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>> SO NO ANNOUNCEMENTS? NUMBER 2, CALL TO ORDER.
[2. CALL TO ORDER]
I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:02. ROLL CALL.ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT, AND REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON A CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER 4.
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. MARGARET NO CARDS.
THE BOARD WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 5:03.
[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]
AT 6:06. NUMBER 8,[7. CALL TO ORDER]
THE REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.THERE WILL BE NO REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.
NOW, THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, MATT, WOULD YOU LEAD US?
[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONSENT]
APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT.>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
NUMBER 11, APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING.
[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING BOARD MEETING]
ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 8TH, 2025 REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING. I'M CALLING FOR A MOTION.>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> ANY OPPOSED? YEAH. VERY GOOD.
WE'RE RIGHT TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS FROM OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES,
[12. COMMUNICATION FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES]
AND WE'LL START WITH BRIANA WORREZ FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HORSLEY, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT WEEN, EXECUTIVE CABINET AND HONORED GUESTS.
IT IS AN HONOR TO STAND BEFORE YOU ONCE AGAIN TO SHARE THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND EVENTS TAKING PLACE AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.
FIRSTLY, I AM THRILLED TO HIGHLIGHT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR WINTER SPORTS TEAMS WHO HAVE RECENTLY CONCLUDED THEIR REGULAR SEASONS AND ARE NOW ENTERING CIF COMPETITION.
OUR GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM HAS HAD AN EXCEPTIONAL SEASON.
PLAYER LEXI MERCADO ACHIEVED A CAREER MILESTONE SURPASSING 100 POINTS SCORED.
ADDITIONALLY, THE TEAMS HAD A NEW RECORD WITH AN IMPRESSIVE 13, THREE POINTERS IN A SINGLE GAME.
PLAYER CESSA BETTY ALSO MADE HISTORY BY SCORING 40 POINTS IN A GAME LAST WEEK, BREAKING THE SCHOOL RECORD FOR MOST POINTS SCORED IN A SINGLE GAME.
OUR BOYS SOCCER TEAM HAS ALSO MADE IT TO CIF AND FINDS OUT WHO THEY PLAY IN THE FIRST ROUND THIS SATURDAY.
IN THE REALM OF ACADEMICS, OUR DEDICATION TO STUDENT SUCCESS REMAINS UNWAVERING.
RECENTLY, THE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT ADMINISTERED THE ICA TEST WHILE THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACILITATED COMMON LIT ASSESSMENTS.
THESE EFFORTS ARE PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR THE UPCOMING STATE TESTING, ENSURING THAT THEY ARE WELL EQUIPPED TO EXCEL.
THE ACTIVITIES FRONT, OUR ASP CONTINUES TO FOSTER SCHOOL SPIRIT AND ENGAGEMENT.
THEY RECENTLY ORGANIZED OUR FIRST EVER PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT, A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED AND SUCCESSFUL EVENT.
STUDENTS, DANIEL HAYAVI AND ALEXANDER SABINI WERE CHAMPIONS, EVEN DEFEATING TWO STAFF MEMBERS IN A THRILLING STAFF VERSUS STUDENTS MATCH.
ASP IS ALSO PUTTING ON THEIR ANNUAL WINTER RALLY THIS FRIDAY, THEMING THE SCARE GAMES FROM MONSTERS UNIVERSITY.
THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT THE UNWAVERING DEDICATION, TALENT, AND ENTHUSIASM OF OUR STUDENT STAFF AND COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I ONCE AGAIN LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK NEXT MONTH TO UPDATE YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BRIANNA. NEXT, WE HAVE MARISSA HERNANDEZ FROM CHAPARRAL & VISTA HIGH.
>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WEEN, PRESIDENT HORSLEY, CABINET MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AS WELL AS THE AUDIENCE.
FOR CELEBRATIONS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS LAST MONTH, WE HELD OUR SECOND FULL RENAISSANCE ASSEMBLY, AT WHICH WE CELEBRATED AT THE END OF OUR FIRST SEMESTER.
WE ANNOUNCED OUR PROMPT THEME AND BEGAN SELLING TICKETS.
OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER WERE KYLE DOLAN FROM VISTA AND [INAUDIBLE].
OUR STAFF MEMBER OF THE MONTH WAS [INAUDIBLE],
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AND CONGRATULATIONS TO MS. CORTEZ AND MS. LAVIN.WHO WERE PRESENTED WITH A SAN DIMAS ROTARY MINI GRANT AWARD TODAY.
MS. CORTEZ IS USING HER GRANT TO PURCHASE A CAMERA FOR THE YEARBOOK CLASS AND MS. LAVIN IS USING THE GRANT TO PURCHASE BOOKS FOR THE BULLDOGS TO READ TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
THIS FRIDAY, WE WILL HAVE A GRADUATE NUMBER 6 CAMILLA BRISTO IF SHE SUCCESSFULLY PRESENTS HER SENIOR PROJECT TOMORROW. GOOD LOOK.
FOR ACADEMICS, COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATION, WITH A FEW MONTHS LEFT IN SCHOOL YEAR, COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATION IS THE NUMBER 1 PRIORITY FOR SENIORS.
BOTH MOUNT SAC AND CITRUS CAME OUT IN JANUARY TO HELP SENIORS SUBMIT BOTH SUMMER AND FALL APPLICATIONS IN ADDITION.
THE AZAB WAS ADMINISTERED TO JUNIORS AND SENIORS.
FOR FEBRUARY, IT'S FULL OF REALLY FUN STUFF.
MOUNT SAC WILL BE BACK ON THE 12TH TO HELP WITH THE COMPLETION OF ORIENTATION AND ASSESSMENT TO ENSURE ALL OUR SENIORS ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING MOUNT SAC ARE PROMISED PLUS READY.
THE AZAB REVIEW IS SCHEDULED FOR THE 20TH.
STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE AZAB IN JANUARY WILL HAVE THEIR SCORES INTERPRETED AND CAN SPEAK WITH RECRUITERS FROM MULTIPLE BRANCHES ABOUT THEIR PLANS AND GRAFT.
AFTER GRADUATION, ON THE 25TH, WE WILL BE HEADING OVER TO SAN DIMAS FOR THEIR CAREER DAY AND TEACHERS WILL BE COMING OUT ON THE 27TH TO RUN THEIR ORIENTATION AND ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP TO SET UP SENIORS FOR THEIR PROMISE PROGRAM.
IN OUR INTRO TO ARTS CLASS, STUDENTS ARE LEARNING THE BASICS OF LAYING, PAINT, AND RECREATING THEIR FAVORITE ALBUM COVERS.
MIXED MEDIA AND DESIGN STUDENTS ARE CREATING A STAMP REPRESENTING A SOCIAL ISSUE OF THEIR CHOICE AND RESEARCHING AND WRITING AN ESSAY ABOUT THAT TOPIC.
FOR OUR ACTIVITIES IN DECEMBER, THE STUDENTS DELIVERED FOOD CLOTHING AND TOYS TO THE HOUSE OF RUTH IN POMONA.
ALONG WITH THESE ITEMS, STUDENTS TOOK 18 BLANKETS THAT THEY MADE FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE IN THE RESIDENCE AT THE HOUSE OF RUTH.
JUST THIS MORNING, WE HELD OUR SIXTH ANNUAL SOUP DAY, WHICH I PREPARED GREEN PASOLA LAST NIGHT.
AS EACH STUDENT WALKED THROUGH THE GATE THIS MORNING, THEY WERE OFFERED A BOLUS SOUP AND IT WAS FANTASY STUDENTS STAFF COMING BY THE RENAISSANCE FOR SECONDS AND THIRDS AND A STUDENT CAME BACK FOR SIXTH.
WE PROVIDED OVER 110 BOWLS OF NICE WARM SOUP ON A REALLY CHILLY MORNING BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING.
PM IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WISH UPON A BULLDOG AT THE SAN DIMAS CIVIC CENTER ON MARCH 7.
WE'LL BE ANNOUNCING OUR PROM COURT FINALISTS ON VALENTINE'S DAY, WHICH IS OUR RALLY.
LASTLY, FOR OUR ATHLETICS, OUR BASKETBALL SEASON BEGAN WITH AN OVERTIME WIN AGAINST WINCO AND OUR NEXT GAME WILL BE AGAINST SERA HIGH SCHOOL TOMORROW.
WE ARE PREPARING FOR OUR ANNUAL CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT AND IT SHOULD BE UP AND RUNNING NEXT WEEK IF THE WEATHER LETS US DO IT.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME COME UP AND HONOR CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
HAVE A GREAT EVENING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MARISSA. FROM SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL, MADELEINE BECK.
>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WEEN, BOARD MEMBERS, ATTENDING AUDIENCE AND STAFF.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE PRIVILEGE TO COME BACK AGAIN AND UPDATE YOU ON THE SAINTS.
STARTING WITH THE ART, SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE UPCOMING INSPIRED BY BLACK STUDENT REFLECTIONS ON AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTRY, AND EXHIBITION SHOWCASING THE CREATIVE WORK OF OVER 40 TALENTED STUDENT ARTISTS, INSPIRED BY THE WORK OF BLACK AND AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS LED BY MR. BLACK.
THE EXHIBITION WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE BCA THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY AND FEATURES DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, AND MIXED MEDIA PIECES.
THIS SHOW OFFERS A COMMUNITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE AND REFLECT ON THE WORK OF BLACK AND AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS, BOTH HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY.
BY PRESENTING THESE STUDENT ARTWORKS, THE EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS THE ENDURING LEGACY AND INFLUENCE OF BLACK ARTISTRY WHILE FOSTERING DIALOGUE ABOUT ITS CRITICAL ROLE IN SHAPING ART HISTORY AND CULTURE.
A PUBLIC CELEBRATION FOR THE STUDENT ARTISTS WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20 FROM 4:00-8:00 P.M. AT THE BCA.
ATTENDEES WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO MEET THE STUDENT ARTISTS HEAR ABOUT THEIR CREATIVE PROCESSES AND PARTICIPATE IN THEIR CULTURAL CELEBRATION.
SDHS ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR THEATER LED BY MS. OKALIS, PUT ON A VERY SUCCESSFUL WILLY WONKA MUSICAL IN THE BCA FROM JANUARY 29TH - FEBRUARY 2ND.
MOVING ON TO ATHLETICS, WE ARE MAINTAINING A POSITIVE GAIN DAY ENVIRONMENT.
THE AMEN TEAM HAS BEEN SENDING OUT COMMUNICATIONS TO OUR PARENTS, GUARDIANS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THANKING THEM FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN FOSTERING A RESPECTFUL AND POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT AT OUR ATHLETIC EVENTS.
IN THE COMING MONTHS, THE SCHOOL WILL BE POSTING OUR EXPECTATIONS TO ENHANCE THE CURRENT ANNOUNCEMENT AND REMIND ALL SPECTATORS THAT SAINTS VALUE EVERYONE WHILE ON OUR CAMPUS.
IN TERMS OF ACADEMICS, OUR MATH DEPARTMENT ADMINISTERED THE INTERIM ASSESSMENT BLOCK ON JANUARY 18TH, 2025.
THE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING AT DATA TO BETTER PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE ICA, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON FEBRUARY 12.
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT IS CONTINUING TO DO THE HEAVY LIFTING OF PREPARING THE OER CURRICULUM FOR BOARD APPROVAL.
OUR AVID PROGRAM HAS BEGUN COLLECTING DATA FOR CERTIFICATION, WHICH IS A YEARLY REQUIREMENT.
MEMBERS OF THE ETHNIC STUDIES WORK GROUP ARE WORKING ON WRAPPING UP OUR WORK WITH OUR ETHNIC STUDIES CURRICULUM TO PREPARE FOR A PRESENTATION TO THE COMMUNITY BEFORE IT GOES TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.
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FINALLY, ACTIVITIES.SCHS HAS BEEN CELEBRATING OUR COUNSELING TEAM ALL WEEK WITH TREATS AND GIFTS, AND ADMIN TEAM WILL BE CONCLUDING THIS WEEK OF CELEBRATION WITH PROVIDING OUR COUNSELORS WITH LUNCH ON FRIDAY.
EVERY FEBRUARY, THE CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION COMMUNITY CELEBRATES CTE MONTH TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ROLE THAT CTE HAS IN READYING OUR STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS.
OUR CTE DEPARTMENT IS PUTTING TOGETHER A VIDEO SERIES OF STUDENT TESTIMONIALS TO HIGHLIGHT EACH INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM, AS WELL AS PREPARING TOURS DURING OUR FUTURE SAINT WALK AND OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 6TH.
THE 2025 NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH THEME IS AFRICAN AMERICANS IN LABOR.
MR. CORTEZ SHARED A RESOURCE CALLED 28 DAYS OF BLACK HISTORY FOR TEACHERS WANTING TO INTEGRATE SOME ELEMENTS AS PART OF THEIR CLASS INSTRUCTION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT, AND I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT MONTH.
NUMBER 13 FEATURED PRESENTATIONS,
[13. FEATURED PRESENTATION]
MID YEAR LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN OR LCAP PRESENTATION FROM ANN NEAL.TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN MID YEAR DATE.
IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, THE STATE ADDED IN OCTOBER OF 2023 THAT LEAS NEED TO PRESENT A MID YEAR UPDATE ON SOME METRICS OUT OF THE [INAUDIBLE], AVAILABLE MID YEAR METRICS, AND THEN AVAILABLE MID YEAR EXPENDITURES.
LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST TIME I DID THAT FOR YOU.
THIS WILL BE OUR SECOND TIME GIVING THIS LCAP MID YEAR REPORT.
FIRST, I'M GOING TO START WITH THE BUDGET OVERVIEW.
IF YOU'LL REMEMBER BACK IN JUNE OF 2024, WE PRESENTED THE BUDGET OVERVIEW IN THE CURRENT LCAP.
THIS SLIDE HERE SHOWS YOU THE ADOPTED BUDGET IN THE TWO POTS OF MONEY, THE LCFF EXPENDITURES, AND THEN THE SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT EXPENDITURES.
THEN P1 IS OUR FIRST REPORT OUT ON THAT, THAT ENDS AT ABOUT FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER IS.
YOU CAN SEE THERE WE'RE RIGHT ON TRACK FOR ABOUT 50% OF THE EXPENDITURES BOTH OUT OF THE LCFF MIN FUND AND THEN THE SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT EXPENDITURES FUND.
SOME THINGS THAT COME OUT OF THAT SUPPLEMENTAL BECAUSE REMEMBER THOSE ARE TIED TO SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND STUDENTS.
A THINGS LIKE SOME OF OUR SITE INTERVENTION TEACHERS ARE PAID OUT OF THAT, OUR BILINGUAL INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS, OUR FOSTER HOMELESS LIAISONS, MET SOME MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, AND A FEW SMALL CURRICULAR PIECES COME OUT OF THAT SUPPLEMENTAL.
IF YOU'LL REMEMBER THE CAP TEMPLATE CHANGED AGAIN, JUST TO MAKE THINGS A LITTLE SPICY AND EXCITING FOR US.
IN 2024, WHEN I PRESENTED THE NEW LCAP, WHICH SPANS THREE YEARS, WE MOVED FROM 6-4 GOALS TO MATCH THE NEW TEMPLATE.
I'M GOING TO PRESENT SOME MID YEAR UPDATES ON ALL FOUR OF THOSE GOALS, AND JUST A REMINDER THAT OUR FOURTH GOAL IS A MANDATED EQUITY MULTIPLIER GOAL FOR VISTA HIGH SCHOOL AS A RESULT OF THE NEW TEMPLATE.
GOAL 1 IS HERE LISTED, AND THAT'S THE BIG GOAL AROUND ALL OF OUR TEACHING AND LEARNING PROGRAMS, FOCUSED ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT WITH SPECIFIC ATTENTION TO OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS, OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY, STUDENTS WHO ARE SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN OUR FOSTER YOUTH.
THE KEY INSIGHTS FOR EACH GOALS ARE SET UP FOR YOU TO SEE A BASELINE.
WE'RE GOING TO USE VARIOUS BASELINE YEAR DATA SPECIFIC TO EACH METRIC BECAUSE NOT ALL THE DATA COMES IN AT THE SAME TIME.
THEN YEAR 1 DATA DERIVED MOSTLY FROM THE 23, 24 SCHOOL YEAR WHEN AVAILABLE, AND THEN THE DIFFERENCE FROM THAT BASELINE TO YEAR 1 DATA.
IN OUR FIRST TWO LINES THERE, YOU'LL SEE CAASSP.
THAT'S OUR STATE STANDARDIZED TEST THERE FOR ELA AND MATH.
YOU CAN SEE BONITA UNIFIED HAS SUCCESSFULLY MITIGATED LEARNING LOSS FROM THE PANDEMIC.
THAT'S A REAL FEATHER IN THE CAP TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR CLASSROOMS. BASELINE SCORES FROM THE CAASSP ELA AND MATH ARE FROM JUNE OF 2023 BECAUSE REMEMBER WE WERE WRITING THE NEW CAST LAST YEAR, AND THEN THE YEAR 1 DATA IS FROM JUNE OF 2024.
THE THE 72.5 AND THE 60.5 ARE THE HIGHEST DISTRICT WIDE ELA MATH AND ENGLISH SCORES,
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INCLUDING PRE PANDEMIC DATA.EL ENGLISH LEARNER RECLASSIFICATION RATES, LOTS TO BE EXCITED HERE ABOUT RECORD HIGH NUMBER OF RECLASSIFICATIONS FOR IEL STUDENTS DUE IN PART TO LOTS OF FACTORS, BUT REALLY CLOSE MONITORING OF OUR STUDENTS IN EL AND THEIR NEEDS, OUR STRUCTURED LITERACY PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, AND THEN WE'VE REALLY DEDICATED SOME INCREASED RESOURCES TO SUPPORTING OUR EL STUDENTS.
NICE TO SEE THAT REFLECTED IN THE GROWTH OF OUR EL LEARNERS.
THIS ONE IS INTERESTING AS WELL.
THIS IS OUR STUDENTS THAT TAKE ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS. YOU'LL SEE THE CURRENT DIFFERENCE FROM BASELINE IS A SMALL GROWTH, BUT WHAT I WANT TO POINT OUT IS THAT IN 2023, WE HAD A LITTLE OVER 1,800 AP EXAMS TAKEN BETWEEN BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS, AND THEN IN 2024, WE HAD OVER 1,900 EXAMS TAKEN, AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF EXAMS TAKEN, BUT ALSO WE HAD 26 MORE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AP CLASSES.
INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF AP TEST TAKEN AND INCREASE IN THE ACCESS TO AP.
NICE TO SEE EVEN THOUGH THAT GROWTH THERE WAS SMALL, IT'S MORE BROAD REACHING.
GOAL 2 SPEAKS TO SCHOOL SAFETY AND CLIMATE.
THESE ARE REALLY THE CONDITIONS AROUND LEARNING.
OUR FIRST METRIC IN GOAL 2 IS OUR TEACHER CREDENTIALING DATA, SO MATCHING THE CREDENTIALS TO THE COURSES.
THE BASELINE INFORMATION HERE IS ACTUALLY FROM THE 21, 22 SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE THERE'S A LAG IN THE REPORT OUT FROM THIS DATA OF ALMOST A YEAR FROM THE CDE.
THE [INAUDIBLE] DATA, I'M SORRY, IS FROM 22, 23 SCHOOL YEAR.
OUR TARGET IS TO MAINTAIN OVER 90% IN THE SPAN OF OUR THREE YEAR LCAT.
THE ROUGHLY 8% WHO ARE NOT CREDENTIALED FALL INTO A VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE HAVE A TEACHER THAT'S OUT ON AN EXTENDED MEDICAL LEAVE OR A MATERNITY LEAVE, WE MAY HAVE A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER IN THERE ON A WAIVER OR WE MAY HAVE A MILD, MODERATE CREDENTIALED SPECIALIST WHO'S ACTUALLY WORKING IN A MODERATE SEVERE OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND BASED ON STUDENT NEED.
>> WE ALSO HAVE COACHES, VARIOUS COACHES WHO MAY HAVE A SOCIAL SCIENCE CREDENTIAL, BUT THEN THEY ALSO HAVE THE REQUIRED 18 UNITS IN KINESIOLOGY, AND SO IF THEY'RE TEACHING A WEIGHT LIFTING COURSE, THEN THEY'RE ON A SPECIALIZED CREDENTIAL.
SOME OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY COMPRISE THAT ROUGHLY 8% OF THE WHAT LOOKS LIKE NON FULLY CREDENTIAL, BUT THEY'RE JUST ON SOME EXCEPTIONAL CREDENTIALS.
ACCESS TO STANDARDS ALIGNED MATERIAL AS THE CURRICULUM AND LEARNING SIDE OF THE HOUSE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE.
THAT IS WHERE WE LIVE IS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE TEACHING THE STANDARDS AND THAT OF ALL OF OUR MATERIALS ARE STANDARD ALIGNED.
I FEEL REALLY CONFIDENT THAT YES, WE DO HAVE 100% STANDARDS ALIGNED MATERIALS IN PLACE.
THEN THE FIT THE FACILITIES INSPECTION TEAM RATING THAT WE WANT TO MAINTAIN GOOD FOR ALL 13 OF OUR SCHOOL SITES, AND WE HAVE THAT IN OUR BASELINE, AND THEN WE HAVE THAT REFLECTED IN OUR YEAR 1.
WE SURVEY OUR STUDENTS AND WE SURVEY OUR COMMUNITY TO GET INPUT ON LEVELS OF ENGAGEMENT AROUND SCHOOL AND SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.
THE FIRST METRIC HERE IS A PERCENT POSITIVE ATTENDANCE, STUDENTS ARE IN SCHOOL, AND THE BASELINE IS FROM THE ENDING OF JUNE OF 2023, AND YEAR 1 IS THE ENDING OF JUNE 2024 AND YOU'LL SEE A NICE INCREASE THERE.
CHRONIC ABSENTEE, SAME BASELINE AND YEAR ONE YEARS.
CHRONIC ABSENTEE STUDENTS ARE STUDENTS WHO MISSED 10% OR MORE OF THEIR ENROLLED SCHOOL YEAR, AND OUR PUSH IS TO GET BACK TO PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS OF ATTENDANCE AND REDUCED CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, BUILDING BACK THOSE HABITS OF HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO COME TO SCHOOL EACH AND EVERY DAY.
WE'RE SHOWING SOME REALLY NICE IMPROVEMENT THERE.
STUDENT PERCEPTION ABOUT SAFETY.
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THE BASELINE IS STUDENTS SURVEYED IN SPRING OF 2024, AND THEN THE YEAR 1 IS FALL OF 2024, WHEN STUDENTS WERE LEAVING SCHOOL IN THE SPRING OF 24 AND THEN WHEN THEY CAME BACK IN THE FALL.WE SAW SOME GOOD GAINS IN SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS AND ONE MINOR DROP IN SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS.
SOME SAFETY SAW GOOD IMPROVEMENT IN ONE MINOR DROP IN SCORE CONNECTEDNESS.
I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT PANORAMA, WHICH IS OUR SURVEY, THEY USE A FIVE POINT CHARD SCALE AND A THREE DOES THEY DO NOT PUT THAT IN THE BASKET OF FAVORABLE SCORES.
IN OTHER WORDS, A THREE MAY REFLECT AN ANSWER WHERE I PUT SOMETIMES I AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT OR SOMEWHAT I AGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT, THAT'S NOT COUNTED AS A FAVORABLE AND SO WHEN WE AVERAGE IN THE THREE SCORES, STUDENTS THAT MARKED A THREE ON THE FIVE POINT LIKER SCORE, THE RATING GOES UP, YOU WOULD ADD ABOUT ANOTHER 35% ON AVERAGE TO THOSE RATINGS SO IT'S QUITE A BIG SWING WHEN YOU INCLUDE THE THREE ON THAT LIKERED SCALE.
GOAL 4. THAT'S THE MANDATED GOAL THAT I TALKED ABOUT FOR VISTA HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS A GOAL THAT SPEAKS TO A HIGH QUALITY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE IT'S SUPPORTIVE TO STUDENTS WHO ARE IN A POSITION WHERE THEY'RE WANTING TO RECOUP CREDITS THAT BEHIND TOWARDS GRADUATION.
THE FIRST METRIC IS CREDIT EARNED PER MONTH.
STUDENTS EARN OR RECOVER CREDIT AT VISTA BY COMPLETING WHAT'S CALLED AN SBUS OR A STANDARDS BASED UNIT OF STUDY.
THE BASELINE IS FROM THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR, WHERE STUDENTS IN THAT PROGRAM WERE EARNING ABOUT 4.2 CREDITS PER MONTH AND WE REALLY WANT THEM TO GET TO SIX CREDITS PER MONTH THAT'S ABOUT THE MAXIMUM YOU COULD DO, SO WE WANT THEM REALLY ON TRACK TO BE EARNING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF CREDITS PER MONTH.
THE SECOND METRIC WE PUT IN PLACE IS THE BENCHMARK PARTICIPATION FOR BOTH MATH AND READING.
THE ORIGINAL METRICS SHOW THAT NOT ALL STUDENTS IN VISTA WERE TAKING A BENCHMARK AND THIS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO BOTH THE TIMING OF WHEN STUDENTS COME IN AND OUT OF VISTA.
BUT ALSO THAT THIS JUST WAS NOT A PRIORITY AREA FOR US.
BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE DISTRICT ALIGNED DISTRICT WIDE BENCHMARKS, WE REALLY WANT THIS TO BE REFLECTED IN OUR VISTA PROGRAM AS WELL.
THIS NOW BECOMES A PRIORITY AREA THAT 90% OF OUR STUDENTS AT VISTA ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR DISTRICT BENCHMARKS, EVEN WITH NO MATTER WHEN THEY ARE ENTERING VISTA SCHOOL THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.
LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TWO PIECES FROM OUR DASHBOARD WHERE ALL OF THESE SCORES ARE REPORTED OUT IS THE CALIFORNIA DASHBOARD.
THAT'S BECAUSE BOTH OF THESE METRICS WENT UP.
THEY WERE SOME OF OUR ON THE LOWER END METRICS, AND THEY BOTH SAW IMPROVEMENT.
THE FIRST ONE IS SUSPENSION RATES FOR ALL STUDENTS.
THE CURRENT YEAR AND IT MAINTAINED, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE, THE DASHBOARD IS REALLY A METRIC OF TWO PARTS AND IMPROVEMENT IS ONE OF THOSE PARTS.
THIS METRIC NOT INCREASING IS AN IMPROVEMENT, MAINTAINING OR LOWERING IS REALLY IMPROVEMENT FOR A NEGATIVE MEASURE ON SUSPENSION RATES, AND THEN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRIOR YEAR.
THAT MAINTAINING AND THE DIFFERENCE PUTS US IN THAT YELLOW BAND SO WE WENT UP THERE.
THEN THE IMPROVEMENT IN OUR ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRESS.
WE'RE NOW OUR ARROWS POINTING TOWARDS GREEN, WHICH IS A GOOD THING AND YOU SAW THAT AS BEING A REFLECTION OF THOSE HIGH REDESIGNATION RATES FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS.
TWO HIGHLIGHTS OFF OF THE DASHBOARD.
WE HAVE LOTS OF GREAT HIGHLIGHTS ON THERE, BUT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THOSE TWO AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT.
WHAT ARE OUR NEXT STEPS? EACH SCHOOL SITE GOALS FOR THE '24, '25 SCHOOL YEAR, AND THEY ALL HAVE GOALS IN THESE THREE AREAS, ATTENDANCE.
I THINK YOU SAW THAT REFLECTED IN THOSE IMPROVEMENTS IN BOTH POSITIVE ATTENDANCE AND THE REDUCTION IN CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO GET THOSE BACK TO PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS.
EVERY SCHOOL HAS GOALS WITH METRICS AROUND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.
MATT SHARED WITH YOU, I THINK FAIRLY RECENTLY, THE TRIMESTER ONE READING SCORES,
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AND THERE'S REALLY A LOT TO BE CELEBRATED THERE BOTH IN THE OVERALL PRODUCTIVITY OF THE READING SCORES, AND ALSO THAT EFFORT TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP ON SOME OF THOSE GROUPS THAT WE'RE REALLY TARGETING TO SUPPORT, SEEN LOTS OF DATA POINTING TOWARDS GOOD PROGRESS ON THAT.ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE GOALS IN PLACE, AND THEN FINALLY GOALS AROUND MAKING SURE ALL STUDENTS FEEL CONNECTED, SUPPORTED, AND ENGAGED WHEN THEY COME TO SCHOOL.
THEN I WANT TO THANK JAMIE ABUHA ALREADY FOR BEGINNING.
THE NEW WORK SEEMS LIKE WE GIVE THIS REPORT, AND THEN WE'RE ALREADY STARTING ON WRITING THE NEW LCAP, IS THE WAY THINGS GO AND THEN ALL THE DATA COMES IN IN JULY AND AUGUST AND WE'RE OFF TO THE RACES AGAIN.
>> YOU GUYS WANT TO GO FIRST? I KNOW I DO.
SURE. IMPRESSIVE GROWTH ON THE AP TEST TAKEN.
WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE INCREASE IN STUDENTS? IS IT NOT POPULATION? IS IT SOMETHING?
>> NO. I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.
THEY ARE REALLY LOOKING AT BARRIERS TO ACCESS OUR PREREQUISITES NECESSARY FOR A KID TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS.
CAN A SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNER KID TAKE THIS COURSE AND BE SUCCESSFUL? THERE'S REALLY BEEN A DELIBERATE EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A WIDE RANGING ACCESS TO AP COURSES FOR STUDENTS.
>> WAS IT ADDITIONAL SECTIONS?
WE MAY HAVE ADDED ONE CLASS OR TWO, BUT THERE WAS NOT LIKE A BROAD OFFER ADDITION OF AP SECTIONS.
>> ON THE DASHBOARD, APPRECIATED DASHBOARD, SOMETHING I'M FAMILIAR WITH IN HEALTHCARE.
WE LOOK AT TRENDED DATA ON DASHBOARDS.
IS THAT AVAILABLE OR WOULD THAT BE USEFUL FOR US? [OVERLAPPING] SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST A POINT IN TIME COMPARED TO.
>> IN FACT, WHEN I WAS TRYING TO UNRAVEL THE SUSPENSION, WHY THE RATE WAS FLAT, BUT WE WENT UP.
I HAD TO TOGGLE BACK TO PREVIOUS YEARS TO SEE.
BUT THE DASHBOARD FOR THAT PARTICULAR METRIC, REMAINING THE SAME IS ACTUALLY PUT YOU IN THE IN THE YELLOW BAND AS DOES OUR LOW RATE SO WE DO COMPARE YEAR TO YEAR.
>> WHETHER IT'S A FIVE YEAR TREND, THINKING PARTICULARLY ABOUT COVID AND WHAT THE CORRELATION IS, JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE. THANK YOU.
>> I DID WANT TO THANK YOU DAMIS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DID TO DO THIS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DON'T KNOW IF OTHER PEOPLE NOTICE, BUT SOME OF THE DATA THAT YOU GUYS ARE JUST REPORTING NOW IS DATA THAT BECAME AVAILABLE RIGHT IN THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER, WHICH MEANS THAT JAMIE IS WRITING YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN UPDATE FOR THE NEXT LCAP WITHOUT THE DATA FROM THIS YEAR THAT YOU DON'T GET UNTIL YOU'VE WRITTEN THE LCAP FOR THE LAST YEAR AND THEN YOU'RE NOT REPORTING IT TO US UNTIL JANUARY.
>> THERE IS THAT DELAY AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF FRUSTRATION BECAUSE YOU CAN'T IMMEDIATELY SEE TRENDS, BUT MY COMPLIMENTS BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WORKING.
WE'RE SEEING SO MUCH POSITIVE INFORMATION.
I REMEMBER LAST YEAR THAT WE DIDN'T SEE THE GROWTH IN THE SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS AND I DON'T KNOW IF COMING BACK FROM COVID THAT IMPACT US.
IT WAS NICE TO SEE, BUT I KNOW ALSO THAT WE LOOKED AT SPRING INTO FALL AND I'M WONDERING, NOW ARE WE ASSESSING ALL THE TIME SPRING AND FALL, SO WE CAN LOOK AT A FALL TO FALL IN A SPRING TO SPRING.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE TIME OF YEAR.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT. THERE WAS SOME DEBATE AROUND THAT.
DO WE DO A FALL TO FALL SPRING TO SPRING BECAUSE YOU TEND TO SEE DIFFERENT TRENDS FROM SPRING TO FALL SO YOU KNOW THAT THE SCORES SPRING TO SPRING PROBABLY ARE MORE ALIGNED.
I CHOSE TO DO SPRING TO FALL BECAUSE IT SEEMED TO BE CLOSER TOGETHER TO MEASURE THE METRIC, BUT YEAH, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT SO I'LL BE PRESENTING THE 25 LCAP IN JUNE, AND THEN ALL THE DATA WILL COME OUT ABOUT THREE OR FOUR WEEKS LATER AFTER I PRESENT THAT.
WE'RE ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT BEHIND ON WRITING THE PLAN AND THEN GETTING THE DATA A LITTLE BIT BEHIND.
>> AND THEN I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE ANSWER TO IT, BUT IT IS A LOW PERCENTAGE OF KIDS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE BENCHMARKS IN MATH AT SHAPE.
I WAS WONDERING IF THAT WAS COURSE DRIVEN, OR DO WE NOT HAVE SOME BENCHMARKS WRITTEN FOR SOME OF THE COURSEWORK THAT THEY'RE DOING? I JUST WASN'T SURE I WONDERED IF YOU GUYS GET BACK TO US ON THAT.
>> YEAH. THEY'RE IN PLACE NOW.
IT'S A PRIORITY AREA NOW, BUT WHEN WE WERE WRITING THIS IN MAY JUNE, THAT'S.
>> HI. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS SO MUCH ECHOING CHRIS ARES SO MUCH PROMISE HERE.
I WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE STUDENT PERCEPTION OF SAFETY DATA AND THE PERCEPTION OF SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS.
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IS THERE SPACE ON THE PANORAMA FOR OPEN RESPONSE FOR LIKE STUDENT FEEDBACK TO ACTUALLY GIVE EXPLANATION FOR THEIR METRIC?>> THAT'S A GOOD. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ON THE STUDENT.
I KNOW. [OVERLAPPING] THERE'S NOT ON THE STUDENT.
>> WHAT OPPORTUNITIES CAN WE PURSUE OR ARE WE PURSUING TO GET MORE DIRECT SPECIFIC FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS OR THEIR FAMILIES ON HOW TO CONTINUE THESE TRENDS TOWARDS THE PROGRESS?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, AND ACTUALLY, WE JUST TALKED THIS EVENING BECAUSE DAMIS GOING TO WORK WITH OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE JUST CONNECTED WITH THEM THIS EVENING TO SHARE OUT STUDENT DATA AND THEN GET COLLECT STUDENT VOICE AROUND THAT DATA.
>> I HAD TWO COMMENTS AND ONE QUICK QUESTION.
FIRST, THE TEST SCORES LOOK AMAZING.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'RE DOING.
THE FACT THAT WE'VE NOT ONLY MITIGATED LEARNING LOSS, BUT HAVE SURPASSED OUR PREVIOUS HIGHS IS JUST A RARIFIED ERROR, I DON'T THINK.
MANY DISTRICTS ARE AT, ESPECIALLY WITH LOOKING AT SOCIAL ECONOMIC AND OTHER VARIABLES.
THE ONE IS, I NOTICED WE HAD A +7 ON STUDENT SAFETY.
I THINK IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. IT WENT FROM 55%-62%, AND IT SAID A +7.
NOW I WAS JUST WONDERING, IS THERE SOMETHING WE USUALLY MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AREN'T ALWAYS THE MOST POSITIVE I HAVE ONE.
THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS POSITIVE AND CHEERFUL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME? I WAS JUST WONDERING ARE WE DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT? ARE WE HAVING DIFFERENT FOOD ENVIRONMENTS? ARE WE DOING SOMETHING TO HELP THEM FEEL MORE SAFE? I GUESS.
>> YEAH. BECAUSE IT'S A GOAL FOR ALL THE SCHOOLS.
THEY ARE BEING DELIBERATE ABOUT RENTING PROGRAMS EACH THE FANTASY DRAFT WHERE TEACHERS ARE PICKING FIVE KIDS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE CONNECTED WITH IT ALL THE TIME, EVEN IF IT'S JUST LIKE A HANDSHAKE.
I LIKE YOUR HAIR, A NEW HAIR CUT, THAT THING.
OUR SCHOOLS ARE BEING VERY DELIBERATE ABOUT PUTTING IN PLACE THINGS TO ALLOW ALL KIDS TO FEEL CONNECTED.
>> JUST A SIDEBAR COMMENT, MY DAUGHTER GOT I LOVE THAT OUTFIT AND I LIKE YOUR HAIR.
THOSE THINGS ACTUALLY ARE GETTING TOLD TO ME ABOUT WHAT OUR STAFF IS SAYING.
>> WE HAVE DATA THAT PROVES THAT ACTUALLY JUST INFORMAL CONNECTIONS WITH KIDS ABOUT THINGS COMPLETELY OUTSIDE OF ACADEMICS, HAS A PROFOUND POSITIVE IMPACT.
>> NUMBER 14, REQUESTS 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 3 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.
NUMBER 15, OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[15. CONSENT AGENDA]
MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE OR SUFFICIENTLY SUPPORTED BY PRIOR OR ACCOMPANYING REFERENCE MATERIAL AND INFORMATION AS TO NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.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 AGENDAS.
ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION WHICH IS NOT DEBATABLE AND WHICH REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR PASSAGE. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> AYE. ANY OPPOSED? TOOK A BIG CHUNK OF THINGS.
NUMBER 16, DISCUSSION ACTION AGENDA, HUMAN RESOURCES.
[16. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA]
WE NEED TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE INITIAL PROPOSALS FOR NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION, AND ITS CHAPTER NUMBER 21, AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR.THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AT 6:39 PM.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. FOR ARTICLE 19 OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND CSCA AND ITS CHAPTER NUMBER 21, THE PARTIES AGREE TO COMMENCE NEGOTIATIONS ON A FULL SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPENSATION, WHICH INCLUDE SALARY AND HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS AND ANY ARTICLES OF CHOICE BY THE DISTRICT OR ASSOCIATION.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECTION 3547 OF THE EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT, CSCA AND THE DISTRICT ARE SUBMITTING THEIR INITIAL PROPOSALS TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS.
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THE ITEMS SUNSHINE INCLUDE 15 CURRENT ARTICLES, ALL APPENDICES, AND TWO NEW ARTICLES TO CONSIDER.FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE BOARD WILL NEED TO CONSIDER ADOPTING BOTH PROPOSALS. THANK YOU.
>> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AT 6:40 PM.
WE NEED TO ADOPT THE INITIAL PROPOSAL FOR NEGOTIATIONS FROM THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND IT'S CHAPTER NUMBER 21 TO THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
NUMBER 3, ADOPT THE INITIAL PROPOSAL FOR NEGOTIATIONS FROM THE BONITA UNIFIED.
>> TO THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS, SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND CHAPTER NUMBER 21 FOR THE 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR.
>> YOU GUYS ARE FASTER THAN ME. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
>> AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. NUMBER 4, WE NEED TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE INITIAL PROPOSALS FOR NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE BONITA UNIFIED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE 2024 2025 SCHOOL YEAR.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AT 6:41 P.M. KEVIN?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. ARTICLE 26 OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND THE BONITA UNIFIED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, THE PARTIES AGREED TO COMMENCE NEGOTIATIONS ON SALARY, HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS, CALENDAR, AND TWO ARTICLES OF CHOICE BY BOTH PARTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3547 OF THE EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT.
BUTA AND THE DISTRICT ARE SUBMITTING THEIR INITIAL PROPOSALS TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS.
THE ITEMS SUNSHINE FOR NEGOTIATIONS ARE CLASS SIZE, HOURS, AND EVALUATIONS.
AGAIN, FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE BOARD WILL NEED TO CONSIDER ADOPTING BOTH PROPOSALS. THANK YOU.
>> IS THERE A NEED DISCUSSION? OKAY. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AT 6:41 P.M. WE NEED TO ADOPT THE INITIAL PROPOSALS FOR NEGOTIATION FROM THE BONITA UNIFIED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION TO THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> ANY OPPOSED? NO. ADOPT THE INITIAL PROPOSALS FOR NEGOTIATIONS FROM THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE BONITA UNIFIED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION FOR THE 2024 2025 SCHOOL YEAR. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIED. ALL RIGHT.
SUPERINTENDENT. WE'RE RECEIVING THE FIRST READING OF BOARD POLICY.
>> ANOTHER ROUND OF FIRST READ TONIGHT.
THE REVISIONS REFLECT CHANGES IN LAW.
I WANT TO JUST NOTE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A CHANGE ON BP 3100, SO THERE'S A PART THAT WAS LEFT OUT.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT THAT IN FOR THE SECOND READ, WHICH YOU'LL SEE IN MARCH.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO THANK MY POLICY BUDDY FORCING. THANK YOU.
>> NUMBER 3, STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO EDUCATIONAL CODE 48 900 I AND 48,900.4 FOR STUDENT NUMBER 120-30-3574? THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STUDENT NUMBER 120-30-3574 BE EXPELLED FOR THE 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR WITH PLACEMENT IN A PROGRAM OUTSIDE THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
>> ANY OPPOSED. CARS. THANK YOU.
REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT.
[17. REPORTS FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT]
WHY DON'T WE START AGAIN AT THE FAR END? OKAY.>>GLAD THAT YEAR JANUARY IS OVER. THAT WAS A LONG YEAR.
THE FIRES, ALL THE KIDS BEING SICK, EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON.
LOOKING FORWARD TO BETTER FEBRUARY.
WE GET TO LEARN ABOUT ALL THE ACHIEVEMENTS FART SANDY MISS HIGH SCHOOL, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION, AND ONE OF OUR PILLARS, OUR FIRST ONE, I THINK IS EQUITY, WHICH REALLY MEANS THAT EVERYONE HAS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE THAT AS ONE OF OUR PRIORITIES IN THIS DISTRICT.
I THINK THAT LEADS TO SOME OF THE FIRST GOAL THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, HOW WE'RE SEEING GROWTH IN ALL GROUPS, NOT JUST ONE GROUP.
CONGRATS TO IRISH FROM GLADSTONE.
HE WON THE SPELLING BEE AND WE GET TO HONOR HIM NEXT MONTH.
[APPLAUSE] HE DID A GREAT JOB.
SO, HE BEAT OFF FIVE OF US UP HERE. NOT TOO MUCH.
I KNOW THE SUPER BOWLS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND AND IF YOU'RE AS UNEXCITED AS I AM, THERE'S A LOT OF BAND CONCERTS HAPPENING, TALENT SHOWS, WRESTLING TOURNAMENTS, SOMETHING TO FILL YOUR BUCKET LOCALLY.
ALSO NEXT WEEK, GUYS, DON'T FORGET IT IS VALENTINE'S DAY.
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NUTRITION SERVICES IS OFFERING A NICE DEAL FOR CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES, OR COOKIE BOUQUETS.I RECOMMEND EVERYONE. THOSE LOOK GREAT.
OUR NUTRITION SERVICE DEPARTMENTS DOES A GREAT JOB WITH THAT. THAT'S GOING TO BE ALL FOR ME TODAY.
>> YES, AND HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
THE CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY IS CERTAINLY WHAT MAKES AMERICA GREAT.
IT'S A REALLY IMPACTFUL THING FOR US TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THAT TODAY AND ANY DAY.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO PUBLICLY THANK ALL THE TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS AND STAFF MEMBERS THAT CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOL SITE SAFE AND INCLUSIVE PLACES.
IF YOU ARE SOMEONE THAT'S LOOKING FOR RESOURCES OR MORE DIVERSE TEXT, I KNOW OF AT LEAST A FEW ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE READY TO DONATE THOSE, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT OR EMAIL ME AND WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SO MANY TEACHERS SHARING REALLY EXCITING THINGS WITH THEIR CLASS, AND I KNOW SOMETIMES A CLASS SET OF BOOKS REALLY MAKES IT HAPPEN.
LAST WEEK WE CELEBRATED THE HUNDREDTH DAY OF SCHOOL.
I SENT TWO LITTLE GRAY-HAIRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OFF AND IT WAS THE CUTEST THING.
I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE AS IT IS NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELORS WEEK.
WE HAD KINDNESS WEEK LAST WEEK ON MANY OF OUR CAMPUSES, AND OUR COUNSELORS, THEY JUST INVEST SO MUCH IN THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING.
THERE'S KINDNESS CLUBS AND CHALLENGES.
THERE WERE ACTIVITIES, AND IT REALLY MAKES OUR CAMPUSES A BETTER PLACE TO BE.
I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO ATTEND RONENS TALENT SHOW.
THERE WERE MANY AND THERE ARE STILL MORE TO GO.
MY 5-YEAR-OLD SANG A SONG FROM TROLLS.
WHILE I BEAMED WITH PRIDE, I ALSO SAT IN THAT AUDIENCE JUST IN AWE THAT A 5-YEAR-OLD HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM ON A STAGE LIKE WHAT WE HAVE AT BCA.
I THINK IT'S JUST A MOMENT TO JUST BE THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE SUCH A FACILITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO EXPERIENCE AS SOMEONE WHO STUDIED THEATER IN COLLEGE, STUDIED THEATER IN LONDON FOR A SEMESTER, AND EVEN DID SOME COMMUNITY THEATER.
BCA MAY BE ONE OF THE TOP THEATERS I'VE BEEN I MEAN, THE GLOBE IN LONDON IS PRETTY COOL.
WHICH IS REALLY GREAT BECAUSE I WAS ACTUALLY AT THE BCA EVERY DAY LAST WEEK BECAUSE AS YOU HEARD FROM OUR SANDY MUS HIGH SCHOOL REP, THEY PUT ON WILLY WONKA.
ANYBODY WHO DOESN'T KNOW THIS, SANDY MISS HIGH SCHOOL OPENS UP ONE OF THEIR SHOWS TO ALL OF THE STUDENTS.
THEY HAD 90 BSD STUDENTS FROM TK ALL THE WAY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL WITH JUST A PRODUCTION TEAM OF FOUR ADULTS, WHICH MEANS THEY HAD LOTS OF PARENT HELP.
THEY HAD OVER 30 VOLUNTEERS HELP GET THIS PRODUCTION.
AND SEEING IT HAPPEN UP CLOSE EVERY SINGLE DAY IT WAS JUST REALLY INCREDIBLE.
THE COMMUNITY THAT EXTRA CURRICULAR CULTIVATES FOR OUR STUDENTS.
I MEAN, IT'S INTEGRAL TO THOSE MARKERS OF SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE CONNECTED TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND ENCOURAGE YOUR STUDENTS TO BE CONNECTED AS WELL.
THAT SHOW, WILLIE WONKA, THE PRODUCTION TEAM INFORMED ME, HAD THE LARGEST AUDIENCE OVER ALL THEIR SIX SHOWS, PROPS TO THE COMMUNITY FOR SHOWING UP.
THEY ALSO HAD RECORD NUMBER OF STAFF IN ATTENDANCE, WHICH I AS A MOM OF TWO LITTLE ACTORS IN THE SHOW WAS SO THANKFUL FOR.
IT WAS A REALLY THOUGHTFUL MOMENT.
THEY HAD THESE PERSONAL INVITES FOR EVERY SINGLE STUDENT TO GIVE TO THEIR TEACHER.
THEN WHEN THEIR TEACHER SHOWED UP, THEY GAVE THE TEACHER A LITTLE BUTTON THAT SAID, LIKE, I WAS INVITED BY THOMAS OR ANTOLIA AND SO THE KIDS SAW THEIR TEACHERS COME OUT AND SUPPORT THEM.
AND IT WAS JUST SUCH A BEAUTIFUL THING.
I LOVE BEING A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.
I'LL BE BACK AT BCA AT THE END OF THE MONTH WATCHING RAMONA'S PERFORMANCE AND TRUCK JUNIOR.
I HOPE TO SEE THAT SAME COMMUNITY SHOW OUT THERE.
LASTLY, I HAVE BEEN HAVING QUITE A FEW CONVERSATIONS WITH PARENTS WHO WISH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COMMUNITY CULTIVATION THAT YOU HEARD A BIT ABOUT.
I WANT TO USE A MOMENT TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO FIND WHAT IT IS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO GET INVOLVED IN ON THEIR CAMPUSES.
WHETHER IT'S THE PTA OR THE SITE COUNCIL OR JOINING A COMMITTEE FOR AN EVENT OR BEAUTIFICATION, OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE, MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE ATTENDING THOSE FAMILY NIGHTS.
US AS PARENTS, SHOWING THAT INVOLVEMENT IS WHAT MODELS FOR OUR STUDENTS BEING INVOLVED AND BEING CONNECTED, AND IT IS THROUGH THAT CONNECTEDNESS THAT WE THRIVE.
>> GOOD EVENING. EARLIER TONIGHT ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA, WE APPROVED A RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE MARCH AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, AND SPECIFICALLY, THE MANY EXEMPLARY CONTRIBUTIONS WOMEN HAVE MADE IN HELPING TO BUILD AND SUPPORT WHAT MAKES BONITA UNIFIED A DESTINATION FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF ALIKE.
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WITH TWO BONITA'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS NAMED FOR STRONG DEDICATED AND INFLUENTIAL WOMEN.ARMA J. SHULL ELEMENTARY AND GRACE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AS WELL AS THE WOMEN HERE ON THE DIS TONIGHT, INCLUDING TWO OF MY BOARD MEMBER COLLEAGUES IN A GALLERY FILLED WITH STRONG, DEDICATED, HARDWORKING WOMEN.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING AGAIN, NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELORS WEEK AND THANK THEM FOR THE ESSENTIAL WORK THEY DO IN HELPING OUR STUDENTS ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND PLANNING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION OR CAREER VIA BOTH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AND JUST THEIR PRESENCE.
I ATTENDED FACILITIES MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY MEETING KICKOFF AT SAN DIMAS ON 28 JANUARY.
AND I CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO FOCUSING OUR DIALOGUE AND THE PROCESS REQUIRED TO ANSWER THE DISTRICT'S NEED FOR IMPROVED SAFETY AND SECURITY, MUCH NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITY MODERNIZATION THROUGH ALL 13 OF OUR SCHOOL COMMITTEES.
MONDAY NIGHT, I TOO ATTENDED THE 19TH ANNUAL BONITA UNIFIED SPELLING BEE, WHERE 56 STUDENTS, FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS COMPETED FOR A $250 CASH PRIZE SPONSORED BY OUR VERY OWN SAN DIMAS MASONIC LODGE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNER OVER GLADSTONE AND ALL THE STUDENTS WHO COMPETED, IT TAKES A LOT TO DO THAT.
PARTICULARLY AT THAT AGE, ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OF RAISING THE BAR ON OUR STUDENT EXPECTATIONS.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SECOND SEMESTER DISTRICT ROUND TABLE WHERE I UNDERSTAND NEW CURRICULUM WILL BE FEATURED PRESENTATION.
AND FINALLY, REMEMBER YOUR VALENTINE ON THE 14TH. THANKS, GUYS.
>> OKAY. UM FIRST, I ROUTINELY TRY TO TALK ABOUT HOW AMAZING BONITA IS AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IT IS A DESTINATION SCHOOL DISTRICT.
OUR KIDS HAVE OUTSIZED AMAZING RESULTS, AND I THINK THAT'S A PART OF OUR BONITA COMMUNITY, AND THAT INCLUDES ALL OF OUR STAFF, OUR TEACHERS, OUR CSEA STAFF, OUR COUNSELORS, OUR ADMIN, WORKING TOGETHER WITH PARENTS, COMMUNITY GROUPS TO REALLY HAVE, I WOULD SAY, AMAZING RESULTS.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO WORKS FOR OUR KIDS AND TO HELP OUR KIDS BE THE BEST PEOPLE THEY CAN BE.
MIKE SON WAS ALSO IN THE SAME PLAY FOR SANDY MISS HIGH SCHOOL AND HE HAD A GREAT TIME.
WHAT I NOTICED WAS NOT ONLY WERE THERE A LOT OF PARENTS, A LOT OF PARENT VOLUNTEERS.
THIS WAS A MEANINGFUL EVENT FOR THEM.
BUT I WAS COUNTING STAFF MEMBERS.
I KNEW. AND I SAW STAFF MEMBERS FROM ALL OF THE BARGAINING UNITS.
I SAW MATT, JESS AMARRES, LET ME JUST GET A LIST.
MR. G NICOLE GRANT, A LOT OF TEACHERS, CSE MEMBERS, MISS NICK, I SAW MR. RICHIE, MR. RITCHIE, I CAUGHT MY EYE BECAUSE IT'S SANDY MISS HIGH SCHOOL.
AND IF YOU HAVE NEVER WORKED SECONDARY, HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE A LOT OF STUFF TO DO.
WE GET A LIST OF THEIR ARTS AND SPORTS, AND HE HAS ENOUGH EVENTS TO GO EVERY SINGLE DAY TWO TIMES, HE SHOULD BE A BUSY MAN.
I SEE HIM AND I'M A LITTLE PERPLEXED BECAUSE I KNOW HE HAS MANY THINGS TO GO TO.
I'M LIKE, DID BONITA NOT HAVE ENOUGH EVENTS FOR YOU? HE'S LIKE, OH, NO, THIS IS MY DAY OFF.
BUT MY WIFE, WHO'S A TEACHER WANTED TO GO TO SUPPORT HER KIDS, WE'RE HERE SUPPORTING A KID THAT SHE REALLY CARES ABOUT.
FOR ALL OF YOU WHO LOVE ON OUR KIDS, I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU.
PARENTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE, BUT IT'S THOSE OTHER PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE SUPPORT INTO THE LIVES OF OTHERS THAT REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEFLY SEE THE SPELLING BEE.
WAS AMAZING. THANK YOU, MISS AVISAM FOR YOUR WORK.
IF YOU'VE NEVER SEEN A SPELLING BEE, I'M A BIGGEST FAN, WHICH DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK OUT WELL FOR ME.
AND MY DAUGHTER, I FOUND OUT, CARED MORE ABOUT TAYLOR SWIFT AND HER BOYFRIEND THAN HER DAD WHO'S ROOTED FOR AND CRIED EVERY TIME THE BILLS MAKE THE SUPER BOWL.
SO SHE'S ROOTING FOR KANSAS CITY BECAUSE SOMEONE LIKES THEM.
AND I EVEN FORGOT WHERE I WAS GOING FOR THAT.
SORRY. I GOT A LITTLE EMOTIONAL.
[LAUGHTER] BUT, YEAH, BONITA IS A GREAT DISTRICT.
>> I ALSO WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE FACILITY MASTER PLAN MEETING AT SANDY MISS HIGH SCHOOL,
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AND THERE WERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL THE SCHOOLS, AND MY COMPLIMENTS TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT FOR REALLY WORKING WITH ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS AND TO HAVE OVER 100 OF THEM SHOW UP TO PARTICIPATE AND SHARE THEIR IDEAS AND THEY WERE COLLECTING MORE INFORMATION FOR US SO THAT WHEN WE GET BACK TOGETHER AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE WORKING ON MECHANISMS TO SHARE OUR INFORMATION WITH THE COMMUNITY.IT WAS A WONDERFUL WARM REALLY JUST NICE EVENINGS.
SO WE'RE DOING GOOD THINGS HERE.
IT IS A WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH COMING UP, AND SO I'LL JUST SPEAK A MOMENT ABOUT THE SEROPTIMS, WHICH I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF.
JUST RECENTLY, THEY DID HELP CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY'RE HELPING ADMINISTER A GRANT, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO GIVE OVER $1,500 TO RESTOCK THEIR CLOTHES CLOSET.
THAT WAS A VERY NICE THING AND GOOD FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL AND GOOD FOR OUR STUDENTS.
SO WE WILL BE GOING INTO A DREAM AND B IT PROGRAM WITH CHAPARRAL STUDENTS OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS AND WE'LL BE HAVING IT IN THIS ROOM, AND IT'S REALLY, WONDERFUL TO WORK HANDS ON WITH STUDENTS HELPING THEM TO PLAN OUT THEIR LIVES AND REACH FOR THEIR GOALS.
THAT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
I LIKE TONIGHT THAT THEY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE THAT ART EXHIBIT FEBRUARY 20 AT 46.
IT'S JUST REALLY NICE FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND SEE WHAT THESE KIDS ARE DOING IN THE CLASSROOMS. THEIR ACADEMICS ARE SPLENDID AND THE ARTS CONTINUE TO BE SO WELL DONE IN THIS DISTRICT.
WE JUST HAD 24 OF OUR STUDENTS RECOGNIZED AS CHORAL STUDENTS TO ONE OF THE CALIFORNIA HONOR CHOIRS, AND THAT'S JUST SUCH AN HONOR AND TO HAVE SO MANY OF THEM RECOGNIZED IN THIS DISTRICT IS INCREDIBLE.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL OF YOU NEXT WEEK AND I'M GOING TO TURN OVER TO MAD.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IN THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT, THE BOARD DID APPROVE COMPENSATION AGREEMENT FOR THE 24 25 SCHOOL YEAR.
I WANT TO THANK THE ASSOCIATIONS, BUTA CSCA AND BUMPED FOR THEIR WORK AND A COLLABORATION ON THIS.
WHEN TIMES ARE FLUSH, NEGOTIATIONS ARE OFTEN STRAIGHTFORWARD.
BUT WHEN THEY'RE TIGHT, IT TAKES A LITTLE MORE CREATIVITY AND FLEXIBILITY TO CREATE A PACKAGE THAT MAKES SENSE.
AND THE PACKAGE THIS YEAR WAS CREATIVE, AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK OF KEVIN LEE, TRACY PANG, AND DON ROBERTS, TO HELP MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
GO AHEAD, GIVE A CLAP. CLAP FOR THEM.
[APPLAUSE] SO I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A STORY THAT SPEAKS TO THE IMPACT OF BONITA UNIFIED OUTSIDE OF OUR NORMAL DAILY WORK.
AFTER THE DEVASTATING WILDFIRES LAST MONTH, BONITA RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE ORGANIZATION SHOES THAT FIT, A GROUP THAT GIVES CHILDREN IN NEED NEW ATHLETIC SHOES TO ATTEND SCHOOL.
THEY ASKED IF WE WOULD BE ABLE TO USE ONE OF OUR BOX TRUCKS TO HELP DELIVER SHOES TO PAY THE CONVENTION CENTER'S EMERGENCY SHELTER.
OF COURSE, THE ANSWER WAS YES.
ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES, RAMON REENA, DELIVERED 250 PAIRS OF SHOES TO THE SHELTER.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT RAMON TONIGHT AND THANK HIM FOR STEPPING UP IN A TIME OF CRISIS.
ON THAT DAY, RAMON EXEMPLIFIED THE BEST OF BONITA UNIFIED.
>> NUMBER 18 REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS,
[18. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC ]
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 HAVE FOUR CARDS THIS EVENING, AND THE FIRST PERSON IS ANDY SUNDSTROM.
[APPLAUSE] GOOD EVENING. WELCOME.
>> EVENING. THIS IS ON? GOOD EVENING.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, AND MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS FROM THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION.
[APPLAUSE] MY NAME IS ANDY SUNDSTROM, AND I'M A STAFF REPRESENTATIVE.
I WORK FOR THE MEMBERS OUT HERE.
I'VE BEEN OUT HERE ABOUT 18 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE FOLKS IN AZUSA, BONITA, CHARTER OAK AND WEST COVINA.
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I'VE ALSO WORKED WITH THE FOLKS OUT IN GLENDORA, CITRUS, SAN MARINO, ROLAND, WALNUT, PEZZOLI'S. I MEAN, YOU GET THE PICTURE.I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, AND I'VE BEEN GETTING AROUND FOR A WHILE AND STUFF.
THE POINT BEING IS THAT NEVER IN MY EXPERIENCE, HAVE I ENCOUNTERED SO MANY ISSUES WITH A PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT THAN I HAVE HAD HERE IN BONITA.
IT HAPPENS TO BE THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS EVENING.
IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THESE THINGS.
A LOT OF GRIEVANCES ARE BEING FILED AND THEY'VE BEEN FILED FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GIVE YOU A FEW EXAMPLES TO ILLUSTRATE AND HOW IT LEADS TO THE BIGGER PICTURE.
FIRST OF ALL, A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK, WE HAD A DRIVER THAT COMMUNICATED WITH US THAT SHE WAS SKIPPED IN THE ROTATION FOR EXTRA DUTY.
THE LANGUAGE IN THE CONTRACT, WE HAD TO DISCUSS IT.
WE ELEVATED IT UP TO THE LEVEL WHERE WE WOULD MEET WITH DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.
WE DID, WE CAME TO A CONSENSUS AND THE MEMBER WAS PAID AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE.
WE ASSUME THAT ADMINISTRATION AND I SHOULDN'T EVEN ASSUME.
I HAVE FAITH THAT THE ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATED THIS TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT.
FAST FORWARD A YEAR LATER, SAME EXACT VIOLATIONS, DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL.
TO US, THAT JUST SPEAKS THAT EITHER THE INDIVIDUAL IS INCOMPETENT OR THEY HAVE A FLAGRANT DISREGARD FOR THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, QUITE FRANKLY, JUST DISREGARDING WHAT THEIR EMPLOYER, WHAT THEIR SUPERVISOR IS TELLING THEM TO DO.
ANOTHER ISSUE THAT CAME UP, THAT WASN'T NECESSARILY A GRIEVANCE, BUT IT DID HAVE A CONCERN FOR A LOT OF THE DRIVERS WAS THAT WHEN WE DISCOVERED, ONE OF THE DRIVERS TOLD US, LOOK HEY THEY'RE HAVING ME USE MY PERSONAL CELL PHONE FOR WORK, AND WE SAID, HOLD ON, DISTRICT, WE SENT CEASE AND DESIST TO THEM SAYING YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATED BACK TO US VERY QUICKLY THAT WAS THIS FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES, AND WE SAID, OF COURSE, NOT.
IF IT'S EMERGENCY PURPOSES, ABSOLUTELY.
BUT THE PROBLEM WAS IS THAT IT WASN'T UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH LATER THAT THE PROBLEM GOT RESOLVED, AND DURING THE MEANTIME, THE DRIVERS WERE IN A LIMBO OF WHAT THE HELL TO DO. EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE.
SORRY. IS THAT MY TIME? I APOLOGIZE. BUT AGAIN, DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.
TALK TO SOME OF YOUR EMPLOYEES HERE, TALK TO MR. ROBERTS, EVEN TALK TO SOME OF YOUR FORMER BUS DRIVERS WHO HAVE LEFT BECAUSE OF SOME OF THESE VERY REASONS.
I'M ONE OF THE BUS DRIVERS HERE AT BONITA UNIFIED.
THIS RIGHT HERE AS MOST OF THE OTHER BUS DRIVERS KNOW, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE.
I'M ONE THAT USUALLY DON'T LIKE TO SAY NOTHING.
BUT I THINK THAT AS BEING QUIET, THINGS ARE NOT HAPPENING AS FAST AS WE WOULD LIKE, WHICH IS WHY MOST OF US BUS DRIVERS ARE HERE.
WE'VE EVEN GOT SOME DRIVERS THAT ARE NO LONGER HERE, AND WE'RE JUST REACHING OUT TO YOU GUYS FOR HELP BASICALLY BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING THERE AT THE YARD THAT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE AND WE WOULD LIKE HELP.
SOME OF THE ITEMS IS THE SAFETY OF OUR SCHOOL BUSES.
WE DON'T HAVE A CERTIFIED MECHANIC.
IF WE DON'T HAVE A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, HOW CAN WE HAVE OUR BUSES WORKING THE WAY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING? I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK UP TO AND AND GET A CERTIFIED MECHANICS BECAUSE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW THREE MECHANICS.
ONE OF THEM IS ONLY SUPPOSED TO TOUCH THE WHITE FLEET.
HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO TOUCH OUR BUSES, IF HE'S GOT NOTHING TO DO, HE'S JUST SITTING AROUND.
THE OTHER MECHANIC, WE HAVE A MAIN MECHANIC THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE DOES, TO BE HONEST, AND WE COULD ALL VOUCH FOR THAT.
I KNOW IT'S FUNNY, BUT WE REALLY WANTS THESE MECHANICS TO WORK ON OUR BUSES TO GET THEM WORKING THE WAY THEY SHOULD BE BECAUSE WE'RE OUT THERE DRIVING AND WE'RE GOING UP THE HILLS AROUND THE FREEWAYS, FULLY LOADED FOOTBALL TEAM ON OUR BUSES, AND WE'RE GOING AT 35 MILES PER HOUR.
HOW DANGEROUS IS THAT? THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU GUYS HELP.
WE ALSO NEED HELP FROM OUR BOSS,
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WE DON'T FEEL THAT WE HAVE THAT SUPPORT FROM HER WHEN WE DO COME WITH ISSUES.TO ME, IT FEELS LIKE SHE'S OUT THERE TO PROVE US WRONG VERSUS TRYING TO SEE WHAT IS THE ROOT CAUSE AND TO SEE TO TRY TO HELP US BETTER WHAT'S GOING ON HERE AT THE YARD.
LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE SOME DRIVERS THAT WE'VE LOST BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD ENOUGH.
SHE USED TO BE OUR DISPATCHER, GREAT, AND SHE FELT THAT SHE WAS FORCED TO RETIRE BECAUSE IT'S WORKING THERE IN THAT OFFICE FOR THEM.
I'M ASSUMING IT WAS ROUGH AS IT IS FOR SOME OF THE ONES THAT ARE THERE ALSO.
IS MY TIME UP? [LAUGHTER] ANYWAY, THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR, JUST TO VOICE OUR CONCERNS, GO OUT THERE, TALK TO THE BUS DRIVERS, SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
BECAUSE I KNOW DON HAS BEEN WORKING AND TALKING TO YOU GUYS AS FAR AS WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, BUT I GUESS WE FELT LIKE IT'S OUR TURN TO COME UP HERE AND STAND UP HERE AND TALK FOR OURSELVES AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, LAURA. [APPLAUSE]
CHARTER PRESIDENT, 309 CHARTER OAK, AREA G REGION 2, AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF DON ROBERTS, OUR CO-PRESIDENT UNION BROTHER.
I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE FEEL THAT THE DIRECTOR IS NOT QUALIFIED, OUTSOURCING BUS DRIVERS.
WE FEEL HE CAN'T MANAGE HIS POSITION BECAUSE HE'S SKIPPING PEOPLE.
DON IS A GOOD STANDING MEMBER, PRESIDENT OF HIS CHAPTER.
WHEN DON SAID, SOMETHING'S WRONG, CONTRACTING WORKOUT, SEVERAL GRIEVANCES, BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT DON IS ASKING FOR YOU TO DO SOMETHING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THESE MISHAPS, LET DOWNS, AND MOST OF ALL, WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU TO CORRECT THESE MATTERS TO MAKE BONITA A BETTER PLACE TO WORK.
WHAT DON HAS BEEN FIGHTING FOR ALL ALONG.
BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE TO, PUT YOUR DIRECTOR ON NOTICE AND LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE BOSS HERE, BOARD MEMBERS, TO GET THIS CORRECTIVE ACTION.
YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE A BAD THING LOOKING OVER YOU. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LET'S WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE BONITA GREAT.
TRANSPORTATION, I'M ONE OF THE BUS DRIVERS HERE.
I WASN'T PLANNING ON TALKING TONIGHT, BUT A LOT OF MY CO WORKERS ARE HERE, SO MY EX-COWORKERS ARE HERE.
THEY WANTED ME TO TALK BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A FILTER.
BASICALLY, I APPRECIATE THE SUPERINTENDENT THIS MORNING HAVING A MEETING WITH US.
I'VE TALKED TO KEVIN AND SONIA A FEW TIMES.
IT ALWAYS FALLS ON DEAF EARS EVERYTHING THAT WE TALK TO THEM ABOUT.
WE'RE HERE TONIGHT BASICALLY TO TALK TO YOU GUYS.
OPEN YOUR EYES, SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
IT'S A HORRIBLE AREA TO WORK IN.
I SHOULDN'T SAY HORRIBLE. IT'S NOT HORRIBLE.
BUT THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT CAN BE IMPROVED, BASICALLY.
KEVIN ASKED ME ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I THINK IT WAS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, HOW TO ATTRACT MORE BUS DRIVERS.
I TOLD HIM BASICALLY YOU HAD TO GET RID OF THE TOXIC DIRECTOR THAT WE HAVE, BASICALLY.
NOBODY FEELS COMFORTABLE AROUND HER.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU GUYS KNOW THIS, BUT WHEN THEY FLEW THE POSITION ORIGINALLY, SHE WOULDN'T HAVE QUALIFIED.
THE POSITION WAS CHANGED AFTER SHE WAS HIRED IN.
I WANT YOU GUYS TO LOOK INTO EVERYTHING I'M SAYING.
THE POSITION WAS CHANGED AFTERWARDS TO ACCOMMODATE HER.
WE THINK YOU GUYS WANT TO GET RID OF THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THERE'S NO OTHER REASON WHY YOU WOULD PUT SOMEBODY SO INCOMPETENT IN THAT POSITION BASICALLY.
SHE'S JUST A NIGHTMARE TO WORK FOR.
SHE DOESN'T LISTEN NO COMPASSION, NO LEADERSHIP.
ANYBODY WHO'S RAN A BUSINESS, AN ACTUAL BUSINESS WOULD HAVE FIRED HER, PROBABLY, SHE WOULDN'T HAVE MADE IT PAST PROBATION. LET'S JUST SAY THAT.
WASTING MONEY, AS YOU CAN TELL, A COUPLE OF THEM SAID, BASICALLY WITH THE MECHANICS.
WE'VE GOT, I USE THE TERM LOOSELY, THREE MECHANICS.
WE HAVE ONE MECHANIC, RICHARD.
THAT'S THE ONE YOU GUYS WANT TO KEEP.
I THINK ONE OF THEM IS SUPPOSED TO START AT 6:00 A.M.
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DOESN'T START AT 6:00 A.M. GETS THERE 6:30, 6:45 WHENEVER HE SHOWS UP.EXCUSES HE LIVES WAY THE HELL BEYOND, SO DOES OUR DISPATCHER.
MY FACT, I THINK THEY LIVE ABOUT THE SAME DISTANCE.
I SHOW UP AT 6:00 A.M. HE'S ALREADY THERE.
WE'VE LOST LOTS OF GREAT DRIVERS BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO WORK FOR HER.
YOU GUYS ARE SPENDING MORE MONEY TRAINING PEOPLE TO REPLACE.
DEBBIE'S BACK THERE, OUR DISPATCHER.
I'VE TOLD EVERY ONE OF THESE GUYS THAT JUST RECENTLY CAME IN TO RUN.
GO FIND ANOTHER DISTRICT TO WORK FOR BECAUSE IT'S JUST I'M ON MY WAY OUT HOPEFULLY.
FINALLY, MY BUSINESS, OTHER BUSINESSES TAKEN OFF. I CAN'T WAIT.
I'M COUNTING THE DAYS DOWN, YOU CAN GET IN MY BUS ANYTIME YOU WANT.
YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY HOW MANY NUMBERS OF DAYS I HAVE LEFT.
I WANT YOU GUYS JUST TO OPEN UP YOUR EYES, DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH, TAKE A LOOK.
NO OFFENSE TO THEM, BUT DON'T LISTEN TO THEM.
IT FALLS ON DEAF EARS HERE IN THE DISTRICT.
IT DOESN'T GET ANYWHERE PAST TO YOU GUYS OR ANY LIKE THAT.
YOU GUYS REALLY NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
I GUESS THAT'S MY TIME. [APPLAUSE]
THE PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION, BONITA UNIFIED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, DON.
>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WEEN, BOARD OF EDUCATION, MANAGEMENT, CABINET, CERTIFICATED CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES.
MY WONDERFUL FRIENDS AT PTA, AS I LIKE TO REFER TO THEM AS.
MY FRIENDS FROM THE COMMUNITY FROM CSCA WHO CAME OUT TONIGHT TO HELP US OUT HERE.
AS THEY STATED, IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE.
ACTUALLY, IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR FIVE YEARS.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS INFORMED. IT'S GONE ON TOO LONG.
LAST MONTH, I STOOD BEFORE YOU THE MONTH BEFORE.
I HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH. WE DID HAVE A MEETING TODAY.
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME PROGRESS FINALLY.
THAT'S A GOOD THING. WE APPRECIATE THAT.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE STILL HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. WE HAVE SOME OF OUR, HELLO.
SOME OF OUR FORMER DRIVERS HERE, SO THAT'S A WONDERFUL THING.
THEY DIDN'T LEAVE BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO.
THEY LEFT BECAUSE THEY JUST COULDN'T DO IT ANYMORE.
IT'S EDUCATION. THAT'S NOT HOW IT SHOULD BE.
BEFORE I JUMP INTO THIS TOO MUCH, I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR ACCEPTING OUR 24/25 NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE FUTURE.
THAT WILL BE A TREMENDOUS EFFORT.
BUT I THINK UNDER DR. LEE, WE WILL BE ABLE TO ROLL FORWARD AND GET SOME GOOD THINGS DONE.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO ONE OF MY FRIENDS OVER AT WEST COVINA.
SHE BROUGHT US SOME REALLY GOOD INFORMATION, SO THAT WAS HOPEFUL. THANK YOU, WEST COVINA.
I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU LAST I SHARED ABOUT THE CHP AND THE FOUR SCHOOLS THAT WE ARE NO LONGER PICKING UP.
BUT HERE'S ONE OF THE OTHER ITEMS. WE HAVE SO MUCH OUTSOURCING GOING ON AND ONE OF THE SAD PARTS WAS, IN HOUSE, OUR BUSES DELIVERED OUR STUDENTS TO AN EVENT.
SOME OF THESE EVENTS ARE IN OTHER COUNTIES, AND THEY WERE ORDERED BY THE DIRECTOR.
AT THIS TIME, IF THEY'RE NOT READY, YOU GO, YOU LEAVE.
THIS IS WHAT EVERYTHING WE DO HERE IS ALL ABOUT OUR STUDENTS.
EVERYTHING YOU SEE EXISTS BECAUSE OF OUR STUDENTS, AND WE LEFT THEM IN OTHER COUNTIES, OTHER CITIES, AT EVENTS.
I WAS TOLD, I SPOKE TO A COUPLE OF PRINCIPALS.
ONE OF THEM SAID, THEY WERE CALLING ME.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO TELL THEM.
I JUST KEPT TELLING THEM, I'M SORRY.
WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO TELL THE PARENTS AND INVITE THEM TO TO SHOW UP TO THESE BOARD MEETINGS WITH MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
BECAUSE THE REALITY IS, THEY DON'T HAVE THE POWER CONTROL AND AUTHORITY.
WHEN YOUR PARENTS ARE CALLING THESE INDIVIDUALS, THEY HAVE NO SAY OVER TRANSPORTATION.
THAT'S WHERE THEY NEED TO GET OUT AND CALL MR. WAYNE BECAUSE THAT'S WHO DOES HAVE THE POWER CONTROL AND AUTHORITY.
WHEN WE'RE OUTSOURCING THESE VEHICLES AND WE'VE DONE A LOT OF OUTSOURCING ON THAT SIDE OF THE HOUSE.
THE PROBLEM WITH IT IS, WE'RE 4.6 MILLION IN THE WHOLE LAST YEAR, WE'RE LOOKING AT 6.8 MILLION THIS YEAR AND 6.8 PROJECTED FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
WE DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR ALL OF THIS.
THAT'S WHY AT CSCA, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE AND MAKE THINGS BETTER, KEEP IT IN HOUSE, BECAUSE WE ALWAYS DO BETTER WORK IF WE HAVE THE ABILITY AND ACCESS TO ALL THE MATERIALS AND TOOLS AND EVERYTHING WE NEED.
THERE'S ALWAYS A REMEDY FOR THAT.
BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS WE'VE OUTSOURCED SO MUCH THAT THERE'S A HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND HERE'S A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WE COULD HAVE DONE.
WELL, I'LL BE BACK NEXT MONTH.
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[APPLAUSE]>> ON19TH IS OUR FUTURE MEETING DATES.
[19. FUTURE MEETING DATES]
THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE MARCH 5, 2025, 20 IS ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS.[20. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS]
>> ACTUALLY, IT'S FRUSTRATING BEING IN THIS, AND THIS LEADS TO AN AGENDA ITEM BECAUSE I HEAR SOMETHING FROM ONE SIDE, I SEE THIS. I SEE ALL THE PASSION.
AGAIN, HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE CONTRACT CONCERNS.
LAURA WAS TALKING ABOUT THE CONCERNS OUT IN THE FIELD.
THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I WAS ELECTED.
THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I HEARD ABOUT.
THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S DONE RIGHT LIKE I HEARD WE LEFT KIDS IN IRVINE.
I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S GOING TO BE A STUDY SESSION OR SOMETHING ELSE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THIS SO WE CAN REALLY GET RESOLUTIONS BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN OVER FOUR YEARS OF ME HEARING THE SAME CONCERNS AND STILL THE SAME CONCERNS.
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD JUST TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE KIDS BECAUSE THE PASSION I HEAR IS NOT ABOUT THEMSELVES IT IS FOR THE STUDENTS.
I'M JUST LOOKING FOR SOMETHING. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU, GREG. WE'LL TAKE THAT UNDER CONSIDERATION. ANYTHING ELSE, GUYS? NUMBER 21 IS ADJOURNMENT.
I ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 7:16 P.M.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR COMING TONIGHT.
>> GREG. [APPLAUSE]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.