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I'M 7 2024 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ORDER PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION, 54950 AND EDUCATION CODE SECTION 351. 35140 EXECUTOR AT 5 P.M. ALL AS TRUSTY FRASIER WILL PARTICIPATE VIA TELECONFERENCE. ALL THIS WILL BE TAKEN BY ROLL CALL. WE WILL NOW BE ADJOURNED TO CLOSED
[3. CLOSED SESSION]
SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING THE FOLLOWING MATTERS . PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE.DISMISSAL SUSPENSION RELEASE LEAVE ASSIGNMENT NON RE-ELECTION NON REAPPOINTMENT RESIGNATION REINSTATEMENT PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54 957 CUSTODIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENTS, EMPLOYMENT PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 54957, DIRECTOR TO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. CLAIM SPECIAL EDUCATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR STUDENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 1565 FOR 75,000 AND A GENERAL GENERAL LIABILITY CLAIM NUMBER 637 062 IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS ANY OF THESE ITEMS? SEEING NO. ONE WE WILL
[4. REGULAR SESSION]
ALRIGHT I'M GONNA SHOW US RECONVENING TO REGULAR SESSION AT 6 P.M. ON THE DOT AND OUR[5. REPORT OF BOARD ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION WAS THE BOR TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR STUDENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 1565 FOR 75,000. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MISSUS ANDERSON. THERE WAS A SECOND BY MISTER YOUNGBLOOD AND THE VOTE CARRIED 5 TO 0. AND NOW[Additional Item]
TO OPEN UP OUR BOARD MEETING. I AM HAPPY TO INTRODUCE THE ESPERANZA SHOW CHOIR WITH, UM, THE LEADERSHIP OF MICHAEL KLEIN. AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO THEY'RE GOING TO OPEN THE MEETING FOR US. HEY, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. HOW ARE WE DOING? UH WE ARE REVERBERATION. WE ARE THE SHOW CHOIR AT ESPERANZA HIGH SCHOOL. UH, THE THING THAT SETS A SHOW CHOIR, APART FROM A REGULAR CHOIR IS NOT ONLY DO THEY SING, BUT THEY ALSO DANCE. UH, THEY COMPETE AND THEY, UH, PERFORM AT LOCAL COMPETITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THEY PUT TOGETHER A GROUP. OH, I'M SO GLAD I. I WAS LIKE KIDS, IF YOU CAN, LIKE, TURN AROUND WHILE THEY'RE SINGING OR SOMETHING. FIGURE IT OUT. I'M SO GLAD YOU GUYS CAN CATCH IT. UH BUT THEY'VE HAD A REALLY FUN YEAR. THIS IS THEIR SECOND YEAR IN EXISTENCE, AND THEY TOOK HOME ONE SECOND PLACE AND TWO FIRST PLACE TROP. OF THEIR COMPETITIONS THIS YEAR. YEAH, REALLY PROUD OF THEM. UM MUSICIANSHIP AND SHOWMANSHIP AWARDS BEST PERFORMER RIGHT THERE AND RIGHT THERE AND WE HAVE RUN SCRAMBLING FROM WORK TO COME UP AND JOIN US. I TOLD HER TO JUST RUN UP AND JOIN US. UH, BUT THEY ARE A PHENOMENAL KIDS.UH, THE INTERESTING COOL THING ABOUT WHAT WE DO IS WE PUT TOGETHER DIFFERENT, UH, STYLES OF POP MUSIC, DIFFERENT GENRES, UH, TO PUT TOGETHER TO BECOME A STORY AND SO, UM, THE SONG THAT WE'RE GONNA PERFORM FOR YOU IS CALLED SECRET FOR THE MAD IT CLOSES OUR SET. IT'S A STORY.
IT'S CALLED FERNANDO. IT'S SET IN A FAR AWAY IN LIKE 1804 FERNANDO RETURN. FAR, FAR AWAY WAR AND SHE'S CHANGED COMPLETELY , AND HER FAMILY'S TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENS AND IT'S REALLY THE STORY OF HOW A FAMILY CAN COME TOGETHER AND BRING SOMEONE OUT FROM THE MUCK AND MIRE OF WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING THROUGH, UH, TO COME TOGETHER AND BRING THEM BACK INTO THE FAMILY. IT FEATURES TWO SOLOISTS KENZY GRIMES AND PRESTON WILSON. UH, ON A PERSONAL NOTE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR IN THE DISTRICT. THIS IS MY EIGHTH YEAR TEACHING, AND THIS IS JUST THE BEST YEAR OF TEACHING I'VE EVER HAD. UM, THESE ARE YEAH. LET'S GO. UM THESE ARE JUST THE GREATEST STUDENTS IN THE WORLD. I LOVE ESPERANZA. I ALSO TEACH AT BERNARDO YORBA MIDDLE TWO FANTASTIC SCHOOLS. THE CULTURE HAS BEEN WONDERFUL, REALLY POSITIVE. I'M GONNA REALLY MISS THESE SENIORS A LOT. UH, WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS IS SECRET FOR THE MAD. I'VE GOT A SECRET FOR THE IN A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. IT WON'T HURT SO BAD. I GET THAT I DON'T GET WHEN YOU WON NO, YOU WON'T REGRET IT. YEAH. POINT OF JUST DROWNING. I AND I HOPE GIRLS WILL SHOW YOU THAT YOU WON CREDIT. LITTLE THINGS ALL STEREOTYPES. THEY'RE GONNA HELP YOU GET THROUGH THIS ONE NIGHT AND THERE WILL BE A DAY WHEN YOU
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CAN SAY OK AND MEAN IT. PROMISE YOU IT. MAKES SENSE. IT ALL MAKE SENSE. AGAIN, YOU KNOW? MAKES SENSE. SHE COULD SEE. TELL ME THE TRUTH. ON THE SHOULDER. YOU CAN CRY. THAT'S RIGHT. ON THE CAN RELY WE'RE ALWAYS ALWAYS SURE OF NO. YOU. A. WE CAN UP TOGETHER. YOU KNOW? IT'S COMING.THERE YOU GO. AND THE SLIDES AREN'T ME. ONCE AGAIN AND. YOU HAVE NO TIME FOR AND SHE CAN TELL YOU AND I THOUGHT TELLING THE SKY AND SHINING ABOVE YOU. LET ME HEAR YOU SEE US MORE LIKE YOU. SO.
AND YOU HEAR THE DRUMS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.
THANK YOU GUYS. MICHAEL, BEFORE YOU LEAVE. I JUST WANNA MAKE EVERYONE AWARE THAT DOCTOR GATES STOLE MICHAEL FROM LO SALLE. SO UH, WE'RE WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.
OK A BIG THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO ESPERANZA SHOW CHOIR. YOU GUYS DID AMAZING, AND I THINK IT'S JUST SO IMPORTANT THAT WE, UM WE DO THIS BEFORE BOARD MEETINGS, BECAUSE IF ANYBODY PARENTS ARE WATCHING AT HOME, YOU CAN SEE WHAT IS, YOU KNOW, AVAILABLE AT YOUR HIGH SCHOOLS. SO WITH THAT, MRS BUCK, WILL YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? LIKE REFLECT STATES OF AMERICA. FOR WHICH IT STANDS. FOR GOD. FOR ALL. OK SO NEXT, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR NEXT SPEAKER WHO
[7. INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE]
IS GIVING ME OUR INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE. UM, SHE'S KIND OF A HOUSEHOLD NAME. EVERYONE KNOWS HER EDIE ISRAEL. UM SHE HAS DONE AMAZING THINGS FOR OUR COMMUNITY . UM IN FACT, SHE JUST, UH, REALLY SPEARHEADS FOR THE ORBI LINDA WOMEN'S CLUB. UM, SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. UM YOU KNOW, IN OUR DISTRICT WITH OUR WITH THE ARTS, AND IT WAS JUST AN AMAZ AMAZING PROGRAM, AND, UM, IT REALLY JUST RECOGNIZES ALL OF THE TALENTS AND SO I'M PLEASE. TO ASK, UM ED ISRAEL TO GIVE US HER INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE FOR THE EVENING. AND IF SHE CAN GET A MICROPHONE, PLEASE? THANK YOU, UM Z ON. YES SO GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT ALEX TNAS BOARD PRESIDENT, LEANDER BLADE. UM OUR HONORABLE TRUSTEES STAFF. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. UM I AM GONNA[00:10:03]
SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT ABOUT THE YORBA LINDA WOMEN'S CLUB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. UM THE HERBAL AND WOMEN'S CLUB IS COMPRISED OF ABOUT 100 AND 25 MEMBERS. NOW WE'RE GROWING AND ONE OF OUR MEMBERS IS MRS CARRIE BUCK, WHICH WE REALLY APPRECIATE. AND SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE WITH US, UM, LAST NIGHT OR LAST LAST THURSDAY, WE HAD A VERY EXCITING EVENING. UM, AS WE HAD OUR YORUBA IN THE WOMEN'S CLUB, UM, ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD EVENT, AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING THIS CHAIRPERSON OF THE SCHOLARSHIP PORTION IN OUR COMMITTEE, ALONG WITH THE ARTS COMMITTEE REVIEWED APPLICATIONS AND ARTWORK TO DETERMINE WINNERS. WE HAD OVER 400 ATTENDEES, UM TO DETER AND UM, WHICH IMPLIED STUDENTS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATION. IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT, AND THAT NIGHT $45,000 WERE WAS AWARDED TO VARIOUS CATEGORIES. STARTING WITH THE ART CONTEST. THERE WAS 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACE IN EACH CATEGORY, WHICH INCLUDED PAINTING, DRAWING 3D ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY. JUDGING WAS DIVIDED INTO AGE GROUPS 9 TO 10 AND THEN 11 TO 12 AND ONE SENIOR FROM VALENCIA WAS BEST IN PRIDE, AND SHE RECEIVED $1000 SCHOLARSHIP. UM, NEXT, THE TEACHER GRANT AWARDS. THIS IS A NEW CATEGORY, WHICH LOUISE HERNANDEZ, ONE OF OUR WONDERFUL MEMBERS STARTED A FEW YEARS AGO, AND IT'S REALLY GROWN, AND IT'S JUST TO PROVIDE A LITTLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO SOME OF THE LO THE TEACHERS AND WE, UM, HAD 4000 TO SPEND ON THAT AND HAD 23 TEACHERS FROM ALL GRADES WERE HONORED. AND AT OUR EVENT, WE HAD THREE TEACHERS COME UP AND PRESENT WHAT THEY USE. NOT A LOT OF MONEY, UM TO DO, BUT IT WAS JUST AMAZING. THE FIRST TWO FIRST GRADE TEACHERS FROM FAIRMONT TALKED ABOUT A REALLY GREAT PHONICS PROGRAM THAT'S AFFECTED WITH THEIR WITH THEIR STUDENTS AND THEN A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER FROM VALENCIA USED HIS MONEY TO GET SOME, UM, TEXTBOOKS THAT WILL HELP HIS T. HIS STUDENTS WRITE MORE COLLEGE LEVEL. UM PREP, UH, PAPERS, SO IT WAS GREAT. UM ANOTHER ONE, WHICH IS AMAZING IS A LONG TIME. YORUBA LINDA FAMILY. THE UM THE ARTIST FAMILY, UM GORDON AND MARIE ARTIST'S SON, MATTHEW WAS AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP IN 2018. UM FROM THE WOMEN'S CLUB.MATTHEW WAS BORN DEAF. I'M TRYING NOT TO CRY. MATTHEW WAS BORN DEAF AND THROUGH THE SCHOOL SUPPORT AND THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF THIS DISTRICT, MATTHEW NOT ONLY GOT GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE, BUT HE'S IN GRADUATE SCHOOL. AND UM, THIS MADE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE ARTIST'S FAMILY. SO SINCE 2018 THEY HAVE COLLABORATED WITH US TO, UM, PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND HAVE SINCE STARTED THEIR OWN FOUNDATION, BUT WE STILL COLLABORATE AND SO THEIR FOUNDATION AWARDS, UM, SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE BOUND SENIORS WHO ARE DEAF OR HEARING IMPAIRED. FIVE STUDENTS WERE BORED THIS SCHOLARSHIP THAT IS AMAZING. IT WAS JUST SO GREAT. 23 STUDENTS WERE AWARDED ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS AND FOUR VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, WHICH TOTALED $27,000. AND THESE STUDENTS ARE SO ACCOMPLISHED IN WHAT THEY DO SCHOLASTICALLY BUT ALSO THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS AMAZING AS WELL. WE HAD TO GO THROUGH ON THE ON THE ACADEMIC SIDE. I THINK ABOUT 80 APPLICATIONS AND EACH OF THEM ALL OF THEM MENTIONED A TEACHER, A COUNSELOR, UM, SOMEBODY THAT REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE. IN THEIR ACADEMIC CAREER, UM, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT HELPING STUDENTS APPLY FOR GRANTS. UM THE OTHER PROGRAM WAS THE AVID PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN WE HAD SO MANY AVID STUDENTS WIN. THESE STUDENTS ARE COACHED AND TRAINED TO, UH, TO APPLY FOR COLLEGE SUCCESSFULLY, AND IT'S JUST A GENERATIONAL GAME CHANGER IN OUR COMMUNITY. I'M GONNA TRY AGAIN. MY FAVORITE CATEGORY IS THE MOST IMPROVED SENIOR FROM EACH HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS SOMETHING WE STARTED LAST YEAR, AND IT WAS SO WELL RECEIVED. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE DOING IT. EACH STUDENT EACH SCHOOL THE COUNSELING THE COUNSELORS MEET SCHOOL NOMINATE A STUDENT. ONE STUDENT, FOR EXAMPLE, WAS 50 UNITS BEHIND IN HIS JUNIOR YEAR AND IS GONNA IS CAUGHT UP. HE'S GONNA GRADUATE THROUGH THE HELP OF COUNSELORS, SPECIAL PROGRAMS NIGHT SCHOOL, AND YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING. I JUST SAID SO WHAT HAPPENED? AND HE SAID, I GOT IT. I KNOW I HAVE TO DO THIS AND THAT WAS THAT WAS GREAT. THE BEST ABOUT THAT CATEGORY IS THOSE FOUR STUDENTS HAVE NEVER HAD AN AWARD? NEVER SO THEY TROTTED UP AND A 400 PEOPLE WATCHED THEM GET A GET AN AWARD. SO AT THE END OF THE EVENING, THERE WAS SUCH JOY AND IT WAS JUST SO FULFILLING TO SEE, UM THESE STUDENTS AND THE TEACHERS AND THE COUNSELORS GET TOGETHER AND HAVE SUCH A GREAT EVENING AND FOR SURE, WE HAVE A GREAT DISTRICT HERE DOING VERY SPECIAL THINGS LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IS IF YOU SEE THE CRAFT FAIR IN NOVEMBER. OR MARCH, SHOP IT
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BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE GET ALL OF OUR MONEY AS OUR ONLY FUNDRAISER, SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. COULD I JUST I'D SAY A COUPLE WORDS. THERE WE ARE. IT'S SUPER LOW, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ON THE LIGHTS ON. UM THANK YOU, EDIE FOR COMING AND SHARING. UM I'VE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO SOME OF THOSE SCHOLARSHIP EVALUATIONS AND UM AND DO ALL OF THOSE THROUGH THE WOMEN'S CLUB, AND IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. I'M SUPER EXCITED THAT YOU HAD THAT NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE MADE SUCH GREAT STRIDES. SO I AM SO PROUD OF THE WHAT YORBA LINDA WOMEN'S CLUB AND THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SHARING. THANK YOU FOR INVITING HER. OF COURSE, AND I'M I'M I'M A MEMBER AS WELL UNTIL LAST YEAR. NO YOU'RE FINE.BUT LAST YEAR, THAT'S WHERE, REMEMBER? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER THOSE BRACELETS THAT I WAS THE TRAVIS RANCH GIRLS THEY WERE SELLING THE BRACELETS AT THE CRAFT FAIR. AND SO IT'S A SUPER. IT'S A GREAT EVENT. AND SO WE HAVE A LOT A LOT OF LIKE YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS THERE AS WELL. SO IF WE CAN GET OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. OK, I'M GONNA DO ROLL CALL I IS TAUGHT ON OKAY, SO TODD IS, UM VIA WHAT IS THAT? NOT ZOOM. CALLING IN CO IS CALLING IN TONIGHT, SO I'M GONNA SHOW THAT ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT AND OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER THANK GOODNESS WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT AS
[9. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
WELL. UM, NEXT IS THE APPROVAL OF OUR AGENDA. AND UM, ORIGINALLY, OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER EMILY SUN HAD A CONFLICTING EVENT AND WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT. HOWEVER HE HEARD EVENT WAS CANCELED AND SHE IS HERE BEFORE I TAKE A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER ADDING THE STUDENT BOARD REPORT ITEM BACK ONTO THE AGENDA RIGHT BEFORE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. GOOD FOR ME. GOOD. GOOD.OKAY TODD, YOU GOOD WITH THAT? ABSOLUTELY OK. ALL RIGHT, THEN. I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. ALRIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISSUS BUCK. I HAVE A SECOND BY MISTER YOUNGBLOOD. ANY COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. I HAVE TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. YOU WANNA START WITH ME OR WITH EMILY EMILY? I AND MISSUS BE I MISS ANDERSON, I MR. YOUNGBLOOD, MR FRASIER. I AND I AM AN I MOTION CARRIES 50 WITH AN EYE FROM OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. ALRIGHT OUR PUBLIC COMMENT ANNOUNCEMENT. OUR PUBLIC
[10. PUBLIC COMMENT ANNOUNCEMENT]
COMMENT. CARDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE FOYER CARDS MUST BE COMPLETED AND TURNED IN PRIOR TO THE DESIGNATED TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THERE WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES PER PERSON.DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF THE SPEAKERS. IF TRANSLATION IS NEEDED, PLEASE LET US KNOW AHEAD OF TIME. SO WE CAN ENSURE THAT WE ARE PREPARED. WE DO HAVE A CIVILITY POLICY EDUCATION CODE.
220 PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY, GENDER, GENDER, IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION, NATIONALITY, RACE OR ETHNICITY, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC THAT IS CONTAINED IN THE DEFINITION OF HATE CRIMES SET FORTH IN 4 22.55 OF THE PENAL CODE, INCLUDING IMMIGRATION STATUS. AND JUST ONE COMMENT ABOUT THAT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TOLERATE THIS TIME IF SOMEONE COMES UP TO THE PODIUM AND WANTS TO MAKE, UM ANY COMMENTS ABOUT PEOPLE'S RELIGION OR TO SAY THE WORD CARPETBAGGER, UM THEY WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE
[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
IMMEDIATELY. NOW I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING ON APRIL 16TH 2024 IS PRESENTED ALL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MRS ANDERSON, A SECOND BY MR YOUNGBLOOD. ANY COMMENTS ROLL COVER, PLEASE. MISS. UH, EMILY.PRESENT. SAY. OH, YES. YES MRS BUCK? YES MRS ANDERSON. MR YOUNG , MR FRASER. I AND I'M AN I MOTION CARRIES 50 WITH AN I FROM OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. OK, AND I'M GONNA TURN THIS OVER TO
[12. RECOGNITIONS]
DOCTOR YOUNG TO INTRODUCE OUR AVID MIDDLE SCHOOL STANDOUTS. OK GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT BLADES, TRUSTEES SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR CHURNS AND FELLOW EXECUTIVE CABINET MEMBERS TONIGHT WE WILL TAKE THE TIME TO HONOR SOME VERY DESERVING EIGHTH GRADERS IN OUR ADVANCEMENT VIA INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION PROGRAM KNOWN AS AVID. ABBOTT IS A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS STUDENTS BY HELPING SCHOOLS SHIFT TO A MORE EQUITABLE STUDENT CENTERED APPROACH. THE PROGRAM'S MISSION IS TO CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP BY PREPARING ALL STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AND SUCCESS IN OUR GLOBAL SOCIETY. EACH YEAR. THE AVID STANDOUT AWARD IS GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE EXCELLENCE, COLLABORATION, INTEGRITY AND SERVICE IN THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION. THESE SIX STUDENTS WHO ARE BEING[00:20:04]
RECOGNIZED TONIGHT ARE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR HIGH GPA COMMUNITY SERVICE AND INVOLVEMENT IN LEADERSHIP AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. MANY HOURS OF DEDICATION AND HARD WORK ARE BEHIND THESE STUDENTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THIS RECOGNITION REPRESENTS THE DETERMINATION, PERSEVERANCE AND COMMITMENT EACH STUDENT HAS DEMONSTRATED TOWARD THEIR EDUCATION. JOINING US TO HONOR AND SUPPORT THESE OUTSTANDING STUDENTS ARE THEIR PRINCIPALS, COUNSELORS, TEACHERS COORDINATORS, AND PAUL LAPORTE ARE DISTRICT'S AVID TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT WHO SUPPORTS AND COORDINATES THE PROGRAM ACROSS OUR 24 SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND BEING PRESENT WITH US TONIGHT. I'D LIKE TO INVITE AT THIS TIME AVID EIGHTH GRADE STANDOUT FROM BERNARDO YORBA MIDDLE SCHOOL, MIRANDA PEREZ AND AVID TEACHER PHIL SEITZ TO JOIN ME NEXT TO THE LECTERN. ALSO IN THE AUDIENCE TO SUPPORT MIRANDA TONIGHT, OUR PRINCIPAL DOCTOR, BETH FISHER, AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, RACHEL COLLINS.MIRANDA PEREZ IS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF WHAT ABBOTT CAN DO WITH A STUDENT WHO IS INDIVIDUALLY DETERMINED. IT NEEDS A LITTLE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT. SHE READILY ACCEPTS DIRECTION AND THEN FOCUSES ON THE LEARNING. SHE'S NOT DETERRED BY THE TASKS AT HAND BUT IS DRIVEN TO GROW AS A LEARNER. SHE GETS ALONG WITH HER CLASSMATES WHO RESPECT HER AND HER WORK.
WHO WORK IN THE CORE CLASSES OUTSIDE OF ABBOT ONLY FURTHER DEMONSTRATES MIRANDA'S CAPABILITIES. LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. AT LEAST STAY STANDING AND MAKE SHIFT A LITTLE BIT TO THE SIDE TO MAKE ROOM FOR OUR NEXT WONDERFUL STAND OUT. NEXT UP. I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE AVID EIGHTH GRADE STANDOUT FROM KRAMER MIDDLE SCHOOL, MELANIE REBO, YAR LUA AND AVID TEACHER KRISTEN SPICER TO JOIN ME. PRINCIPAL MICHAEL YOUNG. ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MATT CALLOWAY, AN AVID SITE COORDINATOR, BETH MISSOURI ARE ALSO IN ATTENDANCE TO CHEER ON MELANIE TONIGHT. HI. MELANIE REVEL. IA WAS SELECTED AS KRAMER'S AVID STANDOUT THIS YEAR . MELANIE'S ACADEMIC GROWTH EXEMPLIFIES THE SUCCESSES OF THE AVID PROGRAM WHILE HER CHARACTER EXCEEDS SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS. MELANIE IS A 4.0 HONORS STUDENT IN AN A SB LEADER. BUT ABOVE ALL, SHE IS A KIND, ENCOURAGING AND EMPATHETIC PERSON. SHE IS WELL ROUNDED AND DEDICATED, BALANCING OUR TIME BETWEEN ACADEMICS, SPORTS SERVICE AND FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES. ABBOTT HAS HELPED MELANIE FOCUS HER FUTURE CAREER GOALS AND DEVELOP SKILLS FOR SUCCESS IN PURSUIT OF BECOMING AN IMMIGRATION LAWYER. WELL DONE, MELANIE. NEXT WE LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AVID EIGHTH GRADE STANDOUT FROM TRAVIS RANCH SCHOOL AA DO DOUGHTY AND AVID TEACHER KIMMY CARLOS TO JOIN ME.
KRISTEN PETROVA, PRINCIPAL AT TRAVIS RANCH IS ALSO WITH US THIS EVENING. UM, BEFORE I START IT WAS REALLY COOL BECAUSE PRESTON WHO DID THE SOLO UP THERE, UM, HE WAS AN AVID STANDOUT FOR TRAVIS FOR YEARS AGO. SO THAT WAS PRETTY DARN SPECIAL. THESE KIDS ARE SO RUD, I SWEAR. ALL RIGHT, AA IS A REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL YOUNG LADY WHO EMBODIES EVERY EXPECTATION OF AN AVID STUDENT. SHE IS POSITIVE, ENERGETIC, FOCUSED AND DEDICATED. SHE'S ALWAYS WORKING ON HER ACADEMICS, HER ART HER RELATIONSHIPS. HER CHARACTER, HONORA IS A LIGHT.
OUR CAMPUS. HER JOY IS PALPABLE, HEARD THROUGH HER LAUGHTER SEEN FROM HER SMILE AND FELT FROM HER INCLUSIVENESS. SHE'S A WELL ROUNDED INDIVIDUAL WHO EMBRACES CHALLENGES WITH GRACE AND PERSEVERANCE. SHE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY DO GREAT THINGS IN THIS WORLD AND BE WHO WE WANT AND NEED LEADING US IN THE FUTURE. LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. OK? NEXT I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE AVID EIGHTH GRADE STANDOUT FROM TUFFEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, ISABEL KOWSKI AND AVID TEACHER DAREL LAPWORTH TO JOIN ME, PRINCIPAL AT TRE DAVID OKAMOTO AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SARAH BARTON ARE ALSO HERE TO SUPPORT ISABEL. ISABEL EXEMPLIFIES INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION. SHE HAS SHOWN PERSISTENCE AND PERSEVERANCE IN SCHOOL AND EXTRA CURRICULARS.
SHE DOES NOT SHY AWAY FROM CHALLENGES, BUT INSTEAD EMBRACES THEM AND PUTS FORTH HER BEST EFFORT WITH A POSITIVE AND FOCUSED ATTITUDE. IN ADDITION, ISABEL IS A LEADER ON OUR CAMPUS AND IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. AS ONE OF HER TEACHERS SAID SHE DEMONSTRATES
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THE PERFECT BALANCE OF GRACE, POISE AND ASSERTIVENESS THAT YOU WOULD HOPE FOR IN A LEADER. SHE IS MAKING OUR SCHOOL A BETTER PLACE JUST BY BEING HERSELF, AND SHE IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE FOR ALL OF HER PEERS. WE COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD TO HAVE ISABEL REPRESENT TREY AS HER AVID STANDOUT RECIPIENT. YEAH. NEXT UP. I'D LIKE TO INVITE AVID EIGHTH GRADE STANDOUT FROM VALIDUS MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMY, DANIEL JUAREZ AND AVI TEACHER SABRINA BOWIE TO JOIN ME. DANIEL HAS A WHOLE GROUP OF SUPPORTERS HERE THIS EVENING, INCLUDING BALLAD AS PRINCIPAL DOCTOR CRISTA BORGES, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL GENESIS MELS COUNSELOR DENISE PLACENCIA, AN AVID SITE COORDINATOR, JACKSON KELLER. DANIEL TRULY EMBODIES THE AVID SPIRIT. HE HAS A GENUINE PASSION FOR LEARNING CONSISTENTLY GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ACHIEVE HIS GOALS. DANIEL'S NOT ONLY SUPPORTIVE OF HIS PEERS BUT ALSO A NATURAL LEADER, GUIDING AND INSPIRING OTHERS TO SUCCESS. HIS WELL ROUNDED CHARACTER IS EVIDENT IN HIS INVOLVEMENT AS AN A B PRESIDENT AND WRESTLING TEAM CAPTAIN DANIEL'S POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND WILLINGNESS TO HELP OTHERS MAKES HIM A ROLE MODEL FOR HIS PEERS IN A TRUE ASSET TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. ADVOCATING FOR HIS NEEDS OR RALLYING BEHIND CLASSMATES. DANIEL'S LEADERSHIP, DILIGENCE AND COMPASSION LEAVE A LASTING MARK ON EVERYONE HE ENCOUNTERS. PLEASE JOIN ME GIVING THAT. WE COULD HAVE EVERYBODY SHIFT JUST SLIGHTLY DOWN. WE HAVE ONE MORE AMAZING STUDENT TO HONOR. LASTLY I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE AVID EIGHTH GRADE. STAND OUT FROM YOUR YOUR BELINDA MIDDLE SCHOOL AIDAN AVILA AND AVID TEACHER LENA HOWARD TO JOIN ME. THEY ARE JOINED TONIGHT BY YORBA LINDA MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL PAIGE STILLS AND COUNSELOR SALLY WEICK. THANK YOU. AIDAN TRULY EXEMPLIFIES THE IDEALS IN SPIRIT OF AN EXEMPLARY AVID STUDENT WHO IS TRULY WELL ROUNDED, EXCELLING BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND IN SPORTS.DESPITE JUGGLING A VERY BUSY SCHEDULE, HE CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINS A 4.0 GPA ALWAYS CHALLENGES HIMSELF AND PERSEVERES THROUGH ANY OBSTACLE. ADEN'S LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND POSITIVE POSITIVITY MAKE HIM A ROLE MODEL TO HIS PEERS. HIS IMPRESSIVE WORK ETHIC AND DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE ENSURE THAT HE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND. WE ARE IMMENSELY PROUD TO HAVE AID AND REPRESENT YORBA LINDA MIDDLE SCHOOL AS THIS YEAR'S EIGHTH GRADE, AVID STANDOUT. THE AVID EIGHTH GRADE STANDOUTS WILL ALSO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND ANGELS BASEBALL ON MAY 8TH AT ANGEL STADIUM OF ANAHEIM. ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE MEDAL AND POSSIBLY A CHROME BOOK. REMARKABLY MELANIE RAR LUA WHO WE SHARED ABOUT EARLIER FROM KRAMER. IF YOU DON'T MIND WAVING, WE'LL BE AWARDED A $10,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR COLLEGE. AND A PERSONALIZED ANGELS JERSEY. SHE WILL BE ONE OF ONLY EIGHT RECIPIENTS IN THE ATTIRE COUNTY. AS A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR ADMIRATION FOR THESE BRIGHT YOUNG STUDENTS, WE WILL BE PRESENTING THEM WITH A CUSTOM PYL US D, AVID CHALLENGE COIN AND A CERTIFICATE. LET'S CONGRATULATE ALL OF OUR 2024 AVID STANDOUTS WITH ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE. OK I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE OUR AVID STANDOUT STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO WALK BEHIND THE DAIS AND SHAKE HANDS WITH OUR BOARD MEMBERS RETURN TO THE FRONT OF THE DAIS FOR A PICTURE AND THEN RETURNED TO THEIR SEATS IN THE AUDIENCE. CONGRATULATIONS.
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ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE A TWO MINUTE BREAK AND LET THE PARENTS AND THE STUDENTS IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE, UM, GO AHEAD AND UM HEAD OUT AND THE REST OF US WE WILL RESUME IN TWO MINUTES.AND LIKE NOBODY. WOW. BROWSE OVER THERE, AND I LOOK CUTE. 12. 1314 15.
THE 16 SHORT. WHAT? NO. HM? YEAH. NO. IT'S LIKE VERY ME.
OKAY NOW THAT EVERYBODY'S UM BACK IN THEIR SEATS, LET'S UM I'M GONNA GO TO OUR STUDENT BOARD REPORT AND EMILY. YOU COULD, UH, TAKE IT AWAY FOR US, AND WE ARE VERY GLAD THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT. OKAY? GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT BLADES, TRUSTEES SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR CHERNUS AND EXECUTIVE CABINET MEMBERS. I'M EXCITED. I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE RECENT HAPPENINGS FROM OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS IN ALTERNATIVE CAMPUSES. AT BUENA VISTA VIRTUAL ACADEMY BUENA VISTA, THEY CELEBRATED ITS THIRD ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE STEAM NIGHT ON THURSDAY. APRIL 24TH. STUDENTS PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, SIBLINGS AND FRIENDS LEARNED ABOUT VARIOUS REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS AND INSECTS. PRACTICE CODING WITH SPIROS AND ABOS TROUBLESHOOTED AERODYNAMICS WITH ROCKET LAUNCHERS AND CREATED PINCH BOTS AND OTHER SPRING CRAFTS. THE NIGHT WAS A FUN CELEBRATION OF ALL THAT ONE OF US STUDENTS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AT EL CAMINO REAL HIGH SCHOOL. EL CAMINO STUDENTS RECENTLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE FULLERTON COLLEGE CAMPUS. THEY PARTICIPATED IN A CAREER INTEREST INVENTORY EXPORT SOME OF THE CAREER OPTIONS THEY WERE MATCHED WITH, AND DELVED INTO THE MAJORS RELATED TO THOSE CAREERS. STUDENTS OBSERVE DIFFERENT CT CLASSROOMS, SPOKE TO THE PROFESSORS AND ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROGRAM. THEY WALKED THROUGH THE STUDENT LIBRARY TO SEEK RESOURCES THAT IT OFFERS OFFERS. THE RAPTORS ALSO EXPERIENCED CAREER DAY ECR HAD SPEAKERS FROM ALL MILITARY BRANCHES, MARKETING DIRECTORS, REAL ESTATE AGENTS IN INVESTORS, PLUMBERS AND ANIMATION DESIGNERS THAT STUDENTS COULD INTERACT WITH THROUGHOUT TWO SESSIONS. EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT AT ALDO, THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE RELATIONSHIPS THEIR STAFF HAVE BUILT AT THE EL DORADO
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COMMUNITY. THE GOLDEN HAWKS WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEIR TEACHERS WHO HAVE BEEN AT ELDO FOR DECADES, INCLUDING MISSUS CRAZE, MISSUS OLEY, MISS ANDERSON AND MORE. THEY ALSO WANT TO THANK THEIR NEWEST TEACHERS IN THE NEST LIKE MISTER MERRILL SENIOR SMEG. AND MR THOMAS. THE GOLDEN HAWK COMMUNITY IS HONORED TO WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE LIKES OF MR RODRIGUEZ, MISTER LOU, MISS CLEMMER AND SO MANY OTHER AMAZING AND TALENTED TEACHERS. THEY WISH THEY COULD LIST THEM ALL FROM EL DORADO TO ALL TEACHERS IN PYU US D. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY EVERY YEAR AND EVERYWHERE. AT ESPERANZA HIGH SCHOOL, THEIR TOP JAZZ ENSEMBLE PLACED SECOND AT THE CALIFORNIA JAZZ CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FOLSOM AND WILL HOLD THEIR FINAL CONCERT WITH GUEST ARTIST MARCUS PRINTUP ON MAY 23RD IN THEIR THEATER. THE AGE AS PRIMARILY WILL BE ON ON FRIDAY, MAY 17TH 17TH WITH A DANCE ON SATURDAY, MAY 18TH AT 7 P.M. AT THE DIAMOND BAR CENTER.AND GEORGE KEY AND VENTURE ACADEMY. GEORGE KEY RECENTLY ENJOYED A MARIONETTE SHOW OF THE WIZARD OF OZ COMPLETED THROUGH THE CIRCUS FROM CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. GEORGE KEY WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEIR PSSO, WHO FUNDED THIS ACTIVITY FOR STUDENTS. VENTURE ACADEMY IS CURRENTLY SELLING TICKETS FOR THEIR SPRING DANCE ON THE RED CARPET, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON MAY 24TH FROM 5 TO 7 P.M. AT THE LAKEVIEW MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM. TICKETS ARE CURRENTLY $20 AND ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE THROUGH THE VENTURE OFFICE. ADULT TRANSITION STUDENTS FROM VENTURE AND GEORGE KEY AND THE BRAILLE LINDA DISTRICT ARE INVITED. AT PRO SCHOOL, THE PANTHERS CELEBRATED THEIR C THEIR TEACHERS AND STAFF WITH A LUNCH ON ON MAY 6TH HONORING THE WORK THEY DO ON CAMPUS EACH AND EVERY DAY. ADDITIONALLY THE SCHOOL HAD TO TREAT TREAT STATIONS SET UP IN THE OFFICE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK THEIR DEDICATED PARENT VOLUNTEERS FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, THE UNIVERSAL SPORTS INSTITUTE AT PARKVIEW SCHOOL ADVISORY A PRIVATE SCHOOLS ADVISORY BOARD REVIEWED APPLICATIONS THIS WEEK AND APPROVED ITS FIRST ROUND OF STUDENTS PARK VIEW AND THE UNIVERSAL SPORTS INSTITUTE ARE EXCITED TO WELCOME NEW STUDENTS AND FAMILIES NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. AT VALENCIA HIGH SCHOOL, VALENCIA WAS REVALIDATED AS AN AVID NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL, REFLECTING THEIR SCHOOL WIDE COMMITMENT TO ENGAGING IN EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND THEIR BELIEF THAT THEY CAN REACH EVERY SINGLE TIGER ON THEIR CAMPUS. THE TIGERS LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING UPCOMING EVENTS SUCH AS THEIR CAR SHOW. SENIOR NIGHT ATHLETIC SIGNING DAY MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY AND WELCOME PPYL US D HIGH SCHOOLS AT THE VALENCIA FILM AS ART FESTIVAL. FINALLY AT YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL, YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL'S ANNUALS STAKE. HOLDER SURVEY WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED AND THE MUSTANGS ARE PROUD TO SHARE THAT 97 PER CENT OF STAFF, PARENTS AND STUDENTS REPORTED THAT STUDENTS FEEL CONNECTED AT SCHOOL. SEVEN MUSTANG TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE C I FINALS, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, AND A P TESTING IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY WITH APPROXIMATELY 600 STUDENTS TAKING AN A P EXAM LAST WEEK WHILE HS HOSTED A GET READY FOR TESTING SPIRIT WEEK TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO DO THEIR BEST ON A P AND STATE TESTING THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, EMILY. AND ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU. WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR MOST MEMORABLE ACADEMIC ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE IN THE PLACENTIA? YORBA LINDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WHY? I THINK THAT THE MOST MEMORABLE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE HAD. THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SO FAR IS A EURO. I KNOW A LOT OF MY FELLOW STUDENTS MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH THAT. IT'S UM IT'S AN EXTREMELY RIGOROUS COURSE. UM, AND IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT PUTS YOUR VALUES TO THE TEST. UM BUT IT TAUGHT ME THE VALUE OF DETERMINATION AND HARD WORK AND HOW WHEN IT ALL COMES TOGETHER. IT LEADS TO AN LIKE A REMARKABLE, UM, REWARD. I REMEMBER WALKING OUT OF THE A P TEST AND JUST THINKING THAT ALL OF MY HARD WORK FOR THE PAST 67 MONTHS HAD COME DOWN TO THAT MOMENT, AND I FELT GOOD LEAVING THAT ROOM. SO YEAH. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WILL BE OUR
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. DOCTOR CHERN, PLEASE. ALRIGHT. I WAS DISTRACTED BY THAT SIGN IN THE BACK THERE. THAT'S THAT'S A NICE ONE. THANK YOU. UM SO TONIGHT. I'M GONNA TALK A LOT ABOUT, UH, SOME EXCITING NEW PROGRAMS WE HAVE, AND, UH SPECIFICALLY, I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT THE UNIVERSAL SPORTS INSTITUTE. UH, COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED FOR IT. I'M GONNA GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS PROGRAM. YOU HEAR ME? OK? UM AND, UH YEAH. I THINK IT'S ON NOW. YEAH, MAYBE TURN IT UP A LITTLE BIT. AND I'M GONNA ALSO ADDRESS SOME, UM, MISS. INFORMATION OUT THERE. UM, BECAUSE THIS IS MY OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. SO UH, WHAT IS THIS PROGRAM? WELL FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE ADVISORY BOARD. WE HAVE ALL FOUR. OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DIRECTORS ON OUR ADVISORY BOARD. WE ALSO HAVE PRINCIPLES ON OUR ADVISORY[00:40:02]
BOARD. WE HAVE, UM, COACHES ON ADVISORY BOARD, AND THIS IS ALL ON OUR WEBSITE. UM AND SO WE ARE RELYING ON SOME OF THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST. UM TO GIVE US THE BEST INFORMATION. THIS PROGRAM.A LOT LIKE OUR ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE IS WHY I'M CONVINCED. PEOPLE ARE COMING BACK TO OUR DISTRICT. AND I KNOW EVERY MEETING. I TALK ABOUT ENROLLMENT, BUT THAT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. TODAY WE ARE NOW 500 MORE STUDENTS. OVER WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME. AND THAT YES, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO CLAP FOR THAT. EVERYBODY CAN CLAP FOR IT. YES.
I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT IN A MOMENT, TOO. IT'S OK TO CLAP FOR THINGS THAT ARE GOOD FOR KIDS.
WE HAVE STARTED TO PUT PIECES TOGETHER FOR THE UNIVERSAL SPORTS INSTITUTE. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECES WE PUT TOGETHER. UM I THINK PERSONALLY IS THE INTEGRATION OF THIS NEW PATHWAY TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. AND SO WE'RE WORKING WITH A COMPANY THAT HAS ALREADY WORKED WITH QUITE A FEW OF OUR STUDENTS. UM IT'S CALLED BC ADAPTIVE FITNESS, AND WE HOPE TO BRING THEM TO OUR BOARD FOR A CONTRACT IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO OFFER. FITNESS TYPE PROGRAMS FOR OUR STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. KIDS WILL BE COMING OVER OUR LIFE SKILL. KIDS FROM OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS WILL BE COMING OVER FOR A CLASSES. UM YOU KNOW, PHYSICAL FITNESS. FOR MANY, MANY STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. THEY HAVE A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF, UM OBES OBESITY, DIABETES, AND SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO WHILE WE HAVE THEM IS DEVELOP LIFELONG EXERCISE SKILLS FOR THEM, AND SO I COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. SO IT'S JUST SOME BRIEF UPDATES AND WE'LL KEEP BRINGING THESE UPDATES TO THE BOARD. UM AND TO THE COMMUNITY. UH WE STARTED APRIL 1ST. WE ALREADY HAVE 60 APPLICANTS AND I WILL TELL YOU THESE KIDS ARE INCREDIBLE. WE HAVE ABOUT 20% OF OUR KIDS ARE IN DISTRICT. UM I'M SORRY OUT OF DISTRICT ABOUT 80% ARE IN DISTRICT. THESE KIDS, WE HAVE A ASPIRING OLYMPIC ICE SKATERS. WE HAVE GREAT KIDS THAT PLAY BASEBALL AND SOCCER AND BASKETBALL. UM UH, DANCE? UH, AND SO, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE STARTING TO MEET WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT COACHES, UM, AND BRINGING THEM ON BOARD SO THESE KIDS CAN GET THE SPECIALIZATION THAT THEY WANT WHILE ENROLLED IN PARK VIEW. UM AND SO, UH, WE'VE CHANGED OUR FOCUS A LITTLE BIT. AND SO WE ARE FLEXIBLE. WE'VE SHIFTED FROM A AN ELITE TO MORE, UH, DEDICATED, PURPOSEFUL, COMMITTED KID. UM AND SO YOU KNOW, ELITE HAS THIS CONNOTATION THAT WE ONLY WANT OLYMPIANS, AND THAT'S TRULY NOT IT. UM WE'RE GONNA SERVE KIDS IN THIS PROGRAM FROM FROM 8 TO 3, BUT WE'RE ALSO GONNA SERVE OUR STUDENTS IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS. UM, AFTER THAT. AND SO WE'RE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT WAYS TO DO THAT CLASSES, UM, FITNESS TYPE CLASSES. KIDS CAN SIGN UP MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS CAN GO ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTER SCHOOL AND SIGN UP FOR A AGILITY CLASS. AND WE CAN TAKE THE 1ST 50 KIDS THAT SIGN UP AND THEY'RE THEY'RE IN THIS CLASS FOR, YOU KNOW, AAA PERIOD. UM OR A TERM AND AGAIN. THIS IS A FREE PROGRAM. WE ARE GOING TO FUND THIS. UM FROM THE ENROLLMENT THAT WE HAVE, AND THAT'S OUR INTENTION IS FOR THIS TO BE A COST NEUTRAL PROGRAM, BUT I I'M GONNA GET TO THAT IN A LITTLE BIT. UM, BECAUSE THAT'S COME UP IN BUDGET AND TRANSPARENCY. SO I I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT, UM BUT WE'RE GONNA STAFF IT WITH COACHES CERTIFICATED SECTIONS. WE HAVE SOME TEACHERS THAT WERE OVERSTAFFED IN PE, FOR EXAMPLE, BUT THEY HAVE A WEIGHTLIFTING CERTIFICATION. THEY'LL COME OVER DURING THE DAY AND DO WEIGHT LIFTING. UM WE HAVE A BASKETBALL COACH. THAT'S OUR ASSISTANT COACH AT EL DORADO. HE'S BEEN WITH US 10 YEARS. UM, HE'S A WALK ON COACH. HE DOESN'T WORK DURING THE DAY. AND SO HE'S GONNA COME OVER AND WORK WITH THE KIDS AND THEN WALK OVER TO THE FIELD. TOMMY THE SORT OF FIELD HOUSE GET SOME BASKETBALL INSTRUCTION. THERE'S AN ENTIRE PARK WITH A EMPTY BASEBALL FIELD DURING THE DAY. WE'RE GONNA HAVE KIDS PLAYING BASEBALL. GO OVER TO THE PARK. UM AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY GET TO USE THAT AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE BATTING CAGES AND WHATNOT. SO A LOT OF ASPIRATIONS. WE HAVE SOME REALLY TALENTED PEOPLE PUTTING THIS FORWARD. UM IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD FULLERTON, UH, DISTRICT HAS NOW OPENED THEIRS AND THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE COMPETING WITH US.
UM YOU'RE GONNA SEE MORE AND MORE. THERE WAS MORE BEFORE THERE'S GONNA BE MORE AFTER. UM BUT WE'RE ON THE CUTTING EDGE AND, UM, JUST SEEING THE KIDS COMING FROM ORANGE FROM RANCHO SANTIAGO. WE HAD A KID APPLY FROM MISSOURI. UM YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST IT'S A REALLY COOL THING.
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UM AND IT IT'S THE SPECIALIZATION THAT MAKES US IT'S GONNA MAKE US DIFFERENT AND EXEMPLARY. NOW I DO WANNA SPEAK TO THE ISSUE OF AND I. I LEARNED THIS FROM A COLLEAGUE OF MINE.UM, SHE SENT ME THIS. THIS. THIS CONCEPT CALLED REACTIVE DEVALUATION. AND IT'S A COGNITIVE BIAS THAT OCCURS WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNS LESS VALUE. OR CREDIBILITY. TO A PROPOSAL. SIMPLY BECAUSE IT COMES FROM AN OPPOSING PARTY. THE BIAS CAN COMPROMISE DECISION MAKING. AND IT HURTS OUR KIDS. I ADDED THAT TO THE DEFINITION UM, BECAUSE IT DOES. THESE KIND OF PROGRAMS. IF IT'S GOOD FOR KIDS, YOU'RE ALL ALLOWED TO CLAP FOR IT. IT. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A BIPOLAR, POLITICAL DIVISIVE THING. THIS IS A GREAT PROGRA MME FOR KIDS. WE HAVE KIDS THAT CAN'T AFFORD GOING TO A TRAINER. THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO COME SEE A CERTIFIED TRAINER AND GET SUPPORT. UM WE HAVE KIDS THAT CAN'T ACCESS SOME SOME OF THE HIGH LEVEL EQUIPMENT THAT WE'RE GONNA PURCHASE USING A VERY SPECIALIZED FUNDING, AND I'M GONNA TALK. TALK ABOUT THAT IN A LITTLE BIT, SO I WANNA TALK ABOUT TRANSPARENCY. I'M GONNA GO OVER THAT. UM I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT HOW WE COMMUNICATE. HOW WE'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING THIS PROGRAM AND HOW THE DISTRICT IN, THE PAST HAS COMMUNICATED NEW PROGRAMS. I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET BECAUSE I HEAR THAT A LOT. DO WE HAVE MONEY FOR IT? WHAT WHAT SHOULD HOW SHOULD WE EVALUATE THIS? THAT'S IMPORTANT.
UM AND I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT THOSE FUNDING SOURCES. SO FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK EVERYONE FOR THE SUPPORT. THERE'S BEEN SO MANY PEOPLE REACHING OUT. HEY DOCTOR, TURNERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE SO EXCITED. UM AH, YOU KNOW, IGNORE THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, MAKING VIDEOS ABOUT YOU, OR, UM, ONLINE SAYING STUFF ABOUT YOU AND THE REALITY IS IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME, BUT I CAN'T IGNORE IT. I HAVE TO SPEAK TO THE FACTS AND THE TRUTH. UM AND THIS IS MY OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT. SO WHEN I'M CHALLENGED, UM WHEN EITHER MY INTEGRITY IS CHALLENGED UP HERE, UM BY PEOPLE CASTING ASPERSIONS OR SAYING THAT WE'RE NOT BEING TRANSPARENT, UM THIS IS MY OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THAT. UM SO THEN MAYBE SOMEDAY MY KIDS ARE WATCHING AND UM, THEY CAN THEY CAN SEE THE TRUTH. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT BUDGET TRANSPARENCY. DOES THE BOARD KNOW WHAT FUNDS THE DISTRICT HAS? SIMPLE QUESTION. I WAS THE CFO OF THE COUNTY OFFICE, LARGEST COUNTY OFFICE IN THE NATION. MY BUDGET WAS $14.5 BILLION. I OVERSAW THE BUDGETS OF F SCHOOL DISTRICTS. MY QUESTION WHEN I WENT OUT TO DISTRICTS WAS ALWAYS DOES THE BOARD KNOW WHAT FUNDS YOU HAVE? IT'S A SIMPLE QUESTION. BUT WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING HERE IN THE PAST? IT HASN'T BEEN A SIMPLE ANSWER. IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN HIDDEN. AND AS THE COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT FUNDS THE DISTRICT HAS SO I KNOW TALK IS CHEAP, SO I WANNA GO OVER A FEW THINGS. SO YOU CAN ACCESS ALL THE DISTRICT BUDGETS. ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU CAN SEE A PDF OF ALL THE FINANCIAL REPORTS AND SEE THESE LITTLE SNAPSHOTS OF THE TOP. THOSE ARE ALL BUDGET PRESENTATIONS. AND THEY BEFORE I GOT HERE, THEY WERE ALL LABELED ALL FUNDS BUDGET PRESENTATIONS.
ALL FUNDS. THE DISTRICT HAS MANY DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES. ONE IS THE GENERAL FUND THAT'S CALLED FUND ONE. THAT'S WHAT WE PAY TEACHERS FOR 80% OF WHAT A DISTRICT PAYS OUT IS SALARIES AND BENEFITS, PEOPLE AND BENEFITS. THAT'S A FUN ONE. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER FUNDS.
THAT EVERY DISTRICT UNTIL I GOT HERE PRESENTS TO THEIR SCHOOL BOARD AND REVIEWS IN PRESENTATION, SO THERE'S COMMUNITY CAN SEE IT. AND SO THE BOARD CAN SEE IT. THAT WAS NOT HAPPENING HERE. NONE OF THESE QUOTE ALL FUNDS. BUDGET PRESENTATIONS INCLUDED ALL FUNDS. WHEN I GOT HERE WITH MR STEIN WE PRESENTED THE FIRST ALL FUNDS BUDGET PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY IN AT LEAST THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THIS ONE SLIDE REPRESENTS. OVER $40 MILLION OF FUNDS. THAT WAS NEVER PRESENTED TO THIS COMMUNITY. IN ANY QUOTE, ALL FUNDS BUDGET PRESENTATION. SO DEVELOPER FEES. THAT'S PART OF FUND 25. CAFETERIA FUND. $13 MILLION OF ENDING FUND BALANCE. CHILD DEVELOPMENT FUND. $11 MILLION. SELF INSURANCE $16 MILLION. NONE
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OF THESE WERE PRESENTED TO THE TO THE COMMUNITY OR THE BOARD UNTIL I GOT HERE. SO TO SAY.WE'RE NOT BEING TRANSPARENT WITH OUR BUDGETS. THIS IS PROOF. WE'RE BEING MORE TRANSPARENT THAN WE EVER HAVE BEEN. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION WITH YOU, SI. HOW HAVE WE COMMUNICATED? U SI? WELL, WE'VE DONE AT A BOARD MEETINGS. WE'VE SENT OUT MONDAY MESSAGES. WE'VE DONE PRINCIPAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EMAILS. WE'VE SENT TEXT TO 40,000 FAMILIES.
WE'VE SENT EMAILS WHERE YOU'RE ON THE RADIO. WE'RE ON BILLBOARDS. AND WE HAVE PAPER HANDOUTS. THE A MOUNT OF COMMUNICATION WE'RE DOING. ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. IS MORE TRANSPARENT. THAN ANY NEW PROGRA MME. THAT'S EVER BEEN DEVELOPED HERE. AND I STAND BY THAT. AND I WANNA GIVE YOU AN EXA MLE OF THE LAST TIME THIS DISTRICT APPROVED A NEW SCHOOL. AUGUST 11TH 2020, THE BUENA VISTA VIRTUAL ACADEMY. THIS IS A CASE STUDY AND WHAT NOT TO DO. IN MY 25 YEARS IN EDUCATION, PUBLIC EDUCATION, THE BUENA VISTA VIRTUAL ACADEMY IS A IS A SCHOOL WE HAVE ABOUT 100 AND 50 STUDENTS. THEY'RE LOCATED. A THE LOCATION OF U SI. IN MY 25 YEARS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A NEW SCHOOL. APPROVED BY A SCHOOL BOARD. ON CONSENT. UNTIL I GOT HERE. THIS VIRTUAL SCHOOL. WE DIDN'T HAVE A STUDY SESSION I'VE HEARD FROM, UM MARILYN ANDERSON.
I WANNA HAVE A STUDY SESSION ON THE BUDGET FOR U SI. OK? WHERE WAS THE STUDY SESSION FOR BV VA.
NO STUDY SESSION. NO BUDGET PRESENTATION. NO RFP. SO I FOUND THIS BECAUSE ANOTHER THING SINCE WE GOT HERE. IT'S VERY EASY TO ACCESS. THE DOCUMENTS ON OUR BOARD AGENDA. IF YOU GO BACK TO ARCHIVES, 23 2023 AND PRIOR IT'S LIKE PLAIN SUDOKU. YEAH. I MEAN, YOU CANNOT FIND ANYTHING. IT'S ALL PDF 600 PAGE PDF S WITH NO ATTACHMENTS, UM TO LINK TO SO I FOUND THIS DOCUMENT. THIS IS SUPERINTENDENT. I DON'T KNOW HIM. GARY PLUTO. OR GREG PLIO. FLAT CO OK, GREG PLUTKO. SO ON AUGUST 11TH 2020 BUENA VISTA VIRTUAL ACADEMY WAS ESTABLISHED BY THIS SCHOOL BOARD A NEW SCHOOL MIND YOU A NEW PROGRAM. EXPANDING, CHANGING THE NAME OF COURSE FROM THE WHILE IN TRATA.
BOTTOM OF MY. I'M GONNA NEED MY NOTES. IN A MINUTE. SO THIS PROGRA MME. AND THIS IS THE BEST PART FUNDING FOR THE NEW SCHOOL. NO COST TO THE DISTRICT. WAS THERE A STUDY SESSION WHEN B BUENA VISTA VIRTUAL ACADEMY WAS ESTABLISHED? NO. WAS THERE. A BUDGET PRESENTED NO. THERE'S 100 AND 50 KS. IN, THIS PROGRA MME. GIVE ME ONE MOMENT.
SO WE HAVE 100 AND 50 KITS IN, THE PROGRAM. NO BUDGET, NO STUDY SESSION. AND I HAVE HEARD FROM THE BOARD HERE. I'VE HEARD FROM MARILYN ANDERSON. I'M NOT GONNA PROVE $1 FOR U SI UNTIL I SEE A BUDGET. WHERE WAS THE BUDGET WHEN THIS CAME UP? ON BOARD. ARE WE LOSING MONEY WITH BUENA VISTA VIRTUAL ACADEMY? THAT'S THE OTHER THING I'VE HEARD. I'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE WELL.
WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE MONEY. WE DON'T WANNA LOSE MONEY. WE WANNA SEE A BUDGET SO WE DON'T WANNA LOSE MONEY. UH OH. BUENA VISTA VIRTUAL ACADEMY. WE'RE LOSING ONE POINT. $1 MILLION A YEAR ON THIS PROGRAM. SO LET ME REWIND. WE ARE APPROVE A NEW SCHOOL. WE, THE BOARD. APPROVES A NEW SCHOOL. ON CONSENT WITH NO BUDGET. NO STUDY SESSION. THE STAFF. STATES THAT THERE'S NO
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COST TO THE DISTRICT, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD. AND WE AS A DISTRICT ARE LOSING $1.1 MILLION A YEAR. ON THIS PROGRAM. THE SAME PROGRAM THAT I AM PROPOSING . WE REPURPOSE THIS FACILITY FOR SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY IS EXCITING CAN POTENTIALLY MAKE MONEY. BRING KIDS INTO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO I'M I'M GOING BACK TO THIS REACTIVE. DEVALUATION BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT IF THIS PROGRAM WAS PRESENTED TWO YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS WHAT CO OR MATTHEWS OR L SACER? IT COULD HAVE GONE ON CONSENT. BUT IT'S NOT. SO HERE WE ARE TODAY. WE HAVE A PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE LOSING $1.1 MILLION THESE ARE THE FACTS. NOW GIVEN THAT AMI SAYING WE SHOULD CLOSE THIS SCHOOL, ABSOLUTELY NOT. WHY BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS OF MAKING MONEY.AND THE FACT THAT WE SPEND AN EXTRA 1.1 MILLION AND TAKE A LOSS ON THIS PROGRAM DOESN'T MEAN IT'S A BAD THING. WE NEED TO INVEST IN KITS. AND KIDS HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS. SOME OF OUR KIDS LIKE VIRTUAL EDUCATION. DOES IT COST MORE? YES. BUT THAT'S OKAY. I'M NOT SAYING WE CLOSE IT, I'M SAYING WHY AREN'T WE LOOKING AT IT? AND WHY. THREE YEARS AGO. DID WE APPROVE A SPECIALIZED SCHOOL? AND TODAY ALL OF A SUDDEN PEOPLE ARE SAYING HEY, W. WE GOTTA SEE THE BUDGET FOR THIS. I. I FIND THAT IRONIC. THERE'S SOME OTHER SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS. WE HAVE EL CAMINO. VERY IMPORTANT PROGRAM. SPECIALISED FOR KIDS. WE LOSE $2.2 MILLION A YEAR ON EL CAMINO. A RE WE SAYING WE SHOULD CLOSE IT? NO. BUT I'M HERE SAYING THIS IS INFORMATION WE SHOULD HAVE. THIS IS INFORMATION THE BOARD HAS NEVER LOOKED AT BEFORE. AND BEFORE WE SAY, HEY, WE'RE WE DON'T WANT TO START U SI UNLESS IT'S A POSITIVE UH, PROFITABLE. ENDEAVOR. THEN WHY ARE WE OPERATING PROGRA MMES LIKE THIS THAT AREN'T POSITIVE, PROFITABLE ENDEAVORS, AND I HOPE U SI WILL BE BUT I THINK IT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE HERE. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT DEVELOPER FEES.
THAT'S OUR FUNDING SOURCE. DEVELOPER FEES. REMEMBER THAT BUDGET I SHOWED YOU THAT THE BOARD THE COMMUNITY WAS NEVER SHOWN BEFORE WE GET DEVELOPER FEES. WE HAVE A LEGAL OPINION ON DEVELOPER FEES THAT THIS WHOLE BOARD GOT SAYING THAT U SI IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE ITS ATHLETES WITH THE MOST CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES. THE DISTRICT MAY USE ITS IMPACT FEES, WHICH ARE DEVELOPER FEES TO CONSTRUCT THE TRAINING FACILITY. THE BOARD HAS THIS BUT I'VE HEARD PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY SAY OH, WELL, YOU YOU CAN'T USE DEVELOPER FEES.
THIS ATTORNEY IS THE FOREMOST EXPERT ON DEVELOPER FEES IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND THIS WHOLE BOARD. A MONTH AGO OR SO. GOT THIS LETTER. SAYING IT'S LEGAL. IT'S PERMITTED AND IT'S ACTUALLY THE APPROPRIATE EXPENSE FOR IT. HERE'S OUR DEVELOPER FEE REVENUES. WE GOT A R REVENUES FOR DEVELOPER FEES. LET ME TALK ABOUT HOW DO YOU GET DEVELOPER FEES? WHEN FAMILIES DO DEVELOPMENT? YOU WRITE A CHECK. IT GOES TO THE CITY A PORTION OF IT. IT'S CALLED A DEVELOPER FEE.
IT GOES TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WHEN BIG DEVELOP MENTS GO UP. APARTMENTS GO UP THAT MONEY GOES TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE FORM OF A DEVELOPER FEE. WE COLLECT THEM. IT'S ONGOING REVENUE. SO THE FACT THAT WE'RE USING DEVELOPER FEES FIRST OF ALL IS APPROPRIATE. WE'VE ALREADY BEEN SHOWN THAT WE'RE ALSO THIS IS A REVENUE STREAM WE'RE GOING TO GET EVERY YEAR.
THIS IS NOT NEW ONE TIME MONEY. THIS IS ONGOING MONEY NOW THE DEGREE TO WHICH WE GET THE DEPENDS ON THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS SOMETHING THE BOARD SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF. I FOUND IT OFFENSIVE WHEN MARILYN ANDERSON PASSED OUT A PACKET TO EDUCATE US ON DEVELOPER FEES. WHEN SHE'S BEEN SPENDING DEVELOPER FEES ON THE BOARD AND APPROVING IT. IN FACT IN 2021. WHEN SHE WAS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD , SHE SPENT 1.266 MILLION IN DEVELOPER FEES ON A SPECIALIZED PROGRAM AT GLENVIEW. UNFORTUNATELY, I DOUBT MISS ANDERSON KNEW THAT NOR DID THE BOARD BECAUSE THE DISTRICT NEVER DISCLOSED IT. WHAT YOU HAVE
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HERE. A RE PURCHASE ORDERS. FOR TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT. FOR PORTABLES. USING DEVELOPER FEES.FOR GLENVIEW'S DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY. NOW WHAT HAPPENED IN. THE PAST IS, THE BUSINESS OFFICE SAID. AND BY THE WAY, THIS ENTIRE CABINET HERE IS NEW, SO I'M NOT CASTING ANY ASPERSIONS ON ANY OF YOU. WE'RE CLEANING THINGS UP. BUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST IS THE BUSINESS OFFICES ON A PURCHASE ORDER REPORT GOES TO THE BOARD. UNDER DEVELOPER FEES. THIS DISTRICT SPENT 1.26 ON DEVELOPER FEES IN ON GLENVIEW . THERE WAS NEVER A STUDY SESSION ON DEVELOPER FEAST THAT WAS REQUESTED THIS YEAR. FOR U SI. IT WAS JUST EXPENSED. SO RATHER THAN JUST CHARGING YOU AS I TO DEVELOPER FEES WE'VE DISCLOSED HERE'S WHAT THEY ARE. HERE'S HOW MUCH WE HAVE. HERE'S OUR REVENUE STREAM. AND HERE'S THE ACCESSIBLE USE, AND HERE'S THE LEGAL OPINION TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THEM. THAT'S TRANSPARENCY. WHAT YOU SEE HERE AND I KNOW YOU CAN BARELY SEE IT. THAT'S NOT TRANSPARENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULD NOT. AND IF I WAS THE CFO AT THE COUNTY, I WOULD SAY WHOA, SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULD NOT BE SPENDING $1.26 MILLION ON DEVELOPER FEES WITHOUT BEING VERY CLEAR TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SPENDING MONEY ON. I FOUND $43,000. FOR DEVELOPER FEES FOR AN ARCHITECT. THAT'S ALL I FOUND 2 2021. THE REST OF THE 1.26 MILLION SPENT. IT, IT WOULD BE ON AN ATTACHMENT UNDER PURCHASE ORDERS WITH A 20 NUMBER LINE STREAM. AND YOU'D HAVE TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THAT THAT WHOLE STREAM IS APPLIED TO DEVELOPER FEES. SO YOU'VE BEEN SPENDING DEVELOPER FEES? AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT. SO TO SUMMARIZE. WE'RE TAKING A FACILITY. WHICH HAS BEEN RUNNING A PROGRA MME AT A LOSS. AND WE'RE REINVIGORATING IT. WITH INNOVATION AND EXCITEMENT. THOSE WHO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM. THOSE WHO SUPPORT OUR COMPUTER SCIENCE SCHOOL. THOSE ARE SUPPORT.
INDIVIDUALIZED SPECIAL SPECIALIZATION FOR KIDS. THAT'S YOUR LEGACY. THOSE WHO ENGAGE IN MISINFORMATION. THOSE WHO OPPOSE ARE INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. THAT'S EQUAL TO YOURS. NOW ON A POSITIVE NOTE. IF THAT WASN'T POSITIVE, I KIND OF THOUGHT IT WAS POSITIVE. IT'S MOTHER'S DAY THIS WEEKEND. LET'S GIVE A HAND FOR ALL OF OUR MOTHERS OUT THERE. OK, AND THIS IS WHY I HAVE TO READ THIS. IN 1967. UH, THEN 23 YEAR OLD DIANE ROSEMAN. SOON TO BE DIANE CHURNI. ALONG WITH HER BLACK ROOMMATE, ANGELA PICKETT. DRESSED UP IN THEIR SUNDAY BEST. AS EVERYONE DID.
AND ATTENDED THE SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH. LOCATED IN WATTS. NOW JUST A FEW YEARS PRIOR IN 1965.
THE WATTS RIOTS HAD OCCURRED. NOW TO ME, AND I KNOW MY MOM WOULD PROBABLY DISAGREE. BUT TO ME THAT'S COURAGEOUS FOR A 22 YEAR OLD KID. A WHITE UCL, A GRAD, YOUNG JEWISH GIRL TO GO WITH HER. HER BLACK FRIEND TO WATTS TO A CHURCH. THE SPEAKER THAT DAY WAS DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING. DOCTOR KING SPOKE AT THE SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1885. IT WAS THE FIRST BLACK CHURCH IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. SO MY MOM HEARD THE GOSPEL. THE CHOIR SING. SHE LISTENED TO DOCTOR DOCTOR KING. TALK ABOUT NONVIOLENCE, JUSTICE FOR ALL. IN A FUTURE FOR BLACK AMERICANS. SO, MOM. I KNOW YOU OFTEN TELL ME YOU'RE PROUD OF ME. AND I'VE NEVER TOLD YOU. I'M PROUD OF YOU. BUT YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THIS CHURCH IN WATTS WAS AN IMPACTFUL WAY OF YOU SPEAKING OUT AGAINST INJUSTICE. IT TAUGHT ME A LOT.
IT WAS COURAGEOUS. IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY, SO I AM PROUD OF YOU. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY. AND
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THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU. DOCTOR CHURNS. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW IN OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS[14. PUBLIC COMMENT]
SESSION. PUBLIC COMMENT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE INPUT TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. BOARD MEMBERS DO NOT DIALOGUE WITH SPEAKERS OR MAKE COMMENTS REGARDING THE INFORMATION SHARED. WE HAVE 16 PEOPLE WISHING TO SPEAK TONIGHT AND SO EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE AND 30 SECONDS EACH. AS THE SPEAKERS COME FORWARD.I'M GONNA ASK THAT YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME, AND THEN YOU REPEAT YOUR NAME AS YOU COME TO SPEAK, AND I'M GONNA CALL THE FIRST FOUR SPEAKERS AND I'LL HAVE THEM SIT IN THE FRONT ROW READY FOR THEIR COMMENTS. A GUN IS OUR SPEAKER NUMBER ONE? D, LAWRENCE RAD RAD. SUSAN WHITE. AND STEVE SOFKA. FIRST IS ED GUN. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ED GUNN.
HELLO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HOW ARE YOU TONIGHT? I FIRST WANT TO SAY TEACHERS GOOD UNION BAD.
THEY HATE WHY DO UNIONS HATE THEY HATE WHAT THEY CAN'T CONTROL EXCELLING KIDS PAST THEM WITH DISTRICT RUN CHARTERS. IF THE UNION WAS INVOLVED, THEY WOULD DUMB DOWN THE SYSTEM. DO NOT LET THEM BE INVOLVED. I HAVE A SIGN ON MY BACK. CH IS FOR GOVERNOR. IF OUR STATE WAS RUN LIKE CHERNUS RUNS THIS DISTRICT, PEOPLE WOULD BE FIGHTING TO COME HERE INSTEAD OF FLEEING. WHY ARE THEY LEAVING? BECAUSE THIS STATE IS CONTROLLED BY UNIONS AND UNIONS SUCK. NO OUT OF THE BOX THINKING BY UNIONS. ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS STAND ON OUR CHILDREN'S WAY. WHY WERE OUR T WHY WERE OUR SCHOOLS SHUT DOWN DURING COVID FOR SO LONG TEACHERS UNION? THAT IS WHY. I WAS IN A UNION ONCE LOCAL 324 FOR SIX YEARS. ALL I DID WAS WATCH IT DUMB PEOPLE DOWN. LOWER THEIR EFFORT NOW PUT AND KILL THEIR INNOVATIVENESS. IF A UNION IS BACKING YOU LIKE MARILYN ANDERSON HERE. I HOPE THAT YOU GET DEFEATED THIS COMING YEAR IN NOVEMBER. ONCE UPON A TIME, SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS A CONSERVATIVE AND I DONATED $500 TO HER CAMPAIGN. THE WORST MONEY I EVER SPENT IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. THANK YOU. LAWRENCE. THE LAWRENCE. I HAVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS REGARDING THE UNIVERSAL SPORTS INSTITUTE. SINCE THE RFP FOR THE USA IS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. BARRING A SPECIAL MEETING THE EARLIEST THE AWARD OF ANY CONTRACT CAN COME BEFORE THE BOARD IS JUNE. IF IT IS APPROVED. DOESN'T THE PROJECT THEN HAVE TO GO BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE ARCHITECTS, PERMITS AND APPROVALS. GIVEN HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET AN APPROVAL. JUST LOOK HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET THE LIGHTS TO ELDORADO APPROVED. HOW ON EARTH ARE WE ANNOUNCING IN AUGUST OPEN DAY. DESPITE MY OBJECTION TO THIS PROJECT BASED ON PHILOSOPHICAL GROUNDS. EXCUSE ME. AND THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND I BELIEVE YES, THERE IS A LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND I WILL ADDRESS THAT IN A MOMENT. AREN'T WE ALSO PROMISING NOW A PRODUCT WE CAN'T POSSIBLY DELIVER BY AUGUST. ARE YOU UNDER THE BELIEF THAT THIS PROJECT DOES NOT NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE STATE? WHAT ABOUT PERMITS? FOR ANYTHING BEYOND DEMOLITION WORK. PLEASE.
THE COMMITTEE WANTS ANSWERS TO THESE VERY BASIC QUESTIONS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. TRUST ME, AND IT'S ONLY COMING FROM DEVELOPER FEES, WHICH WERE ALREADY ALLOCATED. ARE WHOLLY INADEQUATE RESPONSES. DEVELOPER FEES ARE PART OF OUR LIMITED BUDGET. OUR DESIRE TO TRUST BUT VERIFY IS NOT A PERSONAL ATTACK. IS IN TRANSPARENCY, THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND THE OPEN MEETING POLICY. SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE WERE NO STUDY SESSIONS OR BUDGETS AND PROJECTS THAT CAME BEFORE US. DOES THAT MAKE IT OK NOW, IF IT WAS WRONG THEN AS YOU ASSERTED WHY IS IT WRONG TO DO IT NOW? LET'S DO THIS RIGHT? FULL OF RAINS. STOP PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE THANK YOU. THANK
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YOU. WHITE. I'M SUSAN WHITE HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL PARENT WHO WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND AND I'LL READ HER STATEMENT. MY NAME IS ANGELA EILERS. I'M UNFORTUNATELY UNABLE TO ATTEND BECAUSE I'M AT A PTS A COMMITTEE MEETING BUT DID NOT WANT TO LET THIS OPPORTUNITY GO BY WITHOUT POINTING OUT THAT THE DISTRICT HAS SHARED SEVERAL TIMES ON EVERY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM AS WELL AS IN AN EMAIL FROM MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL. ABOUT THE US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT RANKINGS. IT WAS STATED THAT 40% OF THE RANKING CRITERIA WAS BASED ON STUDENT A P CLASS INVOLVEMENT AND TEST SCORES. THE HIGH SCHOOLS RECEIVED HIGH MARKS PARTLY ON THE BACKS OF OUR A P STUDENTS CURRENTLY TAKING TESTS THIS WEEK. THEY HAVE RECEIVED NO SUPPORT AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL AFTER IMPLORING YOU TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR SOONER AND GIVING THEM MORE TIME TO LEARN THE CONTENT. INSTEAD THEIR TEACHERS HAVE DONATED THEIR TIME ON WEEKENDS, EARLY MORNINGS, LUNCH BREAKS AND EVENINGS TO HELP THEIR STUDENTS PREPARE AND LEARN ALL THE CRITICAL INFORMATION ON TIME. I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY KIDS, A P TEACHERS WHO HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THEIR STUDENTS, MR HILL WALLS, MR BEAU, MISS FERRIS AND MISS NUNEZ. THEY ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST IN THE DISTRICT THIS FALL WHEN YOU TOUT THE A P SCORES, BE SURE TO THANK ALL THE TEACHERS WHO GOT OUR STUDENTS OVER THE FINISH LINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. STEVE SOFT. GOOD EVENING.MY NAME IS STEVE SAFKA. AND THE COMMENTS I'M MAKING TONIGHT ARE MY OWN. THEY'RE NOT BEING MADE ON BEHALF OF ANY ANONYMOUS SOURCES, REAL OR FICTITIOUS. FIRST I WANT TO COMMEND YOU, DOCTOR CHERNUS AND THIS BOARD FOR THE AMAZING JOB YOU'VE DONE NAVIGATING A SAFELY THROUGH ALL OF THE CHAOS AND LAYOFFS THAT HAVE PLAGUED MOST OF THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS THIS YEAR.
SECONDLY TO COMBINE MULTIPLE BENEFITS OF THE ADDITION OF DISTRICT RUN CHARTERS, O, CS CS AND U UNIVERSAL SPORTS INSTITUTE COUPLE WITH THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NIXON FOUNDATION, ARE PRIME EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS THAT WILL STRENGTHEN OUR ABILITY TO STABILIZE AND GROW OUR STUDENT POPULATION AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED. THE STRONG AND ROBUST ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT ALREADY EXISTS IN THIS DISTRICT. FINALLY, A PERSONAL OBSERVATION. SHORTLY AFTER 2000. THEY SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT STEERING COMMITTEE TASKED WITH GETTING COMMUNITY APPROVAL FOR THE BONDS THAT PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF YORBA LINDA HIGH SCHOOL. ALONG WITH THAT CAME AN INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES. IF THERE'S EVER BEEN AN ISSUE, WHERE THERE WAS MORE CONTROVERSY OR WIDER POSITION, WIDER POLAR POSITIONS IN MY TIME, I CAN'T THINK OF ONE YET I DON'T EVER RECALL THE DEGRADATION OF DECORUM AND RESPECT THAT'S BEEN DEMONSTRATED AT RECENT MEETINGS HERE. THE SNIDE COMMENTS, INNUENDO AND ANONYMOUS OFFERINGS , ALONG WITH RESULTING HIGH PARTISAN OUTBURSTS AS BEHAVIOR. I THINK FEW OF US WOULD WANT OUR KIDS TO EMULATE IN A CLASSROOM. ROBUST DISCUSSION CAN BE DONE WITH RESPECT AND INTEGRITY, AND I CALL ON EVERYONE WHO ATTENDS THESE MEETINGS TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES ACCORDINGLY. ANYONE WITNESSING RECENT MEETINGS WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO SEE YOUR BELINDA AS A LAND OF GRACIOUS LIVING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKERS ARE PATRICIA HONZO, LINDA MANNION. TIM MURRAY AND NELLY RAPHAEL. OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVES TAX DOLLARS TO ADMINISTER PROGRAMS. THEREFORE IT IS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE WITH FIVE ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. I AM A PART OF THE SUPERINTENDENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND ON APRIL 23RD, I WAS KICKED OFF THE ZOO MEETING AFTER HALF AN HOUR. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REJOIN THE POP UP WINDOW. GAVE ME THE REASON. AND I HAVE A SCREENSHOT OF IT. IT. STATES QUOTES THE HOST REMOVED YOU FROM THE MEETING.
RETALIATION IS A BAD LUCK. MY TRIGGERING CHAT COMMENT WAS THE FOLLOWING PYL US D WILL NOT GET 18.5 MILLION FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. SO WHY SPEND ON NON URGENT PROGRAMS IN 20 24-25? THE COMMUNITY DID NOT ASK FOR THE SPORTS INSTITUTE AND 3 MILLION WILL BE SPENT BY JUNE 2024. THEN I WAS KICKED OFF THE ZOOM BY THE HOST. THE CUTS ARE COMING, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT IS ON A SHOPPING SPREE WITH THE EXTREMIST BOARD MEMBERS. WE MUST OBJECT AND SPEAK UP. THANK YOU, MRS GRAY FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS. SHE CONFIRMED THAT ONLY TITLE ONE SCHOOLS WILL HAVE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS IN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. WHICH MEANS THAT IF YOU'RE NOT A TITLE ONE SCHOOL YOU ARE LOSING YOUR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS. THANK YOU. LINDA MANNION. TONIGHT I WANT TO RESPOND TO THE NUMEROUS
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SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS STATING THAT APPLE IS PUTTING OUT MISINFORMATION AND MISLEADING THE COMMUNITY. AS THE OFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON FOR THE ASSOCIATION . I CAN CERTIFY THAT THIS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE. BECAUSE I HAVE NOT POSTED ANYTHING ON SOCIAL MEDIA ON ANY TOPIC. TIME HAS BEEN SPENT SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY THROUGH APPLE EVENTS DIRECTED BY THE APPLE EXECUTIVE BOARD. TO NAME A FEW. OVER THE YEARS, APPLE HAS DONATED $60,000 IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, HOLIDAY GIFTS, FOOD AND CLOTHING TO OVER 1000 HOMELESS STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. $2500 TO THE REACH FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF THE SHAMROCK RUN MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK MEET AND THE DISTRICT ARTWORKS EXHIBIT $5000 TO THE GEAR UP PROGRAM $1600 TO SPORT THIS YEAR'S UTILITY UNITY DANCE AT LINDA MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND WE WERE HAPPY FOR A SHOUT OUT FROM DOCTOR CHERNUS. $500 PER HIGH SCHOOL TO SUPPORT GRADUATION ACTIVITIES FOR SENIORS. WE HOSTED THE ANNUAL BUNNY BASH FOR YOUNG CHILDREN ENJOYED FACE PAINTING, COOKIE DECORATING, COLORING PIZZA AND A PICTURE WITH THE BENJAMIN BUNNY PROVIDED BY OUR HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS. IN ADDITION, I'M EXCITED TO DONATE AN ADDITIONAL $1662 THAT WE RECEIVED FOR OUR RECENT PARTICIPATION IN THE ANAHEIM DUCKS. EDUCATOR NIGHT. ONCE AGAIN, THIS WILL BE EARMARKED TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT UNIFIED THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR. WHEN APPLE IS IN THANK YOU. TIM A RE YOU READY FOR SOME DECORUM? ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR CHERNUS. YOU REACHED OUT TO ME VIA EMAIL ON APRIL 24TH. YOU SAID THAT I HAD TO SEE. I SEEM TO HAVE SOME INTEREST IN MAKING U SI SUCCESSFUL FOR THIS DISTRICT. I DO. YOU ALSO ASKED ME IS THERE ANYTHING? IS THERE ANY THOUGHTS THAT I MIGHT HAVE ON U SI? MY RESPONSE INCLUDED TWO SUGGESTIONS AND ONE WAS SIMPLY TO SHARE A ROUGH BUDGET WITH THE COMMUNITY TO HELP TO BUILD MORE TRUST. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THAT WOULD HELP. FOR A MOMENT. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA SHARE THAT TONIGHT WITH THE COMMUNITY. BUT INSTEAD YOU CHOSE TO LECTURE STAKEHOLDERS.THAT YOU WERE HIRED TO REPRESENT. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN'T SHARE WITH US. II. I JUST I JUST DON'T GET IT. YOUR RESPONSE WITH REGARD TO FISCAL TRANSPARENCY ON THE PROJECT. YOU TOLD ME IN AN EMAIL AND I CAN SHOW IT TO PEOPLE IF THEY WANT TO SEE IT. THAT'S A PERCEIVED ISSUE. PERCEPTION IS REALITY. THE COMMUNITY IS STILL WAITING FOR A U SI BUDGET. IF WE GET A BUDGET, WE CAN SUPPORT YOU . THIS IS NOT POLITICAL FOR ME. I AM A COACH. I AM A FORMER TEACHER. MY KIDS ARE ATHLETES. I WANT THIS TO WORK. THERE WAS A SIMILAR PATTERN WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY COMPUTER SCIENCE CHARTER WIN A MILLION DOLLARS. WAS LATER FOUND. FOR A COMPUTER LAB. THIS IS WHAT I MEAN, WHEN I SAY TRANSPARENCY. WAS THAT INITIALLY IN THE BUDGET WAS IT EVER PUT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY IN ADVANCE? THANK YOU, TIM. NO PROBLEM. I JUST WISH THERE WASN'T SUCH A CREDIBILITY GAP. HELLO MY NAME IS NELLY RAPHAEL. AS WE CELEBRATE TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. I WANNA THANK OUR WONDERFUL TEACHERS IN OUR DISTRICT WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND . TO PUT OUR CHILDREN FIRST AND ALL THAT YOU DO YOU ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT AND HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF MANY INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENTS THIS FAR FROM OUR WONDERFUL SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT OUR DISTRICT ANNOUNCING A CIVICS INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY AT THE NIXON LIBRARY'S ASTONISHING DOCTOR CHURN IS CREATING A STRONGER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE NIXON FOUNDATION AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ADMIRABLE. THANK YOU FOR GIVING OUR KIDS THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE ALSO HAVE THE UNIVERSAL SPORTS INSTITUTE, WHICH IS A NEW EDUCATIONAL AND SPORTS PERFORMANCE PROGRAM HERE IN OUR DISTRICT. US I WILL HOST A FREE CUSTOMIZABLE ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENT ATHLETES IN GRADES 3 TO 12. I KNOW MANY PARENTS HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. HOWEVER I'M CONFIDENT THIS BOARD WILL PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY UPDATES AS THEY ENTER EACH PHASE OF THIS PROJECT. THEY HAVE BEEN SO TRANSPARENT WITH ANSWERING EMAILS AND QUESTIONS FROM CONCERNED COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON
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MANY TOPICS SO FAR IN THE COMMUNITY. MANY PARENTS AND EDUCATORS AREN'T NOTING MANY POSITIVE REMARKS ABOUT U SI, BUT ALSO SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE SPREADING. ACTIVITY BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF CHANGE BECAUSE THEY FEAR THE UNKNOWN. SO I LEAVE YOU ALL WITH US TONIGHT. CHANGE IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD FEAR. RATHER IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD WELCOME FOR WITHOUT CHANGE. NOTHING IN THIS WORLD WOULD EVER GROW OR BLOSSOM AND NO ONE IN THIS WORLD WOULD EVER MOVE FORWARD TO BECOME THE PERSON THEY'RE MEANT TO BE.THANK YOU, DOCTOR CHERNE AND OUR BOARD MAJORITY FOR ALL THAT YOU DO IN PUTTING OUR CHILDREN FIRST. THANK YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING. OUR NEXT SPEAKERS ARE JOHN HANSEN, SHANNY MURRAY.
RANDY FINNEY AND JOHN QUACKENBUSH.
DOCTOR CHERNUS PRESIDENT BLADES AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS JOHN HANSEN. I'M A 48 YEAR RESIDENT OF YORBA LINDA. AT A RECENT MEETING. BOARD MEETING THAT I ATTENDED MANY SPEAKERS ATTACKED OUR GRASSROOTS CONSERVATIVE BOARD MAJORITY. WHILE ALSO SINGING THE PRAISES OF CARRIE BUCK. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT CARRIE BUCK AND THE MEASURE A BONDS THAT SHE, ALONG WITH OTHER PRO UNION UNION BACKED BOARD MEMBERS ISSUED BACK IN 2011. THAT BOARD BORROWED $22 MILLION THAT WILL COST OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT $282 MILLION IN DEBT PAYMENTS. THAT IS 12.8 TIMES THE FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVED AS A SANE, RATIONAL PERSON. WOULD ANY OF YOU BUY A CAR FOR $20,000? THAT WOULD REQUIRE OVER $250,000 IN PAYMENTS. THE DAY THE MEASURE, EIGHT BONDS WERE ISSUED. THE AVERAGE MUNICIPAL BOND INTEREST RATE WAS 5.25% YET BUCK AUTHORIZED A RATE OF 7.8.
THESE BONDS CANNOT BE RENEGOTIATED, REFINANCED OR PAID OFF. EARLY INTEREST CONTINUES TO COMPOUND AND ACCRUE FOR 31 YEARS . THEN IN 2042, WE CAN FINALLY START PAYING OFF THIS DEBT. BY THEN, CARRIE BUCK AND ALL OF HER FRIENDS WILL BE LONG GONE. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH WILL LEAD YOU TO L A TIMES AND ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER ARTICLES THAT DOCUMENT THIS TOPIC. OH, END WITH THIS. WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO THIS DISTRICT AND TAXPAYERS IS BOTH UNFORGIVABLE AND OUTRAGEOUS AND IS NO WONDER BUCK REMAINS HERE. JENNY. HI MY NAME IS SHANNY. MURRAY AND FOR TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY GRATITUDE IS GLORIA JOHNSON, A BELOVED SIXTH GRADE TEACHER AT GOLDEN ELEMENTARY POINTED OUT LAST MONTH. TEACHERS ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF THIS DISTRICT. PYL EDUCATORS FIRST STARTED NURTURING MY KIDS AT WAGNER PRESCHOOL, FOSTERING A LOVE OF LEARNING AND SHOWING THEM HOW TO CELEBRATE OUR DIFFERENCES.
MISSUS RAGO, THEN EXPERTLY GUIDED EACH THROUGH THE TRANSITION TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE THEY SPENT THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS, LEARNING TO READ AND WRITE AND EXPLORE, ENJOYING EVERYTHING FROM GARDENING TO SCIENCE NIGHT TO EARNING A GRADUATE DEGREE FROM GOLDEN EAGLE UNIVERSITY. THEY WERE THEN CHALLENGED IN NEW WAYS BY AMAZING TEACHERS AT TRE MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO HELPED THEM NAVIGATE THE EARLY TEEN YEARS AND ENSURED THEY WERE WELL PREPARED FOR THE RIGORS OF HIGH SCHOOL. EL DORADO TEACHERS HAVE PUSHED THEM ACADEMICALLY, PROVIDING NEW PERSPECTIVES AND ENCOURAGING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. MY DAUGHTER IS THRIVING IN COLLEGE, THANKS TO THE SOLID FOUNDATION SHE RECEIVED HERE IN PYL AND IS MY SON GETS READY TO ENTER HIS SENIOR YEAR. I AM FULL OF GRATITUDE FOR THE AMAZING TEACHERS WE HAVE HERE IN PYL.
AND I WILL JUST AT THE SAME TIME SINCE I HAVE AN EXTRA 20 SECONDS. THANK APPLE SINCE MOST OF THE TEACHERS ARE IN APPLE, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. RANDY. HI. UM, RANDY FINNEY. UM BECAUSE IT'S STILL SO HARD FOR ME TO DO. OK SO I, UM WANTED TO OK, I. I HAVE TOOK MY TIME ON TOO. UM, I WANTED TO, UM, JUST I THINK WHEN WE'RE TALKING A LOT ABOUT BUDGET AND I JUST WANTED MAYBE IF WE WANNA IT MIGHT BE TOO LATE NOW BUT TO RECONSIDER, UM, FULL DAY TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN, UM I.
I LOOKED AT A LOT OF THIS UP ON THE CD E DOT C A.GOV TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE IN LINE WITH WHAT THEY'RE ASKING. UM AND, UH, KEN, SINCE KINDERGARTEN AND TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN ARE STILL NOT REQUIRED, UM CALIFORNIA. UM CALIFORNIA REQUIRES 100 80 MINUTES A DAY NOT INCLUDING RECESS AND, UM, WHEN THE ORIGINALLY THE EXTENDED DAY KINDER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
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FOR MORE PLAY TIME, AND IT WOUND UP, UM WE WOUND UP HAVING TO DO MORE CURRICULUM AND IT WOUND UP COSTING A LOT MORE MONEY BECAUSE WE DIDN'T I DON'T KNOW. THINK ABOUT. MAYBE YOU GUYS DID, UM, JUST ABOUT THE RELEASE TIME FOR THE TEACHERS THAT THEY HAD TO HAVE THAT STUDENTS HAD TO HAVE PE. SO WE NEEDED MORE PE TEACHERS WE NEEDED. UM OH, THAT'S ME. WE NEEDED, UM LUNCH.WE NEEDED PEOPLE TO COVER FOR LUNCH. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, LIKE LOTS OF COSTS, AND THAT'S GONNA BE THE SAME THING WITH TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN TOO. AND SO THAT'S WHAT MY CONCERN, UM, ALSO BECAUSE THE RATIO OH, SORRY. THANK YOU. I WILL. THANK YOU. DONE. IN THE EVENING.
SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS, UH, NAMES JOHN QUACKENBUSH. UM SEVERAL THINGS ONE. I'LL JUST START OFF WITH, UM, LAST YEAR THERE WAS A ACCESS AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE. THAT HAD BEEN AROUND FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS. I THOUGHT IT HAD GREAT IDEAS. I WAS ON IT. I WOULD LOVE FOR THE BOARD AND THE AND MEN TO THINK ABOUT REINSTATING THAT WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TEACHERS , UH, ADMIN OFFICIALS. THERE WERE SOME GREAT POSITIVE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF IT. THAT WOULD, UM, HELP WORK WITH DISABILITIES AND NON DISABILITIES BRING THEM TOGETHER. AND THOSE UNDERSERVED, UM, ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WE FORGET ABOUT THAT. WE LOOK AT ON THESE THINGS IS THE AVERAGE KID. WE'RE TALKING ELITE SPORTS PERSON. WE'RE TALKING COMPUTER SCIENCE. WE'RE TALKING A P. THOSE ARE ALL GREAT AND THOSE ARE ALL NEEDED. AND BUT WE ALSO NEED TO SERVE OUR MIDDLE OUR AVERAGE STUDENT, WHICH IS OUR BIGGER BASE AND MAKE SURE WE'RE GIVING THEM THINGS. UM THE, UH WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE? SORRY. UM ALSO ON ON BIAS. I'M SURE MANY OF YOU KNOW I GET UP HERE I SPEAK I. I PROBABLY SPEAK AGAINST WHAT A LOT OF YOU FEEL AND BELIEVE IS RIGHT. BUT WE'RE ALL COMING FROM THE SAME SPOT, BUT WE GOT TO REMEMBER THAT JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY'S SPEAKING SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY YOURS. IT MAY NOT BE THAT BIAS AGAINST THE ITEM, BUT FOR THEM UM, ALSO, UM, I GUESS UH, WANT TO, UM WE SHOULD CONTINUE THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, JOHN. OUR NEXT SPEAKERS ARE LINDA COHN. MARIA LUPITA STUBBS. STAN HERRICK AND LUCY CURRAN.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HEARS ME. UM I TAUGHT FOR 32 YEARS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WAS AN ACTIVE DUES PAYER MEMBER TO NE AC, T, A AND MY LOCAL UNION. THE UNION OF 2024 IS COMPLETELY UNRECOGNIZABLE TO ME. 92% OF PLACENTA OR B. TEACHERS BELONG TO APPLE OVER 60% OF THEIR DUES GO DIRECTLY TO CT A. ARE YOU AWARE OF THE MISSION SHIFT IN CT, A MISSION SHIFT FUNDED BY THOSE TEACHER DUES AND SUPPORTED AND EMBRACED BY SOME SCHOOL BOARDS. I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS MISSION SHIFT. I WANT TO GIVE YOU ONLY ONE OF MANY EXAMPLES OF THE NEW CTA. I DO NOT RECOGNIZE JUNE 2019 MARKED THE ADOPTION OF CT A PROPOSAL 6 19-12 THIS PROPOSAL, WHICH I TRACKED THROUGH CT A ARGUED THAT MINORS IDENTIFYING AS TRANSGENDER HAD A CIVIL RIGHT TO RECEIVE ACCESS TO SENSITIVE SERVICES. AND I QUOTE HERE WITHOUT THE BARRIER OF PARENTAL PERMISSION. CT A ALSO ADVOCATED FOR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL BASED CLINICS TO PROVIDE CONFIDENTIAL ACCESS TO SERVICES.
THEY DECLARED THAT TRANS CHILDREN HAVE A CIVIL RIGHT TO GENDER SERVICES AND SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO GO THROUGH PUBERTY IN THE WRONG BODY. THIS CT A POLICY TURNED INTO LEGISLATION LIKE A B 2084 8665. I INSIST THAT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS STATE THEIR POSITION ON THESE POLICIES WE DESERVE TO KNOW. THANK YOU, LINDA. MARIA LATA. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MARIA LUPITA STOPS. UM DOCTOR CHERNE IS EXECUTIVE CABINET AND STAFF BOARD MEMBERS PRESIDENT BLADES. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND THE STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE LC, A COMMUNITY FORUM BACK IN MARCH, WHICH I ATTENDED. UM IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR
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THIS PARTICULAR FORMAT IS USED FOR THIS SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND OFFER TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.TO BE HONEST, I WAS EXPECTING A SLIGHT SHOW PRESENTATION AND I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED WITH HOW DYNAMIC AND INTERACTIVE THE WORKSHOP WAS. THE GROUPS WERE ROTATING FROM STATION TO STATION AND WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER INPUT AND IDEAS, WHICH, UM THE STUFF WAS QUICK TO WRITE DOWN AND EVEN START A QUICK DISCUSSION. ONE IDEA FROM MY GROUP WAS TO HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF TARGET INTERVENTIONS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOR MATH. BUT TO HAVE IT ALSO FOR ENGLISH, YOU KNOW, READING AND WRITING. I AM PLEASED TO SEE IN DOCTOR CERN'S MONDAY REPORT JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO THAT THE KIDS WILL RECEIVE READING INTERVENTION IN THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. THAT'S AWESOME. MAY I SUGGEST TARGETED INTERVENTION? ALSO IN SPANISH FOR DL, A KETOS FOR A LITTLE BIT BEHIND THE SPANISH IS NOT EASY DOING SCHOOL IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE . I CAN ATTEST TO THAT. SO ANYWAY. UM ALSO, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT SUMMER RICH IF THERE'S SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM WILL TAKE PLACE THIS YEAR. I JUST WANNA SAY IT WAS SO WELL RECEIVED. THE KIDS HAD THE BEST EXPERIENCE. I DO UNDERSTAND SOME FUNDS. UM MAYBE A ONE TIME THING AND THAT THERE ARE VARIOUS TYPES OF FUNDS SUCH AS WHAT YOU WERE EXPLAINING DOCTOR. SO ALL I'M SAYING IS THAT IF UM THERE ARE APPLICABLE FUNDS, IT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. JOAN HERRICK. THIS IS JOAN HERRICK. LAST MONTH I VISITED THE BUENA VISTA VIRTUAL ACADEMY CAMPUS. I MET SOME OF THE MOST DEDICATED, CARING COMMITTED TEACHERS AND STAFF. THERE I OBSERVED A CLASSROOM OF AUTISTIC AND SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS. THEIR TEACHER PROVIDED STRUCTURE YET FLEXIBILITY TO MEET THEIR NEEDS. THEY FEEL SECURE AND SAFE IN A SPACE THAT IS FAMILIAR TO THEM, AND THEY THRIVE. BUT CHANGE IS HARD AND DISRUPTIVE. SOME STUDENTS ARE FACING PERSONAL OR FAMILY CHALLENGES.
WHEN I STOPPED BY THE CAMPUS YESTERDAY MORNING, I SAW EMPTY SHELVES AND CABINETS AND FURNITURE LABELED FOR A MOVE. I LEARNED THAT ALL OF THE STUDENTS , TEACHERS AND STAFF WILL MOVE OUT OF THE BUILDING THIS FRIDAY, MAY 10TH IN JUST THREE DAYS. WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS? WITH BARELY, UH, FIVE WEEKS LEFT OF SCHOOL. THEY WILL GO TO TEMPORARY SPACES. NOT THERE. FINAL HOMES.
SUMMIT PARK VIEW SUMMIT OFFICE SPACE JUST UP THE STREET SIBLINGS MIGHT BE SEPARATED, PRINCIPAL AND SECRETARY WILL BE A DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AS OF YESTERDAY MORNING WHEN I WAS THERE, AND NO LETTER FROM THE DISTRICT HAD EVEN BEEN SENT TO PARENTS TO INFORM THEM OF THE OF THE MOVE. YOU SAY YOU'RE HERE FOR THE STUDENTS, BUT NOT FOR THESE MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN.
DO YOU SEE THE CRUEL IRONY OF TEACHERS PACKING FOR A MOVE DURING TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK? MR TURNER. SURELY THE DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE SPORTS INSTITUTE CAN WAIT UNTIL SCHOOL IS OUT. CHOOSE TO BE KIND. LET THEM STAY AND CELEBRATE THE END OF THE YEAR AS A SCHOOL COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LUCY CURRAN. HI, DOCTOR CHERN IN FOR NICE TO BE HERE. UH, MY THREE CHILDREN ARE ALL UM LUD ALUMNI FROM K THROUGH 12. I TAUGHT IN THE DISTRICT FOR 15 YEARS, AND MY HUSBAND TAUGHT AND COACHED FOR OVER 40 YEARS, SO I'M WELL ACQUAINTED WITH SPORTS IN OUR DISTRICT. UH, THE COST IS THE MAJOR CONCERN TO ME. I WENT ON YOUR WEBSITE TODAY.
I'M ALSO CONCERNED WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD AS IT WAS TODAY. THERE'S UM 11 PEOPLE THAT WERE MEMBERS, ONE ADMINISTRATOR WITH NO ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE, OK, AND THERE WERE, UM 10 MEMBERS, THREE OF WHOM HAD EXTENSIVE WRESTLING EXPERIENCE. THIS SEEMS LIKE NOT EQUITABLE TO HAVE 30% OF THE STAFF DEVELOP, YOU KNOW, DEVOTED TO WRESTLING. I DO APPLAUD THE FACT THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SERVICES FOR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS THAT SEEMS AMAZING, AND I ALSO APPLAUD THE FACT THAT YOU DECIDED TO NOT MAKE THIS AN ELITE. UM SCHOOL FOR ELITE ATHLETES AS WE ALL KNOW, 2% OF HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES GO ON TO PLAY DIVISION ONE SPORTS ONLY 8% OF HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES PLAY IN COLLEGE AT ALL, AND RARELY ARE THERE ANY WHO ARE ON THE OLYMPIC LEVEL, SO I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT. THAT YOU'VE RETHOUGHT THIS , BUT WE ALL KNOW THE COST OF THINGS IS OUTRAGEOUS, AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE A BUDGET BEFORE THIS GOES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU TO ALL
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OUR SPEAKERS. WE'RE NOW MOVING TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED? I HAVE A FEW ITEMS. ME WHEN YOU'RE READY. ONE MOMENT. I'M GONNA GIVE MYSELF[01:35:04]
MORE ROOM THIS TIME. OKAY? I HAVE FIVE SO THE FIRST ONE IS 17.3 17.12. 17.16 17.22 AND 18.1. OK, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL 17.20 17.3 17 0 WAIT. THAT? OH, YOU SAID THREE AND 22, RIGHT? SO I'M PULLING YES, MY BIKE IS ON. UM 17.20. 20.7. OKAY SO 17.20 20.7 CORRECT. TODD, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU NEED PULLED NO, MA'AM. CAN WE? CAN WE SCROLL UP? WHO'S SCROLLING RIGHT NOW? CAN WE SCROLL UP TO THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT? ONE I THINK IT'S LIKE ONE OF THE FIRST ONES. 18.1 OH, IT'S PULLED PERFECT. THANK YOU. OK AH, LET'S AH, I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING LISTED RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, MINUS THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR MINUS THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED. I LIKE I HAVE A MOTION BY MISSUS ANDERSON. I WAS SECONDED BY MISTER YOUNGBLOOD. ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE. EMILY. I MISSUS BUCK, MRS ANDERSON. HI, MR YOUNGBLOOD. MR FRASIER. I AND I AM AN EYE MOTION CARRIES 50 WITH AN EYE FROM OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. OKAY, SO 17.3. AND THAT[17.3 Accept as complete the project(s) listed and authorize filing Notice(s) of Completion.]
ONE'S MINE, SO I'LL START WITH THAT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 17 POINT TH, UH THREE EXCEPT AS COMPLETE THE PROJECT LISTED AND AUTHORIZED FILING NOTICES OF COMPLETION. I SECOND I HAVE A MOTION BY MISSUS BUCK, A SECOND BY MRS ANDERSON. UM, I JUST WANT I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ONE RELATED TO IT'S. IT'S THE NEW DIMENSION NUTRITION SERVICES CONFERENCE ROOM. CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE THAT'S LOCATED? WHAT'S THAT GONNA BE USED FOR? SURE IT'S LOCATED AT THE, UH I GUESS WE CALL IT CALIL LOMA ADDRESS. SO WE HAVE OUR NUTRITION SERVICES STAFF THERE.THE UM THEY NEEDED NEW CONFERENCE ROOM, A NEW CONFERENCE ROOM. SO THEY BA THEY BASICALLY BUILT INTO THE STORAGE AREA. THAT'S UH, IN WITHIN THAT BUILDING. SO IF YOU GO VISIT, IT'LL BE ATTACHED TO THE OFFICES AS YOU GO THROUGH THE OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IS FOR, UM, THE BERNARDO YORBA MIDDLE SCHOOL DEMO AND REPAIR OF TWO CLASSROOMS. UM WHERE WAS THIS PROJECT RELATED TO THE INNOVATION LAB DEMO. DO WE HAVE A COST OF THAT? UM, I DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME, BUT I CAN WE CAN GET THAT TO YOU. THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THE PURCHASE ORDERS FOR A NEW DIMENSION THAT, UM, THAT HAS GONE. THAT'S BEEN IN OUR IN OUR LIST OF PURCHASE ORDERS PREVIOUSLY. UNDER THAT, UH, PO NUMBERS LISTED THERE ON THE LEFT SO I CAN PULL THAT FOR YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN ANY INFORMATION ON AN INNOVATIVE INNOVATION LAB. THAT'S GOING INAT BERNARDO YER. I DON'T RECALL GETTING IT. I I'M NOT SURE. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION EITHER. WAS THE INNOVATION LAB WAS THAT THE, UM WAS THAT THE $1 MILLION BLOCK GRANT FOR THE INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY THAT WE VOTED ON INTO SEPTEMBER? THE INNOVATION LAB WASN'T IN, THE SEPTEMBER BUDGET. SO, MR STEIN. THERE. OUR PURCHASE ORDERS YOU'RE REFERRING TO FOR EQUIPMENT GOING, IN THE INNOVATION LAB, OKAY? A RE THOSE ON THE AGENDA. YES, THEY WERE LAST TIME AS WELL. YES. OKAY, SO THE BOARD APPROVED THEM A T THE LAST MEETING. OR ON THIS MEETING , AND SO THE BOARD'S WELCOME TO PULL THESE ITEMS. IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, WE CAN GO THROUGH IT. WELL, THAT'S WHY I PULLED IT BECAUSE A T THE LAST BOARD MEETING I, I BECA ME AWARE OF THE INNOVATION LAB THAT WE I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT BEFORE AND SO I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THAT WAS A PURCHASE. THAT WAS HAPPENING. SO I WAS OR THE DEMO REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN HAPPENING. 17.3.
YES, THE DEMO REPAIR IS HAPPENING. WE'RE GETTING THE LABS READY FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.
WHEN ARE WE GONNA FIND OUT ABOUT THE INNOVATION LAB? BECAUSE IT THE LAST MEETING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN BY FIND OUT ABOUT IT. YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED EQUIPMENT AND THERE'S EQUIPMENT
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ON THIS AGENDA THAT WE WERE PUTTING IN AN INNOVATION LAB. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE DOCTOR FISHER, UM, PROVIDE INFORMATION ON WHAT THE LAB WILL LOOK LIKE. BUT UM, THE BOARD HAS THE INFORMATION AND YOU CAN VOTE TO APPROVE IT OR NOT. OKAY? I UNDERSTANDING. AND MAYBE I'M WRONG. BUT THE INNOVATION LAB UM , LAST MONTH THAT WE APPROVED FOR THAT WAS JUST THE CONSULT.TO DESIGN IT FOR 150,000. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT WAS PART OF THE PROJECT. YES. AND THEN, UM AND THEN IN THE MEETING IN THAT MEETING. ALSO THERE WAS A 90,000 CONSTRUCTION AS WELL. FOR THE, UM THE OTHER ONES. CORRECT? YES, CORRECT. SO WE JUST APPROVED IT LAST MONTH, THE $90,000 AND IT'S ALREADY COMPLETED. IN ONE MONTH. ACTUALLY, YES. SO THIS ONE'S BEEN A IT'S MM YES, CAUSE IT'S RE OUTFITTING THE CURRENT CLASSROOMS. SO THERE WASN'T UH, IT'S BASICALLY TEARING OUT SOME ITEMS AND REDOING THE WALL AND FLOORING. SO YES, OK? YEAH YEAH, IT'S NOT MAJOR CONSTRUCTION, RIGHT? THIS IS JUST A BASICALLY A LIGHT REMODELING T I PROJECT YES. CORRECT. I AM NOT GOING TO BE VOTING FOR THIS ITEM BECAUSE THE INNOVATION LAB IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE SEPTEMBER BUDGET, AND I HAVEN'T GOTTEN AN UPDATED IN A BUDGET LIST FROM THE ARTS AND MUSIC GRANT. AND ORIGINALLY, THAT LINE ITEM WASN'T IN THERE. IT'S IN THERE NOW, AND IT'S TAKING MONEY AWAY FROM OTHER ITEMS THAT WE ORIGINALLY HAD IN THAT SEPTEMBER 23 BUDGET. SO I'M PUTTING NO OKAY. A RE WE READY FOR THE VOTE. THE SECOND. I'M ALSO VOTING. NO I VOTED NO FOR THE CONSTRUCTION LAST MONTH OF THE 90,000, SO I'LL JUST CONTINUE VOTING NOW SO WE ARE READY TO VOTE. I'M GONNA BE GREAT LAB. WE INVITE YOU ALL TO COME SEE IT WHEN IT'S DONE.
OKAY, SO WE'RE ON 17.3. ROLL CALL. VOTE, PLEASE. EMILY. I MRS BUCK? NO. MRS ANDERSON. NO, MR YOUNGBLOOD. ABSOLUTELY, MR FRAZIER. YES PLEASE. AND I AM A GUEST, PLEASE MOTION CARRIES 3 TO 2 AND AN EYE FROM OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. ALL RIGHT. NEXT, 17.12. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE
[17.12 Authorize use of (DGS) Contract No. 4-06-78-0031A for the purchase and warranty, removal, disposal, installation, maintenance, and repair of synthetic turf, athletic track surfaces, tennis courts, sport flooring, and playground surfaces with FieldTurf USA, Inc. for the Universal Sports Institute.]
AUTHORIZE THE USE OF DGS CONTRACT NUMBER 4-06 DASH 78-0031 A FOR THE PURCHASE AND WARRANTY REMOVAL, DISPOSAL, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF SYNTHETIC TURF, ATHLETIC TRACK SURFACES, TENNIS COURTS, SPORT FLOORING AND PLAYGROUND SERVICES WITH FIELD TURF USA INC FOR THE UNIVERSAL SPORTS INSTITUTE. SECOND I HAVE A EMOTION FOR MISSUS BUCK IN, A SECOND BY MISTER YOUNGBLOOD. UM I WAS, UM I HAD A QUESTION RELATED TO THE U SI AND, UM DOES THE U SI REQUIRE ANY TESTING AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR INSTALLATION OF ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT AND THE REMODEL OF THE PD, A T. I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TESTING FROM DOES THE DS A HAVE ANY DS A DS? A BECAUSE LOOK AT ANY OF THE ITEMS RELATED TO NO, THERE'S NO STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS TO THE BUILDING. THEREFORE DS A DOES NOT NEED APPROVAL AND WE HAVE AUTHORIZATION. AND CLARIFICATION FROM DS A THAT WE DO NOT CAN YOU PRO PROVIDE THE CLARIFICATION AND APPROVAL TO US, PLEASE? BE SURE TO GET THAT TO THE BOARD. OK, SO DO WE HAVE LIKE ACTUAL PLANS FOR U SI BECAUSE I HAVE NOT SEEN THEM AND I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE TURF IS GOING. THE TURF IS GOING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. UM BETWEEN YOUR YOUR BO LINDA BOULEVARD AND THE FACILITY. UM THERE'S A DIAGRAM ON OUR WEBSITE ON U SI OF WHERE IT'LL GO. I WAS JUST GONNA SAY IT'S VERY CLEARLY MARKED ON THE WEBSITE. IT LOOKS VERY NICE. I LIKE IT AND IT'S EVERYBODY WHO'S WALKED BY. IT'S GONNA BE LIKE THEY DIDN'T THINK THAT THE SPACE WAS AS BIG AS IT WAS, AND THEY JUST THINK IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING IT. IT'S ACTUALLY INCREDIBLE. THE PROPOSAL WE GOT, UM YOU KNOW WHEN WE DO TURF FIELDS AT HIGH SCHOOLS IT IT RIGHT NOW. IT'S ABOUT A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS. THE FACT THAT THIS PROPOSAL IS, YOU KNOW $100,000 TO PUT IN A NEW TURF FIELD AND THIS COMPANY DOES PROFESSIONAL FIELDS THEY DO. THIS IS THE BIGGEST INSTALLATION. AND COMPANY FOR TURF FIELD. SO, UM, JUST OUTSTANDING AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THIS TIMELINE TO GET THIS DONE BY SEPTEMBER, SO WE CAN OPEN IN SEPTEMBER. I KNOW THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, UH, WE WILL BE OPENING IN SEPTEMBER. UM PROVIDE THAT. WE, UH PROVIDED I'M STILL HERE. AND[01:45:04]
I. I HOPE TO BE AND I HOPE THIS BOARD, UH, CONTINUES TO, UM TO SUPPORT US BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY GONNA BE EXCITING. I. I HAVE, UM IF WE APPROVE THIS, WE'RE GONNA BE ALMOST A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS SO FAR INTO U SI. WHICH IS QUITE A BIT OF MONEY, AND I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY BUDGET TO BUILD OR CONSTRUCT. DO WE HAVE A BUDGET? WELL, UM, I'VE GOTTEN QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT IN IN AGAIN. UH THIS BOARD HAS IN. THE PAST APPROVED. BIGGER PROGRA MMES WITH NO BUDGET THAT A RE LOSING MONEY, UM, THAT BEING SAID THIS IS PART OF THE BUDGET. THE OTHER PART OF THE BUDGET IS, UM THE PUBLIC RFP THAT WE PUT OUT COMPANIES CAN SUBMIT. AND SO WE HAVE SUBMITTAL FROM A VENDOR.WE WILL BE PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION TO THE BOARD. SO I CAN'T PUT A BUDGET OUT UNTIL I KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO COST FROM COMPANIES THAT SUBMIT THEIR PROPOSALS TO US UM AND SO THE BOARD WILL BE GETTING THAT VERY SOON. AND YOU WILL HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND VOTE ON EVERY EXPENDITURE FOR THIS FACILITY. UM BECAUSE, LIKE IN THE PAST WHEN SCHOOLS LIKE BV VA WERE OPENED WITHOUT STUDY SESSIONS OR BUDGETS, THIS WILL HAVE A BUDGET AND PLENTY OF TIME TO, UM, DISCUSS, BUT AT THIS TIME NO, I DON'T HAVE A BUDGET PER SE. UM BUT, UH, I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE'RE USING WE'RE USING ONE TIME DEVELOPER FEE MONEY, WHICH IS AN ONGOING, UM, FUNDING SOURCE. AND, UM JUST THE FACT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR $100,000 IS JUST INCREDIBLE. SO, UM I WOULD SAY. THE BOARD WILL HAVE A VERY GOOD IDEA ABOUT HOW MUCH WE'RE GONNA SPEND ON EQUIPPING THE FACILITY. I WOULD SAY IN THE NEXT 1 TO 2 MONTHS, UM AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO TALK MORE ABOUT A BUDGET WHEN COMPANIES ACTUALLY SUBMIT THEIR PROPOSALS. OK, DO WE HAVE, UM BECAUSE THIS IS A LOT OF SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT. DO WE HAVE A BUDGET? UM FOR THE PERSONNEL TO RUN THE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST OR PSYCHOLOGIST, ATHLETIC TRAINER, ET CETERA. FOR ALL THE PERSONNEL THAT ARE GOING IN THERE, THE BOARD WILL RECEIVE THAT ONCE WE GET PROPOSALS FROM VENDORS AND ALSO, UM I WOULD LIKE, UH, A BUDGET FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF ALL THE EQUIPMENT. AND ALSO FOR THE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR THAT PROGRAM, BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS ALSO GONNA BE A PROBLEM. YEAH WELL, IT'S YOU WILL PROVIDE THAT WE WILL PROVIDE THAT. IT'S OUR HOPE THAT, UM THAT THIS NEW PROGRAM DOESN'T LOSE $1.2 MILLION, LIKE THE CURRENT PROGRAM IN THAT FACILITY IS THAT THIS BOARD HASN'T REQUESTED A BUDGET FOR BUT WE WILL BE GETTING YOU THAT OK, PERFECT.
AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO, UM, ALSO SAY, UM DOCTOR TURNER SENT ME INFORMATION ABOUT THE FULLERTON SPORTS PROGRAM. AND I THANK YOU, AND, UM, I LOOKED INTO THIS NEW PROGRAM. AND IS THIS HAVE TO DO WITH OUR ITEM THAT WAS PULLED? IT HAS TO DO WITH THE SPORTS INSTITUTE. NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. ANDERSON INSTALLATION OF A SYNTHETIC TURF, AND SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS IT, TELL THAT IN YOUR BOARD REPORT I'M CALLING FOR THE WAIT A SECOND.
I'M CALLING FOR A VOTE. WAIT I'M CALLING FOR A VOTE. THE ORDER POINT OF ORDER. THE PRESIDENT HAS CALLED FOR A VOTE HERE AND TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING OTHER THAN WHAT IS ON THE AGENDA IN FRONT OF US POINT OF ORDER. THE HAS CALLED FOR A VOTE, EMILY I MRS BUCK? NO. MRS ANDERSON. NO MR YOUNGBLOOD? YES, MR FRASIER. YES AND I'M A YES VOTE CARRIES 3 TO 2 WITH A I FROM OUR STUDENT
[17.16 Adopt Resolution No. 23-27 to authorize the use of temporary interfund borrowing for the 2024-25 fiscal year.]
BOARD MEMBER. 17.16, PLEASE. UM I MOVED THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-27 TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF TEMPORARY INTER FUND BORROWING FOR THE 2425 FISCAL YEAR. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MRS BUCK. YOU HAVE A SECOND, A SECOND. SECOND BY MRS ANDERSON. GO AHEAD. UM MY QUESTION IS, UM ARE WE ANTICIPATING ANY INTER DISTRICT OR ANY INTER FUND TRANSFERS? AND COULD YOU MAYBE SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT IS AND WHY WE DO THIS? SO THIS RESOLUTION WE TAKE TO THE BOARD? I THINK IT'S BEEN EVERY YEAR FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS. UM AND BASICALLY IT JUST ALLOWS, UH, THAT SHOULD THE STATE. LET'S SAY, UM UH, BECAUSE IN YEARS PAST, THEY'VE HELD OUR MONEY FROM ONE FISCAL YEAR TO ANOTHER. AND IT ALLOWS YOU TO BORROW FUNDS, UH, FROM ONE FUND TO PUT IN THE GENERAL FUND AND THEN PAY IT BACK ONCE THE STATE, UH, GIVES YOU MONEY, SO IT IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE DO FOR A CATCH ALL TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DISTRICT IS ABLE TO SHIFT FUNDS AROUND IF WE NEED TO. IT DOES REQUIRE US TO PAY IT BACK WITHIN 100 AND 20 DAYS OF THE OF THE FISCAL YEAR. UH, AND SO IT'S JUST A TEMPORARY, UH, AUTHORIZATION TO BE ABLE TO MOVE[01:50:02]
TO BORROW MONEY AND PAY IT RIGHT BACK. WE DO THAT. UH HONESTLY, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW, SO I I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD THE NEWS LIKE THE STATE'S REVENUES ARE ARE COMING IN A LITTLE BIT, UH, LIGHT, AND SO SHOULD THEY, UM AH, OPT TO WE EXTEND OUR OUR, YOU KNOW, PUSH OUR MONEY INTO THE NEXT. UH CAL. I'M SORRY FISCAL YEAR IT WOULD GIVE US THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SHIFT FUNDS AROUND SO THAT WE WOULD BE, UH, ABLE TO WITHSTAND THAT. AND ARE WE ANTICIPATING ANY OF THAT THIS YEAR? I DON'T KNOW. SO I. I RIGHT NOW, I. I HAVE NO RIGHT NOW. I'D SAY NO RIGHT. BUT THE GOVERNOR ON FRIDAY SHOULD BE RELEASING HIS MAY REVISION AND WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A RE WE READY TO VOTE. MRS BUCK. YES MISSUS. ANDERSON. YES, MR YOUNGBLOOD? YES, MR FRASIER. YES AND I'M A YES MOTION CARRIES 50 17.22. THINK WE'RE DOING 17 TO 0. WAS[17.20 Authorize use of various CMAS contracts for the purchase of audio and video equipment, cabling, installation, and training with Production Access Group, Inc., EKC Enterprises Inc., Avidex Industries, LLC, and Extron Electronic, effective May 8, 2024 through June 30, 2025.]
IT 1720 OR 17 POINT? I HAVE 17.22 AND 18.1. SO, UM 17.20 ZERO. 20 17.20 MOVE THAT WE AUTHORIZE THE USE OF VARIOUS C MA S CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE AND AUDIO VIDEO, EQUIP MENT, CABLING, INSTALLATION AND TRAINING FOR PRODUCTION ACCESS GROUP INC. EKC ENTERPRISES INC.ADEX INDUSTRIES LLC AND EXTRON ELECTRONIC EFFECTIVE MAY 8TH 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30TH 2025.
I'LL SECOND I HAVE A MOTION BY MRS BUCK SECOND BY MRS ANDERSON. OK I PULLED THIS ONE BECAUSE IN THE MEMO IT STATES THAT CAFETERIA FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE USED. AND I DON'T THINK WE'RE CABLING FOR THE CAFETERIA. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH SO, BASICALLY WHAT WE'VE DONE IS INCLUDED.
THI. THIS IS WE DON'T HAVE $500,000 WORTH OF PROJECTS ON ON THE BOOKS RIGHT NOW. WHAT THIS DOES IS GIVES US THE AUTHORIZATION TO USE THESE SEA MASS CONTRACTS WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED. SO RIGHT NOW, NO, THERE ISN'T ANYTHING IN CAFETERIA FUNDS THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON USING. IT WAS JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE IF THEY DID NEED THAT WE COULD RIGHT AND SO MEANING THAT IT DOESN'T RESTRICT US TO JUST GENERAL FUND USAGE. IT DOESN'T RESTRICT US ABOUT 25 OR ANY OF THE OTHERS. BUT IF WE DID IN IN THE FUTURE, YOU COULD BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. IS THAT CORRECT? OK SO I THINK WE SHOULD AMEND THIS ONE TO STRIKE OUT THE CAFETERIA FUNDS BECAUSE THERE'S NO PLAN ON USING IT AT THIS TIME. IT'S NOT FORESEEN AND JUST AMEND IT AND PASS IT. I WOULD FEEL BETTER ABOUT THAT. WHY I JUST DO A FOLLOW UP QUESTION.
STRATEGICALLY. IT ALLOWS UM ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE DECISIONS . THAT'S THE BEST FOR THE TIME BEING, AND WE STILL GET TO APPROVE HER, UH, DENY EXPENSES THAT THEY COME THROUGH. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY GET TO JUST USE IT, HOWEVER, SO THAT'S CORRECT. YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
I. I AGREE WITH MISSUS ANDERSON THAT IF IT SAYS CAP CAFETERIA FUNDS, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT AUDIO VIDEO EQUIPMENT FOR A SCHOOL THAT DOESN'T QUALIFY, SO I WOULDN'T WANT TO PUT THAT IN WITH IT SO I WOULD APPROVE. IT WAS IF IT WAS AMENDED TO REMOVE THE CAFETERIA FENCE THAT THAT WOULDN'T BE OUR RECOMMENDATION. GET THE IS THIS AN ALLOWABLE EXPENSE? BUT I IT DEPENDS. IT MIGHT. IT MIGHT BE. IT DEPENDS ON THE ON THE PROJECT. SO OK, OK. I COULD SEE POTENTIAL WHEREVER THEY BE NEEDS IN CAFETERIA AREAS WHERE IT WOULD POSSIBLY BE THERE. SO I MEAN, WHY WOULD WE CLOSE OFF OUR OPTIONS? WE'RE NOT REALLY CLOSE TO OUR OPTIONS. WE'RE JUST IF IT IF IT IF IT PRESENTS ITSELF IN THE FUTURE, THEN IT CAN COME BACK UP. IT'S NOT. WE'RE NOT SHUTTING THE DOOR. I SEE US LISTING. GENERAL FUND CHILD DEVELOPMENT FUND CAFETERIA FUND.
CAPITAL FACILITY FUND AND CAPITAL FACILITIES AGENCY FUND CORRECT SO THIS GIVES US FLEXIBILITY DEPENDING ON WHAT THE EXPENDITURE IS CORRECT, IF WHEN THE ACTUAL PROJECT COMES FORWARD WILL WE IDENTIFY WHAT? WHERE THAT FUNDING SOURCE IS OK, THEN. OUR RECOMMENDATION IS NOT TO MAKE A CHANGE AT THIS TIME. OKAY W, UM ONE MORE QUESTION. WHAT A RE, THE, UM, PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY LISTED FOR THAT, BESIDES THE ONES THAT ARE LISTED IN THE, UM IN THE MEMO.
SO WE PROVIDED A IN THE MEMO AND THEN WE PROVIDED THE BOARD UPDATE. UH BUT, UM, SO MY UNDERSTANDING AND HAVE JEREMY HERE IS THE CASE. WE NEED TO GET SOME MORE DETAIL. BUT WE HAVE, UH, UPGRADES TO THE EQUIPMENT AND ALL OF THE MUSIC ROOMS AT ALL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS. WE HAVE A, UM OH, HERE'S JEREMY ESPERANZA HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE AAA MEDIA ROOM. THAT'S THAT'S GONNA BE USED FOR RECORDING THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN WITH IT AS WELL. UM AND THEN WE HAVE OTHER PROJECTS. I MEAN, THAT THAT WAS THE BULK OF IT. THE, UH, OTHER ITEM IS, UM, JUST CONTINUED
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CONVERSION OF A FEW OF THE CLASSROOMS WHERE THEY'RE USING A SECOND INPUT. TO DIGITAL FROM ANALOG. UM, WHICH HELPS WITH THE SIGNAL. AND JUST THE QUALITY OF THE DISPLAY. IN FROM THOSE SECOND LOCATIONS AND THOSE CLASSROOMS. AND WE WILL BE ADDING AUDIO AT THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS, MUSIC CLASSROOMS AS WELL. UM PROBABLY FOCUSING MORE ON A PORTABLE SYSTEM FOR THOSE SINCE THOSE ELEMENTARY MUSIC CLASSROOMS TEND TO MOVE FROM YEAR TO YEAR. SO QUESTION IF THE, UM AUDIO SYSTEM BEING USED IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS LIKE A IS LIKE A, UM PAS OR WHAT? NOT I IN THE MUSIC CLASSROOMS. IT JUST ANYWHERE. UM SO IT IT UH, DISTRIBUTED SPEAKERS IN MOST OF OUR CLASSROOMS FOR SPEAKERS THAT , UH, DISTRIBUTE IN THE CLASSROOM TO PRODUCE THE SOUND NOT INSTRUCTIONAL. NOT LIKE THE P A NOT NOT THE P A. THIS IS DISTINCT FROM P, A OKAY? OKAY.ALRIGHT. CALL FOR A VOTE, MISSUS BUCK? NO. MRS ANDERSON? NO, MR YOUNGBLOOD. MR FRAZIER. YES. AND I AM A YES VOTE CARRIES 3 TO 2. ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT WOULD BE 17.22 17.22. I MOVE THAT WE
[17.22 Approve contract renewal for crossing guard services at City determined locations with All City Management Services, Inc., effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.]
APPROVE CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR CROSSING GUARD SERVICES AT CITY DETERMINED LOCATIONS WITH ALL CITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC. EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30TH 2025, I'LL SECOND I HAVE A MOTION BY MISSUS BUCK AND A SECOND BY MRS ANDERSON. UM, I'M BRINGING THIS UP BECAUSE THE CITY OF PLACENTA DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR CROSSING GUARDS AND YEARS AGO WHEN THEY WERE IN A FINANCIAL. UM UH, DIFFICULTY. THAT'S WHEN THIS ADJUSTMENT CHANGED AND THERE WAS ALWAYS, UM, PLANS TO REVISIT THAT, SO I'M I'M BRINGING THIS UP JUST SO THAT WE'RE CONSTANTLY HAVING THAT CONVERSATION AND POTENTIALLY NEXT YEAR HAVING A EITHER A BLENDED MODEL OR HAVING THE CITY PLUS CENTER. TAKE THAT BACK. I SECOND THAT I THINK WE SHOULD GO BACK TO THEM AND ASK THEM. THE CITY OF PLACENTIA IS FINANCIALLY STABLE. FROM WHERE THEY WERE SEVERAL YEARS AGO WITH I THINK THEY HAD $2 IN THEIR ACCOUNT AT THE END OF, UH, ONE YEAR. AND, UM, RE LOOK A T THAT ABSOLUTELY. THIS SHOULD BE POINT OF CONVERSATION. AND IF YOU WANT MY HELP, I'D BE HAPPY TO GO. S.ALL RIGHT CALL FOR A VOTE. MRS BUCK. MRS ANDERSON, I MR. YOUNGBLOOD, MR FRASIER. AND I AM AN I 18.1 UM I MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE REVISIONS TO THE FOLLOWING BOARD POLICIES
[18.1 Approve revisions to the following board policies: 5128.1, 5128.2, 5128.3, and 5218.4 as they relate to graduation requirements for comprehensive high school, continuation high school, adult school, and alternative (independent study) high school, respectively.]
5128.15128 0.25128 0.3 AND FIVE DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? YES AND 5218.4. THEY SWITCH ON ME THERE.UH, WAIT. I HAVE MORE TO READ. UH, SORRY AS THEY RELATE TO THE CONTINUE REQUIRE, UH, GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, CONTINUATION, HIGH SCHOOL, ADULT SCHOOL AND ALTERNATIVE INDEPENDENT HIGH SCHOOL STUDIES, AND I WON'T INDIVIDUALLY NAME THOSE FOR NOW A SECOND. OK, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MRS BUCK AND SECOND BY MR YOUNGBLOOD. SO I PULLED THESE, UM ONE BECAUSE THEY'RE BOARD POLICY, AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD REVIEW BOARD POLICY AND HAVE EVEN A BRIEF DISCUSSION OR EXPLANATION OF WHAT THIS IS. SO CAN YOU GO THROUGH, UM, THE GRAD REQUIREMENTS AND WHAT HAS CHANGED IN RELATION TO, UM UM, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND ALSO THE GRAD REQUIREMENTS. UM, THAT WERE LISTED IN, THE AND EACH OF THOSE AREAS THE WORK REQUIREMENTS. I HAD A FEW QUESTIONS. CERTAINLY I CAN START WITH THE CAN YOU HEAR ME? I. I CAN START WITH A SPECIAL ED REQUIREMENTS. SO WHAT'S HAPPENED IS, UM, NEW LEGISLATION THAT MAKES CONCESSIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. 1% OF OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WHO TAKE THE CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT AND RATHER THAN HAVE THEM, UM NOT GRADUATE WITH WHAT'S CALLED A DIPLOMA. THEY'RE CALLING IT AN ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY TO A DIPLOMA. THIS IS INTENDED AS IT SAYS HERE IN, UH, NUMBER ONE ON THE, UM, OUTLINE UNDERLINED ONE THAT IT'S ONLY THOSE WHO TAKE THE ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS. AND SO WE ARE PART OF CONSORTIUM THAT IS WORKING TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A COURSE OF STUDY WITH THE COUNTY OF ORANGE O CD E, AND WE'RE, UM, DEVELOPING THAT FOR OUR STUDENTS . AND SO STUDENTS WITH IEPS ARE ABLE TO HAVE THAT AS AN ALTERNATIVE. ONE THING THAT IS REALLY CLEAR WITH WITH THESE STUDENTS IS IT WILL COUNT TOWARD OUR GRADUATION RATE, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT THE SECOND THING IS THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ALSO STAY IN OUR ADULT TRANSITION PROGRAM TILL 22. CAN YOU MAYBE GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT THAT CHANGE.
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WHAT IT USED TO LOOK LIKE AS AN BEFORE THIS CHANGE WHAT IT USED TO LOOK LIKE IS THERE WAS SOMETHING CALLED A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT OR CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FOR THESE STUDENTS, AND SO THIS WOULD NOT COUNT TOWARD THE GRADUATION RATE FOR THEM, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ACTUALLY NEED TO IMPROVE FOR OUR STUDENTS ON IEPS, AND THERE WAS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE COURSE OF STUDY THAT WAS ACTUALLY CREATED FOR THEM. OKAY I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WORK EXPERIENCE BECAUSE IT'S LISTED IN OUR, UH ADULT NIGHTS. GRADUATION SCHOOL, AND IT'S ALSO LISTED IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE BUT IT'S NOT LISTED WORK EXPERIENCE FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY. OR, UM, CONTINUATION, AND IT'S DESCRIBED IN THE TWO OTHER ONES THAT IT'S DESCRIBED IN IS DIFFERENTLY. AND I'M JUST I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT WORK EXPERIENCE IS. AND MAKING SURE IT'S APPLIED EQUALLY TO ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT, UM, BOARD POLICIES. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY SO WORK EXPERIENCE SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD WANT TO ADD INTO ALL FOUR SO THAT STUDENTS CAN BE ABLE TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THAT, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO ADD IN, SO THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR WORK BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS TOWARDS THEIR GRADUATION FOR THAT, AND SO UM, WE WOULD DEFINITELY BE AGREEABLE TO ADDING IT TO THE TWO THAT IT WAS MISSING FROM YEAH, I I'M KIND OF INTERESTED IN. WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS A RE AROUND IT. LIKE, HOW MANY HOURS DO THEY WORK? IS IT FOR THE WHOLE SEMESTER? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU'RE GETTING CREDITS FOR IT? SURE, AND SO THERE'S DIFFERENT EXAMPLES THAT ARE PROVIDED FROM DIFFERENT, UM, DISTRICTS AS WELL AS THROUGH THE COUNTY OF OFFICE EDUCATION. WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH, UM, WHAT YOU WOULD TYPICALLY SEE IS SOMETHING LIKE, UM 2.5 CREDITS FOR AN AVERAGE OF TWO HOURS PER WEEK ON THE JOB FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 WEEKS. SO, 30 HOURS TOTAL. UM FIVE CREDITS FOR AN AVERAGE OF FOUR HOURS PER WEEK ON THE JOB EXPERIENCE FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 WEEKS, AND SO THAT WE JUST WANTED TO HAVE THE ABILITY AS WE'RE EXPANDING OUR COLLEGE AND CARE, READINESS AND WORK BASED LEARNING FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE CREDITS TO STUDENTS WHO ARE, UM, WORKING OK, CAN YOU GIVE US THAT INFORMATION SO THAT WE HAVE THAT? AND THEN IS THIS SOMETHING? I'M THINKING THAT THIS SHOULD PROBABLY COME BACK FOR A SECOND READING AND ADD IT TO THE OTHER ONE. SO THAT WE'RE WE'RE BEING EQUAL TO ALL THE OTHER. AND MAYBE EVEN AN EXPLANATION IN HERE SO THAT IT'S YOU KNOW A LITTLE MORE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAR BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THE ONE FOR THE ADULT. IT'S LIKE IF THERE'S SKILLED LABOR, YOU KNOW IN THEIR TRADE.AND IT'S JUST IT'S JUST NOT REALLY CLEAR. AND I WANNA JUST MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO MISCOMMUNICATIONS. SO IF WE GO BACK COULD BRING IT BACK FOR A SECOND READ HAVE THAT ALL THAT KINDA CLEANED UP A LITTLE BIT AND INCLUDED THAT WOULD BE PERFECT. SURE WE COULD BRING IT BACK. BUT THE ADULT EDUCATION ONE WILL READ DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHERS BECAUSE THAT'S SPECIFIC TO VENTURE ACADEMY AND STUDENTS. AND SO IT WOULD BE THE GENERAL LANGUAGE THAT'S IN THE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS VERY GENERAL AND IT I BELIEVE , JUST SAYS WORK EXPERIENCE.
THAT'S ALL THAT'S ALL IT SAYS, AND THEN IT WOULD BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS WHERE WE WOULD LAY OUT WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE THE DETAILS OF IT, AND SO WE CAN SIMPLY ADD IN THE LINE TO THE REMAINING TWO. OR WE COULD CONSIDER BRINGING IT BACK FOR A SECOND READING, BUT IT WOULD JUST BE THAT THAT GENERAL LINE AND IT WOULD BE THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS WHERE WE'D LAY OUT THE DETAILS. OK YEAH. THE DETAILS DON'T GO ON THE POLICY THAT THE DETAILS WOULD GO OUTSIDE OF THAT, BUT I THINK IT'D BE GOOD FOR US TO ALL HAVE THOSE DETAILS BECAUSE WE WEREN'T GIVEN THOSE AND THEN THE OTHER THING I NOTICED IN ALMOST ALL THE POLICIES. UM SOME OF THE NUMBERING IS OFF. UM YOU KNOW, WE GET RID OF NUMBER THREE, SO NUMBER FIVE SHOULD BE NUMBER FOUR AND NUMBER FIVE SHOULD BE NUMBER SIX. UM FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN, UM FOR THE CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL. UM WE HAVE LETTER. I, UM FOR MULTICULTURAL STUDIES.
AND THEN WE HAVE LETTER I FOR SERVICE LEARNING. COMMUNITY SERVICE. WOULD THAT BE AJ THEN AND THEN A K FOR ELECTIVE COURSES, SO MAYBE SOME CLARIFY A FORMATTING STRUGGLE WITH WORD AND SO I KNOW IT IS. IT WILL ALL BE CLEANED UP WHEN THE STRIKETHROUGHS ARE REMOVED, AND IT'S A CLEAN COFFEE, SO I'M JUST THINKING IF WE COULD FIX SOME OF THAT UP, UM, THAT WOULD HELP. SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE APPROVING. DOCTOR YOUNG AS, UH, AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, WOULD
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YOU RECOMMEND THAT WE TAKE IT AS IS WITH THE ADDITION OF A WITH THE ADDITION OF A LINE IF THAT'S THE WILL OF THE BOARD. YEAH. SO YOU'RE YOU'RE COMFORTABLE BECAUSE IF IT'S BROUGHT BACK TO US, THERE MIGHT JUST BE THE CHANGE IN THE EYE AND THEN A LINE. AND THAT'S WHAT WOULD BE BROUGHT BACK BECAUSE SO WE COULD POTENTIALLY APPROVE THIS TONIGHT AND THEN YOU CAN THE LIKE, NOT NOT FLUFF, BUT THE EXTRA STUFF. YOU COULD SEND IT TO US SEPARATELY. SO WE KNOW WHAT WE WHAT WAS BEHIND IT ALL. YES THE FORMATTING WITH WORD IS ONCE WE DELETE THE STRIKE THROUGHS. IT WILL REFORM AT THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS CORRECTLY, SO THAT WOULD BE FIXED AND THEN IT WOULD JUST BE THE ADDITION OF THE WORK EXPERIENCE. IF THAT'S SOMETHING, AND WE'VE APPROVED THINGS LIKE THIS BEFORE, WHEN THERE JUST HAS TO BE ADDING AN A LINE AND THEN YOU KNOW THE FORMAT, SO WE TYPICALLY DO TWO READS, AND IF IT'S IN CONSENT CALENDAR, IT SHOULDN'T BE ANY TROUBLE TO PUT IT IN JUST WITH THE CORRECTIONS IF THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE. I JUST THINK IT ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S MISSING OUT OF TWO POLICIES ALREADY MAKE SURE IT'S IT READS RIGHT? I MEAN, I'LL TURN ON MY MIC. I THINK IT SHOULD COME BACK FOR A SECOND READ BOARD POLICY IS DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD AND I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD. MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE. SO ARE YOU WANTING A SECOND READ BECAUSE THE LETTERING IS OFF BECAUSE OF MICROSOFT WORD? NO BECAUSE OF THE WORK EXPERIENCE AND HOW IT'S NOT IN TWO OF THE POLICIES, AND IT'S WORDED KIND OF WEIRD. UM A SINGLE LINE. WELL, LET YOU WANT ME TO READ IT TO YOU OUT LOUD. WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A SINGLE LINE. AND SO IF THAT'S ALL THAT WE'VE DONE, I DON'T THINK THAT THAT WARRANTS A SECOND READ. IT WOULDN'T HARM TO DO A SECOND READ IF IT'S IN CONSENT CALENDAR, AND IT'S FIXED. YOU KNOW, LET'S JUST WE'LL GO AHEAD AND WE'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. MRS. LET ME JUST READ TO YOU WHAT IT SAYS TODD, DO YOU NEED HER TO READ WHAT? IT SAYS IT RIGHT. YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT. SO? SO IT SAYS NO MORE THAN 20. OF THESE ELECTIVE CREDITS MAY BE EARNED IN WORK, EXPERIENCE OR SERVICE BASED COURSES. SO I JUST WANT US TO BE CLEAR WHAT WORK EXPERIENCES. UM WHAT DID WHAT DID YOU CALL IT? UM WORK BASED LEARNING, AND MAYBE WE JUST ADD THAT KIND OF CLARIFICATION IN THERE. MISS ANDERSON, THE BOARD PRESIDENT, CALLED FOR A VOTE POINT OF ORDER . THE BOARD PRESIDENT CALLED FOR A VOTE, MRS BUCK I MRS ANDERSON. I'M GONNA SAY NO. OK, MR YOUNGBLOOD. MR FRASER. I AND I AM AN I VOTE CARRIES 4 TO 1. I WOULD LIKE A COPY OF IT WHEN[20.7 Approve the Certificated Human Resources Report.]
IT'S 20.7, PLEASE. I'M SORRY. DID YOU SAY 20 POINTS? OH, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD. I THINK MRS ANDERSON PULLED THIS. OK? YES, I DID. PULL THIS ONE. SO, UM I NEED A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CERTIFICATED HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISSUS ANDERSON AND A SECOND BY MR YOUNGBLOOD. HEY, I PULLED THIS ONE BECAUSE UM WE ARE NO LONGER VOTING ON, UM PRINCIPLES AND DIRECTORS IN OUR CLOSED SESSION AND AS APPROVING THE HR REPORT, WHERE SYMBOLICALLY APPROVING THESE AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE WAS AWARE THAT IF WHEN WE APPROVE THIS THAT SARAH BARTON WILL BE APPOINTED PRINCIPAL AT TRE DAVID YAMOTO, PRINCIPAL AT EL DORADO. KIND OF CHAPMAN, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT TOUGHER MIDDLE SCHOOL. CHAD HALO , ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CARRIER MIDDLE SCHOOL. RICHARD NAGY, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT YORBA LINDA, MIDDLE SCHOOL. UH, CHRISTOPHER. THE SOYA, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT GLENVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND SYLVIA CUESTA AS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DIRECTOR NUMBER. UM TWO. AND I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE AND THAT WE ARE APPROVING THESE AND, UM THAT'S WHY I PULLED IT. O. OKAY, CAN I CLARIFY UM, ACTUALLY, MISS ANDERSON, YOU HAVE IT OPPOSITE AND WRONG. THE APPOINTMENT AND CLOSED SESSION,[02:10:01]
WHICH YOU WERE DOING IS ACTUALLY SYMBOLIC. WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS WHAT IS OFFICIAL. THE BOARD CANNOT APPROVE THESE EMPLOYEES IN CLOSED SESSION, THEY MUST APPROVE THEM IN OPEN SESSION ON THE PERSONNEL REPORT. SO WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS THE SAME AS BEFORE. THIS IS THE OFFICIAL BOARD APPROVAL. THERE IS NO BOARD APPROVAL OF THESE MEMBERS IN CLOSED SESSION. IT'S AGAINST THE LAW. AND SO WHAT YOU WERE DOING WAS SYMBOLIC. BECAUSE IT WAS AGAINST THE LAW. IT WASN'T AGAINST THE LAW IF IT'S REPORTED OUT, SO IT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SYMBOLIC IT IT WAS IMPORTANT A T LEAST. FOR ME, UM, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS A NICE WAY TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT PEOPLE AND TO BRING IT UP AND CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT THEY'RE GETTING THESE POSITIONS. SO THANK YOU FOR POINTING IT OUT. AND, UM, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THESE EMPLOYEES. YEAH AND WE DO CELEBRATE THEM, AND WE'VE SENT OUT CELEBRATION EMAILS TO EVERYONE IN THE CASE OF, UH, THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. UM WE DON'T TYPICALLY HAVE THEM COME TO BOARD MEETINGS. UM BUT, UH, AGAIN THE BOARD ACTION AND CLOSED SESSION, THE SYMBOLIC ACTION IS TRULY SYMBOLIC. UM AND SO WE ARE, UM, DOING WHAT IS APPROPRIATE AND SO I'M TRYING TO BE AS TRANSPARENT WITH THE COMMUNITY AS POSSIBLE IS THE LAWFUL BOARD ACTION TO APPROVE THESE FOLKS, UM, IS WHAT YOU HAVE HERE BEFORE YOU ON 20.7. THANK YOU. I'M IN FOR A VOTE, MRS BUCK. HI MISSUS. ANDERSON, I MR YOUNGBLOOD, MR FRAZIER. I AND I AM AN I MOTION CARRIES 50. AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR CONSENT[21. BOARD REPORT]
CALENDAR AND WE WILL GO INTO OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND BOARD REPORT. MRS BUCK AND IS THAT ALL FIVE OF USA RE GOING TO DO A BOARD REPORT? TODD? ARE YOU DOING A BO BOARD REPORT? YES OK, SO WE HAVE 30 MINUTES FOR THE FIVE OF US. OKAY WELL, GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. UM I WANTED I JUST HAVE MY CALENDAR GOING. SO MY FIRST ONE ON THE LIST IS LOVE PLACENTIA. SO I'M JUST GONNA HIGHLIGHT IT. AND I'M GONNA MAKE SURE AND LEAVE THAT MOST OF IT OPEN FOR YOU. BECAUSE I KNOW YOU, UH, RUN IT, MRS ANDERSON. UM I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET THE JOB OF PHOTOGRAPHER SO I GOT TO GO TO VALENCIA HIGH SCHOOL, KRAMER, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND RUBY DRIVE TO GO AROUND AND TAKE PICTURES OF ALL OF THE PROJECTS HAPPENING, AND TO THANK ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE MAKING OUR SCHOOLS LOOK BEAUTIFUL. UM, WHILE THEY WERE THERE THAT DAY. UM I ALSO ATTENDED THE VALENCIA HIGH SCHOOL DISTINGUISHED, DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR AWARDS. UM WITH MR GARY STEIN. UM WATCHED, UH, CHRIS HERZFELD WITH AND HIS STAFF THAT HAD A COORDINATE, EFFICIENT PROGRAM THAT RECOGNIZED ALL THEIR DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS PRIOR TO THEIR SENIOR AWARD CEREMONY. AND IT WAS A NICE EVENING. UM I ATTENDED THE NORTH ORANGE COUNTY ROP CELEBRATION OF SUCCESS RECOGNIZING ONE ROP SCHOOL BOARD OR STUDENT FROM EACH HIGH SCHOOL . AND TOMORROW NIGHT, UH, WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING RETIRED, UH, BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES BEFORE OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. UM I WENT TO THE NORTH ORANGE COUNTY ANGELS BASEBALL NIGHT, UH, WAS ALSO STAR WARS NIGHT AND FOR INSTEAD OF STAR OR INSTEAD OF FIREWORKS THAT NIGHT, THEY HAD A DRONE SHOW AND IT WAS REALLY COOL. UM, REALLY COOL. UM IT'S UM, ALL OF THE DIFFERENT STAR WARS CHARACTERS AND, YOU KNOW, SWORD FIGHTS WITH ALL THE DRONES IN THE SKY. UM, HADN'T EVER SEEN ANYTHING QUITE AS EXCITING AS THAT, UM, RELATED TO DRONES. SO UM, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT NEXT YEAR AT EL CAMINO REAL HIGH SCHOOL. THERE WILL BE A DRONE COURSE AVAILABLE FOR AFTER SCHOOL. UM, FOR ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT, SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, OR IF YOU HAVE A STUDENT THAT'S INTERESTED, UH, TALK TO THE HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR TO GET, UM, SIGNED UP FOR THAT CLASS. UM, I ATTENDED THE PT 1/4 COUNCIL MEETING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AND THEY HELD A BRAVER ANGELS WORKSHOP ON BETTER WAYS TO COMMUNICATE AND POLARIZING TIMES. UM, IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION, AND I AM JUST RECEIVED THE INFORMATION TODAY THAT I'M GONNA PASS ALONG TO DOCTOR CHERN SO THAT HE CAN, UM, LOOK AT IT AS WELL. UM IN OUR BOARD AGENDA. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF ITEMS. ONE WAS THE JAZZ CONCERT AT ESPERANZA, UM, THAT I ATTEND. UM, THE I HAPPENED TO STOP BY DURING THAT WEEK, AND THE, UM ONE OF OUR FORMER STUDENTS, WHO IS, UH UH, MUSICIAN CAME BACK AND WAS WORKING WITH THE STUDENTS. IT WAS A REMARKABLE, UM, EXPERIENCE AND WHAT A GREAT WAY TO BRING THAT OLD S THE FORMER STUDENTS BACK AND CELEBRATE WITH OUR NEW STUDENTS. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS WELL, BECAUSE I GOT THIS SPECIFICALLY. SEE IT.UM ADDITIONALLY, UH, LAST WAS IT LAST WEEKEND, THE VERY SPECIAL ARTS EVENT WAS AT MAIN PLACE MALL AND WE THE VENTURE. ACADEMY CHOIR HAD A PERFORMANCE THERE, LED BY CAR. UH CARMEN QUATTRO.
AND IS YOU ALL HEARD IN THE MEETING LAST MONTH? UM, THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB, SO IT WAS NICE TO GO SEE THEM THERE FOR THAT PERFORMANCE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. UM I HAD PLANNED ON ATTENDING THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. UM MEETING BUT I DIDN'T GET THE UPDATE ON
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THE INFORMATION. BUT I, UM WILL BE CHECKING THE MINUTES BUT I WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THOSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS, THE MINUTES ARE POSTED AT ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PAGE OF OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE. SO YOU CAN GO IN THERE AND SEE WHAT ALL THE UM, DISCUSSION AND UM, ITEMS THAT THEY'RE DISCUSSING. SO I'LL BE CHECKING INTO THAT. UM LAST WEEKEND, I ATTENDED THE DENTAL CLINIC WITH, UM, THAT WAS HELD AT MELROSE ELEMENTARY THAT WAS PUT ON BY THE PLACENTA ROTARY. UM I WANT TO THANK THE ROTARY FOR FACILITATING THAT EVENT. UM, THANK THE STAFF FOR WORKING THAT EVENT AS WELL. IT WAS AMAZING. THERE WERE, UM ALMOST 100 STUDENTS 99 ACTUALLY THAT HAD SIGNED UP TO COME IN AND GET FREE DENTAL CARE. UH, US CS, UM UH, TEACHERS HAD THAT HAD STARTED THIS PROGRA MME YEARS AGO, UM, STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND THIS YEAR THEY BROUGHT IN, UM, IT IT DIDN'T RUN THROUGH US C. SPECIFICALLY IT WAS. IT'S AN ORGANIZATION CALLED AYUDA. AND UM UC I STUDENTS, DENTAL STUDENTS CAME AND ASSISTED, UH, DOCTORS THAT HAD FLOWN IN FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES THAT WERE PART OF THIS PROGRAM TO WORK ON ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND PARENTS, UM, TO GET SOME DENTAL CARE THAT THEY REALLY NEEDED, SO THANK YOU TO THE ESSENTIAL ROTARY FOR, UM FACILITATING THAT EVENT AND BRINGING IT BACK. IT HAD BEEN GONE FOR A FEW YEARS, AND THIS WAS THE FIFTH TIME UH, LAST NIGHT I ATTENDED THE STUDENT RECOGNITION EVENT AT UH, THE P AT, UM THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT AT EL DORADO AND IS A GREAT WAY TO RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS AND HEAR ABOUT EACH OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY. UM, THERE'S PLENTY OF SPACE IN THAT AREA, UH , IN THAT IN THAT ROOM INSTEAD OF HERE AT THE BOARDROOM, YOU CAN TELL HOW PACKED IT CAN GET IN HERE, SO IT'S NICE TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THEM THERE IN THAT SPECIAL EVENT TO HAVE ALL THEIR PARENTS THERE TO BE ABLE TO WATCH. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COMMUNITY RECOGNITION COMING UP LATER THIS MONTH. UM SEE I DID. HA! WENT TO CLARIFY, UM THERE'S BEEN SOME TALK ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT I'VE RECEIVED AND SOME EMAILS TO BOARD MEMBERS REGARDING TRANSFERS FROM OTHER DISTRICTS, AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE FOLLOWING OUR INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS. UM AS STATED IN OUR BOARD POLICY, 555119.2, AND THAT MAKE MEANS THAT ALL OF THE, UM AGREEMENTS OF INTERDISTRICT TRANSFERS THEY MUST BE APPROVED BY THE RESIDENTS THEY'RE COMING FROM BEFORE WE ADD THEM TO OUR UM, OUR ROSTER, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING THOSE. UM AND I DID HAVE A QUESTION RELATED TO THAT THAT I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SUBMIT EARLIER. BUT I'LL, UM ASK NOW AND I MAYBE NOT BE ABLE TO GIVE ME THE INFORMATION NOW, BUT UM, AFTER THE BOARD MEETING, UM HOW MANY STUDENTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED TO PYL. US D. WHERE ARE WE WITH, UM SPECIFICALLY WITH THE UM U SI AND THE BERNARDO YORBA O CS CS, UM AND THEN WHEN THEY ARE REQUESTING TRANSFER FROM ONE DISTRICT TO ANOTHER, IS THERE ANY ENROLLMENT WINDOW? IS IT DOES IT? IS IT PERPETUAL OR LIKE WE HAVE ENTERED? WE HAVE TRANSFERS BETWEEN SCHOOLS HERE, AND WE HAVE A PARTICULAR WINDOW, SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THERE IS AD A SET OF ENROLLMENT WINDOW FOR STUDENTS TO CHOOSE WHEN THEY'RE MOVING FROM ONE DISTRICT TO ANOTHER. UM AND I ALSO HAD RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM A COMMUNITY MEMBER TO HAVE THE PODIUM AVAILABLE FOR, UM, PUBLIC COMMENT, SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. I KNOW IT'S A HEAVY LIFT. I WATCHED YOU GUYS SCOOT IT AROUND. BUT I APPRECIATE THAT THAT HELPS PEOPLE FEEL A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTABLE. HAVE A PLACE TO PUT THEIR, UM DOCUMENTS AND THEN ALSO, IF THEY NEED A LITTLE BALANCE SUPPORT, THAT'S THERE FOR THEM. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND ON A LAST NOTE, UM, THANK YOU TO ALL THE TEACHERS AND THE CLASSIFIED STAFF THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE THAT WE'RE HONORING THIS WEEK AND THAT WE'RE HONORING IN THE NEXT, UM, UPCOMING WEEKS FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE WEEK AND THIS YEAR OR THIS WEEK FOR TEACHER APPRECIATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO, UM, ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR ALL OF MY CHILDREN OVER UH, WE THE TIME THAT THEY'VE BEEN HERE, MY YOUNGEST IS GRADUATING NEXT MONTH. THAT'S A BITTERSWEET TIME FOR ME. AND UM I ALSO HAVE A NEW GRANDCHILD THAT WILL BE BORN OVER THE SUMMER. UM SO IT'S, UH, IT'S AN IMPORTANT TIME AND SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ALL OF MY CHILDREN SO MUCH. OK, GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. UM, I THINK I'M GONNA BE SWITCHING. MY BOARD REPORT TODAY. UM FIRST, I WANNA BE CLEAR THAT I KNEW ABOUT DEVELOPER FEES. THE BOARD PASSES THEM EVERY DECEMBER. THERE'S A REPORT AND IT'S ALL OUTLINED SO YOU CAN GO TO ANY DECEMBER BOARD AGENDA AND PULL UP THAT REPORT. AND THAT'S WHY I GAVE EVERYBODY A PACKET BECAUSE THERE WAS SO[02:20:02]
MUCH CONFUSION ON WHAT THEY WHAT IT WAS. SECOND UM I ATTENDED. I DO LIKE I SAID, DOCTOR TURNIS GAVE ME INFORMATION ABOUT THE FULLERTON. UH, SPORTS PROGRAM AND SO I DID MY DEAL DUE DILIGENCE, AND I SPOKE TO A BOARD MEMBER. I CALLED ONE OF THE PROVIDERS AND I ATTENDED THE PARENT MEETING. SO LET ME GIVE YOU THE LOWDOWN. BASICALLY, FULLERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PARTNERING WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, UM SPORTS TEAM SPORTS PROGRAMS, DANCE TEAM SWIM. ET CETERA, AND IT'S IN THROUGH INDEPENDENCE STUDY. SO THEIR FACILITATING THEIR STUDENTS TAKE THEIR FIRST FIVE COURSES WITH THEIR FOUR COURSES, PLUS AN ELECTIVE AND THEN HAVE THEY BE RELEASED FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY, AND THEY'RE MONITORING THEIR LOGS AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE GETTING THOSE WHAT THE DISTRICT IS NOT DOING IS PAYING FOR THOSE SPECIALIZED TRAINING. THERE IT IS NOT FREE. UM I TALKED TO THE UH, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR DELTA, WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST ONES THERE AND THE FEE FOR THAT IS $10,000 A YEAR. AND THEY DON'T PROVIDE TRANSPORT. THE DISTRICT DOESN'T PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION OR ANYTHING. UM, SO AGAIN. THERE IS NO FREE SPECIALIZED SPORTS TRAINING PROGRAM THAT I AM AWARE OF. AND IF ANYONE CAN FIND ME ONE, I'D BE HAPPY TO RESEARCH IT AND REPORT ABOUT IT. UM SO ALSO, UM, I BECAUSE I KEEP GETTING CUT OFF. I TALKED TO OUR ATTORNEY, AND, UM, ALSO SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERTS IN THE BROWN ACT AND ONCE YOU BRING A PROGRAM UP LIKE U SI, WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE THAT IS HOW YOU TALK ABOUT IT, WHY YOU WOULD VOTE FOR IT OR WHY YOU WOULD NOT SO YOU DON'T HAVE. IT'S NOT ON THE LIMITED THING. AND I SUGGEST THAT YOU TALK TO OUR ATTORNEY ABOUT THAT. AND GOOD CAUSE I DID TOO. AND THEN, UM MAYBE WE SHOULD GET AN OPINION AND THEN ALSO, I WANTED TO LET UM OUR PRESIDENT KNOW, UM, JUST REMIND HER OF THE ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT IN BOARD BY LAW, 9121.IT'S UM, NUMBER SIX RECOGNIZED PERSONS WHO DESIRE TO SPEAK AND PROTECT THE SPEAKER WHO HAS THE FLOOR FROM DISTURBANCES AND INTERFERENCE AND SEVEN FACILITATE THE BOARD'S AFFECTED DELIBERATION, ENSURING THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE. IN THE DELIBERATION, AND THAT'S DISCUSSION REMAINS FOCUSED, AND I'LL JUST PASS THIS ON TO YOU.
UM I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WHEN WE HAD THE CRITICAL RACE THEORY UM, MRS FREEMAN AND MRS BUCK WERE PRESIDENT DURING THAT TIME, AND THEY DID NOT AGREE WITH THAT DISCUSSION, BUT THEY MADE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR VOICES WERE HEARD AND WE WERE NEVER CUT OFF OR CALLED TO VOTE. THEY LET US DELIBERATE AND HAVE OUR DISCUSSION AND I CAN ALSO REMEMBER A TIME WHEN WE WERE WRITING A LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR. UM AND MRS BUCK WAS PRESIDENT AT THAT TIME. AND, UM, MRS FREEMAN. SHE SHE STATED HER OBJECTION AND WHY SHE WOULDN'T VOTE FOR IT. AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE. SHE DIDN'T KEEP INTERRUPTING US OR THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I JUST WANT THE SAME RESPECT THAT'S BEEN GIVEN IN THE PAST. UM, ALSO YOU'LL HAVE NOTICED THAT IN, UM THE LAST COUPLE AGENDA ITEMS IN CLOSED SESSION, THERE'S BEEN INFORMATION ABOUT THE PATEY LAWSUIT. AND IT'S NOT IN THE AGENDA ANYMORE BECAUSE IT WAS DISMISSED BY THE JUDGE. SO I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THAT INFORMATION OUT. ALSO, UM LAST MONTH. I REQUESTED SEVERAL ITEMS DURING THE MEETING, UM ACROSS EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE ORANGE COUNTY, SUPER, UM, COMPUTER SCIENCE SCHOOL, UM, REQUESTED ON THE INNOVATORS AND LABS AND THE BUDGET. I REQUESTED AMENDED BUDGETS FOR PRESCHOOLS AND THE ELOP PROGRAM, UH, REQUESTED ESTIMATED BUDGETS FOR TK AND EXPANSIONS, INCLUDING BUILDINGS, PLAYGROUNDS AND BATHROOMS AND EQUIPMENT. I REQUESTED, UM, DOCUMENTATION OR BUDGETS THAT WE HAVE RESERVED TO PAY FOR THE EXPANSION COMING FORWARD. AND I ASKED ABOUT HOW MANY STUDENT UM ATHLETES THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY THAT COMPETE AT THE STATE NATIONAL AND OLYMPIC LEVEL. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY INFORMATION. SO THIS IS MY OFFICIAL LETTER TO DR CHERN. UM AS A BOARD MEMBER AND AS A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST, AND ALSO I'VE INCLUDED EVERYTHING FROM TONIGHT'S MEETING THAT I ADDED, AND I'LL BE SENDING THE EMAIL AS WELL. UM THE ARTS, MUSIC AND INSTRUCTIONAL GRA BLOCK. GRANT.
UM SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS. THIS IS VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE WE THEY THEY THE BUDGETS HAVE
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BEEN AMENDED WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL, AND ACCORDING TO OUR BOARD POLICY, 3170 BUDGET CONTROL BUDGET ADMINISTATOR HAVE TO BE ADVISED PERIODICALLY OF THE CONFORMITY OF THE EXPENDITURES TO THE BUDGET APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND WHEN IT'S NECESSARY TO EXTEND THE CONTROL LIMITS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD. A REQUEST OF TRANSFER OF FUNDS MAY BE RECOMMENDED. SO IF THEY ARE CHANGE THE BUDGET. THEY NEED TO NOTIFY THE BOARD AND WE NEED TO APPROVE IT. ALSO BOARD POLICY 3120 PREPARATION OF BUDGET DOCUMENTS. THE FINANCIAL RECORD SHALL ALSO BE ADEQUATE TO SEE AS A GUIDE FOR BUDGET ESTIMATES AND TO HOLD EXPENDITURES TO THE AMOUNTS APPROPRIATE. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THAT'S HOW WE KNOW WE'RE SPENDING OUR MONEY CORRECTLY, THAT WE NOT JUST CHANGING IT. SO I'M JUST ASKING THAT WE KEEP OUR, UM FOLLOW OUR OWN BYLAWS AND SINCE WE'VE NOT HAD ANY UPDATES SINCE THE GRANT WAS VOTED AND THE INTEGRITY OF WHAT THE BOARD PASSED IN SEPTEMBER HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. I'M REQUESTING THAT THE ORIGINAL TOTALS BE RESTORED AND THE BUDGET, UM TO THE BOARD APPROVED IN THE SEPTEMBER 2023 BE UTILIZED. I'M REQUESTING ANY ALTERATIONS OF ANY BUDGET GRANT THAT WAS BOARD APPROVED TO BE REVIEWED TO VERIFY THE ORIGINAL APPROVAL AND THE INTEGRITY OF THAT SPENDING IS FOLLOW AND THIS WILL FACILITATE OUR POLICIES AND SERVICE NOTIFICATIONS. WE'VE HAD TWO WE'VE HAD 1ST AND 2ND INTERIM, AND NONE OF THIS CAME UP IN IT. SO AND THEN. OH I HAVE THE NOTES FROM THE PARENT MEETING. IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED, IT HAS, UM QR CODES, ETCETERA AND ALL MY NOTES. I TOOK ALSO, UM, SO NOW ALL RIGHT? WE'RE IN SIX YEAR PAST SIX MINUTES, OK? SEVEN MINUTES. I THINK YOU DID NINE LAST TIME, SO I'LL JUST FOLLOW YOUR MISSING A BOARD MEMBER WHEN IT CAME TO ME, SO WE WERE UNDER THE 30. THERE WAS ONLY FOUR BOARD MEMBER REPORT, SO I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW AND I'LL JUST START WITH, UM, CONGRATULATING OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS FOR THE RANKINGS IN US, AND, UM, I'VE ATTENDED A LOT OF THINGS, INCLUDING EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATORS. MAIN PLACE CHOIR ATTENDED, UH, FINDING NEMO BY LINDA VISTA. I ATTENDED THE RIO VISTA HEALTH FAIR, WHICH WAS AMAZING. THE DENTAL CLINIC, THE STUDENT RECOGNITION CEREMONY. UM AND I WANT TO JUST LIKE TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR ALL THOSE WHO CAME OUT TO VOLUNTEER FOR LOVE, PLACENTIA AND LOVE YOUR BELINDA. WE HAD BETWEEN THE TWO DAYS WE HAD OVER 1600 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATE AND COMPLETED 6400 VOLUNTEER HOURS OUT OF THE VALUE OF A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS. SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT AND WORKED. AND I LIKE TO THANK OUR TEACHERS AND OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF AS WELL. AND I HOPE EVERYONE TAKES A MOMENT TO THANK SOMEBODY. THANK YOU. MISTER YOUNG. OK? ALRIGHT UH, GOOD EVENING, FOLKS. UM, I WANTED TO, UM LET YOU KNOW THAT I HAD ATTENDED THE, UH, ESPERANZA. UH, SENIOR AWARDS, UH, AT HELD AT VALENCIA HIGH SCHOOL MYSELF AND, UH, DOCTOR GRAY WERE THERE. UM, AND IT WAS, UH INCREDIBLE TO SEE THESE KIDS THAT ARE HAVE ACHIEVED, UH THROUGHOUT FOUR YEARS AND JUST THE DIRECTIONS. UM, WHICH THEY'RE GOING OFF TO, UM, SOME OF THEM THAT ARE NOT JUST NATIONALLY OR IN IN THE STATE NATIONAL, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE EVEN GOING INTERNATIONAL. IT'S JUST, UH IT'S INCREDIBLE, UH, TO SEE ALL THESE, UH, THESE KIDS, INCLUDING OUR ON A STUDENT BOARD. UH, MEMBER. SHE WAS, UH UH, TRULY, JUST A, UH, A LIGHT THAT SHINED UP THERE. SO I. I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE HER AND ALL OF THE OF HER CLASSMATES ON, UH, THAT KIND OF ACHIEVEMENT. SO, UH, IT WAS A, UH IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD TIME. I UM, ALSO WANTED TO, UH, JUST RETHINK TEACHERS. UH JUST FOR THEIR YOUR YEAR LONG DEDICATION. UH IT'S A SHAME TO ME THAT THERE'S REALLY ONLY ONE WEEK PUT IT PUT FOR TEACHER APPRECIATION. IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT, UH, COULD BE EXTENDED OUT A WHOLE MONTH. BUT, UH UM YOU KNOW IN EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY HEAR A LOT OF BASHING AGAINST, UH, UNIONS AND THE LIKE , UH, WE DO APPRECIATE CHIL, OUR OUR TEACHERS, CHILDREN, CHILDREN'S TEACHERS. THERE WE GO , LITTLE DYSLEXIA THERE. SO, UM, SO ONCE AGAIN ALSO, I WANTED TO, UH, SEND A BIG THANKS. THANKS OUT TO DOCTOR CHERNUS. UH DOCTOR , DOCTOR CHERNUS IS IN THE PROCESS OF HELPING ME. UH, GATHER INFORMATION FOR A NEW, UM[02:30:07]
, CAREER PATHWAY TO BE BROUGHT TO OUR DISTRICT. UH, THIS CAREER PATHWAY WOULD UH UH, BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH, UH, THE NORTH ORANGE COUNTY, UH, REGIONAL OCCUPATION CENTER AND ITS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PATHWAY. AND IN THIS PATHWAY THAT YOU YOU CAN CLAP ABSOLUTELY. UM IN THIS PATHWAY, UH, STUDENTS WOULD BE, UH, ABLE TO TAKE UP SOMETHING LIKE A FIRE TECHNOLOGY. I DON'T KNOW WHY I REALLY LIKE THAT. BUT, YES, UH, FIRE TECHNOLOGY. ALSO EMERGENCY RESPONSE. AND UH UM GET IN, UH, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE TO GO THROUGH THIS THIS PROGRAM. SO THANK YOU, DOCTOR. JONAS FOR UH, FOR DOING THAT. UM LOOKING FORWARD TO A LOT MORE, UM, GRADUATIONS COMING UP NEXT MONTH . HOLY COW. IT'S ALREADY HERE ON US. UM UH MORE OF THESE, UH, THESE SENIOR AWARDS ARE COMING UP, AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY, REALLY GREAT FOR THESE KIDS TO LOOK UP THERE AND SEE ALL OF THEIR SCHOOL LEADERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, UH, THERE TO KIND OF, UH, GIVE THEM A YOU KNOW, JUST A CONGRATULATION. SO, UH, THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN, AND, UH, THAT'S THE END OF MY BOARD REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR FRAZIER. ALL RIGHT. WELL UH, IT'S BEEN SAID ALREADY SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL THE TEACHERS. I THINK, UM, IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, BUT I'LL SAY IT ANYWAYS, THAT SO YOU GOING TO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHERS ARE SOME OF THE BEST AROUND BY FAR. UH AND WE, UH I WOULDN'T BE A PART OF THIS BOARD AND MY STUDENTS WOULDN'T ATTEND THIS DISTRICT. IF THAT WASN'T THE TRUTH, SO I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU EDUCATORS. UM AND ALL THAT YOU DO. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO COMEDY SPORTS HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE AT YOUR OF THE HIGH SCHOOL THEATER, UM, I ALWAYS ENJOY EVERY TIME I COME TO SEE ANYTHING THAT, UH, MISS PETS IN THE THEATER CREW PUTS ON AND IT IS, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN WHOSE LINES IN ANY WAYS IT'S IMPROV COMEDY, AND, UH, WE HAD A GREAT TIME NEXT. I BELIEVE NEXT FRIDAY, THE 17TH. IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE TO COME CHECK IT OUT AT YOUR GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL. I'VE HEARD A RUMOR THAT IT'S STUDENTS VERSUS TEACHERS SO THAT BE ENTERTAINING. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO ON A FRIDAY NIGHT, UM, BUT ANYWAYS, ALWAYS ENJOY SEEING THE KIDS DO WHAT THEY DO BEST AND ENJOY THEIR GIFTS ON STAGE. UM SPECIFICALLY WITH YOUR AND ALL THE OTHER SCHOOLS AS WELL. UH, IN ADDITION, I ALSO WANNA JUST BRIEFLY TOUCH ON. UH THE U SI TRUSTY ANDERSON BROUGHT UP FORTUNE. UH WHICH I THINK IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHOWCASE THAT WE ARE DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT. UH, FORTUNE IS PARTNERING WITH OTHER VENDORS TO DO IT OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT , UM AND BRINGING THEM IN, WHEREAS WE ARE DOING A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IN HOUSE. UM TYPE OF PROGRAM, WHICH I THINK IS INNOVATIVE AND REALLY, UH, SETS A NEW STANDARD. SO I AM EXCITED ABOUT HOW THIS IS LOOKING AND HOW IT'S SHAPING UP. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE COMMENTS I'VE HEARD ABOUT, YOU KNOW, UM, WELL, THERE'S NO WAY THAT THIS IS FREE. WELL, IT'S PART OF THE, UH, A FUNDING THAT'S GONNA TAKE CARE OF IT. THE DEVELOPER FUNDS ARE GOING TO BUILD IT AND, UH, STUDENTS ARE COMING AND EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT. SO THAT'S THE END OF MY BORDER PORT. I WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING WITH YOU, UH, NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU, TODD. UM, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE YORBA LINDA WOMEN'S CLUB, UM, AWARDS AND THEN ALSO THE AWARDS. UH, LAST NIGHT, AND I'VE ALSO, UM, ATTENDED A FEW OTHER THINGS THAT I DON'T WANNA GO OVER THE SIX MINUTES THIS TIME, SO I'M GOING TO, UM, TALK ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING AROUND ON SOCIAL MEDIA, UM, ACCUSING PEOPLE OF BOOK BANS. AND SO ONE THING THAT WAS SHARED TO US FROM US BY OUR ATTORNEY, WHICH I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE REALIZE IS THAT PENAL CODE SECTION 313.1.AND ALSO EDUCATION CODE 60200.5. AND EDUCATION COULD 233.5 IS WHAT IS GIVING THE AUTHORITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO POLL MATERIAL. OUT OF THE LIBRARIES. AND SO WHAT I WILL SAY TO THIS IS IT IS ACTUALLY A CRIME IF A LIBRARIAN OR A TEACHER OR SOMEBODY SLIPS IN SOME TYPE OF BOOK INTO THE LIBRARY, SAYS EVERY PERSON WHO WITH KNOWLEDGE THAT A PERSON IS A MINOR OR WHO FAILS TO EXERCISE REASONABLE CARE AND ASCERTAINING THE TRUE AGE OF A MINOR KNOWINGLY SELLS.
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RENTS DISTRIBUTES SENDS CAUSES TO BE SENT EXHIBITS. OR OFFERS TO DISTRIBUTE OR EXHIBIT BY ANY MEANS ANY HARMFUL MANNER TO THE MINOR SHALL BE PUNISHED AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 313.4.HARMFUL MATTER MEANS MATTER TAKEN AS A WHOLE, WHICH TO THE AVERAGE PERSON APPLYING CONTEMPORARY STATEWIDE STANDARDS BUILDS TO THE B, AND THAT'S A WORD INTEREST AND IS MATTER IT TAKEN TAKEN AS A WHOLE. DEP DESCRIBES IN A PATENTLY OFFENSIVE WAY SEXUAL CONDUCT.
AND WHICH TAKEN AS A WHOLE LACKS SERIOUS LITERARY, LITERARY, ARTISTIC, POLITICAL OR SCIENTIFIC VALUE FOR MINORS. SO IF WE HAVE BOOKS IN OUR LIBRARY THAT ARE, WHICH WE HAVE. WE ARE ACTUALLY FOLLOWING THE LAW OF CALIFORNIA AND ED COAT. SO WE SHOULDN'T BE TALKING THAT WE'RE BANNING BOOKS. WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE ARE FOLLOWING THE LAW AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE TRIED TO START DOING COMMITTEES AND THEY'VE STARTED. LET'S LET'S GET A COMMITTEE AND HAVE THE PARENTS LIKE GO AND PULL THE BOOK. YOU DON'T NEED THE COMMITTEE. YOU HAVE IT RIGHT HERE. IT'S THE LAW AND IF IT STAYS IN THE LIBRARY WHO IS THE PERSON WHO'S GOING TO GET ARRESTED? WHO GETS ARRESTED FOR THAT. IS IT THE LIBRARIAN? IS IT THE TEACHER? OR IS IT DOCTOR CHERNUS? IS IT US WHO'S RESPONSIBLE? SO WE'RE FOLLOWING THE LAW? WE'RE NOT BANNING BOOKS . I'M SURE YOU CAN GO TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. YOU CAN GO TO AMAZON. YOU CAN GO WHEREVER YOU LIKE. TO PURCHASE THE BOOK. HOWEVER, IT IS AGAINST THE LAW FOR ITS BEING IN A SCHOOL LIBRARY. AND I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT AS WELL THAT THE CT A IS OPPOSING SB 1435, WHICH REQUIRES THE GOVERNING BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO EXCLUDE FROM SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES, SERVING PUPILS AND PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE EIGHT. ALL BOOKS, PUBLICATIONS OR PAPERS THAT CONTAIN OBSCENE MANNERS. AND SO WE REALLY SHOULD BE ASKING AND WORKING TOGETHER WITH OUR UNIONS AND ASKING THESE QUESTIONS WHY THEY ARE OPPOSING A BILL THAT WOULD KEEP THIS TYPE OF MATERIAL AND THINGS THAT ARE ACTUALLY VIOLATING THE PENAL CODE AND ED CODE. WHY ARE THEY TRYING TO GET IT INTO THE LIBRARY FOR AGES? K THROUGH EIGHT. I ALSO UM, WE'VE I'VE HAD SEVERAL TEACHERS AND I'VE HAD SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. UM ONE IN PARTICULAR, SHE HOUNDS ME. SHE WANTS ARMED, UM SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. AND SO BILL ELY HAS BROUGHT FORWARD A BILL THAT THE CT A IS ALSO OPPOSING. WHICH IS TO HIRE OR CONTRACT WITH A T LEAST ONE ARM, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OR SOMEONE AUTHORIZED TO CARRY A FIREARM. TO BE PRESENT AT EACH SCHOOL IN A DISTRICT OR CHARTER OR PUPILS ARE PRESENT. AND SO I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING IS WE NEED TO BE TALKING TO OUR LOCAL UNIONS AND ADVOCATING AND WORKING TOGETHER TO TRY TO NOT ONLY STAY WITHIN THE LAW IN OUR LIBRARIES, BUT ALSO TOO, TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE, BECAUSE WHY WOULD WE OPPOSE ANY TYPE OF MEASURE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS DAY AND AGE? THAT WOULDN'T KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE? YEAH, UH, JEREMY, CAN YOU PUT UP THE VIDEO OF, UM BERNARDO? THE EMPTY ROOM THAT'S GONNA BE THE INNOVATION LAB FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE. NO PROBLEM. I JUST WANTED EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT, UM, THE INNOVATION LAB AT ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF C OF, UH, COMPUTER SCIENCE. IT IS ESSENTIALLY THEY GAVE US A, UM WHEN WE ALL WENT AS I SPOKE LAST TIME, THEY SHOWED US EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING TO BE IN THIS AND SO GARNER AND HOLT IS THE COMPANY, ONE OF THE COMPANY THAT IS PARTNERING WITH US. AND WHAT GARNER AND HOLT IS, IF YOU GUYS ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH DISNEYLAND , WHICH I KNOW I AM. I SPENT MANY YEARS AT DISNEYLAND WHEN MY KIDS WERE LITTLE, UM, THE FANTASTIC AND THE ELECTRICAL PARADE. UM ALL OF THAT STUFF. THE THAT COMPUTER, THE ROBOTICS, UM THAT IS ALL WHAT IS GOING TO BE IN THAT I, UM INNOVATION LAB. SO HERE'S THE VIDEO. LET'S SEE IF IT WILL GO. BUT THIS IS THE ROOM. OK, IT'S OK. SO ANYWAYS, IT'S A PICTURE OF THE ROOM THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING WHERE THE INNOVATION LAB IS GONNA BE, AND FROM WHAT I WAS SEEING ON SOME SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. THERE WAS PEOPLE ON THERE SAYING JUST GIVE KIDS CHROMEBOOKS. AND SOME WI FI. AND THERE WOULD BE SET FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE SCHOOL. WELL WE'RE TAKING THAT I'M HERE IN 201. WHERE HE WHAT WERE WHAT WE'RE HERE TO TELL YOU IS THAT RIGHT NOW THE KIDS DO HAVE A CHROMEBOOK AND THEY DO HAVE WI FI. AND SO WE ARE TAKING IT UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL. SO GARNER AND HOLT IS HUGE. THERE'S GONNA BE BIG EXPECTATIONS. SO THIS IS NOT JUST CODING AND THIS IS LIKE THIS IS A BIGGER STEP. IN FACT, THERE'S GOING TO BE THERE. UM I THINK THEY'RE GETTING THEIR ROBOT THAT AREN'T OR BERNARDO YORBA GETTING THE ROBOT FOR THEIR INNOVATION LAB. SO THIS IS MORE THAN JUST WHAT THE PUBLIC'S TRYING TO SAY. GIVE A KID A CHROMEBOOK AND WIFI AND I'LL TELL YOU I COULDN'T WHEN WE WERE AT THE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT AT VALENCIA. I WAS TRYING TO POST GO LIVE ON INSTAGRAM TO SHOW EVERYBODY THE CROWD AND I COULDN'T BECAUSE THE WIFI WAS SO
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BAD, SO THAT WOULD BE ONE THING THAT WE SHOULD UP BECAUSE THAT'S MY CONSTANT COMPLAINT IS I CAN NEVER DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE WIFI IS SO BAD, SO THERE'S MORE TO THE ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE THAN JUST A CHROMEBOOK AND SOME WI FI. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING TO UP THE ANTE AND TO DO SO MANY GOOD THINGS, AND I THINK EVERYBODY HERE SHOULD RESEARCH GARNER AND HOLT UM, I TRIED TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NIXON LIBRARY AND OUR CIVICS. AND THE YORBA LINDA BUZZ AND THE PLACENTA BUZZ REFUSED TO POST IT. UM AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING WE JUST HAVE TO BE VERY LIKE AWARE OF IS THAT THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES THAT ARE NOT EVER GOING TO TRY TO REFLECT WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHAT IS GOOD THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT. SO THAT'S WHY WE KEEP SAYING WATCH THE BOARD MEETINGS. TALK TO THE BOARD. TALK TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, BECAUSE THERE'S PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO DON'T WANT TO SEE US SUCCEED, SO THEY JUST REFUSED TO POST IT. THEY POSTED A JOB LISTING TODAY. BUT IF I SPECIFICALLY TRY TO POST ON, UM ONE OF THE BUZZ SITES ABOUT LIKE OUR GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NIXON LIBRARY, THEY JUST WON'T EVEN ALLOW IT TO GO. UM AND SO ANOTHER THING, TOO, JUST JUST TO BE CLEAR BECAUSE THIS WAS ALSO PUT OUT ON TWITTER, AND IT TAGGED MYSELF. SHAWN AND TODD.UM THEY WERE TRYING TO MAKE IT APPEAR THAT THERE WAS A MIDDLE SCHOOL IN OUR DISTRICT THAT NEEDED A WASHING MACHINE. AND SO THEY KNEW VERY WELL OR IT WAS. EVERYBODY WAS FULLY AWARE THAT THIS WAS THE FULLERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT THEY SOMEHOW WERE SAYING, WELL, THIS YOU KNOW THESE GUYS AT U SI. THEY'RE THEY'RE BUILDING THIS MULTIMILLION DOLLAR THING, BUT THEY CAN'T EVEN GIVE A WASHING MACHINE. SO JUST SO, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO BE VERY WARY OF PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS WAS FULLERTON'S SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND SO UM THERE'S NO MIDDLE SCHOOL PERSON WHO HAS A BROKEN WASHING MACHINE OR A BROKEN DRYER. JUST SO WE'RE ALL CLEAR. AND ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU TO ALL OUR TEACHERS. THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR STAFF. LIKE TODD SAYS I'VE ALL THREE OF MY KIDS, UM, HAVE GONE OR GO TO SCHOOL IN OUR DISTRICT, AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT, UM EVERYBODY DOES. AND I WISH EVERYBODY WHO'S A MOTHER. UM, A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY. AND WITH THAT I WILL CALL FOR AN ADJOURNMENT. I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN A SECOND. OKAY I HAVE A MOTION BY MISSUS ANDERSON. I WAS SECOND BY MR YOUNGBLOOD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF MRS BUCK. MRS ANDERSON, I MR. YOUNGBLOOD, MR FRASIER. I AND I AM AN I MOTION CARRIES 50. OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE JUNE 4TH, WHICH WILL BE THE BUDGET AND LCP PUBLIC H
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