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Public speaker urges Chino Valley Unified to fund lectern in 2026–27 budget; raises trust concerns
Summary
During the board’s public hearing on the 2026–27 budget, one speaker, Paul Griffin, urged the district to include a podium with timing lights to help public commenters and voiced concern that board actions could undermine public trust and benefit a new private school; the budget hearing closed with no action taken.
The Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education opened a public hearing on the 2026–27 budget and received one public comment before closing the hearing.
Paul Griffin, the lone speaker during the budget hearing, asked the board to allocate money for a lectern or podium in the meeting room that would include timing lights (green/yellow/red) to help speakers track their three-minute allotment. "Let's have a podium," Griffin said, adding that a podium would help speakers remain calm and convey their thoughts more clearly.
Griffin also used his public-comment time to question whether the board was "doing what's in the best interest of the students that attend Chino Unified or are we interested in undermining the faith that our parents have in our school system and move those students over to the private school that Calvary Chapel Chino Hills is beginning to build?" He said he wants assurances the board is connecting with parents and preserving trust.
The public hearing was opened at about 6:10 p.m. and closed at about 6:13 p.m.; no further public speakers addressed the budget and the board did not take action on the budget at that time.
What happens next: The hearing provided public input but did not produce immediate changes; any budget amendments or funding decisions would be made in subsequent board deliberations and formal budget adoption processes.
