[00:00:05]

MEETING TO ORDER AT 10:00.

[2. CALL TO ORDER]

MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION.

[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA]

[7. CALL TO ORDER]

[8. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION]

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY DIANE AND SECONDED BY CHUCK.

THE ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS IN FAVOR.

IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE BETWEEN PARENTS OF NS AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OAH A CASE NUMBER TWO ZERO TWO ZERO ZERO TWO ZERO NINE FOUR FIVE, PURSUANT TO WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS AGREED TO FUND AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE STUDENTS AND THE STUDENTS' PARENTS HAVE RELEASED CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT IN EXCHANGE FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AS SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY KRISTA WITH THE SECOND BY DIANE.

AND AGAIN, THE ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS IN FAVOR.

ALL RIGHT, WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?

[9. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]

[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT]

SO MOVED.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE.

OPPOSED? WORDS FROM THE BOARD SUPERINTENDENT, KRISTA.

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

YOUR HEARTS AND LOVE FOR OUR KIDS WILL BE FELT FROM THE MOMENT THE CAMERAS TURN ON AS A PARENT, THANK YOU AND AS A BOARD MEMBER.

THANK YOU. AND I TRULY APPRECIATE AND VALUE ALL THAT YOU DO.

PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, GUARDIANS, BABYSITTERS AND TEACHERS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR EMAILS, PHONE CALLS AND MESSAGES OF SUPPORT AND GRATITUDE FOR MY POSITION ON REOPENING OUR SCHOOLS.

I HEAR YOUR STRUGGLES AND CONCERNS.

I FEEL YOUR FEARS AND WORRIES.

AND I, TOO, SHARE ALL OF THESE, AS A PARENT OF TWO BOYS.

I CONTINUE TO THINK AND EXPLORE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP SUPPORT OUR WORKING FAMILIES. I ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ANNOUNCE THAT I WILL BE CAMPAIGNING TO RETAIN MY SEAT ON THIS BOARD.

HAVING A BOARD WITH PASSIONATE, THOUGHTFUL AND DIVERSE VOICES IS KEY TO EVERYONE'S SUCCESS. MY HEART, PASSION AND INFLUENCE IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE ABOUT KIDS.

I'M FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE.

ON AUGUST TWENTY SIX, AS OUR COMMUNITY VENTURES INTO DISTANCE LEARNING, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IN THIS COMMUNITY TO OFFER GREAT SUPPORT, CREATIVE IDEAS, FEEDBACK AND KINDNESS.

ALSO A REMINDER THAT OUR ATTITUDE WILL AFFECT OUR KIDS.

SO LET'S GO IN THIS ADVENTURE WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

THANK YOU. OK, I JUST WANT TO SAY WE LOST A SHINING STAR AND WILL DEFINITELY MISS JASON COSS TREMENDOUSLY.

HE WAS A TERRIFIC TEACHER AND THEN PRINCIPAL IN OUR DISTRICT AND A GREAT LEADER AND FRIEND TO ALL. WE SURE WILL MISS HIM.

AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO HIS FAMILY.

SCHOOL STARTS IN THREE WEEKS, AND OUR STAFF IS BUSY PREPARING FOR THE NEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TO START OUR SCHOOL YEAR OFF.

I NOTICE THAT TODAY WE WILL BE APPROVING SOME INTERESTING COURSES FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THIS YEAR, AND THEY INCLUDE SPORTS ENTERTAINING OR ENTERTAINMENT AND MARKETING INTRO TO HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND CAREERS, PRINCIPLES OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE AND AP COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES.

ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE WASH THOSE HANDS, SOCIAL DISTANCE AND STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY.

THAT'S IT. LIKE SEVERAL PEOPLE, I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO GIVE MY HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES

[00:05:04]

HE WAS DEFINITELY A WONDERFUL PERSON AND I KNOW HE'S GOING TO BE MISSED.

ALSO, I BELIEVE THERE COULD BE A GO FUND ME ACCOUNT.

SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELP THE FAMILY DURING THIS TIME, I'M SURE THAT WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THE SECOND THING, SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SCHOOL STARTING AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO SHARE AN AGREEMENT MY WIFE AND I HAD BEFORE COVID-19.

MY WIFE'S A NURSE AND I'M A TEACHER.

AND BEFORE WE KNEW ALL THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, WE DIVIDED UP OUR TASKS AND SHE SAID, I'M A NURSE, I SHOULD HANDLE HEALTH CARE THINGS.

YOU'RE AN EDUCATOR.

YOU SHOULD HANDLE THE TEACHING OF OUR KIDS THAT SEEM VERY REASONABLE TO ME.

UNTIL THEY WERE HOME WITH ME FOR THE LAST FIVE MONTHS, SHE MAY HAVE HAD SOME INSIGHT, BUT YEAH, IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE FOR ALL OF US.

BUT WITH SCHOOL COMING UP, OUR STAFF HAS BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK.

WHEN WE LEFT, WE DID A CRISIS DISTANCE LEARNING MODEL.

THE DISTANCE LEARNING MODEL THAT WE'LL BE IMPLEMENTING WILL BE FAR BETTER THIS TIME AROUND. AND I KNOW WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT VARIOUS DAYCARE OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS PROVIDING FOOD AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS.

SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT THESE CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE ARE DEFINITELY CONCERNS WE'RE AWARE OF.

AND WE ARE DOING THE BEST JOB WE CAN WITHIN THE LEGAL PARAMETERS AND BUDGETARY PARAMETERS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES GET THE NEEDED SERVICES THAT THEY REQUIRE.

SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU, THAT THEY'LL BE MORE FACE TO FACE TIME.

THERE'LL BE EXPECTATIONS.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WILL LOOK DIFFERENT.

AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF FEAR OUT THERE.

THERE'S A LOT OF FEAR OUT THERE WITH STAFF.

THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE MODEL.

AND I JUST WANTED TO ASSURE YOU THAT THESE FEARS ARE BEING LOOKED AT DIRECTLY.

AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU. I'D ALSO LIKE TO PASS ON MY CONDOLENCES TO JASON'S FAMILY, HIS MANY, MANY FRIENDS, HIS COWORKERS AT LA VERNE AND LA VERNE HEIGHTS, WHO ALL I KNOW HAD VERY CLOSE CONNECTIONS TO HIM BECAUSE HE WAS THE KIND OF GUY THAT WOULD DO THAT AND ALSO TO THE TO THE STUDENTS THAT HE INFLUENCED OVER THE YEARS THAT HE WAS WITH THE DISTRICT.

WHEN YOU WOULD DO THE LEARNING WALKS, YOU COULD YOU COULD TELL THAT HE WAS ONE OF THOSE PRINCIPALS AND ONE OF THOSE TEACHERS THAT THE CHILDREN WERE JUST AUTOMATICALLY ATTRACTED TO AND HE TO THEM. SO IT'S A SAD, SAD LOSS.

THE GOOD NEWS IS SCHOOL REOPENS IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS IN A FORMAT THAT IS PRETTY MUCH UNPRECEDENTED. THERE'S A LOT OF COMPLICATIONS, A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF PLANNING AND EFFORT THAT'S GOING IN TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

ONE OF THE ASPECTS THAT I LIKE AND I JUST THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, TALKING TO ANOTHER TEACHER YESTERDAY, WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE FACT THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE GOING TO BE DURING THEIR PRESENTATIONS FROM THE CLASSROOM IS THAT WHEN THE STUDENTS ARE LOOKING AT THEIR TV OR THEIR OR THEIR MONITOR OR WHATEVER THEY'RE USING TO TO ACCESS THAT, THEIR MIND IS GOING TO KIND OF BE IN THE CLASSROOM AS OPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW, DISTRACTING BACKGROUND IN THE, YOU KNOW, BEHIND THE TEACHER.

SO I DO LIKE I APPRECIATE THAT THE TEACHERS ARE, FOR THE MOST PART, GOING TO BE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CLOSER YOU CAN BRING THOSE STUDENTS TO THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE, THE BETTER.

AND BY HAVING THE TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM, THERE GO YOU GET THE THE FEELING THAT THEY'RE IN THE CLASSROOM.

AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT FOR TODAY.

THANK YOU. WELL, I LIKE TO PASS MY CONDOLENCES ON JASON'S FAMILY AS WELL.

AND WHEN I WAS WATCHING HIS CELEBRATION.

OF LIFE THE OTHER NIGHT AND SAW DR.

R. COME AND SPEAK AT IT.

IT REMINDED ME OF HIS LOVE AND DEDICATION TO THE DODGERS.

THE ONLY PERSON I EVER MET THAT HAD TWO SEATS FROM DODGER STADIUM SITTING IN FRONT OF HIS DESK IN HIS OFFICE. SO I DECIDED TO WEAR MY DODGER SHIRT TODAY AND DID GET COMMENTS FROM FAMILY MEMBERS: AM I SURE I WANT TO WEAR A DODGER SHIRT? BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE ANGEL FANS I OFFEND MS. AS WELL AS I TRY TO NOT WEAR BLUE AND GREEN FOR THE TWO CITIES AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND I AM AN ANGEL FAN AS WELL AS A DODGER FAN.

I THINK WEARING A DODGERS SHIRT IS APPROPRIATE IN LIEU OF JASON'S PASSING, AND I KNOW IT HASN'T BEEN DISCUSSED, BUT MAYBE SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE WE CAN START LOOKING AT TAKING SOME ASPECT OF ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES AND NAMING IT IN HONOR OF JASON, WHETHER IT'S THE GYM AT LONE HILL OR SOME OTHER ISSUE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S EVEN IF ANYBODY'S THOUGHT OF IT OR BREACH IT WITH THE FAMILY. BUT IF WE CAN, WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT, MAYBE LOOK INTO THAT.

[00:10:03]

THE DISTANCE LEARNING IS NEW FOR US.

IT'S NEW FOR EVERYONE.

AND THEY'VE BEEN GETTING TECHNOLOGY READY AND EVERYTHING ELSE READY.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THEY ALSO HAVE TO PREPARE OUR CAMPUSES AND MAKE SURE OUR FACILITIES ARE UP TO SPEED AND READY, BECAUSE AT ANY TIME WE COULD BE GIVEN THE OK TO GO AHEAD AND OPENING OUR CAMPUSES AND WE'LL MOVE BACK TO AT LEAST IF NOT A FULL IMPERSONAL HYBRID MODEL WHERE WE'RE BACK ON THE AIR.

SO THEY'VE BEEN WORKING BOTH WAYS TO GET US UP.

AND SO NO MATTER WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO ON THAT DAY OR IN, WHO KNOWS IN THE FUTURE.

AND ALSO IF I REMEMBER THE NUMBERS, RIGHT, WE PASSED A QUARTER MILLION MEALS SERVED FOR OUR FOOD SERVICES PROGRAM.

AND I JUST LIKE TO TO THANK EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THAT.

THAT'S A TREMENDOUS NUMBER FOR OUR LITTLE SMALL AREA THAT WE SERVE OVER A QUARTER MILLION MEALS. AND JUST TO ECHO EVERYONE, I TOO, YOU KNOW, OFFER MY CONDOLENCES TO JASON.

HE WAS A FRIEND AND A COLLEAGUE.

AND IT'S BONITA'S LOSS AND CARRIE AND MADDIE AND JACE, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN OUR HEARTS AND IN OUR THOUGHTS, AND WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU.

YOU KNOW, I THINK ABOUT THESE TIMES THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW JUST BEING SO UNPRECEDENTED.

AND AS YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO GOING IN EDUCATION, I WAS A PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL UMPIRE.

AND WHAT WAS COMMUNICATED TO US, UNTIL YOU GET TO A HIGH LEVEL OF UMPIRING BASEBALL AT THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL, YOU START TO UNDERSTAND THAT 90 PERCENT OF UMPIRES CAN UMPIRE 90 PERCENT OF THE GAMES. BUT THE DIFFERENCE TO GET TO THE BIG LEAGUES IS ONLY 10 PERCENT OF THE UMPIRES CAN UMPIRE THE TOUGH GAMES, THE MORE COMPLICATED ONES.

AND WHAT I WANT OUR STAFF TO KNOW, OUR MANAGEMENT, OUR TEACHERS OR CLASSIFIED STAFF AND OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS IS BONITA UNIFIED IS A BIG LEAGUE DISTRICT AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT 10 PERCENT TO KNOCK THIS OUT OF THE PARK.

THE SITUATION IS NOT IDEAL, BUT TO ECHO KRISTA, WE'RE COMING INTO THIS WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS REALLY, REALLY WELL.

WE'RE 21 DAYS AWAY FROM OPENING OUR SCHOOLS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE READY TO WELCOME BACK OUR 10000 STUDENTS VIRTUALLY IN JUST SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. THANK YOU.

OK, APPROVAL OF AGENDA OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING TO ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE JULY FIRST,

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

SO MOVED. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR: AYE. OPPOSED?

[2. Adopt the Minutes of the July 15, 2020 Special Board of Education Meeting]

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.

OPPOSED? ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS? OKAY. CONSENT AGENDA: MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD

[14. CONSENT AGENDA]

ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO REQUEST 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. I'D LIKE TO PULL CONSENT ITEM FOURTEEN POINT TWO POINT SIX IN ORDER TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON A CONTRACT WITH [INAUDIBLE] COMMUNICATIONS WHERE MY DAUGHTER IS EMPLOYED.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REST OF THE AGENDA? SO MOVED.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR: AYE. OPPOSED?

[6. Approve/Ratify Renewal Agreement Between Bonita Unified School District and VMA Communications, Inc. ]

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR: AYE. OPPOSED? AND ONE ABSTENTION.

ON OUR DISCUSSION ACTION AGENDA, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, A DECLARATION TO APPROVE THE

[1. Approve the Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators]

THANK YOU. EACH YEAR THE BOARD IS ASKED TO APPROVE THIS DECLARATION.

WITH YOUR APPROVAL, THE DISTRICT WOULD HAVE THE OPTION, IF NEEDED TO ISSUE A TEACHER AN EMERGENCY PERMIT TO COVER A CLASSROOM THAT MAY BECOME VACANT.

IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO ISSUE A TEACHER EMERGENCY PERMIT BECAUSE THERE IS AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CREDENTIALED TEACHERS IN AN AREA OF NEED.

THE COMMISSION ON TEACHER CREDENTIALING REQUIRES DISTRICTS TO ANTICIPATE THESE NEEDS AND PROVIDE THIS DECLARATION FOR ANY AREA THAT MAY BE IMPACTED IN THE TWENTY TWENTY ONE SCHOOL YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS?

[00:15:01]

ALL IN FAVOR:.

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

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

NO ACTION OR DISCUSSION CAN TAKE PLACE ABOUT ITEMS NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA.

THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR PUBLIC INPUT TO 20 MINUTES.

PERSONS WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT MAY SUBMIT AN EMAIL TO ADELA DROE, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AT DROE@BONITA.K12.CA.US.

WE HAVE ONE COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC.

THANK YOU. THIS COMES FROM JACKSON SALINAS A COMMUNITY MEMBER.

QUESTIONS FOR SUPERINTENDENT COLES.

HAVE YOU LOOKED INTO GETTING THE SCHOOL TEACHING WAIVER FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FROM CALIFORNIA? I WANT YOU TO REQUEST BECAUSE I WANT THOSE STUDENTS BACK ON CAMPUS.

PARENTS WITH THOSE STUDENTS HAVE TO WORK.

THEY CANNOT JUST SIT AND WATCH THEM ALL DAY.

SECOND QUESTION, IS THERE A PLAN IN PLACE TO GO BACK ON CAMPUS IF THE LAWSUIT THAT IS HAPPENING BETWEEN PARENTS AND THE GOVERNOR FOR CLOSING SCHOOLS WILL GO IN FAVOR OF THE PARENTS? WITH THAT SAID, I AM ASKING THE DISTRICT TO JOIN IN ON THE LAWSUIT.

OUR STUDENTS NEED TO GO BACK ON CAMPUS.

WE WILL NOT LET OUR STUDENTS LEARN UNDER THE SOCIALISM OF GAVIN NEWSOM.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE THE BOARD TO HAVE A MEETING ABOUT CHANGING OUR VOTING SYSTEM FOR EVERY ELECTION. I BELIEVE SINCE WE ARE A UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE BOARD SHOULD BE ELECTED BY DISTRICT ELECTIONS, WITH EACH CITY HAVING TWO BOARD MEMBERS, TWO FOUR LA VERNE, TWO FOR SAN DIMAS, AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT BE ELECTED AT LARGE.

THAT WAY, EACH CITY HAS EQUAL REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARD.

HAVING ANY VOICE FOR THE COMMUNITY? I AM ASKING THAT THIS BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

THANK YOU, JACKSON SALINAS.

JACKSON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND I WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU THIS WEEK.

OK, FUTURE MEETING DATES.

[1. The Next Regular Board of Education Meeting Date]

THAT'S GOING TO BE A CHANGE OF TIME TO FOUR O'CLOCK? [INAUDIBLE] CHANGE THOSE TIMES TO FOUR P.M.

AND THEN IN ADDITION, THE STATE HAS A NEW REQUIREMENT, GIVEN THE COVID-19 WHERE THE DISTRICT HAS TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND A VOTE, A SEPARATE MEETING FOR CONTINUITY PLAN THAT'S RELATE TO THE LCAP.

AND I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 28TH AND SEPTEMBER 29TH.

THE 28TH WOULD BE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE 29TH WOULD BE TO VOTE FOR PASSAGE.

THIS IS A REQUIREMENT THAT HAS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY BY SEPTEMBER 30TH.

BUT AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE A 4:00 P.M.

START TIME. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR:. AYE.

OPPOSED?

[18. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS]

AND IN AUGUST, WE'RE GOING TO BE 100 PERCENT DEPENDENT ON TECHNOLOGY TO DELIVER OUR EDUCATIONAL PACKAGE.

SO I KNOW THAT IS BEING WORKED ON HARD BY A LOT OF PEOPLE.

I WONDER IF IN OCTOBER YOU WOULD HAVE HAD ENOUGH TIME AND EXPERIENCE TO GIVE US KIND OF A LOWDOWN ON ON HOW THINGS WENT AND WHAT THE STRUCTURE IS OF THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE'RE BEING USED AND LESSONS LEARNED AND ANY NEEDS THAT STILL NEED AT THAT TIME.

BUT, YOU KNOW, BY THAT TIME, SIX WEEKS INTO SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU'D HAVE A HANDLE LONG ENOUGH TO GIVE US A REPORT ON HOW IT WENT AND THAT SORT OF THING.

I'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU.

ANYTHING ELSE? WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 12:59.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.