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MIX THEM UP. THAT MAKES SENSE. THAT MAKES SENSE. OKAY, IT'S 4:00. WE CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. ALL OF OUR MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. IS THERE ANY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD IN CLOSED SESSION? BRETT DOESN'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING. NO. YOU'RE GOOD. GOOD. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION
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TO ENTER. CLOSED SESSION. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY[3. REGULAR SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]
OKAY, WE'LL CALL OUR MEETING BACK TO ORDER. MR. WILLIFORD, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE? STAND YOUR HAND ON YOUR HEART. READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS TO DISCUSS FROM CLOSED SESSION. THE FIRST ONE IS IN ITEM 2.1. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION ON APPROVAL OF AN MOU BETWEEN BEBE H, AND CSC FOR A NEW JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR DISTRICT LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. CROSBIE, SECONDED BY MR. BERRIOS. IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THE NEXT ONE IS ITEM 2.4. IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOOK ACTION ON PAYMENT AS A COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT IN THE SUM OF $970 TO PROFESSIONALS TOURS OF AMERICA FOR TEN HOURS OF ACADEMIC TUTORING, THE SUM NOT TO EXCEED $5,665 TO THE PARENT FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO STUDENT AND PAID FOR BY PARENT FROM FROM TEN ONE, 2025 TO 130, 2026 AND THE SUM OF $5,000 TO THE LAW OFFICES OF MEGAN M NUNEZ FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES IN THE DUE PROCESS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR STUDENT SID 86734577810. A CASE NUMBER (202) 601-0528 MOTION WAS MADE. MISS EDMISTON SECONDED BY MR. MR. LARSON AND MOTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.IT WAS EASY. OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE A RECOGNITION. BUT BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO MR. COLES. I'D
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
THEY MUST BE RUNNING LATE. THEY'RE STILL RUNNING. THEY'RE STILL RUNNING. THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE WORN OUT. THEY COULDN'T RUN UP HERE. DOCTOR. CLARICE. CLARICE MCNALLY, PRINCIPAL. SIMMS. WOW. RYAN. MORGAN. TEACHER. SIMMS. HEY. THERE'S ONE. MIKE MAYO, TEACHER OF SILVERADO HIGH SCHOOL. MICHAEL LILLARD, TEACHER OF VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
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SAMANTHA LILLARD, ASB BOOKKEEPER, VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. DOCTOR. REBECCA COOK, DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM AND. DOCTOR. RAMONA YEE, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. MICHAEL WILLIFORD, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. AND OUR VERY OWN SUPERINTENDENT, MR. CARL COLES. NOW, THEIR THEIR SUCCESS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF TWO DEDICATED VAN DRIVERS WHO STAYED WITH THE TEAM THROUGHOUT THEIR ENTIRE JOURNEY. HEATHER KONKOL, PRINCIPAL OF SILVERADO HIGH SCHOOL. AND PAUL KUNKLE, TEACHER, MIDDLE SCHOOL. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ALL 14 OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE VALUED MEMBERS OF OUR DISTRICT FAMILY, AND THEIR DEDICATION, PERSEVERANCE, AND COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS IS TRULY INSPIRING. ON BEHALF OF MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST APPRECIATION AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OUR ENTIRE TEAM. AND WITH THAT, WE HAVE SOMETHING TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL. NICOLE. SURE. WE JUST HAVE TO LOOK THROUGH THE ONES THAT ARE HERE. OKAY, HERE YOU GO. HELP US. WE HAVE NAMES ON IT. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I WAS GOING TO SAY SOME OF US.NOT HERE. SO WE ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS, WE ALL CHIPPED IN. OH, $5 GIFT CARDS. THESE GAS PRICES WILL TAKE. I HAVE ONE ANSWER TO. CONGRATULATIONS. THESE GUYS. IT WAS FUN WATCHING. IN AND OUT.
CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. I GET ALL THE BIG ONES HERE. ALL RIGHT. BUT YOU ARE HERE. THAT'S THE ONLY ONES I GOT. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. DID YOU SEE WHERE THEY ARE? OVER HERE. RIGHT HERE. CONGRATULATIONS. OH, OKAY. OKAY.
THIS ONE. RUN FASTER SO PEOPLE CAN'T READ. MY RUNNING DAYS ARE OVER, BUT I CAN MAKE A COMEBACK.
SOMETHING HERE IS REALLY IMPORTANT HERE, BECAUSE TWO OF THESE RUNNERS USED TO BE MY STUDENTS. YOU SEE ALL THIS GRAY HAIR. WHO CAN ONLY IMAGINE? DID YOU GET THAT GRAY HAIR FROM YOU? IF YOU KNOW HIM, YOU KNOW HIM. OH, I SEE. YEAH. THERE YOU GO.
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YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. WHERE'S YOUR PENCIL? I'M GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO GET OKAY WITH THAT. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. COLES. YOU KNOW, IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE BLAST TO BE A PART OF THIS TEAM OF 14. YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT A PURPOSE AND A MOTIVATION. AND I, I KIND OF SAY THAT AT ALL, RIGHT. IS THAT WE, WE DO THINGS WITH THAT GUIDE US WITH THE PURPOSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GOT TO GO 200 MILES IN 36 HOURS. AND IT REALLY STARTED OFF AS AN IDEA, JUST A VISION. AND REMEMBER, DOCTOR YE BROUGHT IT IN. SHE GOES, HEY, ARE YOU OPEN TO THIS? AND I THINK IT WAS LATE IN OUR MEETING AND I WASN'T REALLY PAYING ATTENTION. I SAID, SURE, SOUNDS FUN. AND SHE RECRUITED 12 OF US TO DO THIS. AND FOR MANY OF US, IT WAS A BUCKET LIST ITEM. IT HAD THE INDIVIDUAL PURPOSE FOR OURSELVES TOO. AND THAT STARTED THE RACE. BUT WHAT HELPED US CROSS THE FINISH LINE WAS KNOWING THAT WE HAD A PURPOSE MUCH BIGGER THAN OURSELVES, AND THAT WAS TO BE ABLE TO RAISE SOME MONEY FOR A STUDENT WHO'S GOING TO BE GOING TO COLLEGE, AND THAT WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE SOME MONEY. AND SO WHEN WE PUT THE WORD OUT WHAT WE WERE DOING, WE HAD LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE TRACKING US THROUGHOUT THE THE ENTIRE RACE AND THE SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY AND FROM THE STAFF WAS, WAS ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE. AND IT REALLY KEPT US GOING. AND MANY OF US CONTINUED TO TALK ABOUT WE DON'T KNOW WHO THE STUDENT IS YET, BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO EARN AND RAISE SOME MONEY. AND AS WE WERE CROSSING MORE MILES, WE WERE WATCHING THE DOLLAR AMOUNT EVEN GO UP EVEN HIGHER AND HIGHER AND HIGHER. AND IT EVEN MOTIVATED US EVEN MORE. SO AS A TOTAL OF A GROUP, WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE $3,000 FOR THE STUDENT. DIVINE. WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP HERE? DIVINE IS A GRADUATING SENIOR FROM ADELANTO HIGH SCHOOL, AN ATHLETE. THEY RECEIVED OVER 70 APPLICATIONS AND THE TEAM READ THROUGH THEM AND WITHOUT A DOUBT, SHE STOOD OUT AS THE TOP PERSON. AND IT WAS REALLY A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR DIVINE TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE $3,000 SCHOLARSHIP. AND WE WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO TO USE THIS MONEY BECAUSE OF OUR SORE LEGS. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE HOPE THAT THIS HELPS HELPS WITH THE FUND FOR COLLEGE. AND WE DIDN'T KNOW YOU AT THE TIME, BUT YOU REALLY SERVED AS AS A REMINDER FOR WHY WE WERE DOING THIS. AND WITHOUT KNOWING THAT IT WAS GOING TO GO TO YOU, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO GO 200 MILES. SO THANK YOU FOR THE MOTIVATION. AND I THINK IT'S JUST A SYMBOL OF WHAT WE DO HERE IN THIS DISTRICT. IT'S NOT ABOUT OURSELVES, IT IS ABOUT SOMEBODY ELSE. AND YOU HAPPEN TO BE THAT PERSON FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP. SO ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE RAGNAR TEAM IN THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS, THANK YOU. AND IT'S OUR HONOR TO PRESENT YOU WITH A $3,000 CHECK. CERTIFICATE FOR YOU. AND HERE'S THE ACTUAL INSTRUCTION. ATLANTA CASH. THIS. BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT ALL.SOMEONE ELSE PAYS FOR WAS. WELCOME BACK, I DON'T THINK. I'M SERIOUS. DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT. TO? COME ON, COACH, SAY, GEE, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH, MOM OR SIS BACK THERE.
GET A GOOD PICTURE. WHERE'S MOM? WHERE'S MOM? THANK YOU. AND THEN REAL QUICK. SO THERE'S ONE MORE THING THAT WE HAVE TO PASS OUT TO EVERYBODY. MR. WILLIFORD HAD A LITTLE. NOT ONLY DID WE
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GET TO HAVE OUR MEDALS WITH US AND THE SHIRTS MADE UP, BUT HE HAD A FRAMES WITH ALL OF OUR PICTURES ON THEM MADE UP FROM THE EVENT. AND HE HAD THAT MADE FOR EVERYBODY. SO THANK YOU.HEY, MAN. SPARED NO EXPENSE. WOW. CLASS ACT. EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. READ ON THE BACK. THIS.
THANK YOU. WOW. THIS IS THE PICTURE OF. BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE THAT ONE A CALL. AND THEN ONE ONE LAST THING OUT THERE IS THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT HEATHER AND PAUL. FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED. I HAVE NO NAVIGATION SKILLS AT ALL, AS HEATHER CAN ATTEST TO, YOU KNOW, BUT WE WERE DIVIDED UP INTO TWO VANS, SIX PEOPLE IN EACH VAN.
AND HEATHER WAS COINED AS TEEN MOM. AND WHEN SHE BECAME TEEN MOM AND THEY SAID, WELL, WHO'S THE WHO'S THE, THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM? AND SOMEBODY SAID, IT'S ME. I'M LIKE, YOU REALLY MESSED UP. AND SO THANK GOD THAT HEATHER AND PAUL TOOK OVER AND REALLY HEATHER BEING LIKE, OKAY, I GOT ALL OF THIS AND SHE KEPT US IN ORDER. SO DON'T FORGET YOU, SIR. DON'T FORGET THIS. HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. AND SO WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT YOU DID. AND WE WANT YOU TO NOT ONLY WITH THE WITH THE MEDALS, BUT WE HAVE TWO T-SHIRTS FOR THE TWO OF YOU. AND ONE OF THEM SAYS, TEAM MOM. SO. WE DIDN'T PUT TEAM MOM. YEAH. LOOK AT WHAT? LOOK AT THE BACK, THOUGH. MAN. PATROL. THAT IS SO CUTE. THERE'S A. SO A LOT OF THE.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE MERCHANDISE WAS FOR THE RUNNERS. AND I THINK WE CAME UP WITH A WAY TO EVEN RAISE MORE MONEY IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MERCHANDISE FOR THE VAN DRIVERS BECAUSE THAT'S A WHOLE THING. THE VAN DRIVERS, THE WHOLE THING. SO THANK YOU GUYS. CREATE MY OWN LINE. YEAH. RIGHT HERE. THANK YOU. ONE MORE, WOULD YOU? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I GOT MR. PRESIDENT, WOULD YOU MIND GOING
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THROUGH ON NUMBER FOUR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? I'M JUST GOING TO I GOT SO EXCITED ABOUT GIVING OUT OUR $5 GIFT CARDS TO IN AND OUT, BUT I SKIPPED OVER APPROVAL OUR AGENDA. SO I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY DISCUSSION? SO MOVED. OKAY. ITEM FIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. SUPERINTENDENT. STUDENT[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT. WE HAVE SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ AND MADISON VALTIERRA UNIVERSITY PREP. HELLO, EVERYONE. THERE YOU GO. MY NAME IS SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ. I AM A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR UNIVERSITY PREP. DURING THE MOST RECENT MEETING, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE, EXCUSE ME, OF MENTORSHIP AND GUIDANCE FOR STUDENTS AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE HERE. WE DISCUSSED HOW HAVING SUPPORTIVE PEOPLE AROUND YOU, WHETHER THAT'S TEACHERS, STUDENTS, OR COACHES, COULD REALLY IMPROVE. STUDENTS OVERALL SUCCESS ACADEMICALLY AND IN THEIR OWN LIFE. ONE THOUGHT THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION IS THAT MENTORSHIP IS NOT JUST ABOUT ACADEMICS, LIKE HAVING SOMEONE JUST TUTOR YOU. A LOT OF STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM HAVING SOMEONE THAT THEY CAN TRUST OR BE TRANSPARENT WITH. THAT COULD BE YOU GUYS, YOU INCLUDING ME. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT HOW STRONG MENTORS, HOW STRONG MENTORSHIP CAN HELP STUDENTS BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN SCHOOL AND BUILD MEANINGFUL LEADERSHIP SKILLS. SO THE MEETING WAS REALLY ABOUT CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS FEEL GUIDED AND[00:20:02]
PREPARED, PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE. NOW, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR ME. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS MADISON VOLTAIRE. I'M ALSO A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE OF UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY AND GOING OFF OF WHAT SAMUEL SAID. THE MEETING ALSO HAD A MAIN FOCUS ON HOW TO BE A MENTOR AND WHAT IT ACTUALLY MEANS TO BE A LEADER. WHILE DISCUSSING THIS, WE ALL AGREED THAT A MENTOR MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO HELP OTHERS. WE ALSO TOOK SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE MENTORS IN OUR OWN DISTRICT. WHILE WE DID THIS, A LOT OF THE WORDS THAT WE HEARD WERE THINGS LIKE UNDERSTANDING, PATIENT, CARING, AND KIND. AS WE FURTHER REFLECTED, WE DECIDED THAT TO BE A MENTOR, YOU MUST BE PATIENT, OPEN MINDED, WILLING TO LISTEN TO OTHERS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, GIVE ADVICE NOT ON WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU, BUT IS WHAT IS BEST FOR THEM. MENTORS ARE SELFLESS, AND IN ORDER TO BE A MENTOR, YOU MUST FIRST BE WILLING TO LEARN AND BE MENTORED YOURSELF. THIS MENTORSHIP IS WHAT CREATES LEADERS THAT ARE PREPARED TO GUIDE OTHERS TOWARDS SUCCESS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE OUR STUDENT SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES. FIRST, WE'LL START WITH ALBERT ROCHA AND ZOE GONZALEZ GOMEZ FROM SILVERADO.AND IF YOU WOULD SPEAK INTO THE MIC, WE'D APPRECIATE IT SO WE CAN ALL HEAR YOU. I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF IMPORTANT THINGS TO TELL US. HELLO. GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING. BOARD MEMBERS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND STAFF, AND ALL IN OTHER GUESTS. WE ARE BOTH REPRESENTATIVES OF SILVERADO. AND YOU KNOW, WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK THAT IS HAPPENING AT SILVERADO. MY NAME IS ZOE GOMEZ. I AM A SECOND YEAR AVID MEMBER AND PRESIDENT, ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM, SERVED AS A TEAM MANAGER FOR BOYS WRESTLING THIS YEAR AND AS OF LAST NIGHT, IS CSF LIFETIME SEAL BEARER. AND AGAIN, MY NAME IS ALBERT ROCHA. I'M A PROUD FOUR YEAR AVID STUDENT, A THREE YEAR VARSITY BOYS WRESTLING CAPTAIN, AND ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM. WE WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY RECOGNIZING THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF OUR 29 AVID SENIORS. TOGETHER, THEY SUBMITTED OVER 300 COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, EARNING 176 ACCEPTANCES. TWO STUDENTS EARNED COUNTY LEVEL ROOMS, AVID GRADE RECOGNITION AND ONE SENIOR, JOSE GAMEZ, RECEIVED A $1,500 ROOMS. AVID SCHOLARSHIP. THIS WEEK HAS BEEN FILLED WITH PLENTY, PLENTY OF CELEBRATIONS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS. ON MONDAY, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE HELD OUR LEGACY BANQUET FOLLOWED WITH OUR HERITAGE BANQUET ON TUESDAY. LAST NIGHT AT THE SILVERADO SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT, MORE THAN 300 AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO OVER 200 SENIORS. WE RECOGNIZED EIGHT SETS OF SECOND GENERATION SILVERADO ALUMNI FAMILIES, 25 CSF LIFETIME SEAL BARRIERS, OUR VALEDICTORIAN AND OUR TWO CO SALUTATORIANS AND 96 GOLDEN STATE SEAL RECIPIENTS, ALONG WITH MANY PRIVATE AND UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS. WE ARE ALSO PROUDLY RECOGNIZED TEN MILITARY ENLISTMENTS, TWO ENTERING THE US ARMY, ONE TO THE NATIONAL GUARD, TWO TO THE US NAVY, AND FIVE TO THE US MARINES. THE CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH THE ASB BANQUET NEXT TUESDAY WITH OUR AVID SENIOR NIGHT AND PIANO BAND AND CHOIR PERFORMANCES NEXT WEEK ON TUESDAY. ON THURSDAY, MAY 14TH, SENIORS WILL PARTICIPATE IN OUR ANNUAL GRAD WALK, WEARING DECORATIVE CAPS THAT THEY WILL MAKE THEIR FINAL WALK ONTO CAMPUS AS HAWKS.
WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US AT THE FRONT GATE AT 845 TO 9:30 A.M. TO CELEBRATE THEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS AND PROGRAMS. IT'S TRULY AN EXCITING TIME TO BE A SILVERADO HAWK. THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE JONAH, CARLA. FROM LAURIA. SHE'S THE ONLY ONE. HELLO, MY NAME IS GIANNA CARLISLE. I'M AN EIGHTH GRADE, EIGHTH GRADE MEMBER OF ASB. I'M HERE TO SHOW HOW LORAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS BEEN BUSY DOING HAVE BEEN BUSY DOING SINCE OUR LAST REPORT AT BEGINNING IN MARCH. IN MARCH, WE HAD TWO FIELD TRIPS WHERE OUR STUDENTS AND MUSIC CLUB WENT TO A MUSICAL THEATER TO SEE. SIX MUSICAL AND SEVENTH GRADERS WENT TO MEET THE MEDIEVAL TIMES. WHEN OUR ROBOTICS CLASS ALMOST HOSTED A
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COMPETITION WITH OTHER SCHOOLS AND IN THE HIGH DESERT IN APRIL, WE. WE HAD AN AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH AND OUR MENTAL HEALTH CAME. AND. ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH FOR THE STUDENTS DURING LUNCH TIME. THE HIGHLIGHT KINDNESS AND STRESS RELIEF. WE STARTED STATE TESTING THIS MONTH, SO STUDENTS AND STAFF HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON DOING THEIR BEST TO SHOW THAT THEY HAVE LEARNED OVER THE. THIS YEAR. THIS LAST YEAR WE. WE WENT. WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE STAFF VERSUS STUDENT VOLLEYBALL GAME. IN MAY AND APRIL. WE HAD 150 OF OUR LIVING LEGENDS CARDHOLDERS, STUDENTS WITH GOOD GRADES AND. WE HEAD OVER TO SILVERADO TO WATCH THEIR SENIOR PRODUCTION OF THE ADDAMS FAMILY. IT WAS AWESOME TO SEE. AND THE FIRST TIME A LOT OF STUDENTS HAVE EVER SEEN IT, SEEN A MUSICAL OR BEEN IN A PERFORMANCE ARTS CENTER. MAY. MAY WILL BE PACKED UP WITH END OF THE YEAR EVENTS LIKE OUR PBIS FIELD DAY, EIGHTH GRADE PROMOTION TRIP TO SIX FLAGS, END OF THE YEAR, EIGHTH GRADE DANCE ELECTIVE SHOWCASE AND PARENTS NIGHT ON MAY 11TH. AN HONORABLE ASSEMBLY. FINALLY, WE GET TO. WE WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO OUR BOYS AND GIRLS TRACK TRACK TEAM. THEY TOOK. THEY TOOK HOME THE HIGH DESERT ATHLETE LEGENDS BANNER FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW LAST WEEK. IT'S BEEN A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR AND WE'RE EXCITED TO FINISH THIS YEAR STRONG. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.NEXT WE HAVE LILLIAN MARTINEZ ADELANTO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE MISSED THAT. WOW. YEAH. CINCO DE MAYO.
OH DANG. GOOD EVENING SUPERINTENDENT, CABINET BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS SELENE MARTINEZ, A JUNIOR AVID AP DUAL ENROLLMENT LEADERSHIP AND VARSITY STUDENT ATHLETE. MOST RECENTLY, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING MY PEERS ON THE DISTRICT CELL PHONE POLICY COMMITTEE, AN EXPERIENCE THAT HAS REINFORCED THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDENT VOICE IN OUR LEADERSHIP CULTURE. YOU HAVE A COPY OF OUR AHS NEWSLETTER AND MAY CALENDAR AS WELL. AND ALSO OUR LITTLE SAINTS GRADUATION HANDOUT. I WANTED TO SHARE HOW ADELANTO HIGH SCHOOL IS DOING THIS YEAR BY PRIORITIZING A WELL-ROUNDED EXPERIENCE AND A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR EVERY STUDENT. ACHIEVE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND ENGAGEMENT HAS RECEIVED HAS REACHED A HISTORIC MILESTONE. WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT AHS ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST PARTICIPATION RATES IN SCHOOL HISTORY, WITH 99% OF STUDENTS COMPLETING THEIR ASSESSMENTS. THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR TEACHERS HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND OUR RENAISSANCE PROGRAM, WHICH EMPOWERED STUDENTS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE BY REWARDING THEM WITH THE TESTING PERFECT ATTENDANCE CELEBRATION AT THE END OF THE TESTING WINDOW, WE ARE CONFIDENT THIS DEDICATION WILL REFLECT AN INCREASED SCORES. WE ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO OUR GRADUATION GRADUATION CEREMONY ON MAY 27TH, WHERE FOR THE FIRST TIME, OUR SENIOR CHOIR MEMBERS WILL PERFORM, SHOWCASING THE ARTISTIC HEIGHTS OUR STUDENTS ACHIEVE ALONGSIDE THEIR ACADEMICS. HONOR. HONORING DIVERSE TALENTS IS A STAPLE OF OUR GREEK ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY. A QUALITY EDUCATION AT ADELANTO ISN'T ONE SIZE FITS ALL, WHICH IS WHY WE CELEBRATE OUR SPECIFIC PATHWAYS. CTE AWARDS NIGHT WILL BE MAY 18TH, AND IT RECOGNIZES THE TECHNICAL MASTERY AND CAREER READINESS OF OUR SAINTS. SENIOR AWARDS NIGHTS WILL BE THE FOLLOWING DAY, MAY 19TH, WHICH CELEBRATES BROAD ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. OUR
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AVID SENIOR NIGHT, WHICH HAPPENED. THEY HAD TWO. THEY WILL HAVE 1ST MAY 20TH, WHICH IS HONORING THE DETERMINATION OF OUR COLLEGE BOUND LEADERS AS WELL AS 1ST MAY SIXTH, WHICH HONORS STUDENTS ACROSS FOUR COUNTIES, THE ROOMS AND WHO. ALL OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR SENIOR YEAR IN AVID, WHICH OUR VERY OWN LILLIAN STATHAM SPOKE FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. WE ALSO HAD OUR LEGACY AND HERITAGE. SENIOR NIGHTS. BY CELEBRATING THESE DISTINCT PATHS, WE ENSURE EVERY SAINT FEELS VALUED AND PREPARED FOR THE UNIQUE NEXT CHAPTER THEY HAVE CHOSEN. SERVE, COMMUNITY AND SERVICE ARE THE HEART OF A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION. WE TAKE PRIDE IN MENTORING OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS, EVIDENCED BY THE LITTLE SAINTS PRESCHOOL GRADUATION THAT OCCURRED ON MAY 5TH, WHICH RECOGNIZED LEADERSHIP. AND. WE ALSO KNOW THAT LEADERSHIP REQUIRES BALANCE, WHICH IS WHY TODAY AT LUNCH, WE HELD A LUNCHTIME MENTAL HEALTH ACTIVITY TO SUPPORT STUDENT WELL-BEING DURING THIS HIGH STAKES SEASON. FINALLY, EVENTS LIKE GRAD NIGHT, WHERE OUR SENIORS WILL HAPPILY BE ATTENDING DISNEYLAND TOMORROW NIGHT, AND THE BSU HERITAGE POOL PARTY, WHICH IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING MAY 13TH AND THE SENIOR SUNSET MAY 12TH ARE ABOUT MORE THAN JUST FUN, AND THEY ARE THE FINAL STITCHES IN OUR FAMILY LIKE FABRIC OF ADELANTO HIGH SCHOOL. THEY ENSURE OUR STUDENTS GRADUATE NOT ONLY WITH THE WITH THE DIPLOMA, BUT WITH THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE GAINED FROM A TRULY HOLISTIC HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENTS AT ADELANTO HIGH SCHOOL AND MYSELF, THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR PROGRAMS THAT ELEVATE OUR VOICES AND CELEBRATE GROWTH. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT GRADUATION. THANK YOU AND HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE PARKER ROCKHOLD FROM LAKEVIEW. GOOD EVENING BOARD. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT TO ALL THE RUNNERS OUT THERE, WHEN YOU GUYS GOT YOUR AWARDS, IT KIND OF JUST MADE ME REMINISCE A LITTLE BIT. JUST KIND OF SEEING THE SMILES ON YOUR GUYS'S FACE, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE A LITTLE KID JUST EXCITED THEY GOT AN AWARD. THANK YOU FOR KIND OF LETTING ME REMINISCE ABOUT IT AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. BUT AS FOR THE SENIORS AT LAKEVIEW, WE HAVE WE HAD A VERY EVENTFUL COUPLE WEEKS. SATURDAY, MAY, I FORGOT, BUT SATURDAY. LAST SATURDAY WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO HAVE OUR PROM WITH SILVERADO AT HIGHWAY 39 EVENT CENTER IN ANAHEIM. THAT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU TO SILVERADO FOR LETTING US JOIN YOU. WE'VE HAD A STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS TO THANK, TO THANK THE STAFF MEMBERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT. POSSIBLY NEXT YEAR. WE'RE GOING TO LAKEVIEW IS GOING TO BE TAKING ONE LUNCH, HOPEFULLY TRIED IT OUT AND IT WENT WELL. AND THEN 20 STUDENTS WILL BE ATTENDING CADET CAMP. LAKEVIEW IS ALSO EARNED THE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR CATA SENIOR. SUNSET WILL BE HELD TOMORROW AT LONG BEACH AND GRADUATION IS HELD MAY 22ND. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS THERE. WE HAVE EIGHTH GRADE AWARDS. MAY 12TH SENIOR DECISION DAY WAS LAST WAS NO YESTERDAY. WAS IT YESTERDAY? NO. IT'S BEEN A BUSY WEEK. I'M SORRY. WE HAD SENIOR DECISION DAY WHERE A BUNCH OF SENIORS ANNOUNCED TO THE SCHOOL WHERE THEY WERE GOING. ONE OF MY FRIENDS WHO WAS ATTENDING UCLA. I'M GLAD HE'S GOING. WE HAVE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR LAST BLOOD DRIVE OF THE YEAR, WHICH WE ARE INVITING YOU GUYS TO AT MAY 15TH. WE ALSO HAVE OUR SENIOR LEGACY WALK MAY 15TH DURING FIFTH PERIOD AROUND 145.I HOPE WE CAN SEE YOU GUYS THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MELANIE GUMBERT AND JORGE ESCALANTE, UNIVERSITY PREP. I GOT THE OTHER NAMES. OKAY. THANKS.
THANKS. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE SOME THINGS TO.
GOOD EVENING. BOARD MEMBERS, TEACHERS, PARENTS AND FELLOW STUDENTS. MY NAME IS MELANIE GUMBERT. I'M CLASS SECRETARY SECRETARY IN ASB. HI, MY NAME IS GEORGE ESCALANTE AND I AM ASB PRESIDENT AT U.P. AND WE ARE BOTH REPRESENTING ASB AT UNIVERSITY PREP. TODAY. WE ARE HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE EXCITING WAYS IN WHICH OUR LOCAL SCHOOL COMMUNITY OF UNIVERSITY PREP IS ACTIVELY IGNITING A PASSION FOR LEARNING AND PRACTICING PROWL THROUGH VARIOUS ACTIVITIES THAT GO BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. SO, REFLECTING ON THE VIBRANT SCHOOL LIFE AND ACTIVITIES OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY, ONE OF
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OUR MOST PROMINENT HIGHLIGHTS ARE OUR PERFORMING ARTS. OUR SPRING CONCERTS WERE LAST WEEK, AND WHILE YOU MAY KNOW US FOR OUR STELLAR ACADEMICS, WE HAVE A LOT TO SHOW IN OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT AS WELL, INCLUDING OUR MULTI WINNING ORCHESTRA, WIND ENSEMBLE AND CHOIR.FURTHERMORE, OUR AMAZING DRAMA PRODUCTION HAD A FIVE INCREDIBLE SHOWS OF ALADDIN THE MUSICAL, OVER 35 PERSON CREW ON STAGE AND OVERALL AN INCREDIBLE SHOW. THIS PRESTIGIOUS OPPORTUNITY ALLOWED STUDENTS TO DEMONSTRATE MUSICIANSHIP, MUSICIANSHIP, DISCIPLINE, HARD WORK, TEAMWORK, AND ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE ON A MOVING STAGE, DEMONSTRATING THE RESULTS OF RIGOROUS PRACTICE AND DEDICATION. ATHLETICS ALSO CONTINUES TO PLAY A SEASONAL ROLE. VIRAL SEASONAL ROLE IN SHAPING UP STUDENT EXPERIENCE, WITH THIS YEAR'S BASEBALL BREAKING OUR RECORD FOR OVER 17 WINS THIS SEASON AND CIF STARTS NEXT WEEK. PLAYING COMPETITIVELY WHILST DEVELOPING FITNESS STRATEGY AND COLLABORATION. NOTABLY, SOCA SENIOR CONCLUDED WITH STUDENTS POURING WATER ON SENIORS AFTER SCHOOL AS A SEND OFF. IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE TIME WITH A GREAT OUTCOME IN EVERY ARENA, WHETHER IT BE ON THE FIELD OR IN SERVICE TO OTHERS. OUR STUDENTS EXEMPLIFY COLLABORATION AND PRIDE BY REMEMBERING THAT LEARNING ISN'T JUST IN TEXTBOOKS AND TESTS, BUT RATHER EVER EVOLVING, RATHER THAN MERE MOMENTS ON THE CALENDAR. MORE OPPORTUNITY PLAYS IN HAND IN EXPLORING, CREATING, CONNECTING, AND DISCOVERING WHAT EXCITES US. AND AS UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THESE ACTIVITIES, WE IGNITE A PASSION FOR LEARNING THAT LASTS FAR BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, HELPING STUDENTS GROW AS HELPING STUDENTS GROW AS STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF A VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. WE WISH YOU ALL A GREAT SUMMER AND WE ARE THRILLED TO START THE NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE EDDIE RODRIGUEZ AND JOCELYN GONZALEZ FROM EFI OPTIONS FOR YOUTH. AND WHAT WAS HER NAME? I SEE YOU AGAIN. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. I'VE GOT EDDIE. WHO'S THE OTHER ONE? GO AHEAD.
JOCELYN. HI, I'M EDDIE RODRIGUEZ. MY NAME IS JOCELYN GONZALEZ, AND WE'RE BOTH STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES OF OPTION FOR YOUTH. THE VICTOR VALLEY MUSTANGS ARE HEADING INTO THE FINAL STRETCH OF THE 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR, WITH A STRONG MOMENTUM AND GROWING SENSE OF PRIDE ACROSS CAMPUSES, OUR STUDENT LED GROUPS CONTINUE TO PLAY A BIG ROLE IN SHAPING THE EXPERIENCE BY GIVING STUDENTS MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND LEAD.
OUR GUARDIAN GROUP HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY PREPARING AND PLANNING SPRING CROPS, GAINING HANDS ON EXPERIENCE WITH SUSTAINABILITY AS THEY LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR HARVEST. AT THE SAME TIME, THE MUSIC GROUP HAS MOVED BEYOND PRACTICING SESSIONS AND IS NOW LEARNING THE TECHNICAL SIDE OF RECORDING AND PRODUCTION. OTHER GROUPS, INCLUDING THE TABLETOP GAMING GROUP AND ASB, HAVE CONTINUED TO BUILD SCHOOL SPIRIT AND ENCOURAGE CRITICAL THINKING THROUGH TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS. THIS SPRING HAS ALSO MARKED AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD IN CONNECTION TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. AFTER ONGOING EFFORTS TO KEEP OUR DESERT CLEAN, INCLUDING INCLUDING STREAM CLEANUPS, COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS ON MARCH 6TH AND APRIL 10TH. OPTIONS FOR YOUTH HAS OFFICIALLY RECEIVED ADOPTED STREET SIGNAGE IN VICTORVILLE.
ACADEMICALLY, OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE TO TAKE ON CHALLENGING COURSEWORK AND ARE PERFORMING WELL IN AN A THROUGH G CLASSES, CTE PATHWAYS, AP COURSES, AND DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES THROUGH VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE. THESE PROGRAMS HELP ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE WELL PREPARED FOR BOTH COLLEGE AND FUTURE CAREERS. APRIL PLACED A STRONG FOCUS ON PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. ON APRIL 8TH, WE HOSTED A CAREER FAIR AT VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE EVENT CENTER THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER 39 VENDORS AND OVER 140 STUDENTS, ALONG WITH THEIR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. THE EVENT ENCOURAGED STUDENTS TO EXPLORE CAREER OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY. GUEST SPEAKER DOCTOR KENISHA WILLIAMS SHARED AN ENCOURAGING MESSAGE ABOUT EXPANDING PERSONAL GOALS AND THINKING BEYOND CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WAS ALSO HIGHLIGHTED ON APRIL 10TH AT THE HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEGISLATIVE POWER LUNCHEON, WITH GUIDANCE FROM ONE OF OUR OWN GOVERNMENT TEACHERS, MR. DANIEL STOP STUDENTS PRESENTED MOCK BILLS THEY HAD RESEARCHED AND WRITTEN,
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DEMONSTRATING BOTH PREPARATION AND CONFIDENCE. AROUND THE SAME TIME, THE V ONE CAMPUS HOSTED A SPRING CARNIVAL THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND. VICTOR VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS FOR A WELL ATTENDED AND FUN FILLED FESTIVE. ALONGSIDE ACADEMICS, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT STUDENTS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING WITH A SERIES OF HOSTED. OF OUR A SEL TEAMS. RECENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CREATING WORRY ZONES AS A WAY TO MANAGE STRESS, AS WELL AS A SPIRIT WEEK FEATURING A POPULAR CHARACTER DAY AND OTHER INCLUSIVE EVENTS. ON APRIL 10TH, GRADUATING SENIORS WERE ALSO RECOGNIZED AT A SENIOR SOCIAL.HELD AT A HIGH AT HIGH DESERT CHURCH, GIVING THEM TIME TO CONNECT AND REFLECT AS THEY APPROACH THE END OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL JOURNEY. FINALLY, LOOKING AHEAD, WE ARE EXCITED FOR OUR FINAL PATHWAYS TRIP OF THE YEAR, THE BLACKBIRD FARM CAMP COOKOUT. ON MONDAY, 20 STUDENTS LEFT TO TAKE PART IN A HANDS ON OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE IN WHICH THEY WILL LEARN TO COOK OVER OPEN FIRES USING CAST IRON SKILLETS WHILE BUILDING PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS. THEY'LL BE RETURNING TOMORROW WITH NEW SKILLS AND LIFE EXPERIENCES TO SHARE. THIS TRIP LEADS DIRECTLY INTO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MILESTONES OF THE YEAR THE CLASS OF 2026 GRADUATION CEREMONY ON MAY 29TH. WE ARE PROUD OF EVERYTHING OUR STUDENTS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THEIR ACHIEVEMENT AS THEY MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STAGE OF THEIR LIVES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MAYA AND DAMIEN FROM SIMS. DANIEL. BUT I SEE THREE PEOPLE. SO YOU MUST BE. THANKS FOR BEING HERE, I APPRECIATE IT. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. YOU GUYS LOOK GOOD, MAN. Y'ALL MATCH. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. OH, THEY GAVE YOU THE TOUGH JOB. OKAY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? GREAT.
HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M MAYA ORTEGA, AND I'M DAMIEN DEL RIO, AND WE'RE FROM SIMS. I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF BY GOING OVER THE EVENTS WE'VE HELD SINCE OUR LAST BOARD MEETING ON APRIL 8TH. THE SENIORS RECEIVED THEIR CAP AND GOWNS AND TOOK THEIR SENIOR CLASS PICTURE. ON APRIL 9TH WE HAD OUR POWDERPUFF GAME WITH THE. WITH THE JUNIORS TAKING THE WIN ON APRIL 11TH, THE CLASS OF 2027 HOSTED PROM THIS YEAR AT THE NAVY GOLF COURSE IN CYPRESS. ON APRIL 16TH, WE HAD OUR SENIOR TRANSITION CLASSES, EXPERIENCE MOCK INTERVIEWS AND.
THANK YOU TO MR. DICKINSON FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT AS WELL. ON APRIL 17TH, BAND SPONSORED OUR OPEN MIC NIGHT AND ON APRIL 24TH, OUR COUGAR PRAYER WARRIORS CLUB SPONSORED OUR ANNUAL NIGHT OF WORSHIP. ON APRIL 29TH, WE HAD OUR AVERAGE SENIOR RECOGNITION DAY WITH FAMILIES OF ALL 20 SENIORS ATTENDING NOW FOR UPCOMING EVENTS. ON MAY 8TH, WE HAVE OUR VERY LAST LUNCH WITH YOUR STUDENT, WHICH A LOT OF SENIOR PARENTS TOOK PART IN. ON MAY 13TH, WE HAVE OUR DECISION DAY, WHERE OUR SENIORS ANNOUNCE WHAT COLLEGE THEY'LL BE ATTENDING AND WHAT THEY'LL BE MAJORING IN. ON MAY 14TH, WE HAVE OUR SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT AND SENIOR SUNSET AND THE SENIOR SUNSET WILL HAVE A BUNCH OF GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE SENIORS TO ENJOY. AND ON MAY 15TH, WE HAVE OUR GRAD NIGHT AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN. AND FINALLY, ON MAY 18TH IS OUR GRADUATION. AND THAT WRAPS UP OUR 2025 TO 2026 SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TOO. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MADISON SMITH FOR VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. THANKS FOR BEING. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS MADISON SMITH, VICTORS, ASB EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT. MONDAY, MAY 4TH, WE HAD OUR THIRD ANNUAL HERITAGE SENIOR CELEBRATION. WE HAD OVER 235 PARENTS, STUDENTS AND STAFF IN ATTENDANCE. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENING WAS AN AMAZING GROUP, AMAZING GROUP FROM OUR HERITAGE SENIOR CLASS OF 2026. THREE YEARS AGO, THIS CLASS OF 2026 SOPHOMORES HAD 13 LEVEL
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ONE A THROUGH G COLLEGE READY STUDENTS. THREE YEARS LATER, THIS VERY SAME CLASS WILL GRADUATE 65 LEVEL A LEVEL ONE A THROUGH G. COLLEGE SENIORS. ALSO THIS SENIOR CLASS THREE YEARS AGO AS SOPHOMORES HAD 21 LEVEL FOUR SOPHOMORES LEVEL FOUR, MEANING THEY WERE NOT ON TRACK TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL THIS MAY 21ST. OF THOSE, 21 SENIORS ARE ON TRACK TO GRADUATE. 18 WILL BE ABLE TO WALK AT GRADUATION. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR TESTING SEASON. IN APRIL, WE HOSTED A PERFECT ATTENDANCE LUNCH FOR OVER 250 JUNIORS WHO WERE IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE TESTING PERIOD. CURRENTLY, WE ARE AT 96% TESTED AND COUNTING. AP TESTING IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING ON OUR CAMPUS, WITH ONE MORE WEEK TO GO. ON APRIL 23RD, WE HOSTED OUR FIRST EVER EIGHTH GRADE PARENT NIGHT. WHAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE A SMALL FIRST TIME OUT. TURNED OUT WE HAD A MASSIVE SUCCESS WITH OVER 200 FUTURE JACKRABBITS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ATTENDANCE. THEY WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A RALLY, TOUR OUR CAMPUS, AND HANG OUT AT OUR CLUB FAIR IN THE QUAD. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS EVENT IN THE COMING YEARS. WE WANT TO SHOUT OUT AND CONGRATULATE OUR CULINARY TEAM WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CHOPPED COMPETITION, BRINGING HOME THE TROPHY FOR BEST MAIN DISH. ON APRIL 30TH, DHS HOSTED THIS YEAR'S S N PROM AND IT WAS A BLAST. STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT JOINED US FOR A WESTERN STYLE CELEBRATION. WE DUSTED OFF OUR BOOTS AND HAD A RUIN TO. IN GOOD TIME WE LAID OFF OUR END OF THE YEAR SENIOR ACTIVITIES WITH DECISION DAY CELEBRATION ON MAY 1ST. ALL SENIORS WHO COMMITTED TO A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY WERE INVITED ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES TO A PRESENTATION WITH PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES AND REFRESHMENTS.IT WAS A WONDERFUL WAY TO RECOGNIZE THESE HARD WORKING SENIORS. WHILE THIS HAS BEEN AN EVENT ON CAMPUS FOR MANY YEARS, THIS WAS BY FAR THE BIGGEST. RECOGNIZING THE MOST SENIORS ON SENIORS ON SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT. WE WILL BE WILL BE ON TUESDAY, MAY 19TH AT HIGH DESERT CHURCH, WHERE WE WILL BE HONORING OUR ACADEMIC HONORS STUDENTS, OUR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ARE CTE AT OUR CTE PATHWAY COMPLETIONS, AND MANY OTHER STUDENTS THAT HAVE WORKED SO HARD FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. AT VHS, WE ARE FINISHING UP WITH OUR SPRING SPORTS SEASON, WITH ALL SENIOR NIGHTS BEING CELEBRATED WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, WE HAVE TEN TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES ATTENDING CIF THIS WEEKEND. MOVING INTO THE END OF OUR SCHOOL YEAR, WE WANT TO GIVE OUR HEARTFELT THANKS TO THE BOARD AND OUR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION FOR RECOGNIZING THE GREAT THINGS OUR STUDENTS ARE CAPABLE OF, AND CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE CAN BE BEST SUPPORTED. ON BEHALF OF VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. THANK YOU, MR. COLTS. WOULD YOU. PROVIDE THE GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE? YES. 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 PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THE AGENDA, OR BEFORE A PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM. EACH SPEAKER SHOULD MOVE QUICKLY TO THE MICROPHONE AND ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME BEFORE BEGINNING YOUR PRESENTATION. MEETING 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 CONSTRUCTIVE COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS, AND IT WELCOMES YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. THANK YOU. FIRST UP, WE HAVE GIOVANNI MALDONADO FROM THE VTA PAC AND SPED. YOU DON'T HAVE TO CLAP. THIS IS AS SWIFTLY AS I CAN GO.
SO WELL, BECAUSE OTHERWISE I WANTED TO I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO DO THE WHOLE HANDSHAKE THING AND EVERYTHING. HI EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS GIOVANNI MALDONADO AND I, I'M WEARING TWO HATS TODAY, SO I WILL SPEAK QUICKLY. I'LL START AS A SPED COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR FOR VTA. WHAT A REALLY COOL TIMING SITUATION. I GET TO SIT HERE AND WATCH THESE KIDS TALK ABOUT THE AMAZING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT, AND THEN I GET TO COME UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT SOME MORE AMAZING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT, AND I'M JUST REALLY GLAD TO BE A PART OF THAT. I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT MISS SMITH WAS TALKING ABOUT AS KIND OF THE THE START OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. I HAD THE HONOR, ALONG WITH MANY OF YOU, TO, TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL EDUCATION S N PROM, WHICH IS JUST A VERY COOL EVENT EVERY
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YEAR. IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN. BUT THIS YEAR IT HAD SOMETHING SPECIAL THAT REALLY HIGHLIGHTS ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HERE, WHICH IS THE GROWTH OF INCLUSION THAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT EVERY SINGLE DAY. WHILE IT IS A SPECIAL EDUCATION PROM, IT'S THE S N PROM. IT WAS A JOINT EVENT BETWEEN OUR GENERAL EDUCATION AND OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AND STAFF IN A WAY THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. WE HAD. AND I WANT TO GET EVERYBODY WHO I CAN. THE PLUS CLUB, AVID DRAMA, CULINARY, THE BAND ALL TAKING PART IN THIS. THEY PUT ON A PERFORMANCE. THEY WERE THERE WITH THE KIDS. THE KIDS KNEW EACH OTHER. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST INCLUSIVE EVENTS I'VE EVER SEEN, AND I WAS JUST REALLY HAPPY TO BE A PART OF IT. AND THAT REALLY DOES PIGGYBACK ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AS A DISTRICT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, GROWING OUR INCLUSION, MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS GET TO LEARN TOGETHER.WE HAVE THE ADDITION OF A CONTRACT ARTICLE THAT WE GOT IN LAST YEAR AND IS THERE'S A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT. THANK YOU, GUYS, THAT WILL BE VOTING ON TODAY. THAT REALLY PUSHES THAT FURTHER. AND WE'RE EXCITED TO DO THAT. WE HAVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT IS HAPPENING NOT JUST FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF, BUT FOR OUR GENERAL EDUCATION STAFF AND ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS, OUR ADMINISTRATION, OUR PARENTS. WE'RE ALL BUILDING THIS COMMUNITY TOGETHER. AND IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE TO SEE. AND WE'RE NOT LAYING OFF THE GAS IN ANY WAY. WE'RE PUSHING INCLUSION NEXT YEAR WITH A FOCUS ON ELECTIVES AND PE, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO TACKLING ALL OF THESE ITEMS TOGETHER AS A TEAM, BECAUSE THIS DISTRICT REALLY HAS COMMITTED TO BEING A TEAM ON THIS ISSUE, AND WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND THEN SWITCHING MY HATS TO THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, I WANT TO SAY THAT WHILE NOT NECESSARILY RELATED, BUT DEFINITELY AT LEAST BECAUSE OF WE HAVE PUSHED THE ENDORSEMENT. WELL, WE INTERVIEWED MANY CANDIDATES, POSSIBLE CANDIDATES FOR SCHOOL BOARD. OUR ASSOCIATION DID DECIDE TO ENDORSE THE THREE INCUMBENTS WHO ARE RUNNING. THAT'S MR. KENT CROSBY, MR. ROSINO AND MISS PENNY EDMONDSON. WE'RE EXCITED FOR THE CAMPAIGN AND TO CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE ALEX QUINONEZ. UNIVERSITY PREP. ALRIGHT, ALEX.
THERE YOU GO, SIR. YOU GOT ALEX. HELLO. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE BECAUSE THIS IS DEFINITELY GOING TO GO OVER THREE MINUTES. SO I HOPE I DON'T PUT ANYONE TO SLEEP. AND I WILL TRY TO SPEED TALK AS WELL AS I CAN. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I AM CADET LIEUTENANT COLONEL QUINONES COMING TO DELIVER MY FINAL AND CLOSING REMARKS OF THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR, AS WELL AS MIKE AS WELL AS OF MY CADET CAREER. I COME TO SPEAK ABOUT UPDATES WITHIN THE UNIT. SOME THINGS I LEARNED ALONG MY CADET TENURE AND HOW I. AND HOW I PLAN TO MOVE ALONG FORWARD IN MY LIFE. FIRST, OUR PLACEMENT ON THE ANNUAL STATE DRILL COMPETITION. WE DID NOT PLACE. BUT WE WENT AND I WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVE HAVING THE ABILITY TO ATTEND SUCH A COMPLEX EVENT IS JUST AS MEANINGFUL AS WINNING. WE SENT THREE CADETS AS LEADERSHIP IN WHAT WE CALL HHC HEADQUARTERS, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY AND FOR COMPETING IN THE JUNIOR COLOR GUARD DIVISION. I CANNOT EXPRESS HOW PROUD I AM OF THOSE CADETS. THEY'RE THE ONES WHO TRULY MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. I MEAN, I AND MY TEAM AT STATE HEADQUARTERS JUST PLANNED THEM. WE HAVE THE EASY JOB, BUT TRULY, IT'S THE CADETS WHO SHOW UP ON, SHOW UP, BOOTS ON GROUND WHO MAKE THE IMPACT. NEXT, OUR AGGIE SCORE FOR THE YEAR WHERE WE SCORED AN EXCELLENT. WHICH IS THE SECOND HIGHEST SCORE A UNIT CAN GET. THIS SCORE REPRESENTS A YEAR OF DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF ALL THE CADETS, AND I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY HOURS WE HAD, WHICH WAS ABOVE 120 HOURS, AND THE BULK OF THAT COMES FROM OUR SENIOR LEADERS, CADET SECOND LIEUTENANT PEREZ, XANDER CADET, FIRST LIEUTENANT BALMASEDA, SAUDI AND MYSELF. STARTING TWO WEEKS AGO, WE BEGAN OUR JUNIOR LEADERSHIP MENTOR PROGRAM, WHERE CADETS GO INTO A STAFF SECTION OR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER POSITION, LEARN ABOUT IT, AND APPLY WHAT THEY LEARNED WHILE THEY TEACH AND LEAD THE CLASS FOR A WEEK. WITH THIS, THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR COMMANDER APPLICATION HAS NOW BEEN OPENED. THIS IS VERY EMOTIONAL FOR ME AND THIS MEANS NEXT YEAR YOU WILL NOT SEE MY FACE, BUT YOU WILL SEE, BUT YOU WILL SEE SOMEBODY ELSE'S. BUT I GUARANTEE YOU THE NEXT YEAR, COMMANDER WILL NOT ONLY UPHOLD THE STANDARD, THEY WILL GO BEYOND IT, WHOEVER IT MAY BE. UNFORTUNATELY, NOT EVERY UPDATE CAN BE AMAZING. AND THIS AND THIS ONE DEFINITELY BRINGS THE MOOD DOWN. YOU, AS BOARD MEMBERS, WERE SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE INVITATIONS TO OUR SECOND ANNUAL DINING OUT, BUT WE RAN INTO THE ISSUE THAT OUR ADMINISTRATION DID NOT KNOW THAT WE HAD THE INTENTION OF PROVIDING FOOD FOR OUR OUTSIDE
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GUESTS AND OUR NOT ALLOWING US TO DO THAT. I AM AWARE THAT THE EQUAL ACCESS ACT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO INVITE AND FEED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. AS LONG AS THE PLANS WERE COMMUNICATED TO THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION. I TOLD MR. LEE PERSONALLY, AND SHE EVEN SAID THAT SUCH AS A BANQUET, THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT TO GET ROSTERS OR PERMISSION SLIPS FOR THESE OUTSIDE MEMBERS, AND THE EVENT IS MEANT TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. WE STILL GOT ROSTERS FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES. ALSO, THAT CONVERSATION WAS HELD AFTER THE PAPERWORK FOR THE EVENT ITSELF WAS TURNED IN AND ON SAID PAPERWORK. THE EVENT IS DESCRIBED AS A FORMAL MILITARY DINNER, SO THERE WAS NO CONFUSION ON WHAT THE EVENT WAS MEANT TO BE. SO WE'RE STILL FIGURING OUT, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE BOARD IS INVITED AND YOU WILL BE RECEIVING AN INVITATION IN YOUR EMAIL. THERE MAY BE A CHANCE YOU WILL HAVE TO EAT A BIG LUNCH BEFORE ATTENDING, HOWEVER. I WANT TO NOW STEP AWAY FROM THE UNIT AND TALK ABOUT THE LESSONS THE CORPS HAS TAUGHT ME AND WHY THE SPECIFIC LEADER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM SHOULD BE SUPPORTED AND AND SHOULD BE SUPPORTED AND RECOGNIZED. BUT BEFORE THAT, I WANT TO JUST SAY WE MAXED OUT ON CADETS FOR SUMMER ENCAMPMENT AND ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTING 800 PLUS CADETS ON GROUNDS AT ONE SPOT, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, NERVE WRACKING. BUT I CANNOT EXPRESS THE EXCITEMENT I HAVE FOR CAMP. THIS PROGRAM HAS CHANGED MY LIFE. IT'S INTRODUCED ME TO EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE BROUGHT ME HERE TODAY. THIS PROGRAM AT THE SENIOR LEVEL, HAS TAUGHT ME WHAT TRUE STRESS IS AND HOW TO HANDLE IT. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE STAYING AWAKE UNTIL THREE IN THE MORNING BECAUSE YOU READ A CALENDAR WRONG, AND THE 22ND OF APRIL IS A WEDNESDAY AND NOT A FRIDAY. AND NOW YOU'RE BEHIND SCHEDULE. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE SEEING WHAT YOUR COMMITMENT HAS LED TO, AND KNOWING THAT YOU HAD A DIRECT IMPACT ON WHAT YOUNGER CADETS PERCEIVED LEADERSHIP AS. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THE MENTORS WHO ACTUALLY MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR EFFORT IS VALUED, AND THERE'S ESPECIALLY NOTHING AS THE FAMILY YOU MAKE, NOT ONLY IN THE CLASS OR COUNTY, BUT AROUND THE STATE. TO ANY CADETS WATCHING THIS, WHICH I KNOW AT LEAST ONE OF YOU, ONE OF YOU IS ONE OF YOU ARE. DON'T LET THE RANK DEFINE YOU. YOU DEFINE THE RANK. AND NOW I'VE HIT MY FINAL POINT WHERE I. WHERE WHERE WILL I BE GOING BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND THE CORE? I HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO VALLEY FORGE JUNIOR MILITARY ACADEMY UNDER THEIR PREPSTER PROGRAM, AND AFTER TWO YEARS OR ONE, IF I ADVANCED MY STUDIES, I WILL BE HOPEFULLY LOOKING TO TRANSFER TO WEST POINT, WHERE I WILL MAJOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND COMMISSION AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT UPON GRADUATING. AND ONCE I ENTER THE US ARMY, I WILL CONTINUE MY STUDIES TO GET A LAW DEGREE SPECIALIZING IN INTERNATIONAL LAW AND BECOMING A. BECOME AN ARMY JAG. MY FINAL REMARKS I'D LIKE TO GIVE TO ANY CADETS, STUDENTS AND EVEN THE ADULTS IN HERE ARE. DREAMS DO COME TRUE, BUT SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO WAKE UP AND CHASE THEM. ALWAYS STAY BLESSED, STAY YOU, AND STAY FREE. THIS IS OFFICIALLY CADET LIEUTENANT COLONEL QUINONEZ SIGNING OUT. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT INVITATION. HOWEVER, VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL'S HAVING GRADUATION THAT NIGHT.YEAH. SO UNFORTUNATELY, WE. YOU. YEAH, I'VE ALREADY SENT MY REGRETS. I'M SURE THE REST OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE, TOO. BUT WE WE THANK YOU FOR THE INVITE. WE WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR JOURNEY. YEAH. WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST AND GOOD LUCK IN THE ARMY. YOU'LL ENJOY IT. WELL, WHAT TIME IS IT, ALEX? IT'S THE SAME TIME. IT'S 5:00. YEAH, IT WAS IT WAS 5:00. YEAH? YEAH, WELL, YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE INVITATION BECAUSE IT'S MY. MY SPECIFIC CADET OUTSIDE OF ALASKA. THERE'S THE INVITATION. SO LET THEM KNOW BECAUSE I MYSELF AM NOT IN CHARGE OF THAT EVENT. I PUT THAT ON THE NEXT YEAR, CADET, SO THAT IT CAN BE A TRAINING OPPORTUNITY. SO I DON'T HAVE THE ENTIRE LOGISTICAL DETAILS OF IT. I JUST HANDLE THE MONEY PART BECAUSE. YEAH. SO ONCE YOU RECEIVE THE INVITATION, LET THOSE CADETS. YEAH, WE, I KNOW I RECEIVED MY, MY INVITATION ON EMAIL AND, AND I SENT MY REGRETS. I'M SURE EVERYBODY ELSE HAS AS WELL. YEAH. OKAY. THANKS AGAIN AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU. OKAY. WITH THAT ITEM SIX
[6. BARGAINING UNIT REPORTS]
BARGAINING UNIT REPORTS TO. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, CABINET MEMBERS OF THE[01:00:02]
COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS JARED NICHOLS. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MIKE MAYO TONIGHT. HE'S ATTENDING AFTER THE RAGNAR RECOGNITION, HE HAD TO RACE OVER TO GO TO HIS SON'S SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT. SO WE WANT TO START BY RECOGNIZING THE TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, THANKING THE DISTRICT, THANKING THE SITES FOR RECOGNIZING US AND MAKING IT FEEL LIKE A SPECIAL WEEK. WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR OUR SCHOOL NURSES AND OUR DISTRICT NURSES BECAUSE THEY ALSO HAD A VERY SPECIAL DAY THIS WEEK. WE HOPE THEY FELT SPECIAL TEACHERS OF THE VEHICLES THAT LEAD OUR STUDENTS TO PROFICIENCY AND DISCOVERY. TEACHERS AS PART OF T AND VVVVH, D HAVE WORKED ALONGSIDE COLLEAGUES AND STUDENTS TO INCREASE OUR A THROUGH G COMPLETION AND OUR STATE TEST SCORES, WHILE KEEPING IN MIND OUR DESIRE TO MEET STUDENTS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS. I'M READING MIKE'S WORDS BECAUSE HE CAN SAY EVERYTHING BETTER THAN WAY BETTER THAN I EVER COULD. WE HAVE ADDED MORE TEACHERS TO OUR RANKS FROM OTHER DISTRICTS, TEACHERS WHO HAVE TAKEN PART IN OUR PROGRESSIVE PATH FORWARD AND BRING THEIR OWN PERSPECTIVE ON PEDAGOGY. OF COURSE, WE STILL HAVE OUR TEACHERS IN WITHIN OUR RANKS THAT HAVE DEEP EXPERIENCE OF THE ROUGH ROAD THAT TEACHING ACTUALLY IS, AND WE CONFRONT THOSE DIFFICULTIES TOGETHER. WE WANT TO THANK THE TEACHERS OF VTA, AND THANK YOU TO OUR COLLEAGUES IN CSEA AND ADMINISTRATION. THAT MAKES US FEEL APPRECIATED. WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK THE DISTRICT FOR THEIR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CELL PHONE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. OUR MEMBERS ARE LOOKING FOR A POLICY, A DISTRICT POLICY THAT IS UNDERSTANDING OF ALL EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS WHILE ENSURING THAT THE SITE PROCEDURES DON'T FALL PRIMARILY ON THE BACKS OF OUR MEMBERS. WE WANT A POLICY THAT CAN BE FOLLOWED WITH FIDELITY, AND GIVE SITES BOTH THE DUTY AND THE RESOURCES TO ENSURE THAT CELL PHONES AREN'T A DISTRACTION IN OUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. THANK YOU TO VTA AND THE NEGOTIATION TEAMS. OH, THAT'S ME AND THANK YOU, MIKE, FOR YOUR HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO OUR PTAS. YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE FINISHED WITH OUR WITH OUR NEGOTIATIONS SO EARLY IN THE YEAR, NOT TWO WEEKS FROM NOW. JUST SO YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF THE PROCESS, WE WILL HAVE OUR GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ON THE 13TH. YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE COMMUNIQUE THIS MORNING FROM THE SECRETARY, WHICH IS ALSO ME. AND SO WE'LL HAVE OUR GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ON THE 13TH. WE'LL VOTE TO RATIFY ON THE 20TH AND 21ST. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING THOSE RESULTS. IF RATIFICATION OCCURS. THANK YOU TO CARL COLE, SHANTI MILTON, DOCTOR RAMANI, MIKE WILLIFORD AND YOUR DEPARTMENTS FOR THE AUTHENTIC SHARED LEADERSHIP AND CONVERSATIONS WITH THE AIM TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS AND RESULT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF, WE WANT TO THANK CSEA FOR YOUR CONTINUED COLLABORATION AND SUPPORT. FINALLY, THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR VTA MEMBERS FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK YOU DO AND TO ENSURE THE SUCCESSES OF OUR ASSOCIATION, OUR STUDENTS, AND OUR DISTRICT. AND WE HOPE THAT EVERYBODY HAS A INCREDIBLE LAST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL AND A WONDERFUL, RESTFUL SUMMER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CSEA REPORT. I'M BACK Y'ALL. IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE. SORRY FOR THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT I'VE BEEN AWAY. SOME OF IT WAS HEALTH. I'M A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER STILL, SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP THIS AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE. CSEA HAS HAD SOME HUGE WINS OVER THE PAST. I THINK IT'S BEEN, WHAT, THREE MONTHS SINCE YOU'VE SEEN ME ALL WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ASSISTANT SUPES, THEIR DIRECTORS, ALL OF OUR PROBLEM SOLVING MEETINGS HAVE WENT SUCCESSFULLY. WIN WIN FOR BOTH THE DISTRICT AND CSEA. SO I APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION. I WANT TO THANK THE DISTRICT. CARL AND MIKE FOR YOUR TIME AT THE TABLE AND MEETING OUR MOST RECENT AGREEMENT FOR THE 2% SALARY INCREASE THAT WILL GO TO VOTE FOR CSEA. I BELIEVE IT'S NEXT WEEK AND WE'LL BE HAVING OUR MEMBERSHIP MEETING ON THE 20TH. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS I HAD TO SAY, BUT I'M GOING TO KEEP IT REAL, REAL SHORT AND SWEET. YOU KNOW, I'VE I'VE HAD A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS FROM SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS ON CSEA LEADERSHIP, THE CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP AND THE DIRECTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN MOVING IN. I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT. THE TEAM IS WORKING VERY, VERY HARD TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE DISTRICT. TODAY, THOUGH WE DID HAVE A BIT OF A SETBACK WITH THE MEETING THAT WE HAD EARLIER TODAY WITH THE DIRECTOR. I'M I'M NOT GOING TO SAY WHAT DEPARTMENT BECAUSE AT THIS POINT IS IRRELEVANT. BUT THE POINT THAT I'M TRYING TO MAKE IS UP UNTIL THIS UP UNTIL TODAY,[01:05:02]
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GOING RESPECTFULLY. WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE ON THE ISSUES THAT WE DISCUSS, BUT WE DO BRING THEM FORWARD TO FOR DISCUSSION TO IMPROVE THE WORKING CONDITIONS OF OUR MEMBERS. THIS MEETING JUST HAPPENED TO BE ABOUT A POSSIBLE GRIEVANCE. IT TURNED OUT THIS WAS NOT A GRIEVANCE THAT WAS BROUGHT. IT TURNED OUT, AFTER INVESTIGATING AND HAVING THE THE MEETING WITH OUR DIRECTOR TODAY THAT THERE WAS NO GRIEVANCE. HOWEVER, DURING THE PROCESS OF THAT MEETING, I'M SAD TO SAY THAT THE DIRECTOR BECAME VERY DISRESPECTFUL. USE SOME PROFANITY AND TO QUOTE THIS PERSON THAT THEY ARE TIRED OF DEALING WITH CSS BS. I DON'T EVER EXPECT TO SIT IN FRONT OF A DIRECTOR OR ANYBODY ELSE WITH THAT TYPE OF BEHAVIOR, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S NOT BEING BROUGHT FORTH FROM CSC. WE HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN WORKING IN A VERY RESPECTFUL MANNER, AND HOPEFULLY THIS WAS. AN INSTANCE THAT WAS JUST OUT OF CHARACTER. BUT AT ANY RATE, I'M HAPPY TO BE BACK. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU. I BELIEVE NEXT MONTH IS YOUR LAST BOARD MEETING, SO I WILL BE BACK ONCE MY VOICE AND THROAT IS BETTER. TO CELEBRATE SOME MORE WINS BETWEEN CSEA AND THE DISTRICT. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND I'M ABOUT TO GO BACK TO WORK, SO DON'T THINK THAT I'M BEING DISRESPECTFUL BY LEAVING, BUT I DO HAVE SOME WORK TO FINISH BEFORE I GO HOME. OKAY.THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DANICA. AND CONTINUED GOOD, GOOD HEALTH. WE APPRECIATE YOU HAVING ME,
[7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING]
HAVING YOU BACK. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE MINUTES OF APRIL 9TH, 2026. SO MOVED. SECOND, ALL.SHE GOT, THE SECOND. SHE GOT THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT,
[8. CONSENT AGENDA]
THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT OUR CONSENT AGENDA AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. ITEMS 8.1.1 TO 8.4.3. SO SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. ANY DISCUSSION.SO MOVED. ITEM NUMBER NINE HUMAN RESOURCES. FIRST UP WE HAVE A 9.1.1 TENTATIVE
[9. DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA]
AGREEMENTS WITH VTA FOR ARTICLES ONE, FOUR, 14, 16, AND 22. THOSE WERE ALL PASSED OUT TO US PREVIOUSLY. WE'VE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH THEM. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY DISCUSSION? SO MOVED. NEXT IS TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH CSEA FOR ARTICLES FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN. THE MOTION TO APPROVE. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY DISCUSSION? SO MOVED JUST REAL QUICK THANK YOU MICHAEL IF IT'S OKAY. I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU APPROVED IN THESE LAST TWO TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS WAS A 2% SALARY INCREASE FOR CSEA AND FOR VTA. AND I JUST WANT TO EXTEND, YOU KNOW, OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION. YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, I AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THIS BOARD, YOU KNOW, FOR BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR FUNDS, YOU KNOW, IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS A GREAT PLACE TO, TO WORK AND A GREAT PLACE FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO LEARN, IT'S BEING ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF. AND I KNOW IT WAS MENTIONED TODAY, THE HIGH COST OF INFLATION AND GAS PRICES. AND I KNOW HEARING AND WORKING WITH VTA AND WITH CSEA, WHAT THIS MEANS TO THEIR MEMBERSHIP. AND SO IT MAY SEEM LIKE A SIMPLE VOTE, BUT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S CHANGING. AND IT CONTINUES TO CHANGE IN OUR ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR EMPLOYEES. AND SO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THIS ENTIRE DISTRICT TO THE FIVE OF YOU FOR BEING, YOU KNOW, REALLY GOOD STEWARDS OF, OF THE DISTRICT FUNDS TO ENSURE THAT THIS REALLY IS A GREAT PLACE FOR OUR STUDENTS TO LEARN AND A GREAT PLACE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES TO WORK.SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 9.2 LEGAL PUBLIC PERSONNEL ISSUES. WE HAVE AN EXPULSION. STUDENT ID NUMBER 223222. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SO MOVED.
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SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY NO'S? SO MOVED. AND INFORMATION ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER[10. INFORMATION ITEMS]
TEN. FIRST, WE HAVE CONFERENCE REQUESTS. WE ALL RECEIVED COPIES OF THOSE REQUESTS.ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DOCTOR YEE? ITEM NUMBER 10.2 EDUCATIONAL STUDY TRIP REQUEST.
AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN PROVIDED WITH ALL THAT INFORMATION. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DOCTOR E AND 10.3 WILLIAMS. YOU SEE P THIRD QUARTER REPORT. WE'VE ALL READ THAT REPORT. AND IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DOCTOR YEE. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 11 STAFF REPORTS BUSINESS SERVICES
[11. STAFF REPORTS]
DIVISION MISS MILTON THANK YOU. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MORE THAN 200 EMPLOYEES WHO ATTENDED THE ANNUAL BENEFITS FAIR THAT WAS HOSTED BY OUR RISK MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT ON APRIL 29TH. WE WERE PLEASED TO HAVE 17 VENDORS IN ATTENDANCE, PROVIDING VALUABLE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO OUR STAFF. WE CONTINUE TO MAKE GREAT PROGRESS ON THE MODERNIZATION OF SILVERADO HIGH SCHOOL. THIS PAST WEEK, THE NEW GYM FLOORS WERE COMPLETED AND THEY TURNED OUT BEAUTIFULLY. IN ADDITION TO THE WOOD FLOORING, POLISHED CONCRETE WAS INSTALLED IN THE MULTI-PURPOSE AREAS. THE PROJECT REMAINS ON TRACK TO BE COMPLETED THIS SUMMER. OUR NUTRITION SERVICES AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS ARE BUSY WRAPPING UP THE SCHOOL YEAR, WHILE ALSO PREPARING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS DURING SUMMER SCHOOL AND THE EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM. WE ALSO CELEBRATED SCHOOL SCHOOL BUS DRIVER APPRECIATION DAY ON APRIL 28TH. I HOPE ALL OF OUR TEACHERS HAD A WONDERFUL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WISH OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF A VERY HAPPY, APPRECIATIVE APPRECIATION WEEK LATER THIS MONTH. THANK YOU, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DIVISION DOCTOR E. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK JOSH MAYES. HE'S OUR DIRECTOR OF TECH. AND HE'S BEEN DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB AND JUST ENSURING TESTING IS GOING SMOOTHLY. SCHOOL SITE COORDINATORS TESTING COORDINATORS ARE ALSO DOING AN AMAZING JOB. I HAVE HOOKS BASICALLY TELLING US WE ARE CHASING DOWN TWO STUDENTS. WE CAN'T FIND THEM THERE. AND THEN OF COURSE, AS YOU HEARD THIS EVENING, TWO ORLANDO HIGH SCHOOLS AT 99%. SO RIGHT NOW OUR RATES ARE IN THE 90S. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST REALLY ECSTATIC THAT PEOPLE ARE TAKING IT VERY SERIOUSLY AND THAT OUR STUDENTS ALSO ARE PUTTING FORTH THEIR BEST EFFORT DURING TESTING. SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THAT. ALSO TO THE CNI TEAM HAVE BEEN UNDER DOCTOR COOK HAS BEEN REALLY BUSY PLANNING OUR SUMMER PD. SO IT'S WELL UNDERWAY. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. AGAIN, WE HAVE MR. JOSH MAYES OVER THERE CREATING EVEN SOME APP FOR US, FOR OUR TEACHERS TO ACTUALLY SIGN UP FOR THEIR SESSIONS. SO I'M LIKE, MAN, WE ARE GOING PLACES NOW.REALLY EXCITED ALSO THAT THE SUMMER PD IS GOING TO FOCUS ON OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE THE 29TH AND THE 30TH OF JULY. AND USUALLY WE GET OVER 200 TEACHERS THAT ATTEND EVERY YEAR. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND ALSO THE BEST PART IS SOME OF OUR TEACHERS ARE ACTUALLY PROVIDING THE SESSIONS THEMSELVES. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR DAY ONE, ENCOMPASSING A LOT OF MODEL LESSONS FROM OUR TEACHERS. AND THEN DAY TWO ENCOMPASSING LESSONS ON STRATEGIES RELATED TO THE INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK. AND THEN WE ALWAYS HAVE STRANDS. AND THIS YEAR WE ACTUALLY ARE INCORPORATING CTE IN IT AS WELL.
WE NEVER WANT TO FORGET OUR CTE TEACHERS. AND IN ADDITION TO INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS, WHICH WE ALWAYS HAVE STRANDS FOR ANYONE THAT TOUCHES TEACHING NEEDS TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE A PART OF THAT AS WELL. AND SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT. I WANT TO WISH ALL OF OUR TEACHERS ALSO A HAPPY TEACHERS APPRECIATION WEEK. AND AT SERVICES, WE ALWAYS FOCUS ON TEACHING AND LEARNING. AND WE ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT THE THE MOST IMPORTANT CONNECTION IS THAT BETWEEN A TEACHER AND A CHILD AND TO NURTURE. THAT IS REALLY OUR, OUR, OUR RESPONSIBILITY. AND FOR THAT WE THANK THEM FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE SUPES OFFICE. LAST SATURDAY WE HAD OUR DISTRICT PICNIC. I THINK THAT WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE SIGN IN SHEET, WE MAY HAVE HAD ABOUT 30 TO 40 MORE PEOPLE ATTEND THIS YEAR THAN WE DID THE PREVIOUS YEAR. SO THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN, A LOT OF GAMES, A LOT OF PRIZES, A LOT OF FOOD.
THANK YOU, HEATHER, FOR GIVING ME AN EXTRA MEAL TICKET. SO I GOT A HOT DOG AND TACOS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND ALSO TO LAST NIGHT WE CELEBRATED OUR STAFF WHO'S RETIRING AND HR DID JUST A GREAT JOB. JUST IT WAS SO CLASSY. AND IT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE SPEECHES WERE SO TOUCHING. AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY THE BEST WAY TO SEND OFF AND MAKE PEOPLE JUST REALLY REALIZE JUST HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE. AND WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THEM AND MISS THEM. SO GREAT JOB, MIKE, AND YOUR TEAM AND LINDY, JUST FROM THE DECORATIONS TO THE PICTURES
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AND SO FORTH. GREAT, GREAT. ALSO, I WANT TO I KNOW DEVINE LEFT ALREADY, BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO HER BEING OUR RECIPIENT OF OUR INAUGURAL RUN FOR A REASON SCHOLARSHIP.WE HOPE THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN CONTINUE. AND SHELBY, I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JUST DOING, YOU KNOW, JUST BEING SUCH A GREAT PERSON, A GREAT HUMAN, AND JUST DOING YOUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. WE WILL MISS YOU. WE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE ENJOYED YOUR TENURE HERE ON THE BOARD AS WE HAVE ENJOYED. JUST THOROUGHLY ENJOY HAVING YOU. SO THANK YOU AND I WISH EVERYONE A GREAT END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. LET'S END STRONG. AND FOR THOSE WHOSE LAST DAY OF WORK IS MAY 28TH, I WISH YOU A RESTFUL AND RELAXING SUMMER. THANK YOU. HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION, MR. WILLIFORD, THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO WISH OUR TEACHERS A WONDERFUL REST OF THE WEEK IN HONOR OF THEIR TEACHER TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. I HOPE YOUR SITES ARE SPOILING YOU. I'D LIKE TO WISH ALL OF OUR CLASSIFIED MEMBERS A GREAT UPCOMING CLASS FREE CLASSIFIED APPRECIATION WEEK. MANY OF YOU ARE THE FIRST PEOPLE OUR STUDENTS SEE IN THE MORNING, AND THE LAST ONES TO SEE BEFORE THEY GO HOME. WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS. YOUR MEMBERS SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR CSEA. YOUR MEMBERS SHOULD BE READY BECAUSE YOUR BOARD WENT ALL OUT AND GOT YOU SOUTHERN BARBECUE. AND THAT'S ME COMING HERE. SO I KNOW THAT SOME OF YOU GUYS WILL BE HELPING OUT BOARD WITH THEM. SO SOUTHERN BARBECUE IS GOING TO BE CC APPRECIATION WEEK BY THEIR BOARD. I ALSO LIKE TO THANK VTA AND CSC NEGOTIATIONS TEAMS. WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT THIS YEAR. I'M NOT SURE WHAT I'M GOING TO DO WITH MYSELF NOW. THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THERE'S NO NEGOTIATIONS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO. THERE'S NOTHING EVER TO DO IN HR. RIGHT. I'LL THANK YOU OVER THERE LIKE THAT. ALSO, I HOPE EVERYONE HAS AN AMAZING GRADUATION SEASON WHICH IS COMING UP. I ALSO LIKE TO THANK LINDA, DANICA, SELENA, DANIELLE, DARLENE, AND CHRISTINE FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK WITH A SUCCESSFUL NEW TEACHER COLLOQUIUM AND A RETIREMENT DINNER. YOU GUYS MAKE ME LOOK GOOD. WE ARE AGAIN ON TRACK TO BE FULLY STAFFED WITH ALL TEACHERS BY THE. FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW BY JUNE 1ST AND THOSE OF YOU WORKING NOT WORKING FOR SUMMER SCHOOL OR SUMMER PROGRAMS, I HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE A WONDERFUL RESTFUL SPRING OR SUMMER BREAK.
[12. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS/REQUEST FOR AGENDA ITEMS]
THAT'S IT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. BERRIOS. OKAY, FIRST MR. BIDEN. OKAY.NOW. WELL, FIRST, SHELBY, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR SPENDING ALL THIS TIME WITH US. IT WAS REALLY GREAT HAVING YOU, AND SORRY I INTERRUPT BECAUSE WE HAVE. WE WANTED YOU TO MAKE ALL THE MOTIONS THIS MEETING. OKAY, SO I JUMPED IN AT THE WRONG TIME. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE CANDY. IT WILL BE WELL DEVOURED. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. NUMBER TWO, I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY ELSE THAT WE HAD THE GIFTS. WE HAD A BOOK FROM HEATHER AND YOU KNOW, THESE LITTLE GOODIES FROM THE DISTRICT AND OH, I PROBABLY FORGOT SOMETHING, BUT EVERYTHING IS WELL APPRECIATED AND IT'LL BE WELL USED. I MIGHT EVEN READ A BOOK FOR A CHANGE.
OKAY. WHICH I HAVEN'T READ A WHOLE BOOK, I THINK, SINCE COLLEGE. UNLESS IT WAS A REPAIR MANUAL. OKAY. THE AND THE SPEAKING OF THE PICNIC, THE PICNIC AND THE AND THE RETIREE DINNER WERE GREAT. AND I THINK THE PICNIC WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME. AND THE RETIREE DINNER THAT SPOKE FOR ITSELF, THAT WAS THAT WAS WONDERFUL. AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN, IF EVER, THAT WE, WE. THE DISTRICT HAD AN EVENT AT SPRING VALLEY LAKE COUNTRY CLUB. IT'S A NICE PLACE. YOU KNOW, THE ATMOSPHERE WAS REALLY GOOD AND HAVING THE RETIREES THERE WAS REALLY, REALLY A COOL DEAL. OKAY. AND WE GOT TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. I HOPE EVERYBODY ENJOYED IT. AND WE HAVE THE CSA CSEA APPRECIATION WEEK HERE SOON, SO THAT WILL BE HOPEFULLY APPRECIATED. REAL WELL. ALRIGHT, OKAY. MY SCRIPT ISN'T AS GOOD BECAUSE I KEEP CHANGING. I'M NOT AS ORGANIZED AS ROSIE, BUT NOW WE ALSO HAVE WE HAVE GRADUATION SEASON COMING UP AND I'M SURE EVERYBODY'S PREPARED. THEY HAVE THEIR THEIR GOWNS PRESSED AND EVERYTHING READY TO GO AND THEIR SACK LUNCHES. SINCE WE WON'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO EAT IN BETWEEN ALL THESE EVENTS. AND UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE DOUBLE BOOKED. SO WE HAVE CONFLICTS LIKE THE, YOU KNOW, CADET CORPS DINNER AND THAT SORT OF THING. BUT DOGGONE, IT CAN ONLY FIT SO MUCH INTO INTO THE CALENDAR. OKAY, NOW, AND NOT TO BE A DOWNER, BUT WE LOST A IT'S BEEN A BAD MONTH FOR, YOU KNOW, FORMER EMPLOYEES. OKAY. WE LOST WE LOST THREE THIS MONTH. WE LOST, YOU KNOW, ONLY LAST MONTH. BUT, YOU KNOW, FIRST LELAND UDY, WHO WAS A LONG TIME COACH AND TEACHER AT VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND, YOU KNOW, A PERSONAL FRIEND. AND THAT WAS A REAL SUDDEN DEAL. AND HE'S GOING TO HE'S GOING TO BE TRULY MISSED AROUND, ESPECIALLY THE FOOTBALL COMMUNITY, BECAUSE HE WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE WAS A TEAM TO COACH, HE'D FIND
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IT. OKAY. SO AND HE ALWAYS DID IT. WELL, ANOTHER ONE, SOMEBODY NO, NOT KNOW ABOUT WAS EUNICE MCCLOVER. AND ANYBODY THAT KNEW EUNICE, SHE WAS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. AND ACTUALLY SHE WAS PRINCIPAL FOR A WHILE. WHEN WE WERE IN BETWEEN PRINCIPALS OF VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, AND MOST OF US CALLED HER MA. THE KIDS CALLED HER GRANDMA. AND SHE WAS SHE WAS JUST WONDERFUL. AND SHE JUST PASSED AWAY THIS WEEK. AND LAST. HE WASN'T A TEACHER, BUT HE TAUGHT A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF THINGS WAS FREDDIE HUDGINS. HE WAS A I MEAN, IF ANYBODY BLEEDS GREEN, IT WAS HIM. OKAY. HE WAS INVOLVED WITH ALL THE SPORTS PROGRAMS. IF THERE WAS ANYTHING TO VOLUNTEER FOR THAT AFFECTED THE SCHOOL, THE KIDS, HE WAS ALWAYS RIGHT THERE. AND HIS WIFE WAS A BOARD MEMBER FOR, FOR QUITE A WHILE. DEANNA. BUT FREDDIE WAS ALWAYS THERE WITH A HELPING HAND AND SAY HE'S GOING TO BE MISSED. SO NOT TO BE THE DOWNER, BUT I LIKE TO GIVE BAD INFORMATION BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THESE PEOPLE NEED RECOGNITION. AND SO FINALLY, WE DO HAVE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. TRY AND ENJOY IT. AND ANY STAFF THAT'S THERE, IT'S ALMOST OVER. JUST HANG IN THERE AND PATIENCE, OKAY? BECAUSE IT WILL IT WILL END AND YOU'LL BE HAPPY WHEN IT'S OVER, BUT YOU'LL PROBABLY MISS IT BECAUSE I STILL MISS THE KIDS AND I'VE BEEN RETIRED FOR, WELL, A LONG TIME. OKAY, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CROSBY. ALRIGHTY. WELL, I'LL START WITH THE DOWNER SO I DON'T HAVE TO END WITH IT. BUT ONLY LAST MONTH AND I, I, I WAS A GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH. HE WAS A BOYS BASKETBALL COACH. BUT THE MAN TAUGHT ME MORE ABOUT BASKETBALL. I PLAYED BASKETBALL ALL MY LIFE, BUT THE MAN TAUGHT ME MORE ABOUT BASKETBALL THAN I. I MEAN, I, I WAS COACHING AT NIGHT, HE STILL TEACHING ME ALL THIS STUFF. AND SO WE MISS HIM AND FRED, OF COURSE, LIKE HE SAID, HIS WIFE WAS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND A LONG TIME VICTOR VALLEY SUPPORTER, LELAND. I WORKED WITH HIM FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, AND HE'S GOING TO BE MISSED. TRULY GREAT MAN. EUNICE. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED EUNICE. I ONLY HAVE ONE PROBLEM WITH HER. ONCE I WAS COMPETING IN A FENCING TOURNAMENT AND I PULLED THE CHEST MUSCLE. AND THAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES IN SPORT. YOU KNOW WHAT, A CHEST MUSCLE, IT HURTS. YOU CAN'T LIFT YOUR ARMS OR ANYTHING. YOU COUGH, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO DIE.AND SHE SHE SAW ME AND SHE SAYS, YOU NEED TO GET THE HOSPITAL. I SAID, THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I SAID, THERE'S, THEY CAN GIVE ME PAIN PILLS OR SOMETHING, BUT THERE'S NOTHING. SHE CALLED 911. THEY TOOK ME DOWN TO THE HOSPITAL AND AND HERE'S THESE POOR GUYS, YOU KNOW, HAVE THEIR ARMS CUT OFF. AND THEY'RE REALLY SERIOUSLY IN TROUBLE HERE. I HAVE A PULLED CHEST MUSCLE, AND THEY'RE HOOKING ME UP FOR EKGS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ME EXCEPT A PULLED MUSCLE. BUT ANYHOW, I LOVE HER. I'M GOING TO MISS HER. SHE WAS A GREAT, GREAT LEADER. AND EXCEPT FOR THAT ONE TIME WHICH I. WHICH I WILL FORGIVE HER FOR. BUT IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL, CARING, LOVING PERSON. AND YOU'RE RIGHT. SHE WAS OUR INTERIM PRINCIPAL FOR A SHORT WHILE, AND WE LOVED HER AND. AND WE WILL MISS HER, SHELBY. NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE POSITIVE. WE'RE NOT TALKING. BUT ALTHOUGH WE ARE GOING TO MISS YOU, YOU KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN A BRIGHT SPOT ON THIS THIS BOARD. WE LOVE YOU. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU'VE DONE. AND JUST THANKS FOR JOINING US AND, AND MAKING US BETTER BECAUSE OF WHO YOU ARE. THANK YOU. AND ALSO THANKS FOR THE COOKIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND VARIOUS HERITAGE CELEBRATIONS THIS PAST WEEK AND STUFF. AND THEY WERE THEY WERE WONDERFUL. JUST EXCITING THINGS TO GO TO. WE LOOK THROUGH OTHER CELEBRATIONS, UPCOMING CSC, A UPCOMING WEEK. WE WANT TO WISH THEM THE BEST OF LUCK ALWAYS AND AND THEIR SPECIAL WEEK. WE WANT TO WISH THEM THAT. VTA THE TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK ENDING. BUT. BUT OUR TEACHERS. THANK YOU FOR THE FINE JOB YOU DO. WE DID GO TO THE RETIREMENT DINNER LAST NIGHT AND THAT WAS MIKE. OUTSTANDING JOB. AND AND AGAIN, TELL YOUR STAFF, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FOR ALL THAT. THAT WAS FANTASTIC. IT WAS A LITTLE HARD FOR ME BECAUSE THREE OF THE PEOPLE RETIRING WERE MY EX-STUDENTS. AND THAT REALLY MAKES YOU FEEL YOUR AGE. BUT BUT THEY'RE ALL THREE WONDERFUL. ALL, ALL TEACH. ALL OF THEM ARE BETTER TEACHER THAN I EVER WAS. I, I JUST, I APPRECIATE THEM SO MUCH, BUT THEY ARE RETIRING. OPTIONS FOR YOU. THANKS FOR INVITING ME TO YOUR CAREER FAIR AND OTHER THINGS. AND I ENJOY THAT SO MUCH. AND AND I APPRECIATE THE INVITES DANICA HAS LEFT. SHE SAID SHE HAD THINGS TO DO, BUT MR. COLE WILL LOOK INTO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S THAT'S NOT WHAT
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WE WANT. WE WANT TO TO WORK TOGETHER. WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE. AND WE'RE YOU KNOW, WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE AS A BOARD, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO BE RUDE AND INSULTING TO EACH OTHER. AND SO, DANICA, KNOW THAT MR. COLE, LOOK INTO THAT. ONE THING. I'D LIKE TO REQUEST MR. COLE AS OUR SUPERINTENDENT. AND IT'S ONE THING THAT TONIGHT WE WE WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF TIMES THE CALENDAR, PARTICULARLY AT THE END OF THE YEAR, GETS REALLY RUSHED. AND SOMEHOW WE'VE GOT TO COME UP WITH A CALENDAR THAT EVERYBODY CAN SEE. AND FIRST ONE TO PUT IT ON WINS AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. SO IF IF THE CALIFORNIA CADET CORPS GETS THEIRS ON FIRST, WELL, I'M SORRY, VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, YOU HAVE TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER DAY FOR YOUR YOUR GRADUATION. I, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE IT. SO WE DON'T BECAUSE LIKE LAST NIGHT WE HAD THE RETIREMENT DINNER, BUT WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ACTIVITY AND WE CAN'T GO TO BOTH. AND SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT SOMEHOW COME UP WITH AND, AND STARTING STARTING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, NOT DON'T WAIT TILL THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT COME UP WITH A CALENDAR DISTRICT WIDE SO THAT WE CAN SEE THAT. AND I'D APPRECIATE IF YOU'D LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING THAT. AND TO EVERYBODY, JUST HAVE A GREAT END OF THE YEAR AND, AND ENJOY YOUR TIME AND TO SCHOOL BOARD. AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU GUYS FOR I ENJOY WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MR. EDMISON. OKAY, SHELBY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING OUR BOARD MEMBER AND GIVING US A STUDENT PERSPECTIVE. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE ANY OF US HAVE BEEN A STUDENT, SO WE'VE REALLY APPRECIATED YOUR THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS. I KNOW TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK IS GOING ON AND RIGHT AFTER THAT IS CLASSIFIED APPRECIATION WEEK.AND ALTHOUGH MANAGEMENT APPRECIATION WEEK IS A DIFFERENT TIME OF THE YEAR, WE JUST NEED TO APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR STAFF. SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR STAFF FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO MAKE THIS A GREAT PLACE TO LEARN AND A GREAT PLACE TO WORK. IT REALLY IS A MOTTO THAT STICKS. WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT EVERYONE IN OUR DISTRICT IS DEDICATED FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, AND IT SHOWS EVERY DAY FROM ALL OF OUR SITES, INCLUDING OUR MUSTANGS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PAUL AND HEATHER. THANK YOU FOR LEADING THE RAGNAR TEAM. THAT WAS SO MOTIVATIONAL. NOT ONLY FOR WE WATCHING ON OUR ON OUR CELL PHONES TO TRACK, BUT EVEN STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM WERE WATCHING. HOW EXCITING IS THAT? SO THANK YOU, CARL FOR ARRANGING THAT. THAT'S THE BEST TEAM BUILDING I THINK COULD EVER HAVE TAKEN PLACE. EVERYONE WAS SO COMMITTED. I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY SUMMER, BUT NOT QUITE YET BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE SEVERAL DAYS. BUT JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT MANY OF OUR CLASSIFIED. THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH THE SUMMER, SO KEEP THAT IN MIND THAT THEY'RE HARD AT WORK, MAKING SURE THAT THE BUILDINGS AND EVERYTHING WILL BE SPIT SPOT READY TO GO IN AUGUST WHEN OUR SCHOOL STARTS. THANK YOU TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM. I APPRECIATE THAT, AND BRETT, I KNOW YOU'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK EVERY DAY, GETTING ALL OF THE UPDATES AND AND NEW CONSTRUCTION DONE. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. IT BENEFITS ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU EVERYONE. HEATHER, A BIG THANK YOU FOR ALL THE EXTRA THINGS YOU'VE BEEN DOING TO HELP EVERYONE. WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU EVERYBODY WHO STAYED.
HAVE A GOOD SUMMER. THANK YOU, MR. LARSON. WELL, FIRST, I'D LIKE TO START OFF BY THANKING SHELBY. IT'S A LITTLE WINDOW INTO WHAT WE HAVE THE PLEASURE AND OPPORTUNITY TO DO SERVING ON THE SCHOOL BOARD. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR PRESENCE HERE. I REALLY APPRECIATE A STUDENT PERSPECTIVE. YOU SEE THINGS SO MUCH DIFFERENTLY THAN WE DO, AND I REALLY LIKE THE WAY PENNY PUT THAT. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE ANY OF US HAVE BEEN STUDENTS. SO IT'S NICE TO GET YOUR, YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND YOUR HELP WITH THAT. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIED AND ALL THE APPRECIATION WEEK. WE APPRECIATE YOU MORE THAN EVERY WEEK. WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL THE TIME. SOMETHING THAT I FOUND REAL INTERESTING, INTERESTING FROM OUR BOARD BOOK. AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE CAUGHT THIS, BUT I REMEMBER GOING TO SCHOOL NOW. I WENT TO SCHOOL IN BIG BEAR AND THERE WAS SNOW, SO WE ALWAYS HAD TO TAKE THE BUS, BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE OUR BUS DRIVERS DRIVE A MILLION MILES A YEAR ON VICTOR VALLEY ROADS. AND WE HAVE SO FEW INCIDENTS ON A COMPARATIVE BASIS. I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING. I, I LOOKED AT THAT AND I HAD NO IDEA THEY DROVE THAT MUCH. I KNOW SEVERAL OF THE BUS DRIVERS.
AND IT'S FUNNY, THEY DON'T COMPLAIN ABOUT DRIVING THAT MANY MILES ON VICTOR VALLEY ROADS. AND I COMPLAIN ON MY FIVE MILE COMMUTE TO WORK. AND THAT'S JUST ON BEAR VALLEY ROAD.
BUT I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY. AND AT THIS TIME, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE BUS DRIVERS REALIZING, YOU KNOW, JUST HOW MUCH THEY DRIVE. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE RAGNAR TEAM. IT WAS A PLEASURE BEING ABLE TO TO HELP WITH THE SCHOLARSHIP, BUT IT WAS EVEN MORE OF A PLEASURE TO WATCH YOU GUYS. MY WIFE GOT MAD AT ME. I WAS UP AT 1:00 IN THE MORNING TRACKING YOU. AND I'LL NEVER FORGET BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, I. I SAID TO MYSELF VERY QUIETLY, WOW, THEY'RE DOING
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GREAT. MY WIFE GOES, WHO'S DOING GREAT? AND THEN I HEARD THE WORDS, SHUT THAT STUPID PHONE OFF. SO WHICH I PROMPTLY DID. I'M, YOU KNOW, 42 YEARS OF MARRIAGE. YOU LEARNED TO LISTEN.BUT I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE HARD WORK YOU PUT IN IT. IT'S IT'S A THANKLESS JOB WORKING IN EDUCATION, AND IT'S GETTING ROUGH FOR EVERY DAY. AS WE LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING STATEWIDE AND COUNTRYWIDE. AND JUST, YOU KNOW, YOUR HEARTS ARE HERE FOR THE KIDS AND THAT'S WHY ALL OF US ARE HERE. AND I APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU WHO STUCK AROUND TILL THE END. AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING ON YOUTUBE, I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE. THANKS TO OUR STUDENTS FROM UNIVERSITY PREP, SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ AND MADISON VALTIERRA, FOR BEING HERE TO REPORT ON THEIR STUDENT SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ALSO, THANKS TO OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH OF OUR SCHOOL SITES, AS WELL AS OUR STUDENTS, FROM OPTIONS FOR YOUTH ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL ACTIVITIES REPORT. THEY ALWAYS DO SUCH A GREAT JOB. WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING HAVING THEM ALL HERE. I WANT TO THANK OUR VICTOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL DOCTOR VICTOR GARNICA, FOR ATTENDING OUR GRAY HAIRS LUNCHEON LAST MONTH FOR HIS PRESENTATION TO OUR GROUP. EVERYONE ENJOYED THE MEETING HIM AND GETTING TO KNOW HIM BETTER, AND WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO DOCTOR GARNICA TAKING US ON A TOUR OF OUR OLD ALMA MATER SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD. AND. AND SPEAKING OF FRED HUDGINS, I ATTENDED SCHOOL WITH FRED. HE WAS A JUNIOR AND I WAS A SENIOR. AND YEAH, IT WAS IT WAS TOUGH LOSING HIM BECAUSE HE WAS A MEMBER OF OUR GRAY HAIRS. AND WE JUST HAD LUNCH TOGETHER THE PREVIOUS MONTH. AND AS YOU SAID, DIANE HUDGINS, SHE SHE'S A LONG TIME. SHE'S A LONG TIME.
SHE'S LIVED OUT HERE QUITE A WHILE. AND HER AND FRED HAD BEEN MARRIED QUITE, QUITE A WHILE. AND SHE SERVED ON THE BOARD. SHE ALSO SERVED ON THE, THE COMMISSION PERSONNEL PERSONNEL COMMISSION. SHE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION FOR A LONG TIME, AND FRED WAS FOLLOWED HER WHEREVER SHE WENT. IN THE LATTER PART OF HIS LIFE, HE HAD SOME HEALTH PROBLEMS, BUT HE WAS ALWAYS. HE WAS ALWAYS STRONG AS AN OX. WHEN YOU SHOOK HIS HAND, IT TOOK FIVE MINUTES BEFORE YOU. YOU GOT BLOOD BACK INTO YOUR HAND BECAUSE HE WAS. NO MATTER HOW SICK HE GOT, HE WAS. HE WAS ALWAYS BUILT LIKE A BULL, AND WE'LL. WE'LL CERTAINLY MISS HIM.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE THREE SPEECH CONTEST WINNERS AT HOOK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. I WAS ASKED TO BE ONE OF THE THREE JUDGES, AND THE COMPETITORS DIDN'T MAKE IT EASY ON US. THANKS TO ALL THE CONTESTANTS THAT TOOK PART AS WELL AS OUR OUR TEACHER, MRS. NANCY NOBLE, FOR HER EFFORTS IN PUTTING THIS SPEECH CONTEST TOGETHER. THE KIDS WERE WERE AWESOME. THANKS TO MISS HATCHER AND HER STAFF AT UNIVERSITY PREP FOR PUTTING ON A GREAT LUNCH AS THEY CELEBRATED THEIR DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT. OUR STAFF, AS WELL AS OUR STUDENTS, WERE TREATED TO TACOS WITH ALL THE FILLINGS TO CELEBRATE THIS GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF HER STAFF. THEY DID A. THEY ALWAYS DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB OUT THERE AND ALSO WE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THE PRESENTATION OF ALADDIN PUT ON BY THE DRAMA STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY PREP. IT WAS EXCELLENT. OUR STUDENTS DID A GREAT JOB WITH THEIR SINGING AND ACTING THANKS TO THEIR DRAMA TEACHER, MR. DAVID PAGE, AS WELL AS ALL OF HIS STUDENTS, BOTH PERFORMERS AS WELL AS THE STAGEHANDS FOR PUTTING ON A GREAT PERFORMANCE. WE HAVE SOME VERY TALENTED STUDENTS IN ALL OUR ALL OUR SCHOOLS. AND SPECIAL THANKS TO MRS. HATCHER FOR PROVIDING OUR TICKETS. WE ALMOST COULDN'T GET IN. YOU MENTIONED DAVE, ALL THE PERFORMERS GONE. HE ALSO HAD A NEW BABY, SO. OH, WHILE HE WAS PUTTING ON THE PRODUCTION. YEAH.
EXCUSE ME, I WANT TO THANK VTA FOR INVITING US TO A COUPLE OF THEIR EVENTS LAST MONTH. FIRST, THEIR RETIREMENT DINNER FOR THE VTA MEMBERS RETIRING THIS YEAR, AND THEN FOR THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY FAMILY PICNIC. AS ALWAYS, THE FOOD WAS GREAT, BUT THE CONVERSATION ARE ALWAYS THE BEST. THE WEATHER AT THE PICNIC COULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT BETTER BECAUSE IT WAS A LITTLE A LITTLE COLD OUT THERE AND WINDY, BUT THEY MOVED IT INSIDE TO THE CAFETERIA AT THE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AT VICTOR. AND I GOTTA TELL YOU, THE, THE FURNITURE AT THE CAFETERIA AT VICTOR HIGH IS AMAZING. YEAH, THOSE TABLES ARE AWESOME. I TOOK SOME PICTURES AND SENT THEM TO OUR GRAY HAIRS. HEY, LOOK. LOOK AT OUR CAFETERIA. IT'S NOT THE CAFETERIA WE HAD, BUT IT IT'S IT WAS AWESOME. GOOD JOB WITH THAT. AND THANKS TO ALL THE MEMBERS THAT WORKED
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SO HARD TO PUT THESE TWO EVENTS TOGETHER. THANKS AGAIN TO DOCTOR VICTOR GARODNICK AND HIS STAFF AT VICTOR HIGH SCHOOL FOR HOSTING THE VIP PROM THE OTHER DAY, AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR OTHER STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND SCHOOL SITES THAT WERE INVOLVED IN PUTTING ON THIS EVENT. THE FOOD WAS AWESOME, BUT THE MUSIC COULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY BETTER.ALL THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS, THEY ALL HAD A BALL. THEY EVEN GOT JEN AND I OUT THERE TRYING TO DO. WE JUST DON'T DANCE LIKE THEY DO NOWADAYS, BUT IT WAS A. IT WAS A FUN EVENT AND MY GOSH, TO WATCH THOSE. THOSE KIDS. THE MUSIC STARTS AND THEY GET UP THERE AND THEY START DANCING AND THEY DON'T STOP UNTIL THE MUSIC QUITS. AND THEN WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS AND THEY HAVE TO GET HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL, THEY'RE VERY DISAPPOINTED. BUT IT WAS AN AWESOME, IT WAS AN AWESOME EVENT. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR SENIORS WHO RECEIVED THEIR STOLES AT ATLANTA HIGH SCHOOL DURING THEIR SENIOR LEGACY CELEBRATION, AND VICTOR AND SILVERADO SENIORS DURING THEIR SENIOR HERITAGE CELEBRATIONS. THANKS TO ALL OF OUR STAFF INVOLVED WITH THESE PROGRAMS AND FOR ALL OF THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH OUR STUDENTS THAT HELPED THEM ACHIEVE THIS HONOR. YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT HOLDING SOME THINGS TO TWO THINGS IN THE SAME SAME NIGHT. YOU MISS OUT ON, ON SOME OF THESE OTHER EVENTS. AND IT'S, IT'S SO DIFFICULT TO DECIDE WHICH ONE TO GO TO. AND YEAH, IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD GET THAT CALENDAR FIXED SO THAT THERE ISN'T TWO, TWO THINGS GOING ON AT ONCE. SO WE COULD, WE COULD ATTEND ALL OF THEM AND HONOR OUR STUDENTS AS WELL AS OUR STAFF. THANKS AGAIN TO MR. WILLIFORD AND HIS STAFF FOR PUTTING OUT THAT GREAT RETIREMENT RECOGNITION PROGRAM.
LAST NIGHT AT SPRING VALLEY LAKE, THERE WERE 22 DISTRICT RETIREES THAT INCLUDED TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND CLASSIFIED SUPPORT STAFF, AND THEY HAD A COMBINED 425 YEARS OF SERVICE.
THAT IS AWESOME. THANKS TO ALL OF THEM FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR DISTRICT. THAT HAS CONTINUED TO MAKE IT WHAT IT IS THE BEST DISTRICT EVER. AS I WAS STANDING THERE, ONE OF THE ONE OF THE RETIREES THEY SAID HE STARTED IN 1999. I LEANED OVER AND I TOLD DANNY. I SAID, OH MY GOSH, THAT'S THE YEAR I RETIRED, SHE SAID. SHE SAID, WELL, THAT'S THE YEAR I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. I SAID, THANKS, DANNY. I FELT BAD ENOUGH AS IT WAS, AND I WANT TO THANK TINA SWITZER AND HER STAFF AT OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR INVITATION TO ATTEND THEIR CINCO DE MAYO LUNCHEON CELEBRATION. THE FOOD WAS GREAT, AND I ENJOYED SPENDING SOME TIME TALKING TO OUR GREAT BUS DRIVERS AND MECHANICS. THEY DO AN AWESOME JOB FOR US, TAKING CARE OF OUR OUR STUDENTS. I WANT TO THANK SHELBY FOR YOUR SERVICE ON OUR BOARD. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. WE KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO GREAT, AND YOU'LL BE A GREAT REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR DISTRICT.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE HERE. I WANT TO AGAIN CONGRATULATE OUR DISTRICT PERSONNEL AND THEIR 200 MILE RUN. THAT WAS AWESOME. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENT FROM ATLANTA HIGH SCHOOL, FERNY DEVINE. YEAH THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S A GOOD START. LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR. MAYBE WE CAN GET EVEN MORE MONEY. IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG MONTH IN MAY.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL OUR MOTHERS OUT THERE. AND IF YOU IF YOUR MOTHER, YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO STILL HAVE YOUR MOTHER WITH YOU, I'LL GIVE HER AN EXTRA HUG. FOR FROM THOSE OF US THAT UNFORTUNATELY HAVE LOST OURS. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR ATTENDING AND SAFE TRAVELS HOME WITH THAT, MISS GLASS. HELLO. I WANT TO SAY I HOPE THAT ALL TEACHERS AND NURSES HAD A GREAT APPRECIATION WEEK, AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR BEING SO WELCOMING AND GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. I REALLY DID ENJOY MYSELF, AND I WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR TO COME AND VISIT, AND I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS A GREAT REST OF THE YEAR AND A GREAT SUMMER. THANK YOU. MR. KOHL'S. SO I'LL START WITH
[13. SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS]
SHELBY. SHELBY, IT'S BEEN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING HAVING YOU ON THE BOARD. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S A BITTERSWEET MOMENT WHERE I'M GLAD YOU GOT TO LEARN A LOT. I'M GOING TO MISS YOU A WHOLE LOT. I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO SIT NEXT TO ME. SO JUST JUST COULD BE PRETTY EMPTY HERE FOR A FEW MONTHS. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE CONTRIBUTED. AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WE HAVE A LITTLE PLAQUE FOR YOU, AND IN FRONT OF YOU IS A GIFT WITH SOME GIFT CARDS AND SOME GOODIES. BUT SHELBY, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, I'D LIKE TO JUST TELL YOU CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. YOU JUST[01:40:03]
DIDN'T REPRESENT. YOU REPRESENTED YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY VERY WELL. BUT EVEN MORE THAN THAT, YOU REPRESENTED, YOU KNOW, THE NEARLY 12,000 STUDENTS WHO COME TO SCHOOL HERE. AND SO JOB WELL DONE. AND SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. LOVE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU, WITH THE, WITH THE BOARD. AND LET'S DO THAT. OKAY.THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. I KNOW I'VE BEEN THERE. AND THEN IN ADDITION, I THINK NAIL ON THE HEAD. I JUST WANT TO WISH ALL OF OUR MOTHERS A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY. THE UPCOMING SUNDAY. AND IF ANYBODY CAN FILM THAT AND SEND THAT TO MY MOM. BUT JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS IT'S IT'S ALWAYS WHEN YOU GO LAST, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MUCH GREAT THINGS GOING ON AND, AND WANT TO KEEP IT SHORT AND, YOU KNOW, BUT I, I RECENTLY GOT TO ATTEND. THE ADELANTO HERITAGE, YOU KNOW, PROGRAM AND IT'S JUST A SYMBOL OF THE WORK THAT MATTERS THE MOST. YOU KNOW, COMING UP HERE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 2000 STUDENTS. WE'RE GOING TO SHAKE ALL OF THEIR HANDS AND WE'RE GOING TO WISH THEM WELL. BUT WHEN YOU GO TO THESE PROGRAMS, YOU'RE JUST REMINDED OF THE WORK THAT WAS DONE FOUR YEARS AGO AT THAT SCHOOL. OKAY, 8%, EIGHT OUT OF 100 STUDENTS WERE ELIGIBLE TO GO TO A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY. OUR BLACK AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS. 80%, NOW HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO TO A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY. AND IT'S A REPRESENTATION. IT'S A REPRESENTATION OF OF THE HARD WORK AND THE DEDICATION AND THE RESULTS THAT FOLLOW. AND THAT'S A STATISTIC NUMBER, WHICH IS IMPORTANT, BUT IT MEANS NOTHING WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL, THE PARENTS IN THAT STUDENT NOW WHO HAS AN OPPORTUNITY IN A LOT OF OTHER PLACES THAT THEY MAY NOT GET THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND OUR ABILITY TO SAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T CARE WHAT RACE YOU ARE. I DON'T CARE WHAT INCOME YOUR FAMILY HAS, I DON'T CARE. YOU KNOW, WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU HAVE. IF YOU COME HERE, WE'RE GOING TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE AND 80 STUDENTS CROSS THAT STAGE AND THERE WAS HUNDREDS, IF NOT MAYBE A THOUSAND COLLEGES THAT THEY ALL HAD ACCEPTANCE TO MULTIPLE COLLEGES THAT THEY HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO GO TO, WHICH HELPS THEM TO FULFILL THEIR LIFE PURPOSE. AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. BUT WHEN YOU LEAVE AN EVENT LIKE THAT, IT'S AN IMPOSSIBILITY TO NOT BE EXCITED TO GET UP THE NEXT MORNING AND COME TO WORK. AND THAT DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN, YOU KNOW, BY ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENS BECAUSE THERE'S A DEDICATED STAFF WHO SAYS, LOOK, I CARE THAT THIS IS MUCH BIGGER THAN MYSELF. THIS IS HOW WE MANAGE OUR MONEY. THIS IS ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND THIS IS ABOUT PUTTING PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT PLACE. AND THE RESULTS THEY SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. BUT MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE RESULTS THEMSELVES BEHIND THOSE RESULTS, THERE'S A STUDENT'S NAME AND NOW THERE'S SOME REAL OPPORTUNITY OUT THERE. AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SHAKE THE 2000 STUDENTS HANDS WHO CROSS THAT STAGE. AND AND WE WON'T BE ABLE TO LEARN EVERYBODY'S STORY. BUT THE MORE THAT WE KEEP DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING, THE MORE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE IN THEIR FUTURES.
AND I CAN'T BE MORE EXCITED TO BE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT AND, AND TO LEARN AND TO GROW AND TO SERVE ALONG NOT ONLY YOU, BUT AMONGST THE THE 1400 PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY REASON TO RETURN TO CLOSED SESSION? NO, I'M JUST PROBABLY GOING TO SEE ME AT IN-N-OUT HERE PRETTY SOON. ALL RIGHT. WITHOUT A ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SO
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.