I now reconvene the organizational meeting of the Board of Education at 6PM with Cervantes, Cruz, Smith, and Shaw present and now currently absent. Before we begin, please silence all electronic devices and note that these proceedings are being recorded. Missus Patricia? Can the board amend closed session from 03:51PM to 05:51PM regarding conference of legal counsel existing litigation, two cases, conference of legal counsel anticipated litigation, two possible cases, student readmission matters, student discipline matters, conference of labor negotiators, ACT and CSEA negotiations, public employee appointments,
junior high school assistant principal, high school assistant principals, athletics and facilities, and elementary school assistant principal, public employee business and business release, and public employee performance evaluation superintendent. The Board appointed Marcela Stremitz as assistant principal at CVLA, effective date 01/05/2026, with Cervantes, Cruz, Smith, and Shaw voting yes, not absent. No further action statement requires public disclosure. Thank you, miss Patricia. And then can I have Amanda Casey as being a Ready?
Begin. 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. Thank you. And now on to number of favorites of the year. Our, presentation. Each year, the presentation of the Della Robbia wreath gives us an opportunity to pause and reflect on the values that define boys republic, tradition, character, service, and future.
The Della Robbia wreath is a long standing boys republic tradition created each year by students through the hands on learning, craftsmanship, and teamwork. This evening, we invite the tradition forward. It is my pleasure to introduce miss Heather Post, principal of Boys Republic High School, accompanied by the student mayor of Boys Republic to present the Della Robbia wreath. Please join me in welcoming them. Good evening, Superintendent Ginfield, President Shaw, and members of the Chino Valley Unified School District of Education, colleagues, and honored guests.
During the Christmas season, we are surrounded by symbols of tradition, hope, and renewal, and one of the most meaningful is the Della Robbia wreath. The Della Robbia wreath dates back to the Italian Renaissance inspired by the work of artist Luca Della Robbia, whose designs feature vibrant fruits, pinecones, and greenery. Historically, these wreaths symbolize abundance, peace, and goodwill, reminding communities of gratitude for what they have and hope for what lies ahead. Tonight, it is our honor to present you with a Della Robbia wreath that carries not only its rich tradition, but also the heart and hard work of our students.
These beautiful wreaths are handcrafted by the young men at Boys Republic who carefully assemble each one with pride, precision, and purpose. And through this program, students earn warehouse credit, gaining valuable real world skills, such as craftsmanship, responsibility, teamwork, and accountability. This year alone, Boys Republic sent 28,000 Della Robbia reefs across the world, sharing a message of hope, tradition, and excellence far beyond our campus. And before we present the wreath this evening, I would like to invite Boys Republic wreath representative, Aaron Lozano Olin, to share a few words.
Good evening, everyone. My name is Aaron James Arnold Lee, and I'm a proud participant in the boys' college program where I've been for the past nine months. During my time at boys' college, I have graduated and earned my high school diploma as well as obtained certificates in culinary arts and workshop. I've also had the opportunity to participate in student government where I was nominated as a representative from our cottage. I have since transitioned into the Kona Residence, an independent living program at Wood's Republic. This program have prepared me to reenter society as responsible, hardworking individuals. Currently, I work full time at the Boys Republic bakery where I work alongside our
pastry chef, Kevin Brown. My future goals are to join the military, continue my education, and eventually build, and own my own construction and demolition company. While preparing, while participating in the Boys Republic's beef production, I earned a warehouse certificate and developed valuable skills such as maintaining a steady workplace, teamwork, professionalism, and effective communication. Skills that will benefit me throughout my career. Overall, Boyse Republic has taught me more than I could imagine. He's given me tools, the resources, and confidence to build a better future, achieve my goals, and become a landline MSP. Thank you very much. Thank you, Aaron.
Superintendent Anfield and members of the board, it is with great pride and appreciation that we present this Della Robbia wreath to you as a symbol of tradition, partnership, and the spirit of the season. This wreath is more than a decoration. It represents growth, second chances, and the belief that when students are given opportunity and support, they rise to the occasion. So on behalf of Boys Republic and the Chino Valley Adult School, we thank you for your leadership and continued commitment to student success, and we wish you and your families a joyful Christmas and a hopeful New Year. Very beautiful.
Thank you so much, for the opportunity to see anything as your wife is speaking. Hey. Thank you so much. And, Aaron, k, what a fantastic plan. I like that you got it all laid out, man. And, the way you spelled it out and your your plan that you have ahead of you right now at this moment in your life, then I wish you good luck. Merry Christmas, man. And it is awesome. Great ideas. Wish you all. Aaron, I just wanna tell you thank you for coming out. Your story inspires many, including myself. It's exactly why we do what we do.
I cannot wait to see your construction company. Please reach out to us when it's open. I'm excited to see you pursue your dreams, and you're exactly what represents what boys boys republic is and should always remain. So thank you for being here. Thank you for the beautiful work. And as we get to enjoy these, even our our own homes, it's a reminder to pray for you. And I just pray I just ask God continuously blesses you in your life. Thank you for being here. And by the way, you guys may leave. I'm sure you don't wanna stay in this whole meeting, so feel free.
We'll give you a second. But thank you. And you you can stay too. But thank you for being here tonight, and thank you for the wreaths. They're very, very beautiful, and the love that you put in them. So thank you. Okay. Mainly, we have, another favorite, student recognition, also for staff as well in this one. In a second, I'm gonna invite Dialo High School representatives for the girls cross country team. Of course, the girls are on break, but we will have certificates for them as well. Before we do that, I just wanna say a few words. Tonight, we're honoring this girls cross country team from Ayala, not only for their athletic
achievement, but for their perseverance, their integrity, and their resilience. These young women train, they compete, and they earn their results the right way. Yet, recently, what broke my heart, is that they lost team points and some of our girls were displaced by a boy competing on a girls' team at another district. Due to the rules imposed by CIF and the state, including Governor Gavin Newsom, It just this stuff gets me really emotional because this should not happen.
Title IX was written to protect these girls in their sports with fairness, competition, equal opportunity, and of course, their safety. When girls lose placements, points, or podium spots because of policies that are ignored, that ignore biological reality, that promise is broken and it's unnecessary and it should never happen. I just want every young woman to know you did nothing wrong. You earned your spots. You earned your points. You earned this recognition and more.
Just know this district will continue to fight this fight and we will win this for you eventually. Regardless of what they say, you should have never had to face this or go through this. And I hope you listen to this because we will continue to fight this fight for you. Tonight, we also wanna honor amazing coaches and their principal and their athletic director who have stood up for these girls. Standing for fairness in girls sports today is not easy. It comes with pressure. It comes with risk and of course criticism. But these coaches, the staff, and their principal chose courage over silence.
They defended their athletes, especially these coaches who went nationally to defend their athletes because of fairness in Title IX and nothing more than that. That. We wanna thank you. We honor you. You uphold integrity and competition and modeled what true leadership is when it matters the most. To our athletes and coaches, we see you, we stand with you, and we will continue to fight, ensure that girls' sports remain fair, safe, protected, and truly equal exactly what Title IX is recommended. And with that said, I would like to invite you guys to the to the
mic with me. See Virginia in Enfield. President Shah, board, and cabinet, we wanna thank you for having us here this evening, and we wanna also introduce our coaches and they have a great way. Hello. My name is coach Caroline Cobo. I'm the head coach for Ayala Cross Country and Track and Field. And we're here tonight because we are advocating for our athletes, specifically our female athletes
who on occasion will will be racing against biological males who were placed in the wrong category. Biological categories exist for a reason. It's because males have a huge, huge advantage over females. It has nothing to do with identity and everything to do with biology. So thank you for having us. I appreciate it. Hello. My name is Matt Olden, assistant coach for cross country and track.
I just wanna thank you for the opportunity to be recognized. And, yeah, it does come at a risk to kinda play your hands and see to do what's right and stand by these females on the field and off the field. And, you know, biological truth is not hate, but we're gonna do everything we can to keep, nurturing this program and be there for these 0.1. Thanks again. Thank you again for coming. May we give them one more round of applause? Okay. We're now at comments from our wonderful, amazing student representative, Phoenix.
Good evening, Board President Shaw, members of the board, Superintendent Enfield, and distinguished guests. To start off my comments, Ayala High School held its ASB and Executive Board installation where they recognized the service of leadership while welcoming the newly elected ASV and Executive Board. The school also hosted an F1 themed rally where they invited students from Diamond Bar's USB to attend and focus on showing inspiration of school spirit and leadership development. And in addition to hosting, ILO's USB students also attended the Diamond Bars rally as well. Chito High School supported fall athletics through participation in CIF games and all sports CIF
competitions, highlighting strong student involvement in athletics and are currently attending winter sports as well. The school hosted an academic rally to recognize student achievement and academic success. Additionally, their ASB ran an introductory leadership class providing students with foundational leadership skills and an understanding of ASV responsibilities. Currently their ASV is in the process of planning a winter sports rally and organizing a food drive to support local community. Don Lugo High School organized a spirit week in preparation for their winter sports rally using a fast and curious theme to increase student engagement and school spirit.
The school also held a toy drive during the holiday season, supporting families in need by donating to shelters. In addition, Don Lugo participated in a Christmas parade involving school sports teams to promote their community involvement and school pride. Finally, at Chino Hills we saw a lot of activities specifically within our performing arts group. Our band took second place at a national competition, our theater showcased their performance of Legally Blonde, and our choir held a winter concert. Additionally, we held a Harry Potter themed winter rally to recognize winter sports, academic achievements,
and league champions from the fall season of sports. We also organized a canned food draft to support local communities as well as a philanthropic event called Depop Day where we donated clothing. I hope everyone has a great winter break with lots of celebration with family and friends. Safe travels to wherever. A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Thank you. Awesome. Thank you. We're now on to comments from employee representatives. Do we have anybody from ACT? No. Anybody from CSPA? No. And CHAMP? Hi, good evening. Thank you very much. Good evening President Shaw, Superintendent Enfield, board members, cabinet, colleagues and community members.
On behalf of CHAMP, we would like to acknowledge all of the hard work and dedication our teachers and staff have given to the district to make this first semester a success. We have seen growth in test scores, decreases in chronic absenteeism, and increases in positive school culture. There are some specific highlights we would like to acknowledge. Health services and child development held their second of five enrichment day camps today as part of the expanded learning programs. Elementary students from across the district met today at Anaborba. We went on a field trip to crayonology and then followed up with a fun
day of enrichment activities. At Calero, an eighth grade student entered an art contest for the Inland Empire Utilities Agency. The theme was using water wisely, and she was honored, by being featured in a calendar. Woodcrest had a site visit on December 4 from the Schools to Watch team, and they earned the award. They are now a California school to watch. Canyon Hills had a lot of, good things to report. They are proud and act to actively support and uplift the local community through meaningful
service and generosity. This season, their students and family came together to support the Food for Life Ministry Thanksgiving food drive, filling an entire pallet with non perishable items to help provide meals for families in need during the holiday season. In addition, their hygiene drive, supplying essential items for the community care closet, a safe and welcoming space where families experiencing need or crisis can shop for basic supply at no cost. Their commitment to service extends beyond the basic needs.
Their student run, find, kind club, collected toys that's a hard one to say if you say it too fast. Collected toys, clothing, blankets, and comfort items for hospitalized children and elderly residents in local nursing homes, bringing warmth, joy, and connection to some of the most vulnerable community members. Also, thanks to the incredible success of the donation drive, the Brighton a Day Club was able to deliver over 35 boxes and bags of Christmas gifts to patients in
a local hospital. These efforts reflect the heart of Canyon Hills Junior High School. They show that the students are compassionate leaders, the families are generous partners, and the school community values empathy, service, and kindness. Together, they are not only meeting immediate needs, but also modeling the character, responsibility, and care that define who they are and the positive impact they strive to make every day. On behalf of CHAMP, we hope that all of you enjoy this winter break and come back renewed and refreshed and ready to tackle semester two.
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you. And to you all as well, thank you for everything. A lot of beautiful things happening. We're now on to public comments. Patricia, how many requests to speak? 11. Thank you. Board Bylaw 9323 meeting conduct establishes the guidelines and the following process applies. Speakers will be called in the order you registered on the electronic request electronic request to speak device. Names are displayed on the monitors. Please watch for your name to appear and line up at the designated numbers behind the mic. Once the recording secretary announces the first name, request to speak will no longer be
accepted. Additionally, government code 54,957.9 authorizes removal of an individual or group when a meeting is willfully interrupted and order cannot be restored. Further, penal code four zero three states in part, every person who without authority of law willfully disturbs or breaks up any lawful assembly or meeting that is not unlawful in its character is guilty of a misdemeanor. Mr. Cruz, please explain the public comment guidelines. You have up to three minutes to address the Board.
You cannot donate your time. One person at the mic at a time. Reading in behalf on an absent person is considered your time. The clock will start after your name is called. Please refer to Board Policy 1,312.1 for the procedure regarding complaints against employee. And lastly, speakers may not approach the diocese any time. The board is in session. Please give any materials you wish distributed to the board to the recording secretary. Adriana Cardenas Eisley on a non agenda item. Doctor Enfield, the board, the city, everybody, good evening.
I have been well, I was a teacher for forty two years at Chino High School, thirty seven years adult school. I just retired even. However, however, since the four years ago, freshman year, when we started the BST Academy, I know you're so busy. You don't have time to look at what I have been concerned about. I love that California is bringing up the standards by all having all these wonderful academies going on.
We're going up in the state, level. However, not at the cost of other students. Please look over. Take a little time. Look at amendment 14. Look at the Civil Rights Act of 1964. I'm 83 years old. I grew up in Texas during that time that these laws were not affected. I I went through this personally. I know it. Now the BST students, please look into this, are must take more AP classes than
the regular kids are now, giving them a higher GPA points. Now mister Cruz and mister Dunn have been awesome to me. Be before, our regular kids that wanted to take extra AP classes had to pay for a $100. Mister Dunn, mister Cruz have offered to help help these kids, but mister Joseph and mister Carr have come through. But two years ago, no more they can take this extra classes even at the cost of $400. They stopped. You can confirm that if have time to talk.
Confirm it with mister Carr. They took it away. Whereas the VST kids get it for free, these kids paying $400 a class no longer can take that. The these children in the VST, they don't have to take PE. They're in banding. They're in, sports. They get better computers, better programs. They have, their own budget going. They have, a workshop they can go to the I cannot work a lawyer to explain this amendment 14 to you.
I can't get a lawyer to explain the civil rights act of 1964 that I went through. I graduated in 1961. There is a movie going on when I was in high school from El Rio, Texas of what we went through. Don't do this to our children. Take time to read these laws and see that it's not equal. It's an inequality in both cases. We have four classrooms going already into the academy. We have started a year ago, elementary school from Amanda on a non agenda item.
Good evening board, cabinet, Doctor. Enfield, friends, everyone here in the audience listening across across YouTube and the media. A teacher stood in front of their class thinking about a final exam. Many rough drafts go through. The problem with doing tests nowadays is that it's nearly impossible to prevent something that we all fear as educators, academic dishonesty. Cheating occurs everywhere whether it's using AI, AI, photos, or other tools inappropriately.
But when making a test, I've cracked the code initially. It takes so much work, but it's something worth it to show the responsibility and the knowledge of our students. My last test, my final this year, had 25 variations, plus some secret variations that students didn't know. At this point, the students have learned, don't copy your neighbor. The chances of of doing it and being successful is just as bad as winning the lottery. But another nemesis has come up: artificial intelligence. A few weeks ago I started getting weird answers on homework assignments.
Stuff that only a graduate student in a chemistry degree would know. Rare exceptions to the rules started popping up on students' papers. And then I pulled the trigger. The test that I gave, I laid a trap for the kids, and approximately fifteen percent of the students fell in. They're using AI on the tests now. And they got caught. About 30 students cheated on my final. The reality is that the reason for this is the use of phones. At the last meeting I had positive note though, I wanna go over a couple
of things. First, I wanna thank our teacher, parent, student, group CHAPS for putting on an amazing breakfast for everyone last Friday. Your generosity is amazing. I wanna thank Judy our health tech, who became a close friend of mine over the years, but also brought so much warmth and care to our students who are not feeling better. But finally, I don't often talk about my faith here at the mic, but throughout the holiday season we get caught up in the consumerism of getting presents, giving presents.
But we quickly forget the reason for the season. About two thousand years ago, a baby was born. God brought down Jesus and he sat here on earth for over thirty three years and brought his joy to us. A savior that brought us today our Christian reality. The reality is that we all believe in our way. And I wanna thank everyone and have a happy Andrea Lopez on a non agenda item. One moment, I just asked Doctor. Enfield, he's gonna send a reminder to principals.
We do have board policy with no phones in classrooms. We just need to work together on enforcing it and getting it done. So I thank you for bringing that up. Hi, good evening. My name is Andrea Lopez. I'm the mother of five boys for whom currently attend CVUSD schools. I am a CVUSD employee who works part time five days a week as an instructional aide for the Fung Club after school program at Oak Ridge Elementary. I have poured myself into this school as a parent, an employee, and a volunteer
on the Executive PTA Board. I'm here tonight because my two youngest sons, Joaquin, who is a fifth grader, and Jamieson, who is a first grader, are being forced to have to leave their school. They have been rooted in for nearly four years. After the Oak Ridge Elementary School principal, Miss Chenal, has denied their inter district transfer to remain at their school. And I need you to understand the gravity of what that means for us. Our family has been experiencing hardships and difficult situations for the past few months and
had to unexpectedly move from our rental property this past summer. We struggled to find housing near the boys' school. We finally landed in Chino, eight miles away from Oak Ridge Elementary School. I was completely honest with the principal and shared our housing situation, which I trust. I listened and I followed her instructions regarding submitting an inter district transfer to request to stay at Oak Ridge. On November 4, my youngest son Jamieson had a seizure during class. I watched him be escorted by ambulance to the children's hospital.
We're still seeking answers and a formal diagnosis from a neurologist. In the meantime, he has an active IEP and received services from the same team that he's been supported by since preschool prep at Oak Ridge. These are the people he knows, trust and feels safe with. The doctor has also ordered a temporary accommodation for Jameson so that he would be accompanied to utilize a restroom and not walk alone on campus. To remove him now mid year in the middle of the medical crisis and not just disruptive, it's dangerous and it is traumatizing and unnecessary.
My fifth grader, Joaquin, has half a year left of fifth grade and one more year before he promotes to junior high. After almost a year filled with housing and emotional hardship instability I'm sorry, I know I'm running out of time, but I sent you guys all an email. If you can please just take the time to look at that email and read it thoroughly, ask me any questions. I can give you documentation, proof of everything. We've even visited the Hope Center, our program, and they have us documented.
I ask you to please just look at our situation and please help me keep my kids in their school that they've been in. I also work there and I am dedicated. I'm a volunteer, I'm a mom. I know you, especially Michelle, understand this. Please just look at my email, please read it. It's long, I'm sorry, but it has a timeline and everything documented. Please, thank you and Merry Christmas. God bless you guys. Joaquin Lopez on a non agenda item. Good morning, school board. Good evening. My name is Joaquin Lopez.
I am 10 years old, and I am a fifth grader at Oak Ridge Elementary School. I have been going to Oak Ridge since first grade, and it is the only school I've ever really known. This school feels a home to me. The teachers, my friends, the staff, they are all like my second family and I am scared I won't be alone. Timer. Allowed to come back after winter break. We had to move out of our house recently, and I was very sad. I didn't want to leave because my that was my home. But my parents did everything they could, and they found us a new place to
live. My mom and I always try their best, and I love them so much for that. Every morning, my mom takes my me and my little brother, Jameson, to Oak Ridge, then she drops my brothers off at Ayala in Townsend. After school, my brother and I go to prom club. And my mom works there so we can so we get to stay with her until my dad or grandma picks us up. It makes me feel safe knowing she's there. I don't want to leave Oak Ridge. I wanna finish fifth grade there and then promote next year with my best friends
and my classmates. I want my teachers, the ones who have helped me since I was little, to see me finish and be proud of everything I've done. My little brother and I are good students. We try your best to do not get in trouble. We love our school. I know my brother is scared too, even though he tries to be brave. So I'm asking you, please help us stay at Oak Ridge. I don't wanna leave the school. That feels like my home, and I want to finish elementary years here with the people I care about.
Thank you for listening, and I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas. Thank you. Jamieson Lopez on a non agenda item. It's okay. You could just say your name. This is Jamison Lopez. He is a first grader at Oak Ridge Elementary School, and Jamison doesn't wanna leave his school either. He's been there since preschool prep, and he Jamieson had a seizure while in class
and, unfortunately all of his classmates had to witness that. But a good thing that came out of it is that all of his classmates also each of them took the time to write him letters to get letters to get out and they were all very concerned about him. He made a video for them and sent it to all the parents to reassure his friends that he was okay in coming back. And when he came back, everybody was very excited to see him. He there's a big community there at Oak Ridge, and they all love the children, and we love him back.
So, again, if you can see the term, please get our email. Please, any Thank you. Thank you for coming, Jamieson. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, cutie pie. Linda Frazier on a non agenda item. Doctor. Enfield, board and colleagues. I am speaking on behalf of Annika Lane, who could not be here today. I want to address misinformation that was shared in the last board meeting about a man who was shot and detained by ICE at an Ontario school for what was
what was claimed no wrongdoing of his own. I want to highlight the truth that he was trying to hit ICE authorities with his cars. The intentional twisting of a story seeks to divide and increase hate among our community. Our law enforcement officers are trained to handle situations with as little conflict as possible. Typically, a response of nonfatal gunfire would only be used to neutralize the threat that is aimed at harming someone. I also want to note an observation that I made at the last board meeting.
It is a disappointment that that disrespectful language is coming from some people who claim that they want equality and inclusivity in our schools. If these individuals were truly seeking peace, they would stay after their remarks and hear what the board has to say. What I saw at the last board meeting was multiple people coming up to the mic and leaving right after to avoid hearing what the board members had to say back. This is not giving an opportunity for reconciliation and discussion that the board members work
diligently to provide. This is not an action that promotes the the equity and inclusivity that is claimed to be so important to these people. If you were here after leaving your remark last month, you would have heard how the board is not frivolously spending on lawsuits, but they are instead using responsible pro bono lawyers as often as possible to fight in defense. These issues are second to the most import these issues are second to the most important issues, the education of our children.
I am proud to be in the area with the district who is leading the rankings in California for academic performance. Merry Christmas and be safe. Manuel Zavala on a non agenda item. Hi, Hi, everyone. It's great to see you all. My name is Daniel Zavala. I'm the founder of afterschool.org. I come today really with the recognition of afterschool programs and an announcement that I am now resident in Chino Hills. I've been supporting this community for the past two years, and we've had the honor of serving your school district as a vendor across all of your school sites, but
a number of elementary schools we're currently working with. For us, as a former high school computer science teacher, I mean, definitely have a passion for for technology based education, but there are immense needs all over the place. Many of the parents that I've met over the past two years in this community have said the same things time and time again. We need greater access to after school programs, there's limited space when it comes to fun club, and at the end of the day everyone does need an after school program. So I just come today saying I want to help. I'm here, and I will continue to be here for as long as necessary.
And I know sometimes it's an awareness game when it comes to the school sites, reaching out to the school sites, and things of that nature. So if you guys have events that you need support at, definitely let our organization know. We're excited to support. And if you'd ever like to come out and check out one of our existing after school programs, we have an ongoing physical education program at Howard Cattle. So that'll be an opportunity, and some other ones going on as well. But it's a pleasure to meet you guys officially, and if you need anything from me, please let me know. Manu Reksic on a non agenda item. Lisa G.
It's safe to assume that minutes from now, this board will elect Sonia Shaw to be its president for the fourth consecutive year. In year two, it came as a surprise since nearly every previous board rotated the presidency. It was the fair thing to do as the presidency has certain influence that other board positions do not. Now Mr. Cruz and Mr. Na are all too happy to sit back and coast as they have for nearly two decades and let others do the work while they collect a paycheck and make incoherent comments from the dais. Still they manage to win reelection over and over based on incumbent's perks of name
recognition. But I want to remind this board why our school board elections moved from at large voting to trustee area voting in 2022. The idea was that dividing Chino Valley into five smaller areas and asking voters within each area to vote for a candidate who lives in their neighborhood would ensure that underrepresented voters have a say in governing their schools. Each of you were elected to not only represent your constituents but also lead. The understanding was that in a four year term, each of you would get your
shot to lead this board. But after a year of Ms. Shaw in the presidency, when former vice president John Monroe was slated to take over, the board majority pulled the rug out from under him and allowed Ms. Shaw to continue in the role. The following year, the cowardice of this board continued and she was reelected a third time. Maybe it's because you're all scared of her, maybe it's because you're lazy, or maybe it's because you believe that the negative headlines this board gets for its discriminatory policies is better than not being in the spotlight at all. I'm asking one of you, perhaps you Mr.
Cervantes, to have the courage to step up and show your constituents that you are qualified to lead this board. Because any of you who can't do that don't deserve to be on the board. Oh, and there's another reason. Miss Shaw is so focused on her ill fated campaign for state superintendent of public instruction that she is now only using her role as school board president as a political prop for higher office and to get on Fox News. So I'm wondering if one of you has the guts to put yourself out there and try to reverse the absolute embarrassment this board has become to our community and
actually put the focus back on education instead of political drama. As Ms. Shaw so crudely yelled at Superintendent Edfield at a board meeting prior to her running, you all need to grow a pair. Thank you. Jackie Cortez on a non agenda item. I am here to condemn Sonia Shaw's disgusting support of ICE agents, AKA kidnappers. She said teachers shouldn't demonize ICE agents. We don't have to demonize them. They demonize themselves with their actions just like she does. They're terrorizing our communities and separating families, and they're vile human beings.
And Sonia said they are our mothers, fathers, grandmas, and grandpas. Whose grandma's out there snatching people? To these kidnappers, I hope they get the day they deserve in hell. Why aren't you crying over them wearing face masks, Sonia? And they aren't taking criminals. They're taking hardworking people. The lecture reader from my church, the fruit vendor down the street, and my student's father are not criminals. Just say you're racist and that you don't care about the people in this community unless they look and think like you. And, oh, and by the way, did you break up with Jack Hibbs or did Jack Hibbs break up with you?
It's so funny to me how you try to present yourself as such a Christian woman when you have broken so many of the 10 commandments and have so many ex friends who say otherwise. I heard about what happened when you worked at Stater Brothers, and you are disgusting. At the last meeting, you said that God made us all perfect as we are, that God does not make mistakes. So then why did you revise God's work? Why did you get gender affirming surgery? You have no problem getting yourselves cut up. You're a hypocrite who surrounds herself with people who physically and sexually abuse children, yet
you claim you wanna protect children. And you thought you were so funny posting your taco meals, but all you did was provide more evidence of your racism. Why do you make it so easy for me? You have no problem dressing up as a Latina with your racist friends, and I'm glad you were finally introduced to seasoned chicken. I'm sure your taste buds exploded from joy because they finally experienced flavor for the first time, but your personality will always remain unseasoned. You continue to ignore anything having to do with immigration or translation. We all saw how I was actually not allowed to speak in both English and
Spanish because you are too ignorant to explain how it works, and you interpret translation however it appeases you. I can speak both languages unlike a lot of you, but I am doing it for the public, not for myself since you refuse to provide this service to our community. The people who need the information cannot receive it. Doctor Enfield continues to ignore the community by not putting out any statements of solidarity with the immigrant community, and part of it is due to racist Sonia not letting him. Are you going to send Gavin Newsom a thank you, Sonia, for your race tonight?
You should reject the money. Otherwise, you have become become a part of the political cartel you criticize so much. You are just another sellout politician. But maybe now you'll be able to afford your own Amazon and Costco accounts so you don't have to mooch off your friends. Gloria Chikarelli on a non agenda item. This will be quick because I have only a couple of things to say then I'm done. First, I wanna apologize to the Ayala High School community. Based on the objectively disgusting and unacceptable way my son's football coach was treated and the very active role grown adults played in destroying the 2025 football season, I had
to withdraw from school site council. I couldn't in good conscience continue to sit on a committee I realized the hard way is just there to rubber stamp what's put before them. This past year demanded accountability, there was none, so I had to step away. Second, to the person up there that walked past us on senior night and stood on the other side of the fence, taking pics with your kid and literally laughing in our faces while the rest of us weren't allowed to go on the field with our boys one last time, shame on you.
I've never seen a more let them eat cake moment in my life, and given how disgusting it was, I hope to never see it again. Several people said it felt like a one last F U to the parents after a season of misery and destruction and I couldn't agree more because that was objectively repugnant and made me realize, as I recall the smile on your face as you looked right at us, that you folks on the sides up here are not hostages to Shaw's tyranny, you're willing participants in it. Third, to Coach Smith, I'm so sorry the school site and community you loved and
supported so much didn't return the sentiment the way they should have. I hope that wherever you end up next values what you can bring to them so many here, because so many here were unwilling to do so. Lastly, Shaw, you and your friend Oscar love to call the friends I respect and admire, all kinds of pedophile and groomer, but had nothing to say about the actual SRO pedophile and groomer in this district, making it clear that this was never about saving girls' sports or protecting kids, but always about seizing power and maintaining control.
No further speakers. Thank you, Patty. We're now on to changes and deletions. Patty, are there any changes or deletions? The following deletion is on the agenda. Item three c one, page 39, student readmissions delete case 2420Five-forty1. There are no further changes or deletions. Thank you. And now we're on to action items. The first item is 02/1927 Board Meeting Calendar. Recommends the Board of Education approve the twenty twenty six-twenty twenty seven Board Meeting Calendar. May I have a motion? Thank you, Mr. Naugh. May I have a second?
Thank you, Mr. Cervantes. Comments, questions, discussions, if you would like to speak, you can use the mic. Seeing that there's nothing further, board members, please register your vote. Preferential. Thank you. I'm waiting for one more. Okay. And the motion passes with a vote, of five to zero. And the next item is two a two, nominations for California School Boards Association Delegate Assembly recommends that the Board of Education nominate up to six candidates to the California
School Boards Association Delegate Assembly. If you have any nominations, may I have a motion, please? Seeing that no one's motioning, the item dies dies. Next item, two a three, board member Compensation Adjustment pursuant to AB thirteen ninety recommends that the Board of Education adopt Board Member Compensation Adjustment pursuant to AB thirteen ninety. May I have a motion, please? Thank you, mister Cruz. May I have a second? Thank you, mister Cervantes. Any comments, questions, or discussions with doctor Anfield? Yeah. Thank you, miss Shaw. I I brought this, item forward, AB thirteen ninety.
Actually early November I received a phone call from one of my superintendent friends who let me know that he was bringing it and I didn't know about this, that there was an Assembly Bill thirteen ninety about increasing the stipends for board members. He shared with me that their board was moving this forward. I've looked into it. Almost every board or superintendent I talk to has moved it forward. Part is in the process of moving it forward. When I look at this, my recommendation as the superintendent, that's why I brought it forward, is that I believe that the board needs to adopt this item.
The legislator looked at it. It's a position that's very underfunded, and they realized that, and that's why it was brought forward through the legislation. I know some of the board members may not feel comfortable with approving it, but again, I recommend that it be approved because if it's not for you, it's for the next board members that come on board. That you guys do a tremendous amount of work in this district that people don't see, nor should they see, but you do a tremendous amount of work. And I think you should be fairly or at least somewhat compensated for the work that you do. So, hopefully, you take my recommendation. Thank you. Like, right? Yes. Absolutely.
Awesome. Thank you very much. Okay. Thank you for your comments and explaining that. I appreciate that. And hearing nothing further and seeing no other comments, we'll go ahead and register your vote. Board members? Preference? Abstain. I'm just waiting for one more. Okay. And the motion passes with a vote of four to one. Next item is Mr. Next item is two b 01/2026 first interim financial report. Recommend the Board of Education approve the twenty twenty five-twenty twenty six first interim financial
report and Authorize the president of the Board of Education and the superintendent to sign the positive certification of financial condition for the current and to subsequent fiscal years May I have a motion, please? Thank you, Mr. Cervantes. May I have a second? Thank you, Mr. Smith. Any comments, questions, discussions? Seeing none, board members, please register your vote. Preferential. Thank you. The motion passes with a vote of five to zero with preferential voting yes. And the next item is two c one.
Public notice and hearing regarding the district's initial bargaining proposal to the Associated Chino Teachers for a reopener to the collective bargaining agreement effective 07/01/2026 Recommends the Board of Education give public notice and conduct a public hearing regarding the district's initial bargaining proposal to the Associated Chino Teachers for a re opener to the collective bargaining agreement effective 07/01/2026. I now get public notice and open the hearing at 06:54PM. Trisha, are there any speakers? Thank you. I now close the hearing at 06:54PM.
Next item is 2C2, Minimum Wage and Compensation Increase to the Classified Service Non Bargaining Unit. Recommends that the Board of Education approve the minimum wage and compensation increase to the Classified Service Non Bargaining Unit effective 01/01/2026. May I have a motion please? Thank you Mr. Naugh and thank you Mr. Cervantes for your second. Any comments, questions, discussions? Seeing nothing, board members, please register your vote. Thank you. And the motion passes with a vote of five to zero with preferential voting yes.
That concludes the action items. Moving on to consent. Board members, if you have any items to pull, please indicate so on your monitor. Okay. No polls. For the consent items, may I have a motion, please? Mr. Noth. Thank you. And seconded by Mr. Cervantes. Thank you so much. Board members, please register your vote now. Preferential. Thank you. Waiting for one more vote. And the motion passes with a vote of five to zero with preferential voting, yes. We're now on to information items. Are there any comments or questions? Okay.
One moment, please. Okay. We're now on to the election of officers for 2026. Board Bylaw 9,100 states that the board will elect a president, vice president, and clerk from its members and appoint the superintendent as secretary to the board. And nominations for four volunteers are now open for president. Mr. Cervantes, yours was on first and mister Naugh, your second. Do you want me to go with? Okay. Go ahead, mister Cervantes. Yeah. I, would like to nominate Sonia Sharp for president and hoping she would like to
continue with doing an awesome job at that role. And, actually, at the same time, I don't know if it's possible. I'd like to motion that, we keep the current positions and even the assignments. I mean, the same if everybody's okay with that. Thank you, mister Cervantes. Mister Naugh, mic is on. Go ahead. Okay. Okay. So there's a nomination on the floor and then there's also a well, an emotion. Which one do you want me to handle first? I believe he was wanting the slate to remain the 2025 slate to remain the
the same as along with the, organization representatives. Okay. So Nate, he asked for it to be moved. Can he have a second? It's by consensus that there are no objections. That's bypassing a bunch of stuff. Okay. So hearing nothing further, these are declared closed and everything remains the same. Okay. Yeah. I got that. I just had to bypass all your other beautiful paperwork. Okay. Now, may I have a motion to appoint the superintendent as secretary of the board?
I'll move it. Second? Mr. Cervantes, thank you. No, he's not failing. Motion Okay, sorry. Board members, please register your vote. Or it might. I wonder what would happen if we do that. One more. Please do. Okay. There we go. And the motion passes with a vote of five to zero. Congratulations, Doctor. Enfield. You remain the secretary of the board. Thank you board members for your willingness and time to represent the district at all of our local agencies. And thank represent the district at all of our local agencies. And thank you, Sean, for joining the team.
And we're excited to, again, officially have you on this year. And thank you for taking everything that you did the last time. I'm glad you get to remain in those positions. Okay. Now on to communications. We'll start with our Sean Smith. Okay. Something that you didn't even make an announcement about, Doctor. Parker, I think you had some beautifulness on us, but I'd like to bring up the where we are in the top 30 best school districts in California rankings.
So where we came in, and then I believe he did some numbers on, where we came in per capita income. If you have some data on that, if you'd like to share that real quick, if you don't mind. We're excited to share that Chino Valley Unified School District is one of the top school districts that has ranked number 21 in California. And when we take a look at when we take a look at the percentage of unduplicated student populations, which include the percentage of English learners, low income, and foster
youth only, we would rank number one in California of the best performing school district, which was evaluated based on test scores, graduation rates, and student results on advanced placement exams. Awesome. Thank you. So there there was a comment earlier about focus on education, and I believe that we're doing quite well there. Right? Also with regards to the Lopez family, okay.
We're looking at it. Okay. Yeah. We're gonna do what we can there for sure. Last week, there were a couple of parades. I don't know. We'll make sure that you're welcome. Yeah. Of course. So last week, there were a couple of parades. I don't know if anyone got to attend, but there was the the boat parade on Friday. That was a lot of fun. I was working as a COP that night, and I got put off into a side street. So I didn't get to watch too much of it. But I did get to hear it and see quite a bit of it, off
in a distance. That was a lot of fun. And then the next day, we did the the, you know, youth Christmas parade and fair on Saturday the thirteenth. It was we had a fantastic horse drawn carriage. That was a lot of fun. We saw so many friendly faces. A couple not so friendly, but mostly friendly. Not so friendly you're less than a percent of a percent, let me put it that way. And while the majority was overwhelming and clear support, even calling out support from the crowd. There were a lot of supporters of this board and the good work that this board does. There was one particular detractor that was making some interesting comments, even like following, following
us with the camera and everything like that. And it was this comment that was, stop attacking queer children. And over and over we were camera stop attacking queer children and stuff. Just these, something to that effect, attacking the kids. And this is one of those, of course, just this insane hyperbolic comments that come from this particular group of people. You know, similar to the book banning and the forced outings, all of these statements that are so far from the truth, if you really look at it.
No one is attacking any children. Why would anybody even say that? No one's attacking children in this district. But what I got to think thinking about is where where you would have to be to even, to make these comments, right? What, what kind of awesome life that you would have to have? This sense of entitlement and privilege that you would have to have to think that you when you're not granted exclusive privileges, exclusive privileges infringe on the rights of others, let's put it that way.
You consider that as an attack. Right? Where in your life must you be to where if you're not granted these privileges, you think you're being attacked. It's kind of an interesting thing. You know, I expect these exclusive privileges that you grant me that infringe on your rights, and if you don't grant me, I'm going to clutch my pearls. How dare you not grant me these privileges? You know, you're now attacking me. Right? I want my children to read, or I want kids to read pornographic material, and
you say, Yeah, that's not right. We're not gonna let that happen. By the way, it's also damaging to the kids' brains to let that happen. And then I say, Oh how dare you, you're attacking me. This kind of mentality Y'know, really, what kind of awesome world that you'd have to live in where all your boxes are checked, all your needs are met, all your materialistic desires are covered, for you to think that you need these exclusive.
Again, it's not inclusivity that's being asked here, it's exclusivity. It's exclusive privileges that are being asked, not inclusivity. Everyone's included in this district. No one's attacked, no one's being attacked. That's a silly, silly comment to make. So, I don't know, my advice would be to maybe, there is this term that's the steel man argument when you take the other person's perspective and you try to make it the best debating points that you can against your own arguments. Be steel manning, not a straw man. It's the opposite of a straw man. So, I don't know, I would just suggest that maybe if you're gonna be making
these comments, you're just gonna look silly. You're gonna look silly making these comments. Because they're so far from the true truth, so far from reality, that reasonable people aren't gonna buy it. They're just gonna think you're being silly. Alright? So maybe look at some Charlie Kirk videos, may he rest in peace, and look at his debate, his debate mannerisms, the logic and reason, he doesn't spit out, you know, sentences. He doesn't he doesn't do ad hominem attacks. He doesn't do any of these silly straw man arguments.
He sticks to the logic and reason. Try it. It works really well. So onto the the the better stuff, I think. Unfortunately, Shana Hills High School lost to Pacifica ending, 4224, ending the season ten three. Great season. The, man, the the games that I saw were suspenseful. They were fantastic. Nail liners, I invite everyone to go catch a game next season. As Phoenix pointed out, we and these were things that I got to attend, which
was great. The w WBA, California Grand Championships, Chino Hills High took second place. Just a fantastic performance. This is in the entire state. It was, the everyone came from all around. Great performance. So congratulations to Jonathan Probst, Ramiro Sanchez, Chad Hartman, Carla Hernandez, and the rest of their teams. That was fantastic. Oh, not to mention that Ayala took fourth place. So congratulations to, Tim Trost, Kyle Martinez, Gabe Escobedo, and Jessica Rico, and their respective
teams as well. Don Lugo finished 16 in their category and we have high hopes for Don Lugo. They're gonna be making a comeback. I remember years ago, when my eldest daughter was in color guard, I watched a fantastic Don Lugo performance. And one of the things I love about these performances is when you could tell the story behind it. When you could see what's happening. And Don Lugo at that time, it was five years ago at this point, had a great story behind their whole performance. So we got, you're gonna make a comeback.
Townsend, I made it to a Townsend concert. We welcome, miss Madsen, a new music teacher at Townsend. She did a fantastic job. Great concert as well. And, of course, the, the choir led by, missus Rutherford, one of my favorite hardest working people in the entire district. I watch her all the time. It's amazing how this woman runs back and forth between two schools It just puts in an amazing amount of work and it really shows in the performances. It's great.
One of the things I did notice and I wanted to bring up Doctor. Enfield was the calendar situation. Right? Our district calendar doesn't show all these great performances that are going on. Is there any way that we can kind of create some sort of consolidated? Yeah. We'll go ahead and take a look at that. Yep. Okay. That'd be fantastic. Because the staff and our students are amazing. I mean, the amount of work that these kids and the staff put into these programs, it is I mean, I'm I'm in awe, frankly.
A lot of times when I'm walk watching the staff and these kids work late into the night, nine 9AM to 9PM on a Saturday, right, to make these performances so that, you know, we can enjoy it. Right? So anyway, just wanted to share that with everybody. Try to catch a school performance if you can. And I wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you, mister Smith. Mister Knott. It's on.
Okay. I'd also like to thank, tonight our, great teachers and staff members. Again, this year, we have been chosen as a top school district in our region, and it can't happen without our great teachers and great staff members. Someone mentioned about pastor Jack tonight, one of our speaker. But just a few weeks ago, he said something like this.
Church cannot exist without people in it. It's the people who are the church. It's not the building. It's the same thing with our school district. Without our students, we cannot have schools. And without our teachers and staff members, we cannot have our district buildings. It is you. Each one of you represent our school district. It's not the building. So thank you for teachers.
We have a younger teacher, and, also, we have a senior teacher who have given all your life, fighting for the well-being of their children. You guys are just great, great, beautiful people. And I'd like to ask doctor Enfield to, have our staff talk to our parent here with our children, at Oak Ridge that would have concern. Yeah. They already are aware. They will be contacting. Let's let's do our best to to make kids happy.
It's not about us, but it's about them so that they feel good, being in school and being in with our school district. And when they grow up, their memory will go long way, and that's what we wanna do. And second, I also like to, thank those people that who worked so hard for that youth Christmas parade in Chino.
It was very cold morning in the start, but people worked very, very hard. And I had invited our, Danny Shanko as a special guest. I know he's retiring coming year, but, he also had given his life for our children. In this life, our great heroes are not in movies and not in those books
we have read. It's around us. Maybe it's at your home. Maybe in your next classroom. Those are your true heroes, and those are true blessings to our lives. So let's remind ourselves of those blessings that that we have received in this Christmas season, and and let's continue to share those loves to our children in coming year. Thank you so much and Merry Christmas to everyone.
Thank you. Thank you, mister Nga. Cruz, press it one more time. And Mr. Cruz? So where is Jamieson? Jamieson? Hey! High five! Hey, I want to go to Oak Ridge too! I want to be a bus driver taking the kids over there. So that's an awesome school. You're definitely gonna be going there. Good job. Good job. And then, President Shaw, what for Dennis bringing up, he she has brought this up many times. Maybe we should figure out what's going on. So maybe maybe sometime in the future, maybe we can help, for the GSW Pacino.
And then also, Doctor. Clark, what you mentioned about the ranking of our school. What makes our school district so unique is that we are the most diverse in socioeconomic compared to all those school districts. It just gives you a punch that the LCFF has been doing a great job when it comes to helping our students. So it is pretty amazing what we have accomplished. And reading reading the financial reports, school finances is a big part of our school
success. And under your leadership, reading this, you know, financially we're very solid. The first interim report, positive certification, a balanced budget through '27 and '28. So so through the achievement of being a top performing school has a lot to do with our fan access. And also at the same time, our home value as well. So thank you for your department and the success that we you have been doing. So thank you. And and two weeks ago, I I did my five k, and, I was ranked
six in my age group. And, I I enjoyed those runs and they have three of them within the year. So the next one will be thrust for run on February 7 or February 8. So so when it comes to running, I really enjoy running. So that's good. So lastly, give thanks for another opportunity to serve the awesome students and families of Chino Valley. Thank you. Merry Christmas. Awesome. Thank you, Mr. Cruz. And Mr. Cervantes. VP. Hello everybody.
Thank you again for being here tonight. Okay. There we go. Thank you everybody for being here and, you could be a lot of different places but you're here tonight and we appreciate that. All you speakers appreciate everything you have to say. Lopez family, thank you for coming. Your wonderful children, well spoken, and, we hear you. Receive that email as we're here at the meeting. We'll look at that. We'll do everything we can. We appreciate your comments and and your information you provided. And, a couple of things real quick. Just looking at education this first part and, matter of fact, going back for years
now, just knowing that we're a top performing school in our region, if if you take that and you look at the per capita data that was researched, we'd be number one. Right? And that says a lot. That's like you look at sports, you know, we're a small area competing in a d one. I mean, that's that's where we're at. So when you look at that, we're we're doing fantastic firing all cylinders. And then looking at our interim financial report, that positive report, that takes a lot of work, a lot of, wisdom, having that fiscal responsibility to look at how things
are gonna budget out, where money can and cannot be spent. We can't just have anybody doing that. And so we have a lot to be thankful for and proud of, and I, I'm so, extremely proud to be sitting here and, be part of this team. So I wanna thank everybody. You know, our, superintendent, our associate superintendents, our, cabinet, our, directors, our principals, our coordinators, our teachers, all of our departments, our security support staff, our students, our parents. We're one unit, one team.
We have to be cohesive. We're doing everything we can. We're firing all cylinders and, just wanna wish you guys all a merry Christmas. We have so much to be thankful for. Got to see so many, lot of people, a lot of community coming together for the make a child smile that was took place last week. I mean, it's awesome when you see how excited the kids are. And then be part of the parade. We got to all be part of the parade. The whole court there on, this past Saturday on the thirteenth. See a lot of community come together. That's what this is all about. We have to look at the big picture.
Look at, you know, why we're here, why we serve our community, what service really means. And, so this Christmas, you know, I pray that all of you get everything you want for Christmas. And, Amanda brought it up a little while ago, really, like, the reason for Christmas, we really gotta sit back and think about that reason. A gift isn't a gift unless you receive it. Right? So I hope that all of us take the time to really look at what Christmas is all about. There was a gift given, but it's not a gift that we don't receive, but we have to take our part of responsibility to receive that gift.
I pray all of you guys get to look into that and find out what that gift is. And I hope you're extremely impressed blessed this Christmas and moving on. I'm looking forward to seeing you all next year. Thank you so much. Thank you, mister Cervantes, beautifully said. And, Superintendent Doctor. Enfield. Mr. Cervantes, I wanna thank you for that motion. That was absolutely genius. Thank you. I also want to thank the staff across our district for the first half of the school year. 2025, the start of the school year started off strong. And we've done a really, across the district, have done phenomenal work from August.
Well, I know we started July 1, but kids come back in August all the way up until today. We've done a great job across the district and that's a testament to the staff and the people who run this district. So, thank you for everybody. That, that helps our students be successful and keep them safe every day. I want to wish everybody a happy holiday, Merry Christmas, and may everybody have a wonderful 2026. Awesome. Thank you. Thank you. I will make it short and sweet. As I look out in the audience, I just wanna take a quick moment and
I would like to close in memory of my dear friend Jerry Rowe. But not seeing him here is pretty hard. He's been at every meeting since we were like just parents fighting to have a voice at the table, cheering us on, giving us crazy cool ideas. So seeing him here tonight, it sucks. But we know he's with our heavenly father and I pray that he's just there celebrating. I know he would be giving me the biggest hug at being the president again.
But to me, it's not even the title, it's the honor of just being able to be the voice for all of our members up here and our district. I take it very seriously. I appreciate every single thing that you guys do and I would always make sure you guys are all accounted for. So not seeing Jerry here sucks, but I know he would be celebrating with us. Whether it's cutting a piece of cake when a new board member gets sworn in, which we still need to give you a cake next year. Or bring you on Donnie Brown's chocolates. But as I look out, I just wanna thank all of you.
Thank the parents, no matter what, you know, concerns you bring, whether they're ones I agree with or not, I just thank you that you're here. Lopez family, thank you for, showing your humility and just showing your vulnerability tonight, just giving your story. We all go through struggles in our lives and just seeing the testimony of the things that you mentioned, like, simple things like the Hope Center and how they're playing a part with your family. That really hits hard because those are the things that we truly care about, wanna support, and ensure that we're all working together with our great cities, Chino Chino Hills,
and then partial. We can't forget Ontario because they're always sometimes not spoken of. But the our district is amazing. They do amazing things. Unfortunately, I'll keep saying it. The state fights against districts like ours, but I am so grateful our district pretty much tells them to go pound sand somewhere where the sun doesn't shine. So, with that said, I do wanna say something that we've been in a big fight for a while because it drives the ideology does drive a lot of things that affect our kids here including the curriculum, teaching.
We don't we focus on curriculum. That's why our test scores even in California were thriving. I mean, our schools, regardless of what people say are safe. We don't want to create an environment also where adults who shouldn't be around our kids thrive. Right? We want to create an environment where adults like the ones that are in the audience and our teachers that come here and care and out of their own time, you know, they thrive and and we meet them where they're at to get them what they need in the classrooms to make sure our kids have a future and success. That's the things that I get excited about as a mother.
I never imagined being up here this many years. I never even imagined being up here. But the fact that we have five members supporting a district like ours and ensuring that the great people can do what they do, hey, throw the sniffs and arrows because I know my almighty God blesses us with everything that we're cursed with. So every time you do it, I just laugh and I just look up and say, Lord, I know that's going to be a blessing and thank you. I do want to before I end with some Christmas cheer, cheer, I do wanna say something. Christmas is coming early.
Gratefully, we have a federal government right now that is focusing on a lot of things that drive our fight here in California. I often people say California's a lost cause and I keep warning people, no it's not. Look at our district. Look at our communities. Look at Chino Valley. Look at, you know, other communities unique in Chino but or around Chino. I know nobody's like Chino. I'm Chino Valley. I'm just gonna say we are special. But with that said, today, I wanna share something. It was from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
The caption is, we're so back. Men or men? Men can never become women. Women are women. Women can never become men. I can just do it right here, Since it's my phone. Mic drop. Because boys are boys, girls are girls. They were beautiful in the way that God made them in their own bodies. And I will tell you right now, the curriculum, the teachings, the trainings, the CTA, the unions, and the state majority of crazy leaders up there push in and try to push into this classroom.
Let it be another warning. We're not backing down. We're not giving in. We are going to fight the good fight, and our kids are gonna thrive and be an example to the nation of when you fight and you stand in front of kids and protect them, they are gonna become the leaders this nation so desperately needs. May God continue to bless this district. May God continue to bless America. And as we close tonight's meeting, I wanna take a moment to acknowledge the spirit of the season, Christmas. It's beautiful. If I wasn't gonna get sued by freedom from religion, you know what I would say. So just remember, you know where to go with that message.
And it's a time of family reflection, gratitude, hope, and renewal. May the holidays bring peace and rest to each of you and your families. Thank you for your dedication to our students, our schools, our community. Safe travels, Merry Christmas. And we look forward to continuing our important work together in 2026. I now close this and adjourn this meeting in memory of our beautiful friend, Jerry Rowe, at 07:26PM. The body scanner reveals the brutal truth about your body that your regular scale will never tell you. For weeks, my scale showed I wasn't losing.