Jun 05, 2025 Board of Trustees

[1. OPENING OF MEETING]

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OKAY, GUYS, IT'S 4:00. ALRIGHT. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. MEMBERS.

ABSENT. NOBODY. MEMBERS PRESENT. EVERYBODY. ANY COMMUNITY COMMENTS FOR CLOSED SESSION? NO.

[2. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS]

[3. REGULAR SESSION]

MOTION TO RETURN TO OPEN SESSION SECOND. ALL SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? NO.

ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT. FIRST THING. FIRST THING OF BUSINESS HERE. OKAY. REPORTING OUT OF FIVE ITEMS FROM CLOSED SESSION. OKAY. FIRST ONE. OKAY. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION ON APPROVING THE FOLLOWING MOU BETWEEN VICTOR VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE VICTOR VALLEY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. OKAY. YOU KNOW, ARTICLE NINE TRANSFER LANGUAGE. ARTICLE SEVEN ASSOCIATION RIGHTS. ARTICLE THREE EXTRA DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.

AND FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT COMPENSATION FOR TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS. AND THAT WAS A505 POSITIVE VOTE. OKAY. AND THE SECOND IN CLOSED SESSION. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION ON APPROVAL TO PLACE TINA SWITZER IN THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION. AND AGAIN, THAT WAS A50 POSITIVE VOTE. WELCOME. YEAH. NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME REAL FUN. OH, YOU HAVEN'T ANYWAY. OKAY. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION ON PAY AS A COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT IN THE SUM OF $16,000 TO LAW OFFICES OF SHEILA BAIN, ESQUIRE AND PARENT REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACT IN THE SUM OF 31,000 FOR COMPENSATION EDUCATION PROVIDERS TO BE DETERMINED. AND THAT WAS A POSITIVE FIVE ZERO VOTE. OKAY, NEXT, IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION ON PAY AS COMPENSATION AND SETTLEMENT IN THE SUM OF $13,000 TO HOPE FOR FAMILIES AND PARENT REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACT IN THE SUM OF $20,500 FOR COMPENSATORY EDUCATION AND INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION PROVIDERS TO BE DETERMINED. AND THAT WAS A FIVE ZERO POSITIVE VOTE. AND LAST OKAY, IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION ON APPROVAL OF RESIGNATION AGREEMENT WITH EMPLOYEE 4636, AND THAT WAS AGAIN FIVE ZERO POSITIVE VOTE. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. NEXT. OKAY. WE WOULD WOULD EVERYBODY PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? AND MISTER WOODS, WOULD YOU LEAD US, PLEASE? 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. ALL RIGHT. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. DISCUSSION. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED. OKAY. MOTION CARRIED. OKAY. SECTION FOUR, RESOLUTION. RESOLUTION 25 DASH

[4. RESOLUTION]

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[5. PRESENTATION]

ACROSS BOTH ROLES, HE DEMONSTRATED NOT ONLY PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE BUT ALSO DEEP COMPASSION FOR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES AND SERVED THE OFFICER. WOODS BEGINS A NEW CHAPTER IN THAT SERVICE, THIS TIME IN A SCHOOL BASED ENVIRONMENT. HIS LEADERSHIP, MENTORSHIP, AND REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE WILL MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS AND STAFF. HIS DEDICATION WILL HELP SHAPE THE DEPARTMENT AND SERVICE, RESPECT AND CARE. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE OFFICER WOODS, ALONG WITH HIS WIFE MARISSA AND THEIR THREE WONDERFUL CHILDREN, THAT HE HAS TO PARTNER TO JOIN US AT THE FRONT OF THE PODIUM IN THIS MEANINGFUL MOMENT. MOMENT WHERE? ACROSS. OUR. SIX. LET ME GIVE THIS TO YOU. AS ALWAYS, WE TRY TO MAKE SURE OUR BLOOD. SO FIRST. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND, AND I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND THE CONSTITUTION AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH, THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION, THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. EXCUSE ME. YEAH, YEAH. SO CAN YOU. TAKE A PICTURE OF US? COME ON OVER.

CAN. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. 5.2 OPTIONS FOR YOUTH ANNUAL UPDATE. MISS YOU. YOU'RE ON. AS PART. PUSH A BUTTON. AS PART OF OUR

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AND THEN YOU CAN SEE OUR AREAS IMPROVEMENT, OUR GRAD RATE AND SOME OTHER ITEMS. I DON'T WANT TO READ IT ALL TO YOU. SO WE'RE USING THIS FEEDBACK TO GUIDE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE YEAR AHEAD, REINFORCING OUR COMMITMENT TO SCHOOL SUCCESS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. AS WE MOVE INTO GRADUATION RATES. THIS FIRST SLIDE SHOWS OUR ONE YEAR GRADUATION RATE ALONGSIDE PHOTOS FROM ONE OF OUR GRADUATION CEREMONIES THIS YEAR. THESE ARE MOMENTS THAT TRULY INSPIRE AND REMIND US WHY WE DO THIS WORK. THE ONE YEAR GRADUATION RATE REFLECTS THE PERCENTAGE OF 12TH GRADE STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE WITHIN A SCHOOL YEAR. ON THIS SLIDE, YOU WILL SEE OUR 4 TO 5 YEAR GRADUATION RATE TRACK STUDENTS GRADUATING WITHIN A 4 OR 5 YEARS FROM 4 TO 5 YEARS AFTER ENTERING NINTH GRADE. THE ONE YEAR RATE IS ESPECIALLY RELEVANT FOR OH FIVE, AS WE SERVE A HIGHLY TRANSIENT POPULATION, AND OFTEN OUR STUDENTS ARE COMING TO US PRETTY CREDIT DEFICIENT. WHILE WE'VE SEEN A DECLINE IN OUR 4 OR 5 YEAR GRADUATION RATE, WE ARE ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THIS WITH NEW PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATIONS AND ROLE SHIFTS AIMED AT BOOSTING AWARENESS AND PROGRESS. PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE OUR STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, INTEGRATING INTEGRATION TO TRACK COHORT GOALS, PACING, AND DEADLINES WE'RE CREATING. WE'VE CREATED A NEW FRAMEWORK ALIGNING OUR CAREER PATHWAYS COORDINATORS AND POST-SECONDARY COUNSELORS TO ENSURE EARLY ACADEMIC AND POST-SECONDARY AWARENESS FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. AND WE ARE GOING TO BE PILOTING A STUDENT SUCCESS INTERVENTION COACH THIS YEAR TO SUPPORT STUDENTS FROM THE MOMENT OF ENROLLMENT FORWARD, FOCUSING ON GOAL SETTING, PACING, AND EXPECTATIONS OF OUR SCHOOLS THAT WILL SUPPORT THE STUDENTS IN THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH GRADUATION. STUDENT PROGRESS AND ATTENDANCE. INTERNALLY, WE REGULARLY MONITOR STUDENT PROGRESSION AND ATTENDANCE, WHICH ARE CLOSELY LINKED. OVER THE PAST 3 TO 4 YEARS, WE'VE SEEN STEADY RECOVERY FROM POST COVID DIPS CORE COURSE COMPLETION. WE ALSO MONITOR CORE COURSE COMPLETION FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR TEN MONTHS OR MORE. ALTHOUGH 2425 DATA CURRENTLY APPEARS A LITTLE LOW, WE ARE STILL FINALIZING GRADES FOR SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION AND INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSEWORK, AND WE ANTICIPATE GROWTH BY THE MONTHS END BECAUSE OUR SCHOOL YEAR DOESN'T ACTUALLY END UNTIL JUNE 30TH. ALTITUDE IN SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEY. SOME KEY AREAS OF STRENGTH. YOU CAN SEE WHERE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFETY, OUR SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEY SHOWED SOME ENCOURAGING SIGNS INCREASED FEELINGS OF INCLUSION AND SAFETY, STRONGER CONNECTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL CULTURE. WE REMAIN DILIGENT AND COMMITTED TO BUILDING ON THESE OUTCOMES THROUGH WELLNESS EVENTS AND FIELD TRIPS. CTE COURSES THAT FOSTER POSITIVE PEER INTERACTIONS AND CAREER PATHWAY, EXPANDED TO STUDENT TEACHER ENGAGEMENT AND INCREASED ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL AWARENESS. STUDENT OUTCOMES. L RECLASSIFICATION, A THROUGH G COMPLETION, AND DROPOUT RATES. WE'VE SEEN CONTINUED GROWTH IN L RECLASSIFICATION RATES A THROUGH G COMPLETION DESPITE CHALLENGES WITH CREDIT DEFICIENT STUDENTS AND DROPOUT REDUCTION. THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE SUPPORTED BY ELD TEACHERS AND SPECIALISTS WORKING IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH STUDENTS, FAMILIES, FELLOW TEACHING STAFF AND OUR L COACH TO TARGET THE NEEDS OF OUR

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[6. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

PUBLIC CHARGES FOR ALLEGATIONS MAY RESULT IN LEGAL ACTION BEING BROUGHT BY THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

THE BOARD VALUES CONSTRUCTIVE COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS, AND IT WELCOMES YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. THANK YOU, MR. COLE. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS AMBER. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS AMBER AND THIS IS MY HUSBAND, ERIC. WE ARE HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR SON, NATHAN. HE IS A STUDENT AT COBALT INSTITUTE OF MATH AND SCIENCE. HE HAS BEEN TARGETED RECENTLY FOR SOME BULLYING AND SOME PEER HARASSMENT, AND HAS SUFFERED SOME EMOTIONAL HARM AND

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DESPITE NO FINDING AGAINST HIM. SCHOOL SECURITY WAS ALSO TASKED WITH KEEPING TABS ON HIM. BASED OFF OF THIS RUMOR, I BROUGHT THIS CONCERN TO THE ATTENTION OF STUDENT SERVICES, WHICH WAS LATER CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS AN INAPPROPRIATE USE OF SCHOOL RESOURCES. EVEN IN THE FACE OF THESE CLEAR THREATS, COBALT FAILED TO IMPLEMENT PROPER SAFETY PLAN, AND WHEN I FORMALLY REQUESTED A NO CONTACT CONTRACT TO KEEP MY SON SAFE, IT WAS DEEMED APPROPRIATE, BUT IT WAS DELAYED FOR FIVE DAYS. WHEN I ASKED WHY IT WAS DELAYED, I WAS TOLD LOGISTICAL ISSUES. THIS LEFT THIS DELAY LEFT MY SON EXPOSED TO EXPOSED. HE WAS UNSUPPORTED AND VULNERABLE TO CONTINUED THREATS AND HARASSMENT BY HIS PEERS. I WAS ALARMED TO LEARN THAT COBALT INSTITUTE OF MATH AND SCIENCE DOES NOT OFFER, OR HAS NOT OFFERED THIS YEAR ANY ANTI-BULLYING EDUCATION OR PREVENTION PROGRAM. WHEN ASKED BY ADMINISTRATION, THEY HAD LET ME KNOW THAT NO EFFORTS WERE MADE TO PROVIDE ANY TYPE OF EDUCATION, BULLYING FOR BULLYING OR AWARENESS AND HARASSMENT ON CAMPUS. TO THIS DAY. STUDENT SERVICES HAS CONFIRMED THAT MY SON'S CASE HAS BEEN MISHANDLED AND APPROPRIATE ACTION COULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN, BUT WAS NOT. THAT ACKNOWLEDGMENT PROVES THAT THIS WAS NOT JUST A MISUNDERSTANDING. THIS WAS A SYSTEMIC FAILURE. I URGE THE BOARD TO DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, PRIORITIZE ANTI-BULLYING, EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND PREVENTION AT THEIR SCHOOL SITE. I ASK THAT THEY THAT THE BOARD ENSURE SAFETY PLANNING IS IMMEDIATE AND APPROPRIATE WHEN STUDENTS GO TO ADMINISTRATION FOR SUPPORT AND ARE SEEKING SUPPORT WHEN THERE ARE CONFIRMED THREATS OR DISTRESS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT SPEAKER DOUG DUBAY IS THAT I SAY IT. OH, OKAY. YOU GOT MY NOTES ON MY PHONE. SORRY. EXCUSE ME. ALL RIGHT. HI. MY NAME IS DOUG DUBAY. I I'M HERE NOT EVEN ON REPRESENTING MYSELF TO REPRESENT MY SON. NOT ON HIS ACCORD, BUT ON MY ON MY ACCORD. HE'S A STUDENT AT COBALT INSTITUTE OF MATH AND SCIENCE. AND RECENTLY THERE WAS AN EXPULSION, I GUESS, IN PROGRESS FOR A STUDENT THAT HAD WRITTEN HIS NAME IN A DEATH NOTE BOOK. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR IS AN ANIMATION ABOUT A PERSON THAT HAS A NOTEBOOK THAT WHEN HE WRITES SOMEONE'S NAME IN IT, A ANOTHER DEMON IS NOW TASKED WITH KILLING THAT PERSON. AND SO THIS BOOK IS NOW HAD A LOT OF STUDENTS NAMES IN IT. AND I'M IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SCHOOL HAS TAKEN IT SERIOUSLY AND IS NOW PROCESSING THAT STUDENT FOR EXPULSION AND TAKING IT SERIOUSLY. AND I HAVE HEARD WORD THAT THERE IS AN APPEAL TO THIS EXPULSION, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF TWO SHOW MY UNCOMFORTABLENESS WITH THAT APPEAL, AND I HOPE TO GUIDE YOUR HAND IN THE IN THE UPHOLDING OF THAT EXPULSION. IT IT COMES TO THE POINT OF WHERE DO WE DRAW THE LINE ON WHAT'S INNOCENT AND WHAT'S HARMFUL, EVEN AS PLAYED AS A JOKE, IT SHOULD BE STILL TAKEN SERIOUSLY. SOMEONE COULD WRITE SOMETHING VERY SIMPLE. I WILL KILL BLANK AND THEN SAY IT'S A JOKE, AND THEN SHOULD THAT BE OKAY? AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD NOT BE. EVERYTHING SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. IF I UNDERSTAND IF MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN THAT AND IT WAS JUST A JOKE, I WOULD PROBABLY DO THE SAME THING THAT THOSE PARENTS DO. I WOULD APPEAL AND APPEAL TO MY SON AND HIS GRADE GRADES, WHAT HE DOES IN THE COMMUNITY. I WOULD DO THE SAME, BUT I'M ON

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOUG AND I CAN I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT THE DISTRICT DOES TAKE ALL OF THESE THINGS SERIOUS BECAUSE IT IS NOT A JOKE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TURN ON THE NEWS AT TWO, FIVE AND 11. AND SOME OF THESE JOKES ENDED UP WITH VERY BAD CONSEQUENCES. OKAY, DEANDREW STEVENS, DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? YEAH. OKAY. THANKS. IT'S YOUR NEIGHBOR. OKAY. HI, I'M DEANDRA.

MY SON ALSO GOES TO COBALT INSTITUTE OF MATH AND SCIENCE, AND MY SON WAS ALSO ON THAT DEATH LIST. I DO NOT FEEL THAT SIMMS IS TAKING IT SERIOUSLY. I AM VERY SCARED THAT IF MY KID RETURNS NEXT YEAR, THAT THOSE KIDS ARE GOING TO COME BACK OR THERE'S MORE KIDS THAT WERE INVOLVED. I, I DON'T I DON'T FEEL THAT MY KID IS SAFE. I DON'T FEEL THAT NOT JUST MY KID IS SAFE, BUT ALL THESE KIDS ARE NOT SAFE. I HONESTLY FEEL THAT A STATEMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE GOING OUT TO ALL THE PARENTS AT SIMMS, NOTING NOTIFYING EVERYONE OF WHAT WAS SAID AND WHAT WAS DONE AND A JOKE OR NOT, MY KID WAS THREATENED TO BE MURDERED. MY KID WAS THREATENED TO BE MURDERED. A JOKE OR NOT. IF THAT WAS MY KID, I WOULD BE FUMING AT MY KID. BUT MY SON IS. MY SON WORKS VERY HARD TO BE AT SIMMS TO STAY THERE. HE'S BEEN THERE SINCE EIGHTH GRADE. HE'LL BE A JUNIOR. HE WANTS TO CONTINUE TO GO TO SIMMS. I DON'T FEEL THAT HE'S SAFE. I DON'T FEEL THE SCHOOL IS, LIKE I SAID, TAKING IT SERIOUSLY. AND THAT THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE KIDS THAT DID IT NOT ONLY GET EXPELLED FROM SIMMS, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THAT ANY SCHOOL IN THE HIGH DESERT IS SAFE WITH THOSE KIDS GOING TO IT, BECAUSE IF THEY'RE THREATENING TO DO IT AT ONE SCHOOL, WHAT'S TO STOP THEM TO MAKE THIS LIST AT ANOTHER SCHOOL WITH OTHER KIDS? AND IT ONLY TAKES ONE THREAT TO TURN INTO SOMETHING REAL. THAT'S JUST HOW I FEEL. SO. THAT'S ALL I GOT. WELL THANK YOU. AND AS A AS A PARENT, I CAN PRETTY MUCH AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAY.

OKAY, OKAY. OKAY. NOW THIS LAVERNE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SCRIVENER. WELL, YEAH, THAT WAS EASY. HELLO. PRETTY WRITING, BY THE WAY. I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS ONE THING REAL QUICK FOR ANYBODY IN HERE. JUST NOBODY'S. THEY. THE BOARD CAN'T RESPOND TO AN AGENDA. SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE NOBODY'S IGNORING YOU. THEY JUST LEGALLY CAN'T. OKAY. AWESOME. THANKS. THANKS FOR THAT. OKAY. MY NAME IS LAVERNE SCRIVEN. SOME OF YOU ALREADY KNOW ME. I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER AND ADVOCATE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN AND OUR SCHOOLS. WE, THE PEOPLE ARE QUESTIONING WHETHER DEPUTY WOODS IS REALLY THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS JOB. THE DEATH OF A YOUNG MAN FOLLOWING AN INTERACTION WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTY KYLE WOULD IGNITED

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FURTHERMORE, IT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT HE EXHIBITED A CRITICAL DELAY IN PROCURING NECESSARY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO THIS YOUNG MAN. THE MOST SEVERE FINDING WAS THE DETERMINATION THAT DEPUTY WOODS USE OF FORCE, SPECIFICALLY SHOOTING THE YOUNG MAN, WAS NOT WARRANTED UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS CONCLUSION WAS PARTICULARLY TROUBLING GIVEN THAT THIS YOUNG MAN WAS UNARMED AND IN PROXIMITY WITHIN 100FT OF HIS RESIDENCE AT THE TIME OF THE FATAL SHOOTING. ANOTHER LAYER TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS CASE IS THE YOUNG MAN REPORTEDLY STRUGGLED FOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. THE LAWSUIT HIGHLIGHTED THE ARGUMENT THAT DEPUTY WOODS HANDLING OF THE SITUATION WAS INADEQUATE, AND FAILED TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS YOUNG MAN'S MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION.

ULTIMATELY, THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FACE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES, WHICH IS US WHERE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, FOR THE ACTIONS OF DEPUTY WOODS BEING COMPELLED TO PAY A SUBSTANTIAL SETTLEMENT IN AMOUNT OF $33.5 MILLION. THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS INCIDENT EXTENDED BEYOND THE COURTROOM.

CONCERNS HAVE BEEN RAISED RECENTLY FOLLOWING THE NEWS THAT DEPUTY WOODS HAD BEEN HIRED IN A POSITION INVOLVING THE SUPERVISION OF CHILDREN. THESE CONCERNS ARE ROOTED IN CONCERNS ARE ROOTED IN THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CHILDREN UNDER THE SUPERVISION SUPERVISION, OFTEN PRESENT THEMSELVES WITH THEIR OWN BEHAVIORAL ISSUES AND MENTAL CHALLENGES. CONSEQUENTLY, THERE IS AN EXPECTATION THAT ANYONE IN SUCH A ROLE SHOULD POSSESS NOT ONLY PATIENCE BUT ALSO A PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING OF THESE PARTICULAR ISSUES. THIS DEVELOPMENT HAS LED TO QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY AS TO WHETHER DEPUTY WOODS IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE INDIVIDUAL FOR THIS RESPONSIBILITY, GIVEN HIS TRACK RECORD AND THE SERIOUS FINDINGS HIM IN ARCHIBALD VERSUS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CASE. PERSON ON THE JOB GIVEN WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THREE MONTHS LATER, MR. WOODS WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING OF ANOTHER UNARMED SUSPECT. OUR QUESTION ARE WE SURE THAT MR. WOODS IS THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR THIS POSITION? CAN OUR DISTRICT AFFORD THIS? KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW NOW, IS THIS OUR ONLY OPTION? OUR CHILDREN AND STAFF DESERVE BETTER. IN CLOSING, LET ME REMIND YOU OF YOUR OBLIGATION AND DUTY TO OUR STUDENTS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, SCHOOL BOARD. LOOK OUT FOR OUR STUDENTS. EDUCATION IS NOT A LINE ITEM, IT'S THE SCHOOL BOARD'S AGENDA. IT'S THE ONLY ITEM. OKAY, WHEN LAVERNE, YOUR TIME IS ABOUT UP. COULD YOU WRAP IT UP? OKAY, I'M WRAPPING IT UP. I HAVE THREE MORE LINES.

OKAY. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT SCHOOL PROGRAMS, STAFFING SCHOOL BOARDS AND INCORPORATE THEIR COMMUNITY'S VIEWS OF WHAT STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW AND BE ABLE TO DO. SCHOOL BOARDS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND ACCOUNTABLE FOR PERFORMANCE OF THEIR SCHOOLS. SCHOOL BOARDS ARE THE EDUCATION WATCHDOGS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, ENSURING THAT STUDENTS GET THE BEST EDUCATION FOR OUR TAX DOLLARS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, PHYLLIS MORRIS GREEN. GOOD EVENING. I AM A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE. I AM HERE TODAY TO CALL FOR THE FOR THE IMMEDIATE RESCISSION OF THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH OFFICER KYLE WOODS. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, SUPERINTENDENT COLES AND DISTRICT STAFF HAVE CONVENED MONTHLY WITH MEMBERS FROM THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN A FORUM THAT WAS CREATED IN 2023 FOLLOWING A DEEPLY DISTURBING INCIDENT WHERE A LATINA STUDENT WAS VIOLENTLY SLAMMED TO THE GROUND BY A DEPUTY SHERIFF. IN RESPONSE, SUPERINTENDENT COLES PROPOSED ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL BASED POLICE DEPARTMENT, CLAIMING THAT HAVING DISTRICT CONTROL OFFICERS

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OUR CHILDREN DESERVE BETTER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. VERY. HE GOT IT RIGHT. BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT, MEMBERS OF THIS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, STUDENTS, FRIENDS. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS VEER WILLIAMS, A LONG TIME RESIDENT AND A CONCERNED CITIZEN WITH A GREAT INTEREST IN THE EDUCATION OF OUR YOUTH. I'VE WORKED WITH THE DISTRICT SINCE THE DAYS OF SUPERINTENDENT ANDREWS. WHAT PIQUED MY CONCERN FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING IS THE STAFFING OF THE SCHOOL BASED POLICE FORCE WITH FORMER OFFICERS FROM MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, ESPECIALLY ONE WITH A TROUBLED HISTORY. GENERALLY, SCHOOL BASED LAW ENFORCEMENT MODEL IS PUNISHMENT, EDUCATION AND MENTORING, WITH PUNISHMENT BEING EMPHASIZED BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE TRAINING IN EDUCATION AND MENTORING. TONIGHT I'M HERE BECAUSE, LIKE YOU, I BELIEVE A GOOD EDUCATION IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN THE ARSENAL OF OUR STUDENTS FOR FUTURE SUCCESS. BUT IT MAKES ME WONDER IF THE DISTRICT IS OFFICIALLY MOVING FROM A SUPPORT OUR YOUTH MODEL TO A PUNISHMENT MODEL. I RECOGNIZE THAT SCHOOL SAFETY IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE. HOWEVER, THIS MOVE MAY SERVE TO CRIMINALIZE MINOR INFRACTIONS AND BEHAVIOR AND INVOLVED FORMAL JUSTICE SYSTEM WHICH COULD RESULT IN CRIMINAL RECORDS AND SERIOUS NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE STUDENT'S FUTURE.

BECAUSE THE SCHOOL BASED LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL ARE TAKEN FROM MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS, THEY TEND TO APPLY COMMUNITY LAW ENFORCEMENT TACTICS. IT WOULD BE LIKE EMPLOYING THE MILITARY FOR CROWD CONTROL. ALSO, ADMINISTRATORS MAY OFFLOAD STUDENT CONDUCT ISSUES THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY HANDLED BY ADMINISTRATORS OR TEACHERS TO THE POLICE, THUS

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HELLO. I'M HERE TO APPEAL THE DECISION TO REMOVE MY SON, ELI FROM SIMMS FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A FICTIONAL LIST INSPIRED BY THE ANIME DEATH NOTE. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE SERIOUS CONCERNS THAT ARISE WHENEVER STUDENTS SAFETY IS IN QUESTION, I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THAT THE SCHOOL'S RESPONSE TO MY SON'S INVOLVEMENT IN THIS MATTER HAS BEEN APPROPRIATE, APPROPRIATE, AND MISALIGNED WITH THE FACTS OF THE CASE. I BELIEVE CONTEXT MATTERS. WHILE STUDENTS CREATED WHAT THEY CALLED A DEATH LIST BASED ON THE DEATH NOTE ANIME, MY SON DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN LISTING INDIVIDUALS FOR HARM. ON THE CONTRARY, HE PROPOSED A LIFE LIST, A CONCEPT DIRECTLY OPPOSED IN NATURE, WHICH CELEBRATED LIFE AND FRIENDSHIP BY LISTING PEERS HE ADMIRED AND WISHED LONG LIVES FOR. HIS CONTRIBUTION WAS CLEARLY NONVIOLENT, NON-THREATENING, AND IN FACT INTENDED TO NEUTRALIZE THE DARK PREMISE OTHERS WERE ENTERTAINING. THIS DISTINCTION IS VITAL IN ASSESSING HIS INTENT AND BEHAVIOR. NO THREAT WAS MADE, MY SON. NO THREATS WERE MADE BY MY SON OR VEILED OR EXPLICIT. NO STUDENT WAS EVER IN DANGER, AND NO CREDIBLE THREAT WAS PERCEIVED ON MY SON'S BEHALF UNTIL THE NOTEBOOK WAS DISCOVERED. THIS WAS A CASE OF FICTIONAL FOREPLAY. IMMATURE, FOR SURE, BUT FAR FROM MALICIOUS OR DANGEROUS. WITH FROM WITH HIS INVOLVEMENT. TO EQUATE THIS WITH VIOLENT INTENT IS MISJUDGMENT THAT RISKS SETTING A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT WHERE EVEN CREATIVE REDEMPTION, REDEMPTIVE PARTICIPATION IN PEER DYNAMICS IS TREATED AS GROUNDS FOR EXPULSION FROM SCHOOL.

ADOLESCENTS OFTEN EXPLORE COMPLEX THEMES THROUGH FANTASY AND FICTION, ESPECIALLY THOSE INVOLVING GOOD OR EVIL. MY SON IS A GOOD STUDENT WITH NO PRIOR DISCIPLINARY ISSUES TO REMOVE HIM FROM HIS SCHOOL COMMUNITY OVER A MISINTERPRETED CREATIVE ACT IS TO MISS A CHANCE FOR RESTORATIVE EDUCATION AND GROWTH. THIS SUSPENSION ALREADY SERVED WAS SIGNIFICANT DISCIPLINARY MEASURE AND A WAKE UP CALL. HOWEVER, EXPELLING OR RELEASING HIM WOULD HAVE LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES THAT FAR OUTWEIGH THE NATURE OF HIS ACTIONS. THIS WOULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT HIS EDUCATIONAL RECORD, HIS EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, AND HIS COLLEGE PROSPECTS ALL OVER SITUATION THAT THAT HE POSED NO THREAT FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY SHOULD CONSIDER BOTH SAFETY AND HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS. REMOVING HIM WOULD NOT ONLY PUNISH HIM UNDULY, BUT ALSO SEND A MESSAGE TO SCHOOLS, ARE NOT PLACED, ARE NOT PLACES FOR GUIDANCE AND GROWTH. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE DISTRICT TO OVERTURN THE DECISION TO REMOVE MY SON FROM SCHOOL. CONSIDER THIS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESTORATIVE EDUCATION, SUCH AS COUNSELING OR REFLECTIVE ESSAY, AND ALLOW MY SON TO CONTINUE HIS EDUCATION WITHOUT FURTHER PUNITIVE ACTION.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE SCHOOL SAFETY AND VALUES, AND WE ARE OPEN TO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY ON ON ON POSITIVE NEXT STEPS. BUT I URGE THE DISTRICT TO WEIGH INTENTION, CONTENT AND PROPORTIONALITY BEFORE FINALIZING A DECISION THAT COULD UNFAIRLY DERAIL MY SON'S FUTURES. AND I ALSO HAVE NOTES FROM ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HE PUT ON THE LIST, BOTH THE STUDENTS AND THE PARENTS. THAT THAT JUST GO TO. THEY SHOW THAT THE CHARACTER OF MY SON AND THE LIFE LIST, AND I JUST WANT TO SUBMIT THOSE TO YOU GUYS WHEN POSSIBLE. I KNOW YOU SERVE. GOOD

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[8. CONSENT ITEMS]

[13. ACTION - HUMAN RESOURCES]

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COMPENSATION. CONFIDENTIAL. EMPLOYEES. MOVED. SECOND DISCUSSION. OKAY. ALL IN.

OPPOSED. PASSED. 13 SIX. COMPENSATION. THE SUPERVISOR. SO MOVED. DISCUSSION. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. KAY. CHAPTER 14. SO, RIGHT BEFORE WE GET INTO

[14. ACTION - SUPERINTENDENT]

YOU KNOW THAT 5% IS OFF SCHEDULE, YOU KNOW, AND WE'LL REACH EVERYBODY'S POCKETS, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER. AND SO JUST THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE GOING TO DO TO PUT THAT TOGETHER AND MIKE AND ALL THE NEGOTIATIONS, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY IN A TIME THAT'S ECONOMICALLY TOUGH TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. AND SO THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVING THAT. AND THESE LAST ITEMS HERE IS 14.1. IT'S THE BOARD REMUNERATION. THIS ALSO ALLOWS LEGALLY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE ABLE TO PAY THE BOARD 5% MORE PER MONTH. SO NOW YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BUY AN EXTRA CHEESEBURGER, BUT YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE CHEESE. BUT IT IT DOES TAKE YOU FROM, I THINK, $620 TO ABOUT $640 A MONTH. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S A THE TRANSPARENCY IS IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THIS OUT THERE. BUT EQUALLY KNOWING THAT THE TIME THAT YOU PUT IN DOESN'T COME CLOSE TO THAT CHECK THAT YOU RECEIVE EVERY MONTH. SO THANK YOU. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE ONLY WAY FOR THAT TO HAPPEN IS YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON YOURSELVES. SO. WELL, I'M VERY, VERY RELUCTANTLY MOVED TO APPROVE SECOND. SECOND.

OKAY, OKAY. DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? ALRIGHT. MOTION CARRIED IN THE ORDER.

THAT BURGER ON THE. OKAY. NOW THE NEXT. THE NEXT FOUR. OKAY. 2.2. SOME READ THE ENTIRE SUMMARY ON THIS ONE. OKAY. LET'S GET THE ITEM IN OPEN. SESSION DISCUSSION. AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA FOR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AGREEMENT. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT. AND THIS ONE IS FOR. THE CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT OF PROPOSED ADDENDUM TO THE MODIFIES OF THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT. ENTER INTO. YOU GUYS COULD HEAR IT RIGHT? YEAH. SEE I WASN'T I WAS A PE TEACHER. I KNOW HOW TO YELL OKAY. BUT I'LL I'LL PUT IT ON BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE ME CAN'T HEAR IT. ALRIGHT.

OH AND I GOTTA FIND MY SPOT. OKAY. OKAY. THE PROPOSED THIRD ADDENDUM TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT MODIFIES THE TERMS OF THE ORIGINAL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO ON JANUARY 3RD, 2023. THE FIRST ADDENDUM TO THE CONTRACT ON MARCH 2ND, 2023, AND THE SECOND ADDENDUM ON JUNE 6TH, 2023. WELL, IT'S GOTTA BE AN EASIER WAY TO SAY THIS, ALRIGHT. THE TERM IS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH THE DISTRICT WILL BE JULY 1ST, 2025 TO JUNE 30TH, 2028. OKAY.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIED.

ALRIGHT. NOW THE NEXT. NEXT. WELL, NEXT THREE ARE ALL THE SAME EXCEPT THE NAME IS CHANGED.

THIS ONE IS FOR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES RAMONA YEE. AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE SAME EXCEPT FOR THE NAME AND POSITION. OKAY. DO I HAVE A.

OKAY. WE GOT A MOTION. SECOND. OKAY. DISCUSSION. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY.

[00:55:08]

OKAY. MOTION I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS. YOU KNOW, SINCE HE ONLY OFFERED US 5%, I. I'M NOT SURE THAT. NO, I MAKE THE MOTION. WE APPROVE YOU AS AGENT OR WHAT? NO, NO MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. MOTION SECOND. OKAY. DISCUSSION. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. OKAY.

[15. LEGAL PUPIL/PERSONNEL ISSUES]

SECOND. SECOND. OKAY OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. 15 TWO. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. NEXT. 15 THREE. OKAY. SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? OKAY. 15 FOUR. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. 15 FIVE. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. OKAY. 16. DOCTOR. YEE. THESE ARE REGULAR CONFERENCE

[16. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS]

[17. STAFF REPORTS]

I'LL KEEP THIS SHORT. SO SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, OUR RISK MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED OUR OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR OUR BENEFITS. AND SO WE ARE PREPARED TO GO INTO THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR WITH ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES SELECTING THEIR BENEFITS FOR THE YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, WE DID HAVE AN INTERIM AUDIT VISIT THE WEEK OF MAY 19TH. OUR OUR EXTERNAL AUDITORS WERE ON SITE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND VISITING MANY OF OUR SITES. WE WERE VERY PLEASED WITH HOW THE VISIT WENT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH OUR AUDITORS. WE HAVE A FINAL AUDIT VISIT SCHEDULED FOR AROUND THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER, WITH AN EMPHASIS AND EFFORT FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND GET OUR FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR THE YEAR ISSUED BY DECEMBER 15TH. WE ARE CURRENTLY JUST IN A CRAZY PERIOD OF TIME WHERE WE ARE WORKING ON CLOSING THE CURRENT CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, CLOSING THE BOOKS. WE'RE WORKING ON DEVELOPING BUDGET DEVELOPMENT FOR THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. SO JUST VERY BUSY TIMES. WE'VE ALSO OPENED OUR PURCHASING

[01:00:03]

WE THANK OUR TEAM WHO HAS REALLY HELPED BRING THE AWARENESS OF HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO SERVE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, INCLUDING OUR LGBTQ PLUS STUDENTS. AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO JENNIFER THOMPSON AND HER TEAM FOR DOING SUCH AN AMAZING JOB OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO TO BRING THIS AWARENESS. SECONDLY, SO THEN WHEN WE THOUGHT SCHOOL ENDED LAST WEEK AND WE COULD ALL TAKE A BREAK, WE REALIZED THERE WAS SUMMER SCHOOL AND EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR. SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK DOCTOR COLLINS AND ALSO MISS MR. BRUNSON AND ERICA ROHRBACH, OUR SUMMER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, AND ALL THE TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF WHO ARE HERE THIS SUMMER SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH SUMMER SCHOOL AND ALSO OUR ESY PROGRAM. SO THEY GET A LITTLE BIT OF SUMMER, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE. AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT MANY OF OUR STUDENTS CHOOSE TO ATTEND CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO, BEING THAT IT'S THE CLOSEST CAL STATE. AND WE HAD A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY A FEW DAYS TO GO TO BE ONE OF FOUR DISTRICTS IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TO PARTAKE IN AN MOU WITH THE COUNTY AND CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO TO HAVE AUTOMATIC ADMISSIONS WITHOUT STUDENTS HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. SO BORED.

PLEASE LOOK FOR AN MOU THAT WILL COME TO YOU WITH SOME DATA AGREEMENT AS WELL TOO IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY. YOU KNOW, OUR GOAL ALWAYS IS TO EVEN HAVE A CAL STATE UP HERE. BUT AS WE WORK TOWARDS THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR CLOSEST CAL STATE, SAN BERNARDINO, AND THAT PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM WITH THEM. AND ALSO THIS MOU THAT WILL OCCUR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING. SO PLEASE FEEL. HUMAN RESOURCES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WANT TO JUST CONGRATULATE ALL OF OUR SITE PRINCIPALS, STAFF, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FOR A SUCCESSFUL GRADUATION SEASON FOR THE CLASS OF 2025. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MISS SWITZER ON HER NEW POSITION IN THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. GOOD LUCK AND I'M A PHONE CALL AWAY AS I ALREADY KNOW THAT. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO THANK MY HR TEAM SELENA, ANDREA, DANIELLE, DANIKA, DARLENE, AND LINDY FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ALREADY PRETTY MUCH FULLY STAFFED FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR, BOTH CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFICATED SIDE OF THE HOUSE, SO I COULDN'T DO WITHOUT THEM. I ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR PRESIDENTS, TANYA MARTIN AND OUR PRESIDENT, MIKE MAYO, FOR JUST THEIR COLLABORATION THIS YEAR WITH PROBLEM SOLVING AND JUST EVERYTHING THEY'VE DONE TO HELP.

JUST MAKE SURE THIS YEAR ENDED THE WAY IT DID. SO I COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT AND HELP AND COLLABORATION ACROSS BOTH AISLES THERE. AND LASTLY, I JUST HOPE THAT EVERYONE HAS SOME TIME OFF AND GET SOME REST THIS SUMMER BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT? NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IS GOING TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. SO GET SOME REST. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH, FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST. WOW. OKAY. LEGISLATION, MR. COLE, ANYTHING? OKAY. NOTHING FROM US EITHER. TELL THEM JUST TO SEND MONEY WE NEED. SAME THING AS LAST MONTH. A TARIFF THIS MONTH. THE TARIFF? NO TARIFF NEXT MONTH. SO, YEAH, LET'S BLAME THE TARIFF FOR EVERYTHING. ALRIGHT? OKAY. OKAY.

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

[01:05:03]

OPEN HOUSE. WE HAD AN OPEN HOUSE HERE FRIDAY. EVERYBODY WAS ALL THE ALL THE EMPLOYEES WERE INVITED. SORRY GUYS. ALRIGHT. BUT IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SOME OF, YOU KNOW, SOME EMPLOYEES THAT LIKE I HAVEN'T SEEN FOR YEARS AND SOME THAT PROBABLY MAY NOT HAVE WANTED TO SEE ME FOR YEARS, I DON'T KNOW. BUT ANYWAY, THAT WAS, IT WAS REALLY NICE. IT WAS IN HERE. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE NEW, REMEMBER OUR OLD SMALLER BOARD ROOM? AND IF YOU'RE REALLY OLD, YOU REMEMBER THE LITTLE TEENY BOARD ROOM OVER IN THE OTHER BUILDING, THE ONE THAT GOT LIKE 120 DEGREES DURING THE SUMMER OR. YEAH, I KNOW YOU ALL REMEMBER THAT. ALRIGHT. BUT NO, THAT WAS GREAT. AND LIKE DOCTOR YI SAID, SUMMER SCHOOL JUST STARTED AND IT'S GOING REAL SMOOTH AS FAR AS I HEAR. AND THAT'S GREAT, YOU KNOW, SO PEOPLE CAN GET CAUGHT UP IF THEY'RE BEHIND, IT'S A GOOD CHANCE FOR THEM TO GET MAYBE A CLASS TAKEN CARE OF THAT THEY DIDN'T DO SO WELL IN OVER DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. AND IT'S NICE TO HEAR THAT THE BOTH LABOR CONTRACTS ARE DONE. SO EVERYBODY STARTS A SCHOOL YEAR FRESH. EVERYBODY'S HAPPY, READY TO GO AFTER BEING BEING RESTED UP. AND LASTLY, I'M SORRY MISS GLASPER LEFT. I WANTED TO SAY HI BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS. HER SON WAS ON MY WRESTLING TEAM. BUT ANYWAY, IF YOU TELL HER I SAID HI, OKAY, I HAVEN'T SEEN HER FOR A WHILE AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY, MR. CROSBY, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE HEARING FROM EVERYONE TODAY SAFETY AND EDUCATION. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE INPUT. AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW, WE TAKE THIS STUFF VERY SERIOUSLY. TONIGHT. WE HEARD VERY INSIGHTS. AND WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE THAT. BUT WE APPRECIATE THE INPUT. IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO US. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE DO APPRECIATE THAT. AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT ALL SITUATIONS AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. BUT WE DO APPRECIATE THE INPUT. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT LIKE I SAID, YOU HAVE TWO SIDES. WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY. BUT BUT WE WILL LISTEN, I GIVE YOU MY WORD ON THAT ONE. GRATEFUL THAT THE CONTRACTS ARE SETTLED. MIKE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JOSE. AND I'VE BEEN IN THIS DISTRICT EMPLOYEES FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND. YEAH, FOR A LONG TIME. AND WE'RE ONLY 39 YEARS OLD. BUT ANYHOW, WE'VE BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FOR OVER 40 YEARS, AND MOST OF THAT TIME CONTRACTS WERE SETTLED THE YEAR FOLLOWING. AND SO OR TWO AND SOMETIMES THREE YEARS, YOU'D GO WITHOUT A CONTRACT. AND IT IS SO NICE TO SEE THE LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAVE NOW THAT IS TAKING CARE OF THIS AND DEALING WITH OUR, OUR, OUR WORKERS AND, AND KEEPING PEOPLE APPRAISED OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AND ALSO MAKING THEM HAPPY. I MEAN, WE'VE GOT NOT MANY PEOPLE ARE GIVEN RAISES AT THIS TIME. WE'VE GOT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE DEMOCRAT IN CALIFORNIA, YOU'RE A REPUBLICAN NATIONALLY. BOTH SIDES ARE CUTTING EDUCATION RIGHT NOW. SO IT'S A TOUGH THING. EDUCATION IS UNDER FIRE FROM FROM BOTH SIDES. BUT WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THAT ARE DOING THAT FINANCIALLY. WE ARE IN A GOOD POSITION AND A LOT OF THAT THANKS GOES TO SHAUNTAY. SHE KEEPS ON TOP OF THIS AND REALLY IS KEEPING US INFORMED OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND, AND ALLOWING US TO BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. AND WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT. AND THEN AS YOU MENTIONED, WE HAD A LOT OF GRADUATIONS GOING ON THE LAST TWO WEEKS, AND IT IS A WONDERFUL TIME. WE'VE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE BOTH OF US ARE NOW SEEING GRANDKIDS GRADUATE OF STUDENTS THAT WE TAUGHT, AND THAT'S FUN. IT AGES YOU A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT'S FUN. AND TO SEE THAT AND TO SEE THAT CONTINUE IN OUR DISTRICT, I HOPE THAT IF ANYBODY HAS CONCERNS THAT THEY'LL FEEL FREE TO ADDRESS US, GO THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS, TALK TO THE PEOPLE FIRST. BUT IF YOU DON'T GET WHAT YOU'RE SATISFIED WITH, PLEASE COME TALK TO US, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR. WE MAY DISAGREE AT THE END. I MEAN, BOTTOM LINE, WE MAY DISAGREE, BUT WE'RE STILL WE'RE HERE. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. AND THAT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY. THAT'S OUR MORAL RESPONSIBILITY IS TO LISTEN. SO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID TONIGHT AND ENJOY WORKING WITH. THIS IS A WONDERFUL BOARD. I ENJOY WORKING WITH THEM. THANK YOU. MR. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CINDY AND CHRISTINE FOR COMING AND GIVING US AN UPDATE ON OPTIONS FOR YOUTH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[01:10:01]

WORK HARD. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YEAH. THANK YOU. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE STUCK AROUND TILL THE END. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THOSE WATCHING ON AT HOME ON YOUTUBE. I WANT TO THANK BRETT FOR LETTING ME SHADOW HIM LAST MONTH, AND FOR TAKING ME AROUND TO OUR SCHOOL SITES, SHOWING ME WHAT'S BEING DONE TO SPRUCE THEM UP. HE AND HIS STAFF ARE. THEY'RE ALWAYS BUSY. AS THEY MAINTAIN AND REMODEL OUR EXISTING FACILITIES. I WANT TO THANK TANYA AND HER STAFF AND ESPECIALLY HER SUNSHINE COMMITTEE. THEY CELEBRATED CSEA CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION WEEK. THEY PROVIDED A TACO BAR LUNCHEON FOR THEIR MEMBERS AT OUR DISTRICT OFFICE, TRANSPORTATION SITE AND OUR SCHOOL SITES. THE FOOD WAS GREAT AND I KNOW THAT EVERYONE ENJOYED ATTENDING IT VERY MUCH.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND THEIR STAFF FOR PUTTING ON SOME GREAT EVENTS AS WE CELEBRATED THE GRADUATION AND PROMOTION OF OVER 2000 STUDENTS THIS YEAR, WE ENJOYED EVERY CEREMONY AND ESPECIALLY WATCHING THE EXCITEMENT IN THE IN THE STUDENTS. AS WELL AS THE CROWDS AT EACH AND EVERY EVENT. CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO DOCTOR COLLINS AND HER STAFF AS OUR VICTOR VALLEY ADULT SCHOOL CELEBRATED ITS 30TH YEAR IN EXISTENCE, AND THEY ALSO GRADUATED 180 STUDENTS. OUR VICTOR VALLEY ADULT SCHOOL STAFF DOES A GREAT JOB OF HELPING OUR STUDENTS ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOALS OF FINISHING SCHOOL AND OBTAINING THEIR DIPLOMAS. IT WAS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL FOR ME LAST NIGHT BECAUSE I GOT TO GIVE A DIPLOMA TO ONE OF MY COUSINS. SHE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO BE THERE TO GIVE IT TO HER, SO THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE PRINCIPAL SANDEEN AND OPTIONS FOR YOUTH.

THEY HAD 146 GRADUATES. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO ATTEND THOSE GRADUATIONS. IT WAS ALSO NICE TO SEE THAT THE FOUNDERS WERE THERE. THEY'RE SUPER, SUPER PEOPLE. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY DURING THE DISTRICT'S ANNUAL CLASSIFIED STAFF JOB SHADOWING DAY. I WAS PAIRED UP WITH MIKE BENSON. HE WASN'T THE ORIGINAL ONE THAT WAS PAIRED UP WITH ME. BUT WHEN I SHOWED UP AND I ASKED FOR THE PERSON THAT I WAS PAIRED UP WITH, THEY SAID SHE CALLED IN AND TOOK THE DAY OFF. SO. SO.

BUT ANYWAY, THEY FOUND MIKE BENSON, WHO WAS WILLING TO TAKE ME AROUND. I HAD A GREAT TIME WITH MIKE AS WE CHECKED OUT ALL OF THE HIDING SPOTS THAT STUDENTS USED AROUND THE CAMPUS AT VICTOR. THERE WERE SOME NEW ONES THERE THAT I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT WAY BACK WHEN I WAS IN THERE. OF COURSE, SOME OF THOSE BUILDINGS BUILDINGS DIDN'T EXIST WHEN I WAS THERE, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATED THE TIME THAT MIKE TOOK TO HELP ME LEARN HIS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. I HAD A GREAT TIME WITH HIM. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR RETIREES. OUR DISTRICT PERSONNEL ARE RETIRING THIS YEAR. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF GOING OUT WITH CARL AND MICHAEL TO CONGRATULATE, CONGRATULATE MOST OF THEM PERSONALLY AND TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE DISTRICT. I WISH THEM ALL A LONG AND HAPPY RETIREMENT. THE OPEN HOUSE OF OUR NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND VERY WELL ATTENDED. FROM WHAT I WAS ABLE TO SEE. IT WAS NICE TO HEAR ALL OF THE POSITIVE COMMENTS FROM SOME OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. I REALLY LIKE THEIR NEW FULLY EQUIPPED POLICE CAR. IT LOOKS PRETTY PRETTY OFFICIAL.

AND THANKS CHIEF, AND TO YOUR PERSONNEL FOR PUTTING ON A GREAT SHOW. CONGRATULATIONS, TINA. IF YOU'RE AS GOOD OF A BUS DRIVER AS YOU WILL BE IN YOUR POSITION, I KNOW YOU'LL DO GREAT. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY BACK IN 2016 TO RIDE WITH HER IN HER BUS AND SHE WAS SHE WAS AWESOME. SO GOOD LUCK TO YOU. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR ATTENDING. SAFE TRAVELS HOME. I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR SUMMER SPENDING TIME WITH YOUR LOVED ONES. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! TO THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE A FATHER, AND IF YOUR FATHER IS STILL WITH YOU, PLEASE GIVE HIM AN EXTRA HUG

[01:15:04]

EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN EXPRESSED HERE THIS EVENING, I WISH TO ECHO, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE GOOD STAFF WE HAVE. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM. MR. COLES, IT IS WONDERFUL WORKING WITH YOU GUYS. IT REALLY IS AND IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED BY ME. AND AGAIN, I WOULD REITERATE EVERYTHING EVERYBODY ELSE SAYS, BUT THAT WOULD JUST EAT UP MORE OF YOUR TIME. AND THERE'S STILL SUNLIGHT OUTSIDE. AND I WANT YOU GUYS TO GO HAVE SOME HAVE SOME GOOD TIME. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY MR. COLES. YEAH I

[19. SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS]

NO DISCUSSION. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED?

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.