[1. CALL TO ORDER IN PUBLIC SESSION] [00:00:10] >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE AND WELCOME TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THIS EATING IS CALLED ORDER TACTUAL CALLED PLEASE. >> MISS ARMSTRONG? >> MISS STEWART? MISSA CINTRON? >> PRESENT. >> MRS. GARZA? >> PRESENT. TONIGHT WE H HAVE A REQUEST TO CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. >> GOOD EVENING, HAPPY MAY REVISE TODAY, GO BEARS. I'M LOOKING AT 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY IF WE KNOW HOW MANY LEGAL POTENTIAL MATTERS AND I THINK THE ATTORNEY WHO'S OUT HERE, AT LEAST ONE ITEM ON THE LEGAL MATTERS BUT ALSO ON EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE OR SOMETIMES THIS IS A TEMPLATE, SOMETIMES IT'S A ZERO -- IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE COMMUNITY IF THERE'S CLARIFICATION ON HOW MANY AM I KNOW CAN'T GIVE THE NAMES TO KNOW THE EXTENT. I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT A PREVIOUS LAWSUIT THAT WAS NOT MADE OF NOTICE TO ME AND THAT CONCERNS ME. THE ART OF THAT I REQUESTED, THERE WAS A DOMINO EFFECT OF OTHER LAWSUITS AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT JUST KIND OF SLIPPED BY. I KNEW OF SOME THAT WERE TRIGGERED BY THE AUDITOR BUT I FOUND A NEW ONE AND I WILL NEED FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON THAT LATER. I WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT WERE ON THE BOARD AT THE TIME THE AUDIT, THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR MYSELF AND THE COMMUNITY TO CLARIFY SOME THINGS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE AUDIT, THANK YOU. >> CAN WE GET A BIT OF CLARIFICATION, YOU WANT TO MEET WITH OUR CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT AND THE WHOLE BOARD? >> THE BOARD MEMBERS ON THE BOARD DURING THE RELEASE OF THE AUDIT. IT WAS A COUPLE YEARS AGO. IT WOULD BE LIKE TWO MEMBERS. >> THANK YOU. DR. SIMON WILL YOU PLEASE GETS A BIT ON THE BOOKS FOR THAT? THANK YOU. [2. CLOSED SESSION (Part 1 of 2)] AT THIS TIME THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO CLOSE [3. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION/CALL TO ORDER (Part 1 of 2)] >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. AT THIS TIME THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION, 6:48:00 P.M. AND RESUME REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS. WE HAVE REPLACEMENT PAGES FOR ITEMS 11.4 AND 11.10, THEY ARE ON THE BACK TABLE FOR YOU AND WE WILL GO TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, ALBERT BAXTER'S STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE THIS EVENING. WOULD YOU MIND? THANK YOU. >> PLEASE RISE AND REMOVE YOUR HATS. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. [5. RECOGNITIONS] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AT THIS TIME WE WILL MOVE INTO RECOGNITIONS, DR. SAM AND? SALMON. >> I WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO COME DOWN FROM THE DIOCESE WE HONOR THOSE RECOGNIZED THIS EVENING AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICE WILL ASSIST US WITH RECOGNITIONS. >> THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE THE SKILLS USA STATE MEDAL WINNERS. BELLFLOWER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND STUDENT BOARD REPORTERS I KINDLY ASK THE BOARD TO JOIN US [00:05:02] UPFRONT FOR RECOGNITIONS WHICH THEY HAVE DONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH AS WE HAVE MANY RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT WE ASK THAT AS GROUPS OF STUDENTS ARE RECOGNIZED YOU EXIT THE BOARD ROOM FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES SO WE CAN BRING ON THE NEXT GROUP OF STUDENTS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED. STAFF AND STUDENTS AS I CALL YOUR NAME PLEASE JOIN US UPFRONT AND REMAIN FOR A PICTURE. WE ARE GOING TO START WITH SKILLS USA STATE LEADERSHIP AND SKILLS CONFERENCE. CONGRATULATIONS THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO EARNED METALS AT THE SKILLS USA STATE LEADERSHIP AND A SKILLS CONFERENCE. WE WILL START OFF WITH CAL APPS CHAPTER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE BELLFLOWER UNIFIED STUDENTS PARTICIPATING WITH THE CHAPTER AT THIS TIME WE WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP ARLENE WHITNEY, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO HELP US ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STUDENT WINNERS FROM THE CAL APPS CHAPTER. [APPLAUSE] FROM BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL FOR COMMERCIAL DRONE EARNING GOLD WE HAVE JULIAN LUNA. [APPLAUSE] 12TH GRADE AT FIRST PLACE, GOLD COMMERCIAL DRONE TEAM COMPETITION. WE ALSO HAVE DYLAN BECERRA. TENTH GRADE, FIRST PLACE GOLD COMMERCIAL DRONE TEAM COMPETITION. CAN YOU PLEASE COME JOIN US TO BE RECOGNIZED WITH YOUR STUDENTS? THAT'S WONDERFUL. THIS COMPETITION EVALUATES A TEAM OF TWO MEMBERS, SKILLS, MULTIPLE CAREER FIELDS, AND THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM. WHILE ALSO RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE -- WE LIKE TO CONGRATULATE JULIAN AND DYLAN, GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE, NICE JOB. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION TO HELP US ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STUDENT WINNERS FROM THE B USD CHAPTER, PLEASE COME ON FORWARD. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH SOMERSET -- AT THIS TIME WE WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP SOMERSET TEACHER JULIO GUZMAN TO HELP US ACKNOWLEDGE WINNERS FROM SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL. SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL 12TH GRADE STUDENT ANTHONY SANTOS, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANTHONY EARNED BRONZE UNTIL COMMUNICATIONS CABLING, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, COME ON UP. OUR PRINCIPAL AT SOMERSET. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. NEXT WE'LL BE ON A RED MAYFAIR, IF WE CAN PLEASE HAVE THE PRINCIPAL COME FORWARD MISS MORGAN, DR. MORGAN, THANK YOU. WE ARE GOING TO RECOGNIZE MAYFAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL SEVENTH GRADER, DARIAN ROSARIO AND ISAIAH LEONARD, PLEASE COME FORWARD. WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE -- PLEASE GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THESE STUDENTS EARNED SILVER IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DESIGN. WE ALSO HAVE MORE WINNERS AT THE MAYFAIR, EARNING SILVER AND PROMOTIONAL BULLETIN BOARD LET'S RECOGNIZE MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL 12TH GRADERS. [00:10:18] EARNING GOLD IN CO2 RACE CAR AND DESIGN, MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL NINTH GRADER. ADDITIONALLY THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS EARNED GOLD MEDALS AND CATEGORIES THAT MOVE ON TO COMPETE AT THE NATIONAL SKILLS USA LEADERSHIP AND SKILLS CONFERENCE DURING THE WEEK OF JUNE 1ST. LET'S RECOGNIZE EARNING GOLD AND TEAM ENGINEERING CHALLENGE, MAYFAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL SEVENTH GRADERS JAMES HERNANDEZ SINGH, THOMAS COOK -- PLEASE COME FORWARD. EARNING GOLD AND EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING, MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL 12TH GRADE STUDENT -- LET'S CONGRATULATE MAYFAIR STUDENTS. WE LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MAYFAIR STUDENTS AND THEIR ADVISOR FOR REPRESENTING OUR DISTRICT SO WELL. THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYFAIR. MOVING ON TO BELLFLOWER WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE -- A BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL 12TH GRADE STUDENT. OUT OF HUNDREDS OF ENTRIES, BASIL'S PIN DESIGN WAS SELECTED AND VOTED ON TO SERVE AS THE OFFICIAL CALIFORNIA STATE TRADING PIN THAT WILL BE TRADED BY THE CALIFORNIA DELEGATION AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE. ALTHOUGH HE WILL NOT BE COMPETING AT NATIONALS HE WILL TRAVEL TO THE CONFERENCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PIN TRAINING EXPERIENCE. HE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HAS DESIGNED TRADED AND COLLECTED BY A THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO OBTAIN AN EXCLUSIVE BATCH OF THESE PINS AND JOINING BASIL IS OUR CTE DEPARTMENT CHAIR COME OUT PLEASE GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS WELL. IF YOU DID NOT SEE WE HAVE A PICTURE OF THE PIN RIGHT THERE AGAINST THAT FAR WALL. LET'S GIVE A FINAL CONGRATULATIONS FOR THIS RECOGNITION. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ALL OF OUR BELLFLOWER UNIFIED CTE STUDENTS WHO COMPETED AT BOTH REGIONAL AND STATE LEVELS. THEIR SUCCESS REFLECTS THE TALENT, DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF OUR STUDENTS, ADVISORS, AND TEACHERS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE ACROSS THE MANY CTE PATHWAYS OFFERED THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOLS. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. [00:15:11] NEXT WE ARE GOING TO RECOGNIZE MESA REGIONAL COMPETITION. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO EARNED METALS AT THE REGIONAL COMPETITION. MESA STANDS FOR MATHEMATICS, ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND ACHIEVEMENT IS A STATEWIDE PROGRAM THAT POWERS UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA TO PURSUE CAREERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS. WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE FOR EARNING GOLD IN THE CATEGORY OF EARNING CODING SOLUTIONS MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL TENTH GRADERS -- [APPLAUSE] LAST YEAR THEY EARNED SILVER BUT THIS YEAR THEY ADVANCED TO THE EXPERIENCED DIVISION COMPETING IN PYTHON THREE AGAIN SOME OF THE REGION'S TOP YOUNG PROGRAMMERS AND EMERGED AS CHAMPIONS. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THIS AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT. THANK YOU DR. MORGAN FOR STANDING IN, WE APPRECIATE YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] NEXT WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING THE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AWARD. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AWARD, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL ASP FOR EARNING THE PRESTIGIOUS CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT LEADERS COME OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. TO ACHIEVE THIS DISTINCTION, STUDENT LEADERS SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE SELF-STUDY REVIEW SHOWCASING THEIR PROGRESS AND MEETING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ROAD MAP TO ENHANCE SCHOOL CLIMATE AND CULTURE. THIS MARKS THE NINTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN HONORED FOR THIS AWARD. AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO. ASB PRESIDENT -- ASP COPRESIDENT -- ASP VICE PRESIDENT -- ASP CO. PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR -- ASP CO. PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR -- UNABLE TO MAKE IT HERE WITH US TONIGHT, ASB SECRETARY -- ASP TREASURER -- ASP CHIEF OF STAFF -- SR. CLASS PRESIDENT -- JOINING THEM AS THE BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY DIRECTOR -- THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATE YOU. ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE. NEXT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE STUDENT BOARD REPORTERS. FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR, FIRST WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR -- CAITLIN HAS CONSISTENTLY [00:20:04] DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE AND DEDICATION THROUGHOUT HER ACADEMIC JOURNEY WITH A REMARKABLE CUMULATIVE GPA OF 4.4 SHE JOINED OUR DISTRICT IN AUGUST 2017 STARTING HER EDUCATION AT THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. HER PASSION FOR LEARNING SHINES THROUGH, HER COURSEWORK PARTICULARLY IN SCIENCE WHERE ENGAGING LABS AND COLLABORATIVE GROUP WORK INSPIRE HER LOVE FOR THE SUBJECT. ACTIVE IN VARIOUS CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING ASB, CSF, NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, THEATER, AND THE EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY SHE EXAMPLE VICE LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO HER SCHOOL COMMUNITY. LOOKING AHEAD SHE PLANS TO ATTEND UC DAVIS WHERE SHE WILL MAJOR IN MOLECULAR AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND HOPES TO CONTRIBUTE TO GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH IN THE UNIVERSITY'S LABS. LET'S CELEBRATE HER ACHIEVEMENTS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A BRIGHT FUTURE. NEXT REPRESENTING MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR -- ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND RECOGNITION TO GIL FRIEDMAN FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE AS A STUDENT BOARD REPORTED REPRESENTING MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL. HE'S AN OUTSTANDING 11TH GRADE STUDENT WHO HAS BEEN PART OF THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SINCE KINDERGARTEN. BEGINNING AT INTENSIVE LEARNING CENTER ELEMENTARY. THROUGHOUT HIS ACADEMIC JOURNEY HE HAS DEMONSTRATED A STRONG COMMITMENT TO BOTH HIS STUDIES AT HIS SCHOOL COMMUNITY. ONE OF HIS FAVORITE CLASSES IS ETHNIC STUDIES WHERE HE VALUES THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES. HE APPRECIATES HOW THE COURSE ALLOWS HIM TO SEE ASPECTS OF HIS OWN IDENTITY REFLECTED IN THE CURRICULUM MAKING LEARNING BOTH MEANINGFUL AND PERSONAL. HE ALSO SPEAKS HIGHLY OF HIS FAVORITE TEACHER WHOM HE DESCRIBES AS GENUINE, PASS PASSIONATE, AND DEEPLY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT HISTORY. HE ADMIRES HIS ABILITY TO CREATE A RESPECTFUL CLASS FROM AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL OPINIONS ARE VALUED, SOMETHING HE RECOGNIZES AS AN ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN TODAY'S COMPLEX POLITICAL CLIMATE. ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS PROGRAMS IN LEADERSHIP IN CAMPUS, HE SERVES AS A SECTION LEADER AND HAS BEEN ELECTED AS VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. ALSO THE CLASS PRESIDENT A CAST LEADER IN MONSOON THEATER AND SERVES AS A STUDENT BOARD REPORTER. THROUGH EACH OF THESE ROLES HE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES LEADERSHIP, RESPONSIBILITY AND A GENUINE DESIRE TO UPLIFT THOSE AROUND HIM. HE EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A DEDICATED STUDENT LEADER, WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE HIM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS AND HIS ACHIEVEMENTS. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] REP ACETIC SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR -- BEEN AN ASSET TO THE SOMERSET COMMUNITY, SHE HAS SERVED AS AN ASB, SHE HAS READ THE DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS TO THE STUDENT BODY, SHE PARTICIPATED IN WOODSHOP AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE YEARBOOK. SHE SERVED ON THE SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD AND WAS ACKNOWLEDGED AS A SUPER SAINT. WE GOT THE KEY CLUB RUNNING AGAIN AND SOLICITED A $500 DONATION TOWARD THE BUILDING OF THEIR ANNUAL HAUNTED MAZE. SHE IS ENROLLED THERE TO STUDY THE CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT. SHE IS AN ACTIVE STUDENT TO TO MECCA WORKS TO MAKE SCHOOL MORE ENJOYABLE, WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER AT SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL AND FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER AS ONE OF THE BOARD REPORTERS. THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE LESS FLORAS HOME INDEPENDENT STUDY ACADEMY JR. -- THE BOARD PROUDLY RECOGNIZES SOPHOMORE PRESIDENT AND FIRST EVER BOARD REPORTER. SINCE JOINING IN 2022, THE SIXTH GRADE STUDENT HAS SAID CONSISTENTLY DEDICATED, DEMONSTRATED DEDICATION TO [00:25:02] ACADEMICS IN SCHOOL COMMUNITY. TO PURSUING DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES THROUGH CERRITOS COLLEGE AND SHE EXEMPLIFIES HARD WORK AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AS ASP PRESIDENT, SHE IS COMMITTED TO INCREASING HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND STUDENT PARTICIPATION. HER POSITIVE ATTITUDE, STRONG LEADERSHIP AND ROLE AS AN AMAZING BIG SISTER TO HER THREE YOUNG SIBLINGS MAKE HER AN EXCEPTIONAL ROLE MODEL. SHE IS AN OUTSTANDING REPRESENTATION OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A LOSS FOR US LEOPARD AND WE ARE PROUD TO CELEBRATE HER MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT AS LOSS FLORAS' FIRST-EVER BOARD REPORTER AND BEING AN INSPIRING EXAMPLE TO YOUR PEERS AND COMMUNITY. LET'S PUT OUR HANDS TOGETHER AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND ACHIEVEMENTS TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE] THAT'S THE END OF RECOGNITIONS. >> ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA? >> THERE ARE NO AMENDMENTS THIS [7. PRESENTATIONS FROM STUDENTS / STAFF / COMMUNITY] EVENING. >> THANK YOU. >> IT'S TIME FOR THE STUDENT SPOTLIGHT. >> THERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT GARZA, VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD, AND EXECUTIVES OF CABINET. I'M PROUD TO INTRODUCE OUR STUDENTS TO THE SPOTLIGHT, WE HAVE -- ONE THING I CAN SAY IS SHE'S BEEN A PROUD BAXTER BEAR SINCE KINDERGARTEN IT IS TRULY AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT. SHE HAS TWO OLDER BROTHERS, TERKEL OLDER SIBLINGS -- SAMANTHA AND ERIC IT AT HOME SHE ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HER PETS. A DOG NAMED WAFFLE AND A TURTLE NAMED -- SHE ENJOYS SWIMMING IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD AND EXPRESSING CREATIVITY THROUGH DRAWING AND COLORING. THAT IS MEDIA THERE. INCREDIBLY HARDWORKING, CONSISTENTLY GIVES HER BEST EFFORT IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES. SHE IS KIND, RESPECTFUL TO BOTH PEERS AND TEACHERS AND DEMONSTRATES A STRONG SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY EACH DAY. HORROR WORK IS FREQUENTLY SELECTED AS AN EXEMPLAR REFLECTING CARE, DEDICATION AND PRIDE SHE BRINGS TO HER LEARNING. [00:30:01] WHILE SHE EXCELS ACROSS ALL SUBJECTS ARE FAVORITE SUBJECT IS ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ESPECIALLY RIDING FOR HER CREATIVITY AND VOICE SHINE. THIS YEAR, SHE WAS THE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S RIDING COMPETITION. SHE RODE AN INSPIRING ESSAY ABOUT MALALA, SHE WAS MOVED BY HER ADVOCACY OF GROWTH FOR GIRLS EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN, HOW MALALA HAS BEEN A POSITIVE INFLUENCE FOR WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD. THE REASON WHY SHE'S READING THIS ESSAY WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE IN MARCH AND SHE WAS A CONTEST WINNER, WE GOT INVITED TO COME BACK IN MAY, THAT WAS AN EXTRA PRIZE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL HER TO COME UP AND READ HER ESSAY, HER WINNING ESSAY. [APPLAUSE] >> MALALA YOUSAFZAI IS A VERY IMPORTANT WOMEN ACTIVISTS. SHE BEGAN HER ACTIVISM AT AGE 11 WHEN SHE PROTESTED FOR WOMEN'S EDUCATION IN HER COUNTRY. HER ACTIVISM LED TO WOMEN BEING ABLE TO BE WELL EDUCATED TO. HER EXCEPTIONAL DETERMINATION GOT HER THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR HER PROTESTS. MALALA IS A BRAVE, INSPIRATIONAL, COURAGEOUS WOMAN THAT IS WELL RESPECTED TO. MALALA YOUSAFZAI WAS KNOWN FOR BEING VERY COURAGEOUS. SHE SHOWS COURAGE BECAUSE SHE OPENLY DISAGREED WITH THE TALIBANS PROTESTING AGAINST FEMALES ATTENDING SCHOOL. AFTER THIS AND LET GIRLS AND WOMEN STUDY AND GO TO SCHOOL. SHE ALSO KEPT GOING TO SCHOOL EVEN AFTER ENDURING MANY THREATS INCLUDING NUMEROUS DEATH THREATS. SHE WAS COURAGEOUS ALSO BECAUSE SHE GAVE MANY POWERFUL SPEECHES ABOUT WOMEN'S RIGHTS TO LEARN. MALALA HAS INSPIRED MANY PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. SHE WAS AN ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN'S EDUCATION WHICH SHOWED PEOPLE WOMEN MATTER JUST AS MEN DO. SHE DID NOT STAY SILENT AND STOOD UP FOR GIRLS. HER ACTIONS PROVE KEEPING GIRLS RIGHTS -- BECAUSE OF MALALA, MANY FEMALES AND MALES BECAME SUCCESSFUL. MALALA YOUSAFZAI IS VERY BRAVE. AT AGE 15 SHE WAS SHOT IN THE FACE. SHE SURVIVED THIS WITH MANY SURGERIES DESPITE ALMOST DIETING AND FACING DEATH THREATS. SHE CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE. THIS DEMONSTRATES SHE IS FEARLESS. MALALA YOUSAFZAI SHOULD ALWAYS BE HONORED FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY. SHE IS COURAGEOUS BECAUSE OF HER POWERFUL VOICE AND SPEECHES. SHE IS INSPIRATIONAL BECAUSE OF HER DETERMINATION ON HER JOURNEY. MALALA IS BRAVE BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T GIVE UP EVEN AFTER WHAT SHE WENT THROUGH. [APPLAUSE] >> DUE TO THE PUSHBACK OF THE BOARD OPEN SESSION, OUR STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT WHO IS HERE, CAN YOU PLEASE STAND? HE WAS SUPPOSED TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AFTER RECOGNIZING BECAUSE HIM AND MOM, CAN YOU STAND UP? SHE IS A BAXTER TEACHER AS WELL. WE HAVE THE BAXTER FAMILY HERE. I KNOW YOU DON'T MIND IF I INTRODUCE THEM AS WELL, THEY HAVE COME TO SUPPORT US. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> COULD WE HAVE HIM COME BACK POSSIBLY FOR THE NEXT MEETING, IF POSSIBLE? THANK YOU. CAN WE COME ON UP AND HAVE YOU TAKE PICTURES, PLEASE? [00:36:56] >> NEXT IS OUR STUDENT BOARD REPORTERS REPRESENTING BALFOUR HIGH SCHOOL. , WE CAN MOVE ON TO KAYLYN VERA. SORRY ABOUT THAT. >> NO WORRIES, GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT KARZAI AND SUPERINTENDENT DR. SIMON I'M DOING THE BOARD REPORT. AT THE END OF APRIL OUR STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO ATTEND PROM COME OF THIS' THEME WAS HOSTED BY ASB JUNE YEARS, THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT IS OUR PROM KING AND QUEEN. THE PROM WAS INCREDIBLY WELL DONE BY OUR JUNE YEARS, A LOT TO DO -- WE HAD A CARICATURIST THERE AND A HUGE DANCE FLOOR, THERE WAS SOMETHING THERE FOR EVERYONE. MOVING ON THE TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK OUR TEACHERS WERE SUPPORTED BY A SPIRIT WEEK THAT INVOLVED BOTH DRESS UP DAYS AND LUNCH EVENTS. STUDENTS WERE INVITED TO WRITE NOTES TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT ON HOW MUCH THEY APPRECIATE THEIR TEACHERS. OUR TEACHERS WERE AWARDED WITH THIS ANNIVERSARY SHIRT AND A PIN. MOVING ON THE NATIONAL PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION DAY, OUR ASB HAD DECORATED MS. CUMMINGS OFFICE, WE HAD GIVEN HER FLOWERS AND A CARD. MOVING ON THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY BASH, OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE WELCOMED ONTO CAMPUS WITH MARIOTTI PERFORMANCES, PHOTO BOOTH OPPORTUNITIES, AND DESSERTS. STUDENTS AND ALUMNI WERE ABLE TO TAKE A STUDENT LED TO TOURS WHICH ALLOWED THEM TO WALK THE HALLS AND RELIVE SOME OF THE HIGH SCHOOL MEMORIES. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOYS VOLLEYBALL FOR MAKING IT TO THE SEMIFINALS AND BOYS TENNIS FOR MAKING IT TO THE SECOND ROUND. OUR LAST EVENTS OF THE YEAR ARE GRAD WEEK STARTING AT MAY 21ST OUR SENIORS WILL RECEIVE ALL OF THEIR REGALIA. MAY 22ND, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE WELCOMED ONTO CAMPUS TO CELEBRATE SENIORS DURING A BREAKFAST. MAY 29TH IS OUR LEGACY DAY, OUR STUDENTS -- OUR SENIORS WILL BE VISITING THEIR ALMA MATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WEARING THEIR CAP END OF THEIR DOWN. [00:40:03] IN ADDITION WE INVITED BACK TO WALK THE HALLS ONE LAST TIME FULLY DRESSED UP AND THEN OUR SENIORS -- IT IS AN ASSEMBLY THAT IS STUDENT LED FOR OUR SENIORS TO MARK THE END OF THE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. OBVIOUSLY OUR SENIORS ARE GOING TO DISNEYLAND THEY WILL BE THERE FROM 9:00 A.M. TO ABOUT 4:00 A.M. JUNE 1ST IS OUR 75TH ANNIVERSARY PIN PICKUP, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO PICK UP THEIR PINS TO MARK THEY ARE THE 75TH CLASS GRADUATING FROM BELLFLOWER. JUNE 2ND IS OUR SENIOR PICNIC, PHOTO OPS AND MORE WILL BE PROVIDED FOR OUR SENIORS. JUNE 3RD IS GOLF AND JUNE 4TH IS OUR GRADUATION THE LAST TIME OUR CLASS WILL BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER, COME TOGETHER AND TO CELEBRATE OUR MOMENT AND OUR GRADUATION. I THINK THAT IS IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, WE WILL MOVE ON TO MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS, PRESIDENT DARS, DR. SIMON, DISTRICT COLLEAGUES. LAST ONE! HERE'S MAYFAIR'S BOARD REPORT. ON THE 24TH WE HAD OUR SPRING SPORTS ASSEMBLY WHICH WE HAD A BUNCH OF PERFORMANCES FROM ALL OF OUR SPRING SPORTS AND SPRING PROGRAMS, WE PLAYED A COUPLE OF GAMES. IT WAS A LITTLE SCARY AND WE WEREN'T STRAPPED IN, THE BALLS WERE FLYING ALL OVER, KIDS FALLING ON THEIR HEADS, IT WAS A LITTLE SCARY, BUT WE DID TAKE SOME PRECAUTIONS AND EVERYONE MADE IT OUT SAFE. RECLASSIFICATION IS ON THE 30TH, 15 MAYFAIR STUDENTS WERE RECLASSIFIED. THOSE ARE STUDENTS WHO ENTERED THE PROGRAM AS ENGLISH LEARNERS AND THROUGH A LOT OF HARD WORK ARE ABLE TO BE RECLASSIFIED AS FLUENT ENGLISH SPEAKERS. BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL HOSTED THEIR FIRST HOLLYWOOD THEMED SEMI-FORMAL CALLED THE MONSOON GALA ON MAY 1ST. DURING THE DANCE STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO VOTE FOR THEIR KING AND QUEEN. PROM WAS ON THE SECOND AT THE FULLERTON HANGER, IT WAS SUPER FUN, THE DANCE FLOOR WAS PACKED. THE SNACK TABLES WERE PACKED, I WAS THERE -- IT WAS A REALLY FUN TIME. WE HAVE AN ARCADE AND A BUNCH FOR THE STUDENTS TO DO. THE DEPARTMENT AWARDS WERE HELD ON THE FOURTH, I THINK WE HAD MORE THAN 80 STUDENTS RECEIVE A DEPARTMENT AWARD TO. HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS GO "STAR WARS" DAY, MAY 4TH. WE HAD A STORM TO REVISIT CAMPUS WE THOUGHT WE WERE ALL DOOMED, WE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO GET US, BUT HE WAS JUST THERE TO TELL US TO WHERE OUR LANYARDS. SO THAT HAPPENED. [LAUGHTER] THE INFAMOUS ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE, HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER EVENT WAS ON THE EIGHTH. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. WE HAVE THE DRAGON DANCERS AND A BUNCH OF ASIAN FOOD AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SHOWING OFF THEIR CULTURES. WE HAD PERFORMANCES FROM STUDENTS AND PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COMMUNITY IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT. COMING UP WE HAVE OUR UNIFIED FEST ON THE 15TH, SENIOR ELEMENTARY VISITS ON THE 18TH, GRAD NIGHT ON THE 29TH, GRADUATION PRACTICE ON THE FIRST, FINALS WEEK IS FROM THE SECOND TO THE FOURTH, THE SENIOR CATALINA TRIP WILL BE ON THE SECOND AND GRADUATION ON THE THIRD. THANK YOU SO MUCH, GUYS FOR HAVING ME FOR THE PAST TWO YE YEARS. I'M NOT SURE IF SHE'S HERE BUT OUR BOARD REPORTER HAS BEEN PICKED, MISS VANESSA. SHE'S A GREAT STUDENT. SUPER EXCITED FOR HER TO TAKE OVER -- SHE'S HERE! THIS IS OUR NEXT BOARD REPORTER. GOOD LUCK, VANESSA. YOU'RE GOING TO DO GREAT. [APPLAUSE] >> REPRESENTED SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL -- NO. >> GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT GARZA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. SIMON AND GUESTS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A QUICK UPDATE ABOUT SOME ACTIVITIES HAPPENING AT SOMERSET [00:45:01] HIGH SCHOOL. SOMERSET SENIORS WENT TO CERRITOS COLLEGE FOR A SENIOR PREVIEW DAY ON APRIL 17TH. THEY LEARNED ABOUT ALL THE PROGRAMS OFFERED AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE CAMPUS. SENIORS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE FIELD TRIP WILL BE ATTENDING CERRITOS IN THE FALL. OUR SPRING PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT IS UNDERWAY. TEAMS ARE RANDOMLY CREATED WITH BOTH STAFF MEMBERS AND STUDENTS. WE ARE IN THE FINAL BRACKET TO SEE WHO WILL BE THE CHAMPION AT THE END OF THE YEAR. SOMERSET JUNIORS AND SENIORS ENJOYED ATTENDING PROM AT THE FULLERTON AIRPORT HANGAR WITH MAYFAIR AND CERRITOS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WITH BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE PROM WITH THE TRADITIONAL SITES. SOMERSET STUDENTS ARE BUILDING THEIR OWN LONG BOARDS AND SKATEBOARDS READING MATERIALS AND CURRICULUM, THIS IS A MAKE AND TAKE ACTIVITIES SO STUDENTS ARE ENJOYING THEIR SKATEBOARDS AND TAKING THEM HOME. MANY SOMERSET STUDENTS RECOGNIZE SPRING AWARDS FOR GOOD CHARACTER AND SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENTS. SENIORS RECEIVED $4,650 IN SCHOLARSHIP MONEY TO HELP KICK START COLLEGE CAREER PATHS. WE HAD 40 TEACHERS AND STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS VISIT US AS PART OF CC VISIT THE MAC ANNUAL CONFERENCE, THEY CAME TO LEARN ABOUT PROGRAMS WE OFFER AT SOMERSET AND MAKE US A MODEL CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL. ONE OF OUR STUDENTS IS ELIGIBLE FOR AN ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP BECAUSE OF OUR PARTICIPATION. WE HAVE A LOT OF UPCOMING ACTIVITIES, THE SENIOR BARBECUE WAS TAKING PLACE NEXT WEEK. ALL SOMERSET STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND LEADERSHIP DAY AT THE L.A. COUNTY FAIR ON M MAY 21ST. STUDENTS IN FILM CLASS WILL BE SHOWCASING THEIR FILMS THEY MADE THIS YEAR AT THE KIWANIS HALL MAY 26TH. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO COME WATCH THE FILMS THEY MADE AT 12:20:00 A.M. THEN ON MAY 27TH SENIORS ARE GOING TO DISNEYLAND TO ENJOY A THEME PARK AND TO DESIGN A VENT. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING OUR SENIOR CLASS GRADUATED JUNE 2ND AT THE BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM. LAST BUT NOT LEAST WE WANT TO THANK THE SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS WERE BEING KIND, SUPPORTIVE, AND THE STUDENT CENTER TO. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING. [APPLAUSE] >> NOW WE HAVE FROM INDEPENDENT STUDY ACADEMY -- >> I'M SO SORRY. GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESI PRESIDENT MAYRA GARZA, THIS IS THE BOARD REPORT. OUR HIGH SCHOOL TOOK A FIELD TRIP TO CAL STATE FULLERTON WHICH WAS SUCH A FUN AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE, WE HAD A GREAT TIME WALKING AROUND THE CAMPUS AND EXPLORE THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS AND LEARNING MORE WHAT COLLEGE LIFE IS REALLY LIKE. THE CAMPUS WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL AND OUR TOUR GUIDE MADE THE TOUR EVEN MORE ENJOYABLE. I ALSO LIKED HEARING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES THE SCHOOL HAS TO OFFER. OVERALL THE TRIP WAS EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING AND IT GAVE US A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE MIGHT WANT FOR OUR FUTURE. RECENTLY OUR ASB DECIDED TO DO A HIDE AND SEEK GAME SO WE PLAYED THREE ROUNDS OF HIDE AND SEEK DURING LUNCH. IT WAS LIKE SARDINES ADDITION I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS I CAN'T REALLY EXPLAIN IT. IT WAS REALLY FUN AND EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME. WE WILL PROBABLY DO THAT AGAIN. OUR CORE PROGRAMS CELEBRATED THE 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL ON MAY 7TH. WE ARE NOT A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL, IT TOOK US A WHILE TO GET TO THE 100TH DAY. WE LOVE DRESSING UP AND THEY ALL LOOKED SO CUTE. OF COURSE WE HAD OUR EVENT ON THURSDAY, WE HAD TO BASE A PROJECT OFF OF THE THEME OF THE STORY, IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY COULD MAKE THEIR PROJECT ABOUT A UNIVERSAL TOPIC WHILE STILL TALKING ABOUT THINGS WE LEARNED ABOUT THIS YEAR. WE ARE PROUD TO SHARE OUR SCHOOL [00:50:05] HAS EARNED THE CALIFORNIA DEMOCRACY SCHOOL DISTINCTION THIS ON A RECOGNIZE THE DEDICATION OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF IN BUILDING A STRONG COMMITMENT TO SPECIFIC EDUCATION. THROUGH THIS WORK OUR SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS DEVELOPED SKILLS TO BECOME INFORMED AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS TO SHARE ONLINE INFORMATION. THESE SKILLS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR IDENTIFYING TRUTHFUL INFORMATION AND RECOGNIZING BIAS. STUDENTS APPLIED THEIR LEARNING THROUGH RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT CULMINATED IN A COMMUNITY FAIR WITH THE EDUCATED -- WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE EXPANDING SPECIFIC LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND CIVIL DISCOURSE ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. TODAY WAS OUR ASP TRIP WHICH IS WHY MY VOICE WAS MESSED UP BECAUSE I WAS SCREAMING. WE HAD A LOT OF FUN, WE WERE THERE FROM WHEN IT OPENED TO 4:00. I HAD TO RUSH HOME AND GET LAST MINUTE DONE. IT'S FINE, WE MADE IT. IT WAS FUN, EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT TIME AND IT WAS NICE BEING ABLE TO SPEND TIME ON OUR FIRST TRIP AS AN ASP TOGETHER. COMING SOON TOMORROW WE HAVE OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER DAY WHERE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT CAREERS FROM PARENTS OR JUST PEOPLE COMING TO THE SCHOOL. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO LEARN ABOUT COLLEGES THROUGH I THINK LOST FLAS FLORES LEGACIES -- WE HAVE OUR SENIOR BREAKFAST ON THE 26TH AND OUR FIRST CELEBRATION ON THE 2ND OF JUNE. WE HAVE OUR "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" PLAY ON THE THIRD TO END OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS AT MAYFAIR IN BELLFLOWER ON THE THIRD FOR MAYFAIR AND THE FOURTH FOR BELLFLOWER. AND SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH PROMOTION ON THE FIFTH. THAT CONCLUDES THE BOARD REPORT. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR GIVING THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE A BORED REPORTER. IT'S SUCH AN HONOR AND I WOULD LIKE TO THINK ALSO OUR LOVELY PRINCIPLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR BOARD REPORTS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO REMAIN FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING, HOWEVER WE UNDERSTAND YOU MAY HAVE OTHER OBLIGATIONS AND ARE FREE TO LEAVE AT THIS TIME. IT'S TIME FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT [8. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT] REPORT, DR. SIMON? >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT GARZA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, CAP THAT STAFF, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE PRESENT. I WANT TO WISH ALL MOTHERS, GRANDMOTHERS, GUARDIANS HAD TO MOTHER FIGURES IN THE COMMUNITY A VERY HAPPY BELATED MOTHER'S DAY. THANK YOU FOR THEY LOVE, STRENGTH, AND SUPPORT YOU PROVIDED TO YOUR STUDENTS, YOUR CHILDREN, OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES EVERY DAY. THIS EVENING I'M GOING TO SHARE A FEW CELEBRATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT. I HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING THE CAC IMPACT AWARD CEREMONY WHERE WE RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS WHO MAKE A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS OUR MID CITIES COMMUNITY. ON BEHALF OF THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION I WAS PROUD TO WELCOME FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, STAFF, STUDENTS, AND PARTNERS FROM BELLFLOWER UNIFIED AND ALSO PARAMOUNT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S. I WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNER SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND JOSHUA LIGHF THE PARAMOUNT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THEIR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND FAMILIES PICK OF THE EVENING WAS A POWERFUL REMINDER THAT INCLUSION IS NOT SIMPLY A PROGRAM OR PRACTICE, IT IS A PROMISE WE MAKE IT TO OUR STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND ONE ANOTHER. THE HONOREES RECOGNIZE CERTIFICATE STAFF, CLASSIFIED STAFF, AND SIBLINGS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY DEDICATION, COMPASSION, ADVOCACY, AND COMMITMENT TO BELONGING. THEIR WORK AND MAY NOT MAKE HEADLINES, BUT THE IMPACT IS UNDENIABLE. I BUT ALSO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE RECENT VISIT TO WOULD RIP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT'S MEANINGFUL, ALWAYS MEANINGFUL TO SPEND TIME ON OUR CAMPUS TEACHING AND LEARNING IN ACTION AND CONNECTING WITH STUDENTS AND STAFF TO BRING OUR SCHOOLS TO LIFE EVERY DAY. THANK YOU TO THE WOODRUFF TEAM FOR YOUR WARM WELCOME AND THE CARE YOU SHOWED OUR STUDENTS. TONIGHT I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE -- [00:55:01] BEHAVIOR ASSISTED TO RECEIVE THE UNSUNG HERO. THANK YOU FOR THE HEART, PATIENCE, AND DEDICATION YOU BRING TO YOUR WORK. THIS RECOGNITION IS WELL-DESERVED AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS AND STAFF. WE ARE EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE -- WE WERE EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY -- NOT THE CITY. BELLFLOWER MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOLS -- [LAUGHTER] 75TH BIRTHDAY. BELLFLOWER UNIFIED IS PROUD TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY WAS SUCH A RICH HISTORY, STRONG PARTNERSHIPS AND DEEP COMMITMENTS TO FAMILIES. THIS MONTH ALSO GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE AND CELEBRATE THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE OUR DISTRICT STRONG. MAY IS ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH AND WE PROBABLY HONOR THE HISTORIES, CULTURES, AND CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ON MAY 1ST WE RECOGNIZED NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENT -- SUPERINTENDENT -- SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. EXCUSE ME, LET ME GO BACK. ON MAY 1ST WE RECOGNIZED NATIONAL SCHOOL PRINCIPALS DAY. I WANT TO TAKE OUR PRINCIPLES FOR LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION TO STUDENTS AND STAFF AT A STEADY GUIDANCE OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO CELEBRATED TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK AND THE CALIFORNIA DAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION, CREATIVITY, COMPASSION, AND BELIEF IN OUR STUDENTS. THE WORK YOU DO EACH DAY CHANGES LIVES AND WE ARE DEEPLY GRA GRATEFUL. THE WEEK OF MAY 18TH WILL ALSO MARK CSEA APPRECIATION WEEK. [APPLAUSE] CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE DAILY SUCCESS OF OUR SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS FROM CLASSROOMS TO OFFICES, NUTRITION SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, MAINTENANCE, SAFETY, AND BEYOND. ARE CLASSIFIED STAFF SUPPORT STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COLLEAGUES IN COUNTLESS WAYS. WE THANK YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING VIEW. TOMORROW WE WILL HAVE OUR FINAL GUIDING COALITION MEETING OF THE YEAR, A HUGE THANK YOU TO ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION SERVICES MISS BONNIE CARTER AND DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT DR. RYAN SMITH FOR THE COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP IN THIS WORK. MORE TO COME ON THE FINAL PRODUCT OF THE GUIDING COALITION. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE -- WE HAVEN'T HERE TODAY. OUR SECURITY MANAGER. ALONG WITH HER FISCAL DIRECTOR AND RISK MANAGER -- A RECENT NEW HIRES FOR THEIR WORK AND SUPPORT, COMMITMENT TO SAFETY, SERVICE AND COLLABORATION IS APPRECIATED THROUGH OUR DIS DISTRICT. I WILL ASK THEM TO INTRODUCE OUR EMPLOYEES MORE PROPERLY. >> IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE I INTRODUCE MR. SEAN PAULOS. SEAN BRINGS A DIVERSE BACKGROUND IN BOTH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY LEADERSHIP. HE PROUDLY SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE AS AN INTELLIGENCE ANALYST WHERE HE DEVELOPED STRONG SKILLS IN THREAT ASSESSMENT, CRITICAL THINKING, INFORMATION ANALYSIS, AND A STRATEGIC PLANNING AND HIGH-PRESSURE ENVIRONMENTS. FOLLOWING HIS MILITARY SERVICE HE TRANSITIONED INTO PUBLIC SAFETY AND HAS SPENT THE LAST EIGHT YEARS OF SERVING AS A CRIME PREVENTION SPECIALIST FOR THE CITY OF SOUTHGATE. IN THAT ROLE HE FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, CRIME REDUCTION STRATEGIES, AND BUILDING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY OUTCOMES. HIS COMBINED EXPERIENCE AND INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS AND MUNICIPAL PUBLIC SAFETY HAS SHAPED HIS ABILITY TO LEAD PROACTIVELY, COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, AND RESPOND STRATEGICALLY TO COMPLEX CHALLENGES. HE'S EXCITED TO STEP INTO THE ROLE OF CAMPUS SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MANAGER FOR THE BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE HE LOOKS FORWARD TO HELPING FOSTER A SAFE, SECURE, AND PREPARED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. [APPLAUSE] WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? >> YES, SIR. FROM THE BOTTOM MY HEART I WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK OUR BOARD PRESIDENT, MS. GARZA, THE ENTIRE BOARD, DR. SIMON, THE REST OF THE CABINETS, THANK YOU [01:00:02] FOR YOUR COMPLETE SUPPORT AND WARM WELCOMES. I FEEL LIKE I COULD MAKE A GREAT DIFFERENCE IN OUR DISTRICT AND I'M REALLY ENTHUSIASTIC WORKING AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE GREATER GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> RACHEL AND GOING TO START WITH YOU, COME UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE? I HAVE THE DISTINCT PLEASURE TONIGHT OF INTRODUCING TWO NEW MEMBERS TO THE BUSINESS DEPARTMENT TEAM, BUILDING ON A FABULOUS WORK WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND OUR ALREADY ESTABLISHED GREAT MANAGEMENT TEAM. THAT I WILL START WITH RACHEL WHO HAS BEEN SERVING AS OUR FISCAL OFFICER, FISCAL DIRECTOR SINCE OCTOBER. APOLOGIES FOR THE LATE BRING ON. SHE'S ORIGINALLY FROM TAIWAN AND IS A CPA, MBA, AND CASCO CERTIFIED BUSINESS OFFICIAL. SHE BRINGS 11 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FROM THE COUNTY OFFICE AND NINE YEARS IN PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCE. SHE CURRENTLY OVERSEES BUDGETING, PAYROLL, PURCHASING, AND ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS. SHE'S PASSIONATE ABOUT BUILDING STRONG FISCAL SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT STUDENTS AND STAFF. SHE'S A PROUD MOM OF TWO CHILDREN, ONE GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE AND THE OTHER FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL THIS YEAR. WHEN SHE'S NOT CRUNCHING NUMBERS SHE ENJOYS COOKING, GARDENING, SINGING WHICH WAS NEW TO ME, AND CATCHING UP ON SLEEP WHENEVER SHE CAN. ALTHOUGH SHE TENDS TO TAKE HER SPREADSHEETS HOME WITH HER AND I HAVE TO REMIND HER TO GET THE SLEEP OVER THE SPREADSHEETS. WHO HAVE BEEN SUCH A FABULOUS ADDITION TO MY DEPARTMENT I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR ALL YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO. I KNOW OUR TEAM IS ECSTATIC TO WORK WITH YOU AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE MY KNOWLEDGE AND MY EFFORT TO THE BELLFLOWER UNIFIED DISTRICT IN THIS COMMUNITY, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY, I APPRECIATE EVERYONE, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> SUSAN, CAN I HAVE YOU COME FORWARD? THANK YOU. SUSAN HAS A DISTINCT BACKGROUND AND I WANT TO WELCOME HER TO BELLFLOWER UNIFIED AS OUR RISK AND BENEFITS MANAGER. HER BACKGROUND SPANS BOTH EDUCATION AS A CREDENTIALED MILD, MODERATE EDUCATION SPECIALIST AND HUMAN RESOURCES AS A PHR CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL. SHE HOLDS A DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND BRINGS EXPERIENCE IN BENEFITS, COMPLIANCE, AND RISK MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM. WHEN SHE ISN'T TAKING HER DOG ON WALKS TO KEEP HIM FROM CHEWING TO THE FAMILY ISSUES SHE'S READING THE FINE PRINT ON TANGLING REGULATIONS AND FINDING INTRIGUE AND SPREADSHEETS. WE LIKE SPREADSHEETS IN OUR DEPARTMENT. SHE'S EXCITED ABOUT JOINING BELLFLOWER UNIFIED AND LOOKS FORWARD TO BE ABLE TO MEET EVERYONE. I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. YOU HAVE BEEN HERE SUCH A SHORT TIME BUT I'VE TAKEN ON SO MANY DIFFERENT TASKS AND HAVE PUT THEM AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE OPERATIONS AND FOR THAT I AM TRULY EXCITED AND ECSTATIC TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING WHAT YOU HAVE TO BELLFLOWER UNIFIED AND WELCOME. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT MAKES BELLFLOWER SO UNIQUE AND SO AMAZING, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. [APPLAUSE] >> CAN WE TAKE A PICTURE WITH THEM, PLEASE? >> BOARD PRESIDENT GARZA I WOULD [01:05:33] ALSO LIKE TO REPORT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION HAS FILLED THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE THIRD QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR IN ACCORDANCE TO THE WILLIAMS SETTLEMENT LEGISLATION. THE REVIEW ADDRESS KEY AREAS INCLUDING THE SUFFICIENCY OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, FACILITY CONDITIONS, THE ACCURACY OF DATA REPORTED IN THE SCHOOL COME ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT CARDS AND TEACHER MISSING ASSIGNMENTS AND VACANCIES. DURING THIS PERIOD NO VISITS WERE CONDUCTED AND RESULTS RELATED TO VERIFICATION AND TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT, ADDITIONALLY THERE WERE NO UNIFORM COMPLAINTS RECEIVED OR REPORTED IN ANY OF THESE AREAS, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU DR. SIMON. [9. COMMITTEE UPDATES] DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY AD HOC COMMITTEE UPDATES THIS EVENING? >> I DO. I HAVE TWO AND A LITTLE BIT SPIRITUAL CLIMATE AND CULTURE WE HAVE A MEETING AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT DATA AND TO PULL DATA TO WORK ON OUR STRATEGIC EQUITY PLAN. AND WE ARE HAVING OUR RECOGNITION CEREMONY ON MAY 20TH AND WE ARE RECOGNIZING A LITTLE OVER 150 STUDENTS FOR THE COMPLETION OF PATHWAYS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT, THAT'S REALLY COOL. AI COMMITTEE I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT MEETING, I HOPE WE CAN SCHEDULE A COMMITTEE MEETING IN THE FUTURE, THANK YOU. >> I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT OUT FOR OUR SAFETY COMMITTEE MEE MEETING. THE SAFETY COMMITTEE MEMBERS GOT TO BE INTRODUCED ALREADY, WELCOME AGAIN. I THINK HE IS GOING TO HELP CONTINUE THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT WE ARE ALREADY DOING IN THE DISTRICT. WE ALSO REVIEWED THE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE REPORTING THAT IS LOCATED ON OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE. ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT OVER, INTERESTED IN REVIEWING IT AND LOOKING AT IT, IT'S ALREADY ON OUR WEBSITES. WE DID TALK ABOUT GRADUATION CEREMONY PREPARATION AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GRADUATIONS. WE REVIEWED -- THERE WAS A PRESENTATION, UPDATED PRESENTATION ON THE FIRST YEAR OF THE VAPE DETECTION SYSTEMS WEEDING OUT THE THINGS WE NEED TO WEED OUT. MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE COLLECTING THE DATA, UNDERSTANDING HOW IT'S USED, HOW TO FORM AND THAT'S REALLY GOING TO BE REVIEWED UNDER THE SAFETY -- OUR SAFETY TEAM. THERE WAS A PRESENTATION ABOUT OUR THREAT ASSESSMENT AND PROTOCOLS AND WE HAVE A FINALIZED REPORTING SYSTEM -- DEBRIEFING SYSTEM, AND THE NATURE OF THE THREAT INCLUDING SCREENING QUESTIONS, DECISION-MAKING, WHO WAS INVOLVED. IT'S A LIVING DOCUMENT AND IT'S ALREADY GOING TO BE USED AND BEING TWEAKED OVER TIME. IT'S A LIVING DOCUMENT, NOT A FINALIZED DOCUMENT. IT REALLY MEETS THE NEEDS OF OUR CAMPUSES. WITH VATS, OUR NEXT MEETING -- OUR NEXT MEETING IS -- >> WE DON'T HAVE ONE SCHEDULED QUITE YET. >> BECAUSE OF GRADUATION. >> CORRECT, IN SUMMER. WE WILL WORK ON GETTING NEW DATES FOR THAT BEFORE THE START OF THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. >> THANK YOU. I KNEW I MISSED THAT IN THE NOTES. THAT'S ALL. >> IF I COULD ADD OR TO MEMBER CINTRON COVERED THE WHOLE MEETING REALLY WELL BUT ONE THING I THINK IN THAT COMMITTEE MEETING AT OTHERS AS IF WE CAN GET THE PRESENTATIONS SENT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD BECAUSE I KNOW WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE OUR PRESENTATION AT EVERY BOARD MEETING WITH EVERYTHING THE COMMITTEES DO, AT LEAST THE PRESENTATION, THE DATA ON THE VAPE DATA SPECIFICALLY, IF WE CAN GET THAT SENSE TODAY SO WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE AS THESE THINGS GET UP THERE, THAT WOULD [01:10:01] BE GREAT. >> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. [10. PUBLIC COMMENTS: AGENDA/NON-AGENDA ITEMS] TONIGHT WE HAVE REQUESTS ADDRESSING AGENDA-NONAGENDA ITEMS. WE WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT WILL LISTEN CAREFULLY TO EACH PUBLIC COMMENT. HOWEVER WE WILL NOT BE PROVIDING RESPONSES DURING THE MEETING. THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE WILL CONTACT A PARENT, GUARDIAN, AND COMMUNITY MEMBER IF THE COMMENT CALLS FOR A FOLLOW-UP. WHILE THE MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD ARE NOT PUBLIC MEETINGS THEY'RE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED 3 MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, AND -- SORRY. THE BOARD WILL LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR PUBLIC INPUT TO 21 MINUTES AS PER BOARD BY LAW UNLESS OTHERWISE WAIVED BY THE BOARD. CAN WE PLEASE HAVE -- COME TO THE PODIUM? >> BELLFLOWER HIGH CLASS OF 1980 I'VE GOT TO HOLD ONTO THIS IT'S GOING TO FALL. I ATTENDED THE TEACHER APPRECIATION WITH DR. SIMON AND WE THANK THE COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO PUT THAT TOGETHER. I THINK SOME OF THE PEOPLE NEED TO BE APPRECIATED AS EMPLOYEES, THEY'RE KIND OF OVERLOOKED BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE REPRESENTATION TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE BOARD OR THE ADMINISTRATION. SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS ARE SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS IN THE DISTRICT AND THERE'S ALSO SUBSTITUTE SECRETARIES, CUSTODIANS, AND BUY SOME LAWS, SOME DISTRICTS THEY DON'T ALLOW THEM TO BE REPRESENTED BY UN UNIONS. SOME DISTRICTS LIKE L.A. UNIFIED WHERE I WORKED THEY ALLOW SUBSTITUTES TO BE GIVEN THE RIGHTS -- THEIR CONTRACTS TO BE NEGOTIATED WITH THE UNION. ALSO TO PROVIDE THEM IF THEY WORK 100 DAYS, THEY ARE GIVEN BENEFITS, RETIREMENT -- MY FRIEND RETIRED AFTER 22 YEARS. SHE GOT HEALTH CARE BENEFITS -- I THINK WE NEED TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION FOR THESE UNSUNG HEROES IN OTHER WAYS. THEY DON'T GET A RAISE, THEY DON'T HAVE NEGOTIATIONS FOR AN ONGOING RAISE LIKE THE OTHER GROUPS. WAS NOT AS FORMALIZED. SOMETIMES WE FORGET ABOUT THEM. AT CERRITOS COLLEGE WE CREATED A STEPLADDER FOR IF THEY GET MORE EDUCATION, THEY HAVE MORE YEARS OF SERVICE, PART-TIME PROFESSORS COULD GET RAISES THAT WAY, SIMILAR TO A FULL-TIME PROF PROFESSOR. I JUST WANT TO PUT THIS IDEA OUT THERE AS WE BALANCE OUR BUDGET TO THINK ABOUT ARE SUBSTITUTE EMPLOYEES AND CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFIED AND HOW TO SHOW MORE APPRECIATION FOR THEM WITH THE HIGH COST OF LIVING IN INFLATION AT 6% LAST MONTH, THANK YOU. >> CAN WE PLEASE HAVE -- COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE? >> GOOD EVENING COME I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE MY FAMILY AND I HAD A LONG DAY SAYING GOODBYES TO A FAMILY MEMBER ALTHOUGH I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE IT MAY NOT LOOK THAT WAY. I THINK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING US. MY NAME IS AMANDA, I'M A PARENT OF TWO CHILDREN CURRENTLY ATTENDING STEPHEN FOSTER I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE UPCOMING CHANGES BEING MADE TO THE CURRENT VICE PRINCIPAL. I HAD NO UNDERSTANDING TO THE REASON WHY BUT IF WE KNOW MS. JACKSON THE IMPACT WE CAN UNDERSTAND MY REASONING FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. SOME OF YOU HAVE SEEN MY POST >> AND AS MENTIONED WITHIN THAT POST, THE IMPACTS IT WILL HAVE ON MY CHILD AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS. AS A MOTHER OF A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD WHO CURRENTLY RECEIVES SUPPORT SERVICES AT FOSTER AMERICA, I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS CHANGE NOT BECAUSE OTHERS MIGHT NOT BE MORE QUALIFIED THAN MS. JACKSON AND/OR THE DISTRICT NEEDS AND/OR THE DISTRICT NEEDS MAY SUPERSEDE MY REQUEST BUT MAKING THIS DRASTIC CHANGE OF NOT JUST ONE PRINCIPAL BUT BOTH MAYBE DETRIMENTAL TO HIS ROUTINE AND AFFECT HIS LEARNING ABILITIES. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY DAYS MS. JACKSON MADE MY SON'S DAY ACHIEVABLE. SHE CREATES A SAFE HAVEN FOR MY SON ALLOWING FOR HIS LEARNING AND GROWING. REMOVING HER AND HER SUPPORT WILL DEFINITELY REQUIRE ME TO REEVALUATE THE SCHOOL'S DECISION MAKING BECAUSE THIS WILL BE THE 6TH PRINCIPAL IN LESS THAN TEN YEARS AND/OR LOOK INTO OTHER EDUCATION OPTION THAT IS FULLY SUPPORT OUR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AND/OR POSSIBLY HOME SCHOOLING TO ENSURE HIS SAFETY, WELL BEING, AND ATTAINABLE. I AM ASKING AS A PARENT WHO [01:15:02] WANTS TO CONTINUE TO KEEP HER CHILDREN AT STEVEN TORE PLEASE REEVALUATE THE CHANGES THAT MAY NEED TO TAKE PLACE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. ARE WE ABLE TO PUT THE TIMER ON THE SCREEN? THE ZOOM? OKAY. THANK YOU. WE NOW ASK AMY GUSTAVA TO COME FORWARD PLEASE TO THE PODIUM. >> PRESIDENT GARZA, BOARD MEMBERS, DR. SIMON, CABINET, COLLEAGUES, AND THE COMMUNITY, I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED WITH THE DISTRICT'S APPROACH TO BARGAINING WITH THE BELL FLOWER TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. AS THIS SCHOOL YEAR COMES TO A CLOSE, BTA CAME TO THE BARGAINING TABLE PREPARED, ORGANIZED, AND READY TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH. WE EXPECTED THE SAME LEVEL OF PREPARATION AND COMMITMENT FROM THE DISTRICT. THE MAY 1 BARGAINING DATE WAS CANCELED BECAUSE THE DISTRICT WAS NOT PREPARED TO PROVIDE A COUNTER PROPOSAL FOR SALARY. THIS SENDS A DISCOURAGING MESSAGE TO THE EDUCATORS WHO HAVE SPENT THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR SUPPORTING STUDENTS, MANAGING INCREASING DEMANDS, AND CONTINUING TO SHOW UP EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR OUR STUDENTS. TEACHERS DESERVE MORE THAN DELAYS ANDAL IS AND STALLING. WE DESERVE RESPECT AND SERIOUS ENGAGEMENT AT THE BARGAINING TABLE. THE FACTS ARE CLEAR. THE STATE COLA IS 2.3%. COLA IS A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT MEANT TO OFFSET INFLATION. IT IS NOT A RAISE. IN ADDITION THE DISTRICT'S ACTUALS SHOW TWO YEARS IN A ROW $50 MILLION WAS BUDGETED FOR HEALTH INSURANCE BUT ONLY $45 MILLION WAS SPENT. THIS TELLS US THAT THERE'S AN EXTRA $5 MILLION IN THE BUDGET. THIS SHOW US THERE ARE RESOURCES AVAILABLE. THE QUESTION IS NOT WHETHER THE MONEY EXISTS. IT'S WHETHER THE DISTRICT IS WILLING TO PRIORITIZE THE CLASSROOM AND THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE STUDENT LEARNING POSSIBLE. WE CONTINUE TO HEAR ABOUT VALUING STUDENTS AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS. TEACHERS ARE THE FOUNDATION OF THAT SUCCESS. THIS COMMUNITY EXPECTS BETTER. EDUCATORS EXPECT BETTER. WE ARE ASKING THE DISTRICT TO STOP DELAYING. COME TO THE TABLE PREPARED AND MAKE MEANINGFUL PROPOSALS THAT REFLECT THE DEDICATION OF THE BELL FLOWER TEACHERS AND THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL YEAR IS ENDING. OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS DESERVE A RESOLUTION THAT DEMONSTRATES RESPECT, URGENCY, AND A REAL COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. THANK YOU. [11. CONSENT AGENDA] DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS TO WITHHOLD FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING? >> I HAVE ONE. 11-P11.17. >> 11.17? IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES, PLEASE. ANY OTHERS? >> I HAVE A FEW. 11.13, 11.14, 11.17, AND THAT'S IT. >> ANYONE ELSE? SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEMS 11.13, 11.14, AND 11.17? >> YOU HAVE THAT MOTION. >> SECOND. >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >> STUDENT MEMBER. >> AYE. >> MS. ARMSTRONG. >> AYE. >> MS. STEWART. >> AYE. [11.13. SECOND READING - REVISION OF BP AND AR 3440: INVENTORIES] >> MS. CINTRON. >> AYE. >> MRS. GARZA. >> AYE. >> THE FIRST ITEM WITHHELD IS 11.13. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SO I PULLED THIS ONE AT JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS. I KNOW THIS POLICY ALIGNS MORE WITH THE STATE POLICY OF INCREASING WHAT WE CONSIDER AN INVENTORY ITEM TO TRACK FROM 500 TO 1,500. I KNOW THE POLICY ALSO TALKS ABOUT THE SCHEDULE IN WHICH WE [01:20:02] ARE SUPPOSED TO DO INVENTORY TRACKING. EVERY YEAR WE GET A LIST THAT GETS SENT. AND EVERY TWO YEARS WE DO A PHYSICAL. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WITH THIS, ARE WE DOING THE ANNUAL LIST? AND WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE DID A PHYSICAL INVENTORY OF ALL OF OUR ASSETS? >> SO WE ARE DOING THE ANNUAL, WE ARE DOING THE ANNUAL LIST. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE AUTOED DOOR COMES IN AND CHECKS SO, WE ARE DOING THAT PORTION OF IT. WE HAVE NOT HAD A PHYSICAL INVENTORY SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE, AND WE ARE WORKING ON SCHEDULING ONE NOW. >> SO IT HAD BEEN MORE THAN TWO? >> IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN TWO. SOMETIMES THAT DOES HAPPEN. WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH OUR AUDITORS ABOUT THE NUMBERS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE NEEDED. AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE PROCEEDING GETTING ONE ON THE BOOKS. >> OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE ESPECIALLY AS THEY RAISE THE LIMITS OF THESE THINGS, IT JUST MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE MORE OVERSIGHT, AND I'M NOT TO POSED TO CHANGING THE POLICY. BUT I THINK IT'S JUST PART OF THE OVERSIGHT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS TRACKED AND UTILIZED. I WAS GOING TO PULL THE OTHER ONE BUT IT'S SIMILAR SO I WILL JUST ASK IT HERE. WHEN WE GET THE LIST OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE BEING EITHER RECYCLED OR SENT TO AUCTION, ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK IS MISSING FROM THAT IS EITHER THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE OF THOSE ITEMS OR A DEPRECIATED COST SO THE BOARD HAS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LIFE-SPAN OF THESE PRODUCTS WHEN WE DO PURCHASE THEM BECAUSE MANY OF THEM ARE REOCCURRING. BUT I THINK GOING FORWARD AS WE TIGHTEN OUR BELT BUCKLE, IT'S GOOD INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD TO KNOW. AND I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST WHEN WE DO SEND THESE TO AUCTION, T THE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF THE RECYCLED OR THE TRASHED ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH AS ALONG WITH HOW MUCH WE ARE ACTUALLY RECOUPING FROM THESE AUCTIONS BECAUSE I'M ASSUMING THAT IT'S A VERY SMALL PORTION THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING BACK WHEN WE SELL THESE ON AUCTION, RIGHT? >> YEAH. AND THE LAST YEAR WE COLLECTED ABOUT $13,000 FROM ITEMS THAT WERE AUCTIONED, AND WE ALSO COLLECTED 2,700 IN E-WASTE SURPLUS. SO WE HAVE BEEN COLLECTING THINGS FOR WHICH WE CAN. I WILL SAY SOME OF THESE LISTS ARE ACTUALLY DOCUMENTING THINGS THAT ARE PRETTY DARN OLD IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH TECHNOLOGY WHICH I KNOW YOU ARE. YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF THESE ARE KIND OF GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS. SO WE WILL LOOK AT WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WE CAN PROVIDE THESE SURPLUS DISPOSAL LISTS. SOME OF THEM IF THEY'RE UNDER THE THRESHOLD THEY WON'T HAVE A DEPRECIATED VALUE BECAUSE WE ARE NOT TRACKING A DEPRECIATED VALUE, BUT LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN COME UP WITH AND SHARE WITH THE BOARD. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS? THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ROLL CALL PLEASE. >> STUDENT MEMBER. >> AYE. >> MS. ARMSTRONG. >> AYE. >> MS. STEWART. >> AYE. >> MS. CINTRON. [11.14. SECOND READING - REVISION OF BP 3541: TRANSPORTATION ROUTES AND SERVICES] >> AYE. >> MR. >> AYE. >> MS. GARZA. >> AYE. >> THE NEXT ITEM 11.14. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> I DO. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WITH THIS ONE FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU TO THE WORK DONE ON TRANSPORTATION I SAW WE HIRED A BUS DRIVER. WE ARE WORKING REALLY HARD ON THAT. WITH THE POLICY ON TRANSPORTATION, THE ONE THING THAT I ASKED FOR I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT TO DO IS THE PHYSICAL MAP OF WHERE THE HOME SCHOOLS ARE. AND I KNOW THAT THERE IS A WAY THE SYSTEM CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION, BUT I THINK I HAVE SEEN ONE BEFORE. SO WHEN IT COMES TO MAPPING OUT HOW PEOPLE ARE DESIGNATE AD HOME SCHOOL AND HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT THE MILE RADIUS IN THESE MAPS I THINK WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL BECAUSE I WOULDN'T WANT TO HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES. SO IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO GET THAT INFORMATION BEFORE APPROVING THIS CHANGE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD, YOU ARE REFERENCING THE SCHOOL LOCATER MAP, CORRECT? >> I DON'T THINK SO. >> OKAY. >> WHAT IS IT? THE SCHOOL LOCATER MAP? >> AS PART OF OUR PROCESS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SOMETHING ACTUALLY OUR PIO HAS BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK ON A MAP THAT WE WILL HAVE AVAILABLE SO PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THEIR SCHOOLS. BIVALENT BUT I THINK YOU ARE REFERRING TO DELAYING THIS BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A MILEAGE MAP FOR THE DISTANCE OF EACH. I'M TRYING TO ASK WHAT THAT IS. >> WHEN IT COMES TO HOW PEOPLE ARE DESIGNATE AD HOME SCHOOL, IS [01:25:01] IT BY MILE RADIUS TO THAT SCHOOL? WHEN SOMEBODY MOVES INTO AN AREA AND WE TELL THEM THIS IS THEIR HOME SCHOOL, IS THAT -- WHAT DO WE USE? IS IT A MAIN STREET KIND OF MAP HOW OUR TRUSTEE MAPS ARE WHERE IT'S DIVIDED UP AT SOME POINT AND WE JUST KIND OF KEEP IT? IS IT ADJUSTED WITH POPULATION AS THAT CHANGES. OR IS IT MORE OF, LIKE, A MILE, MILE AND A HALF RADIUS TO THAT SCHOOL SITE SO WE KNOW THEY'RE STAYING LOCAL TO THAT SCHOOL. >> IT'S A BOUNDARY. WHEN THESE ARE CREATED AND I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG AGO THIS ONE HERE WAS CREATED. I HAVE WORKED IN A PREVIOUS DISTRICT THAT HAD REDONE THE BOUNDARIES THROUGH A PROCESS. SO IT'S A PROCESS OF OBVIOUSLY WE WANT THE STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THE AREA THAT ARE CLOSEST TO THOSE SCHOOL SITE LOCATIONS. SO THAT'S WHEN THE MAP IS CREATED. SO A LOT OF THE TIMES YOU DO USE OBVIOUSLY IT'S MAIN STREETS OR SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DESIGNATE. IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD ALONE ONE SIDE OF THE STREET GOES TO ONE SCHOOL AND THE OTHER SIDE GOES TO ANOTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THERE ARE LINES DESIGNATED BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY ARE DEVELOPED WITH MILES TO WALKING DISTANCES TO SCHOOLS. BUT I AM SURE THEY ARE DEVELOPED TO HAVE THE TIGHTEST LOCATION TO THAT SCHOOL. >> IT SOUNDS KIND OF LIKE HOW OUR TRUSTEE MAPS ARE MADE. AT SOME POINT THERE WAS A STUDY DONE TO KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS HAVE EQUAL OR SOME TYPE OF PROPORTIONALITY PROBABLY JUST LIKE WE DO ELECTORAL MAPS WHEN. WE TALK ABOUT ESPECIALLY THE IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION OR EVEN ENROLMENT IN GENERAL, IF WE UPDATED OUR STUDY ON WHERE FAMILIES ARE AND WHERE THE DENSELY POPULATED ONES ARE, THAT REALLY SHOULD GO HAND IN HAND WITH OUR FACILITY'S MASTER PLAN AS WE HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS TO SEE WHERE OUR KIDS ARE LIVING IN PROXIMITY WITH DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. SO IT KIND OF TOUCHES THE TRANSPORTATION THING, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF ONE SITE HAS A MAP WHERE IT'S A 3-MILE RADIUS SO THAT SCHOOL WILL BE A LOT MORE IMPACTED WITH TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER SCHOOL SITES ARE MUCH MORE CONDENSED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS, LIKE, EITHER AN UPDATED APP OR IT SOUNDS LIKE ONE IS ALREADY IN EXISTENCE BECAUSE THAT WAS WHAT WAS INPUTTED INTO THE SYSTEM. IF WE COULD FIND THAT THAT WOULD BE AMAZING. >> WE DO HAVE A MAP BUT I KNOW THE PIO IS ACTUALLY WORKING ON A SCHOOL LOCATER SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT SCHOOL THEY SHOULD BE ATTENDING. SO THAT SHOULD BE UP IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. WE HAVE SOME HICCUPS BUT WE DID USE A AI SYSTEM TO ALLOW US TO DO THAT SO THAT SHOULD BE UP AND READY TO GO IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. >> WILL IT BE ABLE TO VISUALIZE THE BOUNDARIES OF WHERE THAT SCHOOL IS? OR WOULD YOU HAVE TO PLUG IN A BUNCH OF ADDRESSES AND KIND OF APPROXIMATE? >> I'M NOT SURE BUT I WILL ADD OUR PIO AND GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU HOPEFULLY BY TOMORROW. AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT IS IF THE SCHOOL LOCATER HAS THE ACTUAL BOUNDARIES INPUTTED IN THE SYSTEM, IS THAT THE EXACT -- >> I GUESS IF YOU WERE TO USE A CRUSTEE MAP AS AN EXAMPLE, IT'S THE CLEAR BOUNDARY OF IF YOU LIVE IN THIS AREA, THIS IS YOUR HOME SCHOOL. AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT IN A NEW DEM FORT SASKATCHEWAN STUDY TO SEE IF OUR SCHOOL HOME SCHOOLS ARE PROPOTENTIALALLAL. SO IN THE FUTURE WHETHER WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE TRANSPORTATION CHANGES OR EVEN SCHOOL CLOSURES IN THE FUTURE. WE NEED TO HAVE THAT FOR HOW WE ARE IN THE DISTRICT. THAT'S A STUDY WORTH HAVING. GIVE US INSIGHT TO HELP US INFORM A LOT OF DIFFERENT DECISIONS WE'RE NOT EVEN THINKING OF RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS. >> I GUESS I WAS TALKING WITH THE PRINCIPAL EARLIER. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE BOUNDARIES ALREADY CREATED FOR THE SYSTEM TO KNOW WHERE THAT ADDRESS WOULD FALL. I AM WONDERING IF YOU COULD EVEN ASK IT TO CREATE THOSE BOUNDARIES YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? YEAH. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS. DO I HAVE A NOTION APPROVE THIS ITEM? IS. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ROLL CALL PLEASE. >> STUDENT MEMBER CHIBUIKE. >> AYE. >> MS. ARMSTRONG. >> AYE. >> MS. STEWART. >> AYE. >> MS. CINTRON. >> AYE. >> MR. CRIHFIELD. [01:30:01] >> NO. >> MRS. GARZA. [11.17. CONTRACT LISTINGS AND AMENDMENTS - 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR] >> AYE. THE NEXT ITEM WITHHELD IS 11.17. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> I HAVE A FEW. MY FIRST QUESTION IS ON THE LAST PAGE NUMBER 11 I THINK SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE CONCERNED BECAUSE IT SAYS $29 MILLION AND IT SAYS GOAL POST FORS THE PRACTICE FIELD. HOW MUCH WERE THE GOAL POSTS? I KNOW THEY WEREN'T $29 MILLION. I HOPE NO. >> NO. IT INDICATES THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT OF THE. >> THE WHOLE THING. >> AND THEN THE NEW AMOUNT. SO THE GOAL POSTS ARE 59 MILLIO. AYE AYE AYE. SEE WHAT YOU DID? >> SOUNDS A LOT BETTER. >> AND I DID THAT MATH IN MY HEAD BEFORE I SAID MILLION. >> OKAY. THAT WAS THE FIRST THING I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. SECONDLY I THINK YOU GUYS KNOW WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS ONE. LOOKING AT THE BUDGETS AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NOT LOOKED AT PROGRAMS OR THE BUDGET IN DETAIL, I JUST THAT $628,000 FOR THE CAPTURING KIDS HEARTS. I USED THE PROGRAM. I ADMIT AS A TEACHER I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH THE PROGRAM WAS. IT'S SAD TO SAY OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO IT WAS. I HAVE HEARD TEACHERS SAY WE CAN DO A LOT OF THIS ON OUR OWN. AND $628,000 WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR BUDGET SEEING SOMETHING THAT HIGH. SO I WOULD VOTE NO ON THIS ONLY BECAUSE OF THAT ONE CONTRACT AT THE MOMENT. >> I DO WANT TO SHARE THAT CAPTURING KIDS HEARTS THE SECOND ROUND WE ARE USING ONE-TIME FUNDING FOR THAT SO IT'S OUR LEARNING RECOVERY PROGRAM FUNDING THAT WE WILL ACTUALLY USE TO PAY FOR THAT. >> I GET THAT BUT I AM WONDERING IF WE CAN USE ONE-TIME FUNDING IN OTHER PLACE. I DON'T KNOW THAT BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD A DISCUSSION REGARDING THAT. AND AGAIN I LIKE CAPTURING KIDS HEARTS. BUT WHEN I AM LOOKING AT THE BUDGET AND NEGOTIATIONS AND THE SURVEYS THAT WE ASK THE TEACHERS FOR. WILL THEY USE THINGS LIKE THIS. WE ARE WAITING FOR SURVEYS FROM TEACHERS ON THE PRODUCTS, THE THINGS THEY USE. I DON'T HAVE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION TO APPROVE SOMETHING THIS HIGH IN LIGHT OF WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. AND WE DO HAVE THE SURVEYS AND ARE COMPLETING THAT REPORT FOR YOU. AND CAPTURING KIDS HEARTS ON THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SURVEY AS ONE OF THE HIGHER ONES. THAT'S HOW WE WENT TOWARDS THAT AREA AND KNEW WE WERE GOING TO USE THE ONE-TIME FUNDING FOR IT. IT WAS THE CONTINUATION OF ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS HAVE ONGOING PD, RIGHT. IN THE PAST WE HAVE DONE ONE-TIME PD AND THEN DON'T FIND ONE OF IT. SO THIS IS THE SECOND ROUND OF THAT. THERE ISN'T A THIRD ROUND TO THAT THIS INCLUDES TRACTION VISITS SO OUR STUDENTS CAN GET THAT COACHING PIECE AND INCLUDES THE ONLINE VERSION. SO MOVING FORWARD INTO THE FOLLOWING YEAR WHEN THAT ONE-TIME FUNDING ISN'T THERE, WE WOULDN'T BE DOING THE FULL SITE TRAININGS WHICH IS WHY THIS COST IS SO HIGH JUST TO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND. >> AND I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T WANT TO ADD A WHOLE BUNCH OF WORK TO YOU GUYS. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SOME WAY WE CAN REFERENCE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ONE-TIME FUNDING AND WHAT'S NOT WHEN I LOOK AT THESE CONTRACT LISTS IN THIS FASHION. AND I TOTALLY GET T I HAVE BEEN TO PDS. I LIKE CAPTURING KIDS HEART. BUT DID WE ASK THE TEACHERS OR TELL THEM HOW MUCH IT COST BEFORE WE ASKED THEM? BECAUSE IF YOU HAD TOLD ME THE COST BEFORE YOU ASKED ME, I MIGHT HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT OPINION JUST BEING HONEST. >> ANYONE ELSE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS? >> I HAVE A QUESTION ON ANOTHER CONTRACT. THAT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CONTRACT. SO WHEN I WAS READING THROUGH THE CONTRACT, IT SAYS THERE'S NO COST. READING THE CONTRACT SAYS SERVICES RENDERED ARE IN EXHIBIT A. AND I GO TO EXHIBIT A AND IT'S A BLANK PIECE OF PAPER. WHAT I WANT TO IS UNDERSTAND IS WE'RE NOT GIVING THEM ANYTHING AND THEY'RE NOT SAYING WHAT THEY'RE GIVING US. DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF THAT CONTRACT. SO IF YOU COULD HELP ME OUT THAT WOULD BE GREAT. [01:35:04] >> SO I WOULD HAVE TO GET IN CONTACT. SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY. GET MORE INFORMATION FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANY COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. IT IS A GRANT THEY OFFER AND GIVE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS. >> TOTALLY GET THAT THERE'S NO COST BUT ALSO IT DOESN'T SAY THAT WE ARE RECEIVING ANYTHING EITHER. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY DO WE RECEIVE A CONTRACT IF THERE'S NOTHING TO AGREE ON? WHAT IS THE OBLIGATION WHEN WE SIGN OUR NAME ON A PIECE OF PAPER ENTERING INTO THIS CONTRACT, WHAT IS OUR OBLI OBLIGATION? WHAT IS THEIR OBLIGATION? WHAT IS THE AGREEMENT? >> MR. CRIHFIELD, I CAN ANSWER THAT. SOMETIMES THESE CONTRACTS ARE ENTERED INTO FOR LIABILITY PURPOSES. THERE'S CERTAIN LIABILITY SHIFTING DONE. THAT'S WHY LAKEO WITH EVERY DISTRICT ENTERS INTO CONTRACTS EVEN FOR SERVICES THEY RENDER THAT ARE COST FREE BECAUSE THEY SOMETIMES PLACE CERTAIN LIABILITIES IN THE DISTRICT FOR SERVICES THEY PROVIDE AND THAT'S KIND OF WHY THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE FREE OF CHARGE. I DID JUST PULL UP THE CONTRACT THAT YOU WERE MENTIONING. AND THE DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES EXHIBIT A IS LEFT UNDER I BELIEVE THE AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 AND AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 WHICH ARE MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING. AND THOSE KIND OF DEFINE SOME OF THE TERMS USING IN THE CONTRACT. BUT THE SHORT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS THE REASON WE GET INTO THESE CONTRACTS AND HAVE THEM SIGN THEM WHICH IS ACTUALLY UNDER THE DISTRICT'S TEMPLATED CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PROVISIONS, WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CASE OF CERTAIN INCIDENTS AND WHO BEARS THE RESPONSIBILITY ALONG WITH INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. THAT HELPS. IT'S MORE OF A LIABILITY WAIVER. MORE OF, LIKE, AN AGREEMENT FOR THINGS THEY'RE NOT OBLIGATING THEMSELVES TO NECESSARILY BUT IN CASE THERE IS SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE, WE HAVE THE INSURANCE AND VERBAGE IN THERE. WE HAVE THE LIABILITY VERBAGE. SO IT'S GETTING THAT OUT OF THE WAY. IS THAT WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE? >> THAT IS CORRECT. AND AGAIN THE REMOVAL OF ANY LEGAL COUNSEL IS TO TRY TO MITIGATE ANY LIABILITY BUT SOMETIMES THAT COMES WITH THE BALANCING ACT. IF YOU'RE NOT SPENDING MONEY ON A SERVICE, THEN YOU'RE PROBABLY ABLE TO ACCEPT LIABILITY TO GET THAT SERVICE AT COST. SO AGAIN IT'S BASED ON THE DISTRICT'S TEMPLATED CONTRACT WHICH ACTUALLY PROTECT THE DISTRICT MORE SO THAN THE PROVIDER. >> LOOKING AT AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 AND AMENDMENT NUMBER 2, STILL DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE ANY SERVICES OR ANY EXCHANGE OF SERVICES. SO I TAKE WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS SOUNDS LIKE BUT MAYBE WE CAN REQUEST MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THAT AGREEMENT LOOKS LIKE WHEN IT COMES TO OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY AND THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AGREEMENT WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR MYSELF. >> AND I COULD BE MISTAKEN, BUT I AM FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT DR. YO AT DOES HAVE THAT AND WOULD HAVE MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU WHICH I AM SURE THE STAFF CAN PROVIDE IN A FRIDAY MEMO AS WELL. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. >> ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? >> YES. WELL, I HAD A QUESTION OR A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. FOR THE PREVIOUS PART NUMBER 3. MS. CARTER, YOU SAID THAT YOU RECEIVED THE DATA PROGRAMMING FROM THE TEACHERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND YOU'RE GETTING READY TO PRESENT THAT INFORMATION. DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE FOR WHEN THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. >> THE TIMELINE FOR THAT IS JUNE AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION CAPTURING KIDS' HEARTS IS NOT PART OF THAT LOOK BECAUSE IT'S NOT, WE WERE LOOKING AT VENDERS AND PLATFORMS WE WERE USING SO THAT IS PART OF T CAPTURING KIDS HEARTS ITSELF, IT WAS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WE WERE LOOKING TO PROVIDE FOR OUR [01:40:02] WHOLE STAFF WELCOME BACK PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY. THE SURVEY WE SENT OUT PREVIOUSLY AS INFORMATION TO MAKE THAT SELECTION. >> SO IT WAS ALREADY INDICATED A WHILE BACK THAT THIS WAS A PROGRAM THAT THE SITES REALLY APPRECIATED. >> IT ROSE TO THE TOP. THE FIRST SESSION AS WELL WAS REALLY HIGHLY REGARDED BY TEACHERS BASED ON THE FEEDBACK GIVEN BY THOSE TRAININGS. SO BASED ON THOSE TWO THINGS AND BASED ON JUST THE ROLE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE AND HAVING COHERENT PD THAT DOESN'T STOP WITH THE FIRST TIME, WE WANTED TO PROVIDE IT AT THIS FULL STAFF MEETING WHEN WE HAD EVERYBODY HERE AND THE ABILITY TO DO THAT ALSO KNOWING THAT WE HAD THAT FUNDING AVAILABLE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, SO THAT'S MY GOAL. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. >> I HAVE ONE. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MUCH LEVEL ONE WAS FOR CAPTURING KIDS HEARTS? >> IT WAS ABOUT THE SAME. >> AND CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT FUNDING THIS COMES FROM? >> I BELIEVE THE FIRST YEAR WAS LEARNING RECOVERY AS WELL. I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SURE TO MAKE SURE I'M NOT MISSPEAKING. >> IT WOULD BE COMING OUT OF THE SAME FOR THE SECOND. THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> NO MORE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS IN OKAY, GREAT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT 11.17. >> YES. >> I SECOND IT, YES. >> ROLL CALL PLEASE. >> STUDENT MEMBER CHIBUIKE. >> AYE. >> MS. ARMSTRONG. >> AYE. >> MS. STEWART. >> NO. >> MS. CINTRON. >> AYE. >> MR. CRIHFIELD. >> AYE. >> MRS. GARZA. >> AYE. [12. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS] >> WE NOW MOVE ON TO BOARD COMMUNICATIONS. LET'S BEGIN WITH STUDENT MEMBER CHIBUIKE. >> I DON'T REALLY HAVE IN THIS CASE SAY EXCEPT FOR I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR AP STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY MAY BE REGARDLESS OF WHAT SCHOOL THEY MAY BE, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THE WORK THEY'RE DOING BECAUSE AP TESTING STARTED LAST WEEK. I HAD THE GOV TEST LAST WEEK BUT I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT TOOK A BUNCH OF OTHER APS. SO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE FOR ALL THE HARD WORK. SEASON ALMOST OVER. LET'S FINISH STRONG. >> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER CHIBUIKE. BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GARZA. WELL, THE SCHOOL YEAR IS WINDING DOWN. AND AS A TEACHER I JUST WANT TO -- IT'S FUNNY HOW THE PRINCIPALS AND THE STAFF AND THE TEACHERS WE GET ALL THESE RECOGNITIONS AT THE END OF THE YEAR I JUST WANT TO REFLECT THAT EDUCATORS WE HELP TO BUILD THE FUTURE OF OUR DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY AND THUS STRENGTHEN OUR REPUBLIC BY EDUCATING THE WHOLE CHILD ACADEMICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND SOCIALLY. TEACHERS, WE SPEND COUNTLESS HOURS PLANNING, ORGANIZING, AND PRESENTING LESSONS, PROVIDING FEEDBACK, AND SPENDING OUR OWN MONEY ON EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES AND RESOURCES. I HAVE SOME BOXES AT MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW PREPARING FOR MY LITTLE PROMOTION FOR MY BABY AT SCHOOL. TEACHERS, WE INSPIRE AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO MATURE AND GROW, LEARN, AND SHARE WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED WITH OTHERS. EDUCATORS MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE WORLD. AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE EVEN REFLECTING ON SOME OF MY OWN CHILDREN, I HAVE ONE CHILD. ONE OF THEM HAD A TEACHER SPEAK TO ME BECAUSE SHE WASN'T PERFORMING. AND THE TEACHER SHOWED CONCERN, LIKE, SHE'S NOT PERFORMING WHAT'S GOING ON. WITH WHAT HER PREVIOUS TEACHER SAID ABOUT HER TEST SCORES. [01:45:03] AND SO I APPRECIATED THAT TEACHER COMING TO ME WITH THAT, AND I SPOKE TO MY CHILD, AND I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM FROM EARLY ON IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SO I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM OUT OF HER AGAIN WITH WHAT WAS EXPECTED WITH THE TEACHERS. AND I HAVE TO SAY, YES, SHE'S SO FAR VERY SUCCESSFUL IN HER CAREER. SO I WANT TO, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA CALL NAMES BUT SO WITH THAT BEING SAID I CAN'T LEAVE OUT, YOU KNOW, I HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH OTHER TEACHERS SAYING I LOOK AT PRINCIPAL LIKE MY PARENTS. IF I NEED SOMETHING, I GO TO THEM. IF THEY WANT ME TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM, THIS IS WHAT I NEED AND THAT'S THE SUPPORT OUR PEOPLE NEED. OUR PRINCIPALS ARE REALLY OUR MOUTH PEE TO THE STAFF TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED. YO WANT TO GO DOWN THE LINE BUT THANK YOU TO ALL THE TEACHERS FOR THE SUPPORT AND THE PRINCIPALS. I DON'T WANT TO FORGET NURSES. THEY HAVE A NATIONAL SCHOOL NURSE DAY EARLIER THIS MONTH IN MAY. AND WHERE I WORK IN THE SCHOOL, I DO WORK WITH NURSES. AND ACTUALLY MY TRA TRAINING WAS WITH A LOT OF DOCTORS AND NURSES BECAUSE OF THE POPULATION WHERE I TEACH. IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE OUR SCHOOL NURSES CARE FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WHETHER THEIR CONDITIONS ARE CHRONIC OR ACUTE, WHETHER THEY'RE CAUSED BY INJURY OR ILLNESS. SO NURSES WORK TO PROMOTE PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, AND TO STEP IN AND PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE CARE FOR OUR STUDENTS WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES, SO ALL THESE DIFFERENT PIECES BRING US TOGETHER TO PROVIDE FOR THE WHOLE CHILD. AND LASTLY I DON'T WANT TO FORGET ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. IF YOU GUYS KNOW ME, I TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ALL THE TIME. THIS IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. SO, YOU KNOW, FOR EVERYONE BE KIND. ONE MAY SEEM TO BE STRONG AND SECURE YET MANY THINGS ARE BREWING. ALL OF US HAVE LIFE TO CONTEND WITH, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN ONLY BEGIN CHANGE WITH YOURSELF. SO LOOK FOR YOURSELF. AND DON'T LOOK FOR MEASURES TO HURT OR TRY TO HURT OTHERS F YOU'RE THAT INDIVIDUAL THAT SETS OUT TOKER A OTHERS IN ANY WAY, PLEASE SEEK MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO BEGIN YOUR HEALING JOURNEY AND REMEMBER TO BE KIND. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ALL OUT THERE. I COULD GO ON AND ON, BUT THAT'S GONNA BE IT FOR ME. YAY TO THE WINDING DOWN OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR. WE REALLY DO HAVE A LOT OF FUN ACTIVITIES COMING UP, AND I AM PLANNING TO I GUESS STRETCH MYSELF AS THIN AS I CAN SO THAT I CAN PARTICIPATE WITH SOME OF OUR ACTIVITIES HERE AT BELL FLOWER BECAUSE I HAVE MY OBLIGATION AT MY JOB TOO. SO ANYWAY. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER STEWART. BOARD MEMBER CINTRON. >> I HAVEN'T GONE YET. >> I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER STEWART. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY HAPPY TEACHERS APPRECIATION WEEK LAST WEEK TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND HAPPY CSCA APPRECIATIVE WEEK COMING UP SOON. ON APRIL 29TH I ATTENDED THE BELL FLOWER HIGH SCHOOL 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. THANK YOU TO MS. CUMMINGS AND HER TEAM. THE MARIACHI BAND PERFORMED. I WAS ABLE TO VISIT OUR CLASSROOMS. THANK YOU TO THE STUDENT LEADERS THAT GAVE MY FRIENDS AND I TOURS. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET INTO THE FLIGHT SIMULATOR WHICH IS A VERY COOL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS IN THE AVIATION PATHWAY AND I MET SOME OTHER ALUMNI THAT NIGHT AND IT WAS JUST A REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE SO, I HAD A LOT OF GOOD TIMES AT THAT SPECIAL [01:50:06] CELEBRATION. MAY 7TH I TENANTED THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY AND CHILDREN'S BENEFIT. THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR DEDICATING SO MUCH TIME AND RESOURCES TO OUR STUDENTS AND HELPING CHILDREN WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH. IT WAS GREAT TO JOIN COLLEAGUES AND VICE PRESIDENT MADE A COOL VIDEO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ORGANIZATION THAT HIGHLIGHTED THEIR WHY AND THEIR OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES THAT THEY HAVE IN THE CENTRE. AND THEY HAVE TOUCHED MANY LIVES FOR THE BETTER. I MET WITH SOME OF OUR BTA MEMBERS LAST WEEK TO LISTEN TO THEIR CONCERNS WITH THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, STAFFING, CONTRACT TIMES, SALARIES, BENEFITS, ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES, AND MORE. I REALIZE THAT I AM ONLY ONE PERSON ON THE BOARD, AND I DO NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH BTA, AND I DO NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH MY DISTRICT, BUT I WILL ALWAYS BE THERE TO LISTEN TO THE CONCERNS AND WHAT I BELIEVE IS RESPECTFUL. YESTERDAY I ATTENDED THE HISTORIAN MIXER. I LOVE THE ENERGY OF OUR PTA. THEY ALWAYS V THE CUTEST THEMES FOR THEIR CELEBRATIONS, AND THEY HAD ANOTHER GREAT ONE. IT WAS NICE TO SEE ALL THE EVENTS, THE ASSEMBLIES AND HOW EACH UNIT GIVES BACK TO OUR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND THEN LASTLY I WANTED TO GIVE A THANK YOU TO DR. SIMON FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO AND YOUR STAFF HAVE BEEN DOING. I KNOW WE ASK YOU TO DO A LOT. I BELIEVE WE HIT THE JACK POT WHEN HE WITH HIRED YOU, AND I HEAR SO MANY GREAT THINGS FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS, PARENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND STUDENTS ABOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP. SO THANK YOU FOR LEADING WITH EXPERIENCE, WITH KINDNESS, WITH RESPECT AND COLLABORATING WITH THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR STUDENTS FEEL HEARD AND LISTENING TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO TALK TO YOU. I KNOW I HAVE 29 YEARS IN THE EDUCATION INDUSTRY BUT I ALSO RECOGNIZE I DO NOT HAVE NEAR AS MUCH EXPERIENCE AS YOU AND ESPECIALLY THE WAY THAT YOU LEAD. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WILL EVER BE PERFECT, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE WILL FIND SOMEBODY BETTER THAN YOU. YOU'RE DOING GREAT THINGS, SO THANK YOU. AND ALSO I REALIZE TECHNICALLY I AM YOUR POSITIVE BUT I DO SEE YOU AND YOUR CABINET AS PARTNERS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THE ADJOURNY. AND LAST I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE FOR MYSELF ON BEHALF OF MYSELF. IT SEEMS WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY STARTING MEETINGS LATE AND PEOPLE TALKED TO ME ABOUT THAT AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT. AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN CHANGE THAT IN THE FUTURE. I RESPECT AND VALUE OUR COMMUNITY AND THEIR TIME. AND I HOPE WE WILL START ON TIME AND IF WE HAVE TO GO BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION AFTER THAT WE TAKE THAT FROM OUR TIME NOT YOUR TIME. I JUST WANT TO PERSONALLY APOLOGIZE FOR THE TIMES THAT WE HAVE BEEN STARTING THESE MEETINGS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER STEWART. BOARD MEMBER CINTRON. >> A LOT HAS BEEN GOING ON THE LAST FEW WEEKS. I THINK EVERYBODY IS JUST REALLY BUSY IN TRYING TO WIND DOWN AND GET EVERYTHING DONE. SO I WHY US WANT TO AGAIN CONGRATULATE EVERYBODY THAT WAS RECOGNIZED TONIGHT. ALL OF OUR STAFF AND OUR TEACHERS AND OUR CLASSIFIED NEXT WEEK. YAY. SO I'M ONE OF THEM. BUT, YOU KNOW, WOULD I DO MY 9 TO 5. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. I DO RECOGNIZE YOU. I SEE YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE OUR CABINET WON AGAIN. I WILL GO DOWN THE LIST OF THE THINGS AND THE PEOPLE THAT I TALKED TO AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY IS JUST, IT'S JUST LIKE A CLOUD FOR ME. SO I DON'T KNOW DATES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I DID ATTEND THE CHARITY. TESTIFY GREAT. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I ATTENDED A CHARITY EVENT. AND I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOW MUCH WE ACTUALLY COLLABORATE AND MEET THE PEOPLE THAT WE COLLABORATE WITH AND SEEING HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED ESPECIALLY OUR LEGISLATORS. SO OUR CONGRESS PEOPLE AND OUR SENATE PEOPLE. THAT WAS REALLY COOL TO BE A PART OF THAT. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, AND I RECOGNIZE AAPI. I'M MISSING LETTERS. YEAH. I FEEL LIKE I'M MISSING LETTERS. MISSING A LOT TONIGHT. ANYWAY I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOUR THE CULTURE. IT IS INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL, AND I KNOW THAT OUR CITIES ARE ACTUALLY DOING A LOT OF WORK, AND I LOVE TO SEE THAT ON CAMPUSES. ARE ABLE TO INTRODUCE THEM TO NEW CULTURES. [01:55:03] THE LET GET READY TO WRAP DOWN FOR GRADUATION. >> THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD. >> THANK YOU YOU CANNER MADAM PRESIDENT. A FEW THINGS. REALLY COOL TO GO TO THAT BELL FLOWER HIGH SCHOOL 75TH ANNIVERSARY. THANK YOU TO PRINCIPAL FOR SETTING UP SUCH A GREAT EVENT. IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR FROM ALUMNI STILL MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE HEARD FROM DAN COOPS AND OUR VERY OWN MS. AMY STEWART SPOKE. IT SPEAKS TO THE FAMILY NATURE IN OUR DISTRICT AND HOW PEOPLE STICK AROUND AND ALWAYS GIVE BACK. OPEN HOUSE AT LINDSTROM. I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS FUN. MY DAUGHTER SHOWED ME EVERYTHING IN THE ROOM THAT NIGHT. THAT'S ALWAYS FUN TO DO. THE CFGC50TH ANNIVERSARY TO BE PART OF THAT CELEBRATION. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO. I HEAR A LOT OF GREAT THINGS ABOUT HOW THEY WORK WITH OUR KIDS AND OUR MENTAL HEALTH. AND THIS BEING A MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. ONE OF THE THINGS I BROUGHT IT UP I MADE A VIDEO FOR THEM. TALKED A LOT ABOUT DESTIGMATIZING MENTAL HEALTH AND WHAT THAT MEANS. AND KIND OF NORMALIZING PEOPLE SEEKING HELP. THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO DO TO TALK ABOUT IT. ME MYSELF I SEE A THERAPIST REGULARLY AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO DO T IT'S ACTUALLY HARD TO FIND A THERAPIST SOMETIMES, BUT IT DOES HAPPEN. IT'S RULA.COM I THINK. IT MAKES IT SUPER EASY. TO HAVE SOMEBODY TO TALK TO, SOMEBODY TO REALLY PROVIDE PERSPECTIVE ON THINGS. IT'S REALLY A WAY TO JUST LEVEL UP YOUR ENTIRE DAY-TO-DAY AND YOUR LIFE AND YOUR PERSPECTIVE. IT'S A REALLY GREAT THING. AND I THINK ANYBODY THAT IS THINKING ABOUT IT SHOULD REACH OUT TO SOMEBODY AND SEEK SOME GUIDANCE, COLLABORATION, AND HOPE. ALSO THANK YOU TO OUR TEACHERS AND OUR CLAR CLASSIFIED FOR SHOG UP TONIGHT. AND THANK YOU FOR OUR STAFF. I KNOW THIS IS A SUPER BUSY TIME OF YEAR. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT STILL HAS TO BE DONE WITH GRADUATIONS AND EVERYTHING. JUST IT WOULDN'T SAY THANK YOU FOR THE BIG, THE HARD PUSH AT THE END. AND I AM VERY SURE WE WILL HAVE A STRONG FINISH TO THE YEAR AND GO INTO SUMMER STRONGER AS A UNIFIED TEAM AS WE NAVIGATE THIS LAST PUSH AND ALL THE CONVERSATIONS TO COME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. >> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD. AS FOR MYSELF I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE CAC IMPACT AWARDS, SHIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AWARD THE CHILDREN'S BENEFIT, AND I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND OPEN HOUSES FOR LINDSTROM AND FOSTER ELEMENTARY. THANK YOU SO MUCH TEACHERS AND STAFF AND ALSO TO OUR EXECUTIVE CABINET SUPERINTENDENT DR. SALMON. I THINK THAT WE HAVE NOW LIKE I SAID BEFORE. WE ARE NOW IN THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER. AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT ELSE WE ARE ABLE TO DO FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. I THINK I'M JUST RAMBLING NOW BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT TO APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR PATIENCE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE EXCITING GRADUATIONS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF MEMBERS AND SUPPORT STAFF AS WELL AT CSCA. MAKE IT FUN. AL ALMOST THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND WE'RE ALMOST DONE. AT THIS TIME WE WILL, THE BOARD [2. CLOSED SESSION (Part 2 of 2)] WILL RECESS TO CLOSE SESSION. THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN IN OPEN SESSION. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.