Nov 16, 2023 School Board

>> STUDENT BOARD MEMBER LYNCH.

>> AYE >> DOCTOR ELHESSEN

>> AYE >> THIS ARMSTRONG

>> AYE >> THIS STEWART, CRITHFIELD, GARZA.

[6. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

>> WE WILL NOT PERMIT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE STUDENT MEMBER LYNCH WILL LEAD THE FLAG SALUTE THIS EVENING.

>> PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[7. OATH OF OFFICE: NEW STUDENT BOARD MEMBER]

>> THANK YOU STUDENT BOARD MEMBER LYNCH. WE WILL NOW GO TO OATH OF OFFICE I WOULD LIKE SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI AND CLASS OF 2023 (NAME?) AND PRINCIPAL HIGGINS TO COME FORWARD AND ADMINISTER THE CEREMONIAL OATH OF OFFICE TO VISIT VIAS.

>> RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE WILL BE FINE.

>> MAYBE WE CAN INVITE THE PARENTS TO COME AND TAKE A QUICK PICTURE.

>> PARENTS IF YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE, AND AFTER THE PARENTS BOARD, WE CAN GO DOWN.

[APPLAUSE] >> CONGRATULATIONS.

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TO MS. VAYAS AND WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU JOIN US HERE IN OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING.

WE WILL NOW GO TO PRESENTATIONS FROM STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. I'M SORRY, RECOGNITIONS.

[8. RECOGNITIONS]

DOCTOR, DO WE HAVE ANY RECOGNITIONS AT THIS TIME?

>> YES THANK YOU AT THIS TIME OF THE ASK THE BOARD TO COME DOWN ONCE MORE IN FRONT OF THE DAIS WHILE MS. CARTER ASSISTS US IN RECOGNITION THIS EVENING. YOU GUYS CAN COME DOWN.

>> THIS EVENING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE TEENS FROM OUR DISTRICT WERE IN THE DECISION OF A GATEWAY LEAK AND MID CITIES LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP DURING THE FALL SPORTS SEASON. STAFF AND STUDENTS WILL YOU JOIN US UPFRONT AS I CALL YOUR NAME AND REMAIN FOR A PICTURE, PLEASE. REPRESENTINGBELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS COACH JASON MILLER , PLEASE COME FORWARD. JOINING MR. MILLER TONIGHT IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE HIS TEAM MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE WITH THEM WHO ARE JEROME BOLTON, MARVIN WILLIAMS, ROBERT MORO. ERIC BARON, KIRK CLARK. ALEXANDER (NAME?) AND EDWIN FLOREZ. WE ALSO HAVE A KETO WARM SILLY WITH THIS, AS WELL GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE BELLFLOWER FOOTBALL WHO WENT UNDEFEATED AND WON THE MID CITIES LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP. CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYONE.

MR. LUNDGREN YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED FORWARD, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

[APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] FROM BELLFLOWER THE BOARD WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE (NAME?) HOPKINS FROM GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL IF YOU COULD PLEASE, FORWARD.

SHE IS ON A RECORD-BREAKING FIRST SEASON. SHE BECAME THE FIRST ATHLETE AND CIF FLAG FALL HISTORY TO RUSH FOR 1000 YARDS. SHE NEVER PLAYED THIS SPORT BEFORE FINISHED THE SEASON WITH THE NATIONAL RUSHING TITLE. [APPLAUSE] THE LOS ANGELES CHARGERS SELECTED HER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FLAG FOOTBALL LA VERSUS OC ALL-STARS GAME AND SOPHIA STATING THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE RECOGNIZED DURING THE SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME ON NOVEMBER 26, CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] SO WHILE YOU'RE WATCHINGTHE GAME WERE LOOKING FOR NUMBER 24 ON THE FIELD AND READING HER ON , THANK YOU MINUTESARMSTRONG . FROM MAYFAIR REPRESENTING FLEXIBLE CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE

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ATHLETIC DIRECTOR DENNIS GUERRERO COME FORWARD. WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD THE TEAM MEMBERS HERE WITH MR. GUERRERO SO IF YOU COULD PLEASE, FORWARD REESE'S RODRIGUEZ . EMILY BAUTISTA. RAY GONZALEZ.

AND PRIYA PATEL. AND IN ALL FAIRNESS MR. DEAS MUST COME UP, TOO.

WE HAVE WITH US NAUTICA (NAME? . GENEVIEVE (NAME?).

JASMINE GARCIA. GIA FRIEDMAN. AND GAIL FRIEDMAN.

[APPLAUSE] SO GLAD YOU ALL COULD MAKE IT HERE LET ME SAY A FEW NICE WORDS ABOUT ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS YOU HAD. THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE MAYFAIR FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM WAS NAMED GATEWAY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. AND AT THEIR INAUGURAL SEASON TEAM HAD 17 81 OVERALL RECORD AND WENT SEVEN AND ONE SPLITTING GAMES WITH WARREN AND MAKE THEM THEM A COCHAIR VINCENT CHAMPIONS. THE GIRLS WORKED ALL SUMMER AND THEY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE SPORT AND REPRESENTED THEIR SCHOOL WELL WITH THE STRONG WORK ETHIC AND GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL.

[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] REPRESENTING MAYFAIR'S GIRLS TENNIS CAN WE STILL HAVE COACH CHRIS COME FORWARD.

MR. TRAN TONIGHT CAN WE PLEASE RECOGNIZE AND BRING FORWARD SARAH (NAME?).

EILEEN ROMANO. AND MICHELLE (NAME?). THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MAYFAIR GIRLS TENNIS WHO WERE NAMED GATEWAY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS.

THERE WERE MANY OBSTACLES THROUGHOUT THE SEASON BUT WORKING AS A TEAM THEY WERE ABLE TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY. THEY TOOK FIRST PLACE IN THEIR LEAK WITHIN UNDEFEATED RECORD OF 14-0. BUT WHAT IS BETTER THAN UNDEFEATED RECORD IS THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT THEY HAVE ONE LEAGUE TITLE BACK TO BACK TO BACK. [APPLAUSE] FURTHERMORE, THE TEAM TOOK FIRST AND SECOND PLACE IN THE INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENTS FOR SINGLES FIRST PLACE PEANUT SARAH AND SECOND (NAME?) ELITE". EILEENROMANO AND MICHELLE IN THE SECOND PLACE ARIANNA AND MICHAELA . THEY WILL BE COMPETING IN A CIF IN THE WEEKS TO COME.

CONGRATULATIONS. O'CLOCK. [APPLAUSE] ONE MORE TIME.

CONGRATULATIONS. IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE SARAH (NAME?) REMAIN.

COACHES TRAN PLEASE STAY, ABSOLUTELY.THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SARAH WHO WAS NAMED GIRLS TENNIS SINGLES GATEWAY LEAGUE CHAMPION. ALONG WITH THE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP SARAH IS CLEANING UP A PERFECT SEASON SHE WENT 42-0 AND ONE OF THE GATEWAY LEAGUE SINGLESCHAMPIONSHIP . [APPLAUSE] SHE WILL BE COMPETING DURING THANKSGIVING WEEK FOR THE CIF SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP STARTING MONDAY, CONGRATULATIONS SARAH.

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APPLAUSE] AND IF WE COULD HAVE COACH TRAN REMAIN AND BRING BACK UP EILEEN ROMANO AND MICHELLE (NAME?), PLEASE. THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE EILEEN AND MICHELLE WHO WERE NAMED GIRLS TENNIS DOUBLES GATEWAY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS.

ALONG WITH THE TEA CHAIRMANSHIP EILEEN AND MICHELLE ARE ALSO PLANNING A PERFECT SEASON.

THEY WENT 39-0 OVERALL 24-0 IN THE LEAGUE SEASON AND WON THE GATEWAY LEAGUE DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. THEY WILL ALSO BE COMPETING DURING THANKSGIVING WEEK FOR THE CIF SOUTHERN SECTION CHAIRMANSHIPS STARTINGMONDAY , CONGRATULATIONS LADIES.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. VERY NICE JOB. [APPLAUSE] IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE FROM MAYFAIR GIRLS VOLLEYBALL COACH KEVIN HICKS, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

AND JOINING COACH NICK TONIGHT WE COULD PLEASE HAVE STUDENTS JILLIAN HICKS AND ADDISON RIDDLE, FORWARD. THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE MAYFAIR GIRLS VOLLEYBALL WHO WERE NAMED MIDCITY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. THE 2023 MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLATILE TEAM HAD A HISTORIC YEAR EARNING A SHARE OF THE MIDCITY LEAGUE WITH A 9-1 RECORD WHILE ADVANCING TO THE CIF DIVISION SEMIFINALS IN THE STATE QUARTERFINALS.HIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN THE PROGRAM'S HISTORY THAT A MAYFAIR GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SQUAD HAS MADE IT TO THE STATE PLAYOFFS. CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT, NICE JOB. [APPLAUSE] AND IN ADDITION TO THE TEAMS ACCOLADES PLAYERS FROM THE TEAM HAVE ALSO HAD A BANNER YEAR ADDISON RIDDLE WAS NAMEDMVP OF THE LEAGUE WHILE JILLIAN HICKS , (NAME?) AND (NAME?) WERE SELECTED AS ALL THE LEAGUE PLAYERS.

[APPLAUSE] WITH ITS 23-9 OVERALL RECORD IN THE POSTSEASON AND RUN THE SECOND CIF STATE PLAYOFFS THIS TEAMS WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS ONE OF MAYFAIR'S BEST.

CONGRATULATION. AND FINALLY, REPRESENTING MAYFAIR CAN WE PLEASE HAVE COACH TYLER WALLACE FOR GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

[APPLAUSE] ALTHOUGH OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS UNABLE TO ATTEND CRYSTAL MARTINEZ WE WILL SELECT RECOGNIZE HER A COMPLIMENT. SO THANK YOU COACH FOR BEING HERE AND TAKING THAT FOR HER.

THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE CRYSTAL MARTINEZ WHO WAS NAMED MIDCITY GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPION. THE CROSS-COUNTRY GIRLS TEAM HAD ANOTHER GREATSEASON COMING IN SECOND PLACE IN THE MIDCITY LEAGUE . A SENIOR CRYSTAL MARTINEZ WAS NOT A FAVORITE TO WIN BUT THAT DID NOT STOP HER. ON THE DAY OF THE LEAGUE FINALS SHE WAS ABOUT 30 SECONDS BEHIND THE SECOND PLACE RUNNER HALFWAY THROUGH THE RACE.

HOWEVER, WITH HER DESIRE TO WIN AND SHE PASSED THE TWO TOP RUNNERS TO COME IN FIRSTAND WHEN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP . CONGRATULATIONS TO CRYSTAL AND A GREAT JOB, COACH.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES RECOGNITIONS WITH THIS EVENING.

[APPLAUSE] >> GRADUATIONS TO EVERYONE, THANK YOU. NOW IT'S TIME FOR OUR STUDENT BOARD REPORTS.

[9. PRESENTATIONS FROM STUDENTS / STAFF / COMMUNITY]

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REPRESENTING BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL IS TRISTA, WELCOME TRISTA.

I'M SORRY, BRIAN LEE, MY APOLOGIES.

>> GOOD EVENING, MRS. GARZA, AND HONORED GUESTS I'M HERE IN THE FORTRESS OF THIS EVENING.

I'M SURE YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL HAVE BEEN UP TO.

WE HAVE BEEN BUSY SINCE LAST OCTOBER BOARD MEETING AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE THE CLASS OF 24 BEGAN SENIOR YEARS ELEVATIONS WITH THE SENIOR SUNRISE WITH A GATHERED TO WATCH THE SUMMARIES TOGETHER AND ANNOUNCE THE SENIOR SUPERLATIVES.

THE FACILITATE FOCUS ON BEING AT THEIR BEST SELF. MR. HAWKINS ALSO WITH THE SENIOR SEMINAR WITH THE SENIORS RECONNECTED WITH ONE ANOTHER AND LOOKED TOWARDS THE FUTURE.

WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE RED RIBBON WEEK CELEBRATIONS. THISYEAR'S THEME WAS TO BE KIND TO YOUR MIND. WITH ELEVATED WITH UPDATES , EVENTS AND A VISIT FROM THE RED RIBBON TROLL. THE NEXT SLIDE SHOW A FEW OTHER EVENTS THAT HAPPENED IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR'S LIVES AND IN OUR SCHOOL AT THE PASADENA CONFERENCE WHERE THEY LEARNED VALUABLE LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITY SKILLS.

WE HOLD ANNUAL BETWEEN FOOD AND FUN ORGANIZATIONS ALL ACROSS OUR CAMPUS.

THIS YEAR WE HAD OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS CONTRIBUTE AND AS ALWAYS WITH THE HELP OF THIS MEANS THAT A HAUNTED HOUSE FEATURING CLASSIC HORROR MOVIE CHARACTERS.

AND HALLOWEEN WE HAD AT LUNCH ACOSTA PRACTICE. ALL ARE MISSING FACULTY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HALLOWEEN COSTUME THING WHICH EVER SO POPULAR BARBIE AND KEN.

UPCOMING EVENTS, COMING BACK TO THE SKATING BREAK WILL BE CONTINUING WITH OUR DONATION FOR BELLFLOWER. THE HOLIDAY. AND HOLIDAY AND CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATION CONTEST. WE HAVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT BECAUSE WE ALSO WANT TO CORRELATE THE BRIGADE FOR THE HUGE WIN AT THE REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENT WITH THE TACOMA FIRST PLACE. FIRST PLACE BAND COLORGUARD AND A FOURTH-PLACE PERCUSSION OVERALL. THIS HUGE WIN THE CHAMPIONS OF THE SATURDAY AT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE GOING OUT AT 9 PM I WOULD LOVE TO SEE OUR BELLFLOWER COMMUNITY COME OUT AND SUPPORT THEM IN THE STANDS AS THEY PERFORM ONE FINAL TIME TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED FOR $15. WE WISH THEM THE BEST OF LUCK. AND THAT'S AS ALWAYS KEEP UP TO DATE ALL BELLFLOWER MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL BY FOLLOWING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES THANK YOU

FOR YOUR TIME.[APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU MR. LEE.

NOW REPRESENTING MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL IS LENNOX SCOTT. WELCOME.

>> GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT GARZA MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT, DISTRICT COLORS AND ALL IN ATTENDANCE. AGAIN I WANT TO EXTEND MY THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY AND SHARE WITH YOU GUYS GOING ON THIS PAST MONTH AT MAYFAIR.

NOW TO START I BELIEVE WE ARE ALL AWARE OF THE GREAT CALIFORNIA SHAKEUP WHICH OCCURRED OCTOBER 9. NOW AS WE SEE IN THE VIDEO THIS IS JUST 2500 OVER 2500 STUDENTS AND STAFF EVACUATING OUR MAYFAIR CAMPUS NOW THIS WHOLE EVALUATION TOOK ABOUT 12 MINUTES TO GET OFF CAMPUS WHICH I BELIEVE IS A PRETTY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

ALSO YOU CAN SEE WHEN THAT CAMERA PANS STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE DIRECTLY OR NEWLY BUILT STEVE BUILDING WHICH HAS BEEN AN ADJUSTMENT WE MADE THIS MONTH.

FINALLY, WE GOT THE CALL24 MINUTES AFTER WHERE STUDENTS AND STAFF COULD RETURN TO THEIR DESIGNATED AREAS . AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF US COMPLETING OUR HELLCAT GOAL NUMBER ONE WHICH IS SAFETY. NOW THIS SLIDE FOCUSES ON OUR DAY OF THE DEAD TELEVISION WHERE STUDENTS WERE ALLOWED IN THE GYMNASIUM FOR A MULTITUDE OF PRESENTATIONS THAT FOCUSING ON HISPANIC FIGURES WHO HAD PASSED. DURING THE SOLUTION WE ALSO HAD DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES LIKE ARTS AND CRAFTS, MUSIC AND DANCING AND A FACEPAINTING STATION

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WHERE YOU COULD SEE ME IN THE TOP LEFT. THAT FACEPAINTING STATION TO GET CREDIT SO I GUESS IT WAS A SUCCESS. THIS ALSO SHOULD WE COMPLETED OUR L CAPITALS NUMBER ONE AND THREE STUDENT/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

NOW ON IN THIS SLIDE WE SEE ALL OF OUR FALL SPORTS WE RECOGNIZE THAT OUR FOOTBALL GAME.

FIRST WE CAN SEE OUR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM WHICH OF COURSE YOU HEARD MADE IT TO SEMI FINALS AT CIF AND MADE IT TO STATE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN MAYFAIR HISTORY.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR NEWEST ADDITION TO OUR MAYFAIR ATHLETIC PROGRAM FLEXIBLE AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT ADDITION IS A GOOD ONE BECAUSE THEY ALSO WANTED THEY WERE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS THIS YEAR. WE ALSO SEETENNIS , TENNIS WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE YET BUT THE TRULY DESERVE THE RECOGNITION WITHIN THE FIRST ROUND OF CIF. THEN WE ALSO SEE OUR SENIOR CHEERLEADERS UNFORTUNATELY ENSURING THEIR LAST EVER FOOTBALL GAME.

BITTERSWEET MOMENT. AND THEN ON THE RIGHTS WE HAVE OUR AMAZING COLORGUARD AND ALSO OUR CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM WHERE INDIVIDUALS DID MAKE IT TO CIF. NOW WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR AMAZING BAND TEAM UNFORTUNATELY WE CANNOT HAVE THE VIDEO BECAUSE IT WAS A LITTLE TOO LONG OUR BAND DID QUALIFY FOR STATE WITH THE FINAL PERFORMANCE BEING THIS WEEKEND. NOW, FINALLY LOOKING BACK OUR QUARTER TO OFFICE REPORTS CAN ALSO PARENTS MAKE SURE THE CHAPTER PORTALS. THE SUMMER MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE WE HAD OUR MAYFAIR HOSTED OUR BLOOD DRIVE WHERE STUDENTS 16 AND UP AT THE ABILITY TO DONATE BLOOD AND THEN IF YOU CAN LOOK AT THE NATURE THE PICTURE IN THE MIDDLE THAT WOULD BE OUR 1339 ON A ROLL CERTIFICATES WE PERSONALLY GET OUT WHICH MEANS 50 PERCENT OF MAYFAIR'S POPULATION HAS A 3.0 GPA AND HIGHER. [APPLAUSE] AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THAT TURKEY WHICH REPRESENTS THE GENEROSITY OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF WHO DELIVERED GROCERIES TO 24 FAMILIES SO THEY CAN ALSO SPEND THANKSGIVING THIS YEAR.

NOW LOOKING AHEAD WE HAVE OUR CIF 75 LOOKING AT JOHN NEAR TOMORROW WE ALSO THANKSGIVING BREAK COMING UP THIS WEEK WHICH I CAN TELL YOU STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE EXCITED FOR.

WE ALSO HAVE A PROJECT SHEPHERD WHICH I JUST EXPLAIN WE SUPPORTED 22 FAMILIES.

WE HAVE A SEMESTER FINALS COMING UP AND THEN AFTER THAT WE ARE TWO WEEKS WHICH A BREAK WHERE SCHOOL RESUMES GENERATE 10. FINALLY, TO CONCLUDE I WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY AGAIN ALLOWING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE TODAY TO EXPLAIN TO YOU GUYS WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON THIS PAST MONTH AND AGAIN I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD THANKSGIVING. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU MR. LENNOX. REPRESENTING SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL THIS SIERRA RIDGEWAY.

>> GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT GARZA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR CIARDI, MEMBERS OF THE CABINET AND ALL THE GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE. MY NAME IS SIERRA RIDGEWAY, JUNIOR AT SOMERSET HIS WHAT'S HAPPENING AT SOMERSET. WEDNESDAY IS GIRARDI SO CHEAP AT PRESENT WAS OUR GUEST AND HE GAVE A PRESENTATION TO STUDENTS AND ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM. FROM THE PHOTOS YOU CAN SEE THAT STUDENTS WERE VERY ATTENTIVE TO THE PRESENTATION AS CHIEF APPERSON WAS VERY INFLUENCER SPEAKER.CHIEF APPERSON FILLED RUSSIANS AND SUBSTANCECOMPLETED INTEREST . ALSO, IN HIS PRESENTATION CHIEF APPERSON SHARE THE JOURNEY SOMERSET GRADUATE AND CLASSIC 2022 ALEXIS WALLACE AS A NAVY IN LISTING. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK CHIEF APPERSON FOR HIS PRESENTATION AND I THINK ALL THE ENLISTED MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR ARMED FORCES FOR THE SACRIFICE AND SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. YESTERDAY SOMERSET ORIENTATION STUDENTS RECEIVED A LESSON RECOVERING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING FROM NONE OTHER THAN KEITH (NAME?) ALSO KNOWN AS COACH RUDY. CODY RUDY CO. AUTHORIZED THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURV . SCHOOL CONNECT THAT'S CURRENTLY USED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND HE IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK EXCELLENT TEACHING. COACH RUDY IS A MAGNIFICENT SPEAKER AND IS AN EXPERT AND THE FIELD OF SOCIAL EMOTIONAL. HE CONNECTS EXTREMELY WELL WITH

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THE STUDENTS IN HIS PRESENTATION ON HOW THE BRAIN WORKS TO CONTROL EMOTIONS IT WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED. EARLIER TODAY SOMERSET HELD ITS ANNUAL TURKEY DAY EVENT.

TURKEY HAS BEEN A TRADITION AT SOMERSET FOR OVER 40 YEARS. AND TODAY'S EVENT WAS FANTASTIC. THERE WERE OVER 120 GUESTS FROM OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY THE FOOT OF SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT. SOMERSET ALSO USES A TURKEY DAY AS A FUNDRAISER WITH ALL RECEIPTS GOING TOWARDS STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS. ON BEHALF OF STAFF AT SOMERSET WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU WHO ATTENDED TODAY'S TURKEY DAY EVENT.

WE HOPE TO YOU ENJOYED YOURSELF AND ENJOY THE MEAL BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR CONTRIBUTED AND SUPPORT OUR FUNDRAISER. AND FINALLY, MAY THANKSGIVING BE FULL OF PEACE LOVE AND JOY. THIS CONCLUDES OUR BOARD MEETING FOR THE EVENING THANK YOU FOR LISTENING HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU MS. RIDGEWAY. THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOUR REPORTS WERE DETAILED AND GAVE US A LOT OF UPDATES WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO. AT THIS TIME I WELCOME YOU TO REMAIN FOR THE BALANCE OF THE MEETING BUT ALSO RECOGNIZE YOU MAY HAVE OTHER ACADEMIC OBLIGATIONS THAT NEED YOUR ATTENDING. SO YOU ARE FREE TO LEAVE AT

[10. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT]

THIS TIME. THANK YOU. IT'S TIME FOR THE SUPERINTENDENCE REPORT. DR. GIRARDI.

>> THANK YOU MRS. GARZA. I'M NOT REPORT ON TOO MUCH TODAY WHICH IS TO SAY THAT FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF BELLFLOWER ALSO THE PARENTS, STUDENTS, STAFF THAT WANT TO JUST TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING IN THE SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING. AT THE SAME TIME AS EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS OR PARENTS WE RUN IT SO MUCH AND WE DON'T GET A CHANCE TO PAUSE AND THEY THINK OVERALL WE HAVE.

SO I HOPE YOU ALL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HANG OUT WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND VISIT FAMILY AND SOAK IT ALL IN. IF YOU PARENTS OUT THERE ON AN EMPTY NESTOR THIS TIMES MOVES FAST SO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY WITH YOUR KIDS BECAUSE THANKSGIVING ONCE THEY ARE OUT OF THE HOUSE IT'S HARD TO GET THEM FOR THANKSGIVING AND STUFF SO THAT CONCLUDES THE

[11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS]

SUPERINTENDENCE REPORT.

>> THANK YOU, DR. GIRARDI. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS. WE WILL BEGIN WITH BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG.

>> HELLO EVERYONE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT HERE I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL HAVING SUCH AN INTEREST IN THE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

I HAVE BEEN A VERY BUSY YOU KNOW I AM A TEACHER MYSELF EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION. SO OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS I'VE BEEN DOING THE ASSESSMENTS AND PROGRESS REPORTS, PEER CONFERENCES JUST IN THESE PAST TWO WEEKS I'VE BEEN VERY BUSY.

HOWEVER, I DID MANAGE TO GO TO THE FIRST ANNUAL SCHOOL FIELD TOURNAMENT AT BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL. SO WE WERE REALLY VERY EXCITED. I AM A BAND MOM SHE'S NOT IN THE BAND ANYMORE BECAUSE SHE GRADUATED SO IT JUST SO HAPPENED TO BE ON HER BIRTHDAY AND TALKING ABOUT EMPTY NESTOR I'M NOT THERE YET, HOWEVER, SHE IS INSULTING HER BIRTHDAY OUT OF TOWN WHILE I WAS AT THE SCHOOL AT THE TOURNAMENT JUST REMEMBERING HOW MUCH FUN I USED TO HAVE WATCHING HER IN THE BAND AND CLEANED THE DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS.

WE HAVE SO MANY TALENTED CHILDREN AND THEY GROW OF SOME OF THEM REALLY DO GROW UP TO BECOME RECORDING ARTISTS I DO KNOW SOME. SOME OF THEM HAVE BUILT THEIR SKILLS IN ENGINEERING AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. I DON'T KNOW THE MUSIC STUFF BUT I HAVE SUCH A GOOD TIME I WAS THERE. I SAW ALL THE VENDORS I SAW FIRST AID IS SET UP. I REMEMBER MANDY THE FIRST AID CENTER DURING SOMETIMES I DIDN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT I WAS LIKE WOW THERE'S FIRST-AID I REMEMBER I USED TO DO THAT.

AND THE BEST PART IS THE AWARDS. YOU KNOW, THE KIDS GET OUT THERE THEY ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME THEY MAY MAKE MISTAKES BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THEY KEEP ON GOING AND THEY JUST HAVE SO MUCH FUN. ESPECIALLY, COLORGUARD, TOO.

ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL I DID I WENT TO THE FIELD TOURNAMENT IT WAS THE FIRST ANNUAL ONE WE ARE HOPING THAT WE CAN BUILD UPON IT SO WE ARE PLANNING NEXT YEAR TO HAVE OUR SECOND ANNUAL IN OUR THIRD ANNUAL SO JUST BE LOOKING FOR THE BELLFLOWER BUCCANEERS TO HAVE THIS EVENT

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WHICH INVITES SO MANY OTHER SCHOOLS FROM ALL OVER CALIFORNIA TO COME IN.

OKAY, SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. OH AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

AND GUYS, BE SAFE. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU BARBARA ARMSTRONG.

>> THANK YOU AND I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT I'M DOING VIRTUAL BECAUSE OF MANAGING MY PAIN IN MY BACK TODAY. SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT AND ENGAGE WITH YOU ALL. I WANTED TO MENTION THAT PART OF MY ACTIVITY I WENT TO THE ASK BOARD MEETING AND WE HAD A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION OF OUR STUDENTS.

SPECIFICALLY, THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THE TRAINING I THINK THREE OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM WILL BE TAKING THE TEST AND BECOME CERTIFIED AND THEY WILL BE PART OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. IT WAS PART OF OUR 364 EVALUATION THAT WE PARTICIPATED IN AND IT WAS A BIG DISCUSSION AS WE MOVE FORWARD BUT I MEAN OUR COMPETENCY SKILLS TO SERVE THE DISTRICT. I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO ACTUALLY THANKSGIVING THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE SUFFERING ALL AROUND THE WORLD AND I THINK WE SHOULD HOLD PRAYERS FOR HEALTH AND HEALING FOR EVERYONE THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING AT THIS TIME.

SO IN GRATITUDE ONE OF THOSE THINGS PERSONALLY IN MY LIFEAND I WOULD LIKE TO LEAD WITH THE QUOTE , TOO. PUT YOURSELF IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE PLACE, START TRAINING FOR A MARATHON OR COMMIT TO WRITING EVERY DAY. AFTER BROUGHT WITH BEING UNCOMFORTABLE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU BOARD MEMBER. BOARD MEMBER STORE.

>> I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO TALK ABOUT NURSING I WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON HIS THE CONVERSATION LAST WEEK ABOUT PLAYGROUND RENOVATIONS IN THE POSSIBLY OF ADDING EQUIPMENT FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS COULD BENEFIT FROM AS WELL BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T CONSIDERED THIS IN A WHILE AND HOPE WE CAN DO THAT. DOING MY OWN RESEARCH I JUST WANTED TO THROW SOME IDEAS OUT THERE AND HOPEYOU GUYS WILL CONSIDER SOME OF THE FOLLOWING ADAPTIVE SWINGS THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES. SENSORY PANELS THEY HAVE DIFFERENT TEXTURES AND SHAPES . TEXTILE PANELS THEY HAVE BUMPY, ROUGH, SMOOTH, HOT, COLD, SHINY AND TRANSLUCENT PANELS THAT CREATE COLORFUL SHADOWS.HE VISUAL PERCEPTION TWICE HAVE THIS CHOICE THAT YOU LOOK THROUGH DIFFERENT COLORS AND HUES AND BRIGHTNESS.

THEY HAVE SENSORY GARDENS YOU CAN ADD IT TO OUR PLAYGROUNDS THAT HAVE SMELLS AND TOUCH AND VISUALS TO THE PLAYGROUND AND THEY HAVE AUDITORY TOYS LIKE DRUMS OR MUSICAL EQUIPMENT THAT STUDENTS CAN TAP OR THEY CAN DETECT SOUNDS TO THE VIBRATIONS AND THE CHANGES IN THE PRESSURE OF THE EARS. THE COOL XYLOPHONE THE KIDS COULD PLAY SO THERE'S SO MANY OPTIONS THAT WE CAN ADD TO OUR PLAYGROUNDS THAT ALL KIDS COULD USE AND THEY COULD LOVE SO I HOPE CONSIDERING RENOVATIONS WE CONSIDER SOME OF THE THINGS FOR OUR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS.

THE LAST TWO WEEKS AND FINISHED MIGHT MAKE THE SEMESTERS AND GOVERNANCE FOUNDATIONS.

I DID ONE AND THREE SCHOOL FINANCE. I JUST STARTED MEGAN TO WHICH IS LEARNING AND ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MORE MINUTES AND I WILL COMPLETE ALL FIVE COURSES.

I THINK THESE COURSES HAVE BEEN INVITED FOR ME AND I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK AT A POLICY THAT BOARD MEMBERS MUST DO THESE COURSES WITHIN ONE TO TWO YEARS OF AGE TERM MEANING THEY WOULD REPEAT THEM EVERY FOUR OR FIVE YEARS BECAUSE THEY ARE UPDATED YEARLY AND I THINK THEY ARE SUPER IMPORTANT. SOME TAKEAWAYS I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY THAT I FOUND WERE REALLY IMPORTANT WAS ONE WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE SEPARATE PLANS FOR FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. I KNOW WE HAVE THE FACILITIES PLANS I'M NOT SURE IF WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY PLANS SO I HOPE THAT SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT.

AND IF WE DO OR DO NOT CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE AND THE FRIDAY MEMO.

I KNOW SCHOOL SERVICES IN CALIFORNIA WILL COME AND ASSIST BOARDS WITH TRAINING ON FINANCES IF WE WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S I SUGGEST WE DO. NEXT, ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 I TOOK THE MAYFAIR FOOTBALL GAME

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WHAT AN AMAZING GAME. JUST TO SHARE FOR ANYONE WHO WAS NOT THERE.

THE GAME WAS TIED 31-31 GOING INTO OVERTIME AND THEN THE OPPOSING TEAM SCORED AND WAS 38-31 AND THEN WE SCORED MAKING IT 38-37 AND WE WENT FOR TWO POINTS AND WE GOT IT AND WE WON THE GAME 39-38. JUST BEING AN ATHLETE MYSELF I JUST APPRECIATE THE GUTSY MOVE BY COACH MODELL IT WAS JUST AWESOME I WAS SHOCKED HE WENT FOR IT BUT HE GOT IT AND SO THAT WAS JUST AMAZING AND I'M SO HAPPY FOR THEM. ALSO, AT THE GAME WE RECOGNIZE OUR MAYFAIR LEAGUE CHAMPIONS VICE PRESIDENT WERE THERE WE GET TO REGULATE THEM, TAKE PICTURES OF THEM AND THAT WAS HER GIRLS VOLLEYBALL FLAG FOOTBALL AND TENNIS.

SO AGAIN CONGRATS TO THE STUDENT ATHLETES. I APOLOGIZE I DIDN'T GET TO THE NOVEMBER 10 GAME I WAS SICK AND IT WAS REALLY COLD THAT NIGHT BUT THEY BEAT THE NUMBER ONE TEAM 45-21 AND AM REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THEM PLAY TOMORROW AGAINST JOHN AND MARY.

ON 11-11 THE BOARD PURCHASED A SELF-EVALUATION PROCESS MY THOUGHTS AND FEEDBACK IS ONE WE SHOULD LOOK AT ADDING A POLICY FOR AN ANNUAL SELF-EVALUATION TO A GOVERNANCE CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER BEFORE DECEMBER WHEN A NEWLY ELECTED BOARD NUMBERS COME IN SO I THINK NOVEMBER WOULD BE A GREAT TIME TO ADD THAT. WE DON'T HAVE A GOVERNANCE CALENDAR OR A HANDBOOK WHICH I BELIEVE WE DESPERATELY NEED AND SO I THINK I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT AND WE SHOULD BEGIN IMMEDIATELY STARTING TO CREATE THOSE.

I AGREE THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT OUR VISION, OUR MISSION AND OUR THEORY OF ACTION IMMEDIATELY SO WE CAN IMPLEMENT GOALS AND HOW TO ACCOMPLISH THESE. WE SHOULD HAVE CIC LOOK AT ALL THE POLICIES IMMEDIATELY WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT DOING. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE AND L CAMP ITEM ON EACH AGENDA OR AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WE FOCUS ON THE STANDARDS NOW WE ARE GETTING OUR STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS.

TOMORROW GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM THAT WE PLAYED AT THE CRYPTO ARENA AND THAT'S REALLY EXCITING A PUSH THAT WAS PROMOTED MORE TICKETS WERE $50 YOU CAN GO TO THE HIGH SCHOOL GAME AND THEN YOU ACTUALLY COME BACK FOR THE HOUSTON ROCKETS CLIPPER GAME AND NOBODY REALLY KNOWS ABOUT IT. THE ONLY REASON I KNOW ABOUT IT WAS BECAUSE REFERRING COACHES THAT THEY MEANT SO HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY IN THE ARENA IS SUCH A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND SO WAS POKER HIS GIRLS GOOD LUCK. AND LASTLY, ALL THAT AND BY BOARD REPORT ON A POSITIVE NOTE. SOME OF OUR MEETINGS ARE VERY WERE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT WE DO BUT I JUST BELIEVE THAT THE THINGS WE DO WITH OUR GOVERNANCE TEAM INCLUDING OUR BOARD MEMBERS, MY COLLEAGUES, 12 WE ENCOMPASSED A LOT OF THINGS THIS YEAR I THINK WE SHOULD BE EXHIBITING THOSE WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS THAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED JUST TO BRING THINGS BACK IN A POSITIVE NOTE. NE OF OUR EMPLOYEES RECEIVED MUCH DESERVING RACES THIS YEAR.

WE RECEIVED A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON SCHOOL LUNCHES IMPROVING AND JUST HOW MUCH THE KIDS ARE ENJOYING THE FRESH FOOD. LUNCHES THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING.

WE RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON TRANSPARENCY WITH ADDING ANOTHER MEETING PER MONTH WE ARE GETTING MORE PRESENTATIONS AND DOCUMENTS IN OUR BOARD MEETINGS AND AGENDAS AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE UPDATES TO OUR STAFF. WE IMPROVED OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART WERE STARTING A FOUNDATION IT WOULD BE GREAT. WE FINALLY TALKING ABOUT HOPEFULLY GOING TO TAKE ACTION ON SOME OF THE BOND PROJECTS THAT NEED TO BE COMPLETED AND WE ARE SLOWLY UPDATING POLICIES THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED UP THERE ARE VERY OUTDATED.

WE HAVE HIRED NEW LEGAL TEAMS WE ARE TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY OF OURSELVES BY DOING A SELF EVALUATION AND WE ARE CREATING IMPROVEMENTS. SO EVEN WHEN IT'S PASSIONATE, EVEN WHEN WE DEBATE THAT'S WHAT A GOOD BOY DOES BUT WE HAVE A LOT TO CELEBRATE IN THE LAST 10 MONTHS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THIS BOARD SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO PRESIDENT GARZA FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND TO OUR BOARD AND OUR COLLEAGUES FOR MAKING THESE THINGS HAPPEN.

AND TO DR. GIRARDI FOR IMPLEMENTING THE THINGS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ASKING FOR. IF WE AS A BOARD CAN GET TO A POINT WHERE NO MATTER WHO BRINGS UP THE IDEA NO MATTER WHO IT COMES FROM IF IT'S A WIN, IT'S A WIN AND WE JUST ACCOMPLISH IT AND NOT WORRY ABOUT WHO BROUGHT IT TO THE TABLE AND REMEMBER THAT OUR FOCUS IS OUR KIDS AND I THINK WE WILL BE A BETTER BOARD. SO I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND HAVE AN AMAZING THANKSGIVING BECAUSE OF A GREAT VACATION, THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU BOARD MEMBER STUART. FOREVER CRITCHFIELD.

>> WHAT SHE SAID. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT AND BEING SO INVOLVED IT REALLY MEANS A LOT. AND EVERYTHING. MY COLLEAGUE MS. STEWART SAID THERE'S A LOT TO BE CELEBRATING AND A LOT TO BE GRATEFUL FOR HERE IN THIS DISTRICT.

SO, DITTO. A FEW THINGS I WANTED TO TOUCH ON ONE IS WE HAVE BEEN HAVING OUR ALLIANCE MEETINGS AND AGAIN I WANT TO THANK THOSE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THOSE MEETINGS.

I THINK I PERSONALLY GET A LOT OUT OF THEM AND I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD STUFF FOR OUR DISTRICT HAVING OUR STAKEHOLDERS COME WITH THE TEACHERS ARE CLASSIFIED HAVING

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DISTRICTS ALL AT THE SAME TABLE TALKING ABOUT REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUES AND NOT ONLY TALKING ABOUT ISSUES WITH COMING UP WITH SOLUTIONS BECAUSE BEEN REALLY HELPFUL AND VERY GRATEFUL FOR IT THOSE MEETINGS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE ONES TO FOLLOW.

MAYFAIR CF PLAYOFF WHEN BOTH GAMES WERE AMAZING THE LAST ONE THERE WERE SOME REALLY CRAZY PLACE, MAN. OUR WIDE RECEIVERS WERE ON POINT REALLY EXCITED FOR THEM IN THE UPCOMING GAME EXCITED FOR ALL OF THEM COACH MODELL AND OUR CHEER SQUAD, COLORGUARD, OUR BAND THEY PUT ON A SHOW SO IT'S NOT JUST THE FOOTBALL THERE'S A WHOLE PERFORMANCE THOSE ARE A LOT OF FUN EVEN THOUGH IT WAS COLD THAT LAST ONE.

IT WAS COLD FROM THAT, ACTUALLY. I AM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE MAYFAIR FIELDS AT THE GIFFORD GREAT THINGS FROM THE CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE. I KNOW THERE ARE THINGS IN MOTION NOW THERE'S A FOLLOW-UP MEETING SO EXCITED TO HEAR HOW THOSE GO SO THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE IN MOTION JUST BECAUSE THEY DON'T, BUT EVERY BOARD MEETING DOESN'T MEAN THINGS ARE HAPPENING.

SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING. WHEN THEY DON'T WANT TO BRING UP HIS CAMPUS SAFETY. TOO OFTEN THE CAMPUS SAFETY CONVERSATION COMES UP WHEN IT'S NEEDED TO COME UP BUT THE WORK NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN BETWEEN TO MAKE SURE THAT CHANGES HAPPEN.

I KNOW THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE ONGOING SO THAT THE MEMO I WILL ALWAYS PUSH PORPOISES MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN DO AS A DISTRICT IS MAKE SURE THE KIDS HAVE A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. CITIZENS TASK FORCE A POSITIVE THING I'VE SEEN CHANGES IN OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE ARE VERY POSITIVE THINGS OF SEEN THE AGENDA THINGS SEEM TO BE GOING A LOT BETTERNOW THANK YOU, BONNIE , MS. CARTER AND DISTRICT WHAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMITTEE WHAT YOUR UTILIZING THAT ADVISORY COMMITTEE BETTER THAT WE HAVE IN THE PAST AND I WAS ON THE COMMITTEE AND I THINK ADVISORY COMMITTEES CAN BE VERY IMPORTANT SO I'M GLAD TO SEE SOME OF THOSE CHANGES. OKAY I DID GO TO OF WEIGHT ROOM AND DID NOT SAY TOO MUCH.

IT WAS GREAT MEETING WE WERE TALKING TO THE (NAME?) FOUNDATION DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? I'M VERY OPTIMISTIC SOME COOL THINGS HAPPENING FOR OUR BELLFLOWER WEIGHT ROOM WHICH NEEDED SOME TLC AND I THINK IT'S GOOD TO GET IT BUT WE HAVE WHAT UPDATE ON THAT MOVING FORWARD. (NAME?) FOUNDATION THANK YOU FOR DR. GIRARDI FOR HAVING MS. ARMSTRONG MS. STEWART ON THAT COMMITTEE.

THE MOST IMPORTANT IMPORTANT CRITICAL RISK AS BOARD MEMBERS IS TO GET RESOURCES FOR OUR DISTRICT AND I BELIEVE THAT THE FOUNDATION IS GOING TO BE A VERY IMPORTANT AND SUCCESSFUL PEACE TO THAT SO THOSE CONVERSATIONS WILL WILL HAVE MORE TO REPORT AND BRING TO THE BOARD AFTER FINAL CONSIDERATIONS IN AN UPCOMING BOARD MEETING.

AND REALLY JUST IN THE SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING YOU ALL COULD BE ANYWHERE RIGHT NOW BUT YOU ARE HERE. AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL AND THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THINK WILL FOR EVERYBODY OUR TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIED THAT MAKE ALL OF THE WORK HAPPEN.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR AND THINK WILL FOR DISTRICT STAFF REPORTING FOR PUTTING UP WITH US AND I'M THANKFUL FOR MY BOARD MEMBERS WILL BRING SOMETHING VERY UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT TO THE TABLE AND AM EXCITED FOR WHAT'S TO COME. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU MR. CRIHFIELD.AS FOR MYSELF I DID ATTEND THE BOARD SELF EVALUATION 360 AND LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING THAT JOINING MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS ONCE AGAIN NEXT YEAR. I DO WANT TO MAKE A CORRECTION TO WHAT I MADE DURING THAT MEETING I SAID THAT THERE WAS MARCH 15 DELAY ON THE SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT I WANT TO CONFIRM THAT AND ACTUALLY ON THE CURRENT CONTRACT DOES NOT EXIST THAT TIMELINE.UST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CORRECTION BECAUSE I DID MAKE THAT PUBLIC SO THAT WAY EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT THAT. ALLIANCE MEETINGS AS WELL I HAVE BEEN ATTENDING THOSE, TOO. THANK YOU TO ALL THELEADERS IN OUR DISTRICT .

I KNOW THAT IT TAKES TIME AND OUT OF YOUR BUSY SCHEDULES ESPECIALLY ON AN AFTERNOON TO COME IN HERE AND SIT DOWN WITH US FOR AN HOUR AND AND A HALF AND GO THROUGH THESE DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT NEED OUR ATTENTION. I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE COMING OUT TO THOSE.

AND AGAIN, I ECHO WHAT MIKE BOARD MEMBER FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS ARE SAYING.

WE ARE VERY PASSIONATE FORWARD BUT I THINK THAT AGAIN LIKE A BOARD MEMBER STUART SAID THAT

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WE CAN AGREE ON A GOING FORWARD THAT IT'S ALL OF US AS A COLLECTIVE THAT WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE THESE CHANGES TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE GETTING WHAT THEY DESERVE AND THAT WE ARE EXPECTING THEM TO BE IN SAFE SCHOOLS THAT I KNOW THAT WE WILL BE DOING THE WORK THAT WE WERE ELECTED TO DO. IN THAT, PLEASE HAVE A RESTFUL THANKSGIVING AND A SAFE THANKSGIVING AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK THE WEEK AFTER NEXT. TAKE YOU.

THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE ONE MORE BOARD MEMBER OVER STUDENT BOARD MEMBER LYNCH.

>> WOULD LIKE TO SAY RECENTLY OF SEEN EFFORTS IN THE SCHOOL TO INSPIRE STUDENTS SUCH AS TAKING AND POSTING SENIORS WHO HAVE FINISHED COLLEGE APPLICATIONS ON MAYFAIR COUNSEL INSTAGRAM'S I THINK IT'S A GREAT WAY TO CELEBRATE THEM AND ENCOURAGE HIGHER EDUCATION BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE THE STUDENTS HAVE A CONCERN FOR MORE OF AN EFFORT TO INSPIRE THE SCHOOL AND PUTTING EFFORT IN SCHOOL FUNDING.

I THINK SAFETY AND BEING COMFORTABLE IN A SCHOOLIS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE FOCUSED ON MORE . FOR INSTANCE, LIKE OUR RESTROOMS RIGHT NOW DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE A SAFE SPACE SEEN AS THERE IS A LACK OF SOAP IN SOME OF THE RESTROOMS IT'S INCONSISTENT I THINK THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE FOCUSED ON.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU, STUDENT BOARD MEMBER LYNCH. NOW IT'S TIME FOR DISCUSSION

[12. DISCUSSION ITEMS]

ITEMS, DR. GIRARDI.

>> YES WE HAVE ONE DISCUSSION ITEM THIS EVENING ON COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE I WILL SEND OVER TO COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER MRS. STRICKLAND.

>> GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT GARZA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IN MY COLLEAGUES.

MY NAME IS DIANA GRIFFIN ON THE COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER FOR THE BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN HERE TO PROVIDE A COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE.

ON HOW THE DISTRICT ISN'T ANSWERING KITCHEN EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE OUR LCAP GOALS WHICH ARE TO IMPROVE DISTRICT AND SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS, REFINING ADVERTISEMENT STRATEGIES AND OPTIMIZING OUR DISTRICT AND SCHOOL WEBSITE. SO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF MY ROLE IS CURATING THE NEWS WHICH IS OUR DISTRICT WEEKLY NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTING EVENTS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION, ADMISSIONS AND ALL THE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. SEND THIS DIRECTLY TO PARENTS, STUDENTS VIA BLACKBOARD AND ITS EMAILS TO STAFF AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON ALL DISTRICT COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING YOUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THIS YEAR I STARTED TO EMAIL OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR OUR LOCAL CITY OFFICIALS, PTA AND LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ORGANIZATION. SO IN THE ETERNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS AND TIMELY INFORMATION THAT NEEDS TO BE DISSEMINATED QUICKLY SO WE SENT THIS VIA BLACKBOARD AND EMAIL HOWEVER THE DISTRICT IS MOVING TO THE ALL IN ONE PLATFORM PARENTS WHERE IN JULY 2024 AND WERE PRAYING TO PILATE AND THREE SCHOOL SITES THIS SPRING.

SO OUR EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE PRESS RELEASES AND USD NEWS THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN TRYING THIS WITH LOCAL NEWS ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITYPARTNERS AT BUSD HAS BEEN FEATURED IN THE PRESS TELEGRAM , CHANNEL 4, TELEMUNDO LIQUID COMMUNITY NEEDS AND LAKEWOOD CITY TV IF YOU LOOK TO THE RIGHT PORTION OF THE SCREEN WE HAVE DESTROYED FROM THE PRESS TELEGRAM THE FEATURED MAYFAIR TEAMBUILDING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER WHICH WE MADE THE DISTRICT MADE THE FRONT PAGE WITH OUR BAND OF STUDENTS FROM BELLFLOWER AND MAYFAIR BEING ACCEPTED TO THE 2025 ROSE

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PARADE. SO OUR DISTRICT HAS BEEN ACTIVELY USING SOCIAL MEDIA.

THE DISTRICT HAS INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK AND X OF THE MCCAULEY TWITTER FOR OUR COMMUNICATION.

AND REALLY OUR SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY SINCE GRAPHICS AND VIDEO IF YOU LOOK TO THE RIGHT THIS IS A GRAPHIC I CREATED FOR BUSD NIGHT WHEN WE HAVE A GAME DISTRICT GAME BETWEEN BELLFLOWER AND MAYFAIR AND WE WELCOME ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ARE FREE TO ATTEND SO THIS WAS SOMETHING I WORKED WITH THE SCHOOL SITES AND I SENT THIS GRAPHIC TO EVERYBODY AND POST ON SOCIAL MEDIUM AND IT WAS A WELL ATTENDED ATTENDED EVENTS. I TRY TO DESIGN EACH POST AND WRITE A CAPTION SO A LOT OF EFFORT PUT INTO EVERY POST THAT GOES ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND THE GOOD THING IS BECAUSE OF ALL THE EFFORT PUT INTO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA OUR FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM DATA SHOW THE DISTRICT IS TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WITH INCREASED LIKES AND FOLLOWS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM PAGES YOU CAN SEE THE GRAPHIC.

FOR INSTAGRAM WE HAVE OVER 500 NEW POWERS AND FOR FACEBOOK WE HAVE 73 NEW LIKES TO OUR PAGE.

AS OF TODAY WE HAVE 1533 HOURS ON INSTAGRAM AND RIGHT NOW WERE TRYING TO CATCH UP TO VICE PRESIDENT CRITCHFIELD ACCOUNT SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET THERE SOON.

WE HAVE 4.1 K 4.1 THOUSAND ACCOUNTS MOST OF MY NON-FOLLOWERS SO THAT'S A GREAT SIGN WITH OUR INCREASED INTERACTION ENGAGEMENT. SO FOR THE ADVERTISING OVERVIEW WE ROLLED OUT AN ENROLLMENT CAMPAIGN AT THE BEGINNING PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE FEATURED ADVERTISING AT THE LAKEWOOD MALL WITH TWO KIOSKS AND LOOK TO THE RIGHT WE DESIGNED THAT WAS CREATED FOR THE MALL KIOSKS.

OUR ENROLLMENT CAMPAIGN WAS FEATURED IN A LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER IN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS AND I ALSO CREATED A COMPREHENSIVE DISTRICT BROCHURE THAT CURRENTLY I'M ALSO FINALIZING A DUAL IMMERSION VIDEO FOR PERSPECTIVE FAMILIES AND WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THOSEWHO PARTICIPATED TEACHERS , (NAME?), (NAME?) STUDENTS LENNOX AND ELIZABETH AND OUR ADMIN TEAMS (NAME?), MS. LANE, MS. CARTER AND (NAME?) TO MAKE ALL THIS HAPPEN AND AM EXCITED TO REVEAL THAT IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY. AND WE ARE ALSO HAVE POTENTIAL ADVERTISING AND THE BELLFLOWER PARKS AND RECREATION BROCHURE AND MAILERS COMING DOWN THE LINE. SO ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION PROJECTS WE ARE PROUD TO INTRODUCE THIS YEAR THE PODCAST WITH DR. GIRARDI WE RECENTLY WRAPPED EPISODE TWO AND THREE AND THEY WILL BE DEBUTING SOON. AGAIN, I ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVEHELPED THIS THIS IS REALLY A TEAM EFFORT AND SO PEOPLE FOR EVERYONE'S ASSISTANCE .

I WANT TO THANK ACKNOWLEDGE (NAME?) HIGH SCHOOL AND MR. CHECK ALLOWING US TO USE HIS CLASSROOM TO FILM AND HIS ADVANCED FILMSTUDENTS JOSEPH , (NAME?), (NAME?) AND NATALIE .

WE CANNOT DO WITHOUT THEM. AND ALSO, I HAVE BEEN OVERSEEING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION RECOGNITIONS SO THIS EVENING I COORDINATED THE SCRIPT WITH WORKED WITH THE LOCAL SCHOOLS TO GET THAT PRESENTATION FOR YOU GUYS TONIGHT.

SO OUR NEW WEBSITE TIMELINE. THE DIRECTOR OF IT IS DENA SHE'S LEAVING THE WEBSITE PROJECT. HERE IS THE CURRENT TIMELINE OF THE PROCESS.

THIS WAS ALSO PROVIDED AN IMPORTANT MEMO UPDATE AND THE DISTRICT IS TRANSITIONING FROM A BLACKBOARD TO FINAL SITE AND OUR GOAL IS TO GO LIVE IN A LAUNCH IN JANUARY.

AND I WANT TO TIE EVERYTHING TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS CALENDAR THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR. EMPHASIZING KEY EVENTS, MILESTONES, ADVERTISING AND ACTIVITIES FOR EACH MONTH SO WERE STARTING WITH AUGUST WITH BACK-TO-SCHOOL INFORMATION LEADING UP TO THE FUN HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES ADVERTISING SPRING ACTIVITIES AND OF COURSE GRADUATION AND WITHOUT GRADUATION ADVERTISING.

SO IT'S REALLY A PRESENT PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK WILL JOIN AND I WANT TO AGAIN THANK EVERYONE FOR ASSISTING ME THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU MS. GRIFFIN. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG.

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>> YOU SAID WE HAD PARENTS WHERE THEN YOU JUST MENTIONED IT'S MY FIRST TIME HEARING WHAT IS IT FINAL LIST?

>> FINAL SITE THAT'S THE SITE WE ARE TRANSITIONING TO.

>> PARENTS SQUARE IS A COMMUNICATION.

>> COMPONENT THE MASS COMMUNICATION SO THAT WE SENT TO PARENTS, FAMILY AND STAFF.

>> IT WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF BLACKBOARD.

>> SO WITH ALL OF THIS COMMUNICATION YOU NEED TECHNOLOGY SO ARE YOU PAIRING UP WITH THE TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THESE THINGS HAS BEEN LAUNCHED PROPERLY AND WE ARE ABLE TO DO THIS?

>> YES.

>> RIGHT, I'M EXCITED. THANK YOU.

>> YOU BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG. DR. ELHESSEN.

>> IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE BEEN DOING.

I WAS WONDERING ARE WE GOING TO BE HAVING AN INTERACTIVE SECTION FOR ANSWERS FROM THE COMMUNITY?

>> CAN YOU REPEAT THAT I WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE QUESTION IS?

>> SO THE WEBSITE ARE WE GOING TO HAVE IF SOMEONE WANTS TO SEND A MESSAGE BASED ON WHETHER TO A BOARD MEMBER OR WHATEVER EVENT HAPPENING SO THAT THERE IS A WAY TO INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH THE COMMUNITY?

>> I THINK WE CAN ALWAYS HAVE PORTALS IN THE WEBSITE THAT CAN ALLOW FOR INTERACTION TO OCCUR.

THAT SOMETHING WE CAN DISCUSS. I KNOW THE PARENTS SQUARE IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY YOU CAN CREATE DIFFERENT CHAT GROUPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE PTA WILL CREATE THEIR OWN LITTLE CHAT GROUPS IF THEY WANT TO SO WE CAN SEE POSSIBLY ENGAGING THAT, AS WELL.

THAT'S SOMETHING IF YOU'RE INTERESTED AND WE CAN GET A SUBCOMMITTEE TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE WE PUT SOMETHING IN PLACE THAT SUPPORTS YOUR NEEDS.

>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU BOARD MEMBER ELHESSEN, BOARD MEMBER STUART.

>> I HAVE TWO THINGS THANK YOU. PRESENTATION. ONE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE BROCHURE WE PUT UP CAN WE HAVE THAT ON A FRIDAY MEMO JUST TO LOOK AT IT?

>> BROUGHT IT TO YOU TONIGHT I CAN HIT IT TO YOU PERSONALLY.

>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT PARENTS SQUARE WEEKS IN MY DISTRICT AND IT'S AMAZING BASICALLY APPARENT YESTERDAY I HAD A SUB BECAUSE I WAS OUT FOR UNION BUSINESS AND SHE SENT ME A TEXT AND IT COMES RIGHT TO MY PHONE BUT IT COMES FROM THE APP AND HER DAUGHTER WAS (NAME?) SO MR. MIGHT DAUGHTER WAS MARKED ABSENT SO I THINK I LEARNED TEXT GOES MEDIALLY BACK TO THEM SO ACTUALLY I TEXTER BACK AT 2 AM THAT PROBABLY WASN'T EVERYTHING BUT I DID LEARN THAT YESTERDAY WAS REALLY RIGHT AWAY DIRECT WHENEVER YOU ESTABLISH AND SO I LOVE IT AND I'M REALLY GLAD WERE BRINGING IT TO OUR DISTRICT SO THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU BOARD MEMBER STUART, BOARD MEMBER CRITCHFIELD.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION YOU KNOW I LIKE THIS STUFF SO I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.OUPLE THINGS FIRST OF ALL FOR OUR SPANISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY IN REGARDS TO SOCIAL MEDIA ARE WE KEEPING THAT IN MIND WHEN WE DO SOME I'VE SEEN SOME OF THEM ARE IN BOTH.

>> YES. ESPECIALLY WITH ALL OF OUR UPCOMING BREAKS AND CLOSURES THOSE I MADE SURE TO MAKE THOSE TRANSLATED.

>> AWESOME, THE BOARD MEETINGS ARE ALSO SPANISH TRANSLATED NOW, AS WELL?

>> I WILL MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT.

>> AND ALSO WE HAVE SPOKEN IN THE PAST ABOUT HAVING OUR BOARD MEETINGS ON A YOUTUBE AS WELL FOR ME THAT THE CONVERSATION WE CAN KEEP IN THE AIR.

> YOUR HONOR, I HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU IDON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE ON THE PROCESS .

THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF HAVING INTERPRETERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT SO I WANT TO COME BACK GET WITH YOU ON THAT.

>> IN A TERMS OF SUCCESS ANALYTICS WILL BE TALK ABOUT ENGAGEMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND INCREASING FOLLOWERS HOW DO WE GAUGE OUR SUCCESS IN OUR MARKETING CAMPAIGN? HAVE WE SEEN SINCE WE STARTED AN INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT AND ALSO WHAT WOULD SUCCESS LOOK LIKE FROM A STRONG MARKETING CAMPAIGN? WHAT ARE REALISTIC NUMBERS?

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THAT'S PROBABLY MORE OF A QUESTION FOR STAFF BUT MAYBE YOU CAN GET BACK TO US ON WHAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO DO BECAUSE SOCIAL MEDIA IT CAN BE A REAL ENERGY SUCK SOMETIMES IT'S IMPORTANT LIKE WHAT YOU REALLY TRYING TO DO HERE? ALSO IF IT IS IF WE ARE CONNECTING WITH PARENTS AND ENGAGING SOMETIMES IT'S WORTH THE INVESTMENT OF SPONSORING AS AN ACTUALLY PUTTING MONEY BEHIND IT BECAUSE ESPECIALLY HOUSE FULL SOCIAL MEDIA AND THAT'S PUTTING A FEW DOLLARS BEHIND IT IS NOT CAN GET ANYBODY NEW.

>> I THINK YOU ARE ON POINT WITH THE QUESTION ON THAT. WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH ALL OF THIS? AND HOW DO WE KNOW WHEN WE HAVE ARRIVED? I AM INTRIGUED BY THE QUESTION MYSELF I THINK I HAVE SOME IDEAS I'M HOPING WHEN WE ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT WHEN WE DO THE EVALUATION PROCESS MOVING FORWARD AND ALL THAT THE CONVERSATION WAS STARTED ON SATURDAY WITH THE CSEA I THINK WERE TALKING BACK TALK ABOUT MILESTONES SO BECAUSE THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM WE PUT THE RESOURCES THERE WE HAVE TO KNOW WHAT WERE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THIS AND HAVING THAT QUESTION ANSWERED IS GOING TO HELP US TO BE ON TOP OF THAT.

>> IT'S A BIG QUESTION BECAUSE WITH ALL THOSE EFFORTS YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TIME IT TAKES TO DO THE GREATEST SOMETIMES WHAT ARE OUR SUCCESS METRICS ON IT. HOW MANY OF THE UST VEHICLES DO WE HAVE DRIVING AROUND THE COMMUNITY? DO WE KNOW GENERALLY?

>> YEAH WERE TALKING ABOUT ANYWHERE FROM 30-40.

>> IT'S SOMETHING I NOTICED WHEN I WAS DOING A TOUR OF THE NUTRITION IS I REALLY FEEL LIKE WE TALK ABOUT ADVERTISING MARKETING IT'S EASY TO THROW MONEY AT IT BUT WE HAVE SOME LOW HANGING FRUIT HERE WITH EVEN THE VEHICLES IN OUR DISTRICT THAT THE WORN OUT LOGOS ON THE SIDE AND BEHALF LIKE THE REAL ESTATE IN THE EYES ON THOSE VEHICLES.

MAYBE THAT SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT AND IT JUST GIVE THOSE A FACELIFT BECAUSE SOME OF THEM WERE PRETTY FADED AND HAD A LIKE ROCKS FOR ENERGY AND STICKERS ALL OVER THEM.

ALSO, YOU DIDN'T MESSAGE THAT THE CTE VIDEOS THAT SOMETHING YOU WORKED ON AS WELL, RIGHT?

>> NO, THAT WAS WITH (NAME?) AND (NAME?) HAS BEEN EDITING THOSE FOR US.

SO THE NEXT GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

>> THOSE ARE ALSO VIDEOS FOR MARKETING.

>> CT AND CAL X. >> DO YOU KNOW WHEN THOSE WILL

ROLL OUT? >> THOSE ARE LIVE ON THE WEBSITE NOW AND PROMOTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> IT'LL BE FEATURED THEY MENTIONED THERE WERE TWO PODCASTS THAT CONCLUDED ONE WAS THE CYCLE AND THE SECOND ONE WAS AROUND SAFETY SO THAT'S WE CONCLUDED YESTERDAY.

>> ALWAYS GET YOUR PODCAST PLUG-IN AND SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

AND I THINK THAT IS, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU BOARD MEMBER CRITCHFIELD. I DO HAVE SOME FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS REGARDING TIMELINES TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS OUR FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS ASKED.

THE FIRST WILL BE BY WHEN WILL WE BE ABLE TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT TO HAVE BOARD MEETINGS TRANSLATED? > YOU MEAN THE SOCIALMEDIA GRAPHIC ? THAT CAN BE DONE AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING BEHALF.

>> SO BY OUR NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING THIS WILL BE DONE?

>> YEAH, I TRY TO POST THE GRAPHIC ON THE MONDAY OF THE BOARD MEETING AND WE WILL HAVE A TRANSLATION, AS WELL.

>> IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE ASKING FOR?

>> I THINK YOU WERE ASKING IF I'M CORRECT ABOUT THE BOARD MEETINGS.

>> I WILL HAVE TO COME BACK THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO COME BACK AND CHECK ON THE PROGRESS ON THAT.

>> BY WHEN WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD WITH AN UPDATE, DR. GIRARDI?

>> I CAN GIVE YOU THE ANSWER TOMORROW OR THE FRIDAY MEMO TOMORROW I CAN DO SOMETHING.

>> WONDERFUL, THAT SOUNDS GREAT, THANK YOU. AND I THINK THAT WAS IT.YEAH, AND DR. GIRARDI WE CAN GO AHEAD AND TALK DATA ABOUT EIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE TO LOOK INTO THAT PARENTS SWEAR.

>> THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

>> WE CAN REACH OUT THIS WEEKEND. THANK YOU.

>> I WANT TO SAY TO I AGREE WITH VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD EVEN ON FACEBOOK ARE BEGINNING DOWN THE UNIFIED ADS AND LIKE ON FACEBOOK AND GETTING DOWNEY I LOOKED AT IT SO OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT IT AND THEY HAVE SOME STRATEGIES IN PLACE BUT I LOVE TO SEE US DO

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AS WELL.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS? STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.

>> I JUST HAVE A QUESTION SO THE INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS IS THERE A SEPARATE APPLICATION PARENTS WOULD HAVE TO GET TO RECEIVE THIS?

>> NO, EVERYTHING CURRENTLY RECEIVED EMAIL AND TEXT MESSAGE.

>> PERFECT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT INFORMATION. IT IS NOW TIME FOR PUBLIC

[13. PUBLIC HEARINGS]

HEARINGS. ON A DISTRICT INITIAL PROPOSAL TO THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION BELLFLOWER CHAPTER 32. AT THIS TIME I WILL START IN THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO THIS ITEM? I WILL NOW OPEN AND TO DR. GIRARDI, STAFF.

>> THERE'S NO COMMENTS WE JUST HAVE TO CLOSE IT AT THIS POINT SINCE THERE'S NO COMMENTS.

>> ANYONE FROM THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? PERFECT DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE?

>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE DISCUSSION ITEMS?

>> NO, PUBLIC HEARING. >> 10.1.2, .3?

>> NO, IT IS A 13.1.INITIAL PROPOSAL TO THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION.

>> OKAY SO ARE WE GOING TO COME BACK TO THE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS?

>> THIS IS JUST A PUBLIC HEARING.

>> I HAVE NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, THANK YOU.

>> MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE?

>> SECOND >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

>> STUDENT BOARD MEMBER LYNCH >> AYE

>> ELHESSEN >> YES

>> STEWART, CRIHFIELD, MRS. GARZA

[14. NEW BUSINESS]

>> THANK YOU NOW WE GO INTO NEW BUSINESS. TO ANY NUMBERS OF THE BOARD WISH TO ADD ANY ITEMS OF THE FUTURE AGENDA, BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG.

>> NO. CLOSE QUOTE

>> FOR MEMBER ELHESSEN.

>> YES. BASED ON WHAT WE RECEIVED ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART TO HAVE BRIEF PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD EXPLAINING THE DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES IN REGARDS TO WHAT THE DEPARTMENT DOES.

>> IS THERE A CERTAIN DEPARTMENT?

>> I WANTED TO HEAR FROM ANY DIRECTOR THAT WAS IDENTIFIED.

>> IN THE CURRENT CHART THEN 2? MAYBE WE HAVE MR. (NAME?) OF THEIR HELP FINE TUNE THE MOTION AS WE HAVE CLARITY ON THAT. MAYBE MAKE A STATEMENT LEGAL COUNSEL CAN HELP US SHAPE THE MOTION.

>> JUST TO INTERJECT REAL QUICK IT CAN EITHER BE A PHYSICAL PRESENTATION FOR THE BOARD OR CAN BE AN EXAMPLE IN THE FRIDAY MEMO SO JUST A CLARIFICATION ON WHETHER IT'S SOME PRESENTATION FROM EACH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR OR IF IT'S JUST WHAT EACH ONE DOES AND WHAT THEIR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

>> WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A PRESENTATION WITH INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS.

LIKE A FIVE MINUTE PRESENTATION.

>> SO THE MOTION WOULD BE A MOTION TO HAVE DEPARTMENT HAVE THEIR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AT A DATE TO BE SET BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.

>> CORRECT.

>> ANY QUESTIONS?

>> CLARIFYING QUESTION, HOW MANY DEPARTMENTS IS THAT THAT ARE IDENTIFIED ON THAT CHART?

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>> THERE ARE SEVERAL SO I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT THE WORKSHOP BUT WITHINTHESE DIVISION HR , OPERATIONS, AND SERVICES, THERE ARE DIRECTORS UNDER THEIR WE CAN DO SEVERAL WAYS BRING EACH DIRECTOR TO COME BUT THERE'S WANT TO BE ABOUT 11 DIRECTORS OR WE CAN HAVE THE DIRECTORS EXPLAIN WHAT THEY DO IS ANOTHER WAY TO DO.

>> IS THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN DISCUSS IF WE BRING IT ON ON THE AGENDA?

>> CROSS BACK --TWO. THAT IS A DISCUSSION ITEMS SO WE DON'T JUST INVITE EVERYBODY IF THAT'S NOT THE PURPOSE.

>> I SECOND THAT WE PUT THIS NEW BUSINESS ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

WHICHEVER AGENDA YOU WANT.

>> MAKE SURE WE ARE CLEAR BECAUSE WHEN LOOKING AT IS I COME AND GIVE A LITANY OF THINGS THAT WE DO IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR OR SET?

>> WHEN I'M SECONDING IT JUST FROM HER FROM THE BOARD MEMBER REQUESTING IT I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD FIT ON THE NEXT AGENDA OR THE AGENDA AFTER THE BUT I THINK AS LONG AS YOU PUT IT ON THE AGENDA SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE THAT WE CAN JUST HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS THAT.

ON HOW IT WOULD BE PRESENTED. BECAUSE IT COULD JUST BE USED SAYING, HEY, THIS IS THE CHART IT COULD BE YOU BUT WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL WE DISCUSSED. SO WE DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS ANYTHING NOW IS IT GOING TO BE IN THE AGENDA?

>> JUST TO CLARIFY WE WILL NOT BE HAVING DISCUSSION NOW BUT DOCTOR ELHESSEN WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE DR. GIRARDI SOME CLARIFICATION AND DR. GIRARDI WOULD YOU PLEASE RESTATE YOUR QUESTION TO DOCTOR ELHESSEN?

>> FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE OUR NUTRITION DIRECTOR COME AND SPEAK ABOUT WHAT THEY DO AND WHAT THEY SEE AS FAR AS MOVING FORWARD. WE HAVE OUR IT PERSON SHE WOULD COME UP AND SHE WILL TALK ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF TECHNOLOGY AND WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WERE DOING WHAT ARE SOME GAPS. THIS IS AN EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR STRATEGIC GOALS.

>> SO I THINK AS I AM LOOKING I'M THINKING ABOUT I THINK WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO KNOW IS AN AWARENESS OF HOW DISTRICTS SUPPORT THE SITES . WE CAN ARRANGE FOR STUDY SESSIONS THROUGHOUT AND THE STRATEGIC MANNER AND THAT'S AN ALIGNMENT WITH THE BOARD CALENDAR TO BE ESTABLISHED TO SAY ON THIS FEBRUARY YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT NUTRITION SERVICES AND THIS IS WHAT NUTRITION SERVICES DOES I DON'T KNOW STUDENT SERVICES AND ATTENDANCE OFFICE WHAT THEY DO IN THE NEXT TIME WE TALK ABOUT PAYROLL WE CAN BRING THOSE THINGS ON THE WAY.

>> I THINK DOCTOR ELHESSEN WHAT SHE IS MAKING A MOTION FOR IS JUST A HABIT ON THE AGENDA AGENDA SO WE CAN HAVE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE WEATHER IS PLAYED OUT IN THE YEAR OR WHETHER THIS IS ONE DISCUSSION ITEM OR IS ABOUT A FRIDAY MEMO BUT TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.

O JUST AS A POINT OF ORDER MAKE A MOTION WE MADE THE SECOND.

I FEEL CLEAR.

>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE DOCTOR ELHESSEN IS HER OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY WHAT SHE NEEDS.

DOCTOR ELHESSEN, IS THAT WHAT YOU WANTED?

>> YOU SEEM TO MISUNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF NEW BUSINESS I'M INTRODUCING SOMETHING WE CAN DISCUSS LATER.

>> CAN WE RESTATE THE MOTION ONE MORE TIME I KNOW WE HAVE A SECOND.

CAN YOU RESTATE THE MOTION ONE MORE TIME FOR US.

>> I MOVE THAT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR THE CHART OF DIRECTORS ABOUT THE DUTIES, DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES, WHERE THEY SEE THEMSELVES GOING AND WHAT GAPS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

IT COULD BE TWO PRESENTATIONS AT A TIME TO TALK ABOUT HOW DO WE WANT TO ADDRESS IT AND JUST INTRODUCING IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN.

>> I THINK THAT'S WHAT THAT CONFUSION IS CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING THE PRESENTATIONS BUT I THINK YOU TALK ABOUT HAVING THAT DISCUSSION.

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>> IF I MADE TO BRING FOR DISCUSSION ON THE FUTURE AGENDA THE PRESENTATION OF DEPARTMENT HEAD DUTIES, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND HOW THAT WILL UNFOLD.

IT HAS TO BE A DISCUSSION ITEM.

>> THANK YOU. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

>> STUDENT BOARD MEMBER LYNCH >> MADAM PRESIDENT IF I COULD INTERJECT REALLY QUICK. THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS STILL THE PRESENTATION TO BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD IT WASN'T TO BRING IT UP AS A DISCUSSION ITEM SO THAT MOTION IS ON THE FLOOR WE NEED TO BE AMENDED AND A NEW MOTION WOULD NEED TO BE MADE REQUESTING IT AS A DISCUSSION ITEM ON THE FUTURE AGENDA.

>> CAN I MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION IF I MAKE AN AMENDMENT I CAN ASK IF IT'S A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT UNLESS SHE WANTS TO RESTATE IT.

>> THERE'S ALREADY BEEN A FIRST AND SECOND. THE ORIGINAL MOTION MUST WITHDRAW THE MOTION AND A NEW MOTION MUST BE MADE.

>> DOCTOR ELHESSEN YOU HAVE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MOTION AND RESTATE A NEW MOTION.

>> OKAY I WITHDRAW MY INITIAL MOTION AND A SET A MOTION AS I STATED THAT WE JUST PUT THE ITEM UP FOR DISCUSSION AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING DIRECTORS PRESENTATIONS.

FOR DUTIES, ACTIVITIES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

> THANK YOU.

>> I SECOND THAT ONE.

>> WE WANT TO PRESSURE THE NEXT BOARD MEETING?

>> THAT'S WHAT DOCTOR ELHESSEN REQUESTED. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

>> STUDENT BOARD MEMBER LYNCH >> EPSTEIN ABSTAIN

>> DOCTOR ELHESSEN >> AYE

>> ANY OTHER BOARD NUMBERS OF NEW BUSINESS THEY WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD MS. STEWART .

>> STEWART >> AYE

>> CRIHFIELD >> AYE

>> MRS. GARZA >> AYE

>> NO.

>> CRIHFIELD >> NO.

>> I ACTUALLY HAVE A NEW ITEM OF BUSINESS A MOTION TO CREATE A NEW BOARD MEMBER HANDBOOK AND GOVERNANCE CALENDAR. WITH A FUTURE DATE TO BE PUT TOGETHER TO BE PUT TOGETHER WITH VICE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESIDENT ALONG WITH THE SUPERINTENDENTS.

>> FOR A FUTURE DATE WHEN ALL THREE MEMBERS CAN GET TOGETHER.

>> THANK YOU ROLL CALL PLEASE.

>> STUDENT BOARD MEMBER LYNCH >> ABSTAIN

>> DOCTOR ELHESSEN >> NO

>> MS. ARMSTRONG >> TRADE AYE

>> MS. STEWART >> AYE

>> MR. CRIHFIELD >> AYE

>> MRS. GARZA >> AYE

[15. MAJOR ACTION]

>> HEARING NO OTHER NEW BUSINESS WE WILL MOVE ON TO A MAJOR ACTION.

NEXT ITEM IS APPROVAL OF DISTRICTS FISCAL INDEPENDENCE. LUMINARY REVIEW.

DO WE HAVE INFORMATION ON THIS ITEM, DR. GIRARDI?

>> I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO GENERAL COUNSEL AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS SERVICES TO GIVE THE BOARD INFORMATION ON THIS ITEM THIS HAS BEEN A PART OF THE PROCESS WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN FOR THE LAST YEAR SO MRS. (NAME?) WILL START AND THEN MRS. (NAME?) WILL SECOND.

>> THIS ITEM IS REGARDING BASICALLY THE APPLICATION OF INDEPENDENCE SAYS REQUIRES CERTAIN ITEMS TO BE PROVIDED TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY OF EDUCATION.

ONE OF THESE ITEMS IS FOR A DISBURSEMENT OFFICER VERY CLEAR FROM THE BEGINNING THIS IS NOT A NEW POSITION HAS BEEN CREATE . THEY CURRENTLY EXIST THAT IS BEEN FILLED BY MRS. HOGAN AND IS SIMPLY OVERSIGHT AS TO THE DISBURSEMENT OF WARRANTS WHICH ARE EITHER --OR PAYMENTS UNDER CONTRACT TO VENDORS. THIS POSITION IS OVERSIGHT IT

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WOULD BE CLEAR THAT SOMEONE WHO PROVIDES OVERSIGHT SHOULD NOT BE A PART --THUS MRS. HOLDEN IS NOT INVOLVED IN GENERATING WARRANTS,--THE WARRANTS SIMPLY TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT AND PROVIDED DISTRICT FUNDS ARE BEING USED UNDER THE TERMS OF THOSE AGREEMENTS.

WHETHER IT'S A CONTRACT OR A PURCHASE ORDER. AND IF I COULD PROVIDE AN ANALOGY IT WOULD BE A KIN TO A CHECK AND BALANCE FOR EXAMPLE IF A STUDENT A TEST AND THEN REQUIRED THAT THEY CREATED THEIR OWN TEST. THAT WOULD RAISE ISSUES OF INTEGRITY IN THE PROCESS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO THE STRUCTURE THAT THE DISTRICT CURRENTLYHAS HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR OVER A DECADE . IT'S A POSITION THAT SHE HAS BEEN DOING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW. NOT CREATING ANYTHING NEW IT'S SIMPLY ADVISING (WORD?) THAT THE DISPERSING OFFICER FOR THE DISTRICT WHICH IS CURRENTLY DOING INTERVAL AS WELL AND SHE IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED DUTIES WHICH WOULD CONFLICT -- PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE DISBURSEMENT OFFICER.

SO--IT'S NOT A NEW POSITION IT'S SIMPLY A BOARD ACTION THAT HAS TO BE TAKEN AND REQUESTED BY LEGO IN OUR APPLICATION FOR FISCAL INDEPENDENCE AND IT'S A POSITION THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS AND IS IN FUNCTION WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

>> SO THIS DO YOU WANT TO ADD TO WHAT HE MENTIONED?

>> SO AS MR. SARAH WAS SAYING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ON SEPTEMBER 21 THE RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL INDEPENDENCE THE LEGO CAME BACK AND ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL SEGMENTATION WE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED WOULD BE FIRST PHYSICALLY INDEPENDENT THEY ARE NOT ASKING US TO COME UPDATE OUR INFORMATION. OUR PROCESS CONTINUES TO BE THE SAME AND AS HE SAID WE HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING OR I BEEN ACTING AS THE DISPERSING OFFICER FOR THE DISTRICT ROUTE THIS TIME SO THEY JUST WANT THAT RECERTIFICATION FROM THE BOARD TO THE PROCESS OF THESE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THERE. IN THE TERMS OF JUST UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS FOR WARRANTS AND THE SEPARATION THERE SO VULNERABLE AND OR A DEPARTMENT WANTS FOR HAS TO PAY A VENDOR FOR ITEMS OR SERVICES THAT ARE CONDUCTED THE SITE STARTS WITH THE REQUISITION THAT SO THE PROCESS STARTS. THE SITE REQUESTS A REQUISITION AND IT GOES TO OUR PURCHASING MANAGER WHO THEN AUTHORIZES A PURCHASE ORDER THEY CAN ONLY PAY AGAINST THAT PURCHASE ORDER FOR THAT SERVICE THAT IS TAKING PLACE AND THEN THAT THEN GOES TO THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WILL RECEIVE THE FUNDING THAT IS GOING TO PAY FOR THAT SERVICE OR THIS ITEM THAT WAS PURCHASED WITH THAT BUDGET AND THEN IT GOES BACK TO ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE DOCUMENTS WERE IN PLACE AND FINALLY THEN IT GOES TO FOR REVIEW BEFORE THE PURCHASE WARRANTS ARE ACTUALLY ISSUED AND THAT'S WHERE MY ROLE COMES IN FOR THE OVERSIGHT.

>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS DR. GIRARDI OR FROM STAFF?

>> WAITING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

>> THANK YOU. MS. ARMSTRONG ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS.

>> BOARD MEMBER STUART I'M SORRY ELHESSEN.

>> NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

>> STEWART.

>> I HAD ONE MORE THING SO I AM HEARING IT GOES INTO A REQUISITION AND IT GOES TO THE PURCHASE ORDER AND THEN IT GOES TO THAT OFFICE AND THEN IT GOES TO ACCOUNTS PAYABLE FOR APPROVAL WHEN IT COMES TO YOU AND THEN THE LAST STEP IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD, CORRECT?

>> THE BOARD APPROVES PURCHASES IN TWO WAYS. THE PURCHASE ORDERS WILL ACTUALLY THROUGH PURCHASE ORDERS ALSO THEIR CONTRACTS THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO BE ABLE TO OPEN PURCHASE ORDER SO YES YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT AND THEY DO IT THROUGH APPROVAL AND/OR RATIFICATION.

>> ALSO, OUR MOST DISTRICTS THAT ARE PHYSICALLY INDEPENDENT ARE THEY USING THEIR CBO'S OR THEIR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT IN THIS POSITION?

>> THAT IS CORRECT. CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER AND THEIR ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT.

>> I WANT TO THANK STAFFER ANSWERING ALL THE QUESTIONS AND GETTING THIS ON THE SAME PAGE

>> MR. CRIHFIELD.

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BECAUSE I WILL ADMIT INITIALLY THE WAY IT WAS WORDED IT WAS KIND OF CONFUSING.

BUT I APPRECIATE ALL THE INFORMATION. I THINK THE ONLY THING WE DIDN'T MENTION WAS AS FAR AS AT THE HEART OF THAT IS OVERSIGHT SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW THERE STILL IS OVERSIGHT THERE IS SO REGULARLY AUDITING THAT TAKES PLACE IN AN PLACE RIGHT?

>> WE ARE STILL REQUIRED TO COMPLY BY ALL AB 12 REGULATIONS AND ADDITIONALLY AS PART OF THIS PROCESS WE HAD A SEPARATE AUDIT, THAT IS CORRECT.

>> THANK YOU BOARD MEMBER MR. CRIHFIELD. I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

IS ON ATTACHMENT B WHERE IT'S STATES NOTICE REPORTS WERE LATE FOR THREE MONTHS AND CONTRIBUTIONS WERE FOR SEVEN MONTHS. COULD YOU THAT A LITTLE BIT?

>> SURE, SO SOMETIMES WE DO GET SOME LATE A ROLE IN OR ARE IDENTIFIED THAT SOMEBODY WAS A MEMBER OF STORES OR PERS WHEN THEY WERE ORIGINALLY HIRED STATED THEY WERE NOT A MEMBER AND SO YOU ACTUALLY DON'T LOOK FOR PERS FOR EXAMPLE YOU DON'T START DOING IT TO YOU HAVE 1000 HOURS WORKED ON THAT WAS ME TO BECOME THE FIRST WILL SET A SOMETHING AND THIS MEMBER WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU BACK PAY FOR ALL THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS SO THAT CHECKS AND BALANCE EDITION SOMETIMES WE DO HAVE SOME LATE CARDS THAT ARE SUBMITTED IN SO THAT WE HAVE TO GO IN AND MAKE SURE THAT WE PAY THAT CONTRIBUTION OF ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO GO INTO THEIR SERVERS OR PERS CONTRIBUTION.

>> HAVE WE PUT IN SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THESE PARTIES DON'T CONTINUE?

>> ESPECIALLY WITH OUR PAYROLLS AND OUR TIMECARDS WE HAVE GIVEN THE DEADLINES TO OUR SECRETARIES AND OR CLERKS AT THE SITES BUT ADDITIONALLY ARE ASKING THAT OUR EMPLOYEES WHEN THERE'S MANY TIMECARDS THEY ARE SAVING THEM SO WE ENSURE THAT WE ARE GETTING THE RIGHT AND ACCURATE TIMECARDS AND GETTING THEM PROCESSED. AND NOT HOLDING ONTO TIMECARDS AT SITES BECAUSE SOMETIMES SITES WILL REQUIRE A PERSONAL ACTION FORM TO BE ABLE TO PAY AGAINST A TIMECARD SO NO PAF MEANS NO PAY BUT WE SAY GO AHEAD AND SUBMITTED TO US AS A MIXTURE THAT IS GENERATED SO WERE NOT DELAYED ON THAT.

>> HOW HAS THIS INFORMATION BEEN DISPERSED FOR OUR STAFF?

>> SO WE HAVE A FRIDAY MEMO THAT GOES OUT TO ALL THE STAFF THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT THAT HAS BEEN SHARED AND WE SHOULD WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS DURING OUR MEETINGS AND ADDITIONALLY OUR FISCAL.AS MADE PERSONAL PHONE CALLS TO SOME OF OUR DEPARTMENTS AND OUR SITES THAT WE FREQUENT SITUATIONS AT TO WORK THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS.

>> ONE MORE QUESTION, THE STAMP YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE TIMESTAMP TO ALL OF OUR SITES HAVE A SET TIMESTAMP?

>> WE ASK ALL OF OUR SITES TO LET US KNOW IF WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE AND WE PURCHASE IT FOR THEM SO WE PURCHASED IT FOR THEM.

>> THOUGH BECAUSE WE PURCHASED THEM OURSELVES EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A TIMESTAMP?

>> THAT IS CORRECT. WE WILLVERIFY THAT .

>> THANK YOU CAN WE HAVE THAT ON THE FRIDAY MEMO, PLEASE. AND IF THEY DON'T HAVE A TIMESTAMP HOW DO THEY LET US KNOW?

>> THEY WOULD REACH OUT TO OUR DEPARTMENT AND WE WOULD MAKE SURE BUT WE WILL VERIFY THAT.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM ME.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER LYNCH.

>> NO QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU SO COULD WE PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? TO APPROVE THE DISTRICT SCHOOL PRELIMINARY REVIEW.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. OF THE FISCAL INDEPENDENCE.

>> APPROVE THE DISTRICTS FISCAL INDEPENDENCE PRELIMINARY REVIEW.

>> AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DISTRICTS PRELIMINARY REPORT FOR THE FISCAL

INDEPENDENCE. >> SECOND.

>> STUDENT BOARD MEMBER LYNCH >> AYE

>> ELHESSEN >> AYE

>> MR. CRIHFIELD >> AYE MRS. GARZA

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>> STEWART >> AYE

>> AYE >> NEXT IS A DESIGNATION OF A DISTRICT DISBURSING OFFICER.

>> AGAIN I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO MR. (NAME?) AND MRS. (NAME?) TO EXPLAIN.

>> SORRY IT CUT OUT FOR ME I WILL MAKE SURE THIS ISFOR THE DISBURSING OFFICER.

>> YES . >> EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN STATED UP TO THIS POINT IS RELATIVELY THE SAME THESE ARE PIECES OF THE SAME APPLICATION PROCESS SO IT'S ANOTHER ITEM THAT THE BOARD NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION ON FOR THE APPLICATION TO GET TO THIS POINT IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME FOR THIS ITEM.

>> THANK YOU. DR. GIRARDI, DID YOU WANT TO THIS ITEM?

>> NO IT'S LIKE I SAID JUST WAITING IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG.

>> NO QUESTIONS. >> BOARD MEMBER TRENT SIX DR.

ELHESSEN.

>> NOTHING AT THIS TIME, THANK YOU.

>> BOARD MEMBER STUART >> JUST TO REITERATE THIS IS AN INDEPENDENT PERSON BECAUSE THEY DO NOT ISSUE ANY WARRANTS THEY JUST OVERSEE THEM.

>> THAT IS CORRECT THEY ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF GENERATING THAT'S ACCURATE.

>> THANK YOU NO QUESTIONS.

>> BOARD MEMBER MR. CRIHFIELD.

>> JUST TO REITERATE THIS IS NOT A NEW POSITION IT'S KIND OF CONFUSING IT'S NOT A NEW POSITION NOTHING HAS CHANGED AND THIS IS HOW WE HAD DONE IT PREVIOUSLY WITH THIS INDEPENDENCE.

>> CORRECT IT'S HOW WE'VE BEEN OPERATING, CORRECT.

>> JUST A REMINDER THERE WAS AN AUDIT THAT THE LEGO HAD US DO TO DESCRIBE THIS PROCESS AND IMPROVES THE PROCESS. IT'S WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING ALL ALONG WE HEADED AUDIT INDEPENDENT LOOK AT IT AND SHE SAID WHAT DO THE RIGHT THINGS AND REASON NOT TO APPLY FOR AN APPLICATION.

>> THANK YOU BOARD MEMBER MR. CRIHFIELD THANK YOU DR. GIRARDI.

JUST FOR CLARIFICATION FOR MYSELF THIS IS DOCUMENT THAT NEEDED TO BE UPDATED AT THIS POINT.

>> THAT IS CORRECT WHEN WE SUBMIT THE APPLICATION THEY CAME BACK AND ASKED WITH THESE THREE DOCUMENTS THAT WERE PART OF THE ORIGINAL PROCESS TO BE UPDATED IN THAT THOSE WERE FROM 2015. DO WE KNOW OF ANY OTHER DECORATIONS AS OF RIGHT NOW WORK IS THAT ALL WE HAVE RECEIVED ALL THE COMMUNICATIONS BE RECEIVED?

>> IN TERMS OF THE BOARD. APPROVAL THIS IS THE ONLY THING WE ASKED TO LOOK AT ALL OF OUR RECONCILIATION FORMS WE DO INTERNALLY SO THAT REVIEWING THOSE, AS WELL.

>> AND THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN ACCESS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, AS WELL?

>> THAT IS CORRECT. IN THE ACTION OF ACCESS AS WELL TO OUR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

>> PERFECT SO WE ARE MEETING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS AS OF NOW?

>> CORRECT.

>> THANK YOU. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DESIGNATION OF DISTRICT DISBURSING OFFICER?

>> SO MOVED.

>> BOARD MEMBER LYNCH >> AYE

>> DR. ELHESSEN >> AYE

>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF DISTRICTS FISCAL INDEPENDENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DO WE HAVE INFORMATION ON THIS ITEM , DR. GIRARDI?

>> MS. STEWART >> AYE

>> MR. CRIHFIELD >> AYE

>> MRS. GARZA >> AYE.

>> I WILL PASS IT ON TO MRS. (NAME?) AND MR. (NAME?) AS WELL.

>> SO THIS IS AGAIN THE THIRD COLD IN THE WHEEL.THE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED BY LEGO FOR THE FISCAL INDEPENDENCE VIEW. AND THEN HOPEFULLY APPROVAL.

AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MS. HOGAN FOR SOME SPECIFICS ON THAT.

>> THANK YOU SO THIS BASICALLY GOES OVER THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND THE EXAMPLES OF THE

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DUTIES REGARDING THE DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS FOCUSES ON THE SEPARATION OF DUTIES AND JUST HOW THINGS ARE DONE AGAIN THIS IS CURRENTLY THE PROCESS THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT WE ARE OPERATING OFF OF AND LEGO REQUEST FOR US TO UPDATE BASED ON.

IT HAS BEEN SINCE THE FIRST APPROVAL.

>> THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG.

>> NO QUESTIONS. > BOARD MEMBER DR. ELHESSEN.

>> BOARD MEMBER DR. ELHESSEN, QUESTIONS COMMENTS.

>> SORRY I DIDN'T HEAR YOU THE QUESTIONS THANK YOU.

> BOARD MEMBER STUART. >> I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS ONE HOW MUCH MONEY TO BE SAVED BEING FISCALLY INDEPENDENT?

>> APPROXIMATE 1.5 ANNUALLY.

>> SOME OF THAT IS BASED ON INTEREST OR JUST COST WE DON'T HAVE TO PAID TO LEGO

>> CORRECT THE DIRECT COST >> MY SECOND QUESTION IS WHEN WE RECEIVE THAT INTEREST OR THOSE COSTS WHERE DO THESE FUNDS GO AFTER WE COLLECT THEM?

>> IT WOULD BE IN THE GENERAL FUND OTHER WORDS SINCE WERE NOT HAVING TO THE INTEREST IS COMING AND WILL BE THE GENERAL FUND BUT THOSE DIRECT COST WE ARE NOT HAVING TO PAY OUT AND THEREFORE THE INNER GENERAL FUND.

>> BOARD MEMBER MR. CRIHFIELD.

>> NO QUESTIONS.

>> THANKYOU . I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM WHAT IS IT CAN YOU REMIND US WHAT DO WE GAIN FROM THIS FISCAL INDEPENDENCE I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.

>> SO THE ADVANTAGE IS IN REGARDS TO MORE THAN ANYTHING IS EFFICIENCY AND BE ABLE TO PROCESS PAYROLL AS WELL AS VENDORS BUT THAT EFFICIENCY AND THE COST SAVINGS IN REGARDS TO THE INTEREST OR MONEY IS SEPARATE FROM THE POOL WITH THE COUNTY SO WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HOW MUCH WERE ACTUALLY MAKING AN INTEREST VERSUS IT BEING PULLED AND THEN ADDITIONALLY THOSE DIRECT COSTS AND ANY OTHER DIRECT COSTS FOR EXAMPLE IF THERE WAS REQUEST FOR GARNISHMENT OF WAGES AND WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HOLDING THAT BUT LEGO WOULD BE CHARGED TO DO THAT PROCESSING FOR US IN THAT SITUATION.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. STUDENT BOARD MEMBER LYNCH.

>> NO QUESTIONS.

>> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DISTRICT FISCAL INDEPENDENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN? X MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FISCAL INDEPENDENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

>> STUDENT BOARD MEMBER LYNCH >> AYE

>> DR. ELHESSEN >> AYE X MS. ARMSTRONG

>> AYE >> MS. STEWART

[16. CONSENT AGENDA]

>> AYE X MR. CRIHFIELD X AYE >> MRS. GARZA

>> WE NOW MOVE INTO CONSENT AGENDA ANY BOARD MEMBERS AND REQUEST TO WITHHOLD ANY ITEMS THIS EVENING?

>> POINT OF ORDER DO WE NEED TO PULL 16.14?

>> YEAH.

>> CORRECT.

>> YES WE HAVE TO PULL THAT. THAT'S GOING TO FOLLOW.

>> HEARING IT NO BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUESTING TO WITHHOLD ANY ITEMS WE WILL NOW I REQUEST A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA EXCEPT FOR ITEM 16.14 SELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE CALIFORNIA ADVANCING PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS CALAPS.

>> SO MOVED.

>> I SECOND.

>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG.

SORRY, ROLL CALL PLEASE. >> STUDENT BOARD MEMBER LYNCH

>> AYE >> DR. ELHESSEN

>> AYE >> MS. ARMSTRONG

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>> AYE >> MS. STEWART

>> AYE >> MR. CRIHFIELD

>> AYE >> MRS. GARZA

>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. MS. ARMSTRONG.

>> SO, NO. YES SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND DISCUSS CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

[16.14 SELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE CALIFORNIA ADVANCING PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS (CalAPS) BOARD]

16.14 SELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE CALIFORNIA ADVANCING PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS.

DO I HAVE A NOMINATION FOR THE SELECTION OF MEMBER TO SERVE AS A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CALIFORNIA CALAPS FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM JANUARY 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER 2025.

>> I WOULD MOVE TO NOMINATE MY COLLEAGUE MS. STEWART.

>> WE HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

>> STUDENT BOARD MEMBER LYNCH.

>> AYE >> DR. ELHESSEN

>> ABSTAIN.

>> ABSTAIN. MS. STEWART SORRY MS. ARMSTRONG

>> AYE >> MS. STEWART

>> AYE >> MR. CRIHFIELD

>> AYE >> MRS. GARZA