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I'M CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:01 P.M..
[2. CALL TO ORDER]
ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TIME FOR EACH SPEAKER TO THREE MINUTES, AND TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.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.
AND WE WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT. 5:02 P.M..
[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]
GOOD EVENING. THE BOARD WILL NOW RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 6:05 P.M..[7. CALL TO ORDER]
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION. JIM. THANK YOU.[8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION]
KRISTEN. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF JAMES FOSTER AS DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY GREG, SECOND BY DEREK, AND THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS.WELCOME. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. I'LL GIVE A BRIEF BIO ON JAMES.
JAMES HAS BEEN IN THE FIELD OF TRANSPORTATION FOR 25 YEARS, WITH HIS MOST RECENT WORK WITH THE SCHOOL BUS CONTRACTING AGENCY, ZOOM SERVICES. HE'S ALSO WORKED WITH FULLERTON JOINT, MARENGO DURHAM, AND HE HAS HIS OWN CONSULTING FIRM.
WITH JAMES TONIGHT IS HIS GIRLFRIEND, LASHAY.
WELCOME, JAMES. [APPLAUSE] NEXT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF ORLANDO BELTRAN AS THE PRINCIPAL OF LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
MOTION WAS MADE BY BRITTANY, SECONDED BY CHRIS ANN, AND THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS.
[APPLAUSE] WELCOME. ORLANDO HAS BEEN IN ADMINISTRATION FOR A DECADE IN THE BAY AREA IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, MOST RECENTLY AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF AZUSA HIGH SCHOOL.
HE'S ALSO SERVED AS A MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER AND SCHOOL COUNSELOR.
ORLANDO AND HIS FIANCÉE JENNIFER RECENTLY MOVED TO GLENDORA, AND THEY ARE HAPPILY ADJUSTING TO LIFE WITH THEIR SEVEN MONTH OLD SON, BENICIO. WITH HIM ALSO TONIGHT, MOTHER MARIA, STEPFATHER GEORGE, AND NIECE KATHY.
WHEN ORLANDO IS NOT BUSY AT WORK, HE ENJOYS PLAYING BASKETBALL, GOLFING, BACKPACKING, GARDENING, AMATEUR LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY, AND ATTENDING THEATER PERFORMANCES.
THE FAMILY DOES THEIR BEST TO CHEER ON THE DODGERS AND THE LAKERS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
WELCOME, ORLANDO. [APPLAUSE] NEXT UP, IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF CAITLYN TROTTER AS THE PRINCIPAL OF ALLEN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MOTION WAS MADE BY CHRIS ANN, SECONDED BY BRITTNEY AND THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS.
WELCOME. [APPLAUSE]. SO CAITLYN IS CURRENTLY SERVING AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL HERE IN BONITA.
PRIOR TO THAT, SHE SPENT TWO YEARS AS AN ELEMENTARY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN ALTA LOMA.
VERNE. CAITLIN IS A TRAVEL ENTHUSIAST WHO IS GRATEFUL TO HAVE VISITED 21 COUNTRIES IN HER FREE TIME.
YOU CAN FIND HER PADDLEBOARDING, CAMPING AND VISITING AS MANY NATIONAL PARKS AS POSSIBLE.
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SHE HAS TWO DOGS WHO ARE FREQUENTLY BY HER SIDE DURING HER TRAVELING ADVENTURES.WELCOME, CAITLIN. [APPLAUSE] WE'RE ON A ROLL HERE. FINALLY, TONIGHT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF MICHAEL VAUGHAN AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY CHRIS ANN, SECONDED BY DEREK, AND THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS. WELCOME. [APPLAUSE] MICHAEL HAS SERVED AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, WITH THE LAST FOUR AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL IN LOS ANGELES BEFORE BECOMING AN ADMIN.
HE SPENT SIX YEARS TEACHING MATH AND MATH INTERVENTION IN LAS VEGAS AND PHOENIX.
MICHAEL HOLDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM UC RIVERSIDE AND HAS EARNED TWO MASTER'S DEGREES, ONE IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION FROM UNLV AND ANOTHER IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP FROM CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS. MICHAEL AND HIS WIFE GREW UP IN LOS ANGELES AND LIVED THERE WITH THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS.
HE'S ALSO A DEDICATED SPORTS FAN WHO MAKES TIME TO CATCH GAMES FOR HIS FAVORITE TEAMS, THE CLIPPERS, THE BUCCANEERS AND THE DODGERS. WELCOME, MICHAEL.
YEAH, THERE SEEMS TO BE A TREND TOWARDS THE DODGERS.
[LAUGHTER] SO THERE DEFINITELY YES. POINT THAT OUT FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS.
AND LASTLY, IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH FORMER EMPLOYEE AV135-1779. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY DEREK, SECONDED BY CHRIS ANN, AND THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PLEASE STAND. PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THANK YOU. ITEM TEN. APPROVAL OF AGENDA, ORDER
[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]
AND CONTENT. IS THERE A MOTION? MOVED. SECOND.ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NO DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. MOVING TO THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING.
[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]
WE NEED TO ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 7TH, 2025 REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING.IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. THANK YOU.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU. AND NOW WE HAVE OUR FEATURED PRESENTATIONS.
[12. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS]
WE GET TO RECOGNIZE THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TOP READERS FOR THE 2024 2025 SCHOOL YEAR.AND NEAL WILL START. THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU.
AS WE CONTINUE OUR WORK TOWARDS OUR 90% READING GOAL.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE OUR TOP READERS FROM OUR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
HERE TO HELP ME DO THAT IS JAMIE ABRAHAM, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION.
AND THESE STUDENTS HAVE NAILED IT. THEY'VE DONE SUCH A GREAT JOB OF THAT.
SO FROM ALLEN ELEMENTARY, CONGRATULATIONS TO ISAAC GARCIA [APPLAUSE] AND LEANNE HENG [APPLAUSE]. PLEASE STAY UP HERE.
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE ALL OF YOU UP HERE TOGETHER.
THANK YOU. WE GOT YOU FROM EKSTRAND ELEMENTARY, JOSEPHINE LONG [APPLAUSE].
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AND ETHAN NGUYEN [APPLAUSE]. FROM GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY. RYAN MCNEVIN [APPLAUSE]. AND IRESH OSWAL [APPLAUSE].FROM GRACE MILLER ELEMENTARY, ISLA STEINKE [APPLAUSE].
AND KONOKA MCKELVAIN [APPLAUSE].
FROM LA VERNE HEIGHTS JULIANNA JIMENEZ [APPLAUSE].
FROM OAK MESA. BLAIR MATHEWSON [APPLAUSE] AND GEORGE SABA [APPLAUSE]. FROM RYAN ELEMENTARY, NOLAWI GEBREWOLD [APPLAUSE] AND OPHELIA LARA [APPLAUSE].
FROM SHELL ELEMENTARY MIA LI [APPLAUSE] AND LUCY LI [APPLAUSE].
FROM LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL ELIANA OPIE [APPLAUSE].
AND FROM RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL, BENJAMIN MENDOZA [APPLAUSE].
GOOD JOB. NOW YOU GUYS CAN MOVE IN MORE. SQUEEZE IN MORE.
PUT THE LITTLE ONES IN FRONT OF YOU.
IF YOU HAVE A DODGER BASEBALL CAP, STEP FORWARD [LAUGHTER].
THANK YOU. AND IF I COULD HAVE IRESH COME UP FOR JUST ONE MOMENT WITH ME, PLEASE.
WE KNOW HIS NAME PRETTY WELL AROUND HERE, SO WE WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO STAY UP HERE FOR JUST A SECOND.
WE WANTED TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE IRESH OSWAL AS BEING A TOP LEADER, EARNING THE MOST POINTS DURING HIS THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE YEARS. SO THIS IS AN ELEMENTARY READING EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR YOU FOR BEING OUR TOP READER FOR THREE YEARS IN A ROW.
MANY CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]
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SEE YOU NEXT MONTH IRESH.[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.THAT'S ALWAYS EXCITING TO SEE SO MANY TOP READERS IN OUR SCHOOLS.
IT'S WONDERFUL. OKAY. MOVING ON TO0 FEEL FREE TO LEAVE IF YOU NEED TO.
BUT YOU CAN. YOU CAN STAY IF YOU LIKE. GREAT JOB.
AND TO OUR LOYAL BONITA EMPLOYEES THAT ARE STAYING.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON. ITEM 13, REQUEST TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.
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.
[14. CONSENT AGENDA]
PRIOR OR ACCOMPANYING REFERENCE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION AS TO NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.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. SECONDED. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO. GOOD.
ITEM 15. DISCUSSION. ACTION. AGENDA. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
[15. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA]
WE WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE DISTRICT'S 2025-2026 LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.THE LCAP ANNUAL UPDATE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AT 6:22 P.M.
ANNE NEAL WILL PRESENT . LUCKY ANNE. GOOD EVENING. SO, AS STATED, THIS IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE 25-26 LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.
SO JUST TO REMIND YOU THAT LCAP IS A THREE YEAR PLAN THAT DESCRIBES THE GOALS, ACTIONS AND EXPENDITURES THAT SUPPORT ALL THE WORK THAT WE DO FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES. THIS IS YEAR TWO OF THE THREE YEAR PLAN.
SO THE GOALS REMAIN THE SAME THAT YOU'VE SEEN ALREADY IN OUR FAMILIAR WITH.
SO NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES AT ALL THERE. REMEMBERING THAT LCFF MONEY COMES IN TWO POTS. MOST OF THE MONEY COMES IN BASE OR UNRESTRICTED, AND THEN A SMALLER PORTION OF THAT COMES IN SUPPLEMENTAL, WHICH IS MUCH MORE RESTRICTED IN ITS USES PARTICULARLY FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS. SO JUST QUICKLY WANT TO REITERATE THE FOUR GOALS THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR LCAP.
THE FIRST GOAL IS OUR GOAL THAT REALLY ENCOMPASSES ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT WITH SPECIFIC ATTENTION PAID TO OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS, OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY OUR SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS,
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FOSTER AND HOMELESS YOUTH. SECOND GOAL TALKS ABOUT SCHOOL SAFETY AND CLIMATE.SO THOSE ARE THE ALL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT WE FOCUS ON, INCLUDING HIGH QUALITY AND PREPARED INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, SAFE AND CLEAN FACILITIES.
GOAL THREE IS AROUND ENGAGEMENT. SO WE WANT TO FACILITATE GOOD COMMUNICATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND ENSURE POSITIVE CONNECTIONS AND OUTCOMES FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WE DO THAT THROUGH OUR WORK IN REDUCING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, PROMOTING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND FOCUSING ON SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS.
AND THEN GOAL FOUR WAS A MANDATE, NEW WHEN WE WROTE THE LCAP LAST YEAR, AND THAT IS AN EQUITY MULTIPLIER GOAL FOR OUR VISTA OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL, 10TH GRADE SCHOOL.
AND JUST AS A QUICK REMINDER YOU GET THAT EQUITY MULTIPLIER REQUIREMENT MEETING TWO CONDITIONS, WHICH IS HIGH SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATION AND HIGH TRANSIENCY.
AND BEING THAT VISTA IS A ONE YEAR SCHOOL, THEY HAVE 100% TRANSIENCY.
SO AS LONG AS THE STATE IN ALL ITS WISDOM, CONTINUES TO USE THAT AS A FACTOR, VISTA WILL REMAIN IN AN EQUITY MULTIPLIER SITUATION. THIS IS THE TIME WHEN WE GO AROUND GETTING INPUT FROM OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS. AND SO WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT QUITE A BIT THROUGH DIFFERENT METHODS.
AND SO WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE TOP PRIORITIES OF THE DISTRICT, OUR PARTNERS REPORTED THAT ENSURING ACCESS TO, YOU KNOW, GOOD QUALITY TEACHERS IS IMPORTANT, SAFE, POSITIVE CONNECTIONS TO SCHOOL.
AND THEN, AS ALWAYS, INCREASING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IS ARE THE THREE TOP PRIORITIES.
WHEN WE'VE ASKED TO GET FEEDBACK ON OUR GOALS FROM OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS, THEY PRIORITIZED SAFETY AND WELFARE OF OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS MAINTAINING THE HIGH LEVEL OF OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CONTINUING ALL OF OUR EXTRACURRICULAR OFFERINGS.
AND THEN FINALLY, WHEN WE ASK OUR PARTNERS WHAT WERE THE MOST VALUED PROGRAMS, THEY IDENTIFY OUR EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS, OUR ACADEMIC INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, AND THEN ALL OF OUR COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT CONTINUES TO COME UP.
ANOTHER BIG FOCUS AREA IS OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS, BOTH IN THEIR CAASPP PROFICIENCY AND ALSO IN RECLASSIFYING OUR EL STUDENTS, AND THEN ALSO OUR AP COURSE PASS RATE THAT SPEAKS TO OUR DIVERSIFIED COURSE OFFERING.
AND IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, IF YOU REMEMBER MY MID-YEAR METRICS REPORT, NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE THE HIGHEST AP PASS RATES, BUT WE HAD THE MOST STUDENTS TAKE AP COURSES.
EXCUSE ME. AND THEN INCREASED STUDENT PERCEPTIONS ON CONNECTEDNESS AND STUDENT SAFETY.
IF YOU REMEMBER, AT THAT MIDYEAR REPORT, OUR PRINCIPALS WRITE GOALS ON REDUCING ABSENTEEISM, INCREASING OUR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND THEN WORKING ON STUDENT CONNECTEDNESS, POSITIVE CONNECTIONS TO SCHOOL.
SO I JUST WANT TO SHOW A LITTLE SPOTLIGHT THAT YOU MAY HAVE SEEN.
EXCUSE ME. IN MAY 19TH. GRACE MILLER WAS SPOTLIGHTED AT CAL MAGAZINE FOR ONE OF THEIR PROGRAMS THAT IT'S CALLED TEAM TUESDAY, WHERE THEIR STAFF MEETS WITH A SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS TO WORK ON CONNECTIONS AND SENSE OF BELONGING AT THE SCHOOL.
SO THAT WAS COOL. AND THOSE WERE THE ACTUALLY THE PICTURES FROM THE ARTICLE.
THAT LCAP IS A HUGE DOCUMENT, LIKE 118 PAGES.
EXCUSE ME. SO OUR INTERVENTION PERSONNEL, OUR FOSTER AND HOMELESS LIAISONS, OUR COMMITMENT TO
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STANDARDS BASED, UPDATED QUALITY MATERIALS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF, BOTH ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THINGS LIKE DE-ESCALATION AND TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICES, TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE WE HAVE AGING DEVICES, SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO REFRESH OUR DEVICES AND THAT WE, EXCUSE ME, PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. OUR NEXT STEPS.SO I'M PRESENTING TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO HOPEFULLY ADOPT AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING.
AND THEN WE SUBMIT IT TO L.A. COUNTY OFFICE OF ED.
AND THEN THEY GIVE IT OFFICIAL ACCEPTANCE BY MID-AUGUST.
SHE'S DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB. IT'S A TON OF WORK.
IT'S A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH, A LOT OF WRANGLING OF DATA.
AND SHE'S JUST, SHE HAS AN INCREDIBLE SKILL SET FOR THIS SO HUGE THANKS TO HER.
AND THEN ALL THE TEAM AS THEY COME AROUND AND SUPPORT TO PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES.
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JAYMI. THANK YOU ANNE.
WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. IS THERE DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION. ANNE. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? BETTER. YEAH. I'M NOT DYING NOW. THANK YOU. WHEN WE SAY PARTNERS, WHO DO WE MEAN? SO GREAT QUESTION. SO OUR SCHOOL SITES MEET WITH OUR SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL.
WE SEND OUT SURVEYS TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR STAFF.
AND THEN WE MEET WITH SMALL GROUPS LIKE DAC, DLAC, SUPERINTENDENT, PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, PTA. SO ALL OF THE EDUCATIONAL PARTNER GROUPS.
THANK YOU. OH, AND OUR STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THAT'S GREAT. THAT WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A PART OF MY QUESTION.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE THAT'S WATCHING AT HOME, WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE PARENTS WHO WANT TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS AND BE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE KNOW THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, AS WELL AS HOW THEY COULD LEARN ABOUT WHAT THE GOALS AND STRATEGIES ARE THAT THEIR SITES ARE ARE UTILIZING. SURE. YEAH. ALWAYS OPPORTUNITY TO GET INVOLVED WITH THOSE GROUPS.
SO SCHOOL SITE COUNCILS AT THEIR SCHOOL SITE IS A GREAT WAY.
PTA IS A GREAT WAY. THE GROUPS THAT WE MEET WITH REGULARLY, IF YOU'RE A PARENT OF A STUDENT, WE SEE THOSE NUMBERS GROWING. AND SO WE SEE MORE PARENT PARTICIPATION THERE.
OUR SURVEYS, WE ALWAYS HAVE LIKE AN OPEN ENDED SORT OF QUESTION AS THE LAST QUESTION THERE OF WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW? HOW ELSE CAN WE, YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATE WITH YOU THOSE KINDS OF THINGS? THERE'S A GREAT DEAL OF DETAIL IN THE LCAP, IT BREAKS DOWN THE DISTRICT BUDGET AND HOW THAT FLOWS INTO ALL OF THESE GOALS.
WHERE CAN PARENTS SEE THAT? POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.
EXCUSE ME. GREAT. THANKS. GREAT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE GOOD? I'M GOOD. I CAN'T SEE YOU. [APPLAUSE] OKAY. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AT 6:32 P.M..
ITEM TWO FOR THE DISCUSSION. ACTION AGENDA IS FOR BUSINESS SERVICES.
WE NEED TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW THE DISTRICT'S 2025-2026 PRELIMINARY BUDGET.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AT 6:32 P.M. SONIA ECKLEY WILL PRESENT.
TONIGHT I WILL BE PRESENTING THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26.
SONIA, IS THAT MIC ON? THERE WE GO. THANK YOU.
SO EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE GOVERNOR RELEASED THE STATE'S BUDGET FOR THE 25-26 FISCAL YEAR.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER OUR FISCAL DEPARTMENT LEADER, SENIOR DIRECTOR JAZMIN EGAS, BEGAN THE PROCESS ALONG WITH THE TEAM OF DEVELOPING THE DISTRICT BUDGET. SO ONCE THAT INFORMATION WAS RELEASED, WE STARTED LOOKING AT OUR SCHOOL SITE ALLOCATIONS, SETTING UP MEETINGS WITH OUR SCHOOL SITE ADMINISTRATORS ALONG WITH OUR DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIPS, AND LITERALLY WENT LINE BY LINE. AND TOGETHER WE BUILT EACH INDIVIDUAL BUDGET AND THEN EVENTUALLY BROUGHT IT ALL TOGETHER, BALANCING IT OUT IN A IN A SORT OF WAY. NOW, I SAY THAT BECAUSE BY THE TIME THE MAY REVISED WAS RELEASED,
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THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO FINE TUNE BASED ON ANY NEW INFORMATION THAT THE GOVERNOR DID PROVIDE IN HIS UPDATE.SO FOR RIGHT NOW, OUR PRELIMINARY BUDGET IS BEING PRESENTED AS A PROPOSED BUDGET.
BUT WE KNOW THAT THIS WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE AS THE THE STATE ADOPTS THE FINAL STATE BUDGET.
AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE'LL REVISIT ANY CHANGES, WHETHER IT BE ON THE DISTRICT SIDE OR ANY FUTURE FUNDING OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE MAY ENCOUNTER OURSELVES IN. THAT'S A LITTLE ON THE BUDGET PROCESS.
SO WHAT WE DID SEE IN THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET, THE FIRST THING WE LOOK FOR EVERYBODY IS WHAT IS THE COLA GOING TO BE? IT IS JUST THE ANSWER THAT WE SEARCH THE PAGES FOR.
SO THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT IS BASED ON A FORMULA THAT IS CALCULATED BY THE STATE OF DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, WHICH DETERMINES THE PERCENTAGE OF AMOUNT OF COLA FUNDING THAT WILL BE PASSED ON TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, COLLEGE AND OTHER AGENCIES. NOW WE APPLY THIS TO MULTIPLE GRANTS, BUT A LOT OF THE TIMES IT IS WHAT WE LOOK FOR AND THE FIRST THING WE DO IS RECALCULATE OUR LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA.
IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE BASE OUR REALLY OUR ENTIRE BUDGET ON ONE OF THE BIG MAJOR STEPS.
OTHER THINGS THAT WE FOUND IN THE BUDGET WAS ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS IN TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN AND SOME OTHER FUNDING, LIKE OUR ADDITIONAL FUNDING. AGAIN, ALL OF THIS IS JUST PROPOSED.
THERE WERE SOME OTHER ASSUMPTIONS AND THE IDEA OF SOME DEFERRALS, THEY'RE STILL DEVELOPING OUT, BUT THEY SEEM TO BE STILL TALKED ABOUT. THERE ALSO IS SOME ONE TIME FUNDING THAT WAS PROPOSED, BUT WE'LL GET INTO A LITTLE BIT OF THAT NEXT.
SO BEFORE WE START PRESENTING ON OUR PROPOSED BUDGET, AS YOU KNOW, AT THIS TIME WE'RE PRETTY LATE IN THE YEAR, BUT WE STILL ARE LOOKING AT OUR CURRENT YEAR BUDGET AND WE ESTIMATE HOW WE'RE GOING TO END THE YEAR, BECAUSE THE WAY WE ESTIMATE WE'RE GOING TO END THE YEAR BECOMES THE BEGINNING OF OUR NEXT YEAR.
AND THAT'S THE BEGINNING OF OUR PROPOSED BUDGET.
SO COMPARING THE TWO, WE SEE A SLIGHT DECREASE IN OUR TOTAL REVENUE.
NOW THIS IS TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE INCLUDING BOTH UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED FUNDING.
SO OVERALL THERE IS A DECREASE IN OUR REVENUES AND LIKEWISE EXPENDITURES AS WELL.
THERE'S ABOUT, I'M GOING TO GET INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL, BUT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HIGHLIGHT WE'RE GOING TO DIVE INTO THE REVENUES AND WHAT WHAT MAKES UP THAT 144 MILLION. SO TAKING A CLOSER LOOK, WE ARE BUDGETING $144 MILLION.
ONE THING THAT THE MAJORITY OF THIS IS MADE UP OF IS OUR LCFF, LIKE I'VE MENTIONED, AND THAT INCLUDES THAT 2.3% COLA ON THE FUNDING FORMULA. WE STILL HAVE THE PROGRAM WHERE WE BASE OUR FUNDING ON THE GREATER OF CURRENT YEAR, PRIOR YEAR OR THE THREE YEAR AVERAGE FOR OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.
THE ONE THING IS I WANTED TO MENTION IS FROM ALL OF THE PROPOSED NEW REVENUES IN THE BUDGET, WE DID NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THOSE IN OUR BUDGETING HERE BECAUSE WE WANTED TO BE, WE WANTED TO ALWAYS BE CONSERVATIVE.
SO THINGS THAT YOU WILL NOT SEE IN HERE INCLUDE THAT ADDITIONAL TK FUNDING.
WE JUST DID THE BASE THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE LCFF FORMULA.
WE ALSO DID NOT INCLUDE ANY SORT OF RESTORATION FUNDING FOR THE LEARNING RECOVERY EMERGENCY BLOCK GRANT AND ANY OF THE OTHER ADDITIONAL ONE TIME FUNDING THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE BUDGET. SO WE WILL COME BACK TO THAT ONCE IT'S FINAL AND ADOPTED.
SO PIECING APART OUR TOTAL REVENUE WE HAVE, WE BREAK IT UP INTO THESE MAJOR CATEGORIES.
LCFF IS THE BIGGEST. IT CONSTITUTES ABOUT 82% OF OUR TOTAL REVENUE OVERALL.
THEN WE HAVE OTHER STATE, IS THE NEXT. SORRY.
THREW ME OFF. OTHER STATE I WANTED TO MENTION IS ALSO LIKE SIMILAR TO LCFF IS STATE FUNDED.
WE HAVE OTHER STATE REVENUE THAT INCLUDES SOME SPECIAL ED MENTAL HEALTH REVENUE.
CTEIG THE CAREER CTEIG GRANT AND THE PROP 28.
ALL OF THOSE ARE WHAT WE CALL OTHER STATE REVENUE.
AND LET'S SEE HERE. OKAY. WE ALWAYS ARE LOOKING AT THE BIGGEST THE GAINS THAT WE'RE MAKING FOR
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LCFF, THE FUNDING FORMULA ITSELF. WE ARE GETTING ON AN AVERAGE, EVERY GRADE SPAN GETS A DIFFERENT AMOUNT, BUT WE AVERAGE IT OUT. SO THE AVERAGE PER PUPIL FUNDING IS NOW AT 12,621, WHICH IS A GAIN OF $284 PER PUPIL. SO THE WAY WE MAXIMIZE IT IS BY DOING WHAT WE CAN TO IMPROVE ATTENDANCE.AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE'VE BEEN ON THE UP THE UPSWING OF ATTENDANCE.
WE'RE NOT TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS YET, BUT WE ARE, WE HAVE IMPROVED EVERY SINGLE YEAR SINCE.
SO RIGHT NOW WE FOR 24-25 OUR P2 ATTENDANCE CAME IN AT 95.1%.
AND THAT IS THE AMOUNT THAT WE ARE USING FOR BUDGETING FOR NEXT YEAR.
BECAUSE IF WE DON'T MAKE AN ADDITIONAL GAIN NEXT YEAR, AT LEAST WE WILL GET PRIOR YEAR FUNDING, WHICH IS THE 95.1%. SO NOW MOVING ON TO EXPENDITURES.
WE BUDGETED ABOUT $154 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES.
THAT ALWAYS INCLUDES STEP AND COLUMN. THE SLIGHT DECREASE IN THE PERS RETIREMENT RATE, STRS STAYED CONSISTENT, AND INFLATIONARY INCREASES FOR BOTH GOODS AND SERVICES.
NOW, THE ONE THING THAT IS EMBEDDED IN THE EXPENDITURES THAT WE DID NOT THAT, I'M SORRY, THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS IN CURRENT YEAR 24-25, WE DID HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN OUR INSURANCE AND OUR UTILITIES.
SO IN NEXT YEAR'S, WE JUST HAD TO GO AHEAD AND BUDGET AT THE HIGHER AMOUNT FOR UTILITIES.
I HAD MENTIONED BEFORE THAT WE WERE UNDER A DIFFERENT WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT THAT FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE VENDOR WAS BILLING US AT A SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER RATE FOR MULTIPLE YEARS.
WE REAPED THE BENEFIT, BUT THEY DID FIND OUT OR THEY REALIZED THEIR ERROR.
THEY CAME TO US. WE HAD TO RENEGOTIATE. SO WE DID HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN CURRENT YEARS.
SO WE BUDGETED THE SAME WAY FOR NEXT YEAR. WE DID SEE AN INCREASE ALSO IN OUR WATER BILL.
THE RATES CAME UP. THE OTHER SIGNIFICANT INCREASE THAT I WANTED TO MENTION IS OUR INSURANCE.
SO WE HAVE OUR PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE THAT EVERY YEAR IT GOES UP SOMEWHAT.
AND WE KIND OF GO AHEAD AND BUDGET THE INCREASE EVERY YEAR.
NOW THE ONE THING IS ASSEMBLY BILL 218, THAT STATE THAT CHANGED THE STATUTE OF LIMITATION ON US CLAIMS, LEGAL CLAIMS AGAINST AN ENTITY THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT WE HAD AT THE TIME DID NOT BILL US FOR PREMIUMS ACCORDINGLY. AND SO NOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT THESE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE COMING BACK TO US AND BILLING US FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL PREMIUMS SO THAT WE HAVE THE COVERAGE GOING BACK FOR THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS THAT HAS BEEN EXTENDED.
SO IN 23-24, WE SAW AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 150,000 THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR.
WE DID SEE AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 300,000. AND FOR NEXT YEAR IT'S GOING UP ANOTHER 400,000.
THAT WILL COVER US FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. SO IT'S AN INDUSTRY THING THAT IS GOING ON TO COVER US, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DISTRICT IS HAS THE COVERAGE FOR ANY FUTURE LITIGATION THAT WE MAY HAVE UNDER THAT ASSEMBLY BILL 218.
DOES THAT EVER DROP? WE ARE HOPING THAT IT WILL, BUT I CAN'T ANSWER THAT.
IT'S SIGNIFICANT. YES. SO PIECING APART OUR EXPENDITURES, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, SALARY AND BENEFITS REMAIN THE LARGEST PART OF OUR EXPENDITURES, COMING IN AT ABOUT 86% OF TOTAL EXPENDITURES.
AGAIN, FOR BOTH RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED FUNDS.
AND THE ONE THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT, THE SECOND HIGHEST IS THE 14 MILLION FOR SERVICES.
NOW, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THAT MEANS.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS FOR UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED.
THIS INCLUDES ALL OF OUR UTILITIES THAT I JUST MENTIONED.
INSURANCE PREMIUMS ARE IN THE SERVICES CATEGORY.
LICENSES FOR CURRICULUM OR COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT WE MAY HAVE.
OUR LEGAL COSTS ARE ALSO IN SERVICES AND SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES FOR EXAMPLE TUITION OR OTHER SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES, ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE.
AND WE NEED ARE INCLUDED IN THAT 14 MILLION CATEGORY UNDER SERVICES.
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JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA. SO OUR ESTIMATED NET DECREASE FOR THE 2025-26 BUDGET IS A 9.4 MILLION DEFICIT. OVERALL, 5.7 MILLION IS MADE UP OF THE RESTRICTED CHANGE. WHAT THAT IS, IS US SPENDING DOWN A LOT OF OUR FUND BALANCE THAT CAME FROM THAT ONE TIME MONEY.SO WE ANTICIPATED THAT SPEND DOWN. THE 3.7 IS THE UNRESTRICTED PORTION THAT WE HAVE THAT COVERS OUR GENERAL FUND, UNRESTRICTED SALARIES, BENEFITS AND ALL OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES WE GO THROUGH.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE INCORPORATE.
SAME AS OUR BUDGET. WE PRETTY MUCH ONLY BUDGET FOR WHAT WE KNOW IS GOING TO.
REALIZE THERE'S NO PROPOSED REVENUE IN HERE AS WELL.
WE HAVE OUR STEP IN COLUMN. WE ALSO INCLUDE THE THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, THE CPI FOR INFLATIONARY CHANGES AND ANY PERS CHANGES IN FUTURE YEARS. THESE ARE THE ASSUMPTIONS, THE COLA, EXCUSE ME, DOES GO UP A BIT. WE DO USE THE SAME FUNDED ADA IN OUR PROJECTIONS JUST TO BE CONSERVATIVE.
SO A THIRD YEAR OUT, WE'RE LOOKING AT A FUND BALANCE OF APPROXIMATELY $24 MILLION.
AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE 7% REQUIRED PERCENTAGE, I'M SORRY, PERCENTAGE FOR OUR FUND BALANCE, BUT WHAT I DID WANT TO MENTION IS THAT IT DOES INCLUDE THAT THIRD YEAR OUT, ABOUT $1 MILLION IN BUDGETED REDUCTIONS THAT WE WILL WORK AT.
HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE TO GET TO THAT POINT.
SO WHAT'S NEXT TO WE'RE GOING TO UPDATE OUR OUR CURRENT YEAR BUDGET.
AND USUALLY WE TAKE SOME TIME OFF. BUT I WANTED TO THANK OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR, JAZMIN, WHO WILL BE TAKING SOME TIME, WELL DESERVED TIME OFF. BUT WE WILL BE HERE TAKING CARE OF ALL THE BOOKS FOR HER AND MAKING SURE THAT WE OPEN THE YEAR WITH EVERYTHING, EVERYBODY'S NEEDS AND THE BUDGET READY TO GO.
AND WE WILL MAKE, I'LL BE BACK TO PRESENT OUR UNAUDITED ACTUALS IN A FEW MONTHS.
THAT WAS REALLY A VERY CLEAR PRESENTATION. I'M GOING TO JUST SEND IT ON DOWN THE LINE HERE.
OKAY. FIRST, AS SOMEONE WHO, MY WIFE HAS TOLD ME THAT I'M IN CHARGE OF PAYING OUR BILLS, I'VE NOTICED OUR BILLS ARE GOING UP, TOO. SO THE ELECTRIC BILL, WATER BILL.
THEY'VE BEEN UNKIND RECENTLY. DEFERRALS. WHAT DO WE DO WITH THEM? LIKE HOW IF WE'RE GETTING THESE IOUS, WHAT'S THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE TO PAY OUR BILLS WHILE WE GET IOUS? YES. WELL, IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO WATCH YOUR CASH FLOW.
SO WE ARE PREPARED. THERE IS AN AGENDA ITEM IN OUR, A ROUTINE AGENDA ITEM CALLED CASH BORROWING.
BUT THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT IS FIRST, MAKING SURE WE'RE NOT SIGNING ANY MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS SO THAT YOU'RE NOT COMMITTING FUTURE TODAY'S FUNDS AND FUTURE FUNDS ON SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T REALLY DECIDE TODAY.
RIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU DEREK. AND ON THE, SONIA, ON THE ISSUE OF DEFERRALS OR MORE THAN ONE KIND OF DEFERRAL, RIGHT? THERE'S EXPENSE DEFERRAL, BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO REVENUE DEFERRALS.
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE ACTUALLY JUST DIDN'T GET PAID AND IT WAS A DIFFICULT SITUATION.
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OF COURSE, YOU HAVE TO PAY INTEREST ON THOSE TIMES.AND ARE THERE ANY SCHEDULED REVENUE DEFERRALS.
BUT I'M HEARING THAT IS ALSO CHANGING AS WELL.
SO WE'LL KNOW MORE WHEN THE ACTUAL STATE BUDGET IS ADOPTED.
AND JUST FOR CLARITY, WHEN THEY SCHEDULE IT FOR A MONTH.
OH OKAY. YES. YEAH. RIGHT. YEAH. IT'S GOING. WHEN DO THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO.
AND THEN THE REST OF THE MONTHS COME IN A MONTHLY INCREMENT.
SO WHAT THEY DO IS THEY DEFER YOUR JUNE PAYMENT TO JULY.
IT'S JUST A WHOLE DIFFERENT FISCAL YEAR AND IT'S A STRATEGY THAT IS USED.
BUT IN THE END, DOES IT EVER CATCH UP? IT WILL.
BUT I'VE SEEN IT BACK IN THE REVENUE LIMIT DAYS WHERE IT DIDN'T, THEY DIDN'T GET DEFERRALS.
WELL WHAT DO YOU GET IN JULY THEN. YOU GET THE DEFERRAL.
BUT THEN WHAT. WELL YOUR ADVANCE APPORTIONMENT MAY BE DELAYED A BIT.
YES. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN EXACTLY. LET'S SEE HERE.
IS IT NEGATIVE? YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME LOOK IT UP.
I'M SORRY. THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET. OH, OKAY.
YEAH. IS IT THE RISKY? YES. THE RISKY. THERE ARE SOME.
DID CATCH MY ATTENTION. OKAY. THERE ARE SOME IDEAS OR PROPOSALS, IN THE PROPOSAL, THERE WAS SOME PROP 98 FUNDING CHANGES WHERE THE THE STATE BUDGET WOULD NOT FULLY FUND PROP 98 WHERE WE LOOK AT CURRENT YEAR BUDGET AND THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THE STATE LOOKS ONE BACK CURRENT AND ONE FORWARD.
AND BECAUSE OF A LOT OF THE WILDFIRES AND THE STATE OF EMERGENCIES THAT WERE DECLARED IN OUR LOCAL AREA, THAT CAUSES A TAX COLLECTION DELAY. SO ONCE YOU START AFFECTING THE TIMING OF BEING ABLE TO ESTIMATE THE TAXES, IT JUST DELAYS THE CALCULATION THAT THE STATE USES.
SO NOW THERE IS SOME TALK OF NOT FULLY FUNDING THE THE MINIMUM GUARANTEE.
SO WHAT'S THE THRESHOLD FOR THE GOVERNOR DECLARING A FISCAL EMERGENCY AND THE TIPPING POINT.
BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE HINTING AT HERE, RIGHT? I'M NOT SURE. I MEAN, WHEN YOU START MESSING WITH PROP 98.
YEAH. RIGHT. IT SETS A PRECEDENT BECAUSE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO, IN THE PAST, THERE HAVE BEEN MANEUVERS WHICH DIFFERENT WAYS TO INTERPRET THE FUNDING OF PROP 98. SOME AGENCIES CALL THEM MANEUVERS OR WORKAROUNDS.
MANEUVERS? YEAH. SO WE'LL SEE HOW THEY ACTUALLY, HOW IT ACTUALLY DOES APPEAR IN THE FUNDING, BUT I WOULDN'T KNOW HOW TO EVEN START EXPLAINING IT, HOW THEY COME UP WITH THESE IDEAS.
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING ELSE THAT CAUGHT MY EYE WAS A DECREASE IN PERS LIABILITIES.
YES. THAT'S GOT TO BE HISTORIC. WHAT THE HECK? IT WAS SLIGHT. IT WAS SLIGHT. WELL, WE'LL SCORE IT ANYWAY.
YES. WELL, WE WILL. WE ABSOLUTELY WILL. IT DID GO DOWN A BIT, BUT IT CREEPS UP A LITTLE BIT MORE.
BUT WE WERE HAPPY TO SEE ANY SORT OF BASIC RELIEF FOR THAT.
BUT IT WAS SLIGHT. LASTLY, ON THE ISSUE OF INSURANCE.
YES. YOU KNOW, CATCHING UP APPARENTLY FOR ESTIMATED POTENTIAL LIABILITY OR LITIGATION.
COULD YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THE TAIL WORKS? I REMEMBER LAST YEAR, DIDN'T WE CONVERT TO A DIFFERENT SYSTEM? RIGHT. A DIFFERENT FUNDING MECHANISM. AND WE ESTIMATED TAIL BASED ON CURRENT LIABILITIES AND POTENTIAL LITIGATION.
SO THAT. WHAT CHANGED SO MUCH. OKAY. SO TWO DIFFERENT TYPE OF INSURANCES.
SO THE ONE THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO RIGHT NOW THAT WAS OUR WORKERS COMP.
A COUPLE YEARS AGO, WE WENT FROM BEING IN A SMALLER JPA TO BEING COVERED BY ASCIP, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THE SAME COMPANY THAT COVERS US FOR PROPERTY AND LIABILITY. IT'S LIKE HAVING TRIPLE A FOR HOME AND AUTO.
SO THEY COVER US FOR WORKERS COMP. W HEN WE SIGNED WITH THEM FOR WORKER'S COMP.
WE HAD A THREE YEAR RATE GUARANTEE. SO WE DID NOT SEE AN INCREASE IN OUR WORKERS COMP RATE.
WE ACTUALLY SAW A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE. GREAT NEWS.
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IT'S NOW COMING UP A BIT BECAUSE WE'RE OUT OF THAT GUARANTEE, BUT WE'RE STILL WELL BELOW WHAT WE WERE WHEN WE WERE WITH THAT JPA.EXPERIENCE. BUT WHEN WE CLOSED THE JPA, WE RECEIVED A LUMP PAYMENT FOR OUR PORTION OF THAT JPA'S EQUITY. THAT IS THE FUNDS THAT WE HOLD IN OUR FUND 67.
SO AS SOON AS ALL OF THOSE GET SETTLED AND OR WE SELL THE CLAIM, IT'S A BUSINESS PRACTICE THAT'S DONE WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN INSURANCE COMPANY BUY THE CLAIMS FROM US, AND THEN WE PAY THEM A PREMIUM, JUST LIKE YOU WOULD TO HAVE THEM COVER YOU FOR CURRENT ONES.
SO THAT'S SEPARATE FROM ASCIP PROPERTY AND LIABILITY.
AND ACTUALLY UNDER OUR PROPERTY AND LIABILITY THEY COVER US FOR AUTO, FOR FIRE DAMAGE, FOR CYBER SECURITY RISKS. AND THEN ONE OF THE LINES IS FOR AB218 FOR CSAM.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. SO SO THAT'S ONE OF THE LINES THAT A SKIP FOLLOWS US, BUT THEN WE HAVE AN EXCESS INSURANCE ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT COVERAGE THAT EVERY DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE, AND THAT IS THROUGH A COMPANY CALLED SELF. SO WITH SELF THEY COVER US FOR ANYTHING ABOVE AND BEYOND A DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT IS IN OUR NORMAL PNL COVERAGE. SELF IS THE ONE THAT IS THAT HAS CHARGED US THESE HIGHER RATES.
IT'S BASED ON OUR ADA. IT'S BASED ON THE GROUP THAT SELF COVERS.
AND IT DEPENDS ON HOW MANY YEARS YOU'VE BEEN WITH THEM.
SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS THEY ARE SAYING THEY'RE GOING BACK TO ALL THE YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN COVERED THROUGH THIS COMPANY, SELF, AND ASSESSING A RISK. IF SOMEBODY CAME IN TODAY TO FILE A CLAIM FROM 15 YEARS AGO, THEY NEVER COLLECTED ON THAT CLAIM, A PREMIUM ON THAT LIABILITY.
SO IT ESSENTIALLY, AB 218 OPENED UP THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
SO WE'RE CHANGING THE RULES AFTER THE GAME. IT.
WELL YES IT MIGHT. YES. IT'S EXACTLY LIKE THAT.
AND THEN THIS YEAR WE WERE GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $700,000 FOR THOSE SAME YEARS, BUT JUST REASSESSING THE RISK INVOLVED. AND BUT THEY'RE GIVING US TWO YEARS TO PAY FOR THAT $700,000.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO AND PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
AND I WANT TO THANK AGAIN THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
AND JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE'RE SPENDING MORE MONEY THAN WE'RE TAKING IN.
YES. AND THIS IS CHALLENGING TIMES. YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
YEAH. I WANT TO ECHO MY APPRECIATION FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
AND AS CHRIS ANN SAID, YOUR CLARITY IN YOUR PRESENTATION AND I ALSO WANT TO TO THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE YOUR BEING CONSERVATIVE IN THE WAY THAT YOU DON'T INCLUDE SOME OF THIS ONE TIME FUNDING IN THE WAY THAT WE'RE NOT PROJECTING FOR ADA TO INCREASE, THOUGH WE HOPE IT WILL.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS HELP US MINIMIZE THE TARGET THAT'S MOVING AS MUCH AS WITHIN OUR CONTROL.
SO I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THAT.
CORRECT. FOR THE COLAS, I MEAN, THIS IS PROPOSED.
WHEN IS IT FINALIZED? END OF THE MONTH? GOOD QUESTION.
I'M SORRY. YEAH. AT THE AT THE TIME THEY ADOPT OKAY.
THAT WILL BE ADOPTED. I DREW A BLANK. THE COLA WILL BE ADOPTED WHEN THE BUDGET'S ADOPTED.
THE COLA, THE 2.3. IS THAT WHAT WAS EXPECTED BEFORE? NO, IT ACTUALLY WENT DOWN. OUR INITIAL, SO IF AT FIRST AND SECOND INTERIM, I BELIEVE WHEN WE SHOW YOU THE OTHER YEARS OUT, WE WERE EXPECTING ABOUT 2.42% AND IT WENT, WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY PRESENTED TO US, IT WAS 2.3.
AND HOW ABOUT THE FOLLOWING ONES? THEY THEY DID CHANGE TOO.
YES. THEY WENT DOWN AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
THANKS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AT 6:59 P.M..
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AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT ALONG TO APPROVING THE EDUCATION PROTECTION ACCOUNT EXPENDITURE PLAN FOR 2025-2026.AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US ALL ABOUT THAT.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB THOUGH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
SO PROPOSITION 30 GENERATED TAX REVENUE DEPOSITED INTO A STATE ACCOUNT CALLED THE EDUCATION PROTECTION ACT AND DISTRIBUTED TO TO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SO THIS FUNDING IS NOT ADDITIONAL REVENUE BUT RATHER AN OFFSET TO OUR LCFF FUNDING.
IT'S A LINE ITEM, SO WE ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE HOW THESE FUNDS ARE SPENT IN A PUBLIC MEETING.
THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF OUR CURRENT YEAR EPA FUNDING IS 17,797,245, AND THE ENTIRE AMOUNT IS ALLOCATED TO PAY TEACHER SALARIES. THIS AMOUNT IS ALSO THE AMOUNT THAT WE USE TO ESTIMATE IN OUR FUTURE 25-26 BUDGET.
THANK YOU. SONIA. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO.
MOTION CARRIED. OKAY, NOW WE NEED TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING CONFIRMING A DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RECREATION IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE DISTRICT. THE RIMD RAD FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026.
PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AT 7 P.M. SONIA, YOU GET TO PRESENT AGAIN.
BECAUSE OUR RESIDENTS VOTED IN A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT YEARS AGO, THIS GRANTED THE DISTRICT A SPECIAL REVENUE FLOW TO MAINTAIN GREEN SPACES, BALL FIELDS, PLAYGROUNDS, STADIUMS AND GYMS. SO THIS RESOLUTION ALLOWS FOR THE RENEWAL AND THE CONTINUATION OF THESE ASSESSMENTS.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THE RAD FUNDS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD HEARS ABOUT, AND WE KNOW THAT WE WORK WITH BOTH OF OUR CITIES ON HOW THOSE FUNDS ARE DESIGNATED AND THEY HELP SUPPORT ALL OF OUR FIELDS AND, AND SHARED AREAS. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ALL VERY AWARE OF.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. OH, GOOD. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? I'M SORRY. CAN YOU CLARIFY WHO GAVE THAT SECOND? I GIVE IT TO JIM. THANK YOU. THAT WAS GOOD. THANK YOU.
OKAY, SO ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED.
THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO NUMBER FIVE. I APOLOGIZE, YOU'LL HAVE TO CLOSE THAT PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE HAD ON ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH WAS FOR THE RIMD RAD. OH, I THOUGHT I DID.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. 702 AT 702. YES.
THANK YOU. OKAY. NUMBER FIVE, ADOPT THE RESOLUTION FOR 2025-38.
2025-38 CASH BORROWING FOR THE TEMPORARY INTERFUND.
CASH BORROWING FOR THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026.
GREAT. IS THERE A MOTION? MOVED. SECOND. SURE.
SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? I'M JUST GLAD WE HAVEN'T HAD TO USE IT.
YES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED.
ALL RIGHT. NUMBER THREE. SUPERINTENDENT, WE NEED TO RECEIVE THE FIRST READING OF BOARD POLICIES.
YEAH. SO YOU'VE GOT THEM ANOTHER BATCH TONIGHT. THERE ARE 20 OF THEM THAT REFLECT NEW LAWS, CHANGES, ETC.. FOR YOUR PERUSAL.
[16. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT]
SURE. ACTUALLY NOT MUCH. JUST. HAPPY SUMMER. I KNOW I'M OFF SOME FIGURE.BUT I'M ENJOYING MY TIME OFF, SO I HOPE A LOT OF YOU ARE.
AND IT'S BEEN A HARD YEAR, SO IT'S A GOOD TIME TO GET AWAY.
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AND JUST RESET YOURSELF BECAUSE THE NEXT YEAR WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT.SO VERY SPECIAL MOMENT FOR ME. BUT YEAH, THAT'S ABOUT IT HERE.
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS LATER ON.
SPECIAL MOMENTS INDEED. HAPPY SUMMER. WE'RE AT THE CONCLUSION OF MY FIRST SEMESTER GETTING TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD, AND AFTER BEING ABLE TO EXPERIENCE MY FIRST GRADUATION SEASON WHICH WAS JUST SO MUCH FUN.
MY FAVORITE MOMENTS ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE ONES WHERE I'M SPENT ON CAMPUSES, ON SCHOOL SITES.
AND SO I WANTED TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO MAKE SURE TO THANK ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT MADE THIS LIKE SUPER BUSY SEASON OF MONTH AND FIRST WEEK OF JUNE POSSIBLE. I MEAN, THE PLANNING, THE SETUP, THE CLEANUP, THE ORGANIZING, THE PLANNING, THE ADJUSTING WHEN THE SOUND GOES OUT OR ADAPTING AN INCREASING CLEANUP WHEN IT DOWNPOURS AN HOUR BEFORE GRADUATION.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WORKED SO HARD TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE OUR STUDENTS.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO THANK ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO MADE THAT HAPPEN.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL MINDFUL IN THE WAYS THAT WE'RE ENJOYING OUR SUMMERS.
IT'S A REMINDER THAT LEARNING LOSS HAPPENS OVER THE SUMMER, AND THE NUMBER ONE WAY THAT FAMILIES CAN MAKE SURE TO INTERVENE IN THAT LEARNING LOSS IS TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR KIDS, OF YOUR STUDENTS, THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR.
SO PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DISTRICT'S LIBRARY HOURS.
I BELIEVE IT'S ON AT TUESDAY AT SCHOLZ AND WEDNESDAY AT ROYNON, NO, THURSDAY AT ROYNON.
CHECK THE SITE. I KNOW IT'S THERE. BUT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE LIBRARY HOURS.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE FUN READING PROGRAMS FOR YOUR KIDS.
AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF OTHER I'M FORGETTING.
OH, PIZZA HUT, LIKE, BRIBE YOUR KIDS TO READ BOOKS.
LIKE, SERIOUSLY? IT'S NOT BELOW YOU. IT WORKS.
AND THAT UP ON THIS BOARD AND THOSE THAT WORK IN OUR SCHOOL SITES REMEMBER THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND ALL OF OUR FAMILIES MUST ALWAYS FEEL SAFE AND SUPPORTED. SO THAT'S MY WORDS. THANK YOU. JIM.
YEAH. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, AND YOU CALLED IT OUT ON YOUR PRESENTATION.
AND BUT THERE WAS A MAY 19TH ARTICLE. I THINK IT WAS EDITOR CAL ABOUT GRACE MILLER'S TEAM TUESDAY WHERE STUDENTS AND STAFF CHECK IN FOR A FEW MINUTES. AND WHAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION REALLY WAS IT COULD BE ABOUT ANYTHING.
AND IT'S I THINK, GOOD LESSON FOR US ALL. YOU KNOW, A BIG BONITA WAY.
WELCOME TO ALL OF THE STAFF THAT WE BROUGHT ON TONIGHT.
AND I APPRECIATE ONCE AGAIN OUR PROCESS FOR RECRUITMENT.
NOT ONLY DO WE ENJOY YOU KNOW, A HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICANTS, BUT OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS IS RIGOROUS AND IN MULTI STAGES. AND SO THE FOLKS THAT WE BRING ON OUR TEAM ARE THE VERY BEST OF THE BEST.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT ONCE AGAIN AND KNOW THAT OVER TIME IT PAYS HUGE DIVIDENDS.
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SPRING SPORTS AND ALL THE TEAMS AND ALL OF THEIR ACCOLADES AT THE VERY HIGHEST LEVELS, AND PARTICULARLY TO MR. BRANDLER AND HIS SAN DIMAS CULINARY TEAM, WHO NOT ONLY WON STATE, BUT THEY WENT ON TO WIN THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL CULINARY PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY.
AND THAT'S PRETTY SPECIAL. OUR THREE HIGH SCHOOLS.
THANK YOU FOR THEIR PRODUCTION OF THEIR COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES LAST WEEK.
EACH ONE REFLECTED THE UNIQUE CULTURE OF THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY, AND EACH ONE WAS GREAT, BY MY ESTIMATION, HANDS DOWN, GRADUATIONS ARE THE VERY BEST THING ABOUT, OR ONE OF THE VERY BEST THINGS ABOUT BEING A BOARD MEMBER.
AND THIS YEAR I ATTENDED BECAUSE THEY'RE AT THE SAME TIME, LONE HILLS EIGHTH GRADE PROMOTION CELEBRATION ON THEIR NORTHFIELD WITH A RATHER LARGE CLASS OF LYONS WHO BECAME SAINTS. AND I WISH DAN GIBBONS ALL THE VERY BEST IN HIS RETIREMENT AS HE HEADS OFF TO THE NEXT CHAPTER IN HIS LIFE.
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WE'LL NEED TO FULLY INFORM THE COMMUNITY ON A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND TO PAY FOR MUCH NEEDED FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS.AND JUST THIS MONDAY, GREG AND I MET WITH THE TEAM OVER AT CITY OF LA VERNE AND OUR AD HOC SESSION WHERE MATT LED A PRESENTATION ON THE WHY, THE REQUIREMENTS, THE PROCESS, AND THE VARIOUS SAFEGUARDS BUILT INTO SUCCESSFULLY PASSING A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND.
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO JUNE OF 2026, WHICH WILL SUPPORT MUCH NEEDED FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS AND SOMETHING THAT IS WORTH CALLING OUT AND CONTINUING OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE GO TO A LOT OF TROUBLE IN OUR TEAM HERE, AND EVEN FOLKS IN THIS ROOM WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS SPARKLE.
THEY ARE A DESTINATION AND SOMETHING WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF.
BUT WHEN YOU WHEN THE PLUMBING BREAKS OR THE ROOF LEAKS AND THE AIR CONDITIONING IS 50 YEARS OLD, THAT STUFF COSTS MONEY. AND IN THE LONG RUN, IT'S GOING TO COST MORE MONEY.
IF WE DON'T SEE TO IT. AND THOSE TYPES OF DOLLARS REALLY ARE NOT PART OF OUR GENERAL BUDGET, RIGHT? WE TRY AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF THINGS, BUT WHEN THE WHOLE SYSTEM BREAKS DOWN, IT NEEDS REPLACING.
SO SEE YOU IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS ON THE 25TH WHERE WE WILL PASS OUR BUDGET.
AND I WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST FOR A GREAT SUMMER.
THANKS. BEFORE I GET INTO, I GUESS MY THE CORE OF MY COMMENTS MY KIDS THEY'RE ON SUMMER BREAK.
THEY'RE GREAT READERS. THEY'VE HAD A GREAT EDUCATION IN BONITA.
AND MY WIFE LET ME KNOW THAT SHE DIDN'T WANT MY SON PLAYING VIDEO GAMES THE WHOLE DAY.
THAT WAS A USEFUL KIND OF THING. SHE'S WORKING.
SO I WENT AND INFORMED MY KIDS THAT WE WERE HAVING AN ELECTRONIC FREE DAY.
THERE WAS NO TV, NO TABLETS, NO CELL PHONE, NOTHING.
IT WAS ALMOST LIKE I BROUGHT THEM BACK TO LIKE 1990 OR 1980.
LIKE THEY HAD TO HAVE A CHILDHOOD THAT I WOULD REMEMBER.
NOT THE ONE THAT'S PLUGGED IN AND CONNECTED THAT THEY SOMETIMES EXPERIENCE.
AND WE DON'T OVERDO THAT. BUT SO WHAT DID MY KIDS DO? AND I THOUGHT IT WAS FUN. THEY BOTH READ AND I THINK THEY HAVE A REALLY GOOD FOUNDATION IN READING.
THEY LEFT THE HOUSE. I DIDN'T KNOW THIS. THIS WAS NOT WHAT THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD DO.
THEY WENT TO THIS LITTLE STORE, THE CORNER MARKET, AND HAD BOUGHT A DOCTOR PEPPER.
THEN THEY WENT TO PLAY BASKETBALL. ALL THINGS THAT I REMEMBER DOING WHEN I WAS THEIR AGE.
SO IT WAS KIND OF A FUN THING, AND I THINK IT WOULD MAKE FOR A BETTER LESS LEARNING LOSS.
HOPEFULLY. WE'LL SEE. BUT BONITA IS AN AMAZING DISTRICT.
WE GET GREAT RESULTS. AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S BY MAGIC.
WE ALSO HAVE A WORLD CLASS MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM.
WE HAVE TRADE PATHWAYS AND ONE OF THE SCHOOLS AND I GUESS I SHOULD SAY BEFORE, I'LL TALK ABOUT THE ONE THAT HAD OUTSIZED RESULTS AND A LOT OF THEM HAD PRETTY GOOD RESULTS. BONITA HIGH SCHOOL FINISHED I THINK IT WAS LIKE IN THIS AREA OF 40 DISTRICTS, SOME OF WHICH HAVE HIGHER SOCIOECONOMIC DATA, AND USUALLY TEST SCORES MATCH SOCIOECONOMIC DATA.
IF THE HOUSE COSTS MORE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE TEST SCORES WILL BE HIGHER AND YOU COULD REALLY JUST LOOK TEST SCORES, HOME PRICES. AND THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD CORRELATION.
OUR TEST SCORES ARE BETTER THAN WHAT THE HOME PRICES SAY THEY SHOULD BE, WHICH I THINK IS A GREAT TESTAMENT TO THE WORK OUR STAFF IS DOING AND OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING. BONITA HIGH SCHOOL FINISHED NUMBER ONE IN ELA AMONG THESE 40 OR SO SCHOOLS AND NUMBER TWO IN MATH.
AND THEN WE'RE AT THE GRADUATION. AND IT WAS AN AMAZING GRADUATION.
IT'S ALWAYS AN AMAZING GRADUATION. AND I'M WALKING AND I GOT TO TALK TO THIS ONE LADY, I GUESS SHE'S A STAFF MEMBER AT ANOTHER DISTRICT AND SHE WAS INVITED TO GO THERE BY A KID WHO'S GRADUATING. SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY IN ANOTHER DISTRICT.
THIS TEACHER MADE A HUGE IMPACT ON THIS KID'S LIFE.
AND BONITA HAS A SYSTEM. AND NOW SO DOES SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE THEY INVITE THESE EDUCATORS WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIFE TO THEIR GRADUATION. SO IT MAKES IT A LITTLE MORE CONNECTED FOR THE KIDS AND FAMILIES.
BUT IT ALSO IS KIND OF TOUCHING FOR THE INVITED EDUCATOR BECAUSE THEY'RE LIKE, OH MY GOSH, MY WORK IS APPRECIATED. THAT'S AMAZING. SO SHE WAS SUPER TOUCHED.
IT WAS THE BEST GRADUATION SHE'S EVER BEEN TO.
SHE SAID SHE'S LIKE GUSHING AND SAYING HOW GREAT IT IS, AND I'M LISTENING.
AND I'M THINKING, YEAH, IT'S GREAT EVERY YEAR.
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SHE'S FACING THAT WAY AND FIREWORKS GO OFF. SHE'S LIKE, YOU GUYS EVEN HAVE FIREWORKS.I'M LIKE, YES. AND THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH THE END OF OUR CONVERSATION.
ONE OTHER THING, AND I DIDN'T MEMORIZE THE QUOTE, BUT I'M WEARING A CHAPARRAL LITTLE SHIRT, AND CHAPARRAL IS OUR CONTINUATION SCHOOL. DURING THE GRADUATION, ONE OF THE KIDS SAID SOMETHING SIMILAR TO CHAP'S, NOT JUST A CONTINUATION SCHOOL. IT'S A PLACE THAT HELPS PEOPLE LIKE ME FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG.
IT HELPS PEOPLE LIKE ME FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE PURPOSE.
AND HE WAS REALLY SAYING THAT HE DID NOT HAVE FEEL THAT CONNECTED TO SCHOOL.
HE HAD SOME MISHAPS. AND BECAUSE OF THE INTENTIONAL CARE AND LOVE AND HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION THAT THEY GOT AT CHAP, WE WERE ABLE TO TRANSFORM THIS STUDENT'S NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE WITH EDUCATION AND GIVE THEM A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE WITH EDUCATION.
SO REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE STUDENTS ARE AT, YOU KNOW, HIGH ACHIEVING, NEED A LITTLE EXTRA SUPPORT? I THINK IT'S AMAZING THAT OUR DISTRICT IS PROVIDING THAT FOR OUR STUDENTS.
SO YEAH, THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY. GOOD EVENING.
IN TERMS OF OUR GRADUATIONS, I WANT TO HIT ON THREE DIFFERENT THINGS.
YOU SAW A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT SHOWED THOSE STUDENTS BACK THERE INTERACTING WITH THE STUDENTS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, ON THEIR WAY UP. IT WAS JUST A REALLY A NICE PROGRAM.
OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS ALSO, THEY ALSO MADE CHANGES THIS YEAR IN TERMS OF WHERE THEY HAD THEIR GRADUATIONS AND THEY, ALTHOUGH WE DIDN'T HAVE THE HOT SUN THAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE, BUT THEY PROTECTED THEIR STUDENTS BY PUTTING THEM UNDERNEATH SOLAR PANELS.
AND EVERYONE WAS REALLY COOPERATIVE. AND WE MADE ALL THESE CHANGES AND THEY WERE VERY EFFECTIVE.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STAFFS AND FOR EVERYONE FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.
AND ALSO AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HASN'T BEEN MENTIONED IS THAT THE PRINCIPALS WOULD TELL US ABOUT A LOT OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THEIR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO MENTIONED THE NUMBER OF UNIVERSITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING ON, THE PATHWAY PROGRAMS THAT THEY'VE CHOSEN OR COMPLETED.
AND IT WAS JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. AND MY COMPLIMENTS TO EVERYONE THAT HAS A PIECE OF THAT.
I ALSO DID WANT TO ADD ON TO WHAT WHAT JIM SAID ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE RECRUITMENT THAT WE HAVE HERE IN BONITA UNIFIED AND THE HIGH NUMBER OF REALLY TOP CANDIDATES THAT COME IN TO APPLY FOR OUR POSITIONS.
COULDN'T BE MORE THRILLED TO AFFIRM THE HIRING OF THE ADMINISTRATORS THAT WE HAD TONIGHT.
I ALSO SERVE ON THE SAN ANTONIO RP BOARD WITH ANNE AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME AT OUR LAST MEETING, BEING ABLE TO SAY ALL OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR PROGRAMS AND OBVIOUSLY A NATIONAL TITLE FOR CULINARY IS YOU KNOW, WAS LIKE THE THE BEST THAT WE COULD EVER SAY THAT WE'VE DONE.
IT WAS JUST FANTASTIC. ALSO, I WANTED TO NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH WE'RE GOING INTO SUMMER AND I WANT EVERYONE TO REST AND RECHARGE, I KNOW THERE'S PEOPLE HERE IN THE DISTRICT THAT ARE STILL CONTINUING THEIR WORK RIGHT THROUGH THE SUMMER.
THEY APPROVED TONIGHT THREE DIFFERENT ITEMS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT ARE INVOLVED IN SAFETY, APPROVING OUR NOT ONLY OUR CROSSING GUARDS, BUT ALSO OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND THERE'S SO MUCH THAT FEELS SEAMLESS, BUT IT REALLY IS DUE TO THE WORK THAT EVERYONE IS DOING ACROSS THE DISTRICT YEAR ROUND. AND SO AGAIN WE'VE REACHED THE END OF A WONDERFUL YEAR, 2025, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO 2026 IN THE FALL. BUT I'M CONFIDENT THAT BONITA UNIFIED IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GIVE THIS COMMUNITY AND OUR TWO CITIES AND ALL THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS,
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JUST ANOTHER WONDERFUL YEAR. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS ONE.YEAH. AND I WANT TO JUST SIMPLY ECHO WHAT KRISTEN SAID.
SO ANOTHER INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR.
THE DISTRICT AGAIN RECEIVED A NUMBER OF RECOGNITIONS AND DISTINCTIONS.
GET SOME REST AND WE'LL DO IT AGAIN NEXT AUGUST.
OOPS, I HAVE MORE TO READ. OKAY. NUMBER 17, REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS.
[17. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC]
COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC. THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON A NON AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED UP TO THREE MINUTES.THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH TOPIC TO 20 MINUTES.
TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON NON AGENDA ITEMS, PLEASE COMPLETE THE REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CARD, WHICH MAY BE PICKED UP FROM MARGARET MCDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.
ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS. SO AT THIS TIME, DO DOES ANYONE FROM THE COMMUNITY INDIVIDUALS WITH.
NOPE. WE DID THAT ONE. THE PTA, BUTA? CSEA? DON.
THANK YOU. I'M SURE. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING.
BOARD PRESIDENT HORSLEY CABINET. BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THE WONDERFUL TEACHERS, THE TEACHER'S STAFF, MY CLASSIFIED STAFF.
IT'S BEEN A HECK OF A YEAR. OUR STUDENTS HAVE PROVED IT.
SOME OF THE NUMBERS HAVE COME OUT ABOUT THE TESTING.
HE TOLD ME EARLIER THAT HE'S BEEN HERE SEVEN YEARS.
IT FELT LIKE FIVE. AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT'S A BONUS BECAUSE I COULD HAVE SAID 15.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'VE HAD A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP.
IT ACTUALLY WORKED OUT VERY WELL. WE DID IT IN A MINIMAL TIME.
MISS SONIA HELPED US OUT, SO EVERYTHING WENT VERY WELL.
WHAT'S NOT REALLY GOING VERY WELL IS AT THE STATE LEVEL WITH THE SHORTFALL.
OKAY. THAT'S HUGE. THEN WE HAVE A SHORTFALL. NOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH, AND I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO ALL OF YOU, BECAUSE I HAVE NOT REACHED OUT TO ANY OF YOU IN QUITE SOME TIME. AND IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S GOING TO HARM US HERE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE IS THEY'RE ADDING A 65 CENT GAS TAX IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
COME OCTOBER, THEY'RE SHUTTING ANOTHER REFINERY.
IT WILL GO UP TO $8 A GALLON. COME APRIL IT WILL BE $10 A GALLON.
MY PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD THAT. THAT'S GOING TO BE EXTREMELY PRESSING FOR THEM.
SO WE NEED TO WORK ON SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HELP THEM.
AND THEN ALSO WITH THE BENEFIT SITUATION AND THEN THE AB2, THAT'S CRAZY.
PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT OCCURRED A LONG TIME AGO, AS YOU'VE ALREADY PAID FOR.
THAT'S OUT OF CONTROL. BUT WE NEED TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE A CONVERSATION, PROBABLY EVEN A TOUGH CONVERSATION, ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO ADVANCE FORWARD.
ON A POSITIVE NOTE, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ALL OF THOSE NEW INDIVIDUALS TO THE DISTRICT WHO JOINED THE BONITA FAMILY TONIGHT AND THOSE THAT WERE IN HOUSE WHO ADVANCE FORWARD BECAUSE TECHNICALLY, TRULY, EDUCATION IS ABOUT ADVANCING FORWARD.
THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING. OH, I WON'T BE HERE NEXT MONTH. I'LL BE IN NEVADA.
ENJOY. THANK YOU. JOHN. OKAY. BUMT? NO. OKAY.
[18. FUTURE MEETING DATES]
FUTURE MEETING DATES. THE NEXT SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE JUNE 25TH, 2025.THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE AUGUST 6TH, 2025.
ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS. NO. THEN WE HAVE ADJOURNMENT AT 7:23 P.M..
THANK YOU. THERE. THAT'S LOUDER.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.