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>> I WILL CALL TO ORDER.

[2. CALL TO ORDER]

ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON CLOSED-SESSION AGENDA ITEMS.

[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]

ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE TIME THE ITEM APPEARS ON THE AGENDA.

IN THE CASE OF A NON-AGENDA ITEM, COMMENTS MAY BE MADE UNDER REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS, COMMUNICATION 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 NO CARDS.

WE WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION F501.

THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION.

[7. CALL TO ORDER]

NO REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.

IF YOU ALL PLEASE RISE AND REPEAT WITH ME THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT. CAN I GET A MOTION?

[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]

>> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE?

>> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING.

[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]

CAN I GET A MOTION?

>> SO MOVE.

>> SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION THERE? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.

ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED AT THE THREE MINUTES AT THE TIME, THE ITEM APPEARS ON THE AGENDA.

IN THE CASE OF A NON-AGENDA ITEM, COMMENTS MAY BE MADE ON THE REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS, COMMUNICATION 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 FOR OPEN SESSION. AM I GOING TOO FAST?

>> NO.

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> CONSENT AGENDA. MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE

[13. CONSENT AGENDA]

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. I GET A MOTION.

>> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> THAT'S UNANIMOUS AS WELL. DISCUSSION AND ACTION AGENDA,

[14. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA]

>> THANK YOU. TONIGHT, I'LL BE PRESENTING THE UNAUDITED ACTUALS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH 2024.

UP TO NOW, WE HAVE BEEN PROJECTING HOW WE WOULD END THIS FISCAL YEAR.

WE DO THAT INCLUDED WITH OUR FIRST INTERIM, OUR SECOND INTERIM.

JUST THIS PAST JUNE, WE DID OUR FINAL ESTIMATE WHEN WE INCLUDED OUR ESTIMATED ACTUALS AT THE 2025 BUDGET ADOPTION.

NOW WE'RE ABLE TO CULMINATE THE WHOLE ENTIRE YEAR, AND THIS ACTUALLY BECOMES OUR DISTRICT FINAL SUMMARY OF OUR FINANCIAL POSITION, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE BASIS OF OUR AUDIT THAT STARTED TODAY.

WE JUST PLOW AHEAD.

THE UNAUDITED ACTUAL REPORT, BESIDES INCLUDING FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON OUR MAJOR FUNDS, ALSO INCLUDES A WEALTH OF INFORMATION FROM ATTENDANCE, LOTTERY CALCULATIONS TO AN ACTUAL SUMMARY OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR RESTRICTED PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDES THE AWARD WE RECEIVED FOR THE YEAR, OUR EXPENDITURES, AND ANY CARRYOVERS THAT MAY APPLY.

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THAT IS WHERE WE RECORD THE BULK OF OUR TRANSACTIONS, BUT WE ALSO ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE TO REPORT ON ALL OUR OTHER FUNDS.

IN TOTAL, THERE'S EIGHT, BUT THE GENERAL FUND IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO START.

TONIGHT, WE'LL BEGIN WITH OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES.

OUR TOTAL REVENUES FOR THE YEAR, TOTAL UP TO BE 157 MILLION.

NOW THAT IS MADE UP OF UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED.

I GAVE A SUMMARY OF RESTRICTED PROGRAMS, OUR FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVE FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.

IT IS REPORTED SEPARATELY THAN THE GENERAL FUND, ALTHOUGH IT'S WITHIN THE FUND ITSELF.

FOR UNRESTRICTED, THAT'S USUALLY THE ONE THAT WE FOCUS ON AT EACH OF ONE OF MY PRESENTATIONS.

COMING IN AT 128 MILLION FOR THE YEAR IN OUR UNRESTRICTED PORTION OF OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES, LCFF IS STILL THE BIGGEST PART OF OUR TOTAL REVENUES AT 72%, AND OF COURSE, THAT IS BASED ON OUR ENROLLMENT ATTENDANCE, AND THIS PAST YEAR, IT INCLUDED AN 8.22% COLA.

OTHER ITEMS THAT WE SEE HERE, NINE MILLION IN OTHER STATE FOR UNRESTRICTED.

THAT INCLUDES THE UNRESTRICTED PORTION OF OUR LOTTERY FUNDS AND SOME MANDATED COST REVENUE THAT WE RECEIVE.

THE LARGEST PART OF OUR RESTRICTED PROGRAMS, FEDERAL USUALLY INCLUDES THE TITLES, THE TITLE 1, TITLE 2, AND ELOP AND SOME CTE MONEY.

WHEREAS THE STATE IS THE ARTS MUSIC WITH THE CTE AND ELOP GRANT.

BUT THE BIGGEST PORTION OF OUR RESTRICTED REVENUE IS IN OTHER LOCAL, AND IT'S ABOUT $10 MILLION OF THAT 13 MILLION THAT WE RECEIVE FROM SLPA FOR OUR SPECIAL ED PROGRAM.

NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT EXPENDITURES.

AGAIN, OVERALL, THE GENERAL FUND REPORTED ABOUT $161 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES, AGAIN, BROKEN UP BETWEEN UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED.

FOR TOTAL, YOU STILL HAVE COMING IN AT 82% OF TOTAL EXPENDITURES ARE THE COST OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

THE CERTIFICATED CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES PLUS ALL THE BENEFITS INVOLVED.

FOR BOOKS, USUALLY BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.

THAT DOESN'T REALLY LOOK LIKE IT USED TO BECAUSE NOW WE TEND TO BUY A LOT MORE LICENSES THAN WE DO BOOKS.

BUT A LOT OF THE TIMES THIS WILL INCLUDE CUSTODIAL SUPPLIES IN THIS CATEGORY, MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES, COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER SOFTWARE.

IT LOOKS DIFFERENT THAN IT USED TO BACK IN THE DAY WHEN WE WERE BOOK-HEAVY.

BUT IN OUR SERVICES, IN THE UNRESTRICTED, THAT 9.4 MILLION DOLLAR INCLUDES ABOUT $1.2 MILLION IN JUST PROPERTY LIABILITY INSURANCE THAT WE HAVE TO PAY EVERY YEAR.

UTILITIES COST, THAT INCLUDES WATER, WASTE, DISPOSAL, AND SOME COMMUNICATION EXPENDITURES.

LIKE I MENTIONED, WE BUY A LOT MORE LICENSES NOW.

THIS IS WHERE THAT'S REPORTED IN THAT 9.3.

WE HAVE A LOT OF RESTRICTED PROGRAMS THAT ALSO SPEND A LOT OF FUNDS ON LICENSES, MAKING UP THAT 6.8 MILLION.

WE ALSO DO IN THE UNRESTRICTED CODE SECURITY.

WE PAY FOR THE SRO THAT WE CONTRACT WITH BOTH OUR CITIES COMES OUT OF THAT 9.4 MILLION ALONG WITH OUR DISTRICT-WIDE SECURITY PATROL CONTRACT.

JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME DETAIL. OVERALL, WITH 157 MILLION IN REVENUE, 161 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES AND A TRANSFER OUT TO GENERAL FUND 20 THAT I CAN HIGHLIGHT LATER.

OVERALL, WE HAVE A CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE OF 4.2 MILLION.

OUR ENDING FUND BALANCE OVERALL FOR BOTH UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED IS $53 MILLION, OF WHICH 25.9 IS UNRESTRICTED.

WE'RE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT BREAKING UP THE FUND BALANCE, TRYING TO LOOK AT THE COMPONENTS THAT MAKE UP THAT 53 MILLION,

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THOSE ARE ITEMS THAT WE DON'T HAVE EASILY READABLE OR CASH-READY.

THOSE ARE CALLED RESERVES, WE SET THOSE ASIDE.

THEN WE ALREADY KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THE $27 MILLION THAT WE HAVE IN OUR RESTRICTED BALANCES.

THAT'S THE RESTRICTED PORTION.

THE REMAINING IS WHAT WE CONSIDER WHEN WE SPEAK ABOUT OUR UNRESTRICTED ENDING FUND BALANCE, AND THIS STILL REPRESENTS THE RESERVE FOR ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, COMMITMENTS AND OTHER ASSIGNMENTS.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE UNDER OTHER ASSIGNMENTS ARE THE SCHOOL SITE CARRYOVERS, DEPARTMENT CARRYOVERS, AND THE RESERVE WE HAVE FOR THE ROUTINE RESTRICTED MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.

THE UNRESTRICTED IS STILL COMING IN AT ABOUT 15.98% OF TOTAL EXPENDITURES IN THE GENERAL FUND.

WHEN WE SAY THAT ALL OF THE FUNDS AND CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS CONTRIBUTE AN INDIRECT COST TO COVER THE BASIC OPERATING OF PROCESSING PAYROLL, PERSONNEL HIRING, PURCHASING, AND OTHER CENTRALIZED DATA PROCESSING SERVICES.

WE CHARGE AN INDIRECT COST RATE EACH RESTRICTED PROGRAM HAS A CDE-APPROVED INDIRECT COST RATE THAT WE CAN CHARGE.

THIS THEN TRANSFERS AS AN EXPENSE IN THAT FUND OR RESTRICTED PROGRAM AS AN OFFSET TO THE GENERAL FUND, THE OVERALL UNRESTRICTED EXPENDITURES.

THE STATE REQUIRES US TO SET ASIDE 3% OF THE TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS EACH YEAR IN OUR ROUTINE RESTRICTED MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.

THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT USES THESE FUNDS FOR ROOFING, PAINTING, ASPHALT, AND ANY HVAC UPKEEP THAT WE MAY DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THE AMOUNT THAT WE CONTRIBUTED THIS YEAR IS ABOUT 4.5 MILLION, AND THIS IS UP ABOUT 386,000 FROM LAST YEAR, AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES ARE ALSO UP.

IT'S 3% OF THAT.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO START LOOKING AT EACH SEPARATE FUND INDIVIDUALLY.

WE SEGREGATE THESE FUNDS SO THAT EACH ONE IS ONLY ACCOUNTING FOR THEIR SPECIFIC RESTRICTED PURPOSE.

THE FIRST ONE WE TALK ABOUT IS THE ASB.

GASB 84 REQUIRES US TO REPORT ON OUR ASB FINANCIAL SYSTEM INFORMATION.

THIS IS THE FUND WHERE WE ACCUMULATE THE ACTIVITY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLS, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT COUNSELS.

JUST TO REMIND US THAT THE GOAL FOR AN ASB IS TO ALLOW THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN THE PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS, ACQUIRE LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND JUST TO CULTIVATE SCHOOL CULTURE, AND OF COURSE, RAISE AND SPEND MONEY, AND THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.

THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT FUND.

IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS, THIS FUND HAS ONLY REPORTED EXPENDITURES TO THE EXTENT THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED PAYMENT FROM PARENTS BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE.

ELOP HAS BEEN ESSENTIAL IN CONTRIBUTING, COVERING SOME EXPENDITURES FOR THIS FUND.

BUT THIS YEAR, WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD MORE TUITION PAID BY PAYING PARENTS THAN WE HAVE EXPENSES.

THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT FUND HAS A SMALL FUND BALANCE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO USE TO START THE NEW YEAR WITH.

THE NUTRITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO SERVE FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO ALL STUDENTS.

THIS PAST YEAR, THEY SERVED 1,379,830 MEALS, AND THIS IS A RESULT OF THAT HARD WORK.

WITH THE ADDED GROWTH IN SERVING BREAKFAST AND LUNCH, THE FUND WAS ABLE TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE A LOT OF OUR LUNCH AREAS.

IF YOU VISIT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL, YOU'LL SEE THE NEW OUTDOOR CAFE THAT THEY'VE INSTALLED WITH SOME STANDING TABLES.

LONE HILLS IS ON THE WAY.

THEY'RE EXPANDING THAT LUNCH AREA AS WELL.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND THE MENUS TO INCLUDE PLANT BASED OPTIONS AND SOME VEGETARIAN OPTIONS AS WELL.

THEY'RE ALSO DOING GREAT. THIS IS THE OPEP FUND, THE SPECIAL RESERVE FOR POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

THIS FUND WAS STARTED IN 2017 WITH AN INITIAL CONTRIBUTION OF $150,000,

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>> THE ONLY REVENUE OUTSIDE OF INTEREST THAT THEY RECEIVE IS A TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR A HEALTH AND WELFARE REBATE THAT WE RECEIVE EACH YEAR FROM ASCIP.

IT HASN'T BEEN MUCH, BUT EVERY YEAR WE GO AHEAD AND TRANSFER IT THERE AND WE'RE ALMOST $2 MILLION NOW.

THE CAPITAL FACILITIES FUND IS WHERE WE RECORD THE REVENUE WE COLLECT FOR DEVELOPERS FEES.

THE EXPENDITURES IN THIS FUND ARE USUALLY VERY SMALL PROJECTS, MORE IMPROVEMENTS, AND THEY COVER ANYTHING RELATED TO GROWTH AND ENROLLMENT.

WE HAD THE TK ADDITION TO OUR ENROLLMENT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

WITH THIS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SET UP CLASSES, FURNITURE, NOT NECESSARILY BUY A CLASSROOM YET, BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO ONE DAY, AND WE MAKE A LOT OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS TO THE PORTABLES THAT WE HAVE ON CAMPUSES.

FENCING HAS BEEN SOMETHING WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS YEAR, AND IF YOU VISIT SHOAL DURING LUNCHTIME, THEY HAVE A WHOLE NEW AREA OF NICELY POURED ASPHALT THAT CREATED A WHOLE NEW LUNCH AREA IN THE BACK OR ON THE PLAYGROUND, I SHOULD SAY, NOT IN THE BACK, AND THAT WAS FUNDED THROUGH THE CAPITAL FACILITIES FUND.

THE RECREATION ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, THIS REVENUE IS PAID BY PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.

THIS IS A PROPERTY OWNER FEE AND NOT NECESSARILY CONSIDERED A TAX.

THE FUNDS SUPPORT THE MAINTENANCE OF OUR DISTRICT GREEN SPACE ALONG WITH OUTDOOR AREAS LIKE THE OUTDOOR BASKETBALL COURTS.

OUR FINAL FUND TONIGHT IS THE SELF INSURANCE FUND.

IN JUNE 30TH OF 2022, WE OPEN THIS FUND IN ORDER TO TRACK OUR WORKERS' COMP TAIL CLAIMS THAT WERE INCURRED PRIOR TO JUNE 30TH OF 2022.

ANYTHING AFTER JULY 1ST ARE NOW COVERED THROUGH ASCIP.

IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO FUND THE CLAIMS, THE THERAPY, THE DOCTOR VISITS, AND ANY OTHER RELATED SETTLEMENTS WE HAVE TO THOSE WORKER COMP TAIL CLAIMS, THIS IS THE FUND WHERE WE WILL PAY THAT OUT OF.

THE NEXT STEPS IS WE'LL SUBMIT OUR UNAUDITED ACTUALS TO LACOE FOR REVIEW.

LIKE I MENTIONED, WE ALREADY STARTED OUR INDEPENDENT AUDIT.

IT'LL PROBABLY CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW OUR CURRENT 24/25 BUDGET AND MAKE ANY REVISIONS THAT WE'LL THEN PRESENT TO THE BOARD AT FIRST INTERIM IN DECEMBER. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS?

>> YES.

>> SONIA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, AND THANK YOUR TEAM FOR ALL THE HARD WORK.

>> YES.

>> I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LIKE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ANNUAL AUDIT. [LAUGHTER]

>> THANK YOU.

>> GOOD TIMES. I DO HAVE A QUESTION UNDER GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES CAPITAL OUTLAY?

>> YES.

>> I THINK I KNOW THE BASICS, BUT IN ANOTHER SLIDE YOU TALKED ABOUT, SMALL PROJECTS.

WHAT IS THE THRESHOLD OR WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A CAPITAL?

>> ANYTHING RECORDED IN THE CAPITAL OUTLAY ACCOUNT IS A SINGLE EXPENSE FOR THAT ONE ITEM IS MORE THAN $5,000.

>> FIVE THOUSAND.

>> ANYTHING THAT'S 4,999 WOULD BE UNDER THE BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.

BUT THAT IS THE THRESHOLD, CAPITAL OUTLAY.

WHENEVER WE DO A PROJECT AND THE PROJECT IN ITSELF IS A CULMINATION OF SMALLER AMOUNTS, IF THAT TOTAL PROJECT IS IN ITSELF OVER 5,000, THEN WE GO AHEAD AND CAPITALIZE THAT.

>> YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE BOOK SEPARATE?

>> YES.

>> UNDER GENERAL FUND COMPONENTS OF FUND BALANCE.

LINE ITEM 3, IT READS PREPAID ITEMS.

>> YES.

>> IS THAT A PAYABLE? IS THAT A RECEIVABLE? WHAT IS THAT?

>> IT IS AN ASSET. SOMETIMES WHEN WE ARE SEARCHING FOR CONTRACTS, SOME OF THE VENDORS WILL PROVIDE DISCOUNTED RATES.

IF WE BUY THE CONTRACT FOR OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, LET'S SAY ONE OR TWO YEARS.

IF WE'RE BUYING A CONTRACT TODAY OR SIGNING A CONTRACT TODAY, AND WE GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT PAYMENT TODAY, BUT IT COVERS US FOR TWO YEARS, THEN THOSE FUTURE YEARS BECOME A PREPAID.

THEY DON'T SHOW UP AS AN EXPENSE IN THAT ONE YEAR, WE ACTUALLY DELAY THE EXPENSE FOR ONE MORE YEAR.

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>> SONIA, COULD YOU REMIND US THE DEFINITION OF THE ACRONYM GASB?

>> GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD.

>> THERE YOU GO. WAY TO START.

>> THAT'S WHAT CREATES THE RULES OF ACCOUNTING WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH GOVERNMENTAL OR FUND ACCOUNTING VERSUS FASB, WHICH IS PRIVATE ACCOUNTING.

>> IT IS A SEPARATE LANGUAGE, IS IT?

>> YES.

>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE?

>> SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE?

>> AYE.

>> THAT'S UNANIMOUS. SUPERINTENDENT, RECEIVE FIRST READING OF THE BOARD POLICY.

>> ANOTHER BATCH, POLICIES GO TO FIRST READ TONIGHT.

WE'LL LOOK THROUGH THOSE, THEY'LL COME BACK FOR SECOND READ IN OCTOBER.

>> REPORTS OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT. GO AHEAD, GLENN.

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

>> WELL, WE STARTED A NEW YEAR, EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GOING WELL SO FAR.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE LEARNED LAST MONTH AND TOUCHED ON AGAIN WAS THAT WE'VE MITIGATED ALL OUR LEARNING LOSS DUE TO COVID.

OUR TEST SCORES ARE THE HIGHEST THEY'VE EVER BEEN.

WE'RE ONE OF PROBABLY THE VERY FEW DISTRICTS IN THE STATE THAT CAN SAY WE'VE SURPASSED WHERE WE'VE EVER BEEN AND GOT RID OF ALL THE LEARNING LOSS.

ON TOP OF THAT, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PARENTS BECAUSE LAST YEAR THEY DISPLAYED A LOT OF LEARNING LOSS OVER THE SUMMER AS FAR AS WHERE TO PARK, HOW TO DRIVE, WHERE THE DROP OFFS WERE.

THIS YEAR, ALMOST NO INCIDENTS OCCURRED.

THE PARENTS ARE WORKING ON THEIR OWN LEARNING LOSS, ALONG WITH THE KIDS.

THIS NEXT MONDAY WILL BE THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS YEAR'S SMUDGE SERIES, SINCE THERE'S NO LONGER JUST A SMUDGE POT, ON MONDAY WILL BE THE SMUDGE CROWN, WHICH IS THE GIRLS' FLAG FOOTBALL IN THEIR FIRST YEAR AS A CIF SPORT.

THERE'S ALSO A SMUDGE CUP, AND THEN THE FRIDAY FOLLOWING THE SMUDGE CROWN WILL BE THE SMUDGE POT AT CITRUS AT 7:30, THE SMUDGE CROWN BEING AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL AT 3:30 THAT MONDAY.

I'M SURE EVENTUALLY EACH OF THE SPORTS WILL HAVE A SMUDGE SOMETHING IN THEIR SERIES.

ALSO I'D LIKE TO MENTION ONE OF OUR VENDORS IS HELPING OUR STUDENTS OUT IN A WAY AS THEY HAVE TAKEN ON A BONITA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND ARE LETTING HER WORK HER PACE PROJECT HOURS WITH VMA, OUR COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY.

SHE'S DOING WORK THAT SHE'S IN THE, I'LL GET THIS RIGHT, VIDEO PROGRAM AND EVERYTHING, SO SHE CAN PUT WHAT SHE'S LEARNING IN AS NOT AN INTERN.

I WAS TOLD IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY AN INTERN POSITION, BUT SHE'S DOING WORK FOR THE COMPANY THAT WORKS FOR THE DISTRICT AND SHE'S DOING THE WORK IN THE DISTRICT.

WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS SHE MAY BE STANDING OUT THERE IN THE FIELD AT SMUDGE POT POINTING THAT VIDEO CAMERA AT THE BOYS WHEN THEY RUN OUT OF THE TUNNEL, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.

FINALLY, THIS MONTH, WE HAVE PATRIOTS DAY, THE 23RD YEAR OF THAT.

I'LL FINISH WITH A QUOTE FROM SOMEONE WHOSE MUSIC I REALLY LIKE IS NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR BEING PATRIOTIC.

>> WELCOME BACK. IT'S NICE TO SEE THE GALLERY WITH OUR STARS.

THANKS FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS AND BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR BUDGET AND THE CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD.

I THINK THE TRUST AND RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE IS KEY, AND I THINK WE'RE ALL COMMITTED TO SEEING IT THROUGH.

I GOT A KICK OUT OF THE AUGUST 13TH ARTICLE ABOUT THE BRANDLERS, SAN DIMAS AND BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU FOR THAT OVER CLAREMONT AND THE CULINARY ARTS PROGRAMS AT BONITA AND SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT WAS A GREAT PIECE.

SPECIAL THANKS TO PHIL HANG AND CATHERINE BELLINO FOR THE TOUR GLADSTONE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR MY DAUGHTER AND A COLLEAGUE OF HERS WHO CAME TO VISIT THIS SUMMER, BOTH OF WHOM ARE SPECIAL ED TEACHERS IN THE UK.

MY DAUGHTER HAS SINCE MOVED ON, BUT THE FORMER COLLEAGUE AND SHE'S A MASTER TEACHER.

THE TOUR WAS VERY INFORMATIVE, WE WERE TREATED VERY PROFESSIONALLY, AND I APPRECIATE THE ACCOMMODATION FOR ALL WHO WERE INVOLVED IN THAT.

IT WAS A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY, I THINK THEY HAD SOME REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION ALMOST IMMEDIATELY TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT I REALLY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND OR TERMS AND VOCABULARY THAT NOT FAMILIAR WITH.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT.

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THE BOUQUET AND ALL OF THAT IS THAT THESE BOOKS ARE BEING USED BY THE MOMS IN PRISON WHEN THEIR KIDS COME TO VISIT AND THEY GET TO READ.

THAT WAS A REAL CHALLENGE JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT, MUCH APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE FENTANYL AWARENESS NIGHT COMING UP.

SERIOUS BUSINESS IN ALL COMMUNITIES.

NO ONE'S IMMUNE, WE HAPPEN TO HAVE A TOWN HALL AT PRISON TODAY ABOUT THAT VERY SUBJECT.

AGAIN, SERIOUS BUSINESS, AND IT'S LIKE IT'S NEVER BEEN BEFORE, HOW SERIOUS IT IS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CARRY THE MESSAGE, TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION, AND TO CONTINUE THOSE EFFORTS.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT. THANKS TONIGHT.

>> I USUALLY DON'T RE-NOTE, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME.

THERE WAS SOMETHING I WANTED TO ADDRESS AND I WANT TO BE MORE PRECISE WITH MY WORDS.

I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED AND BOTHERED BY A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR THAT I'VE SEEN REGARDING HOW WE AS A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENCES TREAT OTHER PEOPLE.

BEFORE THE MOST RECENT EVENT, I WAS PLANNING ON TALKING ABOUT HOW AMAZING OUR BUSD SCHOOL DISTRICT IS.

I HAD A NICE STORY, A CO-WORKER OF MINE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO VISITED ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS.

HE WAS TALKING ABOUT, I THINK IT WAS A VOLLEYBALL GAME.

I COULD BE WRONG, BUT HE WAS LIKE, THIS IS WELL ORGANIZED.

THIS COMMUNITY REALLY SUPPORTS SPORTS.

YOU GUYS HAVE AMAZING FACILITIES.

HE WAS SUPER COMPLIMENTARY.

THAT'S A VERY POSITIVE THING THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL TO TALK ABOUT.

HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MORE DIRECTLY ADDRESS.

I DO NOT THINK THAT THERE ARE BAD PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THESE ISSUES, BUT I DO THINK MANY PEOPLE ARE SUCCUMBING TO THE INFLUENCES OF A POLARIZED MEDIA THAT SELLS OUTRAGE, A POLARIZED SOCIAL MEDIA THAT KEEPS PEOPLE ONLINE LONGER BECAUSE OF OUTRAGE AND OUR CONTENTIOUS BODY POLITIC THAT HAS INVOLVED INTO TRIBAL FIGHTS BETWEEN DIFFERENT GROUPS WIELDING IDENTITY POLITICS.

THE THING THAT BOTHERS ME MOST IS THAT GOOD PEOPLE ARE BEING MEAN AND SLANDERING OTHER PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE THEY ARE FORGETTING THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT THAN THEY ARE OR WE ARE, ARE STILL PEOPLE AS OPPOSED TO IDEAS TO BE SLANDERED.

IF ANYTHING THAT I'M SAYING IS OFFENSIVE, I TRULY APOLOGIZE, I'M NOT TRYING TO BE OVERTLY POLITICAL.

I HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF FONDNESS AND RESPECT FOR PEOPLE ON ALL SIDES OF THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM.

I DO NOT INTEND ON SLANDERING ANYONE, INSTEAD, I WOULD LIKE US TO BE OUR BETTER SELVES AND GIVE GRACE AND KINDNESS TO THOSE WE DISAGREE WITH.

ONE THING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME IS THAT I AM AN EVANGELICAL.

WHEN I WAS A YOUNG PERSON WITH YOUTHFUL ISSUES, A SMALL CHURCH WAS KIND TO ME AND THEIR KINDNESS CHANGED MY LIFE FOR THE BETTER.

I AM ALSO A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER WHO HAPPENS TO BE AN EVANGELICAL, JUST AS MANY OF US HAPPEN TO BE MANY THINGS.

I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT THE GOAL OF THIS SCHOOL BOARD HAS BEEN TO HAVE A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT SERVES THE NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, AS OPPOSED TO JUST BEING A BOARD THAT ONLY CARES ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND STAFF WHO ARE ON THEIR SIDE OF WHATEVER DEBATE THERE IS.

CURRENTLY, IT DOES NOT MATTER IF A STUDENT IS BLACK, WHITE, LATINO, ASIAN, GAY, TRANS, NON-BINARY, CHRISTIAN, ATHEIST, MUSLIM, BUDDHIST, SIKH, MALE, FEMALE, PROGRESSIVE, OR CONSERVATIVE.

IT SHOULD NOT MATTER IF ANY OF OUR STAFF HAPPEN TO FALL INTO ANY OF THESE CATEGORIES.

OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE A SHARED RESOURCE, AND EVERY GROUP SHOULD FEEL VALUED AND SUPPORTED AS EQUALS IN OUR DISTRICT.

AS A BOARD MEMBER WHO HAPPENS TO BE AN EVANGELICAL, I HAVE ASKED THIS QUESTION: ARE PEOPLE WITH MY VALUE OF SYSTEM SUPPORTED IN OUR DISTRICT? DO WE HAVE THE RIGHTS TO BE OURSELVES? THERE HAVE BEEN DIALOGUES ON SPECIFICS, BUT THE ANSWER HAS ALWAYS BEEN YES.

IN MY FAITH TRADITION, ONE OF OUR PRINCIPLES THAT WE TRY TO FOLLOW IS THE GOLDEN RULE.

LUKE 6:31 STATES, AND JUST AS YOU WANT MEN TO DO UNTO YOU, YOU ALSO DO UNTO THEM.

JUST AS I SHOULD BE SUPPORTED TO BE MYSELF, A HETEROSEXUAL, EVANGELICAL MALE, WITH SOME WEIRD, MORE TRADITIONAL WAYS OF BEING, TRANS PEOPLE AND NON-BINARY PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE THEMSELVES.

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I AM FOR ALL SIDES GETTING EQUAL TREATMENT AS OPPOSED TO BEING ONLY FOR ONE SIDE AGAINST ANOTHER.

>> I BELIEVE THAT IF WE WANT TO BE ALLOWED TO BE OURSELVES.

IN THIS SHARED SPACE.

WE SHOULD SUPPORT THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS TO BE THEMSELVES AS WELL.

I'M NOT SURE IF WE'RE DOING THIS AS A COMMUNITY.

AT LEAST NOT ALL OF US ALL THE TIME.

I ALSO BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEFINE WHO THEY ARE, NOT TO HAVE WHO THEY ARE DEFINED BY OTHERS.

THERE ARE POLITICAL OVERTONES TO THIS.

THERE ARE POLITICAL OVERTONES TO MANY OF THE THINGS THAT A BOARD DEALS WITH, AND WE HAVE HONESTLY TRIED NOT TO STEP INTO THESE POLITICAL LAND MINES.

I DON'T THINK THERE SHOULD BE THESE POLITICAL OVERTONES.

QUITE HONESTLY, I'VE NEVER UNDERSTOOD THESE CULTURE WARS.

I THINK ALL SIDES LOSE IN A CULTURE WAR.

WHEN WE DO NOT HAVE AGREED UPON PROCESSES AND VALUES, WE END UP WITH CONTEMPT, TRIBAL FIGHTING, AND INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE GET HURT AND THE REASON WHY I'M SPEAKING IS THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN HURT RECENTLY.

I PREFER HAVING THE VALUE OF TOLERANCE WHERE EVERYONE CAN BE THEMSELVES RATHER THAN TO HAVE A CULTURE WAR AND I THINK THE BIBLE AGREES WITH ME.

IN ROMANS 12:18, IT SAYS, AT FAR AS IT DEPENDS ON YOU, LIVE AT PEACE WITH EVERYONE.

THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE FIGHTING WORDS FOR A CULTURE WAR.

PEACE DOES NOT SEEM ALIGNED WITH A CULTURE WAR.

THIS PRINCIPLE SEEMS AT ODDS WITH IDENTITY POLITICS ON BOTH THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT.

THE PRINCIPLE IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE OUTRAGE PUSHED BY OUR MEDIA, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR SEARCH BUBBLES.

I HAVE SEEN MEAN BEHAVIOR FROM MANY PEOPLE, PEOPLE WHO I KNOW TO BE GOOD AND LOVING IN MOST SITUATIONS, AND THE NET RESULT HAS ALWAYS BEEN HURT PEOPLE.

WE HAVE SOME PROFESSIONALS HERE.

I'VE SEEN SOME ADMIN TO TRY TO PUSH THIS BACK FURTHER WHO HAVE BEEN ATTACKED HERE, AND THEY'RE PEOPLE WHO FEEL DEEPLY HURT BECAUSE THEY CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE SLANDERED AND ATTACKED FOR TRYING TO DO THEIR JOB. THIS IS MY ASK.

IF THERE'S A POLITICAL ISSUE RELATED TO OUR STAFF OR OUR STUDENTS, PLEASE TALK TO THE ADMINISTRATOR AT THE SCHOOL OR IF THAT DOES NOT WORK, COMPLAIN TO THE SCHOOL BOARD IN AN EMAIL.

I PROMISE YOU, THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, REALLY DOES CARE.

WE WILL TRY TO RESOLVE EVERY PROBLEM THE BEST WE CAN, HOPEFULLY WITHOUT ATTACKING, EMBARRASSING OR DEFAMING ANYONE IN THE PROCESS.

I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT PEOPLE STOP ATTACKING OTHERS SIMPLY FOR EXISTING.

I'VE HEARD PEOPLE GET MAD, THAT THERE IS A BIBLE STUDY THAT KIDS COULD VOLUNTARILY GO TO, SO WHAT? CHRISTIANS HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXIST AS THEMSELVES.

I'VE HEARD PEOPLE GET MAD THAT WE MIGHT HAVE A TRANS OR NON-BINARY STAFF MEMBER OR TWO, SO WHAT? THEY ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE THEMSELVES.

THEY SHOULD HAVE AN EQUAL RIGHT TO BE THEMSELVES.

WE DO NOT HAVE TO ATTACK EACH OTHER.

WE DO NOT HAVE TO PICK ON PEOPLE WHO HAPPEN TO BE DIFFERENT THAN US.

WE CAN LIVE TOGETHER IN HARMONY.

I AM VERY HAPPY THAT THIS SMALL CHURCH I WENT TO DID NOT ATTACK ME FOR BEING A NON CHRISTIAN.

I WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN OPEN TO THEIR MESSAGE THAT TRANSFERRED MY LIFE IF THEY HAD ATTACKED ME FOR EXISTING OR FOR HAVING STRUGGLES OR FOR BEING DIFFERENT THAN THEY ARE.

IN THIS EXAMPLE, I'M MOSTLY TALKING TO CONSERVATIVE EVANGELICALS, BUT I COULD EASILY BE TALKING ABOUT ANY OTHER GROUP AS WELL BECAUSE WE HAVE GOTTEN COMPLAINTS FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF GROUPS AND A WIDE VARIETY OF GROUPS HAVE ATTACKED OUR ADMIN AND OUR STAFF.

EVANGELICALS.

PLEASE DO NOT HIDE THE LOVING LIGHT OF GOD FROM PEOPLE BECAUSE OF POLITICS.

PLEASE BE NICE TO OUR STAFF THEY ARE PEOPLE TOO.

ALSO, TO THE PEOPLE WHO WERE OFFENDED BY WHAT THE OTHER SIDE SAID, I'M NOT TRYING TO JUSTIFY ANYONE'S WORDS OR ACTIONS, BUT I WOULD ASK THAT YOU WOULD RECOGNIZE THAT PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES AND IT IS IN THE GIVING OF FORGIVENESS AND GRACE THAT OPENS PEOPLE UP TO CHANGE IN THEIR MINDS.

PLEASE DON'T LET YOUR OUTRAGE AT OTHER PEOPLE'S OUTRAGE CLOUD YOUR HUMANITY. THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY.

>> I THINK A MESSAGE OF KINDNESS IS A NICE WAY TO START OFF THE YEAR.

WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY, AND WE'VE HAD A NICE COUPLE OF FIRST WEEKS.

I WAS ABLE TO BE OUT AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOLS BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT.

THAT WAS REALLY A LOT OF FUN.

THEY HAD SO MANY PARENTS AND STUDENTS ON CAMPUS.

EVERYBODY MET IN THE QUAD AND THERE WAS SOME STUDENT BAND AND THE DRUM LINE AND CHEER AND EVERYONE ELSE ALL DID THEIR THING AND IT WAS JUST A REALLY NICE KICKOFF.

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I ALSO AM SO PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE GIRLS GET TO PLAY FLAG FOOTBALL.

MY GRANDSON HAS PLAYED FLAG FOOTBALL FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN GIRLS ON HIS TEAM, INCLUDING THE QUARTERBACK, AND SO NOW THAT THEY CAN PLAY, I'M GOING TO BE OUT THERE WATCHING THOSE GAMES AND WANT TO BE THERE FOR THEIR FIRST SMUDGE CROWN COMPETITION BETWEEN BONITA AND SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL NEXT WEEK.

THAT'S ON MONDAY.

I FORGET WHICH HIGH SCHOOL IT'S AT THOUGH.

I ALWAYS LIKE TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE APPROVED IN THE AGENDA.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID APPROVE THIS TIME AROUND WAS AN AGREEMENT TO CONTRACT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR AEDS IN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE FUNCTIONING AND ARE SERVICED AND ARE READY FOR ANY EMERGENCIES THAT HAPPEN ON CAMPUS.

I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STAFF KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THOSE IN AN EMERGENCY.

I KNOW AS A PRINCIPAL, IT WAS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO ME THAT THEY WERE USED IF THERE WAS EVER A NEED.

ALSO ON A STATE LEVEL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CALIFORNIA HAS DONE, AND OF COURSE, MY PHONE DROPPED IT HERE, BUT THEY JUST PASSED LEGISLATION TO BAN THE RED DYE, I THINK NUMBER 40, OUT OF ALL OF OUR FOODS FOR OUR CHILDREN AND I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE STATE.

THAT WAS A REALLY SMART THING TO DO THE HEALTH OF OUR STUDENTS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

WE ALSO APPROVED TONIGHT THE RATIFIED AGREEMENT WITH HOP SKIP DRIVE, WHICH ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CONTRACT DOES IS IT PROVIDES SOME TRANSPORTATION TO OUR FAIRPLEX.

THAT HELPS SOME OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT WOULD NEED TRANSPORTATION THERE TO THE FAIRPLEX TO ACCESS THEIR AUTOMOTIVE AND WELDING, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, GREEN UTILITIES, DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE.

I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THAT.

ALSO A REMINDER THAT ON THE BOARD.

WE ALSO ADOPTED OCTOBER 23RD THROUGH 31ST, WHICH WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER MONTH GOING, BUT AS RED RIBBON WEEK.

I ALWAYS KNOW WHEN I WAS AN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL, BUT THAT WAS A REALLY NICE WEEK TO GET PARENTS INVOLVED AND JUST THAT CONNECTION WITH KIDS AND START THAT CONVERSATION.

YOU NEVER STARTED TOO YOUNG AND I'M GLAD THE DISTRICT IS DOING THEIR FENTANYL AWARENESS BECAUSE I STILL MEET PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND KNOW THAT FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY DRUGS, AND IT'S A CONCERN FOR ALL OF US. THANK YOU ON THAT ONE.

>> WANT TO ECHO AND THANK YOU, DERECK FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

EVERYONE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO EXIST.

WE'RE ALL HERE, AND WE'RE A BIG MELTING PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

WE SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT.

SPEAKING OF EXISTING FENTANYL WERE THIS NIGHT.

I PROBABLY SAID THIS BEFORE.

MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT'S HIT ME PERSONALLY IN MY FAMILY.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SETTING THAT UP.

OCTOBER 3RD AT THE BCA.

PLEASE JUST COME JUST GET THE MESSAGE AND SHARE THAT MESSAGE OUT THERE.

IF YOU SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SHARE THAT, THE MORE PEOPLE THAT I KNOW, THE BETTER.

THE FIRST MEETING SINCE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTED, AND I'M AN EDUCATOR AND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S BEEN A WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR IN THESE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

I FEEL FOR EVERYBODY.

ALL DAY LONG, THEY GET OUTSIDE, IT'S 100 DEGREES, SO IT'S A ROUGH START OF THE YEAR.

WHEN YOU COME NEXT WEEK TO SMUDGE CROWN AND SMUDGE POT, YOU'RE GOING TO BE SWEATING AS WELL AT GAMES AT 3:30 AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL, THAT SMUDGE CROWN.

COME IN LIGHT COLORS.

LOT OF THINGS GOT TALKED ABOUT ACTUALLY WITH THE SMUDGE POT AND SMUDGE CROWN.

IF YOU LOOKED AT THE NEWS, OUR QUARTERBACK FROM THE GIRLS TEAM AND OUR QUARTERBACK FROM THE BOYS TEAM BOTH GOT ATHLETE OF THE WEEK.

TRAVIS LIPPERT FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL IS ONE OF THE COACHES SONS AND THE HEAD COACH, BATTY, HIS DAUGHTERS THE QUARTERBACK FOR THE FLAG FOOTBALL SO.

IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH GAME FOR SAN DIMAS.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN ONE TO WATCH.

LOT OF THINGS ALREADY GOT MENTIONED, BUT ONE THAT DIDN'T, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT IS THE SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM.

ALL OF US UP HERE ARE PART OF DIFFERENT COMMITTEES OUTSIDE.

ONE THAT I BELONG TO IS THE LAVERNE YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COUNCIL OR COMMITTEE.

ONE OF THEIR MAIN PROJECTS EVERY YEAR WAS PROVIDING SUMMER LUNCHES RIGHT THERE AT LAS FLORES PARK, AND WE SERVE 60-80 LUNCHES EVERY SINGLE DAY.

PART OF IT GOT PAID THROUGH A GRANT THAT GRANT ENDED, AND CITY'S ASKING, HOW CAN WE KEEP THIS GOING? I'M THANKFUL THAT WE FOUND THAT IN OUR BUDGET, AND JUST EXECUTIVE CABINET, WHO ABLE TO PUT THAT TOGETHER THAT WE COULD TAKE OVER THAT AND CONTINUE THAT INDEFINITELY TO TAKE THE STRAIN OFF.

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JUST LIFT THAT BURDEN OFF THEM AND TAKE IT OVER.

I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND PASS IT OVER.

>> VERY GOOD. WELL, IT HAS BEEN AN EXTRAORDINARY START TO THE YEAR SO FAR.

OUR ENROLLMENT IS RIGHT AT 10,000 STUDENTS, AND WE'RE OFTEN RUNNING WITH OUR PROGRAMS, ATHLETICS, PERFORMING ARTS, SCHOOL AGE CARE PROGRAMS, ALL ARE FULL AND THRIVING.

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THE STAFF MEMBERS CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED WHO PREPARED ALL SUMMER IN ORDER TO MAKE SUCH A SMOOTH START FOR US. THANK YOU.

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS,

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

THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE NON AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED 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 ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT.

NOW I WILL CALL UP GABRIEL'S.

>> MY NAME IS GABRIEL.

BEFORE I START, CAN YOU UNDERSTAND MY SPEECH, OKAY? IF NOT, I'LL SIGN AND YOU VOICE WERE GOOD. MAKING SURE.

I ONLY HAVE THREE MINUTES, BUT GO FAST.

WE RECENTLY MOVED INTO THE DISTRICT.

WE CAME FROM COVINA UNIFIED, WE CAME IN SAN DIMAS, AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

BUT I NEED SOME ASSISTANCE HERE.

MY DAUGHTER IS AT LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WHEN WE GET THERE, BY THE WAY, EVERYBODY, WHEN WE STARTED THIS WHOLE PROCESS OF COMING TO SCHOOL HERE FROM STUDENT SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, EVERYONE THAT WE'VE ENCOUNTERED MS. MAR.

YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN SO NICE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WELCOME.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT, IT REALLY IS.

BUT I NEED SOME HELP WITH THIS. I AM DEAF.

WHEN I REQUEST FOR SERVICES, INTERPRETING SERVICES AT THE DISTRICT, IT SEEMS THAT WE DON'T HAVE A PROTOCOL YET EXACTLY OF WHAT TO DO.

NOW, WHEN I REQUESTED INTERPRETING SERVICES FOR BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT, WE HAD TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE DEAN OF ATTENDANCE AND SO FORTH.

IT SEEMED LIKE PEOPLE ARE RUNNING AROUND A LITTLE BIT.

AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS, WE GOT SITUATED.

WE TALKED TO JENNIFER FLORIS, I BELIEVE HER NAME IS RIGHT AND WE GOT IT ALL TAKEN CARE OF.

THE FIRST TIME THEY SHOWED UP, NO PROBLEM.

THE SECOND TIME IS WHERE WE HAVE A PROBLEM. I GET THERE.

WE HAVE NOT BACK TO SCHOOL I WAS SOMETHING BEFORE, BUT WE'RE TALKING WITH THE COUNSELOR, THE PRINCIPAL IS THERE GIVING US A MESSAGE, AND THE INTERPRETER DOESN'T SHOW UP.

IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT'S HAPPENED HERE, THAT DEAF COMMUNITY IS SMALL.

I GOT A CHANCE TO TALK WITH OTHER DEAF PARENTS, AND A LOT OF US ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

IS THERE A WAY THAT THE BOARD, WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME POLICY PROCEDURE PROTOCOL, WHEN THE INTERPRETER DOESN'T SHOW UP, MR. JASON IS NOT AROUND, IT IS TOUGH BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THERE'S A STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN PARENT THE HOME AND THE SCHOOL.

PARENT INVOLVEMENT IS THE BIG SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS.

THE NUMBERS ARE BETTER FOR THEM TO BECOME MORE SUCCESSFUL.

I AM THAT PARENT. I HAVE A COLLEGE GRADUATE SON.

MY NEXT ONE'S COMING UP.

I HAVE MY DAUGHTERS WERE COMING UP.

I WANT TO HAVE THE SAME WHERE I CAME FROM BEFORE.

I ALWAYS HAD ACCESS TO COMMUNICATION IN TRIPPERING.

WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

THIS LAST MET, I'VE REQUESTED IT THREE TIMES, TWO TIMES THEY SHOWED UP.

THAT'S ONLY 66% OF THE TIME.

IF SOME OF US ALL DO OUR JOB, 66% OF THE TIME, WE'RE NOT DOING OUR JOBS YOU'RE PLAYING BASEBALL.

IF YOU HIT THE BALL 33 350, YOU'RE GOOD.

BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN COME UP WITH THE POLICY PROCEDURE SOMETHING SO THAT WHEN MR. JASON IS NOT AROUND, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY INTERRUPTERS WE HAVE IN THE DISTRICT.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE ACCESS JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

THAT WAS MY MAIN CONCERN.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE'RE GOOD.

HE'S PRETTY GOOD, BY THE WAY, JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW, HE'S AWESOME.

BUT ONE THING ALSO AS WELL AS DEAF, IF YOU WOULD LIKE SOME INFORMATION, IF I WOULD DO A WORKSHOP WITH SOME OF YOU FIND OUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE DEAF AND WHAT SOME OF REQUIREMENTS ARE FOR AN INTERPRETER TO BE HERE, TWO, THREE HOURS YOU GOING TO BE ONE INTERPRETER, THAT'S TOUGH.

INTERPRETING IS TOUGH.

IT'S NOT JUST ENGLISH THE SAME SIGN.

IT'S IN ENGLISH, I AM GOING TO THE STORE IN SPANISH, SIGN TO STORE ME GO.

HE HAS TO BE ABLE TO TRANSFORM ALL OF THAT. CLOSE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> KEEP GOING.

>> I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, YES, CAN WE MAKE SURE THE BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION, CAN WE COME UP WITH SOME PROTOCOL PROCEDURE WHEN AN INTERPRETER DOESN'T SHOW UP LIKE LAST TIME, I STILL WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS.

MY 11-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETING PARENT MEETINGS.

SHOULD IT BE THAT WAY. THAT IS ALL, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING ME IN TO OUR DISTRICT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WE LIKE IT SO FAR, JUST A LITTLE BIT.

[LAUGHTER]

>> THANK YOU. CARD. PTA, BATTY.

NOTHING. CSEA BUMPED.

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[17. FUTURE MEETING DATES]

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* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.