Apr 10, 2025 Board of Trustees

[2. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS]

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IT IS NOW 4:00. I'D LIKE A MOTION TO MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION. SO MOVED. SO MOVED.

SECOND. OKAY. FIRST. SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO RETURN TO

[3. REGULAR SESSION]

FIRST, WE HAVE TO REPORT OUT ON THINGS THAT WERE DONE IN CLOSED SESSION. FIRST, THE BOARD COMPLETED THE EVALUATION OF MR. COLES, AND IT WAS VERY GOOD. OKAY, SO HE'S AROUND. HE STILL HAS HIS KEYS. OKAY, SO THAT'S A GOOD THING. ALRIGHT. LET'S APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. WE STILL DON'T HAVE A PARKING SPACE THOUGH. YEAH I DO WANT TO SAY THIS JUST, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION. OH. REAL QUICK JUST. OKAY. CLOSED. OKAY. CLOSED SESSION. OH, I THINK YOU GET A TALK BECAUSE YOU GOT, YOU KNOW. NO, JUST GET TO THE KEYS. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THIS. YOU KNOW, YOU GO THROUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION.

REALLY? THE HONOR. IT BELONGS TO THE EVERYBODY WHO WORKS HERE, YOU KNOW, AND I REALLY AM APPRECIATIVE OF THE BOARD'S EVALUATION AND JUST, YOU KNOW, KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S EVALUATION IS REALLY THE WORK OF EVERYBODY ELSE. AND SO I'M JUST HONORED AND THANKFUL FOR THAT. SO THANK YOU. AND THE EVALUATION WAS WELL DESERVED. WE ARE NOW THE WE ARE NOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PEOPLE ARE COMING TO INSTEAD OF FLEEING FROM. ALRIGHT, OKAY. AND THEN NEXT THING ALREADY IN CLOSED SESSION THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION ON PAY AS A COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT IN THE SUM OF $12,500 TO AUGUSTINE AND LLC, LLP AND PARENT REIMBURSEMENT IN THE SUM OF 17,000. REIMBURSEMENT OF 2000 FOR TRANSPORTATION AND 15,000 IN COMPENSATORY EDUCATION THROUGH PROFESSIONAL TUTORS OF AMERICA. ALL RIGHT. AND IT WAS A50 VOTE.

YES. AND NEXT. OKAY. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION ON APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT OF TINA SWITZER AS INTERIM DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION. AND THAT WAS A FIVE EYES AND NO NAYS. SO CONGRATULATIONS, TINA. OKAY. NOW THERE WE GO. OH, BOY. OKAY. THE PLEDGE. CAN YOU STAND UP, PLEASE? AND THIS LUNGARA. COULD YOU DO IT FOR US? THANK YOU.

DELIGHTED. OKAY. RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY? BEGIN. 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. ALRIGHT. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

A MOTION. SO MOVED. OKAY. THE SECOND. PARDON ME. SECOND. ON THE APPROVAL AGENDA. SECOND.

OKAY. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? ALRIGHT. MOTION CARRIED. OKAY. 4.1 RESOLUTION

[4. RESOLUTION]

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AND SO REALLY, IT'S A TEAM EFFORT. I MEAN, I'M SO GLAD THAT THEY GET TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE IN THE SAME MONTH, BUT TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF, IT'S REALLY THE BACKBONE OF THE WORK THAT WE DO, THE WORK THAT TAKES PLACE BETWEEN THE TEACHERS AND THE STUDENTS IS WHAT MAKES THE MOST MEANINGFUL AND IMPACT AND GIVES US WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO. BUT NONE OF THAT HAPPENS WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE FRONT OFFICE STAFF, WITHOUT OUR LIBRARIES, YOU KNOW, WORKING, WITHOUT OUR CLASSIFIED TAKING, OUR BUS DRIVER, TAKING OUR STUDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOL STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO BE FED, OUR CLASSROOMS BEING CLEANED AND BEING ABLE TO MAKE THAT DIFFERENCE, TO KEEPING ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES CLEAN AND SAFE. IT'S AN ESSENTIAL PART OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND REALLY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW AND BEING ABLE TO BE HONORED AS THE TOP WORKPLACE. FOR THIS LAST YEAR, REALLY BEING ONE OF THE ONLY SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO BE HONORED. SO THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN ON ACCIDENT. THAT HAPPENS BECAUSE ALL CYLINDERS ARE RUNNING EFFECTIVELY. THAT IS ON OUR CERTIFICATED SIDE AND OUR CLASSIFIED SIDE, WORKING COLLABORATIVELY AND WORKING TOGETHER. AND SO IT'S MY HONOR TO BE ABLE TO BRING YOU THIS RESOLUTION IN HONORING OUR CLASSIFIED APPRECIATION WEEK, YOU KNOW, IN THE MONTH OF MAY AS WELL. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO WE GET A MOTION ON 4.1. SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. SECOND. OKAY. DISCUSSION. YEAH. I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING. WHEN YOU AND I STARTED IN THIS DISTRICT. WELL, MANY, MANY MOONS AGO. OKAY. AS THE BACK OF YOUR SHIRT SAY, YOU'RE APPROACHING 50 YEARS AS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE APPROACHING 50 YEARS AS AN ASSOCIATION. WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THAT, AS YOU KNOW, AND STUFF. 50 YEARS AGO, YOU COULD NOT BELIEVE WHERE THE TEACHERS HAVE COME WITH POWER AND AUTHORITY AND, AND WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO TODAY OR CLASSIFIED IN THIS DISTRICT WHEN WE STARTED BACK IN A LONG TIME AGO. OKAY. JIMMY CARTER WAS PRESIDENT, I THINK HE HE WAS.

YOU LAUGH. THAT'S TRUE. BUT ANYHOW, WHEN YOU WHEN YOU GO TO THAT AND YOU SEE THE EMPOWERMENT THAT OUR WORKERS HAVE TODAY IN THIS DISTRICT, IT'S JUST IT'S PHENOMENAL. AND WE WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HASN'T GIVEN UP AND EVERYBODY WHO STRUGGLED AND STILL STRUGGLES, AND BOTH MIKE AND TANYA, YOU KNOW, THAT, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE GOING PRETTY WELL. BUT THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU TOO FOR THE TIME YOU GUYS TAKE TO DO THAT AND YOUR TEAMS AND YOUR TEAMS. WE REALLY DO WANT TO THANK YOU. SO THROW THAT OUT. GOOD POINT. THANK YOU, MR. CROSBY. OKAY. VOTE. OH, I. I OKAY. MOTION PASSED. OKAY. 4.2 CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEE OKAY.

SO MOVED. SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. GOT A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO DO DISCUSSION.

SURE. GREEN. YEAH. GREEN MEANS GO. RED MEANS STOP. YELLOW MEANS WAIT. WHEN I. WHEN I VISIT THE SCHOOL SITES, I. I MAKE IT A POINT TO NOT ONLY TALK TO THE TEACHERS, BUT ALSO TO TALK TO OUR CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL. AND, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST THING I ASK THEM IS, YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU LIKE THE DISTRICT? WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT IT? WHAT DON'T YOU LIKE ABOUT IT? WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR YOU AND MAKE IT A BETTER WORKPLACE FOR YOU? IT. I ALWAYS ENJOY TALKING WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE ALWAYS SO UPBEAT, AND THEY LOVE WHAT THEY DO. THEY LOVE WORKING FOR THE DISTRICT. AND A LOT OF THEM, NOT ONLY THEY WORK THERE, BUT THEIR SPOUSES, SONS, DAUGHTERS. I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING TO HAVE THE WHOLE FAMILY WORKING IN THERE. SO IT'S REALLY A I REALLY ENJOY TALKING TO THEM AND LISTENING TO THEM. AND WHEN I ASKED HIM WHAT WE COULD DO TO MAKE IT MAKE IT BETTER, HE SAID, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING GREAT JUST THE WAY IT IS. DON'T CHANGE A THING. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE LUNCHES THAT I'M SURE THAT YOU'LL HAVE FOR THE CLASSIFIED FOLKS, AND LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING LUNCH AND TALKING WITH THEM SOME MORE. BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING THAT THAT THEY DO. THANK YOU ROBERT. OKAY. VOTE AYE AYE AYE. MOTION PASSED. OKAY. 5.1

[5. RECOGNITION]

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I'M IN SEVENTH GRADE AT HOOK JUNIOR. I. TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE MAGIC OF SERVING OTHERS. BENEFITS OF HELPING. IMAGINE YOU'RE HAVING A ROUGH DAY. FEELING STRESSED OUT OR UPSET AND THEN SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING KIND FOR YOU. MAYBE HOLDS THE DOOR OPEN, SMILES AT YOU, OR OFFERS YOU HELP WITH SOMETHING. SUDDENLY YOUR WHOLE MOOD LIFTS, YOU FEEL BETTER AND THE WORLD SEEMS A LITTLE BRIGHTER. THAT'S THE MAGIC OF SERVING OTHERS. HELPING OTHERS DOESN'T JUST MAKE THEM FEEL GOOD, IT HELPS YOU TO ASK. THE FAMOUS AUTHOR MAYA ANGELOU ONCE SAID, WE ALL SHOULD KNOW THAT DIVERSITY MAKES FOR A RICH TAPESTRY, AND WE MUST UNDERSTAND THAT ALL THE THREADS OF THE TAPESTRY ARE EQUAL IN VALUE. CLOSE QUOTE. SERVING OTHERS WITH GOODWILL IS SO IMPORTANT, AND IT CAN BE BENEFICIAL IN MANY WAYS LIKE IMPROVING OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH, TEACHING US VALUABLE SKILLS, AND INSPIRING OTHERS TO BE KIND AS WELL. FIRST, HELPING OTHERS IS ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD FOR YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH. WHEN YOU HELP SOMEONE, YOUR BRAIN RELEASES CHEMICALS THAT MAKE YOU FEEL HAPPY AND REDUCE STRESS. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER OR DO KIND THINGS FOR OTHERS OFTEN HAVE LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE, FEEL LESS STRESSED, AND ARE EVEN HEALTHIER OVERALL. AS THE DALAI LAMA WISELY SAID, IF YOU WANT OTHERS TO BE HAPPY, PRACTICE COMPASSION. IF YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY, PRACTICE COMPASSION.

CLOSE QUOTE. THERE'S A STORY ABOUT A MAN WHO STARTED VOLUNTEERING AT A FOOD PANTRY WHILE RECOVERING FROM AN INJURY. OVER TIME, NOT ONLY DID HE FEEL BETTER EMOTIONALLY, BUT HIS BODY ALSO BECAME HEALTHIER, HIS ENERGY INCREASED, AND HIS STRESS LEVEL WENT DOWN. WHEN HE HELPED SOMEONE, YOU'RE NOT JUST MAKING THEM HAPPY. YOU'RE MAKING YOUR OWN BODY FEEL BETTER. ANOTHER BENEFIT IS THAT SERVICE TEACHES YOU IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS. VOLUNTEERING OR DOING SOMETHING KIND FOR OTHERS HELP YOU LEARN HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, WORK WITH PEOPLE AND LEAD OTHERS. FOR EXAMPLE, A YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL GIRL NAMED EMMA STARTED VOLUNTEERING AT AN ANIMAL SHELTER. AT FIRST SHE WAS SHY AND DIDN'T HAVE CONFIDENCE. BUT AS SHE HELPED OUT WITH PLANNING EVENTS AND TALKING TO PEOPLE, SHE STARTED TO GET BETTER AT WORKING, HAD CONFIDENCE AND MADE BETTER FRIENDSHIPS. AS ALBERT SCHWEITZER ONCE SAID, THE PURPOSE OF A HUMAN LIFE IS TO SERVE, TO SHOW COMPASSION AND THE WILL TO HELP OTHERS. CLOSE QUOTE. HELPING OTHERS GIVE YOU EXPERIENCE AND TEACH US IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS THAT WILL HELP YOU IN THE FUTURE. LAST, WHEN YOU HELP OTHERS, IT INSPIRED THEM TO HELP TOO. IT IS LIKE A CHAIN. WHEN ONE PERSON HELPS, IT ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO DO THE SAME. AS MOTHER TERESA SAID, IF YOU CAN'T FEED 100 PEOPLE, THEN FEED JUST ONE. CLOSE QUOTE. AS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS, A YOUNG BOY WHO GREW UP IN A TOUGH NEIGHBORHOOD SAW AN ADVISOR HELPING LOCAL KIDS AND WAS INSPIRED TO START HIS OWN PROGRAM TO HELP YOUNG KIDS. SOON, MORE AND MORE PEOPLE JOINED HIM, AND HIS SMALL ACT OF KINDNESS MADE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO HELP THE PEOPLE IN NEED. WHEN YOU HELP SOMEONE, YOU ARE NOT JUST MAKING THEIR DAY BETTER, BUT IT ALSO SHOWED THEM HOW TO BE KIND AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO HELP TO. IN CONCLUSION, HELPING OTHERS IS MORE THAN JUST MAKING SOMEONE ELSE FEEL GOOD.

IT HELPS YOU TO. IT CAN IMPROVE YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH, TEACH VALUABLE SKILLS, AND INSPIRE OTHERS TO BE KIND AS WELL. AS WINSTON CHURCHILL ONCE SAID, WE MAKE A LIVING BY WHAT WE GET. WE MAKE OUR LIFE BY WHAT WE GIVE, BUT BY WHAT WE GIVE. CLOSE QUOTE. THE TRUTH IS, YOU'RE NOT JUST MAKING THEIR LIFE BETTER, BUT YOU'RE ALSO MAKING YOUR OWN LIFE BETTER IN THE PROCESS OF GIVING. SERVING OTHERS IS TRULY MAGICAL, AND IT HAS THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD BY ONE KIND

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NOT THAT FAST. I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SPEECH. IT'S INSPIRING. AND IT REALLY, YOU KNOW, AS THE ADULTS HERE. IT'S A GOOD REMINDER FOR ALL OF US. AS WE GET BUSY WITH OUR DAY TO DAY AND WE JUST KEEP GOING ON ABOUT AND REALLY THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVICE TO OTHERS. SO THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT REMINDER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR MATURITY IN BEING ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH US. AND SO AS A DISTRICT, ONE OF THE HONORS WE DO FOR PEOPLE IS WHEN THEY EXHIBIT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES, REALLY EQUITY AND PROFICIENCY THROUGH MASTERY AND REALLY HAVE A FOCUS ON RESULTS AND PRESENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF. WITH THE DISTRICT'S CHALLENGE COIN AND TO SAYS THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, FOR EXCEEDING OUR STANDARDS. SO IT'S MY HONOR TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT TO YOU A DISTRICT CHALLENGE COIN ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHY DON'T WE GET A PICTURE WITH THE BOARD? CARLOS, YOU COME UP TO. COME ON, PRINCIPAL. COME ON, COME ON. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. GOOD JOB. THAT WAS AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GREAT. HEY, THERE YOU GO. AND, NANCY, I'M SORRY, I. THEY'RE ONE OF YOURS. OKAY. OH, YEAH. ARE THEY GOING TO GET THERE FIRST? YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE SECOND SET OF. SO YOU FIND IT. OKAY. GO. OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS.

ALRIGHT. GOOD JOB GUYS. CONGRATULATIONS. IF, IF I COULD JUST ADD SOMETHING TO THAT. GO AHEAD. I ATTENDED THE ROTARY SPEECH CONTEST AND THERE WAS FOUR HOOKE JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS THAT GAVE THEIR SPEECH. THEIR SPEECH COMPETITION. THERE WAS CHARLENE HARRISON, AMBER MARTINEZ AND ALLISON LOPEZ. THEY ALL HAD EXCELLENT PRESENTATIONS. BUT WHEN THE WHEN THE JUDGES DELIBERATED, ALLISON WON FOURTH PLACE AND $40, AMBER WON THIRD PLACE AND $50. CHARLENE WON SECOND PLACE, $75. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE WINNER WAS $125. I WANT TO THANK MRS. NOBLE FOR ALL HER HARD WORK AND EFFORTS IN HELPING OUR STUDENTS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR VICTORVILLE ROTARY CLUB FOR PUTTING ON THESE CONTESTS, WHICH IS. VICTORVILLE ROTARY. OUR SUPERINTENDENT IS A MEMBER OF FOR HOSTING THINGS LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT'S GREAT FOR OUR STUDENTS. IT GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO PRACTICE WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED IN FRONT OF A FORMAL AUDIENCE. THEY ALL DID A GREAT JOB. AND IT WAS IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED AND THEY WERE EXCELLENT. SO GOOD JOB, MISS NOBLES. THANK YOU. CAN I ADD SOMETHING? WE HAD 70 STUDENTS ON OUR SCHOOL LEVEL THAT MADE SPEECHES AND EVEN MADE THE COMMUNITY JUDGES. WE PICKED OUT THE BEST, AND WE HAD ANOTHER VOLUNTEER SPEECH COACH TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE. AND THEN WE SENT THOSE FOUR BEST TO ONE. SO IT WAS REALLY A LOT OF STUDENTS THAT GOT TO DO. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ONE ADVISORY

[6. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

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SPEAKERS SHOULD NOT REPEAT TESTIMONY ALREADY PRESENTED. BOARD ACTION MAY NOT LEGALLY BE TAKEN ON ANY ITEM NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED ON THE AGENDA. THE BOARD MAY ASK THAT SUCH ITEMS BE PLACED ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION. TESTIMONY IS NOT PROTECTED FROM DAMAGE CLAIMS FOR SLANDER. PUBLIC CHARGES OR ALLEGATIONS MAY RESULT IN LEGAL ACTION BEING BROUGHT BY THOSE INDIVIDUALS. THE BOARD VALUES CONSTRUCTIVE COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS. IT WELCOMES YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THERE, LIKE MR. COLE SAID, OKAY, THERE'S A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT, BUT WHEN THE BUZZER GOES OFF, IF YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A SENTENCE OR A THOUGHT, PLEASE FINISH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. IF YOU NEED A LOT OF TIME, PLEASE MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO TALK TO HIM AND HE WILL GIVE YOU HIS UNDIVIDED ATTENTION SO YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, GET WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DISCUSS ADDRESSED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. NOW, THE FIRST SPEAKER, BRIANNA HUNT. HI. YOU GUYS KNOW ME. BRIANNA HUNT. HI. I AM THE SPED COMMITTEE CHAIR FOR THE UNION. SO I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THAT I'M SO GRATEFUL TO WORK IN A DISTRICT THAT I KNOW IS ALWAYS STRIVING TO DO THE BEST FOR THEIR STUDENTS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES. AND SPEAKING FROM A SPED PERSPECTIVE, I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR WHERE WE ARE TODAY. WE HAVE A GREAT OPEN DOOR POLICY WITH LARRY, AND HIS DEPARTMENT IS ALWAYS OPEN TO HEAR OUR CONCERNS. THEY'VE DEVELOPED SO MANY GREAT PDFS FOR US THIS YEAR, AND A MUCH REQUESTED IEP CHECKLIST FOR US. I KNOW WHEN WE BRING UP WISH SORRY ISSUES TO WILLAFORD, THEY DON'T JUST GET PUSHED TO THE BACK BURNER, HE'S ALWAYS FOLLOWS THROUGH ON THEM, EVEN WHEN I DON'T GET THE ANSWERS THAT I WANT. BUT HE DOES FOLLOW THROUGH. SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND WE SUPPORT OUR AMAZING EVENTS LIKE THE ESN TRACK AND FIELD THAT I HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING TODAY. AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR SPED TASK FORCE, WHICH IS COVERING SOME BIG TICKET ITEMS THAT REQUIRE CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE DISTRICT. EVEN TODAY, A BIG ISSUE ABOUT ALL SITES IMPLEMENTING THE ALTERNATIVE DIPLOMA WAS SOLVED. SO THAT'S WHY I KNOW WHAT I'M ABOUT TO ADDRESS IS NOT GOING TO FALL ON DEAF EARS. A MAJOR ISSUE THAT CAN'T BE ADDRESSED IN OUR CONTRACT IS THE EQUITY INCLUSION OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. I DEFINITELY SEE IT WITH OUR STUDENTS WITH IEPS. THE LACK OF IT, BUT I ALSO SEE IT WITH THE STUDENTS SERVED IN OUR LESS TRADITIONAL SCHOOLING ROUTES LIKE GOODWILL. I WAS VERY SAD TO HEAR THAT THE WELDING PROGRAM, WHICH WOULD SET UP OUR STUDENTS AT GOODWILL FOR SUCCESS IN THE JOB MARKET AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, WAS SHOT DOWN. I SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SURPRISED, THOUGH, BECAUSE EVEN FOR OUR STUDENTS WITH DIFFERENT NEEDS, THEY'RE OFTEN NOT GIVEN THE CONSIDERATION THAT THEY DESERVE. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR STUDENTS WITH IEPS ARE NOT BEING GIVEN ELECTIVE CLASSES. THE CONSIDERATION FOR THEM AT EVERY SITE, PUSHING OUT EFFECTIVE CO-TEACHING MODELS TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS HAVE CONSISTENCY YEAR TO YEAR ISN'T BEING DONE. STUDENTS ARE BEING PLACED IN ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE LESS RESTRICTIVE TOO QUICKLY, BECAUSE THAT'S JUST THE PROGRAMS THAT THEIR SCHOOL OF RESIDENCE OFFER, AND IT MAY NOT BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE. WE'RE BASICALLY BEING TOLD THAT WE NEED TO FIT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS INTO THIS PRE-MADE BOX, AND THAT'S NOT HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK. I PUT THESE THOUGHTS IN THE CHAT GPT, AND IT ACTUALLY WRITES A REALLY GOOD SPEECH, BUT I DECIDED WE DIDN'T NEED ALL THAT EXTRA FANCINESS BECAUSE THE ISSUE IS REALLY SIMPLE, AND THAT IS THAT OUR STUDENTS WITH MOST NEEDS ARE NOT AT THE FOREFRONT WHEN OUR PROGRAMS AND SCHEDULES ARE BEING CREATED, AND IT NEEDS TO CHANGE. I KNOW IT'S A TALL ORDER AND I KNOW THAT THE SYSTEMS NEED TO CHANGE, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT WE WORK IN A DISTRICT THAT TRULY DOES CARE ABOUT THE NEEDS OF

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AND BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT MR. COLES DOES NOT OPERATE IN A VACUUM, WE GOT SOMETHING. A THANK YOU CARD FROM MISS PAULING, TOO, BECAUSE SHE ALWAYS. WHEN MISTER COLES MAKES PROMISES, MISS PAULING MAKES THEM HAPPEN. HOLD UP THE CLERK FOR ME. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL BE QUICK. I ALSO WANT TO SAY A VERY APPRECIATIVE THANK YOU TO MISS EDMONSON. MR. BARRIOS, MR. CROSBY, THE DISTRICT POLICE FORCE AND DOCTOR YEE FOR COMING TO VISIT MY CLASS AND TAKING SOME TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY, DONATING TO MY PROGRAM AND MEETING THE KIDS.

THE SUPPORT HAS MADE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE KIDS IN THE PROGRAM, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY GET A FREE BREAKFAST. THEY LOVE A FREE BREAKFAST. I WOULD ALSO BE REALLY REMISS IF I DID NOT THINK AND SHARE WITH YOU ALL ABOUT THE WONDERFUL MISS DIANA SHAPIRO. SHE IS THE DISTRICT COUNSELOR. SHE IS AN EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND HONEST ADVOCATE FOR THESE POPULATION OF

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OKAY. I JUST WANT TO SAY, IF I SCREW UP YOUR NAME, I APOLOGIZE. OKAY? SO HAVE PATIENCE WITH ME.

AND IF I GOT IT WRONG, TELL ME HOW TO SAY IT. WHEN YOU GET UP THERE, I WON'T BE OFFENDED AT ALL. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS HARPREET COWER. DEAR MR. BARRIOS, IT'S PRONOUNCED HARPREET KAUR. AND I'M A STUDENT OF VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. SO MY REQUEST FOR YOU ALL IS TO CHANGE THE AMOUNT OF TIME WE HAVE TO GET TO BUSSES FOR NOW. TODAY WE HAVE SIX MINUTES TO GET TO THE BUS. AND AS YOU KNOW, OUR CAMPUS IS VERY LARGE. I PERSONALLY COME FROM PRACTICALLY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAMPUS WHERE THE BUSSES ARE TO GETTING TO THE BUS TAKES AROUND FOUR MINUTES. LIKE AND PERSONALLY, TWO DAYS AGO I MADE IT TO THE GATES ON THE FOURTH MINUTE AND I SAW MY BUS ZOOMING OFF, SO I WAS LEFT WITH NO RIDE HOME. OF COURSE, MY PARENTS, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE ABLE TO PICK ME UP. THANKFULLY, BUT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A GOOD WHILE. IT'S THE BUSSES. ROUTES HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR PROBABLY AROUND FOUR MONTHS NOW, WITH SIX MINUTES MARKS, AND MANY STUDENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING. BUT COMPLAINTS ARE STILL COMPLAINTS.

SO I'M HERE TO TRY TO ADDRESS THAT AND RAISE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE HAVE TO GET TO THE BUSSES FROM SIX TO AT LEAST EIGHT MINUTES, SO THAT STUDENTS DON'T HAVE TO STRESS ABOUT, LIKE HAVING TO ASK THEIR TEACHER ABOUT SOMETHING AFTER SCHOOL AND THEN HAVING TO SPRINT TO THE BUSSES. AND I TRULY HOPE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND MY ISSUES AND, YOU KNOW, TRY AND CHANGE THAT AS BEST AS YOU CAN. BUT THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY ISSUES. NOW, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY, RIGHT? AND HOW MUCH TIME IS ALLOWED FROM THE LAST BELL TO WHEN THE BUSSES ARE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE? DID YOU SAY SIX MINUTES? YEAH, I SAID SIX MINUTES. SIX MINUTES. AND YOUR REGULAR PASSING PERIODS ARE ONLY SIX MINUTES. SO IF SOMEBODY HASN'T USED THE RESTROOM ALL DAY LONG, THEY HAVE SIX MINUTES TO GET FROM, SAY, THE BAND ROOM ALL THE WAY TO WHEREVER THE BUS IS WITHOUT USING THE RESTROOM. SO I KNOW WE DON'T LIKE TO ADJUST TIME SCHEDULES, BUT MAYBE WE CAN THAT COULD BE LOOKED AT. WE'LL LOOK INTO IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, WHEN THEY TRIED TO HAVE A FIVE MINUTE PASSING PERIOD AT VICTOR VALLEY, AND STUDENTS IN THE HORSESHOE WERE SUPPOSED TO, IN FIVE MINUTES, GO FROM THE HORSESHOE TO PE FOR PE UP THE HILL TO THE WELL, YEAH. IT'S UPHILL. THAT'S TRUE. OKAY. BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S SOMETHING WE MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT BECAUSE THAT IS A GOOD POINT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. YEAH. TEACHER CAN'T SAY. OH CAN YOU WAIT A MINUT&.

HE SAID NO, I GOT TO RUN TO MY BUS. OKAY. YEAH. I THINK, FOR EXAMPLE, MY BROTHER LAST YEAR, HE HAD STILL BEEN GOING TO SCHOOL. HARJOT SINGH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW HIM, BUT HE HAD BACK THEN. WE HAD AROUND TEN MINUTES AND HE REALLY HAD TO USE THE RESTROOM. SO ON THE WAY WE PASS A CULINARY SCHOOL OR NOT A CULINARY SCHOOL CULINARY CLASS. IT WAS MANAGED TO TAKE A PEE BREAK AND THEN SPRINT TO THE BUS, AND HE STILL MADE IT, WHICH WAS THANKFUL. YEAH, THOSE PEE BREAKS ARE IMPORTANT. WELL, I PROMISE YOU, I'LL. I'LL LOOK INTO IT. AND I GOTTA TELL YOU, YOUR BROTHER, HE HAD THE FUNNIEST STORY I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. SO YOU HEAR FROM US SOON? ALRIGHT, THANKS. OKAY. EDITH HERNANDEZ. DID I GET IT RIGHT? OH, OKAY. GOOD. HI, MY NAME IS MISS HERNANDEZ. I'M HERE AS A PARENT. ONE OF THE PARENTS TO BASEBALL TEAM. I'M HERE TO

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OKAY. RUDY AVILA. RUDY. RUDY. RUDY. THAT'S A GOOD MOVIE. MY FAVORITE. HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS RUDY AVILA. I'M ONE OF THE VARSITY COACHES FOR VICTOR VALLEY BASEBALL. I WAS THERE AT FOR FALL. BUT NOW RIGHT NOW, I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL. SO I LET OFF FROM COACHING. SO I'M HERE BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN RUMORS THAT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE BOARD OR STUDENTS ARE TRYING TO GET RID OF COACH RICKY. AND I HOPE YOU GUYS DON'T DO THAT BECAUSE AS A PARENT SAID, NOBODY'S GOING TO TAKE THEIR TIME TO COME HERE AT SIX IN THE MORNING TO DEVELOP THE PLAYER AND STUDENT. AND MY SON IS A FRESHMAN THERE AND HE HAS BEEN DOING REALLY GOOD AND HE HAS AMAZING GRADES. SO I DON'T HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH HIM. I'M PRETTY SURE SOME OF THE KIDS HERE WILL TELL YOU. I THINK HE'S A GREAT COACH AND EVERYBODY ELSE THERE, WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IS THEY'RE TRYING TO BUILD NOT JUST A GOOD TEAM, BUT OVERALL, LIKE THE MOM SAID, ON THE FIELD AND OFF THE FIELD. AND IT TAKES A LOT TO NOT JUST BASEBALL BUT ANY SPORT. YOU THERE'S A GOOD YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GOOD STRUCTURE. AND THAT'S WHAT HE'S TRYING TO DO. SO SOME OF THE KID, IF THE KIDS ARE NOT WITH THEM THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT ELSE THEY COULD DO. BUT I HOPE YOU GUYS DON'T MAKE THE WRONG DECISION OF LETTING THEM GO. THAT'S IT FOR ME. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY. AND, RUDY, CONGRATULATIONS ON GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. YOU WON'T REGRET IT. OKAY. AND SECONDLY, I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED TO SAY THIS, BUT I'M GOING TO THE BOARD. DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS UNTIL MR. COLE TOLD US. OKAY. SO THERE'S NO NO DECISIONS MADE ON ANYTHING LIKE THAT AT THIS TIME. OKAY. YEAH. WE'LL GET BLAMED FOR OTHER STUFF THAT WE DESERVE. SO WE DON'T WANT TO GET BLAMED FOR WHAT WE DON'T DO. OKAY. JADEN JIMENEZ. ALL RIGHT. JADEN. HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS JADEN JIMENEZ. I'M HERE. I'M A PLAYER AND ALSO A STUDENT AT VICTOR VALLEY. I PLAY BASEBALL, AND I'M HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MY COACHES, PLAYERS AND ALSO OTHER PLAYERS THAT AREN'T WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT HERE TODAY. AND SO I WAS HERE BASICALLY TO REQUEST OR HAVE YOU GUYS LOOK AT WE'RE ALL IN CONTRACTS HERE. EVERYBODY ON THE ON THE BASEBALL TEAM SIDE CONTRACTS. AND SO BASICALLY THERE'S PEOPLE GETTING DAYS OFF.

WHICH WASN'T. SO THAT'S NOT AN AGREEMENT ON THE CONTRACT, WHICH I I'M PRETTY SURE GOD PASSED THROUGH YOU GUYS TO SCHOOL EVERYBODY. AND SO THERE'S KIDS ON VARSITY GETTING PROBABLY NOT EVEN JUST VARSITY. IT'S ALSO JV TWO. BUT THERE'S KIDS GETTING DAYS OFF AND THERE'S OTHER KIDS OVER HERE THAT ARE WORKING THEIR BUTTS OFF AND DOING EVERYTHING THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO TO BE A BETTER PLAYER. AND ALSO THE COACHES OVER HERE. THEY'RE ALSO HELPING US TO BE A BETTER PLAYER AND ALSO IMPROVE IN BASEBALL AND GET BETTER, AND ALSO HELP US WITH OUR DREAMS AND GOALS. I'M A BASEBALL PLAYER AND I'M MY DREAM IS TO MAKE IT TO THE MLB AND BE A PLAYER, AND MY COACHES ARE

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COACHES ARE ALSO TAKING THEIR TIMES ON THE WEEKENDS TO ALSO HELP US AND IMPROVE WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T BE, AND THAT'S THEIR TIME. IT'S THEIR TIME TO BASICALLY IT'S THEIR FAMILY TIME, THEIR TIME TO TAKE THEIR BREAKS FROM SCHOOL, FROM WORKING 24 LIKE 24 SEVEN. SOME COACHES HAVE OTHER JOBS TOO, AND THEY'RE ALSO WORKING THEIR BUTTS OFF TO HELP US AND GET BETTER. AND MY, I'M JUST HERE TO HAVE YOU GUYS LOOK AT THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT A PART OF THE CONTRACT. AND WE'RE OVER HERE FOLLOWING THAT CONTRACT. ALSO SOME SOME OF THESE GUYS THAT ARE HERE ALSO WITH US TODAY, WE'RE FOLLOWING THAT CONTRACT AND SOME KIDS AREN'T. AND SO THOSE KIDS AREN'T LIKE GETTING LIKE PUNISHED FOR IT OR GETTING LIKE THEY SHOULDN'T BE ON THE TEAM BECAUSE THAT'S IT'S A PART OF THE CONTRACT. I MEAN, THEY'RE GREAT BASEBALL PLAYERS TOO, BUT IT'S A CONTRACT THAT WE ALL SIGNED AND SOME OF US ARE FOLLOWING IT, SOME AREN'T. SO I'M JUST I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO LOOK AT THAT AND JUST SEE WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM AND JUST. YEAH, I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO LOOK AT THAT. THANK YOU. ERICA. SHOGUN. ALMOST. HELLO. I HAD COMPOSED AN EMAIL BEFORE, SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ THE EMAIL. IT SAYS, DEAR VICTOR VALLEY SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE, I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPRESS MY THOUGHTS REGARDING THE RECENT DISCUSSIONS CIRCULATING ABOUT COACH RICKY. AS A PARENT OF A FRESHMAN PLAYER ON THE TEAM, I FEEL COMPELLED TO SHARE MY PERSPECTIVE ON COACH RICKY'S COACHING APPROACH AND THE EXPECTATION HE SETS FOR BOTH PLAYERS AND THE PARENTS. IT IS EVIDENT TO ME THAT COACH RICKY HOLDS HIGH, BUT FAIR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE PLAYERS UNDER HIS GUIDANCE. HE EMPHASIZES ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY NOT ONLY TO THE PLAYERS PART BUT ALSO TO THE PARENTS. THIS APPROACH, WHILE CHALLENGING FOR SOME, IS ULTIMATELY AIMED AT PREPARING THE BOYS FOR THE TRANSITION TO COLLEGE LEVEL SPORTS AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE REAL WORLD. I HAVE PERSONALLY WITNESSED COACH RICKY'S DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE TEAM. HE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND BY ORGANIZING NOT ONLY AFTERNOON PRACTICES, BUT ALSO EARLY MORNING AND WEEKEND SESSIONS. HIS WILLINGNESS TO INVEST HIS PERSONAL TIME SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT HIS DEVOTION TO THE TEAM'S SUCCESS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAYERS INDIVIDUALS. I BELIEVE IT IS CRUCIAL FOR ALL PARENTS TO SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE THAT COACH RICKY IS TRYING TO INSTILL IN THE BOYS. HIS ACTIONS ARE NOT MEANT TO SET THEM UP FOR FAILURE, BUT RATHER EQUIP THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND MINDSET FOR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE INVOLVED TO PARTICIPATE IN COACH RICKY'S EFFORT AND APPROACH FROM A FROM A BROADER PERSPECTIVE, RECOGNIZE THE VALUABLE LESSONS AND PREPARATION HE IS PROVIDING FOR THE PLAYERS.

I HAVE A SON WHO'S ALSO AN IEP, AND HE HAS GOTTEN NOTHING BUT A'S AND B'S BECAUSE OF THE SPORT AND WHAT COACH RICKY INSTILLS IN THEM. SO I JUST HOPE THESE RUMORS CAN STOP, BECAUSE RUMORS CAN ALSO HAVE AN EMPLOYEE WALK ON EGGSHELLS AND NOT PERFORM TO ITS BEST. SO I JUST KIND OF JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT, THAT'S ALL. WELL THANK YOU. OKAY, MARCO. WHAT'S UP? BLUE? WHO? OH, OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. MARCO. SPELCE. I'M TOO. I'M HERE FOR COACH RIVERA. COACH V, THE VICTOR VALLEY BASEBALL PROGRAM. I FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COACHES. JV VARSITY. YEAH. I MEAN, THEY HAVE TO LOVE COACHING. I KNOW IT DOESN'T PAY VERY WELL. SO I WOULDN'T BE GIVING MY TIME LIKE THAT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THEY DO INSTILL THE QUALITIES THESE YOUNG MEN NEED TO BECOME MEN. JOIN THE WORKFORCE, GO ON TO SCHOOL OR COLLEGE AFTER. AND STILL GET GRADES. EVERYTHING THAT'S IMPORTANT. I HAVE A SON ON JV WHO'S A FRESHMAN, AND I HAVE A SON WHO'S A SENIOR WHO'S ON VARSITY. MY SON THAT'S ON VARSITY MISSED A DAY OF SCHOOL AND WAS NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GAME. HE WAS A44 STUDENT. HE IS A FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP BASEBALL PLAYER AND ACADEMIC STUDENT TO COLORADO STATE PUEBLO. BUT I DEFINITELY AGREED WITH THAT. IF YOU MISS PRACTICE, YOU SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE. SOME PARENTS HAVE ISSUES WITH THAT. I BELIEVE IN ACCOUNTABILITY. IF I MISS WORK, I LOSE PAY AND I GET

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[7. BARGAINING UNIT REPORTS]

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, OTHER THAN THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST BE NICE TO YOUR UMPIRES, OKAY? WHAT'S WHAT'S YOUR RECORD? COME ON. COME ON. WE GOT THE FINAL RECORD. IS ALL THAT COUNTS, MISTER KNOWLES. THANK YOU. THAT'S WHY, IF YOU'RE NICE TO YOUR UMPIRES, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW I'M 18 AND. OH, YEAH, I KNOW. YEAH, YOU ALWAYS WIN. THAT'S BECAUSE YOU GOT THE HAT ON. IN CASE NOBODY KNOWS. OUR SUPERINTENDENT, CARL COLE'S LONGTIME UMPIRE. AND SO, I MEAN, HE HAS A TERRIBLE TRACK RECORD, AND THEY DIDN'T LIKE ANY OF IT. NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. HE WAS FINE. ALRIGHT, SO MY NAME IS MIKE MAYO. I'M VICTOR VALLEY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT.

I WANTED TO SAY HAPPY NATIONAL WEEK OF THE TEACHER. AND SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE TEACHERS IN OUR ASSOCIATION, WHICH MAKES UP THE MAJORITY OF THE ASSOCIATION. WE ALSO HAVE COUNSELORS AND SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS. WHENEVER WE HAVE SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS WHO CAN BE HIRED. AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT THE TEACHERS DO. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THAT AS A BOARD. AND ALONG THE SAME LINES, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO MEET AGAIN UNTIL A LITTLE BIT LATER. SO THANK YOU ALSO TO CLASSIFIED STAFF. LIKE IT WAS SAID BEFORE, IT'D BE HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET OUR JOBS DONE WITHOUT CLASSIFIED STAFF? I MEAN, THERE'S JUST NO WAY. IT IS SUCH AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF SUPPORT TO THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS THAT I JUST DON'T SEE HOW WE COULD POSSIBLY GET THE JOB DONE WITHOUT ALL THE HELP. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK, IN PARTICULAR, TANYA, FOR THE GOOD RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE BETWEEN CSEA AND VTA. AND SO LET'S JUST KEEP IT UP. ALL RIGHT. LET ME GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE COOL STUFF. OKAY. THIRD QUARTER MIXER. I WANT TO THANK JOSE BERRIOS, PENNY EDMISTON AND ROSIE HINOJOSA FOR SHOWING UP TO THE THIRD QUARTER MIXER. I HOPE YOU GUYS HAD A REALLY FUN TIME. I KNOW THAT SOME OF THAT STUFF IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HELPS US KIND OF STAY INVOLVED WITH EACH OTHER AND RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE ALL STILL THE SAME UNIT AND WE'RE ALL WORKING TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING. I WANT TO THANK THE DISTRICT FOR BEING PART OF THE BUDGET MEETING. THAT IS ESSENTIAL. AGAIN, SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN A FEW YEARS AGO THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY EVER SINCE. ESPECIALLY THANK YOU TO SHANTE MILTON FOR RUNNING IT. WE REALLY ENJOY YOUR NUMBERS. EVEN IF IT'S EVEN IF IT'S NOT THE BEST NEWS, AT LEAST IT'S REAL NEWS. AND SO THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. I APPRECIATE THAT AND IT'S NICE WORKING WITH. WITH SOMEBODY WHO'S BEING REAL WITH WHAT THE OUTLOOKS OF THINGS ARE AND ALSO GIVES REASONS AS TO WHY THEY LOOK THE WAY THEY DO. THERE IS A PRINCIPAL SURVEY THAT WENT OUT FOR VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND THANK MIKE WILLIFORD FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT. I KNOW THAT CARL COLE SPOKE TO VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR, AND IT'S NOT JUST GETTING INFORMATION FROM OUR OWN MEMBERS, IT'S GETTING INFORMATION FROM CLASSIFIED. IT'S ALSO GETTING INFORMATION FROM STUDENTS AND PARENTS. AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND IT'S GREAT BECAUSE IT HELPS TO KIND OF FOCUS US FOR WHAT THOSE INTERVIEWS WILL LOOK LIKE FOR VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. RIGHT. WE'VE HAD SELECTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME SARAH HATCHEL TO VICTOR VALLEY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD. SHE WILL BE SERVING AS OUR SECOND VICE PRESIDENT. I ALSO AND BECAUSE I THIS I WAS A BIT REMISS WHEN WE HAD OUR VALLEY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION REP COUNCIL AND RECOGNIZING FRAN HERTLEIN BECAUSE FRAN HERTLEIN HAS BEEN ELECTED TO THE POSITION OF THE VICE CHAIR OF HIGH DESERT SERVICE CENTER COUNCIL, AND SO GOOD FOR HIM. MOVING UP IN THE WORLD. ALRIGHT, WE HAVE OUR VTA RETREAT COMING UP AND THAT IS ACTUALLY STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT. HOWEVER, IT'S ALSO MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY TOMORROW NIGHT AND SO, WELL, TOMORROW DAY I. I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WAS BORN AT NIGHT. I SHOULD ASK HER THOUGH. BUT TOMORROW IS HER BIRTHDAY AND SO I'LL BE GETTING DOWN THERE

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ALRIGHT, WE DID HAVE A FORMAL GRIEVANCE AND THAT IS ACTUALLY BEEN RESOLVED. THERE IS STILL ANOTHER GRIEVANCE THERE THAT WE THAT IS WELL ON ITS WAY TO BEING RESOLVED, AND SO WE HOPE TO GET THAT DONE BY THIS WEEK. NOW THERE ARE SOME THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS. I KNOW, BRIANNA HUNT, THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING UP. IN REGARDS TO EQUITY AND INCLUSION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING THAT WHEN WE MAKE THE MOVE TO EQUITY AND INCLUSION THAT WE'RE BEING, WELL, MAKING VERY CONSIDERATE MOVES TOWARDS SPECIAL EDUCATION AS WELL. LET'S SEE. ALL RIGHT. OH, AND AS WE MAKE THESE MOVES LET US MAKE SURE WE'RE FOCUSING ON PURPOSE. SO ANYTIME WE'RE MAKING A MOVE TOWARDS SOMETHING WE'RE DOING IT VERY PURPOSEFULLY. WHAT IS THE POINT OF US DOING SOMETHING. SO WHEN WE DO MOVE FORWARD LIKE A GRIEVANCE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU OFTENTIMES AND, AND I TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE INSTILLING THIS WITH OUR SITE REPS AND EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE INTENTIONALLY MAKING MOVES TO TRY TO ADDRESS ISSUES IN A FAIR, RESPECTFUL MANNER. OH, AND THANK YOU FOR THE INVITE FOR OUR LGBTQ PLUS COMMITTEE. DOCTOR YI MENTIONED THAT OUR LGBTQ COMMITTEE AND SHARING THE LAWS WITH OUR MEMBERS, I THINK NEARLY ALL THE SITES NOW, MAYBE JUST 1 OR 2 LEFT THAT SHE WAS SHE WAS VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THEM. OH, WE HAVE COMING UP THE RETIREE DINNER. WE HAVE A RETIREE DINNER COMING UP. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING TOWARDS THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN INVITATION OR YOU THINK YOU DIDN'T. BECAUSE THEY JUST FOUND SOME PROOF THAT WE HAVE SENT THOSE OUT. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR EMAILS. IT WAS SENT ON APRIL 2ND. YEAH, I WON'T SAY WHO IT WAS, BUT HE'S WEARING A BLUE SHIRT AND HE HAS A AN AMERICAN FLAG TIE. PERFECT.

OH, OKAY. SORRY. A LIGHT PURPLE SHIRT THAT LOOKS SOMEWHAT BLUE. ALRIGHT. I, I APPRECIATE YOU.

AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THE TEACHERS. AND THANK YOU, KENT, FOR WHAT YOU SAID. WE HAVE FORMER TEACHERS THAT ARE UP HERE. WE ALSO HAVE A CURRENT TEACHER WHO'S UP HERE. I GOT TO ACTUALLY WITNESS AND THIS IS THE FIRST ONE I'VE BEEN TO. VICTOR EL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, WHICH WAS NICE TO SEE. PENNY EDMISTON, WHO SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT OF ELEMENTARY TEACHERS ELEMENTARY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. SO SHE'S MY COUNTERPART THERE. I'M GLAD TO HAVE HER HERE AS A BOARD MEMBER. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A CURRENT BOARD MEMBER WHO'S SITTING WITH US RIGHT NOW, AND THAT IS GARY ELDER. AND IT'S SO FUN WATCHING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS WHEN THEY'RE DOING THEIR PERFORMANCES. SO VERY DIFFERENT THAN OURS HERE. WELL, YOU WOULD HOPE SO BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE MATURED AND STUFF. A BIT MORE. BUT IT IS SO NEAT TO ACTUALLY SEE THE LITTLE KIDS ACTUALLY DOING SOME PERFORMANCES IN FRONT OF THEM AT LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND LET'S SEE. OH, ONE MORE THING. YES. BACK TO THE TEACHERS BRIEFLY. WE ARE STANDING AND WE RECOGNIZE THIS. I'VE SAID IT MANY TIMES, BUT WE'RE KIND OF STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS. CAN'T BE WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW WITHOUT FORMER VTA LEADERSHIP LEADING US IN THIS GENERAL DIRECTION. AND SO I WANT TO THANK THE FORMER LEADERS OF VTA FOR WE ARE FOR WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE HAVE COME AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CSEA REPORT. YEAH. IF YOU GUYS GOT TO LEAVE, GO AHEAD, GO HOME AND STUDY. ALRIGHT. REMEMBER STUDY. ALRIGHT. JUST REMEMBER THAT PLATES ONLY 17IN WIDE. ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS AND CABINET. IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT. CAN YOU BELIEVE WE'RE ALREADY AT THE FINAL STRETCH OF THE SCHOOL YEARS? LESS THAN 35 DAYS. I DID NOT COUNT LIKE JENNIFER, SO I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS ONLY 32 DAYS.

TIME HAS TRULY FLOWN BY. AND WHILE WE'RE NOT AT THE FINAL, WE'RE NOT AT THE FINAL PHASE.

IMPORTANT THAT WE PUSH FORWARD TO END STRONG. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SINCERELY THANK THE BOARD AND CABINET FOR YOUR SUPPORT DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS OF CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE WEEK. WE, YOUR RECOGNITION AND PARTICIPATION HAS MEANT SO MUCH TO OUR MEMBERS AND HELP THEM FEEL SEEN AND APPRECIATED. THIS YEAR, CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WEEK WILL BE CELEBRATED MAY 19TH THROUGH THE 24TH, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED SUPPORT AS WE HONOR THE WORK OF CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS WHO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS RUNNING DAY IN AND DAY OUT. I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND EXTEND APPRECIATION TO VTA DURING THEIR APPRECIATION WEEK. OUR TEACHERS PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS, AND IT'S

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WE PRESENT AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER. LASTLY, THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE BOARD AND CABINET, INCLUDING CSEA WEEK AND CSEA IN THE BUDGET MEETING THIS WEEK. BEING PART OF THOSE CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS, ENSURE CLASSIFIED VOICES ARE HEARD AND VALUED. AS WE WRAP UP THE SCHOOL YEAR, I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR WORK TOGETHER ON BEHALF OF CSA AND THE CREDIT AND INCREDIBLE EMPLOYEES I REPRESENT. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. 8.1 APPROVAL OF

[8. CONSENT ITEMS]

[13. ACTION - BUSINESS SERVICES]

OKAY. OKAY. EXTENSION. OKAY. VOTE. I. OPPOSED. WITH THE MOTION. NO. 13.2. MOTION.

MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? WELL, 13.2. I'M ALSO ASKING YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION 2526. AND THIS IS FOR THE AUTHORIZATION AND ISSUANCE OF FOR THE SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FROM THE ELECTION OF 2024, MEASURE X SERIES 2025 A OF THE VICTOR VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, AGAIN IN THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF $31 MILLION. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING OUT FOR 62 MILLION. WE'RE PUTTING YOU OUT FOR UP TO 62 MILLION. YES. OKAY.

OKAY. OKAY. SO I. 14.1 IS THE DEDICATED PERSONNEL REPORT. AND THEN. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY.

[14. ACTION - HUMAN RESOURCES]

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OKAY. VOTE. OKAY, I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN, BUT I WON'T SAY NO. BUT I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN. OKAY.

THAT'S FAIR. OKAY. STILL PASSED AND I VOTE ON. OKAY. CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL REPORT. SO, SECOND.

OKAY. DISCUSSION. OKAY A VOTE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. 15.1. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DIVISION

[15. PRESENTATION]

OKAY. NOW, DOCTOR YEE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EXECUTIVE CABINET VIEWING AUDIENCE AND SPECIAL GUESTS. THIS EVENING, I HAVE THE HONOR OF PROVIDING AN UPDATE FOR THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DIVISION. LET ME FIRST START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF AND MY TEAM.

MY NAME IS RAMONA YEE, AND I AM THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR OUR DISTRICT. PICTURE TO MY LEFT IS KATRINA NEAL, MY EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AND SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN MY RIGHT AND MY LEFT HAND SUPPORT FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. AND I'M SO GRATEFUL SHE'S HERE THIS EVENING. AND THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DIVISION, WE HAVE FIVE DIRECTORS. THE FIRST ONE IS DAVE BERTELSEN, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY. LARRY BRUNSON, DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, DOCTOR LORRAINE COLLINS, DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE AND CAREER CTE AND ADULT ED DOCTOR REBECCA COOK, DIRECTOR OF LCAP AND CNI. AND TIFFANY HAMPTON, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES. I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS WORK WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THESE AMAZING PEOPLE. THANK YOU.

THREE YEARS AGO, OUR DISTRICT DEVELOPED OUR CORE VALUES. THESE FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS HELP GUIDE OUR DECISION MAKING EVERY DAY AND THEY ARE EQUITY, PROFICIENCY AND A FOCUS ON RESULTS. THESE CORE VALUES HELP SHAPE OUR ED SERVICES PRIORITIES OF LITERACY. TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO READ AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL AS CENTRAL STANDARDS THAT TARGET SKILLS THAT ALL STUDENTS NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AFTER HIGH SCHOOL AND A THROUGH G. OPENING DOORS FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. BUT BEFORE WE HIGHLIGHT THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN WITH SOME DATA POINTS, STARTING WITH OUR ATTENDANCE RATE. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, OUR ADA OR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE HAVE CONTINUED TO INCREASE ANNUALLY FROM 90.8% IN 2223 TO 90 1.1 IN 2324. AND AS OF LAST WEEK, WE WERE AT 94.9%. AND WE REALLY HOPE TO END THIS SCHOOL YEAR WITH A NICE GROWTH. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR DISCIPLINE RATE. WE ARE PROUD TO SHARE THAT OUR DISCIPLINE RATE IS ALSO HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE CONTINUE TO SEE A DECREASE IN OUR SUSPENSIONS SHOWING A DECLINE OF 378

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THE CNI TEAM ALSO LEAD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND PROVIDE TARGETED SUPPORT AT SCHOOL SITES BASED ON THEIR NEED. WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT OUR RISE PD THAT BEGAN IN FEBRUARY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THIS MONTH.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS TRAINING IS TO DEVELOP A COMMON LANGUAGE FOR INSTRUCTION IN OUR DISTRICT, AND LEARN ABOUT THE IMPACT OF BRAIN THEORY ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT. WE BOAST ONE OF THE BEST CTE PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OR ACCORDING TO MR. CROSBY, HE WOULD ARGUE, THE NATION. OUR ARTICULATED COURSES WITH BBC CONTINUES TO GROW, EARNING OUR STUDENTS OVER 1300 COLLEGE CREDITS ALONE IN 2324, THE HIGHEST IN OUR DISTRICT'S HISTORY. OUR FUNDING CONTINUES TO GROW, ALONG WITH THE NUMBER OF ARTICULATED COURSES BEING OFFERED, AND WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THESE RESULTS. WHAT MAKES OUR DISTRICT SO GREAT IS THAT WE CONTINUE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STUDENTS, EVEN BEYOND THEIR 12TH GRADE YEAR. WE DO THIS THROUGH OUR ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM IN 2324. OUR VICTOR VALLEY ADULT SCHOOL BROKE A 30 YEAR RECORD FOR THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES RECEIVING A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, WITH 99 STUDENTS GRADUATING IN 2223 TO 165 IN 2324. AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE ARE ON TARGET TO BREAK THE RECORD ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THOSE WHO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE HEROES. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MR. BRUNSON, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE SYSTEMS AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. IN THE 2223 SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAD OVER 400 OUT OF COMPLIANCE IEP. AND TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, WE IMPLEMENTED THE FIRST EVER JOB COLLABORATIVES, A HISTORIC MOVE IN OUR DISTRICT TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS WITH MEANINGFUL

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[16. LEGAL PUPIL/PERSONNEL ISSUES]

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. VOTE. AYE. OKAY. OKAY. 16.3. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. OKAY. VOTE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. AND 16.4. SECOND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. VOTE. OKAY. CONFERENCE REQUEST. OKAY. STAFF

[18. STAFF REPORTS]

AND THEN JUST ALL THE STAFF THAT HAD A PART IN MAKING THAT EVENT SO MEMORABLE. IT IS ALSO TESTING SEASON, SO I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS WHO ARE OUT THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HERE ANYMORE. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY. GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP, MAKE SURE

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[19. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS/REQUEST FOR AGENDA ITEMS]

OKAY, NEXT, MR. CROSBY. OKAY, WELL THANK YOU. NUMBER OF THINGS JEFF G. WONDERFUL TALK. SHE GAVE THE SPEECH. IT WAS WONDERFUL. SEVENTH GRADER BEING ABLE TO EXPRESS HERSELF LIKE THAT. SO CARLOS, BE SURE TO TELL HER HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE HER DOING THAT. AND I KNOW THAT IT'S TOUGH IN SOME WAYS, BUT SHE HANDLED IT LIKE A PRO. SO I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THAT. AND I ASSUME THAT WAS HER SISTER THAT ALSO SPOKE GOES VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. I'M NOT SURE. OKAY.

I DON'T THINK SO. OH, MAYBE NOT JUST THE SAME LAST NAME. OKAY, OKAY. EVERYBODY'S GOT THE SAME NAME. ONE IS JEFF G. ONE IS HARPREET. SO I JUST ASSUMED THAT THEY MAYBE NOT, BUT I'M GLAD SHE

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BUT ON THE WAY HOME, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY GET HOME OKAY, AND THAT THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO AND I KNOW WE WILL. BRIANNA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT ON THE IEPS AND THE WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO BETTER SERVE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THAT. AND, JENNIFER, OF COURSE, YOUR THRIVE PROGRAM, NOT MINE. IT'S NOT OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BUT YOU'RE HEADING THE PROGRAM AND IT'S BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL THAT WE'RE PUTTING IT AT OTHER SCHOOLS. SO SAY WHAT YOU WANT. YEAH, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING TO YOUR CLASSROOM AND SEEING THAT.

MY ONLY DISAPPOINTMENT, OF COURSE, WAS I DIDN'T GET A PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICH. BUT NEXT TIME I'M THERE, MAKE SURE I GET THAT. I WAS ONE OF THE THINGS WITH ALL THE PARENTS AND THE STUDENTS THAT WERE HERE FOR THE BASEBALL THING, JUST WE WILL DEFINITELY LOOK INTO IT. IT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT WE'LL LOOK INTO, AND I KNOW HOW PANICKED PEOPLE CAN GET ON RUMORS AND ON RUMOR MILLS. AS MR. GUERRERO SAID, THIS HAS NOT COME BEFORE US SO A LOT. I'M NOT SAYING THEY'RE UNFOUNDED RUMORS. I'M JUST SAYING THAT IF SOMETIMES WE BLOW THINGS UP BEFORE ANYBODY HAS A CHANCE TO DO ANYTHING, AND I WANT THE PARENTS TO KNOW AND THE BALLPLAYERS TO KNOW THAT WE WILL DEFINITELY LOOK INTO IT. BUT AS OF NOW, WE HAVEN'T WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY DECISION BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY I APPRECIATED RECENTLY I WAS IN GEORGIA WITH MR. BERRIOS, AND WE WERE AT THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION MEETING. AND IT IS IT'S WE WERE THERE AND IT'S THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION OUT THERE. AS YOU KNOW, IN OUR DISTRICT, IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CUTS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THAT'S 6% OF OUR BUDGET. IT'S NOT A LOT. IT'S 6%, BUT 6%, 6%. AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST OFFICE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THEY'RE SAYING THAT THE DEFICIT IS HERE. THE GOVERNOR IS SAYING THE DEFICIT IS ONLY HERE. AND BEING INVOLVED IN NEGOTIATIONS A LOT. I TRUST THE LA LA A LOT MORE THAN I DO WITH THE GOVERNOR SAYS. SO WE MAY HAVE A BIGGER BUDGET DEFICIT THAN WE THOUGHT, AND WHICH MAY BE HOW LONG CAN YOU CAN YOU GO IN DEBT WITHOUT HURTING EDUCATION? SO WE MAY HAVE SOME SERIOUS THINGS COMING UP, BUT BUT I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR SHANTE. I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND YOUR HONESTY IN THE BUDGET, BECAUSE WITH THE LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAVE, MR. COLES AND HIS TEAM, EVEN IF WE EVEN IF THINGS GO SOUTH ON BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE, WE'RE GOING TO SURVIVE THE NEXT THREE YEARS. MAYBE NOT SURVIVE THE FOURTH YEAR, WHO KNOWS? BUT BUT THE. YEAH, BUT THE NEXT THREE YEARS WILL BE WE'LL BE ABLE TO SURVIVE. AND THAT'S IMPORTANT. AND WE WANT WE WANT OUR PEOPLE TO KNOW THERE ARE NO LAYOFFS. OKAY. YOU GET FIRED FOR INCOMPETENCE. THAT'S ONE THING. BUT BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NO LAYOFFS DUE TO FINANCIAL CRISIS BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A GREAT FINANCIAL OFFICER HERE. WE'VE GOT GREAT EXECUTIVE TEAM HERE. AND WE'RE OKAY. AND SO IF YOU HEAR OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE HIGH DESERT OR LAYING PEOPLE OFF, THAT COULD BE TRUE, BUT NOT THIS DISTRICT. AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR THAT AND MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, BECAUSE THEY THEY'RE KEEPING THEIR EYES ON THIS STUFF TOO. SO I LIKE TO THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, I'M DONE. SO. OKAY. MR. MR. WELL, JENNIFER, THANK YOU FOR THE THRIVE. I KNOW THAT THOSE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN IN YOUR HEART SINCE AS LONG AS I'VE KNOWN YOU. SO EVEN THOUGH THRIVE IS NEW, THIS IS NOT NEW TO YOU. YOU'VE ALWAYS REACHED OUT TO THOSE STUDENTS. AND WHAT'S EVEN MORE COMMENDABLE IS THAT YOU ARE HELPING TO EXTEND IT TO THE OTHER SITES AND HELPING THOSE TEACHERS. SO THAT'S EVEN I MEAN, TO SEE THAT MULTIPLY IS AMAZING. THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES OVER HERE WEARING RED AND OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. WE HONOR YOU IN MAY, BUT I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR MANAGEMENT, BECAUSE YOU TWO HELP TO CREATE EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IN OUR DISTRICT, WITH THE FOCUS ON BEING WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP OUR STUDENTS. SO MANAGEMENT, THANK YOU. AND ALTHOUGH WE MAY NOT HAVE PARENTS ANYMORE IN OUR ROOM TONIGHT, MAYBE THEY'RE WATCHING. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PARENTS WHO HAVE GIVEN US THEIR STUDENTS AND PUT THEIR TRUST IN US TO CARE FOR THE STUDENTS AND EDUCATE THEM AND TO TREAT THEM WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR OUR OUR PARENTS. I'D LIKE TO REMIND MR. COLES THAT EARTH DAY IS CELEBRATED THIS MONTH, APRIL 22ND. SO REMEMBER THE LORAX AND THINK ABOUT EARTH DAY. AND THEN TO EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY OUR, OUR

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IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE COMPETITION BY STUDENTS FROM HOOK, LAKEVIEW AND LAURIA. IT WAS WON BY. LAKEVIEW, WITH SECOND PLACE GOING TO LAURIA AND THIRD PLACE TO HOOK. THE STUDENTS WERE AWESOME AND THE WHAT? THEY BUILT IT JUST YOU HAVE TO LOOK. YOU HAVE TO SEE IT TO APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW I TALKED TO A COUPLE OF THE STUDENTS ARE ALREADY PREPARING FOR NEXT YEAR TO BE BETTER PREPARED TO BRING THE FIRST PLACE TO HOOK. CONGRATULATIONS TO PRINCIPAL DOCTOR MCNALLY, JARED NICHOLS, AND THE REST OF THE STAFF AT SIMS. THEY HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL PI DAY CELEBRATION, PI WITH THE P I. IT'S WHAT MATHEMATICAL. YEAH, I WHEN I GOT THE INVITATION I WAS EXPECTING PIES. BUT THAT TELLS YOU WHAT I KNOW ABOUT MATHEMATICS. ANYWAY, SO THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS AN ANNUAL EVENT WHERE STUDENTS ARE ENGAGED IN VARIOUS MATHEMATICAL ACTIVITIES THAT ARE BOTH EDUCATIONAL AND ENJOYABLE. SO SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT THEY HAD WAS PENNY WAR PIE WALKS, SCAVENGER HUNT AND HULA HOOP CONTEST, AND HULA HOOP. I COULD GET INTO. THE ONE I THINK THE STUDENTS REALLY ENJOYED THOUGH, WAS THE PIE THROWING CONTEST, AND THAT ALLOWED THE STUDENTS TO PI WILLING STAFF MEMBERS. THEY TRIED TO TALK ME INTO IT, BUT I. I DECLINED, BUT THEY HAD A GREAT TIME. THAT ONE. THEY HAD A GREAT TIME. IT WAS IT WAS REALLY AN ENJOYABLE AFTERNOON WITH THE STUDENTS. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE DISTRICT ENGLISH LEARNERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING THE OTHER EVENING VIA ZOOM. I WANTED TO THANK MAURA BALMASEDA AND HER STAFF. THEY DID AN EXCELLENT SPSA PROGRAM FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND THE SP, I LEARNED WAS SCHOOL PLAN FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND THAT'S TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES. OUTLINING HOW SCHOOLS WERE RESOURCED AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC GOALS AS ALIGNED WITH OUR LCAP MONITOR STAFF DID AN EXCELLENT

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AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING SAFE TRAVELS HOME AND I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY YOUR EASTER WITH YOUR LOVED ONES. ALL RIGHT, MR. LARSON, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. FIRST, I WANT TO REALLY THANK ALL THE KIDS. I THINK THAT'S WHY WE STILL STAY INVOLVED IN EDUCATION, BECAUSE SEEING KIDS STEP UP AND REPRESENT THEMSELVES AND TALK TO US AND IT'S PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, BUT PEOPLE ARE LESS AFRAID OF DEATH THAN PUBLIC SPEAKING. PUBLIC SPEAKING IS THE NUMBER ONE FEAR. AND TO SEE THE KIDS GET UP AND TALK TO US, IT'S AMAZING TO ME TO SEE THEM DO THAT. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO EVERYBODY THAT WORKS WITH THE STUDENTS, THE TEACHERS, THE CLASSIFIED STAFF. YOU CAN'T TEACH LEST YOU HAVE A CLEAN CLASSROOM, AND YOU CAN'T HAVE A CLEAN CLASSROOM WITHOUT THEM. BUT YOU ALSO, IF YOU CAN READ, YOU CAN THANK A TEACHER WITHOUT EVERYBODY WORKING SYNERGISTICALLY. IT IT WOULDN'T WORK. AND I REMEMBER LAST TIME I WAS ON THE BOARD, IT WASN'T SO SYNERGISTIC. AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE CHANGE IN THE DISTRICT AND HOW WONDERFUL THINGS ARE GOING. I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE ADMIN TEAM KEEPING US WELL INFORMED. I'M APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE EFFORTS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITHIN THE DISTRICT. I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ALL THE INVITES I'M GETTING TO COME TO ALL OF THESE EVENTS. I AM OVERCOMING SOME HEALTH ISSUES AND AS SOON AS I'M HEALTHY, YOU'LL START SEEING ME AT MOST OF THESE EVENTS. BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, I APOLOGIZE. I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A LOT OF THEM. BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU, I. I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE'RE BUILDING A NEW GENERATION, THAT THE ADA IS GOING UP AND EVERYBODY GOES, OH, ALL YOU CONCERNED ABOUT IS MONEY AND ADA. ADA EQUALS ATTENDANCE.

ATTENDANCE EQUALS WORK. WORK EQUALS GRADUATION. ADA IS NOT ABOUT THE MONEY. ADA IS ABOUT GETTING A STUDENT TO GRADUATION AND PEOPLE MAKE THE WRONG COROLLARY RELATIONSHIP, NOT UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT. AS WE'RE LOOKING AT A HIGHER ADA WITH 94% 94%, THAT MEANS SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE WHEN EVERYTHING CATCHES UP, WE JUST MAY HAVE A 94% GRADUATION RATE, WHICH WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. AND ALL THE SPECIAL PROGRAMS GOING, ESPECIALLY NOW I'M A CTE TEACHER. MY DEGREE FIELD IS INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES. MY CREDENTIAL IS ACTUALLY THE OLD WOODSHOP TEACHER CREDENTIAL. IT'S THEY DON'T HAVE THEM ANYMORE. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THESE KIDS COMING OUT ARE GOING TO HAVE JOBS. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE JOBS IN A LABOR MARKET THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE THAT ATTRACTIVE WITH ALL THE TECHNOLOGY COMING FORTH. SO I LOVE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH CTE AND THE DIRECTIONS IT'S GOING.

AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY. I APPRECIATE YOU. I WANT YOU TO KNOW I CARE FOR YOU, AND I WANT YOU TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD END OF YEAR WITH YOUR WHAT DID YOU SAY, 32 DAYS? 32 DAYS.

WOW, 32 DAYS. THAT'S NICE ACTUALLY, 22, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TEN MORE DAYS OF TESTING. SO I AGREE WITH THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME. SO FIRST I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MRS. EDMONDSON, MR. HINOJOSA, DOCTOR YEE, MR. COLES AND EVERYBODY THAT JUST HAS A HAND ON THE STUDENT ADVISORY SUPERINTENDENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL OR WHATEVER.

IT'S I DON'T KNOW, SOMETIMES I GET CONFUSED ON LIKE WHAT IT IS. RIGHT. JUST THANK YOU SO. OH DOCTOR COOK HOW HOW HOW COULD I, LIKE, SAY I'M SO SORRY. SHE WAS THERE TOO. SHE WAS THERE TOO.

AND I KNOW. RIGHT. I'M SORRY. AND JUST HOW LIKE HOW YOU ALL ARE SO INVESTED IN THE STUDENTS.

AND YOUR VISION IS FOR THE STUDENTS AND HOW YOU'RE YOU'RE MOTIVATED TO MAKE EVERYTHING

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HEY. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. HI. HI. HI. OKAY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.