001Just press that. We are going to go ahead and get started. It's just after 5:30 and I'll stall a little bit so my colleagues can work their way up to the to the dis. Good afternoon everyone and welcome to today's uh board of trustees meeting for the Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education. on today, what is May 15th, this is the last official board meeting before the end of the school year. Believe it or not, graduations are right around the corner, promotions, and what always seems like a very quick summer break. But, uh, before we get to that, of course, we're going to go ahead and start with today's meeting. Um, I'll ask Miss Medina to please give a roll call attendance for board members. Mr. Fuentes here. Mrs. Flores here. Mr. Ibara
002present. Mrs. Haro present. Mr. Dorino Noa present. Mr. Flores present. All right. And I will go ahead and call on our special guest to lead us in the pledge of allegiance. Principal Fjo to please lead us in the pledge of allegiance for today. If you'll stand to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you for that great principal voice, by the way. Right. It's a teacher's voice right there. That's right. Uh we do have Spanish language interpretive services available for this afternoon's meeting. I'm going to ask Miss Cynthia Buena if she would please come forward to uh extend the offer for those that might need Spanish language services. Board President Flores, good evening. Thank
003you, Mrs. Bueno. Our first item on the agenda for action today is our adoption of the agenda, item 1.3. We do have some recommended amendments for this afternoon's agenda. The first one is uh amending item 7.47 approval of the tenative agreement between the association of colton educators also known as ACE and the colon unified school district for the 2425 school year. This is an update with the attachment ACE negotiations board update tenative agreement 2425. Also a request to amend item 7.48 approval of the tenative agreement between the California School Employee Association CSEA and the Colton Joint Unified School District for the 2425 school year. This also includes an updated attachment CSA negotiations board update tenative agreement 2425. And there is a request to amend our close session item 12.3. This is our personnel public employee
004appointment item. Uh request to add seven classified coaches. That would include a cross country assistant coach co-ed, head JV flag football co-ed, head varsity soccer girls, head varsity tennis girls, pep squad assistant co-ed, soccer assistant boys, and varsity wrestling assistant boys, and the addition of nine general volunteers. Uh, Dr. Rand, are there any other recommended amendments to the agenda? Those are all the amendments we have tonight. All right, I'll be looking for a motion then to approve the amendments. Motion. Second. All right, we have a motion from board member Haro and a second by board member Fuentes. All those in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Hearing none. It is so ordered. And I apologize, Miss Medina. I'll make a note that uh Miss Sandival has not joined us yet this evening. So,
005all right, that moves us right into our school showcase for this afternoon's meeting. We have Bloomington High School. So, we're going to close out the year strong with our Bruins. I'll ask Principal Ra to please introduce us to our student leaders. Good evening, board president Flores, board members, superintendent Dr. Miranda, and members of the audience. It's with great pride and pleasure that I introduce our students today. These are um new students to the board, so this is our first time presenting before you. We have Vine Idahan, we have Horatio Bosalto, Zoe Sutherland, and Anthony Cordderero, who will be sharing about Bloomington High School. [Applause] Good evening, board president Flores, members of the school board, superintendent Miranda, and members of the audience. My name is Vine Idan and I'm a student leader in my junior year
006at Blimp High School. Arasio Bosuto, Zoe Sutherland, and Anthony Cordio are joining me this evening, and together we want to highlight the achievements of our Brewan family. We work hard at BHS to provide inclusive, caring, and exciting events and activities. Tonight, I will be sharing some of the highlights from our school since February. We are honored to to present the information about our academics, athletics, and activities in the country. To kick off the evening, let's acknowledge our BHS academics. On February 22nd, Bloomington High School's theater class put on a magical production in the Vivian Bish Auditorium called The Festival of the Fairy Tales. This production featured various princesses and princes from Disney movies and more. The students showcased outstanding acting and amazing singing. The production was wellreceived by students, teachers, and families, making it truly
007a magical night for everyone. The theater club performs the festival of the fairy tales every year and we can't wait to see what they have in store for us next year. On February 24th, various clubs on campus, including the Black Student Union, French Club, and Footle, held a multicultural event. This event highlighted different cultures and showcased the diverse heritages represented on our campus. There were a there were performances such as focal dancing, step dancing, and slam poetry. Many families attended and showed great support and we hope to continue this fantastic event event in the future. I want to highlight the WASK visiting committee report for BHS. We are proud to announce our achievement AVID revalidation. BHS is recognized as an AVID demonstration school meaning we effectively implement our wicker strategies in all classrooms. Georgia Dardo,
008our new AVID director, emphasized that BHS aims to foster a collegegoing culture and create replicatable systems for student achievement. Overall, the WASP visit was a great success for BHS. We have also made structural improvements to our campus, including the construction of a new softball field and the addition of various murals around campus. These improvements represent great progress for our school. In March, our BHS choir held a choir festival. The purpose of this festival was to bring choirs from all around California to perform and get scored by two official judges. Valerie Aguular, a member of the BHS choir, mentioned that these scores provide a useful feedback for improvement for the choir and as individuals in the performing arts. We are proud of all of our performing art programs, especially the choir program, and we hope they
009continue to excel in performances and in competitions. On March 13th, we held our academic awards assembly. Students who met the GPA and attendance requirements were recognized with awards for the honor role, the principal's honor role, ACES, teachers choice most improved, and the MVP award. In the ruin country, we strive for student success and ensure that all hard work is recognized. Now, I would like to introduce my amazing peer Orasio, who will continue with the academic portion of this presentation. Thank you. Good evening. As Vine mentioned, my name is Oasio Vasulto, a current junior and leadership student at BHS. Today, I will finish the second segment of the academic portion of this presentation. On April 25th, the AVID team held a wonderful ceremony for seniors who have been an AVID throughout high school. Senior received beautiful
010STS as a recognition for their hard work throughout the years. Congratulations to all our AVID seniors. From April 21st to the 23rd, the juniors cla the junior class participated in taking the CASP test. Based on students hard work and efforts, their names were entered in a raffle with prizes such as TVs, headphones, and even computer monitors. Here you can see some images of our dedicated lucky winners. Students say they were very appreciative of this raffle and it was motivating to see the acknowledgement from teachers and staff. On May 2nd, staff created a wonderful environment and hosted a lunch for the top 20 students in the junior class. The students received their gown for the graduation ceremony on the 27th. Students were excited not only for the graduation but to have the privilege of being on
011honor guard. On May 2nd, the AVID club with the support of ASB threw a beautiful celebration to highlight the importance of committing and choosing the right college or career. They called it college and career decision day. As students walked down the red carpet, they were greeted and celebrated by our wonderful counselors and principles. They were able to take pictures, sign up posters, and student students were very appreciative of this immersive experience. On Wednesday, April 9th, the choir hosted an event at Shakys called solo night. One of our Bruins say, "It was a fun and nerve-wracking experience because I love to sing, but I was scared I wouldn't get the solo. Thankfully, she was one of our lucky students who were able to partake in this lovely event." Last week on May 9th, the choir organized
012another event called Pops Concert. The concert was a beautiful showcase of the talent our choir holds. Thank you to our choir for hosting these two amazing events and for demonstrating the talent we hold at BHS. On May 6, we have the honor to receive San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Garcia at BHS for our first law day. Law Day is an annual day to celebrate the rule of law and cultivate a deeper understanding of the legal system. Judge Garcia presented an assembly about his personal journey to the bench. This was very inspiring for our Bruins, especially those who plan on studying law. A special thank you to Judge Garcia and Mr. K for making this event possible. On May 14th, BHS hosted the senior scholarship and longevity night. During the ceremony, seniors were recognized for
013their involvement throughout their high school career. These awards included medals, certificates, stos, and even scholarships. The total amount awarded to our seniors in scholarships was $24,417. Congratulations to all our senior Bruins who received awards and the staff for making this event possible. Thank you for listening to the academic portion of this presentation. I hope you all learn more about the academic side of our school. Now I want to introduce you to my classmate Zoe who will present the athletics portion of this presentation. Thank you. Hello and good evening. As mentioned, my name is Zoe Sutherland and I am the sophomore class president. Today I'll be talking about our athletics program. For our spring sports, we have track and field, softball, baseball, and boys volleyball. First off, boys volleyball has had a great season. The team
014continues to grow with each coming year. They were third in their league with a 1312 record throughout the entire season. They made it to CIF the past two years, and this year was no different, even making it to the second round. The program continues to gain support from staff and peers, creating a community around the sport. Track and field had a memorable season. The whole team mentioned that they felt like a big family. Track and field had 20 seniors this year, so they are focused on recruiting more members for upcoming years. Softball has been battling their hearts out this season and giving their all out on the field. They recently ended the season. Everyone supported and love watching the girls fulfill their passion. Baseball has been working hard and gave their all out on the
015field this season. We are grateful for the opportunity to support the team and hear this spirited encouragement from the stands. It touches us to see the community come out and also support. On May 6th, we held our annual staff for students basketball game after school. Our staff and students played their hearts out. Students ultimately won the game with a score of 57 to 37. We also recently had our staff for student volleyball game this past Monday. Many family members and students showed up and had so much spirit. After four exhilarating sets where the scores were very close each round, ultimately the staff members won. Our senior athletes of the year are Jane Astton and Aaron Perez stood. They participated in multiple sports and are prime examples of a hardworking student athlete. Our spring sports have
016already held their senior nights. This happens either before or after their game towards the end of the season. This allows for the underassman and families to honor the graduates each year. The seniors get to walk out accompanied by an escort of their choice, which is usually their family member and a close friend. Some even choose a staff member that has shown them support throughout their time at BHS. Senior nights are always memorable, but track and field was even more memorable this year since we had 20 seniors in track. It was so exhilarating seeing all the seniors lined up with their family members. Many of the seniors were excited to run for the last time and were grateful for the customized posters and keychains made by ASB. The seniors were so bright and lit up the
017entire field. For boys, Volleyball senior night. We celebrated six seniors. Each player received a volleyball poster with their name on it and they also got goodie bags. We hope it was a memorable night for the seniors and hope to continue this tradition. For baseball senior night, many people came out to watch the game and see the seniors get their posters and walk. Softball senior night was held at our local little league known as Kesler Park. It took them back to the roots of where their love for the sport started. It brought back many memories from their childhood and it was touching to see the seniors relive it. I will hand the remainder of our speech over to Anthony who will talk about our activities in brewin country. Thank you. Good evening board members. Like Zoe
018had mentioned, my name is Anthony Corddardo. I'm currently junior class president and I'm an ASB design captain. Today I'm here to tell you guys about our fun events that were hosted by Bloomington High School. To begin, we will cover Black History Month with our very own Black Student Union Club. BSU had an eventful month of February with events such as open mic night, movie night, weekly information sessions, and even a guest speaker night which included NFL Derek um P. It was a complete touchdown for BSU the entire month of February. As a student body, we hope to see more contributions from them soon. Now, let's advance to the rest of our activities. Following Black History Month, we had our yearly spring rally. The theme was Squid Games ruin edition inspired by the popular Netflix series
019Squid Games. For the first time, our new dance team performed and it went amazing. Following that, our staff and teachers performed a surprise dance. Our students loved and enjoyed every minute of the performance. Closing the rally, we do our most favorite tradition, which is a class yell. We hope the We hope the students enjoyed this event that our student leadership class worked very hard on. Before our students left for spring break, we announced our prom theme with our annual informational prom fashion show. Our juniors worked diligently on this event to make it enjoyable. Student models threaded down the runway with dresses donated by Winsor and tuxes by Frier Tux. A big thank you to both of these companies. We informed students about everything prom related like the theme Cali Love. Cold Sparks lit up the
020runway to reveal our theme. This was a perfect way to kick off spring break. Welcoming the students back from spring break. We had our distinguished skating party. It was a night of fun and excitement. Students who didn't know how to skate taught those who don't, creating a sense of community. We look forward to planning our next interactive activity. Continuing the student fun, we had our junior versus senior rally. This rally had not been seen in years, and we hope to bring this tradition back for many years to come. The theme was nostalgia. Both juniors and seniors decorated from our favorite childhood games, shows, and even movies. The rally had many games that both classes participated in, creating an atmosphere of friendly competition and a way to bond with one another. One of the highlights was
021when the tradition pass the torch made a comeback. Senior passed down their spots in the gym to the juniors. This was a great way to get the juniors excited for their senior year and to give a senior sentimental moment with their class. Lastly, to get everyone in the prom spirit, we announced our prom court. Following our junior versus senior rally, we held our prom spirit week. Students dressed up in days according to our prom theme. Spirit days included days such as Cali Tourist and California Dreaming. Our students enjoyed participating and it built up anticipation for the dance that Saturday. On that Saturday, we had our 2025 prom. Prom was located in Anaheim at the Highway 39 event center. As always, we had a delicious dinner alongside cre alongside sweet crumble cookies for our dessert. This
022year, we offered a live band and it was a huge hit. For the students that didn't want to dance to a band, we had a DJ playing inside. Offering a band and DJ gave students options and allowed them to choose what they wanted to dance to. Our junior class worked hard to put this night together, and we hope our students enjoy this night to remember. Soon after, BHS hosted its fourth annual job fair. This event is a great opportunity for our students to get a head start on their careers or obtain a summer job. Local employers were on campus with our real job opportunities, internships, and information on how to apply to their companies. Even military branches were there. This was an awesome chance to network and help our Bruins plan for their future. For
023the first time ever, student leadership accompanied CTE pathways to Dr. Miranda's final community cabinet of the school year. Each pathway had their own student ramboos where they would then answer questions and give out information about their respective pathway. Overall, this event was a home room for all participating members, and we hope to be invited again. In commemoration of Cinco de Mayo, we held a week-long lunchtime activities. We had our brewing fllororico perform, gave out our frescas and candy. At the end of the week, we had a student group performance live. This was a great way to show love for the culture. This year, we brought back our spring glue. Many clubs and sports had the opportunity to sell and fundra. We also had a thrilling performance by a Polynesian group that had an interactive segment
024in which they taught students traditional Polynesian dances. This event was a huge success and we can't wait to do it again next year. Thank you for your time. These are our upcoming events and we hope to see you all there. We now open it up for any questions or comments. Wonderful job. Great job everybody. I'll go ahead and ask if there any questions or comments from board members. Yes, please. Board member for this. I guess it'll be Mr. Flores here for a second. Just wanted to uh say great job. Very clear all the activities that you guys are having on campus. Wow. I missed a few. I always like to be on campus, but I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to visit you guys. But love it. I love to see the
025spirit. I see the academic part of it also. And I'm very excited to see each and every one of you. I think one more year, right? And a couple more years over here. And I know Mr. Sutherland's over there, proud dad. Uh so I was, you know, I was at every single event too, so with my daughters. So uh but uh just wanted to say congratulations. You guys did such an awesome job. Thank you for sharing all your activities, everything that's going on there at Bloomington High School. I'm I'm a Bruins because both my girls, you guys know, are Bruins and uh I will always be Bruins Grimes and Job Baka Middle. So, uh again, thank you. Thank you. Thank you for doing such a great job. You guys spoke very clear and uh we're
026on point for everything. So, thank you again. Yeah. Other comments? Board member Haro. Yes. Thank you for your presentation. Um, I know you mentioned your this is your first time speaking before the board and in the public. It's a really difficult thing to do and I'm sure you had like, you know, a little nerves going on there, but you would never know it. It would just like if you'd been here before. So, um, just want to let you know that so that you have a little more confidence in yourself that you did a great job. And thank you for telling us everything that's happening, uh, in Breuan Country. And Mr. Fuentes and I were at uh prom and it was a wonderful venue and everybody had a really great time. So um thank you for
027the invite and um I want to uh say that we look forward to hearing from what you bring to us next year. So thank you board member Bertha Flores. Okay. Um what a wonderful presentation. I I loved your inonations, your your expressions, and you were so clear and precise. So, congratulations on on on the presentation. I also want to congratulate uh Bloomington High School for in their academics for uh Wasque. Wasque is a big deal and um it uh the accredited commission for schools was visiting at your schools. You know, they were they spent a lot of time at your school and they saw firsthand what Bloomington High School is all about and they have granted you a six-year accreditation status through June 30th, 2031 with a mid midyear visit. So, that is amazing. That
028mean that I mean you were showing off your school and you let them the the committee know what you're about. Um, also the the AVID the AVID re um revalidation that is also something to be very proud of. So keep up the good work and I again you guys were amazing. Any other comments, thoughts? Not I'll just echo what you've heard and you've heard a lot about how clear, concise um and articulate you were. It was very uh clear that you practiced and you guys were ready. And you know what I love about it is is it may seem like a simple thing, right? Getting up in front of folks and speaking, but as board member Haro said, it's one of the most difficult things and nerve-wracking things to do, but I can assure you
029no matter what you do in your career, in your future, you're going to be able you're going to need to communicate and to be able to communicate and articulate and be concise. Um that's incredibly val an incredibly valuable skill. So, you did a great job tonight and again, we look forward to the last gosh few weeks of the of the year here and all the fun stuff to come and of course we're looking forward to next year. So, great job and if you wouldn't mind coming up, we'd love to shake your hands. All right, our next item on the agenda is special presentations. And tonight it's item 3.1 which is the board self-evaluation. And this is a readout if you will of the special meeting that we had on May 6th, 2025. So just earlier
030this month. On May 6th, the board of education participated in a self-evaluation process designed to improve the quality of governance for the benefit of the students of our district and our community. The self-evaluation was an excellent opportunity to have an open dialogue with my fellow board members and to share our values and beliefs and to hear the perspectives all while working towards the goal of becoming a stronger board of education. I'll deviate a little bit from the script and say that uh we've done this a number of times. In fact, we do it every year as a board and I we've been together as a board for a number of years. Uh this was one of the best evaluations I think we've had in some time in that it was very interactive. I love the
031opportunity to learn a little bit about each other. um outside for some of you know um we obviously everything we do as far as business gets conducted here in public and so uh we don't always have opportunities to talk to each other behind the scenes and connect. This was a chance to actually learn a little bit about each other's backgrounds tendencies. We took one of the the DISC personality test and got to learn a little bit about some of our tendencies as leaders. Um probably not too surprising for some of us. I think I I'm going to show it to my wife because I think she's going to be, "Yep, that's exactly you." Um, but it was a great opportunity. So, I want to thank the board for taking the time to do that because
032it does take time and energy and effort away from other things and looking forward to uh continuing to grow as a board and as a leadership team. So, I want to thank the board for that opportunity and of course to update our our governance handbook which is really important. So, um, we'll go ahead and, uh, we have that governance handbook that's going to be amended and for the 2025 year. So, all right. And thank you, Miss Medina, for putting that together. I know you did a lot to help, uh, put it together with Mr. Rutherford. So, um, all right. And thank you, Dr. Brand, of course, for your support in that as well. All right, we'll go ahead and move on to our, uh, public hearing. Uh, this is item 4.1. This is the public
033hearing concerning the public disclosure requirements of AB1200 for the certificated and classified salary adjustment for the 2425 year. I'll go ahead and open the public hearing and ask if there are any public comment uh for this particular hearing. Mine I don't have any cards specific to the hearing. Okay. No. Anyone wishing to speak on this specific item? All right. If not, I'll go ahead and close the public hearing on AB1200. All right, that brings us to public comment. I do have a couple of public comment speakers slips this evening. And just a note, our uh board policy regarding public comment is posted on the screen. All speakers are welcome to share their comments with the board of education regarding items that are on the agenda or not on the agenda, but within the district's uh
034purview. I would simply ask that you keep in mind that it is only three minutes per speaker and if appropriate, we will be more than happy to have staff follow up with you. Uh, first comment card that I have is Miss Lisa Via. Of course, she called me first and I'm not ready, but I'll I'll wing it. My name is Lisa Villa and I reside in Colton. As I have stated before on this exact microphone, by the way, this district is not ready for any type of situation. You weren't even ready for an influencer. Just a couple of weeks ago, an aggressive influencer was trying to gain content regarding the recent situation at Colton High. Nobody has prepared our staff members for situations. They had to deal with this aggressive person on that particular day
035with no guidance. I know you all have seen the six videos of that influencer/reporter as he was entering the district office several times demanding answers. He went to the police station, came back to the district office. He was all over Colton trying to gain content on Colton High. Just a couple of hours later that afternoon. The ribbon cutting ceremony of the new culinary arts building had taken place. That influencer could have easily showed up to that public event and gained even more content at the expense of our yellow jackets. There was not one security there. I felt bad for Colton High administration for that as the influencer could have easily showed up. All the dignitaries were there. The superintendent, assistant superintendent, even the mayor was there. The influencer could have ruined that whole event and
036Colton High would have been all over the internet in a negative fans. Once again, this district is not ready. Where was the security manager? This is the his job at any given time. there could be an emergency like that. He should have he should be ready. That was a crisis for all involved, mostly the students. They should see security there. Thank God it wasn't a life ordeath situation, but it is concerning. Does the safety of the staff and the students even matter? God forbid something really bad does happen. We are not ready. There are so many topics that I can talk about that need to be fixed. Reach out to me and let's talk in person. You clearly don't care about the facts that I bring to the table. I'm also concerned about the moves,
037transfers, demotions you make amongst the staff members. That's not even mentioning the administrators that are voluntarily leaving this district this year. They have seen themselves. They have seen for themselves that they should get out now because they see that being loyal to you for 30 years doesn't mean anything. You will transfer them just like that. But yet, you won't hold people accountable for their wrongdoings if they are your friend. I know I have created discontent between us, but at this point, since I had to leave a job that I loved because you allowed me to be harassed on a regular basis, I'm going to keep coming and speaking and telling you the truth. So that God forbid something does happen, I will say, I told you so. I don't understand the decisions that you need
038that you make. They make no sense. You got students coming over here crying for their teachers. You got past colleagues crying for other administrators. All those moves you made last year with Colton Middle School and that administrator, that principal ended up just turning around and he's going to leave too using Colton as a stepping stone. I think you need to get a good somebody that knows it has a good judge of character. I also wanted to talk real Well, time's up. Have a good evening. Thank you, Mrs. Via. Our next speaker is Clarissa and I apologize if I mispronounce this. Is it longloa? Dear members of the board, I'm writing this letter to appeal against the school board's decision concerning John Lingua, age seven, attending Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in the matter of his interd
039district request denial. John was denied the request to transfer to Alice Bernie uh elementary school due to behavior and absences. Jon has had a modified school schedule and due to this his early release was considered absences um in tardies. According to assistant principal Miss Brittany Jones on January 31st at 12:35 p.m. As for behavior, Jon has been repeatedly denied an IEP at Abraham Lincoln. Despite his ADHD, PTSD, and mood dysregulation disorder. The school psychologist, Brian Mendoza, claims that due to J's IQ, and academics, he does not qualify for an IEP, and the school can only offer a 504 plan. I would like to request a review of the interd district transfer denial as this will have a dramatic impact on John's future. Abraham Lincoln Elementary is not a good fit for my son as the
040school is not in trauma informed or equipped with proper training on how how to approach children with mental illnesses. If you'd like me to go into further detail, please give me a call or email me. My email is Clarissa Brown 1267 atgmail and my phone number is 84228-2146. I'd like to receive a date and time and contact information of the person who may look into this matter. I would like this matter resolved before the school year ends if possible. Please consider all these factors before making a decision. I kindly ask that you look into my appeal. Thank you for your time. Thank you, Miss Lingo. Uh we're going to go ahead and refer you to our uh assistant superintendent of student services. That's going to be Dr. Ortiz. So, we have your contact information here,
041but before you leave today, Dr. Ortiz will connect with you to go ahead and coordinate that. Okay. Thank you. Those are all the speaker slips that I have for today's meeting. So, we'll go ahead and close public comment and jump into our administrative presentations. Item 6.1 is our design plan update with Dr. Miranda. So, I'll let you make your way to the podium there and we'll get the presentation going. All right. So, uh, good evening. As you can see, we have a pretty sizable team here this evening to present. Uh, we are just, uh, so proud and excited to present an update to the school board. the design plan what we're calling the 2425 end of the year report. So it gives me great pleasure for President Flores, distinguished board members, uh members of the
042audience uh who are here and online that we provide this update. It is so exciting, honestly thrilling uh and honestly I'm so proud of this team and all the work that's happening. So tonight uh you are going to see uh and hear from a lot of these members of the advisory team and the task force who are going to present again like I stated this end of the year report for the board uh and you know this momentum that we've built in our district over the last several years uh with this plan with the vision the plan that I know all of you share this excitement and the direction that we're headed uh in our district and all the things that we have achieved over the last several years. And not only that, but looking
043in the future and where we're headed. So, we're going to talk about that tonight. And uh ultimately, it's with a goal of improving uh academic achievement and those student outcomes. That's why we're here tonight to talk about that. So, with that, here's uh I will talk about vision because I love to talk about vision and where we're headed. Uh and then uh again remind uh all of you about the design plan pillars that were established uh formed if you will through a very thorough process way back about almost six years ago now five and a half years and uh you know this I like to say this this we are a teaching learning institution organization that's what we do so Dr. Peterson is going to focus on that and get into that. And then probably
044the best part of the presentation is our task force updates for you to see the people at the ground level, the people that do all the work and talk about their passion, literacy. You're going to hear so much about uh what we're doing. And then uh last uh well not last but our achievements uh some notable achievements for this school year uh thanks to all the work that is happening and I will uh talk about next steps and of course I will uh take qu we will we will take questions at the end because this is a team effort. So, let me start with uh the vision. Again, our vision statement serves as that north star where we're headed, where we want our students to be uh when they graduate from high school. Ultimately, our
045goal to get our students who graduate to get 100% not uh 99% but 100% for students who graduate with those skills necessary to uh be productive citizens and get great jobs. Why not? So I refer to the work of the design plan uh in our vision statement as a reflection of our yesterday within the contextual analysis that we uh developed several years ago and uh our today where are we at today. So with the work with the design plan uh we are looking again like I said our tomorrow in our setting our goals. So with this vision uh we want to achieve a lot of great things in our district. So, as we continue to move forward uh with a work with a design plan, we we have to really figure out uh what works
046out there. We're a continuous improvement organization too. We believe in that process. Uh and so we also want to make this stick in our organization. Uh so we talk about it everywhere we go. Uh so the design plan as we move forward. So our motto as all of you are aware and I think the whole organization knows our motto and we developed that model through hard work was keeping student is is not was but is is keeping students first achievement equity and wellness. And so we truly believe that this captures the intent of the design plan uh and the vision in a marketable way. uh but it doesn't deviate from its intent and expectations. I'll throw in 10 10 95 95 10% increase uh in uh reading scores or or cap scores. Uh 10% increase
047in mathematics in in ELA, 95% tense rate, 95% graduation rates. So those are those continue to be the goals. Our design plan uh has uh three pillars. You see them there. Professional learning, equity, and professionalism. This is really the foundation of the design plan. And these are the pillars of of improvement that we call. They're built on the standards that represent the road map uh of the plan for improvement. I keep saying improvement because it's this idea of continuous improvement, sort of a scientific method and a process. uh and these pillars have been the starting point of the task force and have created uh and what drives the changes in our organization uh to continually improve and what you're seeing out there a lot of the changes we've been focusing quite a bit on professionalism
048over the this year in uh the executive leadership team which is made up of uh directors myself executive cabinet Well, we've really worked to implement or be begin the implementation of the professionalism pillar of the design plan. And so this pillar encompasses the traits of which are important when it comes to professionalism of trust, respect and accountability. building high expectations for ourselves and our employees to ensure that our students and our communities needs are met. You know, we serve a diverse uh community, various communities. It's not just Colton, it's not just Grand Terrace, uh Fontana, uh Bloomington, Rialto, we have schools in Sanernardino, uh Riverside, Riverside County, Linda. So the diversity there's a diverse set of demographics that we serve. That's why equity is so important and and we we know that since we serve
049such a diverse uh comm such diverse communities uh that we we believe that we have to create this idea of mutual respect across the board and kindness and uh that's what we expect across the board from our as a professionalism pillar. So next I'm going to ask uh Dr. Peterson to uh come up and start and talk about teaching and learning. Thank you, Dr. Miranda. Good evening. U and so as we take we take a look at our at our system design, the goal is to make sure everything's in alignment. And so this slide kind of kind of takes a look at that. Our LCAP, our site sips are all aligned to our design plan. And this allows us to support the work that's being done and and also any new initiatives or requirements that
050come about. Um we use this these lens this lens as we use this lens um to make sure we fit within the context of of the design plan. So as we focus on our subgroups as you see in differentiated assistance we use that lens on what we provide in the LCAP and the design plan for those improvements. And so likewise the professional learning surrounding a DOJ settlement. We could actually cross that out now and put um probably professional learning there. Um it's aligned to support the needs of our English learners, our dual identified and gate students and all with the focus on making sure that things are go heading in the same direction and that um we improve student achievement. And so um Joe uh Dr. uh director director Murphy will discuss our professional learning
051framework in a minute but we wanted to highlight our work with tell or teaching for effective learning so supports our teachers and administrators use of practitioner inquiries and action learning plans where you identify a problem and use a researchbased approach as an inquiry process to come up with solutions and so one example of this is the work we're doing in executive cabinet our tell project is on a graduation rate and so as we began to look into the factors affecting our graduation rate. Our once small project has now kind of snowballed into um several short-term and long-term um goals and and actions. And so we're trying to develop the with the goal being to develop and document systems um for improvement and so that we are consistent uh across the district and how we serve
052um at each site no matter where you're at. And so two items from our CH tell project we are currently finishing up are a records handbook and a counselor handbook so that we can assure that consistency across the district. So it doesn't matter if you go to Bloomington, Slover, um Washington, Grand Terrace or Coloulton, the same procedures are being followed the same um with regard to counseling, with regard to records. So if a student checks out, it's they check out the same way. um how we go about finding students that possibly drop out. All of that information is um is detailed in these handbooks. And so this provides a system so that it doesn't rely on one person. If someone leaves um the person in charge leaves, there's still a handbook that that delineates what's
053what's available. And so that's that's the start of our project. Um, we're looking looking forward to telling you uh talking to you about how um how we plan to continue in the future and we're hoping we see some results in our graduation rate and improvement this year. And so now we're going to jump into our task force updates and our first person or our first update starts with uh Director Murphy and our professional learning framework. Our professional learning group started about three years ago when representatives from different school sites met together and what we did is we created the professional learning framework which is basically a guide to to help our groups of teachers or to help our groups of counselors. The bottom line is our educators, a lot of our front office staff is
054also using this but an inquiry process where they're looking at data, they're identifying needs, they're creating a problem of practice or an inquiry question. they're implementing it. They're you going back and looking at that data again to look and see are we having the results that we anticipated and if not what do we need to go through and adjust. As you can see we have 19 schools who are currently participating in the professional learning framework with another five schools entering in next year. We have monthly principal support meetings um which is basically a gathering of the leaders at the school sites who are participating in the professional learning framework. So we can talk, we can share ideas, we can share struggles and challenges and the bottom line is what we do is we support each
055other and push each other to grow and develop with this um and we've created basically a network of support and from that one of the supports that was identified as a need is that we h needed to have different people who are facilitating and helping out at the school sites. So from that uh we have TOAS and CPS's who volunteered to join as the facilitators and training. They were also trained in tell that Dr. Peterson was talking about as well as how to coach and advise and push people and and help navigate people through the challenges of the inquiry process because it inevitably comes up. Um then what we also do is probably my favorite is our bianual professional learning group advisory meetings and that's when our original group all comes back together again twice
056a year and they they're not all at professional learning framework schools but they get to see the professional learning framework that they developed and then from that they get to hear what's happening at the different school sites and hear the school sites successes and challenges that are going on. But what it's also turned into is a time for them to give us feedback and for them to share ideas and swap each other, swap ideas with each other. So, we've been able to continue to grow and develop this. And I know that Dr. Peterson already talked about the district-wide teaching for effective learning that's going on, but I continue to highlight the fact that our original group really felt that it was important for district office to understand the work. And so when they see and
057hear that their superintendent, when their directors are also involved in the work and can speak to the work and who could explain like, oh, you know what, that that share out, that's not a big deal. This is what I did at it. I I've watched teachers kind of stand back and and and really settle down. So I think it's just a beautiful way for us to be modeling that process. Um, next off I'm going to be talking about equity on behalf of Dr. Clark. Uh, the equity task force works to uphold CJUSD's equity vision by removing barriers to student success, promoting inclusive and safe environments, fostering community engagement, and addressing cultural biases to ensure all students and staff feel safe in our district. What we are going to do is to talk about some of
058the different pillars. One of them being data where what we're doing is really looking at what's going on with data in our district and creating that three-year plan and understanding how to use utilize data so we can be closing those achievement gaps. One of the other areas to highlight from our equity task force is voices and the importance of listening to different voices in our district. And I don't know if you've already heard how uh we've had different groups in our district go through and interview our multilingual students, interview our African-American students and are now currently inter interviewing our students with disabilities so we can understand what's going on with our students so we can go back and we can share that information with the staff and so staff can go and see like okay
059what do we need to really doing to be improving what's going on uh for our students and Dr. Clark has already gone through all of the schools and districts or um different departments and shared that. One of the other things that they're doing is really focusing on clear pathways, focusing on AI and AI tools and then talking also about SLER and how Slover is really using that to manage uh cell phone use on campus and then prepare their student portfolio so we can make sure that all of our students have different advantages. What we also have going on is our cultural proficiency, responsiveness, and inclusion that we're really uh focusing on this summer at our summer institute where we're making sure that we're arming our teachers with different strategies so that they can make sure
060that they have a needs responsive classroom. And also what we're doing is focusing on those safe spaces and the feedback that we're doing uh where the task force has just completed their final LGBTQIA2s plus allyship plan and what they're working on is presenting that to executive cabinet and then in if passed then what we're looking is to do is to increase safety and a sense of belonging for everyone in our district. Um so in response to our African-American student voice in um interviews and what Dr. Clark has also done is gone around to schools and really addressed with the students about the n-word and what the n-word me means um and talking with the students about this to really have an impact on our students as to the words that they use and how they
061can impact other people. um she's already done that with the different schools and what she's doing is working on and developing that also for the 25 26th year um with use of equity multiplier monies. What she's also done is in response to what our African-American students and families were saying is really increase the quality of the um of African um I'm sorry of Black History Month and making sure that we're putting together like quality activities so that our students are seeing the representation because that's exactly what they need and they want. Uh so next up I'm going to introduce Eliza Day for the Special Education Task Force. So hello everybody, President Flores, members of the board, Dr. Miranda, executive cabinet and members of the community community. There are also members here joining us from the
062special ed task force. They will be identified in the everyone is welcome here shirts over there in that corner. There you go. Um my name is Eliza Day and I serve as an education specialist at Zimmerman Elementary. I am pleased to provide you with an update on the progress of our special education task force. Over the past several months, the task force has undergone a meaningful shift from primarily reviewing our processes and procedures to now examining the culture of belonging and identity here in Coloulton Joint Unified. This evolution in our work has been made possible through the guidance of supporting in innovative practices which is a grant-f funed initiative through the California Department of Education. The task force met on February 4th and April 2nd and it was led by the SIP directors Kevin Schaefer,
063Carmen Hopkins, and Dr. Jessica Morcus Nunes. So during these sessions, the task force explored the concept of rightful presence, which is the belief that every student belongs because everyone has value and a place in our schools. This thinking moves beyond traditional inclusion efforts which often reinforce a permissive model of inclusion and more towards an equitable and transformative model of educational access. So we're moving away from the model where students are permitted to be there to a model where students belong here. Students should not have to ask for what already belongs to them. In addition to our task force, we took a deeper look at allyship and abbleism. We examined how abbleist mindsets impact students with disabilities. So, the team explored strategies to become more effective allies for all students. One of the most impactful outcomes
064of this work was the creation of our our set of shared cultural beliefs for inclusion aligned with CJUSD's design plan and equity pillar. The task force gathered input through a district-wide staff survey on their beliefs on inclusion. We grouped the responses into five broad themes. We redefined them into three core cultural beliefs and then we created two to three concise word phrases to help us represent each belief. The first core belief is equity first. All students, all abilities, all backgrounds will thrive. The second cultural belief is all belong at CJUSD. We intentionally create environments that support diversity and access for all. and then everybody every day continuous learning to strengthen collaboration and inclusion. Moving forward, a smaller work group from the task force will begin developing a district-wide logic model or framework for inclusive practices
065grounded in these three cultural beliefs. Additionally, the task force has expressed interest in changing its name to better reflect our focus on belonging, identity, and inclusive practices for all students, not just those students receiving special education. As educators, we strive to provide our students not only the best education possible, but we should aim to make students want to come to school every day. Think about the impact of a child saying, "I did it, teacher." Or, "Wow, it's time for lunch already." So, as we continue to create educational access in a more inclusive and equitable environment for every student here in Coloulton Joint Unified, we're grateful for your ongoing support and shared commitment to this important work. And I have the pleasure of introducing Ellie Carly. Good evening. Uh my name is Ellie Carly. I am
066a sixth grade teacher at Michael DRC Elementary and also representing the early um literacy task force. Um so currently we are focused on providing tier one support to our elementary teachers in the classroom regarding literacy as well as improving intervention practices and working on aligning our curriculum with the science of reading in the classroom. This year we have piloted the position of literacy TOAS in three schools and I am lucky to be out one of them and additional um literacy to were able to take positions at our schools that received the literacy grant last year. The literacy toas have shared out this year um how it's going, the wins they've made um and the trends in data. We are seeing many improvements at those sites with effective tier one instruction and support which in turn
067is showing positive growth in our dibbles and I ready reading data. Intervention practices are becoming more streamline with what I need or win times where students are being pulled and supported with tier 2 instruction to assist in moving them into tier one status by utilizing resources with science of reading based practices. The team has also heard presentations from McGraill and Amplify to show alignment of current curriculum and assessments to support the science of reading teaching in the classroom in connections with letters practices. Recently, we have reviewed the reading difficulty screener that will be presented to the board for adoption I believe in June. This is in accordance with the new compliance requirement for education code 530008. Our recommendation is that Mclass Dibbles 8th edition, which we are currently using, and Mclass lecturera be used as
068our screener. We are also consistently working on our Google site to update and improve research, resources, and support for all elementary teachers in our district. On the five pillars of literacy as we support our district vision that in the Coloulton Joint Unified School District, we are committed to ensuring every student becomes a proficient reader by third grade and a literate or biliterate graduate. Thank you. And I am going to turn it over to Lauren Tyler for ethnic studies. Good evening. Over the past two years, many people have come together from across the district, including parents, to ensure that all of our students are well positioned to meet the new California ethnic studies requirements for the class of 2030. and I am pleased to share this year's developments. Our very first ethnic studies course called Introduction
069to Ethnic Studies is currently being piloted at all three of our comprehensive high schools. The teachers who are currently piloting the course have joined the teachers who wrote the course at four fullday collaborative meetings this year to refine the pacing, develop engaging lessons, and make adjustments based on student needs. This course is now exiting the pilot stages and is available as an offering for next school year for students to meet the requirement. In addition, a new advanced placement AfricanAmerican studies course has been created and is available to put on master schedules for the 2526 school year. This AP offering will simultaneously fulfill both the US history and ethnic studies requirements for students who enroll in the course while also providing them with an opportunity to earn college credit if they successfully pass the exam. Two
070of our high school teachers have also worked collaboratively this year to revise the existing multicultural perspectives course to align with ethnic studies requirements. This course will transition from a year-long program to a semesterl long offering which will allow students to complete their ethnic studies requirement in one semester and pair it with another valuable course such as the future financial literacy requirement that will be coming up. This updated course is also approved and ready to be taught next year. And finally, the Ed Services 712 department is partnering with San Bernardino Valley College to create a new pathway that enables students to take courses both at Colton and San Bernardino Valley College through a dual enrollment program where they will be able to take classes that have African-American themes and literature. Um, and through the program they
071can complete the requirement. The planning work is already underway and will continue into next year with implementation in 2627. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this important work. So many have come together to create these multiple opportunities for students to complete their requirement. Um and we're excited to see how this unfolds next school year. And now I have the opportunity to introduce Miriam Borha for dual immersion. Good evening. I'm at T8 at Grimes Elementary. Uh it's a pleasure to be here to share key highlights from the dual immersion task force and the progress made this year align with our three pillars, professional learning, equity, and professionalism. Since the start of the school year, the DI task force has been meeting every other month to foster clarity and provide support to all Duo sites.
072Most recently on April 17, we partnered with Cave to review and enhance our master plan, now officially named dual immersion guide book. This userfriendly guide helps families navigate everything from enrollment to program program expectations. To make the guide book even more accessible, we've also developed a dedicated chatbot that provides answers to common questions. In addition, we offerformational meetings throughout the year for families interested in enrolling their students in the dual program, ensuring they have multiple ways to access support and guidance. Another growth area has been our recognition pathway, which has been revised to define milestones and streamline the celebration of students accomplishments. Our regular DI check-in meetings have kept us closely connected to each site, helping stay responsive to challenges and celebrations as they arise. Professional learning. This year, we continue to invest in meaningful
073professional development through ongoing collaboration with GAB. On January 11th, LSS hosted a dual emergence summit, offering our dual emerging teachers an opportunity to deepen their expertise and grow their craft. The summit focused on equipping educators with effective strategies to promote academic excellence in both languages while also providing practical tools to boost engagement built by literacy and strength lessons triggered through culturally responsive teaching equity. I don't know there's a video. Let me see. Oh my goodness. I'm going backwards. Sorry. Can we go back to There's a video. I thought it was gonna go on automatically. Can we press it? No. Oh, no. No. I was actually going to show you like pictures of every school and um highlights. Uh so that was kind of part of our presentation, but I'll go ahead and do it without
074it. I think this is the the best part because you want to see the schools, the kids, and whatever is going on in all our different schools. Let's see. Oh, there it is. There you go. Equity. At the heart of our dual immersion program is a deep commitment to celebrating all cultures. This year, our schools have embraced traditions from across the globe, enriching students learning with meaningful cultural connections. At Alice Bernie, for example, students students learning with meaning I'm sorry, let me go back. At Alis Bernie, for example, students have proudly started a mariachi band, a beautiful expression of Hispanic heritage that welcomes all learners to express music in a culturally relevant way. As part of their Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, the school hosted a vibrant Loeria Day, Mexican bingo, bringing students and staff together
075in a joyful cultural experience. In addition, teachers and students participated in a special pandulce activity. The event began with the read read aloud of a book about pandulce, followed by an opportunity for everyone to enjoy traditional sweet bread while learning about its cultural significance. This thoughtful activity foster a deeper appreciation for culture by blending literature, food, and tradition. Events like this cultivate joyful inclusive experiences that celebrate the rich diversity within our schools. Our dual schools have honored cultural traditions through classroom projects and celebrations like Mexican Independence Day, diutos, Chinese New Year, Cinco de Mayo, and Heritage Day celebration. Grimes Elementary hosts a beloved annual event called Cultures Around the World Family Night, which continues bringing families together to celebrate diversity. Students earn passport stamps during the event as they explored classroom exhibits representing different countries,
076each thoughtfully designed by students and teachers. These interactive experiences promote equity by giving every student and family a voice while fostering a strong sense of belonging within a school community. To support equitable learning experiences, teachers implement fun hands-on math and science activities and coordinate field trips that give all students real world learning opportunities. Professionalism. This year's work has also helped solidify systems that reflect our commitment to high standards and strong communication. The guide book and chatbot provide consistent information for families while recognition pathway ensures accomplishments are acknowledged in a meaningful structure way. This year we're especially proud to celebrate the seven dual immersion students who earned perfect scores on the CASP last spring. a testament to the high level of professionalism our educators bring to their work. This year has been one of collaboration, innovation,
077and celebration. The DI task force remains committed to building on this strong foundation by supporting our educators, empowering our families, and nurturing every student's cultural and academic journey. Thank you for your continued support and the opportunity to share our progress. Now I leave to you Dr. Dade with leadership development. I am clearly not Dr. Dade. My name is Cynthia Vayarta and I'm a human resources technician. Uh today I am going to be presenting uh leadership development uh more specifically the classified leadership academy. We surveyed for this year's classified leadership academy. We surveyed last year's participants and worked with CSEA to design this year's topic. We focused on three major areas. The first is professional personal and professional communication. We focus on the topics of written communication, public speaking, resume writing and cover letters as well
078as interview skills. The second is emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills with the topics of emotional regulation, customer service and relationships as well as interpersonal problem solving. Lastly is leadership development and core values with uh topics as general leadership, problem solving and solution-minded and team building activities to help students build their public speaking skills. They each created and delivered a five to seven minute presentation uh to the class. And our presenters for this year included content expert from other districts, retirement experts from the county, as well as a retired CBO and a retired superintendent. Thank you. Good evening. My name is Ebony Irvin, assistant principal at Bloomington High School, and I'm here to speak on behalf of AP Academy. This year, the assistant principles have been deeply focused on strengthening our capacity as instructional leaders. A
079major part of this work has been refining how we support teachers through the evaluation and walkthrough process. Under the leadership of Dr. Dade and Dr. Cervantes, we've made it a priority to work to ensure that the feedback feedback we provide is not only timely and aligned to our instructional goals, but also actionable feedback that teachers can truly use to grow in their practice. Throughout the year, we've we've built in intentional moments to reflect on our own leadership, evaluate where we are, how we show up for teachers through the evaluation and walkthrough process, and how we can continue to grow as instructional leaders. Because at the end of the day, our goal is not compliance. It is impact through meaningful support for our teachers that ultimately drives uh continued growth in student outcomes. At this time,
080I'd like to turn it back over to Dr. Miranda for closing remarks. Wow. Can we give it up for the task force right now? [Applause] All that work uh that they put in, the amazing work, the commitment has resulted in many notable and positive accomplishments and successes as I move the slide over here. And we've talked about some of these already. We've let the board know. But I think it it's uh worth restating noting again that when you look at the accomplishments uh for this year, we look at our three high schools, Bloomington High School, Colton High School, Slover Mountain High School, six-year was accreditations. Can we give it up for that for them? Bloomington High School again revalidated as a national demonstration school. Isn't that amazing? Congratulations, Bloomington [Applause] High. They are joining also
081Colton High School and Ruth O'Haris Middle School as a national uh AVID school, demonstration school. And of course, the Department of Justice settlement. Thank you Services. That was a huge accomp accomplishments. We are not under that watch dog anymore. So, good job everybody on that. So, a round of applause for that, please. And we're so proud in our district for the expansion of the early college program at we've uh not only have it at Bloomington High School, Colton High, but now we also have it at Grand Terrace High School. Can you give it up for that? That's incredible. I just think a student can come to our district, get an AA degree and a high school diploma in four years. They're ahead of the game and they're going to do great things. And also want
082to recognize again Grant Terrace High School as a Project Lead the Way distinguished school now for the third consecutive year. So round of applause for Grand Terrace High School. These are just a few of the highlights and amazing work that's going on in our district and inside our classrooms. And all the credit goes to the educators. You see, our classified folks that are part of this, our management team. It takes uh a village to make these things happen. I'm so proud of the people behind us that are doing uh all this work. So the design plan and you've heard the word systems, you've heard continuous improvement. You know, this is a living document, a fluid document that we we're adjusting all the time. The advisory team comes together uh and we work on changes to
083it. So this cycle we're just going to continue uh continue to improve and get better as a district. So, as we move forward and we talk about next steps, you know, I talk about the great Mo momentum. As we build that momentum in our district, and it's really important to maintain that momentum and the progress we've made, we need to be clear with about the expectations and the work. And we have to market our successes and our accomplishments so we can continue uh to motivate inspire people out there. It is not easy for an organization this size. We serve uh 20,000 about 20,000 students. That includes uh preschool head start all the way to adult school up to 26 year olds. It's not easy. uh and even older with adult school and uh and it's
084not a time to get comfortable either to maintain that momentum or to get complacent. You know, we said when we started this uh work uh in 2019, December of 2019 at Joe Baka Middle School and I remember I was there and we said average is over. We want to get better as a district. We want to be known as the district uh that everybody wants to come to that that people want to come to our district. They want to put our kids in our schools. So, we must not waver and our dedication to upholding these values and the work that we're doing. So, this plan that you see is not a plan you put on a shelf and that's it. We're done. As you can see, it's continuous. It's embedded in our DNA as a
085district and we're continue to work and adapt and change it and uh we'll continue to to uh update the board on that. So, as I mentioned earlier, we have a great team back here. I do want to take this time to really thank all the folks that are here that have put the work in and even for the folks that are not able to make it tonight. uh because it does take a village and even then some and more than that and even I'll say prayer to get these things done. These members that you see across the district represent uh many many different areas uh and they all we all come together for that common mission that common purpose serving with purpose together as one district that's what's what it's about. So our focus, our
086design plan our uh which is to improve educational outcomes for our students, reading scores, math scores, uh to get more students through A through G, to get more students uh to college through our CTE programs that we've been expanding. So, I again want to thank this team uh for presenting tonight and their teams because they also go back and they work and they they don't get it the they don't get the credit that they deserve because a lot of these folks, they have full-time jobs. They're teaching and yet they decide to spend time working on things that matter for our school district. I also want to take an opportunity to thank the school board for your trust and commitment uh to give me as superintendent your unwavering support to make these things happen. Uh and
087you don't see that uh too many places nowadays and the the school board without the school board together uh these things cannot happen. So the school board, thank you for that and your trust and your leadership. But I do want to again give a big round of applause to all these folks. Can we do that one more [Applause] time? And with that uh we are done. We will be happy we will to be happy to take questions or comments from the board. Thank you board president. Thank you Dr. Miranda and thank you team for an incredible presentation. and uh exciting. Lots to unpack. I'm sure there's questions and comments, so we'll jump right into that. Um board members that have questions and comments, you have comment. Okay, board member point. First of all, I want
088to thank you for all the hard work that you do throughout the year. And I remember the day we were sitting there at Joe Baka in 2019 at the in the library when that uh we started the design plan back then and to where it's at today. Wow. Uh, one of the big things that for me is putting students first. It's always been a big thing. Even even in my campaigns, if I'm going to go there, it's always about putting the students first. And I want to thank each and every one of you. And go women because that's all I see there. Uh, go women. Uh, for doing that. Uh, you guys are doing a great job. Thank you for the updates. Thank you for the changes. Thank you for everything that's going on. Uh,
089we're doing this for our kids. We're doing it for them. We want them to succeed. We want them to become those lawyers, those doctors, even the president of the United States, maybe. I hope so. And all these things that that we want them to be, like you said, uh, Dr. Miranda, we have 20,000 students that we service every day. And one of our priorities, and I'm going to go there, is making sure that our students are safe. There's always going to be and as part of the design plan that our students safety is going to be key in our schools because we put our students first. Once again, thank you very much for everything that you do. Yes, please. Board member Ber. Well, first of all, I love the shirts over there. I just absolutely
090love those shirts. All right. No, it's it's everyone is welcome here, right? Is that what it said? Everyone is welcome here. Yeah. Love it. Okay. Well, uh reach research anywhere you look is very clear that successful districts have a laser light focus on student achievement. That's it. That simple. And I believe that that that is what's happening here in our district is that we even though there's so many distractions, uh, believe me, we we're dealing with so many things and putting out so many fires, but I think ultimately not losing focus of that and keeping student achievement first above anything else, we're on the right track. Uh, Dr. Miranda, I want to congratulate you on tapping on our greatest resource, which is our people, which is our experts that are right here tonight. Um, not
091only are they experts, but they are have a passion and a belief. So, when you couple all those things together and um, you know, there's great things that are going to come out of it and our students will be um, benefiting from this um, there you know there's certain all task force every single area is extremely important and thank you the task for leaders to staying focused throughout the year and I really appreciate these presentations because it gives us an update on what's happening um special ed is uh our students are are lovely dear students that are in in our special ed programs we're giving them what they need you know there's a a lot of work to be done in this area and we're make getting it done. So, um you know, let's let's
092keep these kids first and first and front and center. Um our dual immersion programs are um just uh are thriving. Um and you know one thing that we we see is that these um children I mean when if they've been in the program uh for years for several years um they are out in the community speaking the language speaking Spanish and speaking English and being um fluent in both languages. The other thing that I want to point out with dual immersion is that not only are they going to be bilingual, but our we are dedicated to making making our students biliterate, which means not only will they speak, but they will also read and write in both languages. Um, and there's no secret that I am a I am very passionate about literacy and the
093progress that we're making is just amazing. Um, I was a first grade teacher for 10 years and um I I really I know I hats off to every first grade teacher out there. All all are good are great and I appreciate all but the first grade um that's where they they have the foundation and if we can work on on uh you know giving the teachers what they need the uh training they need um we we can make it happen. kids will be reading by third grade. And believe me, one once that happens, everything else in that comes after that will um will just flourish because kids are ready to learn. They're ready to to read anything that we put in front of them. And also I I would really emphasize um and you know
094I when I go to visits I always look at classroom libraries always and I think we need to just continue uh getting those rich beautiful books. I saw some today you know when I had I have to go buy that bandulce one. I hadn't seen it before. But um uh just you know load the the your classroom libraries with books that kids will just gravitate to, you know, and reading to them. I have yet to see and I don't know if you've ever tried this. I I tried it because I taught first grade, but if you have kids running around or, you know, playing, if you pick up a book and you with your inonation, with your, you know, um making it and all the kids eventually will gravitate to you and sit on the
095rug. And that's a beautiful thing to see. Uh because no matter what, you know, they hear a voice, whatever book you're reading, they hear a voice and and you know, and you reading it, they they're like, "What was that?" Oh, okay. You know, and then you'll have them like little, you know, little sheep right here in front of you. So, um, again, thank you so much for this presentation and, uh, I cannot say enough about the people that we have here tonight. Thank you. Thank you for the your commit, you know, for for your committed um, and for your expertise, for your uh, passion. And, um, I'm just extremely proud, extremely proud of every single one of you. So thank you member Flores. Other comments? Sure. Board member Thora. Mrs. Flores said just about everything
096that I was as a former first grade teacher and principal too. U the importance of of the reading aspect of uh in this. But you know I looked at um as you were talking today I thought about everything that's needed. you found a place for I remember going back uh Dr. Miranda from the very beginning talking about a design plan and how it was important that we all play the same read the same and learn the same um but what gets monitored gets take gets done and I think as I see all these people here I think the monitoring is is such a big part of what's happening the training the support the walkthroughs um and just The focus on children yes is the most important by everyone in everyone in the in the schools.
097Um I love the idea team uh Dr. Peterson about the handbooks and having the consistency and the continuity across all the schools. I think that will be very important. Um, so that when a kid leaves this school and they go to this school, the same same thing is going to be expected and required. And parents, it's it's sending a a message that we this is really important and we need to do the same thing at every school to make sure no one misses anything out. Yet, we have the individualized um the understanding and and supporting children no matter where they're from and meeting them where they are. the focus on that child um from prek or preschool all the way up through adult school. I believe this is the best thing that I've seen happen.
098Um, and it I know it took a great deal of work and I applaud you for that because I know it's hard enough to be a teacher each and every day in a classroom and then to take on additional responsibilities, but you're really giving a gift of your time and your expertise to all of the schools and and other u parts of our comm and the departments in our district. And I thank you for that. So, I'm excited. Um, I'm really excited that we have the dual immersions. The we keep adding to that because when you look at test scores of kids who are able to speak two languages, they start skyrocketing. Um, and I'm excited to see that for all of our children. Everyone's important and everyone has a purpose and everyone is valued
099and I think that message is sending being sent loud and clear and we need that. this whole district. I mean, the whole our world needs that, but it starts here um in the family of Coloulton. So, thank you so much for all you've done. Sure. Please, Mary Bar. First of all, I want to just thank each and every one of you for an excellent report. Uh it it's great to hear what you have to say and what you have accomplished over the school year because at least it it kind of drives us to have ideas when we talk with our superintendent of what's happening throughout the school district. That's number one. Uh developing a a new culture here at Coen Joint Unified School District utmostly important and you're the ones who are doing it. You're
100the professionals who are out there planning, leading, role modeling for every other instructor, student, employee here at the district. And that's I mean that's big for us. It's big because uh we want a culture and we want to embrace education for all our students and that's where we're headed and that's the direction that you're going to take us. Um I always feel that it's important to have the right people at the right place and it's important to know that your professionalism and your expertise and your specialities in in your individual fields and knowledge uh I mean we can't get it anywhere but we we have it here at Coen Joint Unified School District for and I think eventually we will be the envy of every district around us. I could see that happening. But more
101most important, I think that our students are going to benefit and that's what it's all about. I agree with all my colleagues. Our students are going to benefit by all the different diverse programs, the equity that we provide them and the opportunities that fits within their individual wheelhouse that allows them to be successful. because we know that students need to feel that they're successful. And once you tap into that success, you have them. They're going to want to be successful on a regular basis. And this is what this is about. So, I just really quickly just want to say thank you to each and every one of you. I know you put extra work, hard work, but that's the passion, the dedication that I see each and every one of you. and those who are
102not standing up there like Christina uh that you have for the children, the students of our district and once again I thank you. Thank you, Dan. Uh board member Harlson. Yes. Um my colleagues have already said quite a bit. So, and that's what happens when you go last. Um but I just want to say thank you again. As my colleagues have already said, um each of you spoke on something that was very personal to you, the you know, uh from the spe special ed point of view or lit and all of the different points of view that you deal with on a daily basis and we so we heard from the best. We heard from those of you who are in the trenches every day and who are living this. So, I just want to
103say thank you because um you you are bringing us information, much needed information for us to have to make decisions that are going to help this vision come to life. And so, I I just I want to say thank you for that because, you know, we don't know everything that you know. You, as I said, you are the experts. And so, um, I just wanted to say thank you for that and then thank you for the time you've put into this because this isn't something that just happens and as my colleagues have said, you know, you're doing your regular job during the day and then you're doing this on top of it. So, this is truly a blessing to the students that you serve and will serve in the future and we're very grateful. So,
104thank you. Well said. Um, a lot has been said, but I am going to say more because I'll be honest, uh, I find this, um, emotionally moving. Um, there's no question we're here for student success and academic achievement, and that is always a goal, but it is not the only goal. And had we had a presentation like this 30 years ago, we would focus solely on things like grades and standardized test scores. the proverbial ABCs and one two3s, right? That's what schooling was. You either can do the work or you couldn't. And if you could, you were smart. And if you couldn't, well, then you just must not be smart. Well, here we are today. We know that for kids to be successful, for our students to be successful, it's far more than just the
105ABCs and one, two, threes. And the vast majority of this presentation talked a lot about equity, about inclusion, um about understanding the value of feeling like you belong. And there is no question that that is exactly what our children need, um, our students need and our staff and all of you that work in the district. The data that is out there about mental health in young people is alarming. Um, the CDC reported, this is 2023, so this is two-year-old data, but four out of 10 students had persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. 20% of students, so two out of 10 had seriously considered attempting suicide and nearly one out of 10 had attempted suicide. This is a national statistic from CDC. And as we know when we look at uh female students, we look at
106bipox students, LGBTQI A2 plus students, those numbers go up exponentially. These are the facts. This is not made up. These are the facts. We are losing our children and it is getting harder. um every day. I never thought I'd have a conversation with my pediatrician about my own children's levels of anxiety, but we're having those conversations. Um everything we're doing is absolutely right. I believe that. uh and I we are on the verge of doing something that I consider courageous because right now the political environment is such that there are people and places and movements that want to pull in the exact opposite direction. Um, federally speaking, we have a secretary of education, an administration that wants to abolish the Department of Education, that wants to not just pull funding back, but punish eleas, colleges,
107and universities that invest time, money, and resources into anything related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. This is already happening. We're seeing funding being pulled for colleges and universities and we've all been threatened uh with the letters that have gone out um here at the local level at some point and I hope we continue down this journey but I think as a board we need to be aware at some point there will be push back that we may hear folks reach out to us and say these aren't the things you should be talking about or focusing on the students shouldn't be exposed to these things and you should stick to the ABCs and the one 123s and I hope the response to them is exactly what we said tonight that we are going to do everything
108we can to support all of our students at all costs because every student matters, not just my own. And it is easy to fight for my own kids. It's easy to fight for the people that I relate to, connect to, that are part of my community, that share my story, my history, my culture, my language. Yeah, that's relatively easy. I mean, that's what we see right now, tribalism. What's hard is to understand that there are people and communities and students who are not just like us, but they are equally valuable. They bring with them an incredible an incredible array of skills and knowledge and talents. I especially like the focus on special education and we have starting to change and turn the corner where we're not talking about disabilities, we are talking about special abilities.
109These kids are superheroes. They do amazing things. They have amazing abilities. Um, but the work, real work begins when we start to implement and we will, in my estimation, get push back and I hope that we as a board will stand strong and we're hap and we will listen that podium and everybody gets three minutes to share your your thoughts and opinions. You're welcome to it. But we are elected to represent this community, to represent the students, the families, the folks that work for us. And I and I hope we'll stay vigilant in that because it it matters to me. um particularly when we can look to uh neighboring communities that are having debates and conversations that really feel like they're not about what's best for students, more about a political agenda. So to each
110their own, but here at the district uh here at Colton J Unified, I want to thank you for bringing this before us and I and I I believe that we will stand with you as this gets a little tougher because I think it will as we become uh a beacon of hope, I think amongst uh here in the Inland Empire and beyond. So, uh, I'll leave it at that. I want to thank you again. Uh, it's a fantastic presentation. I'm very heartened by what we see in here. I look forward to bringing more of those items before us to adopt and to make value statements about protecting our kids and and being a place where everyone is welcomed. Um, not just because we have to, but because we believe it and we want them here.
111So, thank you. [Applause] We'll have you stand for another hour if you want a lot. But thank you. All right. Well, that takes us to our action items for uh this evening's agenda. We have action items 7.1 through 7.69. I'll ask if there are any items that members wish to pull for separate consideration or vote. Oh, beautiful. Miss Sandaval, I will go ahead and Which one is it? No, not Tim. Is there an item for Miss Sandal? No. Oh, there's not. I think last meeting. No, no, you're good. You're good. We'll make We'll note that board member Sandival was able to join us. Thank you, Bernice. Okay. So, again, any items to pull? Um, items 7.1 through 7.69. All right. Hearing none, I will ask for a motion to approve the agenda. I'll move. Second.
112Got a motion by board member Fuentes and a second by board member Ibara. All those in favor of approving items 7.1 through 7.69, say I. I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Hearing none, it's so ordered. All right, we'll jump on through to our uh we actually have a special couple of special items here on the agenda. These are our CFD items. So, items 8.1 and 8.2. Uh these are items that are going to be taken under consideration as uh the governing body uh for the community facilities district. So I'll go ahead and close our regular meeting and open our uh meeting for CFD number 2024-1. Uh item 8.1 is the adoption of resolution 25-101 entitled resolution of the board of education acting as a legislative body of the community facilities district number 2024-1 of the CJUSD
113approving and authorizing the execution of a joint community facilities agreement with the city of Rialto and delegate authority related there too. Um at this time I don't know that we have any uh anyone who's here to speak on the item. Miss Media, no cards. No one wishes to speak on the item. All right, I'll call then for a motion of approval item 8.1. I'll move. Okay, have a motion by board member Fuentes. Is there a second? Second by board member Haro. Any questions or comments on item 8.1? Right. Hearing none, I'll call for uh call for the vote. All those in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Okay. Hearing none, the item is is approved. Uh and that is again resolution number 25-101. Okay. Item 8.2 is a companion item. This is adoption
114of resolution number 25-102 entitled resolution of the board of education acting as the legislative body of the community facilities district number 2024-1 of the CJUSD approving and authorizing the execution of a joint community facilities agreement with West Valley Water District and delegating authority related there too. This time I'll call for a motion for approval of item 8.2. I'll move that. Motion by board member Fuentes, second by board member Haro. Thank you for that. Any questions or comments regarding item 8.2? All right. Hearing none, we'll call for the vote. All those in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Hearing none. It is so ordered. All right. That wraps up the action items for the CFD. So, I'll go ahead and adjourn that portion of the meeting and bring us back to our regular meeting
115uh of the board of trustees. Item nine are administrative reports. Any questions from board members on items 9.1 through 9.4? Four. All right. Hearing none, we'll jump to our facilities update. I don't believe we have an update. No update. Okay. Thank you, Dr. Miranda. ACE update. Call on Miss Parachi. President ACE President Flores, both members, Superintendent Miranda, Dr. Miranda and members of the audience. My name is Christina Parachi and I have the privilege to serve as a president of Association of Colton Educators. I'm here this evening to express our sincere gratitude for your ongoing partnership and support. On behalf of ACE, I want to thank you for the approval of the 2024 2025 contract as well as for all theus between ACE and the district. Disapprovals are a reflection of the mutual respect and collaboration
116that make our district great. As of today, testing is nearly complete and we have just 11 school days left. Woohoo. Um, it's hard to believe how f how fast this school year has gone by. From the first day of school to now, it has been a world of learning, challenges, and growth. And after spring break, it has been a sprint. On behalf of Ace leadership team, I also want to take a moment to thank all of the certificated staff across the district. Your hard work, your resilience, and your passion for students shines every single day. You continue to do what you love best, educating, inspiring, and challen changing lives. As we and we see you, we honor you and we thank you. As we wrap up this school year, we wish you all a relaxing,
117joyful, and safe summer. I won't see you until I come back in August. I'll be in Romania for four weeks. So, enjoy your vacation. Thank you. Oh, enjoy my vacation. Okay. Thank you, Mrs. Brachie. Do we have a CSA update? Excellent. Board President Flores, uh, Superintendent Dr. Miranda, members of the board, educators, parents, and community members. My name is John White, uh, CSEA vice president. Anthony couldn't be here tonight. He's celebrating his wedding anniversary with his wife, so I get to pretend to be president for the next two days. Uh, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you tonight. I'm here to speak with speak to you on behalf of a group of U group whose contributions often go unnoticed but whose impact is deeply felt across every hallway, classroom, and playground in our
118schools, our classified employees. This upcoming week starting on Sunday, uh May 18th through the 24th is classified school employees week. Um when we talk about all of student success, we often focus and rightly so on teachers and curriculum. But it's vital that we also recognize that education is a team effort and classified staff are in essential part of that team. They are the foundation that keeps our schools running and our students supported in ways that go far beyond the classroom. Think about the bus drivers who are the first and the last school representatives to see a student each day. They do far more than drive. They greet students with a smile, build relationships, and ensure their safety. Think about the cafeteria workers who prepare nutritious meals, often knowing which child needs an extra portion or
119a warm word of encouragement on a tough day. Think about our custodians who ensure our schools are are clean, safe, and a welcoming environment. Their work directly supports student health and creates a sense of pride in our learning spaces. our instructional aids, secretaries, IT staff, campus security, and so many others who do work behind the scenes and sometimes on the front lines to keep everything running smoothly. They help manage behavior, assist in classrooms, support students with special needs, and maintain order and communication across our campuses. The roles may be classified as non-certificated, but make no mistake, they are educators, mentors, protectors, and often role models. For many students, these employees are a lifeline. Someone who who who listens, who notices when something is wrong, who offers stability and kindness day after day. Studies and real
120world experience both show that student success is built not just on academics but on the environment in which their children learn. When school when schools function well, they are a clean, safe, and welcoming and well organized, students thrive. And that environment is made possible by the hard work of our classified staff. So I urge this board and all of us in the school community to not only recognize the value of these individuals but to invest in them, support them, listen to them, include them in conversations about policy and improvement. They are not ancillary, they are essential. In every success story that walks across that stage in a couple of weeks, there is a bus driver, a custodian, an aid, or an office clerk who helped make that possible. Let us not forget them. Let us
121honor them. And more importantly, let us support them in every way that we can. Thank you. Thank you. We appreciate that and absolutely agree 100%. All right. Do we have a MAC update this evening? No update. Okay. RO O update. All right. Oh, I have a a few items to talk about. Uh first of all I want to let uh we had uh Kryoprop Student Services met with Lomol Linda University Medical Center to host acute care classes. This new offering for Cryrock allows our graduated certificated nursing assistants to acquire the acute care certification. and LM Linda has said when they receive this certification they will be hired upon receiving it. So yeah, so this is really exciting. Um our superintendent uh was selected to serve as the region 12 representative on the AXA council of
122career technical education leaders. So we have even a more louder voice. So that is really exciting. Uh we have uh Cryro received also under WASK a six-year accredititation. So we're very proud of that. And then regarding our students, I want to share that three students from the Bloomington High School Criminal Justice Program selected to attend the Redlands Emergency Services Academy this summer. We also want to congratulate our Colton High School steam students that were awarded first place in technical inspection and craftsman award at the SoCal Steam Solar Boat Challenge. They had a few issues with their uh modulators and things that that kept them a little slow this year, but they did shine when it came to their craftsmanship. So congratul congratulations to them as always. And last night I know um that my colleagues
123will speak on it also. We had our evening of excellence. We filled the auditorium and then some because there was people standing for the evening of excellence. We gave out over $25,000 in scholarships. Uh we had some students who received $1,000 scholarships, some 400. I mean it was just a really great evening and so well attended. So my colleagues if you have any comments I know you do. So as uh Pat mentioned yesterday was the evening of excellence at Sanino Valley College and once again our Colton Bloomington Grand Terrace was very well representative along with Slower Mountain. So, uh, with that said, uh, many of our students did receive anywhere between 100, 500 and or $1,000 scholarships. So, uh, that was incredible and it's great, it was great to see, uh, our district do so
124well. Uh, I'd like to take the opportunity at this time before I, uh, hand it over to our foundation president to thank, uh, Dr. Tina Peterson, uh, Mr. Neighbors for coming and representing the Cole Joint Unified School District yesterday and because it it made a uh a big uh difference to uh, Superintendent Dr. Angel that we had the representation. So, just want to say thank you to you. And with that, I'll go ahead and pass it over to Israel. Awesome. As my colleagues have said, we did uh have the evening of excellence uh last night. It was a very very successful one. We did have a full house like Miss Harl said. We did have people standing in the back. I had to tell people to come sit down in the front, but there was
125a few only a few seats left. But we did give out almost $25,000 in scholarships to students. And as my colleagues have mentioned, we did have $1,000 $100 250 I think $600 $400 scholarships. And and I remember signing all of those. It was about 150 200 students that we had to do this for all three districts. But I would say not, you know, but our district did stand out last night. So we did stand out last night as a district and I think our district probably got most of the scholarships that you you see uh that were given out last night. So I also want to thank Dr. Peterson and uh principal neighbors for being out there that evening. Also want to thank Dr. Miranda for the message that he put up on the screen
126there. Yeah, he was uh he all three superintendents from the three different districts uh did give a message out uh to our families that were there present and that was very cool. was something that we didn't do in our first evening of excellence last year. And as we sat down as a board, uh kind of talked about what can we do better for that screen that was behind us. And so we had a lot of different different things go on. And it was just a success. And if you'd like, I will leave the evening of excellence program here if you want to see it. Uh the if do we have it? The cover, if you do see it, the cover was actually designed by one of our students, one of our students at Bloomington High
127School. And he did win also $400 uh a $400 scholarship for that. And so I'm very proud of what our students are doing and I know my colleagues are too on on the Kryopra board and on the Kryro Foundation board. So once again, very successful evening of excellence and hopefully we can do it again next year. Thank you. Thank you for the update. All right. Takes us to our superintendent superintendent communicate. Dr. Miranda. Thank you. Thank you, board president. Got a couple of items this evening. Uh very excited about the first one. We are kicking off our 2025 uh summer interimm program. I don't know if many of you know this, but we are uh excited. We we're launching our CT 2020 our 2025 summer internship internal internship program. This is hosted by secondary uh
128education services our educational services and our amazing Paulero career technical education department. Thanks to the hard work dedication of our CTE workbased learning technicians Doris Hernandez and Aelia Terikes. The program is being promoted across all our secondary campuses. uh and we are uh promoting this through our social media feeds. There's a lot of excitement. We already have 49 students who have applied to participate in this very unique 3-week volunteer internship experience. So, what this does, it gives our students meaningful real world exposure to professional settings within our very own CJ CJST departments. Interns are going to gain valuable job skills, career insight, and a chance to build powerful resumes, all while potentially earning credit for their service. Uh, this is this program is open to all our CJSD students in grades 10 uh through 12th
129grade, 10, 11, 12. So, we encourage more students to take part in in it. Thank you to our educational services again uh for opening the doors and creating this life-changing opportunity. I will say I know in communications last year we had a couple of students uh work with our communication specialist and they they really loved it. So it was exciting to see them uh in the summertime uh get some of that experience. Uh we also I mentioned already next slide about project lead the way. I do want to give a huge shout out to uh Mr. Matthew Johnson. He's the engineering teacher over at Grant Turis High School uh who just has an incredible passion and dedication uh who has just works to unlock the potential of our engineering students. So again, Mr. Johnson, uh
130also the principal uh neighbors uh for their leadership and vision for the program. I get to go out every year to look at the projects. I see board members there and some of the incredible engineering projects that they put together are are incredible. And so, uh, thank you again, Mr. Johnson, for that. And Project Lead the Way. Again, uh, congratulations to Grand Tier High School for being named, uh, a Cal a distinguished school. They're also a California distinguished school to top it off. So, good job over there. Last, I want to uh, just mention graduations, right? Uh, again, we are in getting close to our first graduation next week. Uh and and this year for me, I'll say personally, my son graduates on Wednesday on the 21st, and then I go off and celebrate the
131uh graduations uh for our students. So, it's going to be an incred incredible uh peak moment, if you will. You know, students have those peak moments during their school year and they remember, we want to make our graduation special. They'll uh just time to remember. And so it's such an incredible moment for all of us. It's time to celebrate, reflect, it's time of hope, and so all the hard work our students put into it, the perseverance, uh, and dreams, uh, you know, that the four years goes by so fast. And so, uh, again, we're kicking off Colton High School, then we'll move on to 66er stadiums, Bloomington High, Grand Terrace High School follows. And just as proud of the graduations, Washington alternative high school and then Sllover uh Mountain High. But I also want to
132mention adult school. We have an adult school uh graduation. And and my favorite by far, with all due respect, everybody is the Topps graduation at Colton High. Uh that is uh just unbelievable. Uh if you haven't been to the Tops graduation at Colton High, uh it will change your life because when you see the students uh just when they walk that stage and then there's a little dance and I know uh Mr. Fontes and I we go out to the dance floor and uh they tell you their stories. It just is a lifecher for for all of us the TOPS graduation. So on behalf of the board of education, executive cabinet, also want to also the high school principles got a chance to be with all of you. Thank you for your hard work and
133making uh those peak moments special and a lot of them are here tonight. Uh it's just a special and heartfelt congratulations again to the class of 2025. You've made it. You've earned it. Uh and can't wait uh what you're going to be doing in the future. We're incredibly proud of all the work uh and uh you deserve it. Thank you, board president. Thank you, Dr. Brandon. We appreciate it. Okay, this takes us to board member comments and we'll begin with board member Thor Noa. Okay. Uh board member Sandal. Okay. Board member Ibara. Okay. Board member Haro. It's okay. But it'll be a it'll be they'll be quick. First of all, I want to congratulate Colton High School's girls softball team. Uh and they had their first CIF game today and they won two to nothing.
134So that they're on their way to their next game. I also want to um I just want to thank um uh Jeremiah Dolins for inviting me to their publication awards banquet 2025. Um I've been before, but this one was a little bit special. Uh I was invited because one of the students had written uh an article. They they write on different things. They uh different they have different categories that they write on. and we were kind of like um I don't know special interest. I don't even know what you want to call it, but it was a fun it was just a fun piece that they did on myself and my husband and what we do at Disney to make people smile. So, it was a really sweet, wonderful article and uh he wanted me
135to give the award to the student who who uh wrote the article. So, I showed up to do that. And um at this banquet they gave out all their awards for the pepper bell and for the yearbook and something really sweet. The stu the the students vote on um the dedication for the yearbook every year and they pick somebody who's made an impact on them or or just that they felt that really deserved it. And when I say the name, you're all going to say because this person has been at so many sites and every time he gets moved to a different site, everybody's sad because I remember when he was at the district office and when they were leaving, when he was being moved, they were sad. Custodian Jose Velasco was named the uh
136was the dedication in the book and he showed up to the event and it was just amazing. This man, everybody knows Jose and everybody knows Jose has the best smile ever and he always is wearing that smile no matter what. And he was so touched that he was nominated by the students unanimously for this award. So I wanted to share that because I thought that was just so special. And um my last comment is that 11 days you can do it. I have faith in you. We all have faith in you and and just have take some time for yourself. I know y'all a lot of you have families and family obligations, but take some of that me time. Uh you know, because you deserve it. We are so grateful for all you do and
137you deserve this break. So, thank you. Board member Harlo. Uh, board member Fuentes, you know, I have a comment, too. Now that they didn't comment, I get more time. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. I'm just kidding. I just real quick here, I just wanted to say uh to our Bruins that were here earlier today, I want to say thank you again for the great report. These young men and women uh is what we see the success of, uh, CJUSD. And when I get to see these young men and women and they start going to college and they finally contact me or give me a call or something and they say, "Mr. Fuentes, thank you." I go, "It's not me. It was you. It was you who motivated yourself to do what you are today and what
138you will be in the future." And all we did on the board is give you the essentials, the work, what the teachers did is help you understand the importance of succeeding in life. And so I want to thank our teachers. I want to thank our classified staff because it does take a village for us to raise these children to make sure that these students succeed and become someone in life. So, thank you to all of you. And I know 11 days, like Mrs. Harl said, you'll be free for a few days because I know we all work throughout the year, but uh I know that as soon as school's over, I'm going to be on a plane to Cincinnati with a group of colleagues uh for Footsteps to Freedom. I can't wait to do that.
139I am excited about that and I know it's going to be a life-changing thing like a lot of my colleagues who have gone. Uh and I just wanted to express that and say thank you. Also, big shout out to Washington uh high school for their career day today. They had 30 guests today. 20 plus vendors there today for the students. That just says a lot. So, Mr. Taurus, thank you very much for what you're doing. Please let the counselors, the staff know that you guys are doing a great job for our students there at Sllover Mountain. Again, we'll see the graduates. If you're listening, seniors from the different high schools, we'll see you soon. We'll be shaking a hand, giving you that little booklet so you can put your diploma in there. Congratulations to each
140and every one of you. And thank you once again for all you do. Have a great day. Thank you, board member Fuentes. Uh, board member Bertha Flores. I want to express my gratitude and appreciation decor to all of our classified staff. Thank you for your words, John. Thank you for for pointing that out. It's uh they're classified as the backbone of our district. Um and nutrition services and the bus drivers, uh instructional aids. I mean, everyone puts in their best every day and I really appreciate it and I want to wish them a happy classified week next week. Um, also the last thing I want to say is um tomorrow's leader foundation last uh last week we had our our uh uh assembly or or our function and uh uh young lady got a car
141and she she was in tears. and when when she pulled the envelope and I looked over and I saw her parents and they were in tears and so it was really touching to see that. I just want to say thank you to um Dr. Ortiz and a special t thank you to Chris uh to Christy Padilla for um putting this together. It was a very very um very touching um and and it just touching ceremony and it's also you know why we do what we do. We were able to give out u $1,000 uh scholarships to 15 students throughout our high school. So that was $15,000 that our kids will be um you know using to prepare for their future. Thank you. Thank you board member uh Flores. One more thing I wanted to do
142a big shout out to the graphics department uh Mr. Dominguez at Grand Terrace High School. Uh the students there created these little uh key rings for Cryoprop uh department which soon I'll be giving out to uh the staff over at Cryoprop. But uh I just wanted to shout out to him and say thank you very much. And if any of you are interested in the teardrop of Mr. Dominguez, it's available for $5.99. I'm kidding. Have a great one. Thank you, Mr. wcoming us. Thank you. Um again, just uh Tomorrow's Leaders Foundation event is always fantastic. Tomorrow's leader Christie, thank you for everything that you do and everyone that makes that event possible. It is it's an incredible experience all around. So, we're grateful for that. And thank you all for hanging uh with us late.
143I know that we all make sacrifices to be here. Um my son had a concert tonight with the middle school band, but my wife is recording all of it, so we'll get to see it. But, uh we make sacrifices every day. you all do. So, thank you. It doesn't go unnoticed, but take the time to spend the next hopefully few weeks. And if you have time over the summer with your family, uh, as they say, the only ones who will remember that you worked late are your kids. So, the work will be there in the morning and it'll be there Monday. Take that time to spend with your family, friends, um, because you don't get it back. So, having said that, we'll go ahead and adjourn to close session. And that is exit velocity. 110
144swung twice. Okay, we'll go ahead and reconvene uh this the board meeting and we'll jump right into um items that we have for public session here. Item 13.1 is a student discipline item. There was one student discipline item presented in close session. Is there a motion to uphold the expulsion order as presented? So moved. Motion by board member Fuentes. Is there a second? Second. Second by board member Ibara. All those in favor of upholding the expulsion order as presented, please say I. I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Hearing none, it is so ordered. uh on a 70 vote student discipline uh that the board upheld the expulsion order for one student discipline as presented student number 107 3233. Item 13.2 is our personal public employee appointment item on a motion by board member Fuentes and seconded
145by board member Sandaval and carried on a 70 vote. Uh the board approved the following uh 17 uh certificated staff including biology teacher uh two special education teachers, 14 teachers, seven classified coaches including cross country assistant at junior varsity flag football varsity head varsity soccer girls head varsity tennis girls pep squad assistant co-ed soccer assistant boys varsity wrestling assistant boys and nine general volunteers. Item 13.3 on a motion by board member Fuentes and seconded by board member Ibara and carried on a 70 vote. Uh the board voted to appoint Cody McKay, assistant principal at a middle school to be determined. Item 13.4 was was pulled. Item 13.5 on a motion by board member Flores Bertha Flores and seconded by board member Thoren Noa and carried on a 70 vote. Uh the board voted to appoint
146Jeffrey Curran, a principal of elementary school to be determined. And then item 13.6 was pulled. So that is the conclusion of our items and our meeting. Cool. We're journed.