May 1, 2025: Ayala football supporters and Briggs K-8 families turn out as the board appoints a risk management director

President Sonja Shaw called the meeting to order at 4:15 p.m. with John Cervantes, Andrew Cruz, James Na and Shaw present; Jon Monroe arrived at 4:22 p.m. 1 Nineteen people addressed the board during public comment 2, and board members' closing remarks turned to two groups in the audience: Briggs K-8 parents, teachers and students, and supporters of Ayala High School's football coach 3. Out of closed session the board appointed a Director of Risk Management and Human Resources; in open session it adopted three recognition items, approved the annual Declaration of Need and approved the consent calendar as amended 24.

📄 About this record. The minutes on file are the draft printed in the May 15, 2025 agenda packet 5, with a signed final page 6. The May 15 minutes list them as approved on that meeting's consent calendar 7, and the only change read into the record that night concerned an unrelated information item 8. People are named here only where the minutes or the district's packet name them, or where press coverage is quoted and attributed to the outlet.

🔒 Closed session and a new director

The board met in closed session from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. 1 and appointed Whitney Fields as Director of Risk Management and Human Resources, with an effective date to be determined 2.

The closed-session agenda listed one existing-litigation case, with the Liberty Justice Center as counsel 9. Its case number matches Chino Valley Unified School District v. Newsom, the district's federal challenge to AB 1955, which the plaintiffs alleged unlawfully bars schools from notifying parents when a student asks to be treated under a different gender identity. The Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse docket shows judgment entered for the state defendants on May 9, 2025, and a notice of appeal by the district and other plaintiffs on June 9 10.

🏈 Public comment: Ayala football and Briggs K-8

The minutes list the speakers as "Glory Ciccarelli; Byron Gonzalez; David George: Lindsey Davison; Lupita Perez; Amanda Swager; Laura Silva; Andrew James Silva; Trevor Moser; Sarah Palmer; Amber Rose; Scott Warren; Hallie Gong; Francisco Villalobos; Terrance Smith; Lisa G; Samuel Encarnado; Jackie Cortes; and Jaiden Lineberger" 2. They record who spoke but not what each said, so this page does not summarize individual remarks from the recording.

The Chino Valley Champion reported that Ayala High football players and parents urged the board to help reinstate head football coach Terrance Smith, a walk-on coach hired three months earlier and removed on April 29 by Principal Diana Yarboi. It reported that Smith told the board he had done everything required to be hired, and quoted players crediting him with rebuilding the team's culture 11. In its May 3 edition, the Champion quoted district spokeswoman Andi Johnston as saying that Education Code 44919(b), known as Rialto's Rule, requires a coaching job to be offered first to teachers already employed by the district 12.

🗣️ Board and superintendent communications

• John Cervantes said it was good to see Briggs K-8 parents, teachers and students present, along with the support for the Ayala HS coach 3.
• James Na thanked Briggs K-8 parents for attending, suggested administration explore options for the school's class-size concerns, and asked staff to follow up with Ayala HS administration on student concerns. He also commended President Shaw for her visibility, thanked Monroe for the data he shared at the previous meeting, and praised the district band showcase 3.
• Andrew Cruz encouraged others to engage with their school principals to find solutions and said the Briggs K-8 PFA is on track to raise $80,000 this year 3.
• Jon Monroe criticized arguments that dismiss the debate over gender in sports, saying federal and state political leaders started the issue and that losing opportunities for even one woman is too much 3. On Ayala, he said procedural rules were followed, that this did not mean the coach was fired, and that the coach could still remain depending on circumstances 13.
• Superintendent Enfield noted the close of senior scholarship applications, said Tim Adams will present proceeds from the district golf tournament in June, announced the Military Salute for seniors entering the military, and thanked principals and other staff 13.
• President Shaw acknowledged National Principals Day; stressed addressing issues at the school site first, saying parent concerns are taken seriously even when responses aren't visible; spoke as the parent of a graduating senior; addressed the Ayala coach, acknowledging the emotional impact on students and hoping for a resolution within legal limitations; and closed with a National Prayer Day message about hostile emails and her commitment to protecting students 6. The Champion quoted her: "It looks like this coach made a tremendous impact on the students" 11. She adjourned the meeting at 7:25 p.m. 6

Context. The April 17 minutes record a resolution titled Supporting Title IX and Fairness in Girls' Interscholastic Sports 14, and KVCR reported the next day that the board would file complaints against the state and Governor Gavin Newsom, including a Title IX complaint over transgender athletes 15.

What happened next. The Champion reported on May 24 that Principal Yarboi told players and parents in a May 16 letter that Smith had been re-hired, after no internal candidates applied for the next season's position 16.

✅ Action items

The board adopted a proclamation for National School Nurse Day (May 7) and resolutions for Day of the Teacher/Día del Maestro and Classified School Employee Week, and approved the Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators for 2025/2026 4. Jon Monroe moved the proclamation and the Declaration of Need, and James Na moved both resolutions 4. The minutes and the meeting recording disagree on who seconded these four items, so this page does not name the seconders. The staff memo explains that the state requires the declaration each year for the district to keep using the emergency permits still available 17.

📋 Consent calendar

On a motion by Jon Monroe, seconded by James Na, the board approved the consent calendar as amended; the amendment corrected one student expulsion case number 4. Highlights:

• Registers: the board approved/ratified the purchase order register 18, listed in the packet at $3,249,887.07 across district funding sources 19, and the warrant register 20, listed at $5,684,740.75 21.
• Legal services: payment approved to Margaret A. Chidester & Associates and Tao Rossini, APC 20. The memo lists March invoices of $52,240.06 and $49,689.63 and a fiscal year-to-date total of $900,681.31 across three firms 22.
• Chino HS old gym roof: the bid went to San Marino Roof Co., Inc. 23, the lowest of 12 bids at $232,663 24.
• Bids policy: the board approved a revision of Board Policy 3311 23. The attached redline adds cases where contracts may go to someone other than the lowest bidder (data-processing systems, some transportation contracts, lease-leaseback) and a section on buying through other agencies' contracts 25. Its cover memo instead describes new language on facility-use fees for non-profit groups and liability insurance 26.
• Purchasing and projects: two piggyback-contract resolutions were adopted 18, for Apple products through a Downey USD bid and for technology goods from Cell Business Equipment 2728. Change orders and notices of completion were approved for small CUPCCAA projects 18 totaling $97,453.70 from Fund 01 and $17,900 from Fund 25 29, and a notice of completion for the Ayala HS shade structure 18, a $287,531.71 contract 30.
• Curriculum: new courses in Agriculture Advanced Horsemanship P.E., AI Design and Development, Advanced Guitar, and Web Application Design and Development; a Drawing and Cartooning revision; and Brandy Gambino as parent representative on the West End SELPA Community Advisory Committee 18. AP Physics C, 1 and 2 textbooks were adopted, and the expulsion cases were approved as amended 20.
• Governance and personnel: revisions to Board Bylaws 9224 (Oath or Affirmation) and 9260 (Legal Protection) 20; new and revised principal and assistant principal job descriptions; and an MOU with Whittier College for induction-program credits 23.

ℹ️ Information items

The board received the first-semester expulsion report 23: 35 students were recommended for expulsion, of whom 22 were expelled, 12 had the recommendation revoked and one signed an abeyance agreement 31. It also received revisions to Board Policy 6159.1 on special education complaints 23, and to the policies and regulations on uniform complaint procedures (1312.3) and nondiscrimination in employment (4030) 32, updated for new federal regulations and AB 714 of 2023 3334.

📚 Staff report and representatives

Deputy Superintendent Grace Park presented the Teaching and Learning Task Force annual update, and the minutes record state priority 2, implementation of state academic standards, as met 2. In the presentation, 650 people answered the task force survey 35, 558 teachers and 92 administrators 36. The areas of emphasis continuing next year are the essential standards 37, student engagement and the PLC at Work collaboration model 35.

Emily Lao, CHAMP president, announced the association's board for 2025/2026 and said the people who are the heart and soul of schools would be celebrated in the coming weeks 2. The student representative was absent 2.