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The school’s representatives — including Pasadena Waldorf Board President David Volstead, pedagogical administrator Erin Shemin Walsh and several parents and alumni — described a community displaced across multiple sites and said they sought a short-term (roughly six to 12 month) site where children could re-establish a single daily hub for classes and social supports. Several parents said the school community’s social-emotional services and continuity of instruction depend on students having one site to gather each day.

Board members asked district staff questions about legal and financial constraints tied to a separately negotiated agreement affecting the Andres Duarte property. Superintendent Dr. Hillman told the board the district is in an exclusive negotiation phase with a developer and that the developer was conducting entitlements and other due-diligence work. She also said the developer had made escrow payments to the district (described in the meeting record as a $200,000 payment plus a $500,000 escrow payment) as part of that process.

After discussion, the board voted to direct the superintendent and staff to evaluate the feasibility of temporarily housing Pasadena Waldorf on the Andres Duarte campus, including legal, financial and maintenance implications and the costs of outside legal review. Board members amended the direction to ask staff to return with an estimate of those costs before the district authorizes any spending on legal counsel; the board asked that the district seek one unified cost estimate for consideration before committing funds. Following the amended motion, the board voted to proceed with that analysis and to provide the cost estimate to the board for review before engaging outside counsel or entering further agreements.

Board members repeatedly said any temporary occupancy would have to impose no negative fiscal or legal impacts on Duarte Unified and that, if feasible, the arrangement should include clear funding or reimbursement from the prospective occupant for legal and site-preparation costs. Staff noted that parts of the Andres Duarte campus and adjacent modulars are included in an ongoing facilities modernization plan and that site assessments would be required.

Public-comment speakers who addressed the board included: Michelle Mondia, Amanda Gish, AJ Lambert, Danielle Steiner, Brooke Richards, David McGrath, Harut Dimitian, Jillian Coleman, Miranda Russo and others; several described the Waldorf community’s needs and offered volunteer and contractor support to help remediate or prepare spaces if the district approved a temporary use.

No lease or temporary-occupancy agreement was approved at the meeting. Instead the board asked the superintendent to return with the feasibility assessment and an estimate of legal and site costs for the board’s consideration at a future meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2/13/25 Regular Board Meeting - Duarte USD","oneSentenceSummary","Public speakers from the Pasadena Waldorf School asked Duarte Unified to temporarily host their displaced students at the vacant Andres Duarte campus after a Jan. 7 fire destroyed the Waldorf site; the board directed the superintendent to study legal and financial feasibility and return with a cost estimate before authorizing outside counsel or expenditures.","taxTitle","Duarte Unified, School Districts, California","taxId",55383,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6330488,"Votes at a glance: Board ratifies special-education settlements, denies readmission, approves safety plans, contracts and charter renewal",928,5066000,5994000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2313948-ce284e69d0d40561cd252a95ef0d38ee&start=5066&end=5994","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2313948-ce284e69d0d40561cd252a95ef0d38ee/thumbnail_5066000.jpg","/articles/6330488/California/Votes-at-a-glance-Board-ratifies-special-education-settlements-denies-readmission-approves-safety-plans-contracts-and-charter-renewal","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6330488-937a225dbd78e4b4fffe00986d1ac166/orig.mp4?Expires=1771029828&Signature=hCmGjwXEAerh7okw~0e69lAZ5SV7mspeSl9iDnW~sRviuVL5q1MIWpbA6S5qxN-~V0n5ynwxbgcORAA7E6K0-UoHnTG~-CZuYlWegQUN0~Ws5~BtPOyCWOPH-9uwoZ0wson-5iiCVWQscyt8E0KMr8-FY6-DBTqU7J43Og1QIvcnzyVA0EAcBAY6sEGwRS8Cq4OB-9t-NmWdP2yc~s2WCdNjRHkUp-i50ZqzKrlxKt7G71uhKX1mP4rfJtAIlJWpT27CSs3bZkUDj2TpWXTjHuTaeK6FU3hehLlkm5sIG7a2VvGnYCfsQ8x7XGkNjD4Ou~81szsbwm~g-r3OHspgsg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its Feb. 13 meeting the Duarte Unified School District governing board recorded a series of formal votes. Key outcomes:

- Closed-session special-education settlements: The board announced it had approved and ratified two settlement agreements and general releases in Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) special education due‑process matters (cases cited in the meeting: OAH case 2025010083 and OAH case 2024100919). The board announced motions to approve and ratify each settlement were moved by Board Member Diaz and seconded (Olguin and Hasso cited as seconds for the respective items) and that each was approved in a 5‑0 vote.

- Expulsion/readmission: The board voted on an expulsion readmission matter (case number 042223). The board took a motion to deny readmission (which, by the board’s rules, extends the expulsion period). The motion to deny was moved by Board Member Reyes and seconded by Board Member Hasso; the board voted to deny readmission at the meeting.

- Personnel and policy actions: The board approved minutes (including an amended correction to the Dec. 19 organizational meeting minutes), adopted first readings of board policies, approved representatives to the Community Education Council, and adopted the consent calendar.

- Safety and workplace plans: The board approved the 2025–26 Comprehensive School Safety Plans and the District Workplace Violence Prevention Plan.

- Employee relief and personnel resolutions: The board approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with DUEA providing a one‑time wildfire/severe‑impact leave relief measure (administrative leave for impacted employees and flexibility on personal necessity days), and adopted resolutions related to non‑reelection/non‑reappointment of temporary and probationary certificated employees as listed on the agenda.

- Charter renewal and consolidated application: The board approved renewal of the California School of the Arts — San Gabriel Valley charter and approved the consolidated application for federal and state categorical programs for winter 2024–25.

- Shelter agreement: The board approved a shelter-operations facility-use agreement with the American Red Cross for the high-school gym and cafeteria in the event of an emergency.

- Construction and modernization contracts: The board approved a series of architect/engineering and construction management items, including amendments or approvals for Nino and Moore (geotechnical testing), Little Diversified Architects, Erickson Hall Construction (construction management), and a lease‑leaseback contract with Balfour Beatty for the Beardsley Dual Language Academy and Mount Olive Innovation & Technology modernization work. The board also approved an amendment to the contract with a testing firm for the Duarte High School sports complex and other project‑related agreements.

Record and next steps: The meeting record shows these items were approved on the consent calendar or by individual motion at the Feb. 13 meeting. For some items (notably the construction and facilities projects), staff noted implementation and timelines (the Duarte High sports complex had an estimated near-term completion window); staff will return with project updates and financial details as projects proceed.","The Duarte Unified board on Feb. 13 ratified two special‑education settlements, denied a student's readmission request (extending an expulsion), and approved a package of safety plans, personnel resolutions, charter renewal and construction contracts.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6330492,"Duarte High spotlight and LCAP midyear update: counselors, community schools and college advising highlighted",1741,597000,2338000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2313948-ce284e69d0d40561cd252a95ef0d38ee&start=597&end=2338","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2313948-ce284e69d0d40561cd252a95ef0d38ee/thumbnail_597000.jpg","/articles/6330492/California/Duarte-High-spotlight-and-LCAP-midyear-update-counselors-community-schools-and-college-advising-highlighted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6330492-29ea3e268bf56c996ef18c0cc7840300/orig.mp4?Expires=1771029828&Signature=Jfm5OUqdvj1YJxIb~3AYb6u6y1Cza5HL3YwCgbxJ0NuHdVWts19DNncr0N8cP4ME5kzQL9twvmqHlWaHcom5f8rxE8dNpPdNdEj9CQy37bu1dpflS8gmspCb6i~rGYUGwfZ1zVAUo~uO1i3LzxdAsNMfpDH8NR7KjFAQv1zWZyrrn24e8kk8AV6yxhokbyrOjfAZOQjU1mgVAjvalj-ioPVnT6gH5oFefKo9IGP5OHA36vKgxwaIW3VhBQR-ero9DZyL4AiJI0wC4Kx1LaH22lnwQc6j~68mK9G7AMlka8ZRDxgU0ugJjIXz7sOPqXyb93hu5YdGF2NvBVB~VeeM1Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Feb. 13 board meeting, Duarte Unified highlighted student supports at Duarte High School and reviewed a midyear update on the district’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP).

Duarte High spotlight: The board heard from Louie Haro, who outlined what he called the school’s “Falcon family” supports: a four-person counseling team (three academic counselors plus a career/guidance counselor), a community-schools partnership with Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) that places a community schools coordinator (Tracy Hall) and a community schools worker (Gabby) on campus, an on-campus USC college advising coordinator and an on-site mental-health clinician funded through the Joe Torre Foundation’s Margaret’s Place program. Haro described activities including four‑year academic planning meetings for freshmen, evening FAFSA and financial-aid workshops, a clothing/family resource center (the “Falcon Closet” or Falcon Family Center) and upcoming community resource events; presenters said staff distributed about 30 Thanksgiving turkeys last season through the Community Schools Initiative partnership.

Student board member Priscilla gave a first-person account of supports she has used, and members of the board praised campus resources and the dignity-centered approach to family assistance.

LCAP midyear update: Dr. Lawson presented Duarte Unified’s midyear review of LCAP goals and actions. She summarized progress and implementation notes across the district’s four main LCAP goals: (1) college, career and life readiness; (2) a positive, supportive school environment; (3) family and community partnerships; and (4) 21st century facilities and operations. Items discussed included class-size reduction targets, supplemental resources for students who are English learners, foster youth, and low‑income, continued Career Technical Education (CTE) staffing, PBIS training, attendance and chronic-absenteeism initiatives, Parent University and Title I parent-engagement activities, and facilities maintenance and credentialing for staff.

Board questions and clarifications: Board members asked for financial detail on average daily attendance (ADA) revenue loss; Dr. Lawson said that figure was not immediately available and agreed to provide the dollar amount to the board and community.

On school connectedness measures, staff explained that the California Healthy Kids Survey (administered through WestEd) includes multiple items aggregated into a connectedness metric, that the district has baseline and new survey data currently under analysis, and that trend patterns often show declines in self-reported connectedness as students age; staff said they would return with analyzed results after review of the most recent survey cycle.

Funding and program notes: Dr. Lawson and staff clarified that LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula) base and concentration funds, plus grants such as PACE, support many of the LCAP actions; categorical funds and concentration allocations are being used to fund strategies targeted at English learners, foster youth and low‑income students.

No formal board action was required on the presentation; staff will return to the board with the requested ADA revenue figures and with finalized Healthy Kids Survey analysis at a future meeting.","Duarte Unified presented a spotlight on Duarte High School’s academic support programs and a midyear update on the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). Presenters emphasized counselors, a community schools partnership and mental-health supports; the board asked for follow-up data on ADA revenue loss and school connectedness.","actionData","errors"]

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