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W E'LL CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER AT 6:14 AND REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.

[7. CALL TO ORDER]

THE STUDENTS PARENTS HAVE RELEASED CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT IN EXCHANGE FOR AN AGREED UPON EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENT.

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY DEREK BAHMANOU AND A SECOND BY MATT LYONS.

THE ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS.

ITEM 5.3 IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE A FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN PARENTS OF MC AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 08H.

CASE NUMBER 201910004, 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 BY DEREK BAHMANOU WITH A SECOND BY DIANE KOACH, AND T HE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS IN PASSING THAT.

OK. WE'LL HAVE OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND IT WILL BE LED BY [INAUDIBLE] FROM LA VERNE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY. PLEASE STAND.

PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

READY? BEGIN.

APPROVAL OF A GENDA ORDER AND CONTENT.

[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]

ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.

OPPOSED? REPORT FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I BELIEVE IT'S YOUR TURN TO START, MR.

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

SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT THE SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL SPIRIT LINE HERE , SO I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON THEIR SECOND CIF CHAMPIONSHIP FOR SDHS CHEER.

ALSO, WE ALL SURVIVED THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY AND WE HAD TWO LOCAL ELECTIONS BOTH IN SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE, AND THERE WERE OBVIOUSLY SOME FOLKS WHO SUCCEEDED IN BEING ELECTED .

AND I JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE THOSE THAT WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL , ONE OF THE THINGS MY FATHER TAUGHT ME WAS TO SHOW UP AND ADD VALUE WITH OR WITHOUT A TITLE.

SO I ENCOURAGE ALL OF THOSE WHO WERE UNSUCCESSFUL TO CONTINUE TO SHOW UP, ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY LIVE IN , AND BOTH LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS WILL BE BETTER COMMUNITIES FOR THAT.

THIRD, I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH BASE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD, HAD A STUDY SESSION BACK ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, WHERE WE AS A TEAM OF SIX GET TOGETHER AND WE TALK ABOUT OUR FOCUS AS A DISTRICT AND WE TALK ABOUT THE GOALS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

AND AND I JUST REALLY WANTED TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THAT DISCUSSION AND SPECIFICALLY I WANT TO THANK CHUCK. WE ADDED A GOAL THIS YEAR, AND I THINK IT'S WORTHWHILE TO MAKE MENTION OF THAT WHEN WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN AUDIENCE.

THE STUDY SESSION WAS JUST US SIX TALKING ABOUT THE FOCUS AND GOALS OF THE DISTRICT.

BUT WE ADDED A SUSTAINABILITY GOAL , AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORLD WE PASS ON TO OUR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS.

AND I WANT TO THANK CHUCK FOR BRINGING THAT INTO FOCUS AS A DISTRICT .

SO PART OF ONE OF OUR GOALS WILL BE TO, WHEN POSSIBLE, LOOK AT OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT AS A DISTRICT AND WHEN WE CAN ADDRESS IT POSITIVELY W E DO THAT VERY INTENTIONALLY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK CHUCK FOR THA T.

ALSO, I WAS ONCE AGAIN REMINDED FROM THE 16TH ANNUAL SPELLING BEE THAT I CERTAINLY CANNOT SPEAK BETTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER.

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AND I DON'T WANT TO STEAL EVERYTHING FROM MY COLLEAGUES WHO WILL FOLLOW ME , SO I WILL JUST ONE COMPLIMENT, SUPERINTENDENT COLES AND HIS TEAM, GREAT STATE OF THE DISTRICT THAT I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND.

AND YOU KNOW, THE TITLE OF IT WAS IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO LEARN AND WORK.

IT'S REALLY A PRIVILEGE AND A GREAT PLACE TO BE A BOARD MEMBER.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT HONOR.

AND IT'S JUST YOU ALL AND EVERY EMPLOYEE IN THE DISTRICT MAKE OUR LIVES SO MUCH EASIER AS A BOARD MEMBER. SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF OUR KIDS AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR ENTIRE FOCUS IS THE KIDS.

AND THEN LASTLY, I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT NO ONE'S GONNA TOUCH ON THIS.

THE LA VERNE BIKE COALITION HAS A PRIORITY AND A PROJECT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL.

AND SO IF YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A STAKEHOLDER AND AN INTERESTED PARTY, THEY ARE HAVING THEIR FIRST STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH MEETING ON MARCH 18TH AT THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 6 TO 7:30 P.M.

SO IF YOU SHARE A BIGGER AND BROADER VISION OF HOW WE CAN GET OUR KIDS IN THE COMMUNITY SAFER TO SCHOOL, WHETHER IT BE WALKING OR BIKING, I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT SHOWING UP AND ADDING YOUR VOICE AND YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

AND THAT'S IT. WELL, AS YOU KNOW, THE FOUR A'S, I TEND TO FOCUS ON THE ATHLETIC PART IN THESE TALKS. I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE SAN DIMAS SPIRIT LINE ASS WE ALWAYS LOOK TO GET A CIF CHAMPION OUT OF ONE OF THE TEAMS IN OUR DISTRICT.

IT WAS TWO YEARS IN A ROW YOU'VE PROVIDED THAT , SO YOU'VE TAKEN A LOT OF PRESSURE OFF THE OTHER TEAMS TO JUST GO COMPETE.

[LAUGHTER]. NOT ONLY CIF CHAMPIONS, BUT BACK TO BACK NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, SO I DON'T THINK ANY OF OUR OTHER SPORTS HAVE EVER PRODUCED A NATIONAL CHAMPION.

IN THE BASKETBALL , BONITA'S MADE A DEEP RUN IN THE PLAY OFFS AND LOST TO THE NUMBER ONE SEED, WHICH KIND OF SEEMS TO BE A PATTERN TO THEM.

IN THE FOOTBALL SEASON, SAME THING, THEY LOST A NUMBER ONE SEED WHO WENT ON TO WIN EVERYTHING. BUT THEY DID ADVANCE TO THE STATE PLAYOFFS , SO THEY'RE DOING VERY WELL.

FOR THOSE THAT DIDN'T ATTEND THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT.

THE VIDEO IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE? CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS IN OUR LOCAL ELECTIONS.

WE HAVE A NEW COUNCILMAN IN SAN DIMAS, A NEW MAYOR, BUT HE WAS A FORMER COUNCILMAN .

NEW MAYOR IN LA VERNE WHO WAS A FORMER COUNCILMAN, AND TWO BRAND NEW COUNCILMEN.

AND I'M SURE THE DISTRICT WILL BE REACHING OUT TO YOU TO SET UP MEETINGS, TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU AND WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR US.

DIANE. OKAY.

LAST WEEK, ADELE AND I JOINED MANY OTHERS AND ENJOYED THE PRESENTATION OF GREASE THAT BONITA HIGH, THE DRAMA, HAD PUT ON AT THE BCA.

AND WE REALLY ENJOYED A NICE SHOW THAT THEY HAD PUT ON.

ALSO RECENTLY, THERE WERE SEVERAL OF US THAT WENT AND DID LEARNING WALK OVER AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL. AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU JUST A SNIPPET OF WHAT WE SAW THAT I THOUGHT WAS REALLY CREATIVE AND CLEVER, THAT ONE OF THE CLASSES HAS A CSI CLASS AND SOME OF THE PROJECTS THEY WERE DOING WERE THE CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION.

ALSO, THESE WERE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT LASTED SEVERAL WEEKS.

DECOMPOSITION AND I GUESS NEXT THEY'RE GONNA BE WORKING ON BLOOD TYPING AND JUST FINDING OUT WHERE THE BLOOD IS USING THE SPECIAL STUFF THAT THE COPS USE.

AND SO IT WAS REALLY KIND OF FUN TO SEE HOW THEY ARE LEARNING A LOT OF BIOLOGY IN A REAL CREATIVE WAY.

AND THE KIDS WERE REALLY ENGAGED AND WE WERE, TOO.

YESTERDAY, I ENJOYED READING WITH OUR LITTLE KINDERGARTENERS OVER AT EKSTRAND ELEMENTARY.

THEY'RE CELEBRATING THE READ ACROSS AMERICA WEEK.

AND COMING UP ON MARCH 13TH, OVER AT GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY IS THE KINDERGARTEN CIRCUS.

IT'S A FRIDAY IN THE AFTERNOON AND IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL SHOW THAT THEY DO EVERY YEAR.

SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

ONE OF THE THINGS I LOOKED UP TODAY IS FOR MASTERY.

SOME PEOPLE SAY IT TAKES ABOUT SIX TO 10 YEARS OR 10000 HOURS.

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SHE'S A FORMER CHEERLEADER.

SHE LOVES EVERYTHING YOU DO.

AND THEN SHE HAD THIS COMMENT THAT I THOUGHT WAS VERY NOTABLE.

SHE'S LIKE, OH, THESE GIRLS DIDN'T START NOW.

THEY'VE BEEN IN GYMNASTICS, DANCE.

THESE GIRLS HAVE BEEN DANCING THEIR ENTIRE LIFE BECAUSE YOU CAN TELL BY THE TYPE OF MASTERY THEY HAVE.

SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOU GUYS.

YOU GUYS REALLY DEMONSTRATE ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES AND THAT IS OF MASTERY AND WELL DON E.

TWO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS , THAT IS AMAZING, SO CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE]. I ENJOYED THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT TALK THAT SUPERINTENDENT COLES GAVE ON FEBRUARY 25TH.

IT WAS REALLY WELL ATTENDED.

I THINK THAT WAS PROBABLY THE LARGEST CROWD WE'VE HAD AT ONE.

AND AS IMPRESSIVE AS YOUR SPEECH WAS, CARL, THE MOST IMPRESSIVE PART TO ME, HONESTLY, WAS THE BONITA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR SINGING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF TODD HELM.

AND THAT GUY IS AS MUCH A MAGICIAN AS HE IS A MUSICIAN.

YOU HEAR THOSE KIDS SING WAS SPECTACULAR, AND THE Y'RE AT SUCH A NATIONAL LEVEL THEY'RE GOING TO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

CARNEGIE HALL. CARNEGIE HALL IN A WEEK OR TWO , SO KUDOS TO THEM.

IT'S ALWAYS SUCH A DELIGHT TO HEAR OUR BANDS AND CHOIRS AND EVERYBODY PERFORMING.

AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED, W E DID HAVE A BOARD STUDY SESSION AND I DO WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR SUPPORTING THE INCREASED EFFORTS ON SUSTAINABILITY.

WE MADE A HUGE, HUGE STEP IN THAT DIRECTION WITH THE SOLAR ARRAYS AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE REALLY CUT DOWN ON OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU BELIEVE GLOBAL WARMING IS A HOAX OR NOT I THINK IT'S JUST GOOD POLICY TO, YOU KNOW, CONSERVE WHEREVER AND WHENEVER YOU CAN.

ENJOY THE LEARNING WALK AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY THE LOOK THAT WE GOT AT THE C TECH CLASSES THAT ARE IN PLAY RIGHT NOW AND THE ONES THAT ARE COMING ONLINE IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO. YOU KNOW, THAT'S AN AREA THAT WE'VE WANTED TO EXPAND FOR A LONG TIME, AND IT'S REAL EXCITING TO START SEEING REAL PROGRESS AS WE MARCH FORWARD ON THAT.

WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT T HE SAN DIMAS/LA VERNE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT IS FRIDAY, APRIL 17 AT SAN DIMAS CANYON GOLF COURSE.

THE FOUNDATION RAISES LOTS AND LOTS OF MONIES FOR TEACHER MINI-GRANTS, PERSEVERANCE AWARDS AND THAT SORT OF THING.

YOU CAN GO ONLINE, FIND THE FOUNDATION'S LINK FROM THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE AND GET YOUR FOURSOME SIGNED UP .

A GREAT TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF EVERYONE.

MATT MENTIONED THAT THE LA VERNE CYCLING COMMITTEE.

THERE'S ALSO A CICLAVIA EVENT AGAIN IN SAN DIMAS, LA VERNE AND CLAREMONT, WHERE THEY CLOSE BONITA EAST OF DOWNTOWN SAN DIMAS INTO SOMEWHERE IN LA VERNE AND THEN OVER INTO POMONA. I DON'T THINK IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO CLAREMONT THIS YEAR.

SO THAT'S ALWAYS A FUN EVENT.

ANYBODY THAT HAS A BICYCLE OF ANY DESCRIPTION IS WELCOME TO ENTER THAT.

THERE'S NO COST AND IT'S A FUN DAY, AND I'LL JOIN.

THE RESULTS AREN'T CERTIFIED YET, SO I'LL JUST CONGRATULATE WHOEVER HOPES THEY'RE GONNA WIN THE LOCAL ELECTIONS AND, YOU KNOW, LOOK FORWARD TO EVEN MORE AND BETTER COOPERATION WITH THEM WITH EACH OF THE CITIES THAT WE HAVE HAD ALL ALONG.

AND OUR CHEERLEADERS, I'M SO GLAD THAT CIF FINALLY SAW FIT TO MAKE CHEERLEADING A CIF SPORT. ANYONE WHO EVER DOUBTED THAT JUST HAD TO , YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T THINK THAT THESE LADIES ARE ATHLETES, YOU LET THEM THROW YOU SIX TO EIGHT FEET UP IN THE AIR.

[LAUGHTER]. OR YOU TRY THROWING SOMEONE SIX TO EIGHT FEET UP IN THE AIR AND CATCHING THEM SAFELY , AND THAT'S JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG OF WHAT THEY DO.

MY DAUGHTER WAS A CHEERLEADER ALSO, AND I ALWAYS WAS WAS AMUSED BY THE FLYER.

SHE'S YOU KNOW, WAY UP THERE WERE DOING ACROBATS ON THE WAY UP AND ON THE WAY DOWN.

AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE THIS SMILE.

YOU KNOW, THEY ALWAYS GOT THIS THIS COOL KID SMILE.

AND I KNOW THAT IF I WAS BEING THROWN UP LIKE THAT, [LAUGHTER] YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT MY TERROR FACE WOULD LOOK LIKE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE.

SO, GIRLS, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN AND WE'LL HEAR MORE FROM YOU IN A FEW MINUTES.

AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE FOR TONIGHT.

SO ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF BEING SUPERINTENDENT IS BEING ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOLS AND REALLY LOOKING AT OUR STUDENTS BEYOND JUST READING, WRITING AND MATH.

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AND WHAT THEY HAD TO DO WAS FORM A BUDGET AND REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WERE GONNA SPEND THEIR MONEY ON. SO TO GIVE YOU A PERSPECTIVE IS THAT DIFFERENT TABLES THAT WERE SET UP AND THE KIDS WERE BEING TALKED INTO BUYING STUFF.

YOU CAN HAVE MACARONI CHEESE, OR YOU CAN HAVE A STEAK DINNER, BUT IRREGARDLESS YOU HAD THE BUDGET. AND SO THEY HAD TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY CAN AND WHAT THEY CAN'T BUY.

YOU CAN BUY THIS CAR. YOU CAN BUY THAT CAR.

YOU CAN BUY DIAPERS OR YOU CAN BUY A BOAT.

AND SO THE BEST QUOTE THAT I HEARD FROM A STUDENT, WE GOT TO TALKING ABOUT TAXES, AND SO AT THE END THE STUDENT TOLD ME THIS.

SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT, I HAVE TO EARN TWENTY DOLLARS TO BUY SOMETHING WORTH TEN.

AND I SAID, YEAH.

HE GOES. I DON'T GET IT.

YOU SAID YOU WILL REAL SOON , BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY, SCOTT, TO YOUR TEAM.

AND JUST TO THANK THE FOOTHILL CREDIT UNION , THIS IS AN EVENT THAT WAS PUT ON BY THEM.

FREE TO US THAT JUST HELPS OUR STUDENTS GET A PRACTICAL LEARNING WITH RESPECT TO BUDGETING, YOU KNOW? AND THEN SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO MENTION IS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS THAT A LOT OF COMMUNICATION REGARDING THE COVID-19 OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CORONA VIRUS.

AND WHAT I WANT ALL OF OUR PARENTS AND OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS TO KNOW IS THAT WE'RE MONITORING IT REALLY, REALLY CAREFULLY.

WE PARTICIPATE IN ALL THE TELE-BRIEFINGS FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, SUCH AS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION , JUST TO NAME A FEW. AND ALTHOUGH THERE PROBABLY SEEMS TO BE MORE QUESTIONS THAN THERE ARE ANSWERS RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THE BEST WAY FOR US TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THIS VIRUS AMONG ALL THE OTHER VIRUSES IS TO WASH OUR HANDS.

AND WE'RE ENCOURAGING AND TEACHING OUR STUDENTS TO DO THAT ON A DAILY BASIS.

AND TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS W E ALWAYS ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO COME TO SCHOOL. WE ENCOURAGE OUR STAFF TO COME TO WORK.

BUT IF YOU'RE SICK, PLEASE DON'T.

STAY HOME. IT'S OK.

IT'S OK FOR THE STAFF.

IT'S OK FOR OUR STUDENTS TO STAY HOME IF YOU'RE SICK.

AND WE'LL FIGURE A WAY TO BEST EDUCATE THOSE WHO ARE SICK AND THE BEST WAY TO KIND OF CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THOSE IF YOU'RE OUT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME OF THE PLANS THAT ARE OUT THERE.

YOU KNOW, ANY STUDENT THAT HAS A TEMPERATURE OF 100 OR MORE, THEY'RE GONNA GO HOME.

SO WE'RE SENDING THE STUDENTS HOME WITH A TEMPERATURE OF A HUNDRED OR GREATER.

AND THEN THEY CAN'T RETURN BACK TO SCHOOL FOR 24 HOURS.

AND EVEN IF THEY RETURN BACK TO SCHOOL, WE'RE CHECKING THEIR TEMPERATURE BEFORE THEY GO BACK TO CLASS, JUST TO MAKE SURE.

AND THEN AS DIRECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IF WE ARE TO HAVE A CASE OR WE ARE TO HAVE CASES, WE WOULD IMMEDIATELY WORK IN COORDINATION WITH THAT DEPARTMENT ON ASSISTING US. THIS ISN'T A SCHOOL DISTRICT FIGURE OUT ON YOUR OWN , WE WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THOSE WHO ARE THE EXPERTS BEHIND IT, AND REALLY HELP GUIDE US IN WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO KEEP ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE.

I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE CHANCES AT THIS POINT THEY CONTINUE TO REMAIN EXTREMELY LOW, BUT WE'RE FULLY AWARE OF HOW SERIOUS THIS MATTER IS.

WE HAVE A PLAN AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY IF AND WHEN NEW INFORMATION CONTINUES TO BECOME AVAILABLE .

WE'LL BE EXTREMELY TRANSPARENT, AS WE LEARN MORE W E WILL PUT THAT OUT THERE AS WELL.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR HOUSE SERVICES TEAM.

AMONGST ALL OF THEIR DUTIES, I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW HARD THAT THEY ARE WORKING TO HELP PREVENT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF FROM GETTING SICK, ALONG WITH OUR CUSTODIAL STAFF WHO WORK AT NIGHT TO CLEAN ALL OF OUR CLASSROOMS, TO DISINFECT, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO PREVENT THIS VIRUS AMONGST ANY OTHER VIRUS.

BUT JUST KNOW THAT THE CHANCES CONTINUE TO REMAIN EXTREMELY LOW AND WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALL THE SITUATIONS.

THANK YOU. OK.

[12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES]

AND WE'LL START WITH [INAUDIBLE] FROM LA VERNE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY.

[APPLAUSE]. [INAUDIBLE] IS A FIFTH GRADER AT LA VERNE HEIGHTS.

HE'S STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

HE'S ATTENDED LA VERNE HEIGHTS SINCE KINDERGARTEN.

HE ENJOYS SCHOOL AND RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN THE MATH OLYMPIAD ALONG WITH THE DISTRICT SPELLING BEE. IN HIS SPARE TIME, HE LOVES TO READ.

HE HAS TWO YOUNGER BROTHERS, ONE WHO'S A THIRD GRADER AT LA VERNE HEIGHTS AND ONE WHO IS IN PRESCHOOL. HE PLAYS BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL, BUT HIS FAVORITE SPORT IS BASEBALL WHERE

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AT THE SAME TIME? [LAUGHTER]. WHEN HE GROWS UP, HE INTENDS TO BE A PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER. [INAUDIBLE], WELCOME.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT CREIMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT COLES, CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE TIME TO SPEAK TO YOU THIS EVENING.

MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND I AM THE STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT FROM LA VERNE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY. I AM HERE TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES HAPPENING AT OUR SCHOOL. LA VERNE HEIGHTS OFFERS A WIDE ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES THAT CELEBRATES STUDENT SUCCESS WHILE ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO DISCOVER AND LIVE THEIR PURPOSE.

THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DAILY CLASSES, THE SPELLING BEE PROGRAM, MATH OLYMPIA, THE FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE TRIP, SPORTS NIGHT, OUR READING PROGRAM, DANCING AROUND THE WORLD, TALENT SHOWS, CHOIR, AND ASSEMBLIES TO NAME A FEW.

THE CLASSES THAT TAKE PLACE AT LA VERNE HEIGHTS GIVES STUDENTS THE FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND THEIR CAREER.

S TUDENTS OUT OVERNIGHT ARE CHALLENGED TO EXPLORE THEIR PASSIONS, AND OUR CHARACTER PROGRAM CELEBRATES QUALITIES WE SHOULD ALL ASPIRE TO HAVE.

OUR SPELLING BEE PROGRAM GIVES STUDENTS CONFIDENCE AND EXPANDS THEIR VOCABULARY AS THEY PREPARE FOR COMPETITION.

AT LA VERNE HEIGHTS. THERE IS A WAY FOR EVERY STUDENT TO BE INVOLVED, AND THE TEACHERS CARE ABOUT WHO WE ARE. PARENTS ARE VERY INVOLVED AT LA VERNE HEIGHTS, AND THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUPPORT THE TEACHERS THROUGH PTA AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTIVITIES AT LA VERNE HEIGHTS ARE THE FRIDAY ASSEMBLIES .

OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF ALWAYS FIND A WAY TO MAKE THE ASSEMBLIES FUN CELEBRATIONS.

AND IT'S GREAT TO BE TOGETHER WITH THE ENTIRE SCHOOL.

I AM THANKFUL FOR OUR INCREDIBLE TEACHERS AT LA VERNE HEIGHTS AND THE DIFFERENCE THEY HAVE MADE IN MY LIFE.

TO END THE YEAR I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE TRIP AND WILL PERFORM IN MY LAST OUT SHOW THIS THURSDAY WITH MY BEST FRIENDS.

LA VERNE HEIGHTS IS AN OUTSTANDING SCHOOL AND I AM THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES I HAVE HAD BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP AND WISDOM IN THE ROOM TONIGHT.

EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY HAVE MISSED MATH OLYMPIA, THE SPELLING BEE OR OTHER ACTIVITIES I'VE MENTIONED TONIGHT, YOU'VE STILL BEEN A PART OF OUR SUCCESS AND I THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE HONOR OF SPEAKING TO YOU TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE].

NEXT, WE'LL HAVE BEATRICE SEE FROM LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT CREIMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT COLES, CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE. MY NAME IS BEATRICE SEE AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE LONE HILLS STUDENT BODY. OUR BASKETBALL SEASON ENDED LAST WEEK AND OUR EIGHTH GRADE GIRLS TEAM WAS UNDEFEATED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN LONE HILL HISTORY THAT THE EIGHTH GRADE GIRLS HAVE GONE UNDEFEATED IN VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL IN THE SAME YEAR.

THIS WEEK WAS KINDNESS WEEK AT LONE HILL.

ON MONDAY, STUDENTS WORE YELLOW AND GAVE FLOWERS TO PEOPLE THEY APPRECIATED.

ON TUESDAY, STUDENTS WORE PURPL E TO SHOW LONE HILL IS AGAINST BULLYING.

TODAY, STUDENTS WERE SHIRTS WITH THEIR FAVORITE MOVIES OR TV SHOWS ON THEM.

IF A STUDENT SAW SOMEONE ELSE WITH THE SAME MOVIE OR TV SHOW ON THEIR SHIRT, THEY WOULD INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. THIS ACTIVITY ENCOURAGED STUDENTS TO MEET NEW PEOPLE.

THURSDAY IS PAJAMA DAY , STUDENTS WILL GIVE THEIR TEACHERS A NOTE OR A LETTER TO SHOW THAT THEY ARE APPRECIATED.

WE ENJOY PLANNING ACTIVITIES LIKE THIS TO BRING STUDENTS AT LONE HILL CLOSER TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. AND CHLOE CHIN FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT CREIMAN AND SUPERINTENDENT COLES, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE.

AT BONITA WE FOCUS ON THE FOUR A'S, THOSE BEING ACTIVITIES, ACADEMICS, ATHLETICS AND THE ARTS. AND TONIGHT, I'LL BE GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON THOSE A'S.

THIS MONDAY'S OUR 8TH GRADE RALLY FOR ALL THE INCOMING FRESHMEN WHO ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND BONITA. THIS RALLY WILL BE BEARCAT THEMED AS WE SHOW ALL OUR ATHLETICS, ACADEMICS, CLUBS, ARTS AND ACTIVITIES WE OFFER AT BONITA, AND WE WILL ALSO BE PLAYING OUR LIFT UP VIDEO, WHICH WE FILMED ONE WEEK AGO WITH OVER EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY STUDENTS FROM A DIVERSE GROUP OF ACTIVITIES ON CAMPUS.

MONDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO BE THE PARENT NIGHT FOR EIGHTH GRADERS TO SIGN UP FOR ANYTHING THEY'RE INTERESTED IN DOING AS THEY ENTER BONITA HIGH NEXT YEAR.

ON MARCH 20TH BONITA WILL BE HAVING OUR SPRING RALLY, WHICH IS UNDER THE SEA THEMED , AND WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING ALL ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN THE SPRING SEASON.

IN ADDITION, TODAY BONITA HAD OUR CAMPUS SAT TESTING WITH 380 JUNIORS.

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THE FRESHMEN APEX PROGRAM RECENTLY WENT ON A FIELD TRIP TO THE THE HETTEMA GROUP ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY TO GET AN INSPIRATION FOR THEIR THIRD QUARTER PROJECT, WHICH IS A GROUP PROJECT WHERE THEY BUILD AND PRESENT A DARK RIDE CONCEPT TO THE THINKWELL ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, WHO WILL THEN JUDGE WHO HAS THE BEST RIDE.

IN ATHLETICS , TWO OF OUR WRESTLERS, [INAUDIBLE] AND VERONICA PALMER MADE IT TO STAT E.

IN OUR STUDENT SECTION, ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEN, WAS RECENTLY NOMINATED BY SO-CAL STUDENT SECTIONS AND RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP STUDENT SECTIONS IN OUR AREA.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO TELL YOU ALL THE AMAZING THINGS HAPPENING AT BONITA AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. [APPLAUSE]. JUSTINE PLOWMAN FROM CHAPARRAL.

GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT COLES , PRESIDENT CREIMAN, MEMBERS OF BOARD, CABINET MEMBERS, AND AUDIENCE .

IN CELEBRATIONS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTHS WERE TREATED TO LUNCH AT OUR LAST STUDENT OF THE MONTH RALLY.

WE USED OUR NEW [INAUDIBLE] IS BEGINNING A NEW TRADITION FOR OUR STUDENTS OF THE MONTH.

OUR STAFF MEMBER OF THE MONTH IS MR. GROSS, OUR GOVERNMENT TEACHER AND EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST.

HE WILL BE TREATED TO A LUNCH AT THE S AN DIMAS ROTARY MEETING THIS MONTH.

[INAUDIBLE] IS OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTH.

SHE WORKS VERY HARD AND HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AT CHAPARRAL.

IN ACADEMICS, COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATION , OUR U.S.

HISTORY AND JUNIOR ENGLISH CLASSES WILL COMPLETE A THREE WEEK INTERDISCIPLINARY UNIT OF STUDY, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE JUNIORS TO A LEGAL STYLE OF THINKING WHILE FOCUSING ON A CENTRAL QUESTION OF WHO HAS THE POWER TO DETERMINE EQUALITY.

AS THE UNIT EVOLVES, STUDENTS MOVE FROM READING AND ANALYZING VERDICTS OF SUPREME COURT CASES TO HAVE IMPACTED THEIR LIVES IN SOME WAY, SUCH AS BROWN AND BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PLAYING ROLES OF THE STAKEHOLDERS IN A MOCK OR HYPOTHETICAL CASE WHERE THE OUTCOME HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THEY ULTIMATELY GET TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW IN A HANDS ON WAY.

THIS YEAR'S CASE INCLUDES IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF TITLE 9.

IT WAS GREAT TO SEE STUDENTS DRESSED UP, INCLUDE [INAUDIBLE], ENGAGE IN WHAT THEY WERE LEARNING AND WORK AS A TEAM.

MS. [INAUDIBLE] AND MS. LYDLE ARE TAKING THE JUNIORS TO THE HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES IN LOS ANGELES ON MARCH 11TH.

HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSING ON PROVIDING SECOND CHANCES TO THOSE PREVIOUSLY IN A GANG AFFILIATED MEMBERS OF LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY.

THEY PROVIDE THESE MEMBERS OPPORTUNITY TO FIND CAREERS SUITABLE TO THEIR INTERESTS, TO FIND SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND TO GET THE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES NECESSARY TO START THEIR LIVES FRESH.

OUR JUNIORS WILL BE VISITING THERE BECAUSE IN BOTH U.S.

HISTORY AND JUNIOR ENGLISH, STUDENTS ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE ISSUES OF HOMELESSNESS AND WAYS THIS ORGANIZATION IS HELPING ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.

THIS ALSO SUPPORTS OUR SCHOOL AND DISTRICT'S MISSION STATEMENT RELATED TO EQUITY THAT ANYONE CAN ACHIEVE THEIR PURPOSE WHEN PROVIDED THE RIGHT RESOURCES AND SUPPORT.

JUNIORS WILL BE TAKING THE INTERIM CAASP TEST THIS MONTH IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR STATE TESTING NEXT MONTH. IN OUR ARTS CLASS STUDENTS ARE WORKING ON MAKING A CLAY SCULPTURE OF THEIR FAVORITE CARTOON CHARACTER.

WE HAD OUR FIRST LUNCHTIME AT CHAPPY'S WHERE STUDENTS PERFORM LIVE MUSIC DURING LUNCH FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS .

PROM IS THIS FRIDAY AND ALL OF THE BULLDOGS ARE VERY EXCITED.

IT WILL BE HELD AT THE ELECTRIC LOFT IN POMONA, WHERE STUDENTS CAN ENJOY GREAT FOOD, DANCING AND FRIENDSHIP.

ON APRIL 17TH, 10 STUDENTS WILL BE ATTENDING THE JUNIOR DISNEY LEADERSHIP TRIP.

STUDENTS WILL TAKE A TOUR OF THE PARK AND LEARN WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A LEADER AND ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHILE OVERCOMING OBSTACLES AND HAVING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

COMING UP MARCH 16TH THROUGH 20TH IS OUR MR. AND MRS. BULLDOG ARGUMENT.

SENIORS PAIR TOGETHER TO COMPETE IN SEVERAL ACTIVITIES DURING LUNCH FOR THE CROWN.

THE WINNING TEAM IS THEN CROWNED ON FRIDAY THE 20TH.

THIS YEAR'S CHAP WE ARE STARTING A NEW TRADITION WHERE JUNIORS WILL PAIR UP AND COMPETE FOR PRINCE AND PRINCESS BULLDOG.

OUR RENAISSANCE STUDENTS WILL BE ATTENDING A MEETING WITH OUR WONDERFUL, SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THE SAN DIMAS SENIORS, TO PROMOTE OUR STRIVE FOR SUCCESS OPEN HOUSE EVENT ON MARCH 19TH.

IT'S A GREAT TIME FOR STUDENTS TO BRING THEIR PARENTS TO INTERACT WITH THE TEACHERS IN A FUN, MEMORABLE WAY.

SOFTBALL WILL PLAY THEIR FIRST GAME ON MARCH 9TH.

NEXT WEEK, WE'LL BE HAVING A LUNCH BANQUET FOR OUR VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL PLAYERS.

THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

[APPLAUSE]. AND BERNADINE SEE FROM SA N DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

GOOD EVENING BOARD, PRESIDENT CREIMAN , MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT COLES , CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE.

MY NAME IS B ERNADINE SEE AND I'M THE ASB PRESIDENT AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOO L, AND I'M

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EVEN THOUGH OUR SPRING SEASON OF SPORTS HAS JUST BEGUN, A COUPLE OF OUR WINTER SPORTS ATHLETES ARE MAKING HUGE ACHIEVEMENTS.

OUR VARSITY GIRLS SOCCER HAD MADE IT TO THE SEMI'S WITH A VERY INTENSE GAME WITH BEAUMONT HIGH SCHOOL WITH A RESULT OF ONE IN TWO IN OVERTIME .

OUR LADY WRESTLER, [INAUDIBLE] HAS MADE IT TO THE SEMIFINALS OF THE CIF STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS AND MADE SIXTH PLACE OVERALL.

JUST THIS PAST WEDNESDAY, OUR SD TRACK TEAM WON AGAINST BONITA.

BOYS VARSITY HAD WALKED AWAY WITH THE WIN AND GIRLS VARSITY WITH A TIE.

NOT ONLY THAT, BUT OUR GIRLS VARSITY SOFTBALL HAS TAKEN UP A WIN AGAINST BONITA LAST TUESDAY, AS WELL AS OUR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM WINNING SIX TO ZERO WITH OUR SENIORS WINNING FOR THE FIFTH TIME IN A ROW.

TODAY WE HAD OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER DAY.

NINTH GRADERS EXPLORED DIFFERENT CAREERS AND LISTENED TO PEOPLE IN THOSE FIELDS.

10THE GRADERS EITHER TOOK THE PSAT, ASVAB OR EXPLORED THE DIFFERENT CAREERS.

NONETHELESS, THEY WERE HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A CHANCE TO TAKE THE PSAT FOR FREE.

WE HAD 240 11TH GRADERS TAKE THE S.A.T.

AND THE OTHER 11TH GRADERS TO TAKE THE ASVAB AND WERE GIVEN THEIR SCORES AND LOOKED AT DIFFERENT CAREERS AS WELL.

THE SENIORS WERE ABLE TO LISTEN TO PAST STUDENTS ABOUT THE STRUGGLES OF COLLEGE AND THE WONDERFUL [INAUDIBLE] , A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, AS HE TALKED ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS.

THEY ALSO WERE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN AN INTERACTIVE SIMULATION OF REAL LIFE WITH FOOTHILL CREDIT UNION'S BITE OF REALITY, SENIORS THEN TOOK THEIR PANORAMIC PICTURE AND ENDED THE DAY WITH THE SENIOR L UAU.

NEXT FRIDAY, SAN DIMAS WILL BE HAVING OUR SPRING RALLY ON MARCH 13TH, FOLLOWED BY OUR FIRST EVER SPRING FLING DANCE.

OUR CLASSES ALSO HAD A CARDBOARD REGATTA THIS YEAR AND ALL CLASSES GOT TO BUILD A CARDBOARD BOAT ONLY USING CARDBOARD AND DUCT TAPE.

ONE PERSON HAD TO GET IN THE BOAT AND PADDLE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POOL AND BACK WITHOUT SINKING. THE SOPHOMORES WON.

HOWEVER, THE SENIORS ARE STILL IN THE LEAD WITH CLASS POINTS, WHICH LEADS US TO THE BIGGEST EVENT IN A MONTH STARTING YESTERDAY, WHICH IS THE VERY INTENSE BATTLE OF THE CLASSES, A.K.A. A CLASH ON APRIL 3RD.

THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. [APPLAUSE]. OUR FEATURED PRESENTATION

[1. Recognition of San Dimas High School's Spiritline for Winning First Place at the USA Spirit Nationals and a CIF-SS Championship in Division 2A]

GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU.

THIS YEAR, SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL CHEER COMPETED IN CIF SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION 2 AND WON ITS SECOND CIF CHAMPIONSHIP.

THEY ALSO WON THREE REGIONAL COMPETITIONS AND THE TSC ARIZONA CHAMPIONSHIP.

THEY WENT INTO THE USA NATIONALS THIS YEAR UNDEFEATED AND WON FIRST PLACE IN THE SMALL VARSITY SHOW CHAIR INTERMEDIATE, GIVING THEM BACK TO BACK NATIONAL TITLES.

UNDER COACH KING AND COACH [INAUDIBLE] THE SA N DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL SQUAD HAS BROUGHT HOME FOR NATIONAL TITLES AND TWO NATIONAL RUNNERS UP IN THE PAST SIX YEARS.

WHAT AN AMAZING TEAM AND AMAZING COACHING STAFF.

MAY I PLEASE HAVE OUR COACHES, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL JACK NANCE, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL RITA KEAR, AND PRINCIPAL SCOTT SPARKS COME TO THE PODIUM.

[APPLAUSE]. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON AN INCREDIBLE SEASON.

PLEASE RECEIVE YOUR AWARD WHEN MRS. KEAR CALLS YOUR NAME AND REMAIN STANDING UP HERE UNTIL ALL THE NAMES ARE CALLED AND WE CAN FINISH WITH A GROUP PHOTO.

THANK YOU, MRS. KEAR. THANK YO U BOARD, FOR HONORING THESE WONDERFUL YOUNG LADIES AND COACHES FOR THEIR GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

MADISON [INAUDIBLE].

[APPLAUSE]. [INAUDIBLE].

[APPLAUSE]. STELLA [INAUDIBLE].

[APPLAUSE]. ALEXIS [INAUDIBLE].

[APPLAUSE]. [INAUDIBLE].

[APPLAUSE]. [INAUDIBLE] COLEMAN.

[APPLAUSE]. NATALIE [INAUDIBLE].

ALEXIS DAVIES. [APPLAUSE].

[INAUDIBLE]. [APPLAUSE]. [INAUDIBLE].

[APPLAUSE]. ISABELLE [INAUDIBLE].

[APPLAUSE]. [INAUDIBLE].

[APPLAUSE]. SIERRA [INAUDIBLE].

[APPLAUSE]. [INAUDIBLE].

[APPLAUSE]. MELISSA [INANUDIBLE].

[APPLAUSE]. [INAUDIBLE].

[APPLAUSE]. AND OUR COACHES, [INAUDIBLE] KING AND [INAUDIBLE].

[APPLAUSE].

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NORMALLY, IT TAKES TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET TO CLEAR THE ROOM LIKE THIS .

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING , ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY

[1. Adopt the Minutes of the February 5, 2020 Regular Board of Education Meeting]

SO MOVED . I SECOND .

ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. OPPOSED?

[2. Adopt the Minutes of the February 15, 2020 Board of Education Study Session]

SO MOVED. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.

OPPOSED? REQUEST TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS, ANY CARDS ON OPEN SESSION? OKAY. CONSENT AGENDA.

[16. CONSENT AGENDA]

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

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. OPPOSED? DISCUSSION AGENDA BUSINESS SERVICES, APPROVE SECOND INTERIM FINANCIAL

[1. Approve Second Interim Financial Report as of January 31, 2020, as Presented with a Positive Certification]

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

ALL RIGHT. HERE WE ARE AGAIN , SECOND INTERIM TIME.

SEEMS LIKE WE WERE JUST HERE WITH THE FIRST INTERIM.

SO WE'RE HERE FOR THE SECOND INTERIM.

THIS IS ONE OF OUR THREE FINANCIAL REPORTS.

WE REPORT EACH YEAR OUT TO THE BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS REPORTS THE ACTUAL FINANCIAL RESULTS THROUGH JANUARY 3 1ST , AND WE HAVE THE BUDGET THROUGH THE END OF THIS YEAR AND THEN THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS.

SO WE DO THESE REPORTS.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, THOUGH, WE KEEP TRACK OF OUR FINANCES AND ALSO THAT WE'RE LOOKING OUT AT THE FUTURE AND MAKE SURE WE'RE KEEP ING A DISTRICT FINANCIALLY SOUND.

THE COUNTY HAS AN OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FOR US WITH REGARDS TO OUR FINANCES.

SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THIS REPORT.

THEY KIND OF COMB THROUGH IT AFTER WE APPROVE IT ALSO TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS ON THE UP AND UP AND THAT WE'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FINANCIALLY.

THE COMPONENTS TO THE REPORT, THERE'S A VERY LARGE PRINTOUT WITH A LOT OF SMALL NUMBERS.

THAT'S THE STATE REQUIRED FORMAT.

SO WHAT WE'VE GIVEN YOU IS A MEMO WITH ALL OF OUR MAJOR ASSUMPTIONS AND THEN WE GIVE YOU FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR EACH FUND WITH THE FIRST INTERIM BUDGET AND THEN THE UPDATED SECOND INTERIM BUDGET.

SO FIRST WE START OUT BY UPDATING OUR '19-'20 BUDGET.

SO OUR BUDGET IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS NOT STATIC.

WE PASS A BUDGET IN JUNE AND THEN WE CONTINUE TO REVISE IT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

SO IT'S SECOND INTERIM, W E'RE REPORTING TO YOU AT THE TIME THAT WE PREPARED THIS DOCUMENT, OF COURSE, HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN.

BUT AT THAT TIME, WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS OUR ESTIMATE FOR THE END OF THE YEAR, WE ALSO MAKE ALL THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE KNOW OF THROUGH THAT DATE.

THIS IS A PRETTY BORING BUDGET.

WE REALLY HAD NO MAJOR ADJUSTMENTS.

NOTHING NEW THAT'S COME UP SINCE FIRST INTERIM, NO UNUSUAL ADJUSTMENTS.

SO THIS REALLY JUST INCLUDES ALL OF OUR STANDARD ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT FOR SECOND INTERIM. ONE THING WE ALWAYS LOOK AT IS OUR ENROLLMENT IN OUR ADA.

WE STARTED SCHOOL.

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WE HAD OUR P1 ATTENDANCE REPORT, WHICH COUNTED THE ADA, AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE, THROUGH DECEMBER 31 ST.

AT THAT TIME WE WERE DOWN ONLY ELEVEN ADA WHICH IS REALLY NOTHING , SO JUST BREAK EVEN.

SO WE'RE USING THE SAME ENROLLMENT ADA ESTIMATE FOR THIS YEAR AS WE HAD LAST YEAR .

AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE SAME OUT TWO YEARS, REALLY PROJECTING NO CHANGE IN ADA.

IF THERE IS A CHANGE DOWNWARD THAT WOULD BE REFLECTED IN NEXT YEAR'S NUMBERS BECAUSE WE HAVE A ONE YEAR HOLD HARMLESS.

IF WE ACTUALLY GO UP A LITTLE BIT, THAT'S A HAPPY SURPRISE AND THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN OUR [INAUDIBLE] ACTUALS WHEN WE FINISH THE YEAR END.

WE ALSO LOOK AT ALL OF OUR CATEGORICAL REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, ADJUST THOSE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR INCOME ACCOUNTS, ESPECIALLY OVER DONATION ACCOUNTS, MAKING THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. WE LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION TO OTHER PROGRAMS, UPDATE ALL OF OUR SALARIES AND BENEFITS AND ALL OF OUR OTHER EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS, REALLY LOOKING AT ALL OUR PROGRAMS JUST TO SEE WHERE WE ARE AT THIS POINT IN THE YEAR AND WHAT WE NEED TO CHANGE TO BETTER REFLECT HOW WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO END UP IN THE YEAR.

SO FIRST I NTERIM WE WERE LOOKING AT A 5.8 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECTED LOSS.

THIS IS ABOUT A TOTAL BUDGET OF ABOUT 130 MILLION.

AND IT'S SECOND INTERIM, THAT'S COME DOWN POSITIVE VARIANCE TO 4.36 MILLION. SO THAT'S A 1.45 MILLION DOLLAR POSITIVE VARIANCE.

SO THAT WOULD BRING US TO YEAR END A PROJECTED UNRESTRICTED ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 22.589 MILLION, WHICH IS A NINETEEN POINT THREE PERCENT OF TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES .

STATE REQUIREMENT IS 3 PERCENT AND OUR OWN DISTRICT REQUIREMENT IS 7 PERCENT.

TO KIND OF PUT THIS ALL IN PERSPECTIVE, T HE PRIOR YEAR, I JUST TOLD YOU WE HAD THERE'S A POSITIVE VARIANCE THERE OF ABOUT ONE POINT FIVE MILLION, LAST YEAR WE HAD THE SAME THING ABOUT PRIOR YEAR, POSITIVE VARIANCE OF A LITTLE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.

SO NORMALLY BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND INTERIM, WE ARE GOING TO IMPROVE BECAUSE WE MAKE A BIG ADJUSTMENT WHEN WE DO OUR REGIONAL BUDGET.

AND AT FIRST INTERIM, WE HAVE ALL OF OUR HEALTH INSURANCE BUDGETED FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE AT THE MAXIMUM .

BY THE TIME AT SECOND INTERIM AFTER ACTUALLY EVERYONE' S CHOSEN THEIR PLAN FOR THE YEAR AND THAT STARTS ON JANUARY 1ST , THEN WE ADJUST THE BUDGET DOWN TO WHAT EMPLOYEES ARE ACTUALLY TAKING.

SO THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE, THAT BIG JUMP EVERY YEAR, BIG, BIG REDUCTION EVERY YEAR. LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME, WE WERE AT TWENTY POINT NINE PERCENT ENDING FUND BALANCE, ABOUT TWENTY THREE POINT ONE MILLION.

SO VERY, VERY LITTLE CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR.

VERY STEADY.

SO OUR MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS , THIS IS REALLY THE HEART OF THE REPORT LOOKING AT HOW DO WE THINK WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THE NEXT THREE YEARS? WE CAN'T REALLY JUST FOCUS ON ONE YEAR.

WE REALLY HAVE TO BE KIND OF LOOKING AHEAD THERE.

SO THE GOVERNOR COMES OUT WITH HIS BUDGET PROPOSAL IN JANUARY.

AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A PROPOSAL.

HE WILL REVISE IT AGAIN IN MAY.

AND THEN THE LEGISLATURE TAKES HIS PROPOSAL IN MAY AND CRUNCHES IT AND COMES UP WITH THEIR OWN BUDGET, WHICH THEY PASS AND THEN GOES BACK TO THE GOVERNOR, SOME THINGS HE READ LINE S, BUT THEN WE GET A FINAL BUDGET SOMETIME BY THE END OF JUNE.

SO RIGHT NOW, THIS IS WHAT HE'S PROPOSING.

WE USE HIS PROPOSALS TO PREPARE OUR FIRST CUT OF THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO FOR LEA, LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THIS SLIGHT INCREASE IN LCFF FUNDING AND THEN A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING.

SO IT'S NOT A LOT OF NEW MONEY FOR US.

THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO MATERIAL THINGS.

SO FOR THE LCFF, THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA, WHICH IS OUR MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME.

WE'RE LOOKING AT A 2.29 PERCENT COLA , SO AGAIN, NOT A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.

ON THE SPECIAL ED THERE'S SOME NEW ONGOING MONEY THAT'S ACTUALLY THE GOVERNOR'S TAKING THE MONEY THAT HE GAVE US AS ONE TIME FUNDING LAST YEAR FOR PRESCHOOL, JUST MADE IT PERMANENTLY ONGOING FOR US.

AND THEN HE'S GIVEN US A LITTLE MORE NEW , AGAIN, HE'S CALLING IT ONE TIME MONEY FOR PRESCHOOL. THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY TWO NEW BIG MATERIAL ITEMS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR NEXT YEAR AT THIS TIME.

AGAIN, THINGS CAN CHANGE IN MAY AND THEN THINGS CAN CHANGE AGAIN WHEN THE LEGISLATURE

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JUST TO KIND OF SHOW YOU OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS SINCE 2008-'09, HOW THE STATE HAS FUNDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, K-12 EDUCATION.

SO AGAIN, IT'S GONE UP FROM FORTY NINE POINT TWO BILLIO N TO THE EIGHTY FOUR BILLION FOR 2021 . QUITE AN INCREASE, BUT THE INCREASE IS SLOWING DOWN NOW THAT WE'RE ONLY GETTING COLAS WE'RE DONE WITH FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF LCFF.

SO IT'S SLOWING DOWN THE NEW MONEY THAT WE'RE GETTING.

SO STAY TUNED ON THAT, WE'LL SEE WHAT THE GOVERNOR COMES OUT WITH IN MAY.

SO LOOKING AT OUR MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS, AGAIN, BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW FROM JANUARY, THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL, W E'RE LOOKING AT FUNDED ADA FOR BONITA UNIFIED, NINE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED NINETY NINE, JUST UNDER TEN THOUSAND ADA, VERY STEADY.

AGAIN, WE'RE NOT PROJECTING ANY INCREASES UP OR DOWN.

STATUTORY COLA, THAT'S BASED ON THE STATE ESTIMATES OF WHAT THE C OLA'S OING TO BE IN NEXT THREE YEARS, 3.26, 2.29, AND BACKUP A LITTLE TO 2.7 1. OUR OWN UNDUPLICATED PERCENT COUNT OF STUDENTS THERE'S A FREE AND REDUCED, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, AND FOSTER YOUTH .

AGAIN, WE'RE VERY STEADY AT THAT 40 PERCENT.

AND THEN PUTTING THOSE THREE MAIN FACTORS TOGETHER, WHICH ARE THE THREE MAIN FACTORS OF THE LCFF, WE GET A PER ADA PERCENT CHANGE FOR OUR DISTRICT 3.36, 2.25 AND 2.66.

LCFF IS ABOUT EIGHTY ONE PERCENT OF OUR TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE.

OBVIOUSLY THAT'S JUST THE BIGGEST PART.

SO THESE ARE REALLY THE MAIN DRIVERS OF OUR BUDGET.

JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME HISTORICAL DATA.

THIS IS A ADA TREND FOR THE DISTRICT SINCE 2006-'07.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT ALL ALL THOSE NUMBERS OVER TIME, I TRUNCATED 9300, SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT GOES UP AND DOWN , BUT IF YOU ACTUALLY DID THE 0 TO 9,000 IT'S ALMOST A STRAIGHT LINE.

REALLY THE ONLY CHANGE OVER THOSE TWELVE YEARS IS ABOUT A 1.4 PERCENT CHANGE IN ADA.

SO VERY, VERY STEADY, WHICH IS WHAT YOU WANT.

THAT MAKES IT EASY FOR US TO PLAN.

AND THIS IS THE FUNDING, THE PER PUPIL FUNDING OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND THEN PROJECTED OUT FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

SO AGAIN, WE WERE WORKING WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LCFF, WE WERE GETTING SOME NICE LARGE INCREASES, BUT THEN THAT'S SLOWING DOWN NOW.

SO IN 2021, [INAUDIBLE] SLIDE.

YEAH. SO THERE'S THERE'S THE ACTUAL CHANGES.

THIS IS THE PER PUPIL CHANGE INCREASE EACH YEAR FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

SO IN OUR MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS, OTHER THAN THOSE BIG MATERIAL CHANGES THAT WE KNOW ABOUT OR THAT WE'RE ESTIMATING FOR LCFF, ALL OTHER CHANGES IN THE EXPENDITURES SIDE ARE VERY JUST WHAT WE KNOW, THEY'RE ROUTINE ONGOING EXPENDITURES.

SO WE KNOW WE HAVE S TEP AND COLUMN EVERY YEAR.

WE HAVE NORMAL INFLATIONARY INCREASES , SO WE DO WORK THOSE INTO OUR THREE YEAR PROJECTION. WE HAVE ESTIMATED INCREASES COMING UP IN OUR STRS AND PERS.

THOSE ARE WORKED INTO THE PROJECTION.

THERE ARE NO INCREASES IN SALARIES AND BENEFITS OTHER THAN WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN NEGOTIATED FOR THIS YEAR AND IT'S ALREADY IN PLACE AND THAT WE KNOW IS GOING TO BE ONGOING.

AND SO OUR NEGOTIATIONS FOR 2021 ARE ONGOING NOW.

JUST A SLIDE FOR THE STRS AND PERS RATES JUST TO SHOW YOU, YOU KNOW, THESE HAVE BEEN GOING UP SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

YOU SEE NOW THAT THIS STRS IS KIND OF LEVELING OUT NOW AT AROUND 18 PERCENT.

THE PERS CONTINUES TO RISE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT TWENTY TWO, TWENTY THREE.

IT'S GOING UP TO OVER 25 PERCENT .

THAT'S GOING TO MAKE THE TOTAL STATUTORY ON CLASSIFIED SALARIES AT THAT POINT WILL BE OVER 35 PERCENT.

SO THE WAY TO THINK ABOUT THAT IS LIKE FOR EVERY DOLLAR OF SALARY, WE WOULD BE PAYING 35 CENTS IN RETIREMENT, FICA, UNEMPLOYMENT, THOSE KIND OF STATUTORY BENEFITS.

SO IT'S REALLY STARTING TO ADD UP.

IT'S VERY HIGH. CAN YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN THAT THE DIFFERENCE ON THOSE?

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SO KEVIN 'S [INAUDIBLE], SO I THINK I GOT THAT RIGHT.

SO IT'S JUST THAT BOTH OF THE SYSTEMS ARE UNDERFUNDED, Y OU GUYS ARE ALL AWARE OF THAT.

SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF THEIR SEPARATE BOARDS DECIDING, WELL, HOW MUCH ARE WE GOING TO TRY TO PUT INTO THIS TO MAKE THESE RATES MORE REALISTIC? I THINK THE PERS OF PUSHING A LITTLE HARDER.

IT ALSO DEPENDS ON, YOU KNOW, WE PAY IN, THE EMPLOYEE'S PAY IN DIFFERENT RATES IN THE TWO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS. SO AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEY EACH HAVE THEIR OWN ACTUARIAL AND THEY ARE PROJECTING THEIR OWN FUTURE LIABILITIES.

SO THEY ARE VERY INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER AND JUST ARE CALCULATING IT DIFFERENTLY.

THANK YOU. IT JUST JUMPED OUT AT ME.

YEAH. THAT'S A, NO, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT.

AND YOU COULD SEE THEY WERE TRACKING CLOSER BACK IN THE DAY A ND IN FACT, FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME , OH THIS IS GONNA DATE MYSELF, FOR A VERY LONG TIM E STRS WAS AT EIGHT AND A QUARTER, RIGHT KEVIN? EIGHT AND A QUARTE R, AND PERS WAS CAPPED AT 13.

AND STRS WAS STEADY AND PERS WILL GO UP AND DOWN EVERY YEAR.

BUT IT'S BEEN SINCE ABOUT, I THINK 2009-'10 WHEN IT STARTED FLUCTUATING LIKE THAT.

SO PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER, ALL OF THE NUMBERS AND ALL THE PROJECTIONS, ALL THE PIECES, WE ARE PROJECTING [INAUDIBLE] GAIN LOSS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, 4.36 THIS YEAR, 2.8 1 NEXT YEAR AND 2.45 IN 2022.

[INAUDIBLE] PROJECTED UNRESTRICTED ENDING FUND BALANCE, 22.6, 19.8 DOWN TO 17.3 AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE FUND BALANCE PERCENTS THERE.

AND AGAIN, I PULLED UP LAST YEAR'S JUST TO DO A COMPARISON.

LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME WE WERE AT 20.7, 17.4 AND 15.6.

SO IT'S VERY COMPARABLE TO LAST YEAR.

I THINK THE DIFFERENCES THIS YEAR , USUALLY AT THIS TIME I WOULD BE SHOWING YOU PROJECTED LOSS FOR THIS YEAR LESS THAN FOUR POINT SIX MILLION.

I WOULD TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT UP AND WE'RE GOING TO AT LEAST BE BREAK EVEN.

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE MONEY AND WE'VE ALWAYS MADE MONEY.

I'M MORE DOUBTFUL THIS YEAR THAT WE 'RE GOING TO TURN THAT 4.36 MILLION AROUND BY THE END OF THE YEAR, PROBABLY TO HAVE SOME SMALL DEFICIT SPENDING THIS YEAR .

THE OUT YEARS, I'M MORE OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'RE GOING TO TURN THOSE AROUND TO POSITIVES.

IN THE CURRENT YEAR WE'RE JUST REALLY AFFECTED BY VERY LOW COLA, LOSS OF ONE-TIME FUNDS THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR, AND THEN ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES WE ADDED FOR MENTAL HEALTH, WHICH WERE VERY IMPORTANT AND WE ARE ALL IN ON THAT.

BUT THAT IS CAUSING LIKE A ONE YEAR PROBABLY GOING TO BE DIPPING INTO RESERVES THIS YEAR.

SO ALL OF THAT TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, WE ARE STILL IN VERY GOOD FINANCIAL SHAPE.

THE DISTRICT SHOWING ABOVE THE REQUIRED 3 PERCENT RESERVE AS OF JUNE 30, 2020, AND OF COURSE ABOVE OUR OWN [INAUDIBLE] REQUIREMENT.

WE ARE CERTIFYING POSITIVE, WHICH MEANS WE WILL BE ABLE TO MEET OUR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS FOR THE CURRENT AND TWO SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.

SO NEXT STEP IS WE DO FILE THIS REPORT WITH LACOE AND THEY TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

WE HAVE P2 ATTENDANCE COMING UP, LCAP , WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER MAY REVISE THE DISTRICT BUDGET, WHICH WE HAVE A FIRST HEARING ON JUNE 10TH, AND THEN WE WILL APPROVE IT ON JUNE 24TH. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE STATE BUDGET COMES THROUGH.

SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I DO WANT TO THANK, SONIA'S HERE, SONIA ECKLEY WHO'S OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FISCAL SERVICES, WHO DOES ALL THE ACTUAL WORK ON THIS AND DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB.

OUR WHOLE TEAM, WE HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL PROFESSIONAL TEAM OF ACCOUNTANTS IN OUR FISCAL DIVISION. AND I WANT TO THANK THEM ALL FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK.

BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YA'LL HAVE.

SUSAN, ON THE PAGE, GOVERNOR'S JANUARY BUDGET, YOU MENTIONED THE 2.29 COLA. YES.

WHAT WHAT DOES THAT TRANSLATE TO IN DOLLARS?

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SO AT 2.29, COLA COMES OUT TO BE ABOUT A TWO MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE TO US .

OK. THAT SOUNDS BETTER THAN 2.9 PERCENT. YEAH. [LAUGHTER]. IT'S GOOD.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANY OTHER QUESTION? DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVO R.

AYE. OPPOSED? THANK YOU.

[1. Approve Teaching Credential Assignment for Employee Per California Education Code and the California Code of Regulations]

THANK YOU. BOARD APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM BEING BROUGHT FORWARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION WILL ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO APPROPRIATELY ASSIGN A TEACHER FOR THE '19-'20 SCHOOL YEAR AND HAVE THE TEACHER BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA ED CODE TO INSTRUCT IN AN IDENTIFIED SUBJECT AREA. IS THIS FOR A PARTICULAR TEACHER ?.

THIS IS FOR A PARTICULAR TEACHER, FOR AN ELECTIVE CLASS AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL.

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

ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.

OPPOSED. NEXT, A DOPT A RESOLUTION 2020 -16, ESTABLISHING THE BIENNIAL GOVERNING BOARD

[1. Adopt Resolution 2020-16 Establishing the Biennial Governing Board Member Election for November 3, 2020]

AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY HAS JUST WRAPPED UP THEIR ELECTIONS , AND SO THIS IS OUR FIRST STEP IN PREPARING FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS FOR OUR SCHOOL BOARD.

AND THIS RESOLUTION INITIATES THE REGULAR BIENNIAL ELECTION FOR BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S GOVERNING BOARD TO FILL THE OFFICES OF THE THREE MEMBERS WHOSE TERM ARE DUE TO EXPIRE. AND SO THIS STARTS THE PROCESS WHERE WE WILL SEND THIS INFORMATION OFF TO THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE. QUESTIONS? MOTION. SO MOVED.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. OPPOSED?

[1. Student Disciplinary Action for Student#194010121]

STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE 4890081, RECOMMENDATION IS STUDENT 194010121 BE EXPELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SPRING SEMESTER 2019-2020 THROUGH THE FALL SEMESTER 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR WITH PLACEMENT IN A COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL OR ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL OUTSIDE THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.

OPPOSED? REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.

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

INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS MAY BE ALLOWED UP TO 3 MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ANY NON AGENDA ITEM. THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO LIMIT THE TIME ON A NON-AGENDA ITEM.

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

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

AT THIS TIME THE BOARD WISHES TO RECOGNIZE BEVERLY BEACH.

GOOD EVENING HONORABLE BOARD OF THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SUPERINTENDENT COLE. MY NAME IS BEVERLY BEACH.

I'M A RESIDENT OF SAN DIMAS FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS, MY ADDRESS IS 841 AVENIDA LADERA.

I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, 2 IN THE LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL AND TWO IN SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL , ONE IN SEVENTH GRADE AND ONE IN NINTH GRADE.

SO I HAVE TWO THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL EDUCATION.

SO I HAVE A FEW CONCERNS.

ONE IS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION LETTER THAT I RECEIVED FOR LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IN THIS LETTER, IT STATES ALL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT YOUR SCHOOL'S FRONT OFFICE OR BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE START OF INSTRUCTION. INSTRUCTION IS TO START ON MARCH 30TH.

SO THE FIRST POINT IS OUT OF THOSE TWO WEEKS, TWO WEEKS WOULD MAKE IT MARCH 16TH.

THE SECOND WEEK IS SPRING BREAK AND THE SCHOOL'S CLOSED.

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SO IT'S SAYING THAT YOU CAN OPT OUT BEFORE THE DATE THAT THE MATERIAL IS ACTUALLY AVAILABLE. SO THAT IS ONE OF MY MAIN CONCERNS.

I DID CALL THE SCHOOL TODAY ABOUT THIS AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE NOW, BUT IT DIDN'T STATE THAT IN THE LETTER.

SO ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS HOW MANY PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF DO NOT KNOW THAT AND IS GOING TO LOSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE MATERIAL.

SO IT'S A STRONG CONCERN OF MINE FOR LONE HILL AND ALSO ANY FUTURE SCHOOLS.

SAN DIMAS HIGH, I DON'T KNOW THEIR DATE YET.

I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A LETTER, SO I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT SOMETHING BE DONE TO NOTIFY THE PARENTS LIKE AN EMAIL.

OBVIOUSLY, A LETTER BY U.S.

MAIL WOULD GET THERE LATE AND THE OPT OUT IS IT STATES THE 9TH, WHICH IS MONDAY AND NOW IT'S THURSDAY. THERE'S NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY.

SO THAT'S A HUGE CONCERN OF MINE.

SO WHATEVER CAN BE DONE TO NOTIFY THE REST OF THE PARENTS IN THE DISTRICT THAT THE MATERIAL'S READY SO THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO VIEW IT.

OKAY? LET ME JUST CHECK MY NOTES HERE.

AND THEN IN REGARDS TO THEM VIEWING THE MATERIAL, THE LETTER ITSELF AND WHAT IT STATES, IT DOESN'T LEND TO ANYBODY'S KNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S MORE RADICALLY DIFFERENT THAN IN THE PAST.

YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT SAY, OH, YEAH, WE GET A NOTIFICATION.

I'VE GOTTEN IT FOR OLDER CHILDREN AS WELL.

THEY MIGHT NOT REALIZE THAT IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT PROGRAM AND DIFFERENT CONTENT.

SO I DID FIND OUT SOME OF THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

I DID FIND OUT WHAT THE CURRICULUM WAS, A ND ON THAT WEB SITE, THERE'S YOUTH RESOURCES AND THERE'S DIFFERENT WEBSITES THERE.

SO ANOTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IS, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CURRICULUM CAN'T BE SHARED , IT'S COPYRIGHTED , YOU HAVE TO GO IN AND VIEW IT , BUT THE WEBSITES ARE PUBLIC WEBSITES. SO I WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE LISTED ON A LETTER AND PROVIDED TO THE PARENTS, BECAUSE IF THEY CAN'T MAKE IT INTO THE SCHOOL DURING BUSINESS HOURS, SCHOOL HOURS TO VIEW THE MATERIAL IN PERSON SITTING THERE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T PHOTOCOPY IT OR TAKE A PICTURE THAT THEY BE GIVEN THE WEBSITES THAT ARE USED IN THE RESOURCES BECAUSE THEN THEY CAN ACCESS THEM THEMSELVES AND LOOK THROUGH THE CONTENTS THAT'S ON THE WEBSITES.

AND WITH THAT SAID, I'M NOT SURE THE PROCESS AND I KNOW THIS WAS A STATE MANDATE, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO WENT THROUGH ALL THE MATERIALS AND IF YOU KNOW, ALL THE TEACHERS, THE PRINCIPAL OR THE BOARD MEMBERS VIEWED ANY OF THESE WEBSITES.

OK? BUT A LOT OF IT IS REALLY SHOCKING, THE LETTER STATES THAT THE MATERIALS MUST BE MEDICALLY ACCURATE, OBJECTIVE, AGE APPROPRIATE, AND PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THEIR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. AND I DON'T LIKE TO DO THE SHOCK FACTOR, BUT IT IS.

THIS IS ONE THING THAT'S AVAILABLE ON SCARLETEEN, WHICH IS ONE OF THE RESOURCES.

THIS IS A ZINE THAT YOU CAN PRINT OUT, AND HERE'S YOUR NICE LITTLE BOOKLET.

AND I THINK THE LETTER'S BIG ENOUGH FOR YOU ALL TO SEE THAT IT'S CALLED F, ASTERISK, C, K. ME.

A GUIDE TO GETTING OFF AND GETTING IT ON WITH WRITE YOUR NAME HERE.

IT GOES ON AND ON WITH JUST SICKENING, HORRIBLE .

THIS IT DOESN'T EVEN PUT AN ASTERISK.

IT HAS F ME SPELLED OUT IN THIS SAYS, YES, PLEASE.

AND THEN YOU GO ON TO FILL IN INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR SEXUAL PREFERENCES.

I HAVE A FONDNESS FOR F-ING SPELLED OUT AND THEN YOU GET TO CHECK OFF YOUR PREFERENCES AND IT GOES ON AND ON.

IS THIS AGE APPROPRIATE FOR ELEVEN, TWELVE, THIRTEEN YEARS OLD? I MEAN, IT MAKES ME WANT TO CRY.

IT MAKES ME ANGRY.

THIS IS JUST ONE.

IF YOU GO TO THESE WEBSITES, YOU CAN GO, I'VE GONE TO THEM AND YOU CAN CLICK AND GO AROUND FOR HOURS.

THE CONTENT IS ABHORRENT.

IT IS NOT AGE APPROPRIATE.

IT IS NOT BIOLOGY.

THIS IS HOW THE SEXUAL REPRODUCTION SYSTEM WORKS.

THIS IS NOT KEEPING THEM HEALTHY.

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THIS IS ENTICING THEM.

THIS IS PROMOTING SEXUAL ACTIVITY.

HERE IS ANOTHER WEBSITE.

I MEAN, I COULD BE HERE FOR HOURS.

THIS ONE IS FROM [INAUDIBLE], ONE OF THEIR VIDEOS.

AGAIN, IT'S A PUBLIC WEBSITE.

I ACCESSED IT FROM HOME.

I PAUSED IT. I TOOK PHOTOS.

PARENTS SHOULD KNOW THIS INFORMATION.

THEY SHOULD HAVE THE WEBSITES.

THIS IS FOR PORNOGRAPHY, PORN FACT AND FICTION.

A CUTE LITTLE VIDEO OF SOME CHILD THAT HAPPENS UPON A WEBSITE .

THE FICTITIOUS WEBSITE EVEN SAYS 18+.

RIGHT? BUT IT GOES ON TO TELL YOU.

OH, BUT LET ME SAY WHAT IT TELLS YOU.

IT TELLS YOU BEING CURIOUS ABOUT SEX AND LOOKING AT PICTURES OR FILMS OF NAKED BODIES OR PEOPLE ENGAGING IN SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IS PERFECTLY NORMAL.

BUT YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT PORN CONTAINS SOME MISLEADING BEHAVIORS LIKE B IGGER IS BETTER WHEN IT COMES TO BREASTS.

AS THIS VIDEO, THE GIRL POPS OPEN HER SHIRT AND HER BREASTS ENLARGE AND SHE FLOATS INTO THE AIR.

SIZE OF BREASTS OR PENISES .

OH, AND DON'T FORGET THE NAME OF THE PORN STAR HERE, JULIE MELONS.

AND THEN MILES LONG GETS OUT HIS LASSO THAT HAPPENS TO BE HIS PENIS AND HE WRAPS IT AROUND HER AND PULLS HER BACK TO THE BED WHERE THEY PROCEED TO HAVE SEX ALL NIGHT. BUT, YOU KNOW, PORN GIVES YOU MISLEADING INFORMATION ABOUT SIZE OF BODY PARTS AND DURATION OF SEX.

NOT EVERYONE HAS SEX ALL NIGHT LONG.

WHY DOES A CHILD NEED TO SEE A VIDEO OF THIS? HOW AGE APPROPRIATE IS THIS? HOW IS THIS HELPING THEIR HEALTH? THIS IS A SMALL, SMALL FRACTION.

I'M TELLING YOU, YOU CAN GET LOST IN THESE WEBSITES.

THIS WEBSITE .

YOU'VE REACHED YOUR THREE .

OK. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU LET ME GO OVER.

BUT AGAIN, PARENTS NEED TO KNOW THESE WEBSITES.

IF THEY JUST GET THIS INNOCUOUS, INNOCENT LOOKING LETTER THINKING THEIR STUDENTS ARE JUST GETTING FACTS AND AGE APPROPRIATE MATERIAL, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GO INTO REQUEST.

THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT USED TO HAVING TO OPT OUT.

YOU USED TO HAVE TO OPT IN.

THIS IS DECEPTIVE.

THEY NEED TO KNOW THESE WEBSITES.

AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, I APPRECIATE IT.

REBECCA [INAUDIBLE].

[APPLAUSE].

HI, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS REBECCA [INAUDIBLE].

I LIVE AT 2572 6TH STREET IN LA VERNE.

I'M JUST A RESIDENT WITH TWO KIDS IN THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ONE IS IN FOURTH GRADE AT OAK MESA AND THE OTHER ONE IS IN SEVENTH GRADE AT RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND SO I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ALSO VOICE MY CONCERNS OVER THE NEW [INAUDIBLE] ACT.

AND I KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T RESPOND , SO I HAVE QUESTIONS.

I'M NOT SURE IF I CAN JUST CALL AND ASK THOSE.

BUT BASICALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE LETTER AND THE TIMELINES FOR LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHAT THE COMMUNICATION WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR RAMONA.

IF IT'S THE SAME TYPE OF LETTER, IF I CAN GET A MORE DEFINITIVE ANSWER, ANY KIND OF SOLID DATES ON OUR TIME FRAMES OF WHEN THE INSTRUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE AND ALSO THE PREVIEW WINDOW IF THAT'S AVAILABLE NOW OR IF IT'S ALSO TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO INSTRUCTION AND WHAT THE DEADLINE IS FOR THAT OPT OUT.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT COMMUNICATION WILL COME FROM THE SCHOOL BECAUSE IT SEEMED LIKE THAT COMMUNICATION FOR LONE HILL CAME FROM PRINCIPAL COSS WHO IS FROM LONE HILL AND NOT FROM THE DISTRICT.

SO DO I WAIT FOR A LETTER FROM MY SCHOOL TO COME THROUGH AN EMAIL? OR WILL IT BE MAILED? I HOPE IT DOESN'T COME HOME WITH MY CHILD.

SO THOSE ARE CONCERNS I HAVE, AND I HOPE THAT MAYBE THE BOARD CAN ADDRESS IT THROUGH AN EMAIL OR NEWSLETTER.

I WILL ALSO REACH OUT, BUT THOSE ARE CONCERNS THAT I'D LIKE TO BE MADE AWARE OF.

SO I KNOW WHEN I CAN COME PREVIEW THE MATERIAL.

AND ALSO, IF THERE'S ANY CHANCE THAT THE MATERIAL CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE AFTER HOURS,

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I BELIEVE THOSE ARE ALSO MY CONCERNS.

MOST EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY OTHER PARENTS.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

OK. CAROLINE LOREY.

GOOD EVENING BOARD. MY NAME IS CAROLINE LOREY AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF LA VERNE FOR 21 YEARS. 1490 VIA CORONA.

I TAUGHT FOR 15 YEARS FOR L.A.

UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT , AND THIS IS MY FIRST TIME BEING HERE ATTENDING A BOARD MEETING.

MY SON GRADUATED FROM BONITA IN 2016 AND MY DAUGHTER GRADUATED FROM BONITA IN 2018.

MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED A GREAT EDUCATION AT BONITA.

SHE HAD SOME INCREDIBLE SUPPORTIVE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

SHE RECEIVED MANY LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND ATHLETIC OPPORTUNITIES AND IS NOW A SCHOLAR ATHLETE AT HER COLLEGE.

AND I HAVE ALSO TWO YOUNGER BOYS WHO WILL BE STARTING BONITA NEXT YEAR.

SO AFTER LEARNING ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA HEALTHY YOUTH THAT, 8329, I WAS REALIZING THAT ONCE YOU START NINTH GRADE THEY WILL BE RECEIVING THIS INSTRUCTION.

SO SIX MONTHS AGO WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT THIS, AS A PARENT, I STARTED DOING MY RESEARCH.

AND AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH, I BECAME VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT I FOUND.

AND FORTUNATELY, MR. WIEN, HE AND I MET ONE TIME AND HE SPENT AN HOUR WITH ME AND HE ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS. SO I APPRECIATE HIS SUPPORT ON THAT.

BUT STILL, AFTER MEETING WITH HIM, YOU KNOW, I DID HAVE QUESTIONS AND HE DID ANSWER.

AND THOSE CONCERNS WERE STILL THERE BECAUSE ALL MY RESEARCH THAT I UNCOVERED AND SHARED WITH HIM, HE INDICATED THAT WAS CORRECT.

AND JUST WHAT MS. BEVERLY INDICATED WHEN SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT THOSE TWO WEBSITES.

I DON'T BELIEVE SHE MENTIONED THIS, BUT THOSE WEBSITES, IF YOU GO ON TO HEALTH CONNECTED, WHICH IS THE WEBSITE FOR THE CURRICULUM, TEEN TALK, YOU WILL BE UNDER YOUTH RESOURCES ARE STUDENTS AND OBVIOUSLY PARENTS, IF YOU GO ON THERE, WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE, TWO.

THE SCARLETEEN AND THE [INADUIBLE], WHICH HAS LIKE SHE SAID, IT'S A PLETHORA OF DIFFERENT VIDEOS THAT ARE VERY ALARMING AND CONCERNING.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET DIRECT ACCESS THROUGH THAT THROUGH TEEN TALK.

SO ONE OF MY CONCERNS AND THANK YOU, MR. WIEN, FOR ACTUALLY ANSWERING IT PRIOR TO THIS BOARD MEETING WAS THAT THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION AMONGST PARENTS REGARDING IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD BE PROVIDING AN ACTUAL FORM FOR THE STUDENTS TO FILL OR THE PARENT TO FILL OUT TO OPT OUT THEIR CHILD AS IN THE PAST. SO A LOT OF PARENTS WERE THINKING, YEAH, THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE IT.

I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS GOING TO PROVIDE A FORUM.

BUT AFTER READING THE DISTRICT LETTER THAT WAS DATED FEBRUARY 11TH, TO LONE HILL PARENTS, IT INDICATED THAT IF YOU DON'T WANT YOUR YOUR STUDENT TO PARTICIPATE IN COMPREHENSION HEALTH ED, PLEASE PROVIDE A SIGNED WRITTEN NOTE TO PRINCIPAL BY MARCH 9TH.

SO THAT IS INSANE, THAT THE DISTRICT WILL NOT BE PROVIDING AN OPT OUT FORM FOR THE PARENTS. AND ALSO INDICATE IN THE LETTER THAT THE STATE LAW ALLOWS YOU TO MOVE YOUR STUDENT FROM SEXUAL HEALTH, HIV PREVENTION EDUCATION.

SO THAT I'M GRATEFUL THAT BONITA UNIFIED IS, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING THE PARENTS TO OPT OUT THEIR CHILD FROM THIS CURRICULUM.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I GUESS THE PARENT NOW HAS TO WRITE THEIR OWN LETTER AND TAKE IT TO THE PRINCIPAL. SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH SOME OF THE PARENTS ARE HERE TONIGHT, AND WITH YOU AS WELL , AND I'M SURE [INAUDIBLE] BOARD MEMBERS AND ADMINISTRATION ARE AWARE ACCORDING TO ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE 51240 ALLOWS A CHILD TO BE EXCUSED FROM ANY PART OF THE SCHOOL'S INSTRUCTION IN HEALTH THAT CONFLICTS WITH THE RELIGIOUS TRAINING AND BELIEFS OR PERSONAL MORAL CONVICTIONS OF THE PARENTS.

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AND THAT'S STATED IN CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE 51938.

THAT BEING SAID, I JUST WANTED TO LET PARENTS WHO MIGHT HAVE CONCERNS REGARDING THIS CURRICULUM AND WOULD LIKE TO OPT THEIR CHILD OUT FROM THIS CURRICULUM , THERE IS AN OPT OUT FORM BASED ON THOSE TWO EDUCATION CODES THAT I READ THAT WE AS PARENTS CAN GO AHEAD AND TURN INTO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THIS IS COMES FROM, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, THE ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM.

SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, I HAVE THESE FORMS AVAILABLE AND YOU CAN ALSO GO TO LETPARENTSDECIDE .ORG TO HAVE THIS OPT OUT FORM THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND TURN INTO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IT'S MADE FOR ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA STATE.

THANK YOU. YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP.

OK. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT EVERY PARENT SHOULD TAKE THE TIME TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES ON WHAT'S BEING TAUGHT TO THEIR CHILD AND WHEN INSTRUCTION RELATED TO HEALTH OR SEX EDUCATION CONFLICTS WITH THE FAMILY'S VALUES OR BELIEFS PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE THEIR CHILD EXCUSED FROM CLASS WHEN THE OBJECTIONABLE CONTACT IS TAUGHT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE]. JUST WANT TO LET ALL THREE OF YOU THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY AND SOMEBODY FROM MY OFFICE WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TODAY.

ANYONE FROM PTA? [INAUDIBLE], GSEA, [INAUDIBLE].

[19. FUTURE MEETING DATES]

DISTRICT OFFICE, 115 WEST ALLEN AVENUE IN SAN DIMAS.

ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS? AND WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:31.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.