY, I'M GOING TO GO TO CITRUS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A PLAN.

HEY, I'M GOING TO GO TO MOUNT SAC BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALLY FIGURE OUT THAT THE FOUR YEAR COLLEGE PATH WAS FOR ME.

WE HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE STUDENTS, AND THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT THEM SLOWLY BY THE CREATION OF THIS POSITION.

SO I AM HONORED TO BE ABLE TO BE SERVING OUR STUDENTS HERE IN BONITA UNIFIED TO WORK WITH THEM AND BRIDGE THAT GAP FOR THE STUDENTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REALLY SEE THAT THEY CAN HAVE SUCCESS IN VARIOUS CAREER INDUSTRIES.

SO THANK YOU.

AND THESE WERE THE LAST TWO.

ACTUALLY, THE THE ENGINEERING NIGHT THAT I MENTIONED, THIS IS THE UPCOMING EVENT.

WE'RE HOSTING IT AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

OUR LOCAL UNIONS ARE COMING ALONG WITH THE STATE.

SO THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES IS FUNDING A PROGRAM FOR OUR STUDENTS TO GO THROUGH A WELDING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.

IT'S CALLED THE WELD CENTER, AND THEY ARE PAYING FOR, I THINK IT'S 16 OF OUR GRADUATING SENIORS TO GET THEIR WELDING CERTIFICATION, AND UPON COMPLETION, ARE ACTUALLY ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER WITH THE UNIONS TO GO THROUGH AN APPRENTICESHIP.

SO WHICH WILL BE PAID AS WELL.

SO THIS IS A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERICA'S JOB CENTER OF CALIFORNIA.

AND AS I MENTIONED, THE MEETING WILL BE THIS MONTH ON THE 24TH.

THANK YOU. AND THAT IS OUR INFORMATION IF ANYBODY NEEDS TO GET A HOLD OF US.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO END WRAP THIS UP WITH A WELL KNOWN FAMOUS AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST AND PHILOSOPHER, JOHN DEWEY, WHERE HE SAYS WE LEARN BEST BY DOING. AND SO WE REALLY NEED TO ENGAGE OUR STUDENTS IN THE REAL WORLD, BECAUSE THAT IS THE BEST LEARNING BEYOND THE TEXTBOOK.

SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF OUR BOARD OUR SUPERINTENDENT, EXECUTIVE CABINET, AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY.

BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM, THE EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS, THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN.

SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THAT WAS A GREAT. BUT THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST EXCITING PRESENTATION I'VE HEARD SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD.

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SO WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO ADVERTISE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

I WAS I KNEW WE WERE GOOD WITH CTE, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THE BREADTH OF WHAT YOU GUYS DID AND HOW MUCH YOU PUT OUT THERE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES US, YOU KNOW, APART FROM EVERYONE ELSE.

I WANT TO OPEN UP TO ANY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMMENTS ON ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

BUT TO ME THAT WAS AMAZING.

I DO FIRST, AMAZING JOB, AMAZING WORK.

I CAN MAKE A HUGE LIST.

I HAVE WAY TOO MANY NOTES.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH.

I WAS I THINK IT WAS ON PAGE FOUR.

WE TALK ABOUT DUAL ENROLLMENT AND THERE WAS AN AP CALCULUS, I GUESS, DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASS AT BONITA AND AN AP ENGLISH CLASS AT SAN DIMAS.

DO OUR BONITA KIDS, ARE THEY ABLE TO GO TO THE SAN DIMAS ONE AND THE SAN DIMAS GO TO THE BONITA CLASS LIKE, OR IS IT JUST FOR ONE SCHOOL? NO, UNFORTUNATELY THEY HAVE TO TAKE IT AT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL.

SO THERE'S THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE TIMES, TIMES THE CLASSES ARE OFFERED.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT WAS THE ONLY REAL QUESTION.

I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU GUYS A COMPLIMENT FIRST, BONITA HAS GREAT STAFF.

I WANT TO FRAME IT THIS WAY.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT STAFF, WE'RE NEVER TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE EMERGING.

YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY ACHIEVED PROFICIENCY, AND THAT IS JUST PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE.

AND THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH AT WORK.

BUT YOU DEFINITELY ON THE COMMUNITY I'VE HEARD ABOUT WHEN YOU GOT THE JOB.

MY FRIENDS FROM LA VERNE CALLED ME AND THEY'RE LIKE, THIS WAS THE PERFECT PICK.

BOTH OF YOU GUYS CAME SUPER WELL RECOMMENDED.

LIKE, EVERYONE HAD REALLY GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT BOTH OF YOU GUYS, AND I AM BLOWN AWAY BY THE DESIGN, THE WORK, THE ENTHUSIASM.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK.

THIS WAS MY FAVORITE PRESENTATION I'VE SEEN AND I THINK YOUR KIDS ARE GOING TO BENEFIT BY IT.

I HAVE MORE TO SAY IN MY COMMENTS, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

GREAT. YEAH. THANKS KIM OR VANESSA EITHER.

QUICK QUESTION.

AND YOU KNOW, I WAS TALKING WITH A PARENT AT A PUBLIC EVENT AND SHE INSISTED THIS IS A MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENT, INSISTED THAT YOU DIDN'T GET CREDIT IF YOU TOOK AN AP CLASS WITH COLLEGE CREDIT.

AND I TRIED TO GENTLY EXPLAIN THAT THAT WASN'T SO.

BUT JUST FOR CLARITY, YOU TAKE AN AP CLASS EITHER THROUGH YOU KNOW, JUST A STRICTLY AP CLASS OR YOU KNOW, IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH, WITH MOUNT SAC, YOU GET HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT AND COLLEGE CREDIT, IS THAT RIGHT? YES. WITH. SO IT JUST PASSED THOUGH AND SO WHAT STUDENTS ARE FINDING OUT AND WHAT COUNCILWOMAN STUDENTS BECAUSE FROM THE COUNSELOR SIDE IS DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY'RE APPLYING FOR THEN.

SURE. YEAH.

WELL THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE.

RIGHT. BUT YOU'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, WALKING AWAY FROM YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS CREDIT, RIGHT.

YEAH. YEAH YEAH YEAH, SURE.

YEAH. THEY TAKE THE EXAM AS LONG PASSES BUT NO HIGHER THAN THEY ARE GETTING THE HIGH SCHOOL OF COURSE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARITY.

AND LASTLY I REALLY GOT GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THE CAREER COMMUNITY EXPO OVER AT SAN DIMAS.

NICELY DONE.

IT WAS A GOOD TURNOUT. I THINK IT WAS RAINING THAT NIGHT TOO.

RIGHT. OF ALL NIGHTS.

RIGHT. SO NICELY DONE.

GREAT WORK AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT.

THANK YOU.

WELL, THE ONLY ONE SITTING UP HERE THAT WORKED IN A CTE TYPE JOB.

I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

I MIGHT LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE MORE POLICE OR FIRE CLASSES COMING THROUGH, AND I KNOW THEY'RE VERY HARD TO SET UP, BUT I DO APPRECIATE THEIR THE EXPANSION FROM THE TIME WE GOT ON THERE WAS I THINK ANIMATION WAS IT.

AND NOW THERE'S, YOU KNOW, INNUMERABLE CLASSES.

IT'S NOT QUITE LIKE WHEN SOME OF US WERE IN SCHOOL, WHEN WE ALL HAD TO TAKE SHOP CLASSES, AND AT LEAST WE'RE EXPOSED TO THIS.

SO NOW THEY HAVE THE CHOICE.

BUT I APPRECIATE THAT IT KEEPS GROWING EVERY YEAR.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU AGAIN. PLEASE DON'T LEAVE.

OKAY. STAY FOR YOUR CAREER.

ALL RIGHT. REQUEST TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS.

[14. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS]

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, 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 STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT, AND I BELIEVE YOU HAVE ANY CARDS ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS.

[15. CONSENT AGENDA]

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

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THAT SOUNDS UNANIMOUS.

THANKS. DISCUSSION ACTION AGENDA SUPERINTENDENT THE FIRST READING OF THE BOARD POLICIES.

[16. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA]

EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS WE BRING A PACKET BOARD POLICIES FOR UPDATING REFLECTING NEW LAWS ETC..

SO ANOTHER ROUND GO TONIGHT OKAY.

ADOPT RESOLUTION 2024 DASH 29 ESTABLISHING THE BIENNIAL GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER ELECTION FOR NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024.

MATT. YEAH, SO THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT'S REQUIRED BY THE COUNTY IN ORDER FOR US IN BONITA UNIFIED TO HAVE A GOVERNING BOARD ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER OF 2024.

AND SO THE RESOLUTION ORDERS THE LA COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION TO CALL FOR AN ELECTION SO WE CAN PROCEED FOR 2024.

IS THERE A MOTION SO MOVED? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? YOU SAY YOU'D WANT A SECOND, RIGHT? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.

THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO ED CODE 48 900 C AND 48 915 C3 FOR STUDENT NUMBER 160304320.

THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STUDENT NUMBER 160304320 BE EXPELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, PLUS THE FIRST SEMESTER OF THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, WITH ENFORCEMENT SUSPENDED AND PLACEMENT AT LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO ED CODE 48 900 C AND 48 915 C3 FOR STUDENT NUMBER 160304189.

THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STUDENT NUMBER 160304189 BE EXPELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR.

PLUS, FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER OF THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR WITH PLACEMENT IN A PROGRAM OUTSIDE THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO ED CODE 48 900 C FOR STUDENT NUMBER 140704822.

THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STUDENT NUMBER 140704822 BE READMITTED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER OF THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR TO A SCHOOL WITHIN THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

THAT'S UNANIMOUS AS WELL.

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

LET'S GO AHEAD, GLENN. WELL, I'M KIND OF SAD THAT OUR STUDENT REPS AREN'T HERE FOR THIS, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE CALENDAR EIGHT WEEKS FROM LAST NIGHT IS SAN DIMAS AND CHEFS GRADUATIONS AND EIGHT WEEKS FROM TOMORROW NIGHT IS BONITA.

SO THE CLOCK IS REALLY RUNNING.

THOSE THAT THINK YOU HAVE TIME LEFT IN THE SEMESTER, YOU DON'T.

AND THOSE THAT ARE THINKING IT'S ALMOST OVER.

YOU'RE RIGHT. AND SECOND, AND I'LL KEEP IT SHORT IS, YOU KNOW, I'VE STARTED REFERRING TO US AS THE DISTRICT OF CHAMPIONS.

SO I'D LIKE TO ADD TWO MORE THINGS TO THAT THIS MONTH.

JUST THE OTHER DAY, UH PITCHER FOR SAN DIMAS, JUDE FAVELA THREW A NO HITTER AGAINST GANESHA, WHO WAS LAST YEAR'S CIF CHAMPIONS.

AND WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE SAN DIMAS DANCE TEAM WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

SO CIF CHAMPION, STATE CHAMPIONS, NATIONAL CHAMPIONS.

AND WE'LL SEE HOW THE CULINARY DOES WHOM, I HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING UP SOON.

SO. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN TO OUR EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR.

CLASSIFIED. MELISSA ROMANEK AND OUR CERTIFICATED TEACHER OF THE YEAR, ELIZABETH CASSATA AND FROM OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM AT EDNA MCKENNA. IT'S THE LAST CHANCE TO GET YOUR SPONSORSHIPS AND TICKETS FOR THE LA VERNE SAN DIMAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT BEING HELD THIS YEAR, APRIL 22ND AT VILLA VERDE COUNTRY CLUB.

AND THE DEADLINE IS COMING RIGHT UP ON APRIL 15TH.

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HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

TONIGHT ON CONSENT, WE PASSED A RESOLUTIONS AND RECOGNITION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS WHO INVEST THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF VOLUNTEER, AND I WOULD I WOULD TELL YOU THAT.

AND I'M SURE WE'D ALL AGREE THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE ASSETS IN OUR BONITA WAY.

AND ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE ARE SUCH A HIGH ACHIEVING DISTRICT AND VARIOUS SCHOOL COMMUNITIES AND DON'T FORGET OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS THE WEEK OF APRIL 21ST, AND I THINK, MATT, APRIL 24TH IS ACTUALLY ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL.

THAT'S CORRECT. SO ALL RIGHT.

NO NO PRESSURE.

WE HAVE TEACHERS AND NURSES EARLY IN MAY, THE WEEK OF MAY 6TH FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL NURSES ON MAY 8TH.

LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING UP.

YOU KNOW, OUR VARIOUS EVENTS, ACTS OF KINDNESS AND PERSEVERANCE AWARDS, WHICH EACH YEAR IS SUPPORTED AND FUNDED BY OUR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, WHERE TEACHERS FROM ALL 13 BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL SCHOOLS NOMINATE STUDENTS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS FOR ACTS OF KINDNESS AND THEIR PERSEVERANCE. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING ANNUAL TEACHERS OF THE YEAR CELEBRATIONS.

AND THE CONTINUATION OF OUR CAMPUS OPEN HOUSES AND THE REMAINING PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTATIONS AT OUR CENTER FOR THE ARTS.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU KNOW, AS, AS A DISTRICT AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO THE FUTURE TO BUILDING THE MESSAGE AND THE SUPPORT THAT WE'LL NEED TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES WE HAVE WITH DISTRICT WIDE CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE, TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITIES, WHICH WOULD ULTIMATELY BE PAID FOR BY A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND.

THAT CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN FROM FOUNDATIONS TO UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE TO SWIMMING POOLS AND THE CHANGING NEEDS OF TECHNOLOGY.

WE WILL NEED EVERYONE'S SUPPORT TO CONTINUE THE EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT ACCESS TO LEARNING, BOTH TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE.

AND FINALLY, LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER FENTANYL AWARENESS NIGHT.

IF WE CAN GET IT IN BEFORE THE END OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR AND ONE FINAL DISTRICT ROUNDTABLE.

I THINK THAT'S IT FOR TONIGHT.

THANKS FOR COMING OUT, AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

THERE'S A PERSON I WANTED TO SPEAK BEFORE WE HAVE TIME FOR.

IT'S COMING, IT'S COMING. YEAH.

SO FIRST, THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZING PRESENTATION.

I DO HAVE OTHER THINGS TO TALK ABOUT, BUT I'D LIKE TO KIND OF KEY IN ON THIS.

I FORGOT TO BRING IT.

I WAS GOING TO BRING A COOKIE CUTTER.

AND THE REASON WHY IS SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE THE MESSAGE KIDS GET FROM SCHOOL IS THAT OF A COOKIE CUTTER.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS GO TO COLLEGE, GET $200,000 IN DEBT, BECOME A LIBERAL ARTS MAJOR, AND THEN WORK.

BE UNDEREMPLOYED WHILE YOU'RE TRYING TO PAY BACK THAT DEGREE.

THERE WAS AN ARTICLE. AND DON'T GET ME WRONG, LIBERAL ARTS IS A GREAT MAJOR.

I DON'T MEAN TO KNOCK IT, BUT THEY HAVE A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WITH A DEGREE IN LIBERAL ARTS WHO ARE UNDEREMPLOYED, AND I DON'T THINK THAT GETS SHARED ENOUGH.

WE'RE NOT ALL DEGREES PAY THE SAME, AND NOT ALL DEGREES HAVE THE SAME EMPLOYMENT RATE.

SO FROM THE DATA I'VE READ I THINK ACTUARIES HAVE 100% EMPLOYMENT RATE, WHICH IS GREAT IF YOU WANT TO WORK FOR INSURANCE COMPANIES.

AND YOU LIKE MATH? I THINK MATH AND SCIENCE, FOR THE MOST PART, WERE ON THE TOP, AND ALL THE FUN CLASSES HAD A HIGHER RATE OF UNDEREMPLOYMENT.

THAT IS, THESE KIDS WHO GET SADDLED WITH A HUGE AMOUNT OF DEBT END UP HAVING TO PAY OFF THE DEBT AND ALSO WORK A JOB THEY COULD HAVE HAD WITHOUT THEIR DEGREE. SO PRETTY MUCH ALL THAT WORK BECOMES USELESS.

AND I THINK THERE'S ALSO AN ISSUE FROM A SYSTEMIC POINT OF VIEW, WHERE YOU HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF BABY BOOMERS WHO WORK IN TRADE INDUSTRIES WHO ARE RETIRING.

SO JUST SYSTEMICALLY, OUR COUNTRY ACTUALLY NEEDS TRAINED TRADE SKILLED WORKERS, AND IT'S BECOMING MORE POPULAR.

BUT I DON'T THINK IT REALLY IS POPULAR ENOUGH TO MEET DEMAND.

SO BOTH FROM A DEMAND PERSPECTIVE AND ALSO FOR A SENSE OF UTILITY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL KIDS, I'M REALLY GLAD WE'RE MAKING THIS MOVE AND THAT IT'S WELL DESIGNED.

WE DO HAVE EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING AROUND THIS APPROACH.

I THINK ONE OF OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES, SHE'S GOING TO GO TO MOUNT SAC, NOT BECAUSE SHE'S NOT COLLEGE BOUND, BUT BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT IF SHE WENT TO A JUNIOR COLLEGE.

AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, HER GPA IS AMAZING, BUT SHE GOES TO JUNIOR COLLEGE, SHE'LL OWE LESS MONEY.

SO INSTEAD OF OWING $200,000, SHE THOUGHT 100 WOULD BE BETTER.

AND I THINK THAT'S SUPER SMART.

SHE DECIDED THAT SHE DOESN'T WANT TO START HER ADULT LIFE IN SERIOUS DEBT.

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YOU ALSO HAVE REALLY HIGH ACHIEVING KIDS.

AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I GO TO THINGS, AND I SAW THIS GIRL.

SHE'S BRILLIANT, COLLEGE BOUND, BUT SHE'S ALSO IN THE CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM.

SO I THINK SOMETIMES THE TRADES, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE AN OPINION THAT IF FOR OTHER KIDS, THEY'RE REALLY FOR ALL KIDS.

AND IF YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR THIS, I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY.

AND I'M GLAD THAT OUR DISTRICT ISN'T JUST SAYING EVERYONE NEEDS TO GO TO COLLEGE, NO MATTER WHETHER IT'S A GOOD FIT FOR THEM AS PEOPLE OR FOR WHAT OUR COUNTRY NEEDS OR FOR THEIR FUTURE OFFERINGS.

BUT WE REALLY WANT TO EMBRACE EQUITY AND TREAT KIDS WITH DIFFERENT PASSIONS, DIFFERENT INTERESTS, DIFFERENT TALENTS, AND HELP MATCH THEIR TALENT, INTERESTS AND ABILITIES TO A CAREER WHERE THEY CAN ACTUALLY BE THE BEST THAT THEY CAN BE.

AND SOMETIMES ONE OF MY CONCERNS WAS WE WEREN'T.

I THINK SOMETIMES PROGRAMS CAN SEEM LIKE A VENEER WHERE WE SAY WE CARE ABOUT THESE THINGS, YOU KNOW, WE PUT IT ON THE WALL, WE CARE ABOUT THESE THINGS, AND THEN WE OUR ACTIONS SHOW WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THESE THINGS.

AND I'M VERY GLAD THAT WE HAVE VERY CAPABLE PEOPLE DESIGNING A VERY THOUGHTFUL PROGRAM, VERY MULTIFACETED PROGRAM.

SO I, YOU KNOW, I IN MY MAIL, I GOT FROM A DIFFERENT DISTRICT WHO HAS FAR LESS LOWER READING SCORES AND MATH SCORES THAN US WILL. THEY HAVE? I DID FIND THEIR CISCO TRAINING INTERESTING.

I WILL SAY THEY HAD ONE PROGRAM I THOUGHT WAS INTERESTING.

THEY SENT ME MULTIPLE FLIERS, BUT ON MOST EVERYTHING ELSE I WOULD SAY OUR PROGRAM SEEMED A LITTLE BIT BETTER DESIGNED.

SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING OUR KIDS GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR PASSION.

I DO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

ON OTHER TOPICS, WE HAVE SOME AMAZING STAFF AND I DON'T THINK THEY ALWAYS GET RECOGNIZED AND WE ARE ALSO IMPLEMENTING. I HAD A FRIEND BRING UP THIS TOPIC OF A 360 REVIEW, AND SINCE IT WAS BROUGHT UP BY THE COMMUNITY, I THOUGHT I WOULD TALK ABOUT IT.

AND I THINK IT CAN BE FRAMED THE WRONG WAY.

I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY EASY FOR PEOPLE TO GO, HEY, WE'RE REALLY GOOD.

WE'RE WE'RE IN REALITY, NOT JUST WITH RHETORIC.

AMAZING. AT OUR JOBS.

WE HAVE GREAT DATA.

WE HAVE GREAT RESULTS.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

WE GET ALONG WITH PEOPLE. WE'RE DOING ALL OF THESE THINGS.

WHY DO WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS VERY PAINFUL PROCESS OF BEING CRITICIZED? AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT IS.

I MEAN, I DON'T THINK ANYONE LOOKS FORWARD TO READING A WHOLE LIST OF PRIVATE CRITICISMS ON A SHEET OF PAPER, AND I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

THAT DOES NOT SOUND FUN TO ANYONE.

BUT I WOULD I WOULD EQUATE IT TO A DENTIST.

I HAVE GIVEN A LOT OF MONEY TO A DENTIST.

I HAVE NEVER ENJOYED IT.

MATTER OF FACT, I BROKE A GROWTH PLATE IN MY FACE WITH SKATEBOARDING WHILE I WAS IN THE FOURTH GRADE.

I HAVE GOTTEN MULTIPLE BONE GRAFTS.

ONE TIME I DID NOT PAY TO BE KNOCKED OUT.

IT WAS THE MOST HORRIFIC GUANTANAMO BAY TORTURE I HAVE EVER HAD.

LITERALLY, THE GUY'S LIKE, YOU'LL JUST FEEL SOME PRESSURE.

AND BY THE END OF IT, THEY HAD TO HAVE PEOPLE HOLD ME DOWN WHILE THEY'RE SHOVING EXTRA CADAVER BONE IN MY FACE.

IT WAS MISERABLE.

THAT WAS THE PRESSURE. I DID NOT KNOW PRESSURE WOULD HURT LIKE THAT, BUT I ENDED UP BEING HEALTHIER AS A RESULT.

SO INSTEAD OF VIEWING, I GUESS, A 360 REVIEW AS ARE WE DOING SOMETHING WRONG? YOU KNOW? AND WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE WHO GET COACHING AND SOME PEOPLE TURN IT AROUND WHEN THEY GET COACHING.

BUT IT'S ALWAYS I THINK PEOPLE GET SINGLED OUT WHEN WE JUST HAVE SURVEYS ON PEOPLE WHO COULD USE A LITTLE EXTRA COACHING.

IF WE GIVE EVERYONE COACHING, ALL OF OUR STAFF CAN GET BETTER.

AND IT SHOULDN'T JUST BE THE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO SHOW GROWTH TO GET BETTER.

BUT I THINK ALL OF OUR HIGHLY TRAINED, HIGHLY COMPETENT STAFF SHOULD REALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET GREAT COACHING.

SO I KNOW IT SEEMS WEIRD TO OFFER TUTORING TO A STUDENTS, BUT QUITE HONESTLY, IF YOU WANT 100%, I DO THINK THAT EXTRA TUTORING WOULD BE USEFUL, SO I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD FRAME IT AS YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB AND COULD BE EVEN BETTER, AS OPPOSED TO YOU'RE NOT DOING A GREAT JOB.

SO JUST FROM MY POINT OF VIEW AND I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME PEOPLE I THINK ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.

I FORGOT WHO IT WAS I THINK.

LIZ. I DON'T KNOW HER NAME, Q.

QUESADA. THAT'S HER.

SHE WAS HERE AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS HER OR NOT, BUT I REMEMBER WE GOT A LIST OF DATA FROM LA VERNE HEIGHTS, AND THEY'RE DOING SOME AMAZING WORK.

I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS ON READING SCORES.

IT SAID 100%.

AND MY FIRST LOOK WAS LIKE, IS IT WHAT, THREE KIDS? AND THEN I SAW THE NEXT TIME THEY DIDN'T HAVE 100%.

STILL REALLY GOOD.

ANY SCHOOL THAT CAN HAVE A GRADE OF KIDS GETTING 100% DID AN AMAZING JOB.

I MEAN, WHEN YOU HAVE TO LOOK TO SEE IF IT WAS A MEASURING ERROR.

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WE HAD A COUPLE PEOPLE WHO WERE GREAT EMCEES.

AARON MOFFAT AT THE ROYNON FUN RUN WAS AN AMAZING EMCEE.

I WENT TO LONEHILL AS A PARENT, AND I SAW, I THINK HER NAME IS ASHLEY MAHER.

SHE IS A VP THERE.

SHE WAS POSITIVE ON THE BALL GREETING EVERYONE.

AND THIS HAD TO HAVE BEEN HER 11TH HOUR OF WORK.

AND, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IF YOU CAN BE THAT ENERGETIC AFTER 11 HOURS, GREAT JOB.

I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN AS CHEERFUL AFTER 11 HOURS WITH THE WORK.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL WORK YOU'RE DOING.

MY DAUGHTER. SO WE LEFT AND I MISPRONOUNCED HER NAME, SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO PRONOUNCE IT MISS YASIN.

AND SHE DOES A GREAT JOB.

SHE WAS CHATTING EVERYONE UP HER.

I THINK SHE HELPS WITH THE DANCE TEAM OR SOMETHING.

THEY DID THEIR DANCE. IT WAS GREAT.

MY DAUGHTER SAID, OH, THEY NORMALLY DO A BETTER JOB AND SHE SAYS ALL THE WONDERFUL ROUTINES LIKE, THAT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU FOR THE EXTRA INFORMATION.

AND THEN SHE TALKED ABOUT A GREAT QUALITY OF HERS.

SHE'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S POSITIVE, IT HAS TO BE MISS YASIN.

SO FOR THESE PEOPLE TO HAVE A REPUTATION OF JUST BEING CHEERFUL AND THIS POSITIVE FORCE, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. MENTIONED THE 2026 COMMITTEE.

GREAT JOB OF THAT. THAT'S ALL I GOT.

ALL RIGHT. YES, MISS. MISS YASIN IS AMAZING.

AND I HONESTLY DON'T WANT TO SAY TOO MUCH BECAUSE TAKE AWAY.

BECAUSE I WANT THAT WHERE YOU GUYS PRESENTED FOR CTE TO BE THE HIGHLIGHT AND WHAT EVERYONE COMES HOME WITH.

MY OWN, LIKE ME AND MY WIFE HAVE MASTER'S DEGREES, AND THAT'S WHAT OUR THOUGHT WAS.

BUT MY SON HAS NO IDEA WHAT HE WANTS TO GO.

AND I FORCED HIM TO GO TO TWO OF YOUR EVENTS, ONE TO VOLUNTEER, ONE TO LOOK, AND NOW HE'S LIKE, OH, MAYBE ELEVATOR REPAIR OR MAYBE SPORTS MEDICINE.

AND NOW HE'S APPLYING FOR THAT ACADEMY.

SO HE HAD NO IDEA BEFORE I MADE HIM GO.

AND NOW SOME LIGHT BULBS ARE STARTING TO GO OFF.

SO SOME PARENTS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ELSE IS OUT THERE.

BUT THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO ADVERTISE THIS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AS AN EDUCATOR AS WELL, WE FINALLY GOT PAST MARCH.

MARCH IS ALWAYS THE TIME.

SO I SEE THE FINISH LINE COMING UP.

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GOOD SPRING BREAK AFTER SPRING BREAK.

YOU KNOW, COME STAY TESTING AND STAY TESTING IS SOMETHING WE DO WELL AT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S DEFINITELY NOT FOR EVERYONE.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR INNA MCKENNA, WHO IS OUR PERSON OF THE YEAR.

WE'RE GOING TO FEED OUR KIDS, RIGHT? DO YOUR BEST AND GET YOUR REST.

BUT JUST KNOW IF YOU DON'T SCORE YOUR BEST, THAT'S FINE.

OUR FUTURE ELEVATOR REPAIRMAN DOESN'T DO THE BEST IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS.

AND OUR FUTURE ARTIST IS NOT GOING TO GET THE BEST SCORE IN MATH.

WE ALL HAVE A DIFFERENT PURPOSE.

WE ALL LIVE OUR PURPOSE.

SO DO YOUR BEST. BUT YOU KNOW, THAT SCORE IS NOT WHO YOU ARE.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT TO MATT.

THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU TO VANESSA AND KIM FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND I JUST I SAID IN OTHER GROUPS BEFORE THAT WE'VE DONE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS RECENTLY DECISIONS AND THINGS.

BUT I THINK ONE OF THE BEST THINGS WE'VE DONE IS TO CREATE THAT POSITION FOR YOU, VANESSA, TO CREATE ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING.

SO THANK YOU TO ANN, KIM, VANESSA, FOR THE CREATIVITY NOT ONLY TO CREATE THE POSITION, BUT FOR THE FUNDING FOR THAT POSITION AS WELL.

IT'S BEEN GREAT. I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME WORK BEING DONE BY TWO SENIOR DIRECTORS IN ED SERVICES BOTH CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION.

AND SO BOTH JAMIE HABERSHAM, KIM LAWE AND WORKING WITH TEACHERS TO CHOOSE NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR NEXT YEAR.

AND ELEMENTARY, JAMIE LED THE PROCESS WITH TEACHERS TO LOOK AT NEW MATH CURRICULUM FOR NEXT YEAR.

AND THEN KIM'S BEEN WORKING WITH HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE, IN PARTICULAR CHEMISTRY TO HAVE THEM CHOOSE SOME NEW MATERIALS FOR NEXT YEAR AS WELL.

SO THANKS TO BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THAT AREA.

THAT'S NEVER AN EASY PROCESS TO TO WRANGLE TEACHERS TOGETHER AND CHOOSE SOMETHING.

YOU DID IT REALLY, REALLY WELL, AND I THINK YOU'VE PUT US IN REALLY GOOD POSITION FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT.

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

THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH NON-AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.

ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON A NON AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE TIME, THE ITEM AT THEIR CHOOSING.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ONE CARD, DENNIS B ROSE.

YOU MAY COME UP AND ADDRESS US FOR YOUR THREE MINUTES.

I USUALLY HAVE THIS HERE.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DENNIS ROSE.

WHAT A WONDERFUL BOARD MEETING THIS WAS.

I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ONE BEFORE.

IMPRESSIVE. SO ABOUT 4:00 THIS AFTERNOON, ONE OF MY PRAYERS WAS ANSWERED.

SO I HAVE TO CHANGE MY WHOLE PRESENTATION AROUND.

YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S GOT TO BE POSITIVE.

SO, YOU KNOW, JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF.

I'M 72 YEARS OF AGE, AND I HAVE TWO FIVE YEAR OLDS.

I HAVE TWINS, AND THEY'RE BOTH IN ROYNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SO YOU KNOW, I'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT, YOU KNOW, THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, THE DEATH OF MY MOTHER.

DIVORCE OF 26 YEARS, A JOB LOSS OF 27 YEARS.

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SO MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN WITH AN EXTREMELY RARE CONDITION.

IT'S CALLED SCIMITAR SYNDROME.

ONE OF THE ARTERIES ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THESE MIDDLE EASTERN SWORDS.

IT LOOKS LIKE A SCIMITAR.

SO THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL TO DO.

THESE THESE DOCTORS HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT AND THEY'VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE.

SO DOCTOR KALAN AT KAISER HOSPITAL OPERATED ON HER AND CORRECTED IT.

SO FIVE YEARS LATER, WHERE THEY MOVED THIS ARTERY, THEY THINK THERE WAS SOME SCAR TISSUE THAT HAD DEVELOPED AND THEY HAD TO COME IN AUGUST AND INSERT A STENT THROUGH HER INTO HER RIGHT PULMONARY VEIN.

AND TO GET TO THAT RIGHT PULMONARY VEIN, THEY HAD TO BURN A HOLE THROUGH THE HEART TO GET TO IT.

SO IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT SURGERY.

AND SHE'S DOING GREAT, BUT SHE'S ON TWO MEDICATIONS, SHE'S ON BABY ASPIRIN AND SHE'S ON PLAVIX.

AND THE DOCTOR S VERY CONCERNED IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THIS KID LIKE A CAR ACCIDENT, OKAY? SHE COULD BLEED TO DEATH BEFORE SHE GOT TO THE HOSPITAL.

SO I HAD MY HIP REPLACED IN AUGUST.

AUGUST, YOU KNOW, FOUR YEARS AGO.

SO, YOU KNOW, I'M DOING FINE.

THAT WAS DOCTOR KHACHATURIAN AT KAISER IN BALDWIN PARK.

DOCTOR GARCIA WANTS TO REPLACE HIS SHOULDER.

BUT HERE'S MY DILEMMA.

YOU KNOW, I PARK IN THE ROYNON PARKING LOT, AND THERE'S TWO PARKING SPACES.

SO SOMETIMES I SAY 80% OF THE TIME I'M ABLE TO PARK IN THOSE PARKING SPOTS.

10% OF THE TIME, 20% OF THE TIME, I CAN'T.

SO ALL I WANT TO DO TONIGHT WITH THIS CHANGE OF OF ATTITUDE AND THINGS, SEEING THINGS AT 4:00 AND THINGS THING, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE GOING TO GET BETTER.

ALL I WANT TO DO TONIGHT IS MAKE FRIENDS.

I WANT TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH EVERYBODY UP IN FRONT OF ME.

AND I WANT YOU TO HELP ME.

I WANT PERMISSION TO PARK IN THAT STAFF PARKING LOT WHEN THOSE TWO PARKING SPOTS AREN'T AVAILABLE.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING ON PUBLIC RECORD RIGHT NOW SAYING IF THIS KID IS HIT AND KILLED YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GOING TO SUFFER THROUGH THIS ALONE. I MEAN YOU KNOW, I WANT YOUR HELP.

SO GIVE ME PERMISSION TO PARK IN THAT STAFF PARKING LOT.

THE TIMES I CAN'T PARK IN THE THE TWO HANDICAPPED SPOTS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, PTA NOT HERE.

BUDDHA. NOT HERE.

CSEA. NOTHING BUNT.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE MAY 1ST, 2024.

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