Jul 16, 2025 Board Meeting

TELL THEM TO CALL TO ORDER. OKAY. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO BE STARTING OUR OUR MEETING.

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[1.01 Roll Call]

BOARD. CLARK. ZURICH LEWIS. PRESENT. TRUSTEE JAMES CODY BURKE.

PRESENT. TRUSTEE. DOCTOR. SHIN LIU. YES. TRUSTEE.

MARIANA RIOS. PRESENT. TRUSTEE. DOCTOR. SANDRA SALAZAR.

STUDENT. TRUSTEE. GUSTAVO SANCHEZ. PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT.

SUPERINTENDENT. FIERRO. PRESENT. OKAY. MOVING ON TO THE ITEM NUMBER 1.02, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[1.02 Pledge of Allegiance]

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.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 1.03 COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE.

[1.03 Comments from the Audience]

[1.04 Consideration of Adoption of Resolution #25-0716A Commending Dr. Jose Fierro on His 10-Year Anniversary a President/Superintendent]

[1.05 Institutional Presentation: Recognition of Dr. Jose Fierro, President/Superintendent for 10 Years of Service of Cerritos College]

GOOD EVENING. TURN ON THE MIC. RIGHT. THAT WOULD BE GOOD.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. ON BEHALF OF CERRITOS COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IT IS MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE DOCTOR JOSEPH PIERRO FOR HIS CONTINUED SERVICE AS OUR PRESIDENT AND SUPERINTENDENT. A DECADE IN THIS ROLE IS NOT A SMALL FEAT.

IT REFLECTS ENDURING LEADERSHIP, COLLABORATION, AND AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE, THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

TONIGHT, THE BOARD IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE FORMAL RESOLUTION TO DOCTOR JOSE DOCTOR FIERRO.

AS A GESTURE OF APPRECIATION.

WE WILL GET ANOTHER PICTURE WITH ALL OF US. OKAY.

ON THE BALL. ONE, TWO.

THIS. THIS RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGES KEY MILESTONES FROM THE PAST TEN YEARS.

AND JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, IT REAFFIRMS THE BOARD'S SHARED COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS AND THE STRONG PARTNERSHIP WE BUILT TOGETHER.

IT REFLECTS THE COLLEGE WIDE ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER DOCTOR FIERRO'S LEADERSHIP INCLUDED INCLUDING RECORD BREAKING DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE COMPLETIONS, THE EXPANSION OF HIGH SCHOOL AND ADULT EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CALIFORNIA'S FIRST PERMANENT HOUSING FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS FACING HOMELESSNESS.

LISTENERS. WE ACTUALLY GOT RECOGNIZED FOR THAT ACHIEVEMENT,

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WE ARE JOINED TONIGHT BY MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO HAVE COME TO CELEBRATE WITH US, TO OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PRESENCE AND YOUR PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS AND CERTIFICATES, WHICH SPEAK VOLUMES ABOUT THE REGIONAL IMPACT OF DOCTOR FIERRO'S LEADERSHIP.

I WANT TO THANK SEVERAL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT HAVE PROVIDED CERTIFICATES OR OR PROCLAMATIONS IN RECOGNITION OF DOCTOR FIERRO'S POSITIVE IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

ONE OF THOSE IS DOCTOR CONGRESSMAN DERRICK TRAN, CONGRESSWOMAN WOMEN.

LINDA SANCHEZ DANNY DE PALMA, MAYOR OF HAWAIIAN GARDEN.

DOCTOR JOSH LITTLE, SUPERINTENDENT OF PARAMOUNT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE MANY FAMILIAR FACES THAT I SEE IN THE AUDIENCE.

JOINING US TONIGHT. FROM IN NO SPECIFIC ORDER.

I'M JUST GOING THROUGH THE LIST. JUST SO YOU KNOW, I'M NOT PUTTING ANYONE AHEAD OR BEHIND OR WHATEVER.

OKAY, SO I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK, OH, I GOT I GOT NAMED FIRST.

NO NO, NO. OKAY. FROM THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER.

SUNNY SANTA YNEZ PRO TEM FIRST. WHAT DID I SAY? I SAID YOU CAN'T. NO, THAT'S JUST BECAUSE YOU WERE FIRST ON MY LIST HERE FROM THE CITY OF CERRITOS JENNIFER HANKS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. MARK POLITO, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT LOPEZ, CITY MANAGER.

AND ALSO FRANK YUMI YOKOYAMA, OUR THE MAYOR OF CERRITOS.

I DON'T SEE THE THE MAYOR OF DOWNEY YET, BUT HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO BE HERE.

WE'LL SEE. HECTOR SOSA, BY THE WAY FROM THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, THE THADDEUS MCCORMICK CITY MANAGER FROM THE CITY OF NORWALK. JESUS, GOMEZ, I KNOW, I SAW HIM.

FROM YOLANDA CASTRO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. K THROUGH 12, NOT ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ERNIE NISHI, BOARD PRESIDENT.

JENNY MCCARTAN, BOARD MEMBER. MISS MCFADDEN IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CERRITOS COLLEGE FOUNDATION HERE AT OUR COLLEGE.

SCOTT SMITH, COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER. FROM BELLFLOWER UNIFIED WE HAVE DOCTOR AARON SMITH, SUPERINTENDENT. FROM DOWNEY UNIFIED, WHICH I'M VERY PROUD OF.

LINDA SALDANA OUR BOARD PRESIDENT AND DOCTOR, ROGER BOWSER, OUR SUPERINTENDENT, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ALL CONGRATULATE DOCTOR BROSNAN FOR HIS APPOINTMENT.

HE JUST GOT APPOINTED AS OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT FOR DOWNEY UNIFIED.

ALSO FROM NORWALK, LA MIRADA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE HAVE DOCTOR NARCIS BARROSO, PRESIDENT, I KNOW I SAID IT WRONG AND I APOLOGIZE TO FREE BOARD MEMBER JOSE RIOS, ALSO BOARD MEMBER. FROM ARTESIA CHAMBER, WE HAVE SHELIA PACHNER, PRESIDENT. I AM NOT DOING A GOOD JOB WITH THE NAMES.

CAMILLE SHAH, VICE PRESIDENT. AND MR. SHAW IS ALSO THE BOARD CHAIR OF CERRITOS COLLEGE FOUNDATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO FOR US, RONNIE.

BETTY. PAST PRESIDENT, LA MIRADA CHAMBER. WE HAVE JASON TANG PRESIDENT, NORWALK CHAMBER. WE HAVE KAREN. SO WHAT? OKAY, WELL, BILL BERRY, THERE YOU GO.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. YAY, I SEE, I KNOW WHO SHE IS.

I SEE HER ALL THE TIME. JASON PEREZ, PRESIDENT.

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BOARD MEMBER. DOCTOR MERCEDES. MERCEDES GUTIERREZ, BOARD MEMBER IS DOCTOR.

OH, THERE SHE IS. I SEE HER, I SEE HER. AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD A LOT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT CITIES COMING IN. SO FOR SPEAKING PURPOSES, WE ONLY HAVE A SMALLER GROUP OF, OF PEOPLE WHO WILL BE SPEAKING. AND I SAVED THEM ACTUALLY FOR LAST FROM SENATOR TONY STRICKLAND.

MATTIE MARKS NOBLE, DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, ARE YOU ARE YOU WILL YOU BE SPEAKING OR PRESENTING OR.

YES. I HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU. OKAY.

I'LL MAKE SURE THE MIC CATCHES ME. HELLO, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS MATTIE MARKS NOBLE. I'M WITH SENATOR TONY STRICKLAND'S OFFICE.

AND ON BEHALF OF THE SENATOR. CONGRATULATIONS.

TEN YEARS IS NO EASY FEAT. AND FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM LITERALLY EVERYONE I'VE EVER TALKED TO, YOU'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. I WENT TO THE CERRITOS STATE OF THE COLLEGE.

AND I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY AWESOME THAT YOU WERE EVEN BORN ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS.

THAT'S HOW INVESTED YOU ARE IN EDUCATION. SO AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

AND THE SENATOR LOOKS FORWARD TO TOURING THE CAMPUS. THANK YOU. OF COURSE.

FROM L.A. COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS JANICE HAHN, WE HAVE IVAN SULIC.

YES. HELLO. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. HELLO, EVERYONE.

EVERYONE HERE. GOOD EVENING. I'M. IT'S A PLEASURE BEING HERE REPRESENTING YOUR COUNTY SUPERVISOR, JANICE HAHN, TO HONOR SUCH AN AMAZING INDIVIDUAL WHO WE HAVE PARTNERED UP WITH FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. YOU KNOW, SUPERVISOR HAHN HAS THE PLEASURE OF HOSTING A HANDFUL OF COLLEGES AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

BUT, YOU KNOW, CERRITOS COLLEGE REALLY, EVERY TIME WE HAVE ASKED FOR A PARTNERSHIP DURING COVID, WHEN WE WERE ASKING FOR A PARTNERSHIP TO ASSIST OUR HOMELESS STUDENTS, WE'RE ASKING FOR A PARTNERSHIP TO REALLY TRY TO ASSIST OUR COMMUNITY.

DOCTOR PIERRO HAS NEVER SAID NO. HE SAID YES.

AND HOW CAN WE DO IT? AND SO IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT.

THAT'S WHY HE'S LASTED SO LONG. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN I, WHEN I WELL, YOU KNOW, WHEN I, WHEN I WAS TALKING TO HIM, HE SAID, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONLY BECAUSE I HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. BUT I TOLD HIM, YOU ONLY HAVE THE SUPPORT BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB, BECAUSE IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE SUPPORT, YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE FOR TEN YEARS. BUT WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP. SO I JUST HAVE A LITTLE THING ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.

YOU KNOW, WE SCRAPED UP A LITTLE MONEY. SO ON BEHALF OF SUPERVISOR HAHN AND THE 10 MILLION RESIDENTS OF THIS COUNTY, I HAVE HERE AN OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION, WHICH I WON'T READ EXCEPT FOR THE LAST PART, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, I, JANICE HAHN, SUPERVISOR FOR DISTRICT, HEREBY CONGRATULATE AND COMMEND DOCTOR JOSE FIERRO FOR TEN YEARS OF VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AND FOR HIS UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY, INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY.

ON THIS DAY, JULY 16TH. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET HIM A NEW WING OF HIS OFFICE.

I'M WORKING ON IT. THANK YOU. LARRY. AND NOW ACTUALLY, WHAT THE STATE DID. THEY DID A COMBINATION. WHAT THEY DID IS THEY GOT TOGETHER AND THEY DID ONE BIG RESOLUTION.

SO THE FROM STATE SENATOR BOB ARCHULETA, NANDI SANTANA, DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF SENATOR, SENATOR ARCHULETA, ASSEMBLYWOMAN SHARON SILVA, JOE PARK, SENIOR FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, AND FROM ASSEMBLYWOMAN BLANCA PACHECO, OUR DISTRICT DIRECTOR, AND NATALIE TONG, OUR FIELD REPRESENTATIVE.

SO IF YOU CAN COME UP THEY'RE THEY'RE DOING A TRIO, BY THE WAY.

WE ARE. WE'RE DOING A THREE FOR ONE. SO GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

IT GIVES ME GREAT HONOR TO BE HERE WITH MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES FROM THE STATE ASSEMBLY TO PRESENT A CERTIFICATE OF.

IT'S NOT A CERTIFICATE. IT'S A RESOLUTION FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

ON BEHALF OF YOUR REMARKABLE LEADERSHIP. I DON'T KNOW IF ARI WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYWOMAN.

I'M GOING TO WING IT. OKAY. MY NAME IS ARI. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER BLANCA PACHECO,

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I THINK TWO THINGS. ONE IS YOUR TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND THE FACT THAT YOU'RE NOT RETIRING, WHICH IS GREAT, WHICH IS GREAT. YOU KNOW, WE GO TO THIS EVENT, WHICH IS WE'RE AT A RETIREMENT CEREMONY FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOWNEY UNIFIED.

AND THEY TALKED ABOUT THE US. WE'RE THE ONLY TWO PEOPLE THAT HAD BEEN HERE FOR ALMOST TEN YEARS.

SO WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU AND ALL YOUR INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE.

I KNOW THAT WITH PACHECO, YOU GUYS WORK TOGETHER ON SECURING FUNDING FOR THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER HERE AT $780,000 FROM THE STATE.

SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR FOR THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, AS PUBLIC SERVANTS, WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LEAVE THE PLACE BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT IN. AND I'M SURE THAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR LEGACY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS AND WISH. ON BEHALF OF THE PACHECO, WE WISH YOU ANOTHER TEN YEARS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO CONGRATULATIONS. MY NAME IS JOE PECK.

I'M A SENIOR FOR MR. SILVA. WE ARE VERY PLEASED AND ALSO VERY APPRECIATIVE OF DOCTOR HARRIS LEADERSHIP. ESPECIALLY WITH THE VILLAGE TO SUPPORT THE HOMELESS STUDENTS.

AND THAT'S REALLY AMAZING. AND ASSEMBLYWOMAN IS REALLY INTO HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS.

SO THAT'S THE ONE THING THAT COMES TO MY MIND.

AND ANOTHER THING IS HE WAS BORN IN AMERICA, BUT HE WENT TO COLOMBIA AND CAME BACK TO ME.

SO ARE YOU AMERICAN? COLOMBIAN? AMERICAN? THAT'S RIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. HERE YOU GO, DOCTOR.

CONGRATULATIONS. YOU HAVE TO. SEE THAT? OH. I. SO THAT ENDS THE ONE, THE SPEAKERS THAT WE'LL BE HAVING FROM THE DIFFERENT WHICH WOULD BE THE ONES THAT WE REALLY NEED. AND I ESPECIALLY NEED THE ASSEMBLY AND THE SENATE BECAUSE WE'RE ASKING FOR MONEY.

WHAT? WELL, WE ARE. WE WANT TO BUILD 394 BEDS, CLOSE TO 400 BEDS HERE ON OUR CAMPUS FOR STUDENTS. SO WE HAVE OUR HAND OUT, YOU KNOW, TO TO THE ASSEMBLY AND THE SENATE TRYING TO SECURE MONEY. WE PRAY FOR THAT. MAYBE I'LL ALSO REACH OUT TO THE SUPERVISOR.

I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT. OKAY. I'M TOTALLY OFF SCRIPT, BY THE WAY.

DOCTOR FIERRO THIS EVENING REFLECTS A STRONG, STABLE PARTNERSHIP THAT MAKES CERRITOS COLLEGE A PLACE OF REAL TRANSFORMATION.

WE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TRULY APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS IN GROWING THESE IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR COMMUNITY. TOGETHER, EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM HAS BEEN PART OF EXPANDING ACCESS AND HELPING STUDENTS MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS BETTER LIVES. AND AS WE ALL KNOW, THE STUDENTS PUT IN IN THE WORK.

BUT IT TAKES SHARED EFFORT. THAT HELPS MAKE THEIR SUCCESS POSSIBLE.

IN MANY WAYS, A COLLEGE PRESIDENCY IS LIKE RUNNING A MARATHON.

AND BELIEVE ME, HE'S A MARATHON RUNNER. HE. IT REQUIRES FOCUS, ENDURANCE, AND A HEALTHY AMOUNT OF DETERMINATION.

SO BEFORE WE INVITE YOU TO SPEAK, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH ONE MORE TOKEN OF APPRECIATION.

A COMMEMORATIVE MEDALLION CELEBRATING YOUR TEN YEARS OF SERVICE.

OH. THANK YOU. WOW. THANK YOU.

THE OTHER MEDALLIONS. YEAH, YEAH.

THANK YOU. 24.8 MILES, 24.8 YEARS. 26 YEARS. WE NEED.

YEAH. THE MEDALLION ACTUALLY READS SOLIDARIDAD AND COMUNIDAD.

SO IT'S ACTUALLY IN SPANISH IF WE PUT IT IN SPANISH FOR HIM, A TRIBUTE TO THE VALUE THAT DEFINES YOUR LEADERSHIP AND OUR SHARED BELIEF THAT WE ARE CERRITOS COLLEGE AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MY FELLOW TRUSTEES TO SHARE A BRIEF REFLECTION IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

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WORK OUR WAY DOWN. HOW'S THAT? SURE, SURE. THANK YOU.

BOARD PRESIDENT, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE THE LAST BECAUSE I'M THE NEWEST TRUSTEE.

HOWEVER, I MET DOCTOR FIERRO. ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, WHEN I WAS COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS.

AND I KNEW THEN, AS I'VE LEARNED AS A TRUSTEE, THAT HE IS A MAN OF LEADERSHIP.

HE IS A GOAL SETTER. AND AS A TRUSTEE THERE'S NOTHING FOR ME TO QUESTION OTHER THAN JUST HIGHLIGHT THE AMAZING WORK THAT HE DOES EVERY DAY WITH OUR STUDENTS, WITH OUR STAFF. I ACKNOWLEDGED HIM AT A PAST MEETING WHERE HE GOT THE APPLE AWARD FOR, LIKE, THE BEST AMAZING TEACHER FROM THE TEACHERS AT OUR COLLEGE HERE.

SO AS I GET TO KNOW HIM MORE IN A DIFFERENT ROLE FROM A COUNCIL MEMBER.

IT'S JUST HE'S JUST AN AMAZING INDIVIDUAL. AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT HE'S WORKING FOR OUR COLLEGE AND MAKING IT THE BEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN THE STATE.

AND JUST A MOMENT TO THANK ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, ALL OF THE ELECTEDS, ALL OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS, EDUCATION INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE, THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME, BECAUSE YOUR PRESENCE ACKNOWLEDGES HIS LEADERSHIP AND ALL THAT HE'S DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND I'M SURE THAT MANY MORE WOULD WANT TO BE HERE AS WELL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, FOR BEING HERE.

NORMALLY I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE NORMALLY GET THIS TEN YEARS INTO THEIR JOB, THIS LEVEL OF REPRESENTATION FROM ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.

SO IT'S VERY MERITED THOUGH I THINK I'VE BEEN REREADING A BOOK, ANGELA DUCKWORTH'S GRIT.

RIGHT. AND WHAT SHE REALLY CALLS OUT IS THAT STUDIES SHOW THAT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE WHO ACCOMPLISH THE MOST AMAZING THINGS BEHIND THAT IS TWO THINGS IN COMBINATION. ONE IS PASSION AND THE OTHER IS PERSEVERANCE.

AND I THINK THESE LAST TEN YEARS HAVE DEMONSTRATED YOUR EXTRAORDINARY LEVEL OF BOTH OF THOSE THINGS.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH. WE LIKE HIGHLIGHTING THE REALLY COOL STUFF THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.

BUT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF THINGS THAT WEREN'T AS MUCH FUN, BUT THAT PASSION AND PERSEVERANCE HAS ENABLED YOU TO ACCOMPLISH A LOT.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE THE INCREDIBLE PORTFOLIO OF OF ACHIEVEMENTS, I THINK THAT PASSION REALLY DRIVES TO YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY, YOUR COMMITMENT TO UNDERSTAND THAT INTELLECTUAL INVESTMENT IN THESE STUDENTS IS TRANSFORMATIVE.

IN AN AREA WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY PEOPLE HAVE IN MASS HAVE A WHOLE LEVEL OF OPPORTUNITY. ALMOST 10,000 STUDENTS A YEAR WERE COMING UP ON BEING ABLE TO IMPACT.

AND SO THERE'S VERY FEW PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY WHO HAVE WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE AS MUCH AS YOU HAVE.

AND ON BEHALF OF THIS COMMUNITY, THANK YOU. I HAD ONLY BEEN A BOARD MEMBER FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS BEFORE OUR BEFORE WE GOT A NEW ONE.

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I COME IN AND THEY'RE LIKE, YEAH, WE NEED TO PICK A NEW SUPERINTENDENT. I'M LIKE OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD. SO WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO THE TWO FINALISTS THAT WE HAD, I KNOW THAT WE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.

AND EVERY SINGLE YEAR I KNOW THAT WE'VE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.

AND WE TRUSTED A GUY COMING FROM WYOMING WHO HAD A VERY THICK COLOMBIAN ACCENT AND SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE NEED SOMETHING DIFFERENT BECAUSE MORE OF THE SAME JUST ISN'T GOING TO BE ENOUGH FOR US.

AND OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, I HAVE GOTTEN SO MANY COMMENTS ABOUT NOT ONLY YOU PERSONALLY, BUT THE RESULTS THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT OUR COMMUNITY JOSE, AND IT HAS BEEN SUCH A TRANSFORMATIVE DECADE THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN BRINGING THE PASSION, BRINGING THE STRENGTH, BRINGING THE RIGHT PEOPLE ALONG BECAUSE YOU YOURSELF CAN'T DO IT.

YOU NEED TO HAVE A TEAM ALONG WITH YOU. FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY, STAFF CLASSIFIED EVERYONE, AND BEING A LEADER IN BEING THE FACE OF OUR COLLEGE HAS REALLY BROUGHT OUR COLLEGE TO NOT JUST STATEWIDE NOTORIETY, BUT NATIONAL NOTORIETY.

PEOPLE LOOK TO US AND IN FACT, AS YOU'VE SAID, WE'RE GOING TO BE THE GREENEST CAMPUS IN THE NATION.

AND WE HAVE GRADUATED SO MANY STUDENTS. WE'VE GONE FROM ABOUT 2300, ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO TO NOW.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, 9300 SOME ODD. AND IT'S JUST SUCH AN INCREDIBLE CHANGE OF WHO WE ARE AS A COLLEGE.

AND I GET SO MANY COMMENTS ABOUT HOW, IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE, THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE THIS CAMPUS ANYMORE,

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SO GOING BACK TEN YEARS AGO, I KNOW THAT WE MADE THAT RIGHT DECISION, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO AS MANY MORE YEARS AS YOU'RE WILLING TO GIVE TO OUR COLLEGE.

THANK YOU. DOCTOR FIERRO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THE FEARLESS LEADER HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

I'M SURE IF WE ARE TO LOOK UP SERVANT LEADER.

WHAT A SERVANT LEADER IS, SOMEWHERE ALONG AROUND THERE WE WILL SEE.

SEE DOCTOR FIERRO FROM CERRITOS COLLEGE FOR A PRIME EXAMPLE.

AND SO I JUST THANK YOU FOR A DECADE OF UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS, TO STAFF, AND TO JUST EQUITY CENTERED INITIATIVES THAT HAVE REALLY MOVED CERRITOS COLLEGE FORWARD.

I AM THANKFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS TRANSFORMATIVE TEAM, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER TEN YEARS.

NO, BUT WE HAVE SOME GREAT THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ENVISIONED.

WE HAVE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE THAT ARE IN WORKS RIGHT NOW.

AND SO I JUST AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING THAT SERVANT LEADER THAT IS TRANSFORMING NOT ONLY CERRITOS COLLEGE, BUT OUR BROADER COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, DOCTOR FIERRO.

I'M SO HONORED TO RECOGNIZE DOCTOR FIERRO'S ACHIEVEMENT.

UNDER HIS VISION. AND HE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT. BUT I JUST WANT TO MENTION ONE THING.

BY NUMBER, WE HAVE 247% INCREASE IN DEGREE AND CERTIFICATION AWARD FROM 2015 TO 2025. SO WE LOOK FOR ANOTHER FUTURE YEARS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. DOCTOR. FIERRO. SO I WAS ON THE HIRING COMMITTEE.

WE TOOK A GAMBLE ON YOU. THERE'S THREE OF US LEFT ON THIS BOARD.

WE TOOK A BIG GAMBLE. YOU WERE AN OUTLIER IN THE SEARCH COMMITTEE.

OR IN THE POOL OF APPLICANTS. AND WE WON BIG.

WE WON THE LOTTO WITH YOU. I MEAN THAT SINCERELY.

I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT A FEW TRAITS THAT I. THAT ARE MY FAVORITE OF YOU.

I'VE TOLD YOU BEFORE, SOME OF THEM. ONE IS YOU'RE DATA DRIVEN.

YOU'RE DRIVEN BY DATA. EVERYTHING YOU DO, YOU BACK IT UP WITH DATA.

YOU'RE NOT JUST HOPING, PRAYING, THINKING IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

YOU BACK IT UP WITH NUMBERS. AND THAT'S REALLY APPRECIATED.

AND THAT'S A WAY THAT WE CAN ENSURE SUCCESS. THE OTHER ONE IS YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT OUR STUDENTS.

I THINK IN THESE PAST TEN YEARS, I'VE SEEN YOU GROW INTO THIS, LIKE THIS EMPATHETIC PRESIDENT WHERE YOU'RE REALLY TRYING TO BOND WITH OUR STUDENTS.

AND I THINK THAT'S VERY SPECIAL FOR OUR CAMPUS.

THE OTHER ONE IS YOU'RE SELF-MOTIVATED. A LOT OF OUR INITIATIVES, THEY HAVEN'T COME FROM THE BOARD.

YOU'VE DONE IT. YOU'VE DECIDED THAT YOU WANT YOU WANT AN ASPEN AWARD.

YOU'VE DECIDED THAT YOU WANT THE LARGEST GRADUATING CLASS IN THE HISTORY OF CERRITOS COLLEGE.

A LOT OF THE TIMES THIS IS COMING FROM YOU. LIKE, WE DON'T HAVE TO PUSH YOU, WE JUST SUPPORT YOU.

BUT YOU'RE REALLY SELF-DRIVEN, AND THAT'S REALLY HARD TO FIND.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL. THE LAST ONE IS YOU'RE A BRIDGE BUILDER.

YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST. EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR COMING.

THAT'S A SIGN THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO BUILD BRIDGES WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WITH OUR ELECTEDS, WITH OUR STUDENTS.

BUILDING A TEAM ON CAMPUS THAT SUPPORTS YOU AND YOUR INITIATIVES WITH ALL OUR PROJECTS HERE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S A TRUE SIGN OF LEADERSHIP.

SO THEN LASTLY, YOU KNOW, THESE TEN YEARS, I CAN REALLY, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD THINK BACK AND KNOW THAT YOU'VE CHANGED THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF OUR STUDENTS. YOU'VE PUT THEM ON A PATHWAY TO THE MIDDLE CLASS, AND THERE'S NO PRICE ON THAT, NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE PAY YOU. I MEAN, YOU'VE LEFT A LASTING IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS, RIGHT? AND THE ECONOMIC STABILITY OF OUR STUDENTS.

SO, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE LIKE WE WON, WE WON, WE HIT THE LOTTO WITH YOU AND AND LOOKING FORWARD TO, YOU KNOW, MANY MORE YEARS AND SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO.

THANK YOU. HELLO EVERYONE. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT TO SUPPORT AND CONGRATULATE DOCTOR FIERRO. MY NAME IS GUSTAVO SANCHEZ AND I AM A SECOND YEAR CERRITOS COLLEGE STUDENT AND I AM THE STUDENT TRUSTEE FOR THIS ACADEMIC YEAR.

I THINK GRATITUDE IS ALL WHAT WE FEEL TONIGHT.

I FIRST NOT MET, BUT, LIKE, KNEW ABOUT DOCTOR FIERRO ON CERRITOS COLLEGE TIKTOK AND AS A AS A RECENT GRADUATE COMING INTO COLLEGE,

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I'M STEPPING INTO A CAMPUS WHERE THE FACULTY AND LEADERSHIP REALLY CARE ABOUT THEIR STUDENTS.

SPEAKING FOR THE STUDENTS, WE SEE ALL THAT YOU DO, PRESIDENT FIERRO, AND WE THANK YOU.

AND FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR ALWAYS THINKING OF THE STUDENTS FIRST AND THE FACULTY.

YOU ALWAYS TELL US WE'RE DOING THIS FOR THE STUDENTS AND THE WAY YOU INCLUDE EVERYBODY THAT EVERYBODY IS IN ON IT. ALL YOUR STAFF, EVERYBODY IS IS A PARTNER IN YOUR ROLE AND THAT IS THAT TAKES A TRUE LEADER.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU. DOCTOR FERRER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS? CAN I PUT. ON MY GLASSES? I THINK I HAVE GLASSES.

WELL, THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR BEING HERE AND FOR SHARING THIS SPECIAL MOMENT WITH ME AND WITH THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY.

I'M NOT. I GO TO A LOT OF EVENTS. I PARTICIPATE IN A LOT OF CELEBRATIONS.

I AM ALWAYS GLAD AND PROUD TO TAKE CREDIT FOR THE WORK OF THE COLLEGE, BUT I ALWAYS HAVE A HARD TIME WHEN THE RECOGNITION POINTS THIS DIRECTION BECAUSE THE WORK THAT IS DONE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE IS DONE NOT BY ONE PERSON, IS DONE BY OVER 1000 PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE, LIKE EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, CANNOT BE DONE BY ONE PERSON. SO I OFTEN FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN I HAVE TO TAKE THE ACCOLADES, BECAUSE THIS IS THE WORK OF MANY, AND I JUST GET TO REPRESENT AN INCREDIBLE CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY.

I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THE RECOGNITION, THE SUPPORT FOR TONIGHT.

I WANT TO THANK ANDREA AND WENDY FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND KEEPING A SECRET FOR AS LONG AS THEY COULD.

BUT I STARTED DOING SOME VISITS LAST WEEK, AND.

AND I RAN INTO SOME OF YOU AND YOU SAID, WELL, SEE YOU WEDNESDAY.

SO SO I STARTED TO TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING. WHAT'S HAPPENING? SO THANK YOU FOR COMING. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND STANDING HERE.

I REALLY FELT OVERWHELMED AND AND A LOT OF EMOTIONS, A LOT OF GRATITUDE AND DEEP HUMILITY AND REFLECTION.

IT IS REALLY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S BEEN TEN YEARS SINCE I STEPPED INTO THIS ROLE.

I STILL REMEMBER THAT FIRST DAY I WALKED ONTO THIS CAMPUS KNOWING THAT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY, AN OPPORTUNITY THAT PROBABLY I WASN'T QUALIFIED FOR.

BUT THANKFULLY THE BOARD DIDN'T ASK TOO MANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS.

AND HERE I AM. I REALLY FELT THE WEIGHT OF THAT RESPONSIBILITY RIGHT AWAY.

I CAME IN, I SAT IN THE OFFICE, AND I WAS SO QUIET BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, OH GOD, WHAT HAPPENED? BUT I DID PROMISE TO MYSELF THAT VERY SAME DAY THAT IF I WASN'T FULLY READY FOR THE JOB, I WAS GOING TO WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY TO GROW INTO IT.

AND TEN YEARS LATER, I'M STILL DOING JUST THAT.

I'M STILL WORKING EVERY SINGLE DAY TO CONTINUE TO EARN THAT JOB.

BECAUSE BEING THE PRESIDENT OF CERRITOS COLLEGE ISN'T NECESSARILY ABOUT THE TITLE, IT IS ABOUT SERVICE.

IT'S ABOUT GROWING WITH YOU, LEARNING FROM YOU, AND DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO WALK ALONGSIDE YOU IN THE WORK.

TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST, YOUR GUIDANCE, AND YOUR STEADY LEADERSHIP.

YOU HAVE SUPPORTED BOLD IDEAS, CRAZY IDEAS, AND TOUGH DECISIONS.

AND MORE THAN THAT, YOU HAVE HELD A VISION FOR THIS COLLEGE THAT IS GROUNDED IN ACCESS, EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY.

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TO OUR STAFF, TO OUR FACULTY, TO OUR MANAGERS.

YOU ARE THE HEART OF CERRITOS COLLEGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT, PARTICULARLY YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR FAITH IN WHAT WE COULD BUILD TOGETHER. EVERY CHALLENGE WE HAVE FACED, WE HAVE MET WITH COURAGE.

EVERY STEP FORWARD, WE HAVE TAKEN AT ONCE AS ONCE WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE LAST DECADE.

WHERE WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE LAST DECADE WASN'T DONE BY ONE PERSON.

AS I SAID EARLIER, IT WAS DONE THROUGH COLLABORATION, SHARED PURPOSE AND BELIEVE IN SOMETHING BIGGER THAN OURSELVES.

TO MY WIFE, MELANIE. SHE'S WATCHING FROM HOME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSTANT SUPPORT. YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR QUIET STRENGTH.

THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING THE LONG NIGHTS, THE WEEKEND EMAILS, AND FOR ALWAYS REMINDING ME TO STEP BACK AND KEEP THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE.

PARA MI FAMILIA ESTAR VIENDO EN ESTE MEMENTO.

PARA MI FAMILIA DESDE COLOMBIA. GRACIAS.

NOW I PRACTICE A LOT TO NOT DO THIS. DIDN'T WORK OUT.

GRACIAS POR TODO EL AMOR POR LOS VALORES. QUÉ MENCIONAR? DESDE EL PRINCIPIO.

TODO. TODO LO LOGRADO.

USTEDES. AUNQUE LA DISTANCIA. NO SE ESTA NOCHE.

LO SIENTO MUY CERCA Y ES COMO TAMBIÉN AS USTEDES.

TO THE MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FRIENDS AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS WHO HAVE JOINED US TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TO CELEBRATE WITH US.

YOUR PRESENCE IS DEEPLY MEANINGFUL TO ME. YOUR SUPPORT AND THE RECOGNITION YOU HAVE OFFERED GIVE ME SOMETHING TO ASPIRE TO. IT'S A REMINDER TO CONTINUE GROWING INTO THIS ROLE WITH HUMANITY, HUMILITY AND PURPOSE. YOU REMIND ME THAT LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT COMMUNITY AND A COMMUNITY ACT, AND THAT SUCCESS MEANS LITTLE UNLESS IT'S SHARED.

AND I LOVE SHARING THIS WITH ALL OF YOU. WHAT MAKES THIS MOMENT SO MEANINGFUL IS IN THE RECOGNITION.

IT IS THE REMINDER OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE TOGETHER.

WE HAVE BUILT NEW PATHWAYS FOR THE STUDENTS. WE HAVE EXPANDED OPPORTUNITY, AND WE HAVE CHALLENGED ALL ASSUMPTIONS AND CREATED NEW MODELS OF EQUITY AND ACCESS AND ACCESS.

AND THROUGH IT ALL, WE HAVE STAYED FOCUSED ON THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS AND UPLIFTING OUR COMMUNITIES.

SO TONIGHT I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE PART OF THIS STORY.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO GROW WITH YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME EVERY DAY THAT LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT BEING UP FRONT. IT IS ABOUT WORKING WITH OTHERS AND NEVER FORGETTING WHERE YOU STARTED.

FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. THANK YOU. WE ARE, AND WE WILL ALWAYS BE CERRITOS COLLEGE.

THANK YOU.

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WE INVITE YOU TO ENJOY CAKE AND TAKE PHOTOS OUTSIDE AT THE DESIGNATED BACKDROP, WHERE YOU MAY ALSO PRESENT PROCLAMATIONS TO DOCTOR FIERRO.

WE WILL NOW ADJOURN FOR 15 MINUTE RECESS. OKAY.

THANK YOU.

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AND WHAT I DO IS VERY SCIENTIFICALLY REVIEW INTERVIEW NOTES, SURVEYS.

AND I LOOKED FOR FOR WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT.

AND SO SOME KEY ITEMS WERE YOUR WI-FI BROADBAND BROADBAND SITUATION HERE ON CAMPUS CLASSROOM AND LAB TECHNOLOGY FOR STUDENTS, SECURITY TOP OF MIND, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

AND WE DID ADOPT THAT AS AN OVERARCHING THEME FOR THE ENTIRE PLAN.

AND CONSULTING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS YOU MOVE FORWARD IN ALL AREAS OF THE PLAN THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT TRAINING, INNOVATION DECISION MAKING, LEVERAGING WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE IN TERMS OF THE SYSTEMS THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE.

HEY, LET'S USE THEM MORE FULLY. LET'S FIND OUT ABOUT THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THOSE SYSTEMS AND LEVERAGE THAT ACCESS AND ACCESSIBILITY.

INTEGRATION OF OF YOUR SYSTEMS OVER TIME. IT'S REALLY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENS A LOT THAT I SEE IN MOST COMMUNITY COLLEGES IS YOU STARTED WITH THIS SYSTEM, AND THEN YOU GO OUT AND YOU GET ANOTHER SYSTEM, AND THEN YOU GO OUT AND YOU INVEST IN A THIRD SYSTEM.

BUT THEY DON'T ALWAYS PLAY NICE IN THE SANDBOX AND YOU HAVE TO DO THAT.

AND SO THIS PLAN HAS A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES TO TRY AND GET ALL OF THAT INTEGRATED AND REALLY CONSOLIDATED.

SO IT'S EASIER FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF TO DO THEIR WORK AND TO TO GET TO CLASS ON TIME.

COMMUNICATIONS WAS A BIG ONE. YOUR IT STAFFING, THE QUALITY OF YOUR DATA BECOMING MORE AND MORE IMPORTANT.

AS YOU KNOW, OUR STATE CHANCELLOR IS VERY DATA FOCUSED.

MAKES A LOT OF DECISIONS. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT DOCTOR FIERRO LEADS BY THAT EXAMPLE AS WELL.

AND THEN PAUL, A LITTLE BIT ON POLICIES AND SOME OF THESE OTHERS I LIST EVERYTHING SO THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF ALL INCLUSIVE. BUT AS FROM THE TOP OF THE LIST TO THE BOTTOM IS INCREASING NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

SO HERE'S OUR THEMES, OBJECTIVES AND INITIATIVES.

I KNOW THIS IS QUITE BUSY, BUT I'M GOING TO TRY AND EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.

ON THIS PAGE THREE THEMES CAME OUT. THESE ARE THE FIRST THREE CAMPUS, THE CAMPUS EXPERIENCE.

AND THAT FALLS UNDER EQUITABLE ACCESS LEVER IMPROVING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE.

AND THAT NUMBER 11 THERE MEANS THERE'S 11 INITIATIVES AROUND THAT PARTICULAR TOPIC.

OKAY. SO THAT'S HOW YOU WOULD READ THIS INFORMATION AND IMPROVE STAFF EXPERIENCE.

FIVE INITIATIVES THERE AND COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING.

TRAINING IN A COUPLE A REALLY A COUPLE OF INITIATIVES TO WORK ON THERE.

THE SECOND THEME THAT CAME THROUGH WAS DATA MANAGEMENT USAGE.

AND OF COURSE, THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH YOUR COMPLETION.

LEVER. SO IT IS PLACED IN THAT AREA. PEOPLE THERE'S A COUPLE OF INITIATIVES FOR TRUSTING THE DATA A LITTLE MORE PROVIDING A SINGLE SOURCE OF TRUTH FOR ALL OF, OF YOUR DATA AND ACCESS TO THE APPROPRIATE DATA FOR THOSE THAT NEED IT TO DO THEIR WORK.

A THIRD THEME WAS INNOVATION CAME OUT STRONGLY FALLS UNDER THE CAREER AND TRANSFER SUCCESS LEVER.

REDUCING THE NUMBER OF SYSTEMS THAT STAFF AND STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO USE TO DO WHAT IT IS THEY NEED TO DO.

AND THAT'S KIND OF THAT INTEGRATION THAT I TALKED ABOUT USING EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, RETIRING ANY OUTDATED TECHNOLOGIES. AND THERE ARE ALWAYS A FEW OUT THERE AND UNDERSTANDING STANDING NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, IN OTHER WORDS, STAYING ON TOP OF TECHNOLOGY.

OF COURSE, A BIG THEME THERE WAS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

AND THE NUMBERS THERE YOU CAN SEE SHOW THE NUMBER OF INITIATIVES AROUND THAT.

AND YOU CAN READ THOSE, OBVIOUSLY, IN THE PLAN IN DETAIL THE FOUR OTHER THEMES TECHNOLOGY, MAINTENANCE. AND WE PUT THIS UNDER INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH.

OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACROSS THE STATE ADOPTED TECHNOLOGY SOME 35 YEARS AGO.

NOW, YOU MAY REMEMBER, SOME OF YOU MAY BE AS OLD AS ME.

AND REMEMBER THE FIRST DAYS OF THE ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS THAT WE BOUGHT AND TRIED TO INSTALL, AND THEY TOOK YEARS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. BUT WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT SOME OF THOSE SYSTEMS AND THE NETWORKS THAT WE USE, IT'S TIME FOR REFRESH. IT'S TIME FOR AN OVERHAUL.

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THREE INITIATIVES THERE TECHNOLOGY EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY AND EFFICIENCIES.

AGAIN, THAT KIND OF THAT THEME OF OF THAT BRINGING THINGS TOGETHER AND MAKING THEM EASIER AND THEN MAKING SURE WE HAVE INDUSTRY STANDARD CLASSROOMS AND LABS AND DISTANCE TECHNOLOGY DISTANCE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGIES.

ANOTHER AREA WAS SECURITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT.

IT'S TOP OF MIND FOR ALMOST EVERYONE. I DON'T THINK ANYONE DOESN'T KNOW WE HAVE A FRAUD PROBLEM IN CALIFORNIA WITH OUR WITH OUR APPLICATION PROCESS THAT WE ARE ALL STRUGGLING WITH. AND AGAIN, THIS RELATES TO INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SOME INITIATIVES ABOUT COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY POLICY AND PROCEDURE.

IF YOUR POLICY AND PROCEDURE ISN'T IN PLACE, THEN YOU YOU CAN'T REALLY ENFORCE THOSE, RIGHT? SO YOU WILL PROBABLY SEE SOME WORK IN THAT AREA, CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS AND OF COURSE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, WHICH WE ALL DEAL WITH IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

ANOTHER THEME WAS PROCESS AND PROTOCOL. AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY IS TECHNOLOGY ISN'T JUST THE TECHNOLOGY ITSELF.

I LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS A, AS A THREE LEGGED CHAIR.

AND IT HAS PEOPLE PROCESS AND THEN THE TECHNOLOGY ITSELF.

AND IF THOSE THREE THINGS AREN'T WORKING IN TANDEM, THE TECHNOLOGY CAN BE RENDERED PRETTY USELESS.

SO YOU CAN HAVE GREAT TECHNOLOGY, BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE PEOPLE ABLE TO USE IT PROPERLY OR PROPERLY TRAINED, OR YOU DON'T HAVE PROCESSES TO USE IT EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY, THEN IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE A FINELY OILED MACHINE.

AND SO WE FOUND A FEW THINGS THERE THAT IN THE TECHNOLOGY REALM THAT YOU PROBABLY WANT TO WORK ON OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

YOU WANT TO OPTIMIZE YOUR, YOUR TECHNOLOGY DECISION MAKING.

THERE'S THREE INITIATIVES THERE. APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR TECHNOLOGY, MAKING SURE THAT'S IN PLACE.

PLANNING FOR TECHNOLOGY. BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, IT CHANGES ALL THE TIME.

AND THEN OPTIMIZE PROCESSES AROUND THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND TAKING A LOOK AT THOSE.

AND FINALLY, IN THE AREA OF COMMUNICATION CAME OUT LOUD AND CLEAR.

AND AGAIN IN INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH FELL UNDER THE INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH LEVER.

CLEAR COMMUNICATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN THE IN THE AS IT RELATES TO TECHNOLOGY.

KEEPING STAKEHOLDERS INFORMED. WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT'S CHANGING? WHY IS IT CHANGING? WHAT'S IT GOING TO DO TO ME? AND UNDERSTANDING AVAILABLE RESOURCES. ONE OF THE INITIATIVES THERE IS TO JUST MAKE SURE EVERYBODY ON CAMPUS KNOWS EVERYTHING WE HAVE IN TERMS OF TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY CAN BRING TO BEAR, EITHER IN THE CLASSROOM OR IN THEIR DAILY WORK.

SO THAT'S KIND OF A REALLY QUICK BRUSH OVERVIEW OF OF THE SEVEN THEMES AND THE OBJECTIVES AND INITIATIVES.

ONCE THAT WAS ALL PUT TOGETHER WE CIRCULATED THE PLAN FOR ADDITIONAL INPUT AND IT WAS SENT TO THE ENTIRE COLLEGE COMMUNITY.

AND ANYBODY THAT WANTED TO COULD COME IN. IT ALSO PROVIDED FEEDBACK, AS I MENTIONED.

AND SO DID THE CHANCELLOR AND HIS CABINET. I MEAN, I SAY CHANCELLOR BECAUSE I COME FROM A MULTI CAMPUS DISTRICT, I APOLOGIZE. PRESIDENT. SUPERINTENDENT I'M NOT I WAS WHEN I WAS AT GLENDALE COLLEGE, WE HAD PRESIDENT SUPERINTENDENT WHEN I WAS AT NORTH ORANGE.

AND LATER IN MY CAREER WE HAD CHANCELLOR. SO I THINK I JUST ALWAYS DEFAULT TO CHANCELLOR.

SO I HOPE YOU LIKE YOUR PROMOTION, DOCTOR. SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED ONE AFTER TONIGHT.

AND THEN I INCORPORATED ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK FROM CIRCULATING THE PLAN.

MANY WANTED THE CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY SIMPLIFIED, PARTICULARLY FACULTY.

THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE, TEACH THEIR CLASS, AND NOT HAVE TECHNOLOGY BE A BARRIER.

CAREER. STUDENT HELP DESK EXPANSION. LET'S HELP OUR STUDENTS A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE TECHNOLOGY REALM.

PERSONAL DEVICE POLICY. SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY BECOMING IMPORTANT BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE ON CAMPUS ARE CARRYING TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE DIFFERENT DEVICES AND THEY ALL WANT TO USE THE SYSTEM.

INVENTORYING YOUR ASSETS AND SEPARATION OF STAFF AND STUDENT NETWORKS CAME UP AS WELL.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY MY GRAMMATICAL ERRORS, AND I ALWAYS WANT TO THANK THE ENGLISH FACULTY BECAUSE THEY'RE THE BEST AT THAT.

THEY GIVE ME, MADE ME GET RIGHT ON TRACK. THIS IS THE FORMAT FOR THE PLAN.

AS YOU CAN SEE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY, SELECT AND IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS ALL ALONG THE WAY.

THE STUDENT FIRST FRAMEWORK. THIS IS JUST AN EXCERPT OF ONE SMALL PIECE, BUT WE HAD THE STUDENT.

THE LEVER COMES AND SO THE PLAN IS BROKEN INTO THE FOUR LEVER AREAS AND THEN UNDER EACH OF THOSE,

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AND THEN YOUR OBJECTIVES AND THEN UNDER OBJECTIVES INITIATIVES OR NEXT OBJECTIVES, THE INITIATIVES OF WHICH THERE ARE USUALLY MULTIPLE INITIATIVES FOR EACH OF YOUR OBJECTIVES. THIS ONE IS IMPROVE THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE.

YOU'LL SEE SOME NUMBERS THERE 2.43.9. THOSE RELATE TO THE ACCREDITATION STANDARD.

SO IN YOURS I HAVE DONE THE NEW ACCREDITATION STANDARDS AND IDENTIFY THOSE STANDARDS THAT MOST CLOSELY RELATE TO THAT INITIATIVE.

SO YOU'LL SEE DIFFERENT NUMBERING IN YOUR VERSION.

BUT I DID I DID LOOK AT THAT. THEN THE CAMPUS WILL IDENTIFY A RESPONSIBLE PARTY, A TARGET COMPLETION AND WHAT RESOURCES ARE NEEDED.

OTHER RELATED COLLEGE PLANS. ACCREDITORS LOVE THIS BECAUSE IT SHOWS THE INTEGRATION OF YOUR PLANS.

SO LET'S SAY YOU HAVE SOMETHING RELATED TO MAYBE FACILITIES STANDARDS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THEN YOUR FACILITIES MASTER PLAN WOULD BE LISTED THERE.

SO YOU TRY TO BRING THE THE PLANS TOGETHER HERE.

AND THEN THE LAST TWO COLUMNS ARE TO BE USED BY THE IT STANDARDS COMMITTEE IN CONSULTATION WITH IT TO DO A YEARLY OUTCOME ASSESSMENT FOR THOSE THINGS THAT WERE TO BE DONE IN THAT YEAR AND IMPLICATION FOR THE NEXT YEAR'S PLAN.

AND THAT COULD BE ANYTHING FROM ADDING A NEW INITIATIVE SAYING, YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS INITIATIVE IS TOO EXPENSIVE. CERRITOS COLLEGE ISN'T GOING TO MAKE THAT INVESTMENT.

SO YOU JUST RECORD THAT MOVE ON. AND OR IF YOU HAVE THINGS IN PROGRESS, YOU IDENTIFY WHERE YOU ARE AND HOW YOU'RE DOING.

SO THAT WAS THE FORMAT THAT I USE. I'VE USED THIS ACROSS THE STATE.

IT'LL BECOME I'M STARTING TO SEE IT. OTHERS ADOPT IT AS WELL.

I THINK IT'S NICE BECAUSE IT'S VERY SIMPLE TO READ AND EASY TO FOLLOW.

AND THIS IS, IS KIND OF THE FRONT PAGE OF THE, OF THE PLAN AND THE KEY STEPS I WANTED TO POINT OUT.

SO I DID INTERVIEWS, I DID WE DID SURVEYS THE SUMMIT, IT WAS APPROVED BY IT STANDARDS.

THEN IT WAS CIRCULATED. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND SAID, WE CAN MOVE ON AND MADE CHANGES.

AND THEN IT WENT TO PLANNING AND BUDGET AND THEN, OF COURSE, ON TO YOU THIS EVENING.

SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP DEVELOP THE PLAN.

IT WAS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH THE MEMBERS OF, OF THE OF OF YOUR CAMPUS COMMUNITY.

IT WAS VERY REWARDING FOR ME. AND YES, I KNOW WHERE MY ROOTS ARE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? AND I CAN SEE I DO HAVE TRUSTEE. LEWIS. SO WHEN DO WE GET TO SEE THE PLAN.

WE JUST. I JUST HAVE A COPY OF THE UPDATE PRESENTATION ITSELF.

SO IS THE. SO THE PLAN DIDN'T GO OUT WITH THE PRESENTATION? NO. IT WAS. SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH IT. YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED IT.

OKAY, WELL, WE WILL MAKE SURE THEN. WE WAITED TILL ANDREA WAS OUT OF THE ROOM.

RIGHT. YEAH. WE'LL GET IT TO YOU. THAT'S OKAY.

NO, NO, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE FOR TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION.

SO I APOLOGIZE. OKAY. NO WORRIES, BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO ASK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT AI AND HOW THAT MAY BE INTEGRATED INTO NOT ONLY, LIKE, THE FACULTY ROOM, BUT ALSO IN HOW ADMINISTRATION CAN BE ORGANIZED.

SO YOU WILL SEE AI IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS AND SEVERAL INITIATIVES, SEVERAL OBJECTIVES, INITIATIVES.

YOU'LL SEE IT DEFINING THE POLICY AROUND IT AND GETTING YOUR ARMS AROUND, OKAY, HOW ARE WE GOING TO RESPONSIBLY USE IT AND TEACH OUR STUDENTS TO RESPONSIBLY USE IT.

WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE RULES OF THE GAME AT CERRITOS COLLEGE? THERE IS INITIATIVES IN THERE AROUND THAT. THERE'S ALSO.

BUT WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS, WHEN YOU GO OUT TO LET'S SAY YOU HAVE A NEED AT THE COLLEGE.

AI WILL BE CONSULTED AS TO THE OPTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

SO YOU THAT'S THE THE POINT OF THE OVER THE INCLUSIVE OVERARCHING IS TO USE AI AS A TOOL TO HELP WITH ANY OF THE INITIATIVES AS WELL. SO THERE'S INITIATIVES ABOUT AI AND AI ADOPTION.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE OVERARCHING LET'S LOOK AT AI WHEN WHENEVER WE EMBARK IN ANY OF THESE INITIATIVES, WHAT DOES AI BRING TO THE TABLE? YEAH, BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LOOK INTO SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

YES. BECAUSE AI IS GENERALLY, YOU KNOW, ONE THING, BUT THERE'S DIFFERENT LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, YOUR GROK, CHATGPT CLOUD AND SO ON AND SO ON, AND THEN DIFFERENT ONES THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY CREATED FOR INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONS TO

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YOU CAN'T JUST LOG ON AND, YOU KNOW, POP IN PRIVATE STUDENT INFORMATION.

SO, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE WE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THAT AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, CREATE OUR OWN VERSION OF, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER LLM WE CHOOSE, HOW IS THAT GOING TO BE CHOSEN? SO AND THERE'S AN INITIATIVE IN THERE TO DO JUST TO, TO TRY AND GET YOUR ARMS AROUND AND DO JUST THAT.

IT USUALLY INVOLVES YOUR ACADEMICS IN IT. MOST INSTITUTIONS ARE CONSULTING FACULTY ON HOW THEY WANT TO USE AND NOT USE IT IN THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT.

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE SOME INVOLVEMENT WITH YOUR CLASSIFIED GROUP MANAGEMENT GROUP ABOUT IT AS WELL, AND YOU MAY DECIDE AS AN INSTITUTION YOU WANT TO PICK 1 OR 2 TOOLS THAT ARE THE STANDARD FOR YOUR INSTITUTION.

MANY INSTITUTIONS HAVE DONE THAT BECAUSE IT MAKES IT EASIER TO MANAGE, AND IT MAKES IT EASIER TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME LEVEL PLAYING FIELD AS YOU WILL AS THEY USE AI. SO DO ALL OF THE DO ALL OF THESE OBJECTIVES HAVE A SPECIFIC DATE ON THEM? AT LEAST A YEAR? NO. WELL NOT YET. NOT YET. THAT IS TO BE FILLED OUT.

SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW IS ONCE THE INITIAL, THE THEMES, THE OBJECTIVES AND INITIATIVES ARE PALATABLE TO YOU AS A BOARD AND YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THEM, THEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN? IS IT STANDARDS AND CONSULTATION WITH PATRICK'S ORGANIZATION WILL GO BACK, PRIORITIZE THOSE, ASSIGN RESPONSIBLE PARTIES, LOOK AT RESOURCES, AND SORT OF FILL OUT THE REST OF THE BLANK COLUMNS, IF YOU WILL. DO WE HAVE A DATE FOR THAT? THE DATE TO MAKE A DATE, RIGHT.

OH, WE'LL BE STARTING THAT IN THE FALL. THE FALL.

YEAH. AND ALSO WE ARE LOOKING AT AT RIGHT NOW COPILOT AND WE'RE STARTING TO LOOK AT SOME CHATGPT WE'RE WORKING WITH.

WENDY FROM THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE IS DOING A PILOT GROUP.

SO WE'RE WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO BECAUSE WE SEE MORE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR CHATGPT AND THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, I WANT TO I WANT ACCESS TO OUR SYSTEM. I SAID, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

WE NEED TO GET GET IT AN ENTERPRISE SYSTEM SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF SET THOSE GUIDE RAILS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT OUR STUDENT INFORMATION BEING OUT IN THE PUBLIC.

SO WE ARE LOOKING AT TRYING TO GET SOME OF THESE TOOLS AND DEVELOP IT AT THE EDUCATION ENTERPRISE LEVEL SO THAT WE CAN REALLY SET THOSE GUIDE RAILS AND IT BECOMES OUR DATA. SO IT'S NOT USING THE PUBLIC ONE, WHICH COULD THEN GET US INTO TROUBLE IF WE'RE SHARING THAT DATA.

SO WE MAY HAVE TO LOOK INTO WORKING WITH SOME OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS, WHETHER IT BE CHATGPT, GROK, CLOUD, WHATEVER, TO GET A MAYBE A CONTRACT WITH THEM TO CREATE OUR OWN OR HOWEVER THAT.

YEAH, A LOT OF IT ENDS UP BEING WE KIND OF CREATE THE ENTERPRISE LEVEL AND THEN IT BECOMES HOURS AND THEN YOU CAN SET UP A LOT OF THAT.

YEAH, I KNOW WE HAD SOME AREAS AT ONE POINT LIKE HOW DO WE GET CHATGPT? I WAS LIKE, WELL, AGAIN, HOLD ON, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH IT? OH, YOU WANT TO PUT ALL THIS DATA? HOLD ON. THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS. AND THEN WHEN WE START TALKING AND SAYING THAT, THEN THEY'RE LIKE, OKAY, WE CAN KIND OF HOLD BACK BECAUSE WE DO WANT TO GET THOSE.

AND EVERYONE IN THE STATE RIGHT NOW IS TRYING TO TRYING TO TACKLE THIS.

YEAH, BECAUSE EVERYONE'S TRYING TO USE IT. WELL, I GOT MY OWN LICENSE OF CHATGPT.

I GOT THIS AND THAT. HOW DO I GET THE DATA IN THERE? IT'S LIKE, WELL, NO, WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT JUST YET BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE CONTROL OVER WHO OWNS THE DATA AND WHERE.

IF IT GOES OUT, OR REALLY, WE WANT TO KEEP MOST OF IT, OF COURSE, PRIVATE.

YEAH. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE STARTING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

AND AGAIN, IT'S A LOT OF IT IS STARTING STRAIGHT FROM THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE.

SO WE'RE WE'RE WORKING THERE. AND YES, THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF MY FIRST CONCERNS.

LIKE, I, I DON'T WANT OUR DATA GETTING OUT ACCIDENTALLY AND I DON'T WANT TO TIE WHERE PEOPLE CAN EASILY GET SOME OF THAT INTO THEIR PERSONAL STUFF BECAUSE IT'S THIS NEEDS TO BE ENTERPRISE COLLEGE CONTROLLED ITEMS SO THAT WE CAN SET SET A LOT OF THOSE GUIDES, GUIDE RAILS. AND AGAIN, THAT'S THE REASON IN THE PLAN FOR STARTING WITH POLICY.

YEP. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT THE ITEM THAT SAYS FUTURE READY.

AN AI MUCH LARGER THAN LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS.

LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS IS WHAT WE KNOW DAY TO DAY OF AI.

BUT THE THE WAY THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT AI IS FROM A SYSTEM PERSPECTIVE IN WHICH OUR FUNCTIONING OF THE CAMPUS IS ENHANCED BY AI TOOLS THAT INCREASE CAPABILITIES ACROSS THE BOARD, BORE, NOT ONLY LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS. SO WE HAVE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS AS TO WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO GET ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS TODAY AND TEN YEARS FROM TODAY, RATHER THAN HOW WE ADOPT ANY OF THE LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS?

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RIGHT? EVERYONE IS GOING TO USE IT WHENEVER THEY'RE GOING TO USE IT. AND IT'S VERY HARD TO MONITOR THAT.

BUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WHETHER OR NOT AI IS GOING TO CONTRIBUTE TO PRODUCTIVITY, TO ENHANCE WORLD PERFORMANCE, TO AID EMPLOYEES INTO EXCELLING AT THEIR WORK IS WHAT WE AND I MEAN WHEN WE SAY FUTURE READY, TECHNOLOGY READY AND AI BASED. SO ESSENTIALLY EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE LISTED THERE OVER TIME.

SHOULD WE COVER UNDER THE AI UMBRELLA? SO WHEN WE, FOR INSTANCE, TALK ABOUT SYSTEMS THAT WE ARE GOING TO PURCHASE FOR THE DISTRICT OR NEWEST QUESTION IS, IS THAT SYSTEM A NATIVE AI SYSTEM OR THEY ARE REVERSE ENGINEERING A SYSTEM INTO AN AI MODEL? AND WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS THAT A LOT OF THE LEADING COMPANIES TODAY ARE TRYING TO CATCH UP ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AI, AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF NEW COMPANIES THAT ARE EMERGING.

THEY ARE AI NATIVE. AND THE PERFORMANCE, JUST FOR INSTANCE, ON CHATBOTS IS NIGHT AND DAY BETWEEN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANIES THAT HAVE BEEN USING THE DATABASE MODELS OR THE CUSTOMER DATABASES CRMS AND AN AI CRM NATIVE JUST RUN CIRCLES AROUND ONE THAT IS JUST SIMPLY TRYING TO LAYER AN AI TOOL.

SO WE'RE PUTTING SORT OF A PAUSE ON THE TOOLS THAT WE ARE ADOPTING OR CONTRACTS THAT WE ARE RENEWING TO START MOVING INTO THE NEW FRONTIER. AS LONG AS THIS ONE LASTS, BECAUSE IT SEEMS THE EVERY MONTH IS A TOOL THAT IS, THAT IS BETTER THAN THE NEXT.

SO THAT IS WHAT WE MEAN. FUTURE READY AND AI READY.

WAY BEYOND JUST SIMPLY WHAT MOST OF US KNOW AS AI IS.

IT'S SO BIG THAT IT'S SCARY. YEAH, IT IS SCARY.

AND I WOULD SAY ALL THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE, ARE DEALING WITH THAT SAME QUESTION.

AND, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG ONE. BUT ONE THING I WOULD POINT YOU BACK TO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT AI AGAIN, YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY LIKE CHATGPT OR WHATEVER, BUT YOU ALSO WANT TO THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE, THE IMPACT ON THE PEOPLE AND THE PROCESSES THAT SURROUND IT.

SO YOU USE IT APPROPRIATELY. SO YOU GOT TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE FACTOR WHEN YOU DO THAT.

I THINK YOU'RE WELL POSITIONED TO DO THAT. YEAH.

AS A CLASSROOM PROFESSOR. AND WE USE A LOT OF AI TOOLS.

RIGHT. SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE USE AI TO CREATE POWERPOINT.

ONE SECOND YOU CREATE YOUR PRESENTATION. AND IN THE CLASSROOM WE USE AI TO CREATE POWER, CREATE LIKE FLOWCHARTS AND PSEUDOCODE FOR US TO TEACH AND FOR FOR PROGRAMING.

PROFESSOR, I HAVE TO GRADE A LOT OF PROGRAMING WORK, BUT I CAN USE AI TO DO THAT.

SO I'M, I, I KNOW OTHER PROFESSORS, THEY WILL USE AI TOOL BUT ALL THESE THINGS COST MONEY, SO I HOPE IN THE FUTURE WE HAVE STANDARD LIKE IN THE COLLEGE.

IF, IF ALL PROFESSORS WE WANT TO USE YOU KNOW, POWERPOINT AI TO, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT TO SPEND YOUR TIME TO DO THAT.

RIGHT? SO WE HAVE A LICENSE FOR THE COLLEGE TO HELP US.

MOST BENEFICIAL, MOST EFFECTIVE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH. I MEAN, AI CONVERSATION IS VERY IMPORTANT, OBVIOUSLY.

VERY RELEVANT. WHAT I WAS WONDERING THOUGH, TOO, IS AND I'LL TRY NOT TO ECHO THAT, BUT WHAT I'M WONDERING THOUGH, IS REALLY AROUND THE PRIORITIZATION. JUST BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE LEFT OFF THAT LIST.

LIKE WHAT IS POSSIBLE TO ADD TO THE LIST OF INITIATIVES, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE JUST SO, SO MANY. AND MY, MY THOUGHT KIND OF GOES TO THE SAME PLACE AS TRUSTEE.

LEWIS IS LIKE, WELL, WHAT'S STEP ONE? WHAT'S STEP FIVE? WHAT'S STEP 14? LIKE, HOW DO WE HOW DO WE MAP 88 INITIATIVES TO THE NEXT FEW YEARS? AND WHO'S DOING THEM ALL AND HOW AND WHAT GOES BEFORE WHAT.

AND AND SO THAT'S I KNOW THE WORK AHEAD. SO MAYBE PATRICK, YOU WANT TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT HOW WE EAT AN ELEPHANT.

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AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE. SOMETIMES THE DANGER IS WHEN THERE'S SO MUCH THAT YOU BECOME UNFOCUSED.

RIGHT? AND SO THAT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DO ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS AT ONCE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF UNPACK THAT A LITTLE BIT.

SO A LOT OF IT INITIALLY, I'M GOING TO SIT DOWN WITH MY TEAM AND START LOOKING AT THE ITEMS AND START LOOKING AT THOSE WORKING WITH THE EXECUTIVE TEAM.

WE ALREADY HAVE KIND OF A GROUP THAT LOOKS AT OUR IT INITIATIVES AND KIND OF SEE HOW THOSE KIND OF SYNC TOGETHER.

AND A LOT OF THE SOFTWARE AND ITEMS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING AND WORKING TOWARDS ARE SOME OF THOSE ON THAT LIST.

SO WE'RE GOING TO START LOOKING AT WHAT WHAT ARE, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WHAT WERE SOME OF THE TOP ONES RIGHT NOW? ONE OF OUR BIGGEST PAIN POINTS YOU SAW WAS WI-FI.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS, AND EVEN BEFORE I START THIS PROCESS I'M ALREADY WORKING ON, I'VE GOT TEN DIFFERENT INITIATIVES AND WORKING WITH PEOPLE TO TRY AND MAKE THAT EXPERIENCE BETTER FOR OUR STUDENTS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I HEARD.

AND IT WAS GREAT GOING TO THE STUDENT STUDENT BODY ON THESE, HEARING SOME OF THEIR PAIN POINTS.

AND I'M ALREADY LOOKING AT WAYS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE SAYING WI-FI, EVEN GETTING CONNECTED IS A PAIN.

AND THAT WAS A BIG I HEARD THAT MANY TIMES. AND EVEN JUST SITTING IN THE ROOM ANSWERING QUESTIONS, IT JUST SHOWED THAT WE NEED TO GIVE THEM HAVE PRESENT MORE TO THE STUDENTS BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT WE HAVE OUT THERE.

AND I'M GOING TO BE WORKING WITH PROBABLY GOING MORE REGULARLY TO THOSE MEETINGS AND AND BEING THERE AS A RESOURCE, PRESENTING, GETTING THAT STUFF OUT. IT'S GREAT.

I NOW HAVE A SECURITY MANAGER WHO'S GOING TO MANY OF THESE ITEMS ARE GOING TO FALL ON HIS HIS PLATE TO HELP US WITH SO WE HAVE MANY THINGS.

IT IS A LOT. BUT I MANY OF THESE ITEMS WERE STUFF THAT HAVE BEEN ALREADY ON OUR, OUR PLATE.

THINGS WERE ALREADY LOOKING INTO. SO SOME OF THESE RIGHT AWAY, WE MAY BE ABLE TO KIND OF TICK THEM OFF RIGHT AWAY.

SO I'M HOPING SOME OF THESE ARE GOING TO BE PRETTY QUICK.

SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME, AND MANY OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME.

AND NOT ALL OF THEM ARE JUST IT RELATED OR IT STAFF.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT AREAS ON CAMPUS, SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THEM TO KIND OF GET THEM INVOLVED AND MAKE SURE THEY THEY REALIZE THEY'VE GOT SOME ITEMS TO DO ON THEIR PLATE OR MAY ALREADY BE ITEMS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON, AND AGAIN, TRYING TO GET THOSE THOSE STRAIGHTENED OUT. BUT I'M HOPING TO IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, MAKE MAKE OUR STUDENT WI-FI BETTER, EASIER.

BECAUSE THAT I HEARD THAT WHEN I WAS LISTENING AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, MAYBE WE NEED TO CHANGE SOME OF THIS STUFF BECAUSE THEY'RE USING THEY'RE HAVING TROUBLE LOGGING INTO OUR OUR REGULAR WI-FI. THEY'RE USING THE GUEST, WHICH THOSE ARE FOR GUESTS.

AND WE HAVE IT. WE HAVE SOME OF THE PRIORITIES SET LOWER.

SO NOW THEY'RE ALREADY THEY'RE ALREADY BEING PENALIZED FOR USING THAT.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON MANY OF THOSE. SO I'M I'M EXCITED TO DO THESE.

AND IT'S GOT ME INVIGORATED TO DO MORE WITH THE STUDENTS BECAUSE I SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH THE LEADERSHIP AND OTHERS.

AND I'M I MISSED THAT PART OF WHEN I WAS THE IT MANAGER.

I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE STAFF WITH THE STUDENT SIDE, SO I'M GOING TO TRY AND BRING MYSELF BACK TO THAT AREA.

I LOVE IT, PATRICK. THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THIS WORK.

MY THOUGHT IS IT MAY BE HELPFUL TO WELL, FOR ONE, MAYBE WE COME BACK AT SOME POINT AND KIND OF TALK ABOUT THE LAYOUT OF HOW, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE TACKLE ALL THESE THINGS IN, YOU KNOW, OVER TIME? SOME OF THOSE THINGS PROBABLY RUN TOGETHER. BUT IT MAY BE HELPFUL TO AGGREGATE BECAUSE WE HAVE KIND OF TOPICS OF WORK.

RIGHT? THEMES. I THINK YOU REFERRED TO THEM, DEBORAH. RIGHT. THE THEMES, THE SEVEN THEMES.

BUT IT MIGHT BE IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO DISTILL JUST BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING SO MUCH ABOUT GOALS, DISTILL DOWN INTO LIKE 2 OR 3 GOALS OF LIKE OUTCOMES THAT WE REALLY WANT TO HAVE ON CAMPUS, LIKE WE WANT TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S A SEAMLESS STUDENT EXPERIENCE USING ALL TECHNOLOGIES OR THAT WE WOULD HAVE SECURITY OF DATA THROUGHOUT ALL OF, YOU KNOW, ALL THE STUDENT AND FACULTY INTERACTIONS OR AI INTEGRATED IN NATIVELY WITHIN BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S WAYS THAT WE COULD SORT OF SUM UP FROM A KIND OF CLEAR, ARTICULABLE SET OF GOALS THAT MAY PACKAGE ALL THIS WORK AND HELP TO ARTICULATE IT BETWEEN US, MUCH LESS, HOPEFULLY BE HELPFUL IN YOUR BIG HEAD TOO.

BUT IT'S GREAT WORK. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. STUDENT TRUSTEE. THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING, AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

I WAS A PART OF STUDENT SENATE WHEN YOU GUYS CAME TO PRESENT.

AND I'M GLAD YOU GUYS ARE HEARING OUR CONSIDERATIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THE WI-FI.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WHEN WILL WE BE GETTING ANOTHER UPDATE?

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SO IN THE PLAN, ONE OF THE INITIATIVES IS TO ANNUALLY UPDATE THE PLAN ANNUALLY.

OKAY. BUT WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF IT. WELL I'LL, I'LL WORK WITH WITH MY VP PHILIP EXECUTIVE VP LOPEZ AND DOCTOR FARRELL WILL WILL WORK ON SOME OF THAT AS WE GET SOME GOING.

AND WE'LL GET IT ON A FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS THAT WE. YEAH, JUST A QUICK UPDATE JUST SO THAT WE SEE LIKE WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT DATE, WHAT HAS BEEN PRIORITIZED BASED ON FURTHER INPUT FROM THE FALL SENATE, FACULTY SENATE AND SO ON.

THEN WE CAN HELP TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO, LIKE, EMPOWER THE FUND.

RIGHT. WELL, AND SO WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING IS YOU'RE LOOKING, OF COURSE, NOW AT THE THEMES, OBJECTIVES, INITIATIVES, WHICH IS IN THERE. BUT THEN AS THESE OTHER COLUMNS BEGIN TO BE FILLED OUT, YOU'D LIKE AN UPDATE? WELL, YES, BECAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, LORD WILLING, AND THE CREEK DON'T RISE. WE'LL BE HERE IN TWO YEARS, AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SAY LIKE, OKAY, HOW CLOSE ARE WE DID. YEAH. AND SO WE CAN KIND OF LIKE BE PART OF THE GAME PLAN OF, OF IMPLEMENTATION.

AND, AND LIKE I SAID, ONE OF THE INITIATIVES IN THERE IS ANNUAL REVIEW AND UPDATE THE PLAN.

SO IT NEEDS TO BE DONE ANNUALLY. AND IT STANDARDS SHOULD BE THE GROUP TO SORT OF LEAD THAT ALONG SIDE PATRICK.

THIS PLAN WAS DESIGNED TO BE STRATEGIC IN NATURE, NOT OPERATIONAL.

SO IT REALLY DOESN'T GET INTO HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO EACH THING THAT CAN BE DONE AS YOU GO ALONG.

THIS IS WHAT IS IT WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS? YEAH. WE DON'T NEED TO KNOW THE HOW NECESSARILY, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT OUR JOB, RIGHT? BUT WE ALSO WANT TO KNOW THE WHEN OF WHEN THAT.

AND THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT FOR THE TARGET COMPLETION.

AND AND ALSO YOU PROBABLY CARE ABOUT NEEDED RESOURCES.

I WOULD THINK SO THAT'S THAT'S AS WELL WILL BE IN THE PLAN.

MOST OF THE INSTITUTIONS THAT I DO THIS WITH POST THIS ON THEIR WEBSITE AND THEN UPDATE IT PERIODICALLY SO IT'S AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.

SO SO WHAT WE WILL DO IS WE WILL WALK THE FIRST YEAR BACKWARDS AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH PATRICK PHILIP AND THE IT TEAM ON FOR A MONTH OR TWO AT MOST, WILL BRING YOU BACK LIKE A TIMELINE BACKWARDS OF THE FIRST YEAR OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, AND THE OWNER OF THE INITIATIVE SO WE CAN WE CAN TRACK IT AND MAKE IT ACTIONABLE HOPEFULLY THROUGH THE ENTIRE IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD. BUT BACKWARDS, BASICALLY, WE AIM TO FINISH THE ENTIRE THING BY HERE AND START MAPPING IT BACK.

BUT WE'LL GET YOU AT LEAST THE FIRST YEAR A MONTH OR TWO AT MOST.

YOU CAN ALSO SAY THERE'S A FEW. EXCUSE ME. GO AHEAD.

OH, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY. I THINK YOU CAN TELL WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND DO IT. I.

I WILL TELL YOU, I'M SO WONDERFULLY ENGAGED WITH YOU THAT I FIND THAT REFRESHING.

IT'S YOUR CERRITOS BACKGROUND THAT DID IT. YEAH, IT DID IT. THAT'S IT, IT DID IT. I CONVINCED YOU GUYS REMEMBER TO.

SOME OF THE INITIATIVES IN HERE ACTUALLY CAME FROM YOUR LAST PLAN FORWARD, TOO.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO ROLL THINGS FORWARD. THROUGHOUT.

THIS IS JUST A IT'S JUST A LIVING, BREATHING, GROWING THING WITHIN PERIODIC UPDATES MAKE PERFECT SENSE.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO PATRICK IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. AND I KNOW WHERE MY ROOTS ARE AND WE'LL, WE'LL WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET THE COPY OF IT.

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE. IS IT THERE? IT WAS AN 8.02 AS PART OF THE THE CONSENT ITEMS RATHER THAN THE PRESENTATION SECTION. SO IT DIDN'T MAKE IT THAT NOW.

YEAH. OKAY. GOOD. I'M GLAD YOU HAVE IT. I WAS LIKE I WAS LIKE, OKAY, DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG ON THE BOARD PRESENTATION STUFF? I'M LIKE, I DON'T DO TOO MANY OF THESE. I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE SURE.

MAKE SURE I DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING. STILL BETTER THAN PRINTING OUT EIGHT COPIES OF A, YOU KNOW.

YEAH, THAT USED TO BE MY DEPARTMENT. THAT WOULD PROVIDE.

RIGHT. YEAH. AND THE PLAN ITSELF, THE DOCUMENT ITSELF IS DESIGNED TO SORT OF BE TWO PIECES.

IF YOU LOOK AT IT, THE FRONT PART IS WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE.

THERE'S ALL OF THE THE IT TALKS, IT EXPLAINS THE FORMAT AND SO FORTH AND SHOWS WHAT YOU, YOU KNOW, THE ACTUAL FORMAT AND THE PLAN. AND THEN I PUT ALL OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT PROCESS, HOW WE DID IT.

WHAT WE DID IS ALL IN APPENDICES IN THE BACK.

SO IT'S THERE FOR REFERENCE. BUT THE FOCUS OF THE READING WILL BE THE PLAN ITSELF, BECAUSE IT IS AT THE BEGINNING.

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BUT WHEN YOU GET TO THE APPENDICES. THERE'S IT'S A BIG CHUNK OF OF THAT THAT DOCUMENT BECAUSE I DOCUMENTED WHO PARTICIPATED.

I DOCUMENT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE INTERVIEWS I DID.

ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS IN THE APPENDICES.

KIND OF THE PROCESS, BECAUSE I KNOW THE BOARD CARES A LOT ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT IT WAS TO SUPPORT PARTICIPATORY, THAT WE HEARD ALL THE CONSTITUENTS, THAT KIND OF THING.

SO THAT'S ALL DOCUMENTED IN THE APPENDICES. BUT THE ACTUAL PLAN ITSELF IS REALLY NOT THAT MANY PAGES.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

A PLEASURE. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 2.02.04 INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION.

[2.04 Institutional Presentation: Falcon Leadership Academy Capstone Project Presentations]

DOCTOR MERCEDES GUTIERREZ WILL INTRODUCE THE PRESENTER.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS IN RECOGNITION OF THE 2025 FALCON LEADERSHIP ACADEMY COHORT.

THE ACADEMY TARGETS NEW MANAGERS, ASPIRING MANAGERS AND THOSE SEEKING LEADERSHIP ROLES AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL LEADERS THROUGH STRUCTURED EXPERIENCES GROUNDED IN SOUND PRACTICES, GUIDED DISCOVERY, AND REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS THROUGH A CAPSTONE PROJECT WHERE PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFY A PROBLEM WITHIN THE CAMPUS, DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN, AND DEVELOP GOALS TOWARD IMPLEMENTATION.

TONIGHT, YOU WILL SEE TWO PRESENTATIONS FROM OUR ACADEMY PARTICIPANTS SELECTED AMONG THE COHORTS PEERS.

HOWEVER, BEFORE WE DO THE TWO PRESENTATIONS, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE EACH OF OUR PARTICIPANTS.

THAT CAME TONIGHT AS PART OF THE COHORT. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT YOUR CERTIFICATE.

AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE AS A GROUP AND THEN PROCEED TO THE PRESENTATIONS.

WE HAD 19 PARTICIPANTS. WE HAVE ABOUT TEN HERE TONIGHT.

BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM INDIVIDUALLY AND CONGRATULATE THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN THIS YEAR LONG PROGRAM WITH WITH US THROUGH HUMAN RESOURCES.

SO I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH ALEXA FILATOV.

AND TAKE ONE GROUP SHOT. OKAY, OKAY. AMBER ROCK.

CAROLYN LAPITAN. THE ONE AND ONLY CHELSEA VAN DOORNUM.

EDEN ELLIS. ESTELLA CHAVEZ.

ELVINA. JURADO. NELLY. ALVARADO.

PAMELA. SEPULVEDA. SASHA. LEONARDO.

AND STEPHANIE DIAZ. ESPANA. SO THEY. THEY WERE ALL ABLE TO ATTEND.

AND WE HAVE A FEW OTHERS WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE WHO WERE UNABLE TO TWO OTHER PRIOR COMMITMENTS AND FAMILY OBLIGATIONS.

BUT ALSO COMPLETING THE PROGRAM WERE BELLE GOMEZ MARIO GASPAR, NARGIS, REAGAN, NORMA MARTINEZ, LUCIANO MORALES, SONNY ROTHSTEIN, VANESSA SALAS, AND NOEMI RODRIGUEZ.

AND MISS RODRIGUEZ ACTUALLY SENT ME AN EMAIL, AND IT WAS AN UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL, WHICH I'D LIKE TO READ OUT LOUD.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR SUCH AN INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.

NOT ONLY DID I GAIN VALUABLE LEADERSHIP SKILLS, BUT I ALSO BUILT MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL NOW SERVE AS MENTORS MOVING FORWARD. SO YOU MADE AN IMPACT EVEN AMONGST YOUR PEERS.

YAY! I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO ONE ROW, SO LET'S JUST.

TOLD ME. I WAS LIKE, I KNOW I'M VERY CAREFUL.

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AND THE FIRST PRESENTATION SELECTED AMONGST THE GROUP IS DATA ACADEMY.

LEARN IT, LEVERAGE IT AND LEAD IT. PREPARED BY ESTELLA, EDEN AND AMBER.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WE'RE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT IN.

I WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. I THINK YOU ALL KNOW ME.

I'M AMBER OK. I'M THE DEAN OF INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH, PLANNING AND GRANTS. EDEN.

HI, I'M EDEN ELLIS, AND I'M A RESEARCH ANALYST ON THE TEAM.

HI, I'M SARAH, I'M A RESEARCH ANALYST FOR STUDENT EQUITY.

I'M BACK GUYS. SO IT'S JUST OVERVIEW AND THEN OUR TEAM AND THEN WE'LL HAND IT OVER FOR INSTITUTIONAL NEEDS.

SO WHEN WE WERE CONSIDERING WHAT WE WERE GOING TO PROPOSE, THE FIRST INSTITUTIONAL NEED THAT WE THOUGHT ABOUT WAS THE NEED TO INCREASE DATA LITERACY ON CAMPUS. WE CONSIDERED A FEW DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, SUCH AS DATA EQUITY AND DATA INTERPRETATION, WHICH WILL ALL ALLOW OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITY TO ACCURATELY TELL OUR STORY.

AND IF EVERYONE CAN ACCURATELY TELL OUR STORY IN A WAY THAT PORTRAYS THE TRUE EXPERIENCES OF OUR STUDENTS, THEN WE CAN START MAKING DATA INFORMED DECISIONS TO MOVE THE NEEDLE ON STUDENT SUCCESS.

THE SECOND NEED THAT WE WANTED TO ADDRESS WAS ACCREDITATION.

WITH THE NEW STANDARDS, THEY ARE MORE COLLABORATIVE IN NATURE AND THEY FOCUS ON HAVING A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AMONGST ALL CONSTITUENTS OF THE COLLEGE.

SO THIS WOULD MEET THE FOUR DIFFERENT STANDARDS.

AND THEN THE THIRD INSTITUTIONAL NEED IS TO DEVELOP OUR EMPLOYEES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE BEST POSITIONED TO SUPPORT OUR GOAL, WHICH WE KNOW IS TO GRADUATE AT LEAST 50% OF OUR STUDENTS WITHIN FIVE YEARS OR LESS, WHICH IS HOUSED WITHIN OUR STUDENTS FIRST FRAMEWORK, WHICH IS OUR TEN YEAR EDUCATIONAL MASTER PLAN.

SO THE PROPOSAL IS FOR A DATA ACADEMY. IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THAT WOULD BE A PILOT PROGRAM, WHICH IS A MORE LESS FORMALIZED STRUCTURE WITH MULTIPLE WORKSHOPS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO RESEARCH AND UNDERSTAND THE ACTUAL NEEDS OF THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN DEVELOP THE ACADEMY TO MEET THOSE NEEDS. THE ACADEMY ITSELF WILL BE A COHORT MODEL, SIMILAR TO THE FLA, WHERE PARTICIPANTS WILL GO TO EACH WORKSHOP. THE CONTENT.

WE HAVE SOME EXAMPLES LISTED HERE AND THAT WILL ALSO BE DEVELOPED FURTHER THROUGH THE PILOT PROGRAM.

LASTLY, WHEN THEY COMPLETE THE ACADEMY THEY WILL GET A NICE CERTIFICATE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY WILL HAVE A DATA TOOLKIT THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO AGAIN TELL OUR STORY MORE ACCURATELY SO THAT THEY CAN INCREASE STUDENT SUCCESS.

SO IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, REALLY COLLABORATION AMONG THE INSTITUTION TO ENSURE THAT ALL LEVELS IT'S SUPPORTED FROM HUMAN RESOURCES ASPECT FROM CSIA CX, WHICH IS OUR CENTER FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE, TO ALLOW TIME AND SPACE FOR ALL CAMPUS CONSTITUENTS TO PARTICIPATE.

AND THIS IS OUR TENTATIVE TIMELINE. IT'S A LITTLE AGGRESSIVE.

WE'RE HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH THIS BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR AND LAUNCH IT.

AND IT'S TRUE RESEARCHERS THAT WE ARE WE WOULD BE ASSESSING AND EVALUATING THE ART PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

AND THEN LASTLY, TO CLOSE OFF WE ALL SHARED SHARE ONE GOAL AS AN INSTITUTION AND THAT'S TO GRADUATE OUR STUDENTS.

SO WITH THIS INITIATIVE, WE'RE HOPING TO CREATE A COMMUNITY OF DATA INFORMED STAKEHOLDERS THAT HELP WITH THE INSTITUTIONAL GOAL TO MEET OUR STUDENTS AND GET THEM TO GRADUATE. SO WITH BUILDING THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY, WE'RE HELPING TO CREATE THAT SENSE OF BELONGING NOT ONLY FOR STUDENTS, BUT FOR STAFF AND FACULTY. SO WE CAN ALL SAY THAT WE ARE CERRITOS COMPLETE.

CERRITOS COLLEGE SORRY, I'M JUST WORKING ON CERRITOS COMPLETE DATA.

SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK YOU. I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK ESTELLE AND EDEN.

THEY REALLY LED THE EFFORTS OF THIS PROJECT AND THE WORK THAT THEY DID TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.

AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE TWO OF OUR OTHER RESEARCH ANALYSTS IN THE BACK.

I JUST WANT TO GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

AND THANK YOU, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AGAIN. I DID JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THE DATA INSTITUTE WILL NOT BE ANYTHING COMPLICATED.

NO ASYMPTOTES, NO PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM LEARNING.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE TEACHING THEM ABOUT THE DASHBOARDS AND OTHER ASPECTS THAT REALLY IMPACT THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WILL THERE BE REGRESSIONS? POTENTIALLY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GREAT PRESENTATION.

[01:40:17]

BOARD OF TRUSTEES. PRESIDENT, RESOURCE TABLE AND GUESTS.

MY NAME IS CHELSEA VAN DOORNUM. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.

GOOD EVENING. I'M PAMELA SEPULVEDA, AND I'M THE MANAGER OF THE FALCONS NEST.

HELLO, I'M DOCTOR AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION.

AND TODAY WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF OUR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PRESENTATION, FALCON FUTURES MENTORSHIP FOR STUDENT SUCCESS.

AND WHY IS THIS MENTORING PROGRAM IMPORTANT. AND WHY IT MATTERS IS BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE COMPLETING THEIR EDUCATION.

AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED FIVE CHALLENGES HERE. I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THEM, BUT THE CHALLENGES ALSO HAVE A SOLUTION AND REALLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE OTHER MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS HERE ON CAMPUS LIKE UMOJA AND PUENTE, BUT WE WANT TO EXPAND ON IT. AND THE SCHOLARLY RESEARCH DOES SHOW THAT WHEN STUDENTS HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH THE FACULTY AND WITH THE STAFF AND THEY USE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES, THEY COMPLETE.

AND THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. SO I'D LIKE EVERYONE IN THE ROOM TO THINK ABOUT WHO IS THE PERSON WHO HELPED YOU GET TO THE POSITION YOU ARE TODAY. IT WAS EITHER A FORMAL OR AN INFORMAL PERSON WHO CAME AND TOLD YOU YOU COULD DO SOMETHING THAT YOU MAYBE THOUGHT YOU COULD NOT.

WE HAVE SO MANY STUDENTS ON OUR CAMPUS WHO SEE THESE DEGREES AS REALLY FAR REACHING, UNTIL THEY MEET SOMEONE WHO'S IN THAT PROFESSION OR HAS THAT DEGREE, WHO TEACHES THEM THAT THEY CAN BE THAT PERSON BECAUSE IT BECOMES ATTAINABLE? BECOMES A PERSON THEY KNOW, NOT JUST A DREAM IN THE SKY.

SO WHO'S INVOLVED IN THIS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM? THIS IS THE EXCITING PART. IT'S MANAGERS, DEANS, FACULTY, CLASSIFIED STAFF.

WHEN WE PRESENTED THIS TO THE COHORT AT THE FALCON LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, 12 OF THE 15 ISH PEOPLE IN THE ROOM SAID RIGHT NOW, AND THEY ACTUALLY CREATED THEIR OWN SIGN UP SHEET AND SAID, WE WANT TO BE A MENTOR RIGHT NOW. AND THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING.

WE HAVE STAFF ON CAMPUS WHO DON'T HAVE WITHIN TYPICAL OR TYPICAL JOB DESCRIPTION, THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE IN THIS WAY.

AND THEY HAVE PASSION BEHIND THE EDUCATION THEY HAVE THAT THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH PEOPLE.

THEN WE HAVE OUR STUDENTS, THE MENTEES. THESE ARE STUDENTS WHO ARE ACADEMICALLY ENGAGED. THEY'VE PASSED 15 UNITS.

THEY HAVE A 2.0 GPA, AND THEY'RE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN NINE UNITS.

THIS CONTINUES TO PUSH OUR STUDENTS TOWARD THE ACADEMIC GOALS THAT WE'VE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AND OUR KEY ELEMENTS ARE THAT WE WOULD HAVE A STRUCTURED CURRICULUM BETWEEN THE MENTORS AND MENTEES. WE WILL ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE OUR ALUMNI TO TALK WITH STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR CAREERS AS WELL.

AND WHEN WHEN THIS PROGRAM IS COMPLETED, A $250 SCHOLARSHIP FOR EVERY STUDENT WHO PARTICIPATES IN THE MENTOR PROGRAM.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET, THEN. THE FOUNDATION IS VERY INVOLVED IN THIS, IN THIS PLAN WE'RE LOOKING AT A BUDGET FOR FOR THOSE THAT FIRST PILOT PROGRAM OF STUDENTS OF ONLY 67, 50, ALLOWING FOR ALL THE STUDENTS TO RECEIVE THEIR SCHOLARSHIP.

AND THEN THERE'S SOME ADMIN FEES. SO AT ABOUT 74% GOING DIRECT COST TO STUDENTS WE WOULD WANT TO DESIGN THE FRAMEWORK IN THE SUMMER, RECRUIT IN THE FALL AND THEN START THE PROGRAM IN THE SPRING.

AND THE PROGRAM THEN WOULD LAUNCH FROM SPRING TO FALL, WORKING ON RETENTION FROM SPRING TO FALL AS WELL FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE ENGAGED IN THIS PROGRAM. ALL RIGHT. SO OUR IMPACT AND OUR PROGRAM'S ALIGNMENT WITH THE STUDENTS FIRST FRAMEWORK, WE INTENTIONALLY WANTED IT TO BE A ONE YEAR PROGRAM THAT STARTED IN THE SPRING AND ENDS THE FOLLOWING SPRING, SO THAT WE COULD HELP WITH RETENTION. WE KNOW STUDENTS TEND TO DISENGAGE DURING SUMMER WHEN THEY HAVE THAT SUMMER MELT, SO THIS ALLOWS THEM TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR MENTOR AND THEN PUMP THEM UP TO CONTINUE IN THE FALL AND KEEP GOING WITH THE DIFFERENT LEVERS.

AS FAR AS ACADEMIC PROGRESS GOES THE MENTOR CAN LOOK AT THE MENTEES STUDENT EDUCATION PLAN AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ON TRACK TO KEEP GOING, TAKING THE CORRECT UNITS AND HELPING PUSHING THEM ALONG.

ONCE WE KNOW THEIR CAREER AND TRANSFER GOALS, WE CAN CONNECT THEM WITH CAREER SERVICES, CONNECT THEM WITH THE TRANSFER CENTER, AND ALSO LOOK AT OUR ALUMNI POOL AND SEE STUDENTS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS AND WHAT JOBS THEY'VE ATTAINED SINCE THEN SO THAT WE CAN LINK THEM UP SO THEY HAVE ROLE MODELS IN THE FIELD FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS AND BELONGING.

WE REALLY WANT TO REACH THOSE STUDENTS THAT NEED THE HELP AND ARE LOOKING FOR THE EXPERTISE TO, LIKE, KEEP MOVING THROUGH OUR SYSTEM AND REACH THEIR CAREER GOALS.

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AND THEN FINALLY, FOR OUR INSTITUTIONAL ENGAGEMENT, THIS IS REALLY A CAMPUS WIDE EFFORT.

SO IT'S HELPING OUR FACULTY, STAFF AND MANAGERS ALL WORK TOGETHER WHEN STUDENTS HAVE QUESTIONS.

AS WE'RE LEARNING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE, WE'RE COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER TO GET ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS. AND IT'S ALSO HAVING THE STUDENT HAVE SOMEONE RIGHT AWAY FROM THE BEGINNING, OR ONCE THEY'VE COMPLETED THEIR FIRST 15 UNITS, MAKE THAT CONNECTION. THAT'S REALLY GOING TO HELP KEEP THEM GOING.

SO REALLY, THIS WHOLE PROJECT IS GOING TO HELP US GROW AS A COLLEGE.

IT WILL MAKE US MORE EMPATHETIC, UNDERSTANDING AND HELP US COLLABORATE BETTER TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS.

ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

BY THE WAY GREAT PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT DO WE HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THEM? YEAH, YOU HAVE TO PICK A WINNER.

I'M JUST KIDDING. YEAH, YOU HAVE TO DO IT IN FRONT OF US.

YEAH, YEAH. THERE YOU GO. BOTH. BOTH PRESENTATIONS WERE EXCELLENT.

EACH OF THEM HAVE A DIFFERENT GOALS IN MIND TOWARDS HELPING THE STUDENTS.

YEAH. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE GREAT WORK THAT IS TAKING PLACE AT THE FALCON LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.

SO THE QUALITY OF THE PROJECTS THAT YOU SEE TONIGHT IS THE SAME QUALITY THAT YOU SEE ACROSS ALL PROJECTS PRESENTED.

THESE WERE JUST TWO PROJECTS THAT WERE SELECTED TO BE HIGHLIGHTED THIS EVENING AND TO GIVE THE BOARD AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT WORK THAT IS TAKING PLACE. THE MOST IMPRESSIVE PART OF THIS PROJECT IS THE.

ALL THE PARTICIPANTS ARE LOOKING AT REAL ISSUES THAT WE FACE, OR OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW AND TO GROW TOGETHER.

SO, AS YOU CAN SEE IN BOTH PROJECTS, THE IDEA IS TO USE AUTO KNOWLEDGE TO UPLIFT OUR COLLEAGUES AND FOR OUR COLLEAGUES TO TRANSFER THAT KNOWLEDGE TO UPLIFT OTHER STUDENTS.

AND IT'S A CONSISTENT THEME THAT WE SEE ON THE WORK WE'RE DOING, AND I PARTICULARLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PROJECTS, THEIR SUCCESS, AND TO GIVE THE DATA TO OUR DATA TEAM TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO TO ALL OF YOU FOR BEING THIS EVENING HERE AND FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AND YOU'RE PLANNING TO DO WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROJECT. SO PLEASE GIVE IT UP TO ALL 19 PARTICIPANTS.

OKAY. WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO CONSENT ITEMS. DOES ANY TRUSTEE WANT TO PULL A CONSENT ITEM? PRESIDENT PACHECO, BEFORE WE MOVE ON? SO I KNOW THESE WERE TWO OF THE PRESENTATIONS SELECTED.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED, AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND PRESENT THE RESULTS TO THE BOARD. IS THAT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? YES, THEY ARE EAGER TO DO THAT.

AND WILL WE PRESENT THE OTHER IDEAS THAT WERE PRESENTED? I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT ELSE? WE ARE HAPPY TO TO BRING MAYBE TWO AT EACH OF THE MEETINGS.

YEAH. NOT TO OVERWHELM US, BUT WE'LL I WAS IMPRESSED BY THE PRESENTATIONS.

THEY WERE GREAT IDEAS. YEAH, WE'LL WE'LL GET THEM HERE.

OKAY. AGAIN, ITEM CONSENT ITEMS THAT FALL WITHIN 3.01 TO 6.01.

[3. Consent Items - Office of Academic Affairs]

[4. Consent Items - Office of Business Services]

[5. Consent Items - Office of Human Resources]

[6. Consent Items - Office of the President]

CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. OKAY. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM

[7.01 Discussion of Board Self-Evaluation]

I THINK MAYBE AFTER TONIGHT'S IT PRESENTATION, SOME OF THE ITEMS HERE, WE CAN MAYBE FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER ABOUT SPECIFICALLY NUMBER THREE AND FIVE. YEAH. YEAH I, I, I SAW THAT AND I WENT THROUGH ALL THE SLIDES AND I DID NOTICE A HUGE DIFFERENCE NOW THAT I HEARD THE PRESENTATION IN REGARDS TO IT.

SO THOSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT I KNOW WE, WE'VE RATED THE LOWEST

[01:50:03]

YES, BUT COMPARED TO SOME OF THE OTHERS I'M TALKING ABOUT.

SO DOES IT. OH, WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS HARDEST ABOUT THIS WAS, I THINK THERE ARE A BUNCH OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT AND A LOT OF PRESENTATIONS ABOUT, AND IT MADE IT EASY TO COMMENT ON THOSE. BUT THEN THERE'S SOME OTHERS THAT I JUST WHEN WE GO THROUGH SO MUCH, YOU KNOW, PART OF TRYING TO DO A LOT, BUT THERE'S SOME OTHERS THAT I WAS LIKE, I DON'T REALLY FEEL WELL INFORMED ON WHERE WE'RE AT ON THIS TOPIC.

AND RETROSPECTIVELY, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ECHO, BUT THERE ARE A FEW THINGS WHERE I'M LIKE, ALL THIS WORK IS BEING DONE ON IT, MASTER PLAN, BUT UNTIL IT'S TIME TO PRESENT IT, I'M LIKE, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU KNOW HOW TO COMMENT ON THAT EFFECTIVELY OR NOT.

OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR ANYTHING ELSE IN REGARDS TO THIS ITEM? I THINK MR. BIRKEY MAKES A VERY GOOD POINT. AND MAYBE, MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE AN ITEM OR OR SOME SORT OF RECURRING CALENDAR IN WHICH WE GIVE THE BOARD SOME HEADS UP INTO WHAT IS COMING FOR THAT APPROVAL THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THE CAMPUS LEVEL.

SO, FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE A REPORT COMING UP AS AT NOVEMBER.

AND AND YOU KNOW, YOU PROBABLY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THAT REPORT AT THE MOMENT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ONCE WE PUT THE REPORT TOGETHER, THERE ARE A LOT OF PIECES THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON HOW WE IMPLEMENT DIFFERENT STUDENT ACCESS EQUITY INITIATIVES ACROSS CAMPUS. AND THIS IS THE REPORT OF THE CULMINATION OF HOW WE'RE WORKING ON CLOSING ACHIEVEMENT GAPS.

SO MAYBE WHAT WE DO IS GET A CALENDAR. SO IT'S ON TOP OF MIND.

SO THERE IS AN EXPECTATION THAT THIS IS COMING AND, AND YOU KIND OF KNOW RATHER THAN FINDING OUT THE DAY OF THE PRESENTATION, OH, THIS IS WHAT WE WERE WORKING ON RATHER THAN, I KNOW THIS IS COMING.

I KNOW THIS IS BEING WORKED ON. SO WE'LL WORK ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IN SOME OF THE LARGER PROJECTS. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A NUMBER OF THOSE SINCE WE ENTERED INTO ACCREDITATION AND SOME OTHER REPORTS THAT WE SENT UP TO THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE AND, AND SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK THAT IS BEING DONE.

SO, SO WE'LL WORK ON, ON A CALENDAR AND LIKE UPCOMING ITEMS OR THIS IS COMING YOUR WAY.

STAY TUNED. I MEAN, THAT'S NOT IT'S NOT BAD. I MEAN, YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNICATION.

I MEAN, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY JOB SECURITY, YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S FOR SOME REALLY IMPRESSIVE PEOPLE.

BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE MIGHT BE A SIMPLER WAY TO LIKE.

I MEAN, I'M ALL FOR THAT. IT'S MORE OF A DEEP DIVE, BUT LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I HAVE TO DO MY YEARLY REPORT AT MY JOB, THEY'LL BE LIKE, OH, HERE ARE ALL THESE DIFFERENT GOALS. AND THEN THERE'S A SHORT PIECE THAT I NEED TO SUBMIT UNDER EACH ONE OF THOSE GOALS ABOUT VERY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF, YOU KNOW, HOW I THINK WE PERFORMED AND MAYBE THERE'S SOME VERSION OF THAT TO SAY, LIKE, OKAY, HERE'S THE UPDATE ON THE TOPIC IN THESE 11 AREAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT.

HERE'S WHERE THE CAMPUS HAS BEEN, AND HERE'S WHERE MAYBE ADDITIONAL BOARD SUPPORT WOULD HAVE BEEN NEEDED, OR VICE VERSA. IT MIGHT BE SIMPLER JUST ONCE A YEAR.

YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NO. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION WE CAN MOVE ON TO

[8.01 Requested by Trustee Zurich Lewis: Consideration of Adoption of Resolution #25-0716B in Support of Bipartisan Immigration Principles]

YEAH. I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TRUSTEE TO STEAL MY THUNDER HERE.

YES, I KNOW HE I MEANT TRUSTEE LEWIS. WELL, THE REAL THE REAL THUNDER IS WITH OUR ASSEMBLY MEMBER, ONE OF OUR ASSEMBLY MEMBERS BLANCA PACHECO, WHO IS A PART OF THE CALIFORNIA PROBLEM SOLVERS CAUCUS.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF LEGISLATION IN SEARCH OF A PROBLEM.

BUT THESE LEGISLATORS THAT ARE A PART OF THIS CAUCUS ARE ACTUALLY WORKING TOGETHER, REGARDLESS OF PARTY, TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN A COMMON SENSE MANNER. AND SO I'M VERY PROUD TO BE REPRESENTED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PACHECO TO BE A PART OF THIS, TO HAVE CREATED THIS RESOLUTION IN THE FIRST PLACE FROM THEIR CAUCUS.

AND I WANTED TO BRING IT TO OUR BOARD BECAUSE WE HAVE WE ARE A HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION,

[01:55:01]

A SECURE BORDER IS ESSENTIAL TO COMBATING THE ILLEGAL DRUG TRADE, PREVENTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND ENSURING NATIONAL SECURITY, AND THAT DUE PROCESS IS GUARANTEED BY THE 14TH AMENDMENT TO ENSURE EQUAL PROTECTION AND EQUAL TREATMENT UNDER THE LAW.

AND IT IS A FOUNDATIONAL VALUE OF OUR DEMOCRACY AND OUR REPUBLIC.

MANY UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS ARE LONG TERM RESIDENTS AND WORK IN ESSENTIAL OCCUPATIONS, PAYING SUBSTANTIAL PAYROLL TAXES, AND WOULD CONTRIBUTE EVEN MORE IF PROVIDED LEGAL STATUS.

AND A PATH TO LEGAL STATUS SHOULD EXIST FOR UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS THAT POSE NO THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

SO BY ADOPTING THIS RESOLUTION, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN SPEAK TO BOTH OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES, OR AT LEAST THE ONES THAT ARE REPRESENTING THE COLLEGE, BUT THERE ARE AT LEAST ONE MORE THAT REPRESENTS A GARCIA FOR DOWNEY.

SO WE HAVE ABOUT THREE OR SO THAT WE SEND THIS RESOLUTION TO, TO ENSURE THAT WE NEED TO SOLVE THE IMMIGRATION PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN FESTERING FOR MANY DECADES, AND THAT HAS LED TO THE SITUATION THAT WE ARE IN.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE SERIOUSLY AND NOT MAKE A CAMPAIGN ISSUE OUT OF, BUT ACTUALLY BE PROBLEM SOLVERS. SO THAT'S WHY I BRING THIS RESOLUTION HERE AND HOPE THAT MY COLLEAGUES CAN AGREE AND ADOPT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS OR ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUICK COMMENT. ONE OF THE WHETHER FORMAL OR INFORMAL POLICIES WE'VE HAD ON THIS BOARD IS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FOCUS IS ON THINGS THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO OUR OBLIGATION AS, AS OVERSEERS OF THE COLLEGE, RATHER THAN NATIONAL OR STATE POLITICS OR OR AGENDAS.

I THINK THAT IF YOU DON'T LOOK AT THIS VERY DEEPLY, THIS MIGHT FALL INTO THAT BUCKET.

BUT I THINK IN REALITY, THIS IS SUPER, SUPER CLOSE TO A LOT OF STUDENTS AND A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

AND THIS HAS A LOT TO DO WITH NOT ONLY PERSONAL BUT PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY, WHICH, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY THE THE RAIDS, AS YOU MENTIONED, HAVE HAD A CHILLING EFFECT ON A LOT OF PEOPLE AND A LOT OF OUR, OUR STUDENTS. I DON'T LIKE GOING TO THE STORE AND REALIZING THERE'S ABOUT 20% AS MANY PEOPLE AS THERE NORMALLY WOULD BE.

IT'S TOO EASY TO FIND A PARKING SPOT THESE DAYS.

AND, AND THIS IS THIS IS REALLY ON, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE'S HEARTS, INCLUDING MINE.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT FORWARD. THANK YOU.

CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE A SECOND.

SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. NONE OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION PASSES. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO EIGHT 802.

[8.02 Consideration of Approval of the 2025-2030 Information Technology (IT) Master Plan]

THAT'S WHERE THE ACTUAL THAT YOU WERE ASKING FOR.

TRUSTEE. LEWIS. 802I SEE IT, AND I MOTION FOR ADOPTION.

COULD I GET A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. MOTION PASSES.

[8.03 Adoption of Resolution No. 25-0716A in Recognition of National Disabilities Month]

IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL DISABILITY MONTH. MOVE TO ADOPT AND APPROVE.

SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. MOTION PASSES. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ACTUALLY JOINTLY ALL THE ITEMS WHICH ARE

[8.04 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Revised Board Policy 2712 titled Conflict of Interest Code]

[8.05 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Revised Board Policy 3433 titled Prohibition of Sexual Harassment Under Title IX]

[8.06 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption:Revised Board Policy 5015 titled Residence Determination]

[8.07 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption:Revised Board Policy 5020 titled Nonresident Tuition]

[8.08 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Revised Board Policy 5140 titled Student Accessibility Services]

[8.09 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Revised Board Policy 6700 titled Civic Center and Other Facilities Use]

[8.10 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Reading Revised Board Policy 7120 titled Recruitment and Hiring]

[8.11 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Reading Revised Board Policy 7130 titled Compensation]

[02:00:03]

[9.01 Reports and Comments from District Officials]

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. SO IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THE MY LAST MEETING HERE ON JUNE 4TH AND SHORTLY AFTER.

WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ICE RAIDS THAT HAVE BEEN BEEN PROTRUDING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND OVERALL EVERYWHERE.

SO SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE ICE RAIDS THE AOC EXECUTIVE STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM, OUR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT, AMANDA AND NOAH, WE FELT REALLY COMPELLED TO START AN INITIATIVE TO REALLY HELP OUT OUR STUDENT POPULATION.

ALL THREE OF US ARE FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS WITH IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, MIXED STATUS FAMILIES.

SO WE WE NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING. SO THROUGH BRAINSTORMING AND COLLABORATION WITH UNDOCU SCHOLARS, THE IMMIGRANT STUDENT ALLIANCE CLUB, AND THE FALCONS, WE HAVE CREATED A NEW PROJECT TO SERVE OUR IMMIGRANT STUDENT POPULATION, THE SUMMER CARING FALCONS PROJECT. SO THIS PROJECT IS TO HELP FAMILIES BY DISTRIBUTING FOOD TO THEM.

SO OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE WILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEIR NEXT MEAL IF THEY'RE SCARED TO GO OUT TO GROCERY STORES, LIKE AS MANY OF OUR FAMILIES ARE.

I KNOW FOR ME IT'S SOMETHING THAT HITS REALLY CLOSE TO HOME, AND I HAVE TO BE LIKE THE ONE STEPPING UP FOR MY FAMILY.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OTHER STUDENTS GET THAT SUPPORT THEY NEED.

SO IT'S BASICALLY LIKE EXCUSE ME. BASICALLY, STUDENTS CAN SIGN UP AND THEN SIGN UP TO BE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP STUDENTS GET THOSE GROCERIES OR PEOPLE OR STUDENTS WHO NEED THAT SUPPORT.

AND WE WILL BE STARTING THAT PROJECT NEXT WEEK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE. SALAZAR REPORT.

TRUSTEE. OH, OKAY. SORRY. I HAVE A LITTLE BIT LONGER REPORT.

I WENT TO TAIWAN, SO I ATTEND THE OPENING CEREMONY AND PART OF THE EVENT FOR THE PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY, AND THE STUDENTS WERE VERY EXCITED OVER THERE.

DURING THE TIME I VISITED PROVIDENCE IN THE NEW TAIPEI CITY, I ALSO VISITED SEVERAL HIGH SCHOOL AND FOR OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM. AND I GOT THEY ARE VERY WELCOME FOR THIS AND INVITE US TO DO A ZOOM PRESENTATION.

ALSO LAST YEAR AND DOCTOR FIERRO AND VISIT UNIVERSITY FOR THE TWO PLUS TWO PROGRAM.

AND WHEN I CAME BACK, THEY WERE EXCITED. THEY WILL ASK ABOUT YOU, BUT THEY GAVE YOU.

THEY WANT ME TO TELL YOU THAT THE ADMISSION AND ALSO TAIPEI TECH AND THEY STARTED BETTER PROGRAM FOR US. THEY SAY THE TWO PLUS TWO PROGRAM FOR US.

RIGHT NOW, THE STUDENT IS TUITION FREE. SO ONCE THEY ARE THERE, NO TUITION AND MONTHLY STIPEND AT $10,000 PER MONTH AND GUARANTEED INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY IN TAIWAN, JAPAN OR US? AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR YOU TO SIGN MOU WITH THEM.

OKAY, SO THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU. TRUSTEE GARIN.

NO REPORT. TRUSTEE. RIOS. JUST TWO QUICK ITEMS. ONE, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, CASSANDRA CHASE.

SHE WAS RECENTLY SELECTED AND ALSO THE VICE MAYOR, JEFF WOOD.

AND ALSO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO CONGRATULATE OUR STUDENT TRUSTEE, GUSTAVO SANCHEZ.

WHAT YOU STATED IS WHAT I WAS GOING TO BRING UP.

AND THAT I LIKE THE POSITIVENESS OF THIS, THAT THAT IS DRIFTING UP.

I'M A INSTAGRAM FOLLOWER, SO I SEE OUR PRESIDENT THERE ALL THE TIME.

BUT ALSO I SEE THE HIGHLIGHT OF KIDS STEPPING UP AND TAKING OVER THEIR PARENTS VENDOR.

ARE THEY SHOPS OR ARE THEIR CADDIES OR WHATEVER THEY'RE SELLING? AND PEOPLE STEPPING UP AND SAYING, HEY, HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU HAVE? I'LL JUST BUY EVERYTHING. THAT'S JUST TOUCHING.

THIS MAN WHO WENT TO THE A PLACE WHERE THIS MAN IS SELLING HATS AND HE'S LIKE, PEOPLE AREN'T COMING.

AND HE'S LIKE, HOW MUCH IS YOUR RENT? HE'S LIKE 15 GRAND, AND HE GIVES THEM A TIP OF 15 GRAND.

[02:05:01]

BUT IT JUST SHOWS THE THE AMAZINGNESS OF US AS AMERICANS THAT WE STEP UP AND WE TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.

PEOPLE ARE WALKING AWAY CRYING WHEN THEY JUST SIMPLY GO UP TO A FLOWER VENDOR AND SAY, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO HELP YOU BUY ALL YOUR FLOWERS.

AND THEY'RE JUST MOVED TO TEARS, THE VENDOR AND THE PERSON PURCHASING.

SO IT'S JUST JUST THE BEAUTY OF IT. WE SEE THE NEGATIVE, THE UGLINESS, BUT THE BEAUTY THAT WE ARE AS A DEMOCRACY, THAT WE'RE THERE TO HELP EACH OTHER.

THE BASE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY, THE DIVERSITY THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT MAKES US BEAUTIFUL.

AND, AND ALTHOUGH THERE ARE ATTEMPTS TO TEAR US DOWN AND, AND I SEE IT AND SOMETIMES, AS I'VE COMMENTED ALREADY, I CAN'T TAKE IT. I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF. THAT BEAUTY OF WHO WE ARE AND THAT WE'RE THERE AND STANDING UP FOR EACH OTHER JUST MAKES ME PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN AND JUST TO BE HERE. SO THANK YOU. TRUSTEE SANCHEZ, FOR WHAT? YOU'RE. THE STUDENTS ARE IN OUR COLLEGE ARE DOING BECAUSE IT SHOWS US THAT WE HERE ARE DOING THE BEAUTIFUL PART AND YOU STEPPING UP AND PROVIDING THOSE THOSE THOSE GROCERIES. SO THANK YOU. TRUSTEE BIRKEY. YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT. TRUSTEE RIOS. YEAH, I THINK THE IT'S BEEN REALLY IT'S BEEN REALLY SURPRISING TO ME HOW MUCH EFFECT THE CURRENT EVENTS, LOCAL EVENTS HAVE HAD ON ME PSYCHOLOGICALLY, MUCH LESS MY NEIGHBORS AND AND, YEAH, I, I MEAN, I THINK IT STARTS WITH THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS, WHICH WILL BE CONTINUOUS, BUT IT MAKES IT HARD TO GO TO WORK EVERY DAY WHEN YOU KIND OF DON'T KNOW WHAT'S NEXT.

AND YEAH, JUST INCREDIBLE SYMPATHIES AND AND CONTINUOUS CONVERSATIONS AND LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO TO HELP ONE ANOTHER I THINK IS THE THE TOPIC DU JOUR. SO THANK YOU. TRUSTEE LEWIS.

YOU KNOW, GROWING UP, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN POLITICS, AT LEAST SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND, YOU KNOW, I WOULD ALWAYS FOLLOW STORIES ABOUT THE GANG OF EIGHT AND DIFFERENT GANGS THAT WOULD BE CREATING POLICY AND WORKING TOGETHER TO GET SOMETHING.

AND THERE WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING ABOUT COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, AND IT NEVER HAPPENED. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE IN THE SITUATION THAT WE ARE IN TODAY, IS BECAUSE A LOT OF LEADERS DON'T WANT TO ACTUALLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AND THE PROBLEM BEING THAT WE HAVE LEADERS THAT DON'T WANT TO ACTUALLY MAKE SOMETHING WORK BETWEEN BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE. AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE.

PEOPLE LIKE THE THE PROBLEM SOLVERS CAUCUS, BOTH AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND THE STATE LEVEL, COMING UP WITH THESE SOLUTIONS TO SAY, HERE'S WHAT WE CAN DO.

LET'S TRY TO CODIFY IT. BUT IT NEVER HAPPENS.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST UNFORTUNATE THAT WE ARE IN THE SITUATION THAT WE ARE BECAUSE OF A LACK OF LEADERSHIP OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS.

BUT YOU KNOW THIS, THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH THAT WE CAN DO.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE GUSTAVO SANCHEZ AND ALL OF HIS COLLEAGUES AT THE ACC DOING WHAT WE CAN AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO ALLEVIATE THE SITUATION AND TO ALLEVIATE THE SYMPTOMS. BUT THE SYMPTOMS ARE GOING TO STILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN THERE YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS AT THE TOP.

BECAUSE JUST LIKE WE HAVE, OUR LEADERSHIP HERE AT THE TOP REFLECTS WHAT HAPPENS OUT THERE WITH ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY AND ALL THE SUCCESSES THAT WE'VE HAD FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS.

IT'S JUST ONE LITTLE MICROCOSM OF HOW IT COULD BE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SAYING YOU RUN FOR PRESIDENT OR ANYTHING, DOCTOR FIERRO, BUT, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW. YEAH. WELL, YOU WERE BORN HERE, RIGHT.

SO AND YOU ARE 35 OR OLDER. YOU'RE AT LEAST 35.

30? 35. 35. YEAH. OKAY. SO, ANYWAY, IT'S JUST UNFORTUNATE THAT WE ARE WITH WHAT WE ARE.

BUT THAT'S WHY WE CAN DO WHAT WE CAN DO WITH, YOU KNOW, RESOLUTIONS WITH WORKING WITH OUR HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION AND, YOU KNOW, JUST PROVIDE SUPPORT. AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THOSE SUPPORT FOR, YOU KNOW, STUDENTS WHO MAY HAVE EITHER SELF DEPORTED, QUOTE UNQUOTE, OR HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN DEPORTED AND NO LONGER ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE THEIR

[02:10:01]

SO IT'S JUST A LITTLE DISHEARTENING. AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S BEEN WEIGHING ON ME AS WELL TOO.

BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP FIGHTING FOR EVERY DAY AND EVERY YEAR.

AND THIS IS JUST ONE THING THAT WE CAN DO AS BOARD MEMBERS.

SO THANK YOU. AND ALSO, ON A BETTER NOTE JULY 3RD CELEBRATION AT LA MIRADA WAS ATTENDED BY ABOUT 20,000 PEOPLE, GIVE OR TAKE. SO WE HAD QUITE A LOT OF PEOPLE AT OUR FIREWORKS CELEBRATION TO CELEBRATE OUR COUNTRY WITH ALL THE IMPERFECTIONS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. WE STILL ARE PROUD OF THE COUNTRY THAT WE HAVE.

AT LEAST I KNOW I AM. THANK YOU, DOCTOR FIERRO.

ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE BAU ARE FOR TONIGHT.

IF WENDY, FOR SOME ODD REASON, IS WATCHING. THANK YOU.

WENDY. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK AND ALL THE BACKGROUND WORK THAT YOU DID TO TO TO PUT THE EVENT TOGETHER.

SAME. ANDREA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I KNOW BOTH OF YOU DID YOUR BEST TO KEEP IT A SECRET, BUT JUST KIND OF HARD TO KEEP A SECRET WHEN 200 PEOPLE KNOW.

SO. SO, YES, I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. I MEAN, JUST SEEING SO MANY PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE AND THE NICE THING, I WAS LOOKING AND SEE WHO THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE IT FEELS SO REAL.

SO. SO THANK YOU ALL. LOOKING FORWARD TO SIGN THAT MOU WITH MINJIANG UNIVERSITY DOCTOR LIU.

SO TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT OF WHAT THAT IS, THAT IS ESSENTIALLY NO GUARANTEE ADMISSION FOR OUR STEM STUDENTS INTO AN ENGINEERING PROGRAM IN UNIVERSITY, PLUS A TAIPEI TECH AND TAIPEI TECH IN TAIWAN WITH FREE TUITION AND A STIPEND TO LIVE IN SO THEY COULD FINISH HERE AT A VERY LOW COST TRANSFER TO EITHER ONE OF THESE UNIVERSITIES, EARN AN ENGINEERING DEGREE, GET PAID A STIPEND OF 10,000 NEW TAIWANESE DOLLARS A MONTH.

NO TUITION, ANYTHING. AND THEN A GUARANTEE INTERNSHIP.

AND AND IN ONE OF THE LEADING MICROCHIP MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN THE WORLD.

SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE PRESIDENT AND SOME OF THE LEADERSHIP LAST YEAR WITH DOCTOR LIU, AND WE HAD WORKED ON ON THAT FOR A LITTLE BIT, AND WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, BECAUSE I DO FEEL THAT IS A IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, PARTICULARLY AS THE US IS OPENING ITS FIRST PLANT HERE IN ARIZONA. THAT IS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SEMICONDUCTORS.

THERE IS ZERO PRODUCTION OF SEMICONDUCTORS HERE.

SO IF WE'RE ABLE TO GET OUR STUDENTS AHEAD OF THE GAME ON A DEGREE IN THIS FIELD, PARTICULARLY AT NO COST TO THEM IT'S A WIN WIN. SO THANK YOU TO LU FOR BRINGING THAT OPPORTUNITY FORWARD, LOOKING FORWARD TO SIGNING THE AGREEMENT AND TO SEND IN OUR FIRST BATCH OF STUDENTS THERE TO TO BECOME ENGINEERS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYONE. AND I ALSO WENT TO THE LA MIRADA 4TH OF JULY.

IT. YES. YOU. ALL YOU SAW WAS A SEA OF PEOPLE.

IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE TURN OUT AND DO CELEBRATE THE 4TH OF JULY.

SO PRETTY MUCH I ECHO THE SAME SENTIMENTS THAT TRUSTEE RIOS, TRUSTEE BIRKEY AND TRUSTEE LEWIS JUST WENT OVER IN REGARDS TO THE RAIDS AND EVERYTHING IT DOES PAIN ME TO SEE THIS.

MY PARENTS WERE IMMIGRANTS. I'M. I WAS AN IMMIGRANT, SO IT'S LIKE I'M IN THE SAME SITUATION AS EVERYBODY ELSE, AND IT PAINS ME TO SEE THAT WE'RE IN THAT SITUATION.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU. STUDENT TRUSTEE SANCHEZ FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND HELPING STUDENTS

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AND THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS. NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION SEVERAL REDOUBTS.

[10. Closed Session]

ON JULY 17TH, 2025, THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS UNANIMOUS.

OH, SORRY. ITEM 10.04. IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE EMPLOYMENT OF LUCIANO MORALES AS MANAGER OF JUSTICE SCHOLARS. GRADE 26, STEP ONE OF THE MANAGEMENT SALARY SCALE, EFFECTIVE JULY 17TH, 2025. THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS UNANIMOUS. ITEM 10.05.

IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RATIFIED THE APPOINTMENT OF KATHLEEN O'MALLEY AS MANAGER OF GRANTS.

GRADE 2027. STEP ONE OF THE MANAGEMENT SALARY SCALE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE ON OR AFTER JULY 17TH, 2025. THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS UNANIMOUS. ITEM 10.06.

IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONDUCTED DOCTOR FIERRO'S ANNUAL EVALUATION.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HEREBY AUTHORIZES MODIFICATION TO THE PRESENT SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT'S ORIGINAL AGREEMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT AND FIRST, FIRST, THROUGH THE 12TH AMENDMENT IN THE AREAS OF TERM OF EMPLOYMENT, SALARY, RETENTION, INCENTIVE AND RELATED BENEFITS AS PRESENTED IN CLOSED SESSION AND ATTACHED WITH REGARD TO THE SALARY, THE BOARD AUTHORIZES A 3.3% SALARY INCREASE TO THE BASE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2025, AND AN ADDITIONAL 3.3% SALARY INCREASE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2026.

THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS UNANIMOUS. ITEM 10.07.

THE BOARD REVIEWED THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT, THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT, THE ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION AND THE APPEAL AND DECIDED TO UPHOLD THE ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION FOR THE DISTRICT.

AP 3435 DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT INVESTIGATION AND CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATION, TITLE FIVE, SECTION 59.338. THE BOARD'S DECISION IS ISSUED AS THE FINAL DISTRICT DECISION ON THIS MATTER.

THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS UNANIMOUS. THIS ENDS THE BOARD MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.