Board of Education Meeting - March 12, 2026 (Spanish)

001Good afternoon and welcome to this afternoon's education board meeting. This meeting begins at 4:59 PM. Ready, please? Student member, Miss Anstrong, Mr. Crit, and secretary Chris Citron. present. We have no requests for comments on items on the closed session agenda this afternoon. At this time the table will be withdrawn to closed session and the open session will meet at approximately 6 pm. Thank you. Sorry, we were all busy, but thank you so much for joining us. We reconvene for an open session at 6:46 pm to continue with regular business. This, the Secretary of the Centrum Board, will give an update on topics, the topics discussed in the closed session, student affairs, pending litigation, employee discipline, employee release, and superintendent evaluations. No action was taken in closed session by the Board of Education. Thank you. There

002are no replacement sheets available for tonight. We will now proceed to the oath to the nation by Mrs. Arroyo, who will lead us in the salute to the flag. Everyone standing, right hand over heart. Ready. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and the Republic which represents one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. We have some corrections to today's agenda. Hey, Garza members, we don't have a correction tonight. It's time to move on to the presentations and student highlights. Um, Washington Elementary School says, "Good afternoon everyone. Student Outstanding for Washington Elementary School. This month we are proud to recognize Alexa Luna, an exceptional student whose dedication and enthusiasm truly stand out in fifth grade at Washington. Alexa demonstrates strong commitment, positive attitudes, perseverance, and a willingness

003to give her best every day, making her a wonderful example and demonstrating what Washington Elementary School values ​​mean. As a good example, as an English language learner, she has shown dedication and a strong commitment to her learning. She takes pride in her work, approaches challenges with a positive attitude, and is always ready to help others. Her leadership makes her a strong representative of Washington. Alexa demonstrates strong academic habits and a commitment to doing her best in all her work. She has also taken on the role of a tutor in the Avi program, where she supports her classmates by explaining concepts, encouraging participation, and helping others stay organized and focused on their learning. Alexa contributes to her community through her leadership and by helping others." You speak up and help create an environment where everyone can

004succeed. A little more about Alexa: she's also a student council member and cares deeply about her school community. She's a very determined student. Alexa has many friends in and out of school. She's a softball star. Excellent! This helps the family businesses. When we asked Alexa why she wants to be an academic, she said mostly because she wants a bright future, to be a good example for her younger siblings, and to help her parents when they need her. Congratulations, Alexa! Your hard work, leadership, and dedication to learning make you an invaluable member of our school community. We look forward to seeing you shine in the future with your work and achievements. Well, I do n't want to say anything right now, but thank you so much for listening to our students. Thank you all. Could you

005please join us up here for a picture, including yourself , please? They are taking a group picture with student Alexa. Thank you for that report. Now, our next students... Reports from the students of Bellflower High School, Ken Vera, Bellflower High School . Good evening, board members, President Garza, Superintendent Dr. Simon. I'm Ken Vera. This is the March report for Bellflower. To recap, on February 27th, we had a revival meeting, and a week prior, we focused on spirit, wanting to get students involved in our school. The theme was beach. This came up quite a bit during our spirit-building days and meetings. The students were the bikers, the 11th graders were the surfers. There was a little friendly rivalry, but everyone participated in a positive way on campus. Our goal is to have students with better academic

006achievements, many on the honor roll, and also competing in winter and fall sports, creating more positive environments at school. We also had and honored our number one and number two students, Victor Covar Rubias and David. Losa were the number one students, very intelligent. They worked all four years to achieve this position. We genuinely saw them; they are very intelligent. Our second-place students, Maite Esparsa, who is also in the Color Guard, very involved in organizations, were able to compete with scores of 4.5, which is wonderful. In the weeks following this past week, our library groups were able to participate in Read Across America, working with elementary students, allowing them to read to the younger students in classrooms and helping out in the library. It's a good way for our schools to get involved in the community

007and for younger students to connect with elementary schools. At Belf, it's very important, obviously, since most of them move on to Belfow, and it's important that they see us and become familiar with the upper grades. Our mid-year WASC cycle visit went very well. As a result, our school received a three- year self-study accreditation from WASC, which will take place in the 2020-2023 school year for the high school. and Belflower High School. As I mentioned, this isn't the last meeting. The Mr. Buck competition will be on March 25th at the Newman Theater for the 12th-grade boys. They'll be competing in a talent show. It's going to be very entertaining tonight. It will be judged by a panel. Mrs. Amy Start will be on it, as will our Student Council President, Jennifer Rano. This is a Student

008Council fundraiser . It 's for $ and it would be great if you could attend. This Student Council fundraiser is very important because we support many programs at the school, school events, and sports, mainly. The dates are March 5th through March 31st. It takes a lot of money in many funds to be able to support them. So come to Little Caesars, buy some food for $, and it goes into our Student Council account . March 15th will be [date missing], March 16th will be [ date missing]. The theme we'll have regarding graduation will be revealed that week. This is the March report for Bellflower, Belfower High School. Thank you so much, Ms. Vera, representing Mayfer, Mayfer High School. Good afternoon, board members, President Superintendent, Dr. Simen, district colleagues, my name is Kill, and this is

009the March report for the school board. At the high school, we met with the administration and crushed them in a Dodgall tournament last month. It was very intense, a great game. Congratulations to them. The girls' wrestling team are CIF champions. A very, very cool recognition for them. Oh, they fought hard to get there. Our cheerleading squad are also two-time consecutive CF champions, and the cheerleaders placed fourth out of 13 in their first national competition. So, a cheer for them. Congratulations. We also have 53 competitors in Skills USA who will be going to the state level, where they will be competing in Ontario very soon. Best of luck to them as well. Our eighth-grade boys went to the Catalyn Marine Institute that They were able to go scuba diving and saw live animals, and they had

010a bonfire with marshmallows. It was a few days, and I remember it because I went two years in a row, and it was one of the best trips I've ever been on , one of the best on campus. I can't say enough about it. It was a great opportunity. Our vocal department, May Time and Polyfenex, had their concert on March 3rd. We also had the district festival yesterday at Belfar High School , where we performed our songs, and we're going to be competing this Saturday in the Alamiros competition. Good luck to everyone. Lunar New Year, well, the celebration was on the fourth; there was a dragon dance and delicious Chinese food. It was a lot of fun, full of Chinese culture, and it was really cool to learn about all of that. Oh, and the

011choir is going to have a tour in Orlando. We're leaving next Sunday. Power Onex is coming to the Mayf school campus . We're going to have a barbecue, we're going to have hamburgers, they're going to play music, it's going to be super cool. And that's going to be the day. 20. The unified football team will have a tryout at Cañera High School, and the state tryouts are about to begin or have already begun. They will start very soon. Good luck to the students and Marchmans. The high school basketball tournament is coming up soon, and that was the report. Thank you, Mr. Fern. Now representing is Ariana González Armenta. Good afternoon, President Garza, board members, SAM superintendent, cabinet, and guests. My name is Ariana González Armenta, and I am a student at ESP. Thank you for

012the opportunity to share an update on the activities happening at the high school. On February 4th, Mr. Prot took the Newport students on a whale-watching field trip . The students were able to go on a speedboat for two hours to San Clemente. While we were on the boat, we learned about the marine creatures . We didn't see whales, but we did see some dolphins swimming close to us and playing around us. We also saw sea lions and many other creatures. birds. It was a really cool educational experience. The Friday before the Super Bowl is Summerset Superfire. Students dress in their favorite team jerseys and make hamburgers. They have props in the room thanks to SB staff, who help with the food. The Summerset students all participated in an assembly with Dr. Victor Ros. As part

013of the Future Student Empowerment program , it was very inspiring to hear about his accomplishments and how he overcame adversity. His message of giving back to the community and family through education was very powerful. We are looking forward to hearing from our next Future Speaker in March. Science is very exciting. Biology students dissected frogs to learn more about body systems, and in collaboration with English classes and the Enrich program, chemistry students are learning how to diffuse oils from plants. They want to use these essential oils to make lotions, balms, and sprays. Collaborations and project learning are key to making learning fun and relevant. Using a communication of Proposition 28 and the With funding, Sam started a film class. Professional filmmakers have worked with the students to plan and write scenes, as well as with sound

014and visual effects, and also to do makeup and costumes. We are excited that the students will be making films this year. These films will be shown to the community on May 26 at 2:20 pm in Kanan Hall. We have visitors from ATC at our Enrichele Garden. Last week it was so nice to see the schools collaborating with each other. Please enjoy this Instagram post about the experience. The students at Summerset were challenged to make a product using ingredients from here in the garden, and their idea was a cup of garden coffee. They harvested herbs and made three different flavors, like rosemary and others, that they couldn't find at Starbucks. They also used almond milk and cream. They designed the entire coffee shop experience, and then the lesson became even more special because the students became

015baristas and served adults with special needs. What started as Entrepreneurship grew to a day of safety, inclusion, and community. Summer Sets students are winning two awards: Arly Cervantes and Anthony Santos won Skills USA, the regional competition in the area of telecommunications. They will go to the state competition in April. Another student, Andre Malgar, will be selected as the Bravo for his essay on making the community safer; he will officially receive a cash prize from the city of Belfour in April. Finally, Rayond Chavez won first place in the speech category and advanced to the regional competition. Congratulations to these students and good luck at the next level of competition. The community was invited to Vision Night on Tuesday to see what the students are learning at Summerset. It was fun to see the students showcase their

016learning to their tutors, friends, and parents. We were very excited to see the cabinet and school board members. I hope you enjoyed visiting our students and teachers. We were very fortunate to have 40 community members with us today for our fair. career. The students were able to learn about options for what they can do in their future. We had adults from the Army Colleges, restaurants, and the professions of medicine, film, and makeup to talk to the students about how they can access these careers that interest them. We don't have school tomorrow, the 28th. Come to the parking lot for the Say Swap. We will be selling products created by students to raise money for ESP, and we have Spring Intermission from March 30th to April 3rd, and then we have Spring Break from the 6th

017to the 10th. Thank you for supporting Summers and have a nice afternoon. Thank you for your report, Ms. Armenta. Now, representing the Flowers, the Academy of Independent Study, is Josana Torres. Good afternoon, President, Member, Major Carsa, members, Dr. Siemens, students, and teachers. I am happy to be back to update you on what has happened since the last report to the board of education. In preparation for the synthesis project and a summary in February, we had a virtual meeting with Ms. Cárdenas to talk about how brands and businesses appeal to their audiences through the media and content they use to attract those audiences. We learned marketing strategies and how to understand our audience. High school students also took part in spreading kindness by participating in our Frank Wraft writing program. They are currently in their second

018round of writing letters, and the students are also eagerly anticipating the end-of-year celebration and celebrating their participation. During Re Across America, we had many volunteers, including members of the school board, who came and read in different classrooms. The students really enjoyed being read to and listening to the different stories. We were very pleased that we were able to demonstrate the importance of literacy in a fun way for them. High school and junior high students also participated in spreading kindness in the community. They wrote letters to the nursing home. It was really cool to see the designs they made, and it was also very nice to see how creative and enthusiastic they were in making the days of these people better. And there are things pending that we will We'll have... I don't have the dates,

019but we're going to have our open house, and we also have the school presentations, we have SPAC, and we also start each month with Student of the Month. Thank you so much for your time. Thank you very much, Ms. Torres . Miss Torres, thank you for all your reports. Now, I welcome you all, and you can stay for the rest of the meeting, but we also recognize that you have other commitments and obligations that need your attention. So, you may leave now. Now we have BTA President John, please come to the podium. Good afternoon, President Carsa, board members, superintendent, Dr. Simen, cabinet, and community on behalf of the Belfar Teachers Association. I want to begin this afternoon by sharing some good news about our newest educators. The newest educators attended the New Educators Conference, and

020the feedback was very positive. The participants shared that there were amazing things about the conference and specifically highlighted the behavior management session presented by Jessica Gas, which gave them easy strategies that can be used immediately. In the classrooms, they shared that she returned to school on Monday feeling refreshed and empowered by what she had learned. Ms. Wayne specifically reflected on the value of connecting with other passionate educators throughout Southern California and also meeting the author of Artur OR Classes Family. Most importantly, she expressed gratitude for making the attendance possible, noting that it was only through the association's support that she was able to participate. We are proud to invest in our new teachers and believe that opportunities like this help with retention and professional growth. I also want to highlight that on March 11th, BTA

021held a retirement planning session at the BTA office. It was designed to support members as they plan for a significant transition in their professional lives, including a presentation by CalPers on preparing for retirement and pension planning, and a retirement panel with educators and former educators from Belflower, sharing advice, connecting, and engaging in informal conversation. It was a very good program by Vice President Emy Mustafa that gave members practical information and perspectives as they consider their futures. Next year, we will be offering two sessions, one in one in the fall and one in the spring. We are eagerly awaiting our next negotiation session with the hope that we can reach an agreement sooner rather than later. And finally, I want to share the results of a survey on the overall safety of the BTA school campuses.

022The survey indicated that respondents feel moderately safe personally, but expressed significant concerns about the systems around them, particularly supervision, communication, and preparedness. The survey also highlighted concerns about inadequate supervision during peak traffic hours and especially about training and preparedness for serious incidents. The comments also included some consistent themes: staffing during lunch, restrooms, and drop-in periods were the areas of greatest doubt and concern. The areas that would benefit from more effective supervision, faster communication when incidents occur, more consistent follow-up and consequences, and training and preparedness for more serious situations are also addressed. In short, we need stronger prevention and response systems to ensure our campuses are safe and healthy for students, staff, and children. Thank you for the opportunity to share today. Thank you very much, Mr. President, and now we turn to the Superintendent's report.

023Dr. Simon, well, thank you. I thought the President Cortés was here. Well, good evening to our present Board Members, esteemed members, staff, colleagues, and valued members of the community . It's a pleasure to be with you tonight celebrating Women's History Month. I'm happy to present the work in our district, the master plan— we're making quite a bit of progress on that plan. We've been engaged in dialogue with school staff, board members, and interested parties, ensuring that our vision for the future is reflected. Our CBO, René Vargas Argas, thank you very much to her, who has been with the AFP agency, with Mr. Joshua, visiting sites as well, ensuring that this is done as we planned. Thank you, Ms. Argas. Read across America. The week of March 2-6 brought the joy of reading into our lives

024throughout America. I am very grateful to the school board and community volunteers who shared their time reading to the wonderful elementary school students. We had the PTA presentation on March 3rd . This room was filled to capacity for the PTA reflection event . A testament to the creativity of our students and the support of their parents, guardians, administrators, and board members. Thanks to PTA President Alexandria Cortes and the on-site presidents for their dedication to the students and families. This is how this room looked on March 3rd, I told President Cortés, we must look for a different place. It was overflowing, and that is a testament to the commitment we have to reflections from the PTA. the flowers. I know that the young lady just left and was recognized with flowers on March 6th at the

025California League of High Schools conference, where she was recognized as a school to look up to, a school to admire. Congratulations to Las Flores for winning this prestigious distinction, which showcases the wonderful work of the students and teachers. unified sports. We celebrate inclusion and teamwork at Foster Primary School by bringing students from Mayf and Perama in the true spirit of community. This afternoon I had the opportunity to present at our Rotary meeting. Thank you for inviting me. I was able to talk about our school board's vision , the work we do in the school district, the challenges we face, and the work we have ahead of us. Also, a comparison about forming partnerships with partners, with agencies that can help with internships, for students, helping them in vocations where Belfare Rotarians can make more connections

026with our schools and students as well. The last thing I can say is that when I arrived as your superintendent, one of the first things I heard was to be prepared because Mayfir and Bellflower fight every Friday. There is a police presence at that site, at those school sites. They were known for having these weekly altercations every Friday. And although we know there is work that we have to do, there is work in progress, it is no longer a reality, although there are issues that need to be addressed, the frequency has decreased. That is a testament to our direct appreciation for the exceptional work being done by the directors, assistant directors, and staff of Belfy Mayfer. Uh, I know that school principals have started and will continue to solve problems collaboratively and have proactive interventions

027to create these positive coaches. Thank you, Mr. Comings, Dr. Morgan, for your staff. They acknowledge that there is still much work to be done. I 'm not saying we're perfect. We have a lot of work to do and we know it, but I am confident that with your continued commitment and your support and your ties we will continue to make progress. Thank you for your long-standing dedication to keeping our campuses safe and well supported. Thank you all for supporting our students and our schools. We're moving forward with quite a bit of movement. Thank you, President Garza, thank you for your support to everyone. Thank you, Dr. Simon. Tonight we want to discuss certain points on the agenda. Well, President Garsa, I believe these are committee updates at this time. Yes, um, updates from the Adhawk

028committees. Does anyone have any updates? I have one. I am speaking on behalf of K Apps and I am proud to share that eight Cap Apps students qualified for Skills USA, a state leadership conference . Congratulations to those students. Students will represent their jobs of baking and cooking, and first aid , first aid, rescuers. Kaps has been selected for a $66,000 grant from Harvard Freights. This was our program, which was one of 11 in the entire state. We're going to do a program where they'll build a small home with electrical, plumbing, and solar power systems. Mr. Winney surveyed students in grades 7-12 in Bellflower and Lingwood District. I want to share these challenges related to important topics. They received 342 responses, but they took the time in class to ask them to do it. I

029want it to be like that, I think that's how it should be in the classrooms. The areas of greatest interest were culinary arts, baking and pastry, and video and media production. This was the most interesting part. Baking, pastry making, culinary arts, film and video, patient care and nursing. We're doing some really cool things. Mr. Wney, thank you. Our Caps board is a wonderful committee and I am grateful to be a member of it . Anyone else? Well, we had our Alliance meeting and for those who do n't know, Alliance is our BTA or CSA leadership in the district and in leadership. We can all sit together, have frank conversations, and collaborate. Hey, I'm glad we're continuing with these meetings. Last week we talked quite a bit about culture in schools, communication, how to provide clarity,

030how to make decisions, and improving our ways in inclement weather. Those conversions are great. Someone else mentioned the dress code, that was me. And we talked a little bit about that. Hopefully, we'll have more of those conversations when it comes to the rules we have. If we have rules, we must look at them to ensure that we are applying them fairly; having rules is essential, because if we have rules and nobody applies them, what good are they? It also undermines the other rules. Those were the conversions we had in those meetings. We talked about everything. Thank you to everyone who is at these meetings with us. Thank you all. Now we're going to talk about public comments. Tonight we do have this request to address topics on the agenda and those that are not. We

031want the public to know. We will listen very carefully to every comment from the audience, but we will not give answers during the meeting. The superintendent or designated representative will contact the parent guardian or community members if the comment requires follow-up. Although meetings of the board of governors are not public, they have been open to the public. Uh, individual speakers will have 3 minutes to address the board and will limit the total time for public input to 21 minutes by the board and by law 9322.2, unless the board makes an exception. First speaker, Maria Garcia, I would like to come closer to the podium, please. Sorry, it's my first time. Good evening, board members, superintendent. My name is Maria Garcia and I am a proud mother here to highlight the Mayf marching band and flag

032guard program for our students. This program does a lot for students. The program does much more than keep students occupied. Transform the high school and preparatory school experience by helping him develop life skills. This, under the leadership of Mr. Thomas Phillips, the band director, the marching band and flag guard, have flourished. One achievement was participating with the all-star band of 605 in the Rose Parade with our dedication. Last weekend our middle and high school won first place in our first competition. Now we need the Belf unified district and board directors to provide us with funding for the flag guard to provide these opportunities. That's why funding is so important; it allows them to practice their overtures and interpretations with great talent. Our coaches and the right affiliation will help us maintain our structure. The flag

033guard director, Ms. Monica Pchard, Cristina and Vanessa, this is all the alumni who participate in this function, giving evidence about how our program works. Providing something visual helps you see how the students interact. The funding helps us to have high-quality materials for quality presentations, equipment for the band and flag guard, instruments, poles, flags, all are necessary. Well, funding ensures that students have access to the best possible presentation resources. We also need transportation for the students, and that's very important for the team and the students. Funding the flag is an investment in the future of students. The experience creates this spirit of participation and school spirit. Thank you for your consideration. This tuning is vital for our passionate students. Together we can continue, we can continue to inspire them through the arts. One more thing, I

034looked at it now and said, every student, every value this goes has value, every school is ready, so I wish peace to all of you and we need the funding for our flag guard. Thank you so much. And the colored guard. Thank you, Mr. Garcia. He did everything on time. Now Elisa García is going to come to the podium, please. Well, good night. My name is Alis Garcia. I am currently in 11th grade. I came today to represent the Mayf color guard as captain. This year there have been rumors about the future of the guard and the marching band. I want to share my experience about the time I have and proportion 28 is not using the coaches, the coaches are paying for the band's supporters and it's going to be like that for the

035following years. It's very difficult to get out of the seasonal program because it's a very demanding program in our competition, and then going to parades is quite complicated. Funding is very important for the future of the Color Guard. I think about the alumni who have been in the program, my sister and her best friend who have graduated, but they still look back on this program, this program. I see my mother or other parents who are also here to support the young people and also to show themselves. I want to thank Mr. Philips, who was formerly the band director, because he worked for 25 years to create a program with love and care that is not like any other. I think of my other bandmates who are younger than me, who have to adapt to the

036change and don't have the extraordinary opportunity that this participation gives. my own friends on this program. I also think of them for context; my friends and I will be in 12th grade soon. I think there are about 20 of us who are going to graduate next year. I don't want to leave the field season. I want you to understand that this program is very memorable for the young people and those who are enrolled. As each member of my team comes to speak with you, I want you to consider funding the marching and color guard with Proposition 28 money for today and the future. Thank you, Mrs. Garcia. Next up is Hay Trin. Hello, my name is Hay Trin and I'm on Onaceavo in the Colgard Mayfair program. I've been on the show for 4 years

037and it's meant a lot because I've made many friends and good memories and I've enjoyed working with a team to get all the awards we currently have. Since the band director, Mr. Philips, left for Monsoon Marching Core last year, I think it's been seen less than before. I had a good experience with the staff, the food, and the support provided by the parents and the competitions we attended, but most of it wasn't paid for directly by the school, but by the students and parents who are part of this program. Finally, the program is struggling financially without the adequate funding that the school promised us with Proposition 28. Proposition 28 should provide us with money for staff and equipment, and currently we have none of that funding. New programs are being opened, such as dance, which

038already has existing programs that are unfunded and unsupported. The program is currently being financially burdened by payments that are becoming more expensive each year. That fair share should be used for things directly benefiting students, like the education we receive and the costumes we need for competitions, but instead it's being used for additional staff and our equipment. The programs need your support and funding to succeed, just as we have had with the trophies we have won. Thank you. Thank you for listening. Thank you, Mrs. Tren. Right now we have Sofia Mils. Hello, my name is Sofia Mels. I am part of the Colgard team. As a high school captain, I want to bring up the topic of Proposition 28 because we are not using it to its full capacity and using it for a marching program

039that we can have. Proposition 28 is supposed to provide funding for music and performing arts. In recent years, it seems that Mayer's Core program, which is very popular, isn't receiving the funding that we get under Proposition 28. Our staff and team should be fully funded, and there's so much more we could do with this money to be successful in the years to come. As in high school, I want to experience a program that I can enjoy for many years, and with your help and the use of Proposition 28, it will be possible. Thank you, miss. We have Cristina Tich on right now, I'm sorry. Forward. Good afternoon, members of the Carsa board, president, superintendent Dr. Simon. My name is Cristina Taich and I am the mother of two students in the Monsoon Marching Band and

040Color Guard of Mayfir. Also a board member, sorry, I'm getting a little emotional. I'm here to talk about Proposition 8 funds to finance our resources and staff for Colorguard and the band. We often think of sports or school spirit, but the color guard and band are the heart, the student community that performs at every meeting and every game, including at Rose Parade. These students are not just playing music, they are learning discipline, teamwork and leadership while putting in many hours of physical work. However, our program is at risk. Given our current economy, how can we support this program? Currently, our coaches and music staff rely on fundraising from parents, and that's a barrier for students who want to participate but can't afford it. We are asking the school board to use Proposition 28 to fund

041a visual, percussion, and Colorguard director. Our wish list is very long and consists of a band director, two color guard staff, two visual coaches, an assembly coach, and a drum coach, without using Proposition 28 for our staff and coaches. Similar to other athletic programs, we will be able to ensure that all students have the opportunity to earn the Mayfare sash and color guard . Investing in the band and the Colgard is an investment in a program that shows students how to be well-rounded, resilient, and collaborative members of the community. Thank you for your time, Dr. Simen. Please, if possible, follow up with that group and have them inform the school board. We need more information. Thank you. We have three important action items . Let's begin with 10.1 to close Belfower's alternative education program. Does

042anyone have any comments? I have a motion to approve this item. A motion. One second. We need to take attendance. Chevique member, yes. Mrs. Armstrong. Yes. Ms. Start. Yes. Mrs. Centron. Yes. Mr. Cfield. Yes. Mrs. Gara, yes, the next one will be 10.2. Pelf Foundation member, board member, do you have any questions or comments? I am excited to approve Sowers for selection to the BFAR Foundation Board . One second, one motion. We need to take attendance, please. Chevik student member. Yes, Mrs. Armang, yes. Mrs. St. Yes, Mrs. Sintron. Yes, Mr. Critel, Mrs. Garza, yes. And our last topic is 10.3, the statements of the provisional reports. Thank you, President Garcia. Right now I'm going to give it to Mrs. Arquez, who will present the provisional report. Second. Good afternoon, Mr. President of Carsa, members of

043the board, cabinet and staff, and members of the community who are here today. This afternoon I intend to share the second interim report with everyone. a reminder. The second interim report is a formal report of expenses, income, and balances compared to the budget. On the screen I have a timeline that shows that we are halfway through the reporting process; we had the budget development. In December, the first interim report was released, and the second report covered how expenses are going and assessed the district's ability to meet our financial obligations. We are halfway through that process. I always like to highlight certain things about what's happening right now or what's happened since the last update. In the 2024-2025 audit, we had a presentation at the last board meeting. I already informed the board and the community

044that enrollment did decrease more than anticipated, with a decrease of more than 3%. We finalize our non- duplicate students. This is the percentage that represents students with needs who have students under their guardianship. And when we finalized those numbers, we did have a decrease in students, non- duplicated students. This is a pattern of losing students. We are also losing the type of students who provide us with that additional funding. We continue to face cost pressures in supplies, services, insurance, and utilities, but today I will present a provisional report with a positive certification that we will be able to meet in these two years, and we will present that to the Los Angeles County Council. This slide is a reminder of the enrollment trends we have experienced. I only demonstrated that for 5 years, but you

045can see that we are projecting to lose between 24 and 25 students in 2028, which is like an entire high school. The impact on our enrollment is definitely a factor we are monitoring, and we have seen the efforts we are making to attract additional students to showcase our programs. We have some very good programs. The percentage of non- duplicated students, if we are losing high-needs students, is also decreasing, which reduces our funding and our grant funding. This slide is the first time I'm demonstrating this, but I saw it somewhere else and it's a good representation. Next, we talked about the cost-of-living adjustments we receive from the state of California to our income. On the left side we have the cost of living, the adjustments we are projecting from last year and up to 2028-2029. These

046are lower than they were in the first interim period because the state did change the numbers. In 2026-2027 it was 3.02% in the first interim period that impacted our income. It's now 2.41. In 202728 it was 3.42, now it is 3.06. And there was one and it increased a little in 202829 those queues in case in English it is the income, but it is also calculated based on due adjustment and attendance, average and non-duplicated students. And so, although we may be receiving the cost-of-living adjustment, the trend is as it is: incomes are flat. While expenses are increasing, we do n't have more revenue to address that. Here is the general fund, the summary of the second professional has the dollars with restricted and unrestricted . There are two columns. The general fund is the largest

047fund to cover our operating expenses. The unrestricted column shows the amount given to us by the local control formula, which we can spend in any educational way that interests us. The restricted column contains resources that are indeed restricted for specific purposes. This summary presents the second interim report and the total balance is 79.22 million of restricted and unrestricted funds. Here are our multi-year projections. In our two meetings, I sensed in the projections for several years, for multiple years, and how to deal with it, right? Looking ahead to the year 2027-2028. What this represents is our interim provisional ah in 2025-2026 and also 2026-27. The fund is positive, but it decreases from 12 to 25,000 to 36.2 million, basically due to special education contributions and restricted maintenance and also one-time expenses to improve the court in

048Mayfare compared to the second interim and the first. I did change the balances, but I didn't change them when the balance changes and it's a difference of 10.7 million. 3 million is in the unrestricted fund . It is the change in the cost of living and the decrease in non-duplicated students and the changes that we were not anticipating. Those changes were put into effect. It was like 6.5 million on the restricted side. These are the programs that are using the money and works of the LOP programs for their English class to professional development and certain contracts as well. This slide only addresses those changes that I discussed in the first interim period. The second, the decrease of half a million was to LCF income, were the decrease of non-duplicated students. We also had to buy

049books and supplies. We adopted books that we would have done several years before, but after talking with the auditors we did have to charge for it in the year we adopted those books and it was a change and we had about 3.5 million in services and other operating expenses for the category programs. Everything also took place on the restricted side. And one of the differences on the unrestricted side is that there was a decrease of 1.4 million in money and in which projects have been delayed and we moved them to next year. It will be a saving this year, but we'll just shift those expenses to next year. So what we're dealing with is a structural deficit. This is the slide that shows it. Uh, moving on to year 425, I talked quite a bit

050about how we're experiencing that $12 million change in state revenue when we had the 1% cost-of-living adjustment, the drop in enrollment in our district, and the revenue for 24-25 was down by about $9,000 from the previous year. review expenses and the changes we're going to make, those things we're going to look at in the future. The next two years represent the high expenditure for the construction project, but in the year 2728 you can see that there is a continuous operating gap that we are looking at as staff and different things to right the ship, so to speak, and see how to do on the expenditure side because at this point in the Calfir state we are going to receive support on the revenue side. The board did a wonderful thing by committing our reserves in

051anticipation of those deficit expenditures. 40 million eh proposed using those reserves, giving us a little more time to right the ship, but in the year 2829 the reserves will no longer be there and that is why we are in the year 26, 27, 27, 28, 25, 26 to see what scenarios we can change by reviewing our spending patterns. We are required to have a 3% reserve for economic uncertainties and we have complied with that and for that reason we certify, we authorize as a positive certification in these last 3 years. You can see that last year, this year, and the following years are meeting the 3% reserve requirement, but as I have stated before, that is the requirement per state of California, like 6 or 7%, 6 million depending on how much we spend. However,

052to give you an idea, our payroll is 9 million to 10 million in a month, that is, 6.7 million in reserves. I am saying 67, but the reserve we have doesn't even cover payroll for a month. We try to ensure we have the correct amount to comply with California state regulations. We have next steps. I will return. We will begin working on our proposed budget using these factors. It came out in January. I talked about those in my presentation on the new numbers to incorporate. In May the state will have different numbers that we will use in our budget, and usually after we do our budget they come out with other numbers that we can incorporate if they make major changes. What you can see is this proposed April budget, the governor's review. In June

053we will have our public hearing on CAP and our budget and in 2026 we will approve the current estimates and the future budget. Questions, colleagues. I have one. I know he said that our monthly salary is like 9 million in materials, material wages. How much is it? a month's worth of expenses for us. I ask because when we enter the board we look at districts that have those high reserves and I always ask, what is the magic number to have a reserve? And nobody could tell me, but thinking about having to pay the teachers, if something happens we could lose our homes if we don't get paid. Now I understand why it's important to have one or two months' worth of savings. So if you ca n't tell me, can you tell me later how

054much a month's worth of being able to pay and cover everything we have to cover? I can tell you, we can say that it costs 3,000 in a month, 9,000 in salaries per month and maybe contractual payments, MPAS, MPSs, various expenses vary. If you take 200 million, which is this amount of expenses divided by 12, you may have some theory about those numbers, but what we will always have is that it is about the flow of money and cash. Uh, through the book we have a projection of what comes out in terms of cash each month, what is spent each month. It varies, but overall you can see how much we spend, you can see the flow of what happens and when we pay for certain things. It's always included in our provisional reports and

055in our budget, but when you look at the household budget, there are things we can and have to pay for and other extras. There is something like that for the district. These are the things we have to pay for, and if we don't have enough for textbooks or other expenses , well, there are things we do have to spend money on, like paying our employees and maintaining the institution. But there are different decisions we'll have to make about programs, and depending on the situation, well, what I mean is that we're seeing a deficit of 10,000 to 12,000. There isn't much help from the State of California in the future regarding additional revenue to address that deficit, and if we start to experience the same drop in enrollment as this year, and if it's a continuing

056trend, it's going to severely impact us with the loss of students and the loss of these funds. There are things that people think we have to have, and maybe they're not going to be that exclusive. That's something we need to look at as a superintendent board. I know that Dr. Exams has already started doing some pretty great work on things we can, well, that we have now and that we will have to tackle that 12 million deficit. Dr. Simon, well, I was going to ask, I was going to say, we are trying to straighten things out and there are difficult decisions and the goal for us is always, if you see what other districts that are close to us are currently doing and experiencing, these are things that we do not want to go through.

057We are starting to have more conversations, or will start having more conversations, with school principals, staff, vendors, and programs, and eliminating some programs that we don't currently use and focusing more on the Board's and Superintendent's priorities to be a priority, and seeing how we work with programs, maintain certain programs, and so on, but there will be more in-depth conversations that we will have with staff starting this year. That's going to happen the following year too. Member Stuart, tell me one more time. Uh, the back part is the back page is the flow of the money. Okay, I'll send you the page. I have put numbers on every single page of the provisional report. Thank you for the work, the presentation, and everything you've been doing. I know we've been seeing a lot of things. I

058am grateful that we are not in the same position as other districts. I believe this is a testament to the work you do, so thank you for it. Yes, I want to ask when it comes to multi- year projections, I appreciate it 100%. We're not trying to fail, and the future can be very volatile, but when you make assumptions about the next couple of years, there are things we know we're going to do in these next couple of years, like what the cost savings are. There are projections, if we continue doing what we are doing now, apart from, let's say, things that we know we are going to change in the future. Well, we've had talks with staff that aren't public. These cost-saving measures that we anticipate in the next couple of years will be

059added at budget time. They don't impact the current year, but future ones. Those things will be added, well , when we make concrete changes. So , for example, there are cost savings from closing center B. There's something that's already factored into the projections, or we can see the effects of that in the multi-year reports. Yes, we'll see it because it's not approved tonight, it can't be incorporated, but I couldn't go to make the change to the second professional report, but approved changes like personnel changes, staff changes or something that the second provisional report comes from January 31 and projections as such. So anything I can tell you tonight has to be done two weeks ago, uh, I mean, the changes that were approved by the board with the staff and the closure of BEIN will

060be projected in the budget. That's where all those changes will appear. Good question. Thank you. Well, I'm trying to address something that perhaps can't be avoided, but the decrease in funds, the daily student attendance fees, what are we doing to try to get that money back that we don't get back? As soon as the ADA money has a registration number. If enrollments decrease, obviously, the attendance requirements for enrolled students will decrease according to the regulations . There are two ways we can approach the topic. We have a campaign here in Belfower to highlight all the things we're offering as a Bellflower district. Hopefully that will impact enrollments and registrations. The more students we can get into our programs, the more Bellflower will grow. And on the other hand we have attendance. The way we are

061working towards improving attendance is in two ways. Basically, the auditor spoke at the last meeting, remember? Some of the findings on attendance and so on, and I told them what we were doing to improve on that from a fiscal perspective. We are meeting with school sites, and they are helping to get all the information and put it into the system appropriately. We are highlighting the recovery of attendance with studies with independent study. The state of California, in response to the fact that attendance was impacted by COVID and did not recover in any school district, has opened the permit for independent study programs. And with less than 15 days left, a small version of an independent study program can be done with the support of the school and the teachers can send information home and recover

062attendance. If more than that is going to be missed, it is considered a longer independent study program . There are different schedules, additional signatures, and other processes. At the last meeting with school principals, Mrs. Zilla joined us and presented the structure of the independent study to the school principals. It is a collaboration, then, on student and fiscal services to achieve as much assistance as possible for the students we have. Two ways: increase enrollments, find the students who are in the program, and get them to come to school. Okay, go ahead, CRF Vice President, we have an enrollment campaign, a video that will be released in the coming weeks, but I also want to emphasize the importance of the facilities master plan ; it's not just about having this, but about actually doing it. Our stability

063and the condition of our facilities and the ways we should use and improve the facilities, and also try to attract students because parents look at the condition of the facilities and question or consider whether they should send their children. I call the children pumpkins, but I call the school sites pumpkins, but there are some things right in that and also that we make considerations about the schools, the improvements, improving the programs, all aspects, all things, those are all things that we are looking at in order to be able to reclaim students who have left the district and bring in new students. There is also a formula and strategy for everything, but I do want to mention that the master facilities plan is not just something we have to have, a document that will help educate

064and inform us on our next steps in this district. Thanks for those answers. Yes. Um, I'm glad you talked about all that because I feel that sometimes when we 're looking at these kinds of numbers that are scary, like the ADA going down, money per attendance, we don't know what we're going to do. Well, I know we're doing things to demand more, to increase registrations, and I want that to be highlighted too. Ms. Armstrong, I appreciate my colleague's questions; they are the questions I was going to ask, however, but my heart is pounding because I see these projected numbers and I know we have put things in place to mitigate those losses, but the districts are having a lot of difficulties. Um, I'm worried about our teachers because if we're projecting to lose 860 students,

065I know we're doing everything possible to prevent it from happening, but that's going to translate into more than 20 teachers. And we have to consider the class sizes, all of our efforts. I want to thank you in advance for doing all the work, but please keep us informed so that when we see these numbers, it might be tough, but it will give us time to recover because we are teachers on this school board, and because we are losing these students, we have to figure out how we are going to reduce our staff and do things we can to mitigate these losses. We've worked so hard to keep class sizes small, and if we don't have the money, it's not going to work. Anything you can see, if you tell us in advance, we can absorb

066it. That's what I'm asking for. Thank you. Thank you, Member Armstrong, Member Sintron. Thank you. Many of my questions have already been answered. Thanks to my colleagues who asked the questions. Wow, I miss the last presentation compared to this one, but anyway I loved it because I understand it better now, but I'm also going to repeat what my colleague said, because my heart is also racing when I see these numbers so that I can understand it better. the projections going back to the registrations, to the projections. How do we determine those numbers? That could be it, I think it's a good question. The enrollment projections, the way we've done them previously, are based on looking at last year's history. That worked pretty well until COVID hit. COVID decreased enrollment in all school districts in California.

067That made things more difficult. Anyway, if we recover after COVID and come back in 2024, we have 1.8% because it's quite common for Bell Flower, 1.8% is where we think we're heading. What surprised me about that was more than 3%. I have spoken with other colleagues in my position, other districts were also surprised by the other districts. They were using historical trends and thinking that we are recovering. But one thing that emerged from all of that, and in fact Mr. Crit FPM is a demographer who does the study based on the population of our students, and they are going to do it again with the master plan for facilities. What I'm going to do is take the demographer's information, use my own knowledge of the district and my own history, not only from the year

068and a half I've been here, but also the history I've reviewed. I have reviewed many years of information and data to see if I can have a more accurate budget. Before this year we maintained 2%, yes I changed the decrease to 3% because we did experience it, but I did maintain 2% in the first and second interim period so that we hope everything will return to normal, but I'm going to use the demographer's report and also the historical information I 've gathered for the district to see if I can see a new trend. One of the most basic things we do is assume that kindergarteners will become first graders and first graders will become second graders. It's a very basic way of looking at the 15 schools and the degree movement. The twelfth grade is

069much bigger than those starting in kindergarten, because I do n't think people are enjoying the pre-kindergarten very much. We have seen improvement, but we have more registrations. I can use all those factors when I do the budget and the multi-year plan and use the report, the demograph. That's going to be a tool in my toolbox to see if I can use my crystal ball to see how many students are going to come to the classroom next year. Thank you for explaining that, because it helped me understand what we are facing, what Renira said, that other districts around us are cutting many teachers and support staff. We're in the same place, but we're trying our best , not only to make things less overwhelming, but how can we make cuts if we're not using the programs?

070It's okay if we cut them because we'd rather lose a duplicate program than staff or teachers. That's what I think about it. I had another question that hasn't been asked yet. If you could give me a moment, please. To the budget planning cycle . I think he mentioned the governor's budget. What are we anticipating from the governor's budget, and how will it reflect what we're seeing here for this report? Because I know these numbers, but I'm also going to say this before you answer, because I know that sometimes we get stuck on these projected numbers, but this is a number that is always changing and we are literally trying to anticipate the future as best we can, but with respect to the governor's budget, they, whoever does it, present it first, but then don't solidify

071it until later. So, how are we anticipating our budget? Depending on what I can control, what I can control, I look at the attendance and the enrollments and do the calculations like that and in the projection the numbers of the adjustment to the cost of living have already decreased. I hope they don't cut those moments. If they do the same thing. They look at the income they are receiving. This is what they're playing, I'm going to knock on wood. It was the first year in many years that we were going to file taxes on April 15th because natural disasters have postponed paying taxes. So, ah, I'm hopeful that in May we'll have a good idea, because they have mentioned that revenues were lower than anticipated, but they have three different parts: individual corporate and sales

072taxes. There are three things like money funds, there are corporations that left California and the corporate taxes and also the sales taxes are the rates already set and how much Californians are spending. If we're talking about, oh yes, there's pressure on us, there's going to be pressure on the system and people are going to spend less, which will decrease sales taxes. Then we have the income taxes, all of which disrupts the State's projections, what they are anticipating and also what I am seeing regarding income. So if they've changed it in the last 3 years, then yes, they have. Last year they changed the amount by the slightest. I did n't have to come back with a 45-day review because the small changes they made didn't impact us that much, but in August, when I asked

073them before I came today, I did have to do a 45-day review that happened in August, because the impact of the state budget change affected us so much that it's going to impact our budget, and I'm coming back in August with that change. Thank you for already answering my follow-up question. Thank you very much. Ste, when will the surveys of student enrollments be released if they are going to return to Belar? When do they rule? I'm going to check the exact date because I think it's going to be next month , but I'll get that date for you. OK thanks. I have a question. When do you anticipate being ready to present the list of programs after you meet with the school sites? It's just beginning. We might have some in May or June, but

074also next year when we do a more in-depth analysis. So, it's going to take a while. There are certain things we can cut back on, having conversations knowing that we don't use them. That can happen with this water, but a deeper analysis and linking it to the district's goals and a strategic plan will be a factor. We're going to need more time because we have to do a more thorough evaluation of the programs based on that. I wanted an earlier date, but I hope that when the cabinet does that exercise, they can look at the programs, the list of those programs, and make sure that there is nothing on that list that we cannot live without . OK thanks. President Carsa, I have already mentioned this several times. I know we have to do in-

075depth research, but as an educational board we can ask our teachers to put two pieces of paper on the table: things that are essential, the essential programs, and things that we think we don't need, that aren't very important, and give us information very quickly within a week. That's something we can ask the school board, our colleagues, because as I've said several times, I think it's important information so we don't have to wait. I know we have to do in- depth research and look at the contracts, but I think it will give us immediate information about what teachers feel they use or do n't use. I can answer because maybe I forgot about the survey. Mrs. Carter is going to talk about that. We have developed a survey to share, if we speak at the meeting

076with the directors, talking about the programs they have in their schools. The idea is that they can have that for their staff, to answer those questions and share that with us. What are your perspectives as well? Because Mrs. Stuart, you are right, it is important that teachers alone cannot use the reports. Ah, we already did that survey and it's ready. We just need to communicate with the directors and give them the opportunity to speak with their staff. I'm sorry and I appreciate that, but we can ask my next question when all the teachers are present because we don't have the best survey results. I'm just being frank; when you have all the teachers, it's a 10- minute question, a 10-minute survey, if you fill it out there, and we have that information immediately. I absolutely

077understand what you're saying. We are in the middle of the ELCAP survey. We ask that everyone take their time, and sometimes someone wants to participate in the survey and it closes. I know what teachers are like. I would love to see their points of view because I don't know the programs; all the districts are different. I think we need to hear from them, and we have the survey completed, and we're going to make sure that the principals will do our best to have it done at some point when they have all the teachers together, like at staff meetings and things like that. Thank you, Mr. This Stuart. Now that we have that information, can we make any projections? I'm not putting a time limit on it. When can we expect to receive the program list?

078At the end of the year, according to what the teachers say, but there are other programs that we need to look at to see how they fit into the Board of Education's goals, but we don't want to eliminate programs that compromise the integrity of those we need to have to ensure that we can meet our Board of Education goals as well. So the survey will be out by June, we'll have the information, we can present it to you, but it may also push us to look deeper, ensuring that we don't eliminate programs that compromise the integrity and goals of the Board of Education. Thank you. And how is that related to Mrs. Arques? If we're going to cut these programs, then we won't need board reapproval to continue a contract with any of these vendors,

079right? Well, the contracts or supplier, well, I don't know if the contract, let's say it's eliminated, can also be reduced a contract based on usage, but we have to study the issue further to make the determination together with the school principals and the site and the initial staff. And that will be ready when they finish with that information. At the end of the school year. I'm not going to set a specific limit on what it will look like, but I'd like to have some idea so I can come back to you and follow up. Without making too many commitments, we'll have an account by June. Programs from directors, teachers, and other staff members believe that perhaps we can work without them or not have, let's say, giving our team time, using the summer and certain

080times in the fall to do more in-depth evaluations and provide definitive information to the board. But now we have a commitment to conduct the survey, to talk to teachers, staff, and school principals to find out what the consensus is, at least in our school sites or programs , on which ones can be eliminated or reduced. Well, thanks for that. Bta spoke with you. Now we need your help. Please, please tell the teacher representatives how important this survey is. Please complete it as soon as possible. We need to know what we can cut back on, because that way we can help Mrs. Arcas right our ship before we have to make any more difficult decisions . That's where we'll begin. We need your help with this. Excellent. Thank you so much. Uh, any other comments or

081questions? Well, one more point, Madam President, I think I should mention, speaking of the budget, we have changed something with the color guard in the budget that we should know. Is there anything we should know about that? No, well, then in following up on this Friday memo, we'll get in touch so we can figure out how we can respond to that. I also want to say, they make me feel optimistic, but I know we have to cut programs and look at things like how we can be more efficient in the future, but I feel very optimistic about the work being done to recover student aid money . There will be a boost in Mayf when the sports fields are finished . By doing all the work we have to do, having the right size, leveling

082the budget is very important, but I also think it's equally important to continue making our district a very attractive one for others and to break the mold of what other districts are going through, just as we have done and continue on that path. But I totally understand all the concerns, but we must remain positive and optimistic and continue to improve as well. And what I mean is, I agree with you, not just because I agree. I looked at a school board in my district, I looked at 66 teachers with tenure. This, at 12 o'clock they were made of them. We are not doing this. We're looking at programs, we're looking up and down, understanding that teachers are very valuable and staff too. I'm with you, Vice President, I'm optimistic too. Questions, Mrs. Cintrón. Returning to

083the survey. Everyone thought we had moved on . I have questions about the survey. And I don't know how it was formulated, I haven't seen the questions. Please forgive me if there will be a reference for teachers so they can see which programs are available, because if my job doesn't tell me what these programs are called, it doesn't mean that I don't use them and not know if I know their official name or unofficial name, or according to the contractor, that's how our department has named them, let's say, but it will be indicated in the survey so that teachers don't have to try to find out what things are. I'm looking at the survey; it's in the introductions at the beginning of the survey. I have categorized the programs, the creation of assessments, instructional literacy,

084this interactive slides, assessments. Give a brief description of what these programs are if the teacher does not use them or does not know what they are. The last category, this one, talks about support such as academic paper advice, let's say, what won't be in the survey are things that we really need to maintain. If we need assessments of timelines, milestones, or educational achievements, there is no other option. There are also areas for open comments and throughout the survey there are ratings. We have all those platforms listed and it says, "What's the biggest barrier to using this tool for you, and is it making any impact?" Let's say, that's another question that comes up in the survey. that fits within their school schedule, because we've also heard that they've made measurable improvements, I mean, there are

085quite a few things and they have a rating scale and give a description of all the platforms that are in the survey. Perfect, thank you very much. I'm getting ahead of myself , but if I don't say it now I'll forget. So after we figure out or know what the list is, one program, let's say, beats the other program based on usage, there will be this contemporary training or contemporary training. There will be an opportunity for colleagues on YouTube or for them to have, let's say , well, get involved in this other program, or something that already has the support of the administration. That's why more analysis is needed. Well, when we gather the information we need to see what all this means. Okay, now we're going to fund this whole program. completely or in

086part. We need to see what kind of training we need to give the teacher to update and implement the changes. Mr. Garcia, I also want to share something. I want the board members to know, it's not that we didn't like your idea of ​​the paper, yes, I don't have it, I'm impatient, but with the survey it will give us more efficient data in this way, it's not that I do n't want your idea. I understand. Very well thank you. Any other questions or comments? One more comment. Going back to the conversations we had in our Alliance committee, I do n't know if it's a survey where this would happen, but one thing people say about surveys is that there's a reluctance to complete them sometimes because they don't want repercussions . In my personal experience,

087I don't see this happening with executive staff who do something like this, but I've said to my colleagues that we would n't tolerate any repercussions regarding the surveys and, well, speaking of how much we can help, I don't know if everyone can answer these surveys, but regarding programs or any survey, we really want to hear from everyone because participation helps us. Will the survey be anonymous, or could it be anonymous? It can be anonymous and I currently have it at this academic level rather than personal. That was discussed at our Alliance meeting. Okay, thanks. I have one more question for Mrs. Carter. Excuse me, just hearing how thoroughly and how much time you are dedicating to this survey and providing information to teachers. Thank you so much for doing that, but as a teacher I

088can already see how long it's going to take me to complete that survey. We have enough time for the teachers to complete it, because I'm thinking, I'm going to have to go into my classroom, I have to see, have I already seen this program in my classroom, am I using it or not. In other words, make a personal checklist on the subject. Yes, there is, well, there isn't a column that says, "I don't use the program." I can also add another column that says, "I didn't even know this program existed. If it helps you, that will help us." I do n't know if it's a question because I didn't know the program existed. Well, as a teacher I can also tell you, I forget things and when I'm collaborating with all the staff members, oh

089yes, I forgot about that one. Oh yes, you know, they have been teachers. I thought, that's why, that's why the paper, I said, excuse me, I still have that thought. I want you to understand my thought process. They are all in one place, all collaborating. That 's my thought process. Well, thank you very much, thank you for your feedback, BTA, BTA members, I think we're done with that point. We will continue with the consent agenda. Do we have any points, Mr. President? I think we need to vote on that point. Thank you, our legal advisor, that's why we have you here. Question, board comment. Is there a motion to approve? I make the motion. Secondly, please take your vote . Student member. Yes, Mr. Armstrong, yes, Mr. Start. Yes, Mr. Sintron, yes, Mr. Cfield, yes,

090Mrs. Garza, yes. Now we can move on to the consent agenda. Do we have any points to retain from the consent agenda? Consent. Okay, is there a motion to approve the consent agenda? I make the motion. Second, third this vote, please. Who gave, who seconded? Mrs. Cintrón. Hey, student member. Yes, Mr. Start. Yes, Mr. Armstrong. Yes, Mr. Sintron. Yes, Mr. Kb. Yes, Mr. Garsa. Yes. We're currently in communications with the school board. To the members and reports of the board. We have to start with the student member Cheviqué. I only have one thing to report today, which is the trip I took today for collabs, for baking and cooking, it was the cultural heritage competition at Seritos College. It was a very interesting thing to see. I want to thank Cops for giving us the

091opportunity to attend. It was really fun to go into the kitchens and see how everyone was working. I was very happy to do that and I was also very happy to see all the competitors, the 12 people competing and showing their different interpretations of Hispanic Mexican cuisine . The last time we attended in November, it was a very inspiring experience and I feel very grateful for Caps and thank you. That's all. Thank you, Member Chevique, Member Armstrong. Thank you, President Garza. Happy Women's History Month to all our strong and powerful women, right? To minimize men, but we have to recognize the contributions that women have made in this society and we want to elevate that. In fact, I haven't done anything for the past two weeks, but I've tried to stay healthy because it's flu

092season. Whatever you do, try your best to stay healthy. I tried, I fought and fought and fought until I couldn't anymore. It's been two weeks and I'm trying to get rid of the phlegm. Nothing, it turned into pneumonia, but I feel so sorry for the children, students who come to school sick, I'm not blaming them, but I infected my whole family one by one. Stay healthy, do something nice for the women in your lives this month and every day you can. That's all. Thank you. Thank you, Member Armstrong, Member Steart. Good afternoon. On March 3rd I attended the PTA's reflections. It was a big event with so many families; the entire boardroom was full. I like all the awards they gave for arts, photography, dance, and so on. And I am very grateful for the

093PTA, for everything they do for families. Many thanks to PTA. On March 5th, I went to Reed Across America in Lindstrom and visited six teachers. He went to two second-grade classes, one first-grade class, one kindergarten class, one ticket, and one fourth-grade class. My friend Nemamu always invites me to Linstrom every year and every year she gives me a book and I thank her because this year was the most incredible year because she gave me this book and I brought this book for those who are at home. Shotani wrote it and it says it was a great opening day and the children loved it and it coincided with race day and all the children were dressed up as what they wanted to be in the future. There were children who had show numbers, there were different

094races and athletes. It was amazing. I also wanted to thank the instrumental for always welcoming me, and it was a great event. After Reca went to school to watch the flowers. I want to congratulate Director Tamy Cilla and her staff. Mrs. Cela does an amazing job with her school. I love seeing their innovative ideas for creative arts, their programs, their dedication to students, and their experiences. And I think he's an amazing person. Even when I was watching Josana speak, she was so proud and came and was so happy for her students; that's what she wants from her administrators and leaders. I wanted to thank the flowers, very well deserved, a very well- deserved award and congratulations to her and her staff. On Tuesday I attended a meeting, a PBS meeting in Ramona. It was that

095words mattered. Ah, it was Angela Casey. She had a panel and I forgot my phone at home. I had the names, but it was a father, the librarian from Bellfower, me, the football coach, Keith Miller, one of the teachers at Ramona. And it was so cool, I was so proud of the students, it was a one-hour meeting, an assembly from fourth to sixth grade. They were there , they were very patient, they listened attentively, we did things, we told stories and we talked about different situations we have had, experiences we have had and how we can improve. Ah, it touched my heart deeply; it was a great assembly. Thank you for the invitation to that. On March 10th I attended the viewing night at Summerset. in Summerset. I love visiting Summerset, I love the classroom

096atmosphere as a former teacher and in each classroom is so unique, with so many cool things for the students. I already mentioned it before, but I love the gym, the robotics robot wood class . The garden has grown so much since last time, it's very nice, they can print t-shirts and they have a very nice wellness center and so many other things. I also visited the science class who talked in their report tonight about taking flowers from the garden and making, like, perfumes from essential oils. I had all the things the students were excited about, they gave me some and it was very nice. Thanks to Chimy Chao for everything they already do for the community, and that's all I have for today. Thank you. Okay. Ah, member Centron, as everyone knows, I like to

097keep it short and sweet. Happy Women's Day and Recognition Month. I want to thank all the strong women in the cabinet, all those who represent us every time we're here, and those behind the scenes answering all the questions. Thank you so much. I recognize all of you and I appreciate you very much. I also wanted to follow up on the last meeting. I know the superintendent already spoke a little, quite a bit, right?, in her report, and I hope our staff feel that with the situations happening at the school, we're not going to give everyone our full attention. Yes, you can trust each and every one of us on this educational board. I know, and I've had some kind of plot with the board before I arrived. Things are going to happen. We have incredible

098people in the cabinet who will make sure things get done, and they will communicate well with the school board. The board has, we have, a good relationship with everyone, a relationship of trust. I want to tell you that community members, teachers, and people who tell us something, if we act and ask in closed session or here in plenary, I never want them to feel that what they tell us is going to be ignored because it won't be . And I want to emphasize this, and if you still feel that things aren't moving in a way that makes you feel safe and secure on school grounds, please continue to tell us that for those who have . Thanks a lot. They gave us a lot of information. I want to give recognition to the mothers of

099Colorgard because the students speak out. I like it when I see my children on podiums, at the town hall, at conferences, on a panel. I just want to give recognition to them because they are advocating for their idols, but also for future generations, and to our teachers who support this work in the students and empower them as well. And that's all. Thank you. Thank you, Centron member. Ah, Vice President CR. Thank you, Madam President. I thought you were going to keep it brief, but you didn't . Happy Women's History Day. I think Ryan Andrew and I are very lucky, passionate, and intelligent. What else? Beautiful. We are very lucky in this district to be surrounded by them, and I am too in my house; women run my life and it's better that way. I was

100affected by last week's events, I'm still recovering, but I was able to attend some of the committee meetings, the school fund meetings, the C Apps Alliance meetings, and I was also able to attend the PTA reflections, which was amazing. They filled the room completely, and also at Reed Across America I was able to go to Lindstrom for that. That was cool because I told my daughter that I was going to embarrass her when I read the story to the class, but she could choose the story she was going to read and she chose a Taylor Swift book and she arrived and she is the only girl in the class. Then she did the trick for me, but everyone at the school is always very nice when I go to read. And today I was able

101to go to the PTA ice cream party because thanks for giving me the ice cream. I've been very busy for a few weeks and I'm excited for the next few and I'm very optimistic about all the efforts and work we're doing. Thank you, Vice President Critfield. I also want to add that I celebrate and congratulate the strong and knowledgeable women in the district and also here on the school board. I think I have many, I am very lucky to be around you and experience all your knowledge. Thanks a lot. We need to make sure that we congratulate each other and that we lift each other up and support each other. I was able to attend Father's reflections for just a little while at the beginning and it was such a lovely event and I'm also

102very happy that it's growing and that at some point we're going to have to have a bigger place. It's a good problem to have. You can also go to Summerset; I was able to go last night and see quite a few things our students are doing. They are very committed, very active in doing that in their classrooms, and I am very pleased to see that as well. And the Alliance meeting was also part of what I did yesterday, and it was a very good conversation. We wish to continue working together and ensuring that we are listening to our staff partners and members as well. I think that's all for me. Thank you very much and we wish you a very good night. Does the board have any questions regarding tonight's information points? Okay, so if

103the Board of Education, if there is no objection, the meeting is adjourned at 8:42 pm until the next meeting of the Board of Education on March 26th. Have a good night.