[2. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:04] THE BOARD MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:01. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON THE BOARD. ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TIME FOR EACH SPEAKER TO 3 MINUTES AND TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES. ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS MAY BE GRANTED UP TO 3 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. COMMUNICATIONS 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. [5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA] THE BOARD WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 5:01. INTO OPEN SESSION. OH, HELLO. IT'S ON. HI, GUYS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE BOARD WILL NOW RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT THE CLOCK SAYS 6:01. [7. CALL TO ORDER] REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN [8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION] PARENTS OF AC AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. OAH CASE NUMBER 2026030041. 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 DERRICK WITH A SECOND BY CHRIS ANN. THE ROLL CALL VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS. 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. YOU DID THAT WELL. YEAH. APPROVAL OF AGENDA, ORDER AND CONTENT. [10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT] SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? [11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING] APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES COMMUNICATION FROM OUR AMAZING STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES. [12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES] WE WILL START WITH SAVANNAH. I'M GOING TO SEE IF I CAN GET THIS ONE RIGHT. MOQRIA. MORA. IT WAS YOUR LAST CHANCE. OH, WELL. [APPLAUSE] EVERY DAY. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BAHMANOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SUPERINTENDENT WIEN. CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, SB HOSTED OUR ANNUAL ACTION NIGHT, WHICH WAS AVENGERS THEMED. AND ALTHOUGH THE CLASS OF 2027 TOOK THE WIN, I BELIEVE THE CLASS OF 2026 SHOWED UP BEST FOR ONE LAST TIME. LAST THURSDAY, THE JUNIOR CLASS COUNCIL ANNOUNCED THE PROM TOP 15 COURT, AND TOMORROW THEY WILL ANNOUNCE THE TOP FIVE PRINCES AND PRINCESSES. ON THE 16TH OF THIS MONTH, WE WILL HAVE PROM AT THE SANTA ANITA RACETRACK IN ARCADIA, WHERE WE WILL HAVE A NIGHT FILLED WITH DANCING AND PARTYING LIKE IT'S THE 1920S. AS THIS YEAR'S THEME IS RACING INTO THE 20S, PROM KING AND QUEEN WILL ALSO BE ANNOUNCED THAT NIGHT. STARTING THIS WEEK AND CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, STUDENTS WILL BE TAKING THEIR AP EXAMS THAT THEY HAVE WORKED HARD TOWARDS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR. WITH JUST A FEW WEEKS LEFT UNTIL CHECKOUT, SENIORS HAVE STARTED PREPPING FOR THE SENIOR PACE PROJECT BOARD SPEECHES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 19TH AND 20TH OF THIS MONTH. THE FINAL STEPS OF THE PROJECT REQUIRES PRESENTING A WELL PUT TOGETHER SLIDESHOW VISUAL WITH A TEN MINUTE SPEECH TO GO ALONG WITH IT. WHILE IN FULL BUSINESS ATTIRE, THIS PROJECT ALLOWS SENIORS TO GET A FEEL OF WHAT A REAL WORLD PROFESSIONAL SETTING LOOKS LIKE, AND HOW TO STAY PROFESSIONAL THEMSELVES. IN ATHLETICS, WE CELEBRATED NINE SENIORS WHO SIGNED TO PLAY SPORTS AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE SENIORS GARY WATSON, JACOB MADDOX, CODY MCKINNEY, CHESTER BEATTY AND HOLLAND DOWDELL, WHO RECEIVED A POLYMER LEAGUE OUTSTANDING SENIORS AWARD IN THE ARTS. THERE IS A DANCE SHOW PRESENTED BY OUR DANCE CLASS TAUGHT BY MRS. PLOWMAN AT THE BCA TONIGHT, SHOWCASING HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE PROGRAM. LAST FRIDAY, OUR JAZZ BAND PUT ON THEIR ANNUAL JAZZ UNDER THE STARS, WHICH ALSO SHOWCASED THE RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL JAZZ BAND ON THE 15TH OF THIS MONTH, BATTLE OF THE BANDS WILL RETURN TO THE STUDENT UNION, WHERE STUDENT BANDS WILL COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER AND THEN AGAINST THE TEACHER BAND IN THE FINALS. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THE CONTINUED ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GROWTH ACROSS CAMPUS [00:05:02] FOR THIS ACADEMIC YEAR. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY SCHOOL FOR EACH MONTH OF THIS YEAR. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY ASB ADVISOR, MISS PICCINO AND SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MR. RITCHIE, FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF ALL SCHOOLS WITHIN THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. [APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE HAVE ROCHELLE TORRES. [APPLAUSE] GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WAYNE, PRESIDENT BAHMANOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE. WE HAD OUR 2 STUDENT OF THE MONTH LAST YEAR, LAST MONTH AND LAST MONTH RYLIE NATALIE GONZALEZ AND ANGELIA MONTANEZ. VALENTIN TREJO IS OUR STAFF MEMBER OF THE MONTH. WE ARE JUST 15 DAYS AWAY FROM OUR SENIORS FINAL DAY ON CAMPUS. IT'S OFFICIALLY A RACE TO THE FINISH LINE. OUR SENIORS RECENTLY ENJOYED THEIR LAST C-TECH FIELD TRIP OF THE YEAR, WITH VANESSA TAKING A GROUP OF GROUP TO SAN DIMAS HVAC CENTER TRAINING CENTER, WHERE THEY TOURED THE FACILITY AND CONNECTED WITH JOURNEYMEN ABOUT REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES. LOOKING AHEAD, MOUNT SAC WILL BE ON CAMPUS MAY 11TH TO SUPPORT SENIORS WITH FALL REGISTRATION. EXCITEMENT CONTINUES TO BUILD AS SENIORS PREPARE FOR GRAD BASH ON MAY 28TH, AND OUR SENIOR BREAKFAST ON JUNE 2ND. DURING THE BREAKFAST, SEVERAL STUDENTS WILL BE RECOGNIZED WITH SCHOLARSHIPS FROM JEAN AND BOB [INAUDIBLE] THE SAN DIMAS SENIOR CITIZENS AND OUR LOCAL SOROPTIMIST CHAPTER. IT'S AN EXCITING, MEANINGFUL, CLOSE TO THEIR HIGH SCHOOL JOURNEY. JUST YESTERDAY, OUR FINAL 3 SENIORS PRESENTED THEIR SENIOR PROJECTS. 29 SENIORS IN ALL PRESENTED THIS YEAR IN OUR CLASS, STUDENTS ARE WORKING ON FICTIONAL ALBUM COVERS. STUDENTS ARE CREATING THEIR OWN FICTIONAL BANDS AND ALBUMS AND CREATING ALBUM COVERS DESIGNED EITHER USING COLORED PENCILS OR ACRYLIC PAINT. VIVA LOS BULLDOGS. OUR PROM WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. STUDENTS AND STAFF HAD A GREAT TIME. THE KING AND QUEEN ARE JARED GARCIA BONILLA AND NATALIE GONZALEZ. WE WANT TO THANK THE SAN DIMAS FOR OFFERING THEIR VENUE THIS YEAR. IT WAS PERFECT. THIS FRIDAY IS OUR WILL BE OUR FINAL STUDENT OF THE MONTH RALLY. WE WILL ALSO HOLD OUR ANNUAL BULLDOG CLASSIC, WHERE SENIORS AND SOPHOMORES WILL BATTLE AGAINST JUNIORS AND FRESHMEN IN WIFFLE BALL. NEXT WEEK IS TIE-DYE WEEK, WHERE WE WILL BE TIE DYEING ALL WEEK AND WEARING THE FINISHED PRODUCTS ON FRIDAY. OUR ANNUAL CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT HAS REACHED THE SEMIFINALS. TOMORROW, MR. WIENS TEAM WILL PLAY TO QUALIFY FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP. THANK YOU. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY HERE FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS. GREAT JOB.[APPLAUSE] AND FINALLY, WE HAVE JACOB PARDUS. [APPLAUSE] GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BAHMANOU AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN. CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE. THIS MONTH HAS BEEN VERY EXCITING AND BUSY AT SAN DIMAS, ESPECIALLY IN ACADEMICS. THIS SPRING, STUDENTS IN IT AND CYBERSECURITY 1 AND2 PARTICIPATED PARTICIPATED IN THE PICO CTF CYBERSECURITY COMPETITION, ONE OF THE LARGEST CYBERSECURITY COMPETITIONS HOSTED BY CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY. STUDENTS WALK THROUGH CHALLENGES INVOLVING CRYPTOGRAPHY, DIGITAL FORENSICS, AND WEB EXPLOITATION. WHILE MANY TEAMS RELIED HEAVILY ON AI TO AUTOMATE SOLUTIONS, OUR STUDENTS USE AI AS A LEARNING TOOL TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND SOLVE PROBLEMS THEMSELVES. WE ARE PROUD TO SHARE THE ACHS ACHIEVED ITS HIGHEST PERFORMANCE TO DATE, WITH ONE TEAM PLACING IN THE TOP 6% GLOBALLY OUT OF 8747 TEAMS, IMPROVING FROM LAST YEAR AND 2 TEAMS RANKING IN THE TOP 10% FOR THE FIRST TIME. WE ALSO RECENTLY HELD A COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS REGARDING AB 3216, WHERE STUDENTS MET WITH FACULTY TO DISCUSS NEW NORMS, REGULATIONS AND BOARD POLICIES. STUDENT PERSPECTIVES WERE GATHERED AND WILL BE SHARED TO STAFF TO HELP SHAPE OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY MOVING FORWARD IN AVID. THE MAY POWER PRACTICE TEACHER SHOUT OUT WENT TO MRS. VALENCIA FOR HER SPAGHETTI ARCHITECTURE LESSON, WHICH HIGHLIGHTED COLLABORATION THROUGH A FUN AND HANDS ON ACTIVITY. ADDITIONALLY, WE WRAPPED UP CASS TESTING LAST FRIDAY AND ARE NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF AP TESTING, HAVING COMPLETED DAY 3 OF 2 WEEK TESTING WINDOW THIS YEAR, STUDENTS WILL TAKE A TOTAL OF 736 AP EXAMS, UP FROM 300 630 EXAMS TAKEN LAST YEAR. IN ATHLETICS, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR DIVERS, BARBARA CHEN AND JACQUELINE CHEN. BARBARA BECAME A CHAMPION WHILE JACQUELINE EARNED SECOND PLACE AND BOTH WOULD COMPETE IN THE CIF SOUTHERN SECTION STATE FINALS IN NORTHERN [00:10:05] CALIFORNIA ON MAY 14TH. BOYS GOLF WILL ADVANCE TO CIF TEAM PLAYOFFS ON MAY 18TH. SWIM COMPETE COMPLETED THEIR CIF PRELIMS TODAY, WITH FINALS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY AND CHAD ICF PRELIMS ON THIS SATURDAY. BOYS TENNIS PLACED THIRD IN LEAGUE AND HOSTED THEIR FIRST CIF MATCH AGAINST SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL. BOYS VOLLEYBALL FINISHED SECOND IN LEAGUE AND EARNED 5TH PLACE IN STUNT COMPETITION. OUR ARTS PROGRAMS HAVE ALSO BEEN INCREDIBLY HAVE ALSO BEEN INCREDIBLE THIS SEASON, THE SAN DIMAS THEATER TROUPE AND ACT CLUB RECENTLY PRESENTED 6 TEEN EDITION. OUR WINTER DRUMLINE WON THE WGAS CHAMPIONSHIPS WHILE BOTH OUR JV AND VARSITY COLOR GUARD TEAMS ALSO HAD MAJOR SUCCESSES, WITH JV WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS AND VARSITY EARNING BRONZE FOR BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONSHIP LEVEL PERFORMANCES. OUR CHOIR STUDENTS ALSO TRAVELED TO THE MUSIC IN THE PARK FESTIVAL, WHERE THEY COMPETED AGAINST 30 ENSEMBLES FROM 15 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE REGION. EVERY CHOIR EARNED A SUPERIOR RATING. BELCANTO RANKED FIRST IN THE TREBLE CHOIR CATEGORY. CHAMBER CHOIR RANKED FIRST IN THE CHAMBER CHOIR CATEGORY, AND CHORALE RANKED FOURTH IN THE MIXED CHOIR CATEGORY. ON TOP OF THAT, CHAMBER CHOIR RECEIVED THE HIGHEST OVERALL SCORE OF THE ENTIRE DAY ACROSS ALL 30 ENSEMBLES. WE'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE LEANNE FLORES, WHO RECEIVED THE OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD IN ACTIVITIES THIS YEAR. SAN DIMAS HELD EVERY 15 MINUTES FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS TO DEMONSTRATE THE REAL AND LASTING IMPACTS OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. STUDENTS WITNESS THE LIVE CRASH SCENE SIMULATION ON CAMPUS, FOLLOWED BY AN EMOTIONAL ASSEMBLY WHERE WE HEARD FROM A GUEST SPEAKER WHO SHARED HER PERSONAL STORY OF LOSING BOTH HER HUSBAND AND HER NEWBORN BABY DAUGHTER TO A DRUNK DRIVER. IT WAS A POWERFUL EXPERIENCE THAT LEFT A STRONG IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS, AND REMINDED EVERYONE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, ASB HOSTED OUR ANNUAL CLASH AGAINST THE CLASSES WITH THE CLASS OF 2026 TAKING THE WIN. OUR JUNIOR CLASS, ASB HAS ALSO BEEN WORKING INCREDIBLY HARD TO PREPARE FOR THIS YEAR'S PROM, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON MAY 16TH AT THE CERRITOS CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS. THIS PAST WEEK, THEY OFFICIALLY REVEALED THE PROM THEME ALONG WITH THE SENIOR AND JUNIOR PROM COURT. WE ALSO CELEBRATED A NATIONAL SIGNING DAY ON MAY 1ST WITH A SIGNING DAY EVENT FOR SENIORS IN AND OUT, ALONG WITH A TON OF OTHER ACTIVITIES ON CAMPUS. STUDENTS HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE PICTURES AND MANY OFFICIALLY SIGNED OR COMMITTED TO THEIR FUTURE SCHOOLS ON STAGE. THIS WEEK IS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK AND NEXT WEEK IS CLASSIFIED APPRECIATION WEEK AS SAN DIMAS. WE CELEBRATED BOTH TOGETHER THIS WEEK, AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO. THE WORK IS NEVER THE SAME FROM DAY TO DAY AND THEIR SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS TRULY SHOWS ACROSS CAMPUS. FINALLY, ASB IS PREPARING FOR THE END OF THE YEAR AS LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS TO THE NEW CLASS. WHILE WE FINISHED PLANNING OUR FINAL MAJOR EVENT, THE RENAISSANCE ASSEMBLY, ON MAY 19TH. BEFORE I CLOSE, I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK MY ADVISOR, MRS. CARSON, PRINCIPAL MR. MAYEN, THE BOARD AND THE DISTRICT FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY AND ALLOWING ME TO REPRESENT THE STUDENTS AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT I'VE RECEIVED, AND I TRULY, TRULY BELIEVE GOD HAS GUIDED ME TO WHERE I AM TODAY. THANK YOU ALL. [APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVES AND I'M GOING TO BE A LITTLE INDULGENT. YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY 5 WORDS [13. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS] THAT I THOUGHT ENCAPSULATED YOUR TIME. YOU GUYS ARE INCREDIBLY PROFESSIONAL, POISED, ALWAYS INFORMATIVE, ORGANIZED AND FRIENDLY. SO I THINK YOU GUYS DID WELL. YOU REPRESENTED YOUR SCHOOL WELL AND CONGRATULATIONS ON A YEAR. WELL DONE. ABSOLUTELY.[APPLAUSE] THE 3 OF YOU WERE GREAT. SO ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE CABINET, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT TO BE THE REPS. WE WANT TO WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK AS YOU CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY OUTSIDE OF BONITA UNIFIED. NEXT YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE EACH ONE OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY TO START US OFF. PRINCIPAL BONITA KENNY RITCHIE. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, SAVANNAH, COME ON UP HERE. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. AS WE APPROACH THE END OF ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR. I FIND MYSELF REFLECTING ON THE EXCEPTIONAL INDIVIDUALS WHO MAKE OUR CAMPUS MORE THAN JUST A PLACE OF LEARNING, BUT A COMMUNITY OF EXCELLENCE AND SPIRIT. TODAY, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR ASB PRESIDENT, SAVANNAH MORUA, A STUDENT WHO TRULY EMBODIES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A LEADER AND A SCHOLAR. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND, SAVANNAH'S HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE SHOULD BE THE EXAMPLE WE USE TO MEASURE THAT STATEMENT. WHILE MOST STUDENTS COMPLETE 220 CREDITS, WHICH IS THE MINIMUM REQUIRED TO GRADUATE, SAVANNAH IS FINISHING HER HIGH SCHOOL CAREER WITH AN ASTOUNDING 280 CREDITS. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE DOING THE MATH RIGHT NOW, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY COMPLETING 5 YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL IN 4 YEARS. SHE MANAGED TO DO THIS WHILE COMPLETING 5 AP CLASSES AND BEING AN INSTRUMENTAL MEMBER OF BOTH THE FRESHMAN CLASS COUNCIL AND THE YEARBOOK STAFF. IN ADDITION TO THESE TIME CONSUMING ACTIVITIES, SHE HAS SERVED AS THE ASB IN THE ASB CLASS FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS, A RARE COMMITMENT THAT CULMINATED IN HER SERVING AS ASB PRESIDENT THIS YEAR. MISS PICCINO SAID EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF OUR ASB CLASS SAID THAT THEY HAD SAVANNAH COME ALONGSIDE AND PERSONALLY CHECK IN WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR TO SEE HOW THEY ARE DOING [00:15:05] AND WHAT THEY NEEDED IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL ROLES. SHE IS AN OUTSTANDING LEADER AND BEARCAT. IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO A SMUDGE POT GAME, YOU FELT THE ENERGY THAT GAME PROVIDES. THAT IS THE SAME ENERGY SAVANNAH BRINGS TO OUR SCHOOL. SHE SHARED THAT HER LOVE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STEMS FROM THE EXPERIENCES SHE SHARED WITH FRIENDS, AND NOWHERE WAS THAT MORE EVIDENT THAN UNDER FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS. AS A FRESHMAN, SHE EXPERIENCED THE SMUDGE POT MAGIC AS A FAN IN THE STANDS. BUT HER SOPHOMORE THROUGH SENIOR YEAR, SHE ENJOYED THE GAME, CHEERING IN FRONT OF THE STUDENT SECTION AND THOUSANDS OF FANS. SHE IS INCREDIBLY PROUD TO BE THE FIRST GENERATION IN HER FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE. THIS FALL, SHE WILL BE HEADING TO PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY TO MAJOR IN BUSINESS AND SPORTS MANAGEMENT. SAVANNAH HOPES TO WORK IN GAME DAY MANAGEMENT OR MARKETING FOR A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM. AND IF SHE HAS HER WAY, YOU'LL FIND HER IN THE STADIUM OF THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS. WHEN I ASKED SAVANNAH WHAT ADVICE WOULD SHE GIVE TO THE INCOMING FRESHMAN, SHE TOLD ME THAT YOU MISS 100% OF THE SHOTS YOU DON'T TAKE. SO TAKE RISKS BECAUSE IT COULD LEAD TO THE BEST EXPERIENCES YOU WILL EVER MAKE. WHEN ASKED WHO THE TEACHER WHO INSPIRED HER THE MOST DURING HER HIGH SCHOOL CAREER, SHE SAID, MISS PUCINO. SHE SAID THAT MISS PUCINO TRULY SHAPED HER AS A LEADER, AND SHE WISHES SHE COULD COPY AND PASTE HER BECAUSE WE NEED MORE TEACHERS LIKE HER. SAVANNAH, YOU HAVE MADE AN INCREDIBLE DIFFERENCE ON OUR CAMPUS AND WE ARE GOING TO MISS YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO BONITA HIGH SCHOOL. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO FIND SUCCESS IN ALL THAT YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO, AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU AND ALL THAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED. WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST AS YOU TAKE YOUR TALENTS TO MALIBU NEXT YEAR. GO. BEARCATS AND WAVES UP. [APPLAUSE], NEXT UP, PRINCIPAL SEAN CASEY. MISS ROCHELLE, COME ON UP. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BAHMANOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. FOLKS HERE TONIGHT, IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE THIS YEAR'S CHAPARRAL VISTA STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, ROCHELLE TORRES, NOT ONLY FOR HER SERVICE AS OUR STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVE, BUT ALSO HER INCREDIBLE IMPACT ON OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. ROCHELLE FIRST JOINED US AS A JUNIOR AT CHAPARRAL FROM SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL. WE WERE THRILLED TO HAVE HER RETURN TO US AND COMPLETE HER EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY THIS YEAR. AS ONE OF OUR PROUD BULLDOG SENIORS, ROCHELLE HAS GROWN TREMENDOUSLY AS A STUDENT LEADER AT OUR SCHOOL, MAKING SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR CAMPUS. SHE HAS SERVED WITH DISTINCTION ON THE SCHOOL BOARD, REPRESENTING HER PEERS WITH THOUGHTFULNESS, MATURITY, AND A DEEP SENSE OF PURPOSE. ROCHELLE HAS ELEVATED STUDENTS VOICES AT CHAPARRAL VISTA, DEMONSTRATING HER COMMITMENT TO EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING SHE DOES WITH PRIDE AND PASSION. ROCHELLE WILL ATTEND MOUNT SAC NEXT YEAR AFTER GRADUATION. WORKING DILIGENTLY TO COMPLETE HER ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE WITH PLANS TO TRANSFER AND MAJOR IN INTERIOR DESIGN. HER DRIVE TO EXPLORE AND UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND HER FOR US IS TRULY INSPIRING. SHE ALSO HAS RECEIVED THE DELTA KAPPA GAMMA MU CHAPTER CITIZEN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD THIS YEAR. SHE IS A DEDICATED MEMBER OF OUR RENAISSANCE PROGRAM. WHAT SETS ROCHELLE APART EVEN MORE IS THE HEART THAT SHE HAS. WHEN ASKED WHAT ADVICE SHE WOULD GIVE TO NEW STUDENTS AT CHAPARRAL VISTA, SHE SAID. TRUST AND TAKE ADVICE FROM THE TEACHERS. DON'T FALL BEHIND. DO EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE TASKED TO DO. THAT KIND OF WISDOM REFLECTS HER JOURNEY, STRENGTH AND DETERMINATION. SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE STAFF AND MYSELF, ROCHELLE, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE ENJOYED WATCHING YOU GROW AND WE ARE WITH YOU AND WE ARE PROUD OF YOU. WE WILL FOREVER. YOU WILL FOREVER BE A PART OF THE CHAPARRAL VISTA FAMILY. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, ROCHELLE, FOR DEMONSTRATING OUTSTANDING, OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AT CHAPARRAL VISTA HIGH SCHOOL. [00:20:04] YOU INSPIRE US AND YOUR LEGACY WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THERE YOU GO. AND NEXT UP, PRINCIPAL OMAR MAYEN. JACOB. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THERE ARE SPECIFIC WORDS THAT KEPT COMING UP WHEN I TALKED TO THE STAFF HERE ABOUT AT SAN DIMAS ABOUT JACOB. IT WASN'T JUST BUSY THOUGH. HIS SCHEDULE IS CONSTANTLY PACKED. IT WASN'T JUST VOCAL. EVEN THOUGH HE'S OFTEN THE HEARTBEAT OF OUR STUDENT SECTION, THE WORDS THAT HIS TEACHERS KEPT COMING BACK TO, THE ONES THAT TRULY DEFINE WHO HE IS, WERE GENUINE AND DRIVEN TO UNDERSTAND JACOB'S IMPACT ON SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW THE DRIVE HAS MANIFESTED OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. JACOB HASN'T JUST ATTENDED DHS. HE HAS BEEN ONE OF ITS PRIMARY ARCHITECTS, EMBODYING OUR MOTTO TO EXCEL THROUGH CONTINUOUS GROWTH. HE STEPPED ONTO THIS CAMPUS AS A FRESHMAN AND IMMEDIATELY LOCKED IN, SERVING AS CLASS PRESIDENT FOR 2 YEARS BEFORE LEVELING UP TO ASB EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND FINALLY OUR ASB EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT. BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR JACOB, YOU WON'T JUST FIND HIM IN A LEADERSHIP MEETING. YOU'LL YOU'LL FIND HIM ON THE VOLLEYBALL COURT WHERE HE'S BEEN A VARSITY CAPTAIN FOR ALL FOUR YEARS. THE LITERAL DEFINITION OF A DAY ONE LEADER. YOU'LL FIND HIM IN THE LIBRARY OR MEDIA CENTER BEING AN ABSOLUTE ACADEMIC WEAPON WHILE GRINDING THROUGH A GANTLET OF AP COURSES LIKE PHYSICS STATS AND LIT. MAINTAINING A 4.06 GPA. YOU'LL EVEN FIND HIM OUT IN THE IN THE COMMUNITY, SERVING AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR FOOTHILL YOUTH VOLLEYBALL OR MENTORING OTHERS IN LINK CREW AND BEST BUDDIES IN EVERY ONE OF THESE ROLES. JACOB LIVED OUT OUR THEME OF ONE TEAM, ONE DREAM. HE NEVER MADE IT ABOUT HIS OWN SPOTLIGHT. HE MADE IT ABOUT PULLING EVERYONE ELSE UP WITH HIM. WHEN I ASKED JACOB WHAT HAS MADE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL SUCH A MEMORABLE PLACE FOR HIM, HE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE TITLES OR THE WINS. HE TALKED ABOUT THE CULTURE OF OUR SMALL CAMPUS. HE SHARED THAT FOR HIM, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT THE TEACHERS. HE FEELS THAT AT SAN DIMAS, IT'S ABOUT MORE THAN JUST THE CURRICULUM. IT'S ABOUT THOSE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS THAT FORM WHEN MENTORS ACTUALLY TAKE THE TIME TO KNOW YOU. HE'S THE FIRST TO TELL YOU THAT, MISS RUIZ SPECIFICALLY HAD THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON HIS JOURNEY DURING THIS MOST DIFFICULT AND DOUBTFUL TIMES. SHE WAS THE ONE WHO LIFTED HIM UP AND PUSHED HIM TO KEEP GROWING. SHE SHOWED HIM THE GREAT THAT GREAT LEADERSHIP ISN'T JUST ABOUT BEING IN CHARGE, IT'S ABOUT LISTENING, COMFORTING AND CARING FOR THE TEAM. WHEN ASKED ABOUT HIS MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT, JACOB SAID IT WASN'T ONE SINGLE EVENT, BUT RATHER THE CULMINATION THE ENTIRE 4 YEAR JOURNEY OF GETTING TO BE THE FACE AND THE VOICE OF THIS STUDENT BODY. IT'S A HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY, BUT JACOB CARRIED IT WITH A LEVEL OF CALM THAT HE NOW PASSES ON AS ADVICE TO HIS SUCCESSOR. STAY CALM AND ENJOY IT, BECAUSE IF YOU GET CAUGHT, IF YOU GET CAUGHT UP IN THE CHAOS, YOU FORGET WHY YOU LOVE TO LEAD. AS JACOB PREPARES TO HEAD TO JUNIATA COLLEGE. HIS VISION FOR THE FUTURE IS JUST AS FOCUSED. HE'S HEADING TO THE EAST COAST TO BUILD A LIFE CENTERED ON FAMILY AND FAITH. LOOKING TO DOMINATE THE REAL ESTATE MARKET WHILE COACHING VOLLEYBALL ON THE SIDE. JACOB, YOU HAVE BEEN MORE THAN A REPRESENTATIVE. YOU'VE BEEN THE STANDARD FOR WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SAINT. YOU STAY GENUINE, YOU STAY DRIVEN AND YOU REMIND. YOU REMINDED US ALL THAT WHEN WE WORK AS ONE TEAM WITH ONE DREAM, THERE IS NO LIMIT TO HOW MUCH WE CAN EXCEL. SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL IS BETTER BECAUSE YOU WERE HERE. CONGRATULATIONS, JACOB. [APPLAUSE] [00:25:21] RECOGNITION OF THE 2026 BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT MATH FIELD DAY WINNERS. [APPLAUSE] YES, SO BEING A UNIFIED 16TH ANNUAL MATH FIELD DAY WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 27TH. IT WAS AN EXCITING EVENT WITH A CROP OF BUDDING MATHEMATICIANS COMPETING FOR TOP HONORS. WITH US TONIGHT, EDITOR SERVICES COORDINATOR DEB BROWNLEE AND SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION JAMIE ABU TO HELP RECOGNIZE OUR WINNERS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BAHMANOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SUPERINTENDENT WIEN. CABINET STAFF. FAMILY. GUESTS. PRACTICALLY THE WHOLE ROOM. THIS IS A SPECIAL EVENT WHERE OUR. WE TAKE THE. ALL 8 ELEMENTARIES SEND 8 THEIR TOP 4TH GRADERS AND 5TH GRADERS AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, THEIR 6TH, 7NTH AND 8TH GRADERS. AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO HAVE A WINNER. AND THOSE WINNERS MOVED ON TO L.A. COUNTY. AND THAT EVENT HAPPENED ON APRIL 18TH. AND I'M PROUD TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOMETHING THAT STOOD OUT ABOUT BONITA UNIFIED, NOT ONLY FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, BUT ALSO FOR THE KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY SHOWN THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. A SPECIAL THANK YOU NEEDS TO GO OUT TO OUR PARENTS, LED BY ANDREA GONZALEZ, WHO PROVIDED FOOD DRINKS NOT JUST FOR OUR STUDENTS, BUT THEY WERE PASSING IT OUT TO ALL THE OTHER KIDS AND FAMILIES WHERE THIS EVENT HAD BEEN THEIR FIRST TIME, AND THEY DIDN'T REALIZE THEY NEEDED TO BRING THAT STUFF. AND OUR PARENTS WERE SO GENEROUS, THEY WERE JUST PASSING FOOD AND DRINKS OUT. SO THANK YOU TO OUR PARENTS FOR THAT. [APPLAUSE] NOW LET'S GET TO THE RESULTS. LA COUNTY FOUND OUR 4TH AND 5TH GRADE TEAMS EACH EARNED 2ND PLACE IN PROBLEM SOLVING AND OUR 6TH AND 7TH GRADE TEAMS EARNED 1ST PLACE IN CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING. SO ONCE AGAIN, OUR TINY LITTLE BONITA REALLY SHOWED UP. I WOULD LIKE TO NOW BRING UP THE COACH FOR 4TH GRADE, SUSAN CHUNG FROM SCHULTE ELEMENTARY. [APPLAUSE] MAY I PLEASE HAVE ARKA NERVATLA COME UP?[APPLAUSE] PAXTON TRAN. [APPLAUSE] OLIVIA SUE.[APPLAUSE] AND ETHAN YAMATE. [APPLAUSE] CAN I JUST SAY THAT THESE 4 WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD, AND THEY HAD THE OPTION TO PRACTICE DURING THEIR LUNCH RECESSES, AND THEY GAVE UP PROBABLY 45 OF THEIR LUNCH RECESSES TO PRACTICE. WOW. WELL DONE. [APPLAUSE] I'D LIKE TO WELCOME UP NEXT 5TH GRADE FROM EKSTRAND ELEMENTARY, TAYLOR GREEN. [APPLAUSE] GOOD EVENING. WE WILL START WITH WILLIAM BAHMANOU. [APPLAUSE] PRESLEY CARRILLO. [APPLAUSE] MAX DURIAN.[APPLAUSE] AND JAMES WANG. [APPLAUSE] ALSO, I WANTED TO SAY MY KIDDOS AS WELL. [00:30:06] THEY GAVE UP THEIR LUNCH RECESS. TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS. THEY EVEN ASKED ME IF WE COULD PRACTICE EVERY SINGLE DAY. WHICH WE DID NOT DO. BUT STILL, THEY GAVE UP TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS AND I'M SUPER PROUD OF ALL FOUR OF YOU. SOME OF MY KIDS EVEN TOOK 1ST PLACE LAST YEAR AS WELL. SO THIS IS THEIR 2ND TIME GOING TO LA COUNTY. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. OUR 6TH GRADE TEAM FROM LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL. DOMINIQUE BERNAL. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE FIRST IS ALEX YANG. [APPLAUSE] SKYLAR SIA. [APPLAUSE] IRESH OSWAL.[APPLAUSE] TRISTAN GONZALEZ. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR 7TH GRADE TEAM FROM RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL, RICHARD YOUNG. [APPLAUSE] OKAY. LET'S GET [INAUDIBLE]. NEXT WE GOT LEO WANG. [APPLAUSE] GIOVANNI BONITA.[APPLAUSE] AND JOSIAH LEE. [APPLAUSE] OKAY. AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, OUR 8TH GRADE TEAM FROM LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, DOMINIQUE BURNELL. [APPLAUSE] ALEX WOO. [APPLAUSE] SUHAS PITTALA. [APPLAUSE] ELLEN GONZALEZ. [APPLAUSE] STEVEN LEE. [APPLAUSE] ARE THEY DOING A GROUP PICTURE? OKAY, SO. SO GUYS, IF SINCE IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE NOT DOING A GROUP PICTURE UNLESS YOU REALLY WANT TO, YOU GUYS ARE FREE TO GO, BUT CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] YEAH. AND WHILE THEY'RE LEAVING, JUST TO SAY I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THE SAME FACES EVERY YEAR. [00:35:19] SPELLING BEE MATTHEW KAPLAN 2 YEARS IN A ROW. AT LEAST. THEY TALKED AND MOST WERE READ TO. THIS SEEMS LIKE AN AMAZING TRANSITION BECAUSE WE JUST WENT FROM HEARING ABOUT HOW ALL THESE KIDS HAD AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS, LEARNED AMAZING THINGS. AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE HONORING THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED TEACH THEM TO BE SO AMAZING. SO NEXT WE HAVE THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BAHMANOU, BOARD OF EDUCATION. SUPERINTENDENT WIEN EXECUTIVE CABINET MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE. TONIGHT, WE ARE HONORING OUR 25-26 EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. TONIGHT, I WILL SHARE SOME OF THE ACCOLADES AND ATTRIBUTES FROM THEIR PRINCIPALS WHO HAVE KNOWN AND WORKED BESIDE THEM. FIRST IS CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, PERRY BIRCHLER. PLEASE JOIN ME HERE AT THE PODIUM. [APPLAUSE] AND IF WE CAN HAVE PRINCIPAL JAMIE ELLIS AS WELL. [APPLAUSE] THEY SAY LEGENDS AREN'T BORN. THEY ARE BUILT THROUGH DILIGENCE AND CARE. SINCE 1990, RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS SEEN HUNDREDS OF STAFF MEMBERS COME AND GO. BUT FOR 36 YEARS, ONE REMARKABLE PRESENCE HAS DEFINED OUR SPIRIT. PERRY IS A VISIONARY WHO TRANSFORMED A P.E. DEPARTMENT INTO A POWERHOUSE. INTRODUCING A HIGH ROPES COURSE AND A STATE OF THE ART FITNESS LAB. BUT HER MOST PROFOUND CONTRIBUTION IS HER WORK IN ADAPTIVE P.E.. PERRY CREATED A GOLD STANDARD FOR RADICAL INCLUSION, INTEGRATING STUDENTS WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES SO SEAMLESSLY THAT CAL POLY POMONA REGULARLY SENDS TEACHER CANDIDATES TO OBSERVE HER BRILLIANCE. PERRY, YOU HAVE TAUGHT US THAT PHYSICAL EDUCATION IS ABOUT BUILDING CHARACTER, CONFIDENCE, AND COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE SERVICE. CONGRATULATIONS, PERRY ON BEING SELECTED AS BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.[APPLAUSE] LET'S GIVE HER ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.[APPLAUSE] NEXT IS THE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, KRISTY RYLIE. PLEASE JOIN ME HERE AT THE PODIUM ALONG WITH. [APPLAUSE] ALONG WITH PRINCIPAL OMAR MAYEN FROM SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL. AND IF EDNA MCKINNON IS IN THE AUDIENCE, IF SHE CAN JOIN US AS WELL. IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO CELEBRATE. KRISTY RYLIE, OUR SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL AND DISTRICT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR. SINCE JOINING BISD IN 2012, KRISTY HAS RISEN FROM A PART TIME WORKER TO CAFETERIA MANAGER. WHILE SHE INITIALLY FEARED THE HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION, SHE QUICKLY BECAME A CORNERSTONE OF SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL CULTURE. KRISTI PROVIDES FAR MORE THAN NUTRITION. SHE PROVIDES A SENSE OF BELONGING. IN FACT, HER NOMINATION WAS CHAMPIONED BY THE STUDENT BODY, ITSELF A RARE FEAT FOR A GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOLERS TO AGREE ON ANYTHING SO UNANIMOUSLY. KRISTI ENSURES EVERY STUDENT FEELS SEEN REMEMBERING THEIR NAMES AND THEIR FAVORITE MEALS. SHE RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED A NEW FOOD CART TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS MORE EFFICIENTLY IN THE FACE OF SCHEDULED DISRUPTIONS. KRISTI IS THE ULTIMATE PARTNER TO ADMINISTRATION, PIVOTING CALMLY TO ENSURE NO STUDENT GOES HUNGRY. KRISTI SAYS SHE SHOWS SHE SHOWS LOVE BY FEEDING PEOPLE. KRISTI, YOU FEED OUR STUDENTS BODIES AND THEIR SOULS. WE ARE SO PROUD TO HONOR YOUR UNWAVERING PROFESSIONALISM AND HEART. CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING SELECTED AS THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.[APPLAUSE] [00:40:14] LET'S GIVE HER ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. AND NOW, MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, JOY LINDSAY, PLEASE JOIN ME HERE AT THE PODIUM, ALONG WITH YOUR PRINCIPAL, PRINCIPAL KENNY RITCHIE FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS AN HONOR TO PRESENT JOY LINDSAY AS THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR. THOUGH JOY AVOIDS THE SPOTLIGHT, HER 30 YEAR LEGACY AT BONITA UNIFIED, INCLUDING 26 YEARS AT BONITA HIGH, SPEAKS FOR ITSELF FROM HER ROOTS AS A MATH TEACHER AND ASB DIRECTOR TO HER LAST 9 YEARS AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. JOY IS THE BACKBONE OF HER CAMPUS. HER DEDICATION IS VISIBLE IN THE 7 A.M. ARRIVALS AND THE LATE NIGHTS SPENT SUPPORTING OUR ATHLETES. DESPITE HER BUSY SCHEDULE, SHE STILL CARVES OUT TIME EACH WEEK TO PERSONALLY TUTOR STUDENTS STRUGGLING IN MATH. HER COLLEAGUES DESCRIBE HER AS DEDICATED, COMPASSIONATE AND CONSISTENT. BUT PERHAPS THE MOST FITTING DESCRIPTION IS HER OWN NAME, JOY. SHE IS A CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL WHO MEETS EVERY CHALLENGE WITH EMPATHY AND AN HONEST HEART. JOY. YOUR INFLUENCE ON OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF IS IMMEASURABLE. CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS WELL-DESERVED HONOR AND BEING NAMED THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.[APPLAUSE] CAN ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR MEET LAUREN OUTSIDE FOR A GROUP PHOTO, PLEASE? [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE DISMISSED TO TAKE PHOTOS, THIS WOULD BE A GREAT TIME. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO. YOU DO AN AMAZING JOB. NEXT GIRL. RIGHT THIS WAY. OH, PERFECT. [14. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS] REQUEST TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES. ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED UP TO 3 MINUTES AT THE TIME THE ITEM APPEARS ON THE AGENDA. IN THE CASE OF NON-AGENDA ITEMS, THE 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 MACDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT, AND WE HAVE ONE FROM DAVID OGLE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ACTUALLY A FRIEND OF MINE WHO DONATED, I BELIEVE, A LARGE SUM TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TO OUR TEACHERS. WELCOME, DAVID. THANK YOU. WELL, NOW THAT THE ROOM IS EMPTY, YOU KNOW, I WAS SITTING BACK THERE ADDING STUFF TO WHAT I HAD TO SAY BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, OH, I'M GOING TO THANK THIS, YOU KNOW, CONGRATULATE THE STUDENTS. THEY'RE GONE. CONGRATULATE THE PARENTS. THEY'RE GONE. WELL, REMEMBER, WE'RE ON VIDEO. OH WE ARE. YES. SORRY. ANYWAYS I'M SORRY. YOU CAN HEAR ME. I DON'T HAVE TO ADJUST. SO ANYWAYS. PRESIDENT BAHMANOU MY BROTHER. GOOD TO SEE YOU. BOARD. MEMBERS. WINNING STUDENTS. STAFF AND FAMILIES. MY NAME IS DAVID OGLE AND I'M THE TRUSTEE OF THE SONDHEIM FAMILY TRUST. EARL SONDHEIM WORKED FOR NORTHROP AND ON THE B-1 LANCER BOMBER PROGRAM. HE WAS COMMUNITY MINDED, A LANDOWNER PROVIDING RENTAL HOUSING AND SAN DIMAS. AN AVID OCEAN SPORTS FISHERMAN AND HUNTER. ALANA WAS A LONG TIME SUBSTITUTE TEACHER FOR THE LA UNIFIED [00:45:09] SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WAS AN AVID READER, AND YOU WOULD FIND HER, IF NOT AT HOME, THEN AT THE LIBRARY. THEY MET IN COLLEGE AND WERE MARRIED FOR 44 YEARS AND TRAVELED THE WORLD TOGETHER. THEIR DESIRE TO BOTH LEARN AND EDUCATE THEMSELVES CONTINUALLY IN THEIR LIFETIME WAS PREDOMINANT IN THEIR LIVES. THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY CHILDREN YET BY THE GIFT OF THE SONDHEIM TRUST, THE CHILDREN OF THEIR COMMUNITY WERE. THERE WERE IN THEIR HEARTS. EARLE AND ALANA WERE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE FREEMASONS, A BROTHERHOOD OVER 300 YEARS OLD, THE CALIFORNIA FREEMASONS HAVE A HISTORIC, ONGOING COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, VIEWING IT AS ESSENTIAL TO THRIVING DEMOCRACY. THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA MASONIC FOUNDATION AND THE SAN DIMAS MASONIC LODGE. WE CHAMPION PUBLIC SCHOOLS VIA EARLY LITERARY PROGRAMS, SUCH AS RAISING A READER, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ANNUAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, AND BY CELEBRATING PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVERY MONTH IN APRIL TO BOOST COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR LOCAL TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO ADDRESS YOU TONIGHT TO SHARE WITH YOU WHO THE SONDHEIMS WERE AND SHARE THEIR DREAM FOR BOOKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR THE CHILDREN OF THEIR COMMUNITY. AS TRUSTEE OF THEIR ESTATE. SORRY. YOU'RE GOOD. THEY WERE VERY CLOSE AS TRUSTEE OF THEIR ESTATE. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT ANOTHER CHECK FOR $65,000 TO BRING THE GRAND TOTAL OF OVER $595,000 TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS WE SAID LAST MONTH, VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS. OUR TEACHERS ARE VERY PLEASED WITH THE CHANCE TO BUY SOME SUPPLIES FOR THEIR CLASSROOMS. SO THANKS TO THE ESTATE, AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE AS A COMMUNITY TO HAVE STAKEHOLDERS WHO REALLY CARE ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO THANK YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT. CONSENT AGENDA MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE OR SUFFICIENTLY SUPPORTED BY PRIOR ACCOMPANYING [15. CONSENT AGENDA] REFERENCE MATERIAL AND INFORMATION AS TO NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION. IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD SO REQUESTS AN ITEM SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THIS SECTION AND PLACED IN THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS. FOLLOWING THE APPEAL, 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. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. AND WIEN SUPERINTENDENT. OH THAT'S THEIR DISCUSSION. [16. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA] ACTION AGENDA. BUSINESS SERVICES ADOPT RESOLUTION 2026-41 APPROVING ASCIP'S SELF-INSURED RETENTION ASSUMPTION. ASSUMPTION SIRA AGREEMENT REGARDING THE DISTRICT'S 1979 TO 2021 WORKER COMPENSATION. SELF-INSURANCE. RETENTION. LIABILITY. WHEW. THAT WAS A LOT TO SAY. SONYA. YOU'RE UP. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WITH THE DISSOLUTION OF OUR PREVIOUS WORKER'S COMP JPA BACK IN 2022 WE AS A DISTRICT MOVED TO ASCIP FOR OUR WORKER'S COMP INSURANCE COVERAGE. BUT THAT WAS EFFECTIVE AS OF JULY 1ST OF 2022. ANY CLAIMS THAT HAD EITHER BEEN ALREADY PREVIOUSLY FILED ARE CONSIDERED TAIL CLAIMS AND NOT UNDER GRACE GIBBS COVERAGE. SO ESSENTIALLY, THE DISTRICT WAS SELF-FUNDED FOR THOSE CLAIMS. SO WE SET ASIDE SOME AS A FUND TO COVER THE COSTS OF EITHER WORKING THROUGH THE CLAIMS. THESE CLAIMS DATED ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1979, WHICH SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY. AND BUT THEY STILL INCURRED A LOT OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEES AND TIME. [00:50:05] SO AS THE YEARS PASS BY, WE, WE WORKED WITH ASCIP TO COME UP WITH WHAT'S CALLED TRANSFERRING OF THE LIABILITY. SO WITH THIS RESOLUTION, WE ARE NOW ABLE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH ASCIP, WITH PAYING A PREMIUM FOR THESE CLAIMS, BUT THEY WILL NOW HOLD ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY AND THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF ADMINISTERING AND SETTLING THESE CLAIMS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. SO FOR A SMALL FEE, THEY TAKE ALL OF OUR LIABILITY. CORRECT. WONDERFUL. CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. SUPERINTENDENT. ADOPT RESOLUTION 2026-35 TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO ADVISE THE LOS ANGELES REGISTER RECORDER. COUNTY CLERK ON CANDIDATE STATEMENTS FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTIONS. SO, YEAH, THIS IS STEP NUMBER 2 IN THE PROCESS. LAST MONTH WE PASSED A RESOLUTION PUTTING BONITA UNIFIED ON THE LIST FOR ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER OF 2026. THIS RESOLUTION DEALS WITH CANDIDATE STATEMENTS. SPECIFICALLY, THE BOARD NEEDS TO DECIDE WORD LIMITATIONS OF THE STATEMENTS AND THE METHOD OF PAYMENT. HISTORICALLY, WE'VE ADOPTED THE MAX LIMITATION TO BE 400 WORDS AND THAT THE CANDIDATES WILL PAY AT THE TIME OF FILING. ANY DISCUSSION. I MOVE, WE DO THAT. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. CAN YOU CLARIFY WHO GAVE THAT MOTION? I APOLOGIZE. GREG. GREG. GREG. AND THEN SECOND. THANK YOU. RECEIVE FIRST READING OF BOARD POLICIES. SO YEAH, SEVERAL POLICIES TO GO THROUGH TONIGHT. REVISIONS REFLECT CHANGES IN LAW THAT REQUIRE SOME MODIFICATIONS IN OUR BOARD POLICIES. STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION. STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE 48900A248915A1-A AND 48915. (A 1-B). FOR STUDENT NUMBER 2540 10126 RECOMMENDATION THAT STUDENT NUMBER 2540 10126 BE EXPELLED FOR 1 CALENDAR YEAR FROM THE MAY 6TH, 2026 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING. UPON BOARD APPROVAL OF THE SCIENCE STIPULATION EXPULSION AGREEMENT, WHICH WAS PLACEMENT IN A PROGRAM OUTSIDE THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. UNANIMOUSLY. STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE 48900 A2 AND 48915 A1-A FOR STUDENT NUMBER 140803130. RECOMMENDATION THAT STUDENT NUMBER 40803130 BE EXPELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR AND THE FIRST SEMESTER OF THE 2026 27 WITH PLACEMENT AND PROGRAM OUTSIDE THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. UNANIMOUSLY. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT. [17. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT] AND WE'LL START WITH CHRIS ANN. GOOD EVENING. THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY NICE MONTH. BECAUSE WE HAVE IT'S KIND OF THE AWARD MONTH AND IT WILL CONTINUE. SO WE HAD OUR RECOGNIZE ALL OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR, WHICH WAS FANTASTIC. AT THE BCA AND THE VERY NEXT NIGHT GOSH, IT MUST HAVE BEEN A HUNDRED CHILDREN IN OUR PERSEVERANCE AWARDS. AND THAT IS REALLY INCREDIBLE TO RECOGNIZE THOSE STUDENTS THAT HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND IN VERY HARD CIRCUMSTANCES TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR SCHOOLS. SO I REALLY, REALLY ENJOYED THAT. AND I'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND MOCK INTERVIEWS. SO I WAS THE INTERVIEWEE TO THE AUTOMOTIVE AND WELDING PROGRAMS THAT ARE OUT AT FAIRPLEX FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING INTO TRADES AND THOSE FROM POMONA, POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL. THAT WAS AN ENJOYABLE EVENING. MET SOME REALLY INCREDIBLE GRADUATING SENIORS WITH A LOT OF SKILLS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE THEM IN BOTH AUTOMOTIVE AND WELDING AREAS. SO REALLY ENJOYED THAT. I'D ALSO WANTED TO SAY I BELONG TO SOROPTIMIST OF SAN DIMAS LA VERNE AND SERVE AS THEIR SECRETARY. WE DO A LOT OF WORK WITH THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. [00:55:01] FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE CLOTHING IN A, FOR FOR SCHOOL BACKPACKS, THAT SORT OF THING TO 100 CHILDREN EACH YEAR AND ALSO TO DO CAREER EDUCATION FOR ABOUT 16 GIRLS EACH YEAR. BUT ALSO THIS YEAR, WE'VE HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS. WE'VE RECOGNIZED STUDENTS IN CHAPARRAL IN THE PAST, BUT THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZING, I THINK IT'S 7 OR 9 STUDENTS IN WITH TRADE SCHOLARSHIPS FROM CHAPARRAL. AND WE'RE ALSO GIVING CITIZEN KIND OF CITIZENSHIP SERVICE SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING SENIORS ONE FROM AT LEAST ONE FROM EACH ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS IN CHAPARRAL AS WELL. SO ALL 3 OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND KIND OF IN RECOGNITION OF ALL THE WORK THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING WE WERE VERY PLEASED TO FIND OUT THAT OUR SENATOR, SUSAN RUBIO, HAS NAMED THE SOROPTIMIST OF SAN DIMAS LA VERNE AS THE NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR FOR OUR AREA. AND OUR LOCAL GROUP WILL BE RECOGNIZED UP IN SACRAMENTO IN ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF. AND THAT WAS JUST, JUST NICE THAT WE HAVE SUCH A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH BONITA UNIFIED, AND WE'VE JUST HAD 2 RETIRED TEACHERS JOIN OUR GROUP, AND IT'S JUST A REALLY NICE COMMUNITY THAT'S HERE TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT. LIKE DAVID WAS TALKING WHEN HE PRESENTED THANKS AGAIN. I KNOW I TALKED ABOUT A LOT LAST TIME TO EARL SONDHEIM FOR DONATING CLOSE TO 600,000 FROM WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE GOING STRICTLY TO TEACHERS, CLASSROOMS AND SUPPLIES. SO THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME OF HIM. BREAK'S COMING UP NOT FAST ENOUGH. AND I'M SORRY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TO WORK DURING THE SUMMER. BUT IT'S KIND OF COOL TO SEE GRADUATIONS COMING UP. WE GET TO CELEBRATE OUR STUDENTS. I SEE POSTINGS OF THEIR COLLEGE T SHIRTS OR WHERE THEY'RE GOING FOR TRADE SCHOOLS OR THE MILITARY. SO EXCITED TO SEE THAT. WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THE MAGIC THAT HAPPENS IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT NONE OF THAT MAGIC HAPPENS UNLESS OUR STAFF LAYS IT OUT. MAY BRINGS US CELEBRATIONS FOR TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIES, BUT ALSO FOR OUR NURSES AND OUR LUNCH HEROES. SO THANKS TO ALL THE TEACHERS AND CERTIFIED STAFF OUT THERE. ALL THE SUCCESS YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENTS CLEAN HALLWAYS, SAFE BUS RIDES TO ORGANIZED OFFICE, IT TAKES A WHOLE TEAM. I SEE THE BOND COMMITTEE IS MAKING A BIG PUSH TO HELP SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOLS. BALLOTS ARE READY IN YOUR MAILBOX. AND AFTER WATCHING THAT DEBATE LAST NIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHO ANYONE WANTS TO PICK FOR GOVERNOR, BUT, YOU KNOW, I HOPE YOU CONSIDER YES ON A TO HELP WITH THOSE HOT CLASSROOMS AND THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS. YEAH. GREAT. HAPPY TEACHERS APPRECIATION WEEK. WHAT A FUN MEETING CELEBRATING SO MANY INCREDIBLE THINGS HAPPENING ACROSS OUR 13 SITES. IT'S THIS LIKE END OF THE YEAR STRETCH THAT'S JUST LIKE EXCITING VIBES, NERVE VIBES. THERE'S STATE TESTING, THERE'S FINALS COMING UP, THERE'S DECISIONS ABOUT COLLEGE AND ANTICIPATION FOR THE SUMMER AND THE ENERGY IS IT'S JUST GREAT. AND I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO MAKE SURE TO CELEBRATE ALL THE STUDENTS HARD WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE TEACHERS, THE STAFF, THE ADMINISTRATORS THAT SUPPORT THAT HARD WORK. AND THEN CERTAINLY TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE, LIKE WHAT IS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THAT, RIGHT? LIKE, AS GREG SAYS, THERE IS A MEASURE ON THE BALLOT THAT IS GOING TO SUPPORT FACILITY NEEDS. AND WE CLAP FOR THE WAYS THAT OUR STUDENTS THRIVE. AND WE KNOW THAT THEY THRIVE WHEN THEY'RE IN FACILITIES AND AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS THEIR ABILITY TO THRIVE. WE HEAR REGULARLY FROM OUR STUDENT REPS ABOUT THE EXCITING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON THEIR CAMPUSES. AND, AND WOULD OUR ARTS PROGRAMS GO WIN FESTIVALS IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF AN INCREDIBLE BONITA CENTER OF THE ARTS? WOULD OUR CITY, WOULD OUR TEAMS GO AND WIN CIF IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE FACILITIES THAT SUPPORT THEIR ABILITY TO THRIVE? WOULD WE BE CREATING KIDS, CULTIVATING A COMMUNITY OF SUCCESS. IF WE AS A COMMUNITY DIDN'T MARK THAT, WE WANT TO SUPPORT THAT SUCCESS. THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATION HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITIES RIGHT NOW ABOUT BONITA UNIFIED. AND I LOVE IT. I THINK CONVERSATION, COMMUNICATION, DIALOG, AND EVEN DEBATE IS NECESSARY. IT IS HEALTHY AND IT IS NEEDED FOR A DEMOCRACY TO THRIVE. BUT IN LIGHT OF THINGS THAT I HAVE HEARD AND I HAVE READ, I DID WANT TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO INDULGE ME. THE FORMER DEBATER IN ME WANTED TO MAKE THIS PART OF MY COMMENTS MUCH LONGER, BUT I WILL NOT. BUT PUBLIC EDUCATION IS A PUBLIC GOOD, RIGHT? PUBLIC EDUCATION SUPPORTS OUR COMMUNITIES. AND INFORMED AND EDUCATED YOUTH BECOME AN INFORMED AND AN EDUCATED [01:00:04] CONSTITUENTS, WHICH MAKES OUR COMMUNITIES THRIVE. IF THOSE STUDENTS ARE COMING FROM WITHIN LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS, THEY DESERVE TO THRIVE. IF THOSE STUDENTS ARE COMING FROM NEIGHBORING CITIES, THEY DESERVE TO THRIVE. AND STUDENTS COMING FROM OTHER CITIES, FAMILIES ARE ALSO PAYING TAX LIABILITIES THAT IF YOU GO BACK TO WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BOND MEASURE, NEIGHBORING CITIES ARE PAYING MORE THAN US, RIGHT? SO SO EVERYBODY PAYS THEIR FAIR SHARE FOR PUBLIC GOODS. THAT'S HOW IT WORKS. WE ALL WISH THAT IT WAS CHEAPER. THAT'S MY SECOND THING. EVERY TIME I CHECK OUT AT COSTCO I WISH THAT IT WAS CHEAPER. RIGHT? MY KID IS LAUGHING BECAUSE SHE LOVES HER SNACKS. BUT I ALWAYS WISH THAT IT'S CHEAPER WHEN I CHECK OUT AT THE GROCERY STORE, BUT I DECIDE AS, AS THE BUDGETER OF MY HOUSEHOLD, WHAT AM I GOING TO CHOOSE TO FUEL MY FAMILY WITH? AM I GOING TO CHOOSE TO FUEL MY FAMILY WITH HIGH QUALITY INGREDIENTS, WITH THINGS THAT WILL HELP THEM THRIVE? OR AM I GOING TO SKIMP? AM I GOING TO SAY NO? AM I GOING TO MARK NO? AND ARE THEY GOING TO BE LESS LIKELY TO THRIVE? LASTLY, THE COMMUNITY DESERVES CLARITY AND TRANSPARENCY AND TRANSPARENCY. THE, THE BEST TIME TO GET INVOLVED AND INFORMED IS YEARS AGO. THE SECOND BEST TIME IS NOW. SO WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS WHERE WE DISCUSSED THE BALLOT MEASURE AND ASKED QUESTIONS AND SAW THOSE TAX COMPARATIVES AND DISCUSSED, COULD WE EVER SAVE TO FIX THESE AIR CONDITIONING'S AND, AND FIX ASBESTOS AND, AND, AND UPGRADE OUR SCIENCE LABS? WE HAVE HAD THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND THEY'RE RECORDED. AND I'M NOT GOING TO BELABOR THAT POINT. BUT THOSE ARE IN THE OPEN AND I INVITE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GO BACK AND LISTEN TO THOSE CONVERSATIONS. ALSO, LOVELY SONIA COMES AND, AND PRESENTS ON OUR BUDGET REGULARLY AND THAT'S OUT IN THE OPEN. AND I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET THE INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE OUR MONEY GOES, WHERE OUR MONEY DOESN'T GO, AND AND HOW TRANSPARENT WE ARE ABOUT THAT. SO I REALLY WANT TO LEAVE MY COMMENTS TODAY AS WE GO INTO CAMPAIGN SEASON TO SEEK FIRST, TO UNDERSTAND, TO FIND THE FACTS, BECAUSE TRUTH MATTERS AND TO ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT WE ARE NEIGHBORS. THAT'S IT. I AM TRULY HUMBLED AND GRATEFUL FOR THE EXTREMELY GENEROUS GIFT FROM THE EARL AND ALANA SONDHEIM ESTATE TO THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE. TRULY. THANK YOU. EARLIER TONIGHT ON CONSENT BUSINESS 8, 9 AND 10, THE BOARD PASSED RESOLUTIONS TO APPROVE THE RECREATIONAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND ITS COMPANION, THE RECREATIONAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT OR RIM AND RAD. SONYA. I WONDER IF YOU COULD TAKE JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND GIVE US A LINE OR 2 ABOUT WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE, HOW THEY WORK AND HOW IT DIFFERS FROM A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND. YEAH. SO SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE VOTERS PASSED AN ASSESSMENT FOR THE RECREATIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, WHICH MEANS THAT ON THEIR TAX BILL, WE RECEIVE SOME FUNDING FOR OUR GREEN SPACE. SO NOW IT IS ABOUT $800,000 A YEAR, AND IT IS SPENT EXCLUSIVELY ON THE MAINTENANCE OF OUR GREEN SPACE AND OUTDOOR PLAY AREAS, BASKETBALL, TENNIS COURTS. AND IT GOES TO OFFSET THE COSTS. THE COSTS EXCEED WHAT WE RECEIVE, BUT IT DOES HELP TO OFFSET IT. SO NOW HOW THAT COMPARES IS THAT IT WAS A ONE TIME VOTE IN AND WE DON'T HAVE TO. IT GOES ON FOR EVER. NOW, THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT A BOND IS VOTED BY THE SIMILARITIES IS THAT IT'S ALSO VOTED BY THE TAXPAYERS. BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT IS RAISED WITH A BOND. IT IS IN THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, A ONE TIME THING. IT IS A LIMITED TIME PERIOD THAT THEN EXPIRES BECAUSE IT'S PAID BACK. THE, THE BIGGER DIFFERENCE IS WHERE I MENTIONED THE RIM FUNDING. IT GOES MORE TO MAINTENANCE, WHEREAS BOND FUNDS GO TO CONSTRUCTION. AND RIGHT THERE THAT IS THE, THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE. A LOT OF AREAS USE THEM IN CONJUNCTION ONE TO CONSTRUCT THE FACILITIES AND THE OTHER TO MAINTAIN. SO THAT IS THE, THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE OTHER THAN THE, THE MAGNITUDE OF THE FUNDING. AND COULD YOU REMIND US WHAT THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND. [01:05:02] IT'S FOR CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE LABS AND THE LIKE. AIR CONDITIONING, NEW AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, PLUMBING, SEWER LINES AND SO ON. HOW ARE THOSE FUNDS MANAGED? THEY'RE PUT ON THE BALLOT. VOTERS VOTE. TAXPAYERS PAY. BUT HOW ARE THEY MANAGED? OVER THE TIME, YOU KNOW THAT THE PROCEEDS ARE BUILT OUT. HOW WERE THEY MANAGED? AND FROM A TAXPAYER'S PERSPECTIVE? WHAT'S THE CHECK AND BALANCE? SO HOW DOES THAT WORK MECHANICALLY? WELL, ONCE WE'RE APPROVED FOR THE, FOR THE AMOUNT OF DOLLARS THAT WE GO OUT FOR BOND, WE ESSENTIALLY DRAW DOWN ON THEM. EVERY TIME WE START A NEW GROUP OF PROJECTS, WE HAVE UP TO THREE YEARS TO FULLY EXPEND THE AMOUNT THAT WE DRAW DOWN. SO ONCE WE DO THAT, ALL OF THE FUNDING THAT WE DO DRAW DOWN FOR THAT CYCLE, LET'S SAY A CYCLE OF FUNDING, IT'S REPORTED SEPARATELY FROM ANY OTHER FUNDING THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY HAVE. IT IS. IT'S HELD IN FUND 21. THE BUILDING FUND. AND IT'S REPORTED LIKE. SIMILAR TO ANY ONE OF OUR OTHER FUNDS, I WOULD REPORT ON IT IN ANY SORT OF END OF THE YEAR REPORT, ANY UNAUDITED ACTUALS. BUT WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT THIS ONE FUND IS THAT WE CONTRACT OUT WITH AN EXTERNAL CPA FIRM TO AUDIT THAT FUND INDEPENDENT OF THE AUDIT THAT'S INCLUDED WITH THE OTHER DISTRICT FUNDS. THERE IS AN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE THAT I WOULD REPORT TO. JUST THE PROCEEDS AND THE EXPENDITURES OF THIS ONE FUND. THEN THAT ONE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WOULD COME TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. WHO MAKES UP THAT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE? VARIOUS POSITIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, BUSINESS PEOPLE, RESIDENTS. IT'S IT'S VARIOUS. SO IT'S, IT REPRESENTS THE COMMUNITIES THAT VOTED THIS BOND IN. SO GETTING BACK TO THE RIM. HOW IS IT ALIKE. HOW IS THE BOND AND THE RIM RAD ALIKE. WELL IT'S THEY'RE BOTH THEY'RE BOTH HELD IN THEIR OWN SEPARATE FUNDS. SO WE ALSO HOLD FUND 49 IS THE FUND. IT HOLDS THE FUNDING FOR RIM RAD. AND THEY'RE BOTH THEY'RE BOTH AUDITED. THEY'RE BOTH ABSOLUTELY AUDITED, BUT THEY'RE AUDITED DIFFERENTLY. THEY ARE. BECAUSE I WOULD SAY THAT THE BOND FUNDS HELD IN FUND 21 ARE AUDITED TWICE BECAUSE THEY ARE AUDITED AS PART OF THE DISTRICT FINANCIAL REPORTING, BUT THEY'RE ALSO AUDITED. AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE REPORTED SEPARATELY THAT GO THROUGH THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. SO AGAIN, JUST FOR CLARITY, THE RIM RAD IS USED FOR WATERING THE LAWN, FOR FIXING THE BASKETBALL COURTS, FOR MOWING THE LAWN. YES. IT PAYS GREEN SPACE IN OUR BASKETBALL COURTS AND SO ON. RIGHT? YES. AND THE BOND IS MADE IS THERE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. IT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, NEW CONSTRUCTION, MODERNIZATION OF OUR CLASSROOMS AND CAN ONLY BE USED. YES. FOR THOSE THINGS. YES. YOU CAN'T USE IT FOR SALARIES OF, LET'S SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, I COULD USE THAT COULD GO TO OFFSET SOME OF THE SALARIES OF OUR GROUNDS MEN WHO GROUNDS MEN OR WOMEN WHO GO OUT AND MAINTAIN OUR GREEN SPACE. BUT I CAN'T DO THAT WITH BOND FUNDS. BOND FUNDS CAN'T DO WHAT? I CAN'T PAY SALARIES, ONGOING SALARIES WITH BOND FUNDS. THAT HAS TO BE STRICTLY. THINK OF IT LIKE A ONE TIME PURCHASE OF CONSTRUCTION OR MODERNIZATION, BUT NOT FOR ONGOING SALARIES. AND AGAIN, JUST FROM A TAXPAYER'S PERSPECTIVE, HOW IS THE BOND PAID FOR? THE BOND IS PAID FOR BY THE TAXES THAT ARE PAID BY EVERY RESIDENT. AND IT GOES EVERY RESIDENT OR EVERY PROPERTY OWNER, EVERY. SORRY. YOU'RE RIGHT. EVERY PROPERTY OWNER IN IN OUR TWO CITIES BOUNDARIES. GOT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AGAIN, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT VERY CLEAR, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ON THE BALLOT AND THE BALLOTS HAVE ALREADY GONE OUT AND THE RIM RAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 20. YES, PROBABLY CLOSE TO 30 YEARS PROBABLY. YEAH. RIGHT. THEY THEY'RE BOTH AROUND RIGHT NOW. AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD OUR STORY STRAIGHT. YEAH. ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT. NEXT YOU KNOW, 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS GREAT NATION. AND COMING UP, WE HAVE SOME GREAT CELEBRATIONS ON FRIDAY, JULY 3RD, JULY 3RD, THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS IS HOSTING THEIR INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION COMBINED WITH THEIR 66 BIRTHDAY, AND THEY'VE ENTITLED IT STARS AND STRIPES AND DRONE LIGHTS, WHERE IN ADDITION, ALL THE SAN DIMAS SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO SUBMIT STUDENT ARTWORK, WHICH WILL BE DISPLAYED GALLERY STYLE DURING THE EVENT [01:10:08] AND WHICH WILL BE JUDGED BY PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS, WHERE THEY'LL BE CASH PRIZES FOR THE AWARD WINNERS, AND THEY WILL BE RECOGNIZED ON STAGE DURING THE CELEBRATION. JUST DOWN THE ROAD HERE AT CIVIC CENTER PARK GREG AND I ATTENDED THE I HOPE TO SEE YOU OUT AT SAN DIMAS. GREG AND I ATTENDED THE LA VERNE ADHOC MEETING WHERE 2 BOARD MEMBERS AND 2 CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS GET TOGETHER PERIODICALLY. WE ATTENDED THE MEETING ON THE 13TH OF APRIL, AND WE DISCUSSED BOTH THE DISTRICTS AND THE CITY'S SHARED BUDGET CHALLENGE, OPERATIONAL BUDGET CHALLENGES HEADING INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS JULY 1ST ALONG WITH PLANS FOR THE CITY OF LA VERNE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION, WHICH IS JULY 4TH, WHERE THEY HAVE THEIR ANNUAL JULY 4TH PARADE. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE VERY NEXT DAY. AND I WANT TO AGAIN PUBLICLY THANK THE CITY OF LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF MEASURE A, WHICH IS ON OUR JUNE 2ND BALLOT. IT WAS REALLY NICE TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL RETIREE AND EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR CELEBRATION FOR BOTH CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, WHICH THEY WERE HERE TONIGHT. FROM EACH SCHOOL SITE. AND TO SEE THE RETIREES WITH THAT SPECIAL SMILE THAT ONLY COMES WITH THE FREEDOM OF RETIREMENT. A BIG THANK YOU TO THE SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, ALONG WITH THE MANY SPONSORS FOR HOSTING THIS YEAR'S TEACHER OF THE YEAR CELEBRATION AT THE BONITA CENTER FOR THE ARTS. AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO STATE SENATOR SUSAN RUBIO, WHO WAS OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER. AND OF COURSE, THE VERY NEXT NIGHT, THE LA VERNE SAN DIMAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION CELEBRATED STUDENTS, UNIQUE STUDENTS WITH THEIR ACTS OF KINDNESS, RECOGNITION, PERSEVERANCE, AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS, ALL FUNDED BY DONATIONS AND COMMUNITY SPONSORS TO THE FOUNDATION. LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR REMAINING SCHOOL OPEN HOUSES LA VERNE DAY AT THE FAIR AND OF COURSE, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS COMING UP IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMOTIONS. AND FINALLY, I STRONGLY URGE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HERE IN THE GALLERY TONIGHT AND THOSE WATCHING AT HOME TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK, ASK GOOD QUESTIONS AND VOTE IN THE UPCOMING MIDTERM ELECTION. AND FOR ALL YOU MOMS OUT THERE, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY AND PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR MOM AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SONIA, JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T. I'M HOPING TO ASK ONE MORE QUESTION. THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT ASSESSED VALUE AND THE BOND. SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED THAT WE HAVE SENIORS WHO HAVE LIVED IN THE COMMUNITY FOR 40 YEARS. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEIR HOME PRICES ARE NOW MUCH LARGER THAN THEY WERE WHEN THEY FIRST BOUGHT THE HOUSE. HOW DOES THE ASSESSED VALUE ON THE BOND WORK? SO THESE THE BOND IS BASED ON YOUR ASSESSED VALUE, WHICH IS NOT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE. IT'S NOT WHAT IT'S CURRENTLY VALUED AT. BUT IF YOU RECENTLY PURCHASED YOUR HOUSE, IT WOULD BE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE IS. BUT LET'S SAY THAT YOU'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE PURCHASED YEARS AGO. IT WOULD BE BASED ON THE ASSESSED VALUE OF EITHER NEAR OR CLOSE TO WHAT YOU PURCHASED IT FOR YEARS AGO, HENCE PROP 13. AND THAT IS PROP. YES. SO I KNOW I BOUGHT MY HOUSE IN 2011, BUT IT WAS, I THINK MY HOUSE ACTUALLY WAS UNDER $100,000 WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. LIKE COLLEGE, EARLY COLLEGE AGE. IF SOMEONE HAS A HOUSE, SAY THEY BOUGHT IN THE 90S, EARLY 2000 FOR $100,000, WHICH WAS KEEP IN MIND, 100, $120,000 WAS A LOT BACK THEN. SO I DON'T MEAN TO DIMINISH THAT ABOUT HOW MUCH WOULD THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS BOND IF THEY BOUGHT THEIR HOUSE FOR, SAY, $120,000? SO IT WOULD IF I WOULD RECOMMEND THEY LOOK ON THEIR CURRENT TAX BILL BECAUSE IT WOULD VARY IF YOU'VE MADE ANY IMPROVEMENTS ON YOUR HOME, ADDED SQUARE FOOTAGE. BUT IF YOU LOOK ON YOUR CURRENT TAX BILL, IT'LL ACTUALLY LIST WHAT YOUR ASSESSED VALUE IS. AND THEN YOU COULD DO THE MATH. BUT IS IT LIKE $50 PER 100,000. FOR EVERY 100 ASSESSED VALUE? YEAH, YEAH. SO IT WOULD BE JUST A LITTLE OVER $59 A YEAR, CORRECT? YES. I THINK WE, WE, THE AVERAGE IN OUR 2 CITIES WOULD BE ABOUT A LITTLE LESS THAN $400 A YEAR. OKAY. YEAH. FOR THE 2 CITIES, THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER WOULD PAY LESS THAN A DOLLAR A DAY EXTRA. WONDERFUL. SO MOVING ON. IN SMALL TOWN POLITICS, YOU KNOW, YOU WE'RE IN A SMALL TOWN. [01:15:03] SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE ARE VERY MUCH CONNECTED. I WOULD ADD GLENDORA AND CLAREMONT TOO, BUT I'M A LITTLE. I PREFER THIS AREA JUST BECAUSE I LIVE HERE AND YOU GET TO KNOW PEOPLE. AND I WANTED TO THANK EMMETT BADER. HE'S A FORMER LAPD INVESTIGATOR. HE'S OUR MAYOR AND HE WAS AT THE LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS CEREMONY. AND, YOU KNOW, USUALLY YOU WOULD EXPECT PEOPLE WHO ARE THE MAYOR TO SHOW UP FOR LIKE GRADUATION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT HE'S SHOWING UP HERE TO MAKE SURE THESE KIDS WHO DESERVE GREAT AWARDS GOT THAT. AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, HIS SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND PERSONALLY, I ALSO APPRECIATE, EVEN THOUGH HE IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT TAX LIABILITIES, THAT HE IS ALSO PUBLICLY SUPPORTING THE BOND. I APPRECIATE HIS WILLINGNESS TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS AND ALL THE THINGS HE DOES. THERE IS A THING ON, I THINK IT'S CALLED A DOWNWARD SPIRAL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I'M GOING TO USE IT FOR POLICE. BUT THE SAME THING CAN BE TRUE FOR EDUCATION, WHERE ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE A REDUCTION IN, SAY, CRIME PREVENTION. WELL, THEN YOU HAVE MORE CRIME AND THEN BUSINESSES LEAVE. NOW YOU HAVE LESS REVENUE TO PAY FOR THE POLICE. SO IN OTHER WORDS, AS WE END UP REDUCING REVENUE, WE END UP HAVING LESS REVENUE TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES WE CARE ABOUT. AND THE SAME IN EDUCATION. IF ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE NOT PERFORMING AS WELL. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE LEAVE THE AREA. PEOPLE WHO ARE AFFLUENT WILL LEAVE THE AREA, AND THEN WE END UP HAVING LESS OF A TAX BASE TO PAY FOR ALL THE THINGS WE WANT. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ALWAYS CONCERNS ME AS A HOMEOWNER, AND I'M TELLING YOU, I HAVE A VESTED INTEREST. I HAVE KIDS IN THE SCHOOLS. I HAVE A HOUSE. THESE ARE MY BIGGEST ASSETS IS HOW ARE WE GOING TO IMPACT THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY? WE DON'T WANT TO SEE A DECLINE. WE WANT TO SEE OUR COMMUNITIES TO ALWAYS REMAIN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. AND ONE OF THE TOP AREAS, WHEN I WAS OKAY, I WAS 18 AND 1994. IT'S BEEN A WHILE LAST CENTURY, AND I DIDN'T GO TO ANY BONITA SCHOOL. I DIDN'T GO TO SAN DIMAS. I LIVED IN ANOTHER AREA AND I WENT TO MOUNT SAC, AND I HAD FRIENDS WHO WENT TO SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE. AND MUCH LIKE THESE STUDENTS WHO COME IN FROM ANOTHER AREA, I REALLY DEVELOPED A FONDNESS FOR THIS AREA. IT'S AN AMAZING AREA. I HAD FRIENDS OVER HERE I'D GO EAT AT, I THINK OFF OF WHEELER. THE SAME DEL TACO THAT WAS THERE IN 1994 IS STILL THERE, SO NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED. I REMEMBER WHEN THE IN AND OUT BY BONITA HIGH SCHOOL WAS OPENED, I WENT THERE. I EVEN REMEMBER WHEN THEY PUT A CAPSTONE THERE. KEEP IN MIND I DIDN'T LIVE HERE. BUT AS WE BRING IN KIDS, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT THESE KIDS WHO ARE ON TRANSFERS ARE NOT OUR STUDENTS. AND MY ARGUMENT IS THERE ARE FUTURE HOMEOWNERS LIKE MYSELF. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO COME TO THE AREA, THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE FRIENDS. THEY'RE GOING TO EAT THE FOOD WE EAT. THEY'RE GOING TO GET THE VALUES WE HAVE, AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO END UP BEING FUTURE HOMEOWNERS. SO, YOU KNOW, ANYTIME WE HAVE KIDS OR FAMILIES WHO MOVE INTO THIS AREA OR MOONLIGHT INTO THIS AREA, I VIEW THEM LIKE ME. THEY ARE FUTURE HOMEOWNERS. THEY'RE FUTURE PEOPLES WHO ARE GOING TO GET A GREAT EDUCATION, MOVE BACK IN THIS AREA, AND HOPEFULLY BUY MY HOUSE FOR AN INFLATED VALUE. I CAN HAVE HOPE. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK DEB ROWLEY. I HOPE I DIDN'T MISPRONOUNCE HER NAME AND SHE'S NOT HERE TO. IS SHE HERE TO. HERE SHE IS. YOU'RE HIDING. DID I GET CLOSE TO YOUR NAME? AND THERE'S SO MANY STAFF I CAN HIGHLIGHT, BUT HER JOB IS NOT MATH FIELD DAY. SHE IS NOT INVOLVED IN IT. PLEASE CONTINUE HELPING. BUT THAT IS NOT HER JOB. SHE IS IN CHARGE OF SCHOOL AGED CARE. BUT SHE WAS SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS. SHE THOUGHT HER JOB IN MANAGEMENT WAS NOT ENOUGH. SHE NEEDS TO MOONLIGHT AND DO EXTRA WORK. AND YOU KNOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE SHE THERE'S A CERTAIN PEOPLE WHO. I MEAN THIS WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I APPRECIATE AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THEY'RE WELL ORGANIZED. I'M NOT USING THE WORD CONTROLLING, BUT I'M GOING TO SAY LIKE CAN ORGANIZE THINGS VERY WELL. MY WIFE'S THAT WAY AND I LOVE HER BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE THE SKILLS TO ASK NICELY, YOU HAVE THE BEST PLAN POSSIBLE. I'M LIKE YOU. YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SHOULD BE DESIGNING THIS PARTY. YOU HAVE THIS. AND AT THE MATH FIELD DAY. I DON'T MEAN TO DISPARAGE ANYONE, BUT I SAW DEB BROWNLEE. NOT HER EVENT. SHE'S JUST HERE HELPING BONITA KIDS. BUT SHE HELPED ORGANIZE THE EVENT AND WHEN SHE GOT INVOLVED, I'M LIKE, THINGS ARE RUNNING SMOOTHER. THAT'S GREAT. I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING, BUT THANK YOU FOR NOT ONLY ORGANIZING BONITA, BUT ORGANIZING EVERY SINGLE THING YOU CAN TO HELP GIVE OUR KIDS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. SO I KNOW THAT YOU HAD TO SHOW RESTRAINT BY NOT FIXING THINGS WHEN THEY'RE NOT CLEAR, BUT I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU MADE IT CLEAR FOR US AND MY KIDS AND OUR KIDS. [01:20:02] SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO. ALSO, JUST FLOATING IT OUT THERE. JUST MY IDEA. BUT IF IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF THERE WAS A COMMITTEE WHERE DEB COULD HELP ORGANIZE THINGS, I DO FEEL LIKE THINGS RUN SMOOTHER WHEN DEB'S INVOLVED, AND I CAN MAKE THAT A CUP FOR HER ONE DAY. MAYBE, BUT I'M JUST SAYING, YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB. YOU DO A FANTASTIC JOB IN EVERYTHING AND I LOVE HOW ORGANIZED YOU ARE. THIS IS A COMPLIMENT. IF NOT, YOU CAN TALK TO ME LATER, BUT YOU ARE SUPER CALM. YOU'RE LIKE SUPER ORGANIZED AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. JUST FINDING BATHROOMS. WE WENT PLACES AND IT WAS HARD TO FIND A BATHROOM. SHE KNEW WHERE THEY WERE. WE HAD TO GO TO DIFFERENT PLACES TO WATCH THE KIDS GET AN AWARD. SHE KNEW WHERE IT WAS. THERE WAS FOOD. SHE KNEW WHERE IT WAS. I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE KNEW WHERE EVERYTHING WAS, BUT IT WASN'T OUR DISTRICT. IT WAS ANOTHER DISTRICT, BUT SHE KNEW WHERE IT WAS. SO THANK YOU, DEB, FOR ALL YOUR WORK CLUBS AND EARL, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING EARL. HE WAS VERY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. AND YET HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS THE BEST POSSIBLE. HE DIDN'T HAVE KIDS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. HIM AND HIS WIFE HAD NO CHILDREN. AND YET I THINK HE GAVE SIX FIGURES. IT WAS A SIZABLE AMOUNT TO OUR KIDS. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY ONE THING TO SAY, HEY, I SUPPORT THE KIDS, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP THEM. IT'S QUITE ANOTHER TO BE LIKE DEB, WHO DOES EXTRA WORK TO HELP THE KIDS OR LIKE EARL, WHO SPENDS MONEY TO HELP THE KIDS. I THINK THAT REALLY SHOWS YOUR VALUES AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S INVOLVEMENT. FINALLY, SORRY FOR SPEAKING TOO LONG. DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. I REALLY THINK PEOPLE SHOULD VOTE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO VOTE. I HAVE FRIENDS ON BOTH SIDES OF BOND MEASURE A, AND I RESPECT THEM. WE DISAGREE ON THINGS, BUT I RESPECT THEM. THAT IS THEIR VALUES. BUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NEEDS AND I'M ONLY TALKING ABOUT NEEDS, I'M NOT TELLING ANYONE HOW TO VOTE, I GET THERE'S A POCKETBOOK AND THINGS ARE HARD AND EXPENSIVE. I GET THAT ANGLE OF IT. BUT WE HAVE AT ONE OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AN AC SYSTEM THAT IS TERRIBLE AND WE CAN'T FIX IT BECAUSE IT HAS ASBESTOS AROUND IT, AND IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO GET RID OF THE ASBESTOS. AND WE DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA SCHOOL LYING AROUND FOR US JUST TO MOVE THE KIDS TO. SO WHEN WE HAD THE VOTE TO PUT THIS ON THE BALLOT, AND QUITE HONESTLY, THIS IS A DECISION THAT SHOULD BE MADE BY THE VOTERS, ALL OF US COLLECTIVELY, NOT INDIVIDUALLY. WE HAVE DIFFERENT VOICES, BUT COLLECTIVELY THE VOTERS GET TO DECIDE THAT'S OUR SYSTEM. AND WHATEVER A MAJORITY OF VOTERS SAY IS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I'M HOPING THAT THEY LOOK AT THESE COSTS BECAUSE IT COSTS 15 TIMES MORE TO FIX SOMETHING WHEN IT BREAKS DOWN THAN JUST TO DO THE MAINTENANCE ON IN THE IN ITSELF. SO IT'S NOT ONLY THIS DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF NOT TAKING CARE OF THINGS, BUT THERE'S AN INCREASED COST WHEN WE DON'T TAKE CARE OF THINGS. SO VOTE YOUR CONSCIENCE. I GET BUDGETS ARE TIGHT, BUT PLEASE CONSIDER THAT THESE ARE REAL NEEDS WE'RE HAVING. I'M SORRY. THE LAST BOND MEASURES DIDN'T ADDRESS THIS STUFF, BUT I CONSIDER ASBESTOS A PRETTY BIG ISSUE. AND THAT'S WHY WE VOTED TO PUT THIS ON THE BALLOT FOR VOTERS TO DECIDE. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO BEGIN MY COMMENTS BY ADDING MY THANKS TO THE VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE PUT ON EVENTS RECENTLY TO CELEBRATE STUDENTS AND STAFF. MUCH GRATITUDE TO LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, AND OUR PTA FOR ADDING SUCH RICH EXPERIENCES AS WE FINISH THE YEAR OUT AND THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF MAY, WE TAKE TIME TO RECOGNIZE OUR CERTIFICATED, CLASSIFIED AND MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES. WE ARE LUCKY IN THE DISTRICT TO HAVE SUCH AN INCREDIBLE GROUP OF 1100 EMPLOYEES WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS. SO I SINCERELY THANK ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND AM THANKFUL FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL SCHOOL YEAR THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SORRY. THERE'S WORDS I HAVE TO READ. I'M GOING TO CALL PEOPLE UP TO SPEAK, BUT THERE'S A SPECIFIC WORDS I HAVE TO SAY REPORTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS. I MIGHT BE BORROWING YOUR AGENDA IN A SECOND. CAN I BORROW YOUR AGENDA REAL FAST? MY APOLOGIES. REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC. [18. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC] THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS MAY BE GRANTED UP TO 3 MINUTES. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH TOPIC TO 20 MINUTES. TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS, PLEASE COMPLETE THE REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CARD WHICH MAY BE PICKED UP FROM MARGARET MCDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT. [01:25:03] AND FIRST, WE HAVE RICHARD BOWEN. GOOD EVENING. BOARD. IT'S MY FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU GUYS. MY NAME IS RICHARD BOWEN. I'M A 43 YEAR RESIDENT OF LA VERNE. I ALSO STARTED A GROUP CALLED THE LA VERNE COALITION FOR CONCERNED CITIZENS IN 2018, AND WE CONTINUE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND LOOK AT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR CITY THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR, OUR CITIZENS. ON APRIL 3RD OR APRIL 23RD, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, MATT WIEN, AND THE ASSISTANT SONIA. I, I DIDN'T DEBATE THE NEED AT THAT TIME BECAUSE I WANTED TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY. THEY WERE VERY GRACIOUS IN WALKING ME THROUGH THE NEED AND AGAIN, WITHOUT DEBATE. WHAT I WAS THERE TO DISCUSS WAS THE COST TO THE RESIDENTS. WE HAVE, AS JUST MENTIONED, AN ELDERLY POPULATION THAT IS GETTING BLED DRY. AS I SAID, THEY WALKED ME THROUGH IT. PRIOR TO THAT MEETING, I HAD MENTIONED THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A MEETING IN THE FUTURE AND INVITED A MEMBER OF THE OF THE BOARD TO COME TO THAT MEETING SO THEY COULD HAVE THE DIALOG. AND SO FAR, I'VE REACHED OUT TO DEREK AND I'VE REACHED OUT TO GREG AND MATT SAID HE COULD NOT ATTEND DUE TO A SCHEDULING. AND I ASKED. DEREK NEVER REALLY GOT AN ANSWER. GREG. I DID GET AN ANSWER FROM YOU THAT YOU CAN'T BECAUSE YOU'RE. YOU HAVE SOMETHING. I JUST HEARD BRITTANY AND DEREK MAKING COMMENTS AND INVITE THAT DIALOG AT THE CONCLUSION OF MY MEETING WITH WITH MATT. I ASKED AGAIN IF SOMEBODY COULD COULD JOIN OUR GROUP. I'M HERE TO ASK IF SOMEONE FROM THE BOARD OR A REPRESENTATIVE CAN COME TO OUR MEETING ON MAY. ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 27TH AT 6 P.M. AT THE BAPTIST LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH IN LA VERNE, AND TO ATTEND A COMMUNITY MEETING WHERE WE HAVE A DIALOG, WE HAVE A Q&A, WE ASK QUESTIONS. WE LIKE TO GET ANSWERS. WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS AGAIN. I'VE HEARD EVERYBODY'S PITCH FROM ONE SIDE, AND IT WOULD BE NICE THAT IF WE GET TO ASK QUESTIONS AND GET SOME DIALOG GOING. SO WE CLEARLY UNDERSTAND AND YOU CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE COST TO THE RESIDENTS ALSO BECAUSE IT IS A BURDEN, AS WE ALL KNOW, COSTS ARE SKYROCKETING AND EVERYTHING. AND FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE RETIRED AND PUT THE KIDS PUT OUR KIDS THROUGH SCHOOL, IT'S A BURDEN. SO I INVITE YOU TO LET ME KNOW IF SOMEBODY CAN ATTEND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE DANITA. PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I GET IT WRONG. BLINKEN. CAMP. POGCHAMP. OKAY, SAY IT AGAIN. POGCHAMP. POGCHAMP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT. OH. THAT'S OKAY. I'VE BEEN CALLED WORSE. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN AND BOARD. I'M GLAD THAT YOU BROUGHT UP FACTUAL INFORMATION. BRITTANY, YOU COULDN'T BE MORE CORRECT ABOUT THIS. LET'S TALK ABOUT FACTUAL INFORMATION. NOT LONG AGO, BACK IN 2008, MEASURE A. B WAS A BOND MEASURE FOR $83.6 MILLION. LET US NOT FORGET THAT THIS HAS NOT EVEN BEEN PAID IN FULL. IT EXPIRES IN 2037. AND YET HERE WE ARE AGAIN, ASKING THE RESIDENTS TO PAY MORE MONEY FOR THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS SOLD ON HVAC REPAIRS AS WELL AS NEW CONSTRUCTION WHICH THE BEAUTIFUL BONITA PERFORMING ARTS BECAME OF THAT WHICH IS WONDERFUL. I'VE BEEN TO PERFORMANCES THERE, BUT HOW CAN WE TRUST THIS BOARD, THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, WHOEVER ELSE IS INVOLVED IN DECISION MAKING ABOUT THINGS THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED. YET THEY WEREN'T LAST TIME AROUND. HOW DO WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THIS TIME AROUND? $256 MILLION. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT BONDS IS THAT YOU PAY MORE THAN DOUBLE OF WHAT THE BOND AMOUNT IS. SO 256 MILLION IS REALLY ALMOST 600 MILLION. ONCE YOU PAY ALL OF THE INTEREST, ASSUMING THAT THERE ARE NO FINANCIAL [01:30:01] MISMANAGEMENT, AS MANY OF BOARD MEMBERS LIKE TO DISCUSS BETWEEN CITY COUNCIL AND. MAYORAL POSITIONS. I JUST REALLY FIND IT DISHEARTENING THAT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE NONPARTISAN, BUT FOR EVERY PERSON THAT HAS ALIGNED THEMSELVES WITH THIS MEASURE, IT IS BACKED BY THE THE BONITA DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL. IT IS ALSO BEEN FINANCED BY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, WHICH IS NOT EVEN IN OUR AREA. THEY ARE UP FROM UP NORTH. WE FOUND THAT INFORMATION OUT THROUGH THE FAIR PRACTICE POLITICAL PRACTICE, AND THEY RAISED OVER $30,000 SO THAT WE COULD HAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL, NICE, SHINY, GLOSSY FLIERS THAT ARE SENT OUT, INCLUDING MAYOR OF LA VERNE TIM HEPBURN'S PICTURE ON THERE, WHO'S IN SUPPORT OF IT. THESE PEOPLE ARE INTENTIONALLY FINANCING SOMETHING TO HELP GET IT PASSED SO THAT THEY CAN LAND THE PROJECTS WHEN THESE THINGS NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR CONSTRUCTED. I FIND THAT A HUGE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AND THE FACT THAT YOU'RE ALL ON BOARD WITH THIS. YOU'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT. YOU'RE, YOU'RE YOU'RE COMPLETELY COMPLICIT WITH THAT. AND IT'S DISHEARTENING THAT WE VOTED FOR YOU AS BOARD MEMBERS TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY. AND, AND THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT AGAIN. SO I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DO THE MATH AND REALLY THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU VOTE. YES ON MEASURE A. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. I KEEP HIDING THE STUFF. YES. OH, YES. PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION PTA. UNIFIED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION. BONITA UNIFIED MANAGEMENT TEAM. BUMPED. FUTURE MEETING DATE. [19. FUTURE MEETING DATES] THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE ON JUNE 10TH, 2026. ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA? I DO ACTUALLY. OKAY. [20. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS] I WANT TO SEE IF WE HAVE TIME TO DISCUSS 1 OR 2 OF OUR BOARD POLICIES, SPECIFICALLY. 6172.1 AND 6146.3. AND IT'S REALLY THE BOARD POLICY ABOUT IF WE DON'T OFFER A CLASS OR WE HAVE A CLASS, WE CAN'T TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. LOOKING FOR MORE FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE I HEARD FROM RESIDENTS LIKE THEY MIGHT NOT BE HERE DURING THE SUMMER. AND IF YOU MISS 3 DAYS, YOU CAN'T HAVE THE CLASS. SO MAYBE THE OPTION TO TAKE THAT CLASS, MAYBE AT MOUNT SAC OR ANOTHER ENTITY. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, KIDS WANT TO TAKE CLASSES, BUT THEY STILL SHOULD ENJOY THEIR SUMMER VACATION, GO PLACES AND LEARN ABOUT LIFE AND CULTURES. SO WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY. JUST HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THAT. BECAUSE WE ALSO OFFER SO MANY CTE AND EXTRA THINGS THAT WE DO AS A DISTRICT. THAT COULD FREE UP TIME FOR DOING OTHER THINGS. SO GO AHEAD. OH, SO WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. AND I THINK I MIGHT BE IN AGREEMENT, BUT OF US DISCUSSING IT. BUT WE HAVE YOU'RE ASKING FOR MORE OPTIONS SO THAT OUR KIDS, IF THEY GO ON VACATION, CAN STILL TAKE SUMMER SCHOOL. AND THE OPTIONS I'VE HEARD WAS MAYBE HAVING SOMETHING LIKE ONLINE, IF THEY CAN'T GO IN PERSON OR OTHER OPTIONS, SUCH AS OTHER SCHOOLS OR MOUNT SAC AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND ALSO KNOW LIKE SOMETIMES CLASSES GET FULL, LIKE KIDS WANT TO TAKE. AND NOW I CAN'T TAKE MAYBE ASL. CAN I TAKE THAT SOMEWHERE ELSE IF I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THE SPANISH ROUTE? SO OKAY, JUST SOME FLEXIBILITY, MAYBE A DISCUSSION WE CAN DEFINITELY EXPLORE. LET ME MAKE SURE. 6146.3. 6146.3 AND 6172.1 YES. OKAY. WE CAN EXPLORE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. ADJOURNMENT TIME IS 7:.32 AND THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.