IT'S FOREVER

[2. CALL TO ORDER]

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ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON CLOSED CESSION AGENDA ITEMS.

[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]

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

AT THE TIME THE ITEM APPEARS ON THE AGENDA. IN THE CASE OF A NON-AGENDA ITEM, COMMENTS MAY BE MADE UNDER REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE BOARD, PLEASE FILL OUT THE REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CARD, WHICH MAY BE PICKED UP FROM MARGARET MCDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

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

OKAY I'M GOING TO ANNOUNCE THE BOARD IS CONVENING INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 5:00 PM [LAUGHTER].

[7. CALL TO ORDER]

[8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION]

IN CLOSED SESSION THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE A FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN PARENTS OF J.F.

AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. CASE OAH, CASE NUMBER 2025020419, 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 CHRIS ANN SECONDED BY DEREK AND THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS.

ITEM 5.2. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE A FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN PARENTS OF PR AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. CASE NUMBER 2025040454, 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 SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT.

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY GREG, SECONDED BY CHRIS ANN, AND THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU WE'LL NOW HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

WOULD YOU PLEASE 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.

[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. THANK YOU.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO. OKAY WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING.

[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO. OKAY. REQUEST TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS.

[12. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS]

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

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

PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE BOARD PLEASE FILL OUT THE REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CARD, WHICH MAY BE PICKED UP FROM MARGARET MCDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT. MARGARET? OKAY ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE OR SUFFICIENTLY SUPPORTED BY PRIOR OR

[13. CONSENT AGENDA]

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

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[14. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA]

SECOND? SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT AND ON TO APPROVE RATIFY THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOR THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT COMMENCING JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2027.

MATT? YEAH, KENDRA HAS HAD A GREAT START SO FAR IN THE FIRST MONTH [LAUGHTER].

SHE'S DONE A GREAT JOB, VERY EXCITED THAT SHE'S ON BOARD AND SO THIS CONTRACT IS RETROACTIVE TO JULY.

THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND.

GO AHEAD AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO WE NEED TO APPROVE THE TEACHING CREDENTIAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES PER CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE AND THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR. AND KENDRA WILL SPEAK. MADAM PRESIDENT, THE CALIFORNIA CODE AND CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS ALLOWS TEACHERS TO INSTRUCT STUDENTS IN SUBJECTS OUTSIDE OF THEIR CREDENTIAL AREAS, IF SPECIFIED CRITERIA ARE MET.

APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM WOULD ALLOW FOR TEACHERS TO INSTRUCT IN THE IDENTIFY SUBJECT AREAS.

THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION? MOVED. SECOND WHO IS THAT? OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? I SAID AYE SORRY. OKAY MOVING ON APPROVE THE DECLARATION OF NEED FOR FULLY QUALIFIED EDUCATORS FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR. AGAIN, KENDRA. EACH YEAR, THE BOARD IS ASKED TO APPROVE THIS DECLARATION.

WITH YOUR APPROVAL, THE DISTRICT WILL HAVE THE OPTION, IF NEEDED, TO ISSUE AN EMERGENCY PERMIT TO COVER A CLASSROOM THAT MAY BECOME VACANT.

IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO ISSUE A TEACHER AND EMERGENCY PERMIT, BECAUSE THERE IS AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CREDENTIALED CANDIDATES IN THE AREA OF NEED.

THE COMMISSION ON TEACHER CREDENTIALING REQUIRES DISTRICTS TO ANTICIPATE THESE NEEDS AND PROVIDE THIS DECLARATION FOR ANY AREA THAT MAY BE IMPACTED IN THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVE. SECOND. SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS COMES UP EVERY YEAR AND WE TRACK THE DATA ON HOW OFTEN WE NEED TO DO THIS WITH OUR LCAP AND IT'S VERY LOW.

IT'S VERY INFREQUENT THAT WE NEED TO. AND SO IT SEEMS LIKE BONITA REALLY DOES A GOOD JOB IN THIS AREA AND JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT.

THANK YOU. OKAY ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT.

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

NOT WELCOME BACK YET, BECAUSE HOPEFULLY YOU'RE STILL ON VACATION AND ENJOYING IT. SOME OF US ARE ALREADY BACK AT WORK, AND IT'S TOO HOT FOR THAT [LAUGHTER]. SOME OF YOU KNOW THAT I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE MASONIC CENTER HERE IN SAN DIMAS AS ONE ANNOUNCED ONE THING WE GOT TO DO THAT'S REALLY COOL AGAIN, IF YOU PROBABLY HEARD, LAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR ABOUT 30 PAIRS OF SHOES FOR KIDS AT EXTRA, AND WE HAD IT WAS PROBABLY THE BEST EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD SO FAR.

THIS YEAR'S PEOPLE STEPPED UP, AND WE RAISED ENOUGH MONEY FOR 50 PAIRS OF SHOES, WHICH WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO DO ON THE LA VERNE SIDE, LIKE GRACE MILLER, ROYNON AREA. SO IT'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

THAT WILL BE COMING THIS FALL. I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO ROLL THAT OUT.

SO VERY EXCITED FOR THIS. WE'RE ALMOST BACK. SO FOOTBALL IS ALMOST BACK.

MY DAUGHTER IS AN EIGHTH GRADER. SHE'S ACTUALLY A CHEERLEADER, AND SHE LIKES TO CHEER WITH WATCHING HER FRIENDS BECAUSE ALL HER FRIENDS NOW PLAY FLAG FOOTBALL. AND THEY JUST HAD A SCRIMMAGE WHERE THEY DESTROYED SOME OTHER TEAM.

SO IT'S VERY EXCITING TO SEE THAT THE GIRLS I USED TO COACH IN SOFTBALL WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER, AND SOCCER COMING UP AND AVOIDING SOFTBALL AND SOCCER NOW, AND THEY ALL JUST WANT TO PLAY FLAG FOOTBALL. SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING REALLY WELL THERE.

I'M REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR A WHILE. OUR SMUDGE POT GAME WITH THE BOYS.

WE'RE TAKING A CHANGE FROM CITRUS AND GOING TO THE BRAND NEW MOUNT SAC FOOTBALL FIELD, WHICH, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, IT'S PROBABLY ALMOST LOOKS NFL QUALITY.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL OUT THERE. SO THAT'LL BE ON SEPTEMBER 12TH.

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AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. IF YOU HAVE TIME. IT'S SAN DIMAS BIRTHDAY TODAY, SO IF YOU GO AFTER THE MEETING, GRAB A LEMON COOKIE FROM EMILY'S BAKERY, WHO'S ONE OF OUR PAST CULINARY STUDENTS, AND COME CELEBRATE SAN DIMAS.

THAT'S ALL FOR ME. GREAT, YES HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAN DIMAS.

I HOPE EVERYONE'S BEEN HAVING A GREAT SUMMER.

WE GOT A LITTLE OVER A WEEK LEFT, SO WHETHER THAT IS EXTRA TIME FOR FAMILY TIME OR VACATION TIME, OR KIDS AT SUMMER CAMPS, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, MAY IT BE EXACTLY WHAT YOUR FAMILIES NEED BEFORE KIDS GO BACK TO SCHOOL.

IT'S SUCH AN EXCITING TIME. LAST NIGHT I WAS OUT AT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IN LA VERNE.

AND IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT KIND OF END OF SUMMER REMINDER OF THIS, YOU KNOW, GREAT COMMUNITY THAT WE GET TO LIVE IN.

A REMINDER OF WHAT MAKES IT WHAT IT IS. AND IT'S THE ORGANIZATIONS, AND IT'S THE CITY AND THE CITY COMMUNITY.

IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT THERE. AND IT'S JUST THE SPIRIT THAT KEEPS OUR CITY GREAT.

I DID VISIT ONE BOOTH THAT WAS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO ME, AND IT WAS THE ORGANIZATION THAT'S BEEN RESEARCHING AND SURVEYING LA VERNE COMMUNITY FOR THE PARKS AND REC MASTER PLAN UPDATE.

AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FAMILIES WERE WELL AWARE OF THE OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY HAD TO CONTRIBUTE FEEDBACK ON HOW LA VERNE WILL UPDATE THEIR PARKS IN THE FUTURE. IN MY CONVERSATION WITH THESE YOU KNOW, CONSULTANTS, I SHARED MY PERSPECTIVE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR PARKS GROW WITH OUR CHILDREN. AS A MOTHER OF A TEN YEAR OLD, A SIX YEAR OLD AND A ONE YEAR OLD, I SEE A WHOLE LOT OF GREAT WAYS FOR MY SIX YEAR OLD AND ONE YEAR OLD TO PLAY AT OUR PARKS, BUT EVEN AT TEN YEARS OLD, I SEE HER STARTING TO NEED MORE TO BE ENGAGED ON PLAYGROUNDS.

AND I THINK AS A SOCIETY AND AS A COMMUNITY, WE'VE BECOME VERY AWARE OF THE HARMS OF OVER SCREEN USE AND THE HARMS OF GETTING INTO SOCIAL MEDIA TOO QUICKLY. BUT ALREADY WITH MY TEN YEAR OLD'S FRIENDS, I'M HEARING MORE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE WATCHING ON YOUTUBE THAN THEIR IMAGINATIONS. SO I SHARED WITH THESE CONSULTANTS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE PLAYGROUNDS THAT SPEAK TO THE NEEDS OF TWEENS AND EVEN YOUNG TEENAGERS.

I KNOW THAT THERE ARE 13, 14, 15 YEAR OLDS THAT THEY CAN GET DOWN ON A ZIPLINE AND A HUGE CLIMBING DOME.

AND I'VE BEEN TO PARKS THAT LOOK LIKE PIRATE SHIPS, AND IT JUST IT HELPS TWEENS AND YOUNG TEENS HOLD ON TO THEIR CHILDHOOD THAT MUCH MORE.

AND THE CONSULTANT SAID THAT THEY HADN'T HEARD THAT PERSPECTIVE BEFORE.

LIKE YOU'RE RIGHT. MOST OF LA VERNE PARKS ARE AGED OUT AT TEN YEARS OLD, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH OF THAT FROM PARENTS.

SO THIS IS KIND OF MY PLEA TO JOIN ME IN ASKING FOR OUR CITIES TO RESPOND TO TWEENS AND YOUNG TEENS NEED TO HANG ON TO THEIR CHILDHOOD AND REMEMBER THE VALUE OF PLAY.

IF YOU WANT TO SHARE THAT PERSPECTIVE, OR IF YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE YOU CAN FIND THAT WEBSITE ON THE CITY OF LA VERNE'S PAGE.

BY SEARCHING THE PARKS AND REC MASTER PLAN UPDATE.

THERE IS ALSO A FINAL COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH.

YES, IT IS IN PERSON. YES, THAT'S NOT GREAT TO TAKE THREE CHILDREN TO SO YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL IN COMMENT AS I WILL BE DOING.

AND I JUST HOPE THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY CAN JOIN TOGETHER TO MITIGATE THE HARMS OF OUR KIDS LOSING THEIR CHILDHOOD TOO SOON.

AND THAT SOUNDED LIKE WAY DEBBIE DOWNER. SO, LIKE, CELEBRATE THE SCHOOL YEAR AND KIDS BE KIDS.

THAT'S KIND OF MORE THE VIBE I'M GOING FOR THANKS.

GOOD EVENING WELCOME TO THE DAIS KENDRA [LAUGHTER].

WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU THERE WAS SOME HIRING THIS YEAR AND SOME FOLKS IN SOME NEW POSITIONS.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR'S SUPERINTENDENT'S WELCOME BACK PRESENTATION AT THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS.

COMING UP ON FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 15TH. THOSE ARE ALWAYS GREAT EVENTS AND LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

THANK YOU WHICH COMMENCES ON MONDAY THE 18TH. YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONTINUING DIALOG, INFORMATION SHARING AND THE MOMENTUM THAT WE'LL NEED TO FULLY INFORM AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY OF THE POTENTIAL NEED FOR A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND TO PAY FOR MUCH NEEDED FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.

AND I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE DISTRICT HOST A MULTI-CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AFTER HOURS MIXER HERE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE, AND WE TALKED BRIEFLY ABOUT THAT TO CONTINUE TO BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR PARTNERING BUSINESS COMMUNITIES DISTRICT WIDE.

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AND WHEN YOU CONNECT THE DOTS BUSINESS COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORT AND THE RELATIONSHIPS ARE SO KEY AND NOT JUST IN THE SHORT TERM BUT THE LONG TERM.

AND WHEN WE CONTEMPLATE A BOND. HAPPY 65TH BIRTHDAY TO THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS AND I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW, THANKS. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY TO EVERYONE LISTENING AND TO THE STAFF HERE AND OTHER PEOPLE, WELCOME BACK SCHOOL STARTING AND I'M KIND OF SAD BECAUSE I HAVE TO GO BACK TO WORK.

MY KIDS ARE EXCITED BECAUSE THEY MISS THEIR FRIENDS, THE ONES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN AT OUR HOUSE FREQUENTLY, SO THEY'RE KIND OF EXCITED TO SEE ALL THEIR FRIENDS AND THEIR NEW TEACHERS. ONE THING I THINK I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER.

WE HIRE THE BEST STAFF AT BONITA. LIKE, IF YOU.

I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SEEING. I THINK EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM, AT LEAST MOST PEOPLE EITHER HIRED OR PROMOTED.

WHICH MEANS I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE RESUME IS I'VE ALWAYS BEEN STRUCK BY THE RESUMES WE HIRE SUPER HIGH QUALITY CANDIDATES. THEY HAVE GREAT RESUMES. THEN YOU FIND OUT THEY'VE HAD GREAT EXPERIENCES, THEY'VE DONE AMAZING THINGS AT THEIR PREVIOUS PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEN THEY GO THROUGH THIS INTERVIEW PANEL THAT REALLY GOES OUT OF THE WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INTERVIEW BASED ON SKILL AND MERIT.

AND WE END UP WITH A VERY HIGH QUALITY CANDIDATE.

THE PROBLEM? AND THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH HIRING HIGH QUALITY CANDIDATES.

WE LOSE THEM SOMETIMES BECAUSE IN OTHER DISTRICTS, REALIZE WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB AND THEY'RE LIKE, WE SHOULD STEAL SOMEONE FROM THEM. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IF THEY OFFER YOU MORE MONEY.

TO BE FAIR, IF I WAS OFFERED MORE MONEY, IF IT'S A LOT MORE, [LAUGHTER] I WOULD BE LIKE, YES, I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE A LOT MORE MONEY. THANK YOU FOR FUNDING MY FUTURE VACATION.

BUT I NEVER SAY THAT TO THE PEOPLE WHO LEAVE.

SO WE'VE HAD SOME AMAZING PEOPLE LEAVE. AND, YOU KNOW, PRIVATELY, I KNOW THEY'RE AMAZING.

PUBLICLY I'VE JUST NEVER SAY ANYTHING. THIS IS LIKE, OH, THEY'RE GONE WE'RE MOVING ON.

ONE PERSON I JUST WANTED TO GIVE JUST A COMPLIMENT TO DURING MY TIME WAS KEVIN LEE.

I THINK HE DID AN AMAZING JOB AS AN HR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT.

HIS LAST ROUND OF HIRES, INCLUDING HIS REPLACEMENT.

IT WAS A PHENOMENAL GROUP THAT HE HIRED. LIKE, EVERYONE.

I'M LIKE, REALLY? WE GOT THEM? THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN YOU MEET THEM AND THEY'RE SPARKLING AND THEY'RE DYNAMIC AND THAT IS AN AMAZING THING.

AND ONE OF THE HIRES I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE KENDRA, YOU HAD AN AMAZING RESUME.

YOU LITERALLY WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THAT, I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT I HEARD THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY NEGATIVE TO ONE PERSON, AND IT'S BECAUSE HE ROOTS FOR UCLA AND YOU WENT TO THE OTHER AMAZING SCHOOL, BUT YOU NEVER HAVE A RIVALRY UNLESS YOU'RE BOTH REALLY GOOD SCHOOLS, RIGHT? SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO FILL KEVIN'S SHOES INCREDIBLY WELL.

HE LEFT BIG SHOES FOR YOU, THOUGH, AND I JUST WANTED TO HONOR HIM AND ALSO CONGRATULATE YOU.

AND I KNOW YOU'RE UP FOR THE TASK, BUT I JUST THOUGHT I'D BRING UP BOTH.

SO THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING US AND PLEASE DON'T LEAVE [LAUGHTER].

WE DON'T WANT TO, LIKE, YOU KNOW, KEEP LOSING HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF.

THAT'S KIND OF FRUSTRATING, TOO. BONITA AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I SAY BONITA IS A GREAT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IT'S NOT BECAUSE MY KIDS GO HERE, ALTHOUGH THEY DO. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR TEST SCORES, THEY ARE AMAZING.

THEY'RE OUTSTANDING. IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT OUR SOCIOECONOMIC DATA SAYS THEY SHOULD BE, AND WE'RE NOT A LOW SOCIOECONOMIC SCHOOL, NOT THAT LOW, BUT A DISTRICT, WE SCORE BETTER THAN WE SHOULD.

IF YOU LOOK AT SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, SIMILAR DEMOGRAPHICS, WE SCORE HIGHER THAN THEY DO.

AN EXAMPLE I'D USE IS BONITA HIGH SCHOOL. BONITA HIGH SCHOOL IS AMAZING HIGH SCHOOL.

I THINK WITHIN LIKE 40 OR 60 I FORGOT WHAT THE NUMBER IS.

THEY SCORED NUMBER ONE IN L.A. SO WE'RE BEATING BONITA HIGH SCHOOLS, BEATING VERY COMPETITIVE SCHOOLS WITH PROPERTY VALUES THAT I CAN'T AFFORD. I CAN AFFORD SAN DIMAS, I CAN'T AFFORD SOME OF THESE OTHER PROPERTY VALUES.

AND OUR KIDS DID BETTER IN L.A. AT BONITA. AND I THINK THEY FINISHED NUMBER TWO IN MATH.

ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE ACHIEVING GREAT TEST SCORES SUBGROUPS BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU'RE LIKE, YEAH, THE AFFLUENT KIDS DO WELL, WE HAVE KIDS WHO ARE LESS AFFLUENT DOING WELL.

AND I THINK THAT'S BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS WE HAVE. AND ALSO WE HIRE GREAT TEACHERS AND STAFF TO HELP THEM.

WE HAVE GREAT PROGRAMS SUCH AS SPELLING BEE OR MATH DECATHLON.

SO WE OFFER MANY THINGS. WE HAVE GREAT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS.

WE HAVE DIVERSE PATHWAYS AND WE ALSO HAVE COMMUNITY THAT REALLY PARTICIPATES IN OUR KIDS.

AND I'D LIKE TO ALSO LIKE GREG BROUGHT UP THE SAN DIMAS MASONIC LODGE, WHICH DOES STUFF.

I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE WOMEN'S CLUB.

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I THINK THEY RECENTLY RAISED SOME MONEY FOR KIDS IN NEED IN THIS AREA, AND THE SOROPTIMIST HAVE A SUPER FUN FUNDRAISER COMING UP, I BELIEVE, IN SEPTEMBER. WE HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE AROUND HERE WHO ARE SOROPTIMIST.

I ASSUME WE'LL HEAR ABOUT THAT, BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T GONE TO THEIR TRIVIA NIGHT, IT IS ACTUALLY A FUN TIME.

THEY HAVE AN AMAZING, GREGARIOUS, FUN EMCEE. YOU HAVE DIFFERENT TABLE GROUPS COMPETING.

YOU HAVE ONE TABLE WITH PINK SHIRTS OR SOME KIND OF GROUP SHIRT THING HAPPENING.

THEY SEEM LIKE THEY WERE HAVING A GOOD TIME. SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE AND YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO, PLEASE CHECK OUT SOME OF THESE FUNDRAISERS. IT'S A GREAT TIME, BUT YOU'LL ALSO BE HELPING OUR KIDS.

AND THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY. THANK YOU, DEREK, FOR THAT PLUG FOR SOROPTIMIST, A GROUP THAT I'M REALLY ACTIVE IN.

AND WE TRY AND DO SO MUCH FOR BONITA UNIFIED.

AND YES, THAT WILL BE THE LAST SATURDAY EVENING.

AND IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED, WE'LL HAVE FLYERS AVAILABLE OUT THERE IN OUR, YOU KNOW, IN THE ENTRYWAY.

I JUST LOVE SUMMER AND IT HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY ENJOYABLE FOR ME BECAUSE I HAD A TEENAGER COME LIVE WITH ME.

MY GRANDSON HAS BEEN WITH ME SINCE THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, AND I WILL HAVE HIM FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS BEFORE HE GOES BACK TO YORBA LINDA, WHERE HE ATTENDS HIGH SCHOOL. BUT THAT HIGH SCHOOL MIND, AND IT'S JUST BEEN AMAZING TO JUST HAVE HIM THERE WITH ME 24/7.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M THANKFUL FOR THE LITTLE BIT OF TIME OFF THAT WE GET AND THE TIME THAT WE GET TO BE WITH OUR CHILDREN.

RIGHT? AND ENJOY THEM AND JUST SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME THAN WE DO DURING THOSE BUSY SCHOOL YEARS.

SO THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IS JUST RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

AND SO TREASURE THE TIME YOU HAVE LEFT THIS LAST WEEK OR SO.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION.

I BELIEVE THAT'S TUESDAY MORNING AND WE HAVE QUITE A FEW. YEAH. WHAT'S BIG NUMBER I THINK WE'RE IN THE MID 50S. YEAH MID 50S.

SO JUST FRESH FACES GETTING A GREAT START HERE IN BONITA.

LEARNING ABOUT THE BONITA WAY. I KNOW EVERYONE WILL WELCOME THEM TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ANOTHER THING BECAUSE TODAY IS ONE OF THE HOTTEST DAYS WE'VE HAD THIS SUMMER, AND IT'S BEEN A DELIGHTFUL SUMMER IN THAT IT REALLY HASN'T GOTTEN OVERLY HOT.

BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A NUMBER OF FIRES GOING ON AND IT'S VERY WARM.

AND, YOU KNOW, CSBA, OUR CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION SENDS US INFORMATION AND THE STATE DOES TOO.

AND JUST RECENTLY THEY GAVE US INFORMATION ABOUT LOOKING AT YOUR SCHOOLS IN TERMS OF THEIR FIRE SAFETY, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT HAPPENED IN ALTA LOMA. SO AS THE BOARD PRESIDENT, IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I'M PASSING THAT INFORMATION ON TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HOPE THAT WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS REMAIN SAFE.

IN SITUATIONS WHERE THERE ARE FIRES IN OUR LOCAL AREA.

AND FORTUNATELY, WE'RE RIGHT UP AGAINST THE FOOTHILLS.

I KNOW THAT IN MY OWN HOME, WE TAKE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF EXTRA TRIMMING AND TAKING, MAKING SURE THAT THERE ISN'T ANY LOOSE DEBRIS IN OUR YARD.

SO JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP. FIRE SAFETY IS JUST A SAFETY IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME, AND I WANT OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR CHILDREN TO BE SAFE.

I THINK THAT'S IT. IT'S JUST WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL, AND IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU GUYS AGAIN.

AND I KNOW WE'LL HAVE A REALLY GOOD START, THERE WE GO.

YEAH SO I AM EXCITED TO WELCOME BACK 10,000 STUDENTS, 1200 EMPLOYEES.

IT STARTS TOMORROW. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MANAGEMENT RETREAT.

WE'VE GOT 50 MANAGERS COMING IN TO TALK ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND GET READY FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

THEN WE DO HAVE NEW EMPLOYEES, AND BOTH DEREK AND CHRIS ANN MENTIONED ABOUT THE TYPES OF EMPLOYEES THAT WE GET.

WE JUST RAN NUMBERS SINCE JANUARY WE'VE HAD 2500 PEOPLE APPLIED TO THIS DISTRICT, AND WE ONLY TAKE ABOUT 3% OF THEM.

ALL RIGHT? AND SO THE PEOPLE THAT WE'LL HAVE IN THAT ROOM ON TUESDAY ARE OUTSTANDING, TOP NOTCH.

WE DON'T HURT TO HAVE PEOPLE APPLY HERE. SO IT'S A WONDERFUL DISTRICT.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO CAP IT OFF ON FRIDAY WITH, YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND MANY OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS IN THE BCA.

WE'RE GOING TO WELCOME THEM BACK WITH STUDENT ACTS, JUST LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR.

A LOT OF FUN, KIDS SINGING AND DANCING IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD TIME.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT AND CAN'T WAIT TO GET GOING.

THANKS, MATT. YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO JUST TAKE ONE LAST COMMENT AND THAT IS THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THE NEWS ABOUT DISTRICTS AND THE FUNDING AND THE FUNDING THAT'S COMING INTO CALIFORNIA. AND WERE WE GOING TO GET FUNDING OR WERE WE NOT GOING TO GET FUNDING.

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AND WE'RE CONFIDENT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GOOD SCHOOL YEAR. ABSOLUTELY

[16. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC]

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.

NO? OKAY. COMMUNITY? NO. THAT WAS THAT ONE. PTA? NO. BONITA UNIFIED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION? NO. CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION? BONITA UNIFIED MANAGEMENT TEAM? NO. OKAY FUTURE MEETING DATES, THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE SEPTEMBER 3RD,

[17. FUTURE MEETING DATES]

AND I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 6:26 PM. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.