001Everybody, welcome welcome to Fullerton Joint Union High School District uh meeting. I just want to start by saying we're starting our regular um session. So, we're going to start with Ari. Ari, you want to go and do the flag salute? >> Yes. >> Thank you. Please stand. Right hand over your heart. Ready, begin. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. Disclosure of um reportable action taken in close session. Board members met in close session. Discuss the following. Public employee discipline dismissal release government code and confidential people matters in student discipline education code 35146. We didn't have any board members. Um oh here we go. So, board members met
002in close session discussed several items. The board has not completed discussion at this. Is this one we're going to go on to? >> Okay. There's no action to report from the close session. Thanks. Action items. Approval of minutes. Is there a motion to approve the minutes of August 5th, 2025 board meeting? >> Approval. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Ari, would you like to cast a preferential vote? >> I approve. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed? No. >> 4 Z. >> Do board members have any correspondence they would like to share. I would like to invite student board member Ari to give her first student board report. Thank you, Ari. Go ahead and start. Good evening, Superintendent Dr. Mclofflin, President Calhoun, members of the board, and distinguished guest. I
003am Ariana Machado, this year's student board member, and this is my student board report for the month of September. Before I begin the report, I'll let I'd like to let you know that today's report will be a little longer than usual as I will be covering the period, the summer period, the month of August, and a part of September. Okay, let's begin. Starting off the school year, our seven FGHSD campuses are keeping students engaged, and our ASBs have been working hard at Miss Homecoming planning and other exciting activities. Our student advisory council will hold its first meeting tomorrow at Troy High School with a school pride theme. Each school will show up dressed in full spirit to represent their campus. Before the start of each student advisory council meeting, I'll be meeting with the group
004of students from the host site who have shown lower participation in school events and activities. This is a new initiative I'm implementing this year called Cookie Connections. While enjoying cookies together, we'll focus on building real connections through open and honest conversation. The goal is to listen to students who may not always feel represented or involved and learn how we can better serve them through more inclusive events and meaningful engagement. Cookie Connections will be a regular discussion held one hour before SACE meeting at the respective high school campus. I'm excited to hear their voices and ensure every student feels seen, heard, and valued. SACE vice chair Adrina Gomez and I have been meeting with each other each site's activities director to finalize the details for our upcoming symposium. The FGHC student leadership symposium will take place
005on September 26th at Troy High School. All ASB students are looking forward to the event. Excited for the opportunity to connect, collaborate, and grow as leaders together. Before we move on to campus reports, let's reflect on the summer. ASB students from all seven schools had the opportunity to attend the Orange County Leadership Camp held in Santa Barbara. There they collaborated with student leaders from across the county, gaining valuable insights and inspiration. Everyone returned to their campuses energized and ready to implement fresh ideas and initiatives for the new school year. Now on to campus reports. Starting strong with the Highlanders. La Habra started the year strong with school spirit kicking off things with a welcome back assembly and a tropical themed luau dance which through which drew over 500 students. The energy continued the following week
006at their first Friday night lights event, a blueout game on August 22nd. Highlights included a fan of the game, a push-up board, and a 3420 victory over Upland. The senior class enjoyed a memorable senior sunrise and ASB hosted successful fundraisers at Chipotle, Yogurt Land, and Raising Canes. Every home game morning, La Habra keeps spirits high with high five Fridays and decorated campus entrances that align with each game theme. On September 4th, the Highlanders held a Thursday night lights country game with nearly 500 students in attendance and a visit from the student section representative. The next day, they revealed their homecoming theme, meet in Miami. La Habra is charging into the school year with strong momentum and even even stronger Highlander pride. Now on to the Coyotes. Bueno Park High School has a busy and exciting
007start to the year. Following their return from Orange County Leadership Camp, ASB hit the ground running. The school year began with a welcome back assembly followed by a second assembly featuring a motivational speaker and introductions to several new administrators. Bonap Park hosted two spirited football games, a green out win over Don Lugo and a neon out against Westminster. Both games had high student turnout and strong school pride. The school also held a successful back to school night, filling the gym with families eager to meet teachers and learn about the upcoming year. ASB now is in full swing for planning homecoming with a theme reveal on the horizon. As excitement builds, the student body is preparing to show their Coyote pride at the next football game with energy, spirit, and positivity. Buana Park is off to
008a vibrant start with ASB leading the way in spirit and community. Moving forward with the Lions, Le Vista Lassiiera kicked off the year by creating a warm, welcoming campus environment. ASB decorated the school with welcome posters and chalk art to greet both new and returning students. Early in the year, they hosted a fun and engaging activity called Slime with ASB, giving students the opportunity to make slime and connect with student leaders. Their club rush event followed, offering students a chance to explore and join various clubs. To further build community, the students held a themed spirit week that included anything but a backpack day, Adam Sandler day, Y2K day, class colors day, and Love Island Friday. The week ended with photo ops for each grade and a collaborative blood drive encouraging students to take part in
009this life-changing effort. ASB continues to focus on creating welcoming, inclusive environment for all. Le Vista Lassier setting the tone for a connected and spirited year ahead. Continuing with the tribe, Fullerton High School kicked off the year with a welcome back assembly on the first day of school following their highlight theme where students dress in class colors. On August 16th, the campus hosted the highlight dance in the gym. Few days later, seniors gathered for senior sunrise enjoying hot cocoa and donuts. A began selling homecoming tickets early and kept the spirit high with activities like bingo at break followed by a flash mob homecoming reveal. August 25th, the school's back to school night on the 27th was a success, bringing the school community together. The week concluded with the first home football game on August 29th themed
010Fullerton's gone wild. Freshman elections also kicked off with class cabinet results announced shortly after. ASB is now focused on promoting homecoming, upcoming football games, and an onampus blood drive taking place next week. Fullerton is building excitement on all fronts with a spirit, tradition, and tribe pride. Charging ahead with the Warriors, Troy High School ASB has actively building community across all grade levels. Over the summer, incoming freshmen participated in a bridge, a three-day orientation program led by Link Crew and ASB, which included a Q&A sessions and a freshman rally. Students also received free warrior t-shirts during both bridge and back to school night. Class councils have already hosted events to engage students. Sophomores helped a slime giveaway to encourage stress relief and seniors kicked off their year with Baja Blast after promoting the motto Baja Blast
011into senior year. Troy also hosted a water balloon toss competition as part of the battle of the classes effort and their club rush is in full swing. They are currently preparing for suicide prevention and awareness week which includes giveaways, posters, and daily messages for support. School spirit is also building last week for their home football game for their football game against Fullerton with excitement running across campus. Troy is leading with purpose, passion, and warrior unity this fall. Let's keep it going with the Lancers. Sunny Hills started the school year with a strong display of school pride. On August 11th, ASB arrived bright and early at 6:30 a.m. to decorate the campus in black and gold, covering the quad with posters and spirit gear. That same day, they held a mini pep rally at break featuring
012cheer performances, student chants, and a speech from principal Wininrich and a teacher versus student game. During the first week, ASB ran themed events including Hawaiian Tuesday, popsicle Wednesday, and black and gold Thursday, all leading up to the welcome back dance on August 15th. The school also hosted a successful black football game, complete with a barbecue and SI bowls, which ended in a Sunny Hills win. Additional highlights included a senior sunrise with music, food, and games, and the launch of the Loyal Lancers athletic incentive program, and a packed club rush featuring over 20 clubs per day. The school was proud to place third in the OCSS people choice student section of the week, and is now looking ahead to the upcoming events like homecoming theme. Sunny Hills is all in black and gold as they lead
013the charge into an unforgettable year. Sonora High School began the year with energy and Raider pride. The first day of school featured a schoolwide welcome back dance complete with their annual staff musical chairs competition in performances by cheer and dance prediction. That same week, ASB hosted the friendship island back to school dance where students enjoyed free snacks, a movie, a foam pit, and lots of great music and vibes. ASB also coordinated a lively senior sunrise featuring breakfast and photo opportunities for the class of 2026. In fact, Sonora seniors have launched a new tradition giving out a treat to their class on the 26th of each month. This month's treat was Otter Pops, helping build class unity and excitement. School spirit was in full force during the first home football game themed beach bash where students
014cheered loudly and proudly in the stands to foster a fun and ex inclusive environment. Sonora hosted its first fun Friday where students played Loia during break, a great way to connect with and support English learning students. The campus the campus also held a vibrant club rush, giving students the opportunity to find new interests and get involved. Sonora is currently preparing for their highly anticipated homecoming themes, A Night in Rio. The entire student body participated in the theme voting process, giving students ownership and pride in the dance. The winning theme was revealed through ASB's Instagram account, adding excitement and visibility across campus. So now starting vibrant, inclusive, and spirited environment where Raider feels seen and celebrated. With creativity and dedication and a whole lot of spirit, our ASV teams have made sure that every student feels
015welcome and included to kick off the 2025 school year. From slime to sunrise events, from pep rallies to poster coverage quads, it's clear that FGHSD is off to a golden start. One month down and a year full of memories still to come. Thank you. And this concludes my board report for the month of September. [Applause] >> Thank you, Aries. Outstanding. Oh, wonderful. I would like to invite um call on the superintendent to introduce the principles to give their school reports. >> Thank you, Dr. Calhoun, members of the board, audience and audience at home. I don't know if there's anything left, folks. Um that was really extensive and for your first board report. Nice job. Um but let's see what we can do. Mr. Kazar, Sonora High School. >> Thank you, Dr. Mclofflin, President Calhoun, and
016members of the board. As already mentioned, Sonor High School has been a buzz with activity throughout the first few weeks of the school year. It's been an eventful and inspiring start to the year filled with opportunities for our students and staff to connect, to embrace traditions, and to strengthen the sense of belonging that is so important to our campus. From the energy of the first day of school to back to school night and our opening athletic events, there has been a clear feeling of excitement and momentum building at Sonora. In line with our district theme of inspired, I have found myself reflecting on how inspired I am by our student body. Their spirit and resilience are impressive, but what has stood out the most is their commitment to each other. Our ASB leaders have been
017intentional in seeking out students who may not feel connected and working to bring them into the fold. Watching them reminds me of true leadership and that it's about service. And it's pushed me to act differently in how I too can reach students and staff who need to feel connected to our community. Of course, our stu students don't do it alone. Behind them are teachers and staff who come to school every day to nurture, encourage, and sometimes channel raw energy into meaningful growth. I'm inspired by teachers like Sandra Sturggil and Yoshigi Rizzo, who continue to expand our link crew initiatives to help freshmen transition successfully into high school. I'm inspired by our activities director, Kelly Verton, whose steady guidance helps our ASB leaders thrive and make bold choices for our campus. And I'm inspired by people
018like Davy Eves, who brings his Ted Lasso positivity into everything he does, lifting students and colleagues alike with his optimism, humor, and belief that great things are possible when we lean into connection. And finally, I must mention our fall athletics were which are off to a very strong start. Girls flag football has stormed out to a 10-1 record led by Nvea Salceto, who has been both the physical and emotional anchor for our team. Girls volleyball has also started strong at 10 and three and it's been inspiring to see the immediate impact of freshman like Ellie Templeton combined with senior lead leadership like our very own Ariana Machado, Shelby Yun, and Sarai Castro who are all an integral part of our program success. All of our teams remind us how important teamwork, resilience, and pride are
019in shaping the Raider experience. I close with deep gratitude for our students, staff, and families who together make Sonora such a special place. I'm inspired not just by what has happened in these first few weeks, but the promise of what lies ahead. Together, we are building something truly remarkable. Thank you. And this completes my report. >> Thank you, Mr. Gazar. Buen Park High. Oh, okay. Yay, Steve. >> Uh, Dr. Burke, Buen Park High School. >> All right. Thank you, Dr. Mclofflin, President Calhoun, and members of the board. The first month of school of the school year has been very successful so far for the Coyotes. Our sports programs are competing at high levels, some of which are off to the best starts they've ever had. So, congrats to our girls volleyball program who started uh
020their league playoff with a solid win for the first time. And our girls flag football team who won four out of their first five games of the season. Football also won their first game of the season and our performing arts have been instrumental in not only increasing the spirit section and halftime performances, but in their collaboration with the school assemblies and the first two days of school, which were really awesome. This year we held our largest back to school night event. Two years ago we were in the PAC with a couple hundred people and now we've reached capacity of one side of the gym filling one site so that's about 4 or 500 people. Um big thanks to Miss Bushi, Miss Folly and Dr. Mclofflin for attending our back to school night. Our community loves
021having you on campus. So thank you very much for being there. Later we'll have some special recognition. Um, but I'd also like to recognize my staff because in in their pursuit of our audacious goal of 100% high school literacy for all students. We've been working as a staff to implement practices that not only challenge our students but focus on improving literacy to try and achieve growth for all of them and up to two grade levels per year for those who need it the most. In doing so, we set out to gather uh benchmark data on all our students. And as of today, we have reading benchmark data on 96% of our students. It is a big undertaking, but we know if we are going to be an early college high school for all students, we
022need to ensure that all students can access college level curriculum while in high school. And lastly, we were recognized as a golden bell finalist for our early college program. And so we'll find out next month as they finalize their list of awardees. Thank you. And this concludes my September board report. >> Thank you, Dr. Burke from Fullerton High School, Mr. Caffrey. >> Good evening, Dr. Mclofflin, board president, Dr. Calhoun. Members of the board, we're settling in at FUHS and I'm happy to share that all student schedules have now been balanced. We're also in the process of welcoming two new teachers in math and world language. And I want to thank our teams at the district and ed services, human resources, and business services for their collaboration over the past month uh as we work to
023ensure ensure every student found the right placement and to support our continued growth and enrollment at FUHS. Um, as mentioned before, ASB has been off to an incredible start of the school year, organizing a lot of activities to build connections and school pride. Our student section has been loud and proud, earning second place in the Orange County rankings, uh, which is a big deal to high school students uh, in Orange County. Um, ASB has also organized a very successful club rush, giving students the chance to connect with new opportunities. Our homecoming is next Friday night followed by our dance on Saturday and we look forward to another amazing event. I also want to celebrate Emma Kojan Raj, class of 25 last year. We didn't get to honor her but she graduated uh and was a
024part of our amazing culinary department. Emma was a ProStart competition team captain and standout student. Um, since graduation, she has earned multiple scholarships through the California Restaurant Foundation and the Guy Fiery Foundation up to $20,000 to study culinary and hospitality ma management at UNLB. She represents the best of FUHS and shows where our programs can take students. Finally, this Thursday is our annual career fair in the gymnasium from 6:00 to 7:30. Thanks to our college and career team, we uh we will host over 50 vendors including public services, military, police, fire, RO, local colleges like FCC and Cal State Fullerton. It's a great opportunity for our students to explore their future. This concludes my board report for the month of September. Thank you, Mr. Caffrey from La Habra High. Oh, sorry. Wait for I forgot
025forgot to wait for your applause. La Habra High School, Mr. Garcia. >> Thank you, Dr. Mclofflin. President Calhoun, members of the board, the first month of the school year has flown by and we're energized about the next nine months have for our Highlanders. Uh Ariana did a great job, so thank you for cutting a paragraph out for me. Uh last week, our back to school night was a great success, drawing many families who connected with their children's teachers and experienced Highlander life for the first time. And thank you, Miss Bushie, for joining us on that very warm evening. The air conditioning was working, so it was a nice evening for all of us. The evening began with freshman parent meeting where counselors were introduced and had key information for academic and social emotional support for
026our new 500 so students coming in. In addition to that, we also proudly uh recognize 157 of our incoming freshmen at what we call honors at entrance. These are students who have come to us who have a 3.5 or higher GPA already having a high academic standard and again welcoming them and their families and acknowledging their last few years uh at the middle school as well. And then we concluded with a memorable photo that you may have seen at the Highlander huddle that we have uh getting everybody out in front of the beautiful PAC. Again, the very first recognition as high school students within the first couple of weeks of the school year. We're also proud to share that we have five Highlanders, Briea Espinosa, Jasmine Garcia, Jacob Lee, Michelle Vasquez, and Valentina Vasquez who
027were selected as recipients of the Simon Scholars. Uh for us, this is a huge accomplishment. They will be receiving $35,000 in support, including $16,000 in a scholarship, a MacBook, laptop, college tours, student retreats, personalized college advising from the 11th grade all the way through. Uh but more importantly, uh this is our six, these are our 16th kids in the last three years. This is $565,000 in scholarships that our kids have been able to attain and it has been a successful uh union between us uh some of the other schools uh here in the district. But super proud of our kids and it's such a great accomplishment that they have some future the minute they step foot off the campus. And then looking ahead next week, uh we will also host our first coffee with the
028principal. That's me. Um so we're excited to welcome our parents, our guardians, share their journey, our journey and our vision for 2526 and answer questions to strengthen our relationships and our commitment and our connections with our families in La Habra High School. And ladies and gentlemen, this concludes the report from La Hab High School. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Mr. Garcia from Le Vista Lassiier schools, Mr. Cai Le Pony. >> Thank you, Dr. Mclofflin, President Cahoun, and members of the board of trustees. This year, our focus is connect to inspire. Our back to school night, which is tomorrow, is one of the ways we strive to connect and inspire students and our families. The night starts off with tacos at 5:30 and then at 6 we'll start with student awards followed by classroom visits
029and workshops designed to show families exactly what their student needs for ontime graduation or transfer back to their home school. We also see connection and inspiration in individual student stories. Senior Anakin Aggera guided by his teacher Miss Jinky Clemente applied and was awarded an apprenticeship with the Wings afterchool program. Her encouragement and guidance through the application process gave him the confidence to take that step. And her CTE class inspires him to pursue a degree in psychology to help children with their mental wellness needs. On the field, our co-ed flag football team began competition in the continuation and alternative education sports league, winning its first game against Gilbert High School 6-0. The program connects our students to our school, builds teamwork, sportsmanship, and school pride. We appreciate the connection we have with various communities and organizations
030to help provide unique learning experiences for our students. The Fullerton Library last week taught a steam lesson to academy students where they practice estimation prediction skills by using various manipulative tools to determine how many unique objects they could pick up within a set time limit. And finally, our ASB and Interact Club, which is a partnership with Sunrise Fullerton Rotary, held their first service project. Interact Club members held a voting pre-registration event, signing up students to vote and inspiring them to be engaged citizens who contribute and give back to their communities. This concludes the board report for L Vista Lasser High Schools. >> Thank you, Mr. Kaip Pony. Uh from Troy High School, Dr. Minster. >> Thank you, Dr. Laughlin, President Calhoun, members of the board. Troy has enjoyed a wonderful start to the beginning of
031the school year with it being one of the smoothest openings we have had since before the pandemic. With Labor Day being done, our school is in a familiar rhythm with our students settling into their classes, clubs, sports, and routines. Last Thursday and Friday, our ASB set up club rush for our students. Our students have quite a few choices signing up for clubs that interest them. As there are over a hundred clubs that are distinctly different and give students clubs ranging from service clubs to academic clubs to car clubs, there are so many different clubs that every student will find at least one that will interest them and engage them with their fellow students. Also, thank you to our Troy teachers and staff members who have agreed to become club adviserss. With the number of clubs,
032it's not uncommon for many staff to advise at least one club and some have two clubs, thereby enabling more students to become involved in school-based activities. Tonight we are having the Troy Buark Fitton uh college fair and Troy from 5:30 to another 30 minutes until seven. We have about 80 colleges and universities in attendance and we will have high school students from throughout Fton Joint Union High School District and I suspect some surrounding school districts outside of our district come and speak with college representatives. Thank you to Troy staff, especially our guidance techs, Miss Aaron Black and Stephanie Rosner, along with the additional staff from Floyd High School in Buena Park for helping with the organization setup and administrative support for this great event. On Thursday in the quad, we will hold our annual 911
033memorial ceremony between the end of zero period and first period. As this is a late start day, the ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. Our warrior band, NGRTC cadets, Troy choir, and students and staff in attendance will be part of this ceremony. This is an important event. Our individual memories will fade, but our collective memory as a nation must never forget. Thank you to all our staff, students, parents, and coaches for a great start to the school year. We are already converting our front office decorations for the fall season and we are excited to share the decorations with everyone who enters Troy High School. Thank you. And this concludes my report. >> Thank you Dr. Minster from Sunny Hills High School. Mr. Winrich, thank you Dr. Mclofflin. Good evening, President Calhoun and members of the
034board. It's been an amazing start to the school year on the hills and I want to thank Ariana for giving a great recap of the so many activities, engaging activities that have been going on all over campus uh to help our Lancers get connected and excited about the year ahead. It's certainly been a great first month. During this first first month of the school year, Sunny Hills found out that uh our new US News and World Report high school rankings improved significantly this year, placing us in the top 3% of all schools in both California and the entire nation. In California, Sunny Hills now jumped up to 71st, up from 98th uh the year before and in the national rankings 529 from 740. What a testament to the hard work and dedication of both our
035outstanding Lancer students, teachers, and staff for this honor. Additionally, we received uh more great news with respect to our AP testing results from this past year. Uh for the first time, we had over 50% of our stu entire student body take at least one AP exam last year. Not only were more students challenged with rigorous curriculum to prepare them for success after high school, but our overall pass rate on these exams jumped to over 86% as well. Our Lancers challenged themselves and were more successful. AP also announced several special individual recognitions for student achievement on these exams and this included 18 Lancer juniors and seniors who received the first generation recognition award from a from the college board and another 111 receiving the school recognition award distinction. We know that AP scores are not the
036sole measure of success, but these results demonstrate the quality of learning opportunities available to our Lancers each and every day. We look forward to seeing how these students continue to excel uh on their exams this year and in the classroom each and every day. Finally, I also want to recognize our National Merit semi-finalists who were announced this past week. Six senior Lancers achieved this honor, including Ria G, Danielle Kim, Kevin Lee, Leo Lee, Brandon Fung, and Tyler Schroeder. Congratulations to each of these seniors for their hard work in achieving this honor. This concludes the Lancer report for September. Thank you. [Applause] >> Thank you, Mr. Weinrich. Dr. Calhoun. >> Is there any information the board would like to share? Okay. Does the superintendent have any information he would like to share? At this time, we
037will hear from our employee association. I would like to invite FSTO President Angie to the podium to give an update. Good evening, President Calhoun, trustees, and Dr. Mclofflin. Happy September to us all. We have just entered our fifth week of the 202526 school year and our teachers are as busy as ever. Last month, FSTO hosted the annual new educator lunchon at our union offices. It was great to introduce our newest certificated employees to our association and to share our vision and values with our new potential members. We met with 26 new educators and I'm excited to report that most of them are now FSTO members. We have even welcomed some of our veteran teachers to our association this year. FSTO received an extension to our grant given to us years ago by the National Education
038Association. This grant through this grant, veteran teachers can mentor teachers new to the profession or just new to our district. Starting out in education can be overwhelming, and FSTTO is so pleased that our organization can provide a mentor and other resources to help our educators feel secure in their assignment and have a successful first or second year in our district. Our goal is to see them receive permanent status in our district and that is what we aim to do. It is also CTA conference time and this semester our members can attend one of many conferences such as the special education conference, the LGBTQ plus issues conference and solidarity. I look forward to hearing from our members about each conference that they attend and what they learned. And I'm excited that we have several new members
039attending conferences for the first time. On September 25th, our no cut board will host an afternoon with Calsters representatives to discuss and help our members prepare for retirement in the coming years. We will also hold three other Calsters discussions and sessions throughout the school year. And we look forward to hosting these important meetings for our members. I really need to take this opportunity right now to thank Mr. Dr. Mark Miller, assistant superintendent of human resources, Ruben Hernandez, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, and Dr. Chris Davis, director of human resources and risk management for working with me a little over a week ago to rectify issues that we had with our August payroll. I was grateful for the opportunity to work directly with U3 and in getting information out to our cert to our certificated staff.
040We all hope that payroll issues will be resolved in a timely manner as several of our members continue to be impacted by this. I appreciate your diligence in helping us rectify this matter. And lastly, FSTTO just welcomed its newest executive board member tonight, Sunny Hills High School site representative David Finster. Dave's tenure began today. Yay. And he will continue to serve our members on the Sunny Hills campus for the next two years. Thank you. And that concludes my report. >> Thank you, President Angie. I would like to invite CEA President Bill to the podium to give his update. >> Good morning. >> Good evening. I don't have much to add after the last couple of months. We've had a couple of uh staff members from CSEA that have um moved on to different jobs and
041so we're running a little behind on our contract and we're trying to get that pushed through as best we can. Uh we have our first meeting of the year school year. Uh yeah, today's Tuesday, right? So it's tomorrow, Wednesday, um at Buena Park. and I've had the pleasure of meeting most of the principles here and and having a good half hour, 45 minutes to just chat and and get to know each other and walk around their campuses. Anyway, thank you so much and have a wonderful night. >> Thank you, President Bill. I would like to invite La Harbor City um I mean council PTA to the podium to give an update. I'm sorry about that. the harbor. Um, it should be coun PTA council. Anyway, to the podium to give them an update. There we
042go. >> That's all right. I I know who you were talking about. Um, hello everyone. It's so nice to see everybody again. I hope you guys had a a nice like summer break and everything. So, um, thank you for giving us um a spot on your agenda. My name is Susan Cunningham. I'm the president for La Habra Council of PTAs. Um, our council supports 17 PTA units across three school districts. La Habra City School District, L Joint School District, and uh La Habra High School and Sonora High School here in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District. Um so I have a couple of updates for you tonight. Um we now have a website. Yay. Um it is lha.com. Um and you don't have to register to visit the site. So you can just jump
043on there and um take a look. Um it t um we have some information about our council and how we support um our units um by providing training and information um and of course um we work for um advocacy for all students as well for all children actually as well. Um secondly, all of our PTA units are currently working on their membership drives. So please please join the PTA at your school's site. Um, when you join your school's PTA, you help fund their administrative costs, the PTA's administrative costs, such as their annual insurance fee, uh, their tax prep fee, the renewal of their charitable trust registration with the attorney general's office. Um, if they do raffles, they have a raffle license fee. All of the necessary costs to help them remain in good standing and
044keep their nonprofit status so that they're able to operate and raise funds for um things like school assemblies, field trips, fun events, grants for classrooms um and teachers and all the amazing things that PTAs do for our local schools. Um, so please please join your PTAs and if you um are not with a school site, if you can join a local um school that would a local school's PTA that would be great. Um, as a PTA member, you become part of the largest child advocacy group. So that also comes with your membership. Um, and there are also membership perks such as discounts and coupons that you'll get with your paid membership as well. And they change every so often. So, that's kind of fun to see like the new things that come up. Um, and
045finally, the National PTA Reflections Art Program is happening right now. We've asked all of our superintendent and principles to please share the opportunity with students and families. And we gave all of our PTA units posters to put up around their school campuses as well. Um, information on the program can also be found on our website under the programs tab. Um, and I do want to say especially um, thank you to Dr. uh, Katie Wright. Is this Katie? Um, she was so instrumental from Fullerton Joint um, high school district. She was so helpful with us with our reflections program getting the information. I came down here, met with her and said, "This is kind of what I'm trying to do to get this out to all of our 17 schools." um just so that they can
046market that and just let the kids and the parents know that this program exists and it's you know if they want to they can it's not mandatory um but she was so great at coming up with ideas she put some things together on Canva for me so we our PTA our council is truly grateful for her help so I do want to say um that so um again it's wonderful to see you all again I look forward um to this year and that concludes my report. Thank you for having me. >> Thank you. I would like to invite Fullerton Council PTA to the podium to give an update. >> It's probably going to sound a little bit the same. So, hi, I'm Joanne Cho. Good evening, Dr. Mclofflin, President Cahoun, and members of the board.
047I'm Joan Cho and the pleasure of serving as the president of Fulton Council PTA's 2526. We are so excited to start this new year. Let me introduce our executive board. They're made up of both FSD and Fulton joint union PTA members. They have me as a president Joan Cho executive vice president Nivi Jawir vice president membership Melissa Proctor secretary Lisa Sherman treasurer Ray Gibson financial reviewer Lisa Juel historian Kathy Fernandez and parliamentarian Olga Hart and advocacy chair Leo Cass. So what is Fitin of Council of PAs? Partially nobody knows but anyways I'm just kidding. A it's a council of a group of PTA units. We have 24. So we're talking about four here at our district and 20 down at our FSD. So under authority of the California state PTA, we are for the purpose
048of collaboration, leadership, training, and coordination of the efforts of the member units. So the council provides the school units within a city fit an opportunity for cooperation promoting their common interest and discussion regarding their common issues. It coordinates the work of the member units and other agencies or organizations in the area for working for children for youth and it serves as a channel of communication between state district orange county and the units which are our local units. So council PTA membership has started to grow. Currently we have 3,269 PTA members across all our PTA unit schools. That's a great start, but our schools need a lot more support. All of our schools are relying on their membership and donations to make a positive difference in their students lives. At the Fullerton Joint Union School level,
049our units support school program, staff appreciation, student activities, and community events. We encourage everyone to join multiple units. So, every single membership helps. Our goal is 5,000 members. We have links in our FCPTA website, which is fulgenouncilpta.org. And if you need help joining a PTA unit, please reach out to us council directly and we'll be happy to assist you. We had a great beginning of the school year with our orientation days and back to school nights. Our PTA units in the district have reached out to parents to connect as a community and work together to be inspired by our students. And we encourage all parents, students, teachers, grandparents, supporters to contact your local PTA meeting for meeting dates and get involved. The ways you can connect are important to us and we were happy to
050be there for you. As we start the new year, we'll be offering PTA trainings at the Fulton Counselor Mentors Roundtable Unit for all presidents and all executive board members. We're offering this on September 23rd meeting from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at our Fulton Junior Union High School District Boardroom. This very room. We also have opportunity for training for the fourth district Orange County PTA fall workshop Saturday, December 27th at 8 am to 2 pm at the Orange County Department of Education. All PTA leaders are encouraged to attend. Our reflection program has kicked off. This is a nationwide PTSA run contest with various areas of visual arts, dance, music composition, film production, literature, and photography. The theme this year is I belong. All Fitton joint union high school district kids and students are encouraged to participate.
051Students should reach out to their school PTAs for the deadlines and submission guidelines. We welcome everyone to attend our council meetings which are typically held the fourth Tuesday of each month at 9:30 in the Fulton joint union board room. You will hear from our superintendents. You'll be able to ask questions and we also hope to have some great guest speakers this year. The exact dates of our meetings will be posted on our website fulgginsilpta.org. As always, you can reach out to us at ftonancil pja infoggmail.com and we welcome any input and we're happy to ask any questions. So, please reach out. Thank you so much. That concludes my report. >> Thank you. I would like to invite assistant superintendent of administrative services Dr. Carl Xener to the podium to introduce our honores and lead the
052recognitions. >> Okay. Okay. Thank you, President Calhoun, members of the board, and Dr. Mclofflin. We'd like to begin by inviting up our assistant superintendent of human resources, Mr. Mark Miller, to the podium to introduce our newly appointed administrators. Mr. Miller. >> Thank you, Dr. Diner. Uh, good evening, Dr. Mclofflin, President Calhoun, and members of the board. Uh, tonight we have introductions of um current employees to new positions as well as a new employee to the district. Uh, I'd like to start at the district service center and the district transportation center. So, if Raul, Troy, and JD can come up to the podium. I'm pleased to introduce our new assistant director of maintenance and operations, Raul Cervantes. Uh Raul is a proud Sonora High School graduate who actually started his career right here as a student
053custodian. Since then, he's worked his way up through nearly every role from equipment operator to sprinkler mechanic, ground supervisor, and operations manager, where he led both grounds and custodial services. Most recently, Raul completed the Coalition for Adequate School Housing School Facilities Leadership Academy, a program that developed leaders in school facilities and maintenance. and now he steps into his new role overseeing maintenance, grounds, and custodial operations districtwide. Please join me in congratulating Raul to this exciting new role. >> Yes. >> Yeah. Thank you. Thank you all. This is this is a pleasure being at this district. This is actually the best district that I've been working on. I've worked at like three or four. Um, anybody that wants to work at a district wants to work at this district. So, thank you for the opportunity. Um,
054I won't let you down. Thanks. [Applause] Next up, it's my pleasure to introduce a new assistant director of facilities, Troy Chandi. Uh before joining the Fullerton Joint Union High School District, Troy worked as a construction and project manager with ACOM, a global architectural and engineering firm. He came to our district in 2017 as a manager of construction projects and has since overseen some of the biggest upgrades including the La Habra High PAC and stadium. new gymnasiums at Sonora, Fullerton, and the Fullerton auditorium renovation, the new pool and new buildings at Sunny Hill and Troy, along with many modernizations across our campuses. In 2023, Troy also graduated from the Coalition for Adequate Housing School Facilities Leadership Academy. And today, we are proud to welcome him into his new role of district service center. Congratulations, Troy. [Applause]
055Well, I'll just uh echo Raul's comments. This is a great place to work. It's the best decision I think I've made in my whole life. Starting my ninth year and I'm really really proud of what we've been able to do with our campuses over the last eight nine years uh with the previous bond and now with Measure L coming up. It's a very exciting time. We're going to do a lot of great work on the campuses in the next few years and I'm really looking forward to that. I'm deeply honored. Thank you all very much. >> I also think it's a great place to work. Uh next, we are proud to welcome JD Mcha as our new assistant director of transportation. JD brings nearly 24 years of experience in student transportation, including 13 years in
056leadership. He is a CASBO certified director of transportation and has completed the California Department of Education's transportation administrators course, making him a true expert in the field. Most recently, he served as director of transportation for Fullerton School District, where he led with servant leadership and a strong commitment to safety and innovation. He introduced the first in California initiatives like positive behavioral intervention and supports on school buses. And he created a school bus driver training program to build a strong, fully staffed team for the future. For JD, transportation is more than buses. It's about safety, pride, family, and ensuring every student arrives ready to learn and confident that they're cared for. Please join me in giving a warm welcome to J. D. Montez, our new member of the FJHSD family. All right. I'm a little uh
057I wasn't prepared, but uh thank you. Thank you uh President Calhoun, board of trustees, superintendent, executive campan. Thank you for the opportunity. I'm really excited about our future here. Um I'm really excited. It's my fifth week going in my fifth week and it's been it's been a uh a I had a fun I've had a fun time. Um I'm looking forward to innovation and uh everything we do in transportation is to support our number one goal which is a safe transportation of our students. So everything we do is that one goal to make sure our kids get to school safely and back home. And and so that's uh that's our plan. Thank you. Next up, we're going to turn over to Troy High School. So, if Marissa Sanders can please come up. [Applause] >> It's
058my pleasure to introduce Marissa Sanders, the new assistant principal at Troy High School. Marissa has been a part of H of FJHSD since 2016, serving first as an education specialist and later as co-chair of Troyy's special education department. Most recently, she supported schools districtwide as a program specialist where she helped strengthen inclusive practices and systems of student support. She was also honored as Troy High School's teacher of the year for 2023 24, a recognition of her dedication, expertise, and the lasting impact she's made on students, staff, and families. We are proud to welcome Marissa into this new leadership role as Troy High School. [Applause] >> I just want to say that I'm very excited for this position. Thank you for the opportunity and I'm excited to serve at Troy. [Applause] Thank you. And that concludes
059our recognitions. >> Thank you, Mr. Miller. If I could ask our principles to come up and line up behind the podium because we are about to meet some fabulous staff and students who inspire us and did some incredible achievements during our summer months. So, we're going to have our school principles along with our career technical education teacher on special assignment, Scott Warell, to the podium. They're going to share some outstanding accomplishments of their dedicated staff and exceptional students. So, let's take this opportunity to celebrate their hard work, dedication, and success. And we will begin with our principal from Buena Park High School, Dr. Berg. All right. Thank you, Dr. Zener. Well, our two students, I just poked my head out and they are not here. They are probably off playing music somewhere. So, I am
060going to do a real brief um shout out to our two students. John Cruz, he's in multiple programs as you'll see uh on campus. This past summer, he placed second nationally at the open class finals with Drumcore International Group Gold. And so, that's a very high placement. So, big congrats for him. Oops, wrong way. And then Jacob Lanning also in a number of high level programs on campus and he performed uh with the drum corps international open class group Impulse and with worldclass group Pacific Crest this past summer. So another amazing mu musician and so I'd like to recognize those two. Thank you. Thank you Dr. Berg. And now our principal from Fullerton Union High School, Mr. Caffrey. >> Thank you. Good evening. Uh first up, I'd like to introduce our secondyear theater director, Miss
061Jacqueline Stickle. [Applause] Jacqueline uh was awarded the Macy Award. That's not the department store, but stands for music arts accommodations for youth. Their goal is to recognize high school musical theater excellence. And then she also received the best large ensemble choreography. Uh a top achievement for our student program. Uh we're thrilled to have Jacqueline. She's been an awesome addition to us at our school. So this is Jacqueline Stickle. [Applause] I never know how to use this thing. There we go. Next up is uh water polo phenom Brandon Fan. Brandon competed in the USA Junior Olympics water polo tournament, competed in the 18U division against top teams nationwide, and finished 14th in the nation. Is current uh part of our program now who's having just a fantastic year. So, this is Brandon Fan. And finally is
062Gideon Taneloff. Gideon competed in the USA Water Junior Olympics Water Polo Tournament, competed it also in the 18U Division against top teams nationwide and finished 14th in the nation. So, we're proud of both of these young men and look forward to an amazing year. So, these are our two athletes. [Applause] We're going up. >> All right. [Applause] >> And now for the Highlanders. our principal from Malahabra High School, Mr. Garcia. [Applause] >> Good evening everybody. Uh like to recognize first Logan Fernandez. >> Logan, come on up. >> Logan competed in the Junior Olympics, 14 under, and they finished third. Logan was just out of the pool maybe about 25 minutes ago, winning a match against Woodbridge uh in the last seconds, 13 to 12, I think. Um and they're a D1 program. uh competing at
063the top level and Logan just adds to the incredible talent of our program. So, thank you Logan. Congratulations [Applause] and he's also a freshman. So, that's another we get you for four more years. Nice job. Next, I have a two uh two of our students together, cadets Aldar Silva and Ethan Santana. Aldor and Ethan are in our NGOTC program. They were part of the leadership academy which serves the top 2% of cadets in the area. Uh and they were tested academically, physically and professionally. Uh they were at Camp Pendleton and they earned the prestigious silver cord. Uh they are big part of who we are at La Habra High School. They are two men of integrity. Uh and we enjoy uh the mentorship and the modeling that you do for all of our students. So
064ladies and gentlemen, our cadets Alder and Ethan. And I do have one who's not here. The other one is Kelly Kaufman. Kelly presented a mock literacy bill at the state capital in Sacramento this summer with the Orange County senators and also was part of our NGOTC program uh and was part of the leadership academy. Also one of the top 2% cadets in the entire area again earning the prestigious silver core award. So ladies and gentlemen, these are the LA the La Habra High School Highlanders uh summer standouts. Thank you. [Applause] Such a pretty. [Applause] And now from Le Vista and Lassier High School, Mr. Kyle Pony. Come on up. [Applause] First of all, we'd like to recognize and please come up as I call your name. Jose Sa, Emma Kang, please come up. Uh Julia
065Gonzalez, uh Robert Cappuccino and also I'd like to uh introduce >> um congratulations. >> You guys do such a great job. >> Let's see. Uh >> do you work in the cafe? >> Oh, I love that. >> Am I going the right way? >> So good. Thank you. And you're on the staff, too. Thank you. >> There we go. >> And also, I'd like to introduce their uh teacher, ATV teacher, Mrs. uh Charlotte Dobbins and instructional aid Mr. Frank Malari if they can come up too with their students. [Applause] >> Um we're really proud of them. Uh Mrs. Dobbins uh uh Frank Malar and the students um they will be going and attending the California Transition Alliance Bridge to the Future Institute in Sacramento and they will present their experiences running the cafe micro businesses
066to other ATP programs around the state. And so we wish them an awesome experience when they go to Sacramento to present. So give them a big hand. and secondly, we would also like to recognize Mr. Al Rabanera, teacher at Le Vista High School. If you could come up. [Applause] Mr. Al Rabana uh was a featured panelist this summer at the Aspen Ideas Festival where he highlighted teacher-led innovation student voice equity and belonging in AI artificial intelligence integration. At the festival he stressed that AI technology is a tool to empower human connection not replace it. Congratulations to Mr. El Rebanero. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Good job. And now from Sonora High School, our principal, Mr. Kazarus. [Applause] >> Okay. Good evening. Our Sonora superstar that we're recognizing tonight is Dr. Mike Lee. If you could join me
067up here. So, Dr. Lee has served uh as an assistant principal at Sonor High School beginning in the 202122 school year. Uh he's served as the assistant principal overseeing overseeing athletics and activities and has since shifted overseeing our special ed department and serving our students with disabilities and does a fantastic job. The reason why we're celebrating him tonight is he's come to the end of a four-year journey and has earned his doctorate from the University of the Cumberlands. Uh we are super proud of him and the journey he's been on and we've been there with him. I don't think I've this is the first time that he hasn't had to run to a class or get an assignment done. So we're super proud of him and uh congratulations Dr. Lee. [Applause] >> It's here for
068the Rainers. [Applause] And now our principal from Sunny Hills High School, Mr. Winrich. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Zener. Uh, tonight for our summer stars board recognition, Sunny Hills is going to recognize three music students who participated in a rigorous summer marching band program, uh, referred to as the drum corp. They went through a difficult audition process and beat out many other students from all over Southern California to join a group together uh that was known as the Pacific Crest uh which is based out of Diamond Bar. The 165 member group with members aed 15 to 22 traveled by bus all over the United States for this summer for two months to rehearse perform in highlevel drum core competitions. Uh these groups stay at stay at other high schools, rehearse on their practice fields and
069sleep in the high school gyms. They visited and performed in 12 different states. Uh their final championship performance was in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium where the Colts play and they placed 15th overall in the worldass division. So congratulations to these three beginning with senior Noah Fious. [Applause] In addition to this, Noah is also in all AP classes and member of symphonic band, percussion ensemble, and our marching band. Congratulations, Noah. Congratulations. >> Next, we have junior Drew Marquez. [Applause] >> Drew also is in the symphonic band, marching band, and a major member of our theater program. >> Hi, Drew. Congratulations. >> And finally, Monol Walvakar. >> Also a junior. Monoil also in AP in honors courses member of symphonic band and marching band as well. Congratulations you three. >> Congratulations. [Applause] All right, let's hear
070for the Lancers. And our final principal, Dr. Minster from Troy High School. [Applause] Thank you very much, Dr. Zer. All right. I'd like to welcome uh up here along with their autonomous underwater robot. Well, submarine. It's really a robot, but a submarine. We have uh two of the three. We have Yur Ban, young lady right here, and then we have Shri, Krishna, Siva, Kumar. They participated in an international collegiate competition. I think there about 58 universities including very well-known names such as Stanford and Berkeley. Um also by the way have Commander Looper. Uh they're NGRTC and he is one of the the minds behind our students being involved in so many of these things. But they also have to want to do it and have the ability. Bottom line is in this international collegiate competition
071there were four high schools. We were one. We did um manage to defeat uh a number of colleges, universities including Cal Berkeley. But this this robot thing I we did well robot submarine autonomous it's programmed. It does what it does bring it also just to calm the nerves of our superintendent. I was worried when I said submarine there were students in it. There are not. Um so this is it. Um but you know it does a lot of really amazing things. Uh we were looking at today this afternoon. There are some pieces. Those those are cameras in the front that look through the shell of it, but they had glitches and problems and and they actually had to rebuild this thing three times. That's actually not even the case it started with. There was a
072welded aluminum case that leaked semi-predictably, I think. But nevertheless, they were ready for it. So, they had this backup, so they went to it. But rebuilt three times. No other colleges or universities managed to do that. Matter of fact, some of the ones that they defeated is because they basically quit. They couldn't get it done. So, we kept going. We kept getting it done. So, congratulations to these students and they're they're the captains of a 20 team 20 student team. So, there's three captains and they are the leaders of the team. So, thank you guys. [Applause] I was proving gravity. [Applause] And finally, if you didn't know, we have five of our schools have agriculture programs and they are quite busy in the summer with the Orange County Fair. So to learn more, please welcome
073CTE Tossa, Mr. Scott Warell. [Applause] >> Thank you, Dr. Zener. Uh, Superintendent Mclofflin, Board President Calhoun, members of the board, principles. It's my uh honor and privilege to present students from our agriculture programs. Uh recognizing them for their work on the livestock projects that they've been raising during the last school year that culminated in them showing and competing with them at the Orange County Fair this past July uh where they resulted in earning some very high level awards. In addition to those students, we'll also be recognizing some students that were elected to some high level leadership positions within the FFA association. And so they will uh this next year be uh serving as an officer in the orange section FFA which they will be representing students throughout Orange County and a couple of schools outside
074of Orange County that also have agriculture and FFA programs. So, we'll be recognizing them as well. So, yeah. So, first up, let's go ahead and recognize Julysa Contrarus from Buena Park High School. Jalissa is uh serving as the Orange Section FFA vice president. She is also going to be representing Buena Park High School in our district at the National FFA convention. She'll be a delegate from California. [Applause] Next up, we have uh from La Habra High School, uh David Wishvki. [Applause] And uh David had the uh Orange County Fair Grand Champion Hog in uh at the Orange County Fair in July. David, that is quite a [Applause] >> uh Harmony Sanchez also from La Habra High School. Harmony had the Orange County Fair Reserve Champion Hawk. So, both the Grand and Reserve from the same
075school. >> Uh next up is Cameron Horta. also from La Habra High School had the uh Orange County Fair Reserve Champion beef cattle. And also Cameron this year is serving as the Orange Section FFA president. [Applause] Uh Anukica Federof [Applause] >> from La Habra High School. Anukica had the uh Orange County Fair Advanced Showmanship winner in beef cattle. Carson Siaka from La Habra High School. Carson uh was the Orange County Fair novice showmanship winner in beef cattle. [Applause] Uh, Nvea Perez from La Habra High School. Uh, Naa had the Orange County Fair novice showmanship winner in goats. All right. From Sunny Hills High School, Mia Cho. [Applause] She uh Mia is the orange section FFA secretary this year. [Applause] >> Valerie Miranda, Sunny Hills High School, the Orange Section FFA vice president. and Elizabeth Wary
076from Sunny Hills High School. Elizabeth had the Orange County Fair Reserve Champion Goat. All right. And JB Lyola, >> Sunny Hills High School. Uh JB had the Orange County Fair Grand Champion Rabbits. [Applause] So, congratulations to uh all of these students. I did, however, want to acknowledge some of our students. We uh did incredible things, but uh we have more students. They're actually graduates. And so, I just wanted to mention them. Uh we have Amanda Alvarez and GMO Magdaleno, Sean Lenning, Abby Lucy and Leilani Pacheco uh from uh La Habra High School, Fullerton and Sunny Hills who also were uh earning awards and high level achievements at the fair as well. But these students graduated last year. So, and uh we do want to just take a moment and recognize or just acknowledge their a
077teachers. Uh they put in countless hours with these kids and getting them ready for these competitions and being able to serve on these leadership teams. So, the various a teachers from uh our five district schools with a programs [Applause] Me too. >> David Carson. I'll jump in a sec. >> No, we're all set. >> Okay, wait. One more picture. Dr. Kelly. All right, let's hear for [Applause] Thank you, Dr. Calhoun. That concludes our recognitions. >> Okay. Thank you, family, friends, neighbors, every for all your support. I just want to say the board members have any comments they would like to share? >> Okay. Does the superintendent have any comments he would like to share? >> Not this time. >> Okay. We are going to call for a recess. Thank you everybody for coming and supporting
078At this time, we will call for public comments for items that are not on the agenda. Individuals who filled out a speaker request form will be invited to the podium when their name is read. Public comments are limited to three minutes per person and 30 minutes per topic. Okay, the first person is MJ No. Please come to the podium. Hi everyone. Um, I'm MJ No. I'm the founder of the Parents Voice USA. This organization was actually found founded in 2009 right here in Fitton. And what we do is we help parents navigate their children through the schools and also through their education. We have a an event coming up October 16th. We've been doing events for every year since 2009. Of course, there have been on mental health ai various other there was a twins
079event, safety event, etc. But I think this one is the most important. It's called sleep matters. What we're finding is it's not what time the child starts school in the morning, but are they rested? Wake up. Wake up. Got to hurry up. We got to get to school. Why are these kids dragging themselves out of bed? The reason is not that they didn't sleep. It's the quality the quality of sleep. We need a deep sleep at night and this also affects many things in their lives which means lower IQ which means obesity which means snoring, underperformance in the classroom. How how is that possible? Well, one way that we're finding out that it is possible is scientists are studying this matter rigorously. The matter is of such concern to the world, not only to us
080here and our children and our lifestyle, but to the world. The problem is many they're finding that many children are having orthodontal and dental work done. You go in to remove a wisdom tooth and guess what they tell you? Let's take them all out. Oh, okay. A lot of the veterans, by the way, suffer that as well. Another issue is you go to the orthodontist. They do a phenomenal job on straightening your teeth and making this extraordinary smile and of course whitening and all of that. We're finding out or the scientists are finding out that in order to do that they're restructuring the jaw. They're moving the pallet. You're doing a lot of dental work and moving the jaw means obstructing vocal and air waves. What's an airway? When somebody said to me, "Oh, you
081know what, MJ?" "Oh, it's a airway situation." I said, "What's the airway?" I thought it was an airline. Little did I know it was breathing. So, if your child's breathing heavy at night, snoring, waking up with a must head because they're turning and tossing all night, you need to pay attention. Please come to this event. It's free. It's a free event. We do these free events to educate parents about what's happening and and give you a little bit of an alert as what to look for. >> I appreciate it. Thank you. and I thank you very much. I'm sorry I didn't see your >> That's okay. Thank you so so much. >> I think I heard it. >> Thank you. Thank you, Madame President. [Applause] >> Mr. Lopez, will you please come to the podium?
082Anz is it Miss Oh, there's Miss Lopez. I read that. Thank you. Mine is just a quick um about coach Shane who was at Buen Park High School. Coach Shane um so coach Shane has coached my son for almost four years. Coach Shane is more than a coach. He is a mentor, a role model, a trusted adult who provides stability and guidance to student athletes. Losing this coach Shane mid-season impacts not only students mental health but also the emotional well-being. The student athletes experience stress, worry, uncertainty at the thought of losing someone who has been a consistent source of support in their lives. For many, sports are not just an activity but a safe space. Co virtual learning impacted many students mental health and this coach turned it around. He has helped so many students
083find a passion for water polo. He has helped so many athletes build stronger relationships with team teammates and has made an impact in many lives. For that reason, I feel that coach Shane should be reinstated. He has helped so many students to develop a passion for water polo and my son, he is now in playing for college thanks to this coach. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Lopez. Kamali Ati, please come to the front the podium. Thank you. My name is Kamalia toy and I will be speaking on behalf of a Buon Park aquatics alumni. I'm an alumni of Buon Park High School and have been involved with the Buon Park aquatics program from 2018 to the present. I am writing this letter of support for our aquatics coach Shane Leforune who has been asked to
084step back from coaching in an unjust way. Here are some ways as to why I believe coach Lefore should be reinstated into his position. There are so many amazing things I could say about coach Leforune, but if I did, you'd be here all day reading. Shane is one of the most thoughtful, dedicated, and passionate people I have ever met. To me, he is not only a coach, but also a father figure. I have always respected Shane, not only as a coach, but also as a mentor and a friend. High school was rough for me, but I always knew I had someone I could count on, and that person was Coach Shane. Before meeting him, I had never once considered going to college, but he saw my potential, believed in me, and pushed me to be
085the best version of myself. Because of his encouragement and guidance, I went on to earn a full ride scholarship to continue both my education and water polo career at a college across the country. Shane has also made history for Buon Park High School by leading the Bueno the Buon Park water polo program to its first ever CIF championship title. That accomplishment was incredible for the program. But his greatest accomplishment in my eyes is the way he changes students lives. I can say with certainty he changed mine. If you search my name, you'll find articles about me being recognized as OC athlete of the week and female district athlete of the year. But the list of my accomplishments goes on. Still, I didn't achieve these awards alone. We achieved them together, and he was there every
086step of the way. Shane is truly one of the most selfless people I've ever known. He always prioritized his students, dedicating himself fully to the sport and to helping young athletes grow, not just in the pool, but in life. Without him, I honestly can't imagine where I would be today. For these reasons, I strongly recommend that coach Leforune be allowed to continue coaching the aquatics teams. He is truly a valuable asset to our community and I hope you hear this with your hearts and make the right decision in allowing him to continue bettering this program. Thank you. >> Thank you. [Applause] >> Brandon Avalos, can you come to the podium, please? Good evening. My name is Brandon Ovalos, a junior at Buen Park High School, and I'm currently enrolled in the aquatics team program. Here
087are some reasons as to why I believe coach Le Fortune should be reinstated into his position as head coach. No matter how hard anyone searches for a more dedicated, hardworking, passionate, caring coach, no one will succeed in doing so. Shane the Fortune treated the Aquatics program not only as a team, but as a family. One heartfelt memory was a conversation during a school assembly where they presented each team at the school. When it was the boys water polo team's turn, I turned I told Shane, "People are going to judge us and make fun of us if we show off in a funny way." Shane replied, "I don't care what others think about us. I care about how my boys feel. You guys are what matter to me." Shane the Fortune poured his heart into what
088he cared about most. Spending hours watching game film, running practices, and being at the pool deck to support his players. The success that Shane brought and would continue to bring lays itself out. Over a 100 boys water polo career wins. Success. Not a year the program didn't make CIF playoffs. Success. Earning Bunnark High School a CIF championship ring. Success. Tournament trophies that were earned through determination and effort. Success. Players recruited through the connections and guidance of Shane the Fortune for their college careers. Success. alumni who have shared and returned with heartwarming experiences and stories of growth, last year, and unforgettable memories. Success. If Shane the Fortune were an ordinary coach, many would be shy to express their emotion. The morning of September 5th, 2025, when the team was informed of Shane's emotion or Shane's sudden
089and unjust departure, the f the room full of tears showed the true impact he left on every player. The administration stressed that a coach doesn't make a team. The players do, but the players knew the reality. Yes, the players were the team, but Shane the Fortune was the glue that held us together. The loss on the evening of September 5th, 2025 against Warner High School of 9 to6 showed the truth. Players were lost and emotional, but Shane the Fortune knew his team and knew how to control them to secure a win. His absence left a scar and made it difficult to find our rhythm. Coach Shane the Fortune built more than a water polo program. He built a family, a legacy, and a community of players who will carry the lessons he brings for the
090rest of their lives. The impact he left is impossible to measure. He was more than a coach. He was a father. For the reasons, I recommend Coach Lefortune be allowed to continue coaching our team because he is a valuable asset to our aquatics community. Thank you. Thank you. Alicia Contrares, please come to the podium. Good evening, board. Um, first of all, I want to thank you for giving us this opportunity for public comment. You might ask yourself, what are they talking about? We're talking about our coach, Sha, um, Shane Lefortune. Um, we were notified that Shane has is currently on an administrative leave. um as of this afternoon and it's heartbreaking. As you see, we have a we have over 150 signatures in a petition that's been out for less than 24 hours. And I
091also have more letters, impact letters from our students. I have personally spoken to our administration and I still don't have the answers. I understand that some of the things can't be spoken of yet, but for what we have heard, there are many reasons that they say that this has happened. Although those reasons um are reasons are things that other coaches or other dis in our district and in our school have done, we feel that this was unfair and unjust. Uh our our kids were talked to on Friday after some of us at a board meeting had talked to administration on Thursday and it gave us a horrible weekend. I want to also take the time to read quickly a portion of and also another alumni. Her name is Zoe and she has given me permission
092to read this out loud. A portion of it is he's a very caring person who cares about the players and their well-being. My junior year I lost my dad and coach was there for me and always checked on me. He always made sure I was on top of my school and I wouldn't be in the college I'm in right now if it wasn't for him. Again, this is just one of the examples. Um, we were it has been it has circulated that one of the reasons could be for take uh for taking some money um from one of our water polo tournaments uh in the summer. I invite the district to look through others in our district because we are not the only school that was involved in that tournament and I don't understand why
093our coach is the one being punished for this. I am also the president of our booster club in aquatics and none of our money there has been missing from Shane or we actually had a I took over we took over um when we had some incidents with the booster but nothing had to do with Shane. So that to me is I don't understand that. Also old open cases that are now reopening. I feel like it's a way that it's a they're covering up why they want to let go of him. And another reason we heard was that he's playing players that were hurt. Look at all our teams. Let's be realistic. If he's being fired for any of these reasons, I want the board to do an investigation on what our school is doing. I
094am an alumni of 1996. Sorry that I dated myself, but from Buen Park High School, and I've always been proud of the diversity and equity that has grown. When I was a student there, most of our teachers were white. And look at our teachers now. We have such diversity. Now, I'm asking you for equity. [Applause] Uh, Mia Rodriguez Ramirez, please come to the podium, please. >> Good evening. My name is Mia Ramirez. I am a junior in Winnip High School and I am currently enrolled in the aquatics program. I have been in Winnip Park aquatics program since freshman year. I had a hard time adjusting to high school and fell behind. I would look around the pool deck and see all these hardworking honor students and think I wasn't worth the same amount of effort.
095But Coach Shane showed me I was wrong. He made a point to push me, to encourage me even when I g him a hard time. He's here offering help and guidance. And it wasn't just me. Many other kids can say the same thing. He only ever wants to see his players succeed and it's obvious. His intentions are always the best and I am so grateful to have him in my corner rooting for me. Coach Shane has something not all coaches have. He has passion and dedication. Sorry. He doesn't just want to see us win in games, but in life too. Being a district where aquatics is not a popular thing, the opportunities we have been given just shows all the work and effort coach puts in every day. I've seen amazing improvement with not only
096me but my peers whether it's in sport in sports or academically. In my case, both saying that I know I still have so much more learning and growing to do and I just can't imagine doing it without his help. So yes, some may say athletes are what the make the team, but in our case, Coach Shane not only makes the team stronger together, he makes it a family. Thank you. >> Thank you. [Applause] >> Mr. David Atoy, please come to the podium. My name is David Atoy and I'm a former alumni and player of Bon Park High School. As you can see, I'm also speaking on behalf of the dismissal of coach Shane Lefortune. Coach Leforin wasn't just my coach, but someone I can look up to and um and aspire to be. From the
097day he became my coach, I saw how passionate he was for the game and how dedicated he was to helping each and every individual on the team. Shane was at the pool deck from sunrise to sundown. He would be there all day. Me and everybody, guys, girls, we used to ask him all the time like, "Do you have a life?" Like, "Do you go out?" Other coaches, they, you know, leave after four or five o'clock. But Shane was there. And he just wanted all of us to improve. He would drive every week to go get fil go get film on other teams just so our teams can practice. He'd work with varsity JV and frost soft. So each individual got to experience his coaching something most head coaches just delegate to assistants. Adding to that
098he also coached the girls season as well. And you know with most with most coaches you see a preference as to which team they prefer to coach but with Shane that wasn't the case. You know, because of him, boys and girls constantly had CIF appearances. You know, even in my sophomore year, the girls won CIF in 2019. A feat Bona Park hasn't had in, you know, I don't know how long. Bona Park, when you think of Bon Park, we're not a beach city. You don't think of Bona Park to be good water polo players. You know, most of us, if not all of us, unless we have an older sibling, you know, we come to Bona Park, we we join water polo with no swimming experience, nothing. But Shane brings us up. You know, my
099freshman year we went to CIF. We we're runners up. Girls, they won CIF in 2019. That's because of Shane. You know, he did that. You know, but not only did he care about sports, but he cared about how we did in the classrooms. Before tutoring was a necessity to play. Shane would make players with low grades study on the pool deck to improve their grades. And you know, starting in my sophomore year, he offered to help me talk to counselors, look into colleges before I even thought about doing so. And Shane's care went beyond the water as he wanted us to be the best person everywhere. You know, I joined Water Polo in 2017 and was part of Coach Shane's first graduating class as head coach. I went from being someone who had no interest
100in playing sports to someone who didn't want to be away from it. Because of Shane, our teams went to CIF. Me and my best friends that I made being on the team were OCIF, Got Freeway, League Honors, all of that. You know, his dedication to the team and the trust he had in us made us feel like we were worth something. I'll forever be grateful for what Shane has done for me. You know, his help and guidance made him feel like, you know, a bigger brother that I never had considering he was, you know, young when he got hired. He helped me find myself in a passion I didn't know I had sorry and changed me for the better. He helped my sisters as one's currently on the girls team and another two who will
101soon follow. He's always been kind to my parents and has a great rel relationship to him as well. And if he doesn't show Wooden Park pride then you know I don't know who else does. >> Thank you. Ka at Toy. Good evening. Thank you for this time. That's crazy. That was my son. You know, I'm 97 Bua Park. You know, I'm last year's uh booster president. We had to over overcome a crooked booster. This is all for the kids. I don't have any stories of what he did for me. But if we're all here for the kids, you guys got to at least take a look at this situation. You know what I mean? Shane is a waterman. Nothing else. Nothing less. He doesn't have he doesn't have a wife. He doesn't have kids. He's
102married to this here. Who else showed up like this? It's worth it. It's worth a look. Because if it's not, if it's not even if this topic is not serious enough, I mean, I don't even know if I I have my son. He's in college waterman from Shane. I have three in the batters box. I have a junior, I have an 11year-old, and a 13 being trained by Shane. But without shame, do we stay at Warner Park? Do we stay in this district? Do we stay where we don't even know what tomorrow's going to bring? You know what I mean? That was his life. This is his life. So if we don't even look at the worth in that, shame on you. This is serious. This was his life and we took it. Why? I
103don't know. But that's up to you guys. Please look at this. This is serious. I came straight from work. There was some things I left behind for this because it means this much to me. He's worth fighting for for my kids. He's changed a lot of lives. You know what I mean? I talked to him. He's like family, you know? He's a special person. And it's it's uh it's wrong that he got done like this. So I I don't know if you guys know what's going on, but I hope you find out cuz nobody cares until it's their kids over here crying. You know what I'm saying? Nobody cares until you got to come to a meeting to find out what's going on cuz we spoke. You know what I mean? And I don't feel
104sincerity in none of it. I'm not educated. I'm just a regular I'm a I'm a father. I'm a man. I'm just a regular guy. But I can read everything and I can read who cares, who does it, who wants to give the time and who does it. Please give this man time. Give him a chance. >> Thank you. Thank you for your thoughtful comments. Non-aggenda items may not be acted on during this meeting nor discussed by the board. If you would like further information, please contact us at the district website or contact staff members who will be happy to talk to you and follow up with any information. Does the superintendent have any information he would like to share? >> Yeah, thank you. Dr. Calhoun, you mentioned you had some additional documentation or signatures. So,
105if you wouldn't mind uh leaving them, we'll make sure that we we get copies to our board members and and uh we can review those items, too. Thank you. You can leave them up here if you bring >> and we'll be dropping off the petition wasn't printed, but I'll be dropping that off in another envelope. >> No problem. Yeah. We just want to make sure we have uh what you have right now. Thank you. I would like to call Assistant Superintendent of Education Assessment Service, Dr. Sylvia Kaufman, to provide information on resolution 2526 number six, determining steps to ensure availability of textbooks and instructional material for 2526 school year. Dr. Kaufman. >> Thank you, President Calhoun, members of the board, Dr. Mclofflin, and guests. Each year, the district is required to certify that every student
106has sufficient textbooks or instructional materials aligned with the state content standards and frameworks. This includes English language arts, mathematics, science, history, social science, and as applicable, world languages, health, and laboratory equipment for science courses. Throughout the year, each school site monitors instructional materials and makes adjustments as needed based on enrollment. For this school year, additional orders were placed to support increased enrollment at several sites. Each site has since completed a final needs assessment, and we have verified that all schools within the district have sufficient and appropriate instructional materials. In accordance with education code section 60119 and consistent with the state curriculum frameworks adopted by the state board of education, staff has confirmed that all instructional materials meet the required standards. A public notice regarding this resolution was posted more than 10 days in advance of
107tonight's meeting. Staff recommends that the board approve and take action to sign the resolution certifying sufficiency of instructional materials. Thank you. I will now open the meeting up for public hearing. If anyone has any comments, please come to the podium and state your name prior to making comments. I declare the public hearing closed. Is there a motion to approve resolution 2526 number six? >> Second. Any discussion? Ari, would you like to cast a preferential vote? >> Yes, I approve. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed. >> It's 4 Z. >> I would like to call assistant superintendent of education assist assessment service Dr. Sylvia Coffin to present information on Proposition 28, annual report in district plan 2526. Once again, good evening, President Calhoun, members of the board, and guests.
108>> That's what you do. As board members may be aware, Proposition 28 was passed in November of 2022 that guarantees annual funding for arts and music education. The district has three years to spend each year's allocation and is required to develop sitebased specific spending plans in alignment with the state guidelines and the district's strategic arts plan. This evening, we will provide a presentation on Proposition 28, the arts and music in schools funding guarantee and accountability act. It will include the statemandated funding program overview and a summary of district-wide and site level planning efforts. And now I'd like to introduce Dr. Porter, director of educational services, who will lead us through the presentation. >> Thank you, Dr. Kaufman. Uh Dr. Mclofflin, President Calhoun, members of the board. I appreciate the time up here today. Uh this
109will be a brief presentation just giving you a quick update on where we are with Prop 28. Uh Michael Despar will be joining me uh for a couple of slides as well. So uh tonight we'll be going over a quick reminder of the timeline review of Prop 28. Uh we'll be looking at our budget and planning process that we worked on with business services uh and a recommended action uh as we will do annually to report on our our expenditures. So just a reminder to everybody here uh this you know the progress that we made with Prop 28 really started back in 2015 long before my tenure here. um with the staff uh the and the administration with the um strategic arts plan that was presented last year with a brief overview in 2324 uh
110Prop 28. It was passed just before that but we started look working on the background or looking at the background of our needs uh and we gauged our staff. We did a needs assessment and then in 2425 uh we provided site training, plan development which which really consisted of a reviewing of the state guidelines, state administrative training, establishing baseline budgets which was really probably the crux of uh some of our our greatest uh challenges that we overcame and then maximizing Prop 28 funds. So during that year, uh, each of the sites submitted a plan of what they wanted to do and what Prop 28 funds could do to to help support the educational programs at their school. Uh, at the same time, we were looking at addressing some of our declining enrollment at some of
111the schools and across the district and increase alternative funding sources to maximize uh, Prop 28 funds in the outy years. We worked on a budget design for the 2526 school year and met with all the school sites. We developed an FTE spending plan and then we worked on a plan so the the sites would have access to future funding allocations so they weren't just spending one year at a time. So as a reminder, Prop 28 allocations are based on enrollment. Every school site gets a certain dollar amount based on their their number of students they have, the number of unduplicated population, and that changes each year. In some sites they might go up and in some sites they may go down. That changes that budget amount. Uh what we learned through the audit process of
112business services is that this actual baseline changes every year that we have. So whatever our baseline contribution was one year, the following year whatever that contribution was becomes the new baseline which would adjust that budget contribution and spending power that we have. Uh this past year we we were working with business services to utilize alternative funding sources like the remaining arts block grant that we have um and things that would not disqualify us from uh the prop using prop 20 funds on visual performing arts programs. So as you're aware we hired an archtosa Mr. Despars who is here who speak briefly in a second here. Um, we also hired two theater techs. Um, and we were able to look at those funds and you'll see in the report that at the end of the evening
113today, uh, that our our FTE count is going to be zeroed out. We're going to use our onetime dollars to clean that up, which is actually increasing the contribution of arts funds into these personnel decisions, which will increase more funding for the school sites to spend this year, which they've already started working on. This year, uh, we do have official staff base allocations, which has been great. to help simplify the needs of the sites so they know exactly how much money they're able to spend, how much we need to contribute on an ongoing basis. We now have budget lines that business services was able to put were able to put into their budget planning process which clearly articulates baseline materials, supplies and services that we have provided on years past and then it's each site
114will have access to both year one or currently has access to both year one and year two funding because you know sometimes those those I mean instruments be very expensive, right? And we want to make sure that they have able to max excuse me, maximize our investment. And then we also have a new plan where we annually review the budgets. This is going through a uh a kind of a trimester review to see how much money is being spent at each school site as well as including the plans in their SIPA. So in short, uh just a quick little summary, proposition funds will be allocated to each school site based on uh the music allocation determined by the state. Uh and it's based on contributions are evaluated annually. We do have a new baseline year.
115it is we're working off the 2425 uh district contribution to the arts programs and that sites access to the fund for the 2526 school year. Uh they'll have they currently have access to the 80% funding as well as both years one and years two funding in the 20% category. And with that to talk about some of those ideas and things that we're currently working on, uh Mr. Despars, I'm going to invite him up here to give you a quick overview. >> Thank you very much uh President Calhoun, board members and Dr. Mclofflin and esteemed guests. Uh, I want to take a moment to review the planning processes we implemented to help support each site uh, with their Prop 28 decision-making. Uh, we took our 55page strategic plan and created a one-page document outlining the plan's
116goals, including ensuring course access, curriculum alignment, professional development for arts educators, materials and facilities, and an emphasis on establishing arts partnerships. With the strategic plan in mind, uh we developed uh district-wide goals that are in line with Prop 28 implementation, including assessing program needs, expanding opportunities for students, growing existing programs, focusing on equity, and seeking re-evaluation of our arts needs yearly. Furthermore, we created uh and developed planning sheets to aid each site's planning and included funding allocations, a timeline, and plan suggestions based on information collected during our needs assessments. So, I work directly with uh district uh APIOS and curriculum teams and departments to develop smart goals that are in line with our district goals that would serve as the foundation for how much money would be spent on each site, taking into consideration the
117strategic arts plan, the law outlined in Prop 28 and our district goals and priorities. These goals pro will provide a framework to identify areas that need uh additional support and attention as we move forward. But some of these examples of smart goals include increasing English learner uh participation in the arts by 2% over the 2425 baseline. Um and also an increase in student participation in before and after school arts programs. These two smart goals are examples uh that address the increases in access for all of our special populations as well as addressing overall access for all students on our campuses. I want to mention that these smart goals are sight specific and had to be developed with each school's community in mind. Uh so you'll see a wide range of smart goals uh that address
118these specific needs. All of our planning led to the development of the Prop 28 position evaluation that allows our sites to evaluate every single position and ensure that it meets the guidelines within the law of Prop 28. Some of the evaluation criteria address whether the position is a new position, identifies the position that whether the position supports growth of a specific program and how the position will ensure access to our special populations. Because we're in the third year of implementation, priority will go to positions needed in the fall as well as those uh that are year-long such as our district uh performing arts leads or our theater techs. In addition, we are utilizing Prop 28 funds to pay for courses added above the established baseline. This includes a new film course at FUHS, a technical
119theater course at La Habara High School, and an orchestra course at Sonora. I want to reiterate uh that what a monumental process Prop 28 implementation has been. Uh we're fortunate that the law gave us three years to begin this implementation which has allowed us to be methodical, thoughtful, and most importantly find ways to support the entire school community through an arts lens. Uh every student on every one of our campuses will now have increased access to the arts and support even if they're not directly involved in an arts course. Um, now that much of the planning is complete, it is incredible to see this list of uh, planned personnel we expect to be able to hire this year to support our programs. I'd like to draw special attention to some of the over 75 identified
120support positions. We are looking to hire district-wide including dance specialists to run afterchool dance technique classes for all students on campuses vocal coaches to support uh students who want to further develop their vocal instruments and artists and residents who will support visual arts students uh during uh school and through extended learning opportunities. Everyone of the stated positions are available to every student on our campuses um regardless of the programs they're associated with. Uh this list of planned personnel serves as a testament to this district's continued support of the arts. Um I'm proud to serve in this capacity uh that allows for the planning and implementation of arts instruction for all students. Um I'd like to end by acknowledging that uh during the school year of 2425, we aligned our planning with the district's uh themes
121of engaging minds, building futures, and uniting communities. And now that we're at an implementation phase, um I believe we'll see our plans aligning with this year's theme of being inspired. And I can't wait to see how um inspired we all will become as we see our students, our arts teachers, our arts specialists, and our communities and the many arts opportunities uh that will come to fruition during uh within the Fullerton Joint Union High School District. Um so, thank you very much, and I will send it back to Dr. Thank you, Despars. So, with our presentation, just kind of wanted to summarize our next steps. We will be looking at uh hiring uh staff to support our Prop 28. We'll be capitalizing on alternative funding sources as well. As it was mentioned earlier, our FTE report
122for the 2425 will be zero and we'll be implementing these site plans. We have an estimation of anywhere from 12 to 16 FTE growth for the 2526. We'll continue to evaluate declining uh enrollment of our programs overall. And our annual evaluation of staff needs will also be looking at as well. And we will be recommending for board approval tonight. This takes us back just a little bit so you can see our timeline that we started off earlier. But I wanted to conclude with saying that this presentation ensures transparency in the planning and use of Prop 28 funds while highlighting the district's commitment to expanding equitable access to arts education. It also provided the board with an update on how this historic investment in the arts instruction is being strategically implemented across the district. With this
123being said, it is recommended tonight that the board of trustees approve our annual report and the district plan for the 2526 school year. And with that, this concludes our report. Thank you. >> Is there a motion to approve the resolution 2526 number six determining steps to ensure availability of textbooks and instructional materials at 2526 school year? >> Approval. Second. >> Okay. Um any discussion? >> Question. Go ahead. Well, thank you for that report. Um, you know, initially when this proposition came forward, I was thinking that it applied to schools that weren't accommodating the students need to be part of the arts. You know, I I I have heard often that some of the legislation that occurs in Sacramento is a result of some people talking at a party and saying, "We really need to do
124this." and they do they really know what we need. So what I was looking for in this report was what and I felt that this district has always uh supported the arts I mean through you know dance, music, theater whatever but I was looking for in this report the extras the things beyond what we had done the core programs and I did hear a lot of that uh in the presentation. So I really appreciate. So it really enhances to the students that are already participating but also offers opportunities for students who have not participated. So anyway, thank you again for the report. It was ex outstanding. >> Um I have a quick question just purely out of curiosity. What is a low battery specialist? >> I just had to ask. >> I'm gonna try to
125explain that. It is uh a it's an instrumental music position and it is um I believe it's in the percussion section of that. Um >> I was like I might need a low battery specialist. >> I have a low battery on my phone right now, but it's something completely different. Um but it does support uh our marching band programs. Um and there's quite a few of those positions to support that program. >> Excellent. And then I just have two other really quick questions. So, previously people had come expressed concern about money not being released to specific programs. And I just wanted to kind of loop back around and check and make sure that we're in a good place that programs have received the money that they were expecting that are needed to sustain their their
126continuing, you know, development and students. Yeah, we're it's we're not going to be able to answer for each specific program, but we did hear and we did follow up with it and we followed up with our assistant principles that oversee the our APIOS and our principles and the money is there for them uh based on the resources that that can be allocated. >> Um so it really is a sitebased decision at at this time, but the money it is open and they do have the ability to work through that. We have specific budget uh budget items line items in their budget for them to to use. >> Okay, perfect. And then my last question, I promise. Um, you know, special ed is a passion of mine and, um, we talked a lot about students who
127aren't typically involved in the arts becoming involved in the arts. And I'm just wondering if we're creating smart goals or setting goals for ourselves in general on providing inclusive opportunities for some of our our more disabled students who wouldn't typically participate in some of our arts programs. Yes, actually special ed was one of the the key c the core content areas that we focused on to try to increase that uh engagement, not just our e students. That was just one example of many of them. Um but the the goal was as Michael was sharing to try to increase arts opportunities for all students. So more students, it would be more inclusive. Um and that would not just be special. There's a lot of students out there um who don't have an art aptitude. uh and
128that we want them to have that experience and and hopefully this these decisions that the sites have made will continue to to provide those opportunities specifically with special ed students in mind as addition as as well as our other subgroups. Um these goals will be measured annually. So they'll be looking at the impact of this to see if it really is making a difference. All the positions you see up there, many of those are stipen based and they'll start off as a temporary spot and we'll look to evaluate whether or not those positions are making the impact before we make that final decision to to make them more permanent. Yes, it is. It is on our radar and it is part of their decision-making process. >> Great. Thank you. >> You must not have gone
129to the ATP talent show. >> I was not able to go. I >> there's a lot of talent, a lot of kids participating in that. So, >> uh first of all, very impressive list of and I was also curious about low battery specialists, especially since for some reason my Chromebook hadn't charged. Um, I really love how these programs are open to anyone regardless of what is embedded in the students schedule. For example, you don't have to be a choir person to participate in the vocal training. Um, it is, as we all know, more and more challenging to fit in electives um, whether performing or fine arts. And so, this allows people to pursue those passions or their interests. And it is very very exciting. It's a very clever way to augment our already robust during
130the regular school day programs for our performing arts and our visual arts. Uh it also could go a long way to reaching that goal of having 100% engagement on each of our campuses. So I'm wondering students who participate in the afterchool programs are they going to is it through fivestar? Are they going to be is there an attendance? I mean, how are we going to track that as part of the evaluation? >> So, I can talk a little bit about uh that. Um, one of the goals is to meet with all the sites uh to create QR codes for all of our events. Excellent. >> Um, so students can check in and we can monitor uh that kind of access because I think access goes beyond just being in the classroom and learning the skills.
131It's also showing up to events and sometimes your theater experience is showing up to the theater and watching a a play. Um, and so we want to make sure that we are tracking that and we're going to be using FiveStar on all of our sites. Um, so you'll see that prominently displayed at the front door of every event. >> That's great. And that includes the things students choose to participate in after school. Um, absolutely. >> Got it. And then does each site develop some type of communication plan to make sure students are aware of these opportunities, the time commitment, the expectations, and how does that roll out? >> So, we uh last year we uh really worked on our a community engagement piece really um uh creating social media that announces events that are happening
132across the district as well as our district-wide arts events. Uh so if you get a chance to see one of those, we have seven of those events every year. Um so that piece is really using social media to get information out there, working with all the sites, developing uh newsletters that announce uh this these types of opportunities to students. And we're really seeing our community engagement piece pick up. And uh that that was really apparent last year during the art show where we filled the Mukinthaler Gallery and it got so packed that we're talking about how to expand that art show this year. Um so there are lots of opportunities for that and we're seeing a lot of growth in in terms of that engagement. >> Fantastic. Thank you very much to all of you.
133>> Thank you. Sorry about that. Thank you guys. Appreciate it. Okay, we're going to go to the um the textbook. Um we're gonna >> we're going to vote on that one, right? Okay. So, is there a motion to approve the resolution 2526 number six determining steps to ensure availability of availability of the textbook and instructional material 2526? I know I had to do it. I did it. I should have done it before. >> We already have a motion. >> So, the motion. Okay. So, a second. Okay. Sorry, we guys. >> Just need a vote. >> Okay. Ari, would you like to cast a propential vote? Sorry, you guys. I approve. >> Okay. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed. >> 4 Z. Sorry about that you guys. Okay. >> Proposition
13428 annual report and district plan for 2020 26. I would like then I would say is there a motion to approve proposition 28 annual report and district plan 2526? >> We did that one already. I thought we just did the one for the next >> We're on this one. Next page. Okay. Okay, we already did too. >> Yeah, you're good. >> I went too fast. >> Okay, here we go. All right. Thank you. >> Okay. Assistant Superintendent of Business Service, Mr. Ruben Hernandez, to please present information about unodudited actuals financial reports to the for the fiscal year 24 to 25. Sorry you guys. Thank you, President Calhoun. Good evening, board members, Dr. Mclofflin, and our esteemed guests. Uh, tonight's presentation is to review the unedited actuals for 2425 school year. And our expected outcomes for
135tonight's uh presentation is to have a clear understanding of our budget cycle and where we're at in that process. Uh, to take a look at the current financial standing of the district. uh specifically focused around the beginning any fund balance um of closing our books on prior school year and then uh the next steps. And so um as I do in in all of our budget reporting updates um review the cycle and where we're at. And so we're currently here tonight to review the unodudited actuals for 2425 school year. Um and while we're closed the books on the 2425 school year officially, we are still navigating the 24 uh 25 financial audit with our auditors. And so that will be an item that will be submitted um by our auditors um by December 15th and
136then coming back at our January board meeting for board acceptance of that financial audit. Uh so some more work to do around 2425 school year. Um but uh we're getting closer and closer to officially closing that out. Um and so uh where we were at with uh our total revenue reported for 2425. Um, as you can see here, our total uh revenue um being $234 million, about 78% of that of those dollars come from our local control funding formula. So, as the state goes, so does so does the district's budget. Um, but two things I wanted to point out here was the FE federal revenue uh down to 7.6 million. Last year, this time we are at 16.9. So, it's a decrease of about $9 million in federal revenue. And this is due to those
137onetime dollars uh coming out of the COVID funding that we received. And similarly on the state side of the house um that number also uh at 19.7 million was down from 26.9 last year. Again uh CO dollars related to state funding as well. So between those two um federal and state uh onetime dollars were down about $16 million um which was part of our plan. All right. We had a um uh the uh a plan structural deficit to spend those dollars down. Um, and we're getting closer and closer to the realization of those dollars now being exhausted. Um, and so taking a look at our our uh total uh general fund expenditures for the 24-25 school year, if we take a look at the first three, which is the prim uh primary cost um which
138is our salaries and benefits, um it amounts to about $183 million approximately. Um last year this time we were about 177. So about $5 million difference um in increased costs for for the 2425 school year. Um but it's typical as most of our um budget is allocated to salary and benefits. And so taking a look at um the unrestricted uh general fund side of the house specifically um really wanted to highlight uh where we were at um back in June um which is where we do our adopted budget, but we also do what we call our estimated actuals during that budget um presentation as well. And the estimated actuals is us projecting how we're going to close the books uh for the 2425 school year. And so at that point in time, we were expecting
139to uh close the books with an ending fund balance um at the very bottom of $66.5 million specifically on the unrestricted side of the house. And so fast forward to tonight um with the unallotted actuals being um that we closed their books um we see that there's a difference of u or an increase in the um end fund balance um growing to $71.5 million. And so um we were as we did further research into what that um what that meant was about 4.9 million uh difference in increase to our ending fund balance from estimated actuals. And so really that was a result of uh uh interest rates um uh being consistent throughout the year. And so we are being conservative with that because we never know how interest rates will fluctuate. Um interest rates held
140throughout the whole year. And so we saw a bigger um uh return on on our dollars that are with the Orange County Department of Education. Um we also saw less expenditures um throughout our budget. Um it was a combination of things whether it was um less support from consultants um facility projects that didn't get it finished in the 2425 school year that will be finished in the 2526 year. Um and then also um on the benefit side of the house and salaries um because we plan to hire and sometimes our hiring process um depending on when we bring those individuals in um adjust will adjust for those costs associated with someone being hired on day one versus someone being hired midyear. There's a savings true up that happens in that process. And then some miscellaneous
141supplies that um actually didn't come to fruition in that school year was the result of this um bigger end fund balance for us. And so what does that mean to the adopted budget um for the 2526 school year? So we'll what we'll do now is take a look at the changes and how it impacted um the the beginning fund balances. And so so we'll take a look at both unrestricted side and the restricted side of the house in this uh next set of slides. And so we reviewed this section already on the previous slides. We um originally projected 66.5 million at estimated actuals and it resulted in actually $4.9 million increase to the fund balance. Um and so as of July 1, 2025, the new ending fund balance will be reported as 71.5 million. On
142the restricted side of the house, that number also um looks a little different than estimated actuals. And so originally we were projecting 12.7 million uh to close the year. Um and as we were closing the books on the year, we started to um take a look at a couple different areas on where um we were seeing some savings. And part of that was um in a couple key areas, which was Prop 28. Um even though we budgeted for 2425, we were still navigating all the all the nuances associated with that. And so since those dollars weren't spent in the 24-25 school year, they fell to the bottom line. Um but there are committed dollars to Prop 28 process. And so some of those dollars were were a result of that. Um, same thing with educator
143effectiveness. Um, uh, I think it was three, four years ago, the board had approved a plan on how we spend those dollars down. Um, but as we were closing the books on our supplemental and concentration dollars, um, that are afforded through the local control funding formula, um, we were wanted to spend those dollars first because these um, educator effectiveness have another year for us to spend those down. So, we moved costs from there to um, spend down the supplemental concentration side of the house. Um and so that resulted in some additional funds falling to the bottom line there. And then um working through our SAPA our mental health dollars um another um uh bucket of money that also fell to the bottom line as well. So as a result of as a result of the
144restricted dollars being reallocated for other purposes. Um we saw an an increase of $4.1 million uh fall to the bottom line on the restricted side of the house. Um all those dollars though again committed to those specific activities which will be spent in the 2526 school year. And so as a result of that, our new uh combined ending fund balance um from 79 79.3 million um has an increase of about uh $9.1 million resulting in a ending fund balance for July 1, 2025 to be now $88.4 million. And so just want to do a side sideby-side comparison and how that breaks down in each of its appropriate categories. Um so during our estimated actuals back at our June board meeting, this is what the board saw as a breakdown. um a beginning fund balance um
145of 92.3 million with a projected ending fund balance at the time of 70.3 and it was all broken down in these different categories. Um the committed balance line item is really the piece due to a resolution that no longer will apply to us. So in the 2526 school year, we will no longer see that committed line item. But um to close out the 2425 year, we were still um working under the under that um uh process that was required of us. And so now showing the um unodudited actual side now that we know what we're truly at. You see here again side by side the two roles um uh specifically that stand out the most here is if we took a take a look at the restricted balance um that's that four four plus million
146that I discussed on previous slides and then the committed balance line is where we show the additional about $5 million that I had described earlier on the unrestricted side of the house. As a result um our ending fund balance uh grew about $9.1 million or $9.2 $2 million approximately. And so, um, as we, uh, continue to move forward with our budget process, um, one thing we're, um, looking into f future consideration items to think about is our CSA three-year tenative agreement. So, as that, um, uh, tenative agreement goes through its process, we will then start to implement that into our first interim, our second interim budget, depending on when that um, process comes to its conclusion. Um our budget as it currently stands has the um FSTTO three-year collective bargaining agreement in it and it's
147included in all three years of the budget. The early retirement incentive is also included in that process. Um as far as the hiring process is concerned, we um are waiting for fresh to uh get a true better understanding as to the savings as a result of that. But the cost associated with it is already built into our budget. Um and then as far as like maintaining our facilities, I I apologize. uh monitoring our health and welfare uh our health health benefits. Our budget includes a 5 percent escalation cost um in all three years um and and from one year to the next that has looked different but at least in in in the idea of us using 5% it covers if not keeps us real close to what the true cost ends up being and
148the one things that we really don't have any control over at this point is obviously the state of California the supply chain the federal government tariffs inflation and all those other things just things that we'll continue to keep an eye on to make sure that um uh how it impacts us here at Fullerton Joint and what it does to our budget And as we navigate those going forward, um, next steps, uh, tonight, uh, recommendation for the board to approve, uh, the 2425 unodudited actual report, we'll be back in front of the board, uh, to do a first interim report, and that'll be at our December board meeting. Um, that will be, um, where we have a better idea of the results of the early retirement incentive. And then as far as where we're at with
149the budget um, in its current standing. Um and then we will be back with the board in January to do a um a update on our audited financials for the 24-25 school year. And with that, that concludes my presentation. And a big thank you to our business services team for all their support. Um and uh Miss uh Navaro, our interim director, unfortunately couldn't be with us tonight. She had previous engagements with family. Um but a big thank you to her and the team for getting to getting getting us to the place where we're at with closing the books. With that, I can take any questions the board may have. Thank you, Reuben. Um, board have any questions? Looks good. >> Okay. Okay. Is there a motion to approve the unuded actual financial report physical year
1502425? >> Move approval. >> Second. >> Any discussion? We did that. Ari, would you like to cast a preferential vote? >> I approve. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed say no. It's 4 Z. >> I would like to call an assistant superintendent administrative service, Dr. Carl Xener to give us an communication update. This is this information only is a non-action action item. Thank you, President Calhoun, members of the board, and Dr. Mlofflin. Our September newsletter was set out Thursday, September 4th with the theme inspired by students. In this edition, we showcased our school site first day of school videos and updates from our divisions on a successful opening of the school year. And then as far as events, we want to thank everyone who joined us for our recent
151back to school nights at all of our schools. It was a great opportunity to come see meet the staff and support our students. And we have one more left, Le Vista Lassier tomorrow night. So, we're looking forward to that and hope to see you there. And it's a busy busy month for our student board member Ari. If you didn't hear already, her first SACE is tomorrow at Troy High School. And then first ever Orange County student board member summit next Friday where we've invited student board members from across the county to come learn from us and network. And then our annual SACE symposium on the 26th, Friday, at the Troy High School Gymnasium. It's an all day event and we look forward to bringing together all of our ASB students. We're also excited to bring
152back Scott Bakovich from Involve as his themes from our July retreat and collaboration opportunity will carry over into our symposium on the 26th. And we had an exciting first day back at all of our school sites capturing the energy and enthusiasm with our team from B43 Productions. We produced eight new videos including one overall video that we are excited to share with you. Now, please don't miss the smiles, high fives, and first day memories that make our school community so special. Enjoy. [Applause] [Music] Without a doubt, I believe Fullerton Joint Union High School is the best school district anywhere. And I can say that not just because our data outperforms most districts, but the way in which we do work. We have a school board with a very clear vision of what they want to
153see accomplished. We have a community that embraces us at every level. They show up to our events. They support our teachers. They support our staff. And we have an amazing leadership team that day in and day out wants to improve on behalf of kids. So, you put all of those things together and yes, Fullerton Joint Union High School District is the best district around. [Music] Thank you. And that concludes my report. >> Thank you. Anybody have any questions? Action item consent calendar. I have one Karen England. please come to the podium. >> Thank you and good evening. My name is Karen Yingling and I'm the parent of two students um in the district and I am here to talk about two items on the consent calendar. The first one is section three item five. It's
154for an independent education evaluation that my daughter um is going to receive pending board approval. Um and I want to talk about this because this process started for her in April when I asked for this assessment. And I some of you may know I'm also an educational advocate. So my practice is when I have an item coming before a board for approval like this, I check and I checked. I'm like, "Cool, it's on there. I don't have to go." And then I saw the second item that caught my attention, which is section one, item two, which is the request for this board on consent calendar to approve an additional $300,000 for attorney's fees for the legal firm of ALRR. And I it caught my eye because that's a 60% increase. And if I went home
155and told my husband, "Hey babe, we've got a 60% increase in one of our expenses." He'd want to know some information about that. And there's nothing in here, just we need more. The reason it struck me was that because when I asked for my education evaluation for my daughter in April, I got a three-page denial letter from the uh director of special ed. And clearly he had gone through and it you know an attorney had looked at it. It was very detailed. Gave me some options. I evaluated the options. I came back. I said those options don't work for me. Can we talk? And I got nothing. And I saw him at that ATP event at the mukinthaler because my daughter performed in that. And I said, "Hey, can we have a conversation about this?
156I know graduation's coming up, but I would love to have a conversation about this with you." I got a blank stare and nothing. And then I got due process filed against me. And then so that's July. Then in August when I reached out to find out what was going on with the contract, I got not one, not two, not three, but seven emails from the partner at $340 an hour that day. So, I looked at this and I'm like, "Wow, I I got, you know, that concerns me. It concerns me on a lot of levels." Um, but the real irony and the real thing reason it concerns me is that three years ago I stood in front of this board and I thanked you for the collaboration and the cooperation and the student- centered focus
157that this board had during co I work with districts all over the county and all over LA County and this board does an exceptional job and this district does an exceptional job of collaborating and of keeping student focused and of cooperation. and it has been lost. And it's ironic to me that three years later, that's exactly what was missed in this process. Um, and just real quick, it's not sour grapes. I'm a big girl. I can handle due process being filed against me. I'm not angry. I'm not upset. Um, I'm here out of concern that this is being lost in special education. It's a passion for me. These kids, you know, that's a great video. There was no special ed. I appreciate your time. >> I I just needed to say that. >> Okay. Thanks
158for your time. Are there any items board members would like to be pulled from the consent calendar? Okay. All right. Is there mo is there a motion to approve the consent calendar? >> Second. >> Any discussion? Ari, would you like to cast a preferential vote? >> I approve. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed say no. 4 Z. >> Is there any comments from the board or superintendent? >> Just one. Congratulations, Ari, on your first board meeting. Uh, great job. It's a busy time for you being an ASB, being a student board member, running SACE, throwing in an OC uh student board member, first ever in the history of the universe event and the symposium and probably homecoming coming up, right? Lots of things. So, you did a great job.
159Thanks for your work. That's it. >> Thank you. >> Well, do we don't have anything to close? Okay, we're journ. Thank you, everyone.