ALREADY RETIRED, BUT I MEAN, SEE IT A LOT. YEAH. ALRIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON FOLKS. YEAH. I'D
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LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. ALL OF OUR MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. EVERYBODY'S HERE. DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTED ADDRESS? THE BOARD NUMBER? NOT A ONE. REALLY? NOT EVEN ONE? I THOUGHT BREAD WANTED TO ASK. I THOUGHT BREAD. BREAD WANTED TO ASK US SOMETHING MORE. MORE MONEY? NO.[2. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS]
OKAY, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. SO MOVED. WE'LL RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION. SEE, JOE, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE[3. REGULAR SESSION]
OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE? JOE WILLIAMS? YEAH, THERE'S LOTS OF JOE'S IN HERE. 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. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION. FIRST. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION ON APPROVING THE RESIGNATION AGREEMENT WITH EMPLOYEE NUMBER 1904 FOR. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY KEN LARSEN, SECONDED BY JOSE BERRIOS. THE VOTE WAS FIVE A'S.NO NO'S. SECOND ITEM IN CLOSED SESSION. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION ON PAYMENT AS A COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT IN THE SUM OF $46,475 TO PROFESSIONALS, TUTORS OF AMERICA FOR 325 HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INCLUDING READING OR MATH INSTRUCTION, ACADEMIC TUTORING OR RELATED SERVICES, AND THE SUM OF $25,000 TO RHONDA L MEYER FOR ATTORNEY ATTORNEY ATTORNEY'S FEES IN THE DUE PROCESS. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR STUDENT ID (974) 771-0886 A0. CASE NUMBER (202) 601-0906. THE MOTION IS MADE BY PENNY, SECONDED BY KENT. THE VOTE WAS FIVE EYES, NO NAYS. THE NEXT ITEM IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION ON PAYMENT AS A COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT IN THE SUM OF $7,500 TO YARI AND ASSOCIATES FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES AND THE SUM OF $7,001 TO PROFESSIONAL TUTORS OF AMERICA FOR TEN HOURS. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES, 20 HOURS OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES, TWO HOURS OF ADAPTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND 25 HOURS OF SPECIALIZED ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION FOR DUE PROCESS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR STUDENT CD49071481640HOH. CASE NUMBER (202) 512-0266 IT WAS. MOTION WAS MADE TO APPROVE BY PENNY, SECONDED BY KENT. THE VOTE WAS FIVE ZERO NAYS. AND THE LAST ITEM IN CLOSED SESSION. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION ON APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SUPERINTENDENT CARL COLES.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT DIED FOR LACK OF A MOTION. I'M SORRY I HAD TO DO THAT. MOTION WAS MADE BY.
FOR APPROVAL BY PENNY, SECONDED BY KEN LARSEN, AND THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS. FIVE EYES TO NO.
ZERO NAYS. OKAY. NEXT I'LL ASK FOR MOTION TO APPROVE THE THE AGENDA. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED? SO MOVED. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. WE HAVE RECOGNITION FOR VICTOR VALLEY
[4. RECOGNITION]
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM. THEIR CIF DIVISION CHAMPIONS. COME ON UP. FIRST.COACH MOORE WHERE'S COACH AT. COME ON UP. YEAH. OHIO STATE. SO IT'S MY HONOR TO BE ABLE TO
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HAVE OUR OUR BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS HERE. CONGRATULATIONS GUYS. YOU GUYS ROCKED IT. AND SO TWO GREAT THINGS CAME OUT OF THIS IN THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL WHICH IS 110 YEARS OLD.THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY THAT THE BOYS BASKETBALL TOOK A CIF CHAMPIONSHIP. CONGRATULATIONS. AND I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU GUYS APPRECIATE THIS, BUT ALSO WOULD LIKE TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE COACH MOORE BECAUSE COACH MOORE WAS THE DIVISION EIGHT COACH OF THE YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS. AND SO I HAVE THE COACH SAY A FEW THINGS. BUT BEFORE HE DOES I WANT TO BEFORE YOU GUYS COME UP HERE I'M GOING TO PASS OUT TO YOU GUYS THE DISTRICT CHALLENGE COINS. AND WHAT THAT REPRESENTS IS REALLY WE HAVE THREE CORE VALUES IN THIS DISTRICT. IT'S EQUITY. IT'S MASTERY. AND IT'S A FOCUS ON RESULTS. AND THERE'S NOT A DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT YOU HAD ALL THREE IN MIND WHEN YOU WENT OUT THERE AND TOOK THIS CHAMPIONSHIP. AND WE WERE ON PINS AND NEEDLES LISTENING TO THE SCORE AND WATCHING THE GAME ONLINE. AND I CAN'T SAY HOW AWESOME THIS, THIS WHOLE ADVENTURE WAS. AND THEN TO TOP IT OFF, WE ARE GOING TO PAY FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND I HOPE GREAT THINGS CONTINUE TO GO. SO COACH MIKE IS ALL YOURS. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS I KNOW. WOW, YOU ALL KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE DOING THIS. I'M GONNA START THIS OUT BY SAYING THIS YEAR WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. WE STARTED OUT THIS SEASON WITH HONESTLY NO RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS, NOT ONE STARTER. WHEN WE STARTED THE SEASON. SEASON STARTED OFF ROUGH, BUT FROM THE TIME WE STARTED, I TOLD THESE KIDS THEY WERE GOING TO BE CHAMPIONS. ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS TRUST AND BELIEVE WHAT WE WERE GOING. THEY DIDN'T WAVER. SOME OF THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM WAVERED, BUT THEY NEVER WAVERED. THEY STAYED IN THE GYM AND THEY FOUGHT AND THEY KEPT FIGHTING. NOTHING CAME EASY TO HIM. THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE SEASON. THERE WAS A LOT OF UPS AND DOWNS. HE CAME UP WITH SOME BIG WINS, HAD A LOT OF LOSSES. AND THEN WE HAD ONE OF OUR PLAYERS WHO WERE WHO WAS A RETURNING STARTER SHOWED UP DESIRE HARDER. HE GAVE US A SPARK AND THAT SPARK TURNED INTO FIRE. WE GOT THROUGH LEAGUE AND ONCE WE GOT TO PLAYOFFS, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT CAN STOP HIM. THEIR AVERAGE MARGIN OF VICTORY DURING PLAYOFFS WAS 20 POINTS. AND WHEN I TOLD, I TOLD THEM THAT ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS GET TO THE THIRD PART OF THEIR SEASON AND THERE WILL BE NOBODY THAT CAN BEAT THEM. AND THEY UNDERSTOOD FROM THE BEGINNING THEY COULD PLAY FREE BECAUSE THEY WERE NEVER RESPONSIBLE FOR A LOSS. I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY LOSS, AND THEY TOOK CREDIT FOR EVERY SINGLE WIN. SO THEY WERE ALLOWED TO PLAY FREE. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY WENT OUT AND DID. THEY WORE TEAMS OUT. WE ENDED UP WITH THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, KAYDEN MURRAY. ENDED UP WITH THE PLAYER, D'ANGELO DYER. COUNTLESS HONORABLE MENTION PLAYERS. TURNED OUT TO BE A GREAT SEASON, A MAGICAL SEASON, ONE THAT THEY'LL NEVER FORGET. THE CITY OF VICTORVILLE HONORED HIM, GAVE HIM THEIR OWN DAY. FEBRUARY 26TH IS NOW NATIONAL JACKRABBIT DAY BECAUSE OF THEM.
THEY DID SOMETHING THAT NO TEAM BEFORE THEM HAS EVER DONE, AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF THEM. AND THE HARD WORK AND THE BELIEF THAT THEY PUT IN. THEY PLAYED FOR EACH OTHER AND EVERY DAY THEY DID. THEY HIT THAT CHECKLIST, THEY PUNCHED THEIR TICKETS AND THEY GOT THE JOB DONE, STARTING WITH MY SENIORS. Y'ALL WANT TO COME ON UP HERE, SONNY BROWN? DARIUS HAYDEN WAS STEPHEN. LET'S GO. SIRE. COME ON UP HERE. LITTLE CADEN CAN'T EVEN CALL HIM BY HIS REAL NAME.
LITTLE CADEN. LOOK AT HIM. THESE ARE. THESE ARE MY SENIORS THAT WILL BE LEAVING US. BUT WE DO HAVE A GREAT RETURNING CLASS AND I AM EXPECTING THE SAME OR BETTER NEXT YEAR. THESE YOUNG
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MEN ARE AMAZING. EVERYTHING THEY'VE DONE, EVERYTHING THEY'VE ACCOMPLISHED THE FIRST TIME IN 100 PLUS YEARS. YES, SIR. THEY HAVE BROUGHT A CHAMPIONSHIP TO THE SCHOOL OF VICTORVILLE. BUT THE WHOLE CITY BEHIND THEM THERE IS COUNTLESS YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF ALUMNI'S FORMER PLAYERS THANKING THEM AND CONGRATULATING THEM FOR GETTING THE JOB DONE. I WILL ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOU, ALWAYS RESPECT YOU AND ALWAYS LOVE YOU. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING OFF ALL THE BOXES. LEHIGH TILL WE DIE, BABY. OH, YOU HAD TO TOUCH MY HEAD. I KNEW HE WAS GOING TO TOUCH MY HEAD. HE COULDN'T HELP HIMSELF. GREAT JOB GUYS. ALL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. HEY, CHRIS. THANKS, COACH. CAN WE GET A PICTURE OF THE TEAM UP HERE? GUYS WOULDN'T MIND COMING UP FOR A PICTURE. WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE MAYBE BACK BEHIND US, RIGHT? YEAH. BEHIND WHAT? LET'S WE'LL MOVE OUT THERE BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE IT. YEAH, YEAH. WE HAVE A. YEAH. YEAH YEAH. WHICH ONE? THIS ONE. JACK. I HAVE A DATE.DID YOU CALL? ON MY TIPTOES? JUST.
TO GET A CHANCE? CONGRATULATIONS. THANKS. WHY DIDN'T YOU. MAKE SURE? YOU KNOW.
DID YOU RECOGNIZE DIJON? NO. SEE? OKAY. IT'S NOT. YEAH. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. AND GOOD LUCK NEXT YEAR. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU DO IT AGAIN. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. NEXT ITEM
[5. RESOLUTION]
NUMBER FIVE. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF RESOLUTIONS. FIRST ONE IS RESOLUTION 26 DASH 12, TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK NATIONAL DAY OF THE TEACHER, CARL. SO REALLY, IT'S ON MY HONOR TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD BOTH OF THESE RESOLUTIONS THAT REALLY HONOR. THE FIRST ONE IS A TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. AND NEXT UP IS. SO THE WEEK OF MAY 8TH THROUGH MAY 4TH THROUGH THE EIGHTH IS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. AND IT'S REALLY OUR OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU.THANK YOU TO ALL OF REALLY THE CERTIFICATED STAFF THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU ARE THE ARCHITECTS OF HELPING TO SHAPE AND FORM AND MOLD OUR STUDENTS ACADEMICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND SOCIALLY. AND THERE'S NOT MUCH MORE OF A CALLING THAT I FEEL LIKE YOU CAN HAVE THAN TO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS. AND HOW BLESSED I AM TO BE ABLE TO BE A PART OF THIS DISTRICT IN THE
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WORK THAT ALL OF OUR TEACHERS DO ON BEHALF OF. OF THE 11,000 STUDENTS THAT COME HERE, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE FIVE PILLARS THAT WE REALLY FOCUS ON IS THE STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO TO A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY WHO ARE GOING TO GO TO TRADE SCHOOL, THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO THE MILITARY, THEY'RE GOING TO GO INTO THE WORKFORCE, OR THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO A COMMUNITY COLLEGE. AND WE REALLY HAVE A PATH FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE. AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE FABULOUS WORK THAT WE DO WITH OUR TEACHING STAFF. AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT, BECAUSE OF OUR TEACHING STAFF THAT WE HAVE HERE, WE HAVE FOUR STRAIGHT YEARS OF ACADEMIC GROWTH AND THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE GONE FROM 35% TO 60. NEARLY 60% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE NOW ELIGIBLE TO GO TO A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY. AND SO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, IT'S GOING TO BE OUR HONOR TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE YOU THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY WITH THE NATIONAL DAY OF OUR TEACHER ON MAY 5TH. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. SEE YOU GUYS. SEE YOU GUYS. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. WHAT'S UP? YOU WERE EXPECTING TO SEE ME ON. YEAH. NOW I CAN FEEL LIKE A NORMAL HEIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE RESOLUTION 2613 CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WEEK. YEP. SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE JUST GOT DONE TALKING ABOUT THE WORK THAT OUR TEACHERS DO. AND THERE'S NOT AN ORGANIZATION OR AN ENTITY THAT WE HAVE MORE CLASSIFICATIONS THAT NONE OF THIS STUFF HAPPENS WITHOUT A SUPPORTIVE GROUP FROM OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, FROM DRIVING THE BUS TO SERVING FOOD, TO CUTTING THE GRASS, TO PUTTING THE BANDAIDS ON TO OUR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE IN SO MUCH MORE THAT WE HAVE. NONE OF THE THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF STAFF FROM OUR CLASSIFIED TEAMS AND THE CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. APPRECIATION WEEK IS ON MAY 17TH TO THE 23RD, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO BE ABLE TO HONOR ALL OF OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES IN THIS DISTRICT, BECAUSE THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS, NOTHING HAPPENS WITHOUT THAT SUPPORTIVE TEAM, AND I'M SO BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO LEARN AND TO GROW, AND TO BE ABLE TO WORK ALONGSIDE OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. AND SO IT'S MY HONOR TO PRESENT TO YOU THE RESOLUTION SO THAT WE CAN HONOR OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES BASICALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF MAY. WITH THAT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH OF THESE RESOLUTIONS. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SO MOVED. ITEM NUMBER SIX. PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE OUR STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS NOT HERE TONIGHT. THEY ARE NOT HERE. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO COME TONIGHT. SO. OKAY, MR.[6. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
COLES, IF YOU COULD. LAY OUT THE GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE. IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ANY TOPIC, INCLUDING ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT BY COMPLETING A 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 DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THE AGENDA OR BEFORE THE PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM. EACH SPEAKER SHOULD MOVE QUICKLY TO THE MICROPHONE AND ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME 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 TO NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES. IF SUBSTANTIAL NUMBERS 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 PUBLIC 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, AND IT WELCOMES YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. THANK YOU. FIRST UP IS PRISCILLA FULLER. SHE AND MY DAUGHTER ACTUALLY IS SUPPOSED TO BE SPEAKING FOR ME. SHE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. THERE WAS A TYPO. SO WHO ARE YOU? KYLA. OKAY. KYLA MCFARLANE. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. HELLO. MY NAME. TURN IT ON FOR. YES. HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, A SUPERINTENDENT YOU LOVE TO TALK ABOUT NUMBERS. YOU[00:20:09]
SET A GOAL FOR A 75% A THROUGH G RATE. BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE THE MOST COLLEGE READY DISTRICT IN THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. BUT TONIGHT, I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR STATISTICS. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR STANDARDS. I'M KYLA MCFARLANE. I'M A SENIOR AT UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY, BSU PRESIDENT AND THE HIGH ACHIEVING STUDENT YOUR BROCHURES BRAG ABOUT. BUT WHILE YOU USE STUDENTS LIKE ME TO BOOST YOUR DATA, YOUR ADMINISTRATION IS ACTIVELY WORKING TO SUPPRESS MY RANK AND SABOTAGE MY TRANSCRIPT. I DID EXACTLY WHAT YOU TOLD US TO DO.I GOT COLLEGE READY. I TOOK COLLEGE COURSES WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL. I DID THE WORK, I EARNED THE CREDITS, AND I CROSSED THE FINISH LINE. IN LEGAL TERMS, THIS IS A TEXTBOOK CASE OF PROMISSORY ESTOPPEL. YOU MADE A CLEAR PROMISE TO YOUR COUNSELORS THAT THESE COURSES WOULD COUNT TOWARDS MY STANDING. I RELIED ON THAT PROMISE, INVESTING MY TIME AND MY FUTURE INTO THAT PATH. AND NOW YOU ARE CAUSING ME SIGNIFICANT DETRIMENT BY BREAKING THAT WORD. APPARENTLY, IF VICTOR VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE FINISH LINE MOVES WHENEVER THE ADMINISTRATION FEELS LIKE IT. I HAVE THE RECEIPTS. I HAVE THE HANDBOOK FROM OCTOBER 2025 THAT WAS UPDATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO INCLUDE A RESTRICTIVE POLICY THAT DIDN'T EXIST WHEN I TOOK THESE CLASSES. THAT ISN'T LEADERSHIP. THAT IS AN UNDERGROUND REGULATION. IT IS A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE GOALPOSTS AFTER THE GAME IS ALREADY WON. AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, YOUR YOUR STAFF CLAIMS CONSISTENCY. WHILE I HOLD THE NAME OF STUDENTS WHO ARE GIVING THE VERY EXCEPTIONS I WAS DENIED, YOU ARE PREACHING EQUITY WHILE PRACTICING FAVORITISM IN OFFICE. THE CITY HAS SENT ME BACK TO YOU. THEY SAID THIS IS A LOCAL MATTER. THAT MEANS YOU CAN'T HIDE BEHIND THE STATE AND YOU CAN'T HIDE BEHIND YOUR STAFF'S FINAL LETTERS. IF YOU TRULY WANT TO BE THE MOST COLLEGE READY DISTRICT IN THIS COUNTY, THEN STOP PENALIZING STUDENTS FOR ACTUALLY BEING READY. STOP PUNISHING INITIATIVE AND STOP RUNNING A DISTRICT WITH THE RULES DEPEND ON WHO YOU KNOW RATHER THAN WHAT IS WRITTEN IN THE HANDBOOK. LOOK AROUND THIS ROOM. THESE STUDENTS AREN'T HERE TO WATCH ME PLEAD. THEY ARE HERE BECAUSE WE ARE ESTABLISHING A NEW STATUS QUO FOR BLACK EXCELLENCE AND THE VICTOR VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. FOR YEARS, YOU'VE BEEN COMFORTABLE WITH US BEING DATA POINTS ON YOUR EQUITY SLIDES. BUT NOW THAT WE ARE THE ONES SETTING THE CURVE, NOW THAT WE ARE THE ONES OUTPACING YOUR ADMINISTRATION, YOU DECIDED THAT OUR EXCELLENCE IS A TECHNICALITY THAT YOU NEED TO MANAGE. I AM THE STANDARD YOU PRETEND TO BE. I AM THE 100% COLLEGE READY STUDENT YOU DREAM ABOUT. YET I'M STANDING HERE FIGHTING FOR THE RANK I'VE ALREADY EARNED. YOU WANT THE REPUTATION OF MY SUCCESS, BUT YOU'RE TERRIFIED OF MY POWER. UNIVERSITY PREP MADE A CALCULATED DECISION TO SUPPRESS MY RANK, AND ALTHOUGH BEING A PART OF THE DISTRICT STEERING COMMITTEE, THE DISTRICT STOOD BY THAT DECISION. LET'S CALL IT WHAT IT IS, A SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION. I GRADUATE ON MAY 19TH. YOU HAVE FIVE WEEKS TO DECIDE IF YOU ARE A BOARD THAT UPHOLDS THE LAW AND REWARDS EXCELLENCE, OR A BOARD THAT PROTECTS ADMINISTRATIVE ERRORS AT THE EXPENSE OF HIS BEST STUDENTS. CORRECT MY TRANSCRIPT, FIX MY RANK, DO YOUR JOB, AND ASSURE THAT COLLEGE READY IS A PROMISE THAT THAT THE DISTRICT KEEPS, NOT JUST A SLOGAN ON ITS WEBSITE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PRISCILLA FULLER. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AND COMMUNITY, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING OUT. MY NAME IS PRISCILLA FULLER. I AM THE MOTHER OF KYLA MCFARLAND. I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY NOT ONLY AS A PARENT BUT AS AN ADVOCATE FOR FAIRNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE INTEGRITY OF THIS DISTRICT. MY DAUGHTER, KYLA MCFARLAND, IS A SENIOR AT UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL. SHE HAS ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING THAT IS VERY FEW STUDENTS THAT VERY FEW STUDENTS IN THIS COUNTRY WILL EVER ACHIEVE. SHE HAS BEEN ACCEPTED TO FIVE IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITIES PRINCETON.
PRINCETON, YALE, THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, COLUMBIA, CORNELL, ALONG WITH OTHER TOP INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING DUKE UNIVERSITY. THESE ARE NOT JUST ACCEPTANCE, THESE ARE AFFIRMATION OF EXCELLENCE, DISCIPLINE, AND YEARS OF HARD WORK. THESE ARE NOT JUST
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ACCEPTANCE. I MEAN. BUT TODAY I AM NOT HERE TO CELEBRATE. I AM HERE BECAUSE DESPITE THESE EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENTS, MY DAUGHTER HAD TO FIGHT. FIGHT FOR ACCESS, FIGHT FOR FAIRNESS, AND FIGHT TO HAVE HER ACADEMIC RECORD TREATED WITH THE CONSISTENCY AND TRANSPARENCY THAT EVERY STUDENT DESERVES. THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT KYLA. THIS IS ABOUT POLICY. AND OR LACK OF IT. THIS IS ABOUT DECISIONS BEING MADE WITHOUT CLEAR GUIDELINES. THIS IS ABOUT A SYSTEM WHERE FAMILIES ARE TOLD, WE GO BY WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST, RATHER THAN WHAT IS WRITTEN. EQUITABLE AND ACCOUNTABLE. THAT IS NOT HOW EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS SHOULD OPERATE. WHEN POLICY, WHEN POLICIES ARE UNCLEAR, INCONSISTENT, INCONSISTENTLY APPLIED ARE COMMUNICATED INFORMALLY, IT CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS ARE NOT PROTECTED EQUALLY AND WE'RE. OUTCOMES CAN BE INFLUENCED WITHOUT OVERSIGHT. AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, IT UNDERMINES TRUST. MY DAUGHTER DID EVERYTHING RIGHT. SHE CHALLENGED HERSELF ACADEMICALLY. SHE PURSUED EXCELLENCE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. SHE EARNED HER PLACE AMONG THE BEST STUDENTS IN THE NATION. AND YET WE ARE HERE BECAUSE THE SYSTEM MEANT TO SUPPORT HER. HAVING SAID, RAISED SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT FAIRNESS AND TRANSPARENCY. I ASK TONIGHT, HOW CAN STUDENTS TRUST THE SYSTEM IF THE RULES ARE NOT CLEAR? HOW CAN FAMILIES HAVE CONFIDENCE IN. DECISIONS ARE NOT DOCUMENTED. HOW CAN THIS DISTRICT CLAIM EQUITY IF POLICIES ARE NOT CONSISTENTLY APPLIED? THE BOARD HAS RESPONSIBILITY NOT JUST TO MY DAUGHTER, BUT TO EVERY STUDENT IN THE DISTRICT AS A RESPONSIBILITY. ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THE POLICIES ARE CLEAR THAT THEY ARE NOT FOLLOWED. I MEAN THAT THEY ARE FOLLOWED, I'M SORRY AND THAT THEY ARE APPLIED FAIRLY TO ALL. THIS IS ABOUT STANDARDS. YOU SAID YOU SET. IT'S ABOUT WHETHER EXCELLENCE IS RECOGNIZED OR QUIETLY OVERLOOKED. WHETHER FAIRNESS IS UPHELD OR LEFT TO INTERPRETATION. MY DAUGHTER.SUCCESS SHOULD BE A POINT OF PRIDE FOR THIS DISTRICT, NOT A POINT OF CONFLICT. AND I URGE YOU TO REFLECT ON THAT, NOT JUST FOR KYLA, BUT FOR EVERY STUDENT WHO IS WATCHING AND HOW THIS DISTRICT CHOOSE TO RESPOND. PLEASE DO WHAT'S RIGHT. AND YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN PUT ON NOTICE.
NEXT IS JESSICA BARRIENTOS. GOOD AFTERNOON. I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS, BUT I CONGRATULATE YOU, KAYLA, FOR STANDING UP FOR YOURSELF. MOM, DAD. GOOD JOB. OKAY. GOOD JOB BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE NEED AT UNIVERSITY FOR PARENTS TO STAND UP FOR OUR KIDS. OKAY. AND THAT IS WHY I'M HERE FOR, AGAIN, I EMAIL ALL OF YOU TWO DIFFERENT SITUATIONS THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH MY SON. I DIDN'T GET A REPLY, SO HERE I AM. I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS, BUT I GUESS FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE WHAT UNFAIRNESS HAPPENS AT UP. OKAY, YES IT DOES. THEY PLAY FAVORITES. AND IT HAPPENED THAT MY SON SPOKE THAT HE SPOKE ABOUT THAT AT A ASB LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE WHERE THEY ASKED HIM WHAT, YOU KNOW, HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS A CHANGE AT HIS SCHOOL. AND MY SON SAID, FAIRNESS, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT VALERIE HATCHER AND BARBARA CABALLERO DO NOT TREAT MY SON LIKE THEY TREAT EVERYBODY ELSE, OKAY, THAT THEY MAKE HIM DO HIS STUFF OR LIKE HE HAS CONSEQUENCES THAT OTHER KIDS THAT DO WORSE THINGS DON'T HAVE. AND ONE OF THOSE WAS THAT MY SON SAID AT THAT CONFERENCE THAT HE WOULD LIKE FAIRNESS. OKAY. THAT HAPPENED ON FEBRUARY 2ND. ON MARCH 19TH, A MONTH AND A HALF LATER, THEY CALLED HIM TO THE OFFICE WITH THE ASB TEACHER PRESENT, BY THE WAY, HER LAST DAY BECAUSE SHE'S PREGNANT AND IT WAS HER LAST DAY TO TELL ALEXANDER THAT BECAUSE HE HAD SPOKEN UP AT THAT EVENT, OKAY, HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE THE EMCEE OF THE LAST PEP RALLY OF THE YEAR, WHERE ALEXANDER HAS BEEN THE MC FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. OKAY, I
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KNOW MINE IS NOT AS BIG AS KYLA'S, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED THAT WE BOTH HERE TODAY. SO WHEN I WAS ABSENT THAT DAY, ACTUALLY ABSENT. WELL, NO, I'M NOT GOING TO MIX THINGS, BUT I WAS ABSENT ON ON DOCTOR'S NOTE. SO WHEN ALEX ASKED, WHY AM I BEING PUNISHED? BARBARA CABALLERO SAID, NO, THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES. SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN THAT A KID CAN SPEAK UP? HE WAS NOT DISRESPECTFUL. AND I SAID, ALL OF YOU GUYS, THE VIDEO. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS GOT IT. IF YOU GUYS TOOK THE TIME TO WATCH IT. ALEX WAS NOT DISRESPECTFUL AT ALL. HE WAS JUST SAYING WHAT KIND OF CHANGE HE WANTED TO SEE AT UNIVERSITY PREP AND HE GOT PUNISHED. THE PEP RALLY IS TOMORROW. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? MY SON, WHO HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT. IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY TAKE SOMETHING AWAY FROM HIM. OKAY. IT'S THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME BECAUSE CONSEQUENCES. WHY? WHY DOES A CHILD HAVE TO FACE CONSEQUENCES FOR SPEAKING UP? WHY? BECAUSE VALERIE HATCHER AND BARBARA CABALLERO DON'T LIKE IT WHEN PEOPLE SPEAK UP, OKAY? AND I DON'T WANT TO MIX THINGS, BUT IT'S THE SAME THING THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AS AN EMPLOYEE. OKAY? BECAUSE I SPEAK UP, THEN I'M TOXIC TO THE ENVIRONMENT. YOU KNOW, I'M A BAD EMPLOYEE BECAUSE I SPEAK UP.SO WHY ARE WE LETTING THEM TREAT OUR KIDS LIKE THAT? LIKE I TOLD YOU GUYS ON MY EMAIL, ALEX IS MORE THAN READY TO LEAVE THAT SCHOOL BECAUSE LIKE I TOLD YOU GUYS LAST SCHOOL YEAR, THEY HAVE HEARD HIS HEART AND HIS SOUL THAT YOU GUYS CAN'T BELIEVE IT. IT IS SO HARD TO SEE MY SON TRYING TO WAKE UP EVERY MORNING TO GO TO SCHOOL, BECAUSE HE DOES NOT FEEL HAPPY.
HE DOES NOT FEEL WELCOME. IS THAT WHAT WE WANT FOR OUR KIDS? IS THAT WHAT WE WANT THEM TO FEEL WHEN THEY GO TO SCHOOL? I'M GOING TO MISS SOMETHING HERE AND I KNOW I SHOULDN'T, BUT I KNOW MOST OF YOU GUYS KNOW I'M THE LIBRARIAN AT THE SCHOOL YESTERDAY WAS HELPING ON DISTRIBUTION DAY. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THREE YEARS. I'M SORRY.
IT HAS BEEN AT THE LIBRARY, KIDS TAKING THEM AND PUT THEM ON AND THEY'RE SO HAPPY.
YESTERDAY THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. AND WHEN I WAS LIKE, GUYS, TAKE IT OUT, YOU KNOW, 80% OF THE KIDS WERE LIKE, NO, WE'RE DONE, MISS JESSICA. WE'RE DONE. THAT REALLY HURT MY SOUL. IT HURT ME.
LIKE, YOU GUYS CAN'T BELIEVE IT. AND I KNOW FOR YOU GUYS, I'M ONLY PROBABLY A TROUBLE MAKER.
BUT NO, THERE IS SOMEBODY THAT HAS TO SPEAK UP FOR THESE KIDS. AND YOU GUYS CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW HAPPY I AM THAT ALEX IS OVER WITH THIS, AND THAT MY JOB PROBABLY WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL BECAUSE HE HASN'T. AND YOU GUYS, ALL OF YOU GUYS SITTING HERE HAVE DONE NOTHING. AND I HAVE EMAILED YOU GUYS THE SITUATION AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. AND IT'S SADLY THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU GUYS KNOW SHE'S WRONG, YOU GUYS ALWAYS GIVE HER THE LAST WORD. YOU KNOW, SHE ALWAYS HAS THE LAST WORD. AND THAT IS NOT FAIR. YOU GUYS OKAY? ALEX IS GRADUATING IN 26 DAYS, BUT WE HAVE 1140 KIDS MORE THERE THAT THEY DEPEND ON HOW THEY WAKE UP THAT MORNING, THAT THEY DEPEND HOW THEY FEEL TODAY. AGAIN, IT'S TRUE. AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO MIX IT BECAUSE I WORK THERE. BUT I HAVE SEEN KIDS THAT HAVE DONE OTHER THINGS, NOT LIKE MY SON JUST SAYING, HEY, I WOULD LIKE EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, TO BE TREATED EQUAL AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN CONSEQUENCES. THEY PICK AND CHOOSE WHO GETS CONSEQUENCES. THEY DO. PLEASE DO SOMETHING.
DO SOMETHING. YOU KNOW WHAT THE KIDS THINK THAT THEY'RE JUST A NUMBER THAT THEY JUST GOSH, I ALWAYS WHEN I COME HERE, I FORGET THAT, BUT THEY'RE JUST A NUMBER. WE KNOW WHEN YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, SHOW OFF, OH, YOU PIECE DOING THIS UP IS DOING THAT. BUT WHAT IS THAT? GOOD MORNING. WHERE IS THAT GOOD JOB AT UNIVERSITY PREP. THEY DON'T TELL YOU GOOD JOB. THEY'RE NOT LIKE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT DO GOOD THINGS FOR THE KIDS THAT HAVE A GOOD GPA OR ABOVE. BUT WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG, THAT'S WHAT THEY POINT AT. YOU AND STAFF AND STUDENTS. AND THIS HAS TO END. YOU GUYS, PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. AND MAYBE TOMORROW I'M GOING TO HAVE CONSEQUENCES BECAUSE THAT'S HOW SHE HAS BEEN TREATING ME LATELY. BUT AGAIN, MY SON HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO HIS LAST MCO OF THE YEAR TOMORROW. AND NOW MY SON IS JUST GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, SITTING, WATCHING THEM. AND YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE NONE OF YOU WERE WILLING TO STAND UP FOR HIM BECAUSE I EMAILED YOU GUYS ON THAT SAME NIGHT ON MARCH 19TH, I EMAILED ALL OF YOU EXCEPT FOR YOU. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I EMAILED ALL OF YOU. EVEN MISS HAMPTON OVER THERE, THAT IS OUR STUDENT, WHATEVER THEY CALL IT. AND NONE OF YOU GUYS DID NOTHING. AND I'M VERY SAD ABOUT THAT. AND I GOTTA BE HONEST. YOU GAVE ME THE BRAVENESS. HA KAYLAR TO TALK ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I WAS COMING FOR A DIFFERENT SUBJECT. BUT SINCE YOU KNOW, IT HAS TO BE BROUGHT UP NOW, I AM HERE TO ASK YOU GUYS FOR A FAVOR AND TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
NO, I HAVE ANOTHER THING TO SAY. I'M SORRY, MA'AM, I EXTENDED YOUR TIME. I KNOW HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO YOU. SO I LET YOU GO ON A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN. THAN THE THREE MINUTES, JUST
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LIKE I ALLOWED. OKAY, SO I'M ASKING YOU GUYS THEN TO SEE THE EMAIL I WROTE TO YOU GUYS LAST.THANK YOU. THIS WEEK WE WILL FOR HIS PROMPT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER
[7. BARGAINING UNIT REPORTS]
SEVEN. BARGAINING UNIT REPORTS TO.GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE CABINET. I AM HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF MIKE MAYO. BUT DON'T WORRY. I'VE REWRITTEN HIS SPEECH. SO IT'S ACTUALLY COMING FROM ME THIS TIME. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO PRETEND LIKE I'M MIKE TONIGHT. AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO EXTEND CONGRATULATIONS TO KAYLA HERE FOR YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THAT IS AMAZING. AND I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. I HAVE A DAUGHTER IN THE DISTRICT AND SHE'S BEEN TAKING A LOT OF CLASSES. I TEACH DUAL ENROLLMENT AND SO I AM SO PROUD OF YOU FOR YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND I WISH YOU THE VERY BEST, REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS THERE. AND JUST REMEMBER, SOMETIMES TITLES, I HAD THE TITLE, I'M JUST A TEACHER NOW, SO I'LL PUT THAT OUT THERE. I GUESS I SHOULD SAY I AM A TEACHER NOW, NOT JUST RIGHT. OKAY. VTA WOULD LIKE TO THANK DOCTOR COOK FOR MEETING WITH OUR CELL PHONE COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK. OUR SURVEY SURVEYS IN BOTH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSIONS HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR MEMBERSHIP IS LOOKING FOR SUPPORT IN LIMITING SCREEN TIME, AND THAT INCLUDES SMARTPHONE USAGE AND CLASSES. I KNOW ALSO FROM OUR RECENT INTERVIEWS FOR BOARD MEMBERS THAT A LOT OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO FEELING PASSIONATE ABOUT LIMITING SOME OF THAT SCREEN TIME, AS WE SEE THE DETRIMENTS IT HAS IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND WITH OUR OWN CHILDREN. THE FINDINGS FROM THE CLASSROOM WALKTHROUGHS FOR THE SCIENTIFICALLY BACKED INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK INDICATE SUPPORTING LESS SCREEN TIME, AND NOTED CELL PHONES WERE MAJOR DISTRACTIONS TO STUDENT LEARNING. VTA IS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH CSEA, THE DISTRICT, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AS REQUIRED BY AB 3216, TO CREATE A DISTRICT POLICY THAT SHOWS OUR COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO STATE REQUIREMENTS THAT VALUES INSTRUCTIONAL TIME IN ALL SCHOOLS. JEN LANGARA, OUR FIRST VICE PRESIDENT, IS PASSING OUT A FACT SHEET ABOUT AB 3216 FOR YOUR PERUSAL, JUST SO YOU CAN SEE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE LAW DOES REQUIRE US TO HAVE A DISTRICT WIDE POLICY AND NOT JUST A SITE BY SITE POLICY. NOW, OUR NEXT ITEM IS THAT WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAMS HAVE SUPPORT FROM THE TOP TO BOTTOM AND BOTTOM TO TOP IN THE DISTRICT'S ADVOCATING FOR TRUE POSITIVE CHANGE. CTA IS OFTEN POINTING TO VTA APPROACH TO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND THE ROAD WE PAY FOR THEM TO BE POSSIBLE AND SELF-SUSTAINING.
BUT THIS ACT STILL REQUIRES ADVOCACY THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT. IT'S WORTHY TO KNOW THAT THE OUTCOMES OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ALIGN WITH THE GOALS OF THE VICTOR VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. RESEARCH ON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS POINTS TO THE FACT THAT A COMMUNITY SCHOOL MODEL WILL HELP ACHIEVE ATTENDANCE GOALS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN STRIVING TO ACHIEVE THAT. THAT BEING SAID, IF STUDENT ATTENDANCE IMPROVES, WE WILL ALSO SEE GAINS IN OUR STUDENTS ACHIEVING A THROUGH G COMPLETION, ALIGNING WITH OTHER DISTRICT GOALS. TO SEE THESE BENEFITS REACH FRUITION, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT A SOLID COMMUNITY SCHOOL MODEL REQUIRES TOP DOWN SUPPORT FROM THE DISTRICT. A STRONG STEERING COMMITTEE THAT HELPS ESTABLISH GUIDELINES, AND THE SUPPORT OF SITE ADMINISTRATION, WHO ACT UPON THE GUIDANCE SET FORTH BY THAT STEERING COMMITTEE. WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN SOME OF THE POSITIVE ACTIONS TAKEN THROUGH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, WHERE WE ARE SEEING STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY AND NOT JUST INDIVIDUALS WITH NEEDS, BUT ALSO ASSETS TO EDUCATION AND SOCIETY. THANK YOU TO ALL THE EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS ON THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS STEERING COMMITTEE. IF ANYONE SHOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL ABOUT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, WHAT THEY ARE AND WHAT THE GOALS ARE OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO WATCH TO REACH OUT TO OUR PRESIDENT, MIKE MAYO, OR TO OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL LIAISON, FRAN HERTLEIN. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE DISTRICT FOR THEIR CONTINUED MOVEMENT IN THE CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS PROCESS. WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN WRAP UP THIS YEAR'S NEGOTIATIONS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, SO WE CAN BRING THE VOTE TO OUR MEMBERSHIP BEFORE SUMMER. VTA'S ANNUAL RETREAT BEGINS IN ABOUT A WEEK, AND WE PLAN. THIS IS WHERE WE PLAN ACTIONS TO IMPROVE SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES WITHIN OUR ASSOCIATION FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR STUDENTS AND MEMBERS. THAT BEING SAID, WE'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT VTA IS 50 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR. WE ARE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE OUR GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE OUR BOARD MEMBERS TO CELEBRATE WITH US ON
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APRIL 25TH FROM 12 TO 4 P.M. AT THE VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL FIELD. CHECK YOUR EMAIL. YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE A WHILE AGO ABOUT THE EVENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO OUR ORGANIZING TEAM OR ANY OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS. AS VTA TURNS 50, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK ALL OF THE TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS IN OUR DISTRICT FOR ALL THE HARD WORK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU PUTS FORTH EACH DAY. AS MAY BRINGS TEACHER APPRECIATION MONTH OR WEEK, WE WANT TO REMIND YOU OF THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT OUR MEMBERS PLAY IN EDUCATING THE STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE STUDENTS WHEN THEY NEED IT, AND FOR THE COUNTLESS HOURS EACH OF YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE EDUCATION PROFESSION. ALSO, VTA WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR CLASSIFIED COLLEAGUES FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK. AS WE APPROACH CLASSIFIED APPRECIATION WEEK, YOU ARE OFTEN THE FIRST AND LAST PEOPLE OUR STUDENTS SEE ON CAMPUS, AND WE CAN'T THANK YOU OR RECOGNIZE YOU ENOUGH FOR THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION EACH OF YOU GIVE OUR SCHOOLS AND DISTRICT EACH DAY. VTA IS OFFICIALLY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE ENDORSING KENT CROSBY, PENNY EDMISTON AND ROSIE HINOJOSA FOR REVIEW. AISD SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS IN THIS COMING FALL'S ELECTION TIME PERIOD, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU, AND WE WANT TO POINT OUT THAT REGARDLESS OF WHO WINS, WE ARE ALWAYS AS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS AND HAVING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL OF YOU, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU GUYS FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT US. LASTLY, AND I THINK MAYBE EVEN POSSIBLY PRETTY MUCH VERY IMPORTANTLY, WE'D LIKE TO WISH GOOD LUCK TO OUR FEARLESS RUNNERS OF THE RAGNAR RACE WITH CARL, MIKE RAMONI AND OUR PRESIDENT, MIKE MAYO ON THE TEAM. WE'RE EXPECTING A REALLY BIG WIN, AND I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT I MADE MY $20 DONATION FOR CHARITY. HAVE THE REST OF YOU MADE YOUR $20 DONATION? ALL RIGHT. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE.THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. C C H DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY FROM CSC? NO, NO MERCY TONIGHT. SO. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES
[8. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]
FROM THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND SHELBY DID. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SO MOVED. ITEM NUMBER NINE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE[9. CONSENT AGENDA]
ITEMS OR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 9.1. 1 TO 9 .4.2. SO MOVED. SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? SO MOVED. POINT TWO. ITEM NUMBER TEN. WE HAVE A BUSINESS SERVICES. THIS[10. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA]
IS WE NEED OUR OUR 2024 2025 ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT. GOOD EVENING. SO TONIGHT I'LL JUST PROVIDE A BRIEF SUMMARY REGARDING THE DISTRICT'S AUDIT RESULTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED JUNE 30TH OF 2025. OVERALL, THE RESULTS ARE POSITIVE. THE DISTRICT RECEIVED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ON ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS ON ITS FEDERAL AND STATE COMPLIANCE. THIS MEANS THAT THE AUDITORS FOUND THAT OUR FINANCIAL REPORTING IS FAIRLY REPRESENTATIVE, FAIRLY PRESENTED AND THAT IN COMPLIED WITH MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS. HOWEVER, THERE WERE SEVERAL AREAS IDENTIFIED WHERE INTERNAL CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES NEED IMPROVEMENT. FIRST, OUR AUDITORS DID REPORT ON ONE MATERIAL WEAKNESS IN FINANCIAL REPORTING. THIS IS RELATED TO ERRORS IN YEAR END FINANCIAL STATEMENT PREPARATION, INCLUDING OVERSTATEMENT OF RECEIVABLES AND OVERSTATEMENT OF LIABILITIES, WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERSTATEMENT OF OUR GOVERNMENTAL FUND BALANCES.ADDITIONALLY, SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES ONE FOR CASH, CASH DISBURSEMENT, PROPER APPROVAL OR OR OR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, AND ONE FOR INVENTORY IN WHICH THE DISTRICT COULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR THE INVENTORY THAT WAS RECORDED IN THE SYSTEM FOR STATE COMPLIANCE. THERE WERE THERE WERE A FEW STATE COMPLIANCE ISSUES. THE
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MOST SIGNIFICANT ONE WAS AN ERROR IN ADA REPORTING, WHICH IS GOING TO RESULT IN A POSITIVE NET FUNDING ADJUSTMENT OF $468,000. IMPORTANTLY, THERE WERE NO FINDINGS RELATED TO FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES IDENTIFIED IN INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FEDERAL COMPLIANCE. THE DISTRICT HAS ALREADY BEGUN ADDRESSING THESE FINDINGS. WE HAVE PLANNED CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS, WHICH IS ALSO RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.THESE. THESE PLANS INCLUDE STRENGTHENING INTERNAL REVIEW PROCESSES, IMPROVING DOCUMENTATION, ENHANCING STAFF TRAINING, AND IMPLEMENTING MORE ROBUST CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ATTENDANCE SYSTEMS. IN SUMMARY, WHILE THE AUDIT CONFIRMS THAT THE DISTRICT IS FUNDAMENTALLY, FUNDAMENTALLY IN COMPLIANCE AND FINANCIALLY SOUND, IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS CLEAR OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO STRENGTHEN INTERNAL CONTROLS AND OPERATION.
CONSISTENCY IS MOVING FORWARD. OKAY. THANK YOU. I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE OUR AUDIT REPORT. IS THERE A SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? SO MOVING ITEM NUMBER 10.2. LEGAL PUPIL PERSONNEL ISSUES. FIRST WE HAVE. EXPULSION. CASE NUMBER (202) 621-1756. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE. SO MOVED SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? SO MOVED. NEXT, WE HAVE A STIPULATED AGREEMENT. CASE NUMBER (202) 620-8984. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE IT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SO MOVED. NEXT IS THE STIPULATED EXPULSION. CASE NUMBER (202) 620-7694. MOTION TO APPROVE. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SO MOVED. AND THE LAST ONE IS A STIPULATED AGREEMENT. CASE NUMBER (202) 622-0344. MOTION TO APPROVE. SO MOVED SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED? SO MOVED. INFORMATION. ITEM NUMBER 11. INFORMATION ITEMS NUMBER
[11. INFORMATION ITEMS]
ONE IS CONFERENCE REQUESTS. WE'VE ALL SEEN THE REQUEST. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NUMBER TWO IS EDUCATIONAL STUDY TRIP REQUEST. ANY DISCUSSION ON THOSE. MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH.SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SO MOVED STAFF REPORTS. BUSINESS SERVICES DIVISION,
[12. STAFF REPORTS]
MISS MILTON. YES. SO FIRST, I'D LIKE TO WISH OUR RAGNAR TEAM GOOD LUCK. OVER ON A GRUELING 200 MILE, 36 HOUR RACE. WE'LL BE CHEERING YOU GUYS ON. AND THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO DO A QUICK REMINDER. WE ARE HAVING OUR ANNUAL BENEFITS FAIR THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON APRIL 29TH AT LAUREL MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE GYM FROM 3 TO 6 P.M. SO PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN US FOR THAT.THAT IS ALL. THAT'S IT? THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. VERY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DIVISION DOCTOR E ALL RIGHT. I TOO WILL MAKE THIS SHORT AND SWEET. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. AND JUST WHAT A WONDERFUL PRIVILEGE IT PRIVILEGE IT IS FOR US TO CELEBRATE OUR TEACHERS AND OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF DURING THE MONTH OF MAY FOR OUR NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK AND
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ALSO CLASSIFIED APPRECIATION WEEK. I'D LOVE THAT WE DO IT. WE ANNOUNCE IT EARLY. SO THEN WE ARE MORE THOUGHTFUL AND CAN ACTUALLY EVEN PLAN LONGER. SO BOTH ENTITIES ARE SO PIVOTAL, PIVOTAL TO THE WORK THAT WE DO TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND IT'S JUST WITH SUCH GREAT GRATITUDE THAT I GET TO WORK ALONGSIDE THEM. SO THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR THAT.AND ALSO AS WE BEGIN OUR TESTING SEASON, I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR TEACHERS FOR PREPARING OUR STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. I'M HEARING A LOT OF BUZZ OUT THERE, KIDS KIND OF GOING, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTANDING KIND OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TEST. WE KNOW IT'S NOT ABOUT THE FIELD TRIP. WE KNOW IT'S NOT ABOUT THE SENIOR PACKETS THAT THEY'RE DOING. THEY'RE GOING TO DO A GOOD JOB ON. BUT I JUST REALLY AM HEARING A LOT OF GOOD THINGS OUT THERE AND KIDS ARE TAKING IT SERIOUSLY. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE PARENTS FOR PREPARING OUR STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO GET A GOOD NIGHT'S REST, AND THAT THEY ARE WELL FED IN THE MORNING SO THAT THEY CAN BE NOURISHED. I ALSO WANT TO WISH OUR RAGNAR TEAM, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE A FEW HOURS BEFORE WE START RUNNING. I WANT TO JUST WISH MYSELF ALSO SOME GOOD LUCK TOO. AND IF YOU ARE FOLLOWING US AND YOU SEE THAT I'M NOT MOVING, PLEASE CALL 911.
AND AGAIN. BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE DONATIONS THAT ARE COMING IN. WE DO ENCOURAGE YOU. IT'S FOR A REALLY GOOD CAUSE. WE'D LOVE TO AWARD A STUDENT.
IT'S JUST A, A SCHOLARSHIP. AND JUST ALSO ON A PERSONAL. KYLA, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. WE ALL ARE. AND JUST THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, YOU COULD MAKE US EVEN MORE PROUD. AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU AT GRADUATION AND HONOR YOU. SO THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.
HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION. MR. WILLEFORD, THANK YOU. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE IN THE HR DIVISION THAT WE WILL BE HAVING OUR FIRST DISTRICT RETIREMENT DINNER ON MAY 6TH AT THE SPRING VALLEY LAKE COUNTRY CLUB. ALSO, WE'LL BE HAVING OUR FIRST ASPIRE ADMINISTRATOR ACADEMY GRADUATION ON APRIL 21ST. WE WILL BE HAVING 75 CLASSIFIED, CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED STAFF MEMBERS EARNING CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION, A DINNER AND A MOCK INTERVIEW.
FUN TIMES. WE ALSO HAVE A 15 TEACHER VACANCIES CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW THAT ARE OPEN, BUT WE'RE ALREADY FILLING THEM. WE'VE ALREADY GOT THE HIRING PROCESS STARTED AND AGAIN, WE'LL BE LOOKING TO COMPLETE THOSE AND BE AGAIN FULLY STAFFED BY JUNE 1ST, AS WE'VE BEEN THE LAST THREE YEARS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BOTH OUR CSC AND FOR THEIR CONTINUED COLLABORATION THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS AND PROBLEM SOLVING, AND TO HELP ENSURE THAT WE DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS. LASTLY, I HOPE THAT OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS HAD A GREAT ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WEEK APPRECIATION WEEK THIS WEEK, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING OUR TEACHERS AND OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF NEXT MONTH.
FOR THAT, I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT NIGHT. AND AGAIN, IF I'M NOT MOVING EITHER, THAT MEANS I AM DEAD ON THE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 13 BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. MR. BARRIOS,
[13. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS/REQUEST FOR AGENDA ITEMS]
I'D BETTER PUSH THE BUTTON EVEN THOUGH I HAVE AN OUTDOOR VOICE. OKAY, REAL QUICK, FIRST THING BEFORE WE GET TO THE THE OTHER STUFF. OKAY. WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU KNOW, XAVIER AND I FORGOT HIS LAST NAME. SORRY, FROM FROM VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. WHO, WHO EARNED A MARINE SCHOLARSHIP, COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP. AND ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO KAYLA BECAUSE YOU HAVE A CHOICE OF WHICH WHICH SCHOLARSHIP YOU WANT TO TAKE, RIGHT? YEAH. GOOD FOR YOU. ALRIGHT. YOU DESERVE IT. ALRIGHT, OKAY. AND NOW ON TO THE SWEATY, THE SWEATY PEOPLE. OKAY, ONE TO CONGRATULATE THE JACKRABBIT BASKETBALL TEAM. THEY DID A GREAT JOB AND IT WAS JUST LIKE THEIR THEIR VOLLEYBALL TEAM THE YEAR BEFORE. THE YEAR BEFORE, THEY DIDN'T WIN HARDLY ANY GAMES. AND THEN LAST YEAR THEY WON SYF THE SAME SAME THING HERE. EXCEPT THE BASKETBALL TEAM WAS HAS ALWAYS BEEN GOOD. BUT WINNING CIF LIKE THE GUY SAID, THAT'S FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL. AND I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, WORKED HERE TO SEE ALL THESE FIRSTS. THE FIRST BASKETBALL WON, THE FIRST GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY, YOU KNOW THE FIRST YOU KNOW. WELL, WE DIDN'T HAVE A FOOTBALL, DARN IT. BUT WE'RE ALMOST THERE. AND YOU KNOW SAW THE FIRST WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP. AND THERE'S BEEN NUMEROUS SINCE THEN. BUT THE FIRST ONE IS ALWAYS BREAKING THE ICE. OKAY, SO ANYWAY, JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE PEOPLE ON ALL THAT. AND WE'RE GETTING DOWN TO THE HOMESTRETCH PEOPLE. ALRIGHT, SO IF YOU KNOW ANY STUDENTS THAT ARE SENIORS, TELL THEM THE YEAR'S NOT OVER YET. OKAY? THEY NEED TO FINISH FINISH THE RACE STRONG. LIKE THESE PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE RACE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING, AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, MR. CROSBY. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, TO THE TWO ISSUES WERE ADDRESSED TONIGHT. MR.[00:55:07]
COLE'S AS OUR SUPERINTENDENT WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO HIM. AND MY POINT OF VIEW, I MEAN, I WAS NEVER ONE THAT WAS UP ON YOUR LEVEL INTELLECTUALLY. KYLA, I WAS I WAS A JUNIOR COLLEGE AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH JUNIOR COLLEGES, BY THE WAY. BUT I WENT TO JUNIOR COLLEGE BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S ALL MY FAMILY COULD AFFORD. AND I DIDN'T GET A FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP. SO I COULDN'T AFFORD TO GO TO A FOUR YEAR. BUT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU FROM WHAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED. AND AGAIN, MR. COLE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO THIS AND TO MISS BARRIENTOS, SHE'S ALREADY LEFT, BUT HE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO THAT.WE'LL EXPECT REPORT BACK ON THAT AND FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, CONGRATULATION ALL THAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED. IT IS AMAZING. OKAY, SO AND AGAIN, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH JUNIOR COLLEGE. I WANT TO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I SAY THAT.
OKAY, OKAY. ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BASKETBALL TEAM, VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM AND WHAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED. COACH MOORE, I'VE KNOWN HIM 30 YEARS PLUS. AND I THINK THE WORLD OF HIM AND I JUST I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE. OPTIONS FOR YOUTH. I SEE ONE HERE. I WENT TO A CAREER FAIR THIS LAST COUPLE WEEKS IN AN OPEN HOUSE. THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME AND LETTING ME GO TO THAT. THAT WAS REALLY ENLIGHTENING, AND I ENJOYED BOTH OF THEM. AND TO SEE US, WE WE THANK ALL OUR CSEA MEMBERS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THEY DO AND FOR THE VTA. CELEBRATING 50 YEARS. OH YEAH, YOU ARE. YOU'RE THERE. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD BOOK, MR. BURIALS AND I. AND BETWEEN THE TWO OF US, WE'VE HAD 93 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN VTA AND WE LOVE THE VICTOR VALLEY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. AND AND WE'VE BOTH BEEN PAST PRESIDENTS OF IT AND STUFF. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT I'LL BE AROUND FOR THE NEXT 50. BUT WE WISH YOU THE NEXT. IT MIGHT BE. WHO KNOWS. BUT ANYHOW, WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK, AND I WISH THE RAGNAR TEAM SUCCESSFUL. RUN. EVERYBODY'S DOING THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AS A STUDENT. WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND YOU ACTUALLY GOT TO GET A MOTION IN TODAY, WHICH IS A HARD THING TO DO WITH ALL OF US, BUT CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS EDMONDSON. IS IT KYLIE? KYLIE, KYLA THANK YOU.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO SAY IT CORRECTLY. YOU'VE WORKED REALLY HARD. I'M CURIOUS HOW MANY COLLEGE CREDITS HAVE YOU ALREADY EARNED? YOU KNOW, IN EVERYTHING I DO REMEMBER. I JUST HEARD YOU CORRECTING HIM THE WAY HE SAID IT, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I SAID IT CORRECTLY. ABSOLUTELY. 12 UNITS. YOU'RE OFF TO A GOOD START FOR COLLEGE. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING ACCEPTED TO ALL OF THOSE PRESTIGIOUS SCHOOLS. YOU'LL LEND A LOT OF PIZZAZZ WHEREVER YOU GO. AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU. YOU WORKED HARD. I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE VTA FOR 50 YEARS. NONE OF YOU LOOK A DAY OVER 35. AND, AMANDA, I KNOW THAT THE TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIED. BUT AS IN FRAN ESPECIALLY AND MIKE MAYO HAVE WORKED VERY HARD ON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. VERY PROUD OF THE BUY IN FOR THE TEACHERS AND ALL OF THAT FOR ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE, IS TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S TO HELP PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE THE BASIC NEEDS THAT THEY NEED AND BEYOND, WHICH ULTIMATELY HELPS OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS. SO THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. AND OUR BASKETBALL TEAM, WE'RE VERY PROUD AND THANKFUL THAT THEY WORKED HARD AND WE'RE ALL WISHING OUR RUNNERS GOOD LUCK TOMORROW. AND SO YOU DID SAY THAT WE WOULD BE PUT ON A CHAIN TO HEAR THE STEPS, THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, EACH STEP OF THE WAY. YOU'LL LET US KNOW, OKAY? AND WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A GOOD NIGHT. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING, MR. LARSEN. I WASN'T A COACH, JOSE. I DON'T HAVE AN OUTDOOR VOICE ANYMORE. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO AGAIN, LIKE SEVERAL PEOPLE, HAVE CONGRATULATED XAVIER ON THE MARINE SCHOLARSHIP. THAT WAS QUITE SOMETHING. ALSO, KYLA, CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL THOSE ACCEPTANCES. THAT'S OUTSTANDING.
AND I'M. IT'S AMAZING. IT'S YOU'RE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS FOR THE PEOPLE, FOR EVERYBODY WHO WAS HERE ADDRESSING US TONIGHT, MAKING THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE DON'T ADDRESS THE ISSUES WE DO. WE WILL NEVER DISCUSS AN INDIVIDUAL STUDENT IN PUBLIC. WE CAN'T. IT'S KIND OF AGAINST THE LAW. WE HAVE TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS AND YOUR PRIVACY. BUT WE DO TALK TO MR. COLES. WE DO WORK THROUGH THE DISTRICT. SO PLEASE DON'T MAKE THE ASSUMPTION WE'RE NOT INVOLVED. WE ARE. BUT WE HAVE WAYS THAT AS A BOARD, WE HAVE TO WORK. AND WE DO TALK TO MR.
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COLES. I'D REALLY LIKE TO ALSO CONGRATULATE THE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I NEVER COULD PLAY BASKETBALL. I PLAYED CHURCH BALL AND I BASKETBALL, AND I WAS THE DESIGNATED FOWLER. IT WAS MY JOB TO TAKE OUT THE BEST PLAYER ON THE OTHER TEAM.EVEN, YOU KNOW, YOU DRAW 3 OR 4 FOULS. YOU OUT OF THE GAME AND LAST FOUL YOU TAKE HIM OUT. SO HE CAN'T DO ANY MORE LAYUPS. SO I APPRECIATE A GOOD BASKETBALL TEAM BECAUSE I NEVER PLAYED ON 1 TO 50 YEARS. I WOULD SAY YOU KNOW LOOK PAST 36 NOT 35. BUT CONGRATULATIONS. AND ON THE RAGNAR TEAM. I'VE OFFERED TO MAKE A DONATION. BUT IT'S PREDICATED ON FINISHING. HE HAS NO FAITH IN US. SO IT'S HOPEFULLY IT'S A FAIRLY GENEROUS OFFER, BUT YOU GOTTA FINISH. SO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW YOU'RE DOING. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY.
AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, FOLKS. MISS GLASS, I WANTED TO SAY THAT I ADMIRE YOUR BRAVERY AND YOUR DETERMINATION. I LOVE THAT FOR YOU, AND I HOPE ALL GOES WELL IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR.
AND I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO VICTOR FOR OUR CIF CHAMPIONSHIPS. I'M SO PROUD OF THE BOYS AND I HOPE THEY ARE CELEBRATING WELL. AND I WANTED TO SAY A HAPPY TEACHER.
APPRECIATION AND CLASSIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE WEEK FOR ALL OF YOU GUYS. I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY IT AND YOU GUYS GET SPOILED. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU WHO STUCK AROUND TILL THE END, AND ALSO THANK THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING ON YOUTUBE. I WANT TO THANK OPTIONS FOR YOUTH PRINCIPAL CHRISTINE SUNDIN FOR HER INVITATION. INVITATION TO ATTEND THE SPRING CARNIVAL LAST MONTH. IT WAS. IT WAS REALLY A FUN EVENT. THE STUDENTS AND THE PARENTS REALLY ENJOYED THEMSELVES AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME. IT WAS AWESOME. I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL CYNTHIA RAMOS FOR GIVING US A TOUR OF THE PLACE AND SHOWING US WHERE EVERYTHING WAS HIDDEN. IT WAS. IT WAS SUPER. WHAT A NEAT PLACE THAT TO HOLD IT, THAT PLACE WAS PACKED. THE STUDENTS HAD A GREAT TIME AND WE REALLY ENJOYED OURSELVES. SO THANK YOU.
LAST MONTH I ATTENDED A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS PUT ON BY OUR DRAMA STUDENTS AT SIMS AND VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. THE PLAY AT SIMS WAS INTO THE WOODS AND THE PLAY AT VICTOR WAS CHICAGO BOY. BOTH OF THESE PLAYS WERE EXCELLENT AND THE STUDENTS DID A BANG UP JOB OF PERFORMANCE NOT ONLY AT THE PERFORMERS, BUT THE STUDENTS BEHIND THE SCENES, THE SINGING AND THE ACTING WAS AWESOME. THANKS TO OUR DRAMA TEACHERS, MISS POTTS AT SIMS AND JENNIFER NOCERA AT VICTOR, AND ALL THE DRAMA STUDENTS FOR PUTTING ON A GREAT PERFORMANCE. WE SURE HAVE SOME TALENTED STUDENTS. CONGRATULATIONS TO 123 STUDENTS FROM ALL OF OUR SCHOOL SITES THAT WERE RECOGNIZED AT THE RECLASSIFICATION CEREMONY LAST MONTH AT ADELANTO HIGH SCHOOL.
THANKS TO MARA BALMACEDA AND HER STAFF FOR PUTTING ON THIS EVENT, AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY THE CHOIR AND MARIACHI BAND FROM THE UNIVERSITY PREP. THEY BOTH WERE. THEY WERE EXCELLENT. THEY. THEY DID A. THEY DID A BANG UP JOB. BUT THANKS ALSO TO DOCTOR COOK FOR THE GREAT WORK SHE DID AS THE EMCEE FOR THAT EVENT. AND SPEAKING OF UNIVERSITY PREP, CONGRATULATIONS TO PRINCIPAL HATCHER AND ALL HER STAFF AT UNIVERSITY PREP FOR BEING ONE OF 20 SCHOOL SITES ACROSS OUR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THOSE NAMED AS A DISTINGUISHED CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL. THANKS TO EVERYONE AT U.P. FOR ALL THEY DO TO HELP OUR STUDENTS EXCEL. AND CONTINUING WITH UNIVERSITY PREP. CONGRATULATIONS, KYLA. YOU'VE.
WHO HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO FIVE IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITIES AND MORE THAN A DOZEN. THE NATION'S SELECTIVE COLLEGES. HER HONORS INCLUDE AP SCHOLAR WITH DISTINCTION. RON BROWN, SCHOLAR.
FINALIST. COCA-COLA SCHOLAR. SEMIFINALIST. QUESTBRIDGE FINALIST. USC BOULEVARD SCHOLAR, AND A ROTARY FOUR WAY TEST REGIONAL AWARD. I HOPE I DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING, I PROBABLY DID, BUT THAT'S THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU. SHE GRADUATES WITH A 4.7 GPA AND SHE'LL DECIDE WHERE TO ENROLL IN THE FALL OF 2026. CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO ADELANTO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ANNABELLE CORTEZ ON BEING THE RECIPIENT OF CAL STATE UNIVERSITY SAN BERNARDINO, 2026 PRESIDENTIAL ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. SHE WAS ONE OF 20 RECIPIENTS. OKAY. SHE WAS
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ONE OF 20 RECIPIENTS OF THIS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SCHOLAR PROGRAM. SHE WILL BE AWARDED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, FULL TUITION COVERAGE FOR UP TO FOUR YEARS, A $1,500 ANNUAL BOOK AND SUPPLY STIPEND, ONE YEAR OF ON CAMPUS HOUSING, INCLUDING A MEAL PLAN AT THE SAN BERNARDINO CAMPUS. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ANNABELLE, BUT ALSO THANKS TO PRINCIPAL DOCTOR PURCELL AND HER STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING ANNABELLE EXCEL WITH HER EDUCATIONAL STUDIES. ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO VICTOR VALLEY HIGH XAVIER HUDSON ON RECEIVING A $200,000 MARINE CORPS NROTC SCHOLARSHIP. HE WAS. HE WAS CHOSEN OVER 100 STUDENTS THAT WERE INTERVIEWED FOR THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD, AND HE'S FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HIS FATHER AND GRANDFATHER, WHO BOTH SERVED IN THE MARINE CORPS. IF YOU DON'T KNOW XAVIER, HE PLAYED THE THE TITLE ROLE OF LAWYER BILL FLYNN IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION, VICTOR HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION OF CHICAGO.AND HE WAS AWESOME IN THAT HE HE REALLY DID A SUPER JOB. HE'LL BEGIN HIS MILITARY CAREER AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT ONCE HE GRADUATES FROM COLLEGE, THANKS TO PRINCIPAL DOCTOR GARNICA AND ALL OF HER STAFF INVOLVED IN XAVIER'S SUCCESS AT THE HIGH DESERT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STATE OF EDUCATION PRESENTATION LAST WEEK, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS TED ALEJANDRE WAS THE MAIN SPEAKER. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP TO 24 GRADUATES FROM OUR HIGH DESERT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. OUR DISTRICT WAS REPRESENTED BY EIGHT RECIPIENTS. THEY WERE FROM UNIVERSITY PREP JANINE HARRIS, SILVERADO HIGH SCHOOL. JOYCELYN VEGA SIMMS, SOFIA CHAVEZ, VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, NAZARENE.
AUSERNAME, ANUSH, GHUKASYAN, VALERIE MEDINA ALLEN, MICHAEL AMEZCUA, AND LONDON ASHLEY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE RECIPIENTS AND THANKS TO ALL OF OUR STAFF THAT HELPED OUR STUDENTS ALONG THE WAY. I ATTENDED A L. LCAP ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON HOSTED BY DOCTOR COOK, AND I WANTED TO THANK OUR STAFF, PARENTS AND STUDENTS THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE. THERE WAS A LOT OF ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AND ONE ONE WAS TO THE NEED TO ESTABLISH THE MEDICAL AND SPECIAL ED ADVOCATES STUDENT BOARD, A. SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE A FORUM FOR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR PEERS AS TO THEIR NEEDS BASED ON THEIR PERSPECTIVE. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THE DISTRICT CAN LOOK INTO AND POSSIBLY IMPLEMENT, WHERE WE HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN, WHERE WE HAVE A PLACE WHERE OUR STUDENTS CAN BE HEARD. I WANT TO THANK DOCTOR PURCELL AND HER STAFF AT ADELANTO HIGH SCHOOL FOR HOSTING THE VIP TRACK MEET EARLIER THIS WEEK. THAT WAS WHAT AN AWESOME EVENT IT WAS. YOU COULDN'T TELL WHO WAS HAVING THE MOST FUN, THE STUDENTS OR THE THE STAFF, THOSE THOSE STUDENTS WERE JUST PHENOMENAL. WHEN THEY WHEN THEY RACED OUT OF THAT TUNNEL WITH THE CHEERLEADERS CHEERING THEM ON AND YOU COULD TELL THEY WERE RARING TO GO. ANYWAY, THANKS TO OUR STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING ON THIS EVENT. IT WAS. IT WAS SUPER. THANKS TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIED STAFF FOR ALL THEY DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT. I THINK WE SHOULD SHOW OUR APPRECIATION TO ALL OF THEM YEAR LONG, EVERY DAY, DAY AND NIGHT, DAY IN AND DAY OUT, ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM AND I WISH THEM MUCH, MUCH MORE SUCCESS NEXT YEAR. BEING A GRADUATE FROM VICTOR VALLEY, I KIND OF ENVY THEM. THAT WAS.
YEAH, NEVER HAVING WON ONE IN A TOURNAMENT LIKE THAT, THAT'S THAT'S JUST AWESOME. THEY DID A GREAT JOB. WHAT A BUNCH OF GREAT ATHLETES. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR ATTENDING AND SAFE
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TRAVELS HOME. MR. KOHL'S. I HAD A LIST OF OF STUFF THAT I WAS GOING TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, NAME OFF TODAY, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO IT JUSTICE WITH YOUR SPEECH. YOU KNOW, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN IMAGINE A SUPERINTENDENT, YOU KNOW, I HEAR LOTS OF THINGS FROM THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD, THE ASSOCIATIONS, PRINCIPALS, SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S A MASSIVE. TASK OF TRYING TO BALANCE AND HEAR EVERYTHING OUT. BUT HEARING YOU SPEAK, I DON'T USUALLY RUMINATE OVER, YOU KNOW, TOO MANY THINGS. YOU KNOW, IT'S USUALLY I CAN DO IT. I CAN[01:10:05]
LISTEN, LOOK INTO THINGS AND IT KIND OF MOVES ON. I'M LIKE, OKAY, I JUST THERE'S SO MANY MOVING PARTS TO, TO THIS ROLE. BUT WHEN YOU SPOKE, I MEAN, IT, IT EPITOMIZES EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT OUT OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, REGARDLESS IF THEY GET INTO IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE OUTCOME IS IN THIS, THERE'S A LOT TO LOOK INTO. YOU REPRESENT WHAT HAPPENS WITH ENGAGED PARENTS, A DEDICATED STUDENT. THIS IS LOOK, I'M GOING TO DO MY PART. PARENTS DOING THEIR PART SCHOOL, DOING THEIR PART IN. REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU DECIDE TO DO, IT IS MY HOPE THAT YOU COME BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY, THAT YOU DON'T TAKE THIS ENERGY AND PASSION THAT YOU HAVE AND USE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. THIS COMMUNITY NEEDS YOU, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW PROUD I AM LISTENING TO YOU AND HOW MUCH IT RESONATES TO ME. AND, AND I RARELY GO BACK. AND ACTUALLY, I WOULD SAY THE WORD IS NEVER. AND HEATHER CAN ATTEST TO THIS. GO BACK AND LISTEN TO TOO MANY THINGS FROM A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. AND THIS IS A SPEECH I WANT TO GO BACK AND LISTEN TO AGAIN, BECAUSE YOU MADE TREMENDOUS POINTS THAT I REALLY THINK ARE WORTH LOOKING INTO. AND I LIKE TO MEET WITH YOU NEXT WEEK, IF THAT WOULD BE OKAY WITH YOU.AND YOU CAN BRING SOME OF YOUR STUDENTS OR YOUR PARENTS. BUT I'D LIKE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT YOUR STORY AND TO LEARN AND TO GROW FROM YOU, IF THAT WOULD BE OKAY. OKAY. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW PROUD I AM OF YOU, OF NOT ONLY YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. I THINK THOSE ARE GREAT THINGS, BUT THOSE ARE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. IT'S GOING TO BE THE INFLUENCE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE IN THE FUTURE. THAT'S GOING TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. AND BECAUSE OF STUDENTS LIKE YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE US BETTER. YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME BETTER. AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW GRATEFUL I AM FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID.
IT'S ALL CONTINGENT ON ONE THING. I'VE PROMISED TO RACE 200 MILES STARTING TOMORROW AT 5:00 IN THE MORNING. SO, BARRING I MAKE IT BACK, WE'RE GOING TO MEET. IF I LOOK LIKE I'M WALKING. PRETTY FUNNY, JUST IGNORE IT. BUT I AGAIN, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND I DON'T EVEN HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY FOR TONIGHT. I'M SPEECHLESS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION. I GOT IT WRITTEN DOWN HERE, RAGNAR. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I GUESS THAT'S A GOOD. YEAH. THANK YOU. IS THERE A NEED TO RETURN TO A CLOSED SESSION? NO. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL I
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