[00:00:12] >> [BACKGROUND] CALL TO ORDER AT FIVE O'CLOCK. [2. CALL TO ORDER ] ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. 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 THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES. ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK [NOISE] [LAUGHTER] ON AN AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED THE 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 SUPERINTENDENT, ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT, AND WE HAVE NO CARDS. [5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ] WE'LL BE MOVING INTO CLOSED SESSION AT FIVE O'CLOCK. WE'LL CALL TO ORDER AT SIX O'CLOCK. [7. CALL TO ORDER ] REPORT AT A CLOSED SESSION. DEREK? [8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION] >> IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE A FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASED BETWEEN PARENTS OF AR AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, OAH CASE NUMBER 2024080708, PURSUANT TO WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS AGREED TO FUND AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE STUDENT AND THE STUDENTS PARENTS HAVE RELEASED CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT IN EXCHANGE FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AS SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY GREG, WAS SECONDED BY KRISTAN. THE ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE A FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASED BETWEEN PARENTS OF GC AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, OAH CASE NUMBER 2024020128, PURSUANT TO WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS AGREED TO FUND AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE STUDENT, AND THE STUDENTS' 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 KRISTAN THE ROLL CALL VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS. >> IF YOU ALL RISE AND REPEAT WITH ME, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY. ALLEGIANCE] L. >> THANK YOU. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT. SO MOTION. [10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT ] >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> THAT'S UNANIMOUS. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING. [11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING ] WE'RE GOING TO ADOPT THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 6TH, 2024, REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING. ANY MOTION FOR THAT. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> THAT'S UNANIMOUS AS WELL. AT THIS TIME, [12. OATH OF OFFICE ] I'D LIKE TO INVITE BRITTANY ALLISON AND CHRISTINE NORSE TO JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM TO AFFIRM THE OATH OF OFFICE. >> TAKE THE MIC. >> IT'S IMPRESSIVE. >> GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO START BY CONGRATULATING OUR THREE MEMBERS TONIGHT, BRITTANY. WELCOME. BOARD EXCITING TO HAVE YOU AND CHRISTINE AND GREG. CONGRATULATIONS ON ANOTHER FOUR YEARS THAT YOU GET TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE GOING TO NOW ADMINISTER THE OATH, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I AND STATE YOUR NAME. >> I. >> DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. >> DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. >> AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. >> AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. >> THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. >> THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. [00:05:03] >> THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION. >> THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION. >> THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER. >> THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER. >> CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. >> HERE WE GO. >> WHISPERING HERE. >> NOW I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MR. GLENN CREIMAN JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM, PLEASE. [APPLAUSE]. LAST WEEK, WE HAD A SPECIAL RETIREMENT CELEBRATION FOR GLENN AT THE CELEBRATION. WE HAD INDIVIDUALS FROM THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT COMMUNITY SPEAK ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT GLENN HAS HAD HERE IN BONITA. DURING THAT CEREMONY, WE PRESENTED GLENN WITH OUR BENITA PURPOSE AWARD, AND THIS AWARD IS GIVEN TO SIGNIFY GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STAFF AND STUDENTS OF BONITA UNIFIED. TONIGHT, AT HIS FINAL BOARD MEETING, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PRESENT GLENN WITH THIS CEREMONIAL GAVEL TO HONOR HIS 21 YEARS OF SERVICE AS THE STUDENTS AND STAFF OF BONITA. [APPLAUSE]. NOW WE HAVE A FEW CERTIFICATES TO PRESENT GLENN FROM PUBLIC OFFICIALS FROM THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THE FIRST IS FROM US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBER GRACE NAPOLITANO. THE CERTIFICATE READS, US CONGRESSWOMAN GRACE NAPOLITANO PROUDLY JOINS THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN PUBLIC SERVICE, YOUR EXPERTISE AND DEDICATED WORK ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED AND MERIT OUR HIGHEST RECOGNITION SIGNED GRACE NAPOLITANO. [APPLAUSE] NOW WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FROM LA COUNTY SUPERVISOR KATHERINE BERGER, WHICH DATES IN RECOGNITION OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE CIVIC PRIDE, DEMONSTRATED BY NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL RESIDENTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY SIGNED KATHERINE BERGER. [APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHRIS HOLDEN, WHICH READS IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LONGSTANDING WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITIES OF LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS. BEST WISHES IN YOUR RETIREMENT, SIGNED CHRIS HOLDEN. [APPLAUSE] IN PRESENT TONIGHT WE HAVE FROM SENATOR SUSAN RUBIO'S OFFICE, ANTHONY MARINO. [APPLAUSE]. >> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD. MY NAME IS ANTHONY MARINO, MY DITRIT REPRESENTATIVE FOR STATE SENATOR SUSAN RUBIO. FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THE NEWLY ELECTED AND RE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE SENATOR LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. ALSO JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE OUTGOING BOARD MEMBER GLENN CREIMAN. THE SENATOR I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR 21 YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION. SHE APPLAUDS YOUR OUTSTANDING INTEGRITY AND DEDICATION TO OUR STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF. [00:10:01] YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS MADE AN INCREDIBLE DIFFERENCE IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR SHARED COMMUNITY, AND WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. >> NOW, I'D LIKE TO CALL TO THE PODIUM THE PRESIDENT OF LA VERNE SAN DEMAS EDUCATIONAL FUND, AND ALSO REPRESENTING OUR PTA, ANTHONY PORTER. [APPLAUSE]. >> GOOD EVENING. FIRST OF ALL, WE'D LIKE TO THANK GLENN FOR HIS 20 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE HERE WITHIN THE DISTRICT, BUT EVEN MANY MORE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WE DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. AS A FOUNDATION WORKING WITH THE ENTIRE DISTRICT IN BOTH CITIES, WE NEED THE SUPPORT OF BONITA UNIFIED, AS WELL AS OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE THAT AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT, AND I KNOW THAT YOU WILL STILL BE AROUND AND WE CAN PHONE A FRIEND AND REACH OUT IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE FROM THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION. [APPLAUSE] I'LL CHANGE MY HATS FOR A SECOND. SELINA IS THE CURRENT BONITA COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR OUR PTAS AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE. BUT AS A PTA MEMBER AND COUNCIL, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK GLENN FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF SERVICE AND AS THE FIRST MALE PRESIDENT WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT. YOU HAVE PAVED THE WAY FOR INDIVIDUALS, MIKE MYSELF, WHO WAS A PAST PRESIDENT OF A SCHOOL AND SHOWN THAT BOTH PARENTS CAN BE INVOLVED WITHIN A SCHOOL AND YOUR CHILD'S LIFE AND OTHER CHILDREN'S LIFE. LEADERS LIKE YOU SHOW OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT. WE THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE BONITA COUNCIL OF PTA. [APPLAUSE]. >> LET ME GO FIRST. CAN I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP TO ANY BOARD COMMENTS BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT THIS SEGMENT. >> GLENN. I DIDN'T GET TO SAY ANYTHING IN THE EVENING THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK. BUT I KNOW I WROTE YOU A NOTE AND I WROTE MAD A NOTE AND I PUT INTO WRITING HOW MUCH I HAVE APPRECIATED EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE TO HELP BRING ME ON BOARD THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. BUT NOT ONLY THAT, BUT OVER THE 20 YEARS, YOU'VE BEEN HERE, I'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH TOGETHER. I CAN JUST THINK OF SO MANY TURNING POINTS IN THE DISTRICT WHERE WE WENT THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND YOU WERE THERE. I SO APPRECIATE YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SEE YOU IN MY COMMUNITY. [APPLAUSE]. >> GLENN, I KNOW WE SAID COMMENTS UP THE LAST MEETING, BUT AGAIN, I WAS NEW TO THIS FOUR YEARS AGO, AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN ON FOR A WHILE, SO I ALWAYS LOOKED FOR YOU FOR THE PAST HISTORY AND THE GUIDANCE BECAUSE WE LEARNED FROM OUR MISTAKES HISTORICALLY, AND YOU WERE THERE THE WHOLE TIME. IT WAS GREAT TO BOUNCE IDEAS OFF YOU TO GET MENTORED BY YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR STUDENTS. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK ALL OF US CAN TRY TO LIVE UP TO. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. >> STILL LEARNING HOW TO USE THE MICROPHONE. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. WHEN I THINK WHEN YOU GOT ON THE BOARD, THE DISTRICT WAS NOT ONE OF THE ONE OF THE TOP SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE AREA. I MEAN, THEY HAD GREAT STAFF, BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, PEOPLE WOULD TALK ABOUT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO. NOW WITH OUR AMAZING TEST SCORES, KIDS FROM OTHER DISTRICTS COME HERE. I THINK THAT YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THAT TIME REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE EDUCATION THAT ALL OF OUR KIDS GET. FOR YOUR STEADY INFLUENCE IN THE WORK YOU'VE DONE, I DO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. >>IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE ALL FRIENDS HERE TONIGHT IN THE GALLERY, GLENN, FINAL FAREWELL, FRIEND. WE RAN TOGETHER 21 YEARS AGO AND STARTED THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER. MY PREPARED REMARKS WERE REALLY LAST WEEK AT YOUR GATHERING. [00:15:03] BUT I MADE A COMMENT ABOUT HOW YOUR MEMORY TREATS TIME, 21 YEARS, AND YET IT SEEMS LIKE JUST A MOMENT AGO. A FINAL FARE FRIEND AND HAPPY TRAILS. [APPLAUSE]. >> THANK YOU, GLENN, FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR DEDICATION. IT'S WITHOUT QUESTION, AND YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE THAT YOU'VE IMPARTED ON ANYONE THAT HAS JOINED THIS DIAS HAS BEEN SO APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND DEDICATION, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CONTINUED RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY. >> I WILL. [APPLAUSE]. >> ONE LAST ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR GLENN. [APPLAUSE]. >> JUST LIKE THAT. I NEED MY NOTE TAKER. [LAUGHTER] [13. ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING - BOARD OF EDUCATION ] ANNUAL ORGANIZATION MEETING. WE REORGANIZE OUR OFFICES, AND IT'S TIME FOR ME TO HAND THIS OVER. ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS. I'M GOING TO ASK FOR NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT. I'M GOING TO NOMINATE CHRIS ANN. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> THAT'S DEFINITELY UNANIMOUS. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> I'LL CALL FOR A NOMINATION FOR VICE PRESIDENT. >> I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE DIRK ROMINA. >> SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> IT'S UNANIMOUS. [APPLAUSE] NOMINATION FOR CLERK. IS THERE A MOTION? >> I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE JIM ELLIOT. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> THAT'S ALSO UNANIMOUS. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. [NOISE] >> THANK YOU. >> WELL, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. [14. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES] WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVES. WE HAVE BRIANA WARES FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] >> FIRST OFF, CONGRATULATIONS, MR. CROMAN ON YOUR RETIREMENT. THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT WEEN, EXECUTIVE CABINET AND HONORED GUESTS. I'M HERE ONCE AGAIN TO SHARE SOME OF OUR RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HIGHLIGHTING THE EXCITING EVENTS HAPPENING APONIT. TONIGHT, I WILL FOCUS PRIMARILY ON THE ARTS. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY, OUR BHS CHAMBER SINGERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY THE CALIFORNIA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION AND THE CALIFORNIA CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION TO PERFORM AT THE CALIFORNIA ALL STATE MUSIC EDUCATION CONFERENCE IN JANUARY 2025. ADDITIONALLY, 21 BEARCATS WERE SELECTED FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VOCAL ASSOCIATIONS HONOR CHOIRS, A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT AS THIS IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS SELECTED FROM A SINGLE CAMPUS ACROSS EIGHT COUNTIES. THIS PAST SATURDAY, OUR CHORAL PROGRAM HOSTED ITS ANNUAL YULETIDE CONCERT FEATURING PERFORMANCES FROM ALL LEVELS OF OUR CHOIR. ON DECEMBER 8TH, OUR CHAMBER SINGERS PERFORMED ALONGSIDE KATHRYN HAHN AT DISNEY LANDS, CANDLE LIGHT PROFESSIONAL AND CEREMONY. THEY'RE ONE OF JUST 24 SCHOOLS SELECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PRESTIGIOUS EVENT. OUR BAND PROGRAM HAS ALSO BEEN MAKING WAVES. LAST NIGHT AT THE BCA, THEY HOSTED THEIR WINTER CONCERT WHERE THE JAZZ ENSEMBLE PERFORMED DUKE ELLINGTON'S ARRANGEMENT FROM THE NUTCRACKER SUITE, AND RAMONA JAZZ BAND WAS ALSO FEATURED. IN COMPETITIVE EVENTS, AND THE BAND PLAYS FIRST IN THE 4A DIVISION AT SEMIFINALS AT RAMONA HIGH SCHOOL, AND OUR DRUM LINE EARN THE TOP OVERALL SCORE TO SWEEPSTAKES. BOTH THEN ADVANCED TO THE FINALS AT LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE. TURNING BRIEFLY TO ATHLETICS, OUR BASKETBALL TEAMS ACHIEVED A CLEAN SWEEP AGAINST SAN DIMAS THIS PAST MONDAY, WHILE BOTH JV AND VARSITY BOYS SOCCER TEAM AND OUR GIRLS WATER POLO TEAM SECURED VICTORIES OVER SAN DIMAS. ALL TEAMS ARE NOW ACTIVELY COMPETING IN NON LEAGUE PLAY. AS WE APPROACH THE END OF THE SEMESTER, OUR SENIORS HAVE BEEN DILIGENTLY MEETING THEIR PACE DEADLINES. ALL SENIORS HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR REQUIRED 20-30 SERVICE HOURS [00:20:04] WITH SIGNED LOGS AND COMPLETED THEIR FIRST OFFICIAL E-FOLIO CHECK. THEY ARE NOW LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR THEIR RESEARCH PROJECTS. IN ADDITION, ALL STUDENTS ARE PREPARING FOR FINALS, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE THIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, OFFICIALLY MARKING THE END OF THE FALL SEMESTER. AS YOU CAN SEE, BONITA HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY BUSY WITH OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO RETURNING SOON WITH MORE UPDATES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, BRIANA. [APPLAUSE] NOW WE HAVE MARISSA HERNANDEZ FROM CHAPARRAL VISTA HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WEEN, BOARD PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CABINET MEMBERS, AS WELL AS THE AUDIENCE. FOR CELEBRATIONS AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS ON NOVEMBER 20TH, WE CELEBRATED OUR FIRST AND SECOND GRADUATES OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. LUDNY BONDNY, AND LEAH SMITH. JUST THIS MORNING, WE HAD GRADUATES 3, 4 AND 5. OUR STUDENTS OF THE MONTH OF OCTOBER WERE ROCHELLE TORRES AT CHAPARRAL AND CHARLIE BENES AT VISTA. OUR STAFF MEMBER OF THE MONTH IS JULIO VISTA, WHICH IS OUR OFFICE MANAGER AND FOR ACADEMICS WITH THE FIRST SEMESTER SYMINGTON, AND WE ALSO FOUND OURSELVES SAYING GOODBYE TO OUR SEMESTER GRADS. MY BEST FRIEND, GRACIELA GIULIANO AND ISABELA VAN LAAR. BOTH STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED AT CITRUS FOR THE SPRING. GRACIELA WILL BE PURSUING A CAREER IN MUSIC PRODUCTION, AND ISABELLA A CAREER IN COSMETOLOGY, AS WELL AS DIEGO GARCIA, WHICH GRADUATED THIS MORNING TO BE AN ASPIRING WELDER. ON DECEMBER 5TH, SEVEN SENIORS THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT OF VANESSA TILFORD WERE ABLE TO TOUR NORTHWEST COLLEGE IN WEST COVINA AND EXPLORE HANDS ON ALL OFFERINGS THEY HAVE. THEY WERE GIVING A CAMPUS TOUR OF THEIR RNLVN AND MASSAGE THERAPY AS WELL AS EMT PROGRAMS. THEY GOT TO MEET WITH CURRENT STUDENTS AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE AT NORTHWEST AND MEET WITH BOTH ACADEMIC AND FINANCIAL AID ADVISORS. FOR OUR ARTS AND ART CLASS, THEY FINISHED UP THE COLORED PENCIL WITH THE COMPLETION OF A SERIES OF SYMMETRICAL TILE DESIGNS. DIGITAL ART IS WORKING ON A PHOTO MANIPULATION PROJECT. TODAY IN OUR CULINARY CLASS, WE USED VEGETABLES AND HERBS THAT WE GREW TWO MONTHS AGO TO PREPARE SALADS. FOR ACTIVITIES ON NOVEMBER 20TH, WE HELD OUR ANNUAL THANKSGIVING OLYMPICS AND THE TEAM FROM VISTA BECAME CHAMPIONS. BEATING THE SECOND PLACE TEAM BY MORE THAN 20 POINTS, AND IT WAS OVERALL A GREAT DAY AND WE HAD SO MUCH FUN THERE. FINALLY, MR. GEIER, WHO HAD COME IN SECOND PLACE, THREE OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS WON OUR HORSE HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT WITH HIS PARTNER, SOPHOMORE, ROMAN SENDERO. IT IS AN HONOR TO REPRESENT CHAPARRAL VISTA HIGH SCHOOL AS STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVE. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] WE HAVE MADELEINE BECK FROM SANDY MISS HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WEEN, BOARD MEMBERS, ATTENDING AUDIENCE, AND STAFF. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME BACK THIS MONTH AND UPDATE YOU ON THE SAINTS. LET'S GET INTO IT. STARTING WITH THE ARTS, OUR BAND HAS QUALIFIED FOR STATE FINALS FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW. THIS TIME WITH THE HIGHEST SCORE OF 88.05. CHOIR SINGERS HAD A WONDERFUL WEEKEND WITH THEIR SOLD OUT CONCERT ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 6. ON SATURDAY CHAMBER CHOIR, HAD A BLAST ALL THE WAY THROUGH DOWNTOWN FOR THE SANDY MISS HOLIDAY SHABHA GANZA. STUDENT CONDUCTORS SOFT WASHBURN, LEAD SINGERS AND JINGLE BELLS. OUR ADVANCED DANCE CLASS PUT ON THEIR FIRST SHOW SINCE 2020. STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED THEIR MASTERY OF TAP HIP HOP BALLET AND CONTEMPORARY STYLES OF DANCE. FINALLY, OUR DRAMA DEPARTMENT IS GEARING UP FOR THE NEXT SHOW WILLY WONKA. MOVING ON TO ATHLETICS. WINTER SPORTS HAVE STARTED, WHICH INCLUDES GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBALL, GIRLS AND BOYS WRESTLING, GIRLS AND BOYS SOCCER, GIRLS WATER POLO, AND COMPETITIVE CHEER. GIRLS WRESTLING WAS ABLE TO WIN AGAINST BONITA AND THE GIRLS WRESTLING SMUDGE POT ANNUAL RIVALRY MATCH. THE SCORE TURNED OUT TO BE 48-30. GIRLS SOCCER ALSO PLAYED BONITA ON DECEMBER 10 AND BEAT THEM 3-0 IN THE ANNUAL SMUDGE CUP. WE HAD SEVEN TEAMS IN THE FALL, MAKE IT TO CIF PLAYOFFS WITH FOOTBALL, GIRLS VOLLEYBALL, GIRLS TENNIS, GIRLS GOLF, GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY, GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL AND BOYS WATER POLO. GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL AND FOOTBALL, MAKING IT ALL THE WAY TO QUARTER FINALS. THIS WAS THE FIRST SEASON OF THE GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL AND GIRLS GOLF. IN TERMS OF ACADEMICS, OUR MATH 1, MATH 2, AND MATH 3 TEACHER REPRESENTATIVES RECENTLY COLLABORATED WITH MATH TEACHERS FROM BONITA TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE UPCOMING BENCHMARK ASSESSMENTS. WE'RE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT BASED ON OUR DASHBOARD DATA, WE HAVE MADE SOME GROWTH IN THREE INDICATORS. WE MOVE FROM ORANGE TO BLUE AND ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRESS, YELLOW TO BLUE GRADUATION RATE, AND YELLOW TO GREEN IN MATHEMATICS. WE ALSO MAINTAIN IN SUSPENSION RATES AND ELA STAYING IN THE GREEN. LASTLY, WE ARE NOW YELLOW IN COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPAREDNESS. [00:25:03] FORTUNATELY, FINALS WEEK IS COMING TO AN END. ASV HAS PLAN DRESS UP DAYS WITH SOME FUN NEW ONES, BUT ALSO THE REOCCURRING ONES THAT STUDENTS LOOK FORWARD TO LIKE BLANKET DAY AND PJ DAY. WITH THAT, WE ALSO HAVE SOME DISTRESSING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING MAKING STRESS BALLS AND SERVING FREE GOODIES, I GOT LOST IN MY PAPERS, TO THE STUDENTS. THERE ALSO IS GOING TO BE A TRAIN COMING TO CAMPUS FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE A BREAK FROM STUDYING TO ENJOY THEMSELVES. LINKO HOSTED A FRESHMAN COCOA AND CRAM FOR ALL OF OUR FRESHMEN TO ENJOY HOT COCOA WHILE GETTING HELP FROM UPPER CLASSMEN TO STUDY FOR THEIR FINALS. OUR INTEGRITY TEAM AND COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS ARE ANALYZING STUDENT DATA AS IT RELATES TO SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS AND SCHOOL VALUES. WE HAVE A FAST FOR WORKSHOP AND COLLEGE RAP IT'S COMING UP. LASTLY, OUR TENTH GRADE ENGLISH TEAM HOSTED GUEST SPEAKERS AT THE BCA FOR A PRESENTATION TIED TO THEIR READING OF JAZZ MERCY. THAT'S ALL THAT'S BEEN GOING ON AT SAN DIMAS THIS MONTH. I'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BACK IN THE NEW YEAR TO TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE SAINTS AND WHAT THEY HAVE IN STORE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS. [APPLAUSE] >> THAT'S ALL THEY HAVE GOING ON. YOU GUYS THAT'S INCREDIBLY BUSY, ALL OF YOU GUYS. WE NOW HAVE THE LA VERNE ROTARY TEACHER MINI-GRANTS. [15. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS ] >> TONIGHT, BUSD AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK THE LA VERNE ROTARY CLUB FOR SUPPORTING OUR DISTRICT TEACHERS AND AWARDING TEACHER MINI-GRANTS. HERE TONIGHT IS THE PRESIDENT J. R. REYNOLDS, CLUB LEADERS DEBORAH DAISY, CRAIG RUBIN, AND LAURA, ARE YOU THERE? LAURA WEIMER. IN THE AUDIENCE. SHE FILMING, SO MIMEOGRAPHED IS LAURA WEIMER. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD AND STAFF. MY NAME IS J. R. REYNOLDS. I'M THIS YEAR'S LA VERNE ROTARY PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US SOME TIME TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING MY COLLEAGUES UP HERE THAT HELP SUPPORT MANY PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE MINI-GRANT PROGRAM. WE'RE PROUDLY REPRESENTING LA VERNE ROTARY AND CELEBRATING A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION. AT ROTARIES INITIATIVE AND PROVIDING THESE MANY GRANTS TO TEACHERS FOR CLASSROOM RESOURCES IS A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF COLLABORATION AND OUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. MOSTLY, IF YOU KNOW, ROTARY SERVICE ABOVE SELF. TEACHERS IGNITE CURIOSITY, INSPIRE CREATIVITY, AND BUILD THE FOUNDATION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING. BUT OFTEN THEY ARE CONSTRAINED WITH BY LIMITED RESOURCES. THAT'S WHERE ROTARY CAN STEP IN, HELPING TURN CHALLENGES INTO OPPORTUNITIES. WITH THESE MINI-GRANTS, ROTARY IS NOT JUST PROVIDING FUNDING, BUT EMPOWERING TEACHERS TO CREATE ENRICHED LEARNING EXPERIENCES. WHETHER IT'S A NEW SET OF BOOKS, SCIENTIFIC LAB EQUIPMENT OR CREATIVE TOOLS FOR THE ARTS, THESE RESOURCES HELP UNLOCK POTENTIAL OF EACH STUDENT. LA VERNE ROTARY BELIEVES IN THE WORK OF OUR EDUCATORS THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY FACE, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THEIR EFFORTS. THANK YOU TO LA VERNE ROTARY, TO THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THANK YOU TO OUR TEACHERS THAT HAVE AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION. THANK YOU. NOW I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP OUR TEACHERS THAT RECEIVE THE AWARDS, MONICA STERN AND JOHNSON, AND HEATHER HOYNES. [APPLAUSE] GO AHEAD AND GIVE THE CERTIFICATES TO MISS HOYNES? [BACKGROUND] THIS ONE TO JOHNSON, AND WE'VE GOT THE CHECKS ALREADY FOR HIM AND SIGNED. [BACKGROUND] >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. >> 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 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 REQUESTS 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. MARGARET, IS THEIR ANY? NO. MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, [17. CONSENT AGENDA ] MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE OR SUFFICIENTLY SUPPORTED [00:30:01] BY PRIOR OR ACCOMPANYING REFERENCE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION AS TO NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION. IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD SO REQUESTS, AND ITEMS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THIS SECTION AND PLACED ON 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? >> MOVED. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. DISCUSSION ACTION AGENDA. [18. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA ] BUSINESS SERVICES, WE HAVE THE FIRST INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE 2024/2025 FISCAL YEAR WITH A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION. SONIA. >> GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT, I'LL BE PRESENTING THE FIRST INTERIM REPORT FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025. THIS IS THE FIRST OF OUR INTERIM REPORTS. THERE ARE THREE IN TOTAL FOR THE YEAR. IT IS BASICALLY A PROGRESS REPORT. WE REVISIT WHAT WE ADOPTED BACK IN MAY AND WE COMPARE THE ADOPTED BUDGET TO HOW WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING AS OF OCTOBER 31ST. THE REPORT IS MADE UP OF VARIOUS DIFFERENT REPORTS, ONE FOR EACH FUND, AND WE'LL GO THROUGH SOME OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE REPORT. BACK IN MAY WHEN WE CREATED THE BUDGET, WE USED SOME ASSUMPTIONS. WE USED SOME ASSUMPTIONS FOR ENROLLMENT, SALARY AND BENEFITS, STEP AND COLUMN, WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING TO BE FUNDED FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. AT THIS POINT, WE'RE GOING TO JUST LOOK AND UPDATE OUR RECORDS FOR CURRENT PROJECTIONS. [NOISE] >> SINCE BUDGET, WE HAVE CLOSED THE YEAR, WE'VE SUBMITTED OUR UNAUDITED ACTUALS, AND WE NOW HAVE WHAT ARE TRUE BEGINNING FUND BALANCES FOR JULY 1ST, 2024. ALONG WITH THAT, WE HAVE SOME CARRYOVER NUMBERS. WHAT WE DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE PROVIDE OUR SCHOOL SITES WITH SIDE BUDGETS, AND THEY USE IT AS NEEDED. TOWARDS THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, SOMETIMES IDEALLY, THEY HAVE SOME REMAINING BUDGET AND THEY ARE ALLOWED TO CARRY OVER A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THEIR BUDGET. ONCE WE CLOSE THE YEAR, WE KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH EACH SCHOOL SITE MAY HAVE REMAINING. WHAT WE DO AT FIRST INTERIM, WE GO AHEAD AND ADD THAT BACK TO THE SCHOOL SITE'S BUDGET. NOW THEY HAVE THEIR CURRENT YEAR ALLOTMENT WITH ANY REMAINING CARRYOVER. AS I REFER THROUGH THE REPORT, WHEN I TALK ABOUT CARRYOVER, YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT I'M REFERRING TO. AT THIS TIME, WE ALSO HAVE OPEN SCHOOL. WE HAVE OUR CURRENT YEAR ENROLLMENT. MONTH 2 IS USUALLY THE MAGIC MONTH THAT WE USE FOR ANY ESTIMATES. WE LIKE TO COMPARE MONTH 2 THIS YEAR TO ALL OF OUR MONTH 2S. YOU'LL SEE A NICE GRAPH THAT I'LL SHARE WITH YOU. WE LOOK TO SEE IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN OUR LCFF FORMULA, OR LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA, BECAUSE WE UPDATE THAT FOR OUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT. WE MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. WE ALSO LOOK AT HOW WE ENDED THE YEAR, ANY CARRYOVERS THAT WE HAVE FOR ANY RESTRICTED PROGRAMS, WE GO AHEAD AND ADD THOSE BACK INTO THE BUDGET. OTHER ACCOUNTS THAT WE REVISIT ARE ANY INCOME ACCOUNTS. THERE ARE SOME INCOME ACCOUNTS THAT WE DON'T BUDGET FOR IN MAY. ONE OF THEM WOULD BE DONATIONS FOR SCHOOL SITES. THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN PREDICT HOW GENEROUS OUR COMMUNITY WILL BE OR HOW HARD WORKING OUR SITES WILL BE WHEN THEY START RAISING FUNDS. WE REVISE THE BUDGET AS THOSE DONATIONS COME IN. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS, ALSO, INTEREST INCOME. WE DON'T BUDGET THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, BUT AT THIS POINT, WE'VE RECEIVED SOME OF OUR INTEREST INCOME AND CAN BETTER PROJECT AT LEAST UP TO JANUARY, SO WE GO AHEAD AND UPDATE THOSE. I HAD MENTIONED THAT A LOT OF OUR POSITIONS ARE ESTIMATED IN MAY. WE HAVE RETIREMENTS, WE HAVE MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. AT THIS POINT, WE KNOW ALL THE TEACHERS ARE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, WE KNOW WHO'S WHERE, AND WE'RE ABLE TO ADJUST OUR SALARY BUDGETS TO REFLECT [00:35:02] ANY CHANGES IN STEP AND COLUMN OR OTHER NEGOTIATED CHANGES. OF COURSE, WE LOOK TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING ELSE WAS REASONABLY ESTIMATED WITHIN OUR EXPENDITURE BUDGETS. I DECIDED TO DO THIS COMPARISON OF OUR MAJOR CATEGORIES IN THE UNRESTRICTED FUNDS, BOTH RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED. WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE IS THAT WE INCREASED OUR EXPENDITURES FOR THE UNRESTRICTED PORTION BY $961,000. LIKE I HAD MENTIONED, THIS IS MAINLY BECAUSE WE ADDED IN ALL OF OUR CARRYOVERS FOR OUR SCHOOL SITE BUDGETS. THAT REFLECTS ABOUT $954,000 FOR JUST THE CARRYOVERS ALONE. YOU'LL SEE THERE ARE COMPARING ADOPTED BUDGET TO OUR FIRST INTERIM, THERE'S ABOUT 961,000 INCREASE. WE GO AHEAD AND PUT THAT IN TO THE CATEGORY THAT YOU SEE THERE CALLED BOOKS AND SUPPLIES. THAT IS BASICALLY A GENERAL CATEGORY THAT HOUSES ONE OBJECT THAT THE SCHOOL SITES ALWAYS LOVE TO REFER TO AS OUR RESERVE FOR CARRYOVER ACCOUNT. YOU'LL SEE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THAT ACCOUNT. THEN FROM THERE, THE SCHOOL SITES START MOVING MONEY FROM THERE TO WHATEVER ACCOUNT THAT THEY MAY NEED. IT'S JUST THE NORMAL SHIFT IN TRANSFERS AS THEY MAY NEED, EXTRA HOURS, OR THEY DECIDE TO DO OTHER SERVICES ON CAMPUS. BUT THAT IS THE BIGGEST CHANGE THERE TO OUR EXPENDITURE BUDGET. LIKE I HAD MENTIONED, WE UPDATE OUR EXPENDITURE BUDGET. THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF THAT 961,000, BUT WE ALSO INCREASED OUR REVENUE BUDGET BECAUSE WE ADDED ABOUT $800,000 FOR OUR INTEREST INCOME FOR ALL OF OUR UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT THAT ACTUALLY EARN INTEREST. WE WENT AHEAD AND INCLUDED THAT, AND THERE'S ABOUT $300,000 IN NEW DONATION MONEY THAT WAS RECEIVED. OVERALL CHANGE TO THE FUND BALANCE IS AN INCREASE OF $284. OUR PROJECTED ENDING FUND BALANCE FOR THE UNRESTRICTED PORTION IS ABOUT 19 MILLION, COMING IN AT ABOUT 12.37% OF OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES. NOW, THIS IS ABOVE THE 3%, WHICH IS THE REQUIRED AMOUNT THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA REQUIRES US TO SET ASIDE FOR OUR RESERVE. THE NEXT COMPONENT OF THE FIRST INTERIM REPORT IS THE MULTI YEAR PROJECTIONS. WE ALWAYS BUDGET FOR CURRENT YEAR AND THE TWO SUBSEQUENT YEARS. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE DO IS WE ALWAYS ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON COLA, ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. WE ALREADY KNOW, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, OUR PROJECTIONS FOR CURRENT YEAR HAVEN'T CHANGED AND FOR NEXT YEAR, THE 2.93% COLA THAT WAS THE OFFICIAL ESTIMATE AT ADOPTED BUDGET, IS ACTUALLY CHANGING OR PROBABLY WILL LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT. BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, THIS INTERIM REPORT IS BASED ON THAT 2.93% COLA. FIGURES HAVE IT COMING IN AT ABOUT 2.46, BUT WE'LL WAIT FOR THE GOVERNOR'S PRESENTATION IN JANUARY TO GET THE NEXT OFFICIAL ESTIMATE THAT WE'LL USE AND WE'LL ADOPT IT. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE ARE USING THE 2.93. WE ALWAYS COMPARE, WE LIKE TO LOOK AT THE DOLLARS THAT WE'RE GETTING PER ADA. FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, WE SEE A SLIGHT INCREASE AND THEN THROUGHOUT 13,000 TOWARDS THE THIRD YEAR. BUT THIS IS IF EVERY STUDENT ATTENDED EVERY DAY. THIS IS THE GOAL, BUT WE OBVIOUSLY KEEP CONSERVATIVE PERCENTAGES OF OUR ADA AND TRACK THOSE CAREFULLY. WE'RE ALWAYS COMPARING OUR ENROLLMENT. MONTH 2 IS JUST THAT MONTH THAT WE ALWAYS JUST SEEM TO COMPARE. IT ALSO COINCIDES WITH THE REPORT THAT WE FILE OR THAT WE BEGIN TO PROCESS CL PADS. WE COMPARE THOSE TWO. THIS YEAR, FOR 2025, MONTH 2, WE HAVE ABOUT I'M GOING TO SAY CLOSE TO 10,000. OUR ACTUAL ENROLLMENT IS A LITTLE OVER 10,000, BUT THAT INCLUDES OUR PRESCHOOL NUMBERS, WHICH WE DON'T GENERATE ADA FOR. THE NUMBER THAT WE'RE USING HERE TO ACTUALLY COMPARE IS THE ADA ELIGIBLE ENROLLMENT. THAT'S COMING IN AT ABOUT 9960 FOR THIS YEAR. OTHER ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE INCLUDE IN OUR MULTI YEAR PROJECTIONS ARE THE STRS RATE INCREASE. THERE'S ABOUT A HALF PERCENT INCREASE FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. [00:40:04] THERE'S NO CHANGE IN OUR STRS RATE. WE ALWAYS ARE CALCULATING OUR STEP AND COLUMN, SO WE GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE THOSE IN OUR NEXT TWO YEARS, BUT THERE WERE NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT BUDGET INCREASES COMING UP. LIKE I MENTIONED, WE ALWAYS LOOK AT THE THIRD YEAR OUT, THE THIRD YEAR OUT. WE DO HAVE A 7% FUND BALANCE, OUR THIRD YEAR OUT, WHICH EQUALS ABOUT $11 MILLION IN OUR UNRESTRICTED ENDING FUND BALANCE. THERE ARE SOME OTHER CHALLENGES THAT WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT TO MAINTAIN THAT 7%, BUT THAT'LL BE DIFFERENT CONVERSATION. THE BEST PART THOUGH IS THAT WE ARE CERTIFYING POSITIVE. WE ARE WELL ABOVE THE FACT THAT OUR CURRENT YEAR IS AT 12, AND THAT OUR THIRD YEAR IS AT SEVEN, 7% IS THE BOARD REQUIRED FUND BALANCE, AND I SAY IT'S CHALLENGING BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY BECAUSE THE STATE IS THREE, BUT WE HOLD OURSELVES TO A HIGHER STANDARD AND IT'S JUST WHAT WE DO HERE AT BONITA. WE LOOK FORWARD TO FILING THIS POSITIVE CERTIFICATION. NOW, NEXT STEPS, THE FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO DO IS THANK OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR, JAZMIN EGAS, FOR ALL HER HARD WORK THAT SHE DOES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH HER TEAM TO PUT TOGETHER ALL OF OUR FINANCIAL REPORTS AND ALL OF THE SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT. [APPLAUSE] P-1, WE'LL FILE THE REPORT LATE DECEMBER, BEGINNING JANUARY. THEN WE'LL FILE OUR FIRST INTERIM REPORT WITH LACOE. LIKE I MENTIONED, THE GOVERNOR WILL RELEASE THE NEXT PROJECTIONS IN JANUARY. WE'LL ATTEND THAT WORKSHOP. LCAP IS CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PRESENTING SECOND INTERIM IN MARCH, AND THEN SOON AFTER THAT, IT'S P-2 TIME, TIME WILL FLY. ANY QUESTIONS? >> YES. SONIA, THANK YOU, ONCE AGAIN AND YOUR TEAM FOR A POSITIVE REPORT AND ALL THE WORK THAT GOES BEHIND IT, I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE THE ACTUAL WORK THAT GOES INTO MANAGING THESE THINGS. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THE PERS INCREASE? >> YES. >> YOU SAID 1.5%. >> NO, ABOUT HALF A PERCENT. >> EXCUSE ME 0.5%. >> YES. >> BUT BY WAY OF ENCROACHMENT, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS? IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO BE REALLY MINDFUL OF HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT THE STEERS. >> YES. I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER WITH ME, BUT WE DO ACTUALLY HAVE A SPREADSHEET THAT CALCULATES THAT INCREMENTAL COST EACH YEAR. >> WHAT'S THE INTELLIGENCE ON WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE OVER TIME? AS TIME GOES ALONG, WE HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE MORE AND MORE. >> YES. AS THE PERCENTAGE GOES UP, IT IS JUST MORE THAT WE PUT ASIDE FOR OUR CONTRIBUTION. EVERY TIME WE RUN A PAYROLL RUN, THAT MUCH MORE WILL BE COMING FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND THE RESPECTIVE OTHER ACCOUNTS, WHETHER IT'S RESTRICTED OR OTHER FUNDS FOR THE CONTRIBUTION FOR THAT INCREASE. >> THANK YOU. >> GREAT. >> WE DON'T HAVE THE STRS AT THIS TIME. HAVE WE COMPLETED THAT OR IS IT COMING BACK? >> NO, WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANGE IN THE RATE FOR STRS. FOR THE PAST FEW SORRY, NOT YEARS. FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE HAD IT AT 19.10%, AND THAT IS WHAT THEY'RE ESTIMATING FOR RIGHT NOW FROM THIS 0.4 FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, BUT IT MAY CHANGE. >> THANK YOU SONIA. IS THERE A MOTION? >> SESSION. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE 2023-2024 ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT BY NIGRO & NIGRO PC CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. >> TONIGHT, WE HAVE JESSICA BERRY FROM NIGRO & NIGRO, OUR INDEPENDENT TPA FIRM. JESSICA IS A PARTNER WITH THE FIRM AND HAS BEEN LEADING OUT AUDITS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. WE ARE REQUIRED BY EDCO TO UNDERGO AN EXTERNAL AUDIT FOR OUR FINANCIAL RECORDS EVERY YEAR. THIS REQUIREMENT ENSURES TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THE REASONABLE MANAGEMENT OF OUR PUBLIC FUNDS. TONIGHT, JESSICA WILL PRESENT THE AUDIT REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE, 2024. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE INTRODUCTION. AS WITH STADIUM, MY NAME IS JESSICA BERRY. I'M A PARTNER WITH NIGRO & NIGRO. WE'VE WORKED WITH YOUR DISTRICT ACTUALLY SEVERAL YEARS NOW. [00:45:03] WHAT I USUALLY LIKE TO DO IS JUST GO THROUGH A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR PROCESS OF WHAT'S INVOLVED IN THE AUDIT AND THEN SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT'S IN THE AUDIT REPORT. THEN MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR DIG INTO MORE DETAILS IF YOU WANT ME TO GO FURTHER INTO ANY PARTICULAR AREA. AS FAR AS OUR AUDIT PROCESS, IT REALLY IS GOING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IT ALL LEADS TO THIS FINAL AUDIT REPORT, BUT IT STARTS ALL THE WAY BACK IN THE SPRING, WE START WITH OUR SITE VISITS, AND AT THAT POINT, WE'RE TAKING A SAMPLE OF YOUR SCHOOL SITES. WE DO THAT ON A ROTATING BASIS AND WE'RE LOOKING AT ATTENDANCE TAKING PROCEDURES AND ASB ACTIVITIES AT THOSE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL SITES. OBVIOUSLY, LET'S JUST MENTION ADA IS BIG DRIVER FOR ALL OF YOUR FUNDING. A LOT OF IT'S BASED OFF ADA. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PROPER CHECKS AND BALANCES OVER YOUR ATTENDANCE TAKING PROCEDURES AT THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL SITES. THEN FOR THE ASPS, MAKING SURE THERE'S PROPER CASH HANDLING, MONEY COMING IN, MONEY GOING OUT, THAT EVERYTHING HAS THOSE CHECKS AND BALANCES IN PLACE AS IT'S HAPPENING AT THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL SITE. FAST FORWARD A LITTLE BIT AND WE DO OUR INTERIM VISIT, THOUGH THAT'S USUALLY LATE SPRING, EARLY SUMMERTIME, AND THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE. AT THIS POINT, YOUR BOOKS AREN'T CLOSED FOR THE YEAR, SO WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT FINAL FINANCIAL NUMBERS, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT CONTROLS AND COMPLIANCE. CONTROLS THAT CAN BE MAKING SURE THERE'S PRE APPROVALS ON CERTAIN EXPENDITURES. IF MONEY'S COMING IN, MAKING SURE IT'S DEPOSITED TIMELY. AGAIN, MAKING SURE YOU HAVE THOSE CHECKS AND BALANCES, RECONCILIATIONS HAPPENING, DIFFERENT SETS OF EYES ON THINGS AS IT GOES THROUGH. THE COMPLIANCE, WE LOOK AT BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL COMPLIANCE. WE HAVE REQUIRED ITEMS FOR EACH OF THOSE THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT. STATES A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT THINGS. WE LOOK AT P-2 AND ANNUALS THAT ARE FILED. WE LOOK AT CERTAIN ALLOWABLE GRANTS, WHAT EXPENDITURES ARE ALLOWABLE, WE PULL SAMPLES CHECK FOR THAT. IT CAN ALSO BE THINGS LIKE POSTING CERTAIN BOARD NOTICES BY A SPECIFIC DATE. A LOT OF DIFFERENT PIECES THAT WE LOOK AT FOR STATE. FEDERAL SIMILAR, WE PULL EXPENDITURES, WE PULL TIME ACCOUNTING, AND WE LOOK AT DIFFERENT FEDERAL PROGRAMS EACH YEAR. THAT'S DONE ON A ROTATING BASIS AS WELL. FAST FORWARD, AGAIN, WE COME BACK AT THE FALL. THIS IS AFTER YOUR BOOKS ARE CLOSED, SO WE'RE PAST THAT JUNE 30 AND AT THIS POINT, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT THE FINANCIALS. WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE NUMBERS, GOING THROUGH YOUR UNAUDITED ACTUALS AND LOOKING AT EACH OF THE NUMBERS THERE AND TYING THAT OUT TO SUPPORT. THAT CAN BE YOUR CASH BALANCES, GETTING CONFIRMATIONS FROM CASH AND COUNTY, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, PULLING A SELECTION OF INVOICES, MAKING SURE THAT THE AMOUNTS AND THE TIMING ARE LINING UP RIGHT. AGAIN, REALLY WORKING THROUGH YOUR UNAUDITED ACTUALS AND TYING OUT THOSE MATERIAL NUMBERS. ALL OF THAT LEADS TO THE VERY FUN LOVELY AUDIT REPORT THAT YOU HAVE. AGAIN, JUST GO THROUGH THE HIGHLIGHTS. IT STARTS OFF VERY BEGINNING AS OUR OPINION LETTER, OR I SHOULD SAY, VERY BEGINNING AFTER THE TABLE OF CONTENTS. THAT'S OUR OPINION LETTER, AND THIS IS A CLEAN OR AN UNMODIFIED OPINION. THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT. IT'S US SAYING THAT WE AGREE THAT THE NUMBERS AS PRESENTED HERE ARE PRESENTED FAIRLY IN ALL MATERIAL ASPECTS. THAT'S WHAT THAT OPENING LETTER IS. AFTER THAT IS WHAT'S KNOWN AS MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS. THAT'S APPROXIMATELY PAGES 4-11 OR SO AT THE BEGINNING. THAT GIVES YOU TRUNCATED VERSIONS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONDENSED A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT ALSO GIVES YOU TWO YEAR HISTORY, WHICH IS NICE. YOU HAVE CURRENT YEAR, AS WELL AS PRIOR YEAR, YOU CAN SEE WHAT WENT UP, WHAT WENT DOWN, YOU HAVE SOME VERY GENERAL BRIEF EXPLANATIONS FOR WHAT WENT UP AND DOWN. WE REFERRED TO IT SOMETIMES AS THE CLIFF NOTES OF THE AUDIT REPORT THAT'S REALLY PRESENTED THERE IN THOSE FIRST FEW PAGES. AFTER THAT ARE THE FULL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH ALL THE DETAILS, AND THEN A LITTLE BIT PAST THAT OR THE NOTES. THERE'S A LOT OF REQUIRED DISCLOSURES, DRY READING, BUT REALLY JUST GOING THROUGH ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES. THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF NOTES ON PENSIONS, A LOT OF NOTES ON OPEB, ANY DEBT TABLES. THEY TAKE UP A BULK OF THAT NOTE SECTION. THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF NOTES ON PENSIONS AND OPEB. WHEN YOU GET PAST THE NOTES, I SHOULD SAY SCHEDULES, A LOT OF SCHEDULES ON THOSE AFTER THE NOTES. THERE'S ALSO A FEW OTHER SCHEDULES THAT ARE SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT OR MORE INTERESTING, THEY'LL BE YOUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE. THERE'S A SCHEDULE IN THERE FOR THAT. YOUR INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES BY GRADE SPAN FOR THE YEAR AND ALSO A SCHEDULE OF YOUR FEDERAL AWARDS AND EXPENDITURES. THEN AT THE VERY END AFTER THAT, WE'VE GOT ADDITIONAL LETTERS. THAT FIRST ONE IS OUR OVERALL OPINION ON YOUR FINANCIALS. BUT THERE'S THREE LETTERS IN THE BACK. THERE'S ONE ON GOVERNMENTAL AUDITING, ONE IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE, AND ONE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL. THOSE ARE ALL CLEAN OR UNMODIFIED. WE HAVE TO HAVE THOSE FOR EACH OF THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES IN THE BACK. THEN AFTER THAT ARE ANY FINDINGS THAT WE NOTED AND ANY COMMENTS IN THE VERY VERY BACK OF THE REPORT, AS WELL AS RESOLUTIONS FOR ANY PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS. FOR THIS YEAR, REALLY JUST ONE FINDING, WHICH WAS NON FINANCIAL IMPACT FROM THAT FINDING. NO QUESTION COSTS OR ANYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ONE. I'VE GONE VERY BRIEF HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT'S IN THE AUDIT REPORT, BUT I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR DIG INTO ANY SPECIFIC AREAS IN MORE DETAIL. >> SONIA, CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN, THIS CLEAN REPORT. THAT'S ABOUT AS GOOD AS YOU CAN GET. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON PAGE 84, THE TWO OBSERVATIONS, NOT FINDINGS, BUT TWO OBSERVATIONS, AND THEIR COMPANION RECOMMENDATIONS, BOTH INVOLVING ASB. ONE INVOLVES RECONCILIATION, AND THEN ONE INVOLVES JUST FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WHEN THERE'S AN OBSERVATION AND THEN A RECOMMENDATION LIKE THAT, WHAT DO WE DO? >> WE RECENTLY HAD AN ASP WORKSHOP. WE CONTRACTED WITH. [00:50:02] >> FICMAP. WE HIRED THEM TO COME IN AND PRESENT A FULL DAYS OF ALL THINGS ASB: ACCOUNTING, SAFEGUARDS, INTERNAL CONTROLS, RECOMMENDATIONS. IT'S A FULL ASPECT OF ALL THINGS ASB. INCLUDED IN THAT, IS ALWAYS THE BEST PRACTICES REGULAR MONTHLY RECONCILIATIONS. JASMINE WILL ALSO REVIEW THEM MONTHLY, IF NOT QUARTERLY, AND WE JUST ARE ALWAYS THERE FOR OUR ASBS TO PROVIDE THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT BECAUSE WE ARE THE THE PROFESSIONAL, THE ACCOUNTANTS. WE WANT THEM TO FEEL WELL SUPPORTED. WE DO SITE VISITS, WE VISIT WITH THEM, OR THEY COME IN, OR I HIRE THEM TO BE OUR NEXT PERIL AGENTS, WHICH I HAVE DONE. BUT YES. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE EXAMPLES THAT WE DO TO SUPPORT. >> WHAT A GREAT ANSWER. THANK YOU. >> DID THOSE INCLUDE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THIS YEAR? >> THE REVIEWS DO, AND WE DID ACTUALLY, YES. SHE'S NODDING THAT WE DID INCLUDE THE ASB STUDENT COUNSEL ADVISORS TO COME IN. YES. >> I HAVE A REALLY BASIC QUESTION. THERE'S PAGE 76 AND 77 ABOUT THE PROCEDURES PERFORMED. THERE'S AN INDEPENDENT STUDY, WHICH I GUESS YOU DON'T REVIEW. IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING? >> CORRECT ON THAT ONE. FOR THE PARTICULAR YEAR BECAUSE OF THE ADA GENERATED, THERE ARE CERTAIN TABLES FOR MATERIALITY AND YOURS WAS ACTUALLY QUITE SMALL. THEY WERE IN PAST YEARS THAT WE DEFINITELY HAVE REVIEWED, ESPECIALLY DURING COVID YEARS. INDEPENDENT STUDY WENT UP BY A LOT IN THIS DISTRICT AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS. DURING THAT TIME, WE WERE GOING THROUGH IT. BUT BECAUSE IT HAD DROPPED DOWN TO SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT OF ADA, IT'S ACTUALLY BELOW THRESHOLDS. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE A MOTION? >> SO MOVE. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? >> NO. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. DID THE SUPERINTENDENT RECEIVED THE FIRST READING OF BOARD? >> JUST TWO GOING TONIGHT, ONE DEALING WITH DISTRICT SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, THE OTHER WITH USE OF FACILITIES. THESE WE'LL CYCLE BACK TO IN JANUARY FOR A SECOND READ AND ADOPTION. >> THANK YOU. THE STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO EDUCATIONAL CODE 48915A1-A FOR STUDENT NUMBER 233-01-0240. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STUDENT NUMBER 233-01-0240, WHO WE EXPELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2024 2025 SCHOOL YEAR, REPLACEMENT IN A PROGRAM OUTSIDE THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. IS THERE A MOTION? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? I KNOW BRITTANY, YOU'LL ABSTAIN. >> YES. AS I WASN'T INVOLVED IN DISCUSSION, I DO ABSTAIN. >> THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? >> ABSTAIN. >> THANK YOU. >> BOARD OF EDUCATION. ASSIGNMENT OF COMMITTEES AND APPROVAL OF MEETING SCHEDULES. YOU HAVE TO BEAR WITH US, THE WAY WE GO THROUGH THIS, BUT THE MEETING SCHEDULES FOR 2025, WE NEED TO APPOINT ONE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I'M CALLING FOR NOMINATIONS. >> CALL TO NOMINATE YOU, CHRIS ANN. >> I SECOND. >> THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> THANK YOU. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? A 0.1 ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE TO SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I'M CALLING FOR NOMINATIONS. >> NOMINATE BRITTANY ALLISON IF SHE'S INTERESTED. >> SURE. >> THANK YOU. A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND IT. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. APPOINT FIRST OF TWO REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON THE CITY OF LA VERNE AD HOC COMMITTEE. I'M CALLING FOR NOMINATIONS. I WILL NOMINATE GREG PALATTO. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? >> I TOO WAS AN AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO. APPOINT THE SECOND OF THE TWO REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON THE CITY OF LA VERNE AD HOC COMMITTEE. CALLING FOR NOMINATIONS. IS THERE A MOTION? >> I'LL NOMINATE JIM. >> I'LL SECOND IT. ANY DISCUSSION? [00:55:01] >> NO. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? NO. APPOINT FIRST OF TWO REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS AD HOC COMMITTEE. I'M CALLING FOR NOMINATIONS. IS THERE A MOTION? NO, NOT A MOTION. A NOMINATION. SORRY. I NOMINATE DEREK BAHMANOU. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> EXCELLENT. I LIKE THAT ONE. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? >> I FORGOT WHERE WE WERE. >> IT'S ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES, AND WE NEED A SECOND OF TWO REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS AD HOC COMMITTEE. >> NOMINATE CHRIS ANN. >> THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? >> NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? >> NO. >> APPOINT ONE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LA VERNE SAN DIMAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION. I'M CALLING FOR NOMINATIONS. >> NOMINATE BRITTANY ALLISON. >> I'LL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? >> APPOINT ONE REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE ON THE CITY OF LA VERNE YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE. I'M CALLING FOR NOMINATIONS. >> I NOMINATE BRITTANY ALLISON IF SHE'S INTERESTED. >> SURE. >> OKAY. >> WE'RE PUTTING YOU TO WORK. >> YEAH. >> ANY DISCUSSION? >> NO. >> WAIT A SECOND, [INAUDIBLE]. >> SECOND? SORRY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? >> NO. >> MOTION CARRIES. APPOINT ONE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCHOOLS TRUSTEE ASSOCIATION. >> LET'S GO WITH CHRIS ANN. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? APPOINT ONE REPRESENTATIVE TO ELECT MEMBERS TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION. ANY NOMINATIONS? I'M GOING TO NOMINATE GREG PALATTO. >> THANKS. >> YEAH. >> GREAT. >> SECOND? >> SECONDED. >> IT REALLY ISN'T HARD BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING FOR THREE YEARS. >> I COULD DO THAT. >> GOOD. THAT'S GOOD DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? >> NO. I'M NOT OPPOSED. >> APPROVE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE, SO WE GOT ALL THOSE DONE. NOW WE'RE TO THAT MEETING SCHEDULE. YOU GUYS ALL HAVE THAT FOR 2025. IS THERE A MOTION? >> SO MOVE. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? THEY LOOKED GOOD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? >> LOOKS AMAZING. >> REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT, [19. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ] AND I THOUGHT TONIGHT THAT WE WOULD START AND GO DOWN THIS WAY AND THEN COME AROUND, SO CLOCKWISE HERE. >> DARK? >> YEAH. >> FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY, GLENN, ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. TO CHRIS. >> YOUR MIC IS OFF. >> IT'S OFF? >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> GLENN, ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I'D ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE CHRIS ANN, GREG, AND BRITTANY FOR MAKING IT TO THE BOARD. WE HAVE AN AMAZING DISTRICT. THE TEST SCORES ARE GREAT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TEST SCORES AND YOU JUST LOOK AT HOW WE ARE WITHOUT COMPARING US TO LIKE COMMUNITIES, THEY'RE AMAZING. IF YOU LOOK AT LIKE COMMUNITIES AND WE HAVE SEVERAL NEARBY, THEY'RE ALSO AMAZING. BONITA HAS OUTSIZE RESULTS COMPARED TO LIKE COMMUNITIES. IF WE JUST STOPPED LOOKING AT OUR DISTRICT THERE, WE WOULD HAVE A LOT TO BRAG ABOUT. BONITA ALSO DOES VERY WELL WITH DIFFERENT SUBGROUPS. WE'VE WON AWARDS FOR ACTUALLY EDUCATING THESE DIFFERENT SUBGROUPS AND I THINK THAT ALSO SPEAKS WELL TO THE DISTRICT. WE ALSO HAVE A ROBUST, AND I THINK, AMAZING MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR OUR KIDS WHO MAYBE AREN'T GOING TO COLLEGE OR MILITARY ROUTE, AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO LEARN TRADE. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE WANT TO PROVIDE DIFFERENT PATHWAYS FOR DIFFERENT KIDS SO THAT THEY CAN GET A WELL ROUNDED EDUCATION. NOT FOR A ONE SIZE FIT ALL COOKIE CUTTER MODEL, BUT SOMETHING THAT FITS THEIR INDIVIDUAL TALENTS AND DESIRES. WE ALSO HAVE, AS I SAID, TRADE SCALE PATHWAYS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GETS OVERLOOKED, AND THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISTRICTS THAT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS, IS WITH SPECIAL ED. I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION ANY NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS THAT HAVE HAD ISSUES, BUT WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING IS YOU FOCUS SO MUCH ON THE TEST SCORES THAT YOU FORGET THAT THERE ARE OTHER KIDS WE EDUCATE AND YOU DON'T REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO THEM. I'D VERY MUCH LIKE TO THANK MATT WEEN, [01:00:04] ANN NEIL, AND JESSICA [INAUDIBLE], FOR SCHEDULING A WALK THROUGH FOR US. AS A BOARD MEMBER, I THINK IT WAS MYSELF, GREG, AND CHRIS ANN, WE WERE ABLE TO GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT OUR SELF CONTAINED CLASSROOMS. SOME OF THE THINGS I SAW THERE, AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL WALK THROUGH, WAS I SAW HIGH QUALITY TEACHING HAPPENING. I SAW VERY ACADEMICALLY FOCUSED WORK ON THE WALL. THEY ACTUALLY HAD PRETTY INVITING ROOMS. IT WAS GREAT LIGHTING. I SAW SOME TEACHERS AND CSCA MEMBERS TEACHING THEIR STUDENTS. I SAW KIDS PLAYING WITH DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE TOYS. I SAW SOME OF THEM IN A TRICYCLE RACE, THAT WAS FUN. THEY HAD SENSORY ROOMS. ONE PRINCIPAL ACTUALLY HAD THIS AMAZING LIST OF DATA. SHE HAD HANDOUTS FOR US. THAT WAS PRETTY NICE AS WELL. I JUST REALLY WANTED TO THANK THE BOARD AND OUR STAFF FOR NOT JUST CARING ABOUT THE KIDS WHO TAKE TESTS AND HAVE THESE ROBUST TEST SCORES, BUT FOR ALLOWING US TO ALSO LOOK AT, AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET A WORLD CLASS EDUCATION, OR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THAT TO HAPPEN. LET'S SEE. MY WIFE AND I. MY WIFE AND I ARE PRETTY BUSY. WE DO A LOT OF STUFF. MY WIFE'S AMAZING IF YOU'VE EVER MET HER. SHE'S THE WONDERFUL PERSON IN THE FAMILY, I AM THE OTHER ONE. SHE'S AMAZING. BUT WE HAVE TO DIVIDE AND CONQUER, BECAUSE OUR KIDS HAVE GOTTEN OLDER. WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER, THE WHOLE HERD WOULD GO AND SEE ONE THING. BUT NOW BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON, MY KIDS HAVE DIFFERENT INTERESTS, MY SON'S IN CHOIR AND MY DAUGHTER'S IN BAND, AND THEY HAVE EVENTS AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE THAT HAPPENS, WE NOW HAVE TO DIVIDE AND CONQUER, WHICH MEANS I ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO OUT BY MYSELF WITHOUT MY WIFE TO THESE EVENTS, WHICH WAS A LITTLE DAUNTING. THEN WE SEND VIDEOS TO EACH OTHER, NOT THAT WE TOOK VIDEOS. BUT WE SEND VIDEOS AND PICTURES TO EACH OTHER, OF THE EVENTS, AND THAT WAS PRETTY NICE. THE BAND, I THINK THE BAND PERFORMANCE WAS AT DISNEYLAND. MY WIFE LOVES DISNEY, SO SHE WENT TO THAT ONE. I THINK IT WAS THE LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL JAZZ BAND AND THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB. I THINK WE ALSO SAW THE SAME JAZZ BAND AT THE SAN DIMAS CONCERT IN THE PARK. THEN MY SON WAS PLAYING IN THE CHOIR PERFORMANCE, AND THEY HAD SOME PRETTY TALENTED SINGERS THERE SO THAT WAS FUN TO SEE. THEN I ALSO WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE SANTA PAJAMA NIGHT AT [INAUDIBLE]. I'M A PTA DAD, SO I WAS VOLUNTEERED TO DO A COUPLE OF THINGS THERE THAT WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS JUST IN CASE PEOPLE BELIEVE IN SANTA AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I GOT TYPE CASTED. THAT'S IT. MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, HAPPY HANUKKAH, AND, THERE'S A RESEMBLANCE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> THANK YOU. >> SEASON'S GREETINGS. CONGRATULATIONS TO BONITA UNIFIED'S NEW AND RETURNING BOARD MEMBERS, BRITTANY, CHRIS ANN, AND GREG. REMEMBERING THE DIVERSITY OF CANDIDATES AND THE VARIETY OF OPINION, THIS CAMPAIGN WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC WORKS. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR SHARED MISSION AS A TEAM OF SIX AND DOING WHAT'S RIGHT AND BEST FOR OUR KIDS. A HEARTFELT THANKS TO OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF, AND THE MANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING THEM, ALL OF WHOM MADE THE FIRST HALF OF THIS ACADEMIC YEAR REMARKABLE. FROM ACADEMICS TO THE ARTS, ATHLETICS, AND ACTIVITIES, YOU ALL BEAR WITNESS TO WHAT MAKES BONITA UNIFIED THE DESTINATION FOR GREATNESS THAT IT CONTINUES TO BE. THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT, INDEED. THE SAN DIMAS HOLIDAY PARADE AND EXTRAVAGANZA WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AND JUST PLAIN FUN. THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND EVERYONE, INCLUDING SAN DIMAS SCHOOL COMMUNITIES, WHO CAME OUT TO MAKE IT A GREAT DAY. HEADING INTO THE NEW YEAR, I'M LOOKING FORWARD IN FOCUSING OUR ATTENTION ON THE DIALOGUE AND PROCESS REQUIRED TO ANSWER THE CALL OF THE DISTRICT'S NEED FOR IMPROVED SAFETY AND SECURITY MITIGATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, AND MODERNIZATIONS THROUGHOUT ALL 13 SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. THIS SEMESTER, WE HAVE 24 CHOIR STUDENTS FROM BONITA UNIFIED, INVITED TO PERFORM AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HONOR CHOIR, WHICH IS AN ALL TIME RECORD. OF COURSE, MY DAUGHTER WAS A CHOIR SONGBIRD. ONCE AGAIN, THIS YEAR, STUDENTS FROM BOTH BONITA AND SAN DIMAS'S HIGH SCHOOLS WILL BE [01:05:04] PERFORMING AT THE PASADENA TOURNAMENT OF ROSE'S HONOR BAND ON NEW YEAR'S DAY. GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN. WISHING A FINAL FAREWELL TO OUR RETIRING BOARD MEMBER GLENN CREIMAN, AND THANK HIM ONCE AGAIN FOR HIS 21 YEARS OF DEDICATED LEADERSHIP SERVICE TO THIS DISTRICT. FROM MY HOUSE TO YOUR HOUSE, AND WITH RESPECT TO YOUR PERSONAL FAITH TRADITIONS, I WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ALL THE VERY BEST OF THE HOLIDAYS AND A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. THANK YOU. >> THANKS, JIM. OUR COMMENTS ARE GREAT. THE REPORTS ARE IMPORTANT. BUT I THINK MY FAVORITE PART OF EVERY BOARD MEETING IS GOING TO BE LISTENING TO OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES SHARE ABOUT ALL THE AMAZING THINGS THAT HAPPEN ON OUR CAMPUSES BECAUSE THAT IS QUITE LITERALLY WHY WE ARE ALL HERE. IT'S WHY I'M HERE. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SOMEONE WHO DEEPLY BELIEVED IN THE POWER OF OUR YOUTH, KNOWING THAT THEY ARE THE FUTURE AND THEY WILL ALWAYS CHANGE OUR WORLDS. MY VERY FIRST JOBS WERE ALWAYS IN EDUCATION BECAUSE I DEEPLY BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF EDUCATION. I HAVE GROWN TO HAVE THIS DEEP BELIEF IN THE POWER OF COMMUNITY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF US GOING ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE DO TOGETHER. I'M SO HUMBLED AND GRATEFUL TO SIT IN THIS SEAT, AND I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVED IN ME TO GET ME HERE. THOSE THAT ARE HERE TODAY, DAVID, CASH, CRYSTAL, MEIR, AND MOST CERTAINLY MY FAMILY, MY DAD, MY STEPMOM, MY BROTHER, MY DAUGHTER, GRANDMA POSSIBLY STILL WRANGLING MY TWO YOUNGEST OUT IN THE LOBBY, AND OF COURSE, MY DEAR, AND HE TOLD ME TO SAY BELOVED, HUSBAND, WHO IS FOR SURE, THE INSPIRATION THAT GOT ME HERE RIGHT NOW. I AM SO PROUD OF THE WORK THAT BONITA UNIFIED HAS DONE. THE SAYING GOES, I STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS, AND IT IS TRUE. THERE IS SO MUCH WORK THAT HAS GOT BUSD TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY, AND I AM EXCITED, I AM EAGER, AND I AM JUST THRILLED TO BE ON THE JOURNEY TO CONTINUE THE PROSPEROUS DISTRICT THAT THIS IS. THANK YOU. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT YEAR. HAPPIEST HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE. >> I'M NOT LAST. TWO DAYS LEFT, GUYS, UNTIL WINTER BREAK, SO I KNOW MY KIDS ARE AT HOME. WE HAD ONE OF MY ACTUALLY FAVORITE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SITTING RIGHT HERE, JAKE PARTIS. I WAS ABOUT TO CHEW HIM OUT BECAUSE HE SHOULD BE STUDYING FOR FINALS, SO I'M GLAD HE JUST LEFT. >> GLENN IS GOOD TO SEE YOU IN THE BACK THERE. I'VE ALWAYS SEEN YOUR DAUGHTER BACK THERE, BUT YOU JOINING HER IT'S JUST SO ODD TO ME. BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR US, AND YOU'RE ONE OF THE FEW STILL SITTING HERE BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE LEAVE AS SOON AS THEY SEE THAT BUDGET COMING. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE CHRIS ANN FOR STARTING HER NEW TERM. BRITTANY, THIRD TIME IS A CHARM [LAUGHTER]. OVER FOUR YEARS YOU'VE BEEN SHOWING SOME RESILIENCE AND SOME DETERMINATION. WE RAN TOGETHER IN 2020 AND IN 2022, AND NOW IN 2024. AMONGST EVERYTHING, LIKE MOST PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BOWED OUT, BUT YOU STUCK THROUGH IT AND THAT'S GOING TO SHOW WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO STOP UNTIL YOU KNOW WHAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY FOR THAT. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME HERE AS WELL. BROTHER CASH LA VERNE, YOU ALWAYS BEEN BY MY SIDE. APPRECIATE YOU AND DAVID. THEN MOST ESPECIALLY, JOSE AMADOR, PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME HE'S BEEN IN THIS ROOM. HE'S FROM THE CARPENTERS 721. HE'S BEEN WITH ME SINCE THE BEGINNING BACK IN 2020. I THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, AND ESPECIALLY FOR COMING OUT AT LEAST FROM WHITTIER OR FARTHER, JUST TO JOIN ME TONIGHT, SO I APPRECIATE YOU. BUT NOW WE'RE HERE TO DO MORE WORK. THE CELEBRATIONS IN THE PARADE ARE GREAT, BUT WE'RE HERE TO DO A JOB TO CONTINUE MAKING BONITA THE HIGHLIGHT DISTRICT IN OUR STATE, AND WE'RE AMONG THAT. PEOPLE COME HERE FROM ALL OVER. THAT'S WHY I MOVED HERE AS WELL. BUT THERE'S STILL THINGS WE COULD WORK ON. WE CAN WORK ON OUR SAFETY AS JIM TALKED ABOUT. WE HAVE GREAT FENCING THAT WAS PUT IN. WE COULD LOOK AT CAMERAS OR WAYS TO CHECK IN TO BE SAFER FOR ALL FAMILIES. I KNOW THERE'S CONCERNS WITH THE CASE NUMBERS FOR SPEECH AND OTHER SERVICES THAT WE COULD IRON OUT TO MAKE SURE IT'S EQUITABLE AND ALL THE KIDS GET WHAT THEY NEED BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT AT THE BOTTOM LINE KIDS IMPACTED WITH THEIR SERVICES. TRANSPORTATION. SOMETIMES THEY HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD, NOT LITERALLY. BUT JUST TO MAKE THINGS MORE EFFICIENT AND MAKE SURE OUR KIDS GET SERVICED AND NOT STRANDED AND WITH OUR FACILITIES BECAUSE WE HAVE AMAZING PROGRAMS, WE HAVE GREAT TEACHERS AND STAFF AND FAMILIES. WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE OUR FACILITIES ARE UPDATED TO HAVE THE SCIENCE LABS THAT THE KIDS NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. AIR CONDITIONING WORKING. WE FINALLY GOT DOWN THE GYMS, JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS ARE COMFORTABLE BECAUSE WHEN THEY'RE COMFORTABLE AND THEY LEARN THE BEST, THAT'S WHEN THEY FUNCTION THE BEST. WE CAN USE HELP WITH IMPROVING OUR FACILITIES OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW YEARS. [01:10:02] I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO GO BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE, WE'VE BEEN DOING SOME GREAT THINGS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND PROGRAMS, NOW JUST OUR FACILITIES. HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS WINTER BREAK BECAUSE I'M AN EDUCATOR AS WELL AND SO IS A COUPLE OF US UP HERE, AND THAT'S A WELL DESERVED TIME. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TEACHERS OUT THERE. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A TOUGH YEAR. IT'S A TOUGH YEAR ALL AROUND, BUT WE'LL GET A TWO WEEK BREAK. SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 2025. >> GLENN, I SAW YOU BACK THERE SMILING. I THOUGHT, WOW, THAT'S REALLY COOL [LAUGHTER]. I WANT TONIGHT ALSO THANK YOU AND GREG, BECAUSE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS I REALLY WATCHED YOU TWO IN THE POSITION OF THE PRESIDENT BECAUSE I KNEW I WAS HEADED DOWN THE ROW. I LEARNED A LOT AND LISTENED VERY CAREFULLY TO HOW THIS IS DONE. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE BOARD. BRITTANY, WELCOME. I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT YEAR WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU. MARGARET, THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOU GIVE ALL OF US. I WANT YOU TO HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TOO. SHE'S DONE A LOT. IN THE LAST MONTH, GREG AND I AND MATT WENT TO CSBA CONFERENCE, CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IN ANAHEIM. WE LEARNED A LOT. IT WAS REALLY INCREDIBLE. I DO WANT TO SHARE THAT I WENT TO ONE SESSION FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS THAT WAS THERE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WANTED TO PROMOTE LITERACY IN THEIR DISTRICTS. THERE WERE THREE PANEL MEMBERS AND THE ONLY DISTRICT THAT WAS MENTIONED AND WE WEREN'T ON IT WAS BONITA UNIFIED. THEY USED US AS A MODEL FOR WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN A DISTRICT AND A COMMUNITY IS REALLY FOCUSED ON LITERACY AND THE RESULTS THAT CAN COME TO YOUR STUDENTS. IT WAS INTERESTING AND WONDERFUL TO LISTEN TO. TO FOLLOW THAT UP, I WANT TO THANK JAMIE AVISHAM, SHE WAS WITH ME ON A CALL THIS MORNING, A ZOOM WHERE WE WERE INTERVIEWED BY FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS. I THINK I JUST SAID THAT WRONG. YEAH. IT'S A LOS ANGELES COUNTY PARENT ORGANIZATION AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR HOW PARENTS CAN BE SUPPORTED IN SUPPORTING THEIR DISTRICTS IN MOVING TO HAVING MORE BETTER LITERACY PROGRAMS IN THEIR DISTRICTS. AGAIN, THEY WERE LOOKING TO BONITA TO TELL THEM HOW THAT'S DONE. THANK YOU, JAMIE, FOR EVERYTHING AND THE LAST THREE YEARS, CONTINUING THE VERY IMPORTANT WORK THAT WE DO TO HELP THE STUDENTS HERE IN BONITA UNIFIED. I ALSO WANTED TO SAY TONIGHT, ANOTHER JOB THAT I DO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN DIMAS LA VERNE SOROPTOMIST. WE HAD A GOAL TO RAISE $10,000 SO THAT WE COULD GIVE 100 STUDENTS $100. WE HELP THEM WITH CLOTHING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME. YOU HELPED US IN A FUNDRAISER IN SEPTEMBER AND WE JUST GOT ANOTHER ANONYMOUS DONATION, SO WE ARE OVER THE TOP. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THAT PROGRAM MOVE FORWARD. I ALSO ENJOYED THE BOARDWALK THAT WE DID AT GRACE MILLER IN X STRAND, AND I WANT TO COMPLIMENT THOSE STAFFS. THEY'RE SPECIAL EDUCATION. SUPPORT FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON THEIR SCHOOL. THEY TALKED A LOT ABOUT HOW EVERYBODY IS VERY WELCOMING TO ALL THE STUDENTS. THERE'S A LOT OF INTEGRATION. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON SO THAT ALL THE STUDENTS FEEL COMFORTABLE, WHETHER THEY'RE IN A PULL OUT PROGRAM OR WHETHER THEY'RE GOING BACK OUT TO THE CLASSROOMS AND BEING THERE WITH THE OTHER KIDS IN THE REGULAR EDUCATION CLASSES. I JUST THINK THEY WERE AWESOME. ALSO, I ENJOYED A KINDERGARTEN PERFORMANCE, A GINGERBREAD MAN YESTERDAY AT LA VERNE HEIGHTS. THAT WAS REALLY COOL AND NICE FOR THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT AND PARTICIPATING IN OUR CHRISTMAS PARADE, WHICH WE DID. THAT WAS VERY NICE AS WELL. IT'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD HOLIDAY SEASON. THERE'S SO MANY EVENTS IN BONITA UNIFIED. IT'S JUST REALLY ENJOYABLE. WE'RE ALL GOING TO NEED A VACATION [LAUGHTER] AS OF FRIDAY. THANK YOU. MATT, I'LL TURN TO YOU. >> THANK YOU. YES, GLENN, ONE FINAL TIME, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU WILL BE MISSED. BRITTANY, CHRIS AND GREG, WELCOME TO THIS ITERATION ON THE BOARD. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL FIVE OF YOU, NOT ONLY NEXT YEAR, BUT IN THE YEARS MOVING FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO MAKE US AS GOOD AS WE CAN BECOME. I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON SOMETHING THAT DEREK MENTIONED ABOUT TECH EDUCATION. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEK TO BE INTERVIEWED BY THE BONITA HIGH SCHOOL VIDEO AND BROADCAST CLASS LED BY TEACHER PAUL EICHEN. [01:15:02] AWESOME EXPERIENCE. KIDS WERE GREAT. VERY PROFESSIONAL. BUT IT HIGHLIGHTS THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE MADE IN CTE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. KUDOS TO THAT GROUP, THEY DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN THERE. BRIANA, THE STUDENT FROM BONITA MENTIONED THE CANDLELIGHT PROCESSIONAL AT DISNEY. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND WATCH BONITA HIGH SCHOOL PERFORM BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY, VERY MOVING. WHEN YOU SEE IT YOU JUST GET FILLED WITH PRIDE OF WHAT THE KIDS WERE ABLE TO DO AND ACCOMPLISH. OUR ARTS ARE AMONG THE BEST IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE THIS SEMESTER BY MANY IN SETTLING IN PRINCIPLE, COMPENSATION FOR 24/25. I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING TO HAVE THAT DONE BEFORE WE GO OFF FOR THE HOLIDAY BREAK. SPECIAL THANKS TO KEVIN LEE, DON ROBERTS FROM CSEA, TRACY PANG FROM BUTA AND DEBBIE GRENIER FROM BUMT. WORKING TOGETHER, GETTING THAT DONE FOR OUR STAFF, HUGE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION TO GET THAT DONE. I ALSO WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A GREAT HOLIDAY BREAK. IT IS TWO WEEKS. I HOPE IT IS THE LONGEST TWO WEEKS IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND. THANK YOU. >> REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC. [20. 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 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 ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT. >> WE MIGHT HAVE TWO [INAUDIBLE]. >> THEY'RE ON THE TABLE IN THE WAY. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> WE'LL NEED THE CARD. YOU CAN GET ONE RIGHT IN THE LOBBY. >> WE'LL TAKE A MINUTE. WE'RE FINE. >> PLENTY OF TIME. >> YEAH. >> JUST BECAUSE I'M A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL, I HAVE A FEELING THAT FIRST ONE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE TOUCHING. IF WE CAN JUST GET A PICTURE OF THIS, I JUST THINK IT'D BE SWEET. JUST TRYING TO PREEMPT THIS WHOLE THING. [BACKGROUND] >> QUESTIONS. >> THAT'S FINE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE VERY ARTICULATE. BRAVE LITTLE GIRL. MINE DIDN'T COME TO SPEAK. I MIGHT ACTUALLY MENTION [INAUDIBLE] [BACKGROUND] >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LILY BRENA. A LOT OF YOU ALL KNOW ME AS A BONITA BEAR MOM PERSON. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT MYSELF, BONITA BEAR MOM AND SOME PARENTS ONLINE WATCHING LIVE STREAM INFORM PARENTS OF BUSD. I HAVE TWO KIDS. ONE IS A FRESHMAN, ONE IS A SENIOR RIGHT NOW. I DEFINITELY LOVE THIS BONITA SCHOOL DISTRICT. A LOT OF YOU, SO MY FRIENDS AND WE KNOW A LONG TIME AGO, 20 YEARS MAYBE. ONE THING IS VERY IMPORTANT, I WANT TO SAY MR. SIMON HAPPY RETIREMENT, AND ALSO CONGRATULATE THREE NEW AND RETURN BOARD MEMBER, CHRIS, GREG AND BRITTANY. I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK AHEAD [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE A LOT OF BONITA BEAR MOM PARENTS, WE ARE WATCHING DOG IN BONITA SCHOOL DISTRICT SINCE IT'S CALIFORNIA. MANY THINGS STILL RIDICULOUS. WE REALLY NEED TO PAY ATTENTION. JUST LIKE I DID COME TO THE MEETING FROM MAYBE SIX YEARS AGO, WE ALWAYS BROUGHT UP SOMETHING LIKE PEOPLE DOESN'T WANT TO LISTEN, BUT IT'S HAPPENING. ESPECIALLY TODAY I WATCH THE NEWS ABOUT GAVIN NEWSOM, SO MANY LAW IN CALIFORNIA, ONE IS THE KEY ISSUE. THE ONE WHO IS REALLY BOTHER ME IT'S CALIFORNIA LAW BEGINS JANUARY 1, 2025, BAN SCHOOL FROM NOTIFY PARENTS OF KID'S PRONOUN CHANGE. THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN BURDEN UP A LONG TIME OVER AND OVER [01:20:04] SINCE WE DID THE PETITION TO REALLY TRY TO GET THE NOTIFICATION. BUT END UP IS ALREADY SIGNED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM BECOME A LAW. THAT MEANS IF MY TWO KIDS, ONE COME BACK HOME BECOME HER OR SHE IN THE SCHOOL, I HAVE NO RIGHT TO NOTICE. I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS. EVEN MOST PEOPLE HEAR ABOUT THAT THEY'RE LIKE, HOW COULD IT HAPPEN? THEN MY SON EVEN SAID, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT? THIS IS CALIFORNIA. I HAVE TWO TEENAGERS. THEY DON'T LIKE TO LISTEN TO THEIR MOM. I KNOW SO MANY CONCERNS LIKE ME. EVEN VERY FEW PERCENTAGES HAPPEN. MAYBE FEW KIDS HAPPEN. I HOPE ALL THE ELECT MEMBERS, FIVE MEMBERS HERE, WE REALLY THINK ABOUT WE ELECT YOU IS REALLY HOPE YOU CAN PRESENT PARENTS. IT'S JUST REALLY COMMON SENSE. THERE MUST BE SOME WAY TO NOTICE PARENTS. IT'S JUST COMMON SENSE. I DON'T WANT TO TRY TO COVER. IT'S AGAINST THE LAW AND THEN MAYBE GAVIN NEWSOM SEE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT NOT GIVE THE BUDGET. IT COULD HAPPEN JUST LIKE THEY DO TO CHINO HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT. BUT ANYWAY, I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANY BAD THINGS ANYMORE BECAUSE I ALREADY TALKED TOO MUCH. I HOPE EVERYBODY HAPPY HOLIDAY, MERRY CHRISTMAS. ALSO, I WANT TO SHOW MY RESPECT TO THE OTHER TWO CANDIDATES, ESPECIALLY THEY WORKED SO HARD TO RUN FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER LAST FEW MONTHS. THEY ARE MR. MARK AND EDISON AND ALSO [INAUDIBLE] TERRADO WHO IS THE DRIVER FOR THE BONITA MINISTRY BUS. A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW HIM. THESE TWO CANDIDATE I SHOWED THEM SO MANY RESPECT BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY FROM US. THEY ARE BONITA GRANDDADDY. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY CHALLENGES IN COMING YEARS BECAUSE IN CALIFORNIA, A LOT OF PARENTS LIKE ME WILL COME BACK FOR ALL THOSE THINGS NOT COMPLAIN, WE COME BACK TO COMMUNICATE. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO LET ME TALK AND I HOPE EVERYBODY MERRY CHRISTMAS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE ANN TALIA ALLISON. >> CONGRATULATIONS, MS. MOM. I LOVE YOU. YOU'RE MY HERO. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] >> THAT WAS VERY NICE. THE COMMUNITY. WE DID THAT. PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. BUTA. CSEA. >> YES. >> YES, CSEA. >> GOOD EVENING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW POSITIONS. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN, GLENN, FOR YOUR 21 YEARS OF SERVICE. IT WAS UPSTANDING. WE'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT VARIOUS THINGS THIS EVENING. IN THE FUTURE WE'LL BE GOING FORWARD AND SHARING. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO THE JANUARY 8TH MEETING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AND OUR NEEDS OUT THERE THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THIS EVENING IS WHAT BRITTANY SAID ABOUT OUR STUDENTS. I WORK AT ALL THESE CAMPUSES. I GO THERE, I WATCH. I GET INVITED BY DR. LEE TO VARIOUS THINGS, AND IT'S AMAZING. YOU GET TO SEE WHAT ALL THESE STUDENTS ARE DOING, AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE A DESTINATION DISTRICT. HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE OUR OTHER STUFF THAT'S TAKING PLACE. IN THE FUTURE, I AM ASKING THE COMMUNITY AND THE EMPLOYEES ALSO TO SHOW UP ON JANUARY 8TH AND THE PRECEDING MONTHS AFTER THAT TO SUPPORT US IN OUR NEEDS AND EFFORTS. WE'VE LOST TOO MANY GOOD VALUABLE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE TOO HARD TO FIND AND WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. MERRY CHRISTMAS. HAPPY NEW YEAR, AND RETURN TO US SAFELY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. BUMT. [21. FUTURE MEETING DATES ] >> FUTURE MEETING DATES. THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE JANUARY 8, 2025. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS. WE HAVE ADJOURNMENT. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:23 [LAUGHTER]. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.