May 20, 2026 Board Meeting

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

THE WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH, 2026 REGULAR BOARD MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM. WE WILL MOVE INTO ROLL CALL.

[1.01 Roll Call]

PRESENT. BOARD VICE. PRESIDENT.

ZURICH LEWIS. PRESENT.

BOARD CLERK. DOCTOR. SHIN LIU.

HERE. TRUSTEE. JAMES. CODY BIRKEY PRESENT.

TRUSTEE. MARIANA. PACHECO.

PRESENT. TRUSTEE. MARIANA RIOS HERE.

TRUSTEE. DOCTOR. SANDRA SALAZAR.

HERE. STUDENT TRUSTEE. GUSTAVO SANCHEZ AND PRESIDENT.

SUPERINTENDENT FIERRO.

PRESENT. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE INTO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[1.02 Pledge of Allegiance]

PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. 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.

NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM 1.03 AGENDA ORGANIZATION.

[1.03 Agenda Organization]

[1.04 Comments from the Audience]

FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT, NATHAN FENG.

HELLO HELLO. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS NATHAN FANG.

YOU SEE A BLUE LIGHT? YEAH.

IT'S ON. THANKS. HELLO.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS NATHAN FANG AND I'M THE PRESIDENT FOR FBLA FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR FOR CERRITOS COLLEGE. HELLO. MY NAME IS PRICE.

I WAS THE PREVIOUS SECRETARY, AND NOW I'M YOUR INCOMING VICE PRESIDENT FOR FBLA. AND I AM THE HISTORIAN.

OR I WAS THE HISTORIAN FOR FBLA.

I'M ISABEL GONZALEZ, AND JUST TO START OFF, ISABELLA'S GOING TO SHARE ABOUT COMPETING AT OUR STATE COMPETITION THIS MARCH.

SO I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR.

THIS FALSE STATE CONFERENCE OR SPRING CONFERENCE? AND I THINK I LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT CONFERENCE, ESPECIALLY BEING ABLE TO SPEAK, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, TALK AND PRESENT MYSELF WELL WITHOUT THOSE EXPERIENCES AND THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE AND HOW THAT REALLY SHAPED ME AS A PERSON AND AS A LEADER.

NEXT WE'D KIND OF LIKE TO REFRESH EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED SINCE THE LAST BOARD MEETING AND EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED SINCE THEN. SINCE THEN WE HAVE ONE OUTSTANDING CLUB OF THE YEAR FOR CERRITOS COLLEGE.

AND ON TOP OF THIS, WE HAVE GOTTEN A TOTAL OF 18 PLACEMENTS FOR SPRING CONFERENCE, WHICH IS THE MOST OR ONE OF THE MOST THAT WE'VE EVER HAD.

AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BE SENDING 13 PEOPLE TO NATIONALS THIS JUNE.

AND WE ASK ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR US, AND WE WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THE PAST. AND FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AS WELL AS WITH THE FOUNDATION AND THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF CERRITOS COLLEGE, WE'RE ABLE TO RAISE $8,000 IN JUST OVER A MONTH TO FUND OUR NATIONALS COMPETITION.

SO WE'LL BE SENDING 13 OF OUR QUALIFYING MEMBERS TO GO TO LAS VEGAS IN JUNE.

AND SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED AND THANKFUL TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

WE'D LIKE TO ASK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT INTO THE NEXT UPCOMING YEAR, AS WE'RE HOPING TO BREAK OUR MILESTONE 18 PLACEMENTS.

LET'S HOPE FOR A LOT MORE NEXT FALL AND SPRING.

AND THEN. YEAH, SO THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WE WISH YOU MUCH SUCCESS IN JUNE.

IS JEFFREY BIRKEY JACOB GOING TO SPEAK AS WELL? NO. OKAY. NEXT LIDIA ALVAREZ.

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ALMOST A FULL ACADEMIC YEAR HAS PASSED SINCE WE FIRST SPOKE, USING PUBLIC COMMENT, ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION ON HOW AND WHY A PLAN FOR ETHNIC STUDIES THAT WAS TEN YEARS IN THE MAKING WAS REPLACED OVER ONLY A FEW MONTHS, EXCLUDING THE VERY FACULTY WHO HAD BEEN GIVEN THE RESPONSIBILITY TO DEVELOP THE PROGRAMS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT FOUGHT FOR THIS REPRESENTATION.

I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS ONGOING CONCERNS TO CLARIFY SOME STATEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BEFORE THIS BOARD. THIS NEW PLAN DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE ETHNIC STUDIES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND IN ALMOST ALL CASES DOES THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDED. IT ALSO DOES NOT REFLECT THE PRINCIPLES STRESSED BY DOCTOR KARENGA, A CORE FACULTY AND SCHOLAR IN THE DISCIPLINE OF AFRICANA STUDIES WHO FOUGHT TO MAKE ETHNIC STUDIES A REQUIREMENT.

THIS PRINCIPLE IS THAT ETHNIC STUDIES PLANS SHOULD DEVELOP ORGANICALLY TO ACCURATELY REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

THE INTRODUCTION OF THIS PLAN RELIES ON MARGINALIZING FACULTY WHO DEVELOP THE DISCIPLINES, DEGREES, PROGRAMS AND DEPARTMENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY THAT, OVER GENERATIONS HAS FOUGHT FOR INCLUSION.

EFFECTIVELY CUTTING IT OFF FROM THE ROOTS AND HISTORY THAT ESTABLISHED IT.

FACULTY WHO DIRECTED THE DEVELOPMENT UP TO THIS POINT ARE DISPARAGED AND PAINTED AS OVERSTEPPING THROUGH. THOUGH THEIR WORK SERVES AS THE VERY FOUNDATION OF THE ETHNIC STUDIES DEPARTMENT CURRICULUM.

THE SAME CURRICULUM THAT HAS BEEN SHARED IN PRESENTATIONS TO IN PART, CELEBRATE THE GOOD WORK THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING DONE IN THESE AREAS.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT CURRICULUM IS AT LEAST A TWO YEAR PROCESS, SO THE PROGRAMS, AS THEY ARE OFFERED TODAY, COULD ONLY BE DEVELOPED BY THE FACULTY WHO WORK TIRELESSLY OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS, AND WHO ARE NOW BEING EXCLUDED AND MISREPRESENTED AS UNQUALIFIED AND OVERSTEPPING.

IT IS ALSO A MISREPRESENTATION TO PAINT, ESPECIALLY THE CHICANO STUDIES DEPARTMENT, AS INEFFECTIVE OR GROWING OR NOT GROWING OR DEVELOPING, RELYING SOLELY ON CROSS-LISTED COURSES IN THE PAST.

THE USE OF CROSS-LISTED COURSES REFLECTS THE DISTINCT AND ORGANIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT, AS DO THE ADDITION OF COURSES AND DEGREES SPECIFIC TO CHICANO STUDIES, SUCH AS THE SOCIAL JUSTICE COURSES AND THE SOCIAL JUSTICE ART.

CHICANO STUDIES ALSO FOLLOWED A REQUIREMENT THAT LED TO CHAIRS BEING REPLACED EVERY TWO YEARS, WHICH KEPT IT FROM ENJOYING CONSISTENT LEADERSHIP, AS IS THE CASE IN OTHER DISCIPLINES.

AS THESE FACULTY WHO WORK IS CURRENTLY BEING USED AS THE CURRICULUM FOR THE ETHNIC STUDIES DEPARTMENT ARE PAINTED AS UNQUALIFIED.

THIS PLAN ALLOWS FOR ETHNIC STUDIES COURSES TO BE CREATED AND TAUGHT BY ANY AND ALL FACULTY, REGARDLESS OF THEIR DEGREES.

I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR YOUR CONTINUED ATTENTION TO THESE MATTERS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ALL FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP AN ETHNIC STUDIES EDUCATION THAT HONORS THE COMMUNITY, THE STUDENTS, OUR STUDENTS, AND THE HISTORY THAT HAS BROUGHT US HERE.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE DOCTOR NATALIE SARTON.

GOOD EVENING TO THE BOARD AND DOCTOR FIERRO.

MY NAME IS NATALIE SARTON, AND I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THE STUDY SESSION FROM A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED DURING IT.

TRUSTEE BIRKEY, YOU ASKED ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HAVING AN ETHNIC STUDIES DEPARTMENT THAT HOUSES THREE ETHNIC STUDIES PROGRAMS VERSUS FOUR SEPARATE AUTONOMOUS DEPARTMENTS? TO ADD WHAT I SHARED PREVIOUSLY UNDER CAL JOSE, WHICH IS THE GE PATHWAY FOR STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO A CSU OR UC.

THERE ARE FOUR REQUIRED COURSES THAT ALL STUDENTS MUST TAKE.

THOSE COURSES ARE TRANSFER LEVEL, ENGLISH, TRANSFER LEVEL, MATH, ORAL COMMUNICATION, AND ETHNIC STUDIES.

ADMINISTRATION HAS COMPARED THE NEW ETHNIC STUDIES MODEL TO MODERN LANGUAGES, A DEPARTMENT THAT HOUSES SEVERAL DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES, SUCH AS SPANISH AND CHINESE.

THE DIFFERENCE, HOWEVER, IS THAT MODERN LANGUAGES BY ITSELF IS NOT A REQUIRED AREA UNDER CAL GETS.

THIS IS BEST ILLUSTRATED BY THE SIZE OF THE MATH AND COLUMN STUDIES DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT, WHICH INCLUDES MORE THAN 20 FACULTY MEMBERS.

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CONSOLIDATING THREE ETHNIC STUDIES PROGRAMS WITHIN A SINGLE DEPARTMENT WITH ONE FULL TIME FACULTY MEMBER HAS SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS FOR.

CAL GETS AND RAISES BROADER QUESTIONS ABOUT INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITIES AND VALUES.

NOT ONLY DOES THIS DECISION APPEAR AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONVENIENCE, IT ALSO SIGNALS HOW THE INSTITUTION UNDERSTANDS AND SUPPORTS ETHNIC STUDIES DISCIPLINES THAT ARE NOW PART A PART OF A REQUIRED AREA OF STUDY.

A USEFUL COMPARISON MIGHT BE WHETHER THE INSTITUTION WOULD CONSIDER CONSOLIDATING DISCIPLINES SUCH AS PHILOSOPHY, SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY UNDER A SINGLE DEPARTMENT. DESPITE THEIR SEPARATE INTELLECTUAL TRADITIONS, PHILOSOPHIES AND METHODOLOGIES, AND CAL JOSE REQUIREMENTS.

REFERRING BACK TO THE STUDY SESSION.

THIS WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE SESSION, ALTHOUGH PROFESSOR ROMERO MADE MENTION OF THIS IN HER PRESENTATION.

SO FOR THE RECORD, THERE WERE FOUR FACULTY MEMBERS, INCLUDING MYSELF AND PROFESSOR LIDIA ALVAREZ, WHO IN 2022 LED EFFORTS TO DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH THE NATIVE AMERICAN INDIGENOUS STUDIES AA PROGRAM. WE ESTABLISHED SEVEN STAND ALONE NATIVE AMERICAN INDIGENOUS STUDIES COURSES. ALSO, BEGINNING IN 2022, A FACULTY MEMBER LED AN ESTABLISHED THE ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES AA AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAM.

SHE ESTABLISHED SIX STANDALONE ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES COURSES.

THIS GETS TO THE HEART OF SOME OF OUR CONCERNS THAT WE WERE SUPPORTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION IN CREATING THESE COURSES AND PROGRAMS, BUT HAD NO VOICE, NO INPUT, NO KNOWLEDGE, NO KNOWLEDGE OF AND NO ABILITY TO SELF REPRESENT THE WORK WE CREATED.

AND WHAT HAPPENED TO IT? WHILE THE ADMINISTRATION HAS STARTED STATED THAT IN THEIR ARRIVAL OF THEIR DECISION, SHARED GOVERNANCE WAS MET THROUGH CONSULTATION WITH THE FACULTY SENATE PRESIDENT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT SHARED GOVERNANCE IS NOT FOR PEOPLE ALONE. MEANINGFUL, COLLEGIAL, SHARED GOVERNANCE AND PRACTICE AS A BEST PRACTICE SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED THOSE FACULTY WHO CREATED, DEVELOPED, AND COORDINATED THESE PROGRAMS TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT LACK REAL, SHARED GOVERNANCE, DIMINISHES TRUST, ENGAGEMENT, AND IMPACTS OUR ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER.

TO DATE, NO EXPLANATION HAS BEEN GIVEN AS TO WHY WE WERE EXCLUDED FROM A DECISION THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTED THE ACADEMIC COURSES AND PROGRAMS WE CREATED.

LASTLY, I WANT TO RAISE SERIOUS CONCERNS REGARDING THE INCREASING INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS AFFECTING ETHNIC STUDIES AND OTHER CULTURALLY DIVERSE PROGRAMS. IF I AND OTHER FACULTY WHO LED THE EFFORTS TO CREATE THESE ETHNIC STUDIES, COURSES, PROGRAMS AND DEPARTMENTS, OR TO BE MORE SPECIFIC, IF I WANTED TO CREATE AFRICANA STUDIES COURSES, PROGRAMS, AND DEPARTMENTS TODAY, I COULD NOT DO SO BECAUSE OF THE POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.

FOLLOWING THE DISTRICT'S DECISION TO COLLAPSE CHICANO STUDIES, NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES, AND ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES WITHIN A SINGLE ETHNIC STUDIES DEPARTMENT.

ONE EXAMPLE IN SPRING OF 2026.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FACULTY SENATE PRESIDENT AUTHORED A RESOLUTION THAT BARS FACULTY FROM WRITING COURSES AND PROGRAMS BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THEIR DISCIPLINE.

THAT APPROACH DISREGARDS PRIOR WORK AND EXPERTISE IN SUBJECT AREAS OUTSIDE OF ONE'S DISCIPLINES, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT SUCH WORK, WHICH IS INNOVATIVE, MUST BEGIN SOMEWHERE.

THESE AND OTHER POLICIES, TAKEN TOGETHER ARE INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS AND RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT SYSTEMIC RACISM, PARTICULARLY WHERE POLICIES AND DECISION MAKING PRACTICES APPEAR TO DISPROPORTIONATELY BURDEN AND CONSTRAIN DISCIPLINE CENTERED ON HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED ETHNIC PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES.

IN ALL, WE WOULD LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE OR SUBCOMMITTEE, AN ACTION WITHIN THE BOARD'S PURVIEW TO EXAMINE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS IN THE FORM OF PAST AND PRESENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT APPEAR TO DISPROPORTIONATELY BURDEN CONSTRAINT DISCIPLINES AND PROGRAMS CENTERED ON HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED ETHNIC PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES, WHICH INCLUDES THE CURRENT ETHNIC STUDIES MODEL.

THIS FEELS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT AS THE INSTITUTION APPROACHES ITS 70TH ANNIVERSARY, AND IT OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REAFFIRM A COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION.

THANK YOU.

NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM CONSTITUENT GROUPS.

[1.05 Reports and Comments from Constituent Groups]

HELLO. SO I DIDN'T PLAN TO HAVE A REPORT, BUT I FEEL THAT I SHOULD GIVE THE BOARD AN

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LATER, A FACULTY MEMBER, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT, READ THAT LETTER INTO THE RECORD DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS.

I REFERRED THAT LETTER TO THE ACADEMIC SENATE OF CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOR DIRECTION AND ALSO TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY THE CAL STATE SYSTEM IS GETTING INVOLVED IN LOCAL MATTERS. AS A RESULT, MYSELF, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE DEAN OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS.

I REMEMBER WHO ELSE WAS AT THIS. STEVE LEVINE, WHO WAS THE CHAIR OF CURRICULUM.

WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE A, SCCC, AND THEY MADE SOME REVELATIONS THAT I BELIEVE THE BOARD SHOULD BE AWARE OF. THEY INVESTIGATED THIS LETTER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THIS LETTER DID NOT COME FROM THE CAL STATE.

COUNCIL ON ETHNIC STUDIES, THAT IT WAS WRITTEN BY ONE PERSON FROM CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE, WHO WAS SOLICITED BY AN EMPLOYEE FROM THE DISTRICT THAT.

THE LETTER ITSELF HAD A LOT OF INACCURACIES PERTAINING TO WHAT THE LAW REQUIRES WHEN IT COMES TO ETHNIC STUDIES.

AND THEY ALSO CONCLUDED THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE AT CERRITOS IS ACTUALLY PRETTY REFLECTIVE OF WHAT TAKES PLACE AT NUMEROUS CAL STATE CAMPUSES.

I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION THAT IS PRETTY CONVENIENT THAT IS CAUSING SOME PROBLEMS. AND ONE OF THOSE PROBLEMS IS DISCIPLINE EXPERTISE.

DURING THIS MEETING, WE MET WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE S, TRIPLE C, WHO'S ALSO THE CHAIR AT THE STATE LEVEL.

THIS PERSON MADE IT CLEAR, ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT ANY CREATION OF COURSES OR PROGRAMS OR CHANGES TO COURSES AND PROGRAMS MUST BE DONE BY AN ACTUAL DISCIPLINE EXPERT. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE SENATE PASSED A RESOLUTION NOT CREATING A BARRIER, BUT REAFFIRMING WHAT WAS ALREADY IN THE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE HANDBOOK THAT IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE TO ANY COURSE, CREATE A COURSE, MAKE A CHANGE TO A PROGRAM, OR CREATE A PROGRAM, YOU MUST BE AN EXPERT IN THE DISCIPLINE.

NOW, THE REASON WHY THIS IS THE CASE AND ALL COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS HAVE THIS POLICY, NOT JUST CERRITOS, IS BECAUSE IT'S NOT DISCRETIONARY, IT'S ED CODE. WE ARE NOT THE K THROUGH 12 SYSTEM WHERE WE HAVE PTA MEETINGS.

THAT'S JUST NOT HOW THAT WORKS.

THE WAY IT WORKS IN HIGHER EDUCATION IS YOU NEED TO HAVE FACULTY EXPERTS CREATING THESE COURSES AND RUNNING THESE PROGRAMS. THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS WITH ACCREDITATION COMING.

IT'S IT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE HONOR THAT.

NOW, WHEN IT COMES TO.

THIS IDEA THAT WE NEED TO INCLUDE NON-EXPERTS INTO THESE INTO THESE DISCUSSIONS, THAT IS EXTREMELY PROBLEMATIC.

AS I MENTIONED IN A PREVIOUS REPORT, WE WOULD NOT BE DOING THIS TO ANY OTHER PROGRAM. WE WOULD NOT BE ASKING NON-EXPERTS TO GET INVOLVED IN ENGLISH OR IN NURSING.

THAT IS NOT HOW THAT WORKS.

SO IN AN INTERESTING TWIST, I DO FIND IT REALLY TROUBLING THAT WHEN WE FINALLY HAVE AN EXPERT IN ONE OF THE ETHNIC STUDIES DISCIPLINES, WE ARE NOW DEMANDING THAT THAT PERSON COORDINATES OR COLLABORATES WITH NON-EXPERTS.

TO ME, THAT IS THE HEIGHT OF RACISM BECAUSE AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, WE WOULD NOT BE DOING THIS TO ANY OTHER ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE.

IF WE ARE TRULY SERIOUS ABOUT GROWING THESE PROGRAMS, THEN WE SHOULD STAY ON COURSE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING HIRE ACTUAL EXPERTS, LET THEM RUN THESE PROGRAMS. THAT IS WHAT WE DO WITH EVERY OTHER DISCIPLINE. I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS ONE WOULD BE ANY DIFFERENT. WITH THAT SAID, THAT'S MY REPORT.

NEXT DOCTOR WILL MITTENDORF CERRITOS COLLEGE FACULTY FEDERATION.

ALL RIGHT, THE SLIGHT CHANGE OF TONE.

GOOD EVENING. TRUSTEES, DOCTOR FIERRO AND COLLEAGUES.

CONGRATULATIONS. WE MADE IT TO FINALS WEEK.

STUDENTS AND FACULTY ARE WRAPPING UP THEIR SEMESTERS, AND WE'RE SEEING THE CULMINATION OF EVERYBODY'S HARD WORK.

AND IT'S WORK DONE TOGETHER.

STUDENTS, STAFF, ADMINISTRATION, AND FACULTY, EACH PLAYING THEIR PART, EACH CONTRIBUTING EQUALLY TO WHAT WE'RE ALL MOST PROUD OF, WHICH IS STUDENT SUCCESS.

TONIGHT, I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. COME ON UP.

YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS, BUT WHEN I'M NOT UNIONING, MY SIDE HUSTLE IS PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR, AND I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO FOUR STUDENTS WHOM I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF TEACHING ALL OF YOU.

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TONY WAS BORN IN EGYPT AND HIS FAMILY IMMIGRATED HERE WHEN HE WAS NINE YEARS OLD.

HE'S A FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT.

THIS YEAR, HE WON THE BLOOMFIELD SCHOLARSHIP, WHICH MEANS HE WON THE CONTEST FOR THE BEST PHILOSOPHY ESSAY OF THE YEAR.

TONY, CAN YOU TELL US WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO TRANSFER AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO STUDY? GOOD EVENING. BOARD. SO I GOT ACCEPTED INTO ALL SCHOOLS THAT I APPLIED TO.

I APPLIED TO TEN SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I GOT INTO NAMES SUCH AS UC.

UC BERKELEY, SANTA BARBARA AND ALL THESE NAMES.

AND I'VE RECENTLY COMMITTED TO UCLA.

SO FUTURE BRUIN OVER HERE I'M GOING IN AS A PHILOSOPHY MAJOR, SO YEAH. WISH ME LUCK, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THIS IS ANGEL GONZALEZ.

HE'S A FIRST GENERATION AMERICAN STUDENT.

HE WON THIS YEAR'S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR BEING A TOP STUDENT IN PHILOSOPHY.

ANGEL, CAN YOU TELL US WHERE YOU'RE GOING AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO STUDY? AFTER, LIKE, DECIDING THROUGH MY APPLICATIONS OR ACCEPTANCES FOR THAT, IT'S BETTER TO ASK, LIKE, WHERE I DIDN'T GO.

THAT WAS BERKELEY. I DIDN'T PLAY U C SEE UCLA WAITLIST, BUT EVERY OTHER UC I GOT IN.

AND SO IT WAS REALLY TOUGH TO LIKE DECIDE WHICH ONE.

BUT AFTER LIKE TALKING TO PROFESSOR MIDDENDORF ON MY FUTURE, I JUST, I DECIDED THAT IT'S MY BEST INTEREST TO GO TO UC SAN DIEGO FOR PHILOSOPHY IN ORDER TO PURSUE MY SPECIFIC NEEDS OF WANTING TO LEARN MEXICAN PHILOSOPHY.

EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT, NEXT, WE'VE GOT LEON.

MATEO. LEON WAS BORN IN THE PHILIPPINES AND IMMIGRATED HERE WHEN HE WAS 16 YEARS OLD.

HE'S A FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT. THIS YEAR, HE PRESENTED ORIGINAL RESEARCH AT THE WESTERN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE, A PAPER TITLED STUDENTS VERSUS AI DO ETHICS MATTER? HE'S ALSO THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE MENTAL HEALTH CLUB ACTIVE MINDS.

HE WAS AN A SENATOR AND WAS RECENTLY ELECTED A VICE PRESIDENT, THOUGH UNFORTUNATELY, SOMETHING TELLS ME HE MAY NOT BE AROUND NEXT YEAR TO FULFILL THIS ROLE.

LEON, WHERE ARE YOU GOING? SO.

HI. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

SO I'M A FIRST FIRST YEAR TRANSFER, AND LAST WEEK I GOT FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO BERKELEY THROUGH THE REGENTS SCHOLARSHIP.

AND WHAT'S FUNNY WAS THAT.

OH, SORRY. SO WHAT'S FUNNY WAS THAT, OH, I GOT A FULL RIDE IN A REGENTS.

I'M DEFINITELY GOING. BUT SOMETHING MUCH MORE CRAZIER HAPPENED THE DAY AFTER.

SO I ALSO GOT INTO YALE, SO.

YEAH. AND I PLAN ON DOING PSYCHOLOGY, INTERMIXING IT WITH POLITICAL SCIENCE IN A WAY OF USING RESEARCH TO ADVOCATE FOR BETTER MENTAL HEALTH AND HOW INTERSECTIONALITY AND PERSONALITIES AFFECT ONE'S MENTAL HEALTH.

BUT YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY.

THIS IS PAOLO. PAOLO WON THIS YEAR'S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR BEING A TOP STUDENT IN PSYCHOLOGY. PAOLO IS ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE PSYCHOLOGY CLUB AND PRESENTED RESEARCH EARLIER THIS MONTH, ALSO AT THE WESTERN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

A PAPER TITLED FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION THE IMPACT OF URBAN DESIGN ON STUDENTS FEAR OF CRIME. PAOLO, WHERE ARE YOU GOING? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO STUDY? HELLO? BOARD OF TRUSTEES. I MADE IT INTO MY TOP CHOICE SCHOOL OF BERKELEY, AND I PLAN ON STUDYING PSYCHOLOGY AND STATISTICS.

AND I HOPE TO OBTAIN A PHD ONE DAY IN THEORETICAL PSYCHOMETRICS.

THIS IS WHAT EQUAL EFFORT PRODUCES.

THEIR SUCCESS BELONGS TO THEM.

THEY EARNED IT. BUT IT ALSO BELONGS TO EVERY PERSON ON THIS CAMPUS WHO SHOWED UP FOR THEM.

AND TONIGHT, I WANT TO PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON ONE GROUP IN PARTICULAR, WHICH IS THE PART TIME FACULTY.

TONY. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR COURSES WERE TAUGHT BY PART TIME FACULTY? YEAH. SO IN TOTAL OF ALL OF MY CLASSES, I ONLY HAD 40% WERE TAUGHT.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO MY GENUINE MAJOR, WHICH IS PHILOSOPHY, I TOOK SIX CLASSES AND FIVE OF THEM WERE ALL PART TIME FACULTY EXCEPT WILLIAM DOCTOR MITTENDORF HERE. WHICH I THINK TO ME PLAYED A HUMONGOUS PART IN ME EVEN CHOOSING THE MAJOR BECAUSE I WAS CONSIDERING BUSINESS AT FIRST, AND THEN BECAUSE OF THE HELP OF THE AMAZING FACULTY THAT I HAD, I DECIDED TO SWITCH TO, SORRY, TO THE BUSINESS MAJORS OUT HERE. I DECIDED TO SWITCH TO PHILOSOPHY.

SO YEAH, I HAVE THE PART TIME FACULTY TO THANK FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. ANGEL, WHAT PERCENT OF YOUR COURSES WERE TAUGHT BY PART TIME FACULTY?

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I'M NOT GOING TO DIG INTO PROFESSOR MITTENDORF AT ALL, BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY BEEN THE PART TIME FACULTY THAT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LIKE IDENTIFY CLEARLY WHERE I'VE BEEN DOING WELL, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHERE I NEED TO WORK ON BECAUSE THAT'S LIKE, I DON'T, I'M JUST THAT KIND OF PERSON WHERE IF SOMEONE TELLS ME YOU'RE DOING THIS WRONG, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY EMBRACE IT BECAUSE THAT, THAT TELLS ME THEY CARE ABOUT ME AND MY FUTURE PURSUITS. OKAY.

LEON, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR COURSES WERE TAUGHT BY PART TIME FACULTY? OVER 60% OF MY COURSES WERE TAUGHT BY PART TIME FACULTY.

AND I MUST SAY, I'VE HAD AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE WITH THEM.

BECAUSE THE THING ABOUT ME, I LIKE DOING A LOT OF THINGS WITH MY EXTRACURRICULARS AND THE PART TIME FACULTY ALLOWED FOR THAT FLEXIBILITY.

AND ASIDE FROM ACADEMIA, I CAME INTO CERRITOS WITH A LOT OF IMPOSTER SYNDROME, AFRAID THAT I WON'T GET ANYWHERE.

BUT IT WAS THEM WHO INSPIRED ME TO REACH FOR THE STARS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

THEY READ MY ESSAYS, GAVE ME WORDS OF MOTIVATION, AND I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE WHERE I GOT.

AND I WOULDN'T BE THERE IF IT WASN'T FOR THE HELP THAT I GOT FROM MY PART TIME FACULTY PROFESSORS LIKE DOCTOR MOE FROM BIOLOGY.

BUT YEAH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

PAOLO, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF PART TIME FACULTY TAUGHT YOUR COURSES? ROUGHLY 72% OF PART TIME FACULTY TAUGHT MY COURSES.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THEY'VE ALL BEEN INCREDIBLY INFLUENTIAL IN MY DEVELOPMENT AS A STUDENT. I ACTUALLY COME FROM VERY HUMBLE BEGINNINGS.

I ALMOST DIDN'T GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL AND I CAME BACK TO CERRITOS COLLEGE AND THEY REALLY LIKE INSPIRED ME. AND ALSO IT WAS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THAT I PRESENTED RESEARCH AT THE WESTERN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION.

I WOULD LIKE TO ELABORATE ON THAT. MY PROJECT ACTUALLY ENDED UP WINNING THIRD PLACE AT THE PSI BETA POSTER SESSION AMONG ABOUT 43 OTHER POSTERS.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT, SORRY, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ADD THAT THAT WAS UNDER THE MENTORSHIP OF PROFESSOR MILTON ENRIQUEZ HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE, WHO IS PART TIME FACULTY.

SO A MAJORITY OF THE EDUCATION THESE STUDENTS RECEIVED WAS DELIVERED BY PART TIME FACULTY, FACULTY WITH THE SAME QUALIFICATIONS, SAME EXPERIENCE, TEACHING THE SAME COURSES AS THEIR FULL TIME COLLEAGUES, EQUAL EFFORT, EQUAL CONTRIBUTION, EQUAL RESULTS, BUT NOT EQUAL PAY. PART TIME FACULTY ARE GIVING 100%, BUT THEY'RE ONLY PAID 80% COMPARED TO THEIR FULL TIME COUNTERPARTS.

LUCKILY, TWO WEEKS AGO, CCSF SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL DURING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS THAT CREATES AN EQUITABLE FACULTY SALARY STRUCTURE.

AND AS THE DISTRICT CRAFTS ITS RESPONSE, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE SUCCESS THAT THOSE PART TIME FACULTY MEMBERS ARE CREATING AT THIS COLLEGE. AND I WANT YOU TO IMAGINE, JUST DREAM WITH ME FOR A MOMENT AS YOU GO OUT INTO THE WORLD ATTENDING ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES, RUBBING ELBOWS WITH THE POLITICAL ELITE IN SACRAMENTO.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT OUR CAMPUS AND OUR STUDENT SUCCESS AND OUR STUDENT EQUITY, IMAGINE ALSO BEING ABLE TO BRAG ABOUT OUR EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF FACULTY.

WE'RE EQUITABLE THROUGH, THROUGH AND THROUGH.

WE CAN BE ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF STUDENT EQUITY AND FACULTY EQUITY.

WE HAVE THE MEANS TO DO THIS.

WE HAVE THE VALUES TO SUPPORT IT, AND WE OWE IT TO THE FACULTY, AND WE OWE IT TO THESE STUDENTS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE STUDENTS. I KNOW YOU ARE ALL GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I BELIEVE I CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD WHEN I CAN SAY THAT HEARING THOSE SUCCESS STORIES REALLY, TRULY CONNECT US TO OUR WHY.

YOU KNOW, WHY WE ARE SETTING AND, AND MAKING SURE, ENSURING THAT OUR MISSION, OUR VISION, OUR GOALS ARE BEING MET SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THESE STORIES.

AND I WISH THEM THE BEST OF LUCK AS THEY CONTINUE TO REPRESENT CERRITOS AT UCLA, UC SAN DIEGO, UC BERKELEY, OR YALE.

WE ARE TRULY APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AS WELL AS ALL, YOU KNOW, THE ADJUNCT OR PART TIME PROFESSORS IN THE DEPARTMENT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT, ORLANDO LOPEZ REPRESENTING CSC.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD. TO KEEP ON THE CHEERFUL NOTE THIS WEEK IS CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES

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SO IT IS A, A VERY INSPIRING PART TO LEAD THE GROUP OF CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS THAT MAKE AN IMPACT TO OUR COLLEGE EVERY DAY.

AND TO THE STAFF THAT DOES A REMARKABLE JOB, 300 STRONG THAT WE HAVE SERVING OUR INSTITUTION IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES.

SO THANK YOU TO HUMAN RESOURCES AND DOCTOR FIERRO AND FOR WEARING YOUR SWAG TODAY REPRESENTING CSC. SO OUR YESTERDAY'S EVENT WAS OUR T SHIRT.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE ON TODAY.

AND SO IT WAS A SEA OF GRAY AT OUR CLASSIFIED LUNCHEON TODAY.

AND IT WAS REALLY A PROUD MOMENT TO CELEBRATE THE HARD WORK THAT EACH OF THESE FOLKS DO EACH AND EVERY DAY AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THEY MAKE.

ON A PERSONAL NOTE FOR ONE, YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF OUR CLASSIFIED FOLKS DON'T JUST HAVE THEIR BACHELOR'S, A LOT OF THEM HAVE THEIR MASTER'S AND A COUPLE OF THEM ARE PURSUING THEIR DOCTORATE.

SO OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF DOES COME HIGHLY EDUCATED, HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER. AND SO WHEN WE BRING THEM IN INTO THE GROUPS AND ALL THE NEW HIRES ARE COMING IN, THEY ARE TRULY THE BREAD AND BUTTER THAT WE CAN WE CAN TRULY GET HERE.

AND IT'S SUCH AN INSPIRATION TO SEE THEM GROWING HERE AS AN AS PROFESSIONALS IN THIS INSTITUTION, BUT ALLOWING THAT ALSO TO FOSTER INTO THE CARE WE GIVE TO OUR STUDENTS EACH AND EVERY DAY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN COMING TO OUR EVENT TOMORROW, I INVITE THE BOARD. WE WILL HAVE.

WE WILL BE HAVING ICE CREAM FOR OUR FOLKS.

WE WILL BE IN THE CONFERENCE CENTER.

SO YOU GUYS ARE WELCOME AND INVITED TO ATTEND IF YOU WOULD LIKE A SWEET TREAT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OH, AND BEFORE I LEAVE, I WILL SEARCH MY HAT TO AN EMPLOYEE ROLE.

I DO WANT TO THANK MY BOSS.

HE IS RETIRING AND AS DOCTOR NEGRAO.

AND SO I DO WANT TO THANK HIM PERSONALLY BECAUSE HE HAS SHAPED SOME OF MY GROWTH HERE.

HE HAS REALLY BEEN AN INSPIRATION, REALLY HAS PUSHED HIS EMPLOYEES TO DO BETTER AND NOT EVER SETTLE FOR ANYTHING.

AND SO I DID WANT TO THANK HIM.

SO BECAUSE HE HAS HELPED ME GROW TO WHO I AM TODAY.

SO IF THERE'S A PROBLEM, BLAME HIM.

BUT NO, I'M JUST KIDDING.

BUT HE'S BEEN A GREAT MENTOR.

HE'S BEEN A GREAT ADVOCATE.

AND I THINK VERY INSPIRATION OF WHO MANAGERS SHOULD STRIVE TO BE VERY MUCH LIKE.

SO I DO WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE AND FOR HIS GUIDANCE.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SORRY. THEY TOLD ME TO TELL YOU OUR ICE CREAM EVENT STARTS AT 11:00 UNTIL ONE 11 TO 1, 11 TO 1 TOMORROW, SO. AND THEY'LL BE THE CREMA AND AGUA.

SO IT'S CREAM AND WATER.

SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE LACTOSE INTOLERANT OR VEGAN.

WE GOT YOU. ALL RIGHT.

DO WE HAVE OUR A CACC OFFICER HERE TONIGHT? OKAY.

AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL HONOR LAURA DELGADO,

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

BEFORE WE PRESENT YOU WITH THE AWARD, WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH YOU ABOUT LAURA. LAURA BEGAN HER CAREER AT CERRITOS COLLEGE IN 2022 AND HAS QUICKLY BECOME A VITAL PILLAR OF SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IN THE LINK.

AND NEXT UP, PROGRAMS. AS WE RECOGNIZE THE RESILIENCE OF OUR CURRENT AND FORMER FOSTER YOUTH STUDENTS.

WE ALSO RECOGNIZE LAURA'S HANDS ON WORK HELPING STUDENTS NAVIGATE MATRICULATION, FINANCIAL AID, BASIC NEEDS, HOUSING SUPPORT, EMERGENCY RESOURCES, GRANTS, WORKSHOPS, AND ONE ON ONE MENTORSHIP.

LAURA EXEMPLIFIES EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD HOPE FOR IN SOMEONE SUPPORTING STUDENTS.

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SHE STAYS LATE COUNTLESS EVENINGS TO HELP STUDENTS THROUGH CRISES AND MAKES HERSELF AVAILABLE SO STUDENTS KNOW THEY HAVE SOMEONE THEY CAN COUNT ON.

WHEN LAURA SEES A BARRIER, SHE LOOKS FOR A SOLUTION.

SHE HAS SECURED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING A $20,000 GRANT TO SUPPORT OLDER FOSTER YOUTH AND ORGANIZED SPECIALIZED GROUPS FOR STUDENT PARENTS.

SHE IS NOT ONLY A STRONG MENTOR TO STUDENTS, BUT ALSO A SOURCE OF GUIDANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR HER TEAM.

LAURA, YOUR DEDICATION, COMMITMENT, AND WILLINGNESS TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TRULY STAND OUT.

WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF CERRITOS COLLEGE AND SINCERELY COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AND DEDICATION.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING WORK.

GOOD EVENING BOARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME AND FOR THIS RECOGNITION.

IT'S REALLY NICE. AND THANK YOU FOR MY TEAM FOR NOMINATING ME AND MY FAMILY FOR BEING HERE. IT REALLY IS AN HONOR TO WORK WITH THIS POPULATION.

THE, THE, THE CHALLENGES THEY EXPERIENCE ARE SOMETHING BEYOND THINGS THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE GOING THROUGH. AND THEY ARE SO STRONG, EVEN IF THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE EVERY SINGLE DAY, THEY STILL SHOW UP TO CLASS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, EVEN IF THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE ANYBODY TO GO TO, OR THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE A HOME TO GO TO.

AND IT'S, IT'S EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE THEIR GROWTH AND HOW THEY JUST REFUSE TO GIVE UP. SO THE CERRITOS COLLEGE COMMUNITY IS REALLY AMAZING TO SUPPORT THEM AND I'M BLESSED TO BE PART OF IT.

SO THANK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE 2.02 CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF BOARD RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-0520C TO

[2.02 Consideration of Adoption of Board Resolution #26-0520C, to Recognize National Foster Care Awareness Month]

AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP DOCTOR PATRICIA.

ROBIN SMITH, DIRECTOR, SPECIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS.

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AGAIN? OKAY. MAY I GET A MOTION FIRST AND SECOND.

OKAY. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE.

ROLL CALL OR JUST. OKAY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

MOTION PASSES. NEXT WE

[2.03 REVISED: Institutional Presentation: Recognition of Managers of the Year]

I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN OUR 2025 2026 MANAGER OF THE YEAR PRESENTATIONS BY HONORING AN EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUAL AARON MILES, WHOSE IMPACT ON CERRITOS COLLEGE AND ALL OF US WHO KNEW HER WILL FOREVER RESONATE IN OUR HEARTS.

HERE TO ACCEPT THIS HONOR IS HER HUSBAND, BLAIR.

SO IT'S AN HONOR TO COMMEMORATE AARON MILES AS OUR MANAGER OF THE YEAR IN MEMORIAM, AND ANNOUNCED THAT THIS AWARD WILL NOW CARRY HER NAME, THE AARON MILES MEMORIAL MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD.

AS A TESTAMENT TO HER UNWAVERING DEDICATION, COMPASSION, AND INTEGRITY, AARON WAS NOT JUST A MANAGER, SHE WAS A BEACON OF LIGHT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AS THE DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY COMPLIANCE IN TITLE NINE, SHE APPROACHED HER WORK WITH AN UNPARALLELED COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS.

AARON WAS KNOWN FOR HER TIRELESS ADVOCACY FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF, ALWAYS TAKING TIME TO LISTEN AND ADDRESS CONCERNS WITH WARMTH AND UNDERSTANDING.

HER COLLEAGUES OFTEN REMARKED ON HER ABILITY TO CREATE A SAFE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT.

A SKILL THAT WAS ROOTED IN HER GENUINE COMPASSION.

HER LEGACY EXTENDS BEYOND HER PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS.

ERIN WAS A DEVOTED MOTHER AND WIFE WHOSE LOVE FOR HER FAMILY WAS EVIDENT IN EVERY STORY SHE

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THANK YOU. ERIN'S COMMITMENT TO HER FAMILY WAS UNWAVERING.

BALANCING HER DEMANDING ROLE WITH THE JOYS OF BEING A MOM.

AS WE REFLECT ON HER LIFE, WE REMEMBER THE MANY WAYS ERIN TOUCHED OUR LIVES FROM HER INFECTIOUS SMILE AND HER REMARKABLE ABILITY TO UPLIFT THOSE AROUND HER. SHE EMBODIED KINDNESS AND STRENGTH.

HER COLLEAGUES FONDLY REMEMBERED MOMENTS SPENT WITH HER, WHETHER IT WAS SHARING LAUGHTER OVER LUNCH, WALKING TOGETHER AROUND CAMPUS OR DISCUSSING THE CHALLENGES OF ADVOCACY WORK.

SHE WAS NOT JUST A COWORKER.

SHE WAS A FRIEND, A MENTOR, AND A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION.

TODAY, AS WE PRESENT THIS AWARD IN HER HONOR, LET US COMMIT TO CARING FORWARD THE VALUES SHE INSTILLED IN US.

LET US ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE.

LEAD WITH COMPASSION AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AS SHE DID.

ERIN'S SPIRIT WILL LIVE ON IN THE WORK WE DO AND IN THE LIVES WE TOUCH.

TO HER FAMILY, BLAIR AND YOUR DAUGHTERS, CARLY AND ELISE.

PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN YOUR GRIEF.

ERIN'S LEGACY IS WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE STAND WITH YOU AS YOU NAVIGATE THIS DIFFICULT TIME.

HER LOVE, HER LAUGHTER, AND HER UNWAVERING SPIRIT WILL FOREVER BE A PART OF US. THANK YOU, ERIN, FOR EVERYTHING YOU BROUGHT INTO OUR LIVES. YOU ARE DEEPLY MISSED BUT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

WE HAVE. THIS AWARD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GOOD EVENING. BOARD. EVERYONE HERE? I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE NAMED AFTER HER. THAT'S QUITE A SURPRISE.

AND I WAS TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THIS AND PEOPLE SAY, HOW DO YOU FEEL? AND I SAID, I'M SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF MY WIFE.

BECAUSE SHE LOVED THIS PLACE.

AND I KNOW THE TIME AND HOUR SHE PUT IN TO THIS PLACE TO MAKE THIS PLACE A LITTLE BIT MORE INCLUSIVE, A LITTLE BIT MORE EQUITABLE, A LITTLE BIT MORE JUST BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW I FEEL WHEN I GOT ON THIS CAMPUS.

I THINK THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I'VE BEEN ON THE CAMPUS SINCE AARON LEFT US ALL.

AND EVERY TIME IT'S OVERWHELMING BECAUSE I KNOW HOW MUCH THIS PLACE MEANT TO HER.

ON BEHALF OF MY DAUGHTERS ELISE AND CARLY, ELISE IS ACTUALLY GETTING AN AWARD TONIGHT HERSELF. SO I'M GOING TO BE RUNNING FOR MAYOR, LUCKILY, JUST TEN MINUTES DOWN. 605 THANK GOODNESS FOR THAT.

BUT ON BEHALF OF THE GIRLS, MY MOTHER IN LAW WHO HAS SURGERY TODAY, I DIDN'T TELL HER ABOUT THIS BECAUSE SHE WOULD HAVE COME HERE IN PAIN.

SO I WAS SURPRISED HER TOMORROW AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

THIS PLACE, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND HOW SPECIAL THIS PLACE WAS UNTIL HER PASSING. AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE IT TOOK THAT, BUT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN THERE FOR US FROM THE MOMENT I INFORMED MERCEDES AND DOCTOR RIVERA.

THANK YOU. YOU CALLED ME THE NEXT MORNING, AND I APPRECIATE THOSE WORDS.

AND THE AMAZING CONTRIBUTIONS YOU ALL HAVE GIVEN ME.

AND YOU ALL ARE KEEPING IT ALIVE BY THINKING OF HER.

IT'S BEEN ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS, AND YOU EASILY COULD HAVE MOVED ON, AND SHE COULD HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN. AND I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE IN ANY POSITION TO BLAME YOU FOR THAT. WE ALL HAVE TO LIVE OUR LIVES.

BUT AGAIN, THIS AWARD HAVING TO BE NAMED AFTER HER.

HER LEGACY WILL CONTINUE.

WE KNOW THAT FOR SURE.

AND YOU ALL ARE, IN A VERY REAL SENSE OF KEEPING HER ALIVE. AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT AWARD GOES TO DOCTOR NICK.

NICK, WOULD YOU COME UP? ACME IS PLEASED TO HONOR DOCTOR NICK AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2526. AARON MILES, MEMORIAL MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR ACADEMIC MANAGER OF THE YEAR.

NICK IS THE INSTRUCTIONAL DEAN OF THE TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AND HAS BEEN THE CAREER

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NICK IS PRAISED FOR HIS STUDENT FIRST PHILOSOPHY, CONSISTENTLY SEEKING WAYS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO GRADUATION AND TRANSFER.

HIS INITIATIVES HAVE LED TO MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDENT RETENTION AND COMPLETION RATES WITHIN THE TECHNOLOGY DIVISION.

SOME OF HIS NOMINEES MENTIONED THAT HE IS METICULOUS IN OVERSEEING SCHEDULES, BUDGETS AND FACULTY LOADS, ENSURING THE DIVISION RUNS SMOOTHLY.

HE PROACTIVELY IDENTIFIES ADMINISTRATIVE BOTTLENECKS AND IMPLEMENTS STREAMLINED WORKFLOWS THAT ALLOW FACULTY TO FOCUS ON TEACHING IN THE AREAS THEY ARE GIFTED IN.

EXCUSE ME. NICK IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO THE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF HIS TEAM.

AS WE HEARD FROM ROLANDA AND HE SERVES AS A MENTOR, HE ENCOURAGES STAFF AND FACULTY TO TAKE ON LEADERSHIP ROLES.

HE PROVIDES THEM WITH THE RESOURCES TO SUCCEED.

HE HAS FOSTERED A DIVISIONAL CULTURE ROOTED IN TRANSPARENCY AND MUTUAL RESPECT, WHERE EMPLOYEES FEEL HEARD AND VALUED FOR THEIR UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS.

NICK'S LEADERSHIP EXTENDS BEYOND THE CAMPUS THROUGH HIS WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY.

HE HAS PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN STRENGTHENING TIES WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO ENSURE CURRICULUM REMAINS ALIGNED WITH WORKFORCE NEEDS.

HE ALSO REPRESENTS THE COLLEGE AT COMMUNITY FORUMS AND BUILDING NETWORKS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH INTERNSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

NICK RIYAL BALANCES HIGH LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE RIGOR WITH A GENUINE CONCERN FOR THE HUMAN ELEMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

WHETHER NAVIGATING FISCAL CHALLENGES OR CAMPUS WIDE REORGANIZATIONS, HIS STEADY HAND AND CLEAR COMMUNICATION HAVE PROVIDED STABILITY AND VISION FOR THE INSTITUTION, AS ONE NOMINATOR NOTED.

AS NICK PREPARES TO RETIRE THIS YEAR AFTER 26 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CERRITOS COLLEGE, IT IS DIFFICULT TO OVERSTATE THE PROFOUND IMPACT HE HAS HAD ON THE INSTITUTION, ITS STUDENTS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

AND OUR NEXT AWARD GOES TO DOCTOR YVETTE TAFOYA, CLASSIFIED MANAGER OF THE YEAR.

ALL RIGHT. ACME IS PLEASED TO HONOR DOCTOR YVETTE TAFOYA AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2020 526 AARON MILES, MEMORIAL MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR CLASSIFIED MANAGER OF THE YEAR.

YVETTE IS AN EXCEPTIONAL LEADER WHOSE STRATEGIC VISION AND STUDENT CENTERED APPROACH HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHENED CERRITOS COLLEGE.

SHE OVERSEES ADMISSIONS AND RECORDS, FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOOL RELATIONS, FOSTERING STRONG CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION THAT IMPROVES THE OVERALL STUDENT EXPERIENCE. UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, ENROLLMENT SERVICES HAS IMPLEMENTED EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES THAT ENHANCE STUDENT RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, ACHIEVEMENT, AND COMPLETION.

SHE PROACTIVELY IDENTIFIES SERVICE GAPS AND WORKS WITH CAMPUS PARTNERS TO ENSURE ACCURATE, ACCESSIBLE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT REDUCE BARRIERS FOR STUDENTS.

HER IMPACT IS EVIDENT IN THE DRAMATIC EXPANSION OF OUTREACH EFFORTS, GROWING FROM 13,852 INDIVIDUALS SERVED IN 2022 23 TO 69,000 845 IN 2425, WITH CONTINUED GROWTH UNDERWAY.

SHE LAUNCHED THE HIGH SCHOOL OUTREACH PROJECT, EXTENDING ENGAGEMENT TO 17 OUT OF OUT OF DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS, AND CREATED WELCOME TOURS TO HELP INCOMING STUDENTS FEEL PREPARED AND CONNECTED.

YVETTE ALSO STRENGTHENS ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS BY COLLABORATING WITH FACULTY TO STREAMLINE PROCESSES AND ADDRESS STUDENT NEEDS WHILE PROMOTING RESPONSIVENESS, INCLUSIVITY, AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT WITHIN STUDENT SERVICES.

SHE MAINTAINS AN OPEN, COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP STYLE THAT VALUES STAFF INPUT AND ENCOURAGES PROFESSIONAL GROWTH THROUGH TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. IN ADDITION, SHE ENSURES STRONG OPERATIONAL OVERSIGHT, COMPLIANCE, AND COMMUNICATION WITH ENROLLMENT SERVICES WITHIN ENROLLMENT SERVICES.

USING HER INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE TO ANTICIPATE CHALLENGES AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE

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SHE IS AN OUTSTANDING LEADER WHOSE INTEGRITY, VISION AND DEDICATION MAKE HER HIGHLY DESERVING OF MANAGER OF THE YEAR RECOGNITION.

THIS IS MY HUSBAND, PHILIP EVERYONE. HELLO.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE MANAGERS FOR THE AWARD AS WELL, BUT MAINLY MY TEAM AND THE STUDENTS THAT I GET TO WORK WITH. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT MAKE ME LOOK GOOD.

THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE ANSWERING THE PHONES PROCESSING APPLICATIONS, GENERAL QUESTIONS. AND THEY'RE GREAT ADVOCATES.

SO I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF DOING WORK ON THE PRACTICE AND POLICY SIDE THAT INFLUENCES HOW WE SERVE A STUDENT. SO THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GET FROM OUR STAFF AND OUR FACULTY REALLY INFORMS CHANGES THAT WE MAKE IN OUR DIVISION TO BETTER SERVE STUDENTS.

SO IT REALLY COMES FROM THEIR WORK TOO. BUT THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION.

AND I WILL BE CELEBRATING.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE DONE. THANK YOU. NEXT

[2.04 Institutional Presentation: Recognition of Retiree]

AS IT TURNS OUT, NICK'S GOING TO GET A SECOND AWARD TONIGHT.

IT'S CALLED RETIREMENT.

NO BALLOONS, NO FLOWERS, BUT AN ABUNDANCE OF TIME, MY FRIEND. SO TONIGHT WE CELEBRATE SOMEONE WHOSE IMPACT ON CERRITOS COLLEGE EXTENDS FAR BEYOND TITLES OR YEARS OF SERVICE.

DOCTOR NICK REALE JOINED CERRITOS COLLEGE IN AUGUST OF 2000 AS A FULL TIME MACHINE TOOL TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTOR, AND FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, HIS FOCUS HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON STUDENTS MAKING SURE THEY GAIN THE SKILLS, CONFIDENCE AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN THE WORKFORCE AND IN LIFE.

SINCE BECOMING DEAN OF TECHNOLOGY IN 2012, NICK HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED LEADERS IN CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION NOT ONLY ON OUR CAMPUS BUT THROUGHOUT THE BROADER CTE COMMUNITY. NICK IS KNOWN FOR HIS TIRELESS WORK ETHIC, HIS WILLINGNESS TO HELP OTHERS, AND HIS ABILITY TO BUILD STRONG PARTNERSHIPS THAT BENEFIT STUDENTS.

WHETHER WORKING WITH FACULTY ON CURRICULUM, SUPPORTING STAFF, MENTORING STUDENTS, OR COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY LINKED LEARNING CONSORTIUM, NICK HAS ALWAYS APPROACHED THE WORK WITH DEDICATION, HUMILITY AND PURPOSE. ONE OF THE CLEAREST EXAMPLES OF HIS LEADERSHIP CAME DURING THE PANDEMIC, WHEN HE HELPED ENSURE THAT STUDENTS IN HANDS ON CTE PROGRAMS COULD CONTINUE LEARNING IN PERSON WHENEVER POSSIBLE, WHILE ALSO FINDING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO DELIVER TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION ONLINE AT A TIME OF ENORMOUS UNCERTAINTY.

NICK STAYED FOCUSED ON WHAT MATTERED MOST STUDENT SUCCESS.

WHAT MAKES NICK ESPECIALLY REMARKABLE IS THAT FACULTY OF ALL HAVE LONG RELIED ON HIM AS A TRUSTED RESOURCE, AND GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS HAVE BENEFITED FROM HIS KNOWLEDGE, MENTORSHIP, AND STEADY LEADERSHIP.

NICK. YOUR COMMITMENT TO CERRITOS COLLEGE, TO CTE EDUCATION, AND TO THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU HAS MADE A LASTING IMPRESSION ON BEHALF OF THE COLLEGE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE, YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND THE EXAMPLE YOU HAVE SET FOR ALL OF US.

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LET ME SAY A FEW WORDS. DID YOU GET.

THE OTHER ONE. I GOT TO TAKE A PICTURE.

NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO BE SORELY MISSED, MY FRIEND.

THANK YOU. FRIEND. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE BOARD AND THANK CERRITOS COLLEGE IN GENERAL.

YOU KNOW, I LOVE LEARNING.

I LOVE TEACHING. I LOVE MENTORING.

YOU KNOW, I LOVE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT. AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO ALL THAT IN MY 26 YEARS HERE. AND MAYBE YOU'LL SEE ME BACK AS A PART TIME INSTRUCTOR LATER ON.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE.

NEXT SECTION 2.05 INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION RECOGNITION OF THE 2026 INCLUSION EXCELLENCE

[2.05 Institutional Presentation: Recognition of the 2026 Inclusion Excellence Award Recipient]

AND BLAIR WILL BE JOINING ME.

SO HE HAD QUITE A EVENING WITH US.

BUT THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET HIM TO HIS DAUGHTERS. OKAY. SO THIS AS YOU KNOW, I, I'M THE ONE THAT LOST MY DIRECTOR OF TITLE NINE.

AND IT HAS BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT YEAR FOR US TO RECOVER, BUT AWARDING HER THE MANAGER OF THE YEAR POSTHUMOUSLY WAS A GREAT HONOR.

AND ONE OF THESE NEXT STEPS WAS ALSO IN MEMORY OF AARON.

THE INCLUSION EXCELLENCE AWARD WAS ACTUALLY RENAMED AND REVAMPED LAST YEAR WHEN WE COULDN'T BE DIVERSE. SO WE HAD TO CELEBRATE DIVERSITY IN A DIFFERENT WAY WITHOUT CALLING IT THAT. AND SO SHE CAME UP WITH THE NAME.

AND WHEN WE CAME UP WITH THE NAME, BECAUSE IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR HER, THERE WAS ALSO SOME VERY CLEAR CRITERIA.

SO IF YOU'LL JUST INDULGE ME FOR A SECOND OUR CERRITOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT DIVERSITY AWARDS IS A PREMIER CAMPUS INITIATIVE THAT CELEBRATES AND HONORS FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY FOR THEIR WORK AND DEDICATION TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY.

THEIR ADVOCACY LEADS TO ACTIONS THAT HELP ELIMINATE EQUITY GAPS FOR DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES ON THE CERRITOS COLLEGE CAMPUS.

THE CRITERIA FOR THIS AWARD INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, AND I WON'T READ THEM ALL. ACTS AS A ROLE MODEL OR ALLY IN CHAMPIONING EQUITY ISSUES.

CREATES AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE BY CHALLENGING RACE INEQUALITIES AND BARRIERS, AND LEADS POSITIVE ACTIONS OR INTERVENTIONS TO CLOSE EQUITY GAPS AND ENABLE ALL MEMBERS OF OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITIES TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

AND USUALLY WE PUT OUT A ELECTION FORM AND NOMINATE PEOPLE.

BUT THIS YEAR I MADE AN EXECUTIVE DECISION BECAUSE AARON WANTED TO NOMINATE SOMEBODY LAST YEAR. AND SO THIS YEAR WE NOMINATED AND WE PICKED THEM.

SO THIS YEAR THE RECIPIENT OF THE INCLUSION EXCELLENCE AWARD.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHY BECAUSE SHE LOVES LEARNING ABOUT HISTORY.

WOULD ALWAYS READ HIS EMAILS.

SO I KNOW THE MEMORIAL DAY ONE HAS COME OUT, BUT I HAVEN'T READ IT YET BECAUSE I WANTED TO GET THROUGH TODAY. BUT SHE USED TO LOVE LEARNING ABOUT HISTORY THROUGH YOUR EMAILS.

AND SO SHE THOUGHT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE HE GETS SOMETHING NEXT YEAR.

SO HERE WE ARE A YEAR LATER AND IN HONOR OF AARON AND THE INCLUSION EXCELLENCE AWARD, AND BLAIR HERE IS JOINING ME.

YOU ARE THE RECIPIENT OF THE AWARD THIS YEAR.

WALTER FERNANDEZ, PLEASE COME ON UP.

HERE WE GO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. YES.

WELL, I HAD NO IDEA, BUT I ENJOY SHARING.

I ENJOY LEARNING, AND I'M VERY HONORED FOR BEING SELECTED FOR THE AWARD AND PROFOUNDLY MOVED BY THE NOMINATION.

THEY CAME FROM AARON MILES.

THAT I'M VERY GRATEFUL.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL. AND IT'S IT'S HUMBLING.

I, IT I GOT IN A HABIT OF SENDING THESE THINGS AND I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE LIKED THEM

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SO I BEGAN THE HABIT AND WELL, HERE WE ARE.

BUT THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE ARE MOVING TO

[2.06 Institutional Presentation: Recognition of Gustavo Sanchez, Student Trustee]

WE'RE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, GUSTAVO.

SO ALL RIGHT, I GUESS.

WOW. LOOK HOW YOUNG YOU USED TO LOOK.

I KNOW THE FEELING. I USED TO LOOK JUST LIKE THAT LAST YEAR.

WELL, GUSTAVO, IT'S BEEN A GREAT YEAR.

IT HAS BEEN TRULY A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU AND MULTIPLE INITIATIVES, NOT JUST IN OUR CAMPUS, BUT IN OUR COMMUNITY, AT THE STATE LEVEL AND AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME VISITS, SOME ADVOCACY. AND IT'S TRULY INCREDIBLE TO SEE YOUR EVOLUTION, YOUR GROWTH, AND YOUR CONFIDENCE GET BIGGER AND BIGGER WITH EVERY VISIT, WITH EVERY CONVERSATION, AND WITH EVERY DAY THAT GOES BY.

OPPORTUNITIES ARE LIKE SERVING AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

AND AS OUR OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP, CONFIDENCE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TRANSFERABLE SKILLS.

WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU, THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND THE STUDENT AND PROFESSIONAL THAT YOU ARE BECOMING.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DO NOT KNOW, GUSTAVO IS TRANSFERRING TO UC BERKELEY AND.

HE'S MAJORING IN POLITICAL SCIENCES, AND HE DID THAT AS HE TRULY INVESTED THE TIME AS A STUDENT. TRUSTEE IT WAS NOT JUST DOING ONE OR THE OTHER, HE WAS DOING BOTH. HE WAS DOING THEM WELL.

WELL AT THE SAME TIME WAS SHOWING PROFESSIONALISM, GOOD CHARACTER, AND HIGH INTEGRITY.

SO GUSTAVO, THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR.

WE WILL MISS YOU AND I WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST AS YOU TRANSITION TO UC BERKELEY.

CONGRATS.

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PRESIDENT FARRELL, ANDREA, WENDY, TORI AND ALL THE EXECUTIVES.

I'M TRULY GRATEFUL FOR BEING ABLE TO SERVE A SUCCESSFUL TERM AS STUDENT TRUSTEE THIS YEAR.

YOU KNOW, THIS WAS A REALLY KNEW THIS WAS A NEW CHALLENGE FOR ME.

I'VE ALWAYS SERVED IN A STUDENT GOVERNMENT ROLE WHERE IT WAS LIKE, OH, ACTIVITIES OR OH A CLUB COMMISSIONER.

BUT THIS ROLE WAS SOMETHING TRULY NEW.

AND IT PUSHED ME INTO LIKE THE YOUNG PROFESSIONAL I AM TODAY AND I'M TRULY GRATEFUL. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE LIBERAL ARTS TEAM.

THEY HAVE HELPED ME AS WELL WITH MY PROFESSIONALISM, FLEXIBILITY, LEARNING HOW MY FIRST JOB EVER, WHICH I'M SUPER GRATEFUL FOR.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR A SEC.

DEAN MILLER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.

DEAN MILLER WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DEANS HERE WHO REALLY SAW MY LEADERSHIP AND HOW I COULD GROW MY FIRST YEAR ON CAMPUS.

TRULY GRATEFUL FOR AMANDA AND NOAH WESTON.

AMANDA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THERE FOR ME.

I THINK SHE'S WATCHING FROM ONLINE, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.

NOAH. CONGRATULATIONS ON A SUCCESSFUL TERM AS VICE PRESIDENT.

WESTON, CONGRATS ON CHIEF JUSTICE.

AND I'M ALSO VERY GRATEFUL FOR MY FAMILY, MY MOM AND MY BROTHER WHO ARE HERE, AND MY SISTER WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT.

I'M TRULY GRATEFUL FOR YOU ALL.

MOMMY. MY MOM HAS REALLY MY MOM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE DAY ONE AND HAS REALLY ALWAYS TOLD ME, PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD, TAKE ANY OPPORTUNITY YOU CAN.

AND HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE WITH THE.

THE TWO YEARS I HAD, I REALLY TOOK ADVANTAGE AND I SAID YES TO EVERYTHING.

ALTHOUGH THE BURNOUT WAS REAL, I'M VERY GRATEFUL BECAUSE I GOT TO EXPERIENCE SO MANY AMAZING THINGS AND I'M TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THIS INSTITUTION.

THANK YOU EVERYONE. NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO SECTION

[3.01 Reports and Comments from District Officials]

WE ARE GOING TO CALL DOCTOR FIERRO UP FOR PRESENTATION.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

AGAIN IT'S JUST LOOKING AT YOUR PICTURE AGAIN.

GUSTAVO AND I LOOK JUST LIKE THAT WHEN I STARTED TO.

SEW. I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE LAST MEETING BEFORE THE SUMMER BREAK, AS WE DID LAST YEAR TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE RESULTS OF THE 2026 CLIMATE SURVEY. SO LAST YEAR, WE DEPLOYED A SURVEY, AND PART OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE HAD RECEIVED IS THE ONE THAT WERE NOT BEING DEPLOYED OFTEN ENOUGH TO THAT EVERY TIME WE DEPLOY ONE, THE QUESTIONS WERE DIFFERENT.

SO WE COULDN'T REALLY WORK ON THINGS.

THE WE FOUND. SO WE CREATED A SURVEY THAT COVERED DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CAMPUS RANGING FROM JOB SATISFACTION, PRIDE, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND OTHERS.

IT'S A CHURCH SURVEY. TAKES ABOUT TEN MINUTES TO DO.

AND WE ARE USING THE QUESTIONS CONSISTENTLY.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE ARE USING THE RESULTS TO DEPLOY INITIATIVES EVERY YEAR THAT WILL HELP US HOPEFULLY IMPROVE AS A COLLECTIVE.

SO THE RESULTS OF THE CLIMATE SURVEY THAT YOU WILL SEE HERE TODAY ARE VERY SIMILAR OF THE RESULTS OF THE CLIMATE SURVEY FROM LAST YEAR.

WE UTILIZE THE SAME EXACT METHODOLOGY, SAME EXACT QUESTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BEGIN DEVELOPING SOME LEVEL OF TREND THAT WILL HELP US TO, TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS AN INSTITUTION.

WE ALWAYS SAID ALL OF OUR DATA AND WHAT WE DO FOR THE STUDENTS SHOULD BE A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT CYCLE, NOT A WAY TO UTILIZE DATA TO BLAME PEOPLE OR POINT FINGERS OR ANYTHING SIMILAR. SO WE ARE APPLYING THE SAME CONCEPT HERE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UTILIZE THE DATA IN A WAY THAT LEADS TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS, OR CAMPUS COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

IS THE BEST THAT WE CAN PROVIDE AS A COLLECTIVE.

SO CERRITOS COLLEGE CONTINUES TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND CONTINUES TO SHOW GOOD

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IT SEEMS THAT ALL THE STUDENT SUCCESS INITIATIVES ARE WELL KNOWN AROUND CAMPUS ARE INITIATIVES THAT ARE SUPPORTED.

AND WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT THAT ACTION THAT WE'RE TAKING AND WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR EMPLOYEE GROUPS, AGAIN, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SAW.

US LAST YEAR WITH OUR RESPONDENTS, AND WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY SAMPLES FROM EVERY SINGLE DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP ON CAMPUS WHETHER IT IS A CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE, FACULTY, PART TIME FACULTY OR MANAGERS, AND OBVIOUSLY THE DIFFERENT YEARS OF SERVICE THAT WE, THAT WE HAVE AT OUR INSTITUTION.

AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF INFORMATION, PARTICULARLY ON THE YEARS OF SERVICE BECAUSE WE CONTINUE TO DISAGGREGATE THE DATA.

SO SOME OF OUR ACTIVITIES ARE TARGETED AND SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED TO TRY TO ENGAGE AND IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYEES WITHIN THOSE SPECIFIC YEARS OF SERVICE, BECAUSE THE NEEDS TEND TO CHANGE AS WE DEVELOP THROUGH OUR PROFESSIONAL CAREER WITHIN THE SAME INSTITUTION.

THE CLIMATE SURVEY WAS DEVELOPED BY THE DOC COMMITTEE THE SURVEY ON WHEN LIVE APRIL 7TH AND IT CLOSED APRIL 22ND.

AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, IT WAS A CHURCH SERVICE TOOK ABOUT TEN MINUTES TO FILL, AND THERE WERE 30 QUESTIONS RANGING ON THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF OUR CAMPUS LIFE AND CULTURE.

SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE.

AND YOU PROBABLY SEE THESE NUMBERS TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO NUMBERS FROM LAST YEAR IS 79% OF OUR EMPLOYEES RECOGNIZE CERRITOS COLLEGE PROMOTES DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY ACROSS CAMPUS EMPLOYEES, FEELS THE LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATE GOALS AND PRIORITIES EFFECTIVELY.

EMPLOYEES FEEL THAT THEIR SUPERVISORS SUPPORT THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH.

THEY ALSO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THEIR ROLE IN THE STUDENT FIRST FRAMEWORK.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE WORKED COLLECTIVELY TO ENSURE THAT EVERY PERSON ON CAMPUS UNDERSTANDS THAT THEIR JOB MATTERS, AND IT MATTERS AS IT CONNECTS TO HOW OTHER STUDENTS SUCCEED. WE HAD OUR CHS STUDENT LAUNCHING TODAY, AND THAT WAS THE THEME HOW EVERY CLASSIFIER EMPLOYEE IMPACT STUDENT SUCCESS.

AND I THINK THE MESSAGE IS TRANSLATING PRETTY WELL.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE NUMBER IS QUITE HIGH, 77% REPORT HIGHLY POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES. AGAIN, VERY HIGH NUMBERS IN THIS TYPE OF SURVEY, AN AREA THAT I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON.

NOT THAT THE NUMBER IS BAD, BUT I PREFER THE NUMBER TO BE HIGHER.

IT'S A 69% OF EMPLOYEES AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREE.

ONE, THE EXPECTATIONS ARE CLEARLY COMMUNICATED THAT THEY RECEIVE FEEDBACK.

HOWEVER, WHERE YOU SEE THE.

THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF IMPROVEMENT THAT WE NEED TO BE MAKE IS HOW WE BALANCE WORK LIFE BALANCE, HOW WE MANAGE WORKLOADS.

SO, SO EVERYONE OBVIOUSLY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE, BUT ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THEIR FAMILY, THEIR FRIENDS AND, AND THEIR HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF WORK.

AND THAT IS AN AREA THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE AS TO HOW WE'RE ABLE TO HIT THOSE TARGETS A LITTLE BETTER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 73% OF OUR EMPLOYEES EITHER AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREE THAT THEIR SUPERVISORS SUPPORT THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

I THINK WE HAD AN EXAMPLE TODAY WITH DOCTOR NICK REAL AND MR. LOPEZ, AS HE WAS CONTINUOUSLY PRAISED OF PRICE FOR HELPING HIS TEAM CONTINUE TO GROW AND ACHIEVE THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION.

INCREDIBLY HIGH MARKS.

79% OF OUR EMPLOYEES CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND BELIEVE THE CERRITOS COLLEGE PROMOTES DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY.

76% OF OUR RESPONDENTS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND, AND AFFIRM THAT CERRITOS COLLEGE SUPPORTS EMPLOYEES FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.

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AGAIN HIGH NUMBERS. I DON'T WANT TO BE REPETITIVE SINCE THE NUMBERS ARE VERY SIMILAR, BUT BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE COLLECTIVE EFFORT BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE WORK OF A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL OR A SINGLE DEPARTMENT TO GET THESE TYPE OF NUMBERS. IT TRULY TAKES EVERYONE ON CAMPUS TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR PART AND, AND TO DO THEIR PART. SO WE ALL FEEL LIKE WE BELONG AND OUR WORK IS VALUED.

SO COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPARENCY, AS YOU SEE THERE, THE GOALS ARE COMMUNICATED, THE ROLES OF HOW EACH ONE OF OUR JOBS IMPACT THE STUDENT FIRST FRAMEWORK AND THE CLEAR FEEDBACK FROM THE DIFFERENT SUPERVISORS.

INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, 76% OF OUR EMPLOYEES AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREE THAT THEY'RE PROUD TO BE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE EMPLOYEE.

OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT 100%, BUT THAT IS STILL A GOOD NUMBER.

CULTURE 76% 26%. AGREE.

STRONGLY AGREE OR AGREE THAT. EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL INTERACTIONS WITH COLLEAGUES.

AND AGAIN, ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON BECAUSE THIS NUMBER WILL NEVER BE HIGH ENOUGH AND WE WILL NEVER GET TO A POINT IN WHICH WE DON'T HAVE TO WORK IN HAVING PROFESSIONAL INTERACTIONS.

AT. THIS NUMBER IS REFLECTIVE OF HOW ALL.

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US WHO BELONGED TO THE CERRITOS COLLEGE COMMUNITY INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER, TREAT EACH OTHER, AND MANAGE RELATIONSHIPS AND WELL.

I THINK IT'S A HIGH NUMBER.

THE JOB HERE IS NEVER DONE BECAUSE INTERACTIONS COULD CHANGE AT ANY TIME IF WE DON'T FEED THE RELATIONSHIPS.

MY DIVISION OR MY DEPARTMENT FOSTER ATMOSPHERE OF COLLABORATION.

I THINK THESE TWO ARE CONNECTED.

AND THIS IS AGAIN, ONE OF THOSE EXAMPLES IN WHICH WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE THAT WAY BECAUSE NO ONE SINGLE PERSON CAN INCREASE THOSE NUMBERS.

IT'S ALL OF US. SO DURING THE SUMMER, WHAT WE ARE PLANNING TO DO IS CONTINUE TO DISAGGREGATE THE DATA SELECT SOME OF OUR, ALL.

INITIATIVES. THERE ARE NO IN THE MID TO HIGH 70S AND DEVELOP A PLAN TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON INCREASING THOSE NUMBERS THROUGH THE NEXT YEAR.

WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS ENDEAVOR, WE MADE A COMMITMENT THAT THESE NUMBERS WERE GOING TO BE USED, NOT TO SAY, HEY, WE'RE DOING GREAT.

LET'S WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED. BUT HEY, WE'RE DOING VERY WELL.

BUT THIS REQUIRES CONTINUOUS COLLABORATION AND CONTINUOUS WORK.

SO THE FOCUS FOR NEXT YEAR IS GOING TO BE X.

AND WE ALL TOGETHER WORK IN ENSURING THAT THE NUMBERS REFLECT THE WORK THAT WE DO, OR PROFESSIONAL INTERACTIONS, AND THE COLLABORATION THAT HAS CHARACTERIZED CERRITOS COLLEGE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

WE CONTINUE TO, WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUE TO BUILD A WORKPLACE WHERE ALL OF US FEEL SUPPORTED, VALUE AND CONNECTED AND CENTERED AROUND STUDENT SUCCESS.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

OH, THIS IS THE LAST DAY OF THE FALCON GAMES THAT EVERYONE CAME OUT FOR THE GRAND FINALE ON PICKLEBALL. WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME.

AND THIS IS, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME TO VISIT OR LEARN ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE DO ON THE FALCON GAMES AND THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO TO CREATE AND BUILD COMMUNITY, SAY THE.

THEY'VE NEVER SEEN A CAMPUS, THE BUILT CAMPUS ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF WHAT YOU DO IN YOUR WORK TO CONNECT EMPLOYEES AND.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS NOT THE WORK OF A SINGLE PERSON TO BUILD THAT FINALE.

IT TOOK A LOT OF HOURS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE, MAKING SURE THAT WE ALL HAVE HAD A GOOD TIME.

AND BEHIND THAT, LEADING THAT CHARGE WAS OUR OWN WENDY THOMAS.

SO THANK YOU, WENDY, IF YOU'RE WATCHING, WHICH I'M SURE SHE IS, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

MAYBE REAL QUICK. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE THE PULSE ON ON THIS.

AND LIKE YOU SAID, WE'RE TRYING TO DRIVE A DATA DRIVEN,

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I, I'M PROBABLY NOT THE BEST PERSON TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT.

BECAUSE I GUESS MY WORK HABITS ARE NOT THE BEST.

BUT, BUT I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THE THAT I AND OTHERS, THEY TEND TO DO SIMILAR THINGS SHOULD TRY TO.

CHANGE SO WE CAN LEAD BY EXAMPLE.

SO FOR INSTANCE SENDING LATE EMAILS OR TEXTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THEY PROBABLY, WE, WE DON'T DO WE SHOULDN'T DO.

BECAUSE RECEIVING THEM SOMETIMES MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THAT THEY, THEY HAVE TO RESPOND PARTICULARLY IF IT'S A SUPERVISOR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SENDING THE EMAIL. SO, SO I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE PRACTICES THAT ALLOW US TO SHUT THE CAMPUS DOWN AT A PARTICULAR TIME.

SO PEOPLE GET A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK SIMILAR DURING THE, THE WEEKENDS AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THE, THE KIND OF LOWERS THE PERCEIVED EXPECTATION THAT THOSE EMAILS OR THAT COMMUNICATION NEED TO BE ADDRESSED RIGHT AWAY.

AND AGAIN, I'M, I HAVE TO PROBABLY CONFESS HERE AMONG FRIENDS AND THE MILLION PEOPLE WATCHING ON TV, THEY. I'M PROBABLY GUILTY OF THAT TOO, RIGHT? SO I SHOULD PROBABLY STOP SENDING THE SCORES. YEAH.

YEAH. YOU'RE YOU'RE THE STATISTICAL.

YEAH. AND BUT IT'S NOT JUST ME.

I GET TEXTS TO ASK THE INVERSE QUESTION, TOO.

LIKE, WHAT HAVE WE, WHAT ARE THE LIKE YOU HAD SOME HIGHLIGHTS ON THERE.

YEAH. WHAT ARE SOME BACKGROUND ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE UNDERTAKEN RECENTLY, AS IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED SOME OF THE, THE MORE POSITIVE NUMBERS. I WILL SAY THAT COMPARED TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS I KNOW, ESPECIALLY BUSINESSES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR THESE ARE REALLY HIGH NUMBERS.

THERE'S A REALLY HIGH NUMBER. SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU THINK HAVE LED TO SOME OF THOSE? I THINK, I THINK A LOT OF THESE NEW WAVE OF WORK BEGAN WHEN WE STARTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENT FIRST FRAMEWORK.

THE STUDENT FRAME FIRST FRAMEWORK WAS A COLLABORATION, A TRUE COLLABORATION OF OVER 300 PEOPLE ACROSS CAMPUS.

ACTIVELY ENGAGED. THEY MET, THEY CONTRIBUTE, THEY MODIFIED THE DOCUMENT.

AND THAT PARTICULAR DOCUMENT I SAID FROM THE GET GO, HAS BEEN MORE VALUABLE THAN ANY PRIOR EDUCATIONAL MASTER PLAN THAT WE HAVE PAY.

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH THOSE THINGS COST, BUT THEY HAVE PROVIDED NOT EVEN A FRACTION OF THE VALUE THE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENT FIRST FRAMEWORK DID. AND THEN I THINK THAT TYPE OF COLLABORATION AND INTERACTION LED TO THE EARLY BEGINNINGS OF EASY CONNECT, IN WHICH WE HOST COFFEE BREAKS IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF CAMPUS. SO EVERYONE COME.

NO EXPECTATION. WE CAN TALK ABOUT BASEBALL OR FOOTBALL OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE, OR THEY CAN ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH DIFFERENT PROJECTS ON CAMPUS.

SO IT'S DEFINITELY NOT AN EXPECTATION TO SHARE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT WORK.

IT'S AN EXPECTATION TO SOCIALIZE.

AND THROUGH THAT, THE EASY GAMES, WHICH HAS FORCED ALL OF US, MANY OF US, TO PARTICIPATE INTO BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND CREATING TEAMS WITH PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT AREAS OF CAMPUS THAT OTHERWISE YOU WOULDN'T GET TO TALK.

AND THAT HAS SPAWNED INTO ANDREAS RUNNING WORK GROUP.

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SO NOW THERE'S A GROUP OF US THAT MEET AND DO LONG DRONES AND US HAVING LAUNCHED WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE. SO I THINK SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THEY HAVE LED TO SOCIALIZATION ARE ACTIVITIES THAT, WELL, IN THE SURFACE MAY SEEM THEY OH, WELL, YOU'RE TAKING AN HOUR, AN HOUR AND A HALF OF PRODUCTIVE TIME TO GO AND PLAY. PICKLEBALL IS AN HOUR AND A HALF OF TIME THAT IS BEING INVESTED IN CREATED RELATIONS THAT MAXIMIZE STUDENT OUTPUT, WORK OUTPUT, AND TREMENDOUS COLLABORATION.

BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE PEOPLE ALL THE WAY FROM FACILITIES TO THIS OFFICE WORKING IN PROJECTS OR COMING UP WITH IDEAS.

THEY'RE LIKE, OH, WE DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT. SO, SO LET'S DO IT. AND I THINK THE SOCIALIZATION ASPECT HAS PROVIDED A LARGE LARGE MARGINS, GREAT RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS? NO OTHER QUESTIONS. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO CONSENT ITEMS AND WE WILL TAKE SECTION FOR CONSENT ITEMS.

[4. Consent Items - Office of Academic Affairs]

[5. Consent Items - Office of Business Services]

[6. Consent Items - Office of Human Resources]

[7. Consent Items - Office of Student Services]

CONSENT ITEMS. OFFICE OF BUSINESS SERVICES, SECTION 55.0 1 TO 5.10.

SECTION SIX CONSENT ITEMS. OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES.

I'M SORRY. 6.01 THROUGH 6.09 AND CONSENT ITEMS. OFFICE OF STUDENT SERVICES, SECTION 77.01 THROUGH 7.02.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS? HEY, SEEING NONE, CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION. MOTION. SECOND.

THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE.

SEEING NONE. OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES.

NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO SECTION EIGHT INFORMATION ITEMS,

[8.01 First Reading of Accreditation Institutional Self-Evaluation Report (ISER)]

THE FIRST READING OF ACCREDITATION INSTITUTIONAL SELF-EVALUATION REPORT.

IS THAT MY FRIEND? YES.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR FIERRO, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES.

NICE TO SEE YOU ALL THIS EVENING.

I FEEL LIKE THIS WAS A REALLY GOOD NIGHT TO BE HERE, BECAUSE WE HAD SO MANY GREAT STORIES FROM GUSTAVO, WHO'S HAD TWO OF MY CLASSES AND JUST THE POSITIVE, GREAT WORK. AND I HOPE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT.

I AM DOCTOR ANGELA HOPPY NAGEL.

I AM COMMUNICATION STUDIES FACULTY, AND I'M ONE OF OUR FACULTY ACCREDITATION LIAISON OFFICERS. AND IT'S MY HONOR TO SERVE WITH DOCTOR FRANK MIXON ON OUR INSTITUTIONAL SELF-EVALUATION REPORT.

NOW AS DOCTOR MIXON AND I WERE PREPARING FOR TONIGHT I DID A LITTLE MATH.

ALL RIGHT WHICH SOME MIGHT FIND FUNNY FOR COMMUNICATION STUDIES AND ENGLISH.

BUT YOU CAN TRUST US. SIMPLE ADDITION.

FRANK AND I, BETWEEN THE TWO OF US, WE HAVE WORKED FOR OVER 60 YEARS FOR CERRITOS COLLEGE BETWEEN THE TWO OF US.

AND I DID A LITTLE ADDITION, AND WE HAVE LIKELY TAUGHT OVER 20,000 STUDENTS IN THAT TIME.

AND THIS IS OUR FIFTH ACCREDITATION CYCLE.

AND I ACTUALLY THINK THAT DOCTOR MIXON DESERVES AN ENDURANCE AWARD BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SO MANY ACCREDITATION CYCLES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, BUT BECAUSE OF THIS, WE HAVE SEEN THE COLLEGE GROW.

WE HAVE SEEN IT EVOLVE IN REMARKABLE WAYS, AND IT IS WITH THAT LONG VIEW AND ONE OF GRATITUDE TO OUR COLLEAGUES AND PARTNERS IN THIS PROCESS THAT WE PRESENT THE 2026 ICPSR INSTITUTIONAL SELF-EVALUATION REPORT, OR ICER, FOR YOUR FIRST READING.

FRANK. THANK YOU, MY FRIEND.

BEFORE I ADDRESS THE SLIDE, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT ANGELA HAS BEEN A RELENTLESS PARTNER IN THIS ACTIVITY.

AND I, SHE HAS LED THE CHARGE ON GETTING, GATHERING EVIDENCE AND MAKING SURE THAT THE REVISIONS WERE GETTING COMPLETED.

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I DO HAVE TO MENTION THREE OTHER PEOPLE WHO WORK BEHIND THE SCENES AND HAVE BEEN A CRITICAL PART OF OUR TEAM.

COLLEEN, WHO'S SITTING BACK THERE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING ALL THIS WORK DONE.

JULIE HAS ALSO JULIE MOON HAS ALSO BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING ALL THIS WORK DONE.

AND CHAD GREEN, WHO IS THE EDITOR FOR THIS HAS ALSO, AND SO THEIR, THEIR NAMES DESERVE TO BE HEARD OVER THE MICROPHONE TONIGHT.

THIS FIRST SLIDE IS JUST PREPARING YOU FOR WHAT LIES AHEAD.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE ESSER PREPARATION.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE THEMES OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

AND THEN WE'LL TALK FOR A MOMENT ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS AS AFTER WE SUBMIT THIS IN AUGUST WHAT WE CAN EXPECT IN, IN FALL AND IN SPRING.

SO THANK YOU. SO WHY IS ACCREDITATION IMPORTANT? FUNDAMENTALLY, ACCREDITATION IS ABOUT TRUST.

IT IS ABOUT US MAINTAINING AND BUILDING TRUST WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WITH OUR STUDENTS, WITH OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS AND WITH ACC.

JC. AND THAT TRUST DEPENDS ON FOUR ITEMS ENSURING ACADEMIC QUALITY AND INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. CONFIRMING OUR DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS ARE TRUSTED AND TRANSFERABLE.

I'M SO EXCITED TONIGHT TO HEAR THAT GUSTAVO IS GOING TO BERKELEY AND ALL THE OTHER LIKE WE HAVE SOMEONE GOING TO YALE.

I MEAN, THIS IS EXCITING NEWS.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE OUR PARTNER INSTITUTIONS TRUST THE EDUCATION THAT WE ARE PROVIDING OUR STUDENTS. ACCREDITATION ALSO MATTERS BECAUSE IT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO ACCESS FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID, AND IT SUPPORTS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ACROSS THE COLLEGE.

IT ALLOWS US TO TAKE THE TIME TO TAKE A DEEP LOOK AT OURSELVES AND SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING WELL, AND WHAT WE MIGHT NEED TO IMPROVE UPON.

FRANK IS NOW GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT OF HOW WE WENT ABOUT PREPARING THIS REPORT.

AND I'M GOING TO START BY TELLING YOU THAT IN IN THE PREVIOUS FOUR ACCREDITATION CYCLES, THERE WERE 134 STANDARDS THAT WE HAD TO ADDRESS, WHICH GENERALLY AMOUNTED TO ABOUT 300 PAGES.

THEY THE TO THEIR CREDIT, THE A C C JC HAS REVISED THAT THERE ARE NOW 30 STANDARDS, AND THE REPORT AMOUNTS TO ABOUT 70 PAGES.

THERE IS LESS WRITING, BUT NOT LESS WORK.

SO. BUT IT IS A IT IS A MUCH MORE HUMANE PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH NOW THAN WE'VE GONE THROUGH IN THE PAST.

WE DID AN ENTIRE DRAFT OF OUR, OF OUR ESSER, OUR INSTITUTIONAL SELF-EVALUATION REPORT LAST SUMMER, AND WE DID THAT BY CONDUCTING THREE MEETINGS AND GETTING PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE.

AND WHAT I WANT TO WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU IS THAT WE MET ON JUNE 4TH, AND WE HAD 67 PARTICIPANTS SHOW UP.

31 MANAGERS, 2525 CLASSIFIED, I'M SORRY, 20 CLASSIFIED, 16 FACULTY. THOSE PARTICIPANTS WORKED IN THE IN 30 GROUPS, EACH ONE ASSIGNED A STANDARD IN EACH ONE DEVELOPING.

ANSWERING QUESTIONS TO DEVELOP A ROUGH DRAFT FOR THE STANDARD.

ON JUNE 23RD. AND BY THE WAY, THESE TWO GENTLEMEN WERE THERE EVERY TIME.

LEADING THE CHARGE. AND IT MADE A DIFFERENCE.

AND IT REALLY DID. JUNE 23RD, WE HAD 92 PARTICIPANTS, 35 MANAGERS, 28 CLASSIFIED.

29 FACULTY. AGAIN, ALL OF THEM WORKING ON.

WE HAD 30 WRITING TEAMS WORKING ON EACH OF THE STANDARDS, DEVELOPING. FURTHER DEVELOPING THEIR DRAFTS, GATHERING EVIDENCE.

JULY 29TH, WE HAD 70 PARTICIPANTS, 31 MANAGERS, 24 CLASSIFIED. 15 FACULTY.

THEY FINISH A DRAFT. THEY.

THEY PROOFREAD A DRAFT.

THEN THE WRITER OF THE TEAM SUBMITS THE DRAFT ON AUGUST 1ST.

WE. BY THAT TIME WE HAVE A COMPLETE ROUGH DRAFT OF OUR ESSER.

NOW IT NEEDS WORK. IT NEEDED WORK AND WE DID THE WORK.

BUT WE HAD A DRAFT TO BEGIN WITH.

WE HAD. AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER WE HAD TWO FORUMS.

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WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE COULD PARTICIPATE.

THAT FORUM GAVE FOLKS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE DRAFT OF THE ESSER AND PROVIDE INPUT. THEY PROVIDED INPUT THROUGH A FORM THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY JULIE AND WE.

AND THE INPUT WE GOT. WE DISCUSSED WITH THE ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE.

AS A COMMITTEE, WE DETERMINE WHAT INPUT WOULD BE INCLUDED, WHAT INPUT WOULD NOT. AND THE REVISIONS WERE MADE.

AND IN MARCH WE HAD ANOTHER SET OF FORUMS. AND DURING. FROM SEPTEMBER TO MARCH WE'RE REVISING, WE'RE WORKING. WE'RE GETTING AS CLEAN A DRAFT AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

IN MARCH. WE HAVE TWO MORE FORUMS ONCE AGAIN TO PRESENT A DRAFT OF THE ESSER GET FURTHER INPUT. WE GOT THE INPUT WE NEEDED.

AND AGAIN, WE GO BACK TO THE ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE.

WE DISCUSS AS A COMMITTEE WHAT WE WILL INCLUDE.

SINCE THEN WE HAVE THE CHAD HAS BEEN WORKING ON THAT DRAFT.

AND WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS OUR DRAFT THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU.

SO WE CAN SEE A LOT OF THEMES OVERLAP TONIGHT.

AND ONE THING I WANT TO NOTE, FRANK MENTIONED HOW MANY PEOPLE PARTICIPATED OVER THE SUMMER. AND I REALLY THINK THIS LINKS BACK TO WHAT DOCTOR FERRO YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH OUR CLIMATE SURVEY.

AND A LOT OF THIS IS COMING DOWN TO HOW WE'RE WE'RE CONDUCTING OUR WORK DAY.

WE HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH THOSE EVENTS OVER THE SUMMER.

THE JUNE 4TH EVENT WAS THE GREAT ACCREDITATION BAKE OFF.

WE ACTUALLY HAD A BAKING CONTEST INVOLVED IN IT.

AND, YOU KNOW, CERRITOS EMPLOYEES WILL DO A LOT FOR DESSERT, LET ME TELL YOU JUST AND THAT WAS REALLY GREAT.

BUT BEYOND THAT, THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON.

AND I. AND I CAN TELL YOU I KNOW THIS IN MY HEART, PEOPLE SHOWED UP BECAUSE OF RELATIONSHIPS.

AND LARGELY IT'S BECAUSE OF THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT DOCTOR FIERRO AND DOCTOR MIXON HAVE BUILT ACROSS THIS CAMPUS.

AND BECAUSE THIS GAVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THAT THEY CARE.

AND THAT'S WHY THESE EVENTS CAN BE SO MEANINGFUL.

NOW, OUR NEXT THING TO TAKE A LOOK AT HERE IS OUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL TIMELINE.

AS DOCTOR MIXON SHARED, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WRITING THIS DOCUMENT.

AND THEN WE BEGAN TAKING THE SHOW ON THE ROAD EARLY THIS SPRING.

AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL THE DETAILS HERE, BUT WHAT YOU WILL SEE ON THIS SLIDE IS PRESENTATION AFTER PRESENTATION TO THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE, TO THE A, S, C, C TO THE FACULTY SENATE MONTHLY MEETINGS, TO THE ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE, ALL FILE FOLLOWED BY FEEDBACK AND REVISIONS, FEEDBACK AND REVISIONS.

AND COLLEEN AND I WERE TALKING EARLIER DURING, DURING YOUR CLIMATE PRESENTATION.

AND I SAID TO HER, WE NEED TO ADD THIS TO THE ESSER.

AND THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GONE.

THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT.

AND SO THIS BRINGS US TO MAY 20TH AND US HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY TO ASK FOR THE FIRST READING. AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN JUNE.

ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

AND THEN WE WILL BE HANDING OFF THIS REPORT TO OUR ACCREDITATION EVALUATION TEAM ON AUGUST 1ST. NOW THAT WE'VE TOLD YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE HAVE PLANNED AND PREPARED FOR THIS REPORT, WE WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE THEMES OF THE DOCUMENT AND HOW THEY COME TOGETHER, AND HOW THIS REPORT TELLS A STORY OF CERRITOS COLLEGE AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY. NOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ICPSR DOCUMENT, YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE FOUR STANDARDS, AND THOSE ARE DOWN FROM HOW MANY? FRANK FROM THE PREVIOUS.

WELL, THERE ARE ALWAYS FOUR BIG ONES, BUT WE'VE GONE DOWN FROM 134 TO 30.

SUBSTANDARD. YEAH. SO IT'S GOTTEN A LITTLE MORE MANAGEABLE.

THERE ARE FOUR STANDARDS.

THE FIRST IS MISSION ACADEMIC QUALITY AND INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS.

THE SECOND, STUDENT LEARNING PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

THE THIRD RESOURCES AND THE FOURTH IS GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP.

AND ACROSS THOSE FOUR STANDARDS, WHEN WE EVALUATED THE REPORT, TEN CLEAR THEMES OF EXCELLENCE AT OUR COLLEGE HAVE EMERGED THEMES RELATED TO OUR STUDENT FIRST FRAMEWORK GUIDED PATHWAYS, OUR STRONG FISCAL STEWARDSHIP, AND SO ON. BUT RATHER THAN READING THESE TEN HERE, YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT YOURSELF.

WE WANTED TO CALL THESE OUT FOR WHEN YOU REVIEW THE DOCUMENT, BUT FRANK AND I ARE NOW GOING TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO CALL OUT A FEW OF THE ITEMS AND GO A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH.

AND FIRST, FRANK'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE STUDENT FIRST FRAMEWORK.

DOCTOR FIERRO MENTIONED THIS IN HIS CLIMATE SURVEY PRESENTATION THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE

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IT HAS THE FOUR LEVERS EQUITABLE ACCESS, COMPLETION, CAREER AND TRANSFER SUCCESS AND INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH.

AND EACH ONE OF THOSE LEVERS HAS 6 OR 7 STRATEGIES THAT WE THAT GUIDE US IN ACHIEVING THOSE LEVERS. AND WHAT, WHAT IS INSTRUMENTAL IN WHY THAT THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE IN GUIDING US IS BECAUSE IT IS THE THE IT IS THE NORTH STAR OF OUR ANNUAL PLANNING. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WHEN THE.

WHEN EACH DEPARTMENT LOOKS AT ITS DATA AND DETERMINES WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO TO IMPROVE, IT ATTACHES THOSE ACTIVITIES TO STRATEGIES AND THOSE STRATEGIES TO LEVERS.

AND IN GOING THROUGH THAT PLANNING PROCESS, WE DETERMINE HOW WE'RE GOING TO USE RESOURCES IN ORDER TO FURTHER OUR GOAL OF GRADUATING 50% OF OUR STUDENTS IN FIVE YEARS OR LESS.

SO THIS IS THIS HAS REALLY SERVED AS OUR AS OUR GUIDE IN OUR ANNUAL PLANNING.

AND IT CONTINUES TO DO SO EVEN TOMORROW IN OUR PLANNING AND BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING.

A SECOND THEME THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE WOVEN THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENT IS OUR GUIDED PATHWAYS IMPLEMENTATION THAT BEGAN ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO.

AND THEN IN 2022, IT REALLY TOOK OFF WITH OUR LEARNING AND CAREER PATHWAYS, WHICH IS A PROGRAM WHERE WE HAVE CREATED EIGHT LEARNING AND CAREER PATHWAYS HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE TO HELP STUDENTS GET ON THE RIGHT PATH TOWARDS THEIR CAREER AND ACADEMIC GOALS. SO YOU HAVE A STUDENT COME TO CERRITOS COLLEGE, FOR EXAMPLE, AND THEY SAY, I WANT TO MAJOR IN THE SCIENCES, BUT I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE WHAT I WANT TO DO.

WE DIRECT THEM TO THE STEM PATHWAY WHERE THEY CAN START ON CLASSES TOWARDS THEIR JOURNEY.

NOW, ONE OF THE BIGGEST SUCCESSES OF OUR GUIDED PATHWAYS HAS BEEN OUR LEARNING AND CAREER PATHWAY SUCCESS TEAMS. EACH OF THE EIGHT PATHWAYS HAS ITS OWN TEAM MADE UP OF DIVISION DEANS, MANAGERS, COUNSELORS. WE HAVE FACULTY DATA COACHES WHO ANALYZE DATA OF STUDENTS WITHIN THAT PATHWAY, AND THEY DESIGN MEANINGFUL INTERVENTIONS TO HELP STUDENTS STAY ON TRACK TO THEIR GOALS. WE HAVE FACULTY GUIDANCE.

WE HAVE FACULTY COACHES, WE HAVE SUCCESS COACHES.

WE HAVE FALCONS, NEST INTERNS.

SO ANY STUDENT IN A PATHWAY HAS THEIR OWN PERSONALIZED SUCCESS TEAM TO SEE THEM THROUGH TO COMPLETION HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THESE EFFORTS HAVE TOUCHED THINGS SUCH AS THE ACQUISITION OF NEW PROGRAMS LIKE NAVIGATE AND PROGRAM MAPPER, AND THAT HAS ACTUALLY INFLUENCED HOW WE ARE COUNSELING OUR STUDENTS HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

SO ALONG WITH THE GUIDED PATHWAYS, WE'VE HAD SOME HIGH IMPACT INITIATIVES.

AND ONE OF THOSE IS ZERO TEXTBOOK COSTS.

AND THIS IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW MUCH COLLEGE HIGHER EDUCATION IS COSTING THESE DAYS. AND SO THAT THE TEXTBOOKS ARE SIGNIFICANT, ESPECIALLY AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE, TEXTBOOKS BECOME A SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE FOR OUR STUDENTS. WE NOW HAVE 11 FULL DEGREE CERTIFICATE PATHWAYS WITH ZERO TEXTBOOK COSTS, AND WE HAVE 121 COURSES AVAILABLE IN FALL 2026.

AND WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND THOSE NUMBERS.

THAT HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN OUR CAMPUS.

OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT. WE ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS A SIGNATURE PROGRAM FOR US, BUT I'M GOING TO REMIND YOU OF HOW SIGNIFICANT IT IS.

IN FALL 25, THERE WERE 161 SECTIONS WITH 3896 STUDENTS IN FALL 26. I'M SORRY, IN SPRING 26, THERE ARE 180 SECTIONS, 4110 ENROLLMENTS, AND IN FALL 26 THERE ARE 198 SECTIONS.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT DONE ENROLLING, SO WE'RE NOT GIVEN ENROLLMENT NUMBERS.

BUT THAT IS 18 SECTIONS MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS SEMESTER.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WELL OVER 4000 STUDENTS, 4000 ENROLLMENTS COME FALL 26.

AGAIN, THE PROGRAM JUST CONTINUES TO GROW AND SERVE THE COLLEGE WELL.

THE, THE FINAL ITEM IS RSI IMPLEMENTATION REGULAR AND SUBSTANTIVE INTERACTION.

THIS IS A REQUIREMENT BY THE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,

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IT IS IF WE ARE SIMPLY RESPONDING TO EMAIL AND RESPONDING TO THEIR QUESTIONS, YOU ARE CONDUCTING A CORRESPONDENCE COURSE.

YOU NEED TO BE REACHING OUT TO YOUR STUDENTS AND DOING THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS, MAINTAINING INTERACTION, AND DOING YOUR BEST TO BUILD A SENSE OF COMMUNITY ONLINE. THAT IS WHAT RSI IS ABOUT.

COLLEGES ARE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THROUGH THIS ITEM.

IT WHAT WHAT THE A C C JC IS REQUIRING IS THEY WILL TAKE A RANDOM SAMPLE OF APPROXIMATELY 75 TO 100 COURSES.

AND 85% OF THOSE COURSES NEED TO BE DOING RSI CORRECTLY.

WE. THESE TWO, PARTICULARLY THESE TWO PARTICULARLY, HAVE PUT FORTH A TREMENDOUS EFFORT ACROSS CAMPUS TO GET THE FACULTY TEACHING ONLINE TO GET RSI TRAINING AND NOT JUST GET THE TRAINING, BUT IMPLEMENT IT IN THEIR COURSES.

SO AND THEN WHAT WE'VE DONE IS ACTUALLY ASSESSED HOW WE'RE DOING, AND THAT IS DIRECTLY FROM THE FACULTY SENATE.

SO THE FIRST TIME WE DID IT, WE HAD ABOUT 59% PASSING AND AND RIGHTFULLY SO, ALARM BELLS. AND WE RANG THEM.

AND SO THEN WE DID IT A SECOND.

WE WE RANG THE ALARM BELLS.

WE TALKED TO PEOPLE. WE SAID, WE GOT TO DO BETTER.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO PASS.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE WANT TO EXPERIENCE.

WE DID IT AGAIN. 79% WERE CLOSE.

SO NOW RINGING THE ALARM BELLS AGAIN, TALKING TO PEOPLE.

WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF ASSESSING AGAIN.

SO WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE GOING TO CROSS OVER 85%.

BUT IF WE DON'T, WE'RE GOING TO BE COMMUNICATING TO THE CAMPUS THAT WE STILL HAVEN'T HIT THAT 85% MARK.

WE NEED YOU TO GO INTO YOUR COURSES AND DO THE THINGS THAT THAT NEED TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT RSI.

SO WE ARE WE ARE BEING PROACTIVE IN TRYING AND IN DOING OUR VERY BEST TO IMPLEMENT RSI ACROSS THE CAMPUS. AND LIKE I SAID, I CANNOT THANK THESE FOUR PEOPLE ENOUGH IN GETTING THIS IMPLEMENTED ACROSS CAMPUS AND GETTING FACULTY FULLY ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU. FRANK.

YEAH, THE RSI, I THINK WE IT'S TOO SOON TO SAY IF IT'S A HUGE SUCCESS, WE'LL KNOW WHEN THE FACULTY SENATE DOES ANOTHER REVIEW HERE ANYTIME AND WHEN WE GET THOSE RESULTS. BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT IN FALL OF 2025, WE READ WE HAD OVER 700 FACULTY HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE COMPLETE THE TRAINING.

AND IT'S A RIGOROUS TRAINING AND IT INCLUDES RIGOROUS SELF-EVALUATION PROCESS.

SO WE ARE FEELING VERY POSITIVE ABOUT THIS AND THE COMMITMENT THAT FACULTY ARE SHOWING OTHER PARTNERS THAT WERE REALLY IMPORTANT.

I, I CAN'T, WE CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT TERRENCE AND WILL AND THEIR LEADERSHIP REALLY PAVED THE WAY FOR ALL OF THIS TO TAKE PLACE.

IN FACT, OUR, OUR A CCRACCJC COACH NICK AWANA TOLD US SHE HAS NOT SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT ON ANY OF THE OTHER CAMPUSES SHE'S WORKING WITH.

SO THAT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL.

OUR D TEAM WAS REALLY INSTRUMENTAL AND OUR CENTER FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE.

WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT THEM.

THEY ARE STILL SENDING WEEKLY RSI REMINDERS TO FACULTY, SO THAT'S BEEN FABULOUS.

SO ALL THESE HIGH IMPACT INITIATIVES ARE ALL WONDERFUL, BUT THEY DON'T MATTER IF OUR STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.

AND ANOTHER THEME THAT YOU WILL SEE IN OUR DOCUMENT THAT REPRESENTS TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE SINCE OUR LAST SELF-EVALUATION ARE THE HOLISTIC SUPPORT SERVICES ON AND OFF CAMPUS, AND THIS INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM BASIC NEEDS, HOUSING, SECURITY AND CERRITOS COMPLETE.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT AS A FACULTY MEMBER, I AM REFERRING STUDENTS TO THE FALCONS NEST EVERY SINGLE SEMESTER, WHETHER IT'S THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR GAS AND THEY CAN GET SOME GAS CARDS OR ON MUCH MORE SERIOUS LEVEL.

I'VE HAD SEVERAL STUDENTS DEALING WITH BEING UNHOUSED, AND OUR FALCONS NEST HAS HELPED THEM FIND A SAFETY NET AND FIND HOUSING THAT THEY NEED,

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OUR HOUSING INITIATIVES ARE INCREDIBLE.

THE VILLAGE HAS BEEN A MODEL FOR THE STATE AND THEN THE HOUSING THAT IS COMING HERE ON CAMPUS, I THINK IS SO EXCITING.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY AMAZES ME ABOUT THAT? I KNOW THAT THE COAST DISTRICT HAS STUDENT HOUSING NOW, AND I'VE TALKED TO STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN THE AREA WHO ARE GOING TO COAST JUST BECAUSE THEY WANT TO HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE.

AND I WONDER WHAT THIS IS GOING TO OPEN OUR COLLEGE UP TO WHEN WE PROVIDE HOUSING FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND THEN WE CANNOT FORGET CERRITOS COMPLETE BASED ON THE STATEWIDE PROMISE PROGRAM, THIS IS A TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAM PROVIDING TWO YEARS OF FREE EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENTS, OPENING THE DOORS TO STUDENTS WHO NEVER THOUGHT HIGHER EDUCATION WAS IN THEIR LIFE'S PLAN. SO THESE HOLISTIC SUPPORT SERVICES HAVE REALLY BEEN INSTRUMENTAL, AND YOU WILL SEE THEM WOVEN THROUGHOUT THE THEMES OF OUR EASTER.

THE LAST ELEMENT. NEXT TO LAST.

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE.

THE SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS WE SEE IN THE PARKING LOT, THE ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WENT INTO LOT TEN.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT NUMBER THIS IS OUT HERE IN FRONT OF THE GYM, BUT BUT THAT WAS A HUGE PROJECT FOR PHILIP.

AND IT, IT, IT, OUR STUDENTS AND ALL OF US ARE PROUD OF THE, THAT GREEN INITIATIVE THAT WE HAVE PUT FORTH ON THIS CAMPUS.

AND THEN AND IT, IT'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ABOUT 80% OF OUR ELECTRICITY.

SO IT'S GREEN ENVIRONMENTALLY AND IT'S GREEN IN MONEY.

AND SO IT'S GOING TO WORK FOR US.

I WAS SECRETLY HOPING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO MAKE PHILIP A LITTLE BIT GRAY.

NOTHING, I GOT NOTHING.

THE NEXT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.

AND QUITE HONESTLY, I WAS REMISS IN NOT MENTIONING CRYSTAL LOBSTER IN, IN OUR EFFORT, IN OUR RSI EFFORTS.

SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MENTIONED EARLIER SHE IS OUR CTE DIRECTOR AND SHE ORGANIZED THE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MADE SURE THAT WE HAD THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE SO THAT PEOPLE COULD TAKE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

DID A GREAT JOB INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING ALL THAT DONE.

BUT THAT CTE CONTINUES.

ITS A, THE CENTER FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE, IT'S OUR CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S A INITIALLY IT WAS DEVELOPED FOR FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

IT IS OPEN TO ALL. SO AND, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE GLAD TO HELP ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO COME IN. BUT WE ARE.

WE ARE BEING MORE INTENTIONAL ABOUT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

AND THIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SHOULD SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS FIRST FRAMEWORK.

SO WE ARE WE ARE DOING THE KIND OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT INTRODUCES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THE ETHICS OF IT, BUT ALSO JUST THE PRACTICAL USES OF IT FOR BOTH AS AN INSTRUCTOR AND THEN IN ADMINISTERING A CLASS, BUT ALSO IN INSTRUCTING A CLASS.

SO WE ARE, WE ARE TRYING TO PUSH OUR COLLEGE FORWARD TO SEE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS AN OPPORTUNITY, NOT AS A THREAT.

AND THEN SYSTEM INTEGRATION, WHAT WE WANT TO DO, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COLLEEN AND I, THIS IS ONE OF OUR GOALS IN ACADEMIC AFFAIRS.

WE WANT ACADEMIC AFFAIRS TO BE COMPETENT.

WE WANT IT TO BE EFFECTIVE.

AND THAT MEANS THAT OUR SOFTWARE AND OUR AND OUR PROCESSES NEED TO WORK WELL.

SO WE INTRODUCE COURSE LEAF, A SCHEDULING SOFTWARE.

WE'VE ENTERED COURSE LEAF CURRICULUM SOFTWARE.

DOCTOR BRAMMER HAS INTRODUCED THE HIGH POINT PLATFORMS, WHICH WILL HELP STUDENTS GET ON THEIR PATHWAY AND FIND COURSES THAT KEEP THEIR KEEP THEM ON THEIR PATHWAY. SO WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO, WE ARE AUTOMATING SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH AS MUCH PERSONAL SERVICE AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE THE EASY STUFF IS TAKEN CARE AUTOMATICALLY.

WE CAN THEN REACH IN AND AND REALLY BE ONE ON ONE WITH THE STUDENTS FOR THE TOUGHER STUFF.

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I LOVED YOUR PRESENTATION WITH YOUR STUDENTS AND AND TO SEE THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH OUR STUDENTS.

BUT THEN, AS TRUSTEE BIRKEY NOTED, DATA MATTERS, RIGHT? SO WHAT DOES THE DATA SAY? LET THIS SOAK IN FOR A MOMENT.

THIS IS CERRITOS COLLEGE'S GROWTH AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, A 271% INCREASE IN DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES FROM 2015 2016 TO 2024 2025 GROWTH IN ASSOCIATE DEGREES, ADTS AND CERTIFICATES.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S WORKING, DOESN'T IT? IT LOOKS LIKE THE EFFORTS THAT THIS ENTIRE CAMPUS IS PUTTING TOGETHER IS TRANSFORMING OUR STUDENT EXPERIENCE.

AND THIS TELLS PART OF THE STORY.

I THINK THE REAL STORY LIES IN THE STORIES OF PEOPLE LIKE GUSTAVO AND THE EXPERIENCES THEY'RE HAVING DAY TO DAY.

BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THESE NUMBERS MATTER, AND THEY REFLECT THE GROWTH OF INTENTIONAL WORK OVER THE YEARS, FROM CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT TO STUDENT SERVICES TO INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING.

AND I THINK IT'S REALLY A TESTAMENT TO OUR STUDENTS FIRST, OF COURSE, AND TO OUR FACULTY, OUR STAFF, AND OUR CAMPUS LEADERSHIP.

SO I THINK THIS IS THE ONE YOU CAN GO TO BED DREAMING ABOUT TONIGHT.

THIS SLIDE, RIGHT, FRANK? THIS ONE DOESN'T HURT EITHER.

SEAL OF EXCELLENCE IN THE NATION.

SO THESE THESE COMPLETIONS THESE DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES.

THEY RESULT IN NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR THE COLLEGE.

WE THIS SEAL OF EXCELLENCE WAS A MILESTONE FOR US.

IT'S SOMETHING WE WORKED HARD FOR AND, AND ACHIEVED, AND WE FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT IT.

AND WHAT WE LIKE MOST ABOUT IT IS WE GOT TO EARN IT AGAIN.

WE DON'T JUST. WE HAVE TO KEEP EARNING IT.

IT IN ORDER TO BE RENEWED.

THEY DON'T JUST GIVE IT TO US.

SO IT'S GOING TO KEEP US ON OUR TOES.

THESE STRATEGIC DESIGNATIONS ARE IMPORTANT TO US.

RECOGNIZE IT AS A HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION.

AND I BELIEVE THOSE SUCCESS, THE COMPLETION RATES SUGGEST THAT WE SERVE OUR HISPANIC STUDENTS WELL, WE SERVE OUR BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS WELL AS ALSO. SO AND THEN FINALLY, WE ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE ASPEN INSTITUTE'S UNLOCKING OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE.

I KNOW THE BOARD IS INVOLVED IN AN ASPECT OF THAT.

AND WE HAVE A GROUP THAT'S WORKING ON IT AS WELL, OUR OWN GOALS. AND WE FEEL LIKE THIS HAS REALLY BEEN A WORTHWHILE ENDEAVOR AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO TIGHTENING UP OUR PLAN AND IMPLEMENTING IN THE FALL.

SO WE FEEL LIKE THAT THE REPORT IS SIMPLY A STORY OF WHAT IT IS WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING ON THIS CAMPUS.

AND IT TELLS A VERY GOOD STORY.

IT DOES NOT SAY THAT WE ARE PERFECT.

IT SAYS THAT WE ARE TRYING EVERY DAY TO DO OUR BEST.

AND WHEN WE FIND THAT WE'RE NOT DOING WELL, THEN WE LOOK TO IMPROVE.

AND THE PLACES WHERE WE LOOK TO IMPROVE, WE IDENTIFY THEM AND WE TELL THEM HOW WE'RE IMPROVING. SO ON BEHALF OF DOCTOR MIXON AND MYSELF AND MEMBERS OF THE ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.

THE ESSER REFLECTS OVER A YEAR OF WORK IN OUR SELF-EVALUATION, AND IT'S THOUGHTFUL WORK FROM FACULTY, FROM STUDENTS, FROM CAMPUS PARTNERS WHO REALLY CARE DEEPLY ABOUT CERRITOS COLLEGE AND OUR MISSION.

AND WE'RE PROUD OF THE STORY THAT IT TELLS.

AND LIKE ANY FAMILY, AS DOCTOR MIXON NOTED, WE'RE NOT PERFECT, BUT WE ARE WORKING TO CONSTANTLY IMPROVE AND IMPROVE OUR EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT THIS EVENING AND WITH OUR 2026 ACCREDITATION PROCESS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. YES. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? IF I MAY. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

IT'S VERY THOROUGH. AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE CAN NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED ALL OF THE WORK THAT THIS TRAILBLAZING DOES FOR OUR DISTRICT AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE NOT A LOT OF OTHER DISTRICTS DO QUITE AS MUCH AS WE DO HERE.

SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT IT'S NOT A BAD, BUT BY THE WAY, I WAS MY HEART STOPPED.

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CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE MORE TO THAT? BASED ON THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAD AT THE K THROUGH 12 BREAKFAST? WE OF COURSE, THAT IS A.

YES. I'D RATHER JUST YELL.

WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE UNIVERSAL DUAL ENROLLMENT.

WE, I DIDN'T WANT TO IDENTIFY EACH DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM, BUT THAT ONE IS GROWING RAPIDLY.

AND THE PURPOSE OF THAT UNIVERSAL DUAL ENROLLMENT IS IDEALLY, WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS HAVE EACH, EVERY NINTH GRADER ENROLL IN THIS UNIVERSAL DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE.

IT IS A STUDY SKILLS COLLEGE SKILLS COURSE, BUT IT ALSO INTRODUCES THEM TO NONTRADITIONAL COLLEGE PATHWAYS LIKE CERTIFICATES AND APPRENTICESHIPS.

BUT IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT THE TRADITIONAL BACHELOR'S AND TRANSFER DEGREE.

SO WHAT WE. AND WHEN. AFTER THE STUDENT HAS FINISHED THAT THEY HAVE COMPLETED A COLLEGE COURSE AND THE TARGET AUDIENCE REALLY IS NOT YOUR AP STUDENTS ARE THOSE STUDENTS WHO DON'T SEE THEMSELVES AS COLLEGE MATERIAL.

WE WANT TO CHANGE THE WAY THEY THINK ABOUT THEMSELVES, AND WE THINK WE CAN DO THAT BY PUTTING THEM IN A CLASS AND MAKING THEM, HELPING THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND LETTING THEM FIND OUT FOR THEMSELVES WHAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF. ABSOLUTELY.

AND TALK ABOUT HIGH IMPACT.

I MEAN, EACH AND EVERY STUDENT NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND, LIKE, LOOK, THEY ARE CAPABLE AND THEY ARE ABLE TO GET IT DONE.

AND SO WITH THE GROWTH OF UNIVERSAL DUAL ENROLLMENT AND AS MUCH AS WE CAN SUPPORT THAT AS A BOARD, WHETHER THAT MEANS, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL STAFF TO HANDLE ALL THE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH THERE, WE'RE HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THAT.

SO THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.

IN MENTIONING UNIVERSAL DUAL ENROLLMENT, I HAVE TO SAY THAT SASHA HAS JUST DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB OF OF MAKING IT HAPPEN.

DOCTOR FIERRO WANTED IT TO HAPPEN.

I GOT THE WORD AND AND SASHA MADE IT HAPPEN.

SO IT IT IT'S BEEN REALLY A REMARKABLE SUCCESS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU BOTH.

BIG, BIG THANK YOU. WE WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS.

EVERY TIME THERE HAVE BEEN A CONCERN OR A CHANGE, BOTH OF YOU HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY OPEN, RESPONSIVE AND HANDS ON ON ANYTHING THAT WE NEEDED TO DO. SO, SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANGELA, YOU HAVE A GOOD ABILITY OF PULLING OUT THE THINGS THAT I'M ACTUALLY SAYING ON A RANT AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE TALKING ABOUT.

YES, YES, THAT IS IT. AND THEN YOU MOVE ON AND AND GET IT DONE.

SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR DOING THAT.

WHEEL TURNS. THANK YOU TO, FOR YOUR WORK ON MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE CHECKING THE COURSES AND USING THAT DATA TO GET BETTER.

I THINK THIS IS A PHENOMENAL REPRESENTATION OF MEANING WHAT WE SAY IN AND DOING WHAT WE SAY. WE WANT TO USE THE DATA TO IMPROVE, NOT TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE AND SINGLE THEM OUT.

AND THE SYSTEM, THE YOU GUYS DEVELOP TO CHECK IF WE ARE DOING WELL OR IF WE ARE NOT.

IT'S REALLY GOOD BECAUSE IT DOES NOT PUT ANYONE ON THE SPOT.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT SHAMING PEOPLE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, OKAY, WHAT DIDN'T WE DO THAT WE NEED TO DO? SO THOSE WHO HAVE NOT GOTTEN TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE GET THERE.

AND THAT SYSTEM IS WORKING REALLY WELL.

AND OBVIOUSLY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING SOMEONE, THE, THE WE DIDN'T MENTION, BUT I THINK DESERVES SOME RECOGNITION.

JASMINE ON ACADEMIC AFFAIRS FOR DOING THE, THE LABOR OF CHECKING THE COURSES AND MAKING SURE THE, THAT EVERYONE RECEIVES A FAIR SCORE AND SO ON, BECAUSE THAT WAS PART OF THE PROCESS, GETTING SOMEONE WHO, WHO IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE PROCESS TO LOOK AT THE COURSES.

SO WE MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE CLASS AND REALLY UTILIZE THE DATA TO GET BETTER RATHER THAN TO, TO CHASE OUT PEOPLE BECAUSE THAT IS, THAT IS REALLY NOT THE WAY TO DO.

AND I THINK THIS IS EXAMPLE IS TRULY SHOWING THAT WE CAN USE DATA, BE TRANSPARENT AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO GET WHERE, WHERE WE NEED TO DO. SO.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE THAT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS BECAUSE THE WORK IS LOOKING

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THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO SECTION TEN.

I'M SORRY. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO 8.02.

TWO OH WE'RE GOING TO I'M SORRY.

WE'RE GOING TO VOTE FIRST.

NO VOTE. OKAY. JUST RECEIVED.

YES. THE FIRST READING RECEIVE AND FILE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO FOR 8.01 WE ARE GOING TO RECEIVE AND FILE THIS INFORMATION.

WE ARE GOING TO NOW MOVE TO 8.02 THROUGH 8.09.

AND WE WILL FILE THAT ALSO AS INFORMATION ITEMS. MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I CAN PULL 8.03.

YES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? NO, JUST A PRESENTATION IF IT COULD BE BROUGHT FORTH.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ASKING. TRUSTEE RIOS, I WAS DYING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT VP 1400. VP 1400 IS A NEW BP FOR CERRITOS COLLEGE.

AND THIS CAME AS PART OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD WITH THE BOARD LEADERSHIP AS WE PARTICIPATED THROUGH THE ASPEN COHORT.

SO WHAT WE DID, WE MET THE FIRST TIME IN D.C.

WITH OTHER COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY SHOWCASE SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE, LEARN FROM THE WORK THAT OTHERS DO AND SOME OF THE BEST PRACTICES, THE BEST PRACTICES FROM THE RESEARCH THAT IS DONE AT THE ASPEN INSTITUTE.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NOTICED IS THAT WE DO A LOT OF STUDENT WORK, A LOT OF INITIATIVES THAT REVOLVE AROUND MAKING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE BETTER, INCREASING COMPLETIONS AND FOSTERING ECONOMIC MOBILITY.

BUT WE DID NOT HAVE AN UMBRELLA THAT REFLECTED THE BOARD'S EFFORTS OF GETTING US THERE BECAUSE THE BOARD HAS BEEN, CONTINUES TO BE, AND HOPEFULLY WILL CONTINUOUSLY BE IN THE FUTURE, ACTIVE IN ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING THE CAMPUS TO, TO FOCUS ON STUDENT SUCCESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SO WE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A GAP THERE AND WE WANTED TO GIVE THE BOARD AN OFFICIAL TOOL THAT PUTS SOME ADDITIONAL WEIGHT ON THE EFFORTS OF THE CAMPUS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND A POLICY THAT REFLECTS THE SUPPORT THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY. SO BP 1400 IS AN ATTEMPT OF DOING JUST THAT ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR FIORE.

AND IT ALSO REAFFIRMS WHAT WAS JUST PRESENTED EARLIER.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ITEMS TO DISCUSS FURTHER.

OKAY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE ITEMS 0.02 THROUGH

[8.02 College Coordinating Committee Minutes: March 23, 2026; April 6, 2026; April 27, 2026]

[8.03 First Reading New Board Policy 1400 titled Equitable Student Success and Completion]

[8.04 First Reading Revised Board Policy 4005 titled Duties and Responsibilities of Faculty Members]

[8.05 First Reading Revised Board Policy 7210 titled Academic Employees]

[8.06 First Reading Revised Board Policy 7240 titled Confidential Employees]

[8.07 First Reading Revised Board Policy 7340 titled Leaves]

[8.08 Revised Administrative Procedures 3435, 7211, 7212, 7250, 7365]

[8.09 Review of Board Policy 7335]

NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO SECTION NINE.

[9.01 Second Reading and Consideration of Adoption: Revised Board Policy 7330 titled Communicable Disease]

REVISED BOARD POLICY 7330 TITLED COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.

AT THIS TIME. MAY I TAKE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE INTO SECTION TEN.

[10.01 Reports and Comments from District Officials (Continued)]

GUSTAVO. THANK YOU. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS THE LAST ONE.

BUT AGAIN, I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE I MET THROUGH THIS POSITION.

EVERYTHING I LEARNED FROM LEARNING HOW TO BE MORE OPEN MINDED TO TRYING.

PHILIP WHAT IS CALLED MEDIUM RARE STEAK.

I, I REMEMBER WE WENT TO THE STEAK HOUSE AND I LEARNED THAT THAT IS NOT THE GETTING IT WELL DONE IS NOT THE WAY TO EAT IT.

SO I, I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN TRYING, I'VE BEEN TRYING.

YES. THANK YOU. BUT LAST WEEK I ATTENDED A LOT OF GRADUATION CELEBRATIONS.

I GOT TO SEE DOCTOR BRAMMER A LOT, DOCTOR MIXON A LOT.

AND OF COURSE PRESIDENT FIERRO GIVING A SPEECH AT EVERYONE.

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GOOD LUCK TO ALL MY PEERS ON THEIR FINALS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE TRANSFERRING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR SALAZAR.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE GUSTAVO AND GOING TO BERKELEY.

WISH YOU LUCK AND AND ENJOY AND LEARN A LOT.

AND ALSO WANTED TO GRADUATE.

I'M SORRY TO CONGRATULATE THE GRADUATES THAT ARE GRADUATING TOMORROW.

HAVE AN INTERESTING STORY, I THINK, DOCTOR FIERRO, I DON'T THINK WE GIVE YOU ENOUGH CREDIT FOR ALL THE EVENTS THAT YOU GO TO SPEAKING AT THE EVENTS, ALL THE GRADUATIONS, THE PINNING CEREMONIES AND EVERYTHING.

SO MY NURSE FROM WORK ACCIDENTALLY SAID AT THE VIP TABLE BECAUSE HER SON WAS PART OF, I THINK THE ASIAN GRADUATION.

I THINK THE THE. I THINK SO, I THINK SO.

SO SHE ENDED UP SITTING WITH DOCTOR DOCTOR LIU AND TRUSTEE RIOS, AND SHE HAD NO IDEA. BUT I WILL TELL YOU, SHE FELT VERY WELCOMED.

SO EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS WITH THE VIPS SHE WAS EMBARRASSED, BUT BUT SHE FELT VERY WELCOMED AND IT WAS ALL AN ACCIDENT, BUT BUT, YOU KNOW, SO THAT TELLS YOU LIKE COMMUNITY, RIGHT? THE HUMBLENESS AND THE INVITING NATURE OF OUR STAFF OF OUR ADMINISTRATION.

SO THAT MADE ME FEEL GOOD BECAUSE SHE WAS EMBARRASSED, BUT SHE WAS VERY HAPPY AND SHE WAS VERY WELCOMED.

SHE FELT SO ANYWAY, JUST CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HARD WORK THIS YEAR.

AND MAYBE DOCTOR, YOU CAN TALK ABOUT LIKE THE NUMBER OF CERTIFICATES BEING TO HIGHLIGHT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBER, BUT TO HIGHLIGHT THE NUMBER OF CERTIFICATES BEING GIVEN OUT TOMORROW.

NEXT. TRUSTEE. PACHECO.

YES. WHAT I DID IS I ATTENDED RANCHO LOS AMIGOS ANNUAL GALA, WHICH WAS GREAT. AGAIN, IT HIGHLIGHTS WHAT OUR COMMUNITY DOES AND THE IMPORTANCE THEY, THAT THEY PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY IN REGARDS TO A REHAB CENTER.

ALSO I WENT TO THE SPECIAL NEEDS AWARENESS AND RESOURCE FAIR.

WE HAD IN DOWNEY ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT LIKE THEY WERE PLAYING BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR THOSE STUDENTS THAT HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS FROM ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT CITIES. SO THEY WERE COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER AND THEY HAD DIFFERENT RESOURCES FOR THAT COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN SUPPORT THEM.

I ALSO WENT TO DOWNEY FIRE BECAUSE IT WAS FIRE SERVICE DAY.

SO WE WENT. I WENT AND PARTICIPATED AND MADE SURE THAT WE SHOWED UP AND THAT THE COLLEGE WAS THERE AND SAYING THAT WE SUPPORT OUR FIRE SERVICE.

I ALSO WENT TO THE DOWNEY STREET FAIR.

AND AGAIN, I WALKED AROUND, MADE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT THE COLLEGE, KNEW WHAT WE WERE ABOUT AND THE IMPORTANCE THIS COLLEGE IS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

A LITTLE BUSY OKAY. THAT'S IT.

TRUSTEE. LEWIS. FIRST OFF, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE GUSTAVO FOR GOING TO UC BERKELEY AND FOR BEING A POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR, AND SO I THINK YOU CHOSE CORRECTLY.

YEAH. NO, NOT NOT THAT I'M BIASED OR ANYTHING, BUT I KNOW YOU'LL ENJOY IT AND YOU WILL LEARN A LOT AND YOU WILL GROW A LOT AS A PERSON THERE. SO PLEASE COME BACK AND TELL US.

TELL US HOW IT WENT. DON'T BE A STRANGER.

AND THEN I ALSO, OF COURSE, WENT TO THE STATE OF THE COLLEGE AS WELL.

AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SO MANY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO BASICALLY HUMBLEBRAG TO ALL OF THEM ABOUT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO.

AND FOR THEM TO SEE FIRSTHAND EVERYTHING THAT WE TALK ABOUT AND SEE AT THESE BOARD MEETINGS ON A VERY FREQUENT BASIS THAT AGAIN, THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT.

SO WE GOT TO TELL THEM AND NOW THEY KNOW.

SO I HOPE WE CAN MAYBE MAKE IT BIENNIAL AT SOME POINT, BECAUSE SOMETIMES DOING IT ONE TIME A YEAR IS NOT ENOUGH FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DO.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS TO BE ALL THE, ALL OF THAT NECESSARILY, BUT EVEN SO, LIKE, HEY, MAKE IT MORE MAYBE OF A MIXER.

I'M THINKING, OKAY, JUST A, JUST A THOUGHT.

BECAUSE AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT THAT HAPPENS AND THINGS MOVE REALLY QUICKLY.

I ALSO WENT TO THE LOVE LA MIRADA BARBECUE FOR DISTRICT ONE, WHICH FEATURED COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN LEWIS AND A NUMBER OF OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS

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AND IT WAS JUST BASICALLY LIKE A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH, BUT ON A MORE COMPREHENSIVE SCALE ON A NUMBER OF OTHER DIFFERENT THINGS.

SO LOVE LA MIRADA OR THE LOVE YOUR CITIES INITIATIVE HAS REALLY HELPED TO BRING A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HOUSE THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE COMING OUT TO, YOU KNOW, SEE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE YOU DON'T ALWAYS WANT TO SEE THE SAME FACES OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BECAUSE THEN YOU START TO THINK YOUR CITY IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THIS LITTLE TINY VILLAGE OF 300 PEOPLE, BUT IT'S NOT. THERE'S, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN OUR COLLEGE DISTRICT, RIGHT? IT'S QUITE A LOT. 100,000, I THINK.

YEAH. SOMEWHERE AROUND THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, LIKE LA MIRADA IS 50.

AND THEN DOWNEY IS LIKE ALMOST MORE THAN TWICE AS MUCH.

NORWALK IS TWICE AS MUCH.

SO YOU START THINKING LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE YOU HAVE NEVER MET AND YOU PROBABLY WILL NEVER MEET. AND SO HAVING THESE EVENTS WITH DIFFERENT NAMES AND DIFFERENT FACES REALLY HELPS TO MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE NEED TO BE OUTREACHING BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS THEIR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY AND WE WANT EVERYBODY TO GO THROUGH CERRITOS COLLEGE IF IF POSSIBLE.

ALSO TODAY WENT TO THE MULTI-CHAMBER MIXER, WHICH INCLUDED CERRITOS, BELLFLOWER AND LA MIRADA AND A COUPLE OTHERS.

AND OUR VERY OWN BELL GOMEZ WAS THERE HAWKING THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE GOING HERE AND HOW MUCH IT'S GROWN IN THE LAST FEW YEARS FOR. AS MUCH EFFORT AS WE PUT INTO.

SO ANYBODY THAT HAS BUSINESSES THAT ARE WILLING TO CONNECT WITH OUR PROGRAM, TO HAVE STUDENTS GO OVER THERE AND FOR THEIR BUSINESS TO COME OVER AND INVEST IN OUR PROGRAM TO TRAIN THE STUDENTS THAT THEY'LL EVENTUALLY NEED AND THE REST OF THE INDUSTRY WILL NEED. THE MORE THAT WE CAN GROW AND COMPETE WITH OTHER PEOPLE LIKE UCLA, THEN THE BETTER. THANK YOU.

DOCTOR LIU. I ATTENDED THE GRADUATION ALONG WITH TRUSTEE RIEHL AND DOCTOR FIERRO.

AND YOU KNOW, AND I WANT TO APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS MADE IT VERY HARD TO PUT ALL THOSE EVENTS TOGETHER.

I ALSO ATTEND THE STATE OF COLLEGE AND LISTEN TO YOU KNOW, DOCTOR FIERRO SAY A LOT OF GREAT ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR COLLEGE.

THAT'S GREAT. YOU KNOW, I AGREE.

WE SHOULD DO MORE THAN ONCE.

RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY. THAT'S MY REPORT.

TRUSTEE. BIRKEY. WELL, I, I FEEL LIKE I REALLY MISSED OUT AGAIN ON THE THE STATE OF THE COLLEGE THIS YEAR, I WAS AWAY.

ACTUALLY AT THE STUDENT HOUSING CONFERENCE, THE UNITED STATES STUDENT HOUSING CONFERENCE GIVING PRESENTATION. AND I GOT TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR FRIENDS AT THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE ON THAT. AND I JUST, I WANT TO SAY HOW INCREDIBLY PROUD I AM OF THE COLLEGE THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO KIND OF PIONEER A LOT OF THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE IN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT HOUSING SPACE.

I DIDN'T REALLY REALIZE UNTIL THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE FOLKS WERE GOING ON ABOUT IT THAT THERE'S, THERE'S A A LOT OF MOMENTUM BEHIND IT.

AND THAT'S PARTLY OUR, AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS, IT'S PARTLY OUR DOING AND OUR SUCCESS THAT HAS KIND OF INSPIRED THAT.

BUT THEN ALSO THAT NATIONALLY, THERE REALLY MAY BE A GOOD AMOUNT OF HOUSING THAT GETS BUILT FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES OVER THE COMING DECADES.

AND JUST VERY PROUD THAT WE WERE WILLING TO KIND OF BE A PIONEER IN THAT SPACE.

AND I DON'T WANT TO FORGET TO GIVE A EARLY CONGRATULATIONS AND FELICIDADES TO OUR GRADUATING STUDENTS ON FRIDAY.

WELL, ALL WEEK THIS WEEK, BUT ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY, AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO PUTTING ON THAT BIG OLD ROBE AND STANDING IN THE SUN.

FIRST OF ALL, I, AS HAS HAS BEEN MENTIONED, I DID GO TO THE EVENT AND I SO ENJOYED DOING BOLLYWOOD DANCING. SO PART OF THE PRESENTATION WAS OBVIOUSLY THEY SHARED AND THEY INVITED OUR GRADUATES TO JOIN THEM.

AND SO OBVIOUSLY DOCTOR LOU AND I HAD TO JOIN IN AND DO OUR PART.

SO THAT WAS REALLY AWESOME.

AND THEN I WENT TO REALLY THANK GUSTAVO FOR ALL HIS SERVICE AS A STUDENT REP.

I THINK THAT YOU WERE AMAZING THIS YEAR.

THIS IS YOUR, YOUR, THE SECOND STUDENT, RIGHT, THAT I INTERACT WITH, BUT WE ARE JUST SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE

[02:25:02]

BEST OF LUCK TO YOU. YOU OPEN ME UP TO WHAT IS IT? SOCIAL MEDIA. SO NOT ONLY DO I JUST SEE THE STUDENT SOCIAL MEDIA, I PRETTY MUCH HAVE SIGNED UP FOR ALL OF THEM.

AND I'M ABLE TO INTERACT AND I LOVE SEEING YOU IN SACRAMENTO, RIGHT? BEING OUT THERE REPRESENTING US AND ALL THAT YOU DO, AND ALSO GOING TO THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AND SEEING YOU PRESENT AND BEING A LEADER TO YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS AND SHARING IDEAS WITH THEM.

SO THAT WAS AMAZING TO ME.

SO BEST OF LUCK TO YOU.

I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO BE EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DID THIS YEAR. ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF BY SAYING HAPPY CLASSIFIED APPRECIATION WEEK TO THOSE HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE CLC CONFERENCE IN NEWPORT BEACH.

AND SO I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND SOME GREAT INFORMATIVE WORKSHOPS AND GENERAL SESSIONS THAT HAD TO DO A LOT WITH ACCESSIBILITY AND THE STUDENT FIRST FRAMEWORK.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO KIND OF SHOUT OUT CERRITOS COLLEGE FOR IS THAT DURING ONE OF THE WORKSHOPS, WE WERE NOTED AS A VETERAN SPRINT STAR COLLEGE. AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING INITIATIVE AND THE WORK THAT WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE WITH THAT.

AND SO WE ARE JUST ONE OF THE FEW COLLEGES THAT HAVE THAT HONOR.

AND SO I AM THANKFUL THAT WE ARE ALREADY GIVING A HEAD START TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT TYPE OF ACCESS AND EQUITABLE ACTION FOR OUR VETERANS HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT IS THE STATE OF COLLEGE ADDRESS THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK.

WAS IT? I THINK SO. I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN HERE SO MANY TIMES WITHIN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, BUT THE THEME WAS RIGHT ON POINT ACCESS AND ACTION.

AND SO EVEN LISTENING TO THE PRESENTATION FOR OUR ACCREDITATION, IT'S IT'S EVIDENT THAT WE ARE TRULY PROVIDING ACCESS IN ACTION HERE AT CERRITOS COLLEGE.

AND SO THANK YOU AGAIN, DOCTOR MIXON, FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR THE WORK ALL OF YOU HAVE DONE FOR THAT PROCESS BECAUSE I KNOW I WAS A PART OF A COMMITTEE FOR K 12, BUT I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW ROBUST IT IS AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEVEL AS WELL. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT.

WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME, YOU KNOW, AT THE STATE OF THE COLLEGE ADDRESS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR FERRO, FOR THE STATS AND JUST FOR HAVING THE STUDENTS ALSO GIVE THEIR VOICE AND SHARE THEIR VOICE WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS, FACULTY, STAFF, FRIENDS OF THE COLLEGE.

SO IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT AGAIN.

I AGAIN, HAVE HAD THE HONOR.

I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR FOR ME.

WITH ATTENDING THE DIFFERENT CEREMONIES THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE PROGRAM SPECIFIC OR AFFINITY GROUP SPECIFIC, ESPECIALLY HONORING OUR GRADUATES.

AND SO I'M SO THANKFUL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE SPACES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO REALLY CELEBRATE OUR GRADUATES FOR THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE AND THE SUCCESS THAT THEY HAVE MADE AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

AND I AM DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO COMMENCEMENT ON FRIDAY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2026.

BUT EVEN GOING BACK, DOCTOR FERRELL, YOU WERE MENTIONING DATA.

AND YES, WE USE DATA TO DRIVE DECISION MAKING HERE AT THE COLLEGE.

BUT I ALSO FEEL LIKE DATA IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THOSE WINS, WHETHER THEY'RE SMALL OR LARGE IN BETWEEN.

AND SO JUST SEEING THE NUMBERS OF WHERE WE WERE TEN YEARS AGO, IN 2015 TO 2016, AND KNOWING WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE WHEN WE HONOR OUR GRADUATES ON FRIDAY, IT'S JUST REMARKABLE.

AND SO AGAIN, IT'S NOT JUST ONE PERSON.

IT'S NOT YOU, JUST YOU, DOCTOR PIERRO, IT'S NOT THE BOARD.

IT IS A COLLECTIVE. IT IS EVERYONE WORKING TOGETHER IN ORDER TO SEE THIS SUCCESS.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AND I CAN'T WAIT TO FEEL THAT ENERGY AND ALL THE POSITIVE VIBES AND, YOU KNOW JUST JOY THAT WE WILL SHARE ON FRIDAY. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I DO APOLOGIZE.

I HAVE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO GUSTAVO.

GUSTAVO, YOU HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB AS A LEADER HERE ON CAMPUS.

YOU HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB AS A TRUSTEE.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOICE.

AND WE, WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE TO HAVE YOU HERE AT THE TABLE WITH US.

RIGHT. AND SO WITH THAT, I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR FUTURE

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AND I KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOING TO JUST SUCCEED AND SURPASS YOUR OWN EXPECTATIONS.

OKAY? SO CONTINUE TO BE THE GREAT LEADER THAT YOU ARE.

DOCTOR PIERRO. WE'RE CIRCLING BACK.

PART TWO. ALL RIGHT. SO COMMENCEMENT FRIDAY EXPECTING A PACKED HOUSE. EVERY SEAT ON THE FLOOR HAS BEEN SPOKEN FOR.

EVERY TICKET ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STADIUM HAVE BEEN SPOKEN FOR.

IT'S A FULL HOUSE. TICKETS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

SOLD OUT. YES. SO WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE LAST MINUTE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE STUDENTS.

THEY MISS THE DEADLINE AND WANT TO BRING AT LEAST ONE OR MAYBE TWO GUESTS TO SEE HOW WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THEM AND ADD SEATS WHERE WE CAN.

BUT IS PERHAPS THE BIGGEST OR THE LARGEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT HAVE RSVP TO COME AND PARTICIPATE IN COMMENCEMENT.

WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO HAD TAKEN EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE CLASSES THAT ARE CHOOSING TO COME TO COMMENCEMENT STUDENTS, THEY DIDN'T PARTICIPATE IN MUCH OF ANYTHING ON CAMPUS THAT ARE CHOOSING TO COME, COME TO COME TO COMMENCEMENT.

AND ONCE AGAIN, I THINK IT GOES BACK TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED EARLIER IS THE RELATIONSHIPS IS THE SOCIALIZATION IS THE CARE AND THE CONNECTIONS THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON MAKES THE EFFORT TO PUT FORWARD.

EARLIER THIS WEEK, I WAS WALKING FROM THE PARKING LOT AND IT TAKES ME LIKE AN HOUR TO GET FROM THE PARKING LOT TO THE OFFICE BECAUSE I STOP AND TALK TO JUST ABOUT EVERYONE. SO IT'S COMING IN AND I SAW JP, ONE OF OUR GROUNDS GUYS.

SO I NOTICED THAT HE WAS BUSY TALKING TO SOMEONE, SO I WAS GOING TO CONTINUE TO WALK.

AND HE SAID HELLO. AND I TURNED AROUND AND I STARTED TALKING TO HIM AND WELL, THERE WAS A STUDENT, THE PERSON HE WAS SPEAKING WITH WAS A STUDENT.

HE WAS TAKING THE TIME TO ASK THE STUDENT, HOW DID THE FINAL GO? HOW MANY CLASSES YOU'RE FINISHING THIS WEEK AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

AND THE STUDENT WAS, WAS BASICALLY SHARING WITH JP THE, THE FINAL HAVE GONE. WELL.

HE HAD A, HE HAS ANOTHER ONE, I THINK IT WAS TODAY AND A, A, A CONVERSATION IN WHICH ONE OF OUR GROUNDS MEMBERS WAS ENGAGING THE STUDENTS IN CONVERSATIONS AND CHECKING HOW THE STUDENTS WERE DOING.

SO I THINK THAT MAKES A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE. AND THAT IS PART OF WHY ARE WE SEEING THE NUMBERS OF RSVP'S GROW THAT MUCH.

SO IT LOOKS PRELIMINARY THAT WE HAVE ABOUT 8200 DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES WITH ABOUT 600 MORE PENDING CONFIRMATION BASED ON FINAL GRADES, SOME SOME THAT NEED TO TAKE SUMMER CLASSES AND SO ON.

BUT IT LOOKS THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE UNDER 9000.

SO, SO SO AS I THINK ANGELA MENTIONED, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S WORKING.

SO THANK YOU EVERYONE, BECAUSE THINGS ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

WHAT WAS LAST YEAR'S LAST YEAR WAS 92, 95.

YEAH. OKAY. WOW. YES. WELL, IT'S A GREAT PROBLEM TO HAVE.

AND WE'RE EXPLORING A POSSIBILITY OF, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE HAVING TWO CEREMONIES OR SOMETHING DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE'RE THE MEGA CHURCH OF COLLEGES, I GET IT. WELL, AND I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO CELEBRATE THOSE WINS OVER THE STUDENTS AND MAKE SURE THEY, THEY, IF WE NEED TO ACCOMMODATE 2000 PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO BECAUSE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO CELEBRATE.

SO IT HAS TO BE IMPORTANT FOR US.

SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE TO DEVELOP A PLAN AND SEE HOW WE DO BETTER NEXT YEAR.

OKAY. OKAY. AND WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO BE MOVING INTO CLOSED SESSION

[11. Closed Session]

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[12. Closing Items]

IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE EMPLOYMENT OF KELLY RIOS AS DIRECTOR, COMPLIANCE, DIVERSITY AND TITLE NINE COORDINATOR, GRADE 37.

STEP ONE OF THE MANAGEMENT SALARY SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JUNE 30TH, 2026. THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS SEVEN.

YES. ZERO. NO. ZERO. NO.

ITEM 11.06. IT IS REPORTED THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE EMPLOYMENT OF JUAN CARLOS SERNA AS FACILITIES MANAGER, GRADE 26. STEP SIX OF THE MANAGEMENT SALARY SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE MAY 21ST, 2026. THE VOTE FOR APPROVAL WAS SEVEN.

YES. ZERO. NO. ZERO. NO.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.