Feb 19, 2025 Board Meeting

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OKAY. OUR CERRITOS COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER.

[1.01 Roll Call]

BOARD CLERK ZURICH LEWIS PRESENT. TRUSTEE JAMES CODY BIRKEY WILL BE JOINING SHORTLY.

TRUSTEE. DOCTOR SHIN LIU PRESENT. TRUSTEE MARIANA RIOS WILL BE ARRIVING SHORTLY.

TRUSTEE. DOCTOR. SANDRA SALAZAR. STUDENT TRUSTEE KATHIE LEE HERE.

AND PRESIDENT. SUPERINTENDENT. PIERRO PRESENT.

NOW I WOULD. ITEM 1.01.02, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[1.02 Pledge of Allegiance]

PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE. IT'S FLAG. 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. WOULD ANY TRUSTEE LIKE TO REORGANIZE

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1.0, FOR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS?

[1.04 Comments from the Audience]

OKAY. ITEM 1.05. REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS.

[1.05 Reports and Comments from Constituent Groups]

OH, NO, BUT I'M MISSING TERRANCE, RIGHT? YES.

OKAY. AND ATLANTA. I SAW YOU WAVE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

DEAR TRUSTEES, I'M HERE TO EXPRESS OUR SERIOUS CONCERNS REGARDING THE CURRENT POLITICAL CLIMATE AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON OUR FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

WE BELIEVE IT IS CRUCIAL FOR THE BOARD TO PUBLICLY REAFFIRM ITS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COLLEGE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY OUR IMMIGRANT AND OUR MARGINALIZED STUDENTS POPULATION.

I RECENTLY ATTENDED A WORKSHOP HOSTED BY THE DISTRICT AND IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY THIS AFTERNOON, WHICH HIGHLIGHTED THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN IMMIGRATION POLICY WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS.

A STUDENT LEADER AT THE END OF THE EVENT DIRECTLY ASKED THE DISTRICT AND ADMINISTRATION FOR SUPPORT OF THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY.

I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE TRUSTEES TO ATTEND SIMILAR EVENTS HOSTED BY OUR STUDENT LEADERS TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR PRESENCE AND SOLIDARITY.

THESE STUDENTS NEED TO SEE AND FEEL YOUR SUPPORT.

FURTHERMORE, REGARDING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, DEI FACULTY WHO LEAD AFFINITY GROUPS AND DEI EFFORTS RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR CONTINUED ADVOCACY FOR POLICIES THAT PROMOTE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND PROTECT AGAINST DISCRIMINATION IN ALL OF ITS FORMS. SUSTAINED SUPPORT FOR DEI INITIATIVES IS ESSENTIAL FOR FOSTERING A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, AND CONTRIBUTING TO A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE SOCIETY.

AS THE FINANCIAL AID COUNSELOR, I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING FEDERAL FUNDING, INCLUDING PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE PELL GRANT. AS YOU KNOW, FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS LIKE THE PELL GRANT WAS CREATED THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, WHICH WERE ESTABLISHED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS.

REFLECTING A COMMITMENT TO DEI PRINCIPLES, I KNOW WE SHARE THESE VALUES AND GOALS.

THEREFORE, CCSF RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THE TRUSTEES CONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR IMMIGRANT AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, BOTH PUBLICLY AND BEHIND THE SCENES.

YOU ARE A VISIBLE AND CONSISTENT SUPPORT IS VITAL FOR THESE STUDENTS AND STAFF TO FEEL SAFE, VALUED, AND EMPOWERED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. NOW I'D LIKE TO CALL UP YOLANDA LOPEZ.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AND TO OUR GUESTS HERE TONIGHT.

I JUST WOULD LIKE TO FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH THAT WILL BE HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ANGELICA AND TO LAURA. AND JUST AS A REMINDER.

RIGHT. THE ONE THING THAT WE CAN SAY ABOUT OUR WORKFORCE IS THE MORE THAT YOU PUT INTO THEM, THE MORE YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET THEM TO PRODUCE BETTER QUALITY OF WORK.

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THE IMPACT THEY HAVE TO OUR STUDENT POPULATION AND TO THE GENERATION OF FTES ALSO IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE FOLKS IN EP AND CULINARY ARTS, AND THEY TRULY WORK WITH THEIR STUDENTS DIRECTLY.

AND THAT MAKES A BIG IMPACT OF WHY OUR STUDENTS AND WHY WE HAVE RETENTION.

SO I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND THE VALUE THEY BRING TO OUR INSTITUTION, BUT NOT JUST THEM, RIGHT? IT'S TO ALL OF OUR CLASSIFIED.

THE ONE THING THAT I COULD TELL YOU DIRECTLY AS A CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE IS THAT THE THE KINDER YOU ARE, THE THE MORE ENCOURAGEMENT WE GET, THE MORE WE WANT TO DO FOR YOU AND THE BETTER WE WANT TO BE AS AN EMPLOYEE.

AND I THINK JUST THOSE SMALL, ENCOURAGING WORDS, EVEN A BASIC.

GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU DOING? HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR NIGHT. JUST SO SIMPLE.

GESTURES REALLY DO MAKE AN IMPACT TO OUR CLASSIFIED BODY.

AND I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT GETS EMBODIED.

AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT SOMETIMES WE FORGET.

BUT I THINK THOSE SMALL GESTURES REALLY DO MAKE A LARGE IMPACT TO OUR, OUR EMPLOYEES AND TO THE FOSTERING OF THEIR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND THEIR SUCCESS HERE AS EMPLOYEES. AND, YOU KNOW, ON A SEPARATE NOTE, I ATTENDED AN EMERGENCY PREPARATION MEETING THIS MORNING, WHICH WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. BUT I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALSO SEE IS HOW WE CAN IMPROVE AS AN INSTITUTION TO BE WELL PREPARED.

I THINK THE STEPS THAT THE COLLEGE HAS TAKEN TO DO ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING, I THINK IS GREAT, AND I THINK THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO BE IMPORTANT TO TO OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF AND TO OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

BUT I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER, PREPARING OUR STAFF AND OUR FACULTY AND EVERY EMPLOYEE ON HOW TO DO HOW TO BE WHAT WE CALL THE BUILDING MARSHAL. RIGHT. IT SHOULDN'T BE JUST IDENTIFIED.

FOR ONE, I THINK IT SHOULD GO FOR EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW HOW TO HANDLE A SITUATION AND PREPAREDNESS IN CASE YOU NEED TO JUMP IN.

AND THOSE TRAININGS SHOULD GO GLOBALLY TO OUR WHOLE CAMPUS COMMUNITY.

AND SO I KNOW THERE WAS ONE, ONE COMMENT THAT WAS MADE ABOUT DEFIBRILLATORS.

AND I THINK WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB AT INSTALLING THEM AT SOME OF OUR LOCATIONS.

AND I THINK IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO EXPAND THAT FORETHOUGHT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT LEVERAGE FOR OUR INSTITUTION.

SO I DO WANT TO PRAISE THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE, YOU KNOW? BUT LIKE ALWAYS, I THINK WE CAN ALWAYS DO BETTER AS AN INSTITUTION.

AND WE'RE HAPPY TO BE OF SUPPORT TO THE WELL-BEING OF OUR INSTITUTION AS CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 2.01, INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION.

[2.01 Institutional Presentation: Recognition of Classified/Confidential Employee of the Month]

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL HONOR LAURA CHAPEL, DISHWASHER AND HEALTH OCCUPATIONS CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM AS OUTSTANDING CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR DECEMBER 2024 AND ANGELA OLIVA, ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK. THREE. IN EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP AND PROGRAM AS OUTSTANDING CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR JANUARY 2025. DOCTOR PIERRO.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT IS GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU HERE.

YOU GUYS LOOK GREAT. WHEN I HEAR SO MANY VOICES, I WAS LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON? AND I COME OUT AND I SEE THE BEST LOOKING GROUP WE HAVE HAD FILLED THEIR BOARDROOM IN A LONG TIME.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN BY RECOGNIZING LAURA.

SO IF YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR WAY HERE. CONGRATS.

LAURA. LAURA BEGAN HER CAREER AS A DISHWASHER FOR OUR CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM IN AUGUST 2023.

SHE EXEMPLIFIES INITIATIVE AND DEDICATION, CONSISTENTLY GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ENSURE THE CULINARY ARTS DEPARTMENT RUNS SMOOTHLY.

SHE HAS TACKLED THE MONUMENTAL TASK OF WASHING OVER 2500 DISHES, POTS, UTENSILS AND MORE WHILE MAINTAINING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND A STRONG WORK ETHIC. THAT RIGHT THERE, JUST JUST RIGHT THERE.

THAT DESERVES A BIG APPLAUSE. COME ON. WE WASH COUPLE DISHES DURING DINNER AND COMPLAIN LIKE, THIS IS THIS IS BIG. LAURA, YOU ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE DEPARTMENT.

WE THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS APPROACHING EACH TASK WITH DETERMINATION AND EFFICIENCY.

WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO.

LAURA. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK.

YOU. GOOD FOR YOU.

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HE IS OUR WONDER WOMAN.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER SUPERSTAR. IT'S.

TODAY IS FULL OF GREAT PEOPLE. SO, ANGIE. YOUR TURN.

ALL RIGHT. ANGIE BEGAN HER CAREER AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK THREE IN EDUCATION, PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAM DEPARTMENT IN JUNE 2021.

ANGIE IS THE HEART OF THE TEACHER TRACK PROGRAM, PROVIDING INVALUABLE SUPPORT TO STUDENTS AND STAFF.

HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO HELPING OUR FUTURE EDUCATORS IS EVIDENT IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES, FROM MANAGING THE MENTOR PROGRAM TO OVERSEEING ALL TEACHER TRACK MARKETING MATERIALS.

HER KINDNESS, INTELLIGENCE AND COMPASSION MAKE HER AN IRREPLACEABLE ASSET FOR THE TEAM.

ANGIE, YOU EMBODY THE SPIRIT OF TEACHER TRACK PROGRAM AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO CERRITOS COLLEGE.

CONGRATULATIONS! I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE NOT SHY, SO MAKE YOUR WAY HERE.

COME ON. OH, YEAH. AND BE ONE WITH THEM.

ONE TWO. THREE, FOUR. OKAY, LISTEN TO THE GROUP.

ALL RIGHT.

NO, IT'S MY BELIEF. WE'RE UNDERACHIEVERS TODAY.

OH. DO WE? ONE. TWO. THREE. FOUR.

COME ON. ONE MORE, ONE MORE, ONE MORE. ONE. TWO.

THREE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WITH. THE SUN. WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO ITEM 2.02,

[2.02 Institutional Presentation: Innovations in the Math Department]

THAT PRESENTATION WILL BE GIVEN BY DOCTOR MICHAEL PAGE, INSTRUCTIONAL DEAN.

SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS. I'M RAMIRO BELLINI, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS IN MCCAIN MCCORMICK. I KNOW I SAID IT WRONG. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS WILL PROVIDE A PRESENTATION ON INNOVATION IN THE

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SO WILL ANDREA SET UP? THIS IS A DETAILED PRESENTATION AND A FOLLOW UP ON THE CONVERSATION WE HAD DURING OUR RETREAT, SO WE DON'T SPOIL THE FUN. SO WHAT YOU GOT IS GOING TO BE BRAND NEW INFORMATION.

WHAT WE PROVIDED DURING THE RETREAT TO THE BOARD WAS MOSTLY THE GLOBAL WORK THAT IS HAPPENING ACROSS CAMPUS, THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND THEN WHAT WE WANTED TO CONNECT WAS THE GLOBAL WITH THE LOCAL AND THE EFFORTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE AT THE CLASSROOM LEVEL, THE FACULTY LEVEL THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING AND CONTINUE WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT SUCCESS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY SEEING IN OUR STUDENTS.

SO WE DIDN'T SPOIL THE FUN. WE DIDN'T GIVE UP ANY OF YOUR SECRETS JUST YET.

BUT THE THE BOARD, WE ALL HAVE A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE GLOBAL PICTURE.

SO THIS WILL CONNECT AND WILL MAKE OBVIOUSLY THE FULL PICTURE FOR ALL OF US.

THANK YOU. THANKS, JAVIER. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS.

GOOD EVENING. CAMPUS LEADERSHIP. MY NAME IS DOCTOR MICHAEL PAGE.

I'M THE INSTRUCTIONAL DEAN IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND MATH, AND WE WANT TO COMPLETE THE STORY OF MUCH OF THE DATA THAT YOU'VE BEEN RECEIVING.

SO TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR STUDENT SUCCESS IN THREE COURSES, IN PARTICULAR, MATH 104, WHICH IS OUR SURVEY OF MATH COURSE 112, WHICH IS STATISTICS, AND 155, WHICH IS PRE-CALCULUS.

THIS PAST FALL, ON THE GRAPHIC I'M SHOWING BEFORE YOU IS VARIOUS PERCENTAGES OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EARNED AN A, B OR C, OR STUDENT SUCCESS IN PASSING COURSES IN THE TOP ROW ON THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE.

YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS PAST FALL 24, THE MATH DEPARTMENT AND OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN OUR COURSES HAD A SUCCESS RATE OF 45.96% OR ROUNDED UP TO 46% IN PARTICULAR, I ALSO AND THAT WAS IN THAT IS A RECORD HIGH FOR US IN THE, IN THE DEPARTMENT AND IN THE DIVISION.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO PUSH FOR EVEN MORE SUCCESS FOR OUR STUDENTS IN ATTAINING THEIR DEGREES.

CONNECTED WITH THAT. ON THE LINES BENEATH IT ARE MATH 104.

OUR SURVEY OF MATH COURSES IS A NEWER MATH COURSE THAT HAS BEEN CREATED TO REPLACE REMEDIAL REMEDIAL MATH COURSES, AND STUDENTS TAKE THIS IN EFFORTS TO TRANSFER TO THE CSU.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS THAT THIS HAS BEEN OFFERED, YOU CAN SEE ROUGHLY ALMOST A 10% GAIN IN THE SUCCESS OF STUDENTS IN THOSE COURSES.

THEN ON OUR MATH 112 STATS LINE, YOU CAN SEE FROM FALL 20, THERE'S BEEN A CONSISTENT ELEVATION AND SUCCESS WITH THOSE PARTICULAR STUDENTS. AND I THINK THAT SOME OF THAT IS TIED TO THE NEXT LINE.

WE ALSO HAVE A MATH 112 STATISTICS COURSE THAT HAS SUPPORT THAT THAT IS EMBEDDED WITHIN IT, IN WHICH STUDENTS TAKE A ONE HOUR LAB OR HAVE A PRACTICE SESSION IN THE CLASSROOM WITH THEIR CLASSMATES.

AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT IS AT A RECORD HIGH OF 40%.

AND I THINK MANY OF THE STRATEGIES FROM THAT SUPPORT COURSE ARE BEING EMBEDDED INTO THE 112.

WHAT I'LL JUST SAY THE REGULAR COURSE, NOT THE ENHANCED COURSE.

AND THEN LASTLY WE HAVE MATH 155. YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RISE WITH THE HIGH MARK BEING IN FALL 2023.

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT AROUND THAT. YOU'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT AB 705 AND 1705, AND WE'RE WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH OUR ADMISSIONS AND RECORDS DIVISION DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROPERLY PLACING STUDENTS IN THE SEMESTERS THAT ARE TO COME.

I'M GOING TO STOP THERE AND GIVE THE FLOOR TO TWO WONDERFUL FACULTY MEMBERS WHO ARE LEAVING THAT ARE LEADING INDIVIDUAL TEAMS THAT COMPRISE TEN FACULTY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT. SO THAT THE QUESTION THAT I ASKED MYSELF AND THEN THE DIVISION DOES FULL OF SCIENTISTS AND MATHEMATICIANS IS, WHAT ABOUT THAT OTHER SUM THAT WOULD GET US TO 100% SUCCESS FOR OUR STUDENTS? AND HOW CAN WE SUPPORT ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN OUR CLASSES? AND SO OUR TWO WONDERFUL FACULTY MEMBERS WILL TELL YOU ABOUT A PROJECT THAT THEY'RE LEADING WITH, WITH OUR COLLEAGUES.

YOU JUST WHICH BUTTON DO YOU CLICK TO GO TO THE NEXT ONE. SORRY, I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT ARROW. OH. THAT'S IT. OKAY, COOL. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS IAN MCCANTS. I'M A MATH PROFESSOR.

I'M THE LEAD FOR OUR SHELL CREATION COMMITTEE THAT WE'RE USING.

AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE WHAT WE'VE DONE.

SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AB 1705 HAS RESULTED IN STUDENTS ENTERING THEIR COLLEGE MATH COURSES UNDERPREPARED.

SO TO BOOST STUDENT PREPAREDNESS AND ACCESS TO COURSE RESOURCES, WE'VE CREATED COPYABLE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM COMPREHENSIVE COURSE SHELLS WITH FREE,

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SO THESE ARE SHELLS THAT WE CAN BUILD, MODIFY AND ADAPT FOR OUR CHANGING STUDENT POPULATION.

THERE ARE COURSES THAT WE HAVE FULL CONTROL OVER.

AND THEN WE USED CITY LABS TO ENHANCE THEIR ESTHETICS AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE COURSES, AND TO GIVE THEM A MORE PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCE AND MAKE A MORE STUDENT FRIENDLY.

AND THEN WE ARE NOW. WE'VE ALSO INTEGRATED A FREE STUDENT HOMEWORK PLATFORM TO CREATE RESOURCES THAT HELP STUDENTS REVIEW AND MASTER THE MISSING MATH SKILLS DURING THE COURSE ITSELF. AND RIGHT NOW, THIS SEMESTER, WE ARE CREATING A FREE PREPARATORY MATH COURSES FOR 104, 112, AND 155 THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS SUMMER.

SO STUDENTS THAT ARE ENROLLED FOR THE MATH COURSES IN THE FALL CAN THEN ACCESS THESE COURSES DURING THE SUMMER TO HELP PREPARE THEM AND FIND THE MISSING SKILLS THAT THEY NEED DURING THE SUMMER BEFORE THEY START THE COURSE.

SO. ALL RIGHT. AS IAN, MY FRIEND, HE HE DOES AMAZING WORK IN THE MATH DEPARTMENT. HE JUST SHARED WITH YOU SOME AMAZING DIGITAL VERSION OF SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU THE COMMUNITY VERSION OF THE SUPPORT.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE TITLE UP THERE SAYS MATH BOOTCAMPS.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY GOOD EVENING. SO ESTEEMED TRUSTEES DOCTOR PIERRO FACULTY AND STAFF AND EVERYBODY HERE.

HOW ARE YOU DOING? I JUST WANT TO DISCUSS ABOUT THIS MATH BOOT CAMP THAT I WAS ABLE TO CREATE.

THIS. SO THIS MATH BOOT CAMPS IS FOR STATISTICS, AND WHICH IS OUR MATH 112 AND 155, WHICH IS THE PRECALCULUS. SO THE WAY WE CREATED IT IS THAT IT ACTUALLY DIRECTLY ALIGNS WITH OUR MISSION OF EQUITY STUDENT SUCCESS AND RETENTION IN THIS SCHOOL. SO THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE MATH AS A BARRIER THAT A LOT OF US SEE CURRENTLY.

THIS IS FOR OUR MOST AT HIGH RISK STUDENTS WHO OFTEN COME TO US HAVING A VERY NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE IN MATH, PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES WHEN IT COMES AROUND MATH.

SO WE HAVE WE DEAL WITH THEM. WE ARE NOT TRAINED IN THAT WAY, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO SUPPORT THEM AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

SO THESE STUDENTS, WE ARE SEEING THEM, THEY CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THESE GATEWAY MATH COURSES, WHICH IS CLEARLY ESSENTIAL FOR DEGREE AND COMPLETION.

SO SOME OF THE CHALLENGE WE KNOW ALREADY THAT THESE STUDENTS THAT COME INTO THE SCHOOL AND THEY'RE TAKING IF THEY DON'T TAKE THE MATH COURSES EARLY ENOUGH, THEY HAVE A MUCH HIGHER CHANCE OF ATTRITION.

WE KNOW THAT. SO WE ARE TRYING TO DEAL WITH THAT.

SO MANY OF THEM LACK CONFIDENCE AND FOUNDATIONAL GAPS IN MATH, MAKING COURSES LIKE STATISTICS AND PRE-CALCULUS JUST OVERWHELMING FOR THEM. AND SO WE SEE THAT EVERY DAY.

SO WE ARE TRYING TO DEAL WITH THAT ISSUE. SO THIS CAUSES LOW PASSAGE RATES, REPEATED ATTEMPTS AND ULTIMATELY ATTRITION.

SO MOREOVER, THESE CHALLENGES DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT OUR UNDERREPRESENTED AND MARGINALIZED STUDENTS.

AND IT'S REALLY AFFECTING HIM IN A BIG WAY. AS WE SEE IN THE DATA FROM THE AB 1705.

SO WHAT ARE THESE MATH BOOTCAMPS? IT'S BASICALLY ONE WEEK OF FIVE DAYS HIGH IMPACT BOOT CAMP, TWO STATISTIC COURSES, AND TWO PRE-CALCULUS COURSES.

ABOUT 100 STUDENTS ALL TOGETHER. THEY'LL BE IN THERE AND IT'S HIGHLY INTENSE IN THERE, VERY RIGOROUS WORK.

AND THESE ARE THE THINGS WE'RE USING IN THERE CURRENTLY.

SO WE'LL BE USING WHAT WE CALL THE MAYA MATH TEST.

IT'S A PERSONALIZED DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE THAT ACTUALLY EACH STUDENT RECEIVED A SHORT ASSESSMENT, AND AFTER THE ASSESSMENT, THE SOFTWARE WILL CREATE THEIR OWN PERSONAL STUDY PLAN, WHICH THEY WORK ON THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

SO IT'S IT'S A COST MONEY TO DO THAT. HOWEVER, WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE IT AND THEY GAVE IT TO US PRO BONO BASICALLY.

SO IT WAS IT'S NOT AN OER BOOK, BUT IT'S IT'S A PUBLISHER.

BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO GIVE IT TO US SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT PART.

SO AFTER THAT, AFTER THEY DO THEIR STUDY, AS THEY'RE DOING THEIR STUDY PLAN DURING THE WEEK,

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WE ALSO HAVE AN EMBEDDED TUTOR. SO THE CULTURAL RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGY ALL THESE INSTRUCTORS LAST YEAR WE TOOK THE.

YEAH. CRP. YEAH. WE TOOK YEAH FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR AND WE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM IT.

AND WE'RE LIKE, WELL, WE HAVE WHERE ARE WE GOING TO APPLY IT. AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE PLACES.

SO AND WE HAVE EMBEDDED TUTORS. SO THE INSTRUCTORS ALONGSIDE WITH EMBEDDED TUTORS, WE'RE GOING TO ENSURE A ONE ON ONE SUPPORT TO THE STUDENTS.

AND SO THE STUDENTS FEEL VALUED SEEN RESPECTED.

THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WILL KEEP THEM ON OUR CAMPUS.

NOT JUST JUST THE LEARNING THE MATH PART. ALSO ON TOP OF THAT, WE'LL HAVE SHORT DISCUSSION ON HARD TO GRASP CONCEPTS. WE PUT THEM IN GROUP WORK, SO WE DO RIGOROUS WORK TOGETHER AS A GROUP DURING.

WE GIVE THEM LITTLE BREAKS TO DO GROUP WORK, AND THEN THEY GO BACK TO THEIR STUDIES.

BEYOND ACADEMIC SUPPORT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE GROWTH MINDSET TRAINING.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PROFESSIONALS ALUMNIS MENTORS THAT WILL HELP THESE.

THEY'LL HELP THESE, HELP THESE STUDENTS SEE THAT MATH IS A IT'S A SKILL TO BE DEVELOPED AND NOT YOU'RE JUST BORN WITH THE MATH GENES, LIKE A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS FEEL.

SO WE ALSO HAVE A SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

SO WE ARE GOING TO FEED THESE STUDENTS DAILY.

BECAUSE WE WANT THEM NOURISHED AND READY TO DO THE WORK.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS TIME, HOWEVER, TO HELP THEM ENGAGE IN NETWORKING, PEER CONNECTION AND SENSE OF BELONGING, WHICH IS REALLY CRITICAL TO RETENTION. SO THAT'S WHAT THAT'S PART OF THAT LUNCH IS NOT JUST A FREE LUNCH.

THERE ARE GOING TO BE LEARNING THINGS SUBLIMINALLY BECAUSE WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO WORK WITH THEM.

SO ON TOP OF THAT, DURING THE WEEK, WE'LL ALSO HAVE SOME WRAPAROUND SERVICES ON CAMPUS.

MEANINGFUL ONES THAT WILL COME IN AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM AND GIVE THEM SUPPORT WHERE THEY NEED THEM.

SO I BELIEVE THIS IS A HOLISTIC APPROACH THAT ENSURES THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT ONLY ACADEMICALLY PREPARED, BUT ALSO EMOTIONALLY AND SOCIALLY SUPPORTED. SO WHERE ARE WE GETTING THESE STUDENTS FROM? SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TARGETED RECRUITMENT MEETING.

STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE WILL BE PARTNERING WITH KEY STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY AND ENROLL THESE AT MOST RISK STUDENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO. WE HAVE CERRITOS COMPLETE.

WE WHO'S WHO SUPPORTS THE FIRST TIME FRESHMEN THAT COME INTO THE SCHOOL THAT HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL FULL TIME, EOP S FOR LOW INCOME AND FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS AND COUNSELING, REFERRALS, REFERRALS SO WE CAN HAVE ENSURING THESE IDENTIFIED AT RISK STUDENTS GET THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED. SO LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WELL, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THIS INVESTMENT IS FOR WHAT. SO WHAT ARE THE END RESULTS? WE ARE HOPING AND WE ARE PRETTY MUCH ENSURING, I FEEL, TO HAVE HIGHER PASSAGE RATES, INCREASE RETENTION AND DEGREE COMPLETION, AND MORE CONFIDENT STUDENTS ENGAGED STUDENTS WHO PERSIST IN OUR COLLEGE.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, IN CLOSING THE MATH BOOTCAMPS TO ME, IS MORE THAN A SUMMER PROGRAM.

IT'S ACTUALLY A LIFELINE TO THE STUDENTS THAT ARE HIGH RISK OF ATTRITION, AND WE NEED TO GET INVOLVED WITH THEM RIGHT NOW. AND SO SO THE WAY I SEE IT, WE HAVE THE TOOLS, WE HAVE THE PLAN, WE HAVE THE PARTNERSHIP. WE JUST NEED NOW YOUR SUPPORT TO JUST HAVE THIS VISION COME TO LIFE.

THAT'S OUR GOAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. GREAT PRESENTATION. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION. SO REGARDING THE STATISTICS IN MOTION PROGRAM THAT I BELIEVE IS WAS ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO OR SO IS THAT GOING TO COME BACK IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM? THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. SO THAT WAS A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM BETWEEN BOTH SEM AND KINESIOLOGY TO SUPPORT OUR ATHLETES MYSELF AND THE DEAN OF KINESIOLOGY HAVE DISCUSSED IT, BUT WE ALSO WANTED TO GIVE SOME, SOME GROWTH FOR THESE PARTICULAR

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OKAY. AND I APPRECIATE THE INITIATIVE IN TRYING TO BRING THAT BACK IN A DIFFERENT FORM.

I THINK THAT EVEN JUST OUTSIDE OF THE ATHLETES THEMSELVES, BUT TO, YOU KNOW, CHANGE THE I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CAN CHANGE THE CURRICULUM, BUT TO ADAPT THE CURRICULUM TO CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAKE IT MORE AGAIN, NOT RELEVANT, BUT RATHER SOMETHING MORE EVERYDAY LIFE, YOU KNOW, EVERYDAY LIFE.

SURE. EVERYDAY LIFE, SOMETHING THAT IS RELATABLE TO THEM RATHER THAN HAVING, YOU KNOW, SOME CONCEPTS OF OF MATH.

AND I'M SURE THAT'S DONE IN THE INDIVIDUAL CLASSES.

BUT TO HAVE THAT KIND OF THEME MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT IN STATISTICS IN MOTION, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BE DEVELOPED AS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CONTINUE AGAIN AS PART OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PRACTICES, ANY KIND OF YOU KNOW, DEPARTMENT THAT YOU WANT TO PUT IT IN. MAKING MATH RELEVANT IS WOULD HELP ME, ESPECIALLY IN STATISTICS, UNDERSTAND AND BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. BUT ON TOP OF, YOU KNOW, MANY OTHERS WHO DON'T HAVE MATH AS ONE OF THEIR STRONG SUITS, WHETHER THEY PSYCHOLOGICALLY FEEL THAT IT ISN'T, EVEN THOUGH IT REALLY ISN'T OR, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY CARE TO LOOK FOR AND THEY'RE REALLY SCARED FOR. I THINK YOU KNOW, AS YOU SAID, IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TAKE A LOOK FORWARD IN MAKING INITIATIVES TO MAKE RELATABLE CURRICULUM LIKE THAT.

AND I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THIS BE SUCCESSFUL AS WELL, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE STEM FIELDS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, FOR FOR THOSE OF US WHO DIDN'T GO INTO THE STEM FIELDS YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE WITH THOSE KINDS OF PROGRAMS. OF COURSE, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU. AND JUST TO ADD, THERE ARE ABOUT 5 OR 6 OTHER SECTIONS THAT ALSO HAVE CONTEXTUALIZED MATH IN WHICH MATH FACULTY ARE COLLABORATING WITH BUSINESS FACULTY.

TEACHER TRACK. COSMETOLOGY. WE'VE ADDED SOME NOTES AT THE BOTTOM OF THOSE CLASSES THAT THOSE ARE ALSO EXISTING CLASSES THAT ARE GOING TO BE CONTEXTUALIZED TO FOR OTHER MAJORS TO BE ABLE TO SAY, I SEE MYSELF IN THIS MATERIAL, I DEAL WITH IT ON A ON A DAILY BASIS TO ALSO HAVE THEIR SUCCESSES THAT FULFILL THE MATH REQUIREMENT OF WHAT EVERY AA DEGREE OR FOR TRANSFER DOES.

YES, EXACT SAME COURSE, JUST SIMPLY CONTEXTUALIZED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE EXAMPLES, THE QUESTIONS AND THINGS ARE ROOTED WITHIN THE POTENTIAL INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS. FOR THOSE CLASSES, WE HAVE A NOTE THAT SAYS IF YOU'RE A BUSINESS MAJOR OR A TEACHER TRACK STUDENT, PLEASE. THIS CLASS WILL HAVE THAT PARTICULAR FOCUS.

BUT THE CLASS IS OPEN TO ALL, AND IT'S STILL A TRANSFER LEVEL MATH COURSE.

OKAY, I'D LIKE TO SEE A LIST OF OF THAT AT SOME POINT.

THANK YOU. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.

I HAVE MORE OF A COMMENT. I AM A MATHEMATICIAN, I LOVE MATH, BUT I DID GET MY BA IN POLITICAL SCIENCE.

SO THERE YOU GO. BUT I KNOW THAT THE FEAR IS REAL OF MATH.

AND I LOVE THE THE SCHEME. AND I JUST LOOK FOR OUTSTANDING RESULTS BECAUSE IT SOUNDS AMAZING.

I THINK YOU COVERED ALL THE BASES. I AM A TEACHER, SO I KNOW YOU HAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC, THE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT AND THAT EXCELLENT TO ME IN HIGH SCHOOL WHAT WAS REALLY BIG WAS THE MENTORSHIP, THE SEEING OF INDIVIDUALS SUCCEED AND MAKING IT REAL, MAKING IT POSSIBLE. YOU CAN DO IT. AND I GET THAT FROM YOU.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE PROGRAM BEING IMPLEMENTED AND THE AMAZING RESULTS THAT I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO GET.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. SEEING NONE THAT COMMENT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE HAVE THREE MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE, I THINK, SUPPORTING YOU.

SO LET'S RECOGNIZE THEM BACK THERE. THREE WONDERFUL FACULTY MEMBERS, MATT, ALSO DOING THE WORK.

AND I CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH OF THE TEAMWORK THAT IS GOING ON IN THE MATH DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW.

THERE IS A REAL EFFORT TO TO LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS BETTER PERHAPS IN A MORE IN THE MOST ACTIVE WAY. I'VE SEEN IT IN A WHILE. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING ALL THAT.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. I APPRECIATE THE THE WORK.

AND IT'S IT'S ALREADY MAKING A DIFFERENCE. SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW INITIATIVES.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE HAVE ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL

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KERRY. GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. DOCTOR FIERRO, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT. IT IS TRULY A PRIVILEGE TO STAND HERE TODAY AND REFLECT ON THE IMPACT THAT DEBORAH HAS HAD ON THE CERRITOS COLLEGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES. DEBORAH HAS BEEN MORE THAN JUST AN ARTILLERIST.

SHE HAS BEEN A STEADY, RELIABLE PRESENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY, A MENTOR AND A TRUE CHAMPION FOR THE CREATIVITY OF OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS.

THROUGH EVERY LESSON, EVERY PROJECT, AND EVERY INTERACTION, DEBORAH HAS SHOWN US WHAT IT MEANS TO BE PASSIONATE AND DEPENDABLE.

HER COMMITMENT TO ART HAS ALLOWED COUNTLESS CHILDREN TO EXPLORE AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES, NURTURING THEIR ARTISTIC VOICES AND GUIDING THEM WITH PATIENCE AND CARE.

AND FOR OVER 20 YEARS, DEBORAH HAS BEEN THERE DAY IN AND DAY OUT, PROVIDING THE TOOLS FOR CREATIVITY AND THE REASSURANCE THAT THE CHILDREN'S VOICES TRULY MATTER. HER GREATEST LEGACY, THE CHILDREN'S VOICES ART EXHIBIT, HAS GIVEN CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR BOUNDLESS IMAGINATION WITH THE CERRITOS COLLEGE COMMUNITY. THIS EXHIBIT IS NOT JUST A SHOWCASE OF THEIR ART, IT'S ALSO A CELEBRATION OF THE TRUST THAT DEBORAH HAS BUILT WITH THE CHILDREN, A TRUST THAT HAS ALLOWED THEM TO TAKE RISKS, MAKE MISTAKES, AND DISCOVER THE JOY OF CREATION.

DEBORAH, YOUR DEDICATION, YOUR DEPENDABILITY AND YOUR QUIET, GENTLE LEADERSHIP HAVE SHAPED THE LIVES OF MANY, MANY CHILDREN. ON BEHALF OF HALF OF THIS ROOM.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT, YOUR GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT, AND FOR ALWAYS BEING A STEADY PRESENCE.

YOUR IMPACT IS IMMEASURABLE, AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD YOU WITH US FOR ALL OF THESE YEARS.

SO NOW YOUR HUSBAND AND YOUR FAMILY CAN ENJOY YOU, BUT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR INFLUENCE WILL ECHO FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. HAPPY RETIREMENT DEBORAH.

THANK YOU. DOCTOR FIERRO.

THANK YOU. YEAH. IT'S BEEN A JOURNEY AND. I, I LISTEN TO ME AND.

IT HAS HELPED SHAPE ME AND CONTINUE TO TO TO COMPASSION.

O O. O O O O, MY FRIEND. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT'S AN HONOR FOR FOR RECOGNIZING ME WITH ALL OF THE YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE AT CERRITOS. IT'S BEEN OVER 24 YEARS, BUT IT'S.

IT'S BEEN A JOURNEY. BUT I EVERY DAY I HAVE FOND MEMORIES.

AND I COULD NOT HAVE DONE MY WORK WITHOUT A TEAM SUPPORT.

AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER TEACHERS, MY COLLEAGUES THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, I'VE WORKED WITH AND AND DID MANY WORKSHOPS WITH AND ALSO A SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT FACULTY THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN THEIR ENDLESS TIME AT THE CENTER, AND ALSO FOR DOCTOR RODDY FOR HER SUPPORT, MY, MY BOSS BOSS.

AND ALSO I LIKE TO TO SAY TO MY FORMER DIRECTOR, DEBORAH WARD, FOR ALL HER LOVE AND SUPPORT THAT SHE HAS HELPED ME WITH AND ENCOURAGED AND MY DIRECTOR, NEW DIRECTOR, CARRIE. AND ALSO FOR THE OFFICE SPECIALIST AND THE KITCHEN SPECIALIST

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BUT IT'S IT'S IT'S BEEN. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT CERRITOS COLLEGE HAS JUST BEEN SO GREAT.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK CERRITOS COLLEGE FACULTY HERE AND AND ALSO ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE SUPPORT THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT HERE, THE ART DEPARTMENT, THE THE POOL THAT WE, THE CHILDREN TAKE LESSONS.

THE THE LIBRARY. IT'S JUST BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE HERE.

AND AND I'M TRULY, TRULY THANKFUL. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ON BEHALF OF THE CERRITOS COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE ENTIRE CERRITOS COLLEGE FAMILY.

WE WANT TO WISH YOU A HAPPY RETIREMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND SOMETHING THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN.

DEBORAH, WITHOUT THE SMILE THAT YOU CURRENTLY SEE.

NEVER, EVER. SO THAT'S AMAZING. SO THIS CERTIFICATE IS FROM YOU.

AND THIS IS A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY. WHAT HAVE YOU. AND YOUR FAMILY. WHAT DID YOU DO FIRST? OKAY.

ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE MORE.

RICHARD. TWIN BROTHER. ONE, TWO, THREE OR MORE. AND I'M AN ENGINEER AND I REALLY WAS IMPRESSED BY THE MATH.

GOOD FOR YOU ALL. PLEASE ENCOURAGE THOSE STUDENTS.

I'VE TAKEN PRE-CALCULUS, STATISTICS, CALCULUS.

ALL OF US WANT TO DO A PICTURE WITH THE BOOK.

OH, YEAH. LET'S DO THAT. OKAY.

I NEED TO BE YOUNG. YEAH. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. ONE. TWO. TO SHOW YOU ARE. STAYING TRUE TO YOU. CONGRATS AGAIN HE'S YOU ALWAYS YOU ALL THE TIME OF YOUR FATHER YOUR I REMEMBER.

YEAH. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH.

YES, YES. THANK YOU.

I KNOW.

OKAY. WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 2.03. PUBLIC HEARING, PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION OF OUR

[2.03 Public Hearing: Public Discussion and Presentation of the Initial Proposal of the Cerritos Community College District to the Cerritos College Faculty Federation (CCFF), AFT Local 6215, for the mutually agreed re-opener of the District-CCFF Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Period of July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2027]

MOVE ON. WE'RE GOING TO NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 2.04 PUBLIC HEARING, PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION OF THE INITIAL PROPOSAL OF THE

[2.04 Public Hearing: Public Discussion and Presentation of the Initial Proposal of the Cerritos Community College District to the California School Employees Association (CSEA), Chapter #161 for the mutually agreed re-opener of the CSEA-District Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Period July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2027]

CSEA, CHAPTER 161 FOR THE MUTUALLY AGREED REOPENER OF THE CSEA DISTRICT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1ST, 2024 TO JUNE 30TH, 2027.

AGAIN, THIS IS INFORMATIONAL SO WE CAN START OUR BARGAINING.

[2.05 Information Item: Active Shooter Training Drill on February 26, 2025]

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DOCTOR FARRELL I WAS GOING TO DO THE THE COMMENTS, BUT I KNOW PHILIPPE GETS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND HE HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK.

SO I WILL LET PHILIPPE GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON THE ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILL.

I DON'T MIND IF YOU DO IT. SO GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THIS IS JUST AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM.

JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT NEXT WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26TH, WE WILL BE CONDUCTING A FULL FLEDGED ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING EVENT.

ATTACHED IN THE BOARD ITEM IS A FLIER REGARDING THE EVENT.

SO WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF PLANNING AND COMMUNICATION OUT THERE.

JUST TO GIVE YOU KIND OF A WHAT WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IS WE'VE SENT OUT MAILERS AROUND THE COMMUNITY WITHIN A ONE MILE RADIUS OF OUR CAMPUS INFORMING THEM OF THIS EVENT.

WE HAVE ALSO HAND-DELIVERED TO ALL BUSINESSES SURROUNDING OUR CAMPUS OF OF THE EVENT, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT BEGINNING ROUGHLY AROUND 6 A.M., THEY'RE GOING TO SEE INCREASED POLICE AND FIRE ACTIVITY AS AS THEY COME ON BOARD TO DO SETUPS.

THIS IS A JOINT EFFORT WITH OUR PARTNERS WITH LA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND LA SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

ON THAT. SO THEY'LL BEGIN ARRIVING ROUGHLY AROUND 6 A.M.

THE ACTUAL LOCKDOWN EVENT WON'T NECESSARILY OCCUR UNTIL ROUGHLY ABOUT 9:37 A.M., AND IT SHOULD LAST NO LONGER THAN 10 A.M. IS THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL LOCKDOWN ITSELF, WHICH WILL ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE CAMPUS? ON THAT, HOWEVER, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO NUMEROUS TRAININGS ALL THE WAY UP TO ABOUT NOON TIME ON THAT.

SO BUT FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE CAMPUS, STUDENT WISE, THAT WILL ONLY ACTUALLY IMPACT THEM ROUGHLY AT ABOUT 20 23 MINUTES ON THAT, AT WHICH TIME WE HAVE DEVELOPED A A PROTOCOLS ON THAT.

SO DURING THAT TIME, WE ENCOURAGE DEPARTMENTS, FACULTY TO SHOW THE ACTIVE SHOOTER VIDEO THAT IS CURRENTLY ON OUR WEBSITE AS KIND OF A TRAINING PROCESS AND KIND OF DISCUSS WHAT IFS ON THAT, BECAUSE THE VIDEO ACTUALLY IS ONE OF ITS FBI VIDEO THAT IT TARGETS FOR SCHOOLS, AND IT DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB OF ILLUSTRATING THE DIFFERENT PROMOTING THE RUN, RUN, HIDE AND FIGHT ON IT AND GOES THROUGH THOSE SCENARIOS OF WHAT DO YOU DO? OBVIOUSLY, THE NUMBER ONE THING, IF YOU CAN RUN, IF YOU CAN'T HIDE LOCKED DOWN AND FROM A LAST RESORT FIGHT.

AND SO IT GOES THROUGH THAT AND THOSE ARE GOOD OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCUSS HOW WOULD INDIVIDUAL IN OUR UNIQUE AREAS WOULD WOULD ENCOUNTER THAT ON THAT. SO WE'RE ALSO UTILIZING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TEST ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS FROM OUR RAVE ALERT TO OUR PA SYSTEMS ON THAT. SO IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TEST ALL OF OUR ALERT SYSTEMS, MAKE SURE WHAT'S FUNCTIONING, WHAT DOESN'T. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALSO PLANNING TO DO A TABLETOP TRAINING WITH THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN IN CASE THIS WAS AN ACTUAL EVENT. YOU KNOW, HOW WOULD WE GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS ON THAT? AND SO WE'VE ALREADY CONTACTED MEDIA. THERE'S A POTENTIAL THAT WE WILL HAVE MEDIA ON CAMPUS AS WELL.

SO WE'RE KIND OF UTILIZING THIS AS A FULL FLEDGED OPPORTUNITY ON THAT.

WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH VARIOUS STUDENT GROUPS BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO GET ROUGHLY ABOUT A 100 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST IN THIS EVENT. THEY'RE GOING TO BE KIND OF OUR ROLE PLAYERS ON THAT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT FIRE STATION HERE ON CAMPUS.

AND SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF ACTIVITY.

THEY WANT TO DO A FULL FLEDGE ONCE TECHNICALLY A BUILDING IS CLEARED, FIRE WOULD THEN GO IN AFTER TO HELP RESCUE AND TO ATTEND ANY VICTIMS OF THAT SORT. AND SO WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE DIFFERENT SERVICES REGARDING COUNSELING OF AFTER AFTERMATH COUNSELING ON THAT. SO WE'RE COORDINATING THEM TO BE ON SITE TO JUST TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AS IF THIS

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SO WE WANT TO HAVE THOSE COUNSELING SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THAT.

BUT THIS IS, AGAIN INFORMATIONAL ITEM TO LET FOLKS KNOW IN CASE YOU GET PHONE CALLS.

WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR CAMPUS? WE'RE TRYING TO DO A LOT OF COMMUNICATION.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A-FRAME SIGNS THAT WILL BE OUT ON THE PERIMETER OF CAMPUS THE DAY OF THE EVENT.

ALL OF OUR MARQUEES OUR WEBSITES WORKING WITH CHELSEA AND PUBLICATIONS, MAKING SURE THE WORD GETS OUT TO AS MUCH FOLKS AS POSSIBLE. BUT WE DO THINK THAT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE STILL GOING TO GET CALLS BECAUSE FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE DRIVING BY AND SEE A LOT OF ACTIVITY AND WONDER, HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON? YOU KNOW? WE'RE ALSO DON'T BE SURPRISED IF WE HAVE A HELICOPTER HOVERING ABOVE US BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE TRAINING EVENT AS WELL. JUST DEPENDING ON THEIR AVAILABILITY.

BECAUSE IF THERE IS AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY WITHIN ELK COUNTY, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO COME. BUT WE ARE PLANNING FOR BASICALLY A FULL FLEDGED EVENT ON CAMPUS. AND SO BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS THAT YOU HAVE, BUT JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE IT AS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM IN CASE YOU GET PHONE CALLS, SO YOU'LL BE AWARE OF THAT. THIS IS ONLY A TRAINING EVENT.

I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. YEAH, I WAS GOING TO ASK IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS.

WHAT ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES ARE WE WORKING WITH IN THIS? SO RIGHT NOW, THE PRIMARILY IT'S LA SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, SO WE'LL WE WILL HAVE THE CERRITOS, NORWALK AND LAKEWOOD SUBSTATIONS HERE AND THEN FOUR DIVISIONS OF A STATIONS OF LA COUNTY FIRE WILL BE HERE AS WELL.

I'M HESITANT TO ASK, BUT I AM GOING TO ASK. VISUALLY, RIGHT.

SADLY, HORRIBLY. THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS GOTTEN ON CAMPUS.

AND OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY SHELTERED IN. BUT I HAVE THE VISUAL OF EVERYBODY PUSHING FURNITURE AGAINST THIS DOOR, RIGHT. TRYING TO BLOCK THIS INDIVIDUAL OUT. ARE THERE ANY MECHANISMS, I MEAN, BESIDES LOCKING YOUR DOOR, OBVIOUSLY, TO NOT LET THEM IN TO BLOCK DOORS, DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT? LOCKS. I DON'T KNOW. I HAVE LIKE TO EVADE AN INDIVIDUAL FROM COMING IN.

I MEAN, THEY'RE ALREADY HERE, RIGHT? BUT YEAH.

AND SO BECAUSE WE'RE AN OPEN CAMPUS, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE INITIATE ANY LOCKDOWN PROCEDURE JUST RECENTLY WE, WE CHANGED OUR PROCESS OF. WE USED TO REQUIRE KEYS TO ACTUALLY LOCK DOWN ON THAT BECAUSE BACK THEN THE, THE NOTION WAS, WELL, THEN ANYONE CAN ACTUALLY LOCK BARRIER THEMSELVES.

AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT. BUT AFTER LOTS OF DISCUSSION, YOU KNOW, THE CONCLUSION WAS, WELL, WE HAVE KEYS, SO WE CAN OPEN ANY DOOR THAT DOES SOME INTRUDER DOES WANT TO TO BARRICADE THEMSELVES.

AND SO WE WENT AND RETROFITTED, BEGAN RETROFITTING EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM WITH THUMB LOCKS.

SO WHICH MEANS IT DOESN'T YOU DON'T NEED IT'S LIKE A DEADBOLT.

YOU DON'T NEED AN ACTUAL KEY TO LOCK IT. SO IF, IF IF A CLASSROOM IS FULL WITH STUDENTS AND NO FACULTY MEMBER, THEY WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOCK AND SHELTER IN PLACE AS WELL.

THEY WOULD NOT NECESSARILY NEED SOMEONE WITH A PHYSICAL KEY TO DO THAT.

SO THAT WAS A CHANGE THAT HAPPENED DURING OUR LAST LOCKDOWN, WHICH I THINK OCCURRED IN 2018 ISH WHEN WE HAD THE BOMB THREAT HERE ON CAMPUS ON THAT. AND SO AND THIS IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO INVENTORY WHICH BUILDINGS AND DOORS WE HAVEN'T HIT.

AND BECAUSE WE WENT THROUGH A PROCESS OF DOING THAT AND THERE COULD BE SOME STILL STRAGGLERS OUT THERE.

AND SO WE WANT TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO, TO INVENTORY, MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE THUMB LOCKS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED OR ARE ACTUALLY IN PLACE ON THAT.

AND THIS IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE NOT ONLY FACULTY AND DEPARTMENTS GO THROUGH THE MOTION OF LOCKING THE DOOR, BECAUSE GUESS WHAT, WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOORS ON CAMPUS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

AND EACH OF THEM HAVE IT'S VERY UNIQUE TO HOW TO LOCK.

SO IT'S NOT AS AS, AS SIMPLE AS 1ST MAY THINK OF HOW TO LOCK A DOOR.

SO WE WANT TO USE THIS PRACTICE AS A ACTUAL PRACTICE OF, YOU KNOW, DID IT LOCK.

YOU KNOW, DID I GET IT RIGHT AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO BECAUSE DEPENDING ON WHAT CLASSROOM, WHAT BUILDING YOU ARE, THE DOOR COULD BE VERY UNIQUE TO THAT.

WE WE TRY TO DO HOW TO TRAINING VIDEOS, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO BASICALLY PUBLISH HUNDREDS OF HOW TO VIDEOS.

SO WE WANT TO USE THIS AS KIND OF A PRACTICE ROLE.

GET IN THE HABIT OF LOCKING YOUR DOOR, YOU KNOW, AND TEST IT, YOU KNOW, ON THAT.

SO YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR OWN SITUATION BECAUSE MOSTLY YOU KNOW WHERE YOU TEACH.

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SO IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH HOW TO LOCK DOWN A BUILDING, IT SHOULD BE SECOND NATURE JUST TO GO IN THERE AND FLIP THE FLIP THE THUMB LOCK TO BE ABLE TO LOCK IT DOWN. AND SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.

FELIPE, I HAVE A QUESTION. WHAT DOES DEBRIEF LOOK LIKE AFTER THIS DRILL AND OUR INTEREST HOLDERS OR STUDENTS, FACULTY, COMMUNITY MEMBERS INVOLVED IN THAT DEBRIEF SESSION.

SO OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE KIND OF A COMMUNICATION TO THE CAMPUS TO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE WANT TO INVENTORY WHAT WORKED, WHAT DIDN'T WORK. SO IT ALLOWS US, EC AND OTHER FOLKS TO ANALYZE, OKAY, WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER? WE'RE ALREADY WE'RE ALREADY MOVING ON SYSTEMS THAT WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW WE DON'T HAVE THEM HERE.

SO WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT FROM AN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS STANDPOINT.

HOW DO WE HOW DO WE DO THINGS QUICKER AND FASTER? WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT SYSTEMS HERE, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF ISOLATED SYSTEMS WHICH REQUIRE MANY PEOPLE TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT INTEGRATION. HOW DO WE INTEGRATE OUR SYSTEMS BETTER.

SO WE DON'T HAVE TO RELY ON MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO DO MULTIPLE THINGS.

ON THAT. AND SO SO THOSE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS ON IT.

BUT THE GOAL IS TO JUST PROVIDE A WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER.

WHAT DOESN'T WORK ON THAT. ANOTHER THING JUST TO JUST TO GIVE YOU A TOUCH ON SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS IN THE VIDEO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE WHEN YOU'RE IN A CLASSROOM. BY LAW, A DOOR HAS TO HAVE THE VISUAL SET IN THERE BY LAW.

OTHERWISE WE WOULD JUST, YOU KNOW, ORDER A SOLID DOOR, BUT THAT THAT IS A ADA REQUIREMENT.

SO WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING AT WAYS OF HOW TO COVER THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO PHYSICALLY COVER IT BECAUSE THAT'S AN ADA VIOLATION.

BUT IN THE EVENT OF A LOCKDOWN, IF YOU GO THROUGH THE VIDEO, IT'S IT'S SHIELD THAT WINDOW IF YOU CAN.

SO WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT DEVICES OF HOW WE CAN COVER THAT AS, AS KIND OF A, A WAY TO, YOU KNOW, SHIELD YOU KNOW, THE POTENTIAL INTRUDER FROM THE, FROM THE CLASSROOM.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. OKAY. SO AT 10:00, RIGHT AFTER THE LOCKDOWN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE STUDENT HEALTH CENTER OPEN FOR A RESILIENCY PROGRAM. SO THE SPECIAL PROGRAMS ALREADY TALKED WITH THE DEANS AND LET THEM KNOW THIS WAS HAPPENING.

SO IF ANYBODY IS TRIGGERED BY WHAT'S HAPPENING, WE'LL HAVE THERAPISTS READY TO START WORKING WITH STUDENTS ON A, ON A PROGRAM THAT'S ALREADY SET UP. AND THEN EVEN AFTER THE PROGRAM, THEY'LL HAVE DROP IN HOURS SET UP IN CASE ANYTHING STILL COMES UP AFTER THAT.

ANY COMMENTS? LEAVE A NOTE IN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

BEAUTIFUL BUILDING, BUT THE DOORS ARE MOSTLY GLASS, RIGHT.

SO AND I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, THAT WE DO NEED SOME SORT OF COVER, AND THERE'S NOT ENOUGH A4 PAPER THAT YOU CAN FIND AT THAT MOMENT TO COVER EVERYTHING. RIGHT? RIGHT.

AND, YOU KNOW, NOT EVERY SITUATION IS GOING TO BE IDEAL.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, SOME BUILDINGS HAVE A LOT MORE GLASS THAN OTHERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, BUT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THOSE MOTIONS ON THAT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY SHUT OFF LIGHTS IS ONE OF THOSE, THOSE THINGS.

BECAUSE IF IT'S DARK, YOU KNOW, THE WAY THE GLASS IS, EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SEE OUT, IT'S VERY HARD FOR SOMEONE TO REALLY SEE IN, ESPECIALLY IF THE LIGHTS ARE OFF.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO KIND OF PRACTICE THIS AND THEN JUST SHELTER AND GET OUT OF THE VIEW AS BEST AS YOU CAN ON THAT.

AND SO NOT EVERY SITUATION IS IS GOING TO BE IDEAL BECAUSE WE GOT A VERY LARGE CAMPUS WITH UNIQUE BUILDINGS AND HOW THEY'RE DESIGNED AND YOU KNOW, AND SO WE DON'T DESIGN, YOU KNOW, PRISON LIKE BUILDINGS UNFORTUNATELY.

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, NOT CONDUCIVE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

BUT, YOU KNOW, BUT WE HAVE TO KIND OF THINK THESE THINGS THROUGH OF, YOU KNOW, IN THIS EVENT, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE REACT ON THAT? SO, SO THIS IS JUST A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF HAVE US HAVE THAT DISCUSSION TO SEE WHAT IMPROVEMENTS CAN CAN WE DO, YOU KNOW, AND SO IN CASE THAT EVENT EVER HAPPENS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE NEXT ITEMS WILL BE CONSENT ITEMS. CONSENT ITEM IN AREA THREE.

[3. Consent Items - Office of Academic Affairs]

[4. Consent Items - Office of Business Services]

[5. Consent Items - Office of Human Resources]

DOES ANYONE WANT TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS IN THOSE AREAS?

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ANY OPPOSED? OH. ROLL CALL VOTE. ALL RIGHT, ROLL CALL.

VOTE. STUDENT TRUSTEE. LEE. YES. TRUSTEE BIRKEY IS ABSENT.

TRUSTEE. GREEN. YES. TRUSTEE. LEWIS. A TRUSTEE LIU.

I. TRUSTEE PACHECO. I. TRUSTEE. RIOS. YES. AND TRUSTEE SALAZAR.

THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS.

[6. Information Items]

OKAY. SO WHY DON'T WE JUST TAKE THEM AS A WHOLE? THE REST AS A WHOLE. SO THE OTHER INFORMATIONAL ITEM, 6.02 REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES 3501 3035 5040, 1040, 20, 40, 24, 40, 25, 50, 35, 50, 45, 55, 30, 50, 52, 50, 70, 51, 30 AND 5830, 7337. ITEM 6.033. REVIEW OF BOARD POLICIES 40, 25, 50, 50, 52, 5055 AND 5800.

ITEM 6.04 FIRST READING REVISED BOARD POLICY 3501 TITLE, CAMPUS SECURITY AND ACCESS. AND ITEM 605 FIRST READING, REVISED BOARD POLICY 4020, TITLED INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM. ITEM 6.06. FIRST READING REVISED POLICY 3550, TITLED DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE ENVIRONMENT AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM.

ITEM 6.07 FIRST READING REVISED BOARD POLICY 5035, TITLED WITH HOLDING OF STUDENT RECORDS.

SIX. ITEM 6.08 FIRST READING REVISED BOARD POLICY 5130, TITLED FINANCIAL AID RECEIVE AND FILE. NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS.

[7.01 Non-Resident Tuition Fee and Non-Resident Student Capital Outlay Fee for 2025-2026]

FELIPE IS ALREADY UP. GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

THIS IS REQUIRED EVERY YEAR TO BE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 1ST.

THIS IS RELATED TO THE NONRESIDENT TUITION FEE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2526.

AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING ADOPTING THE NONRESIDENT FEE OF $360 WITH A CAPITAL OUTLAY FEE OF 40. HOW THAT IS CALCULATED IS WE HAVE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SECTIONS THAT WE HAVE TO PICK FROM. SO WE CAN EITHER GO WITH THE DISTRICT AVERAGE, WHICH IN THIS SITUATION IS $388 WE CAN USE. OTHERWISE WE CAN USE THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE, WHICH IS A HIGHER NUMBER AT $400.

OR WE HAVE THE OPTION OF UTILIZING WHAT WE USED LAST YEAR PLUS A GRADUAL MODERATE INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S FEE. LAST YEAR'S FEE WAS $358, SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING A $2 FEE INCREASE TO MOVE IT FROM 258 TO 260. WE ARE NOT CHANGING THE CAPITAL OUTLAY FEE OF $40.

THAT WAS THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. SO OVERALL FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, FOR THE NEXT YEAR, IT'S ONLY A $2 INCREASE ON THAT. SO WE DO HAVE TO DO AN INCREASE BY LAW.

SO THIS WILL PROVIDE THE LOWEST FEE POSSIBLE TO OUR STUDENTS FOR NON RESIDENT TUITION.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAD ON ANY QUESTIONS.

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CAN I HAVE A CALL? CALL THE QUESTION. NO, NOT TO CALL THE TO QUESTION.

BUT CAN I HAVE SOMEONE APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE.

OKAY. SECOND. OKAY. ROLL CALL. ROLL CALL. VOTE.

STUDENT TRUSTEE. LEE. AYE. TRUSTEE. BIRKEY IS ABSENT.

TRUSTEE. GREENE. AYE. TRUSTEE. LEWIS. AYE. TRUSTEE.

LIU. TRUSTEE. PACHECO. I. TRUSTEE. RIOS. I. TRUSTEE.

SALAZAR. AYE. MOTION PASSES. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM 3.02.

[7.02 REVISED: Adoption of Resolution No. 25-0219A in Recognition of National Black History Month]

SO YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU A RESOLUTION IN HONOR OF NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

ONE, BECAUSE WE HAVE A CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT OUR DIVERSITY INITIATIVES AS PART OF OUR PLAN, BUT MOSTLY PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENT POPULATION AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, BECAUSE OF THE REAFFIRMATION EFFORTS THAT WERE MADE UNDER THE DISTRICTS OF GHANA, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE APPROACHES THAT OFFER LONG TERM BENEFITS AND SUPPORT TO THE DIASPORA. SO WE'LL TAKE THIS IN THE TOTALITY OF ALL THE EFFORTS THAT WE CONTINUE TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE, DESPITE THE POLITICAL CLIMATE IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW.

WE CONTINUE TO AFFIRM OURSELVES AND SUPPORT ALL THOSE INCLUSION PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. SO WE WILL SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. CAN I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. ROLL CALL.

VOTE. STUDENT TRUSTEE. LEE. AYE. TRUSTEE. BIRKEY IS ABSENT.

TRUSTEE GREEN TRUSTEE LEWIS A TRUSTEE LU TRUSTEE PACHECO I TRUSTEE RIOS.

YES. TRUSTEE SALAZAR I THE MOTION PASSES OKAY.

ITEM 37.03 REQUESTED BY TRUSTEE ZURICH LEWIS ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 20

[7.03 REVISED: Requested by Trustee Zurich Lewis: Adoption of Resolution No. 25-0219B]

BUT YOU KNOW, I DISCUSSED THIS WITH DOCTOR FIERRO AND I THOUGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE AT RISK OF DEPORTATION OR HAVE ALREADY BEEN DEPORTED, WHO STARTED THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH EDUCATION HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

I THINK IT WOULD BE, FRANKLY, INHUMANE FOR THEIR JOURNEY AND THEIR DREAM TO BE CUT SHORT.

SO WHAT WE CAN DO AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEVEL IS TO CREATE A POLICY, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER AND DISCUSSED IN DETAIL OVER THIS COMING SEMESTER OF HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THOSE STUDENTS WHO STARTED THEIR CAREER HERE, AND EVENTUALLY, ESPECIALLY IF THEY WANT TO COME BACK TO THE UNITED STATES LEGALLY, THAT WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THEIR JOURNEY AND THEIR DEGREE CAN BE EARNED WHILE THEY ARE WAITING FOR THEIR LEGAL ENTRY, EITHER DUE TO AN ACTUAL DEPORTATION OR DUE TO A FEAR OF DEPORTATION.

SO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT NO, NO PERSON SHOULD CHOOSE BETWEEN THEIR FAMILY AND THEIR SELVES VERSUS THEIR EDUCATION, AND WE WANT TO BE THERE WITH THEIR PARTNER AS A COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

IT'S IN THE NAME TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WHO CAME TO US FOR ADVANCING THEIR CAREERS AND ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION, THAT WE KEEP OUR PROMISE TO THEM NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS TO THEIR RESIDENCY.

SO I BRING THIS TO THE REST OF MY BOARD, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN COME TO A GOOD COLLABORATION AND MOVE FORWARD IN THIS DIRECTION.

SO ANY COMMENTS? YES. THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LEWIS, FOR FOR BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION.

JUST TO ADD ADDITIONAL DETAIL, THIS RESOLUTION DIRECTS THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE RESIDENT TUITION BASICALLY TO THOSE

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SO THE TRUSTEE LEWIS MENTIONED THAT ABLE TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, THERE ARE SOME PARAMETERS.

TRUSTEE LEWIS MENTIONED THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REVIEW.

BUT WHAT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE WITH THIS IS TO PROVIDE A WAY FOR THE STUDENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION ONLINE WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY A HIGHER COST TO DO IT AND, AND ULTIMATELY ATTAIN THE DEGREE THEY THAT THEY CAME TO CERRITOS COLLEGE TO GET.

AND IF AT SOME POINT THEY DECIDE TO COME BACK TO THE UNITED STATES, OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT DEGREE FOR UPWARD SOCIAL ECONOMIC MOBILITY.

SO THANK YOU, TRUSTEE LEWIS, FOR THE IDEA AND FOR FOR WORKING ON THIS AND BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT, AND THAT IS THAT WE'RE OFTEN ASKED TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX.

AND I'M THINKING, THIS IS AN IDEA OUTSIDE OF THE BOX, RIGHT? I WAS JUST PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY THIS RESOLUTION, AND I WILL DEFINITELY SUPPORT IT.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORTH. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. CAN I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION. SO MOVED.

CAN I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. CAN I HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE. STUDENT TRUSTEE. LEE. AYE. TRUSTEE. BIRKEY IS ABSENT.

TRUSTEE. GREEN. A TRUSTEE LEWIS. A TRUSTEE. LOU.

HI. TRUSTEE. PACHECO A TRUSTEE. RIOS. I TRUSTEE SALAZAR A MOTION PASSES.

OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT SECTION IS REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM DISTRICT OFFICIALS.

[8.01 Reports and Comments from District Officials]

AND WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS WE'RE KIND OF JUST GATHERING A REPORT FROM STUDENTS OF COLOR AT CERRITOS COLLEGE TO SEE KIND OF LIKE, WHAT KIND OF MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT DO THEY NEED? AND IF HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES WE HAVE ON CAMPUS? AND THEN AND SO WE HAD A LISTENING SESSION EARLIER.

I MEAN, IN JANUARY WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GET LIKE LIKE 15 STUDENTS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE ONLY GOT LIKE THREE STUDENTS.

BUT WE, WE STILL ARE GOING TO TAKE THAT REPORT AND WE KIND OF LIKE, SEE, LIKE KIND OF LIKE WHAT? WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP WE NEED TO TAKE? AND USING THAT REPORT WE WERE USING, WE'RE GOING TO WE WERE GOING TO USE THAT REPORT TO LIKE KIND OF LIKE MAKE INTERVENTIONS AND TAKE ACTIONS TO HELP OUR STUDENTS OF COLOR.

SO YEAH. AND THEN WE WERE THINKING OF ALSO EXPANDING OUR MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE BY GOING TO FACULTY AT CERRITOS COLLEGE JUST TO LIKE, KIND OF LIKE ADVERTISE TO THEM LIKE, HEY, THIS IS KIND OF WHAT WE'RE DOING OR AND MAYBE ALSO SPEAKING WITH PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSORS TO, TO LIKE SPEAK ABOUT THIS WITH THIS STUDENTS THERE, TOO.

SO. YEAH. AND ALSO YOU KNOW, WITH LIKE, KIND OF LIKE THREATS TO OUR UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE IN AMERICA AND ESPECIALLY WITH OUR DOCUMENTED STUDENTS AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

SO ASK OUR STUDENT BODY, GOVERNMENT IS COLLABORATING WITH FOUR DIFFERENT CLUBS.

WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH HELPING HANDS CLUB. WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH PSYCHOLOGY CLUB, WITH STUDENTS IMMIGRANT STUDENTS AND ALLIANCE CLUB AND HUMANITARIAN CLUB.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A PEACEFUL PROTEST, A WALKOUT.

NEXT TUESDAY FROM 1230 TO 2:00 PM. AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.

WE'RE GOING TO MEET IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY STRUCTURE, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO AROUND AND JUST SHOW SUPPORT FOR OUR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS.

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AND MAYBE IF THE BOARD IS FREE, YOU GUYS CAN COME TO AND ALSO WE ARE ALSO TRYING TO DO WEEKLY KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TABLING TO, YOU KNOW, IF ANY, YOU KNOW ICE CAN GO TO LIKE ANY PEOPLE NO MATTER WHAT THEIR STATUS IS. THEY DON'T REALLY CARE AS LONG AS YOU FIT LIKE A DESCRIPTION THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, SEE THAT THEY'RE JUST GOING TO STOP YOU ANYWAYS.

AND SO REALLY, JUST LIKE KNOWING YOUR RIGHTS AND LIKE KIND OF LIKE BEING CONFIDENT IN YOURSELF WHEN WE'RE FACED WITH THAT LIKE CHALLENGE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO. SO YEAH, AND WE'RE THINKING OF COLLABORATING WITH OTHER CLUBS AS WELL TO TABLE FOR US TO DO LIKE SOME SORT OF ACTIVITIES.

FOR EXAMPLE PSYCHOLOGY CLUB WANTED TO DO LIKE KIND OF LIKE AN ART THERAPY FOR OUR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS BECAUSE IN THIS TIME WITH THE THREATS THREADS AND THEY ARE FEELING HIGH FEELINGS OF STRESS AND FEAR.

SO IT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT. AND ALSO SO I SO ME ASHLEY YIM, SHE'S OUR OCC PRESIDENT, AND WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH A FEW OTHER COLLEGES AS WELL.

WE WERE GOING TO BRING UP A RESOLUTION TO THE SCC GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAPPENING IN APRIL TO TALK ABOUT TO KIND OF LIKE IMPROVE TUTORING AND COUNSELING SERVICES BECAUSE WE REALIZED THAT IT WASN'T ONLY HAPPENING LIKE A HAPPENING AT CERRITOS COLLEGE, BUT ALSO OTHER CAMPUSES AS WELL. AND OF COURSE, WE WANT TO LIKE KIND OF SEE IF WE CAN, LIKE, HELP IMPROVE THAT. SO, YEAH. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE.

LU TRUSTEE GREEN. HELLO EVERYONE! I DO WANT TO START BY SAYING HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE RESOLUTION THAT REAFFIRMS OUR COMMITMENT TO DEI AND CONTINUING THE GREAT WORK OF OF ACTIVISTS PAST, AS WELL AS I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THOSE HERE ON OUR CAMPUS SPECIFICALLY THE MOJA PROGRAM, THE BECK PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE AFRICANA STUDIES DEPARTMENT, WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, DOING THE WORK TO ENSURE THAT THE FIGHT CONTINUES. I ALSO WANT TO JUST CALL OUT A FEW NAMES, ESPECIALLY IN THE CLIMATE THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW.

AND, AND THE STANCE THAT WE'RE TAKING HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE TO CONTINUE THOSE DEI EFFORTS.

AND WE ARE STANDING ON THE WORK AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO BUILD ON THE FOUNDATION OF SOME GREAT ACTIVIST PASTS, SUCH AS, OF COURSE, DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR, ROSA PARKS, JOHN LEWIS, CESAR CHAVEZ, DOLORES HUERTA, SYLVIA RIVERA, SONIA SOTOMAYOR, FRED KOREMATSU, AND I APOLOGIZE IF I'M SAYING THESE NAMES INCORRECTLY.

YURI KOCHIYAMA, SITTING BULL THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE NAMES OF THE PIONEERS WHO HAVE LED THE WAY FOR OUR DEI EFFORTS TO STAND AS THEY ARE CURRENTLY. AND SO WITH THAT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SPEAKING ON A PANEL TOMORROW HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

I ALSO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING TO THE THE STATE OF THE UNION FOR THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT LAST WEEK, AND THAT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE, JUST TO SEE ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT THEY HAVE GOING ON IN THE CITY AS IT SURROUNDS EDUCATION, AS IT SURROUNDS COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, AND JUST WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN THE CITY.

AND AS WELL AS THEIR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH CERRITOS COLLEGE.

TRUSTEE LEWIS. NO REPORT. TRUSTEE RIOS I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF DOING A FEW EVENTS THIS LAST MONTH. I JOINED MAYOR OR OUTGOING MAYOR DAN COOPER FROM THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER.

HE ON HIS OUTGOING TRIBUTE, INSTEAD OF ASKING FOR CERTIFICATES, ASKED FOR BOOKS FOR RAMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS AMAZING. HOWEVER, HE SHARED A LIST WITH US, AND SO ALL OF US WHO SHOWED UP HAD LIKE TEN COPIES OF THE SAME BOOK.

SO IT WAS IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING THAT WE WERE KIND OF ALL ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH IN TERMS OF SUPPORTING HIM AND SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN OF THE FUTURE, AND, IN ACCESSING MORE BOOKS IN THEIR LIBRARIES.

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ALSO THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM BECAUSE THEY HONORED ME.

I WAS A PAST COUNCIL MEMBER THERE. AND IT'S JUST AMAZING THAT THEY TOOK A MOMENT TO TO CONGRATULATE ME AS A TRUSTEE.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING SO WELCOMING. I KNOW IT'S STILL A LEARNING PROCESS FOR ME.

BUT IT WAS JUST A GREAT HONOR THAT, YOU KNOW, MY OWN CITY IS IS IS HONORING ME AND AND ENTRUSTING ME IN, IN, IN BEING A A SUPPORT TO THEM AND OBVIOUSLY ALL ALL THE INDIVIDUALS THAT COME TO CERRITOS COLLEGE AND ARE MEMBERS OF OUR DISTRICT.

SO THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS.

AND LASTLY IN MY TRAINING TO BE THE BEST TRUSTEE EVER THAT I CAN BE, OF COURSE I WENT TO THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE. I WENT BEFORE MY FELLOW TRUSTEES AND PRESIDENT AND LOBBYING, I ATTENDED VARIOUS WORKSHOPS. I MET INDIVIDUALS FROM OBVIOUSLY UP NORTH AND SOUTH AND SOUTH OF US.

IT WAS A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE. I WAS THERE THE WEEKEND AND ALL I CAN SAY IT'S AN IT'S AN EXCELLENT WORKSHOP.

I LEARNED A LOT, BUT WHAT WAS KEY TO ME WAS THAT IT WAS STATED THAT AS A NEW TRUSTEES, WE ALWAYS WANT TO COME IN AND, YOU KNOW, CHANGE POLICIES AND MAKE ALL THESE CHANGES.

BUT THEY SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? IF YOU'RE COMING TO A BOARD WHERE IT'S ALREADY GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING, YOU COULD JUST JOIN IN AND THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? WHICH IS NOVEL. SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS A THAT WAS A GREAT PIECE OF ADVICE.

IT SEEMS TO ME THAT GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN CERRITOS COLLEGE, AND IF I CAN SUPPORT AND CONTINUE THAT EFFORT AND OBVIOUSLY BRINGING IDEAS TO BETTER THAT PROCESS IN SOME WAY, I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO SO.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. SO THAT WAS JUST THE TOP THREE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE FOR WITH TODAY.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE SALAZAR. I JUST WANTED TO.

SAY, I THINK IT WAS, YOU KNOW, PUTTING OUR STUDENTS FIRST AND KIND OF SEEING HOW WE CAN HELP OUR STUDENTS DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.

SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT FROM TRUSTEE LEWIS AND ALSO WANTED TO THANK OUR DEAN OF IS IT SAM, I BELIEVE AND THE MATH FACULTY FOR THEIR PRESENTATION TODAY.

I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR DEPARTMENT, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO REALLY KIND OF IMPROVE OUR STUDENT SUCCESS WITH MATH, AND IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED. AND WE AND WE SEE YOU ALL WORKING TOGETHER AND REALLY WORKING HARD FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

IN REGARDS TO THE EVENTS THAT I PARTICIPATED IN ANDREA, DOCTOR FIERRO AND CATHY LEE, WE WENT TO SACRAMENTO FOR OUR ADVOCACY WORK.

MAKING SURE THAT WE STAYED IN THE FOREFRONT. AND IN THE ASSEMBLY AND IN THE, IN THE, THE SENATE TO FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT OUR COLLEGE DOES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDENT HOUSING AND SEVERAL OTHER INITIATIVES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US HERE AT THE COLLEGE. I WANT TO THANK CATHY. SHE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ADVOCATING FOR OUR STUDENTS AND MAKING SURE THAT THE DIFFERENT ASSEMBLY MEMBERS WE SPOKE TO AND EVEN AT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE THAT WE WERE THERE.

AND SHE SPOKE ON BEHALF OF MAKING SURE THAT THE THAT WE ARE HEARD AND THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR STUDENTS.

AND I JUST WANT TO COMMEND HER ON THE EXCELLENT JOB THAT SHE DID.

I ALSO WENT TO THE SANTA FE SPRINGS WHOLE CHILD SAFE FAMILY CENTER GRAND OPENING THAT WILL HELP FAMILIES THAT ARE IN NEED AND NEED HOUSING. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE CENTERS, AND IT'S A GREAT FACILITY THAT JUST OPENED UP THAT THE WHOLE CHILD OPENED UP.

IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT TO SEE THOSE FAMILIES PROGRESS AND HAVE HOUSING THAT CURRENTLY ARE NOT HOUSED.

SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT INITIATIVE THAT WAS DONE BY THE COUNTY AND THE WHOLE CHILD.

I ALSO ATTENDED A LAD'S 605 ALL STAR CLASSIC AT DOWNEY HIGH.

THE RIVALRIES BETWEEN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS.

SO THAT WAS THAT'S ALWAYS FUN. THOSE ARE ALWAYS FUN TO SEE THE STUDENTS ENGAGED AND ENGAGED IN OUR

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THEY HAD DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND WE GOT TO TALK TO EACH OTHER AND WE GOT TO ADVOCATE FOR WHATEVER OUR NEEDS ARE. SO WE HAD QUITE A FEW OF THE THE DIFFERENT COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOWED UP TO THE MIXER, SO IT WAS NICE TO BE THERE. EVEN ZURICH LEWIS FATHER WAS THERE.

OUR MAYOR FROM LA MIRADA WAS THERE PRESENT AT THE MIXER.

SUPERVISOR HAHN ALSO HAD ANOTHER DEDICATION AMERICA 250 PLAQUE.

AND THAT WAS FOR RECOGNIZING THE VETERANS AND THE 200 YEAR, 250 YEAR ANNIVERSARY COMING UP FOR THE US. SO IT WAS IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE HONORING OF ALL THE DIFFERENT SERVICES AT THAT. AND THE PRESENTATION OF THAT PLAQUE AT IN IT WAS IN SOUTH WHITTIER WHERE THEY DID THE PRESENTATION.

AND THAT'S WHAT I HAD DONE. DOCTOR FARRELL, YOUR TURN.

THANK YOU. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK TRUSTEE LEWIS FOR THE RESOLUTION AND THE IDEA TO TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN FOR OUR STUDENTS. IT IS NICE TO HAVE WHAT? I DO HOPE THAT NO ONE GETS TO USE IT.

BUT BUT BUT IT'S THERE IN THE EVENT TODAY WE HOSTED I BELIEVE THIS IS AUTHOR WEBINAR ON IMMIGRATION. IMMIGRATION RIGHTS AND IS THE FIRST ONE ON CAMPUS.

THE 10TH IS OBVIOUSLY NOT AS ROBUST AS. WHAT IT IS ONLINE, BUT THE CONVERSATIONS ARE STAYING ROBUST.

AND I THINK THEY'RE HAVING THE IMPACT. THEY'RE MEANT TO HAVE OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS OBVIOUSLY, WE ALL HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH A NUMBER OF. SITUATIONS DUE TO THE CHANGE IN DIRECTIONS, POLITICAL DIRECTIONS AT THIS TIME.

AND COLLEGES ARE NOT. THE EXCEPTION EVERY TIME THINGS CHANGE ON THE BUDGET OR WE RECEIVE LETTERS OR SO ON.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO TO, TO, TO, TO ENSURE THE THAT WE ARE IN A IN A GOOD POSITION.

SO I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, THE REGARDLESS OF THE TIME OF THE DAY, THEY ARE READY AND WILLING TO, TO MEET, TO DISCUSS. SO WE ARE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS.

AND SO FAR WE HAVE BEEN ABLE, OF COURSE, TO TO MANEUVER ACCORDINGLY.

BUT IT'S EARLY ON AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO, TO DO THAT.

OUR POSITION ON THE INITIATIVES THAT ARE REGARDING TO THE AIR AND THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WE HAVE AROUND THAT AND OR DIFFERENT GROUPS ON CAMPUS REMAINS THE SAME.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO DO THE WORK, AND WE ARE PREPARED TO CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, BECAUSE THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING IS TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS.

AND AS WE SERVE OUR STUDENTS, THEY ARE RESPONDING IN A MEANINGFUL WAY, WHICH IS BY PERFORMING IN THE CLASSROOM. SO EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS CONNECTED TO OTHER STUDENTS PERFORMANCE, TO THEIR ABILITY OF ACHIEVE WHAT THEY CAME TO ACHIEVE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

AND OUR NUMBERS CONTINUE TO TO REFLECT THAT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE FACULTY SENATE PRESIDENT TERRENCE MULLINS.

NOT IN ATTENDANCE, EVEN THOUGH LYNN IS THERE FOR BRINGING THE FACULTY SENATE TOGETHER ON A SPECIAL SESSION TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON WHAT OR FRAME FOR THE EIA LOOKS ON CAMPUS AND HOW THAT IS GOING TO BE EVIDENCE DRIVEN AND WITH VERY SPECIFIC BENCHMARKS OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE TO ENSURE THAT THE PRACTICES THAT WE IMPLEMENT ARE DIRECTLY CORRELATED AND CONNECTED TO THE WORK THAT WE DO IN CLASS AND STUDENTS. OUTCOME. THEY THEY THEY MET THIS TUESDAY, AND IT SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN A GOOD MEETING.

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AND SO I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THAT. AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH LEAN ON ON MULTIPLE ISSUES, THE, THE IMPACT OR OR WORK ON CAMPUS AND, AND LEAN HAS BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE PARTNER IN IN THAT WORK. SO AGAIN THANK YOU EVERYONE.

THANK YOU LEAN THANK YOU. OBVIOUSLY TERRENCE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL THE LAST MONTH HAS BEEN A LONG, A LONG YEAR AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO OUR WORK AND CONTINUE TO KEEP FOCUS ON THE WORK THAT WE DO IS STUDENT WORK AND STAY IN THAT LANE. THANK YOU.

AND WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING INTO CLOSED SESSION.

[9. Closed Session]

ITEM NUMBER 9.01. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATION.

ITEM NUMBER 9.02. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT.

ACTING DEAN, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES.

NO WONDER IT OUT. ONE READOUT, ONE READ ONE ONE READOUT.

I WOULD SAY THAT WAS A QUESTION, WASN'T IT? MARIANA IS HERE.

[10. Closing Items]

YEAH. WE NEED. WE NEED YOU GUYS. READY? OKAY.

IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RATIFIED THE EXTENSION OF COLLEEN MCKINLEY INTERIM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AS ACTING DEAN, NOT TO EXCEED THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2025, PENDING THE COMPLETION OF THE DEAN OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES RECRUITMENT PROCESS.

THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS SIX YES ZERO NO'S, ONE ABSENT.

THIS. THIS ENDS OUR BOARD MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.