001All right, very good. Good morning or afternoon, everyone. Good evening. We're going to get the meeting started. We'll call the meeting to order 5:30. And if we could have the student trustee lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Please stand. 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. You may now be seated. Thank you. And can we get the roll call? President Torres? Here. Vice President Garcia? Present. Clerk Arredondo? Present. Trustee Acuña? Present. Trustee Calimlim Anes? Here. Trustee Gonzalez? Trustee Vargas? Here. Student Trustee Isabella Jimenez? Present. Superintendent Dr. Esparza? Present. Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Dr. Monica Makwek? Present. Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services Ms. Socorro Sanchez? Present. Assistant Superintendent Business Services
002Julie Viger? Present. Very good. Thank you. So, next is the pull of the agenda. Before you, I'd like to uh address two things. To add to the agenda, 12.7 under consent business services to acknowledge and accept donations for Coachella Valley High School to do the right thing committee in the amount of $1,500. Um We'll We'll come back to that. Yeah, I'll come back to that. And then also pulling agenda items 8.5 and 8.6. But back to 12.7, adding to the agenda. Can I get a motion to add this to the agenda? So moved. Second? Second. And we get the roll call. President Cortez? Yes. Vice President Garcia? I. Clerk Adondo? I. Trustee Acuña? I. Trustee Calimanes? I. Trustee Gonzalez? Trustee Vargas? Yes. Student Trustee Isabella Jimenez? I. Majority vote rules, motion carries. The other items
003that I would like to pull, 8.5, approval of the district long-range facilities master plan, and 8.6, approval of the pre-qualified list for architectural planning and design firms. Uh these items can be brought back uh for consideration at a future meeting. And I would need a motion. So moved. Do we have a second? I'll second. Second. Isabella Jimenez? I. Very good. Majority vote rules, motion carries. Um next is approval of the agenda at the minute, right? Yes. And do we get a motion to see if there's any other changes, recommendations, questions on the agenda. So moved. Do we have a second? Second. Can we get the roll call? President Torres. >> Yes. Vice President Garcia. I. Clerk Arredondo. I. Trustee Acuña. I. Trustee Calimanes. I. Trustee Gonzalez. Trustee Vargas. Yes. Student Trustee Zabela Jimenez. I. The
004clerk will rule motion carries. Next is 2.1 under recognition. Tara Huchin student recognition Footsteps to Brilliance. Good evening President Torres, Dr. Esparza, members of the board and cabinet. I'd like to introduce Dr. Greg Spencer from Footsteps to Brilliance who will be recognizing students, teachers, and families who have demonstrated outstanding literacy engagement through the Footsteps to Brilliance program. Students will be honored for achievements such as reading the most books and creating original books as young authors. Teachers and families will also be recognized for their leadership in supporting student literacy. There is a presentation so I know. >> Superintendent, board members, committee members, once again, I really appreciate the opportunity to come and share today. Only a handful of school districts in this entire county are fortunate enough to have this type of recognition. And we partner
005with the Riverside County Office of Education and select school districts in this county to recognize not only our young people that are showing and demonstrating great prowess in reading and literacy, but also the families and the teachers and principals as well. So, I just want to take this opportunity to first of all, thank you for the invitation and I want to to just share at Footsteps of Brilliance, we want to recognize the brilliant minds of our young people and start as early as possible. Our program can be used online or offline on any device 24/7 in both English and Spanish. And because of that equitable access, it can be used at school, at home, in the car, it does not matter. And so once again, we want you all to take advantage of this free
006service. As I said, it's available in English and Spanish and it's 100% bilingual and we're seeing great great results in your district and your community. So, my first awardee I would like to recognize is Alicia Hernandez Gutierrez. If she could COME UP, PLEASE. I AM SO SORRY. WHAT happened here? We're supposed to recognize you. We're going to make sure that you get your award, but congratulations. Okay? We're really proud of you. Okay? Thank you. WELL, THAT IS ON ME. I APOLOGIZE, but we're going to make sure that she gets her award, and we're really, really proud of her. The next awardee is going to be Damian Silva Bautista. Yeah, we want to still take your picture, so come on stage. And we're recognizing uh we're recognizing these students. Well, let me just say a word
007um about um the the different awards because we want to make sure that everyone is recognized in appropriate manner. One of the key things that we're doing is recognizing Alicia. Let me just say a a moment about her. She's awarded the Brilliant Student Reader Award for logging in 65 hours of reading, setting a powerful example of literacy excellence. So, once again, ANOTHER HAND FOR ALICIA. AND THEN DAMIAN IS AWARDED the Family Literacy Champion. The Silva Bautista family provided 26 hours of after-school literacy support, demonstrating exceptional commitment to learning at home. So, this is a recognition for you and your entire family. SO, CONGRATULATIONS. OUR NEXT RECIPIENT IS Matias Ramirez Fernandez. And um the family literacy champion awarded the family literacy champion the Fernandez family provided 18 hours of after school literacy support demonstrating exceptional commitment
008to learning at home. So, congratulations. Stand there. Our next recognition goes to for great work awarded the brilliant young author Camila created imaginative books showcasing outstanding creativity and storytelling. CAMILA. AND THEN THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF Camila and the work that she's doing as a kindergarten student. And we once again, this is all available on the app or the computer and we want to make sure all of our students are recognized. Great work awarded the brilliant young author Ivan created imaginative books showcasing outstanding creativity and storytelling. Ivan Hernandez Andrade. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF IVAN'S WORK in first grade. Some of the work that he did there as well. Next is Edgar Moore Felix. Awarded the brilliant young author Edgar created imaginative books showcasing outstanding creativity and storytelling. COME ON UP, EDGAR. ALL RIGHT,
009WE'LL SAVE THAT FOR EDGAR. AND THEN we I want to recognize Edgar's work As you can see what he did here with looking at the solar system, second grade work. This is an example. And once again, the last two recognitions we want to provide are for our teachers. We want to recognize teachers that really are focused on supporting our children in the classroom and at home. We want to make sure that they get recognized as well. And so for commitment to achieving impactful outcomes for students and for creativity, passion, and love Magdalena Hoy has been named a featured brilliant minds educator. AND ONE LAST ONE. ROBERTO Sanchez for commitment to achieving impactful outcomes for students. Ladies and gentlemen, once again, we were excited to partner Superintendent and board members. Thank you for this opportunity. Really
010appreciate your commitment to our kids and our community. And we really want to say thank you from Footsteps to Brilliance for all the work that you do. Appreciate it. >> Thank you. All right. Very good. Very good. Excellent. Next is 2.2, Elizabeth Sotelo, recognition of Coachella Valley Unified School District student college course achievement in health and early childhood education pathways. Hi, my name is Lindsay Root. I'm the college and career readiness coordinator for Coachella Valley Unified School District. And I am so honored tonight to recognize a bunch of college students. Um these students uh we worked and partnered with a K-16 collaborative grant that was not only with us as um Coachella Valley, we partnered with Cal State San Bernardino Palm Desert campus, and COD for the nursing, which is the pre-LVN coursework for students
011to go into licensed nurse nursing vocational education. And so those students that completed that coursework got to apply to be in the LVN program at COD. And the really cool part about this grant is that COD held 10 spots for students to get into, which has the huge waiting list on it. So we're super excited about that. We're going to be recognizing those students and then we also had another cohort of students that we said we want in the education pathway. So, they partnered with us, COD, and UC Riverside to help get students interested into teaching. And those students actually earned an early childhood development certification. And those students get a walk at COD's commencement on May 18th. So, we're just super um amazing for THAT TO HAPPEN. SO, TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE our
012college students who completed the four-course sequence pathway for the early childhood development and we're going to recognize the students that completed the four-course pathway for the prerequisites for the LVN. And we're going to start with the education pathway. Good evening, everyone. And thank you to our COD representatives and our professor from COD. Thank you for working with us in partnership with Coachella Valley Unified. We're going to start with the education pathway. First, we have Cruz Carrizales. Jazmine Flores. Alitzel Jimenez. Christine Aguilar. Ashley Alejo. Emily Alvarez. Stacy Araujo. Evelyn Cabrera. Jocelyn Castellanos. Mariana Cruz Roman. Ashley Flores Leal. Magali Gayosso. Allison Lopez Blanca Lopez Augustina Martinez Karime Mejia Johana Perez Bautista Daira Poblano Estefania Garcia Luis Rubio Mancillas Alicia Sandoval Dylan Sandoval Angie Tejeda and Fernanda Valdez Navarro So these are all our students from Coachella
013Valley High School and Desert Mirage High School who are receiving their education certificate today and will be participating in the commencement ceremony at COD. So we're going to take pictures now. >> Ready? Let's call the next. We're going to call our next group. This is a group of students who are receiving their license vocational nursing certificate. So, we have our second group. Emily Guzman Eileen Avalos Rodriguez Maite Cervantes Gonzalez Kimberly Flores Elisarraraz Diana Garcia Israel Mejorado Priscilla Navarro Exmelia Pasillas Jayber Valenzuela Again, these are students from Coachella Valley High School and Desert Mirage High School. Let's give them a hand again. Thank you. I just want to thank everyone involved in this process. Amanda Phillips was she I think she just walked out is that um associate dean. And so I just want to thank
014everyone. These are our future health This is our future health care workers and these are our future educators that we just congratulated tonight. That's amazing. Thank you all for your support. Thank you very much. Very outstanding accomplishments. Very, very good. Next is 3.1 closed session comments. I have one uh Quisha Carrera 3.3. Good evening. Carissa Carrera on behalf of Coachella Valley Teachers Association. Educators deserve truth, accountability, and respect. Educators and school employees have the fundamental right to work in environments free from discrimination and retaliation. When those rights are violated, individuals must be able to come forward without fear of being publicly discredited or targeted. School board trustees Jesus Gonzalez and Joey Acuña have recently made deeply concerning comments during board meetings. The statements mischaracterize the facts, and when directed at the CVTA president, appear intended
015to deflect responsibility, undermine CVTA's credibility, sow discord among union members, and stifle free speech. And while the trustees engage in this very public misinformation campaign, CVTA has seen the board take no actions to address the underlying legal and workplace issues CVTA has brought to the board and the district's attention. The board's public messaging risks creating confusion within the community and has a chilling effect on educators, staff, and community members who may already feel vulnerable about speaking up. Attempts to reframe or distort the situation in a public forum can reasonably be perceived as efforts to gaslight the union's leadership and shift attention away from the board's own actions. It is also important for the public to understand that the legal costs associated with this matter, which board trustee HeySue Gonzales claims is pushing $700,000. are first,
016not caused by CVTA, but by the alleged discriminatory and retaliatory actions taken by board trustees and certain CVUSD administrators. And second, these costs should be covered through the district's joint powers authority insurance program, not the district's general operating budget. Responsibility for these legal expenses does not lie with the individuals asserting their legal rights. These costs arise when governing bodies and employers fail to comply with the law. When school boards and districts meet their legal and ethical obligations to employees and community, then litigation and the associated expenses are not needed. The real issue here is about accountability, transparency, and ensuring that educators are treated with dignity and respect, so we can remain focused on serving students and strengthening our schools. Thank you. Thank you very much. Uh next is 3.2, motion to enter into closed session.
017Uh motion? Second. Second. All those in favor? I. I. I. Opposed? Abstain? We will return at 7:00. All right, very good. Uh we are back, and uh can I get a motion to return turn into open session. Second. >> Motion. Motion by uh Director Gonzales, second by uh Director Arredondo. All those in favor? I. I. I. Opposed? Abstain? Motion carries. Um next is uh we will announce the action taken in closed session. Thank Thank you, Mr. President. The board took action during closed session to approve settlement agreement OAH number 2025 110561. Motion was made by Trustee Gonzales, seconded by Trustee Calamanis. The motion carried 7-0. That was the only action taken during closed session. Mr. President. Very good. Thank you. Um next is 5.1, board notification request to address the board. I have a few
018here. Um first would be Richard Garcia, I believe. Richard? Bullying? Here? Hi, good evening. Sorry, first time at one of these um board meetings. Um I'm here to raise concern about bullying at my kids' school. So, over the last 3 years, I have three students at John Kelly, and all three of my students have endured bullying, harassment, a little bit of um groping with my daughter from another student, and I can't seem to find the support that I need to get these issues addressed. I have 10 documented incidents of me reaching out to principals, the superintendent about these incidents, and then I have I want to say that 2 year and a half of undocumented um events that happened with my kids. Today, my 11-year-old, who was diagnosed with autism, was told by a third
019grader and a grader to go back to his country, to end his his life, and that he is trash. And my student went home crying saying that he's sorry for inciting that in that student. Came to the district, couldn't get a single answer, couldn't get a hold of anyone. Went to the school, principal's on a meeting, he can't see me. Who do I go up to? Who can give me an answer? I need to figure out why there's so much lack of security at the school. You guys are the caretakers of my kids while I'm at work, while they're supposed to be getting educated, and instead they're worrying if they're going to get bullied. That doesn't seem fair. That doesn't seem like any of us in general that have gone to school had to endure
020something like that, especially, you know, at first grade, third grade, fifth grade. There's no communication. There is lack of supervision. There's um I haven't seen any disciplinary action, any anything that's been able to be put in in writing that this happened or this was taken care of. It seems to get worse every week cuz I'm seeing my principal every week. My daughter had her little toy stolen from her bag last week. In the classroom. Two weeks ago, some kid put sand in her cup, her water cup. So, where's the supervision? Where is the teacher? What are they doing? I mean, the uh and I'm sorry, as far as today, there was three yard ladies that were there, saw the incident, none of them reported it to anyone. They left my child there crying. So, where's
021the accountability for that? You guys are mandated reporters. You guys are supposed to be notifying so doing some sort of report. So, I'm just trying to get an answer. Very good. Thank you. Next is Loretta Perez, bullying. All right, I'm here to speak about something we all say we take seriously, bullying. But, the truth is in many of our schools bullying is not being consistently tracked, documented, especially um incident reports, or addressed in a way that actually protects our students. Family report incidents, students speak up, and yet often those reports disappear into that system, and there's lack of follow-through. When there's when there's no clear documentation, no transparency, no accountability, these patterns are missed, and harm continues on our children. Bullying today isn't always obvious. It's social isolation. It is repeated targeting, online harassment, and
022this spills into the classroom. And when these incidents are formally recorded or investigated thoroughly, they are they if they're not, they are minimized in instead of resolved. This is especially concerning for our most vulnerable students, students on with disabilities. When their experiences are not taken seriously, we are sending a message that our that their safety is optional. We need consistent reporting systems across all campuses. We need staff training on recognizing and documenting these bullying, and we need our families to stay informed of the outcome and not left in the dark. If we truly want safe schools, then we need a system that reflects that commitment, not just words. Right now, there's a confusion and an inconsistency in how reports are submitted and tracked and followed up on. A standardized reporting form used at every school
023is what's con- consistently needed. We know that there is a spirit geo- spirit I forgot how to say that, but it's the Thank you. Thank you, but not everyone knows how to access it. I think accessibility and transparency come hand in hand. So, I do think we should be sending home documents with paper with the QR code just the way that the PIO knows how to do. Families should not be left trying to navigate that district website. And we see that the PIO is able to do it, so I feel like we need to put that and implement that in every area of transparency and accessibility to our children and our parents. We need to go back to the basics to ensure every child is protected. Do not just speak about protecting students' health and
024safety. Be about protecting students' health and safety. Thank you. Thank you. Um next I have Marisol Juarez CVU Elementary. Good evening, everyone. My name is Marisol Juarez and I am a parent at CVU Elementary. As we're all aware, CVU will be receiving a new principal. Many parents, including myself, are concerned about recent reports regarding Mr. Maguini and the mention of a vote of no confidence. We sincerely hope these reports are not accurate. However, the CVU community deserves full transparency regarding this matter. Our school is facing real challenges, particularly ongoing concerns around student safety and bullying. Because of this, it is critical that we have a strong principal who is not who is not only prepared to lead but also willing to actively partner with parents and the community to create a meaningful and lasting improvement
025for our children. We are asking for a principal who will enforce appropriate consequence, prioritize student safety, and be present and res- responsive to the concerns of families. We would also respectfully request an opportunity to meet with Mr. Maguini so that parents can be can better understand his vision and commitment to addressing the needs of our school. Open communication is essential in building trust. We recognize that individuals may excel in one role and face challenges in another. We have heard that Mr. Maguini has an excellent um has been an excellent teacher and we hope that same level of dedication will carry into the leadership role. However, given the current circumstances at SeaView, we must ensure that the right leadership is in place. Additionally, we respectfully request the removal of Principal Ms. Magaña and recommend that the
026Vice Principal Ms. Allen assumes leadership responsibilities to ensure a continuity and stability in daily school operations. It is essential that any transition is handled promptly to maintain an effective learning environment and ensure that school functions continue without disruptions. Above all, we are asking for transparency, accountability, and commitment to make sure SeaView Elementary a safer and stronger environment for all of our students. Thank you. Very good. Thank you. I have Carina de la Pena, CVEL Elementary. Good evening, President Ortis, members of the board, Superintendent Dr. Esparza, and executive cabinet. My name is Carina de la Pena. As a director of MTSS Academics Elementary, overseeing CVEL Elementary School, I would like to share with you an update regarding our ongoing efforts with human resources to bring stable, consistent leadership to CVEL Elementary School and the community. As
027part of the work, Mr. Magini, our newly appointed principal, is scheduled to begin sometime in mid-May. He comes to us with a wealth of experience in educational leadership. And we are confident that his background and his leadership leadership will continue to to strengthen school culture and provide stable foundations for both staff and students. This placement reflects our thoughtful staffing, our commitment to our thoughtful staffing, and long-term stability at CVEL Elementary, and we look forward to the impact the positive impact that he will bring to our school community. Thank you. Next, I have um Aaron Wilson. I believe Sorry if I pronounced it wrong. Special Education. Good evening, board, Superintendent, and community members. Put this down. Good evening, board, Superintendent, and community members. My name is Aaron Wilson, Director of Special Education here at CBU SD,
028and I'm here to share that programs, historically referred to as moderate-severe are increasingly being recognized as extensive support needs programs. This shift reflects a broader effort to more accurately describe the levels of support students require rather than relying on outdated labels. It's important to clarify the eligibility category does not determine placement. In accordance with IDEA, placement decisions are made by the IEP team based on the students' individual needs and documented in their IEP. This must The IEP must specify the services, supports, and placement necessary for students to receive free appropriate public education. Placements must be aligned to those needs, not student eligibility labels. California Education Code 56040 clarifies that while students are identified under specific eligibility categories, those categories are used for identify identification purposes only and do not prescribe a specific instructional setting. As
029a result, there are no fundamental changes uh to services that are being delivered within the programs here at CVUSD. Students continue to be grouped based on their unique learning, communication, behavioral, and sensory needs. Students identified under different eligibility categories, such as autism and intellectual disability, may demonstrate similar support needs, particularly in areas like communication and sensory regulation. When this occurs, grouping students together in a program designed to address those shared needs is consistent with both best practices and legal requirements. Thank you. Next I have uh Loretta Perez for liaisons and librarians. >> All right, when I think about librarians, I don't think about the position. I think about a feeling. I remember as a kid walking into the library and feeling like the world has opened up to me. I remember seeing a place of
030wonder, imagination. Librarians don't just hand me books. They guided me, encouraged me, and helped me discover who I was through these stories. For many of us, that place meant something. And now I look at our schools and I can't help but feel that our children are losing that experience. Without librarians, libraries are no longer spaces for exploration. They became rooms. And our students lose not just access to books, but access to curiosity, creativity, and confidence. And just as importantly, we are seeing the impact of losing our school liaisons. At every community strategy meeting that I have been to, the same issue keeps coming up, lack of communication. Families are not getting the information they need. They feel disconnected. They feel unheard, and they feel left out of the the decisions impacting their children. And the
031truth is, we all know why. Because having three liaisons and one lead trying to support 23 schools and over 16,000 students is not a communication plan. It's an impossible task. We have We have already seen the outcome of losing liaisons. The breakdown is very real. The trust is strained, and the families are feeling it. So now the question is, is if we it's not about just bringing them back. It's how we bring them back. We need to prioritize the funding in the LCAP that allows us to return of our schools' liaisons with adequate hours and benefits, so they can actually build meaningful communication between schools and families again. And alongside that, we need We must invest in bringing back librarians, so our students regain access to the spaces that inspire learning and growth. This is
032not an extra. This is not optional. If we are serious about family engagement, student success, and equity, then our budget needs to reflect that. Our children deserve spaces that spark imaginations. Our families deserve communication so they can trust you again. And both are possible if we choose to fund them. Because of the ongoing concerns being raised by families across our district, I am respectfully requesting that the board place an item on the future agenda to discuss the restorations of the school librarians and the site based liaisons. Thank you. Very good. Thank you. Next I have Daisy Castaneda, autism. Good afternoon. I'm here today as a parent who's not only confused, but deeply concerned. Last year, the special education program made changes that opened up the autism program across different schools within the Coachella Valley Unified.
033At that time, I specifically specifically asked for my children to attend John Kelley. I was told that that was not an option, that the autism program was not available there. It was a life skills program. Because of that decision, my child was placed at Valleyview. We adjusted. We build a We build relationships. We created a sense of stability and community. Something like that is absolutely critical for children with autism. Now, I'm being told that next year my son will be placed at John Kelley. So, I have to ask, what changed? So, the program there Was the program there all along? Is it being reopened? Or are decisions being made without transparency to families? Because from where I stand, this feels inconsistent. And more importantly, it feels like information is being withheld. At the last meeting,
034I raised concerns about the lack of transparency from the the director of special education. Today, those concerns have only grown stronger. And I want to be very clear about something. As a parent who has spoken up, who has questions, and who has advocated not just for my children, but for other families, I cannot ignore that the way this situation feels, it is difficult not to feel like this situ- these decisions are in some way in response to my advocacy. I'm not making accusations lightly, but I am saying that the pattern of decisions, the lack of communication, and the sudden changes raise serious concerns about whether families who speak up are being treated fairly. We as parents deserve clear and honest communication. We should not have to piece together information about our children's education. What is
035being decided behind the scenes? What does the board know? And what is being softened to sugarcoat before it reaches us? Our children are not numbers. They're not placements to be moved around based convenience, staffing, or budget. They're individuals with unique needs who depend on consistency, structure, and support. This year, my son made real, meaningful progress. That progress did not happen by accident. It happen- It happened because of stability, because of relationships, and because of a community that understands him. And now, once again, that stability will be disrupted. As a parent of children in special education, we already carry so much, therapies, appointments, advocacy, and constant uncertainty. We should not have to fight just to get clear answers. So today, I'm asking, no, I'm insisting on accountability. We need transparency, we need consistency, and we need
036decisions that are made with our children's best interests at the center, not as an afterthought. Please give us answers. Thank you. Very good. Thank you. Next is Clarissa Carrera calendar. Good evening. This comment is regarding something I've been told is possibly going to be discussed about next year's school calendar. On behalf of concerned families and CBTA, I strongly oppose the changing of next year's spring break to align with the concerts. The 2025-26 calendar, actually that would be the 2026-27 calendar, was approved 18 months ago. Altering it now undermines the approval process and creates needless disruption for families and employees who have planned travel, child care, and work around an Easter-aligned break. CVUSD calendars have historically been aligned with Easter in order to protect ADA funding, which is usually around April 15th, to minimize instructional loss
037from absences of students, and promote equitable access. Moving the break to accommodate employees' festival schedules prioritizes adult convenience and second job needs over student learning, family stability, and district revenue. Past practice has been consistent. When employees have been right here requesting alignment with neighboring districts which their students their children attend, this district, this board, did not change that calendar. If a policy or priority has since shifted, please explain why and provide the evidence that this change would be in the students' best interests. A last-minute calendar change could cause financial loss for families and staff with pre-booked travel. Has the district yet considered reimbursement of that or hardship relief? If not, this change would be unfair to those who planned in good faith based on an approved calendar. Changing future calendars to better accommodate festivals is
038a reasonable alternative. If the board believes assignment alignment is important, make the adjustment in upcoming years, not retroactively for calendar that has already been approved and relied upon. Moving the break now could lead families to take time off during Easter, which is before P2, which risks ADA reductions. The calendar committee produces against public comments. It's shameful, it's planned, arranged, and coerced, I'm sure, and it needs to stop because they're taking time for public comments when they are district employees speaking on behalf of the district. Thank you. Thank you. Next is 5.2, written request to address the board online. Have one and we will uh distribute that amongst the board members. 6.1 is written communicate. 6.2 is the student board member report. Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Isabella Jimenez Martinez, student trustee of Westshore High
039School, and today I will be giving the student board report. At Westshore High School, CASP testing has begun and is going well. With students reviewing last year's scores and setting goals to improve. Though iPad storage issues have required many to delete apps to complete testing. AP students are preparing for exams next week with added weekend workshops. And by literacy seals candidates are fine are finishing assessments. Staff also met with the state Puente team to plan for next year. While commitment day celebrated 50 seniors and student data is being reviewed for summer school placement. In athletics, boys volleyball finished the season ranked seventh, placed second in league, and is heading to playoffs. While golf advanced to league finals. AVID students will attend upcoming college field trips including visits in May with one student earning the AVID
040Rim scholarship. And underclassmen continuing portfolios and symposium prep. Additionally, migrant program students are scheduled for a summer overnight field trip. Shores High School along with the junior class is excited to host prom 2026 tomorrow night at Willow Gardens in Palm Desert. We would like to wish the best of luck to our prom king and queen nominees Saida Sanchez, Larry Posar, Jose Aguilar, Montserrat Barbosa, Isabella Jimenez, and Martin Esparza Lara. Our students have worked incredibly hard to make this event special and we hope to see a great turnout for a fun memo- memorable night. Next step, I would like to take a moment to shout out and congratulate three special people from from West Shores. A special shout out to our Latino Commission team for their continued support. Thank you to our therapist Janet Aguilera and
041our prevention specialist Jesus Sustaeta. Lastly, I would like to commend Saida Sanchez for receiving the AVID Rim scholarship. Throughout high school, Saida Sanchez maintained exceptional >> academic journey and success. When applying to colleges, Say submitted application at five CSU campuses and four UC campuses, earning acceptance to all of them. After carefully reviewing her options, she chose to attend UCLA where she plans to major in political science and continue on to law school with the goal of becoming a lawyer and giving back to her community. Her hard work and dedication have led to many accomplishments including being named valedictorian of Shores High School, receiving the Avid scholarship and being recognized as student of the month by the Riverside County Office of Education. Say this is specially grateful to her family and their consistent support and to
042her teachers and school staff for guiding and encouraging her along the way. This month at CVHS, they want to highlight several meaningful accomplishments and ongoing priorities within their community. The CVHS girls soccer team is being awarded the key to the city of Coachella, an incredible honor that recognizes their dedication, teamwork and outstanding achievements throughout the season. Their school continues to prioritize college and career readiness by providing students with opportunities to explore future pathways. CVHS continues to strengthen its support system to ensure student success both academically and personally. Through resources such as tutoring programs, counseling services and college and career guidance, they are committed to providing every student with the tools they need to thrive and reach their goals. At Desert Mirage High School, the counseling department continues to support student success. They are preparing for
043commitment day on May 1st to celebrate students committing to college, vocational programs or the military. Counselors are also assisting with summer school enrollment, La Familia registration and supporting seniors who are credit deficient while developing next year's master schedule. Average students have participated in college tours including the Claremont College, UC Riverside, University of Redlands, and College of the Desert. The program has been officially certified for the 2026-2027 school year. As the school year comes to a close, activities are in full swing including prom on May 9th and grad bash on May 29th. Last but not least, for La Familia High School senior career path speakers visited their school and shared valuable insight about different professions. Some of the speakers included one future speaker, a Coachella Valley Plumbing Company representative, a professional welder who spoke about starting
044and running a welding business, a Starbucks employee who explained opportunities in customer service and management. La Fa had a senior emergency preparedness assembly where they talked about important safety skills and what items to keep at home such as emergency kits, food, water, and other supplies in case of a disaster. Along with this, there have been wonderful improvements to our campus including the addition of a tranquility garden that gives students a peaceful place to relax. Thank you. Very good. Um next is board. Thank you. Board member reports, uh we can start with uh Director Gonzalez. President Torres, thank you for that. Um I don't have a report, but I do want to make a couple comments. I want to thank Dr. Sparso and cabinet uh for the hard work that they've done in in what I've
045been advocating for uh tirelessly as the restoration and bringing back of our parent liaisons. Um it looks like we're getting very close and I'm hopeful that that they come back sooner than later. Um I'd also like to thank um our classified union president Isidora Jimenez uh for her work, right, in trying to uh, put this together and I'm hopeful that again it happens sooner than later. I also would like to thank uh, the parent liaisons who have taken uh, since being laid off um, have have been here consistently. Uh, I see a couple of them out in the stands right now and just want to thank them for their patience and and thank thank them for their activism, you know, showing up here and making sure that they're being heard. Um, also uh, President Torres,
046I would I would like to I will continue to share uh, the amount of money that CVUSD is spending uh, defending lawsuits from CBTA President Clarissa Carrera. Uh, our community deserves to know and they're going to continue to get updates. Um, I will continue to advocate. Um, I know we had a parent here last week that was questioning the amount of legal expenditures that we have and I think it's imperative that we know that uh, we're spending a sizable amount of money uh, defending uh, these these positions by our CBTA President. Thank you, that's all I have. All right, um, Director Corona. Uh, good evening everyone. First of all, I'd like to uh, uh, congratulate our young scholars that came out here earlier that we uh, recognized and also the uh, high school students who
047are doing the college courts achievement in the uh, healthcare and early childhood education pathways. I think those are um, some things that I know many of us here advocated those types of programs to get them ready to jump in to you know, the programs that we had with the uh, dual language, I mean the dual enrollment with the College of the Desert and possibly some of the other ones now with UCR and the other programs that that are responsible for this. So, anything that we can help our kids get ahead, uh, our high school students, I think is well deserved and I and I think those programs deserve uh recognition for what they've been doing. Um not a lot going on. Um I do know uh we've been having a lot of issues uh with
048students and communities regarding mental health and I know it's an issue that's affecting everyone, not just our students, but it's affecting our families. So, you know, uh as we're out there, you know, people are going through a lot, so let's try to at least be a little easy on each other for once. Um I know it's hard with everything going on in the country and the world, in fact, but uh we have a lot of parents and a lot of students out there who are going through a lot of problems with the current political environment. Um also, there is going to be a um cheer competition on Saturday. I believe it's at Desert Mirage. Am I Am I correct? I believe it's at Desert Mirage, right? It's at Desert Mirage. So, I think it begins
049at 8:00 in the morning. So, if you have some time, you might want to go check out that. It's always very competitive and you get a lot of parents out there. They really support their students in the after-school program. Um and then uh I didn't do it last time cuz we didn't have schools, but you know, unfortunately, we're reporting the uh attendance again. Um last Monday, not not this current Monday, but the Monday before that, uh 447 people didn't show up for work across the board. Um ironically, it coincided with the day after the Coachella. Uh usually got better on Tuesday, not this Tuesday. 409 people didn't show up on that Tuesday. Uh Wednesday got a little better with 363 people. Thursday came back, 399 people were out. And again, this is across the district.
050But Friday, coincidentally, first day of Stagecoach, 508 people were out. With a district of approximately 2,000 staff. Wow. That's close to 25% of our staff that was out that day. And again, this includes everyone. Uh but a large majority of those were And again, they're your days. They sick days, they called out that day or the day before, and P&D's. Um so, you know, we can talk about our supporting our kids, we don't show up, our kids are going to suffer. Um buses are late. You know, kids are in cafeterias. Um all the things that should be happening aren't happening. And again, um I've got criticized cuz people are under stress. Yeah, they are. Every Friday, every Monday, uh but nothing in between. So, again, this is across the board. Everybody likes to point the
051finger at transportation because they're the ones that unfortunately, we see the domino effect in the morning, but this is across the board. Across all families of offices and and departments. This is just not one or here or there. And this is something that has to change. Every time someone's out, we not only pay for that person, but we have to pay for if we can get a substitute or someone to back them up. Uh you know, it's hard to complain about overtime when people are doing the overtime to make up for the people who didn't show up. So, again, and again, this is everybody. These are some that are, you know, working as comp cases. Some people are out on maternity leave, and this includes the whole number. Um but when you start separating out
052the numbers of those who either called in sick the day before or got a P&D for that day, the numbers are stragging uh strikingly high. Um and again, this is something people don't like to hear. People like to complain about people saying it, but that's the truth. So, when parents call and say, "How come this happened?" or "How come there wasn't anybody there?" this is why. So, with that, that's my report. Thank you, Director Acuña. Uh Director Aranda? Thank you to everybody that's here. Thank you for your public comment. Um I like to first start out with I know Tuesday, April 28th, was uh California school bus drivers uh appreciation day. So, I like to appreciate our bus drivers that are out there transporting our students to and from school and all the activities. I
053know bus drivers wake up at 3:00 and they have activities that end up until 8:00 p.m. So, I like to thank our bus drivers, especially since it's California's bus driver appreciation day. Um I like to thank all the scholars that we met today. Uh thank you to the staff who make that dual enrollment um or concurrent enrollment available. Thank you to our our just um for our staff making that happen. I would like to just comment on the absenteeism by saying that there are a lot of educators that come up to me and say, "You know, we had a staff training for about 30 to 40 teachers and we had to be absent from our classroom today and it's not fair that we're being called out when we're at a training, when we're at a
054field trip, when we're somewhere supporting students." So, I do want to say that for me, thank you to all the staff who are out there supporting students and you know, if you if you got to take a day for training, then you got to take a day for training. So, you know, maybe we should add a column on there to to to say whether our teachers are out for training or what they're out for, right? Um I like to thank the city of Coachella who's going to be giving our our our soccer team for Coachella Valley High School the key to the city this Saturday. I like to give a shout out to our top scorer, Jailyn Hernandez. Not only cuz she's a top scorer, but I heard she's running track and she's breaking a
055lot of records at Coachella Valley High School. So, shout out to Jaylyn Hernandez, who's just killing it on the track. And the track coach, I mean, Mario Bal Campos, I don't I I don't know if it gets better than that. So, thank you to the coaching staff. Also, I'd like to give a shout out to our facility staff who have been addressing some of the flooring at some of the schools. I did get some pictures from some of the staff saying, "Thank you." And I just say thank you to the staff who's making that happen. Right? All we can do is advocate, but some of these schools have the new flooring is looking really good. And um I'll be by to see it. But um thank you to, you know, Timmy Hernandez. Thank you to
056to Letty and your team. I don't want to forget anybody else. I just want to say thank you cuz people like to I mean, we all like to see when something something that we had concerns about is being fixed, right? And so, thank you. I know a lot of work being done. Some work on the weekend. Thank you. Right? Um lastly, um you know, my concern, you know, since I've been on this board has been working with those students that that are the bottom 20% of our high school and them having the opportunity to succeed. Right? Now, I'm not saying that they're not having the opportunities, but for example, La Familia remains full and students who are credit deficient have nowhere to go to make up credits. So, I'd like to just ask Dr. Esparza,
057as I've asked every year on this board, we need to create another opportunity for those students that need credit recovery. And those students, because we're either going to lose them to to the community and and we're going to they're not going to graduate, but you know, as some of my colleagues have said, well, you know, if if they want to go into the trades, then we need to offer the trades, but also offer another environment for them to succeed. You know, when I was working with with at-risk youth in our district before I was a board member, I had a conversation with some of our our most at-risk kids and they said, you know, Trinity, I can't go to a school where there's 2,000 kids. I do better at at a school like La Familia
058because there's only 250. You know, and I know we're going through budget deficits, but I'll I'll continue to advocate for those students who need the services uh just just like everybody else. So, thank you, Mr. President. That's all I have. Thank Thank you. Mr. Curtis. If I may, just one quick correction because I know board member rather than those grandstanding for his fans in the audience, none of these numbers include people who are on district trainings, trips, or anything else. These are people who are simply out, and I did explain that some of them are workman's comp, some of them are maternity leave, some are other ones, but the majority of them are people who either use P and days or called out sick. So, kind of trying to rally the troops uh rallying the
059troops saying something that is not true, and it is not true that with these numbers do not count them, okay? So, just so you know. >> thank you, Director Vargas. Yes. Um thank you. I want to start by just um you know, congratulating the students that came were presented this this afternoon. Um um you know, it's great to hear that they you know, the students completing the prerequisites for the LBM program and the ECE uh certificate. It's quite an achievement, and um I just want to thank staff for that partnership, and um what I heard was that they were going to allocate or save 10 spots for our students. Um, I think just having worked in the nursing admissions um program, it's just very competitive. Um, the program itself is is a great program here
060in in our desert. And so, just even have our students have that opportunity is just so great to hear. Um, I don't say just because I work at COD, but uh you know, I'm I'm just really uh thankful to the staff that have worked on on creating those collaborations and partnerships. And uh I look forward to joining the students at graduation. I hope they get to join. Um, the other thing I wanted to mention um there's a number of events happening throughout, you know, the month. So, I'll be participating a couple of those. Um, and just to keep my comments brief. Um, I do want to recognize that tomorrow is May. Um, it's the start of mental health uh awareness month. I know we've had a number of incidences here in our community. Um, and
061I know we we talk about, you know, prioritizing um how much we value mental health services within our district. And I know it's been challenging um you know, with our budgetary challenges, right? We're we're pushed and pulled in different directions trying to prioritize and cover the expenditures for all the things that we value, right? So, I know that's been hard. Um I do want to thank our staff. Um, but I think just in thinking about mental health awareness and um some of the things that have happened in the recent um you know, last couple weeks within this week. Um, just want to thank everybody and um hope that this month is um you know, a time for us to also think about how do we destigmatize accessing these services and um really taking care of
062ourselves as well. Um, cuz I know it can be very difficult. So, thank you to everybody. And um yeah, those are my comments. Thank you, uh Dr. Calomenis. Thank you very much. And obviously I echo it's it's such a fun part of the job to hear when those when those students come up and you know, we find out how great, you know, other students are. Um, I did want to mention also tomorrow is the open call uh reception and and the thing at the McCallum, and that's showcasing so many of our students, too, who who who have such wonderful talents. Uh, I did want to um I've been told by number of parents about bullying, and bullying is is is such a you know, important issue for us to address. And and, you know, talking
063about how do we keep track of it and know what's going on with it and so on, I think it's a very important issue. Um the other thing I wanted to say is I haven't participated in anything recently because I actually was um grandbaby sitting, and it started like 2 days after the last board meeting, and I took the red eye last night and came back to LAX this morning at 6:00 a.m., and I'm never going to do that again. Oh my god, that was really uh very bad, but I think part of of doing that it it made me, you know, focus I So I was alone with my 7-year-old grandchild, and I did the school drive, you know, mornings and afternoon. I, you know, I did go to jujitsu with him. I did
064the, you know, after-school activities. So, um sorry. Oh, the stairs. Oh. The Dr. Esparza says, I mentioned to her that I'd forgotten how flat the desert is, and um in my daughter's house, there's 17 steps between the first floor and the second floor, or I guess about the basement and the kitchen area, and um I was told that I did like 18 19 flights of steps every day and I was so out of shape. It was horrible. I said, "Okay, I need to find stairs here in the desert. I've done So, I I will not be running, but I am dedicated to this job. I'm dedicated to this students in the district and I will obviously stay on board until the next person takes over in January because I I think this is just such
065an important job for our communities. So, I just wanted to bring that up so that people know why I won't be running again. Thank you, Dr. Calvin. Um, uh, Vice President Garcia. Thank you. Um, thank you to everyone who has come. It was very full when we got here. Um, had to kind of make it through people, but it for such a beautiful reason, right? Um, to celebrate our students. Um, board meetings have always been so mixed as of late. Um, but it's beautiful to see that in spite of all of that, we have students doing amazing things. Um, so happy to see that. There are 28 days left of school, which is amazing to me. Where did all that time go? Um, I was able to be on campus on my son's school twice
066this week, which is a little that's not normal. Um, I usually volunteer with time in between, but it worked out that way that I was able to be on campus and see regardless of what is going on within our district, everyone on his campus, beautiful, smiling, working with our students and families. Um regardless of what's going on, every time I went into the office, there was something happening and staff was always um very professional and beautiful with our family. So so always um so reassuring to see that. Um today we got to go on a field trip to the Fantasy Lanes, which was so much fun to see the students in a different element. Um they have a very fun teacher, but that's just different to be bowling, right? Um and to see them work
067through and even get better within the time we were there bowling. Cuz I know as a kid, I did not bowl until I was older, middle school maybe, so it was really neat to see them do that. Um and to then be reminded of the selflessness of our educators. Um we had 22 students there and most students were told to they could bring some money because um there's a snack bar. Most kids were able to bring money, but not all. And to make sure that every single student had something, um the teacher made sure that she bought something for the four students who didn't and I didn't realize that she was going to do that until after. And later I'm sitting there thinking, my gosh, like that's that's beautiful. She didn't have to do that.
068Um but that's a an example of something that our staff and staff everywhere do without even thinking. You know, they give themselves. They give more than they need to because they don't want to see our students go without. And those are little things that our staff does every day. Nobody notices. Um and to think that that educator had to go through the riff process again for the umpteenth time in her um career here at this school, um is very frustrating. Um not something that I was going to bring up or bring down as far as my interaction with them, but in the back of my mind I was just thinking, "My gosh, our our our staff still gives everything for our students." Um we got to see a read with me um volunteer. It was
069their last day and the students were so aware. They're like, "Is Bill going to come? Is Bill still here? He's going to be in Chicago, isn't he?" Or they were kind of mixing up where he was going, but it was so cute because they were I saw that happens on a regular basis and in this time where I guess with the festivals we have more more absences. We had 105 teachers out for a riff hearing and we had probably double that this week for classified and that's something that they had to do to protect themselves and make sure that the bumping went as it supposed to and it's just disheartening and unfortunate that they have to go through that to make sure that what's happening for their jobs next year is happening the way it
070needs to. So, we have so much good happening and I just want us to remember that by and large our families and our our our employees who are also families here for the most part, we are the largest employer in the East Valley. They're giving everything. They deserve our attention and I really hope that we are trying our very best and being our most creative to give what we can for them. Thank you for Thank you for that. Um all right. So, for my report, I just want to reiterate and talk about we're always talking about people coming up talking about accountability and transparency and being a parent on the board, you know, I see that there are factions, right? There are factions on on the you know, the employee side, the board side, there
071are many factions. And and what I've read in you know, in school and I found you know, on Wikipedia, right? Talking about accountability. In 1788, James Madison uh published the Federalist 51 and explains how the Constitution provides checks and balances to prevent tyranny. It argues separating power among branches provides opposite and rival interests and it ensures that ambition must be must counteract ambition in order to be proper. He also said that if we were angels, then we wouldn't need a government. We wouldn't need rules. So, accountability means arrangements by which we can hold each other accountable and do the right thing. And and how do we influence each other to do the right things? That's transparency and intervention, whether it's sanctions, rewards, coming up here and exposing and and I believe coming up here and
072and speaking and talking about how you feel and the concerns that you have is a part of that intervention and our transparency as a board. So, today, you know, we have in this day of technology, we have our cars that beep with speedometers when you're speeding. We no longer need Well, the police still use radar and it still catch us. They write tickets. That's accountability. The physician has scales and different blood monitoring systems that tell you you're eating too much or too little. The device beeps at the stores if somebody accidentally tried to walk out of something, right? Your phone Your phone tells you you're overspending, right? Or if you used the wrong card at dinner, right? If you cook dinner for someone, they'll tell you through transparency if they like your food or not
073by their face, right? So, we can change the channel on TV just by opting out, you know, internet TV, cable TV. So, that again, that's another intervention of how we keep uh people and and and entities accountable. Auditors are supposed to come in and and and monitor the books and report the findings to the community and the shareholders, right? So, that's what I'm talking about as account accountability. And then when I hear the stories about, you know, what we heard today um which is dear to my heart about bullying, right? And and as a parent, I always say, you know, 12 years ago my son was in kindergarten and was having his food taken away and we went through the same thing and I tried to tell the teacher and the principal. We felt that
074nothing was done 12 years ago. So, we moved him from that school. We came to another school. And it was not the food. It was more about the race, right? So, it was a racial discrimination and intimidation. So much that by the time our son was in third grade, we had cut his hair because he was called a girl all the time. So, there was a cultural discrimination that no one could take care of. Not to this day. I mean, it wasn't until even in middle school, the principal was rude at the time and didn't care about our students. And and so that was bullying from the uh the school, the environment. And if the principal is rude to us and didn't seem to care. And it wasn't until we got into high school that
075there we found a principal that cared. And I heard in another past meeting President Blanca Hall said, "In order for students to feel better about themselves, you need someone." And she said it, "You need someone to go out there and greet the kids. You need someone to go out and acknowledge them and say hi, say good morning." That's a good start, a positive start to the kids. And it wasn't until my son got into high school that he started feeling his identity again. And it wasn't until these things culturally were aesthetic and being put out in the environment that he started feeling his identity. I can say these things now. I couldn't before because I was in fear of retaliation. Uh whether it be the employees or the students that go to the school with
076them. But he's almost done now, so it's not, you know, there isn't there isn't that retaliation that I'm afraid of anymore. But these things did happen while we were going through our journey through the school. So, I know all about this bullying. I know about uh when you feel like you can't get through to the school, to the principal. But I do have to say with all transparency that when he was in uh in uh the upper grades of elementary, that there is a teacher that took care of stuff. We told him that, you know, someone took his lunch or someone took my daughter's uh food in the cafeteria and they dumped it over, so she didn't she wasn't able to eat. So, we told the teacher and I wrote a letter to the principal
077at the same time. So, I'm glad that there are teachers and people that care. They went and took care of it. They talked to the other parents, so I didn't have to, right? So, and took care of the problem and and it was it was a done deal. And the principal that we had in the element I mean, the people that come up here and talk about this and I want to hear more about this. Superintendent and I are going to talk to this parent that came up, talked about bullying cuz that's personal and dear to me because it happened in my lifetime with my family. So, I I want to take care of this and find out what's going on with that personally and holding things accountable. The other thing that I want to
078say, my last thing is I want to honor and just talk about, you know, or just have a moment of silence for the child that we lost this week. We lost another child that goes to the school. So, a moment of silence. So, thank you very much for that. So, and I think that's part of the accountability and what what I heard from Long Beach Unified that we have to have these these uh positive interventions with kids. We have to have more of that and I know the budget cuts we're losing some of that, but we need to find a way where we can make these kids feel like they have identity, that they are someone and that they matter. That's what's really important to me. So, that's my report. Thank you, President Cortez. Thank
079you for that moment of silence. And just with that, I just like to, you know, um commend the student support services staff and our director of uh security and his staff for assisting in some of those very difficult um scenes that they've had to be involved in this week. Um no one ever imagines that we imagine we're coming to school, kids are happy, kids are playing, kids are eating, teachers are teaching, and the world just goes on. And then you see all these other things that our students are living with that we don't know. Many of us adults don't haven't lived it or or don't see it on a regular basis. And our teams, like our student support services staff and our safety and security staff, see it all the time. Of course, teachers in
080the classroom, the principals, um and, you know, commending the parents who who also have to stand up and advocate for their children. So, we appreciate you and we appreciate everything that you do. Um And and thank you. Thank you again for that and for acknowledging our student that we lost this week. Um I'd like to uh commend and thank uh our coach uh Coral Mountain Academy Julia Cisneros, who's uh sent me a huge list and it would be uh too long to read. And we have 56 57 students uh at CMA in all different grades who have reached 75 to 89% reading level at the national level. Um we have eight students at Coral Mountain that have surpassed the 90 to 100% at the national level. And so, our hats off to you and what
081you're doing there. We know all our schools are doing really great, but she has been tracking the students not just with their Lexile level, the reading level at the at at the district level, but at the national level as well. And so I know we have more scholars, more champions out there that we could recognize from the different schools, but I really want to thank Ms. Julia Cisneros for the work that she's doing there. Again, thanking College of the Desert as well as Cal State Palm Desert campus that are supporting our students, our secondary staff at all the high schools, our counselors especially that get our students to participate in these dual enrollment programs and getting all the certifications that they can before they go to high school, you know, starting them off great. And
082so again, thank you for that. Um Coachella City Council as well giving the keys to the city for our Lady Arabs. That's going to take place on May 2nd in the evening at Veterans Park. We also have Math Field Day and of course our very own Mr. Badai is going to be running that along with the Rotary Club from India and that is also May 2nd on Saturday in Desert Sands. Um I also want to recognize that we've been invited to the State of Education with the Greater Coachella Chamber of Commerce and so we'll be attending there tomorrow and being recognized as one of the three school districts in the valley to highlight our students and the great work that we're doing. I'd also like to thank our negotiations team who's done a great job
083as many of you heard. We're really working toward bringing back our parent liaisons. And we're really proud of the work that our negotiations team and CSEA has done to negotiate that and we're hoping that that'll come to us in the very very very near future. Um, and with that, that is all that I have this evening. Thank you. Thank you, Doctor. Um, next we have 7.1, Socorro Sanchez, requesting approval of renewal contract agreement with Riverside County Latino Commission on alcohol and drug abuse services Inc. for non-student days 2026-27 fiscal year. A motion to approve. Second. By Director Gonzalez, second by Director Arredondo. Yes, sir. Can we get the roll call? President Torres. Aye. Vice President Garcia. Aye. Clerk Arredondo. Aye. Trustee Acuña. Aye. Trustee Calimanes. Aye. Trustee Gonzalez. Aye. Trustee Vargas. >> Yes. Trustee Zavala-Jimenez.
084Aye. Vote is unanimous, motion carries. Uh, 7.2, Socorro Sanchez, requesting approval of renewal of contract agreement with Riverside County Latino Commission on alcohol and drug abuse services Inc. for the 2026-27 fiscal year. Motion the same. I'll second. Motion by Director Gonzalez, second by Director Arredondo. Can we get the roll call? President Torres. Aye. President Garcia. Aye. Clerk Arredondo. Aye. Trustee Acuña. Aye. Trustee Calimanes. Aye. Trustee Gonzalez. >> Aye. Trustee Vargas. >> Yes. Trustee student trustee Zavala-Jimenez. Aye. Vote is unanimous, motion carries. That's uh, 7.2, 7.8.1, Julie Bitou, approval to issue a memorandum of understanding for Coachella Valley Education Foundation. Motion. Motion by Director Gonzalez. I'll second, but I have a question. Second by uh, Director Arredondo. Question? That is So, it seems to me that we're providing services for the foundation and I I thought
085it was supposed to be separate. Um Um or should it is this is this what everybody does in terms of the relationship with the foundation? Yes, this MOU is in place until we have a coordinator established at the foundation and it's to provide it's to provide that until that transition can happen. Thank you. You're welcome. All right, any other questions? Yeah, who's paying for that? person Who's paying for that? >> The Education Foundation will be paying for them. It'll be paying for them. It they'll be working like an employee of the district and they'll be receiving their salary and their benefits. We still haven't agreed on the salary with the Ed Foundation, but it's through the Ed Foundation. >> that's donated to do services for our kids are not going to be paid for stuff.
086It the court you need to have somebody to lead the organization and so that's the coordinator position. Any other questions? >> It's like this this will be reimbursing for the staff time uh for the work that's being done on behalf of the foundation until we establish Yes. Cuz work is already being done and so we need to make sure that we have the MOU in place. >> the district's reimbursed. >> Yes, even with legal services. Okay. Any other comments? Can we get the roll call? President Ortiz Aye. President Vice President Garcia Aye. Clerk Arredondo Aye. Trustee Acuña Yes. Trustee Calimaranes Aye. Trustee Gonzalez Aye. Trustee Vargas Uh yes. Student Trustee Isabella Jimenez Aye. Uh the is what? 6 6-1. Uh, motion carries. Uh, 7-1 student trustee. 8-2 8.2 Julie Vigil adopt resolution 2026-33 encumber funds
087for the following fiscal year 26-27. So moved. I'll second. Motion by Director Redondo, second by Director Gonzalez. Comment? Um, in the past we've done this I just said what fund is coming out of what fund is coming to and state where just state you're moving it around back and forth. So this one right here, this just opens up and establishes us to open purchase orders for 26-27. It's just a resolution. So as those come forward, those will all be approved like normal. This is just to say yes we can open it up to proceed into the new year. I I'm just saying in the past you brought to us what we were doing. Tell us which one it's coming out of or it's going to As long as it's always coming back to us for
088approval at the end. Yeah, this is just to open up for uh, purchase orders. That's it. All right, questions? Can we get the roll call? President Torres? Aye. Vice President Garcia? Aye. Clerk Arredondo? Aye. Trustee Acuña? Aye. Trustee Calimlim? Aye. Trustee Gonzalez? Aye. Trustee Vargas? Yes. Student Trustee Isabella Jimenez? Aye. Motion unanimous. Uh, voted unanimous, motion carries. 8.3 Julie Vigil adopt resolution 2026-35 annual delegation of administrative authority to process routine budget revisions, adjustments, and transfers for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. I'll motion. Second. By Director Gonzalez and was seconded by Director Arredondo. Comments? Questions? Roll call. President Ortiz. >> Aye. Vice President Garcia. Aye. Clerk Arredondo. Aye. Trustee Acuna. Aye. Trustee Calimanis. Aye. Trustee Gonzalez. Aye. Trustee Vargas. >> Yes. Student Trustee Isabella Jimenez. >> Aye. Vote unanimous, motion carries. 8.4 Julie adopted resolution 2636 authorizing
089the temporary transfer of funds between various district funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. I'll motion. Motioned by Director Gonzalez. Second. Seconded by Director Calimanis. Discussion? Roll call. President Ortiz. >> Wait, I didn't see you. Sorry. Sorry. Same question. They're all going to come back to us before they go forward. It's not just something that's going to be done in house without a proposal. Correct. Yes. Good. Roll call. President Ortiz. Aye. Vice President Garcia. Aye. Clerk Arredondo. Aye. Trustee Acuna. Aye. Trustee Calimanis. Aye. Trustee Gonzalez. >> Aye. Trustee Vargas. >> Aye. Student Trustee Isabella Jimenez. Aye. Vote unanimous, motion carries. Next is consent calendar. Actually, you got to clarify. Uh we pulled those. Oh, sorry. Beginning of the Got you. agenda. So, 9.1 approve the consent calendar items as submitted. I'll motion to approve the consent
090calendar respecting any board member wanting to pull any item? Seconded by Did you get Gregorio? Yes. >> Seconded? Okay. Any comments, questions? Pull. Yes. Hi. I had a question on I just had a question on a couple, but I don't know if we have to pull them. Uh no, it's up for discussion right now. You have a question on I think it was >> 10.1? I think it was 12.4. It said that it had had attached the invoice, but I didn't see an invoice. The emergency work. It's 12. Emergency work at John Kelly Elementary for portables? Yeah, it was like multiple ones. It was like 12.3, 12.4, and 12.5. Um I think it referred to an invoice, but there's no attachment. So, I was wondering if this was work that was already done or work
091that's going to be done. Um that is work that has already been done. That was the ratification. Okay, but there's no invoice attached. Um I'm actually going to defer that to our director of facilities on the supporting documentation. It was a portable refurbish. We can um send you the documentation on that. Oh, yeah, I just didn't see the invoice, and it's not attached to the document that's provided to the public. So, like it should be made public, so add it to as attached. >> Okay, thank you. All right, any other questions besides the poll 13.1 710? Okay, can we get a motion? We already motioned. Director Alice was the first >> Oh, we motioned, yeah, so it was motioned by Director Gonzales, I got it, and seconded by Director Arredondo. Poll 13.1, there's no other
092discussion on that, then we'll do a roll call. President Ortiz? Aye. Vice President Garcia? Aye. Director Arredondo? Aye. Trustee Acuña? Aye. Trustee Calimanes? Aye. Trustee Gonzales? Aye. Trustee Vargas? >> Yes. Student Trustee Isabella Jimenez? Aye. It's unanimous, the motion carries. All right, 13.1. It's also change of leadership. We've had Sam Martinez. We have an interim there right now. Call the question. Call for question made, can we get the roll call? President Ortiz? Aye. We need a motion. >> Oh, yeah, we need a motion on that. Was there any question on that? Well, it was it was just considerate, there's a approval of the whole consent calendar, and then this is further discussion. I would imagine that once the discussion is over, it's approved, right? No, he pulled it, so Yeah, he pulled 13.1, so we
093got to vote on that separately. Okay. So, we need a motion. I motion to approve. All right, motioned by Director Gonzales. I'll second. Second by Director Arredondo. Any more discussion? Item 1. Roll call. President Torres. Aye. Vice President Garcia. Aye. Clerk Arredondo. Aye. Trustee Acuña. Trustee Calimaranes. Aye. Trustee Gonzales. Aye. Trustee Vargas. >> Yes. Uh student trustee Zavala-Jimenez. I abstain. Majority vote closes motion carried. All right, that's consent. Next, 14.1. No closed session. 14.2. There a motion to adjourn? So moved. There a second? Seconded. I'll second, sir. Oh, okay. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed? Abstain? Thank you. Meeting adjourned at 8:59. Good job.