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HELLO, EVERYONE. THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 5 P.M..

[2. CALL TO ORDER]

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 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 CLOSED SESSION.

[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]

CALL TO ORDER. THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 6:09.

[7. CALL TO ORDER]

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.

[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]

MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ABSTAINED. REQUEST TO SPEAK

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

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, 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 MARK MCDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT. WE DO HAVE ONE CARD.

JAMIE GIBSON. SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE SONDHEIM ESTATE.

GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT, EDUCATORS FAMILY OUT THERE.

MY NAME IS JAMIE GIBSON AND I'M ONE OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE SONDHEIM ESTATE.

IT IS AN HONOR TO STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. PEARL SONDHEIM WAS A MEMBER OF THE SAN DIMAS MASONIC LODGE.

AFTER HIS PASSING SEVERAL YEARS AGO, HIS WIFE, ALANA, TOOK UP CONTINUING ON WITH HER LIFE.

AND UPON HER PASSING, IT WAS OUR DUTY TO DO SO.

I YOU KNOW WHAT? I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMEBODY ELSE IN CHARGE OF TURNING ON THE MIC.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU COULD HEAR ME. ANYWAY IT WAS OUR PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ON FINDING ALL THE MONEY THAT WAS AVAILABLE TO BE DISTRIBUTED AS UPON THEIR WISHES. AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WITH THE $390,000 THAT WE GAVE TO THE DISTRICT TONIGHT IT BRINGS OUR TOTAL UP TO ALMOST $920,000. AND WE EXPECT BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, BEFORE THE CLOSEOUT OF THE ESTATE, YOU CAN EXPECT AT LEAST ANOTHER $300,000 FOR CLASSROOM SUPPLIES. ON BEHALF OF THE SONDHEIMER ESTATE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] THAT IS AMAZING.

[13. CONSENT AGENDA]

IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD REQUESTS AN ITEM SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE SECTION AND PLACED IN THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEMS MAY BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION, WHICH IS NOT DEBATABLE AND WHICH REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR PASSAGE.

DO I HAVE A MOTION MOVED? SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

[14. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA]

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AND TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT HOW WE ACTUALLY ENDED THE YEAR OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ACTUALLY THE BASIS OF OUR ONGOING AUDITS. RECENTLY OUR AUDITORS CAME A LITTLE EARLY THIS YEAR.

SO WE ARE PRETTY MUCH AT THE TAIL END, IF NOT COMPLETELY DONE WITH THEIR VISIT THIS YEAR.

SO LIKE I MENTIONED THAT THIS IS THE REPORT THAT IS THE BASIS FOR OUR AUDIT EACH YEAR, THIS IS GOING TO BE REPORTING OUR ACTUAL FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF JUNE 30TH. SO WE'RE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT IN.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH GENERAL FUND REVENUES.

NORMALLY WE CONCENTRATE MOST OF OUR DETAIL ON GENERAL FUND.

JUST TO JUST TO RECAP, GENERAL FUND IS BROKEN UP INTO 2 PARTS UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED.

RESTRICTED IS WHEN THE FUNDS COME TO US WITH WITHIN FOR A SPECIFIC REASON.

DEFINITELY A LOT OF PARAMETERS AND REPORTING BACK TO OUR FUNDING AGENCIES ON HOW THE FUNDS WERE EXPENDED.

UNRESTRICTED IS MORE FOR THE GENERAL USE. LCFF CONTINUES TO BE THE LARGEST PART OF OUR TOTAL REVENUES REPRESENTING 74% OF OUR TOTAL REVENUES THERE FOR THE YEAR.

UNRESTRICTED IS COMING IN AT 134 MILLION, WITH TOTAL REVENUES INCLUDING RESTRICTED AT $163 MILLION.

LOOKING AT EXPENDITURES. WE USUALLY LIKE TO BREAK THESE DOWN IN THE SAME CATEGORIES.

YOU WILL FIND THEM IN THE REPORTS AGAIN SPLITTING THEM UP BETWEEN UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED SALARIES AND BENEFITS CONTINUE TO ALWAYS BE THE LARGEST PORTION OF OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES AT 82% OF THAT TOTAL, $168 MILLION.

BOOKS AND SUPPLIES. YOU SEE THERE, IT'S ABOUT 4.6 MILLION OTHER SERVICES.

I LIKE TO ALWAYS PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.

JUST JUST TO KIND OF GIVE A DESCRIPTION ABOUT WHAT THAT LARGE NUMBER THERE ENTAILS INSURANCE, OUR, OUR PROPERTY LIABILITY, OUR AUTO, OUR [INAUDIBLE] INSURANCE.

THAT IS THE BIGGEST PART AT 1.5 MILLION THAT'S INCLUDED IN THAT 18 MILLION UTILITIES THIS YEAR CAME IN AT ABOUT $2.3 $3 MILLION, AND OTHER CATEGORIES IN THAT NUMBER INCLUDE COMMUNICATIONS, LICENSING AND CONTRACTED SERVICES.

AND WHAT THOSE WOULD BE LIKE WOULD BE OUR SROS.

WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN FOR AN SRO THROUGH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

WE ALSO HAVE SECURITY, A CONTRACT FOR A SECURITY THAT PATROLS OUR CAMPUSES AND PROPERTIES AT NIGHT ALONG WITH MAINTENANCE FOR OUR SOLAR PANELS AND OTHER SERVICES LIKE VMA. SO LOOKING AT A SUMMARY OF REVENUE EXPENDITURES AND OTHER FINANCING SOURCES, JUST A LITTLE DETAIL.

THAT IS THE UNRESTRICTED 18 MILLION IS THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE RESTRICTED SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCE.

SO THAT IS GENERAL FUNDS CONTRIBUTION TO THAT PROGRAM TO MAKE IT WHOLE.

THAT PROGRAM DOES EARN ITS OWN REVENUE, BUT THE GENERAL FUND DOES SUPPORT IT.

SO OVERALL, WE'RE LOOKING AT AN UNRESTRICTED CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE OF 2.9 MILLION IN THE UNRESTRICTED PORTION.

AND JUST A LITTLE NOTE, BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO IMPROVE OURSELVES AT ESTIMATED ACTUALS BACK WHEN WE ADOPTED BUDGET, WE HAVE TO ESTIMATE HOW WE'RE GOING TO END THE YEAR.

AND WE ESTIMATED 3.8, I'M SORRY, $3.08 MILLION.

SO WE CAME IN UNDER. SO THIS IS JUST A BREAKDOWN OF OUR COMPONENTS OF FUND BALANCE. SO WE LOOK AT IT OVERALL 37 MILLION IS OUR TOTAL FUND BALANCE.

AGAIN THAT'S ABOUT 21 MILLION OF THAT IS RESTRICTED DOLLARS.

AGAIN VERY SPECIFIC PURPOSES FUNDING AGENCIES.

WE REPORT BACK TO THAT. WE DO HAVE A MINIMUM RESERVE THAT WE HAVE TO SET ASIDE OF 3%, WHICH IS A STATE REQUIREMENT.

BUT AS A BOARD, YOU DECIDED TO DO AN ADDITIONAL 4%.

THAT ADDITIONAL 4% ACTUALLY RESIDES IN THE OTHER ASSIGNMENTS CATEGORY.

ALONG WITH THAT OTHER ASSIGNMENTS CATEGORY OF 8.7.

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IF OUR SCHOOL SITES DON'T EXPEND ALL OF THEIR ALLOCATED DOLLARS IN ONE FISCAL YEAR, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO CARRY OVER A PORTION OF IT TO CURRENT YEAR.

AND WE GO AHEAD AND ADD THAT TO THEIR CURRENT YEAR ALLOCATION.

LET'S SEE HERE. WE ALSO HAVE CARRYOVER FOR DONATIONS AND OTHER SMALLER PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE LIKE TO ALSO REPORT ON THE STATE REQUIRES US TO CONTRIBUTE TO A SPECIAL PROGRAM THAT WE CALL ROUTINE REPAIR MAINTENANCE.

WE TRANSFER. WE. FIRST, WE BUDGET AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, 3% OF OUR TOTAL BUDGETED EXPENDITURES.

BUT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WHEN WE HAVE ACTUALS, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT 3% CONTRIBUTION IS EQUAL TO OUR ACTUAL EXPENDITURES. SO THIS YEAR OUR CONTRIBUTION WAS ABOUT 4.8 MILLION.

NOW THIS IS ROUTINE REPAIR MAINTENANCE MADE UP.

THE 4.8. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A QUICK LITTLE INSIGHT ON THAT.

ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 2 MILLION ARE SALARIES THAT WE PAY FOR OUR MAINTENANCE MECHANICS TO GO OUT AND PERFORM A LOT OF OUR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE STUFF THAT WE DO OURSELVES, ALONG WITH OTHER PERSONNEL SALARIES ASSOCIATED TO THAT.

OTHER CATEGORIES AS FAR AS EXPENDITURES, EVERY YEAR WE DO ROOFING, PAINTING AND ASPHALT OR CONCRETE DURING THE SUMMER.

USUALLY WE DO THE BIDS IN, IN LATER SPRING, AND THEN THE ACTUAL WORK IS DONE IN THE SUMMER.

SO WE WENT AHEAD AND CONTINUED THAT PROGRESS.

OTHER CATEGORIES WE DO PLUMBING. LIKE I MENTIONED, HVAC, WE DO SOME REPAIRS FOR SECURITY PURPOSES.

WHENEVER WE HAVE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE A SMALL PORTION OF FENCING.

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A LARGE ADDITION. IT'S USUALLY JUST REPAIRS AND OF COURSE, ELECTRICAL.

IT DOESN'T INCLUDE WHOLE NEW AIR CONDITIONERS.

IT'S JUST REPAIRING. YES, THIS IS JUST REPAIRING.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE SPENT ABOUT OH, A LITTLE CLOSER TO 300,000, 300,000 FOR THE YEAR ON HVAC.

AND A PORTION OF THAT IS, I'M SORRY, 600 000 FOR THE YEAR, INCLUDING SOME OF OUR HVAC TECHNICIAN SALARIES INCLUDED IN THAT.

AND THAT IS THAT'S A SMALL PRICE. SO THAT REPRESENTS JUST REPAIRS.

SO WE ALSO REPORT ON ALL THE OTHER FUNDS AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

AND SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE A QUICK LITTLE TRIP THROUGH OUR VARIOUS FUNDS.

SO THE FIRST ONE IS A COUPLE YEARS AGO, IT BECAME A, THEY BECAME AN OFFICIAL FUND OF INCLUDED IN THE REST OF OUR REPORTS. SO AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE COMPILE ALL OF OUR SCHOOL SITES, BOTH OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND SOME OF OUR ELEMENTARIES ACTUALLY HAVE STUDENT COUNCIL.

SO WE INCLUDE ALL OF THEIR ACTIVITIES. AND WE SUMMARIZE THIS AND REPORT THIS TO THE BOARD AS 1 ASB FUND.

SO IT JUST GIVES YOU A QUICK LITTLE SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF THE THE POWERFUL DOLLARS THAT THEY HAVE RAISED.

AND, AND REALLY EVERY DOLLAR THAT THEY SPEND IS ON THEIR OWN STUDENT BODY.

AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO LEARN ABOUT BUDGETING, GOVERNANCE AND PLANNING.

OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT FUND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE.

THE GOOD PART ABOUT HAVING THOSE RESTRICTED DOLLARS, ONE OF THOSE RESTRICTED PROGRAMS, HAS HELPED US TO REALLY EXPAND OUR AFTER BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL AGE CARE PROGRAM. SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS AN INCREASE IN OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT FUND BALANCE.

BUT THAT IS BECAUSE A ABOUT $2.8 MILLION OF EXPENDITURES WERE FUNDED BY THIS RESTRICTED PROGRAM, WHICH WE ARE. WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE THOSE KIND OF FUNDS AND IMPLEMENTED INTO A PROGRAM THAT WE ALREADY HAD GOING ON, AND WE'VE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO GROW WITH IT. WHEN YOU SAY THAT THEY COME FROM A RESTRICTED PROGRAM, ARE YOU SAYING THAT'S STATE MONEY, FEDERAL MONEY THAT WE CAN? IT'S STATE MONEY THAT COMES TO US.

I BELIEVE IT'S STATE MONEY. DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT, BUT OKAY. OKAY. THANK GOODNESS MY MEMORY.

IT IS STATE MONEY. YES. AND OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT IT IS CARRYING FORWARD.

YES. YES. YES. AND SO FAR, IT'S BEEN INCLUDED IN EVERY GOVERNOR'S BUDGET.

SO WE WE DO EXPECT IT TO GO FORWARD. SO CAFETERIA FUND CONTINUES TO ALSO GROW.

AGAIN THEY PROVIDE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AT NO COST TO ANY OF OUR STUDENTS.

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AND SO HAS THEIR FUND BALANCE. AND USUALLY THAT'S A GOOD THING.

WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A HIGHER AMOUNT OF RESERVES, YOU NEED TO START SPENDING IT DOWN.

SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THE STATE FOR WITH ELIGIBLE PROJECTS ON HOW WE CAN REINVEST THIS, THESE DOLLARS INTO OUR CURRENT FACILITIES.

THERE'S THIS, THIS FUND THROUGH THE STATE HAS A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THEY CAN SPEND THEIR DOLLARS ON.

BUT OUR TEAM IS VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT ALWAYS SEEKING NEW IDEAS, WORKING WITH PROFESSIONALS OUT IN THE INDUSTRIES, DEVELOPING MEALS. JUST THE OTHER DAY WE HAD A CHEF IN THE KITCHEN SHOWING US GLUTEN FREE MUFFINS.

AND SO OUR KITCHEN STAFF, WE, THEY MADE THEM, THEY TASTED GREAT.

AND WE COMPARED THEM TO WHAT IS PACKAGED AND OUT THERE PURCHASED OVER THE COUNTER SORT OF THING.

AND IT'S AMAZING HOW DELICIOUS THEY WERE. SO WE LOOK, THEY LOOK FORWARD TO EXPANDING THEIR SERVICES BECAUSE THIS PAST YEAR THEY HIT OVER 1 MILLION. WE WERE SO EXCITED WHEN WE HIT A MILLION, BUT NOW WE'RE ALMOST AT 1.5 MILLION.

AND AGAIN, AS THEY CONTINUE TO GROW, IT JUST GIVES THEM MORE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN NEW IDEAS AND, YOU KNOW, AND JUST OFFER A VARIETY OF MEALS. SO THIS IS OUR OPEB FUND.

OUR SPECIAL RESERVE FOR POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

WE USED TO DO A LOT MORE TRANSFERRING IN. IT'S BEEN STATUS QUO.

THE ONLY REVENUE THAT COMES INTO THIS FUND NOW IS JUST INTEREST.

SO THAT IS THE ONLY CHANGE IN THIS FUND. IT'S IT'S.

IT'S REMAINING UNCHANGED. SO CAPITAL FACILITIES F2UND.

SO THIS IS THE FUND WHERE WE COLLECT DEVELOPER FEES WHENEVER THERE'S NEW CONSTRUCTION IN OUR DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.

WE'VE HAD IT'S ALWAYS INTERESTING TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND THE IDEAS AND PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE COMING IN WITH.

AND WE'VE HAD A GREAT YEAR AS FAR AS REVENUES GOING CONTINUING NOT NECESSARILY HIGHER, BUT CONTINUING.

AND THE THINGS THAT WE PAY FOR OUT OF THIS FUND.

SO EACH ONE OF THESE FUNDS IS KIND OF LIKE A RESTRICTED PROGRAM IN ITSELF.

SO THEY EACH HAVE A PURPOSE. SO THE PURPOSE OF CAPITAL FACILITIES FUND IS TO FUND GROWTH.

SO THE THEORY IS SOMEONE DEVELOPS OR BUILDS A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD OR A HOME.

MORE FAMILIES ARE GOING TO MOVE IN. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EXPAND OUR SCHOOLS.

WHETHER YOU ADD A BUILDING OR IN SOME AREAS, WHEN A NEW DEVELOPMENT MOVES IN, YOU HAVE TO BUILD A SCHOOL.

BUT IN THIS CASE, THERE HAVE BEEN 1 OR 2 RESIDENTIALS.

SO THE, THE MONEY THAT WE ACTUALLY EXPEND HERE, THAT $319,000 HAS BEEN FOR SOME CLASSROOM CHANGES THAT WE'VE DONE.

WE, WE FUND CLASSROOM PROJECTS, I'M SORRY, FURNITURE.

WE DO DO SOME REPAIRS TO EXISTING PORTABLES. THE THEORY IS THAT AT ONE POINT WE HAD GROWTH, WE NEEDED TO DROP A PORTABLE. AND SO NOW WE WENT AHEAD AT LONE HILL.

WE DID SOME. WE NEEDED TO, TO CREATE MORE INSTRUCTIONAL SPACE FOR OUR ASBS, OUR ASB GROUP.

IT WAS GETTING LARGER, SO WE WENT AHEAD AND CONVERTED SOME PORTABLE SPACE INTO TWO ADJOINING CLASSROOMS. SO THIS IS THE FUND WHERE THAT FUNDED THAT SORT OF PROGRAM.

SONIA, I WONDER, AND I APOLOGIZE. NO. YOU'RE ON.

YOU'RE ON A ROLL. YES. BUT WHEN A LOT OF FOLKS HERE IN THE GALLERY AND FOLKS LISTENING AT HOME HEAR THE TERM CAPITAL FACILITIES, AND I CAN'T HELP BUT HEARKEN BACK TO MEASURE A.

AND TERMS AND VOCABULARY MEAN CERTAIN THINGS TO SOMEBODY, SOME PEOPLE AND CERTAIN THINGS TO.

YOU KNOW, MY POINT IS THAT CAPITAL EXPENSE AND THE CONVERSATION AROUND, WELL, YOU CAN REPLACE ALL THE AIR CONDITIONING FOR THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY.

OH AND, AND IF YOU COULD CLARIFY WHAT WE MEAN AND YOU HAVE DONE A NICE JOB, BUT FOR CLARITY, AND I THINK YOU SAID IT, BUT IF YOU COULD GIVE US ANOTHER SENTENCE ABOUT THE RESTRICTED ASPECTS OF THIS PARTICULAR CAPITAL FACILITIES FUND AND GROWTH AND WHAT THAT MEANS AND WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT USE THESE DOLLARS FOR.

SO IF I MENTIONED THAT EVERY FUND HAS A PERSONALITY HAS IS LIKE A RESTRICTED PROGRAM IN ITSELF.

SO CAPITAL FACILITIES FUND, EVEN THOUGH THE NAME IS A GENERIC NAME, THAT IS, I REFER TO BECAUSE IT'S AT THE TOP OF YOUR FORM, BUT IT'S, IT'S WHERE WE RECORD. SO THE ONLY REVENUE THAT COMES IN TO US THROUGH THIS FUND IS WHEN DEVELOPERS COME IN TO PAY

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THE CITY SAYS YOU HAVE TO GO PAY YOUR ASSESSOR'S FEES TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THEY COME IN, THEY SIGN UP, RIGHT? THAT'S THE REVENUE SIDE.

THAT IS THE REVENUE EXPENSE SIDE. SO BECAUSE THE NATURE OF IT IS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOMES OR FOR GROWTH? SURE. SO THE MONEY THAT CAN BE SPENT HERE IS ONLY FOR ITEMS RELATED TO GROWTH.

SO WHERE I CAN WE CAN PAY FOR NEW CLASSROOMS. I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT AS OUR NUTRITION SERVICES PROGRAM IS GROWING, SERVING MORE MEALS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PAY FOR OUT OF THIS FUND IS ADDING ADDITIONAL CONCRETE AND THE TABLES THAT SIT ON TOP, EXPANDING OUR LUNCH AREAS, BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING IT TO EXPAND THE SERVICES, BECAUSE YOUR STUDENT POPULATION, AT LEAST IN ONE AREA, IS GROWING. ANOTHER ANOTHER EXAMPLE WOULD BE AT SCHOLL.

THEY HAVE A, THEY HAVE ONE CENTRAL PLAYGROUND AREA.

AND IF YOU'RE THERE AT RECESS ONE DAY, ALL THE KIDS JUST ARE, ARE SWARMING IT.

THEN THERE'S A LITTLE LINE AND THEY TAKE TURNS GETTING ON THERE.

BUT BECAUSE WE NEED IT, BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH IN THAT AGE BRACKET, WE WENT AHEAD AND ARE PLANNING TO ADD MORE PLAYGROUND STRUCTURES ON CAMPUS THIS YEAR. WE DID THE SAME THING FOR GLADSTONE JUST LAST YEAR.

WE DID REPLACE IT WITH THERE WAS AN OLD PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE.

WE REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE, BUT THE STAFF SAID WE NEED MORE, OUR KIDS NEED MORE PLAY AREA.

SO WE WENT AHEAD AND WE ARE EXPANDING THAT. BUT THE ONE YOU'RE SUCH A NICE PERSON.

YOU'RE YOU KEEP TELLING US WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH IT.

YES, YES. WELL, I THINK WHAT I'M HINTING AT IS WHAT WE CANNOT DO WITH IT.

SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS. WE CAN'T TEAR OUT THE ASBESTOS AT LONE HILL.

NO. THERE YOU GO. NO. SO. SO LET'S IF WE GO BACK TO I THINK IF WE START OFF HERE, HERE, WHEN YOU FIGURE, OH, YOU HAVE 3%. YEAH.

YOU HAVE THAT 3%, 4.8 MILLION, WHY CAN'T YOU JUST REPLACE ALL THE HVAC.

WELL, THESE ARE ESTIMATES THAT WERE COMPILED FOR US IN 2022.

THEY DO INCLUDE AN ESCALATION OF COSTS FOR CURRENT YEAR.

BUT WE ALL KNOW THE PRICE ISN'T THE PRICE UNTIL YOU GO OUT FOR BID.

SO TO REPLACE ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, IT WOULD COST US $3 MILLION JUST FOR ONE.

THERE WE GO. NOW, IF I DID RAMONA, IT WOULD COST ME 5 MILLION.

IF I DID A HIGH SCHOOL, IT'D BE ABOUT 8 MILLION.

BUT IF I DID LONE HILL, LONE HILL, BECAUSE OF ITS SPECIAL SITUATION, IT WOULD BE ABOUT $11 MILLION.

NOW WE WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT TO BID ON ALL OF THOSE.

SO THE NUMBER WOULDN'T BE THE NUMBER UNTIL. RIGHT.

AND IT'S BECAUSE IT'S A SCHOOL. SO OUR GOOD FRIENDS FROM THE DSA WOULD BE INVOLVED.

IT WOULD HAVE TO BE VERY HELPFUL. YEAH. AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO SO.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE STARTED WORKING ON LAST YEAR, JUST SO THAT WE WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT AHEAD, IS THAT WE ARE WE WORKED WITH AN ARCHITECT TO COME UP WITH AN ALTERNATIVE.

SO IF I DIDN'T REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM, WHAT COULD I DO? SO WE, THE THE ARCHITECT WENT AHEAD AND ENGINEERED A SOLUTION.

WE SUBMITTED IT TO DSA AND IT'S BEEN APPROVED.

NOW, THE PROBLEM IS I CAN'T GET INTO THOSE CLASSROOMS UNTIL SUMMER BREAK.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START THE BIDDING FOR THAT PROJECT APPROXIMATELY IN APRIL, MAY AND HOPEFULLY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL'S OUT SO THAT WE CAN GET IN THERE AND IMPROVE AT LEAST THOSE CLASSROOMS. IF THAT ENDS UP WORKING, THEN WE MIGHT CARRY THAT ON TO OTHER SCHOOL SITES THAT HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE HVAC.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. IF I COULD ADD TO THAT, JUST BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES TOTALS ARE USEFUL.

I THINK OUR 3% OF JUST KIND OF FIXING EVERYTHING IS ABOUT 4.8 MILLION.

YES. THE CAPITAL FACILITIES FUND IS A LITTLE LESS THAN THAT.

AND IF WE INCLUDE LONE HILL TO REPLACE ALL THE AC, NOT TALKING PLUMBING, JUST THE AC IS APPROXIMATELY 50 MILLION.

IS THAT KIND OF THE BALLPARK? BALLPARK. DISTRICT.

DISTRICT WIDE. YES. YEAH. SO THAT'S THE CHALLENGE IS SOMETIMES THESE THINGS COST A LOT MORE THAN SOMEONE WOULD INTUITIVELY THINK.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT IN OUR BUDGET TO DO THAT, NOT ALL AT ONCE.

AND SO YOU KNOW, THEY'RE OUT OF THE CAPITAL FUND.

IT'S FOR GROWTH, NOT DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. SO WE, WE, IF I HAD A PORTABLE THAT I'M GOING TO ADD, FOR EXAMPLE ONE OF OUR NEXT PROJECTS THAT WE'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH AN ARCHITECT WITH IS AT LA VERNE HEIGHTS.

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AND SO WE ARE GOING TO REPLACE IT SO THAT THE STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE A AN ADEQUATE RESTROOM FACILITY FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PAY OUT OF THIS FUND BECAUSE IT'S NOT A IT'S PORTABLE.

THANK YOU, BY THE WAY. YES. YES. SO SAME THEME.

THE NEXT FUND IS OUR IT'S IT'S WHAT WE CALL THE RAD FUND.

SO THIS REVENUE THAT COMES TO US IN THIS FUND IS PAID BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.

THIS IS THIS IS LIKE AN OWNER FEE, NOT NECESSARILY A TAX, BUT IT DOES COME THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY BILL.

THE FUNDS GO TO SUPPORT MAINTENANCE OF THE DISTRICT FIELDS AND PLAYGROUND AREAS IN GREEN SPACE, OUTDOOR BASKETBALL COURTS, AND MOST NOTABLY A PARTIAL FUNDING.

WHAT WE DID IN 25-26 WAS THE BONITA HIGH SCHOOL TRACK, SO THAT THOSE FUNDS, THE BULK OF THAT CAME OUT BY JUNE 30TH. THERE IS SOME LIKE A PORTION OF IT THAT IS GOING TO BE PAID IN JULY, BUT THE BULK OF THAT WAS, IS INCLUDED IN THAT $2.4 MILLION OF EXPENDITURES.

SO THIS FUND HAS ITS RESTRICTIONS AS WELL. SO WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RESTRICTIONS THAT EACH FUND HAS, BUT OUR FINAL FUND IS THE SELF-INSURANCE FUND.

SO THIS IS THIS CAME TO US BACK JULY 1ST OF 22.

IF YOU RECALL, THAT'S WHEN WE CLOSED THE JOINT POWER, THE JPA JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY THAT WE WERE WITH.

THEY GAVE US OUR EQUITY SHARE. WE PLACED IT IN THIS FUND BECAUSE EXCUSE ME, IT WAS GOING TO COVER THE TAIL CLAIMS. WELL ALONG WITH THE BOARD, WE WORKED OUT THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A SKIP TO TAKE OVER THE RISK AND MAINTENANCE OF THOSE CLAIMS. IT DID HAPPEN IN JUNE, BUT THE TRANSACTION WAS PAID IN JULY.

SO THAT IS TECHNICALLY OFF OUR BOOKS NOW. SO THEY HAVE IT.

AND SO THE REST OF THE EXPENDITURES FOR THIS YEAR ARE USED FOR THE FINAL MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR THAT THOSE GROUPS BEFORE THE TRANSFER. PHYSICAL THERAPY INSURANCE PREMIUMS. SO WE DID USE THIS, SOME OF THESE FUNDS TO FUND SOME OF OUR INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR OUR REGULAR POLICIES THROUGH THIS FUND AS WELL.

BUT THE ENDING FUND BALANCE HERE IS ABOUT 6.5.

AND SO AFTER A LITTLE BIT IN JUNE AT FIRST INTERIM THERE'LL BE MORE ACTIVITY IN THIS ACCOUNT.

SO WITH ALL THAT SAID WE, OUR NEXT STEPS WOULD BE TO SUBMIT OUR UNAUDITED ACTUALS TO LACOE FOR REVIEW.

LIKE I MENTIONED, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH AT THE END OF OUR INDEPENDENT AUDIT, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE AWAY THE THE, YOU KNOW, THE. I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU GUYS IN SUSPENSE FOR DECEMBER OR JANUARY MEETING WHENEVER THEY PRESENT.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE TO REVIEW OUR 2627 BUDGET AND WE'LL BE WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE UNAUDITED ACTUALS.

WE TAKE YOUR APPROVAL AND WE THEN ALLOCATE THE CARRYOVERS TO OUR SCHOOL SITES.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'LL START POSTING THOSE AVAILABLE FUNDS IN OUR IN OUR CURRENT BUDGET.

AND WE'LL JUST START WORKING ON FIRST INTERIM.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A THANK YOU TO JASMINE EGAS, WHO'S HERE SOMEWHERE.

SORRY. SHE WAS HERE AND SHE WAS. AND HER, HER AND THE TEAM HAVE JUST REALLY WORKED REALLY HARD ALL SUMMER LONG.

AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF THEM THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT HAPPENED IN FISCAL SERVICES WITH PAYROLL, ACCOUNTING, JUST MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS IN TIP TOP SHAPE.

SO WHENEVER WE DO HAVE QUESTIONS, WE'RE ABLE TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH ANY ANYBODY THAT ASKS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE JUST LOVE TALKING NUMBERS. THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH. FOR THE CAFETERIA FUND, THIS IS A QUESTION THAT INCREASE IN FUND.

IS THAT WHAT WE EXPECT TO BE HAPPENING YEAR TO YEAR? WELL, LIKE I MENTIONED, THEY'RE WORKING ON SOME SPECIAL PROJECTS.

USUALLY THE CAFETERIA FUND CANNOT PAY FOR FACILITIES.

THEY CAN'T PAY FOR THE SHELL OF THE BUILDING.

BUT WITH APPROVAL FROM THE STATE, THEY'RE ABLE TO PAY FOR INTERIOR PROJECTS.

SO WE'RE DOING SOME WE'RE PROPOSING SOME CHANGES TO RAMONA BECAUSE RAMONA SERVES SUCH A HIGH NUMBER OF MEALS.

SO SOMETHING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT KITCHEN SPACE A BETTER SERVING PLACE SO THAT THE KIDS CAN GET ENOUGH FOOD IN THEM AND STILL HAVE A GOOD BREAK FOR LUNCH. IS WHAT YOU CAN SPEND IS IT ONLY FOR LIKE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

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OKAY. BUT IT COULD BE OKAY. YES. 2 QUICK QUESTIONS.

1ST, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK AND THE THOROUGHNESS AND TO YOUR ENTIRE TEAM.

I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT THIS IS MADE CLEAR NOT JUST FOR US, BUT ESPECIALLY FOR THE GALLERY AND THE PEOPLE AT HOME.

AND SO IN THAT VEIN, I WANT TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS THAT I THINK PEOPLE MIGHT ASK.

RIGHT. SO I THINK IT WOULD SURPRISE MOST PEOPLE HOW INCREDIBLY RESTRICTED A SCHOOL'S BUDGET IS.

SO OFTENTIMES YOU SAID LIKE, WE CAN'T SPEND IT ON THIS, WE HAVE TO SPEND IT ON THIS.

WHY? WHO IS ENFORCING, WHO IS OVERSEEING IT? AND IF WE DECIDE THAT LOTS OF KIDS MAKE THE ROOMS HOTTER.

SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO BUY A NEW AC, WHY CAN'T WE DO THAT? SO A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE WILL SPECIFICALLY SAY NO CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS AND OR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.

SO WHEN YOU GO TO REPAIR AN HVAC PROCESS, HVAC SYSTEM, USUALLY THAT'S PART OF YOUR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AND WE DO DO THAT. LIKE I MENTIONED, WE HAVE STAFF AND WE HAVE EXPENDITURES THAT WE DO DO WHAT WE CAN EVERY YEAR.

I GAVE YOU A SMALL SNIPPET. THAT'S WHAT'S IN THE 3%.

BUT A LOT OF THE TIMES, IF I, IF WE'RE ABLE TO ALLOCATE OTHER FUNDS FROM OUR GENERAL FUND, WE DO, WE DO ADD TO THAT. WE'RE NOT JUST, WE DON'T JUST TRY TO MEET OUR 3% AND SAY, THAT'S IT.

WE DO WHAT WE WHAT WE CAN DO. BUT A LOT OF THE TIMES THE PARTS ARE HARD TO GET.

THESE ARE VINTAGE SYSTEMS THAT IT JUST TAKES EITHER.

THE MANUFACTURER MAY NOT EVEN BE IN IN CIRCULATION ANYMORE.

SO WE HAVE TO GET A COMPARABLE PART. AND WE DO WORK WITH OUR UNIONS TO BE ABLE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT THAT WHEN OUR STAFF MAYBE BECAUSE WE'RE BECAUSE OF PERSONAL LEAVES, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TECHNICIANS ON HAND THAT WE'RE ABLE TO CONTRACT OUT WITH A VENDOR THAT COULD COME IN AND HELP SUPPORT US.

THE IDEAL WOULD BE IF THEY COULD COME IN IN LATE SPRING AND HELP US JUST KIND OF STAY AHEAD OF ANY SORT OF HEAT WAVE.

WE ALWAYS HAVE A HEAT WAVE, IT SEEMS. IT'S JUST PRE-PLANNING FOR THAT.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF REGULATIONS AS FAR AS THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE PORTION OF IT.

USUALLY WHEN WE, WHEN YOU SEE AN ACCOUNTANT SPEAK ABOUT A CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, IT'S USUALLY ANYTHING ABOVE, ABOVE $5,000. BUT THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I MEAN WHEN I SAY CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.

BUT A LOT OF PROGRAMS WILL SPECIFICALLY SAY, DON'T SPEND THIS ON CAPITAL OUTLAY, WHICH AGAIN MEANS ANYTHING OVER 5000.

SO JUST TO FURTHER THE QUESTION YOU'RE ASKING, THEIR STATE FUNDS SUBJECT TO AUDITS BY THE STATE.

AND SO IF WE DON'T SPEND IT CORRECTLY THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PAY IT BACK. YES.

THE AUDITORS ARE THE ONES WHO DO GO THROUGH ALL OF OUR COMPLIANCE.

SO WE HAVE A FINANCIAL AUDIT. THEN WE HAVE THE COMPLIANCE SIDE OF THE HOUSE OF THE AUDIT.

AND THEY MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR EXPENDITURES LINE UP WITH CERTAIN THINGS.

I SO YEAH, SO THEY ARE ONE OF, BUT WE ALSO DO REPORT ON A QUARTERLY BASIS BACK TO THE STATE, TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHOEVER THE FUNDING IS COMING FROM.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THEN YOU MENTIONED GETTING MONEY FROM OUR GENERAL FUND TO STRETCH INTO SOME OF THESE PROJECTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. AND WE HEARD SOME INCREDIBLY HIGH NUMBERS OF WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO REPAIR SOME OF THE ACS THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED.

AND WE DON'T EVEN TALK ABOUT PLUMBING BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEE IT.

YOU FEEL THE AC, BUT WE ONLY SEE THE PLUMBING WHEN SOMETHING REALLY CATASTROPHIC HAPPENS.

BUT WHAT ARE WE DOING TO STRETCH OUR BUDGET, RIGHT? WHAT ARE WE DOING TO TRY TO CUT BACK IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T IMPACT STUDENTS TO MAYBE LIMIT ESTHETIC PROJECTS? RIGHT. YOU MENTIONED PAINTING AND PAVING. ARE WE GOING TO ARE WE STOPPING DOING THAT SO THAT WE ARE ENSURING THAT THE MONEY GOES INTO THE MOST URGENT NEED? YES. SO I MENTIONED THAT DURING THE SUMMER, WE USUALLY TEND TO DO ROOFING, PAINTING AND ASPHALT CONCRETE. IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE NEEDS.

WE'RE NOT WE START OFF WITH BIDS IN LATE MAY BASED WITH FACILITIES.

WE IDENTIFY WHO IS THE NEXT ONE ON ROTATION. AS FAR AS PAINTING, WHAT SPOTS DO WE HAVE TO.

LAST YEAR WE CONTRACTED WITH A COMPANY THAT WENT AND ASSESSED ALL OF OUR ROOFS, BASICALLY TOOK INVENTORY.

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SO WE'RE FOLLOWING THAT. SO THAT SHOULD SAVE US MONEY.

ASPHALT. WE DID SOME ASPHALT WORK OUT HERE IF NOT TO SPOIL THE SURPRISE, BUT WE DO ALSO, WE INSTALLED SOME CHARGING STATIONS FOR OUR NEW ELECTRIC BUSSES THAT WE HAVE OUT IN THE YARD, BUT WE HAD TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL ASPHALT WORK IN THE YARD AND IN THE FRONT.

THIS IS WHERE OUR BIG MACHINES COME AND GO EVERY DAY FOR SCHOOL.

SO THINGS LIKE THAT OUR PLAYGROUNDS, WE LOOK AT SAFETY, WE LOOK AT CRACKS IN THE PLAYGROUND, WE TRY TO MITIGATE THOSE RISKS OR THOSE POTENTIAL RISKS.

SO WE TRY TO MAINTAIN A GOOD LEVEL. WE DID SOME EXPANSION AT AT ALLEN AVENUE IN THE TECH AREA.

WE CREATED A WHOLE NEW AREA FOR THEM TO PLAY THAT DOESN'T GET MUDDY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR.

BUT MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE WE KNOW WE HAVE TO REGROUP, WE HAVE TO REPRIORITIZE.

WE ARE GOING TO CUT BACK ON PAINTING. SO BEAR WITH US AS SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE FADED FOR A BIT.

BUT WE FEEL THAT NOW PAINT DOES PROTECT THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING.

IT DOES PROVIDE THAT PROTECTIVE LAYER. BUT IF WE CAN JUST SQUEEZE ANOTHER YEAR, MAYBE ANOTHER 2 YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO REALLY CONCENTRATE ON INCREASING OUR HVAC ATTENTION.

SOME PROJECTS LIKE LONE HILL, WE PROBABLY WON'T BE ABLE TO DO WHAT IT IS REQUIRED TO DO.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF OTHER ALTERNATIVES.

ANOTHER WAY THAT WE ARE WORKING ON SAVING MONEY BECAUSE YOU SAW THAT WE HAD OVER A $2 MILLION DEFICIT.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE HOPING TO DO AS A DISTRICT, AS A FULL TEAM, IS WE BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE TRANSPORTED THROUGH OUR THROUGH OUR SPECIAL ED PROGRAM. SO NOW WE HAVE OUR OWN DRIVERS THAT ARE TRANSPORTING ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 60 NEW STUDENTS.

SO DOING THINGS LIKE THAT WILL HELP OUR BOTTOM LINE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO PROJECTS.

THERE ARE OTHER SAVING THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY GET REALLY CREATIVE ON, BUT IT'S NOT TO SAVE A DOLLAR TO PUT IT AWAY, IT'S JUST TO REALLOCATE THAT DOLLAR TO SOMEPLACE ELSE.

IS THERE A MORE URGENT. YES, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S I MEAN, JUST LIKE WITH OUR OWN BUDGETS, YES, THERE'S SOME FINESSING IN, IN FINDING THE LINE OF WHEN LIKE WHAT I REFERRED TO AS ESTHETIC.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT PAINTING. YES, PAINTING THAT EVENTUALLY CAN CHIP AND CAN NOW MAKE A STRUCTURE BE PROBLEMATIC.

EVENTUALLY, THOSE ESTHETIC REPAIRS DO BECOME URGENT NEEDS.

AND SO IT TAKES WORKING AS A TEAM TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

I APPRECIATE THAT. IF ANYBODY EVER HAS A QUESTION ABOUT WHY A PROJECT IS DONE AT THEIR SITE OR WHY A PROJECT ISN'T DONE AT THEIR SITE, WHO SHOULD THEY ASK? I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THEY START WITH THE PRINCIPAL.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD FOR THAT LINE OF COMMUNICATION TO BE STRONG AND OPEN.

AND IT'S MY JOB TO INFORM THE PRINCIPAL SO THEY HAVE THE INFORMATION FOR THEM TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.

BUT THEY CAN AFTER THAT ALWAYS ASK US MY OFFICE, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOVE IT IF THEY CAN START WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND THEN I'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THAT INFORMATION. YEAH.

THAT'S GREAT. THANKS, SONIA. SONIA, AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LAYERED AND COMPLEX ENGINEERING.

YOU AND YOUR TEAM. IT'S AMAZING STUFF TO WATCH ALL THAT HAPPENS OVER THE COURSE OF A FISCAL YEAR.

SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. THE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT AND THE FOLKS WHO WILL BE WATCHING IF THEY WERE PAYING ATTENTION, REALIZE THAT WE'RE SPENDING MORE THAN WE'RE TAKING IN EACH YEAR.

HOW DO WE MAKE UP FOR THAT? HOW DO WE MAKE UP FOR THAT? WELL, LIKE I MENTIONED IF THERE ARE WAYS OR STRATEGIES WE CAN IMPLEMENT.

I MEAN, WE HAVE TO HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET. SO WE DO, WE DO WE ALWAYS PROJECT 3 YEARS OUT.

SO IF THERE IS A DEFICIT RUNNING FOR 3 YEARS AND WE DRAW CLOSER, THERE ARE HARD CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE.

SO JUST, I MEAN, WHAT'S COMING UP ON THE AGENDA? WE HAVE A RETIREMENT PLAN THAT'S GOING TO COME THAT WILL HELP US RESTRUCTURE.

SO WE ARE, THAT'S ONE WAY WE'RE LOOKING OTHER JUST GETTING OUR STAFFING RIGHT SIZED.

WE'VE SEEN A SMALL DIP IN ENROLLMENT, IN PARTICULAR IN TKK AND 1.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO RESTAFF. AND ONE OF THE YOU KNOW, IMPETUS FOR THAT IS GOING TO BE THIS RETIREMENT INCENTIVE.

SO VIGILANCE. VIGILANCE MANAGEMENT. YES. YES.

THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES. DO I HAVE A MOTION?

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ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS. SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES RETIRING FROM BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BY JUNE 30TH, 2027. YEP. SO THIS ITEM FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THE SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN FOR PERSONNEL RETIRING BY JUNE 30TH, 2027. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS EACH ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT A BENEFIT EQUALING 50% OF THAT PARTICIPANT'S ANNUAL BASE SALARY FOR THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT, WHILE BENEFITING THE ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES. THE PROGRAM ALSO ASSISTS THE DISTRICT IN LONG TERM FISCAL PLANNING AND ORGANIZATIONAL ADJUSTMENTS.

I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE WE HAVE MEMBERS FROM KEENAN AND ASSOCIATES OUT HERE WITH US TODAY.

THEY'VE HELPED TO SET UP THE PLAN. THEY'LL HELP US EXECUTE THE PLAN IN THE FUTURE.

AND SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT. ANY DISCUSSION? 1 THING I'D LIKE TO ADD IS I DO NOT THINK THESE PLANS WORK WELL IF IT'S DONE EVERY YEAR, BUT HOW WE'RE DOING IT, I DO THINK IT DEFINITELY HELPS THE BUDGET. THANK YOU.

DO I HAVE A MOTION. MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. APPROVED 1ST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT.

YEAH. ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE BOARD APPROVED A 2% ON SCHEDULE SALARY INCREASE AND A 3.33% OFF SCHEDULE PAYMENT FOR BUSD EMPLOYEES.

EXECUTIVE CABINET MEMBERS ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY INCLUDED WHEN THOSE CONTRACTS ARE RATIFIED.

SO THIS ACTION ITEM ALLOWS OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS TO RECEIVE BOTH PAY INCREASES.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. APPROVED 1ST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.

YEAH. THIS ITEM ALLOWS ME, SUPERINTENDENT, TO ALSO RECEIVE THE SAME PAY INCREASES THAT WERE SETTLED FOR ALL BUSD EMPLOYEES.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. REPORT FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT.

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

THERE WERE SO MANY FAMILIES AND PARENTS AND IT WAS JUST NICE TO SEE THE COMMUNITIES COME BACK TOGETHER AND ALL THE PRESENTATIONS THE TEACHERS WERE MAKING WERE THEY REALLY WERE GIVING GREAT INFORMATION TO OUR FAMILIES.

ALSO WE HAD A LETTER FROM MISS BALDERAS ABOUT SEPTEMBER BEING CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

BUT WHEN WE GET LETTERS FROM THE COMMUNITY, WE CAN'T GET THOSE IN THE MONTH OF AND BE ABLE TO GET SOMETHING APPROVED IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND GET ON A BOARD AGENDA. SO I LET THAT PARENT KNOW.

BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT THAT WANT SCHOOLS TO CELEBRATE CERTAIN RECOGNIZED LIKE THE, THE CHILDHOOD CANCER MONTH, WHICH IS GO GOLD, AND IT IS RECOGNIZED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT ONES WE HAVE FOR EACH MONTH, AND IF YOU WANT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA, YOU HAVE TO GIVE US A LOT OF TIME TO PREP FOR THAT. BUT ALSO YOU CAN APPROACH THE SCHOOLS WHERE YOUR CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL AND YOUR TEACHERS, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY'LL DO SOMETHING IN THOSE MONTHS TO RECOGNIZE THAT.

SO I WANTED TO GET THAT IN THIS EVENING. WE DID TONIGHT GIVE RAISES THAT ARE UNIONS WORKED VERY HARD IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH OUR NEGOTIATING TEAMS AND EVERYONE WAS REALLY LOOKING AT BUDGETS, KNOWING THAT WE ARE IN THE RED. BUT I WANT TO REASSURE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND EVERYONE ELSE OUT HERE THAT THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT AND, AND BUSINESS SERVICES THAT WE HAVE A PLAN THAT THAT WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THIS AND KNOWING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD NEED TO DO TO CARRY FORWARD.

BUT I AM VERY COMFORTABLE THAT WE ARE GIVING OUR EMPLOYEES A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA WHEN WE KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW, IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE NATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IN OUR SCHOOLS WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, THEY SHOW INCREDIBLE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE IN FIGHTING FOR IT.

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IT COULD BE HARD FOR YOUNG KIDS TO REALLY EXPRESS THEMSELVES WHEN THEY FEEL OVERWHELMED.

SO IT'S KIND OF UP TO US AS A COMMUNITY OF PARENTS AND EDUCATORS TO LOOK FOR THOSE SIGNS AND GIVE THEM THE RIGHT HELP.

WE HAVE COUNSELORS AT SITES AND FOR ALL OTHER STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, 24/7, YOU COULD CALL OR TEXT NINE, EIGHT, EIGHT AND TALK TO SOMEONE THERE. FOR THE BIG NEWS FOR NEXT WEEK, IF YOU KNOW, NEXT WEDNESDAY, WE WON'T BE HERE. WE'LL BE AT SMUDGE CROWN. IF YOU SEE THESE GIRLS.

FLAG FOOTBALL. I SAW A COUPLE OF GAMES. I SAW BONITA BLOWING PEOPLE OUT 50 TO 0.

IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT GAME. I WOULD RECOMMEND GOING TO THAT.

IT'S GOING TO BE AT BONITA NEXT WEDNESDAY. BUT THEN SMUDGE POT IS BACK AT MOUNT SAC ON NINE OVER 11.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE THE BOMB. IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY COMPETITIVE GAME FROM WHAT I HEAR.

I USUALLY BONITA THINK IT'S ONE OF THE LAST SIX YEARS, BUT RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THESE TWO TEAMS ARE NECK AND NECK. SO IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD.

AND THAT'S ALL FOR ME. WELCOME BACK. WELCOME BACK.

IT IS SUCH AN EXCITING TIME OF YEAR. I LOVE BACK TO SCHOOL.

IT, IT IS ALL THE LIKE HOPE AND POSSIBILITIES THAT ARE AFRESH, RIGHT? WE'VE GOT SMUDGE CROWN AND SMUDGE POT COMING UP AND THERE'S, THERE'S PERFORMANCES ON THE HORIZON AND THERE'S CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES TO JOIN.

AND SO I WANT TO MAKE MY WHAT SEEMS TO BE NOW, I GUESS A SEMI SEMIANNUAL PSA THAT LIKE, GET INVOLVED, RIGHT? GET YOUR KIDS INVOLVED, GET YOUR FAMILY INVOLVED.

BECAUSE IT IS SO CLEAR, THE RESEARCH IS SO CLEAR THAT THOSE EXTRACURRICULARS AND THAT FAMILY SUPPORT IN THE EXTRACURRICULARS IS WHAT MAKES THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS CONTINUE AND THRIVE.

SO IT ISN'T A DISCUSSION OF WHICH ONE OF OUR 4 A'S IS MOST IMPORTANT, RIGHT? THE ARTS AND THE ACTIVITIES AND THE ACADEMICS AND THE.

OH MY. NO, I SAID ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES, ACTIVITIES, ACTIVITIES, ARTS, ARTS.

OH MY GOSH, I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID THAT OF ALL PEOPLE.

OKAY, ALL OF THOSE, THEY FUEL ONE ANOTHER, RIGHT? THEY, THEY EACH MAKE THE OTHER ONE STRONGER. AND SO IT IS WITH A NEW YEAR THAT IT IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW OUR OUR SUPPORT AND OUR EXCITEMENT ABOUT ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

AND AS AN ELEMENTARY PARENT MYSELF, TRULY, THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT STARTS HAPPENING AT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND AT AT HIGH SCHOOL.

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

AND THAT WAS WAY MORE EXCITING THAN ALL OF THE MONEY TALK THAT WE TALKED TONIGHT.

WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT MONEY TONIGHT. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

AND I AM THANKFUL THAT WE, WE GOT EXPRESSED HOW MUCH WE ARE WILLING TO HAVE OUR FAMILIES GET INVOLVED IN THAT EDUCATION ON WHERE OUR MONEY IS BEING SPENT AND WHY.

AND I JUST LOVED SONIA'S ANSWER TO WHEN PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS, WHO SHOULD THEY ASK? AND STARTING WITH YOUR SITE IS JUST SO IMPORTANT, RIGHT? AND MAKING SURE THAT QUESTION GETS GIVEN TO SOMEONE WHO CAN ANSWER IT RATHER THAN BEING ON LIKE TEXT CHATS OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR HAVING ALL OF THIS CONVERSATION FESTER IN PLACES THAT DON'T ELUCIDATE ACTUAL ANSWERS OR COMMUNICATION OR COLLABORATION. SO I, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALWAYS PRIORITIZING COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION FIRST AND FOREMOST.

AND IN THAT SAME VEIN, I WANTED TO BE SURE TO ECHO WHAT MY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SHARED ABOUT THE APPRECIATION THAT WE CAME TO AN AGREEMENT THAT ENABLED US TO GIVE A RAISE TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE HELPING ALL OF THOSE AREAS THRIVE.

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SO WE'RE NOT, WE'RE THAT'S AN ASIDE. BUT I HAVE THIS PHILOSOPHY ABOUT MONEY AND IT'S THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT AS A DISTRICT, WE'RE KEEPING IT AS CLOSE TO STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE.

AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE CLASSROOM AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON SITE AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LEADING OUR OUR CURRICULUM IS CERTAINLY PART OF THAT.

RIGHT. WE ARE A PEOPLE RUN ORGANIZATION. SO I'M HAPPY TO HAVE SEEN THOSE PRIORITIES EXPRESSED.

TONIGHT AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU ALL IN THE GALLERY AND I'M HAPPY TO BE BACK.

TAKE IT AWAY, JIM. THANK YOU. IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.

FROM THE SUMMER. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF ON A GREAT START TO THE 26-27 ACADEMIC YEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS TO SCHOOL BOARD NEWCOMER SELENA GARCIA IN AREA 3 AND INCUMBENT DEREK BAHMANOU IN AREA 2, WHO WERE ELECTED AND REELECTED, RESPECTIVELY, UNOPPOSED.

IT WAS A HARD FOUGHT CAMPAIGN. YOU FOUGHT THEM ALL AWAY.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING SELENA IN HER NEW ROLE.

AND PLEASE COME OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH US AS SHE'S SWORN INTO OFFICE ALONG WITH DEREK THIS DECEMBER FOR THEIR NEW 4 YEAR TERMS. CONGRATULATIONS. SELENA. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU TO THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS MAYOR EMMETT BADER, COUNCIL MEMBER ERIC NAKANO IN DISTRICT 2 AND COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN VIENNA IN DISTRICT 4, WHO WERE ALSO REELECTED UNOPPOSED AND WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN SWORN IN FOR THEIR NEW TERMS, RESPECTIVELY. IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE COUNCIL DISTRICTS 1, 3 AND 4 ARE UP FOR REELECTION THIS COMING NOVEMBER 3RD, BUT BY THE AUGUST NOMINATION DEADLINE, ONLY CANDIDATES IN DISTRICTS 1 AND 3 WERE QUALIFIED FOR NOMINATION. SO CURRENT DISTRICT 4 COUNCIL MEMBER AND MAYOR TIM HEPBURN, WHO WILL BE REELECTED UNOPPOSED.

CONGRATULATIONS, TIM. HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE CANDIDATES CANDIDATES FORUM FOR THE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES IN DISTRICTS 1 AND 3 AT THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY BUILDING ON SEPTEMBER 30TH.

SO COME OUT AND HEAR WHAT THOSE CANDIDATES HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF LA VERNE.

LOOKING FORWARD TO ATTENDING THE GREEN RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE DISTRICT'S NEW EV CHARGING STATION AT 10:30 ON 17TH OF SEPTEMBER. RIGHT. COMING RIGHT UP. AND KRIS. AND SINCE I'LL BE RETIRED BY THEN, MAY I PLEASE JOIN YOU AND THE SOROPTIMIST FOR THE ANNUAL TARGET SHOPPING DAY ON THE 25TH? MAY I COME OUT AND JOIN YOU? YES, AND WE EXPECT IT EVERY YEAR.

WE HAVE A LOT OF RETIREES THAT COME OUT. ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE, IT'S BEEN 25 YEARS SINCE NINE OVER 11, WHICH FALLS THIS YEAR, A WEEK FROM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH.

NOW, PATRIOT'S DAY, I URGE YOU TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO DIED THAT DAY AND TO REFLECT IN YOUR OWN WAY AND TO CONSIDER A SONG ENTITLED HOLE IN THE WORLD WITH THE FOLLOWING LYRICS FROM ONE OF MY FAVORITE GROUPS, THE EAGLES.

THEY SAY THAT ANGER IS JUST LOVE DISAPPOINTED.

UNTIL WE LEARN TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER. WE WILL NEVER REACH THE PROMISED LAND.

THANK YOU AND I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME. WELL, I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID.

DEFINITELY. WELCOME BACK. BRITTANY BROUGHT IN OF A POINT ABOUT VOLUNTEERING.

A LOT OF US ARE INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND I THINK THE SAME HOLDS TRUE WITH VOLUNTEERING.

YOU GET OUT OF EDUCATION, WHAT YOU PUT INTO IT.

AND WHEN YOU VOLUNTEER, YOU MAKE THESE DEEP CONNECTIONS AND YOU HELP YOUR KIDS, BUT YOU ALSO GROW ATTACHED TO THE PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH.

SO IT REALLY DOES IMPACT YOU. THE DRAWBACK IS WHEN YOU MAKE THESE DEEP CONNECTIONS AND YOUR KIDS LEAVE THE SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY EVENTUALLY GRADUATE, YOU'RE GOING TO FEEL SAD AND MISS THEM. SO I'M STILL KIND OF LIKE GRIEVING, MOVING ON TO MY KIDS, MOVING ON TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL TO KIND OF GO OVER SELENA'S CREDENTIALS.

I KNOW THIS IS I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS. EVERYONE HERE AND EVERYONE WHO'S BEING ELECTED IS VERY INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW SELENA, SHE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN THE PTA, I THINK FOREVER.

SHE'S GOING TO BE INVOLVED FOR AT LEAST 20 MORE YEARS IF BASED ON HOW OLD KIDS ARE SHE HELPS OUT AT EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL SITE.

SHE'S INVOLVED IN THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. I'VE SEEN HER AT CHAMBER EVENTS.

SO WHEN WE GET THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPER INVOLVED, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE VESTED, THEY HAVE DEEP CONNECTIONS INTO OUR DISTRICT BECAUSE THEIR KIDS GO HERE OR BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE STAFF.

THERE'S LIKE THIS DEEP CONNECTION. THEY'RE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THIS WORK. I THINK THAT ADDS VALUE. AND I'M VERY GLAD THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER PERSON WHO ADDS VALUE. THERE'S ALSO I WANT TO THANK BUSINESS SERVICES.

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SO I THINK SONYA USED THE IDEA OF THE WORD VINTAGE WHEN TALKING ABOUT OUR AC UNITS, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF VINTAGE THINGS WE CAN TRANSLATE THAT INTO OLD.

AND IF YOU'RE REALLY LIKE NOT EXPERIENCING IT, WELL, DILAPIDATED, BUT MAYBE NOT THAT FAR, BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK. IT TAKES EXTRA WORK FROM OUR STAFF TO KEEP OUR VINTAGE MACHINES RUNNING.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO KIND OF TAKES THESE THINGS, AND EVEN THOUGH THEY SHOULD PROBABLY BE REPLACED, MAKES THEM LAST YET ANOTHER YEAR. THANK YOU FOR HELPING OUR KIDS HAVE AC.

THANK YOU FOR FIXING UP BATHROOMS. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE MILLIONS OF THINGS YOU DO THAT GO UNNOTICED.

I MEAN, EVEN WHEN WE SWITCH OVER PAYMENT SYSTEMS, IF PEOPLE AREN'T SAYING, HEY, MY PAYCHECKS $0.50 SHORT, THAT WAS A SUCCESS. IT WAS JUST A SUCCESS PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE OF.

SO EVERYONE WHO DOES THOSE MILLIONS OF CHOICES THAT GO UNNOTICED.

THANK YOU. YOU MAKE THIS SCHOOL YEAR BETTER FOR OUR KIDS AND THEY HAVE AN IMPACT.

YOU MIGHT NOT BE IN THE FRONT LINES, BUT THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK LINES MAKE A HUGE IMPACT TO YOU FOR THE WORK THEY DO.

SO CSEA STAFF, BUSINESS SERVICES. TEACHERS, EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.

THANK YOU. SO IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY SMOOTH START FOR THE 13 SITES.

MANY THANKS TO BONITA STAFF THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT FOR MAKING THE FIRST 2 WEEKS SUCH A SUCCESS.

THANKS AGAIN TO THE SUNSHINE ESTATE FOR THE SUPPORT TO OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.

THE GENEROSITY IS TRULY OVERWHELMING. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR ASSOCIATIONS FOR THEIR WORK IN HELPING TO PROVIDE OUR EMPLOYEES WITH SALARY INCREASES FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.

I DID APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WE DID TOGETHER TO HELP OUR EMPLOYEES.

MANY THANKS TO KENDRA PETERSON, DON ROBERTS, TRACIE PANG, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE TEAMS FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

AND I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN.

TONIGHT, APPROVAL OF THIS PLAN WILL ALLOW THE DISTRICT THE FLEXIBILITY WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT OUR BUDGET IS FUNCTIONAL AND SUSTAINABLE MOVING FORWARD.

THANK YOU. REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS.

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

THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH TOPIC TO 20 MINUTES.

THE BOARD TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS, PLEASE COMPLETE THE REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CARD WHICH MAY BE PICKED UP FROM MARGARET MCDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT. WE DO HAVE A CARD, LILY. WELCOME. WELCOME. THANK YOU. CAN I GET 6 MINUTES? I HAVE 2 ITEMS TO ADDRESS. FIRST MY NAME IS LI HUANG.

SO IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE ALL THE BONITA FAMILY.

WHEN EVERY TIME I SEE THE EMPTY SEAT, I FEEL LIKE, HEY, MORE PEOPLE SHOULD COME TO SEE.

BECAUSE A LOT OF ESPECIALLY THE OFFICIAL, PRETTY MUCH LIKE A VOLUNTEER IS FREE AND A LOT OF WORK AND THEY NEED TO BE SEEN.

OKAY, SO I DON'T REALLY MIND TO BE THE FACE OF BONITA PARENTS, EVEN THE CITIZENS OF LA VERNE.

SINCE I ATTEND REGULAR ATTEND MEETINGS CONSISTENT SINCE 2019.

SO I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANKFUL BECAUSE MY TWO KIDS HERE AND ONE IS ALREADY GRADUATE ONE ANOTHER STILL IN THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL. SO ACTUALLY THE HE COMPLAINED A LOT ABOUT THE MEALS.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE HIGH STANDARD BECAUSE THE COOKING CLASS.

SO GOOD. OKAY, SO THIS PART I REALLY APPRECIATE MY 2 KIDS GROW UP IN THIS DISTRICT.

SO WHEN I SEE THE TOPIC, WHEN SHE LIVING DAILY TO POST TALK ABOUT TONIGHT'S MEETING, I HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH MY JOB FOR A LONG TIME, SO I COME BACK AGAIN. I DEFINITELY WANT TO SUPPORT SUPERINTENDENT, ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, TO DO ALL THE EVALUATION.

SO I THINK I KNOW MR. WINDSOR FOR SO LONG, SINCE MY SON STILL IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THAT'S A LONG, LONG TIME AGO. SO I WILL SEE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS QUITE WELL KNOWN AFTER COVID.

AND THEN I AM ACTUALLY THE FOUNDER OF BONITA BONEMAN TO COME HERE TO LIKE A WATCH A DOG, TO TAKE A LOOK.

WHAT YOU GUYS TEACHING MY KIDS, RIGHT? AND THEN WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SO MANY LIKE A FRUSTRATION OF COVID AND THE CONFLICT ABOUT THE CURRICULUM WITH TEACHING IN THE SCHOOL.

BUT I DO APPRECIATE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT TO COMPARE SO MANY OTHER DISTRICTS.

SO IT'S REALLY, REALLY GOOD AT THE TRANSPARENCY.

I COME HERE TONIGHT, ACTUALLY, I WANT TO GET SOME PEOPLE TO COME TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE 100 CLASSROOMS WITH WITHOUT AIR CONDITION, BUT THE PROBLEM I THINK IS SOLVED. THERE'S FUNDING THERE.

THEY WAY TO COMPLAIN TO REACH THE PRINCIPAL. AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THE WEATHER IS GOING TO BE COOL NEXT WEEK.

SO SO PROBLEM SOLVED. OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHER THING I REALLY NEED A LITTLE TIME QUICK.

I, I WILL MAKE SURE MY WORK IS AVAILABLE. OKAY.

[01:00:01]

I MEAN, THE EMPLOYEE BENEFIT. SO THAT'S HOW I GET THROUGH ALL THE WEBSITES.

I'M WORKING WITH THE CITY OF LA VERNE RIGHT NOW, SOME OTHER GOVERNMENT.

AND ALSO I WENT THROUGH ALL THE THE WEBSITE ABOUT THE BENEFIT.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO LET PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT IS IT? I CAN SEE SINCE 2023, IT'S A VOYAGE FOR THE GROUP BENEFIT.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN WILL BE THE NEXT TIME TO REVIEW THE CONTRACT.

SO I DEFINITELY WILL NEED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MRS. PETERSON. RIGHT. SO TO SIT DOWN TO SEE IF WE COULD GET A BETTER SOLUTION SINCE FROM THE NUMBER, THE BENEFITS ALMOST 60% OF THE SALARY. THAT IS REALLY BIG ONE.

SO I WANT TO FIND OUT IF IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR THE SCHOOL TEACHER, ESPECIALLY TEACHER.

THEY REALLY UNDERPAID ACTUALLY, WE ALL KNOW THAT.

SO I, I'M THE PERSON WHO REALLY PRESENTS THE COMPANY TO DO THE PROPOSAL FOR THE CITY AND SOME SCHOOL DISTRICT TO RENEW THE CONTRACT. SO WHATEVER MY PERSONAL, I REALLY LIKE TO SERVE ALL THE TEACHERS HERE BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY COULD ENROLL ONLINE BY THEMSELVES.

THEY DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS IT. SO OKAY.

SO BECAUSE I LOVE THIS DISTRICT, SO I HOPE PEOPLE REALLY WILL GET INVOLVED.

WHATEVER YOU ARE PROFESSIONAL FEEL TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE DISTRICT.

I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S WORK. SO, SO HAPPY TO COME BACK.

NOW MY KIDS GROW UP AND THEN JUST COME BACK FROM EUROPE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY.

COMMUNITY INDIVIDUALS HAVING WE GOT THAT PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION, BONITA UNIFIED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION. BONITA UNIFIED MANAGEMENT TEAM. FUTURE MEETING DATE.

[17. FUTURE MEETING DATES]

[18. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS]

AGAIN, I RENEW MY GRATITUDE TO THE SONDHEIM. TRUST.

YES, TRUST AND THE ESTATE. AND BY MY MATH, IT'S GOING TO BE NORTH OF $1 MILLION WHEN IT'S, WHEN IT'S CONCLUDED. AND I WONDER AND IT'S FOR SUPPLIES, CLASSROOM SUPPLIES, WHATEVER THE DESIGNATION IS.

AND IT MIGHT BE A NICE EXERCISE AND CERTAINLY A GREAT WAY TO SHOWCASE THE AMAZING REWARD THIS DISTRICT HAS BEEN GIFTED TO PUT TOGETHER SOME KIND OF PRESENTATION ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN THE DAYS AND YEARS AHEAD.

AND SO I, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT ON A FUTURE AGENDA.

WONDERFUL. YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT. YEAH. ANY OTHER ITEMS? OKAY. ADJOURNMENT. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 07:11. THANK YOU EVERYONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.