FJUHSD Board Meeting 1/13/2026

001the location you are at now and is the location reasonably accessible to the public? >> Yes, it is. >> Okay. Thank you very much. Okay. Do any board members have any reason based on voice recognition or other that the person representing her is not Lauren? >> No, Lauren, we can tell it's you. >> Oh, good. I'm glad. >> Okay. Due to the teleconferencing of the meeting, all votes will be taken by roll call uh following uh Laurens first and then uh Vickiy's then Joanne and then I finally at the end and Chester Jen Jen is not uh with us this evening. So at this time I would like to ask Carl Xener to lead us in the flag salute. Place your right hand over your heart. Ready to begin. To the flag of the United

002States of America and to the republic for it stands. One nation under God indivisibley and justice for all. Thank you very much, Carl. Um, I would like to report out uh our close session actions. Uh, there were several items. Um, student expulsion deliberations and findings for number 10 and number 18, public employee discipline dismissal release co code section 54957 and confidential pupil matters and student discipline code section 45146 and also uh code section 54957 which is a superintendent evaluation. So, uh, with that, the first action item is to discuss the student expulsion deliberations and findings. And is there a motion from uh, the board member to approve um, item number 10? >> I move to approve item number 10. >> Is there a second? >> U, any discussion? All in favor, please say, "Oh, we

003need Roll call. Sorry. >> Mrs. Klatsker. >> I. >> Dr. Calhoun. >> Hi. >> Mrs. Fley. >> I. >> Mrs. Buchcci. >> I. >> Thank you very much. Uh then now item uh pupil expulsion report number 18. >> I move to approve uh number 18. >> Is there a second? It's moved by Joanne, seconded by Vicki, and we need a roll call vote, please. >> Mrs. Cler, >> I. >> Dr. Calhoun, >> I. >> Mrs. Folly, >> I. >> Mrs. Bushie, >> I. >> Okay. Next on the agenda is approval of the minutes. As was mentioned at the close session, we did remove um one item from the agenda and that was uh 12 one two I believe. >> So with that elimination uh I would look for a motion to approve the agenda. >>

004I mean to approve the minutes, excuse me. >> From last meeting. >> This is for the last meeting, correct? >> Yeah. I I move to approve the minutes from the meeting of December 9th. >> Second. >> Moved by Joan, seconded by Vicki. Ari, would you like to vote? >> I approve. >> Okay. All in favor, please say roll call. Sorry. I knew I wasn't going to be able to do this. Yeah. >> Mrs. Klatsker, >> I. >> Dr. Calhoun, >> I. >> Mrs. Fley, >> I. >> Mrs. Buchcci, >> I Okay. Uh next is the uh acknowledgement of correspondence from the board. Anyone have any correspondence to acknowledge? Okay, seeing none, we will move on. And next we get to our student board member report. Ari, we would love to hear from you. Good evening,

005Superintendent Dr. Mclofflin, President Buchcci, members of the board, and distinguished guests. I am pleased to share my January student board member report as we begin a new semester across the district. Bueno Park High School closed the semester with its first ever holiday light show, welcoming the community onto campus and showcasing student programs. The new year began with the vocal ensemble departing for their New Orleans trip and ASB releasing details for upcoming pajama jam morph dance where the prom will be revealed. Students and staff showed strong spirit during the first Thursday of the year while clubs began preparing for the open house and a large cultural event such as food fest and international night. Fullerton High School wrapped up the semester with a winter spirit week, freeh hot cocoa ch hot chocolate giveaways, and the launch

006of the new Buddy the Elf campus tradition. The school demonstrated strong school pride at the boys varsity basketball white out game against Troy and honored Mrs. Vil Alaba as December's staff member of the month. ASB also collected 700 bags during their clothing drive before transitioning smoothly into the new semester. La Hobber High School hosted a variety of holiday activities including a themed spirit week, a senior wishing wall, neighborhood Christmas caroling, and a festive student advisory council meeting. AB revealed that this year's grad night will take place at Disneyland and supported students through finals with teachers interviews and campuswide engagement. The new year brought a new year, new me spirit week. The sades theme reveal saddle up sades and a silent seven basketball victory against Korean Lutheran. Le Vista Lassier High School focused on increasing student

007involvement by hosting club rush on January 9th. ASB is preparing to host a blood drive on January 14th to encourage community service among students and staff. Ongoing collaboration with video production team continues through weekly lion roars announcement. Sonora High School supported students during finals by distributing motivational cards and treats. ASB partnered with PTA to provide a deluxe breakfast for teachers and continued supporting winter athletes, including the KM Legacy girls soccer game against Fullerton. The school is now promoting the Battle of the Blues basketball game and preparing for a superheroes versus villains themed winter assembly. Sunny Hills High School spread holiday cheer through the Joys for Toys drive, ASB Vlogmas, and Spirited Winter Spirit Week. The campus hosted a winter assembly and supported students during finals week with coffee, hot chocolate, and donuts. School spirit continued

008with a Christmas cookout held at the first basketball game of the season. Troy High School returned from winter break focused on planning class fundraisers and student giveaways. ASU is preparing for a War of the Warriors rally and actively promoting attendance at winter athletic events, especially senior nights. Planning is also underway for an upcoming pickle ball tournament to further engage the student body. Thank you. And this concludes my student board member report for the month of January. Thank you very much, Hari. Any questions or comments from the board? >> Okay, thank you so much. Uh, next we have report from the principles. >> Yeah, happy new year everybody. Excited to hear what's going on at the sites to kick off 2026. We'll start with Sunny Hills and Mr. Winrich. >> Is the microphone? >> Thank you,

009Dr. Mclofflin. Good evening and happy new year, President Buchcci and members of the board. To begin, I would like to highlight one of our outstanding Kofa students, Katherine Fernandez, who is a junior involved in both theater and choir at Sunny Hills. This past month, Katie was selected to participate in the third annual Candlelight Master Class at the Seagerstrom Center for the Arts, where she was one of six Orange County High School students who received personalized training and feedback from this year's master teacher, Hugh Jackman. It was an amazing and unique experience for her. Next, congratulations go out to our journalism adviser, CJD Asente, and our yearbook adviser, Lindseay Safe, as both of our Lancer publications, journalism, the accolade and yearbook, Helios, received finalist nominations for the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Crown Award, the highest recognition

010possible for outstanding work for a student print or digital medium uh in their overall excellence. As finalists, they will receive either a gold or silver crown award to be presented this upcoming March. They were both chosen from over 500 publications that were eligible for the judging for this 2026 competition. Lancer athletics have continued to go strong this winter. Uh this uh includes girls water polo were having another strong season with 15 wins already and boys soccer sitting at 131 and two as they both begin tough league schedules. This past weekend, varsity wrestlers Austin Mchuan, Gavin Kim, Julian Galvan, and Vincenzio Ramos all finished in the top three in their most recent tournament to help the varsity finish fifth out of 30 teams. set to be another strong athletic season for the Lancers. Finally, as Sunny

011Hills heads into the spring semester and the open enrollment season, we've been busy welcoming many prospective Lancers on campus to see our excellent academic opportunities and a wide range of engaging activities that are available to them. Specifically, we've had eighth graders from both Fistler and Parks that have come to preview our campus and hear about the many programs and opportunities that are available to them as part of the Lancer family. This also includes mini campus tours each Friday as well where I I've been able to show off the extraordinary atmosphere that we have on the hills as well. We're excited for next week's open house on Tuesday night to give prospective Lancers another glimpse into what the future holds for them as students at Sunny Hills. Thank you. And this concludes the Lancer report for

012January. >> Thank you, Mr. Winrich from Troy High School. Dr. Minster. Thank you, Dr. Mclofflin, President Bushy, and members of the board. We are so excited to be back for the spring semester. We know the rest of the year will really begin to speed up and this has been true even over the winter break as our winter sports teams have continued to compete. One highlight and not the only highlight has been our girls basketball team and their performance over the break as they have found ways to win and continue to improve as a team. Girls and boys soccer, wrestling, girls waterpull are also having nice seasons as their teams continue to gel. Today I had the opportunity to sit in a Google Meets meeting with 10 seniors in our Cambridge program and our Cambridge coordinator,

013Mr. Laban as we were invited by Cambridge to see if our students are interested in speaking at the California State University trustees meeting to be held at Cal State Long Beach in a couple weeks. One of the topics in the trustees meeting is the standardization of credit awarded for Cambridge AS and Alevel courses. If our students are willing, our students will have the opportunity to speak about their experience in Cambridge AS and Alevel courses. and it will be a wonderful opportunity to affect the Cal State University educational policies that could impact college students in the future. Last Saturday, in preparation for the 2026 27th school year, we welcomed 235 8th grade applicants to take the Troy Tech Magnet program uh exam in English comprehension, writing, and mathematics. We will give the examination again on this

014Saturday, 17th, and next Saturday the 24th. And by the time we're done with the Troy Tech testing, approximately a thousand students or so would have gone through the experience. It's not bad. They're being tested at the eighth grade level. So halfway. If uh current eighth grade students would like more information on Troy Techch, the Troy Techch IB Cambridge information night is this Thursday night in the North Gym from 5 to 5:45 p.m. followed by Troy's open house at 6 o'clock until 7:30 p.m. An open house is always fantastic and it is a wonderful showcase for our current students and a window into the future for our incoming students in the fall of 2026. So, it is a great day to be a warrior. Thank you. And this concludes my report. >> Thank you, Dr. Minister

015from L Vista Lassiier Schools, Mr. Ka Le Ponyi. Good evening, Dr. Mclofflin, uh, President Buchcci, and members of the board of trustees. We are grateful for our new marquee at La Vista Lassera High Schools, which was installed today. Uh, the previous marquee was difficult to see, and the new one can be clearly seen from the street and sidewalk. This will be one of the tools we use to communicate with our community coupled with social media and clear collaboration with um with our feeder schools um clearly educate parents, students and students about the purpose of our school on time graduation for students have fallen behind in credits transfer back to the comprehensive high school or earning a cert certificate of completion. This clarity helps reduce negative stereotypes that at times make it hard for families to

016make decisions to come to La Vista Lassier high schools. Secondly, we'd like to highlight the hard work of our steam committee. Maryanne Palencia and El Rabinera have been awarded a $15,000 STEM grant through the Beckman Steam Inspired Teacher Grant Program in partnership with the Orange County Community Foundation. These grants expand project-based hands-on steam learning experience for our students while increasing student awareness of steam careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and the arts. Third, we continue to strengthen steam opportunities through key community partners uh including the Futin Public Library and the Mukinthaler Cultural Center. Through workshops like stop motion animation, optical illusion creation, and lessons on natural selection, students experience engaging learning that extends beyond the classroom. Finally, through the leadership of our intervention specialist, Jenna Eiglacius, L Vista Lassiier High School is now an official

017school partner and food pantry with the community action partnership of Orange County. along with support from the Assistance League of Fullerton were able to provide food, hygiene products, and school supplies to families experiencing food insecurity and other hardships. Uh together, these efforts help us connect with students in meaningful ways and support them on their journey towards success. That concludes the board report for La Vista Lassier High Schools. Thank you and have a good evening. >> Thank you, Mr. Kelly Leon uh from La Hab High School. Uh Mr. Garcia. >> Thank you, Dr. Mofflin, President Bushie, and members of the board. The Highlanders have returned. We are rejuvenated and focused after a well-deserved winter break and extend our sincere new year wishes to all of you as we begin the 2026 together. As I said, we're

018well rested and only slightly reluctant uh to set our alarms again. So we are also preparing for our open house which is Thursday January 22nd where prospective students and families will explore ourmies our programs our departments and athletics. Uh this event reflects the strong family atmosphere at La Habara High School which is built on relationships, rigor and meaningful student engagement. FA FFA students began their season with an outstanding performance at the Hillside Winter Classic. Despite arriving as early as 400 a.m. on the day of the event, eight of the 11 competitors were class winners and advanced to the finals. This is an exceptional achievement on their part. We'd also like to thank our PTSA for their continued partnership and leadership in organizing grad night at Disneyland for the class of 2026, enhancing the student experience

019for all of our seniors who had desperately wanted to go to Anaheim instead of Magic Mountain or anywhere else. So, super excited for them. We're also proud of our recent recognition of Cadet Lieutenant Javier Martinez Santean. He is the recipient of the Bronze Cross of Excellence which is awarded to the top JOTC cadet among the approximately 30 Southern California units. Uh and super excited for him and our NJC program. Athletically, uh we continue to excel. Uh Coach Mazota continues almost on a banquet tour just by himself. He was named the CIF coach of the year and the state coach of the year for his uh CIF championship season uh with multiple players earning all CIF and CIF player of the year awards. Uh in boys basketball, AC Jimenez, who recently became our school scoring leader

020uh has surpassed 2,000 career points and led us to an incredible win over the eighth ranked Lutheran uh team on Friday night, which was an incredible night for all of us. And then looking ahead tomorrow, actually, we're excited to host the district's poetry slam uh event uh in our PAC. It's organized by our outstanding English teacher, Miss Lauren Vasquez. It will feature students from Troy, Fullerton, and La Habra High School and will be judged by Camille Hernandez, the poet laurette of Anaheim. Uh thank you. And this concludes my report. >> Thank you, Mr. Garcia from Fullerton High School. Mr. Caffrey. >> Thank you, Dr. Mclofflin. Good evening, President Buchcci and members of the board. The FUHS a department has five state FFA degree recipients this year and two section proficiency winners, one in swine production

021and one in nursery management. We have nine students gearing up for the state FFA conference in March and we are beginning to get animals ready for the OC fair in July. The Fullerton Union High School speech and debate team is continuing on its outstanding start to the 2526 season. 40 members and 30 active competitors, achieving remarkable competitive success. Students have earned numerous tournament champions, finalist finishes, and semi-final appearances across major tournaments and invitationals, including multiple first place finishes at the TOC, bids and humorous interpretation, dramatic interpretation, and duo interpretation. With consistent podium placements at OCSL, CSUF, John Lewis, Lacosta Canyon, and Peninsula, the team has firmly established itself as one of the region's most competitive and well-rounded programs. On Wednesday, January 14th, FUHS will host the arts tour and showcase with our performing arts students,

022leading performances, and campus tours for guests, followed by classroom visits to highlight our programs. from Thursday through Sunday, January 15th through the 18th. U Mr. Trimble will attend the California Allstate Music Conference uh in Sacramento in his role as president of the California Music Educators Association. FUHS will also be represented in the All State Honor Choirs by Zelda Preston, who will perform in the All State Honor Choir. The same weekend, Friday through Sunday, we are hosting the CEDA Festival once again on our campus. an extremely busy but meaningful honor to continue hosting this statewide event. The FUHS AC capella showcase will take place on January 29th in the Little Theater, featuring our vocal ensemble as they collaborate with industry professionals on challenging, engaging, and contemporary pop arrangements. Dance production will finish out uh the rest

023for our performing arts on February 2nd at the Clippers game. Uh this is the third year in a row that they've done that. They also will compete in the WCE uh competition on January 11th, facing facing strong competition and earning impressive re results. Both team routines place fourth in their divisions. Finally, a brief ath athletics update. Both our boys and girls wrestling teams has faced tough competition this season and continue to compete with grit and determination as they prepare for league finals and CIF individual playoffs. individual athletes have stood out, including Isabella Luna, who is ranked third in Orange County after multiple top finishes this season. Thank you. And this concludes my board report for the month of January. >> Thank you, Mr. Caffrey. From Bua Park High School, Dr. Berg. Thank you, Dr. Mclofflin,

024President Bushi, and me members of the board. Happy New Year. I hope you all had a great break. We hit the ground running at BP and I think some programs ran right through break, namely all the athletic ones that kept playing right on through. So, in athletics, our winter sports have been seeing a lot of success both in preseason and now in league, led by girls basketball, who won the Sun City tournament over break and are currently ranked in the top of Orange County and in the southern section. And with open house being tomorrow, we have a big day on campus right now. There's seven different games going on with three different sports. So, it's a busy night because all those got moved off of last of tomorrow night. Uh, in the arts, we welcomed

025back our vocal ensemble who this past week attended the New Orleans Jazz Festival. They performed, attended clinics, and of course did some amazing sightseeing over their time in Louisiana. I'm pretty jealous of their trip, but what an amazing experience for our singers. And you can catch them later next month in the upcoming musical Frozen, which I'll be highlighting more in my February report. In academics, I am so proud of the work of our staff and students and which they did this past semester. We have been analyzing the preliminary data coming out of our winter NWA benchmarks and I am proud to announce the growth over the first semester in both mathematics and English 5% and 7% respectively and that's all of our 9th through 11th graders. Our schoolwide focus on literacy is truly helping all

026students grow academically and so I'm very proud of uh their growth. And I'd like to individually recognize one student, Tram Nuin, who we celebrated right before break in her signing ceremony to UPUPEN on a QuestBridge scholarship. You can see her pick up on the marquee. Uh but not only is she going to an elite Ivy League school, but it's all paid for. It's like a $360,000 scholarship. So super impressive. And lastly, open house is tomorrow night. So we are excited to showcase what makes Point Park High School aa AAA destination high school. And of course, you're all welcome. And uh thank you. And that concludes my board report. >> Thank you, Dr. Berg. And we saved Mr. Kazarus for the last uh because pending board approval um later on this evening. Mr. Kazarus will be

027appointed as our new director of ed services starting February 2nd. So, a preliminary congratulations to you. Uh you've done great work as the leader of Sonora High School. Just so the public knows, uh Alan Whitten will be uh our director of student services, former uh principal at Sunny Hills. He'll be taking over as the interim uh while we explore uh a hiring process in the spring for replacement to start um at the end of this year or beginning of next year. So, Mr. Kazarus, your final Sonora High School report as principal. >> Thank you, Dr. Assuming the board approves you. >> Thank you. Thank you for that pending board. >> Yes, of course. Uh so, thank you for that. Uh, President Bushi, uh, members of the board, we hope everyone enjoyed a restful and rejuvenating

028holiday season and had meaningful time with to spend with family and loved ones. While the break may have felt brief, it was clearly effective. Uh, because the Raiders hit the ground running the moment we returned. Last week, last week, we proudly kicked off the district's season of open houses with Sonora hosting ours last Thursday evening. It was truly an amazing night of connection as we welcome prospective students and families to campus. We had the opportunity to share the Sonora story, highlighting how each student's four-year journey begins now and demonstrate why Sonora High School is an amazing place for all students. The energy, engagement, and excitement throughout the evening reaffirmed how special our school community truly is, and we are incredibly excited to partner with these families as they begin their Raider journey. We would also

029like to extend our sincere thanks to the board of trustees for your continued support of open house and the important work it represents. A special shout out goes to our students who once again led the evening with professionalism, pride, and enthusiasm. In particular, in particular, Ariana Machado, Jay Ngiri, Raiden Ibara, and Allison Kim served as our MC's and represented the very best of Sonora. They are outstanding ambassadors for the Raider culture and played a key role in welcoming the next generation of students, proving that leadership looks great in blue and gold. Winter athletics are also back in full swing and all of our winter sports teams are off to fantastic starts. Boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, girls water polo, and wrestling are all having strong seasons and currently find themselves in the

030hunt for league championships. It has been exciting to see our student athletes competing at a high level while representing Sonora with class and commitment. One event that Ari had mentioned previously we would like to especially highlight took place last Saturday and that was the kick cancer girls soccer event hosted in partnership with Fullerton Union High School. This was an outstanding event as both schools came together to raise funds and awareness for cancer research in collaboration with the KM Legacy Foundation. KM Legacy continues to be an incredible community partner and it was inspiring to see so many students from both schools in attendance supporting a cause that reminds us that kindness truly matters. A special thank you goes to both coaching staffs and activities directors Kelly Verden and Brook Kerr for their leadership in making this

031community event one that both schools look forward to each and every year. Finally, the class of 2026 is officially on the clock. And yes, it time is already moving faster than they think. We are full steam ahead into the final semester of the school year and could not be more excited for what lies ahead for our students, staff, and community. Thank you for your continued support. And this concludes my Raider report. >> Thank you, Mr. Kazars. Mrs. Bushi, >> uh this is the time uh when board members can make comments. Uh Lauren Klatsker, do you have any information you'd like to share with the board? >> No, I don't. >> All right. Any of my colleagues? Uh, I do have a couple things I was going to say. Um, someone uh asked me the other

032day, "How long can you keep saying happy new year?" And I I really didn't know. So, uh, I would say just welcome to 2026. I think it's going to be a really exciting year, all the things you're going to be doing the rest of the year. And uh I'm looking forward to uh the Winter Olympics which is coming up next month and to the World Cup and to the 20 250th celebration of the United States. So I'm interested to know how we might be celebrating in the United States. All right. Oh, Carl may have something about that. Good. >> Uh the other thing uh I did go to the open house at uh Sonora. It was outstanding. One down, six to go. Look forward to all of the other ones. That was out. Excellent. Um

033and um one other thing I think I said on a couple of occasions when I filled in that I cannot do the script and obviously with that and telecommunication I'm really not doing a good job. So I think I'm going to have to figure this out next time we will be better. So anyway, thank you so much. And superintendent, do you have any comments? >> Not today. >> All right. Okay, that brings us to um updates from our employee associations. I understand that Angie Senak is not here today, but I believe that Joanie Best is appeared to speak for CSEA. Welcome, Joanie. Good evening, Dr. Mclofflin, President Bushie, and members of the board. Unfortunately, as you said, Bill is out ill today, so I'm here speaking on his behalf. First of all, I want to

034say happy new year to everywhere or everyone. But >> um as of January 1st, the new CSEA executive board is as follows. President is Bill Hagar. First VP is myself, second VP is vacant. Candace Rodriguez is a secretary. um communication is Stephanie Valenuela and our treasurer is Evelyn Casillas. Installation of the officers will take place tenatively at our um February general meeting. The executive board is currently in the process of filling second VP, which we're hopeful at our meeting tomorrow night, we'll have that position filled and I can myself or Bill will report on the February meeting. Um on January 22nd, Bill Candace and myself will be attending the governor's um workshop alongside with district administration and FSTTO representatives and CSA is looking forward to the information that we're going to receive. Um I want

035to express I'll say our sincere appreciation for the district agreeing or considering and agreeing to participate in the classified school employee summer assistant program again this year. The program provides um exciting savings and opportunities for classified staff and is ma met with great enthusiasm um and appreciation by the classified staff. Um additionally, I want to thank the district for again agreeing to participate in the 29th annual PAR educator conference which will be held in March in Ontario at the convention center. Um the conference offers PAR educators and all classified staff the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and learn about current education trends networking with colleagues from across the state. It's widely recognized by classified staff and school district administrators as the premier professional development opportunity for pareducators. Information has been shared with CSEA members and

036several have already expressed interest in attending. CSEA continues to build their strong positive relationship with the district and I look forward or we look forward to um continuing that collaboration through our meetings with Dr. Mclofflin um Mr. Miller and Dr. Davis. So, thank you for your time and have a nice evening. >> Thank you, Joanie. Okay. And uh now we get to hear from our PTA people from Fullerton Council. >> Good evening, Dr. Mclofflin, President Buchcci, and members of the board. I'm Joan Cho, and I have the pleasure of serving as president of Fulton Council BTA 2526. All of our >> Get a little closer to the mic. >> I know I haven't I haven't talked in about like four in a month, so I'm laughing. I'm not I got to get my strong part

037back. Here we go. All of our high school PTA units are getting ready for our openhouse events that will be held in each of our school sites. We are ready to welcome prospective parents and students into the campuses and we're offering our support and answering questions about our experiences and we will help parents navigate the plethora of programs, activities, and sports and info they all receive that night, the different nights we have. I know that each PTAC unit is extremely proud of their school site and they would do the best to help parents and students make the right choice for their student. Fton Council PTA membership has continued to grow. We currently have 4,414 PTA members across our PTA student unit schools. And like Nim says all the time, you can still join. Remember, your

038membership and donations can help us in our in our PTAs on our campuses make a positive experience for our students high school experiences. On February 24th and 23rd, the members of our local PTA units will be traveling up to Sacramento for our annual fourth district PTA Sacramento safari event. This two-day advocacy trip on our state capital allows our local Orange County PTA members to hear from key speakers on issues that affect children, youth, and families. Learn about the inner workings of state government. advocate directly to our state legislators and about issues that are important to us here at Fullerton and the OC and the network with other PTA advocates. As a reminder to our high school PTSA member seniors that our Fulton Council PTA scholarship is ready to accept applications. The scholarships are available to

039graduating seniors of Bueno Park, Fitton, Sunny Hills, Troy that have been a PTSA member by December 31st, 2025. Scholarships will be awarded at our April lunchon. Please visit our site at foltonsounsilpta.org for more information. And as a reminder that our council meetings are held in this very room, the 4th Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. Our next meeting will be coming up on January 21st, 2026. Please feel free to reach out to us at any time at fullon council PTA [email protected]. We are always happy to hear from you. And on behalf of the Fullerton Council PTA, let me also wish all of you a very happy, safe, and successful 2026. Thank you and have a wonderful rest of the evening. That concludes our report. >> Thank you very much. And do we anybody from

040La Habra? I don't Oh, you have something. Oh, good. Thank you. Uh, we have a written message from La Habra Council. >> Good evening, President Bushie, members of the board, and Superintendent Mclofflin. I will be giving an update on behalf of the La Habra Council PTA president Susan Cunningham. La Habra Council PTA is excited to share that 13 student submissions advanced to the fourth district PTA level and will be featured at the reflection gallery on March 7th at the Orange County Department of Education. One of the students is Emlio Resendes from La Habra High School who whose photography submission advance. Selected entries may move on to to the California State PTA and be featured at the state convention in Fresno this May. Congrat Congratulations to all participants and thank you to Dr. Katie Wright for

041her support. Thank you to Principal Garcia at La Habra High School, Principal Casar Casares at Sonora High School and Dr. Sylvia Kaufman for attending our January council meeting and sharing important updates. La Habra High School and Sonora High School PTAs were recognized by the California State PTA for meeting 202526 membership goals. In addition, La Habra High School PTA will celebrate its 72nd anniversary in February and Sonora High School PTSA will celebrate its 60th anniversary in November. Congratulations on these wonderful milestones. PTAs will be seeking volunteers for executive board positions for the 2627 school year. Parent and guardian involvement involvement is in essential to keep PTA units active. Please consider reaching out to your school's P PTA to get involved. Visit lhcpta.com to learn more about count council activities. Thank you for supporting your students and

042school through PTA. Thank you. And this concludes the report. >> Thank you very much. All right, that brings us to item eight, commendations and recognition. Dr. Zener. Thank you, President Bushi, members of the board, and Dr. Mclofflin. This is a very special month as January is school board member recognition month. Our district is proud to join more than 1,000 local educational agencies in the state recognizing the contributions of board members during school board member recognition month. As schools work to accelerate learning and support student wellness, board members play a key role in setting the foundation, policies, and priorities to support optimal student outcomes. School boards play a crucial and often overlooked role in the support of students and families. And our district is proud to observe this recognition month each January in acknowledgement of the

043selfless service of schoolboard members who aim to provide a better, safer, more welcoming learning environment for students and our community each and every day. This evening, we would like to share a short video from our leadership retreat at the start of this school year. This gathering brought together our administrators, board members, as well as parents and students as we launched the year united around a shared vision of being inspired. Within the Fullerton Joint Union High School District, we always start our year with a kickoff day. We call it a leadership retreat. And so each year we fold in new members of our community to be a part of the conversation. And with the theme of inspired, specifically inspired by students, we want to invite more students to have input in the decision-m at the top

044levels of the district. I was so excited when superintendent said we're going to have students here at our training and they have been interacting with our faculty, our support staff, our business staff so that we all can be on the same page. I'm really inspired when students know that they have a voice and they use that voice. >> I like >> based on perspective. We wrote down as students that like FNL, homecoming, all that stuff was like the peak of our year. >> Being inspired by how curious like the community is to come together. A school district makes lots of decisions on behalf of students. Yet, we don't always have a large amount of student input into whether those decisions are meeting the needs and the goals and the desires of students. So, the more

045authentic voices we have, the better we will be as a school district. >> Make sure we practice at the end. Yeah. >> My coach, she really showed me what it looks like to be a leader that is firm but also loving. and I used some of that being a student board member this past year. >> She would just come home being super impressed with um just the quality of the people that she worked with and the leadership skills that she gained from them. They kind of tune you out as a parent at some point. So the next level is like who are they with all day, you know, 5 days a week? It's people within the district and the school. >> Isn't that just wonderful, Mr. Whiteside? >> We are here to inspire them and

046that drive within them. They are our next generation of leaders, of thinkers, of doers, of creators. What they produce inspires me. It makes me want to be the best board member that I can be so that in turn I can help them. >> A teacher, a custodian, a front office worker, assistant principal that you have strong connections. The hope is that this kickoff inspires our other leaders to set forth the theme and the vision of the board of trustees to connect with our leaders as they get ready to welcome back their staff and students and to also put together a charge that all year long we're going to be looking for inspirational moments that keep us motivated to do the good work on behalf of our kids. We are grateful for a board whose leadership

047and support make this collective vision possible. Thank you for your continued commitment to our students, our schools, and our communities. And I'll turn it over to Dr. Mclofflin. >> Thank you, Dr. Zenner, Miss Spoocci, members of the board and community. Uh yeah, just a small token of our appreciation with a card and a little sweet treat. Um you do inspire us. uh you inspire us with your actions and focus about our kids, our community, taking care of our staff. You inspire us with your vision, right, to to always look forward and be innovative. Um and you inspire us by being actively engaged and coming to all the events and showcasing um your commitment to our community. So, just a small moment in time to pause during the board member appreciation uh month. And I know

048Dr. Jen is is is out there somewhere. Mrs. Klatsker is up in the ceiling apparently. Um, but we do appreciate all the the work that you do on behalf of our community and we just want to say thank you. So, happy board member appreciation month. Thank you. >> Going to go. >> This is for Vicki. >> This will keep you going all year. And this is for Joanne >> coming through the meeting. >> My gosh. Thank you very much. >> At least through the next hour. >> So, thank you. Back to you. >> Okay. Thank you very much. That was very nice. And we're we keep finding more video that we keep showing every time there's something new. It was great. Yeah. Thank you very much. >> All right. Normally, we would do a recess

049at this time. The s the superintendent suggested we just continue on. Is that okay with everyone? All right. No, no break. Sorry. And now we're at uh public comment. Okay. >> You want me to read that? >> All right. Okay. U individuals who fill out a speaker request form will be invited to the podium. Uh public comments are limited to three minutes per person. Okay, that's it. And I do have uh a blue card from um from Allen, community member. >> Good evening, board, executive staff, and members of the public. Uh my name is Allan. I'm a community member of the Fullerton Joint Union High School District. I plan to attend meetings regularly and participate during public comments because I care deeply about how this district is governed and therefore the services students, staff, families,

050and the public receive. I want to be clear that public speaking is not something I do comfortably or enjoy. So, I'll apologize in advance if I stumble upon my words. I'm here because I believe public participation and transparency are essential to good governance and when questions or concerns arise, they deserve to be raised respectfully and on the public record. Most of the time I will share written materials with interested community members before or after meetings. These are meant to help explain the topics I raise and to support inform public understanding, not to disrupt meetings or to distract from the board's important work. I have also requested that certain items be placed on future agendas. Some involve procedural matters such as public meeting compliance while most involve broader governance and riskmanagement issues. My goal is to

051ensure that questions that matter to the public can be discussed in the proper forum with clarity and transparency. Issues like complaint processes, investigation practices, public records, and the accuracy of meeting minutes directly affect public trust. Addressing them openly helps protect both the district and the community it serves. I appreciate the role of a board and the difficulty of its work and I look forward to engaging constructively in this process. If anyone wishes to follow up with me, I'm happy to receive or answer anyone's questions. Uh I can do that in person or you can simply email me comments or questions at my.education [email protected]. Again, that's my.education.governancegmail.com. Thank you for your time and I appreciate the opportunity to speak. >> Okay. Thank you, Alan. Uh, we have another card from Amy Chavez. Did I Alma, >>

052sorry. >> Good evening, Mars and superintendent. We we wish you and we wish you good start in the year. My name is Alma Chavez and Ramona Lopez. We are here simple to offer you opinion. We we appreciation the work you do and the great often you put input to continue making progress in our people but we are >> concerned about the accident that's occurring in in the city of Anaheim. We s some Jews people were hit by a car well in for run. We know if difficult about we we should like you to consider who to import improve safe. We know if challenging in time having changed. Before there was less traffic and less development, but now there are no >> dangers and there's car and we are here to um um make a concern

053sure about the all children not only my children's my children's is not be in this class but we are worrying about the children's all the children in Fullerton and we is here to um make this concert to you and thank you for listen and happy new year and um sorry for my English thank you happy new year I everything working together. >> Thank you. >> You want me to do it? >> Yeah. >> Let me try print. Thank you. >> Sorry. Hello. Okay. Um, good evening and thank you for allowing me to speak tonight. My name is Prenativ. I am a senior at Troy High School. Uh, throughout my four years at Troy, I've had the privilege of an excellent education surrounded by supportive staff, educators, and fellow students. which is why my education has

054been the driving the primary driving force behind my advocacy as I firmly believe that education is crucial to progress and development not only as individuals but also as a global community. Um the main aspect of education that I'm here to discuss is climate literacy and that is just having an understanding of the influence you have on the environment and the influence that the environment has on society. And I've realized that there are very differing beliefs regarding the climate crisis, but I firmly believe that it requires urgent action, primarily through education. And over the past two years, I've learned about what individuals can do to act. And a common starting step is always to get educated. Um to further affirm this belief, I surveyed over 135 Troy students um across freshman through seniors. And from that,

055I saw that 48.2% 2% of respondees believe that they have not received an adequate environmental education and 73% of students are still interested in learning more about environmental issues and actions beyond what is already addressed in science courses as I personally believe it's very surface level and could definitely have more depth especially in a state like California where we are so deeply and immensely impacted by it and with this knowledge while I recognize that the board cannot directly act I urge you to recognize the importance of understanding environmental issues like climate change in addition to understanding policies that shape climate change action. Being able to clearly communicate and understand the complexities of major social justice issues set students up for success in advocating for themselves and their community. So, thank you for your time and

056have a great evening. >> Thank you very much. All right. Um, >> did you have any comments? >> No comments. >> Okay. >> All right. Next, we are at reports and uh look forward to a report from the business department. Ruben Hernandez, assistant superintendent and Vince Smatson is part of that. >> Thank you, Miss M. Bushi. As they're coming up, just so the board's aware, um you have some note takingaking sheets if you'd like to use them. Just a tool um as they go through. It's not the entire presentation uh but it does categorize them into the four segments. So they're going to talk about deferred maintenance, general fund, other fund grants, and then measure I, measure L, and then there is a a cutout of their presentation that focuses on measure L as a

057takeaway. And I believe Mrs. Klatsker has the whole presentation. Correct? >> Yes, I do. >> Okay. We we confirmed earlier, but um she has it there. So Mr. Hernandez, >> and we have these this wonderful handout, so I could read He's got bigger font. >> I do got bigger font. But yes, uh presentation in front of you um on the more busier slides. Um good evening, President Bushi, members of the board, and Dr. Mclofflin and community. Um tonight's presentation um we're going to do a winter update uh similar to our summer facilities update. Um and so we typically use these icons to guide us through that um conversation. And so the first topic will be our deferred maintenance projects uh followed by our general fund and then other district funds that may be supported by

058grants and then we'll dive a little bit deeper in more into measure I and L and the process that we're currently navigating and then also close with upcoming um board actions for future projects. And so just a recap for our community um as our board is aware we developed a facilities master plan um about three years ago. We started the process. It took us about 18 months uh give or take uh to complete that process and that was engaging our sites in our community um and creating a live interactive on our website master plan for everyone to kind of look through to see those um identified areas and needs um through those conversations. And this tool is what we use as we navigate um next steps and conversations um for future facility projects. And so

059just kind of recap how we actually maintain our facilities. And so this is a a slide that the board has seen in the past, but I like to revisit it just so that we can refresh um how we go about maintaining our facilities. And so when we have to maintain the outside of our facilities facilities, there's also projects that we do inside. And through that process, it requires different uh resources of funds for us to be able to deliver projects that in the end um give our staff and and students the ability to learn um in those particular environments. And so with that, um typically on a year-to-year basis, we see uh restricted routine maintenance um from our general fund um typically 3% on an annual basis. We then put money aside from our general

060fund into deferred maintenance projects. And these are things that we typically do when uh staff and students are not around. And then we also um use our general fund to set aside for uh future projects that have uh a lifespan that need to be refreshed down the road. And typically those are like five or 10 year projects that have to be refreshed. And then um we do collect what we call developer fees um uh through our community process. And that's also to help address future facility needs. Um and the way we then continue to maintain those project I mean um facilities is an ask from our community and more recently that was um the measure um and thank you to our community for that that is allowing us to address um some of our projects

061that we've identified in our facilities master plan. Um and then we also do um in our particular district we have an opportunity to uh do a certificate of participation. Um, this is where we use in some districts we'll use general fund to pay these back, but in our case, we're lucky enough that we have a subdivision of tax collections that actually um pay this and it doesn't have an impact to our general fund. And that's going to help some future projects as well. Um, and then lastly, because of the general obligation bond that the community has supported, there state matching dollars that we can go after um with with uh being able to use our general obligation bonds to um help support future projects. And so all in all, if we did not have those

062additional supports, about 5.1% of our budget to maintain our district on a daily basis, um, and as you can see, there's a lot of, uh, uh, support that's necessary for us to do the whole facilities. And with that, I'm going to hand this off, um, to Mr. Matson to talk through those four items that are listed on the note-taking sheet. >> Thank you, Mr. Hernandez. So yeah, just kind of a quick shout out as you see that that 5% of our budget is really what we have to maintain our sites and all the rest of it we rely on those local bonds in our community. And as we say, thank you, thank you, thank you for that support. Um, but the shout out that I really wanted to kind of start today is, um, over

063the break we had an an energy company come through and audit some of our sites to kind of look at some potential savings, some projects, things that we can start to kind of plan for. And as he sent his email to kind of give me just an update of what he did over the break, he literally could not stop talking about the condition and how great our school sites look as he has worked all across the state of California and he walks a lot of high schools, a lot of elementary schools. It wasn't solicited by us. He literally just lavished these great praises about what we've been doing here, what you guys have been doing here over the last, you know, the last few bonds. Um, that our sites look so well and people are

064noticing that as they look through it. So, I just wanted to kind of talk through as we look at our program, our facilities program, and deferred maintenance being 3% of our of our budget and what we're able to do. Deferred maintenance really is kind of those things that we it's not just a maintenance thing where we're fixing something. These are the opportunities where when something hits that lifespan, we can then replace it. So, we'll go through a lot of the projects. These um these five school sites got some stuff done over the break that was completely funded by deferred maintenance. So, an opportunity instead of repairing concrete, we were able to replace an entire walkway um that just has cracked over the years at Buena Park. Um, so we were able to get this done

065over the break. It was a little bit of a challenge with all the rain that we had, but we were able to get that taken care of. Here at Fullerton, we were able to take care of a whole section of asphalt. Instead of continuing to fix cracks, we're able to rip and replace it and put new new asphalt in where we can do entire floors. Instead of just patching the old VCT that needs wax, we're putting in new product that basically is wax-free and it's a maintenance-free floor. Um, so that again is the life cycle costing and what we're doing is we're investing those little dollars from defer maintenance that these floors will last longer and take less care for us to maintain. Um, we can slurry and stripe our parking lots. The more we

066can do that, the more we can reseal the asphalt, it will give it more lifespan. So we we slurry and seal every five or six years where we can depending on the sites and restripe it so they look fresh. And that again is also defer maintenance. Um, we're able to add things. Um, what we noticed over at La Habra is as we had large events at the pack, we had a couple handicap parking stalls over by the tennis courts, but didn't really have a clear ADA pathway over to the pack where they they ended up having to go around the building to get in. So, we were able to add a ramp here as we slurred and striped the parking lot. we were able to create a very safe and legal pathway from those handicap

067stalls that were really meant to service the tennis courts, but you know, when there's an event at the pack, that parking lot is bulging at the seams with cars and and foot traffic. Um over at Sunny Hills, um a large section of our asphalt just started to um fade. We've got some clay soil there, and so the asphalt does take a beating as far as just the weather. So, we were able to take a large section of that. Um, instead of just patching cracks, we were able to rip and replace it and and get asphalt done. Um, we were also able to add some more slurry and stripe. Um, make the site a little bit safer by creating some crosswalk. So, as the students walk to their cars, um, or community members are walking to

068the campus, um, we now have a nice safe pathway for everybody to see. Um, again, deferred maintenance isn't just patching and repairing. the image here on the left, you can see a little seat wall that we've been patching over the years, and we were able to finally just pull that whole thing out and replace the whole cap. So, instead of doing a little bit of maintenance with the routine money, we're able to use the deferred maintenance to to do a little bit more of a repair. Um, also things that we're looking at is we're when we bring in storage containers and things for our athletics or ROC, instead of just bringing those containers and setting them on the ground, um, on the soil and the grass and the the sprinklers, um, they just rust out

069and they they they they age very quickly. So, we're able to put more hard surface underneath these containers and make better efficiency for people to get in and out of these storage containers. So, um some other stuff that we've done um on deferred maintenance, um just, you know, being able to paint entire hallways. We're taking care of the the entire downstairs um at the um Fullerton Auditorium. Um sometimes the the downstairs areas aren't seen as much, but just being able to go in there and really hit all of that instead of just doing some patch up here and there. We're painting the whole thing. And then over at Sunny Hills, um just separating kind of the farm from where um the the vehicles are parked and we're able to put an entire new fence and

070replace that whole fence line. Um and then adding more exterior lighting and replacing the old technology of lights that we have to be able to brighten up um the side of the gym and the outside tennis court uh basketball courts that are there. Especially as we get into winter and we have a lot of back to school nights, we need more lights outside. So those are the things that we did with our deferred maintenance general fund. Um we did some work here, Buena Park and Fullerton and across the across the way here. Um again the age of the building and just the the winter and sometimes concrete has moisture in it. We had a hard floor in there before and it just was kind of reacting. It wasn't really holding down as well. So we

071pulled the floor up. We put a water barrier down there and then we put a resilient flooring in there that's carpet, but it's it's basically a product that that can help offset what little tiny bit of moisture it's coming up there and acoustically it it just reacts better. This side of the building has carpet in it. Um so we were able to do that. Um over at Buena Park, we're continuing our fence project. So here's the new entrance um that we were able to put in and start to secure the site. Um this one's finally done. Uh and just this week we were able to bring on the gate opener over at the teachers parking lot and be able to get people to park behind a gate. Um and that gate can close u with

072powered motors. Um over at uh Fullerton, this is the Pomona fence project that we had. So you can see on the left, it was the old um just fire access gate, but it was so easy for people to just get onto campus. Um, and obviously on the right we now have the nice 8-ft tall rod iron fence, ornamental fence that just looked a lot better. Other district funds as as Mr. Hernandez talked about grants and things like that, the CTE projects we were able to do over and finish over the last few months. um the e-game um classroom over at Fullerton. We basically got more technology, pulled more wires, so we're able to spread out and be able to have more stations there and just create a larger space for more activity. And over at

073Sonora, we basically replaced the sheep structure that was there that was built about 2530 years ago and we put in a new one. That's the image there on the right. But not only did we just put in a new structure to take care of the animals as far as the pin count, um we added some metal sighting on the side because some of the animals with wind in different times of the year, um we were able to make the animals a little bit more comfortable based on that structure that has all new infrastructure underneath it, almost all new concrete, um great drainage to be able to clean the pins out. Um so that was a CTE funded um project. So, other projects that we finished, um, we talked about this in our last update. Um,

074Cowshape was a state grant that allowed us to change a lot of our, um, water fixtures, faucets, toilets, things like that that use water and to be more efficient. So, that project is finally done. And also a state grant, Calshape gave us dollars to basically improve our HVAC system either with thermostats, repairs, things like that. So, we've we've finished as much as we can with these grant dollars and we'll continue to use deferred maintenance and other things to to be able to replace aging units. Um, as I talked about Sonora's a farm, we got full plumbing and electrical infrastructure underneath that sheet pin. Um, and then Troy, we did some HVAC upgrades. Um, and the 900 building um is the building that's right next to the thousand wing that we just finished two summers ago.

075we're able to get more air conditioning to kind of cool that electrical room as it's now serving an entirely new building. Um, these were multifunded projects. Again, we're trying to get as much air conditioning and and heat replaced as we can as we're working on the the limited dollars. So, we're able to do some projects here, either a split system or other things. So, that is pretty much it as we transition into the bond projects. Um, continuing the same work. These are the same four sites that we've been working on. So let me go through. So again, last of the measure I dollars is funding about 70% of the science lab remodel that we're doing at Sonora, which was the last high school. All the other sites got their um their labs remodeled. Um the

076twotory athletic building at Fullerton. Um images are pretty much the same from last the last one. Um Troy track and field is um one of the other projects that we're we're planning through. Obviously Troy is getting a seismic modernization upgrade. That's been a big topic that we've been talking about over the last year. Um and Sunny Hills uh track and field um challenges. This site was kind of tight with the hillside there on the right. Um the baseball field, we're having to move the outfield fence, so there's been some coordination items there, but it's moving right along. And then Sonora's track and field had a little bit of a challenge. Um they have a very high water table 26 feet under the ground and have heavy clay. So our traditional designing of storm systems um

077we weren't able to really do underground storage because of the condition and and having a water table so shallow. So halfway through our design, we had to add some bioailes and some other ways to pre-treat storm water, which is now a state regulation that we can't let water just shed off of our sites. we have to pre-treat them before they go into storm systems. So, there's been a little bit of a challenge on that site, but we've worked through it with the design and things are going well. So, I'm going to hand it back to Mr. Hernandez for a second. >> Yep. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Madson. So the next part of the presentation is to really kind of talk about um the planning process that we've been going through kind of rehash

078of the construction update um uh process but really kind of diving deeper into the meetings that take place to better understand program development and when we deliver these projects to make sure that we build them with the intention in which they're being used. We'll talk about planning the pre-quall part portion of it as well as how we go back out and solicit bids for um the delivery of these projects. And then we'll close with um approval process. And so we have uh SQA, which is the California uh environmental equality act. Um DSA, division of the state architect. Um and then lastly, U board of education. So there's a lot of approval process that we got to get to before we can actually break break ground on the projects that Vince was just highlighting on the

079on the bond measure I measure L process. Um and with that, I'm going to have Vince come back up and talk us through those details. So, yeah, just a reminder um of kind of where we've been. We already have um contractors on site doing pre-construction services um on these. So, we we brought them on board and what they've been doing is basically doing constructibility reviews on the the architect's drawings, looking at them, making sure there isn't conflicts. um basically doing estimates along the way every time the architect moves through another transition of the design. Making sure that we understand the impacts of those decisions, logistic plans, really how are we going to build these projects with active school sites and students and communities. We don't close the schools. We've got to figure out how to

080do all this work without tamper, you know, hindering what's going on on the school sites. And then also just looking at procurement and material choices that's been going into the design. Do we have long lead items? Are there challenging things that we've need to look at? Are there are there things that are going to take a long time to procure? Those are all the things that we've had the contractor doing along the way as we've been designing the project. And we're getting to a point now where we're kind of ready to finalize that agreement and start bidding out the work as Mr. Hernand had said. So um going back to the beginning when we first awarded the contracts for the architects, it was really understanding the programs. We started to get with the sites what

081what are we doing in these projects? How are these projects impacting and really just having a lot of getting the architects to understand who and what we are here in Fullerton Joint Union High School District and how each one of our campuses interact with curriculum and the facility. So, we had architect meetings, we've had site meetings, um we've had site walks where we brought the design team in. Um they'll put renderings together, we'll go back to the drawing board, we'll ask more questions, and it's just been this process that's literally started a year ago with the design teams and our administrators and our teachers and some of our TOSAs. We've had over 95 meetings just to get an understanding of the program while we're designing the buildings. and we'll continue to have those conversations as

082we move into bidding and construction because now we have to work on the logistics of delivering that project. So there's been a lot of collaboration of understanding programs, the sites, the needs of the sites, um and really how the master plan was developed over the last two year, three years and how all of that stuff comes together. So, we're at a point now where we're ready to start pre-qualifying all of our trade contractors, our electric electricians, plumbers, concrete guys, roofing. So, I've I put together basically just dates of when we're going to start putting out advertisements to solicit the trades. And all of this stuff is going to lead up to a project, all of our projects pretty much starting this summer. So you can see how we're we're we're kind of trickling this out

083and being able to manage um what we hope is going to be a great coverage of bids um here in Fullerton. Um the bidding projects. So basically a month after all of our pre-quall happens, then we actually can now find out who's qualified to bid the job. And that's basically just 30 days later, the same sequence of events is going to happen. Um the other thing that's been going on is we've been designing the buildings is we're going through the SQL process, the California Environmental Equality Act, which is a requirement that basically any project that we have, we need to do a study to understand how this project is going to affect the environment and how it's going to affect the community, traffic, all of the things that around this this project. So what we

084did is we took the master plan, we engaged our consultants um and we did basically looked at every project that was kind of happening. Most of it is sports lighting um traffic and and bleacher capacity and things like that that we wanted to look at. And during the SQA process, there's really three end results is you basically have a study that says there's really no negative impact. This this project isn't anything. So there's a negative declaration. There's another element in SQA that basically is a mitigated negative declaration, which means there's some things that need to be mitigated, but they're not big huge problems. And here's the plan on how you're going to mitigate those. Example would be a sports light pole that might have light that may spill into a neighbor's yard, the too much

085light in in someone else's property. So you mitigate that by changing the the size of the pole or adding certain technologies to the side of the light. So we've mitigated the the light spillage into our neighbor. That's that's probably the easiest example of things that we can easily mitigate. The last result of a SQL process could be a full environmental impact report. In most situations, that's if you're developing a new site where you're looking at soil conditions, things that you don't know. All of these projects are on current sites that have been around for a long long time. So we right now are tracking that all of six of our comprehensive high schools will just be a mitigated ne negative declaration and that process is starting as we move through and those things will start

086to come um in front of you. So the update really is we did that initial study last we started from January to June that really told us that there's not a whole lot of impacts. We've got a couple things to mitigate. Let's work through that. Some of it was sound, some of it was lighting, a little bit of it was traffic and impact, but based on what we already do on our sites, very, very limited impact. So, now we're in the process of of drafting the declaration saying, we've done our study, we understand the impacts, here's how we're going to solve those impacts, here's how the projects are going to move forward. So, I put together kind of a timeline on when those drafts will be done. And a lot of how we've been working

087with the consultant obviously is getting these drafts done in the sequence and order in which we're going to deliver the projects. So, you can kind of see we've got um a draft that should be done by the end of this month. We've got three more drafts which would be Sunny Hills, Fullerton, and Sonora being done in March. Buena Park is in May and La Habra is in June. And the reason why Bua Park and La Habra are last is those sites we are not doing in round one for our bond program. But while we had the SQA consultant, we know what the projects should be. So we're taking care of all of those issues and doing the studies all at the same time. So um basically about 10 days after these draft declarations are done,

088the review process starts. We're already starting to notify other agencies, reaching out um because those are the requirements that they may have concerns with the projects. So, we're just going through all of those notifications and getting all that stuff so that we can finish our actual draft and have something that we can put in front of the board for consideration and action. So, here's what we're trying to do to be able to bring the SQA documents in front of you for the actions and things that have to happen. And this is the same timeline. So Troy would be hopefully an April board meeting. Sunny Hills, Fullerton, and Sonora we hope is at the June board meeting. Um and Buena Park and La Habra would be at the August board meeting. So we're taking care of

089all of that pre-planning while we've been designing the building or the sites, track and field projects, all the things that we've been working on. So that's happening in in parallel with the design. And as we talked about, DSA, the Division of State Architect is who we submit our drawings to. So I wanted to give you an update of where we are in that process. And you can see right before the holidays, November, we were able to submit four, five of these projects. So Troy High School track and field, Sunny Hills track and field, Fullerton's twotory, um Sonora's science mod, and Troy, as we talk about the seismic uh modernization project. Well, there is an interim housing piece to that project because we need to house all the people in those buildings. And so, we've submitted

090that as an earlier project, which is what we'd want to get done to start over the summer so that we could move the 300 people in the 300 building into there. And that would be phase one as we move around the campus and do that work. So, um, with that said, we're we're looking at estimated, you know, this is all at the mercy of the state agencies approving it. Um, but we're hoping to have some approvals in February for Troy, Sunny Hills, and the interim housing at Troy. And then March, April, we're hoping to have the approvals um from the state um at the twotory, the Sonora Science, and the new track and field at Sonora. So, based on what we're tracking, where it's at, looking at the update tracker that we get from DSA,

091as they do their fire life safety reviews and their structural reviews, they update um the DSA tracker, which is a website that we're able to look at to kind of look at their progress. So, things are looking good there as far as the process goes. Um, and then we're bidding out the projects and we're getting the trades. So, we want to finalize all of the contractors agreements and have those coming to the board meetings in the same sequence that we're trying to do the work. So, I've listed here in what we're targeting that if the if we get DSA approval, we would be able to put the packages together and have them in front of the board for for consideration and action on these these same timelines. So you can see Troy High School seismic

092mod wouldn't come to you until August, but we've already pulled out the interim housing that we'd be doing from June through August. So then really the school starts with everybody in their interim housing portables and we will be able to start that 300 building phase one as soon as we get that DSA stamp. That's the one project because of the state seismic funding. It's been a little bit slow of a process because we're trying to finalize what that application is going to look like because that's revenue that's going to help the project that we would be able to receive about 12 months after DSA approval. So with all of that planning and all the stuff that we're doing and trying to get all that stuff done, here are the timelines of when we are looking

093and feeling very confident that this would be the start of every one of our projects in sequence as we have it here based on where we are with DSA approval, with the SQA process, the challenges we've had in our design, um, and and the need at Troy specifically to try and do a track and field and a seismic modernization at the same time. We need to make sure that Troy's field starts a little bit sooner than that so that we don't put that much burden onto that campus. So, the new track and field at Troy, we hope to get started in May. Most of our track and fields are tracking about four to five months and we would just do them right in a row. Um, Troy High School interim housing needs to happen in

094June so we're ready for the start of school and we're ready to do that. Um, Sonora Science Mod is also a June start. That's a five to six month project. We'll be turning it back over to the site, we hope, over the winter break, if not sooner. Um, Fullerton Union High School, um, we've got in July, just because of the SQA elements and things. It'd be nice to see if we can get that into June, but right now it looks like it's tracking for a July start. Um, the seismic mod, again, we talked about it, that's an August start based on interim housing and DSA approval. And then Sunny Hills track and field would be five months later after the first one, so October. And then Sonora would be the last one in February. And

095again, Sonora just because of the soil, we had to submit that about a month later than the other projects. So that's all the planning that's been going on really over the last year since we awarded architects and the pre-construction of where we're at. So, it's been a a busy year doing all of the measure I and L stuff while we continue to do our other projects in our facility program. So, I will hand it back to >> All right. And so, thank you, Mr. Matson. And so, with that, um, we will be back in front of the board for board action and consideration um around Troy High School's SQA process um as well as the uh track and field at Troy interim housing and then the Sonora I mean, sorry, Sunny Hills track and field.

096And so all those will be April um consideration action items with the anticipation of breaking ground um for three of those SQA is just part of the process. But the three projects um starting at the track and field at Troy May, if not hopefully April um to get that done in time so that it doesn't have an impact to the new school year, but then also the interim housing um to not impact the school year as well too. So, with that, big thank you to our facilities maintenance and operations uh team for all the work they did during winter break and all the work they're about to do. Thank you for Mr. Manson's direction um and leadership in this role. Um but with that, that concludes our presentation and we can take any questions the

097board may have. >> Thank you. >> I know you've covered this before and I've just forgotten when you mentioned the security fencing on the inside, the campus facing side. Are they push bar exits? Is >> No, we actually the state doesn't require that because our campuses have enough acreage as long as we have a designated area of refuge is what they call it. A place for our occupants to be able to go and get away from buildings. We don't need to have panic hardware that allows people to escape the site or get through that. >> Okay. So, they wouldn't exit the site that way. They would go to the field, let's say, or something like that. >> Yeah. But the interior gates there may be like I'm thinking at Buena Park around the pool deck

098there's some panic hardware because it's an interior area to be able to get from one place to another but it's inside the site. So all the state requires is that the the levers on our exterior gates are handicapped so that it's so you don't have to twist >> but it doesn't need to be panicked to exit because of the size of our campuses. >> Got it. I don't know why that came to mind but thank you. Uh any other comment? Uh Joan, uh Lauren, do you have any questions? >> Um I don't have any questions, but I wanted to thank everyone for the presentation. And I appreciate the update on um some of the infrastructure um things that are being done, the site mods and and everything. um because those are the things that we

099don't see outward and think about but are key to making sure that our buildings are are safe and good for our kids and creating a good learning environment. So, I just wanted to circle back to some of those earlier slides and thank you guys for the update on those and for the presentation and all the details as well as the thought that's put into the scheduling of these things to make sure that there is the least amount of impact on kids um while we're still doing all of this really um really important structural work for our schools. >> I would just add my thank yous. In fact, I think Lauren said everything that I was going to say. Uh, the superintendent knows I like detail. This is one of my really interesting present. I mean,

100all the presentations are interesting, everybody, but I really do enjoy hearing about the updates to our facility. So, thank you very much for all you do and for this great presentation this evening. Thank you. >> Any other comments? No. Okay. Superintendent. Nope. All right. Thank you. Okay, next is administrative services. Uh Carl Zener, please. >> Thank you, President Bushi, members of the board, and Dr. Mclofflin. Our January newsletter went out last week with the theme inspired by you. Inside this month's newsletter, we shared all of our open house dates, our open enrollment flyer along with staff and student highlights. This January, our district launched a district-wide open enrollment January marketing blitz in partnership with B43 Productions, showcasing our incredible programs, students, staff, parents, and opportunities across all of our schools. Through dynamic videos and storytelling

101aligned with the inspired by theme, families and students are getting authentic look at what makes each campus unique. We invite our community to explore these highlights and see how our district schools inspire learning, connection, and future success as we have over 130 new videos to share during this time. Our first open house of the season was at Sonora on January 8th and the next scheduled open house for this week is tomorrow at Buena Park and Thursday at Troy High School. Open enrollment will take place from January 12th through January 30th. If you live within our district boundaries, this is your opportunity to discover the outstanding programs, opportunities, experiences available at each of our schools and pick your school of choice. We encourage families to visit our district and school Instagram accounts to view new videos,

102carousels, photos, and montages featuring featuring teacher highlights and testimonials along with student experiences and campus photos. We look forward to seeing all of you at our open houses. Some great events to get ready for. Get ready to get inspired by the incredible talent and creativity of our students at two spectacular events. Don't miss the visual and performing arts opening night reception at the beautiful Mukinthaler Cultural Center on Thursday, January 29th at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free and the exhibition will run from January 29th to February 14th, showcasing stunning artwork from students across all of our schools. It's a perfect opportunity to celebrate their creativity in a vibrant setting. Plus, mark your calendar for the district dance showcase on Friday, January 30th at 7 p.m. held in the Fullerton Auditorium. This unforgettable evening will feature dynamic

103and heartfelt performances as our students light up the stage with their passion and talent. Be sure to attend both events and support the arts in our district. Finally, the district would like to recognize the following awareness days for this month per the California Department of Education calendar. National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month is January. January is also National Staying Healthy Month. January 19th is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a holiday. The Great Kindness Challenge Week is January 26th through 30th. and International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27th. Thank you. And that concludes my report. >> Thank you very much. Any questions or comments? All right. Okay. That brings us to the consent calendar. And remember that we removed 1212. So with that, uh, I would look for a motion. >> Moved by Vicki.

104>> seconded by Joanne. Um, Ari, would you like cast your vote, please. >> I approve. >> Thank you. And we have a roll call vote. >> Mrs. Clader, >> I. >> Dr. Calhoun, >> hi. >> Mrs. Folly, >> I. >> Mrs. Buchcci, >> I Okay, thank you very much. Uh, that brings us to board member superintendent comments. Any further comments from our board members? Ari, did you have anything else you'd like to say? >> No. Oh, Lauren, I'm sorry. I didn't see you up there in the ceiling. >> I know. I'm just the voice from beyond right now. Uh, no, no comments or anything. Just welcome back everyone and and uh looking to the spring semester. >> You know, I did have one thing that I forgot to say earlier and that was to acknowledge

105and congratulate uh Sanji Berg. We were able to attend an event at Buen Park High School last week where they celebrated his retirement from the Air Force and it was really very impressive and I was very happy to be there. Thank you and congratulations Sanji. Do you feel retired from that? No, doesn't. All right. Thank you. Did you have comments? >> Happy New Year. >> Oh, you could still say that. Yeah. Okay. Thank you very much. All right. Uh with that um we are ajourned.