May 08, 2025 School Board

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>> PRESENT. >> CINTRON.

>> PRESENT. >> CRIHFIELD.

>> GARZA. >> STEWART.

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>> PRESENT. >> WE DO NOT HAVE AN ADDRESS ADDRESSING COLD -- CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. IS THEIR ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD WANT TO SPEAK? AT THIS

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TOPICS. >> THE TOPICS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION WHERE STUDENT -- STUDENT MATTERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD NEGOTIATIONS. THE BOARD TOOK NO ACTION IN CLOSED SESSION .

>> PENDING LITIGATION, AND THE BOARD TOOK NOTE ACTION IN CLOSED

SESSION . >> THANK YOU.

>> TONIGHT, DOING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WE HAVE OUR MAYFAIR ADMINISTRATOR. MS. JASMINE LIEN . THANKYOU FOR BEING WITH US. .

>> GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. PLEASE STAND. PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE 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. DO WE HAVE ANY

REPLACEMENT PAGES? >> WE DO HAVE A REPLACEMENT PAGE

[7. RECOGNITIONS OF STUDENTS / STAFF / COMMUNITY]

>> DO WE HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA?

>> WE DO NOT. >> AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE, WE HAVE A LOT OF AMAZING RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT. I'M GOING TO TURN IT

OVER . >> I WILL HAVE MISSES CARTER ASSIST US WITH ALL OF THESE RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.

>> THANK YOU. THIS EVENING, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE MANY AWARDEES. IF THEY CAN PLEASE COME DOWN TO THE FRONT SO WE CAN GET STARTED WITH THE RECOGNITION, THAT WOULD BE

GREAT. >> TONIGHT, WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING SKILLS USA STATE MEDAL WINNERS, MESA WINNERS ON BOTH TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL STUDENT ATHLETES WHO HAVE EARNED THE DISTINCTION OF LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. WE WILL ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TOP SCHOLARS, STUDENT BOARD REPORTERS ON THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS . AS WE HAVE MANY RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT, WE DO ASK THAT AS STUDENTS ARE RECOGNIZED, YOU EXIT TO THE OUTSIDE TENT FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES SO WE CAN BRING IN THE NEXT GROUPS OF STUDENTS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED . STAFF AND STUDENTS, AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE JOIN US UPFRONT AND REMAIN FOR PICTURES. STARTING WITH, WE WILL BEGIN WITH WELFARE -- BELLFLOWER UNIFIED INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS THAT MEDDLED AT THE STATE COMPETITION . CAN WE PLEASE BRING FORWARD AND KIBBE CONGRATULATIONS TO CATHERINE TURANO.

>> IN CUSTOMER SERVICE. ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO MARINA FELIX.

SILVER IN SPEAKING. CONGRATULATIONS TO NANPRE MAINS.

11TH GRADER FROM MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL EARNING SILVER AND NEXT

EMPRESS SPEAKING. >> IF WE CAN HAVE THE CEO OF CALIPS COME FORWARD, MS. ARLENE WHITNEY.

ADDITION, TWO TEAMS FROM MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL EARNED A GOLD MEDAL AND HAVE QUALIFIED TO COMPETE AT THE NATIONAL SKILLS USA

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NICE JOB AND THANK YOU, LADIES. MS. WHITNEY, DEFINITELY STAY UP THERE. WE WOULD NOW LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THOSE STUDENTS FOR CHAPTER DISPLAY. CAN THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS PLEASE COME FORWARD. A JUNIOR, KY YOUNG , JUNIOR KARINA MARCATO. AND JUNIOR, ALYSSA POWELL. FOR OUTSTANDING CHAPTER, CAN THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS PLEASE COME FORWARD , JUNIOR ROMAN DIAZ .

FRESHMAN MAXIMUS RAMOS. AND SOPHOMORE, DAISY TIENTE.

>> CONGRATULATIONS. WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST DURING NATIONAL STICK STUDENTS, IF YOU CAN REMAIN UPFRONT, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOUR ADVISOR. IF WE CAN RECOGNIZE THE ADVISOR FOR BEING NAMED THE SKILLS USA . I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT SHE IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR, SKILLS ADVISOR OF THE YEAR. THIS PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION IS AWARDED TO ADVISORS HIS CHAPTERS ACHIEVED CHAPTER OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAM LEVEL , TWO CHAPTER OF DISTINGUISHES AND WHO SUBMIT CONFERENCE APPLICATION BY THE DEDICATED SKILLS USA COMMITTEE.

CONGRATULATIONS ANNABELLE ANDRACO FOR YOUR HARD WORK IN GUIDING OUR STUDENTS.

>> MS. ANDRACO , IF I CAN HAVE YOU STAY, WE WILL RECOGNIZE YOUR

MESA STUDENTS NOW. THANK YOU. >> NEXT, WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING THE FOLLOWING MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT EARNED A MEDAL AT THE COMPETITION. A STATEWIDE PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS STUDENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA TO PURSUE CAREERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS. IN THE DIVISION OF IMPROMPTU SPEECH, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE NINTH GRADERS INAUDIBLE ] BANDS AND RIGHTEOUS UCA TA.

>> THEY BOTH EARNED RUNS. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE 11TH GRADERS NAN BANDS AND ROMAN DIAZ FOR EARNING SILVER. IN THE DIVISION OF CODING, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE NINTH GRADERS REGULAR MAH MAHEA AND WRITER -- RI DOCKET ER FOR SILVER. IN THE DIVISION OF BIO BREAKTHROUGH, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE NINTH GRADERS, CHLOE ALVAREZ, JUSTIN KING AND MAXIMUS RAMOS FOR EARNING SILVER. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE STUDENTS IN MESA FOR EARNING THESE RECOGNITIONS. SNACK THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE BELLFLOWER UNIFIED STUDENTS PARTICIPATING WITH THE COLLAPSE CHAPTER. FROM BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL FOR

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AND STAFF THAT EARNED THE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AWARD FROM BELLFLOWER MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. IF WE CAN HAVE THE ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR, SHANNON HOLLIS JOIN US UPFRONT .

>> CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BELLFLOWER S WAVES DO FOR EARNING THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT LEADERS

OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AWARD. >> TO ACHIEVE THIS DISTINCTION, A SOME -- ASB SUBMITTED A SELF-STUDY OF THEIR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM SHOWCASING THEIR PROGRESS IN MEETING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ROADMAP TO ENHANCE SCHOOL , CLIMATE AND CULTURE. THIS MARKS THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN HONORED WITH THIS AWARD AND THIS EVENING, EXCEPTING THE RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF ASB IF YOU CAN COME FORWARD, AS B PRESIDENT, J INESES MOTOR ARABIC AND VICE PRESIDENT, IS ABOUT GARZA AND ASP PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR , SUE CASTRO.

MARTINEZ.

ESTHER EBONA U AND RECOGNITION COMMISSIONER, BRIAN LEE.

CONGRATULATIONS, STUDENTS FOR THIS INCREDIBLE RECOGNITION, EIGHT YEARS IN A ROW. THAT IS AMAZING. CONGRATULATIONS. ONE LAST ROUND OF APPLAUSE. NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE A 2025 SPRING SPORTS. BELLFLOWER VARSITY HIGH SCHOOL COACH, JAMES., CAN YOU JOIN US UPFRONT AND REMAIN FOR PICTURES AND RECOGNITIONS. WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE. PLEASE COME FORWARD, KAYLA SLOAN FOR EARNING AMID CITIES HUNDRED HURDLES.

CHRISTIAN PENA FOR EARNING MIDCITY'S 100 HURDLES.

APPLAUSE ] MALIA WARREN FOR EARNING MIDCITY'S 300 HURDLES.

CALEB GRANT FOR EARNING MIDCITY'S LONG JUMP AND TRIPLE JUMP. SAHARA ACKLAND FOR EARNING LONGCHAMP AND TRIPLE JUMP. JADE WALKER FOR EARNING 100-METER AND 200-METER. OKAY. PLEASE GIVE A

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WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE NATALIE SCHOLZ, REPRESENTING MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL. NATALIE SCHOLZ HAS EARNED A CUMULATIVE GPA OF 4.55. SHE JOINED BUSD IN KINDERGARTEN AND ATTENDED THE INTENSIVE LEARNING CENTER THROUGHOUT MELT -- THROUGHOUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AT MAYFAIR, SHE CHALLENGED HERSELF BY TAKING HONORS AND PLACEMENT COURSES AND HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE MAYFAIR ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND SCIENCE CLUB WHERE SHE IS PRESENT . SHE WILL ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE IN THE FALL AND IN MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH WHERE SHE PLANS TO PURSUE

A CAREER IN NURSING. . >> WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE SALUTATORIAN EDUARDO GONZALES FROM BELFAIR HIGH SCHOOL. .

>> WITH A CUMULATIVE GPA OF 4.5, EDUARDO HAS BEEN A DEDICATED STUDENT AT THE BELLFLOWER SCHOOL SINCE KINDERGARTEN BEGINNING AT BAXTER ELEMENTARY. THROUGH HIS HIGH SCHOOL CAREER, HE COMMITTED EIGHT AP COURSES FOR HONORS COURSES A TWO DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES SHOWCASING HIS COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. HISTORY IS HIS FAVORITE SUBJECT CAPTIVATING HIM WITH DEPTH AND INTRICATE STORIES. EDUARDO IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF APEX AND CSF AND HAS TURNED -- HAS EARNED HIGHEST OSCARS EVERY SEMESTER SINCE 7TH GRADE. HIS ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE THE PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION AWARD AND AA SCHOLARSHIP WITH THIS -- DISTINCTION AWARD CURRENTLY EXCEPTED TOO COLLEGES. EDWARD OF DREAMS OF ATTENDING UC SAN DIEGO TO MAJOR IN BIOLOGY WITH ASPIRATIONS OF GRADUATE SCHOOL AND EXPLORING FUTURE CAREER POSSIBILITIES. CONGRATULATIONS! .

>> NEXT WE WILL RECOGNIZE OUR VALEDICTORIANS . FIRST, WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT ONE OF TWO VALEDICTORIANS REPRESENTING BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL. ALYSSA GONZALES, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

WITH AN IMPRESSIVE TOTAL GPA OF 4.5027 , ALYSSA HAS BEEN A DEDICATED STUDENT SINCE THE 1ST GRADE . STARTING HER JOURNEY AT WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THROUGHOUT HER ACADEMIC CAREER, SHE HAS EMBRACED CHALLENGES BY TAKING SIX ADVANCED CLASSES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPLETING NINE ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES, FOUR HONORS CLASSES AND FOUR DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASSES IN HIGH SCHOOL. ALL WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE HEALTH SCIENCE PATHWAY.

HER PASSION FOR SCIENCE IS EVIDENCE . PARTICULARLY IN HER FAVORITE CLASS, AP BIOLOGY, AS SHE ASPIRES TO WORK IN THE FIELD OF BIOLOGY. BEYOND ACADEMICS, SHE SHOWCASED HER LEADERSHIP ON THE TENNIS TEAM WHERE SHE SERVED AS CAPTAIN ACHIEVING NOTABLE ACCOLADES INCLUDING SECOND-PLACE IN LEAGUE FINALS AND COMPETING AND CIF FOR TWO YEARS AND IN ADDITION, AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF SEVERAL CLUBS INCLUDING APEX, NHS AND NEW ALPHA-BETA AND HAS DEDICATED 200 HOURS VOLUNTEERING AT A HOSPITAL . ALYSSA HAS GAINED ACCEPTANCE TO TWO COLLEGES WITH UCLA AS HER DREAMS SCHOOL WHERE SHE PLANS TO MAJOR IN MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY AND PURSUE A CAREER AS AN ONCOLOGIST. CONGRATULATIONS. .

WE ALSO WOULD BE VERY PROUD TO HONOR THE NEXT VALEDICTORIAN, JASON SAAD. WITH AN IMPRESSIVE CUMULATIVE TOTAL GPA OF 4.53, JASON HAS BEEN A DEDICATED MEMBER OF THE BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SINCE PRESCHOOL. STARTING HIS JOURNEY AT WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY. HE HAS EXCELLED ACADEMICALLY, COMPLETING EIGHT ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES, FIVE HONORS

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APPLAUSE FOR AS IL RAMIREZ. CONGRATULATIONS. SHE BEGAN HER EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY AS A STUDENT IN THE INTENSIVE LEARNING CENTER. AND SINCE AND HAS DEMONSTRATED UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND PERSONAL GROWTH.

CURRENTLY ATTENDING MAYFAIR WHERE SHE HAS EARNED AN EXCEPTIONAL 4.56 GPA WHILE COMPLETING A RIGOROUS COURSE LOAD. WHEN ASKED ABOUT HER FAVORITE CLASS , SHE SHARED THAT AP WORLD HISTORY STOOD OUT BECAUSE IT CHALLENGED HER ACADEMICALLY AND PERSONALLY. SHE APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE DIVERSE , CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL PERIODS AND CREDITS A COURSE WITH STRENGTHENING HER STUDY HABITS AND TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS. BEYOND THE CLASSROOM , SHE IS AN ENGAGED AND WELL ROUNDED STUDENT LEADER. SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE GROW UP CLUB, AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF KEY CLUB, THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CLUB AND THE MAP PROGRAM. SHE ALSO PERFORMS WITH MARINERS AND SERVES AS CAPTAIN OF THE VARSITY TENNIS TEAM . EARNING FOUR VARSITY LETTERS AND RECOGNITION AS A SCHOLAR ATHLETE BY THE LAKEWOOD HALL OF FAME . OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, SHE PARTICIPATES IN TWO -- IN A TWO YEAR PSYCHOLOGY RELATED INTERNSHIP WHICH REFLECTS HER PASSION FOR THE FIELD AND PLANS TO PURSUE. AFTER GRADUATING, SHE WILL ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES OR UCLA WHERE SHE PLANS TO MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY. SHE EMBODIES THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER WE AIM TO CULTIVATE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

STUDENT BOARD REPORTERS. FIRST, CAN STEPHEN MARTINEZ COME FORWARD, REPORTER FOR BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL. BEFORE BEGINNING HIS JOURNEY, STEPHEN ATTENDED THE ILC AND WAS PART OF THE PIONEER CLASS OF THE DUAL EMERGENT PROGRAM. AT BELLFLOWER, HE HAS BECOME KNOWN FOR HIS DEDICATION TO STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND STUDIES IN HIS CLASS PICK STEPHEN HAS ACCUMULATED A 4.2 GRADE-POINT AVERAGE ALL WHILE UNDERGOING AP'S, EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM AND PART OF THE ASB CABINET AND ACTIVE IN VARIOUS CLUBS. HE HOPES TO ATTEND THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY WHEN HE GRADUATES. WE APPRECIATE HIS DEDICATION TO HIS ROLE AND HIS ABILITY TO SHOWCASE VARIOUS EVENTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF BELLFLOWER THIS PAST YEAR WHILE BEING A BOARD REPORTER. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZED GIL FRIEDMAN, RECOGNIZING BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL.

HAS BEEN PART OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 2014 BEGINNING HIS EDUCATIONAL CAREER AT THE ILC. NOW IN HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR, HE MAINTAINS A 3.54 GRADE-POINT AVERAGE AND CONTINUES TO GROW AS A SCHOLAR AND A STUDENT LEADER. AT MAYFAIR, AND CAP IL SERVES AS SOPHOMORE CLASS PRESIDENT AND IS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN STUDENT LIFE.

HE IS A DEDICATED MEMBER OF ASB, SHOWTIME, MONSOON THEATER AND THE UNIFIED PROGRAM. E SUPPORTS HIS ATHLETIC TEAMS AS A FLAG FOOTBALL MANAGER. AMONG ALL HAS AT 10 80S -- HIS ACTIVITIES, HIS FAVORITE CLASSES SHOWTIME. HE DESCRIBES IT AS A SPACE WHERE HE CAN CREATE AN SAYS THERE IS NO BETTER FEELING THAN BEING ON STAGE.'S COMMITMENT TO LEADERSHIP TO ARTS AND INCLUSIVITY REFLECTS THE BEST OF OUR DISTRICT VALUES. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE HIM REPRESENT HIS PEERS AND WE THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE, SPIRIT AND DEDICATION. THANKYOU. . NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ISLAND ROY FROM SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL. .

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>> ISLAND IS A KIND AND EASY-GOING AND THOUGHTFUL STUDENT THAT HAS BEEN ATTENDING SOMERSET SINCE TRANSITIONING FROM MAYFAIR IN SEPTEMBER. ISLAND HAS STEPPED UP TO SUPPORT SOMERSET BY SERVING AS A STUDENT BOARD REPORTER AND THE CTE ADVISORY REPRESENTATIVE. SHE ENJOYS CTE INCLUDING EARLY CHILDHOOD AND WOOD SHOP CLASSES. IN WOODSHOP, SHE MEASURED, DESIGNED AND PAINTED A NEW CABINET FOR THE STAFF. HER WORK WILL BE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE USE AND ENJOY FOR MANY YEARS.

ISLAND ALSO PARTICIPATES IN VARIOUS CAMPUS ACTIVITIES. SHE ENJOYS THE GARDENING CLASS AND HAS WRITTEN ARTICLES FOR THE SOMERSET TIMES AND SERVES AS A MENTOR TO OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE ON CAMPUS ISLAND HAS CAREER ASPIRATIONS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD AND WE KNOW THAT WITH HER CARING HEART AND QUICK INTELLECT, SHE WILL ACHIEVE GREAT SUCCESS IN THIS AREA. WE APPRECIATE ALL SHE HAS DONE TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND WE ARE VERY PROUD TO CALL ISLAND ROY A SOMERSET SAINT. THANK YOU.

WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER . AJERA.

>> WE ARE VERY PROUD TO RECOGNIZE HER FOR HER SERVICE AS A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE FROM MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL. SHE HAS TRULY LEFT A LASTING IMPACT ON THE MAYFAIR SCHOOL COMMITTEE EXCELLING ACADEMICALLY WHILE DEMONSTRATING REMARKABLE LEADERSHIP AND VARIOUS CLUBS INCLUDING HER ROLE AS PRESIDENT OF BOTH THE RED CROSS AND UNICEF CLUB. WITH A GPA OF 3.67, SHE HAS A NAVIGATED RIGOROUS AP COURSE AND DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE IN LONG BEACH CITY. WE ARE NOT -- WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER UPCOMING GRADUATION WITH AN ASSOCIATES OF ARTS AND PSYCHOLOGY. NICE JOB.

AS SHE PREPARES TO EMBARK ON HER NEXT ACADEMIC ADVENTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE WHERE SHE WILL PURSUE A DOUBLE MAJOR IN BIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH, WE CELEBRATE NOT JUST HER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS BUT HER UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP . WE HAVE NO DOUBT THAT SHE WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE THOSE AROUND HER AS SHE ENTERS AN EXCITING NEW CHAPTER OF HER LIFE. THANK YOU FOR THE COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS AS WE WISH YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS IN ALL OF YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT DOES BRING US TO THE CLOSE. WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE AND SEND THAT OUT TO ALL OF OUR HONOREES THIS EVENING. IF WE CAN GIVE THEM ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. THANK YOU AND THAT CONCLUDES RECOGNITIONS.

[8. PRESENTATIONS FROM STUDENTS / STAFF / COMMUNITY]

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO THE STUDENT SPOTLIGHT. TONIGHT, WE HAVE DONE SAY -- DANTE NA SIM FROM MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL. THE PEOPLE WON'T BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU THAT ARE WATCHING . MAYBE YOU CAN TURN THE MICROPHONE THIS WAY AND SHE CAN STAND IN FRONT. DOES IT TURN LIKE THAT?

>> I THINK THEY CAN ADJUST THE CAMERAS .

>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. AM HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY IN THE PRESENCE OF MY PEERS AND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE TO IMPART INSPIRATION AS I REFLECT ON THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR, ONE WORD CONTINUES TO STANDS OUT. RESILIENCE. WE HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED BY WAY OF ACADEMIC PRESSURES, SHIFTING EXPECTATIONS AND PERSONAL CHALLENGES . AND YET WE HAVE CONTINUED TO SHOP NOT JUST FOR OURSELVES BUT FOR EACH OTHER THROUGH GROUP EFFORTS, SHARED STRUGGLES AND MOMENTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. WE

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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU WERE AT THE PTA WITH THE SKIT. IT WAS AMAZING. MOVING ON TO OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS, WE WILL START WITH BELFAIR HIGH SCHOOL AND STEPHEN MARTINEZ .

>> PRESIDENT, SIR, CAN I PAUSE THAT ? WE DO HAVE A STUDENT SPOTLIGHT THAT MR. DIAZ WILL SHARE.

>> THANK YOU . >> THE SAME STUDENT .

>> CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE RECOGNIZED TONIGHT. IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT NOAH COURT. THE STUDENT SPOTLIGHT IS A SENIOR AT MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL. CLARK IS A DYNAMIC AND DRIVEN MAYFAIR STUDENT WHERE HE MAINTAINS AN IMPRESSIVE 3.9 % GPA AS AN HONORS STUDENT. KNOWN FOR HIS EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNICATION AND TEAMWORK SKILLS, NOAH HAS A PASSION FOR HELPING OTHERS AND CONTRIBUTED TO HIS COMMUNITY. SINCE JANUARY 2021, HE HAS VOLUNTEERED FOR NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE TEENAGE ALLIANCE PROGRAM AND HAS BEEN A COUNSELOR AT HIS CHURCH YOUTH GROUP VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL ENSURING A FUN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL THE STUDENTS INVOLVED. IN ADDITION TO HIS VOLUNTEER WORK, NOAH HAS TAKEN ON TO GET LEADERSHIP ROLES AT SCHOOL . ASA SOME CAP B PRESIDENT, HE PLANNED AND COURTNEY DID AS SIMILES AND ACTIVITIES THAT ENRICH THE SCHOOL STUDENT EXPENSE FOR ALL OF THEM . HE ALSO SERVED AS THE CAPTAIN OF THE VARSITY CHEER TEAM GUIDING HIS PEERS AND HIS TEAMMATES TO ACHIEVE THE SCHOOL'S FIRST EVER TEAM COMPETITION CIF CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE SPRING. NOAH'S DEDICATION TO HIS EDUCATION ANNEXED OR CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES EARNED HIM SEVERAL ACCOLADES INCLUDING ALL CIF CHEER PERFORMANCE AWARDS AND RECOGNIZES THE SCHOLAR ATHLETE IN EACH OF HIS FOUR YEARS. WITH THIS BLEND OF COMPASSION, PROFESSIONALISM, HIS ACTIVE AND ACTIVE LISTENING, NOAH IS EAGER TO CONTRIBUTE AND CONTINUE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN HIS COMMUNITY . NOAH IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE HE IS TRYING OUT FOR CHEER AT SAN DIEGO STATE AND WE MADE A VIDEO THAT CELEBRATES HIM. HE ALSO SAYS THANK YOU. A QUICK SHORT STORY. MY FIRST WEEK AT MAYFAIR AS THE PRINCIPAL, WAS APPROACHED BY A GROUP OF STUDENTS INCLUDING NOAH. AND YOU ARE THE NEW PRINCIPAL, RIGHT? I SAID THAT'S GREAT. GOOD TO TALK TO YOU. REALLY A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

THINGS HAVE GROWN FROM THERE. NOAH AND I SHARE A COMMON BOND.

WHEN I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THIS IS A STUDENT, IT WAS A CONVERSATION ABOUT ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP YOU. ALWAYS, A GREAT CONVERSATION. AND I ALWAYS CHECK ON HIM BECAUSE WE HAVE IT SAME EXPANSE IN THE SAME SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. HERE, I WANT YOU TO HEAR FROM HIS CLASSMATES AND FROM HIM, HIMSELF. THANK YOU .

>> GOOD MORNING MONSOON . . >> YOU HAVE TAKEN THE WORST OF ADVERSITIES AND LOSS AND STRUGGLES AND HAVE CONTINUED TO SMILE AND BE A LEADER IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. YOU ARE PROACTIVE AND YOU ARE MY HERO . I'M GOING TO MISS YOU .

CONGRATULATIONS. >> HE IS JUST A GOOD AND WELL-ROUNDED PERSON. AGOOD FRIEND . A GOOD PERSON. A GOOD LEADER. ALWAYS THERE WHEN YOU NEED HIM AND READY TO HELP .

>> I THINK NOAH DEMONSTRATES LEADERSHIP QUALITIES BECAUSE HE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT HE DOES WHICH IS A LOT OF THINGS AND I FEEL LIKE THAT INFLUENCES EVERYBODY ELSE AROUND HIM TO BE PASSIONATE AND DILIGENT IN WHATEVER THEY WORK TOWARDS .

>> I MET NOAH MY FRESHMAN YEAR AT ASB. IT WAS LIKE WE WERE

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SURE TO INCLUDE US . >> HE IS INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING HE CAN. A GREAT CHEERLEADER AND A GREAT ASB LEADER. EVERYBODY ON CAMPUS ADORES HIM AND LOVES HIM. HE HAS WELCOMED EVERYONE.

>> HE IS A GOOD LEADER . HE ALWAYS MAKES SURE TO KEEP CHARGE WHEN WE ARE DOING ANYTHING AN A SB. HE ALWAYS KNOWS WHAT TO DO AND IS ALWAYS ON TASK AND MIXTURE TO LEAD US. HE NEVER FAILS TO PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE AND IT IS FUN TIME WHEN HE IS

AROUND. >> COVID SEVEN CLARK, I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF TEACHING HIM THE LAST YEAR AND THE CHOIR AND THE LAST THREE YEARS IN THE SCHOOL MUSICAL. AND HAS BEEN AN AVID PERFORMER. HE IS ONE OF THE MOST SILLY, FUNNY, MOST HARD-WORKING LOYAL SUPPORTIVE AND ENCOURAGING , INTELLIGENT KIND STUDENTS I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF TEACHING . HE HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO OTHER THING HE'S -- TO EVERYTHING HE HAS EVER DONE.

EVEN AMID THE TROUBLES HE HAS FACED. HE HAS OVERCOME SO MANY OBSTACLES TO EXPERIENCE LIFE . HEWILL GO OFF AND DO AMAZING THINGS AND I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT HE DOES.

>> I WANT TO TELL YOU A A FEW THINGS ABOUT NOAH CLARK. ROLLED -- FIRST OF ALL, RESILIENT. NOBODY HAS OVERCOME MORE OBSTACLES BUT SECONDLY, WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE. YOU CANNOT BRING THIS KID DOWN . I HAVE ENJOYED TREMENDOUSLY WATCHING YOU GROW AND WATCHING THE SPREAD JOY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WATCHING YOU LAUGH. YOU ARE AMAZING WHETHER IT IS IN THE THEATER OR LEADING AN ASSEMBLY OR IN A CLASSROOM . THANK YOU

FOR BEING A MONSOON. . >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYONE THAT RECOGNIZED ME TODAY. I'M SO SORRY THAT I'M NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT AS I'M CURRENTLY IN SAN DIEGO TRYING OUT FOR THE CHEER TEAM . GO AS TAX. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE KIND WORDS. IT MEANS A LOT TO ME AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU ALLOWED ME TO REPRESENT THE SCHOOL AS MUCH AS I DID AND YOU ALL SEE ME IN SUCH A POSITIVE LIGHT LIGHT. BESIDES CHEER , I PLAN TO HOPEFULLY GO TOWARD AN ESTEEMED MAJOR. I'M GOING UNDECLARED BUT I WILL CHOOSE MY MAJOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

ANYTHINGAROUND THIS MAJOR IS ANYTHING I HAVE BEEN DRAWN TO AND ALSO, PURSUING MY ACTING CAREER IN THE FILM INDUSTRY AS WELL SUCH AS FILMING MOVIES , GETTING MORE EXPERIENCE IN THAT NATURE . BEING IN FILMS AND CREATING FILMS AND WRITE THEM AS WELL. THAT IS WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN.

>> GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU MR. DIAZ. THIS KID, I LOVE HIM. I'M ON CAMPUS A LOT. YOU CANNOT UNDERESTIMATE HIS SMILE. IT IS INFECTIOUS. I LOVE THAT HE IS GOING TO SAN DIEGO STATE. MY DAUGHTER WENT THERE. EVERYTHING HE DOES, I HAVE SEEN HIM AROUND CAMPUS. HE IS AMAZING . THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE SPOTLIGHT WITH HIM BECAUSE HE DEFINITELY DESERVES IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPLAUSE ] SO NOW, WE ARE MOVING TO OUR REPORTS. STEPHEN MERGING

. >> GOOD EVENING NUMBERS OF THE BOARD AND INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT, GUESTS AND AWARD RECIPIENTS. THIS IS THE BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL MAY BOARD REPORT STARTING WITH A SUPERINTENDENT, THROUGHOUT INAUDIBLE ] COUNTY, WE WERE ABLE TO COME OUT TO THE SCHOOL AND SHOW -- SHOWCASE THE FREIGHT FARM AND WHAT IT DOES AND HOW IT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED. AND ABLE TO COOK WITH STUDENTS AND THE CULINARY ROOM. FROM WHAT I HEARD, IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR THE STUDENTS. AND YOU GUYS HAVE A PICTURE DOWN THERE. NEXT IS PROM. PROM WAS HELD AT LONG BEACH . IT WAS CASABLANCA THEMED. MORE LIKE HOLLYWOOD. STUDENTS LOVED IT. THEY HAD DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES. SNACKS AND DAY . LAST FRIDAY ON MAY 1ST. STUDENTS COMMITTED TO SCHOOLS

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WE WILL HAVE AN EVENT TOMORROW. WE WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO FOR US. NEXT, SENIORS AS THE SCHOOL YEAR WRAP SET. THE SENIORS ARE ENDING WITH FOUR WEEKS LEFT. WE HAVE THE FINALS AND ALL THESE OTHER EVENTS AND THEY WILL CLOSE OFF WITH THE GRADUATION. NEXT, CASTLE. SINCE AS AND CAP GOT THE PROGRAM LEADERSHIP AWARD, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS. IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. TALK WITH OTHERS SCHOOLS AND I WAS ABLE TO PRESENT ONE OF THE SCHOOLS ACTIVITIES AND HIGHLIGHT WHAT WE DO AT BELLFLOWER. IS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. HOPEFULLY WE ARE GOING BACK NEXT YEAR. SO THEY CAN EXPERIENCES. OTHER EVENTS, THE EIGHTH-GRADERS ARE CLOSING UP MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS AS WELL.

THEY ARE HAVING THE FINALS AND THE PROMOTION CEREMONY AS WELL AS, TONIGHT, TODAY TO SATURDAY, HOSTING RADIO GIRLS. AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT. THE SCHOOL SEASON. AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE AND ALLOWING ME TO TO THIS AND THANK YOU ALL.'S WANT TO BE AN ALUMNI WITH YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE WITH THE REPORTS FROM MOVING ON TO MAYFAIR, MR. GILL

FREEMAN . >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU PRESIDENT STEWART AND BOARD MEMBERS AND DISTRICT COLLEAGUES, HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE CHEEK PETERSON GAME WHICH IS THE GAME, SENIORS VERSUS STAFF. UNFORTUNATELY, THE STAFF TO WIN.

IT WAS 1.2 IT DOESN'T REALLY COUNT TRULY. IT WAS GREAT GAME.

I HOPE YOU GUYS GOT TO COME OUT SEE THAT. IT IS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THEY TO. NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THEM. SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE TEACHERS ON CAMPUS. FOR ACADEMICS , ON THE RIGHT , YOU CAN SEE A PICTURE OF PAN-AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP. EACH STUDENT SUBMITTED AN ESSAY AND THEY ARE WORDED THAT SCHOLARSHIP AND THEY GREATLY DESERVE IT. AP EXAMS ARE THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK. SO GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE TESTERS. AND HERE ARE SOME AWARDS AND CELEBRATIONS COMING UP INCLUDING THE DETERMINATE SHIROV WORD CEREMONY IN THIS TEAMBUILDING. SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT IN THE GYM, GRADUATION NIGHT AT DISNEYLAND AND 8TH GRADE AWARDS NIGHT . THE SENIOR PROMOTION FROM EIGHTH-GRADERS OR JUNE 4TH, SORRY IS A PROMOTION FOR EIGHTH-GRADERS IN THE GYM ENGINE FOR AT 7:00 P.M., GRADUATION WILL BE IN THE ATHLETICS, WE WENT TO GRADUATE THE TEAMS THAT QUALIFIED FOR CIS INCLUDING BASEBALL , COARSELY CHAMPIONS. BOYS TENNIS, BEACH VOLLEYBALL, TRACK AND FIELD AND SWIM. WE HAD THE SIGNING DAYS .

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE STUDENTS. IT WAS A GREAT ATHLETIC YEAR. A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ATHLETES THIS YEAR. FOR THE ARTS,

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GRADUATION NIGHT IS COMING UP AT DISNEY LAND. THE SENIOR CATALINA TRIP IS COMING UP THE VERBAL ASSEMBLY, BREAKFAST AND GRADUATION REHEARSAL . A LOT OF SENIOR EVENTS. GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE SENIORS. IT WILL BE PRETTY BUSY COUPLE OF WEEKS. BUT IT IS TIME. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SENIORS AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO REPORT ON BEHALF OF MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL .

IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR. SO THANK YOU. A .

>> I WANT TO SAY THAT I LOVE YOUR PRESENTATIONS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE DOING THE MONEY AROUND BUT I LOVE ALL THE THINGS YOU DO. FROM SOMERSET, WE HAVE ISLAND WORRY.

>> GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD . , JUNIOR AT SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT. HISTORY, STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A CITIZEN -SIZED JOURNEY. THEY EXPLORED AND PROTECT THE AREAS OF THE OCEAN WHERE THEY RAN TESTS ON SALT LEVELS OF THE WATER. AND SAW SEA LIONS RESTING. THEY LEARNED TO PROTECT THE OCEAN AS A NATURAL CAUSES WE ONLY TO THE.

STUDENTS FOR HOW THEY CAN USE ARTS SCHOOLS TO MAKE ] STARTING BUSINESSES AND DESIGNS AND PASSION. THIS INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP, STUDENTS LEARNED -- STUDENTS LEARNED SCREEN PAINTING, TECHNIQUES TO PAIN AND PATCHES . STUDENTS JOINED THE THIRD ANNUAL APRIL 25TH AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA WHICH WAS HOSTED BY THE COLLEGE OF ETHNIC STUDIES.

EVENT CELEBRATED LATIN STORIES THROUGH MUSIC ANOTHER CRATED MEDIA. STUDENTS GET TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE UKULELE, WATCH CULTURE DANCERS AND LEARN ABOUT THE PROFESSION , HOW PROFESSIONAL SELECTED AS AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT FOR THE APARTMENT SCIENCE CLASS. LAST WEEK, SHE WAS EXCITED TO MEAT FASTEST CELEBRITY CHEF JAMIE OLIVER AT BELLFLOWER HIGHS CLASS PART OF THE PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM TO BE RECOGNIZED AT THE INAUDIBLE ] ART EVENT. DOCTOR JAY, MS. EAGAN, ATTENDED THE C CHECK OF A CAP CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO WHERE THEY LEARNED NEW STRATEGIES FOR HELPING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS . WE ARE EXCITED TO START OUR NEW PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS .

RECOGNIZED AS TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND DR. SMITH JOINED THE TEAM ON SATURDAY AT THE GALA DINNER WHERE SOMERSET WAS RECOGNIZED AS A MODEL SCHOOL. WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON IN MAY. THE SPRING AWARDS ARE AT THE BELLFLOWER STOOL CENTER ON WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH. SENIORS ARE GOING TO DISNEYLAND TO ENJOY AN ENGAGING STORYTELLING EVENT. ON MAY 21ST, ALL ARE INVITED TO

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STUDENTS TO BE SHOWCASING THE FILMS THEY MADE THIS YEAR AT THE WATCH SENIORS CLASS GRADUATE JUNE 3RD AT THE STADIUM AT BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE WANT TO THANK ALL TEACHERS ARE BEING KIND AND SUPPORTIVE AND STUDENT CENTERED.

WE APPRECIATE YOU AND THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU CAN PROBABLY REPEAT THIS BACK TO ME. YOU KNOW YOU HAVE FAMILY OBLIGATIONS WITH ACADEMIC SOME THINGS YOU NEED TO GET TO. SO YOU CAN EVEN IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, YOU GUYS. MOVING ON TO EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS, TONIGHT WE DO NOT HAVE REPORTS FROM CSEA BUT WE HAVE A REPORT FROM BTA IF WE CAN WELCOME THE PRESIDENT,

CARRIE MCDANIEL. >> GOOD EVENING. BOARD MEMBERS, CABINET MEMBERS AND PARTNERS. HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK FOR TEACHERS IN ATTENDANCE AN ONLINE AND TO YOU, MS. STUDENT, MS. GARS AND MS. ARMSTRONG. STUDENTS NEED GOOD TEACHERS MORE THAN EVER. THIS WEEK HAS BEEN BUSY, FULL OF CELEBRATIONS. WE HAVE BEEN BUSY AT SITES PUTTING TOGETHER LUNCHEONS AND MAKING TEACHERS FEEL SPECIAL . THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE STUDENTS AND STAFF PICK LAST NIGHT, TA POSTED DAY THE TEACHER CELEBRATIONS AT SERINO'S. ITWAS WELL ATTENDED ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND THE BARBECUE FOOD WAS REALLY GOOD . MEMBERS GOT TO SIT AND CHAT WITH COLLEAGUES. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO MAJOR ACTION ITEM 12.2 AND HOPE YOU VOTE TO RATIFY THE AGREEMENT. MEMBERS LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING FEEDBACK FOR DEVELOPMENT DAYS OF THIS YEAR. I GET INVOLVED BECAUSE I HAD AN OLDER TEACHER SAY TO ME THAT IF YOUNGER TEACHERS DON'T GET INVOLVED WHEN OLDER TEACHERS RETIRE, WHO TAKES OVER? BEING INVOLVED IN THE UNIT IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT AND THERE ARE FEW THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE DISTRICT AND THE BOARD FOR THIS YEAR. MAKING SURE THEY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ALL THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES AND BEING AVAILABLE TO TAKE MY CALLS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS . WHILE I KNOW THIS YEAR HAS HAD BUMPS AND BUMPS, AND ALL SIZES, WE ARE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ON THE SEARCH FOR ANOTHER SUPERINTENDENT, I CHOSE THE BOARD LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK AND THEY MAKE THE BEST POSSIBLE DECISION FOR BST. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT!

[9. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT]

>> THANK YOU, CARRIE. WE DO NOT HAVE PTA COMMIT OCCASIONS TONIGHT. SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT. MS. ACEVEDO .

>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE TEACHERS FOR THE NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK . NEXT WEEK ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH, WE CELEBRATE THE CALIFORNIA DAY OF THE TEACHERS . I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF OUR PTA. THEY HOSTED A WONDERFUL, HISTORIAN DENNA THIS LAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE PTA HSA AWARDS NIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT . A BUSY WEEK FOR THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE OUR COMMITTED A BRIEF UPDATE AND A COUPLE OF TOPICS. SCHOOLS CONTRACTED WITH FACTOR, PARENT ENGAGEMENT EDUCATION TO PROVIDE FAMILY SUPPORT AND NAVIGATION AND THE CHILDREN'S EMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT . ANDI'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT SCHOOLS HAVE COMPLETED THE FIVE WEEK SESSION SO FAR THIS YEAR.

MOST RECENTLY, BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL HAD 81 PARENTS GRADUATE FROM THE PROGRAM WHICH IS OUTSTANDING . I LOVE THAT AND I LOVE HEARING THE PARENTS ARE GETTING MORE INVOLVED WITH SCHOOLS . ON ANOTHER POSITIVE NOTE, I HAVE AN UPDATE REGARDING MAYFAIR HIGHS COOL FIELD PROJECT . THE PIO IN COMMUNICATION WITH DISTRICT AND CITY STAFF . THEY HAVE DEVELOPED A WEBSITE STANDING PAGE FOR THE PROJECT SARWAN CAN SEE UPDATES ALONG THE WAY. IF YOU GO TO THE DISTRICT WEBPAGE AND SELECT THE DISTRICT , AFTER YOU SELECT THE DISTRICT. YOUWILL SEE MAYFAIR SPORTS

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WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE WE ARE DOWN TO THE FINAL FEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAVING INSTALLATION. WE ARE ON TRACK TO HAVE THIS PROJECT COMPLETED BY JUNE 30TH. AND HAPPY TO REPORT THAT TO EVERYONE. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE'S SUPPORT IN THIS EFFORT KNOWING WE ARE PROVIDING STUDENTS UPDATED, ENGAGING EQUIPMENT FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. SO THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TIME.

[10. COMMITTEE UPDATES]

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THOSE ARE AMAZING UPDATES. GLAD TO HEAR.

COMMITTEE UPDATES, HONESTLY, WE HAVE NOT HAD THAT MANY COMMITTEES. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF COMMITTEE DATES COMING UP SO WE

[11. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

WHILE THE MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR NOT PUBLIC MEETINGS, THEY ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON EACH AGENDA OR NON- AGENDA ITEM. THE BOARD WILL LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR PUBLIC INPUT ON EACH ITEM TO 21 MINUTES AS PER BOARD I LAW . MAY WE PLEASE HAVE

APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT. >> HELLO EVERYONE. MOTHER TO INAUDIBLE ] WHO CURRENTLY ATTENDS WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY. I WANTTO SHARE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ESPECIALLY FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO IS IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND STRUGGLE SIGNIFICANTLY WITH TRANSITIONS. CHANGES IN ENVIRONMENT CAN BE CHALLENGING EMOTIONALLY AND ACADEMICALLY AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT HER SAFETY AND SUPPORT THAT SHOULD BE MET. MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE MODERATE TO SEVERE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES . AS A PARENT, MY CONCERNS ABOUT HER SAFETY DURING DROPOUT AND PICK UP SEEMED DANGEROUS FOR STUDENTS THAT NEED THAT HAVE STRICTER SET EXTRA SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION SUPERVISION. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE LACK OF MILD TO MODERATE SUIT -- CLASSES . MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN MAKING PROGRESS AND WE WERE HOPING TO START MAINSTREAMING HER NEXT YEAR. WITHOUT ACCESS TO THOSE CLASSES, I'M WORRIED HER GROWTH WILL BE STALLED AND SHE WILL MISS OUT ON IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITIES. I REALLY DO HOPE THE DISTRICT CAN RECONSIDER OR PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THESE CHALLENGES WILL BE ADDRESSED.

>> ARE YOU FINISHED? >> I'M DONE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> SUPERINTENDENT ACEVEDO, CAN WE GET AN UPDATE ON QUESTIONS WE HAVE BEEN GETTING REGARDING SAFETY CONCERNS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IF YOU CAN PUT THAT ON THE

FRIDAY MEMO FOR US PLEASE . >> WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH

UPDATED INFORMATION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH .

[12. MAJOR ACTION]

>> WE DO NOT HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT. WE ARE MOVING ON TO MAJOR ACTION. WE WILL START WITH 12.1. APPROVAL FOR RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF ITS 22 NEED OF GENERAL OBLIGATION. WE HAVE A

PRESENTATION. >> WE DO. WILL HAVE DR. SMITH

INTRODUCE OUR GUESTS GUESTS. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD . TONIGHT, WE HAVE THE DISTRICT FINANCIAL ADVISOR, MARK FARRELL . AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT BOND COUNSEL FROM DANIS LAW AND KELLY MEREDITH JOHNSON.

MR. FOR WILL TAKE THE BOARD THROUGH OF SHORT PRESENTATION TO ILLUSTRATE THE PURPOSE OF THE RESOLUTION AND ANY RELATED PAPERWORK THIS EVENING WHICH WAS ESSENTIALLY TO REFINANCE A SERIES OF BONDS THAT WILL BRING A SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS TO THE TAXPAYERS OVER TIME. AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT

OVER TO MR. FARRELL. >> GOOD EVENING TRUSTEES.

STACKIN COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MY PLEASURE TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU .

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT POTENTIALLY REFINANCING THE SECOND SERIES.

SERIES B FROM THE MEASURE ISSUED BACK IN 2015 THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE REFINANCING OF THE DISTRICT THAT THEY UNDERTOOK IN 2023 THAT REFINANCES SERIES . IT KIND OF IS A RECAP AND A

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WE WOULD ACTUALLY RECOMMEND, THE RESOLUTION. THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE FINANCING TO HAPPEN, BUT ONLY WHEN INTEREST RATES DROP WHAT WE SEE IS THAT PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS, SO, WHAT WE WILL DO IS WE GET READY, WE PUT TOGETHER THE KEY TO SELECT UNDERWRITER, WHICH ACTUALLY SELL THE BONDS OUT TO THE INVESTORS, AND THEN WE JUST MONITOR THE MARKET. AND WHEN THINGS START TO MOVE IN OUR FAVOR, WE WILL START GETTING THE FINANCING READY TO GO, BUT WE WON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL WE ARE MUCH CLOSER WE DON'T WANT TO ENCOURAGE ANY COST THROUGH THE DISTRICT, AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE CHART, INTEREST RATES CAN MOVE , WE WANT TO AT LEAST BRING THIS TO THE BOARD WITH AN OPTION TO IMPROVE THE RESOLUTION THAT WAY, SO THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY MOVE QUICKLY IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, OR INTEREST RATES TREND DOWNWARD. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY

QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS?

>> ON APPROVING THIS, HOW OFTEN WILL YOU UPDATE US ON THE

MOVEMENT OF THE INTEREST RATES? >> WE ARE WATCHING THE MARKET ON A DAILY BASIS BECAUSE OF MOVES IN THE MARKET, AND WE CAN REACH OUT TO THE DISTRICT TO HERE WITH UPDATES. EVERY FEW WEEKS, WE WILL GIVE AN UPDATE

[13. CONSENT AGENDA]

[14. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS]

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>> DOING WELL . WE WILL MISS HIS BOARD REPORT, WE WILL MISS WITH

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>> HELLO GUYS, >> WE HAVE FROM THIS SATURDAY AND WE ALSO HAVE BRAD KNIGHT COMING UP, AND ALL OF OUR SO THAT'S ALSO VERY SAD. BUT, WITH THAT, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS MY LAST TIME BEING HERE. FROM MAYFAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL, NOW IT IS A HIGH SCHOOL, AND NOW I AM GOING TO UC IRVINE, AND I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM NOT ONLY THIS DISTRICT, BUT ALSO MAYFAIR, AND I WILL CONTINUE DRIVING WITH THIS DISTRICT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND, THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS BUT THIS IS NOT EASY BUT IT IS A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT, SO, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TRYING THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO YOU WANT

TO START, MS. ARMSTRONG? >> THANK YOU. MINE WILL BE REAL QUICK, TO. I JUST WANTED TO START OFF , SAYING THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS, WHO PARTICIPATED THIS YEAR. YOUR VOICE WAS VERY IMPORTANT WITH THAT PERSPECTIVE, AND I JUST HOPE TO HEAR MORE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AS YOU MOVE ON, YOU KNOW, IN COLLEGE OR WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ADDING THAT TO ALL OF YOUR SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES. IT'S A SERIOUS UNDERTAKING, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I JOINED OUR BOARD, WE PARTICIPATED IN WHAT IS CALLED COAST-TO-COAST, THAT IS WHERE THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FROM ALL OVER THIS STATE JOINED TOGETHER IN EFFORTS TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR, TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES, THAT , YOU KNOW, WHO ARE UP THERE IN DC MAKING THE DECISIONS. SO, AS A TEAM, I THOUGHT WE WERE VERY POWERFUL, AND WE HAVE OUR DIFFERENT TALENTS TOGETHER, AND I REALLY ENJOYED SPENDING THAT WEEK TOGETHER, SO I APPRECIATE THAT, AND ME, I AM JUST BEING THAT PARENT. BELLFLOWER HAD PROM, AND I SURVIVED, SO, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN, YOU KNOW, AND SO YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH I AM SURE, YOUR FAMILY WILL. HAD LOTS OF FUN , BIG PARTY AT THE HOUSE , AND THESE SENIORS HAVE THIS THING TO WHERE THEY HAVE TO GO TO ANOTHER PLACE TO TAKE PICTURES, SO, WE WENT TO THE HILLTOP PARK , AND YOU KNOW WHAT? NOT TO SAY THAT I AM OLD OR ANYTHING, BUT WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, IT WAS NOT LIKE THAT. IT WAS JUST A HILL WITH DIRT. BUT NOW, IT IS BEAUTIFUL. YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, I AM JUST LATE, BUT IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. SO, ANYWAY, PROM WAS AN EXCITING TIME, AND TWO YEARS AGO, I HAD ANOTHER DAUGHTER WHO GRADUATED FROM BELLFLOWER . SHE GRADUATED FROM HER PROGRAM THIS PAST WEEK , ALSO, SO I HAVE JUST BEEN BUSY, BEING A PARENT. SO, NOW I AM LOOKING FOR HER , PURSUING A JOB IN HER FIELD WHICH IS MRI. ALL OF MY CHILDREN ARE IN MEDICINE, AND I AM VERY PROUD OF THAT. SO, ALSO, DECISION DAY . THE SENIORS DID DECISION DAY, I KNOW THAT IS EXCITING , THEY GET THE CHANCE TO CHOOSE WHAT COLLEGE THEY WANT TO GO TO, AND MY DAUGHTER IS DECIDING TO GO TO A UNIVERSITY, ALL MY OTHER KIDS WENT THROUGH A TRADE SCHOOL. SO, I WILL HAVE FUN WITH THE COLLEGE LIFE , THROUGH MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER . THAT IS IT FOR THE REST OF THE NEXT FEW WEEKS . I WILL BE BUSY, AT WORK, BECAUSE YOU GUYS KNOW I

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FOR COMING OUT, ALSO. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER

ARMSTRONG. >> THANK YOU. WELL, SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF THE TEACHERS . HAPPY APPRECIATION WEEK. I, FOR ONE, APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU , AND ALSO MY TEACHERS THAT I SHARE THE DAIS WITH, THANK YOU SO MUCH, I KNOW THAT YOUR PARENTS AND STUDENTS APPRECIATE YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. ALSO, SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF THE SENIORS, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE SENIORS WHO ARE GOING OFF AND BUILDING A FUTURE PERIOD I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE GREAT BUILDING BLOCKS THAT THEY GOT FROM THIS, ANY SCHOOL THEY ATTENDED, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT YOUR FUTURE. I KNOW THAT AFTER MINE GRADUATED LAST YEAR, SHE IS DOING GOOD THINGS. BLESSED, AND ALSO, IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE TEACHERS THAT SHE HAD AT MAYFAIR. SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I WILL GO ON TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS, ALSO, TO OUR 81 BELLFLOWER PARENTS WHO COMPLETED THE PARENT ENGAGEMENT ACADEMY .

THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO PUT IN ALL OF THE EFFORTS AND ALL OF THE WORK , TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, AND I KNOW THAT WE GOT GREAT FEEDBACK, AND I GOT ALL OF THE PICTURES OF THE VIRTUAL GRADUATION, AND I KNOW THIS PARENTS ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO, THEIR EFFORT WILL NOT GO UNNOTICED.

SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I ALSO ATTENDED THE COAST-TO-COAST, HOSTED BY THE CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION AND ANOTHER ASSOCIATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C..

IT WAS AN EYE-OPENER. WE WENT THERE, ADVOCATING FOR THINGS -- THE NEEDS OF OUR DISTRICT, BUT ALSO A PARTNERSHIP WITH SO MANY OTHERS . THERE WERE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS, THERE WERE CABINET MEMBERS, IT WAS GREAT TO GET TO KNOW THEM. I KNOW I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW MY COLLEAGUES MORE. THE CABINET, THOSE WHO ATTENDED, I HAVE A NEW UNDERSTANDING AND GREAT APPRECIATION FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO AND HOW AMAZING YOU GUYS ARE AS INDIVIDUALS, WITH WHAT YOU BRING TO OUR DISTRICT, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU AND ALL OF YOUR WORK. AND, YEAH, WE ARE WRAPPING UP FOR GRADUATIONS.

THIS IS MY FIRST RODEO. I WAS TOLD TO BUCKLE UP, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. AND I HAVE BEEN UNDER THE WEATHER, SINCE I GOT BACK FROM WASHINGTON, SO I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND, BECAUSE I AM TRYING NOT TO GET ANYBODY SICK. BUT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO ALL THE AWARD ASSEMBLIES, I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO IT THIS YEAR, AND THE GRADUATIONS , AND THAT IS ALL

THAT I HAVE FOR TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU . VICE PRESIDENT

GARZA? >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND -- VERY HONORED TO ATTEND THE CSEA MEMBER RECOGNITION BANQUET, WHERE I WAS INVITED TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR A WONDERFUL EVENT, SO HAPPY TO BE THERE, REPRESENTING BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THEN , I WAS ALSO ABLE TO -- OH, I'M SORRY BUT I WILL BE ABLE TO , TOMORROW, WE ARE HAVING A PTA HONORING SERVICEMEMBERS, WHICH I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING WITH PRESIDENT STEWART. I WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE ALL THE TEACHERS WHO ARE WORKING EVERY DAY, REALLY HARD FOR THEIR STUDENTS. YOU REALLY DO EMBODY THE WAY WE PLACE OUR STUDENTS FIRST. I HAVE SEEN IT IN THE CLASSROOMS, AND OUR KIDS ARE ENGAGED, OUR KIDS

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>> THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT GARZA. GOOD EVENING. THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT I LEFT OFF OF MY BOARD REPORT LAST TIME THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO MR. DAVE LEE STRUCK. HE OVERSEES THE BANDS AT OUR ELEMENTARY SITES. I GOT A FEW EMAILS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RECENT CONCERTS AT THE CIVIC CENTER AND THEY HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL IN ENTERTAINING FOR FAMILIES. PARENTS AND STAFF HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT HE DOES A GREAT JOB GETTING TO KNOW OUR STUDENTS AND BUILDING CONNECTIONS WITH THEM. BECAUSE OF THAT, OUR STUDENTS HAVE FELT EMPOWERED, AND NOT ONLY APPRECIATE THE MUSIC, BUT HAVE BECOME MORE CONFIDENT, IN BEING ABLE TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT AND TO PERFORM SOLOS. I GOT A FEW EMAILS, IT IS TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO HIM AND FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES FOR OUR STUDENTS. AS MANY OF YOU GUYS KNOW, WE HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT IT, WE WENT TO THE CSP EIGHT COAST TO COAST CONFERENCE IN PARTNER WITH ACCESS, WHO IS OUR ADMIN. SO, SIX OF US ATTENDED, FOUR OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS ALONG WITH MISSES ACEVEDO AND I LEARNED A LOT AT THIS CONFERENCE, PROBABLY MORE THAN ANY CONFERENCE I HAVE BEEN TO. THE FOCUS WAS ON SPECIAL ED FUNDING, IT WAS ON LITERACY REFORM, IMMIGRATION AND TECHNOLOGY. I LEARNED A LOT, AND I LEARNED THAT WE ARE ONLY FUNDED FOR SPED AT ABOUT 13% WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY NOT ENOUGH .

THE ENCROACHMENT ON OUR BUDGET IS MASSIVE AND WE NEED MORE FUNDING. WITH SO MANY CUTS COMING DOWN RIGHT NOW, WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROTECT OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS. SO, I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT ADVOCACY. ETHNIC IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO GO. THERE WERE 300 OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ALL FROM CALIFORNIA. WE LEARNED THAT ADVOCACY IS BUILDING LASTING RELATIONSHIPS HELPING WITH EDUCATION. IT IS ENGAGING WITH LOCAL OFFICES TO SHARE STORIES AND INFLUENCE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE ACTUAL STORIES THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN YOUR DISTRICT IT IS MORE IMPACTFUL, SO, WE LEARNED THAT . WE ALSO LEARNED THAT FOSTERING ONGOING CONNECTIONS THROUGH FOLLOW-UPS AND SCHOOL VISITS ARE IMPORTANT TO ESTABLISH TRUST AND COLLABORATION, AND WE MET WITH ROBERT GARCIA, IN HIS OFFICE.

SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SAY WE ALWAYS GET TO MEET WITH ROBERT, WE SEE HIM ALL THE TIME, AND THAT IS TRUE, BUT HE GAVE US ADVICE ON WHAT WE COULD DO NEXT, ON WHO THAT WE COULD CONTACT , SOME LEGISLATORS IN ORANGE COUNTY OR DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO ARE AGAINST SOME OF THESE EDUCATION CUTS, AND SO, WE DID GAIN KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO FOLLOW UP AND HELP OUR OWN STUDENTS. SO, I THOUGHT THE CONFERENCE WAS REALLY IMPORTANT AND REALLY GOOD AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING AGAIN NEXT YEAR. YESTERDAY, WE HAD OUR CLOSED SESSION MEETING LOOKING AT LOCATIONS FOR SUPERINTENDENT.

REALLY EXCITED TO START INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES, AND FIND OUR NEXT GREAT LEADER. I THINK THAT WE HAVE SOME AMAZING CANDIDATES. ON TUESDAY, I ATTENDED THE PTA HISTORIAN MIX AND ON TUESDAY I WILL BE ATTENDING THE PTA HISTORIAN AWARDS. IT WAS NICE TO SEE EACH SCHOOL SITE AND THE SUPPORT THAT PTA HAS PROVIDED SO MANY COOL AND UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, JUST A LOT OF COOL EVENTS BUT THEY SHOWED PICTURES, EACH SIDE DID A PRESENTATION. THAT WAS AWESOME.

I SPOKE EARLIER, BUT FIVE OF OUR MAJOR STUDENTS DID A SKIT THAT WAS EPIC IF YOU WERE THERE, IF YOU WERE NOT THERE I HAVE THE RECORDING, AND IT WAS AWESOME. THEY BASICALLY DID A SKIT, CELEBRATING MEMBERS FROM OUR PT ESSAY AT MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL, SO THEY CELEBRATED THE MAYFAIR PT ESSAY PRESIDENT, SYLVIA JONES, THE TREASURER AND OUR LEADER, MS. THERESA PICKETT WAS SO ORIGINAL AND HILARIOUS AND I AM SO THANKFUL FOR SUCH TALENTED STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT. IT WAS FIVE OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS FROM THE MEAN GIRLS PLAY , AND THEY WERE SO FUNNY AND AMAZING. SO, IT WAS A REALLY COOL SKIT, AND IT WAS NICE TO SEE THEM. I WANT TO SAY, HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. I KNOW THAT WE ARE COUNTING DOWN THOSE DAYS AND WE ARE REALLY EXCITED, THANK YOU TO OUR TEACHERS FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO.

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I UNDERSTAND , I SUPPORT WHAT WE ARE DOING, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT, BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT AS A DISTRICT, WE STILL NEED TO FOCUS ON OUR TRANSPARENCY IN OUR CAN INDICATION. WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB COMMUNICATING. TO HEAR THAT PARENTS WERE NOTIFIED BEFORE STAFF, BEFORE ADMIN, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE, THAT IS NOT HOW IT SHOULD GO , IT SHOULD BE THAT OUR ADMINISTRATORS ARE NOTIFIED TO ALLOW THEIR STAFF TO BE NOTIFIED, TO TALK TO THEM, TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, AND THEN, TO OUR PARENTS, BECAUSE WHEN OUR PARENTS GO TO OUR TEACHERS AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON, IT IS NOT A GOOD LOOK FOR OUR DISTRICT AND IT BOTHERED ME. SO, WHAT I'M TAKING AWAY IS THAT IT IS A LEARNING LESSON, IT IS A TEACHABLE MOMENT, WE NEED TO DO BETTER. WE WILL DO BETTER. WE PROMISE THAT, AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE STILL HAVE, PLEASE REACH OUT TO US. I KNOW THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THIS WEEK THAT WE FIELDED, AND SO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT COMMUNICATION, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO A GOOD JOB WITH. I THINK PEOPLE WILL UNDERSTAND THINGS, BUT THEY WANT TO -- THEY JUST WANT YOU TO COMMUNICATE AND TO BE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND HAVE THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED. SO, I HOPE THAT THE NEXT TIME WHEN WE WERE

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>> MOVING ON TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING INFORMATIONAL ITEMS THIS EVENING? HEARING NONE, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:26 P.M. , UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING, THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.