Board of Education — June 9, 2026

I'd like to call this meeting to order at 6.05. Thank you for coming. We'll start off with roll call. Board Member Wilson? Here. Board Member Olsen? Absent. Clerk Ayala-Contero? Present. Vice President Hollihan? Present. And I am here. Jeanette, could you lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance, please? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Our student highlight empowering positive moments tonight. We're proud to recognize two exceptional students from Mariposa Elementary School, Caleb Herman and Maddox Remillet for receiving the National Award of Excellence through the National PTA Reflections Program. for the 2025-2026 school year. Their award-winning short film, All Access, exemplifies this year's Reflections theme, I Belong. Through their creativity and storytelling, they highlighted the importance of representation, inclusion, and the power of opportunity for all students. This prestigious national recognition is a testament to their artistic talent, hard work, and the meaningful message they chose to share. Although Caleb and Maddox were unable to join us this evening, we look forward to inviting them back to a future board meeting so that we may recognize them in person and provide them the opportunity to share more about their inspiring film and the creative process behind it. Please join me in congratulating Caleb and Maddox on this outstanding accomplishment. This is the first time that any student from Redlands Unified School District has made it as far as nationals and actually won. So kudos to them. On to approval of the agenda. Do I have a motion to approve the agenda with flexibility? So moved. Second. Thank you, Patty. Thank you, Jeanette. Any discussion? All right. We'll call the vote.

Motion carried, four ayes and one absent vote. Mrs. Olsen?

We have a motion to approve the minutes of May 12, 2026, board meeting. So moved. I'll second. Any discussion? I'll call the vote.

Motion carried with four ayes and board member Olson absent.

Thank you. During closed session, a vote with four ayes, Rendler, Hollihan, Ayala-Quintero, and Wilson, and one absent, Olson, the board approved the superintendent's recommendation to appoint Kelly Baker to the position of principal, Crafton Elementary School, effective June 10, 2026, at step four of the management team's salary schedule. Kelly, are you here? Thank you. Would you like to come up and say a few words? Would you like to come say a few words? And did you bring anybody with you tonight? I did.

I have my mother, Feda Cornell.

I have my sister, Molly O'Day, and my oldest daughter, Jaden Baker.

Welcome.

Thank you. And I just want to say thank you so much for this opportunity. I really appreciate it, and I'm looking forward to the next steps with Krafton and making sure that we kind of take on our next adventures, and we're going to do amazing.

Great.

Thank you.

You're welcome. During closed session, with a vote of four ayes, Rendler, Hollihan, Ayala, Quintero, and Wilson, and one absent, Olson, the board approved the superintendent's recommendation to appoint Nashae Thompson to the position of principal at Bryn Mawr Elementary School, effective July 1, 2026, at step five of the management team's salary schedule. Ms. Shea, who did you bring with you tonight?

I have one-third of my family with me tonight. I just wanted to say thank you to the board, the superintendent, and the cabinet for trusting me to lead Bryn Mawr. I recognize it's an honor and a privilege. It's not something I take lightly. I also want to acknowledge my family. I love you and thank you for your support. And then I lastly wanted to speak to the community and just say that I've been the coordinator of diversity and equity for the past two years here. And this is my 15th year in public education. So as it comes to a close, I'm really excited to start leading in this new way as principal. I look forward to learning about everyone at Bryn Mawr and being part of all the wonderful things that are going on there.

Thanks again. Thank you.

During closed session, with a vote of four ayes, Rendler, Hollihan, Ayala, Quintero, and Wilson.

Point of clarification, just want to let the audience know we're going to work out how this announcement needs to go, so it might take us a moment. So I'm going to call time out really quick.

Renler, Hollihan, Ayala, Quintero, and Wilson, one and one absent, Olson, the board approved the superintendent's recommendation to appoint Christy Kimme to the position of personnel technician effective June 10, 2026, at step three of the management team's salary schedule. Christy, are you here? Who do you have with you tonight?

My husband and son are stuck in traffic coming back from L.A., so they're with me in spirit. I just wanted to say thank you for the opportunity, and I look forward to supporting our wonderful staff, whether they have been with us for a while or are just starting out. Thank you, and welcome. Thank you.

During closed session, with a vote of four ayes, Rendler, Hollihan, Ayala, Quintero, and Wilson, and one absent, Olson, the board approved the superintendent's recommendation to finalize the release. of 2025-2026, oh, employee, of employee 2025-2026-11 from their current administrative position and reassign them to the position of RISE eAcademy teacher pursuant to the Education Code Section 44951, effective July 1, 2026, and direct the superintendent or designee to send out the appropriate legal notices. During closed session, with a vote of four ayes, Renler, Hollihan, Ayala, Quintero, and Wilson, and one absent, Olson, the board approved the superintendent's recommendation to finalize the release of employee 2025-2026-12 from their current administrative position and reassign them to the position. position of elementary teacher pursuant to Ed Code section 44951, effective July 1, 2026, and direct the superintendent or designee to send out appropriate legal notices. During closed session, with a vote of four ayes, Rendler, Hollihan, Ayala, Quintero, and Wilson, and one absent, Olson, the board approves the superintendent's recommendation to finalize the release of of employee 2025-2026-13 from their current administrative position and reassign them to another certificated administrative position pursuant to Education Code section 44951, effective July 1, and direct the superintendent or designee to send out appropriate legal notices. On to presentations. Tonight we have Dan Jimenez presenting. Dan, are you ready?

The presentation is up on the screen. All right, good evening, President Rundler, board members, Superintendent Cabral, and cabinet. My name is Dan Jimenez, and I serve as the chair of the Measure D Independent Citizens Oversight Committee. And under Education Code 15278, our role is to inform the public concerning the expenditure of bond revenues. and actively review and report on the proper expenditure of taxpayer funds and advise the public as to whether the district is complying with the requirements governing school board funds. Tonight, my role here is to present our annual report to the board and to the community. I'd like to begin by recognizing the 10 community volunteers who serve on the committee. Our members represent taxpayers, parents, business organizations, senior citizens, and community members at large. I appreciate their willingness to dedicate their time and expertise. and their perspective and services to our community. On the screen, you can see the 10 members of the committee and what their role in representing the community is on the ICOC. Measure D information, it was approved by the Redlands Unified Voters in November of 2024 and authorized up to $500 million in bond funding to modernize and improve aging facilities throughout the district. The measure was designed to address critical infrastructure needs, improve student safety, modernize learning environments, and ensure our schools remain safe and functional for future generations. Since implementation began in 2025, more than $26 million have already been invested in completed projects throughout the district, with additional projects currently underway. This, you can see, is the first Series A of the bond measure that has been distributed. And on this slide, you can see the 26 million incompleted projects that have been done across the district. They include roofing improvements, infrastructure upgrades, safety enhancements, and other facility modernization efforts that are already making a clear and visible impact across the schools in our district. Throughout the year, the committee has been meeting regularly with district staff. We've reviewed and received project updates, examined expenditures, reviewed the district's master planning efforts, and fulfilled our oversight responsibilities as required by law. All committee agendas, minutes, audits, presentations, and supporting documents are available on the district's website for public review for anybody in the community that is interested in seeing them. And most importantly for tonight's annual report is that we go through our statement of compliance, which I will read at this time. In accordance with Education Code 15280B, the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee has reviewed and certified the 2025 financial and performance audits by Ede Bailey. The ICOC reviewed the 2025-2026 annual expenditures provided by district staff and have attended meetings on October 16, 2025, February 19, 2026, and and May 14, 2026. All committee agendas, minutes, presentations, bylaws, and audits are posted on the district's website. On behalf of the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee, I would like to thank you for your time this evening, and I would be happy to answer any questions.

I just have a comment. Yes, ma'am. Having been on measure D, well, not measure D, but measures in the past for oversight committee, I thank you and I thank any committee members who are here tonight. If there are any, maybe they might want to stand or maybe you're alone.

I don't think I saw anybody in the crowd.

Well, would you congratulate them and tell them thank you for the time that they put into this and to yourself as well? Yes. Thank you.

Thank you.

I'll just reiterate what she said. After being on an oversight committee for several years, it's a lot of work and you guys put a lot of effort into what you need to do. So we appreciate it.

All right. Well, thank you for your time. Have a good night.

Thank you. Our association report moving on to association reports. And we'll start with Redlands teachers association. Mr. Caperton, are you here? Okay, we will move on to Redlands Administrative Personnel Association. Do we have anybody here to report tonight? No takers. Okay, I'm moving on to Redlands Council of PTAs. Iwana Contreras, are you here? Yay! Welcome, Iwana.

Hello. Thank you so much for having me. Let's see. We have a lot of things that Reliance Council PTAs has accomplished, and so have the units. At the last meeting, we had the Honorary Service Awards, and the committee, the council actually, honored a few individuals. We honored... Councilwoman Denise Davis for Honorary Service Award. We gave out continuing Honorary Service Awards to Corrine Garcia and Arisa Owen. And we also had Outstanding Teacher Awards for the first time. And we gave out three Outstanding Teacher Awards with monetary amounts as well. So they all received a $300 contribution from the Redlands Council PTAs for their classrooms. to be able to use as they see fit, since money is always needed and appreciated. So in elementary level at Logonia, Ms. Amy Delgado and Ms. Dawn DePonte. In the middle school, Beatty and Mr. Mike Dittro were awarded those awards. Let's see. Redlands, Highland, Yucaipa, Calamesa, PTA units. We have 30 as of right now in council. So, and we're looking at having two more added to our portfolio. We will see. At, let's see, convention, which was a few months back, Redlands Council of PTA and Redlands High School of PTSA received 110 years of service. So that means we were established in 1916. I know. Yeah, 110 years. So that's pretty damn good, if I do say so myself. Sorry. Let's see. SEPTA will be honored at National Convention, which is 6-17 through 6-20. They will be receiving the John Harp Dumpty Diversity and Inclusion Award. And they also receive two Spotlight Awards. And they will be proposing a resolution for emergency evacuation plan for disabled people. So that is also something that SEPTA will be taking on. Money is always an issue, and I know that for a fact. And as was talked about earlier, arts are a big thing for PTA. And we want to make sure that the school district does know that we have reflections on the PTA level. And we invite for all the school sites to take part in reflections with PTA. We will help. We will provide the information. We just need the support from the school levels. And just like Maddox and Caleb, they can move on and they can receive recognition and awards and be recognized. And we had 48 students that took part this past year from Redlands. So if we can try to increase that and encourage students to get involved in the arts, that would be amazing. We also gave out six scholarship awards this past year to our seniors. So RHS, Katie Brown, Rev, was Caitlin Crane, Avery Hawkins, and Jake Larson. And CV was David Michaels and Mykyla Caesar were the two individuals that received awards. We have ended our time for this summer. We are taking a break. There is no June meeting, but special committees will be having meetings, and we will continue our service to the schools and the units as a council and coming back with more ideas to provide and assist as needed. So thank you for your time.

Thank you, Iwana. Anybody have any questions? And to public participation, public hearing. Public hearing is open regarding Redlands Unified School District's 2026-2027 Local Control Accountability Plan, LCAP. Is there anyone here wishing to speak? All right. The hearing is now closed. Oh, there is one.

Yes, come up. Sorry, Catherine.

Did not see you.

I didn't know how you wanted us to respond to that, so that's on me. Is there a time limit for the public hearing?

Three minutes, I'm sorry.

No, that's okay. I just wanted to make sure. So I have to apologize for the committee that put together the LCAP because it was a long document, and I will admit that I didn't read all of it, but I did read through the actions because that's where the heart of it lies. And there were several things there that... While this board is not responsible for creating the LCAP, you are responsible for approving it. You are also responsible for taking the district's recommendations for funding. Actions 1.4 and 1.5, which deal with comprehensive school counseling programs, states that it will provide staffing. For example, counselors, program specialists, support staff. But part of the budget this year was cutting counselors. You approved that I know it was a district recommendation, but you approved that the LCAP is a community-based document This is what our community has said they would like this is what the goals have been written to be and I'm quite frankly tired of a district and a board that creates an LCAP and that's not reflective of our current and future budget needs. And so I'd like to ask for one of two things. Either cut that stuff from the LCAP. If we can't fund it, it shouldn't be in there. Or perhaps a directive is given to fiscal services that we don't cut any positions explicitly stated, even as an EEG, in any of the LCAP options. Find other places to balance our budget at. Because right now, your LCAP priorities and actions don't match the decisions that were made for the budget this year. And it's reflective elsewhere. It's reflective in Action 2.3, which is tiered literacy supports, which states by providing sites with supports for school libraries, while resource libraries and knowledgeable staff Funny that also part of the budget this year was cutting library staff at elementaries when studies, and I apologize for not having them ready right now, but I will send them to you, state that it is easier to improve literacy in younger readers than it is when they are older. I also asked when you were drafting. to make sure that the complaints concerning library or media center materials had something in it that provided funding for materials that are removed out of the libraries so that our libraries don't suffer in a lack of materials. And nothing was added. Again, your priority with your budget doesn't match the LCAP action items here and the goals. And I am really just asking this board to take to heart when you are making decisions Six months from now, nine months from now, that you look at that and you go, the LCAP said this. We understand this is the district recommendation, but it doesn't match what we prioritized for LCAP. Because the discrepancy is there for all of us to see and for all of us to go back and look at and see. Thank you. Thank you, Catherine.

Anybody else wishing to speak on the LCAP hearing? Okay. The hearing is now closed. The public hearing is open for Redlands Unified School District's 2026-2027 annual budget presentation. Kirtan Shah, Director of Fiscal Services. Is there anyone here wishing to speak on the annual budget presentation? Okay, the hearing is now closed. All right, public hearing is open regarding Redlands Unified School District's 2026-2027 balances in excess of minimum reserve requirements as included in the annual budget. Is there anybody here wishing to speak on this? All right, the hearing is now closed. Now it is time for community input, public participation for agendized items. The Board of Education values the perspectives and participation of our community members. Public comment provides an important opportunity for individuals to share their views on district matters. The Board encourages comments, feedback, and input from all voices in the community, including those who may have differing opinions and perspectives. The California Office of the Attorney General asked us to share that in their view, matters pertaining to specific identifiable students or any group of students should remain private to the extent possible. If you have a complaint about an employee or a student matter, please utilize the appropriate complaint procedure. Contact Dr. Rudy Wilson, Assistant Superintendent of Compliance, who can assist you with filing any such complaint. As a reminder, not all speech is free from consequences, and since this is the board's meeting in public, where minors may be present, we encourage all participants to conduct themselves in a civilized, non-threatening manner. Thank you for your cooperation and for contributing to a civil and student-focused discussion. Members of the public may address the board on matters within its jurisdiction by submitting a completed registration card to the clerk or designated staff member prior to the start of public comments on agenda items. When called, speakers may proceed to the podium, state their name and trustee area, and speak for the allotted time. The amount of time will be announced by the board president before the first speaker begins and will not exceed three minutes. How many speakers do we have? Nine. Nine. Okay, we're going to do three minutes each. So who are the first speakers?

Janet Grenda, followed by Zahid Ahmed, and then Carol Beswick.

Welcome, Janet.

Thank you. My name is Janet Grenda. I'm approximately a 40-year resident of Redlands. I currently live in trustee area one. Thank you, Ms. Holohan, for your representation as well as the other board members. I am also the principal owner of a company, Statistical Research, here in Redlands, and we are neighbors to Orangewood High School, and I hope we are good neighbors. This evening, I am here in my capacity as a board member and the past board chair for the YMCA of the East Valley. More specifically, I was the board chair when the YMCA first took on the ACES program for RUSD. I want to address item 14F regarding the approval of the YMCA's agreement to provide after-school programs for only a one-year term. I am offering some historical context because I believe that matters in understanding why so many of us are concerned by the current recommendation to treat the YMCA differently from the other provider. When the YMCA first took on this contract, it was in response to a desperate need from the district following a difficult transition from another after-school provider. We were asked to turn around a proposal in four days, an unthinkable turnaround. But we did it. We rallied the staff up to train and serve 10 sites with little prep time because the district was in need. We did so without hesitation. because responding to the community needs is what the YMCA does. We stepped into this work with Redlands Unified five years ago with a strong sense of responsibility to students, families, and the district. We understand that after-school programming is not simply a supervision after the school day ends. It is an important part of student support, family stability, and community trust. The YMCA took on that responsibility seriously and over the past five years has built a program grounded on consistency, quality, service, and data-driven results. This has not been a short-term or casual relationship. It has been meaningful partnership built over time. That is why the current situation is so difficult to understand. From our perspective, the YMCA has demonstrated its commitment to this district by stepping up when needed and the Y's ability to deliver quality program. The history of service should be given real weight when future contract terms are considered. A three-year agreement would recognize the history and provide continuity for the families who rely on these programs. It would also reflect the same level of confidence already extended to another provider. For those reasons, I respectfully ask the Board to approve the YMCA for a three-year agreement as originally submitted and ensure that the District's long-standing community partners are treated fairly and consistently. Thank you very much. Thank you, Janet.

Welcome, Saeed.

Yes, my name is Sajid Ahmed, for the record. That's okay.

Oh, Sajid. I'm sorry.

That's fine. Starbucks misses my name often. I am in trustee area one. Go, Patty. So thank you. I'm here as a board member of the YMCA, but I'm also a business owner in Redlands, a parent, a father to two kids who went through Mariposa and Cope during Mr. B's days. and our tax dollars support the school district. So I'm here to represent the YMCA on the matter 14F. Let me make the ask up front of the board. It is to approve the YMCA for a three-year agreement as originally submitted and apply the same standard consistently to all vendors. The reason for this is a three-year agreement provides stability. A three-year agreement provides programming stability, stability for staff. A three-year agreement provides stronger relationships with students and families. A three-year agreement provides better long-term planning and opportunity to improve quality. These are not just administrative details. They directly affect children's daily experience from year to year. A three-year agreement will benefit families when they know that their provider is in the same place and is able to plan for their family's future and their kids. A three-year agreement helps make the YMCA leadership provide planning for investment to increase quality and opportunity, which is why it is difficult for me as a parent, a taxpayer, a long-time board member here at the YMCA that the board would consider just a one-year agreement, whereas another provider was given a three-year agreement. I think it is appropriate and necessary for all of you to exercise good leadership and provide parity, transparency, and consistency. And again, I ask what I asked before, for the Board to approve the YMCA for a three-year agreement as originally submitted. And in the last few seconds I have, I do want to say thank you. Before, I never knew who the judges were or school board candidates were on a voting ballot. But in having researched all of you, I got to know you. So it's great. And I knew Patty is now my trustee area. So thank you. And thank you for the opportunity to make a public comment.

Thank you, Sajidi.

Welcome, Carol. Thank you so much, President Rendler and members of the board. My name is Carol Beswick. I also reside in – we're all neighbors, I guess. I'm also residing in trustee area one. Fortunate to have Patty supporting us there. But tonight I also am here as a member of the YMC of the East Valley's Board of Directors, which has served – which really serves all trustee areas and has done so as a trusted partner of RUSD for 40 years. I'd like to address the same item, item 14F, regarding the approval of the WISE agreement on after-school programs. I've learned from my own time in public office that the Redlands community pays close attention to how major decisions are made, especially when those decisions affect children, families, and long-standing community institutions. The YMC has a deep history in this community, And many families know firsthand the role it's played in supporting youth and families over the years. So when two providers are treated differently in the same process, it can create an appearance of unequal treatment. Whether that's intended or not, that appearance can really undermine confidence in fairness and transparency, and that's not good for any of us. Process is important. Partners should be treated fairly and equitably. So it's my contention that approving a three-year agreement for after-school programming for one provider while limiting the YMCA, who has been a long-term provider, and has had a long-term relationship with the RUSD. Limiting this organization to a one-year term sends a message that's difficult to understand, particularly given the Y's long service history and proven experience with you as partners. So I, too, respectfully ask that the same standards be applied to the Y as to the other contract, providing a three-year agreement for the YMCA program. Thank you. Thank you, Carol.

All right.

Next, we have Tyler Miner, followed by JB and Bill Hatefield.

Welcome, Tyler.

Hello. Good evening, board. My name is Tyler Miner, trustee area four. I am the owner of a local company, Redlands Pullman Heating and Air Conditioning, and I'm also a proud parent of three Redlands Unified students. My son, Wyatt, graduated from Redlands High in 2023. My daughter just graduated last week from Redlands High School, 2026, and I have a now sophomore who will be in the class of, what, 2029. Beyond that, I have long-time involvement in ties to the community, serve on many local boards, also partner with the high school in different areas. But today I'm here as the board chair for the Redlands YMCA. which, as you all know, everyone serves this community. I want to thank you guys for the opportunity to speak to you tonight and for hearing our concerns raised by our Y board when we first learned that the YMCA after-school program contract would not be renewed with us. We appreciate the board's willingness to listen to us, meet with us, and ultimately preserve a portion of the service at the four proposed sites. As with everybody, I'm here to address 14F and the contract. You may not know, but the YMCA is the oldest nonprofit in the city of Redlands. We've been serving the community since 1887. That's a year before the city of Redlands was incorporated itself. We're proud of our longstanding relationship with Redlands Unified for over 40 years, and most recently the past five years serving the ACES program for the Redlands Unified families. We value that relationship and we don't take it for granted. Tonight I'm here for just one specific, very simple ask. That's fairness and consistency in the way providers are treated. After the district approved a three-year agreement for another provider, the YMCA submitted a three-year proposal for the four sites that we were asked to continue to serve. We were then directed to revise that proposal to a one-year term. That difference in treatment is difficult to understand, particularly given the YMCA's long service record, performance, and community partnership. A three-year agreement provides stability for students, family, staff, and program quality. If that level of stability is appropriate for one provider, it should be appropriate for the YMCA as well. For those reasons, as well as everybody here who has spoken, I here to ask to revise the term from one year to a three-year agreement based on the same services provided by, based on, I'm sorry, three-year agreement on the same basis as the other provider. Thank you.

Thank you, Tyler. You're not going to go? Okay. Moving on.

I guess I can't count. Welcome, Bill. My name's Bill Hatfield, and I live in Trustee Area 1, I understand. And I'm here in my capacity as a board member, as a past chairman of the board, and also as a proud... Second generation Redlands School District. My parents both graduated from Redlands High School. I've graduated from Redlands High School. And my two daughters have. So I think the last time I was here was I was here helping get a bond issue started for the school district. And so it's fun to be back. I, too, am here on item 14F. And I would just like to remind you that, as the others have said, you know, we've been serving Redlands at the YMC since 1887. Right now, across San Bernardino County, we currently operate 53 ACEs, ELOP, and licensed child care sites. So serving families and kids across a broad range of ages, demographics, and programs. We have a strong record, and we continue to back it up with extensive qualified data. That experience means that the Y has a proven infrastructure. We have trained staff and accountability and measurable results. It also means that our work should be evaluated in the open and under the same standards as other people. For that reason, it's difficult to reconcile why the YMCA, an organization with a demonstrated track record in this district and throughout the region, would be held to a different contract standard than another provider. The request for a one-year agreement when a three-year was approved elsewhere makes no sense to me. The longer contract supports sound planning, staffing continuity, sustained program. If we're going to get the best people to work this program and take care of the kids rather than the school district, we need to be able to tell them they've got a job for two and three years, not just for one. For those reasons, I respectfully ask the board to revise the one-year term slated in 14F and approve the YMCA for a three-year term. And thank you all for all that you do. I can't imagine doing this every month, month after month, and we really do appreciate it. Thank you.

Thank you, Bill. Next we have Char Berges, followed by Catherine Appleby and Shelly Stockton.

Good evening. I'm Char Burgess. Welcome, Char. I'm also trustee area one. But here this evening in my capacity as a board member and past board chair of the YMCA of the East Valley, which services all the trustee areas. I'm also the retired vice president and dean of student life at the University of Redlands. I want to address item 14F, as the others have done. But I want to speak specifically from the standpoint of governance process and public accountability. When public agencies make significant provider decisions, especially decisions affecting children, families, and continuity of services, those decisions should be grounded in clear criteria, transparent communication, and a consistent process. This is not only good practice, it's really essential to maintaining public confidence, and I know all of you understand that. What concerns me here is not only the recommendation itself, but the process that appears to have produced it. When one provider is approved for a three-year term and another provider with a long local track record, is asked to revise its proposal to one year, it creates an appearance that different standards are being applied. That is a concern because public decision-making should be understandable, defensible, and consistent. If there are performance-based reasons for differing treatment, those reasons should be clear and substantiated. The district should be cautious about adopting terms that appear uneven. I would also encourage the district moving forward to consider best practices for evaluating provider performance and communicating process expectations, including the use of transparent criteria and structured selection methods when provider changes are contemplated. This is bigger than one contract. It's about whether the process reflects fairness, consistency, and sound governance. And I, too, would respectfully ask the board to approve the YMCA for a three-year agreement in alignment with the standard applied to the other provider. And I, too, would thank you for all the work you do. Thanks.

Thank you, Sean. Welcome, Catherine.

Hi. I'm a little intimidated because everyone who has just spoke, I've lived in Redlands my entire life, and they are the foundations of this city and heroes. And I'm not going to lie, I feel a little, a little, little up here. But not speaking on 13F. Or 14F. I wanted to just ask about 13A and B and 17B and C. These are your new board policies and administrative regulations. The naming of schools, individual buildings or facilities, and your military leave one. I have noticed that both of these are longstanding board policies and administrative regulations in neighboring districts. And I'm wondering why it has taken Redlands so long to get them added to our board policies and administrative regulations. And what other future ones you might be thinking of adding in playing catch-up with our neighboring districts?

Thank you, Catherine.

Welcome, Shelly. Thank you. Good evening, everyone. My name is Shelly Stockton. I'm also Trustee Area 1. I'm a proud alumna of Smiley, Cope, and Redlands High School, as is my father behind me. I'm speaking this evening also in my capacity as a board member and past board chair of the YMCA of the East Valley. And my day job is at the University of Redlands as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Community Engagement. I also want to address item 14F regarding the YMCA's after-school agreement from the standpoint of governance, consistency, and the practical impact on students and families. When public agencies make significant provider decisions, especially decisions affecting children, families, and continuity of services, the decisions need to be grounded in clear criteria, transparent communication, and a consistent process. Muddled transparency erodes public confidence and trust. A three-year agreement matters because, as others before me have said, stability matters. It provides staffing continuity, stronger relationships with families, better planning, and most importantly, more consistent program quality for the students affected. When one provider is approved for a three-year term and the YMCA is asked to revise its proposal to one year, it creates the appearance that different standards are being applied. This is especially difficult to understand given the Y's long history in this community. The YMCA has demonstrated its commitment to this district, its capacity to serve, and its willingness to continue to partner in good faith. If a three-year agreement is appropriate for one provider, the same standards should apply to the YMCA. I respectfully ask the Board to approve the YMCA for a three-year agreement as originally submitted and apply the same standard consistently. Thank you very much. Thank you, Shelly.

That was our last one.

Okay, we're going to go on to board committee reports. Anybody have any committee reports tonight?

Cryop meets tomorrow.

Any committee? Okay. All right, superintendent report. Mr. Cabral, do you have anything to report?

Yes, I actually have two items. I know we have one listed in the agenda. That is listed specifically because we, as a board, had an agreement on the resolution for the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. And I want to commend the board for the work that you all did that evening to have a resolution drafted. The final version, which took into account everybody's input and edits, is what's provided for the public this evening. It is not always typical for a resolution to be drafted in that way. Many times a resolution is brought forward to the board, is made public, and then is voted on and then passes and the public has access to it.

This was a little bit different because we were able to edit it here

in live, in person. And so this resolution, what we're excited about, is now available for the public through the attachment. If you had the opportunity to participate in several of our celebrations at the end of the school year, you see kind of a... A preview of what this resolution is going to provide at our sites come this fall and the first semester we had many of our schools celebrate America through assemblies and through presentations that they invited guests to speak. highlighting one of the highlights was having Senator Ochoa-Bow address our students over at Mariposa the last week of school or second to the last week of school. And so I just wanted to make this an item to make it clear and to give everybody a chance to see the final copy of the resolution. The second item that I have is a very public item. article that was in the, I think it was in several different papers. I still call it a paper. I'm still old school. I do read it online, though. And I'm very excited about the year two report provided by the Office of the Attorney General, which was overwhelmingly positive. We are substantially compliant, which is the highest rating possible in all paragraphs, but paragraph two. Last year, if you remember, we were substantially compliant in 61 of 63 paragraphs. Now, we just completed our second year of mandates. They came to us in June of 2024. And I'm very proud of the team, of the entire staff, all of our district, that we are substantially compliant. I want to say thank you to Dr. Rudy Wilson specifically and his leadership in the compliance department, along with his team. Dr. Michelle Lennertz, Ms. Rachel Malatesta, and Ms. Jen Hosch, who work every day to make sure that every case that comes in is investigated thoroughly and that it follows the process. We also must thank... ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS, VICE PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, MANAGERS, TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIED STAFF BECAUSE IT TAKES ALL OF US THE AMOUNT OF TRAINING THAT WE'VE HAD TO EXPERIENCE. NOT ONLY ANNUAL TRAININGS BUT ALL OF OUR STAFF PARTICIPATE IN MICROTRAININGS ON A MONTHLY BASIS. It is a lot of work. It is a layer that simply does not exist in most districts. And we not only are substantially compliant, but we're also making sure that our kids have what they need academically. And so I'm very proud of the work we've done. We will have a full presentation to the board tomorrow. Probably the first meeting that we get back in school so that we can ensure that our parents and our families are back from their vacation so that they can hear a thorough report about the year two report that the Office of the Attorney General just gave us. They made it very clear that we are on track to be substantially compliant in all areas by year three. And that's out of a five-year judgment. Any questions?

Well, I just wanted to remind everyone that substantially compliant is the highest level.

Yes, that's correct. It's the highest rating possible.

Thank you. All right. Time for business services consent items. Mr. Hill, any changes or additions?

No changes or additions tonight.

We have a motion to approve business services consent items as listed under 13A through 13N. So moved. I'll second. I'll move. Oh, Melissa? Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Patty. Thank you, Melissa. Any discussion? Any discussion? All right, seeing none, I'll call for the vote. And I apologize, that should have said listed under 12A through 12N.

What did you say? I said 13. Oh. Do we need to re-vote or are we good?

I made the edit on the agenda. I'm missing two votes. One vote now. I went through, but I'll do it again.

I went through.

Okay, the motion is carried with the ayes being Rendler, Hollihan, Ayala, Quintero, and Wilson, and one absent, Olson.

Thank you. Now for business services action items. Mr. Hill, any changes or additions?

No changes or additions tonight.

Is there a motion to approve new board policy 7310, naming of schools, individual buildings, or facilities? I will make a motion for this one. Second. Any discussion? I just want to say I'm glad we're doing this because we have some things we want to get done through this policy. Anyway, anybody else have anything else they want to talk about?

It's good that we're doing this.

Can you repeat who made the motions? I'm sorry, it didn't record. Michelle.

Got it. I did second.

Thank you. We'll call for the vote.

I just had a quick question.

Oh, okay.

On, I guess, item 6 of the 6B, I guess, if a community member chooses to make a substantial contribution for a building or program at the school, the board may consider recognizing the contribution by naming the school, building, or facility after the benefactor. Does that still mean it doesn't go through a committee, or is that just a way to circumvent that?

Oh, it's part of the criteria. Ultimately, the board would still have to approve

any naming of any anybody it's not automatic oh yeah but it just it doesn't say anything about you know like it would still go to that committee it just seems like it would circumvent that process

It should be specific in the AR, which speaks to the process itself. What that's trying to state is that it's okay to do that, that per our policy, it is okay.

No, yeah, it's just in A, it does still say that, that it would still go through the process, but for some reason in B, it does not say that it would go through that process.

You can make it more clear if that's...

Yeah, I just want to, because it just seems like that would be a situation where it didn't have to go through that process, and then as long as it matches and it says... Yeah, understood.

It's not... The intent wasn't for it to not go through the process.

Yeah, okay. That was my only question.

On the vote? Yeah, you did.

I didn't hear that one.

Motion carried with four ayes, Rendler, Hollihan, Ayala, Quintero, and Wilson, and one absent, Olsen.

Is there a motion to approve new administrative regulations 7310, naming of schools, individual building, or facilities?

So moved.

Backwards.

Did you get that? Okay. Any discussion on this part? All right. I'll call for the vote. I haven't got it. Can you get it?

I just resend it. Nope. I just refreshed the page. I sent it three times.

I still don't know.

I've refreshed, too, and it's not.

Oh, there we go. Got it.

Motion carried with the four ayes, Rendler, Hollihan, Ayala, Quintero, and Wilson, and one absent vote, Olsen. Thank you.

Right. On to consent items under educational services. Mrs. Buckmiller, do you have any changes or additions? Not tonight. Thank you. Do you have a motion to approve educational services consent items as listed under 14A through 14J?

I will move approval pulling item F, please. A second. Or a separate vote, please.

Thank you, Patty. Thank you, Melissa. Motion has been made to approve items under 14A through 14J, polling 14F. Any discussion? For a separate vote. Any discussion?

Yeah, happy to see all our students going to camp over the summer and getting ready for choir and cheer. That's good.

Okay, let's call for the vote.

Motion carried with four ayes being Rendler, Hallahan, Ayala, Quintero, and Wilson, and one absent, Olson. So then do a separate vote for 14.

Got it. F. Got it. All right. I'd like a motion to approve educational services consent item 14F.

So moved. I'll second.

Thank you, Patty. Thank you, Melissa. All right. Any discussion? I would like to... Yes.

I'm just thinking to all the speakers who came today and the partnership that we've had over many years with the Y. I'd like to reconsider our contract with us and see if we can move that on a separate vote to three years instead of the one year.

Superintendent Cabral, do you have anything you can give us as clarification regarding the history or the current status where we're at?

Yes. First, I take full responsibility for being right here right now. Because my role as a superintendent is to make a recommendation to the board. And we had two providers doing similar work. And we wanted to go with one provider. And after assessing... who we wanted to go forward with, I made a recommendation to the board that we choose one provider. When that recommendation was made, we paused in bringing that forward to the board because we heard very clearly that the provider that we had not selected wanted a chance to at least speak to us as to why they felt they should continue to be a partner for us. We did have a couple of meetings out of respect for, you know, who asked to meet. And I do have a lot of respect for everyone who has spoken tonight and, you know, all the names that I've seen that are part of the board of the YMCA who have been wonderful partners for us. I do believe, though, that in that moment I did have a recommendation to make, and I do believe that I have the ability to do that. I have the ability to assess two programs that are working simultaneously, speak to my team, assess who we think we want to move forward with, and provide plenty, in my mind, notice of us choosing a provider. To me, that notice happened in March, which is plenty of time. It is the same date that we use to let anybody know the future for the following school year. In the meetings that we had with... that were requested, what came out of those meetings was the reasons why I decided to make this recommendation, one of which was the programs that were provided from the other provider we just felt were going to be better for our students. that meeting they made it very clear that the YMCA could do the same thing and we said well maybe there's a chance if we did for a year we could see that and then uh... talk about you know how we move forward after seeing that which is why the recommendation now because we started with only one provider. After those meetings, we agreed that we did want to continue the partnership. We looked at the schools that the YMCA had already been supporting and said, let's move forward with support to four of our schools, and let's go with one year so that we can see what it looks like and then be able to renew that after we're able to assess that. I do believe that I have the ability to make that kind of recommendation. I do honor, though, what has been said this evening as far as maybe information not being provided to everyone. I don't think it's my role to provide that for you or for them. My role is to provide that information to my board. I do believe that I did that. I do honor what my board wants to do, though. And what's before us is a contract to operate at four of our schools on a one year with the ability to renew. Should the board want to do something different, I respect that. And I actually look forward to working with the YMCA and working with somebody who's been a partner for us.

Thank you, Superintendent Cabral. Thank you for the clarification regarding the status where we are with this MOU and our partnerships. I'd like to acknowledge that there has been some significant dialogue between the YMCA and Redlands Unified School District leadership, as well as outreach from some YMCA board members to members of this board. I'm grateful that now we have an opportunity to discuss this collectively and transparently. I value the perspectives of all our stakeholders and the shared commitment to supporting our students and families through the ACES program. And I also just kind of want to be clear that I appreciate both our providers so much, and there is room for both. My own family has benefited from services from both the organizations over the years. I'm pleased that our district has the capacity and opportunity to partner with both of these important community organizations in providing our after-school programs. And as members of the RUSD Board of Education, we have a fiduciary responsibility to ensure that the services that we provide to our students and families are efficient, cost-effective, and of the highest quality. In this case, our goal is straightforward. It's to provide an engaging, reliable, and enriching, well-rounded educational after-school program for our students. In light of thoughtful feedback and discussions that we've heard, I'd like to make a motion that we amend the presented MOU to offer the YMCA a one-year contract with an opportunity on or before about December 17th, which would be the end of the first semester. 2026 to extend it to the full three years based on the agreed upon performance measures. This recognizes the concerns addressed by the district and offers the YMCA a path to the three-year contract without having to do a new MOU, which is important for their planning and their programs that they're going to be giving us. With that, that's my opinion, so that's what I'd like to see.

I do think that the YMCA has been a beneficial partner to the district over the years. And I do take issue with, you know, the initial idea to go to one provider because I didn't think that going down to one provider was fair to the partnership that we had. And I understand that they weren't – while they are both providers to our after-school care, to our programs, our ACES program, I don't think that they – I support the superintendent and his recommendation to try one year. However, I do think in the interest for continuity for staff, especially in the – in trying to revamp an entire program. And in doing that in one year, I don't know that that's necessarily fair to the YMCA in revamping an entire program just for one year. So I'm going to say my recommendation is to do it for two. They'll need some time to get it off the ground, to get it in place. I think it would be unfair to evaluate the why after only one year. So my suggestion would be two. And if we wanted to at some point extend it after that, I believe that's another conversation. But I don't want to say that it would be only fair to do the three because... I don't think, I mean, there was a reason for this decision, and I don't think both providers were providing the same services. So I think there was a reason we went and extended one and not the other. But I do want to be fair to our partnership. So my recommendation is two.

Annette, would you like to add anything?

Well, I just wanted to add a little bit of my thought process on the whole situation. Initially, I mean, I've been an administrator of a large nonprofit, and so the idea of working with one agency for such an important part of our program. It's not after school care, it's a lot more than that. The value in working with one agency I find is high. And I do trust and take into account what our cabinet and what the superintendent recommended in that regard. So I want to take the best interest of our kids' needs in mind when making these kind of decisions and the advisement of the cabinet and the superintendent on what they feel is best for our students. So I understand the reasoning for wanting to go with one agency. once we decided to offer four schools to the Y, then it again made sense to me to offer a one-year contract in order to ensure that our kids' needs are being met prior to committing to something longer. That's pretty much how my thought process has been.

Okay. So I made a motion to do the one-year contract with a six-month, which would be December 17, 2026, evaluation of how the things were going, the programs, how everything was going according to the criteria that the district proposed. We'll set out with the Y. And then go from there and just turn it into the three-year. From there, so you don't have to redo another contract. Just extend that one.

I don't know that a mid-year evaluation is fair, though. I mean, that's why I suggested two, because I figure it's going to take time.

Would you like to see a valuation at the end of the first year with that?

I mean, I would in an effort to extend it beyond that, but I think only going with one year isn't really beneficial to anybody. So that's why my suggestion was the two. And if we wanted to explore after that, then absolutely. I do think we should have at some point have a check-in after, you know, the year one to see if there need to be any changes, amendments, recommendations, but I don't know that basing a contract on, you know, a year, a mid-year review would be, you know, beneficial to anybody.

What about doing the review at the end of the school year, like whatever, and then giving it the full extension so they get the additional two years after the first, instead of having to say you have one contract and then now you have to do another MOU, like start over.

I think my only thought process behind this was it would be like what we do with our superintendent's contract. Upon a satisfactory evaluation, it gets extended by a year. I'd be comfortable with that. So that's why I would suggest the two.

I have a question. Or a comment, actually, Mr. Cabral. So how has it been in the past with check-ins with the Y? What did we do? What was our process? Or did we have one?

It's been different than what it's going to look like next school year because we had a middle person, I guess we could call it, because rep really was overseeing and was a direct contact with the Y. And then we had somebody who was working directly for rep but was employed by us who was sort of the middle person. So I would say regular check-ins. Regular meaning monthly, quarterly? Well, I've said, and just to be very clear, because I've said this several times and I've said it to the director of Y, there's never been a, it's not been a problem of like complaints against the YMCA or we've not, you know, had a situation where they have not done a good job. And I made that very clear with the board members of the Y that I had a chance to meet with. And so I would say regular check-ins were positive.

So based on what you said just now, I would like to see a three-year contract with maybe biannual check-ins as needed.

I would say just as a process, part of what I've heard a lot through this situation is that there wasn't enough time given and that there wasn't transparency. I think we said also transparency. But if we talk about a year-to-year, you're not going to want to make a decision in May or June because if it's not renewed, then you're giving practically no notice. And so that's why I think if we're talking about assessments, regular check-ins, you know, you still need to make a decision by – I mean, I like to use March that – wasn't too favorable. But I mean, sooner is better than later. And as far as being able to assess a program and whether or not they're meeting our needs, do I think that we could do that by December? Yes, because it's a daily program and we're either going to be seeing what we've laid out as an expectation or not. I don't know that that's too early, but I mean, January would be Just as good, I just don't want to get caught where we're trying to make a decision that then we're letting folks know when it's too late. And just to clarify the process, what we have before us is a contract for one year. Any... Anything different, we would have to agree as a board and then be able to bring that back with a specific amount of time that we agree on. And so if we're going to take action tonight, it would be a modification of the one year or an agreement that we want to see it as a three year and let's bring it to the board as a three year with the agreement being made tonight, that kind of thing.

I would just suggest that, I mean, I understand you're asking for a one-year, they're asking for a three-year. That's why I suggested splitting the difference.

Well, and regardless of what we decide on this issue, I wanted to add that I think we've talked about it before, but wanting to make sure that there will be clear-cut evaluations, so to speak, on both programs with feedback given on areas that could use some tweaking to serve our students the best that we can for what the district and the board goals are. So that needs, I think, needs to be a part of whatever we decide.

That's what we discussed. I think we're talking about some kind of evaluations.

My only reason for saying the one year and then with the extension is because you could have evaluations. You could have check-ins, not evaluations, but like a check-in every month, right, to see how everything's going and if anything needs to be changed. And if they're not happy with something, we need something, da-da-da. And then at the six-month mark, which is the end of the first semester, you could say, okay, things are going well now. This is good. We're just going to extend the contract for the rest of the three years. And that helps with the planning. That helps with...

It doesn't help fiscally because they have to budget. So in order to budget, how do you look at just with us, with our staff that we do, are the employees who are working for them now going to say, oh, this is only for six months and it doesn't go?

Well, no, because they would still be working through the end of the school year. we would evaluate it in December. Is this something we want to continue? I get that.

It would be for the year, but still it would be like, well, maybe I have a job this year, but I don't have a job for year two or year three. So giving them some kind of continuity to be able to go and say it's this many years, you're good to go, that's my opinion.

I don't know. I think the issue is just, you know, as a board, we rely on a superintendent, just as I'm sure that board does. They rely on, you know, their representative to be as designated to go through. And I think at the end of the day, what we're having a discussion about right now is we do want to see it extended. At least that's what I'm hearing. But I guess there is a question as to how that's going to happen. I don't know that we're going to work it out right now because we all have different opinions. So if anything, I would say I would ask the superintendent to go back and have a conversation and see if you can work something out with the Y as to maybe some sort of look. Yes. I mean, it has to come back anyways, right? Not necessarily.

We could make a decision tonight. We would modify, correct?

Yes. I'm confident. They provided a very good plan, and we've had several conversations. I am confident moving forward that it's going to look exactly the way that we would like it to look. If we want to do it through a year, if we come back, that would be on the 23rd, which is our next meeting, and it would be a direction that I'm hearing clearly or not. I heard one, two, and three. I was waiting for four. I'm playing. But, yes, I don't have a problem doing that. Looking at the plan, maybe with Director Collado just kind of saying, hey, what would a three-year plan look like, and just make it very clear. I know how important this is to our community, and that's why I've said I'm okay with, you know, making sure that we continue a partnership with the Y and that we have a plan that meets the needs of our students and that there's an accountability piece there, not just for them, but so that they can hold us accountable too.

Us too. Both ways. I'm good with that if you want to meet with the director and kind of get together and see what we can come up with and add services with Patty.

That's the direction we want to see, then I don't have a problem with that.

Well, that's already been done, right?

What I heard is that if we go at it as let's see what a three-year would look like, then I would come back to the board with this is what we have in front of us that would be similar to what is being requested. Okay.

What would look very different other than it being three years instead of one? I'm just trying to be practical about your time. That's a good question.

I think having that meeting would probably help provide information. I don't know what that could look like. Maybe it doesn't look different at all. It just means that it's going to be three years.

A director with our superintendent would be something to look at. Accountability on both ends, kind of looking on that.

Is your biggest issue with it that for the staff that's going to be working at the programs, that if it says they're only there for a year, they're not going to want to work? I'm not saying that.

I'm just saying as an employee, if someone came in and they're looking at a program, And then they maybe see somewhere else that, well, this one will offer me two years or this program's a lot longer, not knowing if they're going to have a job in a year or not. Just like when we hired temps.

Yeah, but I don't know that you can base the whole thing on that part because there was a reason why they offered the one year. There was a reason behind it, why they wanted to do the one year. And so by extending it after the one year, being able to extend it, then we say, oh, yes, everything's going well. This is working. This is working. It's good for our students. It's good for our kids, our families.

Which is why I say a three-year contract would just do it. Either you believe in the programs or you don't.

Well, so you're just disregarding what they come up with. I'm not disregarding what anyone said.

No, I'm not. And we go through the recommendation, and I support Mr. Cabral. I've always have, and I still do. I don't have a problem with that at all. I just know the partnership that we have with the Y, we're a community. This is our family. We work together. And I want to make sure that the other vendor and ourselves have the same thing.

Well, and what I'm saying is I feel the decision to, first of all, go with one program and then change course some to offer schools to the Y with increased services and That is what is supporting our superintendent and his advisement in the cabinet. So to then bump it to three years, to me, just doesn't make sense with the trajectory of how these concerns and needs have been communicated. Yeah.

So I'm just going to say that I do have a bit of an issue with only having one provider. Because when you only have one provider, it becomes a monopoly. And how will we ever know if there's ever another program that's going to more benefit our students if we don't get a chance to see that? Which I think is kind of the original concept behind all of this, is we found a program that we felt would better serve our students. It doesn't mean I want to completely close out one. Because you never know, things could change. And so I understand where you're coming from. My only issue is since when would we ever in any other contract after six months award two more years? That's why I was hoping we could just take it, you know, extend it a year at a time after, you know, and I get what you mean. It probably has to be done in March or something like that, and I completely understand that. But I do think when we're, you know, saying that it needs to be equal across all providers, I think that's not fair because The whole reason for this conversation is there was no, there wasn't equal between the providers. And at the end of the day, we are doing what we feel is best. Will it be the correct thing? I don't know. I mean, we're not going to know. But I feel like we do need to be fair to our partnership with the Y. And I hope we can come to some sort of agreement here because this is just, I feel like we're just going to keep going around and around.

I guess I did know that you really only want one provider. I didn't know that. That's what you're saying tonight? I must have missed that somewhere.

Well, I don't know when we would have talked about it because we're not supposed to talk about things.

When we approved the contract for the other vendor, that would have been a perfect opportunity to say, then I guess I missed it. Or maybe this is the first.

Am I the only one the first time hearing this? No, I didn't know. Okay, so I didn't miss anything.

No, I didn't think it would be appropriate to discuss that when we're talking about another provider. I'm not, what I said and what I still believe is I understand the thinking that with a big organization like this to be dealing with, because we have a lot of other things going on, to be committed and in communication with one provider instead of two makes sense to me.

But that doesn't matter anymore, because we already decided, right? So we're here now, like, trying to decide, do we want to just do the one year? We like an extension of the one year after a while? Or do we want to do a two year within an extension after that? Or just go for the straight three year? That's kind of on the table right now.

Well, I definitely don't think that making a decision by December is really very much time. Because you have the Thanksgiving vacation, everyone's getting excited for Christmas. It's almost like December becomes a non-month. Not for the Y, though.

Huh? Not for the Y, though. They service our kids well.

through vacations and but i'm talking about the district staff the the planning and all of that i just don't think it's enough time to give for that big of a decision well i mean you could say till march and march would be enough time to

be able to let them know if it wasn't working, right? March is plenty of time. Or if, yeah, we're just going to extend this to the full two more years. That could work. And then that's over a year. Melissa, then that would be over a year. I'm sorry? That would be over a year. What would be? If you, well, it would be a full year. Not really a full year. Yeah, if we in March do an evaluation instead of December. Do March. Would that?

Well, that's actually why I suggested it because, I mean, yes.

And then that would be a full year.

That would be a full year. But that would give you a full year to either have a conversation with the other provider if we needed them to or, you know.

This one's working.

This is working out and yes. The other two years. Yes.

Yeah.

Okay.

I'm okay with that. March? I'm okay with doing a two-year and doing an evaluation after two in routine with increments of evaluations.

I think... We typically give a 10-minute timeline. We've passed that 10 minutes. We can extend that, of course. But at some point, we just have to vote on something. And then it doesn't mean that it's like if it doesn't pass, it doesn't go away. We can keep talking about it. But I think one way to move forward is just throw out something. We can vote on it and then try to throw something else out. That way, we can just eliminate some things and maybe come to an agreement.

I will make a motion to amend the MOU to keep it at the one year, but add evaluation in March and the opportunity to extend it to the full three years in March.

And then what would be... I'll second that. Now discussion, sorry. What would be in that timeline through March?

I want to collaborate with the YMCA so that they feel like it's a fair process as far as what the check-ins would look like. We have a new director. She would be involved in that discussion also.

I think it would be beneficial for the YDAP check-ins.

I would be able to share that once I collaborate with them. The goal would be for it to be where we hold each other accountable.

Both ends. What other criteria do you see?

I mean, I can right away off the top of my head. No, no, I'm just saying. Well, as far as how do you make sure that – Like if you don't do this, then we're done. No, I mean, it's not going to be any kind of surprise. They've already provided a plan. Okay. We would go over – that would be part of our collaboration. This is what we expect to see. This is what they can provide. There will be a plan that in the first check-in, progress on how that's going. If there's something that wasn't provided, what else could be provided maybe, you know, that kind of thing. But that's why I would want to collaborate with the YMCA – Let me step back. It probably wouldn't be me. It probably would be Patty Buckmiller and Esther Tamanaha. Dr. Tamanaha is our new director. They would work that out and make sure whoever the representative for YFCA would be, that we're all on the same page.

So that's the motion, and it's been seconded. So we'll call for the vote on that one, if there's no more discussion on that.

Okay, so to evaluate the program in three years. I mean in March. In March of 2017. Okay, and you made the motion? Jason has something to say.

No matter what we decide, it has to be brought back, right? This is not a binding agreement. Yes. We have to rework the agreement and bring it back because the MOU is not written correctly for the county. Correct. That's correct.

My motion is to amend that. No, but then couldn't we just pull it? We're just pulling it.

You just need to pull.

I think what's best to do is, for example, this motion is seconded. We understand in principle what it is, is that if it is approved, then we're moving forward full steam ahead with that plan. We start to set up meetings with the YMCA. We understand that we are partnering with the YMCA. It's official. The actual agreement and the stipulations would have to be brought back so that it's made clear to everybody.

Couldn't we not do that until we have the plan in place? Just because, I mean, what if, what if your, you know, conversations, the conversation between Dr. Tamanaha and, no, I get that, but I think we've reached that point, but I don't know, do we have to vote on it?

Well, in the interest of public interest, I want folks to leave here confident that we have a partnership, and I also want to be confident that we have a partnership with the YMCA moving forward.

But wouldn't we just vote no on... Like, are we actually amending it?

We're voting to amend the... I'm just voting to amend it. The motion is to... evaluated March and with an extension with satisfactory evaluation. That doesn't speak to the specifics. It speaks to the timeline, which I think is okay for us to approve. The specifics, which I've already stated that our team would collaborate with the YMCA to make sure that it is In detail. Everybody's on the same page. We'll come back to the board as a plan, which we would try to expedite and make sure it's here for the 23rd.

Okay. Okay, so the motion is, do you have that, Consuelo? Can you read that?

We're going to review the contract in March with the opportunity to extend after a satisfactory evaluation.

Extend for the three years, right? Yes. Yes. Yes.

That was made by you and second by Patty?

No, second by Jeanette.

Jeanette. Sorry. Thank you for that. Got it.

Okay.

Any more discussion?

All right. But they will bring back the full on the 23rd if this goes. Yes. Okay. Call for the vote. This doesn't have what anything is on here. It's at the very end. Oh, I see.

I don't think this is right. I don't think this is right.

I'm in the MOU Extend for the For three years is that

For two more years. Or we could say three, one, two. I mean, I don't care.

Yes. For two, not three. Okay. Okay.

Yeah, I wanted to say it in the MOU. Bear with us.

Refresh on your end?

Shouldn't it say the MOU? Oh, the contract? I don't think that's it.

Did you already send it?

Yes. No, I don't have it.

Did it show up now? Yes.

It changed the 2026 to 2027. Are you sending it again? No.

Except it was extended two years. No, it's this right here.

It's 2026.

Oh, March 2027, yeah.

Through 2029.

Yeah.

You guys get the votes? the new one there it is yeah oh there we go perfect the amended motion is carried with four eyes rendler hollahan ayala quintero and wilson and one absent vote olsen

Okay. Moving on to action items under educational services. Mrs. Buckmiller, any changes or additions?

No changes or additions. Thank you.

Thank you. Do I have a motion to approve educational services action items as listed under 15A through 15E? I'll move. Second. Thank you, Melissa. Thank you, Patty. Thank you. Any discussion? All right, we'll call for the vote.

You still waiting for somebody? I'm missing one. Missing one? Patty.

I sent it.

I just recorded. Motion carried with the ayes being four ayes, Rendler, Hollihan, Ayala, Quintero, and Wilson, and one absent, Olson.

Thank you. Moving on to human resources consent items. Mrs. Berwick, any changes or additions?

No changes or additions. Thank you.

Is there a motion to approve human resources consent items as listed under 16A through 16C? So moved. Second. Thank you, Patty. Thank you, Jeanette. Any discussion?

All right.

We'll call for the vote.

Motion carried with four ayes. Rendler, Hollihan, Ayala, Quintero, and Wilson. And one absent vote. Olson.

Okay. Continuing on with human resources action items. Mrs. Brooke, any changes or additions?

No changes or additions.

Thank you. Do we have a motion to adopt resolution number 2026-2027-1, declaration of need for fully qualified educators for submission to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Move.

Second.

Thank you, Melissa. Thank you, Jeanette. Any discussion? All right. We'll call for the vote.

Did you guys get it? I'm still waiting. I did not get it. Nothing yet? No. It's weird. It's lagging.

Oh, there we go.

It sounded like 15 times now.

It keeps going away when I do.

Thank you. Motion carried with four ayes. Rendler, Hollihan, Ayala, Quintero, and Wilson. And one absent, Olson. Olson.

Do you have a motion to approve new administrative regulation 4161.5, military leave, second and final read? I'll move. Do you have a second?

Second.

Any discussion? Second.

All right. I just wanted a clarification. I don't know if it would be from Lisa, but we have three of these?

Yes.

Why?

I'm sorry, I didn't hear that. There's three different employee groups. Employee classifications. We have managers, certificated, and then classified. Got it.

All right. We'll call for the vote. Oh.

Motion carried with four ayes, Rendler, Hollahan, Ayala-Quintero, and Wilson, and one absent, Olsen.

I did want to add, I'm just really glad we're doing this and that we're making a clear and definitive plan for our military employees.

All right. Do I have a motion to approve new administrative regulation 4261.5, military leave second and final reading?

So moved.

Second. Thank you, Patty. Thank you, Jeanette. Any discussion? Call for the vote.

You guys get it?

Yes.

Oh, you didn't get who moved?

They all went away.

I have to vote again?

Yes, please. Motion carried with four ayes and one absent, the ayes being Rendler, Hollihan, Ayala, Quintero, and Wilson, and Olson absent.

Okay, motion to approve new administrative regulation 4361.5, military leave, second and final reading. I will move. Second. Any discussion on this one? Call for the vote.

Motion carried with four ayes, Randler, Ayala, Quintero, Hallahan, and Wilson, and one absent, Olsen.

And moving on to public participation. Public comments are permitted upon submission of a completed registration card prior to the start of public participation. This is not a forum for debate. Policy concerns will be referred to the superintendent. When called, speakers may proceed to the podium, state their name and trustee area, and speak for the allotted time. The amount of time will be announced by the board president before the first speaker begins and will not exceed three minutes. How many speakers do we have? Seven. Then you will have three minutes.

First is Peter Hall, followed by Joshua Hall and Greg Britton. Welcome, Peter.

I'm going to open my remarks by saying that I'm glad that the month of June is just the month of June and that we're not celebrating Pride. I'd also like to say that I wasn't here for the last meeting, but I did watch part of it, and I'm here to talk about the discussion items when board clerk Alyssa Ayala-Contero suggested that the resolution to celebrate America's 250th anniversary be tabled indefinitely until all the board members could be unanimous in their decision about what was in the resolution. And her suggested changes really irritated me. She said that she wanted to remove words like faith because of its religious implications. She wanted to remove words like respect. enshrined patriots, et cetera. I was pleased to see that the other board members didn't table the resolution to committee. And I enjoyed watching board member Candy Olson question her about why she wanted to remove words like faith and patriots. But I was disappointed when the rest of the board went along with her suggestion to remove the phrase, they pledged their lives because they didn't actually die sacrificing their lives during the war. Even though, had the war been lost, they would have been executed for treason, and the only way they would have avoided execution is if they successfully went into hiding. They would have had to live the rest of their lives in exile if the revolution was not successful. So... I think that Board Clerk Luis Ayala-Quintero actually, and everyone who's a member of Together for Red Ones, I think they all hate this country. I think they don't want to celebrate this country. I think they want this country to be destroyed as it currently is so that they can remake it into something else. And whatever they want to remake it into is going to be hell on earth. We've seen this happen before. dozens of times throughout history. Mao wanted to remake China, and so he decided to destroy all the old cultural traditions. And the Chinese entered like decades of intense suffering where many of them died of starvation. And others were put into gulags and killed or tortured. And Stalin did the same thing in the Soviet Union. So that's what these people want to do to America. What happened to other countries, they want to do to America.

Thank you, Peter.

Welcome Joshua. I just want to talk about how the fact that we're even having this debate about whether or not we should even celebrate our 250th anniversary celebration. And we're having this debate all over the country. It's not just here in Redlands. We're having this debate all over the country. It's a system of the failure of forced racial and cultural integration that started with abolishing racial segregation and then giving mass amnesty to two million. Reagan gave mass amnesty to two million illegal immigrants in 1986, and we've been giving mass amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants ever since. then the more racially and culturally diverse America becomes, and it's also happening in Europe, the more we're asked to discard our most cherished sacred holidays, festivals, and traditions, and support other people's most sacred holidays, festivals, and traditions from their native lands. And we're also being asked to celebrate made up fictional holidays like Pride Month and stuff like that, that's made up. And all it has to do is doing weird sex stuff that you can do in your bedroom and no one cares about. Yeah, the more racial and culturally diverse we become, the more we're asked to give up our most sacred holidays and that's just like one of the minor symptoms. We have increased racial tensions that lead to violent crime and hate crime against white people. It's not good for us or anybody else And come November and December, we're going to debate whether or not we should celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas like we have for almost two decades. Thank you, Joshua.

Welcome, Greg.

Good evening. Good evening. One of the items that our new board members, Kennedy and Jeanette, have tried to get on the agenda is parental notification. And that has not been put on the agenda, unfortunately, even though at least two want to enact that. And we've just had a recent court decision which invalidated the state law which tried to prevent the schools from keeping parents informed about what's happening with their children. So there's no legal obstacle at this point Parents are the primary teachers and guardians and people that guide their children. You guys are supposed to support that and help that, not interfere with it, not keep secrets from parents. So I would encourage you to at least bring it up. Even if there is not three votes for it on the board that is now constituted, this is a really important issue. And the public deserves to know where all of you stand on it. And if they're not happy with where you stand on it, come the next election, they may want to make changes. And that's entirely fair and appropriate. And that's how representative democracy works. So I would encourage you at the earliest opportunity to at least put this very important item on the agenda. Schools have three functions that we've talked about. Preparing students to have a good career so they can earn a decent living, support themselves and their families. training up good citizens to understand that it is their duty to keep the republic and how they can do it. And for any nation, you have to pass on the history and culture and a sense that, well, we may not be perfect. No nation is. No person in this world is perfect. that we've done good things and we want to continue together as a nation into the future. Absolutely essential. And I think on every one of these things, there's a lot of room for improvement. We've talked about the academic standards and the lack of progress in that, notwithstanding the fact that you guys in California are now getting $28,000 per year per student. You were unhappy, and I wasn't clear exactly why, with the YMCA's performance of its previous contract. So well, should we continue them or not? But every year, regardless of what the performance is in the government-run schools, you guys keep getting more money. How does that make sense? Typical millennial, trained up to supposedly keep the republic. Like half of U.S. adults, she cannot read above the eighth grade level, cannot understand arguments in a newspaper editorial. How are people like that going to keep the republic?

Thank you, Greg.

Do better, please.

Dale Broom, followed by J.B. and Michael Pastner. Welcome, Dale.

Hi. Dale Broom from Area 1. And I also wanted to thank the Board for their hard work on this 250th anniversary commemorative resolution. I think it's really, really important, as I mentioned last time, to recognize that the average longevity of a republic in world history is 250 years. And there is no guarantee that we will have a republic 50 years from now when we celebrate our 300th anniversary. So it's very important, as I mentioned to President instill and reinvigorate in our students a patriotic love for our country and its constitutional republic and the inalienable rights that are guaranteed to us by God and are declared in the Declaration of Independence, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And that pursuit of happiness, I think, needs to be expanded on. It's the ability to reap the rewards of your labor in a free market economy. And we also want to continue to emphasize the importance and values of our country, including equality of opportunity, the rule of law, self-governance, moral restraint, and not to neglect our national mottos, our national mottos being originally e pluribus unum and then subsequently in God we trust. So it is a time that we need to celebrate our unity and not dwell upon our diversities. And it's important for us to do that because if we do not stay together as a country and support the values that our nation is founded on, we will fall apart as a republic. So it's very important that we do this. But e pluribus unum, from many comes one. And that is the basis that we should be focusing on, our unity and not our diversity. And it's also not the time that we should be focusing on our complaints about past mistakes in our country. You know, our nation has a flawed history, no doubt about it. But we have made progress over the years and over the centuries that we have been in existence. And that is what we should be focusing on is the improvements of the flaws that we've made in our country. So I just want to applaud the board once again for finally passing this commemorative resolution because I think it's really important that we instill this in our kids. Thank you.

Thank you, Dale. Thank you.

Two, talking about faith and the Christian Judeo heritage of our country reminds us of our values. It is not a religious agenda. Three, anyone who is triggered by patriotism needs to deal with their insecurities, not force them onto the rest of the school district who doesn't agree with them. Four, the American flag is a worthy symbol of our great country, and it should be the only flag flying in the classrooms. Five, any teacher or staff member who has a problem with this resolution and with celebrating America should not be in the classroom, district, or country. If it's so bad, leave. California can only steal so many elections for so much longer. That window is closing fast. As one nation under God, it's time to take back our state with renewed patriotism, allegiance to our flag, and devotion to our Heavenly Father. Amen. Thank you, Jesus.

Thank you, J.B., Welcome, Michael.

Thank you, Mike Paisner. As usual, you've been peppered with a lot of misinformation during this public comment. And I don't have time to correct it all, but I will highlight a few things. One, Chino lost its forced outing battle on the forced outing policy. It also lost on its flag policy. And I know you guys still have legal disputes in those areas, particularly on the flag policy. So take what you hear from some of these speakers with a grain of salt. The idea that we should not dwell on our diversity, I'm sorry, I grew up believing that our country was a melting pot. That diversity was a strength. I've heard the other side speak privately. They speak among themselves and say, in the court of public opinion, ultimately there will only be one religion that wins and everyone else loses. I fundamentally disagree with that perspective. But you could hear it bleed through in their comments that there's only going to be one winner. It's not true. We are a diverse country, and we will continue to be diverse, despite the times that we are living in right now. You also heard the argument that we shouldn't examine our flaws. We shouldn't study history. This is... A board of education. Education means studying our history. It means examining where we've come up short and where we can do better. The idea that we shouldn't dwell on our flaws, we should do precisely that. We should look at where we've fallen short and why we fell short and what we can do better. It's disappointing to hear such public comments repeated over and over. And that's why I'm going to keep coming back and trying to instill a little bit of common sense and hope that you're open to it. Thank you.

Thank you, Michael. Kate Appleby.

Welcome, Kate. Evening again, board. In addressing item 14F, the contract with the YMCA, Superintendent Gravel stated that he's transparent to the board and implied that it is the board's responsibility to be transparent with the rest of us in the community. But in a year and a half, I can tell you that this board is not transparent in sharing the information that the superintendent and that the cabinet provide them. However, Thank you all for your discussion on 14F today. It's become apparent that not even the board may not be understanding the recommendations made by Superintendent Cabral and the cabinet and knowing exactly what they can share with us. So I'm not sure this is a fault of your own entirely. However, tonight's comments from the board of the YMCA of the East Valley and the parents and students during the May 12th meeting show that there's a lack of transparency from RUSD when it comes to information in these board meetings. The agenda has gotten better in a year and a half. It can get there. It can still be better. You guys have gotten better about sharing information, but we shouldn't have had to have the lengthy discussion on 14F today. Well, your discussion that we all got to listen to. Because people ask for transparency. That transparency should have been provided from the get-go. It should not have been a community members have to come up and ask you for that. So I would like to know how the board, how Superintendent Cabral, and the cabinet are going to work together to increase the transparency of information that's provided to the entire public. Because it's certainly lacking. That was shown tonight. Speaking of public transparency and accountability, at the May 12th board meeting, I asked you to meet with the communities of the elementary schools whose libraries, due to the layoff resolution, would be closed or not well resourced with knowledgeable staff in the 2026-2027 school year and inform them of the impacts of that decision. I acknowledge that the end of the school year is busy, and I'm sure that you all have summer plans, but I'm hopeful that you've thought about this and have plans to address those communities. Your lack of addressing those communities is a lack of transparency to them. It is a lack of accountability to them. You cannot just sit up here and go, well, if they wanted to know what was going on, they could come to the board meetings. If they wanted to know what was going on, they could read the agendas. They could watch the lengthy meetings. We know, board members have mentioned it, community members have mentioned it, that that is not feasible for everybody in the community. However, they all like to see your faces at things, so scheduling meetings with buildings that you have access to really isn't that hard of an ask.

Thank you. Thank you. That was our last speaker.

All right, moving on to board comments. Who would like to start?

First of all, we commenced with the adult transition graduations, then went full on for the following week to our final night with the adult school. So we went from one end to the other, overseeing five graduations in between. And I just want to say congratulations to our staff, our schools, our principals, district, everyone involved in getting our students graduated. And they were all wonderful graduates. and historical and traditional events, graduations. And I actually ran into someone who said, I can't believe that you get to have graduations here at the Bowl. This is amazing. And I said, yeah, it's pretty super, and it's pretty awesome. So congratulations to everyone and congratulations to all the graduates and blessings to them as they continue in their next step. And then just briefly attended the STEAM America with the Mariposa, which was great for the fifth graders. That's always awesome. And then it was nice to see Senator Ochoa-Bogue visiting Mariposa. I know she has her nephews are there. So that was kind of nice, and she gets here. But that was great, and I was hoping that we could send a letter to her office just acknowledging her visit to thanking her for coming. I know she's busy, and she comes on Fridays, and for her to fit us in was great. And then hopefully everyone gets some time off this summer and gets some time to relax. That's it for me.

Yeah, I wanted to echo what Patty said about the graduations. They were all different, they were all unique, and they were all very special and very organized. The principals did a great job with each graduation. I was able to go to the Patriotic Assembly held at Arroyo Verde, and... I did want to comment that Rebecca Acosta, the principal there, makes a point to have a patriotic assembly at the end of every school year, which I appreciate. And they did a little extra this year because of the 250th... Also, the 250th celebration at Mariposa was great for the kids to hear from an elected official about the Constitution and the importance of respecting and respecting really thinking about the meaning of 250 years of a new country. And I don't think the public comment, I really didn't take public comments to mean that we don't need to look at flaws. I think the point is let's have our kids be able to celebrate and acknowledge the fact that this is a fairly new country. 250 years is really not that long. To have a moment in time where that can be recognized and appreciated and just have kids focus on it. That's how it was at Mariposa, and they had a great time. It was very meaningful. That's most, oh, my other comment one, I just wanted to ask if we can get, I know we approved the AMERA contract, and I'm just curious how the results of that will be utilized during each school year, how the students that score low, how that will impact their services, so maybe at one of the future board meetings?

Okay, thanks. I hope everyone has had a relaxing beginning to their summer break. At the end of the year, it was packed with so many wonderful events. I tried to attend as many as I could. I went to the SELPA Inclusion Summit for half the day. The speakers there always are... very knowledgeable on things, helped me see some things that I didn't know. That cry-rop evening of excellence was very inspirational. To see what our students across three school districts are learning through the many CTE pathways, it's amazing. If you have a chance to see what they do in their classes. I only wish that I had those same opportunities when I was in high school. I want to thank the staff at CRIROP for caring about our students so much. End of the year colloquium, celebrating our first and second year teachers was wonderful. Thank you, Kelly Beatrice, for putting on. Such a lovely event and including us in the festivities. I was happy to be at all three high schools for their possibility proms. Each one was so unique. The students as well as the volunteer students from the various clubs and teams had a great time at all of them. The tide pool exhibit and games at CVHS were a great addition this year. The old Hollywood theme at Rev, it was beautiful. They had a lounge-type setup, playing old movies. It was really neat. RHSs felt very intimate, and the students enjoyed dancing and eating, and it was a less overwhelming environment for them, so it was good for those students. I thoroughly enjoyed all three, and I look forward to going again. We all attended the adult transition program with tears and all. It was great, as usual. I thank everyone who planned the event. The families I spoke to were very grateful. I especially liked the new poster and banners of each student. They looked really, really nice. I attended the career fair at Mentone, enjoyed seeing the Mentone community come out to support their school by sharing their careers with students. There were so many people in that, so many parents and grandparents in that community who have these amazing careers. working with prosthetics and different things. It was really neat to watch. And steaming through the states at Mariposa, again, was amazing. The fifth graders, they outdid themselves this year. I got there at the beginning, and they were very energetic and hyper and excited to share. I understand in the afternoon some of them were a little bit tired. But it was fun. I always liked doing that. I was able to see each state this time that the kids chose. I got through the whole thing. I want to thank all Mrs. Gill and all the fifth grade teachers. A highlight of last month were all the 250th Celebration Patriotic Assemblies that I attended. Smiley had their smiley sing, and they all sang patriotic songs. Arroyo Verde talked about that, and we went to Franklin. They had an assembly. It was wonderful. And then Mariposa. We went to that one with the senator. It was wonderful. Each one's unique in the way they celebrate our country and our veterans and our students. I enjoyed all our awards nights at Orangewood, REV, CV, and RHS. Parents and guardians, you should be very proud of all the young men and women your students are becoming. Their goals and ambitions for their future is a testament to their education and their upbringing. I attended the Daypack Block Party this last weekend. That was a lot of fun. Got to play Sorry with Colby, the one who sang at the Harlem Wizards game, and her mom, Debra. Taught her mom how to replay Sorry because she had forgotten. I danced the Macarena with the kids. It was fun. Thank you to everyone who put that on, as well as to CNS for all the wonderful food they provided. The graduations were wonderful. I enjoyed all of them thoroughly. I want to also congratulate the National... Merit scholarship winners. And the Harris Green, Davith, I had her name, I had this name right, Kitamabi, and Yaya Solomon. Yaya Solomon actually won the National Merit Scholarship. And I want to congratulate our newest principals, Kelly Baker and Nashae Thompson. And looking forward to a great year next year. And that is all I have. Superintendent Cabral.

Yes, I wanted to go back to our year two report because I want to also thank the folks that work in compliance office where Yadira Lopez has been here pretty much from the beginning. And a lot of her work is the reason why we are so well organized. And then Crystal Perrazzo came in. a little bit afterwards and she hit the ground running and is just a great part of our team. So I wanted to make sure to include them because we would not have substantial compliance without all of their work. I want to congratulate all of our graduates. I look forward to seeing what they do next. It's always exciting to find out the careers that they choose and the colleges they graduate from. And everybody who put on graduation for us, our safety officers, some of who were there every single night. Our SRO, who is there every single night, and we're talking about 10, sometimes 11 p.m., that they're finally able to get out. And our principals, who did a wonderful job, and all of the folks that work on their teams. It's my favorite week of the year. It is the reason we do what we do. And to see all those families celebrate their kids who took this giant leap in their lives, I just want to say congratulations to all of you. Have a great summer to our teachers and staff who get to take some time off. Enjoy that. For some of us who are still working, enjoy that too. It's okay. It's okay to enjoy work. And just in case you aren't paying attention, school starts August 13th, and the countdown has begun as we prepare for the next school year. So thank you.

And with that, I will adjourn at... What time is it? I can't see that clock.

822. 822.