Chino Valley Unified Board of Education — Special Meeting, September 11, 2023

Convened for a single purpose, this special session lasted just sixteen minutes: the Board retained outside counsel to defend the District against a lawsuit brought by the State of California, over the objection of three speakers who used the meeting's only opportunity for public comment to oppose the move.

⚖️ Retaining Liberty Justice Center

President Sonja Shaw called the special meeting to order at 4:30 p.m., with Cruz, Monroe, and Na present; Bridge was absent 1. Guadalupe Guzman led the Pledge of Allegiance 1.

The Board's only action item was an Agreement for Contractor/Consultant Services retaining the Liberty Justice Center — contract S-2324-006, submitted by the Superintendent's office and effective September 12, 2023 — to provide legal representation in The People of the State of California, Ex Rel., et al. v. Chino Valley Unified School District (San Bernardino County Superior Court Case No. CIVSB2317301), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Eastern Division. The agenda listed the contract amount as $0.00, with funding source "N/A" 2.

Following a motion by Na, seconded by Monroe, the Board approved the agreement 1.

🗣️ Public comment: three speakers opposed

Before the vote, three community members addressed the Board during the meeting's public comment period, each opposing the contractor agreement:

• Glory Ciccarelli addressed the Board in opposition to the item 1.
• Kristi Hirst addressed the Board in opposition to the item 1.
• Eric Shamp addressed the Board in opposition to the item 1.

The minutes record only that each speaker opposed the item; they do not preserve the substance of what any of the three said.

Adjournment

President Shaw adjourned the special meeting at 4:46 p.m. The minutes were signed by Shaw as President and Andrew Cruz as Clerk, and recorded by Patricia Kaylor, Administrative Secretary, Board of Education 1.

This is an independent, community-maintained summary of public records and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Chino Valley Unified School District. No transcript exists for this meeting; this summary is drawn entirely from the District's own agenda and adopted minutes.