[11:13] September 14th, 2026. This is a regular meeting of the board of education for

[11:19] the Glendor Unified School District. We're coming out of close session at

[11:23] 6:05 and reconvening where there is no reportable action. I'm happy to report.

[11:29] So, we are going to open our meeting um and do roll call, please.

[11:37] » Board member Garcia, >> present.

[11:39] » Board Clerk Cam, >> present.

[11:41] » Board Vice President Lopez >> here.

[11:43] » Board President Clifford, >> present.

[11:45] » Please note, board member Munoz is absent.

[11:48] » Thank you very much. That leads us to the next item, [clears throat] which is

[11:53] 3.5, adopting this agenda. May I have a motion for adoption, please? So move.

[11:58] » Is there a second? >> I'll second.

[12:00] » Any discussion? >> All those in favor?

[12:03] » I. >> Any opposition?

[12:05] » 3.6 is an oath of office tonight. >> Can I hear the pledge?

[12:09] » Oh, did we pass the pledge right up? 3.4 is the pledge of allegiance. Please

[12:13] rise, put your right hand over your heart, look at the flag, and repeat

[12:17] after me. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and

[12:22] to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with

[12:27] liberty and justice for all. Thank you for that important addendum to our

[12:31] meeting. 3.6 is an oath of office for our student board members for Glendora

[12:38] High School and Witcom High School. Um, we have two. We have a Glendora High

[12:43] School student and Dr. Degrazia, do you want to report both of their names and

[12:48] and actions here? >> Yes, I believe we have Ava Elaine and

[12:53] Rilenew Juan Escarzaga. >> Ava is from Glendora High School and

[12:58] Rilene is from Wickham High School. We welcome them both. Hi, Reene.

[13:01] » Hello. >> Hi, Rene. Thank you. And we're ready for

[13:04] your report.

[13:08] » Oh. Oh, I'm sorry. You're Yeah, you're swearing in first. Okay. So, you're

[13:11] you're standing up and you're ready. >> Okay. Okay. So, you're going to say when

[13:15] I say I, right after I say I, you're going to say your name. Is that clear?

[13:19] » Yes. >> Okay. I

[13:20] » Railen Quanis Garzaga >> do solemnly swear

[13:24] » do solemnly swear >> that I will support and defend

[13:27] » that I will support and defend >> the Constitution of the United States

[13:31] » the Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution of the State of

[13:35] California >> and the Constitution of the State of

[13:38] California >> against all enemies

[13:40] » against all enemies >> foreign and domestic. foreign and

[13:43] domestic. >> That I will bear true faith and

[13:45] allegiance to the Constitution of the United States

[13:48] » That I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the

[13:52] United States >> and the Constitution of the State of

[13:55] California >> and the Constitution of the State of

[13:58] California. >> That I take this obligation freely

[14:01] » That I take this obligation freely >> without any mental reservation

[14:05] » without any mental reservation >> or purpose of evasion

[14:09] » or purpose of evasion. and that I will well and faithfully

[14:13] » And that I will well and faithfully >> discharge the duties

[14:17] » discharge the duties >> upon which I am about to enter.

[14:20] » upon which I am about to enter. >> Thank you very much. You're duly sworn

[14:24] in. [applause]

[14:28] » Ava, did you enter the room? Anybody else enter the room? That's not okay.

[14:31] We're good. Okay. Now, Railene, are you ready for your report?

[14:37] » Yes. Wait, it's public. >> Okay, I'll I'll get I'll get that. I'm

[14:42] sorry about that. >> I was just going to let her do that.

[14:46] Okay. >> Yeah, I'm just rolling through. I

[14:48] thought we reordered the agenda. Okay, so item 3.7 is public comment. I have

[14:53] one speaker card. That is Miss Cindy Romero from the city of Glendor. Miss

[14:57] Romero, would you write come up here and speak to us, please?

[15:01] » Good evening, Mr. Board President, board of trustees, Dr. Degrazia. Um, as you

[15:05] mentioned, my name is Cindy Romero. I'm the library services manager with the

[15:08] city of Glendora. I appreciate the time to see speak with you this evening. As

[15:12] the new school year begins, I'd like to take an opportunity to thank you for the

[15:15] long-term a partnership between the district and the public library together

[15:19] with Dr. Prince and her amazing team at educational services. The student

[15:23] success program has launched new ways for students, families, and staff to

[15:27] learn about and gain access to the resources that they need. Some of those

[15:31] programs include library card information as part of data confirmation

[15:35] process. library staff at all elementary and middle school back to school nights

[15:39] and open houses, public library support for the dedicated school library team,

[15:44] meetings with the teacher tech leads and principles, and a brand new hopefully

[15:49] annual student success fair which will take place next week, Wednesday, on

[15:53] September 23rd from 5:30 to 7:00 in Bidwell Forum. We'll be highlighting

[15:58] tools and resources available to students to succeed from both the

[16:01] district and the library. Among the libraries resources, those include

[16:05] homework ca bytutor.com, a live 247 homework help program. I know Mr. Lopez

[16:10] is familiar with the tutor.com homework buddies, a in-person homework help

[16:15] program that is provided for our K through six students provided by our

[16:19] high school students. So, they're getting some volunteer credit while

[16:22] they're helping their younger peers with their homework. 247 access to ebooks and

[16:26] more. online learning and research tools, opportunities to explore, create,

[16:32] and connect through reading incentive programs, steam, and hands-on learning,

[16:35] and cultural programs, and of course, volunteer opportunities where our

[16:39] students can gain valuable job experience. Together, we give the

[16:43] students the best possible access to resources to help them succeed, not only

[16:47] in school, but beyond. I'd like to thank you for your continued partnership, and

[16:50] we look forward to how it will continue to grow and evolve um as as we serve

[16:55] Glendor's families. Thank you. >> Thank you very much, Cindy.

[16:59] » We appreciate that. I have >> I [laughter]

[17:04] She knows better. >> There's no further cards. I will close

[17:09] public comment and say Cindy, thank you for this partnership. It's really good.

[17:12] Awesome job. You guys do a great job there with this partnership with the

[17:15] schools and the library and we appreciate that. That brings us back now

[17:20] to oral reports. The one I've been dying to get to, [laughter]

[17:25] Railen's student board member report. Very first maiden voyage. Go right

[17:29] ahead. >> All right.

[17:31] » Kellen has gotten off to a great start this year. Our student council welcomed

[17:36] students and their families with music and smiles on the first day of school.

[17:41] Mrs. Feronado reviewed schoolwide expectations with each grade level, and

[17:46] our students have shown that they are eager to do what is right. Our PTA

[17:52] membership is already up from last year and our run, jump, and power up

[17:56] fundraiser has already reached more than 50% for our goal.

[18:01] Spirit wear cells are also going strong. We welcome families to back to school

[18:06] night and had an amazing turnout. We also held our first Cullen community

[18:11] Friday where we recognized students who earned the kindness award.

[18:15] It has been a wonderful start to the school year and we are proud of our

[18:19] Cullen students, families, and staff for making it such a positive and exciting

[18:24] beginning. We are looking forward to another amazing year filled with

[18:28] learning, growth, kindness, and culling pride.

[18:32] Stanton Eagles were soaring high at the start of the 2627 school year. Our PTA

[18:39] adorned the front gates with si fun signs, props, and balloons to excite our

[18:43] students on their first day back. Each day forward, we have started learning

[18:48] more about each other, our campus, our programs like Eagle Time, music, art,

[18:53] and steam. Students are learning new math concepts

[18:58] with the new textbook adoption and learning to be resilient when things get

[19:01] tough. PTA started their fundraiser with a fun

[19:06] kickoff with photo cutouts, balloons, and insensitives to help drive

[19:11] membership forward before we celebrate in October with our monster boogie bash.

[19:16] We are so proud of our TK and kinder students for making it through their

[19:20] longer days, which just started. Stanton Eagles will continue to soar high with

[19:24] the support of our community, PTA, and board of education.

[19:29] What a fantastic start to the school year at Southerntherland. From day one,

[19:33] our campus has been filled with excitement, smiles, and cougar pride. In

[19:38] partnership with our PTA, we welcome students and families with bright smiles

[19:43] and fun photo opportunities. Mrs. Fish also held behavior expectation

[19:49] assemblies with each grade level and our students are already demon demonstrating

[19:54] what it means to be safe, kind, and responsible Southerntherland Cougars.

[20:00] We've already accomplished so much. Students and staff have practiced fire

[20:04] drills, navigated inclement weather, enjoyed a wonderful picture day, and

[20:09] welcome several new staff members to the Southerntherland team. We are excited to

[20:13] have them join our Cougar family. We were thrilled to welcome families to

[20:18] back to school night where the strong turnout reflected our wonderful sense of

[20:22] community. Students and staff continue to show their Southerntherland pride

[20:26] every f Friday by wearing their Southerntherland gear, filling our

[20:30] campus with Cougar spirit. As we look ahead to wellness week, we

[20:36] are excited for all the fun and meaningful activities to come. Thank you

[20:39] to our families and staff for help making Southerntherland such a special

[20:43] place to learn, grow, and connect. We are looking forward to an amazing year.

[20:47] Go Cougars.

[20:51] Spartans are off to a great start. Our amazing ASB and web students welcome

[20:56] families onto our campus during registration week and web orientation.

[21:00] Sixth graders enjoyed connecting with our upper classmen and playing team

[21:04] building games. Thanks to our ASB teacher, Miss Curtis, and our web

[21:08] leaders, Mr. Cotter and Miss Deac for fac for facilitating these fun

[21:14] activities. Steam day was a huge success. Students participated in a

[21:19] variety of steam activities including a sheep eye dissection, marble mosaic

[21:25] painting, catapult building, and airplane aerodynamics.

[21:30] We are thankful to our steam lead teachers, Mrs. Carrian, and all of the

[21:34] parent and community volunteers. We are gearing up for our next

[21:39] schoolwide event, Color Palooa, on September 25th. This event generates

[21:43] over 20,000, which is used to fund year-long student centered events and

[21:47] activities.

[21:52] August 13th, we launched our school year with our get on board, take flight. Most

[21:58] students came to school in their get on board shirts and had a and had fun with

[22:03] the indooroutdoor activity games ASB had planned. We enjoyed Kona Ice and had an

[22:08] overall great first day welcoming students back and making connections.

[22:14] On August 14th, we had our senior sunrise, a special morning for seniors

[22:18] to kick off their last year of school at GHS.

[22:22] On August 21st, we had our welcome back assembly, which was a hit with the new

[22:26] lip sync challenge making its debut. It was AVID versus ASB, and we look forward

[22:32] to Yearbook versus Drama in our next assembly.

[22:36] Following the assembly that evening was our howdy welcome back dance. We had a

[22:41] huge turnout with over a thousand tartans attending and everyone loved the

[22:46] multiple food trucks, games, and other activities available along with dancing.

[22:51] Back to school was a success. Parents were able to meet our amazing teachers.

[22:56] We've had two home football games. Our student section led by our dog pound

[23:01] leaders along with our band and pep team makes Citrus Stadium a great night to

[23:05] cheer on our team. Our huge crowd of students and family have attended both

[23:09] games so far. We're excited the year is just getting started and we feel like we

[23:13] have a good momentum.

[23:19] » Railene, that was awesome. >> Thank you.

[23:21] » You did that perfectly. You sure you don't want to sit up here for a while?

[23:26] You did very, very good. Thank you so much. We look forward to your season up

[23:30] here with us. We appreciate that. Okay. Comments from the members of the board

[23:33] of education. We'll start right here to my right.

[23:39] » Well, from everything that I've seen, we've had a great start to the school

[23:42] year, having attended most of the back to school nights. I couldn't get to the

[23:45] ones where there were three in one night and in the middle schools there were

[23:48] two. I chose to stay at Samberg. Um so, um no, the back to school nights were

[23:54] great. um got to visit classrooms that night, hear teachers, hear our

[23:57] principles uh make amazing presentations um that fit their school culture. So, it

[24:02] was awesome. And then I've had the opportunity to visit classroom with Dr.

[24:08] Degrazia and that has been also amazing and watching our teachers and what

[24:13] they're doing on a daily basis in the classroom. Um getting to go to Lefay for

[24:17] the first day. So, thank you to Mrs. Green for escorting us and I saw a

[24:21] really really fast TKER. She was super fast. That's what she told me. She was

[24:24] super fast. She was She ran around. She was really fast. She showed us right

[24:28] there. Yeah. And to uh get to see the facilities and and and different things

[24:32] like that. Um and to get some I got some we got some gifts from Lefetron. Some

[24:37] honey. Got some honey. Oh, Dr. Graz didn't get the honey,

[24:40] » but avocados and things like that. So, a little gift bag. So, that was a a lot of

[24:45] fun. Um then we went to see Samberg and uh thanks to Dr. Purcell for taking us

[24:52] around. things were going well. We had the the band played us a couple of

[24:55] tunes. Got to see the new uh refrigerator freezer in food services,

[24:59] which is it's always good when you can give people what they need to do their

[25:03] job on a daily basis, right? And they needed that and they were super excited

[25:07] and all the meals that they're feeding the kids on a daily basis, they need to

[25:10] have that. So, it's brand new. So, it was awesome. And then the other part of

[25:15] that day was um Mrs. Jules camp teacher at Samberg

[25:22] Dr. Drossia and I got a box of cookies. So now we're expecting every time we go

[25:27] to a campus that we're going to get some kind of treat, right? So and they were

[25:30] amazing. My kids said they were amazing. My wife said they were amazing and they

[25:34] were they were absolutely amazing. And then on another visit got to go to

[25:38] Stanton Elementary and see the wonderful teachers there and some of the

[25:42] infographics they have for students on behavior and how to greet each other

[25:45] with high fives, knuckles. It's really cool and every door has them. So, it's

[25:50] really amazing I think and thanks to Dr. I mean to Mrs. Kent for taking us

[25:54] around. Um but just great things happening across the districts and the

[25:58] schools that I was able to see. I didn't get to all of them. I wish I could but

[26:01] didn't get to all of them but um had an amazing start and good things happening

[26:06] in the classroom. Oh, got to see also Leetra the DLI class and that was really

[26:10] really that the teacher that at le

[26:18] it's it's all good all good in GUSD as far as the start and things like that.

[26:22] So I agree that we just got to like GHS said got to keep that momentum going. So

[26:28] that was uh really neat to be able to see for the first time as a board me as

[26:32] a board member and looking through a a different lens.

[26:36] » Thank you, Dr. Cam. >> Uh it it has been a wonderful start to

[26:41] the year. It's been really fun to see. Um I made it to as many of the back to

[26:45] school nights as possible. Got to do all that and had some fun uh being at all

[26:49] the football games, which it is kind of magical being in Glendora with the

[26:52] lights and seeing the hills and watching everybody have a have a great time. Um,

[26:56] and we're in full swing with uh with soccer. And it's been really cool to be

[26:59] on all of our uh many different fields and seeing people in the community um

[27:04] consistently coming up and checking in and and it's just another opportunity to

[27:08] get to meet with the community and it's been really wonderful. Um so we'll

[27:11] continue to support our teachers and support our students and keep things

[27:14] rolling. That's it for me. >> Thank you, Miss Garcia.

[27:18] » All right, Railene, welcome. It's nice to have you. I actually want to hand you

[27:24] the microphone and ask you to introduce yourself because we didn't get a minute

[27:28] to hear about you. Uh what grade you're in, um all the goods. So,

[27:34] » hello. My name is Rilene. I am a senior and I go to Whitcom on the goal program.

[27:42] Yeah, I am planning on going to a nursing school which is exciting. I just

[27:49] started doing volunteership at my hospital. So hopefully everything's

[27:54] looking good and I'm planning on doing CNA school to help me get involved more

[27:58] with nursing. >> Awesome. Well, thank you. Um well, I'm

[28:03] happy to have you here and I wanted to remind you that um up here you get a

[28:08] voice and you get an opportunity to share your concerns, what you see in the

[28:13] community. Not only are you reading reports, but you're also reporting back.

[28:17] And um I encourage you to advocate for your classmates, advocate for yourself.

[28:22] Um because that's and and ask us questions because this is also a

[28:25] leadership opportunity for you. Correct. So I want you to make the most of it and

[28:29] um reach out to any of us for that type of support because that's what we're

[28:32] here for. So thank you for being here, for taking it on because I know it's a

[28:36] huge responsibility. There will be Mondays where if I were you, I'd just

[28:39] sneak out. You don't have to stay for the whole thing, but it is a good

[28:42] learning opportunity if you do. Um, okay. Steam day at Sandberg was

[28:47] absolutely amazing. Um, I did get to go and tour the classrooms. I got to see

[28:51] the sheep eye dissection and the art and the airplanes. Mrs. Deer was there when

[28:57] they were uh, so I think she's already trying to get kids to sign up for the

[29:01] aviation at the high school, which is a really good move on her behalf. Um, it

[29:05] was a lot of fun. Kids were super engaged and excited. hands-on learning.

[29:10] So, I do want to shout out to the Glendor Education Foundation and Dr.

[29:13] Prince uh for those efforts that it takes uh resources, right, that it takes

[29:20] to be able to give students that type of experience because I I see that they

[29:26] really enjoyed it, that they were learning. Um the especially when they

[29:30] were watching the video before the dissection, I thought a couple of them

[29:33] were going to pass out to be honest with you. There was a lot of squirming. I'm

[29:36] glad I I was able to leave, but it it was great to see them and I'm so

[29:40] grateful that we're able to provide those opportunities for our students and

[29:43] yes, the teachers handling that schedule change amazing because it was it was

[29:48] organized chaos and it was beautiful to see as they change from one class to the

[29:52] other. Um I got to attend Tiny Tartans back to school. So cute. So cute. Um our

[29:59] tiny tartans, I don't think we talk about them enough. Um the preschool is

[30:03] uh you mentioned magical. Uh, the preschool is definitely a magical place.

[30:07] Um, the the room was full of parents. There was no kids. I'm sad I didn't get

[30:12] to see the kiddos. Um, but the parents were just so excited and I love seeing

[30:17] um this is Martine, Mrs. uh, not Martinez Gomez. um Marlene Gomez, you

[30:24] [clears throat] know, just she's so good with the parents and um a lot of them

[30:27] are first-time parents, so reminding them like don't bring zippers, don't do

[30:31] this, and you know, my baby's 16, so it was nice to hear that and just reminisce

[30:36] a little bit. So, I'm happy that I was able to attend to that. Um,

[30:41] I noticed that none of these reports uh went without mentioning PTA and our PTAs

[30:47] are extremely important and a big part of why our teachers have the support

[30:51] that they have in the classroom, why our students get amazing opportunities. Um,

[30:55] I just wanted to remind the community, the thousands that are watching online,

[31:00] to please make sure that you sign up for your PTA, make sure you sign up to

[31:04] volunteer. If you become a member, you do not have to help. you don't, but we

[31:08] would love for you to help. Um, and then tomorrow, GEF, the Glendor Education

[31:13] Foundation, is hosting their back to school parent edition. It promises to be

[31:17] a lot of fun at the Great Leaf. So hopefully I I would go to their um I

[31:22] don't remember the time. I think it's 600 6:30, but maybe their Instagram has

[31:26] that information. Um, it should be fun. One last thing because I know I wanted

[31:32] to get to the city council forum, but the farmers market. I was at the farmers

[31:36] market last week and I got to meet a couple of Glendora High School students

[31:39] who are amazing entrepreneurs. They started a business called Pain in the

[31:44] Glass and I was very very impressed with these two young men because they came up

[31:49] to me and said, "Where is our entrepreneur class at the high school?"

[31:53] And so I've already done some advocating for them. Um there's there's options for

[31:59] them through the RO and I hope that they signed up for those online classes. But

[32:04] I I just I wanted to just say it that I'm just so proud of the many students

[32:09] that over the summer started their own little hustle because getting a job out

[32:13] there for teenagers is really really difficult. And so the fact that these

[32:18] kids didn't just say I'm going to sit at home and do nothing and said I'm going

[32:22] to create this job. I'm going to do something with my hands and create a

[32:25] business. It it's just a testament to not just their drive, but also, you

[32:30] know, what's happening at home and the families just encouraging them and

[32:34] supporting them because a teenager can't start a business without family support.

[32:38] So, I just wanted to say kudos to these children uh for being just little

[32:41] go-getters and um proud of them. And that's it.

[32:46] » Thank you very much. Uh you guys touched on most of the points. Soccer. Dan and I

[32:50] are usually at the field every Saturday. It's crazy. Uh Dominic or I are at the

[32:55] Sunday fall ball. So all of our facilities are being used not only from

[33:00] Monday through Friday with our students, but on Saturdays and Sundays with people

[33:05] in the city. So they're being used like crazy. Uh the the soccer fields were

[33:10] full and fall ball was full. It was hotter than heck up there, but it was

[33:14] still full and the kids are having a blast. Uh Janette and the board and I

[33:18] received a letter from LEO saying that we're in great financial shape. They

[33:22] accepted our annual budget and everything's uh accepted and I thought

[33:26] that was a good thing to get. Uh flag football's rolling down at Louis Pompei

[33:30] right now. If you have not been to the flag football games, you have to go down

[33:34] there and see those. And just lastly on the PTA front, your board of directors

[33:39] joins the PTA, too. So, we're PTA members. We do it as a collective group

[33:43] just to get the momentum going. And uh >> yeah,

[33:47] » eight memberships this year. >> Yeah, look at you. But um but you know

[33:50] the the it it's my personal opinion that the district doesn't go well without

[33:55] parent involvement and that's a really good way for parents to be involved. So

[34:00] we appreciate that too. And I will turn this over, believe it or not, to our

[34:05] superintendent for his great report. >> Thank you, Mr. Clifford, members of the

[34:10] board. And Ray Lane, welcome. Great to have you here. Great to hear your

[34:14] perspective all through that throughout the year. Great job tonight. Prior to

[34:18] our meeting this evening, we actually held a dedication and ribbon cutting

[34:22] ceremony to honor the life and legacy of former superintendent Dr. Patrick

[34:26] Bushman, renaming the superintendent's conference

[34:30] room to the Dr. Patrick Bushman conference room. Dr. Bushman admir

[34:36] admirably served the GSD community for 24 years as its superintendent 1976 to

[34:42] 2000. That is unheard of now and it was unheard of then. After retiring, he

[34:49] continued to serve the Glendor community as executive director and CEO of the

[34:54] Lewick Family Foundation and continued his gracious work with several local

[35:00] service organizations, including serving as the Kowanas Club president many, many

[35:06] years ago. His daughter Stacy was able to join us this evening. It was a

[35:10] special tribute to a special man. when you get a chance, come by and see his

[35:15] conference room. Tonight, we will hear an important fiscal update from our our

[35:21] business services team. They're all important from them, but this one is

[35:24] especially important. Led by Mrs. Walszac and Mrs. Medina as they provide

[35:28] the annual unodudited actuals report, commonly referred to as closing the

[35:35] books, on the most recent fiscal year. Mrs. Walszac and Mrs. Medina will

[35:40] present their summary of the report's key outcomes along with budgetary plans

[35:44] and considerations going forward. Bond news and information. There is

[35:49] definitely information to be found about the bond measure G upcoming for the

[35:54] November 3rd ballot. You can find that on the GSD website. There's a popup

[35:59] right when you go to our website. Click on that for more information, FAQs, fact

[36:04] sheets, and other pertinent information such as there is a bond information

[36:09] night scheduled. I think Mr. Romero mentioned the date, the 23rd. It's after

[36:14] that, strategies for success. So, you're going to go to that and then right when

[36:18] you're done with that, it's 7:30 to 9 over in the event center at GHS. We will

[36:23] be part of a bond information night that is sponsored by the Clendora Chamber of

[36:27] Commerce Legislative Committee. We are also hosting, I heard about Steam

[36:34] Day at Samberg, that was outstanding. We're hosting hosting Steam nights this

[36:38] year at the elementary schools in conjunction with the Glenora Education

[36:43] Foundation. All elementary schools will be hosting these interactive events.

[36:48] Stanton is first out of the gate and there's a set to take place on September

[36:52] 24th from 5:30 to 7. And finally, congratulations to three Glendora High

[36:59] School seniors, John Han, Henry Kern, and Vicrim Sant on being named National

[37:05] Merit Semiinalists. We will celebrate these three outstanding young gentlemen

[37:10] at an upcoming board meeting in October. That is my report. Thank you, Mr.

[37:16] Clifford. >> Thank you. Any questions of our

[37:17] superintendent before we move on? Thank you so much. Uh the next item is our

[37:23] [clears throat] one discussion action item tonight. It's approval of the

[37:27] 202526 unudited actuals. Dr. Degrazia.

[37:31] » Thank you. And I had a pre-introduction of Mrs. Walzac and Mrs. Medina. And we

[37:36] welcome them to the microphone to present the 2025 2026 last fiscal year

[37:43] unodudited actuals. Where's the

[37:55] All right. Good evening, President Clifford, board of trustees, Dr.

[37:58] DeGracia, Executive Cabinet, and the public. Tonight, along with Miss Medina,

[38:04] Director of Fiscal Services, we will be presenting the district's an audited

[38:09] actual report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

[38:14] This report basically gives a the board a complete accounting of how our

[38:18] revenues and how our expenditures actually closed out for the 2526 school

[38:24] year and it's the foundation for our independent audit which is going to be

[38:28] taking place this fall. So what are what's what's the an audited

[38:34] actuals report? So briefly where it fits um the state law requires three

[38:40] financial reports each year. The first one is the first interim which is filed

[38:44] in December and then the second one is the second interim which is filed in

[38:48] March and currently we are do tonight we're doing the audited actuals which is

[38:54] actually due tomorrow and it's co it covers the full fiscal year and it

[38:59] reports our final revenues our expenditures and our ending fund

[39:03] balances of all the district funds and we have 13 district funds and it's the

[39:10] starting point of the audit. Where's our money coming from? So, our

[39:15] general fund for 2526, we had a total of 100.1 million.

[39:21] 77.2 million or 77% is our LCFF resources and the other 23% comes from

[39:30] the federal, our state and local other local revenues.

[39:36] the 77% of our general revenue the uh LCFF is basically the local control

[39:42] funding formula and we have the base grant which is it uh 70 million it's

[39:47] also made up of supplemental grant as well as add-ons the add-ons is basically

[39:52] our TK as well as some transportation um allocation that we get from the state

[40:00] and this is our LCFF is the is our largest revenue new source and it's

[40:06] driven by ADA. And then I'd like to turn it over to Miss Medina to go over how

[40:12] the money was spent.

[40:18] Good evening everybody. Okay, so I am going to talk about where the money was

[40:22] spent. So when looking at our general fund expenditures, you can see these

[40:26] categories. um certificated salaries, classified salaries, benefits, books and

[40:32] supplies, contracted services, um capital and other outgo. So in our in

[40:37] our general fund, which includes the unrestricted and restricted side, we had

[40:42] 105.6 million in expenditures. So uh 82% of

[40:48] our budget is mostly just salaries and benefits, which is about um 86.4

[40:54] million.

[41:01] So next we'll go over the fund balance. So um this chart represents both the

[41:06] unrestricted and the restricted fund balance. So and on the unrestricted side

[41:12] we ended the year with about 14.4 um with a deficit of a little over 3

[41:18] million. On the restricted side we ended the year with about 12.4 4 million with

[41:24] a deficit of 2.1 million. So looking at those together, um our deficit spending

[41:30] was 5.2 million. Uh at estimated actuals, our deficit was actually

[41:36] projected to be slightly more. So we actually ended the year a little better.

[41:41] So when we projected our last projection in May for estimated actuals, our

[41:47] deficit between unrestricted and restricted was projected to be a little

[41:52] bit over 6 million.

[41:58] So, I wanted to spend a little bit more time talking about the unrestricted side

[42:02] because when that's how we really evaluate how our district is doing

[42:07] financially when we look at the restricted side, like on the previous

[42:10] slide, there's a lot of restricted one-time funds that we're spending down.

[42:14] So, we're intentionally spending down some money, which is primarily the cause

[42:18] of that deficit, which is normal. Um, so when we look at the unrestricted side,

[42:23] we are looking at our beginning fund balance, the revenues and expenditures

[42:26] and looking at what our deficit is there. Um, so like I mentioned

[42:31] previously, it was a little bit over $3 million, but we knew that when we were

[42:36] um projecting back at EA that it would be about that

[42:41] amount. When we look at 2627 which we presented in June, our deficit

[42:47] is dropping to a little bit um over 700,000. So we have implemented some

[42:55] budget reduction plans. Um also we got a increase in cola so that is definitely

[43:01] helping um us balance our budget. So we are heading in in the right direction.

[43:06] Um and we will do a another update once we do first interrum.

[43:12] On the next slide I am going to go over the fair market value. So that in the

[43:19] previous chart was about can you go back one more slide? Sorry. So um fair market

[43:25] value adjustment if you look at that third row it's a little bit under

[43:29] 700,000. So, I wanted to go over this adjustment

[43:34] because it it makes it it does decrease our our revenue, but it's not we're not

[43:40] losing cash. It's just um an entry that we are required to do. And and when

[43:46] thinking about how to explain this entry, I thought about in just terms

[43:49] that maybe we could all understand. So, if you're looking like at a home

[43:53] appraisal, right? If you appraise your your house this year, it might go down

[43:57] in value versus last year, but you're not really losing the value unless you

[44:01] sell it. It's the same idea with the fair market value. We are required to do

[44:05] this accounting entry. We're not losing cash, but it's just basically

[44:09] recognizing the value of investments on at the end of the year. So although in

[44:16] our fund one it's looking like revenue is decreasing, we're not actually we

[44:22] just have to it's just an accounting entry, but we're not actually losing

[44:26] that cash. So if we're taking a look at that ending fund balance that was or

[44:30] that deficit spending that was about a little bit over 3 million, it's actually

[44:34] even a little bit less. It's pro it's really in actuality 2.4 when you re when

[44:39] you take out that fair market value adjustment.

[44:50] All right. So, we're going we also have other district funds. We have 12 other

[44:55] funds um that are for specific restricted purposes. So, I will go over

[45:00] that in the next slide.

[45:05] So at the end of June 30th, 2026, every district fund um is self-

[45:12] sustaining. So which is a a great thing and none of none of our funds are in

[45:16] coaching on the general fund. So they all have positive ending fund balances

[45:22] um which is always a great thing um that it doesn't affect our our general fund

[45:28] balance. So next I am going to turn it over to

[45:33] Janette just to go over final steps.

[45:41] So what are the next steps? So the next step like I mentioned earlier is

[45:45] submitting the report to LEO by tomorrow's deadline and then updating

[45:49] our 2026 27 budget by the time first interim comes in December and also

[45:56] working in our independent audit for the year ending June 30, 2026 and that

[46:01] report will be presented in our January meeting and then Um,

[46:12] and then we'll bring this back up to the board, like I said, back in December,

[46:16] but the audit in January. And I believe that wraps up our presentation. So,

[46:23] thank you to Miss Medina and our fiscal services team and business services team

[46:28] for their hard work in closing out our books. It takes weeks and weeks and

[46:33] entries after entries. And so, thank you And now we open it up to the board for

[46:39] any questions. >> Thank you, Miss Padina and Miss Walszac.

[46:42] We really appreciate that. Bring it back to the board. Are there any questions

[46:45] from board members?

[46:49] » Thank you for uh your presentation. I do have a couple of questions and mainly

[46:54] for the uh the communities um just so that they understand. Can you

[47:02] explain the contributions to restricted programs uh the 17 million in the red

[47:07] that you have here under general fund balance?

[47:10] » Yes. So the um restricted contributions are for our special education, our

[47:15] routine um routine repair maintenance and as well as our site budget

[47:20] allocations. >> Okay. So that this all of it is not

[47:24] special education. It's combined. >> Correct.

[47:26] » Okay. And then uh can you also explain because it looks like a really nice

[47:33] number 51 uh our other fund 51.0 bond interest and redemption.

[47:39] » You want to explain that one? That one. >> So okay. [laughter] So the interest in

[47:43] um the interest in the bond redemption. So as you know we have a couple of bonds

[47:48] and that account is basically ran by by the by the county. So anytime we have to

[47:56] do our debt service for the our bonds, all the money goes in there and then it

[48:00] gets taken out as well. So that particular bond fund we don't control

[48:06] and that is controlled by the county. >> So it's got $6 million in there, but

[48:10] it's actually just holding before we actually make a payment to pay off our

[48:15] » done existing. >> Correct. The debt service.

[48:17] » Thank you. That's all I have. >> Yeah, she explains that one much better.

[48:21] [laughter] >> Yeah.

[48:22] Thank you. >> Any other questions?

[48:25] » Okay. Thank you very much. >> Thank you.

[48:28] » I will ask if there is a motion to

[48:35] approve the un unudited actual. >> So moved.

[48:40] » There's a motion. Is there a second? >> A second.

[48:42] » All right. Any further discussion on that presentation? All those in favor?

[48:47] » I. >> Is there any opposition? Thank you very

[48:50] much. She did a good job. The next items are the consent calendar. They're items

[48:54] 7.1 through 10.3. They all go with one vote unless one of the trustees want to

[49:00] pull one of them for any particular reason. May I have a motion for

[49:04] approval? >> I'll make a motion.

[49:06] » I'll second. >> There's a motion and a second. Is there

[49:09] any further discussion on this? >> All those in favor?

[49:15] » Any opposition? That brings us to item 11. 11.1 is

[49:20] adjournment. It is 6:43. This meeting is adjourned.

REGULAR MEETING - Sep 14 2026

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