CJUSD Board Meeting - March 13, 2025

001e e e well good afternoon everyone and welcome we will officially call to order this meeting of the Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education on uh today March 13 2025 already halfway through March you can believe it uh we'll begin this meeting as we do all of our meetings by starting with a roll call attendance so I will ask Miss Medina if you'll take roll call attendance of board members Mrs Flores present Mr Fuentes present Miss Dory NOA present Mrs Haro present Rara present Mr Florence is pres thank you for that um and then we'll begin with our uh actually the make announcement that we do have translation services available for those who need translation services we have Spanish language translation services and with us today we have Miss Cynthia Bueno to provide

002that assistance should anyone need it Mrs weno thank you very very much uh board president Flores good evening graas thank you Mrs Bueno uh and now I'll ask everybody if you will please stand and join us in the Pledge of Allegiance and I'm going to ask I didn't give him a heads up but I I know that Mr Antonio Castro I think is back there uh who leads our amazing wellness and mental health program so I'm going to ask him to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance today if you wouldn't mind Mr Castro Al to the flag of the United States of America and to the for it stands Nation God indivisible withy and justice for all great thank you for that Mr Castro and thank you for what you do for our students

003in the district all right our first item on the agenda item 1.3 is the adoption of the agenda we do have some recommended amendments to tonight's agenda uh and these are amendments to close session item 10.2 this is our personnel and Public Employee item uh a request by staff to add five certificated coaches which would include uh head JV football head Spring football head Varsity cross country head varsity volleyball girls and head uh excuse me and varsity football assistant boys there's a request to add one certificated regular staff and 14 classified coaches consisting of assistant Spring football head JV baseball boys uh head JV football head JV softball head varsity football junior varsity football assistant uh those are two positions Pep Squad director co-ed to track assistant Varsity cross country assistant boys and varsity football

004assistant boys three positions there and uh an addition of five volunteer coaches for baseball cheer football two positions varsity baseball and 34 volunteers inclusive of 32 regular uh volunteers and two observation classroom volunteers Dr Miranda are there any other recommended changes to the agenda those are all the additions tonight thank you um I'll entertain a motion then to uh accept the Amendments requested for tonight's agenda I'll second great I have a mo motion by board member Haro and a second by board member Fuentes to approve item 1. three with the recommended uh amendments all those in favor say I I any opposed all right any extensions hearing none it is approved unanimously this takes us to our Washington High School showcase today I believe I saw principal Tores principal Tores welcome and if you would

005please introduce us to your student leaders to give the presentation today yes good evening board president Flores board members superintendent Dr moranda and members of the audience um this is Daniel FL uh Del delos Rios a sophomore here at Washington High School during our presentation hello I just like to say good evening to board President Dan Flo is oh sorry I just like to say good evening to President Dan Flores board members superintendent Dr Frank Miranda executive cabinet cabinet and every individual individual joining us today my name is Daniel Dillis my name is Daniel Dillis re I am a 10th grader here at Washington High School I apologize I'm I'm a bit nervous but I'm here representing Washington High School and I'd like to say that our school likes to create op okay our school

006to create options and opportunities to grow mental academically and culturally every single day I just like to say we hosted a resource fair and kick and a gardening kickoff where we actually planted some grass vegetables in the back of our winner Center and for the resource Fair we actually had a couple groups that wanted to spread awareness about mental health and we actually did an annual turkey basket where I just like to say a thank you to Humble homes for turkeys and the Pumpkin Pie that they had donated to to us and the Royal Jans for the large amount of money of $200 that they have gave to us which we actually gave to the families by giving them a turkey and the pumpkin pies and some foods that we had got from the money

007which were like canned food seasoning and so forth and I myself did get a turkey and a pumpkin pie which I ate all by myself I'm [Laughter] greedy then I also like to say we did a also like to say we did an annual Santa Claus visit where Mr frentes and his daughter actually went to San doing great we just want to hold that if you hold that microphone close to you we'll be able to hear you nice and loud so that's all you're doing great okay like I said we did an annual Santa Claus visit with Mr frenes and his daughter actually went to San Salvador preschool and he went and celebrated his Christmas with the children and gave them gifts presents and just risen up the Christmas spirit he actually Don this was

008all donated by Humble homes too and we actually did do a semester one oh sorry we did a St a stamp Fair back in January 2th at a Saturday school where we had a uh we had a sports medicine booth and we went there and we went to colon high school we talked about the importance of sports the importance of injuries and how if you get an injury could really mess up your sports life like if you're trying to play sports and you want to do like want to get a scholarship but you mess but you get an injury and that injury can cause either you not playing for the whole season or you just not be able to play like on the team and which messes up the team and then it matches up

009the whole season of the football like football soccer and so forth and then we also did a semester one awards for independent studies and opportunities programs for the students who have got honorable of a of 3.0 and higher and perfect attendance and we just want to show like we care about our students and then we show that we we see the students and we just want to show the respect to the students and how we care for them and we see that they're doing and we see the work that they're putting in the progress that they're putting in and all in all it's like a great thing for the students and then we actually did do uh we celebrated Black History Month by having a guest speaker Ashley D come to our school and actually

010talk to us about her disabilities and the trouble she had went through she was actually paralyzed from the waist below but that didn't stop her from achieving her goals she actually did a weightlifting competition and got eighth place in that and she was an inspiring speaker and she really talked to us and told us the troubles it was the troubles that caused sorry the troubles the troubles that uh she had to go through of like not like not being able to walk not being able to do what she what we do in our day-to-day life but like I said that didn't stop aiing her goals she was a very inspiring speaker and all in all it was a great time and I learned a lot from her and we did a we actually have a

011community we participated in a community uh Bas Community B bance where we actually about mental awareness and and the attendance sorry and where the attendees actually participated by doing a terrarium activity which the way they went to create their own garden and we have we actually have it open we started a community closet working with the child the child of welfare and the attendance department where we have resources for the cjusd families where we practice showing empathy and giving back where we all know we have a struggle here by you know Financial issues you know if we don't have money we don't want to like we have money to buy our kids like some shoes clothing so we have this open once a month for free for the shd families where they could come get

012a pair of clothing or shoes if they want or even for yourself for the parents if they need it because we all know like I said Financial issues are just struggle for all time you know we see a lot of homeless around here it's it's bad but we like to donate out to the families and the kids if they ever need any clothes and then we actually did a cooking class back in March 4th and a gardening Harvest where we uh we're in partnership with Kel fresh and health living the San berardino County superintendent of schools and the Inland Empire resources conversation cons Conservation District where we hosted a cooking class where we PR where we prepared vegetable vegetable wraps which we had uh which we had Garden from our garden which we planted like

013vegetables like I said there is ETC thank you it was actually really good we actually had uh some sliced cheese we could put in there that melted when we created the chicken I liked it thank you and we also did a women's celebration too where we had guest speakers refreshments and activities for the women who participated in like painting they had some rice krispies there they had some orange juice that they drank and we we did it to promote women's empowerment but both individually and for themselves for the girls and we all know that spring break is coming up right so after which I'm going be sleeping in most of the time I'm just going to mention that but after spring break we're going to have actual cooking classes am men's empowerment uh independent studies

014for senior pictures a career day and a graduation and I thank you'all for listening to my presentation I am a bit nervous so I did stud a lot I'm sorry about that you did great you did fantastic yeah usually when we have the school presentations there's two or three other students so they can kind of carry the load you did it yourself so you covered a lot of ground you did an awesome job I want to ask if any of our board members have questions or comments uh for our for the Pres for our presenter yeah please misso I just want to say thank you for your presentation as uh president Flor said usually it's two to three students up there and they take turns doing the presentation and you did it all on your

015own and I know when I saw you over there you were you were getting nervous and I told you you're going to do fine and you know what you did a great job so you should be very proud of yourself for what you did and thank you for representing the Hawks thank you board member quentes again I'm GNA say you did an awesome job a great speaker always makes PE always makes people laugh so you made us laugh and you carried yourself very well so kudos to you keep doing what you're doing I'm excited what's going on with think that are happening at Washington I always get an opportunity to get out get out there even if I'm not Santa Claus I'll get out there uh to Washington and and and just participate in the

016activities and you did such a great job I'm very very proud of you you got a couple more years to go you said you were in uh 10th grade right sophomore and so you got a couple more years keep working on it keep doing it keep doing what you're doing I'm very proud of you and I know we're all proud of you here this come with my hand again thank you board mbara please thank you Dan also just want to say you did an excellent job um was this your first time in front of a a large group like this yes oh not bad not bad so uh you know you you'll get better and one of the things that I we love about our uh student Representatives is that when you bring all the

017information and all the events and everything happening at your school I mean it it they're exciting times it helps makes the school uh run more efficiently but also Mak students want to go to school all these events you know uh for the female students the cooking uh the wellness everything that you're offering is just more experience is for every student to be able to just learn from and as a representative yourself you are the one that's guiding and leading the way so continue doing what you're doing uh like uh my colleagues say you're only a sophomore I mean next time we see you you'll probably be an expert in front of us here talking and doing real well so uh congratulations and uh thank you for being here today board member Thor NOA please thank

018you so much I enjoyed listening to all the things you shared today and you shared quite a few things and it sounds like you're doing great things at school the part that gets me when I see students come up especially one like make who makes us laugh um is how excited you are about school and that's what we really want to promote and have kids have that feeling of belonging and wanting to be there and wanting to learn and you you shared so many things about what you learned and you think about that across the entire school and how much was going on at that school and building community and I'm really excited for you and thank you for that I really have appreciated hearing you tonight great job all right well and again I'll

019just Echo what my colleagues have said you did a fantastic FC job we love hearing what's going on at the school um we know you're excited for spring break my kids are excited too I think they'll be sleeping most of the time as well um parents maybe not so excited to have them home for two weeks but hey it's it's a good break for everyone so great job and we look forward to seeing you uh in the future all right and if you wouldn't mind coming up we'd love to shake your hand and say thank you test test test well this brings us to the special presentation portion of our agenda uh I am going to invite Mr from our assistant superintendent of uh Business Services to the podium but I'm going to steal a

020little bit of your thunder Mr fr only because uh I'd like to uh in part help welcome this special guest who's a longtime partner and friend not only of the district but of many of us personally um and somebody I've had the privilege of knowing for a number of years and working with that um walks the walk quite frankly and that's um that's sometimes a rarity in politics but um we have with us today a special presentation from our very own Sano County Supervisor from the fifth district uh super visor Joe Baka Jr who's with us today and I thank you supervisor for being here I know how busy you are um I just wanted to reiterate that uh your history of support for the school district for the school districts in your community um

021does not go without uh notice uh you are an educator literally a teacher who knows what it's like to be in the classroom and we have so much respect for that because your commitment to the community and to the students has um been second to none and in your role as supervisor you have continue to support us on a variety of fronts and I'm so grateful um to call you our County supervisor and to have you with us here today so I'll goe and turn it over Mr fr but again um we appreciate your partnership and look forward to great things to come so Mr fr please that's well said Mr Flores and we want to keep the Good Vibes going so I would like to introduce Mr Joe Baka Jr to to make a

022special presentation to the board today that is going to do great things with our facilities here in Colton joint UniFi so thank you sir thank you thank you honorable president for those kind words thank you MERS uh superintendent and community at large to to be here to uh look at what we're going to do to presentate uh present tonight but tonight's a special night you know Colton Joint Unified School District is a very special place in my heart for those you don't know as as Mr Flores mentioned I was an educator I started my two years of teaching in the Colton Joint Unified School District I taught at Colton Middle School I taught at Bloomington High School see good to see you again and just Don okay yeah thank you and just want to indulge

023just a personal story if you don't mind um last year I attended a adult education graduation for San Marino City Unified School District and a student comes up to me you know probably in his mid-30s he goes hey Mr Baka do you remember me and I you know you see students many years later you don't remember they look like young men young women it's hard to recognize him but the face looked familiar he goes I was your student at Colton Middle School and his name was Octavio pass and he graduated from from adult ad but to go to show that our kids from Colton are resilient he didn't give up and didn't quit and I think that's something to be commended for for the kids in our community and I want to thank the board

024for your commitment to our kids and never giving up on them and continuing to support them the presentation from the student here was tremendous uh for a sophomore I tell you at that age been terrified I would have never gotten in front of any one of you I was very shy at that age uh but just here to present and show our continued support for the Colton Joint Unified School District as of to date we've uh contributed $3.7 million from the County of San Bernardino which is probably unusual uh for a County Supervisor probably unprecedented in this County [Applause] yeah and just want to talk about you know some of the Investments we've made we made $500,000 investment for Bloomington High School baseball team specifically for the protective netting to make sure balls weren't hitting

025the residents and our kids weren't having any problems we've invested $1.8 million for the improvements at the girls and boys baseball and softball field at Bloomington High School and then we've also given $1.1 million uh for the Joe Baka Middle School to do some improvements on the athletic field uh but today we're here to make a presentation about items 6.27 on the agenda so a few months ago Dr Miranda came to me he says Joe we want to finish this project at Joe Baka middle school but we ran out of money so then I want to give him credit for his advocacy and advocating for your community uh he's doing a great job and he says you know what we're about a half million dollars short I says you know what if you come up

026with one half I'll come up with the other half and we were proud to do it it was approved by the County Board of Supervisors uh a few weeks ago and now it's on the agenda tonight uh to be approved to make sure we continue to invest in our kids you know I believe in health and wellness you know I think whether it's mental health or kids exercise and staying active in the community it's really about teaching kids an active lifestyle and I think it's inviable and as Mr Flores mentioned the teacher in me never goes away so it's great to be here and make this investment and you know earlier this week I I made a donation to the um the Colton boys baseball team actually my cousin's a coach at Colton High School

027and he's a teacher at Colton High School so it's always good to give back and Leanne who's here with me today my staff where she at Leanne she's actually a Colton high school graduate working in our office yeah Colton High graduate but uh on behalf of the County Board of supervisor just thank you for your good work we're here to support and continue support as long as we keep getting money we want to help but um we'd like to present a check bring the uh entire board down and the superintendent and staff uh to come take a photo if you don't mind and uh let's give it up for the Colton board let's give it up for them [Applause] congratulations e e yes wonderful thank you again supervisor Baka and and your staff and and

028everybody at the county for the incredible investment in our community and our kids we we are so grateful for that and uh we look forward to great things and uh of course all the ribbon cuting that we'll have for all these wonderful projects yep all right our next uh item on the agenda item 3.2 is the introduction of New Management and so I will invite Dr D to come to the podium and please uh lead us in this item good evening board president Flores board members superintendent Dr Miranda and our audience here this evening it is my honor and privilege to introduce our new information services manager Carlos Diaz [Applause] and Carlos will first start off with uh supervisor Joe Baka also created a special certificated for you to welcome you to the district as

029well so there you go thank you and Carlos joins our our management family with an extensive background in it he was a junior business analyst for restoration media he was a junior vb.net programmer for American fruits and flavors um and in his last uh several years have been as a program programmer analyst one analyst 2 and supervising uh programmer analyst for promon and UniFi School District he um he is an alumni of Mount Mount San Antonio College and graduated from the University of Rochester um he enjoys hiking uh local hikes like Mount rubido The Claremont Loop and edana Falls um he is a Bloomington Community member lives in Bloomington and my favorite fun fact here he's just got married in December so so Carlos I got to give you a little marriage uh advice right

030now there's a magical phrase that I learned early on in my marriage and it made my wife feel very loved and listened to and it's Yes dear so use that I guarantee it'll work but uh other than that I'd like to give Carlos an opportunity to address the board and introduce his family or friends who are here this evening thank you thank you thank you for the warm welcome uh members of the board uh cjusd staff and members of the public uh my name is Carlos Diaz uh I I'm really looking forward to collaborating with you all um this is uh kind of the dream I think for many people that work in education is to be able to actually serve the community you live in and so you know I thank you for the

031opportunity um and yeah this is my wife Angie she's also a counselor at Pomona unified so yeah we thank you [Applause] and one more round of applause for Carlos please and that concludes my presentation thank you thank you Dr D appreciate that all right our next item on the agenda is employee recognition this is obvious this is always a great um a great item where we get to recognize some wonderful employees and some Community Partners so I'm going to invite uh director Kathy cantes I believe she's here Dr cantes come to and then Mr eniso from our director Ino over our classified so it's a team effort good evening board president Flores board board members superintendent Dr Randa and members of the audience my name is Eric eniso I'm Director of Human Resources classified and

032I'm here to proudly present the employee recognition for the month of February I always like to um preface the award by saying that this is a Grassroots effort the people who are um coming up here today are uh recognized and nominated by the people that work with them and so they're the ones that see the outstanding um behavior and nominate them so first up I'd like to call um our classified member Edna powers from Wilson Elementary presenting um Her speech is going to be Dr quo is she here awesome I would also like to take a moment to um share with everybody what is actually given to our uh recipients so they get a trophy that is a puzzle piece it says you are an essential piece of our success you're going to get a

033uh certificate of excellence from our very own print shop and then also also um Joe Baka Jr has also given you an award to recognize your hard work so Dr qu thank you thank you I'm a little little shorter here good evening board president Flores board members superintendent Dr Miranda and members of the community it is an immense pleasure for me to have the opportunity to tell you all about Mrs Edna Powers Edna has a long trajectory of service and involvement within our district she's been with us since 2013 and since 2020 at Wilson specifically Edna works with our special education students as a special education instructional assistant Mrs power's strong worth ethic vast enthusiasm and desire to do her best are evident in everything that she does through the efficacy of Edna's work one

034can see her unequal dedication professionalism dependability responsibility and perseverance everyone on our site can attest to her excellent character as she consistently demonstrates kindness selflessness humility and generosity to everyone she Encounters in fact after the first year at Wilson we started to wonder if her last name really was Powers because she does have magic powers with students when you step onto our campus chances are you'll see Edna patiently working with a student that's having a rough day we would see her gently calming the student down and that magic that she can make happen with a child is truly remarkable flexibility is the next word that comes to mind when describing Edna as she continuously revises her schedule to accompl accomodate new students Andor changes to the service minutes of existing students she often generates her

035own materials to monitor the progress of her students in their goal areas and shares those results with them to make sure that the students know where they are in their learning throughout Edna's Journey with us she has also served on the PBIS team where she provides great insight to the team she implements the PBIS framework while going above and beyond to support any and all students that are needing a little extra love all of our students naturally gravitate towards her as they know that she genuinely cares about each and every one of them and wants them to be successful Mrs Powers is a lifelong learner and she is constantly Reinventing herself to keep up with our students needs she works closely with Mr Sergeant our RSP teacher who's also here today to support Edna and

036he always shares with us how she creates various themed token boards to m motivate individual students she engages them in Artistic Endeavors as a motivational tool and to make their time in the RSP room more enjoyable he feels so fortunate to have Edna working with our students if you could see Edna in action you'd see that her face lights up when she sees that student reaching his or her academic and behavior goals Edna we're truly blessed beyond belief to have you at Wilson you help our students shine and tonight it's your turn to shine [Applause] um thank you to the I want to say thank you to the board especially Dr qua and Wayne Sergeant um it's been a great time at Wilson and I hope I you know I'm there for a long time

037and I keep uh building new memories with these students and I've had a lot of great memories with old ones and I I just can't wait to see more smiling fa and seeing them succeed every time they've reached their goals and that's my joy every every time I see them smile and they're excited and that makes me very excited so thank you everybody and also my husband thank you for the support to come another round of applause please at this time I would like to recognize our certificated employee of the month and that is Jordan mondak and he is a a speech pathologist at Colton high school and ruol middle school and at this time I would like to invite him up and introducing him is director for PPS Rob Pearson [Applause] good evening board

038president uh Mr Flores uh me members of the board uh superintendent Dr moranda and community members I do want to preface that um Jordan was nominated by his colleagues at Colton High School in the tops program um so that's the kind of context here um he does do a lot of work in the district as well um so I'm honored to stand before you tonight to recognize an outstanding individual who's making a significant imp in the lives of our students uh Jordan mondok serves as the speech language pathologist for the adult transition opportunity program or known as Topps at Colton High School the specialized program is dedicated to supporting students with extensive needs ages 18 to 22 in just his second year with the tops program Jordan has proven to be an invaluable asset to

039our students staff and families he has quickly built strong and meaningful relationships with our students fostering a sense of trust and collaboration that is essential for their success his approach to speech therapy goes far beyond just traditional methods he actively pushes into the classroom during instructional time working working directly with students to support their communication needs in real time he also joins Community outings to help reinforce self- advocacy skills in real world situations ensuring that our students are equipped with the tools they need to navigate their daily lives with confidence one of the many qualities that uh George uh is exceptional in his ability to collaborate with teachers staff and families he brings fresh ideas and Innovative strategies to our program always striving to meet the individual needs of our students parents have expressed their

040app appreciation for his expertise thoughtful communication and dedication during IEP meetings where he consistently advocates for what is best for each student Beyond his daily interactions Jordan has gone above and beyond by developing an entire curriculum ta tailored to our students unique needs understanding that social relationships can be a challenging concept for our community he created a structured program that teaches students about different types of social relationships and we can know we know that could be tricky he um those social relationships with family friends acquaintances co-workers strangers and community helpers and how to interact with each of these folks appropriately this curriculum has been piloted in one of the top classrooms over the past month and the results have been nothing short of incredible students are actively engaging with material applying their learning in real

041world scenarios and demonstrating improved communication and social skills Jordan's work is impacting every student in the tops program even those who do not receive direct speech services his commitment to their success his Innovative mindset and his passion for empowering students with communication skills are truly commendable tonight it is welld deserved that Jordan be recognized for his hard work dedication and unwavering commitment to our students his contributions are helping our students not just succeed but thrive in their communication and social interactions Jordan exemplifies the kind of educator and specialist uh who embodies our district Vision he maintains High professionalism at all time constant is constantly engaged in Prof professional learning he's used aii to help the other speech therapists with report writing which has been tremendous and he passionately promotes Equity uh Jordan uh this is

042welld deserved and congratulations uh it's an honor to be here and to be recognized so thank you to the board and to the community members um and to the staff that I work with um actually a fun fact Daniel the student who was here he was one of my first students that I worked with four years ago at the middle school so it's just a blessing and an honor to to see them Thrive and grow um within this District I just want to shout out uh my lovely wife Alexi who's um we due she's du in a month with our first child so I I just thank uh her for her support through everything sorry little emotional but um thank uh Christina our lead SLP who's a a fearless leader um in the district who

043advocates for us and fights for our needs um and just the the support of admin from Ruth o' haris and and Colton High School and the tops teachers I'm just so grateful to work with such a supportive um District that accepts my crazy ideas out of the box therapy ideas and and runs with it um so I'm I'm extremely grateful to be here to be a part of Colton thank [Applause] you one more round of applause for [Applause] Jordan our next recognition is is our management and that is Dr Michelle scrier principal of Hupa Vista and and here to present her is Dr Haider director of Elementary good evening board president Flores board member superintendent Miranda and members of the audience it is my honor to recognize Dr Michelle Scribner as management employee of the

044month my first memory of Michelle was in a hotel lobby in San Francisco she was waiting to head to the airport with her four young daughters and they're all here looking beautiful but if you can visualize at that point I believe they were between ages of 2 and8 remember there are four of them and there was lots of luggage too and there was Michelle waiting just cool as a cucumber waiting for the Uber like it's just another day as if that wasn't impressive enough then she casually mentioned she just started as an assistant principal in a middle school and also was working on her doctorate I was in complete awe at that moment I knew anyone who could balance so many responsibilities with such composure was somebody who could handle any Challenge and Thrive Dr

045Scribner has demonstrated that same resilience dedication and leadership as the principal of parupa Vista Elementary she has worked hard to build trust and cultivate a strong supportive School culture her staff describes her as compassionate uplifting and a joy to work with she's known for going out of her way to boost morale ensuring holidays and special moments are celebrated with potluck treats and thoughtful gestures Beyond her leadership with staff Dr scrier is deeply committed to her students and families she takes time to listen support and advocate for her school Community parents frequently praise her visible presence on the campus and her unwavering dedication to Student Success as an in instructional leader Dr Scribner continuously looks for ways to strengthen teaching and learning at Hera Vista Elementary through her hard work positivity and commitment she has fostered

046a school environment where students staff and families feel valued and supporter supported congratulation Dr Scribner on this welld deserved recognition thank you Dr Haider you made me cry thanks thank you uh board president Flores uh the school board Dr Miranda and the community the community of Hera Vista who's here some of them are here today along with all of the other colleagues it's been 18 years I've been in the district and so um all of my family is here all four of my girls that have grown up they've all been born here in our district and they've grown and learned along the way with me um on our on our journey my husband's with us along with my parents um they are my biggest supporters they help me do all the crazy things I like

047doing here at work um so thank you very much I'm deeply honored um to have this recognition tonight thank you another round of applause for Dr scrier our next category is a uh Testament to the vision of our superintendent that is the community plays a big role in um the success of our school district and so for the next category it's our um Community partner um so that's going to be the Colton Women's Club come on up and presenting for them is going to be director uh Kingston uh good evening board president Flores board members superintendent Dr Miranda executive cabinet and members of the audience uh it is my pleasure to be able to speak on behalf of the Colton Women's Club and their well-deserved recognition the col Women's Club has been part of the

048Colton Community since about 1900 they're an integral part of our community and serve our Colton families they have been donating to our annual cjusd jacket Drive every year with this past 2024 donating over 15 jackets to our students every year they go above and beyond in donating to our students and participate in our annual back to- school resource fair and backpack giveaway every year they have a booth with resources for our families and anytime we call on them they are there to help with their long history and dedication to our community they've also established a scholarship program for Colton High students and are well deserved of this recognition please join me in recognizing the Colton Women's Club hello board members and and members of the public my name is Denise files and I am part

049of the Women's Club which a fun fact it's going to be celebrating its 125th uh anniversary this fall um of a I I was also a teacher um but not for this district and so of community involvement of helping children uh those that need a coat that don't have one and we've been doing it for a period of time and our members are so wonderful about bringing up going and getting it and this past time Carla who was picking up all the coats she had a van it was filled we were very happy to do that but our members have been very positive about doing this um and supporting the community and we appreciate doing that thank you very [Applause] much e one more round of applause for the Colton Women's Club board president that

050concludes our presentation wonderful thank you and again thank you uh thank you to these incredible employees and Community Partners uh this is just a a small showing of the amazing things that happen every day around this District um and we're only successful uh because of all of you that are out there working with our kids every day and you make them shine and so much happens behind the scenes but it does not go unnoticed so please keep nominating your colleagues recommending uh the amazing people that do amazing things for our kids every day we appreciate it thank you so much okay this takes us to our public comment portion of the this evening's meeting um just a reminder to all public comment speakers uh public comment is limited to 3 minutes per speaker we would

051ask that you address your public comments to the board please note that due to the brown act uh we're not able to respond or engage in a conversation regarding uh the subject matter of your comment but please know we certainly hear you and uh where appropriate we will refer you to staff to follow up if there's items that need um need that followup so uh and again of course our bylaws are listed as well so you can see the language around that but I'll go ahead and start uh this evening with a very familiar name and a familiar face I see I have Miss Chris Marin is that the Chris Marin please come yep yep absolutely principal Marin good evening everyone distinguished board members that have been on the board very long some of you

052but you're looking good you're looking good um my name is Chris Marin and I'm a retired 30-year employee of the Colton Jun Colton Joint Unified School District I taught English at terce Hills Middle School was a librarian at Bloomington middle school and Ruth Harris Middle School served proudly as Ace president for two years and moved on to AP and principal from CMS Colton Middle School from 2000 until I retired in 2014 M Mr Mitch Hy who is a 35-year employee of the Colton Joint Unified School District was my assistant principal for over 7 years neither one of us were District jumpers 5 years here 3 years here 10 years here three years no both of us this was our only district and we're very proud of that um it was a career that like many

053US of us longers like Mr hubby and myself in the district we cherish that we cherish the memories of this district and the people we've come to to know the board members the superintendents we love that and we have our memories that go way back um as a principal of Colton Middle School it was a pleasure working with Mitch Hy as my assistant principal Mr Hy was exceptional one of his major duties was discipline as all APS know he had such a wonderful style in working with students and parents with discipline issues he was always respectful to both students and parents no matter what the discipline situation might be he respects parents and they respect him he gives them dignity he has even spoken never emotional never frustrated when dealing with issues just trying to

054come up with a solution and it works I never doubted his talent and ability to deal with anyone whether it be parents student teachers the office staff rest in peace lilyia Adama and Barbara Somerville I love you and the custodi on security staff for whatever reason it was decided to assign Mr Hy to the classroom I would hope that you would look at all outlying influences and circumstances there's a military phrase called reflecting credit for 35 years Mr Hy has reflected credit on this school board with his professionalism and loyalty to his district and now it seems like he's just been simply dismissed if you care about your parents students and the way they are dealt with in disciplinary issues if you care about the fact that teachers and staff need a problem solver that

055supports the district princial Marin I apologize that is the three minutes so we do have to hold you to that but I I do appreciate that you will assign Mr to an thank you for that thank you principal Marin no it's okay it's okay we appreciate it um our next speaker is Daniel [Applause] Lopez when do I start please whenever you're ready uh good evening members of the board parents and faculty my name is Daniel and I have been a band student in the cjus district the col Jo Unified school district for seven years including the last three as a member of the Colton High School band throughout my time in this program I have I've had several band directors and I can say with complete certainty that Mr Campbell has been the best his

056impact on our band and on each of us as students has been nothing short of transformative that is why I stand before you today alongside my fellow band members to ask that you allow him to continue leading our program before Mr Campbell arrived our B was simply going through Mo Through the Motions under our previous or under our previous director we had no competitions no real field shows and little opportunity to grow when you made the the decision to hire Mr Campbell you changed that he brought structure ambition and vision our performances improved our reputation grew and the began and the band began to make a realize its full potential the decision to hire him was a step forward and now please don't let us take a step backwards now your investment in us has

057already made a huge difference the new uniforms which we are so grateful for are not just pieces of fabric theyes our identity as the Yellow Jacket regiment Mr kemell worked closely with students to design a uniform and logo that truly reflect our band our school and our community that kind of leadership and dedication cannot be easily replaced concerns have been made concerns have been raised about Mr Campbell not reading not meeting certain certain criteria but I ask how can such judgments be made without truly observing his work Mr abbit who voiced these concerns only attended one rehearsal on a day when Mr Campbell was absent due to a medical emergency How can any one fairly assess his performance without witnessing the day-to-day growth of our program furthermore when Mr Abbott met with us the band

058members to discuss our concerns Miss Mrs modev the assistant principal in charge of the V or vapa program was not even present if this decision is truly affects the future of our music department shouldn't the person overseeing the program be involved another issue raised was budget it was stated that Mr Campbell had not spent his $60,000 budget but the process of approvals and signatures makes it difficult to meet spending deadlines quickly in fact Mr Abbott implied that a deadline had been missed yet the actual deadline is still months away in June these concerns seem to be based on incompetent information and we urge you to make to take a deeper look before making decision that can negative negatively infect our program this is not an attack on Mr Abbott or anyone involved in this decision-making

059process this is defense of our director our program and our future Mr Campbell has made undeniable difference in our band and removing him now would undo years of progress we respectfully ask that you allow him to continue his work and help us reach even Heights thank you for your time and consideration thank you for that thank you Mr Lopez our next speaker is Sienna [Applause] Fernandez good evening everyone to be completely honest when I was writing the speech I didn't know how to word it because I can be very confrontational and brutally honest but Mr Campbell always told me to speak from the heart especially as a band leader I'm here today because I strongly believe our Band program needs Improvement and reelecting Mr Campbell is the best option now Colson High School holds wonderful

060Sports programs Community programs and college ready programs these help students to achieve certain goals but what about the band kids me myself I want to pursue a career in music but yet our school doesn't support and lacks the funds to support W Ensemble and marching B we have to use broken instruments a building that got flooded and damaged our old uniforms and many vandalisms from students who lack respect responsibility and integrity with all this Mr Campbell was able to lead the marching band to different competitions and high schools I didn't know existed the bus ride home was my favorite memory because it was the the moment we found out we won first place in our division in years so I don't understand with all this with all of this Triumph after covid break-ins limited funding

061it falls back on a band teacher who has been nothing but supportive and helpful I understand that maybe the board has taken an approach in hiring a director that educates on a choir class but with all due respect I am in his fourth period choir class and when I see the those students those students are loud and security has to chase them just from ditching class these are the same students who disrespect mine and others people's personal space in the classroom you might see this as a situation where it falls back on a teacher and a lack of authority but there's only so much one person can do when students do not want to engage or learn and yet I've never seen an administrator walk into that classroom to address a certain situation or Mr

062Campbell have a mentor to guide him on that furthermore the marching band has been set back to square one without Miss nicolay but with Mr Campbell he has taken us up from the ground up and has reshaped us to an advanced modern Colton Yellow Jacket regiment marching B we all hope you look back on your decision and rethink thank you thank you Mrs Fernandez our next speaker is Ashley Angelina [Applause] Gonzalez hello to the Board of Education I am a sophomore and I'll be speaking about my sisters Alex and Karina and the experience of band teachers and the program when I was younger I've seen my older sister come home talk about the competitions field trips and the overall positive view of her becoming a better player for the band which at the time was

063Miss nicolay once I've heard her experience it was now my turn now my sister's turn to join but we didn't well I didn't expect the turn of EV event her speaking about the band overall had a negative view even being told to be a better player by the previous teacher which was Mr tab tabber at the time which left her in a position of quitting to the lack of motivation in her staying in band the stress the impact brought to her scared me to join in having the same experience as her in narina once we knew a band teacher was coming and after the previous one that turned out to be Campbell everything changed finally it was my turn to experience the band Campbell has brought us into a new view of the foundation of

064the band competitions were being brought up excitement fundraisers fundraisers and even bringing a band family together I know all three experiences and three teachers were different but seeing how the previous band director didn't even seem to put as much effort to keep the band as it was before and leaving the band to be picked up again which turned out to be a new start of the band Campbell was the person we needed and I needed to a treeve the band experience of the years I have left in high school which brought memories new techniques of playing Legacy of winning two wins for competitions and new uniforms Campbell was bringing back a ban experience in the different you in a different view which I'm really grateful for thank you for your time thank you Miss Gonzalez

065our next speaker is Christina Cabrera board president and board members my name is Christina Cabrera and I'm a speech language pathologist for our district on February 28th I emailed the board with serious concerns regarding our speech Department conference attendees being required to cover their own hotel costs at that time I remained hopeful that with the two and a half weeks before the conference a resolution could be reached first I want to thank the board members who reached out and acknowledged that this situation is unacceptable your recognition this of this issue is greatly appreciated however I wish I were standing here today to Express gratitude that the district resolved this issue and covered the necessary costs unfortunately that just isn't the case I left the conference this afternoon and drove here to update you on this

066ongoing failure we have 19 dedicated speech language Pathologists and speech language pathology assistants who were put in an impossible position either personally front the cost of their $1,300 hotel stay reduce the number of days they would stay in the hotel or commute back and forth daily as a result some of our professionals are now driving two hours each way turning a 10-hour conference day 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. into a grueling 14-hour day I had the opportunity to meet with individuals who should have had the ability to resolve this issue however in one of those meetings the conversation seemed to focus focus more on the steps I had taken rather than on resolving the issue itself another conversation concluded with an acknowledgement that while this situation may not be fixed in time for this conference

067steps would be taken to prevent this from happening in the future while I appreciate future Solutions let me be clear this is not the first time conference payment issues have occurred I have personally experienced Hotel payments not being processed in the past the only difference now is that my colleagues the very professionals I work with are now experiencing it too it's also important that I share with you that not one apology was issued to these conference attendees that is just unacceptable board members I strongly urge you to ask the necessary questions particularly those concerning accountability and equity the dedicated Professionals in our speech Department hold themselves to the highest standards to provide ethical meaningful and impactful speech and language services to the students and families of this District they deserve more respect than what they

068received in this situation thank you for your time thank you Mrs Cab we appreciate that and uh it is my understanding superintendent this is an ongoing uh conversation we'll be looking at and work working with uh our staff as well as their labor Representatives so thank you our next speaker um is Samantha [Applause] sandal um good afternoon board members uh I am Smith sandal and I'm a freshman at Colton High School uh I'm in wi Ensemble as well as marching band and this is my fifth year in band since I started back in fifth grade right now I speaking on behalf of the band and I will try to sum up our experience with Mr Campbell or at the very least my experience with him and share it with you all today uh Mr Campbell's

069directing has by far been one of the driving factors that had made my f my freshman near less stressful he is the most understanding and empathetic teacher that I have ever had and because he works with people's schedules and understands that many of his students have other things going on and they can't prioritize band um with these students he still makes sure that they can participate as much as they can so that they can have they can also have a positive experience in band besides his amazing and understanding nature I believe he is an incredible band director Mr kemell has worked at I believe four schools he was in drum cores for a couple years um he's been banned for a majority of his life and that shines through in his teaching the way in

070which he Artic articulates his points and explains musical Concepts is all very digestible and understandable I have learned the most the school year and have grown the most as a musician more than any other and this is because of his excellent excellent strategies um and his experience that makes learning music very engaging and fun after after I leave his class I leave wanting to learn more to better myself and to advance further that is what makes him such a good great teacher and makes him stand out from others teachers to conclude the band and I hope that you can reconsider your uh decision thank you for listening thank you Miss anal just a note for the board if I may um we do have typically there is a 15minute limit per subject uh rules built

071into the board bylaws however we can certainly wave that we only have one more speaker card and given the students are here i' uh would like to ask if there's a consensus to allow them to speak yes all right we'll continue good we'll extend that uh our next speaker is Adrien [Applause] quas hello good evening my name is Adrian quas um and um today I will be speaking on behalf of the reconsideration for Mr Campbell to stay in you know the music program for the golden High School Mr Campbell has been a major role model in the musical industry for me he's not only played the role of an amazing teacher and a DED and a dedicatedly inspiring human being but he's played a role of a oh that's what it was um he's played

072a role of an inspiring human being and an amazing teacher to most and so many more of the band kids while you might have opposing views of some of you shouldn't get that attached to a teacher it's quite hard not to when all he does is make us feel welcomed and accepted as to who we are and as to who we all want to become all within the two years of knowing him questions and doubts of how can it be so easy for an instructor to bring so much trust and comfort to their students in such a short amount of time you may ask well let me give you a brief summary as to how this is possible so I'm going to be speaking on behalf of a personal matter that Mr gamble has to

073place in I don't know if anyone you know has shared an experience of coming out of the closet but the week before I did to my entire family I talked with Mr Campbell and he's helped me through the panic and he walked me through the wh ifs and doubts that I had in myself now my parents and family know me for who I am and for who I am becoming I don't think I would have been able to voice my words in the way that I did if it weren't for Mr Campbell he reassured me that even if they didn't see me and accept me for who I am and for who I want to be seen as that he would always and I mean always be there to accept me and care for me

074as he would for anyone else at the beginning of my freshman year he made a promise to USA that regardless of what would happen in life or what would H or what life would throw at us he would never give up on us and as of today he continues to keep and follow through with his word without him I don't think I I'd be where I am today if not for him I'd still be lost and struggling with not only coming out but with my voice being heard and accepted I believe so many other of our band students feel this way as well if it weren't for Mr Campbell not just I but most of the band would probably be a disaster in so many more ways than simply just musically wise so many kids

075trust him with so many issues that he's helped and deal with professionally if not for him I don't think I'd have someone I would look up to Mr Aran Campbell has been and continues to be an inspirational role model for many he takes time out it he takes time out of his day to voice our concerns and to listen to other things like stories on how our day has been which is something that in my past nine years of being in the Colton Joint Unified School District I don't think I've ever seen any other teacher do or take concern over he doesn't just care for the pay that he's getting or how to spend the funds provided appropriately for like the marching band and stuff or for when ensemble in general but he mainly cares

076about our voices being heard after our marching band competitions was were over he asked about comments questions and concerns that we had and he addressed the issues that there might have been we were all in sixth period oh my gosh I apologize I goingon to have to hold you to the three minutes as we do for all speakers but I appreciate you sharing um sharing your story and your comments truly thank you for that Adrien um that's the last absolutely uh that is the last the comment card that I have for this evening um I do just for a note to the students first of all thank you for being here uh there's no voice louder uh to us than those of our students and while we cannot as I alluded to early respond in

077the public venue to the questions and concerns that were raised um know that we hear you we hear you and we see you and we certainly appreciate um the courage that it takes to come up and and speak and to share your story so on behalf of the board I appreciate you students for for being here so thank you for that and that'll conclude public comment for for this evening okay next items on our agenda are administrative presentations for this evening and uh students you're welcome to stay if you'd like this will probably be a little on the boring side if you have to homework to do oh uh well no offense I find it very fascinating quite quite frankly but um but no students feel free if you'd like to leave that's certainly fine

078I know you have lots of homework and and things to do so we'll just give him one minute Mr from to let the students go ahead and step out sorry about that you make it exciting though right challenge accepted right that's right hey Mr from if you want to go go ahead and lead us in our second interim presentation which will be riveting I'm sure it will be I make you smile and laugh that's my goal there you go so welcome to our third update for the 2425 fiscal year I'm here to present an update on second interm the purpose of second interm is to provide the Community Partners a snapshot of the district's Current financial status actual updates for revenues and expend projections through the end of January 31st revenue and expenditure projections through

079the end of June 30th incorporate all budget revisions report actual enrollment and attendance and update our multi-year projections and cash flow projections second in term certification options there's three ways this can go I would like happy to report it's POS a positive certification is what we recommend positive certification means we will meet the financial obligation of the current and two substantial fiscal years our multi-year projections are built off of assumptions uh when the governor came out at the beginning of the year he gave us a dart board of what the years will be our current year plus two out and that's how we build our multi-year projections one piece of information I want to point out in here if you look down on fourth line for lcf Co Cola for 2526 the dartboard currently ly

080shows 2.43% but as of last month that's projected to come in a little bit lower around 2.2 we'll know in May when he releases his May Revis what the actual Cola is for the 2526 school year other things to point out on here is uh stirs employee rates locked in at 19.10% Pur rates at 27 0.5% and growing those are obligations that are out of our control and all districts are facing this next slide is very it's it paints a 10-year trend of our funded Ada back in 1415 we had a little over 22,000 funded Ada up to last year we were down to 18958 a drop of close to 900 from the previous year this is very important because Ada is what brings the dollars into our school district next slide is a pyra

081to show the percentage of where our funds come from the biggest portion of our funds is our lcff funding at almost 75% then we have our state funding at 14.4% Federal funding at 6.1 and 4.8% for local now the 6.1 that could change we don't know what's going to be going on in the United States right right now so it won't grow it could get lower so we'll know more as the year goes on in that and we'll just have to adjust when we know changes are coming from the federal go government but as of right now there isn't any that we've been informed of that are going to happen but I assume or I'm projecting there probably will be some change coming changes from first inum in our expenditures the key one there Sal

082the salary and benefits went down a little bit because we've had a decrease in vacancies after first interm we've also have staff that are on unpaid leaves that affect that as well so it came in a little bit lower a little bit around a million lower than first interm as we update our books next is our multi-year projection on the unrestricted side as you can see some key things in there if you go down to restricted contributions that keeps on growing a big chunk of that is special ad and the remainder of that is routine restricted maintenance we have to fund that at 3% of all of our expenditures because of the fact that we participate in the fact getting dollar from the state for our facilities and that so that is growing that's not

083a Colton problem that is a state of California problem special ed cost keep growing and growing and growing so you look at that you look at the top row there that's our that would be your gross check down below that restricting is the net once we take that out and we transfer that to restricted side also I want to point that the end fund balance as you can see this year on the unrestricted side 2425 75 million it's supposed to project to end that but if you go two uh two two more years down to 26 27 it's a little bit above 14.6 million about 12.5 million of that is the required 3% Reserve that we're required to maintain per state law next is the multi-year projection for Combined so we have two types of

084funds we have unrestricted and we have restrict and then we have the restricted this combines them both in that so the fund balance looks a little bit better on this end in that with a big fund balance on the restricted side at 125 for this year but as you can see it goes down to a little bit over 38 million in 2627 this slide here is probably one of the most important slides in the slide deck here the red line shows our expenses the green line shows our dollars that we bring in we need to work on bringing those lines to overlap and we're working very hard to accomplish that what's up next May 21st May Revis we'll know what governor is going to fund based on his original release a few months ago then

085June 5th we'll be up here with the lcap budget hearings and then middle of June we'll be back up here to adopt the lcap and budget questions board members uh quick one at least with respect to Ada which obviously we're seeing uh Trends across the state really across the country reductions uh in student rollment when we make our predictions on Ada do we take into account things like uh proposed or approved housing developments um we do have some projects in the district not a ton but I know in Grant Terrace for example there's a fairly large um apartment complex coming in and there's some infill housing projects in Colton and perspectively in Bloomington so is that something that we look at that's we factor in the enrollment projections but the afda since we're declining is

086a three-year average of our past current and what they project going forward but we factor that into the enrollment once again I I've stated this I will state it every time we speak here California is only one of six states that still fund based on your average daily attendance but we have to staff and prepare that they're all showing up in that so um I will say that every time I present here hopefully that will change sometime we need it to change there is the funds in the state to be able to tackle declining en Rome and if the state comes out and give school districts more P pup per pupil pupil excuse me um that could help that um but until that changes this is the this is the world we live in we

087get money based on the percentage of kids that show up in that so we're doing a good job Dr ortis and his team of getting our Ada number up um to where it needs to be but every percentage we can get that up will bring over a little bit over a million dollars to us and that so that's why it's important to uh have our students come to school not only to learn but it helps with our finances as well so so uh a 1% increase equates to roughly million doll in Revenue yeah yeah uh board member Flores please um on the slide where it shows the unrestricted revenues and expenses you said that our goal is to overlap those two um and over they need to be going in the same direction on top

088of each other so that means we're spending the money that we have and our expenses line right right now as you can see our expenses that's why our our fund balance is going down right but there's a lot of things that are out of our control like the contribution to special ed and things along the line like that declining enrollment along the way in that so we are slowly working on correcting that um but that's the most important slide here we want that red line to be on top of the green line or we'll put the green line on top of the red line but they need to be the same or that green line needs to be higher than the red red line in that this has nothing to do with the certification no

089the the certification is BAS off being able to meet our financial goals in the current year plus two so as we sit here today we are because we're above our 3% Reserve we need in all three years current and plus two years out but that third year out right now it's not that far above thank you you're welcome board member bar please I know this might be a a preempt question but because of the uncertainty of the Department of Education through the federal government and uh particularly them targeting on sped or special ed programs um coincide that with the fact that uh the state of California has never fully funded special ed and we funded you know that seems like over the years since I've been on the board a higher and higher percentage going

090along um have uh have have you or the cabinet start thinking about the wha ifs what if uh uh they eliminate the Department of Education they eliminate the uh the funding for special ed and how we're going to handle this because for me that would just divide that chart up there even more so and uh right and you know so it would make it even more impossible for for us to put those two lines together uh along with other things that you know they're talking Transportation they're talking about eliminating quite a few things and and riging on the uh Electrical uh buses and everything along with that that so uh any thought on on maybe starting that discussion with the with cabinet at this point in time or is it too early or yeah it's

091never too early we've begun to talk but it's hard to know because we don't know what they're going to take away but one of the things you brought up a very good one there's another one we have to look at is nutrition right as well too we get funding for nutrition meals from from federal government too and that so there's a lot of unknowns out there to right now to speculate so uh because everything that I've been told every Workshop they're not going to touch the schools it's not going to affect us but until it does right so I anticipate we don't know what it's going to look like of so it's really hard to I'll probably be a have more information when I have the county meeting next week uh where we'll get an

092update from Mike fine at fmat to where we're going in that direction but as of right now we can only guess but there's nothing that's come out and said it's going to be title one it's going to be here we don't know because they keep saying on the news oh they're not cutting the funding they're just cutting Staffing right but I don't I think they we're going to feel an effect where we don't know yet okay along with that uh um has has cabinets started to uh develop a plan to get the expenditures and the actual money together you know what are we going to do to try to bring that down uh uh within maybe next couple school years you know just in case we have to deal with something like you know we

093know what's going on right we talk about it every cabinet meeting that we have um and the the conversations are getting longer because of decisions and things that are going on and that everything that we're going to spend a dollar on we discuss and that is it a need or is it a want every position that becomes vacant is it a need or a want those are the decisions or those talks we need we need to have and we talk about that every Tuesday um and it's going to continue to go on right and the talks will grow because as more information comes out and we need to make decisions they happened in there so yes we are we're talking about it EC and will a plan be developed uh Dr Miranda absolutely great questions

094and points and so as great stated not only cabinet meetings look so 85% of our budget is people so if the pos position Control process that we've implemented looked at for the last three years weekly in ensuring that the resources are line and people are lyed and budgets are lyed that's a every Tuesday battle that we have and we we look at uh and so we we're we're this is every week Tuesday meeting not not only that but every uh month we have a strategic meeting when we look at uh not just new positions but also areas that need what we call alignment so absolutely yes as Craig's team is developing the budget here coming up so we are factoring the possibility when you look at the federal funding the the chances of losing Title

095One and even though we hear you know every day changes and uh president Flores can can add more because we're part of sand Debs and we're part of legislative advy group so we are we are factoring into development plan contingency plan to ensure that we have just in case something happens and we're not in a situation uh where we have to make the these massive cuts to these programs that's why it's important this is uh uh not you don't wait to make this the these uh decisions we've actually been talking about this for for over uh more than a year not specific to the federal situation because that's uh new to uh the uh new Administration in January that when those started coming in we we heard about that but in terms of the like

096of the uh position control that's been uh years in making and and our our uh you know last year we offered a Ser uh this year we're looking at other uh alignments as uh onetime buy gets uh dried up and that goes away is uh what we do with that so uh this is uh something I want to resure the board that it's a u almost at times a daily conversation uh with Greg and Brandon and the team here so uh so that that's uh that's really where we're at and again uh as he as Greg develops the budget coming up here for the board to adopt uh proposed budget we will factoring all these uh issues that are coming in not knowing what we don't know yet um and so we'll rely on May

097Reis obviously uh that's why we're very very careful of how we're uh what we're doing right now and we've also the when position control we put positions on hold where that we said we're going to wait till May Revis comes out so we know what the financial picture look looks like and and I anticipate that happening more and more too as vacant positions come up to put those on hold because once you hire them and you put them in you don't have the funding that's the wrong thing to do so we're putting things on hold till we know may Revis will give us a better picture of what the fiscal year will look like next year and that so there are certain things we put things on hold if it's not an essential need right

098now until we have more information and one of the things that you and and I've mentioned this for several years is that you know never uh do I want to see this District have to go back to 07 and what happened back then where we had to lay off people so we really really need to be wise on how we we bargain and what we need to do uh because you know employees are do count and it's so important and you know and just you know the experience that I went through uh and we went through those who were on the board pth at the time uh was not something we want to see our district so and you know so just I guess prepare yeah just prepare thank you for answering my question thank

099you Greg and board member iar you asked I think the the question that we're all looking and waiting to see what's going to happen um with respect to the Department of Education and federal funding so we had a long conversation at Sand ABS I'll I'll kind of boil it down to the 302nd version but um essentially what we're looking at at Federal levels is really three questions that are really uh before Congress and the administration number one the question of whether or not we keep the Department of Education at a federal level or or dismantle it so whether you believe it's needed or not necessary important uh the second question is is okay you may get rid of the department but the funding can remain and then be sent to other departments so for example

100you can uh send special education funding to HHS and let um RFK Jr administer that in his Department uh so you would you would take these funding streams and and hand them off to other other departments the challenge with that is those folks aren't necessarily in the business of education and so them actually understanding what special education funding is and why it's important or whether it's pel grants or uh financial aid to low-income students that are going to college uh the third point and wrestling uh right now before Congress is you have appropriated funds already uh the Congress has said spend this money get it down to the to the states and to the schools uh and there's some question as to whether the administration is trying to put a hold on that so that

101all being said I think the consensus reach Dr Miranda was uh and I had pushed for sand dabs since it represents the entire county is to prepare a letter to draft a letter that we will send to our entire Congressional Delegation representing all Sano County school districts saying please protect the funding not necessarily saying we have to keep the Department of Education because I think that one's probably there's some maybe debate about that but where there was a strong consensus is the funding has to remain U and so that'll be coming at next month's agenda for adoption and what we can do is bring it back here uh we can adopt it as a district as well you know get it to our members of Congress because that's going to be uh our best bet

102I'm not a fan of sitting in my hands waiting to see what's happen we've got to put pressure on our members to represent us and fight for kids and our district so there was a consensus and the beautiful thing is you know we have a diverse uh County there are folks who are talking with uh Congressman obti on the Republican side there's those of us who have reached out to Congressman agular Congressman Torres who represent our district and this is really a bipartisan effort which is which is great to see so now special ed funding is is very low from federal government anyways right so I pulled back this slide again here on the restricted contribution if the federal government funded it fully or gave more money that number in the red would be a

103much lower and part of the problem that number is in the red so big is because the federal government gives us very little amount of money for special ed um and it's on the districts to do it as well so that's part of the reason that that problem there the biggest tackle would be Title One money TI is it was is going to be the huge piece there and we are a title one District right so we receive a lot of Title One money and there's and there's all the school sites have their sipsas and Title One money is spent there so if that's cut that's going to be a bigger hit in my opinion then special ed because they don't even fund it accurately now it's just it's poorly funded from federal level in

104that but while it may not be a large number in the grand scheme of our budget Mr prom it still helps that's that's a position yep that's a service that somebody's getting there a student need so there is an impact even if it's one student there's an impact to somebody somebody's life absolutely um but yeah I I'm excited that um we'll be able to Advocate uh to the members of Congress and we'll see ultimately what what happens oh thank you for that information totally appreciate it you know you know one of the major concerns that I have too is the free lunches and breakfasts because that's on the chopping block too so you know the more we Advocate the more we get the word out you know we try to see what we can do

105to predict and there is there are there are talks I'm not mistaken Mr from about getting rid of the universal uh C program which would require us to go back to getting applications from every student and not only is that cumbersome and expensive but we know we all of us have been here long enough we know what happens when a kid doesn't turn in an application and then we end up with essentially an unfunded mandate right we used to have to backfill to the tune of six figures our cafeteria fund because we had students who qualified one reason to the other we couldn't get them to turn in the application but we are going to feed those kids we not going to throw a sandwich at them and say you don't get a lunch so

106it it you're absolutely right there's a lot at stake here so y thank you Mr fr for the presentation very good thank you and I think you're still up to bat if I'm not mistaken I'm going to hand it over to my team so I have amazing J Kim and Jessica our transportation director to present our oh sorry there you go our electric bus master plan I'll turn it over to J Kim and Jessica another mandate all right an unfunded mandate another unfunded mandate thank you board members uh board president and everyone else in the the audience we appreciate you guys giving us this time to be able to present our electric School Bus master plan after such a serious topic um but I know that I have all your ears right now and I

107guess I'll be using this too all right so the big question is why schools are going to Electric um and I'll go through the the three topics that we're going to go discuss tonight uh healthier for our students drivers and community the reduced fuel operation and maintenance costs and then number three the compliance with our California school new buses must be zero emissions starting in 2035 number one our healthier kids and communities uh the wellness electric school buses improve air quality since they have zero tailpipe emissions so students no longer breathe in the fuel emissions the equity piece electric school buses can serve disadvantaged community who bear the dis disproportionate burden of onroad air pollution and improve attendance our school achievement reducing students exposure to air pollution from school buses can have a positive effect

108on students attendance and their test scores which is something we can use right now uh number two reduce the costs electric school buses are more efficient to operate compared to our CG buses that we currently have electric school buses can save School an estimated of up to 50% annually in fuel and maintenance costs byd EV buses have a 20-year lifespan which is equivalent to our CG buses that we currently have and they also provide a 12year battery warranty uh number three the compliance piece so State Bill 44 which was introduced in 2022 requires that from 2035 all newly ordered or contracted school buses must be zero emissions bus manufacturers have stopped producing CG fueled buses electric vehicles uh the EV School Bus legislation is part of the state's broader effort to transition to zero emissions

109Vehicles across all sectors to be in line with the state's commitment to fight climate change and uh this is where you can find the electric buses today these are the committed electric school buses by state so our state comes in at the top we have 3,269 committed EV EV buses New York has 793 commitments and Illinois has 672 commitments our neighboring school districts that currently have school EV school buses is LAUSD and they have 253 that they're currently running Marino Valley Unified has 46 that they have current they're currently Runing and Fontana Unified has 18 vehicles uh and how do we make this happen J Kim will explain that the awesome J cam that's what we did in practice we're here to make it happen so money makes things happen and along with that we

110um are focused on state funding so we have been preliminarily awarded 5.9 million through the zero emission school bus and infrastructure program so we've applied for 15 EV buses and EV Chargers and with that grant that the financial need from the district is n about $900,000 but along with that we're trying to stack every uh Grant and incentive that we can so we are also applying for the AQMD lower emissions ghoul bus program which is estimated at $5.4 million so we're currently in the application process and we are applying for 15 EV buses and EV Chargers that can be stacked with the zes program but we're also applying for an additional 15 buses and EV Chargers on top of that as a standalone Grand so if we're able to if we get awarded and we

111stack both of those that will be zero out of pocket and uh Mr from said you had me at zero so to get in the numbers the ZB Grant the cost of 15 EV school buses is about $5.7 million the award for the zes uh Grant is $4.7 million for the buses alone and the district out of pocket would be about $900,000 and then along with that we're able to apply for tax credits through the IRS and the net cost to the district would be about n $395,000 and on top of that uh we have been awarded uh EV infrastructure costs for um conduit and uh EV Chargers and also Transportation award funding for the transportation department for training mechanics and other equipment so the beauty of uh our situation is we are applying for

112the AQMD Grant and those put together the cost of EV buses is $5.7 million that once again the zes award is about 4.7 and if we get awarded the AQMD grant that covers 100% of the cost of the EV buses and also uh leaves us with 1.4 million for Ev infrastructure and EV Chargers along with additional funding for mechanics training and also additional supplies so that's the best case situation that we have and we're also actively working on tax credits So currently we are monetizing our CNG stations through the California low carbon fuel standard credits which uh generates approximately $85,000 annually and on top of that we are also planning to apply for the alternative fuel tax credits through the IRS which will also generate another $95,000 annually and along with this EV transition there

113are also tax benefits as well um we are we are planning to apply for the federal EV infrastructure tax uh rebate program will which will get $100,000 credit per site that we upgrade for example uh the bus yard we can also apply for the federal EV tax uh uh rebate which generates $40,000 maximum per School Bus that we purchase for the out-of-pocket expenses and as we charge these EV buses we'll be also be able to generate more uh California low carbon fuel standard credits for the EV the amount of EV charging that we do so we're definitely taking in account not only the cost of the buses and incentives but also life after in terms of the EV infrastructure the charging equipment and being able to monetize at the EV charging so the transition process

114as you know it it there's a lot of steps and we are painstakingly and making sure that we do this correctly in terms of getting input from community and school stakeholders we are engaging School Bus manufacturers to make sure that we're doing our homework and finding the bus manufacturers for our school district we're actively engaging with our electric uh utility company which is a culting utilities also on the Edison side as well we're identifying routs routes that can be easily supported by an electric school bus and we're uh Act ly assessing our bus yard for EV charging capacity and I'm diligently working to secure all the funding that we can and working with um procurement in terms of the best way to uh procure buses and install EV Chargers and we're working with the transportation

115department to have a plan to train Transportation staff and drivers for the EV operations so in terms of the four-year funding plan so there's a federal funding State funding and also local funding so as you can see uh We've pre we have a preliminary award for the zes grant and so we'll be bringing to the board next month an agreement to so we can get that approved and execute that agreement and we're also planning on INF EV infrastructure development and then we'll be able to process a purchase order for 15 uh electric school buses and along with that if we awarded the AQMD Grant um we're currently uh in the application process uh we will receive a notice of award in July and at that time we can also um stack that Grant with the

116zby grant for 15 buses and also receive funding for 15 additional buses and EV Chargers as a standalone Grant and looking at looking forward to the next few years as buses are delivered we will receive Grant payment and we will be able to pay our bus manufacturers and then as a as a part of of these Grant programs um essentially we need to scrap an older a CNG bus we still have two diesel buses that are on the blocks to be replaced with EV school buses so essentially it's a Cash for Clunkers program so as these uh buses we have many buses that are over 20 years and at the end of useful life it's a perfect opportunity to um leverage funding to make that transition and in terms of the operational four-year transition plan

117we're focused on planning and uh procurement facility and sight assessment operation Fleet and infrastructure plans once again aggressively working on funding and grant writing and procurement and act we're in the process of doing charging infrastructure uh coordinating with our utility provider and making sure that we understand what upgrades need to be made at the busard and also um investigating all charger installation and commissioning processes and as we do that uh will be focusing with the transportation department in terms of driver and mechanic training and deployment and scaling as we uh receive these new buses we need to understand how are they working is the training being provided and understanding if uh the utilization and effectiveness of EV buses and we will also use that as an opportunity for community outreach and sharing of Lessons Learned

118and also use that as a pilot program to scale our strategy so by 202 our our goal is to have 30 EV buses out of 73 buses deployed with 30 EV Chargers installed and and lastly in terms of EV bus transition there's a lot of considerations uh transitioning to this new technology number one there can be high upfront costs the cost to upgrade infrastructure also number three um charging infrastructure and grid capacity and there's also things that we need to consider such as what do we do when there's a power outage and also there's H with electric vehicles range and performance concerns and also weather sensitivity when it's too hot and too cold also maintenance and training is very important and also getting an understanding of the Battery Technology in terms of how long will

119these batteries last and what do we do if we they need to be replaced also funding and financing is a key element as well as making sure that the technology of this of these new buses integrate with existing systems in terms of uh what the transportation department already uses and is already familiar with so that said um we're um talking to other school districts in terms of Lessons Learned and definitely working forward to make sure that we're well positioned especially on the funding side I think we're off to a great start with our ZB Grant which is a approximately $5.9 million so with that um we're want to open up to questions and comments thank you appreciate the presentation so I'll go ahead and ask if there are any questions or comments from board members

120okay board member har please okay so all so new I mean it is and it isn't um does our current bus yard have the capacity for all of these new buses and uh is the area also have the capacity for the charging and all of that yeah so we had a conference called with the colting utilities today and with our electrical contractor and so our plan is um to we have capacity at the current bus yard for these new 15 buses and if we want to continue to expand in terms of more EV Chargers uh we're planning to connect to the Colton High School side in terms of Colton High School has a lot more capacity for Ev infrastructure so we have a couple options our our phase one is with the 50 first 15

121buses to uh install more EV chargers at the current bus yard that has a separate electrical meter and as a second phase as we get more awards for 15 another 15 buses we will connect those EV Chargers to Colton High School because they have much larger um electrical um utility service and my next question is you looted to uh what is the capacity the mileage on these buses uh currently the technology has improved drastically so um right now it's approximately 100 miles per charge on a for example a byd type a bus we had the buses come out this week for testing and demonstration so we're looking at uh 100 to 150 miles in terms of uh range for on one charge and the type of um charges that we're planning to do is uh

122DC fast charging so uh after the morning route buses can come back to the yard and top off with a midday charge as well but even on a on a full overnight charge um the minimum rage is about 100 miles miles okay so how would this how are these buses going to work for after school activities where they have to drive whatever the football team and you know not so much like during um the regular season but like pre the playoffs and they go to port wiimi and they go all over the place how's that going to work I'm just curious yeah so we most likely would not be using the EV buses for those types of trips at this time we would use the EV buses for our local uh home to school activity

123we would continue to use our CG vehicles for the longer trips this the questions because I think I see people with Teslas and says oh it goes 300 miles I go like can't even go to Vegas on a full full charge you know something how are these buses going to work so okay thank you there other questions remember fent this yeah uh Pat kind of as answered the question so it's about 100 miles and we're talking 100 miles with AC going and how many kids can fit in one of these buses types of styles that we have selected for the very first grant we have uh nine type A buses and six type c buses so the type A buses will hold about 24 passengers and then our type-c buses will hold about 39 passengers

124so they're not you know very big buses to be with I'm thinking that we'll probably use utilize them for our special needs transportations for that was my next question for the special needs will they have the capacity for Wheelchairs and all of that the lifts and all that yes both sides will meet the wheelchair accommodations they will be ambulatory non ulatory sorry well my comment was I want to commend you for your your presentation today uh zero cost like I said you had me at zero too so uh that was really good I I just that before yeah yeah it's it's just amazing the work that you've been putting into this I know that this has to happen in 20 20 30 35 35 so we got a little bit of time but like I

125think I was talking to somebody earlier 10 years man boom we're going to we're going to be doing this another question and I know this is future but for those activities that we have to go farther out when we are 100% EV would have we looked at that have we thought about that in any way so uh we had a great example with the byd buses um they are also open to the electrified America Network which is all over Southern California and Nationwide so um buses can be charged not only in our busard and with other neighboring schools but they can be on the public networks as well so so that's good so let's say we have uh one right here at Walmart at on Mount Vernon they have a DC fast charging so with

126with the school bus you got to be their first thing in the morning but um that said it's open to the public network as well he us well thank you very much uh it's a great presentation love it that it's not going to cost us anything at the beginning and uh continue doing what you're doing you're doing a great job and uh again you had me at zero yeah other other comments questions see board member Flores um yeah you you mentioned that the buses can uh fit um what 35 the U students right now our buses can fit like 70 right there's large buses so that's does that mean we're going to need two buses to to be you know no not necessarily uh right now pertaining to our special needs students we don't go

127to full capacity when it comes to our special need students so it will be perfectly fine for the amount of students that we transport right now currently for our special needs okay and then um I had a question regarding the um the the the grant you said the in July you mentioned is that when it would be announced yes yes for the AQMD Grant will get notice of award in July but the zes grant we have a preliminary award and we're waiting for the agreement we'll bring that to the board next month so the $5.9 million that's logged in yeah thank you and one last question um so right now if we wanted to buy a brand a bus uh they stopped manufacturing the fuel buses so we we don't even have that choice right

128we just right it's not even an option anymore they are no longer uh making CG vles okay all right thank you sure how how about how would what uh training look like for our bus drivers so right now we currently do proficiencies and they would look very similar to the vehicles that we do current proficiencies on the only difference is the uh the electric vehicle that's the only difference all of the gauges are pretty much the same um where they do their stop AR not stop arm but their the functions that we need in order to transport our students with our red lights everything else is on the on the bus the same um the driver seat moves the same the steering wheel moves the same the only difference is it's electric versus CG yeah

129and I can speak that I actually test drove one a few years ago I got peer pressured into it uh at ly at Lynnwood we had one in the parking lot and one of our board members she drove it and then they're like Mr from you got to drive it and it was like driving a golf cart it was like no Grant I wasn't on the freeway or the street but it was like oh my it was it they drive they're very easy to drive if I could do it does it drive by itself hey hey hey the Union's here I got pressure like the board she did she didn't hear me yeah board member uh Thor NOA please I might have miss this I don't think I did but um okay it can go

130100 miles is that with the full 19 or however many kids are were and air conditioning so that I know that's been a big issue for parents and regular buses that something that's included automatically I mean yes so the on um kind of the boilerplate it's about it says 125 miles but with AC with kids and everything going um conservatively it's 100 miles and you said that they may have to stop at a charging station what how much time does it take to charge a bus will kids be on it during that charge time no it'll always be in the morning correct so in terms of a daily operations so the charging will happen overnight so in terms of the Chargers that we're planning on so overnight about 6 and a half hours will give

131it 100% charge if buses need to top off on the DC fast charger it'll take three and a half hours for uh 0o to 100% charge but with 100 range 100 mile range that should be enough for a full morning and afternoon route um Jessica I think um the average longer route is about 40 mil so if you do morning and afternoon that's about 80 miles so yeah that's that's correct in in most cases we won't necessarily utilize these buses for the 40 miles we'll probably most likely use the ones that we drive 23 miles in the morning and then another 30 miles in the afternoon so we'll never expect someone to be charging with children on the bus absolutely not no but we do have to for CG that's not a quick fill up

132because those are plugged in overnight to fil talk a little bit about how long it takes to fill up a CG bus right so in order for our CG vehicles to be topped off we do have to leave them plugged in overnight there there's no way for us to fill up within three- hour period uh other comments or questions okay sure for first of all I'll start off with a comment uh enjoyed your presentation very informative it's always nice to see how we're going to do something and you know where the funding's going to come so I just want to say kudos to both of you uh for that and uh we'll just keep our fingers crossed that we continue getting grants to help move this project along uh my question was that uh just

133thinking about the numbers that each of the two different buses can carry what's the average number number of students regular aded that a bus will hold uh on a daily basis on a average route okay on our buses we do maximize almost to capacity so we will transport an for an elementary school for instance maybe between 60 and 70 passengers um and then for high school we'll do maybe about 50 students just because they're a little bit bigger okay um are there going to be eventually if you know buses that can accommodate those type of sizes that we can go after yeah so right now we have not done the a type D bus but there is a type D bus available that is equivalent to our transit buses and they can hold up to

134I think 74 passengers or 84 passengers I'm not exactly sure but I can get that information for You So eventually we're going to have to take a look at those particular buses as well absolutely yeah we plan in the event that we do receive the AQMD Grant those will be the next election will go for the type D buses and and just uh one more question because I know Omnitrans when they they uh purchase their buses the the long gated buses they got them from Canada and at a million dollars a piece because I knew the guy who who did that purchase um where we going to get our buses are they coming from United States are they coming from Jay could speak more to it but we actually were able to go visit the

135plant the byd plant and they are located in Lancaster I believe uh and everything is manufactured and completed the entire project from start to finish then we went over maybe about another 10 miles away and that's where they actually built the batteries as well so everything was built here locally in the state of California yeah that is nice blue bird uh they're another main manufacturer they're based out of Georgia also USA build well thank you for answering my questions yes board member Thor question not electric question but all buses are coming now with seat bels or not yes yes they are all coming with seat bels for they I want to say that in 2023 maybe the Mandate had um come so all of our new buses come that's what I thought thank you well

136you I think you've heard most of the questions that we have I'm going to ask can we go back one slide to the slide just before this one if you'll indulge me so this is the slide that I think is probably the most important slide in the entire presentation because these are the challenges that are before us and and I appreciate the presentation it was well done I'm a little less optimistic I'll be honest with you because I have had the opportunity to hear District officials AC across the state um at various conferences talk about this they've already implemented these uh electric buses in theory it's great for all the reasons you pointed out environmentally um the you know impact of the environment pollution zero uh zero emissions uh and even cost right no fuel

137in theory um it's just the it's the practicality of it right it's when these things are implemented the ranges that are being estimated by the manufacturers are not real that's the first thing that they're telling us and once you load a bus with kids and you're going up and down the hills and you're have the air condition going or the Heat Going the mileage drops substantially the range drops substantially um uh I am obviously concerned about our drivers being comfortable with them but more so our mechanics uh we fix a lot of our buses you know in house and we have great staff that do that the transition when we went from diesel to CG is not such a giant leap these are combustion engines the principles are still the same an electric motor is

138nothing like a combustion engine and so we're talking about a complete retraining of our of our staff at least some of them uh if not all of them maybe they all have to be trained on how to how to fix these buses and inevitably there's things that we can't do in house we've got to send that outside to outside vendors to fix are there vendors in the community there stories in more rural areas where you have to drive the bus ironically on the back of a diesel truck a 100 miles to find the nearest uh shop that can actually work on these that are certified to work on these so again I'm laying these out just as challenges I'm sure you're well aware of it um these are things that we're going to have to

139figure out and work through because the technology while it's come a long way anybody that drives a hybrid or drives an electric vehicle today will tell you and I used to have a hybrid we had a Prius for years that battery doesn't quite last as long as it's advertised and what happens when you can only hold half a charge what happens in 10 years if the battery doesn't hold the charge at all and the cost to re uh to install install new battery so anyway um what I appreciate obviously we have to do this there's no question it is a a legislative mandate although again there's talks about trying to ask the legislature for some leeway here perhaps a mixed Fleet because CG and electric probably would be great for us to some extent but

140I'd like to see um us take this slow and methodical and very strategic because we don't want to put ourselves in a situation where um we find ourselves with buses not working not operating not able to deliver you know our kids to school in time Etc uh Dr Miranda so I You' you've heard my Spiel on this and um I'm going to continue to advocate for hopefully some uh reasonable in in keeping some of our Fleet because those buses are tried and true the CG are reliable they're tried and true I mean they just go right it's like that 98 Toyota that just goes and goes and goes right so we're going to need those on those long trips that we do take kids um and uh so anyway um if there are any other

141questions or comments y I thought it one more sure please sorry um just one more question um you know recently we had the winds and I know a lot of community members were power was out power was out in Bloomington it was out in Gran Terrace for days how is power outage is going to affect charging these V these buses and then because they you know they're going to be transferring kids to school kids won't be able to get to school so just curious great question um so in terms of power outages that are planned um for the safety that's on the Edison side so our school bus is on the utilities that utility does not sh off power for wind events I know sometimes there are you know unexpected power outages um we're also

142planning to um deploy EV Chargers on the Edison side so we received a a grant for uh five five sites with $40,000 from the Edison side so we'll be starting to deploy um level two chargers at our sites that are Edison and so in terms of um a diversity of utility uh companies that actually helps us where sometimes Edison will shut off power due to wind and safety then we can you know obviously that doesn't affect the busard but for whatever reason if um colon utilities has an outage we can take those buses and to our Edison side in terms of uh the Chargers so um in April next month we'll be installing our first level two chargers at Grand Terrace Elementary at the new TK parking lot so um our our plan to have

143a um a network of EV Chargers within the district that buses can charge at at any time those buses no there they'll be for level two in the parking lots open to public and staff but definitely well you know when needed we can make that a emergency priority M Flor has one more question hopefully yeah um where does California um on the ranking as far as taking the lead on these buses uh or what state is right now taking the lead yes I believe uh California's number one in California New York and uh Illinois top three okay thank you want to make sure we stay number one all right we appreciate that thank you again for the presentation I'm sure we'll be hearing more as we uh move things along right okay right awesome thank

144you so much appreciate it yeah right okay just one moment apologize for that my computer went to sleep on me all right this takes us to our action session items uh for uh for this evening we do have items 6.1 through 6.37 we do have one item that we'll have to pull for separate consider ation uh and that is item 6.3 um we do not need to pull 6.2 Miss uh santal is not here so it'll just be 6.3 and I'll ask if there are any other items that board members wish to pull for separate Vote or consideration all right hearing none okay so at this time I'll entertain a motion to approve items 6.1 through item 6.37 with the exception of items 6.3 I'll move great got a motion for board member Fuentes a

145second Bo from board member Haro um any comments or questions hearing none all those in favor say I I any opposed any extensions hearing none is so ordered all right item 6.3 is there a motion to approve item 6.3 I'll move second have a motion by board member FES a second by board member Haro any questions or comments he none I'll call for the vote all those in favor say I I any opposed any abstentions one abstention all right it is so ordered with one exstension for board member thorine oo excellent all right this takes us to administrative reports and I'll just ask if there are any questions with respect to items 7.1 or 7.2 are approved dispersements or Williams settlement uh visit report no questions for staff okay uh we do not have a

146facility update today so that takes us to our Ace update presid all right thank you cssea I don't believe no comment all right no no report today Mac no presentation Ro o yeah Sor all right I just have a few things I want to share some exciting things uh for Colton and R together with Roop um first of all we have um our evening of Excellence coming up in May and every year they do uh a contest between the high schools uh to um design the cover and this year it was designed by a Virtual Enterprise one student at Bloomington High School who designed it and uh they went to the school and presented him with his award uh a copy of it frame uh of his cover and it was framed and $100 check

147so so congratulations to our student from Bloomington High School and um I want to share some exciting stuff about um some of the things our kids are doing we had 16 Colton High School CNA students have their pinning ceremony on February 27th so that's very exciting we have um Steven Dominguez who who was a teacher over at Gran Terrace High School in graphic design he presented a student Workshop to a full house uh at the educating for careers conference and it was very well received that they invited him to come back and present it again next year um we have our uh gths our explorers they're working together with a culton uh police and I mean fire department their EMR program participated this time with the Riverside fire Explorer muster held at the Ben Clark

148Training Center and then we have two Stu two Bloomington High School students from Miss gourlay's class they are from the class of 2018 one is now employed as a San Bernardino sheriff and the other is employed with the California Highway Patrol and uh we have some students who who were uh hired recently from CHS automotive and um I wanted to share that with everyone and then um we have uh I think that's everything that's everything so I wanted to you share all that good things happening at cow any other updates and um uh I'll chime in uh they did uh do their biannual re uh review which they highlight highlighted uh Bloomington High School and their veterinarian assistant program and uh it's really interesting because all their their courses are articulated with either Valley College

149uh Crafton Hills or chaffy and uh their their attendance of student attendance is is is good and the completers are really good and uh what they did was they highlighted uh the job projections uh for the veterinarian assistant uh and um they also highlighted uh median hour earnings and as well as Partnerships we continue to have Partnerships with the San burito County Animal Shelter so um very successful program they do have a a veterinarian assistant one and a veterinarian assistant to it's a it's uh University of California AG uh accepted science intergrated science course so they can move through that they also uh highlighted con High School uh computer mapping with GIS and uh what was nice is uh they talk about the money that's spent on these programs and of course the money is

150uh coincides with with the col Joint Unified School District and what uh KRA puts into it but uh they do offer computer mapping one and two and it is uh you see uh approved history and social science and uh they can actually go into RCC or Sano Valley College because they also have continued classes there one of the things that uh they were talking about the articulation which I found real interesting because I used to do the articulation for Sano City Unified School District is the fact that uh uh chaffy and Crafton Hills seems to be very pleased with uh uh con Joint Unified School District and have no problems articulating these classes but Sano Valley College for some reason uh have to be convinced that uh our district can meet the JC requirements and

151and I still always see Tina in those and yeah she's shaking her head yeah and uh and so they're having some difficulties with Sano Valley College as far as them articulating some of our courses and they mentioned that because I noticed that in some of the offerings we have in our district uh s Valley College was not in there so they highlighted a few things change of uh leadership uh um was one of them and uh but they said that you know they're hoping to maybe uh continue to work close with Valley College so that they can get back on board I remember we used to have the meetings at Valley College and then we used to be able to meet with the individual in uh professors of each of these different disciplines uhhuh you

152don't come see the CL and and and that's what they need to do yeah we talked about that as well and then the other one um that they also highlighted was uh Slover Mountain they're very proud of the the slob Mountain um course which is the child uh uh development and careers in child development and they're just hoping to continue to grow that they do have uh Child Development one and 2 uh it's UC approved at history and social sciences and U it is uh also offered at RCC Sano Valley College and Crafton Hills and then they just outline everything so it's something that they do uh every other year and they choose uh a samples of what they offer throughout the three districts uh Colton Redland and Yuka and those are the ones they

153highlighted uh yesterday so I just wanted to bring that to our to your attention thank you thank you yeah thank you board memar um and if I'm not mistaken don't we send more students to Valley College than any other school district around okay all right just checking okay um Dr Miranda your superintendent communicate please yes uh thank you uh board president gion everybody uh got some uh any good uh things I want to share this evening on my community I want to start off first with uh just this uh great uh honor that was bestowed upon a gr teror high school student uh she was uh given uh the prestigious prestigious uh NGC scholarship so really honestly it's with immense Pride that I announced that uh gr ter High School's very own Alexa Gonzalez has

154been selected by the US Marines as a recipient of incredible scholarship value at $108,000 uh yeah incredible this is a super highly competitive uh scholarship to receive uh Alexa just stood out among numerous talented applicants from across uh the United States Hawaii just everywhere and and she her hard work dedication leadership have truly set her apart uh so looking ahead Alexa plans to uh receive a bachelor's degree I just thinking of uh either lyola University San Diego State UC San Diego uh she has some options uh and so uh and then uh at some point she's going to become a sergeant with the Marine Corps uh so yesterday we were at this incredible event I know uh several board members and Bertha was there miss Flores was there uh to celebrate this a achievement with

155the family and it was a surprise uh to the family so to see their their faces Dr pet was there too uh and it just incredible honor very emotional uh so she's going to be honored uh at the senior Awards night so we just want to on behalf of the Board of Education and behalf of executive cabinet uh entire cgsd family we want to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Alexa Gonzalez we're super incredibly proud of her and we know that she will continue to make us uh proud and a make a profound impact in everything she does with this uh just incredible uh scholarship did I say $180,000 and I think she gets another 20 so total 200,000 yeah yeah well the the check was 180,000 but they're going to give another 20 uh on

156the side I guess right so in total you're right though it is 200,000 uh the just incredible also want to move on to uh BHS Avid revalidation as a demonstration school yeah we can give it up so great news against for Bloomington High School we're thrilled to share that Rams Avid has officially revalidated BHS as a a avid's pro program the AVID program so it's securing status as an avid demonstration school for another three years so that's great during this re their review the rims Abit team praised school's exceptional work in implemented Avid strategies campus wide most importantly they highlighted the authentic appre appreciate students have for the program and the unwavering support of BHS staff and ensuring students success the recognition is a true testimony to the passion dedication and commitment of the entire

157BHS family and Community uh in preparing students for a brigher future congratulations uh to principal Raman and her team and the Brun family uh Your Excellence continues to shine and Bre country all right I think another round of applause for VHS all right look and we are super excited for uh the culton High School culinary arts ribbon cutting it's going to be a night to remember for for everybody again just beond excited like uh everybody else is and to announce that next month we will be celebrating a major Milestone the grand ribbon cutting for CHS culinary building the date mark your calendar is Tuesday April 22nd the board you received already calendar invite for that 5:00 Colton High School culinary building obviously uh this is more than a ribbon cutting uh for sure it's a

158celebration opportunity Innovation and Student Success the evening will feature entertainment from the Colton High School band and cheer team a presentation by our uh njrc students and of course delicious Refreshments prepared by very own CT Champs program students there at Colton High following the ceremony students will lead uh some uh exclusive tours for the board and and folks that then on the new facility showcasing this cutting itch space uh it's just going to uh Elevate the Hands-On learning for experience our students and uh just special thank you to our incredible facilities team uh to and his team who have worked so hard uh dedicated to bring this to life and this Vision to life rather there's a game changer for our students for sure and we can't wait to celebrate together so please join us

159all right last last one is spring break spring break's here uh and we know because of time change right I know all of you are struggling this week come on it's been a struggle waking up uh ear early but uh students and staff we made it tomorrow right let's get around hey our teachers that work so hard staff uh they deserve the two weeks break for sure uh it's incredible what they're doing so tomorrow marks the final day of school before officially kick off Spring break we do ask that the kids come back uh right on MAR on Monday March 31st and so uh again the breaks uh the break is from March 17th through March 28th uh for students not for staff okay um so this is honestly a much needed uh time to

160rest recharge and connect uh with family and friends and uh whether you're traveling relaxing or joying time off I hope you make the most of it uh so all to all of the students uh and staff thank you for your dedication hard work and wishing you all a restful and joyful spring break uh please enjoy thank you board president thank you Dr Miranda we appreciate it all right on the board member comments and we'll begin this evening with board member Haro I want to talk about the District Band Festival that we had at Colton High School I know board member Flores was there because his child was in B and um but I want to talk about um what goes into that uh for our teachers because it's just it's much more than what you

161think um so the District Band Festival this is like the 35th annual I believe or 36th annual band festival and I'm just going to read what I wrote it says for our elementary band Education team of four teachers this meant coordinating uh nearly 500 kids from 18 schools playing two songs each but since the F Festival takes place at a Central High School in our district getting that many kids to practice means ordering five buses coordinating pickup and drop off times contacting each sit nurse to vary verify which kids need medications finding a chaperon for each site to be responsible for said medication arranging with each side's cafeteria to provide lunches for the students outside of the normal School lunchtime working with maintenance division to transport 150 music stands three bass drums to and from

162the rehearsal and personally hauling bell kits snare drums Temple blocks and various sunry other procussion toys from where they can manage it arrive they arrive early to set up all the chair chairs and stands they stay late to collapse and pack all the stands and percussion for the return trip and coordinating they also coordinate with local businesses to get donations of needed extras in this case this year it was extra baseball jerseys from the local from our 66ers they played uh a baseball theme song so they wanted to dress the part then yester then then the same Elementary Educators borrowed a district truck and hauled among other things lockers stools and mobile desks to all elementary sites so our our teachers do much more than just teach and the District Band Festival doesn't just kids

163don't just show up and start playing music there's a lot more to it and I really wanted to highlight just some of what they do to make that happen and um I know we all enjoy it the parents all enjoy it the kids the kids really enjoyed it this year Dr Haider they really loved your baseball hitting skills and um so and Miss Peterson she was our announcer so I just want to say um you know there's so much more when we look at different Productions that are put on in our district and I'm just highlighting this one what actually goes on and what our teachers do to make sure that it's a great experience for our kids so um I wanted to just share that with you the uh other thing I wanted to

164highlight is um I do like to highlight when we have um I try to highlight our students that uh uh make us proud all our students make us proud but when we hear from past students in the district and what they're doing it's really exciting we have a former student he was a graduate at Grand Terrace high school and he is going to be working now he got a job in Santa Barbara at UC Santa Barbara as the Director of government relations he's going to be working there with state policy makers on create creating legislative and budget priorities that benefit current and future UC students across the state with financial aid and academic supports and basic needs um this is um Mr you know who it is yes and so I wanted to share what

165a what amazing things um Vincent Roso is doing for from gr Terrace High School because I like to see I like when kids uh keep in touch and let me know things that are happening um so um my quote this evening uh and before I forget I want to just say thank you for everything all you do I also want to wish you a wonderful well-deserved spring break and my quote this evening is there is no greater reward than working from your heart and making a difference in the world every one of you makes a difference in the life of our students so thank you very much and have a wonderful spring break member Fuentes thank you board president just wanted to share a couple of things had the opportunity to do so we talked

166about the band Festival that was phenomenal if you've never been there you need to go just to hear all the bands from elementary middle and high school is just a make amazing to hear each and every one of those students I'm very proud of them also had the opportunity to be a panelist for the uh student Advisory board for the county superintendent another group of amazing students that came and presented to us about Wellness about uh uh opportunities that they want to do in their schools and uh just amazing uh I wasn't they had done it I think four days so the day I went was I think the third day and I didn't get an opportunity to see some of our cjusd students but I did get to see students from Montclair Ontario the

167Upland area and amazing students very very amazing they did just a great job presenting so I had the honor to be part of that also excuse me uh we had the uh wellness and health fair uh yesterday at uh Joe Baka middle school and I want to take my head off to Mary for Mary dupl for doing just an awesome job with her team I've always had the opportunity to DJ that event and be there I think the past five years I've done it and uh just to see the resources the opportunity the information that's available for our staff you know all uh medical from Dental to how to save money uh how to exercise how to get a massage there's somebody that was giving massages there too we had a a group of young

168kids that were doing some karate and then we had the band students do a performance uh uh two per two songs they they perform two songs did such an awesome job so very proud of the of the uh healthware that's always put on with our district and just to end I want to thank our law enforcement and Public Safety today is that day for them it's law law enforcement and Public Safety Day to all my brothers and sisters out there that are keeping our streets safe that are keeping our homes safe and to our cjusd director managers officers patrol please if you see them thank them because they keep our students safe they keep our building safe they keep us safe while we're at work and I just want to thank you for the hard

169work that you do every day I know it's not easy sometimes having to uh deal with hundreds of different characters I've done it and I know what it is but I still love them it doesn't matter uh who they are but I still love these kids and again thank you to our law enforcement Public Safety and to the cjusd safety thank you guys God bless you and have a great spring break enjoy it go get that favorite beverage that you like we'll see you bye-bye thank you board member FES board member Bera Flores no comment uh just happy spring break uh board member Thor NOA thank you um I was able to uh attend the senior inspiration at Grand chars High School this year and I've been there before and I tell you each time

170I go I know it's going to be a very tearful night because it really touches your heart um when you see the kids um just cele parents celebrating their graduation year with their children and it's just a wonderful family night um it's fun it's serious it's probably the best thing I've ever seen in high schools um throughout my life uh to see the impact that school really has had on the kids and to hear their future goals and what they plan to do and it's just a really wonderful time to celebrate with people in our community the very end when children they have a picture of each of the children and they write a thank you to their parents and that just touches the heart at the very deepest level and so I thank them

171for doing that and I hope that we can um try to cultivate that in all aspects of our district because I think that's probably the most memorable thing I have from my grandsons um when he was with me and I I saw that um I also was able to go only to one school this year um unfortunately due to personal issues I've not been able to get out to schools as much lately um but I got to go to read Across America I us favorite thing as a principal was when I could go and read to kids and it was just so much fun and the the young girl who um took me from the office to the kit Library it was such an important job and she did a fabulous um he took that

172so responsibly and it was just fun to be back at a school to see children who are just celebrating themselves and what they can do and the kids were wonderful and I could read to them and they laughed and we were just having so much fun and again to see children in an learning environment having fun and learning at the same time it's just there's nothing better so I thank you for that and I thank teachers for making those opportunities possible and the schools um I really think being an educator is the very best profession anyone could have I imagine everyone here feels the same way I know there are days that you wonder but it's just I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you do for our kids I

173have two children and my grandchildren who went through this district and it was amazing for them and they've done very well in their careers one of them couldn't leave Colton she's still here um but I'm very very proud of this just and I'm proud of each and one every one of you that have made it what it is so thank you and have a wonderful vacation you more than deserve it and spend time with your family and have those special moments because they don't always last all long so once they go and they fly away they still come back but it's different so truly enjoy yourself thank you uh board member iar thank you Dan um I want to begin with uh last board meeting uh csca brought a concern having to do with transportation

174to the to the board and I just want to thank uh uh the administration for getting information back I just asked I wanted to see what was the position of of our Administration relative to that issue and uh I appreciate the writeup and the information that you shared and just wanted to make sure I got back to to you since I requested that information and uh and let you know I do read them so that's the joke part okay um also want to take this opportunity to thank uh uh Miss maestas uh Cammy and uh gr Terrace High School for the wonderful day the job they did with ing's musterman uh uh let's say uh ceremony of life and they did an excellent job um it in some cases you know when uh you go

175to those type of events you see a lot of people who you hadn't seen in a while it always seems like you're you're you're catching up with a lot of people uh Chris Maron was one of them that sat behind me and you know I knew Chris Marin for for years and and worked with her when she was president of ace and Etc and uh so it's always nice to see that but the ceremony was excellent I think uh uh ingred would have been proud of of the fact that uh we as a district got together and put that together so uh frankly if you get opportunity you'll let Mrs mestas know that I personally I appreciate it and I'm sure we do H was do for the wonderful job she did there um I

176did get an opportunity to go read at Wilson and I just want to thank the staff at Wilson for uh the great reception that they gave me and my wife Susan uh you know not only did they announce us but they had the con high school cheerleaders and mascot there and they got to dance around me and and so forth so it was a little bit more than I expect when you go to read but that was pretty cool so uh just want to say that and and to the teachers and the students who did an excellent job uh of uh of uh paying attention and listening to the stories and uh if any of you know me I could really spin a story and tell a story so I I'm known for that uh

177one last uh well a couple last things one of the things I just want to bring not to is earlier today we recognized Caesar ch uh day as we approve the agenda and I just want everybody to remember the hard work that Caesar Travis put in in in uh working with the immigrants that came to our country and helping them get a better way of life and uh how important that is to our history and if you haven't heard my story about Caesar Travis I got to meet Caesar Travis when I was five years old him and my grandfather used to uh play harmonicas together on my grandfather's porch later on to find out that my grandfather led the great boycott in San berino for him so I learned that as I got older but

178uh that's why I just wanted to bring it up because I think the history of what he accomplished for many you know needs to be noted and with that uh spring break uh I think that's something we uh puts a smile on everybody's face here in every other school district and we look forward to it and I just enjoy uh you know we heard a student say well I'm going to sleep throughout the whole spring break well it's nice not to have to get up be on the clock you know take your time you know I think we we uh as we get older we cherish that a little bit more you know turn on the TV get your coffee and you don't have to worry about being somewhere right away so with that enjoy

179and thank you Dan thank you I appreciate that uh I don't have any comment or report tonight but I just want to give a quick shout out to a former member of our cjd family uh through the Colton Police Department some of you may remember officer Rich Randolph who was our longtime SRO here awesome guy who really uh sparked I'll say the the SRO 2.0 program he brought it back to life here at Colton uh Joint Unified so he left a little while back the Colton Police Department to go be the chief of police that w a college up north uh small College District but he learned a lot did a lot in fact did so well he's coming back to the El Empire and will be sworn in next week as the chief of

180police of the Fontana school police department so um they're having to swearing in so money I'll share that with Joanne to share out to to the board and anybody that'd like to attend but he's coming back and very excited to be back in the Inland Empire working with our students in our community so shout out to Rich Randolph all right uh we'll go ahead and go into close session thank you e e e we will call uh to order uh Open Session here just a couple of items uh to report out from closed session let me make sure I've got my notes here all right item 11.1 student discipline and revocation there were four student discipline items presented in Clos session is there a motion to uphold the exposion orders as presented so move I'll

181second all right have a motion by board member Thor NOA and a second by board member Fuentes all those in favor say I I any opposed any extensions uh hearing none it is so ordered um and we will uh the board just approved to uphold the expulsion orders as presented for students number 1071 1807 107 9581 10453 3369 and student number 328 excellent all right and then item 11.2 this was our Personnel Public Employee appointment discipline dismissal release item on a motion by board member Bera Flores and seconded by board member Fuentes uh the board approved uh the appointments dismissals uh and discipline release as presented on the agenda and again that was a unanimous vote with board member Bernice andal absent and that is all that we have so I will go ahead and

182adjourn this meeting everybody get home safe