Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education Meeting

July 18, 2019

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No official minutes or agenda are on file for this meeting, so this recap is drawn only from the publicly posted video transcript. Because transcript speaker labels carry no reliable name-to-voice mapping, no statement, comment, stance, or appointment from this meeting is attributed to any named individual here — public commenters, board members, staff, and newly appointed administrators alike. Viewpoints and roster facts are described namelessly; counts of speakers are given where relevant.

🏛️ Closed Session: Settlement and Appellate Authorization

The board reconvened in open session after a closed session covering pending and anticipated litigation, student and employee discipline matters, and a slate of personnel appointments. Coming out of that session, the board approved a settlement of pending litigation in San Bernardino Superior Court: "the district agrees to pay petitioners attorneys fees and costs without further need for litigation" 1.

In a separate action, the board authorized legal counsel to file a petition for rehearing in the Court of Appeal and to seek review in the California Supreme Court 2. The transcript does not clearly identify what underlying case this appellate action concerned.

🧑‍🏫 New Administrator Appointments

The board filled several open administrative positions ahead of the new school year, all effective in the days that followed. Assistant principal appointments took effect July 22, 2019, at Ramona Junior High School, Canyon Hills Junior High School, Walnut Elementary School, Newman Elementary School, and Country Springs Elementary School 3. A new elementary school principal was appointed at Borba Elementary School, effective July 19, 2019; no further personnel action requiring public disclosure was reported out of closed session 4.

🗣️ Employee Representative Comments

During the portion of the meeting reserved for comments from employee representatives, one representative, speaking for the California School Employees Association (CSEA), reported that the district and the association had reached a tentative agreement on their contract, calling it "a long time coming" 56.

The representative also raised earthquake preparedness, referencing the magnitude-6.4 earthquake centered near Ridgecrest on July 4 and a magnitude-7.1 earthquake centered nearby the following day 7. In response, district staff had organized a small evacuation drill for one department — roughly ten people — on June 28, which the representative described as a meaningful first step on a long-standing safety request, while asking whether larger or additional drills were being planned 8.

The same representative raised a separate concern about landscaping: that the district appeared to be moving away from natural grass, pointing to grass removed at the district office and artificial turf installed at multiple school sites 9. The representative connected this trend to an item later on the same evening's agenda for architectural and landscape consulting services, and asked the district to clarify whether a broader shift toward artificial turf or drought-resistant landscaping was intended, noting the implications for CSEA members 10.

A second employee representative offered brief remarks welcoming the newly appointed administrators and expressing optimism about the year ahead 11.

(That fall, the district reported that all school sites had participated in the statewide Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill, which included an evacuation, roll-call, and accountability exercise similar in kind to the smaller June 28 drill described above 23.)

🗯️ Public Comment

No members of the public spoke during the separate open comment period for items not on the agenda 12.

✅ Routine Business

Without discussion or public comment, the board approved the 2019-2020 Consolidated Application 13; a Computer Network and Internet Services Memorandum of Understanding between the district and a charter school, referenced in the transcript as Allegiance STEAM Academy / Thrive Charter School 14; an employment contract addendum covering the assistant superintendent positions for curriculum, instruction, innovation and support, facilities planning and operations, and human resources, along with two associate superintendent positions 1516; and its consent calendar 17.

💬 Board Comments

In closing comments, board members congratulated the newly appointed administrators 18. One board member, serving as the board's representative to the local chamber of commerce, reported a leadership change at the chamber and highlighted a newly launched student membership program aimed at high schoolers interested in entrepreneurship and small business 1819.

Another board member said they looked forward to visiting Borba Elementary School during the coming school year, and thanked the board for approving the cabinet's contract extension earlier in the meeting, praising cabinet leadership 2021.

The meeting adjourned at 7:16 p.m. 22

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