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I'LL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THE CALL TIME IS 5:00.

[2. CALL TO ORDER]

ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE TIME THE ITEM 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 AND THERE ARE NO CARDS.

[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]

A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE, THAT'S GOOD. CALL TO ORDER.

[7. CALL TO ORDER]

[8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION]

OAH CASE NUMBER 2024050576, 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 WITH A SECOND BY DEREK.

THE ROLL CALL VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE A FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN PARENTS OF MB AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

OAA CASE NUMBER 2025110958, 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 AMENDMENT. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY CHRIS ANN WITH THE SECOND BY JIM.

THE ROLL CALL VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF DANE CURTIS AS THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY JIM WITH A SECOND BY DEREK.

[APPLAUSE]. THE ROLL CALL VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS.

OH, YOU'RE POPULAR AT SCHOOL. SO DANE CURTIS COMES TO US WITH 14 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

DANE BEGAN WORKING WITH BONITA IN LATE 2012 AS A SUBSTITUTE NIGHT SUPERVISOR.

AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS IN THAT ROLE, HE WAS HIRED IN 2013 AS THE GROUNDS AND CUSTODIAL SUPERVISOR AND IN 2018 TRANSITIONED INTO THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR III POSITION. NOW HE ASCENDS INTO THE DIRECTOR ROLE DANE LOVES LIVING IN SAN DIMAS HAS FOUR CHILDREN WHO HAVE ATTENDED BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOLS, THREE HAVE GRADUATED AND ONE IS CURRENTLY A JUNIOR AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL AND SHE, IN FACT, WILL BE RECOGNIZED IN JUST A MOMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE CIF CHAMPION WATER POLO TEAM.

IN HIS FREE TIME, DANE ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS WIFE, WENDY AND THEIR CHILDREN, ENGAGING IN BOATING, FISHING AND BEING WITH FRIENDS AND EXTENDED FAMILY.

PLEASE WELCOME DANE CURTIS INTO HIS NEW ROLE AS DIRECTOR.

[APPLAUSE] AND WE'RE NOT DOING COMMENTS. I'M SURE THERE'LL BE OTHER COMMENTS, BUT I WANTED JUST TO NOTE WHAT HAPPENED.

BRITTANY WAS READING ABOUT YOU BEING ELECTED AND BEFORE SHE COULD FINISH, PEOPLE ERUPTED IN CELEBRATION.

[LAUGHTER]. I JUST WANTED YOU TO KIND OF TAKE THAT IN.

THAT WAS KIND OF A TOUCHING MOMENT. THAT DOESN'T USUALLY HAPPEN.

[LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE COUNTRY, PLEASE RISE.

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]

SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED THE EYES HAVE IT.

[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]

SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SO MOVED

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DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. COMMUNICATION FROM STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVES.

[12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES]

IT WILL BE TALISA LAGASCA. I GOT IT? YEAH ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD.

[APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BAHMANOU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN.

CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE. MY NAME IS TELISA LAGASCA.

I'M THE ASB VICE PRESIDENT AND I'M FILLING IN FOR SAVANNAH TODAY BECAUSE SHE'S AT A COLLEGE TOUR.

IN ACTIVITIES WE HAVE A FEW UPCOMING EVENTS TO GET EXCITED FOR THIS FRIDAY THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR BOYS WILL COMPETE IN OUR ANNUAL IRONMAN VOLLEYBALL GAME.

LATER THIS MONTH ASB WILL BE HOSTING ACTION NIGHT, WHICH IS MARVEL THEMED THIS YEAR AND WILL BE A NIGHT FILLED WITH EXCITING CLASS COMPETITION. OVER SPRING BREAK, OUR ASB CLASS VISITED THE KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOL ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HAWAII, GIVING ASB THE CHANCE TO TEACH OTHER STUDENTS ABOUT THE BEARCAT WAY.

IN RETURN, OUR ASB CLASS LEARNED ABOUT HAWAIIAN CULTURE, PRACTICES, AND HERITAGE.

ON THE 22ND OF THIS MONTH, THE BEST BUDDIES CLUB UNDER THE WING OF CLUB PRESIDENT MASON SMITH AND CLUB ADVISOR MRS. DILL WILL PUT ON BEST BUDDIES PROM, WHICH IS A PIRATE THEME.

COMING BACK FROM SPRING BREAK STRONG. THE JUNIORS ARE GETTING PREPPED TO TAKE THEIR STATE TESTS, WHICH START APRIL 9TH AND CONCLUDE APRIL 24TH.

ALONGSIDE THIS ARE ACCOUNTING STUDENTS CONTINUED TO OFFER FREE TAX HELP TO STUDENTS ON CAMPUS, GIVING THE BEARCATS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THOSE AROUND THEM AS WELL AS DEVELOPING AS A LEADER.

IN ATHLETICS BASEBALL FACES DIAMOND BAR HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL PLAYS AGAINST SANTIAGO HIGH SCHOOL AND SWIM WILL BE COMPETING AT CLAREMONT HIGH SCHOOL TODAY.

LATER ON THIS WEEK, TENNIS WILL FACE AYALA AND TRACK WILL COMPETE AT ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL.

IN THE ARTS THEATER HAS BEEN PREPARING THROUGHOUT THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS TO PERFORM THEIR SPRING PLAY INTO THE WOODS AT THE BCA THIS WEEKEND.

COMING UP SOON ON APRIL 14TH, 15TH AND 16TH, THEATER WILL ALSO PRESENT THE BROADWAY MUSICAL LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.

WE ARE PROUD OF THE CONTINUED ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACROSS CAMPUS, AND THERE WILL BE MORE EXCITING NEWS TO SHARE NEXT MONTH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] NEXT WE HAVE RACHELLE TORRES.

[APPLAUSE] GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, PRESIDENT BAHMANOU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE. WE HAD OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTH RALLY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. OUR SCHOOL STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR FEBRUARY IS ANGELINA MONTANEZ.

WE ALSO ANNOUNCED OUR STAFF MEMBER, OUR STAFF MEMBERS OF THE YEAR.

THE FIRST ONE IS JULIE BASULTO AND OUR CERTIFIED STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR IS TAKASHI MATSUMOTO.

OUR [INAUDIBLE] FOR VIVA LOS BULLDOGS WAS ANNOUNCED.

WE HAVE OUR FOUR FINALISTS EACH FOR SENIOR KING AND QUEEN AND JUNIOR PRINCE AND PRINCESS.

MARCH WAS AN INCREDIBLY, INCREDIBLY BUSY AND EXCITING MONTH FOR SENIORS.

STUDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND MT. SAC PREVIEW DAY, WHERE THEY TOURED THE CAMPUS, EXPLORED MANY ACADEMIC AND CAREER PROGRAMS AVAILABLE, AND BEGAN AND BEGAN TO ENVISION THEIR NEXT STEPS AFTER GRADUATION.

BACK ON CAMPUS, SENIORS ALSO SUCCESSFULLY PRESENTED THEIR SENIOR PROJECTS, SHOWCASING THE HARD WORK AND GROWTH THEY DEVELOPED DURING THEIR TIME HERE.

THE MONTH WRAPPED UP WITH AN INCREDIBLE CAREER DAY, AND WE WANT TO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO VANESSA FOR ORGANIZING SUCH A MEANINGFUL EVENT AND CONNECTING STUDENTS WITH PROFESSIONALS FROM A VARIETY OF FIELDS.

APRIL IS SHAPING UP TO BE JUST AS BUSY WITH SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES QUICKLY APPROACHING, OUR STUDENTS ARE HARD AT WORK COMPLETING APPLICATIONS AND FINALIZING THEIR POST-SECONDARY PLANS.

WE'RE ALSO EXCITED TO WELCOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM MT.

SAC AND CITRUS COLLEGE, WHO WILL BE ON CAMPUS HELPING STUDENTS ENROLL THEIR FIRST SEMESTER OF COLLEGE AND GUIDING THEM THROUGH THEIR NEXT STEPS OF THEIR TRANSITION PROCESS.

ON MARCH 17TH, ON MARCH 17TH, 16 SENIORS SUCCESSFULLY PRESENTED THEIR SENIOR PROJECTS.

WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WHO CAME OVER FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO SUPPORT OUR SENIORS AND SERVE AS JUDGES.

IN OUR. IN ART, WE ARE WORKING ON GRID DRAWINGS WHERE STUDENTS ARE CHOOSING DRAWINGS TO BLOW UP AND DRAW USING GRID SYSTEMS. I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT OUR RENAISSANCE CLASS, WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY BEHIND THE SCENES TO PLAN WHAT IS SHAPING UP TO BE AN

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AGAIN, THE PROM IS APRIL 25TH AT THE SAN DIMAS MASONIC CENTER.

WE HELD OUR ANNUAL STRIKE FOR SUCCESS AT HOUSE OF SHAPIRO LANES.

IT WAS A GREAT TIME BOWLING WITH THE TEACHERS, AND SOPHOMORE VICTORIA BUSTOS WON A 50 INCH TELEVISION.

WE ARE 2 AND 0 IN BASKETBALL, WITH THE NEXT GAME SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 16TH.

WE ARE IN OUR SECOND ROUND OF OUR CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT.

MR. WIEN HAS TWO TEAMS IN THE TOURNAMENT AND NEITHER, NEITHER OF THEM HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED.

THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER]. [APPLAUSE]. NEXT WE HAVE JACOB PARDUS OF SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE]. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BAHMANOU AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SUPERINTENDENT WIEN CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE. I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE IT TO LAST MONTH'S MEETING. I WAS ON SOME COLLEGE VISITS, BUT I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT SARAH WAS ABLE TO COVER FOR ME.

I WILL BEGIN WITH MY REPORT ON ACADEMICS. ALL JUNIORS AND SOPHOMORES ARE PREPARING FOR STATE TESTING, WHICH BEGINS ON MONDAY, APRIL 13TH. OUR AVID POWER PRACTICE TEACHER SHOUT OUT FOR MARCH GOES TO MRS. VELLING FOR HER LESSONS USING BOOKLET GAMES HIGHLIGHTING WORKER STRATEGIES AND INQUIRY AND COLLABORATION, STUDENTS HAVE REALLY BEEN ENJOYING THE COMPETITIVE AND ENGAGING ATMOSPHERES IT CREATES.

ADDITIONALLY, THE DUAL ENROLLMENT ENGLISH APPLICATION WORKSHOP IS HAPPENING THIS THURSDAY DURING 5TH PERIOD AND LUNCH WITH 61 STUDENTS THAT SIGNED UP.

COUNSELORS WILL BEGIN THEIR 1 ON 1 MEETINGS THIS THURSDAY.

FRESHMAN MENTORSHIP CONTINUES WITH THE INTEGRITY TEAM MEETING ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH AND COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS ON THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH. OUR ELD TEAM IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON AN EXCLUSIVE ELD CCGI FAFSA WORKSHOP AND AFTER WINNING STATE, OUR CULINARY TEAM WAS INVITED TO APPEAR LIVE ON CBS MORNING NEWS TO DISCUSS THEIR VICTORY, ESPECIALLY AFTER BECOMING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS LAST YEAR.

THEY WILL BE HEADED TO BALTIMORE LATER THIS MONTH TO COMPETE IN THE NATIONAL PRO STAR INVITATIONAL, ONCE AGAIN REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA AGAINST TOP TEAMS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

MOVING ON TO ATHLETICS, OUR FOOTBALL PROGRAM IS UP AND RUNNING WITH NEW HEAD COACH MR. DYLAN O'LEARY AND SDHS ALUM. HIS ARRIVAL HAS BROUGHT GREAT ENERGY TO THE PROGRAM AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO AN EXCITING SEASON.

BASEBALL IS ALSO HAVING A STRONG SEASON, HIGHLIGHTED BY A BIG RIVAL WIN OVER BONITA HIGH SCHOOL LAST MONTH.

THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN LEAGUE PLAY AND ARE ON TRACK TO MAKE A PLAYOFF RUN WITH THEIR NEXT GAME TOMORROW AT ALTA LOMA HIGH SCHOOL.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL IS DOMINATING THIS SEASON WITH AN OVERALL RECORD OF 20 AND 8 AND A 3 IN 1 LEAGUE RECORD.

THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING TO MAKE A DEEP CIF RUN, AND WILL BE HAVING THEIR SENIOR NIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT AT SAN DIMAS AGAINST COLONY HIGH SCHOOL. WE WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR BOYS WRESTLING COACHING STAFF, WHO HAVE DEDICATED COUNTLESS YEARS TO THE PROGRAM AND WILL BE STEPPING DOWN AT THE END OF THIS SEASON. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THEY HAVE DONE FOR THE SDHS STUDENT ATHLETES.

NATIONAL ATHLETIC SIGNING DAY IS ON APRIL 15TH NEXT WEDNESDAY, AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE TWO ATHLETES SIGNING JADEN HANSON FOR WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL AND JACOB PARDUS FOR MEN'S VOLLEYBALL. [APPLAUSE] NOW FOR ARTS.

OUR BAND PROGRAM HAS HAD A SUCCESSFUL SPRING BAND CONCERT AND WIND ENSEMBLE III EARNED A UNANIMOUS SUPERIOR.

THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE RATING AT THE BONITA FESTIVAL.

CHOIR ALSO RECEIVED A SUPERIOR RATING AT THE CSUF FESTIVAL AND HOSTED A SUCCESSFUL SPRING CHOIR CONCERT.

OVER SPRING BREAK, CHOIR STUDENTS TRAVELED TO OAHU, HAWAII TO REPRESENT OUR SCHOOL AT THE 2026 ALOHA STATE FESTIVAL.

OUR DANCE TEAM COMPETED AT THE WCE NATIONALS AT THE LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER, PLACING 5TH IN PALM AND 6TH IN CONTEMPORARY IN A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE FIELD.

SOLOIST VICTORIA CONTRERAS ALSO PLACED IN THE TOP 20.

ADDITIONALLY, THE WOMEN'S WORK ART SHOW BY ART TEACHER MR. BLACK IS CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY AT THE BONITA CENTER FOR THE ARTS THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH.

LASTLY, WE HAVE ACTIVITIES. ASP JUST SUMMED UP OUR SPRING RALLY HONORING SEVERAL OF OUR PROGRAMS. OUR ANNUAL CLASS COMPETITION NIGHT CLASH IS COMING UP NEXT FRIDAY ON APRIL 17TH.

ASB SELECTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR'S CLASS HAVE OFFICIALLY CONCLUDED AND PREPARATION FOR EVERY 15 MINUTES ARE ONGOING.

AND LASTLY, ASB STUDENTS ARE GETTING READY TO HEAD TO ONTARIO FOR A LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE PUT ON BY THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT LEADERS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GIVING YOU MORE UPDATES AT NEXT MONTH'S MEETING. [APPLAUSE].

[13. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS]

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

WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE JACOB FERNANDEZ HAD AN OUTSTANDING SOPHOMORE SEASON FOR THE BEARCAT WRESTLING TEAM [APPLAUSE].

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INDIVIDUALLY, JACOB TOOK FIRST AT TWO TOURNAMENTS, HILLCREST AND DAMIAN, 6TH AT THE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS AND 4TH AT THE EXTREMELY TOUGH TEMECULA VALLEY BATTLE FOR THE BELT TOURNAMENT.

DURING THE SEASON, HE WAS A PALOMARES LEAGUE CHAMPION, CIF CHAMPION AND PLACED 3RD AT THE MASTERS MEET QUALIFYING HIM FOR THE STATE TOURNAMENT IN BAKERSFIELD. HE FINISHED 2-2 AT THE STATE MEET, JUST MISSING, MAKING IT BACK FOR THE FINAL ROUNDS ON SATURDAY.

BOTH WRESTLERS THAT HE LOST TO ENDED UP PLACING IN THE TOP 7 AT STATE.

JACOB FINISHED THE SEASON BEING RANKED 15TH AT HIS WEIGHT CLASS.

JACOB'S WIN LOSS RECORD THIS SEASON WAS 36-10 WITH 22 PINS.

HE WON TEAM AWARDS FOR THE MOST MATCHES, MOST PINS, AND THE FASTEST PIN ON THE TEAM.

HE WAS NAMED TO THE SGV WHITTIER BOYS WRESTLING ALL-AREA FIRST TEAM AND WAS VOTED THE BONITA WRESTLER OF THE YEAR AT THE TEAM BANQUET.

HE IS ONE OF THE MOST ENGAGING PERSONALITIES AND COMMITTED WRESTLERS WE HAVE EVER HAD AT BONITA.

HIS WORK ETHIC IS SECOND TO NONE AND HE IS EXTREMELY POPULAR WITH HIS TEAMMATES, CLASSMATES, AND TEACHERS. LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

[APPLAUSE].

HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON. [LAUGHTER]. WE LIKE TO TAKE PICTURES WITH PEOPLE.

IT'LL BE OKAY.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. NEXT UP WE HAVE CIF BOYS WRESTLING MIKEY BAEZA, 11TH GRADE. HE WAS COACHED BY COACH JAMES JIM RODRIGUEZ, ASSISTANT COACHES EFRAIN GONZALEZ, SEAN HOODYE JOE ALEXANDER AND FABIO LARA.

MIKEY BAEZA, AN 11TH GRADE STANDOUT ON THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WRESTLING TEAM, HAS SOLIDIFIED HIMSELF AS ONE OF THE TOP WRESTLERS IN THE STATE WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL SEASON. MIKEY EARNED THE TITLE OF CIF INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION AND WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE CIF UPPER WEIGHT MVP, HIGHLIGHTING HIS DOMINANCE AND CONSISTENCY ON THE MAT.

HE CONTINUED HIS IMPRESSIVE RUN BY CAPTURING A CIF MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP, FURTHER ESTABLISHING HIMSELF AMONG THE ELITE COMPETITORS IN CALIFORNIA.

IN LATE FEBRUARY, MIKEY COMPETED AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP REPRESENTING SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL AND SHOWCASING HIS TALENT, TOUGHNESS AND DETERMINATION. HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE A DIRECT REFLECTION OF HIS RELENTLESS WORK ETHIC, DISCIPLINE AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CREDIT GOES TO COACH JAMES JIM RODRIGUEZ AND HIS STAFF, WHOSE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND PREPARATION HAVE BEEN KEY IN GETTING MIKEY READY TO COMPETE AT SUCH A HIGH LEVEL.

THEIR DEDICATION TO DEVELOPING STUDENT ATHLETES AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL HAVE PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN MIKEY'S SUCCESS THIS SEASON.

MIKEY EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SAINT.

HE'S RESILIENT, DRIVEN AND COMMITTED TO GREATNESS.

SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF MIKEY AND ALL THAT HE HAS ACHIEVED.

HIS SUCCESS IS A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HIS CONTINUED GROWTH AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE FUTURE.

LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR MIKEY BAEZA. [APPLAUSE].

COACH JIM, YOU COULD STAY UP HERE FOR A SECOND.

[LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SQUEEZE THIS IN REALLY QUICK. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY SINCE WE'RE ALL HERE ANYWAY,

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AS OUR PRESIDENT MENTIONED BEFORE, JACOB PARDUS.

COACH JIM IS RETIRING FROM SAN DIMAS FROM COACHING WRESTLING FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS.

HE STARTED OUT IN OUR GIRLS PROGRAM AND FINISHED UP COACHING OUR BOYS SINCE 2018 AND ENDED LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AGO.

WE ARE SAD TO SEE HIM GO, BUT HIS WIFE GETS HIM BACK FULL TIME NOW, SO THAT'S GOOD FOR HER.

WE GOT HIM A PLAQUE. IT SAYS 14 YEARS OF MENTORSHIP, INSPIRATION AND BUILDING CHAMPIONS ON AND OFF THE MAT.

COMMITMENT, CHARACTER AND COACH. I CHOSE THESE WORDS COMMITMENT, CHARACTER AND COACH.

BECAUSE COACH JIM, YOU EMBODY TO ME WHAT A PERFECT COACH LOOKS LIKE.

INTEGRITY, ENTHUSIASM. YOU COACH THESE BOYS TO BE YOUNG MEN.

AND I ONLY GOT TO BE YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR A YEAR.

BUT I TRULY APPRECIATE YOU AND GOOD LUCK.

[APPLAUSE]. NEXT WE HAVE GIRLS WRESTLING. AUBREY BESA, 10TH GRADE.

SHE IS COACHED BY JESSE JAMIE, ASSISTANT COACHES DAISHA JAMIE, JAYLENE TIKI JAMIE, CHAZ VELLA AND KRISTIAN DONNIS.

AUBREY BESA, A STANDOUT SOPHOMORE WRESTLER AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL, HAS MADE INCREDIBLE STRIDES THIS SEASON, ESTABLISHING HERSELF AS ONE OF THE TOP COMPETITORS IN THE STATE.

AUBREY CAPTURED HER SECOND CIF INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND WAS NAMED CIF UPPER WEIGHT MVP, A TESTAMENT TO HER HARD WORK, DISCIPLINE AND RELENTLESS DRIVE.

SHE CONTINUED HER IMPRESSIVE RUN BY FINISHING 2ND AT MASTERS, EARNING HER PLACE AMONG CALIFORNIA'S ELITE.

IN LATE FEBRUARY, AUBREY COMPETED AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, WHERE SHE BATTLED HER WAY TO AN OUTSTANDING 4TH PLACE FINISH, AN EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENT, ESPECIALLY AS A SOPHOMORE.

HER JOURNEY REFLECTS NOT ONLY HER TALENT, BUT HER RESILIENCE AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.

A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CREDIT ALSO GOES TO COACH JESSE JAMIE AND HIS STAFF, WHO HAVE DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB PREPARING AUBREY TO COMPETE AT SUCH A HIGH LEVEL.

THEIR LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION AND ABILITY TO DEVELOP STUDENT ATHLETES HAVE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN AUBREY'S SUCCESS THIS SEASON.

SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL AND BONITA UNIFIED IS INCREDIBLY PROUD OF AUBREY AND ALL THAT SHE HAS ACHIEVED.

HER SUCCESS IS A SOURCE OF EXCITEMENT AND INSPIRATION FOR OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING HER CONTINUED GROWTH AND FUTURE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON THE MAT. LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR AUBREY BESA.

[APPLAUSE]. COACHES ARE COMING CAN I JUST INTERRUPT FOR A SECOND? I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE MR. AND MRS. BESA. JUST BECAUSE IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE YOUR CHILDREN AFTER SO MANY YEARS.

I WAS THEIR ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL, AND THEY ARE SO SUCCESSFUL.

AND YOU GUYS WERE AWESOME PARENTS WALKING YOUR KIDS TO SCHOOL, EVEN.

I MEAN, YOU WERE SO INVOLVED WITH THEM WHEN REALLY YOUNG. SO LET'S GIVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THESE PARENTS [APPLAUSE].

GIRLS WATER POLO PLAYERS. NADIA ADAMS, CARLA ARMALE, GABRIELLA BAILEY, ISLA CARVER, MADDIE CURTIS, TESSA GOMEZ, FAITH KEARNS, MCKENNA LOPEZ, JASMINE MARQUEZ, ISABELLA MARROQUIN, JULISA PELAYO, CHLOE PEREZ, EMMA PFONNER, SARAH PFONNER. COACHES JESSE JOHNSTON AND PV PIGNOTTI.

THIS YEAR, THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WATER POLO TEAM DELIVERED AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AT THE CIF SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT MT.

SAC AQUATICS CENTER IN AN EXHILARATING AND HARD-FOUGHT CONTEST.

THE SAINTS SECURED THE DIVISION 3 CIF SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A THRILLING 10-9 VICTORY OVER GLENDORA HIGH SCHOOL.

THEIR COMPOSURE, DETERMINATION AND EXECUTION UNDER PRESSURE WERE ON FULL DISPLAY AS THEY BATTLED THROUGH A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE MATCH TO EMERGE VICTORIOUS.

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A GREAT DEAL OF CREDIT GOES TO COACH JOHNSTON AND COACH PIGNOTTI, WHOSE LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN PREPARING THESE STUDENT ATHLETES TO COMPETE AT SUCH HIGH LEVEL. THEIR ABILITY TO DEVELOP TALENT, INSTILL CONFIDENCE AND FOSTER A STRONG TEAM.

CULTURE HAS PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE TEAM'S CONTINUED SUCCESS.

THE GIRLS DEMONSTRATED UNWAVERING PERSEVERANCE AND TRULY EMBODIED THE SAINT SPIRIT, NEVER BACKING DOWN AND SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

THIS TEAM IS A SHINING EXAMPLE OF SAINT GRIT OVERCOMING ADVERSITY, RISING TO THE CHALLENGE, AND ACHIEVING GREATNESS TOGETHER. SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THIS TEAM AND ALL THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.

THEIR SUCCESS BRINGS GREAT PRIDE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WE CELEBRATE THEIR HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND CHAMPIONSHIP ACHIEVEMENT. LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR THE GIRLS WATER POLO.

[APPLAUSE]. DIVISION 4 IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE HARDER, RIGHT? AND YOU WENT TO THE HARDER DIVISION? OKAY. GREAT JOB.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU WE WILL BE TRANSITIONING TO OTHER COMMENTS. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO STAY FOR THE COMMENTS AND OTHER STUFF, YOU'RE FREE TO STAY. BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, MAYBE NOT, YOU'RE FREE TO GO AS WELL.

[LAUGHTER] WE CAN TAKE A MINUTE SO THEY WENT UP TO VISIONS AND JUST KEPT WINNING THANKS.

GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL RIGHT. REQUEST TO SPEAK ON OPEN AGENDA SESSION.

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

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

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

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

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

[15. CONSENT AGENDA]

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. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND

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[16. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA]

ESTABLISHING A BIENNIAL GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER ELECTION FOR NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026.

YES. SO THIS RESOLUTION IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE AND STATES THAT ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026 TO ELECT MEMBERS TO THE GOVERNING BOARDS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT L.A.

COUNTY. A BLANKET ORDER OF ELECTION, WHICH WILL COVER ALL GOVERNING BOARD ELECTIONS HELD ON THIS DATE, WILL BE ISSUED BY THE L.A. COUNTY REGISTRAR. TWO AREAS WILL BE OPEN IN BONITA UNIFIED NOVEMBER.

TRUSTEE AREA 2 AND 3. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND YES. PERFECT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY, JUST A.

STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION. STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE 48915 (C1) AND 48900 (B) FOR STUDENT #130202525, RECOMMENDATION THAT STUDENT #130202525 BE EXPELLED FOR ONE CALENDAR YEAR FROM APRIL 8TH, 2026. BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING UPON BOARD APPROVAL OF THE SIGNED STIPULATION EXPULSION AGREEMENT WITH PLACEMENT AND PROGRAM OUTSIDE THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVED MOTION PASSES. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT.

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

I HAD A REALLY NICE MONTH. AND OF COURSE, YOU GUYS HAD ALL YOUR THE SPRING BREAK TOO, AND WE'RE BACK.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING INTO TESTING ACROSS THE DISTRICT, AND I JUST WANT TO WISH MY BEST TO ALL THOSE HARD WORKING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS OUT THERE TO SHINE THEIR VERY BEST AS THEY TAKE THOSE ASSESSMENTS AND AND THEY CAN SHOW EVERYTHING THAT THEY KNOW.

THIS MONTH I GOT TO GO TO THE ROYNON WALKATHON AND IT WAS REALLY ENJOYABLE AND WE GOT TO SEE THE LA VERNE MAYOR, THERE TIM HEPBURN. HE WAS RUNNING AROUND ALL THE DIFFERENT TRACKS.

BRITTANY, YOU WERE ALSO THERE AND I KNOW THAT WE BOTH ENJOYED IT.

IT WAS REALLY WARM. AND I KNOW AMANDA WATER STATION AND THOSE KIDS WERE REALLY WORKING HARD.

THEY, THEY RAISED QUITE A BIT OF MONEY AND I JUST AM ALWAYS AMAZED BY THE AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

IT WAS TERRIFIC. I ALSO WAS ABLE TO ATTEND SCHOLZ OPEN HOUSE AND WAS VERY NICE.

THE PRINCIPAL DOCTOR, CHRISTINE WILSON, WAS VERY GENEROUS IN OFFERING A TOUR, BUT I WAS RUNNING AROUND SEEING ALL THOSE TEACHERS AND ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL CLASSROOMS. IT TOOK ME THE ENTIRE HOUR AND A HALF TO VISIT EVERY CLASSROOM.

IT WAS WELL WORTH IT JUST TO SEE WHAT ALL THOSE DEDICATED TEACHERS AND STUDENTS HAD PUT TOGETHER.

IT WAS REALLY AMAZING. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY TONIGHT THAT ON A HAPPY NOTE THAT OUR SOROPTIMIST CLUB OF SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE WAS AWARDED THE TOP.

OH GOSH, I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS. SUSAN RUBIO NAMED US THE TOP CHARITY IN THE IN HER DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR.

SO THAT WAS QUITE A NICE KUDO FOR THOSE OF US THAT PARTICIPATE.

AND ALSO RECOGNITION OF THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT THAT WE GIVE THE DISTRICT AND WOMEN WHO ARE LOOKING TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATIONS.

AND LASTLY, BOTH BRITTANY AND I ARE VERY INVOLVED WITH IMAGINATION LIBRARY AND PROMOTING THAT HERE IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY.

THAT IS A NEW. WELL, IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL. DOLLY PARTON'S INTERNATIONAL IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FREE BOOKS ONCE A MONTH FROM BIRTH TO AGE 5. FOR PARENTS THAT SIGN UP AND WE ARE TRYING TO DO THE INITIAL FUNDRAISING TO GET THAT STARTED IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE RECENTLY HAD A BREAKFAST AT APPLEBEE'S THAT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED, AND WE HAVE TWO MORE FUNDRAISERS COMING UP.

WELL, ACTUALLY, ONE IS JUST AN EVENING OF EARLY LITERACY.

SPRINGING INTO READING AND IT'S ON APRIL 22ND, 05:00 TO 7:00 P.M.

AT JUDGING BY THE COVER BOOKSTORE IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIMAS 152 WEST BONITA AVENUE.

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YOU CAN ATTEND THAT EVENING AND THEN THE VERY NEXT EVENING, APRIL 23RD, WE HAVE A PANDA EXPRESS FUNDRAISER AND YOU CAN GO ON ONLINE TO WWW.PANDAEXPRESS.COM AND USE THIS CODE IN 28% OF SALES GOES BACK TO THE FUNDRAISER AND THE CODE IS 9014341, AND I WILL POST THOSE ALSO ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT OUT THERE TO LOTS OF PEOPLE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT [LAUGHTER]. HAD A GOOD SPRING BREAK.

I WAS ON VACATION, STARTED WORK BACK ON MONDAY, AND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S BEEN A MONTH ALREADY.

YOU KNOW, YOU SEE THE END LINE IN SIGHT. WE DO CELEBRATE.

APRIL IS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH. SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR STAFF AND OUR TEAM WHO SUPPORT OUR NEURODIVERGENT STUDENTS WHO CALL BONITA HOME.

YOU KNOW, OUR COMMUNITY HAS MADE RICHER BY THEIR UNIQUE TALENTS AND PERSPECTIVES.

AND IT'S REALLY NOT JUST TO INCLUDE THEM, BUT TO LET THEM KNOW THEY TRULY BELONG. AND WE HAVE THE RESOURCES HERE TO SUPPORT THEM TO THRIVE.

VERY EXCITED AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF THAT WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS.

I KNOW JACOB SAID IT BEFORE AND IT FELT LIKE WE HEAR THIS EVERY YEAR.

AND NOT GETTING TOO USED TO IT, BUT, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO AND CONGRATULATIONS TO NICK BRADLEY'S CULINARY TEAM.

WON FIRST PLACE AGAIN IN THE PRO, STATE PROSTAR CUP.

I FELT LIKE I JUST HEARD THIS, BUT IT'S JUST ANOTHER BACK-TO-BACK YEAR AND THEIR [INAUDIBLE] TEAM GOT 3RD PLACE.

AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO BALTIMORE SOUNDS LIKE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

IT'S JUST AN AMAZING FEAT TO HAVE A DYNASTY IN A LITTLE COMMUNITY LIKE SAN DIMAS.

SO VERY EXCITED FOR THEM. ABOUT A YEAR OR SO AGO, I TALKED ABOUT THE PASSING OF ONE OF OUR MASONIC BROTHERS.

HIS NAME IS EARL SONDHEIM. HE PASSED AWAY A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF AGO, AND AS PART OF HIS TRUST AND WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH WAS IN THERE.

HE DONATED A SIGNIFICANT CHUNK. I PORTIONED, I THINK 40% TO, TO BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIFICALLY FOR TEACHERS AND CLASSROOM SUPPLIES. PART OF WHAT MASONRY. ONE OF OUR TENANTS A33 BASIC TENANTS.

BUT ONE IS CHARITY AND HE REALLY EXEMPLIFIED MASONRY.

WITH THAT REGARD, WE GOT THE CHECKS THAT GOT TO DELIVER THEM TO THE DISTRICT AND IT CAME OUT TO OVER $500,000.

SO IF I DID THE MATH RIGHT, IT'S ESSENTIALLY $1,000 MINI GRANT FOR EVERY CLASSROOM BECAUSE HE WANTED IT TO GO JUST TO CLASSROOM SUPPLIES.

I WAS HAPPY TO DELIVER THAT RIGHT BEFORE SPRING BREAK.

I WAS ASTOUNDED BY THE AMOUNT. WE GOT ONE CHECK IT WAS 200 SOMETHING.

THEN A COUPLE HOURS LATER, GOT A SECOND ONE. WE JUST GOT TWO MORE AND WELL OVER $500,000.

SO TRULY AN OUTSTANDING FEAT. EARL REALLY PERSONIFIES THIS.

I'VE ONLY GOT TO KNOW HIM A SHORT TIME BEFORE HE PASSED, BUT I KNOW WE HAVE SOMEONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO KNOWS HIM WELL. HOPEFULLY SHE CAN SPEAK ON HIM AND ADD COMMENTS. BUT JUST THANK YOU TO HIM AND THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, ALL THE CHARITIES THAT PEOPLE DO.

AND THIS IS REALLY GOING TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON OUR TEACHERS AND CLASSROOMS. WOW. THAT IS THAT'S AMAZING THAT I AM NOT TYPICALLY AT A LOSS FOR WORDS, BUT THAT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE.

AND IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE I, ON MY DRIVE INTO BOARD MEETINGS, I OFTENTIMES CONSIDER LIKE, WHAT IS THE, THE ISSUE OR THE THEME OR THE, YOU KNOW, DOSE OF ENCOURAGEMENT THAT I CAN PROVIDE.

AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME TO MIND ON MY DRIVE IN TODAY WAS, WHAT MAKES A COMMUNITY.

I OFTENTIMES UP HERE ECHO THE CELEBRATIONS OF THE, THE SPORTS WINS, WATCHING ALL THESE, YOU KNOW, CIF CELEBRATIONS AND BEING ABLE TO GIVE APPLAUSE TO THE THINGS OUR KIDS ARE DOING, YOU KNOW, SHOWING UP TO PERFORMANCES, VOLUNTEERING AT THE FUNDRAISERS AND THEN, YOU KNOW, DONATING THIS CHUNK OF YOUR TRUST, SHOWING UP WITH YOUR FINANCES, SHOWING UP WITH YOUR, YOUR PERSONHOOD.

THAT'S SUCH A BIG PART OF WHAT MAKES A COMMUNITY.

THOSE ARE THE, THE TANGIBLE THINGS, RIGHT? I AM THERE WITH MY MONEY.

I AM THERE WITH MY BODY. I AM, YOU KNOW, SHOWING UP FOR THE COMMUNITY.

BUT I ALSO WAS JUST STRUCK WITH THE INTANGIBLE THINGS THAT MAKE A COMMUNITY, AND IT'S US CHECKING IN ON EACH OTHER AND IT'S US. YOU KNOW, SEEING THE BEST IN EACH OTHER.

AND THERE'S A QUOTE I OFTENTIMES OR NOT A QUOTE, BUT MORE OF A PHILOSOPHY THAT I OFTENTIMES SHARE WITH MY KIDS.

AND IT'S, IT'S THAT WE SHOULD ALWAYS ASSUME THE BEST POSSIBLE INTERPRETATION UNLESS THE FACTS ABSOLUTELY PROVE OTHERWISE.

AND I JUST WANT US TO ASSUME THE BEST IN EACH OTHER.

AS WE GO INTO AN ELECTION SEASON, AS WE GO INTO ALL OF THESE EVENTS THAT SOMETIMES BREED DIVISION OR ANIMOSITY. I JUST HOPE WE CAN REMEMBER WHAT MAKES THIS COMMUNITY THRIVE.

IF WE LOSE THAT CONNECTIVENESS. WE MAY ALSO LOSE ALL OF THIS OTHER STUFF.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T HAVE THE FLOWERS THAT BLOSSOM OUT OF A COMMUNITY WITHOUT THE THINGS THAT NOURISH THAT COMMUNITY

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BUT I ECHOED THAT. I ALSO WANTED TO SHOUT OUT.

SPEAKING OF WHAT MAKES A COMMUNITY, THE LA VERNE SAN DIMAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION HAS THEIR GOLF TOURNAMENT COMING UP ON FRIDAY, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE THERE IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES, WHETHER THEY'RE GOLFING OR VOLUNTEERING.

AND YOU MIGHT SEE MY 4TH GRADER MOPING BECAUSE WHEN SHE WAS IN KINDERGARTEN, SHE GOT OUT AT 11:30 OR 12:00 AND GOT TO COME TO THE SECOND HALF OF THE GOLF TOURNAMENT WITH ME. BUT POOR THING GOES TO SCHOOL TILL 2:45.

SO SHE MISSES IT AND SHE'S SAD. AND IF A 4TH GRADER WANTS TO BE AT THE GOLF TOURNAMENT, YOU SHOULD BE TOO.

[LAUGHTER] SO, SO LET'S, LET'S SHOW UP FOR EACH OTHER.

SIMILARLY WITH THE DOLLY PARTON THING ON APRIL 22ND AT THE BOOK STORE EVENT THAT CHRIS ANN MENTIONED, I'M GOING TO BE DOING A READ ALOUD OF ONE OF DOLLY PARTON'S BOOKS.

SO I WILL HAVE MY YOU KNOW, THREE CHILDREN IN TOW.

IT IS A FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT TO COME. AND YOU'LL GET TO HEAR ME READ.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE DOLLY PARTON'S COAT OF MANY COLORS.

I THINK WE'LL SEE. BUT YEAH, LET'S BE THE COMMUNITY THAT WE WANT TO BE.

FIRST, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO PUBLICLY COMMENT THAT THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE AND PARTICULARLY THE OPENING VIDEO REALLY LOOKS GREAT. BONITA TRAILBLAZERS AND THE FEATURED THE FIRST FEATURED STAR TRAILBLAZER.

REALLY A GREAT STORY. AND NOT JUST THE PAST, BUT THE FUTURE AND THE CONNECTED YOU KNOW, RELATIONSHIP WITH SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL AND THE DISTRICT. WHAT A GREAT STORY. AND, YOU KNOW, WE, MY COLLEAGUES HAVE MENTIONED A COUPLE THINGS TONIGHT.

EARLIER ON CONSENT, WE PASSED RESOLUTIONS, WHERE IN APRIL, WE RECOGNIZED A COUPLE OF THINGS, ONE OF WHICH IS VOLUNTEERS AND THE THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF VOLUNTEERS IN SUPPORT OF THE MISSION OF THIS DISTRICT AND PLUS THE VERY TALENTED ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF AND MARGARET IN PARTICULAR FOR YOU, YOUR PATIENCE AND TUTELAGE AND GUIDANCE FOR US IN SUPPORT OF THE BOARD AND CERTAINLY IN MATT'S OFFICE AND SUPERINTENDENT BEING THAT FACE OF THE DISTRICT OFTEN.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND HOPE, MATT REMEMBERS YOU.

WAS IT THE 22ND? WHATEVER DAY IT IS.

[LAUGHTER] ALSO, IN CONSENT, WE. FOR MAY WE CELEBRATE A NUMBER OF THINGS.

NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. NATIONAL FOSTER YOUTH AWARENESS MONTH.

TEACHER'S APPRECIATION, OF COURSE. AND SCHOOL NURSES.

MY WIFE HAS BEEN A REGISTERED NURSE FOR 48 YEARS, AND ALTHOUGH SHE NEVER WORKED IN A SCHOOL, A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART FOR NURSING. AND WE EARLIER TONIGHT TALKED ABOUT THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND THE ANNUAL TEACHER APPRECIATION AWARDS. FOR ALL THE SCHOOLS IN BOTH CITIES.

LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS WILL BE RECOGNIZED. LET ME SEE ON ON 27TH APRIL AND A SPECIAL THANKS AGAIN TO ALL THE BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS IN SUPPORT OF THIS HEARTFELT RECOGNITION AND WELL-DESERVED GRATITUDE FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY TEACHERS AND STAFF, ALL OF WHOM MAKE LEARNING ACROSS BONITA UNIFIED, STUDENT FOCUSED, RIGOROUS, SAFE, CARING AND A SPECIAL PLACE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

AND WE TALKED EARLIER AGAIN ABOUT THE CULINARY TEAM FROM SAN DIMAS A DYNASTY IN THE MAKING CERTAINLY SECOND CONSECUTIVE WIN AT PROSTAR AT STATE AND ON TO THE NATIONALS IN BALTIMORE.

RECENTLY WHILE ATTENDING SHUL ELEMENTARY'S OPEN HOUSE WITH PRINCIPAL DOCTOR WILSON WHO WAS LOVELY, BY THE WAY VERY SOLICITOUS. I WAS REMINDED ONCE AGAIN OF THE MANY INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS WE HAVE AROUND THE DISTRICT IN ALL OF OUR SITES, AND WHY I WILL BE PERSONALLY SUPPORTING MEASURE A ON THE JUNE PRIMARY BALLOT OR A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND WILL BE CONSIDERED BY VOTERS IN THIS DISTRICT. AND ESPECIALLY ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY COMING UP.

I'M ON THE CELEBRATING SAN DIMAS AND UNITED STATES 250 COMMITTEE AND IN PARTICULAR, WE'RE SPONSORING A

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AND THAT'LL BE EXTENDED TO ALL THE SCHOOLS K THROUGH 12 IN ALL OF SAN DIMAS PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND THE LIKE. WHERE THE THEMES ARE FOR STUDENTS TO CONSIDER IN THEIR ARTWORK.

250 YEARS OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, THE 66TH BIRTHDAY OF THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS, STILL RELATIVELY NEW COMPARED TO LA VERNE.

COMMUNITY PRIDE AND LOCAL HISTORY. FUTURE OF SAN DIMAS IN AMERICA.

WHAT AMERICA'S 250TH MEANS TO YOU. AND AGAIN, ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE WILL BE CONSIDERED K THROUGH 12.

I'M PERSONALLY GOING TO PICK UP ALL THE ARTWORK AND MAKE SURE IT'S WELL TAKEN CARE OF.

IT'LL BE JUDGED BY A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST. ALL OF THE ARTWORK WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT THE 250TH CELEBRATION, WHICH IS ON FRIDAY, JULY 3RD. SO THEY'LL BE EMPANELED AND ALL OF THE ART WILL ALREADY BE JUDGED 1ST, 2ND PLACE, 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACE WITH CASH AWARDS AND RECOGNITION WILL BE TWICE FIRST CITY COUNCIL AND THEN ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT, JULY 3RD WILL BE RECOGNIZED ON STAGE DURING THE EVENT.

AND THEN A FINAL REMINDER ABOUT THE GOLF TOURNAMENT, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, THE ED FOUNDATION.

LA VERNE SAN DIMAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL FUNDRAISER, WHERE THEY THEN PROVIDE MINI GRANTS WHICH IS NOT ONLY AN INVESTMENT IN OUR CLASSROOMS, BUT IT'S PART OF THE CLIMATE AND CULTURE OF THIS DISTRICT AND WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL.

AND I THANK YOU AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME. SO THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE, MANY, MANY, MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR DISTRICT.

PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER, PEOPLE WHO DO THEIR JOB AND GO WELL BEYOND WHAT IS ASKED OF THEM.

ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE IS EARL, AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING HIM.

VERY NICE GUY, ALWAYS FRIENDLY, LOVED TO FISH, HAD A TON OF FISHING STORIES.

BUT I REMEMBER WHEN HE WAS MAKING HIS WILL AND HE WAS TALKING TO ME.

HEY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE TEACHERS GET THE SUPPORT AND, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE SUPPORT TO GET RECOGNITION.

HIS WAS ABOUT IMPACT AND THAT WAS JUST KIND OF WHO HE WAS.

AND I THINK HE WAS A GOOD ROLE MODEL FOR THAT.

A COUPLE OTHER THINGS I HAVE SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE ARE BOTH SMALL COMMUNITIES.

EVERYONE KNOWS EVERYONE. IF YOU EVER PLAY THE GAME LIKE SEVEN DEGREES OF KEVIN BACON, IT REALLY IS TWO DEGREES OF SAN DIMAS OR TWO DEGREES OF LA VERNE.

WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER IF YOU GO BACK FAR ENOUGH.

BUT IN THIS SMALL COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, ONE SEGMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY IS GOING THROUGH OUR TIME.

A COUPLE, ACTUALLY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY OUR CONDOLENCES OR MY CONDOLENCES TO THE SAN DIMAS SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND TO OFFICER LEVI VARGAS.

HE WAS IN A, I THINK, A RACE AND HE PASSED AWAY.

AND I KNOW THAT HE WAS A VERY WELL RESPECTED OFFICER.

AND I KNOW THAT COMMUNITIES HIT HARD BY THAT.

AND JUST ANYONE WHO'S STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND FOSTER ISSUES.

FOSTER CARE. WE JUST ALSO WANT TO SUPPORT YOU.

I WAS TALKING TO A LITTLE BIT BETTER NEWS. I WAS TALKING TO ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND HE WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT ACTUALLY, THERE'S SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT OUR WATER POLO TEAM, AND WE DO AMAZINGLY WELL IN WATER POLO AND WRESTLING AND CULINARY ARTS.

LIKE YOU COULD JUST SAY, WE SHOULD BE A MAGNET SCHOOL AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS.

WE'RE LIKE A POLYGLOT MAGNET BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT THEY DO WELL IN.

BUT HE WAS SHARING WITH ME. THEY WENT FROM DIVISION 4 TO DIVISION 3, THE GIRL WATER POLO TEAM.

AND THEY STILL WON. SO I'M NOT CITING HIM, ALTHOUGH I'M STARING DIRECTLY AT HIM.

BUT I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE JUST THAT ENTHUSIASM AND THE RECOGNITION OF OUR KIDS WHEN THEY GET INTO A NEW DIVISION AND THEY HAVE THAT SAME LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE.

LET'S SEE, MY DAUGHTER. MY DAUGHTER GOES TO LONE HILL AND I'VE HEARD SOME COMPLAINTS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN FROM HER AND HER FRIENDS AND NOTHING THAT WE CAN CONTROL. I'M NOT TRYING TO.

I WOULD KEEP THAT PRIVATE. BUT THE THING SHE COMPLAINS ABOUT IS THERE'S ONLY TWO CLASSES THAT HAVE GOOD WORKING AIR CONDITIONING.

AND I'M LIKE, THAT IS TRUE. AND SHE'S LIKE, YOU SHOULD CHANGE THAT.

I'M LIKE, WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. SO I HAVE THIS LITTLE WONDERFUL GIRL WHO DOES SO MANY THINGS WELL, AND SHE DESCRIBES TO ME HOW THEY'RE DISTRACTED BECAUSE OF THEIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.

AND I COULD TRY TO TELL HER, WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ASBESTOS AROUND THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.

IT'S NOT AN EASY FIX TO DO. WE WOULD HAVE TO ACTUALLY REMOVE THE ASBESTOS.

THERE'S NOT REALLY ENOUGH MONEY IN OUR BUDGET TO GET THAT DONE.

BUT MAYBE ONE DAY WE CAN GET IT DONE HOPEFULLY BEFORE THERE'S A PROBLEM BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD DO DEFERRED MAINTENANCE INSTEAD. I'M JUST LIKE, I'M SORRY PRINCESS.

HOPEFULLY ONE DAY WE'LL FIX IT. AND THE REASON WHY I SHARE THAT IS JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW,

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THERE'S A LOT OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE THAT HASN'T BEEN PROPERLY KEPT UP WITH, BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WE WORK UNDER DOESN'T ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN.

THE 3% WE HAVE, WE SPENT, WE DO, WE ACTUALLY ARE VERY RESPONSIBLE IN HOW WE DO THESE THINGS.

THE PROBLEM IS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE PLUMBING THAT IS WAY TOO OLD, IF YOU HAVE ELECTRICAL WORK, THAT IS WAY TOO OLD, IF YOU HAVE HVAC SYSTEMS THAT SHOULD BE REPLACED, THAT CREATES A PROBLEM.

SO I DEFINITELY SUPPORT ANYTHING THAT HELPS OUR KIDS.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF FLESH OUT THAT THIS ISN'T WE WANT TO DESIGN BRAND NEW BUILDINGS FOR VANITY.

THIS IS WE WANT DEFERRED MAINTENANCE BECAUSE THERE'S PROBLEMS AND THESE PROBLEMS ARE GOING TO CAUSE BIGGER PROBLEMS IF WE ACTUALLY DON'T TAKE CARE OF THEM.

AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A PRETTY POWERFUL ARGUMENT. AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO SHARE WHY I, AS A BOARD MEMBER, VOTED FOR US TO PROCEED WITH THIS QUESTION TO THE VOTERS.

LET'S SEE, ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING ELSE, BUT THAT'S ALL I GOT.

THANK YOU CERTIFICATED STAFF TO DISCUSS THE STATUS OF THE BUDGET.

I APPRECIATE THEIR OPENNESS AND ENGAGEMENT IN THESE CONVERSATIONS.

WHILE WE TRY TO MAINTAIN FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DISTRICT, WHILE ALSO TRYING TO MAXIMIZE WHAT WE CAN GIVE TO OUR EMPLOYEES, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY CONVERSATIONS ON THE TOPIC IN THE COMING MONTHS.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL FOR ADOPTING A RESOLUTION AT THEIR COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY IN SUPPORT OF MEASURE A, WHICH WILL APPEAR ON THE JUNE 2ND ELECTION BALLOT. IF PASSED, MEASURE A WILL FUND MUCH NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS TO OUR AGING BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOLS. THE SUPPORT OF BOTH OF THE CITIES OF LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS HAS BEEN MUCH APPRECIATED.

AND LAST, I TOO WANT TO THANK ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT, THE ESTATE OF EARL AND ALANA SONDHEIM.

WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO THE ESTATE FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION OF OUR DISTRICT.

AND I CAN ASSURE ALL INVOLVED THAT THE MONEY WILL BE USED PUT TO GOOD USE FOR THE STAFF AND STUDENTS OF BONITA.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC.

[18. 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.

THE FIRST PERSON WE HAVE IS SONIA BAGDASARIAN.

YEAH. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, SONIA IS VERY INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WONDERFUL PERSON. WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR WORKING TIME AGAIN? YOU, YOU DO SOMETHING. I'M A LOCAL REALTOR. AND SHE'S A PHENOMENAL LOCAL REALTOR.

[LAUGHTER]. SUPER NICE PERSON IF YOU EVER GET A MEET HER DEFINITELY SOMEONE WHO JUST BRIGHTENS UP YOUR DAY.

THANK YOU WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO IS GOING TO GET.

WHO HAS GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK.

EARL AND ALANA HAD A VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS KNEW WHO THEY WERE.

AND I'M GOING TO EXCUSE ME, BUT. BUT I'M HONORED TO SHARE A FEW WORDS ABOUT THEM.

EARL AND ALANA WERE TRULY REMARKABLE PEOPLE. KIND, GENTLE, DEEPLY PRIVATE.

THAT'S WHY IF YOU GOOGLE THEIR NAME, YOU WON'T FIND MUCH OR ANYTHING ON THERE BECAUSE OF THEIR PRIVACY.

THEY DIDN'T SEEK RECOGNITION, BUT THEY LIVED WITH PURPOSE AND GENEROSITY AND QUITE INTENTION.

ONE OF THE THINGS THEY CARED ABOUT MOST WAS EDUCATION.

THEY HAD A DEEP RESPECT FOR TEACHERS AND FOR ANYONE WHO DEDICATES THEIR LIVES TO WORKING WITH CHILDREN.

THEY WANTED EDUCATORS TO KNOW THAT THEIR HARD WORK MATTERED.

AND IT DOESN'T. AND IT DOES NOT. AND IT DID NOT GO UNNOTICED.

EARL WORKED AS A PURCHASING AGENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY AUDITOR FOR ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL, NOW BOEING.

DURING THE TIME THE COMPANY FIRST AWARDED, HE WAS ACTUALLY INVOLVED IN THE B-2 BOMBER.

WHEN THEY WERE FIRST BEING DEVELOPED. AND I ACTUALLY HAVE A PICTURE OF HIM WHERE, THIS WAS WHEN THEY WERE TESTING IT AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TOP SECRET. ALANA WAS THE DEVOTED TEACHER WITH L.A.

UNIFIED AND LATER CONTINUED HER WORK SUPPORTING CHILDREN THROUGH COUNTY CHILDREN SERVICES.

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THEY LIVE IN A QUIET LIFE, BUT FULL BUT FULL ONE.

THEY LOVE TO TRAVEL AND EXPERIENCE THE WORLD.

WHILE THEY DIDN'T HAVE CHILDREN OF THEIR OWN, THEY GAVE THEIR TIME AND THEIR HEARTS TO OTHERS.

THEY WERE ACTIVE IN THE SAN DIMAS LODGE, SHRINERS AND SCOTTISH RITES, SUPPORTING YOUTH PROGRAMS AND GIVING BACK IN MEANINGFUL WAYS.

EARL FOUND JOY IN SIMPLE THINGS. HE LOVED FISHING, COOKING AND GARDENING.

HE HAD A PASSION FOR PASSION FOR FISHING THAT LED HIM TO LIGHT LIKE A LITTLE CHILD AT A CANDY STORE, ESPECIALLY WHEN BASS PRO WAS OPENED UP. HE, THAT WAS HIS ONE OF HIS FAVORITE PLACES AND ONLINE LOOKING FOR SUPPLIES FOR HIS FISHING TRIPS.

IF HE COULD HAVE GONE FISHING EVERY WEEK, HE WOULD HAVE.

HE ALSO LOVED BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER OVER FOOD.

HE WOULD COOK FULL MEALS, BAKE HOMEMADE BREAD AND MAKE JAM FROM HIS FRUIT TREES AND ALWAYS MAKES MORE THAN ENOUGH.

MANY TIMES HE WOULD CALL TO ASK IF I HAD MADE DINNER FOR THE FAMILY YET, AND IF I HADN'T, HE WOULD SHOW UP WITH A DINNER IN HAND. SITTING AND SHARING THOSE MEALS WITH HIM ARE MOMENTS THAT I WILL ALWAYS TREASURE.

ALANA HAD HER OWN QUIET PASSION. SHE LOVED READING AND COULD OFTEN BE FOUND WALKING TO THE LOCAL LIBRARY, COMING HOME WITH STACKS OF BOOKS, 8 OR 10 OF THEM AT A TIME.

READING THEM AND RETURNING FOR MORE. IT WAS HER RHYTHM, HER JOY.

SHE ALSO TOOK PIANO LESSONS AND WAS AND WAS LEARNING TO PLAY CLASSIC ROCK, WHICH MADE HER SMILE.

SHE HAD GENTLE SPIRIT, WARM AND KIND AND SHE WAS SHY TOO.

BUT ALWAYS BUT ALWAYS READING TO SAY. READY TO SAY YES TO LIFE.

NO MATTER HOW SIMPLE THE INVITATION. HER ANSWER WAS ALMOST ALWAYS, THAT SOUNDS GOOD LET'S GO.

EARL AND ALANA BELIEVED DEEPLY IN THE POWER OF EDUCATION.

THE EXPERIENCE IS VALID IN THEIR OWN LIVES, BUT THEY ALSO UNDERSTOOD THE CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY FOR TEACHERS.

THIS IS WHY THEIR GIFT TO BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SO MEANINGFUL AND INTENTIONAL.

THE TEACHERS EARMARKED IS FOR THE CLASSROOM NEEDS.

THEY LIVED QUIETLY, BUT THEY BOUGHT. THEY THOUGHT BOLDLY ABOUT THE FUTURE.

THEY BELIEVE IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THEY BELIEVE IN OUR TEACHERS, AND THEY THOUGHT THEIR GENEROSITY.

THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE SHAPING THE NEXT GENERATION FEEL SEEN, VALUED AND APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE THIS STORY.

IT'S AN HONOR TO REPRESENT THEM NOW. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE]. NEXT WE HAVE ARIANA GUZMAN.

HELLO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ARIANA GUZMAN.

MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE/HER. I'M THE YOUTH SERVICES DIRECTOR AT POMONA VALLEY PRIDE.

I'M HERE TODAY TO SHARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN BONITA UNIFIED, POMONA VALLEY PRIDE SERVICES THE WHOLE POMONA VALLEY, INCLUDING SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE AND SURROUNDING CITIES.

SO TODAY I BROUGHT FOR YOU SOME FOLDERS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT OUR MOST RECENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FAMILIES AND STUDENTS.

WE HAVE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, RANGING FROM $250 TO $1000, AS WELL AS A YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUMMIT COMING UP FOR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY AND FIND RESOURCES IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

ADDITIONALLY, IN YOUR FOLDERS, YOU'LL FIND A STUDENT NEWSLETTER WITH WORK SOLELY SUBMITTED BY HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OUR SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING OUR WRITTEN OPINION PIECES ABOUT DANCE COMPETITIONS, ABOUT THE GRAMMYS.

IT'S JUST OUR WAY TO SHARE OUR STUDENTS VOICES WITH THE COMMUNITY.

YOU WILL ALSO FIND A TRIFOLD OF PROGRAMS OPEN TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, RANGING FROM LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS TO PARENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS FOR THOSE WHO MAY HAVE LOVED ONES WHO ARE LGBTQ+.

LASTLY, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT WE SUPPORT DIFFERENT STUDENTS IN BOTH POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL AS SOME SCHOOLS IN LOS ANGELES OFFICE, COUNTY OF EDUCATION. WE PROVIDE DIFFERENT MENTORSHIP SERVICES, TUTORING SERVICES, ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND EXCURSIONS, AND WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THE SERVICES WE OFFER.

WE CURRENTLY SERVICE ABOUT 12 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT POMONA, AND WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN PROVIDE SOME OF THE PROGRAMING AND SERVICES TO THE STUDENTS HERE IN BONITA UNIFIED AS WELL. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE YVETTE VALDINA.

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I AM HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL DANCE TEAM ON MONDAY, MARCH 2ND. IT IS NOT JUST UNACCEPTABLE, IT IS A COMPLETE, COMPLETE FAILURE TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.

OUR STUDENTS FELT EXPOSED, VIOLATED AND UNSAFE IN A PLACE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THEM.

AND YET NOTHING MEANINGFUL HAPPENED. THESE SAME STUDENTS WERE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO SCHOOL IN THE VERY NEXT DAY AND WALK PAST THE PERSON WHO HURT THEM.

LET'S CALL THIS WHAT IT IS. IT'S A FAILURE TO OF THE LEADERSHIP AND A FAILURE OF YOUR DUTY UNDER TITLE IX STUDENTS.

SCHOOLS ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FREE FROM SEXUAL HARASSMENT.

THIS MEANS WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS, ACTION IS NOT OPTIONAL.

IT IS IMMEDIATE AND DEMANDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

AND HERE IS THE REALITY. THE ADULT INVOLVED WAS PROTECTED.

HE HAS A UNION. HE HAS REPRESENTATION. HE HAS A PROCESS.

BUT WHO IS PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN? BECAUSE FROM WHERE WE STAND AS PARENTS AND AS STUDENTS, IT IS NOT THE SCHOOL. IT HAS NOT BEEN THE ADMINISTRATION AND HAS NOT BEEN THIS BOARD.

OUR STUDENTS ARE THE ONES WHO ARE LEFT FEELING UNSAFE.

THEY ARE THE ONES FORCED TO RETURN AND FACE THE PERSON WHO MADE THEM FEEL VIOLATED.

THEY ARE THE ONES EXPECTED TO STAY SILENT AND JUST MOVE ON.

AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHY SO MANY VICTIMS NEVER COME FORWARD.

NATIONAL DATA SHOWS THAT ONLY A FRACTION, ROUGHLY 20% TO 30% OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT INCIDENTS ARE EVER REPORTED. AND AMONG MINORS, THIS IS EVEN LESS.

WHY? BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID. THEY ARE AFRAID TO NOT EVER BELIEVE.

BEEN BELIEVED. AFRAID NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. SO WHEN MULTIPLE STUDENTS SPEAK UP AND HAVE THE COURAGE AS MINORS TO SPEAK UP AGAINST THE PERSON WHO HURT THEM, THEY SHOULD NOT BE ASHAMED OF. THEY SHOULD NOT BE SILENCED.

THEY SHOULD NOT BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE. DELAYS ON THESE ACTIONS SHOULD NEVER BE CONSIDERED FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THEY NEED TO BE PROTECTED OVER THE ADULT INVOLVED.

RIGHT NOW, THE MESSAGE BEING SENT IS LOUD AND CLEAR.

THE SYSTEM IS PROTECTING ITSELF, NOT OUR STUDENTS.

THIS IS WHY WE ARE HERE. AS PARENTS, AS STUDENTS, AS FAMILY MEMBERS.

IF THE SCHOOL AND ADMINISTRATION AND THIS BOARD IS NOT GOING TO STEP UP TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN, WE AS PARENTS AND AS FAMILY WILL. WE WILL DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO HAVE OUR KIDS VOICES HEARD.

OUR STUDENTS DEMAND RESPECT AND DEMAND THE SAME POLICIES THAT YOUR TEACHERS HAVE IN PLACE.

WE WILL SPEAK UP. WE WILL DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY AND WE WILL NOT ALLOW THIS TO BE IGNORED.

WE ARE DEMANDING IMMEDIATE ACTION, TRANSPARENCY AND REAL ACCOUNTABILITY BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE IN A SCHOOL EVERY SINGLE DAY.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. NEXT WE HAVE SHERRY GERARDO.

GUERRERO MY NAME IS SHERRY GUERRERO, AND I AM THE PARENT OF A SENIOR WHO ATTENDS SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

I HAVE ALSO PROUDLY SERVED AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE BUSD PTA COUNCIL FOR EIGHT YEARS.

I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS DESERVE BETTER, BETTER PROTECTION, BETTER ACCOUNTABILITY, AND BETTER LEADERSHIP WHEN THEY FIND THE COURAGE TO SPEAK UP.

WE TELL OUR CHILDREN TO USE THEIR VOICE. WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO REPORT MISCONDUCT, TO STAND UP WHEN SOMETHING FEELS WRONG, AND TO TRUST THAT ADULTS IN CHARGE WILL PROTECT THEM.

BUT WHAT ARE WE TEACHING THEM WHEN THEY DO THAT AND NOTHING CHANGES? EVEN WORSE, THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE PUNISHED AND SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES.

AS YOU HAVE HEARD, A GROUP OF TEENAGE GIRLS REPORTED A DEEPLY DISTURBING INCIDENT AT SDHS WHILE THEY WERE CHANGING BEHIND A CURTAIN AREA DURING THEIR ASSIGNED CLASS TIME.

A MALE TEACHER USED HIS KEY TO ENTER THE SPACE.

HE HAD NO REASON TO BE IN AT THAT HOUR. THERE WAS A SIGN ON THE DOOR CLEARLY STATING NOT TO ENTER.

HE CAME IN ANYWAY AND POSITIONED HIMSELF DIRECTLY OUTSIDE THE CURTAIN, STATED THAT HE COULD SEE WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND DEMANDED THEY COME OUT SO HE COULD USE THE SINK TO WASH HIS HANDS. LET ME BE CLEAR, THIS WAS NOT A MISUNDERSTANDING.

THIS WAS AN INVASION OF PRIVACY. THIS WAS INTIMIDATION, AND THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS BEHAVIOR WAS EXHIBITED.

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THEY REPORTED IT. IT WAS INVESTIGATED. AND WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME? THE DANCE TEAM, THE VICTIMS WERE GOING TO BE REMOVED FROM THEIR PRACTICE SPACE, A SPACE THEY HAD SAFELY USED FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

THEY HAD TO PROTEST AND BEG TO KEEP IT. MEANWHILE, THE TEACHER'S ONGOING HARASSMENT WAS MINIMIZED AND ACCOUNTABILITY WAS LOST.

AS PARENTS, I ASK YOU TO THINK ABOUT YOUR OWN DAUGHTERS.

WHAT MESSAGE DOES THAT SEND? IT TELLS THEM STAY QUIET.

SPEAKING UP WILL COST YOU. THE SYSTEM WILL PROTECT ITSELF BEFORE IT PROTECTS YOU.

THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED SITUATION. WE'VE SEEN PATTERNS OF TEACHERS AND COACHES AT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WHO REPEATEDLY CROSS LINES, WHO INTIMIDATE, WHO BULLY, WHO CREATE HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

COMPLAINTS ARE MADE, CONCERNS ARE RAISED, AND YET NOTHING CHANGES.

WHY? THE SYSTEM MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO TAKE ACTION.

ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY IS LIMITED. WHILE IMPORTANT, WHILE IMPORTANT FOR.

OH, SORRY. UNIONS, WHILE IMPORTANT FOR PROTECTING FAIR LABOR STANDARDS TOO OFTEN PROTECT REPEATED MISCONDUCT.

NO TITLE, NO TENURE, NO UNION PROTECTION SHOULD OUTWEIGH THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS.

WE NEED POLICIES THAT EMPOWER ADMINISTRATORS TO TAKE ACTION.

WE NEED TRANSPARENCY IN HOW COMPLAINTS ARE HANDLED.

WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS WHO COME FORWARD ARE PROTECTED, NOT PUNISHED.

WE NEED A CULTURAL SHIFT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS NOT ABOUT POLICIES ON PAPER.

THIS IS ABOUT TRUST. RIGHT NOW THAT TRUST IS BROKEN AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE SUFFERING THE CONSEQUENCES.

THEY ARE WATCHING AND LEARNING FROM HOW WE RESPOND.

LET'S SHOW THEM THAT THEIR VOICES DO MATTER, THAT THEIR COURAGE WILL BE MET WITH PROTECTION, NOT RETALIATION, AND THAT THE ADULTS IN THE SYSTEM WILL DO WHAT IS RIGHT.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. NEXT, WE HAVE MARIO GUERRERO.

GOOD EVENING. I DON'T WRITE ANYTHING DOWN. MY NAME IS MARIO GUERRERO AND MY DAUGHTER'S A SENIOR ON THE SAN DIMAS DANCE TEAM.

WHEN MY DAUGHTER TRANSFERRED FROM BONITA FOR FROM HER JUNIOR YEAR TO SAN DIMAS, THE LAST THING I HAD EVER THINK THAT THAT HER SAFETY WOULD BE VIOLATED ALONG WITH THE SAFETY OF THE REST OF THE DANCE TEAM. YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT.

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. IT'S BEEN RAISED TO YOUR LEVEL NOW.

IT'S BEEN A MONTH AND WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY ACTION OR TRANSPARENCY OR ANY COMMUNICATION TO ANY OF US, WHICH WAS TOLD, WHICH WAS TOLD TO US BY MR. MAYEN AND OTHER PARENTS THAT CAME TO THE DISTRICT BOARD THAT THAT SAME.

THE FOLLOWING MONDAY WHEN WE MET WITH MR. MAYEN AND MR. RAVELO. FOR MR. MAYEN TO COMPLETELY DISPOSE OF THE ACTION OF THE MALE TEACHER THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WAS.

I DON'T HAVE WORDS. I CAN'T VERBALIZE THE DEPLORABLE AND HORRENDOUS WRONG THAT THAT WAS.

AND PARENTS HERE THAT WERE THERE, KNOW THAT WAS THE CASE.

WE WON'T TALK ABOUT THE DEPUTY THAT SHOWED UP.

YOUR SAFETY SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICER THAT HE ALSO NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE HE COMPLETELY DISMISSED AS WELL.

SO YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER ANOTHER SAFETY OFFICER.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S UNIONS INVOLVED AND PEOPLE BACK DOWN FROM UNIONS.

UNIONS WERE CREATED TO PROTECT AND FOR WHAT THEY WERE, BUT WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE? THEY'VE WEAKENED AND MOCKED THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE AND AMERICAN SOCIETY.

MY DAD WAS A UNION MEMBER FOR 37 YEARS, AND HE RIGHT NOW, WHAT IS TAKING PLACE BECAUSE OF THE NON-ACTION, BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF THE UNION. HE'S ROLLING IN HIS GRAVE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE NON-ACTION IS COMPLETELY WRONG.

THERE ARE VIOLATIONS OF THE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE BY THIS, THIS I CAN'T EVEN CALL HIM A MAN.

BY THIS PERSON. I KEEP THINGS BLACK AND WHITE.

WHAT HE DID WASN'T RIGHT. SO I DON'T HAVE TO SAY WHAT THAT MAKES IT.

NOW IT IS IN YOUR YOUR COURT TO TAKE ACTION AND NOT HAVE THE FEAR TO TAKE ON THE UNION THAT

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IT'S PLAIN AND SIMPLE. OUR GIRLS DESERVE BETTER.

I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF A BOARD AND MY JOB WAS TO PROTECT.

THE PLAYERS THAT WERE IN OUR ORGANIZATION SHOULD BE YOUR JOB AS WELL.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. NEXT WE HAVE NATALIA ALCANTAR.

HI, MY NAME IS NATALIA AND I'M A JUNIOR AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

ON MARCH 2ND, DURING THE PERIOD OF TRANSITION FROM AFTER SCHOOL TO PRACTICE, MYSELF AND ANOTHER DANCER WERE IN OUR CHANGING ROOM, GETTING INTO OUR PRACTICE CLOTHES. MIDWAY, CHANGING, MY FRIEND POINTS OUT THAT MR. PUGH IS STANDING A FEW FEET AWAY FROM THE DRESSING AREA FACING IN OUR DIRECTION.

THIS DRESSING AREA WAS MADE OF SHEER CURTAINS AND POLES.

THEN LATER, ANOTHER DANCER ENTERED THE DRESSING ROOM, WHICH REQUIRED HER TO MOVE THE CURTAIN, AND MR. PUGH SAW ME AND MY FRIEND CHANGING. HE REPEATEDLY TOLD THE GIRL WHO OPENED THE CURTAIN.

THAT WAS DUMB. THAT WAS DUMB. LATER, ANOTHER DANCER ENTERED THE DRESSING ROOM AND MR. PUGH STARTS YELLING AT HER. HE SAYS THE GIRL WHO JUST WENT INTO THE CHANGING ROOM.

GET OUT! I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS CURTAIN.

MR. PUGH NEEDED TO WASH HIS HANDS, WHICH IS WHY HE WAS STANDING THERE.

BUT I FEEL LIKE THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.

THE FACT THAT HE WAS STANDING SO CLOSE TO THE CURTAIN AS I WAS CHANGING, MADE ME FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND VIOLATED.

FROM AFAR ONE IS NOT ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THE CURTAIN, BUT FROM THE DISTANCE THAT HE WAS STANDING, I KNOW THAT HE COULD GET A PRETTY CLEAR VISUAL.

YES, I WAS TAKEN ABACK BY HIS TONE WHEN SPEAKING TO US, BUT I JUST WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE FACT THAT HE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE DRESSING ROOM FOR A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME, WHILE ALSO FACING US THE ENTIRE TIME WE WERE CHANGING AND GETTING CLOSER AS LIKE, HE CONTINUED TO YELL AT US. AS A VICTIM, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE SCHOOL HAS DONE NOTHING IN RESPONSE TO THIS SITUATION.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE SCHOOL TRIED TO PUNISH THE DANCE TEAM BY TAKING OUR DANCE ROOM AWAY.

WHEN WE WERE THE ONES FACED WITH SEXUAL HARASSMENT.

I HOPE YOU TAKE THIS MORE SERIOUSLY BECAUSE THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM FACED BY YOUNG WOMEN EVERY DAY AND THEY ARE SO OFTEN DISREGARDED.

I WOULD LIKE YOU FOR A MOMENT TO CONSIDER IF THIS WAS YOUR DAUGHTER OR NIECE IN THIS SITUATION.

HAVING AN ADULT MALE THAT IS AN AUTHORITY FIGURE, A TEACHER THAT BY HIS ACTIONS IS INTIMIDATING YOUNG FEMALES WHILE CONTINUING TO WATCH THEM UNDRESS WHILE NOT FOR A MOMENT, TAKING A STEP AWAY.

YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK HIS INTENTIONS WERE BY HIS ACTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE]. NEXT WE HAVE I'M GOING TO PROBABLY MISPRONOUNCE THIS LAST NAME RODRIGUEZ, FIRST NAME ROCHELLE? OH, PERFECT. HI, MY NAME IS ROCHELLE RODRIGUEZ. MY DAUGHTER IS A SOPHOMORE AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL AND A MEMBER OF THE DANCE TEAM.

I AM HERE BECAUSE I'M SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT STUDENT SAFETY, PRIVACY, TITLE IX PROTECTION AND HOW THE TIME COMMITMENT OF THE DANCE TEAM'S BEING RECOGNIZED. SO ON JANUARY 15TH, 2026, I MET WITH THE VICE PRINCIPAL TO DISCUSS AMOUNT OF THE TIME STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO DEDICATE THE DANCE TEAM PROGRAM.

THESE STUDENTS COMMIT ABOUT 12 HOURS PER WEEK.

ADDS ABOUT 480 HOURS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. AND THAT'S NOT EVEN INCLUDING FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL COMPETITION, FUNDRAISING, VOLUNTEERING, OR ANY KIND OF COMMUNITY EVENTS.

BUT THEY'RE NOT GETTING ANY KIND OF PE CREDIT OR VAPA CREDIT.

SO THAT WAS PART OF MY REASON OF HAVING A MEETING WITH THE VICE PRINCIPAL.

AT THAT SAME TIME, I ALSO RAISED SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT THE DRESSING ROOM OF THE MAKESHIFT CHANGE AREA. THE CURTAINS BEING USED IS SHEER AND DOES NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PRIVACY, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THERE'S BOTH GIRLS AND BOYS ON THE TEAM. I MADE IT CLEAR THAT THIS WAS A PRIVATE MATTER THAT NEEDED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

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THERE WERE TIMES WHEN STUDENTS WERE CHANGING AND REHEARSING, AND SOMETIMES HE BROUGHT OTHER STUDENTS DURING THE DANCE TEAM'S REHEARSAL.

SO I WAS ASSURED AND I WAS ASSURED THAT THIS BEHAVIOR HAD BEEN ADDRESSED.

UNFORTUNATELY, DESPITE OF THESE ASSURANCES A DISTURBING INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MARCH 2ND WHERE SEVERAL STUDENTS WERE CHANGING AND THE CHOIR TEACHER STOOD THERE, ONE FOOT FROM THE CHANGING ROOM WERE VISIBLE WERE HE CAN SEE INSIDE THE, DRESSING ROOM. DURING THAT TIME, THE TEACHER REPEATEDLY SAID, I CAN SEE YOU GIRLS I NEED. I NEED TO WASH MY HANDS.

WHILE MY CHILD WAS NOT IN THE STUDENT. ONE OF THE STUDENT CHANGING AT THAT MOMENT, BUT SHE.

SHE SHARED WITH ME THAT SHE FELT UNSAFE, UNCOMFORTABLE, INTIMIDATED, AND HARASSED.

AS A PARENT, HEARING THAT WAS A HEARTBREAKING AND IT DIRECTLY CONFIRMS THAT CONCERN I RAISED BACK IN JANUARY.

SO I FEEL LIKE THE SCHOOL DID NOT DO THEIR PROPER INTENT TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN.

WHAT MATTERS IS THE IMPACT ON THE STUDENTS. STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FREE FROM FREE FROM FEAR OR HARASSMENT, STANDING NEAR OR CHANGING AREAS AND MAKING STATEMENTS THAT SUGGEST VISIBILITY INTO THE SPACE THAT PROTECT THEM WHERE THERE'S PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES.

SO IN CLOSING, I'M ASKING THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER THREE THINGS.

THE FIRST ONE IS TO REEXAMINE THE PE AND THE VAPA CREDIT DECISION GIVEN THAT THE DOCUMENTED TIME AND THE DANCE PROGRAM.

THE SECOND IS TO REMOVE THE TEACHER THAT THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT FROM THE DANCE ROOM.

AND HIS ACTION DEFINITELY VIOLATED BONITA SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICY REGARDING PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES AND STUDENT SAFETY.

AND THIRDLY THAT HE ALSO VIOLATED THE TITLE IX STANDARDS ARE NEEDS TO BE APPLIED CORRECTLY EVEN THOUGH THAT THE INVESTIGATION WAS FOUND NOT INTENT.

I MEAN, HE CLEARLY VIOLATED THE POLICY. OUR STUDENT DESERVES TO FEEL SAFE, RESPECTED AND PROTECTED WHILE PARTICIPATING IN SCHOOL SPONSORED PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU I'M NOT QUITE SURE ON THE LAST NAME.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. MY DAUGHTER IS ALSO A STUDENT AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'M HERE BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER WAS DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR OF THE TEACHER.

THE CONDUCT THAT WAS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.

AND HE HAS NO PLACE IN OUR SCHOOL. SHE AND ALL THE OTHER STUDENTS DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE, SUPPORTED AND PROTECTED AT ALL TIMES.

WHAT IS EVEN MORE CONCERNING IS HOW THE SITUATION WAS HANDLED BY THE SCHOOL.

THERE WAS A LACK OF URGENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.

FAMILIES TRUST THE SCHOOL TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND IN THIS CASE, THE TRUST WAS BROKEN.

I AM HERE TO DEMAND IMMEDIATE ACTION THAT THIS TEACHER BE REMOVED.

INAPPROPRIATE AND UNACCEPTABLE CONDUCT CANNOT BE TOLERATED.

AND PROTECTING OUR STUDENTS IS SCHOOL'S RESPONSIBILITY.

WE ASK THAT THE BOARD REVIEW THIS INCIDENT THOROUGHLY.

HOLD THOSE RESPONSIBLE ACCOUNTABLE, AND PUT A CLEAR MEASURES IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF MY DAUGHTER AND ALL OTHER STUDENTS MUST BE TOP PRIORITY.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ANYONE ELSE? DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK FROM THE COMMUNITY? PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION, BUTA, CSEA, BUMT.

FUTURE MEETING DATE. THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE ON MAY 6TH, 2026.

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