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LIKE 28 TIMES. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. WOW. THAT'S CLEAR. IT'S REALLY. OKAY.
[2. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS]
CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO GO TO? CLOSED SESSION. SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.OPPOSED? MOTION PASSED. ALRIGHT. SEE YOU IN A BIT. OH. IS THERE YEAH. GOOD. BUSY FIRST THREE
[3. REGULAR SESSION]
DAYS, RIGHT? YEAH. HEY. WELCOME, EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. AFTER MR. CROSBIE HAS CIRCULATED. HE'S SUCH A FRIENDLY GUY. OKAY. MEMBERS. ABSENT. NONE. MEMBERS PRESENT. EVERYONE. AND US. OKAY. THERE'S NOTHING TO REPORT OUT OF. CLOSED SESSION. AND LIKE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. IF EVERYONE COULD PLEASE RISE. AND. AND, OFFICER JIMENEZ, COULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE? 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. AND FIRST THING, WE WILL HAVE THE SWEARING IN OF TWO OF OUR CURRENT OFFICERS. I WOULD SAY NEW, BUT THEY'RE NOT REALLY NEW.THEY'VE BEEN HERE FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. OH, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. OKAY. AGENDA. OKAY.
MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. OKAY. ALL DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY.
[4. PRESENTATION]
OPPOSED? OKAY, NOW WE HAVE OUR SWEARING IN OF OUR NEW OFFICERS. GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT COLES, EXECUTIVE CABINET AND MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. ON MARCH 8TH, 2024, THIS BOARD TOOK AN HISTORIC STEP BY PASSING A RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH THE VICTOR VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICE DEPARTMENT. ON AUGUST 5TH, 2024, I BEGAN THE WORK OF TURNING THAT VISION INTO REALITY. TODAY, I'M PROUD TO STAND BEFORE YOU ENSURE THAT WE HAVE REACHED THAT GOAL AND ARE NOW ON OUR THIRD DAY OF ACTIVELY POLICING AND SERVING WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS. THIS EVENING, WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF CONTINUING TO BUILD THE FOUNDATION OF OUR DEPARTMENT BY WELCOMING TWO HIGHLY EXPERIENCED AND DEDICATED LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS.OFFICER PRISCILLA JIMENEZ AND OFFICER JACOB LEDUC. TOGETHER, THEY BRING MORE THAN THREE DECADES OF SERVICE, LEADERSHIP AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY HAVE SERVED. OFFICER JIMENEZ HAS DEVOTED THE PAST SEVEN YEARS TO SCHOOL BASED POLICING, FOCUSING HER CAREER ON CREATING SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF. HER ABILITY TO BALANCE ENFORCEMENT WITH MENTORSHIP HAS EARNED HER THE TRUST AND RESPECT OF THE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES SHE HAS SERVED. SHE BRINGS NOT ONLY A STRONG LAW ENFORCEMENT SKILL, BUT ALSO THE UNDERSTANDING THAT A SCHOOL POLICE OFFICER'S ROLE IS MUCH MORE ABOUT GUIDANCE AND PREVENTION THAN IT IS ABOUT PROTECTION. OFFICER LEDUC BRINGS AN EXTRAORDINARY 25 YEARS OF POLICE EXPERIENCE, HAVING SERVED IN A WIDE RANGE OF ASSIGNMENTS THAT SHARPENED HIS SKILLS AS A LEADER, PROBLEM SOLVER AND COMMUNITY PARTNER. HIS DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF POLICING, COMBINED WITH A STEADY PROFESSIONALISM WILL BE A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO OUR DEPARTMENT AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE. THEIR COMBINED EXPERIENCE REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF TALENT AND PERSPECTIVE WE ARE BRINGING INTO THIS DEPARTMENT. SEASONED PROFESSIONALS WHO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND THE PROACTIVE APPROACH THAT DEFINES THE 21ST CENTURY SCHOOL POLICING. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE OFFICER JIMENEZ AND LEDUC, ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES, UP TO THE FRONT, AS WE TAKE OUR OATH OF OFFICE AND RECEIVE THEIR BADGES. PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING OFFICER PRISCILA JIMENEZ AND OFFICER JAKE LEDUC TO OUR DEPARTMENT FAMILY.
THANK YOU FOR WRITING. GOOD AFTERNOON. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND.
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CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND FOREIGN, AND THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND LEADS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE. THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY. WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION. OR PURPOSE OF. AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF WHICH.ALL MY YEARS OF MERIT. ACCORDING.
TO. THE. OKAY. SO. I THINK. RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. SO.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
OKAY, WE GOT PUBLIC COMMENTS COMING UP. COULD SOMEBODY READ THE IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ANY TOPIC, INCLUDING ANY ITEM ON THE ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT BY COMPLETING THE REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CARD PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND SUBMITTING IT TO THE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. THE PRESIDENT WILL RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO DESIRE TO SPEAK, EITHER DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OR OF THE AGENDA, OR BEFORE THE PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM. EACH SPEAKER SHOULD MOVE QUICKLY TO THE MICROPHONE AND ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME BEFORE SIGNING BEFORE BEGINNING YOUR PRESENTATION. MEETINGS ARE TAPED FOR LATER TRANSCRIPTION. EACH SPEAKER IS ALLOCATED A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES. THE PRESIDENT MAY CHOOSE TO LIMIT EACH TOPIC TO TEN, NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES. IF A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ONE TOPIC, TESTIMONY SHOULD BE BRIEF AND TO THE POINT.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 THE CONSTRUCTIVE COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS, AND IT WELCOMES YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. NOW, FIRST SPEAKER IS VEER WILLIAMS. V E R E. DID I PRONOUNCE THAT RIGHT? YEAH. YOU GOT IT. OKAY. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, EXECUTIVES, TEACHERS AND STAFF MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
I'M VEER WILLIAMS, A CONCERNED CITIZEN AND A RESIDENT OF THE AREA. THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK AND GOOD EVENING. CIRCUMSTANCE, THEY SAY, ALTERS SITUATION. AND SOMETIMES WE WOULD LIKE THE CIRCUMSTANCE TO BE DIFFERENT. WE'RE HERE TODAY BECAUSE SOMEONE DICTATED THE CIRCUMSTANCE. OFFICER WOODS, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DICTATED THE CIRCUMSTANCE. AND THEREIN LIES
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THE PROBLEM. WE BELIEVE OFFICER WOODS HISTORY IS TOO TARNISHED. HE WAS ADJUDICATED RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHOOTING DEATH OF NATHANIEL PICKETT, AN UNARMED YOUNG MAN. MONTHS LATER, HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING INJURY OF ANOTHER PERSON. AS A RESULT OF THESE NEGLIGENT ACTS. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, A FEDERAL JURY AWARDED $33.5 MILLION, WHICH INCLUDED 18 MILLION FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE, A $1.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT WAS REACHED. WITH THESE THINGS IN MIND. WE BELIEVE IT IS VERY RISKY AND POTENTIALLY A VERY EXPENSIVE DECISION TO HIRE OFFICER WOODS TO PATROL THE CAMPUS. A PERSON WITH HIS RECORD POSES A VERY HIGH RISK POLICING OUR STUDENTS WITH HIM. THINGS MAY BE ON A HAIR TRIGGER ON CAMPUS. IF SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS, IT COULD PROVE VERY COSTLY FOR THE DISTRICT. WHEN IT IS REVEALED THAT THE BOARD HAD PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF HIS HISTORY, BUT IGNORED ALL WARNINGS AND PLOWED AHEAD WITH THE HIRE.MONETARY DAMAGE IS BAD, BUT THAT WOULD NOT BE THE WORST. IMAGINE FOR A MOMENT INJURY TO A STUDENT AND GOD FORBID, THE LOSS OF LIFE OF A STUDENT. THAT WOULD BE A PREVENTABLE TRAGEDY FOR WHICH THE BOARD WOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS WOULD NOT BE GOOD ENOUGH. THE BOARD WOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE IT DID NOT EXERCISE ITS FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS. PLEASE, SOMEONE HELP ME MAKE THIS HIRING DECISION MAKE SENSE. WHERE IS RISK MANAGEMENT? IS THIS A RISK THE BOARD IS COMFORTABLE TAKING? I'M CERTAIN PARENTS AND VOTERS IN THE DISTRICT WOULD NOT BE COMFORTABLE TAKING THIS UNNECESSARY RISK. THE ONLY RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO NOW IS RESCIND THE HIRE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. WOW. OKAY. NEXT IS SHAWNA. THERE'S NO LAST NAME. HELLO? I'M SHAWNA. NO LAST NAME. HELLO. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT COLES AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS SHAWNA, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT AS A PART OF. AS A PARENT OF A VICTOR VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENT. AND I'M OUTRAGED AT THE VERY PEOPLE WE HAVE ENTRUSTED TO OVERSEE THE EDUCATION AND PROTECTION OF OUR CHILDREN. HAVE HIRED OFFICER KYLE WOODS TO PATROL ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES. I HAVE SEEN THE VIDEO FOOTAGE OF OFFICER WOODS ATTACKING A YOUNG MAN. WHAT I WITNESSED WAS A BLATANT DISREGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE.
WATCHING HIM CHASE, TACKLE AND THEN SHOOT AND KILL AN UNARMED PERSON WAS BEYOND DISTURBING.
THIS IS NOT THE TYPE OF INDIVIDUAL WHO SHOULD EVER BE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OUR YOUTH.
THIS CAUSES ME TO QUESTION WHAT WERE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION, AND DID OFFICER WOODS ACTUALLY MEET THEM? BECAUSE BASED ON WHAT I'VE SEEN, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT ANY SERIOUS VETTING PROCESS WOULD HAVE LED TO THIS HIRE. THE DISTRICT HAS ALREADY BEEN INVESTIGATED BY THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS FOR DISPROPORTIONATELY DISCRIMINATING AGAINST BLACK STUDENTS. KNOWING THAT HISTORY, IT FEELS LIKE MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE THAT AN OFFICER WHO KILLED AN UNARMED BLACK MAN HAS NOW BEEN WELCOMED TO WORK IN OUR SCHOOLS. NOW I HAVE TO ASK IF THE VICTIM HAD BEEN A YOUNG WHITE MAN OR A WHITE GIRL, WHAT OFFICER WOULD STILL HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED A VIABLE CANDIDATE FOR THIS POSITION? THIS DECISION REFLECTS A COMPLETE FAILURE TO PRIORITIZE THE SAFETY OF ALL STUDENTS. THAT IS WHY I'M CALLING ON THE BOARD TO RESCIND OFFICER WOODS EMPLOYMENT IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. NAYA BULLARD.
HELLO. BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT COLES AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS NAYA BULLARD, AND I AM A SENIOR AT COBALT INSTITUTE OF MATH AND SCIENCE. I'M HERE TODAY TO PLEAD WITH YOU TO URGE THIS BOARD TO RESCIND THE EMPLOYMENT OF OFFICER KYLE WOODS. KNOWING THAT OFFICER WOODS HAS DEMONSTRATED A WILLINGNESS TO USE LETHAL FORCE UNNECESSARILY IS TERRIFYING FOR ME AND FOR MY PEERS. IT IS DEEPLY UNSETTLING TO THINK THAT THOSE ENTRUSTED WITH OUR SAFETY
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WOULD ALLOW SOMEONE WITH A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF VIOLENCE TO BE ARMED ON ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES. THERE'S VIDEO EVIDENCE OF OFFICER WOODS KILLING AN UNARMED MAN. MAN, THAT SHOULD BE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO DISQUALIFY SOMEONE FROM SERVING IN A POSITION OF AUTHORITY AND TRUST, ESPECIALLY IN A SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. WE ARE DEPENDING ON YOU. WE ARE TRUSTING YOU TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT TO PROTECT US, NOT JUST IN WORD, BUT IN ACTION. RESCIND THIS HIRE. SHOW US THAT OUR SAFETY AND OUR LIVES MATTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOT SURE WE'LL GET. OKAY. NICOLE WILLIAMS. ARCHERY. RIGHT. IS THAT. GOOD EVENING. BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT COLES. MY NAME IS NICOLE WILLIAMS. ARCHERY. AND I'M CONCERNED COMMUNITY MEMBER. MY CHILDREN HAVE COME UP THROUGH THE DISTRICT THAT YOU SERVE. I'M HERE BECAUSE I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DISTRICT DECISION TO HIRE OFFICER KYLE WOODS AS A PART OF THE SCHOOL POLICE FORCE. AS YOU KNOW, HE DOES HAVE A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF EXCESSIVE FORCE AND IS AND IS ENTRUSTED WITH THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN. OUR STUDENTS DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE, SUPPORTED, NOT POLICED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH PAST VIOLENCE AND NEGLIGENCE. I AM ASKING THE BOARD TO IMMEDIATELY RECONSIDER THE DECISION TO EMPLOY OFFICER WOODS. COMMIT TO A TRANSPARENT REVIEW OF THE HIRING PROCESS FOR THE SCHOOL. LAW ENFORCEMENT INCLUDE PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS VOICES IN FUTURE DECISIONS REGARDING SCHOOL SAFETY. WE'RE NOT HERE TO ATTACK INDIVIDUALS, BUT TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND TO DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY. OUR SCHOOLS SHOULD BE SPACES OF LEARNING, NOT FEAR. FAMILIES DESERVE TO KNOW WHO WILL BE CHAMPIONING THE SPACES WHERE THEIR CHILDREN LEARN AND GROW. AND THIS DECISION UNDERMINES THE TRUST THAT OUR COMMUNITY PLACES IN THE DISTRICT TO PROTECT ITS MOST VULNERABLE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.YELLOW COHEA. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DIALLO KAHIN. I WAS A STUDENT IN THIS DISTRICT FOR THE MAJORITY OF MY EDUCATION. I NOW WORK AT COBALT INSTITUTE OF MATH AND SCIENCE AS THE COLLEGE AND CAREER GUIDANCE TECHNICIAN. I'LL KEEP THIS BRIEF. I'M HERE BECAUSE I'M FRANKLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE HIRING OF OFFICER KYLE WOODS JUST A COUPLE DAYS AGO, AT OUR DISTRICT KICKOFF, WE FLAUNTED HOW WE WERE THE BEST DISTRICT IN ALL OF THE HIGH DESERT, HOW MANY APPLICATIONS WE GOT, HOW RIGOROUS OUR STANDARDS ARE FOR OUR HIRING. AND THEN WE HIRE A MAN WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO USES OF EXCESSIVE FORCE. ONE WHICH THE VICTIM ENDED UP DEAD AND THE FAMILY AWARDED $33.5 MILLION. TO ME IT IS FRANKLY EMBARRASSING AND GOES AGAINST EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID AT THAT DISTRICT KICKOFF THAT WE WOULD HIRE AN INDIVIDUAL AS DEPLORABLE AS KYLE WOODS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. IT'S JUST EMBARRASSING. THANK YOU. SO. OR WELL, WE'LL GO. STEPHANIE WILSON, YOU ARE NEXT ON THE LIST. OKAY. WELL. I'VE BEEN IN THIS DISTRICT SINCE THE 80S, AND I'VE. STEPHANIE WILSON. I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE. AND I'M COMING TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR PAYING FOR A DINNER THAT I DO FOR KIDS ALL THE TIME. AND THANK YOU, DOCTOR COLES, FOR AGREEING TO HAVE JOSE BERRIOS PUT HIS CARD DOWN. I WAS THERE WILLING TO DO IT. TOUCHED MY HEART SO DEEPLY I HAD TO SPEAK. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I'M HERE ABOUT THE MODERNIZATION AT SILVERADO. IT HAS BEEN A JOKE SINCE I WAS A MENTOR TEACHER ABOUT COVER YOUR BOOKS, TAKE THINGS DOWN BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO PAINT THE WALLS. IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED. WE'VE HAD TOUCH UPS, WE'VE HAD LITTLE THINGS. WE'VE HAD SPACKLE. NEVER BEFORE WAS MY. WAS MY ROOM FULLY PAINTED? THANK YOU ON THAT. I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT WASN'T PERFECT. AND I'M HOPING THAT YOU WILL MAKE SURE THERE'S A PROCEDURE, BECAUSE I'VE TAKEN THE PICTURES. I SENT IT TO OUR
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SCHOOL SECRETARY BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME PLACES THAT THEY MISSED. AND AS WE'RE TALKING, I KNOW IT'S IN YOUR THING TO TALK ABOUT THIS EXTENSION. SO I THINK IT BEHOOVES ME TO SAY IT WASN'T PERFECT. THERE SHOULD BE A WALKTHROUGH OR SOMETHING WHERE THAT HAPPENS BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE PAYING GOOD MONEY FOR IT. IF I WERE A HOMEOWNER AND IT WERE PAINTED THE WAY THAT IT WAS WITH A HUGE STRIP OF ABOUT 12IN AND MISSING FOUR, I WOULD HAVE THEM REDO IT IF THERE WAS A LITTLE BLACK PAINT ON A ON A CREAM WALL. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT. SO I WANT TO SAY ONE.THANK YOU FOR REALLY GETTING TO THE DETAILS, REALLY GETTING TO THE STUFF AND REALLY FOR A TEACHER. AND THANK YOU. I SEE ALL OUR SIMILAR SHIRTS, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD COMING. AND THANK YOU FOR DOING A GREAT JOB. ELENA SMITH. HELLO BOARD, I AM A FORMER STUDENT AT VICTOR VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL. I GRADUATED IN 2004. IN FACT, MR. CROSBY WAS MY ENGLISH HONORS TEACHER. HELLO, MR. CROSBY, I'M HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO PINPOINT THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY AT SCHOOL TO BE A STUDENT, AS I WAS ONCE. I HAVE A 15 YEAR OLD SON. AS WE KNOW, THE POLITICAL AND JUST REGULAR CLIMATE OF THE WORLD RIGHT NOW IS, IS DIFFERENT THAN WHEN I CAME UP IN THE EARLY 2000. I THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT US AS PARENTS KNOW THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF AND CARED FOR. OKAY, AS I LOOK AT THE BOARD, I SEE NO ONE THAT'S MY COLOR. SO THE UNDERSTANDING IS NOT GOING TO BE THERE. AND IT'S OKAY BECAUSE YOU CANNOT RELATE TO THE ISSUES THAT WE GO THROUGH AS PARENTS AND AS PEOPLE LIVING IN AMERICA.
HOWEVER, ALL SKIN FOLK ARE NOT KINFOLK, SO YOU CANNOT HIRE SOMEBODY THAT LOOKS LIKE US BUT THAT DO NOT HAVE OUR INTEREST AT HEART. SECURITY IS IMPORTANT. WHEN I WAS HERE, OUR SECURITY GUARDS TALKED TO US FIRST. IT WASN'T JUST FORCE, IT WAS, OKAY, LET'S GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. WHAT'S GOING ON AT HOME? THAT WAS THE ENVIRONMENT OF SCHOOL. IT IS NO LONGER THAT.
NOW MY 15 YEAR OLD SON TELLS ME THAT THE STUDENTS ARE DIFFERENT, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. I EMPATHIZE AND SYMPATHIZE WITH THE TEACHERS. BUT HOWEVER, I THINK AS ADULTS, IT IS OUR JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEY ARE SUPPORTED, AS I SAID AND CARED FOR, BECAUSE IN SOME OF THEIR HOMES THEY ARE NOT. SO SCHOOL IS THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY GET TO GET A MEAL, SOME OF THEM, AND TO GET A MENTOR. IT IS VERY, VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE HIRING THAT YOU GUYS DO AS THE BOARD, WE TRUST YOU AS PARENTS TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR CHILDREN. IF YOU GUYS SHOW US DIFFERENTLY, THEN WHO ARE WE SUPPOSED TO TRUST? IF YOU GUYS DO NOT LISTEN TO OUR VOICE, WHO ARE WE SUPPOSED TO TRUST? SO AT THIS POINT, I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE HEARD PARENTS BEFORE ME AND STUDENTS CURRENTLY EXPRESS THEIR APPREHENSION TO THE HIGHER THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HAD OVER SECURITY. I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU HOW IMPORTANT THE SECURITY POSITION IS, BECAUSE THERE ARE GOING TO BE FIGHTS AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE SITUATIONS WHERE THEY FEEL WHAT IF THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE AND THEY ACT AGAINST STUDENTS? IT WOULDN'T BE OKAY. SO WITH THE INFORMATION THAT YOU GUYS HAVE, I DO REQUEST THAT YOU GUYS RESCIND THE OFFER THAT YOU HAVE TO. KYLE WOODS AS OFFICER AT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND CARLA HARRIS. HELLO, BOARD MEMBERS. I AM A CONCERNED PARENT AND ALSO A CITIZEN OF VICTORVILLE. I CANNOT BELIEVE I'M EVEN HERE SPEAKING, BUT MY DAUGHTER HAS CHOSEN TO ATTEND A HIGH SCHOOL IN VICTOR VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A PARENT OF CHILDREN WHO GRADUATED FROM VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL IN 2005 AND 2011. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A NIGHTMARE THAT I HAVE TO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT. YOU GUYS HIRING SOMEONE WHO'S MURDERED AN INNOCENT PERSON AND AWARDED $33.5 MILLION. HOW DO WE KNOW THAT IT WAS MURDERS? BECAUSE THE FAMILY, IN FACT, WAS AWARDED THAT KIND OF MONEY. AND AFTER THAT SENSELESS DEATH, HE WENT ON TO SHOOT ANOTHER PERSON. SO WHAT IS IT ABOUT HIM THAT COULD POSSIBLY ASSURE US THAT THIS WON'T HAPPEN TO ONE OF OUR CHILDREN? OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DESERVE BETTER. WHY WASN'T HE SENT OUT TO APPLE VALLEY OR HESPERIA? HE CAME FROM
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BARSTOW, WHICH IS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET, AND AS LONG AS HE'S HERE IN THIS SCHOOL, WE'RE GOING TO WORRY ABOUT OUR KIDS, WHICH WE ALREADY DO. AND NOW IT'S JUST BEEN MADE WORSE. WE'VE COMPOUNDED IT BY HIS HIRE. SO I'M HERE TO ASK THAT IT BE RESCINDED. THANK YOU. VTA[6. BARGAINING UNIT REPORTS]
COMMENTS. HELLO, MY NAME IS MIKE MAYO. I'M VICTOR VALLEY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT. THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY. WE'RE TURNING 50 IF YOU CAN EVEN SEE SOME SOME OF YOU ARE WEARING SOME. THE 50 50TH ANNIVERSARY SHIRTS, WE HAVE STEPHANIE WILSON WHO DIDN'T MENTION THIS, BUT SHE USED TO ACTUALLY BE PRESIDENT OF VALLEY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, AND SHE ALSO WAS MY SEVENTH GRADE TEACHER. AND SO THAT'S A PRETTY DEEP HISTORY. AND IN THAT LONG HISTORY, WE'VE WE'VE HAD A LONG WAY TO GO, A LOT OF STRUGGLES. AND SO WE WANT TO WE REALLY DO OWE IT TO A LOT OF THE OFFICERS OF THE PAST WHO ACTUALLY MADE THIS HAPPEN. THAT'S WHY WE ALSO GAVE SHIRTS TO ALL OF OUR FORMER PRESIDENTS TO SPECIFICALLY WEAR THAT. WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THE 50 YEARS, ALL YEAR LONG. WE DID HAVE A GOOD YEAR. I'M SORRY, A GOOD START TO THE YEAR, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK REBECCA COOK FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS. THEY'VE IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY OVER THE YEARS, AND WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT, ESPECIALLY THE LUNCHES. WE AS A WE AS A REP COUNCIL VOTED FOR AN EXTENSION OR A PUSH TO ADVOCATE FOR AN EXTENSION TO PROP 55. SO I AM PLANNING TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DISTRICT SPECIFIC TO THE EXTENSIONS TO PROP 55. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND ALL IT DOES IS MAINTAIN STATUS QUO. SO IT'S NOT EVEN ASKING FOR MORE. IT'S ASKING FOR WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE. OTHERWISE IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXTREME REDUCTION. WE ALSO HAVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL VISITS THAT WE ANTICIPATE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY BE GOING FROM SITE TO SITE, LEARNING WHAT SOME OF THE ISSUES ARE AT THE SITES AS FAR AS THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS STARTING THERE AND HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK ON THAT ON THOSE PARTICULAR CAMPUSES. THE WALKTHROUGHS THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR WERE EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL, AND WE CONTINUE, AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO SHARE EXACTLY WHAT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ARE WITH OUR SITES. AND THAT'S ANOTHER ESSENTIAL STEP. I ALSO PLAN TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY WITH SUPERINTENDENT COLES ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT OR IDEAS THAT WE HAVE IN REGARDS TO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND HOW WE COULD TRY TO GET THEM TO ACTUALLY WORK AND BECOME SUSTAINABLE. THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF SPED LANGUAGE OUT THERE. WE'VE NEVER HAD THIS, AND I WANT TO THANK MIKE WILLIFORD AND OUR AND THE THEIR NEGOTIATION TEAM. SO THE DISTRICT NEGOTIATION TEAM, PLUS OUR NEGOTIATION TEAM FOR PUTTING IN SPECIAL EDUCATION LANGUAGE. AND THAT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO DO, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE ALSO ROLLING OUT AN MOU ON TOP OF THAT LANGUAGE. AND SO I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT FROM OUR SIDE AS AN ASSOCIATION. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO REMEDY THAT MOSTLY USING BRIANNA HUNT. SHE'S OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION CHAIRPERSON FOR VTA. AND SO WE'LL TRY TO GET THAT STUFF FIXED ON ON OUR SIDE. SO IF ANYBODY'S ASKING QUESTIONS ON YOUR SIDE, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE WALKING TO THE SAME BEAT ON THE LANGUAGE. ALL RIGHT.WE HAVE SOME OKAY. SO THE CONCERNS THAT YOU HEARD TONIGHT, THOSE ARE VERY LEGITIMATE CONCERNS. AND I HOPE THAT THE DISTRICT DOES HAVE A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY SPEAK WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ADDRESSING YOU TONIGHT IN REGARDS TO HIRING PRACTICES AND THINGS, THE DISTRICT, BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOES BECOME A COMMUNITY. IT'S A COMMUNITY THAT'S ACTUALLY LOOKING AT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE HIRING PROCESSES HERE IN THE DISTRICT. AND THE MORE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT WE ARE WITH IT, THE BETTER OFF WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MIKE. CSEA COMMENTS. THE FIRST. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. HELLO EVERYONE. ON BEHALF OF OUR NEWLY APPOINTED CSEA PRESIDENT, DANIKA WILLIAMS, I WANT TO EXTEND HER HEARTFELT REGRET. SHE IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. WE WOULD LIKE TO READ HER WELCOME LETTER IN HER ABSENCE. AND I'M JASMINE CRAWFORD, A SERGEANT OF ARMS. CSEA. GOOD EVENING, BOARD AND COMMUNITY SUPERINTENDENT COLES. THIS IS HER WELCOME LETTER TO
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OUR MEMBERSHIP AND HER. I'VE GOTTEN LOTS OF CALLS AND SO HAS SHE ABOUT HOW OPEN THEY ARE TO THE NEW LEADERSHIP. SO THIS IS HER WELCOME LETTER TO THE LEADER TO THE MEMBERSHIP. WELCOME BACK TO A BRAND NEW SCHOOL YEAR. AS WE RETURN WITH FRESH ENERGY AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD, I'M INCREDIBLY HONORED AND HUMBLED TO GREET YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME AS YOUR CHAPTER PRESIDENT, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 5TH, 2025. IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AS SUCH A PASSIONATE GROUP, PASSIONATE AND RESILIENT GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS. EACH OF YOU PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN MAKING OUR SCHOOLS RUN THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS. RUN THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS. AND I DO NOT TAKE THAT LIGHTLY. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REPRESENTING YOU ALL. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL WHO HAVE SERVED BEFORE ME. EVERY LEADER, PAST AND PRESENT, HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STORY OF THIS CHAPTER. WHILE EACH TERM MAY BRING DIFFERENT STYLES AND FOCUSES, THIS ADMINISTRATION TRULY BELIEVES THAT YOUR VOICE MATTERS EQUALLY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY. AS YOUR NEW PRESIDENT, I WANT TO SHARE A FEW PERSONAL COMMITMENTS WITH YOU. I WILL SEEK THE LORD FIRST GUIDANCE BEFORE MAKING DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR MEMBERSHIP AND THE DIRECTION OF OUR CHAPTER. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT SEEKING WISDOM BEYOND MY OWN IS ESSENTIAL TO LEADING WITH INTEGRITY AND PURPOSE. I MAKE MISTAKES EVEN WITH A LITTLE. EVEN WITH A LITTLE OVER 18 YEARS OF SERVING CSEA MEMBERS. LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT PERFECTION, BUT ABOUT PROGRESS, AND I WILL OWN MY MIND AND LEARN FROM THEM. I WILL REPRESENT ALL MY MEMBERS FAIRLY AND IMPARTIALLY, IMPARTIALLY, REGARDLESS OF OPINIONS OR PERSONAL DYNAMICS. EVERY VOICE HAS VALUE. EVERY MEMBER DESERVES TO BE HEARD, RESPECTED AND SUPPORTED. I WILL CHAMPION, STRENGTHEN REPRESENTATION AND AMPLIFY THE MEMBERS VOICE. YOUR UNION LEADERS WILL EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF ALL MEMBERS IN THE WORKPLACE. DISPUTES, GRIEVANCES AND NEGOTIATIONS WILL WE WILL STAND IN THE GAP FOR YOU. I PROMOTE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY IN EVERY ACTION AND DECISION THAT INVOLVES OUR CHAPTERS.RESOURCES. THIS INCLUDES A FULL ACCOUNT OF ALL UNION FINANCES TO THE MEMBERS. I WILL WORK TIRELESSLY TO BUILD STRONGER, MORE UNITED UNION ONE ROOTED IN RESPECT, CLARITY, COLLABORATION AND COLLABORATION. IT'S TIME TO LEAVE MEMBER ON MEMBER DISPUTES IN THE PAST AND WORK TOWARDS DEVELOPING A PLATFORM OF HEALTHY COMMUNICATION AND PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND WILL REMAIN A MEMBER LED UNION. YOUR INVOLVEMENT IS WHAT GIVES IT POWER. SO YES, PAY ATTENTION, GET INVOLVED, SHOW UP, ATTEND MEETINGS, ASK QUESTIONS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, VOTE. BUT LET ME ADD THIS THERE IS NO PLACE FOR FEAR IN THIS SPACE. YOUR CONCERNS, YOUR EXPERIENCES, AND YOUR ADVOCACY MUST BE WELCOMED AND PROTECTED. IF YOU'RE EVER FELT. IF YOU'VE EVER FELT SILENCED, DISMISSED, OR HESITATE TO SPEAK UP WHEN WRONGED OR OUT OF FEAR OR RETALIATION, I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT IT STOPS RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW. YOU DESERVE. YOU DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE, RESPECTED, AND REPRESENTED. LET'S START THIS YEAR STRONG TOGETHER. OUR FIRST CHAPTER MEETING WILL BE ON AUGUST 20TH AND WE WILL BE KICKING IT OFF STRONG. SHE IS AN AMAZING PERSON, A WOMAN OF GOD, AND I'M VERY, VERY PROUD TO CALL HER OUR PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 7.1 I GOT A MOTION. SECOND DISCUSSION. CAN I
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VOTE I MOTION CARRIES 7.2 MINUTES. GET A MOTION SECOND. ALL OKAY. DISCUSSION. WE DID IT BACKWARDS AT TIME OKAY. SO ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. NEXT. OKAY.[8. CONSENT AGENDA]
CONSENT. APPROVING ALL ITEMS 8.1.1 THROUGH 8.3.2. DO I HAVE A MOTION. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL RIGHT. DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. VOTE AYE. ALL MOTION PASSED. OKAY. OKAY. MIKE, IS THERE[9. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA]
ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THE CERTIFICATE OR THE CLASSIFIED REPORT? NO, THERE'S NOTHING THAT REALLY STAND. SORRY. THERE'S NOTHING THAT REALLY STANDS OUT IN THERE. I GAVE YOU NOTES ON THE ONES I THOUGHT I DID. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, JUST LET[00:35:02]
ME KNOW AND I CAN ANSWER THEM FOR YOU, OKAY? NO. THERE ARE A LOT OF BEGINNING OF THE YEAR STUFF. OKAY. SO 9.1, I GOT A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECON. OKAY. DISCUSSION. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION PASSED 9.2. CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL REPORT. SO MOVED. AND THEN? LIKEWISE AGAIN. LIKE YOU SAID, MR. BARRIOS, THE MOST OF ITS FIRST OF THE YEAR BEGINNING OF THE YEAR STUFF. NOTHING REALLY STANDS OUT. IF ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS FEEL FREE TO ASK. THAT'S GREAT. HEY ALL ALL THE SCHOOLS ARE STARTING OFF WITH ALMOST A COMPLETELY FULL STAFF. SO THAT'S THAT'S A LANDMARK IN ITSELF. ALL RIGHT. MOTION. THANK YOU. SO MOVED OKAY. SECOND SECOND OKAY OKAY. DISCUSSION. OKAY. VOTE. HI. HI. OKAY. MOTION PASSED OKAY. NUMBER[10. INFORMATION ITEMS]
TEN INFORMATION ITEMS. CONFERENCE REQUESTS. EDUCATION STUDY REQUESTS WILLIAMS REPORT.[11. STAFF REPORTS]
ALL RIGHT. NOW, STAFF REPORTS, BUSINESS SERVICES DIVISION. NOW SOMEBODY'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO TALK ON THAT SINCE MISS MILTON IS GONE. OKAY? I KNOW SHE HAS A FAMILY THING TO DO OKAY. NUMBER TWO, EDITOR SERVICES. DOCTOR YE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WHAT A PLEASURE IT IS TO WELCOME OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF BACK FOR ANOTHER GREAT YEAR. SUMMER MONTHS ARE ACTUALLY QUITE BUSY FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. ONCE THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDS AT THE END OF MAY, SUMMER SCHOOL STARTS RIGHT UP. AND WE ARE REALLY HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR STUDENTS COMPLETED OVER 1000 COURSES THIS SUMMER. AS COMPARED TO 431 LAST YEAR. WE SAW. THANK YOU, DOCTOR COLLINS, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ALSO TO THE SUMMER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND STAFF THAT WORKED ALL SUMMER. WE ALSO SAW MORE STUDENTS MAKING UP THEIR GRADES AS WELL DURING SUMMER SCHOOL, WHICH REALLY SPEAKS TO OUR OUR FOCUS ON OUR A THROUGH G AND HAVING AND GIVING STUDENTS THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAD 43 OF OUR STUDENTS WHO ACTUALLY COMPLETED THE ETHNIC STUDIES DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE THIS SUMMER AS WELL, AND THEY ACTUALLY SPENT A WHOLE WEEK AT CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO IN A RESIDENCE HALL, EATING ALL THE GOOD FOOD AND REALLY JUST BEING IMMERSING THEMSELVES. AND A LOT OF GREAT THINGS CAME OUT OF THAT PROGRAM. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT PROGRAM AGAIN LAST YEAR. AND I WILL TELL YOU, WE WERE THE LARGEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS ATTENDED FROM OUR DISTRICT. AND I BELIEVE ONE OF OUR STUDENTS AT UPF ACTUALLY WAS THE STUDENT SPEAKER FOR THE CEREMONY AT THE VERY END. IN ADDITION, IT GIVES US GREAT PRIDE IN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL STAFF DEVELOPMENT.AND LIKE MR. MAYO SAID, YOU KNOW, THE TEACH TO REACH PD EVERY YEAR, IT JUST GETS BETTER AND BETTER. AND I WANT TO THANK THE ASSOCIATION, ALONG WITH CSEA, FOR REALLY PROVIDING A LOT OF INPUT ON WHAT WE OFFER. A LOT OF THE PRESENTERS WERE OUR INTERNAL PEOPLE. WE HAVE SO MUCH EXPERTS AND SO MUCH GREAT STUFF. WE HAD 300 PEOPLE ATTEND AND SIGNED UP FOR THE, WHICH IS THE LARGEST THAT WE'VE HAD IN RECENT YEARS AND WE ARE SO PROUD. LOTS OF GREAT COMMENTS ABOUT THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO WAS A PART OF THAT, WHO FACILITATED WHO PLANNED. DOCTOR COOK AND HER TEAM DID AN AMAZING JOB AND ALSO BOARD MEMBERS TOO. WE ALSO GAVE EACH OF THE ATTENDEES LITTLE GOODIES. SO THEY'RE WE BROUGHT YOU ONE AS WELL, SO PLEASE ENJOY THEM. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR DISTRICT DIRECTORS AND COORDINATORS WHO WERE OUT ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND REALLY JUST SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL SITES. WE EXIST TO REALLY SUPPORT THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO IN THE CLASSROOM, AND WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH. SO BEST, YOU KNOW, TO THIS NEW SCHOOL YEAR. WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT IT. AND I WILL CONCLUDE, PRAY FOR ME TOMORROW AS I TAKE MY SON TO GRAD SCHOOL. I WILL BE A I WILL BE AN EMPTY NESTER AS OF THIS WEEKEND. AND SO JUST THINK OF ME AS I DRIVE HIM THERE TOMORROW. SO I WISH YOU ALL A GREAT YEAR. GOOD JOB MOM. OKAY HUMAN RESOURCES. THANK YOU, MR. BERRIOS. SO I'LL MAKE MY NOTES QUICK HERE FOR YOU EVERYBODY. I JUST WELCOME EVERYBODY BACK FROM SUMMER. I'D LIKE TO THANK VTA FOR THEIR CONTINUED PUSH TOWARDS COLLABORATION, PROVIDING LUNCH FOR OUR NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION. IT'S ALWAYS A BIG KICKOFF FOR
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US, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME MISS DANICA WILLIAMS AND HER NEW POSITION AS THE CSC PRESIDENT. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HER AND HER TEAM AS WE TACKLE ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. ALSO, WE'LL BE KICKING OFF THIS YEAR OUR NEWEST SPINE ADMINISTRATOR ACADEMY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE 132 PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP FOR IT. I'M GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT THAT AT. AND APPARENTLY THE DARK SIDE IS NOT SO BAD. LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO JUST CONGRATULATE ALL THE STAFF AND ON A SUCCESSFUL START THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND HOPE EVERYBODY HAS A GREAT FRIDAY AND ENJOYS THEIR WEEKEND. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.[12. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS/REQUEST FOR AGENDA ITEMS]
AND I WILL GO FIRST. ALL RIGHT. FIRST THING, THE TOPIC OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS BROUGHT UP. AND I'VE ALREADY HAD A FEW POSITIVE COMMENTS FROM OTHER PEOPLES ABOUT SOME GREAT CHANGES. LIKE THEY COULD DRIVE BY UP AROUND 7:00 AND NOT BE STUCK THERE FOR, YOU KNOW, 45 MINUTES. SO THAT THAT'S A MIRACLE IN ITSELF, GUYS. SO YOU'VE ALREADY DONE A GREAT JOB.ALL RIGHT. OKAY. NUMBER TWO OKAY. I WAS ABLE TO VISIT ALONG WITH OTHER OTHER PEOPLE. I WAS ABLE TO VISIT. WELL I ONLY MADE IT TO LIKE FIVE OF THE SCHOOLS, BUT IT WAS GREAT. YOU KNOW, IT STARTED IT, STARTED IT HOOK, YOU KNOW, AND IT WAS JUST EXCITING TO SEE THESE, THESE LITTLE SEVENTH GRADERS AND EIGHTH GRADERS. WELL, NOT TO MENTION THE PARENTS THAT HAVE THIS, THIS KIND OF DEER IN HEADLIGHTS LOOK ON THEIR FACE, YOU KNOW, AND IT WAS REALLY GOOD BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS ALL HAPPY AND ENTHUSIASTIC. AND THE STAFF WAS GREAT. THEY WERE THEY WERE GREAT HELP, YOU KNOW, HELPING OUT, GETTING THE KIDS GOING WHEREVER AND NEXT. OKAY. HAVING LUNCH WITH MISS WILSON AND HER HER ECON SLASH GOVERNMENT KIDS THAT TOOK THE AP TEST. AND CAN YOU SAY THE NUMBER THAT GOT FIVE IS FOURS AND THREES THAT SO I DON'T MESS IT UP. FOUR FIVES. FIVE FOURS AND THREES. WOW. OKAY. WHICH IS AND PLUS YOU HAD A YOU HAD A FIVE ON THE GOVERNMENT TEST. SAME STUDENT RIGHT. YEAH I HAD ONE DOUBLE. DOUBLE. YEAH YEAH OKAY. SHOW OFF. ALL RIGHT.
WELL FOR PEOPLE THAT MAY NOT KNOW, TAKING THE AP TEST IS A CHORE IN ITSELF. PASSING IT AND THREE IS PASSING. THAT'S QUITE AN ACHIEVEMENT. AND GETTING FIVE THAT'S A SUPER SCORE. AND AT MOST COLLEGES UNIVERSITY IT GETS THEM OUT OF CERTAIN CLASSES BECAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY PROVED THAT THEY'RE REALLY GOOD. SO IT WAS REALLY A NEAT ACHIEVEMENT. AND YOU KNOW MR. KOHL'S MADE THE DECISION TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR IT. AND THAT WAS THAT WAS WONDERFUL. AND IF HE DIDN'T KNOW AHEAD OF TIME, IT WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE BEEN A THOUGHT. BUT YOU KNOW, IT WAS GREAT AND YOU'VE PAID FOR IT YOURSELF ALL THESE YEARS. AND SOME OF THE STUDENTS DON'T REALIZE, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'S A PRETTY BIG DEAL. NOT TO MENTION THE BONUS THAT YOU GAVE THE STUDENTS THAT GOT A FIVE. IS IT BRIBERY? DARN RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT. OH, AND NEXT THING. YES, VTA IS 50 YEARS OLD TODAY. ALRIGHT. AND I KNOW MOST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE VTA AREN'T EVEN 50. ALL RIGHT. AND I KNOW WHEN I GOT HERE WAS I THINK 3 OR 4 YEARS OLD. SO IT WAS IT'S QUITE AN ACHIEVEMENT TO BE REPRESENTING THE TEACHERS OF THE DISTRICT FOR THIS LONG. AND SOMEBODY ASKED THE QUESTION, THEY SAID, WELL, HOW COME WE GOT SHIRTS LIKE THAT? AND YOU GUYS GOT THE ONES WITH THE COLLARS? AND I LIKEN IT TO BEING A, A PRIEST OR A MINISTER. WE PUT IN, WE PUT IN THOSE YEARS AS PRESIDENT AND WE WASN'T ALWAYS FUN, BUT YOU KNOW, WE WERE SUCCESSFUL. AND SO THAT'S HOW WE GOT THE COLLAR. ALL RIGHT. AND LASTLY, LOOKING FORWARD TO WELL, IT'S MY 46TH YEAR BEING ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISTRICT. I WAS ONLY A TEACHER FOR 38. SO EXCUSE ME. ALL RIGHT. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AN EVEN BETTER YEAR THAN LAST YEAR.
THANK YOU. MR. CROSBY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. A COUPLE THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, I SEE A COUPLE OF THEM. SO I WANT TO COMMENT ON THEM. REBECCA COOK ON THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU JEN O'GARA. CONGRATULATIONS FOR CERTIFICATED OF THE YEAR.
CONGRATULATIONS. AND I DON'T SEE PATRICIA. SHE'S NOT HERE I DON'T THINK. BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO HER AND PASS THAT ON TO HER FOR BEING CLASSIFIED OF THE YEAR. IF YOU'D PASS THAT ON ALL THREE OF
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THEM OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS, WE REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT WHAT THEY DO IN THE DISTRICT AND HOW THEY WORK TO HELP HELP OUR STUDENTS AND EVERYTHING. SO JUST ALL THREE OF THEM ARE JUST OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS. AND SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO WANT TO, AT LEAST I WANT TO EMPHASIZE, IS THE FACT THAT IT'S OUR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, OUR SCORES HAVE GONE UP, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, I TALK TO PEOPLE AND THEY SAY, OH, YOU KNOW, WELL, I'M GOING TO SEND MY KID TO APPLE VALLEY. AND I THINK, WELL, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO SEND YOUR KID TO THE SECOND BEST DISTRICT IN THE HIGH DESERT. THAT'S, THAT'S THAT'S YOUR RIGHT. OKAY, I WON'T I WON'T STOP YOU. BUT IF YOU SEE THE SCORES, YOU KNOW THAT WE BEAT THEM. WE HAVE HIGHER ACADEMIC SCORES. IF YOU WANT YOUR KID TO GO TO GOOD ACADEMIC DISTRICT, COME TO VICTOR VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSE WE HAVE THE HIGHEST SCORES IN THE HIGH DESERT, NOT THE HIGHEST IN THE STATE, BUT THE HIGHEST IN THE HIGH DESERT.AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT. AND SO THE PRINCIPAL'S CONGRATULATIONS FOR DOING THAT.
AND WE'VE GOT WE'VE GOT SOME TOUGH STEPS AHEAD NOW BECAUSE NOW WE'VE AS WE LIKE TO SAY, WE'VE WE'VE WE'VE PICKED THE LOW HANGING FRUIT. NOW WE HAVE TO GO OVER STUFF THAT'S MORE DIFFICULT. AND IT'S GOING TO GET HARDER AND HARDER EVERY YEAR. IT'S GOING TO GET MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE PRINCIPALS, FOR THE TEACHERS, FOR THE CLASSIFIED, FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD. IT'S GOING TO BE IT'S GOING TO GET MORE DIFFICULT FOR ALL OF US. BUT I KNOW THIS DISTRICT CAN DO IT, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I'M I'M ONE OF THE COLORED GUYS. OKAY. I BELIEVE THERE'S PROBABLY NOBODY ALIVE THAT WAS IN VTA WHEN I WAS PRESIDENT BACK IN 1984, 85, BUT, OH, YOU GUYS WERE OKAY. WELL, THANKS A LOT. WELL, YOU'RE YOU'RE JUST A YOUNGSTER. YOU'RE ONLY IN THE DISTRICT FOR 38 YEARS. I WAS IN IT FOR 41. SO BEFORE RETIRING. THAT'S TRUE. THAT IS TRUE. BUT ANYHOW, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. WE DO APPRECIATE, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SPEAK OUT AGAINST OFFICER WOODS. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING. WE APPRECIATE YOU SPEAKING. WE APPRECIATE INPUT. WE REALLY DO. WE MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE, BUT WE DO APPRECIATE THAT. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW WE'RE ALWAYS OPEN. I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO LISTEN TO YOU AND TO HEAR YOU. AND I KNOW THE BOARD IS AND WE HOPEFULLY ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO REACH A POINT WHERE WE CAN AGREE. AND IF WE NOT, IF WE CAN'T, THEN WE CAN'T. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT MY WIFE AND I BELONG TO DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES. WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE. OKAY. BUT I LOVE HER AND I APPRECIATE HER AND I RESPECT HER. AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT. SO WE MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH EACH OTHER, BUT BUT WE DO WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE TALK TO US. CONTINUE YOUR CONVERSATION WITH MR. KOHL'S AND OTHERS IN THE DISTRICT. WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND THEN THE FINAL THING I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK ALL THE LEADERSHIP FOR THE WONDERFUL WORK YOU'VE DONE, BECAUSE WITHOUT CSEA, WITHOUT VTA, WITHOUT OUR DISTRICT LEVEL PEOPLE, THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'VE MADE WOULD WOULD NOT HAPPEN. I WAS ABLE TO I'VE BEEN TO FIVE OF THE SCHOOLS THIS FIRST WEEK, AND JUST THE SENSE OF HOPE THAT EXISTS ON THE CAMPUS IS, IS TREMENDOUS, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, I WAS UNION PRESIDENT WHEN WE WENT OUT ON STRIKE AND I GOT CALLED MANY NAMES AND I WAS I WAS VILIFIED, I'LL TAKE IT. BUT SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE GOT SOME GREAT UNION LEADERSHIP, WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, AND THINGS ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND I'M VERY HAPPY FOR THAT. SO THAT'LL BE MY $0.02 FOR TONIGHT.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'LL SEE MR. HOLMES HERE NEXT. RIGHT I'LL GET IT MIXED UP, MR. LARSON. OH, MR. LARSON, EXCUSE ME. OH, GOSH. I WAS AFRAID TO TURN MY MIC ON. I DIDN'T WANT TO GET BLAMED FOR THAT. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO ECHO WHAT MR. BARRIOS AND MR. CROSBY HAVE SAID. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE BACK. HAVING LAST MONTH OFF WAS CONFUSING FOR ME. I'M USED TO GOING TO BOARD MEETINGS EVERY SINGLE MONTH, SO I GUESS THAT WE DO THAT LIKE ONCE A YEAR, WE GET ONE MONTH OFF. THAT'LL BE HARD TO GET USED TO, BUT I'D REALLY LIKE TO WELCOME AND CONGRATULATE AND THANK OUR NEW OFFICERS THAT HAVE JOINED US. WE APPRECIATE HAVING A FULL FORCE NOW AND LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING SOME CONTROL OVER WHAT HAPPENS WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND WITH OUR OFFICERS.
I REALLY LIKE TO THANK FOR THE SHIRT. THANK YOU. YOU GUYS GAVE IT TO ME AND ASKED ME IF I WAS GOING TO WEAR IT. I PROMISED I'D WEAR IT TONIGHT AND BY THE WAY, IT'S THE FIRST ONE THAT'S ACTUALLY LONG ENOUGH TO FIT ME. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GOT IT RIGHT, BUT YOU GOT IT RIGHT, AND
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CSEA, IF YOU WANT TO BRING ME A SHIRT, I'LL WEAR IT FOR YOU GUYS TO ASK ME AFTERWARDS. I'LL GIVE YOU THE SIZE, BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. IT'S HARD WORK.COMING BACK AFTER THE SUMMER OFF IS TOUGH. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE STAFF AND THE LEADERSHIP THAT WORKED THROUGH THE SUMMER. IT'S HARD. EVERYBODY ELSE IS GONE. THE CAMPUSES ARE KIND OF EMPTY AND YOU GOT THE FOLKS DOING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS AND TEACHING SUMMER SCHOOL AND WORKING WITH THE KIDS AND DOING THIS STUFF AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE STUFF AND THE OFFICES AND PREPARING. AND IT'S JUST IT'S NEVER ENDING. AND I REALLY WANT YOU TO KNOW, WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU, THE EFFORTS YOU PUT IN AND THE STRENGTH AND LOVING ATTITUDE THAT YOU BRING TO THE DISTRICT. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. MISS EDMISTON. WELL, WELCOME TO OUR NEW SCHOOL, YEAR, 2526 NEW START. I WANTED TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR COMING OUT. CURRENT STUDENTS AND FORMER STUDENTS AND PARENTS AND EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR INFORMATION WITH US AND YOUR THOUGHTS. WE APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO CONGRATULATE DOCTOR COOK AND JENNIFER FOR YOUR HARD WORK FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND IF YOU CAN EXTEND A SPECIAL THANKS TO PJ, SHE SENT US INFORMATION ABOUT A FOOD COLLECTION FOR THE DISABLED VETERANS, AND IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, YOU CAN DROP THEM OFF AT SCHOOL SITES OR THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO HELP OUR VETERANS. IT'S SUCH A WORTHWHILE CAUSE FOR THOSE WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY, AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO CARL. YOU GAVE A WONDERFUL SPEECH, A ROUSING, ENCOURAGING SPEECH, AND I KNOW EVERYONE'S WILLING TO DO 1% MORE OR EVEN BEYOND THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR STARTING OFF THE NEW YEAR AND ENCOURAGING OUR EMPLOYEES. AND THANK YOU, EVERYONE WHO'S WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS. LIKE YOU SAID, 12,000 REASONS TO DO YOUR BEST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND MR. INAHO'S. YEAH, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT FOR STICKING AROUND. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. WE TAKE THEM SERIOUS AND BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I WANT TO THANK MR. COLES AND HIS STAFF FOR PUTTING TOGETHER SUCH A GREAT DISTRICT KICKOFF ON MONDAY. IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO START THE YEAR. I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR THREE EMPLOYEES WHO WERE EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR OF OUR DISTRICT. DOCTOR COOK, MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, JENNIFER LONGORIA, TEACHER OF THE ATLANTA HIGH SCHOOL, WAS NAMED CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, AND PATRICIA VELAZQUEZ, FISCAL SERVICES PAYROLL TECH. SHE WAS NAMED CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU ON RECEIVING THIS RECOGNITION FROM YOUR PEERS. THAT'S AWESOME. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS OVER 100 APPLICATIONS FOR THOSE. AWARDS.
THAT'S AWESOME. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR TUNING OFFICERS ON THEIR SWEARING IN AND WELCOME THEM TO OUR DISTRICT FAMILY. WE'RE CERTAINLY GLAD THAT THEY'RE HERE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE WITH US. CONGRATULATIONS TO ON CELEBRATING THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY. THANK YOU FOR OUR OUR SHIRTS. BEST WISHES FOR MANY, MANY MORE YEARS TO COME.
WELCOME. DANICA WILLIAMS IN HER POSITION AS PRESIDENT OF THE CSEA. WILL SHE BE RUNNING FOR ELECTION IN DECEMBER OR IS SHE? AUTOMATICALLY JUST SO SHE'S PRESIDENT? THAT'S IT. THAT'S GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. I DIDN'T I HEARD THAT SHE WAS ONLY GOING TO FILL IN TILL DECEMBER AND THEN SHE'D HAVE TO RUN FOR ELECTION. SHE WILL HAVE TO RUN FOR ELECTION. OKAY. WELL, BEST WISHES TO HER. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR ATLANTA HIGH SCHOOL LADY SAINTS FOR BEING THE FIRST SCHOOL IN THE HIGH DESERT TO FIELD A CIF SANCTIONED GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM. YEAH. THAT'S AWESOME. THEIR INAUGURAL GAME WILL BE NEXT TUESDAY AS THEY FACE OFF AGAINST INDIAN SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL. SO ALL THE BEST TO THEM FOR A VERY SUCCESSFUL SEASON. AND. AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING. WE LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR THAT WE ALREADY GOT IT STARTED WITH THE GOOD KICKOFF. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS THAT ARE COMING
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UP. I HOPE TO ATTEND AS MANY AS WE CAN AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL. HAVE A GREAT YEAR AND THIS PRETTY SOON WILL BE GRADUATION TIME AGAIN. THANKS AGAIN FOR BEING HERE. HEY. DON'T RUSH OKAY? GO. RABBITS. OKAY. DO WE NEED TO GO TO CLOSED SESSION? OKAY THEN. ALL RIGHT THEN. HOW ABOUT A MOTION TO ADJOURN? WHAT? OH, YEAH. I'LL SPEAK. OH. OH, WELL, EVERYBODY SAID ALL THESE NICE THINGS. WHAT? WHAT ELSE CAN YOU ADD? I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A REALLY A GREAT[13. SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS]
START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR. AND YOU KIND OF MENTIONED JUNE. WE ONLY HAVE 176 SCHOOL DAYS LEFT AFTER TOMORROW. WE'RE ALMOST THERE. IT REALLY WILL GO A LOT, LOT QUICKER THAN WE HAVE. YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING. I WAS AT A MEETING THIS WEEK AND WE WERE JUST KIND OF TALKING ABOUT THE HIGHLIGHTS OF DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AND WHAT WAS HAPPENING. AND, YOU KNOW, AND FOR ME THAT, YOU KNOW, CAME TO ME AND I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? ONE OF THE PROUDEST THINGS AM OF THIS DISTRICT AND WHERE WE SIT RIGHT NOW IS WE HAVE MORE STUDENTS GOING TO COLLEGE THAN WE'VE EVER HAD BEFORE, REGARDLESS OF RACE AND GENDER OR POVERTY STATUS. AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE ABILITY TO CHANGE THAT PERSON'S LIFE, LET ALONE THEIR KIDS IN THE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO COME, AND THE MORE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE GIVE TO OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO GO TO COLLEGE OR BE ABLE TO ENTER INTO A CAREER OR A TRADE SCHOOL OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHAT AN HONOR AND A BLESSING IT IS TO BE ABLE TO SERVE IN THIS DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, AND TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND NOW WHEN I LOOK AT OUR NUMBERS, WHERE WE STARTED TWO YEARS AGO, ONLY 34% OF OUR STUDENTS WERE ELIGIBLE TO GO TO A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY. AND NOW WELL OVER 50% OF OUR STUDENTS CAN GO TO A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY IF THEY SO CHOOSE TO. WITH OUR OUR FOCUS ON THIS. AND I KNOW THAT THAT NUMBER IS JUST GOING TO CONTINUE TO, TO GO UP. BUT I REALLY JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE STAFF AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY. YOU KNOW, AS A PARENT OF A SOPHOMORE, TALK ABOUT BEING AN EMPTY NESTER. HE KEEPS IT UP. I MAY BE AN EMPTY NESTER, TOO.REAL QUICK. BUT I THINK WHEN YOU REALLY STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT, THAT'S WHAT WE CARE ABOUT, RIGHT, IS THE ABILITY THAT OUR KIDS CAN CHOOSE ALL THESE DIFFERENT OPTIONS. AND I'M REALLY, YOU KNOW, FEEL SO FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE AS SUPERINTENDENT HERE IN THIS DISTRICT, KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR STUDENTS HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO BE ABLE TO GO AND INCLUDING GOING TO A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE. OVER 50% OF OUR KIDS CAN NOW DO THAT, AND THAT NUMBER WILL JUST CONTINUE TO GO UP AND UP AND UP. AND SO WHAT AN HONOR AND A BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. AND NOW WE WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND OKAY. ALL RIGHT OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR I. OPPOSED OKAY. MOTION
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.