Jun 11, 2026 School Board

[1. CALL TO ORDER IN PUBLIC SESSION ]

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>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:00 O'CLOCK P.M.

>> TONIGHT WE HAVE SPEAKER REQUEST REGARDING CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD WILL LISTEN CAREFULLY TO ALL COMMENTS BUT WE WILL NOT PROVIDE RESPONSES DURING THE MEETING. DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE WILL CONTACT THE PARENT GUARDIAN OR COMMUNITY MEMBER IF IT IS CALLING FOR A FOLLOW-UP. ALTHOUGH NOT PUBLIC MEETINGS THEY ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AND THE BOARD WILL LIMIT UP TO TOTAL OF 23 MINUTES. UNLESS OTHERWISE WAIVED BY THE BOARD. LEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

THANK YOU. >> HI.

JOHN PAUL. GRADUATE HIGH CLASS OF 1980 AND WANT TO SUBMIT MY REQUEST TO HEAR ABOUT A LAWSUIT THAT WAS RESOLVED. MONTEBELLO USE IT -- -- VERSUS BELL FIRE - - THAT THERE WAS NONPAYMENT FOR UP FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS I DON'T HAVE A DATE ON IT THE PAPER I RECEIVED DID NOT HAVE A DATE I'M TRYING TO GET THE CONTEXT OF IT.

WE HAD DISCUSSION BEFORE THE MEETING AND THROUGH E-MAILS TO HAVE A MEETING ON MONDAY AT FIVE WHICH WAS CLOSE PLAY WAS HOPE I WOULD GET A RESPONSE EARLIER AND HAVE MORE CHOICES.

BUT I DID NOT THINK ABOUT MAYBE I NEED TO HAVE A WITNESS COME WITH ME BECAUSE I LAST THREE PEOPLE FROM THE DISTRICT BUT I

HAVE BEEN DENIED THAT. >> PRESIDENT IF I MAY, I WAS TRYING TO ASCERTAIN THE ITEM THAT IS BEING REQUESTED OR DISCUSSED. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IS ON OUR CLOSED SESSION FOR THIS EVENING.

THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS PERIOD IS SOLELY FOR THE ITEMS ON THE CLOSED SESSION. THAT'S I THINK THAT'S MOST

APPROPRIATE TIME. >> I WISH SOMEBODY TO CALL ME DIRECTLY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT PREVENTING LAWSUITS. IF WE COULD LEARN FROM OTHER ONES AND HOW CAN WE PREVENT LAWSUITS THAT ARE POSSIBLE THAT YOU THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA FOR CLOSE SESSION ALSO IF ANYBODY WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES IS IT NOTED IN THE MINUTES SOMEBODY WALKS OUT BECAUSE THERE IS A PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST? I'M LOOKING FOR THAT IN THE MINUTES.

>> I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IS CLOSE SESSION.

>> CLOSE SESSION IS TONIGHT IF SOMEBODY HAS A CONFLICT POSSIBLY THAT YOU WOULD DULY NOTE THAT IN A MINUTE SO WE KNOW WHO STEPPED OUT BECAUSE OF A CONFLICT OR A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IF THAT HAPPENS TONIGHT THAT IS A CONCERN. SO I'M JUST PUTTING IT OUT

THERE. >> WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

>> I HOPE YOU WILL LOOK TOWARD THE BUDGET AND YOUR DECISIONS OR THE COST OF ANY LAWSUIT OR HOW DO WE DEAL WITH IT COST-EFFECTIVELY AND NOT HAVE SO MANY LAWSUITS ON OUR AGENDA.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

[2. CLOSED SESSION (1 of 2)]

AT THIS TIME THE >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO

[3. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION/CALL TO ORDER (1 of 2)]

I HOPE I SAID THAT CORRECTLY, WHO WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE THIS EVENING. WELCOME, CAROL.

DID I PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME CORRECTLY?

>> YES. >> THANK YOU.

>> PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

LADY, BEGIN. AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE

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LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> MY APOLOGIES.

[5. RECOGNITIONS ]

>> THANK YOU. , IN GAZA.

I WILL ASK AS WE HONOR THOSE BEING RECOGNIZED TONIGHT.

I HAVEN'T SEEN VERY MANY FOLKS IN THE CROWD.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND MRS. CARTER WILL ASSIST US WITH

THESE RECOGNITIONS. >> THIS EVEN WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE STUDENT ATHLETES WHO HAVE EARNED THE DISTINCTION OF LEAGUE CHAMPION SKILLS USA AND OUR TOP SCHOLARS. AND OUTSTANDING STUDENT LEADERSHIP. STAFF AND STUDENTS, AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE JOIN US UP FRONT AND REMAIN FOR A PICTURE.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND CABINET MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR OUTSTANDING 2026 SPRING SPORTS ATHLETES. LET'S BEGIN WITH WELCOMING AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE HEAD COACH OF MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL TRACK, GUILLERMO LAPEL. [APPLAUSE] COACH HAS HAD AN AMAZING COACHING CAREER MARKED BY NUMEROUS ACCOLADES. HE HAS GUIDED ATHLETES TO SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL CIF AND MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS, AS WELL AS CIF. SOUTHERN SECTION TEAM TWO A RUNNER UP FINISH IN 2006. AS THE LONGEST TENURED COACH OF ATHLETIC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH 30 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE. OH, PLEASE STAY WITH US.

SANG SOME WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT YOU.

[LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT.

AS LONG AS TENURED COACH OF BOSQUE WITH DEDICATED SERVICE, INCLUDING ROYALS AS HEAD COACH FOR CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK AND FIELD, AS WELL AS A YEAR OF COACHING GIRLS BASKETBALL, COACH BO BELL HAS MADE A GREAT IMPACT. HIS COMMITMENT HAS HELPED MANY ATHLETES ADVANCE TO CIF FINALS, STATE FINALS CUBA AND EVEN COMPETE, THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL. ON FULL SCHOLARSHIPS.

TO CONGRATULATE COACH. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

[APPLAUSE] AND COACH, IF YOU COULD STAY STILL. [LAUGHTER] WE'RE ALSO. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BRING UP OUR SPRING COACH, COACH GRANT, IF YOU COULD PLEASE, FORWARD.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

SO WITH BOTH COACHES UP HERE, WE'RE GOING TO NOW RECOGNIZE OUR TALENTED STUDENT ATHLETES WHO WERE CROWNED MID CITY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS THIS PAST SEASON. AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DISCI DISCIPLINES. 100-METER SPRINT AND 200-METER SPRINT CARSON CONSTANT. [APPLAUSE] 400-METER SPRINT JASON JONES. AND -- [APPLAUSE] AYANNA GREENWICH.

JASON JONES. [APPLAUSE] AND OUR GIRL ATHLETE FOR ABOUT 100-METER RELAY, CARSON JOHNSON, AMIR SMITH, AND ZION BROWN.

FOR 400-METER RELAY. BOYS, JASON JONES AND ZAID.

CONSTANT AND AYANNA GREENWICH.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET A PICTURE.

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CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AN EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT FOR SKILLSUSA. SO LET'S RECOGNIZE OUR MAYFAIR STUDENT WHO IS SO PROUD. SHE'S MARKED HISTORIC MILESTONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SHE'S REPRESENTING SKILLSUSA FROM MAYFAIR. THE BLOOD OF EDUCATION WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ADVISER ANNABEL ANDRONICO TO JOIN US FOR THE RECOGNITION AND THE PICTURE. LET'S GIVE THE ADVISER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] AND LET'S RECOGNIZE OUR MILESTONE MAKER.

WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE NAMIN PRECAUTIONS A SENIOR AT MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] SHE HAS MADE SCHOOL HISTORY BY EARNING SECOND PLACE IN THE NATION, AND THAT PRESTIGIOUS SKILLSUSA EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING COMPETITION. SHE IS THE FIRST STUDENT FROM MAYFAIR TO ACHIEVE NATIONAL RECOGNITION IN THIS EVENT.

THE EXTEMPORE SPEAKING COMPETITION CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO THINK QUICKLY, ORGANIZE THEIR THOUGHTS AND DELIVER COHESIVE SPEECH WITH MINIMAL PREPARATION. NOW, PRIEST'S JOURNEY BEGAN IN THE REGIONAL COMPETITION, WHERE HER TALENT SHONE BRIGHTLY, SHE ADVANCED TO WIN FIRST PLACE AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE COMPETITION EARNING HER THE HONOR OF REPRESENTING OUR GREAT STATE AT SKILLS USA NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND SKILLS CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. INCREDIBLE DISPLAY OF DETERMINATION, AND. NOT ONLY PARTICIPATED IN THE NATIONAL COMPETITION, BUT MANAGED TO FULFILL HER PERSONAL MILESTONE AS WELL. SHE ATTENDED HER OWN GRADUATION CEREMONY. AFTER COMPLETING THE FIRST ROUND OF COMPETITION, SHE LEARNED SHE HAD ADVANCED TO FINALS IN HER COMMITMENT OF HER TO LEAVE HER GRADUATION EARLY SLIDE BACK TO ATLANTA FOR THE FINAL ROUND, WHERE SHE ULTIMATELY SECURED SECOND PLACE IN THE NATION. [APPLAUSE] ABSOLUTELY. OH, YEAH.

[APPLAUSE] VERY WELL DESERVED.

[APPLAUSE] SO NOW PRIEST'S ACHIEVEMENT HAVE BROUGHT WELL-DESERVED RECOGNITION TO CALIFORNIA, MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL AND BELLFLOWER UNIFIED.

SHE IS A TESTAMENT TO PERSEVERANCE, DETERMINATION, AND EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP. CONGRATULATIONS, AND THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE A VALEDICTORIAN FROM MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, CAN WE PLEASE EXTEND RECOGNITION TO ARIEL AQUINO.

[APPLAUSE] ARIEL HAS BEEN A DEDICATED STUDENT WITHIN THE BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SINCE HER ELEMENTARY YEARS, THE INTENSIVE LEARNING CENTER.

EVENTUALLY MOVING ON TO COMPLETE HER SECONDARY EDUCATION, MAYFAIR. SHE.

THROUGHOUT HER JOURNEY, SHE HAS MAINTAINED A REMARKABLE, 4.63 GPA. DEMONSTRATE -- ABSOLUTELY.

[APPLAUSE] DEMONSTRATING A TIRELESS WORK ETHIC AND A PROFOUND COMMITMENT TO BOTH HER STUDIES AND HER COMMUNITY. ARIEL'S ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE IS HIGHLIGHTED BY HER SUCCESS IN EIGHT AP CLASSES, YET IT IS HER PASSION FOR AP U.S. HISTORY AND ANATOMY AND THE MARINERS PROGRAM, WHERE SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS PRESIDENT.

THAT HAS TRULY DEFINED HER HIGH SCHOOL CAREER.

THESE SUBJECTS HAVE NOT ONLY PREPARED HER FOR THAT RIGORS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, BUT HAVE ALSO INSPIRED HER TO FIND JOY IN LEARNING PROCESS. ERROL CREDITS THESE CLASSES WITH SOLIDIFYING HER GOAL OF PURSUING HEALTH CARE SHOWING HER THAT A CHALLENGING CURRICULUM CAN BOTH BE REWARDING AND ENGAGING.

BEYOND HER ACADEMIC PURSUITS, ERROL HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE LEADER IN CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS KEY CLUB AND THE CROSS PROJECT.

AND THESE ROLES SHE HAS CONSISTENTLY SHOWN A DESIRE TO HELP OTHERS AND IMPROVE THE WORLD AROUND HER.

THIS FALL, COMMISSION WILL BE ATTENDING UCLA TO PURSUE A

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[APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE A REMARKABLE YOUNG LEADER IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. BRIELLE CAMACHO.

PLEASE GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

[APPLAUSE] AND LET US TELL YOU WHY SHE IS A REMARKABLE LEADER. SHE IS A FOURTH GRADER.

SHE'S DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY INITIATIVE BY SPEARHEADING AN INCREDIBLE SPORTS DAY FOR THE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN GRADES FOUR THROUGH SIX. HER INSPIRING VISION TURNED INTO A FANTASTIC EVENT THAT NOT ONLY BROUGHT JOY TO HER CLASSMATES, BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE IMMENSE IMPACT, ONE VOICE CAN HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITY. BRIELLE'S BRILLIANT IDEA BLOSSOMED INTO A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS PERFECTLY SHOWCASING HER CREATIVITY, AND COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT.

THIS EXPERIENCE SERVES AS A POWERFUL REMINDER THAT

LEADERSHIP KNOWS NO AGE LIMIT. >> WE UNITE OUR EFFORTS, EXTRAORDINARY THINGS HAPPEN. CONGRATULATIONS AND LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE. CONGRATS.

[APPLAUSE] AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PROVIDED SERVICE TO BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S STUDENTS, AND IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM.

OUR STAFF MEMBERS RETIRED AT THE END OF THE 25/26 SCHOOL YEAR, ARE FIRST CAROL WHITING PROVIDING 29 YEARS OF SERVICE TO BUSD. [APPLAUSE] CAROL HAS DEDICATED 29 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE DISTRICT SINCE BEING HIRED IN 1997. DURING THAT TIME, SHE SPENT EIGHT YEARS IN PAYROLL AND 21 YEARS IN HUMAN RESOURCES.

IN 2021, SHE TRANSITIONED FROM SUPPORTING CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES TO SERVING CERTIFICATED STAFF PERIODS OF THAT ROLE SHE HELD THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, HER FAVORITE, WAS SERVING AS HR TECHNICIAN. CAROL HAS ALWAYS VALUED THAT RELATIONSHIPS SHE BUILT ALONG THAT WAY AND WILL DEEPLY MISS THE CAMARADERIE AND HER DISTRICT FAMILY.

THROUGHOUT HER MANY YEARS OF SERVICE.

CAROL TOUCH COUNTLESS LIVES THROUGH HER DEDICATION, KINDNESS, AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF DISTRICT PROGRAMS AND STAFF.

SHE IS DEEPLY LOVED, GREATLY APPRECIATED, AND WILL TRULY BE MISSED BY MANY. THANK YOU, AND CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SANDRA. ALCALA, PROVIDING 19 YEARS OF SERVICE. [APPLAUSE] SANDRA BEGAN HER BUSD CAREER IN 2007.

WE'D LIKE TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR THE HEART, DEDICATION, AND KURT, YOU HAVE GIVEN TO OUR STUDENTS OVER THE YEARS. YOUR SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT AND PASSION HAVE MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON SO MANY LIVES.

YOU HAVE HELPED STUDENTS GROW, NOT ONLY STRONGER AND MORE CONFIDENT, BUT ALSO TO BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES.

AND THEIR POTENTIAL. WISHING YOU A JOYFUL, AND WELL DESERVED RETIREMENT. YOU HAVE CERTAINLY EARNED IT CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THE BOARD WILL ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK THE FOLLOWING RETIREES FROM THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR FOR THEIR YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO BUSD. WHILE THEY WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND THIS EVENING, WE ARE PLEASED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.

CURTIS BALLARD, 33 YEARS. [APPLAUSE] DIOSCORO ALFONSO, 11 YEARS. [APPLAUSE] NORA BELL, 27 YEARS. [APPLAUSE] SHIRLEY BEAR, 10 YEARS. [APPLAUSE] , 21 YEARS. [APPLAUSE] CESAR AGALI, 30 TO YEARS. [APPLAUSE]

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THE BOARD EXTENDS ITS HEARTFELT THANKS TO EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR EFFORTS IN KEEPING US UNITED IN PURPOSE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR HONOREES THIS EVENING.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITIONS. [APPLAUSE]

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

AT THIS MOMENT, THE BOARD WILL TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS.

AND THEN WE'LL RESUME

[7. PRESENTATIONS FROM STUDENTS / STAFF / COMMUNITY ]

THEY RESPECTFUL, HUMBLE, KIND AND SUPPORTIVE OF THOSE AROUND THEM. WHETHER IN THE CLASSROOM DURING COMPETITIONS OR WHILE REPRESENTING THEIR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY, THEY CONSISTENTLY DISPLAY INTEGRITY, PROFESSIONALISM, SPORTSMANSHIP, AND A GENUINE WILLINGNESS TO HELP OTHERS SUCCEED. THEY SERVE AS ROLE MODELS NOT ONLY FOR THEIR PEERS, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

WHILE IN ATLANTA, JULIAN AND DYLAN EMBRACED THE SKILLSUSA NATIONAL EXPERIENCE. BEYOND THE COMPETITION FOR, THEY PARTICIPATED IN THE LONG-STANDING TRADITION OF STATE PENETRATING CONNECTING WITH STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND LEARNING ABOUT DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, CAREER PATHWAYS, AND EXPERIENCES. THROUGH ENTHUSIASM, MEETING NEW PEOPLE AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS REFLECT THAT LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING SKILLS, SKILLSUSA STRIVES TO DEVELOP IN EVERY STUDENT.

AND TO RECOGNIZE THE COMMITMENT TO REPRESENTING BOTH CALIFORNIA AND COLLABS WITH PRIDE, WE WANT TO PRESENT JULIAN AND DYLAN WITH THE COMMEMORATIVE PIN TO ADD TO THEIR COLLECTION OF MEMORIES FROM THE NATIONAL EXPERIENCE. AND JULIAN AND DYLAN REMIND US THAT SUCCESS IS MEASURED NOT ONLY BY MEDALS EARNED, BUT BY THE EFFORT INVESTED. THE OBSTACLES OVERCOME THAT RELATIONSHIPS BUILD, AND THAT CHARACTER DISPLAYED ALONG THE WAY. AND WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE POSITIVE EXAMPLE THEY HAVE SAID, FOR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COLLAPSE. AND THEIR JOURNEY SERVES AS AN INSPIRATION TO ALL STUDENTS WHO ASPIRE TO PURSUE EXCELLENCE IN BOTH THE CLASSROOM AND BEYOND. SO WE JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE

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THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING. [APPLAUSE]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> PRESIDENT GARZA: CAN, WE HAVE A PICTURE WITH THEM, PLEASE? AND. [APPLAUSE]

[8. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT]

>> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

>> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CABINET STAFF AND FAMILIES COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND GUESTS.

LAST WEEK WAS A POWERFUL REMINDER OF WHY WE DO THIS WORK.

ACROSS OUR DISTRICT, AS WE CELEBRATED ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMOTIONS AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS.

IT WAS TRULY A TUESDAY OUR SCHOLARS SURROUNDED BY THEIR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS AND FRIENDS -- TEACHERS, AND THEIR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. MEANINGFUL AND REACHING MILESTONES WHERE CELEBRATIONS WERE FILLED WITH JOY, PRIDE AND HOPE, EACH PROMOTION AND GRADUATION REPRESENT NOT ONLY THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR SCHOLARS, BUT ALSO THAT LOVE, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND COMMITMENT OF THE PEOPLE.

WHO HELPED THEM ALONG THE WAY. WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF OUR SCHOLARS AND EXCITED FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THEIR JOURNEY.

I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY SINCERE THANKS.

AND SHE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT TO ART DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY.

FOR THE SUPPORT SHE PROVIDED FOR SPORTS DAY.

WE HAD OUR STUDENT HERE EARLIER, BUT DR. REYES MANY OF OUR CABINET MEMBERS WERE JUST SO INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING THAT DAY, ABOUT. SO THIS OPERATIONALIZING THE WORK AT FOSTER THE SPORT'S DAY BETWEEN FOSTERING ASK, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT GIVE HER A SHOUT OUT FOR HELPING OPERATIONALIZE AND STRATEGIZE SPORTS DAY ON THAT DAY.

WE CELEBRATED MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR.

WHO HAS MADE SCHOOL HISTORY BY EARNING SECOND PLACE IN THE NATIONAL SKILLSUSA. EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING COMPETITION, AGAIN BECOMING THE FIRST VERY FIRST STUDENT TO EARN A NATIONAL PLACEMENT IN THE EVENT.

HER DEDICATION PAID OFF AS SHE EARNED SECOND PLACE IN THE NATION. AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT BROUGHT RECOGNITION TO BOTH CALIFORNIA AND ALSO TO MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL, SO PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR JUST AN AMAZING, AMAZING JOURNEY FOR HER. AND FOR ME, AS ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT WAS LEGACY DAY THAT WE HAD THIS MONTH AS WELL.

>> OUR GRADUATING SENIORS RETURNED TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITES, THEIR PRESENT WAS INSPIRING FOR OUR YOUNGER STUDENTS WHO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT IS POSSIBLE, WHEN I SAY COMMITTED, TAKE CHANCES, JOIN CLUBS, TRY NEW THINGS AND REMAIN OPEN TO NEW EXPERIENCES, EVEN THOUGH THOSE THAT MAY FEEL UNFAMILIAR, OUR SENIORS COMMITTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT EVERY JOURNEY BEGINS WITH THE FIRST STEP.

AND THAT GROWTH OFTEN COMES WHEN TRYING SOMETHING NEW.

AND NEXT WEEK'S WHAT MEETING, I WOULD PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS THAT WE MADE SO FAR IN THIS DISTRICT, AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, BOARD PRESIDENT, FOR ALLOWING ME TO PROVIDE THIS REPORT.

THANK YOU. >> PRESIDENT GARZA: THANK YOU,

[9. COMMITTEE UPDATES ]

UPDATES THIS EVENING? >> I JUST HAVE ONE.

I ACTUALLY WROTE A LITTLE THING ABOUT APPS BECAUSE WE STILL GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS VERSUS CTE. SO NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR SKILLS, USA WINNERS.

I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THIS TOPIC BECAUSE I GET THIS QUESTION ASKED A LOT.

AS JUST AS PRESIDENT AND JUST IN GENERAL, I THINK PROBABLY -- SO THEY'LL SEE INSIDE CTE CASTAWAYS ARE OFFERED AN OPERATED DIRECTLY

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SO THE SIMPLEST WAY TO THINK OF IT IS POWERFUL, OUR UNIFIED PATHWAYS ARE DISTRICTS AND HOUSE CREW HAD PROGRAMS AND CAPS EXPENSE. THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP. TOGETHER THEY BOTH DASHBOARDS THAT THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH AN IMPRESSIVE RANGE OF CAREER FOCUS. THAT HELPED CONNECT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION TO FUTURE EMPLOYMENT AND COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, AS BOARD PRESIDENT AND WE'RE SO

[10. PUBLIC COMMENTS – AGENDA/NON-AGENDA ITEMS]

BECAUSE WE GET ASKED THAT A LOT. >> PRESIDENT GARZA: THANK YOU.

MISS STEWART, TO WE DO HAVE REQUESTS TO ADDRESS AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL LISTEN CAREFULLY TO EACH PUBLIC COMMENTS.

HOWEVER, WE WILL NOT PROVIDE RESPONSES DURING THE MEETING, THE SUPERINTENDENT AND DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE WILL CONTACT THE PARENT GUARDIAN AND OUR COMMITTEE MEMBER, IF THE, MAY CALL FOR A FOLLOW UP. MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD ARE NOT PUBLIC MEETINGS, THEY ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AND THE BOARD WILL LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR PUBLIC INPUT TO 21 MINUTES BY LAW. 9322.2.

UNLESS OTHERWISE WAIVED BY THE BOARD.

COULD WE PLEASE HAVE BOBBY THOMAS TO COME TO THE PODIUM? I'M SORRY. THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT, THERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, MY NAME IS BOBBY JONES. BUT NOW, THIS POINT IN MY LIFE, I GO, BY YOGA, BOB. I'M HERE BECAUSE I'M THE FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GROSSMONT CONNECT.

IT'S A NONPROFIT BASED OUT OF COUNTRY, BUT LIMITED TO COMPTON.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF. I'M FROM PLANET EARTH.

I BEGAN MY JOURNEY FROM COMPTON, CALIFORNIA.

I WAS -- PLAYED BASKETBALL. I ENDED UP ATTENDING -- IN MY SENIOR YEAR. VERY GOOD ATHLETE.

I WAS -- DIVISION I PLAYER OF THE YEAR PERIOD.

THREE STRAIGHT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, THE. WENT ON TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. GRADUATED MY BACHELOR'S IN WRITING. SO I DO LOVE EDUCATION.

AND THEN I WAS DRAFTED INTO THE NBA 2006.

I PLAYED UNDER SIX TEAMS. NUGGETS, KIDS, CHRISTIE'S AND MY MY TEAM HIT. I MOVED ON AND LIVED IN ITALY FOR 12 YEARS, TOOK TO LIVE LIKE THIS ITALIAN LIFE AND THEN FIVE YEARS I MOVED BACK TO ALL YOUR AMERICANS.

THAT'S WHEN I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOGA, AND I BASICALLY TOOK ALL THE DISCIPLINES. AND ASSEMBLE, AND I PUT INTO MY YOGA PRACTICE. AND SO NOW I TEACH IN LONG BEACH. I TEACH -- REDONDO BEACH.

BUT I ALSO LOVE DOING YOGA AND WELLNESS, WITH KIDS, AND THAT'S WHERE I KIND OF CREATED MY OWN LANE.

SO I BROUGHT A COUPLE ITEMS TO GET TO Y'ALL COVER A BROCHURE FOR WHOEVER DID IT, EXPLAINS EVERYTHING THAT I DO.

I DO MONTHLY WELLNESS WORKSHOPS AT THE COMPTON AIRPORT.

I'M TRYING TO OPEN UP A YOGA STUDIO.

TO DO THAT, YOU HAVE TO BUILD UP COMMUNITY.

AS I MENTIONED, I RUN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING WITH 21 SCHOOLS, K THROUGH EIGHT. SO I DO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. WELLNESS, YOGA.

GOAL SETTING. MORNING NIGHT ROUTINES.

BECAUSE I'M FROM COMPTON AND I'VE DONE EVERYTHING THAT THEY WANT TO DO DID I PLAY SPORTS. I TRAVELED THE WORLD, BECOME A GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE, AND SO THIS IS KIND OF LIKE A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT THAT I GET TO USE ALL MY PASSIONS AND PURPOSE AND GIVES BACK HER MENTORSHIP. SO ALSO, I HAVE -- BECAUSE I

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I WOULD LOVE TO BRING MY PROGRAMMING INTO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I LOVE WORKING WITH YOUNG KIDS.

I LOVE PLANTING SEEDS OF WELLNESS AND EVENTUALLY, AS I GET OLDER, IT'S LIKE A YOGA GAME SHOW.

YOU GIVE THEM SPORTS EQUIPMENT. THEY HAVE SOMETHING TANGIBLE THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE. I DO SUMMER AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. I DO STUFF WITH TEACHERS, AND I'LL BE BRINGING STUFF FROM HOME INTO THE SCHOOLS.

LASTLY, RETREATS IN ITALY. THIS SUMMER WAS LAST TWO SUMMERS. FROM FLORENCE, ITALY.

AS I MENTIONED, I GO BACK THREE OR FOUR TIMES A YEAR.

AND YOU TO GET AWAY RESET, HE SAID, AND I THINK ADULTS COULD ENJOY THAT, TOO. YEAH, JUST UP FOR YOU ALL, AND I

WOULD LOVE TO GET SOME -- >> YEAH.

YES, THE STAFF'S COMING YES. THANK YOU, MR. JONES.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE LINDA BEAVER. WILL YOU PLEASE, TO THE PODIUM.

>> HI, MY NAME IS BEAVER. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO GET AND SPEAK TODAY. I AM A CONCERNED PARENT AT MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL. FOR THE APRIL AND MAY, A PARENT MEETINGS, IT WAS EXPRESSED THAT MARCHING BAND MIGHT NOT COMPETE IN FIELD COMPETITIONS DUE TO CONSTRUCTION.

LOGISTICAL ISSUES, FUNDS AND/OR HAVING A PLACE TO REHEARSE SHOWS ON. I HAVE ALSO HEARD IN THESE PARENT MEETINGS THAT OUR PRINCIPAL DOCTOR, MORGAN, VERY MUCH WANTS A SEASON TO HAPPEN. NEXT MONTH IS OUR BIG FIREWORKS STAND FUNDRAISER. AND AS A PARENT, I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT FIELD SEASON IS STILL UP IN THE AIR.

AS THE. OF A STUDENT WHO HAS BEEN IN THE MUSIC PROGRAM SINCE FIFTH GRADE I CAN TELL YOU FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE THAT MY SON HAS FLOURISHED IN THE PROGRAM.

NOT ONLY HAS HE LEARNED AN INCREDIBLE SKILL AND DEVELOPED A TALENT, IT HAS GIVEN HIM A SENSE OF PURPOSE AND BELONGING.

HIS GRANDPA, MY FATHER PLAYED TROMBONE IN HIS HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND IN THE 1970S. HE TOLD MY SON THAT BEING IN MARCHING BAND WAS ONE OF THE BEST TIMES OF HIS LIFE.

AND JUST IMAGINE BEING ALMOST 70 YEARS OLD AND SOMETHING THAT YOU EXPERIENCED BEFORE YOU EVEN TURNED 20 STILL IMPACTS YOU TO THIS VERY DAY. EVEN WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL IN THE 1990S, BAND WAS THOSE THAT DIDN'T FIT IN, FOUND A SPACE THAT THEY COULD BE EITHER AUTHENTIC SELVES.

AND BELONG. AND MUSIC BRINGS THEM TOGETHER.

AND MAKES THEM FRIENDS AND SOME OF THEM THAT'S A LIFETIME.

THERE IS A LOT THAT'S MISSING PIECES THAT GO INTO A COMPETITIVE FIELD SHOW, SUCH AS PROPS, CHOREOGRAPHY, MUSIC SELECTION, AUDITION SOLOS, HIRING OF STAFF, PLANNING, EXTRA REHEARSALS, FUNDRAISING, TRANSPORTATION AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON, AND FOR OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND PRINCE TO BE ABLE TO PUT ON THE BIG SPACE, BEST SHOW POSSIBLE TO REPRESENT THE SHOW, WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS NEXT WEEK.

ON THE 16TH. SAID PLANS CAN BE PUT IN MOTION BY INFLUENCING. SO COSTS CAN BE CALCULATED FOR PARENTS WHO CAN AFFORD THE PROGRAM.

AND SO FUNDRAISING CAN BE SET UP FOR THOSE OF US WHO RELY ON THAT TO PAY FEES. SO OUR KIDS CONTINUE TO CONTINUE DOING WHAT THEY LOVE. I HOPE THAT A DISTRICT THAT WAS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LIVE REPRESENTED AND LIVE TELEVISION FOR THE ROSE PARADE STAGE FROM THIS CSPC.

NOT ASSIST IN HELPING KEEP THIS PROGRAM RUNNING DESPITE CONSTRUCTION SETBACKS. MY SON IS A SENIOR NEXT YEAR AND I COULD STEP TO THE SET AND SAY THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM.

I'M NOT ONLY SPEAKING OUT FOR MY SON, BUT FOR EVERY STUDENT LIKE HIM. NOW AND THE FUTURE.

I AM SPEAKING FOR THAT LEGACY THAT MR. PHILLIPS BUILT OVER THE DECADES, FOR GENERATIONS OF KIDS, MANY OF WHOM WENT ON TO TEACH AND/OR BE INVOLVED IN MUSIC AS ADULTS AS A RESULT OF THIS PROGRAM THAT MR. PHILLIPS BUILT.

AND MY TIME IS UP. SO THANK YOU.

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH, APPRECIATE IT. NOW WE HAVE MISS STACY CANNON.

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>> GOOD EVENING. BOARD AND EVERYONE HERE.

JUST QUICKLY I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK THIS EVENING.

MY SUPPORT FOR OUR SUPERINTENDENT DR. AARON SIMONS.

SHE'S DONE A WONDERFUL JOB IN THE COMMUNITY THIS YEAR.

IT'S AMAZING IT'S A WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.

YOU HAVE BROUGHT MUCH NEEDED STABILITY TO OUR DISTRICT, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU ARE A VISIONARY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND YOU ARE A BUDDHA AND IT IS AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU AT THE HELM, OUR DISTRICT, AND I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE YOU AND THE IMPACT THAT YOU'VE MADE IN SUCH A SHORT TIME IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORK THAT YOU ARE STARTING AND CONTINUE THE WORK. AND OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

[11. DISCUSSION ITEMS ]

AND THE FIRST OF THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 23, SIX AND EIGHT ORDERING IS BASED UPON ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026.

LET'S BEGIN WITH OUR FIRST DISCUSSION ADAM.

>> THANK YOU. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE PRESIDENT OF CAPITAL ADVISORS GROUP MR. KEVIN GORDON, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. NICE TO SEE YOU.

>> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERINTENDENT, GOOD TO BE HERE.

SO WHAT I THOUGHT I WOULD DO A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO TRY TO GET INTO, AND I'LL TRY TO MAKE THIS AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE. ONE IS A QUICK UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE IN SACRAMENTO RELATIVE TO THE BUDGET, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THE BUDGET IS DUE BY MONDAY, OR IS IT A LEGISLATURE DOESN'T GET PAID. SO THERE WILL BE A BUDGET, I GUARANTEE YOU. AND WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS ARE FOR THE DISTRICT AND FOR SCHOOLS GENERALLY.

THE SECOND THING THAT WE WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WAS SORT OF THE ENGAGEMENT OF THIS BOARD AND LEGISLATIVE ACTION, BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL AND I RECOGNIZE THAT THIS BOARD IS REALLY COMMITTED TO THAT. IT GOES BEYOND THE SERVICE THAT YOU AS MEMBERS HERE AT THE MEETINGS THAT YOU ATTEND, BUT ACTUALLY TAKING THAT EXTRA STEP TO BECOME ENGAGED IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL COMMON KIDS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE IN THIS DISTRICT. SO LET ME START WITH A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE. SO THE STATE BUDGET OBVIOUSLY, FOR EDUCATION ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S REALLY BECOME REALLY IMPORTANT IS THE OVERALL CONDITION OF REVENUES THAT COME INTO THE STATE. AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE SORT OF NOTED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, AND WE'VE KEPT THE SUPERINTENDENT APPRIZED OF THIS AS WELL, IS THAT WE ANTICIPATED SIGNIFICANT REVENUE AND A LOT OF THAT REVENUE IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE STOCK MARKET'S REACTIONS TO A.I.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF NERVOUSNESS IN SACRAMENTO ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THAT MONEY AND ALSO THE POTENTIAL OF A MARKET CORRECTION. ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT CALIFORNIA TAX REVENUE IS OVERLY DEPENDENT ON VERY RICH PEOPLE.

AND AS A RESULT, WHEN THE STOCK MARKET HAS A PROBLEM, THEN WE GET A PROBLEM WITH STATE REVENUES.

AND IN SCHOOL FUNDING ARE ATTACHED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE OVERALL GENERAL FUNDS. SO WE END UP GETTING IMPACTED SIGNIFICANTLY. WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IS ALL GOOD NEWS, AND THAT IS THAT THE REVENUES HAVE BEEN COMING IN AT A CRAZY BIG AMOUNT. IT'S GOING TO MANIFEST ITSELF IN IS LARGE AMOUNTS OF ONE-TIME MONEY THAT HOPEFULLY, IF THIS IS DONE THE WAY WE'VE BEEN ADVOCATING IS THAT THE DISTRICT WILL HAVE LOVE DISCRETION OF THE MONEY THAT'S COMING IN.

IT WILL BE ONE-TIME MONEY, WHICH ISN'T THE BEST.

ADVOCATED FOR ONGOING MONEY, AND THAT IS THAT WE KNOW THAT WE GET A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR.

THAT'S PERMANENT, ONGOING MONEY, AND WHAT WE CALL THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT. IS AN AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE BELIEVED FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

THE STATE WOULD HAVE ENOUGH MONEY OF ONGOING MONEY TO ACTUALLY MAKE THAT COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, HIGHER.

EXAMINER HAS PROPOSED THAT IN THE REVISION, WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS A SUPER COLOR, THAT THERE'S A LITTLE KIND OF CONNECTIONS TO THAT, DON'T MAKE IT EXACTLY AS GREAT AS IT COULD BE. ONE, AS IS THAT THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE HAVE DECIDED AND THE WISDOM TO MAKE SURE THAT UP TO 14 WEEKS OF PAID LEAVE FOR PREGNANT EMPLOYEES.

AND THAT HAS THE FIRST TWO. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT AND INCREASE.

BUT BY THE WAY, WE WANT TO MAKE YOU DO THIS.

BENEFIT. AND YOU CAN TAKE IT OUT OF THAT MONEY. THAT'S AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PRECEDENT. AND IT'S BECAUSE THE CO OR THE

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AND TO GIVE US JUST LARGELY MORE MONEY AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE MANDATE THAT TALKS ABOUT $195 MILLION ON THE DISTRICT HEAD BECAUSE IN THE FUTURE, IF THE ONLY MONEY WE EVER GET IS AN ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION, AND THEY START TO TELL YOU THINGS THEY WANT YOU TO SPEND IT ON, SUDDENLY YOU DON'T HAVE AND IT REALLY INTERFERES WITH THEIR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS.

I'VE TRIED TO SHARE WITH MY FRIENDS IN LABOR THAT THE GOVERNOR JUST SPENT YOUR MONEY, HERE.

THAT SHOULD BE MONEY. THAT'S IN THE ASSOCIATED IN EVERY DISTRICT ACROSS THE STATE THE STATE SHOULD NOT BE SPENDING THAT MONEY BEFORE IT EVER GETS USED DISTRICT.

SO THAT'S AN ISSUE THAT UNFORTUNATELY LOOKS LIKE THE SENATE, THE ASSEMBLY AND THE GOVERNOR AGREEMENT ON REQUIRING THAT. SO IT WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT DON'T YOU HAVE TO ADVOCATE A LOT LATELY.

THAT WE TRY TO SHOW. BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE REST OF IT IS GOOD NEWS. IT'S MARGINALLY A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY THAN THE STATUTORY COLORED THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON GETTING AND THEN THE LUXURY WILL BE AT LEAST $5 MILLION STATEWIDE, MEANING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE ROUGHLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $901,000 PER TRADE. AGAIN, ONE-TIME MONEY.

SO THAT WILL HELP US SORT OF SMOOTH WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS OF A CLIFF EFFECT THAT WE HAVE WITH A LOT OF ONE-TIME MONEY THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AND ITS RESULT OF THE DISTRICT BEING IMPACTED.

IT ALSO SORT OF CUSHIONS A LITTLE BIT IN THE NEAR TERM, THE IMPACT OF DECLINING ENROLLMENT, LEAST FOR THE NEAR TERM.

SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH REGARD TO OVERALL BUDGET PICTURE IS GENERALLY GOOD. I THINK THE OUTLOOK IS NOT BAD FOR THE, AS WELL. THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS OF MAJOR CORPORATIONS THAT ARE KIND OF BASED THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE HUGE FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE STATE THAT ARE PROBABLY POSITIVE.

SO AGAIN, I THAT WE'LL HAVE THE IMPACT OF ONE-TIME MONEY AS WELL. SO WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR THAT AND REPORTING TO YOU ON AN ONGOING BASIS ON WHAT'S GOING ON PHYSICALLY, THE OTHER THING I'LL MENTION TOO, ABOUT THE MONEY THAT I MENTIONED WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT IS THAT THAT BLOCK GRANT THAT COMES OUT STATEWIDE, THERE'S A LITTLE DEBATE THAT THEY'RE IRONING OUT, AND THEY'LL GET IT FIGURED OUT IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND THAT IS HOW THEY SEND IT TO US.

THEY SENT IT TO US ON A PER PUPIL BASIS.

I THINK ABOUT DOING THE ASSEMBLY IS ACTUALLY PROPOSING THAT IT ACTUALLY BE SENT OUT ON THE FORMULA THAT IS THE WAY WE GET MOST OF OUR BASE MONEY THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA.

IS IF IT GOES OUT BASED ON THE FORMULA, AND PROMPTLY BENEFITS BELLFLOWER BETTER THAN IF IT GOES OUT ON AN A.D.A. BASIS.

SO IN TERMS OF ADVOCACY TO BOTH THE ASSERTED THAT REPRESENTS THE AGENDA AS WELL AS THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER, THAT WOULD BE OPEN FOR US TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW THAT, SO THAT IF THEY KNOW THAT THERE'S A DISTINCTION, ACTUALLY HAS SOME HABITATION.

THAT ONE THAT THE WANTS TO OCCUR IN THE BUDGET.

SO WE'LL SEE WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING WITH THAT.

I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO GET DECIDED VERY QUICKLY.

SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SNAPSHOT ON BUDGET UPDATE.

TO THE ENGAGEMENT ISSUE, IS AGAIN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE THINK IS A REALLY IMPORTANT SORT OF ROAD MAP FOR ENGAGING THIS BOARD IN A GREATER WAY IN STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE ISSUES, IS THE IDEA OF POTENTIALLY PUTTING TOGETHER A PLATFORM.

A PLATFORM, OF DIFFERENT ISSUES. AT LEAST SOME OF THE TOP MAY FIVE OR 10 KEY ISSUES THAT ARE EVALUATED TO YOU GUYS THAT YOU WANT TO SEE IN SACRAMENTO. BUT THAT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO DO THAT IN COMMITTEE HEARING OR, OR AROUND THE CAPITOL BUILDING AND AN ISSUE COMES AND WE KNOW IT'S COMPLETELY CONSISTENT WITH THE PLATFORM. WE GO OUT THERE WITHOUT HAVING TO CALL ANYBODY AND LOOK HOW FAR DOES NOT LIKE THIS BILL.

AND THAT ENABLES US TO BE IN A POSITION TO REALLY ACT AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE ON LEGISLATION. AND THEN ON ANYTHING THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE PLATFORM, OBVIOUSLY, COMMUNICATING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD AND THE CABINET ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS OF ANYTHING GOING ON POLICY WISE IN SACRAMENTO AND MAKING SURE THAT THIS DISTRICT IS NOT LEAVING IT UP TO L.A.

UNIFIED OR SOMEBODY ELSE THAT DOES ADVOCACY TO ACTUALLY SPEAK FOR YOU, YOU GUYS ARE SPEAKING FOR YOURSELVES.

THE OTHER ASPECT OF THIS THAT I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ACTIVISTS IN WHICH I NEED TO REALLY COMPLIMENT, IS YOUR WILLINGNESS, TO SACRAMENTO AND ACTUALLY LOBBY IN FRONT OF THE LEGISLATURE AND BE THERE BOTH IN TESTIMONY TO THE BOARD AS WELL

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IT IS PHENOMENAL, HOW FEW OF THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE THAT LAWMAKERS BACK THERE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., ACTUALLY GET TO HEAR THE SENTIMENT OF LOCAL SCHOOL LEADERS AND THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS TAKE THE TIME TO ARTICULATE THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

I'M GOING TO STOP THERE AND SEE IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

WITH REGARD TO THAT FORM, OUR GAME PLAN IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A DRAFT. THE STAFF WOULD LOOK AT IT AND THE BOARD WOULD THEN REVIEW THAT, AND THEN AS YOU FINALIZE IT, THAT PLATFORM GOES INTO EFFECT FOR TO YOUR SESSION.

SO WE ARE ABOUT TO START A BRAND-NEW TO YOUR SESSION IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT NOVEMBER ELECTION.

AND THEN ANY ANYTHING WE NEED TO DO BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER, WE WOULD DO SORT OF ON A AD HOC BASIS.

IF YOU GUYS FINISH IT UP. SO I'LL STOP TALKING AND SEE IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, I MEAN.

THIS HAPPENED THROUGH A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WHERE WE DO SPEND A LOT OF TIME ADVOCATING FOR OUR DISTRICT, THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL, AND I THINK THE CONVERSATION TURNED INTO HOW WE COULD BE MORE INTENTIONAL AND IMPACTFUL.

SO THIS INFORMATION IS REALLY GREAT, AND I'M HOPING WE GET A REGULAR UPDATES ON THAT. MAYBE QUARTERLY.

AND I THINK NOT ONLY I MEAN, THERE'S SO MUCH THAT WE WANT TO DO AS A DISTRICT AND SOMETIMES OFTEN THERE'S SOMETHING WITH THE COUNTY OR SOMETHING WITH THE STATE THAT REALLY BLOCKS.

WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOT JUST BE -- BUT REALLY ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE FOR OUR DISTRICT, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THAT ADVOCACY GROUPS THEY'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT WHAT SPECIFICALLY IN OUR UNIFIED.

THERE MAY BE THINKING ABOUT DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY -- SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND ALSO, LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING COMMUNITY DOLLARS FROM THE STATE OR FEDERAL BACK TO OUR DISTRICT IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS, HOW CAN WE BEST PREPARE OURSELVES WITH OUR BUDGET PROPOSALS TO GET SOME OF THOSE DOLLARS BACK HERE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE EFFORTS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING

WITH YOU. >> THANKS.

>> I ALSO WANT TO ECHO VICE PRESIDENT FIELDS ON EVERYTHING THAT HE JUST SAID. I KIND OF WANT TO GO BACK BECAUSE YOU DID RATTLE THROUGH A LOT OF INFORMATION VERY, VERY QUICKLY, AND I WAS TRYING TO WRITE AS FAST AS I COULD.

COULD YOU GO BACK TO -- BECAUSE YOU SAID THERE WAS TWO THINGS ABOUT THE SUPER BOWL. ONE WAS THE 14TH WEEK PAID LEAVE THAT WOULD, BASICALLY THAT WE WOULD BE TOLD HOW TO SPEND THE MONEY, AND YOU SAID THE SECOND WAS THE SECOND ONE THE BLOCK.

OR WAS THE -- THERE WAS ANOTHER -- I MISSED WHATEVER

THAT SECOND THING WAS. >> I'LL JUST TELL YOU TWO LITTLE THINGS. ONE IS THAT OUT OF THAT COLA THAT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT TAKES TO PAY FOR THAT 14 WEEKS OF LEAVE IS ABOUT 195 MILLION STATEWIDE.

THE AMOUNT THEY'RE GIVING US FOR THE COLA, THE EXTRA COLA IS ABOUT $936 MILLION. SO WE'RE STILL GOING TO BENEFIT BY A BIGGER COLOR THAN WE OTHERWISE GET.

BUT HAVING TO PAY FOR THAT, WE WOULD ALMOST RATHER THEM SAY, LET'S PAY FOR THAT SEPARATELY AND CALL 8.

AND COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT SHOULD BE BY ITSELF, IF THEY WANT TO TAKE SOME MONEY AND PAY FOR THAT 14 WEEKS OF LEAVE, DON'T CALL IT COST OF LIVING INCREASE BECAUSE IT'S JUST MAKING THINGS THAT AREN'T APPROPRIATE.

AND THEN THE BLOCK GRANT IS SORT OF THE SECOND MAJOR PIECE OF MONEY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IN THE BUDGET, AND THE OTHER THING I FORGOT TO MENTION WAS A VERY BIG INVESTMENT IN SPECIAL ED, AND I NOTICE BOARD IN PARTICULAR HAS BEEN VERY FOCUSED ON THAT, GETTING MORE RESOURCES FOR SPECIAL ED. SOME OF THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND COMMITMENT TO SPECIAL ED IS CRAZY, BIG KID.

EVERY DOLLAR IS FIT IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GIVES YOU FOR SPECIAL ED DIRECTLY OFFSETS THE GENERAL FUND COST, THE GOVERNOR HAS A PROPOSAL OF 2.6 BILLION -- $2.4 BILLION INCREASE OVERALL TO SPECIAL ED FUNDING, WHICH IS REALLY, REALLY SIGNIFICANT, AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE THAT CHARACTERISTIC OF FLEXIBLE MONEY FOR THE DISTRICT, AND THAT'S ONGOING PERMANENT MONEY.

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: OKAY. I WAS GOING TO BEAT MY UP I WAS LIKE, I DID HEAR SOMETHING ABOUT SPECIAL ED.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I ANSWERED ONE.

I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AT THIS MOMENT.

I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

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>> MY FIRST QUESTION IS, WHAT WAS THE NAME OF YOUR COMPANY?

>> IT'S CALLED CAPITAL ADVISORS GROUP.

IT'S KIND OF A GENERIC NAME FOR A COMPANY THAT ALL WE DO IS EDUCATION ADVOCACY IN SACRAMENTO.

BUT YEAH. AS FAR AS THE ADVOCACY, I GUESS THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR DR. SALMON, BUT IS THIS GOING TO BE A DISCUSSION ON WHETHER IT BE COMMUNITY INPUT? FOR THE PLATFORM THAT WE GO TO ADVOCATE ON WILL THIS JUST BE A BOARD DECISION FOR WILL THERE BE COMMITTEE INPUT?

>> I THINK THAT'S REALLY FOR THE BOARD TO DECIDE.

SO I WILL BRING THAT BACK TO THE BOARD AND TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT, AND HOW WE ALL WANT TO FACILITATE AND DO THAT WORK.

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: WE HAVE LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE, AND I'M WONDERING IF THIS WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE WILL WORK WITH, OR IS THIS REPLACING OUR

COMMITTEE? >> EVERY DISTRICT WORK WITH.

THAT'S A REALLY BIG GIFT. IT REALLY HELPS US A LOT.

AND WE WILL HELP THAT PERSON AND HELP ANSWER YOUR GUYS'S QUESTION FOR THAT COMMITTEE. THAT NOT A LOT OF DISTRICTS HAVE THAT. SO I COMPLIMENT YOU GUYS FOR HAVING THAT STRUCTURE. WE WOULD SUPPORT THAT IF THAT'S

WHAT YOU WANT US TO DO. >> AND IT WOULD BE COLORIMETRIC, I THINK FOR YOU ALL IS JUST TO HAVE MORE OF A FOOTPRINT AND HOW YOU WANT TO ADVOCATE MORE. SO AT THE STATE LEVEL.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> DID YOU SAY THAT YOU KIND OF WORK WITH, CSBA?

>> YEAH, SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, I SPENT MANY, MANY YEARS AS THE CHIEF LOBBYIST FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION.

SO THAT JOB, THAT'S A JOB I DID FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I ALWAYS DESCRIBE IS THAT CSB IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION TO BE ACTIVE IN TO TRY TO HELP SHAPE ITS AGENDA.

REMEMBER THAT CSBA USUALLY ALL OF THEIR ARGUMENTS, ALL OF THEIR ISSUES ARE LIKE 30,000-FOOT HOW IT BENEFITS ALL DISTRICTS.

THE MINUTE YOU GUYS HAVE A UNIQUE ISSUE THAT AFFECTS BELLFLOWER, THEY WILL NOT DEAL WITH THAT ISSUE.

ON PURPOSE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DO WITH A THOUSAND DISTRICTS.

UNIQUE ISSUES. AND OFTENTIMES SOME OF THE GENERIC ISSUES YOU WILL BE ASKED TO GET INVOLVED WITH LIKE CSB, BY KASBO, BY ANY NUMBER OF GROUPS.

ONE OF THE THINGS YOU DO IS INPUT A BELLFLOWER AND ON IT, BECAUSE WE'LL SAY, COME HERE, THIS IS A GOOD ISSUE.

YOU SHOULD LIKE THIS. BUT YOU SHOULD LIKE IT ONLY IF IT DOES X. BECAUSE IN SOME WAYS, SOME OF THE PROPOSALS MIGHT NOT BE IDEAL FOR BELLFLOWER, AND WE CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE STATE. A ORGANIZATIONS FOR SURE TO BE

ACTIVE IN. >> OKAY.

ONE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? COULD YOU GO OVER AND EXPLAIN JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HOW YOU WOULD GO ABOUT PREPARING OUR BOARD TO BE ABLE TO ADVOCATE.

>> ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE DO IS IN ADVANCE OF, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU'RE DOING THAT, THERE'S THREE SORT OF LEVELS.

ONE IS THE ACTIVISM THAT YOU WOULD HAVE AS JUST A BOARD.

IF YOU SET ASIDE A TIME TO COME UP TO SACRAMENTO, OR YOU WANT TO DO SOME LEGISLATIVE ACTIVISM ON YOUR OWN WITHOUT BEING TIED TO ANY OF THE OTHER STATE ORGANIZATIONS.

YOU, TO SACRAMENTO, HERE ARE THE ONES THAT HELPED SCHEDULE ALL OF THOSE MEETINGS. IS NOT JUST TO SEE LEGISLATORS WHO YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

YOU CAN TRY TO EFFECTUATE CHANGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF DISTRICT SIZE. WITH DEMOGRAPHICS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE. MAKERS, INCLUDING THE NONPARTISAN LEGISLATIVE ANALYST, THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.

I COULD GO ON AND ON. IT'S OUR JOB TO SORT OF SECURE THOSE AND THEN CREATE AN AGENDA THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT PLATFORM. TALKING POINTS, AND THEN DO PRE-PREP FOR YOU BEFORE IT IS LOCKED INTO THAT MEETING, SO YOU HAVE THE SENSE OF HOW THIS WILL OF THE MEETINGS YOU GO.

BUT WE ALSO DO THAT IN ADVANCE OF THE LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE.

>> YOU'RE GOING UP FOR CSBA. THERE'LL BE THERE ISSUES AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW WE THINK THEY.

WITH YOUR OWN PLATFORM AND JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU THERE.

FIRST SPEAKER. THERE'S A NEW CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE. THERE ARE THESE PEOPLE THAT YOU NEED TO BE KIND OF AWARE OF THAT CHANGING POLITICS.

WE'RE GOING TO GET A NEW ADMINISTRATION AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE KNOWING WHO SOME OF THE PERSONALITIES ARE AND THOSE PRIORITIES AND AGENDAS ARE.

SO THAT WE DON'T END UP SAYING SOMETHING THAT'S COMPLETELY, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHAT'S GOING ON IN SACRAMENTO BEFORE YOU EVER GO. THERE.

THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR JOB, AND THEN FINALLY, ON DC.

WITH WASHINGTON, D.C.. TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU GUYS PARTICIPATE IN THE CCPA'S COAST-TO-COAST CONFERENCE FOR

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TOO. >> AND ONE MORE QUESTION.

>> YOU'RE DOING THAT, DURING THE FRONT TWO.

THE BOARD, WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH OUR SO THAT THEY CAN GET INFORMATION FROM GIVE THEM ENOUGH TIME TO GET THAT OR --

>> YEAH, 100%. A REAL GOOD QUESTION, IS THERE A LOT OF NUANCE ISSUES EVERY. YOU WANT TO BE A RESOURCE TO THE CABINET. BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE HR ISSUES AND ANY NUMBER OF THINGS, AND WE KNOW HOW THAT WAS WRITTEN.

WE KNOW HOW IT CAME INTO EFFECT AND WE KNOW WHAT THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT IS. YOU CAN BE CRITICAL PARTNERS IN INFORMATIVE TO THE STAFF ON WHAT THIS MEANT IN TERMS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND EXACTLY HOW WILL THE MONEY FLOW, ALL OF THOSE KINDS OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS. SO WE WILL BE RESOURCE AS MUCH TO THE STAFF AS WE WILL CERTAINLY TO THE BOARD. AND THEN WHAT THE STAFF CAN HELP IS ON THE GET, WE'RE NOT SO SURE WHAT THAT IMPACT MIGHT BE TO THE DISTRICT, WE DON'T LIKE WHAT THIS BILL LOOKS LIKE YOU THINK IT COULD BE NOT GOOD FOR THE DISTRICT.

THAT CAN HELP THE HR STAFF LOOK AT IT AND TELL US IF THIS HAS NEGATIVE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DISTRICT, AND THEN WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH BOTH LAW MAKERS. AND THEN OTHER FOLKS IN

SACRAMENTO THAT MATTER. >> I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

BUT LIKE SOMETIMES, SOME ARE PATIENT OR SOMEONE FROM CSB, WE MAY HAVE AN ISSUE LIKE WE NEED PEOPLE.

WE NEED REAL FACES TO DO THE TALKING BECAUSE THEIR CONSENT LETTERS ALL DAY LONG. I MEAN, YOU PROVIDE, TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO WHEN WE DO HAVE ISSUES, PROVIDE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND WE COULD POSSIBLY GET ONLINE AND NOT NECESSARILY UP IN SACRAMENTO. SOMETIMES THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE COULD GET ONLINE ON A WEBINAR OR I DON'T KNOW, A ZOOM OR WHATEVER. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

IT'S LIKE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

THEY ALLOW VIRTUAL TESTIMONY. SOME OF THE TESTIMONIES ALLOW YOU TO DO THAT AS WELL. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE THAT WE THINK THERE'S AN ISSUE AT STAKE.

AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE. WHEN YOU GUYS AND YOU GUYS ARE THAT SHOULD HAVE DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO THIS AND THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S REALLY COOL, THAT BEYOND THE WORK THAT YOU DO AT THIS BOARD TABLE, THAT THAT WILLINGNESS THAT YOU HAVE TO GO UP TO SACRAMENTO OR BE AVAILABLE TO TESTIFY ADHERENCE EVEN VIRTUALLY IS SO MUCH MORE IMPACTFUL THAN GOING INTO A COMMUNITY IN THE SAME,, MY DISTRICT THINKS THIS OR THAT.

IT'S BECAUSE IN PARTICULAR, AS LOCALLY ELECTED LEADERS AND SUPERINTENDENT AND MANY MEMBERS OF THE CABINET WILL HAVE A STATURE THAT GETS THEIR ATTENTION MORE THAN ADVOCATES THAT AR ROAMING THE HALLWAYS. IT'S A GREAT POINT.

>> THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.

>> IT'S GOOD TO KNOW. >> I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US AS LOCAL ELECTORS TO BE IN THAT PROCESS.

I KNOW THAT MY COLLEAGUES UNDERSTAND THAT.

I ALSO FEEL LIKE WE ALSO REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY.

SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO INCORPORATE OUR COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE IN OUR STAKEHOLDERS AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, TO JUST SEE HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THE PLATFORM.

THANK YOU. >> PRESIDENT GARZA: WEATHER COMMENTS. QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

SO NOW WE ARE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM.

THE FIRST READING OF RESOLUTION 2026.

ORDERING A SCHOOL BOND ELECTION, ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026, AND AS RISING NECESSARY ACTIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, DR. SALMON.

>> DR. SIMON: THANK YOU. BUT I HAVE SOME FOLKS WAITING HERE PATIENTLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH, WE HAVE MARK FERRER.

CAN YOU PLEASE? TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE MEASURE? FROM GIL SCOTT AND COMPANY.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

PRESIDENT GARZA, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT.

SALMON. I'LL TALK QUICKLY ABOUT WHAT'S PROPOSED IN THE BOND MEASURE AND THE DRAFT RESOLUTION THAT THE BOARD HAS AND THIS EVENING. SO WORKING BACKWARDS A LITTLE BIT AT MEASURE BB, BACK IN 2012, THAT WAS APPROVED JUST UNDER 73%

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THE TAX RATE WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT OVER $55 PER 100,000 OF ASSESSED VALUE. AND ALL OF THOSE BONDS WERE TO CEASE IN -- SORRY, I CAN'T LOOK AT THEM BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE THAT FAR COMING 2013 AND 2015. AS WE PUT TOGETHER THE KIND OF PROJECTIONS FOR THE BOND ISSUANCES AS WE'RE TRYING TO, WITH, WHAT'S THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THE BOND MEASURE.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOOK AT IS THE DISTRICT'S ASSESSED VALUE FOR PROPERTY TAX BASE AND HOW THAT'S GROWN OVER TIME, AND MAKE A PROJECTION OR ESTIMATE ABOUT WHAT THAT COULD DO IN THE FUTURE. SO IF YOU LOOK BACK AROUND THE PAST 20 YEARS, THE HOUSE GROWN A LITTLE OVER 4.27% TO OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. AND THAT PROJECTIONS THAT WE'RE USING FURTHER POND. PROGRAM GOING FORWARD, WE'RE ASSUMING A 3 1/2% GROWTH RATE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONSERVATIVE TO ALLOW TIMES FOR MAYBE THE GROWTH IS AS STRONG AS IT HAS BEEN IN

THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. >> SO WHEN THE BOARD COMMISSIONED THAT SURVEY, WE HAD TO KIND OF, WITH THE ESTIMATES OF WHAT TO ASK VOTERS FOR, AND SO THIS IS ACTUALLY THE AMOUNT IN THE RESOLUTION. SO THE TAX RATE ASSUMPTION WAS INCREASED OF $49 PER $100,000 OF ASSESSED VALUE.

THAT WAS 3 1/2% GROWTH ASSUMPTION FOR UNHOUSED RATE ASSUMPTION. IT WOULD RESULT IN $150 MILLION BOND MEASURE. THE ONE THING TO KNOW ABOUT THE KIND OF THE TABLE IN THE UPPER RIGHT, THE TIMING AND THE SO THE BOND ISSUANCES IS UP TO THE BOARD'S DISCRETION,, SO THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT'S SET IN STONE AT THAT TIME.

THAT RESOLUTION OR WHEN VOTERS APPROVED THE BOND IN NOVEMBER.

EVERY TIME THE DISTRICT WANTS TO ISSUE BONDS, IT COMES BACK TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL, AND THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD AND THE DISTRICT. BASED ON WHAT THE CONSTRUCTION NEEDS ARE AND WHAT PROJECTS YOU HAVE COMING UP.

AND IF WE EQUATE THAT $49 PER 100,000, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO AN AVERAGE HOMEOWNER IN THE DISTRICT? SO THE AVERAGE ASSESSED VALUE FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOME IN THE DISTRICT IN THE 25 FLESH IS THIS 457,615-DOLLAR AMOUNT SO IT'S APPROXIMATELY $224 PER YEAR FOR THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER, OR $19 PER MONTH. AND THEN LASTLY, WE DID LOOK AT DIFFERENT AMOUNTS. SO IF WE WERE TO USE THE FULL SENTENCE, TAX RATE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE ALLOWED AND AGAIN, PROP 39 IS THE AUTHORIZATION THAT ALLOWS SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FONT ON THE BALLOT FOR A 55% VOTER APPROVAL THRESHOLD.

AND IF WE WERE IN THAT AMOUNT. AND THEN ALSO TESTED, IN THE 39 AND 29-DOLLAR -- TAX RATES. 170,000,170,000,077,000,000 FOR THOSE TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. SO YOU KIND OF SEE HOW THAT TAX RATE AFFECTS THE POTENTIAL DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT THE DISTRICT COULD GET, THE BOND MEASURE. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND THEN GO BACK TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NUMBERS, YOU CAN DO THAT TOO.

>> QUESTIONS COMMENTS. >> AND THE BOARD WOULD YOU LIKE FOR CONVERSATION RESOLUTION AND THEN COME BACK TO THE BOND

SCENARIOS? >> YES, CAN WE DO THAT, PLEASE?

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

MEREDITH JOHNSON WILL WORK WITH THE BOARD WITH THAT RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU. >> PRESIDENT GARCIA, SUPERINTENDENT URBAN AND CABINET, MY NAME IS MEREDITH JOHNSON. I'M A BOND ATTORNEY.

YOU MAY RECALL THAT I WAS HERE IN 2020 WITH THAT RESOLUTION AS WELL. IT PROBABLY LOOKS A LITTLE BIT FAMILIAR FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO REMEMBER.

THE WAY SCHOOL BOARDS, CALLED BOND ELECTIONS IN ASKED THE COUNTY TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

SO THE RESOLUTION IS FAIRLY STANDARD FOR PROPOSITION 39 BOND MEASURE. IT INCLUDES ALL OF THE

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PERFORMANCE AUDIT AND FINANCIAL AUDIT.

IT ALSO REQUIRES A PROJECT LIST. SO IN ORDER TO SPEND BOND PROCEEDS, WE HAVE TO TELL THE VOTERS AHEAD OF TIME HOW YOU INTEND TO DO THAT. SO YOU'RE ELIGIBLE PROJECTS CAN BE FOUND AT EXHIBIT B SO THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE RESOLUTION TO LOOK AT AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH.

SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT LIST CAME FROM IT WAS DERIVED FROM THE RECENT FACILITIES MASTER PLAN THAT THE DISTRICT COMPLETED AND THE PROJECTS LISTED UNDER PROJECT LIST CAME DIRECTLY OUT OF THAT MASTER PLAN. AND SIMPLY BESIDES WHAT YOUR MASTER PLANNER TOLD YOU, WHERE THE CAPITAL NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT. IF YOU LOOK AT APPENDIX A, THAT IS THE POTENTIAL DRAFT QUESTION THAT VOTERS WILL BE ASKED WHEN THEY GO TO VOTE THAT THAT WAS WHAT WOULD BE PRINTED ON THE BALLOT. AND THEY'RE CASTING THEIR VOTE ON THAT MEASURE. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT EXHIBIT D, WHICH IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE MEASURE THAT IS WHAT WILL BE PRINTED IN THE SAMPLE BALLOT WHEN THEY DECIDE IF THEY WANT THAT, HOW THEY WANT TO VOTE ON THE MEASURE.

YOU'LL SEE IT PRESENTS THE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.

AND IT DESCRIBES SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS.

>> I'M SORRY. >> DID WE HAVE THE APPENDIX, WAS

IT PRINTED OUT FOR THERE. >> THEY'RE ATTACHED TO THE

RESOLUTION IN THE AGENDA. >> SO WE HAVE THEM DIGITALLY.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE DO WE HAVE THEM PRINTED FOR THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE THAT DEVICE ON THEM. NO?

>> I HAVE A COPY IF YOU LIKE IT DID.

>> CAN WE GET THAT. >> YES.

STAFF, PLEASE GRAB THAT. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT.

THEY ARE NOT ATTACHED PHYSICALLY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. >> THAT'S OKAY.

SORRY, GO AHEAD. WE CAN SEE IT NOW.

>> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD SUMMARY OF THE RESOLUTION, IF YOU HAVE

ANY QUESTIONS. >> OKAY.

MEMBERS -- MAYBE TWO MINUTES TO KIND OF LOOK OVER IT REALLY QUICKLY? ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, OR

COMMENTS? >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK AND YOU WORK ON THIS FOR SESSIONS NOW, AND A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO IT. AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE THOUGHTFULNESS IN GETTING THIS TO US.

>> I DID HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

I'M JUST CLICKING IN LATE. AND I THINK IT JUST BASED ON WHAT WAS SHARED I THINK WE KNOW THE ANSWERS TO THIS.

BUT I'D LIKE TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS TO HAVE JUST ALLOWED JUST SO PEOPLE CAN HEAR ABOUT WHAT IS ACTUALLY MEANS FOR US.

SO I KNOW YOU TOUCHED ON THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS WHAT IT'S USED FOR, AND HOW THEY'LL BE IN THE PROCESS. IF THIS SHOULD PASS.

>> SO BECAUSE YOU ARE TELLING THE VOTERS AHEAD OF TIME HOW THE MONEY WILL BE SPENT, AND THE VOTERS ARE REVIEWING THAT PARTICLES, THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES ROLE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY KEEPING THAT PROMISE THAT YOU TOLD THE VOTERS WHEN THEY PERMITTED YOU TO ISSUE THESE BONDS SO THE VOTERS ARE SAYING YES, THAT THESE ARE GOOD EXPENDITURES FOR THIS. THE COMMITTEE THEN GETS A SEAT AT THE TABLE AFTER THOSE EXPENDITURES ARE MADE, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ACTUALLY SPENT THE BOND PROCEEDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT PARTICULAR. AND THERE ARE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE.

THERE NEEDS TO BE CERTAIN REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH COMMITTEE THAT WILL BE ON THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND WILL BE THE FOLKS THAT GET TO REVIEW THE EXPENDITURES OF THE BONDS, PROCEEDS TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE SPENDING THEM, HOW YOU TOLD THE

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>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. MOVING ON, AND THEN YOU ALSO TOUCHED ON THIS. IS THE MILITARY ANNUAL AUDITS.

COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHO DOES THOSE AUDITS AND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING

FOR. >> YEAH, SO IT'S AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR JUST MUCH LIKE THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR CAN BE THAT DOES THE ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE.

SO THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF AUDITS.

IS THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL AUDIT.

AND THEY'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH YOUR BOND FUND BECAUSE THE BOND PROCEEDS ONCE YOU ISSUE BONDS ARE SET ASIDE SEPARATELY IN A BUILDING BOND. APART FROM THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND, SO THEY'RE NOT INTERMIXED AND THEY CAN'T BE SPENT FOR THE SAME THINGS. THEY HAVE TO BE SEGREGATED APART IN THE BUILDING FUND. AND THE AUDITOR IS GOING TO REVIEW THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE JUICE FROM THAT FUND WERE, IN FACT, FOR THE CAPITAL PROJECT AND THE PROJECT WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE UNTIL OUTSIDE COMMITTEES. THAT IS A GOOD THING FOR THEM TO REVIEW, THE AUDITORS AUDIT REPORT.

BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING THE SAME JOB THAT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS.

THEY ARE MAKING SURE THAT IT'S BENEFITS ARE DONE.

AND ENCODINGS WITH A PARTICULAR. >> IS IT ON THE EDITOR'S TO BRING THAT REPORT TO IT ALOUD 21 OF OUR SESSION.

I MEAN, OUR MEETINGS OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT IS PUT ON OUR TABLET OR AS THE BOARD MEMBERS TO THEN GIVE THAT REPORT UP TO

COMMITTEE? >> THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR WILL PROVIDE A REPORT AS TO THEIR FINDINGS IN THE AUDIT.

>> AND IF THAT SAME INPUT TO THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

DID ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS OR CLARITY STUFF? I HAVE A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS . I SAID ON THAT PREVIOUS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. IT DOES A REALLY IMPORTANT, AND WE CAN'T JUST UPDATE TO THE BOARD.

AND SEE IF MY BOND OVERSIGHT IN THE HOUSE.

SO IT'S MADE UP OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND THEY'RE BASICALLY MATCHING ALL THE OTHERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ALIGN WITH WHAT THE DOLLARS FOR. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF

THE PROCESS. >> AND I'LL.OUT THAT THERE ARE SOME RULES. THERE CAN'T BE ANY EMPLOYEES OR CONTRACTORS FOR VENDORS AS A DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FOLKS THAT ARE REVIEWING THOSE EXPENDITURES, THEY ARE INDEED OBJECTIVE AND DON'T HAVE ANY COMMITTEE OR RELATIONSHIP TO THE DISTRICT. SPECIFICALLY FOR THE RECORD, IT WAS BEFORE I WAS ELECTED, JUST TO BE CLEAR.

>> I DID WANT TO UNDERSTAND BETTER I DID READ THE MATERIAL SAYING FULL DISCLOSURE AND FILTER MATERIALS.

BUT IT DIDN'T EXPLAIN TOO MUCH WHAT THAT ACTUALLY MEANT.

COULDN'T. GIVE MORE INSIGHT ON WHAT THAT?

>> SO EXHIBIT C TO THE RESIGNATION IS CALLED THE TAX RATE STATEMENT. THAT WILL ALSO BE ENTERED IN THE SAMPLE BALLOT FOR VOTERS. AND WHICH INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL TAX RATES THAT PROPERTY OWNERS WILL PAY IF THE MEASURE IS PASSED. IT INCLUDES THE HIGHEST ESTIMATED TAX RATE THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT IF THE MEASURE IS PASSED, AND IT ALSO INCLUDES A NUMBER THAT IS TOTAL OF REPAYMENT PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS IF ALL OF THEM ARE ISSUED. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT VOTERS UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT IMPLICATIONS ARE BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WOULD BE A LOT OF MONEY FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE DISTRICT. IT'S ALSO A REPAYMENT OBLIGATION. THAT PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE

DISTRICT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOUR TIME. I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER

QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU.

COLLEAGUES, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION? TAKING FORWARD FURTHER SCHOOL COMMUNITIES? I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND

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AND PROPOSED BUDGET. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION OF THE

PROPOSED BUDGET DR. SIMON. >> THANK YOU, MISS CARTER PRESENTED A DRAFT OF THE 2026 -- AT THE MAY 28TH MEETING.

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2026/2027. >> GOOD EVENING.

PRESIDENT GARZA. BOARD MEMBERS.

STAFF AND COMMUNITY. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THE 26/27 BUDGET. I WANT TO THANK OUR TEAM AND ACTUALLY OUR TEAM AND THE EDUCATION SIDE AND -- AND BONNIE CARTER, AS WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH ALL THE DETAILS OF THE BUDGET TO ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING THAT IS REPRESENTED IN THE ILCA IS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET. THANK YOU TO RACHEL, WHO IS IN THE AUDIENCE AND PROBABLY DOESN'T WANT ME TO MENTION HER.

BUT THIS IS HER FIRST BUDGET WITH BELLFLOWER UNITED SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND SHE CAME FROM THE COUNTY OFFICE. AND HAD PRODUCED A BUDGET FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND I MISSED HER TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND THE WORK THAT SHE PUT INTO THIS.

WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME MEETINGS REGARDING WAYS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE OUR PROCESS TO WORK THROUGH IT NEXT YEAR, AND EXCITED THAT WE'RE DOWN THIS PATH WITH THE TWO OF US.

AND HER TEAM. SO I COULDN'T HAVE HAD A BETTER PERSON, TONIGHT THAN MR. KEVIN GORDON, WHO PROVIDED A LOT OF INSIGHT ON THE 26TH 27 BUDGET. SO WE WILL BE HEARING A FEW THINGS AGAIN FROM ME TONIGHT. BUT I'D LIKE THE PRESENTATION HE PROVIDED AND THE INFORMATION THAT HE GAVE THE BOARD, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO GRANT US AN STATE WAS, AND WHY SOME OF THESE MEMBERS HAVE LANDED WHERE THEY'RE LANDING.

SO TO REMIND US TO SET OURSELVES BACK, WHAT IS THE 26TH 27TH PROPOSED BUDGET. IT'S A PLAN THAT ESTIMATES THAT DISTRICT IN ITS MANAGERS FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

IT ALSO INCLUDES TWO ADDITIONAL FISCAL YEARS FOR THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS THE DISTRICT'S BIG OPERATING BUDGET AND THAT'S THE REQUIREMENT OF THE STATE. SO IT'S AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DISTRICT'S ABILITY TO MEET OUR OBLIGATIONS FOR THE CURRENT AND TOO SUBSEQUENT YEARS. AND IT'S A PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY DOCUMENT THAT COMMUNICATES FINANCIAL STATUS.

SO I'M JUST TAKING AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SOME OVERARCHING INFORMATION REGARDING THE BUDGET.

ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE.

WE'RE IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. THE NEXT TIME WE WILL BE BRINGING THIS IS NOT VOTED ON TONIGHT'S.

THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM. THAT'S WHY THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN AND IT WILL BE VOTED ON DURING THE 18TH BOARD MEETING.

AS ALONG WITH THERE. SO THEN AFTER THAT VOTE, THE NEXT TIME YOU WILL SEE ME WITH A PHYSICAL PRESENTATION REGARDING OUR STANDARD REPORTING STRUCTURE, IS THAT THE THAT IN SEPTEMBER WHICH IS THE RECONCILIATION OF WHERE WE.

LANDED FOR 25, 26. SO THAT GOVERNING BOARD HAS A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO PRETTY -- THAT I'VE LISTED ABOVE THE FOUR TOPICS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE REVIEW, OUR BUDGET ASSESSMENT ASSUMPTIONS AND FISCAL RISK, WHICH I WILL PROVIDE TO YOU TONIGHT IN MY PRESENTATION.

WE EVALUATE THE MULTI-YEAR AND RESERVE LEVELS TO ENSURE THE DISTRICT CAN MEET ITS OBLIGATIONS FOR THE CURRENT AND TOO SUBSEQUENT YEARS, WHICH WE ARE GOING TO SHOW THAT WE CAN.

AND YOU'RE DOING THAT. YOU'RE CHECKING A BOX TONIGHT BY HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

SO SOME HIGHLIGHTS GOING INTO THE ENDING OF 25/26 IS WE HAVE UPDATED OUR REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE PROJECTIONS.

THAT WASN'T A LARGE CHANGE. THAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING.

THESE PRETTY CAREFULLY AND UPDATING THEM.

EACH OF THE INTERIMS, AND SO COMING INTO THIS YEAR, FOR NOW, WE'VE UPDATED THEM AGAIN, AND AGAIN WHEN WE BRING BACK THE ACTUALS, THAT WOULD BE THE FINALITY OF THE 25, 26.

WE ARE USING AN ENROLLMENT PROTECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 3%, AND WE PUT THAT IN OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN OUR DISTRICT, AS WELL AS OUR FACILITIES MASTER PLAN GAVE US SOME GUIDANCE, LOOKING FORWARD AND THE BIRTH RATES AND OTHER THINGS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE OUT OF OUR CONTROL. AS THE PROPOSING TO DO.

THAT I THINK THIS DISTRICT INSTRUCTOR, SIMON'S LEAD HAS STARTED A BIG PROCESS OF TWO BIG THINGS, WHICH IS TRYING TO GET ADDITIONAL ENROLLMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS.

KNOWN, MAKING INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER AND EXCITED ABOUT THAT, AND HOPE THAT THERE IS SOME IMPACT THERE.

AND THEN WE ARE AS A TEAM INTO SOME RECOVERY PROGRAMS, NOW THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS DEFINED THAT ROLLS ON THE ATTENDANCE, RECOVERY AND WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO.

I THINK OUR STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICE IS LOOKING AT LEAST THAT WE CAN RECOVER ATTENDANCE. RISING COST PRESSURES.

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WE CONTINUE TO HAVE COST PRESSURES AND SALARIES AND BENEFITS, ESPECIALLY EDUCATION, UTILITIES, CONTRACTS AND SUPPLIES. IT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.

THAT'S WHY COLA IS WHAT COMES ABOUT.

IT'S COST OF LIVING INCREASE. AT THIS POINT, THESE CHALLENGES, THE DISTRICT IS PROJECTED TO MAINTAIN RESERVES ABOVE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. SO I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT, AND WE WILL RECOMMEND A POSITIVE CERTIFICATION WHEN YOU ADOPT THE BUDGET AT THE 18TH BOARD. SO HERE MULTI ASSUMPTIONS.

AGAIN ONE OF THE PIECES THAT WE WANT YOU TO KNOW WHAT WE USE IN OUR PLANNING PURPOSES, OF COURSE THE TOP I SAID WE WERE USING A IN AVERAGE ABOUT 33%, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE WOULD DO ENROLLMENT CHANGE, I CAN READ THAT BETTER INFORMATION REGARDING THE ITEMS THAT KIND OF TRACK STUDENTS THROUGH.

SO WE MOVE THEM TO EACH OTHER SO YOU CAN SEE WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE HAVE A SLATE -- SLIGHTLY BIGGER THAT STAYS INTACT.

SO WE DON'T HAVE QUITE A 3% DROP IN THAT YEAR.

BUT WE ARE PROJECTING A BIGGER DROP IN 2029.

OF FUNDED ADA IS SO WE TRIED TO HAVE ABOUT 94/90 300 STUDENTS IN OUR SYSTEM. ON A AVERAGE OF THE LAST THREE YEARS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED DURING COVID TIMES AND HAS REALLY HELPED DISTRICTS KIND OF MAINTAIN SOME REVENUES AND KIND OF GIVE US A SUBJECT.

SO THOSE ARE THE FUNDED DAYS THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING BEING FUNDED ON. MR. GORDON TALKED ABOUT OUR STATE FIDUCIARY. IT IS A 4.31% PROJECTED WAITING FOR THE STATE TO FINALIZE THIS BUDGET.

AND WE'RE EXPECTING 3.30 AND A 3.09.

I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT IN ONE OF THE EARLIER VERSIONS OF THE REPORT, THERE WAS A TRANSPOSITION, SAID 3.9.

I WOULD LOVE IF I COULD JUST TRANSPOSE THOSE NUMBERS AT THE STATE AND GET THAT. I'M SORRY.

IT'S A 3.09% COLA IN THE LAST YEAR.

SO WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE CORRECT.

AND THAT IS WHAT WE USE IN OUR CALCULATIONS.

SO STAFFING WE'RE CONTINUING ON ENROLLMENT IS STAFFING PROJECTION. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE ENROLLMENT AND LOOKING AT OUR STAFFING NEEDS.

AND BEEN DOING A LOT OF BEHIND-THE-SCENES WORK ON STAFFING ASPECT, IN SPECIAL EDUCATION IS CONTINUED GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION. THAT HAS NOT CHANGED.

MR. GORDON DID MENTIONED THAT THAT WAS A PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WERE ANTICIPATING IN OUR NEW BUDGET, WHICH WOULD BE SOME INCREASE FROM THE STATE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS.

WE HAVE INCLUDED THAT INCREASE IN OUR BUDGET.

UNTIL THIS INFLATION, WHERE USING A THREE-YEAR TREND, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF STICK TO RIGHT NOW.

WE DID NOTICE QUITE A BIG JUMP IN UTILITIES OF THIS LAST YEAR.

AND SO WE ARE TALKING AMONGST OURSELVES, LOOKING AT THE THAT WE CAN MAYBE MODIFY OUR USAGE, OR AT LEAST THAT WE CAN KIND OF IMPROVE UPON THE UTILITIES. AND SO THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE ALWAYS HAPPENING. CHANGES AND CONTRACTS INCLUDED IN ESCALATION IN RESPECT OF NATURE OF THE BEAST, IF WE ARE HAVING EXPENSES OURSELVES, WHICH LEADS ADVENTURES AND THE SERVICES THAT THEY'RE USING, THEY'RE PAYING MORE FOR GAS.

THEY'RE PAYING MORE TO THEIR EMPLOYEES, AND SO THEREFORE, THEIR COSTS ARE GOING TO GO UP. SO WE'VE DONE OUR BEST TO INCLUDE THAT. AS OF TONIGHT, ALTHOUGH I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT. BUT NEGOTIATIONS WERE UNSETTLED.

SO THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY WORD FROM THE BOARD TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS. SO IT WAS A BIT NEGOTIATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET. THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN ON THE 18. WE HAVE A CANDIDATE REQUIRED FILING THAT WAS CALLED THE A.B. 1200.

WHICH WILL TELL THE BOARD THE IMPACT OF THAT NEGOTIATIONS.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE BECAUSE IT'S REQUIRED TO BE A.B. 10 DAYS BEFORE THE BOARD, AND IT IS INCLUDED IN THE BOARD PACKET FOR THE 18TH. SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS WILL BE PART OF IT. BUT BECAUSE WE APPROVED OR BEING ON THAT SAME BOARD MEETING AS THE APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET, THAT CAN NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET.

SO OUR FINANCIAL OUTLOOK IS SHAPED BY TO OPPOSING FORCES, BUT WE HAVE THIS WONDERFUL COLA WHICH WAS STARTING TO BE A 2.87% STATUTORY. AND WE'VE GOT A SUPER.

BUT AS MR. GORDON DESCRIBED, IT CAME WITH A COUPLE LITTLE HICCUPS FROM THE STATE AS TO WHAT THINGS WERE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR BECAUSE OF THAT, INCLUDING THE PREGNANCY LEAVE THAT HE INDICATED. AND WHILE STATE FUNDING, HELPS OFFSET COST INCREASES IN SPECIAL ED COSTS ARE CONTINUING TO PUT A ON US AS A DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AS WELL.

SO I'VE TALKED BRIEFLY ABOUT THE ACTUAL ENROLLMENT DECLINED.

HERE'S WHAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

BASICALLY FROM 22/23 TO 2930, USING OUR PERCENTAGE DECLINES.

WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A 17.4% DECLINE OVER THE NEXT -- THE

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SO ACTUAL 88 IS THE DRIVER, AND SO WE ARE PROJECTING A DECLINING A.D.A. FROM 8509 TO 7768. HIGH SCHOOLS REPRESENT THE LARGEST NOMINAL PERCENTAGE DROP ACROSS ALL GRADES.

AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE THE HIGH SCHOOLS, AS FIRST RATES DROP, THAT KIND OF EVERYTHING'S MOVING THROUGH OUR SYSTEM. SO I KNOW THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HIGH SCHOOLS IN OUR SETUPS AND THOSE THINGS AS TO WHETHER WE'RE LOSING STUDENTS BETWEEN THOSE YEARS.

THE LARGEST DECLINE IS IN HIGH SCHOOLS BECAUSE THOSE HIGHEST GROUPS ARE IN THAT HIGH SCHOOL. AND THEY'RE MOVING OUT.

WE'RE GETTING A NEW KINDERGARTEN OR TK GROUP THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT AS BIG AS THE 12TH GRADERS THAT ARE LEAVING OUR SYSTEM.

SO THAT'S THE BIG KIND OF PICTURE REGARDING THAT.

FOR OUR KNOWLEDGE OF 1% CHANGE IN A.B.A. IMPACTS OUR REVENUE BY ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS ANN ANNUALLY.

SO HERE IS OUR ESTIMATED ACTUALS THAT WE ARE PRESENTING TONIGHT IN OUR PROPOSED BUDGET. THAT VERY SIMILAR IN NATURE.

THERE'S A FEW CHANGES COULD WE HAVE INCORPORATED THAT ONE-TIME FUNDS INTO OUR RESTRICTED BUDGET THAT MR. GORDON TALKED ABOUT.

SO HE TALKED ABOUT THAT THAT THAT WOULD BE COMING OUT.

WE HAVE INCORPORATED THE MOST CONSERVATIVE AMOUNT BASED ON THE INFORMATION WE HAD AT THE TIME, WE DO REALIZE THERE COULD BE TRUE TO THAT AMOUNT. WE'VE INCORPORATED IN OUR BUDGET IS THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAD AT THE TIME OF THE BUDGET.

THE EXPENDITURES TO DROP BETWEEN YEARS, AND A BIG% OF THAT IS, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED OVER THE TIME, HAVE BIG CAPITAL EXPENDITURE THAT MAY FEAR FIELD PROJECT, PART OF THE WORK IS BEING DONE IN THIS YEAR, AND THIS IS GETTING DONE IN NEXT YEAR'S EXPENDITURES ARE DECREASING ON THAT PROJECT.

AND FINALLY, WE'VE INCLUDED THAT SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING INCREASE. WHICH SHOWS ITSELF IN OUR NUMBERS AND THE OTHER FINANCING SOURCES.

OUR CONTRIBUTION TO RESTRICTED FUNDS.

SO THOSE ARE THE AREAS THAT YOU WILL SEE THAT MAJOR CHANGES IN.

MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS. ANOTHER CHECK BOX FOR THE BOARD AS FAR AS THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE PROVIDING TONIGHT.

WE HAVE OUR PROPOSED BUDGET COLUMN WITH AN ENDING BALANCE OF 55 MILLION. DROPPING TO ABOUT 30 MILLION WITH THOSE ARE INCLUDED IN SPECIAL EDUCATION REVENUE NUMBERS AS PROJECTED, AND THAT 4.31% COLA AND INCLUDING THE COLORS THAT HAVE BEEN ANTICIPATED FOR A PERIOD OF THE INFORMATION IS HERE TONIGHT. HOWEVER, WE DO NOT HAVE THE IMPACT OF PROJECTING NEGOTIATIONS IN THESE NUMBERS.

SO WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS BALANCES ARE AVAILABLE, RESERVES IS DROPPING. THIS IS A PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION THAT AREN'T MEDICAL GUIDANCE ASKED US TO INCLUDE TO SHOW THAT WHILE WE HAVE THE FUNDS FOR OUR BUDGET OUR AVAILABLE RESERVES ARE DROPPING BASED ON OUR EXPENDITURE PATTERN. THAT IS A PATTERN RELATED TO OUR DEFICIT SPENT, WHICH I'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THIS ROOM A LOT.

WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT A DEFICIT SPENT ABOUT 10 MILLION.

OUR DEFICIT SPEND IN THIS BUDGET DOES DROP BASED ON THE NEW FUNDING FROM SPECIAL EDUCATION AND THE SUPER COLA THAT RECEIVING. SO IT DROPS TO A LOWER LEVEL IN THE 6 MILLION-DOLLAR RANGE. THAT HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED DUE TO NEGOTIATIONS HAVING BEEN SETTLED.

SO THE STAFF IS GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WHEN WE RETURN ON DECEMBER WOW. WHEN WE RETURN ON JUNE, SEPTEMBER 18TH. THAT WE ADOPT THAT FISCAL YEAR, PROPOSED BUDGET, AND WE ARE CERTIFYING THAT BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL. ITS OBLIGATIONS FOR THE CURRENT AND THE NEXT TWO YEARS. THE CERTIFICATION IS THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING FOR THE JUNE 18TH MEETING.

SO I GAVE YOU A SYNOPSIS OF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SLIDE, WHAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH WE ARE NOW, AND WE ARE ABOUT TO TURN THE CORNER AND HEAD BACK TO A NEW BUDGET CYCLE.

SO THIS IS THE START OF OUR BUDGET CYCLE WHERE WE'RE HAVING THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT FOR THE CAP AND THE BUDGET.

IN THE SECOND MEETING, WE WILL BE ADOPTING BOTH AND APPROVING THE ESTIMATED ACTUALS IN SEPTEMBER, WE WILL BE BACK AT IT AND SHARING WHERE WE LANDED ON OUR FINAL NUMBERS.

AS FAR AS 2025 AND 2026, AND THEN, DECEMBER, IT WILL BE OUR FIRST REPORTING FOR DECEMBER BOARD MEETING.

THAT WILL GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET ALL OF THE INFORMATION BACK TOGETHER. ANY APPROVED NEGOTIATED SALARY INCREASES WILL BE IN OUR FIRST INTERIM AND WILL BE REFLECTED IN

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A LOT OF THOSE THINGS WILL COME DURING THEIR PERIODS LIKE -- I'LL DEFINITELY TELL YOU IF YOU'VE GOT SOME CHANGES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. BUT THE BIG CHANGE OR THE BIG INFORMATION WILL COME WITH OUR FIRST INTERIM PERIOD.

I WILL SAY THAT IF THE ADOPTED BUDGET THAT MR. GORDON TALKED ABOUT IS INHERENTLY DIFFERENT FROM THAT WHEN I'M PRESENTING TONIGHT, THE STATE GIVES US 45 DAYS TO BRING BACK THE REVISION. SO IF WE'RE IN ALIGNMENT, WE ARE GOING OFF OF THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE STATE HAS PROVIDED US AT THIS TIME. THAT'S THE NUMBERS THAT WE CAN USE. IF WE FIND THAT THERE'S SOMETHING INHERENTLY DIFFERENT IN THE NUMBERS THAT THE STATE HAD, LET ME ADOPT, WHICH HE KIND OF GAVE A 48-HOUR NOTICE, BUT I KNOW THAT THEY'VE ALSO WAITED UNTIL A LOT LONGER.

SO WE'LL SEE WHEN THEY COME ABOUT.

AND WE WILL BRING THOSE BACK TO YOU IN AUGUST WITH WHAT'S CALLED A 45-DAY REVISED. SO NOW I AM READY FOR ANY

QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. >> QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.

>> QUESTION. AND THIS COULD JUST THINKING ALOUD. DO YOU THINK TWO FACTORS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT WHATEVER HAPPENS IN NOVEMBER, WHICH IS OUR GOVERNOR, THAT THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE THE NUMBERS? OR IS THAT IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, THE POSSIBILITY?

>> IS A VERY VALID QUESTION. THE NEW GOVERNOR HARDLY CHANGES THE NUMBERS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.

SO WHAT WE WILL FIND OUT IN JANUARY WITH EIGHT NEW GOVERNOR IS WHAT THE CHANGES MIGHT BE PROPOSED FOR THE -- AGAIN, AND THEN IN NOVEMBER IT MEANS I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BRING YOU A FIRST INTERIM NOTICE. WHAT I WILL DO.

AND THAT'S WHY THE SECOND INTERIM COMES ON THE HEELS OF THAT, BECAUSE AFTER THE JANUARY PROPOSAL FROM THE GOVERNOR, OF THEIR BUDGET, WE TAKE ALL OF THOSE INFORMATIONS AND PUT THEM INTO THE MODEL PRESENTATION THAT I DO FOR YOU.

SO IT'S A MOVING TARGET. WE ARE ALWAYS ON AND LOOKING FOR INFORMATION. CAPITAL ADVISORS IS ONE OF OUR OPPORTUNITIES, ONE OF OUR PARTNERS THAT WE CAN GET INFORMATION REGARDING BUDGET. SCHOOL SERVICES HAS BEEN HERE BEFORE. THEY'VE DONE PRESENTATIONS ON HOW THEY HELPED US WITH HR AND FISCAL.

A GREAT RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION.

SO I AM SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION AND A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION COMES FROM THOSE TWO ENTITIES.

AND THEN I'M ABLE TO INCORPORATE THEM AS SUCH.

>> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR GREAT PRESENTATION AND ALTHOUGH I DID LIKE TO SEE THAT PIGGY BANK GET SMALLER.

IT WAS A GOOD -- >> WE HAVE GOOD THINGS, FROM IT.

WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE.

SPEAKING OF IT, WAS IT COULD LIFT ME UP.

GOOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> COLLEAGUES AND ELSE? >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS KIND OF, INTO MY QUESTIONS, LIKE THE SAME.

WHAT NATASHA, SAID RIGHT NOW WE'RE PROJECTED PROJECTING

9 MILLION. >> THE DEFICIT SPEND CLOSE BETWEEN NINE AND 10 MILLION, DEPENDING ON THERE.

>> HISTORICALLY, WE TEND TO GET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO ZERO EACH TIME. IT'S DONE SO MUCH BETTER.

SO THANK YOU. THAT'S REALLY I FEEL LIKE WE'RE

KIND OF -- YEAH. >> I AGREE.

>> HOW ZONED IN DO WE FEEL AT THIS POINT?

>> WE FEEL PRETTY ZONED IN ON THE NUMBERS THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TONIGHT. I WILL SAY I MEAN, ONE OF THE HUGE NUMBERS ON THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND IS THE PROJECTED BILLS THAT WE GET FOR THE FIELD. IT'S A PRETTY -- SO OUR NAVAL ALREADY CAME IN A LITTLE BETTER. THAT MEANS THAT THE PROJECTIONS MIGHT BE A LITTLE HIGHER. THAT EXPENSE WILL JUST MOVE TO SIT NEXT TO YOU BECAUSE IT'S JUST THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHEN THE EXPENDITURES ARE HAPPENING SO THAT WE FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THE PROJECTIONS WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD TO TONIGHT.

>> THE FIELD, HOW MUCH OF THAT FIELD CAME OUT OF LAST YEAR'S

NUMBERS? >> IT'S ABOUT A 2010 SPLIT.

LIKE I SAID, DEPENDING ON THE FINALIZATION OF THE LAST -- AND I SEE THAT THAT'S JUST USING OTHER FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE OTHER $10 MILLION IN THE FIELD. WE'RE PROJECTING 10 AND

10 MILLION TO COME OUT OF LEFT. >> AND I KNOW FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO COME UP WITH 26 MILLION.

DECREASE IN THE ENDING FUND BALANCE.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT'S -- >> ARE YOU SAYING IN 26/27, I

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BUT I GOT TO -- THE MULTI-YEAR PROJECTIONS CHART.

>> PUT THAT BACK UP. >> THAT BOX AROUND IT.

>> YEAH, IT'S BOTH RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED.

SO THAT IS A TEEN MILLION OF IT IS THE GENERAL FUND.

AND THE OTHER PORTION OF IT IS THE RESTRICTED FUND, WHICH IS TO MR. GORDON'S POINT, THAT IS SOME OF THE ONE-TIME MONIES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SPEND IN THIS YEAR THAT ARE BEING REPLACED BY THE NEW BLOCK GRANT, AND THAT'S KIND OF THE NATURE OF THE BEAST OF THOSE UNRESTRICTED DOLLARS. WE'VE BEEN SPENDING MORE OF THEM

THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR. >> ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT GO THROUGH THE PRIOR YEAR. THE PROPOSED IS USUALLY THAT NUMBER IS USUALLY PRETTY HIGH, AND WE MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.

AND THAT NUMBER USUALLY GETS A LOT BETTER.

BUT THE MULTI-YEAR PROJECTION, BECAUSE IT'S BASED OFF THOSE ASSUMPTIONS, IT LOOKS REALLY BAD.

BUT I FEEL LIKE IT ENDS UP A LOT CLOSER.

SO LIKE I SAID, IT IS ZEROING IN, BUT HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THIS -- TO ACCOUNT, I THINK IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T KNOW THEY SEE IT AS IT'S DISHONEST ACCOUNTING. BUT I SEE IT AS BEING A VERY CONSERVATIVE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES IN VERY SMART AND TRANSPARENT.

HOW YOU DESCRIBE THAT NUMBER AT THE END OF THE YEAR, INSTEAD OF WHAT WE PROJECTED IT DOES GET A LOT BETTER.

>> WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO BUDGET FOR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR IS OUR CURRENT STAFF THAT WE HAVE ON HAND AND OUR CURRENT PROJECTED HIRING OF STAFF. IT'S ONE OF THE CHANGES THAT OFTEN HAPPENS IS THE VACANT POSITIONS.

IF THEY DON'T GET FILLED OR THERE'S A DELAY IN FILLING THEM, YOU ALWAYS CONSTANTLY HAVE THAT CYCLE OF SOMEONE MAY QUIT AND THEN SOMEONE ELSE IS COMING ON BOARD.

IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE. SO SOME OF THOSE KIND OF CHANGES ARE JUST THE NATURE OF THE BEAST OF MANAGING A LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT LIKE OURS. SO PART OF WHAT WE -- PART OF WHAT WE HAVE TO BUDGET FOR IS ALL THE STAFFING THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING. WE'RE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT.

AND THAT IS THE BEST PART OF THE UPDATES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BRING TO THE BOARD. AS FAR AS THE FIRST INTERIM, SECOND INTERIM THOSE THINGS ARE STARTING TO GET KNOWN.

IF THOSE CHANGES MADE IN THE WAY THAT WE'RE FUNDING IS SOMETHING OR CHANGES AS WE KIND OF PROCEED ALONG THE SAME TIME, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO NEED, THOSE ARE ALL THE CONVERSATIONS THAT HAPPEN WITH STAFF AT THOSE POINTS, AND THAT'S WHAT'S BEING ABLE TO BE BROUGHT OUT OF THE BUDGET THAT MAY HAVE SOME

IMPROVEMENT TO THE BUDGET. >> ON THE REVENUE SIDE, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO YOU DON'T WANT TO COUNT ON MONEY.

THAT IS NOT FOR SURE GOING TO COME IN.

SO THERE'S ESTIMATES MIGHT LEND ITSELF TO MORE COMING --

>> EXAMPLE OF THAT IS AS WE HAD OUR RATE THAT WE DO ON A CASH BASIS. SO AT THE TIME OF WRITING, WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE GETTING THAT FUNDING FOR, KNOW WHEN WE WERE GOING TO GET THAT FUNDING, BUT IT WAS A PLEASANT SURPRISE AS WE ROUNDED THE END OF THE YEAR. SO THINGS LIKE THAT ARE JUST THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN A LARGER ORGANIZATION WHERE THAT REVENUES FROM THE STATE CAN COME IN FRONT OF YOU AND SAY, THESE ARE THAT IS THE INFORMATION THEY GAVE ME. AND THAT'S THE CALCULATION.

HERE'S THE INFORMATION IN THERE IT'S A REALLY SIMPLE KIND OF EXPLANATION OF WHAT CHANGES. BUT OTHER REVENUES CAN BE IMPACTED BY THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS, OR IF SOMETHING KIND OF COMES AROUND. SO WE TRY TO FIND AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND SET IT INTO OUR BUDGET. THERE'S ALWAYS AREAS THAT COULD

SEE IMPROVEMENT. >> THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION. I MEAN, I KNOW IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE THAT I WANT TO ASK TOO MANY QUESTIONS ON THE BUDGET, BUT I THINK YOU'RE DOING AMAZING WORK AND I TRUST YOU.

AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I KNOW THAT'S WHY THESE NUMBERS SHIFT AROUND. BUT I THINK THE UNDERLYING CONCERN IS ALWAYS ARE WE SPENDING THIS MONEY ON THIS YEAR'S KIDS. AND I THINK WE ALL WANT THAT.

SO BUT YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK AND I'LL HAVE MORE QUESTIONS ON SPECIFIC CATEGORIES.

NEXT WEEK. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE WORK OF

ALL, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU.

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>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. BUT I HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU ONE ON ONE WITH NEGOTIATIONS, LOOKING AT ALL OF THIS. I'VE HAD SOME PRETTY EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS. SO I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS.

SO I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE, COLLEAGUES? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NOW GO AHEAD AND -- I THINK THAT WAS IT.

SORRY. LET ME CATCH UP HERE.

AT THIS TIME, I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN.

WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? I'M NOT HEARING ANY REQUESTS. SO I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION -- ARE THERE DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU.

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>> I WOULD LIKE TO WITHHOLD 131013, 11 AND 1312.

>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTIONS?

>> STILL MOVE. >> SECOND.

>> ROLL CALL.

>> WAS THE FIRST ITEM WITHHELD IS 13.10.

>> ALL OF THEM, WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT.

SO HOW DO WE APPROACH THAT? WE CAN'T VOTE ON THEM WHEN WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THEM? ALL RIGHT.

>> GENERALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS THE BOARD WILL GET SOME INFORMATION AND CLOSED SESSION. THAT IS DISCUSSED.

BUT IT'S NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE A VOTE.

AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT BECAUSE THAT.

>> THE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. WE DIDN'T GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS OR DISCUSS IT. AND WE CAN ALWAYS TABLE IT FOR THE NEXT MEETING. AND CLOSE PRIOR TO VOTING ON IT.

-- IF YOU GUYS FEEL COMFORTABLE, I CAN ABSTAIN OR WE CAN BRING IT BACK. WE DIDN'T GET ANY DISCUSSION ON

THESE. >> BECAUSE WE MOST LIKELY WILL BE IN CLOSED SESSION AFTER THIS, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO DISCUSS IT

THEN IMPORT OUR? >> YES, IT'S UNDER CLOSED SESSION AGENDA SO WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.

AND ACTUALLY TAKE THE VOTE AFTER AS WELL.

>> RIGHT. >> SOUNDS GOOD.

SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE IT AFTER OUR CLOSED SESSION.

WHAT WILL THE MOTION BE? >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION. YOU JUST BASICALLY, THE BOARD PRESIDENT WOULD MOVE THOSE ITEMS TO THE END OF THE AGENDA, AND

THEN YOU CAN TAKE THE VOTE. >> WHAT I DID RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU. SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND -- SO

[14. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS]

ARMSTRONG. >> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US. HERE AS WE HANDLE THE SCHOOL.

I HAVE MYSELF COME, I REALLY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR ATTEND THOSE FABULOUS GRADUATIONS.

AND OUR STUDENTS WERE SO EXCITED AT ALL THE SCHOOLS.

ALL SCHOOL SOMERSET, BELLFLOWER AND MAYFAIR.

IT'S JUST SO NICE TO SEE ALL OF THEM TOGETHER AND RECOGNIZING ALL OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND THEY HAVE THESE MEDALS AND THEY'RE WALKING AND MAKING ALL THAT NOISE THIS.

BUT THOSE MEDALS. RATTLE AND JUST ENJOY THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AND WE HAD A FEW STUDENTS WHO'D THAT ARE GOING TO THE ARMED FORCES.

SO I'M PROUD OF THEM FOR THAT. I LOVE TO KEEP UP WITH THEM AS A MATTER OF FACT, I ONE OF OUR STUDENTS THAT GRADUATED WAS IN THE ARMED FORCES. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH ONE IT WAS, BUT I ACTUALLY GOT A CHANCE TO SEE THEM IN JAPAN, ONE OF OUR

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YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE YOU MIGHT SEE OUR STUDENTS.

SO I DON'T KNOW. IT'S JUST NICE TO SEE.

THEY'RE SO HAPPY. BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF THEM THAT THEY WERE SO TIRED. EXCITED TO START THEIR NEW JOURNEY. SO THAT'S IT FOR ME, AND I'M JUST TRYING TO ADJUST IT TO MY SUMMER SCHEDULE.

SO YAY. >> THANK YOU.

BUT MEMBER STEWART? >> JUNE 1ST TIME I MET WITH DR. SUMMIT AND SECOND, I ATTENDED THE GRADUATIONS.

I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATS TO THE CLASSES OF 2026 THANK YOU TO DR. MORGAN AND MRS. CUMMINGS FOR AN AMAZING THREE DAYS OF EXCELLENT SPEAKERS AND OUTSTANDING STUDENTS, JUST REALLY FUN STUDENTS. IT WAS REALLY FUN TO BE AROUND THEM. THERE WAS ONE EXTRA SPECIAL MOMENT FOR ME, I HAD TWO OF MY KIDS THAT I HAD IN MY MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSES, THEY ACTUALLY CAME FROM PARAMOUNT THEY TRANSFERRED TO PLAY BASEBALL AND THEY BOTH GRADUATED WITH HONORS.

SO ANTHONY HERRERA AND ISAIAH LOPEZ, I'M SO PROUD OF THEM, AND THEY ARE OFF TO PLAY BASEBALL, THE NEXT LEVEL.

SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM AND ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAD THE ONE LAST THING THAT I JUST ADDED WAS I WAS TRYING TO INVITE SIMON AN EMAIL, WHICH I AM GOING TO LET YOU THAT EMAIL.

I WAS HAVING TECH PROBLEMS, BUT WENT-LOOKING AT THE PICTURES OF GRADUATION, THEY WERE SO AMAZING.

THE SMILES THE FIREWORKS, JUST THAT MOMENTS.

I JUST THOUGHT IT REALLY JUST CAPTURED WHAT WE ALL WANT, BOTH OUR UNIFIED TO BE, WHICH IS A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE, AND I'VE HAD STUDENTS REACH OUT TO ME AND ONE ACTUALLY SENT ME A PICTURE SO CALLED MELISSA IN THE PICTURE AND WAS LIKE, WHO IS THIS? SHE TOOK PICTURES OF ME, VIDEOS. AND JUST, MY IDEA WAS TO SOMEHOW GET THOSE TO EVERYBODY. I JUST THINK THOSE CAPTURED THE SPIRIT OF US AND LOVE STUDENTS WOULD LOVE TO SEE THOSE PICTURES OF THEMSELVES AND BE ABLE TO JUST COPY THEM OR DOWNLOAD THEM.

SO I'LL STILL SEND THE EMAIL. THAT WAS THE GIST OF IT WAS, I THINK I WISH WE COULD JUST SEND THOSE OUT TO ALL USERS SO THAT STUDENTS CAN GET THOSE. BECAUSE THEY'RE PRETTY SPECIAL MOMENTS, AND I KNOW I HAD STUDENTS ASK ABOUT THEM.

SO THAT WAS ALL I HAD. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. >> ALL OF US HAVE BEEN REALLY BUSY WITH GRADUATION. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE STUDENTS I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A PHENOMENAL.

BECAUSE WE ASKED FOR THE NUMBERS, BUT WE GETTING READY.

HOW MANY GRADUATES PER SITE. SO MAYFAIR, BELLFLOWER AND SOMERSET. AND WE KNOW IT'S A LOT OF STUDENTS. BUT TO HAVE AN UPWARDS OF 400 FROM MAYFAIR AND UPWARDS OF 300 FROM BELLFLOWER AND UPWARDS OF 40 FROM SOMERSET. IT REALLY DEFINES HOW BIG THESE CLASSES ARE AND HOW EXCITING AND HOW MUCH EFFORT GOES IN.

SO I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO OUR SECURITY.

JUST EVERYBODY IN THE BACKGROUND THAT SETS ALL THE STADIUMS. PUTS THEM TOGETHER. THAT CREATES PROBLEMS, FIREWORKS, JUST A CABINET THAT WORKS SO CLOSELY, CLOSELY AS WELL. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT DOESN'T GET ACKNOWLEDGED, A SPECIAL THANK YOU FOR DOING IT BECAUSE WE HEAR ALL THE GREAT EXPERIENCES.

WE SEE ALL THE GREAT EXPERIENCES.

THAT WE CAN'T GO AROUND AND IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING TO DO AT THE SAME TIME, BECAUSE THEY'RE EXHAUSTED.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU, AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S ALL.

>> THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. RESTORATION SEASON I'M EXHAUSTED. I KNOW YOU ALL ARE, TOO.

I WANT TO SAY CONGRATS. I SPENT ALL DAY, THE GRADUATION TODAY. AND I DID NOT WEAR A SUNBLOCK.

SO I'M FEELING. I WOULD SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO NINA'S DAUGHTER. SO LOOKING AT THESE EVENTS, I ALREADY KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK BECAUSE I DO IT EVERY YEAR.

AND I KNOW I TALKED ABOUT IT AT THE DISTRICT BREAKFAST.

BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY OUR IT DEPARTMENT EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

THE ENTIRE TEAM. YOU GUYS, FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS HAVE JUST RUN AWAY AND I MEAN, THAT.

AND IT WAS, OKAY, A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT.

THE FIRST YOU LAST YEAR, I WAS LIKE, THEY REALLY LEVELED UP, AND THEN THIS YEAR, I WAS JUST, MAN.

IT WAS JUST SO MUCH WELL, AND EXCITEMENT AND JUST DOING SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS TO MAKE IT SUCH A GOOD THING, AND I'M EXHAUSTED AFTER ONE GRADUATION. DUE 23 BACK TO BACK.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU LIKE THAT EVERYONE BEHIND THE SCENES.

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EVERYBODY INVOLVED AFTER GRADUATION SEASON, HAVE A GOOD

NIGHT. >> THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE -- KUDOS TO ALL OUR STAFF AND MEMBERS.

BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS GOES WITHOUT A HITCH.

SO APPRECIATE THAT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THOSE TEACHERS AND PARENTS. YOU WERE ALL PART OF THIS EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY FOR SENIORS AND IT'S, TO ITS FRUITION, AND WE ARE SO PROUD AND SO HAPPY THAT YOU CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOUR STUDENTS AND THAT YOU CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US AND OUR DISTRICT AND THE TEACHERS WHO DO THIS.

REALLY -- WORK WITH AMAZING WORK WITH US.

AND APPRECIATE EVERYONE. PLEASE HAVE A WONDERFUL, SAFE, VACATION. WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THIS TIME, AND JOIN YOUR FAMILIES. WE WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN AUGUST. OH, WELL, OUR TEACHERS AND OUR -- WE WILL BE BACK HERE NEXT WEEK.

BUT EVERYONE ELSE IS TAKING A BREAK.

LET ME EXPLAIN THAT. EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS TAKING A

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WE WILL ALSO BE COMING BACK TO OPEN

[3. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION/CALL TO ORDER (2 of 2)]

>> ROLL CALL PLEASE. >> BOARD MEMBER, ARMSTRONG. >> I.

VICE, PRESIDENT CRITCHFIELD. PRESIDENT, GARZA. >> I.

>> WE NOW ADJOURN OUR MEETING AT 12 003PM UNTIL A REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON JUNE 18TH

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.