001Okay, I'm calling the meeting to order at 6 o'clock. The first thing we're going to do, let's see here. The flag salute, Evergreen Elementary. And I want to call up Luna Duarte, Isabella Gonzalez. Oh, come on up. Is there anything else you'd like to tell us about your school? Thank you, Evergreen students. Okay, on to employee recognition. Evergreen Elementary. This is Taurus. All righty, well, good evening, board members, colleagues, families, and members of the community. Our person, Ms. Suzy Valencia, is not here today. However, she is on YouTube, so I'm going to read her message just because she is watching us. So, Ms. Suzy, here you go. This one's for you. It is with great pride, joy, and heartfelt appreciation that I stand before you this evening to honor a truly exceptional individual, our Classified
002Employee of the Year, Mrs. Suzy. Miss Susie is more than just the friendly face that greets our families every morning. She is the heart of Evergreen Elementary's front office. With her infectious smile, warm demeanor, and boundless energy, she has created a welcoming space where every student, parent, and staff member feels seen, heard, and valued. From the first bell to the last call, it is a constant source of positivity, kindness, and grace. Her willingness to go above and beyond is not rooted in duty, but in deep love for our school and its people. Whether she's helping a teacher in need, soothing a nervous child, or assisting a parent with compassionate care, Susie does it all with unmatched humility and joy. Her presence brightens even the cloudiest of days and brings calm to the most chaotic moments.
003What makes Susie's story even more special is her deep connection to Evergreen. This isn't just her workplace, it's her home. She once walked our halls as a student, and now she walks them as a guiding light for the next generation. To see someone return to give back to the very place that shaped them is a beautiful testament to the power of community, legacy, and love. And now it is not only Evergreen who sees her greatness, it is with tremendous excitement that we share that Ms. Susie has also been recognized as the District Classified Employee of the Year, and her picture's right behind that. A well-deserved honor for someone who exemplifies excellence in every way. Susie, this recognition is not just a celebration of your hard work, it's a tribute to your heart. On behalf of
004the Evergreen Elementary, our students, our staff, and the entire community, thank you for all that you do. We are eternally grateful for your compassion and your genuine spirit. Please join me in congratulating Mrs. Suzy, Evergreen's Classified Employee of the Year and the District Employee of the Year. And now I would like to bring up Mrs. Ruth. Mrs. Ruth, please come on up. Oh, Mrs. Ruth. So today we gather to celebrate someone who truly exemplifies really the soul and heart of Evergreen Elementary. Mrs. Ruth is our esteemed school social worker, has been selected as this year's Employee of the Year, and it's not difficult to see why. Let me tell you, Mrs. Ruth radiates love, care, and patience in everything she does. Her dedication to our students goes beyond the call of duty, creating a safe
005and nurturing environment where every child feels valued and supported. She has built a reputation as a trusted confidant, with students knowing they can rely on her guidance at any time. Beyond her role with students, Mrs. Ruth extends her open doors to our entire staffing community. She believes in fostering not just the academic growth, but the personal and emotional development of every child. Her tireless efforts have touched countless lives, offering support to families and children in times of need. Mrs. Ruth's impact extends to the heart of our school culture. She has taken the lead in ensuring our students receive their ROAR incentives, managing our ROAR cards, and spearheading monthly incentives that motivate and inspire our students to achieve their best. Her commitment to our PBIS team and her Tier 2 interventions has been instrumental in developing
006strong individuals. Not only is Mrs. Ruth a pillar of support with our school, but she also plays a crucial role in our PTA. We convinced her to be part of our PTA executive board as our treasurer, further demonstrating her dedication to enhancing our school program and activities. Today, we honor Mrs. Ruth not only for her professionalism achievements, but for her profound impact she has on the lives of everyone at Evergreen Elementary. Mrs. Ruth, your hard work. dedication and commitment to our community are beyond appreciated and we are grateful and blessed to have you as our school social worker. You are an inspiration to us all and we are incredibly fortunate to have you as part of our Evergreen family. Please join me in congratulating Mrs. Ruth, our Evergreen Certificated Employee of the Year. If anyone
007who knows me knows that I'm not much for words, much more for action and running around. But I'll just say that Evergreen is a wonderful place to work. And I'm just happy to be part of the team. I truly am. Thank you. And now I am thrilled to present our school theme for this academic year. It's Team Evergreen, as you see our jerseys. And Team Evergreen says, together, Evergreen achieves more. And this year, we approach education like a baseball game. For every player, students, parents, teachers, staff, and our community came together to ensure a winning team and a successful season. As we reflect on the past year, I am proud to say that we truly stepped up to the plate and hit a grand slam. Education is a team effort, and with our team, continued
008collaboration and support, I am confident that we're going to hit a home run this year. Attached is a photo of our all-star team, featuring not our teachers, but our youngest players who truly represent the heart of Evergreen. Thank you to the Board of Education and Superintendent Patterson for your time and for your continued support. Your partnership helps make Evergreen an amazing place to be. Okay. Dr. Vargas, longevity presentation. Good evening, Board of Education, cabinet members, and community. Today I brought my amazing administrative secretary because there are many awards, and I wanted to make sure that everybody got the right awards. So thank you, Claudia, for being here. I have the pleasure of continuing recognizing our employees for meeting their longevity milestones. It has been truly remarkable to really look at all of the information from
009all of the different schools and departments and to see just how many years of service our employees have dedicated to our district. Literally, it's entire lifetimes. We talk about, you know, getting their first job here at East Whittier and staying here. And it really is just a testament to the type of community that East Whittier City does give and provide to our families. And so we just felt like we wanted to recognize them and thank them for just bringing consistency and bringing that love to our district. So tonight we have a couple of schools and also our board members that are going to be recognized. So we're going to go ahead and get started. We are going to get started with Evergreen. So when I call your name, please come up and be recognized. We
010are going to be recognizing Miss Ada Nunez for 25 years of service. Miles Stitt, congratulations. We will be taking photos at the end before our break, so just please stick around. We also want to recognize other employees who have had past milestones. This year, we also conducted individual staff meetings. We were at Evergreen earlier today and celebrated the rest of the staff for meeting a variety of milestones. As you can see, our greatest amount of time is 30 years, and our lowest was 10 years. But let's give them all a big round of applause and recognize them for their service. And now we're going to move on to Murphy Ranch. I would like to recognize Ms. Andrea Carlson for 25-Year Milestone. And also from Murphy Ranch, we have Ms. Michelle Goodman, 25 years. Also from
011Murphy Ranch, Ms. Shannon Evans, 25 years. And also, we would like to recognize all of our employees, ranging from 21 years of service all the way to 33 years of service. So let's give them a big round of applause. We have our babies of 10 years, our 15 years, and again, we have also wanted to recognize anybody who has met the milestones. We owe them their pins, so we made sure that we gave it to them this year. And now moving on to Leffingwell, we have a couple of wonderful employees also meeting milestones. Our first one, Ms. Michelle Ansich, 25 years. And now let's give all of these employees, ranging from... 20 years to 40 years. Give them a big round of applause. 49, I'm sorry. I should be looking over here. Thank you. 49.
012A little small. Thank you so much. And again, our 10 years milestones and our 10 to 15 milestones that have already accomplished that. Let's give them a big round of applause. And of course, we could not miss our Board of Education. They are a testament of longevity as well, as you can see here. Ms. Christine Chacon-Kennedy, 20 years of service on the board. And next, 18 years of service, Mr. Armando Utiaga. Let's give him a big round of applause. And then, Mr. Carlos Aparicio, 16 years of service, getting his 10 and 15 years. Yes. So as we were making our little tour around the schools, which was so much fun, by the way, we really enjoyed it. We're going to miss it next year because next year everybody will be recognized at the time of
013the board meeting. But very early on, you know, people were so proud to share that not only have they worked here their entire lives, but they also went through our school system. So we heard it after the second time. We're like, OK, you know what? We definitely need to do a little bit of homework. And what? Dr. Patterson did is he sent out a cool survey with some important questions in there, some fun facts, but we will be doing a homegrown special pin for all of our employees who are also students in our district. So that was just amazing and again just a testament to the fact that we are a very special community and people go through our school system and they want to work here and give back. So thank you so much.
014because many people said, hey, no, I'm 10. I'm 15. And so direct any complaints to Dr. Vargas that you have. And I will be the first to tell you that going back all that time was not easy. We have, the last six years that I've been here, we've done the transition from paper to digital. So literally, we had to go through personnel files to look at every page to see when people were hired, when they got permanent status. So it was a bit of a task. So I always tell people, Like if we made a mistake, please let us know and we will correct it. But this was the best that we can do. So I think we've only gotten two. And we corrected that. So please, if you feel like you have more years,
015let us know. Thank you so much. And now. At the end of the year, and this always very special board meeting, we get to recognize retirees. And we are always super jealous and envious of their next stage. But again, just a testament of the... longevity and the years of service that all of these employees have given to East Winter City School District. So we wanted to honor them today. We're going to go ahead and call our principals to come up when we call the employee. And then we do have a very nice special plaque for you guys to display proudly and wherever. I don't know if you're going to still have an office or your pool, wherever you want to put it. But definitely just a little token of our appreciation. So we're going to
016go ahead and get started, and I'm going to look up here because the letters are a little small over there. My vision has improved remarkably, but I need to see it. Yes. So the first employee with 46 and a half years of service, Ms. Catherine Stelt. Let's give her a big round of applause. Hillview Middle School, and we have Mr. A.J. Cunningham right here as well. So I'm going to go ahead and read just a couple of words. We are recognizing an amazing person who has already begun to enjoy her retirement. There is a clear void left behind on our campus as she is irreplaceable. Her commitment to the students and staff over the many years cannot be replicated. Her compassion, patience, and understanding for our students, as well as the support and love she
017provided on a daily basis, is nothing short of remarkable. We are forever grateful for her service to Hillview. Congratulations. We wish you nothing but the best in continued retirement. And we also wanted to make sure and thank your sister. She kindly reminded us since she did retire a little early. We owed her her pins, so here they are. You get to take those home today. And congratulations. Okay, with 29 years of service, we have Cindy Blackburn. Let's call her up. So I'll start reading as she makes her way over here. She brought a unique set of skills and abilities that allowed our students to truly engage in their education, feel welcome and cared for and supported her fellow teachers and staff with an unwavering commitment to doing what is needed for their students. We are
018forever grateful for her service to Hillview. She has left an everlasting impression and legacy on our campus and thank her for all that she has done. Congratulations and we wish you nothing but the best in continued retirement. Next, 20 years of service, Ms. Cynthia Cross. Today, we have the special honor of recognizing someone whose dedication, compassion, and unwavering commitment have made a lasting impact over the past 20 years. Cynthia, your work has never gone unnoticed. For two decades, you've been a steady, caring presence, always showing up with a heart, patience, and a sense of purpose. You've touched lives in ways that go beyond the job description, offering not just support, but kindness, respect, and dignity to those you serve. Your loyalty and dedication are rare, and we are truly grateful. On behalf of all of
019us, thank you for 20 incredible years of service. You are deeply appreciated and truly valued. Congratulations. And now from our special education department, I would like to call Miss Yvonne Chemelbaid-Martinez, 19 years of service. It's truly an honor to celebrate Yvonne today as she embarks on a well-deserved retirement after 19 incredible years of dedicated service as a speech and language pathologist assistant to our students in East Whittier, during which time Yvonne has served in every school in our district. Yvonne has always been incredibly invested in each student and their success, and the manner in which she worked with them always showed how deeply she cared. She has given the powerful gift of communication to countless students with speech, language, and other communication disorders. We are so excited for you to begin this new chapter. May
020it be filled with joy, relaxation, and all of the things you've been looking forward to. We wish you all of the best in your retirement. Congratulations. And next up, 35 years of service, Miss Misty Michaud. Misty Michaud has been at Hillview for 35 years. In her time at Hillview, she has taught many subjects, English, social studies, leadership, alternative learning center, for those who remember having an ALC, yearbook. arts, and even math in summer school. She has also taught generations of families. I think she is one of the most well-read, informed, and intelligent people I have ever known. She is also the most giving, caring, generous person. I will not tell you all of the things that she does for others many times anonymously. We would be here for a very long time. I am thankful
021to have her in my life and count her as one of my people. Congratulations. Next, with 30 years of service, Mr. Ken Martinez. Looks like Mr. Martinez was not able to attend tonight, but we will make sure that he gets his plaque. Thank you. Okay, with 30 years of service, Mr. Mark Mondragon. Mark Mondragon's leadership classroom, well, he allows the kids to be themselves, and that's really important. By letting them be themselves, they learn how to be leaders, and what that has done over the years has led to great dances, led to great lunch events, and led to great after-school events. He's a colleague, a mentor, a friend. Congratulations. And next, we would like to call Mr. Celso Alhambra, 35 years of service. We want to honor someone who has not just worked in education
022for 35 years, but has lived it, breathed it, and given their heart to it every single day. Salzo has been more than a teacher. They've been a coach. He's been a coach, a mentor, a cheerleader, and a constant source of support for every student who walked through their gym doors. In the world of adaptive physical education, it takes a special kind of person, someone with patience, passion, and an unshakable belief in every student's potential. That is exactly who Celso is. For 35 years, he has shown up, ready to make a difference, not just in physical skills, but in confidence, self-worth, and joy. Celso has been everyone's coach, whether you were on the field, a court, or just trying to find your place. Thank you for your years of tireless dedication to our EWCSD community and
023the legacy you leave behind in every student you've uplifted. Congratulations on an incredible 35 years. And we did have a couple of retirees that were unable to join us. However, it has been a month of celebration. So we were able to celebrate them at the T. So congratulations to Mr. Morris Hyatt, Almeda Powers, Dolores Macias, and Mr. George Pavlis. So let's give them all a big round of applause. Okay, on to Mulberry Scholarship presentation. Salamanca. Good evening, everyone. Thank you to the board and Dr. Patterson and cabinet for allowing Mulberry to join the party today. This is a great meeting to be at. But I'm very excited to be here tonight to present Mulberry's scholarship award winners of 2025. The Mulberry Scholarship Fund was founded in 2018 in an effort to support Mulberry alumni as
024they move forward in their ambitions in higher education after they graduate from high school, made possible by generous donations from staff, parents, PTA, and community members. This year we received half of our donations from the community and a special shout out to Ms. Chacon-Kennedy and Ms. Carrera for also donating this year. Interested Mulberry alumni answer a prompt asking them how to describe their time at Mulberry and in the East Whittier City School District and how it has positively impacted their lives. Mulberry staff have been the difficult task of selecting the winners. We are very proud to continue this rewarding tradition in an effort. Oh, to honor the efforts of our scholars to make further impact on their academic careers. We did have two outstanding winners, and one of them is here today to present her
025speech. Please join me in welcoming the beautiful Miss Amanda Frickel. She will be joining the Cal State Fullerton group, so she'll be sharing her speech. Looking back on my 12 years of education, I've come to realize that my academic success wouldn't have been possible without the foundations I established at Mulberry Elementary School and East Whittier Middle School. Not only was I set up for success academically, but my former educators had a large impact on the person I've become and the career path I've chosen to pursue. I was fortunate to have so many teachers who were dedicated to their students and the work they put in to create lesson plans that ensured students were engaged and able to understand given concepts. Going into high school, I began to notice how many people strongly disliked math, like
026a lot. Mostly because they couldn't understand it. Luckily, I had some fantastic math teachers throughout my time attending school in the East Whittier City School District. Mrs. Liu, Mr. Lemus, and Mr. Vermilia are all three hardworking teachers, and I was lucky enough to be in their classes. Mrs. Liu taught math in such an engaging, helpful way, and she always demonstrated several ways to solve a problem, knowing that not all students understand a concept the same way. As well as effectively getting his students to understand new lessons, Mr. Lemus took the time to build connections with his students. To some people, he can be perceived as a tough teacher, but I always saw him as a teacher who saw potential in his students, and he pushed them to be great. Despite COVID, Mr. Vermilia found ways
027to make algebra fun and easy to understand. I still remember the time he sang us a song to drill angle relationships into our memory. It was the best thing ever. I like it. Awesome. It was awesome. Having teachers who made sure I knew the material gave me so much confidence and it just grew my love for learning. Not only did the educators at Mulberry and East Whittier prepare me to be a good student, but a good person too. I was so blessed to have Mrs. Doty as my fourth grade teacher. She is so patient and gracious. Anyone can see how much love and care she pours into each of her students, and I truly admire her and the way that she treats those around her. The kindness that Mrs. Doty showed me and her students
028is the kindness I want to give to others. Unlike most students, I was fortunate to spend extra time at Mulberry before and after school. Because my mom teaches there, I witnessed the extensive effort she and so many other staff members put into their work outside of school hours. I truly enjoyed being everyone's little helper before and after school. I would help the office secretaries while my mom was in meetings on Tuesdays, assist teachers during summer school, and staple homework packets. As much as I loved helping everyone, I'd say my favorite part was pretending to be a teacher in my mom's classroom. I'd write fake lessons on the boards, make math tests to grade. Bob was not doing very good in my class. And reading books aloud to my class. My love for not just learning,
029but teaching was instilled in me. I've chosen to pursue a career in teaching, and I firmly believe it is because of the well-rounded educators in the East Whittier City School District who taught me. One day I hope to make a difference in the lives of students in the ways that so many teachers at Mulberry Elementary and East Whittier Middle School did in me. Thank you. Beautiful. And sign it out. Thank you for your speech, Amanda. And our other winner is Mr. Austin Sanchez, who cannot join us tonight because he is at a CIF match. So hopefully he wins. He will be attending the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. So he is such amazing. So he will do great things as well. And on behalf of all of us at Mulberry Elementary, I would like to congratulate you
030and wish you all the best as you set out in the next chapter of your life. We are all very proud of you. Congratulations and go scholars. Okay, we're going to take about a 10-minute break, but if you've got an award, pictures. So up here, okay? About 10 minutes. Announce it during closed session. The Board of Education approved the following administrator assignments for the 25-26 school year. Charm Johnson has been approved to serve as the coordinator of special education. David Renteria has been approved to serve as a coordinator of student services. Michael Posey has been approved to serve as the assistant principal at Granada Middle School. Angelica Silva was approved to serve as assistant principal at Granada Middle School. Dr. Trina Gonzalez was approved to serve as Assistant Superintendent of Educational Support Services. And Scarlett
031Torres was approved to serve as the Director of Student Services. Can I note, it was 4-0. It would have been 5-0, but I was not present. So I just want to let you know, it would have been unanimous 5-0. Just in case you were asking, why 4? Thank you for that. Congratulations to you all. OK, on to approval of the minutes. I move. Moved by Ms. Carrera. Do I have a second? Seconded by Mr. Aparicio. Any changes or anything to that? Anybody? Okay, I'll call for the question. Mrs. Dabbs? Mr. Aparicio? Yes. Mr. Urtiaga? Yes. Ms. Hernandez? Yes. Ms. Carrera? Yes. And I vote yes. On to board member reports and comments. Mr. Aparicio, you want to start? Yeah, sure. I just want to say thank you everyone for attending today. I want to definitely
032start off by saying happy Mother's Day, first of all, to all the moms out here and everywhere else. So definitely just want to say happy Mother's Day to everyone. Thank you to all the Evergreen students who led us in the pledge today. And of course, for being great leaders and her speech that she gave, talking about her school was great. So that was probably definitely one of the best ones. So Ms. Torres, that was great on her part. I also want to say just congrats to all the employees of the year as well, too. So just congratulations on that. Definitely congrats to all the retirees. Like they mentioned, we're definitely, I'm pretty sure, all jealous of everybody. I definitely want to say thank you for your service. Missy, thank you very much again for all
033your service and everything that you do. Congrats. Things I'm looking forward to coming up in the next couple days or weeks. We have Engage East Whittier on Friday. So that's definitely one of the best events that we definitely have that involves all the community from all our partners that we kind of get involved with. So I definitely look forward to that event. Mr. Patterson and myself, we're going to be attending the Boys and Girls Club fundraiser on Monday. So another event I'm definitely looking forward to. looking forward to attending the middle school promotions. So I'll be at Granada this year. So I'll be there this year. And then just lastly, I just want to definitely just say, you know, wishing everybody, you know, a good summer. I know it's just around the corner. So I
034know the days are definitely counting down. We're almost around under the 20 mark. So I just want to definitely just say, you know, congratulations to everyone making it through and just wishing everybody a restful and great summer. Ms. Hernandez. Good evening, everyone, and thank you all for coming. Thank you for our online viewers. Happy Mother's Day, belated Mother's Day, and happy belated birthday, Mrs. Bluth. Her birthday was yesterday. And so, you know, happy Mother's Day for all of those mothers, for all those parents who have had to have that role, all those. Thank you all for being mothers. All those teachers who have been mothers to students. And thank you all students from Evergreen who led the pledge. Mrs. Torres, that was beautiful. And congratulations to all of our staff who were recognized. Congratulations to
035our board members. All three of you guys. That's amazing. I'm so happy for you guys. Congratulations to our retirees. In sixth grade, I did... uh asb and so i've had a good connection with mr mondragon so kind of shout out to him and shout out to mr martinez he's currently my science teacher and i'll just say i'm not very good with science but he's very understanding so i really appreciate that on his half And congratulations to our Mulberry scholars. I am a Mulberry alumni, so I love to see that, you know, we're all doing good. This past Thursday, I went to a student advisory committee meeting. It was our last meeting of the year. We had our presentations about what we did over the course of the years. Each school got one slide and talked
036about everything that they did. And on Friday, I was able to attend our Pops concert led by Mrs. Carnahan. You did a wonderful job, Mrs. Carnahan. I've attended all three of our Pops, over the three years I've attended, and I enjoy it every year. Although I may not be in band, it is a beautiful thing to watch, and I enjoy it so much, and I hope to continue coming throughout high school and later on in life. I am also excited for this Friday Engage East Whittier. And what else was that? Yeah. I'm also excited for the Engage East Whittier. Looking forward to it, kind of in my nerves, but you guys always make me feel welcome. So I'm excited for that. And for our Mr. White. If you guys have not noticed by now, during
037my comments, I like to kind of talk about a couple schools, and our step principal would like to share a couple words, if that's all right, about what they've done over the years. Is that okay? I understand. I understand. I understand. I just wanted to share that. And, yeah, that's all my comments. Okay, thank you. Ms. Carrera? I just want to say congratulations to everybody. I'll try to make it as short as I can. I just want to say I attended Murphy Ranch's open house. I also went to Chamber of Commerce installation dinner. I'll be attending Boys and Girls Club, right? Something about the Boys and Girls Club. I think it's a dinner. I'm not sure. I have to check my calendar. And I look forward to this week. It's going to be busy. We
038will be interviewing tomorrow for our new student board member. A little bit sad, but it's okay. I also want to say, you know, normally, I know they left, the Mulberry kids left, but I think it can guide what I'm going to say. It kind of falls within everybody's realm, right? In life, we trip, we fall, we get up, we dust ourselves off, and we keep going. And to all of our retirees, you know, I hope you're not dusting yourself off. Okay, I want you to keep going. I want you to dare to live the life that you dreamed for yourself. So whatever new chapter is in there, whatever you always wanted to do, do it. Because life is too short for tomorrows. And for those of you who have been promoted, congratulations. My sincere congratulations.
039You guys are going to rock it. And to the one person that's retiring that I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say, but I know you know who you are, I want to say thank you for the short-lived time that we spent together. We were in the other room, and we had a brief conversation, and I hold that very dear in my heart, and I thank you for it. I wish you the best. I hope that you will continue on your journey, and I wish you much health and prosperity as you navigate this new world. On my final note, I'd like to wish a happy early birthday to one of our very own board members. I hope I got it right. Mr. Urteaga, is it at the end of the month? Oh, yes, 29. It
040is, right? Yeah, right? Okay. I'm like, I think it is. Yeah, so I hope you have fun. And then, you know, everybody enjoy your summer. Oh, Mrs. Dabbs, too? Oh, yeah, they celebrate. Is it the same day? Right? Yeah. Okay, Mrs. Dabbs. Yeah, okay. Mrs. Dabbs as well. So I just want you just to, you know, it's all where the places will go, right? So at any rate, I'm going on a tangent, as I always do. And Dr. Patterson is looking at me like, shut up already. So with that, I cease my comments. Thank you, Ms. Carrera. Mr. Tioga? Thank you, Ms. Carrera, for that birthday shout-out. And Ms. Dabbs, happy birthday to you. Just a lot of the same thank yous. Evergreen, thank you very much for sharing everything that you've done. Ms. Torres
041and the group, the Dragons, are roaring nice and loud. So congratulations to you, and nice to hear about your school. We have our promotions. We talked about a lot of expectations and great things that we have to look forward with you. 100% behind you and behind the district and want to see some great things. So continue the great things. And those at the school sites, you have that first frontline experience. You're going to be working with kids. And so there's a lot. Be ready. Eat your vitamins. And because that first day of school, that first day there, if you're not ready, the kids will be ready. So you need to be ready, too. But we're proud that you're able to join us in a new role. And we're looking forward to support you there. So
042great job. Longevity. Again, time and time again, it's nice to be able to recognize those employees who've been with us a long time. It shows this is a great place for people to want to be at. And so we're very excited. And thank you to the district for honoring. Some people might say, well, you have board members that have served for a long, long time. And they look at that as a bad thing. I don't know why they would look at that as a bad thing. As we look at it as consistency, we want to be able to have some great ideas and continue the great things that we got going on here. It's nice to be able to have my colleagues here that have 15 plus years. And I know my other colleagues are
043getting there step by step, but it's nice to be able to. to share those experiences, the ups and downs that we have going on in the district. So I'm proud to continue to serve here on the board. Retirees, I know some big names that I saw on that list there, Missy, Mr. Madrigal, Mr. Martinez, Ken, I know he's not here tonight, but some of those big names that were there and good cornerstones of a lot of great things that we got going on here. So congratulations and thank you for your service. to our district and the great things that you have brought for our students and especially out to Mr. Salso. Mr. Salso, he's the EPE teacher of one of my kids. And so I know that he's worked very hard with him and my
044Isaiah is gonna miss him as he continues, but we wish him and thank him for providing a great service to our schools. Let's see Mulberry boy very inspirational to have Amanda come back and share that I know we missed Austin But it's nice that we we do things to bring back our students who were here in the past I know we also do at the end of the last day of school where we bring our graduates coming back to the school sites That's also a great things the clap outs and all those things that really celebrate kids so continue doing those things because they make an impact and you can see from the student from today Amanda how our teachers have done a magical thing and really shaped her life. And so continue doing that.
045So very proud to have those, that and similar types of things when our alumni come back to say thank you, because there's nothing more important than appreciation of the hard work that you've done. And so great job for the Mulberry students to come back for sharing their story. Engage You Sweethears this Friday, another great event to celebrate all the great things to share with the communities. And we're looking forward to that and seeing all the students. performances and all the representatives there. So if you ever, I know a lot of you will be there representing your schools, but it's a great, great time to see or highlight the things our students and staff are doing at school sites. So looking forward to that. And it's that time of the year, it's end of the year,
046all the end of the year activities are coming up, calendars, you know, so. kind of log those up. I'll be at the Hillview promotion this year. I'll do the La Colima clap out, and I'm trying to add other things to my other work calendar because it's the end of year two, so I've got to balance both of those out. But I want to end that I know the last day of school is before the next board meeting, so I want to thank Brooke. This is, you know, publicly will be the last time that before school ends. I know you'll still be with us for a little bit, but thank you for all your service. You've done, you've taken this job. All our... All our student board members have done a great job, but you definitely
047have continued that path, and you're going to do great things in high school, and we look forward to seeing how you're doing in high school, and maybe your senior year you can come back and give back to the students who are kind of paving their way. So thank you very much for being an awesome student board member. Otherwise than that, have a great, try to stay cool, and looking forward to a very calm and crazy end of the year. Let's put it that way. Okay, thank you. Thank you. Mrs. Steps? Thank you, Mr. Tiaga-Gesson. Happy birthday to you, too, as it comes up. First of all, I want to start by saying happy Mother's Day to anybody that's still here that is a mom. Mother's Day is a big deal all around the United States,
048of course. But I just want to share it was a big deal for me yesterday because my oldest son lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and he's been there for 15 years. And it's very hard because you can't just get in a plane and drive and fly 2,000 miles, like, whenever you want. So he's here since early April on an extended stay with us, visiting with us, and doing some special things around his career. But it was very special for me yesterday because it's the first time my son has been here for Mother's Day in 15 years, and my youngest was with us, and we had a wonderful time. So I hope that all of you that are moms or moms-to-be had a really lovely time. And for those that don't have their moms, I know
049it can be a hard time too. One of my girlfriends lost her mom just a few months ago. What I said to her was, may the memories that you have with her just always live inside you every single day. And so I just wanted to make sure that I shared that love of Mother's Day with everybody that is a mom. I also want to thank everybody for being with us here on YouTube and those of you that have stuck around today. I do want to just congratulate Evergreen. I think Evergreen has been one of the most... one of the most beautiful schools for me, having been a former principal. I know I drive Mrs. Kenny crazy when I say that, but it makes a difference to me because having been a former principal in a
050school that was almost exactly like Evergreen or exactly like La Colima means a lot to me because I see myself in the principals of schools that are like Evergreen and La Colima because that's where I served. And it's so beautiful that the children The student body says we respect each other, our peers support and encourage each other, and we do a high-five Friday to recognize and lift up those kids that are coming in that might need that after a long weekend or after a tough morning. And so I just thought, wow. That's amazing. I almost wanted to cry. But I just want to share that that was just such a beautiful thing to know. And then I also wanted to congratulate Ms. Castaneda and Susana Valencia for their awards. I think it's just beautiful. And
051Team Evergreen, you're just going to do amazing. Remember that both Mr. Tiaga and I both served as principals, and oftentimes folks think that the school is the principal, but it's not. The principal is a part of a community, and the community is the school. And so with the amazing opportunity that Mrs. Torres is going to have to now lead in a different capacity, Evergreen is going to become stronger and even more vibrant and more beautiful because of the legacy that she has left behind, because of the way that she has fostered what she's done at her school. And it's just going to become a beautiful place ongoing. And she's not going anywhere. So you can always call her or invite her over for the event that you have. But I know Evergreen is just going
052to continue to thrive. And that Mrs. Horace is going to be looking out for you at every turn. I want to share that I also went to Scott Avenue Open House, Laurel Open House. And I also went to the East Winter Middle School concert on Thursday. It was absolutely beautiful. I love John Williams. The devotion and the commitment of John Williams was absolutely extraordinary. And my oldest son was able to join me. And he also was a musician. He was in the marching band and played sousaphone. He played concert tuba. And it was so... enjoyable for him to see our students our middle school students and his disbelief that our middle school students have such tremendous talent I said remember when he used to perform in the little library at your intermediate school he's like
053oh my gosh mom this is incredible so I just want to congratulate you again Mrs. Carnahan and all the students and the parents for everything they do to support the program because it's just absolutely beautiful and it resonates not only there at East Whittier but throughout the district it's just absolutely beautiful. I also want to congratulate, also as Mr. Jaga shared, the Mulberry Scholarship Fund, the alumni, Amanda Frickel and Austin Sanchez. It's just extraordinary the things that are going on at Mulberry and the beautiful scholarship that I know Mrs. Kennedy is a big part of. And I'm sorry that I missed donating, but I am going to donate. I think it's just amazing that an elementary school is donating to alumni when that's just not something that's done. And I want to add again to
054something that Mr. Urtiaga said regarding Brooke. Brooke is just an amazing and exemplary representative of the student body here in the entire district. And I want you all to know that I don't know of any other district yet around us that has, that's K-8, that has a student representing on the board. It's just not happening yet. And so we are doing something that's very profound and very special in cultivating that leadership at the K-8 level. You have it at K-12 all over the county, all over the state of California, but not so in the K-8 schools. And so we as a group of board members, every time we go to conferences, I know that I do, and I'm sure Mrs. Kennedy does as well, really talk about the fact that this is something that we're
055doing and that more districts should be doing it. in K-8 and we hope that by setting this example that others will want to do the same. So Brooke, it's been extraordinary having you with us. I'm excited that you're going to sit at my table for Engaging Swittier, but thank you so much for everything you've done and the way that you have, again, represented the students in such a beautiful way, asking amazing questions and sharing your concerns for them and I think it's just very, very special. Lastly, I just wanted to add another congratulations to all our new administrators. And just so you know, it is a goal as administrators in the state of California to continue to move, ultimately to move into the spot that Dr. Patterson has, not here in this district, but in
056districts around the state. And it's not something that I hope anyone will look down on and think, well, why did they leave or why are they going or why do they want to do that? It is the passion that we have as educators to want to continue to serve at a different level. When I left my teaching job to become a principal, many of my colleagues said to me, why do you want to do that? That job was really hard. Nobody's going to like you. Well, it's not about people liking you. It's about. building a team that will work with you, that will work bottom line for the students that you serve. And when you cast a wider net, now moving into a district position, you are now serving a greater capacity of students with
057the knowledge that you have as being a teacher or a counselor or an assistant principal. And moving into this role gives you that ability to serve in a way that you wouldn't have been able to serve. in the past. So I just want to congratulate all our administrators that have been promoted. I know you're going to do a wonderful job, and I know that Dr. Patterson will do everything he can to mentor and support you to make sure that you're highly successful, because it is a tough job when you move from one level to the next. So I want to end by saying congratulations to all of you, and I'm looking forward to Engage East Whittier, and thank you all for being here tonight. Okay. My comments, just congratulations to everyone. Thank you to everyone.
058And the retirees, just like they say, from now on every day is Saturday. Don't forget that, okay? I wake up, I ask my husband, what day is it? He goes, Saturday. So it's fun. But anyway, I also wanted to thank the district and the community for letting me go to a conference I went to in Washington, D.C. It's called a Coast to Coast. board members and superintendents from the entire state. We all went to Washington, D.C., and there were things that we wanted to talk about. My main thing was pitching full funding for special ed. And, you know, last year I went, and this year we've made just a tiny bit of progress, but every year that's why I think it's really important that we go. And it's difficult because this year now there's a
059new administration, so there's all kinds of different things going on. But, you know, as you all know, that IDA funding was supposed to be at 40%. What did we get, like 9%, 8% or 9%? I mean, that's just crazy that we have to take that out of our agenda. So we really, all of us from this region, we're Region 24, we all went. There were representatives from... Santa Monica in our area, Los Nietos, East Whittier, El Rancho. So we all talked about certain things that we want to talk. But I think it's really, really important that we go to make sure that they know that we need this money. We need it for our regular ed kids, for our special ed kids. We just, bottom line, need the money. So I really want to thank
060everybody for letting me attend that conference. It was really rigorous. I mean, we were there. I don't think Monday, Tuesday, we left the building until after five o'clock. We're like, what's the weather like outside? I mean, it was that intense. We had a bunch of speakers, which was really good from both sides, Democrat, Republican. We had them all. And it was really informative. That's why I think somebody from this board needs to go every year to make sure that we keep pressing him and keep pressing him. So other than that, I did attend a few events, some open houses, which were outstanding. And tomorrow I'm going to go to Orcharddale for their distinguished school barbecue. I'll go to Hillview with our Mr. Ortega for promotion. So with that, I'm done. I will go on to
061CSEA comments. Can I interject real quick? Sure. So normally we would allow, you know. our other business for some logistical reasons we decided to kind of push that till this point in time so all of our new administrators and their supporters would have had an opportunity to gracefully and covertly leave um so at this time we will give you that opportunity to go and listen to youtube on your car um pictures outside we welcome to you know your new roles in our district congratulations You can stay if you want, but... Oh, of course. I think the angels are losing right now, so you can check them out. Oh, yay. Yay, congratulations all. Yes, thank you all. Thank you. Okay. We'll wait till the... Okay, CSEA comments. Thank you. My name is Ivan Pastrano. I work
062in the maintenance department here as a classified member, and I'm the chapter president for CSEA Chapter 87 here at East Whittier. So we like to keep the board informed of what's going on with CSEA and what we're doing and what we're up to. So one of the things that we're looking forward to is our Classified School Employees Week celebration that's coming up. Actually, we wanted to invite you to attend it if possible. It's going to be next Tuesday, the 20th. Right here, we're going to be doing some stuff in the SDC, and then out here in the parking lot, we're setting up some of our canopies and stuff like that. And so we're having some... some of our members come by and do some things. It's going to be from 1.30 to 4.30. And then
063we also, I put on your seats, we have a... CSEW, Classified School Employees Week 2025, and every year we create a new logo and we do a new pen. And so it says trusted, inclusive, united. And so we feel that that's what the classified employees represent. And so we're excited to share that with you. And then the other thing we want to talk about is retirement. People are, they work a long time to get to that one day. And then it's just, it's not the end of a career. It's the start of a new beginning for a lot of them. And so we're really excited for people to get to that spot. You know, you put a lot of time and effort and everything that you have into doing what we're doing here, you know,
064educating our students, helping them grow. And we're growing at the same time that we're doing that with them. And so it's really a good spot to be in when you're able to. finally reach that retirement place. And so we want to congratulate everybody that has been there and congratulate the people who are on their way, hopefully like me one day, 66 months from now. And we're looking forward to it. And with that, that concludes our CSEA comments. Thank you. Thank you. On to EWEA. Hi, my name is Missy Michaud and I am representing the East Whittier Education Association and this is one of my last times. This is the last meeting that I will be... embracing you with my presence, that the school session is going. I'll still see you at those last two in
065June. But, yeah, there's a lot going down. And it's very exciting to hear of everything going on within the district. We missed you at the retirement tea. Melissa. Torres did a magnificent job. It was really nice. And I wish you could have joined us because I brought a bucket and we all went and had fun, but I'll have to tell you all about that later. Thank you very much for the invitation to engage East Whittier. Brent and Jared are looking very forward to being there, and so that's going to be exciting for them. Brooke, thank you very much for... doing your time. You've done a great job and it's been very impressive watching you in that role. Thank you. Okay. Okay, the Who Award. I think you guys might know what that is. The Who
066Award is the CTA We Honor Ours. And Jennifer Stample is the person who worked so incredibly tirelessly to earn that this year. And we thank her very much for everything that she has done for us. She's done great stuff, and she's finding that she's getting deeper into the hole, which is great. Let's see what else. We did just have our executive board election, and we have a new president. We have Mr. Brent Vogelman, who will be serving as your president. We have a new treasurer, who is Amy Swanson. She will be our new treasurer. We have a new member at large, and that is Laura Sullivan. And so there's a lot of changes. We've got a lot of folks in line for training, and it's going to be fun. It's going to be fun. You'll
067see. You'll see. Okay. Then there's ugly stuff. Discipline. at East Whittier, we still need to bring it up because it's still happening and bad things are happening to the adults there now. We know that it's been brought to your attention that several teachers have. been in some serious confrontations with students. And I know there's one situation where a lot of folks are very upset about the way it played out. And I think people are also upset at other schools where students are being sent to rather than going to opportunity program. And I think some folks are upset also because they're now not being told why someone was suspended. They're being told their administrative reassignments. And so we're going to need to address that one because teachers are legally bound to know exactly why students have
068whatever discipline stuff. And so we just need to make sure that we're following through with that. People cannot be. left not knowing that a student that was just put into their class threatened a teacher. And it can't continue when we have opportunity. We have an opportunity program. We staff it. We pay a lot of money to staff it, but yet we're not using it. And it might be something that if we're not going to use it, get rid of it and lower class sizes at a site. But if we are going to use it, then there shouldn't be two people in there with students who are being removed from campuses for serious disciplinary things that are just getting bumped somewhere else. So we're hoping that we can do something with that. It's very difficult when
069teachers are being told that if a student comes up and wants to fight you, you're supposed to stand there and deflect. I never went to Miyagi school. I don't have this wax on, wax off. Now, the difficult thing is to have a 14-year-old come in my face, maybe 150 pounds, 5'8", 5'10", and I'm being told that I can't do anything to protect myself. We got to help. I mean, if anything, send us all to Kung Fu or something, if that's the way it's going to be. Police officers. have more abilities to defend themselves. Why? Well, because they're supposed to be in that type of position. They're in a job. They're supposed to have that kind of training. We're finding ourselves in these same similar positions, but that's not what we signed up for. That's not,
070you know, for someone to be told that if a kid wants to come up and kick the crap out of me, I have to let them. That's not right. We need to protect our teachers. Please. We have to protect our teachers. And then the last thing. Congratulations to all of our folks who are moving around administratively. Please make note of which of those jobs are newly created jobs, not existing jobs that someone moved into, jobs that never existed but people are now being retitled. I know that their jobs are going to be way, way difficult. That's not what we're saying. But we're creating jobs that don't currently exist. And so just throwing that out there so maybe we can kind of keep track of that. And on that note, I want to thank all of
071you for 35 years. Thank you very much. Thank you. Superintendent comments. I just, you know, all of the awards tonight just speak volumes about our district and just looking forward to engage East Whittier to share all of those successes with our community. Thank you. Okay, citizen communication. Yes, we actually have four comments tonight. I'm going to ask all four of our speakers to come over to the podium and speak in this order. Please state your name, and you will have three minutes to address the board. Eric Schifino, Mark Mondragon, Brent Vogelman, and Yvonne Harris. Can you give them to Belinda, please? Whenever you're ready, sir. I kind of wish I spoke when there was more people here for that. All right. Good evening, members of the board, superintendents, and guests and family that is still
072here. I consider East Whittier to be part of my family. My name is Eric Schifino, and I'm a high school history teacher at Al Rancho Unified School District, specifically Salazar High School, continuation school in that district. But more importantly, I'm a proud father of a remarkable little boy named Rocky, who just so happens to have autism. I'm here tonight to express my deepest gratitude and admiration for the East Whittier School District Special Education Department. Last month, this department hosted a dance for students in special education, an event that, in my experience as an educator, is unmatched and, frankly, almost unheard of. Too often, our students in special education are treated as the other, overlooked, forgotten, and left on the sidelines. But not here. In a time when politics surrounding autism and special education have become
073divisive, what's happening here at East Whittier stands as a beacon of hope. You don't just accommodate students like my son, you make them feel seen, you make them feel heard, and most importantly, loved. I want to personally thank Ms. Elisa Thomas, Director of Special Education, and her incredible team. Thank you to the teachers who promoted this event. and the many volunteers who gave their time to create a night that my family will remember forever. For families like mine, nights aren't easy to come by. Nights out aren't easy to come by. But this wasn't just a night out. It was a night filled with joy, laughter, and unforgettable memories. A special thank you to my son's teacher, the incredible Ms. Natalie Rico. Because of you, your staff, Rocky Zelenia stepped into the unknown to build friendships,
074to play, to interact. He's confident, and we are confident that he's safe and supported in an environment you've created. Thank you as well to Ms. Torres for making Evergreen Elementary a place where all students, regardless of their unique needs, are welcomed and accepted. From the top down, the Special Education Department is doing something extraordinary. And to this board, thank you for supporting and empowering these incredible professionals to do what they do best, teach, lead, motivate our students with compassion, acceptance, and encouragement. Rocky is thriving because of the caring adults in this district. What you are doing should be commonplace, but we know it isn't. You are the exception, but tonight I wanted to make sure you know you are doing the exceptional. I just had cataract surgery, so I can't see close up. Good evening,
075everyone. Esteemed members of the board, as you know. After 31 years dedicated to the students of this district, I'm embarking on a new chapter, and I extend my best wishes for happiness and fulfillment to my fellow retirees. It truly feels like just yesterday that we began our careers filled with optimism and a passion for shaping young minds, influencing young people. And it's worked. I'm very proud of the work that I've done with them. However, as we stand here tonight, a significant concern weighs heavily on my mind and heart. And I know my fellow retirees share the sentiment. We have witnessed firsthand the escalating and frankly egregious behavior issues at East Whittier Middle School. These are not isolated incidents. They represent a serious challenge to the safety and learning environment for both students and staff. Since
076the first alarming assault on a teacher in February, we have voiced our concerns, hoping for meaningful intervention. Tonight, I extend a direct invitation to you. It's kind of playful, but I invite you. Tonight, I extend a direct invitation to each of you, our board members. I urge you to visit the campus of East Whittier Middle School unannounced to truly grasp the gravity of the situation. I ask that you wear a safety vest and go undercover. unannounced and unescorted, just to see what is happening in these environments. This is not about blame. It's about understanding. It's about experiencing firsthand the environment that our students and my dedicated, our dedicated staff navigate daily. Witness the interactions, observe the behaviors, and mostly feel the atmosphere. After your visit, I would genuinely be, and I'm not leaving, so I'm
077retiring, but I'll be available. I would genuinely be interested in hearing your thoughts and perspectives and gladly avail myself to discuss this. Seeing is believing, and I am hopeful that a firsthand experience by the board will provide a deeper understanding of the challenges that we have been discussing. I thank you for your time and your commitment to the well-being of our schools. I believe that by experiencing the reality on the ground, you will be better equipped to take necessary steps to ensure a safe and productive learning environment for all East Whittier Middle School students and the entire East Whittier City School District. You know, I hesitated about speaking tonight because I'm retiring, and I wanted to leave on a good note. But after witnessing four different events at my school, that absolutely floor me. And
078having a majority of these students in my classroom who are unmanageable in the classroom, and I'm a seasoned 31-year teacher, I believe that it's time for the people that I entrust with my leadership to come in and just see what we're talking about. Because it's easy to talk about it until you actually sit there and hear these words. Thank you. Hello, I'm Brent Volgeman, the newly elected EWI president. Doesn't take in fact until July 1st. I'm filling in some big shoes. I mean heels for Missy who's awesome. She really cares about not only the union itself and the teachers that reside in it, but the kids and her school and the district to just try to make things better. And I hope I can continue that. Before I go on, just want to say congratulations
079to Christine Armando and Carlos on those accomplishments. And you guys are elected positions, and I'm an elected position now, which is strange to say. I'm on a lower level, and I'm not only responsible for the people who I voted for, or who voted for me. I'm responsible for the people who didn't vote for me as well. And I say that because I'm a little nervous. I'm a little intimidated by what I'm walking into. I have some big shoes to fill with Missy being gone and Almeda being gone and pretty soon some others as well. But I'm not scared because I have good people around me and those people will help support me and help me make the right decisions to do things better. and those good people are us to you as well, and we're
080trying to help make this district a better place, and I say that because there are better things to do on a Monday night, especially during football season. I want to go watch Monday night football at a bar with some friends and have a good time, but we come here. And we're coming here because we care and we're serious. And we want to do right by the kids. Last week I was behind this podium, was over there for Mr. Mottergun's retirement speech for the retirement team. And I brought up his four C's, which I just sort of made up just to poke a little fun at Dr. Patterson. But two of the C's were contentious and constructive. Now, being part of this grievance chair work with Missy, we've been constructive. And I saw Jessica Will come
081up here and talk about the restroom situation at Scott Elementary for the TK kids. And they're going to get restrooms now. It took some time, but those restrooms are given to all the TK and the K. But I've seen some things that are contentious. And I speak about East Whittier. We have had the police called twice because of students' aggressive behavior, physically aggressive behavior towards teachers. In the last two months, and that doesn't mention some other incidents that have occurred. We expect action because we want not only us to be safe, but most importantly, the kids to be safe. We're up here talking about it. If they're doing this to teachers, what are they doing to other students? And those students aren't going to talk. And that's a little scary. So we really need to
082get the situation over there under control. because teachers feel unsafe, and we just don't feel like people have our backs on this, so we need to get the situation resolved. And I look at right here, when people come up to talk at the podium, as a conversation starter. And when I say that, that conversation could be another email. That conversation could be a meeting. That conversation could happen at bargaining. That conversation can happen at roundtable. And to have that conversation continue is what we want, so thank you very much. Good evening, Superintendent Patterson, Board of Education, cabinet members, and colleagues, and families of East Whittier. I last addressed the board on February 3rd regarding the fields at Hillview Middle School. Dr. Patterson, I understand that you broke protocol and actually responded to something that I
083said and had asked that the plan about how the fields would be... rotated and addressed was to be sent to me, but it was not. So I never heard anything back, although I appreciate that you started that gesture. So we have a soccer tournament tomorrow. Hillview is hosting it. East Whittier and Granada are participating, as well as five other schools in the consortium. The fields are... I believe that ways drop sand on part of the fields to try to level them out and probably one of the worst things that you could do would be to put sand on a field because it's just going to incur slippage. When our district addresses the fields, lumps and bumps, they put soil. So there is probably a 8 by 10 foot square patch of sand. There is a
084mud puddle by a sprinkler. And then there is another mud patch on the fields. I am concerned. I have addressed it with my administration. It has gone to the district board personnel. This is a call to arms for me for tomorrow. I am supposed to put... Probably 120 athletes on that field who are in about 15 days going to become freshmen. And I am concerned. I don't know what is going to happen to address the ongoing problems with the soccer organization utilizing those same fields. And I know last week for PE, we didn't go on the fields. They were over water. The fire ants came up because they were drowning. And then there were mud puddles. I would love for... This call to arms to end up with our maintenance department coming out, removing the
085sand and covering it with soil. And for every kid who I put out on that field to have a great tournament and whoever wins, wins. Hopefully it's Hillview. But I really do have a concern for the kids that I'm putting on those fields. And I am all for after. sports of extracurricular nature. My kids played sports. I have no problem with the Ways program, but something has to be done. Thank you very much. Is that Mr. Petit to address, to take a look at the fields? Correct. Okay, good. I was going to bring that up. And we're going to catch up on some sports. Okay, on to discussion items. Number one, approval of the facility master plan. I'm with the recommendation that the Board of Education accept and approve the facility master plan. Give me
086a second. A second. Any discussion on this? I do have a short presentation that I wanted to present. One of the things that we have talked about as we go with our Measure C dollars is that we have to put a facilities master plan updated within the last five years in order to be in line. for state matching dollars. We do believe that there's about 30 million of state matching dollars now that Prop 2 has finally passed. And we're hoping that we are in line at the trough to be able to take advantage of that with a lot of the work that we have done. So this actual presentation is designed for three different things. It's to give you a brief glimpse of the revised facilities master plan. It's also to talk to you about
087the differences between projects. and Z and measure Z monies and then finally to get approval from the board of what we anticipate the project list to be for measure C. None of this is new information. This is the same information that we shared back in August. Just to remind everybody, our principals took the feedback from their PTAs, their communities, and their staffs. And you will see those in the appendices that we've shared with the community and the board multiple times of the different things that the communities themselves wanted to see. Those things have been in our existing facilities master plan and are also in our updated facilities master plan. Then basically, as you can see, like I said, we reviewed all of the projects that we had undertaken under measure R and Z. We did
088a presentation about measure C and what we envisioned that work to be in January. And now that we have the facilities master plan and you see the draft. plans in the board agenda. The final plans will be published on the website once they are done. And there's going to be some tweaking to those plans, but they are more in style than they are necessarily with content because you are not going to see any major discrepancies between the original facilities master plan and this updated one. We did do our original master plan in 2018-2019, and at that particular time, the facility's master plan identified $290 million worth of work if we were to engage in everything that needed to be done in the district. As you recall, measures R and Z were $96-97 million. With this
089new facilities master plan, the projected totals, if we were to do everything in that master plan, would total about $223 million. So that difference of the $97 million and now, you know, going down to 223. Part of that difference between that dollar amount is obviously inflation from 2016, 2018 till now, and also the cost of materials and everything that we experience with procurement delays and just the shortages of different materials. We have attached the facilities master plan drafts here. Orcharddale would be a sample if there is more. um weedy questions or getting into in-depth but basically the intent of this is just to kind of reiterate the things that we've already talked about because they are already in this facilities master plan so we've gone through one of the things that we've been very intentional
090when we were talking to the community about measures r and z is to be very careful that just because we only fully modernized Ceres and Leffingwell did not mean that extensive work was already not conducted at the other 12 campuses. So this is a list of all of the things that we did across the district in order to have some equitable touches across the district so that no one school was left out of the processes. So you can see this extensive list. This is something that we've covered. Multiple times as we talked about the progress would measure R and Z and what we were thinking about as we were anticipating a second bond to be able to continue that great work that is not only with outside contractors and firms, but also with the great
091things that our own internal maintenance and operations and information services teams do on a daily basis. So this list is all the things that we have done to schools that were not Ceres and Leffingwell. This is what was done at Ceres and Leffingwell. So if you take those two lists and look at what we did at Ceres and Leffingwell and compare it to what we have done as standalone projects to the other schools, basically what you come up with is this list of six projects that are still... outstanding at our other 12 campuses. So we really, the only things that we have not done that we would have done at Ceres and Leffingwell is exterior painting. It's HVAC replacement. We did do all of the roofing at our elementary schools. We did not do it
092at Scott and Granada due to the ways in which those concrete roofs were constructed. So there was not the same level of need to be able to address some of the infrastructural pieces that were at those two schools. And then, you know, our schools are not up to ADA requirements. So that would be some of the things that we would need to take. stock of. And then restrooms need to be redone. And in some cases, restrooms need to be built. You know, so that would be part of that architectural design process based upon projected enrollment and current enrollment to determine where we are. And then obviously, it would be the remaining windows, doors, cabinetry, technology, and flooring on the interior spaces of our instructional classrooms. So those are, that is the project list that we
093are looking to get the board to be able to approve that's already encompassed in that facility's master plan. If we were to do numbers one through six, the only remaining things that would need to be considered would be, do we have any opportunities for itinerant spaces to increase mating spaces and privacy? So we're very fortunate that the board has been very intentional about making sure that each one of our schools has social workers. You know, we have a lot of itinerant speech and language pathologists, SLIPAs. You know, we have a lot of different people that are on our campuses back and forth. So creating spaces or being intentional about the spaces that we have to be able to provide meeting spaces for those people that have increased privacy and the ability to meet with people
094in a professional way would be something that is big. And then also, if you have been to Leffingwell and to Ceres, one of the increased safety measures that we put into place is to have a public-facing lobby and a student and staff-facing lobby. So those would be the other projects. The reason we have those two places down further is because those are extensive modernization costs. They were right around $2 million when we did that to both Ceres and Leffingwell. We've taken a lot of measures to increase security. The only standout is that, you know, we have currently gone to Orcharddale, East Whittier, and Mulberry to walk with our architects because in our estimation with our maintenance and operations team, myself being on campuses, and Ms. Sorrell. Those are the three most pressing facilities issues across
095our district. So we'll be looking at East Whittier Middle School, at Orcharddale, and at Mulberry to see how much that $27 million would lend us with these first six projects. The only difference is that we are currently looking to see if we could turn, since Mr. Mondragon is moving, we are going to commandeer his classroom most likely and turn that Catalina-facing room of classrooms most likely into the new entrance to East Whittier Middle School and then close off the fencing that goes kind of toward Mr. Lemus and Mr. Mondragon's little... area is because that is really the only way that we could provide that standalone entrance. But that would be the only instance right now to where we would dedicate that student-facing and public-facing lobby and put that on hold for the other 10 elementary
096schools. So as I mentioned, if you ever want to take a look at the feedback that we got from each one of our individual sites about the things that their community felt value in and wanted to really take advantage of, this is what it is. So really what we're looking for tonight, as you already moved and seconded, is just the approval of these facilities master plans. and this project list in the direction that we're going to be going. If we go down this road, one of the things that we will do with Ms. Sorrell and then later on our new CBO, Dr. Aceves, will be to then determine, based upon the cost factors and the cost estimates that come back from the design team, which one of these six things are the most pressing. So
097we will get cost estimates. We know that to paint an exterior of our campuses is about $250,000. HVAC equipment is kind of running right around $1.25 million, but those were done two years ago, so we don't know exactly if those dollars are... accurate right now, especially with all of the assumptions out there with the new administration and cost of materials and construction and people not wanting to take risks on the material side. So these are the things that we are looking at when we are coming back with this numbers one through six. So if we do say that we have $27 million between Orcharddale, Mulberry, and East Whittier, and these numbers come back higher, there might be the possibility where we pull Mulberry out of that equation and push Mulberry and the next two schools
098into two years down the road when we go for the next $27 million. So basically the way this plays out is we have four drawdowns between that $97 million. So spaced out every two years, we would bring the next couple of schools along the way. That was one of the things that was identified. However, you know, Ms. Sorrell can squeeze, you know, five cents out of a penny. So we were actually able to use some of our safety credits and some of our other resources to be able to fund those cameras that have gone on into the district office, East Whittier, Granada, and Hillview. Once again, you know that we currently have an MOU in place with CSCA as well as EWI with the utilization of those cameras. We started with the middle schools to
099be able to see if we felt that there was enough efficacy and return on that investment to then move on to our remaining elementary schools. So right now it's too early to tell if that is something that we would replicate across the other 10 remaining schools. Anybody else have any discussion item, anything they want to say? How many entrances then will East Whittier Middle School have if you decide to change it when it's facing? Well, all of our schools technically have one point of entry. Now, when you talk about after school, before school, there's multiple gates that are open at every single one of our schools. Correct, correct. But there will be just the one point. Well, right now there's only one entrance. It's just there's concern amongst the staff that there's opportunity to enter.
100other locations rather than just the office. Right. Okay. So then it would be, the other parts would be closed off. They'd be open in the morning for kids to get there. So once school begins at every one of our campuses, there's one point of entry. Right, I understand that. Yeah. Okay. Even at East Whittier. Okay. I just want to make sure that that safety issue is taken care of because I hear it a lot. And then, oh, the ceilings? We spoke about the ceilings. The ceiling tiles? Yeah, these. All of those are ongoing maintenance pieces. So those are just things that our M&O team does based upon work orders. Perfect. Thank you. Anybody else? I guess it's probably not pertaining to these fundings, but I saw on the list that the last funding source bond
101that we did all the middle school tracks. Correct. Are we having similar issues? We did that out of ELOP. Huh? We did that out of ELOP. Are we having similar issues with the other two middle schools in the track? of the tracks? Well, so there's a couple of more complicated answers regarding our tracks. We hired a grounds crew that was specifically designated to be able to do the tracks. We do have some issues with grass intrusion onto our tracks, as well as some drainage issues that we're trying to mitigate. But that is also part of our larger M&O focus on three specific areas of grass across our district. We started off by... One of the things that our team has done is to assess the front portions of campus again. So we did the curb
102appeal push, but we did have some, you know, we only have one gentleman really who's in charge of irrigation across the whole district. So we need to get back to that point to where everything is set. So that our maintenance and operations team can maintain because we're not even at a point where they're equipped to be able to maintain. So with regard to the fields, that's more of us trying to figure out how to. manicure them in a way that works and also with the drainage piece. That was paid out of ELOP. Okay. I'll take that back. So I guess we want to address it, but I know that it's been a couple times that we've heard about the field, so you're going to have something in plan? Oh, that's a different issue. So the
103particular issue that Ms. Harris is talking about is that, as you know, when your girls softball. pretty much takes possession of this field. Pony takes possession of Granada. And then Waze really is the organization that takes care of or uses Hillview. We've talked many times about the MOU that we have with the city. We love our relationship with the city, but we only get $15,000 a year. to support all of the programs that go on with youth sports across our district. Now, on the flip side, we don't manage it. We don't deal with the parent complaints. We don't deal with the registration. We'd have to hire another person to be able to do that if we were to take on that role and collect those fees and then be able to truly charge what it
104costs to maintain. So the beauty of the MOU is that we don't have to deal with parents who are upset about youth sports. We don't collect that money. But then the other part of that is that, you know, we do have that relationship with them to try to navigate what $15,000 looks like, you know, to obviously, you know, really using 13 fields because those are only like the actual games. We've got, you know, we've got practices going on all over the place. So one of the things now that, you know, there's a work to turn Parnell Park into, you know, a soccer complex, our hope is that that is going to relieve some of the stress, especially that Waze and their organization puts on, you know, Hillview. And that's only because it's a successful program,
105and we have so many kids who join that. But one of the things that we are going to be talking about over the summer when we renegotiate our MOU with the city is having more frequent blackout dates to be able to allow our fields the opportunity to repair themselves and aerate and be reseeded and whatnot, which is really the issue. It's just overuse. Yeah, and I know, was it about six months ago, we had the Waze group, or was it about this time last year? It was a year and a half ago, so they like us now. Yeah, that they came in, so it was that medium, because we definitely, you know, we want to provide those services, because a lot of them are our students that participate in that, on that, but I just
106think that we have to have a plan in place, because five days a week. eight hours a day, our students are having PE out there. And so we don't want them to get hurt. And so we got to have something because if they get injured, then it's our liability for things that they're doing. So as long as you're addressing those things that we want to be able to do it, and we know overuse is just going to create these problems. And if there are other things that were said today to look at that they're doing that we could in a new contract to make sure to address that. And yeah, the monies, if there are monies, because is it the monies to To prep the fields, right? Well, the 15, I mean, think about it,
107$15,000 to use 13 fields. I mean, we don't even pay for the toilet paper. But once again, I mean, that's just part of the conversation and part of just being a good partner and trying to figure out, you know, how we navigate that because our board has been very clear. Our viewpoint as a cabinet is very clear. The more opportunities that we can give kids to be active and participate, you know, in positive experiences, the better. And, you know, this is one of those things that we are grappling with. And it really only is an issue because of the use of. you know, how many fields they are using over at Hillview. And hopefully there's a multifaceted approach that we need to take. All right. Yeah, I just, again, I know it's kind of off
108topic we're hearing, because I saw the fields up there, but we just want to make sure we have something in place because, yeah, the last thing we want is our students, or any student, even if they're not ours, to get heard on our fields. And so what we can do to address it. And so as long as those discussions are happening so it doesn't continue. Thank you. Anybody else? Okay, I'll call for the question. Ms. Carrera? Yes. Ms. Hernandez? Yes. I vote yes. Ms. Stabbs? Yes. Mr. Tiaga? Yes. Mr. Aparicio? Yes. Okay, it passes 5-0. On to item two, approval of the statement of final costs. I move the recommendation that the Board of Education accept and approve the... I move the recommendation that the Board of Education accept and approve the statement of the
109final cost involved in the issuance, sale, and delivery of the bonds. I'll second. Okay, I have a first and a second. Discussion? Discussion? I'll call for the question. Mr. Aparicio? Yes. Mr. Tiaga? Yes. Mrs. Dabbs? Yes. Ms. Hernandez? Yes. Ms. Carrera? Yes. And I vote yes. Passes 5-0. On to item 3. The Emma Wicker campaign presentation. So this is not an action item. This is just kind of making sure that we're all on the same page. You know, we've had a wonderful opportunity to work with a lot of very invested community partners. Some very passionate individuals who want to see Emma Wicker brought up to, you know, the standards that it could be to be able to support all the different types of programs that we could offer, not just drama, not just band, you
110know, but a variety of different opportunities, both within in-house and within our community. So we now have pretty much passed DSA. We are about ready to go out for an RFP. to be able to start talking about being able to break ground on the auditorium. It would most likely be about a little shy of a year of the total work to be done. But basically what I wanted to do with this particular piece is to kind of get a conceptual understanding of how we're going to help fund this. So we have talked about utilizing some of our ELOP dollars to be able to help go in to fund this. We're waiting to see what the governors revise, if they're going to fund ELOP at a rate one, which would increase our dollar amounts significantly, or
111if they're gonna keep us at rate two, which would cause us to have to pivot and kind of look at other funding opportunities to be able to support this work. There will be a mixture of Measure C money to go towards this restoration, but it would just be the infrastructure pieces like electricity. roofing, things that we would have done already if this was a classroom space. We would not be using Measure C money for like the chairs, the theatrical pieces, all of those things that make it like a VAPA place. But what we would be looking at this is to be similar to what any renovation of like the sack would be or a renovation of any one of our classrooms would be. So then the remaining... Bigger chunk of that money would be how
112do we raise that fund? We haven't had any success with any of our elected officials committing any money, but there's still time. This would possibly, if we get conceptual understanding from the board, be an opportunity for our board to take tactical, strategic material to our elected officials, both at the city and at the state level, to be able to say, okay, now we're breaking ground. You probably want to be a part of this. So let's start having a conversation about how many zeros you want to put to this. And, you know, as Ms. Sorrell likes to say, those zeros in this instance need to be to the left of the decimal point. So really what we're talking about is, so here's really what I'm asking you. In talking to a lot of places who have
113done fundraising and worked to be able to bring in money, there's multiple ways of being able to do this. Sell the existing materials that you have. So there's been interest in those seats. In our current existing seats, you know, we actually, our M&O team actually goes on the eBay to try to find those seat parts to fix the ones that we have. So even though there's 350 seats that were originally there, now it's down to about 250 because we've had to take different parts from different places to make them so that you can actually sit in them and not fall. So some of the opportunities would be considering some kind of ceramic tile mosaic that people could buy, you know, bricks and things like that. One of those could be purchasing one of the existing
114wicker chairs. Another one could be buying the new chairs and putting a plaque on the back and saying this is the Chacon-Kennedy wing, the aisle. And then... It could be going into if the board is interested in looking at naming rights to specific areas for a specific donation, you know, duration of time. So we could say for two years, you can be the, you know, it could be the Bluth for a of where we are or, you know, it could be a variety of different ways to where we can name things. If that's a road you wanted to go down. So this is just to kind of get an idea of like basically when we did the research. The naming opportunities could be the little standalone parking lot that's going to be part of our
115AD access that needs to be over here where opportunity room used to be. It could be the naming of the green room that we have. It could be naming of the box office or the entrance area, the lobby, the foyer. We could name the stage, the production booth. So there are different places, spaces that different. organizations, both public and private, have used in order to do that. Then there's also the opportunity to do a donor wall. And these are just suggestions right now of dollar amounts. One of the things that people were very insistent upon is that you have to know your donor base and you have to know what the price points are to be able to make sure like, okay, well, if we do curtain call at $100,000, what's the realistic? what's realistic
116that we're going to get people to do $100,000. So this is all just conceptual, but I wanted to get your feedback to see what direction you want me and staff to go. We only need 7.7. So Mark, I really like these ideas and... Are we going to develop a campaign? In other words, we as board members want to be able to have the talking points, the campaign, so that we can call, email, go into the front door of whoever we're seeking. I mean, we can even go after some federal dollars. But is that something we're going to be doing so that we're able to... Once I get direction, that's exactly what we're going to be doing. We're going to be providing and putting together some literature or some marketing materials of different opportunities to be
117able to go down this road. And then because we see this as an event space for the entire community, when we say community, does that mean larger community? I just want to be sure that we're on the same page. Right. So, I mean, K-8, K-12, we're inviting, I mean, what are we doing? Are you talking about in terms of money or use? No, the use of the facility. Use is what we would do with any kind of. you know facilities use agreement it's going to be i mean we don't get requests from people in ontario to come out here no so i mean so it's going to be it's going to be it's going to be you know pretty much in the local area and the places that really have kind of reached out to
118us are kind of organizations like HOT. Like they want to do their Cesar Chavez play here. And, you know, so it's not really, you know, we're not going to have... Well, I think what happens once the first couple get on, people start getting weird mouth, it'll start going. Exactly. Well, the reason I ask is because I go to many of the events at the La Mirada Theater. And I mean, I would definitely go and start to, you know, canvas or, you know, talk to the rugby organization, the Kathy Rigby organization, her and her husband, to see, hey... Would you be interested in donating, blah, blah, blah? And then if they say, well, yes, we want to donate $100,000 or $250,000, but we want to be able to host. An event at Emma Wicker. That's my
119question. Well, yeah, I mean, I think there's a difference between hosting something and renting that space out than getting into a situation like we have with our youth leagues. This really is our auditorium, and part of that piece is the closest theater that people could go to really is the community center theater or Vic Lopez. Those are the two biggest areas that we have around us. So I think some smaller districts might want to use the facility. Whittier Union is creating their own performing arts center. So there's a lot of different things. So we're really looking at this as our building for our BCOS, our ELOP, and our programs. And then if there's an added benefit of being able to provide access from the community to use it, then all. the great, but we would
120love to be able to actually... We'll be clear, though, in the campaign so that if people say, well, yes, I want to donate $250,000, but the caveat is we would like to host a small, intimate affair... I think those would be things I wouldn't put in any kind of... of materials that would be kind of conversations about like hey like you know i'm not gonna i don't want to get into a quid pro quo thing the benefit is you're going to get some kind of exposure as a patron of you know the arts and we can have conversations about what our process would be thank you may the schematic design be shared you can't click on that no i can't i'm asking if it can be shared it's public it's been it's been approved by
121the board thank you I mean, I like the... We're not using the Volkman wing anymore. We're using the other draw, the other design. Okay, because I... It was going to be the bathroom. Okay. But we changed that. We changed that model. Okay. Because it's in the world of entertainment and theater, I think you would have a lot of that industry that maybe want to donate and have, you know... a room, a wing, a section to be in that's just those connections. I know Ms. Carnahan, she's not here still, right? Oh, there you are. Connections to a lot of the people that you are connected. That's where the connections come into to bring some of that, but outreaching to it like you have talked about our local politicians. If there's any East Whittier alumni that are
122in the arts or in the entertainment, I mean, those types of things as far as a wall. you know, pavers in the ground, if there's any of that, those things that they, you know, would be able to give back. I think that's definitely because it's the entertainment world. There's a lot of avenues that can be researched. looked at that to participate i think that's a that's a great call to do so really like you know it seems like there's consensus about the selling of the things and the chairs and whatnot the brick idea is a good idea the brick the brick idea and the like potentially the mosaic potentially, obviously, the donor wall are not controversial. Where you get into the controversy is the naming of things. People don't want big Tostitos, Emma Wickers Tostitos,
123Coca-Cola. Then we do get into some of the political aspects of, for instance, there are different organizations who have a definite political bias. And so is that something that we want to wade into when we have to make those decisions about naming areas? So that's really what I wanted to get the boards. Do we want to see how everything goes? At the end of the day, we can always come back and say we're short $2 million. Do we want to go out and consider naming opportunities? Because there's not a whole lot of naming opportunities. The other ones could really, it's more. massaging and adjusting what we think the price points are going to be for some of these items. I'd like to see interest. I mean, we might get some people that want to participate
124in that. We get probably an overabundance of people that want to participate or have something named after them. I think that's a great list to get some ideas. Conceptually in agreement so we can put together the marketing materials. I'll get my communications team working on that. Mr. Hernandez, how do you feel about this? I am in full support. I know you've done the plays and stuff there, so can you just imagine what it would be like if it was done? Wouldn't it be nice? Okay, anything else on this? Okay, so we will be on to item four. I move the recommendation that the Board of Education accept for study the attached 2025-2026 re-opener proposal of the California School Employees Association for wages and benefits. Second. Okay, I have a first and a second. I'm sorry,
125somehow I messed up on the agenda. That wasn't... Public hearing needs to go through. That's my fault. We actually need to go to seven first. Yes, sorry. Sorry, board. Nolan Boyd on that. Item seven, public hearing for the California School Employees Association. Okay, public hearing. So I can open it. Yeah, I'll open it at 808. Does anybody wish to speak on this item? Anybody? Okay, seeing none, I'll close it at 8.08. Okay. Now we go back up to four. Okay, go ahead. Now I need it. So moved. Carlos, did you say that? Okay. Second? Second. Okay, I have a first and second. Any discussion? Just to give you context, we're going to have several that are just like these. We are in the process of sunshining both the district proposals and CSCA, so this is
126just a typical process to where... Each organization and representative group provides their proposal. We give the community an opportunity to provide input, and then we accept it. These are each one of the organization's opportunities for opening. Okay. Any other discussion? Anything? I'll call for the question. Mrs. Dabbs? Yes. Mr. Tiaga? Yes. Mr. Apricio? Yes. Ms. Hernandez? Yes. Ms. Carrera? Yes. And I vote yes. I'm sorry. We're going to go to eight. Right. Eight. Right. public hearing for the East Swedish School District. Initial proposal with CSEA was open it at 8.09. Anybody wish to speak to this item? I feel like I need to count. Okay, we'll close it at 8.10. And now on to, is it five? Five, okay, item five. Do I have a second? I have a first and a second. Any discussion?
127I'll call for the question. Ms. Carrera? Yes. Yes. Ms. Hernandez? Yes. Ms. Aparicio? Yes. Mr. Arteaga? Yes. Mrs. Dabbs? Yes. And I vote yes. Okay, that passes on to item, is it eight, nine? Oh, nine, there we go. Public hearing for the Eastwood Institute School District initial proposal for Eastwood Air Education Association. I will open it at 8.10. Is there anybody that wishes to speak to this item? I see none. I'll close it at 8.10. Now we go on to item six, acceptance of the district's initial proposal. I so move. Second. Any discussion? I'll call for the question. Ms. Hernandez? Yes. Ms. Carrera? Yes. Ms. Dabbs? Yes. Mr. Tiaga? Yes. Mr. Aparicio? Yes. And I vote yes. On to... Yes, we are. Now we're at 10. Now we're at 10. Okay. I move the recommendation
128that the Board of Education approve the change order number one for BYR 25-19, concrete asphalt replacement project submitted by Eagle Paving Company. I'll sit down. We have a first and a second. Any discussion? I just have a question. I noticed that the memo says that it's from J.B. Bostick, but the letterhead comes from Eagle Paving. Is it being outsourced or are they the same company? Eagle Paving Purchase Boston. Any other discussion? Okay. I will call for the question. Mr. Tiaga? Yes. Mrs. Dabbs? Yes. Mr. Aparicio? Yes. Ms. Hernandez? Yes. Ms. Carrera? Yes. And I vote yes. Okay. On to consent items. Is there anybody that wants to remove anything from the consent agenda? Okay, I need their approval. I need a motion. I move the recommendation of the superintendent the Board of Education approve the
129consent agenda items L3 through L14. I second. Is there anybody that wishes to address any of these? Any questions, concerns? Anybody? Yeah, I have a question. Okay. It's one of the, I'm opening it. It's one of the teachers. Can you tell us what item you have? Well, hold on. I'm actually looking for it. I had it. I thought I had it highlighted, but I didn't. It is number 14. So they all say the load, right? There's one that doesn't have a load, I think. Am I looking at the right one? No, it's not that one. Sorry, guys. Give me a second. Actually, it is. It's the Ocean View Teacher. Oh, Ashley? Yes. She's 100%. She's 100%. Okay, thank you. I wasn't sure. Thank you. As far as the... Number three, the budget revisions. Is there
130anything notable that need to be discussed there? They're primarily related to Measure Z and Measure R. The adjustments are primarily related to the adjustment that we just made for the project with the asphalt. Anybody else? Okay, I will call for the question. I vote yes. Mrs. Dabbs? Yes. Mr. Tiaga? Yes. Mr. Aparicio? Yes. Ms. Hernandez? Yes. And Ms. Carrera? Yes. Okay. Everything passes. On to the next item. I move to adjourn. Second. I'm first and second. Anybody have anything closing comments? Anybody? Have a great summer. Enjoy it. Looking forward to a great end of the year. Fingers crossed everything goes well. Looking forward to Engage East Whittier on Friday and wishing everybody a great summer as well. If we don't see you again soon. I believe we're under 20 days left of school. A lot
131less than that. Less than 20. All right. 16. Okay. That's what? Like two weeks? Staff, students, we can push through. Enjoy your summer. It'll be over before you know it. Okay, and I believe Wednesday is Ride Your Bike to Work Day. I think it's Wednesday the 15th. I think it is. So don't forget to ride your bike to work. I'm retired, but I'm going to ride my bike on the Greenway Trail because Laurel School told me there's all kinds of festivities going on on the trail. And I will tell you that when I was still working, I would ride my bike to work on that day, and I worked in Monrovia. So it was great. It was really nice. It was a good ride. Is an electric bike cheating? No, I have. Hey, that's cheating
132as far as I'm concerned. I have a regular bike. No electric bike here. Okay. My bike's right there. It's not electric. So, ride your bike, save water, and compost. Okay? Oh, yeah, and buy secondhand. No? Buy secondhand. It works. Like I said, if you see me wearing something that you used to own, thank you. Okay. So I'll call for the question on that. Okay. Mr. Aparicio. Yes. Mr. Tiaga. Yes. Mrs. Dabbs. Yes. I vote yes. Ms. Hernandez. Yes. And Mrs. Carrera. Yes. Okay. With that, we are adjourned at 816.