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          >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. AND WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. 
          THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER BY THE CLOCK. 
          ROLE CALL, PLEASE. >> BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG. 
          >> PRESENT. >> BOARD MEMBER STEWART. 
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          >> PRESENT. >> VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD. 
          >> PRESENT. >> AT THIS TIME THE BOARD WILL 
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          >> THIS MEET SOMETHING RECONVENED AT 6:31 P.M. 
          AT THIS TIME WE DON'T HAVE BOARD CLERK CINTRON, BUT VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD WILL GO AHEAD AND GIVE US AN UPDATE. 
          >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE BOARD TOOK ACTION IN CLOSED SESSION AND UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO APPROVE THE DISMISSAL OF EMPLOYEE NUMBER E01129 EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2026. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD. 
          WE DO NOT HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT PLEDGE TONIGHT. 
          THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WE HAVE A STUDENT WHO WILL LEAD US THIS EVENING. YOU. 
          >> 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. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. THAT WAS WONDERFUL. 
          ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA? 
          [6. PRESENTATIONS FROM STUDENTS / STAFF / COMMUNITY]
          >> NO AMENDMENTS THIS EVENING, PRESIDENT GARZA. 
          >> IT'S TIME FOR STUDENT SPOTLIGHT. 
          MS. CURTIS. >> GOOD EVENING. 
          IT IS OUR ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO SPOTLIGHT GALE CASTIANO TONIGHT. 
          LET'S GIVE HIM HAND. 
          >> HE IS CURRENTLY IN 6TH GRADE AND HAS BEEN A VALUED MEMBER OF OUR WOODRUFF COMMUNITY SINCE 2ND GRADE. 
          IN THE TIME THAT WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW HIM, ONE THING BECOMES VERY CLEAR. HE GIVES 100% OF HIMSELF TO WHATEVER HE DOES. HE IS FLUENT IN SPANISH, AN EXCEPTIONAL PUBLIC SPEAKER, AND A STUDENT WHO EXCELS IN READING, MATH, AND WRITING. HE IS INCREDIBLY BRIGHT AND HAS A NATURAL ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE HIS IDEAS, BUT WHAT MAKES HIS ACADEMIC SUCCESS EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE IS THAT HE CARRIES HIS INTELLIGENCE WITH GENUINE HUMILITY. 
          HE DOESN'T NEED TO TELL PEOPLE HOW TALENTED HE IS. 
          HE SIMPLY SHOWS THEM. AT WOODRUFF, WE TALK A LOT ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WOLF. OUR FOUR GUIDING EXPECTATIONS ARE HONESTY, OWNERSHIPLYINGNESS, AND LEADERSHIP OR HOWL. 
          AT WOODRUFF, HE IS A STUDENT WHO TRULY EMBODIES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WOODRUFF WOLF. HE DEMONSTRATES HONESTY BY BEING AUTHENTIC. HE STAYS TRUE TO WHO HE IS. 
          HE IS CONFIDENT WITHOUT BEING BOASTFUL, AND HE HAS A WAY OF MAKING THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM FEEL COMFORTABLE BEING THEMSELVES TOO. HE DEMONSTRATES OWNERSHIP IN THE WAY HE APPROACHES HIS LEARNING AND HIS COMMITMENTS WHETHER HE IS IN THE CLASSROOM, ON THE STAGE, OR PURSUING A PERSONAL PASSION, GAEL TAKES WHAT HESERIOUSLY AND GIVES IT HIS VERY BEST. AND PERHAPS ONE OF THE CLEAREST EXAMPLES OF HIS WILLINGNESS CAME WHEN HE DECIDED TO TRY SOMETHING COMPLETELY NEW. LAST YEAR HE AUDITIONED FOR OUR PRODUCTION OF SHREK JUNIOR AND WAS CAST AS DONKEY. 
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WHAT MAKES THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT ESPECIALLY REMARKABLE IS THAT GAEL HAD NEVER SEEN A MUSICAL OR A PLAY AND HAD NEVER PARTICIPATED IN THEATRE BEFORE. HE WALKED INTO AN ENTIRELY NEW EXPERIENCE, AND HE EMBRACED IT. HE TOOK RISKS. 
          HE LISTENED TO FEEDBACK FROM HIS DIRECTOR AND THE CHOREOGRAPHERS. 
          HE WORKED HARD TO LEARN HIS LINES, BLOCKING, CHOREOGRAPHY, AND HE CONTINUALLY PUSHED HIMSELF TO IMPROVE. 
          AND HE DIDN'T SIMPLY PARTICIPATE. 
          HE SET THE BAR FOR EXCELLENCE. AL PLAYING DONKEY REQUIRES TREMENDOUS ENERGY, PERSONALITY, COMEDIC TIMING, AND CONFIDENCE. 
          AND GAEL BROUGHT ALL OF THAT TO THE STAGE. 
          HE HAS CONTINUED THAT PASSION FOR THEATRE AS A MEMBER OF ENSEMBLE WHERE HE CONTINUES TO CONTRIBUTE HIS TALENT, ENERGY, AND ENTHUSIASM TO OUR THEATRE COMMUNITY. 
          BUT PERHAPS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF HIS LEADERSHIP HAPPENED OFF THE STAGE. ON THE SECOND NIGHT OF THE MUSICAL HE WAS ASKED TO GIVE THE WELCOME SPEECH BEFORE THE SHOW. 
          JUST MINUTES BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE BEGAN, HE SAT DOWN WITH MRS. AGIRE AND ASKED HER TO HELP HIM TRANSLATE HIS SPEECH INTO SPANISH. WHEN ASKED WHY, GAEL EXPLAINED THAT HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD AND WAS INCLUDED. THAT SIMPLE DECISION SAYS SO MUCH ABOUT WHO GAEL IS. HE HAD ALREADY BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE AND SPEAK. 
          HE COULD HAVE SIMPLY DELIVERED HIS SPEECH AND WALKED ONTO THE STAGE. INSTEAD, HE LOOKED BEYOND HIMSELF AND THOUGHT ABOUT THE PEOPLE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE WHO MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND, WHO MIGHT BE LEFT OUT. 
          HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE EVERYONE FEELS INCLUDED? THAT IS LEADERSHIP. AND THAT IS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WOLF. GAEL HAS A NATURAL ABILITY TO IN THE THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM. HE LOOKS OUT FOR THE UNDERDOG, SHOWS EMPATHY TOWARDS OTHERS, AND IS ESPECIALLY ATTENTIVE TO OUR ESN STUDENTS. HE DOESN'T NEED TO BE ASKED TO MAKE SOMEONE FEEL WELCOME. IT SEEMS TO COME NATURALLY TO HIM. HIS HUMOUR, ENTHUSIASM, AND POSITIVE ENERGY ARE CONTAGIOUS. HE HAS A WAY OF MAKING PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE, SUPPORTED, AND LIKE THEY BELONG. 
          GAEL ALSO HAS A WONDERFUL ABILITY TO PURSUE HIS PASSIONS WHOLEHEARTEDLY. WHETHER IT IS THEATRE, CROCHETING, OR SOMETHING COMPLETELY NEW. 
          HE DOESN'T LET INEXPERIENCE HOLD HIM BACK. 
          HE JUST DIVES IN. AND PERHAPS THAT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS WE CAN CELEBRATE ABOUT GAEL. 
          HE REMINDS US THAT BEING A WOLF ISN'T ABOUT BEING PERFECT. 
          IT'S ABOUT BEING HONEST, TAKING OWNERSHIP, HAVING THE WILLINGNESS TO TRY, AND SHOWING LEADERSHIP BY LIFTING UP THOSE AROUND YOU. AND IF HIS TIME AT WOODRUFF HAS TAUGHT US ANYTHING IS THAT WHEREVER HE GOES, HE WILL BRING HIS WHOLE SELF WITH HIM. AND HE WILL MAKE THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM BETTER BECAUSE OF IT. WE ARE SO LUCKY TO CALL YOU ONE OF OUR WOODRUFF WOLVES, AND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT THAT YOUR FUTURE IS INCREDIBLY BRIGHT. 
          GAEL, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US WHAT IT TRULY MEANS TO HOWL. 
          AND CONGRATULATIONS. 
          >> GAEL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? 
          YOU CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM. >> IT WAS SUCH A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO BE AT MY SCHOOL, AND I LOVED BEING THERE WITH MY TEACHERS AND MY FRIENDS, AND I AM SO HAPPY I WAS PART OF THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE OF TODAY. 
          >> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. 
          CAN WE HAVE THE BOARD COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH GAEL AND 
          HIS FAMILY PLEASE? >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
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AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR STUDENT BOARD REPORTERS. WE HAVE A NEW REPORTER REPRESENTING BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR, KATE PINEDA. 
          WELCOME, KATE. 
          BEFORE YOU SHARE YOUR BOARD REPORT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHAT IT MEANS TO REPRESENT BELLFLOWER HIGH 
          SCHOOL? >> GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT GARZA, DISTRICT STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 
          I AM PROUD TO REPRESENT BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE 2026 TO 2027 SCHOOL YEAR AND SHARE A REPRESENT BOARD REPORT. 
          I ATTEND RAMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. 
          AND NOW AS A JUNIOR I SERVE AS AV PUBLIC RELATIONS AND BOARD REPORTER. APART FROM THAT AFTER BEING AT BELLFLOWER FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, I PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS CLUBS SUCH AS CSF, NATIONAL HONOUR SOCIETY, HISTORIAN FOR APEC, AND FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF OUR BRAND NEW CLUB. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I HOPE TO ATTEND A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION IN PSYCHOLOGY OR NEUROSCIENCE. MY MOTIVATION TO BE A BOARD REPORTER WAS THAT I HAVE GROWN OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS AFTER BUILDING AFB. I HAVE THROWN AS A STUDENT AND LEADER. GETTING INVOLVED IN MY STUDENT AND MAKING PEOPLE FEEL INCLUDED. DURING MY TIME AT BELLFLOWER I FELT I WAS READY TO TAKE A BIGGER ROLE AND CHALLENGE MYSELF. I DECIDED TO REPRESENT MY SCHOOL BECAUSE IT COMBINES MY LOVE FOR COMMUNICATION WITH MY PASSION FOR LEADERSHIP WHILE GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE EVEN MORE TO MY SCHOOL. AND THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF. WE HAD A BUSY HERE AND TONIGHT I WILL BE SHARING THE EVENTS ON OUR CAMPUS AS WELL AS A FEW THINGS WE HAVE COMING UP. WE KICKED OFF THE SCHOOL YEAR BY WELCOMING OUR BUCCANEERS BACK TO CAMPUS FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. IT WAS GREAT SEEING THE CAMPUS FULL AGAIN AND RECONNECTING WITH OUR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HELD OUR FIRST ASSEMBLY OF THE YEAR, OUR WELCOME BACK ASSEMBLY ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 94. THE ASSEMBLY SAVE STUDENTS FROM ALL GRADE LEVELS A CHANCE TO COME TOGETHER, SHARE THEIR SCHOOL SPIRIT, PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES AND START THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH BUCCANEER PRIDE. IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO SET THE TONE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. OUR FIRST GOAL IS ON SAFETY AND WELL BEING AND WE ALREADY HAD ATTEMPTS TO STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS AND CREATE A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS AND PACK, IT. TO START THE YEAR OUR STAFF PARTICIPATED IN CAPTURING STUDENTS HEARTS' TRAINING AND HAVE BEEN CREATING SOCIAL CONTRACT WITH THEIR STUDENT. 
          THESE SOCIAL CONTRACT GIVE STUDENTS A VOICE IN DECIDING HOW THEY WANT TO BE TREATED AND HOW THEY SHOULD BE TREATED BY OTHERS HELPING CREATE CLASSROOMS WHERE STUDENT FEEL SAFE, RESPECTED AND CONNECTED. WE ALSO HAD THE EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A CBS LIVE TAPING ON OUR CAMPUS. 
          STUDENTS AND STAFF CAME TOGETHER RIGHT AND EARLY TO SHOWCASE OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND BUCCANEER PRIDE TO THE LARGER COMMUNITY. 
          TESTIFY A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND GREAT WAY TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR BY HIGHLIGHTING MANY OF THE INCREDIBLE PROGRAMS AND STUDENT GROUPS ON OUR BELLFLOWER CAMPUS. NEXT WE HOST THE ANNUAL CLUB 
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RUSH WHERE STUDENT ARE ABLE TO EXPLORE THE MANY CLUBS AVAILABLE AT BELLFLOWER. CLUB RUSH GIVES STUDENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIND SOMETHING THEY'RE INTERESTED IN, MEET NEW PEOPLE, AND DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO GET INVOLVED AND FEEL CONNECTED TO OUR CAMPUS. AND THIS YEAR WE HAD AN ASTOUNDING 43 CLUBS REPRESENTED AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL LUNCH. 
          AND FINALLY WE BROUGHT SOME FUN TO OUR WELCOME BACK ASSEMBLY WITH OUR TEACHER INFLATABLE RACE. 
          OUR TEACHERS SUITED UP IN INFLATABLE COSTUMES AND RACED IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL BODY. IT WAS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ASSEMBLY AND GAVE OUR STUDENTS A CHANCE TO SEE STAFF HAVING FUN, BUILDINGAL SKIDOO SPIRIT AND BUILDING POSITIVE CONNECTIONS WITH STUDENTS. 
          OUR GOAL NUMBER 2 FOCUS ON ACADEMICS, AND OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALREADY BENEFITING FROM SOME EXCITING UPGRADES TO LEARNING SPAYS. OUR CLASSROOMS NOW FEATURE A NEW FLEXIBLE SEATING GIVING STUDENT DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR HOW AND WHERE THEY WORK. THEE SPACES ARE DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE COLLABORATIONS AND CREATE A NEW CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT THAT BETTER SUPPORTS DIFFERENT LEARNING NEEDS. 
          AND OUR TV AND FILM BROADCASTING CLASSROOMS ALSO RECEIVED SOME MAJOR UPGRADES. THE CLASSROOMS NOW FEATURE A HUGE GREEN SCREEN ALONG WITH NEW BROADCASTING EQUIPMENT THAT GIVE STUDENTS ACCESS TO MORE HANDS ON REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES AND VIDEO PRODUCTION AND BROADCASTING. WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT OUR STUDENTS CREATE WITH THESE NEW RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. OUR THIRD GOAL FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND INVOLVEMENT. 
          EARLIER THIS MONTH WE WELCOMED THEM BACK FOR A BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT. PARENTS AND GUARDIANS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET TEACHERS, LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR STUDENTS COURSES AND BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH OUR CAMPUS. 
          EVENTS LIKE BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF STRENGTHENING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR SCHOOL AND FAMILIES, AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS AND OUR BELLFLOWER COMMUNITY. 
          BEFORE I FINISH, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR UPCOMING EVENTS AT BELLFLOWER. ON SEPTEMBER 16TH OUR SENIORS WILL GATHER BRIGHT AND EARLY FOR SENIOR SUN RISE, ONE OF OUR FIRST SPECIAL TRADITIONS CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2017 AND THEIR FINAL YEAR AT BELLFLOWER. 
          THEN, ON SEPTEMBER18TH WE WILL HOST OUR TAIL GATE BRINGING OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR A NIGHT OF FUN AND BUCCANEER SPIRIT BEFORE THE FOOTBALL GAME. 
          THE TAIL GATE IS FREE TO ANY STUDENT WITH A AFV GUARD OR ANY COMMUNITY MEMBER WITH A FOOTBALL GAME TICKET. 
          WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE AND CHEER ON OUR BELLFLOWER BUCKS. 
          FINALLY ON OCTOBER 3RD, WE WILL HOST OUR ANNUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE AND RESOURCE FAIR PROVIDING FAMILIES WITH RESOURCES, INFORMATION, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. 
          WE HAD A GREAT START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO EVERYTHING STILL TO COME. 
          THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE SOME OF OUR AMAZING THINGS HAPPENING AT BELLFLOWER MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. 
          GO BUCKS. >> THANK YOU, MS. PINEDA. 
          JOINING US AS A NEW REPORTER FOR MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL IS VANESSA PEREZ. WELCOME, VANESSA. 
          BEFORE WE HEAR YOUR REPORT WE WOULD LIKE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU AND WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO TAKE THIS ON. 
          >> HELLO, EVERYONE. I AM A JUNIOR AT MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL. I WAS BEFORE A LION. 
          I REP MY SCHOOL VERY PROUD, AND I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE PICKLEBALL CLUB AND GROW UP AS WELL AS MANY OTHER CLUBS. 
          I RECENTLY JOINED ASV WHERE I BECAME THE BOARD REPORTER. 
          I AM REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE. I WANTED TO BE THE SCHOOL BOARD REPORTER BECAUSE I GREW UP GOING TO A LOT OF THESE MEETINGS AND THINK IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR DISTRICT THAT STUDENTS ATTEND THIS, PARENTS ATTEND THIS, AND THEY GET TO KIND OF HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON DISTRICT-WIDE AND ALSO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO IN THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS. 
          AND THEN I GUESS I'LL START WITH MY PRESENTATION. 
          SO THIS WAS OUR FIRST MONTH BACK TO SCHOOL. 
          I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S ALREADY A MONTH. 
          WE HAD A LOT OF FUN ACTIVITIES. SO BEFORE WE START WITH OUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WE ACTUALLY HAD MULTIPLE SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS AND SPORTS TEAMS PRACTICING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. I THINK THAT I KNOW I PRACTICE FOR GOLF BUT EVEN GIRL SOCCER, BOY SOCCER, FLAG FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL, EVEN TENNIS THROUGHOUT THE SUM TORE MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THE SEASON STARTS THEY ARE READY. 
          I THINK THAT THE SPORTS TEAMS DID A GREAT JOB OF INCORPORATING DIFFERENT EVENTS. THE GIRLS SOCCER TEAM WAS ABLE TO HAVE A BEACH DAY WHERE THEY GOT TO FOCUS ON TEAM BONDING AND 
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LEARNING DIFFERENT SKILLS WHILE ALSO WORKING ON SOME FUN PK. 
          I THINK THAT A LOT OF OUR OTHER TEAMS ARE ABLE TO HOST FRIENDLY SCRIMMAGES WITH LOCAL TEAMS TO KIND OF PREPARE THEM FOR THE SEASON. AFTER WE ALSO HOSTED OUR CAMP. 
          IT WAS THREE DAYS IN NEWPORT DO YOU KNOWS WHERE ASV WAS AIN'T GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND BRAINSTORM IDEAS, THINK ABOUT WHAT ASSEMBLIES WE WANT TO HOST, WHAT SPIRIT DAYS WHILE ALSO GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE WE ARE GOING TO SPEND THE REST OF THE YEAR WITH. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN FULL OF ICE CREAM, BEACH DAYS, SWIMMING, AND I THINK THAT EVERYONE SHOULD JOIN BECAUSE THIS WAS AN AMAZING UM CAN DAYS. 
          WE ALSO HAD PREVIEW DAYS AND ORIENTATION WHICH IS HOSTED BY OUR LINK CREW. WE HAD A LARGE NUMBER OF UPPER CLASSMEN ABLE TO MEET WITH GROUPS OF SMALLER CLASSMEN AND GIVE THEM SUGGESTIONS, PLAY GAMES, ALLOW THE FRESHMAN TO FORM A LITTLE GROUP OF PEOPLE THEY KNOW. 
          I WAS ALWAYS TELLING MY FRESHMAN FIND FRIENDS BECAUSE THEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE TO TALK TO IN YOUR CLASSES AND WORK THROUGH QUESTIONS TOGETHER. WE WERE ABLE TO PLAY SOME FUN GAMES, AND TAUGHT THEM A NICE CHANT. 
          AND THEN MAYFAIR WITH A VERY HONOURED TO HOST THE DISTRICT BREAKFAST WHERE WE WELCOMED EMPLOYS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO MAYFAIR AND HOSTED THEM FOR A FUN LITTLE BURRITO BREAKFAST AND PASSED OUT COOL CHARGERS, SO HOPEFULLY ALL OF OUR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES GOT SOME. I WAS ABLE TO SEE MY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. SIGN SO MANY OF MY FRIENDS WERE ABLE TO RECONNECT WITH KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS AND CHECK IN WITH WHERE THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING. 
          I THINK THE FOOD TURNED OUT REALLY AMAZING, AND OF COURSE THE DECORATIONS WERE BEAUTIFUL. THEN WE ACTUALLY HAD OUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. WE HAD A NICE WALK THROUGH ON OUR FRONT GATE WE WERE WELCOMED BY ASB AND LINK CREW AND CHEER. 
          WE HAD OUR ADMIN OUT THERE, SECURITY GUARDS, PLAYING MUSIC. 
          WE HAD POMPOMS WITH A REALLY EXCITING TUNNEL. 
          A LOT OF KIDS WERE WELCOMED BY IT. 
          WE ALSO GOT TO SEE OUR SENIORS LAST FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. 
          DECORATED THE SCHOOL WITH LARGE POSTERS. 
          DECORATED JEANS AND ABLE TO HAVE SOME FUN TRADITIONS. 
          I THINK EVERYONE WAS EXCITED FOR THEIR FIRST DAY BACK. 
          GETTING TO SEE THEIR FRIENDS AGAIN AND SEE WHAT CLASSES THEY HAVE AS WELL AS OF COURSE SEE OUR FAVOURITE TEACHERS. 
          AND THEN WE HAD OUR FIRST HOME GAME. 
          THE THEME WAS NEON OUT. SO THE STUDENT SECTION WAS THERE LOUD AND PROUD IN OUR NEON AND CONSTRUCTION WEAR. 
          WE ACTUALLY WON OUR FIRST GAME TOO, SO I THINK IT WAS A VERY EXCITING GAME. IT WAS DEFINITELY A LONG ONE BUT IT WAS A GREAT GAME TO WATCH. HOPEFULLY EVERYONE CAN GET OUT TO OUR NEXT ONE. THEN WE HAD OUR WELCOME BACK ASSEMBLY WHERE WE WELCOMED OUR HIGH SCHOOL ISLANDERS BACK TO THE VILLA, AND IN CASE YOU MISSED THE REFERENCE IT WAS LOVE ISLAND THEMED SO IT WAS A FUN DIFFERENT WAY TO DO MAYBE A NORMAL ISLAND THEME BUT TURNED OUT GREAT. 
          WE HAD SOME PERFORMANCES BY OUR FAVOURITE MARINE ANIMALS. 
          OUR AMAZING PRESIDENT GILL. WE GOT TO PLAY SOME GREAT GAMES. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE EVEN OUR TEACHERS JOINED IN ON THE FUN. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS PULLING BUT I DO KNOW THE TEACHER DOING A FRONT ROLL DID WIN SO, I GUESS IT WORKED. 
          AND THEN WE WERE ALSO TO ENGAGE THE CROWD. 
          WE HAD A GIANT BEACH BALL WHICH I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE FOUND THAT. IT WAS HUGE. 
          AND THEN OF COURSE OUR ASB WERE THE ONES WHO HOSTED THE EVENT LOOKING VERY SPIRITED WITH THE BEAUTIFUL BACK TO SCHOOL POSTERS IN THE BACK. AND THEN FOR THE FIRST TIME WE HOSTED OUR SENIOR SUNRISE AT PARKER'S LIGHT HOUSE WHICH I THINK UNDER IT OUT GREAT. IT'S ALWAYS VERY CLOUDY, BUT I DO BELIEVE THEY GOT TO SEE THE SUN RISE AT PARKERS LIGHTHOUSE. 
          AND OF COURSE WE HAD SOME MORE AMAZING POSTERS AND SIGNS I'M NOT SURE IF I CAN PLAY THE VIDEO. 
          ITS A VIDEO OF OUR CLASS OF 2027 JUST CHEERING, I THINK, BUT IT TURNED OUT GREAT. WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT, AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO CATCH SOME BREAKFAST, CONNECT WITH SOME OF THEIR FRIENDS AND GET READY FOR THIS AMAZING YEAR OF SENIOR ACTIVITIES. AND THEN JUST LAST WEEK WE HOSTED OUR BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT. THEY GOT TO MEET WITH STUDENTS TEACHERS. WE ALSO MADE IT A COMMUNITY AFFAIR SO WE HAD DIFFERENT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE PARKS THERE TO PASS ON INFORMATION. 
          WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO HAVE OUR SCHOOLS CLUBS AND SPORTS TEAMS, HAVE LITTLE FOOD STANDS. I THINK THAT THEY HAVE SOME TIED TEA OR ICE COFFEE. I KNOW I SAW MATCHA. 
          THEIR PIZZA. PRETTY MUCH ANY FOOD THAT SOUNDS AMAZING, THAT WAS THERE. SO GOTTA CHECK OUT OUR BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS AND THE FAIR. AND THEN UPCOMING TODAY WE HAD OUR COFFEE WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND OUR CLUB RUSH UNFORTUNATELY WILL HAVE TO BE PUSHED BACK TO NEXT WEEK BECAUSE OF THE HEAT BUT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT. 
          WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW CLUBS THIS YEAR AND A LOT OF CLUBS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT BACK, SO WE ARE EXCITED TO HIT THE GROUND 
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RUNNING. AND THEN TOMORROW WE HAVE OUR COFFEE WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS. 
          TOMORROW NIGHT WE HAVE OUR BATTLE OF THE MILK BUCKET WHICH IS OUR TRADITIONAL GAME AGAINST LAKEWOOD. 
          IT WILL BE AT BELLFLOWER. SO IF YOU'RE FREE, MAKE SURE YOU COME OUT. AND NEXT FRIDAY WE HAVE OUR FALL SPORTS ASSEMBLY. AND NEXT MONTH WE HAVE HOME COMING BUT ALREADY STARTING TO PREPARE FOR THAT. 
          AND THEN OF COURSE WE HAVE REACHED COLLEGE APPLICATION SEASON. SO HOPEFULLY ALL OUR SENIORS ARE GETTING STARTED ON THAT EARLY. AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SOME FUN COLLEGES TO REP NEXT SEMESTER. THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK HERE AND HAVE A GREAT EX-REST OF YOUR NIGHT. 
          >> NO PRESSURE BUT WE NEED THAT BUCKET BACK. 
          WE ARE ALSO PLEASED TO WELCOME SUMMERSET HIGH SCHOOL'S NEW REPORTER ALLISON VALDEZ. WELCOME. 
          CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHAT INTERESTED YOU 
          IN JOINING SCHOOL REPORTER? >> FIRST OF ALL, GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYBODY, PRESIDENT GARZA AND DR. SIMON. 
          AIM SUMMERSET SAINT. MY ORIGINAL HOME SCHOOL IS MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL, AND I AM A SUMMERSET SAINT NOW BUT I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A GREAT BLESSING TO BE A SUMMERSET SAINT NOW. 
          I AM PRESIDENT OF KEY CLUB, AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A NIGHT MARKET SOON SEPTEMBER 91. IT WILL BE HAPPENING IN THE KIWANIS CENTRE. ALSO I AM GOING TO BE SPEAKING ENGLISH AND SPANISH THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION BECAUSE MY MOM IS PRESENT. SO FOR OUR FIRST GOAL WE HAVE ACADEMICS. THIS IS W -- WE MAKE SKATEBOARDS IN THE MORNING. SO AS YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE ACTUALLY REALLY ENJOY MAKING SKATEBOARDS ALL THE TIME. 
          IT'S REALLY FUN. AND WE JUST LEARN NEW THINGS. 
          AND WE LEARN TO GET ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE, WITH OUR FRIENDS. 
          THE AQUARIUM. IT WAS REALLY FUN. 
          WE GOT TO TOUCH AND LEARN NEW THINGS ABOUT MARINE ANIMALS. 
          AND WE JUST GOT TO ENJOY THE DAY. 
          I DIDN'T BECAUSE I WASN'T ABLE TO GO BECAUSE I GOT SICK, BUT WITH THESE PICTURES, LIKE, EVERYTHING LOOKS REALLY FUN. 
          IT WAS SUPER FUN. WE LEARNED NEW THINGS, AND YEAH. 
          IT WAS REALLY FUN. I DID GET TO PARTICIPATE HERE. 
          I CAME TO ALL MY CLASSES, AND ALL MY TEACHERS INTRODUCED THEMSELVES REALLY NICELY. THEY WERE REALLY KIND GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN EVERY DAY AT SCHOOL. 
          AND IT IS JUST A GREAT EXPERIENCE. 
          THEY COOKED HOT DOGS AND HAMBURGERS AND EVERYTHING WAS FREE, AND IT WAS AN OVERALL FUN EXPERIENCE. 
          AND ALL TEACHERS AND STAFF WERE REALLY KIND AND TOOK TIME TO ENGAGE WITH PARENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM AND JUST LEARN NEW THINGS. 
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          >> FOR OUR BOARD NUMBER 2 SAFE AND SUPPORTED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, ASB FORMED A WATER PLAY DAY WHERE WE RAISED MONEY WITH BUYING TICKETS TO HE CAN SO OUR TEACHERS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE TEACHERS ENJOYED THIS MORE THAN THE ACTUAL STUDENTS BECAUSE TESTIFY REALLY HOT THAT DAY. AND IT WAS REALLY FUN. 
          ALL THE MONEY RAISED WAS FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND FOR ASB TO CONTINUE DOING REALLY FUN ACTIVITIES AND ENGAGE WITH EVERYBODY. AND IT WAS A FUN EXPERIENCE. 
          WHICH EACH ADVISORY CLASS DID A SOCIAL CONTRACT WITH RULES THAT WE WANT AND HOW WE WANT TO BE TREATED AND HOW WE DON'T WANT TO BE TREATED, AND WE ALL GOT TO ENGAGE IN IT AND MADE A HE SHALL SO CONTRACT FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL. 
          IT WAS A REALLY FUN EXPERIENCE AND JUST SHOWS US WHAT BOUNDARIES WE WANT AND HOW OUR RULES ARE SET IN THIS SCHOOL. 
          FOR NUMBER 3 DEVELOPING PEOPLE WE HAVE MS. ROSE WHO IS REALLY SWEET. SHE OPENED A STORE IN SUMMERSET THAT WE COULD BUY ANYTHING. WE COULD BUY CHIPS OR TOYS OR MANY DIFFERENT FUN STUFF WHICH WITH THIS WE GET SAINT BUCKS WHICH IS DOLLARS. IF YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING GOOD OR IF YOU'RE HELPING OUT, YOU RECEIVE SAINT BUCKS DUE TO YOUR GOOD DEEDS AND YOU CAN BUY STUFF FROM THE STORE WITH MS. ROSE. 
          AND IT'S A FUN EXPERIENCE. IT INSPIRES TO BEHAVE BETTER WITH YOUR PEOPLE SURROUNDING YOU AND GETS BETTER WITH EVERYTHING. 
          IT'S SOMETHING THAT MOTIVATES YOU TO BE A BETTER PERSON EVERY DAY. AND FOR MR. T, HE IS A SOCIAL STUDIES AND ALD TEACHER. HE IS ALSO NEW TO SUMMERSET. 
          AND HE IS REALLY SWEET. I NEVER HAVE HIS CLASS, BUT I HAVE INTERACTED WITH HIM BEFORE, AND THAT'S HOW I KNOW THAT HE IS A SWEET AND CARING PERSON JUST BY THE WAY HE TALKS TO OTHER STUDENTS AND HAS PATIENCE WITH THEM, AND I THINK THAT'S ALSO SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT IN A TEACHER. 
          AND SUMMERSET JUST KNOWS WHEN A TEACHER IS A TEACHER BECAUSE BEING A TEACHER IS NOT JUST TEACHING. 
          IT'S HAVING PATIENCE AND LEARNING TO COOPERATE WHEN OTHER STUDENTS LEARN DIFFERENT THAN OTHERS. 
          AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT MAKES A TEACHER A TEACHER. 
          SEPTEMBER 17 THIS IS PICTURE DAY. 
          THIS REMINDS ME TO LOOK GOOD THAT DAY AND GET READY. 
          AND SEPTEMBER 21 TO 25 IS FALL INTERSEGMENT. 
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INTERCESSION IS WHERE YOU CAN TAKE TWO SESSIONS OR ONE TO EARN 10 CREDITS IN A WEEK. 5 CREDITS PER SESSION. 
          AND IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO FINISH YOUR CREDITS FASTER AND IT'S OVERALL A GOOD EXPERIENCE AND JUST MOTIVATES STUDENTS TRYING EVERYTHING DAY. AND SEPTEMBER 28 TO OCTOBER 12 WE HAVE FALL BREAK. WILL BE VERY SAD. 
          OCTOBER 14 IS SCREAM FEST IN L.A. 
          MR. RAMADA IS HOSTING THIS FIELD TRIP. 
          AND HIS FILM CLASS I AM IN IT. ALSO REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITIES TO GO TO DIFFERENT FIELD TRIPS IN HOLLYWOOD AND GO TO SET. 
          IT'S SUPER FUN. WE HAVE AN UPCOMING FIELD TRIP, TUESDAY 15TH. AND WE ARE GONNA GO TO A MOVIE SET. AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S ALSO REALLY FUN. AND IT'S JUST GOING TO BE ME AND MY FILM CLASS. AND FOR OCTOBER 30, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A HAUNT HOUSE MAZE FROM 7 TO 9:30. 
          AND I FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY IS WELCOME. 
          WE BUILD OUR HAUNTED HOUSE, LIKE, WE BUILD IT OURSELVES. 
          AND I DIDN'T GET TO EXPERIENCE THIS BECAUSE I WASN'T HERE LAST YEAR, BUT THIS JUST LOOKS REALLY FUN, AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S A GOOD WAY TO INVOLVE OTHER PEOPLE IN OUR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING YOUR OWN TRANSLATION AS WELL. 
          THAT MEANS EVERYBODY FEELS INCLUDED. 
          RETURNING TO REPRESENT INDEPENDENT EDUCATION AND HOME STUDY ACADEMY IS JOSANNA FLORES. GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK. 
          GO AHEAD AND SHARE YOUR BOARD REPORT. 
          >> FIRST OF ALL GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. SIMON AND PRESIDENT GARZA. THANK YOU FOR THE INCREDIBLE PRIVILEGE OF INVITING ME BACK TO SHARE THIS MONTH'S RECAP OF WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT LOSFLORES SINCE THE LAST BOARD MEETING. 
          TO START OUR PRINCIPAL ALONG WITH TWO OF OUR TEACHERS ATTENDED THE LAST SCHOOL TO RECOGNITION IN WASHINGTON, D.C. 
          WE ARE VERY PROUD TO BE RECOGNIZED -- OH, SORRY. 
          AS A NATIONAL SCHOOLS TO WATCH AND TO BE AMONG OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT EXEMPLIFY EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION. 
          THE THIS RECOGNITION IS A GREAT REFLECTION OF THE PRACTICES WE STRIVE FOR AND IS IN LINE WITH OUR GOAL NUMBER 2 PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH A GUARANTEED VIABLE CURRICULUM. 
          ALSO PLEASE DON'T MIND MY LISP. I FINALLY HAVE MY RETAINER IN, SO IT'S, LIKE, YOU KNOW. 
          >> WE ARE ALSO EXCITED TO SHARE THAT WE HAVE AN ADDITION TO OUR STAFF. WE HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WELCOMING MRS. LANE AS OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL WOULD HAS. 
          WHO HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE BELLFLOWER DISTRICT FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS. AS WELL AS OUR NEW COMMUNITY 
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SERVICE WORKER MS. JASMINE GREEN WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND WELFARE. 
          WITH THE ADDITION OF THESE EXPERIENCED STAFF MEMBERS, ITS ANOTHER WAY WE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD A HIGH PERFORMING AND COMMITTED WORK FORCE. ONE OF OUR FIRST MAJOR EVENTS HELD THIS SCHOOL YEAR WAS OUR ORIENTATION OVERVIEW NIGHT ON AUGUST 13TH WHICH IS BASICALLY OUR VERSION OF A BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT. IT'S THE DAY BEFORE OUR INDEPENDENT STUDY CONTRACT SIGNING. 
          SO IT'S MANDATORY. BUT FAMILIES HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ME THE STAFF, DISCUSS THIS YEAR'S CURRICULUM, AND CONNECT WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. SO BY GIVING OUR FAMILIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE CURRICULUM AND ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS FROM THE START, THIS READILY EMBRACES OUR COMMITMENT TO THE EFFECTIVE CURRICULUM THAT WE HAVE. 
          FOR THE FIRST TIME TO START OFF THEIR LAST YEAR OUR SENIORS ORCHESTRATED THEIR FIRST SENIOR SUN RISE, SO THEY GATHERED TOGETHER EARLY AT 5:45 TO WATCH THE SUN RISE AND, YOU KNOW, TAKE CUTE PHOTOS AND STUFF. THEY ALSO HAD BREAKFAST AND PLAYED GAMES. I KNOW OUR SENIOR CLASS IS REALLY SMALL, BUT THEY REALLY DO MAKE THE MOST OF IT. 
          I'M NOT GONNA LIE U THEY'RE, LIKE, THE ONES WITH THE MOST SCHOOL SPIRIT, SO IT'S REALLY SWEET TO SEE THEM ALL GET TOGETHER. IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR SENIORS TO BUILD CONNECTIONS, CREATE A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT AS THEY BEGIN THEIR FINAL SCHOOL YEAR. ON AUGUST 29TH, OUR CORE STUDENTS STARTED THEIR FIRST DAY OF CORE CLASSES. 
          SO ALLOW WE START LATER THAN MOST SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF OUR HYBRID SYSTEM, OUR TEACHERS HAPPILY GREATED STUDENTS AT THE GATE AND WELCOMED THEM BACK TO CAMPUS. 
          OUR SENIORS ALSO JOINED IN ON THE KID BACKPACK TREND WHICH IS, LIKE, YOUR LAST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL YOU GET A KID BACKPACK WHICH WAS A FUN WAY FOR THEM TO START THEIR LAST YEAR OF SCHOOL. 
          THESE SMALL MOMENTS OF CONNECTION HELP CREATE THE SAFE, COLLABORATIVE CONDITIONS FOR LEARNING WHICH IS EMPHASIZED IN THE LCAP GOAL 1. THIS YEAR WE ALSO REBOOTED OUR PROP 28 MUSIC CLASSES AND WELCOMED MRS. BLOCK AS OUR NEW MUSIC TEACHER. MRS. BLOCK SPECIALIZES IN TEACHING GUITAR AND UKULELE SO IT HELPS INSTRUCTIONAL FINE ARTS AND MINUTES. STUDENTS HAVE BEEN HAVING FUN EXPLORING CONTEMPORARY MUSIC WHICH I GUESS INCLUDES TAYLOR SWIFT. PROP 28 HELP US TO EXPAND OUR CURRICULUM AND PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH CREATIVE AND MEANINGFUL WAYS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES INCREASING OUR LPAC GOAL 2. 
          ON SEPTEMBER 94, OUR STUDENTS HAD THEIR FIRST ENRICHMENT FRIDAY CLASS OF THE YEAR WHERE THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CALIFORNIA DEMOCRACY PROJECTS, CHESS, AND MUSIC CLASSES. BY GIVING STUDENT TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT INTERESTS BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM, ENRICHMENT FRIDAYS ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO EXPLORE LEARNING ACTIVITIES THAT HELPS THEM BUILD COGNITIVE SKILLS FOR THEIR FUTURE. WE ARE ALSO VERY PROUD OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES. OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS THROUGH SCHOOLS LIKE BELLFLOWER AND MAYFAIR WHICH ALLOW THEM TO STAY INVOLVED AND BUILD CONNECTION OUTSIDE OF OUR CAMPUS. 
          SO SOME OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETE INCLUDE MATTHEW LOPES WHO WAS ON MAYFAIR'S GOLF TEAM, ZIA DAVIS AND ALSO ON THE SOCCER TEAM. 
          WE ARE EXCITE TO SEE OUR STUDENTS REPRESENTING LOS FLUORESCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR LCAP GOAL 1 -- THESE ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR GOAL BY HELPING STUDENTS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPERIENCING A STRONG SENSE OF COLLABORATION AND BELONGING. LASTLY MOVING ON TO OUR NWA TIMELINE, WE BEGAN OUR TESTING OVER THE COURSE OF THREE WEEKS. 
          IT WASN'T SCHEDULED LIKE THAT. THAT'S KIND OF HOW IT HAPPENED. 
          SO DURING WEEK 1 WE HADAL ALTHOUGH MATH AND MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH. WEEK 2 INCLUDED MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH AND TK ENGLISH. THEN DURING OUR THIRD AND FINAL WEEK THEY COMPLETED MATH, SO OBVIOUSLY THE NWEA TEST, THIS PROCESS GIVES OUR TEACHERS VALUABLE DATA TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF KIND OF WHERE THE STUDENTS LIE ACADEMICALLY AND HOW THEY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEIR LEARNING WHICH IS IMPORTANT AS THE FOCUS IS ON DATA-DRIVEN INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES. SO COMING SOON TODAY WE ACTUALLY HAD OUR STUDENT COUNCIL AND ASB ELECTIONS, SO THOSE RESULTS WILL BE OUT SOON. NEXTS WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL HARVEST FEST WHICH IS IN OCTOBER. I BELIEVE IT'S, LIKE, ONE OF THE FIRST WEEKS OF OCTOBER. AND THEN WE HAVE AGAIN THE HIGH SCHOOL USC FIELD TRIP WHICH IS AGAIN IN OCTOBER I THINK 
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EARLIER. AND THEN FINALLY WE HAVE OUR OPPORTUNITY WORK COLLECTION MEETINGS WHICH OUR FIRST ONE IS TOMORROW, SO I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS THEIR WORK DONE. 
          BUT YEAH. THAT'S IT. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING ME BACK. 
          SORRY. STUDENT REPORTERS. 
          IF WE KNOW ULTRAOTHER COMMITMENTS AND HAVE TO DO THINGS AT HOME YOU ARE ABLE TO STAY HERE AND CONTINUE THE MEETING WITH US OR GO HOME AND DO YOUR HOMEWORK. 
          THANK YOU FOR COMING BY. >> IT'S TIME FOR BTA COMMUNICATIONS. MR. YOUNG. 
          >> GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT, CABINET AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT TONIGHT SOME FAMILY. I WANT TO REMEMBER THAT TOMORROW IS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF PATRIOT DAY. 
          WE REMEMBER THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, HORNQUIST THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND THOSE WHO SERVED AND REFLECT ON THE UNITY AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT FOLLOWED. 
          BTA HAS BEEN BUSY WORKING ADMINISTRATORS, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND OTHER DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS ON A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES AFFECTING EDUCATORS IN CLASSROOMS. A SIGNIFICANT PART OF OUR WORK IS IN MAKING SURE OUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT IS UNDERSTOOD AND IMPLEMENTED CONSISTENTLY ACROSS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS WE HAVE ADDRESSED EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND EASIER , THE CONTRACTUAL WORK DAY, COMPLAINT PROCEDURES, SPECIAL EDUCATION CASE LOADS, AND OTHER WORKING CONDITIONS. MANY OF THESE ARE RESOLVED FAIRLY QUICKLY WHEN ANYONE STRAITERS COMMUNICATE EARLY. 
          ONE OF THE GOALS IS TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN LINES OF COMMUNICATION SO THAT THE SMALL PROBLEMS DO NOT BECOME BIG ONES. 
          SPECIAL EDUCATION IS AN AREA OF FOCUS. 
          WE HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGH CASE LOADS, BEHAVIOURAL AND CLASSROOM SUPPORT, MAINSTREAMING AND ADEQUATE STAFFING. 
          WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT SURROUNDING PRESCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES, PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM SUPERVISION AND HOW AID IS ALLOCATED. WORKING TOWARDS CLEARANCE ANDS. 
          EXPECTATIONS FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. 
          ALSO OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS INCLUDING THE UNIFIED SPORTS AND CHAMPION SCHOOLS PROGRAM. BTA SUPPORTS OR PROGRAMS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY CREATE FOR STUDENTS. 
          AT THE SAME TIME YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES ASSIGNED TO EMPLOYEES COME WITH CLEARLY DEFINEDDINGS ANDS, APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION, AND RELEASE TIME INCLUDING TRAVEL AND WEEKEND ACTIVITIES. 
          WE ALSO HEARD FROM SEVERAL MEMBERS REGARDING WORKPLACE SAFETY, BEHAVIOURAL SUPPORT, FACILITIES AND CLASSROOM TEMPERATURES, ADMINISTRATOR COMMUNICATION, AND OTHER DAY-TO-DAY WORKING CONDITIONS. WHERE POSSIBLE WE HAVE TRIED TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES DIRECTLY WITH THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THEY REACH THE LEVEL OF A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGREEMENT. 
          AT THE SAME TIME BTA IS INVESTING HEAVILY IN SUPPORTING OUR NEW EDUCATORS. WE HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT TO FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD YEAR TEACHERS HELPING MEMBERS BETTER UNDERSTAND EVALUATION PROCEDURES, SALARY ADVANCEMENT, 
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HR SYSTEMS, SPECIAL EDUCATION RESPONSIBILITIES, AND WHEN AND WHERE TO SEEK SUPPORT AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS. 
          WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO CONNECT EDUCATORS WITH CTA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 
          STARTED REGULAR SCHOOL SITE VISITS. 
          THE GOAL OF THESE VISITS IS SIMPLE, TO REMAIN ACCESSIBLE TO MEMBERS, HEAR WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS, RECOGNIZE WHAT IS WORKING WELL, AND IDENTIFY CONCERNS EARLY ENOUGH THAT WE CAN WORK COLLABORATIVELY TOWARDS SOLUTIONS. 
          THERE WILL ALWAYS BE WHAT MATTERS. 
          STRUCTURES THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO RAISE CONCERNS AND WORK THROUGH THINGS PROFESSIONALLY WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE STANDARD WE EXPECT BOTH FOR OURSELVES AND FOR OTHERS. 
          BTA REMAINS COMMITTED TO DOING THAT WORK, REPRESENTING OUR MEMBERS, NEGOTIATING AN AGREEMENT WORKING TOGETHER, WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SUPPORTING THE EDUCATORS WHO SERVE BELLFLOWER STUDENTS EVERY DAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          [7. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT]
          >> THANK YOU. THE WE NOW MOVE ON TO OUR 
          SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GARZA. 
          GOOD EVENING TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, STUDENTS, STAFF, FAMILIES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WERE OUT THERE THIS EVENING. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. 
          A FEW HIGHLIGHTS BEFORE OUR LAST BOARD MEETING ON AUGUST 27TH. 
          EVERY CAMPUS THROUGHOUT BELLFLOWER UNIFIED HOSTED A BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT EVENT BRINGING OUR FAMILIES TOGETHER FOR A SUCCESSFUL ACADEMIC YEAR. ON SEPTEMBER 7 OUR DISTRICT OBSERVED LABOUR DAY TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE AND DEDICATION OF OUR WORK FORCE MANY OF WHOM ARE HERE TODAY THIS EVENING. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR STANDING STAFF WHOSE DAILY DEVOTION AND HARD WORK CONTINUOUSLY SUPPORT OUR SCHOLARS AND ELEVATE OUR SCHOOLS AND ALSO FOR A GREAT START FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. 
          I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE APPRECIATION TO THE PRINCIPALS, THEIR DEDICATED LEADERSHIP WHICH ENSURED AN EXCEPTIONAL START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR. 
          SUCH SEAMLESS OPENINGS DID NOT HAPPEN ACCIDENTALLY. 
          THEY STEM FROM LEVERAGE CHOICES CENTRED ON STUDENT I WOULDN'T DO. THANK YOU FOR UNWAVERING RESOLVE AND TAKING ON RESPONSIBILITIES. AS BTA PRESIDENT DR. YOUNG MENTIONED, TOMORROW WE WILL PAUSE TO REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11TH KNOWN AS PATRIOT DAY. 
          A DAY THAT CHANGED OUR NATION. AND A DAY THAT REMINDS US STILL OF WHO WE ARE CALLED TO BE FOR ONE ANOTHER. 
          MANY OF OUR STUDENTS WERE NOT BORN YET ON THAT MORNING. 
          FOR THEM, TOMORROW WILL BE HISTORY. 
          FOR THOSE OF US WHO LIVED IT, IT REMAINS A MEMORY CARRIED IN THE BODY. WHERE WE WERE, WHO WE CALLED, AND THE THEN IN THE SKY. BUT WHETHER WE REMEMBER IT OR HAVE ONLY LEARNED OF IT, WE GATHER TODAY OR TOMORROW FOR THE SAME REASON, TO HONOUR THE LIVES LOST, TO STAND WITH THE FAMILIES THAT STILL CARRY THAT LOSS, AND TO SALUTE THE FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS, MEDICAL WORKERS, AND EVERYDAY PEOPLE WHO RAN TOWARDS DANGER TO HELP STRANGERS. 
          IN OUR SCHOOLS WE OFTEN SPEAK OF CHARACTER. 
          , ABOUT COURAGE, ABOUT SERVICE, AND ABOUT THE WAY WE CARE FOR THE PERSON NEXT TO US. TOMORROW IS NO CLEAR LESSON IN ANY OF THAT THAN THE ONE WRITTEN ON THAT DAY THAT EVEN IN OUR DARKEST HOURS, ORDINAIRE PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF EXTRAORDINARY LOVE. THANK YOU. 
          [8. COMMITTEE UPDATES]
ARE THERE ANY AD HOC COMMITTEE UPDATE THIS EVENING? 
          >> THE ONLY UPDATE I HAVE IS FACEBOOK ON WEDNESDAY WE HAVE A CAL APS MEETING AND THURSDAY WE HAVE A CLIMATE AND CULTURE MEETING SO WE'LL GET BACK NEXT MEETING. 
          [9. PUBLIC COMMENTS: AGENDA/NON-AGENDA ITEMS]
          >> THANK YOU, BAR MEMBER STEWART. 
          MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. TONIGHT WE DO HAVE QUESTIONS GREATSING AGENDA NON-AGENDA DUMBS. 
          THE BOARD WILL LISTEN CAREFULLY TO EACH PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          HOWEVER, WE WILL NOT PROVIDE RESPONSE DURING THE MEETING. 
          THE SUPERINTENDENT OR A REPRESENTATIVE WILL CONTACT THE PARENT, GUARDIAN, AND/OR COMMUNITY MEMBER IF THE COMMENT MAY CALL FOR FOLLOW-UP. WHILE THE 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 I PUT TO 22 
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MINUTES UNLESS OTHERWISE WAVED BY THE BOARD. 
          CAN WE PLEASE HAVE JEAN PAUL DREYER COME TO THE PODIUM. 
          >> GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF, AND AUDIENCE. 
          TODAY WAS MY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. 
          I AM ON CALL TO SUBSTITUTE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          TODAY I HELPED OUT TEACHERS SO THEY COULD ATTEND MEETING FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 4TH GRADE, SO I HAD A RENEWED ENERGY IN THE CLASSROOM IN WORKING WITH STUDENTS MYSELF. 
          MARINA CINTRON, I WAS HOPING SHE WOULD BE HERE TONIGHT. 
          IS SHE GOING TO BE COMING SOON? BECAUSE MY COMMENTS WERE TO RESPOND TO HER REQUEST TO MEET WITH ME REGARDING THE THREE CITY STREET COALITION. IS SHE COMING LATER? I DON'T KNOW. IS SHE ABOUT TO COME OR SHE COULD WATCH THIS ONLINE LATER? SO SHE ASKED TO MEET WITH ME. 
          I ASKED AARON DRAKE TO COME TO THE LAST SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. 
          HE IS A FORMER BELLFLOWER PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL, A FORMER DEPUTY SHERIFF, AND A DETECTIVE AS UFC. AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER, AND WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR A NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH ALONG SUMMERSET TO HAVE A TRAFFIC STUDY, BUT THERE'S ONLY A PART-TIME TRAFFIC JUNIOR TO WORO WORK ON THE STUDY. SINCE THEN A STREET TAKEOVER HAPPENED ON SUMMERSET AND ALSO LOOTING NEAR WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY WHERE I WENT TO SCHOOL WHEN IT WAS A JUNIOR HIGH. AND THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER STREET TAKEOVER TWO BLOCKS FROM OUR BUSINESS NEAR DOWNEY AVENUE. 
          SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH VICTOR SANCHEZ FOR SAFE PASSAGE WAYS TO SCHOOL. THE PREVIOUS TRAFFIC ENGINEER WE ASKED FOR A TRAFFIC STUDY. I HAVE GONE TO THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION OF THEIR SAFE PASSAGEWAYS OF SCHOOLS MAPS. SO IF THEY GO TO A SCHOOL IN BELLFLOWER, WHAT IS THE SAFEST WAY FOR THEM TO WALK OR TO BIKE? WE ARE ASKING THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT WE COULD WORK WITH THEM AS WELL. 
          WHAT IS THE LAVEST WAY TO HELP THEM GET TOAL SKIDOO. 
          ESPECIALLY IF WE WANT TO FIGHT CHILDHOOD OBESITY BY HAVING WAYS TO WALK OR BIKE TOAL SKIDOO. SO I WOULD BE GLAD TO MEET WITH HER TO EXPLAIN MORE BECAUSE ELON MUSK BE HAS THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SO I WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET NEIGHBOURHOOD DISTRICT ELECTIONS FOR ALL THE SCHOOL BOARD AND FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. WE HAD TO WIN TWO CIVIL RIGHTS CASES AND A SPECIAL ELECTION. WE WANT TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR NEIGHBOURHOODS AND FIGHT CHILDHOOD OBESITY. AND I THANK COUNCILMAN VICTOR SANCHEZ FOR HELPING US GET THE SAFE PASSAGEWAY TO SCHOOL ON THE UNIFIED PART OF BELLFLOWER. SO THERE WILL BE A SIDEWALK ON COKE AVENUE BECAUSE THERE'S NO SIDEWALK THERE. 
          WE SHOULD LOOK AT HOW WE DELIVER STUDENTS ON CAMPUS AND OFF BECAUSE THERE WAS POSTING ABOUT MAYFAIR RECENTLY ON FACEBOOK. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. DREYER. 
          >> JOHN YOUNG. >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY. I AM JOHN YOUNG, PRESIDENT OF THE BELLFLOWER TEACHERSE SO, AND I AM SPEAKING TONIGHT IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 11.1 AND THE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING MEASURE SM. 
          OUR EDUCATORS SEE FIRSTHAND EVERY DAY HOW THE CONDITION OF OUR FACILITIES AFFECTS TEACHING AND LEARNING. 
          MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE SERVED THIS COMMUNITY FOR MANY GENERATIONS. HERE'S AN INTERESTING EXAMPLE. 
          DID YOU KNOW RAMONA ELEMENTARY ONCE HAD A FARM ANIMAL PETTING ZOO. A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN. 
          AND THAT HISTORY ALSO MEANS THAT THINGS AGE TOO. 
          AGING ROOFS, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL AND HVAC SYSTEMS, CLASSROOMS, AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NEEDS SIGNIFICANT ATTENTION. AND THESE ARE NOT SIMPLY BUILDING ISSUES. THEY ARE TEACHING AND LEARNING ISSUES, STUDENT SAFETY ISSUES, AND WORKING CONDITION ISSUES. 
          THE DISTRICTS FACILITIES MASTER FAN EVALUATED THE NEEDS OF OUR 
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SCHOOLS INCLUDING CLASSROOMS, BUILDING SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGY,S SAFETY AND SECURITY AND OTHER CAMPUS FACILITIES. 
          MEASURE SM DRIVEWAYS MANY OF THOSE NEEDS THROUGH REPAIRS AND UPGRADES. OUR STUDENTS DESERVE CLASSROOMS THAT ARE SAFE, COMFORTABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND EQUIPPED FOR THE EDUCATION WE EXPECT THEM TO RECEIVE TODAY. 
          MANY EDUCATORS DESERVE TO FOCUS ON TEACHING RATHER THAN WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT THE AIR CONDITIONING WILL WORK, A LEAK WILL BE REPAIRED, OR AN AGING FACILITY WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR STUDENTS. AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT MEASURE SM IS AND WHAT IT IS NOT. 
          FACILITIES FUNDING IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR COMPETITIVE SALARIES, BENEFITS, APPROPRIATE STAFFING, OR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. THOSE ISSUES REMAIN AT THE FOREFRONT. HOWEVER, DISTRICTS MEASURE SM INFORMATION SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THE BOND PROCEEDS CANNOT BE USED FOR SALARIES OR OPERATING EXPENSES. 
          SO THIS MEASURE ADDRESSES THE PHYSICAL CONDITIONS IN WHICH OUR EDUCATORS WORK AND OUR STUDENTS LEARN. 
          MEASURE SM PROPOSES AN ESTIMATED PROPERTY TAX RATE OF $49 PER 100,000 OF ASSESSED VALUE, NOT MARKET VALUE, WHILE THE BONDS ARE OUTSTANDING. FOR A PROPERTY WITH AN ASSESSED VALUE OF $435,000, THAT WOULD BE ABOUT $213 PER YEAR AS AN EXAMPLE. REST ASSURED THAT ACCOUNTABILITY IS REQUIRED. THE MEASURE INCLUDES ANNUAL FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AUDITS, PUBLIC REPORTING, AND AN INDEPENDENT CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW HOW BOND FUNDS ARE SPENT. BTA SUPPORTS SM BECAUSE INVESTING IN OUR SCHOOL FACILITIES IS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR STUDENTS, OUR EDUCATORS, AND THE BELLFLOWER COMMUNITY. 
          I ASK YOU TO VOTE YES TO VOTE YES ON THE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING MEASURE SM UNDER AGENDA ITEM 11.1. 
          THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT YOUNG. 
          MOVING ON TO MARGARET BOSS. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS AND CABINET. 
          THANK YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO RESPONDED TO MY EMAIL THAT I SENT AFTER THE AUGUST 27TH MEETING. 
          BUT I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT NOT ONLY YOU SAW IT BUT MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND MAYFAIR FAMILY SAW IT. 
          I HAVE SPENT THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS REFLECTING ON EVERYTHING THAT TOOK PLACE AUGUST 27TH SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. 
          AND I FEEL STRONGLY THAT AS A PROFESSIONAL AND LONG-TIME MEMBER OF MAYFAIR COMMUNITY, I NEED TO SHARE MY PERSPECTIVE. 
          I FULLY UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT THE BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITY TO LISTEN TO EVERY VOICE, PARENT, STUDENT, STAFF SHOULD ABSOLUTELY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS. 
          HOWEVER, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RESPECTFULLY RAISING CONCERNS AND MAKING ACCUSATIONS AND STATEMENTS THAT CAN PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY BE DAMAGING. 
          I HAVE BEEN AN EDUCATOR, YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS, FOR 45 YEARS. 22 OF THOSE WERE AT MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL. AND ALL OF THAT TIME, I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I HAVE NEVER BEEN AS TROUBLED WITH THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE AT THE SCHOOL BOARD A I WAS ON AUGUST 27TH. I BELIEVE WE CAN HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, ASK DIFFICULT QUESTIONS, AND DISAGREE WITH DECISIONS WHILE STILL TREATING EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS WITH FAIRNESS, DIGNITY, AND ARE. 
          WHEN COMMENTS CROSS THAT LINE AND BECOME PERSONAL AND UNSUPPORTED, THE CONSEQUENCES CAN BE DEVASTATING TO THE PEOPLE INVOLVED AND DAMAGING TO THE CULTURE OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. 
          I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT WHERE I STAND REGARDING DR. MORGAN. DURING MY 22 YEARS AT MAYFAIR, I HAVE WORKED UNDER AND OBSERVED MANY DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATOR AND LEADERSHIP TEAMS. I HAVE NEVER KNOWN DR. MORGAN TO MAKE A DECISION WITHOUT CONSIDERING WHAT IS THE BEST INTEREST FOR OUR STUDENTS. IN MY EXPERIENCE, SHE IS A DEDICATED LEADER WHO GENUINELY CARES ABOUT MAYFAIR AND THE STUDENT, STAFF, FAMILIES WHO MAKE UP OUR COMMUNITY. 
          I ALSO AGREED THAT DR. MORGAN AND HER ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM HAVE TAKEN ON A DIFFICULT TASK OF REBUILDING AND STRENGTHENING A SCHOOL WITH DIFFICULT CHALLENGES. 
          THEY HAVE WORKED HARD TO MOVE MAYFAIR FORWARD. 
          I BELIEVE WE ARE SEEING MANY POSITIVE CHANGES AS A RESULT OF THEIR LEADERSHIP. AS A TEACHER WHO SPENT NEARLY HALF A CENTURY IN EDUCATION, I KNOW THAT LEADERSHIP IS NOT EASY. EVERY ZIG WILL NOT MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT PEOPLE MAKING THOSE DECISIONS SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO ATTACKS OR STATEMENTS THAT JEOPARDIZE THEIR REPUTATIONS. 
          I WISH I HAD A SOLUTION TO OFFER THE BOARD. 
          I DON'T. WHAT I DO KNOW IS SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ANY ONE OF US. 
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AND IT IS HEARTBREAKING TO WATCH AN EXCEPTIONAL LEADER GO THROUGH T I HOPE THE BOARD WILL CONTINUE TO LISTEN CAREFULLY TO CONCERNS WHILE RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING A FAIR, RESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENT. I AM PROUD TO SUPPORT DR. MORGAN AND HER ADMINISTRATION AND THE WORK THEIR TEAM IS DOING FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND CONSIDERING THEM FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A TEACHER WHO HAS DEDICATED 45 YEARS TO EDUCATION AND 22 AT MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. 
          UP NEXT, ASHLEY LUCASEY. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD OF EDUCATION, TEACHERS STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. 
          MY NAME IS ASHLEY AND HAD THE HONOUR AND PLEASURE OF SERVING IN BELLFLOWER FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND THIS YEAR AS MAYFAIR'S WELLNESS COUNCILLOR. I WANT TO BEGIN WITH A NON-QUOTE THAT CAPTURES WHAT I HAVE SEEN IN MY SHORT TIME AT MAYFAIR. 
          YOU KNOW TRUE LEADERSHIP WHEN YOU SEE IT NOT BECAUSE SOMEONE ANNOUNCE IT OR BECAUSE IT'S A TITLE BUT BECAUSE PEOPLE SEE AND PHYLLITE IMPACT PA. I HAVE NOT KNOWN DR. MORGAN FOR VERY LONG BUT SOMETIMES YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW SOMEONE FOR YEARS TO RECOGNIZE SOMEONE'S HEART OR LEADERSHIP. 
          YOU JUST NEED TO PAY ATTENTION. AND I HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION. IN MY 19 YEARS OF EDUCATION I HAVE WORKED ALONGSIDE MANY GREAT LEADERS. 
          DR. WILLIAMS WHO HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE THROUGHOUT THESE FIVE YEARS AND SHAPED MY UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT STRONG LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE. DR. MORGAN BELONGS IN THAT  CAN. 
          WHAT STANDS OUT MOST IS WHAT HAPPENS EVERY DAY IN SMALL MOMENTS. I SEE HER WELCOMING STUDENTS WITH FUN MUSIC EVERY MORNING. TALKING WITH THEM AT LUNCH, EQUITY CANNING WITH STAFF, REMEMBERING NAMES, LISTENING, AND BEING PRESENT. SHE DOES NOT LEAD FROMMENED BE THE DESK. SHE LEADS WHERE CULTURE IS BEING BUILT. AND IT IS NOT ALWAYS COMFORTABLE. IT IS EASY TO FORM AN OPINION FROM A DISTANCE. IT IS MUCH HARD TORE CARRY THE RESPONSIBILITY, MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS AND CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WHEN NOT EVERYONE AGREES WITH THE PATH TAKEN. 
          STRONG LEADERS ARE NOT MEASURED BY WHETHER EVERY DECISION IS POPULAR. THEY ARE MEASURED BY THEIR CONSISTENCY TO DO WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS RIGHT FOR KIDS. 
          AND THAT TAKES STRENGTH. SO TONIGHT I WANT YOU TO HEAR THIS. WE SEE YOU THROUGH YOUR ACTIONS. 
          WE SEE YOUR HEART, EFFORT, COMMITMENT TO MAYFAIR. 
          THE IMPACT IS NOT ALWAYS LOUD. SOMETIMES IT IS A STUDENT WHO FEELS SEEN, KNOWN, AND VALDEZ BECAUSE THEIR PRINCIPAL TOOK TIME TO BE THERE. THAT'S HOW A CULTURE IS BUILT, ONE INTERACTION AT A TIME. I HAVE LEARNED THAT A GREAT LEADERSHIP IS NOT DEFINED BY THE LOUDEST VOICES IN THE ROOM. 
          IT IS DEFINED BY ACTIONS. AND YOUR WORK SPEAKS FOR YOU. 
          KEEP BELIEVING WHAT IS POSSIBLE FOR MAYFAIR. 
          MAYFAIR IS BETTER BECAUSE YOU ARE THERE, AND I HOPE YOU NEVER FORGET THAT. THANK YOU. 
          COMMENTS. ROBIN. 
          >> I'M IN GREAT  CAN. GOOD EVENING. 
          MY NAME IS  AREN. I HAVE BEEN TEACHING AT MAYFAIR FOR 19 YEARS NOW. THROUGHOUT MY CAREER WITH THE USD I HAVE SEEN A TURNOVER OF LEADERSHIP, BROKEN SYSTEMS AND LACK OF SUPPORT UNTIL NOW. I WANTED TO THANK THE BOARD FOR ALLOWING LISA TO MAKE NEEDED CHANGES TO MAKE OUR DISTRICT CABINET STRONG AND CHANGING LEADERSHIP AT OUR SCHOOL SIGHT. 
          MAYFAIR IS A NEW PLACE BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP. 
          WAVE AMAZING TEAM THAT HAS EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF THIS DISTRICT AND ARE BRINGING NEW IDEAS FOR OUR SCHOOL. 
          UNDER DR. MORGAN, I HAVE SEEN THE MOST POSITIVE CHANGES IN 19 YEARS. THE THIS WILL COME WITH PLENTY OF GROWING PAINS THAT WE CAN ALL LEARN FROM. 
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I BRANTED TO ACCURACY OUR COMMUNITY. 
          ISM SO PROUD OF OUR MAYFAIR STUDENTS WHO HAVE SPOKEN OUT FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN A PUBLIC FORUM. 
          WHETHER THAT IS A BOARD MEETING OR SIGNING A PETITION WHEN THEY FELT THINGS WERE UNJUST. I WANT TO ADDRESS OUR PARENTS WHO ARE MAKING NONPUBLIC COMMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 
          IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THERE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR THESE STUDENTS SO MUCH. TO MAKE AN ANONYMOUS COMMENT IS COWARDLY. IT TAKES A REAL LEAD TORE STAND BEHIND WHAT THEY BELIEVE EVEN IF THERE IS FEAR OF RETALIATION OR HAVING AN UNPOPULAR OPINION. I BELIEVE EVERYONE'S VOICE IS IMPORTANT IN ALL DISCUSSIONS. I AM HEAR TO ASK THAT AS ADULTS WE LEAD BY EXAMPLE, ARE INTENTIONAL WITH OUR WORDS AND DO NOT USE HEARSAY IN ADDRESSING SITUATIONS. 
          I WANT TO THANK BRAD CRIHFIELD FOR HIS SOCIAL MEDIA POST AND BEING WILLING TO STAND BEHIND HIS LEADERSHIP STAFF. 
          I APPLAUD SYLVIA JONES WHO WAS AT SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT AND SPOKE OUT ABOUT HER CERTAINLY EXPERIENCE. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT RILEY FOR BEING A STUDENT AND COMING FORWARD WHEN SHE FELT THERE WAS AN ISSUE ON OUR CAMPUS. 
          I AM GOING TO LEAVE YOU WITH A QUOTE FROM ROSA PARKS. 
          YOU MUST NEVER BE FEARFUL ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING WHEN IT IS RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          SYLVIA JOHNSIVE. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT SIMON, CABINET AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 
          MY NAME IS SYLVIA JONES, AND I AM A MAYFAIR PARENT AND CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE MAYFAIR MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT. 
          TONIGHT I AM SPEAK FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE. 
          I ETCHED WITH A THE RECORDING OF THE LAST BOARD MEETING AND HEARD VERY SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS MADE ABOUT DR. MORGAN. 
          I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY ALSO HEAR ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE PARTICULARLY BECAUSE I WAS PERSONALLY PRESENT AT ONE OF THE EVENTS MENTIONED. IT WAS STATED THAT DR. MORGAN APPEARED INTOXICATED AND WAS SLURRING HER SPEECH AT SENIOR AWARD NIGHT LAST YEAR. I WAS THERE. 
          I INTERACTED WITH DR. MORGAN. SEVERAL I AM SORRY KEEPS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. I SPOKE WITH HER DIRECTLY, SPENT TIME AROUND HER AND TOOK PICTURES WITH HER. 
          I DID NOT OBSERVE HER APPEARING INTOXICATED OR IMPAIRED. 
          AND I DID NOT HEAR HER SLURRING HER SPEECH. 
          I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHAT SOMEONE ELSE BELIEVES THEY OBSERVED BUT ONLY WHAT I OBSERVED AND MY EXPERIENCE WAS VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WAS DESCRIBED. THERE WAS ALSO ALLEGATIONS OF RACISM. RACISM IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS ISSUE. AND CONCERNS ABOUT IT SHOULD BE HEARD AND TAKEN SERIOUSLY. BUT ALLEGATIONS THAT SERIOUS SHOULD ALSO BE HANDLED CAREFULLY AND FAIRLY. 
          I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH DR. MORGAN AT PTSA AND MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES. I HAVE SEEN HER INTERACT WITH STUDENTS FROM MANY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. 
          WHAT WAS SOBBED WAS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE LAST BOARD MEETING. I HAVE FOUND DR. MORGAN TO BE APPROACHABLE, EASY TO LISTEN AND SUPPORTIVE OF PARENT INVOLVEMENT. SHE HAS BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF PTSA'S INVOLVEMENT OF ISSUES TO BRING STUDENTS, STAFF TOGETHER AND BRING MOUNT COMMUNITY AT MAYFAIR. 
          IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH DR. MORGAN SHE HAS CONSISTENTLY TOLD ME THAT SHE MAKES DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT SHE BELIEVES IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF STUDENTS. I HAVE SEEN THAT COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS REFLECTED IN MY INTERACTIONS WITH HER. 
          I RECOGNIZE THERE ARE STRONG FEELINGS SURROUNDING THE DISMISSAL OF A TEACHER. AND I UNDERSTAND WHY STUDENTS AND FAMILIES HAVE QUESTIONS. AT THE SAME TIME, PERSONAL MATTER ARE COMPLICATED, AND THERE MAY BE INFORMATION THAT CANNOT BE PUBLICLY DISCUSSED. EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO SHARE THEIR CONCERNS AND EXPERIENCED. I ALSO BELIEVE OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM HEARING DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ESPECIALLY WHEN SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS ARE BEING DISCUSSED PUBLICLY. 
          SO TONIGHT I SIMPLY WANTED TO ADD MINE. 
          MY EXPERIENCE WITH DR. MORGAN HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY POSITIVE. 
          I FOUND HER TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF OUR STUDENTS, PTSA AND COMMUNITY. I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SAY THIS PUBLICLY AS WELL. THANK YOU. 
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COMMENTS. WE NOW HAVE BREANNA WILLIAMS. 
          >> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS BREANNA WILLIAM. 
          I AM AN EACHER AT BELLFLOWER AND BUCCANEERS FOOTBALL. 
          I HAVE EMAILED THE BOARD TO HELP US OUT WITH A FIELD. 
          WE HAVE MULTIPLE INNER CHILDREN IN OUR DISTRICT THAT PLAY FOR OUR YOUTH FOOTBALL TEAM. AND WE WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL IF POSSIBLE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE SEASON ALREADY. IF WE CAN GET THREE SATURDAYS, WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ALL DAY. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO WORK SOMETHING OUT FOR THE CHILDREN. THEY LOVE TO REPRESENT THEIR COMMUNITY. WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS DID POST US UP AND HAVE A PO POSTER AT BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL. 
          WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU THAT THIS PROGRAM IS NOT JUST FOR THE SMALLER KIDS BUT SOME OF THE OLDER KIDS CAME THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, AND WE HAVE TEACHER SUPPORT. 
          SO WE ARE ASKING THE BOARD TO HELP SUPPORT US AND HELP I GOER IF OUT WHAT DAYS WE CAN GET JUST FOR OUR SATURDAY GAME, SO OUR KIDS AND OUR FAMILIES CAN REPRESENT BELLFLOWER AS A COMMUNITY SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD IN BELLFLOWER COMMUNITY. 
          I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MSR COMMUNITY. 
          >> GOOD EVENING. I AM A RESIDENT OF BELLFLOWER. 
          I HAVE CHILDREN THAT GO TO SCHOOL IN BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. I HAVE A STUDENT AT BELLFLOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL. THEY PLAY FOR THE BELLFLOWER BUCK NEARS. ON THE 7U TEAM AND ONE ON THE 13U TEAM. WE HAVE YET TO BE ABLE TO PLAY A HOME GAME YET. THE WE PRACTICE AT BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE BUT WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR BOYS TO KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO NOT ONLY HAVE SUPPORT DURING PRACTICE OR COMMUNITY SUPPORT DURING PRACTICE BUT ALSO COMMUNITY SUPPORT THROUGH GAMES BY BEING A BELLFLOWER BUCCANEER AND HAVING A HOME FIELD. IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT WE HAVE A HOME FIELD RIGHT NOW. ALL OF OUR GAMES HAVE BEEN AWAY GAMES. THERESA CERTAIN LEVEL OF PRIDE WITH BEING ABLE TO REPRESENT YOUR TEAM ON YOUR HOME FIELD SO WE ARE SIMPLY ASKING THAT THE BOARD REPORTER WORK WITH US TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO REPRESENT OUR CITY, OUR COMMUNITY, AND SO THAT OUR BOYS CAN HAVE PRIDE IN WHAT THEY ARE WEARING ON THEIR SHIRTS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          >> DR. SIMON, WOULD YOU PLEASE REPORT TO THE BOARD. 
          THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD, SUPERINTENDENTS, GUESTS. THANK YOU FIRST FOR ALLOWING THE SAFE AND MODERN BOND TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE NOVEMBER BALLOT TO BE PLACED IN FRONT OF THE VOTERS. 
          I WAS THERE THISSAL ROOM WHEN THE LAST BOND ATTEMPT FLATLINED. 
          AND I WAS HERE THIS ROUND WHEN IT GARNERED UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. 
          THANK YOU ALSO FOR PERMITTING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVOCATE FOR YOUR ENDORSEMENT OF IT TONIGHT. I HAVE VESTED INTEREST. 
          MY SON GRADUATES HIGH SCHOOL, AND I AM NEARING THE LAST BEND IN THE ROAD SO THIS BOND TO ME IS ABOUT FORWARD THINKING FOR THOSE COMMITTED TO GETTING IT PAST. 
          IT IS ABOUT PLAYING THE LONG GAME BUT BY ALL MEANS WE HAVE TO 
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GUARANTEE GET PLANTED. ALMOST ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE BETWEEN 70 TO 80 YEARS OLD. A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WOULD REQUIRE TWO O'THREE MAJOR OVERHAULS AND WHILE OUR STOOLS SCHOOLS MAY NOT REQUIRE THE SAME AEX-IF, THEY ARE NEEDING DELIBERATE ATTENTION. OUR CHILDREN SIT ON THE FLOORS, WALK THROUGH THE HALLS, USE THE RESTROOMS. THEY DEVELOP BRAINS, EXPAND THEIR MINDS, AND BECOME FUNCTIONAL CIVIC-MINDED PURPOSEFUL HUMANS IN OUR CLASSROOMS, ON OUR PLAYGROUNDS, CAFETERIAS AND LABS AND CAREER TECH SPACES. LEARNING DOESN'T EVER TAKE PLACE IN AN ADVOCATE UMMAH. THERE IS NO SINGULAR SETTING THAT INFORM STUDENTS LEARNING. ALL OF OUR FACILITIES AND THE FENCE THAT IS SURROUND THEM AND THE PAINT THAT COVERS THEM AND THE PIPES THAT SIT UNDER THEM AND THE WALLS THAT DEFINE THEM COLLECTIVELY CREATE THE FOUNDATIONAL SETTING FOR WHERE OUR CHILDREN LEARN. AND WHAT OUR COMMUNITY SEES WHEN THEY DRIVE BY. I CAMPAIGNED FOR THE LAST ONE AND IT WAS THE GATEWAY TO FUNDING FOR SO MANY THINGS IN OUR DISTRICT. WHAT IT LACKED WAS OVERSIGHT. 
          AND THAT ALLOWED FOR THE FUNDING TOWARDS SOME PROMISED PROJECTS TO BAL SWALLOWED BY UNEXPECTED DELAYS AND UNFORESEEN EXPENSES FOR OTHER PROJECTS. AND IT CAUSED A GREAT DEAL OF CONCERN IN OUR COMMUNITY. I AND MANY OTHERS APPRECIATE THE RESORT OF LIKE OF THIS BOARD TO EAR MARK RESERVED FUNDING TO MAKE RIGHT ON THE GOOD FAITH PROMISES OF THE LAST BOND. 
          AND I BELIEVE THAT SEWNERRING DECISION PAVED THE WAY FOR REKINDLED TRUST TO FOLLOW THROUGH THIS TIME SO THE PROMISES MADE FOR THE SMART AND MODERN BOND WILL IN FACT MATERIALIZE. THE GREATEST SAFEGUARDS PROTECTING THE TAXPAYERS INVESTMENT IS IN OUR THOUGHTFUL FACILITIES MASTER PLAN WHICH WHY WAS A PLETHORA OF NEEDS INVOLVING AGING CLASSROOMS, BUILDING SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGY, SAFETY, AND EDUCATIONAL SPACES. THE DISTRICT'S PROPOSED SAFE AND MODERN BOND WOULD PROVIDE $135 MILLION IN CLASSROOM REPAIRS, EDUCATION FACILITIES AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. 
          THE PRACTICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WHAT HAS BEEN AND WHAT CAN BE ARE SIGNIFICANT. RELIABLE HEATING AND AIR AND VENTILATION SUPPORTS UNINTERRUPTED INSTRUCTION AND DEEP LEVEL LEARNING. UPDATED TECHNOLOGY PREPARES OUR 21ST CENTURY LEARNERS TO MIGRATE INTO A 21ST CENTURY WORK FORCE WITH VIABLE COMPETENCY AND COMPETITIVE SKILLS, HANDS ON MODERNIZED TECH SPACES WILL PROVIDE OUR STUDENT THE CUTTING EDGE EXPERIENCES WHO ARE MATRICULATING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBOURING SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IMPROVED EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS WILL HELP SCHOOL STAFF RESPOND MORE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY TO SAFETY CONCERNS. 
          THEY SERVE NEARLY 10,000 PROGRAMS INCLUDING LANGUAGE LEARNING AND CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PATHWAYS. 
          STUDENTS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LEARN IN FACILITIES THAT LIMIT THE QUALITY OR RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM. 
          I ALSO APPRECIATE THE SECOND SAFE GUARD, ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS. THIS MEASURE WOULD REQUIRE AN INDEPENDENT CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND LIMITATIONS REQUIRING FUNDS TO BE USED FOR VOTER APPROVED PROJECTS. 
          AS A TEACHER, MY FOCUS IS SIMPLE. 
          STUDENTS NEED SAFE, FUNCTIONAL, AND MODERN PLACES TO LEARN. 
          MEASURES SAFE AND MODERATE PRESENTS A FACILITIES PROPOSAL INTENDED TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS OVER TIME WHILE PROVIDING PUBLIC OVERSIGHT OF THE BOND FUNDS. I URGE THE SCHOOL BOARD TO PASS ON THE NOVEMBER 23RD GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT AND AM PERSONALLY ASKING O TO VOTE YESN ITCAL. 
          LET WORK TOGETHER TO PASS THIS BOND TO ENSURE IT CONTINUES TO LIVE HERE. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, DR. ROBINSON. 
          ENZIO PARODIESES. >> HELLO. 
          I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF SOME MEMBERS FROM THE MONSOON MARCHING CORPSE. I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING I AM REALLY HURT BY WHAT EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. 
          BEING THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY IS SOMETHING I LIKE TO HANG ON WHEN I DON'T HAVE FRIENDS OR I'M LONELY AT TIMES. 
          BAND IS SOMETHING I ENJOY AND WANT TO FOLLOW IN MY EDUCATION LATER ON IN LIFE AND WANT TO GET A MAJOR DEGREE IN THAT. 
          I AM HURT BY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BELOVED MUSIC TEACHER. 
          AND I DON'T WANT TO LET ALL OF WHAT IS GOING ON MAKE ME WANT TO 
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STOP DOING MUSIC BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING. 
          A LOT OF MEMBERS DECIDE TO GIVE UP AND THINK PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO LISTEN TO US ANYMORE. AND THE SAME OTHER PEOPLE THAT STILL BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A CHANCE AND HAVE A VOICE IS THE REASON I AM HERE TODAY. AND EVEN IF THOSE PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR MIND AND THINK WE DON'T HAVE A REASON TO KEEP TALKING BECAUSE PEOPLE WON'T HEAR THEM OUT, I WILL KEEP FIGHTING FOR EXACTLY WHAT'S RIGHT. AND I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT MY FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL AND JUST LOOK AT THEM STRAIGHT IN THE EYE AND TELL THEM THAT YOU GUYS WON AND YOU GUYS SHUT US UP AND GOT WHAT YOU WANTED. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN BECAUSE YOU WANT TO FIGHT FOR WHAT'S RIGHT. 
          AND I WANT PEOPLE TO BE HAPPY THE SAME WAY THAT RAMIREZ MADE US HAPPY EVERY DAY BY TALKING TO US AND COMFORTING US, REASSURING US IN HOW TO PLAY CORRECTLY AND TELL US THAT MUSIC IS SOMETHING THAT IS AN EMOTION AND THAT IT'S LIFE. 
          OUR NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR, I AM NOT HERE TO TARGET HIM BECAUSE HE IS AS MUCH A VICTIM AS WE ARE. I UNDERSTAND THAT HE IS TAKING UP ALL OF HIS TIME TRYING TO BE THERE FOR US. 
          BUT BECAUSE OF THAT AND WHAT IS GOING ON I BELIEVE THAT HE IS DYING OUT AND NOT SPECIFICALLY DYING OUT BUT THE SPIRIT IN OUR BAND IS GOING AWAY. AND I CAN FEEL IT WITH OTHER MEMBER OF THE BAND THAT THERE IS NO SOUL IN THE MUSIC ANYMORE. 
          AND I DON'T WANT ALL THE YEARS OF MAYFAIR LEGACY TO JUST GO AWAY IN ONE YEAR. PLEASE KEEP INVESTIGATING INTO THE SITUATION AND GIVE US A REASON WHY. 
          THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. 
          WE NOW HAVE RYLIE WILLIAMS. >> GOOD EVENING. 
          SINCE MY LAST APPEARANCE I HAVE GOT 879 SIGNATURES. 
          I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ACTIONS DR. MASON HAS TAKEN AGAINST THE MARCHING CORE. THIS HAS TAKEN A HUGE TOLL ON NOT ONLY THE PROGRAM BUT THE STUDENTS INVOLVED. 
          I NEED YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT SHE IS NOT THE PERSON MARCHING, AND SHE DOESN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND HALF OF WHAT WE GO THROUGH. 
          SHE'S ADDED EXTRA STRESS ONTO OUR SCHOOL DAYS AND INSTEAD OF CHECKING UP ON STUDENTS AND SHOWING UP FOR US, SHE USES HER POWER TO BULLY AND INTIMIDATE STUDENT AND INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING ME ABOUT WHAT I SAID AT THE LAST MEETING, SHE WENT TO ANOTHER PARENT AND SENT A MESSAGE ABOUT ME. 
          I WOULD APPRECIATE IF SHE WOULD STOP IGNORING ME AND MY MOTHER AND TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT SHE FEELS. 
          THIS IS ALL I SAY TONIGHT AND I WILL NOT STOP SHOWING UP TONIGHT UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT HER. 
          THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET A TRANSLATOR. THANK YOU. 
          [01:31:08]
I AM HERE TO REPRESENT SOME OF THE PARENTS AND SOME OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MR. RAMIREZ HAVING BEEN FIRED. 
          I HAVE RESPECTFULLY ASKED DR. MORGAN TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. AND I HAVE STILL NOT GOT AN ANSWER. SHE REQUESTED A MEETING AND THE ASSISTANT WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL ME BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN ANSWER. I WENT TO SCHOOL AND WAS PERFECT GET A CALL AND NEVER GOT ONE. I ONLY GOT AN EMAIL A WEEK AGO BUT SINCE THEN THEY JUST SAID THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO CONTACT ME. 
          I ANSWER ALL MY CALLS BECAUSE MY SON IS SICK AND I ANSWER ALL MY CALLS. 
          >> WE HAD A PREVIOUS MEETING DRO US AND WE ASKED HER SOME QUESTIONS, AND SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD TAKE US INTO ACCOUNT IN THE QUESTIONS WE ASKED. SHE DIDN'T ASK ANY QUESTIONS NOR TAKE US INTO ACCOUNT DURING THE FIRING. 
          WE WERE NOT GIVEN REASON AS TO WHY STUDENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD. I HAVE BEEN THERE. 
          I'M THE ONE THAT TAKES THE PICKS. 
          BUT WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. 
          THEY HAVE NOT BNN ABLE TO ADAPT TO THEIR NEW TEACHER A LOT OF 
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THEM ARE JUST NOT SAYING ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BEING SHUT UP OR THAT NO ONE IS LISTENING TO THEM LIKE MY SON MENTIONED. AND THEY NEED MOTIVATION. 
          THEY ARE PLAYING WITHOUT WANTING TO, BEINGERS TOED TO DO IT, HAVING NO ENERGY, AND GOING TO MEET THE I REMEMBER REDUCE OF THE CLASS. THEY REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY MOTIVATION TO PLAY. SO WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW THE REASON WHY. I HAVE NEVER SPOKEN BADLY ABOUT DR. MORGAN. WE ALSO NEED TO KNOW WHY NOTHING WAS DONE WHEN SOMETHING SLAPPED MR. RAMIREZ. 
          WE COMPLAINT ABOUT IT. SHE KNEW ABOUT IT. 
          NOTHING WAS DONE. THE BAND PRESIDENT INSULTED HIM IN FRONT OF STUDENT, IN FRONT OF MYSELF, AND NOTHING WAS DONE. 
          WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHY. MAYBE THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO WORK WITH HIM OR THE REASON WHY. WE JUST DON'T KNOW. 
          BUT THE STUDENTS NEED THE MOTIVATION IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE LEGACY. THEY JUST CAN'T CONTINUE TO, WOULD LIKE THIS. AND I UNDERSTAND DR. MORGAN. 
          I THINK SHE IS DOING A GREAT JOB. 
          I HAVE BEEN A TEACHER MYSELF A REALLY LONG TIME AGO WHEN I WAS IN MEXICO BUT TO BE A GOOD TEACHER YOU ALSO HAVE TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO KNOW WHAT PEOPLE NEED AND BE ABLE TO HELP AND UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE NOT BEING HEARD. 
          >> SO REALLY WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR HERE IS A SOLUTION FOR THEM. 
          JUST BE HONEST. THEY DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE WORKING. AND THAT FOR ME IT'S TOUGH AS A MOM BECAUSE THIS IS AFFECTING MY SON. 
          ALL THIS ADDED STRESS THAT HE IS HAVING. 
          HE IS USING A WALKER. IT'S AFFECTING HIS CONDITION HE'S HAD FOR A WHILE. SO WHY HAVE THIS STRESS WHEN YOU COULD JUST BE UP FRONT WITH US AND CLEAR. 
          LET US KNOW IF HE CAN COME BACK, AND IF NOT THAT'S OKAY BUT JUST GIVE US SOMETHING TO DO A SOLUTION SO THIS CAN WORK BETTER FOR THEM. WE ARE HAVING A PRINCIPAL HERE WHO SAYS THAT THEY ARE HEARING US AND LATER ON THEY MAKE A DECISION WHERE IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE WE WERE HEARD. 
          SO WE REALLY JUST EITHER WANT TO KNOW IF THERE'S A SOLUTION, IF MR. RAMIREZ CAN COME BACK OR NOT OR IF THERE'S ANOTHER SOLUTION, SO THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. CAN YOU PLEASE AUGENDIZE FOR OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING AND EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE RELEASE AND UPDATE ON THIS EMPLOYEE PLEASE? THANK YOU. 
          WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A 7-MINUTE RECESS AND THEN WE WILL BE BACK. THANK YOU. 
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          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. DR. SIMON. 
          >> I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MRS. PEARLY FOR A PRESENTING ON 
          THE UNAUDITED ACTUALS. >> THERE WE GO. 
          GOOD EVENING, BOARD. MEMBERS OF CABINET WHICH I HAVE BEEN HONOURED TO BE A PART OF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          I GOTTA MOVE THIS CLOSER. TONIGHT I PRESENT TO YOU UNAUDITED ACTUALS. IT IS NEARLY THE LAST TIME YOU SEE THIS. YOU WILL SEE IT ONE MORE TIME WHEN YOU APPROVE THIS DISTRICT AUDIT BUT EVERY TIME YOU HAVE 
          [01:40:02]
SEEN IT UP UNTIL NOW HAS BEEN IN THE FORM OF BUDGET. 
          TONIGHT IS WHAT WE CALL UNAUDITED ACTUALS. 
          OUR AUDITORS COME IN. THEY FINALIZE THE AUDIT. 
          THEY FINISH THAT UP. THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT IT TO THE STATE BY DECEMBER 15TH. AND THE BOARD APPROVES IT. 
          THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME IN A 15-MONTH PROCESS OF REVIEWING THE BUDGET AND NOW ACTUALLY REVIEWING WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED AGAINST BUDGET. MOST RECENT BUDGET WAS ESTIMATED ACTUALS THAT CAME TO YOU IN JUNE WITH THE ADOPTED BUDGET. 
          SO TONIGHT THIS IS JUST A PICTURE OF UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND AND WHAT HAPPENED IN THE GENERAL FUND. 
          SO IT'S UNRESTRICTED ONLY. MAKING UP OUR ENDING BALANCE. 
          OUR RESTRICTED BALANCE COMES IN, AND WE DO HAVE BANS AND RESTRICTED PROGRAM. THOSE WILL CARRY OVER. 
          BUT THOSE BALANCES ARE ALSO RESTRICTED IN THE FUND BALANCE. 
          THIS IS COMPARED TO THE ACTUALS YOU SAW IN JUNE. 
          THE TOTAL REVENUES HAD THE LARGEST CHANGE. 
          THE BULK OF THAT COMES FROM A FAIR MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT. 
          THAT IS A FAIRLY NEW THING WITHIN OUR BOOK. 
          IT HAS BEEN REQUIRED THAT AUDITORS MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT FOR MANY YEARS. ONLY IN THE LAST FOUR, FIVE YEARS HAVE DISTRICTS BEEN REQUIRED TO MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT. IT DOES COME IN AS REVENUE AS IT FLUCTUATES. WHAT IT DOES IS IT TAKES CASH FROM THE TREASURER AND ANY INVESTMENTS AND INCREASES THOSE TO FAIR MARKET VALUE AS IF THEY ARE BEINGERED CAN A OUT AT THAT TIME JUNE 30, 2026. SO IT JUST INCREASES THOSE TO SHOW THE VALUE RATHER THAN THE CASH VALUE. 
          THE BULK OF THAT CHANGE IS THE 3.85 MILLION IN FAIR MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT. SO THAT CHANGE WHICH HAS NO INTEND WHICH YOU ARES TO IT. SO THAT WAS DIFFERENT THAN ESTIMATED ACTUALS. ESTIMATED TOOLS WOULD HAVE BEEN BASED ON THAT SAME LOGIC NOT KNOWING WHERE THAT WOULD FALL UNTIL YOU GET TO THE END OF THE YEAR. 
          SO THE OTHER CHANGES I WILL GO OVER A LITTLE BIT MORE ON SOME LATER SLIDES. BUT THE OVERALL CHANGE IN THE FUND BALANCE WAS 4.5 MILLION. I PULLED OUT THAT FAIR MARKET VALUE BECAUSE WHILE IT DOES IMPACT THE ENDING BALANCE, IT IS A HARD NUMBER TO ESTIMATE BECAUSE THAT VALUE FLUCTUATES SO MUCH. AND THE REMAINING CHANGE IS AN OVERALL $654,000 WHICH IS LESS THAN HALF A PERCENT AND CHANGE. 
          AND I WILL SAY I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 25 YEARS. 
          AND IT IS RARE THAT YOU GET THAT CLOSE. 
          THERE IS A LOT OF BUDGET LINES IF THE BOARD WILL RECALL AUGUST 19TH I THINK IT WAS WHEN WE HAD SCHOOL SERVICES HERE AND TALKED ABOUT HOW MANY INDIVIDUAL LINES OF BUDGET THERE ARE. HE IS PRETTY CLOSE. 
          THERE IS A LOT OF INDIVIDUAL LINES. 
          IT'S VERY HARD TO GET THAT CLOSE. 
          SO I WANT TO ATTRIBUTE THAT NOT TO ME. 
          I WAS NOT HERE. AS YOU KNOW, THAT IS TO RENE AND THE FISCAL STAFF THAT WORKED HARD TO BRING YOU ESTIMATED ACTUALS. THAT GOT VERY CLOSE TO WHERE WE ENDED THE YEAR. SO THIS IS JUST A SLIDE FROM THAT PRESENTATION IN AUGUST. WHEN YOU SAW THIS LAST, THOSE BOTTOM TWO FIGURES THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED THAT SAID TBD SO RECAP THAT CHANGE IN THE ENDING BALANCE AND HOW IT HAS LOOKED OVER TIME. SO JUST A REMINDER OF WHAT IS 
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BEING MADE AND ENSURE IS WHAT OUR ACTUALS ARE COMING IN AT. 
          TAKES THAT SAME ENDING FUND BALANCE OF NEARLY $45 MILLION AND SHOWS YOU HOW IT'S BROKEN DOWN. 
          SO THE NON-SPENDABLE IS REQUIRED THAT WE SET ASIDE THE MONEY TO COVER ON THE INVENTORY WHICH IS EXPENDITURES AND ANY CASH IN LOCAL BANK THAT WE HAVE. WE CARRY A SMALL AMOUNT OF CASH THERE. AND THEN THE 3% STATE RESERVE FOR ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY IS 7.3 MILLION. 
          AND THEN THAT BRINGS US TO OUR COMMITMENTS. 
          THEY ARE APPROVED BY RESOLUTION EACH YEAR ALONG WITH THE BUDGET. 
          DON'T BRING THEM BACK IF THEY'RE SPENT IN ACCORDANCE TO HOW THEY ARE ALLOCATED. THEY WERE SET UP WITH 30 MILLION FOR DEFICIT SPENDING AND 5 MILLION FOR FACILITY. 
          WE DID USE ABOUT A MILLION OF THAT IN THE COWER OF THE YEAR AND NEEDED A MILLION OF THAT IN RESERVE OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. SO THIS IS NOT REMAINING FOR THE MAYFAIR PROJECT. THIS IS FACILITY PROJECTS. 
          THIS, THE MAYFAIR PROJECT IS PART OF OUR EXPENSES. 
          THEY ARE BUDGETED THE AMOUNT THAT COMES FROM THE GENERAL FUND IS BUDGETED WITHIN OUR EXPENDITURES EACH YEAR. 
          AND THEN THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE OF JUST UNDER A MILLION BRINGS US TO THE 45 MILLION. IN THE ENDING BALANCE. 
          AND I DID MEAN TO SAY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK THEM AS WE GO ALONG. I DON'T MIND THAT ONE BIT. 
          SO THIS IS OUR COMBINED GENERAL FUND COMPARISON, SO THIS INCLUDES BOTH RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED AND THE CHANGE IN BOTH. THE REVENUES CAME IN AT 2.88 MILLION LOWER. PART OF THAT AGAIN IS THAT FAIR MARKET VALUE. SOME REVENUES LIKE STATE REVENUES CAME IN HIGHER. THAT IS INDICATIVE OF HOW WE HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR VARIOUS GRANTS AND ENTITLEMENTS. 
          SOME OF THEM YOU RECORD ALL THE INCOME THAT YOU ARE ALLOCATED IN THE YEAR WHETHER YOU SPENT IT OR NOT AND THEN YOU CARRY IT OVER. 
          OTHERS YOU ONLY RECORD INCOME THAT COVERS THE EXPENSES, AND YOU CARRY OVER REVENUE THAT'S STILL OWED TO YOU. 
          SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW THAT CHANGE HAPPENS OVER TIME. 
          SOME UP, SOME DOWN. AND 2.8 MILLION LOWER. 
          EXPENDITURES WERE 1.15 MILLION HIGHER. 
          AS THE BOARD AS THE BOARD WILL RECALL, THE RAISE WAS APPROVED ON THE NINTH THAT THE BUDGET WAS ADOPTED WHICH SO INCLUDED ESTIMATED ACTUALS. 
          THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ESTIMATED ACTUALS. 
          SO THE AMOUNTS TO COVER THAT RAISE AS WELL AS ANY OTHER CHANGES IN SALARIES AND BENEFITS ARE HIGHLIGHTED THERE. 
          THERE'S A FEW OTHER CHANGES IN SALARIES AND BENEFITS. 
          THAT DOES NOT REFLECT WHAT THAT RAISE COST US AS PART OF THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. THE OTHER PART OF THAT EMPLOYEE BENEFITS IS CALLED STIRS ON BEHALF. 
          STIRS COMES IN AS REVENUE TO US AND GOES OUT IN THE SAME AMOUNT AS EXPENDITURES. WHAT IT REFLECTS IS THE AMOUNT THAT THE STATE HAS PAID TO STIRS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON BEHALF OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THAT FOR DECADES. IT KEPT THE DISTRICT CONTRIBUTION LOWER AND AS THE CALSTRS FUND NEEDED MORE, INSTEAD OF RAISING THAT BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME STATUTES THAT KEPT IT LOWER FOR DISTRICTS INSTEAD OF RAISING THAT UNTIL THAT WAS CHANGED ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO. 
          INSTEAD OF RAISING THAT THE STATE PAID AMOUNTS ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICTS. SO THAT'S WHAT STIRS ON BEHALF IS. THAT AMOUNT CAME IN HIGHER SO THAT'S PART OF THE BENEFIT CHANGE. 
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SO SERVICES AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENDITURES CAME IN $2.5 MILLION LOWER. THAT'S NOT ABNORMAL. 
          SERVICES AND OPERATING EXPENSES ARE THE TWO BIGGEST PLACES WHERE WE SEE THOSE THEY ARE BOTH RESTRICTED. 
          THEY ARE IN ROUTINE RESTRICTED MAINTENANCE. 
          CONTRACTS THINGS WE NEED TO CONTRACT OUT AND IN SPECIAL ED. 
          SPECIAL ED HAS SERVICES AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENDITURES IN THE WAY OF A NUMBER OF THINGS BUT NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS IS ONE OF THE LARGER ONES. NONPUBLIC AGENCIES AS WE SERVE OUR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AS WELL AS SOME STAFFING THAT WE HAVE AUGMENTED STAFFING IN THE WAY OF SOME OF OUR AIDES. 
          AS THOSE COSTS SHIFTED AND HIRING PEOPLE WHICH IS BETTER OVERALL FOR US. THOSE CONTRACTS CAME IN LOWER. 
          SO WE BUDGET THEM AT WHAT WE ESTIMATE THEY'LL COME IN AT. 
          THEY DON'T ALWAYS AS WE SPEND LESS LATER IN THE YEAR. 
          AND THEN THE CAPITAL OUTLAY WAS ABOUT HALF A MILLION HIGHER. 
          BOTH OF THOSE -- ALL OF THE BUDGETS WERE COVERED A LOT IN SOME OTHER AREAS THAT HAD SAVINGS AND INCREASES, YOU KNOW. 
          SO WE DO MOVE THE BUDGET AROUND IN CATEGORIES AS WELL. 
          THIS IS JUST A PICTURE OF HOW THE FUNDS COME IN. 
          THE AMOUNTS ARE IN MILLIONS AND THIS IS AGAIN THE COMBINED UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED GENERAL FUND REVENUE. 
          THE BIGGEST PIECE OF THAT PIE IS LCFF OR REVENUE LIMIT SOURCES THAT'S WHERE PROPERTY TAX COMES IN. 
          THAT'S PART OF OUR LCFF ENTITLEMENT. 
          LCFF BEING LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULAS. 
          THE BULK OF THE UNRESTRICTED DOLLARS WE GET FROM THE STATE. 
          AND IT COMES IN IN THE WAY OF PROPERTY TAXES AND STATE AID. 
          SO THAT'S THE BIGGEST SLICE OF THAT PIE AS WE WOULD EXPECT. 
          THE NEXT LARGEST IS STATE AND THAT IS WHERE OUR SPECIAL ED REVENUE COMES IN. SO THOSE WE ANTICIPATE ARE GOING TO BE OUR HIGHEST. THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL JUST MOVE ON. IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE SOURCES AND HOW MUCH WE RECEIVE. AGAIN, THE SAME FOR HOOPS, EXPENDITURES. THE LARGEST SLICE OF THAT PIE AS IT SHOULD BE ARE SALARIES AND BENEFITS. 
          THE LARGEST PART OF OUR BUDGET GOES TO OUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE, OUR STAFF. SO WE CAN CARRY OUT THE WORK WE DO WITHOUT OUR STAFF TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS. 
          SO THAT'S THAT LARGEST PIECE AND YOU'LL SEE THE OTHER CATEGORIES IN THERE, SERVICES AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES I'VE TALKED ABOUT QUITE A BIT. THAT'S A PRETTY SLICE OF THE PIE AS WE PROVIDE OUTSIDE SERVICES WHEN WE HAVE TO. 
          WHEN STAFF CAN PROVIDE A BULK OF SERVICES BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE DO LOOK OUT FOR. SO THEN THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND. I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO LAY OUT THE DEFICIT SPENDING BECAUSE I KNOW AT THE TIME WHEN SCHOOL SERVICES WAS HERE WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT DEFICIT SPENDING. 
          SO I WANTED TO LAY THAT OUT. REVENUES LESSEN YOUR EXPENDITURES AND GIVE YOU YOUR SURPLUS OR DEFICIT PRIOR TO YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE TOTAL DEFICIT IS AFTER THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FOR SPECIAL ED, ROUTINE RESTRICTED MAINTENANCE. 
          WE ARE REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE 3% TO ROUTINE INSPECTION. 
          THAT COVERS OUR SALARIES AS WELL AS SOME OF THE SERVICES WE HAVE TO PROVIDE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE BARE MINIMUM DONE ON OUR SCH SCHOOLS. AND SO THEN WE HAD A VERY SMALL AMOUNT GOING TO TRANSPORTATION. THAT WOULD BE THE VANS, THAT TYPE OF THING. WE INVESTED ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS THERE. SO THOSE ARE OUR CONTRIBUTIONS 
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THAT MAKE UP THAT $39 MILLION. AND I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT SPECIAL ED. WELL, ACTUALLY, I THINK I CAN DO IT NOW. ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WHEN SCHOOL SERVICES WAS HERE WAS THE REVENUE YOU RECEIVED FOR SPECIAL ED VERSUS OUR CONTRIBUTIONS. 
          WE RECEIVE A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAX TRANSFERS. 
          WE RECEIVE FEDERAL IN THE AMOUNT OF ABOUT 6.5%. 
          STATE COMES IN AT ABOUT 20%. THIS IS THE WAY IT LANDED FOR ACTUALS. LOCAL COMES IN ABOUT 5%. 
          OUR CONTRIBUTION MAKES UP ABOUT 56% OF THAT. 
          SO WHAT THAT HIGHLIGHTS IS EXACTLY WHAT SCHOOL SERVICES MENTIONED. SCHOOL SERVICES MENTIONED THAT OUR STATE AND FEDERAL PROVIDERS DON'T HAVE NEVER COVERED ALL OF SPECIAL ED. WE ARE CONTRIBUTING ABOUT 66%. 
          HE SAID THAT OFTEN RUNS ABOUT 40% IN FEDERAL AND STATE AND 60 TO THE DISTRICT. THAT FLUCTUATES A LOT. 
          NEXT YEAR THE STATE IS GIVING ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FOR SPECIAL ED. SO WE SEE THAT THE CONTRIBUTION WILL GO DOWN TO ABOUT 62%. THE WAY WE ARE ESTIMATING IT RIGHT NOW WE'LL KNOW MORE AS THE YEAR UNFOLDS AND WE'LL SEE HOW THOSE DOLLARS PLAY OUT TO THE DISTRICTS. 
          I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GIVE THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS PART OF THE CONVERSATION THAT NIGHT AS WELL. 
          SO THE BUDGET FACTORS CONSIDERED AS WE LOOK AT THIS BUDGET, AS WE LOOK AT THE '26, '27 BUDGET. GENERALLY THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA DOLLARS CONTINUED TO BE FLAT ALTHOUGH EACH YEAR. WE ARE IN DECLINE. 
          THAT IMPACT CAUSES THE FUNDING NOT TO CHANGE A WHOLE LOT WHILE OUR DISTRICT EXPENSES DO. THAT'S ONE CHALLENGE IN THE BUDGET. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT HOWEVER FOR THE '26 '27 YEAR THE STATE HAS GIVEN ADDITIONAL DOLLARS IN THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA TO OFFSET EXPANDED PREGNANCY LEAVE AS THAT LAW PASSED THE STATE RECOGNIZED THE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS ON THE DISTRICTS. 
          SO THEY AUGMENTED THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO COVER THAT. THEY OBVIOUSLY CANNOT CALCULATE WHAT THAT IS FOR DISTRICTS AND DISTRICTS FLUCTUATE. 
          THAT CAN CHANGE THIS YEAR, THE NEXT YEAR. 
          CONSIDERABLY. THAT IS JUST -- I'M NOT AWARE OF AN ESTIMATE DONE ON THAT YET. BUT AS WE GET FURTHER IN THE YEAR WE'LL HAVE TO SEE THOSE DOLLARS COME HOW CLOSE THEY CAME. THE DISTRICT CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE DECLINING ENROLLMENT. THAT CAUSES US TO CLOSELY MONITOR DAILY ENROLLMENT NUMBERS TO REFINE OUR PROJECTIONS. 
          WE ARE USING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STUDENTS EACH YEAR. 
          THAT'S NOT JUST A BELLFLOWER PROBLEM, THAT'S A STATEWIDE PROBLEM. THERE ARE SOME POCKETS IN CALIFORNIA WHERE THAT'S NOT THE CASE BUT MOST OF CALIFORNIA IS IN DECLINE AND MOST CERTAINLY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS IN DECLINE. AGAIN, THAT IS NOT A UNIQUE PROBLEM HERE. ONGOING EXPENDITURES CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED. THE CURRENT DEFICIT SPENDING IS NOT SUSTAINABLE. THAT'S MENTIONED BECAUSE THE IMPACT OF THAT OVERALL DEFICIT ON THE ENDING BALANCE WHICH IS A ONE TIME RESOURCE WILL HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED. 
          I WILL SAY AS I LOOK AT THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND THE MULTIYEAR PROJECTION, GREAT STRIDES HAVE BEEN MADE TO LOWER THAT DEFICIT DUE TO THE FISCAL STABILIZATION PLAN. 
          ALSO AS WE LOOK FORWARD IT'S NOT ALL BAD NEWS. 
          WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS. AND THEN OF COURSE ANY LONG TERM 
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IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND OF ANY ONE TIME MAJOR PROJECT OR ANY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT SHOULD BE EVALUATED ON WHETHER THEY CAN BE AFFORDABLE OVER TIME. 
          NOT JUST IN A CURRENT YEAR BUT LAST A LONG TIME. 
          SO THE FINAL REQUIRED NEXT STEPS ARE THE AUDIT REPORT AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. THE FIRST INTERIM UPDATE WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU IN DECEMBER. THAT WILL BE ADJUSTED FOR ANY ACTUAL ENROLLMENT, ANY CHANGE IN THE ESTIMATED ENROLLMENT THAT WE HAVE AND THAT IMPACT ON THE AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE. 
          AND ANY LATEST EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE ESTIMATES THAT WE HAVE AND ANY TRENDS WE CAN LOOK AT FROM UNAUDITED ACTUALS WHERE WE ENDED UP IN THE YEAR END AS WELL AS WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE YEAR BY THE END OF OCTOBER AS THE TRANSACTIONS ARE CUT OFF. 
          SO WE WILL ADJUST SOME BUDGETS. ONE OF THE BIGGEST PLACES WE ADJUST BUDGETS AT INTERIM THE TWO BIGGEST PLACES ARE WE BUILD IN THE CARRYOVER FROM THOSE RESTRICTED PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY'RE AVAILABLE FOR EXPENSES. AND WE ALSO ADJUST OUR STAFFING BECAUSE AT THE TIME OF THE '26-'27 ADOPTED BUDGET WE ESTIMATE CHANGES IN STAFFING FOR RETIREMENTS, FOR REPLACEMENTS, ET CETERA. HOW THE STAFFING ACTUALLY LANDED, WHO MOVED WHERE, THAT KIND OF THING. 
          THAT'LL CHANGE THE STAFFING FIGURES AS WELL. 
          SO THOSE ARE THE TWO BIG THINGS WE USUALLY DO AT FIRST INTERIM. 
          THOSE ARE THE BIGGEST CHANGES YOU ARE SEEING THERE. 
          YOU WILL NOT SEE A LOT OF MOVEMENT IN THE OTHER EXPENSES JUST BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE EARLY ON IN THE YEAR BUT WE MIGHT HAVE SOME REVENUE ESTIMATES AT THAT POINT OR SOME ALLOCATION INFORMATION. AND THEN THE SECOND INTERIM BUDGET WE ARE LOOKING TO GET A WHOLE LOT CLOSER BECAUSE HALF OF THE YEAR HAS HAPPENED THAT CUTS OFF AT THE END OF JANUARY SO HALF THE YEAR HAS HAPPENED. THEN OF COURSE ESTIMATED ACTUALS WILL BE WHEN YOU SEE THAT BUDGET AGAIN AND THAT GETS US KIND OF THE MOST OF THE YEAR PICTURE. WE CAN THEN DO A BETTER ESTIMATE AT THAT TIME. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M 
          HAPPY TO RESPOND TO THOSE. >> I HAVE ONE AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT YOU CAN DO IT ON THE FRIDAY MEMO BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS. I KNOW WE ARE GOING THROUGH A DECLINING ENROLLMENT. WHAT OUR PERCENTAGE WAS THIS YEAR. IF YOU DON'T KNOW, CAN YOU GET 
          TO US? >> RIGHT NOW, WE'RE STILL WAITING ON NUMBERS AND CLOSER TO THE STATE TO BE SURE. 
          >> OKAY, THANK YOU. MY OTHER QUESTION I. KNOW THAT YOU SAID YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT 40% FROM FEDERAL AND STATE FAIR. 
          UP FROM 40% HOW MUCH DO WE GET FROM THE STATE AND WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON HOW MUCH MORE WE WILL GET THIS YEAR? I. KNOW THAT'S PROBABLY NOT AN EASY QUESTION. 
          WHATEVER YOU CAN GUIDE ME TO. >> SO THE UNAUDITED ACTUALS WE RECEIVED IN STATE REVENUE FOR SPECIAL ED WE RECEIVED $9.7 MILLION. THAT WAS ABOUT 20% OF THE OVERALL REVENUE NEEDED TO COVER OUR EXPENSES. 
          NEXT YEAR THAT'S ESTIMATED TO BE 13.4 IN THE ADOPTED BUDGET. 
          WE WILL KNOW MORE BY FIRST INTERIM HOW THAT ACTUALLY COMES OUT WHEN THE STATE COMES OUT WITH THEIR BUDGET. 
          IT'S IN BILLIONS AND HOW IT SHAKES OUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO MAKE A SMALL GUESS ON HOW THAT'S ALLOCATED. WE KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE NOW THAN AT ADOPTED. SO AS TIME PROGRESSES WE'LL KNOW MORE BUT THAT'S $13.4 MILLION AND THAT'S MORE LIKE 30%. 
          NOT QUITE. SO THEY HAVE MADE SOME HEADWAY IN THAT. THEY HAVE ADDRESSED THAT. 
          IT IS A DRUM THAT DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN BEEN BEATING FOR MANY YEARS, MY ENTIRE CAREER BECAUSE IT'S ABSURD THAT THE FEDERAL AND 
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STATE GOVERNMENT ME, IT'S ABSURD THAT THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT DO NOT COVER ALL OUR STUDENTS NEEDS. 
          AND JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE STUDENTS WITH -- THEY ARE OUR STUDENTS, THEY HAVE NEEDS. WE COVER THEM. 
          AND DISTRICTS ARE LEFT HOLDING THE BAT TO COVER THOSE NEEDS WITH NO STATE AND FEDERAL DOLLARS. 
          THAT'S MY TWO CENTS ON THAT. SORRY. 
          I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME A MOMENT TO POUND THAT DRUM YET AGAIN. JUST BECAUSE I'VE HEARD IT MY WHOLE CAREER. SO IT IS HEADWAY. 
          IT IS HEADWAY AND HOPEFULLY THE STATE WILL CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE 
          THAT OBLIGATION IN THE FUTURE. >> YOU HAD AN AMAZING ANSWER. 
          THANK YOU. >> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. 
          I TOTALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT. IF WE CAN GET THE ANSWERS IN THE FRIDAY MEMO BUT WHATEVER YOU CAN ANSWER WILL BE AWESOME. 
          FIRST THE PAGE 34 OF THE UNAUDITED ACTIONS. 
          THE CAFETERIA FUND. KIND OF A TOPIC. 
          I WANT TO UNDERSTAND. ONCE IT WENT INTO THE SPEND DOWN PLAN BECAUSE CONCERN WITH THE AMOUNT OF RESERVES I KNOW IT'S RESTRICTED. INSTEAD WE HAVE ADDED TO THAT BOTTOM LINE AGAIN. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF WE CAN GET INFORMATION ON HOW WE ARE DOING ON THIS SPEND DOWN PLAN AND WHY THERE'S AN INCREASE IN THE BUDGET. 
          I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE A LOT CLOSER AT THE END OF THE BUDGETARY CYCLE. ALSO ON THAT SAME PAGE MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME UNDERSTAND BUT IT HAS A LIST OF ASSETS FROM THE CAFETERIA FUND. THERE IS A LINE FOR THE AMOUNT HELD IN TREASURY. THAT'S $11.7 MILLION. 
          CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT NUMBER FOR ME? IT IS C PART ONE. IS THAT SPECIFIC TO THE CAFETERIA FUND, THE $11.7 MILLION? 
          >> YES. EACH OF OUR FUNDS ARE KEPT SEPARATELY IN A SEPARATE FUND. WE IDENTIFY THEM BY THEIR FUND NUMBER. YOU CAN SEE THAT FORM IS FORM 13. THAT INDICATES TO US THAT INTO DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE THAT THAT'S THE CAFETERIA FUND. 
          SO THOSE FUNDS ARE HELD IN A SEPARATE TREASURY FUND AND THEY EARN THEIR OWN INTEREST ON THAT FUND. 
          >> THAT $11.7 MILLION IS IN TREASURY FUND AND IS THAT REFLECTED IN OUR RESERVE, WHETHER IN -- 
          >> NO, THE RESERVES ARE ONLY IN THE GENERAL FUND. 
          IT'S REFLECTED AS PART OF THEIR RESERVES. 
          THAT'S THEIR CASH PORTION OF THEIR RESERVES. 
          THEY'LL HAVE OTHER PARTS OF THAT RESERVE. 
          BEGINNING BALANCE BEING THE OTHER BIG PIECE OF THAT. 
          BUT WHAT I PRESENTED IS THE GENERAL FUND. 
          THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE OTHER FUNDS. 
          I GENERALLY DO CALL ATTENTION TO THOSE. 
          I DO REVIEWS THOSE RATHER QUICKLY BUT I DO REVIEW THOSE AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ALARMING TO ME OTHER THAN THE BALANCE. 
          IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THERE HAS BEEN A SPEND DOWN PLAN. 
          I'VE NOT REVIEWED THAT BUT I WILL. 
          I CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND SEE WHERE THEIR CHANGES FELL. 
          >> OKAY, THANK YOU. CAN WE GET ANY INSIGHT FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THAT FUND AND KIND OF HELP GUIDE SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS SO WE CAN KIND OF FIGURE THAT OUT? 
          >> I WILL SAY IT'S NOT UNUSUAL. I'VE WORKED WITH OTHER DISTRICTS A LOT OF DISTRICTS THEY ARE NOT SELF-SUSTAINING IN THEIR CAFETERIA FUND. OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE BALANCES. 
          SOME OF IT COULD BE -- THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE AREAS THAT CAFETERIAS OFTEN HAVE RESERVES. THE LAST COUPLE YEARS AS THE STATE BROUGHT IN THE UNIVERSAL MEALS. 
          THEY BROUGHT IN SOME FUNDING FOR THE KITCHENS FOR THAT AS WELL. 
          AND A LOT OF TIMES THAT'S PART OF THEIR RESERVES. 
          THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO ALL OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY NEEDED TO DO TO DO MUCH OF THE SCRATCH AND FRESH COOKING 
          THAT THE UNIVERSAL MEALS ACT -- >> I KNOW THERE'S BEEN EFFORTS TO DO IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CAFETERIA AND I KNOW JUST OVERALL KIND OF LOOKING BACK AT THAT SPEND DOWN PLAN. 
          KIND OF WHAT WE CAN DO MORE. ESPECIALLY SPENDING MONEY ON 
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THIS YEAR'S KIDS AND SEEING WHAT WE CAN DO EVEN MORE. 
          >> LET ME ADD ONE MORE THING ON THAT TOO. 
          SOMETIMES I'M GUESSING SOME OF THOSE MIGHT HAVE BEEN PLANNED TO DO THIS SUMMER. AND AGAIN THIS IS EXPENSES THAT WERE INCURRED AS OF JUNE 30TH. SO THOSE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN STARTED AND WHAT WE MAY HAVE SPENT SINCE THEN MIGHT HAVE DONE SOME OF THAT WORK THIS SUMMER. BUT I WILL GET SOME FURTHER 
          INFORMATION. >> WILL THAT SHOW UP IN ACTUALS 
          ON THE NEXT INTERIM? >> IT WILL SHOW UP IN THE NEXT INTERIM IN PART DEFINITELY NEXT YEAR'S IN AUDITED ACTUALS. 
          BUT YOU SHOULD SEE SOME OF IT BUDGETED NEXT YEAR. 
          IF IT HAPPENED THIS SUMMER IT SHOULD BE BUDGETED. 
          IN THE CAFETERIA FUND. YOU WILL SEE SOME OF THAT. 
          >> OKAY, IF WE COULD DIG INTO IT AND GIVE US AN OVERVIEW ON HOW 
          THAT'S BEEN GOING. >> I'D BE HAPPY TO. 
          >> THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. 
          NEXT ON PAGE 43 THERE'S A LINE OF PROCEEDS OF DISPOSAL OF CAPITAL ASSETS BUT IT'S AT ZERO. AM I LOOKING AT THE WRONG SPOT OR IS THAT SOMETHING -- BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF WHEN WE DO OUR DISPOSAL OF CAPITAL ASSETS WHERE DOES THAT GO BACK INTO OUR BUDGET? 
          >> PAGE 46? >> PAGE 43 IS WHERE THAT LANDED. 
          THAT'S IN THE BUILDING FUND. I'D ASSUME THAT'S THE LARGEST 
          CAPITAL ASSET. >> THAT WOULD BE IF WE SOLD ANY ASSETS THAT WERE HELD IN THAT FUND AND THE FUNDS WENT BACK TO THAT FUND. FOR THE MOST PART WHEN WE SURPLUS ASSETS, THEY HAVE NO VALUE. 
          SO ANY MONEY WE RECEIVE WHICH IS A VERY SMALL REFLECTION OF WHAT THEY MAY HAVE COST US IN THE BEGINNING GOES INTO THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND. WHEN WE SELL THOSE ASSETS NEXT TO NOTHING BECAUSE THOSE WERE FULLY DEPRECIATED AND THERE IS NO BOOK VALUE ANY MORE. THAT MONEY DOES NOT GO BACK INTO 
          THE BUILDING FUND. >> THE RESTRICTED FUNDS IT HAS 
          TO GO BACK INTO THAT SAME -- >> NOT WHEN THEY ARE FULLY 
          DEPRECIATED. >> RIGHT. 
          WHAT I MEAN, SITTING AT ZERO. I WONDER ARE WE DISPOSING OF OUR DEPRECIATED ASSETS. IF WE ARE GETTING $0, JUST WHAT OUR PROCESS IS ON THAT AND WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR DISPOSABLE 
          ASSETS? >> ANY DOLLARS WE RECEIVE AGAIN WILL BE SHOWN IN THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND, NOT IN THE BUILDING FUND BECAUSE THOSE ARE FULLY DEPRECIATED. 
          WE ARE NOT SELLING SOMETHING THAT HAS WORTH. 
          WE ARE GETTING SCRAP METAL DOLLARS OFTENTIMES. 
          >> I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. ONCE IT'S FULLY DEPRECIATED IT CAN GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND. I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL. 
          AND ONE MORE IF I MAY? I KNOW WE'RE KIND OF GETTING INTO THE AIR, THERE IS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION SHIFT THAT WE UNDERTOOK. 
          IS THERE ANY EVIDENCE IN THE UNAUDITED ACTUALS OF HOW -- OF OUR ACCESS COST FOR IN-HOUSE TRANSPORTATION. 
          WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE REFLECTED IN THIS BUDGET OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO AND GET BACK TO HOW WE ARE DOING? WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING THE WHOLE TRANSPORTATION SHIFT THERE'S A LOT -- THERE'S A BIG SPECTRUM OF IT WOULD COST US THIS MUCH MORE? WE'D HAVE SOME COST SAVINGS. HERE WE GET SOME MORE INFORMATION ON HOW WE'VE DONE WITH THAT? 
          THANK YOU. >> I'M TRYING TO WRITE A QUICK 
          NOTE TO. >> I HAVE ONE LAST ONE. 
          THE ADULT EDUCATION FUND. IT'S A VERY SMALL FUND. 
          BUT CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHERE -- AND AGAIN I APPRECIATE THE FACT YOU'RE -- YOU MAY NOT UNDERSTAND. 
          IT'S FINE. BUT THAT FUND BEING SO SMALL. 
          WHERE DO WE SPEND THAT, AND IS THAT TYPICAL TO HAVE SUCH A SMALL ADULT EDUCATION FUND. OR IS IT A USUALLY YOU DON'T HAVE THE FUND AT A CERTAIN POINT. 
          IS THERE A REASON TO KEEP IT THERE IF IT'S ONLY 1000 PLUS 
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          DOLLARS? >> SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES MIGHT HAVE A BETTER TASTE FOR THAT BUT THE STATE STOPPED FUNDING ADULT PROGRAMS TEN YEARS AGO IS WHAT I'M REMEMBERING. 
          IT GETS A LITTLE FOGGY, KEEPING TRACK OF ALL THE YEARS. 
          QUITE SOME TIME AGO IN THE STATE TOOK MONEY BACK FROM DISTRICTS. 
          ADULT ED WAS ONE OF OUR GREATLY REDUCED CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS. ADULT ED WAS ONE. AND THEY ALL BUT DID AWAY WITH IT. IT IS, TO HAVE A FUND WITH VERY LITTLE DOLLARS. AS TO THE PROGRAMS, I'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. I CAN TAKE A LOOK AND GIVE SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT. 
          >> PERFECT, REALLY APPRECIATE THE ANSWERS. 
          >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? 
          [11. MAJOR ACTION]
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR REPORT. 
          NOW WE MOVE INTO A MAJOR ACTION. WE HAVE THREE MAJOR ACTION ITEMS. LET'S BEGIN WITH 11.1, RESOLUTIONS. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE 
          ITEM 11.1? >> YOU HAVE THAT MOTION. 
          >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> ROLL CALL? >> BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG? BOARD MEMBER STUART? VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD? 
          PRESIDENT GARZA? >> NEXT ITEM IS 11.2, ELECTIONS OF MEMBERS TO THE LOS ANGELES COMMITTEE ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM 
          THE BOARD? >> I HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS. 
          SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT IS THE INCUMBENT. 
          MARTHA DEUTSCH IS ALSO AN INCUMBENT. 
          A MOTION? SPEAKER I MAKE THE MOTION THAT 
          WE APPROVE THIS. >> SECOND. 
          >> ROLL CALL PLEASE? 
          >> OUR LAST MAJOR ACTION ITEM IS 11.3. 
          APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT'S USE OF COOPERATIVE AND PIGGYBACK PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG? 
          >> I'M SORRY, I FORGOT TO TURN MY MIC OFF. 
          >> I ACTUALLY DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION UNDER THE FISCAL IM 
          IMPACT. >> IT SAYS PIGGYBACK CONTRACT WILL BE CHARGED TO APPLICABLE CHARGED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND APPLIED WHEN REQUIRED. SO MY QUESTION IS AROUND THE WORD WHEN REQUIRED. DO WE HAVE A PROCESS LAID OUT FOR THE BOARD TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT? 
          >> YEAH SO ALL CONTRACTS ARE PLACED ON THE CONTRACT MATRIX AND HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. 
          SO IN REALITY YOU COULD HAVE LIKE AN ASTERISK NEXT TO A CERTAIN CONTRACT THAT IDENTIFIES IT AS A PIGGYBACK CONTRACT BUT ALL THOSE CONTRACTS ARE ALREADY VETTED AND HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN OTHER DISTRICTS WHICH IS WHY WE ARE ABLE TO USE THEM. 
          AND SO IT REALLY DOES COME DOWN TO PREFERENCE OF HOW YOU WOULD WANT THEM IDENTIFIED, IF YOU WANT THEM IDENTIFIED. 
          BUT THEY'LL ALL BE COMING BEFORE THE BOARD AT SOME POINT FOR 
          APPROVAL. >> SO WE JUST HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND LET STAFF KNOW HOW WE WANT THEM ON THE MATRIX ITSELF THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY. OKAY, PERFECT. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SO, ANDREW, YOU WEREN'T HERE LAST MEETING BUT THEY'RE GOING TO COME UP IN THE PURCHASE ORDERS ANYWAY EVEN IF THEY ARE 
          PIGGYBACK CONTRACTS. >> OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THE 
          CLARIFICATION. >> YEAH. 
          YOU'LL SEE IT MOST POINTED OUT ON THE CONTRACTS MATRIX. 
          AND THEN YOU'LL ALSO SEE IT WHEN IT TURNS INTO A PURCHASE ORDER. 
          >> OKAY. WONDERFUL, THANK YOU. 
          [02:20:07]
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 11.3? 
          >> SECOND. >> ROLL CALL PLEASE. 
          >> BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG? >> AYE. 
          >> BOARD MEMBER STEWART? >> AYE. 
          >> VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD? >> AYE. 
          >> PRESIDENT GARZA? >> AYE. 
          [12. CONSENT AGENDA]
NOW WE MOVE INTO CONSENT AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS TO WITHHOLD 
          FROM THE AGENDA THIS EVENING? >> I ACTUALLY WILL I'M GOING TO PULL 12.2. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ONE? PERFECT. OKAY. 
          SO LET'S GO AHEAD. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 12.2. 
          >> YOU HAVE THAT MOTION. >> SECOND. 
          >> ROLL CALL PLEASE? >> BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG? 
          >> AYE. >> BOARD MEMBER STEWART? 
          >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD? 
          >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT GARZA? 
          >> AYE. >> SO THE FIRST ITEM WITHHELD WAS PULLED BY ME ITEM 12.2. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT IT IS UNDER ADMINISTRATION NUMBER 7. SORRY. 
          OH, DID I? ONE SECOND. 
          I THINK I JUST PULLED THE WRONG ONE. 
          >> I THINK YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION TO RESCIND, YEAH? 
          >> I MAKE A MOTION TO RESCIND. ITEM 12.2 PLEASE. 
          >> YOU HAVE THE MOTION TO RESCIND 12.2 FOR FURTHER 
          CONSIDERATION. >> SINCE THERE WAS A VOTE TAKEN ON THE ITEM THAT YOU DID WANT, YOU WOULD RESCIND THE VOTE ON THE CONSENT AND GO BACK AND PULL THE RIGHT ITEM AND THEN KIND OF 
          GO THROUGH IT AGAIN. >> YOU HAVE A MOTION TO RESCIND THE MOTION TO RESCIND ITEM 12. CONSENT. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> I NEED A SECOND. 
          >> WHICH ONE ARE YOU PULLING? >> SO LET ME REPHRASE THAT MOTION FOR YOU. A MOTION TO RESCIND THE VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR THAT EXCLUDED ITEM 12.2 AND RECONSIDERATION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. 
          >> DO YOU WANT ME TO REMEMBER ALL THAT? MOTION TO RESCIND ITEM 12 THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDING ITEM 
          12.2. >> YOU CAN JUST SAY WHATEVER LEGAL COUNSEL SAID AND THE MOTION'S ALREADY IN THE RECORD. 
          >> WHATEVER HE SAID. [LAUGHTER] 
          >> I WILL SECOND, ANDREW. >> ROLL CALL PLEASE. 
          >> BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG? >> AYE. 
          >> BOARD MEMBER STEWART? >> AYE. 
          >> VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD? >> AYE. 
          >> PRESIDENT GARZA? >> AYE. 
          MY APOLOGIES. TO MY COLLEAGUES AND STAFF. 
          ANYONE ELSE? SO. 
          I WILL NOW GO BACK AND I'M GOING TO PULL ITEM 12.112, CONTRACT LISTINGS AND AMENDMENTS. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SORRY, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH 
          THE EXCEPTION OF 12.12. >> I SECOND. 
          >> ROLL CALL. >> BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG? 
          >> AYE. >> BOARD MEMBER STEWART? 
          >> AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD? 
          >> AYE. >> PRESIDENT GARZA? 
          [12.12. CONTRACT LISTINGS AND AMENDMENTS]
          >> AYE. >> SO NOW I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT 12.112. AND UNDER OUR CONTRACT LISTING AGREEMENTS, THE CONTRACT. WHEN I WAS READING THE CONTRACT ITSELF IT STATED THAT IT HAD RENE ARCUS OUR CVO ON THERE. 
          AM I READING THAT CORRECTLY? ON ONE OF THE INFORMATIONAL PIECES ON IT. WAS A CONTINUANCE SO IS HER NAME 
          [02:25:02]
ON THERE -- DID I READ THAT CORRECTLY? 
          >> WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE INFORMATION. 
          GIVE US ONE SECOND. >> YES. 
          >> SHE IS LISTED AS THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE CONTRACT BUT WE CAN AMEND THAT WITH DWK. AND GENERALLY WHEN SOMEONE LEAVES EMPLOYMENT WITH THE DISTRICT, WE WOULD JUST SUPPLEMENT THAT AS WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE THAT CHANGE JUST BY WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH THE OTHER PARTY. 
          >> OKAY. SO THE WAY WE HAVE IT IN FRONT 
          OF US IS GOING TO BE UPDATED? >> YEAH. 
          AND THAT'S JUST DONE BY WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES WHICH CAN BE AS SIMPLE AS AN EMAIL. 
          >> OKAY, PERFECT. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO KNOW. 
          SORRY ABOUT ALL THE CONFUSION. SO ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? BOARD MEMBER STEWART? OKAY. CAN I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION TO 
          APPROVE? >> SECOND. 
          >> 12.12. >> MOTION. 
          >> SECOND. >> ROLL CALL PLEASE? 
          >> BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG? >> AYE. 
          >> BOARD MEMBER STEWART? >> AYE. 
          >> VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD? >> AYE. 
          >> PRESIDENT GARZA? >> AYE. 
          [13. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS]
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE NOW INTO BOARD COMMUNICATIONS. WE ARE SPEAKING WITH BOARD 
          MEMBER ARMSTRONG. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GARZA. 
          THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE WITH US, HANDLING OUR BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT. I ATTENDED A CONFERENCE, THE CALIFORNIA LATINO SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION'S CONFERENCE. 
          THEIR ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND I ATTENDED TWO WORKSHOPS THAT I REALLY LIKED AND ONE WAS CALLED LEVERAGING MUNICIPAL COUNTY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR SHARED GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY. AND I KIND OF THOUGHT IT WAS SO COOL BECAUSE WE ARE YOU KNOW REACHING OUT TO EVERYONE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE WE DO WANT AND NEED THAT BOND VERY, VERY BAD. 
          AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF DR. SIMON HAS THOSE SLIDES YET BUT IF SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE SLIDES I'LL MAKE SURE SHE GETS THEM. 
          AND THEN I DID ANOTHER ONE. IT SAID RESET FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, TRANSFORMING SYSTEMS TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT THRIVES. 
          AGAIN THAT'S ON THE LINE OF WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. 
          HOW WE WANT ALL OF OUR CHILDREN TO BE MET WHERE THEY ARE, TO GET THEM WHAT THEY NEED SO THAT THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR WAY AND MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE IS EQUITY FOR EACH KID. OKAY. 
          AND IT'S DIFFERENT BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE KIDS, EACH KID, EACH OF OUR STUDENTS MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE DIFFERENT BARRIERS TO BARRIERS IN THEIR I GUESS FLIGHT TO SUCCEED. 
          SO WE WANT TO ADDRESS THE BARRIERS AND GET EACH OF OUR KIDS -- I KNOW SHE HAS THOSE SLIDES. 
          I ALSO WAS THERE AND I PRESENTED WITH ONE OF MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES. NOT ON THIS BOARD BUT FOR WELLO -- SORRY, ONE OF MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES. 
          AND WHAT WE DID IS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ISSUES THAT EXTEND WELL BEYOND EDUCATION THAT INCLUDES SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, SCHOOL GREENING AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. SO YOU KNOW THESE CHALLENGES WITH WATER CAN DIRECTLY AFFECT STUDENT HEALTH, SCHOOL OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. 
          [02:30:04]
AND PARTICULARLY AND HISTORICALLY UNDER CERTAIN COMMUNITIES. SO WE APPEALED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS THAT WERE THERE. AND WE ALSO INVITED THEM TO JOIN A COHORT SO THAT THEY CAN BE A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AS FAR AS LEARNING MORE ABOUT MORE OF WHAT THEWE CAN DO TO ADVOCATE FOR SAE WATER FOR EVERYBODY AND SUSTAINABILITY. 
          OH AND I WENT TO THE BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT. 
          THAT WAS FUN. I VISITED -- I FIRST WENT TO WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY. AND I SAW -- IT'S SO NICE. 
          SEE I WENT TO THE THREE SCHOOLS. I WENT TO WASHINGTON FIRST AND I SAW SOME OF THE TEACHERS THAT REMEMBERED SOME OF MY KIDS. 
          I HAD ONE KID THAT DID THE DASH WHAT IS IT THE PERFORMING ARTS THING, THE ENSEMBLE THAT THE KIDS USED TO GO THERE AND THEY WOULD DO LIKE MUSICALS OR WHATEVER? ON THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL. I DON'T KNOW. 
          THE CHORUS? THANK YOU. 
          I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT BECAUSE CYNTHIA DIDN'T GET THE SINGING PART. BUT ANYWAY. 
          [LAUGHS] ANYWAY, IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. 
          IT WASN'T ABOUT THAT. SO ANYWAYS, SHE ONLY WENT THERE FOR THE CHORUS. AND IT WAS JUST NICE TO SEE THE TEACHERS FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASKING HOW SHE'S DOING. 
          AND OF COURSE I SHARED THAT SHE'S DOING WELL. 
          AFTER THAT I RAN OVER TO ERNIE PYLE AND AGAIN THAT'S WHERE I SAW THE MOST TEACHERS. BECAUSE THREE OF MY KIDS DID THEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLING THERE. 
          I TAKE THAT BACK. FOUR. 
          AND AGAIN SEEING THE TEACHERS AND ASKING ME HOW THE KIDS WERE DOING. I WAS SO PROUD TO SAY EVERY ONE OF THEM ARE DOING WELL IN THE MEDICAL FIELD AND IT WAS BECAUSE OF THEM. BECAUSE OF YOU GUYS, THE TEACHERS. YOU GUYS PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN MAKING MY CHILDREN FOCUS ON THEIR STUDIES EVEN WHEN THEY WERE SLACKING. THE TEACHERS WOULD COME TO ME AND SAY, HEY, THEY'RE NOT PERFORMING LIKE I KNOW THEY CAN YOU KNOW? SO THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF TEACHERS THAT I LIKE. IT REALLY HELPED ME OUT. 
          I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY ABOUT IT. AND THEN I RAN OVER TO BAXTER AND AGAIN, TEACHERS OVER THERE THAT KNOW MY KIDS FROM WHEN THEY WENT TO BAXTER. BUT THE BEST SIGHT WAS SEEING THE TEACHERS AT EACH SITE CHEERING ME ON AS I WENT FROM SCHOOL TO SCHOOL. YAY, RENITA ARMSTRONG, YAY, RENITA ARMSTRONG! I WON'T SAY TOO MUCH MORE IN. 
          I HAD A. -- IT WAS A SOMEWHAT EMOTIONAL FOR ME GOING TO THE THREE SCHOOLS IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. 
          WAY LESS THAN AN HOUR. IT WAS FUN. 
          THAT'S ABOUT IT. THAT'S IT. 
          THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] 
          >> AND I'VE TIRED YOU ALL SO I'M SORRY. 
          >> THANK YOU BECOME A BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG. 
          BOARD MEMBER STEWART? >> GOOD EVENING. 
          I DON'T HAVE A LOT TO REPORT BUT I DID A FEW THINGS A LOT OF FOOTBALL. FIRST I WENT TO THE BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL GAME. I TOOK THE FRIDAY DRIVE BUT IT WAS WORTH IT. WE DIDN'T WIN THE GAME, WE LOST 28-24 BUT THE KIDS PLAYED REALLY WELL. 
          IT WAS VERY CLOSE. THEY CAME BACK WITH LESS THAN A MINUTE TO WIN. WE HAD A CHANCE BUT WE DIDN'T PULL IT OUT. BUT I WAS GLAD I MADE THE TRIP. 
          I WENT TO MAYFAIR BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT. 
          I WENT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DR. MORGAN AND THE STAFF. 
          SHE WALKED ME AROUND. I WENT INTO SOME CLASSROOMS AND SOME OF THE CLASSROOMS OF OUR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. 
          THANK YOU TO NOVELLA FOR TAKING US AROUND AS WELL. 
          IT'S NICE. THE FOOD IS REALLY GOOD. 
          I LIKED THE VIBE THERE. I LIKE HOW THEY HAD IT OUTSIDE THE BUILDING. SO IT WAS REALLY NICE PLACE TO BE. AND JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MAYFAIR THING. I HEAR EVERYONE'S SIGHS. 
          I WANT TO TELL YOU FROM A BOARD MEMBER SOMETIMES IT'S DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP WITH IT. I READ THE PETITION. 
          I KNOW YOU GUYS TAGGED US IN THE PETITION. 
          IT WAS HARD FOR ME BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS I KNOW THEY WEREN'T ACCURATE BECAUSE I THINK KIDS PLAYING AROUND TRYING TO BE EMPLOYEES. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE NAMES 
          [02:35:01]
THERE AND I'VE TALKED TO THOSE PEOPLE. 
          THEY DIDN'T WRITE THOSE COMMENTS SO THEREFORE IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS REAL AND WHAT'S NOT REAL. 
          I FEEL FOR YOU GUYS. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT WITH CLOSED SESSION. 
          SO I JUST HOPE YOU GUYS SYMPATHIZE WITH THAT AND UNDERSTAND THAT AS A BOARD MEMBER WE ARE NOT THERE. 
          WE ARE HEARING ALL SIDES OF THE STORY AND IT WAS A LITTLE BIT HARD TO KEEP UP FOR ME WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT I HAVE HEARD. 
          BUT I DO SUPPORT OUR MAYFAIR STAFF. 
          I THINK THEY'RE DOING A GOOD JOB AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND SOME RESOLUTION SO THAT EVERYBODY IS AT LEAST COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING MOVING FORWARD. AND THEN LASTLY I WENT TO BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME AGAIN LAST WEEK OUR FIRST HOME GAME. AGAIN WE LOST, AGAIN WE HAVE A VERY YOUNG TEAM. WE HAVE SOME VERY SIGNIFICANT FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES PLAYING. WE HAVE SOME INJURIES. 
          I'M REALLY EXCITED. I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT AUSTIN MILLER BUT HE'S DECIDED TO GO TO OHIO STATE. 
          I'M REALLY EXCITED OUR SPORTS TEAMS ARE STARTING TO GET RECRUITING AND WE ARE GETTING COLLEGES HERE ON OUR CAMPUSES AND THAT'S REALLY EXCITING FOR ME. 
          I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. 
          THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER STEWART. VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD. 
          >> NOT TOO MUCH REPORT. BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS WERE AWESOME. MY DAUGHTER WENT TO MAYFAIR FOR THE FIRST TIME. THAT'S MY FIRST TIME BEING A PARENT AT BACK TO SCHOOL THERE. A LOT OF WALKING. 
          I FORGOT HOW MUCH WALKING THERE IS IN HIGH SCHOOL. 
          BUT EVERYONE WAS JUST SUPER POSITIVE, UPBEAT. 
          THE CAMPUS CULTURE IS GREAT. ALL THE TEACHERS WERE AMAZING. 
          THAT WAS A REALLY FUN NIGHT. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR TEACHERS WHO CAME OUT AND ADVOCATED FOR OUR STUDENTS AND ADVOCATED FOR THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND FACILITIES. 
          I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID TONIGHT SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALSO I WILL ECHO MY COLLEAGUE STEWART. BEING A PRINCIPAL IS A VERY DIFFICULT JOB. AND NOT EVERY ONE IS GOING TO AGREE ALL THE TIME. AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE CAN'T SAY AS BOARD MEMBERS OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE PEOPLE INVOLVED AND THEIR PRIVACY. I KNOW THAT IS HARD SOMETIMES. 
          BUT WE DO HEAR EVERYTHING FROM BOTH SIDES AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AGAIN, IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE TO SPEAK UP AND NEVER STOP DOING THAT. 
          TO OUR STUDENTS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. 
          AND JUST KNOW THAT YOU ARE HEARD AND WE DO LISTEN. 
          AND WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEST FOR ALL STUDENTS AT THE SAME TIME. AND I THINK DR. MORGAN'S DOING A GREAT JOB, I THINK THE STAFF'S DOING A GREAT JOB AND I HOPE THAT THOSE HONEST CONVERSATIONS. SO THERE IS AT LEAST CLARITY AS MUCH AS IS RESPONSIBLE OF THE CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING. 
          I KNOW OUR SUPERINTENDENT IS VERY ACCESSIBLE AND I'M SURE SHE IS HAPPY TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. 
          BUT YOU HAVE A BOARD THAT LISTENS SO I DO APPRECIATE HEARING FROM OUR STUDENTS ON THOSE MATTERS. 
          BUT THERE IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT DECISIONS AND I THINK SHE'S DOING A GREAT JOB. THIS IS THAT TIME OF YEAR AND I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO REACH OUT TO US BOARD MEMBERS. 
          I READ EVERY SINGLE EMAIL AND A LOT OF TIMES THERE'S THINGS IN THE BEGINNING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR THAT CAN BE THINGS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. SPEAK UP AND SPEAK UP EARLY IN THE YEAR SO WE CAN DO OUR BEST TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS SO IT BENEFITS YOU FOR THE REMAINDER. I THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING TONIGHT AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. 
          >> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD. 
          AS FOR MYSELF I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT. 
          I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET TO VERY MANY FROM WHEN WE HAD OUR MEETING BUT I DID GO ACROSS AND I WAS ABLE TO BE THERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I ALSO WANT TO ECHO MY COLLEAGUE'S COMMENTS. BEING A PRINCIPAL I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IS DIFFICULT. THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN ON A CAMPUS ON A DAILY BASIS. WE GET THE INFORMATION DAILY FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND JUST THE CLIMATE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. SOMETIMES IT'S A LOT. 
          AND I JUST WANT US TO REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY. YOUR BOARD DOES HEAR YOU. 
          [02:40:05]
WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON ON OUR CAMPUSES. NOT JUST THIS ONE BUT MANY OTHERS THAT HAPPEN THAT YOU DON'T -- YOU'RE NOT REALLY AWARE OF AS OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SO WE APPRECIATE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO COME AND SPEAK TO US BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT THEM TO DO. 
          WE WANT THEM TO LEAVE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT BEING ABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES. SO WE ARE VERY PROUD OF ALL OF YOU WHO CAME HERE TO TALK TO US. AND WE CONTINUE TO EMBRACE THAT. 
          SO THIS IS YOUR BOARD ROOM. WE ARE YOUR BOARD. 
          AND WE WILL FIND A SOLUTION. SO I THINK PARENTS, I THINK KIDS, AND I ENCOURAGE OUR TEACHERS TO CONTINUE DOING THE GREAT JOB THAT THEY DO EVERY DAY AND ALSO OUR SUPPORT TEAMS ON OUR CAMPUSES TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE WELL PREPARED FOR EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING THAT MAY COME THEIR WAY IN THEIR FUTURES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          [14. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS]
[APPLAUSE] SO, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE INFORMATIONAL ITEM THIS EVENING? NO, THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 9:23:00 P.M. UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING TO B
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