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[ 2. CALL TO ORDER]
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:00.
WE ARE ALL PRESENT AND NO ONE'S ABSENT.
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. MARGARET?
WE WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 5:01.
[ 5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]
THE BOARD WILL NOW RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 6:00 PM.[ 7. CALL TO ORDER]
WE HAVE THE REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION, BUT THERE IS NO REPORT.MR. BOMANO, WILL YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> SURE. PLEASE RISE WITH ME WHILE WE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY.
>> 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.
[ 10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]
>> I NEED AN APPROVAL FOR AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR OUR PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING.
[ 11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]
WE NEED TO ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 5TH, 2025 REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING. IS THERE A MOTION?>> THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> ANY OPPOSED? NO. GREAT. NOW WE HAVE OUR COMMUNICATIONS FROM OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES,
[ 12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES]
AND WE'LL START WITH BRIANA WARRIS FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HORSLEY, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, EXECUTIVE CABINET AND HONORED GUESTS.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE AGAIN TONIGHT TO SHARE ALL THE EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.
OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE BEEN HARD AT WORK, AND THIS SPRING HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING.
SPRING BREAK WAS A BUSY AND MEMORABLE TIME FOR US ALL.
OUR CHOIR HAD THE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM AT CARNEGIE HALL IN NEW YORK CITY, A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE.
THEY HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING THEIR NAME IN THE PLATE BILL AND ALSO PERFORMED AT ST. JOHN OF THE DIVINE CATHEDRAL, WHERE LOCALS HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF LISTENING TO OUR BEAUTIFUL BONITA SINGERS.
AT THE SAME TIME, OUR BAND TRAVELED TO NEW ORLEANS WHERE THEY PERFORMED AND GOT TO EXPERIENCE THE CITY'S VIBRANT MUSICAL CULTURE.
MEANWHILE, OUR ASB TEAM TOOK A LEADERSHIP TRIP TO HAWAII, LEARNING AND GROWING TOGETHER WHILE BUILDING EVEN STRONGER BONDS AS A TEAM.
WE WERE ABLE TO VISIT PEARL HARBOR AND LEARNED ABOUT THE HISTORY OF HAWAII AND THE GREAT LEADERSHIP OF THEIR LAST REIGNING QUEEN, LILIʻUOKALANI.
KAMEHAMEHA HIGH SCHOOL HOSTED US AND TOGETHER WE FARMED TARO, MADE LAULAU, AND LEARNED ABOUT FAMILY AND TEAMWORK.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING MORE WITH THEM AND THEIR LEADERSHIP STUDENTS IN THE FUTURE.
BACK AT HOME, OUR SPRING SPORTS SEASON IS IN FULL SWING, AND ALL OUR TEAMS ARE DOING GREAT.
OUR ASB CLASS HAS PUT ON THE FINAL RALLY OF THE YEAR, WHICH WAS RIO THEMES.
IT WAS AN AWESOME WAY TO HONOR OUR SPRING SPORTS TEAMS AND ARTS PROGRAMS, CELEBRATING THEIR HARD WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS.
TODAY, WE ALSO CELEBRATED 10 OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES WHO SIGNED THEIR LETTERS OF INTENT TO PLAY AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL DURING OUR SCHOOL SIGNING DAY, A HUGE MOMENT FOR THEM AND FOR OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
LOOKING AHEAD, WE HAVE SOME REALLY EXCITING NEWS.
THIS FRIDAY IS OUR ACTION NIGHT, WHICH WILL HAVE A FUN WIPE OUT THEME.
NEXT FRIDAY, WE'RE HOSTING OUR BEST BUDDIES PROM, AN EVENT THAT TRULY CAPTURES THE HEART AND INCLUSIVITY OF BONITA.
OF COURSE, WE ARE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR FORMAL PROM AT THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC ON MAY 17TH, A MAGICAL WAY TO END THE YEAR.
ON THE ACADEMIC SIDE, SAY TESTING STARTS THIS THURSDAY AND WILL RUN FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO PREPARE AND WE'RE CONFIDENT THEY'LL DO A GREAT JOB.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR ABOUT EVERYTHING HAPPENING AT BONITA.
YOUR SUPPORT MEANS SO MUCH TO US, AND I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT MONTH. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU, BRIANA. NOW WE HAVE MARISSA HERNANDEZ FROM CHAPARRAL VISTA HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE]
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>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, PRESIDENT HORSLEY, CABINET MEMBERS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND THE AUDIENCE.
FOR OUR CELEBRATIONS AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS, OUR CERTIFIED AND CLASSIFIED STAFF MEMBERS OF THE YEAR WERE ANNOUNCED AT OUR MARCH RENAISSANCE RALLY, AND OUR CERTIFIED STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR IS MIRIAM MARASCO, AND OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR IS GINA TORRES.
ON MARCH 11TH, 10 MORE SENIORS SUCCESSFULLY PRESENTED THEIR SENIOR PROJECTS AND ON MARCH 21ST, WE CELEBRATED OUR STUDENTS OF THE MONTH.
OUR VISTA STUDENT IN THE MONTH IS RANDY CRUZ AND OUR CHAPARRAL STUDENT IN THE MONTH WAS ME.
[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.
FOR ACADEMICS, COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATION, ALL THREE STEPS OF THE EARLY DECISION PROCESS FOR BOTH CITRUS COLLEGE AND MT.
SAC HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
ELEVEN SENIORS ARE CURRENTLY PREPARING FOR THEIR INTERVIEWS FOR SAN DIMAS SENIOR CITIZENS SCHOLARSHIP SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 23RD, AND SENIORS ARE ALSO HARD AT WORK ON THEIR PERSONAL STATEMENTS FOR THE JEAN AND ROBERT OLANDER SCHOLARSHIPS, WHICH ARE DUE ON APRIL 15TH.
WITH JUST 41 DAYS LEFT UNTIL GRADUATION, OUR SENIORS ARE FORCED ON FINALIZING THEIR COLLEGE AND FAST APPLICATIONS AND GEARING UP FOR THIS EXCITING MILESTONE.
IN OUR ARTS FOR OUR CULINARY STUDENTS, WE HAVE TO PICK A DISH THAT THEY WANT TO LEARN AND WE DO THEIR FAVORITE DISH AND WE PRESENT IN THEIR CLASS.
WE BECOME HEAD CHEF, WE PREPARE ALL THE INGREDIENTS AND WE ADD UP ALL THE TOTALS AND THE PRICES TO GO AND BUY THE ITEMS IF WHAT'S NEEDED, AND THEN WE COOK AND WE HAVE FUN IN THERE.
IT'S VERY FUN. THEN WE DO A LAB THAT STUDENTS REFLECT ON AND THEY IDENTIFY WHAT WENT WELL, ANY MISTAKES THAT WERE MADE AND WHAT THEY LEARNED FROM AND WHAT THEY WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY NEXT TIME.
FOR OUR ACTIVITIES, OUR PROM WAS ON MARCH 7TH AND IT WAS A SUCCESS.
WUSHOPONA BULLDOG WAS HELD AT THE SANDY CIVIC CENTER, WHERE WE HAD CATERED ITALIAN FOOD FOR DINNER AND DESSERTS FROM 85 DEGREES.
RENAISSANCE HELD AN ASSEMBLY ON MARCH 21ST, CELEBRATING THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER AND OUR RALLY TEAMS COMPETED IN OUR OWN VERSION OF THE PRICES RIGHT.
WE WERE SURPRISED TO LEARN HOW MUCH MR. GROSS SPENDS ON COFFEE BECAUSE HE'S SO TINY.
HE HAS SO MUCH CAFFEINE IN HIM.
THEN MR. MYERS SPENT ON HIS DESK CHAIR, WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE.
THEN ON MARCH 27TH, IT REALLY WAS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY.
MARCH 27TH. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.
WE HELD OUR ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE STRIKE FOR SUCCESS AT CHAPARRAL LANES, WHICH WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS THAT WERE PLAYING.
WE RAFFLED OFF A GIFT BASKET AND $100 TARGET GIFT CARD AND A 55 INCH TELEVISION.
IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT AND I WISH I GOT THAT TV.
FOR ATHLETICS, OUR FINAL VOLLEYBALL GAME OF THE SEASON IS TOMORROW AGAINST WHITCOMB AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.
WE ARE FINISHING UP THE FIRST ROUND OF OUR CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT WITH 30 TEAMS COMPETING.
MY TEAM PLAYS TOMORROW, SO WE SHALL SEE.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TODAY AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR LETTING ME COME NEXT MONTH, TOO. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU. NOW, MADELYN BECKS FROM SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDING, AUDIENCE AND STAFF.
THE SAINTS HAVE BEEN WORKING SO HARD TO FINISH OFF THIS YEAR STRONG, SO LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT IT.
STARTING WITH THE ARTS, JAZMIN HAD A SUCCESSFUL TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS.
WINTER GARD IS HEADED TO THE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THE PROM IS OUR NEXT DRAMA PRODUCTION AT THE BCA, AND THE SHOWS ARE THIS WEEK.
SPRING SPORTS ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF LEAGUE PLAY.
OUR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM WAS THE RUNNER UP IN THE RYAN LEMON TOURNAMENT OVER SPRING BREAK.
THEN WE HAVE THREE ATHLETES WHO MADE VERY BIG ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST SEASON.
THAT IS PRISCILLA ROMERO FOR BEING NAMED HACIENDA LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL MVP AND BEING SELECTED TO TWO ALL STAR GAMES, HALEY LUTZ FOR BEING NAMED LEAGUE DEFENSIVE MPP FOR HACIENDA LEAGUE IN GIRLS SOCCER, AND CHARLENE SMITH FOR BEING THE STATE RUNNER UP IN GIRLS WRESTLING.
SHE TIED THE HIGHEST FINISH IN SCHOOL HISTORY WITH ONE OF HER COACHES.
IN TERMS OF ACADEMICS, SDHS IS STARTING CAST TESTING NEXT WEEK.
SOPHOMORES ARE PREPARING FOR THE CAST EXAM.
OUR AP STUDENTS ARE GRINDING OUT THESE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS TO PREPARE FOR THE AP TESTS THAT ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
FINALLY, FOR ACTIVITIES, ASB IS PREPARING TO HONOR ALL STUDENTS IN OUR ACADEMIC AWARDS ASSEMBLY, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN MAY.
ASB IS ALSO COLLABORATING WITH OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND COORDINATING A SENIOR COMMITMENT DAY ON MAY 1ST, WHICH IS NATIONAL ASSIGNING DAY TO HONOR EVERY SINGLE SENIOR THAT IS COMMITTING TO A COLLEGE, TRADE SCHOOL, BRANCH OF MILITARY, AND ALL OTHER THINGS.
I'LL SEE YOU ALL NEXT MONTH FOR MY FINAL UPDATE ON THE SAINTS.
THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. [APPLAUSE]
>> FOR FEATURED PRESENTATIONS, FIRST,
[ 13. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS]
WE HAVE THE RECOGNITION OF BONITA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WRESTLING CIF CHAMPIONS.>> GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU. WE HAVE SIX RECOGNITIONS TOTAL TONIGHT.
I HOPE YOU'RE ABLE TO STAY FOR THEM ALL.
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MAY I PLEASE HAVE TRISTAN FERNANDEZ AND PRINCIPAL RICHIE FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL COME TO THE PODIUM.[APPLAUSE] TRISTAN FERNANDEZ JUST COMPLETED HIS SENIOR YEAR OF WRESTLING AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL AND HAS BECOME THE BEARCATS MOST DECORATED WRESTLER IN THE SCHOOL'S HISTORY.
OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, TRISTAN HAS GONE UNDEFEATED IN ALL PALOMAR'S LEAGUE MATCHES.
HE HAS WON FOUR INDIVIDUAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND HAS BEEN NAMED THE LEAGUE'S MOST VALUABLE WRESTLER THE PAST THREE SEASONS.
TRISTAN HAS FOLLOWED UP AS LEAGUE DOMINANCE BY WINNING THE PAST THREE CIF INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
HE WON THE MOST VALUABLE WRESTLER AWARD, HIS JUNIOR SEASON AT THE MASTERS MET, WHICH IS A STATE QUALIFYING MEET.
TRISTAN PLAYED THIRD AT THE SOPHOMORE.
SECOND, AS A JUNIOR, AND THIS YEAR, HE BECAME BONITA'S VERY FIRST MASTERS CHAMPION, BECOMING A THREE TIME STATE QUALIFIER.
[APPLAUSE] TRISTAN HAS WON 159 MATCHES DURING HIS HIGH SCHOOL CAREER WITH ONLY 35 LOSSES, AND 112 OF HIS WINS WERE VIA PINFALL.
TRISTAN IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF DISCIPLINE, CHARACTER, AND SACRIFICE.
HE, ALONG WITH HIS CO-TEAM CAPTAINS HELPED LEAD THE TEAM TO THEIR SECOND LEAGUE TITLE IN THE PAST THREE YEARS.
TRISTAN HAS ACHIEVED SUCCESS BOTH ON AND OFF THE MAT WHILE AT BONITA.
HE IS KIND, GENUINE, FRIENDLY, AND IS WELL RESPECTED BY HIS TEAMMATES, CLASSMATES, TEACHERS, AND COACHES.
THIS YEAR AT THE STATE CIF TOURNAMENT IN BAKERSFIELD, TRISTAN WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF ONLY 28 PURSUING VICTORY WITH HONOR RECIPIENTS OUT OF ALL THE WRESTLERS AT THE TOURNAMENT.
HE HAS DONE ALL OF THIS WHILE ALSO CARRYING A 3.8 GPA.
IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR TO INTRODUCE BONITA HIGH SCHOOL, CIF CHAMPION AND BOYS WRESTLING, SENIOR TRISTAN FERNANDEZ. [APPLAUSE]
>> IN ADDITION, WE'D LOVE TO THANK HIS COACHES, ROB THROW, AND BRIAN SAN MARK.
[APPLAUSE] MAY I PLEASE HAVE ABRIL BAEZA, HER COACHES AND ADMINISTRATORS COME TO THE PODIUM.
[APPLAUSE] TONIGHT, WE HONOR THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WRESTLING CIF CHAMPION, AUBREYELLE BAEZA.
SHE JOINS A LONG LIST OF EIGHT FORMER CHAMPION WRESTLERS WHO HAVE THEIR NAME ON A BANNER IN THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL GYM.
AUBREYELLE CAME TO SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL WITH THREE YEARS OF WRESTLING EXPERIENCE AND COMES FROM A FAMILY OF VERY SKILLFUL WRESTLERS.
EXPECTATIONS COMING INTO HIGH SCHOOL WERE VERY HIGH.
BUT DUE TO THE LEVEL OF COMPETITION, WE JUST WANTED HER TO GIVE HER ALL IN EACH MATCH AND QUALIFY FOR CIF.
WITH HER DETERMINATION, THOUGH, QUALIFYING WAS NO LONGER THE EXPECTATION WINNING CIF WAS.
AUBREYELLE WON THE CIF CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING ALL FOUR OF HER MATCHES BY PIN.
IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH, SHE PINNED HER OPPONENT IN THE SECOND PERIOD EARNING A TRIP TO THE CIF MASTERS WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS.
AT MASTERS, SHE FINISHED THIRD PLACE, QUALIFYING HER TO GO TO THE STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT IN BAKERSFIELD.
IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, SHE PLAYED SEVENTH IN HER FIRST SEASON AS A SAINT.
WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT AUBREYELLE CAN ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEXT THREE SEASONS.
IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR TO INTRODUCE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL, CIF CHAMPION, AND GIRLS WRESTLING, FRESHMAN, AUBREYELLE BAEZA.
[APPLAUSE] SHE IS ACCOMPANIED BY HEAD COACH JESSE HAIME, COACHES DAISHA HAIME, COACH TIK HAIME, COACH JAMES DOWNES, COACH CHAZ VELLA, COACH CHRISTIAN DONIS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS JACK NANCE AND PRINCIPAL OMAR MAYAN.
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ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]>> MAY I PLEASE HAVE THE COACHES, ADMINISTRATORS, AND THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL, GIRLS WATER POLO TEAM COME TO THE PODIUM.
[APPLAUSE] I THIS YEAR, SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL, GIRLS WATER POLO, COMPETED IN CIF SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT MT.
THE GIRLS CAME AWAY WITH THE CIF CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 9-2 WIN OVER TROY HIGH SCHOOL.
IT WAS A DOMINATING PERFORMANCE AS THE SAINTS OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS 39-21 IN THEIR RUN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE ABILITY OF THE COACHES TO BRING THE TEAM TOGETHER AFTER A SLOW START TO THE SEASON WAS IMPRESSIVE.
THE GIRLS NEVER GAVE UP, AND THEY EXEMPLIFIED THE ST.
SPIRIT. THIS IS THE SECOND CIF CHAMPIONSHIP FOR COACH JOHNSTON, BUT THE FIRST CIF CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE FOR THE SAINTS GIRLS WATER POLO PROGRAM.
THIS TEAM IS A PERFECT PICTURE OF ST. GRIT AND HOW A TEAM CAN OVERCOME PREVIOUS DISAPPOINTMENT TO REBOUND AND PURSUE A CIF TITLE.
IT IS WITH GREAT EXCITEMENT THAT I ALSO INTRODUCED A DIVISION 4 CIF COACH OF THE YEAR, JESSE JOHNSTON, AND THE CIF PLAYER OF THE YEAR, JUNIOR FAITH KERNS. [APPLAUSE]
>> MAY I PLEASE HAVE PRINCIPAL OMAR MAYAN AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL JACK NANCE ASSIST WITH ALL OF OUR AWARDS.
[APPLAUSE] ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU ON AN INCREDIBLE SEASON.
PLEASE ACCEPT YOUR AWARD ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND REMAIN UP HERE FOR A GROUP PHOTO.
FIRST, JACK THESE ONES ARE IN THE BACK.
COACHES JESSE JOHNSTON AND COACH P.V PANATTI.
EMERALD WATSON, JADE ALLEN, IZZY SANTANA.
CHLOE PEREZ AND MCKENNA LOPEZ.
WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO COMING OUT AND WATCHING YOU RING THE BELL NEXT YEAR.
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PERFECT. [APPLAUSE]>> YOU GUYS AREN'T STAYING? [LAUGHTER]
THE NEXT PART WILL BE JUST AS AMAZING.
PRESIDENT HORSLEY, BOARD OF EDUCATION, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, EXECUTIVE CABINET, AND MEMBERS OF OUR AUDIENCE TONIGHT.
WE ARE HONORING OUR 2024 AND 2025 EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH OUR SITE CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.
BONITA UNIFIED 4AS CONSISTS OF ACADEMICS, ARTS, ACTIVITIES, AND ATHLETICS.
IT'S ON THE COURTS, THE POOL DECKS, THE FIELDS, AND THE MATS, WHERE STUDENTS LEARN TO WIN WITH CLASS, LOOSE WITH GRACE, PICK UP A TEAMMATE WHEN THEY ARE DOWN, WORK TOGETHER FOR A COMMON GOAL AND LEARN MANY OF THE THINGS IN LIFE THAT YOU JUST CAN'T BE TAUGHT IN THE CLASSROOM.
THE WORK THAT OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR DOES EVERY DAY IS TO CREATE THIS LEARNING THROUGH ATHLETICS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING MR. DARREN BAUMUNK, TEACHER AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL AS OUR DISTRICT CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] THE WORK THAT OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR DOES EVERY DAY IS TO CREATE THIS LEARNING THROUGH ATHLETICS.
I SAID THAT. MR. BAUMUNK HAS BEEN AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS AND HAS SERVED FOR TEN MORE YEARS IN ROLAND PRIOR TO COMING TO BONITA.
HE HAS HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS THROUGH HIS COMMITMENT TO THE STUDENTS AND THE BONITA COMMUNITY.
DARREN'S SPIRIT AND SUPPORT TRULY EMBODY WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A DEDICATED EDUCATOR.
IT IS SAID THAT DARREN HAS AN INFECTIOUS ENERGY THAT INSPIRES PRIDE AND UNITY, MAKING SCHOOL EVENTS BOTH VIBRANT AND MEMORABLE FOR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
CONGRATULATIONS, DARREN, ON BEING OUR DISTRICT CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, AND AS [INAUDIBLE] SAY, OH YEAH.
IF WE COULD PLEASE TAKE A PHOTO AND THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] SUPPORT STAFF FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN CREATING A POSITIVE AND SUPPORTED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS CAN THRIVE, REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, AND PARTICIPATE MEANINGFUL IN THEIR EDUCATION.
A CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT OR COTA HELPS DEVELOP STUDENTS FINE MOTOR SKILLS, SENSORY PROCESSING, AND SELF REGULATION SKILLS NECESSARY FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND SOCIAL PARTICIPATION.
TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MARY UDRIA COTA, SPECIALIZED SERVICES AS BONITA UNIFIED CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] MARY BEGAN IN OUR DISTRICT IN 2012 AND HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN SAN MARINO FOR EIGHT YEARS PRIOR TO COMING TO BONITA.
SHE SUPPORTS MULTIPLE SITES AND STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
THROUGH HER EXPERTISE AND ADVOCACY, SHE BRIDGES GAPS AND ACCESSIBILITY, EMPOWERING STUDENTS AND EQUIPPING EDUCATORS WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO CREATE INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.
IN ADDITION, SHE HAS OBTAINED GRANTS TO SECURE RESOURCES, TO BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS, AND OUR SCHOOLS.
COLLEAGUES SAY THAT MARY IS GREAT AT LISTENING TO A CONCERN, TALKING THROUGH POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS, AND HELPING TO IMPLEMENT TOOLS TO ASSIST STUDENTS IN LEARNING, AND ALL OF THIS WORK IS DONE WITH KINDNESS, MOTIVATION, AND INSPIRATION.
CONGRATULATIONS, MARY UDRIA ON BEING BONITA UNIFIED CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.
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AS MENTIONED EARLIER TONIGHT, THE ARTS ARE ONE OF OUR 4AS FOR BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.THE PERFORMING ARTS PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING STUDENTS GROWTH BY INCREASING ENGAGEMENT AND MOTIVATION, SUPPORTING SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL LEARNING, BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND DEVELOPING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION.
IF YOU'VE BEEN TO THE BCA, YOU KNOW WE HAVE A FIRST CLASS THEATER WITH FIRST CLASS CUSTOMER SERVICE.
OUR MANAGER OF THE YEAR LEADS THE BONITA CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
AMONGST 20 NOMINEES FOR THIS AWARD, PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING MISS MELISSA STONE, WHO HAS BEEN SELECTED TO BE OUR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.
MELISSA SERVED IN SEVERAL STAGE HAND ROLES IN MULTIPLE DISTRICTS FOR OVER A DECADE PRIOR TO BECOMING THE LEADER OF THE BCA IN FALL OF 2022.
HUNDREDS OF DISTRICT EVENTS SUCH AS SPELLING BEES, TALENT SHOWS, MUSICALS, PLAYS, CONCERTS, AND OTHER PRODUCTIONS TAKE PLACE AT OUR BCA EVERY YEAR, IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY USAGE.
STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE ABLE TO PERFORM AND SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS WITH THE SUPPORT OF MELISSA AND HER TEAM.
HER STAFF STATES THAT MELISSA'S RADIANT WARMTH AND POSITIVITY DRIVE THEM TO PERFORM THEIR BEST.
SHE IS WHAT MAKES THEM THE BEST CREW IN ALL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THEATERS.
CONGRATULATIONS, MELISSA ON BEING BONITA UNIFIED MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.
>> THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]
>> WE'LL BE HOLDING OUR ANNUAL EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AND RETIREE CELEBRATION ON APRIL 23 AT MOUNTAIN MEADOWS GOLF COURSE AT 4:30. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] WE NOW HAVE RECOGNITION FROM THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT. ANN NEIL.
>> WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THE EXCITEMENT GOING.
I AM PLEASED TO INTRODUCE CAROL ANNE HAGLEY AND CHRISTIAN LOUSE CORONA, EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST FROM THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT TO COME TO THE PODIUM, AND THEY ARE GOING TO PRESENT THE AWARD TO OUR PUBLIC HEALTH TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
>> JUST LIKE A TEACHER. GOOD EVENING.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON OUR PROGRAM, WHICH WE'VE BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE.
OPERATION MOSQUITO GRID, WHICH STANDS FOR GROWTH REDUCTION, INCREASED DETECTION, IS A FREE MIDDLE SCHOOL COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAM RUN BY OUR AGENCY, THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MOSQUITO IN VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT.
STUDENTS REMOVE MOSQUITO HABITAT FROM AROUND THEIR HOMES AND CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE FOR INVASIVE AEDES MOSQUITOES.
TEACHERS FACILITATING THEIR STUDENTS' PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE IN THE BATTLE TO CURB DENGUE AND OTHER MOSQUITO BORNE DISEASES.
WE HAVE WORKED WITH MRS. LESLIE ALISEDA, SCIENCE TEACHER FOR LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
IN 2022, SHE TOOK OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CLASS AT CAL PALI POMONA, AND SINCE THEN, SHE'S FACILITATED OPERATION MOSQUITO GRID FROM HER CLASSROOM, SHE HAS ALSO STOOD OUT IN HER DEVOTION TO DELIVERING THE WONDER AND EXCITEMENT OF SCIENCE TO HER STUDENTS.
NOT ONLY HAS SHE HAD HIGH PARTICIPATION AND COMPLETION RATES FOR OUR PROGRAM,
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BUT SHE TRAINED HER COLLEAGUE, MRS. HARB, TO FACILITATE OPERATION MOSQUITO GRID FROM HER CLASSROOM AS WELL.WITHOUT MOTIVATED TEACHERS LIKE LESLIE, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SUCH AN IN DEPTH DIVE INTO MOSQUITOES ON SUCH A LARGE SCALE.
OUR DISTRICT WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATORS AT BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS AWARD FOR MRS. ALISEDA.
WE INVITE OUR K THROUGH 8 BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAMS THIS COMING FALL.
[APPLAUSE] 2024, PUBLIC HEALTH TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. WHAT A GREAT WAY TO.
>> WE'RE MOVING ON TO NUMBER 14, 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 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.
[ 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 MATERIALS AND INFORMATION AS TO NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD SO REQUESTS, AN ITEM SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THIS SECTION AND PLACED IN THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION WHICH IS NOT DEBATABLE AND WHICH REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR PASSAGE. IS THERE A MOTION?
MOVING ON TO OUR DISCUSSION ACTION AGENDA.
[ 16. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA]
WE HAVE STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION, STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO EDUCATIONAL CODE 48900A2 FOR STUDENT NUMBER 160-30-4267.THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STUDENT NUMBER 160-30-4267 BE EXPELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR AND THE FIRST SEMESTER OF THE 2025/2026 SCHOOL YEAR, WITH PLACEMENT IN A PROGRAM OUTSIDE THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
>> ANY A OPPOSED? REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT.
[ 17. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT]
>> YOU'LL GO THAT WAY IN THE ROOM.
WELCOME BACK. I'M LITTLE JEALOUS.
I HAVE YET TO HAVE MY SPRING BREAK, SO I HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOURS.
ONE THING THAT WASN'T BROUGHT UP.
WE HAVE A LOT OF SUCCESSES IN BONITA.
I ONLY KNOW THIS BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER, BUT THERE WAS A BAND TOURNAMENT IN THE BAY AREA.
MY WIFE WENT AS A CHAPERON AS WELL.
THE COMMENTS, THE JAZZ BAND ONE FIRST PLACE.
THAT'S WHY I'M BRINGING IT UP.
I THINK THE CHOIR 1 FIRST PLACE.
BUT THE COMMENTS FROM THE GALLERY AND THE JUDGES WERE THEY COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL JAZZ BAND WERE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS.
THAT MEANS THEY WON A TOURNAMENT COMPETING WITH VERY TALENTED COMPETITION AND THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT THEY WERE SO YOUNG.
THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT WORK BEING DONE IN BONITA, AND I THINK WE SAW A DEMONSTRATION OF THAT HERE. THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY.
>> GOOD EVENING. EARLIER TONIGHT ON CONSENT,
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WE APPROVED RESOLUTIONS, RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF APRIL 20 AS ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS WEEK.MARGARET, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
EVERYONE ELSE, PARTICULARLY HERE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
IN MAY, TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK AND SCHOOL NURSE DAY.
MY WIFE'S A NURSE, SO PARTICULAR PLACE IN MY HEART.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
I ATTENDED THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ROUNDTABLE ON 26TH MARCH, WHERE DISTRICT AND HIGH SCHOOL STAFF DID A VERY NICE JOB PRESENTING THE DISTRICT'S PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING BONITA NEW ETHNIC STUDIES CURRICULUM SET FOR IMPLEMENTATION THIS COMING FALL.
THE FEEDBACK WAS VERY POSITIVE AND I APPRECIATE THE CLASSROOM STYLE DIALOGUE.
KIM, IN PARTICULAR, APPRECIATE YOUR GOOD WORK, MUCH APPRECIATED.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ANNUAL LA VERNE CITY OLYMPICS THIS COMING SATURDAY.
OUR NEXT AD HOC MEETING WITH OUR PARTNERS OVER IN CITY OF LA VERNE, THIS COMING MONDAY.
LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR NEXT FACILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING ON 22ND, APRIL.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR'S RETIREE AND TEACHER OF THE YEAR CELEBRATIONS COMING UP ON 23RD OF APRIL.
THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT THIS FRIDAY.
AGAIN, AS I ALWAYS SAY, A GOOD GOLF DAY FOR ME IS WHEN NOBODY GETS HURT.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS OF THE YEAR IS THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS ANNUAL PERSEVERANCE AWARD, COMING UP ON 28TH OF APRIL.
LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR UPCOMING TEACHER OF THE YEAR CELEBRATION AT CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS YEAR THAT WE'RE COMBINING THE TWO CITIES AT THAT VENUE, THAT'LL BE A WONDERFUL AS IT ALWAYS IS.
JUST LIKE THAT, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO FINAL SPRING SPORTS, END OF THE YEAR PERFORMING ART SHOWS, MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMOTIONS, AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS, COMING OUR WAY VERY SOON.
I HOPE THAT SPRING BREAK, WHETHER YOU FILLED YOURS WITH ADVENTURES OR REST OR PRODUCTIVITY, THAT IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY NEEDED.
SINCE THE LAST MEETING, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GO TO SO MANY COOL THINGS.
NIGHTS LIKE THIS ARE SO INCREDIBLE BECAUSE WE GET TO SEE WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.
WE GET TO SEE THAT WE'RE GETTING OUTCOMES.
TODAY WAS SUCH A NIGHT OF CELEBRATING OUR ATHLETIC OUTCOMES, BUT THERE ARE JUST SO MANY GREAT THINGS HAPPENING.
I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A MOCK INTERVIEW PROGRAM AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.
IT WAS THE NEATEST OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR ABOUT THE VISION AND THE INSPIRATION AND THE FUTURE THAT THESE STUDENTS SAW FOR THEMSELVES.
RENAN HAD THEIR INVENTION CONVENTION, WHICH FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, FIFTH GRADERS PARTICIPATE IN A SHOCK THINK ASK COMPETITION, AND THESE FOUR BOLD FIFTH GRADERS PRESENT THEIR INVENTION ONSTAGE IN FRONT OF A BUNCH OF PEOPLE.
IT WAS TOUGH BECAUSE YOU WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY A WIN, YOU WON THE BEST PRESENTATION, YOU WON THE BEST CREATIVITY.
THEY WERE ALL WINNERS FOR SURE.
ALONGSIDE LA VERNE'S CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SOCIAL INCLUSION COMMITTEE.
LAST MONTH IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.
WE VISITED THE GRACE MILLER AND OAK MESA LIBRARIES TO DONATE A SET OF BOOKS, CELEBRATING WOMEN INVENTIONS, INVENTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT FORTH BY WOMEN INVENTORS, AND THAT'S ALWAYS JUST SUCH A FUN THING TO BE INVOLVED IN.
I WANT TO ECHO THE THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO THE STAFF AND TEACHERS THAT PUT ON THAT ROUNDTABLE.
I WAS THERE WITH JIM AND IT WAS SUCH AN INCREDIBLY CLEAR AND WELL PUT TOGETHER PROGRAM, AND I'M JUST EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THAT DOES FOR OUR DISTRICT.
THIS MONTH, AMONG THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE HEARD, IS ALSO AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH.
I THINK BRINGING AWARENESS, ACCEPTANCE, SUPPORT, AND INCLUSION TO NEURODIVERSE POPULATIONS HAS TO BE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR ANY COMMUNITY, BUT SPECIFICALLY A COMMUNITY THAT'S DEDICATED TO THE EDUCATION OF OUR YOUTH.
I AM JUST THRILLED TO SEE MORE CONVERSATION AROUND NEURODIVERSITY.
RECENTLY, RENAN HAD AN EDUCATIONAL NIGHT FOR THEIR PARENTS ON NEURODIVERSITY.
LA VERNE HEIGHTS HAS A NEURODIVERGENCE WEEK COMING UP, AND ON APRIL 2ND, LAVERNE CITY HALL WILL BE HAVING A CHALK FESTIVAL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A COUPLE OF
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DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK IN THE SPACE OF NEURODIVERGENCE AND AUTISM.WE'VE GOT TO BUILD UP THAT SUPPORT AND THAT INCLUSION.
ALL THE WAY AROUND, A COUPLE OF OTHER QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT I WANT TO SUPPORT AND SHOUT OUT.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO GO TO THE GOLF TOURNAMENT ON FRIDAY, LVSD, EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE, I HAVE HEARD FOR BUSINESSES TO SPONSOR OR DONATE RAFFLE PRIZES AS A WAY TO SUPPORT OUR DISTRICT.
I WILL BE SEEING THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THIS WEEKEND, BONITA'S MUSICAL IN NEXT WEEKEND.
THERE'S JUST BEAUTIFUL THINGS HAPPENING IN BONITA.
PLEASE FIND THE THING THAT YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN, FIND THE THING THAT YOU WANT TO SUPPORT AND SHOW UP. THANK YOU.
>> HAPPY APRIL. IT WAS A GOOD SPRING BREAK AND I THINK WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO SUMMER BREAK NOW.
WE JUST KEEP LOOKING FOR THAT NEXT CARROT.
THAT'S WHERE I'M AT, AND I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU ARE WITH ME.
BUT THE WEATHER'S NICE NOW. FINALLY, IT'S NOT RAINING AND IT'S NOT BURNING HOT.
WELL IT'S GETTING A LITTLE HOT. I'M IN HONOR OF GLENN WEARING MY HAWAIIAN SHIRT FOR HIM.
ALSO, HONOR GLENN, THE DODGERS ARE BACK IN TOWN, AND I JUST GOT AN EMAIL.
I WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH ANYONE WATCHING AT HOME.
THE DODGERS HAD THIS READING PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS.
IF YOU GO TO LA DODGERS READING CHAMPIONS.COM, ANYONE K-8, IF THEY DO READING FOR 30 MINUTES A DAY AND LOG IT ON THERE, THEY CAN WIN PRIZES FROM THE DODGERS, THEY COULD GET THEIR NAME ANNOUNCED AT THE GAMES.
JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP LITTLE CARRIED IN FRONT OF THEM AS WELL FOR ANOTHER TWO MONTHS OF READING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.
I WAS ABLE TO GO TO CHAPARRAL TO HELP JUDGE THE SENIOR PROJECTS.
I DON'T FEEL I HAVE ANY AUTHORITY TO JUDGE THEM BECAUSE THEY JUST WILLY, I WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE THE TOP SCORES.
I JUST NOTICED BECAUSE FROM AN OUTSIDE BEFORE I EVEN KNEW WHAT THOSE SCHOOLS WERE, I HAD NOT REALLY CLUE, MAYBE HE WILL GO THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE LOW AND THEY JUST REALLY WANT TO GET BACK.
BUT THE MORE I HEAR FROM KIDS THERE, THAT'S THE PLACE TO GO.
I KNOW THE GOAL IS TO COME BACK SOMETIMES TO A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THESE KIDS, IT'S LIKE THEIR FAMILY AND YOU DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOUR FAMILY.
I'M JUST REALLY HONORED TO HAVE CHAPRO IN OUR DISTRICT.
SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE WHO WORKS THERE FROM THE COUNSELORS, ADMINISTRATORS, THE TEACHERS, AND ALL THE STUDENTS WHO REALLY PUT THEIR EFFORT BECAUSE IT'S A COMMUNITY WHO REALLY WANTS TO DO BETTER FOR THEMSELVES.
I'M VERY HONORED THAT WE HAVE THAT HERE IN OUR DISTRICT.
LIKE BRITTANY SAID, APRIL BRINGS US AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH.
SINCE IT IS ACCEPTANCE MONTH AND INFORMATIONAL, I'LL GIVE A LITTLE TIP OF INFORMATION.
AUTISM AS A CONCEPT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 100 YEARS.
I THINK IN THE 1910S, IT WAS A CONCEPT.
IT WASN'T REALLY DEFINED WELL IT WAS PAIRED WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA.
IT WAS UNTIL ABOUT THE '40S WHEN, WHAT'S HIS NAME? I FORGOT HIS NAME.
BUT ANOTHER RESEARCHER CAME IN MADE IT PART OF PEDIATRIC SCHIZOPHRENIA WHERE HE HAD SYMPTOMS OF ECHOLALIA, OBSESSIVENESS, DIFFICULTY RELATING WITH OTHERS.
THOSE DEFINITIONS CHANGE OVER DECADES AND WITH THE DSM, WHICH IS THE BOOK OF ALL DISORDERS.
THE LAST ONE BEFORE THIS ONE HAD ALL THESE DIFFERENT ASPERGER'S OR RTS OR PDD.
THEN NOW IT'S JUST CALLED AUTISM SPECTRUM.
IT'S REALLY TO RESPECT THAT AUTISM CO-PRESENT IN VERY DIFFERENT WAYS.
THAT'S WHERE IT COMES AT. RATES HAVE BEEN GOING UP.
IT'S ABOUT ONE IN EVERY 36, I BELIEVE, FROM THE LAST COUNT.
SOMETHING DEFINITELY TO BRING A AWARENESS OF, AND WE EVEN HAVE ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SHOWS ON NETFLIX RIGHT NOW IS LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM.
IF YOU KNOW THAT GUY, YOU KNOW TANDER, IT'S JUST A FIELD THAT IS NOT SEEING THEM DIFFERENTLY, NOT HOW THEY FIT IN OUR WORLD, BUT HOW WE FIT IN THEIR WORLD AS WELL.
FOR AUTISM ACCEPTANCE OR AWARENESS MONTH, AND THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CONTROVERSY.
THERE BACK IN THE 70S, IT WAS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH.
IT WAS REALLY FOR EDUCATION TO BRING AWARENESS OF WHAT AUTISM IS.
THAT WAS FROM THE NATIONAL AUTISM SOCIETY.
ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, THEY SWITCHED IT TO AUTISM.
ACCEPTANCE MONTH. I STILL INCLUDES THE EDUCATIONAL, I'M GIVING A LOW PIECE NOW.
BUT IT'S MORE ABOUT AWARENESS OF HOW WE UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT THEY HAVE FULL MEANINGFUL LIVES AND HOW WE INVITE THEM INTO OUR COMMUNITY.
LIKE YOU TALKED ABOUT, IT'S WEIRD HOW DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION IS A POLITICAL THING.
BUT THIS IS WHERE WE SHINE WITH THAT BECAUSE IN A TIME WHERE IT'S DIVIDED OVER THAT, WE'RE HERE TO OFFER OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PROGRAM ALL THE TOOLS AND SKILLS TO HARNESS THAT EQUITY IN THIS DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS.
THEY CAN BE INCLUDED WITH EVERYONE ELSE.
I BELIEVE IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE THING THAT WE CAN DO.
LOCALLY, I WANT TO GIVE A SHADOW BECAUSE I KNOW WE AT BONITA, AS PART OF HELP OF RUN, A GREAT AUTISM PROGRAM.
WE HAVE KIDS FULLY MAINSTREAM TO SPECIALIZE CLASSES.
SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE FROM OUR DIRECTOR TO ALL THE PROVIDERS, FROM THE NURSES, THE PSYCHES, THE SPEECHES, THE PARA EDUCATORS, THE OTS, WHICH IS ALSO NATIONAL OT MONTH, BY THE WAY, AND WE JUST CELEBRATED ONE AS CLASSIFIED STAFFORD HERE.
EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED. THANK YOU BECAUSE THAT HAS A BIG PART OF MY FAMILY AS WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY OF AUTISM WITHIN MY COUSINS AND FAMILY.
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SIDE NOTE, JUST FOR ME, I'M GOING TO BE GOING IN MAY, I HAD A COUSIN WHO'S ABOUT 15 YEARS YOUNGER THAN ME, WAS ONE OF THOSE HEAD BANGERS ON THE CORNER.HE'S ACTUALLY GETTING MARRIED. EXCITING MOMENT.
>> THANK YOU, GREG. THAT WAS REALLY INFORMATIVE. I APPRECIATE IT.
THIS LAST MONTH, I WAS ALSO ABLE TO GO TO THE SAN DIMAS MOCK INTERVIEWS LIKE BRITTANY DID.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE TEACHERS WHO PUT THAT ON.
THERE WERE STUDENTS FROM SPECIALIZED SERVICES AND FROM THEIR AVID PROGRAM.
THOSE STUDENTS CAME SO PREPARED.
I WAS VERY IMPRESSED AND IT WAS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO SEE WHAT THESE STUDENTS ARE DREAMING OF AND WHERE THEY'RE HEADED.
I ALSO WAS ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL'S OPEN HOUSE.
I THINK WE'VE HAD TWO OPEN HOUSES SO FAR AND THEY'RE ALL COMING UP IN THE NEXT MONTH, SO GET OUT THERE AND SEE THEM BECAUSE IT'S SO NICE TO SEE ALL THOSE CLASSROOMS. I WAS ESPECIALLY IMPRESSED GOING INTO OUR TK CLASSROOMS BECAUSE THESE PROGRAMS ARE FAIRLY NEW IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT WOW, DO THEY SHINE? THEY JUST LOOKED REALLY GOOD.
I ALSO WENT INTO THE BLAST CLASS AND THAT'S THE TINIEST CLASS AT SCHOOL, BUT THEY HAVE DONE A REMARKABLE JOB OF JUST MAKING IT THE MOST WELCOMING PLACE FOR OUR PRESCHOOL STUDENTS.
THIS MONTH, WE ALSO DID A WALK OF THE SAN DIMAS POOL FACILITY WITH THE SAN DIMAS REPS, RACHEL PATAKOS, AND MAYOR, EMMETT BADAR AND OUR US REPRESENTATIVE FOR OUR DISTRICT GIL CISNEROS, JUST LOOKING AT THE FACILITY AND WHAT THE NEEDS ARE GOING TO BE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND I APPRECIATED ALL THE INPUT FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN DOING THAT WALK.
LET'S SEE. WHAT ELSE WAS ON MY LIST HERE.
I ALSO AM INVOLVED IN [INAUDIBLE], AND WE STARTED OUR DREAM AT [INAUDIBLE] PROGRAM WITH 12 STUDENTS FROM CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HAD A FULL DAY WITH THEM AND WE WILL COME BACK TWICE IN THIS MONTH TO MEET WITH THOSE GIRLS AGAIN WORKING ON THEIR CAREER GOALS.
SHE MADE SOME BEAUTIFUL HANDBAGS FOR OUR STUDENTS.
THEY DON'T KNOW IT YET, BUT ALL WITH VERY POWERFUL GIRL POWER MESSAGES ON IT.
WE APPRECIATE HER VERY MUCH AND HOW SHE HELPS US OUT THERE.
LET'S SEE. I THINK THAT WAS IT FOR ME TONIGHT.
>> I WANT TO BEGIN BY CONGRATULATING GLADSTONE, ELEMENTARY FOR THEIR VERY FIRST CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL AWARD.
ABSOLUTELY. [APPLAUSE] WELL DESERVED FOR THEM WONDERFUL RECOGNITION OF THE GLADSTONE STAFF DEDICATION IN ENSURING HIGH ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL THEIR STUDENTS.
THIS IS BONITA UNIFIED THIRD, DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL RECOGNITION IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, ALONG WITH TWO NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS.
IT'S A GREAT TESTAMENT TO THE STRENGTH OF THE DISTRICT RELATED TO THIS STRENGTH AND A REMINDER TO THE COMMUNITY ENROLLMENT FOR TK AND KINDER IS NOW OPEN.
I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT GOLD RUSH FOR ALL DISTRICT FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS BEGAN THIS WEEK AT ALLEN AVENUE.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME IT'S BEEN ON ONE OF OUR SCHOOL SITES.
WE'RE INDEBTED TO SCOTT AND DENISE CORBETT WHO BROUGHT THIS PROGRAM TO US FROM UPLAND.
FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS ARE DOING THEIR VERY BEST TO STRIKE IT RICH AND EXPERIENCE AN IMPORTANT PART OF CALIFORNIA'S HISTORY.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT FROM BUSINESS SERVICES.
THEY HELPED CREATE THE GOLD MINING AREA AND THE AMAZING SUPPORT OF MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES CREWS WHO HELPED BUILD THE TOWN.
THANK YOU TO ALL INVOLVED FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN, ABSOLUTELY.
[APPLAUSE] I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONCE AGAIN THAT BONITA UNIFIED HAS ONE OF THE PREMIER EARLY LITERACY PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR DISTRICT WILL BE REPRESENTED AT A CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA READING COALITION, AND THE FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS ORGANIZATION ON THIS VERY TOPIC, OUR VERY OWN BOARD PRESIDENT CHRIS AND HORSLEY, AND SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM FOR ELEMENTARY JAYMI ABUSHAM WILL BE ON THE PANEL, CHRONICLING THE BONITA STORY AND OUR SUCCESS, AND I APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU TAKING TIME OUT TO DO THAT.
>> NUMBER 18, REQUEST 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 IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT.
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HOW ABOUT THE PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION? NO. BUSD. CSCA. BUMPED. WE'RE ALL THE WAY TO FUTURE MEETING DATES.[ 19. FUTURE MEETING DATES]
THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE MAY 7TH, 2025.OH, MY GOSH, WE'RE FINISHING UP THE SCHOOL YEAR. HI, WE FORGOT.
GOOD LUCK ON TESTING THIS MONTH.
[ 20. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS]
>> JUST TO THROW THAT OUT THERE, I WOULD LOVE IT IF WE COULD MAYBE MEET SOMETIME IN MAYBE MAY OR JUNE OR JULY OR AUGUST, JUST SO WE CAN COLLABORATE AND TALK ABOUT PRIORITIES OF THE BOARD.
THIS WAY, WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING AND ANY IDEAS WE MAY HAVE.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING EXCUSE ME AT 6:49.
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