YES, MADAM PRESIDENT.

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[2. CALL TO ORDER ]

SO I GO ITEM FOUR.

RIGHT? OKAY. I'M SORRY.

ITEM FOUR REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TIME FOR EACH SPEAKER TO THREE MINUTES, AND TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.

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

IN THE CASE OF A NON-AGENDA ITEM, COMMENTS MAY BE MADE UNDER REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. 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.

OKAY. THE BOARD WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 5:03.

[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ]

[7. CALL TO ORDER ]

[8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION ]

IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO UPHOLD THE INVESTIGATION FINDINGS FOR THE UNIFORM COMPLAINT FILED MAY 1ST, 2024. THE BOARD DIRECTED THE SUPERINTENDENT TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE NOTICES.

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY KRISTEN AND SECONDED BY GREG, AND THE ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

JIM. NOW WE HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND START THAT.

EVERYONE CAN STAND TO YOUR RIGHT HAND, OVER YOUR HEART.

READY? BEGIN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

NUMBER TEN. THE APPROVAL OF AGENDA, ORDER AND CONTENT.

[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT ]

ANY DISCUSSION? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. NUMBER 11.

[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING ]

WE NEED TO ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 18TH, 2024 REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND.

SECONDED. THANK YOU.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? NO.

OKAY. MOVING ON TO NUMBER 12.

[12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES]

SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO NUMBER 13.

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 IN 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.

MARGARET MCDONALD SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

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

MARGARET. MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE OR SUFFICIENTLY SUPPORTED BY

[14. CONSENT AGENDA]

IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD SO REQUESTS, AN ITEM SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE SECTION AND PLACED IN THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS.

FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION, WHICH IS NOT DEBATABLE, AND WHICH REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR PASSAGE.

SO IS THERE A MOTION? MOVED. SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. MOVING ON TO 15 REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT.

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

ALL RIGHT. WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE.

HOPE YOU'RE ARRESTED FOR TWO WEEKS.

BUT THEN YOU CAME BACK, AND NOW YOU'RE ALL STRESSED BECAUSE YOU'RE CLEANING UP YOUR BACKYARDS AND FRONT YARDS.

HOPE EVERYONE'S SAFE.

I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT WE DID PUT SAFETY FIRST FOR OUR KIDS AND STAFF.

AND WE DID THE RIGHT THING.

JUST TO REEVALUATE EVERYTHING.

SO I'M PROUD OF OUR DISTRICT FOR THAT BECAUSE NOTHING'S REALLY COMES FIRST BEFORE SAFETY.

AND I HOPE YOU ALL STAY OUT THERE.

JUST KEEP INFORMED WITH THE NEWS AND ALL THE CAUTIONS OUT THERE JUST TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE I HEARD THIS IS GOING TO BE NOT JUST THE ONLY EVENT.

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FROM SOME OF THE REPORTS I'VE HEARD.

IT'S ALSO FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WE TALKED ABOUT RECOGNIZING OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS FOR NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELOR WEEK.

THAT'S THE REASON WHY I CAME ON TO THE BOARD YEARS AGO.

SO JUST I CAN NEVER SAY THANKS ENOUGH TO OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS OUT THERE WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR MY KID AND ALL THE OTHER KIDS OUT THERE.

I THINK THAT'S GOOD FOR ME TODAY.

THANK YOU. BRITTANY.

YEAH. WELCOME BACK.

HAPPY NEW YEAR. I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED THEIR BREAK.

AND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A WEIRD DAY TODAY, IT FELT A LITTLE BIT LIKE A CALIFORNIA SNOW DAY.

MY KIDS WERE PLAYING IN THE PILES OF PINE LEAVES ALL DAY.

AND WHILE THERE IS SOME JOY, IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HURTING AND DEVASTATED BY THE FIRES AND THE DESTRUCTION.

SO WE'RE KEEPING THAT IN OUR HEARTS AND MINDS.

I ALSO WANTED TO ECHO SOME REALLY EXCITING RESOLUTIONS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT I'M PROUD TO HAVE RECOGNIZED NEXT MONTH.

BETWEEN THE RESOLUTION AND CELEBRATING AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH AND THE GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY, THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF CTE PROGRAMS, AND THE GREAT THINGS THAT THAT DOES FOR OUR STUDENTS, AS WELL AS THE RECOGNITION AND THE SUPPORT FOR OUR AMAZING COUNSELORS.

MY FAMILY HAS ALSO PERSONALLY BENEFITED FROM THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO ON OUR CAMPUSES.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HIGHLIGHTING AND CELEBRATING THOSE THREE INCREDIBLE THINGS NEXT MONTH.

AND THAT'S IT FOR ME. MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO THOSE WHO LOST PROPERTY AND ARE AFFECTED BY THE WIND AND THE FIRE.

AND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE DISTRICT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST PROPERTY.

HEARTFELT THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO THEM AND TO ALL WHO STRUGGLE WITH THIS FIRESTORM, ESSENTIALLY.

YOU KNOW, EARLIER TONIGHT ON OUR TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA, WE APPROVE RESOLUTIONS RECOGNIZING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WHICH WAS FIRST CELEBRATED IN 1926 AND OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED NATIONWIDE IN 1976.

CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH AND NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING MONTH, ALL OF WHICH WILL BE CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY.

YOU KNOW, IT'S SO IMPORTANT WE REMEMBER AND CELEBRATE OUR SHARED HISTORY, THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT'S BEING DONE EACH DAY BY OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS, AND THE EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. ON MONDAY, JANUARY 20TH, OUR NATION WILL RECOGNIZE THE GREAT CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY, WHICH WAS FIRST CELEBRATED ON THAT DAY, THAT FIRST, THAT THIRD MONDAY NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN 1983. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO FOCUSING OUR ATTENTION ON THE PARTNERSHIP DIALOG AND THE AND THE PROCESS REQUIRED TO ANSWER THE DISTRICT'S NEED FOR IMPROVED SAFETY AND SECURITY MITIGATIONS, MUCH NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITY MODERNIZATIONS THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR 13 SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.

AND FINALLY, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR SECOND SEMESTER ROUND OF DISTRICT ROUNDTABLE AND A FENTANYL AWARENESS KIND OF IN A COMMUNITY BASED TOWN HALL.

I THINK MAYBE WE CAN DISCUSS A DIFFERENT WAY TO DO THIS, PARTICULARLY THE FENTANYL.

BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO PLANNING THOSE EVENTS.

THANK YOU AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. IS THERE A DATE FOR THE FOR THE ROUNDTABLE YET? NO. NO. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID ON THE BOARD.

SO JUST THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE AN EFFICIENT WAY TO SAY IT.

I DO WANT TO ADD ONE THING TO IT, THOUGH.

LAST NIGHT I DISCOVERED THAT IF I LIVED WHERE THERE'S TORNADOES, I'M ONE OF THOSE GUYS WHO WOULD GO WOULD GO OUT TO LOOK AT THE TORNADO.

SO I WAS DRIVING AROUND LOOKING AT ALL THE STUFF HAPPENING BECAUSE I FIND THAT INTERESTING.

AND SOME OF THE THINGS I SAW WERE I SAW POLICE BEING VERY ACTIVE, MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE SAFE.

THEY WERE DEALING WITH PEOPLE WHO GOT INTO CAR ACCIDENTS.

I SAW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OUT THERE HELPING PEOPLE, AND THEY'RE OUT THERE TODAY TOO.

I SAW, I WOULD SUGGEST, I WOULD GUESS, CITY WORKERS WITH A TRACTOR MOVING TREES.

AND THIS IS AT 11 P.M.

SO FOR ALL THE PEOPLE, ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS, POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS, CITY WORKERS, I DEFINITELY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HELPING OUR CITY FUNCTION AT A HIGH LEVEL.

WHEN THESE KINDS OF THINGS HAPPEN, I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE IT.

WE ALSO HAVE PEOPLE ON THE BISD STAFF.

SO 6 A.M., 6:30 I BRIBED MY WIFE WITH SOME COFFEE.

WE WERE GOING TO TIERRA MIA IN POMONA, AND I STOPPED BY AND I SAW CSEA MEMBERS WORKING ON REMOVING A TREE AT ALLEN AVENUE.

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THEY HAD A POLO. ONE GUY HAD A HAD A PILLOW WITH LIKE, BONITA AND A FIGHT ON IT.

I SAW DAYCARE STAFF GREETING PEOPLE AND LETTING THEM KNOW IN CASE THEY DIDN'T GET THE TEXT MESSAGES THAT THE DAYCARE WAS CLOSED.

I SAW A VP AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

I THINK RAVELLA IS HIS NAME OUTSIDE TELLING PARENTS THAT I'M SORRY THE SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED.

SO FOR ALL THE STAFF WHO ARE WHO WERE INVOLVED IN EITHER CLEANUP, FIXING OUR CAMPUSES AND ALL THE THINGS WE DO, I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND WE HAVE REALLY HIGHLY TALENTED STAFF WHO GET AMAZING RESULTS FROM OUR KIDS.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO, ALL OF THEM, FOR ALL THAT THEY DO.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.

SO WE'RE INTO OUR NEW YEAR 2025, AND I DO HOPE EVERYONE GOT A GOOD REST OVER THE VACATION.

IT IS SAD THAT WE'VE COME BACK AND HAD THIS HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.

AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE AND, JUST SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS.

IT'S VERY TOUCHING.

THERE'S SEVERAL OF US UP HERE THAT HAVE LOST PROPERTY IN FIRES.

AND FOR ME, IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD TO HOLD IT TOGETHER AS I'VE WATCHED ALL THESE VISUALS ON THE, ON THE TELEVISION AND, AND TO GET THE APPROPRIATE SLEEP TO.

IT'S LIKE CRAZY NIGHT LAST NIGHT, BUT GLAD THAT WIND IS DYING DOWN.

I WANT TO COMPLIMENT OUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, NOT ONLY THEIR PRE-PLANNING, SO THAT THEY HAVE CONTRACTED TREE REMOVAL SERVICES THAT SUPPLEMENT WHAT WE CAN DO OURSELVES IN AN EMERGENCY LIKE THIS.

AND SO WE WERE JUST REALLY PREPARED.

AND I'M VERY IMPRESSED THAT BONITA IS GETTING THE SCHOOLS IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE FOR OUR KIDS TO COME BACK.

AND ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO, I WAS THINKING ABOUT GLENN TONIGHT, AND HE'S RETIRED FROM HERE, BUT HE ALWAYS HAD A COMMENT ABOUT ATHLETICS.

SO I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT WE DID HAVE A NAVY ALL-AMERICAN BULL STUDENT, QUALIFIED TO BE IN THAT NAVY ALL-AMERICAN BOWL.

AND THAT WAS NOAH MCHALE.

AND HE'LL PLAY THIS SATURDAY, I THINK, JANUARY 11TH, 2024.

SO THAT WAS QUITE AN HONOR FOR US.

AND HE'S FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I KNOW RIGHT NOW I'VE BEEN READING ALL THE UPDATES.

WRESTLING, BASKETBALL, EVERYTHING'S MOVING ALONG FINE.

I MISS OUR KIDS NOT TELLING US.

BUT BONITA WILL CONTINUE ON.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO ECHO AGAIN.

OBVIOUSLY, WE DID CANCEL SCHOOL TODAY, AND THE DECISION TO DO THAT WAS NOT TAKEN LIGHTLY, BUT WE DID FEEL LIKE IT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF STUDENTS AND STAFF TO DO SO FOR TODAY, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE WORKERS WHO GOT OUR CAMPUSES READY TO GO FOR TOMORROW.

I WANT TO THANK THREE INDIVIDUALS ON THE TEAM THAT I REALLY FEEL LIKE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND LAST NIGHT AND ALL THROUGH THE MORNING.

ROB HARRISON, DANE CURTIS, TERRY QUINN THEY DIDN'T SLEEP ALMOST ANY LAST NIGHT, MAKING SURE MONITORING WHETHER IT'S POWER TREES DOWN, ETC. SO I WANT TO THANK THEM AND ON BEHALF OF BONITA UNIFIED, I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THE WORK THEY DID LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING.

FOR US TO MAKE THAT DECISION.

THANK YOU. GREAT.

OKAY. NUMBER 16, THE 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 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.

MARGARET. YEAH.

AND ALSO DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION? NO. BONITA UNIFIED TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION? NO. CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS EMPLOYEE'S ASSOCIATION.

DON? YES, MA'AM.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

WELL, GOOD EVENING, MRS. HORSLEY. PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

BOARD MEMBERS. SUPERINTENDENT WAYNE CABINET, THE CERTIFICATED CLASSIFIED COMMUNITY STUDENTS.

I MISS THE STUDENTS. THAT'S ACTUALLY THE BEST PART OF THIS.

DON'T TAKE ANY OFFENSE, BUT THAT IS THE BEST PART.

I ACTUALLY TOLD THAT TO THE PRINCIPAL OR WARDEN, AS I AFFECTIONATELY CALL THEM, AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL TODAY.

COMMUNITY AND ONE OF MY FAVORITES, PTA BECAUSE WITHOUT PTA, WHICH IS PTA TO YOU ALL WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE OUR SCORES AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE DO.

I'M GOING TO START OUT ON A POSITIVE NOTE THIS EVENING.

I WAS ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

I GOT SENT TO BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

ACTUALLY, I VOLUNTEERED. THAT'S THE REALITY.

I VOLUNTEERED AND I WORKED ALONGSIDE THE PRINCIPAL THERE, THE THREE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND THEN THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, AND THEN SOME OF THE STAFF THAT WAS THERE TO CLEAN UP THAT

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THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB.

THEY JUMPED RIGHT IN. AND KENNY LOOKED A LOT LIKE I DID.

AND IT WASN'T PRETTY.

SO IT WAS A MESS.

SO DURING ALL OF THIS TRAGEDY, THERE HAS BEEN SOME GOOD STUFF, AND IT BROUGHT US TOGETHER.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT BEING PART OF THE BONITA FAMILY.

SO NOW I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO SOME OTHER STUFF HERE BECAUSE AS I STATED LAST MONTH AT THE BOARD MEETING, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SITUATIONS FOR FOUR PLUS YEARS WITH THE TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR, AND IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING OUT.

THERE'S A LACK OF HONESTY THAT TAKES PLACE OUT THERE.

THERE'S A BOARD POLICY 43.1, 9.21, PARAGRAPH D, AND NUMEROUS TIMES.

AND I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

WE WERE IN NEGOTIATIONS, AND SHE SAID THAT THE CHP WANTED THIS DVIR FORM.

SUPPOSEDLY HE CREATED IT.

WELL, WE FOUND OUT WHEN I WENT AND ACTUALLY SPECIFICALLY ASKED HIM.

HE TOLD ME HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, SO THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT WELL.

NOW THAT'S A NEGOTIATIONS PIECE.

THERE SHOULD BE TOTAL ABOVEBOARD AND HONESTY IN THAT.

NUMEROUS TIMES I'VE ASKED HER QUESTIONS.

WE NEVER SEEM TO GET ANY HONESTY OUT OF HER, AND THAT THAT SEEMS TO BE A LARGE PROBLEM, BECAUSE HOW DO YOU FIX SOMETHING IF YOU REALLY CAN'T GRASP OR WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND WHAT'S REALLY TAKING PLACE? I'VE HAD EMPLOYEE ISSUES OUT THERE.

AS I LEFT THE BOARD MEETING LAST MONTH, I SHARED WITH YOU IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO FIND GOOD EMPLOYEES.

VERY HARD TO FIND THEM. AND WE'RE LOSING THEM.

AND I WAS INFORMED YESTERDAY THAT TWO MORE ARE PROBABLY LEAVING.

SO IT'S IT'S JUST VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO EVEN AT THIS POINT BECAUSE THESE ARE REALLY GOOD PEOPLE AND WE'RE LOSING THEM AND VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND PEOPLE IN THAT TRADE.

ONE OF THE OTHER ITEMS IS THAT THEY ASKED ME TO BRING UP TONIGHT ONE OF THE DRIVERS THAT WAS LEAVING.

IS THAT WHY WAS ALL THIS ABLE TO OCCUR? IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR SO LONG.

AND I TOLD HER WE'RE JUST.

IT'S THE IT'S THE PROCESS.

AND NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, I'M NOT EVEN HAPPY DOING THIS.

BUT HERE WE ARE.

THE REALITY IS, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE NOT EVEN SERVICING.

AND THIS IS ANOTHER QUESTION I GET FREQUENTLY.

FOUR OF OUR ELEMENTARIES DO NOT EVEN GET SERVICED ANYMORE FOR THE HOME TO SCHOOL, AND I INQUIRED ABOUT THAT.

I WAS TOLD LOW PARTICIPATION.

BUT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A COMPANY THAT MARKETS OUR BRAND, AND I CAN'T I'M HARD PRESSED TO FIND ANYTHING IN THERE THAT'S MARKETING OUR BRAND WITH THE TRANSPORTATION.

NOW, THERE WAS ONE ITEM.

I'LL LET THAT ONE GO, BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT A POSITIVE.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE SHOULD BE MARKETING OUR BRAND WHOLEHEARTEDLY AND IT IS STILL THE SAFEST MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IS THE BUS SERVICES. THESE ARE OUR FAMILY.

WE KNOW WHO THEY ARE. WE KNOW WHERE THEY COME FROM.

WE TEST EVERYTHING.

THEY GO THROUGH THE MILL.

IN THE FUTURE, I'M GOING TO BE BRINGING UP ITEMS BECAUSE I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME HERE.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT, FROM THE FINANCIAL ASPECT OF HOW MUCH THIS HAS COST US HAVING THIS DIRECTOR ON BOARD FROM THE OUTSOURCING OF THE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND THEN THE OUTSOURCING ON THE MECHANICAL SIDE.

IT'S A WHEN I WHEN I START TELLING YOU THE NUMBERS, WHEN WE GO FORTH, YOU'RE GOING TO BE AMAZED.

IT'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY.

AND AT THIS POINT WHEN WE'RE WHERE WE'RE AT FINANCIALLY, IT LOOKS GOOD SOMEWHAT.

BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN THE HOLE, NOTHING LOOKS GOOD AND IT'S JUST UNACCEPTABLE.

SO I WILL COME BACK EVERY MONTH AND I'M GOING TO SHARE DIFFERENT FACTORS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN SAVING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF STUFF, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, I GUESS, IN PIECES BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING AND BE SAFE.

THANK YOU. DON. ANYONE FROM BONITA UNIFIED MANAGEMENT TEAM? NO FUTURE MEETING DATES.

[17. FUTURE MEETING DATES ]

[18. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS ]

AND I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 6:19.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.