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Votes at a glance (selected items taken from agenda item 16 and consent items):

- Agenda approval (Item 8): Motion and second recorded; board voted \"Aye\" and the motion passed.

- Approval of certificated and classified employees (Item 16a): Motion passed; transcript records one abstention but does not identify the individual speaker.

- Proclamation: Music in Our Schools Month, March 2025 (Item 16b): Adopted by board vote.

- Proclamation: Arts Education Month, March 2025 (Item 16c): Adopted by board vote. The proclamation cited the California Education Code (sections referenced in the proclamation included instruction in visual and performing arts; transcript references Education Code sections 51210 and 51220 within the proclamation text).

- Proclamation: National School Counseling Week, Feb. 3\u0000277, 2025 (Item 16d): Adopted by board vote.

- Multiple board policy revisions (Items 16e through 16i): The board approved revisions to policies on discipline, suspension and expulsion due process, nondiscrimination, grading/evaluation of student achievement, and awards for achievement; motions passed as presented.

- Amendment No. 1 to a lease-leaseback contract under Education Code 17406 with West Coast Air Conditioning Co. for the Cathedral City High School modernization project (Item 16j): Motion moved, seconded and approved.

- Resolution adopting a district pledge to eliminate hate speech (Resolution No. 2024-2025-22) (Item 16k): Motion to adopt passed; the resolution lays out district actions including an anti-hate-speech initiative, strengthened policies, staff training, student involvement and monitoring mechanisms.

- Personnel and labor items (Items 16l through 16n): The board adopted resolutions related to non-reelection notices, classified layoffs and exchanged initial proposals with the Palm Springs Teacher Association and the district; motions passed as recorded.

- Compromise and release agreement (Item 16p) and multiple expulsion recommendations (Items 16q, 16r\u000027t): The board approved the listed agreements and expulsion recommendations; the transcript records approvals and in some cases abstentions but does not provide a full roll-call tally for each item.

- Superintendent consent and board consent items (Items 17 and 18): The board approved superintendent consent items (donations, contracts, etc.) and minutes for prior meetings in combined votes.

Where vote details were not recorded in the transcript (for example, individual yes/no votes or named movers for many routine motions), the meeting minutes attached to the district agenda packet may include the roll-call details. The transcript records many motions as \"Move for approval\" and \"Second,\" followed by \"All in favor. Aye. Motion passed,\" without clerk-read tallies for each member.

Not all motions included named movers or full vote records in the spoken transcript. Where the transcript noted abstentions or statements such as \"I abstain,\" those abstentions were recorded verbally but the speaker was not consistently identified in the audio transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","PSUSD Board Meeting 2.25.2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Palm Springs Unified School District board approved proclamations, policy updates, contract amendments and personnel motions at its Feb. 25 meeting; many votes were recorded as \"Aye\" without a full roll-call tally provided in the spoken transcript.","taxTitle","Palm Springs Unified, School Districts, California","taxId",14368,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6311255,"Palm Springs Unified board recognizes employees, students and new administrators at Feb. 25 meeting",0,2379000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2396439-4605c95a79832d1a109de0396ce9b532&start=2379&end=2379","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2396439-4605c95a79832d1a109de0396ce9b532/thumbnail_2379000.jpg","/articles/6311255/California/Palm-Springs-Unified-board-recognizes-employees-students-and-new-administrators-at-Feb-25-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6311255-d771b5bf16dade890556dde5eccaaec6/orig.mp4?Expires=1776613210&Signature=D2wxvlQ4ZaQhJ2NF-5aRUYXRdG89lcNbA6tx7QzC1Cv5gKBSX3mQcUj1~OfVyPTg1PrTZtDY7lwzegsiRHCngWPKfTu~aaoYvDOqX4tMhUaOnju17EspdGn153c8-lTMsUQmebLZiJNPAyiUJnEfrg-wD3gf7myGAIhfZM6VQ6cwND3JJtwozX7EaVZ7NJ1q7sKMcy5GoFGn7YWzr7pRFEZmt7zMrwfjqOHVS88~DY1FxjnCSw~boT416NPgJPDj~uuqrt1deihwm~AWxDhwFTI1AOhWHJuw8gFt1MhDHNVoyivjvgWS7oal~Uq8SnEPSXskxGaghHYgyn1Q-jGCrw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Palm Springs Unified School District board of education honored multiple staff and students at its Feb. 25 meeting, presenting employee-of-the-month recognitions, student awards and certificates for participants in the district\u000027s new-and-current administrator academy.

Brad Sauer, executive director of human resources, introduced participants in the administrator academy and read the names of attendees who received certificates. Sauer described the academy as a multi-module program that covers district departments and said about 13 of 16 participants were present for recognition.

The board also recognized Heather McCarthy, librarian at Rancho Mirage High School, and Lisa Thomas, ASB technician at Rancho Mirage. Students who appeared in a video and spoke in person praised both employees for their dedication; McCarthy thanked the board and said the high school had been \"a wonderful home\" during her years at the site.

The board commended student Olivia Aparicio of Rancho Mirage High School for recruiting peers to an equity-related trip, and the board noted several Desert Hot Springs High School students who won awards at a regional KidWind competition and will advance to the national challenge.

Superintendent Dr. Signore and principals joined the recognitions on stage; honorees thanked colleagues and family members who attended. No board action was required for the recognitions.

The recognitions were part of agenda item 10; the board paused other business to invite honorees forward and take group photos.","The board presented employee-of-the-month and educator awards, recognized student achievements and issued certificates to participants in the district\u000027s administrator academy.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6311260,"Parent tells Palm Springs Unified board her child was denied restroom use and bullied; requests medical and travel cost reimbursement",366,1401000,1767000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2396439-4605c95a79832d1a109de0396ce9b532&start=1401&end=1767","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2396439-4605c95a79832d1a109de0396ce9b532/thumbnail_1401000.jpg","/articles/6311260/California/Parent-tells-Palm-Springs-Unified-board-her-child-was-denied-restroom-use-and-bullied-requests-medical-and-travel-cost-reimbursement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6311260-d3cc7db0f216b864da5b37dd5d4d7742/orig.mp4?Expires=1776613210&Signature=cmgP2haZPaFEf77ZkOe8AUDfRH-C0VQG1l3CZ-sazAT~LkpqRJt3FmDnSaK21w5ps8qFJoB1e6yt62Cb9bMtFX0Fr5zFUtN6mJSuZbckhzE~xZfvK~MgNXPY9hrYjae0md~NpR4mdzLyKM0GIR9RJLctEQxU7PEK21~Y-N8hheISjgxTHmec5nkh3IjxH4bU08~IIv3~-ba2JfHl-PpH77nUgnouuvTZ6OMvPvG~Uhzu8J-3PsymghyTVOvz5vfopJq~yf4L0rVKjTCl~E-AJDfKgze1y2ikxua-u2plGPo9U210DsvPuUEnw0GBZ9IL-a8tJo1T24wKGhKwD2YIZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Selena Flores told the Palm Springs Unified School District Board of Education during public comment on Feb. 25 that her daughter was being bullied at school and that a teacher recently told the child she could not use the restroom during class, a restriction Flores said led to medical problems.

\"My daughter...the teacher says that I can't use the restroom,\" Flores said, describing a history of reported incidents dating to December and saying she had not received follow-up from school staff after earlier complaints.

Flores said her daughter has medical needs (a gastrointestinal history that required specialist care) and that being denied restroom access can cause bladder infections and other complications. Flores said she has paid for therapy and self-defense classes for her children and asked whether the district would reimburse medical bills, gas and other expenses she said were incurred because the school did not protect her child.

Board clerk Claire Gurell acknowledged that the board had received emailed public comments and indicated the board had those materials. After Flores spoke, a staff member said they had taken note of her remarks; no formal board action or vote followed during the public-comment period.

The board did not discuss or vote on specific remedies during the meeting; Flores told the board she had attempted to reach the principal and school attendance staff without receiving a response and asked the board to address the issue.

The remarks were part of the public-comment portion of the Feb. 25 meeting; the board did not indicate at the meeting that it had initiated any immediate personnel or disciplinary action in response to Flores\u000027 remarks.","At the Feb. 25 board meeting a mother, Selena Flores, told the board her daughter was not permitted to use the restroom at school and described repeated bullying; she asked the district to cover related medical and travel expenses and said she had not received promised follow-up from school administrators.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6311265,"Palm Springs Unified board gets midyear LCAP update; district reports mixed progress on academics, engagement and safety",829,3527000,4356000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2396439-4605c95a79832d1a109de0396ce9b532&start=3527&end=4356","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2396439-4605c95a79832d1a109de0396ce9b532/thumbnail_3527000.jpg","/articles/6311265/California/Palm-Springs-Unified-board-gets-midyear-LCAP-update-district-reports-mixed-progress-on-academics-engagement-and-safety","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6311265-d770b4de5cac505428efea59b2a91986/orig.mp4?Expires=1776613210&Signature=PUqK2AJxGtWqMqgfBFfla9nXnj3GZmbifeotcxx-nnWMG0QxiyTooVX1GUv1Z5-0DNQrude4llAA4LXvSyimOfhMYeglLca66HeZ0n3Ooxv6ID4plhZf-3JWyExv9FH3oUfXS-Tw6f8rBnCXS8w0MOyWBpI5c-OziE-XZ6I3x40vL0Eu09~wjNBPi0aINUeC403sFOW6sWTDsSbc9JroiYYTOANDVrkwr2W1bZ8vFoNBJ3RZryQPVXqGtOMxLqTKAzfg7hmGber2nbd2YnQPbAOTgXWr6SJKs4-Iv0gfWhhY-pJj9FnFDMFbtYn~aCkkpEwf9bmvV7EZnVuavR4NQw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Jim Pfeffer, the district\u000027s director of state and federal programs, presented Palm Springs Unified School District\u000027s LCAP midyear update at the board\u000027s Feb. 25 meeting, outlining where the district is tracking on academic outcomes, family engagement and school safety.

\"I'm here today to present the LCAP midyear update, which is one of the required elements of the LCAP process every year,\" Pfeffer said, describing the report the board receives annually in February under state law.

The midyear presentation framed the LCAP as a hub for multiple funding streams, including supplemental and concentration grants from the Local Control Funding Formula, Title I, the Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant, and other targeted funds. Pfeffer told the board the presentation shows both expenditure updates and progress on outcome metrics required by Senate Bill 114.

Pfeffer highlighted three districtwide goals covered in the presentation: academics (Goal 1), family and community engagement (Goal 2), and safe, healthy schools (Goal 3). For academics he cited internal benchmark testing (STAR) as an in-progress measure leading to year-end CAASPP results and said graduation and A-G completion rates remain reported a year in arrears.

On engagement, Pfeffer said survey windows are still open through March, so several parent-participation and school-connectedness metrics were listed as \"in progress.\" He noted as a known item that the district currently has 11 active PTA/PTO groups.

For safety and student well-being, Pfeffer said suspension and chronic absenteeism rates were improving compared with the same point last year, and that the MTSS model integrates both academic and behavioral supports. He pointed to district-funded community liaisons and mental-health specialists as actions intended to reduce chronic absenteeism.

Board members commended the outreach and data work in the presentation. A board member said the variety of parent input channels \u000027helps us make our decisions,\u000027 and Pfeffer noted LCAP-focused parent groups and advisory councils he meets with regularly.

Pfeffer emphasized that some LCAP measures are fully known now, others are still being collected, and a portion will not be available until year-end. He said the full midyear report and accompanying budget values (including draft second-interim figures) are attached to the board\u000027s agenda and will be updated as fiscal reports are finalized.

Board members did not take any formal action during the presentation; Pfeffer invited further questions and offered to provide more detail from the full report on request.

Looking ahead, Pfeffer said the district will incorporate spring survey results and the finalized second-interim budget into the full LCAP update the board will receive in the spring.","Director of state and federal programs Jim Pfeffer presented the district\u000027s Local Control and Accountability Plan midyear update, noting progress on several academic and safety metrics while some measures remain in progress or pending year-end data.","actionData","errors"]

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