Aug 27, 2026 School Board

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>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

THIS MIEETING IS CALLED TO ORDE AT 5 P.M.

>> BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG. >> PRESENT.

>> STEWART. >> PRESENT.

>> PRESIDENT GARZA. >> PRESENT.

TONIGHT WE DO NOT HAVE SPEAKERS REQUESTS REGARDING CLOSED

[2. CLOSED SESSION]

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

>> WELL. RECONVENED AT OPEN SESSION AT 6:35 P.M. WE PROVIDE AN UPDATE FOR CLOSED

SESSION TOPICS. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT.

THE TOPICS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION WERE PUTTING LITIGATION PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL RELEASE AND NO ACTIONS

WERE TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION. >> PRESIDENT GARZA: REPLACEMENT PAGE FOR ITEM 12.3 IS ON THE BACK TABLE.

DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT SMITH WILL LEAD US INTO PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND WE'RE GOING TO ASK BONNIE CARTER TO DO THAT FOR

US TONIGHT. >> PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE.

PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND BEGIN.

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

PLEASE. ISAAC WILL ADMINISTER THE CEREMONIAL OATH OF OFFICE. TO OUR NEW APPOINTED STUDENT BOARD MEMBER.

>> REPEAT AFTER ME. I, ALLISON ESCALA, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION AND THAT I WILL WELL ANN WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> CAN YOU JOIN ME DOWN FOR A PICTURE, PLEASE?

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WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE? >> NO, NOT AT THIS MOMENT.

THANK YOU. >> PRESIDENT GARZA: PERFECT.

[6. RECOGNITIONS]

DR. SIMON? >> DR. SIMON: THIS TIME, I WILL ASK THE BOARD TO COME DOWN FROM THE DAIS.

AS WE HONOR THOSE BEING RECOGNIZED THIS EVENING.

MRS. CARTER WILL ASSIST US WITH RECOGNITIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING.

BEHALF OF THE BELLFLOWER UNITED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION, IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARD TO SEVERAL OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHOSE GENEROSITY AND DEDICATION, HELP TO MAKE OUR DISTRICT'S BACKPACK GIVE AWAY A SUCCESS. THEIR SUPPORT ENSURED THAT UNIFIED STUDENTS AND FAMILIES BEGAN THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES ENCOURAGEMENT AND A STRONG REMINDER THAT THEIR COMMUNITY STANDS BEHIND THEM. WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR EACH OF TONIGHT'S HONOREES. FIRST WE RECOGNIZE THE QUOTE AND CARING CONNECTIONS FOR THEIR MEANINGFUL SUPPORT OF OUR DISTRICT'S BACKPACK GIVEAWAY. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] AS THEY COME FORWARD, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR COMPASSION, PARTNERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO SERVING BELLFLOWER UNIFIED FAMILIES. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ITALIAN OWNER OPERATOR OF CHICK-FIL-A ROSECRANS IN THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER.

WE'D LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR SUPPORTING AND HOSTING OUR BACKPACK GIVE AWAY AND FOR DEMONSTRATING A SINCERE COMMITMENT TO THE WELL-BEING AND SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. [APPLAUSE] WE ARE ALSO PROUD TO RECOGNIZE VERONICA TODAY, PRESIDENT OF THE CERRITOS AREA ALUMNI CHAPTER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INCORPORATED ALONG WITH CHAPTER MEMBERS JOINING US THIS EVENING.

[APPLAUSE] WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM CERRITOS AREA ALUMNI CHAPTER FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT, OF BACKPACK GIVE AWAY AND FOR THEIR CONTINUED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

[APPLAUSE] WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ASSEMBLYMEMBER JOSE LUIS JR. AND OTHER FIELD REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE OFFICE OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER SELECTED JUNIOR. OKAY, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF BELLFLOWER UNIFIED BACKPACK GIVE AWAY AND FOR HELPING CONNECT OUR FAMILIES WITH THE RESOURCES AND ENCOURAGEMENT THEY DESERVE. [APPLAUSE] WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JAZMIN RAMIREZ AND WILLIAM DALEY, REPRESENTING BLACK NIGHT PATROL, INC..

[APPLAUSE] WE'D LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR

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[APPLAUSE] FINALLY, WE RECOGNIZE DR. ROBERTO SANCHEZ, AND SASHA PICKARD OPERATIONS MANAGER OF BELLFLOWER DENTAL OFFICE. [APPLAUSE] WE'D LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF OUR DISTRICT'S BACKPACK GIVEAWAY AND FOR INVESTING IN THE SUCCESS, HEALTH AND FUTURE OF OUR BELLFLOWER UNIFIED STUDENTS.

[APPLAUSE] TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARD RECIPIENTS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY, YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF BELLFLOWER UNITED SCHOOL DISTRICT. PLEASE JOIN US IN CONGRATULATING AND THANKING OUR 2026 COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARD RECIPIENTS WITH A FINAL ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] AND THAT'S THE END OF RECOGNITIONS.

[7. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA]

>> PRESIDENT, NO AMENDMENTS THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU. >> PRESIDENT GARZA: THANK YOU.

IS MR. YOUNG IN THE AUDIENCE? NO?

[9. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT]

SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT.

WE WILL NOW MOVE DR. SALMAN? >> DR. SIMON: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND STAFF AND STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE TODAY. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE START OF OUR SCHOOL YEAR.

THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, AUGUST 17TH MARKS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ACROSS BELLFLOWER UNIFIED.

IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE OUR CAMPUSES ONCE AGAIN FILLED WITH STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF AS WE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THE 2026/27 SCHOOL YEAR. SOMERSET BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT ON AUGUST 18TH SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL HOSTED ITS BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT.

SOMERSET TEAM DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB WELCOMING STUDENTS, TO FAMILIES AND STAFF AND CREATING A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY TO BEGIN. THREE YEAR.

HAD THE PLEASURE ON AUGUST 28TH OF ATTENDING THE YMCA OF GREATER LOS ANGELES COMET BEACH, LONG BEACH, EXCUSE ME DONOR APPRECIATION EVENT AND HOTEL MAYA AND LONG BEACH ALONGSIDE BOARD PRESIDENT MYRA GARRISON AND ARMSTRONG.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO SHARE A COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES. ON AUGUST 21ST, OUR FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE ACTIVATION TEAMS SPENT THE TEAM NEXT STAY HERE IN THIS ROOM EXPERIENCING CONNECTING, DESIGNING AND BEGINNING TO IMAGINE WHERE NEW INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK CAN LOOK LIKE. THIS WORK REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN OUR FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE FROM VISION TO PRACTICE AND CREATING GREATER COHERENCE IN THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE USD AND OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT FRAMEWORK, THIS EVENING.

WE ARE OFF TO A STRONG START AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE MOMENTUM ALREADY BUILDING ACROSS OUR DISTRICT, THE STANDARD LIVES HERE IN. AND BUSD IS BOOMING, THANK YOU,

PRESIDENT GARCIA. >> PRESIDENT GARZA: THANK YOU, DR. SIMON. ARE THERE ANY AD HOC COMMITTEE UPDATES THIS EVENING? NO?

[11. PUBLIC COMMENTS: AGENDA/NON-AGENDA ITEMS]

TONIGHT, WE HAVE REQUESTS TO ADDRESS AGENDA NON-AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL LISTEN CAREFULLY TO EACH PUBLIC COMMENT. HOWEVER, WE WILL NOT PROVIDE RESPONSES DURING THAT MEETING. SUPERINTENDENT OR THAT DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE WILL CONTACT THE PARENT GUARDIANS AND/OR COMMUNITY MEMBER. IF THE, MAY CALL FOR A FOLLOW

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INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AND THE BOARD WILL LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR PUBLIC INPUT TO 21 MINUTES PER PER BOARD, BY LAW 9322.2 UNLESS OTHERWISE WAIVED BY THE BOARD.

CAN WE PLEASE HAVE -- O. PRINCIPAL.

THANK YOU. AMANDA.

THANK YOU. THE TOPIC IS PRINCIPAL.

>> OH MAN. ALL RIGHT.

>> IT'S ME. IT'S NOT YOU.

>> THERE WE GO I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ADDRESS SOME CONCERNS I'VE HAD WITH IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS REGARDING CHANGES THAT WERE MADE IN BAND, LOOK, I'M NOT HERE TO DISCUSS THE ADMINISTRATION CHANGES. I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THE IMPACTS THAT WERE MADE UPON OUR CHILDREN DUE TO THE UNTIMELY CHANGES THAT OCCURRED. ADDITIONALLY, I WANTED TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE BEHAVIORS AND CONCERNS WITHIN THE BOOSTER BOARD. I DID BRING THIS TO AWARENESS, BUT DID NOT GET A RESPONSE BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO FURTHER WITH IT. I'M CONCERNED WITH THE BEHAVIORS THAT THE KIDS ARE SUBJECTED TO, BOTH MENTAL, VERBAL, AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE THAT THEY ENDURED DURING THOSE TWO WEEKS, WHILE ALL THIS WAS TAKING PLACE WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION CHANGES. I'M DISAPPOINTED IN THE IMPACT IT'S HAD UPON THE KIDS, BOTH PAST, PRESIDENT AND FEAR OF FUTURE. MY SON HAS BEEN IN BAND GOING ON THREE YEARS VISIT MARCHING CORPS AND WAS IN BOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND AND THIS IS AN OUTLET FOR HIM.

IT IS HIS PLAIN AND SIMPLE OUTLET.

TO SEE HIM COMING HOME UNDER DISTRESS FOR ALL THE CHANGES, TO SEE HIM DEFEATED BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED COMING TO SEE AND HEAR THE KIDS COMPLAINTS AND JUST TO HEAR WHAT TOOK PLACE IS VERY DISTURBING. I ALSO FEEL THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE PRESENCE INVOLVED ON CAMPUS WITH THE BOOSTERS.

WHETHER IT BE BOOSTER BOARD MEETINGS, BOOSTER BOARD TOPICS.

ADDITIONALLY, I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME MORE ACCOUNTABILITY UPON THE STAFF AND BOOSTER BOARD FOR WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE AND/OR IS TAKING PLACE TO HEAR SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE GOTTEN BACK TO ME FROM MY OWN CHILD AND/OR OTHERS.

IT'S UPSETTING TO THINK THAT SCHOOL SHOULD BE A SAFE PLACE, AND THEY'RE FEELING THE WAY THEY DO.

I DID MAKE A POST BECAUSE NOBODY WOULD ANSWER QUESTIONS.

I DID MAKE A POST TO BRING AWARENESS.

I DID MAKE A POST BECAUSE OUR KIDS WERE SAYING THEIR VOICES WEREN'T BEING HEARD AND, AND/OR X X RESPECTED, IT'S ALSO CONCERNING TO HEAR THAT WHEN YOU START ASKING QUESTIONS OR BRINGING AWARENESS AND ADVOCATING, YOU START BEGIN TO BE SLANDERED UPON THE SAME GROUPS THAT YOU'RE BRINGING AWARENESS TO AND/OR REACHING OUT TO FOR ASSISTANCE WITH I REALLY JUST WANT TO ASK THAT THE BOARD REALLY GETS INVOLVED AND I ALSO WILL BE TAKING MY CONCERNS NEXT, BOOSTER BOARD MEETING BUT WANTED TO BRING THEM TO YOUR ATTENTION FIRST, BECAUSE AT SCHOOL, WHETHER EMAIL OR ON CAMPUS, WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I ASK MOORE IMPORTANTLY ABOVE AND BEYOND MY TIME THAT YOU GUYS TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION.

THE MANY VOICES THAT HAVE ALREADY EXPRESSED THEIR ISSUES AND CONCERNS AS THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE IN CAMPUS, AND THEY'RE THE ONES WHO HAVE TO LIVE THE DAILY GRIND FOR WHAT'S OCCURRIN.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: THANK. IF WE COULD GET IT ON OUR FRIDAY MEMO WHEN THE NEXT BOOSTER MEETING IS.

SO WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND IF POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT, WE HAVE EZIO PAREDES. >> OKAY, GOOD EVENING MY NAME IS EZIO PAREDES AND I'M A STUDENT AT BEAUFORT HIGH SCHOOL.

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AND IF YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW, IT'S BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL GOT RID OF MR. RAMIREZ, URBAN DIRECTOR, FOR ABSOLUTELY NO VALID REASON. AND IF THAT HASN'T REACHED YOU, LET ME EXPLAIN, FURTHER. DR. MORGAN TOLD US THAT SHE WAS THERE TO LISTEN TO US AND DO THE BEST POSSIBLE THINGS FOR US, BUT INSTEAD OF HELPING US, IT HAS BEEN THE EXACT OPPOSITE.

OUT OF NOWHERE, THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION PUSHED HIM OUT, AND BECAUSE THEY UNFAIRLY FORCED HIM OUT, WE ARE THE ONES BEING HARMED BECAUSE HE WAS THE ONLY PERSON WHO WAS TRULY THERE FOR US. SOMEONE WE TRUSTED AND FELT SAFE WITH. NOW WITH THIS NEW TEACHER, THAT SAFETY IS GONE. HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND US.

HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT WHAT WE FEEL OR WHAT WE'RE THINKING.

AND HE'S TREATING US LIKE SOLDIERS AS IF WE WERE IN A MILITARY SCHOOL INSTEAD OF SOME MUSIC PROGRAM.

HE'S ONLY FOCUSED ON INSTRUCTIONS THAT DR. MORGAN GAVE HIM, WHILE. NO, NOBODY EVER STOPPED TO THINK ABOUT THE WELL-BEING OF US AS STUDENTS.

WE WORKED HARD ALL SUMMER LONG FOR NOW, WE'RE JUST WASTING OUR TIME WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS NO IDEA WHAT WE BUILD.

WHAT YOU SET UP THERE ON THE BOARD, YOU LOOK AT BUDGETS PERCENTAGES AND STAFFING RATIOS ON A SPREADSHEET.

BUT FOR US, THOSE NUMBERS REPRESENT OUR LIVES.

SAFE SPACES AND THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP US TETHERED TO SCHOOL, THE BEDROOM IS JUST NOT A PLACE THAT WE JUST PLAY INSTRUMENTS.

AND IT IS A FAMILY. FOR A LOT OF KIDS, IT'S THE ONLY REASON THAT THEY SURVIVE IN HIGHSCHOOL.

YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS BEING DONE TO A WHOLE FUTURE GENERATION OF STUDENTS RIGHT UNDER YOUR WATCH, BECAUSE THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION MADE AN UNJUSTIFIED DECISION BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, MR. RAMIREZ ISN'T JUST A TEACHER, THEY CAN SWAP OUT OF A PIECE LIKE THEY CANNOT SWAP LIKE A PIECE OF FURNITURE ON A GRADE. HE'S COMING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT BECAUSE WE ARE COMING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, BECAUSE WE NEED A REAL SOLUTION. BECAUSE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING, PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO TALK BECAUSE OF WHATEVER CONSEQUENCES THEY THINK MAY HAPPEN TO THEM, AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WANT TO LEAVE AND CUT THEIR DREAMS OFF BECAUSE OF THEM WE REFUSE TO BE TREATED THIS WAY, AND WE REFUSE TO LET AN UNJUSTIFIED DECISION DISMANTLE SOMETHING THAT MEANS EVERYTHING TO US.

I AM ASKING YOU GUYS TO INVESTIGATE WHAT THE SCHOOL ACTUALLY DID. LISTEN TO THE STUDENTS STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU, AND PLEASE BRING BACK MR. RAMIREZ.

[APPLAUSE] THAT IS ALL.

[APPLAUSE] >> PRESIDENT GARZA: THANK YOU, MR. PAREDES. KARINA, PAREDES.

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: CAN YOU PAUSE THE TIME, PLEASE? CAN WE HAVE THIS TIME WE STARTED, PLEASE?

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>> TRANSLATOR: HELLO, MY NAME IS KAREN, AND I WAS SAYING I'M HERE TO EXPRESS ALL THE BAD THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING.

I KNOW YOU KNOW, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE FEEL ABOUT BAND AND WE'RE ALL BEING AFFECTED BY THIS.

BUT I WAS SAYING THAT WITH THE STUDENTS, THEY I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM ALL SUMMER AND ALL THE EVENTS THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING AND ALL THE PRACTICES THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING.

SO I KNOW HOW THEY FEEL RIGHT NOW.

THEY ALL WANT TO QUIT, THEY'RE NOT FEELING SAFE.

IT'S JUST NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

AND THEY'RE NOT LIKING IT AND DR. MORGAN SAID THAT THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO FEEL SAFE AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT REQUEST AND THEN WE DON'T KNOW WHY HE WAS FIRED.

HE'S A GOOD TEACHER. THE ONE THAT THEY HAVE NOW IS JUST THAT THE STUDENTS WORKED REALLY HARD ALL SUMMER, AND NOW THEY BROUGHT SOMEONE ELSE WHO'S BASICALLY CHANGING EVERYTHING THEY WORKED FOR AND EVERYTHING THEY'VE DONE, AND THE KIDS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ADAPT TO THEM I STILL HAVE STUDENTS AND PARENTS TELLING ME OR CALLING ME, EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT PART OF THE BOARD, THAT THEY'RE NOT LIKING THE KIND OF STYLE THAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE THE MILITARY STYLE THAT'S HAPPENING, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NOT A MILITARY SCHOOL.

AND THE STUDENTS ARE FEELING LESS CARED FOR AND THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO LEAD. THEY NEED A SOLUTION.

ALL OF U.S. NEED A SOLUTION. WE'RE A FAMILY.

WE WANT TO HELP EACH OTHER. MR. PHILLIP ALWAYS TOLD TOLD US THAT WE'RE A BIG FAMILY AND MY DAUGHTER WENT TO BAND AND GRADUATED FROM BED AND MY SON WANTED TO BE IN THAT UNIFORM AS WELL, BECAUSE IT WAS HIS DREAM TO BE IN IT.

SO WE NEED A SOLUTION, NOW THAT THE STUDENTS WANT TO WORK WITH MR. RAMIREZ, I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT.

AND I JUST DON'T WANT THE DREAM TO BE RIPPED AWAY FROM MY SON TO BE IN BAND. THERE'S SO MANY OF THEM THAT WANT TO QUIT RIGHT NOW, AND WE NEED A SOLUTION FOR THIS RIGHT NOW. [APPLAUSE]

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS PAREDES, AND TO OUR INTERPRETER AS WELL. NEXT PERSON IS RILEY WILLIAMS.

>> HIGH, MY NAME IS WILLIAM. I'M A JUNIOR AT MAYFAIR HIGH SCHOOL. AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE MAYFAIR MARCHING CORPS I'M ALSO THE CREATOR OF THE PETITION WITH 800 SIGNATURES MAYFAIR AGAINST MORGAN.

I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT MR. RAMIREZ OR HOW WE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS, BUT MORE SO TO REDUCE SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT PEOPLE AT OUR SCHOOL HAVE MADE ABOUT DR. MORGAN.

SAVANNAH PERRY, DR. MORGAN LITERALLY RUINED THE ARTS PROGRAM. SHE USES A.I. WHEN WE HAVE A WHOLE ARTS DEPARTMENT TO MAKE OUR DECORATIONS, HOST AND EVERYTHING. OUR MUSIC DEPARTMENTS ARE BARELY OR NOT FUNDED WHATSOEVER, AND WE ARE LITERALLY SCRAPING THE BARREL TO DO WHATEVER THEY WANT. WITHOUT THEM GIVING US THE

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THEY ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY LOVE THE MUSIC PROGRAM AND HOW MUCH THEY APPRECIATE US BUT YET THEY DON'T WANT TO SUPPORT US OR FUND US. STATES MY MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS WERE THE BEST YEARS BEFORE MORGAN CAME AND RUINED IT.

ALMOST ALL OF THE OLD ADMINISTRATION IS GONE AND SO MANY OF MY FRIENDS HAVE TRANSFERRED DUE TO THE ISSUES THAT ARE OVERLOOKED ON JUST BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM KIDS. AT LEAST THESE KIDS KNOW THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS THAT A.I. BRINGS TO OUR PLANET THAT EVEN ENGLISH TEACHERS MAKE US WRITE ABOUT IT.

YET OUR PRINCIPAL CONTINUES TO BE IGNORANT ABOUT IT.

I'VE SEEN IT MYSELF, HOW SHE JUST GOES INTO THE GIRLS RESTROOM WHENEVER SHE CHOOSES TO, AND ONE TIME SHE MADE ALL OF THE BLACK GIRLS INTO MEXICAN GIRLS DROP THEIR BAGS AND SEARCHED THEM WHILE WHITE GIRLS WHO LOOK INNOCENT WALK OUT WITH THEIR VAPES AND THE OTHER GROUP OF GIRLS GOT CAUGHT WITH NOTHING. AND SHE USUALLY DOESN'T CALL ANY PARENTS AND SHE DIDN'T CALL ANY PARENTS, WHICH IS USUALLY THE RULES, AFTER DOING A RANDOM SEARCH.

BUT SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WAS DOING WAS STEREOTYPING.

ANOTHER ANONYMOUS PERSON STATES SHE WAS LITERALLY DRUNK AT SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT FOR CLASS OF 2026.

BREATH REEKING OF ALCOHOL, FACE RED, SLURRING HER WORDS DURING HER SPEECH TO THE SENIORS. THAT'S COMPLETELY UNPROFESSIONAL AND DISRESPECTFUL TO YOU ARE PRINCIPAL AND YOU CAN'T EVEN HAVE THE DECENCY TO YOUR SENIORS ON THEIR OWN AWARDS NIGHT.

FOR MOST SENIORS, VERY IMPORTANT DAY THAT THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. TO NOT BE DRUNK.

SHE IMPLEMENTED STRICTER RULES AND NOTHING.

SHE'S BEEN DOING AT ALL SEEMS TO BENEFIT THE SCHOOL, NOR THE TEACHERS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

[APPLAUSE] >> PRESIDENT GARZA: THANK YOU, MISS WILLIAMS. JOHN PADRAIC.

>> GOOD EVENING, JOHN, CLASS OF 1980 I WANT TO APPLAUD THE STUDENTS FOR COMING. WHEN I WAS A STUDENT AT BELLFLOWER, I CAME TO SPEAK TO SAVE MY HIGH SCHOOL.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A RALLY THAT WAS TELEVISED AND IN THE NEWS TO SAVE BELLFLOWER HIGH. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SEVEN TO 12 RIGHT NOW. SO I APPLAUD YOUR BRAVERY, FORWARD WITH WHATEVER YOUR ISSUE IS I UNDERSTAND.

BUT SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'RE SAYING HAVE TO BE CAREFULLY INVESTIGATED BECAUSE IT'S A PERSONNEL AND IT'S SAD THAT PEOPLE AREN'T LISTENING TO YOU, THAT YOU HAVE TO COME TO THE BOARD MEETING TONIGHT. I'M VERY SAD.

I ATTENDED THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING AT THE BEGINNING ABOUT THE BUDGET. AND I SENT AN EMAIL TO A COUPLE BOARD MEMBERS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT MY CONCERNS. THERE WAS MISUNDERSTANDING THAT THE BUDGET THAT THE PROTECTED BUDGET OVERSPENDING WAS ONLY FOR THE MAYOR, FAIRFIELD. IT'S MORE THAN THAT.

IT'S INTO THE REGULAR OPERATING BUDGET.

AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT VERY CAREFULLY.

SO WE HAVE A BALANCED THREE YEAR BUDGET PLAN.

SO WE'RE NOT TAKING OVER BY THE STATE OR THE COUNTY.

WE NEED TO BE VERY SERIOUS. WE NEED EVERYBODY'S IDEAS.

WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU, WHEN IT'S YOUR APPROPRIATE TIME TO RESPOND, BECAUSE WE WANT TO HEAR FROM ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS AND THE STAKEHOLDERS AND UNIONS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STUDENTS HOW WE CAN SAVE THE CLASSROOM AND NOT CUT THE CLASSROOM WITH THINGS THAT ARE NOT AS EFFECTIVE.

SO I HOPE EVERYBODY WILL LOOK CAREFULLY AT OUR BUDGET.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I BELIEVE IN THE ARTS.

I WAS IN THE DRAMA PROGRAM, IN COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL.

THE ARTS ARE INCREDIBLE. I BELIEVE IN STEAM SCHOOLS.

I TAUGHT AT A STEAM SCHOOL, BUT THESE ARE VERY SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS. I REMEMBER, WHAT WAS IT BETTY RYDER, WHO WAS THE BAND INSTRUCTOR AND WAS SO LOVED AT MAYFAIR. MY MOM WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HER, BUT MY MOM WORKED AT MAYFAIR. AND SO I'M CONCERNED THAT I HOPE THERE IS THAT THERE'S BEEN CONCERN ABOUT AUDITS.

ABOUT THE FUNDRAISING. PARENTS WANT TO KNOW ABOUT WHEN THE AUDITS TAKE PLACE FOR THE FUNDRAISING ACCOUNTS.

SO I HOPE THAT THAT'S MORE TRANSPARENT WITH PEOPLE.

THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP TO ME. AND IT'S A PART OF THAT REGULAR AUDITS OR A SEPARATE AUDIT. AT MAYFAIR.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

[APPLAUSE] ERIN DRAKE?

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>> GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY, ERIN DRAKE, RESIDENT OF BELLFLOWER FOR OVER 38 YEARS I'M JUST HERE TO TALK REAL QUICK.

BASIC, BASICALLY, I JUST WANT TO SEE THE THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WORK MORE CLOSELY WITH THE CITY ON TRAFFIC SAFETY.

AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY FOR THE KIDS WE RECENTLY HAD A STREET TAKEOVER AND I'M SURE EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF IT.

THERE'S SEVERAL SCHOOLS ON SOMERSET ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WOODRUFF, AND WE ARE REALLY CONCERNED, BUT THEY GOT A COALITION WORKING OUT THAT'S WORKING WITH THE TRAFFIC SAFETY STUDY TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP MAKING SURE THESE KIDS GET HOME TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND TRANSVERSING THAT CORRIDOR DOWN THERE. TO ME AS LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONAL, I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT MYSELF.

AND ANYTHING I COULD DO TO HELP OUT, I'M WILLING TO DO.

BUT WE DO WANT TO GET THE DISTRICTS -- THREE DISTRICTS MAY BE TALKING MORE TO THE CITY, COLLABORATING MORE, EVEN IF IT'S JUST A SPECIAL MEETING OR INVITE PARENTS AND GET SOME MORE IDEAS ON THE BOARD SO THEY KNOW THAT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND THE CITY AND WE WANT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO WORK MORE CLOSELY WITH THE CITY. THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. MR. DRAKE.

[12. MAJOR ACTION]

WE NOW WILL MOVE INTO MAJOR ACTION.

WE HAVE THREE MAJOR ACTION ITEMS THIS EVENING.

THE THIS IS ACTUALLY I'M GOING TO MAKE A QUICK CHANGE AND WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BRING UP MISS ANASTASIA TO COME ON AND RECEIVE THE AWARD THAT WE PREPARED.

FOR COMMENT, CAN YOU PLEASE JOIN ME DOWN IN THE FRONT.

, THANK YOU SO MUCH, BOARD MEMBERS.

NOW WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO MAJOR ACTION.

WE HAVE THREE MAJOR ACTION ITEMS THIS EVENING.

LET'S BEGIN WITH ITEM 12.1 APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BENEFIT AND LIABILITY PROGRAMS OF CALIFORNIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, I'M NOT HEARING ANY.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 12.1?

>> SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.

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>> PRESIDENT GARZA: THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 12.2 APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT PIGGYBACK PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.

DUE TO IS SCHEDULED ABSENT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING.

YOU HAVE IT? DO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> PRESIDENT GARZA: NEW ROLL

CALL PLEASE. >> WE HAVE A DISCUSSION, RIGHT WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM, RIGHT?

>> I BELIEVE NOT IF WE'RE NEXT MEETING WOULD BE DISCUSSION.

>> BUT I HAVE A QUESTION. I COULD STILL ASK THE QUESTION,

ABOUT THIS ITEM. >> YOU CAN.

>> OKAY, SO I NOTICED ON THIS ITEM THAT THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS BASICALLY FOR OUR MAYFAIR FIELDS.

MY QUESTION IS BY PROLONGING THIS, WE'VE ALREADY PROLONGED IT TWO WEEKS AND NOW WE'RE ASKING TO PROLONG IT ANOTHER TWO WEEKS.

ARE THERE ANY DELAYS IN CONSTRUCTION? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE SHOULD KNOW BEFORE VOTING ON THIS ITEM? I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE PUSHING THESE BACK AND CONTINUING TO PUSH BACK, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANY

DELAYS IN OUR CONSTRUCTION. >> THERE ARE NO DELAYS.

AS I MENTIONED. WHEN THIS WAS DISCUSSED AT THE PREVIOUS REGULAR BOARD MEETING. ANYTHING REQUIRING A CONTRACT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UNDER CONTRACTS MATRIX SEPARATELY TO THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU ARE ITEMS THAT REQUIRE CONTRACTS AND WERE BOARD APPROVED PREVIOUSLY. SO THOSE WILL CONTINUE TO GO ON.

THE L.A. COUNTY OFFICE HAS REQUESTED THAT WE BRING AN APPROVAL ITEM FOR THE BOARD TO SIMPLY APPROVE BUYING THEM OFF OF A COOPERATIVE TYPE OF PROCESS.

AND/OR PIGGYBACK BID. AS THAT'S A KIND OF A SEPARATE, UNIQUE THING. WE DIDN'T, INDIVIDUALLY BID THOSE. SO NO, THERE IS NO DELAY.

THOSE HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED AS THEIR CONTRACT WAS APPROVED.

SO THOSE WILL CONTINUE. BUT THIS ITEM WILL STILL NEED TO COME BACK FOR APPROVAL. AS HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: THANK YOU. SO CAN I PLEASE REMIND ME, DID I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY, THANK YOU.

OKAY. CAN I HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE

>> CAN YOU STATE THE MOTION, PLEASE?

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: YES, THE MOTION WAS TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING SEEING THAT OUR GENERAL COUNSEL HAS A SCHEDULED ABSENCE FOR THIS MEETING AND THAT WAY HE IS PRESENT. SO IN CASE WE NEED TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS HE WILL BE PRESENT. CAN I HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE.

KNOW THAT WE TALKED TO OUR LEGAL COUNSEL, AND IF THERE WAS A REASON THAT WE NEEDED HIM HERE, WE SHOULD HAVE HAD HIM HERE.

SO I'M VOTING NO ON THIS.

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: THANK YOU BOARD MEMBERS.

THE LAST ITEM IS 4.3, FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE.

WILL WE HAVE A PRESENTATION. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DR. SIMON,

PURE. >> DR. SIMON: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GARZA AGAIN, HIGH, TONIGHT REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN THE CONTINUED EVOLUTION OF BELLFLOWER UNIFIED.

OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE LISTENED CAREFULLY TO OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, FAMILIES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS AND CLERGY. WE ASK THAT WE ASKED WHAT WE WANT EVERY STUDENT TO EXPERIENCE IN OUR SCHOOLS AND ULTIMATELY WHO WE WANT, EVERY LEARNER TO BECOME.

THE RESULT IS OUR FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE A SHARED VISION THAT CONNECTS OUR VALUES TO WHAT STUDENTS EXPERIENCE EVERY DAY AND OUR CLASSROOMS. IT BRINGS GREATER CLARITY AND COHERENCE TO ARTWORK FROM OUR LEARNER PROFILE AND LEARNING MODEL TO INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND SIGNATURE PRACTICE THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE TONIGHT. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS IS ABOUT

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THE FRAMEWORK WE HAVE BUILT TOGETHER AND HOW THIS WORK WILL BEGIN COMING TO LIFE ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS.

THE STANDARD LIVES HERE. THIS FRAMEWORK HELPS DEFINE WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE FOR EVERY LEARNER AND EVERY CLASSROOM, EVERY DAY. DR. SMITH AND MRS. CARTER, I

WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. >> THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT, WE HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SHARING THE WORK OF OUR GUIDING COALITION AS THEY HAVE DEVELOPED A FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE FOR BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS FRAMEWORK IS MORE THAN A PLAN. GIVES US A COMMON DIRECTION FOR CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY LEARNER IS VALUED, CHALLENGED, AND PREPARED TO THRIVE IN A CHANGING WORLD I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE BOARD FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS PRESIDENT GARZA ANE PRESIDENT CRITCHFIELD PLAYED DIRECT ROLES IN THE WORK EARLY ON ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT LISA AZEVEDO SUPPORTED US IN GETTING THIS WORK STARTED, AND IT HAS ALIGNED BEAUTIFULLY WITH DR. SIMON'S 100-DAY PLAN AND THE VISION THAT SHE SHARES IN COMMON WITH OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO SUPERINTENDENT BONNIE CARTER, WHO'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS PARTNER THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK CLOSELY ALONGSIDE HER AS WE MOVE FROM SOME EARLY IDEAS ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO THE FRAMEWORK WE ARE SHARING WITH YOU TONIGHT.

THIS QUESTION WAS ASKED OF OUR COALITION IS WHAT REALLY DROVE THE WORK DEVELOPING THE FRAMEWORK.

WE FOUND THAT AS OUR WORLD CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY, IT'S CRUCIAL THAT WE REFINE OUR PRACTICES TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT JUST KEEPING UP, BUT THEY ARE TRULY FUTURE READY.

THIS SLIDE GIVES YOU A SENSE OF THE JOURNEY, RATHER THAN SAYING SOMETHING, I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH.

I'M NOT GOING TO WALK THROUGH DATE BY DATE.

WE BEGIN BY LOOKING OUTWARD FOR INSPIRATION AND THEN LOOKING INWARD AND LISTENING THROUGH SURVEYS, DISCOVERY VISITS, AND CONVERSATIONS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY.

FROM HERE, THE GUIDING COALITION TOOK WHAT WE LEARNED AND BEGAN BUILDING THE FOUNDATIONAL PIECES OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE.

LEARNER CENTERED COLLABORATIVE HAS BEEN OUR PARTNER THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY. KATIE MARTIN FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WITH KELLY WILLIAMS JOINING TWO THE WORK OF THE GUIDING COALITION. AND OVER THE SUMMER, WE BEGAN MOVING FROM DEVELOPING THE FRAMEWORK TO BRINGING IT TO LIFE WITH OUR LEADERS IN STAFF. THE NEXT FEW SLIDES WILL GIVE US ALL THE CLOSER LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE IMPORTANT STAGES.

THIS WORK REALLY KICKED OFF WITH INSPIRATION VISIT TO SAN DIEGO BY A NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDERS FROM ACROSS BELLFLOWER UNIFIED, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES, ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS, CLASSIFIED STAFF, PARENTS, AND OUR LABOR PARTNERS.

THIS PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR TEAM TO EXPLORE INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS AND GATHER NEW IDEAS AND INSPIRATION TO COOK.

THE KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THESE VISITS WAS THE REALIZATION THAT WHILE THE U.S. ALREADY HAS POCKETS OF INNOVATION, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL TO ELEVATE THESE EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. THESE VISITS WERE NOT JUST ABOUT OBSERVING, BUT ALSO BELIEVING IN THE POSSIBILITIES FOR OUR OWN DISTRICT. AND THEY TRULY SERVED AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE AND ENCOURAGED US TO THINK CREATIVELY ABOUT HOW WE CAN IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE PRACTICES.

TO IDENTIFY THE BRIGHT SPOTS IN BELLFLOWER, WE INITIATED DISCOVERY VISITS, BUT WE DIDN'T START WITH PRECONCEIVED SOLUTIONS. INSTEAD, WE BEGIN WITH EMPATHY.

OPENING OURSELVES TO UNDERSTANDING THE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVE WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS. THESE VISITS WERE ABOUT CREATING A SPACE FOR HONEST DIALOG WHERE STUDENTS, LEADERS, STAFF, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS COULD SHARE THEIR VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF LEARNING IN OUR DISTRICT.

THE STORIES AND EXPERIENCES SHARED DURING THESE VISITS LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE NEXT STEPS, ENSURING THAT OUR PATH FORWARD IS BOTH INFORMED AND INCLUSIVE.

DURING THAT VISITS AND THEIR FORMS, WE HEARD A STRONG CALL TO STRENGTHEN BELONGING, RELATIONSHIP, AND WELL-BEING.

THIS THEME EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY STUDENT FEELS VALUED AND SUPPORTED. THERE'S A NEED TO SHIFT TOWARDS ACTIVE, RELEVANT, AND LEARNER CENTERED LEARNING, BECAUSE THIS MEANS ENGAGING WITH CONTENT THAT IS NOT ONLY MEANINGFUL BUT IS ALSO TAILORED TO THEIR UNIQUE LEARNING STYLES AND INTERESTS.

PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR LIFE BEYOND SCHOOL ALSO REVEALED AS A THEME ALONG WITH CREATING CONNECTED SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT LEARNING AND GROWTH, AS WELL AS DEEPENING PARTNERSHIPS, AND

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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M MOST PROUD ABOUT IN THIS ENTIRE PROCESS WAS WHO WAS AT THE TABLE.

THIS WAS NOT A DISTRICT OFFICE EXERCISE.

WE BROUGHT TOGETHER STUDENTS, TEACHERS, CLASSIFIED STAFF, APPEARANCE, MEMBERS, OUR LABOR PARTNERS, A, SITE AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS, AND MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD.

AND ALL OF THAT WAS INTENTIONAL. IF WE WERE GOING TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK THAT TRULY REPRESENTS WHAT WE WANT, TEACHING AND LEARNING TO LOOK LIKE ACROSS BELLFLOWER UNIFIED, IT NEEDED TO BE SHAPED BY THE PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED HOUR SCHOOLS FROM THE VERY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. THIS GROUP BECAME OUR GUIDING COALITION AND THEY REALLY BECAME THE HEART OF THIS WORK.

THIS EVENING WE HAVE A NUMBER OF GUIDING COALITION MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND SO WE CAN GIVE YOU A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION? [APPLAUSE] TRULY THE ALL STAR TEAM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.

TRULY. [APPLAUSE] THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WE DIDN'T BRING THIS GROUP TOGETHER TO SIMPLY REACT TO SOMETHING THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN CREATED.

WE ASKED THEM TO BUILD WITH US. THE GUIDING COALITION TOOK EVERYTHING WE HAD LEARNED THROUGH OUR SURVEYS, DISCOVERY, VISITS, AND CONVERSATIONS WITH STUDENTS AND STAFF AND COMMUNITY INPUT AND BEGIN TO MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL.

WE WRESTLED WITH LANGUAGE, THE. WE CHALLENGED IDEAS.

WE REFINED A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS.

AND ULTIMATELY, THE GUIDING COALITION HELPED US MAKE SURE THAT WHAT EMERGE ACTUALLY REFLECTED BELLFLOWER UNITED.

THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GETTING INPUT AND CREATING OWNERSHIP. AND OWNERSHIP MATTERS BECAUSE THIS FRAMEWORK ONLY BECOMES MEANINGFUL IF PEOPLE ACROSS OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN END COMMUNITY, SEE THEMSELVES IN IT, AND BELIEVE IN IT. ULTIMATELY, THE WORK OF THE COALITION PRODUCED THREE MAJOR OUTCOMES.

FIRST, THEY HELPED US TO CLARIFY WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE BELIEVE THROUGH OUR VISION, MISSION, AND CORE VALUES.

SECOND, THEY DEFINED WHAT WE WANT FOR OUR LEARNERS AND THE KINDS OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES WE WANT THEM TO HAVE, WHICH BECAME OUR LEARNER PROFILE AND LEARNING MODEL.

AND THEN THEY HELPED BRING ALL OF THOSE PIECES TOGETHER INTO A LARGER FRAMEWORK FOR THE STUDENTS FUTURE A COHERENT DIRECTION OF HOW WE MOVE THIS DISTRICT FORWARD.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THOSE PIECES IN THE SLIDES THAT FOLLOW.

BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, I THINK IT'S CRUCIAL FOR US TO HEAR ABOUT THIS PROCESS FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS ACTUALLY A BIG PART OF IT. AND FOR THAT, I'M PROUD TO INTRODUCE RAMONA TEACHER, EUGENIA THOMAS.

EUGENIA WAS A MEMBER OF OUR GUIDING COALITION AND BROUGHT THE PERSPECTIVE OF A CLASSROOM TEACHER THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.

SHE IS ALSO CURRENTLY WORKING TOWARDS HER ADMINISTRATOR CREDENTIAL, WHICH WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT.

I COULD HAVE MENTIONED ANOTHER PRETTY SIGNIFICANT HONOR SHE RECEIVED FROM OUR DISTRICT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, BUT SHE DOESN'T REALLY LIKE IT. WHEN I SHINE A LIGHT ON THAT.

SO I'LL EXERCISE SOME RESTRAINT ON THAT.

EUGENIA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE WITH US A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE AS PART OF THE GUIDING COALITION? YEAH, THANK YOU, DR. SMITH, FOR THAT INTRODUCTION.

AS YOU SAID, I'M EUGENIA. THIS MARKS MY 20TH YEAR WITH BELLFLOWER UNIFIED AS A TEACHER. BUT FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS, I HAVE PROUDLY SERVED THE RAMONA COMMUNITY.

SHOUT OUT TO MY RAMONA COLLEAGUES.

GO. I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN AMAZING JOURNEY TO BE HERE TODAY STANDING AT THIS PODIUM TO SPEAK TO MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE GUIDING COALITION AND THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE. AND HOW IT IMPACTS OUR SCHOOLS, CLASSROOMS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR STUDENTS.

AS DR. SIMON STATES, THE STANDARD LIVES HERE.

I LOVE THAT MODEL, BUT MY TEACHER BRAIN GETS GOING AND I ASK MYSELF, WHAT DOES THAT SOUND LIKE, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WHAT DOES THAT FEEL LIKE IN OUR CLASSROOMS? AND I BELIEVE THE FRAMEWORK WILL ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.

IT IS AN ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE TO MEET WITH PEOPLE ACROSS THE BELLFLOWER UNIFIED COMMUNITY DISTRICT LEADERSHIP,, TEACHERS, CLASSIFIED STAFF, FAITH LEADERS, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND SO MANY MORE. WHAT A RARE OPPORTUNITY.

I'M USUALLY STUCK IN A BUNGALOW ALL DAY.

SO THIS GROUP OF DIVERSE THOUGHT PARTNERS WAS ABLE TO COLLECTIVELY REDEFINE OUR MISSION,, AND BUILD A LEARNER PROFILE THROUGH SEVERAL ITERATIONS UNTIL EACH WORD CONCISELY RELAYED OUR AGREED UPON INTENT.

WE LISTENED TO DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, CHALLENGED IDEAS, REDEFINED OUR LANGUAGE, AND REACHED A SHARED UNDERSTANDING.

BEING PART OF THE TEAM THAT HELPED LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR WHAT'S COMING NEXT HAS HELPED ME BETTER UNDERSTAND THE BIG PICTURE AND HAS LEFT ME EXCITED ABOUT FLESHING OUT THE ACTION PLAN AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I LOVE THAT THIS PLAN ENCOMPASSES ALL SOULS WHO ARE IMPACTFUL TO OUR STUDENTS.

IT'S NOT ONLY ABOUT WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING, BUT WHAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF EVERY

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TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEMSELVES AS LEARNERS AND TO GAIN CONFIDENCE IN THE SKILLS THAT THEY NEED TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR CLASSROOMS WILL BE STUDENT CENTERED AND FOCUSED ON PROVIDING AUTHENTIC LEARNING EXPERIENCES DRIVEN BY OUR STANDARDS, BUT POWERED BY OUR STUDENTS INPUT. MY BIGGEST TAKEAWAY FROM THIS EXPERIENCE IS THAT THE FRAMEWORK, GIVES US A SHARED LANGUAGE A SHARED UNDERSTANDING, AND ULTIMATELY A SHARED COMMITMENT TO EQUITY. MY HOPE IS THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT CLASSROOM OR WHAT SEAT OF BELLFLOWER STUDENT LANDS IN THAT THEY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME HIGH EXPECTATIONS, MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO THRIVE BECAUSE THE STANDARD LIVES HERE. WITH THAT, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE GUIDING COALITION. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU MISS THOMAS, FOR SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCE AND REPRESENTING OUR GUIDING COALITION. THE REMAINING SLIDES SHARE A SNAPSHOT OF THE FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS THAT MISS THOMAS DESCRIBED AS THE WORK OF THE GUIDING COALITION.

THE VISION, MISSION AND CORE VALUES WERE UPDATED.

AS AN INSTITUTION, BELLFLOWER IGNITED THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY LEARNER AND SHARING EACH IS VALUED CHALLENGE AND PREPARED TO THRIVE IN A CHANGING WORLD. TO REALIZE THIS VISION, WE WILL PROVIDE ENGAGING LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES THAT BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSFERABLE SKILLS. SO EVERY LEARNER IS FUTURE READY. GUIDING ARTWORK, OUR CORE VALUES OF EXCELLENCE, COLLABORATION, BELONGING, INTEGRITY, AND EQUITY. TO REALIZE OUR VISION AND MISSION, WHAT WE WANT FOR THE FUTURE AND WHY WE EXIST, A COHERENT SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED BECAUSE THIS SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR BUSD TO HAVE A COMMON LANGUAGE AND SYSTEM ALIGNMENT.

OUR CORE VALUES GUIDE THE WAY WE WORK TOGETHER TO NOT MERELY HELP STUDENTS WORK WITH PEERS OR HELP TEACHERS WORK WITH STUDENTS, THESE VALUES ARE HOW THE ENTIRE BUSD COMMUNITY SHOWS UP EVERY DAY AND GROUNDS THEIR DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE, AND THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE WITH EACH OTHER.

THE FIRST DOCUMENT SPEAKS TO HOW WE SHOW UP FOR EACH OTHER.

THE REMAINING DOCUMENTS DEFINE THE ATTRIBUTES THAT LEARNERS HAVE IN OUR ORGANIZATION. LEARNERS IN BUSD ART RESILIENT.

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATORS, SKILLS, COLLABORATORS, CRITICAL THINKERS, RESOURCEFUL, INNOVATORS, AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS. THIS SLIDE PROVIDES A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MEANING OF EACH ATTRIBUTE, HOWEVER, WITHIN THAT FRAMEWORK, THERE IS A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH ATTRIBUTE. THE WORK MOVING FORWARD IS TO ACTUALIZE WHAT THIS MEANS, AND THE CLASSROOM AND ACROSS GRADE LEVELS. THE PROFILE CREATES, LANGUAGE ABOUT THE ATTRIBUTES OF A LEARNER, WHERE'S THE LEARNING MODEL PROVIDES, LANGUAGE AND EXPECTATIONS OF BUSD'S LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. OUR GOAL IS FOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS TO BE LEARNER CENTERED, WHERE MASTERY BASED PERSONALIZED, AND AUTHENTIC LEARNING OCCUR AND WHERE STUDENTS FEEL THAT THEY BELONG AND ARE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD THEIR AGENCY. THE PROFILE OUTLINES THE ATTRIBUTES OF A LEARNER. LEARNING MODEL OUTLINES HOW LEARNERS OCCUR, HOW LEARNING OCCURS, AND THE INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK PROVIDES A COMMON LANGUAGE OF WHAT HIGH QUALITY TEACHING AND LEARNING LOOKS LIKE IN THE CLASSROOM.

IT TRANSLATES THE LEARNING MODEL INTO EVERYDAY INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES THAT THE EDUCATORS CAN USE TO PLAN AND REFLECT ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES. BONDS INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING IS INTENTIONAL AND ALIGNED RIGOROUS AND AUTHENTIC.

CONNECTED AND COLLABORATIVE INCLUSIVE AND ADAPTIVE EVIDENCE BASED AND GROWTH MINDED AND PROMOTES AGENCY. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE SIGNATURE PRACTICES WHICH REPRESENT THE CONSISTENT STRATEGIES THAT EDUCATORS EMPLOY TO ENHANCE LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT.

EACH PRACTICES ALIGNED TO A COMPONENT OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK. THE SIGNATURE PRACTICES OUTLINED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, ALIGNED DIRECTLY TO THE EXPERIENCES THE COMPONENTS, INSTRUCTION FRAMEWORK AND THE ATTRIBUTE OF A LEARNER. THESE DOCUMENTS CREATE A COHERENT SYSTEM WHICH ENSURES THAT WHAT A STUDENT EXPERIENCES AT A DESK TODAY, DIRECTLY BUILDS THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO THRIVE IN A CHANGING WORLD TOMORROW. OVER THE NEXT THREE TO

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WHAT ARE OUR NEXT STEPS? OUR INSPIRATION VISITS AND DISCOVERY WALKS WHERE PHASE ZERO WHERE THE SPARK PHASE AS IT SPARKED A CURIOSITY AND DESIRE TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES WE CAN PROVIDE STUDENTS.

BRINGING THE GUIDING COALITION TOGETHER TO DEVELOP THESE FOUNDING DOCUMENTS, IGNITES US AS A COMMUNITY TO ACTUALIZE THE SHARED VISION THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED.

WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE CATALYST AND GROWTH PHASES AS WE ARE IDENTIFYING BRIGHT SPOTS IN OUR DISTRICT TO SCALE AND GROW IN OUR MEETING AS OUR DISTRICT TEAM TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF INNOVATION THAT COULD BE TESTED AND SHARED. THE SITE ACTIVATION TEAMS WILL MEET FOUR TIMES THIS YEAR TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND IDENTIFY AREAS OF NEEDED SUPPORT AND SUCCESS WITH IMPLEMENTING THE FRAMEWORK. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING THIS YEAR, IS A SCORECARD, TEAM WILL ALSO BE IDENTIFYING MEASURES TO TRACK SUCCESS OF IMPLEMENTATION BASED ON THE BIG MOVES OF THE FRAMEWORK. THESE DATA POINTS WILL HELP US TO CONTINUE TO SCALE AND INNOVATE AND BRING LIFE TO THE FRAMEWORK OF THE FUTURE. THE STANDARD LIVES, HERE IS A POWERFUL AFFIRMATION OF OUR COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING HIGH QUALITY PRACTICES AND EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

THIS FRAMEWORK IS THE CATALYST FOR HOLDING OURSELVES TO A HIGH STANDARD THAT IS CLEARLY DEFINED AND IS COMMON LANGUAGE FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE WILL HELP STUDENTS THRIVE IN A CHANGING WORLD AND BE FUTURE READY. THANK YOU.

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: THANK YOU, MISS CARTER.

THANK YOU, DR. SMITH. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM

THE BOARD? >> I DO, PRESIDENT GARZA.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT THAT WENT INTO THE COALITION, BRINGING THIS FORWARD, MAKING SURE EVERY PERSON THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE A SEAT IS GIVEN A SEAT AT THE TABLE, SO I REALLY COMMEND ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT EVERYBODY AND THOSE THAT STOOD UP IN THE ROOM HAVE DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS FRAMEWORK WAS COMPLETE IN ITS VISION.

WITH SAYING THAT, I REALLY LIKE THE -- SO I HAVE THREE QUESTIONS TO AT ALL OF THEM I KNOW IT WILL BE FUTURE THINGS.

NOT -- I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE CURRENT INFORMATION THAT

WAS GIVEN. >> IS THE STUDENT VOICE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO FIGURE OUT OR MAYBE HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ON WHEN MOVING INTO IMPLEMENTATION ON OUR CAMPUSES, HOW WILL THE STUDENTS CONTINUE TO HAVE A MEANINGFUL ROLE IN THIS? BECAUSE I HEAR THAT THE TEAM WILL BE MEETING FOUR TIMES A YEAR.

IS THAT THE SAME TEAM? OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT A DIFFERENT TEAM? AND THEN THE SCORECARD TEAM, WHO'S THAT? I JUST DON'T WANT THE STUDENTS TO BE ENGAGED, PARENTS, COMMUNITY AND EVERYBODY ENGAGE IN THE BEGINNING AND NOT ENGAGE THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION.

SO THAT'S -- SHOULD I GIVE THEM ALL MY QUESTIONS?

>> I THINK YOU SHOULD GO ONE BY ONE.

>> THE CLERK: OKAY. >> I CAN SPEAK TO STUDENT VOICE.

WE DO HAVE OUR STUDENT ADVISORY THAT WE'RE BRINGING THE LEARNING PROFILE TWO. WHEN WE HAVE OUR FIRST MEETING.

SO WE'LL DEFINITELY BRING IT TO THAT GROUP SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT VOICE. THE ACTIVATION TEAMS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT ARE MEETING FOUR TIMES A YEAR, THAT IS A SITE BASED TEAM. SO WE HAVE OUR PRINCIPAL TEACHER, AFTER SCHOOL PROVIDER AS WELL.

SO WE HAVE A COHERENT SYSTEM FOR DURING THE DAY AND AFTER SCHOOL AS WELL. THEY'RE MEETING TO IDENTIFY HOW THEY ARE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THIS AT THEIR SCHOOL SITES.

SO TO THAT POINT, RIGHT? THEY'RE BRINGING IT TO THEIR STAFF, THEY'LL BRING IT TO THEIR PARENT GROUPS.

THEY'LL BRING IT TO THEIR STUDENTS AS WELL.

THEY DO HAVE A CADENCE ON BRINGING THE PROFILE ATTRIBUTES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO FOR EXAMPLE, SEPTEMBER, TO FOCUS ON RESILIENT LEARNER. AND THEY'RE WORKING IN THEIR CLASSROOMS EVEN WITH TALKING WITH STUDENTS, LIKE WHAT DOES A RESILIENT LEARNER MEAN? IT'S GOING TO MEAN SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO A TC THAT A 12. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE STARTING, AND WE HAVE THAT FIRST MEETING FRIDAY OF LAST WEEK.

AND THE LAST THING YOU SAID WAS THE SCORECARD TEAM THAT ONE IS MORE OF A DISTRICT TEAM BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE METRICS THAT ARE IN THE BIG MOVES. AND IDENTIFYING METRICS THAT WE

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AND THEN WE'LL BRING THAT TO MORE THAN LIKELY OUR ACTIVATION

TEAMS AS WELL. >> THE CLERK: OKAY, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT BECAUSE YOU PIGGYBACKED A LITTLE BIT ON MY NEXT? ABOUT -- WELL.

LET ME NOT GO BACK AND FORTH ON MY LIST OF QUESTIONS, BUT I'LL PROBABLY TOUCH ON THAT AGAIN. I THINK FOR ME, ALSO, -- SO WE WANT MORE ABOUT OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF FEELING SUPPORTED THROUGH THIS FRAMEWORK, OR IMPLEMENTING THIS FRAMEWORK.

SO WE'VE HEARD TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT TEACHERS ARE GIVEN MATERIALS. AND THEN ONE DAY OF TRAINING AND OUR EXPECTED TO IMPLEMENT THESE THINGS IN THEIR CLASSROOM.

THAT'S NOT THE FEELING I GET FROM THIS.

HOWEVER, WHAT IS GOING TO BE LIKE THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ASPECT OR THE COACHING MENTORING ASPECT FOR THIS TOOL TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE CLASSROOM FOR OUR -- LIKE, HOW ARE WE GOING TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF AND OUR AIDES IN THIS?

>> WELL, IT'S A MULTIFACETED QUESTION YOU HAVE.

AND IT WILL GROW THROUGHOUT THE YEARS BECAUSE THERE WILL NEED TO BE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE BIG MOVES.

AND I'LL GIVE AN AUTHENTIC ANSWER.

WHAT IS AUTHENTIC LEARNING? GOING TO NEED SOME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THAT, AND THAT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME.

BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, AS FAR AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS AWARENESS. WE HAVE THIS GUIDING COALITION THAT DID ALL OF THIS WONDERFUL WORK.

BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF IT.

SO WE'VE TAKEN IT TO A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT GROUPS, NOT JUST OUR SCHOOL SITES. BUT WE'VE TALKED WITH OUR PRESCHOOL TEACHERS AND OUR MUSIC TEACHERS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SHARE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH THEM BUT IT'S GOING TO BE SYSTEMATIC.

IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BREAK OUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN AWARENESS.

>> THE CLERK: OKAY, SO YOU'RE ASSURING ME THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A ONE AND DONE THING WHERE THEY'RE GIVEN THE TOOL FOR RESILIENCE, THIS IS WHAT WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE IN THE CLASSROOM, RESILIENCE, TOPIC OF RESILIENCE.

AND THEN -- >> IT'S NOT A ONE AND DONE.

BUT IT'S ALSO A TEAM EFFORT. RIGHT? SO WE HAD THAT FIRST MEETING ON FRIDAY.

AND THEY WERE DEVELOPING WELL, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO ROLL THIS OUT? AND THEN THEY'RE TRYING A FEW THINGS AND WHEN THEY COME BACK, THEY'RE GOING TO TELL US HOW DID THAT GO? AND THEY'RE GOING TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER BECAUSE IT'S JUST A WORK IN PROGRESS.

>> THE CLERK: PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND THEN LASTLY, I WANT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND MORE FOR US, BASED ON THE OUTCOMES THAT YOU MENTIONED, WHAT ARE THE BENCHMARKS? WHEN WILL IT BE -- WILL THESE BENCHMARKS BE PRESENTED AT COUNCIL? OR HOW OFTEN WILL WE GET AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE INVITED TO -- WHAT ARE THE, I GUESS -- ACHIEVING THE GOALS FOR OUR STUDENTS. WHAT AND HOW WILL WE KNOW THAT THOSE THINGS AND THIS FRAMEWORK IS BEING ACHIEVED IN A WAY THAT IT MAKES THE STUDENT FEEL EMPOWERED AND ALSO NOT FORGETTING HOUR STAFF AND TEACHERS? AND THEN HOW ARE WE -- WHAT IS OUR METRICS FOR THAT IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH CREATING SOMETHING? BECAUSE YOU DID -- AND I'M SORRY, I KEEP GOING BACK TO THE SCORECARD ITEM. BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SCORECARD LOOKS LIKE OR WHAT IT ADDRESSES OR WHAT THAT MEANS, REALLY. SO IF YOU CAN KIND OF GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT MORE INSIGHT ON THAT, BECAUSE.

>> YEAH, AND DR. SMITH CAN JOIN IN, TOO.

BUT ON PAGE 15 OF THE FRAMEWORK, IT STARTS WITH THE OUTCOMES FOR YOUR FRAMEWORK. AND THERE'S A SECTION FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE OUTCOMES THAT SAYS SUCCESS METRICS.

AND SO AS THE GUIDING COALITION MET TOGETHER, SO THOSE BULLET POINTS THAT ARE THERE, THE SCORECARD TEAM NEEDS TO MEET TOGETHER AND LOOK AT, OKAY, WELL, WHAT METRIC ARE WE GOING TO USE TO SAY THAT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM DECLINES ANNUALLY? WE HAVE A METRIC RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE USING IN LCAP.

SO WE MIGHT USE THE SAME ONE. >> THE CLERK: OKAY.

>> BUT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT ANOTHER GOAL, IT MIGHT BE -- LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ONE ABOUT STUDENTS.

IT MIGHT BE HOW STUDENTS ARE FEELING, RIGHT?

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SO AS YOU READ THROUGH THOSE BULLETS, YOU'LL SEE ONES THAT ARE THAT YOU'RE USED TO FROM AN LCAP LENS, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE SOME WHERE YOU'LL THINK, OH, HOW ARE WE GOING TO MEASURE THAT? THAT'S WHAT THE SCORECARD TEAM IS GOING TO WORK TOGETHER AND THEN YOU TALKED ABOUT CADENCE. SO THEN WE WOULD NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BE GIVING SURVEYS OR COLLECTING METRICS. AND THEN WE WOULD THAT OUT.

SO YOU KNOW HOW WE'RE DOING AND MEETING THE OUTCOME OF THE

FRAMEWORK. >> THE CLERK: PERFECT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THOSE ARE MY ONLY QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW. BUT YOU KNOW ME.

I'LL HAVE SOME MORE LATER, BUT THANK YOU AGAIN TO EVERYBODY THAT MADE THIS EFFORT AND HAVE SOMETHING TANGIBLE TO LOOK AT AND FEED OFF OF. SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: BOARD MEMBER STEWART?

>> MS. STEWART: CAN YOU GO TO THE SLIDE, PLEASE I HAVE ONE QUESTION. I THINK IT'S REALLY GREAT, BUT I WISH I WAS DOING THIS IN MY OWN DISTRICT TODAY I HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS ONE. I GET A LITTLE WORRIED WHEN I SEE THE WALKTHROUGHS, IS THAT A HEADING? ARE THEY LOOKING FOR THINGS LIKE THIS WHEN THEY'RE WALKING THROUGH? WHO WOULD BE LOOKING FOR? ARE WE TALKING ABOUT FUTURES START TO GET A LITTLE FRUSTRATED SOMETIMES THAT IT COULD BE USED AS EVALUATION THAT WHEN YOU'RE GOING PEER TO PEER AND YOU'RE DOING GALLERY WALKS.

SO I'M JUST WONDERING, IS THAT A HEADING? IS IT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AND WHO WOULD BE LOOKING FOR THIS?

>> WELL, IT IS A HEADING. BUT WE ALSO HAVE A WALKTHROUGH TOOL THAT LAST YEAR WE MADE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR TEACHERS SAW.

AND WE WERE REALLY INTENTIONAL ABOUT THAT.

SO THEY KNEW WHAT WAS IN THAT TOOL.

IT'S THE SAME TOOL THIS YEAR. BUT WE, WE WORKED THAT OUT OF IT. LOOKS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

BUT THESE ARE SIGNATURE PRACTICES THAT WERE THERE AND THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOMS. AND SO YES, IT WOULD BE A TOOL THAT PRINCIPALS ARE USING IN PROVIDING FEEDBACK. WE UPDATED IT LAST YEAR.

SO OUR TEACHERS COULD GET ACTUAL IN THE MOMENT FEEDBACK, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT THEY WERE ASKING FOR.

SO YES, THAT IS A WALKTHROUGH TOOL.

SORRY, MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT AND THEN YOU TALKED ABOUT TEACHERS AS WELL. AND THAT IS A GOAL AND OUR PRINCIPALS ARE TALKING WITH THEIR SCHOOL SITES ABOUT THAT.

IS HOW DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE CHRIS? ARE YOU AT A SPACE WHERE WE'RE READY AS TEACHERS TO VISIT EACH OTHER AND REALLY GROW OUR CAPACITY.

SO THAT IS WHAT THAT IS. >> MS. STEWART: SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT, ARE WE ALREADY DOING GALLERY? OR THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE PLANNING IN THE FUTURE?

>> IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE PLANNING IN THE FUTURE.

WE HAVE ONE SCHOOL SITE RIGHT NOW THAT TEACHERS HAVE OBSERVED -- WELL, OBSERVED, BUT VISITED TEACHERS.

BUT IT'S NOT SYSTEM WIDE. SO THAT WOULD BE IN THE FUTURE.

>> MS. STEWART: AND WILL THESE BE INCLUDED IN OUR EVALUATION

GUIDELINES? >> THE WALKTHROUGH IS NOT PART

OF EVALUATION. >> MS. STEWART: I GUESS I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE TALK WITH THE ADMIN ABOUT IT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN PEERS ARE EVALUATING EACH OTHER, THAT I KNOW IN OUR SCHOOL WE HAD OUR ELT IS WHAT WE USED TO WE HAD THEM CUT OFF THE NAMES SO THAT YOU COULDN'T SEE WHO THE TEACHER WAS, BECAUSE SOME TEACHERS WOULD BE CONCERNED THAT IT COULD BE USED AS EVALUATIVE MEASURES, OR THAT THEY'RE RATTING OUT THEIR OWN COLLEAGUES, AND YOU GET THAT FROM TEACHERS.

SO I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE'RE VERY COGNIZANT OF HOW THAT FEELS TO TEACHERS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT IT'S USED STRICTLY FOR LEARNING AND GROWING AND NOT FOR EVALUATIVE PURPOSES.

THANK YOU. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> YES, I HAVE A SIMPLE QUESTION.

I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW YOU ALL WERE ABLE TO GET THIS LARGE GROUP TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH ALL OF THIS -- SUCH A COMMON AGREEMENT WITH EVERYTHING. I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE I OVERLOOKED -- I WENT OVER THIS WITH YOU.

AND IN DETAIL AND YOU ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS.

BUT THERE IS A QUESTION THAT I DO HAVE.

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK WE WILL BE IN PHASE TWO AND PHASE THREE? AND THE REASON WHY I'M ASKING IS BECAUSE -- WELL, MOST PEOPLE KNOW THAT I AM THAT PRESCHOOL TEACHER.

AND I ALSO SHARED IT WITH BONNIE AND DR. SIMON THAT I WENT THROUGH A PYRAMID TRAINING. AND IT TOOK A YEAR TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE MODULE. AND WHAT THAT MODULE DID AND I'LL MAKE SURE THAT I GET IT TO YOU.

YOU KNOW HOW IN HERE, IT'S TALKING ABOUT WE WANT THE KIDS TO USE CERTAIN SPECIFIC LAN LANGUAGE.

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AND SO WITH THAT, THAT'S A WAY TO MEASURE IF CHILDREN OR STUDENTS ARE PICKING UP ON HOW WE ARE NOW TRYING TO TEACH THEM.

SO -- >> YEAH, TO GIVE YOU AN ACTUAL, HOW MANY YEARS IS IT GOING TO TAKE, TO STAY IN THOSE TWO PHASES, I DON'T THINK I'D GIVE YOU THAT BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS. THAT OUR PLAN FOR THIS YEAR IS TO WORK THROUGH THE LEARNER PROFILE.

IN THOSE CYCLICAL STAGES, RIGHT? TO GROW AND SCALE AND TO INNOVATE AND COME BACK AND TALK THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT PIECES IN THIS FRAMEWORK. AND SO IT IS GOING TO TAKE US TIME TO DO THAT WORK, THAT CYCLICAL WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY. SO THIS IS JUST THE LEARNER PROFILE. SO I CAN TELL YOU IT WOULD BE

MULTIPLE YEARS. >> MS. ARMSTRONG: OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> I WOULD JUST ADD THAT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THIS WORK AS A STRATEGIC PLAN, COALITION IS A THREE TO FIVE-YEAR PROCESS. AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO TEMPER, MOVE, FAST ON SOME AREAS, BUT MAYBE SLOW DOWN ON SOME AREAS TO WHERE WE NEED MORE TIME TO REALLY BE MORE INTENTIONAL, AND SO I JUST WANT TO JUST LAY THAT OUT, BUT I ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY THAT EVEN WITH CONVERSATIONS WITH THE GUIDING COALITION WAS HERE, THERE WAS SOME SPICY MOMENTS BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME WORDS THAT MANY FOLKS WANTED TO USE AND PHRASES THAT MANY FOLKS WANTED TO USE. CHANGES, ITERATIONS OF THAT AND FOR THE GROUP TO COME TO AND UNDERSTANDING OF THAT TOOK SOME TIME, BUT ALSO SHOWS THE EFFORT OF THIS GUIDING COALITION AS WELL. SO I DID WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THOSE FOLKS WHO WERE HERE BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME LONG FRIDAYS THAT THEY SPENT HERE INTO LUNCH AND MANY OTHER ASPECTS. AND WE HAVE PRODUCED SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING FOR THIS DISTRICT.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION, FOR YOUR COOPERATION, FOR YOUR COLLABORATION, FOR YOUR -- IT IS AMAZING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MY LAST QUESTION IS THE GUIDING COALITION, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THIS WONDERFUL GROUP? YES, WE'RE GOING TO VENTURE OUT INTO THE CLASSROOMS, INTO THE SIGHTS, BUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THIS GROUP? THIS IS A LOT OF WORK.

SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THEM?

>> SO A NUMBER OF OUR GUIDING COALITION MEMBERS ARE STILL A PART OF THE OTHER GROUPS THAT ARE COMPETING TO ADVANCE THE WORK. AND THEY'RE CERTAINLY A KEY PART OF OUR SITE TEAMS. WHETHER THEY'RE ON ONE OF THE FORMAL COMMITTEES TO ACTIVATE OR NOT, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, WE'RE STILL RELYING ON THEM TO, AND PART OF OUR PLAN IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME KIND OF A -- AS WE GO THROUGH THE VARIOUS YEARS OF THE PLAN, JUST TO BRING THAT GROUP BACK SO WE CAN REFLECT ON THE WORK THAT THEY DID AND WHERE WE ARE WE THINK THE CELEBRATION IS A PRETTY IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROCESS,

AND THE. >> MS. ARMSTRONG: I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT IN A FEW YEARS. THANK YOU.

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: FOUR? >> VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD: I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT WAS PUT INTO THIS.

I HAD THE PLEASURE OF BEING A PART OF THIS, AND IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE. AND I BELIEVE I WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WAS REALLY STUCK ON A WORD, AND IT TOOK UP SOME CONVERSATION. I KNOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ME.

AND THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT IN HERE. BUT I THINK IT REALLY SPEAKS TO THE COLLABORATIVE NATURE OF THE ENTIRE PROCESS, HAVING WHAT MEMBERS AND ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN THERE.

IT WAS REALLY FUN TO DO. AND WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME OUR DISTRICT HAS DONE THAT LEARNER PROFILE? NEVER? THAT'S AWESOME.

I THINK IT IT TO THE TRACK THAT WE'RE ON.

SO -- AND RYAN, I KNOW YOU PUT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK IN THIS DR. SIMON, BONNIE, EVERYBODY, YOU GUYS DID AMAZING.

THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT WAS ON THE COALITION.

I REMEMBER MY COLLEAGUES TALKING ABOUT A LEARNER PROFILE A LONG TIME AGO, AND TO SEE IT GO FROM THAT TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY, I THINK AMY STEWART WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS, AND HERE WE ARE TODAY I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE WORDS ON THE PAPER. SO THANK YOU AGAIN.

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT WAS EXCITING TO BE PART OF THIS GROUP AND THANK YOU TO THE

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IT WAS GIVEN SOME PLANS. IF YOU'RE A TEACHER NOT BEING AT WORK AND DOING ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU NEEDED TO DO AND POSTPONING THAT UNTIL WE WERE DONE FOR A WHOLE ENTIRE DAY.

SO THAT TOOK A LOT OF COMMITMENT FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND HAVING BEEN PART OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THE DISTRICT THAT I WORK IN IT IS AMAZING THAT WE ARE DOING IT NOW.

I'M SO EXCITED FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S GOING TO REALLY BRING OUT THE AMAZING THINGS THAT WE ALREADY DO, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START CONTINUE TO ADD ON TO THAT. SO A LOT OF EXCITING WORK IS GOING TO HAPPEN FROM HERE ON FORWARD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE

12.3 FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE? >> MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> PRESIDENT GARZA: ROLL CALL

PLEASE. >> CAN I CONFIRM WHO'S FIRST?

>> THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> BOARD, PRESIDENT KARZAI WOULD YOU MIND IF WE HAVE A PICTURE WITH OUR GUIDING COALITION AND

OUR BOARD MEMBERS? >> PRESIDENT GARZA: YES, GUIDING COALITION, WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN US IN THE FRONT OF THE PODIUM.

I'M SORRY, THE DAIS.

[13. CONSENT AGENDA]

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: WE, NOW MOVE INTO CONSENT AGENDA.

DO WE HAVE ITEMS TO WITHHOLD FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS

EVENING? >> I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD 13.6.

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: ANYONE E ELSE? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WITHHOLD ITEM 13.6? SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> PRESIDENT GARZA: ROLL CALL PLEASE.

[13.6. CONTRACT LISTINGS AND AMENDMENTS]

>> I PULLED THIS ITEM BECAUSE I'M SO EXCITED I KNOW DR. SIMON, YOUR I'M SO EXCITED TO BECAUSE THIS MIGHT BE ONE OF THE MOST

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I'VE SEEN HIM ALSO. WE SAW HIM IN NAPA, BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG AND DR. SIMON. AND JUST THE WAY HE SPEAKS HIS STORY, IT JUST REMINDS ME TO ME, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING OF BEING A TEACHER IS MAKING CONNECTIONS TO YOUR STUDENTS AND A TEACHER MADE A CONNECTION WITH HIM AND HE GONE ON TO MAKE MORE CONNECTIONS AND DO GREAT THINGS FOR STUDENTS.

SO TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH HIM, I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

I THINK HE'S JUST SO POSITIVE, SO INSPIRATIONAL.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AS WELL.

I KNOW YOU DON'T GET TO GET TO A LOT OF CONFERENCES.

BUT IN THAT CONFERENCE, OUR SUPERINTENDENT WAS HIGHLIGHTED TWO OR THREE TIMES. I TALKED ABOUT BELLFLOWER AND DR. SIMON. AND IT BRINGS AWARENESS TO BELLFLOWER AND WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH SOME OF THESE PEOPLE, DR. DR., EVERYBODY THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MEET.

I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS CONTRACT.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO HELP OUR STUDENTS SO MUCH PUBLIC SPEAKING. JUST EVERYTHING.

SO I JUST WANTED TO PULL IT TO SAY HOW EXCITED I AM ABOUT THIS.

SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING HIM, FOR MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS.

I APPRECIATE IT. >> PRESIDENT GARZA: THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER, STUART. BOARD MEMBER, ARMSTRONG?

>> MS. ARMSTRONG: I ECHO EVERYTHING MY COLLEAGUE SAYS SAID ABOUT DR. BRIAN. HE'S A DOCTOR.

AND -- >> IT'S NOT DOCTOR.

[LAUGHTER] >> I WAS TALKING ABOUT DR. RIOS.

HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE SOME CONNECTIONS WITH SOME GREAT PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING GREAT THINGS, BUT HE'S NOT A DOCTOR.

>> I LOVE THEM BOTH. THEY HAVE SUCH INSPIRATIONAL STORIES AND OUR CHILDREN REALLY NEED TO HEAR THEIR STORIES BECAUSE WHEN THEY GOT THERE, YOU WOULD THINK THAT CHILDREN WOULD BE LOST OR STUDENTS WOULD BE LOST.

AT THAT POINT. BUT THEY'RE NOT.

ALL THEY NEED IS THAT TEACHER TO CONNECT AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN. AND THEY'RE BOTH AUTHORS OF BOOKS AND WE GOT TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE BOOKS BECAUSE I HAVEN'T READ THEM ALL YET, THOUGH. BUT I HAVE THEM ALL.

WELL, MOST OF THEM. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM?

>> SO MOVE TWO. >> SECOND.

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: ROLL CALL PLEASE.

[14. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS]

LET'S BEGIN WITH STUDENT BOARD MEMBER DISCALA.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ALLISON DISCALA AND I'M A STUDENT AT BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL. I AM PROUD TO BE A STUDENT BOARD MEMBER AND I ENJOY BEING INVOLVED IN MY SCHOOL WITH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CHEER, ASB AND TENNIS.

I AM HONORED TO BE REPRESENTING THE STUDENT VOICES OF BELLFLOWER. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SHOWED UP TODAY. THANK YOU, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER.

BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG. >> BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG: IT'S BEEN A LONG SHORT WEEK. I DID ATTEND THE YMCA DISTINGUISHED DONOR APPRECIATION AND THEY HAD PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS SHARED THEIR STORY OF HOW YMCA HAS HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR LIVES AND WE EVEN HAD A STUDENT -- I'M SORRY. I'M BAD WITH NAMES, BUT ONE OF OUR STUDENTS WAS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS.

DO YOU REMEMBER HIS NAME? STEPHEN? I CAN'T REMEMBER. BUT OH MY GOODNESS.

STUDENT WITH AUTISM AND HIS TEACHERS WOULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY PROUD OF HIM. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

EXTREMELY PROUD OF HIM. SO ANYWAY, YMCA AS A COMMUNITY PARTNER. THEY WORK WONDERS.

THEY WERE ACTUALLY VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING OUR

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SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU. THAT'S IT.

AND THANKS FOR COMING OUT. [APPLAUSE]

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER ARMSTRONG BOARD

MEMBER, STEWART? >> BOARD MEMBER STEWART: GOOD EVENING. I DID NOT ATTEND ANY EVENTS WHICH IS UNLIKE ME, BUT THERE WEREN'T A LOT OF EVENTS AND I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL THESE LAST FEW WEEKS.

I DO WANT TO WISH AND HOPE THAT OUR CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES HAVE STARTED OFF A GREAT YEAR.

I WAS TALKING WITH BONNIE CARTER AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY EMAILS FOR REORG.

PLEASE DON'T EMAIL. BUT I HAVEN'T.

SO I'M HOPING THAT THAT WENT BETTER BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SOME EMAILS IN MY PAST YEARS AND I HAVE NOT.

SO IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THAT'S GOING BETTER.

SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT I WANT TO WELCOME ALLISON TO OUR BOARD. I LOVE, OBVIOUSLY, BELLFLOWER.

SO I WAS REALLY EXCITED THAT SHE GOT PICKED.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE WITH YOU, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ANY OF US, I KNOW OUR BOARD WILL ALWAYS BE THERE TO HELP YOU. AND THEN THE LAST THING THAT I JUST WANTED TO SAY WAS, I HAVEN'T MET THE SPEAKER THAT TALKED ABOUT WORKING MORE THE CITY, BUT WHEN I WAS PRESENT, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF MY BIGGEST REGRETS IS I CAME IN WITH VERY HIGH HOPES AND I WANTED SO MANY COMMITTEES TO WORK WITH SO MANY PEOPLE, AND I REALLY WANTED TO TRY TO DO A BI ANNUAL MEETING WITH CITIES. THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT, BUT WE HEARD ABOUT OUR CROSSWALKS AND DIFFERENT THINGS FOR THE BUILDING THAT MAY BUILDINGS WITH THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD AND THINGS LIKE THAT I WISH THAT WE WOULD I WISH I WOULD HAVE DONE IT, AND AGAIN, THAT'S MY REGRET IS TRY TO PARTNER WITH THEM BECAUSE IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE CAN PARTNER WITH THEM ON EVENTS, ON JUST SAFETY.

I WAS KIND OF DISCOURAGED BECAUSE SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT THE CITY DOESN'T WORK VERY WELL WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SOMETIMES, AND IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A CHALLENGE AND I DIDN'T DO IT, AND I WISH I WOULD HAVE BUT I HAVEN'T MET THE SPEAKER.

I DO AGREE WITH HIM THAT I WISH THAT WE WOULD HAVE WORKED WITH THE CITY A LITTLE BIT MORE, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. >> PRESIDENT GARZA: THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER, STEWART BIRD, CLARK.

>> BOARD MEMBER CINTRON: I WANT TO WELCOME OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER.

AND I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU THIS YEAR.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE THAT HAVE SURVIVED THE WEEK AND SOME DAYS OF SCHOOL THIS YEAR. I KNOW I'M SURVIVING AS A PARENT. SO TO THE PARENTS.

[LAUGHS] I SEE THEIR FACIAL EXPRESSIONS.

BUT I DID WANT TO BRING UP TRAFFIC CONCERNS BECAUSE I DO HAVE THEM. AND I HAD NO IDEA THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE SOMEONE FROM THREE CITY COALITION HERE, TONIGHT.

I SWEAR. BUT I BROUGHT THIS UP TO MY BOARD PRESIDENT LAST YEAR. AND WE BRIEFLY TALKED ABOUT IT.

ABOUT HOW CRAZY THE TRAFFIC CAN BE AND I SPECIFICALLY SPOKE ABOUT MAYFAIR AND CRAIG WILLIAMS. AND I KNOW WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT THE FIRST TIME, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO WHEN IT COMES TO THE PARENTS MAKING WILD U-TURNS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AT THESE PARTICULAR SCHOOLS. BUT I THINK THAT WE CAN ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO BE MORE RESPONSIBLE IN THE WAY, BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS HAVE DODGED, AND I PERSONALLY HAVE SEEN THIS BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS HAVE DODGED MULTIPLE CARS.

JUST WALKING THROUGH THE LIGHT PROPERLY.

OR LEGALLY, WHATEVER THE PHRASE IS.

AND PARENTS JUST BAT OUT OF HELL KIND OF CORNERS THAT MAKE NO SENSE. I'VE SEEN PARENTS DROP OFF STUDENTS IN THE MIDDLE, ESPECIALLY IN MAYFAIR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, TOOK THE BUS AT U-TURN LEFT OR RIGHT.

THAT HAS SCARED ME, NUMEROUS TIMES.

BUT IT STILL HAPPENS AND IT HAPPENS NOT JUST ON THE MAYFAIR, NOT JUST ON THE MAIN -- I MEAN, VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD, CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THE STREET? ELLINGTON? SO IT'S NOT JUST ON THE MAIN CORRIDOR OF WOODRUFF.

IT'S ON ELLINGTON AS WELL. THAT U-TURNS ARE CRAZY.

AND STUDENTS ARE DOING IT. PARENTS ARE DOING IT.

AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT HAS BECOME THE CULTURE AND THE NORM AT THESE SCHOOLS. WOODRUFF THEY COME OUT OF THE.

I MEAN, FOR CRAIG WILLIAMS ON CLARK.

THEY COME OUT OF THE. THEY'RE PICKING UP DROPPING OFF.

IT'S GREAT. I SEE STAFF HELPING THE TRAFFIC MOVE. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THEY ARE WHIPPING U-TURNS. THAT ARE CAUSING POSSIBLY

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I'M KIND OF ALREADY PIGGYBACKING ON WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID.

IF WE INDIVIDUALLY OR WHAT HAVE YOU CAN'T, TO JOINING A COALITION. MAYBE WE CAN, TO HAVING SOMEONE AS A LIAISON ON OUR BEHALF BECAUSE I HAVE A FEW NAMES IN MY MIND THAT I WOULD BRING FORWARD. IF INTERESTED AS POSSIBLE TO JOIN AND SEE HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER WITH THIS COALITION, BECAUSE IF IT ALREADY EXISTS AND THEY'RE ALREADY TACKLING THIS PROBLEM. ONE OF, THEN I'D BE REALLY HOPING THAT IT COULD BE ADDRESSED IN A WAY OR IN A MANNER THAT IS COMMUNITY FOC FOCUSED.

OKAY. I'LL GET OFF THE PODIUM WITH THAT. I DID WANT TO ADDRESS -- ON A BAND MOM MYSELF. I'M ALSO A BOOSTER PARENT MYSELF. BECAUSE I KNOW HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO HAVE OUR STUDENTS IN BAND. AND THE COMMITMENT THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN TAKING DAY AFTER DAY, AND DURING THE SUMMER. AND THEY ARE TRUE ATHLETES.

AND SO I HAVE QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS AND I HAVE -- I WANT TO TAKE THAT OFFLINE WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

BUT I WILL SAY THIS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HEAR YOU. WE WILL ADDRESS THIS.

THANK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD. AND I THINK MORE TRANSPARENCY WOULD HAVE BEEN -- I KNOW WE THOUGHT WE HAD DONE ENOUGH IN TRANSPARENCY. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE DIDN'T.

AND SO MAYBE WE COULD READDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES IN A PROPER MANNER, HOWEVER YOU SEE. BUT I'D LOVE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION OFFLINE FOR THIS SPECIFIC TOPIC.

AND I KNOW WE HAVE SOMETHING SET UP ALREADY.

SO JUST KNOW IT'S NOT YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT ARE NOT ON DEAF EARS. AND I WAS GOING TO DO A SHOUT OUT, BUT I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T. BUT THAT'S ALL FROM ME.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE]

>> PRESIDENT GARZA: BOARD CLARK CITRON.

>> VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD: TH ANK YOU.

I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID, BUT OFTENTIMES WE KIND OF GAUGE HOW THINGS ARE GOING BASED OFF WHAT COMES THROUGH OUR EMAILS AND I'LL SAY, I THINK THERE MUST HAVE BEEN THAT A LOT OF WORK DONE WITH THE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

IT SEEMS TO HAVE GONE MUCH BETTER THIS YEAR.

ALSO, ARE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WITH OUR ACES THIS YEAR TYPICALLY, I HAVE A FULL IMPACTS OF THINGS HAPPENING AND I'M SURE THAT'S BEEN REALLY HOT. BUT I'VE BEEN REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HOW LITTLE WE'VE HEARD ABOUT IT.

SO THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR BEING SO ON TOP OF IT.

EVEN WHEN THERE WAS AN ISSUE, I TALKED TO DR. SALMON AND IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF RIGHT AWAY. SO I KNOW WE'RE BEING VERY PROACTIVE AND WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE -- THOSE BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE 200 ACES IN THE DISTRICT. THE ONES THAT AREN'T FOR OUR YOUNGER LEARNERS AND OUR CLASSROOM, SO I KNOW WE HAVE FOCUSED ON THAT. BUT THEY ARE OLD ACES.

AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT CLASS WORKING WITH WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. AND I'M HOPING THAT IN JULY, THE BOARD, UPDATED BOARD POLICY 3440 AND I'M HOPING THAT HELPS OUR CLASSIFIED AS WELL WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR ABILITY TO KIND OF CUT THROUGH SOME RED TAPE AND GET THE JOB DONE, WHICH ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION, WHAT THEY CAN GET WHEN IT COMES TO HOME DEPOT STUFF TO GET THINGS FASTER. SO COMMEND THE BOARD FOR THAT.

ALSO, I DID SPEND SOME TIME AT MAYFAIR.

I TALKED TO DR. MORGAN ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY WERE HAVING ON CAMPUS, BECAUSE IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION.

I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR FOLKS AT KIMMINS TONIGHT.

THIS IS EASY THIS SIDE OF THE, THIS IS EASY.

STANDING UP THERE IS VERY DIFFICULT.

SO ESPECIALLY FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND EVERYBODY, THANK YOU FOR THE COURAGE TO COME AND SPEAK. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP DOING THAT. AND I HEARD THAT WORD RETALIATION A COUPLE TIMES. I REALLY HOPE THAT'S NOT HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT. AND IF IT IS, OR -- PLEASE SPEAY

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RIGHT? BUT WE DO HEAR YOU.

AND WHEN YOU DO SPEAK, IT DOES MATTER.

SO KEEP DOING THAT. PLEASE.

OTHER THAN THAT, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT CRIHFIELD AS FOR MYSELF, I ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES AND I ALSO WAS ABLE TO ATTEND MANY OF THE DIFFERENT EVENTS AROUND BELLFLOWER. EXCITED TO SEE EVERYONE BACK IN SCHOOL AND DURING OUR BRAND-NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

NEW STUDENTS, NEW EXPECTATIONS. I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT YEAR. SO I ALSO ASK FOR PERMISSION TO DO THIS, BECAUSE I WANT TO SEND MORE WISHES TO OUR GENERAL COUNCILOR COUNCIL. BECAUSE YOU JUST BECAME A DAD TONIGHT OR TODAY. SO THAT IS THE REASON WHY HE IS NOT HERE. SO WE ARE VERY HAPPY FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY, FIRST ADDITION TO THAT FAMILY.

SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 8:16 P.M.

UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON THURSDAY,

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.