[00:00:04] THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:05 P.M.. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT AND ALERT. [2. CALL TO ORDER] A REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. THE PUBLIC HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TIME FOR EACH SPEAKER TO THREE MINUTES, AND A TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES. ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE TIME THE ITEM APPEARS ON THE AGENDA. IN THE CASE OF A NON AGENDA ITEM, COMMENTS MAY BE MADE UNDER REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC. PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE BOARD, PLEASE FILL OUT THE REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CARD WHICH MAY BE PICKED UP FROM MARGARET MARGARET MACDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. ANY PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD SHOULD FIRST STATE THEIR NAME AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISTRICT CLOSED SESSION AGENDA. [5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA] THE BOARD WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION AT FIVE. [7. CALL TO ORDER] CALL TO ORDER. THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 6:01. 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 STUDENT 218010131 AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. DISTRICT CASE NUMBER 002-2627. 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 DEREK WITH A SECOND BY JIM. 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. [10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT] APPROVAL OF AGENDA, ORDER AND CONTENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING. [11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING] ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2026 REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. COMMUNICATION FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES. [12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES] BEFORE WE PROCEED TO OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES REPORT, WE WILL BE ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE TO OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE 2026 2027 SCHOOL YEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE LUCA ROSELLI FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL. GLORIA HERNANDEZ CRISTOBAL FROM CHAPARRAL VISTA HIGH SCHOOL, AND BRIANNA BENTIVEGNA FROM SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL. THEY WANT THE SHOTS OF YOU, NOT ME. SO DO YOU GUYS WANT TO COME OVER HERE IN FRONT OF THE BOARD? I KNOW WE DO IT HERE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A BETTER PICTURE OVER HERE. YOUR PARENTS ARE HERE. ALL RIGHT. SO PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. THE CONSTITUTION [INAUDIBLE] AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC [INAUDIBLE] FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. AND I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE. TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE. TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. THE CONSTITUTION [INAUDIBLE] AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND THE CONSTITUTION [INAUDIBLE]. AND I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY. WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION. AND I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO [INAUDIBLE]. CONGRATULATIONS YOU GUYS [APPLAUSE]. [00:05:05] AND FIRST UP, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM LUCA ROSELLI FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL. LUCA IS A SENIOR AT MEDINA HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S A 2026 2027 ASB PRESIDENT. AT BONITA, LUCA PLAYS ON THE UNDEFEATED VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM. HE'S ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOLASTIC FEDERATION. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, HE PLANS TO ATTEND A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY AND MAJOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION TO PURSUE A CAREER IN PHARMACEUTICAL SALES. IN HIS FREE TIME, LUCA LOVES SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY, ENJOYS EATING ITALIAN FOOD AND PERFECTING HIS CRAFT ON THE GOLF COURSE. PLEASE WELCOME LUCA. THANK YOU, THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BAHMANOU, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, EXECUTIVE CABINET AND AUDIENCE. MY NAME IS LUCA ROSELLI. I'M THE 2026-27 ASB PRESIDENT FOR BONITA HIGH SCHOOL. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR WELCOMING US HERE. WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE STUDENTS AND STAFF OF THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. EACH YEAR, WE LOOK FORWARD TO LOOKING AT OUR STATE TEST SCORES, AND THIS YEAR, WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUT OF 43 HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE MOUNT SAC AREA, WE WERE NUMBER ONE IN MATH, ENGLISH AND SCIENCE. SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE NEVER ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE THIS YEAR. SENIORS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THEIR BIG PARTY AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO CELEBRATE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS. RECENTLY WE HAD OUR ANNUAL POWDERPUFF FOOTBALL GAME. THIS EVENT WAS SO MUCH FUN FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED, AS IT ALLOWED US TO VENTURE OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONE AND PROVIDE THIS EVENT FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO COME WATCH. THE JUNIORS WON ON A LAST SECOND TOUCHDOWN. OUR FOOTBALL TEAM IS CURRENTLY SIX ZERO AFTER A DOMINANT LEAGUE WIN AGAINST COLONY LAST FRIDAY, AND WE ARE NOW WILL TRAVEL TO NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL THIS COMING FRIDAY. OUR GIRLS TENNIS TEAM IS CURRENTLY UNDEFEATED AND RANKED NUMBER SIX IN CALIFORNIA. THE BONITA FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM REPEATED THE PALOMARES LEAGUE CHAMPS TITLE LAST NIGHT, AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A SUCCESSFUL PLAYOFF SEASON. WE HAVE OUR HOMECOMING AND FALL RALLY THIS FRIDAY. WE HIGHLIGHT EACH EACH OF OUR SPORTS. THEIR SUCCESS THEY HAVE HAD THIS SEASON. OUR TOP 15 COURT WILL BE PERFORMING DURING THE RALLY, AND THE TOP FIVE HOMECOMING COURT WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON AFTER. OUR HOMECOMING GAME IS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH. WE WILL CROWN OUR HOMECOMING QUEEN. THE DANCE IS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH AT THE LOS ANGELES ZOO. OUR ASB AND CLASS COUNCILS HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE BEST HOMECOMING MEMORIES FOR EACH AND EVERY STUDENT. TONIGHT IS OUR FALL CHOIR CONCERT AT THE BCA WITH OUR STUDENTS SHOWCASING OUR AWARD WINNING PROGRAM. MARCHING BAND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR COMPETITION SEASON AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF ALL THE SUCCESS THEY HAVE ALREADY HAD THIS YEAR. OUR FIRST QUARTER ALWAYS BRINGS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT AND SCHOOL SPIRIT WITH ALL OF OUR ASB EVENTS. AS WE WRAP UP THE HOMECOMING NEXT WEEK, WE WILL BE PLANNING OUT THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TO MAKE 202627 THE BEST SCHOOL YEAR YET. I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO BRING YOU UPDATES FROM BEARCAT COUNTRY OVER THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. NEXT UP, BRIANNA BENTIVEGNA SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL. BRIANNA HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL'S ASB SINCE HER SOPHOMORE YEAR AND CURRENTLY HOLDS THE POSITION OF EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT AT SAN DIMAS. BRIANNA HAS BEEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF LEADERSHIP CLUB AND THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES TUTORING SERVICES TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, HELPING THEM DEVELOP THEIR LANGUAGE SKILLS. BRIANNA'S COMMITMENT TO THE SCHOOL EXTENDS BEYOND HER LEADERSHIP ROLES. SHE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE VARSITY GOLF TEAM, WHERE SHE SERVED AS A TEAM CAPTAIN FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND LAST SEASON, SHE ACHIEVED REMARKABLE SUCCESS, WINNING THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP AND RECEIVING THE COACH'S AWARD. NEXT YEAR, SHE PLANS TO ATTEND COLLEGE TO EARN A DEGREE IN BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS. WITH THIS, SHE HOPES TO WORK AT DISNEY AS A PROJECT MANAGER IN ENTERTAINMENT. PLEASE WELCOME BRIANNA. THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS AND THE AUDIENCE. MY NAME IS BRIANNA BENTIVEGNA AND I'M THE ASB EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT OF SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL. I'M EXCITED TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE CAMPUS THROUGH OUR FOUR A'S ACADEMIC ARTS ACTIVITIES, ATHLETICS STARTING WITH ACADEMICS, SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL CONTINUES TO SEE STRONG ACADEMIC GROWTH. OUR CAST MEETS OUR OR EXCEEDS PERCENTAGES HAVE INCREASED OUR HIGHEST. THEY HAVE BEEN 81% WITH ELA, MATH 51% AND SCIENCE 60%, WHILE OUR AP SCORES HAVE REMAINED STRONG AT 74%. WE ALSO RECENTLY CELEBRATED OUR STUDENTS THROUGH OUR RENAISSANCE PROGRAM WITH SAINT CELLO, WHERE STUDENTS WITH A 3.5 GPA OR HIGHER WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS. RENAISSANCE STUDENTS RECEIVED A FREE MEAL OF FUN SODA AND A TOTE BAG WHERE THEY COULD DECORATE, WHILE ALL STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INFLATABLES, A FREE DUNKIN CRUISER DRINK AND A HENNA ARTIST. ON MONDAY, ABOUT 200 FRESHMEN WERE CELEBRATED AT A SPECIAL FIFTH PERIOD ASSEMBLY FOR HAVING DEMONSTRATED GROWTH ON THEIR CAST PERFORMANCE. IN EIGHTH GRADE, THE LONE HILL ADMINISTRATION CAME TO SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL TO PRESENT THESE SCHOLARS WITH GIFT CARDS, [00:10:02] FOLLOWED BY SOME WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION. IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO RECOGNIZE STUDENTS FOR THEIR HARD WORK, WHILE CREATING A FUN EXPERIENCE FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. FOR ARTS, THERE IS A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO. OUR BAND IS HEADING INTO COMPETITION SEASON AND OUR DRAMA PROGRAM IS PREPARING ITS FALL PRODUCTION. THE EDGAR ALLAN POE AFTERLIFE RADIO SHOW FEATURING 53 STUDENTS. CHOIR HAS ALSO HAD SEVERAL EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING PERFORMING WITH A MASS CHOIR AT THE ANGEL'S GAME AND HOSTING A STUDENT PLANNING COFFEE HOUSE OPEN MIC CONCERT. OUR VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM IS ALSO PREPARING FOR THE LATINX VISIONS ART SHOW THIS MONTH. IT'S BEEN GREAT SEEING OUR STUDENTS HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM, CREATE, AND SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS. MOVING ON TO ACTIVITIES, WE'VE HAD A VERY EXCITING START FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE RECENTLY CELEBRATED SMUDGE POT, WHICH BROUGHT A LOT OF SCHOOL SPIRIT AND EXCITEMENT TO CAMPUS. ASB HAS ALSO BEEN WORKING HARD TO MEET OUR MEET ME IN MIAMI HOMECOMING WITH EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT LEAD UP TO THE DANCE. WE'RE EXCITED TO CONTINUE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO GET INVOLVED, MAKE MEMORIES, AND BUILD OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. FINALLY, FOR ATHLETICS, OUR SMALL, OUR FALL SPORTS HAVE BEEN A GREAT SEASON, CONTINUING TO REPRESENT SAN DIMAS WITH PRIDE. OUR ATHLETES HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD, COMPETING AND SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER THROUGH THEIR SEASONS. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE SENIOR JACKIE CHAN FOR DIVING. SHE RECENTLY TRAVELED TO CROATIA TO REPRESENT CHINESE TAIPEI AT THE 2026 WORLD AQUATICS JUNIOR DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS. SHE HAS COMMITTED TO HARVARD, COMPETED INTERNATIONALLY FOR CHINESE TAIPEI FOR FIVE YEARS, AND IS A CIF DIVING CHAMPION AND THE CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALIST. IT'S BEEN EXCITING TO SEE HOW THE ENERGY IN OUR SCHOOL EXPERIENCE SURROUNDING OUR ATHLETICS PROGRAMS GOES, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE HOW THE REST OF OUR SEASON WILL BE. OVERALL, IT'S BEEN A REALLY EXCITING START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL. FROM ACADEMICS AND THE ARTS TO STUDENTS ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETICS, OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD AND THERE'S LOTS TO LOOK FORWARD THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE OUR UPDATES TONIGHT. AND I HAVE GIFTS [APPLAUSE]. THANKS, BRIANNA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OH GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT. AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND NEXT, GLORIA HERNANDEZ CRISTOBAL FROM CHAPARRAL VISTA [APPLAUSE]. GLORIA IS A SENIOR AT CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL. SHE'S BEEN A MEMBER OF THE RENAISSANCE LEADERSHIP CLASS FOR TWO YEARS, WHILE AT SHAP, GLORIA HAS BEEN ON THE SOCCER TEAM, WAS A MEMBER OF THE PROM COURT AND HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL HORSESHOES AND CORNHOLE TOURNAMENTS. AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT SHE IS MY TEAMMATE FOR THIS YEAR'S TOURNAMENT. WE'RE ONE AND OH. BY THE WAY, NOT ONLY IS GLORIA A SENIOR AT CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL, SHE'S ALSO A FRESHMAN AT MOUNT SAC AS SHE IS PARTICIPATING IN THE EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM. SHE PLANS TO EARN HER ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN BIOLOGY, TRANSFER TO UNIVERSITY, AND PURSUE A CAREER IN THE MEDICAL FIELD. IN HER FREE TIME, GLORIA ENJOYS ART, GOING ON, URBAN HIKES, AND JOURNALING. PLEASE WELCOME GLORIA [APPLAUSE]. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WIEN, PRESIDENT BAHMANOU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE. WE STARTED THIS THIS YEAR WITH OUR NEW PRINCIPAL, MRS. LEWIS, AND OUR NEW DEAN, MRS. A. WE LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR WITH POSITIVE CHANGE. OUR FIRST RALLY WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 18TH WHERE WE CELEBRATED OUR STUDENTS OF THE MONTH, SELECTED BY THE TEACHERS AS WELL, AS WELL AS OUR STAFF OF THE MONTH SELECTED BY OUR ENTIRE STAFF. OUR. OUR STAFF MEMBER OF THE MONTH IS JULIE BASULTO, THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. OUR SCHOOL WIDE STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER IS GLORIA HERNANDEZ. THAT'S ME. WE HAVE 19 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN C TECH CLASSES AT THE POMONA FAIRPLEX FOUR STUDENT. FOUR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN COSMETOLOGY PROGRAM THROUGHOUT POINT OF THROUGHOUT POMONA UNIFIED AND ONE STUDENT [INAUDIBLE] DUAL, DUAL ENROLLED WITH MOUNT SAC AND OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM YESTERDAY. 18 JUNIORS AND SENIORS TOOK THE ASVAB EXAM ON CAMPUS, AND ART STUDENTS ARE WORKING ON DEVELOPING THEIR RENDERING SKILLS WITH PENCILS, AND THEY ARE WORKING ON A FRACTURED VALUE DRAWING. DIGITAL ART STUDENTS ARE STUDYING GRAPHIC DESIGN USING PHOTOSHOP. THE HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL CLASS IS LOOKING AT THE INFLUENCE THAT AMERICAN BLUES HAD ON ON THE ON THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK AND ROLL. OUR YEARBOOK AND JOURNALISM CLASS HAS BEEN CREATING A MONTHLY CBHS NEWS BROADCAST, WHICH YOU CAN FIND ON OUR SCHOOL'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL. ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, WE HELD OUR ANNUAL DODGER DAY. [00:15:03] THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR SPIRIT DAYS. WE WERE ALSO ONCE A MONTH HAVE A CLASS COLOR DAY. AT OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTH RALLY, STUDENTS MADE ONE SPECIFIC GOAL THAT THEY WOULD WORK TO ACHIEVE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. THEY WERE GIVEN, THEY WERE EACH GIVEN A RIBBON TO TIE TO SOMETHING THEY WOULD BRING TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY, REPRESENTING AND REMINDING THEM OF THEIR GOALS. OUR FOOTBALL SEASON HAS COME TO AN END WITH THE VICTORY AGAINST RUBEN SALAZAR HIGH SCHOOL. SOFTBALL HAS HAS STARTED UP AND PLAY AND WILL PLAY THEIR FIRST GAME ON OCTOBER 22ND. THE ANNUAL HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT HAS BEGUN WITH. WITH MORE THAN 40 TEAMS COMPETING THIS YEAR. AT NEXT MONTH'S BOARD BOARD MEETING, I HOPE TO BRING GOOD NEWS ABOUT ME AND MY TEAMMATE, MR. WEIN. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. NOW, I KNOW THIS IS YOUR FIRST BOARD MEETING AND FEEL FREE TO STAY THE WHOLE TIME. LISTEN, YOU CAN HAVE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, BUT WHAT WE USUALLY DO IS WE'LL GIVE YOU GUYS AN INTERMISSION, JUST IN CASE YOU DON'T WANT TO STAY THE WHOLE TIME AND HEAR ABOUT THE EXCITING POLICIES THAT WE'VE BEEN EXAMINING. THAT IS UP TO YOU. YOU'RE DEFINITELY INVITED TO STAY. WE LOVE SEEING YOU GUYS, BUT IF YOU WANTED TO TAKE A COUPLE MINUTES, GET A PHOTO WITH YOUR FAMILY, AND THEN MAYBE NOT BE HERE, THIS IS YOUR TIME TO DO THAT, OKAY? SO FEEL FREE TO STAY. WE WOULD LOVE YOU GUYS TO STAY, BUT IF YOU WANTED TO DEPART, WE WOULD UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU. Y'ALL GOT UP REAL FAST. WE NEED SUPERVISION UP HERE. MR. RITCHIE, I HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU. I HEARD THAT YOU WERE NUMBER ONE. YOUR SCHOOL IS NUMBER ONE IN MATH, ENGLISH AND SCIENCE. HOW BIG OF A DISTRICT IS THAT? IT'S 43 HIGH SCHOOLS. 43. 43 HIGH SCHOOLS. ALL IN THE SOUTHERN OR IN THIS AREA RIGHT HERE. SO BASICALLY OUT TO THE 15 TO THE 605, DOWN TO DIAMOND BAR WALNUT, NOGALES AREA IN THE [INAUDIBLE]. THAT'S AMAZING. THANK YOU. YEAH. YOU'RE WELCOME. [INAUDIBLE] HE IS CUTE. MY WIFE KEEPS SAYING WE SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER. I'M LIKE, NO, JUST HIS FACE. OKAY. REQUEST TO SPEAK ON [13. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS ] OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM. THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES. ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM MAY BE GRANTED UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE TIME THE ITEM APPEARS ON THE AGENDA. IN THE CASE OF NON-AGENDA ITEMS, COMMENTS MAY BE MADE UNDER REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. 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 CONSENT AGENDA. [14. CONSENT AGENDA] MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE OR SUFFICIENTLY SUPPORTED BY PRIOR OR ACCOMPANYING REFERENCE MATERIAL AND INFORMATION AS TO NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION. IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OR SO REQUESTS AN ITEM SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE THIS SECTION AND PLACED IN THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE 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. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. [15. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA] DISCUSSION ACTION AGENDA. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REPORTING THE STATUS OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL FUNDING REALIGNMENT PROGRAM, OR IMFRP EDUCATIONAL CODE, SECTION NUMBER 60119 FOR GRADES K THROUGH 12. DETERMINING THAT EACH PUPIL IN THE DISTRICT HAS SUFFICIENT TEXTBOOKS OR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN EACH SUBJECT THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CONTENT AND CYCLES OF THE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS ADOPTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AT 6:20. IT IS A REQUIREMENT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. [00:20:02] OUR SITE ADMINISTRATORS HAVE WORKED WITH THEIR STAFF TO SIGN OFF ON THE FACT THAT BONITA UNIFIED STUDENTS DO HAVE THE PROPER INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. THIS EFFORT REQUIRES SEAMLESS COORDINATION ACROSS MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS AND QUITE A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING FOR SOME LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY. SO I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK BOTH OF OUR CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION DIRECTORS, JAYMI ABUSHAM AND REUBEN JONES, AND A PARTICULAR THANK YOU TO CATHY FLORES IN THAT DEPARTMENT FOR KEEPING TRACK OF MATERIALS ACROSS ALL GRADE LEVELS. AND THEN THANK YOU TO OUR PURCHASING AND WAREHOUSE FOLKS FOR PROCURING AND DELIVERING THOSE MATERIALS. TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS. SO THIS HEARING SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES WHETHER OR NOT OUR STUDENTS DO HAVE THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. AND I CAN REPORT THAT THEY DO. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE JUST A QUICK QUESTION. DOES THAT INCLUDE ANY DIGITAL MATERIALS THAT WE HAVE? YEAH, BOTH WRITTEN AND DIGITAL. YEAH. AS YOU SEE WE CAN THANK CIS TOO BECAUSE. AND THANK YOU CHRISTINE. YES WE CAN. AND EDTECH FOR MAKING SURE ALL THINGS TALK TO EACH OTHER THAT NEED TO DO THAT. SO THANK YOU. AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST A QUICK QUESTION RELATED TO THIS PROCESS. HOW DOES THAT RELATE TO THE WILLIAMS ACT AND THE SETTLEMENT? WE JUST PASSED AND ACCEPTED A REPORT A MINUTE AGO ON CONSENT BUSINESS FIVE. YES, THIS ALL SOUNDS. YEAH. THIS ALL STEMS FROM THE WILLIAMS LAWSUIT, WHICH MANDATES THAT STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO UP TO DATE MATERIALS. IT'S ALSO A LITTLE MORE BROADER REACHING IN THAT IT TOUCHES SONYA'S WORLD IN THAT IT REQUIRES CLEAN RESTROOMS SAFE AND MODERNIZED FACILITIES AND ALL THE THINGS. SO THIS REPORT IS ACTUALLY A DIRECT RESULT OF THAT LAWSUIT AND A REQUIREMENT NOW OF ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE. AND FOR CLARITY, IT WASN'T A LAWSUIT AGAINST BONITA UNIFIED. NO, NO. MUCH BIGGER. YES. MUCH BROADER. BUT NOW TOUCHES ALL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE. ANYONE ELSE? THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AT 6:23. ADOPT RESOLUTION 2027-08 CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FUNDING REALIGNMENT PROGRAM. IMFRP EDUCATIONAL CODE SECTION NUMBER 60119 FOR GRADES K THROUGH 12. DETERMINING THAT EACH PUPIL IN THE DISTRICT HAS SUFFICIENT TEXTBOOKS OR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN EACH SUBJECT THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CONTENT AND CYCLES OF THE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS ADOPTED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, A STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. IS THERE A MOTION? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. SUPERINTENDENT FIRST RECEIVES FIRST READING OF BOARD POLICIES. YES. SO TONIGHT ANOTHER PACKET OF POLICIES TO GO THROUGH. FIRST READING. REVISIONS REFLECT CHANGES IN LAW THAT REQUIRE THE BOARD TO UPDATE POLICIES BY LAWS AND REGULATIONS. OKAY. REPORT FROM BOARD MEMBERS. SURE. THANK YOU. [16. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ] GOOD EVENING. LET ME GET MY LIST HERE. UP HERE. IT'S BEEN A BUSY START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND IT'S, BUT IT'S ALSO BEEN VERY ENJOYABLE. SO I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT AND GO TO REGULAR FOOTBALL GAMES AND OUR SMUDGE POT AND THE GIRLS GAMES IN FOOTBALL AND EVERYONE IS, OUR SCHOOLS ARE DOING SO WELL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SEE ALL, ALL OF OUR TEAMS IN PLAYOFFS JUST AROUND THE CORNER HERE. I ALSO WAS ABLE TO GET TO TWO ELEMENTARY WALKATHONS AND I THINK EVERYONE HAS, IS DOING A REALLY MARVELOUS JOB THERE. AND I WAS ASKING THEM, HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE, YOU KNOW, EARNING THROUGH DONATIONS FROM BOTH OF THOSE? I WENT TO GLADSTONE AND SCHOLL, BUT THEN THEY HAD THE INFORMATION ON SCHOOLS ON THE LA VERNE SIDE TOO. SO I WANT TO THANK THE PARENTS OUT THERE JUST FOR THE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT THAT YOU'RE GIVING YOUR STUDENTS. I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WINE WALK LAST WEEK AND AND TRYING TO BEAT THE HEAT. THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING, BUT IT WAS VERY NICE AGAIN, TO SEE THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. YOU KNOW, WE GO TO SCHOOLS AND WE SEE I DON'T I DON'T GET TO SEE SO MANY PARENTS OUT. AND IT WAS JUST REALLY A NICE EVENT. AND MY COMPLIMENTS TO SAN DIMAS FOR CONTINUING THAT. I THINK IT WAS THEIR 10TH IN A ROW. I ALSO PARTICIPATE AS A SOROPTIMIST OF SAN DIMAS LA VERNE, AND WE HAD OUR BIG BONITAS CHILDREN EVENT THIS MONTH. [00:25:02] AND WE HAD A REVIEW OF THAT TODAY AT A MEETING. AND JUST TO HEAR SOME OF THE RESPONSES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN TO IT BEFORE, LIKE THAT WAS JUST THE SWEETEST THING THEY'D EVER SEEN IN THE WORLD, THAT JUST THE WATCHING OUR STUDENTS INTERACT WITH SHERIFF AND RESERVES AND, AND DISTRICT OFFICE PEOPLE, JUST THE WHOLE COMMUNITY KIND OF COMES OUT FOR THAT EVENT OVER AT TARGET AND HELPS US GIVE $100 WORTH OF CLOTHING TO 100 OF OUR MOST AT RISK STUDENTS HERE IN BONITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SO THANK. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THE THE PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT NONPROFITS LIKE SOROPTIMIST HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND OH, I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT SENATOR SUSAN RUBIO IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE FOR OUR DISTRICT. AND RECENTLY SHE TOOK PART IN WORKING ON A NUMBER OF LAWS THAT GOT BUNDLED KIND OF TOGETHER FOR CHILD SAFETY. AND THAT JUST PASSED IN THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER HERE IN CALIFORNIA. AND IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE FOR STUDENTS 16 AND UNDER SOME OF THE STRICTEST CHILD PROTECTIVE LAWS IN TERMS OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE WAYS THAT APPS CAN TRACK OUR STUDENTS AND THEN CREATE ALGORITHMS SO THAT THEY BECOME ADDICTIVE. AND SO SHE WORKED ON ONE OF THOSE OF THE THREE THAT KIND OF PUT TOGETHER. AND I JUST WOULD LIKE THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE THAT'S REALLY LOOKING OUT FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE THAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. HAPPY OCTOBER. IT'S HOT OUT THERE. IT'S HOT IN HERE. ONE THING I'M THINKING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT'S OCTOBER. I'M THINKING ABOUT ONE OF OUR OLD BOARD MEMBERS, GLEN CREIMAN. AND TWO THINGS REMINDED ME OF HIM TODAY. FIRST IS DODGER BASEBALL. DODGERS JUST WON 4 TO 1. SO THEY'RE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT SERIES. AND HE WOULD KEEP KEEP THE SCORE DURING THE GAME. AND THAT'S WHEN THEY JUST FINISHED. BUT SECOND BECAUSE IT IS SO HOT. GLEN ALWAYS HAD THIS 80 DEGREE RULE WHERE IF IT'S AT LEAST 80 DEGREES, WE'RE NOT GOING TO WEAR A SUIT IN HERE BECAUSE IT IS HOT. SO IN HONOR OF HIM, I'M WEARING MY MY SHIRT LIKE THIS. I ALSO JUST HEARD FROM ONE OF THE SCHOOL STUDENT BOARD REPS THAT BONITA HIGH IS NUMBER ONE IN ENGLISH, MATH AND SCIENCE. AND THAT'S THAT KIND OF BLOWS MY MIND OF, OF 43 DISTRICTS. I KNOW WE'RE GOOD, BUT DAMN, WE'RE REAL GOOD. WE HAD A ROUGH WEEK HERE IN LA VERNE A LITTLE RECENTLY. I WAS ONE OF THOSE EVACUATED FOR THAT FIRE FROM THE MWD. YOU KNOW, I GOT TO GO THE FIRST DAY. I DIDN'T REALLY THINK MUCH OF IT. THEN A POLICEMAN KNOCKED ON MY DOOR, GAVE ME A VOUCHER FOR A HOTEL, AND THEN MADE ME FEEL BAD FOR NOT GOING. SO I WENT DOWN THERE, GOT TO SEE ALL MY NEIGHBORS IN THE BAR DOWNSTAIRS. SO IT WAS KIND OF NICE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY GET TOGETHER. BUT I KNOW IT WAS A STRESSFUL TIME FOR A LOT OF FAMILIES. GRATEFUL FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO CAME TO THE SCENE TO GO DOOR TO DOOR OF 500 HOMES, TO KNOCK AND TO WARN THEM WHAT'S GOING ON. THANK YOU FOR OUR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, FOR KEEPING OUR SCHOOLS SAFE. THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE GRACE MILLER TEAM. BECAUSE THEY HAD TO KEEP THE STUDENTS OUT, THEY HAD TO WORK THERE. THEY STILL HAD TO COME TO WORK, BUT THE STUDENTS DIDN'T. BUT EVENTS LIKE THIS REMIND ME OF THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD LEADERSHIP. AND WITH NATIONAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION WEEK COMING UP, THIS IS A PERFECT TIME TO GIVE OUR APPRECIATION FOR THAT. APPRECIATION ALSO GOES OUT TO THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK. OUR NUTRITIONAL STAFF ALWAYS SERVES ME. I LOVE HEARING THEIR PRESENTATIONS. BUT THEY KEEP OUR KIDS FUELED AND READY TO LEARN. AND I THINK IT WAS MAYBE 1 OR 2 DAYS AGO, WE HAD NATIONAL CUSTODIAN DAY, AND THEY HAD A HARD TIME AT GRACE MILLER AND SOME OTHER SCHOOLS MAKING SURE IT'S SAFE TO COME BACK, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS DEEP CLEANED AND FUNCTIONAL AND JUST KEEPING OUR KIDS, YOU KNOW, OUR CAMPUS IS BEAUTIFUL. SO THAT'S IT FOR ME. GREAT. YEAH, A WONDERFUL WELCOME BACK TO OUR STUDENT REPS. THE MEETINGS THAT THEY ARE NOT HERE, THEY'RE SO GRAVELY MISSED BECAUSE HAVING THEIR ATTENDANCE AND PRESENTATION RIGHT AT THE START, IT GIVES US THIS CONTEXT AND THIS CONTAINER OF WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. AND I THINK WORKING IN THIS POSITION, WORKING IN EDUCATION, IT IS SO VITAL THAT WE ALWAYS KEEP OUR EYES, OUR MINDS AND OUR PRIORITIES ON THE STUDENTS AND WHAT IS CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR ABILITY TO THRIVE AND TO HEAR EACH OF THEM COME UP AND SHARE WHAT IT IS THAT, FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE, IS THRIVING ON THEIR CAMPUSES. IT'S JUST, IT'S INCREDIBLE. I MEAN, AS, AS BEEN SAID, BONITA HIGH SCHOOL BEING NUMBER ONE OUT OF THESE 43 HIGH SCHOOLS. IT'S JUST, IT HAS TO BE SAID MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE IT IS TRULY THAT INCREDIBLE. TO, TO BE NUMBER 1 IN 3 VERY DIFFERENT SUBJECTS. IT SHOWS A CLEAR TESTAMENT OF INTENTIONALITY IN THE EFFORT FROM EVERYONE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE SUCCESS AT THAT SCHOOL. [00:30:03] AND, AND, AND ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. I WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE A BIT ABOUT THE, THE TIME THAT LA VERNE WENT THROUGH. I WAS EVACUATING MY HOUSE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF. AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO COME BACK. BUT IT'S A STRESSFUL HOUR AND A HALF WHEN, YOU KNOW, AN APP TELLS YOU TO LEAVE AND FLEE. AND SO I IN HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH MY KIDS WHO ARE SCRAMBLING AROUND THE HOUSE, DECIDING WHAT STUFFED ANIMAL IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TO BRING, AND THINGS LIKE THAT IS AS WE WERE DEBRIEFING. I ALWAYS AM REMINDED OF THE MISTER ROGERS QUOTE IS IT MISTER ROGERS? THE LOOK FOR THE HELPERS IN TIMES OF TROUBLE? AND I SHARED WITH A FRIEND OF MINE WHO ALSO HAD TO EVACUATE THEIR HOME TO SHARE WITH THEIR KIDS ALL THE CERT EMERGENCY FOLKS WHO WERE OUT THERE HELPING ALL THE FIRE, ALL THE PD, ALL THE CITY STAFF, ALL THE EXPERTS AND CONTRACTORS AND THINGS THAT CAME OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS CONFUSING, TUMULTUOUS, SCARY MOMENT HAD SO MANY HANDS ON DECK TO CARE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE IMPACTED. AND SO IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOT JUST LOOK FOR AND, YOU KNOW, NOW TO THANK THE HELPERS, BUT THEN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALSO QUESTIONING OURSELVES IN, IN HOW WE CAN BE THE HELPERS IN WHATEVER SPACE IT IS THAT WE EXIST. SO THAT'S JUST MY TIDBIT TO, TO BE A HELPER WHEN THINGS COME ABOUT. AND ONE OF THE WAYS THAT I LOVE TO ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO HELP IS TO SHOW UP AND SUPPORT. SO IT'S SUPER COOL TO HEAR ABOUT ALL OF THE, THE ART PERFORMANCES AND THE, THE GAME SCHEDULES. AND SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY. PARENTS OF YOUNG KIDS, GRANDPARENTS WITH, WITH NO KIDS, RIGHT? EVERYBODY CAN CHECK OUT THE BCA SCHEDULE FOR A REALLY ROBUST SHOW SCHEDULE. AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE IS GOING TO BE GREAT. FOLLOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS SHOW UP TO THOSE GAMES. IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME. A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I REALLY LOVE TO SEE IS COLLABORATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY. SO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ONE THING THAT ALREADY HAPPENED AND TWO THINGS THAT ARE COMING. ONE OF THEM IS THAT THE BONITA D STREET DANCE TEAM HELD A FUNDRAISER YOUTH DANCE CLINIC WHERE KIDS FROM THE COMMUNITY ARE ABLE TO COME AND THEY, YOU KNOW, PRACTICE AND LEARN THESE DANCES ALL DAY. AND THEN THEY PUT ON A SHOW IN OUR STATE OF THE ART BCA. AND IT WAS SUCH A GREAT TIME TO SEE THESE HIGH SCHOOLERS TAKE THESE KIDDOS UNDER THEIR WINGS AND SHOW THEM DANCE, SHOW THEM PERFORMANCE YOU KNOW, BOND AND HAVE A GREAT TIME. YOU COULD TELL THAT THEY LEARNED A LOT. AND I LOVED TO SEE THAT. ON OCTOBER 10TH, UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE SOCCER IS HOLDING A PACK THE STANDS EVENT. DOB SOCCER TEAM VISITED A COUPLE OF NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS TO INVITE KIDS TO THAT AT THAT EVENT ON OCTOBER 10TH, THERE WILL BE GIVEAWAYS, THERE'LL BE FOOD, THERE'LL BE PRIZES, THERE'LL BE GAMES. AND IT'S JUST A FUN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER FOR OUR COLLEGE. AND THEN ON NOVEMBER 2ND, THERE IS A PARENT MEETING FOR SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOLS [INAUDIBLE] PERFORMANCE. SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL DOES ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS. THEY OPEN UP THEIR BIG MUSICAL TO THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND MY ELDEST DAUGHTER'S BEEN DOING THIS SINCE SHE WAS IN KINDERGARTEN. SHE'S NOW IN FIFTH GRADE. AND DEREK'S KIDDOS WENT THROUGH THE PROGRAM A WHOLE BUNCH OF TIMES TOO. SO THERE'S A PARENT MEETING ON NOVEMBER 2ND, AND THEN AUDITIONS WILL BE ON NOVEMBER 6TH. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT KNOWS THAT IF YOU'VE GOT A KIDDO THAT MAY BE INTERESTED IN PERFORMING, IT'S SUCH A FUN OPPORTUNITY TO JUMP IN ON A HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL AND GET TO EXPERIENCE THAT ALONGSIDE THEM. ANY TIME THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO CONNECT OR COLLABORATE WITH THE COMMUNITY, PLEASE DO IT. I THINK IT'S WHAT MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND. OR IT CERTAINLY MAKES THE TRIP WORTHWHILE. SO I'M GLAD TO BE ALONG IT WITH YOU. THANKS. GOOD EVENING. FIRST OF ALL, THANKS TO MY STAFF BOARD POLICY BUDDIES FOR ALL YOUR TIME IN PREPARATION, ESPECIALLY IN RESPONDING TO MY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. MUCH APPRECIATED. I WANTED TO EXTEND MY THANKS TO THE UNIFIED RESPONSE CITY OF LA VERNE FIRE, POLICE LA COUNTY HAS HAS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS UNIT AND THE WATER DISTRICT. YOU KNOW, RELATIVE TO THE FIRE WE HAD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO FIRST FOR ENSURING THAT NO ONE WAS HURT. AND THEN TO THEIR CREDIT AS A, AS A COMBINED GROUP, TAKING THE TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IMPROVEMENTS WERE NEEDED, PARTICULARLY, I THINK, IN THE COMMUNICATION IF THERE IS A NEXT TIME. I DID ATTEND A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY HERE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE FOR THE NEW SCHOOL BUS EV CHARGING STATION WHICH NOTABLY WAS A [00:35:07] SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON. AND ESPECIALLY TODAY, I APPRECIATE SEEING A PROJECT PARTNERSHIP LIKE THIS MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FINISH LINE AND BECOME OPERATIONAL. AND A PARTICULAR SHOUT OUT TO OUR DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, JAMES FOSTER, AND HIS LEADERSHIP. I ATTENDED THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM ON THE 30TH OF SEPTEMBER, AND I APPRECIATED THE CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR BOTH AREAS ONE AND THREE. THANKS TO THE LA VERNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND JILL DOLAN, WHO'S THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER OVER AT MOUNT SAC FOR BEING THE MODERATOR. AND ALTHOUGH THE DISTRICT'S NEW BOARD MEMBERS WERE ELECTED UNOPPOSED AND WILL BE SEATED IN DECEMBER WITHOUT HAVING TO COMPETE IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, THERE IS NONETHELESS AN IMPORTANT MIDTERM ELECTION COMING UP ON NOVEMBER 3RD, AND I STRONGLY URGE, URGE YOU ALL TO ASK QUESTIONS, DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND GET OUT AND VOTE. FROM LA VERNE TO SACRAMENTO TO WASHINGTON, D.C., IT'S A PARTICULAR RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE ALL HAVE. SO I HAD A GREAT TIME WITH BOTH MY STUDENT SHOPPERS, FROM ONE FROM ALLEN AVENUE AND ONE FROM RONAN. AT MY FIRST TIME, THE ANNUAL SOROPTIMIST, SOROPTIMIST FUNDED TARGET SHOPPING DAY FOR 100 OF OUR STUDENTS, AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR VERY OWN CHRIS ANN, WHO'S A LONG TIME MEMBER OF SOROPTIMIST, FOR MAKING THAT DAY A GREAT SUCCESS FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS. IT IS QUITE A REWARDING EXPERIENCE. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING AD HOC MEETING LIKE WE DO IN BOTH OUR CITIES. SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE, WHERE WE MEET WITH TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, TWO BOARD MEMBERS, TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, COLLEAGUES AND TO DISCUSS PROJECTS AND RESOURCES OF MUTUAL INTEREST. AND THERE'S PLENTY TO TALK ABOUT THESE DAYS. MY SPIES TELL ME THAT TOMORROW, RIGHT HERE IN THE BOARDROOM, THE PTA COOKIE BAKE OFF. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT QUALIFIED COOKIE TASTERS ARE WELCOME. SO I WILL SEE YOU THERE. ALONG WITH THE DISTRICT'S AWARD WINNING SPORTS SEASON, WHICH IS NOW IN FULL SWING. IT'S FALL PERFORMANCE SEASON AT THE BONITA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, AND I CONFESS THAT I TRULY LOVE SEEING AND HEARING YOUNG PEOPLE PERFORM. SO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR THIS DISTRICT'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO THE ARTS, WHICH IS SO FOUNDATIONAL FOR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS. THANK YOU. I WILL TRY TO KEEP THIS BRIEF. FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE STAFF. THERE'S I'VE HEARD MANY WONDERFUL REPORTS OF WHAT PEOPLE HAVE DONE, SOME OF WHICH I DON'T REALLY WANT TO KIND OF EXPAND UPON, BUT THERE'S SO MANY TEACHERS WHO ADVOCATE FOR KIDS GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT'S REQUIRED. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. BONITA HIGH SCHOOL BEING RANKED NUMBER ONE OUT OF 43 NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS, THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. NUMBER ONE IN MATH. NUMBER ONE IN ENGLISH, NUMBER ONE IN SCIENCE. AND WELCOME STUDENT REPS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. AS WAS MENTIONED, I ALSO WANT TO JUST TOUCH ON BRIEFLY THE INCIDENT AT MWD 2 WEEKS AGO. I WANT TO SIMPLY EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO ALL THE LA VERNE CITY OFFICIALS WHO WERE SO EASY TO WORK WITH DURING THE EVENT. IN PARTICULAR, VERY APPRECIATIVE OF LA VERNE CHIEF OF POLICE SAM GONZALEZ, LA VERNE, FIRE CHIEF BRENDAN COATNEY, AND CITY MANAGER KEN DOMER. WE WERE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, AND THAT MADE IT MUCH EASIER TO MAKE DECISIONS ON OUR END WITH THE EASY COMMUNICATION THAT EXISTED WITH THE CITY. I'M ALSO VERY THANKFUL FOR THE TIME THAT KEN AND BRANDON TOOK WITH OUR DISTRICT ON THE AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 23RD, THE DAY AFTER THE EVENT, TO EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WHAT THE CURRENT SITUATION WAS AND WHY IT WAS STILL IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS AT GRACE MILLER TO REMAIN CLOSED THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. THEY WERE VERY BUSY AT THAT TIME AND THE FACT THAT THEY SAT WITH US TO COMMUNICATE SO THOROUGHLY MEANS A LOT TO OUR DISTRICT. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE EXCELLENT RELATIONSHIP THAT BONITA UNIFIED AND THE CITY OF LA VERNE HAS MAINTAINED THROUGH THE YEARS. AND ON BEHALF OF OUR DISTRICT, I SAY THANK YOU TO ALL INDIVIDUALS FOR FACILITATING THIS. ADDITIONALLY, I WANT TO GIVE MAJOR KUDOS TO THE BONITA UNIFIED STAFF WHO STEPPED UP DURING THE EMERGENCY. OUR EXECUTIVE AND EXTENDED CABINET TEAMS, AS WELL AS STAFF THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, JUMPED INTO ACTION TO ENSURE OPERATIONS WENT SMOOTHLY. IN PARTICULAR, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION JAMES FOSTER, DIRECTOR OF NUTRITION SERVICES. EDNA MCKENNA, DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES. DANE CURTIS, CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER BOB FORD AND SCHOOL AGED CARE COORDINATOR DEB BROWNLEE DESERVES SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR THEIR WORK DURING THIS TIME. ALSO, OUR PRINCIPALS AND STAFF AT THE AFFECTED SITES OF GRACE MILLER, BONITA, RONAN AND RAMONA DESERVE MANY THANKS FOR HOW THEY HANDLED THE UNPRECEDENTED [00:40:08] SITUATION. AS I TOLD SEVERAL TEAMS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST TWO WEEKS, I HOPE THE NEXT EMERGENCY DOESN'T HAPPEN ANYTIME SOON. HOWEVER, WHEN THE NEXT ONE DOES COME, I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE ASSEMBLED TO GET US THROUGH IT. THANK YOU. REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. [17. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC] COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC COMMUNITY. PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION. [INAUDIBLE] OKAY FUTURE MEETING DATES. THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE ON NOVEMBER 4TH, [18. FUTURE MEETING DATES] 2026. ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA? JUST RENEW MY REQUEST TO HAVE A LITTLE PRESENTATION ON. [19. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS] THE AMAZINGLY GENEROUS DONATION FROM THE INDIVIDUAL. I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK IT WOULD BE WELL SERVED. YEAH. IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO SAY THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. ADJOURNMENT. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. CALL TIME 6:41. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.