001Welcome everyone. The board meeting will take place. We'll start again in the open session at 6 pm. Vice President Mayira Garza will update us on the topics of the closed door, of the closed session. The topics discussed in the closed session were student affairs and negotiations. We took no action in the closed session. Pending litigation, discipline tempered if we don't take action either in the closed session. Well, to carry out the flag oath we have Mayf administrator, Jasmin Lee. Thank you for being here with us. Good afternoon everyone. Please stand up . Place your hand on your heart, your right hand. Let's begin. I take the oath to the flag. of the United States of America and to the Republic which he represents, one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank
002you, Miss Seo. Do we have a page to replace it with? Yes, we have a page to replace for item 13.7 7. We have an amendment to the agenda, do n't we? As you can see, we have many incredible awards tonight, so I'm going to pass it on here to Miss Cebedo. Thank you. We're going to have Miss Carter here tonight, and she's going to give us all the awards. Thank you. This afternoon the board of directors, uh the board of directors, is going to recognize many uh here those who [Music] those who will be given the awards. We're going to take pictures, we're going to recognize the table winners and the individuals and the math students. It's on. Yeah, it's fine. You're fine. Our audio cutting out over here. You It's glitching like we're
003catching half words. That's okay. We'll do their best. But you're not getting audio? You're getting audio now. One, two, one, two, th Yeah, we're going to keep we'll keep doing our thing. But it's cut it's glitching pretty bad. You can congratulate Catherine Torato on her senior year at Belfower High School for winning the bronze medal in customer service. Congratulations to Marina Félix. Uh, in eighth grade at Mayer High School for winning the silver medal feciades [Music] veins. Well, this is the winner for public speaking. Yes, we can also ask the President of Calabs here to pass on Arlin Whney. In addition, two teams from Mayfera High School won first place and gold medals to compete at the Leadership Summit conference in Atlanta, Georgia, during the week of June 23. I'm going to share who these
004teams are that will be competing. Let's congratulate our individual winners. Well done and thank you, Miss Whitney. What is that? Now we would like to acknowledge the students for the presentation of the chapter to the students. Pass it on Junior Karina Mercado and Alisa Penúltimo año for an incredible chapter. The following students can pass Roman Diaz in his penultimate year. In his first year, Máximo Ramos and in his second year, Dais Tiente. Congratulations, we wish you the best during the national competition. Students, if you can stay out there , we want to acknowledge your advisor, so if you can come back again. We would like to acknowledge here Councilor Anabel Andradec for being the winner of Skills USA. make sure we can hear what he has to say. Region 3, this tutor of the year.
005This prestigious recognition is awarded to the councilors of which the program of excellence of chapter eh outstanding chapters and who have submitted a comprehensive application reviewed by the Skills US committee. Congratulations, Miss Andrade Deco. Thank you for your hard work and for guiding our students. Miss Andradeco, if you can stay. We will also recognize their table students. Here we will give recognition to the following Mayer property students who won awards in the national table-table competition for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and division of an impromptu speech. We want to recognize the first-year students, B and Richá. Both won Bronay's measure . I also want to acknowledge the seventh graders, Namprit Veins and Romen Diaz, for winning second place or the silver medal. In the coding division we want to recognize the ninth-year students,
006Meira and Rider Hit for winning the silver medal in the biodiscipleship division, and Colons and Mato Ramos for winning the silver medal. Congratulations to all the students at the table for winning those awards. Thank you. Now we would like to recognize the Bellflower students who are participating with the Callaps chapter, the Bellflower preparation for commercial drones, who won the silver medal to Julian Bersena and Julian Luna. Excuse me. Hra. Now we want to recognize the students and staff who earned the leadership award , the Bellflower award, and if we can, ask Shannon the Horns, who is the activities director, to come forward . Congratulations to Bellflower High School and ASV for winning the California Association of Student Leaders award. It's a recognition of the program, a prominent recognition. To achieve this distinction, ASP leaders submitted
007a comprehensive self-study, which showed their evolution and compliance with the goals to improve the school climate and culture. This is the eighth consecutive year that he has received this recognition, and tonight he is accepting this recognition on behalf of ASBR. President Jiménez Valterra can be seen here. ASB Vice President Isabel Marganza. public relations. It is the director Irma Castro, eh the student Martinez, they write to class president Ester Vanel and the recognition commissioner, Brian Lee. Congratulations to the students and keep up the great work for this recognition for 8 consecutive years. It's incredible. Congratulations. One last round of applause. Now we would like to recognize the top sports team in 2025, Bell Flower High School, and the Track coach. I want to congratulate you. And what's going on here, Zquiel, for having won Mid City
008in the 100m race, Christian Peña for having won Mid City 110m? The worm for winning Mid City 300m hurdles. Sebastian Luis for winning 300 hurdles in Mid City. KB Grand for cattle Midir by the long and triple jump. Sahara for winning the long jump and triple jump and Jet Walker for winning the 100m and 200m. [Music] Okay, a round of applause, please. And thank you to this coach for all his help. Next, we will give recognition to our salutations. We proudly recognize NZ representing Mayfir School. Scholz has earned a cumulative score of 4.55. She attended Bellflower from kindergarten through elementary school in Mayfer. She challenged herself by taking advanced and honors courses and is an active member of Mayfer's academic program and Environmental Science Club, where she is the current president. She will attend the
009University of California, Irvine, in the fall, focusing on public health and pursuing a career in nursing. Congratulations, Nadle. We are also proud to recognize Eduardo Gonzalez of Bellflower High School with this cumulative score of 4.5. Eduardo has been a dedicated student in the Belfower school district since kindergarten, starting his studies at Baxter Elementary, taking eight APAP and honors courses, showing his academic excellence. History, his favorite subject, with intricate stories that he shares, is a member of the Link Crew and has honors. high in each semester since seventh grade. Her achievements include a prestigious national Hispanic recognition with eh and advanced class students. He has five universities where he can go, accepted to all of them, and will attend the University of San Diego for science studies. Congratulations. And now we will also recognize the valedctory,
010the first student. Uh, we proudly present the first student presenting the Bellflower prepared school , Elisa Gonzalez. Please take this step forward. with a total score of 4 8.27 27 eh dedicated in Belfar district from first grade, starting in Washington Elementary, in the academic career has embraced challenges taking six advanced classes in middle school, nine advanced classes in high school and four eh of honors and two dual. He has also participated in science classes. Uh, her interests are evident; her favorite class is biology because she wants to work in the field of biology. She also demonstrated her leadership as captain of the tennis team, winning second place in the league finals and competing in CF for 2 years. She is an active member of several clubs, including Apex, CSF, NHS and New Alpha Feda, and
011has dedicated 200 volunteer hours to a hospital. Elisa has also gained acceptance to two universities, UCLA, her dream school, where she wants to focus on cell biology and biological oncology, following her career dreams. Congratulations. We are also very proud to honor the next first student, Jason S, with a total score of 4.3. Chason, who has a high score, has been a member of the school community since preschool in Bellflower, starting at Washington Elementary School in Washington. It has been excellent, completing eight advanced classes, two dual enrollment classes, and four honors classes. Aside from academics, he is vice president of Apex, actively involved in several organizations, including Lin Crew Mesira, the World Languages Club, the California Federation of Schools, and the pre-med team and club. This has been accepted for his strong work at seven universities.
012She plans to attend the University of California Irvine and pursue a career in medicine or pharmacy as a pharmacist. Congratulations. Following. We want to recognize the first student at Mayfir High School. This, a round of applause for Mefer, a round of applause for Isel Ramírez. Congratulations. She began her education at Bellflower as a student at the intensive learning center committed to academic excellence and personal growth. Currently studying at Mayfir, her cumulative score is 4.56 with rigorous subjects. Favorite class: Advanced World History This challenges him academically and personally; he wants to explore this historical period, which is of great personal interest. And she is also excellent at organization, she is a complete student, a member of the Kib team and also the environmental service math program, captain of the tennis team, four-letter first-team tennis, and in
013the school's hall of fame she has earned her place. participates outside of school in an internship related to psychology. Uh, he has plans to pursue those careers. She will attend the University of California, Los Angeles, where she wants to focus on psychology. She is excellent, she is a leader, academically excellent, and we congratulate her. Next, we will recognize the student board informants, Steven Martinez, and informant from Pflow High School . Before starting her journey at Bellflower, she attended ILC, part of the pioneering club of the dual immersion, dual investment program. He is known for his dedication to student leadership and studies in his class. It has a score of 4.2 in advanced classes. APAP, early college program, active in several clubs. He wants to enroll in the Air Force Academy after finishing school in Bflower.
014He has many accomplishments, this, achievements, being an advisor to the board. Thank you so much. and is a reporter for the Bellflower school board . Gil Freeman, we're going to meet him representing Mayfer High School. And she has been part of this district since 2014, starting her academic career at ILC. Now in her 10th year, 3.5 eh four is her cumulative score and she continues to grow as a student and student leader. He is the class president of the tenth grade, dedicated to student life in the Muntoon Theater student club and the unified district program, he is also the director of the football team and he likes all those showtime activities because he can express his creativity, sing, there is no better feeling than being on stage. The east is a reflection of all the
015diversity that we have with great pride. We congratulate him for representing his contemporaries, his spirit, and his dedication. For all of that, we congratulate him. Following. We would like to recognize Isen Roy from Summerset Preparatory School. Island is a person of good faith, has a strong conscience, has transitioned from Mayf since September, has increased her activities as a board reporter, as a student representative for CTE, and enjoys participating in woodworking classes. He designed and painted a new cabinet for the staff; his work is something that people will use and enjoy for many years. Aen also participates in many activities on the school grounds, the gardening class, has written articles for the Summerset newspaper and is a mentor to other students on the school grounds. She has aspirations in the medical field and we know that
016with her big heart and intellect she will achieve a great deal in this area. We are very pleased with everything she has achieved at school and we are very proud to call her a saint of Summerset. And lastly, we would like to recognize our student board member , Gerald Jen. We are very proud to recognize Geral for his service as Mayf High School's student representative on the board. This has left a fascinating impact on Mayfir School, showing his leadership in several clubs and his role as president of the UNICEF and Red 3.67 clubs, his cumulative score with A classes and duel registration in Cerritos and Long City. We want to recognize her in her upcoming recording with an associate degree in arts and psychology. As she prepares for her next academic adventure at the University
017of California, Irvine, she will have two focuses: biology and public health. We celebrate not only her academic achievements, but also her dedication to service and leadership. She will undoubtedly continue to inspire those around her as she enters a new chapter of her life. Thank you for your countless contributions and I wish you success in all your future endeavors. Congratulations. Thank you so much. That brings us to a close, but we want to congratulate all those honored tonight. If we can give him one more round of applause, that would be wonderful. Thank you. That concludes the awards for tonight. Well, thank you very much. So let's move on to our outstanding student, outstanding student section. Tonight we have a team from Mayfer High School . The microphone. The people who are watching the meeting. Well, maybe
018you can turn the microphone around and stand in front of it. Well, maybe the cameras could be adjusted . Well, good night everyone. I am very honored to be here with my contemporaries, district representatives, partly inspired to reflect this school year, one word highlights: resilience. We have many academic pressures, changing expectations, personal challenges, but we show up not just for ourselves, but for each other, for moments of arguments and battles among us all . We see that teamwork is very important with these daily actions of resilience with compassion, collaboration and mutual respect. And although I don't know them all personally, I recognize that they are here; it shows their commitment to becoming stronger in our school. Jos Clark are the leader and Salvar Mirz and Nie Shz are at the front of the class and
019everyone in the room I don't know are pillars of the community and learning. I honor all of you for continuing to be excellent with integrity and serving with purpose. [Music] Thank you very much, and you were also at the PTA, right? Hey, with your work, right? He did, and he did his best. Well, he played a part, but he was incredible. There were quite a few. Moving on to student reports, let's start with Bell Flower's proposal. We have Steven Martinez. Madam President, can I pause this? We have another outstanding student that Mr. Diaz is going to share. Congratulations. It's the same student, isn't it? Earl Clark is a different kind of student . No Clark. Congratulations to everyone who has been recognized tonight. It's a privilege to be here to talk about Noa Clark. Our
020outstanding student is in his final year at Mayfow High School. Nor Clark is a dynamic student at Mayf where he maintains a 3.9 GPA with honors and advanced classes. Her exceptional communication and teamwork skills have a passion for helping others and contributing to her community. Since January 2021, she has volunteered with several organizations, including the Teen Alliance. He has been a counselor at the Bible school in his church, making sure the environment is safe and fun for everyone involved. Noa has also taken on leadership roles at school. As ESP president, he successfully planned assemblies and activities that enriched the student experience for all students. He was also the captain of the first cheerleading team and they went to the C championship for the first time in the spring. Noa's dedication to her education and extracurricular
021activities has earned her great accolades. Um, for example, cheerleaders and an athlete, uh, scholar, this year with his compassion, professionalism, uh, and actively listening, Noah is willing to uh, continue to make a difference in our community. Noa couldn't be here tonight because he's doing rehearsals for San Diego State University and he also thanked us, but here's a video for him. The first week I was at Mayf as director, a few students, including Giro and Noa, came up to me and said, "Are you the new director?" No. I said, "Yes, hello, it's so nice that you came to say hello. It was great talking with them, it was an amazing experience. And Noa and I, as Temos, have a bond, and we both lost our mothers the same year. When we talked as principal and student,
022it was a conversation about anything I could do to help. You have to talk to my son. No, Mr. Dias, I think I'm okay, and I think I'm doing well, and I want you to be okay. But it's always a good conversation, and we're always checking in on each other because we had this experience in a short period of time. But I wanted you to know here, to hear from your classmates and from Noani. Good morning, Monsuns. You have taken the greatest adversities and losses and challenges and have always continued to show up with a smile and be a leader in everything you do. You are proactive, and you are my hero, and I'm going to miss you. Congratulations. He is simply a very well-rounded person, a good friend, a good person, a good leader.
023He is always there when you need him and is always willing to help. I think Noa He demonstrates his leadership skills because he's very passionate about what he does, which is a lot of things, and I think that easily influences those around him to be diligent in what they're doing. I met Noah in freshman year at ASB, at ASB camp. We were all freshmen , so we weren't included in a lot of things, but he made sure we were . He's involved in everything he can be. He's a great cheerleader, a great member of ASB, and just a good friend. Everyone on campus loves him, likes him a lot, and he's very welcoming. He's also a really good leader; he always makes sure to take the lead when we're doing something at ASB. He's outside
024of ASB; he knows what needs to be done and always keeps up with his assignments at school and always makes sure to lead us. Every moment with Noah is a fun and funny moment; he never fails to create a smile. Clark, I had the pleasure of teaching him this past year in my class and the past three years in school musicals. Um, he has been, uh, is one of the hardest-working, funniest, most naive, very supportive, very encouraging, intelligent, and super-kind students. Um, one of those I've had the great pleasure of teaching. He has been so dedicated to everything he has done. Ah, even though he has had quite a few personal challenges, he has overcome so many obstacles and has still been able to experience his life and accept it. So he is going to
025do amazing things, and I can't wait to see what he does. I want to say a few things about Noa Clark. First of all, he is resilient. No one has overcome so many obstacles, but second, with a smile. This kid can't be brought down. Um, it has been incredible to watch you grow, to see you share your joy, to see you laugh. You are amazing, whether in the theater, uh, as a leader, or in the classroom. Thank you for being Monson. Thank you to everyone who recognized me today. I apologize that I couldn't be there , as I am currently in San Diego, doing my rehearsals for the San Diego State University cheerleading squad. Thank you for your comments, they mean a lot to me, and I'm so happy they let me represent the school
026and that they see me in such a positive light. Besides being a cheerleader at San Diego State University , I'm excited to get into a bachelor's degree program in either science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. I haven't decided on a degree yet, but that's what appeals to me, and also my acting career in the film industry, for example, learning how to film them and what the lines are, what the lines are, having more experience in that, being in movies, being a director, creating them, all of that. Well, good luck, Noa. Thank you. Thank you so much, Mr. Diaz. I love this kid too, and I'm on campus quite a bit, but his big smile is contagious. I love seeing San Diego State University. My daughter went there, and the play was phenomenal. Everything I do, I've
027seen on campus, and it's incredible. Thank you so much for sharing this moment of recognition for him, because he truly deserves it. So, now let's move on to the student reports. Steven Martinez, good afternoon to the president, members, and guests. I 'm Steven Martinez, and this is the report for Mayfair High School. Starting with the amazing thing, representatives from Los Angeles County came to the school and the district, and they were able to showcase what we do. They also got to cook with the students at the Culinary Wave. It was a great experience for all the students. Here's a picture. The prom was held in Long Beach at the Ovation Center. The theme was the White House, more like Hollywood. The students loved it. They had different activities, lots of snacks, and the prom king
028was crowned . We have Decision Day. The seniors had this day last Friday, May 1st, and they committed to schools like UCLA, Cerritos, Urbine, and The Long Beach Beach, many of them were giving their first public lecture, deciding where they're going to go and what path they're going to take for their future. We also had Falicios, which was the foam party. And everyone was able to be there with their friends and have fun. Then we had the appreciation, we had the appreciation for, let's see, excuse me, National Principals Day for Mr. Longwen, we wanted to thank him for all he does. Students and staff wrote little notes to show our appreciation. We also wanted to give the people who work in the cafeteria a thank you, and as well as that week of appreciation for
029the teachers, we already gave them tacos and Starbucks, and tomorrow we have another event. And we just want to thank everyone for all they do for us. Seniors, since we're finishing up the school year, our seniors are finishing up, they have about four weeks left, two weeks they'll have their final exams, and then it'll be prom night, legacy days, and all the other events. To close it and wrap it up with the graduation. We have Castle, since ASB won the OPA recognition. Um, I wanted to talk about this, but it's a great experience. We can network, talk with your schools, and I was personally able to present some of our school's activities and just highlight what we do at Bellflower so that students can experience this. Other events: the eighth graders are finishing their school
030year, they're going to finish their final exams, have a field trip, and then their graduation ceremony. And on Saturday, the theater will have a play called Radium Girls. Thank you, thank you all for letting me be here, presenting for the 2025 season. I'll be at a new location next year. Thank you to the teachers for what you've done and for letting me do this. And thank you all . Thank you so much, Steven. And I can't wait until you're an alumnus. Thank you for everything you've done here with the reports. Moving on to Mayfir Gale Freeman. Thank you. Good night, President Steward. Interim Superintendent, Miss Acevedo, Board Members, and District colleagues. That's a picture from our Check Peterson game, which is the seniors versus the staff. The staff did win, but they won by just
031one point, which does n't really count, but it was a great game, so I hope you were able to come and see it. We also have Student Appreciation Week. We want to thank all the teachers and staff. None of this would be possible without them. So, congratulations to all the teachers. For academics, on the right, you can see the picture of the Pan American scholarship recipients. Each of them gave a speech, and they all received a scholarship. Advanced Placement exams are this week and next, so good luck. Then there are the awards, the Determined Achiever ceremony, Senior Recognition Night , Graduation Night, the Senior Assembly, and the Senior Breakfast . June 4th is a promotion day for the... Eighth grade in the gym, and on June 5th at 7 PM I'm going to have graduation
032at Ron Yerry Stadium for sports. Congratulations to the teams that qualified for CIF, which are baseball, the Lego championships, boys' tennis, beach volleyball, track and field, and swimming. Congratulations to all the students because it was an amazing athletic year. Big, very, very congratulations to all the students. And in the arts, culinary arts, there was a Jamie Oliver demonstration at Mayfer High School this Saturday. If you're not too busy at the Pan American Festival, the choir will be performing around 11 AM. Come on May 15th for the spring band concert. On May 18th, the military guards will be performing their vocal show on May 20th at the Bellow Civic Center. It's a good show. On May 22nd, the Arts Academy will have its event, as well as some middle schools. A couple of things on the
033trip to Washington, D.C. A promotional practice, just like the eighth-grade movie night, they're going to show the movie Lilo and Stitch for the high school. This Saturday is the prom at the Cerritos Performing Arts Center , uh, graduation night at Disneyland, a trip for the twelfth-grade students to Catalina Island, and an assembly for the graduating twelfth-grade students, a breakfast, a graduation practice, lots of activities, and congratulations to all the graduating students. And thank you all for letting me report for Mayfer High School. It's been an honor. Thank you. Thank you very much. Now I also want to say, I like your presentations. I don't know who helps you or if you do them yourself, but it's really cool to look at the pictures and all the things you do. I really love it. Theet Island
034R. Good evening, President Stuart, board members, Superintendent Acevedo, and guests. I'm an 11th-grade student at Summerset. Thank you for letting us present activities at Summerset. Yesterday, science students participated in Crystal C, on this trip, explored areas of the ocean, tested pH levels in the water, and observed underwater animals, including sea lions. They learned about protecting the ocean as a natural place where we all need to live. Two local members, Jennifer Cots and also from the California lobby, came to speak with students to teach them how they can use their art skills to earn money by teaching business in fashion. They were taught how to make raffia and take home what they made. Film production students attended the Latin X Film Festival on April 25 at UCLA . In Los Angeles, Latin stories were celebrated through
035film, music, and other media. They learned to play the ukulele, watched dancers, and saw how professional films are made. Summerset students also participated. Mr. Navarro was selected as an outstanding student in the subject of farm and crop sciences and agriculture, and Jamie Oliver was with us. Presenting at an event at K Apps. Dr. J, Mr. Olsen, Mr. Adams, and Mr. Insisted at the CCE conference in San Diego, where they learned new strategies to help support students. We are excited and eager to begin working with new students in the future. Mr. Igen was recognized as Teacher of the Year. Dr. Smith accompanied the team on Saturday in the hall at the awards dinner where Summerset was recognized as a model school . We have quite a few things happening in May. Um, an awards ceremony at
036Bristol Center. On Wednesday the 14th, the students are going to Disneyland for a storytelling event. On May 21st, all Summer students are invited to attend a leadership day at the county fair. On May 22nd, students and film class will be showing what they have done this year. On May 27th, we look forward to seeing the 12th-grade students graduate on June 3rd at Belfower High School. Um, finally, Thank you to all the Summer teachers for being so kind and for supporting the students. Thank you so much, and have a good night, everyone. Thank you. Maybe you could repeat that to me, but I know you have family obligations. Oh, and academic things to do, too. So, if you'd like, you can go. Um, thank you. What happened to the microphones? Congratulations again. Okay, moving on to
037reports from the staff representatives, we don't have a CSA report, but we do have a PTA report, PTA President K. McDonald. It goes like this: Good evening, President Stuart and your interim president, board members, and guests. Congratulations to the teachers this week, Ms. Start Garsa Armstrong. Being a teacher is a calling. Students need good students. We've been busy celebrating teachers. The PTSA has been busy planning lunches and special programs for teachers. Thank you for all you do for staff and teachers. The PTA had a splendid celebration last night in Cerritos. Quite a few teachers attended, and the food was delicious. The barbecue was delicious. The atmosphere was very casual, and everyone was able to sit and chat with colleagues. Please pay close attention to section 13.2, and hopefully, you will vote with us. Special development
038days are coming up next year. I got involved with the PTA because a teacher told me, "If the younger teachers don't get involved when the older ones retire, who's going to take over?" It takes a lot of time and effort to be on the PTA, and there are a few things I want to say. I want to thank the district and the board for making sure we're involved on all the appropriate committees, taking my calls, and answering my questions. I know this year has had some problems, but we're on the right track. We have a new superintendent. I'm confident we're going to have the best year in the school district. Thank you, and have a good night. Thank you, Carry. We don't have any communications from them tonight, but Acevedo will give us a report.
039Good night, everyone. I want to congratulate all the teachers on National Teacher Appreciation Week. And I'm looking forward to... Um, the date, the date, tomorrow night, awards ceremony. This is an update on a couple of community topics. We have contracts with Factor Education with Parent Engagement, addressing the social and emotional development of students. Some schools have completed those sessions this year. Recently, Belfer had 81 parents graduate from the program, and that was outstanding. I love that, and I like hearing that parents are becoming more involved in schools. Now, another positive note. I have an update regarding Mayfare High School and the PEO project. Esmeralda Cisneros, in communication with the district and city staff, has developed a website for the project so that everyone in the community can see the updates after selecting it. Well, if
040you go to the district's website and select our district, you'll see the Mayfare athletic fields. You'll see a drone video of what the fields look like right now, a panoramic view, and an email address where you can submit questions and comments and wait for a response from the staff. Thank you to the elementary school staff and parents for the renovations to the playing fields. We only have a few elementary schools left with the installation projects. June 30, God willing, we'll finish soon. Thank you all for your efforts, thank you for giving our students updated equipment that they can use for many years. This concludes my report for today. I'm happy to hear that . Committee updates? There are many. Moving on to public comment, we have a public comment tonight. Governing board meetings are not
041public; they are open to the public, and speakers have 3 minutes to address agenda items. The total time is 21 minutes for Statute 933.2. Mr. Flor Carrillo, you may come forward. Thank you so much for being here. We appreciate your input. Click the button. Thank you very much. Hello everyone. My name is Flor Carrillo, and I am the mother of Sofia Carrillo, who attends Washington Elementary. I want to share that I am concerned about this change for my daughter, especially since she is in the special education program and struggles significantly with changes. Changes in her environment challenge her emotionally and academically, and I am very worried about her. safety and because of her support needs that must be met. My daughter is in the moderate to severe classes. These are conditions, and I'm very concerned
042about dropping her off and picking her up in the Woodroft area. It's very chaotic and dangerous for students who need additional support and supervision because they might leave the area. I'm also concerned about the moderate to severe classes at Ernie Pile in Woodroft. My daughter had been making progress, and without access to those subjects, her progress is halted, and she's missing the opportunity to make more progress. I want more information on how these challenges and issues will be addressed . Is that over? Yes, I'm done. Thank you very much, Superintendent Acevedo. Can you give us an update on some questions we've been receiving about safety concerns and things like that? If you put it in our Friday memo, please, we can give you updated information. Yes, of course. Thank you very much. We don't have
043public hearings today. We're going to take further action with the 12.1, Board of Education resolution approval. The issuance and sale of this bond from 2025 funds. Our guest is here. Good evening, board members present, Stuart. We have advisor Mike Ferrow from Ding Company, and our bond council member, Loreth Kelly Mar Johnson Ferro, is going to give a short presentation to demonstrate the purpose of the resolution and related paperwork tonight. Specifically, it's to refinance a series of bonds that will bring significant savings to taxpayers over time. I'll hand it over to Mr. Ferro now. Thank you. Good evening, City Commissioner Acevedo. It's a pleasure to be here again. We're talking about potentially refinancing the second series, Series B, of Measure BB, which was carried out in 2015. So this is very similar to the referencing the
044district carried out in 2023, which referenced the Series A bonds. This is a summary and reminder. When we refinance bonds, we are placing the bonds When refinancing bonds that have a higher interest rate compared with bonds that now have a lower interest rate, the refinancing will not increase the term of the bonds. So we are not extending the payment deadlines. There is absolutely no impact. General funds. The cost to refinance the bonds is paid. From the proceeds of bond refinancing. Financing costs are contingent upon completion of financing, and the savings from bond payments and additional payments are passed on to taxpayers through lower property taxes. Hopefully, the market interest rate has been cooperative and favorable, but this table shows an index of the municipal bond, of a triple A bond, and the interest rates. And
045things look very good at the end of February, beginning of March, when we start putting all this information together and putting it all together, and from there we get to April. And the tariff announcement is the second of April and you can see more or less the reaction the market had a little bit. Rates went down a little bit and then rose rapidly the next day, and then we had a volatile period for a week. Things have calmed down a bit, but interest rates are a little higher than they were in February and March, which brings us to where we are now with refinancing and what the strategy is going forward. So the series B bonds are about 33.3 million dollars that are going to be refinanced. The average rate on those previous bonds is
0464.06% and currently the average rate would only be 3.89%. If we get to the yellow area here, the savings are $532,000 to taxpayers over the next 18-20 years, and the present value to decide whether it's a good time to refinance the bonds or not, we take that $32,000 and convert it to dollars today. That's equivalent to us giving it up for the principal amount and we're down to less than 1%. An industry standard says that we do not refinance for less than 3% in current savings. Well, we take a more conservative position, so in fact we don't recommend doing it unless the savings reach 5%. And that's what we've put in the resolution. So the authorized resolution allows for referencing, but only when interest rates fall , if they fall to reach the current value
047of 5%. So what we're going to do is prepare, we're going to select the investment bank that sells the bonds to investors and we're going to work with them to moderate the market, see the interest rates, and keep an eye on them for when things start to go in our favor. We're going to start over so that the referencing can take place in the market, but we're not going to do anything until we're much closer to that 5%. We don't want to do anything that will incur costs for the district, so we're waiting until the market reaches a point where it's advantageous for the district to do so. And as you can see in this table how quickly interest rates can move, I want to at least pass it on, present it to the board
048of directors so they can approve the resolution. It can possibly move very fast. If something happens, interest rates will correct themselves again and tend to go down. Happy to answer any questions you may have, colleagues . Okay, Armstranks, I have a question. By approving this, how often will you update us on interest rate movements? We'll be monitoring the market daily and weekly because we usually have the stock market in the market, we're always watching it, and we can communicate with the district if they want to know about my updates. But we're not sure how often we'll update you, and we'll probably do updates more frequently as we get closer to this point. We need the rates to drop by a certain percentage, so communication would be less frequent, but once we see the stock market
049moving in our favor, you'll have more frequent communications. Thank you, that's all, Vice President Garza. Thank you. Uh, Madam President, my question has to do with the timeline, that we would have this resolution in action until when you can make a move on this. For example, I do know that maybe in a year, after a year, we have to start all over again and do this whole process again. How is? Uh, there's a question, there's a technical answer and a realistic one. Technically, once they give their approval, the referencing can be done at any time, but realistically we would be looking into it with their administration and if they withdraw their approval, we will probably present it to them so they can reauthorize this and provide their consent to proceed. And we feel that things
050have improved a little. That could be 6 months, 9 months. I think if we get there in January 2005, we'll come back and ask them again for their approval to move forward. So it's like working together, making sure our staff continue to stay on top of this and provide feedback. Correct. Thank you. I have no more questions. Okay, thanks, member. Hey, Cintrón, go ahead. Whenever the market allows us to refinance this, is this a one-time thing, or is it something that if we refinance a smaller percentage and then it goes down again, can we refinance the bond, or does it not work? That's a very good question, and that's why we want to have the limit a little higher than the minimum of 3%. Typically, when bonds are issued, even if it's the first one
051of the BB measure, when they were granted and we are refinancing them in a period of time where they cannot refinance the bonds, and typically they are 10 years. So yes, if we go ahead and reference, uh, use this interest rate within a month, let's say, then the district won't have the opportunity to do it again for 10 years. So that's why we want to make sure that the savings, uh, the threshold of these savings are significant because we are using that option for a term of years. That was my question too. Any more questions? Okay, thanks. A motion to approve the article, item 12.1. We have a motion, a motion to approve 12.1. We seconded her, we seconded her. Uh, motion by Armstrong and seconded by Miss Garza. We can take the list. She
052is a student member. I know. I. Yes. S. Darstrong. Yes. Sintron. Yes. Garza, yes. Stuart. Yes. Now moving on to our next major action, the approval of tentative agreements between the Bellflower school district and the Bellflower teachers' station . Do we have any questions or comments? I don't want any anymore. Motion to approve item 12.2. Motion to approve 12.2. the approval of tentative agreements between the Belfower Unified School District and the Belfower Teachers Association, and also the public disclosure of the secondary collective bargaining agreement. Second student member, yes, Armstrong, yes, Sintron, yes, Garza, yes, Star, yes. Thank you very much and congratulations to our teachers. And item 12.3, Three, the approval of the memorandum of understanding between the Bellflower school district and the California School Employees Association, Chapter 32. Are there any questions or comments?
053He appreciated what unions do, what our employees do, and what our teachers do, so motion to approve it. Someone to support him. Seconded. We took attendance. Student member to I know. I, Miss Armstrong, I, Sintron, John Garza, I do and Stuart, yes. And moving on to the consent agenda, is there anyone who wants to withdraw any items tonight? Okay, let's move on. We are moving very quickly today, as there is nothing but a motion to pass the consent agenda. You have the motion, someone to second it. She seconded it. Vice President Garza with the motion. Cintrón. The second one. We took attendance. Student member. I know. Yes. Armstrong. Yes. Cintrón. Yes. García Garsa. Yes. Stuart. Yes. Okay, we're moving on to the board communications. I would definitely like to say that I am thinking of
054our colleagues. Mr. Quell had surgery this morning, we're doing well, he's out now, he's doing well, so that's why he's not here. It looks like we won't get their report, but we'll start with the student membership. Hi, this is my last board meeting, especially as a senior student. But before we talk about this, basically what Hill said, we have the prom and our trip to Catalina and all the recording practices. So, it's exciting, but also very sad. And with that, as I said, this is my last time here. And I grew up in that IoC district, from AOC High School in high school, and now I'm going to California Urban University, and I learned not only from that district, but also from Mayfer High School, and I'm going to continue to thrive with this district
055in mind. Thank you, thank you so much, and thank you for doing this. This isn't easy, it takes a lot of time and effort, so we really appreciate you being here with us. Would you like to begin, Miss Armstrong? Thank you, President Stuart. Mine is going to be quick too. I simply want to begin by saying thank you to all of our student board members who lent their voices this year. It was very important to bring her perspective and I hope to hear more about her leadership as she moves on to college or whatever she decides to do next. So thank you for your time and besides adding this to all the school responsibilities, so it was a big challenge and you did it, so thank you. My board and I participated in what is
056called coast to coast, which is the California board members from all over the state joined together in an effort to make our voices heard clearly with our representatives who are in Washington DC making decisions. So as a team I think we were very powerful. And we have different talents, but together, I really enjoyed spending almost a week together, so I appreciate that. I, being a mother, had prom and I survived, so we had a lot of fun, so I imagine you're going to have a lot of fun, but we had a big party at home and the seniors have something where they have to go somewhere else to take pictures. So we went to Hilltop Park on Signal Hill and you know what, not to say I'm old or anything , but when I was
057young it wasn't like this, it's just a hilltop with dirt, but it's beautiful, you have to go because well, I haven't , but it's beautiful. But anyway, the prom was very exciting. Two years ago I had another daughter who graduated from Beal Flower and she graduated from her program this week too, so I've been pretty busy being a mom, so now I'm excited for her to continue looking for a job in her field which is MRI imaging and magnetic resonance imaging. All my children are in medicine, so I'm very proud of that. And also on decision day, the senior students had their decision day. I know it's exciting. They have the opportunity to say which university they are going to and my daughter decided to go to a university. All my other children went to
058a trade school, so I'm going to have fun with life again. eh university through my youngest daughter. In the next two weeks I'm going to be busy with my job because, as you know, I'm also a teacher, and with all the end-of-year requirements. So, well, that's it, and we have a lot of work to do as the board, and I'm looking forward to it day by day. Again, thank you, thank you all for coming too. Thank you, thank you very much, member Warson. member of the Central Board. Thank you. Well, I want to congratulate all the teachers and wish them happiness during their Appreciation and Thank You Week. I thank all of you, and all my teachers with whom I share this experience. Their parents appreciate them very much for all the work they do.
059Congratulations also to all the 12th grade students. Congratulations to all the students who are going to create a future. I know they have great learning experiences at all the schools they attended and I look forward to hearing about their future and what's going to happen. I know that when mine, my daughter graduated last year, she is doing very good things. I know it has a lot to do with the teachers he had in Mayfer as well, so thank you very much. Yes, I'm also going to congratulate our parents, 81 parents who completed the Parent Engagement Academy in the Community. Thank you to everyone who put in so much effort and work to make this happen. I know we had quite a bit of feedback. I have photos of all the virtual recordings. I know that
060all parents are very proud of themselves and also that their efforts will not go unnoticed. Thank you so much for that. I also attended the Coast to Coast event sponsored by the California Teachers Association and another association in Washington DC. Yes, it was an eye-opener. We went to advocate for things and needs in our district, but also in partnership with many others; there were school board members, superintendents, and cabinet members. It was great to meet them. I know that I had the opportunity to get to know my colleagues a little better, the cabinet, everyone who attended. I have a new understanding and great appreciation for the work, all the work you do and how great you are as individuals and what you bring to the district. I truly appreciate the work you all do. And
061yes, we are now finishing the recordings. My first rodeo, let's say, and they told me to buckle up tight and I'm really looking forward to it and I've been a little sick since I got back from Washington, so I haven't been able to attend because I don't want to make other people sick, but I'm excited to go to the assemblies. I really liked this one when my daughter was in high school, and I'm also looking forward to this year's graduations. Uh, that's all I've got tonight. Thank you Centrum member, Vice President Garza. Thank you, Madam President. I was very honored to attend the CSA recognition banquet. I was invited to be the keynote speaker for a wonderful event. Very happy to have been there representing Pflower Unified School Institute. I could also, well, sorry, yes,
062well, tomorrow we have a PTA awards ceremony tonight with President Stuart. I'm really looking forward to attending. Thank you all very much. I thank and appreciate all the teachers who work every day for their students. You are truly a role model for the district and all teachers. We are the model of people who put students first; I see it in their classrooms. Inside the classrooms, the young people are engaged, happy, and committed, and as long as they feel that way, we are doing a good service, a great service. Thank you for coming to work so hard for them and for our district. I'm eagerly hoping to attend the upcoming award ceremonies and the recordings and promotions that are coming soon. I think that's all, and also congratulations to our retirees. It's something I also want
063to attend that night, hoping that you will all be enjoying your new trips without having to get up at 6 in the morning according to your clock and alarms and using bells to go to the bathroom. He says that you will all be very happy. I'm looking forward to the same, and I just want to say thank you and have a good night everyone. Thank you, Vice President Garsa. Well, good night. There was something I missed in the report that I wanted to highlight now. Thanks to Mr. Dave Listra. He supervises the bands at the elementary school sites. I received emails and there have been incredibly successful and very entertaining concerts at the civic center for families. We have recognized, both parents and staff, that Mr. Brist knows the students well and has made good
064connections, empowering the students. They appreciate the music and have more confidence to play an instrument and give performances on their own. This year, I received many emails and I want to thank you for everything you do for the students. We went to the Coast to Cast CSBA conference with Axa Association, which is the administrator. Six of us went, Mr. Acevedo, Mr. Yora, six members. I learned a lot at this conference focusing on funding for special education, technology, and immigration. I learned a lot, that we only have about 13% in special education and that's not enough. Our budget has been compromised. We need more funds. With so many cuts, we need to work together to protect vulnerable students. I learned a lot from law. There were 300 members from California board members and advocacy is very
065important for people who make decisions in education. Sharing impactful stories to show what is happening in their districts has a greater impact. We have learned that, and also by encouraging follow-up, school visits as well. creates collaboration. We met with Robert Garcia and they said, "We always see Robert, and yes, that's true, but what he did was advise us on what we can do next. Who to contact? Legislators in Orange County, some who are against these education cuts, so we gained information on how to help the students and the schools. I'm looking forward to next year as well. We also had the applications for superintendent interviewing, to find the new leader. This Tuesday I went to a PTA social night and tomorrow to the PTA awards night. I enjoyed seeing all the events at the schools.
066There are many opportunities that the PTA provides for parents, students, and families. They showed pictures, great presentations. I spoke with students from Mayfir; they had a script, a recording, a presentation that was very wonderful, celebrating members of the Mayfir High School PTSA, Mrs. Akogawa, President Sylvia Jones, Treasurer, and Leader Teresa. It was very original, very funny, very talented students in our district. We have five who took I really enjoyed watching the Min Girls play; it was very entertaining. I also want to thank all the teachers for everything they do. Congratulations to the current CSA, Michelle Quer, and all her awards. I wish I could have been there, but I'm so happy for you all. It was great. Also, something that's been bothering me this week is that I've been getting quite a few calls regarding
067changes in the special education department. I understand and support what we 're doing. I know it's important, but as a district, we still need to focus on transparency and communication, do a better job of communicating, and ensure that parents are notified before staff and administration. It shouldn't work that way. Administrators should be notified, staff should be informed, questions should be answered, and then the parents should be notified. Because when parents go to the teachers and don't know what's going on, it doesn't reflect well on the district, and that bothered me. I'm going to learn from this; it's a learning experience . We need to do better, we promise. And if people have any questions, please contact us. There were many questions that we answered. But I want to say that in communication, we have to
068do a better job. People understand things, but they want to be informed, and they want to be able to ask questions and have their questions answered. And next time, I hope we do a better job communicating. That's all for my report tonight. Moving on to information items, any questions on information items tonight? Any questions from the board ? Well, without hearing from anyone, if there are no objections, this meeting is adjourned at 7:26 p.m. until the next Bellfower Uni School District Board meeting. Thank you.