[00:00:02] ALL RIGHT, GUYS. ALL RIGHT, CALL THE ORDER AT 5:00. [2. CALL TO ORDER ] ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. [5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ] REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TIME FOR EACH SPEAKER TO THREE MINUTES, AND 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 TO FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT, AND WE HAVE NONE. SO WE WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 5:01. ALL RIGHT. THE BOARD WILL NOW RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 6:01. [7. CALL TO ORDER ] REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION. [8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION ] DEREK HAS FOUR SETTLEMENTS. OKAY. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE A FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN AND RELEASE BETWEEN PARENT OF DH AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 0AH CASE NUMBER 2024050683, PURSUANT TO WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS AGREED TO FUND AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE STUDENT AND THE STUDENT'S PARENTS, HAVE RELEASED CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT IN EXCHANGE FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AS SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY JIM AND SECONDED BY CHRIS ANN AND THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE A FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE BETWEEN PARENTS OF JB AND THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OAH CASE NUMBER 2023040205 AND 2023040004, PURSUANT TO WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS AGREED TO FUND AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE STUDENT AND THE STUDENT'S PARENTS, HAVE RELEASED CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT IN EXCHANGE FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AS SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY CHRIS ANN, WITH A SECOND BY GLENN, AND THE ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE A FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN PARENTS OF EG AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OAH CASE NUMBER 2024050576, PURSUANT TO WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS AGREED TO FUND AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE STUDENT AND THE STUDENT'S PARENTS, HAVE RELEASED CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT IN EXCHANGE FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AS SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY GREG WITH A SECOND BY JIM. THE ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS AND FINALLY, IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL SET OF AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN PARENTS OF HCC AND BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OAH CASE NUMBER 2021110372. PURSUANT TO WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS AGREED TO FUND AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE STUDENTS. THE STUDENT AND THE STUDENT'S PARENTS HAVE RELEASED CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT IN EXCHANGE FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AS SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY GLENN, WITH THE SECOND BY GREG, AND THE ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULD ALL RISE AND REPEAT WITH ME THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY. ALL RIGHT. APPROVAL OF AGENDA, ORDER AND CONTENT. [10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT ] SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING. [11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING ] ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 26TH, 2024 SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING. HAVE A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. THAT'S UNANIMOUS AS WELL. REQUEST TO SPEAK ON. OPEN AGENDA. OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES. ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE TIME THE ITEM APPEARS ON THE AGENDA. IN THE CASE OF 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. [00:05:01] ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY THERE. 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 [13. CONSENT AGENDA ] INFORMATION, AS TO NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION. IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD SO REQUESTS AN ITEM SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THIS SECTION AND PLACED IN THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS. FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION, WHICH IS NOT DEBATABLE AND WHICH REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR PASSAGE. GREG, I'D LIKE TO PULL AGENDA ITEM 13.1.7 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA SO THAT I MAY RECUSE MYSELF FROM VOTING ON THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH CCI PROFESSIONALS INCORPORATED AS MY SON AND DAUGHTER IN LAW WORK FOR CCI PROFESSIONALS. ANY OTHER POOLS? CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE REMAINING? SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? UNANIMOUS. SO, I'LL CALL FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ITEM 13.1.7, WHICH IS TO APPROVE AND RATIFY THE CONSULTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL [13.1.7. Approve and/or Ratify Agreement Between Bonita Unified School District and McCune and Harber, LLP to Provide Legal Services for 2024-2025] DISTRICT AND CCI PROFESSIONALS INCORPORATED FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTENTIONS. [INAUDIBLE] ALL RIGHT. 401. ALL RIGHT. [14. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA ] DISCUSSION AND ACTION AGENDA BUSINESS SERVICES. WE'RE GOING TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2025-02, UPDATING THE STATUTORY SCHOOL FEES IMPOSED ON NEW RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AT 6:07 P.M.. SONIA. SO EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS THE STATE BOARD OF ALLOCATION INCREASES THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY CHARGE FOR DEVELOPERS FEES, AND THAT'S THE FEE THAT WE ASSESS WHENEVER WE HAVE RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS OR COMMERCIAL SQUARE FOOTAGE ADDED TO AN EXISTING BUILDING. SO WITH THIS INCREASE, IT GOES UP ABOUT $0.84 A SQUARE FOOT, BUT TO THE DISTRICT THAT MEANS ABOUT BASED ON CURRENT THIS PAST YEAR'S SQUARE FOOTAGE, THAT'S ABOUT $50,000 EXTRA REVENUE IN OUR DEVELOPERS FUND, WHICH ALLOWS US TO EXPAND OUR FACILITIES AT SITES. IF EVER WE HAD A LARGE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OR NEIGHBORHOOD ADDED, IT WOULD ALLOW FOR US TO ADD THOSE ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS TO THE AFFECTED SCHOOL AREA. OKAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION. THANKS, GREG. SONIA, CAN YOU EXPLAIN IF THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS? THERE IS A SQUARE FOOTAGE EXCEPTION. THE FIRST, I BELIEVE 500FT² ARE EXEMPT. OTHER THAN THAT NOT REALLY, UNLESS IT'S AN AREA OF WORSHIP, BUT IF A CHURCH IS ADDING ON TO, LIKE, THEIR BUSINESS OFFICES, THOSE WOULD NOT BE EXEMPT, AND WHAT ABOUT A PRIVATE SCHOOL? A PRIVATE SCHOOL WOULD ALSO PAY. YES. WELL, NO, I TAKE THAT BACK. THERE MIGHT BE AN EXCEPTION FOR PRIVATE EDUCATION IS THAT I THINK I REMEMBER YEARS AGO DAMIEN DID SOME ADDITIONS. OH, OKAY. YES, AND IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ONE DISTRICT, TWO CITIES. NO, NO. IT IS THE SAME FOR BOTH. SAME. SAME. YES. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? AND JUST FOR A POINT OF CLARITY, I LOOKED AT MY WHAT IS IT CALLED? I PAID THE DEVELOPER FEE BEFORE. IT WASN'T ONEROUS, I DIDN'T THINK, ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T BUILD AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, AND WHEN I LOOK AT MY PROPERTY TAX BILLS AND THIS IS JUST MINE, I ACTUALLY PAY MORE MONEY FOR MOUNT SAC THAN I DO FOR BONITA UNIFIED. SO JUST KIND OF WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAXATION OR INCREASING FEES, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, WE DO A REALLY GOOD JOB IN HELPING GAIN THE BEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK WE CAN OUR KIDS GET A GREAT EDUCATION, BUT ALSO THERE ARE OTHER TAXES GOING TO OTHER SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WERE PAYING, AND IF WE KIND OF LOOK AT THEM, IT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE TO ME WHY WE PAY MORE MONEY FOR MOUNT SAC THAN BONITA UNIFIED SINCE IT'S OUR HOME DISTRICT. SO NOT SAYING ANYTHING AGAINST MOUNT SAC, JUST SUPPORTING OUR DISTRICT. GOOD POINT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AT 6:10. ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO ASK IF THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION. SO MOVED. SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THAT'S UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT. HUMAN RESOURCES APPROVED THE DECLARATION OF NEED FOR FULLY QUALIFIED EDUCATORS FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. KEVIN. THANK YOU. EACH YEAR, THE BOARD IS ASKED TO APPROVE THIS DECLARATION. WITH YOUR APPROVAL, THE DISTRICT WILL HAVE THE OPTION, IF NEEDED, TO ISSUE A TEACHER AN EMERGENCY PERMIT TO COVER A CLASSROOM THAT MAY BECOME VACANT. IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO ISSUE A TEACHER AN EMERGENCY PERMIT, BECAUSE THERE IS AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CREDENTIAL CANDIDATES IN THE AREA OF NEED. [00:10:06] THE COMMISSION REQUIRES DISTRICTS TO ANTICIPATE THESE NEEDS AND PROVIDE THIS DECLARATION FOR ANY AREA THAT MAY BE IMPACTED IN THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DECLARATION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. IT'S UNANIMOUS. APPROVE TEACHING CREDENTIAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES, FOR CALIFORNIA ED CODE AND THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. KEVIN, YOU GOT MORE? YES. THANK YOU. THE CALIFORNIA ED CODE AND THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS ALLOWS TEACHERS TO INSTRUCT STUDENTS IN SUBJECTS OUTSIDE OF THEIR CREDENTIAL AREAS, IF SPECIFIED CRITERIA ARE MET. APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM WOULD ALLOW FOR THE TEACHERS TO INSTRUCT IN THE IDENTIFIED SUBJECT AREAS. WE BRING THIS TO THE BOARD EVERY YEAR. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR DISAPPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? UNANIMOUS. APPROVE A PROVISIONAL INTERNSHIP PERMITS FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU. A PROVISIONAL INTERNSHIP PERMIT ALLOWS DISTRICTS THE FLEXIBILITY TO HIRE AN INDIVIDUAL INTO A HARD TO FILL TEACHING POSITION. INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED USING A PROVISIONAL INTERNSHIP PERMIT HAVE NOT YET MET THE SUBJECT MATTER COMPETENCE REQUIRED. REQUIREMENT NEEDED TO ENTER INTO AN INTERN PROGRAM. THESE TEACHERS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS TO ATTAIN AN INTERNSHIP CREDENTIAL THROUGH A LOCAL UNIVERSITY. WE EXPECT THIS PERSON WILL HAVE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR AND BE ON INTERIM PERMIT FOLLOWING THAT. ALL RIGHT. MOTION FOR THIS. SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ANY DISCUSSION? I DO HAVE A QUESTION. THANKS. KEVIN, CAN YOU IS THERE ANY OTHER BENEFIT OTHER THAN HAVING THAT INTERN IN THE CHAIR IN THAT CLASSROOM? IS THERE BENEFIT TO THAT CANDIDATE? THE BENEFIT TO THE CANDIDATE ON BEING ON THE PERMITTED. THEY'RE ALLOWED TO TEACH IN THE CLASS AND WORK, AND [INAUDIBLE]. WELL IS DOES IT HELP THEM GET THEIR CREDENTIAL IN ANY OTHER WAY OTHER THAN THEY'RE EARNING PAY AND THEY'RE GETTING EXPERIENCE? THEY'RE EARNING THEIR PAY. THEY'RE GETTING THE EXPERIENCE, BUT IT DOESN'T BENEFIT IN ANOTHER. IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE GETTING HOURS TOWARDS SOMETHING FOR IT. FAIR ENOUGH. THANKS, BUT YOU KNOW, IT REALLY IS ONEROUS ON THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT GETTING THEIR CREDENTIALS. LONG STUDENT TEACHING THE LONG REQUIREMENTS THAT THERE ARE. SO THAT WHEN WE DO PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, IT IS BENEFICIAL FOR THOSE PEOPLE AND I THINK IT DRAWS PEOPLE TO YOUR DISTRICT IF THEY KNOW THAT YOU'RE ACCEPTING INTERNSHIPS. SO I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE PROGRAM AND GLAD THAT WE'RE DOING IT. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. SOMETIMES WE GET A GOOD INTERN LIKE, WE KNOW THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO HIRE FOR NEXT YEAR FOR SURE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? YEAH. YES. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT'S UNANIMOUS. YOU HAVE A SECOND ON THAT, PLEASE? DEREK. SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. FIRST READING OF BOARD POLICY. SUPERINTENDENT. YEAH. SO WE'VE REVISED THE TECH HANDBOOK AND THE TECHNOLOGY USE AGREEMENT FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR. AS THE AGREEMENT IS PART OF BOARD POLICY 6163.4. IT HAS TO GO THROUGH THE NORMAL PROCESS OF FIRST READ IN AN ADOPTION NEXT MONTH. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. IT'S ONLY 6:13. WE'RE ALREADY AT REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. [15. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ] LET'S START WITH GLENN. WELL, I HOPE THE THREE OF YOU ENJOYED YOUR SUMMER AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LAST 12 DAYS BEFORE WE START AGAIN. DO SOMETHING FUN WITH YOUR FAMILIES, AND AS I START MY SENIOR YEAR TOWARD A MID-YEAR GRADUATION IN DECEMBER, I STARTED TO LOOK BACK OVER EVERYTHING. THE LAST 21 YEARS AND THE DIFFERENCES WE'VE MADE FOR OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY LIVES, AND IF WE'VE MADE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN EVEN ONE PERSON FROM THOSE GROUPS, THEN WE CAN CONSIDER OURSELVES A SUCCESS. SO THE NEXT 3 OR 4, 2 OR 3 MONTHS, I'LL TRY TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE SUCCESSES AND THOSE INVOLVED IN MAKING THEM POSSIBLE. TONIGHT, I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO BRING FORTH A NEW IDEA THAT I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE REALIZED AND SPOKE TO YOU YEARS AGO WHEN I RETIRED. DECEMBER, THE DISTRICT WILL LOSE APPROXIMATELY 10% OF ITS VETERANS. SO ON THIS NATIONAL PURPLE HEART DAY, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES AND STAFF TO DEVELOP AN INITIATIVE TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN VETERANS INTO THE BONITA FAMILY, HOPEFULLY SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE US A LEADER IN THIS AREA, JUST LIKE WE ARE IN SO MANY OTHER AREAS. BROAD SPECTRUM OF EXPERIENCE OUR VETERANS CAN BRING TO OUR DISTRICT WILL DO NOTHING BUT CONTINUE TO IMPROVE US IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF 1% OF AMERICANS ARE VETERANS, AND AS THE SAYING GOES, WE DON'T KNOW THEM ALL, BUT WE OWE THEM ALL. NO MATTER WHERE YOU STAND ON THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM OR WHO YOU SUPPORT OR PROTEST, NONE OF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THOSE WHO STOOD UP AND RAISED THEIR RIGHT HANDS. FINDING A PLACE FOR VETERANS IN OUR DISTRICT IS A WIN WIN FOR EVERYBODY. [00:15:03] JUST A SHOUT OUT TO CITY OF LA VERNE AND THE FOLKS WHO PUT TOGETHER THE INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE. THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN AND A LITTLE WARMISH, BUT IT WAS A GOOD TIME FOR ALL. I CAME BACK THAT NIGHT AND WATCHED FIREWORKS AND NICELY DONE. IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO BE OUT THERE. YOU KNOW, ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I'D REALLY LIKE TO PUBLICLY THANK MARGARET MCDONALD AND HER COORDINATION AND EKSTRAND FOR THEIR EXTRAORDINARY RESPONSE OF MY REQUEST TO GET SOME BOOKS TOGETHER FOR THE LIBRARY AT WHERE I WORK, THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN. SO JUST QUIETLY, MARGARET WENT TO WORK, AND TEN BOXES OF BOOKS FROM EKSTRAND, AND IT WAS REALLY A GREAT DAY WHEN I TOOK THOSE BOOKS TO WORK, AND THE LIBRARIAN AT THE SCHOOL AT THE PRISON WAS JUST OVER THE MOON, AND IT WAS A GREAT DAY. SO PUBLICLY. THANK GERARD AND HIS TEAM AND MARGARET FOR YOUR GOOD WORKS, AND IT WAS A IT WAS A REALLY NICE MOMENT AND A GOOD DAY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, TONIGHT ON CONSENT. TONIGHT ON CONSENT, WE APPROVED SOME NEW COURSE OFFERINGS AND A FEW OF WHICH I FIND VERY INTERESTING. SO JUST A QUICK LITTLE SNIPPET HERE. AUTO TECH IS GROWING AND THEY'RE GOING TO SEEK A THROUGH G APPROVAL FOR AUTO TECH FOUR WHICH IS YOU KNOW KIND OF MOVING THAT PROGRAM ALONG, CATERING, INTERNATIONAL CUISINE, CTE, GRAPHIC PUBLISHING, YEARBOOK, AND AGAIN, ALL OF THESE ARE SEEKING A THROUGH G APPROVAL. CYBERSECURITY AND NETWORKING KIND OF TELLS THE STORY OF THE TIMES WE LIVE IN, BUT I THINK OVER AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL AND I FOUND THIS ONE MOST INTERESTING HISTORY OF HIP HOP. NOW FOR AN OLD GUY LIKE ME. HISTORY OF HIP HOP. BECAUSE I LIVED IN ROCK AND ROLL, BUT THERE YOU HAVE IT. HISTORY OF HIP HOP, IT AND CYBERSECURITY CONTINUES TO BE DEVELOPED AT SAN DIMAS AS A PATHWAY. YOU KNOW, WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT THE INCREASE IN THANK YOU FOR CONVERSATION THERE THIS FALL, AND IT'LL COME ALL TOO SOON. I THINK THE DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATES FOR OUR ELECTION THIS FALL IS THIS WEEK, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. SO WE HAVE ELECTIONS IN AREA ONE, FOUR AND FIVE. SO GET EDUCATED, GET OUT AND VOTE, ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS, AND WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE POLLS, AND FINALLY, WELCOME BACK TO STAFF AND WELCOME BACK TO OUR STUDENTS. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR. MATT, I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU DID WITH YOUR TEAM, YOUR EXTENDED LEADERSHIP TEAM, TO INCLUDE THE SITES AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE NOTION OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND NAVIGATING THAT THROUGH OUR NEW ACADEMIC YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT WE CAN LEARN. THANK YOU. SO WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE. JUST TO SHARE SOMETHING SLIGHTLY PERSONAL. HOPEFULLY NOT OFF TOPIC, BUT I'M AN EDUCATOR, I'M A TEACHER, AND I FIND THAT I AM MORE PRODUCTIVE IF I HAVE A VACATION. SO MY WIFE AND I PLANNED A ROAD TRIP TO YELLOWSTONE. MY KIDS ARE YOUNG ENOUGH WHERE THEY DON'T COMPLAIN TOO MUCH ABOUT A ROAD TRIP. I THINK MY SON READ THREE BOOKS WHILE I DROVE AND IT WAS A GOOD EVENT, BUT WE HAVE AMAZING STAFF HERE AND I ACTUALLY BUMPED INTO MULTIPLE STAFF MEMBERS AT BONITA ON VACATION IN WYOMING, WHICH IS NOT WHERE I EXPECT. I SAW NO ONE FROM MY DISTRICT, BUT FOR SOME REASON I HAD A SHIRT ON OR THEY HAD A SHIRT ON. WE RECOGNIZE EACH OTHER, SO I WAS ABLE TO INTRODUCE MY KIDS TO THEIR FUTURE MATH TEACHER, PRETTY SURE FUTURE MATH TEACHER, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW, BUT HE TEACHES HONORS CLASSES. THEY'RE DOING GREAT IN MATH, SO I ASSUME THERE WILL BE AN ALIGNMENT, AND I MET THIS GROUP AND I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THE TEACHERS JUST FOR A SECOND. I DON'T KNOW HER NAME, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY EMBARRASSING, SO IF YOU KNOW WHO THIS PERSON IS, PLEASE TELL THEM I SHARED THIS WONDERFUL STORY, BUT I WAS AT MAMMA MIA! I WAS IT WAS BONITA HIGH SCHOOL PUT ON A PLAY AND NO ONE RECOGNIZED ME AS A BOARD MEMBER, WHICH WAS A TREAT BECAUSE THEY TREAT YOU DIFFERENTLY WHEN THEY REALIZE YOU'RE A BOARD MEMBER. SO I WAS JUST A DAD, WHICH WAS WONDERFUL, AND I SAW THESE TWO LADIES, AND AT FIRST I WAS JUST LIKE, OH, THEY'RE THERE, AND THEN I SAW ONE KID GO UP AND TALK TO HIM, ANOTHER KID GO UP TO TALK TO HIM. PEOPLE WHO WERE AT ONE TIME KIDS, BUT NO LONGER KIDS, WENT UP TO TALK TO THEM. THEY WERE HOLDING COURT. THAT MEANS THESE STAFF MEMBERS MADE SUCH AN IMPACT ON THESE KIDS LIVES THAT THEY WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY WHEN THEY'RE SEEING THEIR COUSIN OR SISTER OR SOMEONE PERFORM TO GO SAY THANK YOU TO THESE TEACHERS. SO, YOU KNOW, THESE LITTLE BITS OF SEEING THE IMPACT THAT OUR STAFF HAS ON OUR KIDS IS REALLY MEANINGFUL, AND I THINK THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE THEY CAN LIKE STEP BACK, DECOMPRESS, RECHARGE THEIR BATTERIES AND JUST COME BACK FULL FORCE. [00:20:05] SO THANK YOU, STAFF MEMBERS, FOR ALL THAT YOU DO, AND WELCOME BACK. I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR, AND I DO AGREE WITH GLENN ON HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAYBE RECRUIT MORE MILITARY VETERANS, AND I WAS SURPRISED GLENN DIDN'T TALK ABOUT SPORTS BECAUSE I READ A GREAT ARTICLE ON SPORTS. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU GUYS, AND MAYBE IT'S A WAY FOR US TO MAYBE LEVEL UP LIKE WE HAVE A GREAT READING PROGRAM. OUR KIDS READ WELL, WELL MORE. THEY READ SO WELL THAT WE'VE BEEN RECOGNIZED WITHIN THE STATE ON HOW WELL OUR KIDS READ, AND I THINK KRISTEN HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. OUR KIDS GET ROBUST MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND I THINK WE'RE A LEADER IN THIS AREA, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS, INCLUDING GREG, WHO HAVE ADVOCATED FOR THAT WILSON HIGH SCHOOL IN LONG BEACH, HAVE HAD AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE IN THE OLYMPICS EVERY YEAR SINCE 1952. THAT MEANS EVERY SINGLE YEAR THEY HAVE AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE. I'M NOT EVERY SINGLE YEAR, EVERY TWO YEARS, EVERY FOUR YEARS THEY HAVE AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE PERFORMING, AND WE HAVE A REALLY AMAZING SPORTS PROGRAM, BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE EVERY FOUR YEARS. SO IF WE CAN MAYBE WORK ON SUPPORTING OUR KIDS TO BE OLYMPIC ATHLETES. WELL, YEAH, MAYBE WE DON'T. WANT THAT. THAT'S ALL I GOT. GOOD EVENING, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, AND IT'S JUST IT'S THE SUMMER JUST FLEW BY. SO EVERYONE WILL BE BACK ON AUGUST 19TH, AND AWAY WE GO. IN LOOKING AT THE CONSENT AGENDA, I SAW TWO THINGS THAT I KNOW TEACHERS WILL BE APPRECIATING. WE'RE WE PURCHASED EXCEL LEARNING AGAIN FOR OUR TEACHERS, AND IT SUPPORTS THEM AND OUR STUDENTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH AND SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES, AND IT'S A LITTLE CHUNK OF CHANGE, BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S PROGRAMS LIKE THAT ARE JUST KIND OF WHAT WE THEY'RE NOT YOUR CORE MATERIALS, BUT YOUR SUPPLEMENTAL, BUT THEY'RE DEEPLY VALUED BY OUR STAFF, AND I AM APPRECIATIVE THAT WE'RE MAKING THAT AVAILABLE TO THEM. WE'RE ALSO GOING AHEAD WITH MORE ORTON-GILLINGHAM THAT'S READING PROGRAM TRAINING, AND WE APPROVED FIVE DAYS OF TRAINING FOR UP TO 50 TEACHERS AND THAT WILL INCLUDE THOSE IN SECONDARY INTERVENTION AND OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS. SO THAT'S A REAL BENEFIT TO OUR TEACHERS AND TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. LASTLY ON JULY 25TH, I WAS ABLE TO COME TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SEE A PRESENTATION. ONE OF OUR JUNIORS FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL, ABIGAIL PARK, WAS THERE WITH HER FATHER AND WAS SURPRISED WITH A COLLEGE BOARD BIG FUTURE SCHOLARSHIP OF $40,000. THIS WAS REALLY INCREDIBLE AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE ALL OF THE DISTRICT STAFF COME OUT FOR THE PRESENTATION AND JUST JUST THE DELIGHT YOU KNOW, FOR THAT FAMILY TO BE GIVEN A $40,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO HELP PAY FOR EDUCATION. SO IT WAS NICE THAT IT HAPPENED FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT. DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN. THAT'S GOOD. I WOULD SAY BACK TO SCHOOL, I'M AN EDUCATOR. I'M NOT BACK YET. SO YOU GUYS DON'T EVEN TUNE IN. JUST KEEP STAYING ON VACATION FOR 12 DAYS BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO COME. IT'S GOING TO COME QUICK, AND I THINK ONE OF THE LATER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, MY WIFE ACTUALLY STARTED WITH KIDS TODAY OUT IN LA PUENTE, BUT SO ENJOY THESE LAST 12 DAYS AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. TO COMMENT ON DEREK, I THINK WE ACTUALLY I SAW IN THE NEWS WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DIVERS ON THE SAN DIMAS SIDE, LIKE A MIDDLE SCHOOLER OR A HIGH SCHOOLER THAT ARE GETTING UP THERE, AND I KNOW WE GOT THAT SOCCER PLAYER A COUPLE YEARS AGO FROM SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL AT UCLA. NOW WE HAVE SOME IN THE FUTURE, SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S COMING, BUT WHILE I'M OUT, YOU KNOW, STILL ON VACATION, I WENT TO THE SAN DIMAS BIRTHDAY. IT WAS A COUPLE DAYS AGO, AND IT WAS NEAT BECAUSE WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT CTE AND, LIKE, YOU KNOW, LIVING YOUR PURPOSE, BUT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE WHEN KIDS GRADUATE AND I MET THIS GIRL NAMED EMILY WHO RUNS EMILY'S BAKERY. SHE WAS IN BONITA HIGH SCHOOL. DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT SHE WANTED. SHE TOOK A COOKING CLASS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU GET TO EAT. WHO DOESN'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE A CLASS WHERE YOU JUST COOK AND EAT FOR YOUR CREDITS, AND NOW SHE'S RUNNING HER OWN BAKERY. SHE'S AT THE SAN DIMAS FARMERS MARKET RIGHT NOW EVERY WEDNESDAY. GO AND SUPPORT HER. SHE FOUND HER CALLING AFTER TOOK THAT CLASS, TALKED TO HER PARENTS A BIT. THEY SAID THAT LIT A FIRE UNDER HER AND SHE FINALLY KNEW WHAT HER PURPOSE WAS. SO DEVELOPING ALL THESE PROGRAMS THAT WE DO FOR CTE, SOMETIMES WE DON'T SEE THE OUTCOME OF IT, BUT THIS GIRL, I THINK IS 19 NOW HAS HER OWN BAKERY. SHE DECORATES CAKES FOR A MARKET ON THE SIDE AS WELL, AND SHE'S LIVING HER PURPOSE. SO, YOU KNOW, YOUR TEACHERS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. STUDENTS ARE REALLY FINDING WHAT THEY NEED HERE. SO I'M PROUD TO HAVE A VERY SMALL PART IN THAT TO BE PART OF BONITA, AND THAT'S IT FOR ME. VERY GOOD. WELL, IT IS TIME FOR 10,000 KIDS AND ALMOST OVER 1100 EMPLOYEES TO COME BACK TO WORK, BUT AS WE GO INTO 24-25, JUST WANT [00:25:10] TO REITERATE WHAT A STRONG YEAR 23-24 WAS. ACADEMICS ARE AN ALL TIME HIGH. NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL, CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL, MODEL CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL AND THAT SUCCESS LAST OR LAST YEAR SERVES AS THE BASE GOING INTO 24-25. REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO, AND WE'LL SEE ALL OF YOU BACK ON AUGUST 19TH TO START THAT PROCESS. ALL RIGHT. REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON A NON AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED UP TO THREE MINUTES. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH TOPIC TO 20 MINUTES. TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS, PLEASE COMPLETE 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 WITH THREE PEOPLE. WE HAVE NO CARDS HERE. VERY GOOD. FUTURE MEETING DATES. [17. FUTURE MEETING DATES ] NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2024, AND THE ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS? NO? THEN WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 6:26. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.