May 08, 2025 School Board

[1. CALL TO ORDER IN PUBLIC SESSION]

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GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 4:29 P.M.

IN OPEN SESSION. ROLL CALL PLEASE. STUDENT BOARD MEMBER JOSIE MISS ARMSTRONG.

PRESENT. MISS. CINTRON. PRESENT. MR. CRITCHFIELD, MRS. GARZA, MISS STEWART. PRESENT. TONIGHT WE DO NOT HAVE REQUESTS ADDRESSING CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK?

[3. CLOSED SESSION]

OPEN SESSION WILL RESUME AT APPROXIMATELY 6 P.M..

[4. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION/CALL TO ORDER]

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE AND WELCOME. THE TOPICS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION WERE STUDENT MATTERS AND LABOR NEGOTIATIONS.

THE BOARD TOOK NO ACTION IN CLOSED SESSION. NO, IT WAS THE OTHER THREE.

SO SORRY. ANTICIPATED LITIGATION. PENDING LITIGATION.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE. DISCIPLINE. DISMISSAL AND RELEASE. AND THE BOARD TOOK NO ACTION IN CLOSED SESSION.

SORRY, I'M OUT OF. I'M A LITTLE OUT OF PRACTICE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. TONIGHT, DOING OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WE HAVE OUR MAYFAIR ADMINISTRATOR.

YES. MISS JASMINE LANE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US.

GOOD EVENING. EVERYBODY. PLEASE STAND. PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

READY? BEGIN. 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, MRS. ACEVEDO. DO WE HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT PAGES? WE DO HAVE A REPLACEMENT PAGE FOR ITEM 13.7 ON THE BACK TABLE.

DO WE HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA? WE DO NOT.

OKAY, SO AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE, WE HAVE A LOT OF AMAZING RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT.

[7. RECOGNITIONS OF STUDENTS / STAFF / COMMUNITY]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I'M GOING TO HAVE MRS. CARTER ASSIST US WITH ALL THESE RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU. THIS EVENING, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE MANY AWARDEES.

IF THEY COULD PLEASE COME DOWN TO THE FRONT SO WE CAN GET STARTED WITH THE RECOGNITIONS.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT. SO TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZING SKILLSUSA STATE MEDAL WINNERS.

MESA WINNERS IN BOTH TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL. STUDENT ATHLETES WHO HAVE EARNED THE DISTINCTION OF LEAGUE CHAMPIONS.

WE WILL ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR TOP SCHOLARS, STUDENT BOARD REPORTERS AND OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS AS WE HAVE MANY RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT, WE DO ASK THAT AS GROUPS OF STUDENTS ARE RECOGNIZED, YOU EXIT TO THE OUTSIDE TENT FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT WE CAN BRING IN THE NEXT GROUPS OF STUDENTS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED.

STAFF AND STUDENTS, AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE JOIN US UP FRONT AND REMAIN FOR A PICTURE STARTING WITH WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH BELLFLOWER UNIFIED COLLAPSE SKILLS USA. INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS WHO MEDALED AT THE STATE COMPETITION.

CAN WE PLEASE BRING FORWARD AND GIVE A CONGRATULATIONS TO CATHERINE TIRADO? A 12TH GRADER FROM BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL FOR EARNING BRONZE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE.

ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO MARINA FELIX. AN EIGHTH GRADER FROM MAYFAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR EARNING SILVER AND EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO MANPREET BAINS. AS 11TH GRADER FROM MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL FOR EARNING SILVER IN EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING.

IF WE COULD ALSO HAVE THE CEO OF COLLAPSE COME FORWARD, MISS ARLENE WHITNEY.

IN ADDITION, TWO TEAMS FROM MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL EARNED GOLD MEDALS AND HAVE QUALIFIED TO COMPETE AT THE NATIONAL SKILLSUSA LEADERSHIP AND SKILLS CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA DURING THE WEEK OF JUNE 23RD.

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OKAY, SO LET'S GIVE A CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR INDIVIDUAL WINNERS.

NICE JOB. AND THANK YOU LADIES. MISS WHITNEY DEFINITELY STAY UP THERE.

SO WE NOW LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THOSE STUDENTS FOR CHAPTER DISPLAY.

CAN THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS PLEASE COME FORWARD.

JUNIOR KYE UNG. JUNIOR KARINA MERCADO.

AND JUNIOR ALYSSA POWELL. FOR OUTSTANDING CHAPTER.

CAN THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS PLEASE COME FORWARD? JUNIOR ROMAN DIAZ. FRESHMAN MAXIMO RAMOS.

AND SOPHOMORE DAISY.

MAO. ALL SIX AND THEN TWO.

CONGRATULATIONS. WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST DURING NATIONALS.

STUDENTS, STUDENTS. IF YOU COULD REMAIN UP FRONT, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOUR ADVISOR.

SO IF YOU COULD COME ON UP FORWARD HERE. THANK YOU.

SO IF WE COULD RECOGNIZE THE ADVISOR ANNABEL ANDRONICO FOR BEING NAMED THE SKILLS USA.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT SHE'S BEING RECOGNIZED FOR.

SKILLS USA REGION THREE ADVISOR OF THE YEAR.

THIS PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION IS AWARDED TO ADVISORS WHOSE CHAPTERS ACHIEVE CHAPTER OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAM LEVEL TWO CHAPTER OF DISTINCTIONS, AND WHO SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATION REVIEWED BY THE DEDICATED SKILLSUSA COMMITTEE.

CONGRATULATIONS, ANDRONICO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND GUIDING OUR STUDENTS.

MISS ANDRONICO, IF I COULD HAVE YOU STAY. WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE YOUR MESA STUDENTS NOW.

THANK YOU. SO NEXT WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING THE FOLLOWING MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO EARNED MEDALS AT THE MESA REGIONAL COMPETITION. MESA IS A STATEWIDE PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS STUDENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA TO PURSUE CAREERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS. IN THE DIVISION OF IMPROMPTU SPEECH, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE NINTH GRADERS RIVAREZ BAINES, AND RIGHTEOUS YUKATA. THEY BOTH EARNED BRONZE. WE'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE 11TH GRADERS MANPREET BAINS AND ROMAN DIAZ FOR EARNING SILVER.

IN THE DIVISION OF CODING, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE NINTH GRADERS GREGORY, MEJIA AND RYDER HIT FOR EARNING SILVER.

IN THE DIVISION OF BIO BREAKTHROUGH, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE NINTH GRADERS CHLOE ALVAREZ, JUSTIN KANG AND MAXIMO RAMOS FOR EARNING SILVER.

GOOD JOB! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE STUDENTS IN MESA FOR EARNING THESE RECOGNITIONS. THANK YOU.

NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE BELLFLOWER UNIFIED STUDENTS PARTICIPATING WITH THE COLLAPSE CHAPTER.

SO, MISS WHITNEY, IF YOU'RE OUT THERE FROM BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL FOR COMMERCIAL USA DRONES EARNING SILVER, WE HAVE DYLAN BECERRA AND JULIAN LUNA.

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COME FORWARD. ABSOLUTELY I APOLOGIZE.

YOU'RE OKAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WOULD LIKE TO NOW RECOGNIZE STUDENTS AND STAFF WHO EARN THE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AWARD FROM BELLFLOWER MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL.

IF WE CAN, PLEASE HAVE BELLFLOWER ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR SHANNON HOVIS JOIN US UP FRONT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL ASB FOR EARNING THE PRESTIGIOUS CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT LEADERS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AWARD.

TO ACHIEVE THIS DISTINCTION, ASB STUDENT LEADERS SUBMITTED A COMPREHENSIVE SELF-STUDY REVIEW OF THEIR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM SHOWCASING THEIR PROGRESS IN MEETING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE QUARTER AND CASTLE 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, ACCEPTING THIS RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF ASB ARE.

IF YOU COULD COME FORWARD ASB PRESIDENT JIMENEZ VALTERRA.

ASB VICE PRESIDENT ISABEL MEJIA BRAGANZA. ASB PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR ZULEMA CASTRO. ASB BOARD REPORTER STEVEN MARTINEZ.

SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT ESTHER ABAGNALE. AND RECOGNITION.

COMMISSIONER BRIAN LEE. CONGRATULATIONS, STUDENTS, AND MR. OLIVER HOLLIS FOR THIS INCREDIBLE RECOGNITION.

EIGHT YEARS IN A ROW. THAT IS AMAZING. CONGRATULATIONS.

YEAH. WE CAN WE CAN GO ON. ALL RIGHT. ONE LAST ROUND OF APPLAUSE. UP NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR 2025 SPRING SPORTS. BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY TRACK COACH, JAMES DIRK, WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN US UP FRONT AND REMAIN FOR PICTURES AND RECOGNITIONS? WE'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE AND PLEASE COME FORWARD.

SO KAYLA SLOAN FOR EARNING MID CITY'S 100 HURDLES.

CHRISTIAN PENA FOR EARNING MID CITY'S 110 HURDLES.

MALAYA WARREN FOR EARNING MID CITY'S 300 HURDLES.

SEBASTIAN LEWIS FOR EARNING MID CITY'S 300 HURDLES.

CALEB GRANT FOR EARNING MID CITY'S LONG JUMP AND TRIPLE JUMP.

SAHARA ACKLIN FOR EARNING LONG JUMP AND TRIPLE JUMP.

AND JADE WALKER FOR EARNING 100 METER AND 200 METER.

AND WE CAN CURVE ON THIS ONE. WE ALL FIT IN THE FRAME.

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AND THANK YOU, COACH DIRK, FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP.

NEXT WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING OUR WE'RE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE SALUTATORIAN NATALIE SCHULZ REPRESENTING MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL.

NATALIE SCHULZ HAS EARNED A CUMULATIVE GPA OF 4.55.

SHE JOINED BISD IN KINDERGARTEN AND ATTENDED THE INTENSIVE LEARNING CENTER THROUGHOUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

AT MAYFAIR, SHE CHALLENGED HERSELF BY TAKING MULTIPLE HONORS AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES, AND HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE MAYFAIR ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CLUB, WHERE SHE IS CURRENTLY PRESIDENT. NATALIE WILL ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE IN THE FALL AND MAJOR IN PUBLIC HEALTH, WHERE SHE PLANS ON PURSUING A CAREER IN NURSING.

CONGRATULATIONS, NATALIE. WE'RE ALSO PROUD TO RECOGNIZE SALUTATORIAN EDUARDO GONZALEZ FROM BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL.

WITH A CUMULATIVE GPA OF 4.5. EDUARDO HAS BEEN A DEDICATED STUDENT IN THE BELLFLOWER SCHOOL DISTRICT SINCE KINDERGARTEN, BEGINNING HIS EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY AT BAXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THROUGHOUT HIS HIGH SCHOOL CAREER, HE HAS COMPLETED EIGHT AP COURSES, FOUR HONORS COURSES, AND TWO DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES SHOWCASING HIS COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.

HISTORY IS HIS FAVORITE SUBJECT, CAPTIVATING HIM WITH ITS DEPTH AND INTRICATE STORIES.

EDUARDO IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF LINK CREW, APEX, AND CSF, AND HAS EARNED HIGHEST HONORS EVERY SEMESTER SINCE SEVENTH GRADE.

HIS ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE THE PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION AWARD AND THE AP SCHOLAR WITH DISTINCTION AWARD.

CURRENTLY ACCEPTED TO FIVE COLLEGES, EDUARDO DREAMS OF ATTENDING UC SAN DIEGO TO MAJOR IN BIOLOGY, WITH ASPIRATIONS OF GRADUATE SCHOOL AND EXPLORING FUTURE CAREER POSSIBILITIES.

CONGRATULATIONS.

WE ARE NEXT GOING TO RECOGNIZE OUR VALEDICTORIANS.

FIRST, WE'RE PROUD TO PRESENT ONE OF TWO VALEDICTORIANS REPRESENTING BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL, ALYSSA GONZALEZ. PLEASE COME FORWARD. WITH AN IMPRESSIVE TOTAL GPA OF 4.527. ALYSSA HAS BEEN A DEDICATED STUDENT IN BISD SINCE THE FIRST 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 COURSES IN HIGH SCHOOL, ALL WHILE ALSO PARTICIPATING IN THE HEALTH SCIENCE CTE PATHWAY.

HER PASSION FOR SCIENCE IS EVIDENT, PARTICULARLY IN HER FAVORITE CLASS, AP BIOLOGY, AS SHE ASPIRES TO WORK IN THE FIELD OF BIOLOGY.

BEYOND ACADEMICS, ALYSSA SHOWCASED HER LEADERSHIP ON THE TENNIS TEAM WHERE SHE SERVED AS CAPTAIN, ACHIEVING NOTABLE ACCOLADES INCLUDING SECOND PLACE IN LEAGUE FINALS AND COMPETING IN CIF FOR TWO YEARS.

IN ADDITION, SHE IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF SEVERAL CLUBS INCLUDING APEX, CSF, NHS AND MU ALPHA THETA AND HAS DEDICATED 200 HOURS VOLUNTEERING AT A HOSPITAL. ALYSSA HAS ALREADY GAINED ACCEPTANCE TO TWO COLLEGES WITH UCLA AS HER DREAM SCHOOL, WHERE SHE PLANS TO MAJOR IN MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY AND PURSUE A CAREER AS AN ONCOLOGIST.

CONGRATULATIONS! WE'D ALSO BE VERY PROUD TO HONOR THE NEXT VALEDICTORIAN, JASON SAAD.

WITH AN IMPRESSIVE CUMULATIVE TOTAL GPA OF 4.53.

JASON. 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 COURSES, TWO DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES, AND THE HEALTH CAREERS MEDICAL CTE PATHWAY.

BEYOND ACADEMICS, JASON SERVES AS VICE PRESIDENT OF APEX AND IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING LINK CREW,

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HIS HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF, AS HE HAS BEEN ACCEPTED TO SEVEN COLLEGES AND PLANS TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, WHERE HE AIMS TO MAJOR IN BIOLOGY AND PURSUE A CAREER IN MEDICINE OR PHARMACY.

CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE VALEDICTORIAN AT MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL.

SO LITTLE APPLAUSE FOR MAYFAIR. SO NOW, SOME APPLAUSE FOR ESTELLE RAMIREZ.

CONGRATULATIONS. ESTELLE BEGAN HER EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY AT BISD AS A STUDENT IN THE INTENSIVE LEARNING CENTER. SINCE THEN, SHE HAS DEMONSTRATED UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND PERSONAL GROWTH.

ESTELLE CURRENTLY ATTENDS MAYFAIR, WHERE SHE HAS EARNED EXCEPTIONAL 4.56 GPA WHILE COMPLETING A RIGOROUS COURSE LOAD.

WHEN ASKED ABOUT HER FAVORITE CLASS, EZELL 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 THE COURSE WITH STRENGTHENING HER STUDY HABITS AND TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. EXCEL IS AN ENGAGED AND WELL-ROUNDED STUDENT LEADER.

SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE GIRL UP CLUB, IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF KEY CLUB, THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CLUB, AND THE MAP PROGRAM.

SHE ALSO PERFORMS WITH MARINERS MAY 1ST SHOW CHOIR, 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, EXCEL PARTICIPATES IN TWO IN A TWO YEAR PSYCHOLOGY RELATED INTERNSHIP WHICH REFLECTS HER PASSION FOR THE FIELD SHE PURSUED.

SHE PLANS TO PURSUE. AFTER GRADUATING, EXCEL WILL ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES OR UCLA, WHERE SHE PLANS TO MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY. SHE EMBODIES THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER WE AIM TO CULTIVATE AT BUSD.

CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT, WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING OUR STUDENT BOARD REPORTERS. SO, FIRST, CAN STEPHEN MARTINEZ PLEASE COME FORWARD? BOARD REPORTER FOR BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL. BEFORE BEGINNING HIS JOURNEY AT BELLFLOWER, STEPHEN ATTENDED THE ILC AND WAS A PART OF THE PIONEER CLASS OF THE DUAL IMMERSION PROGRAM AT BELLFLOWER.

HE HAS BECOME KNOWN AS FOR HIS DEDICATION TO STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND STUDIES.

IN HIS CLASS, STEPHEN HAS ACCUMULATED A 4.2 GRADE POINT AVERAGE, ALL WHILE UNDERGOING AP THE EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM.

BEING PART OF THE ASB CABINET AND BEING ACTIVE IN VARIOUS CLUBS.

HE HOPES TO ATTEND THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY ONCE HE GRADUATES.

WE APPRECIATE STEPHEN'S DEDICATION TO HIS ROLE AND ABILITY TO SHOWCASE THE VARIOUS EVENTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF BELLFLOWER THIS PAST YEAR, WHILE BEING A BOARD REPORTER. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE GIL FRIEDMAN REPRESENTING MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL.

GIL HAS BEEN PART OF THIS 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 STUDENT LEADER AT MAYFAIR, GIL 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.

HE ALSO SUPPORTS THE SCHOOL'S ATHLETIC TEAMS AS THE FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM MANAGER.

AMONG ALL HIS ACTIVITIES, GIL'S FAVORITE CLASS IS SHOWTIME.

HE DESCRIBES IT AS A SPACE WHERE HE CAN EXPRESS HIS CREATIVITY, SAYING THERE'S NO BETTER FEELING THAN BEING ON STAGE.

GIL'S COMMITMENT TO LEADERSHIP, THE ARTS AND INCLUSIVITY REFLECTS THE VERY BEST OF OUR DISTRICT'S VALUES.

WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE HIM REPRESENTING HIS PEERS AND WE THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE, SPIRIT AND DEDICATION.

THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE EILEEN ROY FROM SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL. ISLAND IS A KIND, EASYGOING AND THOUGHTFUL STUDENT WHO HAS BEEN ATTENDING SOMERSET SINCE TRANSITIONING FROM MAYFAIR IN SEPTEMBER.

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SHE ENJOYS CTE, INCLUDING COLLAPSED EARLY CHILDHOOD AND WOODSHOP CLASSES.

IN WOODSHOP. SHE MEASURED, DESIGNED AND PAINTED A NEW CABINET FOR THE STAFF.

HER WORK WILL BE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WILL USE AND ENJOY FOR MANY YEARS.

ISLAND ALSO PARTICIPATES IN VARIOUS CAMPUS ACTIVITIES.

SHE ENJOYS THE GARDENING CLASS, 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 THAT SHE HAS DONE TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ARE VERY PROUD TO CALL ISLAND ROY A SOMERSET SAINT.

THANK YOU. AND LASTLY, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, JERRY J.

WE'RE VERY PROUD TO RECOGNIZE EJIRO FOR HER SERVICE AS THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE FROM MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL, EJIRO HAS TRULY LEFT A LASTING IMPACT ON MAY 1ST SCHOOL COMMUNITY, 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 ADEPTLY NAVIGATED RIGOROUS AP COURSES AND DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES AT CERRITOS AND LONG BEACH CITY.

WE'RE DELIGHTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER UPCOMING GRADUATION WITH AN ASSOCIATES OF ARTS AND PSYCHOLOGY.

GO AHEAD. 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 ALSO 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 YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

CONGRATULATIONS! THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT DOES BRING A CLOSE, BUT WE'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE AND SEND THAT OUT TO ALL OF OUR HONOREES THIS EVENING.

SO IF WE COULD GIVE THEM ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES RECOGNITIONS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING ON TO OUR STUDENT SPOTLIGHT.

[8. PRESENTATIONS FROM STUDENTS / STAFF / COMMUNITY]

TOOK THE MIC TO THE MIC. NO THAT'S OKAY I CAN JUST OKAY.

BUT THE PEOPLE WON'T BE. THE PEOPLE WON'T BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU THAT ARE WATCHING THE MEETING.

BUT MAYBE YOU CAN TURN THAT MIC THIS WAY. AND THEN SHE COULD STAND IN FRONT.

DOES IT TURN LIKE THAT? IS IT OKAY? I THINK THEY CAN ADJUST THE CAMERAS. RIGHT. OH, TECH.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I AM HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY IN THE PRESENCE OF MY PEERS AND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES, TO IMPART SOME INSPIRATION AS I REFLECT ON THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR.

ONE WORD CONTINUES TO STAND OUT RESILIENCE. WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED THE WEIGHT OF ACADEMIC PRESSURES, SHIFTING EXPECTATIONS AND PERSONAL CHALLENGES.

AND YET WE'VE CONTINUED TO SHOW UP NOT JUST FOR OURSELVES, BUT FOR EACH OTHER THROUGH GROUP EFFORTS, SHARED STRUGGLES, AND MOMENTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT.

WE'VE SEEN HOW POWERFUL TEAMWORK CAN BE. THE STRENGTH OF OUR SCHOOL SCHOOLS LIES IN THESE EVERYDAY ACTS OF SUPPORT AND PERSEVERANCE.

TOGETHER, WE'VE BUILT LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS ROOTED IN COMPASSION, COLLABORATION, AND MUTUAL RESPECT.

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YOU'VE ALL BEEN PILLARS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR LEARNING.

I COMMEND YOU ALL AND IMPLORE YOU TO CONTINUE TO BE EXCELLENT IN ALL YOU DO.

MAY WE ALL CONTINUE TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY AND SERVE WITH PURPOSE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND YOU WERE AT THE PTA WITH THE SKIT IT WAS SO GOOD. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT IN MY BOARD REPORT.

SHE DID THE BEST SKIT. WELL, SHE WAS ONE PART. THERE WAS A BUNCH OF YOU GUYS, BUT IT WAS AMAZING. ALL RIGHT, SO MOVING ON TO OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS.

WE ARE GOING TO START WITH BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL AND STEVEN MARTINEZ.

PRESIDENT STEWART, CAN I PUT A PAUSE TO THAT? JUST ONE MOMENT. WE DO HAVE A STUDENT SPOTLIGHT THAT MR. DIAZ WILL SHARE. OH, OKAY. I'M SORRY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. IT'S THE SAME STUDENT. NO DIFFERENT STUDENT.

OKAY. THERE YOU GO. NOAH. CLARK. THANK YOU. NOAH.

CLARK. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN RECOGNIZED HERE TONIGHT.

AND IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT NOAH CLARK.

OUR STUDENT SPOTLIGHT IS A SENIOR AT MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL.

NOAH CLARK IS A DYNAMIC AND DRIVEN MAYFAIR STUDENT, WHERE HE MAINTAINS AN IMPRESSIVE 3.9 GPA AS AN HONORS AND AP STUDENT.

KNOWN FOR HIS EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNICATION AND TEAMWORK SKILLS, NOAH HAS A PASSION FOR HELPING OTHERS AND CONTRIBUTING TO HIS COMMUNITY.

SINCE JANUARY OF 2021, HE HAS VOLUNTEERED FOR NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE TEEN ALLIANCE PROGRAM, AND HE'S BEEN A COUNSELOR AT HIS CHURCH'S YOUTH GROUP, VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL, ENSURING A FUN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL THOSE STUDENTS INVOLVED. IN ADDITION TO HIS VOLUNTEER WORK, NOAH HAS TAKEN ON SIGNIFICANT LEADERSHIP ROLES AT SCHOOL.

AS THE ASB PRESIDENT, HE SUCCESSFULLY PLANNED AND COORDINATED ASSEMBLIES AND ACTIVITIES THAT ENRICH THE STUDENT EXPERIENCES FOR ALL OF OUR MONSOONS.

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 AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES HAS EARNED HIM SEVERAL ACCOLADES, INCLUDING AN ALL CIF CHEER PERFORMANCE AWARD, AND RECOGNIZED AS A SCHOLAR ATHLETE IN EACH OF HIS FOUR YEARS.

WITH THIS BLEND OF COMPASSION, PROFESSIONALISM, HIS ACTING, AND HIS ACTIVE LISTENING.

NOAH IS EAGER TO CONTRIBUTE AND CONTINUE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN HIS COMMUNITY.

THIS 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. SO AND HE ALSO SAYS, THANK YOU IN THIS QUICK LITTLE SHORT STORY.

MY FIRST WEEK AT MAYFAIR AS THE PRINCIPAL, I WAS APPROACHED BY A GROUP OF STUDENTS, INCLUDING EJIRO AND NOAH.

AND YOU'RE THE NEW PRINCIPAL, RIGHT? AND I'M LIKE, OH, THAT'S GREAT.

YOU GUYS CAME UP AND SAID, HELLO, GOOD TO TALK TO YOU.

AND REALLY A GREAT EXPERIENCE. AND IT JUST THINGS HAVE GROWN FROM THERE.

NOAH AND I SHARE A COMMON BOND. WE BOTH LOST OUR MOTHER IN THE SAME YEAR.

AND WHEN I TALKED TO NOAH ABOUT THIS AS A STUDENT AND FROM PRINCIPAL TO STUDENT, IT WAS A CONVERSATION ABOUT ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP YOU.

LET'S TALK THROUGH IT. AND HE'S LIKE, NO, MR. DIAZ, I THINK I'M GOOD.

AND I THINK I'M GOOD. BUT ALWAYS, ALWAYS A GOOD CONVERSATION AND ALWAYS CHECKING IN ON HIM BECAUSE WE SHARED THAT SAME EXPERIENCE IN THE SAME SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

BUT HERE, I WANT YOU ALL TO HEAR FROM NOAH'S CLASSMATES AND FROM HIM HIMSELF.

THANK YOU. GOOD. MORNING, MONSOON.

YOU HAVE TAKEN THE WORST OF ADVERSITIES AND LOSS AND IN STRUGGLES, AND YOU HAVE ALWAYS CONTINUED TO SMILE AND BE A LEADER IN EVERYTHING YOU DO.

YOU ARE PROACTIVE AND YOU ARE MY HERO. I'M GOING TO MISS YOU, MAN.

CONGRATS. HE'S JUST A GOOD, WELL-ROUNDED PERSON.

HE'S REALLY A GOOD FRIEND, A GOOD PERSON, A GOOD LEADER.

HE'S JUST ALWAYS THERE WHEN YOU NEED HIM AND HE'S ALWAYS READY TO HELP.

I THINK NOAH DEMONSTRATED HIS LEADERSHIP QUALITIES BECAUSE HE'S VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT HE DOES, WHICH IS A LOT OF THINGS. AND I FEEL LIKE THAT EASILY INFLUENCES, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY ELSE AROUND HIM TO BE PASSIONATE AND BE DILIGENT IN WHATEVER THEY WORK TOWARDS. I MET NOAH MY FRESHMAN YEAR IN ASB WHEN WE WERE AT ASB CAMP.

IT WAS KIND OF LIKE WE WERE FRESHMEN, SO WE WEREN'T WE WEREN'T LIKE INCLUDED IN MUCH.

BUT NOAH REALLY MADE SURE TO INCLUDE US. HE REALLY IS INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING HE CAN.

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EVERYONE ON CAMPUS ADORES HIM, LOVES HIM, AND HE'S VERY WELCOMING TO EVERYONE.

NOAH'S A REALLY GOOD LEADER. HE ALWAYS MAKES SURE TO TAKE CHARGE WHEN WE'RE DOING ANYTHING IN ASB, EVEN OUTSIDE OF ASB. HE KNOWS WHAT TO DO AND HE'S ALWAYS ON TASK.

WHEN WE'RE IN SCHOOL AND DURING ANNOUNCEMENTS, HE ALWAYS MAKES SURE TO LEAD US TO EVERY MOMENT WITH NOAH IS A FUNNY MOMENT.

HE ALWAYS HE NEVER FAILS TO PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE.

AND IT'S JUST ALWAYS A FUN TIME WHEN HE'S AROUND. NOAH CLARKE I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF TEACHING HIM FOR THE LAST YEAR IN MY CHOIR AND THE LAST THREE YEARS IN OUR SCHOOL MUSICAL, AND HE HAS BEEN AN AVID PERFORMER IN.

AND NOAH IS ONE OF THE SILLIEST, FUNNIEST, MOST HARDWORKING, LOYAL, SUPPORTIVE, ENCOURAGING, INTELLIGENT, KIND STUDENTS I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF TEACHING.

HE HAS BEEN SO DEDICATED TO EVERYTHING THAT HE HAS EVER DONE.

EVEN AMIDST MANY OF THE PERSONAL TRIALS THAT HE HAS HAD TO FACE, HE HAS OVERCOME SO MANY OBSTACLES TO STILL EXPERIENCE LIFE AND EXCEL IN IT.

SO HE'S GOING TO GO OFF AND DO AMAZING, GREAT THINGS, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HE DOES.

HI. I WANT TO TELL YOU A FEW THINGS ABOUT NOAH CLARK.

FIRST OF ALL, RESILIENT. NOBODY HAS OVERCOME MORE OBSTACLES, BUT SECONDLY WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE.

YOU CAN'T BRING THIS KID DOWN, NOAH. I'VE ENJOYED TREMENDOUSLY WATCHING YOU GROW, WATCHING YOU SPREAD JOY, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, LETTING ME WATCH YOU LAUGH.

YOU'RE AMAZING. WHETHER IT'S IN THE THEATER, WHETHER IT'S LEADING AN ASSEMBLY OR IN A CLASSROOM.

THANK YOU FOR BEING A MONSOON. SOON, SOON. SOON, SOON.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYONE WHO RECOGNIZED ME TODAY.

I'M SO SORRY THAT I AM NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT AS I'M CURRENTLY OUT IN SAN DIEGO TRYING OUT FOR THE SDSU CHEER TEAM AS I'M COMMITTED.

GO AZTECS! AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE KIND WORDS.

IT REALLY MEANS A LOT TO ME AND I'M GLAD I Y'ALL ALLOWED ME TO REPRESENT THE SCHOOL AS MUCH AS I DID, AND THAT Y'ALL SEE ME IN SUCH A POSITIVE LIGHT.

SO BESIDES CHEER AT SDSU, I PLAN TO HOPEFULLY GO TOWARDS A STEAM MAJOR AS I AM GOING IN UNDECLARED, BUT I WILL CHOOSE MY MAJOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BUT ANYTHING AROUND THE STEAM MAJOR IS WHAT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN DRAWN TO.

AND THEN ALSO PURSUING MY ACTING CAREER IN THE FILM INDUSTRY AS WELL.

SUCH AS LIKE FILMING MOVIES, GETTING MORE GETTING MORE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE WORD IS, BUT GETTING MORE EXPERIENCE IN THAT NATURE, BEING IN FILMS, CREATING FILMS AND HELPING WRITE THEM AS WELL IS WHAT ALL I'M INTERESTED IN, SO DOING THAT.

WELL GOOD LUCK NOAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. DIAZ. THIS KID, I LOVE HIM TOO.

AND IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE I'M ON CAMPUS A LOT. BUT YOU CANNOT UNDERESTIMATE HIS SMILE.

HIS. HE'S JUST INFECTIOUS. I LOVE THAT HE'S GOING TO SAN DIEGO STATE.

OBVIOUSLY, MY DAUGHTER WENT THERE, SO THAT'S AWESOME. AND HE WAS SO GOOD IN THE PLAY.

HE JUST EVERYTHING HE DOES I'VE SEEN HIM AROUND CAMPUS.

HE'S AMAZING. SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE SPOTLIGHT WITH HIM BECAUSE HE DEFINITELY DESERVES IT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. SO NOW WE'RE MOVING TO OUR REPORTS.

STEPHEN MARTINEZ. GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT SEWARD, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT ACEVEDO.

GUESTS, FELLOW STUDENTS AND AWARD RECIPIENTS.

I'M STEPHEN MARTINEZ, AND THIS IS BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL'S MAY BOARD REPORT.

STARTING OFF WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND JAMIE OLIVER, SUPERINTENDENTS FROM THROUGHOUT L.A. COUNTY AND JAMIE OLIVER WERE ABLE TO COME OUT TO THE SCHOOL AND EDUCATION CENTER AND WERE ABLE TO SHOWCASE.

AND BELLFLOWER UNIFIED WAS ABLE TO SHOWCASE THE FREIGHT FARM AND WHAT IT DOES AND HOW IT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED.

IN ADDITION, AS THEY WERE ABLE TO COOK WITH STUDENTS IN THE CULINARY ROOM.

SO FROM WHAT I HEARD, THAT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR OTHER STUDENTS.

AND YOU GUYS HAVE A PICTURE DOWN THERE. NEXT IS PROM.

PROM WAS HELD IN LONG BEACH AT THE OVATION CENTER.

IT WAS CASABLANCA THEMED, SO MOREWOOD STUDENTS LOVED IT.

THEY HAD DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THERE. ALL THE SNACKS.

AND WE WERE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT. OUR KING. NEXT WE HAVE DECISION DAY.

SO OUR SENIORS HAD THEIR DECISION DAY LAST FRIDAY ON MAY 1ST.

STUDENTS COMMITTED TO SCHOOLS SUCH AS UCLA, CERRITOS, IRVINE, LONG BEACH.

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AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM, ESPECIALLY CLASS OF 2025.

NEXT FOR MALICIOUS. FOR MALICIOUS WAS OUR SPRING SCHOOL DANCE.

ALL THE KIDS THAT WENT THERE HAD A LOT OF FUN.

THEY WERE ABLE TO PLAY IN THE FOAM AND JUST BE WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND HAVE A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

NEXT WE HAD APPRECIATION WE HAD APPRECIATION FOR FIRST OFF, WE HAD SORRY, NATIONAL PRINCIPAL DAY FOR MR. LUNDGREN. WE REALLY WANTED TO THANK HIM FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES. SO STUDENTS AND STAFF WROTE LITTLE NOTES, JUST APPRECIATING HIM AS WELL AS LUNCH DAYS. WE WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT WORKS IN THE CAFETERIA AND HELPS MAKE THE FOOD AND JUST FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO FOR US, AS WELL AS IT'S CURRENTLY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK.

SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE A WEEK OF JUST DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING FOR THEM. WE ALREADY GAVE THEM TACOS, STARBUCKS. SO AS WELL AS TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE EVENT.

AND YEAH, WE JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO FOR US.

NEXT WE HAVE OUR SENIORS. AS THE SCHOOL YEAR WRAPS UP, OUR SENIORS ARE ENDING WITH ABOUT FOUR WEEKS LEFT.

IN TWO WEEKS, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR FINALS AND THEN SLOWLY GRAD NIGHT.

LEGACY DAY AND ALL THESE OTHER EVENTS. AND THEN THEY'LL CLOSE OFF WITH THE GRADUATION.

NEXT WE HAVE CASTLE. I DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR, BUT SINCE ASB GOT THE THE OPA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AWARD, I JUST KIND OF WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS. IT WAS REALLY A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

WE HAD A NETWORK TALK WITH OTHER SCHOOLS, AND I WAS PERSONALLY ABLE TO PRESENT ONE OF OUR, OUR SCHOOLS ACTIVITIES AND JUST KIND OF HIGHLIGHT WHAT WE DO AT BELLFLOWER.

AND I THINK IT'S A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE. HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE GOING BACK NEXT YEAR, AS WELL AS TAKING MAYFAIR STUDENTS WITH US SO THEY CAN EXPERIENCE THIS. OTHER EVENTS.

OUR EIGHTH GRADERS ARE CLOSING UP THEIR EIGHTH THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS AS WELL.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVING THEIR FINALS, THEIR JUNIOR GRAD TRIP, AND THEN THEIR PROMOTION CEREMONY AS WELL AS TONIGHT FROM TODAY TO SATURDAY.

OUR THEATER WILL BE HOSTING RADIUM GIRLS. THANK YOU.

I TRULY WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR JUST OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND PRESENT. SADLY, THIS IS MY LAST ONE. FOR THE 2425 SCHOOL SEASON.

I'LL BE HANDING OFF TO A NEW GROUP NEXT YEAR.

I JUST WANT TO THANK MISS HOVIS, MR. LUNDGREN AND MR. ROOKS FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE AND JUST ALLOWING ME TO DO THIS AND THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, STEVEN, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO YOU GET TO BE OUR ALUMNI.

I'M GOING TO BE AN ALUMNI WITH YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE HERE WITH THE REPORTS.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO MAYFAIR, MR. GIL FREEMAN.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT STEWART. INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT MRS ACEVEDO, BOARD MEMBERS AND DISTRICT COLLEAGUES.

HERE IS A PICTURE OF OUR CHICK PETERSON GAME, WHICH IS OUR GAME.

SENIORS VERSUS STAFF. UNFORTUNATELY, THE STAFF DID WIN, BUT IT WAS LIKE ONE POINT, SO IT DOESN'T REALLY COUNT TRULY.

AND YOU KNOW BUT IT WAS A GREAT GAME. SO I HOPE YOU GUYS GOT TO COME OUT AND SEE THAT.

MOVING ON. IT IS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. SO WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO.

NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THEM. SO TRULY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE TEACHERS ON CAMPUS.

FOR ACADEMICS ON THE RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURE OF THE PAN AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP.

EACH OF THOSE STUDENTS SUBMITTED AN ESSAY AND THEY WERE ALL AWARDED THAT SCHOLARSHIP, AND THEY ALL GREATLY DESERVE IT.

AP EXAMS ARE THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK, SO GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF THE TESTERS.

STAIRS. AND HERE ARE SOME AWARDS AND CELEBRATIONS COMING UP, INCLUDING THE DETERMINED ACHIEVER AWARD CEREMONY IN THE STEAM BUILDING.

SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT IN THE GYM. GRAD NIGHT AT DISNEYLAND.

EIGHTH GRADE AWARDS NIGHT. THE SENIOR FAREWELL ASSEMBLY AND SENIOR BREAKFAST JUNE 14TH IS THE PROMOTION FOR THE EIGHTH GRADERS OR JUNE 4TH, SORRY IS THE PROMOTION FOR THE EIGHTH GRADERS IN THE GYM? AND JUNE 5TH AT 7:00 PM GRADUATION WILL BE IN THE RON YURI STADIUM.

FOR ATHLETICS, WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF OUR TEAMS WHO QUALIFIED FOR CIF, INCLUDING BASEBALL.

WHO ARE THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS? BOYS TENNIS, BEACH VOLLEYBALL, TRACK AND FIELD AND SWIM.

WE ALSO HAD OUR SIGNING DAYS. HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE STUDENTS. IT WAS A GREAT ATHLETIC YEAR.

HUGE CONGRATS TO ALL OF THE ATHLETES THIS YEAR.

FOR THE ARTS, CULINARY ARTS. THEY GOT A DEMONSTRATION FROM JAMIE OLIVER AT BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS SATURDAY, IF YOU'RE NOT TOO BUSY AT THE PAN AMERICAN FESTIVAL, CHOIR WILL BE PERFORMING AT AROUND 11 A.M.,

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MAY 18TH IS THE COLOR GUARD PERFORMANCE IN THE AFTERNOON.

ALSO IN THE GYM. THE SPRING VOCAL SHOW IS COMING UP ON MAY 20TH IN THE BELLFLOWER CIVIC CENTER AT 7 P.M..

IT'S A GREAT SHOW. COME OUT IF YOU CAN AND COME SEE ART ACADEMY SHOWCASE ALL OF THEIR ART IN THE STEAM BUILDING.

IT'S A GREAT CELEBRATION AND ALL OF THOSE KIDS ARE VERY TALENTED.

ALL RIGHT. MIDDLE SCHOOL. THEY HAVE A COUPLE THINGS COMING UP, INCLUDING THEIR WASHINGTON, DC FIELD TRIP NEXT WEEK. IT'S A GREAT TRIP. PROMOTION PRACTICES COMING UP, AS WELL AS THE EIGHTH GRADE MOVIE NIGHT WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE SHOWING LILO AND STITCH FOR HIGH SCHOOL PROM IS THIS SATURDAY, SO GET READY.

SENIORS. CERRITOS IS AT THE CERRITOS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

GRAD NIGHT IS COMING UP AT DISNEYLAND. THE SENIOR CATALINA TRIP IS COMING UP.

SENIOR FAREWELL ASSEMBLY, THE SENIOR BREAKFAST AND GRADUATION REHEARSAL.

SO LOTS OF SENIOR EVENTS. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF THE SENIORS.

IT'S GOING TO BE A BUSY, PRETTY, PRETTY BUSY COUPLE OF WEEKS.

BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S TIME. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE SENIORS.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO REPORT ON BEHALF OF MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL.

IT'S BEEN AN HONOR. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY I LOVE YOUR PRESENTATIONS.

I DON'T KNOW WHO'S HELPING YOU WITH THEM OR IF YOU'RE DOING THEM ON YOUR OWN, BUT THEY'RE REALLY COOL TO LOOK AT ALL THE PICTURES AND THE DIFFERENT FONTS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS DO. SO I REALLY LOVE THAT TOO.

ALL RIGHT. FROM SOMERSET WE HAVE ISLAND ROY. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT STEWART.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT ACEVEDO AND GUESTS.

MY NAME IS EILEEN ROY. I'M A JUNIOR AT SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE LATEST ACTIVITIES WITH YOU AT SOMERSET TONIGHT. YESTERDAY, STUDENTS TAKING SCIENCE AT SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATED IN A CRYSTAL COVE CITIZEN CITIZEN SCIENCE JOURNEY.

THEY EXPLORED AND PROTECTED AREAS OF THE OCEAN WHERE THEY TEST.

THEY RAN TESTS ON EACH OF THE PH AND THE SALTINESS LEVELS OF THE WATER, USE GOPROS TO OBSERVE UNDERWATER ANIMALS AND VIEW SEA LIONS, AND SAW SEA LIONS RESTING ON THE BUOYS. THEY LEARNED TO.

THEY LEARNED. THEY LEARNED ABOUT PROTECTING THE OCEAN AS A NATURAL CAUSE AS WE ALL NEED TO LIVE.

TWO LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, JENNIFER COX AND FROM MONMOUTH AND CALIFORNIA STATE LOBBYIST ARIEL P, CAME TO SOMERSET LAST WEEK TO TALK TO TO TALK WITH STUDENTS ABOUT HOW THEY CAN USE THEIR HOW THEY CAN USE THEIR ART SKILLS TO MAKE MONEY BY STARTING BUSINESSES IN DESIGNS AND FASHION. THIS THIS INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP, STUDENTS LEARNED TO STUDENTS, LEARNED SCREEN PAINTING TECHNIQUES AND DESIGNS HAT WITH PAINT AND PATCHES.

THEY GOT TO TAKE HOME AND KEEP STUDENTS IN SOMERSET FROM PRODUCTION.

CLASS JOINED THE THIRD ANNUAL TEN X AND LINK X LATIN X FILM FESTIVAL ON APRIL 25TH AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, WHICH WAS HOSTED BY THE COLLEGE OF ETHNIC STUDIES.

THE EVENT CELEBRATED LATIN TELLING STORIES THROUGH FILM, MUSIC, AND OTHER CREATIVE MEDIA.

STUDENTS GOT TO LEARN ABOUT STUDENTS, GOT TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE UKULELE, WATCH CULTURE DANCERS, AND LEARN ABOUT THE PROFESSION. THE PROFESSIONAL FILMS ARE MADE HOW THE PROFESSIONAL FILMS ARE MADE.

SOMERSET. SOMERSET SENIOR GISELLE NAVARRO WAS SELECTED AS AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT FOR THE CATH LABS URBAN FARMING SCIENCE CLASS LAST WEEK, SHE WAS EXCITED TO MEET THE CELEBRITY CELEBRITY CHEF JAMIE FOXX.

JAMIE OLIVER BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL AS A PART OF HER.

AS A PART OF HER PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROGRAM, SHE WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE CAL LABS ART EVENT.

DOCTOR J, MR. JOHNSON, MISS ADAMS AND MISSUS EVANS ATTENDED THE CCE, A CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO WHERE THEY LEARNED NEW STRATEGIES FOR HELPING OUT FOR HELPING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS. WE ARE EXCITED TO START TO.

WE ARE. WE ARE EXCITED TO START OUR NEW PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN THE FUTURE.

WHILE THERE, MISS EGAN WAS RECOGNIZED AS TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND DOCTOR 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.

THE SPRING AWARDS ARE AT THE BELLFLOWER BRISTOL CENTER ON.

CALHOUN. ON WEDNESDAY THE 14TH, THE SENIORS ARE GOING TO DISNEYLAND TO ENJOY AN ENGAGING STORYTELLING EVENT.

ON MAY 21ST, ALL STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A LEADERSHIP DAY AT THE LA COUNTY FAIR.

ON MAY 22ND, STUDENTS AND FILM CLASS WILL BE SHOWCASING THE FILMS THAT THEY MADE THIS YEAR AT THE KEYSTONE.

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU CAN PROBABLY REPEAT THIS BACK TO ME, BUT WE KNOW YOU HAVE FAMILY OBLIGATIONS.

THANKS. OKAY. THERE IT GOES. AND ACADEMICS AND THINGS THAT YOU GUYS PROBABLY NEED TO GET TO SO YOU CAN LEAVE IF YOU'D LIKE TO.

THANK YOU. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MIX? CONGRATS AGAIN, YOU GUYS.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS TONIGHT.

WE DO NOT HAVE REPORTS FROM CSEA, BUT WE DO HAVE A REPORT FROM BTA.

IF WE COULD WELCOME BTA PRESIDENT KERRY MCDANIEL.

19 DAYS. KERRY. THAT'S WHAT I HEAR. ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD PRESIDENT. STEWART. INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT AZEVEDO.

BOARD MEMBERS, CABINET MEMBERS, CSEA COLLEAGUES, PTSA PARTNERS AND GUESTS.

HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK TO ALL MY TEACHERS IN ATTENDANCE AND ONLINE.

AND TO YOU, MISS STEWART, MISS GARZA AND MISS ARMSTRONG.

BEING A TEACHER IS A CALLING AND OUR STUDENTS NEED GOOD TEACHERS MORE THAN EVER. THIS WEEK HAS BEEN BUSY FULL OF CELEBRATIONS FOR TEACHERS.

PTSD HAS BEEN BUSY AT ALL OF THE SITES, PUTTING TOGETHER LUNCHEONS AND MAKING TEACHERS FEEL SPECIAL.

THANK YOU TO PTSA FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND TEACHERS.

LAST NIGHT, PTA HOSTED A DAY OF THE TEACHER CELEBRATION AT LUCILLE'S IN CERRITOS.

IT WAS WELL ATTENDED BY TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND THE BARBECUE FOOD WAS REALLY GOOD.

MEMBERS ENJOYED THE CASUAL ATMOSPHERE AND GOT TO SIT AND CHAT WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES.

I WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO MAJOR ACTION ITEM 12.2 AND HOPE THAT YOU VOTE TO RATIFY THE AGREEMENT.

BTW, MEMBERS LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING FEEDBACK ON THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS FOR NEXT YEAR. I GOT INVOLVED WITH BTA BECAUSE I HAD AN OLDER TEACHER SAY TO ME, IF THE YOUNGER TEACHERS DON'T GET INVOLVED WHEN THE OLDER TEACHERS RETIRE, WHO TAKES OVER? BEING INVOLVED IN A UNION IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.

IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT, AND THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE DISTRICT AND THE BOARD FOR THIS YEAR, MAKING SURE BTA AND I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ALL THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES, AND BEING AVAILABLE TO TAKE MY CALLS AND ANSWER MY QUESTIONS.

WHILE I KNOW THIS YEAR HAS HAD SOME BUMPS AND BUMPS COME IN ALL SIZES, I BELIEVE WE'RE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

AND EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ON A SEARCH FOR ANOTHER SUPERINTENDENT, I TRUST THAT THE BOARD WILL LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS FEEDBACK AND THAT THEY WILL MAKE THE BEST POSSIBLE DECISION FOR BISD.

THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU. CARRIE.

WE DO NOT HAVE PTA COMMUNICATIONS TONIGHT. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, MRS.

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AND NEXT WEEK, ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH, WE CELEBRATE THE CALIFORNIA DAY OF THE TEACHER.

SO LOTS OF CELEBRATIONS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF OUR PTA.

THEY HOSTED A WONDERFUL HISTORIAN DINNER THIS PAST TUESDAY NIGHT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE PTA HSA AWARDS NIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT.

SO BUSY WEEK FOR THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY A BRIEF UPDATE ON A COUPLE OF TOPICS OUR SCHOOLS HAVE CONTRACTED OR CONTRACTED WITH FACTOR PARENT ENGAGEMENT EDUCATION TO PROVIDE OUR FAMILIES SUPPORT IN NAVIGATING THEIR CHILDREN'S SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT.

AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT AT THIS TIME THAT A FEW OF OUR 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.

SO I LOVE THAT. AND I'M I'M LOVING HEARING THAT OUR PARENTS ARE GETTING MORE INVOLVED WITH THEIR SCHOOLS.

ON ANOTHER POSITIVE NOTE, I HAVE AN UPDATE REGARDING MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL'S FIELD PROJECT.

OUR PIO ESMERALDA CISNEROS, IN COMMUNICATION WITH DISTRICT AND CITY STAFF, HAVE DEVELOPED A WEBSITE LANDING PAGE FOR THE PROJECT SO THAT EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN SEE UPDATES ALONG THE WAY. AFTER SELECTING OH, I'M SORRY, ACTUALLY, IF YOU GO TO OUR DISTRICT'S WEB PAGE AND SELECT OUR DISTRICT, AFTER YOU SELECT OUR DISTRICT, YOU WILL SEE MAYFAIR SPORTS FIELDS.

ONCE YOU CLICK ON THAT, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A DRONE VIDEO OF WHAT THE CURRENT FIELDS LOOK LIKE.

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YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME FAQS AND AN EMAIL THAT YOU CAN SUBMIT QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS TO, TO HAVE STAFF RESPOND TO THAT IN A TIMELY MANNER.

FINALLY, TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS FOR THEIR PATIENCE THIS YEAR WITH OUR ELEMENTARY PLAYGROUND REMODELS.

WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE DOWN TO OUR FINAL FEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAVING THEIR INSTALLATION, SO WE ARE ON TRACK TO HAVE THIS PROJECT COMPLETED BY JUNE 30TH.

SO I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT TO EVERYONE. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE'S SUPPORT IN THIS EFFORT.

KNOWING THAT WE'RE PROVIDING OUR STUDENTS UP UPDATED, ENGAGING EQUIPMENT FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

SO THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THIS EVENING.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THOSE ARE AMAZING UPDATES. REALLY GLAD TO HEAR COMMITTEE UPDATES.

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WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMITTEE DATES COMING UP, SO WE WILL GET YOU GUYS MORE INFORMATION IN OUR NEXT MEETING ON THAT.

ALL RIGHT. SO MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT.

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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 BYLAW 9322.2.

MAY WE PLEASE HAVE FLOOR? CARILLO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT. YOU JUST GOT TO PUSH THAT LITTLE BUTTON.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MOTHER TO SOFIA CARRILLO, WHO CURRENTLY ATTENDS WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY.

I WANTED TO SHARE THAT I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS CHANGE, ESPECIALLY FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO'S IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND STRUGGLES SIGNIFICANTLY WITH TRANSITIONS. CHANGES IN ENVIRONMENT CAN BE EXTREMELY CHALLENGING FOR HER, BOTH EMOTIONALLY AND ACADEMICALLY, AND I'M ALSO VERY WORRIED ABOUT HER SAFETY AND FOR HER SUPPORT NEEDS THAT SHOULD BE MET.

MY DAUGHTER IS VERY MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE MODERATE TO SEVERE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES, AND AS A PARENT, MY CONCERNS ABOUT HER SAFETY AT ERNIE PYLE, PARTICULARLY DURING DROP OFF AND PICKUP ALONG WOODRUFF AREA, SEEM A BIT CHAOTIC AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED THAT EXTRA SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION DUE TO DUE TO THEM ELOPING.

I'M ALSO REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LACK OF MILD TO MODERATE TO SEVERE CLASSES THAT EITHER ERNIE PYLE OR WOODRUFF.

MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN MAKING PROGRESS, AND WE WERE HOPING TO START MAINSTREAMING HER NEXT YEAR WITHOUT THE ACCESS TO THOSE CLASSES, I WORRY THAT HER GROWTH WILL BE STALLED AND THAT SHE'LL MISS OUT ON IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCLUSION.

I REALLY DO HOPE THAT THE DISTRICT CAN RECONSIDER, OR AT LEAST PROVIDE SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THESE CHALLENGES WILL BE ADDRESSED.

I PRESS IT, YOU CAN LEAVE IT. ARE YOU FINISHED? YES. I'M DONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SUPERINTENDENT ACEVEDO.

CAN WE GET AN UPDATE ON JUST SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN GETTING IN REGARD TO JUST THE SAFETY CONCERNS AND THINGS LIKE THAT? IF YOU COULD PUT THAT ON OUR FRIDAY MEMO FOR US, PLEASE.

WE CAN PROVIDE YOU SOME UPDATED INFORMATION. YES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE DO NOT HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT, SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO MAJOR ACTION,

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WE DO. I'M GOING TO HAVE DOCTOR SMITH INTRODUCE OUR GUESTS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISSUS AZEVEDO. GOOD EVENING.

BOARD PRESIDENT STEWART, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

TONIGHT WE HAVE OUR DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR, MARK FARRELL, FROM DELL SCOTT AND COMPANY, AS WELL AS OUR DISTRICT BOND COUNSEL FROM DENNIS WOLAVER AND KELLY MEREDITH JOHNSON.

MR. FARRELL WILL TAKE THE BOARD THROUGH A SHORT PRESENTATION TO ILLUSTRATE THE PURPOSE OF THE RESOLUTION AND THE RELATED PAPERWORK THIS EVENING, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY TO REFINANCE A SERIES OF BONDS THAT SHALL THAT WILL BRING A SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS TO THE TAXPAYERS OVER TIME.

SO AT THIS POINT, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT. TURN IT OVER TO MR. FARRELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES, SUPERINTENDENT ACEVEDO, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

A PLEASURE TO BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU. SO YES, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT POTENTIALLY REFINANCING.

THE SECOND SERIES, THE SERIES B FROM MEASURE B THAT WAS ISSUED BACK IN 2015.

SO THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE REFINANCING THAT THE DISTRICT UNDERTOOK IN 2023 THAT REFINANCED THE SERIES A BONDS.

KIND OF AS A RECAP AND A REMINDER. SO WHEN WE REFINANCE BONDS, WE'RE REPLACING OLDER BONDS THAT HAVE A HIGHER INTEREST RATE WITH BONDS THAT NOW HAVE A

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SO WE'RE NOT EXTENDING THE PAYMENTS AT ALL. THERE'S NO IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND.

THE COST FOR REFINANCING THE BONDS IS PAID FOR OUT OF THE REFINANCING BOND PROCEEDS.

THE FINANCING COSTS ARE ALSO CONTINGENT UPON THE FINANCING BEING COMPLETED AND THEN ALL OF THE SAVINGS.

THE LOWER ANNUAL BOND PAYMENTS ARE PASSED ON TO TAXPAYERS THROUGH LOWER PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS.

I WISH I COULD SAY THE INTEREST RATE MARKETS HAVE BEEN COOPERATING WITH US AND BEEN FAVORABLE.

THIS CHART SHOWS AN INDEX OF KIND OF THE TEN YEAR MUNICIPAL BOND INDEX, THEORETICALLY WHERE A TRIPLE-A RATED BOND WOULD HAVE ITS INTEREST RATES. AND THINGS ARE LOOKING REALLY GOOD.

KIND OF END OF FEBRUARY, BEGINNING OF MARCH, WHEN WE WERE STARTING TO PUT ALL OF THIS INFORMATION TOGETHER.

AND THEN WE GET TO APRIL AND THE TARIFF ANNOUNCEMENT ON APRIL 2ND.

AND YOU CAN SEE KIND OF THE REACTION THAT THE MARKET HAD A LITTLE DROP IN RATES ONE DAY AND THEN A RAPID INCREASE IN INTEREST RATES THE NEXT, AND KIND OF VERY VOLATILE PERIOD FOR ABOUT A WEEK.

THINGS HAVE SETTLED DOWN, BUT INTEREST RATES ARE QUITE A BIT HIGHER THAN THEY WERE LEADING IN KIND OF THE THE FEBRUARY MARCH TIME FRAME.

WHICH KIND OF PUTS US, YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE WE TODAY WITH THE REFINANCING AND WHAT'S OUR STRATEGY GOING FORWARD? SO THE SERIES B BONDS IS ABOUT $38.3 MILLION OF BONDS ELIGIBLE TO BE REFINANCED.

THE AVERAGE RATE ON THOSE BONDS IS 4.06%. RIGHT NOW.

THE AVERAGE RATE ON THE NEW BONDS WOULD ONLY BE 3.89%.

WE GET DOWN TO THE YELLOW KIND OF THAT SAVINGS, $532,000 IN SAVINGS TO THE TAXPAYERS OVER THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, 18 TO 20 YEARS. AND ON A PRESENT VALUE BASIS, WHAT WE DO KIND OF TO DECIDE, OKAY, IS THIS A GOOD TIME TO REFINANCE BONDS? NOT A GOOD TIME TO REFINANCE BONDS.

WE TAKE THAT $532,000 AND TURN IT INTO OKAY, IN TODAY'S DOLLARS.

WHAT DOES THAT EQUATE TO? AND WE DIVIDE IT BY THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT, THE REFUNDING.

WE'RE JUST UNDER 1%. INDUSTRY STANDARD SAYS YOU DON'T DO REFINANCING UNDER 3% PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS.

WE TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONSERVATIVE VIEW. THERE'S STILL QUITE A FEW YEARS OF PAYMENTS FOR YOUR DISTRICT'S BONDS, SO WE WOULDN'T ACTUALLY RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD UNLESS THAT SAVINGS GETS TO 5%.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BUILT INTO THE RESOLUTION.

SO THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE REFINANCING TO HAPPEN, BUT ONLY WHEN INTEREST RATES DROP, IF INTEREST RATES DROP AND GET US BACK DOWN TO THAT 5% PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS.

SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL KIND OF GET READY. SO WE'VE PUT TOGETHER AN RFP TO SELECT AN UNDERWRITER.

THAT'S THE INVESTMENT BANK THAT ACTUALLY SELLS THE BONDS OUT TO INVESTORS.

AND THEN WE'LL JUST WORK WITH THEM AND MONITOR THE MARKET.

WE'LL WATCH INTEREST RATES. AND WHEN THINGS START TO MOVE IN OUR FAVOR, WE'LL START KIND OF RAMPING BACK UP AND GETTING THE FINANCING READY TO GO TO MARKET.

BUT WE WON'T MOVE. WE WON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL WE ARE MUCH, MUCH CLOSER TO THAT 5% THRESHOLD.

AGAIN, WE DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD INCUR ANY COST FOR THE DISTRICT.

SO JUST KIND OF WAITING UNTIL THE MARKET GETS BACK TO A POINT WHERE IT WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE DISTRICT TO MOVE.

AND BECAUSE YOU CAN KIND OF SEE FROM THAT CHART HOW QUICKLY INTEREST RATES CAN MOVE, WE ALSO WANT TO AT LEAST BRING THIS TO THE BOARD FOR THE OPTION FOR YOU TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. THAT WAY WE COULD POTENTIALLY MOVE VERY QUICKLY IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND INTEREST RATES KIND OF RECORRECT DOWNWARDS.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS.

BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.

UPON APPROVING THIS HOW OFTEN WILL YOU UPDATE US ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE INTEREST RATES? SURE. I MEAN, WE'LL BE WATCHING THE MARKET KIND OF ON A DAILY AND WEEKLY BASIS BECAUSE WE CONSTANTLY HAVE FINANCINGS IN THE MARKET AND WE CAN REACH OUT TO THE DISTRICT AS OFTEN AS YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM ME WITH WITH, WITH THE UPDATES.

BUT CERTAINLY EVERY FEW WEEKS WE'LL KIND OF GIVE AN UPDATE AND PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, GET A LITTLE BIT MORE FREQUENT WITH THE UPDATES AS WE START GETTING CLOSER. SO IF WE'RE KIND OF STILL IN THIS, YOU KNOW, REALLY WHERE WE NEED RATES TO COME DOWN A GOOD HALF A PERCENT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL PROBABLY BE A LITTLE LESS FREQUENT COMMUNICATION. BUT AS WE START SEEING THE MARKET MOVE, MOVE IN OUR FAVOR, WE'LL GET MORE FREQUENT COMMUNICATIONS.

THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. VICE PRESIDENT GARZA THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

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UP UNTIL WHEN ARE YOU ABLE TO MOVE ON IT? AND LIKE, FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU SAY MAYBE A YEAR AFTER THAT YEAR, DO WE HAVE TO RESTART THE CLOCK AND REDO ALL THIS PROCESS.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? THERE'S KIND OF A TECHNICAL ANSWER AND THERE'S A REALISTIC ANSWER.

SO TECHNICALLY ONCE YOU GIVE YOUR APPROVAL, THE REFUNDING COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME.

BUT REALISTICALLY IF WE GOT WE WOULD BE CHECKING IN WITH YOUR ADMINISTRATION.

AND IF IT GOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM APPROVAL, WE WOULD PROBABLY BRING IT BACK TO YOU SO THAT YOU COULD RE REAUTHORIZE IT AND PROVIDE YOUR CONSENT TO MOVE FORWARD. AGAIN, IF THE TIME IF IT FELT LIKE IT HAD GOTTEN STALE THAT TIME PERIOD MIGHT BE SIX MONTHS, NINE MONTHS IF WE GOT I THINK THAT IF WE GOT TO JANUARY OF 2026, WE WOULD COME BACK AND ASK YOU AGAIN TO GIVE US YOUR APPROVAL, YOUR BLESSING, TO MOVE FORWARD. OKAY. SO IT'S KIND OF A MUTUAL WORKING TOGETHER, RIGHT? MAKING SURE THAT OUR STAFF CONTINUES TO BE ON TOP OF IT AND PROVIDES PROBABLY FEEDBACK TO US.

RIGHT. CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. NO MORE QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER CINTRON. THANK YOU.

WHEN WE WHENEVER IT IS THAT THE MARKET ALLOWS FOR US TO REFINANCE IS THIS A ONE TIME THING, OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT, LIKE, IF WE REFINANCE FOR A SMALLER PERCENTAGE AND THEN IT DIPS AGAIN, ARE WE ABLE TO REFINANCE AGAIN ON THIS BOND OR DOES THAT NOT WORK? VERY GOOD QUESTION. AND THAT'S ALSO WHY WE WANT TO SET THAT LITTLE HIGHER THRESHOLD THAN THAT MINIMUM 3%.

SO TYPICALLY WHEN YOU ISSUE BONDS, WHETHER THEY'RE THE FIRST BONDS BACK FROM WHEN MEASURE B-B BONDS WERE ISSUED OR NOW THAT WE'RE REFINANCING THOSE, THERE'S A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO REFINANCE THE BONDS.

AND THAT'S TYPICALLY TEN YEARS. SO YES, IF WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD, REFINANCE, LOCK IN THE INTEREST RATES, LET'S SAY A MONTH FROM NOW, IT'S FAVORABLE, THEN THE DISTRICT WOULDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT AGAIN FOR TEN YEARS.

SO THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT SAVINGS THRESHOLD IS.

AND THE SAVINGS ARE REALLY MEANINGFUL BECAUSE WE'RE USING THAT OPTION FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT.

THAT WAS MY QUESTION AS WELL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. SO CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 12.1.

YOU HAVE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE 12.1.

CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WITH THE MOTION WITH MISS ARMSTRONG AND A SECOND WITH MRS. GARZA. CAN I HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? STUDENT BOARD MEMBER JOSE, I MISS ARMSTRONG, I MISS CINTRON, I MRS. GARZA, I MISS STEWART, I. ALL RIGHT, SO MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT MAJOR ACTION.

12.2 APPROVAL OF TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE BUFFALO TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 12.2? I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 12.2, APPROVAL OF TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE BELLFLOWER TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.

CAN I GET A SECOND? I SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER JOSE. I MISS ARMSTRONG, I MISS CINTRON, I MISS GARZA, I MISS STEWART.

I THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TEACHERS.

AND ITEM 12.3, APPROVAL OF OUR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, CHAPTER 32. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING BOTH OF YOU GUYS DO. OUR UNIONS, OUR TEACHERS AND OUR EMPLOYEES.

SO I MOVE TO APPROVE. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND.

ROLL CALL PLEASE. STUDENT BOARD MEMBER JOSE. I.

MISS ARMSTRONG, I MISS CINTRON. I. MRS. GARZA, I MISS STEWART.

I. OKAY, SO MOVING ALONG TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

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CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? YOU HAVE THAT MOTION. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECONDED.

ALL RIGHT. SO, VICE PRESIDENT GARZA WITH THE MOTION.

MISS CINTRON WITH THE SECOND. CAN I GET ROLL CALL, PLEASE?

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MRS. GARZA, I MISS STEWART I. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ON TO BOARD COMMUNICATIONS.

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SO THAT'S NICE. HE IS NOT HERE TODAY, SO WE WILL MISS HIS BOARD REPORT.

BUT WE WILL START WITH OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, PLEASE.

HELLO, GUYS. THIS IS MY LAST BOARD MEETING. ESPECIALLY AS A SENIOR.

BUT BEFORE I TALK ABOUT THAT BASICALLY JUST WHAT JILL SAID.

WE HAVE OUR PROM THIS SATURDAY, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE GRAD NIGHT COMING UP IN OUR TRIP TO CATALINA AND ALL OUR GRADUATION PRACTICES.

SO IT'S EXCITING, BUT ALSO VERY SAD. BUT WITH THAT LIKE I SAID, THIS IS MY LAST TIME BEING HERE, AND I GREW WITH THIS DISTRICT FROM ELC TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, MAYFAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND NOW TO HIGH SCHOOL.

AND NOW I'M GOING TO UC IRVINE. AND I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM NOT ONLY THIS DISTRICT, BUT ALSO MAYFAIR.

AND I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THRIVING WITH THIS DISTRICT IN MY THOUGHTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS.

THIS IS NOT EASY. IT'S A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US UP HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU WANT TO START MISS ARMSTRONG? THANK YOU. PRESIDENT STEWART MINE IS GOING TO BE REAL QUICK, TOO.

I I JUST WANT TO START OFF WITH SAYING THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS THAT PARTICIPATED THIS YEAR.

YOU KNOW, YOUR VOICE WAS VERY IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, TO BRING THAT PERSPECTIVE.

AND I JUST HOPE TO HEAR MORE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AS YOU MOVE ON, YOU KNOW, THROUGH COLLEGE OR WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ADDING THAT TO, YOU KNOW, ALL YOUR SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES.

SO IT WAS A SERIOUS UNDERTAKING. AND AND YOU AND YOU DID IT.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I JOINED OUR BOARD. OUR BOARD.

WE PARTICIPATED IN, IN WHAT IS CALLED COAST TO COAST.

AND THAT'S WHERE THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE JOINED TOGETHER IN EFFORTS TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT ARE UP THERE IN DC MAKING DECISIONS.

AND SO, AS A TEAM, I THOUGHT WE WERE VERY POWERFUL.

AND AND WE HAVE OUR DIFFERENT TALENTS. AND TOGETHER I REALLY ENJOYED SPENDING THAT NEARLY A WEEK TOGETHER.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND ME, I'M JUST BEING THAT PARENT.

WE, WE HAD HAVE PROM, BELLFLOWER HAT PROM, AND I SURVIVED.

SO A LOT OF FUN, YOU KNOW. AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH YOUR.

I'M SURE YOUR FAMILY WILL. BUT WE HAD LOTS OF LOTS OF FUN.

BIG PARTY AT THE HOUSE. AND THEN, THEN THEN THESE SENIORS THAT HAVE THIS THING TO WHERE THEY THEY HAVE TO GO TO ANOTHER PLACE TO TAKE PICTURES.

SO WE WENT TO THE HILLTOP PARK IN SIGNAL HILL AND, AND AND YOU KNOW WHAT? NOT TO SAY THAT I'M OLD OR ANYTHING, BUT WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, IT WASN'T LIKE THAT.

IT WAS JUST A HILL WITH DIRT. BUT NOW IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

IF YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, YOU GOT TO GO. AND SO I'M JUST.

I'M JUST LATE, SO. BUT ANYWAY, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

SO ANYWAY PROM WAS AN EXCITING TIME, AND I DID.

TWO YEARS AGO, I HAD ANOTHER DAUGHTER THAT GRADUATED FROM BELLFLOWER.

SHE GRADUATED FROM HER PROGRAM THIS PAST WEEK ALSO.

SO I'VE JUST BEEN BUSY BEING A PARENT. SO. SO NOW I'M LOOKING FORWARD FOR HER TO PURSUING A JOB IN HER FIELD, WHICH IS MRI. ALL OF MY CHILDREN ARE IN MEDICINE.

SO. BUT I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT. SO ALSO DECISION DAY THE SENIORS DID DECISION DAY, AND I KNOW THAT'S EXCITING. THEY GET A CHANCE TO CHOOSE WHAT COLLEGE THEY WANT TO GO GO TO.

AND MY DAUGHTER IS DECIDING TO GO TO A UNIVERSITY.

ALL OF MY OTHER KIDS WENT WENT THROUGH A TRADE SCHOOL.

SO I'M GOING TO HAVE FUN WITH WITH THE COLLEGE LIFE AGAIN THROUGH MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER.

SO THAT'S IT FOR THE REST. FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, I'LL BE BUSY AT WORK BECAUSE YOU GUYS KNOW I'M A TEACHER.

ALSO WITH THE WITH THE ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL THE END OF THE YEAR REQUIREMENTS.

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SO AGAIN, THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR FOR COMING OUT ALSO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG.

BOARD MEMBER CINTRON. THANK YOU. WELL, SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE TEACHERS.

HAPPY APPRECIATION WEEK. I, FOR ONE, APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU TO EVERYBODY AND ALSO MY TEACHERS THAT I SHARE THE DAIS WITH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW YOUR PARENTS APPRECIATE YOU.

YOUR STUDENTS APPRECIATE YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

ALSO SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE SENIORS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE SENIORS THAT ARE GOING OFF AND AND BUILDING A FUTURE.

AND I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE GREAT BUILDING BLOCKS THAT THEY GOT FROM THIS ANY SCHOOL THAT THEY ATTENDED.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT YOUR GUYS'S FUTURE.

I KNOW THAT AFTER MY GRADUATED LAST YEAR, SHE'S DOING GOOD THINGS.

BLESSED. BUT ALSO, IT'S JUST IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE TEACHERS THAT SHE HAD AT MAYFAIR.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL GO ON AND SAY CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO OUR 81 BELLFLOWER PARENTS THAT COMPLETED THE PARENT ENGAGEMENT ACADEMY.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT PUT IN ALL THE EFFORT AND ALL THE WORK TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

AND I KNOW THAT WE GOT GREAT FEEDBACK AND I GOT ALL THE PICTURES OF THE VIRTUAL GRADUATION.

AND I KNOW THOSE PARENTS ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO THEIR THEIR EFFORTS IS NOT GOING TO GO UNNOTICED.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I ALSO ATTENDED THE COAST TO COAST HOSTED BY THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION, AND I FEEL LIKE ANOTHER ASSOCIATION IN WASHINGTON, DC.

IT WAS AN EYE OPENER. WE WENT THERE AND WE ADVOCATED FOR THINGS AND THE NEEDS OF OUR DISTRICT, BUT ALSO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SO MANY OTHERS. THERE WERE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, THERE WERE SUPERINTENDENTS, THERE WAS 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 THAT 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. BUT WHAT YOU BRING TO OUR DISTRICT.

REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU AND ALL OF YOUR WORK.

LET'S SEE. AND YEAH, WE'RE RAMPING UP FOR GRADUATIONS.

THIS IS MY FIRST RODEO, SO I WAS TOLD TO BUCKLE UP, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

AND I'VE BEEN UNDER THE WEATHER SINCE I GOT BACK FROM WASHINGTON, SO I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND BECAUSE I'M NOT TRYING TO GET ANYBODY SICK.

BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING TO ALL THE AWARD ASSEMBLIES.

I KNOW 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'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBERS. VICE PRESIDENT GARZA. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE VERY HONORED TO ATTEND THE CSC MEMBER RECOGNITION BANQUET.

WHICH WAS I WAS INVITED TO BE THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR A WONDERFUL EVENT.

SO HAPPY TO BE THERE. REPRESENTING. EXCUSE ME.

BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THEN I WAS ALSO ABLE TO OH.

I'M SORRY. I WILL BE ABLE TO. NEXT. WHAT IS IT? TOMORROW WE WILL BE HAVING A PTA HONORARY SERVICE AWARDS, WHICH I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ATTENDING AS WELL WITH PRESIDENT STEWART.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE ALL TEACHERS WHO ARE WORKING EVERY DAY REALLY HARD FOR THEIR STUDENTS.

YOU REALLY DO A EMBODY, YOU KNOW, ALL OUR TEACHERS HERE IN OUR DISTRICT EMBODY THAT.

WE PLACE OUR STUDENTS FIRST. I'VE SEEN IT IN OUR CLASSROOMS. I WALK INTO YOUR CLASSROOMS AND OUR KIDS ARE ENGAGED AND OUR KIDS ARE HAPPY.

AND AS LONG AS THEY'RE HAPPY AND ENGAGED, THEN WE ARE DOING A GREAT SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WORKING SO HARD FOR THEM AND ALSO FOR OUR DISTRICT ITSELF.

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I BELIEVE THAT IS IT. OH, YES. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RETIREES.

THAT WAS YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WE I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ATTENDING AS WELL THAT NIGHT AND HOPING THAT YOU ALL ARE GOING TO BE ENJOYING YOUR, YOUR NEW JOURNEY AND NOT HAVING TO GET UP AT SIX IN THE MORNING TO YOUR ALARM CLOCK AND GIVEN, YOU KNOW, GOING BY BELLS TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE RESTROOM.

SO I'M SURE ALL YOUR LETTERS WILL HELP, WILL BE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

I KNOW MINE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT GARCIA. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT I LEFT OFF OF MY BOARD REPORT LAST TIME THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO MR. DAVE FYLSTRA.

HE OVERSEES OUR BANDS AT OUR ELEMENTARY SITES, AND I GOT A FEW EMAILS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RECENT CONCERTS AT THE CIVIC CENTER, AND THEY HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL AND ENTERTAINING FOR OUR FAMILIES.

PARENTS AND STAFF HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT MR. FLETCHER DOES A GREAT JOB GETTING TO KNOW OUR STUDENTS AND BUILDING CONNECTIONS WITH THEM.

BECAUSE OF THIS, OUR STUDENTS HAVE FELT EMPOWERED AND NOT ONLY APPRECIATE THE MUSIC, BUT HAVE BECOME MORE CONFIDENT AND TO BE ABLE TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT AND PERFORM SOLOS.

SO I GOT A FEW EMAILS. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO HIM AND FOR EVERYTHING HE DOES FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AS MANY OF YOU GUYS KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT. WE WENT TO THE CSBA COAST TO COAST CONFERENCE.

IT WAS ALSO PARTNERED WITH AXA, WHO'S OUR ADMIN? AND SO SIX OF US ATTENDED FOUR OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, ALONG WITH MRS. ACEVEDO AND MRS. YOLA. AND I JUST I LEARNED A LOT AT THIS CONFERENCE, PROBABLY MORE THAN ANY CONFERENCE THAT I'VE 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 OBVIOUSLY IS NOT ENOUGH.

THE ENCROACHMENT ON OUR BUDGET IS MASSIVE AND WE NEED MORE FUNDING.

AND 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. I THINK IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO GO.

THERE WAS OVER 300 OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, ALL FROM CALIFORNIA.

WE LEARNED THAT ADVOCACY IS BUILDING LASTING RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE IMPORTANT WITH KEY DECISION MAKERS IN EDUCATION.

IT'S ENGAGING WITH LOCAL OFFICES TO SHARE IMPACTFUL DISTRICT STORIES TO INFLUENCE THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.

YOU CAN GO IN AND TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE ACTUAL STORIES THAT HAVE HAPPENED TO YOUR DISTRICTS, IT'S JUST WAY MORE IMPACTFUL.

SO WE LEARNED THAT, AND WE LEARNED THAT FOSTERING ONGOING CONNECTIONS THROUGH FOLLOW UP AND SCHOOL VISITS ARE IMPORTANT TO ESTABLISH TRUST AND COLLABORATION.

AND WE MET WITH ROBERT GARCIA. WE MET IN HIS OFFICE.

AND SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SAY, WE ALWAYS GET TO MEET WITH ROBERT.

WE SEE ROBERT ALL THE TIME, AND THAT'S TRUE. BUT WHAT HE DID DO IS HE GAVE US ADVICE ON WHAT WE COULD DO NEXT, ON WHO WE COULD CONTACT, SOME LEGISLATORS IN ORANGE COUNTY, SOME DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT ARE AGAINST SOME OF THIS EDUCATION CUTS.

AND SO WE DID GAIN KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO FOLLOW UP AND TO HELP OUR OWN STUDENTS.

SO I THOUGHT THE CONFERENCE WAS REALLY IMPORTANT AND IT WAS REALLY GOOD. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

YESTERDAY WE HAD OUR CLOSED SESSION MEETING LOOKING AT APPLICATIONS FOR OUR SUPERINTENDENT. REALLY EXCITED TO START INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES AND FIND OUR NEXT GREAT LEADER. I THINK WE HAVE SOME AMAZING CANDIDATES.

TUESDAY I ATTENDED THE PTA HISTORIAN MIX AND TOMORROW I WILL BE ATTENDING THE PTA HONORARY SERVICE AWARDS.

IT WAS NICE TO SEE ALL THE EVENTS AT EACH SCHOOL SITE AND THE SUPPORT THAT PTA HAS PROVIDED.

SO MANY COOL AND UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

JUST A LOT OF COOL EVENTS. THEY SHOWED PICTURES.

EACH SITE DID A PRESENTATION SO THAT WAS AWESOME.

I TALKED EARLIER ABOUT FIVE OF OUR MAYFAIRE STUDENTS DID A SKIT AND IT WAS EPIC.

IF YOU WERE THERE. IF YOU WEREN'T THERE, I HAVE THE RECORDING AND IT WAS AWESOME. THEY BASICALLY DID A SKIT AND THEY CELEBRATED MEMBERS FROM OUR PTSA AT MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL.

SO THEY CELEBRATED AALIYAH NAKAGAWA OR THE MAYFAIR PTSA PRESIDENT, SYLVIA JONES, THE TREASURER, AND THEIR LEADER, MISS THERESA. IT WAS SO ORIGINAL.

IT WAS SO HILARIOUS. AND I'M SO THANKFUL FOR JUST 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 JUST SEE THEM.

I WANT TO SAY HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK.

I KNOW WE HAVE WE'RE COUNTING DOWN THOSE DAYS AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.

THANK YOU TO OUR TEACHERS AND FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO.

CONGRATS TO OUR CSA PRESIDENT, MICHELLE CUELLAR AND ALL OF YOUR WORDS.

I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE, BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR YOU.

THAT'S AWESOME. AND JUST LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SPEAK ON ONE THING THAT'S BEEN KIND OF BOTHERING ME A LITTLE BIT THIS WEEK.

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I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT I AS A DISTRICT, WE STILL NEED TO FOCUS ON OUR TRANSPARENCY AND OUR COMMUNICATION.

WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB COMMUNICATING. TO HEAR THAT PARENTS WERE NOTIFIED BEFORE STAFF, BEFORE ADMIN. I'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

THAT'S 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'S GOING ON, IT'S JUST NOT A GOOD LOOK FOR OUR DISTRICT. AND IT BOTHERED ME.

SO WHAT I'M TAKING AWAY IS THAT IT'S A LEARNING LESSON.

IT'S A TEACHABLE MOMENT. WE NEED TO DO BETTER.

WE WILL DO BETTER AND WE PROMISE THAT. AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE STILL HAVE, PLEASE REACH OUT TO US. I KNOW THERE 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 THAT.

I THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THINGS, BUT THEY WANT TO THEY JUST WANT YOU TO COMMUNICATE AND TO BE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND HAVE THOSE ANSWERS, THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED. SO I HOPE THAT NEXT TIME WE CAN, WHEN WE ROLL THINGS OUT, WE CAN DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER JOB COMMUNICATING.

AND THAT'S IT FOR MY REPORT TONIGHT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE INFORMATIONAL ITEMS THIS EVENING?

[15. INFORMATION ITEMS]

UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.