2026-03-06 Orange County, CA YouTube / AUHSD Communications transcript source: youtube 3/5 AUHSD Board Meeting: Open Session (6:00PM) · passage 69
So this is the combined uh general fund including unrestricted and restricted but let's look at the unrestricted this is the money that has no strings attached what the deficit is for the year. So currently you can see here in second in we are we are doing good in our current year $22 million in the positive but looking at the next year 20 $37 million and then $59 million and then $78 million at this point. So all the raises are now in the budget. Remember there was multiple disclosure for AB1200. Those are all now in the um budget at this point. So that that will be the difference. And this is um the multi-year for the restricted programs. So we receive over $250 million in the onetime dollars because of the co funding from the federal government as well as from the state. So those money are now slowing drying up where we're towards end.
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2026-03-06 San Bernardino County, CA YouTube / AVUSD Official Channel transcript source: youtube Mar 05, 2026 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees · passage 69
All I needed for this one were a few notes. And here's why. On a fateful day in November, um, I received a call from a parent that we were not going to have a water polo um, team at Granite Hills High School because we did not have a coach. 12 hours later, I was in Mr. Kalinich's office. Mr. Kalinich Jr., correct? So, I'm gonna have Steve come up for a minute. So, yeah, you stand. Stand. Stephen Kalinich is the dean of students at Citybull Academy. And why did I go to Stephen Kalinich? Because Steven Kalinich is also an alumni in our district. He played water polo for us. And then he decided to become a teacher and he coached water polo for us. And so if anybody could step in and support us for a short period of time, Stephen Kalinich was the man. What I didn't do is I didn't call Katie, who who was very pregnant and getting ready to have their first daughter.
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2026-03-06 Orange County, CA YouTube / AUHSD Communications transcript source: youtube 3/5 AUHSD Board Meeting: Open Session (6:00PM) · passage 70
All the other money was already spent. Uh there's some onetime dollar that learning recovery that's in here but those are going to be drying up after probably in a couple years. Those um onetime dollars are going to be gone. We do have the commitments. Um this was what we had um when we set up um totaling $130 million. We have the benefits for the classified summer assistance program. I know that our um employees really benefit from this and the state matching has been great. So I know this letter went out already to the employees who's doing that. So uh we're not that many districts in Orange County has this program, but we support this program um wholeheartedly. We also have the bus leasing the textbook set aside uh and then the additional 3% reserve that the board has mandated. So that's important. We also have the pension investment by the way that's doing well.
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2026-03-06 San Bernardino County, CA YouTube / AVUSD Official Channel transcript source: youtube Mar 05, 2026 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees · passage 70
And Stephen says to me, "I'll do it, Tray, but I got to call Katie. Katie needs to know. And I said, "I know." And tell her I promise I'm gonna try to get somebody to cover this before um we get too close to delivery date. So before I even left Mr. Kalinich's office, he says to me, "I have some ideas. I think there's some people." And he starts talking to me about this Coach Freddy who I say, "Okay, how do we get a hold of this Coach Freddy?" At this point, I don't know Coach Freddy is female. I just know Coach Freddy. And he, Mr. Kalinich says, "I'll make a phone call." So, I get back to the district office and Mr. Harrison has gotten a phone call from Apple Valley High School's athletic director, Kristen um Carpino, who says, or I'm sorry, I did that, didn't I?
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2026-03-06 Orange County, CA YouTube / AUHSD Communications transcript source: youtube 3/5 AUHSD Board Meeting: Open Session (6:00PM) · passage 71
So that will be helpful uh as well because the market's doing good. So our investments are doing well as well. And then we had the declining declining enrollment staffing set aside. We understand staff is very very important to us and that's something that we have set aside for that. Some of the key timelines is tonight um we are recommending the board adopt the second intermed with a positive certification to Orange County Department of Education and in May we'll be receiving the May revise to see what some of the updates are. Um June 4th we will be taking the proposed budget to the board and with the um June 11th the adoption of the 2627 budget overall um you will take the final action to approve our budget uh before then.
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2026-03-06 San Bernardino County, CA YouTube / AVUSD Official Channel transcript source: youtube Mar 05, 2026 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees · passage 71
Kristen, she was a Carpino. Kristen Cely who says, "Our swim coach is more than willing to come and help with water polo." Lo and behold, that's Kelsey Parsons, Coach Freddy. Come on up, Kelsey. So, what I don't know is that Kelsey Parsons, Coach Freddy, was also Granite Hills alumni. So, full circle. We're still under 24 hours from the first call that I have received and Mr. Kalinich and Coach Freddy commit to meeting the kids at Granite Hills High School in the library to say we're going to take this on and we're going to have a water polo team. And those girls were thrilled. And so next steps in longtime educator, Raymond Kalinich, who is a substitute in our system now. Thank you. who coached water polo for three years. While young Kalinet was a water polo player and then became a track and field coach for us at Granite Hills High School.
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2026-03-06 Orange County, CA YouTube / AUHSD Communications transcript source: youtube 3/5 AUHSD Board Meeting: Open Session (6:00PM) · passage 72
And so that concludes my presentation and I'm happy to answer any questions. I know there's a lot of information uh that's been updated since first interim but I'm happy to answer any questions that you may have. >> Yes. Thank you Nancy for your comprehensive report. I will take questions from the board. Yes. Oh, yes. Applause. Yes. >> Thank you. >> Nancy, you had mentioned about a cash flow issue because they they have kicked the can down the road, >> right? >> Past July 1. But we have already made >> uh provisions in case that was to happen. So, we are able to to borrow, >> right? So, well, right now we should be fine because we have enough money within our within our budget to borrow against we need to. So um so for there are some things for example we cannot borrow against but there's some things we can so so far our cash flow looks good so far but depending on how much that defer could look like then we will once we know the um dollar amount then we will do another cash flow update but I think with our with our fund balance we're able to hopefully not have to go out to borrow from from the county so we have the first level we we need to we can borrow from that okay >> but there's also interest though is when you there is a cost of borrowing if the district has to borrow And I remember in 2008 during the that recession, it was very very tough.
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2026-03-06 San Bernardino County, CA YouTube / AVUSD Official Channel transcript source: youtube Mar 05, 2026 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees · passage 72
And so the perfect person to come in and assist Coach Freddy, which meant young Kalinich could go home and actually be dad like he needed to be. Right, Katie? Yeah. Okay. So, I think that for the values um in this district of dignity, community, authenticity, and service, there is no better group than to recognize these three for the community. one, I think the community that has been built between the two C campuses because Coach Freddy stepped in and at the very last water polo game that I was able to attend, I walk in and I see all of these Apple Valley High School kids that are on my advisory committee and as I walk through I'm like, you know, you're at the wrong school. And they're like, yeah, but that's our coach. We're here to cheer him on. That doesn't happen without adults that encourage it.
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2026-03-06 Orange County, CA YouTube / AUHSD Communications transcript source: youtube 3/5 AUHSD Board Meeting: Open Session (6:00PM) · passage 73
I know many districts, we literally had to check to see how much it was cash in the bank. We after we make payroll, then we check to see which bills we got to pay first. So we hope we never have to get back to that um place, but you know, a lot of us have a lot of experience doing that. So we have different tricks that we know what we need to do, but our job is to make sure that we have it's not just the budget, it's also the cash flow as well. >> Right. >> Yeah. Yeah, we have some diff difficult years ahead of us, but we'll >> it looks like it. And I want to be very clear. I have not said we are deficit spending, right? And so I think next year is the one year that I say looks like >> it could be and we were hoping we don't need to, but we also have the additional $12 million for the one time if the special comes in another $2 million.
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2026-03-06 San Bernardino County, CA YouTube / AVUSD Official Channel transcript source: youtube Mar 05, 2026 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees · passage 73
And so, who else is there? Young Mr. Kalinich and the original Mr. Kalinich. I'm gonna call you the OG. And so, I just wanted to bring in and recognize these three for the work that they did to make these girls have a wonderful season. It's a strong team. It's a strong team. And I got to witness the very first overtime that they went into and they still won. And it was amazing. And so they're ready to come back with a force next year. I don't know what we're going to do, but we're going to start now making sure that they're ready to go and they're ready to be supported. So, if I can have the board join us and um we need to all cheer for them. Okay. >> I'm gonna go down. Okay. One, two, three. Um just we did have a second um recognition to do tonight, but one person couldn't be here that is part of the team and the other person was here but had to leave.
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2026-03-06 Orange County, CA YouTube / AUHSD Communications transcript source: youtube 3/5 AUHSD Board Meeting: Open Session (6:00PM) · passage 74
There's also the additional money that we can use. So, of course, we're going to be using those most restricted, the onetime dollars first before we start dipping into general fund, the unrestricted side. >> Got it.
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2026-03-06 San Bernardino County, CA YouTube / AVUSD Official Channel transcript source: youtube Mar 05, 2026 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees · passage 74
So, we're going to bump it to next month so that they can be present to be recognized. All right. Thank you. Board comments. Renee Longshore. Good evening. I know we're running a little bit late. Um, so thank you for being here. Um, this past month I've had the pleasure of participating in many community events. Uh, Granite Hills Theater, uh, did The Importance of Being Earnest, a wonderful evening of comedy. They did such a good job. Um, I had the chance to observe factf finding presentations for our certificated staff. Cheered on the girls and boys basketball games at Sitting Bull and Phoenix Academy. Those are intramurals. Loved it. Watch the AV Rotary speech and music competition for five students from Apple Valley High School and three from Granite Hills High School. The winner was from Granite Hills High School and she's going on representing uh both categories.
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2026-03-06 Orange County, CA YouTube / AUHSD Communications transcript source: youtube 3/5 AUHSD Board Meeting: Open Session (6:00PM) · passage 75
>> Any questions? >> I have a few questions. Um, >> you know, um, community schools is a big part and um, our grant expires in five. It's a fiveyear. >> It was five years, but we got it back in 20 where's Carlos? 22 23 >> Carlos right now >> or four year but there was an additional this fourth year. So, one more year. One more year. >> So, I I guess my question is uh are we eligible to renew? >> We we should be we should be. So, it just depending on if the billion dollars get approved and that's the thing. We do not know for sure. So, and we don't know what it could look like. So, that's the I mean, and we've been talking to a lot of different folks. That's like the first question when I go to any um meetings at the county or with the state level people that my first question.
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2026-03-06 San Bernardino County, CA YouTube / AVUSD Official Channel transcript source: youtube Mar 05, 2026 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees · passage 75
So, congratulations to her. I went to ReadAcross American events at Vanguard Prep and Phoenix Academy. Really enjoyed joining Phoenix Academy for the first time this year. uh read to some kinders and TK which was it's always challenging the little ones that I think of them like fluttery butterflies. They've got better things to do but I really enjoyed my time with them too. U congratulations to our Granite Hills uh boys soccer. I had a chance to make it to their their meet and just heard they won again. So that's phenomenal. Oh my goodness. I'm so excited. not only their first time but now advancing um twice. So great job to them as they face the Aztecs and then again of course tonight and best of success to them as they move. When is their next game? Do we know? >> Saturday. And are they home or away?
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2026-03-06 Orange County, CA YouTube / AUHSD Communications transcript source: youtube 3/5 AUHSD Board Meeting: Open Session (6:00PM) · passage 76
And I say we have 15 community schools and we need to know where all the money is at but we have already budgeted for that expenditures in the event that the uh funds uh run out. So that it's already budgeted in our outyear. So please know that I mean there are expenses that that we already have. So the goal will be if the state comes through with their money then we can uh offset that from our expenditures. >> So I noticed it said 4.1 billion. How is that translated to our district? So we receive of the 4.1 we receive about 20 or 20 $25 million. 24 Yeah. $24 million. >> Okay. And then um are we gathering data and serving surveying people who are leaving because of the declining enrollment? Are we finding out the reasons why there is declining enroll and maybe be a little bit intentional about possibly addressing that?
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2026-03-06 San Bernardino County, CA YouTube / AVUSD Official Channel transcript source: youtube Mar 05, 2026 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees · passage 76
>> Okay. So it might be time for road trip. Road trip. Um it was such a joy for me to be part of all the wonderful activities going on around our district. Thank you to the students who work so hard to develop the skills that I see demonstrated on the court, field, and stage. And to the coaches, teachers, and support staff that show up, providing a myriad of opportunities for these students to shine. Uh a job well done. There are so many wonderful things about ABUSD and so many things still yet to be. Isn't that just so? I know I've said it before, but it rings just as true tonight. After just over a year of sitting on this diosis, I have witnessed and experienced the effects of a broken system. This board was elected, tasked with providing direction and oversight for taxpayer funds. We are tasked with making decisions in the best interest of the children and our community.
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2026-03-06 Orange County, CA YouTube / AUHSD Communications transcript source: youtube 3/5 AUHSD Board Meeting: Open Session (6:00PM) · passage 77
So I know that um um the director I know our Dr. Hernandez in his office that they do do that um different surveys and I know a lot of schools actually personally a lot of principles call these parents and families to see why they're leaving and actually after after they make the call then they'll come back and I know for example um that um actually I was just visiting with Cypress um this morning the principal they have a special day for all the eighth grade to come and visit campus as well. So there's a lot of different things that our schools are doing to make sure that kids come to our programs and we do have a lot of kids that also come from the outside district. I mean we have the amazing dual enrollment program that not a lot of district have. I mean our kids are going to be able to go to college with probably like a year worth of credits already and so I know my own child has taken multiple courses as well like through our our partnership and that's going to be very very helpful when they do that.
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2026-03-06 San Bernardino County, CA YouTube / AVUSD Official Channel transcript source: youtube Mar 05, 2026 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees · passage 77
In order to fulfill our fidiciary responsibility, we must be informed and involved. As duly noted and confirmed by both the county and Fikmat reports, ABUSD finances are vague and out of control. This board has not been properly informed. Millions move around at whim as a narrative is carefully constructed to influence our vote. As I joined the board, we were building a stadium one month and offering early retirement to save cost the next. Although a stadium for Granite Hills High School is necessary and way overdue, how were we taking steps toward that? Fully convinced it was a plausible reality while also according to the county deficit spending $15 million. This was an administrative decision approved by the board. My fellow trustees, were you even aware before the first interim report? That's a problem. Will for ignorance has been embraced while this board has been set against each other.
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2026-03-06 Orange County, CA YouTube / AUHSD Communications transcript source: youtube 3/5 AUHSD Board Meeting: Open Session (6:00PM) · passage 78
So >> that that's the exactly the reason why I'm asking that question. I was just talking to a parent today >> and I was explaining to them that our district offers a lot of opportunities, one of which is dual enrollment and the the school they were going to send their child to does not offer that >> a lot. >> They don't have pathways. They don't have internships. They don't have correct >> um a lot of just opportunities that we provide our students. And so I'm just wondering um you know for feeder districts you know um are we doing our CPSF presentations as well as having student testimonials? >> They do and they go to I know the um the ambassadors and you can talk about I can talk about that. Do you guys go to elementary schools correct? >> Yeah I actually went to an elementary school today like this morning.
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2026-03-06 San Bernardino County, CA YouTube / AVUSD Official Channel transcript source: youtube Mar 05, 2026 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees · passage 78
All to the detriment of our students, staff, and community. both classified and certificated have shared many experiences that suggest a lack of proper support, alleged accusations of administrative mishandling or retaliation, and the last time we met, employees of ABUSD gave a decided vote of no confidence. How will we respond? By reaffirming our support of Superintendent Nelson while proposing a resolution against a single board member. Which board member? Surely we have the evidence. Maybe it was a board member that did not insist superintendent move forward swiftly with a FICMAT audit allowing us to deficit spend millions. Or the time a board member directly called me a bully and mentioned my child in public open session. Perhaps it was that time when a board member stole my personal property, my spreadsheets, handing it to a staff member, telling them to quote unquote get rid of it, or the one that spoke disparaging remarks to the community and continue to even after I called a point of order.
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