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THE TIME IS 5:00 P.M. THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER.

[2. CALL TO ORDER ]

ANY PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THAT 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 NON-AGENDA ITEMS. 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.

THE TIME IS 5:01, AND WE WILL NOW CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION.

[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ]

[7. CALL TO ORDER ]

[8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION ]

PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME IN PLEDGING ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY.

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.

THANK YOU

[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]

[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING ]

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. COMMUNICATION FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES.

[12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES ]

CABINET MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE. AS WE'RE COMING BACK FROM WINTER BREAK, THE BEARCATS ARE READY TO TAKE ON THE SECOND SEMESTER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IN JANUARY.

IS FILLED WITH EXCITING ACTIVITIES TO START US OFF STRONG. TOMORROW, THE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WILL BE TAKING A FIELD TRIP TO DISNEYLAND TO LEARN ABOUT THE LEGACY OF WALT DISNEY AND HIS LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES.

NEXT WEEK, BONITA WILL BE HOSTING OUR ANNUAL WELLNESS WEEK, WHERE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO REFLECT ON THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. DURING THE LAST WEEK OF JANUARY, ASB WILL BE HOSTING OUR SECOND ANNUAL PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT.

ON MONDAY OF THIS WEEK, GIRLS WATER POLO DEFEATED DIAMOND BAR AND TODAY THEY FACE CLAREMONT.

TODAY ALSO INCLUDES BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER AND BASKETBALL PLAYING AGAINST CLAREMONT AS WELL.

TOMORROW OUR WRESTLING TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN A DIAMOND BAR DUEL, AND ON SATURDAY THEY WILL WRESTLE IN THE TOP GUN TOURNAMENT.

TO FINISH THE WEEK OFF STRONG BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL AND SOCCER WILL TAKE ON WALNUT ON FRIDAY.

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO THE TEAMS THAT DEFEATED SAN DIMAS DURING THE RIVALRY GAMES THIS WINTER SEASON.

THE BEARCATS BROUGHT HOME THE BASKETBALL CITRUS CUP, THE SOCCER SMUDGE CUP AND THE GIRLS WATER POLO MERMAID CUP.

IN THE ARTS DEPARTMENT, WE ARE CELEBRATING TWO OF OUR JUNIORS, PRISCILLA FRIEND AND LOGAN MARTINEZ, WHO WERE SELECTED TO PERFORM IN THE 2026 TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE. IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT LOGAN WAS SELECTED TO BE THE CENTER GUIDE OF HIS MARCHING LINE, WHICH IS CONSIDERED A HIGH HONOR, AND PRISCILLA WAS SELECTED TO BE THE HERALD SNARE DRUMMER FOR AN ELITE GROUP OF MUSICIANS CALLED THE HERALD TRUMPETS, AND IS ONLY THE SECOND FEMALE TO BE SELECTED FOR THIS POSITION IN THE HISTORY OF THE HONOR BAND.

IN ACADEMICS, OUR SENIORS ARE STAYING DETERMINED THROUGH THEIR VERY LAST SEMESTER OF HIGH SCHOOL AND ARE COMPLETING THEIR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, AS WELL AS FINDING OUT EXCITING NEWS THAT WILL DETERMINE WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS OF THEIR LIFE. WE ARE PROUD OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS SHOWN ACROSS ALL AREAS ON CAMPUS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO RETURNING NEXT MONTH WITH EVEN MORE BEARCAT NEWS TO SHARE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE].

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GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, PRESIDENT BAHMANOU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE.

ON DECEMBER 12TH, WE HELD OUR ANNUAL OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTH RALLY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.

OUR TOP CREDIT EARNER FOR THIS MONTH WAS RYAN DELGADO AND OUR TOP, OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER IS DOMINICK LASCALA.

PRIOR TO THE WINTER HOLIDAY BREAK, SIX SENIORS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND EARNED THEIR DIPLOMAS IN DECEMBER.

CITY CLASSES WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK, WITH SEVERAL SENIORS ON TRACK TO COMPLETE THEIR FOURTH AND FINAL COURSE TOWARD EARNING AN INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATION.

IN SUPPORT OF POST-SECONDARY PLANNING MT. SAC CAME TODAY, JANUARY 7TH, TO ASSIST SENIORS WITH CLAIMING THEIR STUDENT ACCOUNTS AND COMPLETING ORIENTATION, HELPING ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION AFTER GRADUATION.

ADDITIONALLY, ON JANUARY 29TH, VANESSA TOLFORD WILL WILL TAKE WILL BE TAKING OUR JUNIORS AND SENIORS TO VAN NUYS AIRPORT FOR A HANDS ON CAREER EXPLORATION EXPERIENCE WHERE STUDENTS WILL BE LEARNING ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FIRE SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AVIATION AND POWER INDUSTRIES. IN ART, WE ARE WORKING ON MORE AND LESS POSTERS WHERE STUDENTS ARE DRAWING IMAGES OF THINGS THEY WANT MORE OF THIS YEAR AND THINGS THEY WANT LESS OF. ON DECEMBER 1ST, OUR RENAISSANCE CLASS PUT UP THE SCHOOL CHRISTMAS TREE, STRUNG LIGHTS AROUND THE ENTIRE PATIO, BRINGING HOLIDAY SPIRIT TO THE CAMPUS. THIS IS THE EIGHTH YEAR SHAPIRO RENAISSANCE CLASS HAS MADE BLANKETS AND ALSO DONATED SEVERAL PALLETS OF FOOD HYGIENE PRODUCTS FOR THOSE WHO ARE STAYING AT THE HOUSE OF RUTH IN POMONA.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TRADITIONS HISTORY OUR ANNUAL HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT HAS A BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONSHIP, WITH THE WINNING TEAM OF MR. GEIER AND HIS PARTNER, ROMAN.

MR. GEIER'S TEAM WON FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, BEATING MR. WHEATON'S TEAM WITH THE FINAL SCORE OF 21 TO 12.

OUR SOCCER TEAM, OUR SOCCER SEASON HAS BEGUN.

OUR FIRST GAME THIS. IS THIS THURSDAY. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE]. NEXT WE HAVE JACOB PARDUS.

GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BAHMANOU AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE.

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A HAD A HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND ENJOYED YOUR TWO WEEKS OFF.

THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUT ABOUT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL. I WILL BEGIN WITH UPDATES ON ACADEMICS.

EACH MONTH, A STUDENT NOMINATES A TEACHER WHO HAS INCORPORATED A POWER PRACTICE INTO THEIR LESSONS.

A POWER PRACTICE MAY INCLUDE AVID WICOR STRATEGIES OR OTHER EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS.

THE AVID POWER PRACTICE TEACHER SHOUT OUT FOR DECEMBER WAS MS. KOCALIS FOR A LESSON ON METRO RECREATION. THEY WOULD, OF COURSE, SPOTLIGHT INCLUDED INQUIRY, COLLABORATION AND READING. STUDENTS ESPECIALLY ENJOYED THE LESSON BECAUSE THEY WERE ABLE TO CREATIVELY REIMAGINE A SCENE FROM THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH, WITH PROJECTS RANGING FROM VIDEO GAMES TO 3D DESIGN.

NOW FOR ATHLETICS, WINTER LEAGUE PLAY HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A SUCCESSFUL SEASON FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL, BOYS AND GIRLS WRESTLING, BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER, GIRLS WATER POLO AND CHEER.

OVER WINTER BREAK THE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM WON THE DESERT HOLIDAY CLASSIC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT.

WHILE GIRLS WRESTLING SECURED A WIN IN THE CROSSTOWN RIVALRY AGAINST BONITA.

OUR GIRLS SOCCER PROGRAM IS ALSO UP AND RUNNING WITH NEW HEAD COACH CHRISTIAN MANZANO.

ADDITIONALLY, COACH GARY JACKSON IS APPROACHING HIS 400 CAREER WINS AS A SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL HEAD COACH.

WE ARE ALSO EXCITED TO WELCOME THREE NEW COACHES JOINING FOR BOYS GOLF, GIRLS GOLF AND THE GIRLS SWIM TEAM.

MOVING ON TO ARTS, OUR CHOIR STUDENTS PERFORMED BEAUTIFULLY AT THE DECEMBER CHOIR CONCERT.

CHOIR MEMBERS ALSO DELIVERED AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, WHERE THEY SANG ALONGSIDE THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE CHAMBER SINGERS.

IT WAS ALSO WONDERFUL TO SEE SAINT STUDENTS' ARTWORK DISPLAYED IN THE LOBBY OF THE BCA.

ON DECEMBER 4TH JAZZ BAND STUDENTS PERFORMED AT THE JAZZY LITTLE CHRISTMAS CONCERT WITH TALENTED MUSICIANS FROM CITRUS COLLEGE AND LONEHILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, INCLUDING WORLD RENOWNED JAZZ MUSICIAN JAY JENNINGS OF SNARKY PUPPY.

CURRENTLY, DRUMLINE AND WINTER GUARD ARE PREPARING FOR THEIR UPCOMING SEASONS, WHILE WIND ENSEMBLES AND JAZZ BANDS ARE GEARING UP FOR FESTIVAL SEASON.

MEANWHILE, THE DRAMA DEPARTMENT IS PREPARING FOR ITS PRODUCTION OF RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA IN COLLABORATION WITH LYONS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, WITH PERFORMANCES SCHEDULED FROM JANUARY 20TH 8TH TO FEBRUARY 1ST.

LASTLY, ACTIVITIES. OUR COUNSELORS SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER BY PLAYING FESTIVE MUSIC AND HANDING OUT TREATS FROM A GOLF CART IN THE QUAD.

LINK CREW HOSTED TWO NIGHTS OF COCO AND CRAM TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH WARM.

WITH A WARM, SAFE SPACE TO STUDY FOR FINALS. ASB SPONSORED A HOLIDAY MOVIE NIGHT DURING LUNCH AND HOSTED AN EXCITING ROCK PAPER SCISSORS CONTEST FOR STUDENTS.

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THANK YOU! I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AGAIN NEXT MONTH WITH MORE UPDATES ON SAN DIMAS. [APPLAUSE] SO WE HAVE A FEATURED PRESENTATION. PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION.

[13. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS ]

THIS YEAR, OVER 100 BONITA STUDENTS CREATED ORIGINAL WORKS OF ART IN RESPONSE TO A STUDENT CREATED THEME CALLED I BELONG.

TONIGHT, WE WILL RECOGNIZE THIS YEAR'S WINNERS AND PRESENT THEM WITH A CERTIFICATE TO RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS.

PLEASE WELCOME DON STEWART, SELENA GARCIA [APPLAUSE] AND HELPING IN THE BACK VICKI MALCZEWSKI.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR WELCOMING US TO YOUR MEETING TO CELEBRATE OUR YOUNG ARTISTS.

AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME UP, RECEIVE YOUR TROPHY AND YOUR AWARD AND STAND UP HERE SO WE MAY TAKE A PICTURE IN THE END.

THE REFLECTIONS PROGRAM IS COMPRISED OF SIX CATEGORIES.

IT IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS FROM TK TO 12TH GRADE.

ALL OF OUR SUBMISSIONS WERE PRESENTED TO OUR UNIT PTAS AT EACH SCHOOL.

THEIR FIRST PLACE WINNERS WERE FORWARDED TO US AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL.

WE COMPRISE THE COMMITTEE. TONIGHT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR FIRST PLACE WINNERS, WHICH WILL THEN BE SUBMITTED TO FIRST DISTRICT, WHICH IS THE PTA LEVEL ABOVE US. IN THE CATEGORY OF DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY.

WE'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE TIFFANY LIU FROM OAK MESA.

[APPLAUSE]. CAITLYN CHEN, ALSO FROM OAK MESA. [APPLAUSE]. ISABELLA MARTINEZ FROM GRACE MILLER.

[APPLAUSE]. AND SAANVI FARRA FROM LONE HILL. [APPLAUSE]. IN THE CATEGORY OF FILM PRODUCTION. WE'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE TIFFANY LIU FROM OAK MESA.

[APPLAUSE]. RIGHT HERE. SHE'S RIGHT HERE. SHE'S GOT ANOTHER ONE.

BAILEY FALER FROM GRACE MILLER. [APPLAUSE]. MICHAEL MARTINEZ FROM GRACE MILLER.

[APPLAUSE]. AND EVAN LIU FROM RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE]. IN THE CATEGORY OF LITERATURE, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE KAYLA BOLIN FROM LA VERNE HEIGHTS. [APPLAUSE]. AND LANDON LIU FROM RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE]. IN THE CATEGORY OF MUSIC COMPOSITION, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE JULIET ARNOLD FROM GRACE MILLER. [APPLAUSE]. J. ARNOLD FROM GRACE MILLER.

[APPLAUSE]. JORDAN SCOTFORD FROM GRACE MILLER.

[APPLAUSE]. AND KATHY DING FROM RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE]. IN THE CATEGORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY. WE'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE SOPHIA WONG FROM OAK MESA.

[APPLAUSE]. AND IRENE LIU FROM OAK MESA. [APPLAUSE].

AND FINALLY, IN THE CATEGORY OF VISUAL ARTS, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE CAMILLA DECKER FROM LA VERNE HEIGHTS.

[APPLAUSE]. CLEO GAO FROM OAK MESA. [APPLAUSE].

JULIE PALACIOS FROM GRACE MILLER. [APPLAUSE].

AND DAVID SCARBOROUGH FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE]. ALL OF THE STUDENTS THAT YOU SEE UP HERE BEFORE YOU SUBMITTED INCREDIBLE WORKS OF ART IN SO MANY CATEGORIES, AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF THEM. AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM ALL A GREAT BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

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AND LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. IF YOU ARE PARENTS, COME ON UP.

[APPLAUSE]. THE ONES UP FRONT.

AND THEN ONCE ALL THE PARENTS ARE DONE, I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU ALL SCOOCH AND I'M GOING TO RUN OFF HEY, GUYS.

GREAT JOB EVERYONE LET'S GET ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THESE INCREDIBLE ARTISTS.

[APPLAUSE]. AND IF YOU ALL JUST STAY FOR ONE MORE PICTURE.

AS SOON AS WE'RE FINISHED WITH THAT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GO HOME.

ENJOY YOUR EVENING AND LEAVE OUR BOARD TO THEIR MEETING.

EVERYONE THIS WAY. I'M GOING TO TAKE IT FROM THIS ANGLE.

IF I TAKE IT FROM BACK THERE, I'LL GET ALL YOUR HAIR TOO.

EVERYONE GO TO THE LEFT. CAN YOU GUYS SEE THIS WAY? THERE WE GO. SO LET'S KEEP GOING. EVERYONE COME OUT.

ALMOST THERE. THERE WE GO. YES. SMILE. PRETTY MR. PALATTO. [LAUGHTER]. YEAH THAT'S GOOD. [LAUGHTER] YEAH.

OKAY, NOW, EVERYONE LOOK AT ME. OKAY. HERE.

YEAH.

[APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO EXIT THROUGH THE LOBBY WHERE YOU ENTERED, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, BOARD. THANK YOU.

OKAY.

[LAUGHTER]. NICE.

YEAH.

MIC]

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YAY! OKAY. BONITA UNIFIED IS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SO MANY WONDERFUL PARTNERS THAT SUPPORT OUR KIDS.

IN RECOGNITION OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND BUSD SOCIAL WORKERS FOR HOLIDAY SUPPORT SERVICES.

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE GOOD FEELINGS GOING A LITTLE BIT LONGER.

THAT WAS REALLY CUTE. ED SERVICES IS PLEASED TO DO SOME SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND BONITA UNIFIED EMPLOYEES.

SO HERE TO DO THE HONORS IS STEVEN PATTERSON, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT.

TONIGHT WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO LOOK BACK ON A SEASON OF INCREDIBLE GENEROSITY.

THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE A CHALLENGING TIME FOR MANY OF OUR FAMILIES, BUT THANKS TO THE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE WERE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT THE SPIRIT OF GIVING WAS FELT ACROSS THE ENTIRE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

TODAY, WE BEGIN BY CELEBRATING THE SUCCESS OF OUR FIRST EVER BUSD FOOD DRIVE.

WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO AMY KEELAN BERNADETTE AND GREG PETROPOULOS AND MANY, MANY OTHERS WHO DONATED GROCERIES TO ENSURE OUR FAMILIES HAD MEALS ON THEIR TABLES. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR MS. KEELAN IF SHE IS HERE. I KNOW THAT MR. AND MS. PETROPOULOS IS HERE. IF YOU WANT TO COME TO THE FRONT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I ALSO WANT TO AGAIN, HAVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO AMY KEELAN FOR HOSTING THE DRIVE AT THE MPK FOOD WAREHOUSE, PROVIDING THE SPACE AND THE HEART TO MAKE THE INITIATIVE POSSIBLE.

NEXT, OUR GRATITUDE ALSO GOES TO THE CHRISTMAS ELVES GROUP LED BY DENISE FISHER.

AT THIS TIME, IF I CAN HAVE DENISE COME FORWARD. [APPLAUSE]. BECAUSE OF THEIR DEDICATION, APPROXIMATELY 185 CHILDREN RECEIVE GIFTS SPECIFIC TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL WISH LIST.

THEY OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD, ALLOWING THEM TO EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF THE SEASON.

BEYOND THE GENEROUS GIFTS, THIS GROUP DONATED APPROXIMATELY $8,000 IN GROCERY CARDS, PROVIDING A VITAL LIFELINE FOR OUR FAMILIES IN NEED OF SUPPORT.

WE ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE BUDDHIST TZU CHI FOUNDATION REPRESENTED BY MIKE TANG AND AMELIA WE.

[APPLAUSE]. IF YOU CAN COME FORWARD. THIS YEAR, THEY BRIGHTENED THE WINTER SEASON FOR NEARLY 50 BUSD FAMILIES WHO PRESENT WITH PRESENTS AND GIFT CARDS.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY HAVE EXPANDED OUR PARTNERSHIP BY CONNECTING THESE FAMILIES WITH LONG TERM SUPPORT SERVICES, TRULY DEEPENING THEIR COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

ADDITIONALLY, WE RECOGNIZE PASTOR BRENDA AND ELIZABETH SHARP FROM THE SAN DIMAS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.

[APPLAUSE]. I'M GOING TO ASK THE PROFESSOR BRENDA CAN COME FORWARD. THEIR CONSISTENT MONTHLY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES ALONGSIDE THEIR PEERS, FOSTERING A TRUE SENSE OF INCLUSION AND BELONGING.

AND FINALLY, NONE OF THESE EFFORTS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR STUDENT SUPPORT TEAM.

WE WANT TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE OUR EXCEPTIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS, CRYSTAL ALVARENGA AND TIFFANY MERRILL, IF YOU CAN COME FORWARD. [APPLAUSE]. CRYSTAL AND TIFFANY GO FAR BEYOND THEIR CASELOADS. THEY ORGANIZE THE FOOD, DRIVE HAND DELIVERED PRESENTS FOR THE CHRISTMAS ELVES, AND BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN OUR DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

THEY HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN THE SUCCESS OF STUDENTS WHO FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS SUPPORTING THEIR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS WITH TIRELESS COMPASSION.

TO ALL THESE INDIVIDUALS IN FRONT OF US TONIGHT.

THANK YOU PROVIDING. THANK YOU FOR APPROVING THE BONITA UNIFIED.

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN, AND YOU MADE A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE].

ALL RIGHT WE'LL TAKE A COUPLE

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HEY, PATTY, AREN'T YOU GOING TO STAY? [LAUGHTER] REALLY? YEAH. THANK YOU. AND YOU GUYS ARE WELCOME TO STAY.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OTHER THINGS TO DO, BUT YOU'RE ALSO WELCOME TO GO AND ENJOY YOUR DAY AS WELL SO.

BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH [LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY.

REQUEST TO SPEAK ON OPEN AGENDA SESSION. SORRY.

OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM. THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.

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

IN THE CASE OF NON-AGENDA ITEMS, COMMENTS MAY BE MADE UNDER REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. YEAH. 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 THESE ARE NO PERFECT. CONSENT AGENDA. MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE,

[15. 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 UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR PASSAGE. CAN I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. DISCUSSION ACTION AGENDA.

[16. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA ]

APPROVE THE SIGNED AGREEMENT FOR STIPULATED EXPULSION AS AGREED UPON BY STUDENT NUMBER 221110136.

PARENT AND SUPERINTENDENT DESIGNEE. THE AGREEMENT INDICATES THAT STUDENT NUMBER 22111013 WILL BE EXPELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR AND THE FIRST SEMESTER OF THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR WITH PLACEMENT IN A PROGRAM OUTSIDE THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. REPORT FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT.

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

WELCOME BACK TO OUR. IT'S 2026, A NEW YEAR, AND I'M WISHING THE BEST FOR EVERYBODY'S NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS.

ON THAT NOTE ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT I ALWAYS ENJOYED WORKING ON AS A PRINCIPAL AND A CURRICULUM DIRECTOR WAS READING.

AND I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE, AS THOSE NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS, THAT ONE OF THEM FOR FAMILIES COULD BE TO GET EVERYBODY READING THIS WINTER.

IT'S A NICE, COZY TIME TO BE AT HOME, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THOSE RAINY DAYS.

AND RECENT RESEARCH DOES CONFIRM THAT READING POWER, EVEN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CREATES COGNITIVE GROWTH FOR VOCABULARY AND CRITICAL THINKING AND BRAIN CONNECTIONS AND PROMOTES ACADEMIC SUCCESS.

IT EMPHASIZES THE SHIFT FROM LEARNING TO READ TO READING AND READING TO LEARN PARTICULARLY AFTER THIRD GRADE.

SO LET'S EVERYBODY READ. AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION, YOU GUYS CAN MAKE THAT YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION.

I ENJOYED ALL THE WINTER CONCERT, ESPECIALLY THE ELEMENTARY CHOIR IN DECEMBER.

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I KEPT THINKING IT WAS SUCH A NICE BIG GROUP, AND THEY'RE ALL GOING TO MOVE UP TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL AND SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS THERE. I ALSO DID A SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL BOARD TOUR OF THE BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY PROGRAMS OVER IN POMONA, AND IT WAS FANTASTIC TO SEE OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THOSE PROGRAMS. AND WE THOSE PROGRAMS ARE GROWING AND OUR STUDENTS ARE INCREASING, INCREASINGLY PARTICIPATING IN THEM.

I ALSO AM SUPPORTING I SUPPORTED THE REGISTRATION FOR CHLOE ZOU, A BONITA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO'S GOING TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING IN STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE STATE. SHE'S GOING IN IN A MONTH OR TWO, SHE'S GOING TO BE MEETING WITH OTHER STUDENT LEADERS TO MEET WITH STATE LEGISLATORS AND SHARE VARIOUS CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE GATHERED FROM THEIR STUDENTS IN THEIR STUDENT BODIES.

I JUST THINK I'M JUST VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT HER AND SEE OUR STUDENTS WORK TO TO TRY AND CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR SCHOOLS.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AND LASTLY I'M ALSO INVOLVED WITH SOROPTIMIST, AND THIS MONTH WE START OUR PROGRAM AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL FOR EDUCATING 25 STUDENTS ON FINDING A CAREER AND OVERCOMING OBSTACLES AND MAKING THOSE DREAMS COME TRUE.

AND I REALLY ENJOY THAT. AND I'LL REPORT BACK ON THAT LATER.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT HOPE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO RELAX. I KNOW I DID I KIND OF LET THAT KID OUT THERE.

THAT'S WHY I FELT LIKE ON MONDAY MORNING. I THINK A LOT OF US FELT THAT WAY.

TRYING TO HIT THAT ALARM CLOCK, TO STRUGGLE, TO GET UP AND GET TO WORK.

BUT THEN THAT FEELS LIKE SO LONG AGO ALREADY. JUST THREE DAYS IN.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A GREAT TIME. IT WAS DURING THE BREAK, A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENED LOCALLY.

I KNOW ONE OF OUR STUDENT REPS, SAVANNAH, TALKED ABOUT TWO OF THE STUDENTS MAKING THE HONOR BAND.

WE ALSO HAD ONE OF OUR TEACHERS PARTICIPATE WITH OTHER MUSIC DIRECTORS IN THE BAND.

SO MS. LEYVA WAS OUT THERE PROBABLY HER FIFTH TIME OUT THERE FROM AT LEAST.

DURING THE BREAK, WE SAW JACQUELINE CHAN, A SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR, AND A DIVER.

SHE GOT ACCEPTED TO HARVARD, OR SHE COMMITTED TO HARVARD IN HER JUNIOR YEAR.

AND I KNOW HER AND HER YOUNGER SISTER WILL BE COMPETING AT THE 2026 ASIAN GAMES.

SO SOME EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING. THANKS AGAIN TO ALL OUR STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND PTA WHO PUT ON THESE GREAT EVENTS FOR OUR KIDS.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT MAKES BONITA SPECIAL. OUR LOCAL CHOIR, I HEARD THEM IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I THINK SOME OF THEM JUST KIND OF AD LIBBED, WENT OUT INTO SOME STREETS AND STARTED CAROLING, BUT I KNOW THEY WERE DOING THAT. THEY ALSO WERE AT DISNEYLAND, SO BIG THINGS FROM THEM AS WELL.

AND THEN FOR CHEER, YOU KNOW, SAN DIMAS CHEER, THEY GOT FIRST PLACE IN THEIR FIRST COMPETITION, SO HURRAY FOR THEM. ALSO PROUD OF THE RESILIENCE OF OUR BONITA HIGH SCHOOL CHEER GIRLS WHO THEY ALL BANDED TOGETHER.

THERE WAS SOME ADVERSITY, BUT THEY REALLY GOT TOGETHER AND PERSEVERED AS A GROUP. SO DEFINITELY VERY PROUD OF THEM AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE REST OF THE SEMESTER BRINGS US. ABSOLUTELY WELCOME BACK AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

SUCH A BEAUTIFUL TIME WHERE WE CAN REFLECT MAKE RESOLUTIONS.

READING IS A GREAT ONE. HOPEFULLY MAKE INTENTIONAL TIME FOR REST AND REJUVENATION BEING INTENTIONAL IN HOW WE MOVE FORWARD.

GOING INTO THE SECOND SEMESTER, I WANT TO ECHO THE HUGE THANKS OF ALL THE TO ALL THE HELPERS THAT GOT CELEBRATED TODAY, RIGHT? THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN PTA, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE THAT JOY OF GIVING BACK.

IT'S JUST SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE LIKE WHAT HAS BEEN SHARED.

BEFORE WE WENT ON BREAK, I WAS LIKE, LIVING IN BCA, WATCHING SO MANY OF OUR SCHOOL'S WINTER PERFORMANCES.

SO ANOTHER THANKS TO THE TEACHERS WHO GO THE EXTRA MILE TO BUILD THESE INCREDIBLE PROGRAMS. I GOT TO SEE, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER. ROYNON AND ALLEN CHOIR, RAMONA BAND, SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE.

LONE HILL JAZZ ENSEMBLE WHO PERFORMED WITH CITRUS JAZZ ENSEMBLE.

THAT WAS VERY COOL. SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL CHAMBER CHOIR, WHICH PERFORMED WITH UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE CHAMBER CHOIR, AS WELL AS BONITA CHOIR'S YULETIDE PERFORMANCES.

AND IT WAS REALLY NEAT TO SEE THOSE THE SAN DIMAS AND THE SAN DIMAS AND LONE HILL PERFORMANCES PARTNERING WITH LOCAL COLLEGES.

SEEING JUST LIKE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC, GROWTH AND APPRECIATION FOR THE ARTS WAS VERY, VERY INCREDIBLE.

AS WAS MENTIONED BY OUR SAN DIMAS STUDENT REP, I WILL BE LIVING IN THE BCA AGAIN AT THE END OF JANUARY BECAUSE MY TWO KIDS WILL BE TWO OF MY THREE KIDS WILL BE IN THE CINDERELLA PERFORMANCE.

AND IF YOU DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL WINTER MUSICAL SHOW UP BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY STUDENTS INVOLVED.

THEY OPEN IT UP TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND SEEING A SLEW OF ELEMENTARY KIDS BE LITTLE LIKE MICE AND HORSES AND FAIRIES THROUGHOUT CINDERELLA IS JUST

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BECAUSE AS YOU COULD SEE TONIGHT, IT IS THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THAT MAKES THIS A MAGICAL PLACE.

SO GLAD TO BE BACK. THANK YOU AND WELCOME TO THE SECOND HALF OF THE 2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A SMALL THING TO HAVE COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE WE'RE SO PRIVILEGED TO HAVE IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HAVE THEM BE PART OF OUR CULTURE.

IT'S A IT'S A GREAT THING AND VERY GRATEFUL. I ALWAYS GET A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART FOR THE KIDS WHEN THEY COME UP.

AND THIS THIS TIME TONIGHT WAS EXTRA SPECIAL.

ALL THE ENERGY THAT WAS UP HERE FOR THE REFLECTIONS IT WAS EXTRA SPECIAL.

SO THAT'S. THAT WAS KIND OF A NICE MOMENT. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT FACILITIES MASTER PLAN SESSION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE.

ASK QUESTIONS, BE INFORMED. AS WE RUN UP TO MAKING THE DECISION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT TO RUN A BOND, AND I THINK WE'RE HEADING IN THAT DIRECTION. SO ASK THE QUESTIONS, ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS, GET INFORMATION, HAVE DIALOG. THIS IS A AN IMPORTANT TIME IN OUR DISTRICT AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE.

THAT'S IT. THANKS. WELCOME, EVERYONE. WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL.

DEFINITELY WANT TO ECHO A COUPLE OF THINGS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID.

FIRST, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO INVESTS SO MUCH TIME, ENERGY, AND MONEY INTO OUR KIDS.

I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THE PTA, THE FOOD BANK, THE SOROPTIMISTS.

THERE'S SO MANY COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT MAKE THIS AREA A REAL SPECIAL PLACE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR TEACHERS WHO GO THE EXTRA MILE.

I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT KELLY LEYVA, MS. BRIGHTBILL AND MS. KOCALIS TODAY, JUST FOR THE EXTRA AMAZING WORK THEY DO WITH THE KIDS.

ALSO, THE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS ARE CSCA MEMBERS, THE ADMINISTRATORS, EVERYONE WHO GOES AND SPENDS TIME TO MAKE OUR KIDS JUST HAVE AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. I WOULD ARGUE A BETTER EXPERIENCE THAN DEMOGRAPHICS WOULD SUGGEST.

THANK YOU. OUR KIDS REALLY DO A GREAT JOB AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY WITH BRITTANY. WE WENT AND SAW NOT TOGETHER, BUT WE'RE BOTH WE BOTH HAVE KIDS INVOLVED IN MANY PROGRAMS. ONE OF THEM WAS, I THINK, THE LONE HILL JAZZ PROGRAM, AND I'M THERE ROOTING FOR MY DAUGHTER.

YOU KNOW, SHE'S THERE WHEN MY SON'S SINGING. I'M THERE ROOTING FOR HIM. AND WHAT IS AMAZING IS MY DAUGHTER.

I AM NOT COORDINATED. I WHEN WHEN I WAS IN SECOND GRADE, WE WERE SINGING AND CLAPPING AND MY TEACHER ASKED ME TO LIP SYNC. THIS IS HOW UNCOORDINATED UNCOORDINATED I AM.

AND MY DAUGHTER NOW IS PLAYING IN MULTIPLE BANDS AND SHE PICKED UP DRUMS AT LONE HILL.

SHE'S STILL IN LONE HILL, AND ALL THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION THAT'S HAPPENING.

MY SON HAS BECOME A PHENOMENAL SINGER. I WALKED BY THE ROOM.

I PROBABLY SHOULD BE ENCOURAGING THIS, BUT IT'S REALLY THE STAFF THAT'S ENCOURAGING THIS.

ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD SOME SONG I HEARD ON THE RADIO.

MY SON IS PLAYING A KEYBOARD AND SINGING AT THE SAME TIME.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZING INSTRUCTION MY KIDS ARE GETTING AND ALL OF OUR KIDS ARE GETTING.

I WISH I WAS FOSTERING IT MORE SO, BUT IT'S JUST WONDERFUL TO HAVE COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT REALLY HELP OUR KIDS HAVE AMAZING EXPERIENCES.

ONE THING CHRIS ANN BROUGHT UP THAT I THOUGHT WAS VITAL, AND I DON'T MEAN TO BE PREACHY. WE ALL DO THE BEST WE CAN.

BUT ONE THING MY WIFE AND I WERE VERY INTENTIONAL ON WITH OUR KIDS IS, YOU KNOW, PHYSICAL CONTACT.

HUG THEM. SPEND TIME WITH THEM. READ. SING. PLAY.

AND AS WE WENT AND HAD OUR KIDS GO TO EXTRACT, WHAT ENDED UP HAPPENING IS THERE'S A MANTRA, PLEASE REMEMBER TO READ 30 MINUTES TO YOUR KID.

AND THEN IT BECAME, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILDREN ARE READING.

AND THIS FOUNDATION OF LITERACY HAD A COUPLE BENEFITS, AND I'M JUST GOING TO SPEAK TO THE BENEFITS I'VE SEEN.

ONE, MY KIDS DID BETTER BY READING BOOKS THAN BEING ON THEIR CELL PHONE OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

SOCIAL MEDIA AND DOOMSCROLLING HAS A NEGATIVE EFFECT.

READING HAS A POSITIVE EFFECT. AND WHAT WAS GREAT IS, AS THEY WERE READING, IT'S ALMOST LIKE LIGHT BULBS TURNED ON IN THEIR HEAD.

LIKE ALL OF A SUDDEN THEIR CONVERSATIONS WERE FAR MORE ARTICULATE.

THEY THEIR MIND WAS FAR SHARPER, AND THAT WAS BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT THEY WERE DOING.

SO I WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. AND ANOTHER THING THAT I THINK BONITA REALLY DOES A GREAT JOB ON IS SOCIAL CONTACT.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR KIDS TO BE INVOLVED IN ACTUALLY, ALL PEOPLE TO BE INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY.

BUT WHEN YOU HAVE THESE HIGH QUALITY SPORTS PROGRAMS AND ART PROGRAMS, IT REALLY HAS AN IMPACT ON KIDS.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO HELPS MAKE SURE OUR KIDS GET A GREAT EDUCATION.

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I'M GOING TO SKIP THE COURT STUFF. JUST LAWS.

PLASTIC BAGS, AI GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOMS, CELL PHONE LIMIT.

ON IDS. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE SUICIDE HOTLINE.

PARENTS CANNOT BE JAILED FOR TRUANCY ANYMORE.

WHICH I THOUGHT WAS NICE. I GOT THE LETTER ONE TIME SAYING, MY KID WHO HAS STRAIGHT A'S AND DID INCREDIBLY WELL ON STATE TESTS, MISSED TEN DAYS, SO I RECEIVED THE LETTERS. IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT TRUANCY WILL NOT LEAD TO JAIL TIME.

SOME NEW THINGS IMPACTING SCHOOLS. OTHER THINGS LIKE CAPPING INSULIN.

BAN ON ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS IN SCHOOLS. AND WHAT I THOUGHT WAS INTERESTING WAS NOTIFYING PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY ELIGIBLE FOR CSU CAMPUSES. SO WE HAVE SOME GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, WHERE THERE'S AN MOU. IF YOU DO, IF YOU ACHIEVE SO MANY THINGS, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GO TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.

IT SEEMS LIKE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT THAT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY.

AND I JUST THINK THIS HELPS OUR KIDS GET A BETTER EDUCATION.

FINALLY, ONE THING I REALLY, TRULY BELIEVE IN IS YOU DON'T GET YOU DON'T GET WHAT YOU DON'T PAY FOR.

IF YOU WANT NICE STUFF, YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY INVEST IN THE THINGS TO GET THE NICE STUFF.

WE HAVE SOME FRIENDS WHO LIVE NEARBY. WHEN THE RAINS CAME, THEIR SEWERS BACKED UP.

THE CITY I LIVE IN AND IN THE NEIGHBORING CITY.

THEY DID NOT, BECAUSE OUR CITY INVESTED THE MONEY INTO REPAVING ROADS AND MAKING SURE THE SEWERS ARE NOT PLUGGED BECAUSE YOU DON'T GET WHAT YOU DON'T PAY FOR.

WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS THAT WE NEED TO FIX TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS CONTINUE TO GET A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION.

I'M OF THE OPINION IF WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS A WORLD CLASS DISTRICT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT IN THE WORK AND DO THE WORK NECESSARY, AND PAY THE BILLS NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS DO GET THAT IN THE FUTURE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO NOTIFY AND INVITE THE THE PUBLIC TO A COUPLE OF MEETINGS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE COMING WEEKS.

FIRST, AS ALLUDED TO JANUARY 21ST, ANOTHER FACILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING THAT WILL BE AT EKSTRAND AT 6:00.

DURING THIS TIME, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DISCUSS BONITA ONGOING FACILITY NEEDS AND DISCUSS POTENTIAL AVENUES FOR FUNDING THESE PROJECTS.

THIS ENDEAVOR IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE SPRING OF 2026, AND ADDITIONALLY, ON MARCH 2ND, I'LL BE GIVING THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT ADDRESS AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE BONITA CENTER FOR THE ARTS. ON THIS EVENING, WE WILL HIGHLIGHT DISTRICT ACCOMPLISHMENTS, GIVE A CURRENT STATE OF OUR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND DISCUSS UPCOMING PRIORITIES OF THE DISTRICT.

I INVITE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND BE A PART OF THE EVENING AND LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR OUTSTANDING DISTRICT.

THANK YOU.

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AND I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE CARDS. MR. WANG, ARE YOU HERE? PLEASE COME ON UP. THE PODIUM IS RIGHT OVER THERE.

I GUESS I'M THE FIRST TO COME UP HERE AND NOT GET AN AWARD. [LAUGHTER] GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS DOCTOR SAM WANG. I'M THE FATHER OF A STUDENT AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M HERE TO DOCUMENT AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 14TH, 2025, WHICH I BELIEVE MY PARENTAL RIGHTS WERE DENIED DUE TO A FAILURE TO FOLLOW BASIC VERIFICATION AND CUSTODY PROCEDURES. ON NOVEMBER 14TH, WHICH WAS A FRIDAY, AND ALSO MY CUSTODIAL DAY UNDER A COURT ORDER THAT HAS BEEN ON FILE WITH THE DISTRICT SINCE SEPTEMBER 24TH. THAT MORNING, I CALLED THE SCHOOL AND ASKED IF I CAN BRING MY DAUGHTER A BIRTHDAY CAKE.

I WAS TOLD YES AND EVEN TOLD THAT THE CLASS WANTED CHOCOLATE, WHICH I BOUGHT.

WHEN I ARRIVED ON CAMPUS, I WAS STOPPED BY SECURITY AND TOLD THAT I NEEDED THE MOTHER'S PERMISSION TO SEE MY OWN DAUGHTER, DESPITE IT BEING MY CUSTODIAL DAY. NO ONE ASKED FOR MY IDENTIFICATION.

NO ONE REVIEWED THE CUSTODY ORDER THAT WAS ALREADY ON FILE.

NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO VERIFY MY LEGAL RIGHT TO BE THERE.

I ATTEMPTED REPEATEDLY TO COMPLY WITH SCHOOL PROCEDURES AND OFFERED MULTIPLE ALTERNATIVES, INCLUDING SIMPLY DROPPING OFF THE CAKE AND LEAVING.

EACH OPTION WAS DENIED WITHOUT EXPLANATION. I EVENTUALLY LEFT THE CAMPUS WITHOUT INCIDENT, ALTHOUGH I WAS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED. I RETURNED TO THE OFFICE AND REQUESTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING ABOUT HOW THE SITUATION WAS HANDLED, AND ASKED DOCTOR OMAR MAYEN FOR A COMPLAINT FORM.

I WAS NOT GIVEN ONE. INSTEAD, I WAS TOLD THAT THE DOCUMENTS WERE BEING REVIEWED THAT DID NOT OCCUR WHILE I WAS THERE REQUESTING THE COMPLAINT FORM AND EXERCISING MY RIGHT TO FILE ONE. LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRIVED. NO ARREST WAS MADE.

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WEEKS LATER, THIS EVENT WAS RAISED IN FAMILY COURT AND CHARACTERIZED ME AS CAUSING A SCENE AT SCHOOL.

BASED ON THAT CHARACTERIZATION, I WAS ADVISED I CONTINUE LITIGATION WOULD BE RISKY.

ULTIMATELY, I SETTLED AND WENT FROM PARTIAL CUSTODY TO NO CUSTODY.

SINCE THEN, I HAVE FELT UNSAFE ATTENDING MY OWN DAUGHTER'S IEP MEETINGS IN PERSON DUE TO FEAR OF FURTHER MISCHARACTERIZATION AND POSSIBLE FALSE IMPRISONMENT.

ALL OF THIS STEMMED FROM A FAILURE TO VERIFY CUSTODY ORDER THAT WAS ALREADY IN THE DISTRICT'S POSSESSION.

I'VE NOW FILED FORMAL COMPLAINTS WITH THIS DISTRICT AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.

MY QUESTION FOR THE BOARD IS SIMPLE WHAT POLICIES EXIST TO VERIFY CUSTODY AND PARENTAL ACCESS? WERE THESE POLICIES FOLLOWED ON NOVEMBER 14TH? IF NOT, WHAT CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE TAKEN? AND AND HOW MANY OTHER PATIENTS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY SIMILAR FAILURES? I'M HERE SIMPLY FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM.

I'LL CONTINUE TO ATTEND BOARD MEETINGS UNTIL I RECEIVE ASSURANCES THAT PARENTS RIGHTS ARE BEING RESPECTED, AND THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE MARIA BRUCE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MARIA AND I'M THE MOTHER OF A STUDENT IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE THIS BOARD IS EXPECTED TO REVIEW A CONTRACT FOR A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER FOR MY SON, MAKAI. BUT THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. MAKAI CURRENTLY ATTENDS THE NONPUBLIC SCHOOL, JOAN MACY.

HE HAS SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND REQUIRES INTENSIVE TREATMENT TO BENEFIT FROM HIS EDUCATION.

ON NOVEMBER 3RD, WE HELD AN IEP MEETING WHERE THE TEAM RECOMMENDED THAT MAKAI PLACE IN A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER.

THE NEXT DAY, SEVEN RELEASES OF INFORMATION WERE SENT OUT TO LOCATE A PLACEMENT.

ON DECEMBER 4TH, WE LEARNED THAT TWO PROGRAMS, ONE IN SAN DIEGO AND ONE IN MISSOURI, HAD ACCEPTED HIM.

UNFORTUNATELY, ON DECEMBER 11TH, THE SAN DIEGO PLACEMENT RESCINDED THEIR ACCEPTANCE.

THE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER IN MISSOURI HAS BEEN READY AND WILLING TO ADMIT MY SON SINCE DECEMBER 12TH, 2025. I WAS TOLD THAT BOARD APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT WAS REQUIRED TO MOVE FORWARD.

IMPORTANTLY, THE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER HAS AGREED TO AGREED TO ADMIT MAKAI UNDER A PROMISSORY AGREEMENT WHILE THE CONTRACT IS PENDING.

HOWEVER, THE DISTRICT HAS DECLINED TO PROCEED UNDER THAT AGREEMENT, EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD ALLOW MAKAI TO BEGIN RECEIVING SERVICES IMMEDIATELY.

IF THE DISTRICT NEW BOARD APPROVAL WAS REQUIRED.

WHY WAS THAT REQUEST TO ADD THIS ITEM TO THE AGENDA NOT SUBMITTED? THE ONLY REASON I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS NOT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT WAS BECAUSE THE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER IN MISSOURI NOTIFIED ME.

I WAS NOT INFORMED BY THE DISTRICT UNTIL TODAY.

AT 2:28 P.M. DESPITE WEEKS OF EMAILS WITH A SPECIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

MY QUESTION TO THE BOARD IS THERE AN EMERGENCY PROCESS TO ADD ITEMS TO THE AGENDA WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE THIS ARISE? PARTICULARLY WHEN A STUDENT'S FEDERALLY PROTECTED RIGHT TO SERVICES IS BEING DELAYED? THIS DELAY VIOLATES FEDERAL LAW. TITLE 34 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, SECTION 300.323, SECTION SUBSECTION C, PARAGRAPH TWO, WHICH REQUIRES THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER AN IEP IS DEVELOPED, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES MUST BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT IEP.

IN SIMPLE TERMS, ONCE AN IEP TEAM AGREES ON SERVICES OR PLACEMENT, THE DISTRICT MUST IMPLEMENT THEM IMMEDIATELY.

DELAYS ARE NOT PERMITTED DUE TO BOARD SCHEDULES, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, BUDGET CYCLES OR INTERNAL PROCESSES.

IT HAS NOW BEEN TWO MONTHS SINCE MAKAI'S IEP, WHERE ALL PARTIES AGREED ON HIS NEED FOR RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT, AND SIX MONTHS SINCE I INITIALLY REQUESTED A CHANGE OF PLACEMENT TO AN RTC.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY SON MAKAI'S 13. I HAVE KNOWN HIM SINCE HE WAS TEN MONTHS OLD AND HAVE ADVOCATED FOR HIM EVER SINCE.

HE WAS ONCE ONE OF MY PATIENTS AT LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

HE WAS IN FOSTER CARE WITH NO ONE FIGHTING FOR HIM OR LOVING HIM.

HE CAME TO LIVE WITH ME AT THREE AND WAS ADOPTED AT SIX.

HE HAS UNDERGONE 11 SURGERIES TO CORRECT BIRTH DEFECTS CAUSED BY PRENATAL DRUG AND ALCOHOL EXPOSURE AND PREMATURITY.

HE IS RESILIENT, JOYFUL AND CAPABLE OF HEALING WITH THE RIGHT TREATMENT.

TONIGHT I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING, USE ANY EMERGENCY AGENDA, PROCEDURES OR OTHERWISE IMMEDIATELY REVIEW AND APPROVE THIS CONTRACT OR TO AUTHORIZE A DISTRICT TO PROCEED UNDER THE EXISTING PROMISSORY AGREEMENT SO MY SON CAN FINALLY RECEIVE THE SERVICES HE'S BEEN WAITING FOR SINCE NOVEMBER 3RD.

AND SO ANOTHER MONTH DOES NOT GO BY. I ALSO URGE THE BOARD AND THE DISTRICT TO INVESTIGATE WHY THERE ARE REPEATED DELAYS IN IMPLEMENTING IEPS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, BECAUSE NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO WAIT MONTHS FOR SERVICES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN AGREED UPON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FUTURE MEETING DATES.

OH, YES. REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NOT. OH. OH, TEACHER PTA.

BUDDHA CSCA. OH. BUMPED. OKAY. THE

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