[00:00:05] GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:01 P.M. [2. CALL TO ORDER] ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. YES. AND 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. SO, I WILL ANNOUNCE THAT THE BOARD WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 502. [5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA] [7. CALL TO ORDER] [8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION] JIM, WILL YOU REPORT OUT? YES, IN CLOSED SESSION. ITEM 5.1. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN PARENTS OF JH AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. CASE NUMBER (202) 412-0239, PURSUANT TO WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS AGREED TO FUND AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE STUDENT AND THE STUDENT'S PARENTS. HAVE RELEASED CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT IN EXCHANGE FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AS SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY KRIS AND SECONDED BY GREG PALATTO. AND THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS. NEXT ITEM 5.3. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF DEBORAH BROWNLEE AS THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COORDINATOR. THE MOTION. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY DEREK BAHMANOU AND WITH THE SECOND BY GREG PALATTO, AND THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS PASSAGE. THANK YOU AND WELCOME, DEBORAH. LET'S DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. EVERYONE CAN STAND. PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO CALL FOR A MOTION AND A, FOR [10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT] THE AGENDA. ORDER AND CONTENT. SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. OKAY. WE NEED TO ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 9TH, 2025 REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING. [11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING] IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU. OKAY. COMMUNICATIONS FROM OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES AND BREANNA. [12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES] HOW DID YOU KNOW? IT'S A LITTLE A LITTLE BUTTON. OKAY. RIGHT. OKAY. PERFECT. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HORSLEY. MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT WIEN EXECUTIVE CABINET AND HONORED GUESTS. IT'S AN HONOR TO STAND BEFORE YOU ONE LAST TIME TO SHARE THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND EVENTS TAKING PLACE AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL. AS THE END OF THE YEAR APPROACHES, WE FIND OURSELVES REFLECTING ON THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY WE'VE SHARED AND THE MILESTONES WE'VE REACHED TOGETHER. FIRST, LET'S CELEBRATE THE SHEER DETERMINATION OF OUR STUDENTS. STATE TESTING IS BEHIND US, AND WHILE WE'RE STILL IN THE MIDST OF AP TESTING, I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE RESILIENCE AND EFFORT THAT DEFINE US AS A STUDENT BODY. AND WITH PACE BOARDS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, STUDENTS ARE DILIGENTLY PREPARING THROUGH PRACTICE PRESENTATIONS THIS WEEK AND NEXT. IT'S INSPIRING TO WITNESS OUR PEERS STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETICS. OUR SPORTS TEAMS HAVE ALL ADVANCED TO CIF. ON MONDAY, WE'LL DISCOVER THEIR NEW SCHEDULE. OUR PERFORMING ARTS HAVE HAD A SPECTACULAR SEASON AS WELL. THE DRAMA DEPARTMENT DELIVERING THE DRAMA DEPARTMENT DELIVERED AN UNFORGETTABLE PRODUCTION OF THE GUY WHO DIDN'T LIKE MUSICALS. BAND STUDENTS TRANSPORTED US TO THE BIG SCREEN WITH BAND OF THE MOVIES AND BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER WITH JAZZ UNDER THE STARS. [00:05:01] AND COMING UP, WE'RE EXCITED FOR THE HAPPIEST POP SHOW ON EARTH. PROMISING TO BE A CELEBRATION OF JOY AND TALENT. SCHOOL SPIRIT HAS BEEN IN FULL FORCE WITH THE ANNUAL POWDERPUFF AND IRONMAN GAMES. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE JUNIORS FOR WINNING POWDERPUFF, AND TO THE SENIORS FOR TAKING HOME THE IRON MAN TITLE. IT'S EVENTS LIKE THESE THAT REMIND US THE STRENGTH OF OUR COMMUNITY AS SENIORS. WE'RE ALSO COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS TO GRADUATION AND THE INCREDIBLE MEMORIES WAITING TO BE MADE. OUR TRIPS TO KNOTT'S GRAD NIGHT AT DISNEYLAND, THE GRAD WALKS, SENIOR SUNSET, AND SO MUCH MORE. AND LET'S NOT FORGET PROM NEXT SATURDAY AT THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC. A NIGHT THAT PROMISES TO BE TRULY MAGICAL. AS I CLOSE THIS CHAPTER, I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR MAKING THIS YEAR UNFORGETTABLE. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO REPRESENT SUCH A VIBRANT, HARDWORKING, AND TALENTED STUDENT BODY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ONE LAST TIME. THANK YOU. MARISA HERNANDEZ FROM SCP. GOOD EVENING. SUPERINTENDENT. WIEN PRESIDENT HORSLEY. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CABINET MEMBERS AND THE AUDIENCE FOR CELEBRATION'S. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS. THIS WEEK IS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK AND BONITA PTA FED OUR STAFF LUNCH YESTERDAY AND BREAKFAST ON THURSDAY. A SPECIAL RALLY IT WILL BE HELD THIS FRIDAY, WHERE STUDENTS WILL READ ALOUD LETTERS TO TEACHERS SHOWING THEIR APPRECIATION. AND LAST WEEK, OUR FINAL SENIOR PRESENTATIONS TOOK PLACE. ALL SENIORS ON CAMPUS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PRESENTED AND LOOK FORWARD TO GRADUATING ON TIME AND FOR ACADEMICS, COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATION. AS WE ENTER OUR FINAL, SENIORS ARE PREPARING THEMSELVES FOR THE FINAL GOODBYE. ENROLLMENT FOR MOUNT SAC AND CITRUS OPENS ON MAY 15TH AND THE 23RD. SENIORS WILL HAVE TIME TO MEET WITH THEIR COUNSELOR TO HELP PLAN OUT THEIR FIRST SEMESTER AS A COLLEGE STUDENT, AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR AWARD CEREMONIES ON JUNE 3RD TO FIND OUT THE WINNERS OF THE JEAN AND BOB OLANDER AND SAN DIMAS SENIOR CITIZENS SCHOLARSHIPS. IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE YEAR IN THE CLASS OF 2025. WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED AND GOOD LUCK BULLDOGS FOR OUR ARTS! OUR ART CLASS IS WORKING ON POSTERIZED PORTRAITS. STUDENTS ARE SIMPLIFYING PORTRAITS DOWN TO EASY TO UNDERSTAND SHAPES AND REDRAWING THEM ON A LARGER SURFACE WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO PAINT THEM IN GRAYSCALE. OUR ADVANCED CULINARY STUDENTS ARE BUSY STUDYING FOR THE FOOD HANDLERS CARD AND OUR ACTIVITIES. IN APRIL, WE HELD OUR ANNUAL PICK OF THE LITTER COMPETITION FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK. AT LUNCH, TEAMS OF TWO COMPETED IN LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES, ACCUMULATING POINTS FOR ATTENDANCE AND FOR HOW THEY PLACED IN EACH ACTIVITY. THIS YEAR WE HAD 28 TEAMS, WHICH MEANS 56 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED, AND THIS YEAR'S PICK OF THE LITTER WERE MY BEST FRIENDS, MARCI ORTEGA AND SOPHIA BEJARANO. TODAY WAS INTERNATIONAL FOOD DAY AND STUDENTS WERE ASKED TO PREPARE FOR, PREPARES FOOD REPRESENTING THEIR CULTURE. AND AN INTERESTING DISH WAS LEBANESE RICE AND TABOOLA. FOR OUR ATHLETICS, WE HAVE MADE IT TO OUR ELITE EIGHT IN OUR CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT, AND THESE EIGHT TEAMS WILL COMPETE FOR THE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP NEXT WEEK. I WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK SUPERINTENDENT WIEN AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT MY SCHOOL. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE, AND I'M GENUINELY PROUD TO HAVE ATTENDED CHAPIN VISTA FOR THESE PAST THREE YEARS, AND I HOPE THEY ARE WELL REPRESENTED THIS YEAR. SO THANK YOU AGAIN AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING. NOW, MADELINE BECK FROM SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDING AUDIENCE AND STAFF. AS THIS IS MY FINAL BOARD MEETING, WE HAVE SO MUCH TO CATCH UP ON. LET'S GET STARTED. STARTING WITH THE ARTS. COLOR GUARD HAS WON THEIR GOLD MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. COLOR GUARD ALSO RANG THE BELL IN THE QUAD LAST WEEK FOR WINNING VARIOUS ACCOMPLISHING TITLES. THE DRAMA DEPARTMENT HAVE THEIR FINAL PERFORMANCE WITH THE 11TH ANNUAL VARIETY SHOW. THEATER IS MY SPORT ON MAY 21ST THROUGH MAY 23RD AND CLOUD NINE, THE CLASSROOM ON CAMPUS. JASMINE RECEIVED A SUPERIOR RATING AT THE ROUTE 66 JAZZ FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND. THEY WILL BE COMPETING AT THE RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. GOING FOR A SUPERIOR SWEEP THIS YEAR. MOVING ON TO ATHLETICS. BOYS' VOLLEYBALL ARE UNDEFEATED HACIENDA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS, GIRLS SWIM ARE UNDEFEATED HACIENDA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AND TEAMS MAKING CIF ARE BOYS' TENNIS, BOYS' VOLLEYBALL, GIRLS' SWIM, BOYS' SWIM, BOYS' GOLF, BOYS' TRACK AND GIRLS' TRACK. BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL ARE GOING TO BE ENDING THIS WEEK TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY MAKE CIF. SOPHOMORE JACQUELINE CHEN IS THE CIF DIVISION THREE DIVING CHAMPION. SHE'S THE FIRST DIVING CIF CHAMPION IN SCHOOL HISTORY. SHE RANG THE BELL LAST WEEK IN THE QUAD TO CELEBRATE HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS. HER SCORE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE CHAMPION FOR ALL DIVISIONS, AND SHE WENT INTO THE STATE QUALIFYING AS THE NUMBER ONE SEED IN TERMS OF ACADEMICS. SAN DIMAS FINISHED STATE TESTING WITH NEARLY 100% OF STUDENTS COMPLETING THE EXAMS. AP EXAMS STARTED THIS WEEK. SENIORS WILL BE CHECKING OUT ON MAY 30TH, AND SENIORS ARE ALSO GEARING UP FOR THEIR STCCP PRESENTATIONS THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON [00:10:03] MAY 21ST, 22ND AND 23RD. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING SO HARD ALL YEAR ON THESE PROJECTS AND ARE READY TO FINISH THEM OFF, AS THIS IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO GRADUATION. WE ARE ABOUT TO CELEBRATE 633 STUDENTS WHO EARNED A 3.5 OR HIGHER GPA LAST SEMESTER. FINALLY, ACTIVITIES SENIORS [INAUDIBLE] JUST BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE IN HISTORY TO COMPLETE HER EAGLE BADGE. THIS ENORMOUS COMMUNITY IS SO PROUD TO HAVE HER AS A SAINT. THE JUNIORS JUST RECENTLY ANNOUNCED OUR PROM THEME, WHICH IS STAR STORIES AND SILVER SCREENS. PROM WILL BE MAY 24TH IN LA. OUR CLASSES ARE GETTING READY FOR ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS OF THE YEAR, WHICH IS CLASH, AND THAT WILL BE THIS FRIDAY. OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S AND WE COULDN'T BE MORE READY. SAN DIMAS HAS HAD AN AMAZING YEAR AND I'M SO LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF IT. IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO BE A PART OF THIS SCHOOL. IT'S ALSO BEEN MY ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO COME AND UPDATE YOU ON THE SAINTS EACH MONTH, AND GETTING TO DO WHAT I LOVE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS HONOR AND HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. [13. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS] SO WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE YOU NOW. BUT MADDIE, MARISSA, BREANNA, YOU'VE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB THIS YEAR REPRESENTING YOUR SCHOOL'S EXECUTIVE CABINET. AND THE BOARD WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON THE TASK THIS YEAR OF BEING STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES, AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK AS YOU CONTINUE ON YOUR JOURNEYS OUTSIDE OF BONITA UNIFIED NEXT YEAR. SO, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY. FIRST UP BEING HIGH SCHOOL KENNY RICHIE. MIC]. NOT THE FIRST. BREANNA, COME ON UP. IT'S A GREAT PICTURE. ALL RIGHT. BREANNA JUAREZ HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BONITA HIGH SCHOOL CULTURE SINCE SHE STEPPED ONTO OUR CAMPUS. SHE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN OUR ATHLETICS BY BEING A MEMBER OF THE FIELD HOCKEY AND SOFTBALL TEAMS. SHE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN OUR ACTIVITIES BY BEING THE FRESHMAN CLASS PRESIDENT. A MEMBER OF THE SOPHOMORE CLASS COUNCIL, WAS COMMISSIONER OF BEST BUDDIES HER JUNIOR YEAR AND ASB PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL HER SENIOR YEAR. SHE DID. SHE DID THIS ALL WHILE EARNING A 4.2 GPA IN TAKING NINE AP CLASSES. NEXT YEAR, BREANNA WILL BE ATTENDING UC SANTA BARBARA, WHERE SHE WILL BE MAJORING IN BIOLOGY. LOOKING TO GO PRE-MED AFTER COLLEGE? WHEN ASKED WHO WERE THE MOST INSPIRATIONAL TEACHERS SHE HAD WHILE AT BONITA, SHE SAID, MRS. WALLIN BECAUSE SHE IS VERY HELPFUL AND EASY TO TALK TO, ESPECIALLY IN AP LANG AND MRS. PACINO BECAUSE SHE IS SWEET AND SHE ALWAYS MADE SURE THAT EVERYONE WAS TAKEN CARE OF. HER FAVORITE MEMORY WAS WHEN SHE WENT TO HAWAII WITH THE ASB CLASS THIS PAST SPRING BREAK. SHE ENJOYED PULLING TARO FROM THE GROUND. SHE LOVED THIS TRIP BECAUSE SHE HAD TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR CULTURE, AND EVERYONE ON THE TRIP GREW AS LEADERS. WHEN ASKED WHAT HER ADVICE WOULD BE FOR NEXT YEAR'S SENIORS, SHE SAID, NEVER LET UP AND ALWAYS SET GOALS FOR YOURSELF. ONCE THOSE GOALS ARE ACHIEVED, SET NEW GOALS. BREANNA LIVES BY THIS MOTTO, AND SHE NEVER STOPS PUSHING HERSELF TO BE A BETTER PERSON. IF PAST SUCCESS IS AN INDICATOR OF FUTURE SUCCESS, THEN BREANNA IS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. WE WILL MISS BREANNA ON CAMPUS NEXT YEAR, BUT WE ARE SUPER PROUD OF HER AND ALL THAT SHE HAS ACCOMPLISHED, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT SHE'S GOING TO DO AFTER GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE. CONGRATULATIONS, BREANNA, ON A VERY SUCCESSFUL HIGH SCHOOL. OH YEAH! BEARCATS! I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND NEXT UP FROM CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SEAN CASEY. MISS MARISSA, WILL YOU PLEASE COME UP? HEY. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HORSLEY, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN AND OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS AND FOLKS HERE TONIGHT. IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE A TRULY REMARKABLE STUDENT, MARISSA HERNANDEZ. HER SERVICE AS OUR STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVE AND FOR HER INCREDIBLE IMPACT ON OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. MARISSA FIRST JOINED US AS A SOPHOMORE AT VISTA AFTER SPENDING PART OF HER JUNIOR YEAR AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL. WE WERE THRILLED TO WELCOME HER BACK TO COMPLETE HER EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY WITH US AS A PROUD BULLDOG, AND FROM THAT MOMENT ON, SHE HAS MADE EVERY STEP COUNT. MARISSA HAS SERVED WITH DISTINCTION AS OUR SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL, REPRESENTING HER PEERS AND HER STAFF WITH THOUGHTFULNESS, MATURITY, AND A DEEP SENSE OF PURPOSE. SHE HAS ELEVATED STUDENTS VOICES AT CHAPARRAL VISTA, DEMONSTRATING WHAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE IN ACTION. BEYOND HER ROLE ON THE BOARD, WHILE A SENIOR AT CHAPARRAL AND WORKING, MARISSA HAS ATTENDED CITRUS COLLEGE IN OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT PROCESS, FOCUSING ON COMPLETING HER ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE WITH PLANS TO TRANSFER WITH A MAJOR IN MARINE BIOLOGY. [00:15:06] HER DRIVE TO EXPLORE AND UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND HER AND DO AS WELL AS SHE DOES IS TRULY INSPIRING. SHE IS ALSO A RECIPIENT OF THE JEAN AND BOB OHLANDER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP AND LA VERNE SAN DIMAS PERSEVERANCE AWARD. A DEDICATED MEMBER OF OUR RENAISSANCE PROGRAM AND A PARTICIPANT IN DREAM IT BE IT, MARISSA HAS BALANCED HER EDUCATION WITH REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE WHILE CONTINUING TO PUSH HERSELF ACADEMICALLY AND PERSONALLY. WHILE WHAT SETS MARISSA APART EVEN MORE IS HER HEART. WHEN ASKED WHAT ADVICE SHE WOULD GIVE TO NEW STUDENTS AT CHAPARRAL VISTA, SHE SAID, TRUST YOURSELF AND TRUST THE TEACHERS. IF YOU CONFIDE IN BOTH, YOU WILL ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS AND BE SUCCESSFUL. THAT KIND OF WISDOM REFLECTS HER JOURNEY AND HER STRENGTH AND COMPASSION. SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE STAFF AND MYSELF, MARISSA, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE NOTHING BUT BULLDOG LOVE FOR YOU. WE BELIEVE IN YOU AND WE ARE PROUD OF YOU. WE WILL ALWAYS BE. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF THE CHAPARRAL VISTA FAMILY. WHETHER YOU NEED ENCOURAGEMENT, ADVICE, OR JUST A REMINDER OF HOW FAR YOU'VE COME. SORRY, WE ARE JUST A PHONE CALL AWAY OR A SHORT TRIP BACK TO CAMPUS. THANK YOU, MARISSA, FOR ATTENDING CHAP VISTA HIGH SCHOOL. YOU AND STUDENTS LIKE YOU ARE THE REASON WHY WE DO THIS WORK. YOUR SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, AND HEART INSPIRE US AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL THE GREAT THINGS YOUR FUTURE HOLDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. MARISSA. AND NEXT, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL. JACK DANCE. COME ON, MADDIE. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. TODAY IS MY ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR MADDIE BECK, WHO HAS SERVED WITH DISTINCTION AS A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD. MADDIE IS A STUDENT WHO LEADS NOT JUST WITH WORDS, BUT WITH ACTION AND HEART. OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL, MADDIE HAS WORKED WITH UNWAVERING DEDICATION TOWARD ONE CLEAR GOAL TO BECOME EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT SO SHE COULD BRING OUR CAMPUS TOGETHER AND TRULY MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND SHE DID JUST THAT. THIS YEAR, MADDIE FOCUSED ON LAYING STRONG FOUNDATIONS FOR THE NEXT ASB CLASS AND ENSURING THAT THE CURRENT TEAM WORKED WITH UNITY AND PURPOSE. SHE'S BEEN THE GLUE HOLDING MANY PARTS OF OUR CAMPUS TOGETHER, AND HER LEADERSHIP HAS HELPED SHAPE SAN DIMAS INTO A MORE CONNECTED, SPIRITED, AND WELCOMING PLACE. MADDIE'S FAVORITE MOMENT EACH YEAR HAS BEEN THE START OF YEAR ASB RETREAT, THE REGISTRATION WEEK, A TIME WHEN, AS SHE PUTS IT, SHE GETS TO SEE THE CLASS BEGIN TO COME TOGETHER. THAT SPARK OF TEAMWORK AND ENERGY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A DRIVING FORCE FOR HER, AND IT SHOWS IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. MADDIE BRINGS HER TRADEMARK POSITIVITY TO CHICK-FIL-A, WHERE SHE WORKS, CONTINUING TO SPREAD KINDNESS AND WARMTH WHEREVER SHE GOES. WHAT IS TRULY MADE MEMORABLE FOR MADDIE ARE THE PEOPLE, THOSE PAST AND PRESENT, WHO HAVE HELPED SHAPE HER INTO THE LEADER AND PERSON SHE IS TODAY. AND ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN HER JOURNEY HAS BEEN MRS. CARSON, WHO TAUGHT HER TO SEE BEYOND THE SURFACE AND INSPIRE HER TO LEAD WITH GREAT INSIGHT AND COMPASSION. AS MADDIE PREPARES TO CONTINUE HER EDUCATION AT CAL STATE FULLERTON WITH DREAMS OF BECOMING AN NICU NURSE, WE KNOW SHE WILL CARRY WITH HER THE SAME HEART RESILIENCE AND LEADERSHIP THAT HAS DEFINED HER TIME HERE. MADDIE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, YOUR VISION, YOUR AUTHENTICITY, YOUR REMINDER TO STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF, NOT SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF AND LEAVE WITH GRACE IS ONE WE'LL ALL CARRY FORWARD. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE TO SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL IN THE BONITA UNIFIED COMMUNITY. ONCE A SAINT, ALWAYS A SAINT. WE NOW HAVE THE RECOGNITION OF PALOMARES LEAGUE FIVE AND THE HACIENDA LEAGUE FIVE. THANK YOU. A FEW OF OUR ATHLETES COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT DUE TO THEIR OWN BANQUETS AND ATHLETIC EVENTS. [00:20:05] BUT WE ARE HERE AND EXCITED TO CELEBRATE THE ONES THAT ARE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL COMPETES IN THE HACIENDA LEAGUE. THIS LEAGUE INCLUDES SAN DIMAS, ALTA LOMA, LOS ALTOS COLONY AND SOUTH HILLS. THROUGH THE LEAGUE, FIVE INDIVIDUALS FROM EACH SCHOOL WERE SELECTED AS THE HACIENDA FIVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THEIR HIGH SCHOOL WHO ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS IN ACADEMICS, ATHLETICS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. MAY I PLEASE HAVE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL JACK NANCE COME TO THE PODIUM TO GIVE OUT THE AWARDS? WE'LL TAKE A QUICK PAUSE. MISS PRISCILLA? YES. LET ME SEE. SO FAR, THIS ONE AWAY. OKAY. AND OUR FIRST LEAGUE FIVE REPRESENTATIVE, PRISCILLA ROMERO. LEAGUE MVP FOR BOTH VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL. SAN GABRIEL VALLEY ALL STAR GAME MVP IN BASKETBALL. ARTWORK ENTERED INTO THE BONITA ARTS FESTIVAL. VOLUNTEER IN SEVERAL LOCAL AND CHURCH ACTIVITIES. HER INSPIRATIONAL COACH IS GARY JACKSON. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A CHAIR AND SET IT UP THERE SO SHE CAN SIT DOWN. CAN YOU GET A CHAIR SO SHE CAN SIT DOWN? OUR NEXT LEAGUE FIVE IS TRAVIS PANG. HE'S UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT DUE TO A CIF EVENT. TRAVIS IS A TWO TIME WATER POLO OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, A FOUR YEAR VARSITY SWIMMER AND WATER POLO ATHLETE. THE ASB JUNIOR CLASS PRESIDENT, THE 2025 CIF ACADEMIC ATHLETE OF THE YEAR. HIS INSPIRATIONAL COACH IS DANNY FIOLA. TRAVIS PANG. NEXT, WE HAVE HAILEY LUTZ. HAILEY IS THE HACIENDA ALL-LEAGUE DEFENSIVE MVP FOR SOCCER. SHE IS A TRACK ALL-LEAGUE IN HURDLES AND THE LONG JUMP. SHE'S THE LEAD CREW MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER IN SEVERAL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES. SHE IS A SCHOLAR ATHLETE. HER INSPIRATIONAL COACH IS DIANE CAPPONI. CONGRATULATIONS. UNABLE TO BE HERE BECAUSE HE'S AT A SAN DIMAS BASEBALL GAME IS VAUGHN COLEMAN. VAUGHN IS A FIRST TEAM ALL STATE FOR CALIFORNIA IN BASEBALL. HE'S A TWO TIME LEAGUE CHAMPION. HE'S A VOLUNTEER LITTLE LEAGUE COACH AND A POLICE DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEER. HE MAINTAINED A 4.0 ALL FOUR YEARS IN HIGH SCHOOL. HIS INSPIRATIONAL COACH IS MIKE REGAN. CONGRATULATIONS, VAUGHN. OUR FINAL LEAGUE FIVE FROM THE HACIENDA LEAGUE. AVA MERCADO. AS CIF FOR WATER POLO AND CIF CHAMPION IN HER SENIOR YEAR. VARSITY SWIM, WATER POLO, FLAG FOOTBALL AND TRACK AND FIELD. LINK CREW AND VOLUNTEER IN OTHER ACTIVITIES. VALLE VISTA ALL ACADEMIC HONORS. HER INSPIRATIONAL COACH IS JESSE JOHNSTON. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR HACIENDA FIVE REPRESENTATIVES. CAN WE PLEASE GET A PICTURE WITH MR. NANCE? WE WILL BE CALLING YOU BACK UP FOR ANOTHER PHOTO IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. PARENTS, PLEASE GET YOUR PHOTOS. THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PALOMARES LEAGUE FIVE. BONITA HIGH SCHOOL COMPETES IN THE PALOMARES LEAGUE. THIS LEAGUE INCLUDES BONITA, AYALA, CLAREMONT, DIAMOND BAR AND WALNUT THROUGH THE LEAGUE. FIVE INDIVIDUALS FROM EACH SCHOOL WERE SELECTED AS THE PALOMARES LEAGUE. FIVE REPRESENTATIVES FOR THEIR HIGH SCHOOL. TO BE HONORED, STUDENTS MUST EXCEL IN AREAS SUCH AS ACADEMICS, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, ATHLETICS, AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. MAY I PLEASE HAVE KENNY RITCHIE COME TO THE PODIUM TO HELP WITH THE AWARDS? I WILL CALL EACH LEAGUE FIVE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE JUST A FEW OF THEIR HIGHLIGHTS. FIRST TRISTAN FERNANDEZ. THREE TIME CIF CHAMPION IN WRESTLING. UNDEFEATED FOUR TIME LEAGUE CHAMPION IN WRESTLING. [00:25:01] PURSUING VICTORY WITH HONORS. AWARD RECIPIENT. FOUR YEAR SCHOLAR ATHLETE. HIS INSPIRATIONAL COACH IS ROB FIERRO. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT, WE HAVE KAYLA HEINLEIN. ALL-LEAGUE DEFENSIVE MVP IN FLAG FOOTBALL. MOST SOLO TACKLES IN THE PALOMARES LEAGUE. FOUR YEAR MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP FEDERATION. 4.3 WEIGHTED GRADE POINT AVERAGE. HER INSPIRATIONAL COACH IS MIKE MAN. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT COLE PARRA. TWO TIME WRESTLING INDIVIDUAL LEAGUE CHAMPION. FIRST TEAM ALL SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LINE LINEBACKER. 4.4 WEIGHTED GRADE POINT AVERAGE. FOUR YEAR NATIONAL AP SCHOLAR. HIS INSPIRATIONAL COACH IS BEAU BEATTIE. CONGRATULATIONS. NOT HERE. TONIGHT, DUE TO HER BANQUET IS CAMERON VAN VALKENBURGH, FIRST TEAM ALL LEAGUE IN SOFTBALL D STREET HIP HOP TEAM. THREE TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION, 4.0 UNWEIGHTED GPA. PRINCIPAL'S HONOR ROLL. ALL FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL. HER INSPIRATIONAL COACH IS DARREN BHAUMIK. DYLAN ROBINSON. FIRST TEAM ALL CIF FOR FOOTBALL. THE 247 SPORTS COMPOSITE NUMBER EIGHT ATHLETE IN THE NATION. WATKINS AWARD WINNER FOR THE TOP AFRICAN AMERICAN SCHOLAR ATHLETE IN THE NATION. VOLUNTEER COACH FOR LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUES. HIS INSPIRATIONAL COACH IS STEVE BOGGAN. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR PALOMARES LEAGUE FIVE REPRESENTATIVES. CAN WE PLEASE HAVE A PHOTO? AND PARENTS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET A PHOTO. JUST ABOUT THIS CASE. WILL THE HACIENDA LEAGUE FIVE REPRESENTATIVES NOW JOIN THE PALOMARES LEAGUE? FIVE REPRESENTATIVES FOR A GROUP PHOTO. SORRY, PRISCILLA. THESE TEN STUDENTS REPRESENT THE FINEST QUALITIES OF OUR TWO LEAGUES. CLASS OF 2025 SENIORS. IT IS A PLEASURE TO HONOR THEM, THEIR TEACHERS, THEIR COACHES AND THEIR FAMILIES ON THIS SPECIAL OCCASION. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WE'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU ON THIS AWARD AND THIS HONOR. IF YOU HAVE AP TESTS, IT'S TIME TO GO HOME AND START STUDYING. OKAY, WE HAVE A PAUSE TO ALLOW TIME FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS TO COME IN FOR THE NEXT GROUP. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. [00:30:40] . TONIGHT. WE ARE SO PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE 2025 BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT MATH FIELD DAY. STUDENT WINNERS. AND NEAL WILL PRESENT WITH DEB BROWNLEE. ACTUALLY, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR TO SHARE OUR RESULTS, OUR MATH FIELD DAY COORDINATOR, MISS DEB BROWNLEE. SO WE SENT FIVE TEAMS. WE SENT A FOURTH GRADE TEAM FROM GLADSTONE. NO, SORRY. FOURTH GRADE TEAM FROM OUR FIFTH GRADE TEAM FROM GLADSTONE. OUR SIXTH GRADE TEAM WAS FROM RAMONA, OUR SEVENTH GRADE TEAM FROM LONE HILL, AND OUR EIGHTH GRADE TEAM FROM RAMONA. WE SENT THEM TO COUNTY. AND HERE'S OUR BIG RESULTS FROM COUNTY. OUR FOURTH GRADE TEAM TOOK A GOLD MEDAL IN SENSE MAKING OVERALL, MAKING US VERY PROUD. OUR FIFTH GRADE TEAM TOOK A THIRD PLACE IN SENSE MAKING, AND OUR SIXTH GRADE TEAM TOOK A SILVER IN CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND AN OVERALL WINNER FOR OUR SIXTH GRADE TEAM. SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE HAD SOME REALLY FIERCE COMPETITION. AND THEY DID THEIR ABSOLUTE BEST. I'D LIKE TO BRING UP OUR COACH FROM FOURTH GRADE TEAM, LARISSA GATTO. MIC]. IN ADDITION TO EACH TEAM? THE SAN DIMAS LA VERNE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION IS GIVING EACH TEAM $100 TO GO TOWARDS MATH SUPPLIES AND SUCH. YAY! OKAY. OKAY. WILLIAM. BAHMANOU. COME ON UP. COME OVER HERE. LET'S SEE. PRESSLEY CARRILLO, ELIJAH LACANILAO. JUDE LANG. AND JAMES WANG. TO PRESENT OUR FIFTH GRADE TEAM. THEIR COACH, GRACE NG. TRISTAN GONZALEZ. [INAUDIBLE]. OUR SIXTH GRADE COACH IS ELENA STURGIS. HELLO. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALICIA CHONG. JOSIAH LI. LEO WANG. AND AUDREY? YEAH. [00:35:01] SHOULD WE PAUSE FOR A PHOTO HERE BEFORE THE NEXT GROUPS? NO. ALL OUTSIDE. OKAY. I JUST MIGHT NEED TO SQUISH. ALL RIGHT. OUR SEVENTH GRADE TEAM. DOMINIQUE BERNAL. AARON ATUABHENE. SUHAS PIHTLA. MILENA VILLALBA. ALEX WOO. AND OUR EIGHTH GRADE COACH, RICHARD YOUNG. ALL RIGHT. FIRST UP IS ETHAN NOYES. NEXT IS TANISHA SHANBACH. THEN WE GOT JEREMY WANG. AND OUR LAST PERSON WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT, BUT IT'S ANNIE ZINK. OKAY. SO, WE'RE GOING TO DO A GROUP PHOTO. . OKAY, WE ARE ON ITEM 14. REQUEST TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. [14. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS] THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD OF BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES. ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE TIME THE ITEM APPEARS ON THE AGENDA. IN THE CASE OF A NON AGENDA ITEM, COMMENTS MAY BE MADE UNDER 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. DO I READ THOSE NAMES? YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. SHERRY BEST. WE LIKE YOU. SHARON. HAVEN'T SAID A WORD. THAT'S GREAT. MY NAME IS SHERRY BEST. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND I'M SPEAKING BOTH IN THAT CAPACITY AND ALSO AS A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE. [00:40:07] DEAR SUPERINTENDENT MATTHEW WIEN AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS SUPERINTENDENT WEED AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND ATTENDEES TONIGHT. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN MY CAPACITY AS A RESIDENT OF LA VERNE AND AS PRESIDENT OF THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. I RECENTLY ATTENDED A PRESENTATION AT LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, IN WHICH I WAS INTRODUCED TO THE PROPOSED SECONDARY INTEGRATED ETHNIC STUDIES CURRICULUM. TEAMS REPRESENTING GRADES TEN THROUGH 12 DISCUSSED CURRICULAR CONTENT, RESEARCH RESOURCES, AND VARIOUS STUDENT EVALUATION PROCESSES. IT WAS A TRUE LEARNING EXPERIENCE. IT MADE ME WISH I WAS BACK IN SCHOOL. I WAS THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED WITH THE SERIES OF PRESENTATIONS, THE DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRESENTERS, THEIR EASE WITH ACADEMIC CONTENT, AND THE SKILLFUL WAY IN WHICH THE MATERIALS WERE INTEGRATED THROUGHOUT ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES. THE CHOICE TO INTEGRATE THIS CONTENT WAS EXCELLENT, AS IT WILL HELP STUDENTS TO LINK CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND KEEPS HISTORY FROM DEVOLVING INTO A SERIES OF ISOLATED FACTS. INTEREST WILL REMAIN HIGH BECAUSE STUDENT PRODUCED WORK WILL TAP INTO POPULAR SOURCES AS WELL AS MORE TRADITIONAL RESEARCH. I AM DEDICATED TO TELLING ALL THE HISTORIES THAT INFLUENCED LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL POLICY. AN INFORMED CITIZENRY IS ONE THAT EMBRACES ALL CULTURES, PEOPLES AND POINTS OF VIEW. THE RICH TAPESTRY THAT IS THE UNITED STATES IS STRONGEST WHEN ALL ITS HISTORY IS TOLD AND UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. SHARON. BARBARA SMITH. GOOD EVENING. BARBARA. HI, CHRIS. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENT OF MATT WIEN. MY NAME IS BARBARA SMITH. I'M A RESIDENT OF LA VERNE RETIRED SCHOOL AND CITY ADMINISTRATOR WITH A MASTER'S IN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE. I HAD ALSO THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE RECENT ROUNDTABLE WHERE THE ETHNIC STUDIES INTEGRATED MODEL WAS INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC IN BREAKOUT SESSIONS BY TEACHERS OF ECONOMICS AND GOVERNMENT, WORLD HISTORY, AND US HISTORY. THE INTEGRATION OF ETHNIC STUDIES INTO THESE DISCIPLINES IS BRILLIANT. WHAT IMPRESSED ME MOST, IN ADDITION TO THE CHARISMA, ENTHUSIASM AND DEDICATION OF THE TEACHERS, WAS THE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS INVITED BY THE TEACHERS. STUDENTS WERE EXPECTED TO DO THEIR OWN RESEARCH, FIND THREE SOURCES OF SUPPORT FOR THEIR FINDINGS. PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS. WHAT A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY AND LIFETIME LEARNING LESSON. WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL BACK IN THE LAST CENTURY, SUBJECTS WERE COMPARTMENTALIZED. THERE WAS NO CAUSE AND EFFECT. NO CONNECTEDNESS. IT WAS AS THOUGH EACH SUBJECT STOOD ALONE. RESEARCH. WE DIDN'T QUESTION THE TEACHER OR THE TEXTBOOK. THE ROUND TABLE AND THE INTEGRATED MODEL OF ETHNIC STUDIES IS REFRESHING AND EXCITING. I HEARD SEVERAL PEOPLE EXPRESS MY OWN THOUGHTS AND APPARENTLY SHARES. I WANT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. OUR CHILDREN ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO EXPERIENCE AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF TEACHING AND PRACTICE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THAT BETTER PREPARES THEM FOR THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN. THANK YOU FOR THIS. THANK YOU. [15. CONSENT AGENDA] ITEM 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? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? [00:45:01] AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM 16. DISCUSSION. [16. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA] ACTION. AGENDA. FROM EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. ETHNIC STUDIES, INTEGRATED MODEL PRESENTATION AND NEAL. THANK YOU FOR THAT. GOOD EVENING. IT'S MY PLEASURE TONIGHT TO SHARE OUR ETHNIC STUDIES INTEGRATED MODEL WITH YOU. MY CLICKER. NOT ON. HERE WE GO. SO I'M GOING TO START WITH A LITTLE BIT OF THE BACKGROUND AND THE IMPETUS FOR THIS LEGISLATION AND HOW THE COURSE CAME TO BE. STARTED BACK IN 2016 WHERE AB 2016 WAS SIGNED INTO LAW. AND AN INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY COMMISSION WAS DEVELOPED TO START BUILDING THE MODEL CURRICULUM FOR ETHNIC STUDIES. WENT THROUGH SEVERAL ITERATIONS OVER THE YEARS AND SOME REFINEMENT UNTIL MARCH 18TH OF 2021, WHERE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE ETHNIC STUDIES MODEL CURRICULUM. I JUST WANT TO REVIEW SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE GUIDANCE THAT CAME WITH THIS. WHAT IS WHAT EVENTUALLY BECOMES AB 101? SO THE FIRST PIECE IS TO OFFER SUPPORT FOR THE INCLUSION OF ETHNIC STUDIES AS EITHER A STANDALONE ELECTIVE, OR TO BE INTEGRATED INTO EXISTING HISTORY. SOCIAL SCIENCE AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS COURSES. AS JUST PREVIOUSLY SHARED WE WENT WITH THE INTEGRATED MODEL FOR THAT. THE SECOND PIECE IS THAT THE COURSEWORK BE WRITTEN IN INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE AND TO ENCOURAGE CULTURAL UNDERSTANDINGS FROM DIFFERENT GROUPS AND DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. ADDITIONALLY, THIS MODEL CURRICULUM WAS INTENDED TO BE A GUIDE TO ALLOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADAPT THEIR COURSES TO REFLECT THEIR PUPIL AND COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS, AND THAT IT INCLUDES A COURSE THAT TAKES A THEMATIC APPROACH, AS I THINK WAS JUST MENTIONED THAT THINGS DON'T OCCUR IN ISOLATION. AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THOSE THEMES AS THEY DEVELOPED OUT OF THIS MODEL CURRICULUM. ALSO, THE COURSE OUTLINES NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE UC CSU AS HAVING MET A THROUGH G LITTLE COMMERCIAL HERE. A THROUGH G IS THE REQUIRED COURSEWORK FOR ADMISSION INTO THE UC SYSTEM OR CSU SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIA. AND THEN FINALLY THAT THE COURSE BE DEVELOPED WITH THE GUIDANCE OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS, LOCAL UNIVERSITIES REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL AGENCIES AND ALL OF OUR LOCAL INPUTS THAT WE GET HERE. SO WHAT IS A MODEL CURRICULUM? SO, A MODEL CURRICULUM IS NOT WHAT I WOULD CALL LIKE AN OUT OF THE BOX THING, LIKE YOU WOULD THINK A NORMAL TEXTBOOK THAT YOU WOULD ADOPT WHERE IT'S THE COMPLETE PACKAGE, RIGHT. A MODEL CURRICULUM IS A GUIDANCE DOCUMENT WHERE IT ALLOWS FOR THE LOCAL EDUCATION, THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DEVELOP ITS OWN COURSE USING THE MODEL CURRICULUM AS A GUIDE. I WANT TO SHARE THE EIGHT OUTCOMES. I THINK I TALKED ABOUT SOME THEMES OR THEMATIC INSTRUCTION IN ETHNIC STUDIES. SO, SOME THEMES THE EIGHT THEMES OR OUTCOMES IN ETHNIC STUDIES MODEL CURRICULUM. SO, SOME OF THOSE WOULD, WOULD SEEM TO BE OBVIOUS, BUT I REALLY WANT TO POINT OUT SIX, SEVEN AND EIGHT, WHICH I MAY OR MAY NOT SURPRISE YOU. THAT'S PROMOTING SELF-EMPOWERMENT THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IS AND TEACHING OUR STUDENTS HOW THEY CAN BECOME CIVICALLY ENGAGED. SUPPORTING A COMMUNITY FOCUS, WHICH INCLUDES KNOWING YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR COMMUNITY'S HISTORY, AND THEN DEVELOPING INTERPERSONAL SKILLS. I THINK SOMETHING WE WANT FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. THE MODEL CURRICULUM ALSO FOCUSES ON THE TRADITIONAL ADDITIONAL ETHNIC STUDIES VIEWPOINTS, WHICH INCLUDE THOSE FROM AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCES, ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS, CHICANO LATINX, AND NATIVE AMERICAN VIEWPOINTS. SO THEN THE TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION. SO IN OCTOBER 2021, IT BECAME AB 101 AND IT BECOMES A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE IN THE CLASS OF 2030, WHICH SOUNDS CRAZY TO ME TO SAY WILL HAVE COMPLETED THAT GRADUATION REQUIREMENT. [00:50:04] SO, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PROCESS AND TIMELINE AND TIMELINES. SO BACK IN 2023, WHICH SEEMS SO LONG AGO NOW, BUT REALLY WASN'T ALL THAT LONG AGO WE DID A DISTRICT INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES MODEL CURRICULUM AND THE OVERVIEW WITH ALL OF OUR SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHERS. AND THEN IN OCTOBER OF 2023, WE TOOK A GROUP TO THE L.A. COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, ETHNIC STUDIES INSTITUTE, WHERE WE LEARNED ABOUT THE ETHNIC STUDIES MODEL CURRICULUM, THE FOUR FOUNDATIONAL DISCIPLINES, AND THE EIGHT OUTCOMES. IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, WE DID A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE MODEL CURRICULUMS, AND WE SAMPLED WHAT WAS OUT THERE IN SOME OF OUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AND, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT BOTH THE STANDALONE COURSES AND THE INTEGRATED MODEL. AND FROM THAT, IT REALLY BECAME CLEAR WITH OUR TEACHERS DRIVING THE CONVERSATION, THAT THEY FELT IT WAS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE GO THE INTEGRATED MODEL BECAUSE IT REALLY BLENDS TO THE THEMATIC APPROACH. AND THEN SPRING OF 2024 WHERE I GOT TO HAND THINGS OFF TO THE WONDERFUL MISS KIM LOR. WORKGROUPS BEGAN RESEARCHING AND ATTENDING VARIOUS TRAININGS, BOTH IN-HOUSE AND ATTENDING TRAININGS OUTHOUSE AND STARTED WRITING THE CURRICULUM AND LESSONS BY SUBJECT MATTER AND COURSE. HERE'S A LITTLE SAMPLE OF SOME OF THE WORK THAT OUR TEACHERS DID, DIVING INTO THE OUTCOMES OF ETHNIC STUDIES AND HOW THEY WOULD CONNECT TO EACH OF OUR COURSES. JUST A LITTLE SAMPLING OF THEIR WORK. AND THEN BY JUNE OF 2025, WE'LL HAVE CONTINUED TO GATHER OUR INPUT FROM OUR LOCAL BODIES, OUR UNIVERSITIES, OUR HISTORICAL SOCIETY, OUR STUDENTS AND OTHER VARIOUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS. AND THEN IN JUNE, IT WILL GO FOR A FINAL BOARD APPROVAL. AND THEN IN THE FALL, WE WILL BEGIN THE IMPLEMENTATION IN THE EXISTING HISTORY RECOURSES, AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE THE TRAINING OF OUR TEACHERS. WHAT'S WONDERFUL ABOUT US WRITING THE CURRICULUM IS THAT IT BECOMES ALIVE SO IT CAN CHANGE. IT CAN BE ENRICHED; IT CAN BE MODIFIED. IT CAN BE ENHANCED AS WE GO THROUGH IT, AND WE GET FEEDBACK, OR CURRENT EVENTS LEND THEMSELVES TO MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS TO SOME OF THE OUTCOMES. SO WE'VE INTEGRATED IT INTO OUR FOUR COURSES WORLD HISTORY, US HISTORY, GOVERNMENT AND ECON, WHICH ARE ALL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS. SO, ALL STUDENTS WILL TAKE THESE COURSES ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE MET THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT. AND I WANT TO JUST DO A LITTLE SNAPSHOT. YOU KNOW, SOMEONE MENTIONED SORT OF THIS CONCEPT OF FACTS. SO, IN THAT FAR LEFT COLUMN IS THE ORIGINAL CALIFORNIA LEARNING STANDARDS, WHICH, IF MEMORY SERVES ME, ARE FROM BACK IN 1998, AND THEY REALLY ARE SORT OF LENDING THEMSELVES TO AN OLD MODEL OF FACTS AROUND HISTORY. IN 2018, THE, THE STATE CAME OUT WITH THE FRAMEWORKS, WHICH YOU'LL SEE IN THAT MIDDLE COLUMN THERE, WHICH ARE MUCH MORE THEMATIC. AND THOSE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS YOU'LL SEE IN THE COLUMN TO THE LEFT OF THE FRAMEWORK, COME RIGHT OUT OF THAT, THOSE FRAMEWORKS. SO LESS ABOUT KNOWING FACTS AND MORE ABOUT UNDERSTANDING CONCEPTS. LOVE THAT SHIFT. THEN OUR TEACHERS WENT AND ALIGNED. SO THESE ARE THE ESSENTIAL STANDARDS THAT OUR TEACHERS HAVE IDENTIFIED IN PREVIOUS WORK AND REVISITED THROUGHOUT THEIR WORK WITH THE ETHNIC STUDIES INTEGRATION. SO YOU'LL SEE THE LEARNING STANDARD IS THERE. SO THAT'S THE THE BACK FROM THE ORIGINAL STANDARDS ABOUT FOUNDATIONS OF GOVERNMENT. THEY ALIGNED THE ETHNIC STUDIES STANDARD OUTCOMES TO THAT STANDARD. AND THEN WE'VE LINKED OUR, OUR LESSONS FOR THOSE OUTCOMES. SO HERE'S A SAMPLE OF THE WAY THAT LOOKS IN A LESSON. YOU CAN SEE THERE THE THEME IS IDENTITY HISTORY AND MOVEMENT. THE DISCIPLINARY AREA IS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDIES. THE VALUES, PRINCIPLES, AND OUTCOMES OF ETHNIC STUDIES. THERE IS THAT IN THAT SORT OF GOLD BOX AND THEN HOW IT IS ALIGNED BOTH TO THE LITERACY STANDARDS, THE HISTORY, SOCIAL STANDARDS, THE HISTORY FRAMEWORK, AND ALSO OUR ELD STANDARDS, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO NOT INCLUDE OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS IN THESE IMPORTANT LESSONS. AND THEN THE LESSON TEMPLATE IS BELOW. [00:55:07] I WANT TO REALLY SPEND A MINUTE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARD WORK OF OUR TEACHERS. I'M SO GLAD THEY GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE THAT EVENING, BECAUSE THEY ARE THE CONTENT AREA EXPERTS AND THEY ARE INCREDIBLY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS WORK. WORLD HISTORY. AND WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS. SO WORLD HISTORY REPRESENTATIVES WERE MICHELLE BOND FROM VISTA AND CHRIS MAYER FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL. US HISTORY WAS GIL KALO FROM SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL AND COURTNEY LYTLE FROM VISTA GOVERNMENT TAYLOR AND MITCHELL PIKE FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL. AND ECONOMICS WAS TAYLOR GRZECHOWIAK AND MITCHELL PIPE FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL. WE DID HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM SAN DIMAS ON THERE, BUT HE HAD TO DROP OUT LATE IN THE PROCESS. THEY WERE PASSIONATE. THEY'RE INCREDIBLE. THE EXPERTISE THEY LENT TO DEVELOPING AND BUILDING THESE LESSONS TO MAKE THIS RICH AND MEANINGFUL FOR OUR STUDENTS SHOULD NOT GO UNNOTICED. I WANT TO THANK DOCTOR KIM LOR FOR HER WORK IN THIS AND HER CONTINUING WORK AS SHE SHEPHERDS THIS INTO OUR STUDENTS LIVES IN THE FALL. AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU FOR COURTNEY LYTLE FOR SHOWING UP TONIGHT, SHOWING HER PASSION FOR HER SUBJECT AREA, HER BELIEF IN THIS WORK. SO MANY, MANY THANKS TO ALL THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO PUTTING THIS IN PLACE. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, ANN? YES. IF SOMEONE HERE IN THE GALLERY TONIGHT OR ONLINE OR TOMORROW? NEXT DAY, NEXT WEEK. WE'RE INTERESTED IN THIS PRESENTATION. HOW COULD THEY GET AHOLD OF IT? YEAH, ALL THEY NEED TO DO. YEAH, ACTUALLY, WE HAVE THEM ALL PRINTED OUT WITH BINDERS, SO TECHNOLOGY ACCESS IS NOT A PROBLEM. THEY CAN COME DOWN HERE AND ACCESS THEM BY CONTACTING US OVER IN ED SERVICES. WE'D BE HAPPY TO WALK THEM THROUGH IT. GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT'S EXCITING TO SEE HOW IT'S A WIDER VIEW THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO GET OF LIKE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND IMPACTS IN THE PAST AND THEIR AVENUES FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TO MAKE SURE THINGS GO BETTER IN THE FUTURE. SO IT'S PRETTY EXCITING STUFF. YEAH, I'M REALLY PLEASED, YOU KNOW, WHEN I STARTED THAT EVENING, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I WAS THERE AT THE INCEPTION, SEEING IT COME TO FRUITION WAS REALLY GRATIFYING. IT TURNED OUT EVEN BETTER THAN REALLY. WE HAD ENVISIONED IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CAN I ALSO JUST MENTION AND THANK OUR GUEST SPEAKERS FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT? YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND YOUR INSIGHT WAS VERY INTERESTING AND I APPRECIATE THAT. NOW THAT IT'S PART OF OUR PROCESS NOT JUST TODAY, BUT IN THE FUTURE. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. IT WAS OUR PLEASURE. AND THANK YOU TO OUR HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS WORK. AND YOU LADIES HAVE NOT JUST SUPPORTED US THROUGH THIS, BUT THROUGH QUITE A FEW OF OUR HISTORY SOCIAL STUDIES PROJECTS IN THIS DISTRICT THROUGH A NUMBER OF YEARS. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, AND THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND FOR RECOGNIZING THE CONTENT SPECIALIST. THAT WAS EXTRA SPECIAL. SO, EVERYONE'S DONE JUST A FANTASTIC JOB ON IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO NUMBER TWO THE STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION. STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO EDUCATIONAL CODE 48-900C FOR STUDENT NUMBER 110303337. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT STUDENT NUMBER 11030337 BE EXPELLED FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. IN THE FIRST SEMESTER OF THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR, WITH ENFORCEMENT SUSPENDED. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NOW TO THE REPORTS FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT. [17. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT] AND I HAVEN'T DONE THIS YET, BUT I'M GOING TO GO FIRST TONIGHT AND THEN WE'LL GO ON DOWN THE LINE. OKAY. SEEING THE SENIORS AND THE WONDERFUL STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES WE HAVE. IT WAS JUST THEY JUST REALLY MOVED ME AND ALL THE WORK THAT ALL OF THESE STUDENTS ARE DOING AND JUST, I JUST WANT TO HOLD THEM AND JUST TAKE CARE OF THEM, BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS REALLY TOUGH. I GOT A TEXT FROM MY GRANDSON AT 1145 LAST NIGHT. GRANDMA, DO YOU HAVE ADVICE ON HOW TO TURN MY BRAIN OFF? HE HAS THREE AP TESTS AND, YOU KNOW, ABOUT NINE DAYS, AND HE'S OVERWHELMED RIGHT NOW. SO I FEEL FOR ALL OF THEM, BUT THEY ALL LOOK LIKE THEY'RE DOING GOOD, SO THAT'S GREAT. I REALLY, REALLY ENJOYED THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR PRESENTATION. WE DID IT IN A NEW FORMAT AT THE BCA YESTERDAY, AND THE IN THE DISTRICT DID A FANTASTIC JOB. [01:00:03] HATS OFF TO EVERYONE INVOLVED AND TO THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE THAT PUT THAT TOGETHER IN SUCH WONDERFUL GIFTS TO THE TEACHERS AND REALLY TERRIFIC RECOGNITION. AND WE HAD A WONDERFUL SPEAKER IN RACHEL BURTON COMING IN AND KICKING THAT OFF. AND I THINK EVERYONE REALLY ENJOYED IT. SO, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE DEB BROWNLEE ONE LAST TIME TONIGHT FOR BECOMING A PART OF OUR TEAM OVER THERE IN ED SERVICES AS THE COORDINATOR. I THINK THAT'S REALLY FANTASTIC. AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OPEN HOUSES THAT ARE COMING UP. I KICK THAT ONE OFF WITH OAK MESA NEXT WEEK, AND WE HAVE LA VERNE DAY AT THE FAIR COMING UP THIS FRIDAY. HOPE ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PARENTS ARE MAYBE GIVING THOSE KIDS A REST AND GETTING THEM OVER THERE ON THE ON THE WEEKENDS. THAT WOULD BE TERRIFIC. AND WE'RE GOING TO TURN AROUND. IT'S GOING TO BE THE END OF THE YEAR. WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR GRADUATIONS. AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THAT, BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE REALLY PUT IN A LOT OF HARD WORK, AND I KEEP MEETING UP WITH CHILDREN AND PARENTS THAT I HAVE SEEN GO THROUGH SCHOOL IN THE MARKET AND, AND IN THE LAST MONTH. AND EVERYONE YOU CAN SEE IS JUST GEARING UP FOR THAT END OF THE YEAR. AND THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT. SO I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE CELEBRATIONS. MATT, WE HAD A NUMBER OF REALLY INCREDIBLE WOMEN. THOSE WERE THREE FEMALE REPRESENTATIVES OVER THERE, AND THEN A GIRL EAGLE SCOUT AND THAT FANTASTIC DIVER THAT THEY HAVE. I THINK WE NEED AN ARTICLE ON ALL THE WOMEN OF BONITA UNIFIED. AND LET'S SEE, I THINK THERE WAS ONE LAST THING. CHECK MY LIST. MUST HAVE MISSED. I'M GOING TO PASS IT ON. OKAY. FIRST, WE HAD A UNIQUE SITUATION THAT I THINK REALLY POINTS TO THE SUCCESS OUR DISTRICT'S HAVING. WE HAD A PACKED ROOM WITH KIDS GETTING CELEBRATED FOR ALL THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS, AND WE HAD PEOPLE IN THE WAITING ROOM TO BE CELEBRATED FOR ALL OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS. SO, WHENEVER YOU HAVE A BIG ROOM LIKE THIS AND YOU HAVE TO CYCLE PEOPLE THROUGH BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY AWARDS, I THINK THAT NOT ONLY SPEAKS TO THE WONDERFUL LEARNING THAT'S HAPPENING, BUT ALSO THE WONDERFUL INSTRUCTION THAT IS HAPPENING. SO THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT. I DO APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CHAMBER AS WELL. THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR FORMAT WAS AMAZING. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE SEEN FOR A LONG TIME, AND WE HAVE SOME REALLY TALENTED STAFF WHO GOT HONORED. SO IT WAS A PRETTY FUN AWARD. AND THANK YOU FOR THE CHAMBER FOR PUTTING THAT ON THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION. EVERY YEAR THE PERSEVERANCE AWARD IS JUST AMAZING. AND ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS SHE DIDN'T KNOW THE PERSEVERANCE AWARDS EXISTED, AND THEN HER GRANDDAUGHTER AND HER KIDS WENT THROUGH BONITA. WELL, MOSTLY, BUT HER GRANDDAUGHTER GOT AN AWARD FOR THE PERSEVERANCE AWARDS, AND SHE'S LIKE, IS THIS A NEW THING? I'M LIKE, NO, IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WHILE. SO SOMETIMES, LIKE WE DO SO MANY GOOD THINGS THAT THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T REALIZE IS HAPPENING, AND THEN WHEN THEY DISCOVER IT LIKE, OH, THAT'S NICE. SO, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY TOUCHING TO SEE THESE KIDS GET HONORED. AND I'VE SEEN KIDS REMEMBER THE AWARDS THEY GOT MANY YEARS AFTERWARDS. SO, IT'S SOMETHING THAT TOUCHES THEIR LIVES, WHICH I THINK IS PRETTY SPECIAL. LET'S SEE, THE ROTARY, THE SAN DIMAS ROTARY SPONSORED SOME KIDS TO GO TO RYLA, WHICH IS KIND OF A LEADERSHIP CAMP WHERE THE KIDS GO UP TO I THINK THE MOUNTAINS CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I THINK THEY WENT TO THE MOUNTAINS AND THEY LEARNED LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THEY LEARNED THEY DID NETWORKING. AND THIS YOUNG MAN FROM VISTA, VERY WELL SPOKEN. SO SOMETIMES IF YOU EVER HAVE A PRECONCEPTION OF WHAT A CONTINUATION SCHOOL IS. I THINK YOU SHOULD REALLY MEET SOME OF THESE KIDS BECAUSE THIS GUY WAS ELOQUENT, AND YOU HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF MEN WHO MIGHT HAVE ALSO WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL LAST CENTURY, AND WE WERE ASKING THEM MANY QUESTIONS. WELL, I WASN'T, BUT OTHER PEOPLE MY AGE WERE. AND YOU KNOW, THIS THIS YOUNG MAN WHO IS PROBABLY 16 OR 17, WENT TO CAMP. I THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TIME HE SAW SNOW. HE SHARED SOME FIRST TIME THING AND I WAS TAKEN AWAY NOT ONLY BY THE CAMP AND HIM LEARNING LEADERSHIP SKILLS, BY THE WAY, THE NETWORKING. HE GOT A JOB, SO HE WENT UP THERE, MET SOMEONE AND FOUND EMPLOYMENT. I WAS LIKE, WELL, THAT'S GREAT, THAT WORKED OUT FOR YOU. SO THANK YOU TO THE ROTARY AND ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY GROUPS FOR SUPPORTING OUR KIDS. THE MATH DECATHLON. DEB BROWNLEE, YOU DO AN AMAZING JOB AT ALL THESE PROGRAMS YOU SUPPORT. MY SON WAS IN IT, SO I WAS ABLE TO GO THERE AND SEE ALL THE WORK YOU DO. AND YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S THE SPELLING BEE, THE MATH DECATHLON, YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE BEHIND THE SCENES PEOPLE THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS. PEOPLE MIGHT NOT NOTICE. BUT YOUR HAND IS IN SO MANY THINGS THAT WE DO. [01:05:02] AND I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO DO AN AMAZING JOB IN YOUR NEW POSITION. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND AS A DAD. YAY! WILLIAM. LET'S SEE. ONE OF MY FRIENDS SHE'S A COWORKER OF MINE, AND SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT, I THINK IT WAS THE D STREET DANCERS. AND I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T COMPLIMENT THEM AND SAY, CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING YET ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP, FOR I THINK IT WAS. SHE HAD ALL THESE CATEGORIES. IT WAS LIKE BEST LARGE GROUP HIP HOP DANCE SECOND PLACE MIDDLE HIP HOP DANCE. LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF CATEGORIES. AND AFTER THREE SHE LOST ME. BUT CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. YEAH. I'D LIKE TO ADD MY CONGRATULATIONS. AND THANKS TO THE FOLKS THAT THE PARTNERS THAT PUT ON OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR YESTERDAY. AND I WILL COMMENT THAT WHAT WAS NOTICEABLE FOR ME IS THAT INSTEAD OF BEING A FOOD EVENT, IT WAS AN EVENT ABOUT CELEBRATION, MUCH MORE SOCIAL. AND I APPRECIATED IT. SO I'LL GIVE YOU THAT FEEDBACK. EARLIER TONIGHT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA BUSINESS EIGHT, THE BOARD VOTED TO ACCEPT THE REQUIRED ANNUAL ENGINEERING REPORT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S RECREATION IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE DISTRICT AND ITS COMPANION BUSINESS. NINE, IN SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICT'S RECREATION ASSESSMENT DISTRICT WHICH IS GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO LEVY FEES TO PROPERTY OWNERS TO PAY FOR MAINTENANCE, IRRIGATION RELATED COSTS IN SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICT'S VARIOUS RECREATION FIELDS AND FACILITIES, SPECIFICALLY ON CONSENT. NINE THE BOARD VOTED TO APPROVE ITS INTENT TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH WILL BE AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING ON JUNE 11TH, WHERE AFTER THE HEARING, THE BOARD WILL VOTE TO APPROVE THE RENEWAL OR VOTE TO SEE IF WE APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF RECREATION ASSESSMENT DISTRICT'S AUTHORITY, TO LEVY AND COLLECT FEES AND SUPPORT OF THE IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR ANOTHER YEAR. I DID ATTEND ALSO ATTEND THE DISTRICT'S LATEST FACILITIES MASTER PLAN TOWN HALL ON APRIL 22ND OVER AT ROYNAN, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONTINUING DIALOG, INFORMATION SHARING AND THE MOMENTUM THAT WE WILL NEED TO FULLY INFORM THE COMMUNITY ON IDENTIFIED FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS AT ALL OF OUR SCHOOL SITES. THIS IS THE BOARD'S LAST MEETING BEFORE WE CELEBRATE TWO MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMOTIONS, THREE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR PROMOTING EIGHTH GRADERS AND ALL OF OUR GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. I TRULY WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST IN YOUR FUTURE. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF FOR ANOTHER VERY SUCCESSFUL ACADEMIC YEAR, AS WELL AS ONE LAST THANKS TO ALL OF OUR RETIRING STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS, EVEN THE ONES WHO ANNOUNCED THEIR RETIREMENT AFTER OUR ANNUAL DISTRICT WIDE CELEBRATION. LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR NEXT AD HOC MEETING WITH THE CITY OF LA VERNE, WHICH IS COMING UP ON JUNE 9TH. SEE YOU IN JUNE. AND THAT'S THE MONTH WHERE WE FINALIZE OUR BUDGET. AND WISH YOU A HAPPY SUMMER. THANKS. YEAH. THANKS, JIM. SHEESH. MAY IS BUSY. I USUALLY LOVE UTILIZING THESE COMMENT TIMES TO LIKE, SHARE AND CELEBRATE ALL THE PERFORMANCES AND THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING, AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO CELEBRATE AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS PAST MONTH. BUT THAT WOULD BE A REALLY LONG LIST BECAUSE MAY IS BUSY. BUT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT IS THAT IT IS TEACHERS APPRECIATION WEEK. AND AS A PARENT OF ELEMENTARY KIDS, IT'S SUCH A FUN TIME WHERE THEY LIKE, SEND OUT WAYS TO JUST LIKE SHOWER TEACHERS WITH LOVE AND APPRECIATION EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. AND THAT CERTAINLY SHOULD BE EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, RIGHT? BUT THIS WEEK SPECIFICALLY, IS A TIME WHERE I SEE SO MANY PARENTS AND FAMILIES GETTING TOGETHER GIFT BASKETS AND FLOWERS AND TREATS AND SURPRISE YOUR TEACHER WITH THIS, YOU KNOW, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AND I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPRESS THE VALUE OF A HANDWRITTEN CARD FROM YOUR STUDENT, FROM YOU AN EMAIL SENT TO YOUR TEACHER COPYING THEIR ADMINISTRATOR, CELEBRATING YOUR APPRECIATION, AND THE SPECIFIC WAYS IN WHICH THEY ARE IMPACTING YOUR STUDENT'S LIFE. THAT'S IT'S TRULY INVALUABLE. BUT LIKE, THE GIFT CARDS AND FLOWERS ARE GREAT, TOO. AND ALONG WITH THAT KIND OF THEME, I THINK THIS HUGE CELEBRATION OF STUDENT SUCCESS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE GOOD WORK THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE DOING ACROSS OUR CAMPUSES. AND THAT WONDERFUL EVENT LAST NIGHT CELEBRATING THESE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR. [01:10:04] IT'S JUST SUCH A GOOD REMINDER OF THE HARD WORK THAT OUR TEACHERS PUT IN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR AND THE FRUITS OF THEIR HARD WORK. I AM ABSOLUTELY THRILLED ABOUT THE ETHNIC STUDIES PRESENTATION THAT WE SAW HERE TONIGHT, AND HEARING THE FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SEEING THE PASSION THAT THE TEACHERS HAVE TO BRING A CULTURALLY COMPETENT ETHNIC STUDIES PROGRAM INTEGRATED AND SEEING THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND THE ADMINISTRATION LEADING IT WITH SO MUCH INTENTIONALITY. I AM JUST THRILLED AND SO THANKFUL FOR THE INTENTIONALITY THAT YOU ALL HAVE SHOWN THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. IT'S TRULY GOING TO BE A GIFT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO GO THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL WITH THIS CURRICULUM THAT AIMS TO CULTIVATE CRITICAL THINKING, EMPOWERMENT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. SO MANY OF THESE ARE THINGS THAT OUR TEACHERS HAVE BEEN DOING ALL ALONG, BUT THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD THAT FAR AND WIDE AND DEEPEN THE COMMITMENT TO THOSE INSTRUMENTAL OUTCOMES THAT WE WANT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEAVE THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH BEFORE THEY GO OUT INTO THE WORLD. AND WHAT AN EXCITING TIME TO DO THIS LEADING INTO GRADUATION, WHERE WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR STUDENTS GOING OUT INTO THE WORLD. IT'S JUST I'M SO EXCITED. THAT'S ALL FOR ME. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. MAY'S BUSY. MAY'S CRAZY. I THINK IT'S NOW SPRING, BUT WE HAVE FALL, WINTER AND SUMMER ALL IN ONE WEEK. COMING UP HERE. SOMETIMES. ONE DAY. YES, I THINK TOMORROW IS SUMMER. ONE MONTH AGO. I'M AN EDUCATOR. WELL, I MEAN, SOME PEOPLE SAY IT'S BEEN A QUICK YEAR, BUT THIS MONTH, EVERY DAY JUST SEEMS LONGER AND LONGER. EVERY WEEK, LIKE IT'S ONLY WEDNESDAY, IT FEELS LIKE A FRIDAY. SO GOOD LUCK ON MAKING IT. THE LAST FEW WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. I WAS LOOKING FOR GREAT TRIPS BECAUSE MY SON FINALLY GOT RID OF BONITA FOOTBALL. HE DOESN'T WANT TO PLAY ANYMORE BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT TO WASTE OR WHAT HE SAYS WASTE ALL SUMMER IN HEAT AND THEN JUST GET HURT IN THE SEASON. SO WE THOUGHT WE HAD SUMMERS OFF. BUT NOW MY DAUGHTER IS ON BONITA CHEER. SO I'M BACK TO SUMMER PRACTICES, SO HOPEFULLY I CAN SNEAK A COUPLE CAMPING TRIPS HERE AND THERE. BUT NO BIG TRIPS. BUT MAY IS THE TIME REALLY TO CELEBRATE STAFF AND EVERYONE ELSE? TODAY ITSELF IS NATIONAL SCHOOL NURSE DAY, SO THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELP WITH EVERYTHING FROM BAND-AIDS TO MONITORING KIDS WITH DIABETES TO WRITING ASSESSMENTS FOR IEPS. I KNOW THERE'S NOT A LOT OF DOWNTIME IN BETWEEN, SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO. EARLIER IT WAS NATIONAL LUNCH HERO DAY AS WELL CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. AS I THINK TWO WEEKS AWAY FOR THEIR CELEBRATIONS. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE. EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO AS WELL. SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS. TEACHER OF THE YEAR CEREMONY WAS GREAT. I DID CIRCLE THAT FOOD EVENT MYSELF, THAT TABLE ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES. I ENJOYED THAT PART. WHAT I LIKED BEST WAS SOMETIME AFTER HAVING KIDS IN THE DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE TEACHERS. SO MY DAUGHTER IS ACTUALLY HER FAVORITE TEACHER FROM RAMONA GOT CELEBRATED, WHICH WAS EXCITING. AND MY SON HAD A TEACHER WHO WAS WON AN AWARD WHO HE HAD TWICE WON FOR TWO DIFFERENT GRADES. AND HE WAS PROBABLY SHE'S THE TEACHER HE'S MOST SCARED OF. SO IT'S NATURALLY MY FAVORITE TEACHER FOR HIM. SO CONGRATS TO ALL THE TEACHERS OUT THERE WHO PUT THE EFFORT, NOT JUST THE ONES WHO WON THE AWARDS, BUT, YOU KNOW, TEACHING IS NOT COMPETITIVE. EVERYONE SHOULD BE CELEBRATED AS A TEACHER. I HOPE YOU GUYS PARTY HARD ENOUGH THAT ONE DAY GOING TO HAVE NATIONAL SUBSTITUTE TEACHER DAY, THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER TEACHER OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE YOU GUYS PARTIED SO WELL. TODAY IS ALSO NATIONAL SKILLS TRADE DAY. MY FAVORITE SKILL OR TRADE THAT WE HAVE IS OUR CULINARY. IF I LOOKED ON THE WEBSITE FOR PROSTART AND YOU KNOW, SAN DIMAS WON, NUMBER ONE AGAIN, NATIONALS. SO AT THIS POINT, IT'S NOT A CHAMPION. THEY'RE A DYNASTY NOW, KIND OF LIKE THE CHIEFS AND WHATNOT, THOSE PERENNIAL THINGS. YOU KNOW, SAN DIMAS IS A DYNASTY. CONGRATS TO BONITA FOR WINNING AGAIN. FAVORITE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY? ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE IN THE TOP SCHOOL LIST. SO I THINK OUR DISTRICT, OUR STAFF, EVERYONE OUR KIDS ARE DOING A LOT OF THINGS RIGHT, THAT WE'RE REALLY, YOU KNOW, A SHINING THING DISTRICT GIVING A WORLD CLASS EDUCATION. AND THAT'S IT FOR ME. OKAY. VERY GOOD. I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE THING THAT WAS ON CONSENT. THE BOARD APPROVED TONIGHT. OUR CITY GRANT. IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE NOW, BECAUSE WE'VE DONE IT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, HAVE TAKEN ALMOST FOR GRANTED. BUT IT'S OVER A HALF MILLION DOLLARS WE GET PER YEAR TO AUGMENT OUR CTE PROGRAMS. AND NEAL LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR THAT SEVERAL YEARS AGO. AND KIMLEY-HORN PICKED IT UP THIS YEAR AND GOT IT AGAIN FOR US. THAT'S CRITICAL FOR US WITHOUT THAT MONEY. OUR CTE PROGRAMS WOULD NOT BE FLOURISHING LIKE THEY ARE. AND THEY'RE FLOURISHING BECAUSE OF THE WORK OF KIM AND ANNE. SO, THANKS TO BOTH OF YOU FOR THAT. AND IT WAS MENTIONED A COUPLE TIMES, BUT I DO WANT TO FORMALIZE, YOU KNOW, MAY IS A MONTH WHERE WE DO CELEBRATE ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES CERTIFICATED, CLASSIFIED AND MANAGEMENT. AND WE'RE VERY LUCKY IN THE DISTRICT TO HAVE SUCH AN OUTSTANDING GROUP OF 1100 EMPLOYEES. WE RECEIVE A LOT OF ACCOLADES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, BUT IT REALLY STARTS WITH THE INDIVIDUALS WE HAVE WORKING WITH THE STUDENTS. [01:15:03] AND SO I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WAS DONE THIS YEAR ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENTS. AND THANKS TO 1100 EMPLOYEES, THAT'S BEEN AN OUTSTANDING YEAR, AND IT'S OUTSTANDING BECAUSE OF ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'RE ON ITEM 18. REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC. [18. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC] THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON A NON-AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED UP TO THREE MINUTES. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH TOPIC TO 20 MINUTES. TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS, PLEASE COMPLETE THE REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CARD, WHICH MAY BE PICKED UP FROM MARGARET MCDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT. TWO CARDS TONIGHT. FIRST BRANDON KAU OR KAU? RIGHT? YEAH. CAN I START? OKAY. GOOD EVENING. BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS BRANDON KAU, AND I'M A SENIOR AT POLY HIGH SCHOOL. AS PART OF MY SENIOR PROJECT, I HAVE DECIDED TO RESEARCH THE INS AND OUTS OF GAMBLING ADDICTION THROUGHOUT OUR YOUTH, AS I BELIEVE THAT IT IS CURRENTLY ON A STAGGERING RISE. SO WITHIN THE PAST SEMESTER, I FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON ONLINE SPORTS BETTING LIKE FANDUEL AND DRAFTKINGS, 2.5 MILLION US ADULTS MEET THE CRITERIA FOR A SEVERE GAMBLING ADDICTION, AND ANOTHER 8 MILLION WOULD BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE A MILD OR MODERATE GAMBLING ADDICTION. THESE ADDICTIONS ALL START SOMEWHERE, AND MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO DEVELOPING A GAMBLING ADDICTION ARE CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS, PRIMARILY MEN. NOW, YOU MAY ASK, HOW DID THESE GAMBLING ADDICTIONS START? GAMBLING IS EMBEDDED INTO OUR SOCIETY, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. MANY CALIFORNIANS WILL TAKE THEIR KIDS TO LAS VEGAS, WHERE GAMBLING IS THE MOST PROMINENT FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT THERE. AND ALSO, MANY VIDEO GAMES NOWADAYS USE IN-GAME CURRENCY, IN WHICH CHILDREN CAN FEEL A DOPAMINE RUSH BY GAMBLING THEIR IN-GAME MONEY. BY ADOLESCENCE, ABOUT 40% OF PEOPLE HAVE PLAYED STIMULATED GAMBLING GAMES, AND A 2011 STUDY SHOWS THAT 82% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THAT CASINO GAMING IS ACCEPTABLE FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. NOW, WHILE THIS HAS BEEN 14 YEARS SINCE THE STUDY, I REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT GAMBLING IS REALLY NORMALIZED IN OUR SOCIETY. NOW, TO COUNTERACT THIS, OUR SCHOOL HAS A PROJECT, AND I CHOSE TO MAKE A PETITION TO IMPLEMENT LESSONS TO MAKE TEENAGERS MORE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF GAMBLING ADDICTION. MY MAIN GOAL FOR THE PETITION WAS TO INFORM NINTH GRADERS, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THEY BE ENTERING A NEW ENVIRONMENT WITH BOTH GOOD AND BAD INFLUENCES, WHICH COULD SHAPE THEIR FUTURE. NOW, I'VE SPOKEN WITH BUSD CONSTITUENTS AND HAVE GOTTEN ABOUT 60 SIGNATURES, SO I HOPE THE BOARD TAKES MY SUGGESTION INTO CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING. DO YOU THINK I COULD TAKE A PICTURE? SORRY. IT'S FOR PROOF. JUST NEED THE PROOF. VERY GOOD, SIR. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH? OKAY. CHRISTINE ALVIN. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS CHRISTINE, AND I'M A LA VERNE RESIDENT AND A MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN IN THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT TWO FEMALE TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES FROM SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL WILL COMPETE AGAINST A MALE ATHLETE WHO IDENTIFIES AS A FEMALE AT THE CIF PRELIMINARIES THIS SATURDAY IN YORBA LINDA. INITIALLY, I FELT RELIEVED. MY DAUGHTER, A TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE WHO QUALIFIED FOR CIF AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, SHE WON'T FACE A MALE COMPETITOR. BUT THE RELIEF QUICKLY TURNED INTO TO RESOLVE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF MY DAUGHTER OR SOMEONE ELSE'S, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS MY DAUGHTER OR SOMEONE ELSE'S. AS A PARENT AND AN ADULT, I HAVE A MORAL DUTY TO REJECT THE DANGEROUS IDEOLOGY THAT TELLS OUR CHILDREN THAT THEY CAN BE BORN IN THE WRONG BODY, AND DISMISSES THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING OUR DAUGHTERS SPACES. I NEVER IMAGINED I WOULD BE. IT WOULD BE CONTROVERSIAL TO SAY THAT MALES CANNOT BECOME FEMALES, OR THAT I'D BE STANDING BEFORE YOU FRUSTRATED, BECAUSE SOME OF YOU MAY FEAR THE BACKLASH OF ACKNOWLEDGING BIOLOGICAL REALITY, OR WORSE, HAVE EMBRACED THE NOTION THAT SEX CAN BE CHANGED THROUGH FEELINGS, CHEMICALS, OR SURGICAL MUTILATION. I'M TIRED OF HEARING THAT CALIFORNIA'S POLICIES ARE TO BLAME. I BLAME FEAR. FEAR OF SPEAKING THE TRUTH. I'M NOT HERE BECAUSE I'M FEARLESS. I DREAD PUBLIC SPEAKING. BUT I LOVE MY CHILDREN. [01:20:02] BUT I LOVE MY CHILDREN MORE THAN I FEAR THIS MOMENT. MY DAUGHTERS MAY NOT BE THE ONES FACING A MALE, A MALE COMPETITOR THIS WEEKEND, BUT MY SILENCE WOULD MAKE IT MORE LIKELY THEY'LL HAVE TO FIGHT THIS BATTLE FOR THEIR OWN DAUGHTERS. IF YOU'RE A LEADER IN THIS COMMUNITY BUT LACK THE COURAGE TO CHALLENGE SACRAMENTO'S HARMFUL POLICIES. PERHAPS IT'S TIME TO STEP DOWN FOR SOMEONE WHO WILL. BUT MY PRAYERS THAT YOU WILL FIND IT. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO OTHER REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC. DO WE HAVE PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION? BONITA UNIFIED TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION. NO. BONITA UNIFIED MANAGEMENT TEAM. NO. FUTURE MEETING DATES. [19. FUTURE MEETING DATES] THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE JUNE 11TH, 2025. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS. NO ADJOURNMENT. WHAT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. REMEMBER THAT ONE? WE GOT IT. OKAY. MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:21. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.