001Good afternoon. This is the call to order for the public session of the Jurupa School District Board of Education . Today is June 24, 2025. Mrs. Vazquez, could you please take attendance ? President Ragel, present. Secretary Blin, present. Trustee Karen Bradford, present. Trustee Jenny Felix, present. Trustee Raquel Ortiz Cornejo, present. Secretary of the Council, Dr. Trenton Hansen, present. Cabinet members, Paula Ford, present. Monts, present. Denise Hernández, present. Daniel Brooks, present. Thank you. Let's move on to article C3. Salute to the flag. Mrs. Wly can conduct the flag salute. If everyone can stand up, please. Thank you. We continue with article C4, report of the closed session. Mrs. Ford, please. Thank you, President Reigo. In the session, closed by a vote of 5 to 0, with everyone in favor, the resolution of case CBR and 222010
002was approved. Thank you. Article 5. Advice on the commentary, sorry, comments of the Education Council. We begin with the trustee Ortiz Cornejo. I do n't have much to say this afternoon, other than that I'm happy to be here and happy about the fact that today's agenda isn't as long as last week's, and I think we're becoming much more familiar with the terminology and it's making our work easier. But thank you. Ah, I have no further comments other than thank you to the guests who are present at this meeting. Trustee Felix, I do have a big comment. Mrs. Wley, we're all going to miss you. From day one you made all our work easier, you had everything ready for us. That's one of my love languages, acts of service. I like to prepare things yesterday, not
003today. You did exactly that and I hope you have a wonderful retirement and we're going to miss you. Thank you, Syndicate Bradford. Technical difficulties with the microphone. Do you remember when Jerry Brown was the governor of California and refused to have a plant opener and didn't want to use technology? Well, we have it and we want to use it. Greetings to all. We met again. There is still plenty to do during the summer. The first thing I want to do is publicly thank and honor Mrs. Worley. I will personally miss her, so please stay in touch. They have surely understood by now that this is their last meeting. Am I going to stop there or am I going to cry? Mrs. Wy helped us, the members of the Education Board, to move forward with so
004many small details, complying with the law and saving the district a lot of money. He was excellent at his job. Thank you for your friendship. Our district received recognition from a non-profit agency called Rich Out for being part of an association called Healthy Jurupa, which commends or encourages families to have healthier lives. This organization holds monthly meetings, and there are also community events. I believe Mr. Owens took the lead or was part of one of those monthly meetings. Dr. Shana Goldback was also part of one of those boards, as were many other people from the district. If you would like to get involved with this agency, there is a safety committee, a gardens committee which I am involved with, and a small business committee. So if you're interested, please check out the website weachout.org. There
005are also activities for teenagers. Sorry, my eyesight is terrible. Today I am taking some medications for my recovery that are terrible, ruining my vision. Let me, let me show you what I received to bring to you, to present. And be careful where you put it, because it's literally a brick. Jurupa Unified School District says, building the future we deserve together. Would you like to see it? What more do I have to say? I really can't see well tonight. Maybe they think I'm a very sensitive person because I was talking. Ah. Oh, sorry. I also wanted to tell you about an incentive grant for vocational and technical education for technical careers awarded to our agricultural programs. At our last meeting, you heard Mrs. Amanda Swager talk about her time in the Future Farmers of America Club
006at Jerupa Valley High School. You may recall that she said what she learned most from her participation in that club was leadership. And leadership in the Future Farmers Club is not an understatement. Leadership is a skill that can be transferred to any profession. So this grant we received is a big deal. So, applause. Let's all celebrate by applauding. Thank you. I'm very fun, even to take on trips. I was invited to the annual awards dinner of the Future Farmers Club of America, where chapter leaders are recognized and scholarships are awarded. Just like at graduations, I start to cry. Just a moment, bear with me . I think that's enough. Thank you. Those are my comments. Once again, our grant for technical careers was a total amount of 33,120 . Another chance. Applause for Just. Congratulations.
007Thank you. Cindica Blen, good afternoon. I just want to say thank you to Mrs. Wley. I appreciate your courtesy, your kindness, your professionalism, and always being there for us to help us. I appreciate it and we're going to miss it, and that's my only comment. Thank you. I also just want to share, it's only been a week since our last meeting and there hasn't been much progress since then, but I want to share some exciting information with you as I was reading the plan for student development and achievement in schools. Sometimes the plans aren't so exciting to read, but this year I could see that our administration, staff, and community really contributed to the progress of this plan, and several schools have experienced significant increases or improvements, and it's not easy at all, so I'm
008very, very proud. I even chatted with some of the administrators, uh, I couldn't believe it. This is fantastic news for us. Ah, you may hear a variety of opinions about our district, but at the end of the day, what's on the plan are our students, our staff, all committed to student success. And I want to share some of these notes I made with you. So I hope it doesn't take too long, but I'm really excited to see the yellow, blue, and green result. In mathematics we moved up to the yellow level, which is an improvement. In mathematics, that represents an improvement of two positions, which is no easy feat. As we know from our lives, taking the first step is the hardest thing. So they have taken this great step and I know that we
009will continue to see improvements at Jurupa Pamero School, in the English language learners and also mathematics they have risen to the yellow level and I know that they will continue with that great momentum at Miraloma Miros. mathematics also in Valley ah also now they are at the green level. These are significant increases or improvements , not only because our students are improving, but also because it impacts our community as a whole. The value and the people who are respecting education and the effort that is being made and allowing our students to learn. At Mission Bell, in math and language arts, the yellow level at Mission Middle, English language learners are at the yellow level. We know that this is not easy at all; it is a very difficult task for our students, but they are
010managing to improve at Patriot High School, English learners. They are also at the yellow level. These are big increases; we're not at the end of the road, so to speak, but they are significant improvements. The graduation rate is at the blue level, mathematics at the yellow level. In Perly, her best language skills are highlighted in yellow. So we're seeing all these students, our schools that are improving, are experiencing success because it's the vision of our administration and that focus on working with our staff, those on the ground, so to speak, our educators to continue and for them to remain committed to student success, and we're seeing that now visually on this local dashboard. Stone Avenue School also has an English apprenticeship program, as well as yellow and green Trath Street Arts Language and Yellow Maths.
011That's tremendous. I want to thank and congratulate everyone for their commitment and dedication. The results are clear. We don't want to call it a test or an exam, but when we focus on the results, we are seeing that there have been improvements. Thank you Dr. Hens and your team of educators and also our classified staff who are on school campuses. Everyone is committing 100% effort to student development and success. I also want to echo the sentiments of my colleagues. Mrs. Wly, this is her last official meeting with the district. Thank you for your years of dedication to Jurupa. I know you've been here much longer than I have, but you took the position of senior executive assistant right when I started working with the council. You are an excellent worker, detail-oriented, professional, always with a
012smile. I never worried because I knew you were in charge. And Mrs. Vázquez, welcome. We don't want to scare her away. I know Susan trained you well. I know we're in good hands from here on out, and I look forward to working with you, as well as with Mrs. Wley. That's all I have for the moment. Let's continue then with article 66, audience comments. Are there any comments from the public? There is no public commentator for this meeting. So, we'll move on now with the article on administrative reports and written communications. of one. Excuse me, the computer is a little slow, I want to make sure I have the correct article. Article D.1, report of results of the self-reflection of local performance indicators 2025-2026. Mr. Brooks, thank you, President Regel. A brief report this afternoon
013regarding the results of the self-reflection on local performance indicators. This year we have a few precedents. Ah, all of this is part of or originates from the state law for the local control funding formula. Uh, this is the basis for all the work we are doing and have done concerning the ELCAP process. Ah, but within that law there are nine priority areas that the State has identified. Ah, several of these cannot be measured with typical state data, such as state exams or college/university data. There are some performance indicators that cannot be measured with that data. So, what the State has asked us to do is measure our progress annually with a self-reflection tool, and the results of that self-examination are included in today's agenda. We are required to provide this information on the same night
014that the CAP is submitted for approval, and the results of all this self-reflection will be made public on the district dashboard over time, and I will summarize the results. In each area where we meet state requirements, the dashboard indicates that the requirement has been met and the district is achieving the goals in each of the priority areas set out in the agenda. The results are again included on the agenda for your consideration. Thank you so much. Article 2. Summary of the Williams Agreement Quarterly Uniform Complaints Report . Once again, Education, the Education Code and Council Policy require a quarterly report with summary data on the nature and resolution of all Williams complaints. And the report from April to June 2025 is included in the supporting materials. A complaint was filed during this period that had
015to do with school facilities, but it was resolved months ago. Thank you. Article 3. Other administrative reports or written communications. Dr. Hensen, there are none at the moment. Very well, let's move on to approving, adopting, accepting, granting, rejecting routine action items by consent. These are items E1 to I15 of the agenda. Can someone make a motion? Very good. Syndicate Blend made the motion. The Bradford Syndicate supported the motion. Comments or questions regarding this. None. Let's vote. Very well, the motion passed 5-0 with everyone in favor. Very good. We continue with the Council's regular action items. Article J1, adopt the Jurupa School District's Local Control and Accountability Plan known as ELCAP for 2025-2026. Okay, once again this is the aforementioned ELCAP that is before the council on this occasion. Mr. Blake was present last week, as
016well as he is tonight, to summarize the ELC for the entire council, all the main aspects of the plan for this coming year, and once again I want to acknowledge the work he has done in facilitating this process. It would truly be difficult not to acknowledge all the work he has done and all those who work with him to manage and organize this plan along with all the accompanying funds. So the plan is now before you for your approval. Does anyone want to make a motion? Syndicate Blin made the motion approving the LCAP. And the trustee Ortiz Cornejo seconded the motion. Questions or comments. Bradford Syndicate. I also want to give my congratulations and applause to the team that prepared the LCAP. I remember when I started as a board member and sat down with
017Dave Debravski to have him explain it to me and wondered if I would ever be able to understand LCAD. And then I thought, well, I don't have to understand it completely because I have professionals working with me who understand it perfectly. So to everyone who worked on this plan, once again I give my congratulations. Any other questions or comments, let's vote. Very well, article 5 passed 0. We continue with article J2. Review and approve the revision of the ELCAP federal annex for the 2026 school year. This is the portion of the plan that describes how federal funds will be spent to support the district's strategic goals. Therefore, this annex ensures compliance with federal requirements and integrates federal resources into the district's overall educational strategy. Parca titles 1, 2, 3 and c for next year and
018the documents that support this agenda item are included in the agenda for you. A motion. Syndic Blin made a motion to approve the plan, the annex, and Syndic Felix seconded the motion approving the annex. Okay , let's vote. Very good, it went 5-0. We continue with article J3, approve the 2025-2026 school plans for student achievement. Mr. Brs. Before the council are the school plans for student achievement for each school for the coming year, as well as in the case of ELCAP, it is the strategic plan for each school specific to that school. Ah, here's a detailed look at how they're going to use the resources at their disposal to boost student performance, as well as an opportunity to celebrate some of the successes they've experienced over the past year. They identify the needs that schools
019have and then also how they are going to address those needs. In each school this was reviewed and developed, in the respective plans and also the local councils reviewed and participated in the process of developing this plan. and we are submitting them to you for your approval. Very good. A motion. Syndicate Blen made the motion approving the school plans. Someone who will second the motion. Syndicate Bradford seconded the motion. Questions or comments. Syndica Blend. When I was first appointed to the Board of Education in November, I went and reviewed the entire plan. It didn't make much sense back then , but then with the questions that were asked last week and learning what LCAP is and also the school plans, I can now see firsthand how LCAP and schools combine and how they complement each
020other. And now it makes sense and I appreciate how all the questions that were asked last week made it easier to understand these plans that really encompass hundreds of pages of information and data. But thank you for the questions and answers presented yesterday at the ELC presentation. Okay, no questions or comments. So let's vote. Very good, the article passed 5-0. We continue with article J4. Adopt the General Fund and Special Fund budgets for 2025-26. Mrs. Ford. Ah, very similar to LCAP. Last week they had the opportunity to see the presentation and hear about the general budget and also the district's special budgets. So this week we are presenting them to you once again for your approval and adoption. We did not receive any public comments during the stipulated comment period and there have been no
021changes to the budget that was presented. So now we present it to you again. We have a motion. Very good. Trustee Ortiz Cornejo made the motion, and Trustee Bradford seconded the motion. Comments or questions regarding the district's overall budget. Bradford Syndicate. Thank you, President Regel. Ah, I just want to say that I enjoyed going over the budget and it reminds me of when I worked at the Press Enterprise newspaper, I managed a slightly smaller budget than this one, it wasn't as many millions as this, but when I review the budget it gives me a sense of control to know what to do with what. And I like to see how we destroy the funds in the district. And it's very interesting to me. And once again, how much do we receive in federal funds? Because
022when I checked it I thought it was 11,000,000, but I'm not sure if that's correct. In total we receive about 20 million dollars because we have grants that we receive apart from the titles 1, 2, 3 and 3 and we also receive funds for adult education. It was very interesting. Thank you for the work and time your team dedicates to this. I know it's a requirement, but the budgeting process is very interesting . Thank you. Okay , let's vote. Very good, it went 5-0. We continue with article J5. Ah, we want to approve the addenda to the employment contracts of the assistant superintendent of business services, the assistant superintendent of educational services, the assistant superintendent of human resources, and the assistant superintendent of student services. The Council will consider the approval of the twelfth contractual
023addendum for the superintendent of business services, the seventh contractual addendum for the assistant superintendent of educational services, the second contractual addendum for the assistant superintendent of human resources, and the first contractual addendum for the assistant superintendent of student services. I have reported it orally. These addenda extend the contracts of the assistant superintendents until June 30, 2029, and also include the cost of legal expenses that they may have in view of or because of decisions they have made that could affect the district. A motion to approve. Trustee Felix made the motion and Trustee Ortiz Cornejo seconded the motion, approving the addenda to the attached opponents. Questions. Well, it's a human resources issue , isn't it? We can't ask questions, but there are comments regarding this. No more worrying that it's a human resources issue. Just to
024clarify, for anyone watching at home, these are not additional funds, it's not like we're giving you a raise when you say addendum, it's a change to your existing contract, it's not like we're paying you or giving you an additional payment. If it's not an additional contract, it's a change to the original contract. Okay, let's vote. Very well, the addenda to contracts 5 a0 were approved. We now move on to item J6 on the agenda, approving the addendum to the contract of the district superintendent, Ms. Hernandez. Thank you, President Regel. Similarly, before the Council is the approval of the fourth annex to the superintendent's contract extending his contract to June 30, 2029, adding a contribution of 2.5% of his annual salary to a retirement account. The contract also includes a provision to cover any legal expenses
025that the superintendent may incur in the performance of his work. There are no other changes to the denda, except with what has been mentioned and it is recommended that the council approve the addendum to the superintendent's contract. A motion. Trustee Bradford made the motion and Trustee Ortiz Cornejo seconded the motion and now they are going to vote. Comments or questions, no. Let's vote. Very good. The addendum to the superintendent's contract has been approved 5-0. Congratulations to all. Very well, let's move on then to the last item on the agenda, final comments from the council members. We begin with Trustee Blen. I have no comment. Thank you. Syndica Bradford, as I mentioned at the meeting this morning, at the Healthy Jerupa agency meeting , assured them that Jerupa's school campuses are the safest places for their
026students. I got excited and as I always say, I have an opinion and I found that for those watching at home, it seems like our audience tonight is all district employees. When I talk about going to the Future Farmers Club banquet invitation and how I get emotional and sensitive or start crying, it's because they are our students, they are our future. And I always give students my business card. I hand the student council members a contact card and tell them, I want to hear from you. I want them to write to me, I want to write them letters of recommendation, I want to find out what they are doing with their lives. I want to commend and encourage you because, as you know, students will become what we expect of them, and we need to
027expect the best for them in case their parents don't. When my children were in high school, there was a girl who was always at my house and I thought it was because she had the same interests as my son. It was because, well, it wasn't like that, it was because her mother was abusive. One of her earliest memories is of having a bruised arm because her mother had slammed her against a wall and broken her arm. So, all that to say, school is one of the best and safest places for students to be. So as professionals here in Jurupa, let's teach them, let's show them that we want the best for them. After 15 years, I returned to school to share with my teachers what had happened to me, what I had accomplished. And I
028showed you at a previous meeting a short video of how I thanked one of my teachers, uh, my teacher whose name was Larry Cos. I thanked him. You are a safe place for your students. Thank you for being you. Trustee Felix. Two things. Be kind. I was speaking to Trustee Badford before the meeting today and she said to me, and I said to her, "I have no comment." And he told me, and I asked him what I was going to talk about. And he said, "Hmm, in terms of food, people should be kind, visit the elderly. Shall we bring them some lemonade or something, or do something fun with them?" And the other thing I tell them is to go and participate in activities outside. Enjoy it, enjoy the summer. Trustee Ortiz Cornejo. Ah, Susen,
029thank you very much. I hope that you develop new interests and activities, that you have a peaceful and quiet retirement, and that you can visit many places. Remember the place in Mexico that I recommended where you can see many turtles when you swim. Last week we were talking about the resource officers whom we congratulated last week. I know that this year the issue of security was very big for us, very important to us. And even before I was part of the board, I attended a meeting that was very crowded and there were many people even in the parking lot at that meeting and I was present. And just know that when people come to meetings, as they did on that occasion, the district listens and responds. You can see in our budget, you can see
030the money, the millions of dollars we have spent training our staff and making sure our children are safe in our schools. We do n't see it as something, it's not just something we say here as comments from the Council or the Superintendent, but now that I can see the reports and the reports from this perspective, ah, I can understand it better. So when you parents have opinions, please make your voices heard because action is being taken. Take advantage of this opportunity and investigate all the meetings and events taking place at your school and in the district. I encourage you to be present. I know everyone is busy. But truly, our children's education and safety are priceless, as is anything related to them . So having said that , I also want to congratulate all the
031volunteer parents of the Watchdogs organization. I think it's an excellent program, run by some of our parents and staff members, and that program has had an impact on some of our schools. What else? And I just want to say that we serve over 17,000 students and we really work hard to make sure they are present and that they are safe and sound and that everyone, and although everyone has different needs, I can see, I can witness all the work that is done behind the scenes to meet those needs. I think that's all. I want to congratulate our staff and Susan once again, and a welcome to Sendy, and that's all I have. Thank you. Once again, congratulations to all the schools that experienced significant improvements as reflected in the school plans for the development of,
032I mean, student performance or achievement. I wish you all a fun summer. Enjoy the weather while you can . Cold mornings, but hot afternoons. Take the opportunity to visit some of the summer schools and, as I always say, read a book, read a fun book, it's a good way to escape. Dr. Hansen, final words this afternoon. Thank you, Mr. President, I want to echo your thoughts tonight. We are very grateful and very proud of the JUST staff. They are wonderful. They are people who put students first in everything they do. It's evident as we review the data and see the growth we are experiencing. We want to thank and congratulate our teachers and our classified and confidential staff, our administrators, the cabinet, everyone who contributes to the success of our district, and of course you
033as the Board of Education who are leaders in our community and who help ensure the vision we have as a district. Thank you for that, and on behalf of the entire cabinet, we want to acknowledge and thank you for recognizing the importance of extending our contracts tonight. We are always very mindful of everything we can do for our students, so we thank them for that as well. So it's going to be a long break until our next meeting. We wish you all a fun summer, lots of vacation time and opportunities to be with your loved ones, family and friends. So we wish you a safe and fun summer and that you also take time to rest. Thank you, Dr. Hansen. And with that, the meeting is postponed until Tuesday, July 29, at the next Council
034meeting. Have a happy afternoon.