001[1. CALL TO ORDER IN PUBLIC SESSION] [00:00:04] GOOD EVENING. TODAY'S REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6 P.M.. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MISS ARMSTRONG. PRESENT. MISS CINTRON. PRESENT. MR. CRITCHFIELD. PRESENT. MRS. GARZA. PRESENT. MISS STEWART. PRESENT. IT IS TIME FOR GENERAL COUNSEL REPORT, MR. [2. GENERAL COUNSEL REPORT] SEREGA. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST A CLARIFICATION FROM LAST WEEK. THE BOARD MET IN CLOSED SESSION AND APPOINTED DOCTOR RYAN SMITH AS THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT UNTIL DOCTOR AARON SIMON BEGINS HER TENURE HERE AT THE BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. TONIGHT, BONNIE, WE HAVE BONNIE DOING OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CAN WE PLEASE ALL RISE? PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
002OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ONE DAY. ALL RIGHT. TONIGHT WE DO HAVE REQUESTS ADDRESSING AGENDA ITEMS. [3. PUBLIC COMMENTS – AGENDA ITEMS] WHILE MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD ARE NOT PUBLIC MEETINGS, THEY ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON EACH AGENDA ITEM, AND THE BOARD WILL LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR PUBLIC INPUT ON EACH ITEM TO 21 MINUTES PER BOARD. BYLAW 9322.2. DOCTOR ROBINSON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUSH THE LITTLE BUTTON OKAY. THERE YOU GO. THE ONE ON THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT. NO IT'S ON, IT'S ON. OH OKAY. GOOD BOARD.
003THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU TONIGHT. I WANTED TO COME BECAUSE THIS IS SUMMER AND MOST PEOPLE ARE ON VACATION. AND WHAT'S HAPPENING TONIGHT I THINK IS REALLY SIGNIFICANT AND IMPORTANT. AND I DIDN'T WANT IT JUST TO BE YOU WHO WELCOMES OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT NOT JUST SHE BROUGHT HER PEOPLE, BUT THAT HER NEW PEOPLE WERE REPRESENTED AS WELL. I WANT TO START BY THANKING THE BOARD FOR GOING THROUGH THE ARDUOUS PROCESS OF FINDING US A SUPERINTENDENT. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY, VERY LONG AND VERY, VERY PRECARIOUS ROAD THAT YOU'VE TRAVELED, AND WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF MISSTEPS, BUT I DON'T REALLY THINK THEY WERE MISSTEPS. I THINK THEY LED US TO THE RIGHT PERSON AT THE RIGHT TIME. SO
004RATHER THAN SEEING THAT, I THINK WE FAILED FORWARD TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. AND THAT'S BEEN REALLY THE WORK OF ALL FIVE OF YOU. BEING HERE IS GETTING THE RIGHT LEADERSHIP AT THE HELM OF OUR DISTRICT, BECAUSE WHAT DOCTOR SIMON NEEDS TO KNOW IS YOU HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF FROM THE SECOND IN COMMAND, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, TO THE PEOPLE WHO WATCH THE KIDS ON THE PLAYGROUND THERE. THERE IS NO DISTRICT LIKE THIS. AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO BE GIVING YOU ASYLUM FROM LONG BEACH. BUT WHAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS IS THAT I VALUE HER EDUCATION. I VALUE WHAT SHE'S BRINGING IN LEADERSHIP, IN HER EXPERIENCE AND WHAT I WANT TO SAY AS A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY IS THAT I WANT YOU TO PAY
005HER WHAT SHE'S WORTH, AND I WANT YOU TO BE WORTH WHAT THEY PAY YOU. AND I WANT YOU TO FOLLOW HER LIKE A HAWK, NOT TO MICROMANAGE WHAT SHE DOES, BUT TO HOLD HER ACCOUNTABLE AND TO KEEP PUSHING HER. THE SIX OF YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE US WHERE WE NEED TO GO. AND IF ALL SIX OF YOU AREN'T ON BOARD, WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. THIS DISTRICT FOR DECADES HAS OPERATED IN AN ECONOMY OF FEAR AND SCARCITY, AND FEAR AND SCARCITY ROBS US OF ALL CREATIVITY, AND WE NEVER MOVE FORWARD. WE FAIL NOMINALLY, BUT WE KEEP FAILING. AND APART FROM MOVING INTO A PLACE OF ABUNDANCE AND COURAGE, WE'RE NEVER GOING TO BLOW THE CEILING OFF OF ANYTHING. AND OUR CHILDREN DESERVE THAT. WE ARE IN A BRIDGE DISTRICT. OUR KIDS
006WILL EITHER FALL BACK TO BEING STRUGGLING LIKE KIDS IN COMPTON, OR THEY'RE GOING TO FALL FORWARD TO THE KIDS IN ORANGE COUNTY. AND YOUR LEADERSHIP IS WHAT'S GOING TO TAKE US OUT OF THAT PLACE AND GIVE OUR KIDS THE FUTURE THAT THEY DESERVE. AND I HOPE THAT MOVING FORWARD THAT YOU ALSO CULTIVATE LEADERSHIP. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE HERE IS THERE HASN'T BEEN PREPARATION FOR MANTLE PASSING, PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION TO LEAD US. SO I'M HOPING THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU TAKE ON. AND FOR OUR KIDS, WE TALK ABOUT BUILDING FUTURES, BUT APART FROM IDENTITY, OUR KIDS DON'T HAVE ANY FUTURE. AND WE'VE HAD IMPOSTOR COMPLEX RUNNING AMOK IN OUR DISTRICT AND IT'S FALLEN DOWN TO OUR KIDS. SO WHAT? I HOPE THAT AS WE
007MOVE FORWARD, WHAT WE DO IS WE HELP OUR KIDS UNDERSTAND WHO THEY ARE, WHY THEY'RE HERE, AND WHAT THEIR PURPOSE IS, NOT WHAT THEY THINK THEY WANT OR WHAT PEOPLE ARE TELLING THEM THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE, BUT WHO THEY REALLY ARE. THE WORK OF OUR PEOPLE IN THIS DISTRICT NEEDS TO BE HELPING THESE KIDS FIGURE OUT WHY THEY CAME TO EARTH, AND WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO WHILE THEY'RE HERE. SO I'M GOING TO RUN OUT OF TIME, SO I HOPE YOU'LL GIVE ME A MEASURE OF GRACE. PLEASE GO AHEAD. OKAY, GOOD. OKAY, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE LORAX COME AND SPEAK FOR THE TREES. MORE PEOPLE WOULD BE HERE. AND LATER, WHEN WE COME, IT WILL PROBABLY BE WITH SHOVELS AND PITCHFORKS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT WHAT
008YOU'RE NOT DOING RIGHT. SO BEFORE WE GET THERE, I JUST WANT TO BE THE ONE WHO SAYS PEOPLE WON'T SHOW UP WHEN YOU'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB. [00:05:06] THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW UP WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM. SO I HOPE THAT THIS ROOM STAYS PRETTY EMPTY FOR THE NEXT REST OF MY LIFE. BUT I WANTED TO BRING SOMETHING SYMBOLIC. SO, DOCTOR SIMON, WELCOME TO OUR JUNGLE. AND I BROUGHT YOU SPECIFIC THINGS IN IT. IN EVERY ROOM THERE'S AN ELEPHANT. AND IN THIS DISTRICT, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND EVERY ROOM YOU WALK INTO HAS A DIFFERENT ELEPHANT THAT'S NOT GENERALLY SPOKEN ABOUT. IT'S THE ELEPHANT THAT STANDS IN THE CORNER THAT NOBODY WILL SPEAK ABOUT, THAT WE'RE AFRAID IS GOING TO PREVENT US FROM DOING THE WORK THAT WE NEED TO
009DO, BECAUSE PEOPLE WON'T SAY WHAT WE'RE AFRAID OF OR WHERE WE'VE FAILED. AND SO WHAT I'M HOPING THAT YOU DO IS THAT YOU ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM WITH COMPASSION AND INTEGRITY, BUT THAT YOU SIT IN A SPACE AS A SERVANT LEADER, AND YOU HELP PEOPLE SIT IN THE DISCOMFORT OF ANALYZING WHAT WE'VE DONE, WHAT WE'VE DONE WELL, AND WHAT WE'VE DONE WRONG AND HOW WE MOVE FORWARD. BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT WILLING TO BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES, WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. AND SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU, AS OUR LEADER, STAND AT THE HELM WITH A PROFOUND AMOUNT OF INTEGRITY AND THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE IN WAYS THAT HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THAT YOU MEAN THEM TO HERE. SO I WANT TO KIND OF SPEAK A BLESSING OVER
010YOU AS YOU COME HERE, THAT YOU WOULD HAVE PROTECTION WHEN YOU'RE IN HERE, THAT WHEN YOU MOVE AMONG THESE PEOPLE THAT YOUR PURPOSE, YOUR IDENTITY, THAT WHEN YOU MOVE AMONG HERE, THAT YOU WERE CREATED FOR THIS PURPOSE, THAT WHEN YOU COME HERE, EVERYTHING YOU DID TO GET TO THIS POINT IS REALLY ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO WITH THE CHILDREN IN THIS DISTRICT. THAT'S I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 25 YEARS, AND I'VE BEEN PRAYING ON MY KNEES ALL THE WAY THROUGH. AND FOR THE LAST TEN, WE'VE REALLY BEEN SEEKING A LEADER. AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE THE ANSWER TO MY PRAYERS. AND SO I'M TRUSTING THAT AS YOU MOVE FORWARD, WE WILL HELP KEEP YOU BUOYANT, BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE FIXED AND PEOPLE ARE
011GOING TO BE RESISTANT TO CHANGE. BUT UNTIL THE PAIN OF CHANGE IS NOT GREATER THAN THE PAIN OF STAYING THE SAME, PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO CHANGE. SO WE HAVE TO CHANGE. AND WHAT I BELIEVE IS THAT WE SHOULD BE A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DISTRICT. WE ARE LARGE ENOUGH TO DO GREAT THINGS, AND WE ARE SMALL ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY TO KNOW EACH OTHER. WE ARE A FAMILY, SO WELCOME TO THE FAMILY. THE HARD PART IS YOU'RE COMING IN AS THE MOM, AND WE ALREADY PUT ALL THE FURNITURE IN PLACE AND WE'RE GOING TO BE COMFORTABLE WHEN YOU DECIDE, HEY, WE GOT TO MOVE THAT AND THAT'S GOT TO GO. SO I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME FORWARD AND LEAD. SO IN YOUR LITTLE BOX. IS A NOTE. THE PURPOSE OF
012LEADERSHIP IS NOT TO MAKE THE PRESENT BEARABLE. THE PURPOSE OF LEADERSHIP IS TO MAKE THE FUTURE POSSIBLE. WE BUILD FUTURES. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING FOR YOU. SO WELCOME BIG BOSS. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL YOU CHOSE US. THEY CHOSE YOU, BUT YOU HAD TO CHOOSE TO EVEN APPLY FOR US. TO EVEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE YOU HERE. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DID TO GET HERE. WE TRUSTED ALL LED YOU HERE TO HAVE THE INFLUENCE YOU WILL NOW HAVE AND CULMINATE IN THE LEGACY YOU WILL LEAVE. AND I'M SPEAKING FOR EVERYONE, NOT JUST MYSELF. THE OTHER THING WITH THE ELEPHANT IS THERE'S AN ART AND A SCIENCE TO EATING ELEPHANT. SO HERE'S YOUR ELEPHANT. TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EAT THIS ONE BITE AT A
013TIME. CHOO CHOO CHOO. MASTICATE AND SWALLOW. LITTLE BY LITTLE. IF YOU TRY AND SWALLOW THE WHOLE THING, WE'RE ALL GOING DOWN WITH YOU. YOU'LL CHOKE AND WE'RE GOING WITH YOU. SO JUST GO SLOW TO GO FAST. I LEARNED FROM BONNIE CARTER, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE US. THE OTHER THING I BROUGHT, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THE BOARD TO FEEL LEFT OUT, IS OUR COMMON GROUND IN THE BOTTLE IS DIRT FROM EVERY SITE HERE. SO PUT IT IN A PLACE WHERE YOU REMEMBER WHY YOU CAME. SO THIS IS EVERYBODY, AND YOUR COMMON GROUND IS WHAT HAPPENS ON EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE SITES. AND LEST WE FORGET WHY WE'RE HERE, WE'RE HERE FOR THE GOOD OF OUR CHILDREN. LIKE, REALLY, THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING THAT
014THEY'RE DOING THAT. I'M DOING THAT ALL OF US ARE DOING COLLECTIVELY. IT'S GOING TO OUTLAST ALL OF US. SO LET'S MAKE SURE IT'S REALLY SIGNIFICANT AND GOES INTO GENERATIONS AHEAD OF US THAT WE WON'T EVEN LIVE TO SEE, BUT HAS AN ECHO FORWARD AND CHANGES THE TRAJECTORY OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN TAKING OUR DISTRICT. SO I BROUGHT YOU YOUR OWN BOTTLE, AND SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE JEALOUS OR FEEL LEFT OUT. I BROUGHT YOU EACH A BOTTLE AS WELL. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE TEACHERS, THE UNION, THE FAMILIES, BECAUSE I'M A PARENT IN THE DISTRICT. I DON'T VOTE IN THIS DISTRICT, BUT I WALKED PRECINCTS FOR EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO GETS ELECTED. SO I FEEL LIKE I REPRESENT THEM AS WELL. THANK YOU
015FOR COMING. I HOPE THAT YOU FEEL LIKE WE'RE YOUR FAMILY NOW, AND I HOPE THAT YOU KNOW THAT WE WILL. WE WILL TRUST YOU WHEN YOU LEAD US. AND WE WE WANT YOU TO SUCCEED MORE THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY KNOW. WHAT I'M HOPING IS THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, YOU REALLY LOOK AT THE AGENCY WITHIN THIS DISTRICT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S BEEN OVERLOOKED FOR A VERY LONG TIME IS THAT WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE HERE, AND WE KEEP LOOKING TO OUTSOURCE A LOT OF THAT. AND IF YOU CAN LOOK INTERNALLY WITH WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER EVERY YEAR WHEN WE HAVE RETIREMENTS, WE HAVE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF YEARS THAT JUST WALK OUT THE DOOR. AND NOW, AS WE'RE TURNING OUR STAFF, BECAUSE THE CLASS SIZE REDUCTION TEACHERS ARE
016ABOUT TO ALL RETIRE AND FALL OFF THE END AND NEW STAFF WILL BE COMING ON, [00:10:04] IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THERE'S MENTORING AND THAT YOU FACILITATE THAT ON YOUR SIDES, AND YOU TAP THE RESOURCES THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE, BECAUSE THOSE ARE RESOURCES THAT DON'T COST YOU ANYTHING. SO WELCOME. I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING THE ANSWER. MY PRAYERS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO GET HERE. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO FORWARD. THANK YOU, DOCTOR ROBINSON. THAT WAS AMAZING. SORRY. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THESE. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU. ALL RIGHT. [4. APPROVAL OF SUPERINTENDENT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT] SO UP FOR APPROVAL TONIGHT IS ITEM FOR THE APPROVAL OF SUPERINTENDENT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT PURSUANT TO
017GOVERNMENT CODE 54953. I AM PROVIDING THE PUBLIC WITH AN ORAL SUMMARY OF THE SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS BEING CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION THIS EVENING AS PART OF THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND DOCTOR AARON SIMON. THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT IS FROM JULY 14TH, 2025 TO JUNE 30TH, 2028. 260 DAY WORK YEAR. EXCLUSIVE OF WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS. ANNUAL SALARY OF $325,000. THE SAME HEALTH BENEFITS PACKAGE OFFERED TO THE OTHER CERTIFICATED ADMINISTRATORS. ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE BENEFITS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RETIREMENT PROGRAMS NORMALLY GRANTED TO OTHER CERTIFICATED ADMINISTRATORS. THE DISTRICT SHALL MAKE CALSTRS CONTRIBUTIONS AND PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS ORDINARILY REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATED ADMINISTRATORS 24 DAYS OF PAID VACATION ANNUALLY, WITH MAXIMUM ACCRUAL OF 48 DAYS ACCRUED BUT UNUSED. VACATION UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 48 DAYS SHALL BE PAID
018OUT UPON CONCLUSION OF EMPLOYMENT. 12 DAYS OF SICK LEAVE PER YEAR ACCRUED AT A RATE OF ONE DAY PER MONTH, PAID MEMBERSHIPS AND A NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 1250. ANNUAL STIPEND FOR A DOCTORAL DEGREE. REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO $9,000 ANNUALLY FOR EXPENSES AND A 4500. ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION TO A TAX SHELTERED ANNUITY. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CLARK CRITCHFIELD THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WILL BE VOTING IN SUPPORT OF THIS CONTRACT. I JUST WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS. THIS THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION WE MAKE HERE AS A BOARD, AND I DON'T WANT THERE TO BE ANY MISCHARACTERIZATION ON THE LEVEL OF CONSIDERATION AND PREPAREDNESS THAT WENT INTO THIS DECISION. AS BOARD MEMBERS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS NOT ONLY TO MAKE DECISIONS, BUT TO ENSURE THE
019PROCESS BEHIND THEM IS THOUGHTFUL, TRANSPARENT AND INCLUSIVE. THAT MEANS CREATING SPACE FOR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS AND EVEN HAVING AN ADDITIONAL BOARD MEETING WHICH YOU KNOW, SORRY FOR THE HEART ATTACK IT'S DELAY. BUT I THINK THE DISCUSSIONS WERE VERY MEANINGFUL. I DO WANT TO THANK STAFF AS WELL WHO SUPPORTED THE PROCESS AND TOOK THE TIME TO HAVE THAT SPECIAL MEETING. YOUR WORK IS NOT JUST FOR US. IT'S WITH US. AND IT'S ALL THE WORK THAT WE DO, I THINK IS REALLY GOING TO BENEFIT. THAT ADDITIONAL WORK IS BENEFITING OUR DISTRICT AS WELL. THAT SAID, I'M GLAD THAT WE TOOK THE TIME TO LOOK DEEPER AND ENGAGE MORE FULLY BEFORE MAKING THIS FINAL DECISION. AND I HAVE FAITH IN THE OUTCOME, AND I'M PROUD TO WELCOME DOCTOR SIMON TO THE BOARD FAMILY. THANK YOU.
020CRITCHFIELD. VICE PRESIDENT GARZA. THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH, STAFF, FOR HELPING US GET TO WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY. IT TOOK A LOT OF MANPOWER AND HOURS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH FIXING SCHEDULES UP HERE. AND I ALSO WANT TO WELCOME OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER CINTRON. THANK YOU. WELCOME TO THE DISTRICT. WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU. I'M ELATED. AS I SHARED WITH YOU BEFORE. THIS IS MY FIRST RODEO, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO RIDE TOGETHER. I JUST WANT TO SAY ANOTHER SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF FOR REALLY JUST ALL YOUR HARD WORK. AGAIN, EVERY BOARD MEETING, I FIND MORE AND MORE THINGS TO JUST BE, LIKE, BLESSED AND HONORED TO SAY THAT I AM
021A BOARD MEMBER HERE AT THIS DISTRICT WITH A CABINET LIKE YOU. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK, YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR PASSION BECAUSE IT SHOWS THROUGH EVERYTHING YOU DO. BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG. HELLO EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE OF THIS DISTRICT. AGAIN, I WANT TO ECHO WHAT DOCTOR ROBINSON SAID. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING US AND GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER AND ULTIMATELY CHOOSE YOU. THIS IS A DAY TO, YOU KNOW, TO REALLY CELEBRATE, AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES IN THE AUDIENCE THAT SUPPORTING YOU ALSO. [00:15:07] AND AGAIN, TO OUR STAFF, THEY THEY ALREADY KNOW. I DON'T WANT TO ECHO IT. YOU ALL KNOW. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE TIME THAT YOU
022PUT IN ALL OF THE WE GOT TO GET THIS TOGETHER. WE GOT TO GET THIS TOGETHER AND TO, YOU KNOW, JUST SUPPORTING US AS WE HAVE COME TO THIS DECISION. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY BOARD MEMBERS ALSO FOR, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH ME, YOU KNOW, WORKING TOGETHER TO COME TO THIS CONCLUSION. SO THIS CONCLUSION TO START SOMETHING VERY BEAUTIFUL, AT LEAST I THINK OKAY. SO THANK THANK YOU AGAIN, BOARD PRESIDENT, FOR LEADING US. AND THAT'S IT. I'M READY. I'M JUST I'M EXCITED. SO ANYWAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IS ME. AND I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU TO BE HERE. I JUST READING YOUR RESUME, AND I KNOW WE JOKE ABOUT WE WANTED AN ATHLETE
023AND WE GOT AN ATHLETE. BUT WHAT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THAT COMPETITIVE DRIVE FOR YOU TO MAKE US BETTER. AND THAT'S WHAT I LOVE SO MUCH ABOUT YOU. I THINK I WAS TALKING WITH ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND SHE WAS SAYING LIKE, IT'S JUST LIKE A WARM HUG WITH YOU. LIKE, I JUST FEEL THE SINCERITY. I FEEL THE REALNESS. I'M SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE, AND IT'S SO EXCITED TO WORK ALONG WITH YOU AND TO SHARE OUR VISION WITH YOU. I THINK YOU HAVE AN AMAZING BOARD. WE'RE ALL VERY DIFFERENT. WE HAVE OUR OWN UNIQUE TRAITS THAT REALLY ARE GREAT. AND I THINK YOU'LL SEE THAT IN EACH ONE OF US. AND WE'RE JUST REALLY BLESSED TO HAVE YOU HERE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK LEADERSHIP
024ASSOCIATES FOR HELPING US FIND YOU. I WORKED WITH DOCTOR VERDUGO FOR TEN YEARS. HE'S VERY RESPECTED AMONG THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, HIGHLY RESPECTED. HIS NETWORKING, HIS CONNECTIONS. THERE'S NOT A FIRM THAT'S GOING TO GET BETTER CONNECTIONS THAN HIM. AND I APPRECIATE THEM SO MUCH FOR BRINGING YOU TO US AND HELPING US FIND YOU. I KNOW IT WAS OUR DECISION, AND THEY TOLD US THAT OVER AND OVER THAT IT WAS OUR DECISION. BUT THE FACT THAT THEY HELPED US AND THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, GOT SOME GREAT CANDIDATES FOR US AND WE FOUND YOU. I APPRECIATE THEM AS WELL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU TO YOUR FAMILY AND EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT. WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH. AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. SUPER
025EXCITED. ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. SO MOVED. AND I SECOND SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MISS ARMSTRONG. I MISS CINTRON. I MISS CRITCHFIELD. I MISS GARZA. I MISS STEWART. I IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 6:17 P.M. UNTIL THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JULY 10TH, 2025. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.